Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 59, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 October 1920 — COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF [ARTICLE]

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Paragraphs From the Various Departments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL Legal News Epitomized — Together With Other Notes Gathered by Us From the Various County Offices. The acts of Governor Goodrich’s second special session of the ‘‘best legislature in 50 years” makes a book of 220 pages and most of the measures passed carry emergency clauses which made the laws take effect from the time of their passage. The Collison divorce case from Porter county, which took up practically all of the time of the September term of the Jasper circuit court, was finished up Friday night. Judge C. W. Hanley awarding to the plaintiff, Edna Collison, a decree of divorce and $65,000 alimony. The two minor children are to be placed in school at the expense of the father and during their vacation the custody is to be divided between the parents. The plaintiff is to pay her own attorneys.

Marriage licenses issued: Oct. 16, Charles A. Rowen of Rensselaer, aged 49 April 2 last, clerk, and Linnie May Ulrey, also of Rensselaer, aged 41 last, housekeeper. Second marriage for each. First marriage of male dissolved by death in 1918, first marriage of female dissolved by divorce in 1912. Oct. 18, Frank J. Banker of Chicago, aged 32 Sept. 8 last, salesman, and Margarete Walter of Rensselaer, aged 18 Sept. 7 last, bookkeeper. First marriage for each. Under the new compensation allowed election officers, each judge, clerk and assistant clerk will be paid $9; each sheriff $6 and each Inspector sl2 for all the services imposed on them in any general election. Heretofore judges and clerks have received $4 in Jasper county; sheriffs $3 and the inspectors, including their mileage in coming after the ballots and bringing in the returns, from $7 to $9. The general election of Nov. 2 will cost a huge sum of money in the 92 counties of Indiana.

Newton circuit court notes from Kentland Democrat: Arthur L. Carpenter of Remington was appointed Tuesday as guardian for Sylvlnia M. Carpenter, aged and infirm irerson, now in the Northern Indiana hospital in Logansport. Edgar Steward, executor of estate of James Clements, deceased; given order to sell real estate in Jackson township. On petition of W. N. Babcock for the appointment of a guardian for Frank J. Babcock, insane, Mary A. Babcock was named as such guardian Wednesday. Thursday, Oct. 28—G. L. Wels vs. James Blankenship et al, note; Eastern Moline Plow Co. vs. James Blankenbaker, note. The petition of 'Leo K. Fesler, auditor of Marion county, for a rehearing before the supreme court in the case in which the original fixing of horizontal tax valuation increases in the county by the state board of tax commissioners was held invalid, has been denied by the court. Since the ruling of the supreme court, affirming Judge Linn D. Hay in holding the increases unlawful, a new tax law, virtually attempting to legalize the increases was enacted at a special session of the legislature and suits attacking the validity of this law have been heard and are pending for a decision before Judge Hay in the Marion county superior court.