Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 88, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 February 1915 — COURTHOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF [ARTICLE]

COURTHOUSE 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. Trustee A. S. Keen, was down from Wheatfield Saturday. Attorney Jasper Guy and J. H. Gilbert were among the Remingtonians over yesterday. Attorney George E. iHershman of Crown Point, was looking after a case in court here yesterday. The’ 2 % mile lateral of the Eib ditch in Hanging Grove tp., was sold Saturday, by Supt. of Construct tion Joseph Stewart, to W. S. Lowman at $1,875. The February term of the Jasper circuit court convened Not much will be done this week except probate work. Yesterday was “call day,” and cases were set down for trial. In giving the appropriations made by the county council at its special session last week, an error crept in the report published in Saturday’s Democrat regarding the amount appropriated for the appeal in the county agent case. The amount should have read SIOO, instead of S7OO. licenses issued: Feb. 6, Joseph Kolhoff of Rensselaer, aged 27 Oct. 15 last, occupation farmer, to Rose Sigo of Remington, aged 26 March 16 last, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. Feb, 9, Theodore Punter of Demotte, aged 28 Feb. 23 last, occupation farmer, to Clara Esther Feldifian, also of Demotte, aged 19 April 14 last, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each.

Isaac Knapp of near Wheatfield, was arrested last week on complaint of Mark Ott of near the same place, on the charge of assault and battery, and was fined $5 and costs Monday by Judge Hanley on a plea of guilty. The trouble arose over a debt alleged to have been owed Knapp by Ott, and it is said that the former collared Ott and made him write a check for the amount. Ott then swore out a Warrant and caused Knapp’s arrest. Through the efforts of Deputy Prosecutor Sands the parties were got together here Monday and their financial differences were amicably adjusted, and they shook hands -and parted on good terms. Firman Rutherford has secured the contract for removing the four bridges in Newton county for the dredge on the Borntrager. ditch, and the replacing of same after the dredge passes through. He gets sl,■'bO for the work, which must be done whenever the' dredge reaches the respective bridges. The dredge is now but a short distance east of the Sapp bridge, and Firman will start work to remove this bridge next week. The other bridges to be moved are, the McCabe bridge, just west of Foresman; the bridge by George Ade’s Hazelden farm, and the bridge just south of Brook. It is expected to complete the dredge contract by about the first of next October. It is said that the work will probably progress quite fast on the Newton county part of the contract, as the depth of the cut is not so great there, The Democrat was in error about Trustee Grant Davisson and others going over to Kentland Friday morning on the law suit of R. M. Hyde vs. Barkley tp. They had got already to go, but at the last moment Hyde dismissed the case and therefore their presence was not necessary. iHyde was the architect employed to draw plans of a high school building for Barkley tp. He had been paid SIOO, and as his plans were not according to the alleged verbal contract and the building was not erected, the trustee refused to pay him anymore money, and he sued for the full amount, some $450, which he would have been entitled to had his

I 1 ■* plans been as agreed and the building been erected. Truant Officer C. B. Steward returned Saturday from taking Lydia B. Sharp, the 15-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Sharp of near the Monon railroad, to the Julia E. Work training school at Plymouth. The girl had formerly been in the home and was released last October on. representation that a sister-residing-in-Walker tp , would take care of her. She had been at home here, however, for a week or so, and had not attended school since Christmas. It was necessary for the ■truant officer to take the city marshal along to get possession of the girl to take her back to the school, her folks threatening not to let her go. Mr. Steward saw all the Jasper county children now in the school, seven in number, and reports a great improvement in theif appearance and conduct.

Samuel Hoshaw Dies After Week’s Illness. - 1

Samuel Hoshaw of Indianapolis, aged about 26 years, died at 2 p. m. Monday at the home of his father-in-law, Firman Rutherford, in this city, after a’week's illness from pneumonia. He leaves wife and two children, a 5-year-old boy, apd a 7-months-old (laughter, who have been here with her parents since Christmas, one of the children having the whooping cpugh, and they had not returned home on that account. Mr. Hoshaw had been employed in Indianapolis, but recently lost his position and came here on Friday, Feb. 1, and expected to assist Mr. Rutherford on his bridge contracts on the Bofntrager ditch. He was not feeling well when he came here and was soon taken down sick. LHte also leaves two brothers, WiL bur of Wolcott, and Edward of Indianapolis, his father and mother, both having preceded him in death, the mother three years ago and the father two years ago. ’ ‘ The funeral will be held today at 3:15 from the M. E. church, conducted by Rev. Curnick, and burial made in Weston cemetery.