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About Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921 | View Entire Issue (July 26, 1900)
Every woman loves to think of the llino when a soft llttlo body , all her own , will nestle In her bosom , fully satisfying the yearning which lies In the heart of every good woman. But yet there Is a black cloud hovering about the pretty ptcturo In her mind which ( Ills her with terror. The dread f childbirth takes away much of the joy of motherhood. And yet It need not bo so. For sometime there has been upon the market , well-known and recommended by physicians , a liniment called which makes childbirth as simple and * . easy as nature Intended It. It Is a v strengthening , penetrating liniment , which the skin readily absorbs. It I gives the muscles elasticity and vigor , . prevents sore breasts , morning sick ness and the loss of the girlish figure. An Intelligent mother In Butler , I'n. , nayst ! " Were I to need Motlier'n I'rleiul again , I would obtain U bottles It I hud to pay $5 jior bottle lor it. " Got Mother's Friend nt the drug store. $1 per bottle. THE BKADHELI ) REGULATOR CO. , Atlanta , Gu. Sujiorvifor's I'rocccdlngs. Thursday , Juno 28th , 1000 . The board mot aflor the noon re cess at 1:30 : p. m. All members prceont. It waa moved by Mr. Coonoy and seconded by Mr. Liiul tl'.at the Chairman - ' man of tho'Poor Farm , Court House Vw ' tnd Jail Supply Committee bo in- * * 4 aRrnotod to obtain an option from S. II Heed upon so of uej of BOJJ 30- 18 22 at not to exceed $15.00 pu ; aorc , und to ropoit on said matter a the next meet of this board. Tin motion was carried. It was moved and carried thnl the report of the committee bo accepted and adopted. It waa moved by Mr. Niohola and seconded by Mr. Lind that th Bridge Committo bo instructed tc receive bids to put rip rap in tin Middle Loup river whore , in hi judgement , it is advisable to do HI .I . . for the purpose of narrowing th channel , and shortening the bridg across said river. The motion wa carried. It was moved by Mr. Con ley ani seconded by Mr. Nicholas that th board now reconsider all their ao lions taken yesterday aftoinoou ( Juno 27) ) in the matter of a publi road by J.m Pierce ct al. The rol was called with the following result Voting aye , Breohbuhl , Oonloy , land , Nicholas. Voting nay , Atthur , Coonoy , Carr. The chair man declared the motion carried. After discussion the Ollioial Bond , Road and Road Claims Committee reported a3 follows on the James Pierce Road Petition. Wo recommend thai the petition for a public road signed by James Pierce ct al , bo rejected and the clerk requested to notify all interest ed parties of this action. Joha Con ley , J. F. Breohbuhl. I recommend that the potUion be again laid over. J. T. Arthur. Moved and seconded to accept tbo majority report and adopt it at recommended. The roll call Bliowod the follow ing : Voting aye , Brochbuhl , Con- ley , Lind Nicholas. Voting nay , Arthur , Coonoy Oarr. The chair man declared the motion carried. The Bridge Committee reported : that they had received and examined bids for rip rap work at the Mil- burn b'idgp , and finding the bid of A. Butcher the lowest and most satisfactory wo recommend that the contract be awarded to him. Arthur , Coonoy , Carr. Also wo have received bids for closing channel on the nor hsido ot West Union bridge and recommend the contract for this work bo award ed to R. B. Hackney , as his bid was the lowest one received. It was moved and carried to accept report and adopt it as recommend ed. Wo.your committee on bridges and bridge claims , respectfully sub mil the following report of onr trip of Juno 24-20 , 1000 , to the Middle Loup river to inspect bridges and bridge work. Wo visited the Mil- barn bridgo,825 fret long , and found it in good repair , but would recom mend that about 300 feet of rip-iap bo put in tbo river on the north side , and that when tbo bridge is in need of repairs to any extent said bridge be shortened about 25 fcot in length. ' * > Gates bridge , south channel , 148 cf loot long , wo found iu bad condi tion. In our opinion 400 fcot of rip-rap put in hero would make it possible to narrow the channel to 100 foot. North channel , 52 foot long we found in good repair , In & our opinion there in no need of thin bridge and wo would recommend that when this bridge neucbi general repairing the bridge bo taken out and a grade put in place , Walworth bridge , north channel , 100 fcot long south channel 80 foot long. Wo found both thcdo bridges in lairly good repair but would re commend that when any extensive repairs are necessary on the north channel bridge , the bridge across HP id north channel bo taken out and graded and the south channel rip- raped. West Union bridge , 431 feet long , we found in good repair except north approach. Wo would ruoum mend 111 it rip-rap about 100 feet Icng bo put in on south side begin ning about 300 feet above the [ bridge to form a wing dam On the north side we rcoi imnend that about 1 50 feet of rip-rap be put in beginning i p the channel and end ing at the hritrgf. Sargent bridj/o 521 foot long. Wo recommend that when there is need of general repairs on thid bridge the channel bo narrowed to 100 feet by putting in rip-rap , and the bridg" shortorioii accordingly. All of which is resnictfullv sub milled , Arthur , Coonoy , Carr. Board adjourned to 1:80 : tomorrow. Friday , Juno 20,11100. The board mot at 1.30 p. m. pur- uant to adjournment ; all members _ ) rosunt. Thu minutes of the Thurs- lay session were road and approv ed. It waB moved by Mr. Nicholas and seconded by Mr. Coonoy that Supervisor C O. Lind be authorized and instructed to provide for trans * portatioii , clothing and necessary oxpouooH connected with bending Clarence ( II , Drum to the institution for f leeblo minded you that Beatrice and that during the time said Clarence < II. Drum is kept at said institution i Custer county pay all necessary i expense connected there with. \ with.A A vote being taken the chairman declared the motion carried. It was moycd by Mr. Conley and seconded by Mr. Niohohs that the board reconsider their action taken December 21 in the matter of the claim of Shamp Bros. A vote was had with the following result : Voting ing aye , Bochbuhl , Couloy. Voting ing nay , Arthur , Coonoy , Liud , Nionolan. The chairman declared tbo motion lost. It was moved by Mr. Liud and seconded by Mr. Nicholas that in the matter of the proposed timber bridge ou the county line between DaWHor. and Custer counties , on the south line of HOC 30-13 25 ; that the authorities of Dawsoii couu'y be notitied by the clerk of this br.anl to put in said bridge and that ( Jus- ter county will boar ono ha'i of lha expense thereof ; said bridge to bo about 24ft. long , and that ( Supervisor Lind be authorized to purchase the tiling that is there belonging to Dawson county , or to soil what belongs - longs to Custer county. The mo tion carried. Mr. Lind presented the follow ing : Kesolvod that G. E. Carr , Chair man of the Board of Suporvisorpbo authorized and instructed to employ some ono to investigate the condi. tion of real estate in various tp's iu CtiHter county , to obtain a know ledge of thu amount of real otsato taxes delinquent , and to report at the next meeting ol thid board the ( acts obtained by him. Moved and carried to adopt this resolution. Moved by Coonoy and seconded by Lind that G. E. Oarr , Chairman of this board bo and hereby is in structed to take charge of the collec tion of the delinquent personal taxes duo Custer county , and to employ what assistance is necessary in the prosecution of slid collection , and to direct the County Attorney of said county to institute and main tain any and all suits uooeesary iu the collection of paid loses. The roll was called with the fol lowing rrsuit. Voting aye , Arthur , Broohbuhl , Coonoy , Nicholas , Lind , Votuig nay , Couloy. School District 101 requested that certain school lands be appraised , as they have made application to pur chase a tract containing ono acer situated iu the se of sec 30-10-22 Moved and carried that Coonoy , Arthur and Carr bo appointed ap praisers to appraise s id land. Moved and seconded that the action of the board taken yesterday in the matter ol ccrtaio road peti tions then ordered to bo adveitised , bo reconsidered , and that ilia County Clerk bo and if > hereby in strueted to hold the said petitions until a sufficient sum is deposited oaoh case by the respective peti tioners to cover expensa if the po tion is not granted. The roll call gave the following vole. Voting aye , Arthur , Coonoy , Conloy ) Voting nay , Breohbuhl , Nichrla" , Lind , Cirr. Motion lost. Wo your oomtmttop , recommend that the report ol the Stale Exam iner on the office of the Ex-treasurer of Ouster county , II. Lomax , bo publifihod and spread on the Super * isorn' record. Moved and carried to accept the cport and adopt it as rocommomi- d. Moved by Conloy and seconded > y Coonoy that the Treasurer be ind hereby iu instructed to refund to 3. B. Thompson the Hum of & 74 85 ax paid under protest , Moved and carried that the board adjourn. J , B. Oflnotmisr , Co. OH ; . O. W. ILtKim , Deputy. Tucnday July , 10. , 1000. Pursuant to 214G gee. Cl of tbo com piled Statutes of Nebraska the County loiird mot In regular heaslon nt tbo Court House In Hrokcn Bow , nt 0 a * m mil wore culled to order by G. E. Carr Chairman. Thcu wore present tbo following members1 , J. T. Arthur O. 13. Carr. J.R Hrochbulil C. O. Lind. J. W. Coiley B. J , . Nielolas Mr. Coonoy won absent 01 nccount o sickness In hie family. The minutes o [ Friday , June 20. , 100 ( wore rend and aj pioved. It was moved by Coaloy imtl pccondo by Nlcl O'IIB ' that tbo board reconsider tlicir notion tnkon June 28. In the mutter of the erroneous tiix claim ol II. JO. I'reeaey , Motion WIIB ! o3l. It wtis inoeil and carried that the chairman apj o'nt committees to check up thu books ot the various county olilceiB. The chairman appointed the fol'owlniz commitoeB : County Clerk's olllco , J. T. Arthur , J. W. Conley. Treasurers ollloe , B. L. 0. O. Lind. llecorduro olllco , lircchbuhl , Carr. Sheriff's oniue , J. T. Arthur , J. W. Oonloy. County Judge's ollice J.T. Arthor , J.W. Couloy. It was moved and carried Hint the board now adjourn until I ) o'clock. Saturday morning iu order that the committee ! ) may have tlrno to check up'1 the books of the various county ofllcere Saturday June 10. The board met at 9 a. m. pursuant to adjournment. All the members wore present except Cooney who IB atill de tained at homo by eickness. The minutes of Tuesday Juno 10 , were read and approved. In vtow of the fact that the commit tecs have not finished checking up tbo various ofllcea It waa moved and carried to adjjuu until Monday at I ) o'clock In ardor to give thorn time to finish their work. Monday , July 10 , 1000. The county board met at 0 A. M. puiBuant to iuloiirnmont | and were call led to order by the chairman. The roll called showed nil the mem bers present. Minutes of Saturday rend and approved. The ohairmin of the I'ooi Farm Committee reported that be has seen Mr. S. 11. Hoed In regard to purchase of School land hold by him under contract , mild Heed offers to assl- sign his contract for said land to Custer county for $282.00 with Interest fully paid to January 1000. Geo. E. Carr. It was moved by Nicholas ! und secon ded by Lind ttiut the Poor Farm , Court UOUSQ and Jail Suppy Comiaittco bound hereby Is instructed and authorized to purchase lumber , thliiRles , a to no and nil other iiialorlnl nocesaaiy for the con htiuotloii of a bnru 80ft. by 40 , 10ft. high according to plans and specifications on Ille in ofliceof Co. Clerk , an I that the ndvertieo for bids , contract fir an-1 caiiso to ba oreoted such turn on ' the Poor Funi ; of CusUr county n . Biicb n place ou Eii'd ' farm as in their judgtnsnt will he most con violent. It W B moved by Coonoy and seconded by Arthur to amend the mo'.loa by strik ing out the words "Advertise for bids.1' The vote to so amend was as follows ; Voting Aye , Arthur , Brechbchl , Cooney , Carr. Voting Nay , Conley , Lind , Nloholi ns. The chairman declared the motion to amend carried. A vote wao then taken on the quos tlon as amended with the following 10- Bult. Voting Aye , Arthur , lircchb.ihl , Coon ey , Unir. Voting Nay , Conley , Lind. The motion was declared carried. Moved and carried the board now r.d- journ until 0 o'clock tomorrow morning. Tuesday July 17,1)100 ) , Board convened promply nt 0 a. ra. with rtll the members preiont. The minutes of yeftoidxy wore read and approved. Moved by Nicholas and seed , bHcd that , Wlicrpiks tbo present poor firm la not an largo an could be used by the Coir'ty nilviiiittKcoui > l- ami u Herons tboro in a10 aero truck of In ml own ed tij S. II. Hcailvhlcli la surrounded upon three blilca by iirogt'iit poor farm , und wliaiuns Httlil 8. II. Hend Udoilrouaof MillInK sold hind nnit otlois tbo tnM land to Cutnor county at Sl" UJ pur iicro ami whcroun t > .tld land ID fairly ami rrnsniinbly wor'hralii ' sum and uhcrc.-u U np % Iiei.ru to tills Hoard to bo ( or tbo hcrH Interest of Ibo county to | iurchn o ealJ 40 aero truck , -ald track bell i ; tba Boutli Kast 4 ot ( lie North Uust foiirthof Suction UJ Tp. 1H , H . - ' - ' , v > u t U p. in. In ( "qtjter County Nobni ki , and w licroni tlio 'aid S. II Itoad has olforcd to aasl n to f U Ouster county the ftilo contract hold by blui from thu btsto of Nobraika for cald luiul subject to tlu aincunt due tlioroon ftiul whureas thu rqulty uf llio suM 9.11. Ito.iilln i-fthl luml , at 515 00 per Ecru uftcr dodMCtlni : the amount ilnu to thn etnlu of Nubriukn thrcon U tbo num or $ 'S00 There fore bo It resolved that upon the rx cutlon by the said S. U , Head of n proper aesimnunt | of his said cale contract to sn'd county of Uustor , niul tbo delivery of the oilcliml contract tcatd county ot Ouster Unit n clnlin upon the ( joncrnl fund ot 8fi d county bo allowed to cull S. II. Jtoail for the tuld sum ot f' . ' ' CO In f'lll payment for hts Interest in sulil laud , to-wlt , S U ) o f N K 4 , tec. .1U , tp. It * , North of rg. Si , Voting Ay ? , Arthur , Hrechbulil , Cooney , Carr , Nicholas , Lind. Voting Nay , Conloy. The olmirnnn declared motion oarrlod. Comes now Sylvester II , Koail and re ports to the county board of Caster county , that whereas ho has thin day assigned to the county ot Cuatcr hlo hi threat In and to certain school land In Custer county and nil the improvcmontR thereon , and , whcrene said Sylvester II , Ilcnd Is to have the crop upon said lander ( or the yoir 19DO , nov therefore the said Sjlvestor II. Road hereby olTore to gat the crop off of said land by Doc. 1st 000 , and tiald county la to have full and complete poasctelon ot said land by Doc. let 1000. Sylvester II. Road. It was moved by ooouey and second ed by Lind that the above agreement bo accepted and approved by the hoard. Motion curried. The claims committee recommended that thu claim of Sylvester II. R end lot § 232,00 for pohool land contract bo al lowed. It was moved and carried to adopt the report and to allow the bill. The Dridyo and Bridge Claims Committee reported an follows : We , your committee , respectfully report thatwo have examined the Samp bridge across Elk Creek , in Elk Creek precinct and have found it constructed according to plan and spcciffcalionp. Wo therelorc re commend that satd bridge bo acenp- led. Carr , Arthor , Nicholas , Liud. Moved and carried lhat the report bo accepted and that it bo ordered ai recommended by the committee. The Bridge Commitloo reported on the Smith bridge : \Vo , jour Bridge Committee , sub. mil the following report : Wo have examined the Smith bridge ou Spring Creek , constructed by D. A. Vfliisant , and wo recommend that said bridge bo accepted. Mov d and carried thai the report bo accepted and adopted. The special committee which was . appointed to chock up live tps. in I Ouster county for the purpose of ar ' riving at some conclusion in regarc to the amount of taxes now delin quent on real estate in Custer coun ty submits the following report : That I have checked up what I believe to bo live average tps , viz : Broken Bow , Arnold , Wood River Victoria and Douglass Grove , witJ the following results : Broken How tp Arnold tp Wood Ither 6 , Vlctriu : Ooujjlas Urovc Tolul Avcrageperlp All of which respectfully milted this 17th day of July , G. E. Carr. Moved and carried to adjourn til 9 a. m. tomarrow. Wednesday , July 18 , 19C The board mot al 9 a. m. , al members being present. Minute of yoster Jay read and approved. It was moved by Mr. Cooney and seconded by Mr. Nicholas tha whereas the request ofV. . II Shoush for $9.00 tor taxes olaimoi to have been tsyice piid , was allow ad by this board through fraud imposition and mialake , therefore b it resolved that the action hereto fore taken in the allowance of Eaici claim bo ind hereby is reconbiderod Motion carried. Moved by Cooney and Hecondo by Couloy that the claim of W II Shoush for 9 10 for taxes claimed t have been Iwico paid 16 bo rejected ai.cl the County Clerk bo and hereby by is ordered to cancel the warran prepared for said W. II. Shounl and of the county boarti , and ih clerk be ordered lo notify said W 11. Shoush of their action. Motio carried. Moved by Lind and seconded by Arthur that tljo levy bo made fo Broken Bow City as follows : Waterworks 7 mill ( ) lllcrs fund 3 mil General pnrpoeca i mil Street nud bridge ; l null Judgement 0 mill Also that a levy of 10 mills b made for general purposes for th village of Sargent- Motion carried The following request by J. Tooley , Co. Supt. , was represented and upon motion regularly mad and seconded the request was grant ed. To the honorable board of Super visors , Gentlemen : I would re spcctfully ask your houorablo bed to appropriate the sum of $30 00 I purchase supplies for school die iriols , ccrtioates cf award etc. t full report of expenditure of hi money will bu made at the prope timo. J. J. Tooley , Co. Supt. Moved by Nicholas and seoondo by Lind tint M. K * Sohuorinyor Co. Treaa. , be and hereby IB order ed to pay lo the state of Nobraski the amount of principle and intercs duo said state upon those of Ih uei and the nJof the nej and tin swi of ne | all m sou. 30 Tw. 18 , n Kg. 22 , Oth p. m. , said sum to b paid out of the general fund of saic land being school land , the sal contract for which is hold by Cuato county. The roll call gave iho followin res'iltVoting aye , Arthur Brech buhl , Couloy , Connoy C.-rr , Niehol as , Lind. Voting nay none. Th ohirman declared the motion car ried. ried.Moved Moved by Nicholas and sooonflb by Arthur that the Poor Fajn Court House and Jail supply I' . 0. WOItNA'Mj , rrciMent. I J. A. HAUmS.Cndiler. . . . A. J. noilKUTHON.VIcc'rfcs , f W. D.'ULACKWKLL , Ass't Uafhlor . Farmers Bank of Custer County- , BROKEN BOW , NEB. Transacts a General Banking Business. County Claims and Warrants Bought. PEAL Fancy Groceries AND QUEENS WARE milteo bo and hereby in ordered and instructed to construct a post and wire fence along the cast north side of the nei of sec. 30-18-22 , being a part of the poor farm of said county. The motion carried. Upon motion regularly made and seconded , the followirg request for a cattle ohuto was gianted by the board. To the Honorable Boaid of Supervisors - visors : I would rospootfuljy a k that I bo granted the privilege of puting in a oattlo chute across a public highway road between sec. 23 and twenty four m Doglas Grove preeiont , said chute to bu 10 fcot wide , to maintained by mo without cxpence to the county. Henry Worloy. The Finance Committee reported that they have examined the Com mittee to Lease County Property , and to collect rent for same , to bo correct and recommend that it bt > accepted. Nicholas , Lind , Conley. A request from the board of Brok en JJow school district was real as follows : June 11,1900 , Broken Bow , Neb To the honorable Board of Cua- ter County , Neb : Your peti tioners , the Board of Broken Bow school district , respectfully ask that an order bo given to the bond fund of said bchool dietiiot to pay the list of warrants attchcd hereto. Rcsppctful'y , II. Lumax , Com. WP , the Finance Committee , reo ommoud that the following transfer bo made to the general fund of 1699 Advertising fund S WQ 01 High school an 00 KufHlnn thtetlo 117 L"J llmik lateral IBO L'S Koidiuml L',230 OU RndKofund Ml' ) CO County judgement 791 00 Total * iWljtJ-ri Signed , Nicholas , Lind Conley. Moved and seconded that the re port be accepted and adopted as recommended , Voting aye , Arthur Breohbuhl , Conney , Conley , Carr , Lind. Voting nay , UOUP. Air. Nicholas excuspd by the chair. Moved and carried to grant this request. Moved and cariod that the Coun ty Clerk bo and hereby is instructed to at once draw a warrant for frSC.OO in favor of Sup. C. O. Lind , said amount to bo used by him iu the ease of Claranoo Drum , whom he was instructed by the board at their Juno meeting to place in the nstitution for MeobloFinded Youth at Beatrice , Neb. Moved by Breobbuhl and second , ed by Conloy that the action taken by this board on March 7 , 1900 , on the claims of T A Lesiuro for col lecting delinquent taxes bo rescind ed and that T. A. Leisure bo notifi ed of the action taken by this board heroin. The roll was called with the following results : Voting aye , Arthur , Breohbuhl , Conloy , Coonoy Carr , , Lind. Voting nay , none Mr. Nioholan not voting having been excuse 1 from furlhur attendance by the chairman. Moved by Breohbuhl and second ed by Couloy that the claims of T. A. Leisure for collecting delinquent taxes bo rejected and that the Coun ty Cleric bo and hereby is ordered to caneel the warrant heretofore prepared for said Leisure and to mark said warrant canceled by order of the county board , an I to notify T. A. Leisure of tnis action. The roll call showed the follow ing vote. Voting aye , Arthur , Breohbuhl , Conloy , Coonoy , Car , Lind. Voting nay , none The chairman declared the motion carried. M vud and turned that a reuefis be taken until 1:30 : p. m. Xtio Climate of Hot The oliraato of Hot Springs Is u illko that of aoy other part ol South Dukatn ; unlike even those nearby portions of tlie lilack Hills , wnaro one would tuppoao the atmospheric conditions would bo precisely tho'same. The days arc in variably bright ; the nights cool , uidJen changes lulrcquent. And there is BO llttlo humidity one mi ht bo pardoned [ or fsiylug thurii la uouo. The air is singularly pure. It tcmptg you to stay outdoois ad day IOUR. It eiucls you tp bed tired nud sleepy. It reuses you in the morning refreshed , in * vogoratcd , ready for the doings of the day. It eends the blood hurrying through your veins. It niakts you htm- ry ; filler lo climb mountains , to walk , to bathe , to dance , to ao everything ; and auythlt s tlmt is good for you. Nt-xt to thu wonderful hoalicg waters , It is the one thing that , more than any other , makes the weak strong and the ttrcmg stronger. Ijui'lng July and August the Burling ton Kouto will rim several chenp excur sions to Hot Springs. The rate is ono fre , plua 82 00. for the round trip. Tickets bcnr llooral return limit and I ho Bu llrgton's service to the Black Hills la unrlviillcd. Call ou the local ticket agent of I he 1 $ . & M. 11. R. 11 nud let him tell you what it will GjSC you to make the trip , and when the special rates Will bu in effect. Ueiiiitlftilly illustrated advertising matter descriptive of the li ink llilla mailed ou request. J. Francis , Gtiieral Passenger Agent , Omaha , Nib. FAUSI Fou SAMS : At Upton , . 1GO acres cf good farm land , SO1 acres in cultivation end the rest fenced in pasture , with three wires. . Good four room , sod house ; corn crib and grainory , each 12x10 fcot , . connected ; stable and chicken house oto. For particulars call on J. J. Snyder , Broken Bow , or Stophe" wHcox , on premises.35-3UT STATE OF NEI1RASKA ( . , , CUHTKH COUNTC , ( ' At a eoealon | tliu County Conrt , for thn County of CiiBtur , lioWun at ilio County < ourt Room in llrokun How , ou tue - day of July 1UOO * rrecent.I. A. Armour Connly Jiulgo. In the matter of thu Relate of Andrew J. Unrk DccunAi'd. CLri application by petition oflila K. Murk of HHTkcu How ro , rciimtlng union ) ; other tilings that Andruw J. Hurk an Inhuliltjnt of B Id Countr , on the W day of July l'J 0 nt euld County dlnd lutestatu , lunvlni ; catatu to ha ndmlnlBtoio' ' . That the nutltlnnur U widow of paid docca'O'l , and prays that administration of anld deceased bu vriiutod'o her. 11in uicuuiittu , Timt warn application | > o heard at the County Court Room , at the Con't House , Iu the City of ruken How , on the 17 day or Aucuat liuo , at 1 o'clock 11. in IT IS FUKT1IKU O < IrtKEU , That notice thereof he tIven to all persons hy puhllcntlon of Midi notice at least thtco t\eukt * eutcrB.iivcly , jirovlousto the tlino appointed. Iu ihu Uiutur County Honbllcun , n weekly newspaper In putd county. Copy J. A. AIIUOUII , County Judgo1 ( Seal ) The situation in China is utill dark. But the prediction of the Ke- runucAx last weak that conditions there hail boon greatly oxiueratod wo still hope it will provo correct. Politics some times not only makes strange bed fellows but causes very queer things to happen , A month ago wo had two populists papers in Broken Bow but no pop. ulist party * Now wo have a popu list party and no populist papers , but instead two democratic papers ,
