Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 85, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 January 1919 — COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF [ARTICLE]

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Paragraphs From Un Various Departments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL The Legal New® Epltomlaed—Together With Other Notes Gathered From the Several County Offices. Trustee Pettet of Walker township was a business visitor in the city Saturday. County superintendent and Mrs. M. L. Sterrett were called to Rockfield Sunday by the death of the former’s mother, Mrs. Wilson Sterrett, who died Saturday from paralysis of the heart. She was about 60 years of age and is survived by her husband and twelve children. The funeral was held yesterday. The annual report of the county treasurer and auditor, of the receipts and expenditures for the calendar year 1918, appears on another page of today’s DeAocrat. This report shows that there was received during the year by te treasurer about $1,000,000, and that there was nearly half a million dollars on hand in the various funds January 1, 1919. ° Court notes in Kentland Democrat: Bank of Wheatfield vs. Joseph Salrln, note; court on Wednesday rendered judgment on a verdict by jury previously returned, for $3,200, interest at rate of 6 per cent and cost; appeal to appellate court granted.

Matilda Dluzak vs. Laska D. FranscOviak, for damages; (plaintiff’s motion that the cause bd reopened and she be permitted to file amended complaint, was granted and cause set for serial on Wednesday, February 5 Auguwst Bernhardt of ter township was a business visitor in the city yesterday. Mr. Bernhardt has rented his fartin' west of Fountain Park to his son-in-law, Paul Weiss. He owned another farm 1% miles southeast of Remington, known as the Hoops farm and containing 116 acres, which he sold last Saturday to John Kldfi of Onarga, Illinois, for $193 per acre. Mr. Bernhardt bought this farm seven years ago for $133 per acre and besides the crops raised thereon 'has made a profit on the land of S6O per acre .in seven years time. , The adjourned term of the November circuit court convened Monday morning to finish up the case of J. D. Law, administrator of the Meddie St. Pierre estate, vs. the New York Central R. R. The jury was selected and part of evidence heard Monday forenoon when word was received by ' Juryman Hiram Crawford of Wheatfield that his brother was dying, and he was excused. Crawford not returning Tuesday "the case was’ postponed until next Monday. Judge Harry Vinton of Lafayette is sitting as special judge in this cas. Mrs. Rolla Gates and son Francis of Hanvmond spent the week-end here with relatives.