Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 April 1918 — COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF [ARTICLE]

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

brtirostini Paragraphs From the Various Departments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL The Legal News Epitomized—Together With Other Notes Gathered From the Several County Offices. Attorney Frank Davis of Brook was in Rensselaer on business Wednesday. Attorney George E. Hershman was down from Crown Point, looking after cases in court yesterday. A fresh supply of those faimous Neidich brand typewriter ribbons just rdteived in The Democrat’s fancy stationery and office supply department. Marriage licenses issued: April 18, Roy J. Heil of Wheatfield, aged 31 March 21 last, carpenter, and Ruby Lucile Brown of Gifford, aged 19 September 12 last, housekeeper. First marriage for each. Married by Justice D. D. Dean at his office. April 19. Mannon B. Street ot Chicago, aged 42, lather, and Katherine Galvin, also of Chicago, aged 30, Januaryl6 last, stenographer. Second marriage for each. First marriage of male dissolved by death in 1898; first marriage of female dissolved by divorce in 1915.

New suits filed: No. 8922. Petition for adoption of Grace L. Krout by James C. and Lora P. Clark. No. 8923. Joseph Salrin vs. Bank of Wheatfield; action for damages for withholding monies which plaintiff alleges belong tp him. Demand SIO,OOO. No. 8924. Arthur McGaughey vs. Jesse W. Winningham; foreclosure of mortgage. Demand $950. No. 8925. The-American Agriculture Chemical Co. vs. Eddie R, Hight; 1 suit on notes. Complaint in ten paragraphs. Demand $4 5, SBO, $65, S4O, $35, *s2s, $35, S4O, S2O, 45, respectively. On another page today’s Democrat will be found the official list of candidates to be voted for in Jasper county at the May primary, to be held on Tuesday, May 7. It will be noted that the Democrats have no candidate for county surveyor or for county councilman in the first councilmanic district; no township ticket in Keener nor Wheatfield, except for trustee in the latter township; no township advisory board in Hanging Grove and no precinct committeemen in Union, no one having filed for any of these offices in the districts The Republicans have no candidate for precinct committeeman in Union south, but otherwise their ticket is complete. William B. Fisiher of Milroy township, who had filed as a candidate for county commissioner in the third district and for committeeman from his precinct, filed a withdrawal in both instances before the list was given to the printer. Two of the | Republican candidates for trustee in Keener township, A. DeKoker, Jr. and Tunis Snip, also withdrew from the race, but Milroy still has four candidates for .the Republican nomination for trustee and two for the Democratic nomination.