Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 65, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 November 1917 — COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF [ARTICLE]

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Inforesting Paragraphs From the Various Departments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL The Legal News Epitomized—Together With Other Notes Gathered From the Several County Offices. Sheriff McColly went to Hammond on business Monday evening. Attorney M. E. Graves of * Morocco was in the city on court business yesterday. B. F. Fendig, county fuel administrator, attended a meeting of the various county fuel administrators at Indianapolis yesterday, called by State Fuel Administrator Evans Woollen. The November term of the Jasper circuit court opened Monday with Judge Hanley in the woolsack. Yesterday was call day and a list of cases set down for trial will be published in Saturday’s Democrat: Judge Hanley, Mayor Spitler and Mrs. W. I. Spitler drove to Indianapolis Saturday in Mr. Spitler’s car to visit Cope Hanley and W. I. Spitler, members of the second officers’ training camp at Fort Benjamin Harrison. Frank Welsh, O. K. Rainier and Mose Leopold of the county council of defense visited the several townships of the county Monday and in each appointed a person to represent the protection committee, of which Mr. Rainier 'is chairman. The trip was made in the latter’s auto. According to the .official figures on file in the county treasurer’s office, the receipts of the county hospital for the month of October were $651.68 and the expenditures $682.46, leaving a net deficit of $30.78, the smallest deficit for any month since the hospital was opened, last February.

Prosecuting Attorney Reuben Hess came over from Kentland Monday and took charge of the November grand jury. It is understood that'" a number of law violations are to be investigated, among them being the fight at Demotte last June between Ernest Case and Frank Butler, a showman. Butler was seriously injured in the fight and died June 26, but no investigation was made at the * time. It is said that Case had no intention or desire to inflict mortal injury. —:— The Democrat has had so much call recently for card index filing cabinets in its fancy stationery and office supply department that it decided to add a small stock of these cabinets to this department. Therefore, we now have these cabinets in three different sizes and finish —aU for 3x5 cards-*—in plain, oak and pebble board finish, at prices ranging from $1 to $2.50 each, with index. Other sizes and styles can be secured on short notice. Call in and see what we have. A stock of white lead pencils (writes white) has also been added to this department.

New sujts filed: No. 8857. Petition of J. A. Sivalls, guardian, vs. Charles Fand Robert J. Sivalls. Petition to sell real estate. No. 8858. The Citizens State bank of Carmel, Indiana, vs. Annah J. Magel et al. Action in foreclosure. No. 8859. Anna M. Millman vs. estate of John A. Millman, deceased; action on disallowed claim. Demand $561.15. 'No. 8860. Francis M. Walter vs. Ben D. McColly; demand $562.22. The complaint alleges that the $562.22 is due plaintiff from the estate of Thomas and Angeline Walter, deceased; that real estate was sold and money paid in to County Clerk Nichols, who transferred same to Sheriff McColly, who refuses to turn same over to plaintiff. No. 8861. John Danford vs. Oscar N. Berry and Elizabeth Berry; action on account. Demand S3OO.