Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-04-30
ASSESSORS MEETING
Was Well Attended Basis
Of Assessment
Fixed

Auditor Butler was chosen chairman
and l.. Signor secretary of the meet.
Ing;
The following basis of assessment
was settled upon:
One year old horses at $40.
Two year old horses at $18.
Three year old horses at $50.
Stations at 20 times price OF
service.
One year old cattle at S.
Two year old cattle at 81.
Cows at $12.
Working oxen at $22.
All other cattle, 8 years and over,
$15.
Sheep at So.
Hogs at s..
Wagons, carriages, etc., to be
assessed at 40 per cent of value.
Automobiles at so per cent OF value.
Sewing machines at 40 per cent.
Watches and clocks at 40 per cent.
Melodeons and organs at 40 per
cent.
Pianos to average $50.
Household goods to be assessed at
40 per cent.
Office furniture at 40 per cent.
Ali other items. such as sllverware,
diamonds, Jewelry, merchandise,
manufacturers articles, tools,
machinery, implements, moneys,
credits, etc., to be assessed at 40 per
cent.
Dogs to be assessed at IS.
Those present at the meeting were
Thos. Willett, Swanville village: A.
Martinson, Elm Dale Thos. j.
Trutwln, Two Rivers; F. NJ. Spencer,
Swanville; Chas. Gilpatrick, Royalton
F. J. Prosser, Rail Prairie; E. NJ.
DAVIS, Village Of Randall; Henry G..
Zempel. Hillman Frank Pedley,
Little Falls: John Monahan, Motley
Frank Sail, Cushing; Joe H. Aoule,
Belle Prairle; John Britton, Sullivan
Frank Carlson, Rosing; P. J. Bollig.
Buh; Michael w. Zak, Swan River
Oscar Lorenz, Pulaski; Thos. King,
Morrill,; Henry H. Wilkes, Pierz Alex
Osawsk1, Pike Creek; John Jackson,
Culdrum; James A. Dengel Buck.
man; E. P. Parks, Platte; Chas. q.
Carlson, Darling; e. II. Cantleberry,
Lincoln E. NJ. Edbourg, Randall; L.
Signor, City. .
The following instructions to
assessors was sent by the state tax
commission:
Before you enter upon the work of
making assessments for 1909 the tax
commission wish to make the follow
ing suggestions:
I. The first and most vitally i'm.
po1tant thing in making a proper
assessment IS to see that all property
subject to taxation is placed upon the
lists. The escapes OF any property
from the assessment rolls imposes an
unjust and added burden on the tax
payer, whose property is fully listed.
Be sure therefore to get all property in
your district on the assessment books.
z. II is perfectly proper and the
law contemplates that you should OBJ
tain from the owner his estimate OF
the value OF the different items OF
property listed by him. but it is not
your duty to accept his estimate as
correct or final; on the contrary it Is
your duty-ln fact, 1t is your principal
tunction-to determine the value
yourself. In order to do this lntelli
gently the law requires so far as
possible that you actually view all pro.
perty assessed.
3. You are not authorized in any
case to grant the 800 exemption
provided by law. This duty is per.
formed by the county auditor. You
should, however, inform the taxpayers
of your district that only those who
list all Of their property and swear to
their lists are entitled to the ex-
emptlon.
4. You have no authority to deduct
debts from credits unless the person
claiming the deduction makes and
leaves with you an affidavit showing
the names and residences Of the per-
sons to whom the debts are owing and
setting forth also the other facts
required by section s36 Revised Laws
of Minnesota, 1905.
5. Read carefully the sections of
the law printed on the listing blanks
and make yourself thoroughly familiar
with all the provisions thereof before
commencing your work.
Your work should be completed by
the fourth Monday in June. Except
when prevented by this Limitation you
should take all of the time necessary
to do thorough job. You are entitled
to the pay provided by law for each
day necessarily devoted to your work,
and no board or official has any right
to require that you accept less.
If you follow the above sugges.
tions and the instructions given you
by the county auditor, we feel sure
that the 1909 assessment will be the
most thorough and satisfactory in the
history Of the state.
PREFERS MINNESOTA TO WEST.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Roble and
daughter, Pearl, who were residents
here about two or three years ago.
arrived yesterday morning from
Spokane, Wash. where they have
been making their home, for visit
with Mrs. Robes sister, Mrs. p
Roynton. Mr.. Roble does not like the
West and will not return there. going
to Proctor, Mimi. instead, where the
family will make its future home.
Peter Tudzinski was captured at
his home IN Swan River Tusday and
taken back to the Fergus Falls insane
asylum, to which he recently was con-
signed, and from which he escaped
and walked the entire distance back to
his home.