The Frontier
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STATE CONVENTION.
Pursuant to the call of the National
Committee Issued December 7, 1907,
the Republican electors of the State
of Nebraska are hereby called to meet
in convention in the City of Omaha
on Thursday, March 12,1908, at two
o’clock in the afternoon, for the pur
pose of selecting four delegates at
large and four alternates to the Re
publican National Convention to be
held in the City of Chicago, June 16,
1908, for the nomination of candidates
for President and Vice President of
the United States.
The basis of representation of the
several counties in said state conven
tion, shall be the vote cast for Honor
able H. II. Wilson for presidential
elector at the general election held
November 8,1804, giving one delegate
for each one hundred and fifty votes
and the major fraction thereof so cast
for said H. II. Wilson, but each
county to be entitled to at least one
delegate. Said apportionment entitles
the several counties to the following
representation in the said convention;
Holt.12
It Is recommended that no proxies be
allowed and that the delegates pres
ent from each of the respective coun
ties be authorized to cast the full vote
of their delegations.
Attention is called to tbe method
provided for by the resolution of the
state committee giving the republi
can electors in each county where de
sired, an opportunity to express their
preference for candidate for Presideut
of the United States, when plan of
expressing said preference has been
forwarded to each county chairman.
Attention is also called to Section 3,
of Rule VI adopted by the state com
mittee providing for the tiling of cre
dentials and which rule is as follows:
“Credentials of delegates to conven
tions shall be filed with tbe Secretary
of the State Central Committee at
least five days before the date of said
convention.”
Pursuant to said call of the Nation
al Committee and the laws of Nebras
ka, the several Congressional Commit
tees are instructed to proceed in the
usual manner to name a time and
place for holding their respective dis
trict conventions for the election of
two delegates and two alternates from
each of said Congressional districts,
in conformity with the requirements
of the call of the National Committee,
the same basis of representation being
used in the several counties as is here
in provided for the state convention.
It is reoommended that the same
place and date be selected by said Con
gressional committee for holding said
district conventions as have been
selected by this committee for the
state covention.
F. P. CORRICK Wm. HAYWARD
Secretary. Chairman.
January 8,1908, Lincoln, Nebraska.
CONGRESSIONAL CONVENTION
Pursuant to the authority contain
ed in the call issued by the republican
state central committee, on January
8,1908, the republicans of the Sixth
Congressional district of Nebraska,
are called to meet in delegate conven
tion at Omaha, on March 12, 1908, at
10 o’clock in the forenoon, for the pur
pose of electing two (2) delegates and
two (2) alternates each, to represent
saia aixtn district, at the national re
publican convention, to be held in
Chicago, 111., on June 16,1908. Also,
for the purpose of transacting any
business that may regularly come be
fore said convention.
The basis of representation of the
several counties of the district shall
be the same as contained in the state
call of said January 8, 1908, (fixed by
statue under the new primary law)
and based on “the vote cast for Hon.
H. H. Wilson for presidential eelctor
at the general election held November
8, 1904, giving; one delegate for each
160 votes and the major fraction there
of so cast for said H. H. Wilson, but
each county to be entitled to at least
one delegate. Said apportionment en
titles the several counties to the fol
lowing representation in said conven
tion.’’
Banner. 1 Howard .8
Blaine. 1 Keys Paha. 8
Box Butte. 4 Keith. . 2
Boyd . 8 Kimball .... 1
Brown. 4 Lincoln.10
Buffalo ..17 Login. I
Cherry......7 Loup. 1
Cheyenne .5 McPherson. 1
Custer .18 Book. 3
Dawes ...7. 5 Scotts Bluff. 4
Dawson.11 Sheridan. 4
Deuel. 3 Sherman. s
Garfield. 8 Sioux. 2
Grant. 1 Thornaa . 1
Groely . t Valley . 8
Holt.12 Wheeler. 1
Boooker . 1 —
Total.163
It is recommended thatino proxies be
allowed and that the delegates pres
ent from each of the representative
counties be authorized to cast the full
if -flT'iMiMill if- ii■ il h"h i ■~« «i i i ~ 1 11
vote of their delegations.
If upon election of delegates from
the respective counties, their names
shall be at once certified to me, care
Rome hotel, Omaha, the list will be
made up, ready for use of congression
al convention immediately on con
vening. C. H. CORNELL,
Chairman.
COUNTY CONVENTION.
The republicans of Holt county,
Nebraska, are called to meet in con
vention in the city of O’Neill, Holt
county, Nebraska, on the 29th day of
February, 1908, at 10 o’clock a. m,, for
the purpose of selecting 12 delegates
to attend the state convention to be
held in the city of Omaha, on the 12th
day of March. 1908, and for the further
purpose of selecting 12 delegates to at
tend the Sixth congressional district
convention to be held in Omaha on
the 12th day of March, 1908, to select
delegates and alternates to attend the
republican national convention to be
held in the city of Chicago, on the
16th day of June, 1908, and for the
further purpose of transacting such
other business as may properly come
before said convention.
The basis of representation in said
convention will be one delegate for
each ten votes or major fraction there
of cast for Hon. M. B. Reese for
supreme judge in 1907. The different
townships and wards will be entitled
to representation as follows:
Atkinsoi.. Pleasant view. 1
Chambers. H Hook Palls.3
Cleveland. 1 Sand Creek. 2
Conley. 3 Saratoga.3
Delolt. 3 Scott. 3
Dustin.2 Shamrock. 1
Emmet.3 Sheridan. 3
Kwlng.12 Shields. 4
Falrvlew . 1 Steel Creek. 4
Francis. 2 Stuart.14
Orattan. 5 Swan. 3
Green Valley.2 Verdigris..
Inman.» Wlllowdale. 3
Iowa. 2 Wyoming.2
Lake. 3 O’NIetll ltsw.ft
McClure. 3 O’Neill 2nd w. 2
Paddock. ft O’Neill 3rdw. 4
Total. 140
It is recommended that no proxies be
allowed and that the delegates pres
ent cast the full vote of the township.
It is recommended that caucuses be
held on the 20th day of February,1908,
at 2 o’clock p. m.
it is rurtner recommenaea mat at
the several precinct caucuses, the re
publican electors present, express
their choice of presidential candidates
and that the same be certified on the
credentials of the delegates elected to
the county convention.
J. P. GILLIGAN, Chairman.
R. SAUNDERS, Secretary.
In view of the financial condition
of the realm there is little wonder at
the recent act of the assassins in
taking the life of the ruling sovereign
of Portugal. “The country is tax
ridden and impoverished to an as
tonishing degree,” says an American
writer. “Portugal, exclusive of its
colonies, has a population of 5,400,000,
whe endeavor to subsist on a territor
ial area of 39,490 square miles, or less
than half the area of Nebraska. Forty
per cent of the land is reckoned |as
waste and from 5,000,000 to 10,000,000
acres of cultivable land is practically
unused. On top of this limited pro
ductive territory monarchy has piled
a debt of 8864,000,000, requiring an
annual interest charge of 821,000,000.
Public revenue approximates $60,000,
000 a year, a sum rarely equal to pub
lic expenditures. A high liver, a
sport and junketeer, what little of
his time the dead king took from
royal pleasures, was devoted to devis
ing new sources of taxation. When
direct taxation reached the limit of
the peoples ability to pay, the govern
ment created a tobacco monopoly and
still further squeezed consumers of
the weed by means of high prices for
an inferior article. Extravagence
pervaded the court and graft honey
combed all branches of the govern
ment.” Of course, arrogancy and
oppression does not justify crime, but
great public crimes of this nature are
seldom committed until the people
reach the extremity of monarchial
burdens.
The government printing office is
about the only large institution main
tained by the government as a “base
of supplies” and the details of extra v
agence which come out from time to
time in connection with the operation
thereof, is not a very strong fortifi
cation of the theory that the govern
ment should build its own warvessals,
operate the railway trains and the
like. Congress has its printing com
mittee on another probing expedition
with the result that the public print1
er has been removed after two years
service on appointment made on the
heels of a scandal over the way his
predecessor conducted the office, and
grafts and extravagences similar tc
those disclosed then have again beer
brought to light. It is claimed that
a 915 job of printing costs the govern
ment 950 under the system in vogur
In the government printing office,that
outrageously high prices are paid for
material and unnecessary stocks of
paper kept on hand. There is no
reason why the government office
should not be conducted on the same
economical lines as private institu
tions, but if it is to be continued as
now the doors better be locked and
the work turned over to private print
ers.
Omaha Bee: Miss Ida Tarbell de
clares that American women were re
sponsible for the recent panic Trade
statistics show that France sent $7,
000,000 worth of women’s hats, $2,000
000 worth of lace, $2,000,000 worth of
gloves and $3,000,000 worth of millin
ery to this country last year.
Mr. Bryan’s Dilemma.
Washington Post: According to
William J. Bryan,the only man in the
United States who thoroughly under
stands him and is with him, heart
and soul, for desirable reforms, is
Theodore Roosevelt. This is not
exactly what Mr. Bryan says, but it is
the meaning of his repeated comp'i
ments to Mr. Roosevelt. Not only
does the president agree perfectly
with Mr. Bryan, according to the lat
ter, but Mr. Bryan agrees perfectly
with the president. In the blissful
vision of the democratic seer there are
two bodies called, respectively. Roose
velt and Bryan, but there is only one
spirit, and it is the spirit of reform.
‘•Two souls with but a single thought,
Two hearts that beat as one!”
Perhaps it is lucky for Mr. Bryan
that President Roosevelt has decided
not to run for another term: for how
could Mr. Bryan have the heart to
oppose a man who shares his own
views, fights his own battles, and
facel his own enemies? It would be
base ingratitude and treachery. If
Mr. Roosevelt should be nominated at
Chicago in spite of himself, Mr. Bryan
cannot -do anything but withdraw
from the contest. By doing so he
would witness the triumph of the
policies he so dearly loves. By run
ning against Roosevelt he would
cause people to believe that he want
ed the presidency rather than the
triumph of his policies, or that he
believed he could execute those poli
cies better than Mr. Roosevelt could—
an assumption that would make him
discredit the man he is now praising.
Republicans everywhere have the
assurance that Secretary Taft stands
for the Roosevelt policies and will, if
elected, carry out the Roosevelt re:
form programme to the letter. Why,
then, should Mr. Bryan run for presi
dent? What earthly use has the
country for two candidates without a
shadow of difference between them?
If Mr. Roosevelt had designated Mr.
Bryan as a worthy and faithful execu
tor of the so called Rossevelt policies,
there would be widespread protest if
Secretary Taft should have the effron
tery to pose as a Roosevelt heir, and
his election would be unthinkable.
But Mr. Roosevelt does not return
Mr. Bryan’s compliments, or acknowl
edge that their views are mutual.
So the followers of Roosevelt will ac
cept Taft as a substitute, rather than
Bryan.
If Secretary Taft should be nomi
nated at Chicago, Mr. Bryan’s occu
pation will be gone. The democratic
party will be compelled to nominate
somebody else, unless it wishes to go
out of existence altogether by support
ing everything proposed by its rival.
The democratic party must either
nominate a more radical reformer
than Roosevelt, or a more conserva
tive man than Bryan, it it hopes to
preserve its existence.
Supervisor Proceedings.
(Continued from last week.)
To the Honorable Board of Super
visors: I hereby make application for
one assistant in the office of county
superintendent for the ensuing year.
In view of the fact that several
branches of educational work are
being oarried in this office which here
tofore have not been made prominent,
namely, junior normal work, eight
grade examinations, and reading
circle work among the teachers, which
latter especially require much time on
the part of the assistant. I ask, and
think it not unjust, that the salary
for this position be not less than fifty
dollars per month. Florence Zink,
County Superintendent.
On motion the request of the county
superintendent was granted.
On motion the deputy sheriff was
allowed a salary of fifty dollars per
month, for the year 1908.
January 13,1908. To the Honorable
Board of Supervisors of Holt county,
Nebraska.—Dear Sirs: 1 hereby make
application for the position of janitor
of the court house of Holt county for
the ensuing year, and desire that it
may receive your consideration at
your earliest convenience. Yours re
spectfully, H. C. Howard.
O’Neill, Neb., Jan. 14.1908. To the
Honorable Board of Supervisors.—
Dear Sirs: I hereby make application
for the position of janitor for the
court house and court house grounds
for the ensuing year,
i _ _ D. W. Cameron.
The above applications were read.
Ballot was taken, Mr. Howard re
ceived four votes and Mr. Cameron re
ceived three votes.
Upon motion the appointment of
Mr.;Howard was made unanimous.
Moved and seconded that the jani
tor receive $50 per month.
Motion carried.
On motion the following official
bonds were approved:
OE Torska, justice of the peace,
Sand Creek township, one year.
Robert Jones, road overseer district
number 50.
Ed McClug, township clerk, Cleve
land township.
Mr. Chairman: I move that the
county clerk be authorized to adver
tise for bids for Deer Creek nut coal
to be furnished to the court house in
car load lots and to be weighed on
city scales. J. A. Golden,
J. L Roll.
Motion carried.
On motion board adjourned until 9
o’clock tomorrow morning.
O’Neill, Neb , Jan. 18, 1908 —Nine
o’clock a. m., board called to order, all
members present.
J. A. Wood came before the board
of supervisors and reports that Mrs.
Shull, a soldiers widow, residing at
Ewing, Neb., is in need of help and
further states that Mrs. Shulls finan
cial condition has been reported to
Robert Gallagher, soldiers relief com
missioner, for that district by J. A.
Wood and L. G. Lambert and that no
relief has been granted said soldiers
wilow.
Mr. Chairman: I move that the
county clerk notify Robert Gallagher
to investigate the case of Mrs. Shull
and grant the necessary relief, if in
his judgment she need the same.
S. A. Hickman,
Jacob Rocke,
Motion carried.
To the Honorable Board or Super- i
visors: Your petitioner represents
that he is a resident of school district
number 246, of Holt county, Neb.
Through an error I find I paid per
sonal tax in 1907, in school district
number 40. I therefore ask you to
cause the amount so paid, $16.45, to
be transferred from the funds of
school district number 40, to that of
school district number 246.
Henry Henning, Director.
Petition was granted.
O’Neill, Neb., Jan. 17, 1908. To the
Honorable Board of Supervisors, Holt
county, Nebraska: School district
number sixty (60), of Holt county,
Nebraska, having failed to make a
school levy for the year 1908, and the
annual report of 1907, of the board of
said district showing there had been
six (6) months of school at thirty dol
lars per month, with an enrollment of
seven pupils and an average atten
dance of six pupils and same said
annual report showing one dollar and
thirty-three cents ($1.33) in the dis
trict treasurer, in order to provide for
these same children for the year 1908,
this ofiicfc made according to section
11 A, subdivision 2, laws of Nebraska,
1905, a levy of twenty-five mills (.025)
on the district valuation, $9603, after
a through review of the fact set forth
in the above described annual report
by the director.
It has deloped that no levy was
made by voters of said district, be
cause none was needed since arrange
ments had been made with an adjoin
ing district to allow school privileges
to all pupils in school district number
60, in above mentioned adjoining dis
trict.
Therefore in view of the foregoing
fact, I recommed that the tax levy be
stricken from the list for district
number sixty, Holt county, Nebraska.
Florence E. Zink,
County Supt., Holt county.
Mr. Chairman: I move that the
recommendation of the county super
intendent be accepted and the clerk
ordered to strike the said tax levy in
school district number 60 from the tax
list. J. C. Clark,
W. S. Roberts.
Motion carried.
On motion the claim of J. C. Har
nish county treasurer for $247.79 was
allowed.
On motion the claim of J. C. Har
nish county treasurer for $947.75 was
allowed.
On motion board adjourned until
one o’clock. _____
One o’clock p. in., board called to
order, all members present.
Mr. Chairman: I move that the
bond of the O’Neill National bank be
and hereby is approved and the bid of
3 per cent accepted. J. L. Roll,
J. A. Golden.
Motion carried.
Mr. Chairman: I move that the
bond of the First National of Stuart,
be and hereby is approved and the bid
of 3 per cent accepted.
J. L. Roll,
J. C. Clark
Motion carried.
Mr. Chasrman: I move the bond of
the Atkinson National be and hereby
is approved and the bid of 3 per cent
accepted. J. L. Roll,
S. H. Hickman.
Motion carried.
On motion board went into commit
tee of the whole for purpose, of settle
ment with county omcers.
O’Neill, Neb., Jan. 20, 1908.—Board
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Public $8ile!
AT LOUP CITY, NEB.
F'eli. SOtli, 1908 |
COMMENCING AT ONE O’CLOCK SHARP
18 HEAD JACKS
These jacks stand from 14 ?
to 10J hands high; 5 maltese, Is
1 irongray, 14 black with
white points: 7 are 3 yrs old <
this spring, 7 are 4 years old, 'i
1 is 5 years old, 2 are (! years
old arid 1 is 8 years old. All
jacks sold are guaranteed as ’
represented the dav of sale.
These jacks are Nebraska
raised, most all of them well
broke, and actimated The -1
majority of them will be
registered and a pedigree be
hind them that any man will
be proud of.
This s my fii st great jack sale and will be the biggest K
west of the Mississippi river. We raise ’em. Any man |
that comes to this sale and says he ever saw a better §
class ot jacks, considering ages, 1 will pay his way. to I
and from home.
2 Percheron Stallions black as coal j
NISTRAL NO. 46995—weight 1.800 pounds.
BEAUTIFUL PRINCE NO. 18281-weight 1,700. j
There is a guarantee behind these horses as long as the moral law.
1 STANDARD BRED STALLION coming 3 years old, red bay color i
with black points, stands 15 hands high, weight 950 pounds. This colt -J
showed a 40 clip as a yearling f
2 Standard Bred Mares, 2 weaning colts standard bred, 1 cow horse I
9 years old.
Terms—Nine month’s time will be given, with note |
drawing 10 per cent interest, approved security. Men 1
not known must pay cash. Troy Hale, Owner. 1
neb pursuant to adjournment, and on I
notion went into committee of the 1
whole.
At five o’clock p. m. the board arose
it which time the board adjourned
rntil nine oclock tomorrow morning.
O’Neill, Neb., Jan. 21,1908.—Board
net pursuant to adjournment and on
notion went into committee of the ,
whole.
At five o’clock p. m. the board arose
it which time they adjourned until
nine o’clock tomoriow morning.
O’Neill, Neb., Jan 22, 1908, 9
i)’clock a. m. Board met pursuant to
idjourment and on motion went into
committee of the whole.
At five o’clock p. m. the board arose
at which time they adjourned until
nine o’clock tomorrow morning.
O’Neill, Neb., Jan. 23, 1908, nine
o’clock a. m. Board met pursuant to
adjourment and on motion went into
committee of the whole.
At five o’clock p. m. the board arose
from committee of the whole and
went into regular session. Minutes of
January 14,15,16,17 and 18 were read
and approved.
To the Honorable Board of Super
visors, Holt county, Nebraska.—Gent
lemen: Your petitioner represents
that he was assessed for 45 head of
cattle in Garfield county, for the year
1907, and paid tax thereon, as per tax
receipt herewith, I was also assessed
in Holt county for the same cattle,
and paid said tax, I respectfully ask
for a refund of the amount of said tax.
John M. Alderson.
John M. Alderson first being sworn
depose and say that the above state
ment is true and correct.
John M. Alderson.
Subscribed and sworn to before me,
Jan. 21,1908. W. P. Simar,
County Clerk.
Mr. Chairman: 1 move that John
M. Alderson be given a refund of $5,
on erroneous assessment of 45 head of
cattle for year 1907. Said cattle hav
ing been assessed in Garfield county.
W. S. Roberts,
J. L. Roll.
(Continued on page 8)
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