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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-04-13
ELLIS COUNTY
Was Carried by 5ea by About Six Thou
sand Majority,

SAND Majority,
Waxahachie, Texas, April - In the pri
mary election held Tn Ells county today
Jack Beall carried the county 10y about
5000. The following state candidates car
ried the county by safe majortles Lam.
ham for governor George j. Neal for lieu
tenant governor, Il. NJ Love for comp.
uoller, G. X. Bell for attorney general,
John w, Robbins for treasurer, o. B col
quit for railroad commissioner; Terrell
and LefevEe had no opposition. incomplete
returns from the country boxes indicate
that the following candidates were uomj-
mated; Representative, W H. Fears ana
j. NJ Nlerdico; district Judge. j. L. Dill
lard; county judge, rom Spencer: county
clerk, Rufe Hendricks; district clerk, Tom
Burleson; county treasurer A. B. Nc
Knight, tax assessor, j a. McEroy; sher-
i'll Joe Mimmick; county attorney. Bovu
Farrer; superintendent public instruction.
H. D, Criddle.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-04-13
A Barn at Temnle.

Temple, Texas, April IA barn he
longing to T. r. Galloway was yesterday
destroyed by ere His residence, situated
on the same lot, was saved with hut slight
damage by the heroic work OF the Gremep
value OF barn and contents about $500
insured for 5000 Damage 10 residence
covered by insurance.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-04-13
Her SONS Life Saved by cbamberlaln'.

SS"Si Sholera ana Diarrhoea Remedy
"A neighhor ran IN with bottle OF
Chamherlain's Collie Cholera and Dlarrhoea
Remedy when my son wsa suffering with
severe cramps and was given UP as beyond
hope by my regular physician. who stands
high In his profession. After administer.
ing three doses o. Il, my son rcraiued con.
seriousness and recovered entirely within
twenty-four hours" says Mrs Mary Haller
Of Mount Crawford, Va. This pen.edy 10
for ssle by all druEsistA.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-04-13
San Maroos Relinf

San Marcos Texas, April 1.-THE citi-
zens Of san Marcos sent to Messrs. j. WI
legas Bro, Laredo, Texas. for the
Zapata county sufferers $50 pounds bacon;
100 pounds beans; $50 pounds corn Tho
international and Great Northern railroad
carrIcd II without charge.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-04-13
MeaLo's Am Anputated.

Beaumont Texas, April T. VIII Jones,
the negro who was shot early In the week
NJ Sun, had bis arm taken OF today as
result OF the wound inflicted.
llo has been at the hospital all This time
md The physicians have been doing their
best SO save the injured limb, hut decided
today tina this could not be done IL was
badly crushed by the force of the bullet.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-04-13
CYCLONE IN KENT COUNTY.
Considerable Damage Done to Propert.
at Asperrnont

ct FNoIIUT TTTOTTI'
Aspermont, Texas, April IA cyclone
accompanied by watorspout swept over
the town yesterday mt o'clock and these
nre the following losses; ]. Il. Kings
house blown to atoms and household goods
destroyed; Tom Bierdman's residence and
household goods deslroyed C.. A. Birds
restaurant badly damaged; Presbyterian
church blown from foundation: county jail
almost complete wreck; Star office blown
from foundations badly damaged. Numcr-
GUS other houses were blown from founda-
lions Outhousos, sheds and buggies were
demolished by scores
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-04-13

Navasota, Texas. April - A statement
given out today from Neal headquarters
shows 9S instructed votes for Neal and 40
for Allen for lieutenant governor.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-04-13

Port Layacs, Texas. Aprn 1.-THE home
Of Christopher Smith near this place was
burned and tho house and contents were
total loss, there being no insurance.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-04-13
A Hotel at Dumas.

Dumas Texas April 12.Drhe Dumas
hotel was destroyed by nrs At a loss OF
$500. with Insurance.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-04-13
PHYSICIANS in Hawaii.

Hereafter no physician who IS ~,
10 sneak the English Language WV
given a certificate allowing h ms. " n
tice his profession In the lei'''V'
Hawaii.
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Stephens County Primaries.

breckenridge. Texas. April i2.-rhe fol.
lowing candidates for county offices were
kneesAsful IN xha aaszAarssfa primsrz siee
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-04-13
PROGRAM FOR CARNIVAL
Has Been Outlined by the Business
League of Galveston.
COUSTYS FUNDS HAVE BEEN TIED Up
By the Warrant Holders Who Claim, that
the Cash Is Due Them--Mrs.
Margaret Hedges Dead

r,atro,,.. 1r.,,, An,I, ~ -rh ..,
"aNes'oH' ieAaS' Aprh - ne general
outlines OF she program ior the coming Nep-
time carnival. which win he held &. GnI.
,,.tor eo- ~ a,-. ho,tr,,t.,. 10. ~
~ 81 '-''i"i"s ""' '"' n''
p'eh arraDEcu- Inc oetais nave 8't an
been agreed upon. but in general way the
rro~ratn win he as foIIoNs. Nfopd,, mr.
:"
il'dl "i Mug NePiune win Els enure SUITE
the lowest dignitary Of whom Is OF high
,r rtrt tbs, tina r,i,b,,est tord .r,,o,. IN
-,
COME III spe'ldl barge OF stdte from the
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-04-13
MortuarY Rnnort

galveston, Texas, April I2-Mortuary 70.
port Tor the week ending Friday, April IL:
April 2-Julian Buttcrou1, white. aged
years, heart disease. -esN
Aprh Ben Houston, white. aged as
yy, 800 pulmonary tuberculosis; Mrs X.
nephritiS 'N"''' ni"H'0
April e-Rohert Smith. colored, aged *
years pelineal abscess; Ben rolnylee,
Whte sged 80 years, acIuental drowning.
unknown; Mat pope coIored sged ~
years, pneumonia dnoueeb.
nprI e-NFry Pinkenhurg white, aged
months catarrhal pneumonia
nP''' 10 lntant OF X. Scrimgeour. sim.
puln; T. n. Wright, colored aged 4
months cause unknown; John p. Rvrne,
"nle, aged ~ yeans, lohar pneumonia
-, ApIll IL George r. Beauiieu. white. aped
years intestinal ptomsin poisoning
,,5o A., IN "a, Mays indrmnry, /; died out-
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Neches Club in New Quarters.

Beaumont. Texas. April 1.-THE Ncches
club moved into new quarters this after
noon and will occupy their new home com
mencing with tonight. The club rooms are
In the new Kyle opera house building just
under the Elks lodge rooms that have at.
tracted So much comment and attention on
account of their beauty and bandscniencss.
The Neches buys will have their furniture
20 better shape IN week FROM now aud
Will then no doubt give something IN me
way of a house warming entertained Mt.
Their rooms will be httiuR companions 20
those Of the Elks nud il would be hard 70
tell lust which are the most beautiful Mr..
and Mrs John b. Goodhue made special
trip north for the Elks ana while In Grand
Rapids they also purchased the furnishings
Of the Noches club. which accounts for the
naguihcence Of both apartments.
The Elks are enjoying smoker tonight
end they are having things all their own
way II Is q largely attended and unique
Hnslr
This will wind up their three daYs Of
friyoity and celebration over the new club
rooms and they will NOW settle down and
enjoy life
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-04-13
BUDGET FROM BEAUMONT.
Game Of Ball 10 Be Played in Which
There Is Much Interest.
INCHES CLUB is N ITS NEW HOME.
Excursion to Houston and Galveston Is
Likely to Prove popular--A Revival
Is in Progress News Notes.

Beaumont. Texas, April 12.--The base
bail season opens here tomorrow afternoon
with a game between Beaumont aud Port
Arthur and considerable interest has been
worked up over It. The local team has
been strengthened In anticipation Of q sim
liar move on the part of Port Arthur, and
that team has already notified the Beau
monters that II is coming loaded for bear
and a warm game Is expected. Beaumont
won the game last Sunday at Port Arthur,
so that they are looking for sweet revenge.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-04-13

WHARTON.--It Is said thar Lane city
station on tho Cane Belt "a - ks--. :.
6zcs nsiu Of 1000 barrel cassefty.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-10-09
HISTORIC HITCHING POST.
Vne OF the Familiar Landmark, Of
The National Capital.


One OF the oldest signs in Washing
ton Is the cast iron figure of China.
man about three and a half feet in
height that stands in front of livery
STABLE on Sixth street northwest be.
tween Pennsylvania and Louisiana
avenues. 1t has been there since 1862
ana Is one of the familiar landmarks
Of the city.
During the civil war Generals Grant,
Mcclellan, Hooker and others who
patronized this stable n great deal tied
their steeds to this hitching post. and
since then other distinguished person.
ages have had occasion to use this post
during every presidential Emancipation,
that has occurred since Lincoln's sec.
ond term
As matter of fact, this much of
Sixth street northwest. between Penn
sylYania and Louisiana avenues is !:
historic locality in more than one
sense. 1t was OIL the corner Of this
street and Louisiana avenue that Gen
eral Robert +. lee babe farewell to his
old commander. General Winfield
Scott, when the former withdrew from
the Union army to Join that of the
Confederacy. During the first two
years of the war General Mcclellan
and others came here regularly to Dur
chase and inspect horses. it being AT
that time sort of horse MARKET Bal,
timora AMERICAN
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-10-09

French dressmakers finish the skirts
or many OF their silk or satin foulards
with three tiny frills OF huusseline de
sole, edged top and bottom with the
harrowest of black velvet ribbon.
Loops of the ribbon are set at inter.
walls along the Upper edge Of the top
fl1ll in Louis XIV. style, and the neck
ana half length sleeves Of the bodice
are trimmed to match, flying loops Of
the ribbon falling from the elbow.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-10-09

The first Duke of Wellington once
received letter from G. ]. Loudon, a
horticulturist, asking permission to see
the Waterloo becomes at Strathfeld-
aye. Mistaking tbs signature for sc.
j. London" and "beeches for breeches."
the duke wrote gravely to the bishop
of London, to the great establishment
Of that good man, that his Waterloo
breeches had disappeared long ago"
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-10-09
D. You Want -
Work I:

If you do, provided you are
a HUSTLER, l can fix ye II
O. K. If you have ever had
any experience con the road"
so much the better. Good
wages and permanent position
for the right man. Address
"Margelet," care Of Telegram
Office, Barre, vt
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-10-09

Your advertisement IN che TELA
IRAN is read BY bout 1000 sub3
cribers every day. Add to this tl,e
members Of their families and you ~
you are placing your business befoso
1000 people in this vicinity evsgy
sa~
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-10-09

4 good advertiser gets quick pronue
40 also wants many people to res
Dis advertisement and for that reasu
2es the TELEGRAM as the nedtoR
hHouEh which be teaches them.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-10-09

Trees as Monument
Trees are to be planted and q general
monument erected by the municipality
in the quarantine harbor at Odessa
where several British seamen are
buried.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-10-09

black French knots and bordered with
lines and designs of black braid The
chemisette and collar band are of
tucked white linen, and the cuffs
match the passe, -Philadelphi Ledger.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-10-09
Chance for Boy.

To learn a good trade and
get enough money to live on
rom the start Must be from
"A to IS years Of age. Resi-
dent of Barre City preferre d.
Good chance for right boy.
Address A. B. c., care Tele-
gram Office or call there in
person and learn particulars.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-10
TITLE ".
Review of Assessments.
COUNTY BOARD OF REVIEW

by COUNTY BOARD OF REVIEW.
Sec 1O3.-How Composed.-Compe
tion.-The county auditor, county
treasurer, chairman OF the board Of coun-
ty commissioners, register Of deeds and
county supervisor Of assessment, shall
constitute board for the review and
equalization Of the assessment of property
and be known as the county board of re-
view anything in any special law or char
ter Of any city to the contrary notwith-
standing The chairman Of the board Of
county commissioners shall be the chair
man. and the county auditor the secretary
Of said board. Majority thereof shall
constitute quorum In the absence Of
the president or secretary, the members
present may elect one of their number
to act In his place during such absence.
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Each member of the board shall receive as
compensation as such member three dol
lars for each day on which he is In, at
tendance at the sessions Of the board, to
be paid upon the warrant Of the county
auditor; such compensation to be paid out
OF the general revenue fund of the coun-
ty. The attendance of each member shall
be certified by the chairman and the at
tendance of the chairman shall be GER
titled by the secretary.
3 Sec. 104.-Date Of Meeting-The county
board of review shall meet annually on
the third Monday of July at the office Of
the county auditor, and shall organize as
a board by each member taking an oath
to fairly and impartially perform his du-
ties as a member thereof
Reuiew of Assessments.
Sec. 105.-Redress of Grievances.-Any
taxpayer who shall deem himself ag-
grieved by his assessment may appear
before the county board Of review in per-
son, or by his authorized agent or at
torney, and present evidence to it showing
that his assessment is in any respect ex-
cessive, or he may present to said board,
in lieu of such appearance, written
statement Of his grievances, sworn to by
him, by filing the same in the Office of the
county auditor at any time prior to the
second Monday of July in the year in
which the property is assessed, setting
forth particularly a description of the
real estate and the item OF items, class
or classes of personal property which he
claims to be excessively or improperly as
sessed, and the true and full value there
Of; and If he complains Of the assess
ment Of his personal property, he shall
also state that the cash value OF all the
personal property owned by him on the
first day of April in the year in which the
assessment was made, listed and unlisted
subject to taxation, does not equal the
aggregate assessment of his personal
property as made by the assessor. He
shall accompany such sworn statement
with the affidavit of one or more disin-
terested taxpayers residing in his town.
ship, village or city, reciting in effect that
the affiant has made personal exam1na-
ton of the property claimed to be exces-
sively assessed; that he knows the value
thereof, and shall state the same. The
statement and any accompanying affidavit
shall be substantially in the following
forms:
FORM OF STATEMENT.
IN THE MATTER OF THE ASSESSMENT
State of Minnesota,
County Of .........., So. ~
being by me duly sworn, deposes and says:
That the following descriptions of rea
estate and items or classes OF personal prop
erty owned by affiant are assessed at the
values set opposite each description or item
| respectively, namely:
|
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being by me duly sworn, deposes and says:
That the following descriptions Of real
estate and items or classes of personal prop
erty owned by affiant are assessed at the
values set opposite each description or item
respectively, namely:
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auditor shall submit to the county board
of review at the first day Of it's meeting
in July the several assessment lists re-
turned to him by assessors, reports of the
county supervisor of assessment, COM
plants by taxpayers and all other papers
and books returned to, filed with him, or
In his custody, relating to the assessment
of property in his county.
Sec. 113.-Power to Administer OathS
and Send for Persons and Papers.-Any
member of said board may administer an
oath to or examine any person touching
the valuation OF the property of himself.
or any person. The board Is authorized
to send for persons and papers and re-
quire the attendance Of witnesses or the
production of books or papers before 1t,
and to that end the said board may,
through its chairman, secretary, or other
member selected by 1t, apply to the clerk
of the district court of said county for
the issuance of a subpoena to any per-
son to appear before 1t as witness, or TO
produce before it any book or paper which
the board may require; and 1t shall De
the duty of any clerk Of court when 2such
application is made to him, to forthwith
issue such subpoena. The failure OF any
witness upon whom any such subpoena
has been served, to appear before sucn
board at the time named in such subpoe-
ma shall be deemed a contempt OF court.
Service of any subpoena or other paper
caused to be issued or directed by the
board to be served, shall be served by
any sheriff or constable with whom the
same is left for service, or may be served
nv any person whom the board shall select
therefor. Any expenses necessarily In
Cured by the board, or by any officer or
person pursuant to this section, shall,
when approved by the board, be paid, out
of the county treasury upon the order OF
the county auditor. Compensation for the
attendance and travel Of witnesses and
the service Of subpoenas shall be such
reasonable sum as the board shall de-
termine.
Sec. 114.-Correcte ed Lists.-Abstract for
State Auditor.-The county auditor shall
determined by the county board Of re-
view and make corrections accordingly.
Having made such corrections Of the real
or personal lists. or both, as the case may
be. he shall make duplicate abstMacts OF
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Every corporation, association, COM
pany or person, not railroad company,
whether incorpo ated or. untncorpora ted.
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\
Before Board.-Any officer, employe or
agent of any such company who shall re-
fuse to attend before the state board Of
review when required to do SO, or shall
refuse to bring with him and submit for
the inspection of the board any book or
paper of such company in his possession
or custody, or under his control, or shall
refuse to answer any question put to him
by the board or any member thereof,
touching the organization, business or
property of any such company, shall on
conviction thereof before any court of
competent jurisdiction, be punished by
fine of not more than five hundred dol
lars, or by Imprisonment in the county
| Jail for not more than ninety days, or by
both such fine and Imprisonment.
Sec. 90.-State Board of Review to As
sess.-The state board of review shall,
after hearing all parties interested who
may have appeared before it, and consid-
ering the matters contained in all state
ments and reports presented to 1t to-
gether with such other evidence as shall
have been presented to 1T or procured by
! it touching the nature, character, location
and value of the properties OF each of the
companies mentioned In Section "a OF
| this act, proceed to assess such property
| situated within this state in the manner
Eand in accordance with the rules herein
/ after provided.
i
/ Fails to Make Statement.-In case any
company named in Section "a Of this act
fails or refuses to make the statement
required by Section IS, or furnish the
state board of review any information re-
| quested by it, the board shall inform it
self as best it may on the matters neces-
sary to be known, in order to discharge
| its duties with respect to the assessment
4 of the property of such company. At any
time during the meeting Of said board
and before the assessment Of the property
is determined, any person or company IN
K terested shall have the right, upon APP
|plication, to appear before 1t and be
heard in the matter OF the valuation Of
/ his or its property, or the fixing Of any
lrate with respect thereto for the purpose
i of taxation.
Sec. 92.-Value, How Ascertained. The
state board of review shall first ascertain
! the true cash value of the entire property
i owned by said company or person from
! such statements or otherwise, taking for
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property.
o., The value of it's franchises and a
statement of the condition, obligation or
burden imposed upon any franchise owned
OF under which the same is enjoyed.
%. A description of all real estate
owned by such company.
"A. Such other and additional facts and
statements which may be required by the
Tax Commission, State Board of Review,
County Board of Review, county supervi-
sor of assessment or assessor.
Sec n.-Failure or Refusal to Make
Report-In case of the failure or refusal
of any such company to make or deliver
the statement required by Section 70 Of
this act, it shall forfeit one hundred dol
lars for each additional day such report
is delayed beyond the first day of June,
and in case of the failure or refusal Of
any such company to make or deliver any
additional statement which may be called
for in writing under Subdivision "a of
said Section 70 within such reasonable
tine as may be fixed in the demand thore-
for, it shall forfeit one hundred dollars
FOR every additional day such additional
statement is delayed beyond such reason
aide time, to be recovered in either case
by suit, III any proper form of action IN
the name Of the State Of Minnesota
brought by the county attorney or attorney
general; and when such statement Is re-
quired to be delivered to the assessor or
county auditor, such sum shall be paid
into the county treasury and when the
same is required to be delivered to the
state auditor, into the state treasury.
In every case Of such failure or refusal,
it shall be the duty of the officer to whom
such statement is required to be made tn
cause the president, managing agent, or
other officer of such company to appear
before him, with his books and papers and
make disclosure Of each and all of the
matters required to be included in such
statement and the. same may be enforced
in the same manner and with like pen
alties for refusal as are provided in Sec
ton 43 Of this act.
Sec. 72-Street Railway Company-Hov
Assessed.-The real estate belonging t.
any such company shall be assessed a.
other real estate. In all cases where the
statement required by Section 20 Of this
act Is to be delivered to the assessor, il