Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 June 1905 — COURT HOUSE NEWS. [ARTICLE]

COURT HOUSE NEWS.

Items of Interest (lathered In the Offices of the County Capitol. Trustee Stallbaum of Kankakee tp., was in Monday to get his June draw of township funds from the county. —o — The gravel road bonds for the system of gravel roads in both Hanging Grove and Gillam townships are advertised to be sold on July 6. In Hanging Grove there are $15,000 and in Gillam $19,500. —o — Marriage license issued: June 20, Harry Elwood Reed, of Barkley Rged 19, to Della Mae Hanniford, also of Barkley, aged 17. First marriage ibr each. June 21, Charles E. Richardson, of Enid, Okla., aged 30 years, to Mary L. Brusnahan, of Rensselaer, aged 20. First marriage for each. o In the figures published in this column recently, showing the total personal assessments of the various townships and towns for 1905, an eror was made in the figure, for Marion township from which we secured our information, and the correct total is $216,725, (/decrease of $10,520, instead of a decrease of nearly $20,000, as Bhown in the former publication.

—o— New suits filed: No. 6881. Wm. B. Austin vs. R. A. Hasper and Abel Hasper; suit on note. Transcript from Newton county. No. 6882. Wm. B. Austin vs. A. Hasper, C. A. Fry and {J. J. Fry; suit on note. Transcript from Newton county. No. 6883. James H. Carr et al, vs. Ezekial D. Clark et al; action to quiet titter The last will and testament of Isaac Blake, deceased, late of Remington, was filed for probate Tuesday. The instrument is dated Jan. 16, 1903, and Everd H. Blake, a son, is appointed executor to settle the estate and 'carry out the provisions of the will. The property oonsists of a quarter section of land in Jordan township. The will directs that all personal property be used in settling of the just debts and the remainder, if any, go to the wife (now deceased) and to the afflicted son, Emery I. Blake. A life estate is also bequeathed this son and decedent’s wife in the real estate, and at their death to be equally divided among decedent’s surviving children.

The county board of review will close its twenty days session today, and not a complaint has been heard. Nothing has been done of importance, except the changing of the valuation of horses in several townships. In Hanging Grove the assessment on horses was reduced 20 per cent; Walker and Newton, reduced 10 per cent; Kankakee, and Wheatfield reduced 5 percent; Union and Gillam raised 20 per cent; Carpenter raised 10 per cent, making the average in each township as follows: Hanging Grove.. .$43.84 Gillam 43.50 Walker 38 43 Barkley 44.64 Marion 47.00 Jordan 41.65 Newton 45.00 Keener 36.00 Kankakee 39.34 Wheatfield 39.90 Carpenter 47.78 Milroy 37.70 Union 38.40 It will thus be seen that CarSmter leads on good horSes and eener has the poorest; Marion stands second best.

The question of assessing the cash in the hands of the trustee of the bankrupt McCoys has been discussed, but at this writing nothing definite has been done. It seems that the assessors agreed at their meeting last spring that, as the claims against the McCoys were so near worthless it would not be proper to list such claiims, and they were not assessed for taxation. It seems, however, that the trustee on March 1 had some $30,000 in cash that belonged to these creditors (he now has a great deal more, of course) and the question of placing this on the duplicate has been talked over considerably. It will probably not be listed, however, from what we can learn. Bring in your, eggs, highest prices paid. Fendig’s Fair.