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The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-10-12
THE COUNTY NEWS


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May Klaarn drove % Delta latt
wreck On business
John wnirayen ecid hR pony last
SEX "a Ruy nillcs.
Fred ELSE and family spent Sunday
AZ the Nose Barr homo.
John ELISE. lr.. bought nfteen head
Of steers the FIRST 81 Tho week.
The inca IN this section are busy
cutting corn and digging potatoes.
Mrs. Van der Linden OF pella is
visiting az the home Of her son Nick.
John Else, wife and baby, ylsiteu
at the John Hendryx homo recently.
Charles Ferree, Jr., is hauling
brick from the city Tor J. d. Cruzen.
Nick Van der Linden Is building
a shed 1Sxlo on the west side OF his
barn.
Tom Emmert was a business caller
in this vicinity Wednesday after.
noon.
Arthur Dilley returned from Ark
ansas on Monday much improved in
health.
IF. Cruzen is adding much
needed Improvement to the place,
l. e.. cave.
Mrs. Ida Cruzen and son Albert
ate dinner at the parental Stalker
home Monday.
Mrs. Oliver Ferree Is spending the
week with relatives at Barnes City
and New Sharon.
Misses Nellie and verla Cruzen Wis
tied at the Grandpa Norris home liz
the city last week.
Johnnie Klaaren had the misfor.
tune to cut an ugly gasn on his foot
with corn knife.
Mr. A. Kirk and wife were at the
home of their daughter, Mrs. Cliff
ford Rerree, Tuesday.
Earnest Klaaren, wife and mother,
spent Tuesday afternoon at the home
OF Tunis Bieshaar, Sr.
Mrs. Pharaby DeBoard Is visiting
at the home of her niece, Mrs. Pearl
Matthews, of White City.
Mrs. Helen Shipley and daughters,
OF ottosen, Iowa, are visiting at the
parental ]. ]. Else home.
| Mrs. Minnie Bailey was at the
home Of her aunt, Mrs. Sarah Down
ing, in the city last week.
Mrs. John Else, son and daughter,
and Mrs. DR.. Shipley called at the
Abraham Bailey home recently.
| Ralph Cruzen has his new barn
completed and yard graded and will
I'LL the barn with hay next week
Sam Cruzen and wife and Will
Cruzen and family we're entertained
at the Elmer knight home last Sun
day.
James Padgett and family spent
Saturday night and Sunday with
their sister, Mrs. Otto Mayer, at Ed
dyvllle.
1 Miss Ollie Padgett had car load
Of tile hauled out this week and will
have men from Pella put them In
next week.
Ray Kent, from Grand Island, Neb.,
and Herbert Padgett accompanied
Miss ollie Padgett to the Pella fair
this week.
Greenberry Coffin and family, also
the Misses Fanny McKanna and Lena
Cruzen were at the J. f. Cruzen home
for dinner last Sabbath.
Mr.. Klaaren's mother, AFTER spend
Ing FIVE weeks with relatives here,
and at Pella, departed Wednesday
for her home in Chicago
Mrs. Jennie Else and Mrs. DR..
Shlpley and two daughters drove to
the Ralph Cruzen home after Sab
bath school last Sabbath.
On October 1st there was family
reunion at the home Of Mrs. Sarah
Dilley in oskaloosa, celebrating Mrs.
IDiIley's ffty.sixth birthday at the
same time. Mr.. and Mrs. Lutte Dill
Hey from near Bussey and Mrs. Jen.
ME Smith, resident Of the city,
who Is q sister OF Mrs. Dilley, also
Miss Mollie Kent, were present A
fine time was the verdict expressed.
october5. Nosldam.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-10-12
A Modern Mira.


tANNRNNtA tNHtN NNNN WNNhtf
Further on, however, I saw
many nAddy.faced, stalwRrt'men
and handsome, Joyous women.
rnasmuch ne these women aid
not seem 10 be AZ strong AZ the
men, noticed that the latter Of.
tered them support, and there.
after they walked in couples. |
also observed that some OF these
couples walked very carefully,
looking ahead and trying, in one
way and another, 10 provide
against tho consequences OF pass.
ing, sooner or later, through one
OF those unseen and dreaded trap
doors. Others were very care
less and walked along as IL no
such terrible fate awaited them.
I wondered, in my dream, how
they COULD act SO. How pltiful
II was to see one Of those strong,
fine looking but careless men,
break loose from his companion
and suddenly, or after a brief
struggle, drop through the fatal
trap and disappear. How pit
led his Borrowing companionl
What q wringing Of hands! What
a look of despair Support gone
how uncertain her stepl And
that wistful glance backward,
seeming to say, 'ohl that / could
start over again But they we're
all travelling ONE WAY ONLY on
that bridge. Then I saw that
several children were clinging to
her. AS ! looked, one Of them
stepped upon a cruel trap, while
Nthe poor, weak creture, unaided
and alone, tried to pull 1t back
again. / looked to see IL anyone
would offer to aid her. But no
everyone walked on, pretending
not or caring not to notice her
trouble.
"But l observed also other fig
ures In black, and they, too, had
children with them-chubby-fac-
ed, rosy-cheaked, well dressed,
happy little ones. What a CON
trastl Only her somber garb told
the mothers history. With the
best OF care he, whose strong arm
had been her support, had not
escaped the fatal pitfalls. But
THESE figures in black, unlike
very many others, carried each
a Golden STAFF In her hand. What
d support 1t was And the little
ones all chung to 1t. just then
there came by, weary looking
and sad, one OF the poor Great
ures had first observed. AS she
passed I saw her glance, Obi so
wistfully, at the Golden Stan in
the hand of one Of those more
favored ones. My heart ached
for her. How wished each one
of those figures in black had 80
strong support
Hearing a rustling by my side
/ turned to look, and saw, stand
ing near, the good Genius. With
that same smile on his fair coun-
tenance with which, doubt not,
he greeted the ancient Mira, he
said: 'Understandest thou, o
Mortal, all that thou seest?' Re.
assured by his manner, ! made
bold to inquire, Tell me, 0 Gen
ius of Mira, what is that Golden
STAFF | see in the hands OF few
Of those figures in black?' And
the good Genius answered: The
Golden Staff which thou seest, o
Mortal, Is the child OF Love and
Wisdom and Is called Life In
surance, while those sorrowing
ones, who carry it not, are the
neglected widows of the unin-
sured.'U
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-10-12
pMINIsTRAToR,s NOTICE.

"A Notice Is hereby given to all
persons interested that on the 30th day
OF September A. D., 1905, the under.
signed was appointed by the district
court OF Mahaska county, Iowa,
administrators of the estate OF Mar.
garet Price, deceased, late OF
said Mahaska county, Iowa. All per-
sons indebted to said estate will
make payment TO the undersigned,
and those having claims against the
same will present them legally
authenticated TO said court for allow
ance.
Dated September 30, 1905.
JOHN j. PRICE, Administrator.
CLIFF q. WEST, CLERK.
BY l.. II. CoRLETT, Deputy. 10w3
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-10-12
DMINTsTRATRIX NOTICE.

"A MN NOIIOEs
IA Notice is hereby given to all
persons interested, that on the 23rd
day Of September, A, d., 1906, the under
signed was appointed by the district
court OF Mahaska county, Iowa, adj
ministratrix OF the estate of Mary
Bell, deceased, late Of said Ma
haska county. All persons indebted
to said estate will make payment TO
the undersigned, and those having
claims against the same will present
them legally authenticated to said
court for allowance.
Dated September 90, 1905.
MAY KRAMER, Administrative.
CLIFF B. WEST, Clerk.
BY T.. Il. CoRLETT, Dupty. 9w3
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-10-12

Pentlco. whereupon the drunken man
knocked him down. Pentico was ar
rested. General Weaver was not GER
iously injured.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-10-12
GEN. WEAVER KNOCKED DOWN

colfxa, Ia, Oct. 7.---uen. J. B.Weay.
er was knocked down by William Pen
tico here last night. Pentlco had been
drinking and raised a disturbance at
the revival meeting at the tabernacle.
General Weaver remonstrated with
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-10-12
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

0 o 90 o
:. l.. Alvey and wife TO WI.
Mowry. south so acres OF
north fr. " Of nwh, and
north IL acres OF south "
OF nwN, 175-14, except 2
acres, and south "a OF sw
u OF SEA, S6-76.14, and
west n Of peA, and lots
1.2-3, I. s., neA OF neA,
and lot ], l. g., 80 " OF
neA, and nwA Of se1z, all
1854 .............. 90
r. McDonough TO Emile Ihg-
lin, south go II. OF lot 2,
brakes sub. Normal School n
lot, oskaloosa ...f..y.d Loo
Ernest Nehring and wie TO
Emile Higiin. east " OF
lots 1.2. brakes sub. Nor
NAL School lot ......a.a 900. 90
). N. Holt and wife TO WA.
Holt. neA and neA Of Sc
u OF 1871 .s.......... 1888. 81
VIM. Peters and wife 10 10. l..
Thomas, east X OF seA Of
gcA 81 10-74-1G .....p... 10000
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-10-12

Bishop Garrigan confirmed a class OF
nearly 100 at the Boone Catholic
church.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-10-12

wHITESIDE.--Mrs. Mary White.
side, wife OF william whlteside. pass.
ed away at 1890, Sept 81, 1905, after
about two weeks intense suffering.
Congestion OF the lungs was the cause
OF her death. The sympathy OF q
neighborhood OF frienGs goes out to
the bereayed family.
The sufferer knew Of her condition
and told the loved ones about her bed
that the Lord had called her and she
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-10-12

ECkART. The remains o. the late
4 u. Kckar,, who died recently IN
salt Lake city, arrived IN oskAloosa
Friday afternvoa nj i.5o o'cicek ana
were taken 10 Forest cemetery, where
grave service was held. Rev John
William Jones Of st. James Episcopal
church ofIiclated and was aselsted IN
the service by the church choir. Tho
pail bearers we're w. l. and Thos. n.
Neagle, Major J, r. Lacey, John g.
Williams. 7, W. Hyce and NJ E. Ben.
nett, Mrs. ffckart and Judge and
Mrs. George -. Armstrong accom-.
panied the remains 20 this city.
Judge Armstrong and wife leave 20.
night for their home In Salt Lako
City.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-18

AS will be noted in another column,
Mr.. Levi b. Harr, the energetic pro
moter and real estate dealer, will
leave in a day or two for a months
rest. MIR. Harris is certainly a we'll.
earned vacation. For nearly three
years he has worked almost unceas
ingly, many times when, had he con.
suited his feelings, he would have
been at home rather than in his office.
But he worked on and he nov has his
business shaped so that he can spend
a few weeks free from care. We wish
him a pleasant trip, and hope he will
come back greatly recuperated by rea.
son Of his visit. Mr.. Harr is a very
loyal and useful citizen.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-18


Even some OF the most ardent adj
yccates OF the new lax laws rnisrep.
resent them. The Fa.rmont West yir,
gilman says there is 20 be no change
OF values this year. The Wheeling
Register, which is opposed to the
laws, says the change is to come in
1906. For the benefit of the West
ylrglnian the Telegram directs its at
tention to the new personal property
books in Marion county. In Harrison
the amount on these books has dou-
bled and the double amount will be
taxed this year. There is e .ainIy q
char ge IL the aggregate value OF all
property. In Harrison county there
is an increase of over four million
dollars Last year the total assess.
mcat was twelve millions; this year II
is yixteen millions. The West rl..
einian should bear in mind tbt.t tax
viii DC paid on more property IN fla.
rion county for 1905 than ever be.
fore. II not. the assessors have not
done their duty so far as peronal prop
erty Is concerned. There is no the
sliehtes; doubt that the personal prop
erty value in Marion county has been
Increased under the assessmen. this
year, ind in view of that fact the
West Yrginian should take the pains
to look the matter up before It tells
the public there is to be no change
OF values for this tax year. The same
applies to the Register.-Clarkbure
Telegram.
Either carelessness or ignorance
or both have caused the Telegram to
fall into error In its criticism of the
West Virginian. We have repeatedly
stated hat there is an increased val,
untion of about 81. 900 in personal.
IS In Marion county this year, but we
say again that there has been no
change in values" There is a vast
difference in the expressions Change
OF values" and increase In aggregate
value" The former would mean that
the same property had been assessed
at q higher rating than before whiI.
the latter means that property which.
had heretofore escapsi has this year
reached the assessors books. Az We
ask OF the Telegram is to be sure 1t is
right and then go ahead.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-18

The Future of Tax Reform" is the
title Of a contribution in to-day's is
u from one OF our intelligent Demo
cratic friends. He has contributed
before to our columns and will nc
doubt do so again If he thinks it nee
essary to say something further in the
interest Of our new tax laws, be being
a genuine tax reformer. He is only
one Of many Democrats who are show,
ing an interest in the reform move
ment. and the fact that there are
many convinces us that 1t will not be
very profitable for such fellows as
have been opposing 1t TO stick their
heads up for Offices of any kind very
soon. Especially would 1t be unprofit
able for such fellows as the editor OF
the Fairmont Times.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-18
Y. M. c. A. WILL
/. PLAY CwLARKSBURG
LOCAL TEAM WILL HAVE STRONG
LINEUP FOR TRACTION
PARK GAME.

The Y. M, C. A. base ball team will
make their initial bow for this season
'at Traction Park Friday afternoon,
when they play the new Clarksburg
team. 1t will be remembered that
the, X. NJ. C. A. boys played the
Glarksburg team 2S.2 and 14-1 last
year, and the new lineup from our
sister city claim that they are in po-
sition to wipe out this sad memory.
However, they will have a task of some
size as the Y. NJ. C. A. has a stronger
team than last year. and are hoping
to get in shape to take a weeks trip
providing 1t can be arranged. The
boys will practice Wednesday evening
az follows: Catcher, Vance, Of Mo-
nongah; pitcher, Charlie Reitz; first
base, Mcchesney. who has been play.
Ing with Warren; second base, Thorn
as; third base, Campbell, of Lonacon-
Ing; short, Koran. The out field will
be wsyman. Watson and Ridgeley.
the same as last season. Several good
men. including Meredith, Hawley and
Hamilton, will be held in reserve.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-18
THE FUTURE OF TAX REroRM.'
Tax Dodgers and tn. Fairmont Times
Will Please Take Notleei

AS was well said by the Parkersl
burg State Journal, Some peoples
taxes will be increased under the new
tax laws and some will be lowered.
People who will have to pay more
are those who have not heretofore
paid their Just proportion, and those
who will have to pay less are those
who have heretofore been paying
more than they should"
Numerically speaking. those who
will have to pay more are very few,
while those who will pay less are a
great many-the great bulk of small
property holders.
If by some hook or crook the sub.
sidizcd sheets and corporation irfu.
ences. REINFORCED by Republicans OF
the Ran St-lnaker and Charlie Dorr
stripe, should succeed in seducing the
people at the next election, which Is
a remote possibility, and succeed in
electins n tax lodging Legislature,
we will bet dollars to doughnnts thar
they Will not dare to repeal the new
FAX laws and re-enact the old.
1t would be political suicide to any
party to attempt it. Tax dodgerz
might just as well prepare TO take
their medicine and stop'thetr whining
ind spend their time IN trying to meet
the justly %inctcased demands that
are going to be made on them; for
tax reform has come to stay. notwith.
standing the dire forebodings Of the
Fairmont Times.
The assessed valuation of personal!
~ in Harrison county alone exceeds
that of last year by nearly four mil.
Ion dollars, and almost the whole il
derived from ~leaseholds and oil and
gas properties heretofore practically
escaping taxation. and the levies hnv.'
been reduced almost one.half. .
Any n that cannot see that the
small property owners burden Of tax.
alton will be reduced ought to be
bored for the simples. .ii
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-18
The Democrats have put of the evil

The Democrats have put of the evil
day another twelve months. They
have to admit that taxes will be low
er this year. but now they say wait
till next year and then the philis-
tines win be upon us. Next year they
will try to drum up some other sort
of deception. We said taxes would
be lower this year than they we're last
and our words have come true. What
word of truth have you yet seen in an
antitax reform paper concerning this
great question? Echo answers. what!
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-18

Some Of the State Republican pa.
pers have discovered in Judge Reese
Blizzard a United States Senatorial
possibility. but If they will keep their
eyes on Ekins they will discover tina,
the crafty Steve is compelling all the
"possibilities' to climb into his band
waeon-wheeling Register.
There is good United States sena.
toriai timber IN Judge Blizzard and
being a young man It Is not hard to
believe that he win some day reach
the exalted position herein Indicated.
The Judge is not in the best Of com.
pany just now. however. as he is
ciassed among the anti-tax reformers,
but as he Is a stanch Republican and
an excellent gentleman il is ne posi-.
BILE for him to be on the wrong side
Of any question very long.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-18

In the selection of Professor U. s.
Fleming to be the head Of the Fair.
mont Normal School the Board of Re.
gents has not only done a wise thing
for the welfare of the school, but It is
universally popular. Professor Elem.
ing's reputation as an educator is not
confined 10 the boundaries of West
Virginia; he is known in many States
as q teacher and lecturer and he
brings to the Fairmont institution a
fund of learning backed up by years
OF experience and technical training
which should and will make his ser.
vices invaluable. Above all his per,
sonallty is one of rare charm and is
sure to WIN friends for any school
with which he may be Connected
Parkersburg News.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-18
Professor Humphrey M,

The many friends of Professor T. J.
Humphrey, principal Of the city High
School. will be sorry TO learn that he
las been suffering fol. two or three
days from an intestinal trouble. which
gave him much uneasiness about four
years ago. He was in a pretty criti.
cal condition yesterday evening, but is
somewhat better today. Mrs. Hum.
phrey and son, Tommy. are in Taylor
county visiting, and Professor Hum.
phrey has been unwilling to mar the
pleasure of their visit by letting them
know of his illness. 1t is to be hoped
that he will soon be entirely well
again.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-18
Y. M. c. A. EXCURSION.

The Y. NJ. C. A. river excursion on
Thursday evening will leave the Isaac
N. Mason docks at 1880 and go down
the river for a four hours sail, return.
ing by moonlight. The committee OF
'oung men in charge Of the excursion
are bending every effort to make the
affair one OF the most popular evening
outings OF the season. omen's full
orchestra has been engaged and will
add greatly to the enjoyment Of the
ride on the water. In order to avoid
over.crowding the steamer it was de.
cided to limit the sale Of tickets to
200. AS long as they last these can
be obtained from the following young
men who constitute the committee:
w. A. Mcdonald. N. E. Jamison, Gail
Ffshback. Curtis Robertson, Clyde
Hill. Frank Pryor, C. H. Toothman,
Carney Carpenter and at the asso.
citation office.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-18

Leased wire teiegraphic service by
Publishers Press Association. Special
correspondents at Charleston. Park.
srsburg and ether cities in the State.
The West virginian Is 70. sale at
the following places:
A G. Martins book store, Main st.
Clyde Hollis cigar store. Main ST.
Larney Lloyd's cigar store, Main ST.
MERGERS confectionery. opposite
Watson Hotel.
Yost Billiard Pariors, Fairmont
venue.
A. M~errifeld's store. Locust avenue.
Fred Harris confectionery, Water
atxeet.
=. W. orr's news stand, Monongah.
Claude Higginbotham. Company
Dtore. Watson.
Emmett Ices news stand. Manning.
con.
Abbey Burke. agent, Rivesvilie.
Miss sailie 2. Martin. postofice.
vhirview.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-18

The vanderbilts will be as warmly
welcomed as the Goulds for building
new railroads in West Virginia. The
more railroads the merrier.-wheel.
ing lntelligencer.
While the Vanderbilts will be wei.
coined. yet we would prefer the
Goulds and their Wabash. The latter
would mean another road to tide
water. So far as we can see the Van.
derbilts have no such an object in
view.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-18

Governor Dawson has appointed
Frank E Parsons, late Of this county,
but who o resides at Cecil, Taylor
county. as n of the assistant. mine
inspectors. hir. Parsons headquarters
as such will be at Clarksburg. He haa
been the superintendent of a mine
at Cecil for the past year or so
Frank has had a good deal OF expe,
Renee in mining, and we predict that
he will be recognized as a competent
ofticial.We congratulate him on his ap
pointment, and also congratulate Gov,
ernor Dawson for having chosen SC
capable a man for the important posi-
ton.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-18

The State Journal o has a s25, 900
libel suit on 1t hands. Suits for libel,
however. against newspapers do not
usually terminate seriously.-sisters.
vile Daily Review.
They never terminate seriously
with the editor of the State Journal,
who has said that he has had SO many
libel suits in his time that he does no,
remember the number. Wiley, in
our opinion, win get as little satisfac.
ton out of the State Journal as Sam
Montgomery viii out of the West vir.
ginian.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-18
a CORRECTION.

In the tax tables published yester-
day two mistakes occurred: one was
typographical and the other was
made in TRANSFERRING. The State lev
les for Fairmont Independent district
were given 80 cents for 1904 and 80
for 1905. The latter should have been
20. In Lincoln district the Building
fund levy for last year was given as
S5 cents while 1t should have been So
cents. That makes a much better
showing for Lincoln which as correct
ed is as follows:
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-18

The man who has been paying a
smaller proportion OF taxes heretofore
than was Just will pay more probably
under the new law while the n who
has been paying more than his full
Flare in the pastswin pay less in the
Misunderstanding State Journal
The State Journal puts It right, and
isn't the new tax system going to be
truly delightful?
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-18
Driven insane BY Heat.

VIII Davis, OF Parkersburg, a II.
ear old boy, was locked up in the
county jail yesterday on complaint of
his brother, a B. and o. railroad man.
Davis was insane from the heat. He
has been afflicted the same way be.
fore, and was at the Weston Hospital
for a time. He will be sem to Park.
ersburg in a day or two.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-18

The West yirginian is in receipt Of
Ia beautifully sound volume from ex.
Gov. Albert B. White containing his
public addresses. They aretuterestins
now and viii be more 80 as the years
roll by. The talented S,gentieman Is
hereby informed that Ne appreciate
them and thank him aecSrdinefy
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-18
THE WEST viRelNlAh's
LOCAL WEATHER REPORT.
Thsrmometer Readings For Pas.
Tsenty-Four Hours-H. Glenn
Fleming, Observer.

The democratic orators and editors
said last fall that increased valuation
would not cause a decrease in tac
rate of levy. They are not saying
anything now on that subject.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-18

The Standard OIL Company is spend.
ing less for advertising and getting
OF it than any other corporation
in the country. thinks the st. Louis
Globe Democrat.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-18

Tax on $1,000. 1904, 5000; for
1905. 1850. Decrease. $3.50.
This makes Lincoln the banner dis
triet In point of reduction from last
years taxes.