Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 August 1917 — COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF [ARTICLE]

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Paragraphs From flit Various Departments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL The Legal News Epitomized—Together with Other Notes Gathered from the Several County Offices. Attorney E. M. Laßue was in Lafayette on business Friday. Attorney Jasper Guy of Remington was over on legal business Monday. Judge Hanley drove to Frankfort Sunday with his son Emil, Ernest Moore and John Luers, who recently joined the hospital corps there. Edward Curtis and Henry Buck of Newton county were brought over by Sheriff Spinney yesterday and lodged in jail here to lay out a fine and costs of §14.45 each for intoxication. -

Attorney G. A. Williams returned from Ohio Monday to attend commissioners court*. He reports good oats in Ohio, and says wheat is making from twenty-five to forty bushels per acre. James C. McColly, well-known Wheatfield carpenter and a former resident of Union township, has been adjudged insane and was taken to Longcliff Monday by Deputy Sheriff John Robinson and Lou Harmon. The inquest was held by I. M. Washburn, E- N. Loy, E. C. English and D. D. Dean, The county commissioners met in Regular session Monday and transacted the following business, although most of the day was taken up as usual with the allowance of claims. Contracts for eleven bridges and for a garage and driveway at the county jail were to come up. for letting yesterday afternoon, and a report of yesterday's proceedings will' be publishedin_Jsaturday's Democrat: Joseph Hallagan stone road — Contractors Johnson allowed §BOO. James E. Lamson stone road — Contractor allowed balance due of $691. Superintendent discharged and cause dropped. James Lane stone road —Contractor W. V. Porter allowed sl,640. George Naninga stone road— Contractor A. S. Keene allowed sl,440. W. L. Wood stone roads—Contractor Moneyhun & Son allowed $2,816. Petition of Peter Swart for locationof highway—Dismissed at petitioner's cost. • Interest on county funds for July

in the various depositories—The Trust & Savings bank of Rensselaer and the Bank of Wheatfield reports not yet being in—was, as follows: First National bank, Rensselaer, $1 79.74; State bank, Rensselaer, $116.05; State bank. Remington, $107.76. New suits filed: No. 8792. Jlenry Brooks vs. Rosa Brooks; action fob divorce. The complaint alleges that the parties ■were married July 10, 1 >97, and separated July 23. 1917. Plaintiff charges defendant with ?ruel and inhuman treatment during their entire married life, in that she was quarrelsome, faultfinding and disagreeable. One child was born as the result of this union. [ ■; „ ‘ No. 8793. William E. Bell vs. Ed Oliver; complaint on judgment secured in Illinois. Demand $12,000. . No. 879 4. Edwin T. Smith vs. Ed Oliver; complaint on judgment secured in Illinois. Demand $12,000.

No. 8795. O. Byron Blackburn vs. Ed Oliver; complaint on judg-| ment secured in Illinois. Demand $12,000. No. 8796. Maggie Swartzell vs. Albert P. Swartzell; action for divorce, The complaint alleges that the parties were married January 6, 1916, and separated. .January 18, 1917. Cruel and inhuman treatment is charged; No. 8 797. August C. Stauffenberg vs. Daniel S. Makeever, Charles Welsh, Henry W. Mhrble. board of commissioners of Jasper county, Indiana; suit to enjoin opening of highway petitioned for by M. I. Adams et al.

The board of hospital trustees has made a report to the county commissioners covering the period from Jariuary 19, 1917, when the hospital opened, to August 1, a little more than six months. The report shows that during this time 150 patients were received at the hospital, that forty-three of these were for treatment, eight confinement cases and ninety-nine, operations. Eight of the 1,50 were charity patients. Six of the patients died, but only one of the deaths followed an operation. The total expenses for the period covered in the report is given, at $8,795.08, as follows: Superintendent and nurses, $2,396.20; insurance, etc., $242.20; groceries meat and surgical supplies, $?,- 110.64; lights, power and telephone, $132.20; permanent equipment and furniture, $3,913.84. The receipts from patients is given as $3,468.10, to which should be added, says the report, for charity, $183.50. From individuals and lodges there was received—J. J. Lawler, $125; Ladies’ Literary club, $100; J. H. Chapman and wife, $125; A. Leopold, $125; Mrs. Leo Wolfe, $125; Mrs. J. M. Wasson. $125; H. R. Kurrie, $125; Holy Name society, $125 and linens; Pythian Sisters, linens; Knights of Pythias, $99: Masonic lodge, $99; Eastern Star lodge, linens and $13.19; W. B. Austin, $125; Mrs. ’Mary B. Hammond, $100; Mrs. Alda Parkison.« $125; Drs. Gwin. Kresler and English, each $35; Mrs. Susan Maines, $9; a wheel chair from Mrs. John a clock from the Good Cheer class of the Presbyterian church; various surgical instruments from several of the doctors, and there are unpaid pledges amounting" to $l9B.

The total cash donations received amount to $1,741.51, most of which was for furnishing rooms. Deducting the cash receipts from patients and the expenditures exceeded reciepts by $5,326.98. The hospital records of total cash receipts and » expenditures by months, the office of the county treasurer, show: Receipts. Expendt’s Feb., Ist rpt.s 385.00 $ 4,090.1 3 March 1,400.44 1,355.83 April 419.00 1,464.33 May 703.85 ‘ 1,009.43 June 1,1 21.60 1,172.1 4 July 804.75 1.027.79 Totals ...$4,834.64 $10,119.65 Net deficit since opening of hospital $5,285.01.