The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, August 17, 1917, Page 2

doabe gt DAILY TRIBUNE WET 17, 1917 Case: Eusportetit Developmetit of Dairyi ures. Compiled by Board of Eq ualization—34 Elevators Assessed ats ; ws th b steniieiennx tiated or re My stand oH! At $600 to $3,000, Totaling $70, Missouri Added to Tax Rolls— BET 14 WLS FOR LOCAL NEDS Pa TAK RATE 10... —- ing Industry Discovered in Fig- 000+New Ferry Operating on Other Items Listed. With ‘an assessed valiation of ap- proximatély $9,000,000 and’an expense) * budget for 1918 of a trifle over $200, 000, the, county tax levy for the com- ing year will be about two and a quar- .ter mills. ‘Dairying is ever becoming more popular and more general, but that it is far from superseding grain farm- ing is, proved by. the fact that the as- sessed valuation of Morton county creameries is but $4,475, while our flour milling plants are worth $22,700 in the assessors’ eyes and our 34 ele- vators represent an assessed amount of some $70,000. Sitting as a board of equalization, the county commissioners lowered the assessed valuations in but one or two instances, while in almost every casq the figures on the. assessor’s books were boosted from ten to one thous- and per cent. The property in the clty of, Mandan was decreased 15 per cént throughout and that in the city of New Salem was increased a like amount. This makes the assessed valuation of Mandan $898,774 and that of New Salem $177,819. Mandan’s 1 property is $626,435, personal, 339. New Salem’s real proper- ty Is $112,557, personal $65,262. The state board, still has to pass on these figures. Cattle throughout the county ex- cept in cities and villages were raised in yaluation 50 per cent, . Some County Industries. The 34 elevators in the county range in assessed value from $600 to $3,000, totaling in the neighborhood of $70, 000. ‘The three mills, at’ Mandan, Glen Ullin' and Hebron, range from $1,200 to.$19,000 valuation. * ‘The creameries, eight in number, total $4,475 valuation. They are lo- cated at Mandan, Glen Ullin, New Sa- fem, Rosebud, Bluegrass, Heilborn, Hebron and Garfield. The plants at Mandan and Glen Ullin are the larg- est. There are four electric light plants in the county, located at Mandan, Glen Ulin, Hebron and New Salem. They are valued, respectively, av $9, 650, $1,900, $2,000 and $2,000. The total number of banks is 16. The new ferry across the Missourt was valued and assessed at $1,00( Roads Most Expensive. More than a quarter of the coun- ty’s money goes into the construction and upkeep of roads, The sum ap- propriated for this work in 1918 and included, in the budget is $56,250. Bridges are third in amount in the list of expenses, their cost for 1918 being estimated at $35,000. The sec- ond largest item is salaries, which will total in 1918, $50,640. District court is rather an expens- ive’ item on the county budget, the sum being set aside for that purpose during ‘the next year being $9,000. Dependent mothers of the county, will! have a fund of $1.99 on which (6) drav;, The total bulget, which is the! sum .levied for next year, is $202,433. The county’s inde tedness is $189,- 698.01, of which $51.99) bonded debt ‘and $158,695 ‘1 is’ floating debt. | New School. District. At their last session the commis- sioners created a ‘new school district ‘of the south half of township a} range 9). |t will be known as Ger- on School District No. 41. Contract wag let to Joe. Simons of this,city for; the construction of a concrete bridge at Sims. H. L. Bean of Glen Ullin was made county constable for the’ term ending Dec. 30, 1918. * * & WOMEN TRUCKERS. ‘Biggs, Mandan, N. D. has been asked to speak and is pected to accept. Arrangements are under way for an exclusive exhibit from the state his- torical society. This will ‘be the first large exhibit ever made in Manaan from that particular society. eDtailed information regarding the state his- torical exhibit will be made later. Vice President Kennelly went to Bismarck Tuesday and conferred with Governor Frazier. The object of his visit was: to invite the governor and other state officers to Mandan to be present the opening day of the fair, to deliver speeches and be guests of the association. The premium will be complet- ed in about a week and ready for dis- tribution, All those who are desirous of obtaining one of the premium books are asked to write for one to the seVretary of the association, J. A. ‘Almost all of the premium books will be discrib- uted throughout the, Slope. *# *'* GET A BADGER. Seeking refuge under a small wood- shed of Hans Hanson and prowling around by night, devouring all the chickens he could find, a young bad- ger. caused great excitement in the Happy Hollow district of the city the set _by. the Dufresne boys Wednesday early part of this week. A trap was |— Miss Violet Jno. I. Sullivan and Mrs. M. TURES OF These are the first photos. receive women Underwood & Underwood. wrestling to keep themselves fit for the women’s squad executing ‘eyes ri soldiers are shown with their masco have thi who have joined the army. At the le ft, eir bird or animal pets. Dickii inson. * above, ght” at drill. din the Unitéd States of' tte Russian All the photos are ‘copyrighted by Russian : Amazons service. At the right is a member of Below, two feminine are ts, a parrot and a cat. All regiments and that night the busy badger suc-| stenographer ice : ..An attempt is being made to ent-ceedcd in setting off the trap, but left Judge. ee Juhaeaa eeu Wena ploy women truckers in the local] only a few hairs with which to pay day evening in Bismarek visiting “with freight depot. With the draft and jhis' respects and let the trap setters! her aunt, Mrs. G. D. Mann. 53 ‘ regular enlistments the force is now|know he had been there. Thursday| 5, G. Collis, state manager of the shorthanded five persons. Under sug-|night the chicken chascf was not eomen lodge, went to Fargo on Wed- gestions received from the officials| quite so fortunate, as he was caught | nesday evening and will make visits some time ago, the agent, Mr. Tay-|in the trap and was unable to get to other Yeomen lodges at various i lor, is doing his best to find men or|away. He was killed and the chicken points in the eastern tion of the women to take the trucking jobs at/Kkeepers are relieved of further anxi-| state. Mr. Collis is making his last iff Pet Month. Several women are] ety, official trip, as he re from the clerking and checking at the freight atk aes - position of state manager for the Yeo- depot already. The foundation is being laid and|men lodge after having serv the floor placed for the new -store| well-known fraterna and office building being erected at|the past 18 year the corner of Second avenue and Main | prominent member, Mr. Bailey of Kan- commissioners, July 25, tho following ~ sums were set aside for use in the building fund: $11,000. from the bridge fund, $1,168.43 from the spe- cial road fund, $400 from ‘the poor fund, $405.78 from the county interest fund, $700.86 from the county sinking fund. Later the following additional sums are said to have been appropri- ated, for building: $19,000 from the county road fend, $2,842.60 from the emergency ‘fund, $1,105.04 from the j penalty and interest fund, $205.02 4 from the diversified farming fund. L. Sweet ¢will entertain at the Sullt- van home this afternoon in honor of Mesdames J. W. Enbody of New Jer- sey and Mrs. Jf. G. Parsons of Esther- villo, Ta. Mesdames W. W. Fuller and B. S. Nickerson entertained a number of friends Tuesday evening at a musicale at the home of the latter. A delight- ful program was given ‘by out of town guests, Mesdames Morley, Enbody and Miss Lutz, Mrs. Ll. $: Royer played the accompaniments. The Ladies Guild of the Episwopal Auditor Examines Books. Jacobsen & Murray of Mott repre- sent Mr. Boettcher and the supporters of Elgin’s fight, while Sullivan & Sul- livan of this city are handling the case for the commissioners and up- holders of Carson’s claims. A. capital city auditor has been look- ing into the financial affairs invutved in the interesting fight and has given the News some figures with regard to Grant county’s financial standing. Deplete Many Funds. According to this expert accountant, GRANT COUNTY SEAT BATILES WAXING WARH Facing the allegation that their county is $62,000 in debt, and that the road, bridge, sinking, emergency and all other county funds are depleted, and with a temporary injunction hanging over them to prevent them from paying for the ‘building, the Pa THAT CARNIVAL. Attractions almost without number Ar: a a wide stripj turnable August 15. By reason of a Say ‘ , we . ‘ Pryor, Highland wil be held in the Baptist| afternoon, in honor of her sister, Mrs:|' of country east of Spring ‘Butte. The change ,of judges, howevér, the time ce iol ‘ee 99 a eT r church at 11:00 a. m. Mr. Eoothby| Morely, who is here, visiting for al lands were. owned by J. H. Boehmer|for such hearing was. later set for]? e ra te an y Bu COALN Oey the. Mandan M. 8. pulpit | numbor_of, days and N. P. Nelson. , LAaugust 21, before Judge Crawford of | . y, Ny JOW Fi morning and evening, Sunday. Se ee Pre remeron : : ac By REV. GEORGE. BUZZELLE % i one “ * o' . <g: . g -/You Won't Regret It fates. achworth went to Hazen Wee} Pictures Showing Russian Conditions Rector St. George's Church 4 1113 re, handle the '‘Celebrat- isp Ponts for a short visit a t . : z and of every nature pertaining to the. regular street carnival are an- nounced for the big amateur carnival to be produced ‘by the Ladies Aid. of the Presbyterian church next Thurs- day and Friday evenings. The big évent will take place on the grpunds of last year’s triumph along this same line, ; ‘between the Cary and Lanter- man homes and 6n the church grounds on. Third avenue. ons now on the market are almost out/ left, Wednesday evening for Stough- : . t, August 21. 4 edit of sight, at 4 cents a pound. Grapqs|ton, Wis. where they will visit some Annual Bar Meeting ‘The temporary injunction secured ‘The fair officers have held two} Probably will not be plentiful. time with relatives. aay by Mr. Boettcher:to prevent payment meetings during the past week and at ‘both meetings matters of importance have had their attention. The chief act’ of the officers during the past week has been the launching of nego- tlations with several parties for avia- thon exhibitions. They expect to close @ contract within a few days with a well known aviation attraction vom-| pany .in-Chicago. Governor Frazier ‘ ed; Wilton -Lignite. Coal : ahd Northern. Wyoming } Acme ‘Coal Washburn Lignite-Coal Co. _Phone:453 % WE ARE IN. THE 7 MARKET. FOR | Pure Sweet Cream ~ th: be... delivered ..daily and will pay the. highest price “for cream of quality street. Local dealers believe that Wash- ington fruit for canning and preserv- ing will be on the market in two weeks. Indications are that the prices will| be very reasonable, especially considering the cost of almost every- thing else necessary to life. Peaches will be about 90 cents a crate, pears about $2 or $2.50 a box. Watermel- ee 8 ’ CHANGE IN CHURCH HOURS. The Rev. Mr. Boothby of Rural M. E. church announces that there will be regular class meeting at Rural church; at 10:00 a. m, Sunday. Sun- day school at 10:30. At the Hof- knecht place on the Heart river there will be baptismal services at 3 o’cfock. There will be no services at High- land church, but Sunday school for . Conductor and Mrs. Bruce Glass and children returned home Wednes- day from Jamestown, where they had been visiting with friends and rela- tives for a number of days. Miss Anna Rigler of Minneapolis is in.the city for a few days, the guest of her sister, Mrs. Morris Rosen. Miss Ruth Nead is visiting at St. Anthony for a few days. Mrs. J. H. Rosen returned a few days ago from Dodge, where she had been spending a few days visiting with relatives and friends. Mrs. Carl Odney spent Wednesday in the capital city, visiting with friends. : Mrs. J. W. Golden of Sweet Briar was, in. Mandan, yesterday visiting with friends and shopping. 4 Misses’ Driscoll and Hare of Hor- Miss Gertrude Estrop returned to Minneapolis Wednesday evening to re- sume her duties as nurse at the Northwestern hospital, after having spent, several weeks in Mandan visit- ing. with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jarvis Estrop. Mrs. KE. J. Wagenhales, -sister-in- law of Mrs. E. W. Miller, went to Min- neapolis on Wednesday evening, on No. 2, for an extended visit with rel- | Gussnerss e310 MAIN BT. atives and friends. Mrs. Wagenhales lives at Flasher, where Mr, Wagen- hales has a positiod in the bank. as assistant cashier. enhales, who was in Mandan with his family, returned home yesterday. sas City, will succced him as state manager for North Dakota. nell, N. Y., are here, visiting for a few weeks at the home of Arthur Witherow. Mrs. Arthur Keebler entertained the members of the Methodist Ladies Aid Wednesday afternoon at her home on Second street, northwest. ‘ Mrs. Howard Seaman and children Miss Genevieve Balch went to Bis- marck Wednesday, where she assum- ed duties on a special case at St. Alexius hospital. The Ladies Aid of the Presbyterian church met in the basement of the new Presbyterian church yesterday afternoon, Mrs. H. 0. Altnow was hostess, to a number of friends at her home on Third street northwest Wednesday church were entertained yesterday af- fernoon at the home of Mrs. 3. D. BR. Toney and son, Malcolm, s at the Fuller home this were gues! week. JUSTICES AT DICKINSON Bruce and Christianson Attend Chief Justice Andrew A. Bruce and Associate Justice A. M. Christianson are in Dickinson attending the annual | meeting of the North Dakota Bar as- sociation, which comes to an end to- morrow. Leith, N. D., Aug. 17.—Many tons of needed: hay: were destroyed when a prairie fire burned ove Grant county commissioners, appoint- ed by Governor L. B. Hanna last win- ter, are rushi on the new Grant at Carson, F. G. repre- senting the interests of Elgin, con- tender for the county seat, is pushing his fight hard and the first definite mm will be reached at a hearing Crawford of the Tenth by the Grant county commissioners of the bills for the new court house] §: was issued some time ago on the alle- gations mentioned. and is pending while the builders rush their work, An order to show catise why they should not be restrained, pending the final determination of the action, from building such court house was issued hy Judge Hanley of this district, re- Russian womén are doing the ir share of the heavy work back of the new democracy trenches. Here is shown a group of them repairing a railroad track to expedi ate transportation of the arm “Wine “thousand prisoners were taken by Gen, Korniloff from th * Austrians on the Galecian’ during the Amenican party’s-visit,. Here are part of them being taken to the rear under guard, Percecee—~. Patriotic Service AUDITORIUM, Eight p.m. ».. SUNDAY, August 19, 1917 SERMON Order of Service Processional Hymn—-‘‘Onward Christian Soldiers.” THE LORD'S PRAYER Psalm xx. ., Seripture Lesson, (2 Tim. 2). read by Chaplain Proehl. Hymn—196—Apostles’ Creed Prayers. 1 Soprano. Solo—‘‘ The Lord Is My Light’’....... Miss Bayliss Sermon. . Solo—Lieut. Orehard. Praye Vesper Hymn by Quartette. vA Uymn—National Anthem. ‘Benediction. 7 & . Alfitsen pew ee meee co cece eee wc eee ec ec ccenereccccecoceroroncses