Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 98, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 March 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-—To-gether with Other Notes Gathered from the Several County • Offices. The county board of education met Monday. Attorney S. C. Irwin was a business visitor in Indianapolis Monday. Attorney Jasper Guy of Remington was over Monday on court business. Deputy Sheriff a John Robinson took R. F. Raster to the Northern Indiana hospital at Longcilffi Friday. Township Assessor True Woodworth has appointed former Sheriff L. -P. Shirer as his deputy. Mr. Shlrer will work outside the city limits add Mr. Woodworth will do the assessing in Rensselaer.

* Robert Mannan and John T. Biggs of Wheateflld township accompanied Commissioner Marble to this city Monday. They brought word of the recent deaths of Charles Schatzley and son, both of whom died of pneumonia. The son had been living in Canada and had returned home for a visit when he was taken sick. John DeArmond of Tefft was arrested at. that place'yesterday afternoon py Deputy Sheriff Elijah Wood and brouight here to jail. He is charged with forgery by Joseph Lawrence,» a Kouts farmer, who claims that the spurious paper was cashed at the Stibbe saloon. DeArmond admits cashing the check, but declares that Law r rence authorized his< action. DeArmond is a married man, and his father is manager of . the elevator at Tefft. —Valparaiso Vidette.

Prof. Stewart Learning, who was recently employed as county agricultural agent, and Mrs. Learning have arrived in Rensselaer. They have rented a house but can not get possession of the same until about April 1. Mr. Learning was born and raised on a farm near Riumley, Indiana, and after graduating from the high school there attended Purdue university, from which he also graduated. Ae has been teaching and doing agricultural work in Minnesota for the past several years.

Marriage licenses issued: March 6, John W. Rush of Rensselaer, aged 22 February 27 last, occupation farmer, to Bessie Irene McElfrosh, daughter of George McElfrosh of Jasper county, aged ,22 October 17 last, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. • 'March 6, Earl Nelson of Tefft, aged 23 November 1 last, occupation laborer, to Ethel May Hammerton, also of Tefft; aged 19 May 20, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. Married inthe clerk’s ofiice by Mayor Spitler.

A Rensselaer gentleman who is an advocate of better care of the improved roads of Jasper county, tells The Democrat that he drove up to Winamac last Thursday and he found the gravel and stone roads in Pulaski county had been gone over with a road drag and as a result there were no ruts and the roads were in excellent condition. Friday morning he was up at Roselawn and drove out in Newton county from that place. There, also, the roads had been gone over with a drag and were in splendid, i-condition. But in Jasper county nothing had been done and our roads as a rule were in a very bad condition indeed. Is it to be wondered at that Jasper county enjoys (?) the distinction of having the worst-kept improved roads in the country? -

New suits filed: No. 8741. Emil Besser, adm. of estate of Kate Moorhead, vs. Emil Besser, Nina Weiser Oswald and Paul Weiser. Action to construe will. No. 8742. I. J. Cooper Rubber Co. vs. Mark J. Schroer et al. Suit on account. Demand 3127.71.

No, 8743. Alva L. Hall vs. I Bertha Hall. Suit for divorce. Th© complaint alleges that the, parties were married February 29,4 1912, and. separated January 10,1 1915, when defendant abandoned plaintiff. Defendant is charged with having been guilty of adultery with one Charles Klinger at various times since the separation and to have lived in open adultery With the said Klinger for n considerable time in Pulaski county. Plaintiff makes affidavit that he is a resident of Barkley township, and that defendant is not now a resident o,f\ Indiana, and her present place of. residence is unknown to him. The county commissioners met in regular session Monday and the following business was transacted: | Bond of Simon T, Spriggs as superintendent of the Henry M. Rayburn stone road was presented and approved. Contractor A. S- Keen allowed $2,400 on the George Naninga stone road.

D. H. Yeoman stone road- Report examined and approved, expense account allowed, notice ordered given of sale on April 3, and Williams & Dean allowed SIOO attorney fee. Henry Gowland stone road- Viewers file report. In the B. W. Ellsworth, John F. Payne, John H. Rusk, Judson L. Adams, William Folger and W. H. Gratner petitions for stone roads, viewers asked for and were granted ah extension of time to April 3 to file reports. George M. Meyers ditch. Drainage commissioners granted an extension of time to April 3 to file report. Carl Bass ditch. Auditor presents report of treasurer showing total assessments of $2,064.48 collected. Treasurer is directed to re-, port balance on hand to treasurer of Starke county v and cause is dropped. Interest on county funds in the various depositories for the month of February were reported as follows: National bank, Rensselaer, $122.75; Trust & Savings bank, Rensselaer, $66.69; State bank, Rensselaer, $83.59; State bank, Remington, $46.65; Bank or Wheatfield, $17.31. A report oL yesterday’s proceedings will appear in Saturday’s Democrat.