Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 89, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 February 1917 — 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 will meet in regular monthly session next Monday, and the February term of the circuit court will convene the Monday following. Mrs. Frank Moore undervzent an operation at the hospital Thursday, and while the operation was a serious one she is doing quite well. The operation was. performed by Dr. A. C. Arnett of Lafayette and Drs. English and Johnson of this city. Our former townsman, W. B. Austin, who has made a barrel of money since locating in the Windy City, has written from Chicago and expressed a desire to furnish at his own private expense a room in the new hospital. It is needless to say that his generous offer was readily accepted. Marion new auto school hack is said to be the first hack of (this make to be sold in this part of the state. It is made by the Wayne Wagon company at Richmond, Indiana, and has a long, roomy body, capable of seating twenty-six pupils. The vehicle weighs about 3,000 pounds and cost SI,OOO.

New suits filed: No. 8727. William H. Boyle vs. Floyd Cox; action for $l5O damages to apple orchard of plainti’ff by defendant’s stock. Case brought here on change of venue from Newton county. No. 8728. S. M. Laßhe vs. Ethel Hopper, suit on account; demand $42.91. Case brought here from Newton county on change of venue. In referring further to the action for divorce recently filed in the Kankakee, Illinois, court by Charles formerly of Rensselaer, mention of which was made in a recent issue of The Democrat, Wednesday’s Kankakee Gazette said: “On a motion made yesterday before Judge DeSeim the case was dismissed on amotion by the complainant at his own costs. It developed, after the local circuit court had found Mrs. Elder and had served notice on her personally, after Elder had declared that he. did not know where she was living, that the court could not come to any definite conclusion as to whether Charles Elder deserted his wife or she deserted him as he charged.’’