The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1913-06-12
OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER
THE CROP PROSPECT.


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The outlook for a good crop year
the country over does for a fact in
dictate that the luck of the democrats
has changed. If the crop output this
year is abundant, it will go far to-
ward offsetting any bad effects that
might result from the passage of the
tariff bill. Further, the farmers OF
the country still have in their pos
session a large part of the cereals
produced in last years record output.
and this may properly be considered
a reserve with which to enter upon
another crop year..
The Republican has been some
what fearful lest the democrats might
70 too far in revising the tariff, but
1t ID frank to say that it hopes that
it's fears will be proved entirely
groundless. To that end it reioices
that thus far the crop season has pro-
crossed f%avorably. Oats and barley
are behind last year in indicated pro-
duction, but the wheat crop Is ahead.
II is too early for any report upon
the corr crop. If it proves OF COOL
Yield, the chances for another pros
perous year-at least SO far as the
agricultural section of the country is
concerned-will be bright.
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The state tax commission is taking
stepsSto see that its instructions for
a full valuation OF all property in the
state for taxation purposes are carri-
ed out. Certainly, il it is to be done at
all, this is the only way to carry 1T
out, An abstract is being compiled OF
all the real estate transfers in the
different counties for the past three
years. Experts will compile the as
easements of realty in the various
counties and these compilations will
be compared with the values shown
in the real estate transfers and from
this it will be found whether the as
sessments have been made at full
values. Thus 1t is hoped that
the otal assessment for the state
will be to $4,000, 0O0, 900, in
which case the state tax levy
can be cut to one fourth of what
1t has been heretofore and other
levies in the state should be reduced
proportionately. 1t will be far more
/ difficult for the commission to check
up assessments of personal property,
but the members can no doubt oh.
tain some idea of what has been done
by comparing the figures for the diff.
ferent counties. Certainly if any par,
OF the state is assessed at full value
all the rest of the state should dc
the same, to avoid determinations.
MGSe%
Emily Wilding Dawson, who threw
herself In front of the kings hors,
In the English derby last week, is thu
first OF the militant English suffra
gets to give her life for the cause, a
she passed away Sunday. She per
formed a number of violent exploits
Mt one time ~barricading herself il
her cell. requiring a fire hose to sub
due her, at another time thrown;
herself down a flight of stairs in
Jail and only recently assaulting
clergyman in the befief that he wa
Chancellor Lloyd-George. It ca
hardly be understood how any perso,
In her right senses could go to sue
extremes, especially in view of TIL
fact that, woman suffrage is no sue
vital issue as others in the past tina
have caused men to sacrifice them
selves.
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The Wisconsin law putting scan
dal-mongers in the same class as tn
publishers of libels, is worthy of EN-
ulation. Is there any good reason VIII
1t II more justifiable to tell a malic
GUS falsehood by word of mouth tina
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