The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1902-02-11

to 800; stations, if used in team same
as horses if kept for service 5000 to
$500; saddle horses, S25; range horses,
900 to 100 pounds, $50 to 80; cayuses,
IS to $40; mules and asses of all ages,
same as horses.
Cattle, common stock-Weaned calves.
IS to So; heifers and one year old steers,
$40 to s12; two year old heifers and two
year old steers $l5 to $lS three year old
and over according to weight; cows,
range stock, $40; mich cows, $25 to $40 :;
bulls not let out for service, $25.
Sheep-Ewes and wethers $l.75 to
$500; goats $500 rams same as sheep.
Hogs-According to value.
Cattle, registered stock-One year old
heifers and bulls, s25; two year old
heifers and bulls $35; cows $751; bulls
kept for service, 500; beef cattle 81. so
per 100 pounds.
For the rest of the personal property
the following instructions will be OBJ
served by all assessors of the state:
Assess all property at its value March
Assess all improvements on land not
decided to the owner as personal property
on detail sheet line 80 and credits of the
taxpayer whether in the form of an ac-
count or otherwise or notes held by him
against another and all credits of what
ever nature due or to become due.
whether secured by chattel mortgage
or otherwise. A mortgage in part pay
ment of land is not assessable.
All new improvements in the form of
buildings, etc, erected since March /,
1900, must be assessed.
Assess money and all kinds of paper
payable on demand at its face value.
After all these matters were disposed
OF the following resolutions were drafted
and adopted unanimously:
We, your committee appointed to
draft resolutions to be presented to the
convention of assessors assembled at
North Yakima, Feb. 5 and 1902 COM
plimentary to the chairman, secretary
and local assessor OF Yakima county,
have to offer the following:
Whereas, Mr.. W. A Bailey of King
county, chairman, and by his untiring
zeal and impartial and patient bearing
has won the confluence and good fellow
feeling of each and every member pres
ent in this convention, and
Whereas, As Il fitting testimonial to
our appreciation OF his worth we desire
in parting to express our respect for him !;
and
Whereas, Mr.. NJ. B. Jacques of Stew
ems county, our efficient and at all times
courteous and obliging secretary, has
proven by his efforts to be entitled also
to some mark of esteem from the MEM
bers OF this convention and
Whereas, We note, in parting, the
kindly acts and devoted treatment of
our local county assessor, Mr.. Robert
Scott, whose gathering of delicious APP
piles. of which we have amply tested but
whose promise of a winter watermelon
has not yet materialized, though he has
given us every promise OF a feast OF
other things, be it therefore
Resolved, That this convention hear
tily extend to these gentlemen our sim
cere thanks for each and every kindly
act and deed. We wish in leaving, to
have rest with them the assurance that,
though some of us may never have the
extreme pleasure of meeting in an as
SCISSORS convention with them again,
nevertheless, we shall remember them
as being three of the noblest men it has
ever been our pleasure to meet.
w. L. CADMAN,
F. III. CoHENsHIRE,
l.. w. SPECIE.
At the conclusion of the regular bust
ness, Robert Scott, who was assisted by
his deputy Harry Coonse, announced
that he would cut Yakima watermelon
and with his usual generosity spread
feast that was relished by all. The
watermelon consisted of a cake in imi-
tation OF that delicious product of the
valley. The idea was cleverly conceived
by Mr.. Scott and was the product of the
culinary skill of Mrs. Scott. Besides
this there were sandwiches, cof-
fee and big red apples that caught the
eye OF the visitors. After paying due
homage to the collation. about an hour
was spent in telling stories and having
social time. The meeting was adjourned
with regrets that that it could not be
continued longer. In the evening nearly
all the assesSOrS called Mt the Comme