Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 74, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 December 1916 — COURT HOOSE NEWS IN BRIEF [ARTICLE]

COURT HOOSE 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. County Assessor Thornton was at Frankfort Friday to testify in a law suit there. New suits filed: No. 8 706. John Ulyat vs. Ft. Wayne and Mississippi Railroad Co.; action to quiet title. No. '8707. C P. Hermansen vs, Herman 0. Hermansen: action on account. Demand $2,000. The case of Vincent Eisele vs. J. C. Bristow, which was on trial when the last issue of The Democrat went to press, came to an end Saturday when the jury brought in a verdict of S6O in favor of Mr. Eisele.

At a meeting held at the court house Friday evening a committee composed of Mayor C. G. Spitler, John O’Connor and Mose Leopold was appointed to make arrangements for a reception for the returning members of Company M. Marriage licenses issued: December 11, Clarence Bowman of Newland, aged 25 November 29 last, occupation farmer, to Julia Elizabeth Oliver, daughter of Ed Oliver, aged 20 January 16 last, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. Deputy Prosecutor Sands was in Monticello Monday prosecuting the case against James Icenogle of near Medaryville, charged with practicing Veterinary without a license and taken to White county on change of venue from Jasper. After the state’s evidence was all in the defendant changed his plea of not guilty to guilty and was fined $lO and costs.

At the special meeting of the county council Saturday four additional appropriations were made for the year 1916—5500 for expense of inmates at state institutions; S3OO for deficit in school fund loan; S3OO for expense of circuit court room, and S2OO for paying Monticello attorneys in the case of the State vs. Jay W. Stockton. The latter appropriation was made at the request of Deputy Prosecuting Attorney C. M. Sands, who filed a written request for an appropriation for this purpose, setting forth that in response to a request made to Judge Wason of the CarrollWhite circuit, for additional assistant counsel in the prosecution of this case, Ju,dge Wason had appointed E. B. Sellers and Sills & Sills as such attorneys, and that there was no existing appropriation from which attorneys could bo

paid. No specific amount was asked for by Mr. Sands, and the. council appropriated S2OO for this purpose. The S3OO deficit in school fund loan was on a SSOO loan made a number of years ago on three lots lying north of the Rensselaer Lumber Co. yards. At the time this loan was made the lots were appraised at SI,OOO, but when recently sold at sale they only brought S3BO. The lots were bid off by E. L. Hollingsworth, who had a tax title deed to them. This price left $l2O deficit on principal and a few years back interest. The lots are where Squire Churchill used to have a wood yard.