Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 April 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. The county commissioners and county board of education met Monday. Frank Goff, jr., of Fair Oaks, who has been in the Longcliff asylum at ■ previous times, has been recommit-j ted to that institution, the papers having been sent in Saturday. Pending the taking of him aw r ay he is confined in jail here. New suits filed: No. 8594. Babcock & Hopkins vs. John Hansson; action for an accounting. Demand 12,660 No. 8595. Albert S. Keene, adm.i i of estate of Mary Clark, deceased, vs. Harmon S. Clark et al; petition to sell real estate. Marriage licenses issued: March! 31, Bryan Odom of Medaryville, aged 19 February 17 last, occupation! farmer, to Mary Marguerite Pullins of Gillam tp., aged 18 August 25 j last, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. Male being under, age his father, Charles Odom, files consent to issuance of license Married in clerk’s office by Rev. John Sebring. Circuit court items from Kent'and Democrat: Charles C. Baker vs. George V. Baker of Roselawn; action for divorce filed Wednesday. Andrew' J. Granger vs. George H. Gifford et al, on mechanic’s lien; cause venued from Jasper county, evidence heard yesterday and matter of decision taken under advisement. Matie McDaniel of Goodland was granted a divorce Wednesday from her husband, Otis McDaniel. In her complaint for such decree plaintiff stated that she and defendant were married in Logansport August 16, 1913: shortly thereafter they moved to Royal Center. Ind., and resided there until May 23, 1915. w r hen they moved to Goodland. Then she alleged that soon after their removal to Royal Center defendant’s treatment of her became violent and inhuman: that on divers occasions he slapped and struck her, using profane and vulgar language in addressing her: that notwithstanding such treatment she endured and lived with him until the 6th of last December, and that he, soon thereafter took his departure from the town of Gootltand. Dtieudant defaulted at call of case for trial and, on plaintiffs testimony, the divorce was granted.