Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 June 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. Former County Commissioner John F. Pettet and son of Walker township were visitors in the city yesterday. F. W. Fisher, Enos Hibbs, M. A. Jones, C. R. Peregrine and Trustee Davis were down from township Monday. George E. Hershman of Crown Point is being prominently mentioned as a delegate at large to the constitutional convention from the Tenth congressional district. The will of the late Daniel H. Turner of Kankakee township was filed Monday and bequeaths all property, real and personal, to Enos Hibbs of Tefft, except $5 to Gertrude Schriber of Lacross. The Stockton trial is still grinding along slowly at Kentland, aqd up to yesterday morning about twenty witnesses had been heard. I It was not thought that the case would be completed this week.

B. J. Moore, who has the contract for the Zimmer ditch, went to Lacross Friday where he has about another week’s work. The dredge boat will then be. moved and operations commenced on the new job. At the organization meeting of the county board of defense Saturday afternoon F. M. Welsh of Jordan township was named as chairman, G. H. McLain of Rensselaer, vice-chairman, and L. H. Hamilton, secretary.

Newton circuit court items, from the Kentland Democrat: State vs. Bert Baker, larceny, vanned to Jasper circuit court. C. T. Otis et al vs. C. E. Fairchild, trustee of Keener school township, Jasper county, injunction, dismissed at plaintiff’s costs'. The will of Jerusha A. Krum, deceased, was filed for probate Monday. After the payment of all just debts the instrument bequeaths ail property of whatever nature to her sister, Martha E. Hollister. D. E. Hollister is named as executor. Ten attorneys are engaged in the Stockton case now on trial at Kentland. Mose Leopold, W. H. Parkison and G. A. Williams of this city and William Darroeh of Kentland are assisting Prosecutor HesS, while the defense is represented by Palmer & Carr of Monticelo, W. W. Lowrey of Indianapolis and A. Halleck of this city and R. R. Cummings of Kentland.

Officers from Gary came to Rensselaer Saturday in search of Steve Lutz, who was charged with stealing brass from the Pennsylvania railroad and whose home was said to be at Newland. In company with Deputy Sheriff John Robinson the officers z went to Newland but did not find thefr man. He owned four acres of land near there but had not been there for some time. Lutz was arrested recently after being wounded in a raid but escaped from the hospital. ■ „ .

Herbert W. Andem, a son-in-law of U. Z. Wiley, formerly of Fowler and at one time judge of the thirtieth judicial Circuit, was accidentally killed by electricity last week at Cubey, Cuba, where he was employed as electrical engineer by a large sugar company. His wife was formerly Miss Nellie Wiley. Since the beginning of the revolution in Cuba, Mrs. Andem has been the only American woman in the town of Cubey. Six American families were there when, the revolution began, but all the American women except Mrs. Andem left. Informatoin comes from Wheatfield that the telegram received there and purporting to be from Governor Goodrich on the day of the option election last Tuesday, saying that the laws of 1917 were in effect, thus giving women a legal

right to vote, was genuine so far as the people of .Wheatfield are concerned. A copy of the telegram is on file at the Western Union office in Indianapolis and was transmitted exactly as it was handed in there. It was signed “jAmes P. Goodrich.” As the governor has denied sending the telegram it is quite evident someone put up the job. . , ■' Marriage licenses Issued: June 2, Frank Keith Spencer of Remington, son of B. F. Spencer, aged 25 September 14 last, occupation manager of theater, and Laura Allman Peck, daughter of Charles H. Peck, also of Remington, aged 24 November 17 last, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. June 2, Clarence | Cleveland Martin of Kniman, aged 31 May 12 last, occupation farmer, and Letha Ollie Rees also of Kniman, aged 24 December 13 last, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. Married in the clerk’s office by Squire Dean. June 2, Roy Wilbur of Newland, aged 31 March 17 last, occupation farmer, and Thelma Ann Hoeferlln of Moody, aged 30 July 5 last, occupation housekeeper. Second marriage for each. First marriage of male dissolved by death in 1914. First marriage of female dissolved by divorce in May, 1916. Married in the clerk’s p.fllce by Squire Dean,