Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-04-05
STATE REVENUE THIS YEAR

s1,40o,Oo0.
Des Moines, April 5..--From the re,
turns certified to the auditor or 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 l"oo ana
collectable this year is 81 ,404. S2S.3'.
This will be. the proceeds from levy
of &c mills on the total assessed vaiu-
alton OF the counties. not considering
taxes that arc delinquent.
In the Enactment regarding the
general levy for state purposes, the
legislature in 1900 fixed the amount
to be raised for general state PurI
poses at $1,4OO,0O0. While the eNecu'
tive council fixed on the levy neccs.
sary to raise this sum, 1T was inquired
out in the revenue department or the
AUDITOR Office what the levy should
be. The reports from the auditor
show that the rate was determined
with unusual accuracy, levy OF &c
mills coming within but $l,S2S.37 OF
raising the exact amount required;
While the total Of the amount the
county treasures arc authorized y!
the county auditors to collect is ST.
.lO4. S2S.37, it is to be borne In NINA
that not all OF this will be collected.
From experience il is learned the
state gets ON an average or over
ninety-cight per cent Of the amount
Of the levy. The Delinquent list being
less tha, Two per cent. On the other
hand. the uncullcrtpd tax Will be OIL
set by The amount Of the rollech"hN
of the tax frrrets. Hence it is cnln-
Dutpd the state will receive this year
almost an even ST ,IoOoo0.
In addition to the amount to b"
raised for general state purposes
there is Il levy of onc-trntl of u mil
for the state university and one-t9lth
Of mill for the agricultural college.
These lcyies will raise $3l,o3l.9l for
each institution.
In short time the matter Of ronl-
putting the levy to he fixed by the cH.
rcutivr rounci! this year. { he proceeds
from which will be collected in 1902.
Will be taken UP. On or before the
thivd Monday in june the county n'-
ditor,s are required to ir;n@nlit to The
state auditor, abstracts; OF the assess
mrn in their respective COMMITTEES. ! h"
second Monday in July iii" executive
council will meet a3 beard OF
equalization and eunaliz" the assess
mentS bet WcGn the counties. Before
the first Monday in August the re-
suits will have 10 be cert tiled back t"
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 $l.5oO,oon, or $780,
raised BY The tax collections OF the
year 1901.
This year Il real estate assessment
is required By law. II is expected
there will h" a large increase in he
valuation Of real and OF her property.
and although he state will levy Sioo..
600 more general rrNr'Ine. yet it Is
believed il rate Of 2.G mills. he same
as the rule now in force, will be sur
irirn>. In the revenue department
of Auditor Mrrriam'% office. il is cal
culated ii will nat be necessary to
raise the levy from the present rate
in order 10 get $1.50O.0NO on the in
creased valuation Of property. In
1899 the rate Of the levy was 20 mills.
Harry Lee, alias Fcatherst one. al
legged to DC !: noted crook wanted i'm
Chicago. was arrested at Oe'wcin. lie
is Il desperate character and put up
fight when arrested, requiring three
officers to land him in Jail.
George Strube Of Montezum;, en-
plovcd as brakeman on the Hurling-
ton, Cedar Rapids & Northern rail
way, while working on the switch,
was thrown from Il car. The wheels
passing over Il portion OF his body.
The extent Of his injuries; are not yet
known. 1t is probable he will lose
one arm.
Rose T.. Duii,'y. assist ami pnstmas-
ter at I':.ru"ll, was held in bonds OF
81 900 to await he action OF he icder-
al grand jury on the charge Of en-
hczzlrm"nt. There is Il shortage in
the office of s coo. II j. 4 very com
plicatrI case and here l.; jitc greatest
excitement at pArncll. where it is be-
licyvd that Miss DutIry, who is " pop
ular girl Of 10, is innocent of the
tiiHi ~. nv - x ii''1 'i''i''' 'il'' W Htl'
III the postuilirc are responsible for
the shortage.
Miss Clara Slanrhiicld Of trrSton,
who has been in san Francisco for
several weeks awaiting the arrival OF
her ai1ianrrh. Captain Warren lexis
of the Thirty-aiXth United States
army. will sail April for Manila to
become his bride, Captain lexis hav-
ing decided to remain in he islands.
where he is government title OK
amincr. Miss Stanchiicih goes at the
request Of Captain lexis. Their en-
gaGement has existed since the war
with Spain. Captain lexis expected
to return to America when the
Thrty-sixtl Was mustered out and
soon after his arrival in Crcston the
wedding was to have been solcmnizcd.
Miss Stanchicld is Il beautiful girl
ana talented.
Winfield Scott, an Indian, commit
ted suicide at the land reservation
near Toledo by shooting himself with
Il shotgun. lie was 10 years OF age,
married 10 a Spuaw OF Il, and from
writings h" left ii is supposed that
domestic infc!irity was the cause.
Joseph lesson, the interpreter. says
this is the fifth ease Of suicide among
his people since they located in Iowa
about forty years ago. The deed was
done i'll the house, not a trpre. but Il
nrattv r.,i, li1t Ia l,ouco ,,r ,,r, re A.,