Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 59, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 October 1914 — COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF [ARTICLE]

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Paragraphs From the Various Departments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL The Legal News Epitomized—Together With Other Notes Gathered From The Several County Offices. AT;..' ’ Commissioners’ court meets in regular session Monday. Remember that Monday is the last day for paying the fall installment of the taxes. •

The Ryan ditch case, known of record in the supreme court as No. 22475, Ray D. Thompson vs. John P. Ryan et al, is set for oral argument in the supreme court for Nov. 25 at 10 a. m.

Tunis Snip, trustee of Keener tp., accompanied by his son-in-law, H. E. Gilbert, who recently returned with his wife and family from five years residence in South Dakota, was down on business Thursday. The material is here for the new Work street bridge, and same will be put in place as soon as the contractors complete the big 120-foot bridge across the Iroquois rives just west of town, near where Harry Eger lives.

Court notes from the Newton County Enterprise: A grand jury was convened Monday and a large number of witnesses examined. An adjournment was taken at night until the last Friday of the term when further consideration of the cases in hand will be had. The case of the State vs. Clarence Messenger, charged with robbery, was continued for the term.

Everett Meade, who is said to have been “tanked up” almost continuously for weeks, and perhaps months, was placed in jail Wednesday night and given an opportunity to sober up. Meade is a relative of Allen Catt’s, and has been staying there for several months and looking after their place while Mr. and Mrs. Catt were in Montana visiting their daughter, Mrs. Frank Wood. He is said to have received something like SI,OOO in cash from an estate quite recently and has been putting the money in circulation at quite a rapid rate. He was arraigned before Squire Irwin Thursday and on a plea of guilty to intoxication was fined $1 pnd costs, SB.BO in all. In default of payment he was taken back to jail.

John Finn, the democratic candidate for trustee of Kankakee tp., was in the city between trains Thursday. Mr. Finn had the misfortune to pinch the thumb of his right hand between a couple of boards on Aug. 3, but he paid little attention to the injury until later blood poisoning developed and he suffered untold agonies for several weeks and was given several anti-toxin treatments. It was found necessary to amputate the pnember, however, and it wias taken oft Sept. 10, about midway between the hand and firfct joint. Since then he has been getting along nicely and the wounds are now healed, although quite tender as yet. But John had a mighty close call from getting a seat on the damp edge of a cloud.