Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 102, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 March 1918 — COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF [ARTICLE]

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

bitirastlns Paragraphs From the Various Departments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL The Legal News Epitomized—Together With Other Notes Gathered From the Several County Offices. Sheriff and Mrs. B. D. McColly, who have been spending some time at Houston, Texas, for the benefit of the former’s health, will start home the latter part of this week but will stop over in New Orleans for a few days’ visit.

Republicans have filed declarations of candidacy since our last issue as follows: Joint senator from Lake,, Porter and Jasper—Dwight M. Kinder of Gary. For state representative—W. L. Wood* of Rensselaer. Township assessor—John Greve, Keener. But one Democrat has filed as yet—Leo O. Worland of Rensselaer, for county coroner. . __ Newton circuit court items from the Kentland Enterprise: Alfred Stakley vs David L. Halstead, damage suit, continued by agreement. Taylor-Critchfield Co. vs. John A. Dunlap, suit on account, continued. Lafayette Trust Co. vs. George H. Gifford, suit to set aside will, change of venue granted. William H. Wells vs. George H. Gifford, continued by agreement. Herbert Hammond has been driving a motor truck for the past few days for W. V. Porter, hauling corn from the Porter farm to one of the grain elevators here. This is the latest up-to-the-minute method of hauling produce to market, and while this is perhaps the first instance where a motor truck has been used for this purpose in Jasper county, it will probably be but a very few years before the custom becomes quite general. Marriage licenses issued: March 20, William Isaac Carmany of Benton county, aged 33 September 6 last, farmer, and Eliza Anna Martin of Jasper county, aged 29 January 10 last, housekeeper. First marriage for each. Married in the clerk’s office by D. Delos Dean. March 20, Carl Bowman of Newland, aged 23 August 22 last, farmer, and Iva Mary Mae Snow of Rensselaer, aged 25 October 4 last, housekeeper. First marriage for each.

More draftees^-1,818 of them—will be taken to the national army post at Hamilton, New York, within, the five-day period beginning April 3, according to a telegram to Major Robert C. Baltzell, state national army agent, from the provost marshal at Washington Wednesday. This will complete the total number of white men wanted by the first draft call in Indiana. Only rren physically qualified for general military service are to be in this call. Over in Newton county the people propose to put the local war activities on a business basis where the people of the entire county will pay according to their ability to do so, rather than the loss of val uable time in making personal can vasses for Red Cross, Y. M. C. A., etc., drives, and at a largely attended meeting held at Brook last Sunday it was determined to ask the county council to appropriate $25,000 for this purpose. The plan was endorsed by the county council of defense and by scores of the leading citizens and heavy taxpayers of the county. At the regular meeting of the county council of defense Wednesday, among the more important business transacted was that of changing the time of the regular meeting from- the first and third Wednesdays to the first and third Thursdays, as requested by L. H. Hamilton at the previous meeting, for the alleged purpose of accommodating one person, although the time had been changed some months

ago H orn Tuesday to Wednesday to best accommodate ALL members of the council, including Mr. Hamilton. The change now will probably' discommode several members to benefit but one. The chairman announced the appointment of G. L. Thornton as head of the committee to look after the raising of more sheep in Jasper county, and Rex D. Warner as federal explosiva inspector. W. I). Bringle reported that he had appointed George Hascall of Remington and Thomas Jensen of Wheatfield as assistants in the vacant lot gardening, and the council passed a resolution insisting that all vacant lots in Rensselaer and other towns in the county be cultivated this year and that owners of lots who fail to cultivate their lots themselves or who hold up for excessive rentals of same would be considered unpatriotic. J. M. Sauser of the military committee reported that the liberty guard organizations at Rensselaer and Remington were coming on nicely, and Captain Leopold of the Rensselaer company extended an invitation to members of the council to visit the armory next Wednesday evening and witness the drilling of same. Regarding the work of the telephone company in their free labor bureau, Mr. Leopold, chairman of the legal department, reported that the work did not conbict with the postoffice department in securing labor on farms.

The list of men to be taken from Jasper county on the next call of the remaining 35 per cent, of the draft has been compiled and is given below. Ten men will be taken on March 29, and they will leave here on the 10:55 a. m. train for Camp Taylor, Kentucky. Seven more, completing the number required from this county and making up the full 35 per cent, will leave April 3. These men will go to Fort 'Hamilton, Brooklyn, New York. Frank J. Boes, Tefft. Herbert L. Bozelle, Fair Oaks. Joseph W. Reeve, Rensselaer. Leslie Zellers, Fair Oaks. Jesse Grimm, Gifford. Lloyd S. Parks, Rensselaer. Lonnie E. Dowell, Remington. Guy C. Peek, Rensselaer (Danville, Illinois.) George A. Donnelly, Rensselaer. Paul A. Karr, Fair Oaks. To leave between April 3 and 8, date not decided: M. J. Wagner, Rensselaer, wim. O. Duvall, Rensselaer. D. D. Dean, Rensselaer. John W. McCarthy, Rensselaer. Elmer C. McGinnis, Demotte. Samuel Koslowsky, Rensselaer. Herbert C. Hammond, Rensselaer.