Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 62, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 November 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. The case of State of Indiana vs. Vernon Hagen, of near Morocco, charging criminal assault, has been sent to Jasper county on change of venue from the Newton circuit court. Quite a number of people were in town Monday from various parts of the county on tax-paying business or business in commissioners’ court. The county board of education also met Monday, which brought in the various township trustees.

Dr. A. R. Kresler has traded his half section of Dakota land to E. H. Peterson for the latter’s 228 acre farm in Barkley tp., northeast of the Smith cemetery. The consideration named in the deed for the Jasper county land was $28,500. The last three days of the fall taxpaying season especially were quite busy ones, although all of last week was quite prolific of coin of the realm. Friday’s receipts was, in round numbers, $13,000; Saturday’s, $15,000, and Monday’s, $20,000. Talk about calamity! Five times as many marriage licenses were granted in Jasper county last month as w r ere granted during the month of October, 1914. The number granted was 10, against 9 for the proceeding month and 2 for the corresponding month of 1914. Marriage licenses issued: Oct. 30,. Chester Arthur Battleday of Rensselaer, aged 27 Jufle 10 last, occupation mechanic, to Vera Ethel Taylor, daughter of Mrs. Mary Jane Kennedy of Rensselaer, aged 21 April 13 last, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each.

New suits filed: No. 8507. George W. Infield vs. William H. Meyers and David Hart; action on account. Demand $l4O. No. 8508. The Jarecki Chemical Co. vs. Edward Oliver; action on account. Demand $475. No. 8509. James Kennedy vs. estate of William P. Baker; action on disallowed claim. Demand $2,360. No. 8510. F. A. Turfler vs. Eli R. Wagler and Ed Oliver; suit on account. Demand S4OO. '■ No. 8511. Joseph Eichelberger vs. Ralph Binford; suit for possession and $75 damages. Transcript from Squire Bussell’s court, Hanging Grove tp.

Speaking of the work, of the Sternburg dredge at work on the lower Iroquois, the Brook Reporter says: Sunday was quite a sight seeing day for the river dredge work and many people came from Illinois to see the dredge at work, while there were dozens out from town and surrounding country. At present the dredge is rapidly going down the river, being now several hundred yards below the Hazelden w-agon bridge. They are cutting about six feet out of the bed of the old channel of the river, which they will follow for nearly half a mile When they start across country again on a seventeen-foot cut. If there was ever any beauty connected with the Iroquois river the dredge is certainly destroying every bit of it, and a person familiar with the past conditions of the river could hardly place himself with the high banks of mud and nqmberless sloughs of what had been at one time the river bed. Court item from Kentland Democrat: State vs. David G. Gleason for assault and battery, venued from Jasper circuit court and tried by jury Tuesday, the jury-returned a verdict finding the defendant guilty as charged and fixed his punishment at a fine of $1 and confinement in county jail for a period of 30 days. Court pronounced sentence accordingly, and gave defendant permission to go home and arrange his work affairs and present himself to him (Judge Hanley) in Rensselaer to-

morrow prepared to enter upon his jail service. ESter— Defendant, by his attorney, Abram Halleck, today. (Friday) filed a motion for a new trial, which was granted; defendant entered a plea of guilty and was given a sentence of fine of SSO and costs and 30 days in jail; jail sentence was suspended during his good behavior .

Leona Helsel of Virgie, was arrested Monday on a warrant from Squire Spitler’s court, on an affidavit filed by Erik Lindstrom, a young Finlander, who is employed by Marshall Johnson of Newton tp., charging her with having stolen $lB2 from him, and was placed in jail to await preliminary hearing, which was to have been held(Monday afternoon, but being unable to reach some of the state's witnesses the hearing was postponed until Friday. She was released from jail Monday evening on bond of S3OO furnished by her father, Albert Helsel, of Virgie. The girl, who is a niece of Mrs. Johnson, had been staying out there for the past few weeks assiting with the housework, and the alleged theft of the money, a part of which was in Swedish currency, took place there.

The county commissioners met in regular session Monday and were still grinding yesterday. Aside from the allowing of claims the following business was transacted Monday: Contractor on the J. B. DeArmond stone road in Kankakee tp., allowed balance on contract, $875.38, and cause dismissed. W. F. Smith & Co., contractors on the Geo. H. May stone road in Carpenter tp., allowed $6,000; Moynahan & Son, contractors on the R. L. Bussell stone road in Hanging Grove tp., allowed $1,750; T. M. Callahan, contractor on the J. p. Deslms stone road in Gillam tp., allowed $3,040. Requistion of poor farm superintendent for supplies for the next quarter were approved and contract will be let at December term. Petition of G. H. Hammerton, trustee of Union tp., for a new bridge over the Comer ditch, in Sec. 7, approved, and county council asked to appropriate. Bond of Fred Karch as superintendent of construction of the Karch stone road in Walker tp., for $5,000, signed by Chas. Scott, Joseph Nelson and Joseph Smith as sureties, but only acknowledged by the principal and Scott, was approved. Bond of Hamilton Record for $5,000 as supt. of construction of the J. P. Deslms stone road in Gillam tp., with A. D. Hershman and Emma Record as sureties, was on file, but no action taken by the board at the first day’s session.