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About Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 3, 1899)
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Roll called , and all 118 : members prt'Hont except Supervisor L Nicholas , who in absent on account Ibn of sickness in family. of On motion thu board adjourned until 0 o'olouk tomorrow inorniny. ofs July i8tb , 1800. s Board mot purritiunt to ad join n- motit. Roll oitllod and all members present oxuupt duporviHor NioliolaH. MinuteH of tbo proyious day were road and approved , Thu linanuo oommittoo in ado the following re port , to-wil : We , tbo linanoo iioniraittoe , rec ommend that a 30 mill levy bo made on Huliool diHtnot . Signed : NKTH. Li NIK CAUU. Moved and carried that the report bo accepted , adopted and ordered aa recommended by the committee. A petition wan proHontod from Lillian towiiHhip , signed by W. 11. Ash and 64 other votora of Lillian towiiflhip , asking that their voting place bo changed to the Oxford Hubool IIOIIHO , tbo uorthoHt oortior of 13-10-20. Wo , the ( inanco committee , rec ommend that the above ruquoat be granted to change thu voting place in Lillian township. Signed. NBTII. LIN i ) . CAUU. Moved and carried that thu report bo accepted , adopted and ordered as recommended by tbo oommittoo On motion the board adjourned until 0 o'olouk tomorrow morning , for the purpose of cheeking up the oounty oIliooH. July 10th , 1809 , Board mot pursuant to adjourn ment. All mumhorti present except MicholaH. The minutes of the pre vious day were road and approved. The forenoon was spout in committee - too work , and in tbo afternoon the rend and road olaitna committee made the following report , to wit : To grant the road petition of L. II. MoCall , ot al. , for a public road commcuoiiiL' at tbn HOIKhwont corner of section 12 , township Ifi , V range 21 , and connecting with the . 'I mam traveled road , at the northeast corner of section 0 , township 15 , li range 21. Moved and carried that the report be accepted , adopted and ordered as reoommonded by tbo committee. Board adjourned fintil 0 a. m. , to morrow. July 20th , 1800 , 0 a. m. Board mot pursuant to adjourn ment. All members present .except Nicholas. Minutes of the previous ( lay wore road and approved. The finance committee made the following report , to-wit : Report of Q. E. Carr , committee to collect rents , and as chairman of tbo county board , made Hottlomont with H. J. Sbinn. AMOUNT UKCK1VKD. April 28lu. ItocolveJ ot II. J . Shluu In full , of iult pending ; . $55000 May 4th. T A LcUuro , rout Co. liulUllui ; I 00 June anb.0 P HuHBoll , rent Co. biitlilliiK 7 oo Jnly 3d. WO Grt'Kory , rent Co. bulldlrc. 4 00 July 6th. Mti. Chas Freeman , rout Co. building . April ath.-T ) Hllus cH . . . . . . . . ' Total . lleoelpts hereto attached. AMOUNT 1'AII ) OUT , April 28th. 1'ald to Co. tromnror . 175 00 April iftUh.- Attorney lee for county In Uhluu case , H U Ualklui . . . . . 7500 April 20th. Puld to Co , treasurer . 7 ot July 6tli. Paid to.Co. treasurer . . n , m . $67ilK ) , . . . , . .UH. Hubtcrlbed and sworn to before mo tbii nth day of July , 1899 1899GEO GEO K. UicuTMTBu.Co. Clerk. lly II. W. SILLIVAN , Uopnty. We , tbo ( inanco oommittoo , find tbo above statement is correct. Signed : S. NKTH. O. O. LIND. Moved and carried that the report bo acooptod and aJoptod , and or. dored as recommended by tbo oem mittoo. The claims oommittoo made tbo following report , to-wit : To roc ommond to allow the following chima : Kd Fnloy , claimed JlOft 80. Al'w'il . SMI 8 ( A It DowuliiK , II . I > . I M I , K Klrliimtrick . . 17 ! > ( X A It DownfliK . r < * JJ Toiilny . l.Ti K Win. lilalr . ' . 41151 dun U. Itlclitmynr . n HI Sumo . 60 ( n Coriiollrmdrlnco , claimed $20.10. Ad . ft Oi Uniilcllt ffclvcii. clinMJ.yo.10 AIM . r. W Con. A. I'lrknrd . : > IK John Jaciinol . 'J 01 Thou W BanlolH . ! ! ( X A Ii.lftViios . L' W ( lee ( Jlmllli . 2 01 A It Downing . " ft J Hltllor . aw Hainnol Kostor . a 01 JN llraudburu . S 0 K II DIckoiiH . ! iW W I' Whlto . Utt UMHoevcrn . \i \ ( X John ( I llrnwn . 15 K 1'1 < Metcalf . .1 Hf llrnkcn How Tflt'plionn ICiclmni ; " . 1 'I N LKCoJH . 40 W J H KrnnclH . ! I3 W Hay K KIIOII . flit A It Downlne . . _ . . . a ( X J M Wlinmur . 10 a O U Itlotinrdson . a CC J I' Ia lei , M.I ) . HOI Mm Kate Heal . .10 ! . .eln Holcoinh . yo W. rene Itoyuolda . 'I ! il Olamlo Carlos . 19 M a oo 1C Itlchtmyor . 14 : J J l ) wnov . 31 4E B Nclh . 31 3C lohnCoonoy. . . . . 31 W j K Cnrr . . . 1M ( X. iK Keen . U ( k JT Arthur . ! U II I L Nicholas . UO 41 JO Uml . X > ( X 'itrkluson Jt Fltchmau rejected . 1 ( X Signed : LINU. NKTH. AllTUUIt. Moved and carried tbatlbo report jo accepted , adopted and ordered an recommended by the committee. The judiciary committee made the Allowing report to-wit : To reoom niond to lay over the following claims , to wit : To recommend to allow and lay over the following claims , and to allow olaima of Ico. K Itichtmyor . 8 a oc [ ' A lA'lNiiro . | 75 Sumo . jj 7 * tmo . o 50 Hnino . o oc Unio . t2E inino . o ! i" iamu . ye Samn . iotllob Ilunr.lor . 17 u UC Mo&Iullcu . : x \iidrt'wKlinoii on . . ; t * Jlli Slmormcm . ; . 3 yc ilary Hlinoiiton . ; i uc . lun Iluiuphlll . i I U Drown . i ci iVm KUiiilntoii . i ( i I. 11. UoborlHon . tot lire. 8. 1' . Young . i i 'milk WIlllaniH . i m IllYouut ; . i o 81' YOUIIK . , . 1 IK iVm. Young . i J H Donn . 7Bi VKrcil Cooper . o IX lotlluh lionzler . go IK ) TJuckcon . e 7 [ IBB Jackson , Sr . a i luhii Crowul . 2M 'lnis. Iliirnier . 351 Chitn. 'llmrinan. . . . . . . . u & I'rcd McMiillun . K tzra Ciiaflco . j at J II Olavur . a N IRK , .Tackmon , Jr . a BI Jbae , Water * . > . ) ( Chun. Wlnlora . W II K llrcK * . 2 ( X > Matiol JockHOii . y 25 flruvo Clavur . y oo (1 OMcilulluu . .I. . Jj a ) ; it ) Mary . a SO > 'lcliadl Conroy . a a ) Oco. Thurman. . . . . . a 50 Tbo committee recommended that the following claims bo laid over : T A Leisure , Uoxle CBSW . 11300 Same , ItuMoll caca . 430 Jas atocklmm , lluiloll riuo . 670 dauio , W. I ) . Colu c 80 . HBO Sume , Oolllim cnso . ; < 68 31110 , HouKh cam . 418 dame , Uuilecasu . ja 13 iamo , Utuckey case . 4 sa Saint ) , ClftT r case . . . 21 01 Same , Smith cane . ifl 88 J O llurry , car faro for John McMalun . SI BO Signed : UOONKY. AUTIIUK. Moved and carried that tbo re port bo accepted , adopted and or- durod and oUima allowed and laid ever as recommended by tbo committee - mittoo , Tbo oflicial bond committee made the following report , towit : To rooommoud to approve the follow ing bonds : John Adamaon , road overseer , Sargent. J. 11. Davis , road ovor- aoor , Algernon. Frank Mayo , road overseer , Wood River. Win. Murray , road overseer , Myrtle. S. . Shaw , road overseer , Dulight. J. J . DOWNKY. Movoil and carried that tbo re port bo accepted , adopted and bonds approved as recommended by the committee. TUe road and road claims com mittee made the following report , to-wit : To recommend to grant thu following road petitions ; To grant tbo petition of R , B , Sargent , etal , lor road in township 10 , range 20. To grant tbo petition of Olaronoo Motoalf , et al , to vacate road in township , 10 , range 20. To allow claim otVm , Bitters , for r.i il datnngnH on northwest qunr- tcrnf 1M IO-20 ; * 7f .00 on district No. ' 2 , Lillian townnbip. To allow clnim of It. B. Sargent , $ M ) 00 , on road district No. 2 , Lil lian towtiHliip ; to grant the petition of L II , IMuCall , ot al , for the loua lion of rend in township ir > , rangt 21 , ( JiiHtor township. To allow claims ngainst road dis trict No. 2 , CtiMtur township , nr follows : HolrH of Mnlcolm H Hhorwood . JI'J ( N ( IAdrll1l.il . 12 INI UK KinpMil . n ( X , Oil Kinpliuld . . r.O ( X M I1 KinpUu il . 30 ( X ( 'linn Iliirinan . Uc ) IX Alfred cooper . W ) IX Also to allow claims for appraiser * on McUall road , as follows : .11' Cnrliw . $3 H ( W II liimtinan . ; i 8 ( \V II A tiildo WH . 3 w To Kffttit potltlon of H. P. Morris , et Hi , for the i'nUUjnhlnK | of the roiul in owtiBliip lr , rnngo 17 , Algernon town- sin p ; to grant tbu putlttcn of U. J. KM- ; lin. et al , ( or the eatubllflliinont nnd vn- cation of the road In townflhlp 1G , niiiRC 17 , Analey town-hip ; to rftnt the pn- tttioti of Goo. Knoll n , ot al , for rend it township 15 , rnn e 18 , Atnley township nnd to Iny over the petition of 1'etei French , el it ) , for roud In towuaulp M , rittiKO 18 , Algernon township. To the County Board of Cmter Ootin ty. Nebraska : lu record to the rend crossing tin northwual.qiturtor uf suction 21 , tovvn- slilp 1'J , rtiiiKO 20 , J vvlH'i to muko this nroposit'on rpKiirdinK my olMin lot dnmKL'H to said lantl , provided said road la located on east clde o ( the ounjon throuuli which It rum , I hereby oiler it reduce my chiiiu for iliuungoa to the eutn of 970.00 , and will tuko no nppeal from the nllnwiinco of said amount. Dnted tbla 15th diiy of July , 1800. WlM.lAM BlTTHKS. Resolved , thnt wlierimu , on thu 20tli day of July , 18un ! ) ! order was made b > the county board of Cuater county , lona. tin ) ; what Id known as the Sargent road , In District No. 2. Lillian township re ference httlnu ; hereby made to Mm peti tion now on Ille for said rend , and , Whereas , On Baid day , claims for damages were allowed as follows : R B.SnrKOHt . $5000 Wm. Bitters . 75 00 For dxmiiRcs caused by the location and establishment of said rond. Therefore , It ia hereby ordered and directed tlut a lev ; of five mills upon thedollnr upon all taxable property , bth real nnd porponal In said dlatiict No. 2. Lillian township , Ouster county , No- lirnskn , bo and hereby is made. Signed : JOHN COONKY. J. J. DOWNEY. Resolved , That , whereas , on the 10th day of July , 1899 , n order wns made by county board , locntlne ; and establishing what is l nown as the L. U. McCall road , reference being made to the rend peti tion now on Illo and on Paid day did al low ns diuniiKOB , caused by tbo estab lishment of said rend , viz : Malcolm Sherwood . $ 12 00 ( /V.Uriflith / . 1200 B. FV Hmplinld . 5 00 O. O , K.npllold . . 50 00 M. P. Empfi ! d . no 00 ( Jims. Ilnrmnn . 2000 Alfred Cooper . 80 00 MnklnR n total o' . $ ' 209 00 As damages of Biild rend locution. Thi'H-foro , It Is hereby ordered ntul directed that n levy of live mills on the dollar , bo nnd harcby la made upon all the ( axuble property , both real and por. oounl , in road district No. 2 , of Ouster eniintv. Nebraska , Hint buliiu the rend district through , and In which said road is located. Signed : JOHN COONKY. J . J . UOONKY. To the Honorable Hoiird of Supervis or * of Cueter county Nebraska : 1 , tlio undersigned , hereby nsk the count ) board of supervisor * to grant mo the privilege of building nnd maintain ing n stock chute nomss the established rend , said chute to be about 50 rods east ot t ho bull section corner of section 13 , township 10 , range 10 , In Ouster countv , Nebraska , Bald chute not to bo less than 10 cot in length. W recommend thnt this petition be granted. Signed. JOHN COONKY. J. J , DOWNKY. Moved nnd carried that tbo report of thu committee bo accepted , adopted , and ordorcd ns recommended by the com- mitteo. The bridge nnd brldgo claiinH commit * t o made the following report , to-wit ! To recommend to allow the following claims , to wit : J . W. Harnes $2-1 00 R. It , Kucknoy 075 R. R. Carter 3(5 ( 00 A. II. Copsoy 1C 05 John Coonoy 21 10 J F.llusscl 760 John Heophlor r f > Ueo. Mary 29 82 Allen & Son 11 25 C. FJ . Olurk ; 7 50 S. L , Cannon 8 30 A. S. Merger 1 75 A. Lnmphoir : 18 00 T. J.GIHIgan 23 00 Peter Heok 2 30 P.Wymoro 1800 Goo. Huffman 7 00 JIIB. Cliltllck 10 00 \V. N. StovenB.olalm 83.00.Allowed , 2 50 Vannant & Armstrong. , Ill 25 J. R. Lnng h 26 B. K. I ) vl8 30 00 Dlerks Lumlwr & Coal Co 4510 11. L. Nicholas 1380 Haum 17 00 8. Neth 2200 (1. K.Cnrr 870 J.K.Arthur 2540 And to grant the brldgo petition of J. R Foray the , et al , for two bridges nCroes Victoria Creek , the tlrst crossing Victoria OroeU on section 1C 10 21 ; the teoond bridge crosses Victoria Greek at or near section corners , between section 10 nd 17 , 20 and 21 , Victoria township. To grant the petition of J , W. Plyranlo for the bridge across Victoria crook , on laid out road between section 1 nnd 2 , township 10 , range 21. Signed. J. T , AUTIIKK. , [ OHN COONKY. Moved and carried that the report bo accepted , adopted ami ordered as rec ommended hy tbo committee. Thn poor farm , court housn , anil jill mipplii'H ' CiiininlttCH , mitilo the fol'owiug report , to wil : To rocommBiid to nllow nnd Iny over I ho following olnlnm : To nllow nlnlnifl of WlllUltnnni f 70 00 Ailolnli Amlnrson 1 no IIi > rk I.umlior A Coal Co Sl ( ( IB \VMIruce 3(1 ( fcO riircell Ilnm 10040 IMerkn Ijumlmr A Coal Co 40 33 J. K.Tipton. . 160 Anil to Iny over thu elnlm of J i. Htocldmm 2 40 Signed : NKTH. DOWNKY. OAUK. Moved and carrlo that the report bo fiocoplocl , adopted and ordered , nnd clalniH allowed nnd laid over ai recom mended by the committee. The erroneous nnd delinquent , tnx committee inadu tbo following report , to-wlt : In the matter ot the application of W. Q. Hunnoy , for the refund of 812.35 , paid under protest ; the committee recom- mcndo to reject it , nnd county treasur er bo , nnd hereby Is Instructed to dis tribute the funds , the same IIH If not paid under protest. In the matter of the application of ( I. Q Olark , to have certain real estate tuxes Btrickened from tbo tax list , ns- sosecd against the south bait ot the south west quarter , and the northwest quarter of the northeast quarter , In section 11 , township 18 , range 22 , for the reason Unit Hiiid land wag government | and at the time it wna nssofeed , for the yours 181)1 ) 5 G and 7 , the committee recom mends that said tuxes for eaid years bo strlokend from the tax list. In the mutter of the application of Laura Shannon , to have certain reul es tate tuxea strlckened from the tax Hat , nBBessi'd against lots 1 nnd 3 , In 18 17 for 1893 , fur the reason that said land was government land , at the time aald Innd wns assessed. The committee roc * ommends Ihnteuid taxes for said year bo Btrlcbened from the tnx Hat. In the matter ot the application of the Omaha National Bank for refund of $130 , for interest paid on personal taxes for Anseltuo Holler Mills , for the years 1893 nnd 1893 , the petltiouer further repres ents that the valuation of 1898 , l > e reduc ed to $800 , and also tlio valuation bo re duced for 1899 , to $800 , on the above niuued property. The committee recommends that tbo above petitions be granted. The committee also recommends that the following claims bo held for dolln qticnt Aint. Anil. Tax. ' Claim. U. M. BeoveM , Cliff T | . % S 200 I. M. Wimmer , Ouster To 3 SO 10 20 l&lwanl Kolr , 9r. , Ktlfoit Tp 7 65 145 80 P. L. Slotcaff , West Union Tp s 05 0. U , Itlclmrdson , II. u. Tp. . . 2 00 A. Laniphoar , Woitervllle 1'p 3 40 18 00 OL > O. Jlnry A Co. , W. Itlver Tp 29 KJ K. K Hnoknoy , D. OrovoTp 075 Ij. J , Ullllgnn , Victoria Ty. . . . 23 00 Allen .t Hon , Arnold Tp n 25 H.K. Uavii.W. Hirer TP 30 00 Jas. Cliittlck , Waynu Tp 0 PO 1000 1 , F. Carlos , Myrtle Tp 4 85 880 I ) . A. Vaiifiniit. N. K , Armstrong 1300 Same 560 111 26 It WHB moved by Coonejr , seconded by Arthur , that thn county clerk make a township levy of on ? mill on road fund ; two mills on bridge fund , nnd two mills on gonornl fund for West Union town ship ; also for Myrtle township. Motion wns carried , nnd the county clerk wns instructed to enter same on tax. Resolution by Cconoy seconded by Arthur : Whtrens. The county ia paying $42- 00 for water at the court house , but bns no water for the vard , nnd at the rates we pay now , it would bo n great saving to the county to put down a well with wind mill and tank , before the first day of JiiMinrj , 1899. Therefore be it. Resolved , by this board , and the chair- tnun of this board la hereby Instructed lo have aald well wind mill nnd tank put on court house block. Moved and carried that the resolution bo accepted and adoped. The chairman called Supervisor Ooon. oy to the cbnlr , for the purpose of In troducing a resolution to hnvo county treasurer proceed at once to collect the delinquent tnxea. Refolutiou by Carr , seconded by Arthur : Rfso veil , That , whereas , various res olutions have boon passed , ordering and directing the county treasure OB Ouster couuty , to collect the delinquent person al taxis , and , Whereas , Said delinquent taxes are be ing collecti d very plowly , nnd , Whereas , It appears to this board thai to nuld delinquent taxes an by law pro < vidoil nnd by tins bonrd directed. There fore bo it. Resolved That the county attorney be , nnd he ia hereby ordered to rervo n written demand upon said county treaa urer , c'nmandini : thnt he at once proceed to collect said delinquent taxes , and the county attorney Is bereby ordered and directed , In the event of the failure of the county treasurer to comply with eaid demand within a reasonable time from UP service , to commence the proper legal proceeding to compel paid county treasurer to collect said taxed , The years and nays were called foi nnd wore aa follows. Y as Arthur , Oooney , Cnrr , Downey Lmd.Notb. Nnys rono. Motion car- rh'd. Fruit and Ornamental Trees. Geneva Nursery , John MoCutohoon , Agent. Miilto both ( ill anil spring ilcllvory. This li tliu leading nurccry in the lUte , ami iliolr ilocli u all flrsl claes. of tlio ImtulreJH we litre oh ! to In this county the | met four yearn , wo doflro to refer you to n few whom wo IIUTU fun Inhod stock , TU : JAB , Whltvheail , Jnhii Henry. Ujo , W. lc\voy , II. O. Itogersmd Judge II. M. Sol. llvun. llvun.John McCutcheon. \Q \ ) Q ) Q ) Q ) oy M ii AND HARRY DAY & CO. AUK IIIUUC WITH TMICin OF DRY GOODS @ CLOTHING. Since they have consolidated the stores of Harry Day & Oo. and the T. M. & J. W. Salisbury Stcu-ks , they row have one of the Largest Stocks of Dry Goods in Central Nebraska. They have not only a mammoth stock , but a great variety. Thoao goods wore bought at a bargain , and will bo sold at To Our Patrons ! Our competitors cannot compote. Their goods cost them more than our Helling price. If you are not convinced that we mean just what wo Hay , call and get our prices. Our aim ia to save our customers money , and we are doing it. If you want good Goods , in any quantity , quality or style , wo can supply you. If it is bargains yju want , corao to our atoro in tbo Realty block , Southwest Corner Square. Racket Store FOR LOWEST PRICK IN DEY GOODS , / BOOTS & SHOES , TIFWAHE , . - qUEEITSWAHE , PATENT MEDICINES and NOTIONS. Dr. * Pioroo'e Golden Medical Dis Castoria 20o -4" ' covery OOc Piso's Consumption Cure 20o Dr. Pieroe's Favorite Prescription , Dr. William's Pink Pills for Palo OOo People 4Co Dr. Piorco'fl PleaHant Purgative Hansom's Hive Syrup , 3fio size for Pellets 20o 20o llood'a Sarsapanlla OOc Hood's Vegetable Pills 22o Ayor's Pills 20o Pnnc's Celery Compound OOo Kiokapoo Indian Worm Killer..20o Syrup of Figs 40o Dr. Ward's Liniamontxamo size , 20o Just received our fall line of SHOES ! Better than ever , cheaper than ever , for men , women and children. If you want the best goods for the least money , buy at-the RACKET STORE. Just received a fine lot of HARVEST GLOVES , the best that money can buy , and will sell away below all competition. HIGHEST PRICE PAID FOR EGGS. '