Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 61, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 October 1920 — COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF [ARTICLE]

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

loterosting Paragraphs From tho Various Oopartmoßts OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL Legal News Epitomized — Together With Other Notes Gathered by Us From the Various'County Offices. F. M. Hershman of Walker township was a business visitor in the city Monday. Next Monday is the last day for paying the fall Installment of taxes to avoid their going delinquent. Marriage licenses "issued: Oct. 25, Jacob Int Veld of Demotte, aged 20 Jan. 24 last, farmer, and Syke -Fase, also of Demotte, aged 23 Jan. 22 last, housekeeper. First marriage for each. • . . - The county commissioners met in special session Monday and appointed Harry Arnold inspector for West Barkley, in place of Trustee Grant j Davisson, who was disqualified on account of his nephew, Vern Davis- 1 son, being a candidate for sheriff therein.

Merle Casper and Lester Mannis, the two Newton county prisoners who have been held in jail here for several months at Newton county’s expense, were taken to Kentland Monday by Sheriff Gardner of Newton, to be tried for the alleged stealing of an automobile from Arthur Cooper of Brook, the car having been taken at Morocco on the night of July 5, and was found in Starke county a few days later in possession of the two alleged thieves. Sheriff Woedworth went to Kentland yesterday as a witness in the trial, the boys having made an almost successful attempt to break out of jail here, it will be remembered.