Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 April 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. Sheriff AfeColly was in Hammond on business Wednesday. The county commissioners will sell the barn on the jail lot on Tuesday, May 2, when sealed bids for same will be received. This is a good building and will no doubt be a bargain for someone who can utilize it and move it off for either barn use or convert it into a dwelling. A small garage will be erected in the rear of the jail for the sheriff s use in place of this barn.

• Newton circuit court items from Kentland Enterprise: State vs. Andrew Granger; convicted assault and battery and fined $5 and costs. Andrew J. Granger vs. estate of B. J. Giffprd, judgment for $133.32. Francis Makeever vs. Jasper Makeever, appeal taken to supreme CO'I I". Simon D. Hochstetler vs. Ira Chupp, suit on note, judgment for ?2 292.27 New suits filed: No. 8605. Emma A. Gunyon vs. estate of Jasper N. Gunyon, deceased; disallowed claim for statutory allowance of SSOO to widow. •No. 8606. The Diana Hunting club vs. Perry Frank Naylor et al; suit for rental of premises. Demand S4OO.No. 8607. Wilson-Barr Co. vs. Herman Messman; suit on note. Demand SLO,OOO. .

The will of the late A. J. Freeland of Newton tp. was filed for probate a few days ago. It was executed Oct. 11, 1915, and bequeaths to the unmarried daughter, Eva Freeland, 80 acres of land —the s % ne %, 9-29-7—in fee simple. To tho- widow, Josephine L. Freeland, all the residue of property both real and personal is bequeathed, the real estate consisting of 160 acres—the s-? *4, 17-29-7 —-to be her’s absolutely with full power to sell, convey and mortgage as she may determine. “I hereby appoint my true and trusted friend, Abram F. Long, to be and act as executor of.this my last will and testament, he to carry out all the provisions of this will as I have hereinabove directed.” says the closing paragraph of the instrument