Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, January 10, 1901, Image 8
Supervisors Tuesday , Jan. K , 1001. In compliance with HIP statutes , the members of UIP county board eouveui'd at 10 n. in. at the oourt house , und were oallnd to order by tlio deputy county clerk. .1. F. Brechbuhl wns eh'Oled temporary chairman. A oommittt'o on orcdcn tials , ooiiHisting of John Coouoy , C. O. Lind and John Conloy were ap pointed. The oonuniUoo reported that they found the following mem bers entitled to seats an members of the board : 11. VV. Savage , of tiar p < Mit , Ifet district ; John Coouey , of Wtst Union , 2d district ; G. II. Thorpe , of Broken How , 8 t district- . C. O. Lind , of Gothenburg , 4th district ; J. F. Ureohbuhl , of Au- nulmo , flth district ; John \V. ( Jon ley , of Uconto , Oth district ; Gotlob Hisor , of Mason City , 7th district Report adopttd. On motion the chivlr was author' ized to appoint a committee of three OH permanent organization. Tlu olmr appointed as HUOI committee , G II. Thorpe , J. NY. Conloy and Gntleb Uisor. The committee reported in favoi of C. O. Lind as permanent chair man. man.On motion the report was adopted and Mr. Lind eleoted chairman for the ensuing year On motion the board took a re cess until 1:30 : p in. , to give tin- chairman time to appoint the Btnnd- inu committees. AFTKUNOON BKSHION. The meeting was calltd to ordei at 1:80 p. in. Ali members present The chairman announced the ap pointment of the following com mittccf : Finance committee , G..II. Tborpo , J. VV. Conloy and ( J. O. Lind. Claims committee , John Cooney , G. 11. Thorpe and C. O. Liud. ' Official bond , re ad and toad claims committee , J. W. Couloy , 11. P. Swage anil G Hisur. Bridge and bridge olaimt ) ootn- iniitee , G. lliser , 11. P. Savage and J. W. Conluy. Court , house and jail supply com' mitt Q , G. II. Thorpe , John Coonoy , uud J F. Brechbuhl. Erroucouh and delinquent tax claim committee , C. 0. Liud , J. F. Breohbuhl and G. Hiser. Judiciary committee , 1J. P. Sav age , Jno. Coouoy and J , F. Brech buhl. buhl.Poor Poor farm committee , J. F. Breohbuhl , Johu Coouoy and C. O. T/uid TuidA A petition to vote railroad bonds for Arnold township was presented to the board for consideration. Moved and carried that the chair man appoint a committee of two members to investigate the petition to submit the proposition of voting bonds on Arnold township , and ascertain if said petition is cigurd by the proper number of freeholders The chair appointed as suoh com mittee Brechbuhl and Savage. v On motion board adjourned to 0 o'jlook tomorrow. VYodnesday , Jan. 0 , 1001. Pursuant to anj jurnmout , the board met at 0 o'clock a in. All members present. After roll call the minutes of Tuesday's session were read and approved. Tha morniurr was nnmit ) ii unm- mitteo work , aud at 12 o'clock in. the board took a recess until 1:80 : p. m. AFTICUNOON SH8H10N. All the members being present Hi 1:30 o'clock p. m , the chairman called the meeting to order. The special committee appointed lo look after the collection of de linquent personal taxes in Castor county reported as follows , viz : That they had gone over tlio tax list , and found delinquent personal taxes to the amount of JW,85a 5 duo when tbo committee began lu work , and that they had UBticd Utntrci-e wurrnnta to the amount of $23,211. ' 45 , end h d collected S3.440.10 , The expense for the committee : GBO. E. Carr Clyuo Ourlos < 4l , 5 Auatilate 14 10 Total li&.40 The commit co reports that he U thoroighly conrlnced that there uro thont-nnds of dolluia In tazeti that can uuvor bo colludtcd by dlntrctts or othurwliu. that might huvo been collected whim they liccamo dcl < uquout , and In order to pruruut a recurrence , recomuicudB that In the future pur. tonal taxes bo collected when lliey bccoinu duo , It wb moved and carried that the report bo accepted aud adopted , aud the committee discharged. The official bond , road and road claims committee recommended that the bonds of C. T. Lunch , treasurer of Westervillo township , aud M. E. Warren , treasurer of Victoria township , bo approved. It was moved aud carried to accept and adopt the report , and to approve the bonds. The chairman of the court house , poor faun and jail supply commit tee for the year 1000 made his report as follows : That It had recelred from rarloui eouicea 5015.01 , giving an Itemized report of tbo ills- burtemeutB. Moved and earned that the report be accepted aud adopted , aud the committed discharged. It was moved atd carried that the chair appoint a committee of one to take charge of the collection of the delinquent oeruonal taxes duo Ouster county , and that the county board hereby authorize the member so appointed to employ such assist- nnuo OH may be necessary in the prosecution of said collections. The chair appointud G. II. Thorpe tenet not an Atich committee. h wns moved by Mr. Coonoy and Bcuoudcd by Mr. Brechbuhl , that Air. Thorpe bo and hereby \b \ instructed to tnku charge of the collection of the delinquent persona ) IXPH duo Custcr county , and to employ whatever assistance may be necessary in the prosecution of said collections. Also that the county attorney of said county be directed to institute and maintain any and all suits necessary in the collection of Haul taxes The ohair declared the motion carried. Committee on collecting rout and renting county buildings made the following report : Tlmt 115.00 had been collected nud turned Into tlio county troaiury. Moved and carried to ac"ppt and adopt the report , aud that committee bo discharged. It was moved and carried that the chairman appoint one of the members to act as a committee to rent , collect n-nis and to have the entire supervision and management of county property situated in Bro ken Bow. The chairman appointed G II. Thorpe as such committee. The following resolution wac presented by II. P. Savngo : Tlmt the lioird purchase In the name ot CUB tor jjinitv all the ronl ritnto In the county , ndvor- tlccd forealoou th Clli day of November , 1IKX ) , uml not * old fur want of bidden1 , paylnx th ( troiiMiror tliu laics , Interest penalty nud COPIB nUN list each piece , nud taku I IB cortlf.cuto of tux eiilo for auld rutl enisle. It wns moved and seconded that the resolution bo adopted. Thu vote was as follows : Votinp uj e , Brechbuhl , Ilisor , Savage aud Thorpe' , Voting nay , Conley and Coonoy. The chair declared the resolution adopted. On motion board adjourned until Thursday , Jan 10 , at 9 o'clock a.m. State University Items. At the last meeting the board oi regents considered the plane for the now building. At the same mooting the proposition made Homo time ago by Chancellor Andrews , relative to providing for a special incidental fee to bo charged all students was considered and adopted. This plan provides a semester fee of $3 00 for eaoh student , all money so derived to bo turned into the cash fund for defraying the incidental expenses' of the institution. The plan was suguested to the board of regents several weeks ngo , but no action was taken at the lime. Profassors Peters , llurnett and Bruner have returned from a long trip over the state , during which they made u circuit of farmers' in stitutes. They wore anxious to make this long run before the cold weather sot iu , aud succeeded. A large attendance was reported at every meeting. 'I hey visited Wau- neta , Pdlisdalo , Trenton , Bcuklo. man , Harrison , Crawford , Hay Springs , Kushvillo , Ellwood , Farn- am , Ogallala , Big Springs , Lodge- pole , Sidney and Kimball. Their trip included a long overland drive to make connections. Professor Bruuor spoke on ' 'Grasshoppers , " giving the result of his researches , aud Professor Burnett talked on agricultural topics. Dr. Peters , lectured concerning "Tho Diseases of Animals. " Delicate experiments arc now on in the greenhouses at the university of Nebraska , under the supervision of Professor Emerson , of the Do- partmort of Horticulture of that institution , iu the creation of new varieties of carnations by the cross ing aud propagation of the old standard plants which they have on hand , with newer and more delicate varieties. The mothul of doing this is quito novel , aud there is quite u little speculation as to what the outcome of the experiments will bo , The buds of one plant are fertilized by others , and iu this way a graft is made. Some of the ordi nary hardy pinks are used in these experiments , aud some valuable varieties of carnations are expected to bo the outcome of those investi gations. The Secretary of Agricultural has established in the Divison of Chem istry a laboratory for testing physi- oally and chemically all varieties of road materials , including such substances as rooks , gravel1 shells brick , clays aud other bodies used iu buildiug country roads , invcati- g tiona along sciontitio lines Into relative worth of those materials for country road building will bo carried on and reports will be made and distributed. Any person desir ing to have road material tested in UIIAH. H. KOUO , 1'renldcnt , Oinahft , Nob. S. K WAIUtICK , Cashier , Ilroken llow. J. M. KIMIIKIIUNCI , Vlcc-1'rca. , Urokon llow. STATE BROKEN BOW , NEB. General Banking- Business Transacted , uiHEUroni : Chas. E. 1'ord. J. M.Klmbcrllug. H. II. Uojrt. 0. 0. llogors. V. I ) . Caldwcll Make a specialty of loaning money on cattle. A. W. Hat jnet rocolrcd an Invoice ot ITCZiQ AHT GOODS , PXCVUUD EIIAIVIE9 , EAQC&3 , lW.EUAlI.IONaVAtE. . POCKET3 , TOIfcET CA3K3 , OIIAM UOE.DER3 , And n full line of Moulding of the latest Patterns , aud will mnko Pictmo Friimrs to order , any size , at prices that will suit OToryboay. Urlng In you- pictures and have thorn framed. . . Went Hide Hciunre , IlroUeii IIovs. Has a full line of Drugs , Paints and Wall Paper. Also n Fine Line of Books , Stationery , Toilet Articles , eto. Store on corner of Fifth avenue and Main street , Broken Bow , Neb. CLT THIS OUT. IT MAY NOT APPEAR AGAIN. 80 WEEKS lOc THE TWENTIETH CE3STTUEY PARMEH. It contains n number of special articles each week by the most competent apeclnllaU lu ererv branch ot agriculture department- devoted to HTO stock , crops , the dairy , poultry yard , orchard aud garden , farm machinery , yetailnary toplci , Irrigation and the markoU , The fnimpr'H wife , too , has her share of apace , with recipes and UK'g < ' 8tlon on cookery , dteaamaklng , fancy work , care of flowers , and matters particularly pleasing to her , while the children have a department edited for them exclusively. Four or flru paces are detoled to H cpmplUo review of the newx of the week covering both happenings at homo and abroad , and noun in partliulnr Interesting to the ( treat fnrinlugest. . 'llien too , iru the itorlei , choice poetry and humor , aud all the good thing * that out liken to load after ttia lampt ara lighted and the day's work U done. An Ideal Agricultural and Family Weekly $1.00 PER YEAR. Cut this out and eend it with a dime or five 2-oent atrrapa to The Twentieth Century Farmer , 1860 Faruam street , Omaha , Nebr. d20-4 thie laboratory is advised to write to tlio Otliuo of Public Road Inquir ies , Department of Agriculture , Washington , for inatructiouB iu regard to the methods of Boiooting aud shipping aamples. The new pipe organ , presented to The University of Nebraska by itH'alumni , has been placed in the Chapel in Soldiers' memorial Hall. It is a beautiful instrument with twci ty-turoo hundred pipes , throe manuals and fifty registers. It is throughout of the latest model , with all the up-to-date improvements aud appliances , one fnaturo being the radiating aud concave pbdals enabl ing the pluvor to operate the instru ment with the greatest eaao. The stops are very complete , the string aud vex huraana tones being par ticular beautiful , rich aud full The organ taken as a whole is one of the finest west of the Mississippi river and is a notable addition to the Chapel. Letter List. Following is the dead letter lint for week ending Jan. 8,1001 : J. L Cudorbaugh , Parties calling for ( ho above pleabo say advertised. L. II. JBWKTT , P. M. To TIIK DUAF - A rich lady , cured of her DeafncBH a , > d Noiaes iu the Head by Dr. Nicholson's Artificial Ear Drums , gave 925,000 to his In stitute , so that deaf people unable to procure the Ear Drums , may have them free , Address No. D 148 , The Nicholson Institute , 780 , Eight Avenue , Now York. jau3 ly Ityno. BTMO , Neb. , Jan. 8 , 1Q01 Write 1601 , and don't you forget It. Yesterday it was moderate , oold this mprning. George Smith has left the Prettyman rnnoh , and W. II. Millignn la in charge. Suoroinu Uurgo , of Afton , Iowa , le visiting his sister , Mrs. II. L. Iloadlcy. No cattle have died in this neighbor hood aa far ua heard from , since last writing. L. S. Emptleld ( ell on the Ice last Sat urday , breaking bis right ankle Dr. Michael reduced the ( raolufe , and be U on the woy to recovery. Elialia Ferguson bus sold h's ' claim , located live mi lea east of Callnway , to O. E. McDermott , and P. S Province sold bla eighty lnat epnng adjoining Fergu son on the south , to John Dreasber. Grandma Brant baa sold her claim , and all are making arrangements to move to Wisconsin the coming spring U. G. aud B. C. Emptluld Inform us from Colorado Springs , Colorado , where they nro at present working at carpenter work , that they have been in eight states and several of tbe largo western cities , Spokane , Suit Lake and Denver , since they luft Nebraska , November 27th , 1900. They also walked from Manitou to the fummlt ot Plku's Peak , and re turned in eight hours This la a feat soldotu attempted lu the winter. No one living them this winter , snow about two feet in depth , meioury 15 decrees below z ro , and vary little below frett ing at Mauitou , Tbe elevation is over 8,000 feet In tbe nine miles. Tbe alti tude of thu peak above sea level la 14,147 feet. They made the ascent on the lailroad track ; cars not ruuulng. They ent tbe writer a photograph ol Iho peak , showing two stone buildings , aud enough rock left to build many moro houses. COLLQM'S GROCERY i Having bought the ate -k formerly owned by A. Wallace , HO have added a complete KRW STOC31 : of GROCERIES , And are prepared to soil ns CHEAP AS THE CHEAPEST. FRUIT , OVBTIJttfi and CKL.KKV IP * Butter and Eggs taken in Exchange. Goods delivered to an ; part of the city. Give us a trial. A. A. COLLOM. i * 5ia-iSi = P. C. WOHNALL , President. J. A. 11 MII1IH , anei A. J. noiJERTSON , Vlco-Pree W D 1ILACKWKLL , Aft 't Cashles Farmers Bank of Ouster County , BROKEN BOW , NEB. Transacts a General Banking Business. County Claims and Warrants Bought TTim Mil TO MAKE A FORTUNE. . THE OPPORTU NITY MAY NOT COME YOUR WAY AGAIN Twentieth Century parmer OFFEHS A NUMBER OP MAGNIFICENT PRIZES TO THOSE WHO WILL ACT AS AGENTS 1st Prize , 81,000 Gash. 2d Prize , $500 Cash AND 99 OTHER OA3II PRIZES. RANGING FROM fSOO TO $25. TUB TWENTIETH CENTURY FAP.MERls published by the Be Pnbluhlnir Company , of Jmftha , and Is an aerlcalturul and family rt f.gnzlno of unusual merit There are departments ( or ! Tery member ot tbe family , special articlei by men of known reputation and Illustrations will be a iromlnent toiUuro. Write for pitmplc copy and ark for p.utlculars concerning the prlzM Price 11.00. THE TWENTIETH CENTUUY FARMER aud the HEFUBUCAH will ba tent to yon one year lor $1.55. ( etery-w ) THE' ' I IP A LIuH One Dollar Per Year. The People's National Family Newspaper , Published Mon- sftSHjsHMHiBg day. 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