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UUSCUUTION I'HICK :
One Your , In ndvaucp . Ji.oo
THURSDAY , JULY 5 , 1900.
HHl'UJIUCAX TICKKT.
For Governor.
CHAS II DIETRICH , Adams.
For Lieut Ooverntr.
E P SAVAGE , Custer.
Tor Secretary of Bute ,
G W MARSH , Richardson.
For Auditor.
ClIAti WESTON , Sheridan.
fior Treasurer.
WM STEUFFER , Cuming.
for Attorney Qenernl.
FRANK N PROUT , GAGE.
For Com Pub Lands and Uldgs ,
G D FOLLMER , Thaycr.
ForSupt Pub Itntructlon.
W K FOWLER , Washington.
for ConKro e.
MOSES P. K1NKAID.
f JOHN F. NK8H1TT
I U. II. WINDIIAM'
IKDWAHU HOYSK.
.Presidential ElictorM I , . 11. IIAUU" .
S. I' . DAVDIDSON .
JACOli JACOI1SON.
JOHN I , . KKN13DT.
UOSKl'H L. 1.ANU.
Latest reports from Pokin is to
the effect that hope is nearly abon.
doned for the foreigners at Pekin.
The situation is gradually becom
ing obsolete. The situation now
hints the man.
" The corn crop of the United
States wus worth almoct i 85,000-
000 more last year than in 1805.
A republican victory in Nebraska
is ono ot the results that may con
fidently bo expected this year from
McKinley prosperity.
Ex-Senator Hill i presumably
aatufied with a promise that ho can
Lave a place in the cabinet , but
Biyan will nof'linvo ' the disposing
of the government appointees-
Cotton growers realized $72,000-
000 more money for their crops
last year than they did in 1895.
That waa thu result of opening the
mills.
The recent splendid rain in Cusler
county removes the cause of further
grounds for the professional cala
mity howler in Custnr county this
year.
Farmeis paid $28,000,000 for the
experiment of electing a Demi -
cratio President in 181)2 , through
the lots in tlo value of their live
stock alono.
W. J. Bryan called Hill , bulaer
and Crockerinto private consulta
tion at Lincoln ] ust before the
Kansas City convention to plat
with them to got Charlie Towno off
the fusion ticket.
Democratic campaign stump
speakers are not reminding the
farmers that broom corn that sold
for $40 a ton a few years ago has
teen selling recently at $150 a ton
The recent upward tcndauoy of
the price of wheat takes away the
last prop on which our fusion
friends have to loan. All classes
of farm products are selling for
good prices and wages ot classes
are very aatUfaotory.
Charlie Towno has no more show
for endorsement by the democrats
now in convention than arabit. He
(
was merely put on the fusion ticket
to satisfy ho pops until the demo
crats could meet in Kansas City
and substitute for him u straight
democrat.
When people can afford to buy
potatoes the farmer qols better
prices for them. That is the
reason why last year'a potato crop
was worth $10,500,000 raoro than
the potato crop of 1805.
Farmers who grow thx should
rocolloot tbat the ilax orop of the
"United States was worth 100 per
cent more money last year than in
3805.
The average price of oattlo on
*
the farm was $10.05 per bead on
Jniwiry 1 , 1807 , j'lHt before Presi
dent MiKinluy wna inaugurated.
At the beginning of this year cattle
were worth $25 per head en the
farm. The increase in the last
three years has been 50 per cent.
' 1 licse figures arc from the reports
ol the Department of Agriculture ,
aud imy bo accepted as absoutely
reliable.
The democrats of Montana have
two delegations to Kansas city.
Ono seeks to vindicate Ex-
Senator Clark while the other pro
poses to sco that ho does not longer
control the stale. Wo anticipate
that Clarks delegation will got front
eats.
It IH claimed that Kansas has lost
581,000 in population the past nine
years ns the result of populism , aud
178 millions in assessed valuation.
Wlicn the figures iu Nebraska have
icon compiled wo Icar that Nebras-
xa and surely Custcr couuty will
liavo lost in an rqual ratio.
Mr. Bryan who IUF pretended all
these years to bo a friend to the
populist party has now come to the
parting of the ways. He IMS been
carying water on both Fhouldois
for all these yoars. but his tie up
with Hill , Gorman , Sulsor and
Crockro places himself in a posi
tion where ho can not longer deceive -
coivo his long deluded followers.
"The mask is now removed and his
true self is exposed. " A free trade
democrat.
The war against the reuomination
of Governor Poynter is waging
holler aud hotter. To an outsider
it looks as though ho would be
nominated again , but those who are
after his scalp swear that it shall
not bo so. If he is nominated
there will bo a light against him at
the polls , and if ho is not nominat
ed a largo clement among the
fusionists will have knives and
hatchets nut for the person who
succeeds him. The situation bodes
trouble to the fusionists no matter
what may bo dono- Kearney Hub.
Read the following parallels
made by Simuel Gompers , presi
dent of the American Federation
of Labor :
1890. 1809.
SIDCQ August o ( Tliu revival of
thla year wo hiwu Industry which we
been H the groatoet have witnessed
industrial depres within the past
sion this country yeaiia ono for
baa over experienc general congratula
ed It IB no exng- tion. It ia beyond
oration to pay Unit , question tbnt the
more tliau 3,000,000 wngcs ot the or
of our fellow-tollers ganized workers
throughout ttio hayo been increai-
country nro with ed , and in many
out employment , instances tbehoura
and have been eo of labor either reduced
alnca the time nuui-
duced or at least
maintained.
Samuel Gompcrs is a DEMO
CRAT.
The platform of the republican
party this year is as strong as was
the demand of the people for the
unanimous nomination of Mo-
Kinley and Roosevelt. Of the
President ii said : "Walking un
tried paths and facing unforeseen
responsibilities , President McKinley -
Kinley has boon in every situation
the true American patriot and the
upright statesman , clear in vison ,
sliong in judgemoul , firm inaction ,
always inspiring aud deserving the
confidence of h's countrymen. "
In asking the people to endorse the
republican party for its record of
business prosperity , stable currency
ard patriotic Amerioaniata , H
should bo remembered that the
threat to rroBpority has always ex
isted in the rank ot the democratic
party as well as in its incapacity
to properly manege our public
afiairs. The strength of the re.
publican platform , the strength of
the two candidates that represent
it , and the unanimity with which
both were endorsed by the republi
can party at Philadelphia will
oupuro. a more swooping victory
than was given for McKinley and
prosperity in 1800.
Four years ago on June 23 , 189i ,
Bradstreet'a reported that coopers
in Chicago had struck for the re-
Htoration of wages ; that 300 iron
and steel workers In Pittaburg
wore notified of a reduction of 45
| -ur cent in wage ; thu miners and
labors in Michigan announced a
strike that 50 per cent of the
looms in Lowel , Mate , vrero shut
down ; that the silk mil ) at Uolyoko ,
Mass , bad shut down , that tl'o
print workers at Lo cl , Mass. ,
were closed ; that the caipct mill at
Lowel. Masa. , waa closed ; that the
cotton mill at Fall River had
closed ; that the cotton mill at
Atihuolot , N. II , had closed ; that
a strawboard factory at Robbsville ,
Ind. , had closed ; that repair shops ,
with 1,000 men , al Clare , Md. , had
closed ; that a rolling mill at Fair-
haven , Conn. , had cloned ; that the
plup mill at Greenville , Conn. , had
closed. The following strikes were
also reported : Coopers at Chiogow
pump workers at Ka Jt Cambridge.
MafS. ; fifty hands in a screw
faetory at New Britain , Conn. ; 300
railroad hands at Bridgeport , Conn. ;
and 300 shoe factory bands at
Haverhill , Mass. The following
wage reductions were also noted.
Tun per cnnt off at the Bingham
mill , Wostbrook , Me. , affecting 450
people : -15 per cent reduction at
Pittsburg , Pa. , affectin'g 300 iron
workers.
The W rk Of Congress.
Special Coircspotidoroc.
Washington , July 25ud. Three
years of President McKinley'a Ad
ministration show thu pledges of
the platform fully redeemed : The
revision of the tariff on protective
lines ; placing the finances of tht
country on a sound basin ; caring
for the veterans and widows of the
civil war ; relieving the Cubans
from Spanish rule ; restoring the
homestead poliov ; making Hawaii
territory of the United States ; se
curing a West India naval station ,
In addition the following import
ant legislation has boon accomplish
ed : The war measures of 1898 ;
providing Alaaka with a civic code
and judiciary system ; arranging for
the government of Porto Rico.
Appropriations made by the iirdt
session of the Fifty-sixth Congress
amounted to $709,729,470 89. This
include ? $131,217,155 32 in connec
tion with the late war with Spain
Deducting it the remaining § 578-
482,321.57 represents the ordinary
appropriations made for the sup
port of the Government. The chief
increases are as follows ;
For the Department of
Agriculture $810,598
For incroaseof the navy 7,081,910
For payment of pen
sions 3,981,350
For the postal service. 17,782,900
By the sundry civil act
Expenses of the 1'Jth
Census U,000,000
Expenses of Light
House Establishment 453,400
Prevention cf epidemic
disease * 500,000
For armories and ar
senals 945,308
For military posts 580,000
For volunteer soldier's
homes 048,354
For public printing and
binding 980.000
For now Government
Printing Ollico Building -
ing 775,000
By .permanent appro
priations ( including
12,000,000 for re
quirements Of sink
ing , fund , and $4 ,
000,000 for : edomp-
lion of national
banknotes ) 0G3 ,000
Total * 50,202,82U
These increases in federal ap-
proprialioas need no defense , and
but a word of explanation.
The amount for the Departmon
of Agrioulluro is only a proper
compliance with tbo natural de
inanda of the agiicultural interests
of the country.
For pensions the amount aimpl ;
represents the natural increase o
the penMen roll.
For the moreaso of the navy the
oroess ever the appropriations o
1808 is necessary for the construc
tion , armor , armament , and equip
merit and equipment of battleships
oriiisere , gunboats , and torpedo
boats heretofore authorized , and i
no more than is absolutely neocs
aary towards placing the navy ox-
peditious'y in the proper condition
universally demanded by the people
or the natiotul defense.
TliQ largest single item of in
crease is that for the postal Hcrvico
$17,792,000. It represents the
irogreBB and clevolopmont of the
iuies , Its very largoucaa is a
oitroo of congratulation ,
Hoard of Equalization.
Monday a. ra. , Juno. 18 , 1800.
Board met at 0 a. m. and was
called to oid-jr by chairman. Thu
olork called the rolled and all ruom-
) ers answered to their namep. The
ninutea of Saturday were road an-i
approved.
Movoa by Cooney seconded by
Arthur thut the notion of thr board
n the matter of rcclassifying the
own and city lota in Custor county
> o reconsidered. The ayes aud
nays wen called which resulted as
ollows : Arthur and Coanoy aye ,
irechbuhl , Oarr , Conloy , Nicholas
and Lind nay.
The chairman declared the nio-
1011 lost.
The clerk then road the following.
L'o the board of supervisors of Cm-
er county , Neb. , Gentloinou : Your
attention is called to the fact ibaV
1. II. W'rt of Broken Bow , has as
believe , several head ot horses in
Kvlield township on land owned
> y John Boausiz near which have
jot been listed with the aEBcssor ,
ither in Bioken Bow or in Gar-
ield. ( Signed ) J. S. CAY WOOD.
It wai moved and carried that
he clerk bo ordered to notify 11.
1. Wirt to appear and show cause
why these horses should not be list-
d and assessed according to law.
Moved and seconded that the
joaid of equalization DOW adjourn
intil Juno'JO , 1000 at 9 a. m.
Cariied.
Wednesday Juno 20 , 1900.
The board met as a county board
of equalization at 9 z. m. pursuant
to adjournment , roll c2ll showing
ill numbers present. Miuutes of
Monday read and approved.
It was moved aud carried that
whors-as J. S. Caywood has appear ,
ed before the board in answer to
notice sent him by the clerk and
baa made a list of the property
named in the complaint by J. Skel-
tou , the county clerk is hereby
ordered to enter the same on the
Broken Bow city asaem-or's book
for taxation.
Mr. G'Sohwmd appeared before
the board and asked that assessment
of his land in BPC 20 , 17 , 23 and in
sec 10 , 10 , 24 be reduced , as it was
valued unreasonably high by the
assessor. .
It was moved and carried that the
request of Mr. G'Sohwind bo de
nied.
nied.The
The board convened after an ic-
termiesion for dinner and the com
mittee reported :
Equalization of the property in
the several townships and the vill
age and school district levies. The
following is the leport on village
levies viz :
CITY' AND VILLAGE LEVIES.
Merna general fund 8M
Ansolmo , general fund. , , . . . . 10
iMason City , general fund 10
Water fund 7
Callaway Village , general fund.10
J. T. Arthur , J , F. Brechbuhl.
Above reports accepted and adop.
ted.
ted.Tho
The report on township levies
was as follows.
Wo your committee on Village
Bonds and Townships , recommend
that the folloing levy bo made.
B. L. NICUOLAS.
C. O. LIND.
TOWNSHIP BOND LEVY.
Sirgont 4M
Woo I Kivor 5
Delight 13
Broken Bow 7
VILLAGE 110XD3.
Callaway 18 M
Maaon City t > 0
We the committee on county
levies recommend the following
levy bo tnado for the year 1900 , for
county expenses.
General fund 9M
Bridge 3
Road . . .lj
Total . .14
B. L. Nicholas *
C. O. Lind.
Above report accepted and
adopted.
It was moved and seconded that
the board of equalization adjourned
until 9 o'clock Friday morning
BUI'KUVISOIl'S IMlOCEItm.SQS.
Tuesday , Juno 18 , 1900.
The Bo'ml convened in ropulai
session with all members present
except Conley who was excused to
attend to county business at 9 a , m ,
and minutes of Juno 11 1900 read
aud approved.
The clerk was iustruoted and
road the following.
To the board of Supervisors ol
Custor county. Gentlemen :
Wo the undersigned resident free
holders and voter * in Doughs Grove
Irrigation district would respect
fully ask your honorable body to
appoint a director for second die
triot in eaid irrigation district for
the following reasons , Chan
Cleveland , director elected at the
last election has removed from said
district thereby catipinp a vacancy.
Wo would respectfully jecoru-
mend your honorable body to op-
point E. C. Spooucr , a rcaideut of
thu second divuion of said district
lo first vacancy caused by the re-
rnoval of E. Cleveland.
IS. C. Stevens , II. B. Glasier , N.
A , Stevens , W. M. Stevens Win
Stark. T. J. Buogg , S. Uarrod ,
Chas. Wepcott , W. S. Wescott , E.
C. Gibbons , J. H. Walton , W. II.
Comstook.
It was moved and carried to ac
cept the above recommendation and
E C. Spo * ner appointed to fill va
cancy.
Moved by Coonoy seconded by
Arthur that thj following sesolu-
tion bo adopted.
On mo'ion of Cooney thu rail-
rend bed of the B. & M. R. R.
which was omitted from assessment
in 1899 was placed on the assess
ment roll for that year for the sum
of $377.77 per mile. J. S. Kirk-
patrich representative of the Co.
was present and tnado no objections
thereto and the motion wau carried.
Moved by Cooney seconded by
Nicholas that the board instruct J.
S. Kirkpatrich to appear before the
state o jiilazitiou board for Custer
county at their next meeting to
K ok after the interests of said coun
ty. Motion carried.
Mr. Greer presented a Bridge
Petition asking the board to appro-
p'iato the sum of § 100 00 to con
ritruot a bridge across a dry canyon
on section line dividing seofous 10
and 11 , in Tp. 12 Rg. 24 , said peti
tion beiog signed by II. II. An
drews et al. After considering the
matter Mr. Cooney made a motion
that the petition bo rejected. The
motion was seconded by Mr. Brech
buhl , aud , the roll being called , the
result was as follows ; Voting aye ,
Arthur , Brechbuhl , Coonoy. Voting
ing nay , NicholasLiud. The chair
declared the motion carried and the
jetition was denied.
Mr , J. O. Taylor presented a rec
ommendation from the township
buard of Berwju , recommending
thai he be allowed to construct a
cattle sohute across the highway at
a point west of hid hou < ; e , said
souuto to bo built by said Taylor at
: iis expense.
It was moved and carried tl.at
Mr. Taylor's request be granted.
Moved aud carried that the board
adjouru until 1:30 p. m. tomorrow ,
in order to complete the work ol
equalization.
Wednesday , June 20 , 1900.
Board met at 1:30 : p. in. All
. numbers present. Tbe minutes ol
Tuesday read and approved.
Moved and carried that thu
County clerk be instructed to can
cel the warrant drawn in favor of
Win. Brown for $13:85 : , said sum
luving been applied by the County
Treasurer on tax of said Wm.
B'own ,
The road petition eigned by JLB-
eph Blanko et al. was brought be
fore the board and several petitioua
were heard aud the matter refured
to the road committee , who report
ed as follows : We , your litad
Committee , recommend that the
remonstrance against Joseph Blanks
ut ill. road be rejected , and that the
petition to locate and vacate by stud
Joseph Blanko et al. be granted.
Report of th" committee accepted
and adopted as recommended.
The board adjourned at C p m.
un'.il tomorrow at nine o'clock.
Thursday , Juno 21 , 1900
Board mot at nine o'clock ; all
present. Minutes read and aj-
proved. Mr. Carr called Mr.
Cooney to the chair and askea that
ho be excused to attend to buiiuo-s
of the Chas. Wright b.idge. The
oluir excused Mr. Carr.
The board took a recces until
1:30 : p. m.
The board re-conveued after the
noon recess , Mr. Cooucy in the
chair. AH members wore present
except Mr. Carr. The committee
on official bond-- , roads and road
claims made the I olio wing report
on the R. D. McCarty road peti
tion , to wit :
We , your commuter , commend
that the petition cf 11. Mccarty
et al. , to establish a public road in
the town of Dale be granted and the
damage awarded as recommended
by the appraisers. J. W. Cunloy ,
J. T. Arthur.
I recommend that the petition bo
rej-cted. J. F. BrechbuLl.
It was moved and seconded that
the majority report be accepted.
Mr. Chas llolcomb appeared for the
petitioners aud Mr. James Ldwich
for Mary R ° gan , who protests
against the establishment. Mary
Rogau and Mioheal Flood were
sworn and examined touching the
signers to petition in question and
the amount of damage sustained by
Mary Regan in the event a .id road
is established. Mr. llolcomb and
Mr. Lodwich wtro heard for and
against opening of said road , after
which the toll was called on the
question before tire board , with the
following result : Voting aye
Arthur , Coonoy , Conloy , Niqhola" ,
Lied. Voting nay , Brochbuh" " .
Tie chairman deoJared the question
carried aud the petition granted.
The committee reported oa the
W. F. B.Tttett et al. potion and
remonstrance to the Game :
I recommend that the remon
strance to this petition be granted.
J , W. Conley.
We reoomirend that the petition
be granted and damagep. J. F.
Bruchbuhl. J. T. Arthur.
It was moved aud seconded that
the majority report be accepted ,
Voting ayi1 , Arthur , Broohbuhl ,
Cooney , Nicholas , Liud. Voting
nay , Conley.
The chairman declared the motion
carried.
We , j our committee , re command
that the following road petiliourf to
locate and vacate bj advertised.
II. A. Brandenburg et a1. , Georuo
Deua ot a ! , C. R. Smith et al ,
Cha < - . Brown et al. It was moved
and carried that the report of the
committee be accepted aod adopt
ed.
It was moved and carried that D.
Hilton and F. W. Brandenburg bo
granted the privelego to construct
cattle schutes at least 10 foot wide
across the highways as asked for in
their written requests to this board.
Mr. Hilton's request was foa nouuto
jotwnen sec. 13-17-18 and sec. 13-
17-19 , and Mr. Brandenburg's was
for one across road 740 , see. 1.17-21.
It wis moved and carried that the
joard adjourn until niuo o'clock to
morrow morning.
IIi-llo Girls In Uniform. '
Viennese telephone girls are required
o change their clothing and wear a
mlform when OH duty in order that
the dust which they hring in with
them will not interfere with the in
struments. The costume Is a dark
skirt and waist with sleeves , stripped
black and yellow , the national colors.
Not Envy ?
The Rev. Dr. Fourthly "My vaca
tion ? I expect to spend it in Europe.
My congregation has given me a purse
of money and a three months' vacation
for that purpose " The Rev. Dr. Good
man ( turning away with a sigh ) "I
wish my congregation was as keen to
get rid of me as that. "
Anlomobllo on Ilunner * .
A new use for the automobile has
arisen iu the vast Minnesota forests
that supply the country with whlto
pine , One of the large lumher com
panies has been experimenting the
past two years with a design for a
sled that should propel itself and haul
a load over the ice and snow roads of
the forests , and it has this winter suc
ceeded in making a sled that goes. It
is a locomotive on runners , and the
power of the entire engine is applied
to two drums , one at each end of the
sled.
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Cellar Forojts Are Diminishing.
The cedar forests remaining In the
northeastern part of the continent ara
in Aroostook county , Maine , the
northern counties of New Brunswick
and the counties of Temisconata , Rl-
motibki , Itonavonturc and Gaspe , In
Quebec. Here cedar grows large and
there are more trees to the acre than
farther south. It Is found on the high
land as well as in the swamps. In
Nova Scotia cedar does not grow. In
southern New Brunswick there is not
enough left to supply tics for the lo
cal railroads.
Smiles and Tcar .
It was a beautiful myth which the
Greeks had concerning the tears and
smiles of April. The Greeks , with
genuine poetic insight , personified na
ture In the ilgure of a lovely woman.
Her they represented as weeping vlo-
Jently in the spring for a new green
dress with wraps to match. And hav
ing got these things , as was of course
inevitable , she smiled. Anybody who
understands the dynamic force of
wonsan's tears \\ill rccognh-e at once
the singular propriety of ascribing to
the action of these the tremendous
phenomena of the vernal season. Da-
trolt Journal.
Sea 1-ower Lighting n llcacon.
Sea power Is now being utilized as a
source of light. Mr. Fletcher , an Eng
lish engineer , is the Inventor of a buoy
that contains a complete electric-
llBhtlng Installation-fully protected
against the roughness of the waves
and furnished with an electric lan
tern. AS the
buoy rides on the sea the
action of the waves , causing one per
tion of it to rise and fall continu
ously , sets a pump at work which
throws a stream of water at high
pressure onto a turbine. The turbine
revolving at a high rate , is connected '
to a dynamo which generates elec -k.
tricity , and thus
, at practically no cost
the beacen light Is lit.