Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 63, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 November 1917 — COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF [ARTICLE]

COURT HOUSE 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. Former County Treasurer A. A. Fell and George Besse were among j the Remington people in the city yesterday. County Treasurer May was assisted during the closing days of the rush by Mrs. George Kanne and Misses Agnes Platt and Iva Bilk Attorney A. D. Babcock and wife of Goodland, were in the city Monday. They also drove out Into Hanging Grove township and called on Mr. Peregrine and sister. New suits filed: No. 8851. Victor E. Michaels vs. William P. Michaels. Action on account, plaintiff alleging that defendant is indebted to him in the sum of SI,OOO for grain, money, horses and farm implements. Judgment is asked for $1,200. No. 8850. Clemens Uptmor vs. William H. Barry et al; complaint to quiet title. Brought here on change of venue from Newton county. At the regular monthly meeting of the Walker Township National Farm Loan association Saturday evening, six new members were taken in and new applications for loans totaling $30,000 were received, making a total of applications thus far received of $60,000. Loan* of $6,000 have already* been acted upon by the Federal Farm Loan bank and the parties have got their money. Some of the other applications will not be closed up until about January 1 and later, as the parties do not want the money now. The retail price of coal as fixed by the Jasper county fuel administrator appears in another column. After allowing the dealer 25 cents per ton shrinkage, 35 cents a ton for hinning (shoveling the coal from the car into the bin), 50 cents per ton for delivering to the customer. and $3.47 per ton f. o. b. Rensselaer, (in the case of Indiana mine run, for example,) making a total of $4.57, the price is fixed at $5.50, or a net profit of -93 cents per ton. Now, as a matter of fact, the county and city is now getting their coal shoveled into a wagon, hauled to the heating plants and there shoveled out again at 50 cents per ton, or only 15 cents more than is allowed the dealer tor shoveling one way. direct from the car into his bins, and until very recently the city and county paid but 35 cents per ton for this hauling over half a mile and handling twice. However, this price is said to be some 50 cents a ton less than the price fixed in Indianapolis, where they have a lower freight rate.