The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-07-02
MITCHELL REAL
ESTATE OVER A
MILLION MORE
The Increase Over
1913 Is $1,251,-
800.
H PERSONAL TAX
Remains About Same-Coun-
ty Equalization Board
Meets Next Tuesday.
THE PERSONAL TAX

Real estate in Mitchell has been
assessed at S6,479,OSS for 1914. This
figure is $1,251,369 greater than for
1913, when it was finally assessed at
$~5,22I,S19, after passing through
the city, county and state boards of
equalization.
The new valuation was reached
with the assistance of an appraisal
committee on structures, consisting
of Fred Bjodstrup on business blocks
and c. l. Johnson and Theodore Me
yer on residence buildings. No change
was made in the system for fixing
valuation on lands or lots.
Comparatively little change is
made in the returns of City Assessor
y. H. Davis on personal property in
the city of Mitchell for last year. His
figures, completed today, show per-
sonal property in Mitchell %aggregat-
ing $2,026, ia, compared with 81"
O92,735 for 1913.
Goods and Merchandise.
Consistently, goods and merchan-
disc continue to be the largest single
item of the city personal property,
amounting to $732,52S. The stock
lOl 4MAlSilVll , lOul WIN WV
trust companies ranks next with
S475.O0O. The next heaviest item in
the list is household furniture and
provisions, which totals $200,2 40.
Items which are not found in Nit
chell, and consequently not assessed
are sheep, grain, street railways and
power boats and water craft. Only
nine motorcycles were assessed, al
-,.- %h,- ,,l1 ,-;l1 Ia, ,,,,lti~li
ed when the county commissioners
check over the list of motorcycle
licenses issued in the city.
Are pa Automobiles.
The remainder of the items of
personal property follow: II horses
and mules, one year old, $495; 13
horses and mules, two years old,
$3.50; 479 horses and mules, three
years old and over, $41,960; 2 stall
lions and jacks for service, $500; 5
yearling cattle 800; 166 COWS
SIS ,21C; As hogs, $72o; 255 wagons
carriages and sleighs, $4,000; IL
steam and gas traction engines, $13,-
$50: 6 threshing machine separator.
is1.75O; 244 automobiles, SIG, 615,
9 motorcycles, $1,225; 626 pianos
pianolas and player pianos. $9O,215
horticultural implements, tools, ma
chinery and harness, $2,440; furni
lture and fixtures of hotels and lods
ing houses, $12,975; office furniture
and fixtures. including libraries ant
instruments, $33,6OO; gold and silve.
~p,ate. china, cut glass and musica
instruments, $515; watches, jewelry
diamonds $4,330; materials ant
manufactured articles $~33,368; tool
and machinery of manufacturers
(s55.99 stocks, furniture and fix
lures of saloons, billiard halls an
bowling alleys $19,755; moneys, "a,
i750; credits $12S,27S; shares O
stock of companies not incorporate
lin South Dakota $4,000; elevators
warehouse, mills and ~coalsheds, sly
900. all other items of personal pre-
perty $3.50.
state Assesses Railroads.
BY August IS, the state tax con
mission will furnish Dawson count
with the valuation of the telephon
and railroad companies operating i
the city of Mitchell and the count.
hence it can not be given for l9l
at this time. Last year it amounte
to $625,SS1.
With a valuation of $2,O92,725 Q
personal property in 1913, $5,221
S19 for real estate and s625,SSl Il
railroad and telephone companie
the total valuation of $7,946,4oe IL
the city of Mitchell was reached.