Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 102, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 March 1919 — COURTHOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF [ARTICLE]

COURTHOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Paragraphs From the Various Dopartments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL rhe Legal News Epitomised—Together With Other Notes Gathered From the Several County Offices. Mr. Rich of ’ Washington, 111., was in Rensselaer Thursday looking after his real estate Interests. Attorney P. R. Blue and William McNeil of Wheatfield were among the business vlsftors in the city Wednesday. State High School Inspector A. M. Williams of Indianapolis and County Superintendent M. L. Sterrett visited the Fair Oaks schools Tuesday. Dpn’t forget to""file that mortgage exemption this year. Jt means a substantial saving on your taxes, and the amount exempt this year -is raised to >I,OOO, instead of >7OO as formerly. .

Miss Helen Kessinger went to North Liberty Tuesday for a short visit with Miss LaVerne Geyer, farmer county demonstrator, whom rumor has it, will probably locate In the lower Rio Grande valley. H. J. Kupper, a recently discharged soldier, has moved to Jasper county from Illinois and will be located at Newland in charge of the Jasper County Farms Co., which has acquired a large amount of muck land‘about Newland. —• s - J. 'P. Hammond, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. C. 8. Chamberlain, John Marlatt, Mrs. Stella Ketchum, Mrs. C. P. Moody and Mrs. D. S, Makeever ß left yesterday morning on a land prospecting trip to the lower Rio Grande valley. Farmer County Auditor Lee M. Ransbottom of Starke county, who a few years ago obtained something like >IO,OOO frdm the sale of worthless gravel road bonds, entered a plea of guilty last week in the Montgomery circuit court, and was fined >SOO and sentenced to the state prison at Michigan City for from 1 to 7 years. Mr. .Ransbottom was released on bail last November and his being put on trial at this time came as quite a surprise to his friends. Following the sentence, on March 13, he was immediately taken to Michigan City and entered the institution late the same evening.