Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 September 1920 — COURTHOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF [ARTICLE]

COURTHOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Paragraphs From Iho Various Departments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL Legal News Epitomized — Together With Other Notea Gathered by Us From the Various County Offices. Sult has been instituted in Marlon county to test the new tax law of Governor Goodrich’s “best legislature In 50 years,” special session No. 2. George H. Gifford" of Tipton came Tuesday to look after some business matters connected with the B. J. Gifford estate, of which he is executor. Mr. and Mrs. Grover Stembel' and daughter and the former’s mother, Mrs. George O. Stembel, of Wheatfield were visitors in the city Tuesday. New suits filed: No. 9238. Charles A. Rowen vs. 'Ross A. Rowen et al; action for partition of real estate. No. 9339. Alpha E. Kerlin vs. Rollin Murray; action to quiet title. Estel Florence," who had been confined to the coqnty jail for several months on a charge of forging some checks on Oscar Weiss, was released the first of the week upon his joining the army for three years, which Tre did, and left Tuesday for Ft. Snelling, Minn. John Pipkin, also a prisoner at the jail since early tn the spring, for stealing an automobile from Frank Hamer, was also released on the same condition. It Is understood. The will of the late Warren Robinson was filed for probate In the Jasper circuit court Wednesday. The Instrument was executed Aug. 14, 1920, and was witnessed by James H. Chapman and Ray D. Thompson. To each of his four children, Thomas Edwin, Luella, Edna and Ada Robinson, is bequeathed $25; the rest of the property, both real and personal, after the paying of all just debts, is bequeathed to his wife, Ella Robinson, during her life time, who is named as executrix, to serve without bond.