Jasper County Democrat, Volume 16, Number 101, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 March 1914 — COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF [ARTICLE]

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Paragraphs From the Various Departments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL .1 ‘ . The Legal News Epitomized—Together With Other Notes Gathered j From The Several County Oilices. I The call for the Barkley township democratic convention, to nominate a township ticket, appears on another page. The convention is ■ called for 10 o’clock a. m., Satur- ! day, April 4.

; County Treasurer Fell sold two issues of ditch bonds to the Fletcher > American National Bank of Indianapolis, at par last Friday. Both issues uraw five per cent interest, and Were I for the Erb ditch, $5,848.95, and the Borntrager ditch, $63,027.12. 1... . j A large number of witnesses, with the principals and attorneys in the case, went to Kentland yesterday for the State vs. Tanner rape case taken to Newton county .on change of venue from this county. Mr. Tanner ; had a large number of character witnesses summoned from the neighborhood in which ,he has lived for many years, it is said, who will testify that hjp general reputation has always been first-class, and that he enjoyed the respect and esteem of his neighbors.

Marriage licenses issued: March 21, John Clifford Kaufman, of Battle Ground, aged 32 Jan. 30 last, occupation farmer, to Elizabeth Sophia Long, of Medaryville, aged 27 Oct. 17 last, occupation dressmaker. First marriage for each. Married by Rev. Paul C. Curnick in the clerk’s office. _

March 23, Ross DeWitt Clark, of Medaryville, aged 3 1 Oct.. .30 last, occupation. farmer, to Anna Sena I'lnes, daughter of Julius Hines, of Jasper county, aged 28 Feb. 24 last, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each.