Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 June 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. Sheriff B. D. McColly was in St. Louis, Missouri, the first of the week on business. New suits filed: No. 8934. Harry Sellers vs. Vernon Hagen; action for damages. Demand $1,300. Venued here from Newton county. Former County Assessor John Q. Lewis, who has been employed lately in Hammond, came down Tuesday evening to remain here a few days and at his home at'Kersey while taking treatment for ari u ailment in one of his- ears. Newton circuit court items from the Kentland Enterprise: Lafayette Loan and Trust company vs. George Gifford, executor of the last will '•£ Benjamin J. Giff .rd, to set aside will, assigned for August 23 for making up issues. Loretta McKee vs. Mark A. iHoag, breach of promise, motion for new trial sustained and case sent to White county. A. M. Sands, a brother of Charles M. Sands of this city, died at his home in Lansing, Michigan, on Wednesday of last week from cancer of the stomach, aged about forty-one years. The funeral was held at that place on Friday, June 7, and was attended by Charles M. Sands of this city, Lydia and George Sands of Tefft; Mr. and Mrs. Larkin Logan, Thomas Logan and Mr. and Mrs. Edward Rockwell of Gillam township.

Following are the names from which the twenty-nine men to foe sent from Jasper county to Camp Sherman, Chillicothe, Ohio, June 28 are to be taken. All are registrants of Jasper county and the address gifen is their present post office: Frank Garvin, Rensselaer, R»4 John Otterberg, Rensselaer Jack Rhoede, Thayer _ TJenry Frey, Remington Sylvanug Marquie, Remington Lawrence Iliff, Jordan township Oscar Johnson, Rensselaer Wm. Armstrong, Kniman John Phares, Rensselaer Tony Apostal, Rensselaer Dan Leighty, Fair Oaks Oscar Whitaker; Monterey, Tenn. Albert H. Johnson, Baroda, Mich. Platte Spade, Remington Guy Swim, Rensselaer Wm. McKinney, Foresman Wm. A. Simonin, Brook John Jungles, Fair Oaks James Mize, Wheatfield Lewis DeFilipi, Gary Oscar Lunblad, Mt. Ayr Homer Fisher, Wheatfield Don Sutton, Fair Oaks Chas. H. Britton, Medaryville Alfred Murray, Wheatfield Max J. Schultz, Parr Aloilzo Norris, Medaryville Roy Flores, Tafft Chas. Klous, Remington Walter Snodgrass, Rensselaer Livingston Ross, Rensselaer Leo R. Zellers, Fair Oaks. John I. Reed of Rensselaer, Wallace Miller of near Virgie, and Everett Parker of Gifford, will leave tomorrow for Vancouver, Washington. These men were called for out of the limited class, and go as cooks. % . ; v . Several Rensselaer young men who wilt be placed in class 1 under the re-classification of are preparing to enlist in order to secure service that will be more acceptable than to wait and take their chances in the draft call.