Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 May 1920 — COURTHOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF [ARTICLE]

COURTHOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Paragraphs From the v Various Departments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL Legal News Epitomized — Together With Other Notes Gathered by Us From the Various County Offices. County Assessor Thornton is driving a new Oakland roadster. "Sir Will” Parkinson of Lafayette was a visitor in the city Saturday. The road election in Jordan township on the proposition of building a road west from, the Mrs. Adams corner, 5 miles south of town, to connect with the Foresman stone road, was being held yesterday. Quite a little objection had developed and the result was problematical. Expense of candidates in the recent primary have been filed up to yesterday as follows: Republican candidates for judge—M. Leopold, $26; G. A. Williams, $127.86; Emmtet Laßue, $168.61; T. D. Woodworth, Rep., sheriff, $lO. Fred A. Banes, ■Rep., commissioner, third district, nothing. W. D. Bringle, Dem., county treasurer, nothing. Marriage licenses issued: May 22, Oda E. Shellenbarger or Morocco, aged 41 Oct. 30 last, farmer, and Nora X Blake of Fair Oaks, aged 24 July 15 last, housekeeper. Third marriage for male, previous marqage dissolved by death in 1915; second marriage for female, previous marriage dissolved by divorce May 8, 1920. May 25, Oswald Ernest Koppelman of Michigan City, aged 24 Meh. 4 last, draughtsman, and Lauretta M. Taylor of Chicago, aged 22 May 4 last, bookkeeper. First marriage for each. New suits filed: No. 9205. Nellie Lillian Grubb vs. Robert E. Grubb; action for divorce. Venued from White county. No. 9206. Jesse F. Heath vs. Sarah E. Heath; action for divorce. The complaint alleges that the parties were married Dec. 24, 1917, and lived together until May 23, 1920. Plaintiff complains that defendant failed to perform her household duties, associated With people of questionable character and that when plaintiff remonstrated with defendant regarding her conduct she would fly into a rage and quarrel and fight plaintiff. Plaintiff asks for a- divorce and the custody of their two-year-old son. A hearing was held before Judge Hanley yesterday morning to make some arrangement for the child until the September term of court, J. W. Sage, an uncle of Mr. Heath, was given the care of the child until Saturday, May 29, when it will be under the guardianship of the Board of Education for Children, which is composed of A- Halleck, Mrs. J. I. Gwin, E. P. Honan, Mrs. B. D. McColly and Mrs. A. P. Burton. A meeting of the board will be held Saturday to make some further arrangements. x