Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 June 1919 — COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF [ARTICLE]

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Intarsstißg Paritraphs From thi Various Oipartments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL S i Legal News Epitomised—Together With Other Notes Gathered by b* From the Various County Offices. Attorneys John Greve of Demotte and A. D. Babcock of Goodland were visitors in the city yesterday. County Treasurer Charles V. May sold the Kosta stone road bonds a few 'days ago to the Fletcher-Amer-ican National bank of Indianapolis, at par and accrued interest. New suits filed: No. 9065. State Bank of Rensselaer vs. Andrew J. Granger, Earl Williams and State Bank of Demotte; complaint on check drawn on bank of Demotte fend which same refused to honor. Check was for S6O, given by Granger to Earl Williams, who cashed same at the State bank here. • Attorneys John A. Dunlap and George A. Williams, J. J. Hunt, -administrator, nad a number of other people who had been summoned as witnesses in the case of Haag vs. Joseph I. Adams estate, were at Fowler Monday where the case was to come up in the Benton circuit court. A compromise was reached, however, without going to trial and Haag was paid SI,OOO, the costs, in the Benton circuit court being divided and tpe defendant paying all other costs.

Marriage licenses issued: June 14, James "Donnelly of Rensselaer, aged 64 December 6 last, farmer, .and Mary Ann Norris, also of Rensselaer, aged 66 August 22 last, housekeeper. SecbtfcT taafMage * for each, previous marriages dissolved by death. Married in Hammond Saturday afternoon by Rev. T. J. Bassett, pastor of the M. E. church of that city. June 16, Allen Bowsher of Gary, son of William A. Bowsher of Fair Oaks, aged 22 June 22 last, steel worker, and Kathryn Teach, daughter of Mr. and Mrs* Frank C. Teach of this city, aged 21 June 7, housekeeper. First marriage for each. Married at home of bride yesterday at 10:30 by Rev. E. W. Strecker of Methodist church.

The will of the late Joseph Fitzhugh of Milroy township was filed for probate Monday. The instrument was executed February 18, 1919, and was witnessed by Misses Luvie Gunyon and Jehnie Comer, nurses .at the county hospital. The instrument provides for the conversion of all property into money as soon as practicable, directs the executor to take charge of body, and provide for burial in Weston cemetery and the erection of a suitable monument; bequeaths the remainder of estate, after the payment of all just debts, one-eightb each to seven brothers and sisters, all residing in England, except Alfred Fitzhugh of Jasper county, and the remaining one-eighth, after paying administration fees, to the St. Elizabeth hospital of Lafayette. The Trust & Savings bank is named as- executor and this will revokes and sets aside all former wills made by testator and “particularly a certain instrument in writing recently executed by me before one William P. Gaffleld and now believed by me to be in possession of said Gaffield.’’