Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 80, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 January 1919 — COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF [ARTICLE]

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Paragraphs From the Various Departments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL ' ' The Legal News Epitomised—Together With Other Notes Gathered From the Several County Offices. Judge Hanley is sitting as special judge in a ditch case in White county this week.

Eight marriage license* were issued last month, against six for the preceding month and 18 for the corresponding month of 1917. —— J—X—John H. Greve (has resigned as jueticer of the peace at Demotte and will devote his attention to the practice of law, so he Informs The Democrat. —2—» Marriage licenses issued: January 1, Justus Hudson Selby of Mt. Ayr, _ aged 22 October 27 last, farmer, a/nd Mary Anne Phares of Newton township, aged 19 November 7 last, housekeeper. First mar* riage for each. A. E. Boyce & Co. of Muncie was awarded the contract for, furnishing books and stationery for 1919 at the special meeting of the county commissioners Tuesday, in Classes 1,2, and 3, and the Rensselaer Republican in Class 4. The clerk’s annual statistical report shows that during the calendar year 1918, there were 131 civil cases filed in the circuit court, 111 disposed of, 11 venued to other counties and 5 venued from other counties here. Two juvenile cases were filed. Twenty-six letters of administration issued, and 6 guardianships. There were 14 decrees of foreclosure and 6 sheriff’s sale. Number of persons adjudged insane, 9. Marriage licenses issued, 88. Hunting Ifbenses issued, 224. Twelve divorce cases were filed, 5 granted, 2 dismissed and 5 pending. Twelve criminal cases were filed, 7 dismissed, 11 disposed of, 2 venuejl to other counties and 4 venued from other counties here. There were 5 convictions for misdemeanor; 2 for felony and 2 for violation of the liquor law. There were 119 natives of other countries declared their intention to become citizens of the U. S. A. —■ 4 born in Austria; 9. in England; 60 in Germany; 18 in Holland; 9 in IrelUhd and 19 in other countries.

The statistical report of Recorder Scott 1 for the calen lar year 1918, shows instruments filed during the year as follows: Warranty deeds recorded 423; consideration of same $1,592,669. Sheriff’s deeds 3; consideration $8,679. Tax title deeds, 10; consideration $58.5. Farm mortgages 244; aggregating $1,099,491. City and town property mortgages 72, aggregating $66,605. School fund mortgages; 8, aggregating $8,075. Chattel mortgages 331, aggregating $253,695. Mechanic’s liens 28, aggregating $5,074. During the same period 302 farm mortgages were satisfied aggregating SBO3/801; 73 city and town mortgages aggregating $69,949: 9 school fund mortgages aggregating 6,650; 173 chattel mortgages aggregating $104,225; 25 mechanic’s liens aggregating sl,517. In the total summary there were 436 deeds of all kinds filed, aggregating $1,601,933; 683 mortgages and liens, aggregating $1,432,940; 582 mortgages and liens satisfied, aggregating $986,142. There were, therefore, 101 more mortgages and liens filed during the year than were released, and the increase in mortgage indebtedness was $446,798. The only reductio-n in any item was in city and town mortgages, where 72 were filed and 73 released, and the total reduction was $3,344. This does not indicate that the city or town dweller was so much more prosperous than the farmer, as,_pne might think. The facts are that very little town property changed hands last year, while there were many farms sold and at a high figure, most of the increase in farmi mortgages being the unpaid purchase price. '