Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 May 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 John Greve of Demotte was in Rensselaer on business Saturday. The case of Rose Sheldon vs. Goodland Grain Co., suit on account; demand S2OB, has been venued to this court from the Newton circuit court. New suits filed: No. 8625. P. B. Weppler vs. Henry Brooks; suit for an accounting. • No. 8626. Rose Sheldon vs. The Goodland Grain Co.; case brought here on change of venue from-New-ton county.

The $15,000 alienation suit of 'Sam Duvall vs. his father-in-law, Rev. P. C. Curnick et al, sent to Newton county on change of venue and set for trial there today, has been continued to the October term of court by agreement of parties. Judge Hanley and Court Reporter Wagner came over from Kentland Saturday ahd will return there today to finish up the business of the May term of court in Newton county. The adjourned April term in Jasper county will take up here Monday, June 12. Mrs. Ella Hurley and Misses Stella Platt, Ethel Perkins, Agnes Platt, and Mr. Merrill Freeland were over to Remington to see Mrs. A. A. Fell, Sunday afternoon. There is but little change in Mrs. Fell’s condition. She returned recently from her third trip to the hospital in Indianapolis, and is now doing somewhat better. At a short session of court Saturday Judge Hanley directed John Michaels to pay into court the sum of $5 weekly for the support of his two older children, now in the custody of their mother. Mr. Michaels was also awarded the custody of his youngest child Hazel. Mrs. Michaels recently filed suit for divorce and alimony.

The big dry land dredge now working on the lower end of the Jungles-Davjs ditch, which started digging about the middle of last week, is “walking" right along-with the cleaning out of this ditch and now has progressed about threefourths of a mile. It is throwing the dirt back well from the channel and is leveling off the banks so that the ground can be farmed right up to the ditch, which is very pleasing to the owners of -land through which the ditch passes.

Probation Officer C. B. Steward took charge Monday of the two children of Fred and Irene Oxley—Fred, jr., aged five, and. Goldie, aged three —recently declared wards of the juvenile court, and left with them Monday evening for Plymouth where they were placed in the Julia E. Work training school on order of Judge Hanley. The mother resides out near the old depot and the court found that she was not looking after the children properly and that their surroundings were not of the best. JTheir parents are parted and the mother has applied for a divorce.

Marriage licenses issued: May 27, Earl Gross of Warsaw, aged 23 on date of issuance of license, occupation teacher, to Katie Pearl Ropp, daughter of Henry Ropp of near Rensselaer, aged 21 June 29 last,, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. May 27, Lemuel McCarthy of Rensselaer, aged 38 April 4 last, occupation fireman, to Belle Sayler, also of Rensselaer, aged 42 June 14 last, occupation hgusekeeper. Second marriage for male, first marriage dissolved by divorce in March, 1915; third marriage for female, former marriages dissolved by death and

divorce. Married in the clerk's office by Rev. F. H. Beard.