Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1920-06-10

per cenL OF not AL all AHoSe Things
increased, together with the present
valuation placed upon them are as
follows: Horses, $51S,77s; mules
$322,212; asses and jennets, $9,s94;
neat cattle, $740,424; hogs, $23s, ,204;
sheep, valued at $142,5O5, were not in
creased.
The valuation placed on money,
notes, bonds and mortgages is 81, ,431,-
400; bank stock, $477,O2O; and other
personal property $1,057,135.
This increase in the valuation Of
all properties in this county brings the
total on which taxes will be assessed
to $15,751,721.
County Collector C. P. Arnold is in
receipt of letter from State Auditor
George E. Hackman regarding the re-
cent decision concerning the State
Income Tax law in which Mr.. Hack
man says he will notify Collector
Arnold regarding the question as soon
as the Supreme Court has fully de-
cided on the matter. He added that
the Attorney General had filed a Pc
tition for a re-hearing in the ease
which has not been passed upon. 7.
Four suits have already been filed
with the clerk of the Circuitt Court
for trial in the September term Of the
Audrain Circuit Court. They are:
H. L. Strock against the unknown
heirs of Mary Hurdle, in perfect title;
Lizzie Goodpasture gainst Anna Voss,
in partition; Ernest Poland against
Essie Poland for divorce; and ]. H.
Wright against R. S. Cook ct al, to
revive judgment.
Mrs. E. c. Smith was appointed ad-
ministrator of her husbands estate by
the Probate Court Friday Afternoon
when she appeared and filed an appli-
cation for letters. She was required
to give a $4,000 bond. Mr.. Smith
died at his home on Laddonia short
time ago without leaving a will. He
is survived by his wife and four chill
dren and leaves large cstate.
In the estate of A. s. ]. Harrison, J..
C. Mundy was appointed appraiser
under the inheritance tax law.
The will left by Stepf en- Bertels, Of
Martinsburg, who died at his home
May 81, was probated by Judge E. A.
Shannon Friday and letters Of admin
istration issued to his widow, Mrs.
Elizabeth Bertels. The will, which
was made only May 27, 1920, provides
that all his just debts and funeral ex-
penses be paid, that $50 be paid to the
priest for masses to be said for the
repoes of his soul, and that the re-
mander of his estate both real and
personal be given to his wife for her
lifetime. He asked that she be ap-
pointed executrix.
In the estate Of L. P. Dye the ad-
ministrator filed an account Of sale.
The widow filed a statement Of the
property taken at It's appraised value
filed a motion asking FOR yearly al
lowance.
In the estate Of Amanda M. Sweet,
| w. w. Bolts was appointed appraiser
under the inheritance tax law.
In the estate Of Eliza Grant Howard,
/ T. E. Hook was appointed appraiser
under the inheritance tax law. In the
estate of John O'Brien, Harry Stocks
was appointed.
The Audrain County Circuit Court
convened for the regular June term OF
court Monday morning at 9 o'clock.
The day was spent with re-setting the
docket and the first cases will not
come up for trial until Tuesday. The
number of cases on the docket for this
term of court is larger than the June
filing has been in the last ten years,
according to E. F. Elliott, clerk.
Court will probably be in session four
weeks or longer.
Four young men were sentenced to
t;.e penitentiary in the Circuit Court