Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 82, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 January 1919 — COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF [ARTICLE]

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Paragraphs From tin Various Departments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL The Legal News Epitomized—Together With Other Notes Gathered From the Several County Offices. New suits filed: No. 9001. The State Bank of Rensselaer vs. William Roudebush; suit on note. Demand S2OO. No. 9002. John A. Dunlap vs. Vern J. Crlsler; suit on note. Demand |650. No. 9003. Louis A. Schatzley vs. Emma Holller et al; action to quiet title. Monticello Herald: After hearing many witnesses an agreement was reached between the petitioners and remonstrr.tors in the matter of the petition of Hendrick Swygman et al for a ditch In Princeton township whereby the petition was referred back to the drainage commissioners and they are ordered to correct their report and report on jfhe first day of the next term of tourt. 'j’he January term of the Newton circuit court will convene Monday. The following jurymen have been drawn, to report the third Monday, January 27: Fred L. Hanson, Arthur J. Spinney, C. M. Melin, Louis A. Gerrich, Ben D. Shetland, Phileas Poutre, Halsey E. Davis, John Linville, faenry Moore, Otis Phillips, Fred A. Brown, Perry W. Gaines. The grand jury has not been called.

I— 1—» Representative W. L. Wood returned from Indianapolis Thursday evening, after attending the convening of the legislature, he having some important business matters to look after and the legislature having adjourned until Monday. Mr. Wood was appointed Chairman of the important committee on drains and dykes, which is the same held by him last tenm. Mr. Wood will return to Indianapolis Sunday 3 • The Democrat commends the /political acumen of Mayor Spitler in the appointment of the local committee to participate in the welcome home at Indianapolis yesterday of the two Indiana regiments who recently returned from their trip overseas. Except for Mr. Hamilton, not a one has a chick or a child to have cent to the war. But we believe all are Republicans, and it is but carrying out the Republican policy to impress on the returning soldiers that “we won the war.” The Democrat is informed by a gentleman in a position to know, that, as a result of the investigation by the state board of accounts last October"o£ the cost of building a small bridge in Union township, mention of which was made in The Democrat at the time, there whs paid back into the towifship fnnds SIBO, a little more than half what was paid to parties for building the bridge. This investigation, it will be remembered, was frowned on by the Republican county organ, which denounced it as a wholly political knove and denied that there was anything savoring of graft in the matter.. But the fact that SIBO of the $321.80 paid for the job was returned to Che township would indicate that there was "something rotten in Denmark.”