Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 April 1920 — 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 Us From the Various County Offices. Attorney John A. Dunlap has been confined to his home for several days with sickness. Today is the last day for pilng declarations of candidates for district and county office for the May primary. • Sheriff Woodworth, accompanied by Arlie Rowen and Mrs. Frank Dart, took Mrs. Arlie Rowen to Longcliff Tuesday. Former County* Surveyor Myrt, B. Price of Carpenter township spent a few days here this week with his sister, Miss Nettle Price. There were eight marriage licenses issued last month against 13 for the proceeding month and nine for the corresponding mpnth of 1919. — The total considerations of real estate transfers filed for record during the month of March —farm lands only and not including town lots — was 32,460,980. New suits filed:”No. 9197. Samuel M. Kennedy et al vs. Frieda Ken, nedy et aj; contest of will. Venued from Newton county. No. 9198. Warner T. Elmore et al vs. James McKinney; action for possession and 3200 damages. Marriage licenses issued: Meh. 30, Charles Karch of Wheatfield, aged 23 Jan. 30 last, farmer, and Fairy Elma Elliott of Gifford, aged 23 Feb. 10 last, housekeeper. First marriage for each. Married by Rev. Strecker at the M. E. parsonage.

According to the Chicago Tribune, the estate of the late Charles T. Otis, who owned a great deal of land in northwest Jasper and Newton counties, is valued at $725,000, as indicated by the will admitted to probate a few days ago. The bulk of the property is left in trust to a brother and a sister, Lucius J. Otis and Miss Margaret E. Otis, 2033 Prairie avenue, with Instructions that they share the income with their sisters, Mrs. Winifred Otty Hine of Highland Park and Mrs. Grace Otis. Eventually the income is to be shared by three nieces of Mr. Otis. In addition to Republican candidates’ declarations heretofor meni tioned, the following names have been filed here: Coroner, W. J. Wright, present incumbent. PRECINCT COMMITTEEMEN Barkley, West—Harry Arnold. Carpenter, East —W. R. Geier. Carpenter, West —A. A. Fell. Carpenter, South —Burdett Porter. Gillam —E. E. Pullins. Hanging Grove —William Woodworth. Jordan—Vern Bice. Keener —John Greve. Marion, No. I—Fred Tyler. Marion, No. 2—Jesse Snyder. Marion, No. 3—C. M. Sands. Marion, No. 4—Russell Van Hook. Milroy —John Southard. Union, North—N. A. McKay. Union, South —Leslie Alter. Walker —H. J. Hendricks. Wheatfield —Alex Jensen. DELEGATES TO STATE CONVENTION Dlst. No. I—Wheatfield1 —Wheatfield and Kankakee, H. W. Marble. Dist. No. 2 —Walker and Keener, John H. Greve and George H. Marr. Dist. No. 3 —Union, H. J. Dexter. Dist. No. 4 —Barkley, East, and Gillam, C. P. Moody. Dist. No. s—Barkley,s—Barkley, West, and Marion, Precinct No. 2, Floyd Meyers and B. D. McColly. Dist. No. 6 —Marion, Precinct No. 1, and Newton, C. W. Hanley. Dist. No. 7 —Marion, Precinct Nos. 3 and 4, L. H. Hamilton and C. C. Warner. Dist. No. B—Carpenter,B—Carpenter, East precinct, Milroy and Hanging Grove. (No one had filed up to 2 p. m. yesterday.) Dist. No. 9—Carpenter, South and West precincts, and Jordan, Charles Meadel.