Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 76, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 December 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 Office*. Judge C. W. Hanley was in Monticello on business Thursday. Jacob Rich of Washington, 111., was looking after his real estate interests in Jasper county a few days this week. Auctioneer McCurtain reports a fine sale out at Van Arnold’s in Barkley township Tuesday, totaling over 33,900.

Judge Gifford was up from Tipton Wednesday on business connected with the B. J. Gifford estate, of which he is executor. Judge George A. Williams left last evening to spend Christmas with Mrs. Williams, who has been visiting her people at Carthage, 111., for tjie last couple of weeks. Marriage licenses issued: December 16. Elias Mars Ott of Barkley township, aged 26 October 9 last, farmer, and Lilly Price, also of Barkley township, aged 20 December 2, clerical worker. First marriage for each. E. G. Sternberg of Chicago was in Rensselaer on business Wednesday. The big dredge used on the lower Iroquois is to be shipped to Missouri where the Sternbergs have a dredging contracL It has been in "dry dock” near Brook since the completion of the Iroquois contract.

Judge Carr of the Carroll-White circuit court has made a radical change in the custom heretofore employed In assigning oases ( to trial in his court It has been the custom on the second day of a term to hold what is called a “call day,” at which time the entire docket is gone over and cases set down for trial during that as agreed upon between the attorneys and the parties thereto. Judge Carr has changed all this, and at the last Monday of his November term in White county assigned pending cases to be tried at the February term, the attorneys being required to state whether or not they desire a jury tripl, thus enabling the court to set all such cases in succession so that when the jury is called it will remain until the cases are disposed of. This plan also gives the litigants plenty of time to prepare for trial and Is seemingly a very wise innovation. -