Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 90, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 February 1916 — COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF [ARTICLE]

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

interesting Paragraphs From the Various Departments ■ . ./j i OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL The Legal News Epitomized—Together With Other Notes Gathered From the Several County Offices. _ Attorney John G rev o' was down from Demotte on business Saturday. Court item in Kentland Democrat: Verb W. Hardenbrook et al vs. Ed Oliver et al; judgment rendered Friday for $12,708 and costs, mortgage foreclosed and real estate ordered sold. James Hullihan of Gillam tp., was arrested and lodged in jail Friday afternoon on paternity proceedings instituted by Gladys Hough, also of Gillam, a girl said to under 16 years of age. Saturday a compromise was reached and the girl was given S2OO by Hullihan, who wag then released.

Rev. Postiil, administrator of the estate of the late F. W. Bedford, has rented the Bedford farm just east of town, to John Duvall of Rensselaer, who will conduct it as a dairy farm to supply his milk route. The place is now occupied by James Avis, who will move therefrom about March 1.

Marriage licenses issued: Feb. 4, Frank Shide of Remington, aged 2S March 21 last, occupation farmer, to Anna Farrell also of Remington, aged 22 April 3 last, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. Feb. 4. Vuruard Peters of Wabash, aged 24 Dec. 9 last, occupation laborer, to Allie Dluzak, also of Remington, aged 20 February last, occupation housekeeper. First marriage lor each. Feb. S, William Orsburu of Demotte, aged 23 March 25 last, occupation farmer, to Etta Abbring, also of Demotte, aged 18 Oct. 17 last, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. Married in clerk's office bv Rev. Asa McDaniel of the Christian church.

New suits tiled: No. 8562. X. t . Shafer & Co. vs. The Chicago, In-! dianapolis & Louisville R. R. Go.: action for SSOO damages to automobile oil truck struck by a locomotive on defendant’s railroad at a i crossing at Parr on April l, 1015, said truck at the time being driven by Ross Ramey, it being alleged j that the driver was driving at 5 to j 6 miles an hour and was using due I care, diligence and caution, but that! defendant’s train gave no signal,! etc. No. 8563. John C. Ferris vs. Otis E. Gregory; petition to have receiver appointed to collect rents and profits. No. 8564. Rpss Ramey vs. Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville R, R. Co.: action for 85,000 damages for alleged injuries sustained on j April 1, 1915, when as driver of the: Shafer oil truck he was struck by a! train on defendant’s road at Parr, j Plaintiff alleges that his ribs were; broken, his spine injured and his) nervous system damaged to the ex-: tout _:of >5,000. • The will of the late Thomas | Parks, formerly of Remington, who) died recently at the home of h,is son, B. G. Parks, at Mentone, Ind., was filed for probate in the Benton circuit court last week. The instrument was executed May 31 last and was witnessed by J. H. Biddle and C. H. Peck of Remington. Horace Hoover of Lafayette, a son-in-law, is named as executor of the estate, which is quite large. Fivesixths of the estate is equally divided among the five surviving children, William S. Parks of Rensselaer, Mrs. May Hoover of Lafayette, Mrs. Della Brooks of Remingjton, Mrs. Ella Marquess and B. G. Parks of Mentone. Moneys advanced heretofore as follows, to Mrs. Ella Marquess, SB,OOO, to Wm. S. Parks, $3.570, and to B. G. Parks, $1,200, is to be deducted from their respective shares. Out "of the remaining one-sixth SSOO is.to be paid to a

son of Clarence Parks, a grandson of the deceased, 10 be used for educational purposes. The remaining one-sixth after the SSOO is deducted is to be divided equally between Marion and Blanche Pgrks, grandchildren of Mr. Parks.

A Scare was thrown into the Republican camp Saturday evening when someone uri'warrantedly asserted that * a county council was to be elected this year and therefore the names of candidates for such office must be filed Saturday. As a result a hustle: was inaugurated and names tiled, some of them not being secured until quite late, and the clerk was practically, called out pf bed to r. < ive the declarations. As a matter of fact, no county council is elected this year. The first council was elected in 1902, and the law provides that members be elected "every four years thereafter.” This would throw their election again two years hence—l9o2, 1906, 1910, 1914. Perhaps the same authority attempted to throw a scare into W. L. Wood Saturday, telling him that he must file hig declaration in each county in the district, instead of with the secretary of state. As stated at different times by The Democrat, all candidates for state, district and judicial office, down to county office, file their declaration only with the secretary of date, who certifies same back to the respective clerks of the circuit courts within twenty (20) days of the primary date.

The county commissioners met in regular monthly session Monday and were still grinding yesterday. Following is a report of Monday’s proceedings except the allowance of claims, which takes up quite a little of the time of the first day's session in each term :

Orvis Salrin, contractor on the Alva D, Hershman stone road in Gillam tp., was allowed SSOO on contract. In petition of Fred Baier for stone road, report was presented and expense account allowed as set put in report. Cause continued for supplemental report. Petition of Thomas Callaghan et al, for stone road in Barkley tp.; M. B. Price appointed engineer and W. V. Porter, Frank J. Babcock, Joe Thomas viewers, to meet Feb. i 4 and report on or before first day of March term. Elizur Sage ditch; M. B. Price files report of expense account, which is allowed. King-Lawler ditch. H. F. King, .superintendent, files report of sale. W. F. Osborne asks for extension of time. Time extended to July J, 1916. George M. Myers ditch: drainage granted until first day of March term to file report. Frank Nesius of Jordan tp., is appointed viewer in place of Wflliam F. Michael, also of Jordan, who is disqualified, to meet Feb. 14. Interest on county funds in the various depositories for the month of January was reported as follows: first National Iwrhk. Rensselaer, $122.53; Trust & Savings bank, Rensselaer, $60.88; State bank, Rensselaer, $55.30: State bank, Remington. $63.36; Bank of Wheatfield, $16.88.