Loup City, Neb., Jan. 28.—Pur
suant to a nolle? which was pub
lisked in the Loup City papers as
follows:
Public notice is hereby given that
a meeting of all persons interested
in school land leases will be held at
the court house in Loup City on
Monday, the 25th day of January,
1904, at 2 o’clock in the afternoon.
Dated Jan. 12, 1904.
By Order ot Committee.
A public meeting was held in the
court house at Loup City at 2 o’clock
in the afteinoon, the meeting being
called to order by the committee.
Ou motion, Senator J, \V. Ileapy
of Litchfield was elected chairman
and W. Hawk of Loup City secre
tary.
Remarks were made by tbe fol
lowing named persons: G. II.Whit
man, J. F. Vandrala, Jacob Albers,
August J&eschke, John W. Long,
Rev. A. L. Zimmerman, Wm. Ruck
er, Frank Thompson, M. Rewolin
ski and others.
From remarks made by Senator
lleapy, Mr. Huncker and others, it
appeared that the inclemency of the
weather had kept many people from
their neighborhood from the meet
ing who were interested, but who
authorized them to act on their be
half, and it was the desire of all
present that immediate action should
be taken for the purpose of secur
ing the necessary counsel and mak
ing an effort to set aside the ap
praisal of school lands made in De
cember, 1003.
After an examination of the list
of school lands reported, w ith their
appraisal, Mr. Vandrala was ap
pointed as a committee to call T. S.
Nightingale to the meeting for the
purpose of consulting in relation to
what should be done regarding tbe
setting aside of said appraisal, and
on motion the following resolution
was adopted unanimously:
We, the undersigned, owners of
school land leases in Sherman conn
ty, do hereby protest against the re
appraisement made in December,
1900, of school lands, for the fol
lowing reasons:
First. That said lands are not
appraised at their true value, but
that said appraisal is inadequate,un
just and oppressive.
Second. That said lands are ap
praised so far out of proportion to
the true value thereof that, in many
instances, they are appraised at
three times their true value and the
leases of said lands are of no value
to the owners thereof.
Third. That said reappraisement
is evidently the rc3ult of a mistake.
Mr. Nightingale being present,
after an examination of the ab
stracts of reappraisal of school lands
in the treasurer’s office and the law
relative to the reappraising of said
lands, made a few remarks in which
he expressed confidence in the Board
of Educational Lands and Funds,
that upon the matter being brought
to their attention that the appraisal
was inequitable and unjust, that they
would probably reject the appraisal
and appoint three disinterested free
holders in this county to reappraise
the same in accordance with law.
The convention then resolved
itself into a committee of the whole
and employed T. S. Nightingale to
act as their counsel in the matter
with full authority to do what he
deemed best for the purpose of set
ting aside said appraisal and to re
port at some future meeting.
On motion convention adjourned
subject to the call of the chairman
and secretary.
W. IIawk, John W. IIeapy,
Sec. Chra.
1 he following is a list of the at
tending citizens: Michael Rewo
linski of Ashton, John Romback of
Sweetwater, William Carruth and
Frank Thompson of Rockville, John
Schoening of Divide, Alfred Malm
and G. H. Whitman of Arcadia, J.
F. Vandrala, James, Vaclav, Joseph
and John Huryta, William and
Frank Huncker of Ravenna, Senator
J. W. Heapy and John Weber of
Litchfield, John T. Tockey, of Boe
lus, St. Lewandowski, W Hawk,
John Lenowski, J. Czaplewski, Aug
ust Jaeschka, Webber Stott, Jacob
Albers. Wm. McCombs, E. Janule
wicz, and N. B. Thompson, besides
many others whose names we did
not secure.
WAS II A CASE Cl SUICIDE.
Joe Ray’s Strange D»ath Puz
zles His Neighbors.
Joe Kay, a bachelor who lived
twelve miles north of St. Paul for
many years, wa£ found dead in a
ravine near his residence on Tburs
day morning ot last week. A shot
gun wound under his left ear told in
part the story of his tragie end but
failed to explain all the facts con
nected therewith. Sheriff Alexander
was notified and in the absence of
the coroner investigated the case
sufficiently to satisfy himself that it
was merely a question of accident or
suicide, and consequently no iD
quest was ueid. me ooay was
brought to towa Thursday evening
and turned over to A. G. Goodrich,
the undertaker. Burial was made
Friday afternoon in the potter’s
field, Rev. J. F. Yost conducting
brief services.
Ray lived on a farm formerly
owned by John Jensen but which
had recently been sold to a man by
the name of Johnson. The new
owner was at work repairing the
house Wednesday afternoon when
Ray started out to hunt rabbits.
Soon atter his departure several
shots were heard but no attention
was given them aud at nightfall
Johnson left the premises. He re
turned next morning and found that
the house had not been occupied
during the night. Inquiry waa made
of several neighbors, none of whom
had seen the missing man, and then
a sytematlc search of the neighbor
hood was begun. It bad proceeded
but a short time when the body was
found as seated. Ray had evidently
been some distance away and had
returned to within a few yards of
his home when the shot was fired.
Opinions as to whether it was a case
of suicide or an accident, nredivided.
The former theory is strengthened
by the fact that Ray was considered
a rather eccentric charaeter. He had
given vague hints of self-destruction
a number of times but had never
beeu taken seriously. He Was about
37 years old and had no known rela
tives. He It ft personal property
woitb about $200. Sheriff Alexan
der has beeu appointed temporary
administrator of the estate, pending
a search for some one who is legally
entitled to it—St. Haul Republican.
Rural Delivery for Arcadia
Orders have been issued by the
government for the start of that
much discussed rural free delivery
route and the route will accordingly
be commenced on February 15.
The route as ordered by the govern
ment is as follows: Southwest to
the northeast corner of section 28,
thence south to the southeast corner
of section 28, thence west to the
southwest corner of sectiou 28, thence
north to the northwest corner of
section 28, thence west to the north
west corner of section 29, thence
south to tne southwest corner of
section 29, thence west to the south
west corner of section 30, thence
south to the southwest corner of
section 36, and then west to the
middle of the south line of section
32, thence north to the middle of
the south line of section 29, thence
east to the southeast corner of sec
tion 28, thence north to the north
east corner of section 28, thence east
to the southeast corner of section 24,
| thence north to the middle of the
west line of section 7, thence north
east and southeast to the northeast
corner of section 28, east and north
east to city limits. The total length
of the route i9 27 3-4 miles. The
carrier has not as yet been designat
ed but will be bood.—Champion.
CLEORA
(Received to late for publication last week.)
Mrs. E. Eagle has been very sick
thepast week.
Mrs. Camp and daughters visited
Mrs. Allie Simmons Sunday.
School closes in the Zwink district
Saturday. A short program will be
given.
Mrs. Allie Simmons and daughter
attended church in town Sundaj
night.
Mrs. William Eagle is visiting
with her mother in-law for a couple
of weeks.
Mr. Rapp of Ashton, has been
visiting his daughter. Mrs. Zwink, a
few days.
Allie Simmons has purchased
John Zimmerman’s corn and is now
busy hauling it home.
The Shipplej boys have been
shelling corn around Cleora.
Rev. Bohart preached at Cleora
church Sunday morning.
| -^J. I. DEPEWSr** I
|Blacksmith ® Wagon Maker,;:
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shop is the largest and best equipped north of the Platte liiver i
>•<* I have a four horse engine and a complete line of the latest improved, ma '
>” chiuery, also a force of experienced men who know how to operate it and | -
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Yours respectfully,
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RST ANNUAL BALL
OF TIIE
FRIDAY, FEB. 5th, 1904
AT
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National Guards. May the Public be so interest
ed as to assist as much as possible in our behalf
—
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Order of CAPTAIN INKS,
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