The Dickinson press., 1897-08-21
Enualisatiou IA Finfshol.


for all classes of animals in these
sections of the state. The districts
fixed by the board are as follows:
First District-The counties of
Cass, Grand Forks, Pembina, Rich
land, Steele, Trail and Walsh.
Second District-The counties of
Barnes. Benson. Cavalier. Eddy, Fos-
ter. Griggs, Nelson, R,nsom. Rolette,
Sargent, Stntsman. Towner, l)ickey,
LaMoure and Wells.
Third Distrlct-The counties Of
Billings, Bottineau, Burleigh. En-
mons, Kidder, Logan. McHenry. Nc.
intosh, Nc clean, Mercer. Morton. Oil
yer, Pierce, Stark, Ward and Will
liams.
Horses were equalized by the board
as follows: First District, one-year-
old, SIG; two-year.old 922; three-year.
old and over Sl2.
Second District-One-year-old, Sl2;;
two-year.old, 80; three-year-old and
over, 334.
Third District-One-year.old, $40;
two-year-old, $40; three-;ear old and
over, $50.
Cattle were equalized Ivy the board
1T average values covering the entire
state as follows: one.year-old. 85; two
year.old, 9; three year-old and over,
go; COWS three-years-old and over
were equalized at at sl2. Work oxen,
$25. Mules, one.year-old $40; two.
year-old, $50; three-years-old and over,
$45. Sheep were assessed ut 81
through the state and swine at $3.50.
In the other description of person.
al property. pianos were equalized at
an average value Of SIS. Threshing
machines, engines and boilers were
raised 10 per cent. Goods and mer-
chandise were raised Is per cent.
Credits other than banks and bankers
were raised 10 per cent. Elevators,
warehouses and grain therein were
raised Is per cent. Manufacturers
and. manufactured articles were raised
10 per cent. Manufacturers tools
and implements YER raised 10 per
cent. These comprise the changes
that were made by the board.
In the review of the abstracts of
assessments that were sent in by the
several counties, it vas noted that
many of the counties failed altogeth.
er to return any assessment for tele.
graph lines and telephone lines. Ram
sey is one of the counties falling to
make returns Of this property, as is
Cavalier. The state auditor was in.
structed to obtain these figures from
the auditors of the counties and add
them to the rolls.
The total value of the personal
property In the state, as returned by
the county boards of equalization
this year is $20.ls7,44 There are
37,749 persons assessed, and 1854
school polls returned. The road polls
aggregate $4,000. OF horses there are
a few more than 100000 of all ages
returned. of which number 10000
are over three years of age. OF cat
tie there r about 100000 included
in the different classes other than
cows. and 5000 of the latter. Mule
population is not great, there being
only about 1000 in the state. The
number OF sheep has fallen off about
$1,000 since last year, there being
327.461 returned. The hog popula.
tion. aggregates 1854.
OF other classes of personal prop
erty, there 1913 pianos. We are not
long on diamonds, watches and lew
elry, If the assessment returns are
accurate. there being $l5,307 in the
state. Mercer county returns o.
worth of jewelry. Cass county is evi.
IDENTIFY tired of the ridicule she has
received in former years, when she
was accustomed to send in about "a
worth of watches, and comes to the
front this year with $6,osS worth.
Burleigh county returns &l,475.
Griggs county returns thirteen dol.
lars.
Some peculiar fractional animals
have been returned, one county re.
Turning 1lH stations and anothe,
twenty-three and four-ninths of the
same animals. What has become of
the other fractions is not stated.
Some peculiar steamboats, were al
so returned. The total value of all
In the state as returned was $2,34l.
Williams county returns fifteen dol.
lars worth of STANDARDIZATION many
Of the vessels it took to reach the to-
tai amount is not stated. Nelson
county has thirty.ave dollars worth
of steamboats,. Trail county has
forty dollars worth Of steamboats,.
These three counties evideetly do a
thriving water traffic with thes COM
plete equipment of vessels.
Under the head Of billiard tables.
furniture and fixtures Of sample
rooms and restaurants, the total re.
turned in the state is Sl3,AO4. Cass
county returned fifty-seven dollars
worth of this class Of property.
Steele county has ten dollars worth
of this class Of property this year.
and other counties are proportion
ately light on this class of property.
The total real property assessment
of the state as equalized by the state
board is $64,024,oll, a reduction of
So48,843 from the returns Of the sew
eral counties. The total assessed