Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 77, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 February 1909 — THE COURT HOUSE Items Picked Up About the County Capitol. [ARTICLE]

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol.

Attorney Frank Foltz went to Columbia City Thursday on business. —o — New suits filed: - No. 7415. John T. Kight vs. William Zea; suit on contract.

Q. Lewis went to Lafayette Wednesday to attend a district assessors’ meeting—one of the state tax commissioners was present at the meeting ud it was decided to assess new aißomobiles at 65 per cent of their cost, and good notes at about their face value. i The annual* meeting *of the township assessors of Jasper county will be held at the County assessors’ office to-day, at which time the assessors will take out their supplies to be ready to start the work of assessing Monday. State Tax Commissioner McCardle will be here to address the assessors and the public at this meeting. —o— The first definite step in the deep waterways project for a drainage canal to give South Bend an odtlet to the Mississippi river and the gulf of Mexico was taken at the Great Northern hotel in Chicago Wednesday when the committee on ways and means of the Illinois and Indiana Waterway Association drew up Incorporation papers for the association. The association will have a capital stock of >200,000 at >SO I per share. Shares will be placed on the market and sold to the public. North Judson, Indiana, is named as the central office or headquarters of the association. i —o— The will of the late Lydia Amelia Hunt of Remington was filed for probate Monday. The instrument was executed April 23, i 1908, with Frank L. Peck and jFrances's. Cox as witnesses. Chas. I Hemingway is made executor. Charles Henry Hemingway, a nephew residing in Chicago, is made sole heir.

The will of David M. Forry, deceased, late of Remington, was also filed for probate. The widow, Amelia E. Forry, is made heir to all property both real and personal, and at her death to be divided among the three children, as set out in the will. The Instrument was executed September 7, 1906. Ira M., and John F. Forry, sons of decedent, are made executors.