Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 April 1918 — COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF [ARTICLE]

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

tatmstlng Paracraphs From the Various Departments 8F JASPER-COUNTY CAPITOL Thu Legal News Epitomised—Together With Other Notes Gathered From the Several County Offices*. Don’t forget that Monday, May 6, is the last day for paying the spring installment of taxes to avoid their going delinquent and having the delinquent penalty added. ■■■ p * s—■■ Through some oversight the name of W. I. Hoover for county sheriff was not included in the list of Democrats filing declarations in Wednesday’s Democrat. This makes two candidates for the Democratic nomination, while there are four Republican candidates. While a list of the boys who will be taken from neighboring counties to Caimp Taylor about April 26 has been published in several of the papers in such counties, the Jasper county conscription board informs The Democrat that the list here will not be made public until the day the boys leave. Just why this should be done in Jasper county and not in neighboring counties is not apparent to the lay mind.

New suits filed: 8917. Joseph Kennedy and George W. Murphey vs. Henry V. Templeton and Edward H. Hamilton; suit on account. Demand $722.76. Venued here from Newton county. No. 8918. Mary E. Lovell vs W. O. Stoner, suit on note. Demand S6OO. Venued here from Newton county. No. 8919. Albert E. and Nelson Shafer vs. Vern Jennings, suit oh account. Demand $75. The will of the late Edward Cain was filed for probate Tuesday. The instrument was executed January 2, 1908, and all the personal property and a life estate in the realty was left to the wife, who has died since the will was executed. The real estate then goes to the four sons, Francis, Edward J., Joseph P. and Thomas C. Cain. The five grandchildren, Anna, Ida, Albert, Edward and Marjorie Caln were left $lO each.' The court was asked to name an administrator, and R. D. Thompson been appointed as such.

Marriage licenses Issued: April 9, Henry Otto Joegers of Wolcott, aged 28 February 24 last, farmer, and Agnes Bowman of Remington, aged 24 May 21 last, housekeeper. Second marriage for each, previous marriages having been dissolved by death February, 1917, and December, 1916, respectively. April 11, Lottis Sebastian Franklin of Wheatfield, aged 22 June 14 last, operator, and Zulu Hight, also of Wheatfield, aged 16 July 20 last, operator. First marriage for each. Female being under age', her father, Edwin R. Hight, gave consent to issuance of license. Married in clerk’s office by D. Delos Dean. The Newton county council met in special session Monday and passed an emergency ordinance appropriating the sum of SIO,OOO out of the county treasury, to be placed in a county war chest for the defrayal of the various kinds of war-relief work to be met in this county during the remainder of this year. This action was taken in response to a resolution calling for it, adopted at a public meeting of prominent citizens and heavy taxpayers held at Brook recently. Five of the seven members of the council —Messrs. Harry Warr, Bert Miller, H. J. Christensen, C. L. Constable and S. G. Kindig—were present and all voted for the passage of the ordin-ance-—Kentland Democrat.