The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-01-08

the records of the several county
offices show some interesting facts
concerning the condition of affairs
in Beltrami county during the last
year, as we'll as other work being
done by the several officers at the
present time.
County Treasurer George H.
French has sent notices to each and
every personal property taxpayer
within the county, giving the exact
amount of taxes due from each indi-
vidual as we'll as their total amount
of personal property assessed.
Already he has commenced to re-
ceive letters from these notices, a
number of taxpayers attending to
the payment of personal property
taxes upon receipt of the notice from
Mr.. French.
Mr.. French stated to the Pioneer
that it would be great convenience
to him if as the personal property taxes
are paid, each taxpayer would return
the notice sent them.
Mr.. French also stated that on Jan.
uary /, 1908, there was cash bal,
ance of $52,495.65; that the amount
of money collected from all
sources during the year 1908 was
S265, 409.95; that during the year
1908, he paid out for all purposes
S248,362.4O, leaving a balance
January 1, 1909 of $69.462.2O. The
balance oxi hand includes S4O,357.98
in the sinking fund. During the
year 1908, $1,627 was collected as
mortgage taxes. This money is
credited to the different towns in
which the mortgaged property is
situated and is divided to the several
funds the same as other taxes.
In the county auditors office they
are busy making the final footing oil
the financial statement and prepar
ing the delinquent tax list of al
taxes on real estate that became
delinquent January l. 1909. The
delinquent tax list for this year i:
for the taxes due for 1907, land which
become delinquent January l, 1909
A penalty of 10 per cent was
attached to the real estate take:
June /, 1908, and an additional
penalty of 5 per cent added January
l, 1909. There will be no further
costs attached until after the for
feited sale in May, except the CLERK
of courts fees of II cents pei
description for entering the same
and tor S cents per description fol-
the publication of same. After May
1 interest will be charged at the
rate of one per cent per month.
Register of Deeds ]. o. Harri:
stated that the transactions in rea
estate during the year 1908 were
unusually heavy and far in advanc.
of those in former years.
Mr.. Harris states that Beltram
county real estate is gradually ad
vancing in price and that it is quit,
noticeable by the increased price o
property which is being transferred
from time to time.
Clerk of Court F. w. Rhoda, dur
the year 1908 issued 147 marriage
licenses and during the same periot
entered SO DEGREES of absolute
divorce. Fifty persons secure,
final citizenship papers of whom
four renounce their allegiance t,
the ruling power of England, nine
teen to Sweden, twenty-five to Nor
way, one to Denmark, one to Ger
many. One hundred and ten per
sons made application for their frs
papers of whom forty-six were from
Norway, thirty-one from Sweden, ON
from Ireland, three from Germany
seventeen from Canada, one from
Wales, five from England, one fror
Switzerland, two from Denmark
one from Russia, one from Scotlan,
and one from Austria.
The annual report of J. M. Phi
lippi, superintendent Of the Beltran
County poor farm, shows that a
the beginning of the year 100