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About Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 18, 1900)
( Jo , Republican Published every Tlmrwlny nt thu County Soul. , n. ni. xuntor tcvumco in Ouelot Block , fourth ATC.-C- Kntercd nt thopoatomcoat llroketi Uow , Neb. , as eccon J-cn ! n natter for transmitilou through theU. S.aUlla. S01l8CHn TION PUIOK : One Yonr , In advnnco J1.00 THURSDAY , .IAN. 18 , 1000. Thus far th6 Boors have shown the br tier generalship , while Great Britain bus boon humiliated in sev eral engagements , Before the English engage in an other vrar they would do well to advise with Win. AlcKinlcy when to commence and how to conduct a successful campaign. IIad the anti.expansion view pre vailed today , wo would have been a colony of thirteen states , while Great Britain , Spain and Franco would have control of the rest of North America. Ouster county has collected $20 , 000 taxes for the state the past year. It looks like prosperity has at least a small foothold in Ouster county , the calamity cry of the pops f to the contrary notwithstanding. ; ; Since it has been established be yond a reasonable doubt that Sen ator Hoar's speech in the senate was the cause of7 the Filipino in surrection , Inn resignation from his exalted position should be demand ed by his coiiHtituontH. The railroad uonimisaionorH con tinue to draw their salary and ride on railroad pasties , but the demand ot Nebraska shippers to interfere in their behalf against exhorbitant freight rates does not seam to in terest them in the least. Such is reform by pop oflilain. . Two of the publishers of the Denver Post were shot ana one seriously if not fatally wounded , by Lawyer Audorson'a few days ago. The lawyer oalle'd at the Post's oflioo to demand a retraction of an objectionable article that had ap- poare'd in the Post. His demand was mot by both publishers at * tempting lo put him out , when he shot them both. During the four years of demo- pop administration the citizens of Ouster county wore compelled to let their taxes go unpaid , But un. dor a republican administration a largo per cent of them have been enabled to pay not only their delinquent - linquont personal tax for from four to seven yeara bolc , but the inter est accumulated , of which the state's share alone is $20,000. The necessity for adopting Bry an's free silver 10 to 1 policy grows less popular with the business masses as they BOO the circulating medium gradually increase under a republican administration with a gold standard. No one wants to resort to fiat mouoy bisis when thoyoan have all thomonoy they have n commodities to purchase worth one i * hundred cents on the dollar. II Farmers will not objoot to ex pansion when they observe that our exports of wheat ( lour to Cuba alone increased from $571,000 in the first cloven months of 1807 to $1,874,000 in the corresponding eleven months of 1800 , lard from $000,000 in those months of 1807 to 81,055,000 in 1800 , bacon from § 582,000 in 1897 to $842,000 in 1809 , hams from $310,000 in 1897 to 008,000 in 1890 , corn from $207. 000 in 1807 to $134,000 in 1809 , and butter and uheeso from $27 , 000 in the liist eleven months of 1807 to $154,000 in the correspond ing period of 1800. An evidence of the increased trade which expansion is 'likely to ' bring to the United States is found in the fact that the exports of this country to Cuba , Porto Rico , Haw aii and the Philippines for the first eleven months of 1800 were $88- 000,000 against $10,000,000 in the corresponding mouths of 1808 , and $1COCO,000 in the oorrobpondiug months of 1897 , while the fact that we will boble lo buy more and 'moro of our tropioal products in f ; tlioao islands instead of sending the money to other parts of the world in shown by the fact that our im ports from them were , in the first cloven months of 1899 , $5El,000,000 againat $39,000,000 in the corresponding pending months of 1898 and $37- 000,000 In the corresponding monthfl of 1807. , t A special to the State Journal from Aneloy Monday aaya : "Laat Saturday evening about 10 o'clock as E. Cleveland , manager of DiorkV lumbar company , WM coming from the depot , in passing the office he discovered a man inside trying to open the money drawer. An Clove- laud unlocked the ofllco door the man became alarmed and escaped through a roar window by which ho had gained entrance , and took refuge in the piles of lumber , A crowd soon gathered and the intruder trudor was captured. Ho proved to bo Jack Klick , a youth of seven teen , lie had his preliminary hearing - ing and was released nndor $800 bonds , There is evidence of a well formed organization of boys between twelve and eighteen years of ago , who have boon committing numerous depredations. A number of stores have b/on broken into and in ono instance they secured about $100 , but sufficient evidence could not be secured to convict thorn , The South African war from present indications is as far from a conclusion as it was tour monthp ago. The English have boon great ly disappointed in their ability as well as in the strength of the Boora Had the British taken the precau tion before entering into the con ilict , as did President MoEinley before engaging in the Spanish-Am erican war , they would doubtles have avoided the loss of' ' life and reverses that they have had. In the first place wo believe the war could have been averted had diplo rnaoy been resorted to instead o arrogance , The English govern * mont had a just right to object to the treatment their iubjeots re ceived by the Tranivaal govern ment , and would have been juoti fiod in resorting to force of arms as a last resort. Upon the other hand , the Boora who foil that the British designed to deprive thorn ol their acquired independent govern ment , were constrained from patri otic motives to resent any move which they felt was calculated to uaurp their right ? as a government Being the weaker power , they could not afford to take any risks , anc were too proud and jealous to aak the friendly offices of any other nation to arbitrate their difioranoes Tbo English government , the greatest power on earth , could with out humiliation requested our gov ernment to arbitrate their differ ences instead of issuing its ultimat um. Hence neither government can claim their cause is wholly just and no unbiased person can wholly justify one power and excuse the other. As long as the Boers in sisted upon taxing Englishmen with * out giving thorn the right of fran- ohide they wore dealing unjuatly with their subjects , and besides putting up a baragainst progressive civilization. In this they were as much in the wrong as were the En glish who attempted to control the American colonies in the same way. But as they are fighting to main tain their independence as they believe liove , in that particular every Am. orioan's sympathy goes out with them ; yet wo can not censure the British for demanding equal rights for the English who have become identified with the material and moral gro vth of the country. Washington Letter. Washington , D.C. , Jon. 13. Ono of the vital questions before the present congress is the attitude of the southern states toward the negro vote. Ono proposition has boon offered in connection with the census enumeration which wil hereafter base the representation iu congress on the number of vote recorded in each state , instead eon on population. If this goes through it will either oompol the states to allow the colored oituena to vote or it will cut out the representation cf these states to about ono-hal what they now aro. The debate on his question , a small part having already been made , will bo red hot , as the southern democrats are united - od in tbo idea that negro suffrage ought not to bo allowed. That a men is a silvorito does not always mean that ho is "agin ho government , right or wrong. " This was shown a tow days ago in ho senate when one of the Aguin- aldo members was yowling about bo "unauthorized war , " Senator Stewart said in reply : "Tho legis- ation increasing the regular army o 05,000 and authorising a vOlun- eer foroo of 10,000 men and three eaiments to bo organized in the Philippines war for the express ) urposo of prosecuting the war and of suppressing the insurrection in ho islands , The war , under the authority of congress , has boon carried on for about eleven months , until it is too late to inquire how he United States booamo involved n it. If the inquiry had boon made in February last it might iavo been pertinent , but now , after my country has been engaged in war under authority of the legisla tive and executive departments of this government , and after thous ands of precious lives have been sacrificed and millions expended under authority of the war making power , it is my country's war , and ino origin or motive ot ttio war can not now be questioned. The lives lost and the money expended in a war authorized by congress shoult prooiudo any effort on the part of patriotic citizens to provo that the war was wieked in Us origin. " Compare this patriotic stand with the sentiments rooently oxprcssec by Bryan. The question is , how are the f unionists all going to stamen on a Tagal platform in the coming campaign ? From a perusal of the old books and documents hero in the nationa library one learns that the groa Thomas Jefferson was a little mixec in his views on finance , and was quite liable to change his mind Ho was also unsound for a time on commerce. Ono hundred and twen ty years ago ho wrotoand published the idea that it would be hotter for tbo United States to abandon the BOB entirely , allow all foreign goods to bo brought to us and domestic shipments to bo oarriod in foreign ships. Thus , he said , in case o foreign war , we would have no property on the high seas to be damaged. In the meantime ho thought it would be best for the American people to all engage in agricultural pursuits , allowing the manufacturing to bo done else where. A few years later Jeffer son was a rampant expansionist As the saying now is , ho became "land hungry , " and could not wait for congress to act before ho com menced adding to the territory of the United States. It is well known now that his latter idea of increasing the domain was a good one , while his theory of the country crawling into a hole in the matter of oommeroo and trade was the ver iest bosh. No doubt ho came to that conclusion himself before ho loft the president's chair. F. A. HARBISON. Supervisor's 1'rocoodiiigs. January 11,1900. Pursuant to adjournment the board mot at 9 r. . m. and was called to order by Gbnirmau Curr. Tbo roll call allowed nil the mem bers present. Minutes ot the previous session were read and approved. The committee on official bonds ret ported to recommend approval of bond ot B. B. Quinn us township treasurer o ( Loup township , Moved and carried to accept the re port of committee and to adopt It as recommended. Upon motion the board adjourned to meet at 1:30 : p. m. ArmtHOON SK3H10H. Board met pursuant to adjournment. Hell call abowed all members proa i cut. cut.It It was moved by Gooney seconded , by Arthur that the chairman of the poor farm committee be Instructed to attend to leasing nud collecting routs on all town property belonging to Ouster coun ty , Webr. , and turn over all sums EO obi talned to the county treasurer of eald county. The question being put by the clerk , the vote was unanimously In favor ot the motion and It was declared carried. Moved by Breobbubl seconded , by Ooooey that the board reconsider the olulin ot CluirlcB Gestwlto In the matter of tholl. Harrottrond. The motion win carried. The road and road claims committee reported na follows : We recommend tlmt Clmi. Ges twite be granted the lirlrllege to conitruot and maintain at Ma oirn exp nso c ttle chute ncroitthe highway at s point north nml cast from hla house : and that laid Oeitvrlte bi awarded f 116.UU damage In tb natter of the Hi Bnrrett road , laid amount to b charged to road dlitrlct no 4. UtrWyn towoiblp. It was moved and carried that the re port of the committee bo accepted and adopted as recommended Moved and carried to adjoura until 9 a. m. tomorrow morning. Friday , Jan. 12 , 1900. The board met at 9. a. m. pursuant to adjournment , tbe roll call showing all the members present. The mlnutea of tbe previous session were read and approved. It waa moved by Nicholas and secon ded by Llud that the following resolution relative to tbe Longwood bridge , etc. . bo msaed by the board. Bolt resolved , That whereas , the commissioner appointed to view the Priiim Vleok ro d and bridge with reference enco to tbo vacation ot said road nud bridge has filed a corrected and nmem dod report , and whereas , said ruports are indeflnitu and conflicting , and It ap pears from the supplemental report that Bald commissioner was ignorant ot ccrr tain facts at tbo timu of making snid first report deemed by him to be impor tant , in making a complete report upon said matter , and wherens , it iippuura tlmt Bald commissioner acted In making snid report under a mlttnke of facts. There fore bo it resolved. That , we receive the supplemental report of Enid commiBBlon- er and consider his former report upon Bald matter , and that mild report consldt ered as a whole bo set aside and vacated as indefinite , conflicting and Bald rc > ports , both the origulal report nod flup. plemental report , und each of thorn bo and hereby are Bet aside , vacated and held for Tmueht. 13o it further reBOlvcd , That the County clerk bo nnd hereby Is ordered and directed to appoint some suitable and disinterested oleotor of the county a uommibsioner to examine the expediency of the vacation of said bridge and roads described In the Frank Viselc petition. Upon this question , Brechbubl , Curr , Conley , Und and Nlcliolua voted Aye , Cooney and Arthur nay. The chairman declared the reuolutlon carried , The following objections were filed by Ally's Scott and Gndd , in the matter of vacation of Longwood Bridge : Cornea now reuionstrators and appearing especially otute : 1. The commUsIonor hereunto appolutjd by the clerk baa reported unfavorably to the vaca tion and no farther action can be bad upon bis petition , 2. Tbat the supplemental report iu not allow ed by la f. The board ba * no Jurisdiction there of or over this petition. J. M. Scott and N. T. Qadd Atty'e lor Kemonitratora. It was moved by Nicholas seconded by Llnd that the objection to tbe juris diction of the board filed by Attya. Scott and Qadd bo overruled. / On this motion Breohbnbl , Cnrr , Con- ley , Llnd and Nicholas , voted , Aye. Cconoy and Arthur , nay. The chair declared the question car ried and tbe objection overruled. The following exceptions to the ml. ing of the board was filed by Attys. Scott and Gndd : Coma now the remonstrntors and except to the ruling of the board upon tbe special appear ance of tne romonetratora heretofore filed , nnd alk forty days to settle bill of exceptions and nlo the same , and hereby flln this exception and reqiust J. II. Scott , M. T. Qadd , Attys , for Kamnatrators. The board considered tbe delinquent tax claim of Henry M. Kidder and It was moved by Brechbubl and seconded by Nicholas thai the proposition of Henry M. Klddor be accepted and the judgment hold by him against Ouster county in the District court thereof for 121.00 rendered April 7th 189 / amount ! Ing now to 828.79 be credited upon tbe delinquent tax due from said Kidder to eald county , upon said Kidder receipt ing for said judgment upon the records ot the Clerk ot the District court. The motion was carried. Upon motion the board adjourned to meet again at 1:80 : p.m. AFTERNOON SF.SSION. The board reassembled at 1:30 : p. m. with all members present. The committee appointed by the chair to check up the ofliuo of Ex-County Clerk Geo. E. Richtuiyer made a report as follows. Wo your committee anpolnted to check up the ofllce of Geo. E. Rtcbtmyer EX'Conuty Clerk , beg leave to report that we have chocked up his annual re port for the year 1899 nnd have found the same to be correct , and have com pared all receipts of the otllco and check ed up nil foes and received all exceed In claims and cost to the amount of S948.G2. JOHN COOXKY B.L. It was moved nnd carried that the re port of the committee be accepted and adopted. Carried. Upon motion the board then adjourn * ed until 9 a. m. tomorrow ( Saturday ) morning. Union Soldiers. I will purchase rdditional rights of all who homcHteadod IOBR than 100 acres prior to June , 1874 , even if they abandoned their claims , Will buy fractional ! ) if ever ao email. Great induoementa offered agents- 11. K. KKLLEY , Kansas City , Mo. Cattle. Jess Gandy has at all tunes on his ranch , six miles southwest of Broken Bow stock cattle for sale. Terms made on application. tf For Rent A well improved farm near town Come early. JAMBS LBDWIOU. V. ' . F. C. WOUNAMj. President. J. A. II\11HI3 , Ciwhlcr. I \ A. J. HOmCKTBON. Vlco-I'res. W. D. ULACKWBLL , Ass't Cashier. Farmers Bank of Ouster County , BROKEN BOW , NEB. Transacts a General Bonking Business. County Claims and Warraato Bought. Hasja full line of Drugs , Paints and Wall Paper. * \ Also a Fine Line of Books , Stationery ; Toilet Articles , etc. Store on corner of Fifth avenue and Main street , Broken Bow , Neb. 3. II. BUUNIIAM , President , Lincoln , Nob. It. O , IIOOKRS , Oixshler , Broken Dow. J. It. KIMBEnUNQ , Vlco-Prcs. , llrokon How. S. II. HOVT , Aes't Cashier STATE BAffi BROKEN BOW , NEB. GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS TRANSACTED. DlBHCTOllg : S. II. DarnbamI J. M.Klmberllug. 8. D. lloyt. II. 0 , Kogors. COllnEM'ONDENTS : Jnltcd ! Btnten NntlonM Bank , Omaha. Phontx National Bank , New York. First National Ilank , Lincoln , Nobru-kn. / - - - - 1 , r--T-- D H Our Coals Are the BEST. I 1 Just Read the List. u Cambria Splint. I Lignite. Sheridan. H Canon City Lump and Nut. | D Also Eastern Hard , kII II 1 } You pay your money and you take your choice. | Call up Phone No. 79 , and wo will take care of your order. Yours for comfort in cold weather , Poster & Smith Lumber Co. rJlpHTrilmvlCinli/iniL/ipjInnHnplIn BITOITO ! < TOI IonlCif31CTtiDllSnll Cu3C t I Cir3Crr3CiplgplCiSlCi § J Jr = = n = 3lr5 l m I Once Was Lost , tut Uow I Have Found it. Where ? At my door. At the Eagle Grocery. What in the world is it , my dear ? It is at the Eagle- Grocery , a mammoth - moth stock ef Groceries , and at the lowest prices you ever heard of. The Eagle has been reading the papers and keep ing pested on what was being offered for sale. They don't say anything about Terbacker and Candy , and other good things like that , tt is not pickle dishes you want now , it is Candy. The Eagle has 2,000 pounds of candy for sale cheap. i Tistmas committees are invited to call and get iny prices. , jm ember the place , on the big corner , , jnst east of First ] N"slional Bank. W. S. SWAN , Proprietor. O AOTCOTCEMOTT : I wish to bay tc my Frioudn and Patn ins that I am now located in the New Brick Building , on west ( ride of Square , where I will bo better prepared to serve th > em than ever be fore , p. W. HAYES , Jewuler and Optician. We carry a stock of goods valued at $1,500,000.00 Wo own and occupy the tallest mercantile bulldlnc Jn the world : . Wo Iiavo over 3,000,000 customers. Sixteen hundred clerks are constantly engaged filling out-of-town orders. CATALOGUE Is the book of the people- quotes Wholesale Frees to Everybody , has over 1,000 pages , 16,000 illustrations , and 60,000 descriptions of articles with prices. It costs 73 cents to print nnd mail each copy. We want you to have one. SEND PIFTEEK CENTS to show your good faith , mnd we'll lend you a copy FREE , with alt charges prepaid. .MONTGOMERY WARD & CO."nSiSll" " .