Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 80, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 January 1915 — COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF [ARTICLE]

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Paragraphs From the Various Departments OF JASPER COUHn CAPITOL The Legal News Epitomized—Together With Other Notes Gathered From The Several County Offices. Attorney John A. Dunlap was in Morocco on business Monday. Deputy clerk, Miss Ethel Perkiqs, went to Terre Haute Monday for a week’s visit with old friends., Clerk Perkins would almost give a premium if some couple would come in for a marriage license. None have ben issued thus far this year. Miss Iva Bill, who will remove to the country with her parents shortly, has resigned her position as assistant in the office of Co. Supt. Lamson, and Miss-Hazel Reeve has been installed in her place. Ex-Sheriff Hoover has rented hiq farm, southwest of town, to George Sigo, for the coming year. Mr. Hoover had been working it himself, with the aid of a hired man who lived on the farm, but being unable to procure a suitable man this year, he decided to rent the place outright. General Passenger Agent, F.“ P. Cockerell, accompanied by John Priest, F. B. Humpston and Herbert Wylie, also of the passenger department of the Monon, was here last Fridhy evening and held a meeting at the court house for the purpose ot informing the people of the necessity, so the officials claim, of an increase in passenger rates in Indiana from the present 2c per mile to 2%c. An effort is to be made to secure a 2%c law from the present legislature. The Democrat is informed that a petition is being circulated for a new stone road in north Jasper, connecting with the stone road from Wheatfield towards Demotte and the Demotte gravel road near the latter place, passing through Kersey. If this road is built, it will give us a good stone or gravel road practically all the way between Rensselaer and Wheatfield, via Virgie, although a little out of the way of the direct line. The stone road through Kniman should be connected on at both ends and give us an improved road to Wheatfield that way, which is the most direct route.

New suits filed: No. 83-50. Edward White vs. Lillie Miller; action in replevin of certain personal property: One 3-year-old heifer and calf, 1 sow and pigs and 1 red cow. Plaintiff demands judgment for the possession. of said property and $25 damages. No. 8351. John Marlett vs. Frank B. Ham; action on account, auto repairs, gasoline, oil, etc. Deihand $69.95. No. 8352. Harry W. Gilbert vs’. J. Luce Bartoo? doing business firm name of Auto Sales CO.; a/ction for dissolution of partnership and appointment of a receiver. No. 8353. James H. Gilbert vs. J. Luce Barton; suit on note. Demand

Co. Supt. Lamson accompanied the winners in the Jasper County Boys’ and Girls’ Corn and Poultry Club to Lafayette Monday ’for the week’s Short Course at Purdue. The Winners here were Blanche Peterson, Clarence Stack, Cecile Fisher, Bdward Ryan, Laura Maxwell, Husshell Bice, George Schreiber, Anna Spangle,-- Fred -Spangle, Marquis Peek, John Stockton, Lonzo Wise-/ man, Elsie Peer and James Alexander. Harold Weiss of Newton township and a Cooper boy from Jordan, also accompanied the party, which will remain at Purdue during the week; returning home Saturday afternoon on the 3:44 train.

There are a large number of boys and girls present at the Short Cburse thig week, and at Monon the Jasper county party met fourteen from Starke county in charge of County Agent Smalley, several from Pulaski

county in charge of County Agent Nye and wife, and 70 from Laporte county, in two special cars, in charge of County Agent Clore, Mr. Ball and (others. The latter party had tele--graphed on ahead to Monon and had two milk cans full of hot coffee and sandwiches galore served to their party when reaching that place, and all were having a fine time when the train pulled in with the Jasper county crowd. N

County Recorder George W. Scott has filed the following stastical report of the business of his office with the State Bureau of Statistics, for the calendar year 1914: No. deeds recorded ............. 666 Consideration in dollars. .$2,158,370 No. sheriff's deeds recorded 5 Consideration Tn dollars. .. .$18,222 No. of $1 considerations, in above 122 All other miscellaneous papers filed, 344. No. mort. filed, farm lands. .... 337 Consideration in above. . $1,091,001 No. satisfactions, farm mort.... 328 Consideration in above. . $3,312,191 Mort., city and town. ......... no Consideration in above. ... $92,479 No. satisfactions of above. . . .... .110 Consideration in above $73,256 No. school fund mortgages 21 Considerations in above. . . .$13,460 No. satisfactions of above. . 14 Consideration? in above.... $10,120 No. chattel 'mortgages. 419 Considerations in above. . . $173,336 No. chattel mortgages satisfied. . 186 Consideration of above. . . . . $87,310 No. of mechanic’s liens filed...’. 45 Amount, represented in above $8,340 No. liens satisfied \ ... .39 Amount represented in above $4,587 Total No. of mortgages, liens.. 932 Dollars represented . . ... .$1,378,616 No. mortgages, liens satisfied.. 677 Dollars represented . ...$3,487,464