Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 289, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 December 1914 — Forgetfulness May Cost Fowler Man Several Dollars. [ARTICLE]

Forgetfulness May Cost Fowler Man Several Dollars.

Fowler, Ind., Dec. 7.-—Ray Jones, Benton county recorder, has a problem that he cannot solve and consequently will put it up to the Internal revenue department. The new war tax stamp matter 1® involved. J. E. Saylor, who a short time ago bought a 400-acre farm near Oxford, forgot to file his deed, and the document was misplaced. A few days ago he ran across it and hastened to the recorder’s office to find that the new war tax was in effect and as the consideration in the deed provided lor a $74,000 deal, he is up against a $74 war tax stamp proposition now to have the deed filed. He purchased the farm Just one year ago and stated that he thought that he had filed the deed.