Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 88, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 January 1920 — COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF [ARTICLE]

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

loigresllngParapapHs From tin Various Departments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL Legal t News Epitomized—Together With Other Notes Gathered by Vs From the Various County Offices. Commissioners’ court will convene Monday, Senator Will Brown of iHtebron was a business visitor in Rensselaer Wednesday. Attorney John A. Dunlap returned holme Wednesday from a business trip to Dallas, Tex. Attorney and Mrs. Jasper Guy of Remington were business visitors in the city yesterday. Ex-county Treasurer Charles V. May attended the Paul Weiss sale near Remington yesterday. County Commissioner iH<. W. Marble and Robert Mannan were down from Wheatfield on business Wednesday. New suits filed: . No. 9165. Agnes Banghart vs. Andrew J. Bush and Etta Bush; complaint on note. Demand, |350. County Road Su’pt. W. S. Parks attended the statp road school at Purdue Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Representative W. L. Wood was also down Tuesday and Wednesday. Fred Dowell, ’of Crescent, la., came Wednesday evening for a visit with his uncle, Thomas banner, of near Gifford. He is a son of S. A. Dowell, a county commissioner of Jasper county some 15 or 18 years ago. Miss Jennie Conner, who has been the surgical nurse at the county hospital for some time, resigned her position last week and leaves this Saturday morning for Watseka, 111,, where she will be employed in the Iroquois hospital at that place. Miss Glenn Day, who ‘has been employed in the Rowles & Parker department store, will be employed in the county auditor's office, commencing her duties Feb. • 2, and succeeding Miss Agnes Platt, who has held the position for several years. County Assessor G. L. Thornton has appointed Harvey E. Roadifer as assessor of Jordan township, to succeed James Bullis, who moved to Rensselaer last fall, and Everett E. Shearer as assessor of Carpenter township, to succeed Robert Shearer, deceased. The suit of Herman Messman of Rensselaer vs. Warren T. McCray, filed in the Newton circuit court several months ago to quiet title to certain real estate near Kentland which had been formerly owned by the plaintiff and in which sensational charges were made, was dismissed this week on motion of plaintiff, settlement having evidently been reached out of court.

It is a diffleult matter for a township trustee to copy all the items from his financial record to his annual reports and get every item under its proper head. It is also difficult for the printer to take all these hundreds of items from the report and put them in type without an error. In the union township report there were a couple of errors that Mr. Harrington asks The Democrat <0 correct. Both of these were in the dog fund. Instead of a balance on hand of $20.84 when Mr. Harrington took charge of the officd, this fund was overdrawn $20.84. There is also an item of $6 given as paid out to J. W. Hammerton, when as a matter of fact it should have read as received from Mr. IHammerton. Several wills have been filed for probate in the Jasper circuit court recently, as follows: Will of William Gushwa, who died July 25, 1916. This instrument was executed Oct. 24, 1901, and was witnessed by A: D. Babcock and John T. Haimeton. All of the real-estate and personal property was bequeathed to the wife, Avelloni Gushwia,

during her natural life and was then to go to the children equally— Jacob, Peter, Mary, William, Jr., Henry, Elizabeth and Katie GuShwa. The will of Ann Eliza Stephenson of Parr was executed Sept. 17, 1917, and was witnessed by W. L. Woou and John N. Price, Jr. Mrs. Stephenson died December 24, last. The instrument bequeathes $5 each to the sons, Alva, Albert, Elmer E., Alfred D. and Robert R. Stephenson, and all of the remainder of testatrix’s estate, both real and personal, to her son, Isaac Stephenson. The will of Ann Eliza Ritchey of Rensselaer, who died December 26, last, was executed June 11, 1919, and was witnessed by Moses Leo-, pold and Van R. Grant. A life estate in all the real and personal property of testatrix is bequeathed to the husband, Osiander K. Ritchey, for his separate use and benefit, including all rents, income and profits. At death of the husband all personal and realty goes to the following children and grandchildren: Allie B. Kayes, O. A. Rltdhey, Chase Ritchey, Wilbur Ritchey, Lawrence M. Ritchey, Lyda Farmer, Mary Fleming, Ocie Sayler and Russel Vaughn Ritchey, each to share equally. The will of Malachi P. Comer of Barkley township, who died December 29, last, wias executed 1 December 5, 1919, and was witnessed by C. J. Dean and G. A. Williams. The son, Daniel V. Comer, is named as executor, and he is directed to convert all of testator’s estate, both personal and real, into cash as soon as possible; Mary M. Norman, Daniel V. Comer and John W. Comer are each to be paid a reasonable compensation for services rendered testator; executor also to erect a suitable monument for deceased. The sum; of S2OO is bequeathed to Jessie L. Garriott; S6OO to James M. Comer; and $5 each to Clara B. Sheets, Charles G. Garriott and Madeline Garriott. Residue of estate to be divided equally between Mary M. Norman, Daniel V. and John W. Comer, provided that latter shall be chargeable with S9O heretofore advanced. The will of Myrtie Z. Clark of Renlsselaer, who died January 7, was executed November 1, 1918, and was witnessed by Allen Boulds and Jeanette Boulds. Leslie Clark is named as executor. The sum of SIOO each is bequeathed to |he following Children: Leslie Clark, Gertrude Porter, Carrie Johnson, Orrie V. Carson, Myra Mead and Eva M. Remmek. After such bequeaths are paid the executor is directed to divide the remainder of the estate equally between Bayard T. Clark, Leslie Clarfk, Ernest L. Clark, Gertrude Porter, Carrie Johnson, Orrie V. Carson, Myra Mead and Eva M. 'Remmek.