The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-06-10
TOTAL WEALTH Of
MALAYSIA COUNTY
WILL FOOT UP OVER FORTY MIL.
LION DOLLARS.
0sKALOOSA HAS NEARLY EIGHT
Big Increase is Shown by Recapituia
ton Made by County Auditor,
From the Returns of
The Assessor.

The Assessor.
Mahaska county assessors as a re.
suit of the work of 1915 have listed
property in Mahaska county worth
over forty millions of dollars, which
figure Is something of an increase
over previous, assessments. The totaf
of forty millions is made up Of the
actual value of property in the coun-
Ity, $36 1852, $3.50, and the total amount
OF the listed moneys and credits own
ed in the county, $3,S66,990 making
the total figure made up and totaled
by County Auditor Roy Rowland, $4O,-
1880.
Taxable value of all property in
Mahaska county is $9,O63245.
OF the sum total of over forty mill
lions actual value in the county Os-
Ikaloosa has nearly eight millions, tot
al value property $6,457 ,456, and mon
eys and credits $l,351, 421, making a
total of $7,SOS,S77 Assessable or tax
paying value of property owned with
lin the corporate limits of Oskaloosa
is $1,614,364.
Students of these figures in analy-
sis will note that the amount OF prop
erty listed by the assessors shows an
increase in the total reported in 1914.
Okaloosa city shows an increase in
the total of all property OF $115,Sl6.
E Increase in the taxable valuation OF
. the county as a whole is correspond
ingly marked.
Mahaska county assessors for the
r year 1915 listed total male, asses
sable polls of 7,645, of which 4,3SS
are under As years of age, and pay
poll tax.
Assessors found a total of 2,420
dogs in the county, 1917 of which are
females.
Land values, as returned by the as
SCISSORS are based upon eighteen town
ships and nine towns or corporations
: Only one of'the townships, Des Moin
es is considered in two parts, east
and west.
- Total acreage of the county consid
, cred is given as 354,327, in which Os
. ikaloosa is credited with 9l2 asses
=. sable acres, New Sharon 233 and Ere
;, mont SIG.
The actual value of lands of Ma
/. kaska county is found to be $26,072,
y 53S, and the average actual value o
= an acre ground in the county is fount
4 on the basis of assessors work to b.
! $73.58. The lowest acreage value pei
=. acre is given as $500 for east De'
Moines, with Jefferson and Waite
! Oak at $500. Outside of town acres
:, the top average Is noted for, Lincoln
y township at $117, while Cedar, Prair
. lie and Spring Creek lands are aver
. aged at $50.
Town acres in Oskaloosa average
= 1927. in New Sharon 1928 and at Ere
: mont 1924.
!, Actual value of town lots in thu
y :, county IS figured to be $5,95O,274 oil
" which $393,952 exemption is permit
ted. Total net actual value of lot
{ and lands in county $3l, 62S,S60.
Live Stock.
e Stock statistics of the count.
n show 1867 one year colts, valued a
a $SS,312 or an average valuation o
t $477O; 2,O57 two year old colts va
e ued at $l3S,S60, an average OF $3.50
l. 10,438 horses three years OIL or over
n valued at $884,236, an average o
r $S470. Stations, 126, actual valu
e $50, GOA, an average of $242S0.
d Mules and asses number 1,005, act
II al value $4,000, an average of $3.50
IS Cattle-One year old heifers $685.
X valued at $64,4 an average of SIG
so; two year old heifers, 2.641, Value
n. at $3.50, an average of $24.1O; cow
4 12O02, valued at 1854, 456, an averag
i. of $2S.75; year old steers, 3,044, va
"A ued at $63,240, an average of $20.75
# two year old steers, 734, valued a
70 $23,304, an average of $3l75; tire
year old steers, 5, valued at $16S, a
% average of 1880; bulls 682, value
10 at $24,236, an average of $3.50; ca
~ tie in feeding 1852, valued at $119
=, 512, an average of $45.40.
= Swine over months old, 54,7SE
n actual value. $402, APO, an average c
- $40 per head.
- Sheep and goats over 6 months OLE
y 14.103. valued at $43,14S, an averag
~ of $50.
a Number of vehicles reputed. 1,05'
worth $37, 440. ...
~ Value of household furniture {
T. boarding houses and hotels $l4 1872.
!" Actual value OF total moneys an
70 credits owned in the county, 1886
'r $50.
u Merchandise owned in Mahaska t.
81 tails $941, 1886.
Corporation Stocks and shares, Sc
OF 300.
Ia Capital employed in manufactur,
"a $42112
Ia No old grain reported this year.
r. Other personal property SS95.5S0.
a Buildings owned on leased LAM
II $46,l96
r. Bank stock, so per cent, $71i,S76
r. Actual value OF personal nropert
he in the county, as assessed, s4,624 ~
OF Taxable value of personal propert
q, $1156.030.
cs And upon these figures as bas
the tax lists of 1915 will be compute
and made up.
Going more into the detail of II
he summary sheet the following inform
on tion is ATTAINED:
lr- Oskaloosa City.