Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 95, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 March 1915 — COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF [ARTICLE]

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Paragraphs From the Various Departments OF JASPER ftjUNTY CAPITOL The Legal News Epitomized— Together With Other Notes Gathered From The Several County Offices. Ex-County Commissioner William Hershman was down from Walker tp., on business Tuesday. —:o: —• Attorney Jasper Guy and James H. Gilbert were over from Remington Thursday on business in the circuit court. A joint meeting of the Jasper and Porter county commissioners will be held at Dunn’s Bridge on Monday, March 15, to consider the matter of removing the river bridge at that place for the passage of the dredge when it comes down the river a few months hence.

—:o: Attorney W. E. Uhl, one of the oldest and best known lawyers of Monticello, died very suddenly at his home in that city Thursday afternoon, aged 67 years. Mr. Uhl had been ill for several days but was not considered in any serious danger. A sudden attack of heart failure was the cause of his death. Marriage licenses issued: March 3, Vernie Herbert Sanders of Rensselaer, aged 19 April 12 last, occupation laborer, to Edna Marie Ward, daughter of J. W. Ward of Rensselaer, aged 17 Jan. 2 last, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. Both being under age, father of male and mother of female filed written consent to issuance of license. At the meeting of the county board, of education Monday the proposition of the county superintendent to continue the Boys’ Corn Club and- Girls’ Poultry Club for 1915, was approved and a committee consisting of County Supt. Lamson and Trustees Porter of Carpenter, and Hammerton of Union, was appointed to formulate plans for the work in the county.

Sheriff McColly was notified Wednesday to be on the lookout for a horse stolen early Tuesday night from the stable of Henry A. Gale, southeast of Francesville. It is said that the thief was traced into Jasper county and seemed to be headed 'for the vicinity of Roselawn or Thayer. At last reports the thief had not been apprehended or the horse recovered.

Another shipment of Napier bond, the paper that is so popular with attorneys and abstractors for legal work, just received this week by The Democrat. If you have never used Napier bond for your legal papers, you should try a box of It and be convinced of its superior qualities. The Democrat has handled this paper for the past 15 years and it is growing in popularity all of the’ time.

< James Davis of Tefft, has written Truant Officer Steward regarding the latter’s inquiry as to why he did not keep his children in school, and says that the reason is that the children get lice at the school, and that he has cleaned them up at five different times and sent them back to schoof, but each time they get lousy again. The truant officer will order him to try it still again.

Dr. C. E. Johnson, county coroner, has not made his report as yet on the inquest ‘held to inquire into the death of the little 3-year-old Watkins boy, who died here suddenly last week of acute alcoholism. The father of the child seems very penitent and has sworn never to touch another drop of intoxicating Aquor. According to his story, as we understand it, the child had quite an appetite for liquor and got hold of a bottle containing whiskey and drank of it. The father has kept liquor in the house and has been addicted to its use, it is said. u —:o: Now is the time to file your mortgage exemptions. Remember that they must be filed before May 1, and

that if you have a mortgage on your farm or town property, in any amount, you are entitled to exemption from taxation on same for onehalf of said amount, ,up to 51,400. That is,-if the mortgage is $1,400 or more, you are entitled to an exemption on the assessment of the property of one-half of said assessment up to $1,400, or S7OO. Blanks can be had at the auditor’s office or from most of the no'tary publics, before whom they must be executed, for these exemptions and they must be filed with the auditor, to entitle dne to exemption. They must be filed each year, too, and the fact that one filed last year would not entitle them to exemption this year unless he filed again. The above information is familiar to most of The Democrat’s readers, but it is published again for the benefit of newcomers, those coming in from other states where they have no mortgage exemption law. Remember that the exemptions must be filed each year, and between March 1 and May 1, the assessing period.

Following is the report of the proceedings of the board of commissioners at their Tuesday session, the proceedings of Monday’s session having been published in the Wednesday issue of The Democrat:

The Elkhart Bridge Company was awarded contract for two bridges rn keener tp.,' at $873 and $797, respectively; W. V. Porter contract for bridge in Gillam at $245; Joliet Bridge Company, contract for bridge in Hanging Grove at $479. Chris Roush stone road; viewers granted, until March 18 to file report. . ■ H. W. Marble stone road; W. D. Myers, John Jones and Mark Knapp appointed viewers, to meet March 16 and to report on or before first day of April term.

Alex Hurley ditch; Supt. Leslie Alter files final report, which is approved, and superintendent discharged. King-Lawler ditch; assessments approved and June 15 fixed as last day for paying same before "bonds are ordered issued. Marble ditch; report made of assessments collected amounting to $19,384.70, and bondfe ordered issued for balance of Jasper county assessments, amounting to $130,737.38. Contracts for poor farm supplies were awarded as follows: G. E. Murray Co, dry goods, $48.68; John Eger, groceries, $162; Roth Bros., meat, sl6.