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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 26, 1916)
I PROHIBITION I Does Increase the Tax Burden I ?*§£ Absolute proof is at hand that prohibition has enormously ') ■ increased the tax burden for the Kansas farmer and property t } owner. So great is the burden of taxation in prohibition t | |H Kansas that half the counties in that state find themselves in ( | | serious financial difficulties. jp* i HERE IS THE PROOF: S fii (From the Topeka “State Journal” of Dec. 7, 1915) B 1 “MUST RAISE LIMIT” § ^ “One-Half of Kansas Counties in Financial Mire** “Bond Issues, Economy or Legislative Relief ^ jm r Only Hope** li| j | i • “Fifty per cent of the counties of Kansas will |p| ■W> be forced to adopt sweeping economy measures or \ % • r issue bonds to cover deficits in their general revenue # | | funds, unless the next legislature raises the limit of | j™ LJ the general revenue tax levy, according to men in |wS touch with the financial condition of counties over kMI the state ” W W The reason for the heavy tax burden under prohibition is §3 ■fijjjk not far to seek. Undpr prohibition, it becomes necessary to M prosecute in court every year thousands of persons having |$| r p| alcoholic beverages in their possession. Each such case costs W the county about $50, according to the Topeka, Kan., “State Wf (Journal’* of August 29, 1916. This paper also states in the same issue that in Topeka alone, there are 106 such cases r-l docketed for the September term of court. This is the con- p| dition in one Kansas county, at one term of court alone. Kansas spent $701,944.40 in the last two years to maintain the ££5* inmates of her state prisons, while Nebraska spent less than y* JjH half that sum. |||> H WHO CARRIES THE TAX BURDEN? if > It is interesting to observe how the prohibition politician always man I ages to unload the increased burden of taxation on the farmer and on the property owner. In Kansas the state tax levy for 1916 is equal to 6.5 mills on MK a one-fifth valuation, and in Nebraska it is only 6.1 mills on a one-fifth valu In order to deceive the people and keep the state tax levy from jL ' £3*4 mounting sky-high, the prohibition politicians in Kansas simply *3^ Vv? raised the assessed valuation of farm lands many millions of mk dollars this year. jjjjjk H HERE IS THE PROOF: ft mw (From the Topeka “State Journal” of Oct. 5, 1916) ||J “Twice has he (Governor Capper, the prohibi- <E> ImL tionist) handed the FARMERS a package, by raising the valuations of their farm land, in order HI to raise more taxes, yet he permitted the railroads | and corporations to go at the same old rate.” 0 GOVERNOR CAPPER OF KANSAS HAS PUBLICLY ADMITTED gj ^ THAT THE VALUATION OF KANSAS PROPERTY WAS gk HI BOOSTED $79,000,000 IN 1915 FOR PURPOSES OF TAXATION. I# H THIS IS TYPICAL OF THE PROHIBITION POLITICIAN EVERY- P| WHERE. HE RIDES INTO OFFICE ON THAT ISSUE, AND l§jj? THEN PROMPTLY PUTS THE BURDEN OF INCREASED H TAXATION BROUGHT ABOUT BY PROHIBITION, ON THE H M FARMER AND ON THE PROPERTY OWNER. g The squares shown below will appear at the TOP of the $0 ballot. An X marked in square 301 is a vote AGAINST M PROHIBITION. M 300 Shall the above and foregoing* amend- wW mk No ment to the Constitution be adopted? ' jSk H 301 X |f-M ® The Nebraska Prosperity League ® OPPOSED TO STATE PROHIBITION. IN FAVOR OF LOCAL OPTION, HIGH LICENSE Jjmf |M| President, L. F. CROFOOT Treasurer, W. J. COAD Secretary, J. B. HAYNES tMm ipl Send for our literature. OMAHA, NEBRASKA |jp| IN THE DAYS OF THE LONG AGO. J THIRTY YEARS AGO. Taken from the files of The Frontier of Oct. 21, 1886: The republican senatorial convention was held in this city last Saturday and A. N. Robbins of Valley county was nominated for state senator. At that time the following counties comprised I this senatorial district: Antelope Brown, Blaine, Garfield, Holt, Loup, Pierce, Keya Paha, Valley and Wheeler. Charlie Schram went to Lincoln Tuesday morning. At the democratic senatorial con vention held in Neligh last Saturday, John M. McDonough, editor of the O’Neill Tribune, was nominated for state senator. The O’Neill Free Press by W. D. Mathews has made its appearance, making four papers in this city. As a newspaper man Mathews has but few equals in North Nebraska and will no doubt succeed. Long may it Press for the Free. Joe Miller and Miss Eva Crandall were quietly married at the County Judge’s office last Saturday morning, Clarkson R. Young and Miss Maggie B. Long were married at the residence of H. G. Cross at Inman last Sunday Rev. D. C. Winship officiating. Both of these young people are residents of Parker. Taken from the files of The Frontier of October 28, 1886: Stephen McNichols, brother of John and P. H., came in from Leadville last Thursday evening and will make his many friends here a short and pleasant visit. John McNichols, our city marshal, has leased the Moffitt barn and will hereafter have full charge of the same. John McClellan, who had been a resi dent of Holt county for ten years, died at his home near Leonia on October 23rd at the age of 70 years. TWENTY YEARS AGO. Taken from the files of The Frontier of October 22, 1896: R. R. Dickson has opened up his law office in rooms over Morris’ drug store. S. J. Weekes returned last Thursday evening from Lincoln where he had been attending the Grand Lodge of the Knights of Pythias. Taken from the files of The Frontier of October 29, 1896: Will Mullen, who has been attending school at Lincoln the past year, came home Saturday evening and will spend a few weeks recuperating among rela tives and friends. About twenty-five members of the O’Neill Ladies’ McKinley Club went up to Atkinson Tuesday evening to attend a political rally. Several members of the McKinley and Hobart Club were also in attendance. The parade was the largest ever seen in this section of the state. TEN YEARS AGO. Taken from the files of The Frontier of October 18, 1906: J. H. Meredith went to Omaha Monday. Bob Brittell went to Tilden yester day, he having work there for the winter. James Ryan of Bonesteel, S. D., and Miss Kathryn Stanton of this city were united in marriage at the Catholic church last Wednesday morning. Taken from the files of The Frontier of October 25, 1906: Incalcuable damage resulted from the storm of sleet Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. Telephone poles and wires were broken down and trees broken off and stripped off limbs. The telephone lines here were cut off from connection with the outside and only a small portion of city unmbers were in operation. The storm was especially severe on stock as but few were pre pared for a storm. Political Advertising. John L. Kennedy Republican Candidate for U. S. Senator Experienced as a Congressman. Closely associated with State and Na» tional affairs. Knows the needs of Nebraska people. The logical candidate to elect. VOTE FOR HIM Chief Justice Andrew M. Morrissey Non-Partisan Candidate to Succeed Himself. The Judiciary has been taken out of politics. Judges are not nominated by political parties, but are voted for on a separate non-partisan ballot. Judge Morrissey’s work as Chief Jus tice has been heartily commended by those having business before the Su preme Court. In the April primaries the voters showed their appreciation of his efforts by giving him a splendid majority. Out of 93 counties he re ceived a majority of 80; and in the whole state he received 9,993 more votes than were cast for any other candidate for Chief Justice. He is in vigorous health; in the prime of life; has demonstrated his fitness for the position, and for these reasons you are asked to help elect him to succeed himself. _* Political Advertising. JACOB FAWCETT Candidate For Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Judge Fawcett was born in Wis consin. He studied law and was ad mitted to the bar in Galena, Illinois. In 1888 he came to Nebraska, locating at Omaha, where he successfully practiced law until he was elected Judge of the District Court in 1895. He was re-elected four years later. In 1908 he was appointed Judge of the Supreme Court by Governor Sheldon to serve until the general election in 1909, at which time he was elected for a full term, which he is now com pleting. Four years ago he was elected by his associates as acting Chief Justice, and in that capacity has at all times presided in the absence of the Chief Justice. On the death of Judge Hollenbeck, in 1915, his as sociates joined in a written request to the governor for his appointment as Chief Justice. He is now a* candidate for election to that office on the non partisan ballot. Judge Fawcett enlisted in the 16th Wisconsin Infantry at the age of fourteen years and served until the close of the Civil War. He was twice wounded. He is a man of vigorous health, of wide experience and fear less in the discharge of his duties. The best interests of Nebraska will be served by his election as Chief Justice. SURVEYOR. Vote for M. F. Norton for County Surveyor, a man of mature knowledge of your requirements: The Engineer who has located and superintended the substructure of most of the costly buildings in the county; who is con stantly locating the town boundaries and surveying additions thereto, and even in the frontier town of Chambers (where some presuming persons saw fit to insult Mr. Norton and beat the Republican Party of this County out of their chosen candidate whom they have nominated and supported for the last seven years for surveyor of this county by writing in on their primary ballot the name of a totally inex perienced school boy) Mr. Norton has re-surveyed their town; surveyed and platted thereto five additions, namely: Fluckeys’ Addition, Bakers’ Addition, Robertsons’ Addition, Bakers’ Second Addition and Robertsons’ Second Ad dition. All of which are shown of record in Mr. Norton’s jjand writing and over his signature and official title. Mr. Norton has surveyed their school grounds, their fair grounds, their race track, their public high cemetery; besides scores of private surveys covering a term of twenty-two years and all to their entire satis faction. Mr Voter, will you resent this im position by putting a cross in the square opposite the name of the only practical Surveyor on the ticket M. F. NORTON. For County Superintendent. I am a candidte for County Super intendent of Holt County having re ceived the nomination on the Demo cratic, Prohibition andSocialisttickets. I am a graduate of the Atkinson High School; taught in the rural schools of Holt County two years; grade teacher at Atkinson ten years, principal of the Atkinson High School two years. I hold a Professional State Certifi cate for Life from the State of Ne braska and a Superintendent’s Pro fessional City State Certificate for Life from the State. I am now serving Jrou as County Superintendent and if my work has met with your approval I would like your support. 18-4 MINNIE B. MILLER. The “people’s attorney” in rate cases before the state railway com mission is himself a candidate for election to the commission this year. He is among the most widely known Nebraskans from his authorship of the bank guaranty and the 8 o’clock saloon closing laws, and his great fight against the increase of tele phone rates. His years of experience successively as farmer, business man, bank examiner, legislator and attorney, in connection with the soundness of his views on telephone and railway regu lation, especially fit him for the office. Voters, don’t fail to vote for him. —Victor E. Wilson, for state railway commissioner. He is on the demo cratic ticket, but he thinks that the office should be made non-partisan. WHEN INOMAHA VISIT THE Centre” every’week Musical Burlesque Claan, Clmy Entirtilnmint. E<iry body Son. Aik Anybody LADIES’ DIME MATINEE DAILY DON’T GO HOME SAYING! I DIDN’T VISIT THE QAYETY MONEY! Loaned to buy or build your home or place of business. Payable in monthly install* ments. Entire loan or any part thereof paid any time. Optional Farm Loans made at lowest rates. Farm, City and Auto Insurance written. L. G. Gillespie O’Neill, Nebraska J. H. Davison A Full Stock of Everything in Harness and Horse Furnishings SHOE REPAIRING Guaranteed Goods and Satisfied Customers. Highest Price Paid for Hides. Come and See Me. O’NEILL, NEB. $595-Maxwell F. O. B. FACTORY A. G. WYANT O’NEILL NEBRASKA H. U. ROLAND PRACTICAL AUCTIONEER . Farm Sales a Specialty. Cry Sales Any Place. Phone 301 for Dates. O’NEILL NEBRASKA ■ ■ PREPAREDNESS When in Need of Any Thing in VETINARY line, you will find us prepared to treat diseases of all domestic animals. We perform any and all Surgical Opera tions. We have state license and have had years of successful practice. TRY US! C. C. Fouts. A. J. Fouts Phone No. 275, O’Neill, Neb. 7-4 FARM & RANCH LOANS Very attractive rates on Farm loans; very liberal jprivilidges to i pay—also handle Ranch Loans. ■ You will do yourself no harm to write me. I will get on the ground, and will endeavor to give you prompt service. FRED T. ROBERTSON, Chambers, Neb. THE CITY GARAGE Walter Stein, Prop. Auto Livery All Kinds of Repairing. We have competent Workmen. All kinds of Oils and Automobile Accesaries. Old Campbell Garage, O’Neill, Neb. fARM LOAN!} Repayable Any Day No Renewal Required MATURES IN 15 Vt YEARS The CONSERVATIVE SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATION OMAHA JOHN K, QUIG, Agent For Holt coUNty O'Neill, - - Nebraska