The Dickinson press., 1912-03-02
s53,0o0 FOR
SEED GRAIN
About the Size of Stark Co. Con.
tracts. Court House Bond
Matter Decided March
Nineteenth.

The Stark county seed grain contracts
amount to over $53, 600. nearly $54. 600.
as the board found at its meeting on
Monday. Grain will be-, delivered to
the farmers at Richardton. Taylor,
Gladstone, Dickinson, South Heart and
Belfeld between the 10th of March and
the 1st of April.
Arrangements are made for issuing
county warrants, bearing per cent in
teresl, in payment of the Grain as soon
as delivered. These warrants will find
ready purchasers at their face value.
1t is understood that several banks in
the county will be willing to take
part or all of the issue. The county
holds a first lien on the 1912 crop of the
farmers securing seed and if for any
reason the crop does not materialize
the debt becomes a claim against
property the same as taxes. Hence it
is probable that the most of the seed
grain money will be returned to the
county in the fall. The contracts are
made to cover interest and the cost of
handling the grain, so that in the end
the county will not be out anything.
A. Y. Bayne & Co. were awarded the
contract for furnishing STARK county
with small bridges during 1912 and the
Illinois Steele Bridge Co. furnish the
culverts. It is estimated that the con.
tracts are Is per cent cheaper than last
year.
The proposed bond proposition of
$100. 600 for the erection of the much
needed court house will be settled on
TUESDAY,. March 10. at the same time
the people will be given a chance to
express their preference for president.
The polls will be open from s clock
in the morning until o'clock iii the
evening. This Is the time when city.
village and township elections occur
this year, so there will be something
doing in every voting place in. the
county.
The bonds. if authorized, are to run
for 20 years and cannot draw more than
S per cent per annum. It is believed
by some who ought to be in position
to know, that the bonds would sell at
a per cent. If per cent bid wa 8
secured it would be big business
proposition for the county. as money is
worth great deal more than that ou,..in
this county and the banks are always
ready to pay per cent on sinking fund
deposits.
Figuring the population of Stark
county $4,000 (it is much more and
increasingly. a $100. 00O bond issue
would impose burden of but IS cents
for each individual.
In the future all residents of the
county who are delinquent on taxes
will have stamped on any warrants
they may have coming the words
Subject to taxes This will mean
that the county treasurer will not cash
such warrants but apply same on taxes
due when the warrants come to him.
1t will. therefore, stand people in hand
TO look out and not buy these warrants.
The owner of any such paper should
take the same to the treasurer for
credit.
It would surprise people to know of
the number who have neglected to pay
their taxes. Some people who are de-
linquent for six and seven years have
been especially prompt in goine to the
auditor for any warrant issued in their
favor. The taking Of such warrants
and not applying them on taxes due is
contrary 10 law and the board has right
ly decided to put stop to it.
Herman Leutz and Dell Hughes were
present for the meeting on Monday.
The next meeting of the board will be
on April.
JUnaERs m DICKINSON