Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 September 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. W, V. Porter has purchased a 1%-ton Republic truck for use in stone road construction. Attorney Parkison and Earl Adams made a business trip to South Bend Sunday night in the latter‘s auto. Contractor A.’ S. Keene begun grading yesterday for the improvement of Austin avenue, the contract for which was let several months ago. Henry Bruck of Goodland, w T ho .had been adjudged of unsound mind, was brought to this city Sunday and placed in the jail until he can be received at Longcliff. Mrs. Charles V. May, who had been taking treatment at Mudlavia for rheumatism for some time, returned home Friday afternoon. She is greatly improved *and her many friends hope that she may have no recurrence of this from which she had suffered greatly for the past v few months.

William Kresel has purchased the eighty-acre farm of George Casey in Barkley township, occupied by Emory Harriott, for $112.50 an acre, or $9,000. Possession will be given March li next. The farm was formerly owned by Fred Waymire and is well improved. The sale was made through A. S. LaRue’s agency. On Friday afternoon, September 28, at 2 p. m., there will be a meeting of the county council of defense in the east court room at house. The meeting will be addressed by two gentlemen sent here by the state council of defense. and it is urgently requested that the chairman of every committee and every member of the various committees be present at this meeting. New suits filed: No. 8821. Mary J. Irwin vs. Mary E. Rush; - complaint on note. Demand S3OO. No. 8825. Savina Martin vs. William A. Martin; action for divorce. The parties were married May 7, 1887, and lived together until June 25, 1913, when, without cause, defendant wholly deserted plaintiff and has since failed to contribute to her support although fully able to do so, the complaint alleges. No. 8826. A. A. Blair vs. William Howell et al; action on note. Demand $350. \ Charles R. Dean, superintendent of the Rensselaer schools, has been appointed a member of the library board by the Rensselaer school board, to succeed L. H. Hamilton, whose term had expired and who had already been appointed to the boafd by Harvey W. Wood, Jr., trustee of Marion township, to succeed L N. Warren. The board is now composed of Judson J. Hunt, president; Mrs. Ora T. Ross, vicepresident; L. H. Hamilton, secretary; C. R. Dean, G. A. Williams, Harvey W. Wood, Jr., Mrs. James HI. Chapman and Mrs. John Eger: