Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 March 1905 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

BASIS OF ASSESSiIENT. Schedules Adopted at Annual .Meet* ing of Township Assessors. The following basis of assessment for personal property was adopted at the meeting of the various assessors held here last Friday: Good notes drawing 8 per cent interest at their face values. Good notes drawing 6 per cent at a discount of 3 per cent. All stocks of goods and merchandise to be assessed at 75 per cent of the invoice value. All average horses with speed records, S2OO and upwards at the discretion of the assessor. All pure bred draft horses SSOO, or grade draft horses, $200; higher or lower at the discretion of the assessor. FARM HORSES. Average yearling colts at $ 30 00 Average two-year-old colts 40 00 Average three-year-old colts 60 00 All other average horses 90 00 Higher or lower at the discretion of the assessor. Mules same as horses. Jacks 125 00 CATTLE. Average yearling heifers 8 00 Average yearling steers 12 00 Average two-year-old heifers 12 00 Average two-year-old steers 20 00 Average three-year-old steers 30 00 Average cow at 20 00 Average Jersey and milk breeds 20 00 Average feeding cattle per cwt 3 So SHEEP AND HOGS. Good average sheep per head 4 00 Hogs, per cwt .. 3 50 GRAIN SEEDS. Wood per cord $.50 to $2.00 Wheat per bushel 75 Com per bushel 30 Oats per bushel 20 Rye per bushel 40 Potatoes per bushel 25 Timothy seed per bushel 1 50 Clover seed per bushel 5 00 Timothy hay per ton 5 00 Wild hay per ton 3 00 Higher or lower at discretion of the assessor. Bacon, per cwt 7 00 Lard, per cwt 7 00 Wool, per lb 15 Sorghum molasses, per gal 25 Ice per ton 35 Hardwood oak lumber, per M 12 50 Chickens per dozen 3 00 Turkeys, each 75 Geese, each.... 50 Bees, per stand 1 00 Additional improvements to be assessed at 60 per cent of cost price,

Billy Hothwell Has Had Eaough. San Francisco, March 8. through with the fighting game,” ia young Corbett’s sad announcement. Of those who saw the fight there Is hardly one to doubt the Denver boy’s wisdom in retiring from the roped arena, at least so far as the battling Dane Is concerned. Caused by Senate Tardiness. Washington, March 3.—On account of the delay in pastsing the general deficiency appropriation bill through the senate there are no funds in the treasury with which to pay officers and employes in the customs service in Newi York and several other large cities.