Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 100, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 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—Together with Other Notes Gathered from the Several County Offices., New suits filed: No. 8744, Samuel N. Price vs. Barnet Daywitt et al; action to quiet title. Thomas W. Ward of Walkertom who was here several days last week on court business, returned home Saturday.

The Wheatfield schools have been closed temporarily because of the serious illness of Superintendent Sterrett’s mother. Mrs. James Jordan received a letter the ? last of the week from Dr. Fred W. . Terflinger of Longcliff, in reply to her inquiry regarding the condition of her nephew, R. J. Kaster, who was taken to that institution a few days ago, saying that he was in practically* the same condition as at the time of his admission to the hospital; that he was quiet and obedient to hospital discipline and causing no trouble whatever. The Doctor stated that he could not tell anything about how long Mr. Kaster would have to remain at the hospital.

Last week The Democrat reprinted an item from the Medaryville Journal concerning the arrest of Miss Vesta Brown, teacher of the Gifford school, for the alleged illtreatment of a child of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Hanking. The article aS it appeared stated that the case was tried before Squire Bussell and resulted in the acquittal of Miss Brown, with the costs being thrown on the plaintiff. According to later advices the ease has not yet been tried, and will probably not come up for hearing until the return of Mr. Hankins from a visit in Tennessee with relatives. At least, Mrs. Hankins writes The Democrat to this effect.

The * will of the late Cynthia A. Barnett of Remington, who died recently while spending the winter in Florida and whose body was brought back to Remington for. burial, was filed for probate a few days ago. The instrument was executed in Rensselaer January 19, 1912, and was witnessed by Benhart N. Fendig, Jesse D. Allman and Charles H. Mills. After providing for the payment of all just debts and claims against the estate the will provides that SIOO shall be paid to the Remington cemetery trustees, the income to be used for the care of the graves of testatrix and her deceased husband, John Barnett; to three sisters of testatrix, Alice Fellows, Phoeba Davy and Maggie Wright, is bequeathed each one-fifth of remainder of all property left by testatrix; to the four children of testatrix’s deceased brother, Josiah Nagley— Frank and Arthur Nagley, Myrtle Hill and Ruby Johnson —each onetwentieth; to the two children of testatrix’s deceased sister, EllOn Weaver—Winnie Wilkinson and Gladys Black—each one-tenth. Judson J. Hunt is named as executor of the will, which states that it is the wish of the testatrix that all property belonging to her jbe reduced to money and the bequests paid.