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i 'fbe Tenchers Institute ,
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'l'bc Teachcrs Institutccol1vcn-
, cd Monday with an able corps I
, of instructors , Alrcady 200
teachers havc bccn enrol1ed and
therc arc more to fottow ,
Tuesday . afternoon was school
officers and patrons d a ) ' , ' ] ' 1 lC
meeting was hcM in the Presb-
terian church. 'l'he first husi-
ncss was the temporary organim- :
tion of a school ell cers association -
tion of the county with thc view
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zation in the near future. 'l'he
chairman appointed J. D. Ream ,
Jules Haunlllnt and M. G. 'olont-
gomery on constitLttion and by-
laws. J. J , Tooley was elected
temporary president and J. A.
Deits , temporary secretary of the
association. The music of the
occasion was furnished by a
ladies glee club ,
The organization of the couuty
association was followed with a
speech by State Superintendent
'V. K. Fowler. It was a most
excellen t address. It should
have been heard by every school
officer in the county. It was full
of useful and practical infor-
mation.
'l'he subject of "grading and
Uniformity of our Rural schools"
was discussed by A. C. 'rowle of
Merna and others. 'rhe discussion -
sion favored the Uniformity and
a motion to adopt the Nl'braslm
course of study was carried. 'l'he
question of text books was discussed -
cussed by J , A. Dietz and others.
. 'l'he sentiment expressed was
that the pupils of Custer county
were entitled to the best booles
on the marlrcts and that many of
the bools used at the present
time arc back numbers. , 'l'he
free text book question was dis-
cussed. Most of those present
favored the free text booh
system.
J. J. 'l'ooley gave an able re.
. vicw of the county's progress in
school affairs.
IWUNING SUSSION.
The evening session was held
in the park.
J. D. Ream gavc an extendel
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Miss Ida. M. Snyder.
TrcMnrer of the
DrooklJ'n EaIIt End Art Club.
"If women would pay more attention to
theIr health we would have more happy
wlvu , mothm and daughter. , and If the
would observe n.ults they would nn 1
that the dodors' prescriptions do not
perform the many cures they arc gIven
credit for.
"In consulting with my druggist he lid. .
vised McElru' , Wine of Cardul and Thed.
ford' , Black.Draught , and so I took It and
have ever ) ' nason to thank him for a new
! If _ opene 1 up to me with restored health ,
and It only took thl'te months to cure m "
Wino of Cardui isa reUlatorof the
menstru11l functions and IS a most astonishing -
tonishing tonia for women. It cures
scanty , 8upJ , > ressed , too frequent , irregular -
ular and pamful menstrttation , f11llin
of the wombf whites nnd flooding. It
is helpful w len nppronching womanhood -
hood , during prebfJ1IWCY , I tcr childbirth -
birth and in change of life. It frequently -
quently brings 0. dear bnby to homes
. thnt have been barren for yoars. All
druggists have el.OO bottles of Wino
of Cardui.
WINEoFCARDUI
RalmUI Anderaon ,
Real Eitatc.
, ANDERSO
'I I3rLanda for palo nnd rent an Cllilor COUll
bought Blld lold Ab lrll 11I promptly IIlId nfR
Otllcu-Malll Strcot , Uolw uu 41h RIIlI 11th } ,
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talk on the question "tl'aching
agricul ture in the com mon
schools , " His addre5s containcd
a number of good ! H1gg-estions
and was well rece'cd. . 'l'hc
closin ( : address was to thc
teachers hy Statc Superintcndent
l owler. Music was furnished bj'
the Ladies Glee Cluh , and the
I ycrson Male Quart'tte. Both
the afternoon anll e\'cning Hession
wcrc largcl ) ' attcnded , by the
tcachers and citizens , but the
attcndance of school oflicers was
not near as large as thc import-
: U1ce of the occasion deman'led.
130th meetings wcrc highly cn-
tertaining and profitablc to ail ,
ORTI I.I.O ,
COIn cultivation is not all over yct.
Hvcryhody nlteluled tltc Old Scll1crs
Picnic , IIIld declnred it n willller.
Tlte Misscs AsltlJaugh nml Fo ge nre
nltcn ing tlte jnstitute from this ploce.
The oldest inhabitant is tcndy to'cnr
that this hnB bccn the coolest July in his
IIIcmory.
GeorgtCo l y's'ife5tcl \ ped.qza ;
nail on IlIst1'ues ny and has had a pain'
ful foot since.
Mrs. Mary Benls uml son lrnnk spent
Sunday visiting at the Ranch of B. W.
Kellcnbargcr in the sanclhills.
School district No. 54 i9building 11 ne\\
scltool house. Mr. C. G. Hmpfichl is tht
archctect and will soon have the houst
com plete.
Mnrshllll Hddy and Mr. Peterson , col
lector for Dccring & Co. , wcre callin
upon old customers in Ihese parts enl
day Illst wcck ,
Tlte soliciting conttlliltee of thc churc1
at tit is plact , will bcgin n call\'ass fo :
funds to ll\lild , and it is expected to fin
ish tltc work , and complcte in the earlJ
fall.
Wltat is tltc maltcr with thc RltI.lUnr.l
CAN that it docs not rcach this place uu
li1 'fucsday lifter } lublicationl ' 1'\\4
wccks in succession it failcd to gel 1
bcfore Tuesday. ( 'I'he RHI'IIlU.ICAN ha
heen mailcd from this officc on 1'huTHla :
ufternoon , with one exception , for scvern
montlts. That was two weeks ago wltel
01tT paper tlilluot rellclt us nntil Frill " .
morning. It wa ! ! mailcd tltllt wec1
Fr llayafternoon. Onr Vnclc Sam hn
delll'cd the Ortcllo package somcwlter
along the roulc.-Hu. )
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Dear Amsberrj'-it is well1mowl
that there is a shortage of horse
in the Unitcd 'States. 'L'he fOI
eign demand is acti ve and wi :
I continue so for years to C0111l
I n spite of the Automobile , th
elccrict cars. the bicycle the hors
is st.ill an important commercii
factor , he has not gone as WI
predictcd some ycars ago an
what is more he is not goin
Ile will be a popular and usefl
means of locomotion long afh
the automobile and the bicycJ
have been consigned to the scra
pile. ' 1'0 meet a growing nced
1m vc decided to open a hon
markct at Sargent. I will 0 [ (
July 26th , a large number (
good horses , All parties dcsirin
to scll horses. shonld bring tI1C1
in on that datc. This salc h :
bcen extcnsiyey ] adycrtised , all
a large number of forcign bu'e1
arc expected. F. M. CUImm.
HAM' HATES J.1NUU1.N ANI ) UB1'UU :
" 'or the Nehrnskll BIIWorth AS ! cllthlJ'
Tickets on salc August 5 to 9 , nt
Au ust 12.
Rctmn limit , August 15.
AIIIOlll the distinguish cd spcakers W
he Gcucral Fitzhugh I.cc , V. S , J1
IHshop Har ! Craustan , Portll\llll , Ort
former President John of De Pauw VI
versitYj Charles A. Crane , D. D. , 1I0sto
ReC. . F. Aked , \'erpool , Hn land.
Splcndhlmusical featurcs h ) ' thc 1' : : a 11'
110) ' Choir , 20th Ccntnry Qllartet !
IJcsperiall Mulc Quarh'llc 11I111 Impcri
IluIIII.Bell Riugers.
1\111uy Hducal onal Allvuntages will
offcrcellinrillg thc Assemhly.
Per tickcts atllll\llllitional illfortllutil
ask the 11\lrlingtoll Agent. !
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Thill slgnaturo IR on every box of the gonlll
Laxative t'omo Qllininc Tablct
. the rcmody thllt .cUI'C" wId 40 oue tll !
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Iy RDd adJolDlu 1'0untlcd. ItqulU08 liud morlg.
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, vonuoe , ! JroklJu Dow , Cn lur county , NlJbraskR.
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THE P. D. SMITI-I COMPANY ,
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AlwaY8 have the bOHt qua lily
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! \1olllllY : nigWilie cit ) ' council
causcd to lJC called a puhlic
mceting at the court h.ouse tea
a certain the sentimcnt of tt'te
tax-paycr ! ; 011 the qucstioll of
sccuring' a gas plant for light anI !
fuellHlrposes. 'l'hc council hall
gone to cOllsiderahle expcnsc and
trouhle in\'cstig-atingthe suhject
of lig'hts and lelt inclined to ask
t h ci ty to votc a hond for a
sull cicnt amount to put in a
plant or if prcfcred to grant a
franchise to some corporation
who woull ] put in a plant. Mayor -
or Purcell who statell the object
of thc meeting was elected chair-
m:1n : and Wi11is Culwell , secre-
tary. 'rhe , discussion had not
advanccd'ery far until it driftcd
onto the qucstion of buying thc
water wors plant. But the
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oplnlOn exprcssel 1 was that 1t1
casc a light plant was to be put
in , the city should OWII :11111
operate it. But ( he more thc
light question was urgcd tllC
stronger grew the scntiment of
the ownership of the
water works and that the
question of lights should be of
secondary considcration. 'Walt
George was called out. aud explained -
plained his project of furnishing
electric power from thc Georgetown -
- town mi11 dam sufiicient to run
the pump ! > , the manufacturing
establishml nb , and clcctric
lights for tJte city. 'Vhile all
t looked upon 'olr. George's schcme
r wtih favorif practical it had no
- effcct on the expressed sentimcnt
. ami on motion of S.J. Lonergan it
was votcd as the sentiment of the
. mceting that beforc an ) " debt
- was incurrcd for lights the
council should cn ter into ncgo-
tiation for and purchase the
s watcr works plant , if it could be
securcd. for an amount the city
was abe ] to pay.
' ! 'here wcre thirt ; ' or forty of
thc represcntattve citizcn ! : !
present at the mccting and the
s sentiment was apparcntly unani.
e mous , with possibly the exceptiol1
of two or therc of thc council.
' 1'he mecting adjou1'l1cd suhjf'ct
to the call of thc chairman.
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NEBIUSILVOI.UN'l'mm 'lIm u : : ' < i'
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'X'cutla Anllnull , 'cnt to lie Ileld a.
( ; I'ulul . "h"UI'UJUHt 5 to , .
111I1t l ntcH l r"ln11 Nch'u'lu
II-olnls , " 10 The nltr-
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'l'he Neht"lska ! State Yoluntcc
L irellenA , > sedation has ar
rangcd to hold ibi annual touma
ment at Grand Isand. ] Nead'
$1500 has bccn appropriatcll foi
cash prizes , in addition to man'
valuahlc medals and trophies , f
cxehition II rills , contests 'anI
raccs. l i reman will a tlcnd fron
all parts of the state.
For this occasion the Burling
ton Houtc has madc a rate of ani
farc for the round trip. 'l'ickct
on salc August 4 t i , inclusive
good returning nntil August S
Ask thc Burlington ] OUtl
agcn t or wri tcJ.
J. IANCIS I \ ,
S. General Passengcr Agent ,
, Omaha.
Id It'M C'c-I'C ; ; ; IO.
July I to IJ.
m A ugust I to 14 , 2J , 2.1 , Jo.5 I.
. i Septembcr I to 10.
. , On the ahove clays thc Burlingto
IiRoutc will scll round trip tickets t. .
1j \ j Colorado lit cxtraordinarily low rutes.
It's cool in Colorado 1111 summcr lon
iir al\l ( thcre an. ' Iml\elrcds \ of resOI'ts in th
.e. Rockies whcre enc may escape from tl1
1111 hcat of thc plains anel spend an alh
gcthcr 11elightflll v lcatiun.
hc A canl to J. Francis , Gcnl'rnll'a < ; scng (
Agcnt , Omaha , Nebr. , will bring you
ln 00(1 ( supply of Colorano hooklcts UII
j.H will help you plan your trip. J-I
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The Burlington Routc has announce
low rutcs to thc Hlack lIi11s of Sout
Dakota for thc following dates :
July 1 to IJ.
DO A ugust I to 14 , 2J , 2,1 , JU , J I.
1\ Seplcmbcr I to 10.
'Y On other days uutil Septcmber 15 10
ratcs somewhat highcr than those i
- effect on the abovc datcs will hc offcre4
re Sylvan I.ake , I1o\.Springs \ , ncaclwoo
r. I.cml Cit . , Spcarfish and a nllmber' I
othcr } lomts 111 thc Hlack IIilIs IIrc we
worth visiting.
Any Burlington ROlltc IIgellt will I
' . 01 glad to tcll ) 'ou mono aholll thc !
excnrsions. J-I
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CITY BAHBEH SILO 1' ,
B. 0 , HUTTON. l'rnprlelor.
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CIJINTON DAY ,
Physician Surgoon.
Olnro I" rl'nr of ' "u Bllllk of ( ' 11111 111 II rCfI. lIe l.
lIonen fILII houpn'e ' of Iho 1I/llllIlIt / ellllrfli.
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I.IVAN Oll1ce , Broken Bow , NohrMkn.
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of COllf"CUIIIIII/h t' , UI//lrt' / / 11I111 'l'oIJlleen8. Norlh
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Ornament.1 Work a Specially.
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j&01)de.d Jlbsfp cfep ,
"strnc'91'rOlIlIII ' " 'urllhh"ll. Your 1I11/11110R
'ulleIlNI. ( ) I C. 1II11'\lIk ( If l'OIIlI1l rrU lIulhllug ,
llrukou nuw. N'brll kR.
Taxflfl paid for tlon-rltlid"lItH.
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PlIYSIGIANS SURGEONS.
O/llce / ever 1180herlu'll lntg gluro.
Jlrolc611 Bow , - - Nohralh.
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. _ llclon' ; : in ValuatiottR by Couuty .A.sscBsora Ob1iged the Board. t : >
lHnltc Siu1i1o.r neductiot18 in Rni1ron VWu.ntio11S. .
Ct : ' ' ; = Ut'III\.sti lItion f 11OW.s that . Ncbrin ! TlalJronds Arc Still sesscd ToolIiI:11..Compnrcd
i with All UttCl' ! P.'ullcl.ty In th tnt , NtwltllAtl ud 11I Rc < .lucUonB'Mado by
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T"or .tnrs ! , lId It IH1. bPII 1111110 fwnerally : c"lItrllrd
" 11.tt Ihe rI1I.1 ! : " ! ! sh01l111 ha rl'1utretl 10 hl'lIr thnlr Juut
I h.II' ( ' of 11I'lIl1on. " Nphrns\1 \ hils hall a 8uI' < , ( 'n910n
I ! fl'form IIdn I'I lrntln ! ! . who II'll'd ! ' 'hl ' > l nrunll'nt IIn
t 11' fit' Iho c 'I..nllul . nlr1llkB of Iho platform on which
1'\ ' . " < 'If' l'P.tl'l1. ! There has h'cn a f'UCCIBldon or
Ih'II1018 ; In Ihe pn'ItI < ' 91I'nrnplpxlon or wh/ll Is known
I' , " , : , r : , /I ! ' , } of , B'1I1/l1Izl'lon. : ' "nmpo/wd of Ihu Oovornor ,
'J , 'F'l""rpr " nnd Ihu Au lt"r 'of Slale. Durlllit thell" FlIC-
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"IdE' In Ihe 1) 0 ; > 1 ( ! . hut In oarh cnFlo have wfllte I1n-
III th. . ptl'I' ! " whom Ih peni'I. . . . . . shoulll flelectVerll
. ' f ' 1 I" o:1r : ( ' , "II " tl1l'1l prefpntp : ( } the queloltlon or
I ui. : . " ' 0011 luxutlon to thtm whun they acle 118 olllccra of
I 7'I : I You. I 1"\11(15. I r.ot& I Pe" , Prop. I nn"rol TeloJrnnb. : : 1J null I AU Prop. .
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1'o./nJ . ; . . . . . . . . . . . . TIerlllbllcRn 1 1 I E .If1.C1G' ) , . : : :1.0n.1CD : 2. ( , ; ft3 . ; s.M.G93 : 1'J.117. ! 9J
] . nl"1111\ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . POP1IIIBt 1S % 82,618,1(1.1 : : tJ,31(1.1Y13. ( : 'O.T21 .fII2. , 2&.t01. li1.i. ! ! . m
] .J .J'mh ' . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Populillt IS9 81.4."h'l.B:7 " ! : fA,8ISOl' : . . z > .Ie1.C16 . , " ,2G.GS2.:1us : IG7o7 . % 11)
J't . ' "rlh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PopUIt ft 1m 'i ! ) . ! 1 ! . -s : n.r.T4I1'i. : ! . , .c 'l , .t ( ) 2lm.1J ! 1 lr.i.ll ! ) , . jJ
1" , rooonh . . . . . . . . . . . . . l'oluIlRt 11 t' ? lI.tl1.S'3 ! ! 1'1.Q.1.tG ! ) .852.o. " , . . :2C. ; 9StD. 117T.8JJ.7G > i
] ' , ynt.r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Puplllll1t 1 .tOOOl1 2. ? 2. 23 , . : : :1.rtl : > , & $ . ,2/,84G.r.10 / 1ro.W'i.\
] " , It r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . POPUIl4t ! L ) , .Mj.li1 : > . ' : ! 3H8. < 05' : T4.UJ.'lC8 : : , 1. ' . 5' 1'T1.747.'l
i _ .1g'0 . . . . . . . : . . . . . . TI publlean 1DQ1 'lO.6'iUDS. . 2t ( S. BM11.r.t.9. ! J . G. t.m : II1. 2 ! > .tJ :
prom thl' ! nt'ltnm'nt It wl11 hI' rt"n that the rnllr'Id : ' :
"nl tl'"granh ! rToporty hall II. vnluatJon In 1901 10 1.0
I I..r . < ' l t lel1R IhBn It was In 18W. nnd that lots nro n1ro
II ! PH lI for 10 3-10 per e\'n t 101011 , whllo the vL1uo oC
1\PI'1onnl property hRs deercRFc , ' 17 pur C.nt In that
! 1llll' time. Thl' only property Uu.t n.PPlar3 to show
I1nv II"I'P whalover IR In the Hem of In.n s. whl -
.
[ 11"11 nn Inl'rpa. ( ' or 7 3-10 lI'r cl'nt.
Ilo\\'pvl'r. WII rrlvo here n. clalt'mnnt of the inerol\1 !
, In 1I1':1I11111es : IIRt'Cf'P. ' ' ' ' In Ih" tollowlnr.- Items ropor-ted
I In h'aml \ 1)1. ! ) whl'h Hhollld ho ( 'onBJdorcd o.lonl' ! with
lh"'Lu " uI1lJal'cnt Inercusos aud decrclJ.8cs In II.SIJO srnent :
Per Cent
C " "f1"I"tIn 1m. A ! ' < ' notIn 11\01. IncrtMt'I
] 11.fj.1 JS , ) 111'1'1'11 Imrn\/'d 17.001.770 ItCrl'R Imrrovel1 & 1.7
] . ; .r.j.j27 n'I'OR un ! t11lIrovcd H.f < I O.843 Itcres Ull : mll1'ovod ! loG
, J.6.I.m : < , nttlo 2.313.918 ( ' .lItUo 42
ljn. l' ( ) " , \1'IJI ) lO.623 Ah < , , ' 1' 1:0 : :
1 , : : UII : ; hOA'R 1.4GO.771 hng-II 13
lilt2 : ! mllen rnllrollcl Ci'iO : : mill's rllJlroad 13.
1' nW. how nro nil thA : < (1 ( l'rl'I\'I'R nlll \ . , :0':1 t'on' ! In
r r""Rlllent Irollght nhoul'III 1&93 an I ' .1 t ! . , I..oll' "lH'J :
tl1rp" , h Ihlt'nrlollf ! I'IlIInUeS flO mah'rlally rc'l1l1ced the
' . ' " " "molll of lantl , . . IOIR nnd p'1I'sonnl propcl'ty thn.t the
radl.ullultloOl'I : ' Ivoll hy the Board of J 'lua\lzatlon \
In p"'or ) ' 1'urA WI\S n WilY Ilbovo thnt 1I/\1ro / whIch woulll
ultain tin ( 'cllll1\1 \ ( ) ' In IlIxnton ( , vlth other proporty.
( 'wlnl ; 10 till' pOlllllllr cry ot IncroaR .1d. nRIICBsmcnt
of ! ' , ' IIroul I'nrl'orntlnns. the Dorlrd oC EQun1\omtion \ : was
I : ' tf'n , > frdm matPJlally reduclnf $ the sa\l1o In IS ! > I. nnd
III t h I I YII r th ( ' rnllrondH [ lllld proctleally twenty-flvo
J"r I'Cllt I11m'o la.x . Ihon the y In jwrt1ce 8hould hn.vo
l111f1n. ' ,
: " enl" n'I'\II'pc ! Oovenlor Holcomh oC beIng any mor"
trf'IIJI : ) ' tn thlt rl1l1rOlll1 enrpomt\Ons \ than the IIly.woul , !
r..tr. . . . him to I , , ' . hilt In lo93 the lrClkntI.Uon , was made
to III ( ' 110:11'11 In HII < 'h tnRnnor that II. mntonnl rctluo-
tlon118 1I1U110 In Iho 1I1:5ts8mont : or the rallrol ! s In No-
. . . .
- - - - - - - - - -
'rhe challg-es madc ill the valuatioll plar.'l'd on c1ifTer-
cnt Idllds of propert ) ' tltr0ug-h the slatc of Nchraslm have _
II' clI ct'l'atic alldhardly explaillahlc. l rol11 the appear-
allce of the reports lIIadt' , it is c\'idellt that thc cOllnty
asessol's have \'ailled the property within thcir re pective
cOllnties lIIorc with a view of adoptillg- valuation that
woulll raise sut1 cicllt mOil C ) . for the cOllnty purposcs ,
ir.respcclive of allY delc1'lnined vaillc. 'rhe resnlt is that
the various coullties do lIot coillcielc at all in reg-anI to
prke of allY article which \ho1l1l1 ha vc il g-cneral relative
-
vallie.
\Vc g-i\'c helow a statcment of challg'es in valllcs reported -
ported ou those items which arc g-cllerallr recoglliell a
having- clali'e'alue throughout the state : ,
18S9 18 3 IDOL
. "AI.UI v.\I.\m YAI.UIC
IlIIpro\l I : ltld , acrcs. . . . $ 4.05 S 3.9" S 3.,1
Unimpro\'c I.ll1Id , acr's. . S .01 1.13
I1orjH S . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18.05 12.M 7.01
Cattle. . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . 4.79 4.1S 4.43
hlles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21.37 14.4/i / 8.07
Il. , : o. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.13 1.33 1.06
:1 : ( ' , . : ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1. .59 .81 . ( ,8
" .1..li'ises. ' . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,013.57 143.10 15".7 L
\ ' . .Il. r Craft. . . . . . . . , . . . . 357.3" 1,474.00 4.81
' 11
It will bc lIoticell tha t while the tCtll1cnc\ ' has hccn
to report lowcr'altles on all thesc itellls , Uey ha\'c not
been reported on . .1. graelual decline ill all cases. 'rhe
hig hest asscSl11cnt matIc in thc state on 11\0st \ classl's of
property was ill 1893. In that year illtprovedlanlls in -
Douglas eoullty were asscss'd at $15.43 , while in 1')00
they wcressessed at hut $11.82. In Clay coullty illt-
pro\'rllalltIs in 18'H were assessc1 ! at $5.39 , while iu 1')00
they were asse sct1 at hilt $3.13. III I.ancaster cOllnt ) . in
1\)9. ) lalllls Wl'rl.1 as'ies > .cll at :55.1)3 : al111 ill 1900 at hut $4.62 ,
white ill Sal l11.1 CUll lit ) . thcy rcportell improved lands in
1893 at a vailla tion of $10.55 Jler acre , \Yhicl wert > rcported
in 1900 at hilt $3.43. So it wo1I1l1 appeat' to an investigator -
tor that aline cOllnt ) ' nceded mOlle ) ' in 1893 , and that
their il1llltc iatl' wanls wcrc not so prt > ssing in 1900 , bllt
this chang'c in vall1ation of their properly obligcll the
railroalls in that COtlllt ) ' 10 fay I > I/rf flll of air Ilurs ! rr i
ilIII. . . cllIIly for the ) 'car 1 (1 ( { ) , while in 1893 they ollly
\Vere ohligcd to pa ) ' ollc-tcnth of the amollnt colkct d.
omc IIcwspajlcr critIc : ; who advocate a matcrial
advance in thc aliscss\t1el\t of railroa.d prollcrty on
account of their bettcrment and conditions , and the im ,
l't'uvcmcnts that have hecn 'made in the past ten .rcar ! ! ,
J ' 6houltI clrt > lnlly cunooidcr thc lignrcs ch'cn in Htt1tetln
; . No.5. It will bc lIuticed that there hl : ! ! bcen an il/c..ase
, l , in acreae of illtp\'l\'cl\ land ! ! rltnrncd for taxation
: amollnling to ( .2.7 pCI' cent. of the lands reportl'll in 1889-
' 7 'fhis is accoulltcd for b ) ' the fact that in 1&)9 large ntllu-
this Don.rd oC El'lua.lImtlon. T1IUIf ' 1t C0111e..Q { tint urln ; :
thl' ) } ) : ll'It ' ton ycnrs there have bopn nl'ubUclln. lIemo-
CJ''Itle nndpopolllhtt fovurn.onl nnd mmnb. r" or this bOJ.rd :
In 8uc\eSufon. . Tller.o mon clooted to offloe hnvo bcen
I't1prctlcnla..vo . cltbcns and men 01 Integrity /lnll honur ,
who ho.\'o taken nn oath to do w1la.t they considered
right In the IntcrclltB of t.ho.'l > COpll ! . n.nd In 8ubecrlb-
in to tllts oath. theY' at Ute 8 rnC tlmo 8Wtllr ! to do
tholr duty In nccorollnco with UlO In.w.
. The toqowlng wblo 19l1i bO\\ ' Ute relnthl'o nAle:1S- .
mrnt of eneh admtctstrnt10n ! Dr the llIIt twelve ycnrs , . -
EIJw1nf : ' t.hamount Q8sM. A asniu.'fI : 111m's , lots. Ilor-
Honnl ilroperty nnd aU property In tJl&-UUtto : u.rlng the
vnriouJ admlnlstmtlons :
brnRkn. Th:1t bon.rd n.ctc ' .in : .this mntler Ululct' th l ! '
oath. which obll od thlm.t41QuaHIo \ , the , I1.BP 33d value
or tllo mllroM" nndm3ICD"thnt : a lU3Smqnt. conform to
val1nUo _ plnc".d on 'O'tb.or fI roPlftY.elm. . a 31' = mcnt
mll e Clt lithn.t tlmo wns only.hI.\r to < - -cnmpanles and
put them , bnck nenr to. wbnro they utd lliI.-o been
llnc d ;
HbwoVPT. t1l0 loo.1 ! IUJsc1'I ' om contImlo ( ! to rc uco thl !
vrtJ.untion 011 In.no1a. 101:8 : and pt1I'ISOt1Zl1 Jropcorty : , lInUll" .
the mUroa " weNt -ugnIn pl1ylns : t cntyve per , . nt
moro tl1 % thnn Utcy . , nudor the .canat1tuUon n.nd law ,
auud10 \ roquh'od .to do.
Since n9g ; too local 11Gors'ba.voJn.reaf'crl the vnlua-
Uon 0. Utt1o. but as wa.s SOO""l tn. n former IldvcrtlJt'-
ment , the rl lroll 8 wOrouHlcUlIor } ' .100 IIGI' mUe more
vall1n thn.n Ule ) ' shnl1ld haV'O ix'm In 19CO , and lira
pllyinr : more th.'ln theJr fnJr portion ot tAxes. IJtllI.
DurIn ! : the yoarw ot 1\lI.rd \ Utncs In Ncbrwlca : : the
r3.11roada nCl'optQd thllJ InJu tce and pili the t11X"9 .
chnrgcd. hoplnI ; b'l the IUIRl.JJtnnco : t.b.us rcnll'red thu
1100ro1' countlr.s 0 the otOole t ( ) ttlle over tbe untor-
tunata condition oC nrrnlrs. and in mRI1Y Inatances th.y
paId thD tll."t chu.rted whllo thclr'mocltboldera ot nolh-
Ing' . .
S voml 111cmbers ot the Doa.rd or Equal I zntlon t h n t
have baen elr.cted In the ! ant 1011 Y03J"II were honl'sUy
Impresf'ed with the beller that milrolllt corporations
'Woro not pt1. inlr thetr just portion : of tax. but when Iho
facto 01l.VO boon lall' . ! befora thom"thl1Y tn cnch Instancc.
irresPQCUvO oC IIIU.tv , respeoted thaI % ' oath and wont no
further In taxing the 11lllronds than they could ITo' nnd
nun ! n thelr con cleucc bclJcv t.b : ; : they were Gr\'ln that
cqullJlty In tn.xn.Uon gua.rn.ntull under our cr.Ittllutlon. :
In our next nrUcIo we will Ivl f'Ome oC the detals !
rl"JrRrdln thll cb n es madl' ) in vnluaUons { or II. ! 1eries
or yeu.rs. These fi ure."J wlU bo slvC'n. not to nnta-
ontto nny ! ntcnost , hut merely II.S In ormn.tlon.
Borne corpornUons 'nr.lY not be paying their share of
tnxos. hut an InvesUgntlon " ,11\ \ show that tllOY u.rc not
rnJlrolld oorp ' : :1.tlons.
bcrs of homesteadcrs wcre still perfecting titles to thcir
_ propcrt ) ' antI were relievcd from taJF1tion in that intcrim.
It should also he noticctI that in Omaha from 189J to 1901
the following building pcrmits havc becn issllctI :
189J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,268.035.00
1894. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , 612,7H.00 !
1895. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50.117.00 ,
1896. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ' . ' . . . . 91 , 153.00
1897. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,21J8Ii07.GO
1898. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , 1,3,1,257.00
1899. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . 1,005,134.00 ; , I
1900. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . 1,001,1345.00
' . lX ! > l. . : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 , G27,30" . 00
- -
. . , , , Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . $3,972,796.00
This incrcase in huildings in the cities , and thc vJ st
incrcase in taxable improvcd lanels , which should hav'e '
allllcd a hundrcd mitliolls of do1\ars \ to thc g-rand asie5S : , . .
mCllt r01l of the statc , would much more than make nl , .
for an ) ' am01lnt of improvemellt on railroad property in \ .
the same timc. In other words , imrlrovcmtl\t \ in the
state has more t1kUl kept pace 'Titlt improvcmcnt . in the \
ra iI roa s. ( ! II \
Thl.'Se d'CCt'eases of vahtation in Douglas and Lan-
castt't' counlies wcre to such an extent that there was not
sufficicnt taxable proJicrty returned in thc cities of Lincoln - \
coln : tnd Omaha to raise su1l ck'11t revenue on which to - ' .
successfttlly c..rry on the city admil1istTation without a '
tax levy that woultIbe .lmost prohibitory , and to.day tlte
rtte : o.r valuation L"J ' . lo tHat tbe rate of taxa- .
hon t entirel.r out of hne Wtth any other city in this ' .
section of thc country. ThcRc ciHcssnccceded in having
n spcciallaw pasSI. < 1 for the purpose of t'aisin ! : revenUCR ,
t- in these t""o places , and to-day they report one Ret of
tvaTuations fot' city taxation and another for that of the
statc and county , and thc result is that in thaiI' rcports
the v 11uls for taxation for count ) ' and titate purposes. fJ
llT lctically run riot. f
A markc examplc of thc injusticc done the cities
thell1se\'cs ! by this arrangcmcnt is for rcports to go out :
I
that the asressct1'aluation pcr capita in .omaha is the
lowcst in any city west of thc Mississippi , whIch would I
im1icate to the casnal invcstigator that thc place was
110\'crty strickcn am } at the
, samc timc tltis tow \1111m-
tion ou1igcs a high lcvy that throw8 an invcst . t. into
panic.
It is the high levy for taxation that to.l1ay prc\'cnts
that uatural rUlih of improvemetlt in Omaha
thi\t is sec \
in ot1lcr citics. Now investors do
not
leno\\
lenothat th '
can invest ht > re and enl ' ' tax . ' '
) pa ) on
one.tenth of tll i'I
in\'estmcnt , 1\nd the ag itation to tax stocks
. . . " antI bon t 1 s 0 ,
rallro ds 11a ldlhon to thclr othcr v\\lues
\ wou1cJ conf.:1\ ! ,
thcm111 a bellcf that they would not ue fairly treatcc't' : .
' - . . - . ,
Lo I nai1&'olds Pay 15 4-10 Per el1t f Taxes Paid iu Nebraska.
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