State Tax Commission urged full value assessments statewide
Miller argues that taxing authorities must assess property at full value under state law to raise required funds without hardship. He says higher assessed values boost state shares and debt limits, while local levies depend on relative property values. Limits include two mills for state ordinary expenses, six mills county general, two each for road and bridge, up to ten total county. city up to twenty mills plus needed sums.
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Miller
State Tax Commission
Tax Commission
Mitchell
Tax levy plans vary by commission and mill rate
The text discusses how revenue changes with levy amounts and the commission orders. It notes that a maximum levy of 2 mills could raise four times as much tax on a 4 million valuation as on a 41 million valuation, depending entirely on the levying boards under a new rule.
Forced to Dress Lazy Husband in Divorce Case
Mrs. Jessie Wood of Paterson New Jersey testified in Jersey City that after a 1902 marriage her husband became exceedingly lazy refusing to wash or dress himself. She said she returned to Paterson and learned of his attentions to a Newark girl. Vice-Chancellor Stevenson indicated he would free her from the marriage burden.
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New York City
Newark
Jessie Wood
East Eighteenth Street
Patterson
N. J
Stenenson
Jersey City
Paterson
Wood
Stevenson
Mrs. Wood
Young Lawyer Springs Surprise
Mayor Hitchcock announced his associate WHA Rodeo took a business trip to Chicago but news arrived that he wed Flora J. Schneider on Tuesday March 25 in Bloomington Illinois. They will be at home after May 1 at 200 West Fifth Avenue.
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Hitchcock
WH. A
Rodeo
Chicago
Rodee
West Fifth Avenue
Hin Ahoacan
Neafac
First antitrust case targets South Dakota lumber firms
A state suit in Charles Mix County seeks to strip the J H Queat Lumber Co Wheete Lumber Co and Fullerton Lumber of their corporate rights for fixing prices on chamber lime brick and building materials to curb competition. Grand jury and state officials will prosecute with Ambrose Beck. trial set for the 26th.
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South Dakota
Charles Mix County
Ambrose PB. Beck
J. H. Queat Lumber Company
Wheete Lumber Company
Felp
Fullerton Lumber Company
Ste
M. Harry O'Brien
Ambrose Week
Js. J. Wagner
United States District Attorney
Dela
Platte
U6th
Central Lumber Company
Denths
Central Lumber Comipany
Johnson
Will Discuss Woman's Work at Prosper Township Farmers Club
The Prosper Township Farmers' Club plans a Friday meeting focused on the problems facing women on the farm. The group seeks to recognize and address the monotonous tasks that daily burden farm wives who often lack social contact while managing home duties and business affairs.
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Ludwig
Helene Veeder Anderson
University
Anderson
Padden
Nisland
Himml Milberg
Ife
Milbere
Cnme
Prosper Township Farmers’ Club
Women Demand Easier Divorces at Chicago Conference
Illinois clubwomen at the Congress Hotel pressed for easier divorce laws opposing the Illinois Marriage and Divorce Commission draft. They argued unfair financial and social conditions trap women in unhappy marriages and called for reforms to allow divorce when couples are not properly mated.
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Chicago
Illinois
Congress Hotel
Elopement of Farmer and Wife Sparks South Dakota Sensation
A farming community south of Sioux Falls reels over an alleged elopement involving Lendert Schilling and the wife of Fred Rogsibeen. Traced to Canton with tickets to Minneapolis, the couple is said to be in hiding in Minneapolis, with some sources uncertain about their whereabouts.
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America
Miss McCulloch
Harry
Sioux Falls
S. D
Lendert Schilling
Fred Rogsibeen
Clopers
Canton
Minneapolis
Flood Ravages City Districts With Thousands Feared Dead
Desperate scenes as levees fail and floodwaters surge through North and West Dry Fen and downtown districts. Rescue efforts hampered by debris and looting. hundreds feared dead, with bodies found in streets and buildings. Buildings engulfed, water levels reach hundreds of feet in places. residents endure a night of terror as authorities struggle to respond.
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West Dryfen
Beit
Oakwood Cid Algar
Glendale
Roscures
South Park Street
Barty
Big Miami
Webster Street
Lovelock
Miami
Made River
Daily News
Algonquin
Ohio River flood claims many as city bears the brunt
Report from the Ohio Wesleyan University area details a devastating flood with seven foot waves inundating central streets. Rescue efforts save several, while clergy member Silas Smith and Rev Bush help multiple families and individuals cling to roofs and trees.
South Dakotan Linked to Omaha Disaster Victims
The Omaha disaster list includes Mrs. A. H. Bigelow among the dead and Cecelia Bigelow among the injured. U S district attorney C J Morris notes acquaintance with A T Bigelow, a South Dakota educator and former state legislator. It is unclear if Mrs. A H Bigelow is his wife, though a daughter by that name is mentioned.
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Sioux Alls, Sr
Omaha
A. MH. Bigelow
Cecelia Bigelow
C.J. Morris
United States
A. T. Bigelow
South Dakota
A. H. Bigelow
A H. Bigelow
Classified notices from Mitchell area Douglass county pages
A collage of rental, sale and business notices including help wanted, sale of a typewriter incubator and billiard tables. Listings mention Mrs C Bates Letcher S D for a housekeeper position and items for sale such as Guernsey bulls eggs Episcopal church frame and a Doland Millinery shop with strong price points. Includes contact details and locations in Mitchell Doland and surrounding areas.
Kansas Girl Seeks Dakota Ranchman Husband
A Piper Kansas woman writes to Pierre postmaster seeking a South Dakota ranchman as a husband. She describes herself, lists weight and height, blue eyes auburn hair and home duties, and asks for a man 20 to 32 years old with a kind disposition and trustworthy nature. She notes she is hunting a spouse and asks all matters be addressed to Miss A. M. Holyfield.
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Pierre, S. D
Dakota
Piper
Kansas
Pierre
South Dakota
M. Holyfield
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Ohio Wesleyan University
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Daily Republican
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Milwaukee
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National Automobile Training Associaon
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Frank Weller
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Mt. Vernon
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Tutes
Leteher
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Didless Bix Republican
Pucrore
TOR Sale
Guernsey
Martin Gleason
Wyandotte
Phone
Brunswick-Balke Collander Company
Third Street
Minn
Episcopal Church
N. BB. Slade
W. A. Green
Doland
H.C. Dodd
Strange & Wagner Co
Holesale Milliner
St. Paul
Chamberlain
Smiller
E. J
Doyle
West Fourth
S. I. Kerns Agency
Mills County
Iowa
J. Fl. Talhoy
Onawa
C. I. Reeves
Brand New Modern House
Bargain. S
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Willow River
British Columbia
Fraser River
Grand Trunk Pacific
Peace River
Pacific Land & Townsites Co., Ltd
Richard Street
Vancouver
I. C
J. B. Brock
Champeny Bldg
Carey
Walier
Montana
Valier Karm Sales Company
Box 12
Valier, Mont
Columbia
Jos. McLaughlin
Western National Bank
Bidwell
Ask Bidwell
Plankinton
John Plum
St. St. Mitchell
State College Brookings
HN. P. Land
R. R
Weller
Auto Insurance
J. kh.Wells Agency
Main Street
Care Republican
Specialty Sales Co
Wisconsin St
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