Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 July 1919 — COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF [ARTICLE]

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Paragraphs From th« Various Departments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL Legal News Epitomized—Together With Other Notes Gathered by Us From the Various County Offices. Emmet Laßue has rented two of the office rooms upstairs in the Makeever bank building and will again open a law office. New suits filed: No. 9075. Petition to declare the Jasper Co. Farms Co, a legally organized and existing corporation, in accordance with the laws of Indiana. Charles Morlan was in Chicago Sunday and accompanied his eon Forest home. The latter had been in a Chicago hospital for several weeks but is improving now. Jesse Nichols has purchased the lot of Isaac Tuteur of Chicago, lying just north of the Mrs. Addie Comer residence'" on south Weston street, and will build thereon a modern 6-room bungalow.

Mrs. Jesse Nichols received a large steel helmet and canteen Monday morning, sent by her nephew, John Groom, who has been overseas with the sth division for several months, and who is expected to land in the U. S. soon or may even have landed before this. L a ter —Mrs. Nichols received a telegram from John yesterday, saying that he had landed in the U. S. and was at Camp Mills. Marriage licenses issued: July 19, Ernest Orval Rees of Gifford, aged 25 July 29 last, farmer, and Gladys Pearl Smith of Parr, aged 16 December 8 last, housekeeper. First marriage for each. Female being under age her father, Oscar M. Smith, gives consent to issuance of license. The leasing of several thousand acres of land in Hanging Grove, Milroy and Jordan townships by some parties giving Lapel, Ind., as their residence does not necessarily mean that there is an ocean of oil under these lands, but probably Indicates that an oil stock selling campaign is to be put on somewhere in this land of the free and home of the brave, and it is necessary to have leases to successfully launch a campaign of this kind.

The total farm and personal property assessments in Jasper county for 1919 have not been fully compiled as yet, but will probably be in the neighborhood of $40,000,000, with the railroad and corporation assessments added. The total assessment last year was $15,158,000. This year, (exclusive of railroads and corporations which are assessed by the state bdard of tax commissioners) the assessment of Marion and Carpenter townships alone is $10,000,000, in round numbers. Marion’s assessment last year was $1,942,085. This year it is $4,914,640, an increase of about 133%. Carpenter’s assessment last year wag $1,983,040. This year It Is $5,030,500, an Increase of about the same per cent as Marion. The abo|e figures are exclusive of the town and city assessments and do mot include railroads or other corporations.