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TEE ALLIANCE -IN DEPENDENT.
IGNORING THE LAW.
When Treasurer Hill was called be
fore the housjc investigating committee
in 1891, ho positively refused to state
where tho state funds were. lie did
this in violation of the law, which
reada-aa follows:
He (tha state treasurer) shall give
information in writing to either house
of tho legislative assembly, whenever
required upon any subject conntcttd uith
the treasury, or touching any duty of his
office.
ltather than inform the house com
mittee what ho had done . with the
state's money, Mr. Hill ehuso to Ig
nore tho law, and run tho risks. The
members of the committee being mostly
farmers and larking experience in such
matters, did not undertake to force tho
treasurer to do his duty, but reported
tho matter back to the house, and their
report was spread upon the pages of
the journal.
Tho general impression created by
tho treasurer's conduct was that he
had tho state funds distributed among
certain favorite banks and money
loaners over tho state from whom he
was drawing a good rate of interest,
and that he found himself unable to
call it in. Hence rather than expose
tho truth, he decided to "run a bluff"
on tho committee
A few weeks prior to this (November
30, 1890,) tho treasurer had published a
report showing that there was in the
state treasury in cash, $1,599,248.20. Of
this $522,364 were in the per
manent school fund which was covered
by tho law requiring the treasurer to
buy stato warrants. Tho balance of
considerably over a million dollars
belonged to the various other funds.
Without any reasonable doubt this
money was not in the treasury, but out
in tho hands of money loaners who
wore paying the treasurer a good rate
of iaterost for it. Hqw much has been
"in the treasury" (?) from month to
month since then is not known to the
public simply because Treasurer Hill
has chosen to ignore another law.
In 1879, there was a law passed pro
viding that there thall be printed in
somo newspaper published at the capi
tal, to be designated by the governor,
a monthly statement under oath, of
the amount of cash balance in the
treasury. Compiled Statutes of 1887,
Chap. 83, Art. 13, Sec. 2.
Has anybody ever seen such a state
ment published? The fact is that this
law, like so many others, is absolutely
ignored by the state treasurer. And
the only way the people of Nebraska
can find out the amount of money in
the state treasury is by going to the
head tyrant of the office and humbly
asking for such information as he sees
fit to givo out.
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We're Heels Oyer Head
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HPSI0ED0Wlloyr
lives. Trade has come with
a rush but wo were teady
for it, and so patrons go
away suited and oft-times
overcoated as well. You
can't afford .to buy your
winter clothing until you
know exactly what "The
Hub" can do for you. New
customers made every day
and old ones don't think of
changing, trading places.
Thirteen years in business
in Nebraska but we never
sold clothing as low before.
We begin November 1st
giving strong coasting sleds
free with all boy's over
coats, Nice styles at $1.50,
$2.00 and $2.50.
104 and 106 M 10th Street,
IaI3STOOI-.1T, NEB,
7) ZCOLY
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and ablest Normal faculty. No experiment, but an
established management. 40 courses and special
ties, 35 teachers and lecturers. A live school for
the masses. Write lor catalogue to F. t, Koosk,
Mgr., Lincoln, Neb.
Look OUT for roorbacks. All sorts of
reports are likely to be set afloat just be
fore election. Don't believe anything
you hear unless Vou know it to be true.
"That Glorious Climate."
Send for "Sights and Sctnes in Cali
fornia, published by tho passenger de
partment of the Union Pacific system
at Omaha, or ask your nearest Union
Pacific agent for one. This little book
will tell you of the beauties and won
ders of California the grandest winter
resort in America.
Jennings' hotel of Omaha is the only
"People's party hotel." Remember
this when visiting that city. 13tf
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Chicago Produce Letter From Summers
Morrison & Company.
Chicago, Oct. 24, 1892.
We have had a very active market on butter
for the past week, and receipts have been
hardly sufficient to supply the demand ; conse
quently prices have scored another advance,
The best makes of creamery 26 to 27 cents,
fair makes 24 to 25 cents. Choice dairy butter
23 to 24 cents . There is mere inquiry for fresh
eggs with some advance in price. Fresh stock
Ann at 21 cents per dozen, and receipts very
light. Receipts of potatoes very light and all
good stock taken readily for shipment.
Choice well assorted varieties 65 cents per
bushel in car load lots on track. Fair to good
62 to 63 cents, mixed varieties 55 to 57 cents.
The poultry market steady at 10 cents per
pound for hens, 11 to 12 for turkeys, 10 to 11 for
ducks and $7.50 to S8.00 per dozen for live full
feathered geese. Green apples firm for good
stock on shipping orders at $3 to $3.25 per
barrel for best keeping varieties. Broom corn
firm and wanted. Self working of good color
and growth $75 to 190 per ton., owing to quality.
Beans continue in good demand at if 1.85 to
$1.90 per bushel for hand picked, $1.70 to $1.75
for machine cleaned.
Game of all kinds in good request and bring
ing good prices.
Hay and grain market quiet without essen
tial change. x
UNDERWEAR AND HOSIERY SALE
THIS WEEK AT
TZGERALD'
The Popular Cash Dry Goods Store.
103S O St.
THE ONLY GENUINE BARGAIN GIVERS.
FI
ifriese prices for this -Week.
BUY low.
Ladie's Winter Underwear.
At 15c ladie's heavy ribbed vests, wortk 25c.
At 25c ladle's gray ribbed vesta and pants,
worth 40c.
At 39c. ladie's fine Egyptian cotton vests and
pants, worth 50c.
At 49c. ladies' camel hair vests and pants,
worth $1 CO
At 75c. ladle's all wool sarlet vests and pants,
worth $1.
At 49c, ladie's combination suits, worth 75c.
Children's Winter Underwear.
t 7c children's gray merino vests and pants,
2Vt cent rise on each size.
At 12c, children's gray woolen pants and vests
3c rise on each size.
At 19c, children's fine camel hair vest and
pants, 5c rise on each size.
At 20c, children's scarlet medicated vest and
pants, rise 5c on each size.
These pces for this Week,
BUYT4 0W.
Men's Winter Underwear.
At '.be. Men's natural wool shirts and drawers,
worth 40c.
'At 30c, men's natural wool shirts and drawers,
worth 50c.
At 49c, men's Fancy Random shirts and draw
ers' worth 69c,
At 50c, men's sanitary wool (shirts and drawers!
worth 75c.
At 75c. men's extra heavy all wool shirts and
drawers worth $1 CO.
At (1, men's fine camel hair shirts and draw
ers, worth f I 35.
Winter Hosiers.
A 1 15c ladie's all wool hose, worth 25c.
At 20c, ladie's all wool hose, werth 30c.
At 25c, ladie's all wool hose, worth 40c. ,
At 10c, children's all wool hose, worth 20c.
At 15c, children's ribbed wool hose, worth 25c.
At 25c, boy's wool bicycle hose, worth 40c.
At 15c, men's wool half hose, worth 25c.
CLOAKS!
Our cloaks are sellers. All we ask is an
opportunity to show them before you buy.
We guarantee you a saving of Twenty-five
rer cent.
FITZGERALD DRY GOODS CO.,
1036 0 STREET.
ALLIANCE STATE BUSINESS AGENCY.
State Agent quotes prices on the following goo5s.
A good common flour at 90 cts. per 100.
White Rose flour at $1,50 per 100.
Silver Leaf " " 1.75 " "
Prime Brow Sugar $4.00 per 100.
Best Granulated Sugar $5.65 per 100.
Fine Uncolored Japan Tea 25c per lb.
" " " 12ic " u
Good Coffee 20c per lb.
A full line of Spices, Pepper, Cinna
mon, Cloves, Ginger, Mustard, Al
spice, etc., at 20c per lb.
v One gallon best coal oil with glass can
40 cents.
SPECIAL.
State Agent Hartley would like your consign
ments of butter and eggs. Good butter. 20 cents
per pound. Eggs, 18 cents per dozen. Consign
ments of good sorghum molasses also solicited.
Bill to J. W. Hartley, Lincoln, Neb.
NOTICE.
The elevator and stock yards of the
Cambridge Alliance Business Associa
tion are for lease, and bids for the same
will be received until Nov. 5, 1892, at 1
p. m. The board of directors reserve
the right to reject any and all bids.
For full particulars and conditions un
der which this property will be leased
address r Gko. A. Miller, Sec'y,
Cambridge, Neb,
Soda i and Butter cracker 6c per lb. in
cases.
40 Grain vinegar in jugs, 25c per gal
Lemon extract 2 oz. bottles 50c per doz.
Vanilla " " . 55c . '
Finest full cream Y A cheese 12ic lb.
A good Overall for only 50c.
An extra good overall for 65,
Rockford half hose75c per doz.
" "... " best made $1.05 a doz
Write for anything you eat or wear.
J. W. HARTLEY , State Agt., 245 S. 11th SI., Lincoln; Neb
INDUSTRIAL SAVINGS BANK,
ELEVENTH AND N STREETS, LINCOLN, NEB.
OAPITAi: STOCK $250,000. .
LIABILITY OF STOCKHOLDERS, : : : : : $500,000.00 .
WI. STULL, Pres. LOUIS STULL, Cashier, J. G. WADS WORTH, Ass't Cashier.
sSSSL. Honey to Loan on Improved Farms.'
WHOLESALE DEALERS
OMAHA, NEB.
WYATT-BULLARD LUMBER CO,
Write ub for bill of LUMBER for your houge and barn, delivered at your station. By
dealing Direct with Ua we can save you 15 per cent.
(25) WYATT-BULLARD LUMBER CO., Omaha, Neb.
From the Saw to thcBuiTdipg Direct. ,
Farmers Alliance Men Please take Notice;
Gomplete Bills for Houses and Barns a Specialty.
RETAIL II Lcuvereu rricRs. n m
OripGOlf UUFTOEf; GOfflpAN Yj Office 1001 0 5 , Lincoln, Neb,
J. T. JOHNSON.
H. C. KELSO.
WHOLESALE
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