Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 103, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 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. Attorney A. D. Babcock was over from Goodland on business Thursday. Attorney J. A. Dunlap and Josiah Davisson were Chicago visitors Tuesday. Former County Treasurer A. A. Fell was over from Remington on 'business yesterday. Former Trustee L. H. Selmer was down from Gillam township on business Thursday. County Auditor Hammond expects to enjoy the summer in modern style, having purchased a Ford touring car. New suits filed: ’ No. 8747. John G. Reidelbach, adm. estate of Edward E. Nichols, deceased, vs. Guy Beaver; complaint on note. Demand $125. Frank Medland of Logansport, the contractor who built the county hospital, was in the city Tuesday, and reported having been awarded the contract for a $20,G00 church at Flora, Indiana. Grant Davisson, trustee of Barkley township, was in town Tuesday for the first time in three months. Both he and Mrs. Davisson have had a seige of the measles and the latter is still in very poor health.

Sheriff McColly is going to reduce the high cost of living. With a corps of able assistants and efficient counsel he commenced work Thursday afternoon on a garden plot that he hopes will render him immune from rising prices for the next six months at least. Samuel Jackson of Indianapolis Was in this city Wednesday and met about twenty-five people at the court house to discuss and explain constitutional convention proceedings. Attorney C. M. Sands was appointed to arrange for another meeting to be held April 3, the place to be announced later. Attorney W. H. Parkinson returned Saturday evening from Mudlavia where he had been taking the mud baths for rheumatism. He is apparently free from rheumatism at present and is feeling fine, we are glad to state, except for a little natural weakness from taking so many of the hot baths. Wednesday, in company with his father, H. E. Parkinson, he made a trip via auto to Morocco and Kentland on legal business. The Democrat's exchanges have been publishing the erroneous statement that mortgage exemptions must be filed between March 1 and April 1, and the writer “fell” for the error, although knowing better had he given the matter second thought. The period for filing is from March 1 to April 30, the same as the period for assessing property. However, it is best to attend to this matter right away rather than put it off to the last moment, as many people do and some forget it altogether. Judge B. B. Berry of Fowler came over Wednesday to hear' arguments knd render his decision in the case of Thomas W. Ward vs. Thomas A. Vernon and others of Aledo, Illinois. The case involved the title to nearly 500 acres of land in the vicinity of McCoysburg, known as the Zard land. The defendants, five in number, are business men of Aledo and with Mr. Ward had once owned a tile and brick factory there. The concern became involved and the plant was sold to pay the debts. Mr. Vernon purchased the property and later traded it for the land in Jasper county. Mr. Ward was a majority stockholder in the Illinois corporation and contended that the Zard land was purchased for the partnership. In rendering a decision

Judge Berry ruled that the existence of a later partnership had not been established and that Mr. Ward had no claim to any part of the land in this county. The plaintiff was represented by Attorneys John A. Dunlap and Mose Leopold of this city and M. E. Graves of Morand the defendants by Williams & Dean of this city.