Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 97, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 March 1917 — COURTHOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF [ARTICLE]

COURTHOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Paragraphs From the Various Departments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL »-• ■ ■ , The Legal News Epitomized-—To-gether with Other Notes Gathered from the Several Cotmty Offices. Commissioners' court meets Monday in regular March session. Eighteen marriage licenses were issued Wast month, against thirteen for the month previous and nineteen for the corresponding mbntn of 1916.

Burdette Porter has been appointed administrator of Che estate of Sophrona Headlee, the aged Remington lady who died a few days ago at the county hospital. The Democrat is pleased to see former county surveyor M. B. Price upon the streets again after his, recent severe illness. While still quite weak, he is looking better than we expected to see him and will regain his strength quite rapidly from now on.

Attorney W. H. Parkinson had so far recovered from his recent attack of rheumatism as to be able to go to Mudlavia Thursday afternoon for treatment. Mr. Parkinson’s many friends Hope that he may receive quick and permanent benefit from the treatment there. \ At the meeting of the township assessors Thursday not much change was made in the schedule adopted last year except in grains and some other items on which the price is considerably higher than then. We were unable to secure a copy of the schedule for this issue but will publish same in our next issue.

To receive the benefits bf. the mortgage exemption law by having the, proper matte from your for the current year you must file your affidavit with the county auditor during the next sixty days. No one can make this affidavit for you, but by securing the proper blank from the auditor you can have it sworn to before any officer authorized to administer oaths.

Mrs. Emily Harris and Mrs. Flora Prior, wife and daughter of the” late Benjamin Harris, who were appointed in the will as executgesses of the will of decedent, filed an inventory last Saturday of the personal estate of ° decedent, which totals $51,938.97 and is made up of the following items: Cash December 8, in State bank, Rensselaer, $4,629.97. Cash in Trust & Savings bank, same date, $2,508.48. Cash on hand, received' from grain and live stock, $3,004.07. Thirty-six shares of SSO each in Wolcott Utilities company of Wolcott, Indiana, SI,BOO. Forty shares SIOO each in Majestic building, Indianapolis, $4,000. *

1,200 bushels of corn in crib. SI,OBO. 800 bushels of oats in bin, $350. 20 tons of hay in barn, $l6O. Eight hogs, $225. County gravel and stone road bonds as Marion county, Indiana, $795. Daviess county, $848.25. Jasper county, $2,200. Park county, $423.00. Madison county, $692. . Carroll county, S7OO. Tipton county, $l3O. Vigo county, $l,lOO. Tippecanoe county, $1,250. Miami county, $236.25. Hamilton county, $154. , Adams county, $l6B. Warren county, $290. Sullivan county, $171.25. The’ report was made out February 14 and filed February 24, 1917. The total® value of debts,, etc., due the estate is given as $17,858, and the personal estate at $34,070.97, making a total value of $51,938.97.