Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 71, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 December 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 Gathered From the Several Cx» Jxity Offices. Attorney George A. Williams was a business visitor in Chicago yesterday. Attorney J. A. Dunlap was in Indianapolis on legal business Monday. Attorney John Greve and Trustee Fairchild and sister were down from Demptte Monday. John Flynn of Earl Park was in the city Monday, looking after his real estate interests near Rensselaer. County Assessor G. L. Thornton went to South Bend 'Saturday to visit his son, George, and Mrs. Thornton went to Geneva, Illinois, to visit their daughter, Mrs. Abbott for a few days. —> — This is the week for donations of fruit or vegetables for the county hospital, and those making donations are requested to bring same to the court house, where they will be taken care of. —HOME ECONOMICS CLUB. County Supt. Sterrett entertained the township trustees to a fine dinner at his hoimie Monday, this being the last meeting of the county board of education at which several of the trustees would be, present, as the newly elected mem-' hers take their offices on January 1, 1919. The White County War Mothers dedicated a service flag last Sun- ’ day containing 808 blue stars and 23 gold stars, the former 'representing the number of men in the service from that county and the latter the number who died from disease or in action. Jasper coun-, ty’s service flag contains 633 blue stars and 11 gold stars. White county, according to the last official census, had a population of 17 - 602, or 4,558 more than Jasper county, and yet she had but 175 more soldiers in the service than our county.

An affidavit was filed in Squire Irwin’s court Friday by James Russell of Demotte, charging Bert Lewellyn, principal of the Demotte schools, with assault and battery on Russell’s son, Who is quite a good-sized lad and was attending school there. The Democrat understands that Lewellyn claims that the Russell boy was swearing and using profane language on t'he school grounds and refused to desist when he ordered him to do so, but instead swore and cursed Lewellyn and attempted to fight him, and the latter only used such force as was necessary to subdue the boy. The case is set for hearing on next Saturday. Charles Brusnahan and Mike McAvoy of Hanging Grove township, who are alleged to have made a trip to Beaverville, Illinois, Saturday afternoon or- early evening, were placed in jail here Saturday night on a charge of intoxication and having intoxicants in their possession, and Sunday morning the former was arraigned before Mayor Spitler and fined SIOO and costs, amounting in all to $l3O, and given a 30 days jail sentence. The latter, however, was suspended during good behavior. Eight quarts of beer and three quarts of whiskey were found" in his automobile and taken charge of by the officers. McAvoy was arraigned before Squire Irwoi- and fined $1 and costs, amounting in all to $10.70. McAvoy is said to have been very drunk, aad the sheriff found .n his pockets a quart bottle of whiskey, a pint of whiskey, one-half pint of gin and three pints of beer. It is said that Brusnahan interferred when the officers arrested McAvoy, hence the heavy fine given him.