Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 July 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. Ed Perkins of Goodland, w T as the guest of his cousin, County Clerk Perkins, over Wednesday night. There were sixteen marriage licenses issued for June, with only four for the proceeding month and ten for June, 1914. Miss May Gifford of Chicago, a sister of the late B. J. Gifford, came down Thursday to look after some business matters, she being one ci the heirs of the estate. Henry Cohn of Remington, was brought over Monday and lodged in jail to lay out a fine and costs for a plain drunk. It will take 20 days for him to “settle the bill.” County Treasurer-elect Charles V. May was over from Remington Thursday making a few necessary repairs to the former Brady property, which he purchased last week of Elizur Sage. - V 3-

A special Or adjourned term of court will convene at Kentland Monday to hear the remonstrances in the Williams ditch, which is a continuation on west of the Iroquois river drainage scheme from where the present Borntrager ditch ends. The County Board of Review spent Wednesday' and Thursday in the north end of the county, looking after matters there. The Board will not be in session Monday, but will hold over one day longer to make up. Wednesday is its last day of the 1915 session. John McCurtain, who has been in jail here for several days in default of peace bail, was found to be insane Wednesday, in an inquest held before Squire Spitler by Drs. English, Hemphill and Kresler, and he will be sent to the asylum at Longcliff. Marriage licenses issued: June 29, John T. Warne, son of E. F. Warne of Rensselaer, aged 24 Aug. 21 last, occupation drayman, to Celestia Joy Wiles of Laura, aged 23, May 18 last, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. Married at the home of Rev. G. W. Titus at 10:30 a. m., Wednesday morning. An investigation was made Thursday by the Lafayette Journal and it was found that Promotor O, L. Brown’s railroad company was attempting to do business in Tippecanoe county without a franchise, it having forfeited the franchise granted last August by failure to accept same within sixty days, as required by law, therefore rendering the same null and void, the Journal states.

New suits filed: No. 8443, Jesse Nichols, adm. of estate of S. R. Nichols, deceased, vs. Hettie Nichols et al; petition to sell real estate. No. 8444, John W. Smith vs. Frances M. Smith; suit for divorce. . The complaint alleges that the parties were married at Indianola, Icwa, on March 5, 1905,’ and separated about Jan. 1, 1907, when defendant abandoned plaintiff without his consent and has since lived apart from him.

It is rumored that the Rensselaer Republican, which has been making some vicious attacks on the honesty and integrity of County Supt..Lamson, will fix up a “round robin’’ and try to get the members of the county board of education Monday to a«k Mr. Lamson to resign, which the Republican has already done, and then have some one appointed in his place who will bring all the printing of his office to the Republican, regardless of the price charged or the fact that another shop has the con-

tract for doing such printing. Mr. I Lamson will probably have some statement to make regarding these j attacks in a few days, and The Deni-. ocrat will therefore withhold further comment at this time.