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MiliMro nil ntlii'i work
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l!oiii'ot fully siiluulttcd,
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At R. W. Koontz's Tie Barn, Red Cloud, Nebr., on
Monday, January 29th, 1912
Beginning at 1 o'clock p. m., the following described property:
24 Mules coming three years old.
One MuJe coming two years old.
One Mule coming one year old.
The above are large boned, blocky and well bred mules. All have been
haltered, are gentle and will be easily broken to work.
One span of brood mares, 5 years old, weight about
1400 pounds each, and in good condition.
TERNS OF SALE: A credit of eight months will be given purchaser on note with approved
security, with interest at 10 per cent per annum.
ROBERT DAMERELL. Owner.
Col. J. H. Ellinger, Auctioneer.
To tlu lloiioinlilc IioihI if County
Commissioner1! of Webster Comity,
Nebraska.
Tlit' nmli'islni'il County .Itnlc of
said romity bes leave tooiVcr the fol
lowing lliuil rcpoit:
Amount ror iirst .six inoiuiis 01
venr as per former report.. S T.M.S0
.hily Isttolll.st Jr sn.i',0
Auk. I t lo.lt.st I .Villi
Sept. 1st to IIUlli tlil..Vi
Oet. 1st tolllst II 1.70
Nov. Istt.ilKltli ItV.'.ill)
Dee. I to , Ian. . I. HM', ITUJI:. Toil. 01
Total eolleeleil (lining year ?ll."i7.s
State of N'elnasliii.
County of We lister, ss
I. I W. KKnii. (.'miiitv .luili'e. In
ami for miM count . do heieliv eeitifv
. i ... .1 . .:...' i .....' I
mm i ne mi i'imuk is n roiicei siaie
llleut of all fees enlleeteil in tliis ulliee
for (lie ierioil iiieutiotieil.
(ilveti miller my li mil. and the Seal
of said Coin t. at my olllee in lied
Cloiiil, tliis ;iri day of .lummy. A.
I), ml'.'.
I W. KlISON.
(Seal) ('utility .Indue.
To the llonoialile lloaul of County
Conimissioiiers of Webster Count v,
(ciitlciuou: I, lieo. W. Hutchison
Clerk of the District Court, hereby
submit the Pillowing as u true report
of fee1-eolleete'l in the otlieo of Clink
of thu District Court tor the year
Mill, and ending January .1, I'.M'.'.
I'ho amount collected from .Ian.
1st to June liOth, l'.Ml, pre
viously repoited s I7l.:i5
Amount collected from .1 til v I.
l!M I, to January :i. I'.H'.1 "S'.i.lo
H'Jfil.l.l
I have eolleeted tor lines and jury
fees ami paid same to Count v Ti ens
ure r, the sum of ilo:,.On.
Witness my hiiiid and seal this 'lid
day of .lanuiny. Mil'.'.
(Seal) Cii.o. W. Ill' M'lilsiiN.
Clerk l the Di.stiiel Ciunt,
'lied Cloud, Nebr , Jan. I, I'.H .'.
licpoitof O. D. Meile. Shcill!'. and
V. A llcdco. Deputy, of Webster
County. Nebiaska, for si mouths
undine Jan :i, I'.M'.':
I'Ves for I'oiinty work S1.1I '.M
Mileage for eounty work llWOo
Fees till other work !l. 70
Total fees and mileage.. :W1 0.)
Kepiirt of above nllleers for the roar
I'.H I. ( ikHiik Jan. :i, l'.M.1:
I'ees for county woik 8.Mi.53
.Mileage for enmity work 171.30
I'Ve.s all other work yO 1.7(5
Mileage till other work 74. to
Co. Tiea's icceipL No. 177 S109.00
Co. Truii's receipt No. ."Hi lir,,70
No jailer's foos charged or collected
on eounty prisoner.
No claims lllccl or collected on imy
eounty untie done that Is not reported.
Respectfully submitted,
. D. 1 1 Kin. K, Slurlll'
Proceedings of County
Commissioners
January II, 1(112
The county board met in' regular fe.s
moii. Commis-jionui.s Stoiey, Schmidt,
Hummel anil Olumtedo present (.
Ohm-tede was elected chairman of the
board for the ensuing year.
The county cleik was authorized to
draw a warrant on the poor farm fund
for $s. i fnvor of Mr-. Anderson, to pay
her expensed from lteitCIoml to Geneva.
Further heaving of the petition for a
road ou the section line between sec
tions 15 and 22, 1 U was adjourneil till
Nome future date.
The board adopted certain bridge
plans and placed eamo on file in the
county clerk's office.
Jauuary 10, 1012.
Commissioners Storey, Hummel and
Ohmstede were appointed a committee
to check up the accounts of the county
treasurer, and Commissioners Chaplin
and Schmidt were appointed to audit
the accounts of the judge, superinten
dent, sherlfT, district clerk and county
clerk.
January I'd, 1012.
All membeiH present. A road was
granted as asked for on section line be
tween r-ections 15 and 22, Ml. Dam
ages were allowed as follows on ac
count of the opening of the road:
Clarissa Maynard, $75; Chas. Zaltnan
$75; Ernest Roberta, $75; W. P. Kuehn,
$7.',.
Uoth auditing committees reported
that the books and accounts of the coun
ty officers corresponded with the re
ports filed by said officers.
Commissioners Hummel, Chaplin and
Ohmstede were appointed to purchase
necessary clolhlng for Chas. V. Heger
and Frank Ackerson, and ship said
clothing to the hospital at Ingleslde for
them.
The county clerk wis directed to ad
vtrtite for bida for bridges as per plana
( and specifications on file in the county
clerk's office. Also for steel reen forc
ing rode, sizes i to 2 inches per pound,
carloud lots. Also for cement bridge
work per cubic foot, county to furnish
mutcrial, bidder to haul all material at
his own cost, mntcriul to be furnished
by county at nearest railwuy depot,
excavating up to $8 00 to he done by
builder without cost to county. Over
that amount to be paid by county not
, to exceed $2 per day. Sand to be haul
i ed by bidder up to two miles without
I coBt to county. All over two miles,
extra mileage to be paid by county as
agreed on between bidder and bridge
committee. Also for 3 in. fir, 3 in. oak,
3x12 material, 1G to 32 feet lengths.
Also cedar piling 12 feet and over in
longth., All bidders to fnrnish checks
with bill, certified by Red Cloud bank.
The depository bond of the first Na
tional bank of Blue Hill wbb approved.
The official bonds of Frank Boom,
Overseer district No, 12, and of Mike
Durdin, constable Potsdam precinct
were approved.
Annual settlements of the following
road overseers were approved: Albert
Skjelver, Dist. 15; Bert Kile, Dist. 1G;
J. A. Saladen, Dist. G; S. S. Lundstcdt,
Dist. 2.
County Assessor Scott was allowed
necessary office help for 1912at a salary
$2 50 qer day for time employed.
The county judge was allowed $250
per annum during his term if needed
for clerk hire.
The purchasing of a steel blank file
for the county judge was referred to the
purchasing committee.
The appointment of Fred A. Hedge
as deputy sheriff was approved, and
his salary fixed at $300 per year.
It was ordered that the several coun
ty officers file a quarterly report as
required by law.
The report of the several committees
was accepted and approved.
The appointment of C. D. Robinson
as deputy treasurer waa accepted and
approved and bis salary fixed at f 1000
per annum.
The following bids for printing and
supplies were accepted:
H. E. Grice Drug Co., office stationery.
Argus and Advertiser, tax list.
Leader and Chief, treasurer's Btute-
ment.
Advertiser, letter heads and stationery,
class I).
All other bida were rejected.
A committee consisting of Commis
sioners Storey and Hummel, and Clerk
Ross were appointed to purchase all
supplies for county offices.
The following estimate of expenses
for 1912 was adopted:
County Superintendent ...$ 1800
County Court 3500
Incidentals 5000
Books and Stationery 2500
Coroner 200
Commissioners 3500
Attorney 1500
County and Deputy Assessors. . . 3000
Jail and Jailor 200
Equalization board 300
County roads 20000
Elections 1800
Poor 1000
Bridge 25000
R. R. bonds and int 5000
Soldiera relief 500
Insane 1000
I W Eilson :i
I W Edwin ill
OD Hedge n;
( W Hummel IS
(i Ohmstede !()
T.1 Chaplin ill
Paul Storey :J
Total 75800
The appointment of J. J. Qurber ns
deputy county clerk was accepted, and
his salary fixed at $1000 por year. Extra
clerk biro was also granted for the time
needed.
The board decided to purchase a
Smith Premier typewriter for the dis
trict clerk's office at a purchase price of
$59.50 and the old machine.
January 10, 1012.
The following claims were allowed:
Geneual Fund
Klopp & Bartlett Ca $ 100 51
AJBoren 12 00
Fred Maurer 54 75
B A Crelghton 25 00
PAWullbrandt 5 00
i Paul Storey 10
1 Commercial Advei User 17
U A K Hall Bladen 8
D D Saunders l:i
Argus ir,
Biuixji: Fund
RCSchultz 18 00
J S Marsh ;j ;i5
LeeAruett 1.50 00
Henry Bros .'12 00
Commissioners Hummel, Chaplin and
Schmidt were appointed county farm
committee.
Bridge committees were appointed as
follows:
District 1 Commissioners Chaplin,
Ohmstede and Schmidt.
District 2 Commissioners Schmidt
Hummel and Chaplin.
District 3 Commissioners Hummel.
Storey and Schmidt.
District 4 Commissioners Ohmstede.
Storey and Hummel.
District 5 Commissioners Ohmstede,
Storey and Chaplin.
The board adjourned to February 20.
at one o clock p. in.
Office of County Superintendent
Report of Institute Fund.
Red Cloud. Nebr.. .Tun. 1. 101''
To the County Commissioners, Web
ster County, Nebraska:
Receipts.
llulanco on hand July 0, loll. ..$148.15
Received from county board for
institute 05.00
Fees from comity institute 00.00
Fees for fiviirr.lnntlniiH ar.il rerr-
Y iterations 82.00
Total $394.15
Expenditures.
Examinations at Blue Hill 0.33
Institute expense 20S.ll
Sumi-Auiimil lieport of 10. W. Ross,
County Clerk.
To the llouoiable Hoard of County
Coniinlsxionei'!.
(ii'iilleinen: I hcteliy submit to you
the follow ing sciui-niitiunl icport of
the fees of my office for the hist half
or the year llUl.iif (he receipts and
disbursements, us follows:
To fees collected for the Hist
hull of the year l'.Ml 8 s'J.'i.sn.
.Inly IIMI, to fecseoll'd ? 1 07.05
Aug. " " ..255 15
Sept. " " ..UK) 05
Oct. " " ...'I5.:i.i
Nov. " " ..(is().;i5
Dee. " " ..IOH.55 15 IS HO
8'.'il"2 CO
Disbursements.
Paid .1. ,. (laiber. Deputy
County Clerk $850.00
Paid I.. II. Fort, labor
on ta books 15.00
To office espenso for
last half of year 105 57
Salary K, V. Rush, Hi tit
half of year 7.n.00 1720.57
To balance due uoiinly. . .SOW.' 0.'J
Witness my hand and otliclul seal
this llth day of January, A I). I'.M'J.
E. W. l!o-.
(Seal) County Clerk.
We appiovo (he above report this
llth day of .lamiary, A D. IIM'J.
I,. II. SYliMior.
T. .1. ClIW'I.IN.
Committee,
WitloH's Pension,
I he recent act. of April l'.llh, 1003
gives to .ill soldiers' widows a pension
"t I ti p-ir month. Fred .Maurer the
attorney, has all neeo'isarv blanks.
j Foil Sm.i:; -The two buildings oc
copied by the Chief Office and E. II
' XewhoiiseN jewelry store. Inquire of
E. II. New house.
Farmers' Institute at Cowles, Nebraska
: Friday and Saturday, Feb. 2-3, 1912 :
i::iUi. 111.
7::io p. in.
11:00 it. in.
l:li) p. in.
7:.ioi. in.
II. II. I'iiomi'sov, President.
i". I:. IT i N,VM,.Ncori'l:iry.
1'iitsr hay
"I'l cdlim Alfalfa to IIoks" Sept. W. I'. Snyder, North Platte I'xp. Station
"(iriiwliit; Winter Wheat" V. I". .loliiisuu. Harvard Nebr
i. i:iso shssms
Music ....... .. .......
'Aurk'iilturul Advancement" Mr. Johnson
MiikU
'IsSiininti r 1 "al low In t; I'uii'tlciil?" Mr.Snydir
SKl'ONI) PAY ritiii'Miov hi.ssion
"The SIIii, I1h Delation In Meat mid Milk Production"
('. W. I'uusley, lleail of AijrlL'iiltural KxtciiKlou Pepartuiciit, Lincoln
ATI lIltvooN si.ssion
''I he runner as a IIiikIiicm! Man" I'lof, ('. V. 1'imslcy
PouiestlcSclciKe lllliiHlniti d hy ( ookhiK Pmuoiistrutliill)
Mrs. Jennie ('. Harlow, llloonilimtou. Ill
I.VI.MMI sMSSlo.S
Mush -s
"The lloiilu lleautlfiil ' Mrs. Harlow
Mush
"I'lioMaild-up t'olhir on tin I'liriu"
Pi lulled 1'ioraiu mid Premium 1. 1st will ho published lull r.
Prof. Pulley
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price, but the price it right
500 lbs.
capacity
per hour
$50
other sizes
at other
prices
There is nothing cheap about them but the price. There is no better
separator sold at any price
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are EFFICIENT, SIMPLE and DURABLE
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