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The Washington times., 1912-12-08
BODY OF CITIZENS
OPPOSES. PART Of
GEORGE Reforms
Goes on Record Against
About One-third Of Recon-
mendations Urged.

The Federation Of Ctissns' Assocaa-
tons last night went on record 90 DE-
ing opposed to about one.third. Of the.
reforms advocated in the George tara.
ton and assessment report. A com.
mittee from the ASsociation. which has
been Investigating the matter for sev.
srsi months, made It's report last night,
and tho discussion which followed kept
the federation IN session until nearly
midnight.
Here 10 the way the federation went
on record on the George committes's
recommendations: -
1: II opposes the recommendation that
real estate be assessed at It's full valu-
alton, and that land value maps ana
ASSESSMENT sheets be published.
q It opposes the Recommendation that
there bs Q nxed tax rate OF ~ Per
cent. the federation preferring to leave
the rate to b hxed annually by the
requirements Of the budget. 90
favors Record Of Leases.
3. II upheld tho recommendation that
record Of all important leases be
kept by the assessor to aid In, deter.
mining proparty valuesl Tho com
mittee from the federation had reported
adversely on this plan.
4. II appe6red the plan for recording
full values OF real estate. this action
not being contrary to the federations'
opposition to taxing at full valuation.
The committee: from the federation had
disapproved this feature.
s. II opposed tire Recommendation to
restore to the Commissioners the power
to remove the assessor or his assistants
for cause.
8. II opposed the recommendation that
the duty Of making bills be transferred
fro mthe assessors office to the office
Of the collector.
Upholds Other Rseommendations.
z. 1t upheld the recommendation that
the assessor exercise his full power In
adducing testimony relative to real es.
tate values under oath: that q sys.
tematic method OF equalizins land val.
ues be established: that tables Of build.
ing factors and deteriorations be estab.
iished to determine the value Of i'm.
provements. and that certain reforms in
changing lot and square numbers be
made. Minor amendments were sug.
gested In several Of these cases.
In all, the federation went on record
as opposed to two OF the eight admin.
istrative recommendation and three OF
the Inc legislative recommendations OF
the George report.
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As You Like II" to Be (.
Staged. by, Students

R;snss%Sn % g e a. s:.:s. o% 9. "a: &. ass xS
regular mooting OF the Dramatic Club
Of the Eastern High school ,next
wednesday afternoon, December Il. at
e:1o. In the assembly room OF the
school. Among those who will take
part are MISS Aorrich and Asssrs.
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NOTICE ron slps

Sealed Bids for the construction Of
O. new school house in Norway school
Dist. No. 4 Ward county. on the site
Of the old school building No. 4. win
he received at the office of the dis
trict clerk up till 2 o'clock, r. NJ,
OF. the 9th day of August, 4. D.
1912. Plans and specifications will
be on file at the Office Of the county
superintendent. All bids must be
sealed and endorsed bids for Build
ing and must be accompanied by
certified check for fifty per cent Of
the amount Of hid.
Right to reject any and an bids to
reserved.
Dated at Surrey, N. D., this 25th
day of June, A. D. 1912.
By order of the district school
board W. w. Perry.
?-12-4t Dist. Clerk
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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

The Shallow Lake School NJ. s,
at Ambrose, N. D., will receive bids
UP to and until 2 p. m. on the sth
day Of August, 1912, for the cree.
ton Of an eight room and full rase.
lnent school house to be. erected 1T
Ambrose, N. D. A certified check
Of per cent of the contract is to
accompany each bid to insure the
execution Of the contract.
Plans will be on file, after July 20
at the exchanges in Minneapolis St.
Paul and Minot, also at the clerk
office and the architects office.
The board reserves the right to
accept or reject any or all proposals
presented.
(signed) W. S. A. Miller,
Clerk.
E. McKoane,
Z IL t President. : s
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Notice to Creditors

Not'ce 70 Creditoro.
In the Matter of the Estate of Isaac
Wright, Deceased:
Notice is hereby given by the un-
dersigned Mae Wright, Administers
trix Of the Estate of Isaac Wright,
late of the City of Minot in the
County of Ward and State Of North
Dakota, deceased, to the creditors
ct. and all persons having claims
against. said deceased to exhibit
them with the necessary vouchers,
within four months, after the first
publication Of this notice, to said
Administrator at Minot, N. Oak. !,
her residence, in the city Of Minot,
in said Ward county.
Dated A. D. 1912. +.
g.. NAE WRIGHT,
Administrator.
First publication on the 18th day
Of July, A. D. 1912. 7-4-t4-
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TREAsURER's REPORT

For Burt school District No. 1928. County Of
l9ll-l9l2:
RECEIPTS
Cash on hand at beginning OF school
Total amount received during the year '0''''
from the Zap appoftionmsnt Of the St to 90
Total amount received during the year @3
from the apportioo meat Of the Coun.
ty Tuition Fund Observation-Disclosures. se2 SO
Amount received during the year from
Taxes levied by the District School
Board, including outstanding war
rants redeemed or endorsed in the
collection OF TRxes 1877 81
Other Sources. int. on daily balance 1911
Total receipts for the year, includ-
ing Cash on Hand July 1. 19l1-----$2l5O.O4
EXPENDITURES
Amount paid during the year for School
Amount paid daring tho year for Ap.
paratus. Fixtures, etc-----.-.- 3l.n
Amount paid during the year for Teach. 49, =.
Amount paid during th, year for serv:
ices and Expenses Of School Officers 6l.oO
Amount paid during the year for Incl
oental Expenses liz %
Total expenditures for the year. ls75. 81
Cash on hand June 50. l9i2--- STATS
Grand Total, Expenditures and Cash
on Hand, to balance above Total
Receipts --------------- -$2l5O.4
W H. j. Herr, G..
Treasurer Of Burt School District No. 12S.
Approved this 9th day of July 4. D. 1919.
By order of the District School Board:
sHna' c H. GRONINGER, President.
Attest: HARVEY A. WICKMAN, Clerk.
CLERKS STATEMENT OF II INDEBTEDNESS OF
DISTRICT
Whole amount of Warrants Outstand- :.
ing June 50. 1912 1874
Total IDdebtsdness of District j. ne
CO 80, 1919 49, Al
Approved this eth day Of July A. D. 1912.
By order OF the District School Board:
HARVEY A WICKMAN. Cork
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TREASURER'S REPORT

For Mckinley School District No. So, County
Of WssS State of North D'koss for tho
> .- RECEIPTS
Cash on hand at beginning of school
Total amount received during the year '''' -
from TIE apportionm"nt of the State
Total amount received du,inx the year
from the apportionment OF the Coun-
~ Tuition Fund 29l, 66
Amount received during the year from
Taxes levied by tho District School
Board. including outstanding war.
collection Of es:,------------..--- 1867 Is
Amount received during the year from
other sources----------..-- 1924
Total receipts for the year, nclud-
ing Cash on hand July l. ls1! --.--SSO94.e9
3'-t31'' EXPENDITURES ea
Amount paid during the year for SCHOOL
houses, Sites and Farniture-- $3.50
Amount paid during the year for APP
W. paratus, Fixtures, etc-- 1884
Amount paid during the year for Teach .
Amount paid during to year for se1v: 1850 :
ices and Expenses of School Officers 64oO
Amount paid during the year for inter-
est on Bonds and Warrants-,--------- 1884
Amount paid during ths year for Incl
Amount paid during the year Tor Re-. W.
demption and Refunling OF Bonds 5000
Total expenditures for tho year. -$lS48. 50
Cash on hand juno 80. 1912 .---. 124S.76
Grand Total, Expenditures and Cash 81
on Hand. to balance above Total
hocolpts JO94. ~
..--.'. .a .--. r-.., r. G Peterson, Fa
Treasurer Of Mckinley School District No. IS.
Approved this 9th day of July \ D. 1912.
BY order of the District School Board: Il
B. SOLBERG. President.
Attest: B. j. ANDERo son, Clerk. 10
CLERKS STATEMENT OF INDEBTEDNESS OF
. DISTRICT
Whole amount Of Bonds Outstanding
SUu@ ~, sol1 OUW
Total Indebtedness " District Juno
~. oOO.O0
Approved this 9Th DAY of July A. D. 1912
By order of the District School Board:
t.a..Ess. e. B J!ANDERsON. Clerk
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cE OF MORTGAGE FoRI
-. CLOSURE GALE ..&e :

&s' CIOoOHe 8A1e #t ES's
Notice u hereby given that that
certain mortgage, made executed and
delivered by Martin F1om, an unniar.
ried man, mortgagor, to e. 8. Per
son, mortgage, dated June Is, a.
D. 1908 and fled for record In the
Office Of the Register Of Deeds Of
the Count, yof Ward, and State Of
North Dakota, on the 18th day Of
June, A. D. 1908, at $50 O'Clock A.
NJ. and recorded in Book 107 Of
Mortgages on page lit. and thereaf-
ter assigned by said p. S. Person
to Mrs. Emma Keys, and thereafter
by said Mrs. Emma Keys duly as
signed to the said e. g. Person,
will be foreclosed BY . sale of said
premises in such mortgage and here
matter described to be held Ut the
front door of the court house in the
County q Ward and State 0 North
Dakota at two O'Clock =. II. On the
z4th day Of August, 4. D. 1919. to
satisfy the amount due upon srch
mortgage on the day OF sale. Tho
premises described IN such mortgage
and so to be sold are situate Ii the
County Of Ward and state Of North
Dakota and described 40 follows, to-
wit: The East Half Of the Southeast
Charter tF.4 sBA) and South Hall
Of the Northeast Quarter ISL NE14)
Of section Thirty-two (33). Township
One Hundred Fifty-1our (164) north
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GREAT cENTERs LOOK ~
TO NORTH DAKOTA

GREAT cENTERS LOOK ~
TO NORTH DAKOTA
North Dakota is much in the pub.
lie aye just now, this because Of the
promise all over the state Of the
greatest crop in her history. ra
The July report of the Department
Of Agriculture gives high standing
to North D hkqta's prospects. 1t
shows what wheat prospects, at the
present time, are rated at ninety. two
percent. The showing is unusually
good, in view Of the fact that the
average for ten years, at this time
Of the year, has been eighty per cent.
Not only is the North Dakota per
centage high, as compared with its
own past record, but it also is high.
er than the percentage held by eth
err Minnesota or South Dakota. Min
nesota is rated at eighty nine, while
South Dakota is rated at eighty
three.
North Dakota oats also are rated
high, being ninety ono per cent. with
Minnesota scheduled at the same
figure, The ten year record for North
Dakota, at this time, is eighty six,
while Minnesota leads by one point.
South Dakota - rated at eighty i've
per cent. which IL one point higher
than the average. II
The showing by this state. as com
pared with its neighbors, 10 especial
" good.
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Of Range Eighty-hve (S5) west Of
the 5th p. M, containing 100 acres
There will be due upon said mort,
gage on the day Of sale for princr
pal, interest, taxes paid and inter
est thereon, the sum of six hundred
sixty. eight and 79-100 ($6GS 79) dol
lars, together with costs of foreclos-
rlre and attorneys fees.
Dated this 10th day of July, A. ID.
1912.
e. s. PERSON,
Assignee Of Mortgage.
GREENLEAF, BRADFORD 4 NASH!
Attorneys for Assignee Of Mort
gagee, Minot, N. D. Z II t6
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA,
County of Ward. In District
Court Eighth Judicial District.
Andrew P. Anderson, Plaintiff, vs..
Joseph E. Anderson, Gertie Smith,
all other persons unknown claim
ing any estate or interest in or
lien or incumbrance upon the
property described in the COM
plant, Defendants.
The State of North Dakota to the
Above Named Defendants:
You and each of you are hereby
summoned to answer the complaint
in this action and to serve copy Of
your answer upon the subscriber
within thirty days after the service
of this summons upon you exclusive
OF the day of service and in case OF
your failure to appear or answer,
Judgment will be taken against you
by default for the relief demanded in
the complaint. jsad complaint is
filed in the Office of the clerk of the
District Court in and for Ward coun-
ty and State of North Dakota.
.. r. coj.' G. AURLAND,
So a.tra Attorney for Plaintiff,
" Office, residence and postof1ice ad.
dress: Minot, North Dakota.
Dated June IL, 1912.
To Each of the Above Named Defend
ants: e%t'.-
You and each Of you are hereby
notified that the above entitled &C.
ton is brought to determine the re-
spective shares of the parties to this
action to the northwest quarter of
section 20 in ownship 152, north of
range SIS west of the 5th principal
Meridian located in Ward county and
state of North Dakota, and to O.
tablish title thereto in the plaintiff
and the defendants: Joseph E. An,
derson and Gertie Smith, That NO
personal claim is made against any.
of said defendants. r,a - efe, .
C. AURLAND, Al,
s,5., g-t Attorney for Plaintiff. /,
June IL. 1912. +rn I 10 t6
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Tuition Fund Observation-Disclosures. l4s.5s
Total am unit received during the year
from The, the aEgpo o Of the coun' no .
Amouut recei ed during the year iroa, ~
Taxes levied by the District School
Board including outstanding war
rants redeemed or endorsed in the
collection OF Taxes 5427
Osher SOURCES NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ait
ing Cash on Hand July i isii .--- .s24i7.77
EXPENDITURES
Amount paid during the year for School
Houses Sites and Furniture 29.05
Amt INT paid during the year for APP
Amount paid during the year for Teach. 80
Amopnt pa id during tho year for serv.
ices and Expenses of School Officers 1887
Amount paid during the year for Incl
Amount paia tut ion III pupils sent to 49,
other districts Observation-Disclosures. 700
Total expenditures for the year -$14s2 ~
Cash on hand June 50, 1912 1855
Grand Total. Ex penditures and Cash
On Hand to balance above Total
CHAS. LARSON.
Treasurer of Norway School District No. 4.
Approved this 9th day of July. A. D. 1912.
by order of the District School Board:
GEO. ]. NICHOLS. President.
Attest: WALTER W. PERRY. Clerk.
Approved this 9th day of July, A. d. 1912.
BY order OF the District school Board:
.. ......... VII WV. PERRY, Clerk.
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TREASURER'S REPORT

For Norway School District No. 4, County Of
Ward, State of North Dakota, for the year
19ll.l9l2:
RECEIPTS
Cash on hand at beginning of school
year, July 1, 1911 -$2O63 58
Total amount received during tho year .-.,
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NOTICE FOR BIDS.

Notice is hereby given that bids
will be received for the construction
Of a school building In Tatman
township, Tatman school district No
50, on Saturday, Aug. 8, 1912, At the
hour Of two O'Clock p. m. by the
clerk of said district. Plans aud
specific may be seen at the
clerks residence. All bids must be
accompanied by certified check Of
not less than 500 insure the faith,
full performance OF the contract !.
Board reserves the right to reject
any or all bids. r i
BY order Of the school board.
G. L. Matson, clerk, Glenburn,
N. D.. r. D. :, Gee. 10. TWP. 157.
Rye. 81. 74W
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BY order Of the school board.

The dance given by w. y. stevick
Saturday night was well attended
and very enjoyable time is reported
by all present.
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clydssdaIs stallion to- Salo :

For Sa)e ave registered Clydssd.I.
stations from : to 6 Year, ola
These ho.1eo have been rahed ~.
are acclimated, well bred and N.
good horses. Address W. CHI
Brookbank, N. D.
F'ARMER6-lnsure your crops h
cne time tried Alliance Hail associ,-
ton, the farmees' homo COMPANY
Nothing to pay until fail. Cheapsr
.nan old line insurance. Sec C. R.
bieriy, agent, Mlnot Realty Company
21y 50. Main stree4, opposite Thu
fslf. 9T.&"f..1 o. 6au
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WILL PASTURE sTOCK-Wauted
100 head OF stock to pasture for tho
season; good strong fence around fom
quarters. an abundance Of the finest
kind Of stock continually; rates very
reasonable. Write Jesse Evans, Nj
not. N. D., or call 1T the Independ-
ent. a.. ,-.u.. r,, ... p, tf
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w AN T s

FOR sALE-Eight months old reVII
tered Holstein bull; sire Sir NJ
lass Korndyke No. 4S233; a,
Dulce Aggie Colantha No. 65s41 n
SO few grade Guernsey bull ca,vs
and heifers. Bank of Donnyhroo,
Donnybrook' N. D. 81 1
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FOR SAlE--LotS one-haI|
block east Of Sunnvsid1
School, on easy terms.
G. 4. GROW.
3-26-tf Minot, N. d

AN IN ThE MARKET for good on,,
ter section Of land; must be cheav
Address Box 157. Mlnot. N. d.
> E@ 5fNh l13.u-|
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Approved this 9Th day Of July A. D. 1912
By order of the District School Board:
t.a.-.Ess. r. B J.ANDERsON, Clerk.
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MONEY TO LOAN. JOHN
BATES. u g x. so. ~ tt
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FOR sALE-Rubber tired buggy that
cost SITS year ago. for 800. Prac-
tically new. Gordon Bros, Mtnot.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-03-21

Blank bopss:s and office supplies at
Evans Drug Co. 4
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-03-21

For light or heavy hauling, call Star
Transfer. Phone 4201. tt
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brushes, all kinds, Evans Drug
Co. -
"A great variety Of paper novels and
other reading matter. Evans Drny
Co. -.
Try our Compound Buchu for kid
neys. Guaranteed to satisfy. Evans
Drug Co. -
b. Fishel of Lake Quiniault. is in
this city for a few days on bushes,
IN connection with the building of the
road to the lake.
The fire department was called ont
10 answer an alarm of fire. it being
chimney burning out in the home
or school Superintendent Arthur viii
son.
CHARLES Cloud of the Baker Hard
ware company, has gone to Tacoma.
where he has been summoned to act
on the Federal grand jury now in
session.
The O.-W. r. & N. company has
appointed an agent at Cedarville on
ITS line and within a few days the
new depot will be ready for occu.
pancy and tickets will be sold.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. X Bowes have gone
to Hot Lake, Oregon, where Mr..
Bowes will be treated for eye trou-
Bile, which has given him more or
less trouble the past two weeks.
Damages amounting to $4,000 were
given c. l.. Sandberg against the Ly-
tie Logging & Mercantile company
OF Hoquiam, for injuries which caus
ed the loss of one of his legs, while
at work in the woods.
Fifty days in the city Jail, was the
sentence meted out to William Stoore,
former city employee, who was ar
rested Sunday evening on charge
of wife beating. This was his Sec
ond Offense and he got the limit by
Judge Tucker.
Guy Zent, who was arrested for
stealing two cases of whiskey from
the Burrows dock, was found gull
ty and fined 800 and costs by Judge
Tucker 81 Stapleford, also arrest
ed in connection with the matter,
was given his freedom, Judge Tucker |
believing that he was not in the mat
ter.
For light or heavy haulns. call Star
Transfer. Phone 1901. tt
Blank bopss and office supplies at
Evans Drug Co. 4
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Tales of the Town TerS|y Told

Barber supplies, toilet articles at
Evans Drug Co. If
Lowney's chocolates all prices at
Evans Drug Co. If
Razors, pocket cutlery and scissors,
all guaranteed. Evans Drug Co. If
Miss Elsie Randolph is spending a
month in Tacoma and Seattle on bust
ness.
Miss Lena McBrayer and Pearl
Roberts left for st. Joseph, Mo-, YES
terday.
A. V. Higley. settler of Lake Quin.
iault, is visitor in this city for a
few days
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Butterfield have
returned from a two weeks trip to
California.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Pavesich are
rejoicing over the birth of daugh-
ter born Tuesday.
a. Z. Chapman, general passeng
err agent for the c. NJ. & p. S. was
a visitor in this city last week,
Mrs. Fred Taylor, of Portland, is
spending few days in this city, Wis
iting her sister. Mrs. Mary Gill.
Rev. E. r. Tracy Of the Simpson
avenue Methodist church, Hoquiam,
left yesterday for Syracuse, N. Y.
Mrs. w. II. McWbinney will enter
tain the members of the Query club
and their husbands tomorrow at her
home.
Rev. J. T. Mcqueen will speak
at the Salvation Army hall this ev-
ening and general invitation is ex-
tended.
The Salvation Army is in need of
clothing and other needy articles to
be distributed among the destitute of
the city.
Mrs. A. J. Anderson will entertain
the members of the Ladies' Aid So |
ciety of the St. Paul German Luth- |
eran church.
: Mrs. c. E. Webb, who has been i
visiting her motner. Mrs. J. c. Van
Kleet, for the past month. left for
her home in Manitoba.
NJ. L. Howard, a former resfden. !
Of Portland, is being sought by the
local police, friends having written
personal letter to Chief of Police
Temnleman.
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DISPLAYS NEW PATENT

The new ships electric telegraph,
patented by Victor Street, of the
Amerfcan.Pacin.c Whaling company,
is on exhibition at TIL. Hotel wash
ington for few days. II IS pelng
examined by large number of se.e
faring men, who declare it to be a
good thing,
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REPUBLICANS IN SESSION

Republican committeeman are in Mon
tesano this afternoon endeavoring to
name the plan whereby delegates to
the state convention will be selected.
The Roosevelt delegation are clamor-
Ing for primary as they are hopeful
of carrying the country and believe
this is their only opportunity.