Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 June 1908 — THE COURT HOUSE [ARTICLE]

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol. Only four marriage licenses 'were issued last month, 8 for the month previous, and 8 for May, 1907. And this is leap year, tod. —o— New suits filed: No. 7321. William Townsend vs. G. G. Garrison; complaint on note, which plaintiff, as surety, paid. Demand $286.98. • —o— There was not a very full attendance Monday at the Board of Education meeting,• owing to the fact that most of the township trustees are still busy planting corn. Marriage licenses: June 1, John Voight of Hammond, aged 22, occupation switchman, to Regina Goedert Brehm, also of Hammond, aged 19, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. The Gillam township commencement exercises will be held at Independence church on Thursday, June 11th. There are five graduates, viz: Ben Molitar, Myrtle Stevens, Edna Stiller, Florence Wagoner and Ivan Coppess. Rev; David Rodgers will deliver the address. The exercises will begin at 7:45 p. m. —o — Frank Welsh of Jordan tp., arose at 3:30 Monday morning, and was soon on his way to town to begin his duties on the Board of Equalization, arriving at 5:01. To his horror he found that there was no one stirring and he had to walk the streets until 7 o'clock. After a further long wait he found C. C. Warner, who informed him that his partner would not be down until 11 o’clock. Frank will have to draw a half day’s pay and he was not allowed to work more than ten minutes.

—° — The personal property assessment of Jasper county shows a general falling off in practically every township this year, as is shown from the following returns of the assessor: CORPORATIONS Personal Polls 1907 1908 1907 1908 Rensselaer $404,850 $455,805 301 370 Remington 171,500 128,174 134 121 Wheatfield town 90,935 77,630 65 66 Gillam 127,740 111,770 116 114 Walker 114,835 133 168 Kankakee 46,335 37,570 77 78 Wheatfield 64,790 52,620 82 78 Keener 50,365 46,655 104 125 Union 124,305 108,110 237 236 Barkley 195,335 183.135 215 213 Marion 230,035 201,575 177 158 Newton 158,610 137,940 99 100 Jordan 136,665 136,245 123 114 Carpenter 168,245 142,424 132 134 Milroy 32,770 31,428 60 55 Hanging Grove J 78,600 93,190 74 68

Tax Ferret ,J. B. Workman, who “investigated” the taxpayers of Jasper county some years ago, has instituted injunction proceedings in the Bartholomew Circuit Court against the county auditor and other officials, on which a temporary restraining order has been issued. The plaintiff sets forth a contract with the county Commissioners to collect taxes on sequestered property. He presented a bill for sl,010.23 after the County Council had refused to appropriate money to carry on the work longer, but had voted to allow the amount of bill presented for work already done. The county treasurer refused to honor the order, and the AttorneyGeneral of the State ruled that the order could not be legally paid, holding that “ferrets” can not be paid for work done before an appropriation is made. The plaintiff alleges that the defendants are getting ready to distribute the money paid in by the ferrets in the various funds to which the county money belongs, and it is desired to keep this money separate till the issues in the case are fully determined.

O The regular June term of Commissioners’ Court convened Monday. The day was taken up with the allowance of claims and such other business as reported below. Yesterday was devoted to ditch mat- - ters: Pan-American Bridge Co. awarded contract for a /new bridge in Wheatfield tp., at $990, and Winamac Bridge Co., new bridge in Milroy at $7lO. The sum of $1,991.80 was allowed on the Marion-Rensselaer stone road contract, and $1,599.93 on the Hebron grade. Several of the assessors had filed claims for a larger amount than the appropriation, and in such cases

they were cut to the sum appropriated. ,i The following fees collected for the .past quarter were reported: Auditor, $54.45; Recorder, $611.50; Clerk, $234.30; Sheriff, $181.27. Omar Day of Rensselaer was appointed to a scholarship at Purdue. Township assessors were allowed the following: Chas. A. Walker, Barkley.. $167.50 J. H. Allman, Carpenter.... 160.00 John Kettering, deputy, Carpenter . 10.00 Geo. H. Allman, deputy, CarChas A. Lefler, H’ging Grove 95.00 James Rodgers, Gillam.... 112.50 James Bullis, Jordan 125.00 Bert Vandercar, Kankakee. 100.00 Chas. Harrington, Keener. . 125.00 Geo. W. Markin, Marion. . . 76.00 P. T. Hordeman, Marion... 57.50 L. Strong, deputy, Renssel’r 132.00 W. E. Culp, Milroy . 62.50 G. L. Thornton, Newton. . . . 125.00 E. W. Lakin, Union 167.50 David Wesner, Walker 82.50 Harry B. Brown, deputy, Walker ... 65.00 A. S. Keene, Wheatfield.... 125.00