Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 July 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. H. H. Downing and Attorney Hopkins of Goodland were visitors in the city Thursday. Attorney RusselJ K.- Bedgood of Lafayette was a business visitor in the city Wednesday. Miss Ida Ham, at the county hospital, went to Chicago Wednesday for a few days’ visit with relatives. J. H. Chapman has resigned as treasurer of the Jasper County Red Cross chapter, and C. H. Mills, assistant secretary-treasurer of The Trust & Savings bank, has been elected in his stead. The Jasper county council of defense has received word from Michael E. Foley, chairman of the state council of defense, stating that he would give an address in Rensselaer oru Monday, August 5. It is planned to make this a great patriotic demonstration and to have as many p°)p.’e of the ccurty present as bp*.

Attorney John A. Dunlap was interested with Milt Graves of Morocco in the deal' for the H. O. Harris home in this city, and Mr. Dunlap has a half interest in same. The Democrat understands that Mr. Harris is considering the purchase of er home in Chicago after spending the coming winter in company with his daughter, Miss Jennie, in Florida. His granddaughter, Mrs. Marceline Snorf, who made her home with her grandfather until her marriage, resides in Chicago, and it is for this reason that Mr. Harris is considering locating near her. Messrs. Graves and Dunlap expect to dispose of the Harris rty here, either selling it or trading it in on another farm.