Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 96, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 March 1918 — 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. Isaac Shannon, who has just moved from near Remington to near Wolcott, was in Rensselaer on business Thursday. There were seven marriage licenses issued last month, against seven for the preceding month and eighteen for the corresponding month in 1917. Candidates for district, county and township offices should get busy and announce their candidacy, as the primary election will be held in May and first in the field will perhaps stand the better chance of securing a nomination. A motion and affidavit for a change of venue from the county has been sustained in the cases of the State of Indiana vs. Clint Casto, who is charged with violations of the liquor laws, and the cases will be tried in the Jasper circuit court at Rensselaer. A change of venue from the judge had formerly been taken and the causes had been assigned to L. D. Carey as special judge.—Monticello Herald.

Marriage licenses issued: February 27, Watsen Terpstra of Demotte, aged 22 September 26 last, farmer, and Anna DeHaan, also of Demotte, aged 18 January 10 last, housekeeper. First marriage for each. Married in the clerk’s office by Justice D. D. Dean. February 28, Peter Nanninga of Demotte, aged 20 May 6 last, farmer, and Ebelia Boezeman of Jasper county, aged 17 December 20 last, housekeeper. First marriage for each. Both being under age their fathers, George Nanninga and John Boezeman, give consent to issuance of license. New suits filed: William T. Shaw Shaw vs. David L. Halstead; suit on account. Demand S6OO. No. 8899. W. A. Shindler vs., David L. Halstead; suit on account, demand $133.09, and on two checks given plaintiff on the Trust & Savings Bank of Rensselaer, one for $1 26.34 and one for $6.75, the first of 'which had been protested and payment refused on the latter by the bank. Demand $175 and S2O respectively. The complaint is in three paragraphs. No. 8900. Arthur Cavendish vs. T. F. Ransford Co.; appeal from Justice Dean’s court. No. 8901. Albert 6. Keene vs. Mary Smith estate; suit on disallowed claim. Demand $136. No. 8902. Mrs. John Pinter vs. Mary Smith estate; suit on disallowed claim. Demand $161.58.

The time limit for registration of alien enemies—'persons born in those countries with which we are at war and wfao had not taken out full citizenship papers—expired February 13, ahd those registering with Postmaster Littlefield follow: Paul Schultz. Union Paul L. Schultz, Union Peter Wagner, Rensselaer Jacob Wagner, Rensselaer William Wornke, Union Robert Newman, Union Frank W. Zacker, Newton Gustave Zacker, Newton John EiTtz, Union Persons subject to this registration could register with any postmaster in the county in which they resided, but the names of thos® registering at other postoffices than Rensselaer have not been handed in to The Democrat. Postmaster Carriott at Parr registered thirteen, we are told.