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About Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 14, 1902)
r ' - tOUNU " .A.I.I.lt" , . - - 1.itr.le Ileeh. who hos heCII hOllte 011 /I short , 'ilit ! , 11 ! to rohlMl wrlll thl. weck. l1rnh Wf'lnlllon , who hns he en hOllte Uli. . RtllnlllCr Is Koln ) ! Ol1t WCt ! agalll thi ! ! wCl.'k. TIt'rl noh' - nll.l wHe hO\'e cOllie to litO } ' with Fred Wel.tnlin , ror the corning willl r. lIenr , ' AII.trl'llon , Rdgar Lee alld Will. WeilUn I1 Wl'nt Wl'1t Jut week to hire out ht hnyil1ll. . \ 1i ht whitl' I ro' t wnll seen on low pncefl ] ill the m"ll1inJ { of thl' 11th , but twt enough tf' d" 1I111ch dmllnge. Hert P , , " , "i ] ( 'ft In.t Tllclldny for Cl1icaJo. I" 1 111' 1II0.t i1llpnrtcnt hUlllnc ! ! ! ! trip he e" , , , h , Io.d ; Iud. Bert. 'I'lte r \ " 111 1111' I'\'ellin of the : - \ nud c ' , . 11\1' ( 'or" . IJt1)\'I.lin ) ! KillK ' \ ' 11 la ' nwny IIflOtl1l'r moltt1 Jol" ' , ( ' 110\\ riJil1 up tlll-ir tl1re , ,1 'It. .111,1 will starl to tl1re " \\'t.dHday ! nooll if 110 . tllllr } { , , "I Lillcon.'US ] here in tIll' . , ' , 'al hed 011 the Mh ill plnc ' . : ! ' ! wh , ) tal" ; hl'l'lI 'iL'k . . " 'rl . cnl.1II'C thllt ClIl1le HUtlll'llll\ ' l \'cl ; I/ / : \\hlll.1 Illuke II lIIun thill ] : th t , thl' ] 1I.t I'n..thquuke . hnd 11\O\'l'd Ollr . "lint ) ' , ' ' . ' ! fltttll'r ] north , 'nil. ' Hnlld Crt'ck hOYII pllly'd a ha < ; e , " .111 KIIIIII' with till ! Hltoll "O'S Illst Hllt.II"- dl\ ' ill ROlllld1I11e , ' . It WIII ! IIl11e IlIlIill nlll" wilh l ) It } ill fn\'or of al1d Cn'ek , It WII < I II fi\'l' , lol1nr gllllle. Iater the Eltoll "o } ' ! ! the "II11e ) hoys with "IIl' to l'hht : ill fllvor of thl'11111' ) ' "o ' . ; . I.a.t Thlfllay , thl'rl' WII" 'Illite all I'X- t ill'1II1'1I1 ill thi ; ; I1l' gh"flrhflod , HdwlI..d . . \ Oll to ( ' ; I'.rg , ' Hyl. . . . WIIS Cllt thc e\'ell- Iflg hl'fllll' t. . a I'allioll to gatllt' . . wood fo. . . hi. ; 1\10tlll' ' ' alld did 1I0tl'01lle "a ! ' ! : , The parl'nts hllllt'd Idollg il1 the lIight fu. . . the hny alld the III'\t dllr 11I1111\ ' f..111 . the I1l'ighiorhood ] j..il1l'd till' sl'lin'h , ahout .1 o'elo ! ' ! . ill thl' afterl1oOI1 ] 1\ ' \\a. ; fOllnd il1 a hole ill th ( ' 1'1111'011 hllllk whell' he hnd gllthl'rl'd w..od ity N , I . Ll'e. The bor 'had hid hil\1sclf lhere. for whlll te.isoll 111' "I'o.t ; kllow ! ! hilll ! > l'f ! , The ottUI1 dlildll'lI hndI 1'100.1' ; call with IIild I'/lt thc ( \'I'l1illg of the 11th. Illger 1111I1 Husnll Ottllll wellt olll ill thei. . . pa ! > lllrc lifter II load of hl'llsh , III hrcak- \IIg dowlI II "ox-eldl'r Hllo.all ; hllllg Ollto II limb while Illger Pllshed the "l'IIsh dowII. As the tll'l' f'l1 thc girl fell with it. To Ingcr's surprise ] 11' "eheM a wil.ll'at hc- lwcell him 111111 Husan lhal IlIlIl heell 011 the trel' . lIis clltship IIpparclltly as grelltly sllrprised as we..c . the Ottuns. , did 1I0t slir IIl1til thcpassc.l o\'er him iu escapillg to the wngoll. Thcy had jllst I ol to the Wllgoll whel1 the tellm hCl'ame frightcllc/illt till' Cllt cOlllillg townrds them al1d started to 1'1\11. After the OttllllS we..c . safely il1 thc wngoll lhc cnl cOlltillllellto follow 111111 tried to jump into - to the wa ell lifter them. 'fhl'Y ' struck it se\'l'rnl times with the /IX IIl1d it tlltlled ullck , . . ' - - ' - - ' - l"ruit " jars at J. C. Bowcn's. - - - - - _ . _ , - - Elegant Jeweby at Ed. McComas ? . - - - - I hllvc h d oCIslon to me your Bl ck.lrllughl ) Stuck Dnd Poultry lIIedl. clnc DIIlI DI1\ JlI nsed to sny th t I never used anything for stock th t gave half as good s UsFacton. ! I heartily recom _ mend It to nil owners of stock. J. B , BILCIIEH ; ; , St. louis , 11I0. Sick stock 01' poultry shoulll 1I0t cat clJpnplitock foollllllY 1lI0ro than sick persons Rhouhl expect to ho cl1ed hr f ol1. Wheu 'our slock ! /ll'ol1ltr ' .llro siel , give themllled- ICllle. ] 1011 t flulf them with worthless - less 8tm'I > fotlllN. Uuload the howels and I1t ir 111' t hI' torpilll'Pr aucI the animlll wil ! ho l'III'pd , if it 110 possi- bIt' to ( mrp It. Hlack-Draught Stock ntHl ) 'uliliry Iellil'in ( ) tmluads the bowpls 111111 Htirs 11)1 ) the to..piclliver. . It 1'1I ' 'H .1' \ ' Pr } ' ulIady ] o { stock if tnkpl1 III t 11111' . Secure n 25-cl'tlt cnn o { IJI.aeI\-llraught : .Htnck 1\1\11 Poultry 1\.fetl \ 1l'1I II' 1\1111 It wIll pa'y fOI' Hself ten ttmPH 0\1' . lIol'sps worle Ll'tter Cows \1' 111" . . . . milk. ' g1' . Hogs gain'flesh. . A 1\11 \ 111'119 lay ' 11I01'0 eggs. Jt solves the 1IroL1l'II1 Ilf IIIlIking as IIIl1ch blood 1Iesb 1\11111'nl'rgy ' as possible out of . the RlUall..st \ I\Inoul1t oC food consumed - sumed , BIIY a can froll1 'ollr dealer. ' " . - - It " N 0 - II. 0 , lJollllellls ulllhesick lislith eVl'rc attuck of Imekllche , I.asl SUtl IlY " , hell Will I III II Carrell WII ! ! JI'llltlllllg fW1I1 lhe pasturc hl hor" " 8t"l'pe.111I1I hole IIl1d pllchcll him 0\1'1' hi ! ! helld hrcllkillg his right hlIler , alld collllr IWIIC , Dr. Greer IlI\s Icducell thc fraclllIC hul he Is sufTerlllJ. { extrellll' paltl alld ul his IIge it will be ! > ome tiUI ( ' to filial recovery. 1\IAIUUItl-August 12 , Ilu2. al hOllll' of lhe hrldes plretlls hI Ortelo. ] l'hr , , Ir , L. g. , ] of Spritlg Creek to Miss HVI11I llillJ.toll , ReHolde"lIIan I omclotitl . 'fhe room hils 4'.10 1I1'I'S of . lotld II fmllle house jusl fillislll'd. horscs alld cottle. 'rhe urille is a former's dnughter IIl1d hns been wel1 im.tmcte.1 ill lhe mYHtcrics of hOllse kt'epillg by II providellt mother. 'fhesl' YOllng pcople lIIe well IInd fu\'ornbe ] known alld stllrt 011 the \'ovagc of IIIl1rried life with lhe hcst wish s of lIuln ) ' frielllls , Thl'Y re- ceivell sOllie l'rescnL" hut lilliI' 11I111 space wll1uot I\llnllt of writiug tllI'lII. Iost ThursdllY Nelie ] aud r dro\'u frolll R \110 tll Tucker'itle'ia OCOlltO. The first thillg lhal clrtillled 0111' uttcntiOlI was DOlluel's shecp. Hc has o\'er 2.10 in fine cOll ition ; lhence throllgh Chulllley's , Crl'wdsl'u's 1111I1 Conley's randles. All ha\'e ] arge he..ds . of cattc ] in fillc shapc. thl'y a\'l' IIIlIkillg hay unll hllve a ] arge 111'1 eag" of com prolllising a hi yich ! . . \\'c took , lilllle. . . with Olla Owcn , afte. . which we passell through l\lcI.anes pastme whcre we saw IlIlIHlrcIls of caUlc , IIl1d saw his whcnt 011 lhe vulley. judgillg frlllll thl' shocks. he wll1 hllveI Jur e ClOp hut it hus heen inju..eel . sOllie hy hili I. Arri\'illg lit Oconto we noliced it hllll illlpro\'el ! . Threc largc ! > tOIC ! : > have beell erecteel fillcd with seu onahe ] gOOlls IIl1d sc\'eral pri\'Utl' < lwellin/s / huhl'en 1'\'I'clcd since I last snw tl which I\\s bl'ell ! > C\'l'n ycars , H\'erthin looks like thrift anel ptosperity. Retul'lling wc l'as ! > cel H. J , Bohlels gardeu , It hael been elalliu/cil / SOllie hy hail , yet it is ill fille ( 'I.I1I/litlOn. / On.TIU.LO. A , D. Hunt is IlIli.lillg ] II granary. W , D. Blankellship WIIS the gllCtt of C. G. A.hhulIgh Sunllay. mla Day IInel Aehsah Hllllt dl'O\'I' up . to Hd. I lays milch I.itluy . , John \'cl'k and falllily of 1\lupe ] Gro\'e werc at 1\1 r. Itay's SlIl\Ilay \ , C. ( ; , Elllpl eeI ] IIl1el wife werc in Oltcllo thc first of the wcck. J. R. Baker 1I11e1 wifc we..e . visiting at l\lason City the first of the wl'ck. JIIIIICS llilne'tIS qllill' sick the first wcek , He was ill Itr. Downings ca..c. . G , O. Joyncr alii I wifc werc at Ioeli \'isitiug I clat'es , SatmdllY ullli SlIIlIlay , I Nellie JIi11 was thrown frolll u horsc last Sullllelay alltl quit < < . : ballty hllken up. " 'Vho can we get to teach ollrschoolt' is the principal qllestion of interest jllst now , J , 1\1. Fodge wns calt'd to Stratoll , Ncur. hy the death of his sister 1\Irs. Boycc , About an inch of mill fell Friday atlll Saturday nights , This alIIost ] insures - sures [ I corn crop. The chmch fund is rapidly growing larger , they wi11 soon he enabled to he- gin work on the buildillg. Prof. mile of the Broken Bow Busincss Colle e was ill the valley lasl week , Prof. Roush has un ahe ] assislant. Rcv , Grnhllm filled ReStrickler's appoinlment SlIlIllny e\'enin . 1\11' . Strickler is taking a shorl vnculton. Wc were pellscd ] to ] eunt of the tIIar- ringe of Bert McKce alld 1\Iiss Elhel l\li1Ier. We join lheir friends in wishing lhem tllllch joy , l\Il'sdllms IIutle ] , Ion alii I 1\1 aster 1.1'0 Ion , from : \Itllirid , lowu , allli 1\11' . Ilut/l' ] hem Brockshm , Nehr. arc lhe lIIl' t of 1\1 rs. Ashhallgh. Oil TIIl' ! > llay , August 12 , at the home of thl' hride , occurred the wClhling of : \11" " Hm WlHltlington to 1\11' . I. . S , Empl l'hl of Ryno. l\liss Em hils grown "l' h'rc anll has II host of frielllis who \ \ i..h l\t. . . , auIl\lrs. ! Elllpfield tIIu h joy al\ll \ prospencty. - ' lItil'n to } ) OhllIIIlOllt 'rnxllllyorH , As you ough t to know , personal - al taxcs arc duc October 1st of l'ach ycar , and arc dclinqucnt . -'Hlclnll Ulld Urn llItH. l"or < l & : Sturgcon , a prominent ( lrug linn at l ocky Hill , Station Ky. , WritcB : " 'Ve werl' rClucstcd by Dr , U. B. Singley to scnd for 1 h\rhi nc for t hc hcnc lit of our I'Ustoml'rs. Wc ordcred threc dO wn Deccmbcr , and wc an' g-la(1 to say , II crbi nc has g'cn such great satisfaction that we han' duplicatl'd this order three tin\l's \ and tocla ' - ' ' , ) wc g-avl' ) 'our sah.'sn1an anothcr order. We beg' to say Dr , U , B. nigley takes p1easure in recolllllll'luling llerb IIl' . " 5lk bottlc at l d , l\1c- Coma ' Brol\Cn Bow and l\lcrna. . b _ _ _ _ . _ _ Raamua Anderon , J. C. Moore Renl gstate Abstractor , ANDERSON & MOORE. I.lIucls for lIlu 11011 nlDt III ( 'Iu\lr ! rounty IIccl adjoining counlles. Rljuittellllmi morlltillea booht IInct sold Ah lrnrt I'lomlllly IIlIenClltlJ mldu otUcUtllt'l ' Sln'ul , lIulweun , lth nmt th A'enoea , llrokenllow , Cn lur COllllt ) ' , Nubrtllka. II-IE P. D. SNII rH COMPANY , AlwaV8 bavo tbo best quality of Lumber aud other building na- terial8 at the I owo8tPtioeH , 'PhonD No. ' 10. C. R. JUDKINS , Manager. , . , . 1 . amI subject to distrcss warrant being issued 1 l'u , 1st of l\ach ycar fol1owing , Ilaud tax is dnl' Oct. : -'Ia ' 1st and . 1st , deliquent'Ia ) , advcrtised Oct. t st , and sohl to highcst biddl'r , or at private sale No1st aftcl' date of hccollling- duc - ' ' ' acconl- , so g-OYCrl ! j'lIursl'l\'es - ingl } ' , 'rhe law says y u shall , appear at thc trcasurer s onlcc and pa ) ' your taxl's , and if you do not , the county tn'asurcr shal1 collcct pcrsonal taxcs h ) ' distress warrant aftcr thc ahovc dates. I belicvc that ncarly e\'crybody wants to pa ) ' thl'ir taxI'S without costs , and I havc condtuled to takc this means of notifying e\'cryonc throug-h the prcss , Do : not Iwglrct this matter , hut attend - ' tend to it as soon as possihlc , as' ' I do nat want to makc you any extra cxpcnse , hut 1 must and will collect dcli n'l u'n t taxcs according - cording to law , as I bclicvc that was what I was elected \'our trcasurer for. W. A. ( HOHH , i tf County'I'rcasurer. A. " 'orin 1 ; 'lIc'r , J. A , .T. Montg-omery , Puxico , 'Vaync Co. , 1\10. , writes : " 111I\'e : littlc twin girls , who havc bcen othefl'd with worms all thcir lives. J tricd c\'crythitlg to re- lievc them which failed until 1 uscd Whitc's Cream \'crmifug-c ; thc first two doscs hrought four worms from OtiC of thcm , thc ncxt two doses , twclvc , enc of thcm II1ca uring t wclvc inches the othcr child was onlr rclieved of four worms. It is a most cxcellcnt mcdicinc , " Whitc's Crcam Vcrmifug-c is , goo(1 ( for children. 1 t not only dcstroys worms , it hclps the child to pcrfect g-rowth , wards off sick- ness. 25c at 1.(1. : McComas' Broken Bow ami l\Icrna. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ' 1'0 whom It may concern ; ' [ 'his is to ccrtify that J ha\'e uscd thc I mpire No.2 Crcam cpl'rator and thc DcLavol "Baby" No. I Cream Sepcrator , ; tllIl aftcr carl'ftl and repeated comparativc tests , I unhcsitat- ingly rccommcllIl thc Dclla\'ol Crcam Sepcrator as heing vastly supcrior to thc l mpirc in e\'cry dctail of its mcchanical construction - ion ancl casy operation , ancl be- lic\'e more huttcr fat is obtaincd from a givcn amount of milk hy thc usc of thc Dc La\'ol than from thc Empirc. Yours Truly , J , G. PAIN'l'H ! { . 'l'his Scpcrator was purchascd from Perry Foster. Hl'oltl UroJl : HI'Cllt how. 'rhc managcmcnt of Nehraska Statc I air , to hc held at Lincoln , August 21)th to September 5th asurc ! the puhlic that thc coming- I Fair will bc the largcst and hest c\'er hcld. All spacc in Builcl- ings- Halls and Stock Pens , etc. on thc ground last ycar , is now takcn and other buildings arc bcing crccted. 'l'hcre will bc more reprcscntat cxhi its lcss fakes than e\'cr before. Raccs will be of thc highcst order. Attractions will bc instructivc and amusi ng. 'l'hc occasion will bc the grandest for an un- precedcntcd outing for pleasurc an profit. Don't fail to cmhracc it. , - - - - - 7l Thtll slgnnturo Is on every hex uf the gOlllllliU Laxative Brome = Quinillc Tahlcta the rewedy thllt urelt 0 colli 40 0..0 dllY 'l'OU MUST READ THE Story . ! Nebl'aslB It tells YOIi many Intcr < "Ian than ! : ! ! nbout h"me 1111.1 ' nllmbu your II\'C : n "f , x"lh'nt IHCIlitL h L.r nll"l anJ 1'1 he. . you I-.nuYo' (11,1 . .hollhl knuw. , ttE srco"lo II STAlMNT or RJDER HACCARDJS Latcst amt Greatest Nuvet 'The Pearl Maiden OH THE FALL OF JERUSAWI' Tlu' ! Is ( ( wonderful story amI I. . heinl' , rend by hlll\llrcds of thollsands , IUA\J IT. fDVENTURES OF CAPT. KETTLE make YUlir hlIr hrlstle. These alld 1111111) ' other Iood IllInrs are In AUCUST PEARSON'S 10 Cunt Evorywhoru For D 2-cont stamp we WII\ \ mail ) ' 011 n hooklet i:1\'IIIH the It..t IIIstalment of "The Pearl Maldcn" anll _ huw how to ma\e" IJull.1rll IJI , ) ( ur 1./ ( ( ' write nuw I'c r onl'lIhlli\hln Co.,2 " 1M I'la. . NCIIlor " - - - M1Kg SCANLON , . -I'rnllrlutor of Itultllorant.\ : Lunch ( 'ountcr. tdlrK" a Clrlnll\nt \ of COllfnctiOUILllJ . (11 1\f IIml 'l'olml'coI , Norlh Mldo of I'uhllc HQuaro , llrokun lIow. Nebra I.I\ , DH , ' 1' . L. li'AHNSWOIt'l'lI , DENTIST , Ontce Over 8WIIII'd Ororcry. I.D , H14AZM , > . . . " lIealur tu . . . . . Orantlu , Jo'or"'KII ' and JIIurlc.o Marblel. Ornament ? ! Work a Specialty. lIrokonllow , - - - Nubrtl ka. ' . . . . I , , . ! ' - - : " .1Ia1It.JIAIr"TI : - - - - - - . . - . . . . . - . . - 1:1..1 : j .AI. . : The Assessment of Railroad Property. . - - - - - - - c. How it is Arrived at by the State Board of Equalization , - - - - - - 'rho l hOl. Prescrihed by Luw for its Apportiotuttcut to the Sevornl Coulttics IIltd 1\lltlticiplllitics. " 4" > . I' 1i1m Dlstrbutlo : of Railroad Vaill Benem to Outside Counties. " , , } )0' 1 f ( ISSUED UNDER IIUTIIORITY OF THE RAILROADS OF NEBRASKA ) - I ol11e cOlllplainl i" iliad. . ill dtics r. . , n1illg I th. . IlIanller in which : -Hat. . Jloard. . of : a\ion I an' obligl'd to llist..i . bll te thc \.tllI. . . . of ra i I road propel'ty th"o\l , h"lIt thc " .II'iuIIS ClJlllllil' , 1I0t allowing' citil's ( with gn'at terminal fllcilities alldlilll' ' depul accollllllo- datioll ! ' . tll a..o.ess ; that propcl'ty lucally within the , I citk. . . bllt uhligillg' its vallie to Ul' distrilJllted along thc Iilll' ' ' of the road in accol'dallce with a IIIlIeage hll i , Th. , prillcipal rellsoll that lhis is dOllc is the fact Ihat it i ; ; t he law ; the I10ard of r IIIIUIilItion is di/'ecl- I'd ill its actioll hy that provisioll ill the law I'elatillg' tu ' ' ' ' ' Hec. 40 of the ' , 1'I'\'l'nlll' , StUtllC , AileI' pro\itling for : a , , ) ' , ,1"111 of retlll'lIS to he lIIale hy the railroada of N..b"I"a l'ach yea I' , the following provisiGII ili plaill IIlIell'xplicit : "A. . . SOOIl as pJ'ilcticahlc aftl'r the AIIIHtar has ; 1'I'c'd\'d thl' saitt retllrll , OJ' prllC'lIn'll the illfol'lllalion t l'l"qllin'll tll tH' set forth ill saitl rctlll'n , a lIIectillg of t hc Hta It- Boa ret 0 f I qlla Iia lion , consisti 1Ig0 f the ( ovl'1'IIOr. Htatc ' 1'1'\'a"II1'\1' :11111 A1Ielitol' , shall he helll at the lillieI' of the saill At1llitol' , and the saiel Buard shall thell vallie ; 11111 as'ess lhe prope..ty . of said COI'- p"ttion . at its actllal vatlle fol' cach milc of said mad or Ii Ill' , I II. . i'IIIIo ( t'llell milt' 10 b lldr"m I.tby t/ l c/- iI/I. ' IIIt's.,1 l ? ( IIII' ( Iliole illlllllllr'cm by llie 1IIwlbe" of mill's , ISII' II I 0/(1 0" lil/t' , " Now , does thi'lllHlllller ! ' of distriblltion of J'ililroad p..pl'l'ty . illjllrc the cities havillg' thcse tcrlllinal faeilitit' . . ? ( 111 till' Hrst place , the tel'minal faclities wOIId ] he of 110'allll' to the J'ililroads were they 1I0t tlken ill cUlljllnet ion with the ha la nee of t hl'i I' propl'rty. The dist ri hll tioll of property ill this IIHilinel' is a encral rule adopP11 ( hy most of the Htate of the Ullion , allll in a great mallY illstallcl's. Sllits have I'en lHlIIg'1Ir- alt'el attelllptillg' to sl'parate this val1lc , amI as"ess the same withill thc localitil's whcre 10catcII , hilt c01l..ls . have III1 \'c..ally . ! ' 11l'citlell that this \\"ollllt not he the propl'r way of makillg' SlIch all ass'so.lIIcnt. ; I xactly sllch a case as this was IIHlllc ill thc Statc of Culorado , tallcn to the SlIpreme CulI..t . and ,1cdded within the pasl few ) 'ears , The asscssor in Arapahue COllllty de"ired to aSM'SS the terminal facilities of the rail- t rulIls cClltered thcl'c within that cOllllty , not givillg' cn'llit for this valllatioll to the olltside cOllllties. The pl'ople of the Hta te relre , > ellli n g the 011 lot icle collllties tuok isSIIC 011 the matte. . . : iiHI it was decitlct ! thallhis'aille shell lIt he llistrihlltcll throllg-hollt the tatl' . alllt this was a casc ill which the railroads tlll'lII el\'l's wOl1llt havc hecn hencf tl'd by the challjc ! pr"po ell , frolll thc fact that thc rate of taxalioll in thc ( 'lInnt ) ' \J'iIlahue ) is less than what it is in the ollllyillgI'ollnties. . Inl'\ " ry illstallce where the tCl'minals of railroads oIn' I'lcatclt ill cities , the railruads ar ( ' a hellef tto thc citie" 1II11ch greater in propo..tioll . Ihall the cities arc a 111'11' ! to the railroalls. ' 1'hl' tCI'Jllinal cil ; . , , , " 1111 the railrdollls shell III worll tog-ethcl' ilt the IIc\'cloplllCllt a 1111 a . . < ; i "taltcl' ' (1 f the COllllt il's tri hllta 1'to , t h'sc pllces. Th. . llistriblltiolt ofvalltc ilt acconlallce with the law . a""i.t. . the pU'ln'rclIlllllics incalT'illg 011 lheir schools alllt maldn those lIeccs"ar ) ' illlp" \'cilteltts which ill- IIl1ce set tiel's to locate thcre , alld ilt relll"lt fOl'this a..istallce their flit 11 1'1' hIlSi11l'allll illtcl'csts lIatllr- I all.as..i"t . ill blliltlillg lip the tel'lII 1J:11 loc"litics as wI'll as thl' railroalli > , " 'hile atl l'st g-Ialtce , this dh- , trihlllion of property wOllld 1I0t 1001 < fair to Omalta , ror ill"tallcc , tlte citizells of Omaha cI.laillly . ! > hollld kltow that allllost all ) ' cit ) ' ill thl' Statt' wU1l1t1 gladly tralle'IIl.J"itiolls with that city , in cue the railroads wOllld.l. . a. ; milch for their locality ashl' ) ' have dolte ' for thc City of Olllaha. 'l'he distnhlltioll uf valllatiult of lL'.miltal . facililies alollg- the liltes of the mil rCHHI , lhlls helpilt tlte wholcate ill the flltlll'C , i" a help for ( Imaha a wcll , < ( J Whilc it lIIi'ht ! : hc popIIar ] ill Olllaha to advocate a challge ill this syst1II of lIistrihlltiolt , it cl'l.tailll ) ' WOllhl cn'alL' all - agaillst that cit ) ' throllgh tltc wholt'.tate : , altd wOllld I'll It COli II tel' to the g-PlIl'I'al rille 1'\'ganlillg rail..oad . taxatioll. lit ca"c I'.tilr"\lls \ wel' ! ' obli , l'tl to accl'dc to sllch a propositioll. allY thillldllg IIlall wOlllet kltow at Ollce thaI Ihc : r'al , . , hop" . the yard facilitil's , thecnrrepai.-.nllll . : ullotlhe G featll\'l' " that lIIake lip this \'all , , ' , wOlltrlltatllrally note to the l' citie' ' ' that wOIII.1 lIIalf' 11,10 ohject fur the road. . to COII"trllct at theil' n'sIH'cti\'e plal I's. 10'0" thl' pllrpose of illcn'asing the poplllatioll of tlwir tucalitks , cities wllllid g-Iadl ) ' furego this tax , 11 ; ; all illlllll'l'IIICllt to the railrUI1I ) " to loc lte sllch iltslitll- tiOIl" t h.e. . I II , , 'iM'oltsin , lIeither cities 1101' COllllt ics receive tax frolll railroalll'orp"ratiolt. . ; it all g-oes to till' sLltl' , bul 11/1' . , ; . ' "u/d h" , .d t' b , ' //'u/ , , , . iI/ . \ 'tI , , . , , . I. . " , i. ' 1,1'1' " lIlt' ' " i' , " "d , III " " " 1\ ' iII" 1/ , " / ' " \ ' , - " " " , 5" 10 75 p , . , . (011 of 1 : , I" If' , , , , //.tId ill Ih , ' , " 1I111j , . . " //11.1 ( Ih , ' ' ' ' " " , d. II has IIl > l'lI cha..gl'tl that tIll' Htl1k Jlol1nl of g.t",1I17.atiolt has fOI' . \ . .a 1' ' ' I'II..SIH'lt a haphazarlt n\l'tholl \ in lixill th. ' , I" ; l'.t \'atlllli , , " of railr,1 ; , II\'llIH'rt ) ' fur state. alllt " ( I\ll1t ) ' t1:1.lli"II : , ,111I1 that "lIdl l I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - - - WlJ.L18 cAn\Vl LI. ! till 'W .thj.tl.U.a ! ! ! : : ! ! , l' ID:1' : : ' ( ! ) 'i ( e : . . D m ; . It 11. & W. It I'JLBO'I' , PH 'SIGIANS 4 SliRGEONS. OlllnLl LIver tlsurl. , . . . . ItrllK Slun' , tlroke,1I lIow. - Nuhl'lI' ' ' ' ' , , - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - DH. o. L. MUIJ1.EN , Ph ysician . ) Su rgcol1. 2mt hlr\VtI ) folll \ \ " ' " "lllu Ih' lIy Wuck ; r , , hhllro ! , : Ir. . \\'Isl M . : " . ' 111'0'1. ' 011 IIIII" 1.lo . of In.'t. n".lhllk"u BIllY , : -'hrtl ; kl\ . C1'l'Y MIll ) . , R.IlI'l'I.UIIR , Prllil. lly. , I < 'lour , Uuckwhl'lIl , lrdllIII ! , 1""cll , ulC. . . . . . ' , . . . . - , ) . , . ' . . . . . . . ) lrop'rty has hl'en virtllall ) ' exempted from municipal taxation. An in\'c'\tigation ofthe malter will readily show that this charg-e has 110 fOllnd tion in { act. In pursllallce of the reqllircments of law , the railroad - road compallicl > ha\'c cach ycar submittetl for the cons - s lleratiun uf the Uoanl , sworn ! : > tatemcnts or schedules of lheil' tang'ible property , scllillg forth ill detail the mileag-e of main allll side tracks in each county , the number of depots , station houses. too ] houses , stock ) 'ards , etc. , alllt complcte lists of the rolling stock alld , moveable pl'operty 011 the right of way nlld depot grounds. They have also made to the State Auditor , statements \lnler oalh of thc revenlles of the com pall- ies , gros , > and IIct , their capitalizatioll anti the interest paid on their l.Ondcd ! indchtedllcss : 'rhe valuatiolls reporled in thc pro perl ) ' schedulcs havehecn reccntly criticised , but the valuutionsill such valuatioll" arc easil ) ' explained b ) ' the fact that some compal1ies reporl what thcy belicve to be the proper a . , < ; essa ble va I ue of t he va I'imls itl'ms , in COli formi ty with the asses..mellt of uthl'r property ill the state , while othel' cumputics ; appl"Oximate the actllal valu.e of the items , dcpcnding UPUII the board to fix the scalc ot unifol'mity. 'I'he boai'll hns ne\'er relied upollthe valllations re- porteel ill thc railrolt schellule3 < lsa gllidc in fixillg its assessments , hu t Itas a I ways di ligen tl , ) ' soug h l the most accurate sources of information within its rcach , It has ill somc ca-.es : hat ! IJefore il thc data showing actual COt of con"tmclion " of tlte propcrities , and in otheu , the carefllll ) ' pl'epared estimates of expert engineers. 1"01' se\'eral years past , the rehpective hoarlls have had acccss to alld have considcrcd the testimony in the IIlaximulII I'ate cases , where the roads were notllkoly to show dimllllutive , 'alllations. . . I n the cae of thc Ulliull Pacific , the record ShOW8 thaI the p..e"cnt . as csfed'alualion of its maill line rep..e.ents . : more lhan : ! 5 pCI' ccnt of the cost of reproduction - duction as gi\'cn in the te timony in the Nebraska "rate case , " a nd as 1(1 ( per cent has hcen shown in recellt contror"ies to be amply sulliciellt for the . eCjnaliZt:11 : valuation of the tang-iblc propcrty , the : ulditioe : , ) 15 per cent , or thereahuuts. is either excess a l > es"ment. " 61' it may be " , ai.1 th..t this three fifths additiollal a"scs"mcllt may covel' all possibilities of intallgible values that may pertain to the property as a "g'oi ng concern , " its earn i IIg capacity , ! jood will , etc , So in the same estimates 01' testimony relating to the Unioll Pacitic line from Kearucy to the Wyoming slate lilw , which compriscs o\'er ont'-half tf the mile- ajc ! [ lcross the statc , the tcstimony shows that the as'cssed'aillation of : : < ) ,800 per milc through thole COUll tics repl'esellth about 40 per cent. of all the tan- ! jible property of the railroad on thatsectiOIl of the Ihlc , It i" , howe\'r , incurrect and misleading to state tll' " an , ) ' sillgle portion of the road I'ithcr in Douglas COllnty or in Ch.'cnne lJl' Kimball CUllnty is assened at $ ' ) ,800 1'1'1' lIIilc. - - ( 'rhis ratc pel' lIIilc , as elltcrcd on the tax lists , repre'ellb 11I1.1'1'1) ' thc distributi\'c ' ) \ share accruing to thc county or lIIullicipality , uf the cntire valuation of the whole road which dj"tl'ibllti\'e , , " \ ! ' hnre is explicity dehignatl'lt b ) ' thc Jaws of the ! > tate < 1a : ratable mileage - age prop'JrtiulI of the valllatilm of ftte entire line. Itl this wa ) ' the tcrlllinal , ill Ulualll ( " ' ' ' ' . ; cpt headquarters - ters.hops : alld'acallt lerlldll.1 I"nd ! : > , which are aosessed locall ) ' ) arc dit"'I " , " , j alill taxed in every cit ) . , \'illag-c alld ! ' .Ihool dlst.l . : dllng- the whole line frolll the ea tel'n to th we tprll bUllnda..y . of the state. ' 1'his IIIclh d of apl'ol'liunll1 ! lIt ill IIpheld by the Suprcllle COUl't ill a rel'clIl dl'ci"ion , relating to the I lIlo bridgc , ill thc fell < ) willg 1IIIjuag-e ! : . " " 'hat wa < ; the purpose of the lejislatllrc ! in re- qllirinj ! the rijht ! of way , I'oadbcd and bllpcrstructuca of a railwa ) ' to be asse"scI " ; , I , ; a unit ? The common- sellse view of the : , ubjecl wOllld ! > el'lII to be that such pll..pose . was to ellable the 1'1'011.1' lulhorities to dislrr'- bult'1111' , wIdof taxatiull c'lllita bly alllollg all the , lIIullicipat I > IIH1 ! d"iulI : ' thl'lJu h which a road may pabs. ill the ratio which the lIumber of lIIiles within bUl'll suIHli\-i"ioll bear. . . t" tlte t..lal nUlllbcr of lIIitCS of f roall within thl ! ltltC , treuting' cach Illite as equal in , 'allle to C\'I'I'Y other milc. alllt rl'g-.IJ'llIess of whence ' came the powcr IIndcl' \ \ hidl all ) ' p < lrliClllar portion j of the \'O \t i" CUIIHlucted. A railruad lIIijht ! have \'IISt tcnnillali ! at UIIC pOlllt , WlIllh 11' " lIIuch as the 'j fIlIIailllkr ! of the linc. th ll h it e"tended through a ; . dUlwlI cUllllties , The : - . .ubdisillI iu which these tel'- millals lire 1cat..cI i" 1101.111101..1' Ihi" law , perlllitted to . real' 1111 a.1\'allt.l l' LI\'er ulhtT lu",11 " lies h ) ' reasun of thl' merc accid"'lIt of locatilJlI , hut IIIUst share its ad- \'all\.I ! I'S wilh lhCbt ! IIlht > " " ) I : ' " ! 'itl,1. , ' 1'hat , evidently , is I h. . . I e.hull h < : llilld a 11.1 111I.1' : tld" Iegi"lation. " " 1lIa" \ 111'1'11 ; 11h'l'lt ; thll th" , ullts cte cOlllltil'S have hCt'1I "tlllll'O'd" , lIy lh " 111l'lhllll uf distriblltion. A ca..rlll . Slllll ) ' a IIlI all. , 1\ , . , is uf I hc fU'l'g-uin ! ; , statement . I ( If fllts allli iglll" ' ' ' ' IIIII.t lUII\'ince the pt'uple of those CUlllltit' " thlt thb f"l'1l1 uf bhllL"illgleaves : little to be Ih'"irl'd ' ' . . 01 th , ' . . " l''C\'pt 1II".e S..I1I1 Idnd. . 1tZ1 : ; , - CLINTON DAY , Physician \ Surgeon. lIInro III u'ur or 'hu lIallk of { ' ' ' 1I1Irro. . lIe 1 .h'lln' ' III h hOllijo II " 01 IIf Ihe 1I1\1'1I8t rhurrh. IIrul.on tlow , NuhfllSkR , CAl\I1 HON & HI ESl , G1110f19 S e u9cell l1S Nl' tA \ \ ' . 11I01ll 1111111111 , lIealty 1II0ek , IIro"'nlnw \ , Neh. _ . - - - - - - - - o. 11. CONHAD , ' . . . . . . thlalcr In , . . . . . 1'11111' ' ' ' , Wln,1 , MIII , 'l'Ank . Flttlllg.Oll80llno 1\1IiluetllIlo ,1'lc , Broken 11011' , Nubruka. . W A , THOMPSON , . rONTIIAlJ'l'on , t IIUIIlIIm. ' 1'rPhUlR amt 081hllalul ou ebortnotlr . lIrokon II lilY , Nubra ka , . . . , ( - .1. SNYDI H , J - ; . ; 'G ' .J.f. . llPnBllj.t : ; [ ) , , , { } Jj ) . NOTAHY 1 " iJ : : IJ' PUllt.IC , IIlso Jusllce or tlw l'ncu. Spe I&1 tltteDt OIlII'OD tll collecllone lel'o ltlons l4 rll , I"'nalon vouch _ urs lIeatly execut d IIlId all khuh of legall1II'crll . ' \l1II'crll \ wrtllen , OtllCl ! In thu ren of lIallk ot Commercu , ( Ilroken UmNehruskll. . i 1\1 \ , DOIUUS , s. 1 mnhlIH h :1Illn : ! ' Thla AI. I.tUI\8 of lVork tll our line dODIl101011tly \l101011tly \ IIlIlt 111 IInt.duRs order. lIed ; Ibol' ' on Ihll corner We t o tbe boae boueu. ( IVI UH .A Tn IAI. . , IIrokulI lIow , - . Nubralka. C.II. J1Wl > li 0 IJS. . . . . .Ided eA.bsfI'CZICfcz'-r ' , \ Ab traclll'rOlllllUy I"urut bl'd. YonI' lIusllle88 I'oltclted , Odlc-o tn II10k of ComlOorco UUlhllng , J , Urukeu lIow , Nu ruka. 'l'auli pai for non-rOBidontll , - - . - . . . , . . - - , , ' . . .