Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 92, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 February 1918 — COURT NEWS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

COURT NEWS

[ O. Rhoades, deceased —Set for third 1 Monday. McClintock-Turnkey Co. vs Arthur E. and Cora E. Arnott—-Set for fourth Thursday. Ellis R. Jones et al vs. James A. Keister—Set for secdnd Thursday. Indian Refining Co. vs. Mark Schroer—Set for third Thursday. J. J. Cooper Rubber Co. vs. Mark State vs. Frank Leach—Continued by agreement. State vs Stanley E. Case —Continued for term. Petition for drain by Claude May et al—'Set for trial second Friday. John Wagner et al ditch —Commissioners granted extension of time to report until third Monday. State ex rel. Jay W. Stockton vs. Edward P. Lane, trustee Newton township—Set for third Monday. Emma York vs. Estate of Fannie J. Schroer, Hugh Kirk and S. P. Carroll—Set for third Tuesday. L. W. Baugh & Co. vs. Thomas Porter—Set dor thind Monday April term. • E. S. Welch vs. Charles Halleck — Set for third Tuesday. Charles A. Jones vs. Ransom N. Edwards—Motion for*hew trial overruled. Central Petroeum Co, vs. Awgust Goepp—Set for third Wednesday. Dora E. Burris vs. Clyde Burris— Cause dismissed at cost olf defendant. Louis Beecher vs. Alice Stocksick —Court finds defendant not of sound mind and incapable of managing her estate, R. A. Parkison appointed guardian and heirs directed to qualify on probate docket. Bond SI,OOO. Wm. J. Reinhertz vs. estate of William Reinhertz —Set for third Thursday.

Evaline Florence et al vs. Samuel W. English 'et al—Commissioner ordered to rent farm for another year. State ex rel. Robert and Anna E. Michal vs. Joseph Salrin, trustee of. Walker tp.-- Set for third Wednesday. Charles G. Spitler vs. David L. Halslgad et al—Set for third Friday; Eunice M. Helsel vs. Margaret Johnson et al—Set for third Friday. Flora J. Poole vs. Bahcock & Hopkins—Set for fourth Thursday. Ed Oliver vs. Jesse Grim and C. I. Ry.—Dismissed at plaintiff's cost. William R. Custard vs. Fred W. Schultz—Set for third Wednesday. Jacob A. White vs. H. & D. Co. —• Set for fourth Friday. Bank of Wheatfield vs Orvis Salrin, et al—Motion for new trial overruled. Appeal prayed for and granted. Bond for SSOO with D. S. Makeever as surety approved. Selina St. Pierre vs N. Y. C. RyCo.—Set for fourth Tuesday. Plaintiff files amended complaint. Joseph D. Law, adm. of estate of Ammeddie St. Pierre vs. N. Y. C. Ry. Co.—Set for fourth Monday. Virginia-Carolina Chemical Co. vs. Conrad Kellner et al—Set for third Tuesday. Cornelia H. Catherwood vs Robert Catherwood et al—Set for second Monday. Alice Woody vs. Wm. P. Michal — Set for third Wednesday. Maggie K. Swartzell vs. Albert P. Swartzell —Process ordered issued for defendant, returnable third Saturday.

Moses Leopold, administrator of the estate of Minnie Schatzley, deceased, vs Jens Jensen et al.—Court finds that decedent sold certain lands during her lifetime to defendant Jensen by contract and that, said contract was assigned to de-' fendant Earl Michaels and by Michaels assigned to Maihalia Davisson, who paid $425 to administrator, balance in full of contract. Court appoints Philip R. Blue commissioner to execute deed and carry out provisions of contract. Virginia-Carolina Chemical Co. vs Conrad Kellner et al —Defendant files verified asking an order for new parties defendant. George McElfresh, administrator of the estate of John W. Rush, asked permission of the court to settle with the Monon railroad company for the killing of Mr. Rush and the latter’s team at the McKinley avenue crossing on November 3, for $4,000 cash and costs. Permission was granted to make sudh settlement.