Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 93, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 February 1917 — COURT NEWS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

COURT NEWS

Except for probate matters and setting cases down for trial not very much has been done in the circuit court this week. Following is a report of the proceedings in the state, ditch and civil causes as shown by the docket: Court appoints Charles J. Dean and Benjamin F. Fendig jury commissioners. State vs. Floyd Gruver, petty larceny. Defendant pleads guilty, fined $1 and Sentenced to jail for 180 days. Jail sentence suspended during good behavior. Ditch petition of Ed Oliver et al. Petitioners .file motion to dismiss commissioners. Commissioners file report, finding that the- proposed diiph is not practicable. * Claude W. May petition for ditch, i Commissioners granted until March 7 to file report. Ditch petition of John Wagner. Remonstrance bV two-thirds filed. Remonstrators —-George ... L. Parks and thirteen others. George W. Infield vs. William H.

Myers and David Q. Hart. Dismissed at defendant’s costs. Emma A. Gunyon vs. estate of Jasper N. Gunyon, deceased. Djsmissed' at cost of estate. " Charlgs K McMullen vs. Lewis E. Morris et al. Dismissed, costs paid. Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Ry. Co. vs. Charles Swanson et al. Continued for term by agreement. American Can Co. vs. B. F. Spencer. Dismissed at plaintiff’s costs. Ray G. Anderson vs. William Stump. Dismissed at plaintiff's costs W. J. Wright vs. Inter-State Business Men’s association. Plaintiff files motion to dismiss. Cause dismissed. Costs paid. Thomas Inkley Vs. E. L, Hollingsworth. Cause dismissed, costs paid. William T. Hankins vs. Town of Gifford. Thomas Tanner et al files remonstrance. . John W. Ulyatt vs. Fort Wayne and Mississippi Railway Co. et al. Title quieted. David L. Broadie vs. Garland T. Morrow. Dismissed, costs paid. James H. Chapman vs. Ira Acord et al. Dismissed, costs paid. S. M. Laßue vs. Ethel Hopper. Amended complaint filed. Defendant granted change of venue and cause sent to White county. State vs. Jay W. Stockton. Defendant arrested and brought into open court. Released on SI,OOO bonds. Simon T. Spriggs vs. David H. Spriggs et al. Receiver files report showing charges of $306.83 and credits of $42.30. leaving a balance of $324.53, which is ordered paid to clerk for distribution. Miller & iHlart vs. John Van Beek et al. Granger, Grossmans and Replogle defaulted. Dismissed as to Van Beek. Judgment for $112.68 Emory Elliott, gdn., vs. Otto Schrader. Otto Schrader files verified petition to modify order heretofore made as to distribution. Prayer granted and order made as set out in petition. Jesse C. Gwin et al vs. Mary S. Greiser. Set for first Wednesday. Charles R. Peregrine, adm., vs. Alfred H. Maguire et al. Administrator reports sale of real estate to John D. Cooper for $7,500, 1-3 cash, 1-3 nine months. 1-3 eighteen months. Sale approved, deed ordered, presented and approved and cause dropped. Charles E. McMullen vs. Lewis E. Morris et al. Cause, dismissed, costs paid. Herman Foster, adtn., vs. Margaret Renz et al. Sale ordered for cash after ten days’ notice. Charles May and J. P. Hammond appointed appraisers. Appraisement filed. Additional bond filed and approved. Sale at office of Williams & Dean, private sale. Lincoln McHale vs._ John A. Patten. Judgment on default for $882.82. Lacross Plow Co. vs. Charles and William Hoile. Dismissed at defendants’ costs. Frank Breska vs. Nelson and Arthur E. Shafer. Cause submitted, Court finds that plaintiff is the Owner of the car and entitled to possession of same. The following expense allowances were made and ordered paid in the Ryan ditch: B. J. Moore, $226; Leslie Clark, $1.50; M.. B. Price; $164; Same, $17.63; Nettie Price, $100.50; B. J. Moore. $170.75;. J. V. Rice Porter, $2; E. D. Nesbit, S2B; Louis Timm, $78.60.

CASES SET FOR TRIAL Mark J. Schroer vs. Clint Brown. Set for first Saturday. F. Guy Barnard ditch. Set for hearing second Tuesday. Hulda Rosenbaum et al vs. August R. Schultz et al. Set for second Friday, ~ Carrie Thompson -vs. James B. Thompson, Set for second Saturday. ' State vs. Frank M. Walters. Set for third Monday. State vs. Joe Ellis, appealed from Squire .Spitler’s court where defendant was found guilty of carrying concealed weapons and fined $1 o, 7 -

and costs. Set to,r third Monday. Henry D. Vance vs. John Herr. Set. for third ’fwSsday. C. I. & S. Ry. Cm vs. J. T. McLaughlin. Set for third Tuesday; Clyde Gunyo-n exr. vs. Ross H. Bolt et al. Set for third Tuesday. J. Victor Tate vs. James DeWitt et al. Set for third Wednesday. John W. Ward vs. John W. Marlatt. Set for third Wednesday. William R, Clark vs. David L. Halstead. Set for third Wednesday. Alfred Stakley vs. David L. and Everett Halstead. Set for third Thursday. Elizabeth Johnson, admx. vs. Levi Walters et al. Set for third Friday. William 11. Boyle vs. Floyd Cox. Set. for third Friday. Oscar L. Dinwiddle vs. Benjamin J. Gifford estate, et al. Set for fourth Monday. Rumsey & Co. vs. Garland T. Morrow. Set for fourth Tuesday. State vs. John Lilly, charged with - petit larceny. Set for fourth Wednesday. Nellie M. Sawin et al. vs.. Charles V. May et al. Set for fourth Wednesday. \ M. V. Brown vs, George 11. Ham-, merton, trustee. Set for fourth Wednesday. Indiana Refining Co. vs. Mark Schroer. Set for fourth Thursday. Charlds A. Myers vs. Bessie Myers. Cause set for fourth Friday.