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at Public Sale at the
SPEEDWAY STARLES.

18Th and - sts.. Washington. ID. C. on
MONDAY, MARCH T. AT ONE O'CLOCK
SHARP. two carloads OF extra good
horses. consisting OF horses to suit all per
sons. They VIII weigh from 1900 60 ] 800
pounds These horses have been selected with
great care for this market. ONE PONY. hTe,
vel broke gOverness' cart and harness
These horses can BE- seen Saturday and Sun
day. "a and "a. The entire lot are accliunated
and ready FOR service. Don't forget the date.
rain or shine WILLIAM K RICHARD Nc
HENRY. mb1-3t
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GRAY HORSE, seven years old: weight
about l.25O; suitable for heavy delivery
wagon; price. $40. Apply G. i. HULL Rock
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Dancing.

MISS COULTER. Professor Of Dancing. M
yate lessons. Soc IL YOU can walk I can
teach you TO waltz. Us / ST. NV Phone
Main ll1y. fe27-s2,
THE ORDWAY. E8l 18th St N.W-Eyerv
Iuesday, Thursday. and saturday even
ing beginners class. 7;50. advanced So
Lady assistants. Proper discretion used I'M
admitting scholars % our academy lesson
5Oc. six lessons. $3.50 Private lesson by ap-
poiutment open all sumner electric fans
fe25-30t PROF. CHAS. NJ WYNDHAaI
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Non-Nedical Healing.

4 IL DISEASES CURED without the aid OF
drugs testimonials given az the house s0s
1 ST. nv. mhs-Tt
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Situations Wanted
Female.

EemHies
wANTED-By respectable colored girl place
as ChambeTmaid in gOOG family. 62S II st
Il
WANTED-By yousg colored women. day
work OF any kind cali for two days refer
ence. 1914 Church ST. NV. Il
WANTED-By reliable colored woman, a
place as cook or general houseworker. IA
LIST 81 sw. 10
WANTED-washing TO take home. ana day
work. 490 Maine ave. sw. 1t
TWO GIRLS want places IN small family
20 jackson court NV 1t
WANTED-A lady would like a place as
housekeeper for gentleman OF lady. 1906 z
St NV II
WANTED-By stenographer and typewriter
position: rapid. accurate. and with knOwl-
edge OF bookkeeping: best city references.
Address Bon $50. Times Office mh3-3t
wANTED-By experienced woman. position
as housekeeper; reference Address BOX
517. Times Office. mh2-3t
WANTED-Sewing TO do at home: shirt
waists especially. go Sd st. ne. mhl-st
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Wanted-Furniture.

SPOT CASH PAID FOR FURNITURE. car
pets, stoves. bric-a-b brac. and all kinds OF
goods. BACMS FURNITURE
SHOP. 18th and u St NV Phone North
1913. Formerly 9th and L. fe2I-3Ot
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Rooms and Board.

92l NV. on terraCe-ROOms. transients
taken. board given. mh3-3t
LARGE front room. with board. 92s x st.
NV. nh2-3t
NICELY HEATED ROOM. with board. 100
II St NV. mh2-2t
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS-Large second and
third floor bay window; south front rooms
and board; phone. 290l i4th and Harvard
SITS. rnh1-7t
COMFORTABLE. bright rooms Virginia
family; generously good board; bath and
heat. 81 weekly. 227 X ST. NV. mh1-3t
PLEASANT ROOMS and good. well cooked
food. l2SZ 10th 81. NV. mhl-5t
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Floor Oil.

TRY HUNTERS DUST-KILLING FLOOR
OIL. 95c gallon this week. Regular price Soc
Drop postal. I13 Pennsylvania ave. NV
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For Rent
EurufehoE D.

FOR Kent
Furnished Rooms
FOR RENT-sl7 E st. NV. second story from,
In, ~ steam neat. gas; fine location. moder-
49, mh1-3t
NEWLY FURNISHED and papered first aoor
lO'ii' - month GClle ith st NV mhg-st
NEWLY Furnished room; heat. gas. use of
porcelain bath, and running water in -,,7-,,e
Apply after 40 pm. sl3 6 s., NV. IN
THREE furnished rooms. parIor door. heat
ses. 1sht n2a5ekeeDing = X 81 ne mh2-5t
FURNISHED ROOMS on second floor. To5I
2oeId- Apply az once. 635 1 ST. NV. mh3-5t
FOR RENT-One large front room, "a +.
month. 2ilS BrightwOod ave mh5-st
FOR RENT-Tvo furnished r75Dg E---7-.
- - I Ie-lL-LzI. - n 81 ne mh2-st
TWO LARGE. sunny. nicely furnished front
---- i.I-.-s el ~ II 81 NV mh5-5t
TWO furnished rooms. complete for ho1sa-
htepihG, neat. gas. and bath. second floor
- : 81 NV. mhS-2t
FURNISHED. steam heated rooms. teIe-
Phonei table board; all cOnveuicnces. 1919
FOR RENT-Nlcely furnished small room =
Grant place. mhg--t
TWO furnished rooms; light Housekeeping
% So nv mis-1t
III ST Ne. near NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
rooms. single or C0mmunicating. 1ieht b5ass.
keeping II desired. II
NICELY FURNISHED 'front.' roo-ns on ser-
ond floor. either single or en- suite Zla q
St NV n
1lI4 Il ST NV Furnished rooms. flrst ami
second n0ors' tront; transient or permanent
NEAR Dupont Circle. four room. argt moor
rat. nicely Furnished. So 1913 lsth 81. u
PLEASANT furnished rooms for one gentle
man. sl-y9 per week 90 G St NV. II
TWO neatly furnished second story rooms.
East Capitol ST 1t
BRIGHT and cheerful rooms. steam neat.
bath each floor. central location 40 6th 81
FOR HOUsEREEPING-Thre clean. com
pletely furnished, warm rooms; Eas range.
SO; reference. 1855 New Jersey ave. NV
ONE large front room. second floor; gentle
man only: board II desired 65J / St NV.
Hlu---t
with running water, S a month. for gentle
man only. call third lOor 609 18th St NV.
mh2-I
17l4 / ST. Nw.-Couvenieut location; com
Portable rooms. singIy or en- suite. terms
moderate. mhl-3t
NICELY furnished front rooms. $50, g. 50.
Apply 2ls Sd 81. NV fnh2-st
6O5 18th NW.-One large room. bedroom or
housekeeping; reasonable. mhl-3t
7sl 7TH ST. sE.-Cheerful, clean rooms IN
quiet house for light housekeeping: $40 and
&l2 month mh1-3t
FOR RENT-Three furnished second story
Sl4 9th st. NV. mh1-st
2o3 F ST. NW.-A desirable suite OF two or
three furnished rooms for light Housekeeping.
adults only. mhI-3t
"a EYE ST. Nw.-Furnished room FOR rent
with all conveniences. gentlemen only.
mh1-3t
20 BID Nw.-Front rooms. also rooms. s1.75.
- week. nhI-st
FOR RENT-Comfortabl front and back
rooms. 61s 9Th St NV. mh1-8t
FURNISHED ROOM: ladies' or gentlemen.
s.; two shops, cheap. GI NJ st. NV. mht-3t
FURNISHED. clean. well heated rooms.
reasonable. ia 18th St NV. mnl-3t
Wanted-ROOmS.
GOVERNMENT CLERK desires bright. well
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Wanted-MisCeIIaneous


WANTED-Highest cash prices paid FOR worn
ana mats. Address postal and / viii call any
hour; y. TARsHES, 1905 9TH ST. NV Phone
North 4g9 faqc eot
WANTED-Pawn tickets for diamonds and
JeWelry; cash paid for diamonds old gold.
SILVER, platinum, antiques. curics. u. s. gold
collars etc Money 10 loan goods og
Nalue. LOUIS ABRAHAMS. Bonded Broker,
4Ss 9Th st. NV. Phone NJ 1878 fe9-tf
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: Don't put
away your old clothing. shoes. hats and
shlrts before seeing me, as / pay highest
Sast prices fOr them. Drop postal. VIII call
II GEWIRZ. 120S 7th ST NV fe2s-lJt
WANTED-Old gold and silver. curios. en-
cravings. and antiques. BURFEIND'S. 7l9
9Th 81. NV. fe22-30t
WANTED - Furniture for cash: sell your
goods 70 the man who gives you the most
money. See HOLLYWOOD Sth and X SITS
mh3-3t
HOUSEKEEPERS. attention: this week. or
binary windows, eXpertly cleaned &c each
Postal ELLIOTT. 1920 eth ST NV mh9-gt
WANTED-Highest cash price paid Tor mu-
sicai Instruments but especially string in
struments. 1880 10th ST NV. mh3.59
WANTED-To rent a cottage at Colonial
Beach for the summer season: state price
ana particulars. Address BOX IOi. Takoma
Park, u. c. uh2-2t
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Largest Circulation in Washington Means Greatest Results to Advertisers
For Sale-NisceIlaneOus.

FOX SALk-Ice boxes, suitable for procer,,
made by a mechanic. not a tinleT- -,
terms If desired. See HOPWOOD. Sih ana
= nh2-gt
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Miscellaneous.

HANDSOME reversible rugs from worn car
pets reliable and prompt. ECLIPSE RUG
CO.. Laurel Nd Postal rahs--+
KITCHEN combination novelty: latest and
best. FOR grating corn. scaling fish. and clean
iuE vegetables, price. Z5c. catalogue free
CHICAGO SUPPLY CO. PSI r. s5I s.. Chi
CaE1. I'D. It
FEATHERS CLEANED. C1Iored. and curlag.
buas cleaned and Curled. p0uI 1us made
out Of old feathers SIS q ST. cor ~ gth nv.
mh2-1t
HAVE YOC ANYTHING TO SELF You
will be agrccably surprised II you win lei
me sell a. Tor you. MARCUS NOTES. as sth
81. NV Phone Main 5IzI nof9-tf
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For Rent-Rooms.

JOHNSON. DENT 4 CO.. si1 9Th NV. have
some splendid fats and three or more room
light housekeeping apartments in all sec
tons of city Call for our list and obllge
Tel. Main 1873. mh3-tf
IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR ROOMS OR
BOARD, see us; no charges THE CEN
TRAL. REAL ESTATE CO.. 1877 T NV, Room
z. Phone NJ. 1906. fe20-39t
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For SaIe-Ty -Typewriters.

MONARCH, nearly new. cheap for cash or
would trade for an Underwood. Address BOX
SO. Times office. mh2-3t
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Typewriters.

~ THE WELLINGTON
ecc,eEez-3, After five years Of hard use I
sSS<sseA urhesitatingly place Il at the
7fsrsS@SP top.-MAURICE LOW. Washing
ESf;s3 ton Correspondent Boston Globe
GrSssEszN The WELLINGTON Is only So.
s Office. 500 11th ST. n. W.
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FOR SALE-Three cash registers. one Na
iionai, with checking machine: ,ood 49,
gains. HOPWOOD'S, sth and X sts NV.
mh3-3t
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Help Wan1ed-hale.

WANTED-A young man between Is and Il
years old who has some knowledge OF book
keeping. 20 make himself generally useful in
store. references required. 1. HAAS & CO,
l2n Pennsylvania ave. II
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UphOlstering.

BENZ r. COLES & CO. UpholsterinE an
kinds Of furniture; slip covers made. 900
sth St NV. Main 6Jl6 fe21-3Ot
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DreSSmakins.

GRAND OPENING
of spring styles this week at NEW YORK
PATTERN PARLORS. 100 G St French
patterns cut 20 order fe1e-tf
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wANTED-LaDOrers at 9Th and SITS. NV.
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Rug Weaving.

RUGS WOVEN out OF OLD ca pets. Dron
postal s2l 5th NV. or phone 1875
felO-sa. .Su m0-tf
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WM. V. MAHONEY. the man that rna1s
paperhanglng famous reliable prompt cbeao-
legal guarantee covers all our work Send
postal for free samples and estimate Main
store, COG Pennsy ylvania ave. Sc. telephOne
East 114-F. or following agencies. De tfains
q Co.. 520l N st. NV; Ediavitch's store
Bowie, Nd; 10 Monroe St, AEacostia; New
combe's drug store. Congress Heights: COZ
New York ave NV. 1880 l. s.. Sc: C0nawav's s
store, Laurel Nd; General Store. Glendale.
Postoffice. Colonial Beach. Va. Ingalls, Real
Estate Office. Hyattsviile. Nd: Shaw's Store.
Twining City: LlOyd's store, Seabrooke Nd
New agency. Just established. Lucrssen's s drug
store. Brookland. rnh2-Tt
WALL PAPER-PICTURE FRAMING.
Prices low, quality high. AMES. S13 Il NV
fe23-30t
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an
Local DribbIings.
500 Styles

Frank Stout of Salina was in town
Thursday.
DR.. C. L. Wickhizer, the Quinter
optician, was in Hays on business last
Saturday.
M J. and Louis Bell papered the
Harkness Drug Store the first of the
week, much improving the appearance
of the interior.
Dr. and Mrs Middlekauff leave this
Friday evening for Lawrence to visit
their son Casper who is attending uni
versity there.
am making special prices on clocks.
Come in and get prices-T. A. HICK-
MAN, Matchmaker, Jeweler and Opti-
clan. SILT
A gentleman registering as j. M.
/ Bonase, London, at the Brunswick
Hotel was in the city last Friday TAX
ing views in and about town.
The Baker Construction Co. Of Oak
ley arrived Thursday morning and will
do several cement jobs in different parts
of the city. They are now employed
at Mrs. Grouden's.
Mrs. Kinderknecht went to Kansas
City last Saturday evening and was
operated on at ST. Margaret's hospital
on Wednesday. She was accompan-
led by her husband.
Mike Pfeifer and Mollie Dome of
Free Iom township were married in
the st. Joseph's Catholic church last
Tuesdsy morning. A hochzeit was
celebrated at the Pfeifer home in the
evening.
A prairie fire west of town Wednes-
day destroyed considerable property.
jim Grippen lost several tons of good
hay On the Turner estate it is report
ed about 300 bushels of wheat and con-
siderable hay was burned. The fire was
set by locomotive sparks near Yocemento
and burned south as far as the eye can
see.
We were given a fine half-tone this
week which was recently published
in the Chicago Live Stock Report,
sho wing the prize-winning Hereford
calves exhibited by Alex Philip &
Son of this city at the Royal Stock
Show in Kansas City. On account of
the ineness of the cut we were unable
TO print the picture in our paper, but
we have a copy of the Stock Report
in the Office and the picture may be
seen by all who care to know what
frst-prize cattle, look like.
Free press., 1907-11-09
HIGH Schoof Notes

Our enrolment has reached thirty
six.i
A number of our high school boys
are members of town foot ball team,
which, we understand is to play a
similarly organized squad of Ellis
athletes at Ellis next Saturday.
Since a certain young man has be-
come Junior he has attempted to
add to his dignity and height by wear
ing long trousers.
We would refer the girls who are
wearing borrowed watch fobs to Aes-
sop's Fable of 1.-The Vain Jackdaw, .
Do not wear borrowed Plumage. >
The Freshman are charged with
exclaiming "Oh My! ETC. over ex-
aminations, but they are at least show
ing those who made this charge how
to sing4
Eva Kell, Mrs. Lights sister has
entered the Freshman class. 1t has
become necessary to replace some of
the seats taken out last summer in
order to accommodate the increasing
enrolment. The Freshmen viii soon
crowd the Sophomores into the Office.
The attendance of the high school
was perfect last week up to- Friday
afternoon, when our record was brok-
en- by boy who has been with US so
short time that he doesn't know our
ways.
The basket ball girls spent their
quarter holiday practising on their
grounds in the school yard. Prof.
Light granted them this privilege
under the most solemn assurance that
they would not talk How the girls
accomplished this seemingly impossible
condition was a surprise to all.
Free press., 1907-11-09
Normal Defeats Russell IL to 5.

In slow game of football Thursday
afternoon the Normal eleven defeated
the first team of Russell by a score of
II to 5. Although some smuggling was
done, the game was comparatively clean;
much wrangling was done over forward
passes and other questionable decisions,
which made the game very tiresome for
the spectators. In the evening two
basketball teams, representing the Ly-
ceum and Literati Societies of the Nor
NAL played an exhibition game in the
gymnasium, resulting in victory for
the Lifts" II to II.
Free press., 1907-11-09

Mrs. George Boutwell,, of California,
sister of Mrs. Danford, is here on a
visit.
Misses Bell and Ryan went to Cor
ham on Thursdays plug to visit the
Mills girls.
We have nice two-seated carriage
for sale at a very low. price. 52-2t
E. F. MADDEN.
l. M. Yost completed his ware house
this week and is now storing flour and
( feed from his mill Wilson.
Mrs. Wise entertained the Baptist
Ladies Aid Society on Thursday A
large crowd was present and enjoyed
a fine supper.
This week Frank Meserve of Smokey
Hill township received the silver cup
that his Galloway Yearlings won at
the Royal Stock Show this fall
Fred Feeling and wife of Rush Coun-
ty and his brother in-law, Mr. Riede-
man and wife of Iowa were here We'd
nesday visiting Mr.. Golf, and bought
quarter section of land.
Mrs. Deerfield (nee Lottie Scott),
of Ellsworth, visited with her mother
and brothers Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. Deerfeld was up on Monday to
! finish the dealings whereby he sold a
large piece of Ellis County land to
eastern parties. They returned to
their home at Ellsworth on the plug
Monday
Free press., 1907-11-09
Church Notes
sssssssees zee ssesOOs'
Lutheran Church.

C. F. WEST, Pastor.
1000 a. m. Sunday School. We are
pleased to note that our growing school
necessitates division of several of
the classes and an increase in the
teaching force.
HOO a. m. Public Worship. Home
Mission Day Subject: ''The Home Field;
It's need and opportunities. Annual
Home Mission Offering. Let every
member of the church be present with
a liberal offering for Home Missions.
$50 p. m. Christian Endeavor Pray
er Meeting. Topic: ''The Greed for
Gold. 5"
Public Worship. Subject; Cold
fever
Prayer meeting on Wednesday at
7:30 p. m.
A male quartet has been organized
and will occasionally give numbers at
the evening services.
You are cordially invited to all the
services.
Free press., 1907-11-09
Advertising Paid Them.

Isaac Zeigler & Son did the biggest
days business last Saturday at their
cloak sale that has probably ever been
in Hays. The total receipts of the
day were over $500, three-fourths of
which represented the sale of ladies'
cloaks alone. The sale was extensive
ly advertised in the Hays papers and
ladies came from all parts of the
country to buy cloaks. This years
business was about rs per cent greater
than any previous year. And the
people had the money too, in spite of
all of the Wall Street panics and bank
failures. Zeigler & Sons is one the
largest and best stocked dry goods
stores west of Salina and their increas-
ing business is merited.
Free press., 1907-11-09
our Silver anniversary.

Just twenty-five years ago today the
FREE PRESS was born. In quarter of
a century most country newspapers will
change hands about four or five times;
however this is not true of this paper
which was establishedin in November 1882
by its present owner Harry c. Freese.
We have however experienced several
changes. For year or so the FREE
PRESS was published semi-weekly, but,
on account of insufficient advertising
patronage, this was found to be imprac-
tical. For the benefit of large Ger
man reading patronage the F'rEE PRESS
published a part German paper for a
year or more. Several other changes
and increases in size have been made
at times, until, in November 1907 we
come before rapidly-growing list of
subscribers of Ellis County's best cit
liens.
Free press., 1907-11-09
Norm al Notes

The Normal people, that is those
who helped to build the new dam, are
enjoying boat rides this splendid wealth
er.
The 3'rooters" under the leadership
of ''chief'' rooter, H. ]. Brown, did
some good yelling Wednesday morning.
The faculty certainly all have good
lungs,
Harrison Kingsley visited Normal on
Monday. He returned the latter part
of the week to enroll for the coming
term.
A large audience attended the first
number on the lecture course Friday
night
Miss Winifred Cox is visiting friends
and relatives in Cove county this week.
The new program for the next ten
weeks has been arranged and permits
are being made out.
Did you get an X or Y or a z on
your Individual report?
Fred Oshant took the "gang" for a
ride Wednesday afternoon.
A brother in-law of Supt. Light will
enter Normal Monday.
Lois Eaton returned to her home
near Ellis Thursday. She will be
greatly missed at the Model School.
The usual amount of mischief was
done Halloween night. Of course all
the Normalites were studying.
A new Normal souvenir postal has
been put on sale at Spratt's by H. H.
Gill.
Free press., 1907-11-09

The writer saw some letter-heads in
a printing office last week reading: F.
w. Baber, vice president of first dis
trict teachers association of Logan
County It seems to me an excellent
idea for everyone who writes a dozen
letters in a year to have some distinc-
tive stationery. If he is connected
with some organization, as in the
above case, he advertises it, as well
as identifying himself with it and
also shows his interests in the world s
affairs. By giving himself some dis
tinction in the minds of his cores
pondents, his field of usefulness is
greatly increased. Ruppenthal in Lu-
ray Herald.
Free press., 1907-11-09
16s Cumulative Value of Advertising


Some advertisers overlook the cumu-
lative value of advertising. By cumu-
lative l mean that power and value
in advertising that gains in force as
the advertising proceeds.
Advertising is augmented and given
force by successive insertion. Bacon
wrote: AS for knowledge which. man
receiveth by teaching, it is cumulative,
not original.
A single large advertisement may
not amount to much in results. 1t
may not do the business. The article
advertised is soon forgotten and its
effect quickly lost among the hun
dreds of other advertisements publish
ed daily by the average newspaper.
But follow one advertisement with
another; keep hammering.
When least expected the policy of
persistent advertising will be produc-
tive of results that can neither be
destroyed nor forgotten.
Don't try the costly experiment of
putting all your money into one big
advertisement and then quitting be-
cause of disappointing results. Divide
your energy and your money. Follow
line of systematic work. Be patient,
but be tenacious. Success may come
slowly, but if the proposition adver-
tised possesses merit it will be sure, =
H. c. Ackerly, Advertising Manager
Los Angeles Herald.
Free press., 1907-11-09

The Ellis Co. Teachers Association
met at the school house in Victoria last
Saturday. The program was an excep-
tionally fire one; the subject was Ger
many. Some German songs by the Vic
torians were enjoyed by all. 1t was a
treat to have Miss Nickles on this pro-
gram for her recent sojourn in Germany
brought back the brightest of their fare.
The Normal teachers are always a
great help in the Ellis Co. Association
and the audience viii please not blame
the small boys in the model class if their
answers We're not perfect 1t was their
first day in Miss Stones school. The
most impressive feature of the program
was the picnic supper at which an abb
undance of culinary treasures We're ser
we'd. Cont.
Free press., 1907-11-09
To The Taxing Officers Of Counties,
Cities, townships and School Districts:

1t is made the duty of the Tax Com
mission, in chapter 4O8 of the Laws of
1907, to confer with, advise and direct
all officers who have duties to perform
under the laws as relating to assessment
and taxation.
The only practicable way to reach so
large a lumber of officers, some ten
thousand or more, is by correspondence;
hence this communication.
The Commission is, of course, war
ranted in presuming that every assess
ing or taxing officer will do his utmost
to see that the law is efficiently and
strictly enforced. With such an ad-
ministration of the law, there will be
a large increase in assessments.
1t is a matter of common knowledge
that, under the assessments heretofore
made, all kinds of property have been
more or less undervalued. In very few
taxing districts has the assessment of
property been as high Shorty per cent
of its actual value in money. Usually
the rate has ranged from twenty-five
per cent down to ten per cent. An as
sessment at actual value IN money, will
cause assessed values to be increased
variously from $50 to 900 per cent.
AS the legislature made no provision
for decrease in levies proportional to
increased assessments, it would seem
that there may be opportunity to in
crease the amount of taxes in the
several taxing districts. 1t must be
apparent to any one who gives the
subject even slight consideration that
the legislature, by providing for an
increased assessment, did not intend
thereby to authorize increased taxes.
On the other hand the intent evident
throughout the law is, that the burdens
of taxation shall be lessened by secur-
ing the assessment of property which
has heretofore escaped taxation, and
further, that the burdens among tax
payers shall be equalized and made
relatively more just than they have
been in the past.
The Commission holds it the duty of
every officer who has to do with lay
ing taxes to see that the levy is reduc-
ed proportionately as assessments are
increased, and that only such per-
centage in mills upon the dollar is
levied as will raise a tax equal to,
and not in excess of, the amount that
could have been raised under the as
sessment made last before the taking
effect of the new law.
Public sentiment will, undoubtedly,
sustain all officers in such action, and
will most assuredly condemn any at
tempt to increase the tax burdens.
Kindly have this letter read by all
officers who are associated with you
upon any board of levy, and also please
preserve and read the same at the next
meeting of the board which is conven-
ed for the purpose of levying a tax.
By order of the Commission.
Very truly yours,
j. H. SMITH, Secretary