Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 September 1916 — COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF [ARTICLE]

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Paragraphs From ths Various Departments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL The Legal News Epitomized—Together with Other Notes Gathered from the Several County Offices. The commissioners of Jasper and White counties held a joint meeting Friday on the A. L. Clark road affecting both counties. Paul Ward of Monticello was appointed engineer and George Foulks of Milroy township and W. P. Cooper of Reynolds viewers, to meet at Monon October 4 and report October 20. u Marriage licenses issued: September 22, Frances Edward Toombs of Rensselaer, aged 19 August 27 last, occupation laborer, to Ida Bell Davis of Jasper county, aged 16 February 22 last, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. ' Both being under age the father of the groom, Robert Toombs, files consent to issuance of the license, and the mother of the bride, Mrs. May Lambert Smith, also files consent.

County Treasurer May yesterday received from the state automobile department a draft for $6,083.85, Jasper county’s share of the auto license fees paid in during the first six months of 1916. Jasper county auto owners paid in during this time but $5,552, or $531.85 less than we got back under the apportionment of this fund under the auto license law It is probable we will receive another SI,OOO for the last six months of the year 1916, This money goes into the road fund of the county.

New suits filed: No. 8672. Ora T. Ross vs. Frank A. Ross, action for divorce.

The complaint alleges that the parties were married November 28, 1885, and separated February , 1906, when defendant wholly abandoned plaintiff and has since absented himself from Indiana; that he has never since said abandonment made any provision whatever for the plaintiff or their family and has not contributed anything to the support or maintenance of said family; that three children, now of full age and self-supporting, were born to them, but plaintiff ibrers that for a number of years prior to the time said children were of sufficient age to care for themselves, she did, at her own expense, and without the aid or assistance of her said husband, feed, clothe and educate and otherwise provide for said children; that during all the time of said abandonment the defendant has been able to contribute to the support of plaintiff and her children, but has wholly failed to do so; that plaintiff and defendant resided in Rensselaer at the time of said abandonment and plaintiff has ever since and now resides at said place; that defendant at this time is a resident of Spokane, Washington.