Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 159, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 July 1912 — County Board of Review In Regular Session. [ARTICLE]

County Board of Review In Regular Session.

The county board of review which has been in session transacted the following business: C. H. Sternberg objected to assessment on dredge and on additional farm improvement; board let dredge assessments stand and reduced improvements from S6QO to $250. One hundred bushels of oats assessed to B. W, Ellsworth which had been sold prior to March 1, were stricken from his assessment. John Hack’s dredge boat in Barkley township reduced from $1,125 to (SBOO. Board reduced assessment of W. W. Sage $125, he stating that he had lost by death since assessment, one horse, one two-year-old heifer and two hogs. nNew coal shed-of G. Johnson and Son, of Remington, not listed, assessed SSOO. J. N. Leatherman, improvement assessments reduced from $450 to S3OO. On account of loss of personal property in cyclone, the assessments of the following were reduced: Dennis Healey, of Union township, $130; August Kreuger, reduced from $465 to $300;August C. Schultz, from $520 to $475. <C. C. Matson, state tax commissioner, appeared before the board June 21, and urged that banks be assessed 75 per cent on capital and surplus. The various banks of the county were assessed as follows on capital, surplus and undivided profits: First National bank, Rens.. .$83,665.00 State Bank, Rensselaer .... 45,670.00 T. and S. Bank, Rensselaer 38,910.00 State Bank, Remington .... 37,735.00 Bank of Wheatfleld *. 13,000.00 C. G. Spitler, as secretary-treasurer, made objections to the assessment of tne Rensselaer match factory. The as-

sessments were reduced from $3,599 to $2,500. Automobile assessments changed as follows: Reductions. G. A. Williams, Rens. S4OO to $358. R. A. Partison, Rens. SI,OOO to S9OB. N. Littlefield, Rens. S4OO to $358. Mark Sehroer, Barkley, S9OO to $758. Wm. Ott, Carpenter, S4OO to $350. James Skinner, Carp’r, S4OO to $350. W. L. Myer, Rensselaer, $l5O to $258. J. Davisson, Welker, $l5O to $350. A. H. Hopkins, Rens. $l5O to S3OO. W: Hetebman, "Walker, $l5O to S4OB. , ' '