Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 March 1904 — COURT HOUSE NEWS. [ARTICLE]

COURT HOUSE NEWS.

Items of Interest (lathered In the Offices of the County Capitol. Marriage licenses issued: Mch. 22, George Hamstra to Ella Enigma.

E. P. Honan will prepare your mortgage exemption affidavits for you. Call and see him.

E. L. Clark has severed his long connection with the auditor’s office and is now deputy treasurer, a position The Democrat stated some time ago he would be given.

The three libel cases of “Honest Abe” vs. the Democrat man, sent to Newton county on change of venue, are set for Tuesday and Wednesday of next week. A change of venue was also asked for from Judge Hanley, and he will not sit in the cases.

Still another judgment was taken against Abraham Halleck, president of the board of commissioners of Jasper county, at the last term of court here. It was the old case of a claim of the Torrey Cedar Co., and the amount of the judgment is $59.23 and costs. The judgment appears on Judgment Record 5, page 187.

The republicans have nominated the following township tickets thus far, omitting minor offices in our publication: Jordan—Charles Hensler, trustee; James Bullis, assessor. Newton —Charles Hammond, trustee; Green Thornton, assessor. Hanging Grove —Washington Cook, trustee; John Osborn, assessor.

The real estate of C. C. Starr, which included his late business property on West Washington street, the land surrounding his ice house and some lots in different parts of the city, was sold Saturday on mortgage foreclosure, W. B. Austin—the holder of the mortgage foreclosed, being the only bidder' —for some $2,000, the amount of the mortgage. There are two prior mortgages on the property, we understand, the total of alt three reaching about $7,000. While Mr. Starr is one of Rensselaer’s earliest business men, if not the oldest, his business has not been profitable for several years, which has caused his financial troubles.

Mortgage exemptions, remember, must be filed between the first day of March and the first day of April of each year. Any person having a mortgage in any amount on their farm or town property, may have one-half of said mortgage exempted from taxation, not exceeding S7OO, by filing an affidavit for such exemption with the county auditor. That is, if the mortgage is for SI,OOO, an exemption of SSOO will be made from your assessment; if the mortgage is for $1,400, an exemption of S7OO will beraade, but no matter how greatthe amount of the mortgage, no exemption will be made of over S7OO. These affidavits, lemember, must be filed with the auditor each year.

A small farm to rent. Call on Dr. Moore, over Fendig’s drug store, at once.