Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 October 1903 — ABOUT THE COURT HOUSE. [ARTICLE]

ABOUT THE COURT HOUSE.

Item* of lnter«<t (lathered In the Office* and Corridor* of the County Capitol. Commissioners’ oourt will convene next Monday. —o — Monday is the last day for paying the fall installment of taxes to avoid penalty. The November term of the Jasper circuit court will convene one week from next Monday. —o — John Casey was not taken to the asylum last Friday, as first intended, but was taken Monday. —o— New suits filed: Frank Batz by August Batz, next friend, vs. Frederick Earnest Hass and Eliza Anna Hass; action on judgment. Marriage licenses issued: Oct. 24. Harvie C. Rush to Pearl Bartoo. Oct. 24, Frank Burns to Mary Hoshaw. Oct. 29, James C. Johnson to Minerva J. Harris. —o — The contract for the construction of the Garrison ditch in Jordan tp., was let Monday to John Zehr, Chris Hensler and D. V. Garrison, at 8 cents per yard for the dirt work and $1.20 per yard for the rock. The contractors sub-let the job to James A. May. Lateral No. 1 was let to John Kellner at 8| cents per yard, and the Nissius spur to S. B. Moffitt at 9 6-10 cents per yard. No bids were filed for the tile laterals. Although this is the last week for paying the fall installment of taxes, the payments are not coming in very fast. Treasurer Parkinson says the payments are the slowest this fall that they have ever been during his four years in office. This condition seems to be quite general in several of our neighboring counties, according to our exchanges, and is do doubt due to the short oats crop this season. The railroad corporations appear to have plenty of money, however, if the farmers have not, and the Monon paid in its installment last week, amounted to a little more than $3,000. The 3-1 and C. &. E. 1., paid Wednesday, the former #3,000 and the latter $2,450. . Clerk J. F. Major returned Wednesday evening from his trip to Virginia, and while there purchased a 500 acre tobacco and cotton plantation in Mecklenburg county, on the Roanoke river, two miles from the North Carolina state line. The plantation contains 250 acres of the finest timber that grows, of nearly all kinds, and 250 acres is under cultivation. Mr. Major sold SI,OOO worth of timber from the farm while there. For that country the plantation is well improved, has a good, practically new house, and other buildings of all kinds and description to the number of 24. There are also 29 negroes on the place, and we suppose John got negroes and all. There are several fine springs on the place, and, taken altogether, Mr. Major thinks it a very desirable plantation. While there are smaller towns nearer by, Souden being the nearest railroad station, Clarksville is the nearest town of any size. Henderson, N. C., is the principal market place for cotton and tobacco, and is about 15 miles distant. Mecklenberg gained 1,200 in population in the last decide, which is a very good growth for that country. In the vicinity where Mr. Major has bought the plantations are occupied by the owners, and most of the people are decendants from the old historic families of Virginia and are well educated and very hospitable people. Mr. Major has leased the farm for next year to the present occupant, and is undecided as to the time when he will oocupy it himself.