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The sun., 1908-12-20
MORTGAGE INTEREST DROPS.
In Brooklyn the Rate Is Reduced From
10 o Per Cent.

Interest on approved first mortgages
in Brooklyn has, dropped from Q to S per
cent. and the latter is now the prevailing
rate. The Title Guarantee and Trust
Company. one of the leading financial
institutions of the borough. lowered the
rate a month ago. but it was not until
Yesterday that formal announcement
of the change was made. Frank Bailey,
we find that the plethora of money
awaiting investment is such that we are
able to again resume mort rtgage lending
on a 5 per cent basis. We feel that this
rate is best both for the borrower and
the lender. 1t shows that real estate
conditions have finally reached a normal
basis
The sun., 1908-12-20
TRANSFER FfdHT UP AGAfN..1l
Third Avenue Lawyers Contend That NJ
Would Mean Financial Ruin. a.

Third Avenue Lawyers C0ntend Tnat ~
Would Mean Financial Ruin. a.
Final arguments were heard yester1ss
by the Public Service Commission on a.
tentative order directing Frederick whit-
ridge. the receiver OF the Third Avehu8
line. to transfer passengers to and ff6fA
the Fifty ninth street line. John Ms
Bowers. counsel for the bondholders u
the Third Avenue company, cortSuded !
that il the order should be enforced 4h6 2
Third Avenue system could not be optrl
ated at profit. He Also questioned the
authority Of the commission to CONSIST
tho establishment Of such an interchaiaes !
OF transfers. .. -- ,.s,,.. ..,st
Herbert j. Bckford. counsel for Mr..
Whitridge, made a similar argument and
added that IL the Third Avenue company
was compelled to make transfer tats !.
It would have to be on basis Of -mope y
than a Ave cent fare because even und0g 4
present conditions the cost OF carrying
passengers on the Third Avenue line WIS ?
w cents per passenger -" oH
A motion made by Mr.. Bowers to; dis !
miss the tentative order was promptlF :
denied by the commission and the uudaf-
standing il that II is the intention Of th4
commission 10 make the order pero1t1{
tory. The commission consented to oa3-
journ the matter until next Tuesday en1 !
TO receive briefs. ,s sss-1Fs ssocx
The sun., 1908-12-20
VENEZUELA ASPHALT HOPES.
New York and BermudeZ Go. Getting
Ready to Reclaim Its Lake.

The steamship Viking, which went out
of commission when the Venezuelan Gov
ernment seized the Bermudez asphalt
] AXE on the ground that the owners Of
the steamship, the New York and Ber-
mudez Company, had aided the Mstos
revolutionists, has been overhauled at
Port of Spain, Trinidad, and made ready
presumably to resume her business OF
carrying men and supplies to the asphalt
grounds. This is the declaration OF the
company. whose agents say also that the
company hopes to regain possession OF
the lake either through intervention by
the United States or through some change
in the Government of Venezuela"
The sun., 1908-12-20
DIVIDEND on. BANK STOCK
Paid Extra to stockholders In the Van
NOrden Trust Company.

The directors of the Van Norden Trust
Company have declared the regular quar-
dividend Of 2 per cent. both payable IN
cash. and also an extra dividend of rs
per cent, payable in shares of the capital
stock of the Nineteenth Ward Bank at
$500 a share. This is in the proportion
of one share of Nineteenth Ward stock
to twenty shares of Van Norden Trust
stock. The dividends are payable De-
cember 81 to stockholders OF record
December 2l.
The Nineteenth Ward Bank and the Van
Norden Trust Company have been closely
associated since 1908. when Warner Van
Sorden and his associates acquired CON-
troll of the stock of the bank. Since that
time the boards of directors of the two
institutions have been substantially the
same. l..
The sun., 1908-12-20
Congress Party to, Start for Panama on
December ~.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1e.--The members
of the House Committee on Interstate
and Foreign Commerce, who are going
to make trip of inspection to the Isthmus
of Panama during the holiday recess.
will leave Washington on December "a
and go by train to Charleston. S. c.. where
on the afternoon of December 2S they
will board the Panama Railroad steamer
Allianca. which will leave New York on
December 28 and will put into Charleston
especially to take aboard the party.
They will arrive at Colon on Friday
January /, and will spend about a week
on the Isthmus.
The sun., 1908-12-20
Can Bankruptcy Proceeding a Mistake.

\ petition in bankruptcy was filed
'-0'.uey against SIMON Doyne, jobber
ID halo ah6 caps at 1880 Greene street, by
''-lold Lichtig, attorney for these cred
Tors: William j. Dixon 4 Co., $175, and
Nanderhoef 4 Co., 5000. Judge Holt
o' The United States District Court
appointed Frederick Dwight receiver,
NaS hls bond at 5000 Philips d Sam
l-!s, ~. Doyne's attorneys. said yester-
Gay afternoon that MIR. Doyne is per-
iNciIY solvent, that the bankruptcy peti..
,'on was a mistake and that steps would
I've taken at once to have the reoeivershiP
Vacated
The sun., 1908-12-20
Noyements of Naval yessels.

WASHINGTON. Dec. i9.-The cruisers
Charleston, Cleveland, Denver, Calves
ton and Chattanooga have arrived at
Iloilo, the collier Nanshan at Guam and
the eunboat Dubuque at Key West.
The. collier Alexander has sailed from
CavitS for Zafnboanga, the supply ship
Culeoa from Colombo for Suez, the
tender Hist from Philadelphia for Charles
tom and, the torpedo boats Macdonough,
De Long, Thornton, Tingey and Wilkes
from Key West for Pensacola.
The sun., 1908-12-20
Nassau Trust Go. OF Brooklyn to With
draw From Clearing House.

The trustees of the Nassau Trust Com
panv IN Brooklyn. yesterday adopted
resolution that the institution withdraw
from us connection with the New York
'oiriug House after the exchanges Of
Na'uda, December "a, The National
litN Bank Of New York will hereafter be
M" principal depository Of the Nassau
company. President Sullivan said there
va ~ special Significance in taking
w." stop and that It would In no way
disturb the policies Of the Institution.
The sun., 1908-12-20
VIII Raise the cruiser Yankee.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1p.-John Arbuckle
OF New York telegraphed to-day to secre-
tary Of the Navy Newberry that divers
had completed thorough survey Of the
condition of the cruiser Yankee, which
is sunk in Buzyard's Bay. and that he was
confident OF carrying out the terms Of
his contract TO raise and deliver her at
the New York Navy Yard
The sun., 1908-12-20
Two Armorcd Cruisers to Take Taft and
Party to Panama.

WAsEEsoToN. Dec. ip,-The two ar
mored cruisers North Carolina and Mon
tana Of the third squadron OF the Atlantic
battleship feet will be the vessels desig-
mated to take Mr.. Taft and his, party from
the United States to Colon during the
latter part Of January. He will leave
from some Southern port. probably
Charleston, 8. G.. about january rs and
will arrive In Panama four days later
The sun., 1908-12-20
MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.
Cofree Firmer-Prcvislons Higher-SmaIl
Hos Receipts.

Coffee was moderately active at small
advance in prices. This was due to firm
European cables. buying attributed to spot
interests. light offerings and covering OF
shorts.
Coffee on the spot was quiet and un-
changed. Rio No. 7. SIC. Futures closed
unchanged TO points higher, with the tone
steady and the total sales $1,000 bags.
Havre was unchanged to ~. higher. Ham
burg was unchanged to y pfg. higher. Rio
was 80 reis higher: exchange was AT
is 7-3od.; receipts. 10000 bags; stock. $4,000.
Santos was 80 reis higher: receipts. 5000
bags; stock, 2,4s2.ooo. Sac Paulo receipts.
27 900 bags; Jundiahy, receipts. 200. Prices
were fOlloMA:
The sun., 1908-12-20
Capt. Culver Assigned to General Board
OF the Navy.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 1e,-Capt. Abraham
E. Culver. u. s, N. naval aide to the
Assistant Secretary of the Navy, has been
assigned to duty as member of the
General Board OF the navy. For the
lAast year Capt Culver has been on duty
In the office of the Assistant Secretary OF
the Navy in charge OF matters relating to
naval militia organizations.
The sun., 1908-12-20
FOR VIENNA EXPOSITION.
President Asks fer $3.50 900 for Exhibit
OF Birds and Wild Animals.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 1e.-The President
sent to Congress to-day a message recon-
mending an appropriation of S25O,ooo for
a Government exhibit Of game birds
and wild animals at the First Interna-
tional Shooting and Field Sports Exhibi-
ton to open at Vienna. May is. 1910.
The Presidents message transmitted
the official invitation from the Government
Of Austria Hungary together with letter
from Secretary Root commencing the
plan. The proposed exhibition has been
recommended by Secretary Straus, Gif-
ford Pinchot and the biological survey.
The sun., 1908-12-20
Nominations Sent to the Senate.

WASHINGTON. Dec. .1o.-The President
sent the following nominations TO the
Senate to-day: e..
To be Envoy Extraordinary and Min
lister Plenipotentiary to Nicaragua, Horace
O. Knowles Of Delaware. t.H
To be Consul-General at large, Heaton
W. Harris Of Ohio. -
To be Associate Justice Of the Supreme
Court Of the Philippine Islands. Sherman
Moreland Of New York.
The sun., 1908-12-20
state Banks OF Discount show Increase
In Resources.

, ALBANY, Dec. 19.-State Banking Super
intendent Clark Williams's tabulation of
the reports of the State banks Of discount,
indicating their condition on November 81.
with their condition on August
81, shows the resources OF the banks had
by s34. $4,000 to S6l4. 4.707, ,42i
In the same time the loans were increased
by Sl7, 600, 600. the amount due depositors
by $40, ,0oo. 600 and the cash on hand by
az 00n 600
The sun., 1908-12-20
Navy Orders.

I WASHINGTON, Dec. iZ-These navy orders were
Issued to day: ..,s. .,.. o.. ..--
Capt. s, Potts, 70 Naval Hospital, Mare Island.
Recruiting station, baltimore 70 Naval Medical
School Hospitsi. waAhington. d. c,
Assistant surEsol 2. II. Rocks from the Frank
lin 20 navy recruiting sta ton, Baltimore.
I, Assistant surgeon o, v. Human, 70 Naval
Medical School Hospital. washington, D. @.
The sun., 1908-12-20
Due Tomorrow.
DU' utsUUV, UtttWUtT -
Kaiser WIN. der Crosse. Bremen. ....,. v
by NiarconI wireless.

IS Minneep polls, for New York. was 7t0 miles
east OF Sandy Hook at noon yesterday
IS St Paul, for New York, was us miles east OF
Sandy Hook al s 4. NJ.
IS America, for New York, was 200 miles south
east Of Sable Island and II RS A. NJ,
SIS CAmpaniA, for New York, WAS tso miles east
OF Sandy Hook ate A. n. u ~ ~.
The sun., 1908-12-20

IS New York. from outhampton for New York
SIS Caronla, from Fiume for New York.
SIS Rhein, from Bremen for New York.
SIS La Lorraine. from Havre for New York,
SIS Batavia, from Hamburg for New York, -
SIS Lucania, from Liverpool for New York.
IS California. from Glasgow for New York.
SIS iceland, from Antwerp for New York.
SIS Ryndam. from Rotterdam for New York.
The sun., 1908-12-20
Arrived-sArURpAr. pecember 10.

ArTived-SATURDAT. December 10
SIS La Provence, Havre. Dec. IL.
SIS Paula, Shields. Nov. ~.
SIS Scharnhorst, Bremen, Dec. 5.
SIS New York City, Swansea. Dec. :.
SIS American. Puerto Mexico. Dec. IL.
SIS Yoruba, Demerara. Dec. 9.
SIS Cartsgo. Utlla, Dec. Is.
SIS J. L. Luckenbach Guantanamo. Dec. IL.
SIS Relief, Uta, Dec. IL.
SIS Anselma de Larrinaga, Boston, Dec. 49,
SIS Larlmer. Port Arthur. Dec. 2.
IS Arapahoe, Jacksonville. Dec. 10. %
IS Princess Anne. Norfolk, Dec Is.
The sun., 1908-12-20
GENERAL CHEM ICAL C0MPANf. z
savings hanks.
The BoWery Savings Rank

les AND $50 BowERY. -iisS Ns7iR
NEW YORK. >Dsos 10. iposSs
A semi annual dividend at tho rare 7vTlsEE.f !
FOUR PER CENT. ~ azsAsaAe
per annum has been declared and WIN be s.
credited to depositors on all sums OF sSaa
and upward and not exceeding $500
which shall have been deposited at least e.
three months on the FIRST day OF January s3est
next. and viii be payable on and oftet
Monday, january lstB. 1870. 5sts III. - Z zs
Money deposited on or before Jsnaarstf ~
9th will draw interest from january, 1879. uat.
HENRY a. 'ScHENCK, SPretidepE ~ y
WILLIAM E. KNOX, 3Comptrocn ttsfik i1e4
JOSEPH G. LIDDLE Secretary vss Sfit -.
The sun., 1908-12-20
MANAGER wanted for

MANAGER wanted for
customers room In coll-
servative New York Stock
Exchange house aites
January lst. Applicants
must give full detaiIss
including present employs
meht and salary. Proper ( &
consideration given TO
those having established
clientele. PULL MAR
GIN, P. o. Box 822.
The sun., 1908-12-20
ELECTIONS AND MEETINGS.
once of the Amsr,saa 1 go. Coal Ceaals.as

Of AlleRany Cognty... .Ss1ass i
No. I Broadway. New York, December ID, 90 ~
The annual election for Directors ofThe ,Ai14fiss b
can Coal Company OF Allegany County
50 montgomery ST.. Jersey City. n. b. on Th9isSa'
day, the Path day Of December. ieos, between the
hours OF IL and o'clock p. NJ. - ffftf -, ~
The transfer hooks will be closed on Monday. =.
December ltth at 800 o'clock ?. NJ. and reoptped
on the morning of Saturday. Deof mber o. ieeSj -
GEO. NJ. BoWLBY. SecrrtaE7. =.
The sun., 1908-12-20

PRovIsIoNs.-Lrdy was. quiet. prime
Western. $500; refined Continent. $40:
South American. 5000. Pork was quiet:
mess, si6.50Msie.75. Tallow was quiet;
city, 5Hc. Butter-Creamery, extras. Sibb
SiXc. Cheese state, {. c., small. septem-
sihc. Chicago. Dec, le;--smaller hog
receipts than expected influenced further
buying of provisions by local traders and
this demand advanced prices moderately.
Larger packers were credited with fair
saies OF lard and ribs around top prices.
Cash trade remains slow. Considerable
uncertainty as to hog movement. the next
few days owing to condition OF country
roads. Prices were as follows: @
Open High Lop Clos. Pres.
,.hnrIy. hera ssss4 'ns stss;4 ts; 50 sssA ~ Gs'' s.fs
WY, s,4a]2 SS s.4aH sS s.s7h
RIBS! 49,
H.S.l:: H.ry'',:S :SS Sc sss4 IS IS sSn s.1 81.
January. % ...ls.m'4 is,ss|s is,5H H.se ,s,5S
Msy.,.'..,..ie.i5 i6.l7>5 1913 1918 m.o7S
Sua4R.-Raw was quiet and unchanged.
Centrifugal o6 test. sic. Muscoyados.
80 test 3.2fc. Refined was quiet and un-
changed. Granulated, 4.5Od .e5c.
NAVAL SToREs. s.--Spirits OF turpentipe.
H'1c. Common TO good strained rosin,
The sun., 1908-12-20
ARRIVED Op1
sAILEp IRON roRE1oN PORTS.

SIS ST. Louis at Cherbourg from New York.
SIS kaiserin Auguste Victoria, at Plymouth
from New York.
The sun., 1908-12-20

As many daring operators are heavily
committed to the short side 1t is to be ex-
pected that a tendency toward advance In
the market will meet with aggressive re-
sistance. Some Of those now short are
known as desperate fighters, but the feeling
is getting abroad that they will have need
Of all their courage and daring in their pres
ont situaton
The sun., 1908-12-20
REDEMPTION OF y. 4.
FIRST MORTGAGE So GOLD BOMBS
pIy1pENna AND INrEREIslr;.
- ------>--
\ PHuAnEI,P I,PHIA COMPANY. q

Treasury Department. d, ~, u Il -.
Pittsburgh, Pa. December 18Th. te04.
DIvIDEND-The Directors this day de4lefea e 5
and one -nAlf dIasSl Per Cent, payable fehlg4fF
lst 1909. 10 stockholders Of record slApuaFy f6s.
1909. Cheques will be mailed. f..El.,st ~
C. J. BRAUN. JF.. Treashfef
GENERAL CHEMICAL COsfPANf.f
25 Broad Street New York, December 10. ipee. -
The regular quarterly dividend Of one and nn2HA
half ul5so) per cent. VIII be paid January = teQgk Z
TO preferred stockholders Of record at 8PaMt con !
Wednesday, December g. 1908. - - II u -.
JAMES L. MORGAN. Tre6sdrtf. =
The sun., 1908-12-20
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.

MINIATURE ALMANAC THIS DAT.
Sun rises. .76 Sun sets. .4So Moon rises. .to6
HIoH wATER THIS DAT. D.
SandyHook 4:+0 Gov Island .612I Hell Gate. .7oS
The sun., 1908-12-20

500, o,sss.oS3

The receipts from customs to-day were s555,-
ceIjaneous, SS7 s43. National bank notes re-
ceived for redemption, tl,6J7S3o
The cash statement OF the United States Treas
urer for December 10 shows
The sun., 1908-12-20
DAILY TREASURY STATEMENT.

WARRINGTON, Dec. l9-The statement OF the
receipts and expenditures Of the Treasury shows
This dnp Tits rnnnih. Fiscal pedr.
Receipts, 81, 500 s22 los 4Doe35 NI6oO epl
R1pendt'es. 2.070.000 80 5SO.0OJ SJ7,55S,57i
The sun., 1908-12-20

The excitement seemed to have gone out
of American Smelling and Refining, for
although the stock was the most active on
the list with the exception Of Union Pacific
1t moved with the general market. rising
In the first hour and reacting near the close.
with no net change In its price when busi-
ness ended Some shrewd operators we're
inclined to take the view that the dealings in
nearly 200 900 shares on Friday marked the
end Of the bear operations In the stock. at
least for the present,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-28

them, Each nomination coupon cui
from the Astorian will count for FIVE
votes for a candidate.
The nomination coupon will only
appear for few days. The easiest
and quickest way 10 win Is for candi-
dates 10 ask their friends 10 prepay
their subscription for six 70 twelve
months. II costs the subscriber moth
ing extra TO do this and they are
saved the annoyance Of weekly and
monthly collections BY so doing you
receive d special vote ballot which 10
good any time during the contest
Orders for the prizes will be given
the successful eontestanv at the
close OF the contest; same may be
used by the contestant herself Of
disposed Of In any manner she may
see AZ.
Any young lady residing in the
above mentioned territory is eligible
to compete in this contest.
Anyone who desires TO vote in this
contest may do 50 by ballots cut
from the Daily and Weekly Historian,
or BY special vote coupons obtained
by subscribing to the Astorian. The
coupons secured by subscribing to
the Astorian may be held as long as
desired and voted a, any time up TO
the desired close Of the contest, but
ballots cut from the Astorian are only
good for one week from publication
and will not be counted II voted after
the date printed on the ballot.
Persons living in one district are
not confined to voting for ladies in
their own particular district, but may
vote for anybody in the race.
The offer affords the girls Of As
toria and surrounding territory an
excellent opportunity TO travel or re-
ccive business education at the ex-
pense Of the Astorian.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR VOTING.
Enter the name OF the lady whom
you wish 20 secure one OF these mag
nificent rewards in this contest at
once. She may win an automobile,
piano, a free trip, or one OF the valu-
able scholarships. Better still. get the
lady to enter he- name and then vote
for her Those who get in on the
start have the best chance OF winning,
SO II is desirable that the names be
entered at once in order to get good
start Candidates who enter this con-
test do not necessarily have 10 be sub
scribers OF the Astorian, Enter your
name and your friends will do the
rest. You will be surprised to sec
how rapidly the votes will come in,
and what little efforts is necessary to
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in on the start and encourage your
friends to vote for you; the rest will
be easy. You will never know how
popular you are until you enter a
contest OF this kind
DISTRICTS.
The districts will be divided as fol-
lows: First district will include all
the City Of Astoria east Of Twenty
second street; second district will in
clude all the City of Astoria east Of
Ninth street to Twenty-second; third
district will include all the City Of
Astoria west of Ninth street to city
limits; fourth district will include all
the towns in and around llwaco and
Chinook; fifth district will include the
towns of Hammond, Warrenton and
Seaside,
HOW THE PRIZES WILL
BE DISTRIBUTED.
The automobile will be awarded to
the young lady receiving the largest
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FIRST DIsTRIcTIncudes all the City Of Astoria Twenty
second to City Limits.
VOTE
Tyra Nordstron 1916
Larson l4ii Franklin .30l
Lille Anderson 2S Franklin
Miss Nellie Davis l702 Franklin
Miss May Enbcg 22 Cedar street .2O
Miss Nellie Ansd 1863 Irving avenue
Campbell
Miss Esther Mi 1886 Grand .fn
Miss Margaret Ayaina 22z 33d AZ
Miss Sophie Carlson, 305 Columbia l8
Miss Mary Tasala 1903 Franklin
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VALUE OF SPECIAL BALLOTS
BY CARRIER AND MAIL

subscriptions must be paid advance
money direct by mail paid to local agents
o. brought o this Office.
The paper will be delivered BY mail through agents requested
subscriptions there will be published
in each issue Morning which and filed will
These be mailed to the Morning Astoa
Contest Manager before the expiration printed each ballot
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DISTRICTS.
HOW THE PRIZES WILL
BE DISTRIBUTED.

The automobile will be awarded to
the young lady receiving the largest
number of votes in the the FIVE dis
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List OF Nominations.
VOTE

FIRST DIsTRIcT-Includes al the City q Astoria Of Twenty
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-04-02
TO OPEN TRACT TO LE BEAU.
Cheyenne Indians Will Release Strip
LEADING to Town.

Cheyenne Indians Will Release Strip
Leading to Town.
The protest raised by the people OF
LIE Beau and Aberdeen against the
Gamble bill, which proposed the open
ing of Schnasse county, on the Chey-
snne and Standing Rock Indian reser.
vations, has brought about compro-
mise through a council with the In
dams
The Cheyennes have agreed to re
lease that part of their reservation
included in Schnasse county, about
twenty townships in the northwest
corner of their reserve, and strip
twelve miles wide along the north
line, bringing the open tract down to
LIE Beau. They will keep the Fox
Ridge and Cherry Creek portions OF
their reserve, including the south half
Of Dewey, and all of Armstrong coun-
ties. This will lallow the Minneapolis
& st. Louis road ending at lie Beau
to extend its line through open coun
try to the west, and the tract which
the Standing Rock Indians are willing
to let go will give the Milwaukee road
also an open way across the country
where they now run through Indian
reservation.
It will take probably two years to
get these tracts opened.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-04-02
IMMlcRAT BY HUNDREDS.

For tho First Half Of March Alone 215
Cars Cross Bridge at Pierre.
The record of the homestead move
to the country west Of tho Missouri
through Pierre as one of the ports Of
entry. shows in part what is being
done to the western part of South Da-
kota this year. For the month of Feb
ruary 100 cars Of emigrant goods went
across the bridge, and for the first
half Of March the movement was 215
cars.
!. While this Is the movement at
Pierre, Chamberlain and Mobridge are
receiving probably fully as many cars
for west river points. and many more
are going into the extreme western
part Of the state from the south
through the Black Hills. This is a
movement Of actual settlers, and near
ly every enc comes expecting to 80
into mixed farming, Of which they will
make a success.
When the census of 1910 Is taken
the center Of population Of the state
will take long jump toward the Mis-.
souri, as 1t did to the north in the
boom days of the eighties"
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-04-02
ToLk ON ASSESSMENTS.
Auditors Of South Dakota Counties In
Convention at Pierre,

Auditors Of South Dakota Counties In
Convention at Pierre.
Over half the counties of the state
were represented in the county audi
tors meeting at Pierre. The fore
noon session was devoted to real es-
tate and several counties In the east
ern and western ends Of the state
were changed from last years assess
ments. The main feature Of the after
noon session was a discussion OF bank
stock assessments, which was start.
ed by Auditor Murphy Of Brookings,
who wanted that class Of property as
sessed at 0 per cent. After discussion
the motion failed, and 1t was left at
the same rate as fixed by the state
board last year.
The association selected as officers
for the ensuing year:
President, Arthur Schell Of Meade;
first vice president, John DAILY OF
Brown; second vice president, D. M
Finnegan of Yankton; secretary
treasurer, U. s. Baigham OF Sphinx;
executive committee, Auditors John
son Of Lyman, Carrole Of Kingsbury
Kundert of Lincoln, Anderson of Da
wilson and Refven OF Jerauld.