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About Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 25, 1900)
" ' < ' * 43JS ( ffjt' ; ' , i "VfuwnHyn - . i ) Woman \ . .r wants to put out a flro she doesn't \l \ .rl heap on oil and wood. She throws on water.knowmgthat waterqucnches ii ( Ire. When a woman wants to get well from dls n s pTuliarloherscx she should not add fuel to the fire already burning her life away. She should not take worthless drugs and potions composed of harmful narcot ics and opiates. They do not check the disease they do not cure it- they simply add fuel to the fire. Bradlield's Female Regulator should be token by every woman or girl who has the slightest su.p 'ion of nnv "I Hio 'ill- I W ii 111 r II . I hry will Mini'ly Inwn .IIDK tiitio until ilipy take it , I he Keitilator U n purifying , hircntft hen I n j ? I > m < , which col nt ilio roots of the ' liisuiisoatid curcB Hie nusiltdi snotclriif ; t'ic imin , it crinllcatcH it. It i.i f illinRof tliowomb , IIMI. i rili' ' , inllaininntluii anil iiiTii'ilicnl dtillerliiK , Ir- rt'K'uliu , xiiility 01 painful iiu-imii nation ; nmlliy cluing n i HUN < lriM-B imuy Ilio liuiulrcil nnd one in lies and i < ainH uhich tirnin lieultli , iinl beauty , ImppineBR utid K < K(1 temper fmm many a wiinmn'H llfo. It is the otic romi'ily above all otlu-rfl which i-vory woman should know nbout and us ? . 81.00 Jii'iliolllo nt liny ill-UK More. Rrnil for our frcf llhutnitul book. The Vradft'ctd cguLihr Co. ( J J | At.intA , G.i. i ! SeSGCSSSSSSSO Just Settle It. Wo have hoiiril of several parties who have stated tliat tlioy would vote for division this year just to suttlu it. This is wonderful lofjic. Good oliris- tians according to this logic , you uhould leave tlio church and turn your backs upon what you know to bo right and good , bccuuau the devil is going to continue his agitation against you. If you are a republi can yon should vote for Bryan , because - cause democracy is going to continue to hummer away at you. No , honest voter , do not bo deceived with such trash. If you do not think division on proposed lines is proper or that division is best , vote against it , and wo predict that the oi'tonor wo volu on this subject the farther it will coino from carrying. TO THE VOTERS. It is not the intention of those op posing oountY division to Hash a lot of figures on the voters at the last mo ment that the divisioniatiiiiiYiiot have a chance to moot the argument. On the other hand those opposing the division of Ouster courty on the lines proposed desire the fullest discussion of the question. The more the voters look into it the stronger the opposi tion to oountY division becomes. The figures which are presented below are not now. Thin1 have been pub lished and republished in several of the papers of Custor countv , und they have not boon successfully con tradicted , nor can thov bo. We chal lenge the opposition to show a single false statement. The figures which we produce from both Custor and all the other counties adjoining are scoured from sworn statements of the officers of the counties namod-and in overv case they are correct. Now , Headers , wo desire to make a few comparisons. HONDrt. CUSTKH COUNTV None Logan county $ 15,000 Blame county 12,500 Loup county 14,000 Valley county 51,500 Sherman county 15)7,000 Buffalo county 112,500 Dawson county 103,000 Not a small county touching Cus tor on any side is without a bonded indebtedness and yet the divimonists toll you that it will not bo necessary to bond the smaller county , to keep up the riming expenses. COUNTY LUV1KS. Custor 15 mills Buffalo iO mills Dawson 22 mills Valley 22mill8 Sherman 23 | mills Logan 23 ; ! mills Blame . . . .24 mills Loup 24Jmills The divisiouist will toll you that fifteen mills is nil that can be levied for county purposes. Dick Broga has made this statement in nearly every paper in the county. When confronted by the sworn statome ts of the County Clerks , showing the levies as above given , the divisionist will then say it isn't fair , because a 'part of the 1 ovios of other counties is to pay the interest on bonds. Then Mr. Divisionist is asked if the bond in the small county is not a county debt the Paine as a road claim era a bridge claim , and must be paid by a ctfunty levy. The divisionist must answer "Yes" if he answers at all. He can't got away from the proposi tion that the small county means bonds , bonds mean u big levy , and a big levy moans big taxes. It cannot bo otherwise. WHAT IT COSTS I'KH VOTKK. To find the cost for which you are tax * d for runnnig your county you must take the totalamotintof claims al lowed for nil purposes , and this will give the amount that it costs the tax piivers. Whore the cnutilv is bond ed or has u floating debt the interest on same , should bo added to this amount. The table below shows the number of voters , and the expense pur voter for the Year 1800. ThocompariHon is between Custer and Iho counties touching her ou ovorv side. Cost Counties Volu pcrv.ior IOKUII . STH ! II W Illaliio . lin i'1 ' > Vallny . I7ia i' ' " Sherman . llltt " 8ft HiiUnlo . 1101 75 Dim-mil . ZH.TJ W Ciinlur . ISM 0 18 In Ciiflter , Dawson , and Buffalo the excess foes of countY oflicors is deducted from thoamoimtof expenses. Those figures are based on sworn certificates of the condition of the counties named and they cannot be successfully contradicted. There is a wide difference ) between the cost per voter in Custor county nnd every other county named. If anyone doubts those figures they are invited to como to Broken Bow and see the certificates of the county officers. TAXUfi. The comparison of taxes is the most dilh'cult question of the division problem. Thedivisionists have , dur ing the past throe months , compared farms in Custor and in other coun ties laying 20 , 30 or 40 miles apart , and have attempted to show in thosn isolated cases that taxes wore higher in Custor county. The anti-division- ists have taken considerable pains on the tax question , and hero is the re sult of their investigations : In the first place , it in reasonable to suppose that the fairest way is to take land in Custer county adjoining that in the other county. This IIHH been done by ascertaining the taxes on land in the border sections clear around Custer county and comparing them with land in the section lying just across the road iu the adjoining county. These taxes uro certified to by the various county torasurers , with the name of the taxpayer. The number of acres , section , township and range is given in every case. This big statement of taxes , consist ing of about 250 descriptions hasbwon published for several weeks , and has not , nor can it bo successfully attack ed. It is correct in every detail. The following is the tabulated state ment of this tax , the amount being the average tux on 100 acres : Custer ( adjoining Dawson ) $ 8 (55 ( Dawson ( adjoining Custer ) 10 07 Dawson10 per cent higher. Custor ( adjoining Valley ) 811 70 Valley ( adjoinng Custor ) 14 81 Valley 25 per cent higher. Custer ( adjoining Logan ) $ 0 61 Loganadjoining ( Custor ) 9 20 Logan 40 per cent higher. Custor ( adjoining Buffalo ) $ 7 87 Buffalo ( adjoining Custer ) 11 49 Buffalo 55 per cent higher. Custor ( adjoining Sherman ) $ 8 47 Sherman ( adjoining Custer ) 13 00 Sherman 01 per cent higher. Cuslor ( adjoining Blaine ) $ 4 50 Bluino ( adjoining Custor ) 7 71 Blaine 71 per cent higher. Custoradjoining ( Loup ) $ 7 75 Loup ( adjoining Custor ) 18 41 Loup 137 per cent higher. If you have not a full and complete - ploto statement of these taxes , which occupies one pilgo of a paper , drop a postal card to any newspaper in Broken Bow and you will got one by return mail. TUANHCIHIIINU THIS U1CCOUDS. A great deal bus boon said about transcribing tno records , and wo will give you the figures of both sides. The divisionist have figures from a Dawson County abstractor , who esti mates that the copying of the records and the purohuso of books for the resistor of deeds ollico will cost 42,013.43 * , for the southwest quarter alone , but ho does not agree to do the work for that amount. The fig ures stop hero and do not mention the records of the clerk , Sheriff , clerk of the district court , county judge or superintendent. They do not say a word about the purchase of now books , supplies and vaults for the records of these other ollices , but name this $2,013.43' found in the one ollico of register of deeds as the amount it will cost the southwest quarter to start their now county. Mr. J. C. Moore , without doubt one ot the very best accountants in the county , has made an estimate , covering over two columns , whioh has been published , and which is considered very fair. In it ho esti mates the transcribing of the rec ords in the register's oHico at $18,404 , figuring copyists at 8200 per day , Supposing the big southwest - west quarter to bo ono-third our pres ent size this would mean about $0,154 for them , or something over twioo what Brega and Andrews are com. polled to admit it would cost to start the ollico of register of deeds in the southwest quarter. However CQLLOM7s GROCERY i M Having bought the Stock formerly owned by Mr. Wallace , I we have added a complete 1 New Stock of Groceries , And are prepared to nell you AH UUliAP AH THE CHEAPEST. Butter and KggH taken in exchange. Goods delivered to any part of the iiity. Also , wo have a 9 PRIiSIiNT PRICE , 900 PER BUSHEL. Hoping to merit a shan of YOUtt I'ATKONAGK , we remain , Yours respectfully , A. A. COLLOM. this is getting pretty close to the iiguros of the town sight boomers. Now , then if Mr. Moore has given a correct estimate of the total cost of starting tboso counties , it will , ac cording to his figures , cost about $80,000. If for the sake ot argument his figures are reduced to the basis of the divionists estimate , it will then cost about $40,000. In either event the starting of these now counties is 11 pretty expensive luxury. The tax payers of Custor county should go to the polls thoroughly posted on this question. If you are expecting an ollico in a now county or it you are interested in booming a oountY seat town site wo don't expect to convert you , hut if you are just an ordinary tax payer and want n prosperous - porous county , one without bonds and without debt , twhoro taxes are lower than in all of your neigh boring counties you have no CXCUPO on earth to favor division. Impossible to Bond. One reason why Custer should re main in tact is because a bond never was issued and never can be as long as the county remains as it is. If Sar gent wiinta a ditch bond the south votes against it. If Arnold wants a railroad bond Sargent votes it down. This county cunuot be bonded now , but if it should bo divided there is no more reason why the quarters could not bond than the adjoining counties. If they could there is no question but that they would find an excuse. An Ax to Grind. Do you remember the reason that all divisionists give for voting for county division ? You certain ly could not forget it because the reason is the same in all cases. It is this. I own a store in Calla- way and 1 own a farm joining Sar- gent townsitc and I want to inaugu rate a boom then sell out < The di visionists of Morna have said this and they have said it in Sargent. How suggestive for the good of the country. If those fellows could vote more taxes and increase values then sell out before taxes came due , they would accomplish just what they hope to do. It is rank hypocricy to think that a 2x4 court house in any locality will advance price of land. Look at Sherman county. It is as good or bolter than any county in Custor would have , and yet look at Loup city. Sargent , Ansloy and Calhiway are a credit to it in overv cspoot. The county ewes $139,000 bonded indebtedness and the interest alone would amount to more than ono-third of the running expenses ol Custor county. Cliln < WlilnnH Snldnin Mnrry. In China , It Is the rule of good so ciety that wltlowa do not remarry. They are not forbidden to do 30 , but they are thought nioro lilglijy of If they don't. In order to encourage thorn the government , when they have pass ed uio ago of 50 and have not remar ried , confers on thorn a tnblot contain ing a eulogy of their virtues , which they can stick up over their front door If they like. Clilldruu Hold Snnrml In Jnpnn. Fiom one und of Japan to the other a child Is treated as a sacred thing bo It OIIO'H own or a stranger's. End one carries Its imino and address at a ticket round Its nenk , but should U Indeed stray from homo food and shel ter and kindness would meet It any where. Poor May. Perry Patotlc "Pleaso lady , help a poor man wat's been outer work for inoro'n a year. " Kind Lady "Hero's a quarter , poor man. Can't you llnd any thing at all to do ? " Perry Patotlc "No , lady , It's so long since I done n Job o' work dat I don't link I'd rocker- n1 " now if It come up an * took It n tor BM. " Vapored with IJondB. Wall paper having an apparent value of $100,000 , but In reality worth noth ing , decorates the study of a New York Business man. It Is composed of thou sands of 6 per cent bonds.engravcd and printed at a cost of ? 2,500 , for a com pany which , falling to attract Inves tors , died before It could be floated. An Important , "Did you ever hear of St. Dun- stan ? " asked the man who was chewIng - Ing his lead pencil. " 3t. Dunstnn ? " "What was taere so remarkable about him ? " "What was there remarkable about St. Dunstan ? Why , great Scott , man , don't you know that his name la the only thing In the English language that furnishes a rhyme for 'Funston' ? " Wfis'il-ston ' Star TIME TABLE. BROKEN BOW , NEB. Lincoln , * Denver , Omaha , Helena , Chicago. Hntte , Ht , Joseph , Portland , Kansas City , ' Suit Lake City , St. IjOtllB , und all San FrancUco , points east nnd south. and nil points west. No. 43 Ve l'iulud ttxprcf-e daily , Lincoln , Onrn- ha , St Josev Kansas City , ht. Louis , Chicago cage nnd nil psli - t'uet.nnd Huntli. . . .1141pm No.J4 Loonl expressly. . Lincoln , Omahi , Ht. Joeoph , KniiSOH Clt" St. Ini , C'i Icnso and nil points east and south 0"inm No. 40 F.eight dally , Kavcimn , tiraud Iclaml , Aurora , Sewardnuil Lincoln 0 00 am No. 48 Frolsjht , dully except Sunday , Kiuenna nnd inti'rnu.dUtc points , 1 C5pm No. 41 Vestibulcd expreea daily , Helena , Heat- tic , llrlte , Portland und till 1'aclllc Coast points 414am No. J3-Local express daily , Black Hills and Intermediate points 5 00 pm No , 45 Freight dally , Ansolmo , Seneca\Vhlnnun and Alliance 1068am No. 47 Freight , dally except Sunday , Sineca niul intermediate points 1:35 pm Sleeping , dlLing and reclining chair cars ( Boato rec ) on through trains. Tlckes sold and bag gage checked to any point In tbi United States and Canada. No. 48 has merchandise cars Tuesdays , Thurs days and Saturdays. No. 40 will carry passer gers for Ravenna ilrand 1 eland , Seward and Lincoln. Information , maps , lime tablet and ticket rail on or wrlto toll. L. Orrnsby , agent , or J 'raiicl-t , Q. P. A. , Ouiiihu , Nebraska. U. L. UuMsur. Acent. SCHEDULE OF BROKEN BOW MAILS. Pouch for wont will clone nt 8 p. ru. , except Sunday when It will close ut 7pm , Pouch , cast for train No. 42 closes at 5.30 a in and foi No. 44 clocos nt , 11 a ni. Mall for Anslev and points east ut Grand Island carried on train No. 44. Orontorla of Hyno acdTuckerville. dally ox- cepl Sunday closes , at 7 a m : rt-turnlnx same day Cdliuwny via , Mc'Kluley daily except Sunday closes nt7 a in , returning name day. Hound Valley vU Gre n and Kltou close at 7 u m , Monday , Wednesdy and Fridays , returning suite day. Humncr via Qnru t > y , Georgetown and Uptou nrrrivoa at 11 30 , Tuesday Thursday aud Satur- d y , icturnliiK leaves lit 18,30 game day. Olllchouri. . from B.OO n into 8.00 n m. Sun day H.0 ! to O.UO a. m. Lobby open week days from Turn to 8 urn. L. U. JEWBTT , P.M. Clinton Day , PIIVHICIAK ANO Hroken Bow , Neb. Ollleo 1st door north of A. W. Drake's pocond hand store , west side square Jlaal- ilcncu oth houeo west of BuptiBt church. Wm. F. opi ns , COMTItACTOll ANI > UUIl.DRH Plans and Spnciflcatlong on short notice. Ma- torlal ( iu ntehcd nd buildings completed cheaper Imn any man In the stato. SaUsfactlou guarau ecd to pltns ami specifications. J M Scott Attorney at Law BKOKKN Bow , - NKBR , OAMKHON &JtEESB , ATl'O'tNUYS * COUNSKLLOHS A1 LAW nom 8 0 Hcalty block , broken low , Neb. Dr. Chas. L. Mullins , PHYSICIAN AND SUKGUON. 2 < 1 stairway from wont ontl.in Realty block ; resiilouoo , 3rd west M. E church , Btmio eido of street. Says He is Helpless to Resist the Demands of Politicians. Statement * Cnrlccrnlnff tlio Poynter Ail- mlulstratloti That Are of Keen In terest to Tux 1'ayenu I Omnha , Oct. 22. Dr. B. F. Lang , who has Just retired from the super- lutoniltiiify of the Home for the Feeble Mlmlud Youth nt lleutrlue , la among those of the fusion fulth who openly duclurc that Poynter Is unlit for gov ernor and should be defeated. Speak- in ? on this subject yesterday Dr. Lang said : "From the very commencement Governor Foynter has bren dominated by the politicians. They have dic tated niuny of his appointments to places In the various state institutions and the result Is that there Is scarcely an Institution that has not suffered more or lens from this source. Out nt Beatrice , n man who had been booked for an ordinary position , such as dep uty oil inspector , or the like , was transferred to the Institution ns book keeper und steward without any con sideration as to his qualltlcatlons. "The different Institutions today are supplied with that class of employes , In some Instances three or four of ono family are holding down portions without any qualification whatsoever. There arc any number of people holdIng - Ing positions In the state Institutions who are notoriously unlltted for pub lic duty. The fault is not with the ( superintendents of these Institutions , but with Governor Poynter , who has permitted ring leaders of the fusion party to dletate to him who should be appointed. No better example can bo citeil of the imposition of obliging the nnpi rintendent to accept employes who are Incompetent arid unlit than that of o Mrs. ' 'lionms , mother of Oil In- spertor Sprechor , who Is now raiding the position of matron , nt the Beat rice Institute. I make this statement without any qualification , that she his no locrlt cither physically or mentally to recommed her to sueh a position. I refer to this case simply to show to what extent Governor Poynter has nbuicd the appointive power. There are many other cases like it. Mrs. Thomas , ever since she has been ma tron , has refused to perform the duties Incident to the position and has per sisted In drawing her salary from the state without rendering corresponding service. She has kept her daughter vith her at the state's expense ever since has been nt Beatrice. Indeed , it seems to lie quite the common thing since Governor Poynter assumed oflieo for his appointees to gather their relatives around them and feed and shelter them at the state's expense. I know of one of his appointees nt Beatrice who lived at the state Institute with a family of six , all of whom were pro vided with bed nnd board at the ex pense of the tax payers. All this comes from the weakness of Governor Poynter. He lacks the courage to stand out against the unreasonable de mand of the politicians and their po litical friends. The terrorizing Influ ence of these political pie-hunters seem to have originated more among the Democratic end of the fusion party than any other. In fact , many Inter esting letters may be found among the governor's correspondence showing his weakness In being unable to with stand the political pressure brought to bear upon him , an example of which Is n letter from the Democratic chairman of York county , who , In asking recog nition , stated that he had been able in the past to turn down many of the fusion leaders , among them the ITon. Edward Batps , former district judge , and others of that political faith , ami he was rcadr now to lay Dr. Lang on the shelf and even his excellency , if It need be , have the recognition he nuked. The letter had the desired ef fect , obliging the governor to make wav for one of the employe * who had been discharged for disloyalty and In- competency , the same being a brother of the York county man. Another ex ample of the hold up In York oountv Is that of the Cochran family who have been nursed at public expense for BCV- eral years and who atill use their In fluence to enforce recognition. Out side of this family the Populists today In York county are utterly ignored. "There Is no reason to hope for any improvement or change in condition" under Governor Foynter. I know whereof I speak when T say that at this very time , In his efforts to obtain support , he is peddling out promises of appointment Indiscriminately and ho Avill either have to violate his word or keep faith at the cost of crippling nnd Impairing the service more than over. It is certainly a sad condition of affairs that the unfortunate people of the state should be exposed to the Ignorance , blunder ? , and cruelty of In competent employes. And it Is also unfortunate that the tax payers have no legal way of protecting their rights against ravages and spoliation except through the Instrumentality of the ballot box. "I believe that no one factor has hart more to do with disorganizing the man agement of Institution work than the disregard the governor has shown for his word and promises to those seek ing employp"Mit. There have been many changes In the Institutions raadu for no other reason than to satisfy some politician with a pull or to keep some campaign pledge. At Beatrice there wes absolutely no occasion fcv Interference by tln > governor , though the im.Ml year nt that institute has been one of turmoil , ntnfe mid disorder. The cause of It nil \va to fulfill a campaign - t paign promise , no mutter at what snr > j riflcc. Governor I'ojntor had on moro than one occasion ox preyed coufldenco nnd satisfaction In nnd with my man agement of the Bcnfr.cc isctltutloa , so lucre could have b < en absolutely no reason for making a change other than to dlschar , r a campaign pledge or pla cate certain politicians who were loud ly demanding recognition. "The affairs nt tlie Beatrice Institu tion ore very much unsettled. Only a few days ago one of the children from Douglas county was taken away be cause Its parents believed that It could not be cared for properly with the change nnd consequent Inexperience of new employes. The parents of another child from Dakota county visited the Institute n few days ago and found their child In such a condition that they were constrained by parental Im pulse to take it away. "The people of Nebraska can not af ford to let such disgraceful conditions continue. It Is a crying shame that helpless and defenseless people should be > iiinde to suffer simply that the de mands of politicians may be fulfilled. It certainly presents a spectacle to the unbiased voter which should inovo him to register an emphatic protest. I have no concern In the matter other than for the public good when I say that Governor 1'oynter should be de feated. In the past he has been unable to break away from the political wire pullers and there is no reason to expect anything different should he be re- elected. In many of the Institutions at tills very time the employes nro wondering what the future has In Btore for them and arc devoting moro time to their political cares than to their ofllcinl duty. "The custom of levying an assess ment on officials and employes of these various Institutions has become qulto general under the Poynter administra tion , and it is m cclless to say that it has done much to take the authority out of the hands of the Governor and place it in the hands of the politicians , thus greatly demoralizing the service. After an employ has been compelled to divide up his salary with the politicians nnd having knowledge that the gover nor , who appointed him to his position , knows that that division of salary was made , he feels as If he Is nnder no further obligations and is at liberty to perform his duties ns he sees fit. This has taken the authority to main tain discipline and keep things in their proper working order out of the hands of the superintendent , and the result Is that each employe is authority unto himself. Nothing but demoralization has , or ever can , result from such con ditions. "I am thoroughly familiar with con ditions ns they obtain in nearly all the Institutions of the state and I say , without fear of contradiction , that there never has been a time when the public service was moro severely crip pled than at present , and there never has been a governor who has shown less respect for the public welfare than the present incumbent. "Ccrtalnly under such condition of affairs no progress can be made either In Improving the conditions of the In mates of these institutions , reducing expenses , or in perfecting the publlo service. I think the figures will boat me out when I say that Governor Poynter's administration 1ms been n very evpcnslve one to the tax payers. Properly managed , the institutions could be maintained nt much less cost and the benefits could be made much greater. It is follly to expect that you can use positions in these institutions , from superindent down , as legal tender for the payment of political debts with out incurring much additional ex pense and at the same time destroy ing efficiency. "I base my statement on what I know of my own pi-i onal knowledge while sunerlntendi-nt nt Beatrice when I say that there has been mu. coi niption practiced under the present state administration. I remember at one time that a large amount of grocer ies and provisions were shipped to the institute at Beatrice from Lincoln without ever having been ordered by any one In authority. The llrst I knew that such a shipment harf boon made was when I received notice from the railroad company that there was a consignment of goods for the institute at the depot. I had placed no such order , but upon investigating I found that the shipment was Instigated by the governor's agents. The goods ro- mnlned at the station several weeks * and there was considerable waste from destruction by rats and exposure to the weather. When notified by tlio agent that a large amount of goods had been shipped there. I had no knowledge concerning where the goods came , from and was Inclined to reject them , but after some correspondence the steward was requested by certain members of the state board to accept the same and wo complied with their request. Much of the supplies was of sueh poor quality that we were obliged to return considerable as un fit for use. "After considering these facts ono can easily understand why there Is a largo deficiency in public funds at this time variously estimated at from $90- 000 to $100,000. Large as this amount Is , It will surprise no one who has been In n position to know just how Gov ernor Poynter nnd other state officials transacted the public business. The In terests of the tax payers have been preyed upon , the state Institutions have been preyed upon and the ap pointees have been preyed upon , all In order that the ring leaders may llvo in luxury and prolong their bold upon the state government"