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About The Loup City northwestern. (Loup City, Neb.) 189?-1917 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 13, 1903)
The Northwestern PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY at the county heat. GKO. R. HKMitCHOTRK. Editor Bud Publisher TERMS'—*1.00 PER TEAR, IP PAin IB ADVAHC1 Catered at the Loup City Postofflce for trans mission through the malls as second class matter. T I—"—-—— JUDGE GDTTEIMUM Governor Mickey, upon receiving a tbe resignation of Judge H. M. Sullivan at once appointed tbe Hon. C. L. GutlersoD, of Broken Bow, as Judge of this, the l°th Judicial dis trict. Mr. Gutteraon at once enter ed upon bis official duties and this week baa been bolding an equity term of court at this place. It was Mr. Gutterson’a first term and be meats with general favor. He bas been a resident of Custer county for fifteen years and baa built up a good practice, beiDg a lawyer of great ability aDd of much experience. It has been nine years since we have had a republican judge on tbe bench iD tbia district, but with this ap pointment we can join in tbe old familiar chorus: There'll be no more poullst there. There'll be no more poplist there. In this court of appeal, it is pleasant to feel That there’ll be no more populist there. The question of equalizing the railroad tax throughout Nebraska is occupying the atteution of the legis lature at present. The Omaha peo ple and citizens, whose residences are in the larger cities of the state, are contending tor a raise in the val uation of railroad property in the cities, and the railroad companies, in turn, claim that if this ts done it will greatly reduce the valuation ot their property in the country, and thus reduce the revenues of outlying school districts and villages, tra versed by the railroad*. The citizens of Omaha claim, through their rep resentative, that they only received, last year, from the B. & M. railroad, as city tax, $079.59 The city tax alone paid by the B. & M. company to the village of Loup City for last year amounted to #340.91, a little more than half what the city of Omaha received. It may be interesting to our read ers to know how it is that Loup City receives more than half as much city taxes from this road as does the great city of Omaha, with its mag nificent depot and all of its other very costly improvements and net work of side tracks and main lines, which are valued at $8,000,000 00. This is a difficult proposition, both to put before the people intelligently and to point out the defects and sub stitute beneficial remedies, and we predict that the members of tbe leg islature will have their hands full in > their attempt to solve the problem. Under the present system, tbe state board of equalization has the power to place tbe valuation on all railroad properties in the state, which they done, estimating the value, includ iDg all road beds, rolling stock, de pots, slock yards, etc.’ to be $:l,000. per mile, on the baisis of one fifth valuation, and then giving each county, school district, township, and city or village theirshare of this valuation just in proportion to the number of miles of road bed in each. By this method of railroad taxa tion it would seem that a school district in the country which has only one mile of track running through it would be allowed to taxes from the same valuation as a village with ouly one mile of road ! bed, but has an additional valuation in depot grounds and other properly amounting to thousands of dollars; or in fact a country school district would get the same valuation per mile as does the great city of Omaha with her additional millions of dol lars worth of property in perminent fixtures. Tue Omaha people contend that this is unjust and that they should be allowed tbe right to have the city assessor assess the railroads for city taxes, the same ss it has for other property. Ilailroad officials claim that if the cities were allowed to have the city assessor place a valuation upon tbe city railroad property, their estimate value would greatly reduce llie value now given to the balance of their property under the present system, nud that the outlying dia’riots would greatly suffer by reason of that fact. Hut would this necessarily be so? t Could not the state board o! j equalization bold the present values Of $3,000 per mile on the road hed and rolling stock, even if the cities were given the right to make an additional assessment on city railroad property for city taxes? lu our judgement they wouid then he paying none too much taxes. As it is, it is quite evident that the com panies are paying their proportion of taxes outside of city improve ments, but many thousands of dol lars might be added ns city tax and yet not be considered as double tax ation. It is plain to be seen that the city of Omaha and other largo cities of the state are not receiving their full proportion of taxes from the K. It. Cos, and it is just as plain to understand that the balance of the territory traversed by these roads are getting theii just dues. For in stance: The different, railroad com panies, not long, ago paid into the treasury of Sherman county as last years taxes the sum of $13,584.39 as their proportionate part of the taxes tor this county. The great contention stems to be that if the cities are allowed to in crease the valuation of K It. city property, will the state board of equalization cut down the tax values on all road beds. If this is to done then we are in favor of Omaha help ing to bear the bunion, because the railroad companies and the great agricultural and stock raising por tion of the state Iuih helped to make Omaha what sne is to day and have contributed tenfold to her prosperity. LINCOLN LETTISH Lincoln, Ntb, Feb. ft lft03. Fmitor North westers:— The legislature has not been in session tlie past week but the special com mutes for the framing of a revenue bill have been very busy, and have j accomplished a great deni. In this \ work it is understood that the com mittees have drawn upon the Neb raska, Kansas and Missouri revenue laws, and the general belief is that if they are given reasonable time a bill will be prepared which will be acceptable, and will produce the much desired revenues for the state. One of the important points which has come before the com mittee is the change in the assessor system There seems to have been a unanimous agreement that the pres ent system of elective precinct as sessors is defective, and the cause of many of the present ills. The plan adopted by the committee is the same as that of eeveral of ihe eastern states: One or more tax commissioners, an elective coun ty assessor in each county, and enough appointive deputies in each county to do ihe assessing. There is also the provision that assessors can not do the work in Ihe precincts where they themselves live. Tliie question of valuation does not seem to have jet been entirely set tled. It was sgreed by the commit tee that the present system is no system at all, and some desire to assess all properly at its actual cash value. Others are of the opinion that property should be listed atcash value and then assessed at a valua tion of one-fourth or one fifth, as is the practice in Iowa, Illinois, and other states, absolutely fixing the fraction by law, so as to preven' gradual reduction in the rate. The\ hold that this would give the actual figures, ami at, the same time would keep the levies near wlnt they are now, thus avoiding the tendency toward extravagance. Both ideas have adherents in the legislature, and if ja probable that the\ will prnvok* considerable discussion when the bill gets into the two houses. The disturbing question of local taxation of railroad terminal* wil not be handled bv the revenue com mittees, thev having decided by vote that this question should come up in connection with the bill proposing changes in the Omaha chatter. In the preparation of the new measure much care is being taken in the matters relating to the collection of taxes, and the committee is said to unanimously favor the provision for n seal for county treasurers, so that good tax deeds may be given after a reasonable length of lime, in stead of making it necessary to go the old circnituons and expensive w»y through the courts This prop osition has been up before the leg | Ulatures several times before, bn' I was never adopted. TUFNTV FIVBCr.N'Ta A SIOMTH Most things you buy have increas ed but. The Lincoln Daily News, the brightest evening paper in Nehra.-k-, is mailed at the old price of Twenty five cents a mouth. Thousands of Nebraskans in town and in country have beeu on its subscription list | sear after tear, and will join in its ; praises. It is independent and stands wilti the people ou the great questions of the das. There is not a dull line in it. Its market reports are the very latest. Three editions j are printed daily, enabling it to j reach many portions of the state a head of ail competitors. The rural rou'es are rapidly increasing in circu lation, and people gonealy who want a paper cheap in price, but not in quality are subscribing for The Lincoln Daily News. Why don’t you do likewise? NOTICE TO USDOSVNKR81 To all whom it may concern: The comlsaioner appointed to vacate a part of lload No II), commencing a-, the south east corner of Sunny Slope ceme tery, which is located on the noil li west quarter of Section 10, Township 15, Range 15 west, in Sherman county, Noli., and run. lug thence in a north westerly direction to where said road No. Id intersects with road No. «5, terminating nt said Intersection, lias reported in lavor of vacating said road, and all objections thereto or claims for demnges must be Bled in the county clerk's otttce.on or hesore noon of the 28th day of March, 1813, or such road will lie vacated without referance thereto. Dated this 88th day January. 1903. liEO. II. (iiRHON. County Clerk. Iluii'l Worry. Tills I* easier said than (lone, yet it may lit) ot sonic help to consider the matter, ir the cause is something over which you have no control it Is obvious that worrying w ill not help the matter in the least, On the other hand, if within your control you have only to act. When you hare a cold and (car an attach of pneumonia, buy a bottle of Chamberlain * Cough Keinert y and use It Judiciously and all cause for worry us to the outcome will quietly dtw Hppear. There In no danger of pneumonia when it Is used. For sum by Odendahl Bros City Dray AND Transfer Line. J. W. &A. T. Conger, Props Our ice will be delivered to any part of the city free. Tile Ice house will he opened but once a day, and that will he from 4 to R o’clock, a. m. All kinds of hauling will he given prompt attention and will make a specialty of moving household good. We solicit your patronage. CONGER BR03. LOUP CITY, NEBRASKA. I tlucnnarloii) From Croupe During a terrible and sudden attaet of croup our little girl was unoouscious from strangulation, says A. L. ttpafford, post master.of Chester, Mien , and a dose of One Minute Cough Cure was administered and repeated often, it reduced the swelling and Intiauiation, cut the mucus and shortly the child was resting easy and speedily re covered. It cures coughs, colds, Latirlppe, and all through! and lung Troutdes. One Minute Cough Cure lingers In the throat amt chest and enahles the lung to contrib ute pure, health giving ojgeti to the blood. Odendahl Bros. TflEDFORD’s' BLACK-DRAUGHT THE ORIGINAL LIVER MEDICINE A A sallow o ’ ” * * are common indications or liver and kidney diseases. Stomach and bowel troubles, severe as they are, give immediate warning by pain, but liver and kidney troubles, though less painful at the start, are much harder to cure. Thedford’s , Black-Draught never fails to bene fit diseased liver and weakened kid neys. It stirs up the torpid liver to throw oft the germs of fever and ague. It is a certain preventive of cholera and Bright’s disease of the kidneys. With kidneys re inforced by Thedford’s Black Draught thousands of persons have dwelt immune in the midst of yel low fever. Many families live in perfect health and have no other doctor than Tliedford's Black Draught. It is always on hand for use in an emergency and saves many expensive calls of a doctor. Mullins, S. C., March 10,1901. I have used Tliedford’s Black-Draught for three years and I have not had to go to a doctor since I have been taking it. It is the best medicine for me that is on the market for liver and kidney I troubles and dyspepsia and other P complaints. K«v. A. 0. LEWIS. ( biliousness This signature Is on every box of tho genuine Laxative Bromo=Quiniiie Tablets the renjcdy that cures n cold In one day • II' TV CKNTH SAVED Tilt* ,'h-mi-Weekly Malt* Journal is #1,00 per tear unit the Western Swine Breeder is 50 cents a tem, but if you send Ope Dollar to The State Journal you can get both psp eras while year. The Journal is the paper of all papers to read legis lative news and the Swine Breeder is a hummer. Ask them for a sample copy if you hav’nt seen it. Lincoln is the center of all things of a state nature and The Journal prints more state news than any other paper. BRIDLE NOTICE, Seated bids, wiiti plan.s and speridea t tons will l>e received at the. oUlee of the county clerk of Sherman county, Nebraska, at Loup City, in said county, on or before noon ot the third day of March, 19U3 for Jhe building of all the bridges that may be re. qttired to be constructed by said county dur. tug tbe term of one year from the letting of the contract; for the construction of said bridges, such bids to be by the lineal toot and contract to be let for the building of sncli bridges as may be required at a »podd ed sum per lineal foot, plans, specifications and bids to bn made on wood midges, on low water . i idges and on high water bridg es Plans i r low water bridges to be pre pared to suit quick and heavy currents, to belt; to £4 feet long, and the high water bridges to bo spans Jl to 40 feet long, with suitable approaches. All bridges to be set on good, long oak piling and span timbers tobaful. length of span. Bids also to tie tiled for replacing spans In Loup river bridges In said county,'that may require replacing during the term of one year. The county board reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Dated at Loup Oily. Nebraska, Jan uary .‘list, won. OBo. Unison, County Olerk. Burlington Route TIME TAHUS, LOUP CITY NJ£BH. Linooln, Omaha, Ohloago, St. Joseph, ECnnwis City, St. Louis, II lid All potllls Eii.it null south. Denver, Helena, Butte, Salt Lake City, fort laud, San Kranolico, and all point* West. UUliNS I.KAVK AS KOLI.OWS1 GUING K AST No 52 Passenger. No. <;o Freight._ ,. 1J:10 p. ui _U.25u m GOING WKST No. 51 Passenger No. 58 Freight... 11:07 p. lu 1:40 p. ni .“loeptng, dinner and reclining clmlr cars (».. ita tree) on through trains. Tickets soil! aiel baggage checked to any point In the United states or Canada. For Information, map#, time tables and I ckols call on or w 1 lie to It 1,, AKITUIH Agent. Or J. Francis, Gon’l Passenger Agent, Otnalia, Nelmiska. No. 8i’> leaves daily except Munday (pass enger) 8: a 111 No. ss leaves Monday. Wednesday and Friday, (mixed 1 18 :80 p. in. No. tni leaves Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, (mixed 1 a.65 p. m. ) So. 87 arrives daily except Sunday (mixed l?,05 p. in No. 85arrives dally except Sunday (puss eiige') 7:35 p, m. First class servlc and close connections east, westand south U. P. It AIWA Y. II, J. Clifton, Agent. Cherished by Judges Quality ' Awarded Cold Medal A 9 Paris Exposition 1900. . SoldbyT. fi ELSNER, loupCtfy N« b TO OVKK A COM) IN ON fc OAV. Take Limit tve Bromo Quinine Tapletn. All druggists refund Ihe money if It fails to cure. M. W. Grave's signal ure Ison each OO*. c LOl’I* CITY MARKET REl’OR l\ Correct oil Week 11. Wlieai . ■> $ no Rye. . vo to :U Gate. 21 Corn.. .. 25 lie);*, per owl. h 10 Stockers, 91 eer» and llelfers. Il ia Cows. 8.00 2 60 Butter. .if Kbk«. 11 Eugene Field’s View* on Ambition and Dys pepsia. "Dyspepsia,” wrote Eugene Field, "often incapacitates a man for endeavor and sometimes extinguishes the fire of ambition.” Though great despite his complaint Field suffered from indiges tion all his life. A weak, tired stomach can’t digest your food. It needs rest. You can only rest it by the use of a preparation like Kodol, which re lieves it of work by digesting your food. Itest soon restores it to its normal tone. Stren gthenmn isfying, Envigorating. Prepared only by E. C. Pr'Vitt.v Co., Chicago. Xuu $1. bubble coubaius 'i‘/t buaes the Wo. i rVr ale by ODKNOAHL DlitW. What i on doin’ neighbor’;1 I'tlping Rill. Whet’M Rill doin’? Helping liuiidy Wtiai’s Mundy doing? Help* in’ Mother. Wiist’s moiher Joins? I’Hking. Rocky MouiHhIo Tea. Sens* inle familyOdendshl Bros. TIE GIG SHOW STORM OF LAST WEEK WAS about as fresh as anything you read about unless it be the line of groceries that SWANSON & DAHL ARE NOW OFFERING TO THE TRADE Remember the place: IN OLTMAN BUILDING. TWO DOORS WEST OF POST OFFICE Fall Line cl Groceries at Competition Prices: FRESH FRUITS: We carry a full line of fresh fruits, such as apples, orauges, banuas, and lemons. We order in small lots and about twice a week, thus keeping a supply of the freshest and best constantly on hand. DRIED FRUITS: Finest in the market. All kinds and prices right. Vou should try some of our peaches, apprecots, raisins pears and prunes. CANNED FRUITS: The best brand that has ever been pul oa the shelf. FLOUR: You will never find a poor sack or Aurora flour, the kind that we handle. It is the same this year as last, if anything better. That's why we hvndle it, and that's why we can guarentee every sack, and if it is unsatisfactory will refund your money. SYllUFS: We are headquarters for syrups and give full measure and an excellent quality. SUGAR: Don't think that we will not meet our competitors on sugar. We sell sugar by the pound or sack. COFFEES: Best of Mock and Javu brands. The Yale is the superior. We have it m several different grades. EVERYTHING IN THE GROCERY LINE: Don’t forget that we are headquarters tor everything in the grocery line, und that we will be pleased to have you call at any time. BUTTER, EGGS AND CHICKENS: We want your butter, eggs and chickens, and will pay the highest, market price for them. You can trade it out at our store, or we will give you a coupon book which will be good in exchange for goods at t tw store < r at the clothing store of Johuson, Lorentz and Co. next door. I Soliciting a fair share of ycur patronage we are, Yours Respectfully, SWANSON & DAHL +&J. I. DEPEW®» Blacksmith Wagon Maker, J*»OOl X>00<**£ My slioi) la tlio largest and best equipped north of the Platte River. I have a four horBe engine and a complete line of the latest Improved, ma chinery, also a force of experienced men who know how to operate It and I turn out a Job with neatness and dispatch. MY PRICES ARE REASONABLE AND PROMPTi ATTENTION GIVEN TO ALL CUSTOMERS. Soliciting your patronage I am Yours respectfully, J. I. DEPEW, Loup City, Neb. 3 A. P. CULEY, President. W. F. MASSON, Cashier FIRST OF LOUP CITY. General Banking BusinessTransacted. Paid up Capital Stock $20,000., CORRESPONDENTS: Seaboard National Bank, New York City, N. Y. Omaha National Bank. Omaha, Nebraska.
