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Newspaper
Mineral Point Tribune
Location
Mineral Point, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1903
Page
2
A Washington circular letter urges abolition of the free seed distribution scheme. It argues Congress uses government seed gifts to curry favor with constituents, noting funds buy ordinary seeds rather than rare varieties. The piece contends the program benefits few while imposing costs on all, condemning the graft.
A critical 19th century column denounces the U S government as a perpetual debtor, citing $72 000 000 in unclaimed funds and lost notes while noting over 1 250 lives lost to floods and storms this year, far exceeding figures from past wars.
R L Joiner directs county assessors on 1903 changes including exemptions for libraries and instruments, mortgage taxation reforms, and rules for assessing mortgaged interests. Emphasizes separate vs combined assessments, tax obligations of mortgagors, and procedures for proper valuation under new chapters and sections.
Separate assessment is limited to cases where mortgages lack a tax clause or may be drawn in the future. Legal opinion cites top counsel and expected tax commissioner instructions. State bar supports protecting the tax clause in existing mortgages from separate taxation, keeping land taxes payable by landowners. R L Jorver, Supervisor of Assessments.
Ex Governor Hoard lauds LaFollette and Roosevelt as a bold Republican pairing that could rally the people against trusts. The editorial praises a return to old American party doctrine and predicts trust money won’t back either candidate.
Mrs. Josiah Peabody lends her 120 year old colonial umbrella to Mrs. Levi Cantwell after a rainless June spell. Cantwell’s cow wrecks the relic, sparking quarrels between Deacon Peabody and Deacon Cantwell, ruining neighborly ties and dividing the village. The minister notes the dispute from the pulpit.
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