Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 85, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 January 1918 — COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF [ARTICLE]

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Paragraphs From the Various Departments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL The I.legal News Epitomized—Together With Other Notes Gathered From the Several County Offices. The annual report of George IT. Hammerton, trustee of Union township, appears on another page of to-day’s Democrat. There are two high schools In Union, one at Parr and one at Fair Oaks, and the trustee handled over $54,000 last year.

The deputy revenue collector having charge of the income tax collections in Jasper county, arrived in the city Monday and will be here for about ten days. He will hold forth in the library room on the third floor of the court house and will answer all questions concerning the income tax law. Sheriff B. D. McColly, who has been in rather boor health for the past few months, went to Chicago Friday accompanied by W. V. Porter and Dr. I. M. Washburn to consult a specialist regarding his condition. It was- feared that he was suffering from an abcess on the brain but an X-Ray examination failed to disclose anything of the sort and the specialist diagnosed his ailment as hardening of the arteries. The annual sale of lands for delinquent taxes, a list of which appeared in Saturday’s Democrat, is surprisingly small this year. There are but seven delinquents in Rensselaer; one in Carpenter; two in Hanging Grove; one in Gillam; one in Milroy; four in Marlon; two in Newton; eleven in Union; five in Barkley; three in Kankakee; ten in Keener; thirty in Walker; three in Wheatfleld and three in Wheatfleld town. Remington and Jordan township have no delinquencies whatever. County Fuel Administrator Fendig received word Monday 'from both Remington and Wheatfleld of a (fuel shortage, and in both towns the situation was reported such as led to the belief that it might be necessary to close the schools. There is an abundance of wood near Wheatfleld and not a great distance northeast of Remington and concerted action on the part of the people of those toWns such as Rensselaer’s citizens have done, would soon assure both places an adequate supply of fuel that could be used wherever soft coal has been used. The greatest food production drive of statewide proportions ever waged in the United States —a campaign that will set a pace for the entire country—was launched in Indiana yesterday under direction of Prof. G. I. Christie, state food director and superintendent of agricultural extension at Purdue University. In every county of the state, within the next week or ten days, will be held meetings to make plans for “Seed Stocks and Labor Survey week,” February 4 to 9. This survey is Indiana’s first big step in the 1918 food production drive, which will by far eclipse previous efforts lii this line. Stewart Learning of thi£ city has been named as leader of the drive for Jasper, White and Newton counties. According to the regulations regarding explosives of the Bureau of Mines of the Department of the Interior, a farmer requiring explosives must procure a purchaser s license, and if he desires to■ issue any of the explosives to his employes he must also obtain a foreman’s license and keep a record as required in the regulations. Under the purchaser’s license one can not sell, give, barter or dispose of explosives except by personal use. Unused explosives must be kept in a safe place securely locked. Farmers may obtain additional information /from the county agricultural agent or from a local licensing officer. Licenses may be obtained at the office of County Clerk Nichols.