The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-04-11
STATE REVENUE THIS YEAR

i
General Taxes Should Bring IN Over
l $1,4OO,OOO.
4 Des Moines, April 5.--From the re-
turns certified to the auditor of state
by the county auditors it is computed
the amount of state tax authorized to
be raised for the general revenue
fund by the levy made in 1900 and
collectable this year is $1,404, S2S.37.
rms Will be the proceeds from levy
OF 20 mills on the total assessed valu-
alton of the counties. not considering
taxes that are delinquent.
In the enactment regarding the
| general levy for state purposes, the
legislature in 1900 fixed the amount
| to be raised for general state pur-
poses at $1,40o,0OO. While the execu-
tive council. fixed. on the levy neces-
sary to raise this sum, it was figured
out in the revenue department of the
auditors office what the levy should
be. The reports from the auditor
show that the rate was determined
with unusual accuracy, levy of 90
mills coming within but $4,S2S.37 of
raising the exact amount required.
| While the total of the amount the
county treasurers are authorized by
|
04.S2S.37, it is to be borne in mind
that not all of this will be collected.
From experience it is learned the
state gets on an average of over
mnety-eight per cent of the amount
of the levy, the delinquent list being
less than two per cent. On the other
hand. the uncollected tax will be off
| set by the amount of the collections
| of the tax ferrets. Hence it is COM
| puted the state will receive this year
almost an even $1,400,000.
In addition to the amount to be
raised for general state purposes,
there is a levy of one-tenth of mill
for the state university and one-tenth
of a mill for the agricultural college.
These levies will raise $54,O31.91 for
each institution.
\ In a short time the matter of COM
putting the levy to be fixed by the ex-
ecutive council this year, the proceeds
| from which will be collected in 1902,
will be taken up. On or before the
third Monday in June the county au-
ditors are required to transmit to the,
state auditor, abstracts of the assess
ment in their respective counties. The
second Monday in July the executive
| council will meet as board of
equalization and equalize the assess
ments between the counties. Before,
the first Monday in August the re-
suits will have to be certified back to
the county auditors. The executive
| council can then fix the rate of the
levy. The amount to be levied for
general state purposes this year and
collected in 1902 is $1,50O,OOO, or $780,
900 more than the amount to be
raised by the tax collections of the
year 1901.
This year a real estate assessment
is required by law. 1t is expected
there will be. a large increase in the
valuation of real and other property,
and although the state will levy $780,
900 more general revenue, vet it is
believed rate of &c mills, the same
as the rule now in force, will be suf-
ficient. In the revenue department
of Auditor Merriam's office, it is cal
culated it will not be necessary to
raise the levy from the present rate
in order to get S1,500.OOO on the in
creased valuation of property. In
1899 the rate of the levy was 30 mills.
George Struble of Montezuma, en-
ployed as brakeman on the Burling-
ton, Cedar Rapids & Northern rail-
way, while working on the switch,
was thrown from a car, the wheels
| passing over a portion of his body.
The extent of his injuries are not yet
known. 1t is probable he will lose
one arm.
Charles Mcfarland, a young man of
Lisbon, died few days ago as the
result of being accidentally stabbed.
Mcfarland and friend, VIII Albright,
were scutfiing in the blacksmith shop
! of the latter's brother, the former
with a pair of pliers and the latter
with a large knife in his hand. In
the scuffle Mcfarland made a lunge
at Albright, catching the knife
| squarely in the left side. The left
| lung was punctured. Mcfarland was
carried to physicians Office and
later taken home. He grew worse
steadily until death resulted. Albright
is nearly crazed with grief. McFar-
land was about % years of age. He
was married five years ago to Miss
1 Anna Graver of Lisbon. They have
one child.
Winfield Scott, an Indian, commit
| ted suicide at the land reservation
near Toledo by shooting himself with
a shotgun. He was 10 years of age,
/ married to squaw of IL. and from
writings he left it is supposed that
| domestic infelicity was the cause.
Joseph lesson, the interpreter, says
this is the fifth case of suicide among
his people since they located in Iowa
about forty years ago. The deed was
| done in the house, not a tepee, but a
pretty fair little house of one of the
Indian police. Scott, who was alone
and had no light, sat upon his blanket
which was spread upon the floor, put
the butt of the gun against the foot
of the cook stove, pointed the muzzle
at his breast, kicked the trigger With
his toe and fell over dead.
/ T. Hamilton Bond, well known
attorney of Fonda. threatens to bring
suit for damages against the Rock
Island railroad, to obtain 10 cents
which was withheld from fare col
lected by a conductor on the train.
Mr.. Brown was travelling from Poca-
hontas to Fonda, and boarded the
Rock Island train, having neglected
to buy ticket. The conductor, when
he collected the money, Withheld 10
cents, as is customary in such cases.
Mr.. Bond objected, and the two men
engaged in an alteration, which end
ed in Conductor Harrington going
away and leaving the money on the
car seat, where it was left by Mr..
Bond when he left the car. Mr..
Bond claims that the railroad COM
pany is practicing eXtortion and Aiys
Hon. William e. Fuller of West
Union has gone to Washington, d. c.,