Nebraska Newspapers

    Uoaal Daws.
Frank Dennis for flour aud feed.
The 'own was well filled with peo
ple Saturday.
We sell all kiuds of ground feed
at Dennis.
Chas. IteiJol aud wife was shop
ping at the bub last Saturday.
M D Ernest, of Oak Creek was a
pleasant caller at this office last
Friday.
There was ovar two inches of rain
fell here on Tuesday and Tuesday
Digbt of this week.
Henry Lewis of the west side wa9
in town last Saturday. He is feel
ing good over the prospects of a
bountiful harvest.
If you have never tried the brand
of flour sold by Frank Dennis, at the
north side feed store you should
do so. It is the best.
O. G. Keller, of Dekatur, Illinois,
accompanied by his sister Mrs. It. D.
Hendrickson, made this office a'
pleasant call last Wednesday.
NOTICE.—l will be at my gallery
in Loup City, on Monday, Wednes
day and Friday of each week until
further notice.
M. Leschinsky, l’hotographar.
Mr. J. F. Kieffer, was in the city
ja«t Wednesda) and took the oppor
tunity to add bis name to our sub
scription roll. Mr. Kieffer says that
tb* prospects in his locality for a
good corn crop are very bright.
B H Ernest, was down from Valley
County last Friday. Mr. Ernest
predicts that Valley will roll up a
large majority for Peter Mortinsen
the republican nominee for state
treasurer.
A soldier by the name of Mr. Tulip
from Fort Crook, was hereon offical
business last Tuesday in connsction
with the detention by Sheriff Snyder
of the two soldiers of which we men
tioned some weeks ago. He was here
for the purpose of settling the bills
in connection with the case.
One of the finest ice chests that
waa ever brought to Loup City was
received by Mrs. Gasteyer last week
for use in her general store. It is
very large, handsomely finished and
conveniently arranged. It is worth
vour while to look at it when you
visit the Btore.
Work of cleaning up the court
house square was begun last Satur
day. The old fence, which was pur
chased by S F Reynolds, has been
taken down and a new cable will
take its place. The grass and weeds
have been mown down and things
look much better around the square
in consequence.
The school board met last Sat
urday evening in regular session and
hired C. H. French as janitor of
the Loup City schools, at a fixed
sum of |30. a month during the
summer months, aDd $35. per month
during the winter months, the jan
itor to furnish the kindling. He
will be hired by the month subject
to the order of the board and if
there is a month or two during the
year that his services is not needed
he may be laid off.
The musical entertainment given
in the opera house last Saturday
night by Miss Louise M. Uossiter
assisted by Miss Philena Powell was
quite well attended and pronounoed
to be very good by all who heard
them. They went from here to
Alliauce where they were billed for
Tuesday evening. From there they
go to Bayard and then to Crawford.
The best wishes of the people here
go with Miss llosseter in her tour of
the middle west.
The new shelving in Chas. tfas
teyer’s store, which was made es
pecially for the Gents furnishing
department, is a master piece of
mechanisal work and the credit of its
construction belongs to YY'm. Uowe,
who is one of the best mechanics in
the Middle Loup Country. This
nbelving is made in the form of a
Urge cat.e. It is a handsome piece
of furniture, well finished, and con
tains broad adjustable shelves.
Really it is the finest thing in the
town of this kind and Mrs. Gasteyer
will find it valuable in completing
the work of remodeling and re
arranging her store building.
In Java
Natives do not glaze coffee with
a cheap and impure coating. They
have too high a regard for health as
well as fyr the naturally delicious
flavor of their popular berry. The
very American roasters who glaze
their package coffees do not dart to touch or glaze
their high priced Mochas and Javas. Why?
is never giazed or
adulterated. It is
JUST PURE Coffee.
The •rail'd packact Inaurea uniform quality and freahueea.
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GRAIN. COAL Al HAT.
■WB!" - - - - -
-o-1 now have possession of the-o
B & M. ELEVATORS
and will pay highest market price for grain at
MCALPINE, LOUP CITY, SCHAUPP SIDING,
ASHTON AND HARWELL.
Coal for Sale al Loim City and Asbton. Will Boy
HOGS AT SCHAUPP SIDING AND HARWELL
Call and set* our coal and got prices on gram
F,. G- TAYLOR.
Frank Dennis will exchange flour
and feed for wheat.
Both Wm. and Lewis Strankmann
were in town Saturday.
The Mystic Legion lodge recieved
a fine set of sashes for their team
Tuesday.
FUIt SALE.—A good McCormick
self binder. Will exchange for live
stock. Enquire at this office.
W. L. Marcy, dentist, wishes to
announce to bis patrons and friends
that he has remodled and refited his
dental office with modern appliances
aud that he makes a special feature
©f painless operations.
Mr. Thos. Burton of Webster town
ship was a pleasant caller Saturday.
He handed us a letter which he re
cieved from O.H.King, who is now
in Colorado. It gives a glowing ac
count of that country. Mr. King is
doing well and is quite well pleased
with hi8 present location.
The Lades of tlie G. A. R. held a
parting reception last Friday sveniag
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Hunter,
in honor of Mrs. George Leininger
and her mother. There were present
Missdames Holcomb, Outhouse,
Hayhurst, Hawk, Gilbert, OweD,
Taylor Gibson, Grandma Gibson and
Waite. Misses MiDnic and Marcia
Gilbert, Nettie C'ODger, Nellie Hawk,
and Maroe Outhouse; Mr. and Mrs.
Henry French, Geo. Lee and wife,
Cbas. French and wife and W. 8.
Waite. Music was the principal
feature of the evening. Refresh
ments were served after which came
the good by handshake. All ex
pressed themselves as having spent
a pleasant evening, yet regreted
very much to part with their new
members.
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HOOKV1LLE ITEMS
Mr. A. L. Barneby, of Caro arrived
Wednesday.
Geo W. Bramtner arrived home Wed
nesday evening from Grand Island
where he has been attending the con
vention.
Mrs. R M Hiddelson left Thursday
morning for Grand Island
The dance given at the hall Saturday
evening was quite well attended and
everybody reports a good time
The ball game between Wiggle Creek
and Austin played on the diamond here
last Saturdy was an easy victory
for Austin. Score 31 to 6.
Harry Smelser drove over from Ash
ton Tuesday. He informs us that he in
tends to remain here indeflnately and
clerk for his brother.
One of the heaviest rains in the history
of the town visited us Monday after
noon when three and two one-hun
dredths inches of water fell In leas than
two hours.
For Sale—Second hand Deerine bind
er for 820 00 Call on or write “Deer
lnff”, Rockville, Neb.
Mrs. O. G Johnson, left for her home
at Grand Island, Monday morning after
a few weeks visit here with relative*.
U. NO ME.
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When you awuke In the morning feeling
like the end of a misspent life, your month
fu 11 of fir and your soul full of regrets take
Kocky Mountain Tea Odendahl Uros.
Cherries and Raspberries
plenty and ready for every body.
Arcadia Frcit Farm.
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IT'S COOI. IN COLORADO.
July 1 to 13. August 1 to 14, 23,
24, 30, 31. September l to 10.
On the above days the Rorlington
Route will sell round trip tickets to
Colorado at extraordinarily low rates.
It’s cool in Colorado all summer
long, and there are hundreds of re
sorts in the rookies where one may
escape from the beat of the
plains and spend an altogether de
lightful vacation.
A card to J. Francis, General
Passenger Agent, Omaha, Nebr..
will bring you a good supply of Col
orado booklets that will help you
plan jour trip.
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1 have a few two and three
row disc cultivators on hand.
If in need of one call soon.
T. M. Heed.
Are you iu need of a mow
ing machine or hay rake? I
have them.—T. M. Heed.
TOCIIItE A COLO IN O.Nfc DAY.
Take Laxative Bromo quinine Taplets.
All druggists refund the money if it fails to
cure. M W. ('.rove's signature is on each
box. 20c
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TO TIIE NORTHERN LAKES.
The Burlington Route announces un
commonly low rates to the lake resorts
of Minnesota. Wisconsin. South Dako
ta and Iowa for the following dates
July 9 to 15.
August 1 to 15.
September 1 to 10.
Better ask the nearest Burlington
Route agent about the above excursion
and take advantage of the low rates
named.
Mrs. Laura b. Webb,
Tlr«-Pmldnit Woman'* Demo
rnillc Club* of KorUwrn OIUo.
"I dreaded the change of life which
was fait approaching. I noticed Wine
of Cardui, and decided to try a bot
tle. I experienced some relief the
first month, so I kept on taking it for
three months and now I menstruate
with no pain and I shall take it off and
on now until I have passed the climax.’’
Female weakness, disordered
menses, falling of tlie womb and
ovarian troubles do not waar off.
They follow a woman to the change
of life. Do not wait but take Wine
of Cardui now and avoid the trou
ble. Wine of Cardui never fails
to benefit a suffering woman of
any age. Wine of Cardui relieved
Mrs. Webb when she was in dan
ger. When you come to the change
1 of life Mrs. Webb’s letter will
mean more to you than it does
now. But you may now avoid the
suffering sne endured. Druggists
sell ?1 bottles of Wine of Cardui.
pNEorCARinrf
1 can soli you two by eight
stock tanks for 813 00 and
two by tens for 817.00 1 also
have wind mills and do a gen-;
eral line of well work T. M.
Heed.
DKSS8 MAKING, I will dodreM
making and sewing at my residence and
w ll guarantee gm*d work at reasonable
prices. If you wish any work done in
Oils lit eeal at residence in es*r part
••flown Mrs. T. M Reed
City Dray
AND
Transfer Line.
JAS. W. CONGER, Prop.
My ice will be delivered to any part
of the city free. The ice house wilt be
opened but once a day, and that will
be from 4 to s o’clock, a m.
All kinds of hauling will be given prompt
attention and will make a specialty of
moving household good. We solicit your
patronage.
JAS. W. CONGER,
LOUP CITY, NEBRASKA
$16.45.
VIA
UNION PACIFIC
LOUP CITY
TO
DENVER,
COLORADO SPRINGS OR
Pueblo and Return.
JULY 1 TO 13 INCLUSIVE
Limited to October 31.
( orrespondliiK'y Low Rates From In
termediate Points
ONLY LINK RUNNING THREE
TRAINS DAILY TO DENVER.
Full informal ion cheerfully furnished oa
application to H J. CLIFTON, Agent.
Hounds out the hollow places; smooths
out lines that creep about one’s face; woos
roses back to faded cheeks That’s what
Rocky Mountain Tea does.35 cts —Odendahl
Bros.
LOW KOI'NII TKII* KAThS, VIA
I'M ION PACIFIC). FKOM MAN
Mill It I, KIVKK
To Denver. Colorado Springs, and
®1Cl Ari Pueblo. Colo.. July I to 13. inel'ls
$1'L4*» |TP August 1 to II, 23 to cl. and
30 to 21, Inclusive
To Denver. Colorailo Springs, ai d
|20 45 Pueblo, Colo . July 14 to 31 Inclu
• •»<? if. To Salt Lak * City and Ogda.i. Utah
$£0. 4*J August I to U Inclusive.
To Olenwood Springs. Colorado,
slve.
To Salt I.ake City and Ogdon. Utah
j»oi i r July 1 to l* inclusive. August 33 to
$01,4»J ttnj an to 31 Inclusive
®q.), ir. To Olenwood Springs, Colo , July
40 H to 31. Inclusive.
• qq IK To Salt Lake City and Ogden, Utah
juiy H to 31. Inclusive.
eti* ie To Sua Fransclaco. or Los Ange
$4 0. 40 (es oal., August 2 to 10, Inclusive
lg it To Portland, Dragon . Tacoma and
$40.40 saattle, Wash , July II to 21, inclu.
Full Information Cheerfully furnished on
Application to
H. J. CLIFTON. Agent
Don’t be persuaded Into taking some
thing aaid to be “Just as good” ns Madison
Medicine Co’s Hocky Mountain Tea. There
is nothing like It .38eta., no more, no less
Odendahl Bros.
ACTION OF BOARD OF EQUALIZATION EXPLAINS/
Reduction itt Valuations by County Assessor® Obliged the Board
^ Make Similar Reductions in Railroad Valuations. ' 4
Careful Investigation Shows that Nebraska Railroads Aro Still Assessed Too High, Compared
with All Other Property In the Stato, Notwithstaud ing Reductions Made by ‘3vS ,
Reform Hoards la the Latter ’90s. -v
r./.’- • . , * --- -:-4m
IIx.u.d t'nder «!»«* Authority o* thr Ita!I road, of 5tbr*>lt(.) . . "
^ Vot ve&r& hast It has been quite generally contended
••that the railoads should b. required to bear their Just
•hare of taxation " Nebraska ha. had a suet »fcsslcn
©f reform administrations, who used this argument ms
©n*> of the essential planks of the platform on which
they were elected There has been u succession of
change* ig the po!itl ;1 complexion of what is known
es the Hoard or Equalization, composed of the Governor.
Treasurer arid the Auditor of Stare During these suc
nmlvo canvasses the /atlroads have not presented their
atda to the people, but In each case have waited un
til the parties «hom the people should select were
eWcted to office, and then presented the question of
tallroad taxation to them when they acted as officers of ^
this Hoar.l of Equalisation I nns It comes That during
Die pant ten yearn there have been republican, demo
cratic and popoullst governors u* d ji:emb» i s of this board
In succession. Those men elect- J to ufBce have been i
representative citizens and men of t;,t»-giity and honor,
ti he have taken an oath to do what they considered
right In the Interests of the people, and in subscrib
ing to this oath, they at fh> s-nne time awear to do
their duty In accordance with the law , [
This following table will show the relative assess
ment of each aamlniutratlon for the past twelve years,
showing the amount ass ssed against lands, lute, per
sonal property and all property In the atate during ths
various administrations:
#
I' ■ * i I Railroad and |
Y»*r. I Land*. Lots. _Par*. Prop. I_IVlostrKnh. I All Prop.
ThiVor---"R^bllc^n 18 9 j r?Tti&?4» DT *38.4I»:«6b »40^S;«7i “ **.**.452 llt.7H.TM
Bo“i ... .... IVmorrut | M Td.SB.-45 ' , WJ45.S04 fcl.MMSS 153.138.2M
CriJnao r- . aoll.-.n UM tr.tU.1M 4d.TJJ.Mt f.TW.MS ».*»»*» 194.7».lt4
' ' Robuklloan MP4 *4.«47.«lt . t W.CW.ia i".4«l.K3 M.**.0t2 193.Tl7.Jt
jtS££t, . rop ili.t ISM K.tSg.V* A*- M.S».*» K77S.W2 2S.etl.422 17t.4ft.tW ,
irbl.on.b. Populist ISM tl.459.MT 4.V 84.«S.«t 2S.l9l.B4 2..SS2.8B 187 4TX.2M !
Jfolronib. ... popul st 11OT 79.3M.tf8 T 3tfiT4.3« U W 410 • t, «tt 1M Itf.HB^M
Holcomb . .... Populat JIM 73.tti.3N RS.f49.SB tt.tT2.3fl* J8.S4t.MO 1#? Wf.TtS
pWint-r . . .. Populist 1*9 77.SW.M7 S2 762.423 32.Ilf 8.16 28..V6 <113 Kt K*505
Kymir . Populist - llU Tt>WMS r 33.148.** 3*.Ml Its* W.443.795 171.Wt.Mf
fay,,* V ' . RapublUn M01_79.676,195 -i j> 14.-88.960 39.473.5M _3t.8ffl.Ul 174,C«ig
From this statement It will be seen that the railroad
and telegraph property had a valuation In 1901 10 2-10
per cent less than It was In 1X99, and that lots ere also
assessed for 10 3-10 per cent less, while the value of
personal proper y has decreased 17 per cent In that
same time. The only property that appears to show
any Increase whatever In In the Item of laad^ which!
shows an Increase of 7 11-10 per cent. » wM
However, we give here a statement of the Increase 1
In quantities assessed In ths following Items reported
In VXW and ltnn. which should be" considered along -with
theso apparent Increases and decreases la assessment:
i Per Cant
Assessed In H39. Assessed In 1901. Increase
tl 674 IX! seres Improved 7* 364,770 acres Improved BJ
12,657,727 acres unimproved 14.ISO,M3 acres unimproved ».*
1.824,327 cattle 2.8i3.*l& cattle «»
179.269 sheep 410,823 sheep
1.328,962 hogs I.W.TTJ hogs U
6.062 miles railroad 6.702 miles railroad It
Now. how arc all these decreases and variation* In
assessment brought about ’ In 1193 and 1X94 the assessors
through the various counties so materially reduced the
assessment of lands, lots and personal property that the
railroad valuations given by the Board of Equaltiatlen
In prior years was a«av above that figure which would
obtain an equality In taxation w Ith other property
Owing to the popular cry of Increased aaaessment
of railroad corporations, the Board of Equalisation was
deterred from materially reducing the same m 18*4. an*
In that year the railroads paid practically .twenty-ova
ger cent more tax than the y In Justice should hay*
Mo cne accus- 1 flovernor Holcomb of being any more
friendly to the railroad corporations than the law would
reoulr* him to he. hut tn 1993 the presentation was made
to th» board In such a manner 'hat a material reduc
tion was made In the asscasnient of the railroad* In he
The changes made in the valuation placed on differ
ent kinds of property through the state of Nebraska have
been erratic and hardly explainable. From the appear
ance of the reports made, it isjrvident that the county
asessors have valued the property within their respective
counties more with a view of adopting a valuation that
would raise s%ticient money for the county purposes,
irrespective of any determined value. The result is that
the various counties do not coincide at all in regard to
price of any article which should have a general relative
value.
We give he low a statsmoni of changes in values re
ported on those i • , > which are gen -rally recognized as
having a relative value throughout the state:
1889 1893 1901
VAU'S VALUE VALUE
Improved Land, acre:-, ..5 4.<>5 3 3.94 3 3.61
Unimproved Land, acres. 2 llS 2.07 .1.13
Horses. . 1: -OS • 12.54 7.01
Cattle. 4 29 4.18 4.43
Mules. 21.37 14.46 8.07
Hogs. 1.13 1.33 1.06
Sheep . .:■•> .HI .68
Franchises. 1,31 .T 141.10 154.71
WaterCraft.357.34 1,474.00 4 <1
It will be n it.r ! that while ‘lie tendency has been
to rep rt lower v lues on all 1! items, they have not
been reported on a gr„ i.-.il d line in all cases. The
highest ass smcrit made ii: tic - ate on most classes of
property was in 1. 3. In tli.it > .r improved lands 4,
Douglas county v. i ro ass -.se t . • ;l .43, while in 1900
they were asses- . 1 at but •: 11 In Clay county im
proved lands in 1 3 w -i v ass- l at fs.3'>, while in 1903
they were assessed at but S3.13. In Lancaster county in
1893 lands w< • "1 at f.V ' . ’ in 1900 at b-.il I .2,
while in Saline co nt . tl. y r.-;i >i ■<! improved lands in
1893 at a valuation of .. p racre, which were rep .rted
in 1900 at but *3.41. S > ,t would appear to an investiga
tor that Saline couii'y needed mo ley in 1893, and tliit
their immediate wants were not so pressing in 190<>, but
this change it» valuation of their property obliged the
railroads in that county to fav one-ti/th of the ta xes fa id
in the county for the year 1900, while in 1893 they only
were obliged to pay one-tenth the amount collected.
Some newspaper critics who advocate a material
advance in the assessment of railroad property on
account of their betterment and conditions, and the im.
provements that have been made in the past ten years,
should carefully consider the figures given in Bulletin
No. 5. It will he noticed that there has been an increase
in acreage of improved lands returned for taxation
amounting to 62.7 per cent, of the lands reported in 1889
This is accounted for by the fact that in 1889 large nunt
I ^ ~ Railroads Fay la 4-10 Per Cent of Taxes Paid in Nebraska. f
• f-tv.
•*br**ka. That beard acted in this matter under their
oath, which obliged them to equalixe the asacosed value
of the railroads ana make that ussesstn* :,t conform t*
vah.ia.tior.* placed on other property. '.he assessment
made at that time was only fair to the companies and
put them back near to where they should have been
^^'^la'n-ever. the local asses sore continued to reduce th*
valuation on lands, lots and persona! property, until 1498, i
the railroads were again paying twenty-five per cent
mere tax than they, under the constitution and law.
Should be required to do.
•Since 1*98 the local assessors have Inc .‘eased the valua
tion a Itttle. but as was shown In a former advertise
ment. the railroads were assessed S1.149 per mile more
value than they should have been In 1900, and are still
paying more then their fair portion cf taxes
During the years of hard tlrt.ee In Nebraska tha
railroad* accepted this Injustice and paid the taxes
charged hoping by the assistance thus rendered the(
rioorer counties or he state to tide over the unfor
unate condition of affairs, and In many Instances they
paid the tax charge! while their stockholders got noth
*Seweral members of the Board of Equalisation tha*
have been elected In the last ten years were honestly
Impressed with She be'lef that railroad corporation*
were not paying their Just portion of tax. but wheu tha
facta hafe been laid before th-m they In each Instance
Irrespective of party, respected th.lr oath and went n4
further In taxing tho railroads than they could go and
•till In their condolence believe that they were giving that
cqaallty In taxation guaranteed under out cinstitution.
In our next arf'cle we will give some of tho detail*
regarding the changes made In valuetiona for a series
of year*. These figures will be »1\ ; not to antag
onise any Interest but merely ns InTi athn
Some corporations may not b# paying their share of
taxes but an Investigation will show that they are not
railroad corporations
bers of homesteaders were still perfecting titles to their
property and were relieved from taxation in that interim.
It should also be noticed that in Omaha from 1893 to 1901
the following building permits have been issue#:
1893.*V<*8,085.»
18‘4. 612,794.00
1895 . 506,117.00
18%. 291,153.00
1897 . 1,298,607.00
1898 . 1,361,257.00
1899 . 1,005,634.00
1900 . 1,001.845.00
1901 . 1.627,304.00
Tctal.$8,972,796.00
This increase in buildings in the cities, and the vast
increase in taxable improved lands, which should have
added a hundred millions of dollars to the grand assess
ment roll of the state, would much more than make up
for any amount of improvement on railroad proj>erty in
the same time. In other words, improvement in the
slat** lias more than kept pace with improvement in the
railroads.
'1 hese decreases of valuation in Douglas and Lan
caster counties were to such an exient that there was not
sufficient taxable property returned in the cities of Lin
coln and Omaha t raise sufficient revenue on which to
successfully carry i n the city administration without a
tax levy that would lie almost prohibitory, and to-day the
»de ol valuation is pin ■ 1 so low that the rate of taxa
tion is entirely out of line with ^ny other city in this
section of the * uintrv. These cities succeeded iti having
a special law passed for the purpose of raising revenues
in these two places, and to-day they report owe set of
valuati n;s for ci'y taxation and another for that of the
s ate and county, a. I 'he result is that in their reports
the val les for taxatuni for county and state purposes
practically run riot.
A marked example of the injustice done the cities
t.ieni' .us by this arrangement is for reports to go out
that the assessed valuation per capita in Omaha is the
lowest in any city west of the Mississippi, which would
indicate to the casual investigator that the place was
poverty stricken, and at the same time this low valua
tion obliges a high levy that throws an investor into
panic.
It is the high levy for taxation that to-day prevents
that natural rush of improvement in Omaha that is seen
ill other cities. Now investors do not know that they
can invest here and only pay tax on one-tenth of their
investment, and the agitation to tax stocks and bonds of
railroads in addition to their other values would confirm
them in a belief that they would not be fairly treated.