Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 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 Hanley went to Monticello Thursday to sit as special judge in a case there. A rehearing in the Ryan ditch case was denied by the supreme court Tuesday. This means that another trial must be had, and it will come up at the September term here. Attorney and Mrs. G. A. Williams leave today for East Liberty, Ohio, in their auto, where they will spend the summer at their farm, but Mr. Williams will be back and forth to look after business matters here. The complete school enumeration of Jasper county shows a total of 2260 boys and 2,067 girls, a grand total 4,327; a net gain of 104 over last year’s enumeration. There is but one colored child attending school in Jasper county, this is in Rensselaer. The number between the ages of 14 and 16 years is 527. All the townships and corporations show a gain over last year, except Marion tp., and Remington and Wheatfield corporations. The loss in Marion is 27; Remington, 9; Wheatfield, 5.

The following cases taken from Jasper county to Newton on change of venue have been set down for trial there as follows: Glen S. Allen vs. Gcorgo H. Gifford, claim; set for trial May 20. Regina Burres vs. George H. Gifford, contest of will; cause set for trial June 2d. Francis M. Makeever vs. Jasper Makeever, suit to quiet title; set for hearing May 31. John McConnell vs. John Herr, on contract; set for trial May 19. John Herr vs. Edward S. Moon, damages, set for trial May 19. John F. Judy vs. Harry B. Brown, foreclosure; set for trial June 2d. Thomas A. Culligan vs. Edwin E. Burkhart, on contract; set for tria* June 3d. Arthur H. Hopkins vs. Roy L. Harris, damages; set fortrial May 28.