Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 69, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 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. New suits filed: Xo. 8529. The Union Mutual Insurance Co. vs. John Herr et al; action to foreclose mortgage and the appointment of a receiver. Demand $2,300. Marriage licenses issued: Clarence C. Brogdon of Francesville, aged 27 March 10 last, occupation farmer, to Ona May Stiller of Medaryville, aged 31 Oct. 29 last, occupation housekeeper. -First marriage for each. Married by W. R. Now'els, at clerk’s office.

County Treasurer Fell sold the $2,800 issue of Hershman stone road bonds Tuesday to the Fletcher American National Bank of Indianapolis, at par, accrued interest and $36.35 premium. Other bidders were: Edward O’Gara, Lafayette, $33.65; J. F. Wild & Co., Indianapolis, $32.75; R. T. Dollings Co., Hamilton, Ohio, sls; E. M. Campbell & Son, Indianapolis, $5. The bonds bear 414 per cent interest.

Appellatte court action: No. 8807. Schultz et al, vs. Alter. Jasper circuit court. Appeal dismissed. Ibach, judge. (1) Action by appellee for $l5O damages, judgment for $25. Though the appellee has not moved to dismiss, the cause shows upon its face that the court is without jurisdiction as not being SSO or more in controversy, as where an unsuccessful defendant appeals the amount in controversy is the amount of the judgment.

“Bud” Hammond Is Some Farmer.

“Bud” Hammond, of near Lisbon, N. D., reached Rensselaer the first of the week and will remain here until after the disposition of a case ihe has in court here concerning the estate* of his father, the late Bryant Hammonds of Carpenter tp., which is set for trial next Monday. Bud reports that crops were very good in his locality this year. He and his three sons farmed almost four sections of land the past season, it only lacking an 80 of 2,560 acres that they farmed and pastured. It took them 29 3-4 days to do their thrashing, and they had 39,500 bushels of grain, mostly wheat, although there was some little barley and quite a good bunch of oats in this amount. Bud’s sister, Mrs. Mary Goble, of Fairmount, Ind., who is a witness for him in the case in court, will come to Remington today.

Many Rensselaer People Attend College Play.

Quite a number of Rensselaer people went out to St. Joseph college Wednesday evening to witness the play, “Julius Caesar,” given in the splendid auditorium in the new gymnasium building, by the Columbian Literary Society. The play was well rendered and the scenific effects were very fine indeed. The large orchestra, of some 22 pieces furnished excellent music under the direction of Prof. Havorka, the musical director of the college. It was the first visit of many or our people to the new auditorium, which in itself is something for Rensselaer and the college people to be very proud of. The stage is large and roomy, is equipped with fine asbestos and drop curtains, which are operated by electricity, and has the latest electric lighting devices. The auditorium proper, including the gallery, has a seating capacity of nearly 1,000 and is fitted with comfortable opera chairs, is brilliantly lighted and presents a splendid appearance indeed.

Former Resident Visiting Relatives At Lee.

J. (EL Culp of Lee, accompanied-by j his sons, Glen and Gail, and David [Conway of Virginia, Minn., who is

visiting “Uncle” David Culp and other relatives at and near Lee for a few weeks, drove over from Lee yesterday in their auto and spent a few hours in Rensselaer. Mr. Conway is a son of George Conway, who resided in Rensselaer some ten years ago. The Conway family are all located at Virginia, Minn., now, where David holds the position of freight warehouse foreman on the Great Northern railroad. The other men folks in the family are employed in the lumber mills. Virginia is in a great lumber and iron ore section, two of the largest lumber wills in the country being located there. The output of the two mills is 1,000,000 feet of white pine lumber each twenty-four hours They run night and day. There are 2,300 men and 1,200 horses employed in the lumber camps there. Last Thanksgiving 90 sheep were killed for the feast of the "lumber jacks,” and there were not quite enough to go around. Virginia is a city of 17,000 population and there are fif-ty-three nationalities represented in the city schools. Mr. Conway states that his sister, Miss Ethel Conway, is to be married the latter part of next month to a young farmer of near EuClaire, Wis., and they will reside upon her husband’s farm. They will probably visit relatives at Lee on their wedding trip. Mr. Conway came Tuesday and expects to visit here, for about three weeks before returning home.

Dyer Young .Man Charged With Monon Train Wreck.

Dan Connors, a 22-year-old Dyer young man, is in jail at Hammond charged with deliberately throwing a switch and wrecking southbound Monon passenger train No. 35, at Dyer Monday night, and endangering the lives of scores of passengers, also, in order to divert attention from his purpose, setting fire to the railroad tower at the Dyer flour mills. The train was running 20 minutes late and at a speed of 4u miles an hour. Fortunately no loss of life nor any great damage was done. The engineer put on the emergency brakes and brought the train to a stop. The pony truck was derailed and the train was unable to pi oceed on its journey, but was backed to South Hammond, where another engine was hitched on. Connors, who was raised at Dyer and has worked for the Monon at different times, but is said to have been unable to hold a position for any length of time, mingled with the crowd of excited passengers when the train came to its sudden stop, and suspicion was directed toward him. Footprints in the newly fallen snow about the switch stand and elsewhere, through an open field, etc., are said to have exactly matched his shoes and peculiar markings in the sole and heel of the shoes, caused from wear, were plainly shown in the prints. Though stoutly denying his guilt, Connors was locked up, and the Monon detectives think they have a clear case against him.

OLIVER P. TABER DEAD.

Former County Commissioner Buried at Remington Yesterday. O. P. Taber, a former resident of Carpenter tp., and Remington and a county commissioner of Jasper county some 25 years ago, fell dead Tuesday morning while with some other gentlemen he was looking at a farm near Wabash, in which city he had resided for several years since leaving Remington. The body was brought to Remington, his former home, on Wednesday, where the funeral was held at 2 p. m., yesterday, conducted by Rev. C. W. Postill of Rensselaer. The Knights of Pythias lodg? of Remington, of which deceased had long been a member, had charge ot the burial services. Mr. Taber was a native of New York state, and was born at Mendon, N. Y., Dec. 22, 1845, but a good share of his life was spent In Indiana, where he located near Remington in 1871. He lived for a number of years on a farm in the southwest part of Carpenter tp. He was a tasty farmer, and his place was one of the best improved farms in Jasper county when he sold it, along about 1892, at $42 per acre, as the writer remembers it now, which was then a great big price for land in this section of the state, although it is probable that it would take