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About Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 27, 1900)
? a HARRY DAY & CO. ABB BKOK1VIHQ NEW DRY GOODS Constantly , and have a Large Stack of the LATEST PATTERNS of DRESS GOODS. Their now Goods include Shoes , of the Best Quality and Latest Designs. For comfort and durability. They have added a fresh and complete line of STAPLE AND FANGY GROCERIES , Which they are selling nt prices that defy competition. They have jutt received a car ot Whiob they are rolriling at a bargain. Remember their new location , Northeast Corner of Public Square. THE- it Commercial Hotel SM &fim HORACE F. KENNEDY , Prop'r. al Southwest corner Square , BROKEN BOW , - r NEBRASKA. m The Hotel has been refitted and refurnished fcj vi throughout. Sample rooms for Commerical men. Bath j ? | " rooms in connection. Free Bus to and from all trains. j LIVERY IN CONNECTION WITH THE HOTEL , Try us once and you will come again. E. L. BUNCH , Headquarters for Board and Lodging. BEST 81.00 A DAY HOUSE IN THE CITY. Groceries , Confectioneries and Fruits , AT LOWEST PRICES North Side of Public Square , - Broken Bow , Nebraska II JUU u COAL We are Mil for COAL a We want to flll jour Oosti With our famous NIGGERIIEAD and OANON CITY Coal. Wo know our ooal will satisfy the moat skeptical. Our prices , our quality and our woif.hts are in youi favor. We will not bo UNDERBID BY OUR COMPETITORS. Foster & Smith Lumber Co , , B T Phone 79. WILL RULE , Manager. Get Our Prices on Eastern Hard. COAL I I i H vrmm 11 It Once Was Lost , tut Now I Have Found it. Where ? At my door. At the Eagle Grocery. What in the world is it , my dear ? It is at the Eagle Grocery , a mam inith stock ef Groceries , and at the lowest prices you ever hoard of. The Eagle has been reading the papers and keep int. pested on what was being offered for sale. They don' say anything about Terbacker and Candy , and other goo < things like that. It is not pickle dishes you want now , it i Candy. The Eagle has 2,000 pounds of candy for sale cheap Everybody is invited to call and get my prices Remember the place , on the big corner , jnst east of Firs .National Bank. W. S. SWAN , Proprietor. Dr. Chas. L. Mullins , PHYSICIAN AND SUIIQROK. 2d stairway from went end , in Realty block ; residence , 3rd west M. E. church , eatne eide of street. Any one wishing a now watch increment In an old case , call on J. M. SIMONSON , SHOEMAKER * WATOH HEPAIRKU f tbo city , located In liycreon'i grocer ; store. Dr. E. M. Hogan , Graduate Dentist Office over W. B.Swan's Grocery store. Jroken Bow , - Neb. IT A. THOM 'SON. CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER. t@rFl8.nB and estimates on short no- lee. Broken Bow , Neb. Lunch Counter , EC N Malloy , Prop'r. All kinds if soft drinks. Best ) rand of cigars. 1st building east of Farmort bank. Clinton Day , HVHICIA3S AMD 8DWOEON , Broken Bow , Neb. Office 1st door north of A.W. . Drake's Beond.Ufind store , west flldosqunru.Resi dence G'.u house west of Baptist church. Wm. F. Hopkins , CONTRACTOR AND Flans and Spaclflcatlons on short notlco. Mn oriel finnUhcd mil buildings completed choapei mn any man In the state. Satlnfactlou guarar od ai to pHns ana specifications. J , J , SNYDER , Notary Public and Justice of tbo Peace. Special attention tit- en to collections. Depositions taken , p nelon vouchers neatly executed and all kinds of legal papers wrlton , office west elde equare , llroken Dow , Nob. J M Scott Attorney at Law BROKEN Bow , - CAMERON & KEKSB , ATTOUNElfS < b COUNSELLORS / Realty block , Ilrokon llow. Neb. $2,500 Cash Prizes. First Prize f.1,000 Second Prize COO Five Prizes of $100 oaoh. . . . 500 Fiver Prizes of 150 each. . . . 260 Ten Prizes of $25 each 250 Total $2,500 TWENTIETH CENTURY FAUMEU offers tuo above prizes to Its agents , the money to bo awardei when tbo sum total of orders recelvec from agents reaches 10,000. In additloi to these prizefl , agents are allowed n commiBiou nt 30 cents on each new or der , acd 20 cents on renewals. The agent sending In thn moat order Is entitled to tirst prize , $1,000 ; tbo ncx largest gets eeoond prize , and BO on down the lift. The more agentH enter ing , the sooner tbo number 10,000 wil be reached. The Twentieth Century Farmer , OMAHA , NEB. d20 4t U , S. Land Office. JAME3 WIUTKUGAD ItfRliter f.II. YOUNG . -.HccolTor Land Olllce nt Lincoln , Kcbr. , Not.M , 1900. Nollco li hereby given that the following * named cottier h bleu nolloe of her Intention to m kn ( lnl proof In enpport of her cUlm , and th t falil proof will be tumid bcforo Jiidaon 0. Pottar , U. S.Conim. tt MnfouClty , Ncbr. , on Tuoedny. ilanurr8lhf 1W1 , Tlz : WAUY II. IIANNAFOttl ) , for the nwtf of See. IB. Twp , 13 , KRO 17 W. She mime * the following wltncMca to prove her continuous roddonca upon. And cultlratlon of , Mid land , vU : Hobcrt F. llcmpkln , lXwl U. Thomaa , Tuoi. P. llcropkln and lilrd K. Clav pool , nil of Lllchflold , Nobr. nov89 Ot J. W. JOUNSOtf , Kogiitor. Land Offloo at ItroVon Dow Nobr. , I flOTf mbvr l8,1POO. ! f Nollco in horobr slron that the following * named ccttlcr linn tiled uotlce or M Intention to make Until proof In innpottof hi * claim , and thai * Md proof will bo mnde before llogletor anil Kccclrvr nt llrokou Bow Ntbr. , on January 4th , 1001. vies EOWAUD F. IJAUNItS , of Hound Valley , Nrbr. , Inr the U. K. No. 460 , wJ ) uotf , and tieM nwM , Sec. 17 Twp. 18 , H o. 10. Ho uamcR the following wltncf ca to proro hli continuous realdcnco upon and cultlratlon of snid land , vlzs Jc e L. WoBtbrook , John U. Klobb , George Kjtuntul KotncBt KKibb. nil of Hoatul Vniloy , Nchr. JAMKS WIIITK1IUAD , Itoglstor. nor.'O 6t l.nml Olllce at llrokcn Dow , Nobr. , I NOT. anil , 1900. f Notice la hereby elron that the following named fcltlcr Ima fllcd nollco nl hla Intention to make Until proof In anpport of hla clnlm , and that e Ul proof will bo mndo before lloglator and Kero'vcr , at llrokcn Bow , Neb , , on January 4 , 1001 , vie : JKSSU L. WK8TUHOOOK , of Itouud Vrtllojr. Ntbr. , for II K. No. 031 , cWi noM , Sec. 17 , oS4 sou , Stc 8 , Twp 18 , K o. 10. Ilo i nines thn following wltnosooH to prove his contlnuoua rculilcnco upon nud cultivation of inld InnUlz : Kdwaid V. Darnea , John U. Klobb , Earnest Klcbl ) , of Hound Vniloy , Nobr. , and J'rauk U. Ki.luht , of fcoim-iforil , Nulf. U2l.0t ) JAMKS W1HTBHKAD. ] { 0letcr. | { U. 8. Land OOlco , Uroxon Dow , Nobr , , I Due. 15 , 11)00. ) f Notice U hereby Riven tlmt the following- named cottier has tiled notice of hi * Intention to make finai proot In inpporl of hie claim , nud that fiild proof will ho made before Register nnd He- roivor. at Uroken llow , Nobr. , on Juu , 'M , 1901 , vlti Gordon K. VauKvcry , of Mllhurn , Nebraska , for loa2,3uudJJ5nwHSec. ! a. Twp. 30 N , Hgo. 21V. . Ho names thu following witnesses to proro hli continuous rephlonco upon uud cuUlratlon.of said land , tlz : Wllllsm Mllhurn , Hobert Farley , Fred Girding nnil Wllllnm Ol'dnon , all of Mllburn , Ncbr. d 20tt JAM KB WH1TEUKAD , Hegleter. Land Office at Lincoln , Nobr. , NOT. 27,1000. Motlcu Is hereby given that the following- nnmed roltlor 1ms fllcd notice of hla intention to m iko flunl proof In support of his claim , nnd Unit paid proof will bu made before J. A Armour , county judge , In Broken How , Ncbr. , ou January 8th. 1901 , Tiz : GBOUGH W. THUKUAN , forthenoVlof 8cc. 33. Twp. 13 , Hgo. 1D\V. Ho nauu'B the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon and cultivation otaald loud , vl/ ' Win T. Cloiiso. John Hnurr , Fred Noblca and Lolghton Flock , nil cf Huninor , Nobr. uovSO Cw J. W. J01IN80N , llcglstor. n the Diitrict Court of Cuater County , Ncbr. Harvey U. Androwa , Plaintiff , ) TS } A. J. Pearl , Defendant. ) ToA.J , 1'cnrl , non rectilont defendant : Tou .111 tnkciioilcp that on tlioSOth d y of Septum- Or , 1UOO , llarvoy ' < . Androws. the aboro named ilalntlit. fll < d hi' petition In tha dli-trlct court of tlstor county , Nrbrankti. against you , the ohji-ct nil prayer of which enld petition nro to recover , judgment against yon for the anm of S220.60. rvlilcii Is a baltincb due uion a note executed and Icllvorcd by you to the eld plaintiff , Harvey II. Vmlrevrr , dated on March IDtb , 1893 , and wblcli loto was originally for the sum of $ l&000 , and vhlch WOH duo on the 15th day of March. 18(18 ( , anil which said notn drawa intoroat at the rate of 10 icr cent per annum from ilnto until pa'd. You vlil further take notlco that on the said 20tb day it So , lumber , 10CO , an order of attachment was csucil in said notion out of aa'd dlctrlct court gainst > our property , and that on tbo 81st ilay of tepletnber , 1000. the sumo was duly executed by cvying upon and attaching n * your property the K of thu uwU. end lot i ! of Sec. J , and lot 8 of cctlon 15 , all In Tw ; > . S0 ! , Itgo. ill , altnatcd In Juster county , Nebraska That tboro la duo upon aid note a balance of $23050 , with. Intercut on nld sum from thu 20th day of September , 1000. . d plalntlll neks that judgment bo rendered guliipt you for said eum and Interest , and tlmt .U order bo miule by the court tlint laid real o - ate and property levied upon nud attacbed under aid order of attachment , may be sold by the bcrlff of Ctietor couuly.nnd tbu proceeds thereof to the payment of the amount due upon aid note , together with Interest nud the coda of bis suit. You nro required to tuiswer said notl- lon on or buforo Monday , the " 1st day of Fobril- , ry. 1000. I1AUVH.Y U ANDKEWS , dl3-lt Ily C. L. Gnttoraon. Order on Hearing Petition for Administration. HE STATE OF NEBRASKA , I. . . CiiBtcr County , J " At a posBlon of tbo county court , for thu county f ( 'iistor , hc.ldun nt tliu court room. In Broken low , on the let day ot Dcrembfr , 1000. Present 1. A. Armour county Judge. In tliu matter of lie cKtate of W. 11. Fullburt , deceased. Ou ap- llciitlon , by potltion , of J. 11. Schldeler , rcpre- eiitlng. among other things , tlmt W.ll , Fullliart , u Inhabitant of Aneelmo , sold county , residing hurt'iiton the 17th dayot November , A J ) . 1000 , led In testate , leaving estate to bo administered. 'hut the petitioner ID u half brother ot said de- cafed and pray that admlniBtratloti of aald lucuneud bo Krantod to 11 , K. Atkitson It IH rik'rcil that said nppllcatlou bo heard at the ounty court room , at tbo court house , In the city r llrokuc liow , on the iHth day of December , COO , at 10 o'clock a , m. It la further ordered , hat notice thereof bo given to all punouB by inbllcjttlon ot euoli uotlco at least tbroo succti-a- TO weeks , previous to the time appointed , In the " UBIKH COUNTV ItKi'UBLioAK , a weekly nevrapa cr imblUliud In eald county. ' True Cony. ) J. A. ARMOUR , Co , Judge. " ' - decJ-4t ( decJ4t&c. &c. Anyone aendlnu n akctch nnd description may quickly nsrortnlu our opinion free whether nu invention li probably piitentahlo , r < iininunlrn- tlonsdtrlctlyconfidential. Kiiiulbonkoii I'ntcnta sent freo. Oldest Hitency fomecurlnit nutonta. rntunts tnkon throuu'h Alunu A Co. receive Ificclnl notice , wltliout flinriC , In the A handsomely llluMrntnd wp"Vlr. LnrKC't rjr eulHtlou of tiny Krlontltln joiirnnl. Ti > rm . ? .l n yrnr ; four iiioutln , II. Bold byall ' ' New \o \ Uruncll Ollio. ! : (35 ( V Ft , . AV ihUii'lftt. It. C Ua Iliirnosa Oil Is tlielicst liri'servanvo or nuw lenllicr and lite host renovator > i old luallKr. Itolls.boftciib , Muck- ens uud piotects. Ueu on your | jo t lmrnos.1 , your old liar m-ss , anil your carriage top , unit they will no ! nii'y look \nMcr \ I Jl ( f loii'vr , ' f'ouleverywhwln c-'i ull aUi-s iron hulf pint ) to ti\c .udina , Jl l ' 7 ( .TiMUllll Oil. ( O. Supcnlsors Proceedings , ( Conoltlood from last wook. ) Saturday , Dee. Bib , 1000 , _ Tliu roml and roail ulaiiua corn , mittro rcootnmoiidod to grant the rtqui'Bl of Q. A. Qrillitii , Alfred ( Joopor and Jamoa MaAlliator to conotrnot oatllo ubutos. The ro. quuBta were granted provided the peraons plaoo A railing at the aido8 of the onntes. Also to grant the petition for A public road ootumouo- itig at a point 011 road 300,000 foot east of the quarter corner on west oido of 31-17-20 and , ending at a noint nn anid rnnd 077 fnnt ronat nt the oonter of said aootion and to vacate that portion of roadSOO , bu tweonaaid terminal points. Peti tion signed by I ) . M. Amnborry and others. Also to reject the glaitii of H. Lomax fordamago to soo. 10.15. 29 , by reason of location of a road through said section , lioport no- copied and adopted. Board ad journed uutill Monday morning Monday , Deo. 10 , 0 a. m. Board met pursuant to adjourn ment ; all members proaont ; mirutes of Saturday road and approved. The erroneous nnd delinquent tax claim committee reported : We , jour committee , recommend that the fol. lowing claim * and tax , paid under protest , bo allowed , uud the county treasurer bo ordered to refund tbo amount ! J. A. Aicuovran , .ll 00 W , a Arrnnv. . . $10 DO A.M. Tallinn . n 03 I W. A. Hkelton . . . 1900 T. J. McCanco. . . . . n H5 j Wo also rocommcnd to reject the following claims , and order the county treasurer to distrib ute the fuudi : Anna\Vatrncok. . , 3 00 1 J. M. Kramer . . , J < 00 And to reject the requests of L U , Kooti , L. . J. Thomas and N. Anderson , legardlu ) ; ral oatntu tax aud assessment. Accepted and adopted. The erroneous nnd delinquent tax claims committed recommended that the tax paid by L , It. Jowott , $51.45 , under protest , for the reason that the property hud boon twice assessed , bo refunded. Request granted and treasurer ordered to rufund same. The mntter of the Bayorlioffer road was then taken up , and several persons wore heard in favor of A protest against iho petition. The oflicial bond , road and road claims committee reported as fol lows : We , your committee , recommend that the Buy' rrholior petition Do granted , commencing at the quarter cectlon corner of pectlons ; I4 aud mtown- fbl lp 17 , roiigo ill , and ending uttlie swK of sec tion ! , townehlp 17 , rangoUl , balance ot petition to bo rolectcd. lleportedaouoptod and BO ordered. The claim of S. Neth , damage on bovo road , tlOO , allowed for $00 , J. VV. Stnntonclaim of $900 , aU owed for $100 , to be levied against road district 34. Ouster precinct , Road committee recommended that the petition for a consent road , signed by L. G. Hammond and others be granted. Mr. ( Jonley presented the claim of Purooll Bros , for publishing ax sale notices , $50. Rejected. Mr. Couloy further reported , roo- mmeuding that petition tiled by S. K. Hninee , through his attorney , A. M. Humphrey , bo rt-jootod. So rdered. Mr. Arthur offered the following resolution : Wheroaa , It appears that the levy heretofore made for county purposes for tbo year 1000 was as follows : General fund , B mills ; bridge fund , 3 > i mills ; road fund , Ui mllis , aud Wheroaa , Slnco said lavy was made a large .mount . of dellt quent tazea duo and owing to aald lounty hare beau collected , anil WhereiB , a largo amount of lands have been Bold for delinquent Uxoa , thus Improving the financial condition of the county , ao that said onnty Is now In ninucti better condition finan cially than It wai at the time eald levy waa made , udWhorcaa Whorcaa , It now appears tbit mid levy waa much larger than will be needed for the debts and 'mining expcnaca ot said county for the year ,000 , now therefore bo It Resolved , That the levy heretofore made for county purposes for the year 1000 be and hereby Isredncadln the following amounts , viz : That the general fund levy bo reduced from 9 mills to 4 mills , a reduction of 9 mills thereon : Hint tb bridge fund levy bo reduced from 3tf mills to 'M mills , a reduction of 1 mill tlioroou ; that the roaii ' 'und levy be roduccd from IK mills to H mill , n eduction of 1 mill. That the county clerk bo and hereby la ordered and Instructed to reduce said levy In such amounta for said year of 1900. and extend the county tax accordingly. HO thai auld levy shall stand and remain us follows : gen. oral f uud , 4 mills ; bridge fund , tft mills ; road -und , K mill , total 7 mlfla. Moved and seconded that resolu tion bo adopted. Carried. Board adjourned until Dee , 13 , in order to give the members who desired to attend the Aurora oonvon * tiou an opportunity to do so , Thursday , Dec. 13th , 1000 , Pursuant to adjournment , the county board mot at 8 o'clock , all members being present except Mr , Cooney , who was at the poor farm attending to county basinosi. The minutes ot the previous mooting were read and aproved. The fore- coon was spent in auditing claims , checking up accounts and other committee work. Recess taken to 1:30 : p. m. Afternoon session. All present at 1:80 , the chairman called the meeting to order. Mr. Cooney presented the claim of John Pirnie $47.55 , for work done at the poor farm not included in thu contract and recommended that it be allowed. It was moved and seconded to accept the recommendation. Vote as follow ? Aye , Breohbuhl , Coonoy , Oonloy Nicholas and Lind. Nay , Arthur , carried , The bridge committee rooom mended that the petition of U. 8 Water bury and others for a bridge across tbo Muddy creek on half section line , section Q1-1G-19 be granted Signed : John Cocnoy Wo raoommeud that the petition bo rejected. J. T. Arthur and J , Broohbuhl. It rvas moved and seconded to adopt the minority report nnd grant the petition , Vote as follows , Aye , Oonley , Uoonoy und Nicholas. Nay , Arthur , Broohbuhl , Oarr and Lind. The chairman declared the motion lost. lost.Tho The majority report was adopted by the boaid. Petition of J.F.Evans and others for bridge across the Muddy crook on section line between 21-92 10 10 waa granted by the board. Tlf ! > nlnim nf It. I. Mnrrnn fnf work at poor farm $8,75 was allowed - . ed for $7.00 , The finance committee reported an followHS Wo tinanco your com mittee oiler the following resolu tion a a part of our repot. WhBreas , on the fltli day of lecoli bor , 1000 , a resolution was pasted by tbo board , directing the county attorney to commence proceedings aKatust the county treasurer , to compel him to collect the delinquent personal Uxe , nnd U'hcreaH , It apneari that the aald county treas urer baa already Isiued dlstroia warrant * for said delinquent taxes without the commencement ot aald proceedings ; therefore bo It llofolVAd , That thn action of thl * hoard In- otinctlng the county attorney ( o commence aald proceedings tie rescinded , for the reason that said proceedings tire not now necessary. Wo also rjcomntend the transfer from the bridgj fund of 1900 , of $2,600,00. Ueporl tioooptod and adopted. The following tesolution was offered by Mr. Lind , who moved Its adoption. Kosolvod , by the board of suuorvlaora , of Ous ter county. Nebraska , That tbo county olcrk la hereby authorized to nmkn n requisition ou the auditor of public accounts Tor aupplloa from the Btnte , Adopted. Oth'oial bond , road and road claims committee reported , Bonds wore approved aud accepted. The committee recommended that the petition lor a public road commencing at the southeast cor ner of the sw ol Soo. 7 , Twp. 10 , Kj o. 20 , und to vacate part of road No. 818 , said petition sinned by J. U. Bronizar and others , bu granted , Also to grant petition for a road signed by L. E. Koou , J , G , Bron- izor and others , aud to lay over the petition of S , A. White. Report adopted. Iiu P. Mills road petition granted , and damage allowed S. C , Tubbs , $50.00. ini i . iniiis pouiiou graniouanu damage allowed Mrs. Douglas Black , $10 , to bo levied against road district No. 2' , Arnold prtcinct. Also to grant the n monstrance against K , W. Kimball road peti tion , and to reject petition prajiug r said road. Accepted and : idoptod. The bridge and bridge claims oummittoe recommended that the jridgu petition of J. E , Evauu bo granted for a bridge 24 toot long , 0 feet wide , and with 0 piling 90 cot long. Tlmt the petition of H. S. Waterbury aud others bo re acted. Adopted. Mr. Nicholas reported that ho lad uold lumber from the Mason City bridge for § 4.50 , and had paid aid sum to the county tronsuror of ( Juster county , The judiciary committee laid over claim of N. E , Armstrong $278 listress warrants returned and not collected. The erroneous aud dolinqtunt tix claim committee refunded $4.20 , which H , K. Atkisson paid under irotost , and ordered the county treasurer to correct the double iis- sofltmeut of land of R. E. Allen. It was moved and carried that the chairman of the , poor farm , court house and jail supplies committee be instructed to draft advortistt- montH for the superintendent of ) oor , physician for court house and > oor farm , aud any other matters to bo aavortisod , and to 'o'audu adver tisements to be printed in county papers. Moved aud carried that the county clerk bo aud hereby is ordered to prepare warrants for all claims al lowed at this mooting of the board. It was moved and carried that the chairman ot this board is in * Htructod to purchase- typo-writer for the uae of the county clcik an ! county superintendent of schools. Mr. Arthur then took the floor aud stated that as this is the last me'.ting of the year , and aiso the last meeting before the new mom. hers elect will take their seats as members of this body , aud as our chairman's term of oflioe expires with this year , and w3 shall no longer have him with UB , it is duo from this board to in some way express their appreciation of the able and impartial manner in which ho has presided over our delibera tions during the past year , I there fore move that wo extend to Mr. George E Carr , our chairman , a vote of thanks for his uniform courtesy , strict impartiality and ability manifest at our meetings , aud for the deep interest ho has over taken in oouuty matters The motion was seconded and carried by the unanimous voto. The county officers and others spoke of the pleasant relations with the board during the past year , and after a general talk ahna those linesit waa moved and carried that the county board of supervisors adjourn sine dio.