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JDAKOTA COUNTY HtSRALDj DAKOTA CITY, NBBfcAfcXA, U i. . -fcl - i q i, wfus 9E wiiirwftij wit mmum RAILROADS OF NEBRASKA LOSING THOUSANDS PAY MILLIONS TO PEOPLE IN WAGES, TAXES AND FOR SUPPLIES EVERY YEAR It is a strango fact, but nevottho lcsa true that in times pant tho peo ple of tho average stato havo not re garded their railroads as tin "inrtua try" and jot, next to agriculture, thoro is not a single Control or West ern state in which tho railroads do not pay out moro monoy for labor and supplies than docs any other singlo enterprise, howovor largo. Wo brng about onr fertile farm lands and ro jnico that our oIHoh aro filled with big faotorles with big pay rolls which oroato a market for farm products but wo forget that moro working men's families depend upon tho rail roads for a living than upon any other ono industry in eithor tho aver ago stato or tho nation and that their wolfaro is thorcforo closely linked to that of tho farmer and tho merchant not merely becauso they furnish him freight and passenger Borvioe, but becauso tho millions they dis burse in ono way and another con tribute tromondously to tho prosper ity of tho stato in which wo live. Thus, for instance, tho railroads aro tho largest taxpayers In tho stato of Nebraska, their taxes for tho calendar year of 1913 having amountod to over $2,553,000 and this tidy sum contrib uted its full sharo toward tho support of every public school, publio highway and other rovonuo expense of tho state. In round figures, tho railroads of Nebraska are valued at approxiraotely $275,000,000 monoy whioh, in years gone by, was invested in thoso groat artorios of commerco by thousands of men and women who livo all over the U. 8, anil in Europe and without whoso llnanoial aid tho wonderful nroKresB of our great commonwealth would havo been impossible. During tho last year tho railroads of Nebraska onsployod 80,624 mon and women in this stato, and paid to thorn over $20,000,000 in salaries and theso millions did their full share to create a profitable market for Nebraska farm products and to uphold tho volumo of business of Nobraska grocers, oloth ers, dry goodsmon and others who de pond upon publio pattonage. In othor words, when tho pooplo of Nebraska look at their railroads in tho light of an industry whon thoy look at tho figures on tho other sido of the lodgor they will find that not only do tho railroads return to them in ono way and another practically overy dollar thoy collect within the stato for froight and passenger sorv- ioe. br.t that a number oi lines are actually doing this business at a loss, whilo with others tho margin of profit is so small that it doesn't bogiD to pay a fair return upon the capital invested. In this oonneotion, wo wiah to di gress for a moment to quote somo sta tistics whioh should have had a place in a former artiolo. Jt costs an evor ago of 7 mills per mile to haul a ton of froight in tho United titutes, where as in England it costs 2.33 cents, in Gormany 1.42 oonts, and in Franco 1,41 cents. In tho United States tho aver ago wages paid to railroad employees aro $2.23 por day, in England $1.15, and in Gormany and Franco not over $1 per day. Tho English railroads are capitalized at $205,01)0 per mile, in Frnnoo at $137,000 por mile, in Gor many at $114,185 whilo in the United States tho stook and bond capitaliza tion averages only $08,000 por mile. In vlow of this romarkable compari son, do Amorioan railroads deserve tho wholesalo denunciation whioh hns boen heaped upon them? Losses Under Present Rates. As ovidon.ee of tho justice of tho pica of tho Nobraska lines that three. oont passongor rates should bo ro etorod, during tho fiscal your ending Juno 80, 1013, tho Missouri Paciflo loBt $153,DG0 on tho total volumo of its Nebraska business both stato and interstate included. Tho Missouri Pa ciflo has 381 miles of railroad in tho . stato and tho abovo dofioit moans that Jtffiastainod an aotunl operating loss "of $1C0 por mile upon properties val ued by the enginoer of tho Stato Hall way Commission, at $32,033 GO por mile. During this time it paid $1,207, 200,04 in salaries to its Nobraska em ploy eos and over $105,000 in taxes, During tho oalondar year ending December 81, 1013, tho St. Josoph & Grand Island Railway sustained an aotual operatiug Iosb nf $80,494 or a deficit of $708 per milo on proporties valued by tho enginoor ot tho State Hallway Commission at $22,590.46 per milo. During tho samo period, tho Book Island, whioh has 240 miles of road within tho stato, showed not earnings of only $194 per milo upon properties valued by the State Hallway Com mission at $48,043.92 por milo. Dur ing the year 1914, tho Book Island earned only a littlo moro than $10,000 on all its NobraBka business, whilo in the mean timo it paid out moro than $1,500,000 in salaries, taxes, for tics, fael and other supplies and matorialB, The Northwestern, whioh is ono of the stronger lines of tho stato, has 1,005 miles of road in Nebraska upon whioh during tho calendar year end ing Deoember 31, 1913, it oarnod $1,180 per milo. Tho physical valua tion placed upon tho Northwestern is 35,430.39 per mile, whioh moans that on this basis it earnod only a little better than 3 por cent on its invest ment. In a greater or a loss degree the samo conditions prevail with ref erence to several othor lines. Since the abovo fignroi wero compiled ami they aro taken from the report of tho Nebraska Builway Commission and therefore should bo entitled to the highest publio conildonoo as to their oonaeryatlsm u reduction of 20 per cent in interstate froight, known as Order No. 19 has gono into effect and this means, thorcforo, that from this time forward tho showing of tho various roads will be much lower than the figures citod abovo whioh woro based upon, railroad inoomes before the 20 per cent freight roduotion went into effect. While both freight and paweagec rates have boon inadequate for ii lumber of years in Nebraska and dj(rilag states yet in the pas songor department they aro nothing shoit of confiscatory nnl litiu-o tho plea of tlio railroads that tho throe cout passongor rates bo restore.. In vlow of tho facts and figures quoted above, is thoro a single fair-minded citizen in tho stato of Nobraska who will contend that the railroads aro not entitled to help? Is not tlio pros ont situation an impossible ono and does it not mean inevitable wreak and ruin to several thousand- miles of rail road which are intensely cssontial to tho well-being of lmudrods of towns and farming enmmunitios throughout thostntp? Losses Growing Continually From these figures, whioh uro open to absolute proof, it can bo soeu that the Nebraska lines aro not only sus taining a loss amounting to thousands of dollars annually ou tbeir traffic, but that with an ovufinoreaBing cost of oporation theso losses uro ooustuut ly growing houvier and if tho sorv ioo to tho publio is to remain efficient and adequate, and if tho railroad in vestments or tho stuto aro not to bo driven to tho point of confiscation, the peoplo of Nebraska must, through their rato-utakiug authorities, consent to a return to tho three-cent passon gor faro which was abolished without a duo regard for increasing labor nud supply cost or an udequato interest return upon tho millions invested in Nebraska railroad properties. What industry is there in tho nation whioh could havo tolerated a roduotion of ono-third in its incomo -on a largo vol umo of its business during tho lust Tew years without coining to grief? Four years ago, as governor of New York, Juntico Hnghos, of tho United States Supremo Court, vetoed a two cent pntsonger law enacted by tho Lcgislaturo on tho grfiund that it was an urbitrary prooeduro which t.id not take into consideration a fair return upon tho railroad properties of that state and few men stand higher in tho esteem of tho Awerioun people than this great jurist who did peruups us much as any otlior nuui in the country to break up illegal nud uufuir practices ou tho purt of largo cor porations, Ho too, tho Supremo Court of Penn sylvania hold that a two-cont passon gor faro was unconstitutional in thut stato bocausoit was essentially con fiscatory. This high court took tho position that cnpitul invested in rail roads, us well as in other lines of privato proporty, is eutitlod to ourn G per cent on a fair capitalization, und that tho arbitrary enaotrnmit of a two cent farn rendored suoh u return upon tho linos in Pennsylvania impossible It also took the position that railroads not only havo the right to insist upon a fair return upon both froight and passongor business, but thut it is tholr duty to do so in order that ono class oi patrons may not uo com pelled to pay an inequitable rato to mako up tho lossos sustained in an other department. If the arbitrary enactment of a two cent pasRenger rate is unfair to tho railroads of Now York i,nd Pennsyl vania, whero thoro aro largo centors of population and whoro the nution's greatest density of freight tonnage naturally exists, how muoh moro un fair is such a rato in a purely agri cultural Btato like Nebraska, which has a total population of only a mil lion and a quartor with no largo man ufacturing contoiB? Tho reader is familiar with tho ro cent G por cent moreaso in froight rates grantod by tho Interstate Com merco Commission to Eustern lineB and again, as tho commission wisely says, if tho pieoarious ilnanoial condi tions oroatod by tho Europoan war rondors tho increase necessary, how muoh moro aro tho weaker Wostorn lines, which aro compollod to exist almost altogether upon uu agricul tural patronago, ontitlod to somo sub stantial rolief? Tho population per square milo in Massachusetts 441, In Now York, 204, in Pennsylvania 181, iu Ohiu, 122, whilo in Nobruska it is only 10, If undor theso oircum Btanoos tho Eustern lines need relief, can thoro bo any doubt about the jus tico of tho ploa raido by Wostorn roads? Facing Grave Problems Unquestionably wo aro facing somo of tho gravest problems that ever con fronted us ns n Nation and theso problems grow largely out of a ar whioh is without precodont in history. True, with a rapidly inorouBiug cost of operation on tho ono hand aud re duced rates on tho other, it was mere ly a inattor of timo until tho railroad question was bound to bocotno press ing but tho great tradogy across tho soau has suddenly resolved into an aouto oriels a problem whioh might othorwiso have beon solved gradually and without any far-reaching indus trial disturbance. Tho Unitod States is a hoavy dobtor Nation. During the average year our balanco of trade against tho rest of tho world amounts to approximately $500,000,000, but on top of this wo al ways owe approximately another $500,000,000 whioh heretofore wo have been ablo to staud off by Belliug Eu rope industrial securities to thut amouut. Now, howover, tho great warring countries havo nerved notioq that they not only oxpoot us to pay our debts above our trado balauco in gold, but that iu addition thoy look to us to buy baok from thorn hundreds of millions of dollars worth of Amer ican securities whioh uro now held abroad. It wus to deliver this grim mossugo that Sir Georgo Paish, of the English Exohequer, paid his recent visit to tho Unitod Statos, and whon he got through making his statement to a group of big Now York bankers, an old veteran financier who has sur vived many u llnanolul storm ro marked to his profoundly silent au ditors, "Tho sheriff, with a writ, ia ou tho doorstep." That u great nutlon-wido crop next year will give us tho largest trado balances wo havo over knowu is un doubtedly true and yet, with having to finance all onr monotary needs at homo from thin time ou und buying baok millions of foreign owned secur ities, tho future at best is precarious. Uowovor, tho hoAviest strain of nil will come when the war comes and whon Europo begins to rebuild tho hudredt of millions of dollars worth ot property whioh has been destroyed for this poriod is certain to forco the highest interest ralei the world has over known, und if at that time Amorioan railroad securities aro not earning a fair return upon tho in vestment, nothing can prevent, them from going into tho financial scrap heap and it is to prepare for this omorgenoy to keep railroad securi ties from becoming u point of national weakness, whioh will bring tho whole temple of American investments tum bling down over our hculs to pro tect tho hundreds of banks, lifo and ilro iusuranco companies, etc., whoso assets are largely invested in railroad bonds, us well as tho railroads thom solvos this is tho feir which is grip ping hundreds of financiers, aud stu dents of economic conditions in tho present hour men, many of whom horetoforo havo nevpr soariously con cerned themsolves over tho troubles of American railroads. In tho pres ent instance, therefore, tho railroad crisis is of tiomendous importance bo causo in it is involved tho still greater problem of the integrity and safoty of the wholo superstructure of Amer ican businoss. That wo cannot shove it aside by a broadside of demagogic platitudes or minimize it by employ ing tho Htratogy of an ostrich is ap parent to all thinking citizens who aro seriously conoorned in their .own and their country's futuio welfare. Up to People of Nebraska In few other states havo tho rail roads had a larger sharo in progress and development than in Nebraska, whoso broad prairies thoy holped to convert from tlio hubitut of roving herds of buffalo and uuvugo Iudims and from that hour to this thoy liuvo contributed their full sharo to u story of thrift aud entorpriso which swells with pride tho breaht of every truo Nobraskau. Tho last federal census report shows that from 1900 to 1910 tho general value of Nebraska farm lauds iu oreaBcd 15G por cent and iu view of theso facts, had tlio men und women who put hundreds of millions of dol lars into Nebrusku railroad securities years ago invested their money in Ne braska farm Iviids, would not tho in vestment havo proven infinitely more prolltablo to them? And have not tho railroads played a tromondouspart in thoso advancing land values in tho past, and will they notulsn havo much to do with tho valuo which will bo addod from this time forward? Have not tho interests of the farmer and tho railroads always gono hand in hand in this groat Western couutry? Did thoy not couquor tho wilderness together und would the progress of ono have boen possiblo without the ether? Should not tho railrouds of this state, therefore, havo tho good will and friendship of tho farmer when all thoy ask is that thoy be permitted to earn a reasonable incomo upon thoir investment? Splendid as has beon our progress in tho rmst, Nebraska today stuuds mere ly on tho threshold ot her truo destiny We have' ample room for thousands of additional tillers of tho soil. Su, too, our splondid inland towns and cities plead for factories in order that we may ourselves produoo muoh of tho fin ished merchandise for whioh our peo ple spend many millioni of dollars an nually. Again, wo still need hundreds ot miles of new railroad inileago be fore wo shall bo ablo to muko tho most of our agricultural and commercial possibilities and tho millions neces sary for the construction of theso fac tories and these added transportation facilities will not bo forthcoming uu loss wo tront fairly tho millions al ready invested within our midst . No stato can rise higher than its pooplo. Tho stato is what its people mako it. Wo aro all dependent upon eaoh othor. Tho wolfaro of tho town and tho surrounding farms depends upon a spirit of kindly co-operation botwoon those who livo iu town and thoso who livo upon tho farm. With out splendid littlo iuland towns wo would havo n rural atmosphere which would urivo overy bright country boy aud girl to the cities whilo without tho farms tho t wus would wither and dio Even so it is with our great com monwealth as a whole a common wealth whioh for it own sako aud for tho sake ot tho grout uatiou of whioh it is a part should oontributo its full sharo to tho "Now Doy" to' whioh tho Prosidout referred so beautifully in a reoent address a day fraught with a broauor unuerstandinir and his tico for overy man or interest, whother great Or small. At this moment thoro aro half u million mon ont of work iu Now York City, uearly 200,000 in UUioago, almost lUO.OOOin tit Louis, whilo tho Kansas City Commercial Club for tho first timo in tho history oi mat spicnuid city is grappling with tho problem of thousands of idle mon, Truly it is a timo to think I The Course of Empire Slowly but surely tho oourso of om piro is moving westward. Her lands impoverished in fertility, New Eng land, us well as tho great nations of the Old World, today look to tho Corn ueit tor iooubiuiis acti sooner or lntor the conter of this mighty nation' wealth will bo found hero amid the rioh valloys ot tho Missouri and the Mississippi, whioh, iu poiut of pro ductiveness, are without an equal in any similar urfca upon tho habitable globe Hero our peoplo ato assured that Nature will alwajs sooner or lator amply reward honest thrift und Indus try. Hero our families uro farthest removed from thoso influences whioh corrode ard corrupt oivilizatiou. Hiiro Amorioan manhood and womauhood find their broadest opraitunity, nud with a commonwealth so rioh in prom ise aud so muoh in need of additional capital with whioh to develop its ro sources, can her peoplo do u wiser thing than to ray to tho world that evory dollar iuvoBted iu Nobraska en terprise and industry ahull be permit tod to earn a fair return for its own er from this time forward ? Would not suoh a declaration be fair? Would it not bo infinitely wise bb u matter of pure businoss policy ou bohnlf of our groat stato? It is becauso Nebraska railroads bolievo that Nebraska peoplo will ba gonoronsly f air onco thoy know tho Iruth about tbi great question that has persuaded them to mukn thin ap peal through tlio publio prs. In do ing so they have tried In statu their sido of the story fairly. Thoy have made no attack upon unyono or sought ti appeal to prejudiopnnd tltnt the reader may accord to them the samo credit for sincerity whioh ho claims for himself that ho may be willing to raiso his voico iu defense of their rights ns ho would expect others to do in his hohalf under similar cir cumstances this is all the rnllronds of Nebrusku ask. (Paid ndv ) 1 Items of Interest I from our Exchanges I Wynot Tribune: J W Albrey has started a Bkntinp; rink in the brick building on the east end of Fifth street. Pender Republic: Born to Mr and Mrs Albert Means, Jan 7th, a boy. Mother and child doing fine J B Walden is in Lincoln this week. He was appointed one of the committee of auditors for the Farmers Mutual Ins Co. Pender Times: Will Leonard was down from South Sioux City this week visiting relatives. He expects to move to the vicinity of Ponca where he has purchased a farm .... Mr and Mrs Martin Maloney of South Sioux City are the grandpar ents to a baby daughter born to Mrs Hiram Baker. The Baker family now resides at Allen. Emerson Enterprise: Mr and Mrs Aug Andresen, of Hubbard, visited relatives here Saturday and Sun day. . . .Jessie Mansfield and William McKinley drove over from Homer Tuesday transacting business.. Thomas Ashford was over from Ho mer last Thursday. He spent a large part of the day here and made the Enterprise a pleasant call. Winnebago Chieftain: Bob Small was down from Homer on buisness Tuesday... .Sam Deeringis reported to be on the sick list the past week .... George Barnett Jr was down from Dakota City Tuesday afternoon be tween trains ...George McBeath dropped into town a short while Tuesday afternoon on business .... Mrs Prof Demel, of Homer, spent Wednesday afternoon at the Rav Hughes home .. .Mrs Emma Wilcox went to "Homer Tuesday evening to spend the balance of the week visit ing at the George Thacker home. Allen News: Deputy Grand Mas ter A E Bagley, H R Hill. T J Over- boe and Albert Waddell were at Dakota City Monday night and in stalled the officers in the IOO F Lodge. On Friday night they go to South Sioux City to install the offi cers of the same order. . . .Leonard Boyle and Miss Lucy Onderstall were married at ten o'clock last Wednes day morning, at the home of the bride's parents at Merrill, Iowa. These estimable young people have the well wishes of all as they start out in life. He will farm the Ike Boyleplace, northwest of town. Goodrich, N D, Citizen: Wednes day morning Mrs Ella Hazelgrove and family left for Valley City, N D where they will make their future home. Mrs Hazelgrove was induc ed to leave Goodrich only because of the school advantages offered her children by the Valley City Normal school. - Many of the friends of Mrs Hazel grove gave a farewell party in her honor at the A A Hendricks home Tuesday evening. Mrs Hazelgrove has been prominent in church circles in Goodrich and will be greatly miss ed by a large number of friends who wish her happiness in her new home. Lyons Mirror: M M Warner was in Omaha Friday to see his sister, Mrs R C Bauer who is on her way to California from Calome, S D . . . .Thos Ashford of Homer was a Mirror call er this week. He is a son of the late Mr and Mrs Thomas Ashford who settled in Dakota county in 1856. . . . United States Marshal, W P Warner a cousin of M M Warner wss a Mirr or caller this week. His father, Gideon Warner first came to Dakota county in 1857 . . . . Wm Schultz re ceived a letter from his sister, Mrs James Hidder of Spokane, Wash, stating that she is recovering from a severe attack of grip. The Hidders formerly lived here and in Dakota county. a For Sale 50 tons alfalfa hay. f Frank Ufllog, Hubbard, Nobr. FREE TO FARMERS SEEDS By special arrangement the Ratekin Seed House of Shenandoah, Iowa, one of the oldest, best established seed firms in the country will mail a copy of their Bic Illustrated Seed Catalogues. This book is complete ou all farm and garden seeds. It tells how to grow big yields and all about the best varieties of Corn for ,,nir locality; also Seed Oats, Wheat Barley, Spelt, Grasses, Clovers, Alfalfa, Pasture and Lawn Mixtures, Seed Potatoes and all other farm and garden seeds. This Book is worth dollars to all in want of seeds of any kind. IT'S FREE to all our readers. Write for it today and mention this paper. The address is RATEKIN'S SEED HOUSE, Shenandoah, Iowa. Plumbing, Heating and Gas Fitting Estimates Cheerfully Furnished. All work guaranteed. L. J. O'BRIEN Dakota Cltr, Neb. with Sohrievor Drosi Hardwaro PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. Dakota City. Neb , Januarj 7, IBIS. TIic board of county commissioner,, met pursuant to adjournment. Members pres ent: Oliver w Fisher, chairman, A Ira Davis. Boara approved trie following bonds towlt' Geo. Cain for sheriff. John II. llllcman for deputy sheriff. Wilfred K. Vos for superintendent ot public Instruction. j. ti. Hunger ror coroner. Martin Maioncv for jutitice of the in ace of Covington prtelncL j ni. King tor justice oi inc peace oijuma dl precinct J. H. Smith for justice of the peace of St. John' precinct. Krcd Schmidt for constable elf Dakota precinct C. U. Doollttlc for constable of Dakcta precinct, J. L. Uaidegrove for constable of Coving ton precinct A, ,. MatliwlK for counstable of Coving ton precinct. W. W Joyce for road overseer district No b. K. I. KIchoMt fo- road overseer district No 5. John Sohn for road overseer dlhtrlct No. II mHurIi MctCeeverfor road overseer district No. H. Ncls Anderson for road overseer district No 16. Joseph Hacan tor road orcrser district N. 21 lUard adjourned to meet January 13, li)is, In regular session. January 1.', 1915. The board of county commissioners of Dakota county. Nobrnskn, met In rexulnr session. It being the suconil Tttosdnv in JnuOnry. Mombers present, Thomas Long, chairman; A.Ita Davis, Oliver W. Klslier, nnu money t. rrum, county attorney, nliu Geo Wllklus, county clerk. When the. following pioccedlngs were bad,torvlt: On motion, Thomas Long Is chosen filial r man of the Ilonnl for the ensuing year, he being ono of tlioCoinmlssnuers, who'o term e.xplies In two years, llonrd npproves report of Margaret Mur phy, Uounty .Superintendent. Itcpoi't shows Collections nud cash on hand .....1289.71 Disbursements for Instltuto, etc... . lgo.tie Ilnlnncfl on hand Jnn 7tli, 11)16, und paid to Wilfred K. Voss, Superin tendent elect 82 70 llonrd npproves official bonds ns follows Louts N Smith, for county surveyor. Matt McKlvergan, for overseer of rond district no its, nans iionniKEon, ror overseer or rnmi district no 20. Hoard names the following banks In I)n kotn county, Nebraska, to-wlt: Hank of Dnkoln Oity, Dakota City; Bank of Dakota Uounty, Jnaksou; Keetulty Ntnte Hank, Homer: Homer State Hank, Homer: Hubbard Stato Hank, Hubbard; and Hank oi HoutiiHioux uuy, soutn Hloux Olty. ns county depositories, and directs tho County Taensurorto distribute all county funds among them according to their capital stock. Hoard fixes salaries of deputies for ensu ing year of tho following olllcors, to-wlf County Olerk, the sum of twjo.on County Treasurer, the sum of rtXUX) Sheriff tho sum of 720.IX) llonrd selects the nnmos of sixty persons, of snld county, from which the l'etlt Jury, for the rcgulnr February, 1015 term of tho district court of Dakota county. .Nebraska, is to bo drawn. Hoard orders county clork to correct per sonal assessment or Wellington Smith of Homer, Nebraska. Ho liavlng boon assess ed with a lil.OUO.OO real estate tuortnge, which is also assessed to tho real estate se cured thereby. Hoard orders county treasurer to chnrgo account ot commlssouer district no '2, of Dakota county, Nebraska, with the sum of $.7)0.00, tintl credit sumo to nccount of com mtssonor district no 1, ot snld county. Snld sum bolng part paymont of a certain loan mrtdo coinmlssoner district no 2. by com lnlssonor district no 1, on Soptember 22, 1013. Hoard awards contract to Dakota County Herald, North Nebraska Eagle, Homor Star, und Dakota County llecord, the items uereinniier speciueu ror prices sot opposite each Item, ns follows: Dollnquest Tux List; Lands 20 cents per description, and lots 10 cents per description, same to run three Issues. All county notices nt tho rate of JJ.U) por square often lines, or fractional part thereof, and CO cents por square for oneu succeeuing issue, ana commlssonors proceeumga nt tne rate or Siy cents por Nqunro oi ion linos, or n action lunreol. Each newDDHDOr to nubllsh ull nroceedlntrs of conunlssoners, notices and delinquent tax list. Hoard awards contract for nrlnllnir letter heads and envelones to Dakota Cnuntv i,v-. ord for prices; towlt as follows; Letterheads, full sheet, Ji.ifl per M. and 11.73 per D; half sheet ti.40 per M and J1.43 per u. Envelopes, white, No 6i. M per M; Ma nilla, No iu J3.CO per M; and Manilla No 11 S3.GUperM. To North Nebraska Eagle board awards contract for furnishing following Items: Uar dockets at 40c per opening. Legal blanks, full sheet, $3.00 per D; and UOperM; halt sheet. liSO per D, and K1.75 per Af; quarter sheet. Jiuo per D. and J3.BQ per M; eight sheet, JI.75 per D, and A00 per Claims allowed on county general fund: Harry Foltz, repairing windows I l 00 M J Foreshoe, taxes paid In error 3 90 OE Martin " " " a 30 L C Smith & Sons, rent for typewriter 3 ou Thomas v cGee, livery and surveying 0 00 J E Munger, board of health S 75 John H Iteam, same 3 75 James Flynn, same , 2 oo flcoll Haase, same 3 0 Lucllc Hoagland, services on scaven ger records 3 60 Myrtle Uaughman, same no oo Margaret A Murphy, 4th quarter sal ary and expense 270 05 Howard J Rocicwell, salary of deputy sheriff, etc 155 32 Frank Mahon, 4th quarter salary, toll, etc 14S 88 Miles THellly, hauling sand, carpen ter work, etc 108 00 Miles THellly, boarding paupers, to bacco, etc 119 02 Huse Publishing Co, printing official liallots.ete 176 20 'Fields & Slaughter Co, for 1UK tons egg range coai mu iu D 0 lleffernan, stamps, express, etc.. . Vi 43 Hurt Kroesen, publishing commis sioners' proceedings 14 32 D E Palmer, fuel for the court house. 15 00 Mell A Schmtcd, publishing delin quent tax list 44 C" Dakota City Light & Power Co, light, etc ,. 15 40 Henry Krumwledc, fuel for court house 15 75 Knowlton & Manning, provision for' paupers., 33 14 John Ryan, same ,., K8 10 D F Waters, same 72 40 Claims allowed on bridge fund: Thomas Sullivan , II 00 Claims allowed on commissioners' district Nol: A D Ramsey, grading and repairing grader S 0 50 John FBerger, grading" days, 2 men and 2 teams .- 23 37 H M Doals, hauling drag and dragging roads 4 00 Herman Sundt, 1 hours dragging road 13 00 Claims allowed on commissioners' district No 2; Geo Deroln, 2 days wore, man and team $3 00 Treff I'eroln, road work., 300 Trcff Deroln, same 70 00 Joseph Hagan, same 12 50 Joe Leedom, same 20 ro John Hartnett, same IS 00 U JCoblelgh, same in oo Louli Smith, same 2-1 On Andrew Gelsbers, same 00 Claims allowed on commissioners' district No 3. John FHerger. for grading 38 Claims allowod on road district fund: WOHetkes, todays road work, man nandteam, district No 2 .....$ 0 00 Thomas Sullivan, l day roao wort, - men. one team, district No l) 5 00 Louis Knudsrn, road work, district No9 8 00 MTHeacom. 11K days 2 men, 2 teams, road work, district No 0 120 00 Hoard adjourned to meet February 1. 1915. George Wilklns, County County Hint publication 1-11-lw PK011ATK NOTICE TO CHEDIT0118. In tho county court of Dakota county Nebraska. In the matter or tho Kstnto of Luthor llurUen, deceased. Notice U hereby ulvon, that tlio creditors ot tho snld deceased will meet tho ad ministrator of snld estnto. Ix'foro me. coun ty judgo of Dakota county, Nebraska, 11 1 tne rounty court room lu snld county, on tho lBtli day of February, lt)l&, ami 011 tho 14th day ofjul liy, tviD, at iuo' ciock n, 111, the purpose of presenting ,11115, at 10 0' clock a. each duv for tholr claims for examination, adjust ment and nllownnco. Six mouths are allowod for creditors to present their clnlms and ono year for tho admin istrator to settle snld estate, from tho Uth day of January, WIS. This notlco will bo published In tho Dako ta Uounty liernld for four weeks successive ly prior to the 16th day of February, 1010. witness my hand, and sent of said court, this 11th day of January, A. I). 1015. ti, V. M0IC1NI.KY, hrai.,1 County Judeo. Tho Herald 1 year, $ BALANCE SHEET Summary of Collections, Disbursements, Balances for the Year Ending Jarjuarv 6, 1915-0. G, Evans, Treasurer. COLLKCTION3 To cash on hand , $39426 To scavenger collections. ..., ' P, Hllllllnv lll...l I ... ' fo 1900 tax collected und orevious Mo 190L tax collected To 1908 tax collected To 1910 tax collected...' To 19U tax collected To 1912 tax collected To 1913 tax collected To 1914 tax collected To tax paid under protect To bcIiooI land principal collected To school land interest collected. j.o sciiooi ianu isase collected , 159 87 To inheritance tax collected f 224 02 To miscellaneous collections county general,.'..! '.!..'.'. 1 105 14 To linen and license , -, ," 900 00 To auto license " " 272 00 To interest on county deposits !. !'.!'.!'.!'. !'.".". .!".!'. 528 32 To school tax collected from Dixon county I 31 00 .! II .. ro redemptions 3727 To fees !.!.!.".'.!!!!! '.'. .'. 132 To excess fees returned by D. G. Kvans, county treasurer 671 ' $108329 DISHURSRMENTS By htate treasurer's receipt '. .$11735 By county general warrants redeemed K. 9064 By county bridge warrants redeemed.. .' 1127 My county road warrants redeemed '. 6333 By sctioo land ret und By 1913 scavenger collections distributed By drainage district No. 2 warrants V by swamp ditch warrants .v By Covington judgment , , .. ' . . " By school bonds ' ........ By school orders paid '. ..."......".!!. . By inheritance tax, costs ....:. ,.. .'. . By protest refunded By district road warrants By boutu Sioux City water bmds - 625 By Homer water bonds 5C0 By city treasurer's receipts South Sioux Cltv '..'. !'.. 3471 By village treasurer's receipts Dakota City .- 200 By village treasurer's receipt's Homer 428 By redemption 3679 By county treasurer's clerk hire 124 By county treasurer's commission 1431 By fees 240 $71137 HALANCKS State funds . .-."-' S 1385 County road district No. 1 County road district No. 2 County road district No. 3 Swamp dttch 1904 scavenger collection Inheritance tax Covington judgment Drainage district No. 2 County general fund County bridge fund Special bridge Soldier s relief fund.- Covington annex Road dragging fund Dakota Citv bond School district fund Fines and license fund South Sioux City water boid Homer water bond Road district fund IMIUtlfcSUIl UUIIU ....1 Hubbard bond , . . . , City of South Sioux City Village of Emerson Village of Dakota City.., Village of Homer , Village of Jackson Redemption fund Total cash on hand $37192 10 Wo do Hereby Certify that wo havo examined tho above statement of D G Evans, County Treasnror or Dakota county, Nobraska, for tho six months end ing January Ctu, 1915. To the beet of onr knowladgo wo believe each collec tion has boon oorreotly outoretl and properly acconnted for, and that tho Vou chors und othor items of Credits wore iu proper form anil correotly entered and that the footings woro voriiloil by usandfontid correct, and that tho abovo statement of Balanoes agree with said accounts in said County Treasurer's General Ledger. O. W. FISHER, ) ' ' THOS. LONG, County Commissioners A. IRA DAVIB, ) Dakota City Grocery 3 Cans Corn 2 pkgs Post Toasties, 3 Cans of Peas 2 pkgs Corn Flakes 2 large cans Tomatoes 3 qts Cranberries 2 pkgc Pcttijohns We have a large assortment of Heavy Men's Underwear, Duck Coats, Wool Blankets, Comforts, and Sweaters that we are' closing out at about cost price. L. Dakota vusHm Abstracts of Title A 910,000 Surety Bond fJuaranteos tho aoouraoy of avary Abstraot I make See Us for 27 67 17 45 03 32 10 40 84 46 venra 11 ,",".' ,' , ,, '-' '"' 17 ". 41 1(1 8 7027 43S99 t Wf 06 25 86 71 00 81 63 71 78 3 223 31 427 12 IT.) 92 00 S3 3080 50 21253 79 02 78 . V -. 17 Bk, 56 M 87 Ifoi 17 2tf 63l9 50 U0 00 00 00 00 93 oe 8G 00 61 96 73 52 66 ....'. ..". 755 -..- 243 - 505 ; 991 39 25 48 2289 64 , 18 90 2195 15 k 600 18 2560 27 . , 1408 76 00 25 62 161 , 47 97 266 05 14606 71 902 05 : 193 52 365 24 4665 49 ...... Oi O v 281 21 106 29 7 190 00 1511 69 364 82 85 53 332H2 . 25c ;' 25c .' 25c 25c . . . .' 25c 25c 25c ROSS Nebraska i ft Buooeuor to Dakota County Abstract (fet Bonded Abstracter J. J. EI -M ER .1 rtS1 Sale Bills! J i '.r i jr v l-r r if fc 'V s v, , v ' V -