Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 102, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 March 1916 — 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. Attorney W. H. Parkinson was a Chicago business goer Monday. New suits filed: No. 8588. Alfred J. Tilton vs. David Macy, et al; action to quiet title. G. L. Thornton, county assessor, has been suffering from rheumatism lately, being confined to the house. Miss Madaline Abbott, stenographer in Co. Supt. Lamson’s office, visited in Monticello Sunday with relatives and friends. Jake Spitzer of Fair Oaks was arrested here Saturday and spent the night in jail as a result of having associated for too long a time with John Barleycorn or some of the latter’s near relatives. He was released Sunday and given his liberty, it being his first offense. . Judge Hanley is not holding any court in Newton county this week, but takes up here today the Oliver ditch case which has been pending' in our court for quite a long time, j Next week he will resume court again in Newton county and the last two weeks of the term will probably be quite busy ones.

Marriage licenses issued: March 18, Earl Omar Price of Newton tp., aged 18 June 2 last, occupation farmer, to Lennie Fern Lang, also of Newton tp., aged, 18 March 17, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. The male being under age his father, James Price, filed consent to issuance of license.

The appellate court last Friday j affirmed the judgment of the Jasper circuit court in the case of Frank Hill vs. the Monon railroad com* I pany. This -was a case brought by I Mr. Hill of Rensselaer to recover , damages for delay in a shipment of cattle reaching Chicago at the time ■ William Washburn and Noble PeaI cock were killed here a few years ago by a Monon train while Messrs. Washburn and Hill were loading cattle at the stock pens.

Deputy Sheriff John Robinson was arrested last Friday by order of Capt. H. B. Tuteur of the local militia company for failure to attend annual guard inspection by the U. S. army officer recently, as required by the military law. He was placed in custody of Constable J. W. Childers and it was expected a court martial would be held, but a couple of days later ♦he charge was withdrawn, after Capt. Tuteur had taken the matter

up with the adjutant general, who stated that young Robinson would be given a discharge without honor for the good of the service, and the discharge will be issued soon. It is understood that young Robinson holds that his term of enlistment had expired and that he was no longer a member of Company M. The records, however, show that his term will not expire until next October, it is said.