sentences:  On December 21, 1906, the City of Hillsboro purchased a tract of land from banker John W. Shute for $1,622, with the condition that the land be used as a park and named in his honor.The city passed a levy to finance the purchase of its first park at 1.8 mills per assessed valuation.At the time, the total assessed value in the city was just over $600,000.