Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 91, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 February 1915 — 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. Attorney \y. B. Parkison returned • . i Thursday from a business trip to Rochester, Ind. • Ex-sheriff W. I. Hoover went to Earl Park Thursday to attend a big meeting.and banquet of Ford automobile agents,.. ' . _____ • • New suits filed: No. 8374. George 11. Gifford, ex. vs. Nic DeVries, Simon Groet ahd Fred Knipper; suit for possession of real estate.

Former sheriff John O'Connor has been over jn Newton county this week, serving notices on landowners affected by the Williams ditch, a continuation of the Kankakee or Marble ditch. ) A joint institute of Marion, Milroy, Hanging Grove and Union townships will be held in Rensselaer this morning, and the Barkley institute in Barkley in the afternoon. J. B* Harper and Miss MeNeil of Purdue, will be present. The public is invited.

The Eschbach bill, placing administration of motor vehicle law in the hands of county auditors, giving them power to issue licenses and keeping money therefor in treasury of county where issued, secretary of state to sell license plates to auditors at cost, passed the house Wednesday by a vote of 63 to’32.

County Treasurer Fell sold the May stone road bonds in Carpenter tp., $9,600, and the R. L. Bussell stone road bonds in Hanging Grove tp., $22,000, Thursday to Edward O’Gara of Lafayette. Eleven dollars premium was received on each issue and accrued interest to date of issue. The bonds bear 4% per cent interest.

The township assessors of Jasper county-will meet here in the office of County Assessor Thornton on Monday, March l, and agree upon a basis’ for personal property assessments and to secure their supplies. Real estate will be assessed again this year, and it is probable that tht assessments will be boosted' somewhat.

An affidavit was sworn out yesterday morning in the circuit court by Mrs. Elizur Sage against her son-in-law, Ralph Zeigler, who occupies the Sage farm in Newton tp., charging him with assault and battery with intent to kill. The trouble occurred Thursday out at the farm. Mrs. Sage had gone out there and there was a quarrel in which the prosecuting witness charges that Mr-. Zeigler struck her on the arm with a stick or club, bruising and lacerating the flesh. A bench warrant was issued yesterday* forenoon and it was expected young Zeigler would be brought in during the day.

Marriage licenses issued: Feb, 17, Richard Lyeen of Demotte, aged 22 June 28 last, occupation farmer, to Ricca Hoffman, also of Demotte, aged 24 May 3 last, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. Feb. 17, Ray L. Bristow of Rensselaer, aged k 9 Oct. 29 last, occupation farmer, to Jennie May Taylor, aged 19 Feb. 14 last, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. Male being under age, mother filed written consent to issuance of license. » Feb, 18, Floyd Landis Tanner, son of -Edward Tanner of Rensselaer, aged 23 Sept. 4 last, occupation farmer, to Amanda Ethel Jenkins, also of Rensselaer, aged 21 Aug. 29 last, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each.

The Chicago receivers in the Israel Koffman j bankruptcy matter, have filed a petition with Federal Judge Anderson of Indianapolis, to order the stock of goods, held here by attachment proceedings by local credit-

efs. shipped to Chicago. Mr. A. H. Hopkins, the ancillary receiver, thinks that it would be better for the interests of the local creditors, whom he represents, to have the goods disposed of here, and the creditors, also think this. Therefore they have filed objections with Judge Anderson to the removal of the goods to Chicago, and set up such plea. Among the local claims against this stock, is one of some S6O due . Jasper county for taxes; $69 due The Democrat for advertising and job pointing; about SSO due the Republican for same: rent of building in which the . stock has been held, and some claims by clerks employed in the store the last week or two that it was operated. Should these goods be shipped to Chicago it is probable that the expense of handling them would practically eat them all up, white if they are sold here, enough would be realized to pay all the local claims and leave per’/aps $1,500 in excess thereof.