The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-12-04
From Thursdays Daily.

The real simmon-pure tax, becomes
effective December /. There have been
other war taxes levied, some of which
were effective October I, while an
other sort was levied November I,
but the far-reaching stamp and special
tax imposed by congress will 60 into
effect two weeks from next Tuesday
and will be effective ON the various
items for 1873 months, or until Janu.
airy l, 1916.
The new tax will affect bonds,
promissory notes, way bills for freight,
contracts, deeds, insurance policies,
steamship tickets, power OF attorney,
kilograms. telephone charges and
seats in parlor cars. The tax on
palace or parlor cars and berths will
be one cent for each ticket and will
be collected by the government from
the company operating the service.
The tax will add 81 to the cost OF
passage from the United States to
other countries on all tickets costing
less than $50. So tax on tickets
costing between $50 and $50 and Sc
on all tickets costing more than 500.
A half cent tax must be paid on
every 81 premium for insurance Co
operative or mutual fire insurance
| companies exempted.
Power of attorney to vote at direct.
tors meeting will cost. 10 cents
while power OF attorney to convey
titles or transfer stocks will cost
| 25 cents. Protests on notes and
checks will cost 25 cents. A deed
representing value up to 800 will
pay a tax OF 81 and 81 for every
! $50 valuation additional.
A bill Of sale will cost one cent per
800 Of valuation and q promissory
note 2 cents on every 800. Bonds, de.
bentures and certificates of indebted.
ness must pay one.half cent for every
800 valuation. while oil surety bonds
except those required by law must
pay so cents tax.
From Thursdays Daily.
A kind-hearted local hotel en-
ploye late yesterday used his bag.
gage truck to bring to the police
station visitor from Tracy. who
was very much under the influence OF
liquor and claimed that he had
been robbed OF about 5000. The man
was locked up for a while to sober
of. lie gave the name Of Jim Pet.
erson and said he was q contractor.
He was evidently a man OF no small
means, as was plain from his gen.
eral appearance, as well as his
conversation. and his fall from grace
yesterday was probably no index to
his general character. He visited
quite number of saloons during
his sojourn In the city. The police
have been endeavoring to solve the
problem OF the disappearance of his
money. t-
Mortified. Mimi, November 26.-
After walking fourteen miles in his
sleep, Roy Tower, a student at
Carleton college, was found lying
uhtohSCtuuS HI the Stftets VI IOUS-
dale. He Is now in the Mortified
city hospital.
His clothes were torn and soiled,
but he recalls no experience to ac-
count for that condition.
The hard studying and arluous
work to earn part of his college
expenses are believed responsible
for his somnambulance.
Faribault, Mimi. November 90
Attorneys for George l.. Smith,
State Senator Frank l.. Glotzback
and Ed Schenstan, who were indict-
ed by the grand jury for violation
of the corrupt practices act. appear
ell before Judge Childress and made
motions to quash the indictments,
on the ground that aliens were on
the jury. Judge Childress denied
the motions. The Judge also over
ruled demurrer. The cases prob
ably will not be tried until next
week.