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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-12-07
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since Still attention should be
the unequal the
and active heads of local
t m h GRADES lands We use the term unreasonable not
you might mpy-ha high expenditures
was but because these lands greatly overaued The
sale of at large discount means that the property
worth holding will ultimately shoulder this loss
their valuation given
they will hundred cent THIS may prove
unless land assessed its selling value sales
will continue the Equality in assessment is all
fayforget the ownership
IMPORTANCE OF EQUITABLE ASSESSMENTS
of important any, if not the most import
ant in your district The practically
ministerial those of demand ability and Judgment
Taxpayers that
should be made favon certain classes Of property In the early
reduced he would be obliged cut his timber avoid
being ruined While taxes minor during those times
every subuge
bodies of timber removed and little left in public Improvement to
show for the vast wealth utilized and wasted
the settlers and his the successful
farmer have taken the place of the mbermn The control Of local gov
practically towns Northern Wisconsin has changed hands
conceded that everything should be done to encourage
beginner all not in control and the violation Jaws Toes not
of the arrival but to the OF large revenue
producing farms able their share
differentiation of the property
violation of law but breeds extravaganza in public expend
economy ana eaesng @ s nv at it's true value You
will find the paying interested the
than the paying only twenty-five per cent
DR. Richard Ely University of Wisconsin 1--WE notice
places country at least the wealthy appear
incline land OF
great familiar have made their In
land wealthy they want to avoid putting
investment should
should be framed with In
investment
should selection
practsed him should be punished with peca Sc
We make country and more nation OF
owners"
Does this in anyway impress the Importance of following the
law? $50
be encouraged and the poor nan 20 Det
his through the development OF our cutover lands
The settler must not pay
of the producing than would expect him
to pay Of the Spectator
While the duty perform our expenses
providing
revenue property Is our duty
full share under the present sys
awvaue the property the
ownership
We submit recently made in connection with an ap
nication for reassessment n this district:
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-12-07
Pearce Tomkins' Annual Report

The following the report of Income Assessor Pearce Tomkn
Bayfield,
the it problems of the
The tables of the omitted which contain
fgures
To Honorable Bayfield,
Wisconsin:
GENTLEMENWe submit for consideration, fifth annual
report of assessments and values We make claim Of exact
determining
of estate When fails it degree the fault of the
all full equitable basis
and
with
ton.
In the Superior Douglas county, for 1920
produced value of $2581OO0 Nnetyeght sales
piled the proved the be at full hundred
the sales value 0O0O With the original 1920
could this discrepancy
During the period covered the the land M had been assessed at
of its selling value while
te lands valued figures varying from hundred
The ratio found by dividing
applied the whole dsrct the extremely
$400QO0 Such conditions in Bayfield,
but they do, the themselves to blame full value
equitable assessment will itself
In illustration submit the figures from the made in
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-12-07

low assessment Responsible LOT te
of 1917 and the extremes of 1917
value of $3377OO0 more closely
the real estate the district Too much at
than the county equalization that the property owner pays
ON the of local assessments ss.e
following the number OF saes assessment Oh lana
and selling price,
and ratio illustrate followed the market
Of estate in 1921: s
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-12-07

is
lower than the while the sales
of the
nothing values and there few
They judgment based experience in vang the
hundred and eightynne sales show assess
with selling price of $Oo5Sa ratio OF 1888 per
of recorded 1920
against total selling Of $780,
799,-ratiO 99.2S
that raised the value OF Bay
county nothing do with the valuation of the county
determined by dividing the by the
the total selling price, the assessment
whether
hundred and fifty cent will show like
all
other hundred the forty
applied Equazaton is all important
only in
sales bayfield, county Sales with
exceptions selling values and attempt
to fairness.
TABLE "B' &sS-sHHt -seKs*M ssA.> .kasass
BAYFIELD, COUNTY SALES 1s17-ls2l
Total Assess Total True
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-12-07
BAYFIELD, COUNTY SALES Is17ls2l
Total Assessed Total True

9l7
5e5 with centhowng true value for the
the reached $6O an IN
crease while the value only
This should dispen apprehension that
through assessment at
districts have increased their
value opinion In illustration we submit
Of the of Drummond from 1917-l921 inclusive
&c"
Omaha daily bee., 1922-05-31

serve hank was grand mutt last
night, Nest Monday the grand mutt
win be some other business man,
This year there will be a new grand
mutt every Monday night.
Henry Dunn. police commissioner.
William Wappieh. police Judge. and
Harry Stevens superintendent the
numerous laughter.pFodueing lniiia'
ton stunts IN which, too. the fertile
brain OF Gus has surpassed itself.
Aud when the curtain had fallen
on the beautiful scenery OF the third
act and rose again, behold a Ford
truck drove in upon the stage. Seat
I'd upon il were the rotund and fo'
bns,ious forms OF L, Buckingham
and Congressman \, w. leiiefis.
Rut-heavensl Is the chauffeur
mad; oh. erashl
The automobile, with its heavy and
important human freight. has run
right into stone wall. The stones
have tumbled upon the two passen-
gers who. IL seems, were cunningly
seated where all the mortar and lime
would fall on their clothes.
Both Escape Injury.
But they are unhurt. though they
certainly look like a couple o plas-
terers. They are introduced then as
the speakers of the evening. Buck"
told how great Ak-Sar-Bcn is and
is going 10 be.
Big Jeff was in an almost continual
white smoke screen as he eulogized
Nebraska and particularly the peo-
pie OF Omaha aud the Second con-
gressional district. Sigmund Living.
stone OF Bloomington, ILL.,, Bnai
Birth delegate also spoke.
Most OF the Ak-Sar-Bcn governors
witnessed the opening show.
All the music and songs were
broadcast by radio.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-05-31
Buck Mercantile Company
Again Looted by Burglars

Burglars removed a panel from
the rear door OF the w. 5. Buck Mcr-
camille company, H0s Dodge street,
sometime Saturday or Sunday night,
backed up wagon to the door and
stole a quantity OF rugs, blankets and
the like to an undetermined value, ac-
cording to a police report filed this
morning.
Manager S. L. Hemstrcet said an
inventory is being taken to deter
mine the extent OF the loot.
A few weeks ago this firm suffered
from $1,000 fire, and several
months ago. when the company was
located at 2570 Leavenworth street,
it was raided by burglars for several
thousand dollars worth of loot.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-05-31
THE BEE; OMAHA. WEDNESDAY. MAY 81. 1922

Hickman was tnasunaslsT and Harry
Malashask ia charge Of arrangements
Preceding the R'Hai Birth ritual
memorial seFvife iaf departed mfmr
hers, held yesterday afternoon In the
Blackstone ballroom with Rabbi
Frederick Cohn ,as speaker, Rsnia-
min Samusls oi chicago Was named
trustee iaF the Cleveland Orphan
home, supported hy the B'Rai Birth
order, Trustees will also he named
ioF the Denver 1onsumplNe home
aud the Leo \. Levi hospital in Hot
Omaha daily bee., 1922-05-31
Vast Crowd Fills AXIS Den
to See King Arthur's Goats
Another Great Success Added to Long Line of Pro-
ductions-Latenser Is Dashng King-Buck-
ingham and Congressman Jefferis
Meet With Accident.

Gus Rene. srliilesF aud impFe'
sario OF Ak,saf,Rsn, has added an,
other great sueeefs 10 his long lins
ai productions. The vast crowd oi
men that filled the historic ''den'
Monday night acclaimed this TACT with
loud cheers, applause and miTth,
IL was the opening night OF the
season and. as Buck" Buckingham
ssid in few well-chosen words
after the premier presentation Of the
new show, king Ar,hur's Goats.
this was hy lar the biggest crowd
ever IN the den an an opening night,
The membership arrived Al the
I 500 mark, $50 more than last year
Oh opening night
These are professional actors,
aren't they@ one OF the delegates 10
the B'nai Birth convention here in-
qnired Of the men who sat beside
him. Iha, inquiry gives an idea OF
the quality.
OF course. its all secret stuff uu-
less you're knight OF Ak-Sar- Ben
,priee $40 and the biggest moneys
worth on earth.) But we can stretch
our oath lar enough to say that the
play concerns the court OF King Ar
thur oi old and his round table. with
The Sheik OF Araby. 1922 model,
,hrown IN for good measure and TO
make II interesting.
Rehearsed Thoroughly.
Oscar Lieben. the tireleSS and won
derful little musical director, had re-
hearscd his actors and actorines so
thoroughly that there wasn't single
hitch in the whole three acts. and
Dan Butler, prompter. just had TO
sit there and do nothing.
The oath OF secrecy also doesn't
prevent us from rcmarking that
Frank Latenser is handsome and
dashing king; L. II. Strickler. love-
~ Guincvere; Maynard Schwartz, a
Nalcntinous sheik; DR.. Gladstone
Derby, knightly Launcclot. The
other principals included George
Long, Marcus Nielsen. c. r. Tyler,
Rollin Thomas, Christian Larsen.
Charles Docherty. Kenneth Reed, A.
l.. Frederick, Mickey Gibson, and
they're all fine.
Walter Adams, female imper-
senator, who has been out OF the
show for thee years because of an
accident, staged a great comeback,
putting on dance OF subtlcst iasci-
nation.
And the chorus. Oooo la la! The
Arabian maids" that waltz in with
the sheik are so beautiful that the
crowd just busted in with applause
right in the midst OF the chorus as
sort of tribute to beautiful
"womanhood.'
It's knockout, men, on the level.
And if you get a chance to buy
membership at $40, do it. You can
see the show IL times for that and
get all the hot dogs, cheese sand
wiches, buttermilk and coffee you
can eat at each and every perform
ance, about $l2 worth OF eats for $40.
DR.. Waggener's beloved saxo-
kehc-, octet was back on the job and
was greeted with great applause and
performed with its old-time vim and
rhythm.
Eastman Is Grand Mutt.
O. I. Eastman of the federal re-
Omaha daily bee., 1922-05-31

iuglsn, H. gage the principal address
a. the B'Hsi Birth banquet, last
night in the RTahdsis restaurant,
Nearly 1000 attended the dinner
dance, ehlsi social function al ths
annual convention, closing today,
4 feature OF the event Was the pre-
senlalion OF a gold watch 10 Henry
NoRsky Of Omaha, retiring president,
Harry LaRldus presented the tribute
Luslaye LasNingsr oi NJ. Paul
Mimi new president, spoke aud Rev,
Herbert !, samuels OF Winnipeg
Canada, gave the invocation. ", l.,
Omaha daily bee., 1922-05-31

the usual number this Afternoon, and
consisted OF a program oi speaking
aud music In the auditorium and tbs
plasing oi flowers on the graves OF
all departed soldiers in the osseels
eemelsEy,
The address OF the day sas dsliv,
cred by \, ". Thompson OF York,
In the Osstola cemetery there are
sFayss OF ol soldiers OF the civil az!
recent wars, 4 ligh, rain has fallen
during part OF the day, but not
enough TO interfere with carrying
out the program as planned,
Omaha daily bee., 1922-05-31
Canadian Flyer Joins
Amundsen Expedition

Seattle, May l0,-Lisu,, q, l., Full
lsrton, wsll'knewn Canadian hyeE
arrived from Ottawa yesterday TO
loln the Amundsen expedition. which
leaves Tor the north Saturday, Lieut.,
Fullerton has had extensive expert
enee in flying IN northern climates
and will act As air scout Tor the party.
gong on ahead TO map out the
course ei the exploration ship Maud.
and make meteorological observation.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-05-31

Springs. AFk. 4 elsss OF 100 new
members Was alsa initiated,
Closing business sessions will he
held today at the Blackstone, Visit
'Hg women will he entertained Al a
bridge luncheon in the RTandsls
Renaissance room.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-05-31
Osceola Decoraies Graves
of oi Who Served in Wars

oseeola. Neh,, May l0-'speeial
Telegram, i-Deeorstion day esrs-
maRiss IN 0seeola were attended By
Omaha daily bee., 1922-05-31
Banquet Held
. by B'nai Birth
Racial and Religious Prejudice
Decried in Address by
sigmund Livingston. {

Deefying racial aud religious pref
udiee, Sigmund Livingston OF Bloom
Omaha daily bee., 1922-05-31

NplYs1,,91taIra1st90s1iS
The Glenwood post., 1922-06-15
RUDE RURAL RHYMES
o o o o O o Q o o O o o @
In Praise of Plumbing

sing the bathtub and its uses, its
soap and suds and cleansing juices.
How dear to my heart is its porcelain
lining when Hannah has scrubbed it
all clean and shining, with nowhere
upon it circle Of dark, some bather
has left for high water mark. How
dear to my heart is the hot water fau-
ce4 the rack and the towels that
spread out across 1T. I stand awhile
On one foot, first, just while the suds
are at their worst, then teeter round
upon the other to rest and cool its par
boiled brother. AS soon as can stand
the heat, l put in both my size ten
feet. The water still is over hot; I
step about before squat, in hopes to
find cooler spot and waiting wet
another minute, I gingerly settle the
rest Of me in it. When 1 was young
we had no tubs in which to take our
weekly scrubs. If pa would battle he
had to pitch in and pack some water
to the kitchen. When that was hot he
called for Bub to rustic up laundry
tub. And there with lather overlaid,
cold kitchen drafts upon him played.
Some folks keep warm with fat and
loose flesh, but pa was thin and ran to
goose flesh. He sprung the door a
cautions crack; his deep bass voice
rang through the shack and called for
ma to wash his back. Then slipping in
the soapy juice, he fell and Jared his
backbone loose. o we have griets and
more are coming, but glory be for
modern plumbing. Our lives of veal
and woe are mixtures, but we have all
the modern fixtures.-Bob Adams.
The Glenwood post., 1922-06-15

The Agent invades your Office OF
Home with as much Assurance as the
Kaiser entered Belgium and Fixes
you with his Hypnotic Eye while he
Puts Over Barrage of Oratory, uses
up your Time. ges your Money and
wishes Something onto you that you
neither Need nor Want. Why are
Agents?
High Cost of Dirt.
Tests made in England of men and
women in factories working behind
dirty windows and the same employees
working behind clean windows. reveal
an average Of from 3 to II per cent
more efficiency in the lntfcr than in
the former. This l., hccause the dirty
windows cut off certain amount of
sunlight.
9 o o o o O o o o o o o O O o o
o DEACON When / drink coffee o
o MORRILL, feel as guilty as o
o MUSES.. reformed. topper who o
q goes back to his cups. / ought o
% to plan and order my work so o
o that | shall not need n special o
o stimulant at special time in o
O order to do it. o
o o o o o o o o o o o o . o 0c
The Glenwood post., 1922-06-15
PAUL oLDENBURa ENGAGED

! BOULDER, June 9.-The engagements
| Of Miss Helen Reading, secretary OF
the combined seniors of the University
OF Colorado, to James Brown of Den
yer, and that of Miss Bertha Brown, a
prominent member Of this years grad
uating class, to Paul Oldenburg, were
announced this week. No dates have
been set for the weddings.
Miss Reading has been active in
student affairs at the university, hav-
ing served as member of the Y. W. e.
A. cabinet, vaudeville committee, as a
Big Sister and as a member of the
Woman s Self government. Her home
is Ell Paso, Texas. Mr.. Brown was
graduated from the university last
year and is associated in business with
his father in Denver. He was promi-
nent in athletics at the university, hav-
ing been captain of the basketball and
baseball teams.
Miss Brown is Denver girl, her
father being principal Of North Denver
High school. She has been prominent
in athletics at the university and this
week won the championship in the
tennis doubles with Miss Elizabeth
Gamble of Boulder as her partner. Miss
Brown was one of small group of
university girls who won letters in
athletic sports. She has been q mem
Der of the basketball team for four
years, vice president Of the woman 8
athletic association and head of track
and swimming. Mr.. Oldenburg is
junior in the engineering school, COM
ing here from Glenwood Springs.
The above was taken from the Rocky
Mountain News of last Saturday, June
10.
Mr.. Oldenburg is the youngest son
The Glenwood post., 1922-06-15
Twenty Years Ago
Items Published In Tho Post the Third
Week In June, 1902

Items Published in The Post the Third
Week In June, 1902
Bert Lee is now employed by r. E.
Weant as delivery clerk.
K. G. Voorhees, has added . fine
pneumatic tired buggy to his splendid
livery equipment.
George Ferris, for many years en-
ployed by the Glenwood Light & Water
company, but more recently OPERATING
IN headville, has spent the week in y
Dienwood renewing old acquaintance as
ana admiring our many attraction.
Mesdames Dewey, Voorhees, and
Noonan were delegates from the Glen
wood Circle to the district conver+;on
OF Women of Woodcraft in Aspen this
week. WIS
Mrs. George Edinger gave a lnncb
con this week to Mr.. and Mrs. Parke,
Napier, l.. Schwarz, Rohr and Crook
At the close Of a most delightful eve.
nlns favors were presented to the In
dies OF beautiful plate, cup and
saucer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Napier gave a dinysr
Wednesday to Mr.. and Mrs. Shilling of
Cripple Creek, and Miss Williams. Mrs
Schilling is known in Glenwood circles
as Miss Bessie Mcclure in former
years. The young people are spending
their honeymoon ut the Colorado,
{. c. Parks returned Monday morn.
ing from visit Of few weeks to hi,
Illinois home.
Mrs. D. W. Shores Of Carbondale
visited in Glenwood last Saturday and
Sunday with her aunt, Mrs. "Doc -
Shores, of Grand Junction, who is TAX
ing a course of Glenwood's famous
baths.
Miss Lola Louden, daughter Of Mrs.
@. V. Messick, after two years study
in Denver has returned to her home in
Glenwood and expects to remain here
during the summer season. Miss Lou
den is member of Cliff Deans new
comedy company and will appear at
the Glenwood opera house next Thurs
day evening.
The Glenwood post., 1922-06-15

continued that it marks sthe restora.
tion Of brotherly love of the two sec.
tions in this memorial of one who il a
dear to the hearts of the South as to
those of the North
"I cannot, Of course, tell you all
that was said by President Harding in
accepting this memorial for the nation
want, rather to show you how, when
he spoke, our present president tried
~ point out that neither Lincoln nor
washington were supermen, nor anv
other president past or present He
showed again what he has already IN
'he snort time he has been at the head
of our government, demonstrated time
and again, that so-called supermen
have no place in the make.up of ou,
country. He speaks and acts ON the
one theory that:
1T is vastly greater than
finding the superman if we iusti.
~ the confidence that our insti.
tutlons are capable of bringing
into authority, in time of stress,
men big enough and strong enough
to meet all demands
Il hope can convey to you, kid.
dies, some Of the feeling 1 had when
listening to President Harding's ad.
dress. 1 came away firmer than ever
in the belief that our government is
the greatest of all and that as such
it will 60 ahead so long as our leaders
remember two things: that supermen
do not exist; second, that we can best
serve the rest Of the world by keeping
our government as the fathers would
have kept it, free from entangling al
liances. As Mr.. Harding said toward
the close Of his address:
Washington and Lincoln Of
fered outstanding proof that rep
resentative popular government,
eonstitutionally founded, can find
its own way to salvation and ac-
complishment.
The Glenwood post., 1922-06-15

} O o o o O O o oe 600 % {
The Glenwood post., 1922-06-15
MADE HIS CASE TOO STRONG
UnsratefuI Client Resented His Law
yer's Representations Concerning
His Mental Status.

The visitor to the lawyers s4nee
stood in amaZement.
~ say. old man." he exclaimed;
"what on earth has happened to your
Fad a motor smash, or whatT'
The lawyer shook his head.
mo, You remember that case the
other day when defended man
charged with assault? Well, / made a
strong plea for him on the ground that
he was a fool rather than a GRIM
inal"
"Yes. but"
~ did it so well that he was ac-
quilted. and he waited for me outside
the court"
The Glenwood post., 1922-06-15

Mr.. and Mrs. A. T. (Jack) Crutcher
and BABY SON, Billy, left last Saturday
for Denver, where they will spend a
few days before driving a Buick car
back for the Mccoy Holland Motor
6alsa
The Glenwood post., 1922-06-15
iIf:52%z sE2ZiE%l +

has spent the winter III bouI-er and
whose ankle was severely injured a
month ago when car ran over it, will
not be able to return to Glenwood for
several weeks yet.
The Glenwood post., 1922-06-15

Claire Stewart of the Stewart Book
and Music Shop returned home last
Friday morning from Denver, where
he has been visiting relatives for the
past six weeks.
The Glenwood post., 1922-06-15

Mrs w. +. Foutz and Mrs. Chas.
DALEY, Sr., Of Aspen, were in Glen
wood Sunday en- route to Monte Vista
to attend the state convention of the
P,E.O. They were delegates from
Chapter AR at Aspen.
The Glenwood post., 1922-06-15
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Oldenburg of
this city and was prominent in athlet-
les in the Garfield County High school,
where he graduated in 1919.
Clcanina.

Ceilings that have been smoked BY
an oil lamp can he cleaned by wash
ing with water in which soda has beaA
dissolved,
The Glenwood post., 1922-06-15

DR.. and Mrs. A. E. Smith Of Aspen
motored to Glenwood and spent last
Saturday.
The Glenwood post., 1922-06-15
A LINE o. CHEER
BY John kendrick Banos.
THE RIVER OF HOPE

IT oPE'S stream that carries
L L on
From today to joys anon,
Rapids may rush here and there.
Hidden rocks may lure and snare.
But beyond them lies the sea
With the sailing clear and free.
Where If so your course be true
Smiling harhors wait for you.
(Copyrlght)