Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 81, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 January 1918 — 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. Township Trustee Burr Porter, accompanied by C. S. Galbraith, Lex Fisher and John Bartholomew, were over (from Remington Monday. Marriage licenses issued: January 5, John Ira Coe of Chicago, aged 28 December 2, plant instructor, and Ethel Comfort Parkins of Rensselaer, aged 36 October 29 last, clerical. First marriage for each. D. J. Pettit was over from Wolcott on business Saturday. Wolcott people are weathering the coal shortage fairly well. There is an unlimited supply of wood a few miles north of town and the wool yard is well supplied with this kind of fuel. Several people in town have taken out their base-burners and put in wood heating stoves. The personal effects of George IT. Healey were sold at public auction on the court house square Saturday afternoon and yesterday Mrs. Healey and children left for San Antonio, Texas, where Mr. Healey expects to be stationed for perhaps three months. It was their first intention to locate at Laurel, Mississippi, which is near Hattiesburg, where Mr. Healey was then stationed, but he was recently transferred and caused them to change their plans. Many people, it seems, do not yet understand the provisions of the new income tax law as it relates to NET income. A business man or farmer does not have to file a schedule unless his NET income, if married, for the calendar year 1917 was more than $2,000, or if unmarried was o*ver "If married’’ or “single” means if married or single on December 31, 1917. “Net income” means from all sources, such as net profits from a business or farm after deducting all expenses— except personal olr family expenses— taxes paid, inrepairs to property, ■etc. If your net income does not exceed these amounts you are not .subject to the tax and simply ignore scheduling. But be sure you are right. A married man, in addition to the $2,000 net income, is allowed S2OO additional exemption for each child under 18 years of age. 'Teachers’ salaries are also exempt.