New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1912-07-24
SWEEPING CHANGES IN ASSESS
MENT ROLLS
County BOARD Doubles Assessed
Valuation of Various
Luxuries

Valuation of Various
Luxuries
With the exception of Commissioned
Erickson all members of the Board Of
County Commissioners appeared at
the Office of the County Auditor Mon
day July 18th and qualified as mem
bers OF the County Board Of Equalizs>
tion. The board evidently meant busi~
ness because they made quite number
OF far reaching and sweeping changes
in the assessment rolls - returned by
the various assessors Of the County.
Under class one, horses, mules and
asses one year old were raised 60% in
Hsnska and horses, mules and asses
2 years old we're raised 653 in Hansks
and 1915 in Leavsnvorth, and horses,
mules snd asses years old were
reduced SO in New Ulm and tho same
class of animals were raised 251 In
Hsuska. Stations, ane bred mares
and race horses we're raised 1905 in
New Ulm, Albin. Bsshsw, Milford,
Stark and Stately; 758 in North Star
and 6Oz In Burnstown, Eden, Home,
lLeavenworth, Linden and Prsirisviil0
and 25< in Lake Hansks, and the
same class Of live stock was reduced
2O% In Mulligsn.
Under class two, csttle one year old
we're reduced l0% in Leavenworth,
and cows were raised 8 per cent IN
New Ulm and reduced IS per cent In
Hsnsks and per cent in Bsshaw.
All other cattle years old and over
we're reduced per cont In Basbsw
| and I per cent in Burnstown. Hogs
we're reduced 40 per cent In Hsnska.
Under class five, wagons, carriages,
sleighs, bicycles and other vehicles
lMere raised Is per cent in Albin and
reduced per cent in Springfield and
Hsnsks. Automobiles were raised 50
per cent in Burnstown, Is per cent In
4 Hansks, Milford and North Star. 70
per cent In Albin, Is per cent In
Springfield and Prsirieville and 10
per cent in New Ulm, Sleepy Eye,
Eden, Home and Lesvenworth.
Melodeons and organs were raised
100 per cent in Hansks, 3 per cent in
Burnstown and reduced 6 per cent in
Bsshaw and Home, and Is per cent
in Leavenworth. Pianofortes were
raised so per cent in North Star, 40
per cent in Evan, 80 per cent In
Bashaw, 12s per cent in Leavenwortb
and Stark, and u per cent in Siges
and reduced Is per cent in AlDin-
Household goods and Office furni-
ture were raised 80 per cent in Linden,
IS per cent in Sigel, so per cent In
Prairieville, As per cent in Eden, 40
per cent in Hsnska, Evan, Albin and
Mulligsn, IS per cent in Stately 20 per
cent in Home, Is per cont in Bsshawr
ia per cent in Cottonwood, 10 per cens
in Sleepy Eye and Golden and 5 per-
J cent in Springfield and Stark. once
, furniture was raised per cent ID New
Ulm aud 20 per cont In Sleepy Eye.
, Agricultural tools, Implements and
machinery were raised 10 per cont in
Stately, IS per cont in Bashsw, 20 per
cent in Eden, Is per cent in New Ulm,
; Lake Hsnsks, sigel and Milford. 126
J per cent in Linden, 10 per cent in
. Cottonwood and Leavenworth and s
per cent in Sleepy Eye, Evan and
Burnstown.
Gold and silver and plated ware
| and diamonds and iewelry wore raised
100 per cent in New Ulm, Sleepy Eye
and Springfield.
Goods and merchandise we're raised
30 per cent in New Ulm, 20 per cent IN
Sleepy Eye and Is per cent in SPRING.
field, and reduced per cent in Hsnsks
and Is per cent in Confrey.
Manufacturers tools, etc., were
raised 30 per cent in Sleepy Eye.
Elevators, warehouses and other i'm
provements on right Of way Of railroad
companies were raised so per cent in
Springfield and Stately, 80 per cent in
Sleepy Eye, 20 per cent in New Ulm,
10 per cent in Evan, Golden and
Cottonwood and 5 per cent in Comfrey.
The Auditor was instructed to assess
against the following persons the
following amounts for omitted
property:-for Office sfurniture in
Sleepy Eye, J. r. Hollister $3.50, F.
P. J ames $1,000, Albert Hauser, $1,000
and L. G. Davis sl5.OO;':n Springfield
Anderson Bros. 5000, Alternate
} Mercantile Co., $4,000, E. Altermatt
s1o. 90, Peter Girg $500, Kreitinger'