Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 100, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 March 1919 — COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF [ARTICLE]

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Paragraphs From tin , Various Departments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL The Legal News Epitomised—Together With Other Notes Gathered From the Several County Office*. Don’t forget that today is the last day for filing your income tax returns. If you have not already sent yours in, do so without fail today. The Democrat was in error regarding the nature of the case of Frank Hill Ivs. Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville Railroad Co.; which was reversed a few days ago by the supreme court. This particular case was for personal injuries alleged to have been received by iplaintiff when loading stock at the Rensselaer stock yards a few years ago, at the time William Washburn and Noble Peacock killed.

Newton circuit court items in Kentland Enterprise of interest to Jasper county readers of The Democrat, most of the cases mentioned having been taken to Newton on change of venue from this county: State vs. Ivan Julian, charged with running automobile without lights; set for trial March 24. State vs. Frank Leach, selling mortgaged property; cause dismissed. State vs. Bert Lewellyn, assault and battery; set" for trial March 25. F. W. Rutherford vs. Joseph Putts, suit on note; set for trial March 26. David H. Craig vs. New York Central Railway Co., damages; sent to Jasper county for trial on a change of venue. Noah J. Yoder vs. John Dunlap and M. E. Graves, to recover money; s6t for trial March 27. • , Economy Hog and Cattle Powder Co. vs. .Elmer E. Pullins, suit on note; set for trial March 31. Matilda Dluzak vs. L. D. Franscoviac, damages; set for trial March 31.

According to figures compiled in the office of the auditor of state the net valuation of taxables in Indiana increased $108,809,619 in 1918. The 1918 poll, the count of persons between 21 and 50 years of age, decreased 25,671 below that of 1917. Mortgage exemptions decreased $2,504,069 over 1917. The total valuation of Jasper county for 1918 was $15,942,666; number of polls 2,162. Benton county, valuation $23,643,015; number of polls 1,593. Newton county, valuation $15,416,246; number of polls 1,530. Pulaski county, valuation $10,641,242; number of polls 1,897. Starke county, valuation $9,350,215; number of polls 1,517.

White county, valuation $16,769,450; number of polls 2,674. It will be seen from the above that Jasper county ranks well with its neighboring counties. Its valuation is nearly up to that of White county, which has many more towns of considerable size and a population 4,500 greater. Jasper county has about 200 more males between the ages of 21 and 50 than Pulaski county, which nas a population about 300 greater. Benton county, with a population of but 12,688, has the greatest per capita wealth of any of the five counties mentioned, exceeding that of, White county, which has 5,000 greater population, by $6,000,000.