Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 June 1906 — THE COURT HOUSE [ARTICLE]

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol. Commissioners’ court convenes Monday. —o — The case of William D. Bond vs. Peter May, appealed from the Jasper circuit court by the former, was affirmed by the Appellate court last Friday. —-O Marriage licenses issued: June 22, Fred Browne, of Bt. Paul. Minn., aged 27, to Carolyn May Marshall of Rensselaer, aged 24. First marriage for each. June 25, Albert Henry Scheidler of Earl Park, aged 25, to Lucy Viola Gray, of Remington, aged 26. First marriage for each. June 26, Lawson Hopkins Meyer, of Lake Forest, 111., aged 24, to Grace Nowels, of Rensselaer, aged 25. First marriage for each. June 27, Elmer E. Stephenson, of Chicago, aged 29, to Hazel Kirk, of Rensselaer, aged 20. First marriage for each. —o — Nearly one-half the Range Line stone road is already built, except for the top dressing of fine rock, and it- is rpally going to be one of the greatest jimprovements ever made in the county and one that will certainly never regretted by the people who übo it. The grading has been well done and scarcely a perceptible rise exists where the big sand-hill was. This hill has been cut down practically level and the sand came in handy for making a big fill just north of the hill. Several other smaller cuts were made, so that the grades are so easy that a team can not be loaded too heavily to pull any kind of a load between Rensselaer and Remington. Those who have heretofore traveled this road when either from mod or the big sandhill it was next to impossible for a team to poll an empty wagon through Jordan will be most agreeably surprised at the great change that is being wrought. The board of review adjourned Saturday, having completed its labors. Following is a report of the changes made in assessments: Bank of Remington reduced from *9.945 to *9,150. State Bank of Rensselaer raised trom *25,000 to *29,800. First National Bank of Rensselaer raised from $33,000 to $35,340. The above banks bays' appealed. Rensselaer Bank raised from *8,500 to $9,(160. American Lubricating and Refining Co., of Gillam and Walker townships reduced from *25,780 to $15,200 in Gillam, and from $23,365 to $13,600 in Walker. Assessment of f. J. Shea in Gillam reduced from $3,000 to $2,200. Tom Murphy, Newton township, from *36010 *3lO. In Gillam implements were raised 20 per cent, and household goods 40 per cent.

In Walker horses and implements were reduced 10 per cent. In Barkley household goods wereraised 50 per cent, and implements 10 percent. In Kankakee household goods and implements raised 20 per cent. In Wheatfield implements reduced 25 pei cent and horses 20 per cent. In Carpenter household goods raised 20 per cent. In Union implements raised 50 per cent, and horses reduced 10 per cent. In Marion horses raised 10 per cent.