Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 21, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 February 1900 — Squire’s Busy Day. [ARTICLE]

Squire’s Busy Day.

Monday was Squire Burnham’s busy day, and he tried six caser, that day. Three were ejectment cases from Gifford’s region. They were against Geo. Marion. John M. Smith and Newton E. Somsel. Orders for their ejectment were issued, in all of them. Two of the other three cases, were state cases from Remington, on change of venue. Thomas Callighan was tried on two separate charges of carrying concealed weapons, on Jan. sth and 6th. It seems that there is a tough joint near Callighans, and that a young boy of the Detrick family, hangs around there and annoys Callighan, with snowballs etc. On the sth, Callighan went out and fired his gun in the air to scare away the Detrick boy, and on the 6th he went to see the boy’s father. He was charged with carrying concealed weapons, on both ' days. He was acquitted for the sth, and fined 25 cents and costs, for the 6th. -■■■• The sixth case was a suit by H. M. Kannal, administrator of M. B. Alter estate vs. Sarah E. Timmons. Judgement was against the defendant, by default.