Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 May 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. Judge Johanus Kopelke of Crown Point, was here Friday on business in court. Not man ji were Out to the “Dixie highway” meeting Saturday night, and it was decided to postpone same until 2 p. m., Friday. Twelve marriage licenses were issued last month, the same number as for the preceding month, against eight for' the corresponding month of 1914. “ Fred Putts, son of Joseph Putts of southwest of town, went to Culver Monday to attend the free camp military training, to which he had been appointed by County Supt. Lamson. Special Judges J. W. Hannan of LaGrange, and George Marvin of Monticello, who have court charge of the construction of the Borntrager and Marble ditches, respectively, were here Saturday in connection with same. Marriage licenses issued: May 11, John Elverson Daniels of Rolling Prairie, Ind., aged 28, occupation school teacher, to Carrie Ellen Short of Kersey, aged 23, occupation school teacher. First marriage for each. Coroner C. E. Johnson was called to Gillam tp., Saturday morning to look into the death of the 2-months-old babe of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Mitchell, which was found dead on their getting up that morning. The babe had been accidently smothered by the covers of the bed, and Dr. Johnson so found. Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell have three other older children?\. The May term of the New’ton cir cuit court convened Monday and the following jurors were drawn to serve: Charles White, E. S. Steele, Chester Loughridge, Ambrose Williams and Joseph Bower, Sr., Jefferson tp.; Charles Gladfelter, Grant, W. P. Archibald, Washington; William Cooper, John Alexander, John Pence, Earl Corbett and Chris Barton, Iroquois; Andrew J. Bower, Charles H. Traverse and Charles Shriver, Beaver; Mann Spitler, Jr., Lincoln. John McCurtain of Barkley tp., was arrested last week on surety of the peace proceedings brought by his wife, and was placed in jail. He was arraigned before Judge Hanley Saturday and the court found that the facts set out in the affidavit were true and fixed the peace bonds at SSOO. Being unable to give the required bond, McCurtain was returned to jail. Monday evening his attorney, A. Halleck, went on his bond and he was released, leaving the jail with no occupants at present. The McCurtains have had eleven children, eight of whom are still living.