Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 74, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 December 1914 — Page 6

RATE OF TAXATION FOR THE YEAR 1914 STATE:, COU NTV AND TO WNSH IP TAXES FOR JASPER COU NTV- INDIANA arj zs • | LEVIED ! ■» LEVIED BY STATE BY - LEVIED BY ADVISORY LEVIED BY CITY OR TOWN- TOTAL RATE POLL TAX 4 ON St 00 5? BOARD ON Stoo SHIP TRUSTEES ON SIOO ON SIOO I! tOLNCIL UjS ’~I 5 ' * NAME OF TOWN- „ \ * g * I | s SHIP TOWN OR a | = g M 5 S Its 3 * I || -2 H I g - § a ~ 3 H H! | : B * U * | 5 K g ic I I| g s ; g i m \&\ s l | |H g | * g i||§la-8-s‘Sj® g § < &31 !I | *7l 1 S | f | I 111! lat MSI 311 I ! I| I * g | ii i ill I ill I* i iiilj I i ill 1111 ill llilsiiilslil I i g i i Barkley 50 50 I,oo] 7 1.50 13.60 10 7 1 44.90 12.50 12.50 10 25 40 20 10 16 1.31 1.00 2.31 Carpenter 50 50 I.oo' 7 1.50 13.60 10 7 1 44.90 12.50 12,50 78 10 8 5 10 10 5 1.28 1.08 2.36 Gmam 50 50 i 1.00: 7 1.50 13.60 10 7 1 44.90 12.50 12.50 40 15 23 15 15 1.17 1.01 2.18 Hanging Grove 50| 50 Jordan 501 50 1.00 7 1.50 13.60 10 7 1 44.90 12.50 12.50 62| 20 20 25 15 8 *,41 1.19 260 ! i Kankakee •• • ml. 50] 501 1.001 7 1.50 13.60 10 7 1 44.90 12.50 12.50 i 1 || I j t I I I Keener 50| 501 > !- on 7 1.50 13.60 10 7 1 44.90 12.50 12.50 42 15 j 453015 10 3 | | |22| | | 1.58 1.34 2.92 It | .j Marion 50 50 1.00 7 1.50 13.60 10 7 1 44.90 12.50 12.50 261. 14 14 25 10 3 5 1.08 .99 2.07 I I Milroy 50 50| 1.00 7 1.50 13.60 10 7 1 44.90 12.50 12.50 30 35 40 25 10 7 1.46 1.11 2.57 I Newton . , 50 501 1.00 7 1.50 13.60 10 7 1 44.90 12.50 12.50 IS 25 18 30 8 1.23 .86 2.09 Remington, Town of . 50 i 50 l M° 25 25 2 -50 7 l- 30 13 - 60 10 71 ; 44.90 12.50 12.50 78 53515151030 40 50 50 | 2.19 '2.19 4.38 Rensselaer, City 0f..... . 50 50 1.00 7 1.50 13.60 10 7 1 44.90 12.50 12.50 26! 31025 32 20 25 50 50 30|10| 3| 10 2.02 2.02 4.04 Union ; 50 50 1.00 7 1.50 13.60 10 71] 44.90 12.50 12.50 25 35 40 25 10 6 1.43 1.08 2.51 Walker ....50 50 1.00 7 1.50 13.60 10 7 1 44.90 12.50 12.50 70 40 35 30 20 15 5 1.80 1.45 3.25 WTieatfield 50 50 1.00 7 1.50: 13.60 10 7 1 44.90 12.50 12.50 50 25 30 25 30 10 5 | |2o| | | 1.72 1.33 3.05 1)11 WTieatfield, Town of. ... .'. 50 50 .25 50 50 2.25 7 1.50 13.60 10 7 1 44.90 12.50 12.50 50 5 30 30 50 50|50| | | 1.87%|1.87%| 3.75 | J I I 1 I . . V- . ■ ~': '• fill I I I : ALL the Road and Bridge Tax and ONE-HALF of all other taxes m ake the FIRST INSTALLMENT and mast be paid on or before the FIRST MONDAY IN MAY T , 1915, ONE-HALF of all taxes, except Road and Bridges, constitute the SECOND INSTALLMENT, and must be paid on or before the FIRST MONDA YIN NOVEMBER, 1915. Failure to pay First Installment when due mak es both installments delinquent and attaches a penalty of 10 per cent to the full amount. the: treasurer oan not make and hold receipts for anyone, please do not ask it Provisions of Law Relating to Taxation “The owner of property on the first day of March of any year shall be liable for the taxes of that year. The purchaser on the first day of March shall be considered, the owner on that day.*' Purchasers of PERSONAL PROPERTY as well as Real Estate should remember that “TAXES FOLLOW PROPERTY when the taxes thereon remain unpaid.” “COUNTY ORDERS in favor of persons owing delinquent taxes cannot be paid without settlement of taxes.” “It is the duty of the TAX PAYER to state definitely on what property he desires to pay taxes, in whose name assessed, and in what township or town it was assessed.” THE TREASURER WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE for the penalties and charges resulting from taxpayer’s omission to so state. The Tax Duplicate for any year is made with reference to property on the first day of March of that year and remains unchanged for the year as to the showing of property, and in whose name assessed and taxed. Transfers after the first day of March of any year will n ever appear upon the Duplicate of that .year’s taxes. Those who pay taxes of property in trust, and whose taxes are complicated, such as undivided estates, etc., should pay early enough to avoid the rush of the last days,i as it requires time to make divisions and separate receipts. THE ANNUAL SALE OF DELINQUENT LANDS AND LOTS WILL TAKE PLACE ON THE SECOND M ONDAY IN FEBRUARY, 1915. ALSON A. FELL, Treasurer of Jasper County.

GREETINGS FROM FORMER RESIDENTS

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tively small, contains some of the finest agricultural land in Oregon. Bounded on the north by Polk coun 4>'. on the east by the Willamette river, which separates it from Linn, on the south by Lane, and on the west by Lincoln (southern part of which was originally Benton county), has an average length of 31 miles and an average width of 16 miles. When a single county enters into competition with all other counties of a great state like Oregon, in a display of the products of the farm and orchard, and carries away the “blue ribbon,’’ emblem of superiority, year after year, there must be some substantial basis for the claim that that county has superior natural advantages and resources. That is what Benton county did at the Oregon State Fair for the past several years. Corvallis has a residence section, beautified by long stretches of hard surface pavement and broad parkings, miles of cement walks and hundreds of beautiful homes. Every year Corvallis becomes more nearly the ideal city. With a pure mountain water system (municipally owned), a sewage system adequate for a city several times larger than Corvallis, and as void of snares for boys and girls as the laws of the city and state are able to enforce (there are no saloons in Corvallis and it is typical dry), the people have brought it up to the standard that it deserves to be, the educational city of Oregon.

Mr. and Mrs. Besse Return After Seven Years in South Dakota.

Ligonier, Ind., Dec. 9, 1914. Dear Eidtor: I will write a few lines to tell you and others of our success since going to Britton, So. Dakota, seven years ago last March. "The first three years we had fair crops, but the spring winds were so terrible. Sometimes the winds would blow the soil off the seed and leave it exposed to the weather, so it wouldn’t grow. The last few years we had only half a crop. Last year the hail dam, < aged it, as it did the year before.This year the rust took practically all the hard wheal. Thousands of acres never had a binder in. Then the hog cholera came last fall, also this, so farmers lost lots of their hogs, and some all they had. We lost all but one last year. So it has been very discouraging for us in Dakota. I have now come back to Indiana. Mr. Besse will _come as soon as 'he can dispose of his stock and machinery. I was in Montana three months this summer to visit my son and daughter, They each have a claim out there and are doing well. I enjoyed my visit very much, liked the

Sincerely yours,

JAMES McMANUS.

climate and the spring water, but think the winters too cold for people of our age. They have bob-cats, mountain cats and coyotes out there, also antelope. They raise a great deal of alfalfa, and finer potatoes i never ate than in Montana. Win close by wishing all a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Respectfuly,

MRS. NELLIE M. BESSE.

Henry Hayes Writes of a New Irrigated Section in South Dakota.

Newell, So. Dak., Dec. 6,1914 T F. E. Babcock, Rensselaer, Ind. Dear Sir and Old Friend: As I have been very busy this season, I have neglected to write and have the address of The Democrat changed from Acme, So. Dak., to Newell, So. Dak. We have been moved to near Newell for some time, but as the Acme office has been discontinued since May 15th we have gotten our papers just the same. You may change the address, and enclosed find $1.50 for another year's subscription.

Would say as to dry farming, we have all of it we wish. We farmed out there for six crop seasons and got but one crop, in 1912. Some of the other years we had part of a crop, but in 1911 we had nothing, not even hay. In order to make a living 1 have worked out every season since 1910 up to the present, and the boys did the farming. But this season we have faired better, as I rented some land under irrigation and moved to within one mile of Newell. The land was prairie land and I broke it late, but we got about 18 acres broke and planted to corn the fore part of June, and as it was late we were favored by frost staying off till the 4th of October, and the corn got ripe. Haven’t husked all yet, but estimate we have about 300 blishels. Now this is no crop to speak of, but 1 was counting on nothing this year, as 1 only wanted to get the land broken for next year. I rented the land for three crops lor the breaking, and the owner paysj the water right. The next crops will be good ones unless hail or storm comes, as under water crops are sure to grow, as one can make it “rain” any time he wishes. This part of the country is under the north side canal, which is still under construction and only some sections -have water as yet. This part has had water only two years, so it is not very well»improved, but down under the south si'de canal they have had water for 5 years, and things are booming there. One can see alfalfa stacks as far as one can see. There are thousands of tons here. They get four crops, ranging from 114 to 3, and sometimes 4 tons to the cutting, to the acre. It is worth $4 per ton at present in stack, or $7 baled and delivered on track for shipment. There is lots of seed this year and the price is low, from 10c to ,12c per lb., and it takes from five to ten pounds to the acre, owing to the notion. White is a good

crop here and all other crops do fine under irrigation. Some raised 70 bushels of corn. Oats run from 50 to 100 bushels per acre, and wheat from 20 to 40 bushels per acre. But while the yields are big, it is hard work to raise crops as it is quite hard to irrigate. About 80 acres of land is a good season’s work for one man, and he will put in most of the Sundays besides, as one has to use the water when it is turned on and when it is needed. Now, we like the country here fine. "We have such a good climate. Have no snow yet. It has been trying to snow today and it may make it before it is 'through, but it is time of the year for it now. There hfis been lots of work at good wages. I worked five months for the government on the carpenter force at $3 per day, 8 hours work, and my boy worked six weeks with the team at $4.50 per day, not including board, as every one pays his own board here, only when he works on a farm. But while wages are high, everything one buys is also high, meals 35c and 50c for bed, if working away from home. The government runs camps and give meals at 25c, and each man has his own bed. They give $2.24 -per day for pick and shovel men and teamsters, but the carpenters get more, the boss $3.75 and the other carpenters $3, and helpers $2.40. This section there are working is about completed, and will be thrown open in March. There will be about 500 farms in this section subject to entry, and as there is a new law now in effect that favors the newcomers, there will be a great rush when it is throw-n open. I only wish I had a right to file, but used my right out on the dry land. However, one can rent all that he wishes, and this year we have got on our feet, and will farm more next year. Hoping this may be of some interest to the readers of The Democrat, and with best regards for all old friends and relatives in old Jasper, I remain, Respectfully,

William Donnelly Writes From the Lone Star State.

Houston, Texas, Dec. 17, 1914. Jasper County Democrat, Rensselaer, Indiana. In answer to your request for a few lines from former residents of old Jasper, I will give you the following Irom this, part of this big country of ours, as this part of XJncle Sam’s domain is not perhaps as well known as other parts thaUyou will hear from. - We have been having very hard times here for the past six months, and especially since the war commenced, as the cotton crop is the staple crop here, and it stopped the sale of it almost entirely for sixty to ninety days, consequently making dull times here, perhaps more than in localities where their crops are more diversified. Our banks here are full of money,

H. H. HAYES.

and one of our Houston men is the president of the Regional Bank at Dallas, Texas, the government reserve bank for this part of the country.

We have just lately had the Deep Water Jubilee here, celebrating the completion of the deep water way from the Gulf of Mexico to Houston, and we have ocean steam ships coming to Houston now from all parts of the world, as the channel is 25 feet deep and 125 feet wide and was completed at a cost of $2,500,000, it being about CO miles long. Our city is still building skyscrapers, and the Texas Company, one of the largest oil companies in the United States, is just completing a 1 6-story building covering one-fourth of a block, and the city is just finishing a $500,000 addition to the city hall. The basement of the new part is occupied by the heating and light plants for both buildings, and the first floor of both buildings is used for the city market. The old and new buildings occupy an entire block. } The park system of the city has just recently been added to by the donation of a tract of over 300 acres of land in the best part of the city, for park purposes, the donation amounting to over $2,000,00 0 in land and money, and the same man gave the city something over $3,000,000, principally in money, for a charity hospital. This hospital is to be free to Houston and Harris county residents, and if there is room for more people, then free to any resident of the state of Texas.

The city of Houston ihas spent over $6,000,000 on street, sewer and bridge improvements in the past three years, the county over $3,000,000 in the past two years for shell and gravel roads. This will give you some idea of what this part of Texas is doing in modern improvements. We have been having very little cold weather here this winter, the lowest temperature we have had here so far being 26 above. But we have ihad one of the heaviest rains, about ten days ago, that has occurred here in many years, the fall being something over 7y 2 inches in afbout eight hours.

Well, I will have to close, as I will be getting over the limit of the length of letter allowed, so wishing all our former friends and relatives a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, we remain, Yours very truly;

WM. DONNELLY AND FAMILY and Mrs. Wm. MEYER.

A .Letter From A. S. Parcels of McLean, Texas.

McLean Tex., Dec. 3, 1914. Editor Democrat: As you requested me to write- a letter concerning our travels and also of our country and of our crop conditions this year will say that we left Indiana Dec. 29, 1908, and arrived at Friona, Tex., Dec. 31, at noon. Our car, being a week ahead of us, arrived the same morning at 4 o’clock. Well, we proceeded to unload. By

January 1, at noon, we were ready to start out to our land of promise. Myself* son and two young men that came with our car, started with wagons, the distance being about 15 miles. We drove until night overtook us and had to pitch our tent. We got our tent up and gathered up cow chips for camp fires. Along about midnight the wind came up, as we people call it, “a northerner,” and not having our tent well staked it spread out like an old hen trying to cover her brood.

We lived through till morning, then went on our journey, reaching its end about noon. We again pitched tent, five miles being our nearest neighbor. As soon as our car of lumber arrived from Houston, Texas, we built our house. We lived there about eighteen months, then deciding that the country was too dry for farming, we again loaded our goods in a covered wagon, on Aug. 10, 1910, and started with our cattle for McLean, Texas. Was thirteen days on the road. Here we bought out a crop and rented a farm the coming season. This place is about 200 miles northeast of the former location. We traded our land at Friona for 340 acres here, half way between McLean and Alanreed, Texas. Since living here I don’t know as we have reason to complain. Last year crops were shorter than for 30 years. Our principle crops are kaffir corn, milo maize, feterita and German millet. One man and four mules can handle 150 acres of row crops till time to gather. I do not see why more people from the north do not come to this country where they can buy land from $8 to S4O per acre, owing to location. We have just bought 246 acres more land here. I think this country is better* for stock farming than most any I have seen, but people that crop the land do not seem to get much ahead. On coming here I decided to take the way of the ranchman—a pair of high heel boots, spurs and a “covt” horse. I try to handle as many cows as I am able. I sold our calves for $26 per head at weaning time. Buyers from Muncie, Ind., come here to buy calves and ship them there to put on feed. They shipped about 1,500 at one time.x We have been having fine weather so far this fall, a little ice a few nights. Will close, hoping to see the Xmas number filled with many good letters, also wishing you a Mery Xmas and Happy New Year.

Mr. and Mrs. John Kettering Write From Pullman, Wash.

Pullman, Wash, Nov. 25, ’l4. Jasper County Democrat, Rensselaer, Ind. Gentlemen; In reply to your rejuest for a letter, will state that it affords me pleasure to send a few words of greeting to former friends. Mrs. Kettering and myself are enjoying good health and expect to leave immediately for Long Beach, Calif., where we will again spend the

A. S. PARCELS.

winter. The Palouse country is undoubtedly the best in the world, but for persons our ages the warm, sunny days of California have a charm that is almost irresistible. A few words regarding the Palouse country might be of interest to your readers. This wonderful area is primarily a grain country, and there are marketed at Pullman from one to one and a half millions of bushels annually. This season has been a most excellent one for the farmers. The yield was fair and the price most excellent, the latter having been around the dollar mark for wheat the past month. In anticipation of big prices next year, every foot of ground is being prepared this, fall. And, by the way, the fall weather has been most ideal, and a large acreage is anticipated. y I might add that the fruit crop has also been immense in this sec-, tion, especially apples. One grower near Pullman has packed out 12 carloads of the most beautiful apples from 29 acres. Unfortunately the war has lessened the prices for apples, but despite it, the excellent quality is going to sell a large number. With best wishes to all our Indiana friends for a happy and prosperous holiday season, we are Very truly yours,

MR. AND MRS. JOHN KETTERING.

A Short Letter From M. A. Dewey Now of Elroy, Wis.

Elroy, Wis., Dec. 20, 1914. Editor Democrat, Dear Sir: This leaves me poorly, as my rheumatism is very bad. I can hardly get around. We moved from LaFarge, Wis., close to Kendall, 25 miles. The trip was very hard on ua both. We came over in a hack. I was. completely done up. You wrote me for a little history of my travels in the west, but as we were on the eve of Amoving, I could not comply. Will say that South Dakota is the nicest country that I ever saw, if they could have the moisture. But it is too dry, although the best cattle country I have seen. I stayed two winters there and I never had to wear an overcoat except when I went to town. Am so blind I can’t read any more. When \ye get The Democrat it is like one of the family come home, and it has to be read at once. We are getting along financially very well. We send our best regards to you and all the good people of Jasper. Very truly yours,

CASTOR Ik For Infants and Children In Use For Over 30 Years Always bears _ of

M. A. DEWEY.