Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 August 1905 — THE COURT HOUSE [ARTICLE]

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About The County Capitol. Commissioners’ court convenes Monday. t — o — Attorney W. J. Reed of Knox, was in the city Saturday looking after business matters. There were no nnloaned school funds on hand August 1 expcept what has already been spoken for.

There was a rush in the marriage Jicense business Saturday, no less than four being issued. This swelled the total for the month to 8, against 5 for the preceding month and 9 for J uly 1904.

A big hole has been dug up in the court house yard and an opening made in the tunnel from the heating plant to get out the old steam pipe which has been in eight years and replace it with new. The old pipe is rusted so badly that it is unfit for use.

The Democrat publishes in another column the annual estimates of Jasper county for the year 1906. Under the new law the road tax levy is now made in May, and in a number of the estimates as published herein the road levy is not included. This makes some of the townships levies appear extremely low as compared with others.

The commissioners of White county held a special session Monday to let the contract for twelve miles of stone roads in Honey Creek township, in which the town of Reynolds is located. No bids were filed, however, contractors claiming that the roads could not be built for the estimate, some $1,700 per mile. A new set

of viewers will nuw be appointed, it is reported, and the estimate raised. —c—- • Trustee Phillips was down from Gillam Monday on business. His township got a big rain also Friday night and there was considerable wind with it. Many fields of corn were blown flat to the ground, and some of it will hardly straighten up again, he thinks. The barn of Ezra Bowman, near Francisville Pulaski county, was struck by lightning and burned and the residence of J. E. Tillett was struck and somewhat damaged.

Marriage licenses issued: July 29, Charles H. Faulkener, of Jasper county, aged 29, to Mary Magdaline White, of Medaryville, aged 19. First marriage for each. July 29, William Wesse, of Wheatfield, aged 33, to Lizzie Kellerman of Dunnville, aged 22. Second marriage for each, groom’s first wife having died Aug. 11, 1901, and bride having been divorced, but date not given. July 29, Thomas Joseph Thurston, of Remington, aged 22, to Leia Ella Gibbs, of Remington, aged 20. First marriage for each. July 29, Tull Elbert Malone, of Buffalo, Ind., aged 21, to Grace Rebecca Hines of Rensselaer, aged 16. First marriage for each.

Following is the assessed valuation of Jasper county for 1905, exclusive of railroad and other corporations: Hanging Grove $ 459,065 Gillam 488,960 Walker 453,460 Barkley.. 800,775 Rensselaer City 1,248,700 Marion 1,271,390 {ordan 573> 01 5 Tewton 644,550 Keener. —35375° Kankakee 202,760 Wheatfield 284,595 Wheatfield Town ’<5775 Carpenter ’>376,9’5 Remington Town.. 373>3’0 Milroy... 195,480 Union 604,040 Total $9,446,459 The railroad and corporate assessments last year were $1,134,091, and will probably be about the same this year. The mortgage exemptions in the county this year are $407,030, against $409,035, in 1904, and should be deducted from these fiigures to give the net taxable assessment.

New suits filed: No. 6890. The Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Co., vs. Mattie M. Rinehart et al; action in foreclosure; demand $50,000. This action is brought on mortgage given by the principal defendant on her Hanging Grove township lands on April 7, 1904, and which it is generally understood was turned into the McCoy bank to assist that institution in liquidating some pressing debts at that time. The land has since been covered with other mortgages until the amount as shown by the county records is $115,000. The land was appraised last week by the sheriff and R. B. Harris, in the attachment proceedings of Trustee Chapman, at only $56,330. This action will probably cut out all the other creditors unless the Bowens, of Delphi, try to save something on their mortgages, which are for SBO,OOO. There is another mortgage for $3,500 ahead of the Bowen mortgages, however, given to one Horace Russel. The deeds do not show that any of these mortgages have ever been released. The complaint alleges that all the interest notes that have become due are unpaid. No. 6891. Emmet L. Hollingsworth vs. Martha E. Stoner and Daniel A. Stoner; action in foreclosure; demand $4,500. No. 6892. Jesse C. Gwin vs. Peter H. Zea and Harriet Zea, his wife; suit on note and foreclosure of mortgage, demand SIOO.