Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 June 1915 — COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF [ARTICLE]

COU RT 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. Township Tn siee Davis and former trustee John Shirer were down from Kankakee to , on business Monday. . County Treasurer Fell sold the issue of 312,000 Carpenter tp., stone road bonds, for what is known as the Chris Roush stone road, Saturday to J. F. Wild & Co., of Indian apolis, at sls premium and accrued interest. Squire John Moore of Barkley tp., had an assault and battery case before him Friday, wherein Clifford Grim was charged with having assaulted his cousin, Orville Grim. On a plea of guilty a fine of $3 ana trimings, amounting in all to $15.80, was assessed. Both parties reside at Gifford. Sheriff McColly, accompanied by C. G. Spitler, went to Demotte Saturday where he sold the stock of goods of Grossman & Replogle, formerly owned by Andrew Granger, to satisfy wholesale dealers, creditors of the latter, who had filed claims aggregating over SI,OOO. The stock sold for about S9OO, Sam McGinnis being the purchaser.

Attorney Jesse E. Wilson of Hammond, was here Monday and the SIO,OOO judgment secured in the Jasper circuit court a year or more ago by Bayard Taylor, a railroad promoter, against the Chicago, Indiana & Southern Railroad, for promoting a railroad through Kentland, was settled. Taylor had entered into a contract with several of the prominent citizens of Kentland, to secure a north and south railroad , through that town. He made a survey and blue prints. Later the C. I. & S. railroad was built, without Taylor’s influence, it is said, but they used some of the data he had secured and prepared for the Kentland parties. Taylor brought suit against the railroad company and the Kentland men for $30,000, and secured a judgment dor SIO,OOO, as above stated.

The regular May term of the Newton circuit court ended Saturday, but a special adjourned term will take up July 6 with Elmore Barce of Fowler, as special judge, to hear the Williams ditch case. This as a continuation of the Iroquois river drainage scheme and takes up the present Borntra,ger ditch, where same ends in Niewton county, and carries it on to the Illinois line, some six or eight miles. In the case of John Herr vs. Edward s. Moon, taken from Jasper county on change ot venue, B. B. ’Berry of the Benton-Warren circuit, was appointed special judge, but the case goes over until the next term of court. The Case of Glen S. Allen vs. G. H. Gifford, also taken to the Newton circuit court from Jasper county, was dismissed by plaintiff. The case of Francis Makeever vs. Jasper Makeever, to quiet title to real estate, was continued. The case of the state vs. J. Miller of Mt. Ayr, was sent to Jasper county on change of venue.

The county commissioners met in regular session Monday and were still in session yesterday. Not much was done Monday except to allow claims. John A. Scbrieber, contractor on the J. B. DeArmond stone road in Kankakee tp., was gllowed $495.92 on contract. Moifeyhan & Son, contractors o-» the R. L. Bussell stone road in Hanging Grove tp., was allowed $928.16 on contract. James C. Anderson of Wheatfield, was granted a renewal of his liquor license for one year, dating from June 1, 1915. Interest on public funds in the

various depositories of the county was reported for the month of May as follows: First National Bank of Rensselaer, $188.84; Trust & Savings Bank, Rensselaer, sl39fS4; State Bank, Rensselaer, $151.53; State Bank, Remington, $82.40; Bank of Wheatfield, $25.04. A full report of the proceedings of yesterday will be published in Saturday’s Democrat.