Show COTJNCli DISEAVOB j Two Taxes In Ephraim Causing Much Objection I SpecialCorrespondence Ephraim Sept 53The city tax notices which are now being distributed are causing caus-ing a great deal of commotion on account of an alfeged water tax which has been assessed against all of the property In the city Expressions of indignation are heard on every side This tax which is levied for the control and distribution of the waters running Into and < hrough this city has always before be-fore been an acreage tax assessed upon the water owners but forborne reason the present city council has seen fit to levy for this purpose a tax of mills on all the taxable property in the city In rhU way progressive citizen who has spent his money in bJiJdlng a nice home and those who put their money into business blocks and blocks of merchandise are compelled to pay a big tax for distributing water which they do not own and in which they have no interest One of our leading business men has just lnfomedthe writer that himself and others will refuse to pay the tax until the matter has been Settled In court Anothcf tax which Is causing 4ota of kicking is a special street tax for sidewalk side-walk repairing Formerly citizens have been given the privilege of working this tax out by graveling their own walks and by this means most of the sidewalks were getting in pretty good shape Many citizens citi-zens built plank walks In front or their homes and places of business with the understanding that they would not be required re-quired to pay this tax in the future but now they are compelled to pay the tax so the money may be spent on some other4 persons walk The people will square acCounts j ac-counts with the council if they come up for reelection next November The funeral services over the remains or t Mrs A C l lelson jn were held in the tabernacle yesterday afternoon The house was crowded with sympathizing friends who had come to pay their last tribute of respect to the dead woman The funeral services were very Impressive A t large procession headed by metobers ot the Young Ladies Mutual Improvement association accompanied the remains to the silent city |