The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-26
IOWA
IGNORED THE STATE
Board of Supervisors Assumes That
Linn County Is Bigger Than
All Iowa.
Assessments Fixed by Executive
Council Deliberately Set Aside
by the Board.
Special to The Journal.

b. 1
Des Moines, Iowa, March 26.-The ex-
ecutive councils authority in the matter
Of fixing assessments on telephone prop
erty has been deliberately set aside by
the board Of supervisors and the the
county auditor Of Linn county, and the as
made by the council cut down.
The facts came to light in a letter sent to
Auditor of State Carroll by County Audi
tor Jackson of Linn county.
in the valuation and tax report made to
the auditor of state, Mr.. Jackson reported
the taxable value Of telephone property
in the county as $31,731. An investigation
in the office of the state auditor showed
the executive council had fixed the valua-
tlon of telephone property in that county
at $42,O41, or s1o,S10 higher than the valu-
alton and tax report showed The report
was sent back for correction and in reply
there came letter from County Auditor
Jackson in which he said the board of su
pervisors had passed a resolution requir-
ing that farmers telephone lines be not
assessed and the auditor had followed the
boards directions. He also said there
were many errors in the assessment as
certified out by the executive council.
. The council will take the matter up at
it's meeting next Monday. Undoubtedly
the Linn county authorities will be sharp
-ly rebuked and the executive council will
proceed to demonstrate that Iowa is big
assessment to be allowed to stand as it
fixed it. AS the executive council views
the matter, there is no warrant of law
whatever for excepting farmers telephone
lines from assessment. = s..~. - '~'@. %@
Miners Gain Every Point.
The joint convention of the miners and
operators for the Iowa Missouri district
has come to an understanding. The min
ers have gained every point they asked for
1,1rv
terms as were gained at Indianapolis A
12h per cent advance for mining and a %
per cent advance on the day wage scale
have been allowed. The agreement will
go into effect April 1. Under it, drivers,
tracklayers, timber men, cagers, trip rid
ers and water haulers will receive $3.50
a day in the second and third districts
and the same in the first and fourth dis
| tricts, except that drivers will receive
$244 a day.
| In district No. 8, which includes Polk
county and vicinity the miners will get
81 a ton for mining thick vein and 50 cents
for thin vein. The prices were formerly
80 cents and 63 cents. In district No.
of the Iowa-Missouri district, the price is
raised from 81 to s1.10. In district No. 8
the increase is from IS cents a ton to 81
cents. . .:
| - Why Democrat May Win.
| Democrats in the Ringgold- Union Deca
| tur senatorial district are making prepa
rations to elect a senator this fall. The!
believe they will be able to do so in view
Of the feeling aroused over the contest fo1
| the support of Decatur county between
DR.. B. l.. 'Eiker and NJ. F. Stookey. .-'-
| Stookey, who is a Blythe man, won ou
| by narrow margin and it is conceded
! that the nomination must go to a Decatur
county resident. The republicans wht
opposed Stookey are disposed to suppor
a suitable democratic nominee rather thar
Stookey, These include many Of the
Cunnins republicans, who are saying
they prefer democrat who is friendly tt
Cummins to a republican who is agains
him. G. w. Hoffman and c.. w. Baker
both of Leon, Decatur county, are men
toned as democratic candidates.
Important Meeting at Ames.
| The trustees of the state college Of ag
| riculture will met at Ames to-day TO
! the purpose, of opening bids on the nev
$225, 1000 central administration building
and transacting large amount of othe
business. The presidency will be consid
cred and new president may be select
| ed, though action is more likely to be de
! ferred. -..-
If selection is made to-day, it will un