Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 79, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 January 1911 — THE COURT HOUSE [ARTICLE]

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol State Tax Commissioner Matson will be in Rensselaer on Friday, Jan. 27, to talk to the township assessors, and a full attendance is requested by County Assessor Lewis, v/ —o— KCharley Morlan, the court house janitor, who has been in failing health for some time, is also afflicted with Bright’s disease, his doctor tells him. The doctor thinks, however, that he can bring him out. There are but 12 delinquent taxpayers in Benton county this year, according to the delinquent tax list published in the Fowler papers, and the total deliquency is but $264.27. Probably no other county in Indiana can show r so good a record as this. O E. L. Hollingsworth has bought the 36 or 40 lots owned by the Rensselaer Land and Improvement Co., in Blocks 8, 15, 17, 18, 19, 22, 26, 27 and 29, Weston’s add., lying east of the depot, according to a deed placed on record a few days ago. The consideration is stated in the deed to have been SBOO. —-o—■ The case of the State of Indiana vs. Charles G. Mauzy, former republican “Big Chief” of Benton county, is set for trial in the Newton circuit court on Thursday, Feb. 2. Mauzy was indicted for alleged grafting in the working out of road taxes of railroads in Newton county, he having contracts from the railroads t° work out said taxes. .o— New suits filed: No. 7694. Elisha Havens, et al. vs. George L. Johnson, et al.; action in attachment. Amount $147.80. No. 7695. Irve Lewin vs. William Hoover, sheriff Jasper county; action to replevin one horse, w’agon and harness, taken by said sheriff on attachment in the Lewin land tenants’ case from Porter county, mention of which has been in this column heretofore. No. 7696. J. P. Hartroy Shoe Co. vs. George L. Johnson, et al.; action on account. Demand $138.73.