Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 April 1919 — COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF [ARTICLE]

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

IntarestlogPßrairaphsFrenitho Various Departments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL The Legal News Epitomised—Together With Other No tee Gathered From the Several County Office*. Attorney W. H. Parkinson of Lafayette transacted business in Rensselaer Friday and Saturday. Among the people from the north end of the county In Rensselaer Monday were Attorney John Greve of Demotte and F. W. Fisher and F. M. Garrett of Kankakee township. Taxpayers should bear in mind that Monday, May 5, is the last day for paying the spring installment of taxes to avoid delinquency. The time for filing mortgage exemptions also expires on 'May 5. The Jaspdr County Betterment association Is planning to start a community market about May 1. The plan is to establish a place to handle all kinds of vegetables and produce which farmers and others have a surplus.

New suits filed: No. 9043. James Bullis vs. Josephine Bullis; action for divorce. The parties, who reside in Jordan township and have several adult children, were married January 27, 1881, and, the complaint states, separated on March 16, 1917, when plaintiff abandoned defendant. Mr. Bullis is 65 years of age. Attorney Mose Leopold and Michael Kanne returned Friday from Mercedes, Tex., where they had gone on business connected with the latter’s recent purchase of 160 acres of land in the Rio Grande valley. They got the matter straightened up under the terms of which, it is understood, Mr. Kanne takes but 80 acres of land and the 320-acre tract in Walker township, which he traded in on the original deal, goes in on the settlement of the 'matter.

Marriage licenses issued: April 12, Roy Ingham Morecraft of McCoysburg, aged 27 March 8 last, farmer, and Huldah Frances Vandevender, also of McCoysburg, aged 23 December 24 last, housekeeper. Second marriage for each. First marriages dissolved by divorce in 1918 and 1917, respectively. April 14, Jesse Paul Saltsman of Jasper county, aged 23 February 21 last, farmer, and Goldie Esther Hough, also of Jasper county, aged 17 March 5 last, housekeeper. First marriage for each. Female being under age her mother, 'Mary Hough, gave consent to issuance of license. Married in the clerk’s ofiice by Squire S. C. Irwin.

Yesterday was call day in the circuit court and the following cases have been set down for trial: Monday, April 21—Nellie M. Sawin vs. C. V. May. Tuesday, April 22 —Petition for drain by Firman Thompson; Dickinson Trust Co. vs. Chas. Scott et al; Dickinson Trust Co. vs. Chris Stoller et al. Wednesday,s April 23 —'Petition for drain by Riley Tullis et al; Frank Melrose vs. Emil Besser. Tuesday, April 29.—State vs. J. Christensen, Wednesday, April 30—State vs. Stanley E. Case; state vs. Dan Ally; American Agricultural Chemical Co. vs. W. F. Hayes; M. A. Gray vs. T. M. McAleer. Thursday, May I—E. C. Vorls vs. John Herr; E. L. Garey vs. D. Popel et al. Friday, May 2—O. L. Dinwiddle vs. B. J. Gifford estate; F. E. Lewis vs. B. J. Gifford estate; C. J. (Hobbs vs. B. J. Gifford estate; K Dexter vs. W. H. Waterman. Monday, May 5—E. A. Bennett vs. L. C. Sage. Tuesday, May 6—C. N. Dickerson vs. Frank Hill; Bank of Mt. Ayr vs. T. Inkley; A. F. Long vs. W. ,C. Dooley. Wednesday, May 17—D. H. Craig vs. N. Y. C. R. R. Co. (two cases). Thursday, May B—A. S. Laßue vs E. G. Sternberg; Mabel Motz vs. W. T. Kight. Friday, May 9—J. 'A. Simpson vs. estate of W. H. Harris. No better job wo-k produced in this section of Indiana than that turned out by The Democrat.