Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 71, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 December 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. County Treasurer Fell made his semi-annual settlement with the state this week. The pupils’ semi-annual examination in the rural schools of Jasper county will take place Dec. 17 and 18. New suits filed: No. 8336. Universal Trading and Supply Co. vs. August Goepp; suit on note. Demand S3OO. Clerk Perkins, up to noon yesterday, had issued 63 hunters’ licenses this month, 48 of which had been issued this week. New suits filed: No. 8334. Thomas W. Ward vs. Thomas A Vernon, et al; action to quiet title. No. 8335. Mathew W. Sandefur vs. Otha A. Jordan; astion in ejectment.

At the meeting of the county board of education Monday the trustees decided to encourage and support a boys’ corn club, and the teachers and trustees will work together to hold box socials to pay the expenses of same. Marriage licenses issued: Dec: 18. Courtland Lock of LaSalle County, 111., aged 20 June 28 last, occupation farmer, to Bertha McLaughlin of Wheatfield, aged 18 Dec. 24 last, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. License issued by order of the court. i Hank Granger of Thayer came | down Thursday morning and with his attorneys, W. H. Parkinson and Abe Halleck, went to Kentland to attend the hearing before Squire Mauck in the case in which he was recently arrested there on the charge of larceny of some household goods from the Adams ranch near Roselawn, in which Elmer Shingle, now in jail here has already plead guilty and implicated Granger and the latter’s youngest son. Granger was bound over to the circuit court tinder SI,OOO bond, which he furnished.

Attorney E. P. Honan, Court Reporter Wagner, Lon Healy and Dan Morissy attended the initiation of a big class of Knights of Columbus at Fowler Sunday. Wagner was one of the class of 50 who were initiated. The first and second degree work was performed by the Lafayette council and the third by the Indianapolis council. A fine banquet followed the degree work at which former county auditor L. Shipman was toastmaster. Mr. Honan was the principal speaker at the banquet, and gave a fine talk which was well received. The pastor of the Presbyterian church of Fowler was also one of the speakers, and made a fine address.

Ancel Woodworth, who sustained quite severe injuries a few weeks ago in falling from a freight car while assisting Sylvester Gray in unloading some heavy oak plank for county bridge use, is still confined to the house and his family fears there is some internal injury, as he suffered an attack of great pain a few days ago, something like appendicitis pains. It was necessary to administer hypodermic Injections to relieve him. While some better at this writing, he still complains of considerable pain at times, and it is feared there is something wrong more than the mere fracture of the ribs. Mr. Woodworth is 70 years of age and has always been very active and industrous.

, The Democrat is informed that the county council proposes to appeal t.o. the suprejne court on the decision of Judge Hanley in mandating the council to make an appropriation for a county agent. While the higher court decided a few months ago in a case from Fountain county, that a

council must appropriate such funds where the conditions of the law had been complied with, the point on which the appeal will be based here, it is said, is that— so the council will contend —-the SSOO donated in the first place to secure sdch agent, must be donated each year, and this particular point was not before the court in its previous decision. Even though the appropriation is made, the matter still rests with the county .board of education as to whether or. not they will employ such agent. If they decide to employ an agent, application is made to Purdue University and it recommends, or gives the qualifications of different men for the position. The salary depending on the experience they have had, etc. Opinion is divided, of course, as to the benefits derived from employing a county agent. The Democrat believed at the time that a mistake was made in letting Mr. Barrett go; that he should have been tried for another year and then we would have been better able to judge the benefits derived from 'his work. It ncessarily takes a couple of years at least for an agent to become acquainted over the county, with the people and with the soils and oui diversified farming. We know nothing about how the incoming board will stand on the proposition of employing a county agent, but if the county council appeals from Judge Hanley’s decision in the mandate proceedings, it is not probable that any attempt will be made to secure an agent until the question on which the appeal will be based is fully settled. The council has a little more than two weeks yet to go ahead with its appeal, if such appeal is