tfitoict go.
Pobllibcil oitiy Tlior d r l tlic County Seat.
1 > . M. AMBIIIJKUY , - Ultor
.Office ! n Cniler Block , Fourth ATe.-g -
Entered nt Uie po.U Scc ! at Broken Utw , Neb. ,
ti eCond.clMi Biattci fortrtotmlrtloii tliroujib
tboU.'S.lUlls.
Ono Yoftr.ldwlinncc $1.00
. REPUBLICAN CITY TICKET.
* W4Jaor HI ) UOYSK
HorCleilc W W COWLKS
Vet Trea atcr S IIIIOYT
PtrCltr Kiiglmcr El'McCl.UUK
Korl'ollco Jndgo KM1L O'dUllWlNI )
roil CHUN II.XtN
PlMtWard WJSVOOOS
ScooudVtrd ALPHA MOI'.OAN
TLlrdWtrJ 1AJIKNKAU
cur rtAironM.
UKSPLVKU Time wo
picfent city government upon ita eco'no
w leal idmlnlBtratlon it thu nffulrs of the
oily and commend the principle adopted
by the present admnistrutlon of nuklim
tliu rtvtii.ue8 for i'HCli year pay the run
ning cxpouces of nx'tl ' city for tlio yenr.
2nd , Thftt we fnvor ccomemy when
cvir U may bo practiced In city'affalrp
niid n comerd that the present system
hi * continued.
3rd , UcBolvcd , 'lhat wo hero by p'od * '
Ihy nominees of this covention to ab.d >
by the' vote caet in the city up'oil thi
qucn'ion of llcoti&o.
HIIOKEN Jlow , Nen , , March 10,1COO.
Tbo republican cqutity convention of Cnitcr
county U lien by cnlltd to convene at the north
sldo Opcrn lloueo , Ilrokun Dow , Nob. , at ten
o'cjock a. in..HatunUy , April Ul , 1900 , for the
purpoio of pUcini ; In noniliiiitlon nno county lit-
lorney nncl to elect IS dulncatva to tlia ftatr con-
rcutlou to bo bom 6t Lincoln , May 2. KKK ) , nt 1 ! |
m. , and 18 delegates to tbo coiiKroulonal convun
tlou at Kearney , April 'M , 1WX ) Alfo ilelvifnlc
to tlio senatorial and representative coiivcutlotiH.
time , placu and ropreccntalloii not yet fixed , and
lor llio transaction of such other bntlnvea as ma )
prbpcrly como bvforo > lie coiircntlon. Hauls of
icpmcntntlnn , 0110 delegate at large for c cli
townrblp und oriu for every ten votca or major
faction thereof cast for lion. M II. Hcooo for
Supreme Judge at lait general nlcctlon. Tin
icvcrnl towiiililjJB mo uilltlccl to representation
> i follows :
Algernon 0 HnycH Kllfoll 10
Anile. III Arnold llvrwyii 10i ( i
UiokenJiow 5 Caster U
Delight 0 Kllin 3 Uoiif lai Qrovo H
ilk Crctk 0 ( rant ti Geirfleld r >
Llltlttn 7 l.oup V Myrtle r.
burgont S Triumph V ctorlu
Wobdlllvcr It ) Went Union 0 Wcslcrvlllo II
\Va ) no G
Tutnl 1U9
It la rccoinraenduil ( hat tomublu prlmarioi he
held Satnrday , Aptll Hlti , thai no prnloi ho ad-
milled Bud that the dolugntus pruactit cait the
full vote of tboli'iownililp ' ilcligutloi.B , lly or
der it Committee
G. KOTI-E , Chalrninn ,
E. G'SchWluil , Sec.
THURSDAY , MARCH. , 29 , 11)00. )
The Blatumunt thai General MiU
promised free trudo to the Porto
Jlieans ia not true * . He made no
such Htalcmon' . .
February's export figures ind-
calo that proteulion dooa not pro *
Yont ua from getting into tlio mar
kets of tlio world.
lu the lost eight months to Morcli
Int the total custom ruuoipta of tin-
goverrmont amounted to $370,302-
074. The total expenditures in the
tirao was $340,079,77(1. ( Who 'wants '
to go back to free trade , which
created a deficit every mouth ?
Thoao who arc favoring frto
trade laws for Porto liioa doubt-
IGBB do not know that the exports
from that Island for the next year
or two will bo accumulated mer.
onaudiso of the rich speculator.
They alone would reap the profit
and not the producer. A tariff
upon the Porto llican products 1111
ported to I bin country until the
now business ia revived and the
producer has uomething to export ,
would bo a wiao provision as il
would make thoao who have bought
up their produota at low pricca , con
tribute to the $2,000,000 found that
tho-United Statea has voted for thi
relief of tlio Pone Ricaus.
There Botiub to bo three promi
nent republicans who are candidates
'for-national comuiitter.mon for Ne
braska. Ihcy arc E. Roaowator
D , E. Thompson and R. 13 Schnei
der , They each poasess an oletnent
of slrcualh but neither would
entirely' Hatiafaotory to all the ro
'publioabs of the atato. Whether i
'would bo bettor to aelout one o
theao men bocauao of their knowt
ability , even if they are objcctiona
tpeorae , or a new man entirely , is
the question to bo conaidorud. 0
tbB , three wo would personally prefer
fer , Mr , Roaowator , but in the inter
oat of harmony would suggest tha
mho , matter should bo roforod to th
' ratato convention aa the choice o
v the'dolbgatoB , would bo rnoro hkoly
o meet with the approval of the
ondorb of the 'party. ' If there is
ikoly to bo any d'nwatififaclion in
lie selection of the chairman of the
late central committee , wo believe
e alto should be elected by the
onvo'ition ,
In 1803 , the first year/jf t'resi-
ent CU'Voland'ssecoiid _ term , there
were 698 bank "Ja'lurta in the
United Stalot- , with liabilities of
170 , 95,078 , aa compared with 105
> ank failures andjnily * 'JO,004,60 )
of liabilities in 1807president Mo
itnley'a first ycar aa Preaident. In
1890 , Mr. Clcveland'a last year of
oflicc , there wore 197 bank failures
rvUh liabilitiea of * 50,079,370. Lint
year , 1899 , there were only 37 autsh
'ailurea , thb liabilttioa being $ ' 24- ,
604,670. The following , Htrikinfc
comparison , taken from Bradalrcct'B
: iguret > , sbows the average annual
number and liabilities of bank fail
ures in tho.four year'a of Mr. Oltvo
land's adminiHlration , and the an
nual average under Mr. McKinley :
Hank Kitllarci.
AdmlnUtratlnn Years Avernuo Aveiairo
Number IJnb lltliH
Oornocrntlc llin.'J.SM 5 ( .9.7,40y
Itoiniblli an [ VJ1-V.I M SiOlt > Bi&7
Annual D mocratlc Kxtcsii. . . .101 8l5fi2815'i
The following appeared laet week
in the Sann'iit Era , ( demo-lop ) : )
"Stuteauu n here are looking for
ward to the time when llii.H country
will be the furincial center of the
world. Its recent exj anHion in in-
tir.et3 and territory hurt broimht il
olosur to the rcat of the globe in
many wayn , not the k-aal among
which ia that Russia has recently
aent hero to borrow $25,000,000 on
one of her railway tyatoma. That
the Czar ignores the great banking
uentera of Europe and .comes straight
o Am irica for a loan IH alao evi-
encc of the itnmcn o amount of
HisitKBH wo are doing with KnHsia.
lie ia I nying fhtpa , rails , loconio-
ivea and bridges o ( our grout man ?
factuiing and construction con
enirt at an astonishing rate. What
will seem strangest to laymen ia
hat all the carh to bo paid by the
yndii-ate , no diaturbanco will be
aused in the exchange markets.
'Joiio ' of tliu money need be tiaiiF-
erred to Ruaaia , but will bo depor
ted in New York in payment of
ho balances with Russia la irictirr
ng with American ship builders ,
ion manufacturers , and conulruc-
ion companion. "
Had the Era had the courage it
would lirivu acknowledged tint the
xpanaion of buaineaa and influence
hia country in now enjojing is the
lircct rt'si'lt of the [ olicy of the
republican parly under the manage
ncnt of the present adminislta'iin.
( \nd aa tlie republican administra
ion in iln domcalio and foreign
lolicy has buon and ia still being
opposed by the opposition , . only
makoa it more plain that demo
)0pa tire wrong and the republican
lolioy is good for the country.
UNEQUAL ASSESSMENTS ,
Laat week we , called attention to
the unfairness of assessments ia
hia county aa a result of not com-
> lying with the law which provides
that all property should bo assessed
at ita cash value. The following
which ia the order adopted by the
assessors of Scotia Bluff county
iclps to establish our theory of the
case :
"Irrigated land will bo aaaeaatd
'rom $ \ to $4 per acre ; land under
Sering canal from 50c. to 7" > o. per
aero ; under the Farmers canal 60c.
! > ere acre ; dry land , 25u per noro.
Horses were divided into three
clauaea and will bo valued aa lol-
lowa : Fiiat $100 to $150 ; second
to $15 ; third $2 to $10. TWO
year old ateera will go from $7 to
BIO per head , two yoir o'd ' heifera
from $5 to $7 per head , and one
year old atoera at $4 to to per head
Sheep will be listed from 7r > o to
31.25 per head and hogs aa usua
will figure at a cent a pound. The
assesHors will allow themselves the
uaual latitude in property not under -
dor the above classifications. "
When onuo a uornty undertakes
to establish valuations of itf own in
violation of law all r htraint is ri-
moved and there ceases to be a fair
and equitable asHOfKiuent of coun
ties for atato purposot ) . Every ooun-
ty baa a standard of its own. No
Htato board en earth can possibly
equalize the taxoa for the tovoral
counties. Tl.o 1 > nd in Scotia Bluff
will bo aajossed t from 25 oi-nta to
$4 per aero , while in Duster county
it will be valued at from 75 conla
to $18'per acre , lloraoa in Suotta
Bluff will bo valued at $9 to 9100 ,
while in Cusler countyJ they will
range from $20 to $400. Two year
old heifers in ScoUn ; Bluffa will
range fiom $5 $7.00iand > Ouator
county the value ia fixed at $10 and
other cattle in the same ratio. If the
cash value was uniformly adopted
as the law requires such a difference
could not exist and each county aa
well as ( acb individual would pay
hia proportionate share of the stale
tax , no moro nor no leca. And aa
wo before said taxia would necessa
rily bo no higher aa the kvieb
would bo reduced in proportion to
the increased valuation. Under the
prebenl fjntein there ia probably no
two coimticH in the atato that will
fix the same valuea upon ita prop
erly for ass SBinent purposed , yel
our pop attorney p ( neral , and pop
atato board winl-a at the open viola
lioti of the law and allows thu work
go on a4 it baa for the paat ten
yearn.
REPUBLICAN CITY TICKET.
The cily ticket nominated by the
republican caucus ia one that com
mends itaelf to the voters. The
nominee ! for mayor , treasurer , en
gineer and councilman of ( ho second
end ward were BO aaliafaotory lo
Ihe "cili/.ens" that they in their
caucus endorsed thorn.
The administration of affairs the
paat year has been so economical ,
conflervutivo and the town ao or
derly lhat nearly everybody is well
satisfied. It baa ea ablishcd in the
minds of the people that a repub
lican administralion it a good thing
o have even in a city government ,
The only oppobilion to tbo ticket
H for city clerk , police judge and
ouncilrnan of tlio firsl and third
vard. In each of those positions
ho "ciliKeiib" convention nomi-
ated opposing candidates. But
n two instances republicans were
elected. For eounoilmin in the
rat wird , O. II. Conrade , a repub-
ioan was nominatrd against W. J.
Yoodtt , the republican caucus nom-
nec , and J .7 Snyder , present po-
ice judge , another republican , was
ominated agaitmt Emit U'Si'lnvind ,
Her Mr. G'Suhnind declined lo be
candidate on that ticket In both
nstancca reptibli. ana were prcfered ,
IIP only question being personal
irofercnco. For cily clerk and also
or councilman in third ward , pops
were nominated in opposition to
republicin candid UPS. But in
> oth casts Uio republicans had nom-
natod men of moral stability , good
oiti/.uns and in every way highly
capable of filling the positions ( hey
seek , so no good republican need
support a pop to do better. W. W.
Cowlea and I. A. Reneati are so
well known tl at they need no com
mendation of ours , aa the vote will
how when counted next Tuesday
night. They arc both deservedly
popular and will each bo elected
with a good majority. W. J.
Woods and E. G'Schwind against
whom the opposition has placed ro-
puplicana have the advantage of be
ing the regular nominees of the re
publican caucus. Mr. Woods baa
for eight yoara faithfully and fear-
lesaly aervod tin. first ward in the
position for which ho has been ro
nominated. The cily has never
hud a more economical and careful
officers. For rcveral years in the
time , ho has been honored with the
position of president of the coun
cil. Hit * rival ia aa good a citizen ,
and as good a business man , but
acka both the experience and bis
party backing to make him equully
entitled to the party voto. But.it
can be aaid , to Mr. Courado'a credit
that ho did not seek the nomination
on the opposition. Mr. G'Sohwind
not fnly baa the honor of boiug the
parly nominee but ho ia a lawyer
by profession and ia especially
qualified for the position. Mr.
Snyder has tilled the ollico faithful
ly and aa far as wo km w , satisfact
orily , which ia lo hia personal cred
it aa well aa to iho credit of the re
publican party which gave him the
position , but in the cauuus ho failed
of r nomination and Mr. G'dchwind
became Iho regular luminoo. Take
the republican ticket as a whole am
the record ibo parly has mtulo the
paat year in the administration ol
affairs , it is not surprlsug that the
voters are o near- unanimously n
favor of resaining the party ii
pjwcr. Evou the Chief ia led to
remark that "Ihero is no city polit-
iclH this year. "
Upon the question of license ,
there is a greater difference. The
voters differ not so much upon the
question of principle but upon the
question of business policy. All
concede tl.at a license saloon is an
evil and worka injury to the public.
But some argue that a saloon helps
tbo busiuets of a town while others
who are in business hold lhat they
receive more money in their busi
ness , when there is no saloon. As
to the facts of the case in that par
ticular wo have no data and cannot
apeak. But let that be as it may
the great question is whether the
license of the traiic of rum is right.
Whether it will be sold to as great
an extent without license , from a
moral standpoint can net bo consid
ered. "Wo are our brothers keep
or. " We may abridge his rights
when wo take the knife from his
hand to prevent him from commit
ting suicide , yet wo bave only done
our duty. We may differ as to
what is right but every voter should
let the question of right rather than
policy dictate his voto. Then lethe
the result bo aa it may , as loyal cit
izens submit to the will of the ma
jority and wo have done our whol
duty.
REPUBLICAN PRIMARY
Tbo republican electors of Broken
Bow Township are hereby called to
meet at ttio court bouse Saturday ,
April 14 , at 2o'clock p m.for tbe pur-
po'O of dieting 25 delegate ) to tbo
county convention ro be held at Broken
How March 21st , tbo election o ! a pre
cinct commlteo and to place in nomina
tion n full township t'ckut ' and for the
transaction ot such otbT business as
may properly como before tbe meeting.
E. ROYSE , Com.
Republican Caucus.
The republican electors of Loup
precinct are hereby called to meet
Satnrday April 14 at the Downey
school house at 2 o'clock p m. for the
purpose of oluc'ing nine delegates
lot ho county coovention and for
the transaction of such other bus1-
neaa as may properly come before
the meeting. J. F. BIIYSON. Oora
Republican Primary--Douglas Grove.
There will be K meeting of tbo repub
lican ulttutord of Douglas Grove pu'cinct
at Wescott , at two o'clock p. ui. , Sat
urday Auril 14 , 1000 , for lho purposr ol
electing el i ; tit delegates to tbo county
convention to bn bold at Broken Bow
Snturduy , April 21,1900. And for the
transaction of Bucb other business as muy
properly como before the mooting.
D. 0. Kopkol , Com.
Republican Primary-Elk Creek.
Tbe republican voters ol Elk Croekare
iqueated to meet In primary convention
at tbo Cadv Echool boueo on Saturday ,
April 14,1900 , at 3 p. m for the purpose
ot sekciinj six delegates to tbo county
convention , tbe selection of a townsbip
commlttvo man , and the transaction ol
suob other business ns may be la order.
T. J. Harrison , Com.
Republican Caucus Garflelct.
Tbe republlcrn electors of Garfield
township are hereby notified tbat a can
cua111 bo held on tbo 14th of April ,
11)00. ) at ! i o'clock p m. , ut tbo Swiss
Valley school house , for tbe purpose ol
electing live delegate to tbe county con-
'onUon. tbo nomination of township
officers , and /or tbo transaction of nuj
other business that-may properly come
jetoro the meeting.
Jule ? Ilaumont , Com.
Republican Caupus-West Union.
Tbo rrpubllcon electors of West union
.oyvneblp are hereby called to convene al
, lfo Walwortb school house on April 14 ,
1000. at 2 o'clock p. m. , to elect six del
egates to tbo republican county convon-
; lou. to bo held iu the city ot Broken
Bow on April 21st , and to transact any
ntior business that may properly come
3doro tbo convention.
J. 0 Predmore , Com.
f DK Shilohs
& Cough and
onsiimption
This is beyond question the
most successful Cough Sledl-
cine ever known to science ; a
few doses invariably euro the
worst cases of Couch , Croup
and Bronchitis , while its won
derful success in the euro of
Consumption is without par
allel In the history of medicine.
Slnco its first dibcovory it has
been sold on n guarantee , n
test which no other medicine
can stand. If you have a
Cough , we earnestly ask you
to try It. In United States and
Canada ! Sc. , We , and $1.00 , ttml
In Knglund Is. i-'J. , Vs. 3d. nnd
4s. Od.
SOLE PROPRIETORS „ .
S.C.WELLS&COJ
. . ,
LEROY , N.Y.
TORONTO , CAN.
Sold by H. G. Hatherlo.
Now is the lime to renew your
subscription to thu
. WORNAIA I'rc lileiit. J. A. 11 VUHI8 , Cnihler.
F. C.
A. J. . IlOBK T80N..VIco-l1rei. , . W. D. BLACKWKI.L , Ae 't Cashier
Farmers Bank of Ouster County ,
BROKEN BOW , NEB.
Transacts a General Banking Business. County Claims and
Warrants Bought.
Has a full line of
Drugs , Paints and Wall Paper.
Also a Fine Line of Books , Stationery , Toilet Articles , etc. Store on
corner of Fifth avenue and Main street , Broken Bow , Neb.
9. II. BUBNIIAM , FrcBlclent , Lincoln , Neb II. O , ROGERS , Oaahlcr , Broken Bow.
J. II. KIMBKRUNQ , Vice-Proa. , Broken Bow. a. II. lIOiT , Ans't Cashier ,
STATE
BROKEN BOW , NEB.
GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS TRANSACTED ,
DIUECTOIIS :
3. U. Burnuam , J. M. Klmberlliig. S. O. lloyt. 0. Q. Rogers.
COUHKHI'ONUKNTS :
Jnltrd ] States NattotMl Bank , Omaha. Plionlx National Hank , ' Now York.3Flrst ] > N tona )
Bank , Lincoln , Nobra-ka , i
E WANT to say to .the
Public that our health
is fairly good , and hav
ing laid aside our winter clothes ,
taken off our high collar and
with our eyes turned in the di
rection of business. We are
ready to serve our customers with the best of LUMBER , LATHS ,
POSTS , in faot ANYTHING usually kept in''a . FIRST CLASS
LUMBER YARD. Wo make our own SHINGLES and'we know
they are GOOD. We have the FINEST SCREEN DOORS of the
Season. PRICES ! WKLI/TIIEY ARE LOW. Oh/ay ! Try > ur
$4 00 COAL for cooking. _ Remember
LUMBER CO ,
PHONE 79. BROKEN BOW , NEB.
We are sole agents in this territory for the
Srqitli Prerqier Typewriters.
We have the PREMIER braud. of typewriter ribbons at
seventy-five cents each.
F. MYEI S.
I wish to say tc ray Friends and Patrons that I am now
located in the Now Brick Building , on west side of Square ,
whore I will be belter prepared to serve them than ever be
fore. F. W. HAYES ,
Jeweler and Optician.
o O
I Once Was Lost , lout How I Have
Found it.
Where ? At my door. At the Eagle Grocery. What in the
\vorld is it , my dear ? It is at the Eagle Grocery , a mam
moth stock ef Groceries , and at the lowest prices you ever
hoard of. The Englo has been reading the papers and keep-
mi , ' posted on what was being offered for sale. They don't
say anything about Terbackpr and Candy , and other good
things like that. It is not pickle dishes you want now , it ia
Candy. The Eagle has 2,000 pounds of candy for sale cheap ,
istmas committees are invited to call and get my prices ,
member the place , on the big corner , jnst east of First
National Bank.
W. 5. SWAN
. . , Proprietor.