Rensselaer Republican, Volume 17, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 February 1885 — THE COURT RECORD, [ARTICLE]

THE COURT RECORD,

Cases Disposed of at Use January Term of the Jasper Circuit Court ■t: —~~ t — —* t—v ■ tU '' STATE CASES. ’ . 418— State of Indiana vs Saruiel Bnckstiue, larceny, dismissed. 469, 475, 476 State vs August .Fritz, unlawful sale of liquors. Defendant enters personal recognizance, in tno sum of SIOO, in each caae, for appearance. at the nextrterm of oourt. ■> 471 ahd 475—Same vs Same, for same offense, cases dismissed and defendant discharged. 481—State vs Geo. Stitz, arson.' case dismissed and defendant discharged. , 11M—State vs Mack Caldwell, unlawful sale of liquor, defendant discharged. 401—State vs Frank Weathers, assault aud battery, defendantdischarged. 492—State vs Win. H. Wood, embezzlement, personal recognizance, SIOO, for appenraneebat next term. 494 State vs John Acres, carrying concealed weapon, tried by jury and defendant fined 85 and costs. Motion by defendant for new trial’, granted aud cas'e set for next term. 495 State vs -. assault and battery, continued for process. 498 State v 3 Ransom Elijah and Chas. Elijah, hunting on enclosed land, without permission, tried by jury and defendants acquitted. 499 State vs Chas. Mutehler, grand larceny, plead guilty, sentence two years in peniteniary, fine of $1 and costs, and disfraohisement. for two years. 500— State vs,. Weibren Wartner, murder in the first degree, plead guilty, and sentenced to be hanged, May 15th, 1885. 501— State va deo. Stilz, arson, personal recognizance in sum of SSOO foxappearance at next term. 502. —State vs Eugene O’Neill, intox. in ptibhc place, personal recognizance, SIOO, lor appearance. CIVIL CAUSES 8055—Leander Dunham vs W. 11. Pierce, snit for foreclosure of morto-a're,-ease dismissed, easts paid, receiver discharged without report. 310(5—Traveler s’ Insurance Co. vs C. &G. S. Railway 06., suit for damages in taxing possession of land, judgment for plaintiff, $575 and costs. 3107—John Levering vs same as above, and suit for same, judgment for plaintiff, $315 and costs. 3215—Cantwell vs Tritt. suit iu attachment for debt, dismissed, at -defendant’scosts. 3223—Wright, Administrator, v£ Cavinder. et al, petition of administrator to sell real estate, adta’r reporting land sold t<ji Joh/i Casoy for and cause stricken from docket. 3239—Furst & Bmdly M t'g Co .vs S. M. Black, his sureties, S. N. Snoddy, S A. Henry, and A. M. Traugii, saft on contiact, tried by jury, sureties released and verdiat against Black for $350 92 aud costs. 3231 —Geo. Goff vs James Welsh, et ah suit-to i-ecover money claimed to be due for constructing ditch, tried by jury, verdict for defendant, costs by plaintiff - . 3266—5. P. Thompson vs Board of Commissioners, appeal from Commissioners’ court, judgment for plaintiff", |£47.07 and costs. 3270 C. O. Deming, et al. Vs John 51. Welsh, suit on account, foreclosure of menhanlc’s lein, judgment for plf, | $37.15 and costs. 3271 8.. P. Thompson, et al, vs Jes- j se F. Smith, et, al, suit on note, dismissed by a«l\ emeirt of pai ties, 3282—Isaac Pledge vs John W, Suits, suit -for foreclosure of Jud •*- meet for plaintiff, $1153 75, foreclosure ordered, H. I. Adams appointed reee.ver. 3290- -Filz W. Bedford vs Frank Hengesba-h, ct at, petition for receiver to take charge of brick and tile work.-, Wallace Rob’:r*nn appointed receiver, an l an agreed statement of facts submit ted to the court, case under advise - uni::!. 8292 State of Indiana, for the ure of L. S. Alter. Commissioner of Drain* a'fce vs Edward R. Egnew, at al, foreclosure of Ditch tax lein, judgment for plaintiff and foreclosure ordered. 3296—-Minnio Brasket vs Darwin !}. Drarket, suit for divorce* divorce granteel and custody of children given to plaintiff. 8297—Equitable Trust Co,, vs J.. E. McKinney, et ux, suit for possession of real estate, from Benton county, finding for plaintiff, by agreement, of $303. 8299-—The State, ex rel, Pavkison vs James We'sij, suit on-bond for money doo from defendant a 3 ditch comm s sioner, finding for plauftiff, by agree* tnent, $76.84 And costs. 3308 —Charles Pullens vs Jchn T. • Pritchard and Millard Kaesaner, et al, : suit on note, finding lor plaintiff against | defendant Kaesaner of -f99.15. 3810—John Hack vs C. & G. P. railla';.'I a';.' '/*• i way Co , petition for appointment of receiver, receiver appointed and ap-. I pointment confirmed and. continued,

I case taken to Newton coiintyon change of venue. 8314—Wm. C. Haymofad vs JJenj. Oglesby, suit on note, judgment for plaintiff $122.17 and co3ts." 381(j—Charles W. Hartley vs D.wid H. Bate*, ct ux, foreclosure of mortgage on grain'elevator in Remington, judgment for plaintiff, $3220.90, Robert Parker appointed receiver to ’take possession of and operatg elevator. 3319—State L. S. Altei* Com. vs Frederick Fahnley, suit for fif of ditch tax lein. judgment for plaintiff <s2(Hi and costs, and foreclosure orde’ ed. 3820—Ada Crosscup ys Jane DeL ong et al, suit to quiet title, findii g for plf, title ordered. 8321---Union Central Life Ins. Co:, vs Frances Arnold*, et al, suit for foreclosure of mortgage, judgment for plaintiff $936.67, and foreclosure ordered. 83*23 —Philo 1). Beckwith, et al, vs JosbuaC. Norman, et al, suit on note, judgment for plaintiff $101.50 an*d costs. 8824—5. P. Thompson vs John Y. May, et al, suit on note, dismissed at' plaintiff's costs 3325 Same vs A. G. W. Farmer, et al, suit on note, judgment for plaintiff, $123.18-and costs. 3326 Same vs Clark McColly, et al, suit on note, judgment for plaintiff $80.96 and costs. 3327 Same vs John Rogers, et ux, suit for foreclosure of mortgage, judgment for plf - ., $176'15 and foreclosure. 3828--M. L. Spitler, vs Benjamin F. Hough, suit to quiet title, judgement for plaintiff, $115.64 and foreclosure. 3329 John W. Kis’oler, et al vs Amelias Hawn, et al suit on note, judgement for plaintiff, $172,97 and costs. 3330 Mary A. Raker, vs Chas: fe. Lyons, et al suit to quiet title, to real estate, judgement for plaintiff, $45 and costs, and title ordered. 8337—John Chamberlain, vs David Newels, B. F,. Ferguson and Jeff Corns, suit on mechanic's lein, and crossbill, plaintiffs claim settled by agreement, verdict for Ferguson against his codefendant Corns $84,16. 3338 Emil L. Keil, vs John M. Welsh and E. D. Welsh, suit on account, judgement for plaintiff $147, 47 and costs. 3339 Jeff Seagraves, ad’m, vs John M. Welsh, suit on note, judgement for plaintiff $171.96 and Cfests. — ~ 3340 Wm. Hoge, vs J. Hammerton et al suits on note and mortgage, dismissed by agreement at defendant’s cost % • 3341—8. F. Ferguson, vs Jane Hur ley and husband, foreclosure of mechanic's lein, judgement for plaintiff $119,60 and foreclosure ordered. 5342—Chas. Hamlin end W. H. Kellar, vs John M. Welsh, suit on account, judgement for plaintiff $66,89 and costs. —— 3348-—John Makeever. vs Amil'da Stone and John F, Stone, suit for foreclosure of mortgage, judgement for plaintiff $284,03 and ’foreclosure. 3345 Amos Harris, vs John L, Bieknell and E. R. Barr, suit on fiofce, judgement for plaintiff $96,23 and costs. 3346 — R. S. D'.viggins, vs I. B. "it>bbiof, suit on nose, dismissed by hgn-e----ment at defendant’s costs. 8347—Wm C. Haymond, vs Wm Me Neil and John 0. Johns, suit on note, judgement. Last 51 outlay, being tbe Second day of February, was r ‘G round Hog” day. According to a venerable tradition, on that day the animal known as the ground-hog or woodchuck, and. according to : some authorities, all other hibernating denizens of the wikiwood, i wake up from their winter’s ideep, jknd crawl out into the open air. ! Should he see his shadow, or in other words should the day be clear, he knows that six weeks | more of winter weather are to fol- ' low, and he, therefore, crawls back | into his hole, pulls nh&Aioie in i after him, and sweetly sleeps fop ! two and forty days longer. Should j he not see his shadow, he takes it : as an indication that there will be enough good weather during the i following six weeks to make it | worth hiis while-to remain awake,. Monday was cioudy in this neck of woods, except for ft, brief period late in the afternoon, during .which time the sun shone out brightly. Whether a few minutes of sunshine are sufficient to make the ground-hog gentry hunt their holes', in the manner aforesaid, or whether they base their actions and their weather prognostication b npon the general ‘ aspects of the is a point upon -which have no positive knowledge, and . which we willingly leave to the decision of those who take stosk is the-ground-hog business-