Rensselaer Republican, Volume 16, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 January 1884 — Tire January Term. [ARTICLE]

Tire January Term.

. -The term of the circuitcourt which closed last Saturday Was remarkable in several respects: No grand jury was called. A greater number of -eases—were--iq»oa -the do(;kct tl ian alary previous term for jears, or perhaps ever before. (if all the cases disposed Of during the term only one was tried by a jury, all thp others being tried by the court. Among the more interesting oases disposed of may be mentioned ‘.he following: Dr. 0. C. Link vs The Western Union Telegraph company.. Judge-; merit for plaintiff for 125 and costs. F. W. Babcock for. plaintiff end Slien of Lafayette and Frazfer cf Fowler for defendant. This case has been already mentioned. Owing to failure of the company to deliver a message the Doctor made an unnecessary trip out to Dakota la.-1 winter. He expected to macerate the .bones of some imaginary jumpers, hut being disappointed, by the non existence of the jumpers,, (which fact h« would have learned without leaving homo had his message bee n deliveredy h e brought su it against the company, with results as already stated. Lucius and Elias Strong received a verdict of $.250 against the L-, N. A. & C. for stock killed on tho railroad An appeal will be taken to the supreme court. The motion for a new trial, in the case of Warren Wright vs. the L. N. w A. AC. was taken finder advisement by the court and will not be decided until the next term. - The tvS'pefl i property owners, on Van WtfeW~were7eontihu§W _ untn~’tEe~neSU term. The of Elijah Hunter vs. tho C. & G. S. railway, for damages for overflowed lands, was transferred to the U, S. circuit court. J. W. Powell. Sheriff, obtained a verdict against the county of $lO5, fur jailer's fees. Sargent vs.’Town of Oxford, an old Benton county case, for damages for injuries sustained by falling on a defective sidewalk. was dismissed, at coSt of plaintiff', from failure to prosecute. , Alfred Thompson and G. 11. Brown were appointed jury commissioners, to serve until October.