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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-28

John Cresswell. to the John Fra5
farm on Vernon prairie, which I'd
purchased a few weeks ago.
Miss Gladys Dick, a teacher in q
Keosauqua schools, visited at
home here from Friday until SAT-
day evening.
Mrs. Ed Kinsey and son Chahl
who have been visiting here at
DR.. Percival home, returned to th1
home in Wichita, Kansas, Thursd|
of last week.
Several Bonaparte people were
Keosauqua last week attending cou'
Orpha Cox Of Mt. Zion, visit
here last week a couple of days vii
her cousin Carribelle Perkins.
S. e. Irish Of Keosauqua was
Bonaparte business visitor Friday
last week.
Bonaparte and Bentonsport eac
gain and lost good families in q
exchange of homes Of Jack MOI
gomery and w. S.. Marriott. Tf'
traded residences in Bonaparte a
Bentonsport a few days ago, and 4
getting ready to change Locations
Rev. Jonathan Lee, an aged pasl
residing in Ottumwa. but years 4
for many years in active chuf,
work in Van Buren, county, Y
called to Salem, Henry county, 4
week to preach the funeral sern1
of Joseph Jones. Rev. Lee was 4
tor of the Harrisburg church,
miles north Of here, for several yea
at one time.
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DISTRICT COURT
is IN SESSION
Jury Finds Verdict in Case of Assault
With Attempt to Commit
Murder In Van Buren,
County.

BONAPARTE, Jan. 2S.-The dis
trict court was in session last week,
the first time since January 8. The
petit jury appeared Monday and the
first jury trial of the term was taken
up, that of the state VS.. Lewis Chan.
nell The following jury was selected
and sworn in: G. T. Finger, ]. T..
Barker, c. j. Wendt, d. B. HOFFMAN,
Irwin Story, Hiram Scotch, ]. E..
Huff, j. S. Holcomb, Clark Mellen,
Nj. d. Cox, J. S. Sanderson and Colin
Craig The indictment against the
defendant charged assault with ct
tempt to commit murder. The prose
cutting witness, w. H. Nichols, and
the defendant are neighbors living
west of Pittsburg and the trouble
resulted from an alteration alleged
to have occurred while the men were
engaged in road work. The case was
closed and the jury retired early
Wednesday evening. Thursday morn
ing about 9:45 they returned a YER
dict finding defendant guilty Of as
sault Sentence had not been pro-
nounced the latter part Of last week.
It is understood the defense intends
to appeal The grand jury was re-
called and was in session Thursday.
The case of B. F. Tucker VS.. j. C..
Forbes, on contract, was continued.
A decree of foreclosure was signed
in the case of Chas. l.. Boyle VS.. P.
J. Hurley, ct al
In the case OF Fisher VS.. yantress
ct al, the resignation Of R. E. Nor
rison, receiver was accepted and w.
c. Donaho was appointed in his
place.
In the petition to set aside allow
ance of claim, record entry was
signed in the estate of Jeremiah
Bresnahan.
The board of supervisors for Van
Buren, county was in session last
Monday, Supervisors Saar and Horn
baker being present. Quite q lot Of
important business was transacted.
The State Line Democrat and the
Keoaauqua Republican were selected
as the official county papers for 1918.
The resignation OF County Treas
urer r. E. Meek was accepted by the
board and Deputy Chas. G. Miller
| was appointed TO fill out the I'M
expired term.
! Raymond Duerr. whose services as
county engineer have given satisfac-
ton and especially his work as a
road builder wes reappointed engi-
necr, and Craig Ruby. who has made
an efficient steward of the county
home, was reappointed to that Office
! The board adjourned last Monday,
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Late Market Quotations

white. s5Ac; standard. sec; No. 2
white, SEC.
Chicago Live Stock.
UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.]
CHICAGO, Jan 28.-The hog mar
ket closed active and fifteen cents
higher. Top for hogs was $3.50.
Estimated tomorrow. $4,000.
Cattle closed slow to steady and
ten cents higher. Top, $13.75;
calves, $3.50. Estimated tomorrow,
IS 900.
Sheep closed strong and ten cents
higher. Top, s13.40; lambs, $17.75.
Estimated tomorrow, 10000
Chicago Live Stock.
CHICAGO, Jan. 28.-Hog receipts
"a 900; market 5@10c higher. Mixed
and butchers, $15.10@15.90@ good
heavy, S15.45@15.9 rough heavy.
|s15.10@15.25; light, S15.O0@15.65;
pigs, $11.75@14.00.
Cattle receipts 5000; market strong
15c higher Beeves, .SS.40@1375:
cows and heifers, $6.25@11.75; stock
ers and feeders, s7.25@1o.40; calves,
|S9O0@15.50. .ar.,r...s.s
s....-..e.eess1rss I, 900; market firnii
1o@15c higher. Native, $9.90@13.1b;
western, $10.40@13.40; lambs. $14.75
@17.4o; western. $15.00@17.75; ewes,
se.6o@13.10.
Kansas Cfy Live Stock
KANSAS CITY, Jan. 2s.-Cattle
receipts 10000; market steady.
strong. Steers, s7.00@13.75; cows
and heifers. s6.50@11.25; stockers
and feeders, s7.0o@11.50; calves.
s7o0@1400.
Hog receipts 10000; market 5@10c
higher. Bulk, s15.75@16.O0; heavy,
SO .9091610; medium, $15.S5 1905;
light, s15.75@16.00.
Sheep receipts 5000; market
steady, strong. Lambs, s15.75@1650:
ewes, $11.0O@12.25; wethers. $1,000
1915.
st. Louis Live Stock.
EAST ST LOUIS. Jan. 28.-Cattle
receipts 1000; market 1o@15c high.
err Texas receipts 100. Native beef
steers, sS.00@13.50: yearling steers
and heifers, S700@n3.50; cows. $500
611.5O; stockers and feeders, $4,000
1880: calves, s6.00@15.75; cows and
hedfers, s6.0G@1O.O0
Hog receipts $4,000; market 25935c
lower. Mixed and butchers, $15.50@
1880; good to heavy. s15.6o@15.S5:
rough, s15.00@15.25; light $15.25@
1850: pigs, s12.50@14.5G; bulk. $15.45
@15.75
! Sheep receipts 1000; market steady
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! The Monday closing order which
was issued last week to the river
i towns in Iowa has been rescinded.
| Traffic Is ParaIyzed.
| CHICAGO, Jan 2S.-Snow AGAR
paralyzed traffic in the middle west
today, and east Of the Mississippi riv
err. offset the saving effected by fuel
elss Monday.
The snow and cold wave extended
from the Rocky mountains to the At
lantic seaboard.
Little freight was being moved and
passenger trains we've hours late. In
many cases schedules were annulled
Coal was given the right of way.
Weather bureau forecasters held
out little hope for relief, predicting
continued snow flurries and zero tenn
peratuTes by nightfall.
Milwaukee, with seven inches over
night, making sos inches of snow
fallen since January l, was practical
ly isolated from the outside by rail.
The average middle west winters
snowfall has already been exceeded
by fifty per cent.
A four inch fall today was reported
80 lIasi Is, and Missouri,
hating traffic, causing suffering, bat
Ibenefiting the winter wheat prospects
A number OF smaller towns in Hi
nois reported severe fuel shortage
= SIM people wan6iistiIaI
trees for firewood. At Lena, III.
coal received for the schools was
seized for homes and the schools
closed.
Forty Miles an Hour.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Jan. Is
The second wheatless-heatless Mon
day hit Philadelphia at forty miles
an hour early on the wings of a snow
storm that tied up traffic in a hope
less tangle. With the thermometer
at ten degrees and the snow becom
ing an increasingly severe blizzard
all railroads were running on irregu
lar schedules. The high wind drove
the snow into shifting drifts.
Snow in East.
NEW YORK, Jan. 2S.-New York
observing It's second heatless Mon
day, today, was struck by another
heavy snow storm 1t was purely
local, however, according to the
weather bureau, snow having been
reported from Connecticut and up
state New York points. 1t was snow
ing, however, in New jersey, Della
ware, eastern Pennsylvania AM
Maryland.
The snowfall was not heavy enough
to interfere seriously with traffic on
the railways, although reports OF
snow in the middle west were less
encoura ging
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Closed for the pax.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
NEW YORK. Jan. 2S.-They New
York stock exchange was closed to
day, observing the second of Gar
fields "heatless Mondays"
Grain Review
UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. !
CHICAGO, Jan. discontinued bad
weather and prospective curtailment
in grain movement stimulated buy
ing. There is an embargo on the
belt line and this will affect elevator
demand
January oats opened at S4A, up
", and later gained ". March open
ed up Is at $3.50. later gaining one
cent. May opened at 80, up u, and
later gained u.
February corn opened at 1271s and
later gained Is. March corn opened
down u at 1861, later gaining n.
May corn opened up II at 1855
later losing Is.
Provisions were steady.
DAILY RANGE OF PRICES.
INJIrAGn To-
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but were in session again last Thurs
day for the transaction of other
| business.
/ The following real estate transfers
have been recorded for Van Buren,
county since January /, 1917. Total
S56,3O1:
Chas. D. Bailey and wife Mary j..
| to Richard w. and Robert N. Bailey.
lots and 6, block l. Birmingham;
81 900. q
| Clara B. Martin and husband /. g.,
to T. w. Grimm, lot IL, There's addi-
ton to Pennington; s675.
Chas. D. Bailey and wife to Har-
| ley Johnston, part of lots l and 2.
block 6, Birmingham; $4,000.
Flora A. Thomas to Ed L. and
Mary c. Green. lots 5, 6 and Z, block
2. Leando; $500.
John Keller to Richard Morrow.
small tract of land in Village town
ship; s206.
Earl R. Householder and wife
Goldie, to John Cresswell and wife
Grace, 77A acres in Harrisburg town
ship; $3.50.
Jasper Plowman to d. s. and Jay
! Plowman, Undivided 1-3 Of II acres In
Village township; 81 and other con-
| siderations.
Armada Glotfelty to w. L. Nor
roll, about 126 acres in Lick Creek
township; $1S,750.
Edwar2 Cassaidy to James Cas-
sadly, undivided u of river lots II
and IS, also IT acres in Harrisburg
i township; $1,000.
James Cassaidy and wife Charlotte,
to Edward Cassaidy, undivided u of
! 154 acres in Harrisburg township;
| $3.50.
Roy Mcdaniel and wife Hattie, to
Eugene E. Petit. sixty acres in Che
/ quest township; $4,000.
| Chas. D. Bailey and wife Mary j.,
and George A. Manning and wife
Iowa, to Henry Heckethorn, tract OF
| land in Union township; $4,000.
! Elias ]. Hall and wife Clara A., to
Emma A. M. Workman, one acre in
or adjoining Birmingham; $4,000.
/ Frank Woodin to Amanda Mellott,
sixty-four acres in Des Moines town
ship; 1880.
| Mamie Mize and husband Lewis
! to Laura and Adam Lueckel, part of
.out-lot Farminghom; $3.50.
/ Otis Hewitt and wife Edith, to r.
I, M. Kerr, lot 4, block IL. Leando;
$500
| Harvey Farrell and wife Laura, to
Joseph Farrell, undivided u Of tract
| of land in or adjoining Birmingham;
81 and other considerations.
N. L. Calhoun and wife Anna NJ.
to John w. Farrell, plot of land in
or adjoining Birmingham; $3.50
| Mrs Fred Becker and daughter
Katherine Sommer, returned to their
home in Chicago last week afted Wis
iting here for several weeks at the
e. C. Smith and Mrs Anna Sher-
man homes.
c. w. Blackburn, who has been
employed in the j. II. Middleton gro
Gerry store at Ottumwa for the past
several months, visited here few
days last week with Bonaparte rela-
tives and friends. He will go from
here to LAGRANGE, Mo-, for two
weeks visit with relatives.
/ e. T. Byers and family who live
few miles southeast Of here, will
have a sale soon and will move to
Portland, Oregon, about March 1, to
make their future home.
Joe Cox of Croton, visited here
with relatives Friday Of last week.
Mrs J. c. Weller of Douds visited
with relatives at the w. F. Weller
home last week.
s. T. Henry. city assessor, started
on his work last week.
Earl Householder and family moved
/ last week from the farm northeast
Of here, which they recently sold to
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-28

plane accident in France, General
Pershing cabled the war department
today.
First Lieutenant H. 4. Brown, Gin
cinnati. Ohio. was wounded Deem
Der so, while in action with British
forces, Pershing added.
Three deaths from natural causes
were reported as follows:
son, N. J..
Private Hubert L. Roberts, Warren,
Ore.
Private Earl NJ. Morris. Jireh.
Wyoming.
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Ewes, s11.60@12.00; lambs, slim
1855; Gamers and choppers mM
900; wethers, $11.50@12.75 w."
Omaha Live Stock,

Omaha Live Stock.
OMAHA, Jan. c8.-Cattle r...
5000; market strong, 1OQ15c his sl
Steers. $8.50@13.10; cows and i Ia]
! ers. $6.26@10.25; stockers and III
ers, s6.25@11.75; calves 80 =, "
1925: pulls and. stays, s6,75m1N,.
Hog receipts 1900; market stss
Bulk, $15.70@15.90; top, $500
Sheep receipts $4,000; mas
steady. stronger. Yearlings, s1I sa|
1900; wethers, $11.OO@13.Oo. l.s s
$15.75@17.25; ewes, $11.Oo@l2%
Chicago Produce.
CHICAGO, Jan. 2s.-Butter.-r
.tras. 4Sc; firsts, 49c; dairy extra,
@47kc; dairy firsts, 41@44c.
Eggs-Ordinary frsts, 5ea;,I
frsts, 5S@59c.
Cheese-Twins. 23@23kc: yor,l
Americas. 261a@27c.
Potatoes-No receipts; all grad
$2.00@2.25 per cwt.
Live poultry = Fowls. 2O0M
22@25c::-gesse, ,lq@ nu1
spring chickens, 24c: turkeys, AL
New York Produce.
NEW YORK, Jan. 2S.-Flour N.
ket dun" Si2sSapged
PorR f>A6 .iy. ;l1ess, ssas,
$3.50.
Lard market frmer. Middle W.
spot, $25.40@25.50.
| Sugar, raw, market quiet. Centra
gal test. s6O.o5.
Sugar, refined, market eu!st. a
loaf. ss.95; crushed. $50; powderg
$3.50; graduated, $7.45.
Coffee Rio No. on spot, &c.
Tallow market firm. City, 1s,I
special, 171sc.
Hay market dull. No. 1, $3.50; Nal
S1.55@1.70; clover. s140@1.So.
Dressed poultry market quiet. nj
keys, 24@35c; chickens, 25asl
fowls, 22@321ac; ducks, 24G2Sc
Live poultry market firm. Geese
@30c; ducks, soc; fowls, 32934c; I'd
keys, 2S@3oc; ROSTERS, zoe; chickea|
31@31Ac.
Cheese market firm State Mi
ommon to special, 20@26c; skin
common to specials, S@20c.
| Butter market dull, lower Recep,
III, 542. Creamery extras, 51h,
dairy tubs. 42@51c.
Egg market dull Receipts 5,5'
! Nearby white fancy, e606Sc; neara
mixed fancy, 63@66c; fresh, 62Al
| 66c.
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DAILY RANGE OF PRICES.
CHICAGO, H., Jan. Is
Chicago Cash Grain.

CHICAGO, Jan. 28.-Corn-No. 4
yellow, s1.55@16O; No. yellow,
s1.4O@1.53; No. yellow, s1.30@1.45:
No. white, $3.50; No. white,
s1.40@1.5S; No. 6 white, s1.30@15O;
No. mixed, s1.55@1.5S; No. mixed
s1.4OQ1.5S; No. 6 mixed. s1.3O@1.43.
Oats-No. 8 white, 95A oslo; No.
white, S2@S7c; standard. S6k@
87Ac.
Peoria Grain.
PEORIA, ILL.,, Jan. 2S.-Corn-Mar-
ket unchanged. SC lower. No. 6 white
$148Q1.50; No. yellow, S1.63 bid;
No. yellow, s1.52@1.58; No. yell
low, STAG: No. mixed, $3.50 bid;
No. 6 mixed, SLAB.
Oats-Market lie higher. No.
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Local Observations.
Airships Collide.

UNITED Press Leased WIRE o T.,o
SANDIEGC. Calf, Jan. Is. N
planes collided in mid-air at ooa
island today at a height OF oVw
Both crashed TO earth ana ~
Iieved both pilots were killer. ro
The machines are a comPiet. nj
Army authorities at Norm Ia 4,
fused to give any information
the accident.
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To Cure Cold in One Day
Take LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE
(Tablets). 1t stops the Cough and
Headache and works off the Cold.
E. w. GROVES signature on each
box 30c
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| &M.lNzs
f. 81 ne 4
/ WEAT HEt
III. s. Department of Agricr

III. S. Department Of Agricul'u
| Weather Bureau
] For Keokuk and vicinity: RAJ.
cloudy tonight and Tuesday; COW
Tuesday. i.
For Iowa: Partly cloudy tong
and Tuesday; probably snow llul i.
tonight east portion; colder ton,s
east and central portions anu C
portion Tuesday. -.
| For Missouri: Generally fall
night and Tuesday; colder ton'
except extreme west portion.
| Weather Conditions.
Snow has been general from
Rocky mountains to the lake III
and is followed by partly clos
weather in the plateau and mour.l
/ regions, with an area of hign N
sure advancing from northern "
| tana.
Local Observations. j
Jan. Bar. Their. Wlnd. M W., snl
81 7 D. m. 30. O6 II NE by N "
IpS Z a. m. 80. 0G IL NV
Precipitation, l27 hundredths,,
| River stage at Z a. m, io'0
tenths. IN,
Change in "a hours. rise, l i0''
tenths. "A
Mean temperature, Jan. ~ J"
Highest, 13.
Lowest. 6.
| Lowest last night, 10. rscp
Obsef1
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CALLING CZERNIN
SOME BAD NAMES
CONTINUED from page Il

lCOnJlNuGI lIOEl page IL
except socialist newspap ers warned
the party to cease such agitation.
Vote Of Confidence.
AMSTERDAM, Jan. %. - The
foreign committee of the Austro-
Hungarian reichsrath voted fourteen
to seven its confidence in Count
Czernin, foreign minister, according
to Vienna advices today.
Socialist Elected.
AMSTERDAM, Jan. 2S.-Victory Of
a socialist candidate, Herr Uhlig,
over the conservative aspirant, DR..
Hermann, in a by-election to the
reichstag at Bautzen, Saxony, was
reported in Berlin dispatches today.
The socialist organ, the Voerwaerts,
recalling an opinion expressed by the
conservative Kruez Zeitung that the
election would be "test Of the feel
ing of the German people," declared
today that victory must come to the
socialist majoritys policies.
Bautzen is city in upper Lusatia.
thirty-one miles northeast of Dres-
den on the river Spree. 1t is an i'm
portant manufacturing center.
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TERROR STRICKEN
TEUTONs
CONTINUED from page IL

unqualifiedly that Germany is about
to launch a great attack both by
land and sea against her enemies.
February 1, the first anniversary
of Germany's Inauguration of ruth
less submarine warfare, may be the
date set for her next U boat exploits.
Baker Classics the German plans as
heralding the most powerful subma-
,rine offensive yet undertaken.
His statement confirms United
Press information sent out last week
that Germany's recall of her boats
forecast a great drive against the
allied naval forces guarding Ameri-
can troops and supply ships going
to Europe. Baker declares Germany
is determined to break the steady
stream of these vessels. It's be-
lieved that she has enlarged the guns
on her U boats in order to give
battle, possibly even with destroyers.
The naval forces of this country
and the allies look with anticipation
on the promised fray.
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BIG SNOW FOR
HEATLESS MONDAY

cations in some instances through
action by the county or local boards.
The Monday closing order which
was issued last week to the river
towns in Iowa has been rescinded.
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Americans on List.

OTTAWA, Ont. Jan. 28.-The fol-
lowing Americans are mentioned in
the latest casualty list:
Wounded:
G. S. Pettigrew, Toledo, Ohio.
T. S. McLaren, Grafton, N. D.
Ill:
s. o. Huber, Berrien Springs, Mich.
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Machine Guns In Use.

LONDON, Jan. 2S.-Severe disturb
ances have occurred in the Rhenish
industrial district, according to re-
ports from The Hague. printed today
by the London Daily Mail The dis
patch asserted that machine guns
have been distributed to troops at
Mulhet. No further details were
given
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Ukrainians Fighting.

AMSTERDAM, Jan. 2S.-Ukrainians
bitterly fighting the Bolsheviki seek
ing possession Of Tux, asked assist
ance of the Acknowledgements COM
mander, but We're refused aid, accord
ing to Vienna dispatches quoting the
Urainians reports from the newspa-
per Duo.
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Vote of Confdt

except socialist newspapers warne
the party to cease such agitation.
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Torpedoed ship to be Saved.

1crpedoed Snip TO be saved.
LONDON, Jan. 2s.-The Cunarder
Andania, south bound, torpedoed Sun
day morning off Ulster, probably will
be saved intact, according to word re-
ceiyed today. 1t was believed all her
passengers and crew had been saved.
Two torpedoes were fired at the yes
sci. The first missed. The second
struck amidships. Passengers and
crew took to the boats.
Raid by Enemy.
LONDON, Jan. 28.-Three British
soldiers were missing after an enemy
raid on an advanced post northeast oil
IIangemarcl yesterday evening, Field
Marshal Haig reported today.
Around Leverguier, stray hostile
accommodating parties were dispersed
by fire at night. Southwest Of Cam
brai and north of the Lens-Pass chen
taete sector, hostile artillery was re
ported active.
German War Report.
BERLIN (via London) Jan. 2S.-To
days official statement reported moth
ing important.
Deaths In France.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S-Ffrst
Lieutenant Jack NJ Wright, New
York City was killed 'in an aero
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-03-15
ASK McADOO FOR CARS TO
CARRY s.. G.. FERTILIZER

Columbia, March IA. c. Sum-
mers, commissioner OF agriculture
OF South Carolina. has telegraphed
w. G. McAdoo, director general OF
railroads. asking that he furnish re-
railroads. asking that he furnish re-
lima by furnishing freight cars for
the movement OF fertilizers.
The commissioner declared that
the order sending $500 empty cars
from the southeastern states to the
west has almost paralyzed the ship
ments of fertilizers to the farmers
throughout this section and that the
production OF foodstuffs in this state
will be cut considerably unless relief
is obtained. The commissioner de-
clared the situation is serious.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-03-15
LEGAL ADS
TAX NOTICE.
Taxes Are Payable from Octo-
Der 18th, 1917. to March
18th, 1918.

A penalty OF one per cent will be
cent for February, and seven per
cent for March.
The levies for the different pur-
poses are as follows:
For State purposes 1-2 mills,
Constitutional School Tax mills,
Ordinary County purposes 41-2
mills. Public Roads and Bridges 6
mills. Interest on Past Indebtedness
Bonds l mill, Interest and Sinking
Fund on G. & c. Railroad Bonds
1 IA mills, Interest on Borrowed
Money 1-2 mill. Total "a "a mills.
For payment of interest on Town
ship Bonds: In Pleasant Hill Town
ship ga OF 1 mill, in Gill's Creek
Township 12 mills. and in Cane
Creek Township "a mills.
Special School Taxes for the va
rious districts are as follows: Dis
tricts and 13 two (2) mills, dis
tricts % and 45 three 60 mills,
districts 1. 8. 4. s. 8. 20. FL. 23, 26.
S7, 80. AZ and 48 four (4) mills,
districts 36 five (5) mills, district
z six (6) mills. district IA six and
one-half &C 1-2) mills. districts 2,
10. IL. IL, 15. IT. Is. 19, "a, 26,
81. 80. S3, "a. SO. AZ, 43, 46 and
49 eight (s) mills, district SO ten
(1O) mills. and district 40 eleven
11) mills.
All male citizens between the
ages Of FL and 55 years are liable
for capitation tax of three
tS3.00) dollars for road purposes.
and all male citizens between the
ages Of FL and 60 years are liable
for poll tax Of one (s1.0O) dollar,
except those exempt by law.
T. L. HILTON.
County Treasurer.