ion uu' lold tint taxi-H cannot It
any uiglur boomine tint county lov >
IB at HH limit , lot IIH yrKut that il IB ,
Now jusi pe.l jour lux roooipl ftm' '
lot IIH t'mnro u litlio. Yon itnvo a
farm of ItiO nurui that yon oiti nHl
at ft 1-200. $1 100 , or $1000 ; your tux
receipt hhowh it valued ut ab.mt
$200 , wt irh iit IT ) diillH , w mid b <
fcB.OO but if UMHt'HUPd at NO I at 16
millH , would b 40 00 , or if limed a-
$800 ut K nnllM , would be $12 00 ,
and H on M ) a t'uir en * ! ) v.nuo of
your f.'irin , ami it IH the dulv of the
assessor to JIHHOHH propi'My at i ftut
oaHh valur , but it IIUH bei'ii UKH"H6tjd
at fiom oiitt-etxth to oin.-ti inli of
us value , ami while it i.s true tlui
the levy him been \ \ * hifjlr iia tin
Htulutory limit , yet your taxt-H oan
bo made hiirh'T by THsn Hinu ; you
property higher , altio you- levy O'n
be fjrealer ih.in 10 milln by rejwoii
of county boudH , jiiiigiiuMUt > , etc. .
acaiiiKl tlit < count v.
Kirnt , thnrv- , would bo a if rent
many IHMV books to buyin which lr >
transcribe from the old hoolcu th-.t
portion which belong to each now
county. In iho lojjistor'ti otti.n
thor are 150 boclcc , and in iho din
triot oourt there would bo about 70 ,
nnd each new eoini'y wnild have tn
buy their fourth , lu'i-idoti many otluu
books , and then a eouit honso lei
onch oounty , and viults or lim proof
Hafc'H inviuuh to Iccop your record *
and filcH.
In thd roomier of duodH ol'ico yo'i
will find 08,384 pagffi of record ,
throu-fourths of whioh would hav'
tf bo oopind in ether books for the
now counties Theoo O .ilS'l jiajh
will average -lot ) words to iho p.iyo.
which will bo M,77 2,800 wirds ,
threo.fourthH or 2,079JQO ( Words oi
which will Iruti to bu uopitid. Now
what will it uoHt to copy , proofread
road , and enter each iiiHirinnont in
the numerical in ' .ox , also in tin
direct and indirect index'I.Iov \
many worun ean one PITHDII HO oopj.
proof road uud index in u day , re
alixing that most overv d.\y HOIIU
one in in looking up nomu land that
ihnv urn in ten-Hied in : Home of you
* -
farmorri are in nlmo t every day ,
and probably want llic book thoj
arc copying from , and yon luu'O tin
first right to the book , HO the opy-
jsl will have to wait until you nrc
through , o how many wordn oould
ono copy ? I bolit-vo U,60 ( ) woroV
nndur sudi oiruumHtiiticeH would b
an voraio d y work , wliioli would
require 0 ,3'2 da\H for one person U
copy Iho reuorUH for the thnio ue\\
oounlieK , and at $ 2.r.O per day , v ! r _ <
rcaooimhto for tmuh work , would lj
$23,080 lor the three iu-\v c.outilicc i
to pay for oopyint from ibn otu
oflicu ( at 300 working d.iyH in tin
your , it would taUn ono jierHOo 30
years and 232 d iyn ) ( or it wouhi
takoUl porwoiirt 150.V dayH , or six
moutliH , to do the work ) or tuipi > OH
you oouhi bin ) a oopyiwt nt $ Js pei
day , it would oortt tins tbrou now
counties $18'KM ; or nupi/oHU the )
Hbould copy ! J,000 WOUH pi > r day-\i
$2 50 pur day , it would oust yon
$10,332 50. Thu average iiuinbei
of words copied per day for lie
year 180S ) , in the n > ( ; inU'i'n olliue
was 2,1-17 prr clerk , an nhoirn hj
the recordH , bitHidPs there arc are n
great nvmy town pl.it' ' ' . d cuini.'ter
plain to bo drawn oil' , that in not
included in the above , and all of tin
old hoolcu w'juld stay in the oh !
oounty ; none of thoRuplilu 01 pacoi-
could bo torn or out out And tint
IP juKt a reasonable eeliuulo forotn
oflioi ) .
COUNTY BtU'EKlNTKNDUN'T's OKK10K.
Now in case of coun'y division ,
would not the re < ords portainini ; t <
the orgauiKition of h hnol ilicirio ! '
have to bu copied and orriiliod to ,
from the HUperintcndMni'c olVm > > ,
that y&u may know of thooryuiii/\- ; ;
tion of your own diptrift , and hold
intact tlit * biuindirioH of your dib-
triotH , for I don't think you would
organize a now , and probably ft
great many papers and lih-H eU'eol-
eng your diHtriol , would bn needed ,
and there arc 250 Nchool diHtiioiH
in the county , und all that would
cost uomethiiif { .
COUNTY UI.BIUC.
In the county clerk' * oilioo yon
will find a lart/e amount of work to
done , in the wiv ; of going over the
records , and find everything per
taining to thu laying nut an 1 cutah-
lihhing of roads und hiuldiig ol
bridges , Honb anordern of tlu > countv
bo.iid , petitions and contractn , and
all trmiHcribnd in a projiur br.ok for
e.uih . new county , nach rend and
bridge loomnd in iln proper countv.
alao all lovmn alfectinK unpaid
taxes , and there are a jnoat
many ofllcial bonds of record of
oftiuera and Kohool troasuierN , that
would have to bo transferred , and
inacy other paporn and lilew.
The chattel morlgago biiHinecs is
a largo aJfair , and it seems to mo
either tbny would have to bo copied
or the indexes copied , to each now
county , oawh party located and oer-
to the county in which bo
livi'H , or if juit the indicts are c r-
titied tn , why in that cane you
would go to your now county clerk
( in cants yon want lo buy Homo per-
lOiml property ftoin your nuiuhbor ,
and want to h'nd out if t'lt-r" ' IH u
chattel inoriuay * ? acnuiHt him ) and
Hd the niimbiTf of record and date ,
Htul then go to liroken How to see
if this mo tRitgo ooverH the proppfiy
you ro after And c > fl Mi tunen you
would nnt tn Link up Momeiliiiig
portni'iing tn your nxnn'rixmcnt for
old or buc < > ears , and th y would
bo nt the old court house in old
Ouster , aod thorn ftr a. u > reat many
htle | things that would nomw up ,
tnd pnpiTH nnd mat tern lo copy that
one cannot begin to onumer.ua.
SUllVBYOn
In tlm Hiirvojor'fl oflico there will
ho Hurvoyn nnd pltt : * , mid n great
many noln portaiutng to the purvey
of I 'HI do and lout that will have tube
bo trftiiforibt'd to the now eotintiuH ,
'hat ' portion which etl'ectH land ir ,
naoh new county.
.Tir nie.
In the conn i y judizo'H ofll'io the
unliniRhi d probalu inattiTH will have
to be Inuiteil up , and that part ot
iho lileH , rouordH mid papers iraiin-
'errod and traiiccribftd , for each new
O'Miuty tbetr portion.
018THIOT COU1IT.
in the district oteik'u L lind 37,501
of houiut volumes of com
rcunrdn , and b' ' ut 'J.-IOO pages
ready lo bu b.-uml , mikini : ; iUU01 )
iaj eH ot uainpb'tii record ti. go over ,
tnd divide to eauh county whoruii.
a oll'uctH land , und a Urge part of
thoHi rroordu pertain to land.
What IH HID uompleli ) record ? I1
IH it rucord ol all the pro codtn < ) t >
iho district court , together wtih d
copy of thu peiitioup , etc. As 1
laid before a largo part of theat :
records is conc rniog ln.id . , and in
order that you may understand , i
will give yon an example : Say n
mortttaigt' IH forooloued on a Irani of
laud , arid a complilo rm-.nrd urule ,
It would uouBist of thu following :
Polition , Hmniuoue" , Rhnriff's return
on tjitminntiH , all aiiHwcrt and papers
tiled in the oas" , all ordure of the
court and juunul ontriiK , decruo of
20U11 , oMur of Buk1 and ndvertise-
meut , and return of oidcr of eale
ind order of uoiilitiiiatioii of nal.-
I'vorytljiny tn-riuining to the fore-
donor * ? proooedui s , lint would be
v complete rucnrtl. Why \vould
iboy need to bo copied V HeuaiitH
in lookinu up title to laud , where
( ihovill'n deed baa benu Iwiuied , you
want to know whether or not all
the pioo odings are correct , and thu
plane to tiud ihetu ut from the uom-
p'olo ' records and liluc. Now then ;
ire 3ttJl ) ( paqes , and the legal fee
s 50j per page , which would
( ilO,080 50. three-fourths ol which
voultl be 41 * 1,98..35 , but Hiippor
ve oay 30j n pug" for copying , wo
wduliHinva $11,08 30 , and three-
lounhs ot tlint v.'ouUl bo 8 001 20
l5eKitlcs ilicro an * a lir < > t < uiiiubi-i ot
papfTH nnd orders OIUHIHO of that
10 copy and certify to.
Then there ani 10 appearance
lockutp to go tbrouzhor ! the t'lMiucr
DUIM of them , ami divide the canes
0 tli'-ir proper lonnty Tlierti will
jo 3 judgment luouniB that will not
iiv : > j to be trunsffirofi , but th-
jutltiineutH ( which are alive ) will bo
1 lion on land if the party nguiunt
fhom the judgment is rendered
owns land , rnd how will you find
out , in uaec you buy a pieuu of land ,
ii'lini l > m' < ir net. tl < nri nrn nn\j
J
muni Ji-na , nnlenH you oomc to
Broken how , whom tbu judgment
record * tin * , and if you luivu tohat
do you j'iun ?
OOUNTY TKBA8UUUH.
This oll'ito iiouutTiiH the taxes , of
which all will bo more or leas ac
quainted , but in it wt > find a { > nut
loul of work to bo done. There if
i Inrtjo P mount of unpaid taxet" ,
vbtuh will have lo bo copied. Of
thu farm Ian 1 they aio o..ly due
linoo 1805 , except a low which run
uaek to 1803. Of the town lom , tin-1
taxeii run back for many yearn ; lor
instance in the town of Cat In way
Uioro ni' * : t largo number of lots
upon which there nro now duo H
years' laxe.a , includinj ; the year
IHHO , nnd there are other town *
w th taxes for many yours , and all
unpaid personal taxes for many
yean * will also have to bo trans
ferred. In the copying of
taxeh , the name of tutr on
will have to be writtoii , the t'eaurip ' *
tion of land , value and oaob kind ot
tax , tb.ui iBHtate , oouuty.Rohool , etc. ,
and ftlrio total This will hive to
bo carefully eomparod. nnd each
pi rsonal and Innd tax pul in th
oounty lo whu-.h n belongs , and thin
Would ho iv lonii , tedioux job ; and
thorp would bu the tax na'p ' record ,
wliicb contaiiiH many traolH of land
sold for taxuH , which are not ro-
dot'inod , Ty divide out th Eo laxas
to their proper oountiuH , you will
hav ! to go through CO bofk or
mor One oui hitrdly gueMS of the
amount of work to bn do mi ,
SUSUtl'J' .
I * in UIQ division pspnru a grunt
deal * aid about slier ill H mtluaueri be
IIH ? $10,000 per ye r. Did von uv r
ntop to tb'tik nn.l oaloultitu. The
shenff'n mil"uge fees is b cunts pur
tnibj tor each miln noijeosarily and
actunlly trKVoic'j ; now lor th <
Hll r f ! to n-kru 10,000 , at T
( U'litH a mile , bu would huve
to trave.l 200.000 tuilcu a year , and
If Ui flttttilt was lo drive the whole
306 days , ho woul.1 have lo travel
648 ruilc'H ftch day lo make it , and
if he WON to drive 70 milen pir ; day ,
it would t ko him 2 57 flays , or 7
V'W nnd ! 10ii duyn , or counting
iSund'tyn out , , it would iftke 8 men ,
driving 70 miles each a day , ] year
to earn 110,000 in mileage.
Now , kind reader , I have b"un
very connrrvntivn in my estitralo ,
nnd v ry rennonible in my ligurea ,
for in the matter of pages I am uor-
rucl , for 1 hnvu Iho oof each book
and N . of pugcs in each book.
HKCAl'JTUJ.ATION.
Oflice of rcyiHit r of deodn ,
lo copy you : { ol rec
ords 23,080 00
Oflie.e of di-lrict oourt
copy you ( if records.il tOH5 35
and then a vast amount of work not
enumerated , uith the work from the
HIU'K M UIIIUl'jHIirvuj ut i' mnuv ,
nperintoiidoutaoUicoooutity judge's
ollice , county treasurer's ollicc , es
tablifihini * nuw county seals , build
ing court hoiiHCH , jails , vaults or
Ore j > rnof Haf"-s and the buying of
boot * * , of which there v/ill bo near
ly 300 , and they will cost you from
$10 to $10 each , or average you
about t-13 tnch and a great many
liiii ! ( H wo can't think of. I toll you
It will " t binvvcun $75,000 and
,000 to do it.
It jou wish to got an idea of the
miteiiitudo of the work , and books
to bu gufie through , just call on the
county oUioiMH , who are genial , ats-
nomni' dating ytuitlcman , and they
can -MVP you notno idea. It itlike
buildiutr i hoiisi von think you have
uonntod everything , and your hou e
will cos4 : you $000 , but whun you
not t.l rouih it has cost you near
fCmd voter , think on these
boioro you vote ou division.
Respectfully HiibmitUid for your
perusal and careful eonsideraUon.
J C.MOORE.
HAVE WE REACHED THE LIMIT
OF TAXATION IN CUS-
TERCOUNTY ?
It ia claimed by the divisionisti
that taxes cannot bo any higher than
ut prusont for the ro/ison that fifteen
mills is the limit that cun bo loviud
far county purposos.
H ia conceJuil that , no more than
fifteen mills can bo levied for county
purposes unless nuthomod by a vote
of th ] iuoplo , as in the ouso of
county bonds.
SKO. ' 1. article 1 , chapter 77 of our
revenue law provides that personal
property "hlmll b valued at its fair
cash vnlne.
8uc. 5 , Heal estate ' shall bo val-
llad lit- il * I'.nr inilno nulinnitnil ut tint
price it would bring at n voluntary
sale thereof , when public notice lutd
boon given , nnd a payment of one-
third cash and the balnnco souured
by a mortgage on the property- "
Now , I ask auyono who is in doubt
as to whether or not IHXOH may bo
iiicronsud , lo look at hi tas ivi-nipts
ami any whothur his jiroperty has
t'oon ussohi'ed ut its "fixir value" , na
dcfinod by iho law. If so iho limit
is reached ; if not , the limit has not
boon reached.
Even ono knows , who knows any
thing'.about it , that the assessors of
Una county , at. thair meeting resol
ved to assess property at one-fourth
its vnluo , and ua a mutter of truth it
is , and for yours has been , assessed
ut from one-sixth to ouo-tcnth of its
value.
If the property in this county \MIS >
asbtibsed as the law provides it shall
l > , our levy for county purposes
would not tixcoed three or four nulls
on the dollnr ; and would raise as
much money as the present levy of
tiftuun millri dooa upon iho oiio-sixlh
to one tenth valuation-
No , Mr. 13reoa , that stiiteniont
won't do. All Custor county has to
do , if they wimt to rniao moro money ,
IB to increase the assessed valuution
of the property , ami this can bo done
by your n&st ssora nnd boards of uqual-
C , L. G urj'i : aox.
ABOUT OOUNTY LEVIES.
Custor . 15
Buffalo . 19
Uaweon . . . 22
Valley . 2'4
Sherman . 2C.J
Lo an . 28\ '
Jihiino . 2-1
Loup . 24J
Now , Kuadora , if you doubt Ihe
corr * > otnH8 o { ' the above fifjtiros , don't
tttkw the word of tiny ono for it ; jiibt
write to the oounty clerks of the
oountio ? uuinod , and get the information
mation ilirwot. It will only cost you
H two cwnt stamp. Then ask yoni
division nuigltbor if the siniill conn-
liee ndioiniu Ouster are being rut
on n nrtoG.ii mill luvy.
VOICE
Sound Argument From A Substantial Farmer.
Nobr. Oat. 9 > , h , 1900.
ilr. Editor :
.hint liuw nuy IH.-V [ iiipot ot thu Nortli-
or ttiu Nurlti-wvat imrt o ( UuKtor
OtJimry can eu't , a vote for County Dlv
slon , witti thu piopoimd llnuti UB tliuy
nro , it- more Umn I am nblu tu undtr-
rfiDtid. It U'u are to cllviilo ut nil , lia
not the people of the Northeast corner
gotriM rights ? Why D u , thai thin cor
tier IH junt one luill us Jur u nf >
tlm proposed Comity , C.illaMiy IH
In ? 'I'liln Coudtv nitty bu too
hut ttio vott-ra iif this cornnr
should nut. go to t.hn oi.ner extrtunu und
HHI Htiiull oornur wtient tlioy will hatil-
\V \ t ) i 0lt ) to ur atil/.H nun County at
all. Wliy IH It , ttiitt wnun thepe Hues
nr pro poBe.fl , tlio nortlionst corner i"
obliged lo KIVJ o miieli ut Its rlglitful
belonum tcrnlorv tu Kft n few ttolium-
orfl of U.illH\viiy , BhtlBlkd
\V nil rctib/.i ) that cue-fourth ot Old
Ouster is too Hiuall for u ( 'uunty , hut
how about una-fourtn le. (15,000 ( acres
of thu bast , lurid In Ouster count ) ' .
Tuo people imvu lietjn kept ijnornt
o iicuniiDK Ui'j pro.omd ( ilivmton lines
but we liupt ) tiey ! will luivu MI oppottun
I'y to fen tliiiui , and after looking Mn in
over , rtiiy outtinu Viite.-i ( or dlvidum
then , Hurely lliey tire Hiifft'rluK from
Irltiu tri Ittovuri Itdu *
\V iHur MIH iirKUinont thut Broken
Bow ( lUiHiiins ! ) ) ( only kuk ; rt ) n alns'
dlvlsl'Mi. Ot coiirsu , Urokun JJow will
oppose diviMini , but ov < 'ry out ) known
tnut i.huy nave not crmitcd a corruption
fund for the purpose ut o.irrjititf out
llit'ir oiids M hnn CallawAy.
Ono oj tbo KftmtehbouttturtUflH of ruir
quarter IH n tinin who ilocy not own n
fioot lurid , nor dufo not , pay over 3 00
( uxff n jeur , onu who IIHVUI lias any
tiu met'B at the county unt , one wluo
would not have UUSIIIPBS It A Oounty Soul
W'IH liiO'H'.Ki ott HViiry Hiui.l tiill In the
Nurtti MUHt corner. Tnlnk of Cuater
county buinj ; divided. Tnink ot ttie
northeaai , ooriior getting oiio-alstu ot
ihiH Cutiuiy , when it nliould have 0110-
. Tliinlc of thu north west corner
cut off with only oriBtolxch ot me
wholu or Ciiritvr county , uudull the wtifltu
mini iheru IH in tlir.i lomlity , xvitii
Murua only tun uilk-H away from liiokun
Bow na a cuunly ei'iit 'L'hesu people
iirtver elalmotl thuy wanted division be
cause of ( lltiUucu ( roti ) Uitt County Soul , ,
hut lliMi It , ia tlm enurininiA tees ot tbo
Btterltf.
Tliny truly bultevo that with four
atiiTlfi'B tbuy would feel A SBHISO of ro-
Hot' , with lour clerk * and ( our judges ,
and utipurlntontletitH aud treauurors. Ob
VH . we would bu relieved.
t our llucnt divialonlsto of
H y the vslue of 3our furm
would bo donbli.'d if VH v/ould divide
und cut oureulvuB off In one tnxtti of
OiHti'i' county. The tjiuio fallows could
! w hHiiril I o Hny , 4'o up the river fiO
uilk'B and liuihl u ditch and your furnis
will ho Morth 0100 per ncre " The sumo
onut ) can t ) heard to siiy , "Vote boniin
for the tllfch mid your laud will be
double In valuo. "
We used to h Kr them say if wo would
ittt ; a railroad , our Innd would bu doublt )
In vKluu.nbavuft purl of * diloh ,
wr uavr inu win \nnj uiiiiLin.uin : imiiunu ,
and w liavo toiid ; qimrturfl for Hilo now
at 81.-.MO that were worth $1,800 In 1890 ;
but , now , if you will only enclose your ,
aelj in on .sixth of thUi m-iRaUium'
County , \oiir tarmn will surely hedoub
led in value. Oh. yon , thesn lire tin *
Iliinucu-rB.but the antl-dlvimonlnth
< ay it will C'Kt ' more tit run four
countit > i , to hullU ( nur Oourt Hou e , to
tiaimlor recouls to keep four M\S \ ot
County o Ulcers , than to keep one.
IIro Mr. Bre a of Calliiwny , token
iho tloor. llo quoles thu statutes and
anye. 'How can they tax ua any more ?
The.n he looku wlee.
'How can they tax ua any moro , when
we are taxed to the limit , ho repeats. '
1 would like to ask Mr. Urega why It
o that tue levy tor Lounu Go. In U ;
l5inifie2J , Sliermnn "Z % > Vullo ;
and poor little Ljup 24 .j , and all the
rtiri D ( theae small counlico about the
, when the limit la 15 milU ?
r Co. liiui a 10 mill levy with only
ono four h valuation , while the aliovn
coumUit ! have moro tliiiu one-half viilu.i-
Hun.
Ut COIHHH this is a unMit qtiestlon for
a lauyerof Mr. ISn'Ku's cn'ibor ' to de-
etdo. Ioi ] > ayu , I defy unv nt the Mroken
How lackeya to uiiitwir hiH a atirttou. '
I'-rhups it would bo dlllk'Ult for any
itrnkHti How lactcev to hiis 'er. but n
Sal-limit ololt hoppf r WOUIQ s'.y , "Look
here , Mr. Un > iii ! , now that we have di
vided thia County into tour , aud Una
comer cannot mien luc in niey to do the
o thuU'JU.iy , what n't * we !
to du " ' -Shall ue disband ? " No , the
County will * > ' , You no1 have only
one-fourth valuation.
Double thu valualiou aud WH will bo
to raise the money for ooiiuiy < x
Tiiiit U tht < only thlun to do ,
unii"s you tAetie. liiiinl-t , auu ( Dal IIKIIIIS
hiuher tiixi'8. When you pay higher
laxi'H , your fitniill i-Jiiuty will pay an
utijuNt proportion of the s'ntt'fl t.ax , f.nii
uncliiH nut o.iul lax , and it would infot
the okii | | itiouH of the new cuuii'.y by
doubling the tux m uot by Incn-ailn the
rilnvybutby inciftiuum valuif.on.Ve
now have only one'fourth vilu.-uion.
Mr. Urfuu , la thtire a y huv thnt hye ,
you cauuot Uaublo thul multiply it by
four If necessnrvy
Oh , Umt ur uiUHut la dlBguathiK to ti
lOhu tbat pnyo lit ; * honoHt debts It it
ropiidiatiuu. It Is dttuiMl ) . Think ot
tin nttornuy at law , crouuhtiu ; In the
form of n mau , bi'hmd tiuob u Hiibti-r-
fUKi'as than National , Stato. Ocunty
Mid ludivldunl uuslut-w should bo traus
ncted In thu aurne way. Tnlnk ot an
at'orney iidviatnjj nud ontorcln n c'teiii
to contraji il bti to RO beyond hl.i IUMUUP
nnd | VM UK ryafon for his uilvlce , that
the client WHO not fininclully rcspoiiHibl.1.
( InntBty and prudence bay , stay within
your rneiiiiH. '
Aynin , tills ( , T'iit npoitlti of division
bobs up and suyn the nntt-dlviuionistH
chsrge timt it v/ould require a xro.st
dim ! of time and expenditure to trautifcr
rccordR. The dlvlslonmtH cny that tlilp
IB BOIUU of lirokon HOW'H fnlHa ahum.
Mr. I5re a eny * that all the trnnpft'iof
records that will b iiHee.fpary , would ho
to plae i them In a dray and cart
them over to O.illiiwiiy. Mr. Ur.-Kfi
knew that this wai u fnlflehond. lit
Itnownituit deeds .tnd mortKiini'i * nro
reronled in bookH , and that they nre
not cntfred ncc'irdlnt ; to prioltietntnwn :
> ( liipu , or tioy ether rujiuUr wny , so
boobs would necessarily b provldetl.
and thPH great Btiiok of recordd , Indnx-
t'd and copied with a p'n. L'tiruB new
CoiintltiH would -Aupi-lled. .
1 will nmke what I conHlder n f ir es
timate of thu expenio of the trarjnr < 'renco
of reeordi. To proyldo books and plaeo
thorn In each county In juut HHnoil (
Bhiipo f\9 they are now , within ti o VKiil-e
of Custer county at Sl.r)0CX)0 and it will
not tB inr from boini ; truo. 910,000.00
In fftc > i t'ounty for a court houpe , would
mean ? 10,000 bondw the 11'st ypar.
The Hupttrvisors rpe.ord phciwt that we
hriv oljibt (8) ( ) brldk-t-R in this proposed
County , MH followsMllburnn23 tr. loiu ; ,
200 fe.et lonp , VValworth 180 fee )
, W n Union -131 feet , Innsr. Sargent
{ 5'21 feet , lon Comoioclc 830 font lontf ,
\VcHcott 300 feet long , arid L n wooi3
1BO faet Inni ; .
Too iimount expended for brlrtpes In
in uueier county KM % yj.jtt.Ta and
in 1000 to date , $15 3.00 nnd tully one-
hall ol tliH expense of bridges iu Cuator
county , would fall to this propoiuii
County. Then place us iu unu-bixin of j
Cuatcr countv with all of these briditep !
and examines , tncn double the vuluatioo
votn morn bonds , then when you WIIUT |
to P > & the county judiio , drlvo live mile *
in th" country nod bnux hiui in.
No , Mr. tirpgu , WH do not want , n-nl
etnato boom ttiat , hudly just tor you.
Our county IH just passing through HP
Infancy ; like till couutioa and individual !
it has Its trlii's. '
\Vo now hitvo Kooii onurt houan and
I might add thnt It was presented to
Costor county by that ' or ttuevt'B in
Broken Bow. thtit we hear Mr , Bregu
talk so much ubout. Our county ic jus' '
erueruin ; from a necessary 0 > bt. Our
county supports clliolont ullleors. ft
P'vyp a Dalat'y that will eotmiiMiii eoni-
pot nt tnf n to do riur hiiHlnena. We have
rh" eounty n at in the center of the
count ) . Wo have telephone conni-ctioiiB
trom all poinlH in the county , where ,
for a very mnull sum , you uin attend tti
county lU5lnt'ns.'o arb now sattlcd
and ready to do buelnecis. ft may OB ,
aud looks possible ttmt micli nula nc -
to civilization as Uruvjii and Androwy ,
tnl ht divida KniuU old Cuator county ,
at d COH ! > ilu liiHtory lor all eternity hj
ilimr ajRrt < ssiv'ii cniiipnl n ot pliin ler.
atjtiRivtt , riiulioloiip inter : > rfBHiitaUon
nod scurrlloiio ikriiclee publmlied in t'n
piiperi- that hav , v slK-u of th it SIJ'JI ' )
corruption turn ! for the ntU'urtl'eniutic.
All thooe QtatfliuoutH thttl aiuallcr ooiui-
tiee nru lighter taxed mty : In'.vo H unuti
of truth connected In a wrtulu seuso.
( Xtuutiuieo wo can tlnd two bdjoialiii ;
furms iu tlm Kumc couuty where the tax
of OHP la tsvico that ol thu utht-.r , nud
thnrc may not bo very much difference
in the vnluatiou. So it may bu truu h ,
a few oases In lulj-ilriinK countloH , ut
comptred witn Ouator.V all know
vviiut jJKJIIK | | * 'Hti UiuriB ; iiiyuu. To
tu ) cui'Uiio kuowled b , it can ut < provou
tliiit the euiall counties are taxed ihf
heavieHt , tiuvt * this poorest service nd
are It-Hrtt re pi'otuii : . luutead of suoh a
county cent stdvancini ; thu pnen oj 'and ,
It proves ronlly di tistroiH , Hut auppost
it dtd udvnnoe Uiu price tn OIB plncu ,
dooa It not tour a down in nnoihcrV
Mr. itri'Ka vainly ITIGH to provo thut
Iho fimller th ei county , Lhu uhoapur it
OHO be ruti uecordingly.
Why not have preuint counties , Mr.
and we wmiM et them ruu for
, t hey would bo eoeticup.
u county # uat would tinup
more btiBluess to Snrnont , Min'on , Ano
t < > > vnd Cillawny , is U not n fact tlmt
nearly very western town ? Does biiB >
mooc dematid more grocery stores , inon
Urvi > onij4 stores , aud moro liveries ?
There Is , l vuys a londeney iitnon ;
ufoplo to ( jut BOinothinK for iiothlnar It
oy a vo'o wo could reaoh i' , w would
ill voio "Ayo. "
But we all know too absurdity. Sonp
iue iilwtiVH tins n paonnea And U evoi
rmidy 10 pru ant tholr eiise , but the bfh
, ilan IR to lot well enough alauo.
All I uiilc In conclusion , is for th >
n utUiflttRt and thu iiurtinvoMt proposcC
i eouutirn to IOOK af the dtviBiiui Hoes
to tli" Boulh'Oist I would tiAy , thul f
would t > inipoDiblp to pMiiove. lh <
onunty rt-at from Urolwn Uo\v an nior
tiiHii two ti'th or tite votriiBiif tliutontin
tv , vvbl V"t to r iii > n the countv Bentii ,
Hrok'tn Mow , ratiinr thnn build n mm
co irt hnuati a' , some othar point. T-
htt south-west 1 would asy
intu queatloD betorn < lon !
jou will tlwnyB bn sorry for.
Yours truly ,
JASON
,110 KJ : AIJOUT TIIU Oi'tN DUOH.
county papers hftva con
falii'd uu nrtiole headed , "Tho Door
to Couatv li\ieloii. Open. G. E. Carr
hnu iven IH th Key. "
'f hid nrliol ! signed "A Callawaj ;
LlvlBlonlfltIek ( | Urescn , in dl8 { UlBe )
AIH ! he Itni'loroj every one to rend it.
In tli IB nrtltM" hn nllt'Ki.'ii ' .list Mr. Cart ,
int-tnlujr of the bo'ird ' ot supervisor ? , re-
cuutiy stfitoil dint there are W30.00J.OO
of uupiiid real > etate taxes la CuBter
C'Jtiuty. TdlH ID the "key" which he
claliuo Mr C.-vrr IIIH : lvon the "divln-
loniHt. " We do not kuow whether Oarr
( undo the statement or not. nor are we
informed & * to whether the nVatement ,
If made , IB com-ct , but let us assunie
that there IH 6230 00 ! ) 00 ot unpaid re.l
tnxin In tUla county. What does
this fact demonstrate ? Not H failure of
the county iroamirers to perform their
duty , bedUiKU "A Countv DivtsionlHt"
iu the nriicli ) any a that we never hud
boiler oiHuuiH in thu county than our
DreeeiH < o'Jtity treasurer nnd Mr. Lomn.x
his predccopsor
Loin ix hold tlm olliuo for four yeare
and our prosout troartiirpr aluiOBfc ono
year , live yeara would certainly bo suf-
lli'tont , Umo In which theoo trcssurorn
with thn asplHlanuu of tax collcctorfc in
each towiiBhlp would collect , the tfixc.s if
they could bi coMputcd.
Now. It is veil understood by everyone
ono that , upnn frtilurn to ] \y rent ertt.nto
tExi'H , It bMCotncs the duty of tttn county
! re.-itur jr to off ; r the Innd tor Halo in or
der to obtain the tuxes duo agaln f , It.
Tlil , Iho Treasurer , can do rroui yunr
to year , and this hsn been done each
yn r in OuBt T cuiiuty , and thia laud has
b en off -rud r'or eale by coaoty trua -
urern over and o'/tr ' auain .
If , whun i Ift-rcd at public pale , there
r.rn no DidderH , then h m y sell at prl- .
6'iUt , PO thut the Uud n ainHt which
uiiiiinl | tnis $250,000 of ta\o
upon for an.le at all limpB has not
oand a purulmser. Why ? For the
Mimplw reason lhat In Custor county
tnt'to 18 a viiBt nniounl of unoccupied
litnd , laud which IB not amiable for any
other than Krii/.ttig purpobeo. It ia uot
occupied benaueo it will not Hiibtaio a
family. No on. ; vvantH It , and that IH
u/htr thf * tiYu > 4 riimttlt. utitidiH .itntlnut
U.
While our county In In aniii Urge ,
m HH ability to Hupport fjimlltcB or a
population , il ia not greater than many
otnor cuuutioB ot ouu-third us sl.e. It
each quarter ot laud in Cu3tur county
was i-upuule of tnituniimitf a lamily and
WHS occupied by n family , then the
ourden of puytiiK the ixponsea of four
uouutiPB ioBtesa ot cn > \ would not Do
touch greater thuu thu preaorit burden
nf t < upporlini < CustHr County.
Tuo great urcuiueut of division ia the
st/n of the cout'ty. But think of It H
body of land m thia county valued for
rovonne purposes at no exceedingly low
valuaiiori , but with uu unpnld tux of
JOO.OOO 00 anu no one in all the county
willirji to pay the IUM-R Ht > d uxpenae ot
forooluMiro , in order tbat tboy may ob
tain Lho Intnl.
In counties east ol UB , wliore land Is of
jcoiiKidurablo value , it never goes berj-
ng for lildiltHS fit tus sale. Taxes
e u * a rule are. paid.
It IP ttif per ( jirnlty of the land aud
the certainty thnt it will nor. bo rudoem-
ud from tax sale thut pr v < * ntH purchiiB-
crh of the sain t , for USXHS. It coats as
to foreclose u lion obtained by pur-
at tax attlij , nb it docs to foreclOHU
igHge. Tiie expenHu is anywturu
from 650 00 to § 70.00
t ) ivho buy InoiL rl ( ax pale , do so
iUK the mvticr to nuU't'm it. Wulle
thu V'tit'Chnser ' at iu.tht ivceivt < * 'JO p r
ocnt .ntHtt'M p"r ut.fjiim ft-r two years on
nt , invteted , in Una county it * . -
gfnoia that ovun this great ipcentivo ia not
-iiiiHutuuttoiiiduiiaHiiyotiti to buy thia laud
for the tfl3cc buciiu e i i order to get the
money out which they put Iu , they are
required to invest a renter amount in
attorney tees , court oxpunses , etc. , than
the uuiouut mvuaUd , nud tht-y will uot
Hive thu taxes aud this oxpuuuo ( or the
land.
land.N'
N' w t\\\ \ \ * r < ' : itioti would be Iho H'liue
nftor ii vittlou. hull ( Hi. ttitro wouid ba
ivHti it.utnitlvc- buy ihu land utter di
vision thnu at Uio pn-sii-it tiiuo , for this
rtvLRon : riio puruhiiMir r.t tux sale , whun
lie hut 0111:0 : otnamrd Ins Iti'ii r , ani ) t Uiu
, i id , must , in ordi-j t ki-op II > B lit-n good
kiup paid tutfui > dfiiuint tfixus. Now
ti tuo county Mi ui d , : ilivid < d , the v.\ !
uiUioii oi tnis laud lor ruvoouti purpo-
would necessarily liucomo greater , mid
thi-n-H < r this sub-iq.ieot tuytB greater ,
luti Iho pmtciiaBtir wnuiil the moro c r-
tainly rotusu to bu > . No fact can speak
ocrongor ugniust Louutv dlviaion than thts
jlieged f/.ct tli.it 3250,000 of unpaid
< -mil liitdtti taxuj ut tuta tnnu uxijta in
Cuater county.
County Bonds.
Custor county 11,1.1 u t a dollar of
jomled indebtedness. How is il
with the counties touching on
every side.
Logan county $ 15,000
3 Blame county 12.50U
. . Loup county 14,000
js Valley county ul,500
Sherman county 137,900
jlitill'alo county 11 ,500
Duwson county 1UM,000
Custer county Nona
" 'ihege figures . . .
reel. If doubt
you tham , H postage
jtamp will bring you the information
from the counly clerks of the various
jountius named. Il'u small couuty
can bu run cheaper tlniu a large ouo ,
why don't these aiuult couutioi ko p
out of debt ?