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CLYDE KINO AND O. H. CRONIN, EDITORS AND MANAGERS.
VOLUME XIV.
O’NEILL, HOLT COUNTY, NEBRASKA. DECEMBER 28, 1893.
NUMBER 25
U* Local News of O’Neill as Caught
by the “Ki4s.”
BATHER intbrestino notes
mms of General Interest PnhUshed WhUe
News Is Still Hews.
0 o. Snyder was in Sioux City 8at
nrday. ___
Cbmrs recaned by A. Marlow. Inquire
lt j. j. McUafferty’s. 85-4
5[ M Sullivan returned from Cedar
Rapids last Thursday.
The Trib.’s dead letter was unfor
tunate,for the Trib.
Editor Wertz shines when it comes to
writing obituary notices.
W. C. Evered has retired from the
management of the page Eye.
j. 0. darnish will take a position in
the Holt Couuty Bank Jaunuary 1.
Thompson & Son have an elegant line
of Christmas candies, nuts and fruits.
Barrett Scott is visiting friends in the
northern part of the county this week
Talk about straw bonds! Mullen’s got
, jaisy. But that’s different, you know.
Go to Thompson & Son’s for
tour Christmas candies, nuts and fruits.
G W. Smith, Short Line agent, had
business in Fremont the first of the
week. _ i .--A
The Jew believes that if a man tootetb
not his own horn the same will not be
tooted. _
Ansel Ward, an old and respected
citizen of Stuart, died at that place on
the 14th iust.
Ralph Evans entertained about twenty
o! his young friends at his home Wed
nesday evening.
Hank Mills is, building an ice rink
near the mill race south of Barrett
Scott's residence.
Judge Kinkaid returned Saturday
evening from Neligh, where he had
been holding court.
FOR SALE—A thoroughbred Poland
China boar of tbe Osgood strain. For
«ale cheap by J. A. Testman. 25-3
if but to read tbe Sun life held no
other fate for me, then blind, deaf and
dumb I would surely pray to be.
Judge Kiukaid went up to Chadron
this evening to hold court. He held a
day's session in O’Neill yesterday.
Hiss Aggie Bentley returned Tuesday
morning from Long Pine, where she has
teen visiting friends the past two
months.
J P. Mann’s special sales are attract
inggreat attention and be is selling lots
*fgoods. Head bis advertisement in
Mother column.
Ben Doyle, of Grand Rapids, Michi
g>o. arrived in t^e city Wedneeday
evening, and will visit a week or so with
M> brother, Gns.
Valentine Republican: M. F. Har
Btgton, a prominent attorney of O’Neill,
*m transacting legal business in Valen
■ioo during the fore part of tbe week.
Tom Carberry and Frank Rymond,
“[Stuart, stopped in O'Neill Tuesday
•'gSt, They were on a pleasure trip to
Jicoin, making the journey on horse
Elmer Merriman entertained a number
0 friends at his home last Saturday
netting, the occasion being his birthday.
toeing was the order and an enjoyable
was had.
■to Mamie Burke left Saturday
orning for Sioux City, where she will
, a e her future home. Miss Mamie
n many friends in O’Neill by whom
e will be greatly missed.
Mrs. Farrier, wife of 0. E. Farrier.
e at her home near Chambers Tues
y evening after an illness of only
■ ree Tub Frontier tenders
condolence to the husband and
Natives.
sui • . ar to our hearts is cash on
scrhCnPt'°n’ w^en the Renorous sub
wb 7 pfesenl8 B to view. But the man
cti° on 1 Pay—we refrain from' dea
ths* l0n’ for Pert>aps, gentle reader,
®an might be you.—Kx.
>J^e BC*’00' board of school district
*ish 6 °f Ho,t coun‘y- Nebraska,
sain C8* tU en°P1oy a teacher to teach
seeoh°°1- ®ne lbat carries a good
U rj0 Brade certificate. Apply to T.
' arris- Blackbird, Neb. 24-tf
bSn,e Sive away on Febuary 22 a
eust080Ble parlor 8et of furniture to our.
so if mtr8‘ ** WB1 not. cost you a cent,
you y°U are not ^uclty en ough to cet it
Call.?111101 lo8e anything by trying,
24-8 °Ur S,ore ^or Particulars.
J. P. Mann.
Word has been received by the land
office at this place to the effect that
the Boyd county settlers may prove up
on a fourteen months’ residence by pay
by paying *1.25 per acre. This is
official.
The Daughters of Rebekah gave a sur
prise oarty last night to their brothers,
the Odd Fellows, at the latter’s hall. A
large number was present and a very
enjoyable evening spent. Cards were
the principal amusement, interrupted at
midnight by an elegant repast.
T. A. Crow, mail agent on the Short
Line, met with quite a serious accident
at this place Sunday evening. He was
standing up in the rear end of I. R.
Smith’s mail wagon when a sudden
turn threw him out, the wheels passing
over his body and breaking two ribs.
He left Monday for his home at
Creighton. _
Charles E. Berthelet, of Chicago, and
sister. Miss Ester, of Leaf River, 111.,
arrived in O’Neill last Friday evening
to spend Christmas with their sister,Mr8.
Swingley. Mr. Berthelet reft for home
Tuesday morning. Miss Ester will re
main for three or four weeks. The
Frontier acknowledges a pleasant call
from Mr. Berthelet.
Ledger: Phil McCoy, the genial typo
who held cases on this paper for several
months last summer, is now foreman of
the Battle Creek Enterprise. Phil is a
rustler and with him at the mechanical
head and the versatile, never-tiring Scott
as quill sliover, the slow-going competi
tors of the Enterprise in Madison county
will do well to look to their laurels.
J. E. Smith, manager of the Chicago
Clothing House, left last Monday for
York, Neb., where he expects to reside
in the future. Mr. Smith and wife will
be greatly missed in O’Neill. W. A.
Cooney, of York, has taken charge of
the store and will be pleased to meet the
patrons of the former management. He
is a wide-awake gentleman and will
prove a valuable acquisition to our
business circle.
The Elkhorn road is making a vigor
ous kick against the reduction of hay
rates ordered by the state bonrd of
transportation. It pleases 'The Fron
tier greatly to see the board get tangled
up with the road on questions of rates
aud switches, etc., as by the result ot
the battle we will be able to judge the
value of the board. If it cannot deal
successfully with these questions then
The Frontier says away with it and
gives us something that can and will.
Ledger: “See here, postmaster,” the
Ledger reporter heard a farmer say, “if
you put that Independent in my box
again I’ll put a head on you. I have
made two attempts to get it stopped. If
that old sinner that runs it thinks he
can shove a Chinese stink-pot off on me
for a newspaper he is off his k-whirl.
Now mind what I say.” And he saunt
ered out into the biting air with the look
of a man who had put a good resolution
into execution before the. season of
swearing off.
Chambers Bugle: Our esteemed
friends of The Frontier indulge in a
degree of levity over the renewal of the
fight for county division.
Our esteemed friends of the.sprightly
and able little contemporary must be
mistaken. The Frontier has no recol
lection o{,ever having viewed the situa
tion with hilarious emotion. But, not
denying the Bugle’s right to advocate
the measure, we maintain that the ben
efits which would accrue from a four
cornered cut would be for the towns and
not for the farming population.
Page Eye: News reached Page Tues
day that Charley Tillman, section fore
man on the Short Line, had died at the
city hospital in Sioux City, where he
went a few weeks ago for treatment.
He had been ailing for some time and
about three months ago was compelled
to quit work jind failed rapidly evei
since. He leaves a wife and one child
who will have the sympathy of the
community. The funeral occured Wed
nesday, in Sioux City, under direction
of the A. O. U. W., of which he was t
member.
Az Perry, proprietor of the O’Neill
Biitte stage line, will make his first trif
on January 2. He proposes to run at
excursion on that day, to be partlcipatec
in by the business men of O’Neill. A
short stop will bo made at 8pencei
where the excursionists will be enter
tained by the business men at that place
after which the party will proceed tc
Butte, returning the next day. Tlii:
will afford an excellent opportunity foi
the business men of O’Neill to becom<
more thoroughly acquainted with tin
citizens of the Boyd towns and the re
suit will no doubt be agreeable am
profitable to both. O’Neill should b(
appropriately represented on that trip
Tub Frontier will have a chiel amanj
’em takin’ notes.
At at meeting of General John O’Neill
post No. 86, G. A. R., the following
officers were elected for the ensuing
year: Commander, J. L. Mack; Sr. V.
C , W. E. Merriman; Jr. V. C„ Fred
Plunder; Adgt., E. 8. Kinch; Q. M.,
John Skirving; Surg., Dennis Lyons;
Chap., B. Welton; O. D.. M. Slattery;
O. G., Patrick McCoy. John Skirving
and Patrick McCoy were elected dele
gates to the department encampment.
Thore will be a meeting of the post on
Saturday evening, December 80, at 7:80,
at their hall. All members are requested
to be present,
me citizens of O Neill,who sought to
contest the right of the mixed bloods to
their allotment lands, we are afraid will
be considerably Wealthier in experience
though somewhat poorer in coin of the
realm on account of a recent land de
cision, the case coming from Niobrara.
The assistant secretary, Sims, of the in
terior department, has affirmed the de
cision of the commissioner of the land
office in the case of Edwin A.^Fry
against David Sherman on the appeal
by the former, rejecting his application
to contest the allotment of the latter, a
member of the Ponca tribe of Indians.
Oib Davis and Eld King had the
pleasure of spending a couple of days
with Back Berry at Paddock last week.
They went out for a hunt and they got
it. Word had gone out along the river
that a hunt was on the tapis (for Satur
day and the consequence was that a
large party was present to enjoy the
sport. A wolf was started after noon
and one of the grandest chases evor
seen was had. The pack consisted of
about fifteen English fox hounds and
the way they harassed that poor wolf
for 10 or 15 miles was very exciting.
King got the brush—by kindness of Jim
Binkerd, who was first in at the killing.
A special from Neligh to the Sioux
City Journal of the 23d says iu regard to
the Pierce county embezzler: “In the
Carl Korth case in the district court the
counsel closed at 12:30 r. m. and the
jury remained out until this evening at
5 o’clock, when they returned a verdict
of guilty as charged in the first count of
the complaint of the embezzlement of
$6,000 of Pierce county funds. The
defense at once gave notice of exception
to the verdict and made a motion for a
new trial, which motion will be argued
next Thursday at an adjourned session.
Judge Kinkaid, after thanking the jury,
dismissed them for this term of court
and adjourned until next Thursday."
The Jew seemingly never grows weary
of singing bis own praise and enumer
ating the enemies of “Monkey" King.
In regard to King’s enemies Kautzman,
for once, has not lied. He has enemies,
many kinds of them, and of the same he
is very proud. King agrees with the
eminent divine who once said: “The
having of enemies is proof that you aie
somebody. Wishy-washy, empty,
worthless people never have enemies.
Men who never move never run against
anything; and when a man is thorough
ly dead and utterly buried, nothing evei
runs against him. To be run against ia
proof of existence and position; too run
against something is proof of motion.’
Resolution oi condolence.
Whereas, Out sister and comrade,
Harriet and David Moler, have, througt
the dispensation of an over-ruling
Providence, been called upon to mourr
the loss of their beloved son. therefor*
be it
Resotved, That we extend the lieart-fel
sympathy to them and their family ol
this corps, and that we have the resold
tion spread upon our minutes.
Mahala E. McGowan,
Eliza McRobeht,
Committtee.
W. It. C. Corps 142, Leonie, Holt
county, Nebraska.
CUTTING PRICES.
Oar Anti-Invoicing Sale to Commence Januarj
2 and End January 13.—All Departments
Inoluded Except Groceries.
For two weeks between above date
we will give our customers the oppor
tunity of purchasing anything we havi
in dry goods, clothing, shoes, carpets
trunks, or anything except groceries, a
from 20 to 50 per cent, discount, witl
the exception of fur coats, on which w<
will give but 10 per cent, reduction
Our object is to reduce stock before in
voicing and realize as much cash a
possible in the above length of time
consequently no goods will be chargei
at cut prices, but you can buy good
cheaper of us for cash than you hav
ever bought them in the county before
There will be nothing reserved Iron
ibis sale; every thing goes.
25-2 J. P. Mann.
Letter List.
Following Is the list of letters remaining 1
the postoflleeat O’Neill, Neb., unclaimed, fo
the week ending December 27, 1893:
Mrs. R. II. Murray [21 Fred Stouton
Mrs. Annie Sterns.
In calling for tho above please say “adve:
tlsed.” If not called for In two weeks the
will be sent to the dead letter oflloe.
J. H. Bioos V. M.
The Irrigation Convention,
The irrigation convention which was'
held in North Platte last Tuesday and
Wednesday was largely attended and
the delegates present wore enthusiastic
irrigalionists. They were there seeking
information and enlightenment upon the
most important problem before the
people of western Nebraska—irrigation.
The following report of the conven
tion taken from the Omaha Bee of
December 25, shows what can be done
by irrigation and the best way to irri
gate;
"Three ways of irrigating were ac
ceptea as feasible in western .Nebraska
—first, taking water from the streams
by canals and ditches; second, pumping
from wells/ third, storing storm water
In reservoirs during winter and spring
until such time as needed. The idea of
depending on artesian well supply was
abandoned at the beginning as not pract
ical, the general opinion being that we
have no such reservoirs of water beneath
the surface as will give a steady flow.
However the aid of the general govern
ment was asked to make such experi
ments and Investigations as are neces
sary to ascertain what supply of water
is under the surface.
"The first method, that of taking
water from from the streams, is also the
most important. The extent to which
this method lias been pushed in Nebraska
is surprising. There are today over
fifty companies incorporated in this
state, which have constructed' hundreds
of miles of canals and ditches, irrigating
thousands of acres. Scotts Bluff county,
under the influence of that sturdy and
enterprising pioneer, Martin Gering,
takes the lead in canal mileage, having
today water from the North Platte river
running through over 300 miles of ditch.
The refort in the spring of 1893 showed
340 miles completed and 313 miles pro
jected. This placed 138,000 acres under
ditch, with 308,000 acres coming under
that projected. Part of this report
covers Cheyenne county also. Of
course all this acreage is under cultl
vation, but the amount cultivated in
creases every year. The general public
will also be surprised to learn that there
are irrigation ditched in western Ne
braska which have been in successful
operation for ten or twelve years.
"Naturally this method is available
only in territory adjacent to a steady
flowing stream. The North Platte, Re
publican and Loup rivers are the streams
which can be most practically utilized,
although each of these has a few tribu
taries which may support a limited
mileage of ditch. The difflculy with the
, Nebraska and White rivers in the north
ern part of the state is the deep channel
in which they run, so that the cost of
taking the water from these streams is
largely increased, and as yet little has
been done in these valleys toward irri
gation . .
j "uut wnat aoout tue nign tame tana
and territory which cannot be reached
by canals? The objector to irrigation in
Nebraska, when driven from every
other stronghold, falls back into this
position—where are you going to get
water enough to irrigate all that vast
country? Now it is not expected by
even the most sanguine advocate of
irrigation that all the land is to be put
under water, nor does be expect to see
the day when one-tenth of it will be
watered artificially. If five or ten acres
out of every quarter section could be
watered, the result Would be amazing.
But for years to come there will continue
to be immense tracts held for grazing
, and speculative purposes in this semi
arid region.
“The uplands, so far as they will be
irrigated, must be watered by the second
and third methods—wells find storm
water reservoirs. These two methods
will frequently be combined. I have
spoken of these methods as something
that will be done in the future. As a
matter of fact they are being put in
operation now. Note these two cases
’ “\Y. F. Staffard, of Julesburg, aftei
doing everything in his power to raise
crops on his claim and utterly failing,
( began to irrigate a small plat of ground
from a well. So successsul was this ex
, periment that this vear ha has two wells,
both supplied with wind pumps, and
t furnishing water for about four acres
, He has found it an advantage to pump
j into a small reservoir covering about
three-fourths of an acre, and from thii
. distributing the water to his crops.
I His principal crop this year was twc
acres of cabbage, and his net cash pro
1 ceeds from this crop was $800, haviof
i in addition all hi§ own family Anc
3 several of his neighbors could use. Ont
[ acre he has set to strawberries, whict
will come in for market next year, anc
another acre is in various small fruits
Mr. Stafford was called before the con
vention and given a rigid catechising
r standing the test admirably, and givinj
evidence of conviction that the problen
of farming in western Nebraska wai
; solved as far as he was concerned. Hi
T ■
[CONTINUED OK LAST TAOS.]
Supervisors' Proceedings.
Suraavisoas' OrriGB, O’Niru, Nib, )
December 10, 1803. $
Board met pursuant to adjournment
of July 14. 1808.
Roll called with the following mem
bers present: Alfs, Brodle, Gallagher,
Bradley, Crawford, Clevlsh, Calkins,
Donohoe, Gilson,. Haigh, Hayes, Hodge,
Jillson, Peter Kelly, H. B. Kelly,
Kennedy, Long, Miller, Cooper, Moore,
McCarthy, Phillips, Roll, Tru’.linger,
White, Wuting, Wynn.
Absent : Dutton, Wilson and Jones.
Chairman Bethea having resigned, the
board was called to order by county i
clerk and proceeded to elect a chairman.!
Jillson, Hayes and Phillips were nomi
nated, and upon motion the third ballot
Hayes was elected chairman.
Board then adjourned until 1 o’clock.
p. M.
1 p. M.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
All members present except Dutton.
Upon motion the county treasurer was
ordered to refund the following tax for
the year 1891: Ne i 84-84-18 $7.84. Ni
sw i and nw i se se i lO’-SS-lO (13.85;
lots 1 and 3 se ± se i aud nw J se l 85
84-15 $17; and lots 3 and 8 and sw £ se i
19-34-10 (10.76 to American Investment
company: n 1 be i sw i ne i and nw J
se ill-38-16 $5.05 to J. II. Riggs; also
ordered to redeem tho nw i nw j and s )
nw i 33-39-9 to Waring.
Upon motion tho county treasurer was
ordered to refund the following tax for
the year 1891: se J 83 84-15 amt. $7.04
to Iowa Investment company; e i sw i
aud w i se J 37-84-15 amt. $33.03 to De
Forest; sw i sw i 38 w $ ne i e 4 nw 4
n 4 se i and' se i se i 39-84-10 amt. $37.80
to Clapp; nw i 35-31-10 amt. $13.07. to
Manville.
The county treasurer was upon motion
ordered to refund $45.01 tax erroneously
paid by J. C. Yocum upon, lot 1 and
sw i se i 19 aud lot 1 in 30 and lots. 1
and 3 in 30-84-14 to Yocum; also to re
fund $8 poll tax to C. II. Finney; also to
refund $7.30 on sw i se i 11-31-9 to
Farmers’ Loan and Trust company;
also to refund $33 58 on w J nw 4 5 and
e 4 ne i 0-83-15 and $30.88 on ne t sw i
n 4 se i and so } se i 30-84-14 to J. Low
ell Moore; also to refund $4.30 to Pio
neer Townsite company on lots 8 4 50 in
block 14 Stuart, school property.
Tho petition of L. H. Andrews ask
ing county to redeem the sw i 5-39-10
from tax sale of 1889 was granted.
The petition of W. E. Conklin to re
deem se i ne i 0-37-15 and the ne J- se i
81, se i se J'31-38-15 for year 1893 was
granted; Also redeem the n 4 se i 3-0
31-11 from tax sale of 1890double assess
ment.
Upon motion the county treasurer
was ordered to transfer $335.13 from
bond fund of school district No. 07 to
general fund of said district; also $54.30
from bona fund of district No. 147 to
general fund of said district.
Petition of E. H. Crees asking the
board to strike poll tax of 1891 assessed
against him was upon motion rejeoted.
Petition of T. V Golden asking the
board to refund $4.83, being interest
and costs on taxes paid on nw ± 81-39-13
and lots 3-3-10-11 block 39 O'Neill was
upon motion rejected.
Upon motion the following official
bonds were approved:
Ohas. W. Hamilton, county sheriff; B. T.
Truoblood, county coroner; W. R. .Jackson,
county superintendent; G. A. MoCutcheon,
oountyjudge; Geo. Lambert, tax colloctori
Chaintiers township; Jacob Pfund. tax col
lector, Grattan township; W. T. Fisher, tax
collector, Atkinson township; I). M. Dow,
tux collector, Cleveland township; J. L. Wag
goner, clerk,-Cqnlejy township; G. II. Blay
maker, clerk, Green Valley township; R. J.
Hoffman, clerk, Fairvlew township; tt. J.
Bryan, clerk, Virdlgris township; 8. K. Fer
guson, clerk, Bcott township; W. D. Brad
street, clerk, Paddock township; J. L. Roll,
clerk. Ewing township; A. C. Purnell, clerk,
Emmett Township: E. J. LaRue, clerk,
McClure township; John Staples, clerk, Dus
tin township; John P. Sullivan, clerk, Grat
tan township; N. L. Strong, clerk, Swan
township; N. P. Bradstreet, assessor, Pad
dock township; Chas Potts, assessor, Atkin
son township; N. J. Tuller, assessor, Green
Valley township; E. Wiley, assessor, Steel
Creek township; John Moler. assessor, Sara
toga township; G. W. Kendall, assessor, Em
met township; Ben .Johrlng, assessor, Grat
tan township; J. R. Pointer, assessor. Scott
township; A. W. Sexton, assessor, Dustin
township; Wm. Cooper, assessor, Chambers
township;'R. H. Murray, assessor, Iowa town
ship; L. E. Harding, assessor, Kook Falk
township; D. A. Cole, assessor, Ewing town
ship; Henry Holtz, assessor, Deloit township:
W. B. James, assessor. Stuart township; Ben
net Martin, assessor, O'Neill city; W, It. Pear
son, constable, Chambers township; 0, A
8tow. constable, Wlllowdale township; El
mer Wise, constable. Stuart township; Gee
Hunter, constable, Virdlgris township; E. B
Husted, constable, Conley township; J. B.
Berry, constable. Paddock township: Chai
E. Hall, constable, city of O'Neill; Ed Mo
Bride constable city of O’Neill; A. G. Falk
constable, Iowa township; 0. Primus,
constable, Ewing township; Jacob Calder
constable, Virdlgris township. Justices ol
the peace: Duran Hunt. Virdlgris township:
C. E. Downey, Wlllowdale township; Jas T
Green, Dustin township; 8. 8. Cobb, Steel
Creek township: Jas McCieory, Inman town
ship; .J. B. Freedland, Steel Creek township;
Peter Caublo, Einmett township; L. G. Lain
bert. Lake township; E. F. Fisher. Atklnsor
township: B. F. Cleveland. Ewing township
H. Beebe, Atkinson township; 8. J. Burleson
Atkinson township; B. P. Neher. Green Val
ley township; Geo Rector, Virdlgris town
ship; E. H. Benedict, city of O’Neill; R. H
Archard, Cleveland township; 8. J. Griffith
Chambers township; Joe Sanest, Deloi:
township; N. Grass, Iowa township; G. D
Mullihan, Paddock township; Anton Vogt
Stuart township; J. F. Herzog, Conley town
ship; M. Costello, Grattan township; H. Ful
lerton. Atkinson township; A, W. Dodge
Rock Falls township; John Dlckin, Francii
township. Overseers: Thos Barkdall, Dlst
No. 1, Ewing township; J, Laney, Illst. No. 2
Inman township; E. C. Rector, Dist. No. H
Virdlgris township; J. Waldron, Dlst. No. 0
Saratoga township; A. L. Rouse, Dlst. No. 1H
Paddock township; Alex Maring. Dlst. No
18, Einmett township; Jas Gordon. Dlst. No
22, Rock Falls township; K. H. Murray. Dlst
No. 24. Iowa township; N. Wedlge, Dlst. No
27, Atkinson township; G. W. Norton, Dist
No. 29, Stuart township; Wm. Richards, Dlst
No. 3f>, Inman township; Henry llackhaue
Dlst. No. 517, Francis township; 8. F. Chatter
ton Dist. No. :>9, Conley township; J. A. Pink
erman, Dist. No. 42, Scott township; N. V
Gibson, Dist. No. 43, Wlllowdale township; H
F. Wells, Dist. No. 48. Shellds township; T. ^
Smith, Dist. No. 49, Wyoming township; G. ¥
Cook, Dist. No. 52, Fairvlew township; Davl<
B. Russell. Dist. No. 58, Stuart township.
Upon motion the board adjourned un
til 9 a. u., December 20, 1893.
0. E. Butler, W. T. Haves,
County Clerk. Chair mac
Supbrvisors’Office, O’Ned,l Neb. )
December 20, 1893. f
, Board met pursuant to adjournmen
- with all members present eveept Dutton
Minutes of September 19, and D<
comber 10 were read and-approved. '
Upon motion Ferdinand Schindler
was eeated as the supervieor from Deloit
township, to 1111 vacancy caused by the
resignation of W. W. Bethea. , • ^
Moved seconded and carried that the ••
oounty treasurer be instructed to saoorai', %
quit-claim deed for county on ne 1 pa £ y j
94-80-11. :M
The petition of John O'Oonnell at alrs’"
praying for the erection of the new
county of Cook, was upon motion laid
on the table. -yi
Upon motion the following official
bonds were approved.
J. P. Mullen, oounty treasurer; B. H,
Smith, tax oolteotor, verdigris township; J.
O. Jones, tax collector, Bwnn township; H. M.
Bradstroet. constable, Paddock township;
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August Hohrolur, constable, Conley township!
O. LUledahl, constable, Verdlffrla township! */f
H. fj. Purdy, assessor, Swan townshlpi C. Da'Mm
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Brown, overseer Illst. No. ft, Steel Creek town*
ship
Upon motion board adjourned until 1
o'clock p, m. > :
1 O’clock, p. m.
Board met purauant to adjournment,
with all member* present except Dut
ton.
Journal of tbe forenoon wae read and
approved.
Moved, seconded and carried to hearV
report of the legal committee. Com
mittee made a verbal report.
Moved, seconded and carried that tbe
attachment oommlttee make a report of
their work. Committee then made a
verbal report.
Upon motion the county treasurer
was ordered to refund the turn of 18.78
being the double assessment of John'
Boshart.
Upon motion the county treasurer
was ordered to strike the pereonalty tax
ot B. Sturdevant for 1886.
Petition of J. L. Mack to be reieived
of the payment of personal tax of 1800
assessed against J. L. Mack & Co., was
upon motion rejected.
The petition for the removal of the
bridge across the Elkborn on section 80,
township 29, range 11 to a point i mile
south of tbe present site was upon mo
tion granted.
The following resolution was then In
troduced: _
O’Neim., Neb., Deo. 90,1898. >
Whereas; It appears that tbe Sioux
City, O’Neill and Western railway prop
erty is now in the hand* of a reoelvar
appointed by the United States court,
aud the collection of delinquent taxes
against said company by distress war
rant may cause great expense and delay,
I move the following1 resolutions be
adopted: I
That the countv treasurer of Holt
county, Nebraska, is hereby authorized
and instructed to accept the sum of
04023.04, the same being the total tax ef
said company for 1892, in full payment
of all taxes due to said county from the
Sioux City, O’Neill and Western Rail
way company for the year 1899, and
eaid treasurer is hereby authoriied to
issue and deliver to said company good
and sufficient tax receipt* for said taxes,
and that accrued interest and penalty
due on said taxes be not collected, and
that said company be released abd dis
charged from payment of said internet
and penalties, provided said sum of
84023.04 be paid to said county treasurer
on or before twelve day* from this 90tb
day of December 1898.
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seconded Dy x . w. roiinps and upon
motion carried. ;
The committee on court house and ;
court house supplies then made the fol
lowing report, which upon motion was
adopted: ■'$
Dec. 80,1898.
At a meeting of the committee on
court house, tail, fuel and lights, held
for the purpose of awarding a contract %
to furnish anthracite coal for the use of %
the county court house and Jail to the ?
12th day of January 1895, the following
members of the committee being pres
ent namely: Long, Wynn, Gilson and 4
Calkins, the following proceedings were '
had: 4
Bids from the Galena Lumber Oo., 0.
O. Snyder & Co., and P. J. Blglin, be
ing opened and examined, upon motion a
the contract for furnishing of the said
said coal was awarded to P. J. Biglin for
810.00 per ton he being the lowest re
sponsible bidder. The county clerk Is
hereby authorized to make contract so- '
cordingly.
M. D. Lomo. ^
8. GilSoh.
W. Calkins.
John Wynn. .
Upon motion the following official
bonds were approved.
r . u. strong, ciera, i nman townsmp; H. j,
Jennings, assessor, Sbellds township; P. J.
FrltchlofT, Justloo of peaoe. Hand Greek town
' ' " Watson, justice of peaoe.
hip: 8. F. Ulbbard, overseer
' * John Bos
township.
Moved by Cooper, seconded by Cal' ,
kins, that supervisors be allowed pay :
(or time necessarily spent in coming and,
going to meetings of the board. Ayea'S":
and nays being called for resulted aa ."
follows:
Ayes: Alfs, Brodie, Gallagher, Brad- r
ley, Clevish. Calkins,’ Jones, Kelly, P.,
Kennedy, Cooper, Moore, McCarthy,
Roll, Trullinger, White, Wilson and
Waring. (17.)
Nays: Donoboe. Haigh, Hayes.
Hodge, Jillson, Kelly, H. B., Long and ;
Wynn. (8.)
Absent, Dutton.
Mot voting, Schindler, Crawford, OB' ;
son, Mills and Phillips. (5.)
Motion carried.
Upon motion the following claims V
were allowed on the general fund of '
1883: > •
ship; W. Z.
Wyomlnir township _
Dlst. No. 3, Atkinson townshl
hart, overseer Dlst, No. 26, She?
E. W. Adams,. Insanity.I 3.00
J. P. Gilllgau *• . 8.00
F. K. W urphy “ . 8.00
U. E. Murphy, county attorney.190.00
do do 890.00
H. W. Dudley, county superintendent.. 310.00
.... 157JU
.... 157 AO
.... 157.00
BUPEBVISOna.
J.D.Alts,. ia.se
i 10.00
W. W. Bethea. 54.50
Wilson Brodie.^
H, Bradley.
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