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CIIK ONLY IIKMOOHATIO I'AI'KK IN
WK1IHTKU COUNTY
Sunday's storm was npppnrcntly tho
lnnt expiring effort, of our unusually
aovoru winter. Wo trust Unit the end
1h In siuht and that Mimtnor Is on the
wny. We'vo lind enough.
Uro. HoKiucr'H HiiircoBtlon that u
deep well liu bored In this locality
moots with otirlicarty approval. Mos
of us have M;en oil In small quantltlcH
flouting on the water in tho liver near
Minor's ranch nnd the early Bottlers tell
about tho well which Mike FiiikcnhitKl
or bored several years ago which was
abandoned for home cause or another.
The water from this well was oily.
Now If there Is a llttlo oil bore tliero
may be a large deposit. Smoko Indic
ates lire. If nothing more should be
found than water it would solve one of
the problems which has been perplex
ing this city for twenty years or more
Tho suggestion offered by Fr. Fitz
gerald In his address in tho opera
house last week should be acted upon
at onco. Wo know now that thoro are
largo quantities of scmi-prociouKstoncs
in this neighborhood, wo also know
now that the volcanic at-h is of great
commercial value. It would seem
Uiereforo that some prudent individ
ual or company witli a little ready
monoy would develop these resources
and inaUc them of use to everyone in
general and receive pay for the trou
ble. Here is something wc have been
looking for all these years and now
that wo know that wo havo something
right at our door tho thing to do is to
uso it. A fortune may await tho llrst
promoter, that it will yield big rciinui
orathni Is beyond doubt.
t'laus are still being entertained for
tho orgungation of a municipal devel
opment company. We have been in
terviewed sovoral times by different
citizens during tho past few days and
havo been urged to use our utmost
efforts to aid in getting such a com
pany organized and ready for business.
Such a company organized by local
men and capitalized at $10,000 would
provo of immense valuo in developing
our rccourcos. In perfecting such a
company wo bollove that the shares
-should not be over 310.00 each in order
to have ns many cltizons as possible
directly interested in all undertakings
Somo one should take tho initiative
and start a movement that will give
results. Either let an organization be
formed or else give It up and let us go
to sleep again.
It seems a pity that our llrst presi
dent should bo known more by an un
true story than by some of his really
groat deeds. Washington and the
cherry tree have beon associated over
since Col. Weoms invented the talo
that stuck Thelcherryjtrpelstory is not
only untrue but had also no found
ation of any character for its inven
tion. There ought to be a law enacted
by federal authority forbidding any
mention of the story in te.st books or
by teachers.
lu tins manner, porhaps, Washing
ton might bo known for what ho was.
That htory has been so magnilled as to
obscuro tho life of-a great man in tho
eyes or growing Americans. Let us
remember Washington this year for
his patriotic devotion to his country,
for ids brilliant military career and
for his quiet retirement to private life
after ho believed his public usefulness I
was at an end. Let us remember him '
for making It posslblu for us to enjoy '
a free government uurestroiuedby any ,
autocratic potentate, untrammelled by ,
jirecedcnt unlimited in possibilities.
which took place when one of th
speakers made tho pordlctlou that this
District would furnish the next
Attorney General of tho State in the
person of Hernard McNony' of lied
Cloud. Mr. McNcuy'a numerous
friends caught up tho idea itstautly
and tuoy raised tho roof, tiereral
times therafter when Mr. McNcnyo
candidacy was referred to tho crowd
broke loose in a tromeudous cheer.
Judge John II. Kelso welcomed the
the guests fclictlouly. J. 8 llell also
made a tow remarks. County Chair
man pcrMucu as I oast Master it
was a rousing program and a corking
atriug of toasts. Henry C. Hichmond
formerly of this City was present, hav
ing ooiue over with Governor Sballon
bcrgcr during the afternoon. Ho cov
ered tho banquet for tho Omaha
World Herald and apparently enjoyed
the functions as much as anybody.
From tho very moment that Judge
Harry S. Dungaii opened tho ball witli
a stirring speach on "lotli Judicial
District" there was something doing.
Tlio judge is a lluent and graceful
speaker and his words were given
close attention, ho made us all proud
of tho 10th Judical District and lie
told a good deal about it that tho
majority of us never know before.
.Mr McNony followed, speaking to
tho Toasts "A Democrat," Mr. Mc
Neuy's idea of a Democrat .comported
well with tho ideals of those who
would like to bee democrats in olllco
wlio havo some regard for common,
honest and public decency. Ho cited
somo almost unbelievable conditions
now imposed by the National Adminis
tration and showed that unless a pop
ular up-rising comes in the near future
a great majority .of the common mas
ses of tho people will not have enough
left, as ho expressed It, tobuy n drink,
and the liquor question will settle it
self, Mr. McNcny's speech was forceful,
koon of satlr'!, and a scathing rebuke
to tho Republican Leaders who iguoro
tho demands of tho groat masses all
over the country.
Former Congressman It. L Suther
land always a pleasing speaker deliv
ered himself of a particularly eloquent
and forcelul address of tho subject
"Insurgency," Mr. Sutherland ulho
toolc occasion to pay hij respects to
Mr. McNony and expressed tho be
lief that ho would bo nominated and
elected for the important otlice of
tho Attorney (cueral. Ho then paid a
tribute to the adminstration of Clover
nor Shallenbcrger and to the Gover
nor himself, and launched further in
to a discussion of nffairs in Washing
ton. Ho Showed that Congressman Nor
rls while pretending to bo a leader of
Insurgents Is no insurgent at all and
never lias been. The crafty gentlemen
from McCook made an awful roar
about speaker Cannon and called him
the "Iron Duke," but ho voted for him
just tho same and that is the best
evidoucc as to how he stands on the
question.
Congressman Sutherland's speech
was received with the greatest en
thuiasui, and it was apparent that
many friends of Congressman Norris
learned a fovv things about him which
they havo never known before.
Governor Shallenbcrger conludod
tho evening programme with a magni
llcent speech which brought tho cheer-,
ing multitude to its feet time again,
thOjGovcruor declared that the eight
o'clock closing law was good measure
and that ho would proced on that issue
to bo a candidate for re-election, bo
' said that there was no questioning the
fact that tho democrats had instituted
many .weeping reforms and ho cltod
the people to a largo number of helps
aud remedial new laws by the last
legislature which ho said would be an
everlasting caedit to tho party in this
State.
fmther'n name on the 1st day of April
190V. D. II. Whltaker, by C. I). Whit a
ker agent. Subscribed and 6worn to
beforo me thin 14th day of February
1010. H. W. Robs County Clerk. (Seal)
f . D. Whltaker aayn that ho paid taxes
on the above amount of personal
property for the year 1009 of $32.91
which was paid under protest, and now
asks tho board to refund him the said
amount of 822.01 which wan paid on
propel t.y he has not now or did not
own at time of assessment.
Motion mado and seconded ttiat the
County Treasurer be, and hereby la
authorized to refund 832.01 to C. I).
Whitaker the ainouut of taxes paid on
tho above personal property and paid
under protest for tho year 100H.
Motion carried.
In the matter of tho road petition
of J. D. Fuller, Samuel Fuller, Nancy
Franco and others to close the road
running diagonully through the north
west quarter of section 33 town 3 north
range 10 wost. It was moved and
seconded that said road bo vacated on
and after Mav 1st, 11)10. Motion
carried.
In tho matter of the Poor Farm, the
chairman appointed tho following
named Commissioners, O. W.llummell
L. Schmidt and T. G. Overman as a
committeo to look after tho said Poor
Farm.
lu tho matter of tho petition of
August Lampman, J. II. Lukas and
others asking to havo Oak Creek Pre
cinct divided in 1 road districts each 3
miles square. It was moved and
seconded that said petition bo rejected.
Motion carriod.
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Seasonable Merchandise at
F. NEWHOUSE'S
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out
any
Big Democratic Ban
quet at Bloomington
The llanquet given at Bloomington,
Thursday evening Fcbuury 18th under
lUe Franklin County democracy was
one of the happiest political events of
the year and attracted a large crowd
, from all sections of the fith Congress
ional Distric
It was a thoroughly democratic
occasion. It was happy, it was whole
.soino and euthuiastle. It took on the
proportion of a biimer affair thnn i
county dinner, for there were men of tl10 peaPe ()f
well-known over the state, who nur- lmm'u'.
ticipatod in tho evenings entertain
nieut. First in importance was tho formal
announcement of Governor Shalien
berger that he would be a canldate
for re-election and that he would be
COMMISSIONERS
PROCEEDINGS
Kki Ci-OMi), Nkd., Fob. ifltli, 1910.
Tho Board of County Commissioners
of Webstor Cpunty, Nebraska met
pursuant to adjournment. Members
present J. O. Overman, Louie Schmidt,
G. V. Hummell, . Ohmestcdo and T.
J. Chaplin chairmen.
On motion tho following ofllclal
bouds were approved J. E. Fox, Over
seer of Highways Road District No. 8,
J. M. Mills overser highways road
district No. 7, WUllam VanDyko Jus
tice of the peace Line precinct, M.
Durdiu Cotistuble of Potsdam preolnct,
.1. A. Deutou Constable of Bladen.
On motion the annual settlement of
H. Hanfold overseer of highways rond
district No. a was approved.
me report or I. V. Colvln as Justice
Guide Rock
was ap.
The report of F. C. Jtuschow as jus
tice or tho peace of Uluo Hill was ap
proved. Now comes (1. 1). Whltaker agent for
D. It. Whltaker lu the matter of his
assessment or personal nronertv fnr
re-elected by an increased vote. the year 1009 and makes the following
Jnaging from thoeiithusiasam which
tliio announcement evoked, tho big
crowu was witli tue'govornor from the
start to the finish.
Ueaclert. of the Chief will be
affidavit in regard to same
Statu v Nkiiuahka. Vkiisti:r
JCoo.niiv) sh. I Charles D. Whltaker in
oath doposo an nay tout on April 1st,'
pleased ' l90i mr fnfh.. n i um.i.. ,., 2'
to know that the ovation of the gover-' have UK, on noto. u d Xo 0
or was no le6s inspiring than the one phone S30 , nsscied to me" or in mT
In the matter of tho double assess
ment of W. E. Buker on personal prop
erty for tho year 1908, tho county
treasurer is hereby authorized to strike
one of said double assessments from
the tax list.
In tho matter or the personal tax of
Gunnarson and Youngquist for the year
1909, paid under protest, claim rejected.
In the matter of the personal tax of
Lousia Haney, for year 1909, paid under
protest, claim rejected.
We, the committee appointed to
check up county treasurer, find the
books to correspond with the semi-annual
statement. T. J. Chaplin, J. G.
Overman and L. Schmidt, Committee.
Moved and seconded that Dr. Damer
ell be appointed chairman of the board
of health of Webster county, Nebras
ka, for the term of one year from this
date, Feb. 1C, 1910. Motion carried.
In the matter of the bridge commit
tee in the several commissioners dist
ricts the chairman, T. J. Chaplin made
the following appointments for the en
suing year of 1910.
In commmisBioner district 1: T.J.
Chaplin, G. Ohmstede and Louie
Schmidt; district 2: L. Schmidt, G. W.
Hummel and T. J. Chaplin; district 3:
G. W. Hummel, J. G. Overman and L.
Schmidt; district 4: J. G. Overman, G.
W. Hummel and G. Ohmstede; district
5: G. Ohmstede, J. G. Overman andT.
J. Chaplin. On motion, board adjourn
ed until 9 o'clock am., Feb. 16, 1910.
Board met pursuant to adjournment,
Feb. 16, A. D., 1910.
In the matter of the road petition of
Edward Hanson, etal., for road com
mencing at the northeast corner sec
tion 1, town 1, range 11, and running
thence south one mile, moved and sec
onded that: Whereas, there is no funds
against which warrants may at this
time be properly drawn for the pay
ment of any damages that may be al
lowed and will not bo until after the
tax levy of 1910, that the further hear
ing and construction of said petition be
postponed until the first meeting of
board of county commissioners after
making of the 1910 tax levy. Motion
carried.
In tho matter in the personal assess
ment and taxes of L. E. Spence for the
year 1909, it appearing that assess
ment was made for $720, assessed value
of property, not liable to taxation and
which said Spence did not have or own
the said amount was ordered stricken
from his assessment and tho treasurer
instructed to deduct the amount of taxeB
levied thereon.
In tho matter of the F. C. Buschow
taxes it appearing that he was assessed
on the southwest quarter of section 4,
town 4, range 10, $600 assessed virtual
tion, which should havo 'been S0:j)
stead. Tho'CQurity.troasurerif-MtffD
authorized to reduce the aald'-rfasifaec)
valuation $480.
It appearing that tho difference in the
amounts of the assessed value thereof
seems to have been on error in transfer
ing naiil amount on assessor's book of
precinct where land is situated.
To the Ilonorable Board of County
Commissioners:
I, Georgo W' Hutchison, clerk of the
district court, hereby certify that the
following fees collected -in the office of
too clerk of tho district court for the
last half of 1009, also fines and jury
fee collected. July, $44.85; August,
130.20; September. $99.40; October,
170.75; November, $88.50; December,
1235.40. Total, $001.10.
Jnry fees collected in cases N. 3010
and 30177, $10, which I have paid to
comity treasurer and have received
receipt No. 032.
We, your committeo appointed to
check up and settle the books of the
eevoralcounty officers find their books,
vouchers and accounts correspond with
their report tile. Geo. W. Hummel,
G. Olmstode.
To close out what is left of
winter underwear will close
cheap as I do not wish to carry
over until next year.
Children's fleeced drawers or vests
size 16 at 10c were 15c.
Children's fleeced union suits, size
4, 5, 6, at 20c.
Children's heavy fleece union suits,
size 4, 5, 6, at 40c.
Ladies cotton fleeced vests and
drawers. The 25c ones at 20c, the
50c ones at 40c.
Ladies fleeced union suits, the $1
ones at 80c, $1.50 ones at 1.10, $2.50
ones at 1.75, $3.00 ones at 2.25.
Outing night dresses from 50c
1.00.
to
Nazareth waists for
children are the
handiest garment
made, have metal
tubes for hose sup
porters all sizes 25c.
M Stop darning hose and
P come in and buy the
stocking feet, 4 pairs for 25c.
to $3.25.
Ladies muslin
nightdresses at
50c up to $1.50.
Ladies muslin
corset covers at
25c up to $1.
Ladies muslin
drawers at 25c
up tov$1.00.
Ladies muslin
skirts at 50c up
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77iis month's Butterick Patterns
10c and 15c none higher.
are
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SPRING 1910
SPRING 1910
THE NEK
HATS
SHOES
SHIRTS A
Are coming in and are being
made ready for your selection.
tlThey are the Newest and Nobbiest
Patterns, and the Styles.
CJThe quality is the same that has made
this Store famous as a safe place to
trade.
JWe are showing the advance
Styles of H. S. & M. Clothing
too.
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PAUL
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STOREY
CLOTHIER.
Iu the matter of tho petition of B. J.
Kometcher for a license to sell license
to sell liquors for one year from tho 17th
day of Fob. 1010, to the 17th day of Feb.
1911, In the village of Rosomont, Web
ster connty, Nebr. Said petition came
for a hoaring and it appearing that dno
publication having been mado in the
Commercial Advertiser, a tri-weekly
newspaper, published in Red Cloud,
Web9ter county, Nebr., according to
law, and as thore wan no
remonstrance filed against said
petition being granted, and on vote be
ing taken on same it was grnuted. Ayes
Schmidt, Ohmstede, and Chaplin.
NayB Hummell and Overman. Motion
carried and license, upon approval of
kond and upon paymont to tho connty
clerk tho sum cf f,W0, he is hereby au
thorized nnd instructed to Issue licenso
t applicant. Tho bond in the sum of
500 was filed Fob. 10. 1010, and It woh
moved and seconded that said bond bo
accepted nnd approved. Motion car
ried and the money haviug beon paid to
tho county clork in tlm Hum of ffiQO, be
is hereby instructed to Issue said licenee
to B. J. Kohmocher for the term of one
year, commencing Feb. 17, 1910.
Moved ond seconded that the deposi
tory londa of tho Bank of Rouomont be
approved to cover'the amount of deposit
not exceeding $2500. Carried.
Moved and seconded that tho procoedu
and money derived from Iho county
poor farm shall be paid fo and kept by
tho treasurer i, ft seperoto fund to lie
known aa tho poor fntm'f ond, until paid
ont or transferred by order of the
connty board. Carried.
On motion, board adjourned to meet
March Us.
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