The Frontier.
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY BY
THE FRONTIER PRINTING COMPANY
D. H. CRONIN, Editor.
ROMAINE SAUNDERS, Associate.
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REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES
State
Judge supreme court. .8. H. Sedgwick, York
Uegonts. C. J. Ernst, Lincoln; H. L. Goold,
Ogallala. _
County
For treasurer.James Holden of Chambers
For clerk.E. 8. GlUnour of Ewing
For sheriff.C. E, Hall of O'Neill
For Judge.L. C. Chapman of Atkinson
For superintendent.I. L Cahill of Stuart
For surveyor.It. K. Bowden of Agee
For oororon.I. K. Smith of o’Nelli
Courts Are Open to You.
Driven to dseperatiou at the sight
of the abyss that yawns before
populism in Holt county, Mullen
and Harrington’s Stuart and O’Neill
papers last week brought accusation
against R. R. Dickson and S. J.
Weeks, saying that each of them
owed Holt county through the Scott
defalcation.
This Scott business has been
hashed and re hashed for many
years. The bones and ashes of the
free hearted, generous Scott repose
qnietly on yonder hill and the little
monnd that marks their resting
plaoe is a testimony to the folly of
having too many friends or loving
them too dearly. While the body
of the murdered Scott lies moulder
ing in the tomb a coterie of hypro
crites prance proudly above his
coffined clay shouting to the people
to beware of the men who stole the
county’s money, while their histories
reek with corruption and their hands
clutch the plunder wrung from land
owners and tax papers.
If Weekes or Dickson owe the
county why has not some action
been commenced to collect it?
• These two men have been prominent
in republican politics in this county
for years and both have political and
personal enemies. For the past ten
years the populists have held sway
in the executive departments of the
county government. They have
had sheriff, judge and county
attorney and any one of these would
have jumped at the chanoe to have
brought crimnial action against
them. If the county or Scott estate
had a claim against Dickson does
any one think that he would not
have been sued by Butler or Mullen,
both of whom are politically and
personally “sore” at him? Besides,
the Harringtons and a hundred more
pops were ready to sick them on.
The charges are of that transparent
nature that melts away at a look.
But sifting this matter down to
What will fill a nut-shell: Mullen,
Harrington et al. care about as
muoh about the loss to the county
through the Scott defalcation as
does Diok Croker for a million dollar
steal from the tax payers of New
York. It has served as campaign
thunder in years gone by and makes
a soareorow in modern times to
detract publio attention from the
record of populism which The
Frontier has defied them to defend.
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Eves vs. Eves.
Ind., Oct 18: We lad., Oct. 18: We
understand that The now repeatedly off
Frontier this week ered to pay the
will publish an ar- 8618.90 delinquent
tide on the costs on taxes Cronin owes
sheriff sales paid Holt county if Dick
out by Holt county son would point to
in foreclosure oases, any single instance
**The total costs so wnerein any pop
paid out are only ulist newspaper had
$789.95. These were received a dollar
in cases where the from Holt county
county has not yet for publishing fore
been able to sell closure notice,
the land.
Mr. Eves haa not only been caught
in a lie, but is in the uncomfortable
position of unconsciously confessing
that he has been lying all the time.
The Frontier gave the proof in two
instances last week where the county
had paid the printers’ fees on the
foreclosure notices. The poet from
Amelia made a big bluff of what he
would do if this could be shown.
Has he paid the 1018.90? Nit!
Come off the dump, reformer.
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The pop papers are becoming
very pious on the temperance ques
tion in connection with the office of
sheriff. There might be some re
formation in that regard. '
1 A CHALLENGE 1
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; (Jtj The four pop papers of Holt county answer the charges we jP^1
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i-J are shaking in the teeth of the hypocritical pirates by shouting T
(±4 “Liar” ! “Thief defender” ! “Sewer of corruption” ! etc., at
® The Frontier.
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^ The Frontier challenges the four pop papers or any of their
attorney at-law campaign writers to show to the people of Holt
ig. county that The Frontier has misquoted the public records in
one instance except that. S. B. Howard had tiled no bond; it ijJ'
@ challenges them or any populist in Holt county to disprove any
jgj charge we have made against the gang that dominates their
party or any charge against Sheriff Stewart or other county
5y«j officers.
§*** Dare anybody defend them .
THOSE WEST POINT
NAT’L BANK LOANS
$9,225 Placed Before Bank's
President Became State
Treasurer.
DESPERATE GANG CAUGHT IN ANOTHER LIE
Chased Down Again and tlieir Navcry
Exposed.—Their Crowning Eil’ort
to Deceive Voters Proves
to he a boomerang.'
True to its natural Distinct for ly
ing and misrepresentation, tho Inde
pendent last, week blazed forth with
a scare head article announcing
“Stuefer’s Graft” — “Many Holt
County Citizens Paying Heavy In
terest on Funds Leaned Out by the
Republican State Treasurer”—“$12,
(144 iu Holt County,” etc.
There is about ns much truth in
the article as others which Eves and
the land pirates have been putttng
before the voters of this comity the
last few weeks in an attempt to shift
the issue in this campaign and get
tho minds of the voters off the rob
bery and corruption that is being
carried on by them.
The West Point National bank of
West Point, Neb., of which State
Treasurer Stueffer is president, and
which, by the way, is one of the
most conservative and safest liunneial
institutions iu north Nebraska, has
made chattel loans in this county
aggregating something over $12,000.
Of this sum, $9,225 was loaned
prior to January I, 1901, the date
on which Mr. Stuefer assumed the
office of state treasurer. As proof
of this statement we publish below
affidavits of three of the men who
got loans and also a letter and item
ized statement to Chairman Dickson
of tho republican committee from
G. H. Benson, through whom the
loans were made:
Mr. Benson s Letter.
Ewing. Neb.. Oct. 22, 1901.— Mr. lt.li.
Dickson, O’Neill, Neb.—Dear Sir- You
will find enclosed affidavits of Rolls,
Sanders and Combes, and a list of
amounts loaned prior to January 1,1901,
to different parlies in Holt county,
amounting in all to $9225. I could give
you the names of allot thorn, but will
not do so without first obtaining their
consent and it iR impossible for me to
see them alt on so short a notice. Dup
ing the statement and affidavits will
show who the liars are, I remain yours
truly, G. D. Benson.
P. S.—I wish to state further that 1
procured these amounts from the West
Point National bank for the bor
rowers. G. D. B.
Affidavits.
Ewiug. Get. 22. 1901.—1, or we, M. T.
Sanders and Bros , borrowed from the
West Point National bank of West
Point, Net)., on July 3, 1900, the sum of
$3,000, and secured the same with chat
tels owned by us iu Dolt county, Ne
braska. M. T. Sanders.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 22d day of October, 19011
G. D. Benson, Notary Public.
(Seal.—Commission expires April 10,
1902.)
Ewing, October 22, 1901.—1, Lewis
Combes, borrowed from the West Point
National bank, of West Point, Neb., on
October 18, 1900, the sum of $000, and
secured the same with chattels owned
by me in Dolt county, Nebraska.
Lewis Combes.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 22J day of October. 1901.
G. D. Benson, Notary Public.
(Seal.—Commission expires April 10,
1902.)
Ewing, October 22, 1901.—We. D. G.
and J. L. Roll, borrowed from the West
Point National bank of West Point,
Neb., during the month of October',
1899, the fiiitn of $1,150 and secured the
same with chattels owned by us in Holt
county, Nebraska. I). G. Roll.
J. L Roll.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 22J day of October, 1901.
G. H. Henson, Notary Public.
(Seal.—Commission expires April 10,
1902.)
Itemized Statement of Amounts Bor
rowed fom West Point Bank.
October —. 1899.$ 300 00
March 1,1900.. l5o O0
2. 40O 00
9. 190 00
10. 80 0(1
12. 55 00
27, ...‘. . 150 00
April 4, 1900. 75 00
14.100 00
12. 150 00
14. 125 00
23. 100 00
20. 105 00
2(1. 340 00
May 4, 1900.. 100 00
5, ’..'. 225 00
July 2,1900.... 30 00
Sept. 13, 1900. 150 00
17. 100 00
Nov. 3, 1900.:>. 150 00
Dec. 17, 1900. 100 00
30. 450 00
27. 150 00
Total. $4,475 00
Plus Sanders, Roll and Combed
loans per affidavits... 4,750 00
Total.$9,225 <)0
Eves ami the gang of land pirates
would have the intelligent voters of
this county believe that this $9,225
loaned by the West Point National
bank prior to January 1, 1901, was
state money, when J. B. Meserve
was the populist state treasurer
during that time. They reason in
a circle and their logic condemns
them ns a lot of prevaricators and
character assassins.
As to State Treasurer Stuefer,
this state never had a better officer
and a man with whom- the state
funds are more secnro.
Never during the administration
of J. B. Meserve, populist state
treasurer, was the uninvested funds
of the state as small as at the pres
ent time. The following article
taken from the State Journal of
October 18, showes a comparison iu
this respect:
Treasurer Stuefer’s record in tho
matter of collections and investments
is so superior to that of his predeces
sor that a comparison is odious to
the other fellow, who, by the way,
was sat up by the fusionists as a
model officer. The facts speak for
themselves.
Treasurer Stuefer has invested a
total of #1,024,950.20 of the per
manent school fund up to date.
liis predecessor invested last year,
up to October 31, #501,543.06, a
little more than half as much, with
nearly half a month advantage of
Treasurer Stufer in point of time.
It is hnrd for Mr. Stufer’s politi
cal enemies to talk about this matter
so they discuss other questions when
it is mentioned, and the discussion
is not always complimentary to Mr.
Stuefer’s predecessor.
Here is another page from the re
cords of the treasurer’s office that
fusionists do not like to see. J. B.
Meserve, as treasurer, on October 10,
1899, had in his possession trust
funds amounting to #370,017.89,
and none of the fusionist organs
asked him where he was keeping it.
Mr. Meserve had trust funds on
hands October 10, 1900, amounting
to $222,508.48, and no fusion news
papers were brave enough to ask
its place of concealment.
State Treasurer Stuefer, a repub
lican officer, had trust funds on hand
yesterday amounting to only 131,
759, yet the dust that is flying in
the vicinity of fusionist orgaus is so
great that some people can hardly
see through it. Investments now in
sight, if they materialize, will take
up the entire balance on hand.
Speakiug of populist State Treas
urer Meserve In the article above
referred to, the Independent has this
to say:
“It was different when populisi
State Treasurer Meserve looked aftei
our state’s finances and every cent
of state money was always account
ed for and every ceut of idle money
was drawing interest for the benefit
of Nebraska taxpayers instead ol
republicans bloodlers. Yes! it wae
, vastly different.”
1 We deny this most emphatically,
Mr. Eves, and here assert that Mr.
Meserve neuer accounted for one
dollar interest on the uninvested
permanant school funds of this
State. We defy you to furnish any
proof to the contrary.
The eyes of the tax payers with a
scrutiny unusually keen are center
| ed on the campaign of falsehood and
abuse that is being waged by the
land piratss and populist papers of
this county, and we are firmly of
the opinion that they will manifest
their dissaproval of it on election
day.
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A Little Strange
Is it not a little strange, Mr. Tax
Payer, that the Harringtons, County
Attorney Mullen and other members
of the gang of land grabbers syndi
cate lind it necessary to hold night
ley meetings in the various precincts
of this county in which their only
argument is the Scott defalcation,
which is familiar to all, and.a tirade
of personal abuse of republicans and
republican candidates. They realize
that they cannot refute the charges
that have been made from time to
time trough the columnsof this paper
in showing up the manner in which
they are plundering the county and
robbing helpless people of their
lands. They also realize that the
voters of the county are thdrougly
aroused and righteously indignant
at the stupendous corruption that is
goining on, and many populist all
over the county are openly denounc
ing the gang of land pirates that
are holding the fanners up for high
rents and exorbitant prices for
land that they have stolen from un
fortunate people whoso only offence
is that they have allowed one or
two years taxes on their land to be
come delinquent, while the gang of
laud pirates permit their owm taxes
to go unpaid for many years. If
M. F. Harrington is honest in his
advocacy of the collection of delin
quent taxes why does he not pause
long enough in one of his speeches
of abuse to take his listeners into his
confidence and tell them why he
does not pay his own delinquent
taxes amounting to over # 1,200 on
property owned by him? The gang
see that the tide is against them and
in their desperation to stem the
tide they have opened up their Hood
gates of abuse, coutum ely and vi
tuperation.
That there has been republicans
held office in this county that have
been corrupt there is no doubt and
no one disputes the fact, but no re
publican lias ever been so corrupt
and has the temerity to deny in
spection of public records as Sheriff
Stewart has done. Nothing but a
complete turning over of the public
records of this county to new men
who are not under the absolute con
trol of the gang of land pirates will
divulge the stealing and plunder
ing of the peoples’ money that is
going on under the present admin
istration of county affairs.
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Swipes Over $40 From
County In One Case
(Continued from Page One)
day they may be so engaged as
appraisers. Stewart could have
legally charged and paid the men
who appraised the land for him
50 cents each and no more.
Notice that he charges not $i
but $24—another swipe of 23
dollars out of the dear tax payers'
pocket. He not only gets the
23 dollars hut certifies under his
hand as sheriff that he paid the
24 dollars to the men who ap
praised the land.
Now, Stewart, if you paid tin
appraisers 24 dollars, get then
affidavits to that effect anc
1
j publish them in the Independen
A $500 OFFER 8
€jj To the Editor of the Stuart Herald: My attention has just jjgf*
j been called to an article in the last issue of your paper in which cp
; (R you indicate that I have money belonging to Holt county, and
(gjj that I have been a beneficiary of the Barrett Scott defalcation.
have lived in Holt county long enough to learn that during
fhe heat of a political campaign there appears to be no limit to
the amount of misrepresentation and personal abuse the papers (52*
°f your party take the liberty to indulge in, but I cannot in pjj
justice to myself allow your statement in this instance to go un- ggj
challenged. I have deposited 1500 in the First National bank
°f fhis city, which I will forfeit to you, and have authorized Mr. ISjfi
(R Gallagher to pay to you, if you can prove in the county court of
aR this county, the district court of this district or before a com
inittee of any number of reputable citizens of this county, that I
have one cent belonging to Holt county or have been the ben- ||§
'O eficiary to the extent of one dollar by the Barret Scott defalca
tion. I have Jived in Holt county more than twenty-two years j
and have held various positions of trust, and if you can prove 0)
that in the manner above suggested any dishonest official act or lg.
business transaction of mine I will forfeit to you the sum above jp*
named. S. J. WEEKES. fcf
next week and show the people
at least, that you have made a
false return.
Not satisfied with the 23 dollars
for one day, he charges 4 dollars
for making sale and 50 cents for
acknowledging deed. These are
absolutely unathorized by law.
The right to make these charges
is not in the statue. The comis
sion charged is his compensation
for making sales, and the charge
for acknowleding deed is included
in the making, and down goes
4 dollars and 50 cents more of
the peoples’ money. He charges
4 dollars for making a copy of
appraisements where he is only
authorized to charge 25 cents,
section 3091, and again down
goes 3 dollars and seventy-five
cents more, which makes atotal of
42 dollars and forty-five centsthat
Sheriff Stewart in this one case
unlawfully charged and approp
iated, and robbed the county of,
besides incurring 9 dollars and
seventy cents unnecessary costs
paid to the county treasurer. The
reform papers say, that is all
right, because the land owner
was a non-resident and that the
tax payer never paid one cent of
the costs in this case or any other.
Let us see:
The taxes against the two pieces of
land was.$145 70
Court costs. 69
Sheriff costs. 79 50
Total.$294.58
The NW){ of 27 sold for 150
dollars, leaving the county in the
hole for 144 dollars and fifty-eight
cents. To make the steal still
clearer Stewart deducted from
the 150 dollars proceeds of the
sale his costs, 79 dollars and fifty
cents, which left 70 dollars and
fifty cents. This he turned over
to the clerk of the court, who
paid the court costs, and left 1
dollar and twelve cents to pay the
county’s claim for taxes of 145
dollars and seventy cents.
Now, Mr. Tax Payer, who
paid the costs, the defendant or
the county?
You will notice in this deal
that Raker got his 45 dollars and
Henry his 15 dollars and the
county got what was left, 1 dol
lar and 12 cents to satisfy 145
dollars and 70 cents taxes.
This is a sample of the “four
year’s stewardship” of Sheriff
Stewart during his term of office.
None but an expert would be
able to tell how much the tax
payers and land owners of the ['
county have been robbed out of (
in the three hundred sales made
by him. This robbery on the
part of Stewart was shown up
in our issue of October io
and he has not denied it. The
only reply comes from the In
dependent. It says last week in
an evaded discussion of his
crockedness: “But what has
this to do with the county issue
or the county ticket, Stuart is
not a candidate for office.”
No wonder Stewart told Miss
Bright that his books was pri
vate and not for public use. In
this case Stewart’s legal fees
would be 29 dollars and thiry
five cents and no more, as shown
by the following itemized state
ment. Compare them.
One certificate.$ 1 00
Revenue stamp. 10
Making levy and return. 100
Calling and swearing apparisers. 60
Fees of two appraisers 50 cents each. ... 1 00 JQI
Copy of appraisments.- 25 J
Costs of publication. 15
Commission on sale. 4 ;“hJ
Advertising sale. 60
Making deed.. 1 00
Revenue for deed. 50
Mileage. 4 00
Total.$29.35
Our supreme court in the
case of Phoenix Insurance com
pany vs. McEvony reported in
72d Northwestern reported, page
958, in an opinion by Commis
sinor Ragan says:
“ihe only tees wnicn a snenrt
may now legally charge and col
lect for levying upon and selling
real estate under one execution
areas follows: Levying /and re
turning execution, i dollar; cal
ling an inquest to appraise lands,
50 cents; fees of two appraisers,
50 cents each for each day en
gaged ; making copy of appraisal,
25 cents; advertising the sale, 50
cents; costs of publishing notice
of sale, the legal rate prescribed
by section 17, c. 28, Comp. St.,
not exceeding the actual charge
made to him by the printer; each
certificate of iicumbrance, 1 dol
lar; commission on money receiv
ed at the sale as provided by sec
tion 5, Id., but in case no money
is received at the sale, he cannot
charge anything for making it;
making a deed, 1 dollar; five
cents per mile actually and neces
sarily traveled in making the levy
and appraisal.”
This is the conduct of Sheriff
Stewart, and nothing better can ^
be expected from his deputy,
W. H. Blackmer, if elected
sheriff. Take no chances; vote
for Hall.
Do the pop papers realy believe
the election of Hall is equivalent to
turning the county over to the
cattle theives?
I\KME wish to call your attention to j
W one of the finest lines of Blank- g
ets and Comforts that has ever been '
i shown in Holt county. Our comforts I
I range in prices and qualities, from $1 I M
to $8; this latter price gets a fine I S
down filling with mercerized cover. In iff
blankets we have everything from Hf
cotton sheets to the finest wool. wBt
| J. P. MANN p