The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1890-01-03
q, Interest to 1zorsc,nen.

An almost endless variety Of bits have
been placed before the public during the
last few years and among them many
flexible bits. And while some of the
latter have possessed some advantages
over the old style of bits, none of them
seem to approach the Hanscom bit, made
by the Hanscom Flexible Bit company, of
Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Expert
ence has taught that a soft, yielding bit
is the only proper bit for nine horses
out OF ten-and it is a question in Il
mind but what the tenth horse would
drive better with one. The Hanscom
flexible bit is the result Of many years
experience in handling horses and colts.
1t is pronounced by many of the most
noted ilorsemen to be the most perfect
bit ever produced. The body Of the bit
is composed of a series Of fat steel and
brass springs secured to steel shanks.
Over this is a covering of rubber and the
whole is covered with the best quality of
harness leather. The principal beauty
of the bit lies in the fact that under pres
sure it forms an arch or circle in the
mouth, relieving all pressure on The
tongue and making it impossible to
pinch the cheeks or draw them inwardly
upon the teeth. No other flexible or
jointed bit operates in a this manner A
more complete description of the bit can
be learned from a descriptive circular
which the manufacturers will mail to
any address. The bit can be procured
direct from them or from c. ii. Myers,
the Kimball harness dealer.
Tax sale Certificates.
The following is the Hon. Melvin
Grigsby's opinion on the excessive rate
of interest charged on tax sale certifi-
Gates, as set forth by him in a letter to
! the Sioux Falls Press. The article was
| crowded out last week after editorial ref
erence had been made to it.
"Your editorial commencing a bill in
troduced in the North Dakota legislature.
reducing the rate of interest on tax cor
| titicates, reminds me of a much better
one that | introduced in the territorial
legislature. The one l refer to was pre-
pared by Frank J.. Blackman, of this
city. The principal features were:
First-At the first tax sale after the
passage of the bill, lands or lots should
be sold to the party offering to pay The
taxes for the lowest rate of interest, the
purchaser receiving a certificate cover
ing the whole Of the land taxed. The
present method is to sell to the party Of
fering to pay the tax for the smallest
part of the land taxed, the certificate
drawing 80 per cent. interest. Under the
proposed law the rate Of interest would
not exceed IL per cent. in any county, ant
would be as low as per cent. in this
county.
Second--At each subsequent sale the
land or lot should be sold for such ar
amount as would pay the tax OF thai
year and redeem the tax certificate is
sued the previous year. This would sim.
plify the books, as there would only b.
one certificate out at any time.
Third-When the accumulated taxes
had reached SO high a figure that nj new
hids could be obtained, then a dce(
should issue to the holder of the certifl
cate on his paying the current year.
tax.
Under such a law no deed would issu'
until the full value of the land had beer
paid in taxes and interest.
The ordinary 100 acres of unimprovet
land not so to tax deed under such
system for from thirty to forty years.
There would be no question under sucl
a law bat that the taxes would Away.
be paid to the county treasurer. Th
bookkeeping would be much simpler
the interest paid would be reduced two
thirds at least, and but very few tax deed
would ever be issued.
! have submitted this measure t
many men who understand the tax laws
and they have, without exception; up