Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 80, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 March 1909 — THE COURT HOUSE [ARTICLE]

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol.

The matrimonial business is very dull these days, only one marriage license having been Issued so far this month.

of Demotte will ipply at' the April meeting of the county commissioners for a saloon license at that place. Unless a remonstrance is filed it is likely a county option election will be called soon.

New suits filed: No. 7421. Jas. R. Craig vs. Seth B. Moffitt, suit on note. Demand $1,200. No. 7422. Ann Eliza Stephenson vs. Ezra J. Porter; action to quiet title. No. 74 2s. C. S. Jones vs. Seth B. Moffitt; suit- on note. Demand S6O.

The appeal in the Tom McCoy habeas corpus' case, brought to release him from the recently on the grounds that under the indeterminate sentence law he is entitled to a diminution of sentence, or, rather, that the indeterminate sentence law did not repeal this part of the old law, was filed in the supreme court Thursday. If the case is advanced, which it probably will be, ( an early decision may be looked for.

Don’t forget to file your mortgage exemptions with the county auditor. One half of the amount you may owe on a real estate mortgage up to S7OO is exempted from the real estate levy if you file your application for exemption as provided by law. That is, if you mortgage for $1,400 or more, you are exempt S7OO. This matter is known to most Indiana people, the law having been in force for some years, but newcomers from other states are not familiar with it. And, too, quite a number of our own people either forget or neglect to file these exemptions, which can only be filed during March and April of each year.

The Jasper County Telephone Co. is assessed on 100 miles of lines in Rensselaer at the present time at SSO per mile, which assessment is made by the State Tax Board. The tax board has nothing to do with the “central” office fixtures, stock and repair equipment on hand, etc., and this property, which must be worth several thousand dollars, was assessed at but SSO last year, and the telephone auto at SSO. It will be seen that the company has been dealt with very liberally by Rensselaer, and it would seem unjust for it to charge up all losses it alleges it sustains in the operations of its country lines or other parts of its system to the Rensselaer patrons. If the company cannot profitably operate its country lines at $1 per month rental it should cut them out and let some farmers mutual company take the matter up. The latter generally operate them for $0 cents per month or less, and give as good service as the more pretentious corporations.