Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 May 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. G. H. Gifford of Tipton was in Rensselaer on business Tuesday. Attorney Jasper Guy and wife of Remington were business visitors in the city Wednesday. The school of ’ citizenship for women will be held as usual Saturday afternoon and a report of the state convention will be given in addition to the assigned lesson in the book on citizenship. —MRS. ALFRED HOOVER, Co. Ohm. The will of the late Michael Ringheisen, a former resident of this city, has been filed- for probate in the White circuit court. The instrument was executed April 11, 1920, and bequeaths all of his property, both real and personal, to his wife, Augusta Ringheisen, during her natural life, she to serve as executrix without bond.

There have a few more scraps up in the Newland district during the past few days, and Tuesday H. J. Kuppers, manager for the Jasper County Farms company, was fined $lO and costs in Squire Irwin’s court on the charge of assault and battery on the person of F. G. Cavendish. The trouble arose over the spading of a ditch through a part of Cavendish’s land, It is said, without first securing the latter’s consent. The fine and costs were paid and Thursday, on orders from his principals, it is understood, the ditch —which Cavendish had plowed full again—was reopened. Cavendish then filed an affidavit against Kuppers and two of his men, charging trespass, but no returns on these cases had been made up to yesterday noon. Marriage licenses issued: May 19, Frank Thomas Eldridge of Gary, son of Mr. and Mrs. Korah Eldridge- of near McCoysburg, aged 21 April 25 last, engineer, and Maude Laura Martin of Rensselaer, aged 18 Meh. 3 last, housekeeper. First marriage for 'each. Married by S. C. Irwin in the clerk’s office. May 19, Carl Jacob Boerstler of Cincinnati, 0., aged 26 Meh. 18 last, machinist, and Sarah Margaret Bates of Rensselaer, aged 18 Jan. 13 last. First marriage for each. May 19, Jesse Franklin Brouhard of Fair Oaks, aged 28 Nov. 3 last, laborer, and Ivah Madeline Sigman, aged 17 Oct. 18 last, housekeeper. First marriage for each. Female being under age her foster mother, Mrs. Fae Brouhard, gave consent to issuance of license. May 21, Bernard Michael McGuire of Camp Grant, 111., aged 32 Dec. 7 last, U. S. service, and Alice McKay, aged 37 Sept. 15 last, housekeeper. Second marriage for each, previous marriage of both being dissolved by divorce in 1919.