Political dispute over 1906 07 state taxes in Kingsbury County
The piece argues the 1906 2 mill state tax burden and a quarter million debt left by the old administration forced the new regime to levy 1 mill to cover the debt. It criticizes machine newspapers for evading past levies while comparing tax receipts from 1903, 1905, and 1907 and asserts the present administration has been more economical. It also discusses national grain inspection and the Minnesota system, arguing federal inspection would disrupt a settled trade and should be postponed until market confidence is gained.
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Tuar
Machine
Sioux Falls
Machine Papers
Machine Press
Wiice
State Board
Kingsbury County
State Board of Equalization
Magee Ae
Elrod
McCumber
North Dakota
Northwest
Minnesota
Rank falsehood used to attack state administration
The Argus Leader is accused of misrepresenting debt payoffs by claiming only five deficiency levies were used in fourteen years. The piece cites detailed bond and sinking fund levies totaling 58 mills to cover a $1,167,000 debt and argues the accusation misstates facts to skew perceptions of economy.
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Argus
Argus-Leader
Taylor
Commissioners Proceedings De Smet S. D. Jan 7 1908
Kingsbury county board met in regular session at the De Smet courthouse. Minutes approved. L I Olston elected chairman. No bids for drainage ditch No 1 in Baker Township. time extended to April 7 1908. Committees named to audit county treasurer and register of deeds. Tax authorized on Mrs Andrew Stanke lots in Brown's Addition. School district boundary petition set for April 7 1908. County to pay 68 percent of E Haberman books debt. Proceeded to Jan 8 1908 session.
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A.N Barber
F. P. Hardy
W. J Agnew
F. M. Wolf
Andrew ‘Stanke
Brown
de Smet
Chas. Magruder
R. J. Armstrong
City of
E. Haberman
Fred Ole
J. B. Dickey
Dr. H. Denman
N. L. Bailey
G. L. Kheiralla
E. H. Grove
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F. A. Carpenter
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