Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 39, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 November 1906 — Got Some Fractional Hogs. [ARTICLE]

Got Some Fractional Hogs.

Thursday Christie Vick, acting for County Treasurer Nichols, went out on a hog anl fractional hog hunting expedition, and when he found what he was hunting for he levied on them for taxes. The hogs and parts of hogs levied on belonged to Ben Smith, and already were being held for various store bills and such. Ben’s hog interests were scattered pretty widely and Christie reports having found a whole hog at one place, half a hog t© a hog and a half at another, and a pig and a half at another, etc. As a matter of fact, however these fractional hogs are really only Ben’s share in them and the other fractions belong to other people. Saturday Christie went out again, on the same purpose, and levied on one that was a whole hog sure. It was Ben’s celebrated full high bred Poland China sow that he had paid $390 for and which weighs now 325 pounds. She was found at the farm of Ben’s father-in-law, M. Y. Slaughter, several miles southeast of town. She was Ben property solely, no one else, so far as known, claiming any interest in her. Ben’s goods, which have been at the depot ever since they were first attached, were moved Friday morning into the Siarr warehouse, where they are on friendly terms with Cooney Kellner’s saloon furn iture.