Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 September 1920 — GOURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF [ARTICLE]

GOURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Paragraphs From the Various Mepartment s OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL Legal News Epitomized — Together With Other Notes Gathered by Us From the Various County Offices. Adding machine paper at The Democrat office. " New suits filed: No. 9237. John L. Donohue et al vs. Martin F. Donohue et al; action to contest will. Prosecuting Attorney J. C. Murphy and little daughter of Morocco spent Monday in Rensselaer looking after some business matters and also visiting his daughter, Mrs. W. E. Harris, and family. Marriage licenses issued: Sept. 11, Carroll Wesley Leatherman of Remington, aged 25 Aug. 24 last, farmer, and Sarah Zimmerman, also of Remington, aged 27 May 25 last,' housekeeper. First marriage for each.

Sept. 11, Owen N. Barker of Mich, igan, aged 36 Jan. 8 last, farmer, and Flota M. Myers of Gifford, aged 24 Sept. 12, housekeeper. Second marriage sos" male, first marriage dissolved by death in June, 1918; first marriage for female. Quite a little 'excitement was 'caused at Demotte lest Friday evening when a report was circulated that Vera Evers, little 6-y ear-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Evers of near that place, had been kidnapped. It seems the child was returning home from school and was asked to ride by a stranger driving an automobile, whe took her for a short ride but later letting her out near her home. The report got circulated that the stranger had kidnapped her and word was telephoned here for Sheriff Woodworth, who immediately started for Demotts but was halted before reaching there by a telephone message stating that the child bad bebn found. Yesterday was “call day” in the Jasper circuit court, the September term of which opened yesterday, and the following cases were set for trial: . FIRST WEEK Wednesday, Sept. 15 —Heath vs. Heath. THIRD WEEK Monday, Sept. 27 —L. S. & M. S. Ry. Co. vs. F. L. Clark, Charles Swanson et al; James W. Maither vs. Fannie Cottingham et al. Tuesday, Sept. 28 —A. D. Babcock vs. Spencer Hamilton estate. Wednesday, Sept. 29 —State bank of. Otterbein vs. E. Grant Sutton estate; State bank of Remington vs. E. Grant Sutton estate; State bank of Chalmers vs. E. Grant Sutton estate; Roy L. Harris vs. E. Grant Sutton estate. FOURTH WEEK Monday, Oct. 4 —John F. Burns vs. Arthur Carpenter; Frank Melrose vs. Emil Besser et al. Tuesday, Oct. 5. —Disbarment of Saric et al; Premier Stock Farm Ass’n vs. Joseph Seitier; George W. Kennedy vs. Jesse Dunn. Wednesday, Oct’. 6 —Premier Stock Farm Ass’n vs. Steve Nicholas; same vs. John Altenbach; same vs. Emil Moutlon. Thursday, Oct. 7 —Franlj E. Lewis vs. estate of Benjamin J. Gifford; Clifton J. Hobbs vs. Benjamin J. Gifford estate. Friday, Oct. B—Arthur8 —Arthur W. Walker vs. Edward Zugbaum et al.