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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-02-17
INCREASE
IN ASSESSMENTS
Tax Commissioners Address
Assessors and Deputies of
the Sixth District.

Increases in assessed valuation of
property, especially real estate, will
be ordered in many counties of the
state after the 1914 assessments have
been taken, it was predicted by state
tax commission members today at the
Sixth district meeting of assessors
held in the court house.
There we're about seventy-five asses
sors, including township and county
assessors and their deputies from the
counties comprising the Sixth dis
trict. They were addressed by the
three members Of the state tax COM
mission, Houck Wolcott and Link.
Mr.. Link covered the ground COM
pletely and said that the promise of
the tax commissioners to equalize as
sessments in all counties of the state,
would be carried out. Many counties,
especially some of the Weather ones,
escape paying their share of the state
tax which is of uniform rate in all
counties, by lowering the valuations
when assessments are made. The To-
cal tax rates are increased to make
up the difference.
Wayne county, which has shown an
increase for the last ten years of 14.7
per cent in valuations, has not in
creased assessments as rapidly as
many other counties, although even
now it ranks well in percentage. The
county assesses property at per cents
ranging from % to IS per cent of the
real value.
Mr.. Link said that assessors had
been ordered last year to assess all
real estate and personal property at
it's actual value and deduct twenty
five per cent in entering the value for
taxation. With this rule carried out
there was an increase of $36,00O,00O
over the previous year, in the assess
ed value of the property.
You assessors assess the poor
working man, the clerk, the farm ten
ant and the renter for all the prop
erty he has at its actual value. But
when it comes to the corporations and
wealthy firms and persons, conces
sions are made. | leave it to your
sense of fair play to equalize the
assessment rates"
| The tax commissioners said that
| less than one-half of the automobiles
of the state are entered for taxation
| They emphasized the fact that the
! state license is not tax and auto
I mobiles must be taxes. Lists will be
| furnished assessors this year.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-02-17
$22.O97.86 Balance in General
Treasury of City on February I

Reports of the city controller and
the superintendent of the municipal
light plant for the month of January
were submitted to council last even.
ing. Both reports were satisfactory
and approved.
CONTROLLERS REPORT.
General Fund-Cash on hand Jan
uary l, $29,144.14. Receipts since
then, $2,23500. Total 31,379.14. Dis
bursements $9,2s12s. Balance on
hand February l, $22,097.S6.
Sinking Fund-Balance on Febru
airy l, $9,330.03.
Special Fund-Balance on February
l, $2.6330S.
Street improvement Fund-Balance
on February 1, $3,987.90.
Plant Sinking Fund-Balance or
February l, $21, 1854.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-02-17
SUCCESS ATTENDS
CHURCH SUPPER

CAMBRIDGE, CITY, Feb. 1.-THE
supper given Friday evening in the
Methodist church, by the ladies of
the four sections of the Social Union
was we'll patronized.
The government thermometer at
this point registered eleven degrees
below zero, at five O'Clock Sunday
morning.
J. w. Moore was awarded number
of prizes at the Rose City Poultry
Association show, held at New Castle
a few days since. The fowls are Of
the Black Lanshan variety, and MI.
Moore secured on cock, first and sec
ond; cockerel, first; hen, first; pullet,
first; pen, first The awards were
both silver cups and money prizes.
Mr.. Moore secured prizes of the same
nature at Eaton, Ohio, week before
last
The Valentine dancing party given
Friday evening by the X. of p. enter
tainment committee attracted crowd
of forty couples. including a number
of guests from out Of town.
The Misses Mabel Ball, Leslie and
Mary Diffenderfer entertained at 4
merry valentine party Friday evening
at the home of of Miss Ball. The
decorations or the rooms were In req
hearts. Fortune telling and lively
games furnished amusement, and
comic valentines were given as favors
In the dainty lunch of sandwiches
salads and cocoa, the valentine idea
was also shown.
One of the happy valentine parties
was that given Saturday afternoon by
Miss Louise Williams at the home OF
her aunt Mrs. William Petro. Music
and merry games, in one of the latter
the placing of a head on a comic val
entine, caused gale of mirth. The
rooms were gay with their decorations
in keeping with St. Valentines Day
and the refreshments of cream anC
cake were in heart shape.
Mrs. H. B. Miller entertained the
members of the Round Table needle
work club and a few friends Friday
afternoon, in very pleasant manner
at her home on North Front street
The CHEEKY lights and fire and lively
conversation was a striking contra
to the storm without. The time quick
~ passes with needlework and music
and at the close, delicious luncheon
was served.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-02-17
FEEL MlSERABLE?

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ADVANCES CAR ORO|-.
NANCE AFTER DEBATE
CONTINUED from Page One.)

ders and their bids we're not specified
in the committees report, and finally
Mr. Eversman had to be called upon
to give this information. Mayor Rob-
bins informed Mr.. O'Neal that the
city could not go out and bargain for
car as an individual could; that it
had to advertise for bids, and that
inasmuch as only four bids had been
received these had to be considered
or rejected.
Springs Economy Phase.
Councilman Williams said he real
lied the city had to practice economy
this year and that he would be OPP
posed to paying out $1,000 for po-
lice automobile unless the need for 1t
was imperative. He favored the ap-
preparation even if the city probably
would have to spend $500 for local
option election, which was not pro-
vided for in this years budget. This
reference to the wet" and dry" ques-
ton was received in silence.
The bids received by the police
board are listed by Mr.. Eversman as
follows:
Wayne Work, 5000, four passengers;
Davis, $1,000, five passengers; West
colt, $1,000, five passengers; Regal
(bid submitted by local AGENT, 1917,
Eve passengers. All bids conformed
with the specifications, including cleo
trio lights and self-starter except the
Regal Car, which does not have the
required wheel base.
Councilman Williams and Mr.. Evers-
both explained that the cars offered by
the local manufacturing concerns had
been used for demonstrating purposes
only, and were practically new cars,
and that the prices quoted for them
were reasonable.
Urge Local Make.
The majority of councilmen were
of the opinion that only Richmond
made machines should be considered,
and Mr.. Williams and Mr.. Eversman
emphasized the necessity Of securing
an automobile as soon as possible. The
old patrol wagon, they said, is danger
ously near collapse and, besides, the
police need a machine to make quick
responses to emergency calls.
The patrol horse could be sold at a
good price, they said, and the amount
derived from his sale applied to the
| purchase of a machine. They also in
| formed council that when calls were
made for the city ambulance horse
COul0 De rented from a NEARBY livery
barn at rate cheaper than the city
could keep horse.
| The there local companies which
entered bids on a machine agreed tC
ninety days payment arrangement
so that the city would not have tC
pay for the car until the spring taxes
! we're in. The Davis company guar
anteed it's car for six months.
Arguments pro and con for pur
chasing a Richmond-made machine
flew thick and fast, Councilman Rus
sell standing pat on his belief thai
while it was desirable to patronizt
home industries, the city should have
the same right as an individual tt
purchase wherever the best price wa:
to be obtained. He raped the com
mittee for not giving more informa
ton in it's report, and said he woult
not transact his own business in tn
way it was proposed for the city t.
transact it's business
1t is generally believed that the pc
lice automobile appropriation Ordi
nance will be passed at the next coun
Gil meeting.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-02-17
NOTICE TO DEMOCRATS

Pursuant to the action of
the committee, the Democrats
of Wayne county will meet in
their respective townships on
Tuesday, March 3, 1914, for
purpose of selecting delegates
and alternates to the State
convention to be held March
10.
At these meetings dele
gates and alternates will be
selected on the basis of one
delegate and one alternate
for each $50 Democrat votes
cast at the November election
1912. The several townships
are entitled to the following
number of delegates and a
like number of alternates:
Abingdon and Boston, |.
Center, /.
Clay, Dalton, Greene and
Perry, l.
New Garden, Franklin and
Webster, |.
Harrison and jefferson, 2.
Jackson and Washington,
| ,.
Wayne, IA.
J. w. HARPER,
Chairman
DIR. J. J. GROSVENOR
Secretary.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-02-17
THREAT TO EXPOSE"
Woman Telephones ''Warn'
ing" to Police Officials.

A telephone threat to expose" some
men alleged to have been connected
with the former city administration,
in connection woth the case of Mr..
and Mrs. Lands, fined today for keep
ing disorderly house on North Ninth
street, was made by woman this aft
ernoon. She refused to give her name.
Some men in the last city admins
tration are implicated in that case"
the unknown woman said, but don't
know whether any of the present city
officers are"
Beyond informing the newspaper
men of the anonymous telephone
message the authorities took no fur
Their notice of the charges preferred
by the woman.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-02-17
|, Park Fund-Balance on February l,

Park Fund-Balance on February /,
$247.89.
LIGHT PLANT REPORT.
Income Account. Operating Reven.
ue-From Com. light (metered) So,
1852. From Com. light (flat rate)
$685.. From Com. power (metered)
$1,613.37. Total $10,395.54. Non op
Grating revenue, $36.80-S10,432.34.
Disbursements.
Operating expenses $2,450s4. Build
ing and equipment, $3,2S2.93. Paid
into sinking fund, January l, $3.50
Total disbursements, $6,393.77.
Municipal Fund-On hand Deem
Der 81, $32013. Paid in during Jan
uary, $1O,435.8O. Total $10,755.93
Paid out during January $6,393.77
Amount on hand January 81, $4,362.16
Sinking Fund-On hand January 81
SC, $4,000. Excess of receipts over op
Grating expenses in January, $7,9S1.50
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-02-17
GABRIEL'S SAUNDERS
RUDELY INTERRUPTED

This afternoon a Norwegian, giving
his name as Gabriel, was arrected
while peacefully sleeping in rocking
chair on the veranda of q residence
at 207 South Twelfth street. He was
aroused from sound slumbers by pa
troll wagon and two husky policemen,
summoned to the scene by the woman
OF the house who telephoned to head
quarters three times in five minutes
for police protection.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-02-17
TO HOLD TESTS

Lawrence Handley. superintendent
Of mails has been notified by the civil
service department of the United
States to be prepared to give the rail
way mail clerks examination to thirty
five applicants on Saturday. The
county superintendent office in the
court house has ben selected as the
place to hold the test.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-02-17
SUES FOR DAMAGES

Suit to recover s2D5 for breach of
contract was entered in justice of
peace court at Cambridge City today
against the American and Adams Ex-
press companies by Anna Ryan, 81
John street. 1t is charged that valu
able boxes and trunk valued at $3.50
were badly damaged.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-02-17
INDIANAPOLIS LIVE
STOCK

INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 17.-Hogs g.;
900; market steady to sc higher, tops
$685.. bulk of sales $S.90GS.95 Cattle
1900; choice steers $8@8.75. other
grades $7@775. Shop and lambs 400
market fully steady; prime sheer
$525, lambs $3.50 down.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-02-17

Peter J. Dooling, the new congress-
man who represents New York's Six
teenth district, is a native born New
Yorker and a Democrat. Before his
election to Congress he held several
city and state offices and at one time
a state senator His district is In the
heart of New York City. Like Sena-
tor O'Gorman, he is a believer in
large families, and has six children.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-02-17

ONLY ONE "BRcMo QUININE"
To get the genuine, call for full name.
LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE. Look
for signature of E. w GROVE. Cures
a Cold in One Day. Csc.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-02-17

T'" fastest steamship in the world
Is said to be the new Russian torpedo
u1suuytI NOvik, which on her recent
trial trip reacehd a mean speed of 81
knots over a measured mile and a
maximum of 31.3 knots.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-02-17
CHICAGO GRAIN
WHEAT.
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK

CHICAGO, Feb. 17.-Hogs 21,o00;
market sc higher; top price 1878;
bulk of sales $8.6O@S.70. Cattle B.
500; market steady; beeves s7G9.55,
calves $S.75@105O Sheep and lambs
2,4Oo; natives and westerns s3.5sq 6,
lambs 5.25@7.75.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-02-17
LIVESTOCK

CINCINNATI. O., Feb. 17.-Cattle
IS; market steady and strong; choice
steers $40, calves slow and lower
Hogs 1000: market active; top prices
$S.9O@9. Sheep receipts, light; prime
$3.50, lambs $6@S.10.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-02-17
MARKET
LIVE STOCK

3SOlIcCIeu udlly NY AAtoA otOAAos
phone 1850.
HOGS.
Primes average 200 lbs.) per 100
lbs, $685.; heavy mixed, uer 100 lbs,
1925; roughs, per 100 lbs, 81 @ $7.75.
CATTLE
Choice steers, per lb., &c to TIC;
butcher steers, per h., &c; COWS, per
lb., Sc to SC; bulls, per Id, SIC to &C;
choice veal calves. per h., 1Oc.
GRAIN MARKET
corrected daily by Richmond Roller
Mills, phone 2019).
Wheat, per bu .93c
Oats, per bu. 40c
New Corn, per bu. ..............60 Goo
rye, per Du. DOC
Middlings, per ton .S28.0 90
WAGON MARKET
Corrected daily by Omer Whelan.
phone 1879.
OdlS, per Du. 80. ooC
New Corn, per blu. ............... &C
Timothy Hay, per ton .$15 to SIG
clover hay $l4.Ou
Rye Stray .................. $500
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-02-17
LIVESTOCK

PITTSBURG, Feb. 17.-Supply 100;
market steady; veal calves $12. Sheep
and lambs 1000; market steady; prime
sheep Sc, lambs $S.25. Hogs 1900;
market higher; prime heavies $9.10@
1915, pigs $9.20Q925.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-02-17
TOIEDO GRAIN

TOLEDO, O., Feb. 17.-Cash grain:
Wheat 99Rc, corn 64hc, oats 411ac,
cloverseed SS.8212.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-02-17

INDIANAPOLIS GRAIN
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. II. - Cash
grain: Wheat 9S1Ac, corn SIC, oats
41Ac
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-02-17

PILES CURED IN 6 TO IA DAYS
Druggists refund money if PAZO
OINTMENT fails to cure Itching,
Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles.
First application gives relief. SOC.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-02-17

Wayne B. Wheeler, the
man the brewers fear. At the
tabernacle tonight. Hear him.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-02-17
JUNE SMITH DIES

June E. Smith, aged ten months, one
of twins of whom Mr. and Mrs. James
Smith, 514 South Tenth street are the
parents died unexpectedly at 800
o'clock this morning. The baby has
been i'll for some time. The twin sis
ter is in good health.
The funeral wilf be held tomorrow
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the
home. The Rev. Z. G. Howard will
conduct the services. The body will
be buried in the Lutheran cemetery.
Friends may call at any time.
Alma record., 1914-01-08
CIVIC IMPROVEMENT
Continued from page one

one "Harper's Weekly" one "The
Saginaw Courier Herald" one was
writing, apparently his school work,
two were looking up some topics in
back magazines, two were engaged
in quiet conversation concerning pho
Biography, and the others were engag-
ed in checkers or chess. This is a
fair sample of most of the sessions.
The attendance Of older men ap-
pears to have raised the status of the
room in the opinion of the younger,
it means more. 1t is a mans place
and not merely boys place. Little
details of Improvement are noted. My
attention has been called to the fact
that now it is rare thing for boy
to come in and sit down with his hat
on. The general behavior is good
The magazines are all of such a
character as to invite readers. Prob
ably better selection could not be
made. What we now have provide
for all who come. Soon appeal to
a wider circle than others but all
have their readers who come regular
ly as the monthly or weekly issues
appear. The American Boy and Pop
ular Mechanics are nearly always in
use. The Geographic Magazine is
looked upon as great acquisition.
The matter in many of the bound
magazines is exceedingly fine.
| think | am warranted in saying
that reading room is approving it
self more and more to all who be-
come acquainted with it, and the good
it is doing will be acknowledged by
many who now are young and acquir-
ing habits and form of society that
will be great asset in the future
HARRY d. JACKSON,
Caretaker Of Reading Room.
Alma record., 1914-01-08
PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH NOTES.

Next Sunday morning at the hour
for regular worship the sacrament OF
the Lords Supper will be admins
tered and new members will be pub
licly received.
AT seven o'clock the annual praise
meeting of the Fortnightly society
will take the place of the regular
evening service. The principal ad
dress will be delivered by Mrs. ].
K. Mitchell of Detroit. Mrs. Nit
chell is a wonderfully interesting
speaker and every one should plan TO
hear her.
During the holiday vacation though
the superintendent and regular teach
ers of the East End Sunday school
were out of the city the work went
right on without interruption. Each
Sunday new scholars are being en-
rolled. 1t is planned during the next
few weeks to commence holding
mid-week prayer services in the Sab
bath school building and the cordial
cooperation in this new enterprise
of every one in the community is
earnestly solicited.
Another forward step is being taken
by the main church school in the in
PRODUCTION OF systematic mission
study and giving IN the school. The
work is being very carefully planned
and before the new year is month
old every class in the school will be
regularly studying missions and reg
ularly giving to missions.
Alma record., 1914-01-08
J.UP.0LOSEY
Registered Optometrist
Your eyes carefully tested and fitted
119 SUPERIOR ST. ALMA, MICH.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS

Rex Allen spent Thursday in Flint.
Miriam Hull of St. Louis was in
Alma Friday.
John Goodhaw was in St. Louis on
business Friday.
Mr.. G. Levitt left for Durand Sat-
urday on business.
John Barnes of Ithaca was in Alma
on business Friday.
Mrs. Gustave Gardner of Barryton
was in Alma Friday.
Mr.. c. Mcfarland was in Riverdale
on business Friday
John Clifton and wife of ST. Louis
were in Alma Friday.
Home rendered lard a shilling a
pound at Bangharts. 1882
Mr.. E. c. Kemper OF indianapolis
was in Alma on business Thursday.
Mrs. o. V. Rainey OF Owosso was
in Alma on business Friday.
Arthur Feeley and wife OF Linden
were Alma guests Friday.
Miss Edna Bailey spent Sunday
with her parents in St. Louis.
Carlyn Delevan returned to his
studies in Ann Arbor Friday.
Miss Martha Demer of Hemlock
was shopping in Alma Friday
Mrs. Bertha Lott Of St. Louis was
in Alma on business Saturday.
Mr.. c. l. Baker is chief chemist
for the Owosso Sugar company.
Supt. Kinney and family of Lake
View were in Alma visiting Saturday.
r. L. McGill Of Ithaca spent Fri
day morning in this city on business.
Miss Hazel Hustled OF Brecken-
ridge was in Alma Friday afternoon.
Revival meetings are now in pro-
gress at the First Methodist church.
Lillian Crandall and mother, OF
Ithaca, spent Friday in Alma on busi-
ness
Harry Staver went to Elwell Fri
day in the interest Of Robinson
store.
Miss Laura Brown returned Sat-
urday to her school duties at Ann
Arbor.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. d. Kathan OF
Grand Rapids spent several days last
week with their daughter, Mrs. a.
Stinchcomb.
The Alma bowling team will meet
Mt Pleasant in their own alleys Fri
day night Goggins, Klein, McPhee
Schick and Mulvey will represent
Alma.
NJ. G. Hayes was called out of the
city Friday noon by the death OF hi:
father, Henry Hayes of Traverse city
Mr.. Hayes was resident of ST. Loui:
go for several years.
A woman may not be able tc
sharpen pencil with a hairpin, bu
she isn't guilty of trying to open the
front door at 2:3O a. m. with a foun
tain pen.-Paragraphs
Alma record., 1914-01-08

Mrs. Francis King. accompanied
by Henry, left Saturday for the east.
At Detroit they were joined by Miss
Fanny, who returned to her studies
in New York, and Henry to Williams
College, Williamstown, Mass. Mrs.
King is spending the week with
friends in Boston and Saturday even
ing will give a lecture on gardening
before the Massachusetts, Horticul-
tural society in that city.