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[Items from the country are eolieitedfor
this department. Mail or send them in as
early in the week as possible; items received
later than Wednesday can not b e used at all
and it is preferred that they be in not later
than Tuesday. Always send your name with
items, that we may know who they are from.
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your writing is legible, especially names and
f>laees, leaving plenty of space between the
lues for correction. Be careful that what
you tell about actually ocourred.l
Meek Matters.
Joe Clyde and Ralph Bell were
callers of Elmer Rouse’s Sunday.
Mrs. Carry Hubby and family
were visitors at Jim Hoyer’s last
Sunday.
Arthur Rouse and Miss
Blanche Keyes were seen riding
around the country last Sunday.
Hanson and Addie Merridy
Vergie Hubby, Frank Griffith
and family, Miss Hamerlin and
Hasond Hatch were visitors at
Eric Borg’s Sunday.
A party was given at A. L.
Rouse’s last Saturday evening.
All who were there reported a
fine time.
Horace Rouse took supper at
R. D. Spindler’s last Sunday
evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Shollmyer
were visitors at Harry Fox’s Sun
day.
Miss Maude, Edith and Bertha
Rouse, who are teaching school
in Boyd county, spent Saturday
and Sunday at home, returning
Monday to their schools.
Mr. and Mrs. George Bay
were callers of Elmer Rouse’s
Sunday.
Kola Items
There was quite a little excite
ment south of Kola on the 29 by
a prairie fire, started by some live
coals which Elmer Selix emptied
near his home. For a while it
was thought he would loose his
home, but by the heroic efforts of
Mr. Smith and neighbors this was
averted. John Liske who was
hauling hay seeing the fire head
ing his way back fired and saved
all of Kellogue and Bruner’s hay.
The only loss was a stack of hay
which belonged to Selix.
Jacob Pfundand wife, and John
A. Kennedy attended the protest
case, which Mrs. Vesta Crabbs
and her son Francis Roosa filed
against Mrs. J. O. Hubbel at O’
Neill last week. Mrs. Crabbs
being the only witness against the
defendant and the other fifteen
witnesses were all for Mrs.
Hubbel.
Two brothers of Mr. and Mrs.
Howarth who came from Albion,
Neb., were here visiting last
week.
F. D. Burkert and wife are re
joicing over the arrival of a little
son at their home on the 12 of
March.
Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Baker
were pleasantly surprised on the
evening of the 28, it being their
16th aniversary. After spending
the evening in games and a good
social time. After a fine lap
supper the party broke up wish
ing Mr. and Mrs. Baker many
more aniversarys in the future.
Rev. C. E. Burch, pastor of
Inez and Amelia charges, with
Mr. Almond, Evangelist, recent
ly over from England, visited at
Kola on the 28th. They are
holding revival meetings at Inez
and are having good success.
Supervisors Proceedings.
Receipts
Amount rec from J G
Harnish, ex co treasurer $107,924 68
Tatal collection . 219,951 99
Total state school land
fund collected. 22,279 10
Total state university land
fund collected. 2,246 30
State apportionment. 4,793 36
State aid for schools. 1,034
Miscellaneous collections
co general fund. 1,821 62
Miscellaneous collections
co bridge fund. 13
Miscellaneous collections
co road fund. 331
Miscellaneous collections
permanent road. 21 96
Fines and licenses. 707 40
Interest on co deposits.. .. 1,672 45
Rodemption fund. 10.509 48
Fees. 1,088 99
$365,399 99 :
Disbursements
State tres receipt consoli
dated fund. $29,107 68
State tres receipt univer
sity land. 2,747 40
State tres receipt school
land . 17,518 17
Co general fund warrant
paid . 38,063 88
Co bridge fund warrant
paid. 9,800 87
Co soldiers relief warrant
paid. 650
Co road relief warrant paid 3,464 90
Water warrant paid. 1,759 95
Dist school warrants pd... 91,421 29
Dlst school bond warrants
paid. 2,824 01
Dist school judgment paid 880 81
rownship warrants paid.. 33,715 05
D’Neill judgment warrants
paid. 95
tillage warrants paid. 6,353 59
Jenter precinct court house
bond. 16 54
D’Nelll rail road bond pd.. 1,450
}rattan rail road bond pd. 7,156 30
Sidewalk warrants paid... 1,134 14
Free high school warrants
paid. 684 40
Special road warrants pd.. 453 79
Redemption itind. 10,347 44
Salaries paid.. 4,071 8
Refunds ordered by county
board. 453 2
Special Emergency bridge
warrant paid. 3,376 1
Sewer bond warrants pd.. 800
Water extension bond
warrants paid. 696
Cash on hand. 96,457 8
•365,399 9
Balances
University land. >582 2
School land. 13,056 2
Consolidated states. 2,028 «
County general fund. 3,463 94
County bridge fund. 7,698 30
County soldiers relief. 642 67
County judgment. 1,170 80
County schoool. 21 03
County road. 1,446 82
County funding. 61 35
Waterbond. 389 87
School bond. 9.538 77
School judgment. 1,370 02
Township. 13,672 74
O’Neill judgment. 18 07
Village. 2,185 45
Center preclnot oourt house
bond. 62
O’Neill railroad bond. 981 13
Irrigation... 191 63
Grattan railroad bond. 369 11
Grattan judgment. 181 64
Sidewalk. 143 72
Railroad sinking fund. 629 95
Atkinson judgment. 1 93
Free high school .. 1,497 82
Special road. 682 37
Redemption fund. 1,330 43
Library. 485 98
Advertising. ™) 15
Refunds... 24 47
Permanent road.. oj 03
Special emergency bridge. 1,973 44
Sewer bond. 7»0 87
District school . 30>922 1?
Water extension bond. 148 35
Sewer sinking.. • • • •• l*9 27
Excess feees from M R Sul
livan, co tres. 1,203 os
898,762 30
Balance on Hand
First National Bank,
O’Neill. $15,536 79
O’Neill National Bank. 12,500
Citizen’s Bank of Stuart.12,500
First National bank,Stuart. 7,000
First National Bank Atkin
son. I-000
Atkinson National bank.... 7,000
Neb State Bank, O’Neill.... 7,000
Ewing State Bank. 7,000
Pioneer Bank, Ewing. 3,500
Chambers State Bank. 2,600
Inman State Bank. 2,600
Page State Bank. 2,500
Farmer’s Bank, Page . 2,500
Emmet State Bank. 2,500
Bank of Dorsey. 2,500
Cash in Office. 2,42105
$96,457 84
Due from Elkhorn Valley
Bank. $2,263 61
General fund warrants not
in acct.'•. 40 85
State of Nebraska, County of Holt,
8S.
I, M. R. Sullivan, treasurer of Holt
county, Nebraska, do solemnly swear
that the foregoing statement of re
; cel pts, disbursements and balances is
. true and correct to the best of my
1 knowledge and belief.
, M R Sullivan, county treasurer
Subscribed and sworn to before me
3 this 22 day of January, A D 1913.
S F McNichols, co clerk.
Mr. Chairman: Your committee
after checking receipts, vouchers and
1 cash books find the foregoing state*
- ment true and correct.
IMP Sullivan D M Stuart
F O Hammerburg Th D Sievers
S A Fauquier H W Tomlinson
3 JO Hubbell
7 Chairman of settlement committee.
5j Annual Report of SF McNichols,
county clerk of Holt County,Nebraska,
for the year ending December 31,
1912.
Receipts
1st quarter...31349 85
2nd quarter. 1623 85
3rd quarter. 1143 80
4th quarter.... 2403 36
Total Receipts 36430 85
Disbursements
Clerk’s salary.31650
Deputys salary. 1000
Assistants salary. 2328 79
Postage. 140 95
Paid state treasurer H & F
license. 326
Box rent,telegrams & express 4 48
Express to Norfolk with
records... 1160
Excess. 969 13
Total disbursements 36430 84
Recapitulation
Total receipts. 36430 85
Total expenditures. 6461 72
Excess fees earned 3969 13
State of Nebra ska, HoltCounty, ss.
I, S. F. McNichols, county clerk of
Holt county, Nebraska, being first
duly sworn, depose and says that the
above and joregoing is a true and
correct statement of the receipts, dis
bursements and balances of my office
for the year endihg Dec. 31,1912.
S. F. McNichols, co clerk
Subscribed In my presence and
sworn to before me this 7th day of
January, 1913.
Thomas Carlon, county judge.
FURNITURE
We are showring some nice new lines of up to date furniture.
Come in and look over our lines of Beds—wood, brass and iron in
all sizes. A classy line of Dressers in quartered oak, mahogany,
nirdseye maple and Circassian walnut. We have the Globe
Wernick Book Cases in quartered oak, golden and early English
In Kitchen Cabinets we have the McDougai and Diamond cab.
inets, the strongest lines ever shown in the city.
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Our Matress stock is complete, ranging in
price from $3 to $18,
i RnYthi? springes w/have them m^Uferenta^.S The Ohio Electric Suction Sweeper in stock, The Sweeper Vac, a high class hand power I 3
at prices that are right. equal to or better than the large portable machine machine is fully guaranteed. ®
I FARM MACHINERY, WAGONS, ETC. I
I This yee^r we have a complete line of the famous Flying Dutchman Implements I
I A line of implements that when a man buys a machine with the Flying Dutchman label on
it he knows that he is buying a machine that is fully guaranteed, and that Biglin can always
furnish the repairs for the machine.
The new, up to date spring patterns in the Heney and Staver lines of buggies; the Mandt
and Weber wagons, two makes that have stood the most severe tests and have always given
absolute and entire satisfaction.
I 11 I
75he Great Western Spreader
has been sold by us for years and the many satisfied
customers is proof enough that it is the best spread
er on the market today.
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and has made tens of mil
lions of dollars. THE great opportunity knocks but once
at every man’s door. Are you ready to seize your
opportunity if it came today? Have you $1,000
that you can use? Start saving—be ready—
commence today.
NEBRASKA STATE BANK
JAMES F. O’DONNELL, Cashier
6 PER CENT INTEREST PAID ON TIME DEPOSITS
S. S. Welpton. President. O. F. Biglin, Vice President
T5he Haslam
Land and Investment Co.
of St. Paul, Minn.
Will run personally conduct
ed Homeseekers' Excursions
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$25
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Free Fare to Purchasers
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