Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 July 1920 — COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF [ARTICLE]

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Paragraphs From ths Various Departments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL Legal News Epitomized — Together With Other Notes Gathered by Us From the Various County Offices. J. T. Hameton of Goodland was a business visitor in the city Monday. New suits filed: No. 9215. Edna M. Collison vs. Albert T. Collison; action for divorce. Venued from Lake county. Attorneys engaged in the case informed The Democrat yesterday afternoon that they hoped to finish the Oliver-Jasper County Farms Co. case yesterday. Special Judge Carr of Monticello Jill not announce his findings, however, until the regular September term of court here.

Harvey Cooper of Union township was declared insane at an inquest held last week by Drs. M. D. Gwin and E. N. Loy and Squire S. C. Irwin, and was taken to Longclifl Monday by Sheriff Woodworth. He was a soldier in the recent world war and is about 25 years of age. i _. Ernest Davis of near Kniman, who was arrested recently on a charge of wife desertion and failure to provide for his child, and released on 3300 bond furnished by his father, Thomas Davis, was arraigned before Squire Irwin Saturday and bound over to the September term of the circuit court under bond of >3OO in each case, which was also signee by hie father. Mike Kuboske was arrested Saturday for driving a car without license plates, and arraigned before Squire Irwin, where he entered a plea of not guilty and the case is set for trial this coming Saturday. It is said that Mike was demonstrating a new Dort car to a prospective customer and had his dealer’s license plates in the car, but had not attached them to the front and rear of the car, in the hurry of going out. The Williams ditch hearing was taken up at Kentland Monday at an adjourned term of the Newton circuit court, Special Judge William Isham of Fowler presiding, and on agreement of parties the court was .to go over the ground, with the attorneys, and readjust assessments, making his report tomorrow. This ditch is an extension of the Marble, or Kankakee river ditch, which has already been dug almost to the Newton county line, in dredging out and straightening of the Kankakee fiver. Joseph Reeve of Rensselaer is special court reporter on this case. County Surveyor Nesbitt was receiving bids yesterday for the construction of the Ryan ditch, but The Democrat was unable to get much information as the matter was still pending at the time of going to press. It was understood that the blds were all greatly in excess of the estimate, and the Indications were that the ditch would not sell as a result.