Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-08-15

|July j, 1899 ]. ..54 529 1.o5S |
Aug. !. 1900 ....4s7 4sl $50
4 Treasurer of State Herriott has just |
Alhad printed and is sending out circu-
liars relative to the amendments to the
5linheritance tax law made by the last
3lgeneral assembly. That body provided
s|.that the treasurer should secure ana
4 publish for general information tables
flor determining the valuation or pres
lent worth of life and term estates or
annuities and remainders or reverslont
I larry interests computed at 4 per cent per
annum. These tables are for the use
J. Iof the courts of the state in determin-
ling the inheritance tax due The state on
1.-THE money placed at interest for annui-
alties and for rights of heirs subsequent
3 10 those enjoyed by immediate heirs.
A person beuueaths To a nephew aged
! 40 wears an annuity of $1,000 during life.
81 How much tax can the state collect.A
Int is necessary to determine the value
lof the annuity at the present time. .tha1 s
Wis. what it is worth If the nephew could
g sell it. These tables which Mr.. Herrl-
lott is sending out show these facts. IN
: 1.-THE case cited the table shows that 81
: LOCO a year payable at the end OF each
! xear8to a person now 40 years OF age Is
\ worth sl5, ,092.95 and according to the
i iia,r II is upon that that the inheritance.
tax will accrue to the state. This VIII
I make trouhle: there is no doubt about
4 |that Persons familiar with the lntrl-
y lcaeies of the inheritance tax law, ana
l they are very few. confidently believe
n that Mr. Gilbertson will some time
!. |wish from the bottom of his heart that
/, I'.Bill'' Morrow had won out.
(. 4
y Governor Shaw has divuged to no
p Imam on earth either his intention as to
slwho shall b. the United States senator
e l.,0 succeed Mr. Gear or the date at
II which he Will be appointed. Stories
ls lwere circulated in Des Moines to the
Isl effect that the governor dstold T. Z.
- ft-larkspn editor OF the Register, about
rssIitht. conclusions he is said lto nave
lel.reached and the date at which ne
.n6lwould announce the name Of the lucky
IS Swimmer of the prZe. Mr. Clarkson
w6Iasked about this. said TO your, colle-
ri spondant that the story was absolutely
;ozIincorrec, Governor Shaw never tole
him that he would not appoint sena-
ltor until after the election. GoNe1nol
hlSnaw himself Vas absent so that n
RS could not be asked directly. He. how.
in lever, has adopted a policy OF silencs
n-Iwith respectSto the statements printed
H.. Thy the newspapers with reference e
~ Ithis matter because he believes that al
III lattempt is being made TO entrap MN
lie linto deniais and partially authorizes
a. Statements which would be used TO nj
DIS discredit and possibly TO the harm
ry some candidate entitled to fair coIsid
pr5I Grafton. The impression prevails ma
~ the thing is in the air, altogether, bot
,.;, mani \
~ George l.. Roberts says that Dollive
~ will be appointed before the end of IN
!, week; Cunln,irs men say he is sur
Ia winner; ali the others smile and sa
~ nothing An old soldier here who ha
-, been reading the newspapers CAREFUL
~ land is aware of The besie cement OF til
- lgoyernor by friends of the differer
- |candfdates and has enjoyed the mutt
- lpiiclty of counsel With which the gpN
tI Iernor is Hooded has written and male
- a letter to him which reads this way
&, Dear Governor Shaw: Everybod
Ill mas word to say as to who should I
;,lappointed senator want to say
- I.word, also. P!east. appoint whomevt
-. you d-d please
,a 1t develops that the Sunday openh
~ ~ of the state fair is no new thing.
- few years ago the directors passed
- A resolution to run the thing wide ope
go buildings and all. This was wiped q
= 1.-THE books by the secretary. who hal
pened to be a good Methodist and vi
~, said he consulted With the goNerne
,au who was a good Christian. and III
esu they decided that an open fair would
=. J! bad thing for the state. So when Y
ioI ioI directors and managers met at the b
ses ginning of the fair they discovered tn
as there would be no sunday crowds. q
'as. thing made a bitter row, which neN
arr healed. And the preacher who a
Ves dressed the scattering people of tn
IN Sunday expressed it as his opinion th
ate 1.-THE fair should be open on Sundays.
raj THE STATE REGATTA.
DIV Omccrs OF the Rowing Associate
Elected.
Specialize me'Republcan.
ken Waterloo, Aug. 15.-Officers of
TO Iowa Amateur Rowing Association we
tied elected today as follows: President.
at r. Lindsay, Dubuque; vice president.