Milford News | 1928-05-25 | Page 6 | County Exchequer Gets Good Boost

COUNTY EXCHEQUER GETS GOOD BOOST The pronounced activity in the Milford Mil-ford mining field has resulted in over $7,000 coming into the county coffers. The revival of interest has caused large amounts to be paid in back taxes as well as in the direct purchase of land for taxes. Five thousand dollars is the amount paid in back taxes direct, according to County Treasurer Jos. Skinner. Practically Prac-tically all of the sum is paid for mining property alone. Forty-two two hundred of it was paid by the Majestic company for mining properties. proper-ties. This flurry to secure possession and title to land' has only been brought about within the last month, the increased in-creased activity in mining and the publication in the county papers of the list of properties held for tax sale, coming co-incidentally.