Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 39, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 January 1907 — A Venerable Cause For A Lawsuit. [ARTICLE]

A Venerable Cause For A Lawsuit.

A case has just been begun in the circuit court here which might almost be said to have been old when it was first born. Wm. H. Willettee, of Dearborn county, Ind., as administrator of the estate of Louisa B. Willette, is the plaintiff and Benjamin J. Gifford is the defendant. It seems that back in 1881 Geo. W. and (Genevieve Keen gave to Louisa Willette a mortgage on 40 acres of land in Gillam township, this county, and along the edge of the Haddick marsh, to cover any losses which she might suffer from being in business with the Keens. In 1887 she got judgment on this contract in Cincinnati, Ohio, for some $14,594 against the Keens and tho some Small payments have been made but that 110,000 is still owing. Suit is now brought to foreclose this mortgage on the 40 acres of land which Mr. Gifford has held and paid taxes on for many years and given it by his drainage operations about all the value it has. Persons having exhibits at the Poultry show, can have neat show eard written by James W. Brown.