| Show MERCHANTS S GET A REFUND ON TAXES that the board of equalization exceeded ita its powers tn in assessing merchants 20 1210 per cent over invoice value on their stocks of gooda was the court ruling in the case brought by nice and helper in the name of the Lowen stala mer cantile company return of tuc the excess taxes paid waa was ordered and in view of the fact that it was consid ered a test case the county commissioners ordered treasurer alpha Ral ballinger lInger to refund nil all excess paid by merchants of 0 the county this was one of tho the first actions of tho the new nou board on organizing temporarily tuesday afternoon george Colling liam invited the commissioners ers to fill and dad they vent don to inspect the sheriffs carters quarters A new ranee range Is badly needed and work must be done on the walla wills to make the rooms att attractive motive such work has hai not been dona for a long time some of the boys on the other side of tho the hall have offered to assist in well ding the blush aa As commissioner bond had bad rot been approved by tho the new judge definite a action tion on this and some other matter wis held over until to day |