Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-08-14
IDAHO NEWS NOTES

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this state.
e. S. Madden, the new secretary
to the governor, is rapidly becoming
familiar with his duties.
At Grangeville John Norwood, pic
neer business man, died Friday. He
Is survived by his widow and two
daughters.
Henry t. Ellars, a pioneer of the
Occur d'Alene district, where he
had resided since 1884, died Saturday
in Wallace, aged Sc.
The receivership sale of the Nor
thern Idaho and Montana Power
company property, which was to
have taken place August 10 at New
port under orders of the court, was
postponed for 80 days.
Standpoint, Idaho. Aug. 11.-Frank
II. Strong, teacher in the Standpoint
schools, and Frank Carpenter. mail
carrier on rural route No. 1 have
been appointed Second Lieutenants
and are in San Francisco
County boards of exemption are
now working overtime in this state
examining men registered for mill
tary service, are giving the fullest
publicity to all cases passed upon
by them, particularly those who
fall in the exemption class, in com.
pliance with orders of Provost Mar.
shall Crowder, Washington, d. c.
Reports from these boards show that
the exemptions asked for are heavy
running as high as 20 per cent in
some counties.
The state highway commission has
let the contract for construction OF
that section of the North and South
highway in Adams couny from the
Washington county line to Council
to F. C. Comerford for $4,000. The
contract for construction of the state
highway between Downey and Frank
lin county, in Bannock county, wal
let to Sam Forth of American Falls
for $4,000. Both highways are to be
built as soon as men and teams car
| ne put Oh lle WOrh.
Tax Board in Session.
The first democratic board t.
equalize taxes of this state which
has met at the statehouse in years
took up its duties Monday. No boart
is of more Importance in the govern
ment of this state, and none ha
| n1avad Gu nrominant q mart In no1i
tics. The board has unlimited power
During past years it has been of
republican complexion. This yea
that complexion has changed to dem
ocratic, due to the sweeping change
that followed the last general cleo
ton. The members of the new boar
are: Governor Alexander, Attorne
General Walters, Secretary of Stat
Dougherty and State Auditor VA
Deusen, democrats State Treasui
err John w. Eagleson, republican.
The present war crisis has result
ed in revolutionized property an
business conditions in Idaho, which
board members say, will call for
reimbursement of valuations that will
affect all classes of property. Higl
taxes have always been a politica
campaign-issue in Idaho 1T seems to b
certain that in some classes of pre-
perty the new board will take rad
cal action, especially with regard t
live stock and, more particularly
sheep. The live stock industry ha
been enjoying an unprecedented era o
prosperity during the last year.
In 1916 the total valuation of al
reported agricultural land in tn
state was $1O9O7O,655; timber land
S22,161,314; cutover and burnt tim
Der land, $4.952,969; mineral land
$39S,S63; grazing land, s15,950, 49s
improvements on lands outside cities
villages and townsites amounted t
$12,914,726. Business lots had val
uation of $12,404, 305. and residence
lots, S19,646.771. Improvements OIL
lands in cities, villages and town
sites were valued at 32,492.059. Mel
chandise was valued at $7,631,17
The taxation of mines has Away
been a live issue in this state, NOR
so III past years imam III the MOT
recent. The abstracts reported b,
the mining counties in the stat
show the net profit on mines to b.
$12,S20, $50. Last year the ne
profit on mines was S10195.934. !
comparison of the figures favor
the current year. The bulk of thi
wealth comes from the Occur d'Alen
mining section, famous for its lea
mines. Shoshone county alone re
ports net earnings of $12,214,415
Some of the larger counties of tn
state showing assessed valuation
reported for 1916, as compared t
the reported valuations Of 1915, ar
interesting. Ada county reports
total of S26,629,S95 for 1916, a
against s3O,479,66O for 1915. Bar
mock reports s16.630,446, as agains
! SIC, 491 800; Bonneville, $11,003.42I
= as against s10,570,253; Canyon, s12
S56,779. as against s15,974,SSS; Idah'
$10,S11,113. as against s10,6S7,736
Nez Perez, $13,4S3,5S5. as agains
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