Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 April 1919 — COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF [ARTICLE]

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

lnlinsllnthriiraphsFronillii Various Departments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL The Legal News Epitomised—Together With Other Notes Gathered From the Several County Office*. John O'Connor of Kniman was a business visitor in the city Wednesday. Commissioners' court will meet in regular monthly session next Monday.

Trustee Albert Duggleby of Kankakee township was a visitor in the city yesterday. The April term of the Jasper circuit court will convene one week from next Monday. Oliver F. Rhoads has been appointed administrator of the estate of his brother, the late E. S. Rhoads. Have you filled* your mortgage exemption yet? Better not put it off till the last moment or you may forget it altogether. Lee E. Glazebrook and F. W. Fisher were down from Kankakee township on business Tuesday afternoon. Mr. Fisher has been appointed administrator of the former’s brother-in-law, Thomas J. Jones, recently deceased. » > W. L. Wood and Mose Leopold attended a meeting of the Jasper County Betterment association at Remington Wednesday evening,' where the former addressed the meeting on the proposed road improvements in this county. Attorney P. R. Blue, Alex Jansen, A. S. Barlow and George Grube were among the Wheatfield business visitors In the city Wednesday. Mr. Grube reported that the family of his brother Lewis were all down with the influenza.

This is the last week of the March term of the Newton circuit court. Several of the cases taken there from Jasper county on change of venue were continued for the term and in the case of the Economy Hog and Cattle Powder Co. vs. E. E. Pullins, tried by jury last Monday, after being out all night the jury failed to agree. Attorney Mose Leopold and Michael Kanne left from Chicago yesterday for San Benito, Tex., on business connected with the latter’s recent purchase of a tract of land In the lower Rio Grande valley, and over which there is a prospect of an interesting law suit, Mr. Kanne having given a check as initial payment for some $1,500 but later got cold feet and stopped payment on the check. He has been sued in the Jasper circuit court on this check by the National City bank of Kansas City, Mo., where the check was cashed.

New suits filed: No. 9036. The Eastern Moline Plow Co. vs. James Blankenship; suit-* on note. Demand $l5O. No. 9037. Ray D. Weston vs. Clara.. Weston; action for divorce. Complaint alleges that the parties were married on August 21, 1910, and separated February 26, 1915, when defendant, without cause abandoned plaintiff and has since remained away from him against plaintiff’s wishes and consent. No. 9038. Automobile Supply Co. vs. O. H. McKay & Son; suit n account. Demand $389.82. No. 9039. James Donnelly, guardian of David L. Halstead, vs. Roy Lowman et al.; action to set aside sale of real estate. Demand 49,000. No. 9040. O. H. Bardwell vs. William J. Rees and Ernest Rees et al.; action on lease. Demand $250. Representative W. L. Wood* is The Democrat’s authority for the following informatioin cohcerning the new state highway commission law: All money now belonging state highway fund; all of the proceeds of the inheritance tax; all the automobile license tax; a levy

of 10 cents on each. SIOO, of all taxable property in the state; all roads that cost more than $2,000 per mile, will now be under the supervision of the state highway commission. The highway commission is authorized to have charge of all improved roads of the state that cost mdre than $2,000 per mile. Section 34 of the law authorizes the' state highway commission to enter into contract with the U. 'S. government relative to all moneys that is and will be appropriated by the government for the next five years for the construction and maintenance of post roads.