Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 July 1916 — COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF [ARTICLE]

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Paragraphs From the Various Departments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL Th® Legal News Epitomized—Together With Other Notes Gathered From the Several County Offices. Commissioners’ court will meet Monday. Attorney George H. Gifford was up from Tipton a few days this w'eek looking after some matters connected with the B. J. Gifford estate, of which he is the executor. New suits filed: No. 8638. Matter adoption of Cecil Conway Lindsey by Wilmer Dulin and Leora Bell Dulin of Jasper county. No. 8639. Emmet L. Hollingsworth vs. William M. C. Blake et al; action to quiet title. No. 864<X Simon Fendig vs. Ed Smith; action on judgment. Demand $75.

Ed Sternburg was down from Chicago on business Wednesday. He informed us that the dredge on the low'er Iroquois improvement only had about one more mile to dig, and that they would complete the contract probably about August 1. As no definite move as been made to continue the work on west '"from where the present contract leaves the dredging, a little more than a mile west of Brook, the big dredge will probably be dismantled and shipped to another job soon after this contract is completed. Because of it being a very busy time with everybody when ever we get a pleasant day, only about onefourth of the members of the Democratic county central committee w’ere present at Wednesday’s meeting to fill the vacancies on the county ticket. At this meeting William Grube, jr., of Wheatfield tp. resigned as candidate for county commissioner from the first district and James Clark of Kersey was put on in his stead. Harry Gallagher of Rensselaer was put on the ticket for sheriff and John Bowie of Wheatfield wa3 put on for recorder. The federal good roads bill, which w r as approved in its conference form in the house Thursday and is an accomplished piece of legislation, is expected to give scientific road building a big boost in Indiana. The bill appropriates the following amounts to Indiana: Fiscal year 1917, which begins next Saturday, $1 40,600; 1918, $281,200; 1919, $421,800; 1920, $562,400; 1921, $708,000. This makes a total of $1,973,400 in five years.' The states and communities must match the federal funds -ihillaLfor dollar, which means that a fund of $3,946,800 will be avails ble for road building in Indiana within a period of five years. Jasper county should, get busy and secure some of this appropriation.

William Zimmerman, the Remington night-watchman, was fined and costed $4 Monday for assault and battery on the person of Thdbias Worden, a son of George Worden, the Remington harness dealer, who was fined $25 and costs last week for having a “punch board’’ in his harness store. Zimmerman is said to have made 47 arrests for violations of the law in Remington during the past year, and some time ago Worden is reported to have made some uncomplimentary remarks to Zimmerman and about the good citizens league, in a hitch bam where the matter of some of these prosecutions was being discussed, which ended Worden being forcibly ejected by Zimmerman. Nothing was ever done about the matter until after the prosecution last week of the young man’s father. t # The following items from the proceedings of the county board of review gives the extent of the changes made in personal assessments by the board, also the total assessments of the various banks of the county: Stock goods of Louis Rachowskv, Remington, raised from $750 to sl.000. Hardware stock of G. I. Thomas,

Remington, raised from $1,500 to $2,000. W. M. Carlisle, Carpenter tp., assessment on 9 horses, SSOO, reduced ,to SSOO. W. C. Hallihan, Remington, changed from $340 to assessment on mer|chandise and fixtures S2OO. C. B. Johnston & Son, Remington, assessed S4OO on omitted coal shed on right of way, machinery, etc. Long-Thomposn Lumber Co., Wheatfield, reduced from $7,000 to $4,000. Fred Markin store, Moody, reduced from $1,950 to $ 1,450. Hiram Day, Rensselaer, personal property raised from $1,560 to $2,000. In matter of mortgage exemptions filed, board allowed $350 each on affidavits filed by Charles H. and Emory S. Mills on mortgage in Barkley tp. Chester P. Hermansen, adm. of Herman C. Hermansen estate, disallowed. Board allowed S7OO on affidavit of John R. and Wm, K. Parkison, Gillam tp., and disallowed affidavit on same land filed individually. Separate affidavits of George H. and Elizabeth Ferguson, Jordan tp., allow’ed as one exemption of S7OO. I Exemption filed by L. Minnaard, Keener tp., disallowed because of records not showing ownership. Exemption of Milton P. and Samuel Roth allowed at S7OO pro rata in Barkley and Marion townships. Exemption of Katie Worden, Remington, disallowed, records showing release. Exemption of Mrs. D. M. Peer, Walker tp., disallowed, as not entitled to under statutes. Exemption of International Oil Refining Co., Walker tp., disallowed, for reason that firms, partnerships and corporations are not allowed such exemptions. Exemption filed by H. V. Dropler and Porter County bank of Kouts, held that bank was not entitled to exemption; Dropler allowed $3lO as half owner. All other exemptions filed were allowed. Henry O. Harris, Rensselaer, called before board and with his knowledge and consent assessment on notes raised in Rensselaer from $5,250 to $12,000; also assessed $4,000 on 100 head of cattle in Newton tp., at S4O per head. Assessment of $750 on 9 head of horses assessed in Newton tp. stricken out as same had been assessed in Jackson tp., Newton county. Assessment of Peter Catchfores, Rensselaer, reduced from SI,OOO to S6OO on candy store. The banks were assessed on the basis of 75 per cent of their capital, surplus and their undivided profits as follows; First National bank, Rensselaer . .... ... .. . ...... . $77,090 State bank, Rensselaer. .... 48,840 Trust & Savings bank, Rensselaer 39,790 Bank of Remington 35,800 Bank of Wheatfield. ....... 14,820