Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 July 1919 — COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF [ARTICLE]

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Paragraphs From tha Various Departments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL Legal News Epitomized—Together With Other Notes Gathered by Us From the Various County Offices. Attorney Roy Blue of Wheatfield was a business visitor in the city Monday. Commissioners’ court will convene in regular monthly session next Monday. The contract for the construction of the Mrs. J. M. Wasson ditch was let Saturday to A. Bennema of Chicago at 23 97-100 cents per cubic yard. Work is to be started in about three weeks, and it must be completed by January 1, 1920. A suit has been filed in the Madleon circuit court to test, the validity of the new county unit road law. The suit is to restrain the sale of an issue of bonds in the Interest of bond investors, it is said, and the action will probably hold up all construction work in the state under this law until the supreme court has passed on its validity. Breed, Elliott & Harrison, Indianapolis bond dealers, are behind the*- suit, but it is understood that virtually all the bond dealers in the state are in sympathy with the action as they feel that this class of bonds effiould be tested in the courts before offered for sale to investors. County Treasurer May expects to return to Remington at the expiration of his present term, January 1, 1920. He is figuring on engaging in thd lumber business there and has purchased a tract of land just west of the Catholic church for his yards. He was negotiating a few months ago with the Johnstons, who own and operate the one yard now there, but it is understood that the negotiations fell through and he expects to establish a new yard. It is reported that Mr. May has virtually sold his fine residence here, the former Elizur Sage property, for $6,500, which, is $1,400 more than he paid for it four years ago. He built a garage and made some other improvements on the property during this time, however. New suits filed: No. 9077. Mocelyn M. Lowman vs. Harvey E. Lowman; suit for divorce. The complaint alleges that the (parties were married March 15, 1906, and lived together until July 19, 1919. Cruel and inhuman treatment is charged in that defendant struck plaintiff with his fists on various occasions and choked her, claiming his right so to do by reason of his being her husband. As the fruits of this marriage there were born two children, Mabel M., aged 13, and Ruby R., aged 10. Plaintiff is desirous of the custody of said children. Plaintiff further states that she and the children are without clothing, that defendant has the clothing of the children and of plaintiff in his possession and refuses to give up same unless plaintiff goes alone and unaccompanied with said defendant to get same. Plaintiff asks for alimony in the sum of $2,500 and SSOO per year for the support of the child'Ffen. The parties reside in Barkley township.