Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 87, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 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 Epitomized—Together With Other Noteq Gathered From the Several County Offices. Commissioners* court convenes next Monday. Joseph Salrin was down from Walker township Thursday on business. The February term of the Jasper circuit court will convene one one week from Monday. Attorney George E. Hershman of Crown Point was a business visitor in the city Thursday. t Ih I Marriage licenses Issued: January 25, Marvin Roscoe Merrill of Rensselaer, aged 23 May 17 last, lineman, and Nellie Marguerite Shuey, afeo of Rensselaer, aged 18 August 31 last, housekeeper. First marriage for each.

A new supply of several dozen of the famous Neldich brand typewriter ribbons for all the standard machines just received in The Democrat’s office supply and fancy stationery department. Give us the name and model number of your machine and we can supply you. Supreme and appellate court notes: No. 23462. Austin O. Moore vs. John P. Rya.n et al. Jasper C. C. Appellee’s affidavit and request that > cause be not considered until after February 1, 1919. No. 9676. John A. Dunlap vs. Harry Cochran et al. Jasper C. C. affirmed. Per curiam.

Special Judge Vinton, accompanied by former State Senator Alva O. Reser, as court reporter, came up from Lafayette Monday morning and the case of J. D. Law, adm., vs. the New York Central Railroad Co., for damages, which had been adjourned early last week on account of the critical illness of a brother of one of the jurors, was again taken up. The plaintiff had rested its case and the defense opened yesterday. New suits filed: No. 9011. Eunice J. Morris vs. George M. Myers; action in replevin and for S3OO damages. ' This case grows out of a controversy over a line fence dividing the farms of the parties in Jordan township, The fence was of hedge and had grown up to considerable height. There was .iome little controversy over which end of the fence belonged to Myers or was his part to keep up As no agreement could be had, Myers recently cut down the hedge at one end over the protests of William Morris, who occupies’ the farm. The Philadelphia Ledger takes issue with one of the big city dailies in its view that the new secretary of the treasury does not size up to the job. The only argument advanced, says the Ledger, is that Mr. Glass, being a country editor, has no training in large finance, to which the Ledger replies: "The. big city editor who does not know that the country editor has more trouble with financing his job than any other part of it, needs personal contact to enlighten him. Any man who can successfully run a ♦ country newspaper is fit for most any. big job. Secretary of the Navy Daniels was not the first man to prove this, and it is safe to say that Secretary Glass will not be the last. Numerous country editors help much ip running the country without holding any other ’job.