Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 June 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. Sheriff McColly was a Chicago goer Monday. James A. Washburn, Frank Howard and F. L. Peck of Remington, were business visitors here Saturday forenoon. New suits filed: No. 8438. Matter of adoption of Margaret Agnes Nagle by Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Atwood. No. 8439. Aetna Life Insurance Co. vs. John M. Stanley et al; suit on notes and mortgage. Demand $4,500. An inquest was held Saturday by Drs. Kresier, Loy and Gwin before Squire Spitler to inquire into the sanity of Mrs. Ernest Cockrel, who was found to be insane, and application has been made for taking her to Longcliff. Mrs. Cockrel is 43 years of age,, and she has been in poor health for the past year, but only of late has her mind been affected. It is thought a few weeks treatment will restore her reason. Marriage licenses issued: June 19, Max William Broadie of Lafayette, aged 21 August S last, occupation mechanic, to Rachel Nickel Smalley of Remington, aged 19 June 26 last, occupation teacher. First marriage for each. June 21, Russell E. Strawbridge of Niagara, N. Y., aged 26 Nov. 2 last, occupation engineer, to Martha Long, Daughter of A. F. Long of Rensselaer, aged 22 June 10, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each.

Prosecuting Attorney Hess of Newton county, and Sheriff McColly of this county, went to Thayer Friday to investigate a story written them and also to Gov. Ralston by Mrs. Henley, the Thayer woman who was released from jail here last week, where she and her two sons and a step-son were awaiting trial for alleged chicken thieving in that locality, and wherein she states that since her release from jail, a party of six men had waited on her and warned her to leave Thayer. It seems, however, that the woman intends to stand pat, and instead of vamoosing, as requested to do, she wrote to the officers and the governor and told of the alleged efforts being made to get her to leave. County Road Supt. Sylvester Gray with his force of men has been at work for the past several days in repairing the Range Line road from Washington street south to St. Joseph College, and this road has b&en closed up as far as Mt. Calvary cemetery and traffic diverted on the north and south road west of St. Joseph college. The Range Line road has been thoroughly plowed up and regraded to the college and the expense will be quite a considerble. That part of the road from the city limits south to the college was already in a very good state of repair, and it was, in our opinion, an unnecessary expense to treat that the same as the part within the city limits. However, it will be better, of course, if the road out as far as tae college is made uniform. The traveling public will certainly be much pleased to have this stretch of road improved, for that part of it south of the city limits has certainly been a fright for a long time.