Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 92, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 February 1916 — COURTHOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF [ARTICLE]

COURTHOUSE 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. Tiie White circuit court convened Monday, Attorney Emmett Laßue was in Frankfort oh business Monday. Robert Sherer has beer appointed assessor of Carpenter township to succeed John \V. Phelps, resignedTypewriter ribbons for all the standard makes of machines and also for Burroughs adding machines on sale at The Democrat office. All of the • punch boards" and slot machines were ordered out of Rensselaer last week by Deputy Prosecutor Sands, and as a result everyone must buy their cigars at *5 cents straight, or 6 for a quarter" now. Marriage licenses issued: Feb. 14 Ernest M. Martin of Brook, aged 33 Oet. 23 last, occupation farmer, to Estella M. Sage, daughter of Warren W. Sage of Marion tp., aged 28 Dec. 8 last, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. Feb. 14. Russell Omer Hatton of Earl Park,, aged 28 Sept. 8 last, occupation blacksmith, to Elizabeth Putts, daughter of Joseph Putts, of Marion tp., aged 18 Jan. 24 last, occupation housekeeper. First marriage tor each.

B. B. Berry, judge of the Benton circuit court, has decided in favor of the trustee and advisory board of Gibson township in an injunction suit filed by taxpayers of the township who opposed an expenditure of 530,000 for a new high school building at Gil boa tenter. The state superintendent of public instruction had informed tbe trustee that unless the necessary improvements were made he would have to revoke the certificate of the high school. According to official figures just given out by the state bureau of statistics, Jasper county is credited with having 27 inmates in the insane hospitals; Benton county has 16: Carroll, 49: Lake, 140; Newton, 16; Porter, 42: Pulaski, 21; Starke. 20, and White, 33. The total number from the 92 counties is 5,205. Marion county has 586 alone. The next greatest number is from Vandtrburg county, 183; Allen has 158; St. Joseph, 178; Vigo, 178; Madison, 118, and Wayne. 107. All the rest of the counties have less than 1 on. New suits filed: No. 8568. Richard Gravenstock vs. Henry Knip and Andrew J. Granger; action to foreclose chattel mortgage on two horses of defendant Knip who is alleged since t‘ie execution of mortgage to have transferred and delivered said horses to defendant Granger. :tt whose possession they now are. Judgment for $45 is asked tor against Knip and foreclosure of mortgage. No. S 569. Cot ter-.Vlanter Go. vs. Ed Oliver: toreign judgment of 8 150 secured in Ghicago May 24. 1915. \o. SS7U. Leona V. Tribby vs. John B. Lattimore, et al: action on notes and to set aside conveyances. Demand SSOO. No. 8571. Alexander McDonnell vs. Joseph I*. Hammond, auditor Jasper county, et al.; action to enjoin the sale of certain real estate i assessed for construction of the Lowman ditch.