Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 288, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 December 1914 — ARE PREPARING ANNUAL REPORTS [ARTICLE]

ARE PREPARING ANNUAL REPORTS

Connty Officers Engaged in Tedious Task of Preparing Data For State Statistician’s Office.

The tedious task of itemizing the work done during the last year faces the heads of the various de- . partmfnts of the county government. Each quired to prepare a full and complete report, which must be filed with the state statistician. The county clerk will file a report showing the number of marriage licenses issued, the number of hunting licenses purchased, the number of civil, criminal and divorce cases filed and determined, the number remaining on the docket and many other facts in connection with his office. / The county auditor Is also required to prepare a long report showing what has been done in his department and the sheriff must show the number of prisoners received and the offense with which each was charged. The county recorder has an important report to fHe as it must show the number of deeds, mortgages and the total property whieh changed ownership in the county during the year. V