Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 September 1920 — COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF [ARTICLE]

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

ifltorostiiigParigraphsFroinflif Vorlous Departments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL Legal News Epitomized — Together With Other Notea Gathered by Us From the Various County Offices. Don’t forget to register today. Polls open from 8 a. m. to 9 p. m. Commissioners’' court will convene in regular September session next Monday. The county council will meet next week to pass on the proposed county expenditures budget and fix the tax levies for the year 1920. New suits flledT** No. 9230. Abraham Halleck, adm. Maurice Gorman estate, vs. Nellie Raymond et al; petition to sell real estate.

Attorney John A. Dunlap, wife and daughter returned home Thursday from an outing spent at Hart, Mich. They were accompanied on their . trip by Mr. and Mrs. Milt Graves of Morocco. A new invoice of 3x5 index cards and alphabetical index guides, duplicate sales books, typewriter ribbons, etc., Just received in The Democrat’s Fancy Stationery and Office Supply department. County Commissioner Charles Welch and family, his aged father, George Welch, and his uncle from Syracuse, N. Y., drove over from west Carpenter Tuesday afternoon to show the latter what a real live Indiana county seat town looked like. Marriage licenses issued: Sept. 1, James Clarence Brouhard of Parr, a«KT 3L. last, farmer, and Emily Marie Garriott of Rensselaer, aged 18 Feb. 25 last, housekeeper. First marriage for each. Sept. 3, William Ray Keifer of Pittsburg, Pa., aged 22 Oct. 3 last, sales engineer, and Bernice Gertrude Long, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Long of this city, aged, 20 Jan. 5 last, student. First marriage for each.

Attorney A. D. Babcock was over from Goodland Thursday afternoon. His third son, Charles, has just beeh admitted to the bar of Newton county, previous to going away to complete hls law course. He had intended to go to San Francisco to attend the Leland Stanford university, but found that he could nqt get in there for, several months yet. Therefore he had about made up hls mind to enter Ann Arbor. All three of Mr. Babcock’s sons are following dad’s footsteps in entering the legal profession.

The Democrats in Newton county have placed a woman on their ticket for county auditor, Marian J. Brack, of Kentland, who for the past 10 or 12 years has been employed in various offices about the court house, principally In the treasurer’s and auditor’s offices. Miss Brack, who is said to be very capable indeed, was placed on the ticket Monday by the Democratic county central committee to fill the vacancy caused by the withdrawal of Harry Perry. Miss Brack is well acquainted over the country and has made many friends In both the Democrat and Republican ranks who hope that she will be elected.