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: . --Thursday. March 5 , 1903.
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I P.OLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS.
ditor Republican-Several : of my
I .
{ rl nds have been insisting on my CoUl.
I ing out for sheriff , and aftcr looking
. ovcrthc field I have concluded to on.
nounce myself a candidate for the nom.
ina1ion { or sheriff of Cnster county , on
the republican tickct , ubject to the wi11
of the people. While I feel my incom.
petency. I will try to make a good sheriff
and do my whole duty as my conscience
dictates. Respectfully ,
i 37t { J. l\1. SAVIDGE.
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I'desire to announce that I expect to
, coltle before the next republican county
l.'O1\'cntlon a.q a candidate for nomination
. . . . . ( or , the office of clerk o { Ule district court
9UOCrt to the will of the republicans of
Cut ! ; r county. Per fifteen years [ have
t the best of my ubiliti , upheld the
standard of the republican party in this
county , through times wben it would
I have been to my financial advantagc to
otherwise , giving my services , such as
thc ) ' were , without money aud without
price , supporting its candidates through
victory and through defeat , Durin
lbe e years I have never been a candidate -
date for auy office , and trusting I am nol
presumptlous in a ! king favorable
con ideratiou of nl ) ' claim.
Very respectfully ,
37tf Guo. B. MAIR.
The political pot has commenced -
ed to warm up this year unusually -
ally early in the republican camp
in lhis county. From present re-
I ports there will be sevcral candidates -
didates for tbe , office 01 sherH !
and clerk of tbe district court.
( Both these offices are nuw filled
i by populist. It is generaHy con-
, I ceeded tbat neither the sheriiI
I nor lhe clerk of the court will be
i candidates for renomination. If
this is true , the nominees in both
, . ,
i. parties will stand an equal show
( as far as office presti age is con.
cerned which makes a nomina-
.tion on the 'republican ticket
more desirable. As yet but two
candidates , Geo. U. Mair of Cal-
laway for clerk of the court and I
J. M. Savidge of Ca11away for' '
sheriiI , have publicly announced
them'elves ! as aspirants for these
positions , yet we have been assured -
sured that there will be otbers.
I For the other offices , with the ext -
t ception of county judge , we have
heard of no candidates. It is
g ncra11y conceeded that whGre a
pers n has filled an office satis-
actory for' one term he is entitl-
1
ei to a renomination , which act -
t 1 c ' nts for the absence of candi-
dates for those positions. Custom -
I tom generally prevails through-
f out the state that the end of the
\ \ second term terminates his claim
to the office , except forjudge and
! I , s pe'rintendent. Neither of these
l offices are reguarded stnctly
political and freqently they have
tJ 1 been elected for three or more
terms. In some instances in this
I state we , t\'e known of count )
I judges serving for twelve term1
in succession. Judge Armour h
I I now serving the third term it :
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The Wrong Glasses
Will ruin the stronRest C'CS.
Too great care can not be exercised -
cised ill the fitling of glasses.
. . That headache YOIl have may
be entircly cured by the proper
use of lenses. It costs you
NOTHING
for my services \n \ detennining
a what Hlasses ) 'ou need.
Then its up to ) 'ou.
F. W. HAYES ,
:
] ewelerand Optician j
! ! llHIiIUWli :
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his count ; ami hn ; -r- ; - e-I
have been able to learn is gen'er-I ,
ally sati f ctory to the lawyers ,
and litigants us we1l as the public - ,
lic in general. lIe would not be
averse to continuing in office if
it is the wish of the public , but
in no sense does he desire to be
regarded a candidate again t the
will of the public. 'fhis being
the situation we understand that
there are other aspirants for the
office of county judge in case the
present incumbent is not re-
nominated.
Foutbnll nnd InM IlIty
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During the year 1902 , two men
111 America were killed in prile- : :
fights ; and , in a seasun of three
months just passed , twenty-one
men have been killed playing
football. Fifteen of these died
from broken necks or broken
backs. HoW many men have
been ruptured and permanently
injured in various other ways no
man can say. I know , says El-
bert Hubbard , in the March Cosmopolitan -
mopolitan , that two young men
with whom I am personally ac-
q.minted are now in lunatic
asylums as a result of football ,
and their ravings are the cries
and signals of the game. If you I
still think that football is manly' '
sport , you might interview the
parents of these young men.
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'file 31ntbl'nlllticill LIUlgunge
The new Mathematics is asort
of supplement to language , af-I
fording a means of thought about
form and quantity and a means
of expression , more exact , compact -
pact and ready than ordinary
Lwguage. The great body of
physical science , a great deal of
the esential ! fact of financi l
science , and endless social and
political problems are only acces-
ible and only thinkable to those
who have had a sound training
in mathematical analysis , and
the time may not be very remote
when it will be understood that
for complete initiation as an efficient -
cient citizen of one of the new ,
great , complex , world-wide states
that are now developing , it is as
necessary , says H. G. Wells , in
the March Cosmopolitan , to be
able to compute , to think in average -
age and maxima and minima , as
it is now to be able to read and
write.
UlldR rnrrll'll.
The election on the issuing of
city bonds for $13,600 for the
purpose of buying the. water
works plant Tuesday was a quite
affair. A few individuals op.
posed to the bonds were the only
ones that seemed to be agitated
in the least and not more thal1
half of the vote of the city wa
polled. The large majority that
favored the bonds showed tha1
the sentiment was practically om
way.
way.The
The following is the vote b )
wards :
F ITlit Word. . . . . . . . f'or . . . . Bonda : u , Allalnt Bondi \I '
Second " .ard. . . . . . . . . . 5\ \I
ThIrd Ward. . . . . . . . . . . . 47 15
Totnl. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - 1n : - 31
The REPU UCAN contende <
from the first that the wise thin
r to do was to vote the bonds , al
I there was no chance to loose aU (
I an opportunity to save the cit ,
I several thousand dollars in hi
. drant rental. Under the fran
c chise granted to the water work
company the city was liable fo
$2,800 a year for the hydran
g ; rental for 34 hydrants. Befor. .
tbe expiration of the franchis
which has twelve more years t ,
run lhe city would be required t
:8 pay to the water works com pan ,
" O\'er $30,000 more than doubll
the amoulit required to buy th
works on the proposition made t
the city a few months ago. Fe
ev.ery additional hydrant put in
rental of $70 annually would 1 :
required , while with the cit
I .
oW111ng the plant only the e
pense of putting in the hydrar
would be incured.
IE Notwithstanding the adva1
6 tages oiIered in city ownershi
there were some who contende
the franchise was not legal aD
favored begining uit to an11l
the franchise on the grounds e
member : ! of the council bein
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stock holders at the time the
I franchise was granted , rather
than to buy them. But as that
: fnct has been known for j'ears
I and no suit had been cOltlmcnced
for annullment there was no as' : '
surance that such a suit would
I
ever be ilstituted and rather
than to tak further chances the
voters generally favored buying
the plant which includes all
claims against city in preference
to farther ligitation or chance in
the matter.
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The Treasurer's Sintclllcut.
'I'he Custer County B acon has
felt called upon in defense of the
puplic good to criticise the
county treasure on the sma11
amount of xcess of fees he turn. .
ed in to the county compared
with the amount of his predeces-
sor. The Beacon begins by
saying :
IIlrlH first annual statement of
the fee account of County Treasurer -
urer W.A.George appeared in the
Bea.con last week , and for symmetry -
try of form , delicacy of mould ,
beauty and comprehensiveness of
design , it was a masterpiece of
clerical skill and ingenuity. As
such , it is unquestionable above
criticism and entitled to the
highest praise. The enl ) vulnerable -
nerable feature about it is the
smallness of the excess fees turned -
ed over to the county. "Ne have
no desire to find fault with Mr.
George. But in the ip.tere t of
faiTncss , we cannot refrain from
comparing his record with that
of his predecessor. Let us see.
According tu th.e report s1tbmitt- ;
ed by M. E. Schneringer on fees
for ihe year 1901 , the total
amount collected was. . $5 597 < J8
Amount paid out. . . . . . 3 616 30
Excess . . . . . . . . . . . 68
According .to Mr. George's
statement he collected as fees for
the year 1902. . . . . . . . . . $5 007 70
Amoullt paid out. . . . . . 4 628 96
Excess fees. . . . . . . . . . . $ 378 74
The excess fees turned over by
Mr. Sclmeringer for the year 190t
exceeded those turned over by
Mr. George for the year 1902 by
$1,602.94.
Mr. George's statement is a
thing of beauty but the people
have paid well for the whistlel"
In the fir t place had the Beacon -
con been desirous of being' as fa J
as he pretends he would have ;
called on Mr. George and tried tc
-learn if there was any good 'caust
fo'r so great -difference in the ;
fees received n the office and the ;
amount paid out. In the firs1
place . Mr. Schneringer issuec
several thousand distress war.
rants for which he received the
sum of 50 cents each that greatlJ
added to the fees of the office f01
: . the year 1Y01. Mr. George issu.
cd only two or three. distress war'
rants but sent out three thousam
l
notices instead on which ther
I was no fees charged up to the ;
county.
The county bought in l large
numb r of tax claims for wbicl
Mr. Schneringer received a fee 0
50 cents foreach one. 'rhis wa :
anotber source of revenue for th4
fee account put paid by thl
.
county.
On these two items the fee
amounted to a great deal more iJ
1 favor of Mr. Schneringer thaI
the difference is between the fel
account of 1901 and 1902 whicl
was but $550. One can reail :
see that fees of 1902 w re largel ;
- in excess of those of 1901 wheJ
- the _ item uf distress \'larrants U' '
s fax sales -excluded. .
r The diiIerence in expense i
t .easily accounted for. In th
e first place we ar not workinJ
e under populist times. It cos
o $15 more a 1110nth to hire a corn
o potent clerk than it did wbe :
pop times prevailed ;
.
Secolid. Under the Schn.erit
e ger administration the co.unt ;
o kept one clerk. hired all the.tim
Irand two part of the time to assh
the county treaserer on gettin
Ie up the deliquent tax book !
y These men were paid by th
county and not out of the exce
fees. All the help of the ollie
in 1902 received their pay frO !
the excess fees , which made
p less amount paid to the count ;
: d but saved the county payin
ld out that amount , by warrants .
111 it did previously.
) f Mr. George's "statement is ne
19 , only a thing of beaut ) ' " but \ \
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I are p d to Sh Y an i cmi-
2ed account that his administration -
tion has been a saving to the
taxpayers of several hundred
dollars O 'er that of his prede-
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cessor.
lEG SLATIVE NE'vVS ,
( Special CorrcppondcnC1. )
Linc01n , Neb. , March 2,1902.
.
The past week has been a busy
one with the legislature , in spite
of the fact that the new revenue
bi11 has not come up for regular
discussion , Pending the printing
of the bill , which is a long job ,
one of the typewritten copies was
turn d over to the regularre 'enuc
committee of the house for con-
sideration. The printed bi11s being -
ing now ready , a lively discussion
on the floor of the house is expected -
pected this week. \
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Up to the present time the
principal objection to the terms
of the new bi11 comes from stock
feeders who want the property
ownersHip date changed from
February 1 to March 1 , frankly
acknowledging that the early
date will catch .them before they
have disposed of a considerable
part of their property. There is
also some li ttle objection to the
county a.ssessor system , and one
or two members favor the election -
tion of the deputy assessors.
Some members of the regular
revenue committe suggest that
the county assessor should be
permitted to appoint the deputies
without the confirmation of the
conn ty commissioners. It is
generally beli ved , however , that
the bill if it is passed will be in
practically its original form.
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The telephone hearings and
investigations have been continuo
ed during thc week , but it is hard
to tell what real progress has
been made. The bill p rmitting
independent companies to estab.
lish toll stations in the large ;
cities has at last reached th (
general file , and will soon com (
up for discussion in committee .0 :
the whole.
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The agitation over the elevate :
bills has quieted own after th
hearings before the committees ,
and the bill has gone to thl
general file , with an amendmen
_ added by the standing committel
, that tbe new elevators must havi
cost at least $3,000 before theJ
can compel the building of a sid ,
track. Both sides seem to be
well satisfied with this com
promise.
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'rhere has been some discussi01
during the \Ve k over the Burges
print ng bill , and a number 0
1 publishers of country newspaper
ha\'e been in to protest ag-ains
s it. Their argument is that it i
not in the interest of the cOl1ntr ,
printe s , but on the contrar.
would do them harm. The heal
ings have brought out the fae
that there is some spite wor
between city printer : ; In\'ol\'e ,
in thc move meut to pass the biJ :
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There are riow three bi11s i
for the reduction in the n mlJc
of judicial districts , difl'erinj
slightly in the make-up of som
of the districtJ. - The il1tcntio
of each is to cut d wn the cxpens
in this department QY' droppin
off a number' of judges and f'
porters.
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A bill is in 4e $ e ate for ,111
aporlionl11ent of a state a.ccoun'
l" ant at a salary oi $2.000 a yea :
wl ese duty it wi.l1 DC to averse
the s stems of book , ' keeping i
the varlous'stut ( lepart leni
.and instit\\tiQ s , and provide f (
. uniformity. Heretofore the1
le has been an cnUre lack of sys'te1
is in some of the institutions' , at1
1
: e without doubt the state has 101
t11 much money because of 1 < 1
a methods.
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g Another senate bill is No. 20.
tS requiring school officers to file < 1
estimate of expenses for the COIJ
) t ing year , and making it illeg
le to use money for purposas OU1' '
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REACHING - OUTr
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"NEW BUSINESS
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and all who have been thrown out of a
place to trade from timc to time and are
heavily laden from the results pf trotting -
ting pla e to place ,
from. come U11l0 us
and we will g1\'e you rest. . . . . . . . . . . . . I
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GROCERY BUSINESS
. I rcrs. . . '
We are here to stay. Yours For
PURE FOOD PRODUCTS ,
P ro \ ! V1nCi r. J. C. B 0 \ V EN.
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than named in the estimate. The
bill is calculated to stop extravagance -
gance and disappropriation of
funds.
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The inevitable joint resolution
asking for the dismissal of the
.suits again't ! the Bartley lJonds-
men has beeu presented , and
without doubt wi11 provoke much
discussion. The bondsmen agree
to pay the costs of suit if they
are released from paying the
judgments. Such a release
would enable those of them who
have their property covered up
to begin to operate again in their
own names.
Notice nf " ' ' ' ' 'fluUou.
Notice is hereby given the partnership
heretofore cxisting between R. W ,
Wilburn and H. G. Rogers doing husi-
ness under the firm name and stvle of R.
W. Wilburn & Co. is this lIar t1issolved
by mulual consent of all , parltes concern-
ed. Aud all ebts and liabilities of thc
said partnership being fullr paitl and
lialisfiec1 , no debts or liabihlies of said
partnership to be contracted after this
date. Dated this 28th day of l chrllar ) '
' 903. R.Y. . WU.I1UItN ,
31:1-41 : H. G. ROGIm'l. :
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THEDfORD9S
BIACltDRAU6HT
THE GREAT
fAMilY MEDICINE
Thedford's Black-Draught has
saved doctora' bill , for moro than
sixty yean. For the common family -
ily nilmenta , such as constipation ,
indigestion , hard colds , bowel complaints -
plaints ) chills IUld fever , bilious-
neSI , nMdaches and other like
: t complAints no other medicine il
k necessary. It invi rates and reg-
wates the liver , Milists digestion ,
IltimulAtea action of the lCidneys ,
1 , purifies the blood , and purges the
bowels of foul accumulations. It
cures liver complaintt indi tion ,
sour stomach , dizzmess , chills ,
n rheumatio paing aid ache , back-
: r ache , kidneytronbles , conabpation1
dianhroa , biliouaneasjiles , hara
go colds and headache. Ev drug.
Ie ( fist has Thedford's Black-Draught
1n 25 cent packages and in mam-
,11 mothJsizo for tJ.OO. Never accept
ie a substitute. fnsist on having the
origtnal made bttht Chattanooga
g Medicine Company.
- I believe Thedford' , Blatk.Draught
Is the best medicine on earth. If Is
So d'or ; ay and evuythlng. I have
a family of twelve thlldren , and for
. e . lo r years I' have kept them on foot
1. and hwthy with no dodor but Black.
- OriughL A. J. GREEN. lIIewara , La.
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County Judge Armour issued
marriage license in the month of
February to the following I " -
. \oi
persons :
{ T. W. Lilly , Shubert , Neb.
Ida Homer , Broken BowNeb.
{ JacobF. TheilerAnsleyNeb.
Lena \Volsleben , Somerford
j Wm. H Smith. Mason Cit ) '
1 Della Fisher , ason City
J Fred C. Hickman , nsley
1 Amy M. Burnett , Broken Bow
J David C. Bowen , Ansley
t Ethel Meek , LewistownIlls.
J Rollie R. Gprdon , Merna
t Gertrude M. Ridenour , Merna
Ross Kitch , Oconto
{
Maude M. Smith , Oconto
Geo. H. Welsh , Westervil1e
{ Marian R. Clark , \ Vesterlle
j Chester E. Dailey , Litchfield
1 Carrie A. Bell , Litchfield
{ Thomas Bryan , Lodi
Bertha Vogel , Arnold .
Ema E. Niles , Callaway
Alice Smith , Callaway
\ Frank M. Fellows , Giles
Mary E. Fetherton , .Giles
{ ] i'red R. Purcell , Broken Bow
Jennie Wimmer , Broken Bow
j John E. Bray , Mason City
Susie Crist , Mason City
{ Henry Cramer , Broken Bow
Christen a Simmonson , B. B.
'J'bo Wurk of the Wlntl.
We learn from E. R. Ullom
that last Sunday night that a
sbed blew down on Rankins'
ranch ncar Milburn and Idl1ed
thirty head of cattle , three head
of horses and twenty-eight head
of hogs.
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List of Lands
c > r Sa1e
in Custer CountvNeb. i
U Tr.RMH-Onr.tblr,1 : CAsh ; h InlleA 011 l\
8 l1er rr , d P VinCI tp. 7 per C l t IIle'l" t.
8
R WII.r.tUII1PW ! ( . ( ! ' s"'l. ( . ! . :
U 3 .132J . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 0 II
o 'Tr.I'HEt8rI I ( " \1' ' ' . lot 7. PI'C 0
o 6 \.t- \ I nd 2. f'1' 7 , J4 411. . , . . . 800 U
nouclII"- " ' . . . ,
o - " ) ! ! UW lIul U
{ } n"J. ( f' ' ' ' t , ( . 2 1321 . . . . . 1000
S A T EBUIIOi ! 'l1\.13 17 2 100
n r.l.-w\-S \ " 1'14' : " nl\ ' , ( I : : 14 115100
linn N-'t , 19.\3 \ 1. . . . . . . . . 800 .
" 1)11' . . . , - ! : " H. : ! 5i 1\ \ ( , Ic ! 0
2 .l 2 . . . . . . . . . . ' . 7' 0
o HIIAlIl'Kd ( . 10-H-IS . . . . . . I 100 8
{ } , IIl1wmo'l-IIO , UCI ! " In etcllnoll { }
{ } 7 8.18 , IOWIblll \ ! 14.21.(0011 / r. r { }
{ } c.IIIt'rllllcb ' " . . . . . . . . . , I roe Q "
\In "f'4. ' . 21. 14 IS . . . . . . . . . 120
N'U ON-r.t4.l5U.IS. ! . . . I
t ' ' . . . . . . ,
n'WD ON- ' \I' ! 4.13.23 . 800
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R 2'JDAVI ' . : . . .b. : . : . ! .4. ' . .17. : fI' O
8EXTLN-N"14':3 : .13 2) . . MtU . . (
\\r ; ToN--\ . . . " "h.l : ! 15.
M
19 g
8 ijRnIS ' ! i : 1 . 2 : . : : : : : :
\\'A' KEIIS't ' 820 . -
{ } IAI fA. B. . . ! ( ni. ! . nil It' p ! 1I.t , fi
& ) 12 ; 6.4021 ' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8110 l'
o It mSB"Nt " 'Ii .ee . IV ! , .
5 : nt.14' : , , .HI8 , ' . . , . 8ro
N U1T IB4CU0,17:11) ! \ : . . . . . . 1 WO
' 1'h abuTI' lands wll h" PI ) II ulJJ-C ! " ,
XI IInl : ' .bI. Now
YOUr "PI' flU lIy
hd ru Ib p. ices lif" IV'"C.IFor \ \ Jlur. H
tlcull" . . cull 00 or IIttdn6 Ihl _ omc"
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Is Rlllmu. AnderloD , J. C. .
. . . . . . Moore.
R..IE. A' . . " , , , , ,
; ANDERSON & MOORE.A'
111 ar Land. tor fAle aod reot In CUller connty Bud adjoIning countlo8. E'1ulttclllllld
morlCllOr
booght and lold. Abltr8sts promPtly and Dontts JOade. :
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