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farmers are gradually recuperating from the crop failures of the past years and all is serene, and all look forward to a good year in the year of our Lord 1886. It is a duty we owe each other to assist in making the coming year one of prosperity, and it should be made so. With the hope the coming season will be far better than the one just past, we can only cherish the hope, and cordially extend happy greetings for the New Year to all, whether friends or foes. Let all remember that this is a good time to tender the Olive branch of peace and good will in order that we may all pull to- gether for the good of the town and county. What do all say?
TREASURERS' REPORT.
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors of Story County, Iowa:
I would respectfully submit the following as a true and correct report of the receipts and disbursements in the office of the county treasurer of Story County from June 1st to December 31st, A. D. 1885, both dates inclusive. J. A. MILLS, Co. Treasurer.
Dated this fourth day of January, 1886.
RECAPITULATION.
County
fund.
$4,546 87
State
360 29
County school
1,431 36 .
Bond
66
834 55
Bridge
66
$1,044 94
Insane
1,034 30
Feeble minded
66
675 03
Teachers
66
4,226 94
Contingent
1,324 89
Road
602 11
Corporation
66
559 35
Library
66
35 21
Cemetery
66
10 28
Railroad
66
115 79
Institute
66
640 77
School house site 66
99 50
Permanent school
66
357 89
Temporary school
66
897 13
Board of health
66
16 64
Drainage
66
640 96
Balance cash on hand
22,625 40
$23,670 34 $23,670 34
STATE OF IOWA, } - SS.
STORY COUNTY. S
This may certify that we the Board of Supervisors of said County and State have examined the books and papers pertaining to the
5,256 88
Poor
3 60
School house
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Treasurer's office and we find that his receipts from all sources for the period commencing June 1, 1885, and ending December 31, 1885, both dates inclusive, are as stated in the attached settlement sheet, that the treasurer has correctly charged himself with the balances on hand at the previous settlement, that we have exam- ined his vouchers and find that the proper credits have been taken, and finally that we have counted the cash on hand and find that the treasurer has now in his possession the amount of cash with which he is charged in this settlement sheet. In evidence whereof we have hereunto affixed our hands this ninth day of Janu- ary, 1886.
J. Q. BURGESS, R. W. BALLARD, A. HALE,
Members of the Board of Supervisors.
The board of supervisors of Polk County appropriated $500 for the distribution of a pamphlet descriptive of Des Moines and Polk County .- (Jan. 27, 1886.)
NEVADA-REPORT OF FINANCE COMMITTEE.
To the Honorable Mayor and City Council of the Incorporated Town of Nevada, Iowa:
Gentlemen: We, the finance committee of the city council, most respectfully make the following report of the financial con- dition for the year ending March 1, 1886.
In addition to the attached statements which show the condition of the several funds we wish to state that the city is entirely out of debt; also, that of the tax levy of 1884, there remains in the county treasury the sum of $232.49; that none of the tax levy of 1885 has been drawn on and will be available, as soon as col- lected by the county treasurer, for current expenses for the coming year, all of which is respectfully submitted.
GENERAL FUND- RECEIPTS.
Balance on hand, March 2, 1885 $ 111 29
Received from sidewalk repairs
10 20
Received from licences peddlers, shows, etc. 114 76
Received from county treasurer.
1,210 93
Received from error Wm. Lockridge
10 00
Received from rent City hall 39 00
Received from Farrar subscription
26 75
Total
$1,522 93
GENERAL FUND -DISBURSEMENTS.
F. D. Thompson, mayor, fourth quarter salary for 1884. $ 8 25
F. D. Thompson, mayor, third quarter salary 1885 20 75
Jas. Brown, recorder, fourth quarter salary 1884. 14 50
L. A. Will, recorder, third quarter salary 1885. 39 50
C. H. Balliett, city attorney, fourth quarter salary 1884. 18 75
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C. H. Balliett, city attorney, third quarter salary 1885. . 37 50
Henry Fifer, marshal, fourth quarter salary 1884. 6 25
Henry Fifer, marshal, third quarter salary 1885 18 75
J. W. White, trustee, fourth quarter salary 1884. . . 6 75
H. C. McIntosh, trustee, third quarter salary 1885. 20 25
L. A. Will, trustee, fourth quarter salary 1884 8 25
J. B. Shedd, trustee, second quarter salary 1885. 14 50
O. B. Alderman, trustee, fourth quarter salary 1884 8 25
18 75
A. K. Banks, trustee, fourth quarter salary 1884. 20 75
James Dillon, trustee, third quarter salary 1885
R. J. Silliman, trustee, fourth quarter salary 1884. 8 25
R. J. Silliman, trustee, third quarter salary 1885
20 75
H. C. Boardman, trustee, fourth quarter salary 1884. . . .
8 25
H. C. Boardman, trustee, third quarter salary, 1885. ..
20 75
J. E. Scott, health officer, fourth quarter salary 1884 .. .
6 25
J. E. Scott, health officer, first and second quarters sal- ary 1885 ..
12 50
C. W. Wood, balance street commissioner's pay for 1884
10 95
James Green, sexton, third quarter salary 1885.
6 25
Henry Fifer, police duty in care of tramps
37 31
Extra police duty during the year.
17 68
Alf. Goodin and others, care tramps.
17 58
H. C. McIntosh, drayage.
14 00
Payne & Son, printing .
20 78
Lyman & Son, tile. .
69 48
Wm. Lockridge, lumber
77 46
R. J. Silliman, lumber
43 17
Boardman Bros., lumber
6 27
T. E. Alderman & Son, force pump
93 00
Hose cart and hose. . ..
251 50
White & Bamberger, hardware
10 75
Work in city park ..
16 59
L. W. King, work on tool house.
4 00
N. F. Olsen, ditch north railroad.
73 10
Coyne & Burns, ditch on Fourth street 29 50
Repairs on engine and pumps. 17 91
Merchandise for city . 9 95
350 95
Total
$1,522 93
ROAD FUND-RECEIPTS.
Balance on hand March first, 1885
62 96
Received from county treasurer.
677 15
Received from Wood, street commissioner 3 73
Overdrawn March 2, 1886
267 73
Balance on hand March first, 1886
Total $1,011 57
Wm. Gates, trustee, third quarter salary 1885. 6 25
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HISTORY OF STORY COUNTY, IOWA.
ROAD FUND-DISBURSEMENTS.
Road Grader $ 165 00
Wm. Gates, plow for city 23 00
Ellis Armstrong, street commissioner, pay for year 357 68
A. W. Davis, lumber. 15 00
Wm. Lockridge, lumber
141 12
Lockridge & Beatty, tile.
142 22
Lyman & Son, tile. 56 05
White & Bamberger, tax refunded
10 22
L. A. Will, making out tax list.
30 00
E. W. Lockwood, making sewer across Vine street
10 00
Wm. Gates, blacksmithing.
17 15
Humphrey & Simser, blacksmithing
7 50
Wm. Boynton, drayage.
6 43
Ben Olsen, work on sewer.
4 00
R. H. Mitchell, making grade
4 00
H. C. McIntosh, work on street.
12 75
S. E. Armstrong, work on street.
5 00
W. K. Smith, work. 75
White & Bamberger, merchandise
3 70
Total
$1,011 57
LIBRARY FUND-RECEIPTS.
Received from County treasurer $ 287.72
Received from librarian. 49 40
Total
$ 337 12
LIBRARY FUND-DISBURSEMENTS.
Mattie Kellogg, salary and library expenses $ 63 48
L. W. King, building coal house . . 3 00
W. P. Zwilling, merchandise for library 4 33
Henry Fifer, coal for library .
2 00
Merchandise, coal, oil, etc ..
19 80
White & Gillespie, lamps for library
8 00
R. J. Silliman, lumber.
9 77
Transferred to cemetery fund $6.26, borrowed $8.14.
100 00
White & Bamberger, merchandise
5 59
Overdrawn March 2, 1885.
32 86
Balance on hand March 1, 1886
88 29
Total
$ 337 13
CEMETERY FUND-RECEIPTS.
Balance on hand March 2, 1885 $ 65 64
Received from library fund 6-26, '85, borrowed 8-14, '85 .. 100 00
Received from sale of lots 150 00
Total $ 315 64
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HISTORY OF STORY COUNTY, IOWA.
CEMETERY FUND-DISBURSEMENTS.
Jas. Green, sexton, third and fourth quarters salary 1884. $ 12 50
Jas. Green, sexton, first and second quarters salary 1885. 12 50
Cemetery building . 145 00
Pump and well .. 29 80
J. P. Brown, making deeds.
3 50
White & Bamberger, merchandise
8 40
White & Bamberger, merchandise
6 25
R. J. Silliman, lumber. 2 46
Balance on hand March first, 1886
95 23
Total
$ 315 64
RECAPITULATION.
March 1, 1886, general fund on hand $350 95
March 1, 1886, library fund on hand.
88 29
March 1, 1886, cemetery fund on hand
95 23-$534 47
March 1, 1886, road fund overdrawn
$267 73
Total in treasurer's hands ..
$266 74
In mayor's hands (see his report) . ..
31 15
In county treasurer's hands, tax levy of 1884
232 49
In librarian's hands (see report) . 17 30
In city marshal's hands (see report) .
4 60
In street commissioner's hands (see report). 3 95
Cemetery notes on hand.
72 20-$628 43
SECOND DAY'S PROCEEDINGS OF COUNTY BOARD SUPERVISORS.
Tuesday, April 6, 1886.
Board met as per adjournment.
Minutes of yesterday read and approved.
Members all present.
On motion, the following was declared to be the number of miles and valuation of railroad belonging to the Chicago & North western, Central Iowa (Story City branch), Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul, and Des Moines & Minneapolis railroad companies for the year 1886 as required by section 1321 of code of 1873, as follows, to-wit:
IOWA, C. & N. W. R. R.
Miles.
Valuat'n.
Lincoln township
4.19
$ 8,380
Zearing (outside incorporation)
1.01
2,020
Zearing incorporation.
1.05
2,100
Warren township
5.95
11,900
Howard township
6.23
12,460
Story City (outside incorporation) ..
.27
540
Story City (incorporation and independent). .. .80
1,600
Total. 19.50
$39,000
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C. & N. W. R. R.
New Albany.
4.95
$ 49,995
Colo independent (outside incorporation)
.50
5,050
Colo (independent and incorporation)
.50
5,050
Nevada township.
3.53
35,653
Nevada independent (outside incorporation) .. . 1.00
10,100
Nevada (incorporation and independent).
1.43
14,443
Grant township
6.10
61,610
Grant (in Washington).
.50
5,050
Washington township.
1.25
12,625
Ames independent (outside incorporation)
1.04
10,504
Ames (incorporation and independent).
1.00
10,100
Franklin township
2.43
24,543
Total ...
24.23
$244,723
D. M. & M. R. R.
Sheldahl (incorporation and independent)
.53
$ 1,590
Franklin independent.
1.56
4,680
Bloomfield independent.
2.05
6,150
Kelley independent.
2.10
6,300
Washington township.
5.17
15,510
Ames independent (outside incorporation)
1.19
3,570
Ames (incorporation and independent)
.85
2,550
Franklin township.
6.34
19,020
Lafayette township.
4.57
13,710
Story City independent (outside incorporation) 1.04
3,120
Story City (incorporation and independent) .. .
1.00
3,000
Total 26.40
$79,200
C., M. & ST. P. R. R.
Collins township.
6.12
$ 35,649
Indian Creek township.
4.05
23,591
Maxwell independent (outside incorporation). .
1.11
6,466
Maxwell (incorporation and independent).
.98
5,709
Centre Grove ...
2.93
17,067
Cambridge independent (outside incorporation)
.99
5,767
Cambridge (incorporation and independent) ... 1.00
5,825
No. One (1) independent
1.54
8,970
Palestine independent.
.34
1,981
Fieldberg independent.
1.69
9,844
Sydnes independent.
2.02
11,766
Franklin independent
2.02
11,767
Total
24.79
$144,402
The executive council of the state has assessed the Story County railroads per mile as follows: Northwestern, $10,000; Des Moines and Minneapolis Branch, $3,000; Milwaukee, $5,800; Story City
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Branch of Central, $2,000. The Rock Island road is assessed at $12,500 per mile, the Burlington at $14,500 .- (April 8, 1886.)
Later action on the bill creating the office of county attorney makes it the duty of the county supervisors to fix the salaries of attorneys. The amendment provides that the supervisors shall fix salaries as follows: In counties of not more than 5,000, $300; between 5,000 and 10,000, $600; between 10,000 and 20,000, $900; between 20,000 and 30,000, $1,200; over 30,000, $1,200. The super- visors have the right to fix the salaries at less than the above figures if they desire to, but in no case can they make them higher than the rates named in the bill .- (April 8, 1886.)
The new Eleventh judicial district is comprised of the counties of Marshall, Story, Boone, Webster, Hamilton, Hardin, Franklin, Wright and Humboldt, with three judges-Judges Miracle, Weaver and Stevens .- (April 8, 1886.)
STATE G. A. R. ENCAMPMENT.
The State encampment of the G. A. R. was held at Sioux City on Wednesday and Thursday of last week. The attendance was unusually large, numbering over twelve hundred old soldiers.
The following officers were elected for the ensuing year:
Commander-W. A. McHenry, of Denison.
Senior Vice Commander-P. H. Hankins, of Sac City.
Junior Vice Commander-J. L. Geddes, Ames.
Medical Director-Geo. P. Hannawalt, Des Moines.
Chaplain-John H. Lozier, Mt. Vernon.
Assistant Adjutant General-Geo. L. Wrignt, Denison. Assistant Quartermaster General-Melvin Smith, Denison.
The encampment, by a very nearly unanimous vote, endorsed the project of a soldier's home for Iowa.
Dubuque was selected as the place for holding the next State encampment, and Nashville was endorsed for the next National encampment.
The financial report showed over $3,000 in the treasury.
The citizens of Sioux City treated the " boys in blue" with great hospitality, and a most enjoyable time is reported by all who were present-(April 15, 1886.)
LOCATION OF AGRICULTURAL FARM OPPOSED.
Col. Scott, in his centennial address, refers to the difficulty Story County had to contend with in the location of the farm. This makes me think of a colloquy that occurred a short time after the location had been made by the trustees, perhaps two hours after. A delegate from another county (for each county desiring the loca- tion had friends at work) commenced thus, and said: "Since the board has made the location for the farm and college where they have it, it would be well for them to locate a cemetery on the farm so as to be ready to bury the dead; for there will be a demand for
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one at such an unhealthy location." The writer hereof asked him if he had ever seen the place of location. His answer was, " No, but I am told or understand it to be but little short of a frog pond." "Then, sir," was the reply to him, " I presume that came from some one that knew nothing about it, or did not desire to tell the facts about it. . It is a beautifully elevated prairie, moderately undulating, and as beautiful as can well be found anywhere, excepting a little flat land along the creek. The native timber beltings on the east, north and west of the farm are delightful. There is a good spring near the center of it for watering and other purposes." So we two adjourned sine die, leaving Des Moines to its fate. Col. Patterson, of Marshall county, was in attendance, if I mistake not, representing a point in his county, but the colonel was very much of a gentleman. He had no slurring of other points to use. At the present writing the time has been twenty- seven and a half years since the location and about eighteen years since the first term of college school. The college has been suc- cessfully conducted since its commencement, October 21, 1868, and there is no cemetery needed on it yet.
The new Congressional districts of Iowa are as follows:
First-Washington, Louisa, Jefferson, Henry, Des Moines, Lee, and Van Buren.
Second-Muscatine, Scott, Clinton, Jackson, Johnson and Iowa.
Third-Dubuque, Delaware, Buchanan, Black Hawk, Bremer, Butler, Franklin, Hardin and Wright.
Fourth-Clayton, Allamakee, Fayette, Winneshiek, Howard, Chickasaw, Floyd, Mitchell, Worth and Cerro Gordo.
Fifth-Jones, Linn, Benton, Tama. Marshall, Grundy and Cedar. Sixth-Davis, Wapello, Keokuk, Mahaska, Poweshiek, Monroe, and Jasper.
Seventh-Story, Dallas, Polk, Madison, Warren and Marion.
Eighth-Adams, Union, Clarke, Lucas, Appanoose, Wayne, De- catur, Ringgold, Taylor, Page and Fremont.
Ninth-Harrison, Shelby, Audubon, Guthrie, Pottawattamie, Cass, Adair, Mills and Montgomery.
Tenth-Crawford, Carroll, Greene, Boone, Calhoun, Webster, Hamilton, Pocahontas, Humboldt, Palo Alto, Kossuth, Hancock, Emmet and Winnebago.
Eleventh-Lyons, Osceola, Dickinson, Sioux, O'Brien, Clay, Plymouth, Cherokee, Buena Vista, Woodbury, Ida, Sac and Monona .- (April 15, 1886.)
IN EARLY IOWA.
In 1836 there was but one newspaper in what is now Iowa, the Dubuque Visitor. Our state was a part of Wisconsin territory, after July 4th. The following is a list of the votes at the October election of that year in the four counties east and the two west of
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the river: Iowa, Wisconsin, 1,288; Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 781; Brown, Wisconsin, 325; Crawford, Wisconsin, 68; total, 4,376. Dubuque city alone now casts a vote nearly equal to the whole vote-only forty-four years ago, in what now constitutes the three states of Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa. Such is the progress of the west and of our city. Though the election was held on the tenth of October, the official returns were not published until the sixteenth of November in that early time of slow stage coaches, with no western railroads and no telegraph lines anywhere. It appears that Iowa county was the most populous east of the river, Dubuque had the most voters on the west side. The citizens of Fort Snelling did not then vote, and the present great cities of St. Paul and Minneapolis and nearly a hundred Iowa cities and pros- perous towns were not then even prospectively thought of. The neighborhood of our state capital was then occupied by Indians, though Keokuk, Burlington, and Davenport had already been settled permanently by the pioneer voters .- (Dubuque Times.)
There are in the United States 6,000 posts of the Grand Army of the Republic containing a membership of 280,000 men which in the year just ended disbursed $500,000 for benevolent purposes. In the state of Iowa there are 415 posts with a membership of 17,000. The mortality for the year was: National, 2,500; State, seventy-three ;- a marvelously low record for a class of men who have been subject to the privations of war .- (April 1, 1886.)
Sheriff Banks brought back from the Insane asylum at Inde- pendence last week James Hoffman who has been confined there the past two years. His insanity seems to be of a harmless nature and he will be kept at the Poor farm for the present. The Inde- pendence asylum is full .- (March 31, 1886.)
Will Moran has sold Jack Ziegler, of Iroquois, Dakota, another car load of horses, including his stallion, Merry Tom. They will be shipped to-day .- (March 31, 1886.)
The county attorney bill requires the board of supervisors to fix the salary at their June session, and in counties of the population of Story the salary can not be more than $900 .- (April 21, 1886.)
CYCLONES.
The cyclone season came in with a rush last week. The first reported was that at Story City, Tuesday night. The barns and out houses at Kittel Olson's, east of the river, and the house and other buildings at Tollef Ericson's were destroyed. The loss was about as reported last week, $1,800. Ericson had some insurance.
Wednesday evening there were much worse storms in south- western Iowa, in the vicinity of Bedford, Atlantic and Coon Rapids. A great deal of property was destroyed and at Coon Rapids a boy was killed and a freight train was capsized except one car containing Milwaukee beer.
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The storm that night in Iowa was, however, but an incident to the one that struck St. Cloud and Sauk Rapids on the Mississippi above Minneapolis. The two towns were nearly destroyed. The storm there was terrific. One 250 pound man was carried 400 feet. The depot sign at Sauk Rapids was found fifteen miles away. Other similar incidents might be noticed. The surgeons and relief parties from Minneapolis found barely buildings enough left to shelter the wounded. The death list at the two towns foots up sixty-nine .- (April 21, 1886.)
The present legislature passed a bill forbidding the traffic in swine which die of cholera. They cannot be hauled on the public highway, or be taken from the enclosure in which they have died, but must be buried, at least thirty inches deep within a reasonable time. The fine is from five to one hundred dollars and the act is now in force .- (April 22, 1886.)
Nelson Taylor, of Bloomington, stepped out a few rods from his door recently, in company with his son of eleven years, to shoot some wild ducks on a pond near by, Mr. T. following one side of the pond and his boy the other. The game rose from the water, and flying between father and son the youthful Nimrod, under some excitement, let fly a load of No. 4, bringing his duck to terra firma and at the same time scattering a few shot in close proximity to the old man's physical corporosity, one of which penetrated Mr. T.'s hand .- (April 22, 1886.)
Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Evans, formerly of Milford township, now of Northville, Dakota, has out cards for a golden wedding on Tues- day of this week. A large proportion of the people of this county are well acquainted with him, and the old residents will readily recall the time when Judge Evans was one of the leading officials of Story County, and since their attention is called to it will wish him and his aged companion a prolonged lease of life. He is now seventy-three and his wife sixty-nine years of age .- (April 23, 1886.)
Under the new law our judicial district comprises Marshall, Story, Boone, Webster, Hamilton, Hardin, Franklin and Wright counties; there will be three judges, the three to be elected this fall, the law displacing both Judge Henderson and Judge Miracle.
Seventeen Mormon polygamists in the charge of the United States marshal passed through Nevada Friday afternoon on their way to the penitentiary at Detroit, Michigan .- (Representative, June 9, 1886.)
The Iowa State Sunday school convention held its annual session this week at Oskaloosa, with 800 delegates in attendance. Gov- ernor Larrabee was among the speakers. The statistical report shows about 5,000 Sunday schools in the state, with the number rapidly increasing .- (June 16, 1886.)
Rev. Dr. Sunderland received $100 for marrying the Presi- dent .- (June 9, 1886.)
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Both houses of congress have passed a bill appropriating $100,000 for a public building in Sioux City .- (June 9, 1886.)
A fire came near occurring in the alley in the rear of the Ray block Saturday. Some boys were out there playing with matches, when it started. It was promptly put out with only damage to the fence. It might have been a serious thing as every thing is so very dry .- (July 30, 1886.)
Monday E. D. Fenn received his commission as postmaster of this place. It is a comprehensive document and bears date the 10th of June, 1886 .- (July 30, 1886.)
THE FUTURE GRAND JURY OF IOWA.
Under the new law, after the first of next January, the Iowa grand jury will be composed as follows: In counties having a population of 16,000 or less the grand jury shall be composed of five . members, and in counties having more than 16,000 the grand jury shall be composed of seven members. Whenever the number of civil townships in any county equals or exceeds the number of grand jurors for such county not more than one grand juror shall be drawn from any civil township. No person shall serve as a grand juror for two consecutive years. An indictment cannot be found without the concurrence of four out of five when the grand jury is composed of five members, and not without the concur- rence of five when the jury is composed of seven members .- (Ma- rion Register, July 30, 1886.)
A good friend of the Watchman wishes us to caution our readers to take extra care in the matter of fires now, as a blaze once started it would be difficult to stop it .- (July 30. 1886.)
TOTAL VALUATION FOR TAXES.
The total of the County is (January 7, 1886)-
. $3,239,231
No. of acres assessed, 351,144; valuation.
Valuation of lots .. 435,319
996,319
Valuation of personalty .
$4,670,955
Total
69,964
Deduct grove and orchard
$4,600,991
Amount on which tax is computed
STORY COUNTY TAXES (JANUARY 7, 1886.)
The auditor has completed the tax entries for 1885. They show the aggregate township assessments to be as follows: Assessment. Tax.
Collins.
$259,595
$ 8,074 84
301,993
7,837 61
Franklin
260,027
6,539 46
Grant.
266,610
7,512 44
Howard ..
Indian Creek
253,030
7,031 41
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Lafayette.
$ 199,136
$ 3,089 12
Lincoln
174,418
5,194 36
Milford
220.424
5,452 97
Nevada
245,306
6,118 22
New Albany
238,162
6,138 91
Palestine.
274,644
6,705 10
Richland
189,307
6,057 22
Sherman
186,972
4,497 96
Union
256,407
6,474 60
Warren
180,824
5,557 30
Washington
266,071
7,963 63
Nevada City
295.255
11,579 22
Ames
258,888
9,581 05
Colo ..
45,543
1,523 36
Story City
67,237
2,569 20
Cambridge.
72,122
3,319 52
Sheldahl
23,159
761 54
Maxwell
65,064
1,952 03
Zearing
24,785
869 29
Total
$4,600,991
$134,400 36
Distributed as follows:
County tax
$ 18,405 09
State tax
11,502 47
County school tax
4,601 00
County bond tax
4,600 98
Bridge tax. . .
11,502 49
Poor fund tax
6,901 43
Insane fund tax
2,300 45
Poll tax ..
1,927 50
School house tax.
7,010 98
Teachers' fund tax
39,016 82
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