Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 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. Yesterday was call day of the April term of court. , i Attorney Roy Blue of Wheatfield was in the city Monday. W. R. Geier and M. 0.. Stokes were over from Remington Saturday. County Commissioner C. A. Welch and John Jay of west Carpenter were in the city Saturday. The fight for the Republican nomination for judge of this circuit is becoming quite interesting, with five candidates, all from Rensselaer, in the field. Marriage licenses issued: April 10, William Doris Crooks of Rensselaer, aged 22 May 30 last, clerk, and Sybil May Crispin of Rensselaer, aged 23 Jan. 22 last, housekeeper. First marriage for each. April 12, Cyprian Aloysius Charade of St. Anne. 111., aged 23 Sept. 26 last, agent for Standard Oil Co., and Evelyn Winifred Michael of Jordan township, aged 21 April 3 last, housekeeper. First marriage for each. “Commodore” O’Connor was down from Kniman Saturday on business. Mr. O’Connor’s daughter, Mrs. H. F. Stokes, of Hammond underwent an operation in Wesley hospital, Chicago, last week and was doing nicely at last reports.

Daniel Pfrimmer of Goodland has withdrawn as a candidate for the g. o. p. nomination for auditor of Newton county, it clear sailing for John G. (Greely) Davis. Ira H. Drake and Hume L. Sammons, both of Kentland, have withdrawn as candidates for representative on the Republican and Democratic tickets, respectively, and William M. Crockett of Lafayette has withdrawn from candidacy for the Democratic nomination for congress from this district. Newton county now has but two candidates for the Republican nomination for representative—J. D. Rich of Brook and Dr. R. C. McCain of Kentland. Their opponent comes from Boswell, Benton county—Warren D. Simpkins.

The will of the late Benton Forsythe has been filed for probate in the Jasper circuit court. The in-> strument was executed Oct. 1, 1915, and witnessed by James Leatherman and T. M. Callahan. After the paying of all just debts, SI,OOO is to be paid to Emma Smith, daughter of Dr. Thomas H. Smith of New Philadelphia, 0., to be paid by the wife, Mable Randle Forsythe, out of rents and profits of real estate and personal property bequeathed to her, same to be paid within a year from date of death of testator. To nephews, James, Benton and Edward Neese, of Dixon, 111., share share alike, 107.48 acres of real estate with all personal property located thereon, also all notes, mortgages securing them which may remain unpaid. To the wife, Mable, Randle Forsythe, is bequeathed all real estate possessed within the corporate limits of Rensselaer, also all personal property, moneys, notes and evidence of money due testator wherever located, she to act as executrix and to administer without bond.