Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 July 1907 — MARY CHANGES. [ARTICLE]

MARY CHANGES.

Work of County Board of Equalization. . BANK ASSESSMENTS.OF COUNTY, And Complete Report of Proceedings of Board at Its Annual Meeting Which Ended Saturday.

The Board of Review closed its work Saturday and adjourned sine die. Following is a report of the changes made in assessments as appears of record: The county auditor, in view of the fact that the tax officers of some neighboring counties have intimated that they would go before the State tax board and try to have Jasper’s real estate assessment raised, was ordered to go before the State board and insist that no increase be made. The county board investigated the assessments in bordering counties and believe they have equalized land here on an equitable basis with such counties, and that the State board ought not change the figures. Realestate assessment changes: Walker, raised 20 per cent; Hanging Grove, reduced 15 per cent; Barkley, raised 12| per cent; Jordan, all west of center line of Sec. 19, 30 and 31 raised 50 per cent; rest of township unchanged; Milroy, reduced 10 per cent; Kankakee and Keener, divided into seven classes each (plat filed with Board’s report) and assessments fixed at $5, $7 50. $lO, $12.50, sls, 117.50 and S2O, respectively, per acre (except sections 1. 2.3,9. 10, 11, 13. 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 and ne| 21, all in Keener. which are unchanged); Wheatfield, also divided into seven classes and assessment fixed at $5.65, $8.45, $11.25, $1405, $16.90, $19.70 and $22.50 per acre, respectively; Union, placed in nine classes and assessment fixed at $6, $9, sl2, sls, $lB, s2l, $24, $27 and S3O per acre, respectively (except the three tiers of sections on the north which are unchanged.) Live stock changes: Cattle in Rensselaer and Barkley; raised 20 per cent; in Keener and Kankakee.reduoed 25 per cent; in Wheatfield reduced 10 per cent; in Carpenter raised 10 per cent. Horses in Wheatfield town and township reduced 20 per cent and raised 20 per cent in Keener. The assessments of the various banks of the county were fixed as follows: First National, Rensselaer.s3s,B2o State 41 25,860 Sav. & Trust Co. “ 18,430 Re'mingtbn National.' 17,500 Wheatfield Bank 9,560 Bank of Remington 8,820 Individual assessments changed as follows: Geo. A. Williams, Rensselaer, imp. SBOO to $500; Thos. O’Meara, same, 1330 to $150; Romine 1., and Juno I. Kannal, same, SI,OOO to $500; Eva Morgan, same, S6OO to $500; J. M. Bell, same, $1,200 to $900; Harry Murray, same, S6OO to $500; . Dickinson Trust Co., same (K. of P. building and lot) $9,000 to $6,500; Robert Minks, same, (Nowels hotel block) $7,500 to $5,000; L. Hildebrand, same, (brick livery barn) $3,300 to $1,850; Sam Fendig, same, (merchandise) $2,000 to $2,500; Porter & Kresler, same, (merchandise) $2,900 to $2,400; G. Garrison & Co., Remington, (merchandise) $3,500 to $2,500; C. H. Peck & Co., same, $4,500 to $5,000; Myers & Myers, Wheatfield, (merchandise) $6,000 to $5,000; Anna Barger, Jordan tp. (imp.) SBOO to $600; J. F. Bruner, lot 3 block 2, Rensselaer, $l5O to $75; Clarence Babb, Carpenter tp., (land) $1,540 to $1,340; Chris. Rousch, same, (land, ne 4-27-6) S2O per acre to $lO per acre. Complaints of J. E. Brady, B. Forsythe, A. J. Abbott and E. W. Culp were dismissed. It was found there were 8,236

head of horses and mules in the county and 17,790 head of cattle, as follows: * Horae*. Cattle. Hanging Grove.... 450 857 Gillam 570 1099 Walker 458 1192 Barkley 890 2507 Marion 919 2393 Milroy... 262 558 Rensselaer 328 166 Jordan 800 1333 Carpenter..... . .. 963 1300 Remington 155 75 Newton 771 1737 Kankakee 286 661 Wheatfield 355 577 Wheatfield (town).. 85 137 Keener 382 1487 Union 562 1706