Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 August 1919 — COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF [ARTICLE]

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Paragraphs From the Various Departments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL Legal News Epitomized—Together With Other Notes Gathered by Ns From the Various Conpty Offices. a ■ County Assessor Thornton and Auditor Hammond were in Indianapolis Thursday before the state tax board. There were 8 marriage licenses issued last month against 13 for the preceding month and 5 for the corresponding month of 1918. Marriage licenses issued: August 12, Silas M. Taylor of Terre Haute, aged 32 November 1 last, electrician, and Elva E. Eastes of Remington, aged 21 October 31 last, housekeeper. Second marriage for male, first marriage dissolved by death in 1910, first marriage for female. Nine divorce cases have been filed in 'the Jasper circuit court since the adjournment of the April term on May 10. During the same period, including a license issued May 10, an even 30 marriage licenses have been issued, so that the proportion of divorce cases to marriages during this time has been about 1 to 3.

Edmond Murray, late of Rensselaer and Lafayette, who sacked the Archie Lee electrical shop at Monon Friday night of last week and made his getaway la a Ford car stolen in Lafayette, and was later taken into custody in the latter city, was bound over to the White circuit court at a preliminary hearing held at Monon last Saturday on the charge of grand larceny. Bail was fixed at >I,OOO, in default of which he was taken to the county jail at Monticello. Ellis Jones was over from Remington Wednesday on business. Real estate values are climbing in the south part of Jasper counity and the Jones Bros, agency has just sold’ the George Thompson 160-acre farm, one mile south and three miles west of Remington, to John Frary of Pontiac, 111., at $305 per acre, the top-notch price for land in that vicinity to date. In the past two weeks Jones Bros, have sold 677 acres at ajj average price of a little better than $282 per acre. Mr. and Mrs. George Shaull of Wolcott are visiting here this week with the family of County Treasurer Charles V. May. Mrs. May is a daughter of theirs. . Mr. and Mrs. Shaull have but recently returned from a severe months’ visit with relatives in Pennsylvania and Baltimore, Md. It has been very wet in Pennsylvania and considerable wheat and oats was ruined as a result of the incessant rains. On their way home, in northern Ohio, they found it also very wet and saw numerous fields of oats that had not yet been cut.

New suits filed: No. 9083. Demarcus R. Brown vs. Mary M. Brown; action for divorce. The complaint alleges that the parties were married in 1886 and separated in March, 1909; that in the year 1909 they were residing in Kankakee township and that defendant, without any cause therefor, wholly abandoned plaintiff and has ever since lived apart from him, against his wishes and without his consent; that they have as the fruits of said marriage seven children, Harley, aged 32; Homer, aged 30; Aubra, aged 29; Wayne, aged 21; Russell, aged 18; Ferne, aged 16, and Clyde, aged 14. No. 9084. N. H. Warner and D. G. Warner vs. Everett Greenlee; suit on note. Demand $47.50 in first, paragraph, $55.25 in second paragraph and $52.50 in third paragraph. < No. 9085. H. Guttrioh vs. Charles A. Guttrich; action in foreclosure of mortgage and appointment of receiver.