Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 83, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 January 1918 — COURTHOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF [ARTICLE]

COURTHOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Paragraphs From the Various Departments OF JASPERCOUNTY CAPITOL The Legal News Epitomized—Together With Other Notes Gathered From the Several County Offices. Former Judge T. F. Palmer of Monticello was in Rensselaer on business Friday. -County Assessor G. L. Tho,rnton attended the meeting of the State Board df Tax Commissioners and County Assessors at Indianapolis last week.

New suits filed: No. 8872. David D. Gleason vs. Art Hicks and Babcock & Hopkins; complaint on contract. No. 8873. George H. Gifford, executor, vs. Reuben Zehr et al; foreclosure of mortgage. Demand $7,000. The January term df the Newton circuit court convened Monday. The petit jury, composed of David S. Fletcher, Alonzo A. Smart, Sidney Lee, John Vayette, William H. Boyle, Robert E. Stack, James RKay, Anguj D. Washburn, Peter Sallee, John S. Allen, Jacob W. Cline and John Bootby, are called for ten o’clock a. m., on the third Monday of the term, January 23. Judge Hanley was to go over to Kentland Monday to open up the January term of the Newton circuit court, but owing to the fact that Court Reporter Mike Wagner is sprouting a Charlie Chaplin mustache and the chances of its getting frost-bitten between here and Remington were very promising, the Judge had to forego the trip until today, when, accompanied by the faithful Mike wrapped in a neck comforter to protect the tender whiskers, he will set out for the Newton county capital. Walter Funk of South Bend, special judge, has handed down a decision in the Porter circuit court in favor df the Manhattan Lumber company of Chicago, and other firms, in their suits against the -stockholders of the old Mineral Wells Jockey Club ifor material used in the race track at Porter, closed by the governor two years ago. Fire of incendiary origin destroyed the racing plant. The defendants must pay the lumber company $33,441.40, six Chesterton firms a total of $8,208.70, and thirty-seven smaller claims, ranging from S3O to S3OO. Local defendants say an appeal will be taken. This case, or one similar, was once tried in the Jasper circuit court -and appealed to the supreme court.

577.95, making a total of $37,11146. There was expended for gravel road repairs during the year $28,696.93, leaving a balance at the end of the year of $8,414.58. There was received on account of the expense of the circuit court $1,049.70 and paid out $8,209.27. Thirty dollars was received on account of the court house and $12,482.16 paid out on the same account. It cost $1,572.13 to keep up the county jail during the year. The expense of bridges was $25.,000 in round numbers. One bright ray in the list of figures is $6,245.02 receiived as interest on county iunds from the various depositories. Previous to the enactment of the county depository law the county treasurer and township trustees received and put down in their pockets whatever interest they could induce the banks to pay for the public funds in their possession. One can easily see from the above figures what a fat thing the office of county treasurer would be in Jasper county at the 2 per cent, interest on daily balances under the depository law if this interest went into the treasurer’s pocket instead of going into the county revenue fund. And in some instances, no do<ubt, under the old law, the treasurer received much .more than 2 per cent, on daily balances.

NOTES FROM THE RED CROSS

i During the week ending January 12, the Jasper County Red Cross chapter completed, ready for shipment, the following list of articles: 29 sweaters, 9 pairs socks, 2 mufflers, 3 pairs wristlets, 1 comforter, 1 crib comforter, 20 bed shirts, 4 pillows, 6 pillow cases, 120 large gauze compresses, 40 small gauze compresses, 40 gauze wipes, 60 gauze strips, 1 3-yard roll, 1 sponge, 35 triangle bandr ges, 30 atxiominal bandages, 45 scultetus, 20 *T bandages, 55 four-tailed bandagep. A report of the work of the preceding week will be printed each week so that the public, as well as the workers, may see what is being accomplished. Save this list for comparison with the one which will appear next week and then spend a little extra time over those pajamas and that sweater or add another hour or two with the surgical dressings so that you may be responsible for several additional items in the next report. Remember that the box is packed on Friday.