Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 September 1919 — COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF [ARTICLE]

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Paragraphs From ths Various Departments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL Legal News Epitomized—Together With Other Notes Gathered by Us From the Various County Offices. County Surveyor E. D. Nesbitt returned Tuesday evening from a business trip to Indianapolis. Judge B. B. Berry and Court Reporter Frank E. Bell of Fowler were attending court in Rensselaer Thursday. Attorneys Jasper Guy of Remington and John Greve of Demotte were looking after matters of a legal nature here Wednesday. The total tax levy in Barkley, township for townshiip purposes has beened fixed at "82 cents on SIOO valuation, against $1.30 last year, a reduction of 48 cents over the 1918 levy. Trustee Porter was over from. Remington Tuesday. His township tax levy totals 11 cents on the SIOO. If any other township in the state can show a lower levy he would like to hear from it.

Marriage licenses issued: September 17, Richard Albert Hanna of Wolcott, aged 26 December 18 last, fanmer, and Doris Geteve Sayers of Rensselaer, aged 21 April 5 last, housekeeper. First marriage for each. It is rumored that a well known Rensselaer man is in jail in one of the northern Indiana counties charged with bigamy, but at this writing The Democrat is unable to learn any of the particulars, the story apparently being simply presistent rumor here, so far, but no reliable verification of the report can be obtained. The county council met yesterday to act on the various county unit road petitions reported by the county commissioners. A number of boosters for the proposed roads were also in to. use their influence, and several opposing ones were present for the same purpose. At the hour of going to press no decision had' been reached by the council, which had closed the doors of its meeting place, after excluding the public, to talk the matter over among themselves. The general impression seemed to be that all the roads would be turned down by the council.

It is reported that the Texas land deal matter in which Mrs. Alda Parkison of Rensselaer had bargained last fall fbr a tract of land in the lower Rio Grande valley, giving her notes for some $12,000 and assuming an incumberance for a like amount, and on,, which latter notes suit was recently instituted "in the federal court at Hammond, has been compromised and this suit has been or will’ be dismissed. Under the compromise Mrs. Parkison gets the land at a somewhat lower price and considerable of the money is held back until the title is perfected, it is said;

s New suits filed: No. 9100. William H. Zimmerman et al vs. Hall V. Zimmerman et al; action in partition. .No. 9101. Kate iHansson vs. John Hansson; action for divorce. The parties reside in Rensselaer and the complaint alleges that they were married on January 29, 1896, and separated on the ——' day of not lived together as husband and wife since 1915, although occupying the same house. Cruel and inhuman treatment is charged and threats to do plaintiff bodily harm; that plaintiff is 44 years of age and defendant is 49; that they have two children, Gravelous aged 22, and Annetta, aged 19; that defendant is the owner of real estate in Jasper county of the value of $30,000 and has $20,000 worth of personal property. Plaintiff asks for the custody of the daughter, SI,OOO per year for the support of the latter and $20,000 alimony. Ne. 9102. Laura M. Jones vs. .Estate of Nativia White, deceased; I action on disallowed claim.

No. 9103. Oma J. Merrill vs. Estate of E. 3. Merrill, deceased; action on disallowed claim. Ne» 9104. C. E. Linton vs. Estate of E. S. Merrill, deceased: action on disallowed clafam.