Cottonwood Chronicle Newspaper, September 28, 1917, Page 5

wn rycen es mcrae mens C PIG Pas The first state fair in the history of Idaho opened at Boise September 24 and will end tomorrow, elaborate pre- parations were mad-s for the entertain- ment of a record crowd, The last Legislature made a substantial appro- priation for the fair, arranging it un- dér the auspices of a state board of agri ulture, There are $25,000 hung up in premiums ana many thousands of dollars for purses at the races. Insure Your Grain Against Fire —IN THE— Old Hartford Fire Insurance Co. For over one hundred years it has paid every honest loss. M. M. BELKNAP, Agent JOHN REILAND Contractor & Builder Estimates Furnished on Any Class of Work. Repairing Promptly Attend- ed to. Your eyes are changing all the time. This is due to increasing age, condi- tion of health, working by artificial light, causes. It’s important that you have your eyes examined often. Your glasses must be perfectly fitted to pre- serve hoth your health and eyesight. Better drop in and let us examine your eyes. Ifyou don’t need glasses we will tell'you so, and if you do __need them, we will fit them properly. or other Dr. Schilling} | » | | ° Also Numerous Other Interesting Lectures. * Band -C i veni and Concerts Morning, Noon an ening on Bot ays ‘ Big Dance Every Evening Under auspices of Commercial Club Commissioners Proceedings |4¢ 80 2 mm (continued) 49 60 si ‘60 Treasurer -. 4,350.00 | 50 50 40 20 fSheriff -.- 9,580.00 | 51 20 -20 Probate Jud, 2,115.00 | 54 1.00 1.00 Assessor -... 6.900.00 | 55 1.00 50 1.50 School Super 8,625.00 | 58 20 20 BOrveyor oo checsn 1,550.00 | 59 380 380 County Attorney ---. 6,862.00 | 60 mi ai ———— | 61 4 < Where to get $65,707-00 | 62 “30 ‘30 Estimate Fees, total_. -$ 7,885.00 | 63 ao 25 35 | Less estimated fees -$ 7,885.00 | 64 -50 i @ Less warrants paid --. - 12,000.00 Mh 10 20 00 Real Bargains Tr a ne Total curren exp. needed --.-$45,822.00 i eH 30 : Road and Bridge. 76 15 45 pees se en lat ‘80 ‘80 vk 00 | 72 50 05; 55 Total -- 2,000.00 | 5, 10 05 15 By reason of the information laid]. 50 20 "10 before the board, as herein set forth, | 4 °30 vi ‘80 the board hereby orders that the levies | ¢- 60 “60 for the purpose of creating the var- 32 "70 20 fous funds necssary for state and . The petition of Wm. Howell et al ’ four Dae pod ahs et tor asking for a levy of 2 1-2 mills on the e Irs ee 0 ur ew pp gboageo sagdeans Prey assessed valuation of Road district as follows on each $400.00 in valuation | yo "4 for road purposes, is hereby ‘a the taxable property of Idaho coun- granted, and it is ordered that a levy y. 4 5 4 be, and is hereby made of 25 cents on l W. Hummer seared fe hidden S, Cents | each $100.00 of the assessed valuation a e as a tid taggl nebo rete aa 0 Cents! of taxable property m said road dis- Pub: building trict \ Conte There is also levied a roed Peg epres 22 cents on each $100.00, age. and the same order concerning : For County Purposes. said levy stands as recorded in book Current expense - 87 cents! 10 on page 532 of county commissioners y General road-_.-_- records. General bridge Perera itary suerte : 49 cents] SOLVES LIVING COST PROBLEM. . of Rie ets pai Aas 00. A correspondent sends us the follow- Grand total for state and county ing, phic conte a good deal of 1.34. sound son: i toto is ae hereby levied for pre- “It seems rather tiresome to read all datory animal tax in accordance with! this preaching about high prices and 9 7 Chapter 78 Session Laws of 1915, a| high see of Oe aap ait cial lev, living in an = agricultur: country 9 special tax levy of one-half mill on|S0-much-talked-of living are grown. each dollar of assessed valuation of} Why don't some of those noted writers all cattle, all hogs and all horses in the| et out in the country and raise some county. i of this produce and have it to sell and School Special Bond Total | get some of the high prices, instead of Dist. levy levy levy paying the high prices to the other fel- ° No. low? Idaho has room for a lot 1 DBS .55| 0f such food producers. We have choice 2 Ind. locations for many of them _ close 3 10 15 around this place. where they can raise ° 4 10 ‘ o all kinds of this stuff that brings the A k \ Yr Nei hbor Who Has 5 20 “99 | high prices. Anyone that is inclined to S ou 8 20 ‘20|g0 out and get ontu a few acres of SS 7 x0 “jo! ground anywhere about here and is 13 10 10| willing to work and comply with con- e ® ? 14 10 “10| ditions is bound to become independ- Been Here if it Pa Ss 15 80 g0 | ent and get good homes for the future; . 16 80 10 “90 | 80 let the professional high-cost-of-liv- 17 45 "45 ing preacher come out and get the 19 1.00 30 1.30 | benefit from the prices by raising ma- 20 20 ; 99 | terials that bring the high prices, And 21 05 “05 | the trouble with these fellows is that 22 “20 25 “95 | they all like to live sa the city and eat 23 “40 : "40 these things, but do not and will not 24 "30 10 “40 stay in the country and raise them. 28 “40 : “40|1f enough go out in the country and EELMAN COM PANY 29 * 20 “99 | Taise the stuff the prices would soon GOLDSTONE NASH CR 30 15 "35 | adjust _themscives, just the same as 3 3 vat ts level.” Retiring From Business 4 20 se , ea os 36 1.00 40 1.40 Payette County, Idaho, which was h 37 20 ro! created from part of Canyon County 00) 40 20 : by the last Legislature, has agreed to nd Cottonw d, Idaho 41 20 10 -30| $47,770.60 as its portion of the county 5O .50| debt, and also a proportion of the | .20 -20| county debts up to July 1. To meet 50 10 .60| the debt the new county will issue war- 50 -50' rants bearing 7 per cent interest. x