Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 101, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 March 1920 — COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF [ARTICLE]

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Paragraphs From th* Various Oupartments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL Legal News Epitomized — Together With Other Notes Gathered by Us From the Various County Offices. Judge C. W. iHtanley was in Monticello on business Saturday. Attorney E. B. Sellers of Monticello was in the city on legal business MJotnday. Attorney W. H. Parkison/ of Lafayette was in Rensselaer 'Monday on Ryan ditch business. Only a short time remains for filing petitions for county and district offices for the primary election. Attorney George' E. Hersh man and family and Mrs. Smith Newell of Crown Point spent Sunday in Rensselaer. Warren Poole, at present trustee of Hanging Grove, has announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for county recorder. Special Judge Isham came over from Fowler Monday on the Ryan ditch case. He went over the line of the proposed ditch Monday and again yesterday. The considerations tn the real estate transfers published in this issue of The Democrat total $269,769, making a grand total for the past three weeks of $2,696,561.

New suits filed: No. 9191. Frank Wildrick vs. L3llie Wildrick; action for divorce. The plaintiff was denied a divorce at the term of court ended here recently. Marriage licenses issued: Meh. 15, Louis Walstra of Demotte, aged 26 Feb. 28 last, farmer, and Lena Kiersma, also of Demotte, aged 25 Aug. 14 last, housekeeper. First marriage for each. One of the largest land sales in Marion township recently and one that has not heretofore been mentioned, is that of the S. S. Shedd farm of 241 acres, east of town, on the Pleasant Ridge road, to Joe Nessius, Jr., at $62,500, or nearly $260 per acre. Mrs. Shedd took in on the deal the Napoleon Budreau 160-acre farm about one-half mile north at $21,600, which Mt. Nessius had previously purchased.