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Loup City Northwestern. - 1 — - ■*■■■ ■ — ■ ■■ ■' ■■ ■■■ ■ ■ ■ ■■■*■ 1 1 1 1 ■■ ■' "‘y** , 1 "" ■ ■■■ ■ —■ ■ '■ I, "" — "■ ■■ " 1 ■ ’■ ' 1 1 ' 1 "" " ' " ' ■ — ■ ■ "" ■ ——i.. ~ ' « » VOLUME XXI. LOUP CITY, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY FEBRUARY 4, 1004 NUMBER 12 Professional Cards AARON WALL Lawyer Practices in all Courts Loup City, Neb. ROBT.P. STARR Attorney-at-law. LOUP CITY, NEBRESKE, W J. FISHER, Attorney at Law and Notary Public. WIU Defend la Foreclosure Owe ALSO DO A General Real Estate Business. LOST CITT, MKUBASKA S. A. ALLEN, DENTIST LOUP CITY. • NEB. OFFICE.—One door east of .St. hlmo lintel. My eqtilppmeut is modern and my prices will be as low an can be ex pected for yood work I would be pleased to have you call. Open evenings. In a dental operation the main consider ation Is the result. The pain is greatly modified by modern equippment. Dr. a. R NORTON, Veterinary Surgeon and HORSE DENTIST. OFFICE.—At my new residence second door east ol opera house. LOUP CITY. : • - NEBRASKA. * PHOTOGRAPHER, LOUP CITY, NEB. Photographs, Farm views. Stock pictures, etc. Finest instrument west of the Missouri river. All work stricly guaranteed. JACOB ALBERS, AUCTIONEER, Loup City, Neb I Lave had twenty years nf Ex perience and I am sure that I can give vou satisfaction. Try me. . r F.S. ROBBINS | LOUP CITY’S UP-TO-DATE BARBER. FIRST-CLASS work I SATISFACTION GUARANTEED Agent for Aurora Steam Laundry. City Dray AND Transfer Line. J. W. &A. T. Congf.k, Props All kinds of liaullnR will bo Riven prompt attention and will make a specialty ol movInR household Rood. We solicit your patronaRe. LOUP CITY, - . NEBRASKA. philo Spydef Contractor and Builder Estimates Furnished On Short Notice FIRST CLASS Livery*“> Feed Stable Loup Citv, Nebraska. J. B. DRAPER. Prop. Special Service given to the travel ing trade. FACTS AND FIGURES i _ Why Has the State Debt In creased. The secretary of the Republican I state central committee gives us a j few pertinent facts and figures for the benefit of voters and taxpayers apropos of the coming campaign Cut it out and save for reference: As a sort of forerunner of the kind of political thunder that will ema-1 anate from fusion sources during the coming state campaign our friends, the enemy, have already commenced their interesting joggling feats with the figures pertaining to the state debt. Of course debt is always a serious matter, either in public or private affairs. But it makes a vast difference as to the argument that can be predicated upon it, often times, when the nature of the debt and die circumstances which occa sioned it are taken into considera tion. As a starter it is here admitted that on Nov. 30, 1897, the year in which the fusionists were in com plete control of all the departments of state government, the state debt was $1,576,389.86. It is further ad mitted that on November 30,1903, a year in which the republicans were in full power, the debt had increased to $2,363,177 21. a net increase of $680,787.35. It should be remem bered, however, that the lusiouists remained in power until January, 1901, and that the netincrease above referred to the sum of $151,057.80 was added during the time between Nov. 30, 1897, and Nov. 30, 1900, | leaving the republicans chargeable with an increase of $535,729.49 dur ing the three years from Nov. 30, 1900, to Nov. 20, 1903. Attention is called to the follow, lowing comparative figures, showing why it has oeen necessary to increase legislative appropriations in order to keep pace with the natural growth of the state and also to make provis ion for the extraordinary demands of the period, the state’s system of revenue, meanwhile, remaining un changed and entirely inadequate to the growing necessities. Fust, let us consider the extraor dinary expenses; that is, the unusu al, unforseen and previously con tracted expenses, which were paid during the republican period from the beginning of 1901 to November 30, 1903, and which thus became an addition to ibe state debt. The items run as follows: For rebuilding and refur nishing the state peni > tentiary, burned Feb 28, 1001.$118,200 00 For wolf bounties, partly accumulated under fu sion administration.. 40,000.00 Deficiency trom fusiou administration, which a republican legisla ture bad to make good iu order to preserve the state's credit. 182,730.97 For return of First Nebr. from San Francisco... 47,370 75 For addition|to Hastings asylum, «he inmates having increased from 542 in 1897 to 1,013, Jan. 1,1924. 55,000.00 For nine su( rcnoe court commissioners and as sistants. 89,800.00 For Pan-American Expo sition, Buffalo.. l0,O00.00 For permanent location Nebraska state fair.. 35,000.00 Total.$578,107 72 It will be seen from the above fig ures, which are taken from the aud. itor’s hook®, that the extraordinary and unusual expenses alone, over $200,000 of which was for fusion de ficiencies, more than accounts for the total increase of state debt dur ing the republican administrations which are under consideration. By way of more complete expla nation of some of the items entering Into the unusual expenses, it is prop er to state that the wolf bounties had been accumulating for years, under a law which made their payment oblig atory. A fusion legislature failed to make sufficient appropriation for the payment of these claims, in an effort to make a grandstand exhibi tion of economy. A republican leg islature made provision for the pay ment of the accrued debt and then repealed law. The item representing “deficiency from administration’’ is the accumu lation of deficiencies from the sever al departments and state institutions during the fusion regime. It was a desperate effort to make a record for economy. Appropriations were made which were entirely inadequate for the maintenance of the institu tions and hence indebtedness was in cuired which later had to be made good. The fii9ionists “point with pride” to their small appropriations for maintenance but preserve a dis crete silence in regard to the magni ficent deficiencies which were required to supplement those appropriations. In regard to the unusual item of expense for the supreme court com mission it is proper to state that on April 15, 1901, there were lBOOcases awaiting sjudication in the supreme court. Between that date and Janu ary 1, 1903, 1078 new cases were filed, making a total of 2678 cases to he considered in less than two years. Three supreme judges could uot possibly do the work. Relief was necessary and all political parties so agreed. This condition of affairs accounts for the existence of the commission and the expense incident thereto. The court is now well up with its work and six of the nine commissioners will soon be retired, in accordance with the restrictions enacted by the last legislature. The foregoing is one of the ex planations of the increase of the state debt and it certainty appeals to the reason of every fair-minded citi zen. It must be borne in mind that the state’s revenues during the entire period were raised under the pro vision of a revenue law which was universally conceded to be inade quate. which was inelastic and which could not be adapted to the state's growing needs. In other words the stale aud its necessities were growing ail the time while the revenue law remained unchanged and could not be stretched to meet the increased demands. Hut there is another rational ex planation of the increase of the debt. In 1 st)7 the appropriations made for the support of the State University for the biennium amounted to $262, 500. That was all that the universi ty required at the time, according to the ideas of the fusiouisits who were in control of all the departments of state government. In 1903 there had been such a magnificent growth at the university in the number of students aud in the expansion of the true university idea that for the bi ennium an appropriation of $770,500 was necessary and was accordingly made. Who dares to say this money is not well expended ai d that the state does not resp a benefit far in excess of the price paid? This item again accounts for nearly the whole increase of state debt during the past three years, of which the fusionin'* complain. The fact is that the financial ad ministration of the stale has been most creditable to the republican ad ministration. In a business like way it has provided for the mainte nance of the several institutions on an economical basis, has recognized the additional burdens imposed by the state’s growth and has paid olf the deficiencies created by the fu siomsts in their futile efforts to make a record for economy. RAILROAD WRECK. Four Lives go out by a Collis ion at Broken Bow. Broken Bow (Custer County,) Republican. One of the most shocking affairs that this vicinity has witnessed oc curred just west of the city corpora tion this morning about 5:40 o’clock by the collision of freight trains No.'s 40 and 48. As a result of the collis ion four lives were hurled into eter nity without a moments warning. It appears that the crew of 48, which was running as an extra, had pulled into the yards from the west bat a short time before the scheduled time of 46, which was also coming from the west. The crew of 48 was com pelled to bring its train in in two sections from Merna on accoont of its length and heft, there being 47 cars It was makiog the trip back to Merna to bring up the second sec tion that brought the trains so close together. The conductor on 48, on reaching the depot received notice of the near approach of 46 and at once started to get his train on a aide track by backing to the upperswitch. He had succeeded in getting back to the switch and bad entered on the side track when 56. under full speed ran into the way car. The car was reduced to kindling, the locomotive completely demolished and landed on a bank to toe norm wim me en gineer under it. Twelve or fourteen cars loaded with lumber, coal and such merchandise were badly wreck ed. The engineer was held in his position for five hours be fore death relieved him of his torture. Ilis body had all been freed except one band, when death came, which was afterward amputated in order to release his body which was found to be terribly mangled. Supt. Calvert, who was on 41, came up from Ravenna with the wrecking crew and gave his personal attention to oaring for the dead and having the wreckage cleared. Supt. Phelan of Alliance arrived later from the west with a wrecking crew and lent assistance. No. 41 was detained at Ravenna until evening, when it re ceived orders to move on to this city and transfer its passengers and bag gage around the wreck to 42, which was held at Merna. Dr. J. H. Morrow of Merna im panneled a jury and took the bodies in charge to hold an inquest. As we go to press this Friday (29th) morn ing the work of investigation has not been completed. The personnel of the jury assures a thorough and im partial investigation. They are: L. U. Jewett, J as. Whitehead, Jud Kay, J. J. Wilson, W. W. Cowles and (leo. Willing. The dead are: Tbos. Kelley, en gineer; J. F. Eaton, fireman; John Akers, brakeman, and a passenger named W bittenbergei of Lorwill, lnd CONHISER’S *>K2THEE» •The Popular Up to-Date EMPORIUM -F O R Fancy and Toilet Articles, Ladies’ and Gents’ Furnishings DRY GOODS, HATS, CAPS, SHOES AND GROCERIES All Goods Strictly First Class *®,PHONE O 7-®* W. It. MELLOR LOUP CITY, NEBRASKA. Buys, Sells and Rents REAL EST TE RESIDENT AGENT FOR B. & M. 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