The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-26
PICKED UP IN PASSING.
Incidents and Phases Of City Life as Seen By
Reporters and Other People.


Old citizens who have spent their lives In In
dianapolis find much amusement In examining
cid records In tho courthouse YESTERDAY AFT
ornoon n half dozen old gentlemen had many IN.
cidsnts connected with the founding Of the great
city recalled to them by looking over the tax du-
plcates for the years 1929. 80 aud 81. the odest
records preserved In the courthouse. The dupli-
cate Of 1929 10 still we'll preserved II Is . book
OF only nifty paees Of unruled paper, bound In
sheepskin On the hack Of the book 10 stamped
10 large letters. Pay Your Taxes and on tho
single hyleaf 10 written In q bold hand. "Jscob
Lands, sheriff, and collector OF taxes The
names o. AL the taxpayer. in the coun:.
In the book, and they cover only about twenty
pages. The total number Of persons subject to
POI, TAX ss, a. the time is given as lo9l On the
mary oy townships 0. all the taxable property in
me county, excepting tho real estate, and It was
mat taoie that was Of most interest to thu old
citizens; i. says that In Center township there
were 3Ol polls. 2i1 horses, III oxen, 40 watches
ana brass clocks; In Decatur township 107
pon1. 10 horses. 80 oxen and s watches; In Law
fence township, 80 polls, 80 horses, 10 oxen and
watches; In Perry township. 134 polls, 122
horses. SO oxen and watches; in Pike township,
10 polls, lo2 horses. 40 oxen and 6 watches;
In In Warren township, So polls, SO horses,
81 oxen and watches: in Washjn eton
township. l23 pole. 14S horses, 65 oxen and
watches; and IN Wayne township, 153 polls 2O5
watches.
that there was ferry across White river,
which was taxed 50. and in the entire county
tnefe were two wheel carriages" Appended
60 the summary is a note which says that the
total delinouent tax for that year was $15 IL
In order to estimate the increase in land valu-
ATOMS since that year. Assessor Quill selected
the lot on which the Manperchor Building on
East Washington street is now situated. and
compared the valuations then with the one on
the tax duplicate for 1887. In 1929 the lot was
valued at $3.50, and last year the lot. minus the
improvements. ad at
did it ever occur to you that the average
man has no regard for the oath he is required to
take before testifying before the grand jury. or
In open court for that matter7" said an officer on
the police force to a Journal reporter yesterday.
Most people believe that because a man takes
an oath to tell the truth he will do so, but
onicers and court officials in most cases would
expect fully as truthful a statement from a man
VINO has not taken the oath as from ono who
has verify believe that if all the men IN In
dianapolis who perjure themselves in one wear
were sent to the penitentiary, as they should be,
the prisons would not hold them. During tho
last session of the grand jury sent score or
more OF witnesses. who knew had been
buying liquor on Sunday from certain saloon
Keepers, and yet they each swors that they had
purchased no intoxicants from the saioon-k eep-
ers, and had seen none sold In case we arrest
O man Tor violating the law. and take the names
OF those who have seen the violation, the
Sn""Seo or 1nat tnere Will not Do a conviction
because the witnesses most sure to swear
falsely. There is perhaps equally as much
raise swearing In other criminal cases rs in
iquor cases, and some steps ought to be taken
20 punish che very large number Of people who
nave no regard for their oaths."
II observed the other day the most unkind
thing that ever came within my notice." said q
prominent citizen yesterday. II saw son who |
10 prospecting put his aged father out of his |
place OF busin ess and inform him that he never |
wanted him to call on him again. Several years |
ago the old gentleman was declared insane, aud /
was removed to the Hospital for Insane After
being Kept there for time he was pronounced
and was transferred to the Poor Asy-
um, where he Low makes his home His mind
8 still affected, but he is harmless
IS a child. The children of the old gentleman
tisowned him after he was committed to the
,sy lum, and although the son has become q very
wealthy man, and stands high in social circles
le refuses to recognize his father. When the
I'D gentleman was driven out by the son the
'tner day, it was the first time he had oeen away
rom the poor-farm for two years, aud he had
alled on his son to ask to be taken out of the
,lace. This is one of the cases referred to oy
everal grand jures which insisted that the
om missioners should take steps require we'll
o-do relatives to for persons who are being
ept by the county.
1T is remarkable what an effect the weather
las on business of all kinds" said Fred d.
Minor, the abstracter of titles yesterday.
Even the real estate market is affected.
Whenever there is nice day we are crowded
nth patrons, but let there come a rainy or
dag and no comes about There
asnt been a single fair day recently that has
OF brought us lively business This fact in
uces us to believe that when spring really does
ONE the real estate business is going to boom
3 it has not doomed before"