Jasper County Democrat, Volume 16, Number 100, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 March 1914 — COURTHOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF [ARTICLE]

COURTHOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Paragraphs From the Various Departments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL The Legal News Epitomized—Together With Other Notes Gathered From The Several County Offices. Remember that mortgage exemptions must be filed prior to May 1 to secure tax exemptions on same. Ex-Recorder J. W. Tilton has been engaged as deputy county treasurer and will assume his duties after tne departure of E. E. Flint for Pierpont, S. Dak., who expects to leave soon. Two new republican candidates for the nomination for the office of county assessor have entered the field- former sheriff John O’Connor, of Rensselaer, and G. L. Thornton, of Surrey. The republican county convention will be held on Monday, March 30.

County Supt. Lanison has bought , the former William E. Moore tenant i house on North Van Rensselaer : streeet, at present occupied by H. I E. Jacobs, and will move into same the first of the month, tlie property i Mr. Lamson now ocTmpics having j been recently sold to R. A. Parkison for his daughter, Mrs. Kenneth I Rhoades, who with her husband will ■ move into same. Mr. Jacobs will probably store his’ goods for the J present. The price paid by Mr. Lam- ' son is understood to have been about $2,200.