The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-03-06

State appropriation for year
TO combat all human lie IN
Minnesota ............-$f5 $4,000
State appropriation for year
to combat single disease
tcholera) among hogs $4,000
Conclusion reached by Or. X. N.
Braeken, secretary Of state board
Of health-The state authorities are
Inconsistent, to say the least.
The special appropriation OF sl5,-
900 made by the state for the man
ufacture of hog cholera serum,
which is In addition to the standing
appropriation OF $4,000, aroused DR..
II. ". Bracken. secretary OF the
state board of health, to some sar-
castle comments today on the rel
alive value placed by the state au-
thorities on human life and hogs,
says The Minneapolis Journal
There have been voted $4,000
for protecting hogs of the state,
from cholera" said DIR. Bracken,
while the entire appropriation for
all preyentable diseases among the
human population of the state Is
only s15C.o0O. do not claim that
$4,000 Is too much for the hogs but,
considering the matter from the
economic standpoint only, the action
OF the authorities TO say the least
is Inconsistent. ~
Cites Typical Case. L.,
CAS- n typical case will cite the
experience OF a farmer whose fam
lily was stricken with typhoid fever.
One member died and the. farmers
efficiency Is impaired. His wife
went insane through worry and over
work. ~
For six months he was unable
to sell any milk, cream or butter.
The actual loss In money was
s1,4S5, without placing any valie on
the life of the one who died or max
ing any allowance for wages lost"
THE board of health is manufac-
turing typhoid vaccine without any
appropriation and is giving It
away" DR.. Bracken continued. 1--WE
ought to have an appropriation of at
least $4,000 for this work, but have
hesitated no ask for It. as we have
had sad experience with the legisla-
ture. Had hogs been in danger the
money would have been forthcom.
ing promptly"
s. q. Iverson. state auditor. has Is
sued a statement, showing that the
total amount OF taxes levied on real
and personal property in the entire
state during the year 1918 was $45.-
763, 3S2.5s, against ss7;162,527.7s in
the year 1912, and sS5,s74.75s.s1 in
1911.
The total In Blue Earth county
alone In 1913 was s4s9 ,5s441.
The average rate of taxation over
the state at large in 1918 was 3S.4
mills, against 27.T4 mills in 1912 and
1887 mills in 1911. .s.r...
The rate in Blue Earth county In
1918 was 31.S5 mills.
The total valuation OF real es.
tate in the state, for the year 1913
was s1,1B5, O64,616 against $1,154,269.-
7S5 In 1912 and s1,0s5.52s,273 in
1911.
The total valuation OF real estate
in Blue Earth county in 1919 was
s13,1so,O4o. ~.
Tho total valuation of personal
property In the entire state in 1913
was 1904. .ss6 against s1S5, 4ss.O12
In 1912 and s177,04f.521 in 1911.
The total valuation or personal
property in Blue. Earth county in
1913 was s2,4Ss, los.
The total OF taxes OF money and
credits for the entire state in 1912
was s4O4,477.5i against s347.O25.O4 in
1911. ....
Tho total of taxes OF money and
credits In Blue Earth county in the
year 1912 was $4,024.46. -. ....
The total valuation OF money and
credits for the entire. state In 1912
was $134,S26.56S in 1912 against
s115, 676l26 In 1911. geo.. -
The total valuation OF money and
credits in Blue Earth county in 1912
was 1891. 1905.
The rate OF taxation on money and
credits over the entire state and in
each county in both years was three
mills. 30.
The total OF taxes for all state
purposes levied and payable In the
year 1918 was s4.soo,0l3.7s. The to-
tai paid from the state treasury TO
the various. counties during the
same year was sA.30s. 65s.s6.
The total Of taxes levied and lay
able in Blue Earth county for state
purposes I'm 1913 was s54.97s.73
against s5s.24i.67 paid by the state
treasury into the county treasury for
the year 1913.
From Fridays Daily.
Because there was hot argu-
ment In the lunch room at the
Northwestern passenger depot on Feb
ruary Is between Samual Robson.
local baggage handler, and q. c.
Clauson OF Sioux City. fireman on
the Omaha between Sioux City and