Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 September 1917 — COURT NEWS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

COURT NEWS

There has been very little doing in the circuit court this week. The divorce case of Emma Harrington vs. Ford Harrington was heard by Judge Hanley Wednesday morning and a decree granted the plaintiff, together with alimony in the sum of SIOO, and $75 attorney fees, with the costs charged to the defendant. „ The grand jury which was in session the first of this week, as usual made an ins<pection of the jail and county farm. At the rorurrer ptace They foundeotrdrttohS to be “satisfactory,” but regarding the county farm reported as follows:; # ■ . • That at the county farm we find certain of the buildings to be in a bad state of repair and we recommend that certain hog pens and sheds be torn down and new ones rebuilt: that certain other buildings be repaired and certain new- buildings should be built, and for this purpose recommend that the board of county commissioners take such steps as are legally necessary to see that these things are done. ■s The trial calendar for the term has been arranged as follows :- Second Week Second Monday—A. C. Stauffenherg VS.T D. S- Makeever et al, injunction; Grant-Warner Lumber Co. - vs. Rolla Gates et al, foreclosure. Third Week Third Monday—State vs. Frank Leache: Bell vs, Oliver, suit on iudement: Smith vs. Oliver, on judgment: Blackburn vs. Oliver, on judgment; McNeil & Higgins Co. vs. Leslie Fisher, on account. Third Tuesday—State vs. Ivan V. Julian: state vs. Baker.

Third Wednesday—Hathaway vs. Johnson, account: Cooper Rubber Co. vs. Sehroer, account. Third Thursday—Rutnsey & Co. vs. Garland T. Morrow, contract; Charles B. Franklin vs. Missouri Business Men’s Accident and Health asyiation. damages; Brandt & Lear vs. Short: Third Friday—E. S. Welsh vs. Charles Halleek, account; Grassmere Land Co. vs. Joseph Hickman, on check: First National bank of Medaryville vs. Julius Klinger et al. foreclosure; Central Petroleum Co. vs. August Ooeon. account. ~ Fourth Week Fourth Monday—Steve Nicolit vs. Michael Jungles, conversion (two oases!; Howell vs. Wood, disallowed claim; Gertrude Niemenbeverdriet vs. Arthur Hopkins, on note. Fourth Tuesday—Thomas J. Mai* htt vs. Francis E. Goff, account; State Bank of Rensselaer vs. Jacob A. Hensler. on note (two cases). Fourth Wednesday—J. G. Evans vs. A. A. Blair et al, foreclosure; Tames L Smith vs. estate of Mary Smith. Fourth Thursday—William H. Wells vs. George H. Gifford, executor, contest will; Lafayette Loan & Trust Co. vs. George H. Gifford, executor, contest will.