Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 95, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 February 1917 — COURTHOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF [ARTICLE]

COURTHOUSE 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 A. D. Babcock of Goodland was looking after cases in court here Wednesday.

Attorney W. H. Parkinson is again confined to his home with rheumatism, from which he has suffered considerable of late weeks. Yesterday was the last day for filing remonstrances in the Ryan ditch and, while few had been filed up to yesterday, it was said several hundred would probably be filed, the attorneys for the remonstrators holding the papers back until the last day. In the mention of the marriage of John Osborn, Jr., and Miss “Esther” Stiller, in Wednesday’s Democrat, the name should have been Edna instead of Esther, and she was a daughter of Mrs. Latta Stiller instead of Mrs. Mary Mellender, as erroneously stated in report.

New suits filed: No. 8737. Ransom N. Edwards vs. Chester A. JoneL Action for SIOO expenses in restraining order heretofore granted. No. 8738. The W. Bingham company vs. Frank Conn. Suit on note. Demand S6O. No. 8739. John Q. Lewis vs. Angeline Lewis. Action in partition. Judge C. W. Hanley and Mayor C. G. Spitler, together with the trustees of the county hospital, met Tuesday evening and conducted the drawing through Which the various rooms are to be marked. Following the drawing an appropriate'tablet bearing an inscription designated by the donor was placed upon the door of each room. Marriage licenses issued: February 21, Walter S. Brown of Jasper county, aged 29 August 28 last, occupation farmer, to Carrie Etta Stowers also of Jasper county, aged 23 September 15 last, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. February 21. Jasper Henry Hurley. of Lafayette, aged 21 October 27 last, occupation electrician, to Goldie Marie Snyder of Rensselaer, aged 19 December 16 last, occupatibn housekeeper. First marriage for each.

On affidavit 4 filed last week by Truant Officer C. B. Steward, a warrant was issued for P. O. Coleman for failure to send his children, Albert, Edna and Ravina Coleman, aged 10, 12 and 7 years, respectively, to school as provided by the compulsory education law. Mr. Coleman's excuse for keeping his children out of school is said to be the fact that from where, he lives , in northeast Walker to a school in the same township is too far for his childreil to walk, but it seems he “had not voiced his complaint until after the affidavit had been filed as the township trustee is said to be willing to grant his children a transfer* to Kankakee township. Up to yesterday he had not been arrested. The will of-the late Elvira E. Bull was filed for probate Wednesday. The instrument was executed October 14, 1911, and Philip R. Blue and W. Frank Osborne were the witnesses to the signature of testator, who signed by mark. After providing for the payment of all just debts, etc., all the property left by testator is bequeathed as follows: One-«ixth each to the sons, William R. Bull and John M. Bull, and daughter, Esther Newell; onetwelveth .each to the grandsons, William H. and Earl Barkley, and granddaughter, Lillie M. Hershman. George A. Williams is named as executor and is directed to procure a suitable joint monument to be erected at the grave of testator and her husband, should the latter precede her in death, which he did. The will provided for a life estate in the husband had he outlived testator. —~

On affidavit filed by James McKinney, a warrant was issued for Leonard, James and Wesley Welsh, sons of Bert Welsh, George Kresel, son of William Kresel, Fay Minniear. son of Winton Slinniear, and Edward Kirk, son of A. E. Kirk. The boys are charged with assault and upon the person of Edward McKinney. They are all pupils at the Marion township consolidated -school and, according to our informant, the trouble startejl while all were yet attending the O'Meara school. The six boys mentioned were placed under arrest but were permitted to continue in school with the understanding that their fathers were to bring them before Judge Hanley this morning. It is alleged that the boys have had a sort of grievance at Edward • .. .. McKinney for some time and upon frequent occasions proceeded to pummel him. Recently during one of these demonstrations the McKinney boy was to such an extent that he has since suffered a perpetual pain in his side and has been obliged to consult a physician and also school.