_ II _ _ . ' " . . - . . , , " 't " " .TIII 'It.\X l'A.1m's l"HU Nn. Watt (1 ( O gl' 1I1I1I't l"RIII ! IHqtrl ! ! o Wur- " "III ! ! Wh"1\ Nut N" ' I' ' ' ' ! < IIIT' IIIUp Vallc ) ' QUI'CII. SCllt. 24. 1 < J01. A few weels ago County 'l'rcas- urer George sent 112 postal cards to tha t many deli nq uen t , taxpayers - ers in l liltl township.ve pre- BlI1 e that evcry person lnows that thcowc taxes , Hn,1 that it hHheir cluty to pa ) ' them without notice. Mr. George would ha\'c lCpt within tht' 1 m lB of the Statutes of Neuraslm had he isH1cd ! d \ ; - tress warrants at orlce , as I. E. Schncringcr did two years ago when he was count ) ' treasurer. But would that have hecn tlw proljer husillcss way of using those who placed him ill a position - tion of publ ic trust ? Who evcr heard of a husiness man scm1ing the sheriff to collect his bills without first nottifying those who owe him that their bills were due ? Had 1\11' . George proceed - ceed to issue the 112distrcsswar- rants , e would have receh'cd 50 cents each for the warrants , I which would have added $5.00 . to the amount of excess fees to be turned back to the count ) " . But le't's see for a minute what it would have added to the tax" payers taxes : 1\1r. ( eorge 50 : the warrant , and th sherilT 50c' ' for service and return ; and t hI ! Stat.utes of Nebraska provide that the sheriff is entitled to five ! cents a mile for ever ) ' mite actp- ally and necessarily traveled. Under the auove section of the Statute there arc probauly a 'hundred or more distress warrants - rants , which were issued uy . Schn ringer and served bj' Arm- strvlg or his deputy. and is a part of Custer countys ! records , on which there has ueen paid for 40 miles travel on each , at five cents per mile , notwithstanding' tbe fact that they were all served - ed at one trip. 'l'he distress warrants instead of the .postal cards , therefore , would havc made $3.00 cust to each of the 112 taxpayers in ] 1im township , or a total of $336 , of which $56 would have been fees in the treasurer's office , $5 ( , in the sberiff's office , and the ual- lance would hnve ueen mileae ( , which the sheriff would have shoved in .his pocltet. 'fhe above figures , which are of ofi ci- al record , amI cannot suc essfully , be denied uy anyone , show thc excess fees that Schneringer turncI uack to the county which the Beacon has been making such a howl auout , amI which . was done at a cost of ( ,00 per cent to the taxpayers , or $ : tOo , . for every 50 ccnts turned uack. Please give us this ldnd of reform - . form amI and excess fees in small doses. BI.IM'l'AXI'AYHH. - - - - \Vhen a republican 1001s over , the repuulican tic1\Ct from top to bottom he will find no good reason - son why he should vote for a single canditlateof the opposition. Some wholesale liquor house sent a paclmge containing liquor to Mr. J. O. 'l'aj'lor of Bew'n , the repuulican candidate for sheriff. The pac1mgc was sent free and without knowledge to Mr. Taylor , who refused to accept - cept it. Now the Beacon in the I hope of prejudicing the temperance - ance clement against Mr. 'l'aylor II is using it as a campaign argu- ; ' ment a ainst him. If thc Beacon - } ; con Ulan wi11 be fair , he wi11 ad- f mil that liquor is quite frequent- ' 1y sent without being orderell.- " even to strictly tcmperance ; , t. people. A case in point similar to that of Mr. ' 1'a'lor , has just , transpircd in Ansley. At the . depot n package of liquor can be found addressed to a citi1.en of , our town who ne\'er indulges in liquor of any Idnd , and who is prominent as a temperance man. 'l'he package was sent without I1 s Imowledge , and it was not , ' , I 11ntil informed uy the agent that J he knew of its presence. llu t \ the Beacon docs not want to ue \j \ fair , and a misfortune of thi kind is gloated over with fiendis1J , delight.-Ansley Chronical , Oct. f 16 , 19Q3. " w _ . _ . , d. . . . . . . . . . . _ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - . . . " - ' . . _ . - . . . . . . _ . . J . . . 1io .v . .talL.-u.I I" " oa . . . " " ' . : . . . . , . , . _ . . . t. . " < Iw. . . . : . . . , . . . . _ . _ . ' . _ _ _ . . " "IItfn < " ' . . . lo AG . , . . , . - - - , . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . , , . . . . . . . . . . ' , . . . . . . , . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . " " " ' . . . . . , , . . . . . . . . . , ' ' ' ' ' . , ' . . /i. . . . . . " . ' ' , " . " . . ' . . . . . . , . , . . . , . . . . . . . . - , ' . . . . , . . : . , " , . . . " . 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R with intermit thereon at the rate oC h'lI for , cent. per annum , { rot'll the first < tar of l1'ohrunry , JO ! , . being t 1O ; . . ' ' . : . J' . . . . ! . , II 11101111 t of peron II 1 t } ' lux 8S h'ietl ngni list t\o \ : personal pro . pert . j' of t he saitl. . . . . . . : . . . . . . . . . . . . ' . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : . . . . , . . . . : . . . . . . . . : . . . . . . . . . . . : . . . . . . . . . . . . ; ' " " . . ' , . . ' " . , ; " " . . . . , . , i t. . . : , . ! , , . . . . . : . . . . ; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . litf , /0) , t'l./'l/ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .for the yonr 1900. ' . ' k 'fl : : ' tY ; ' . ' . . . ' t. ! . . . . 011 sait ! GUill ) ' 011 will collect the costH antI fecs of collection ; dlo\\"ccl . by 111" ' . , ! . . ' , . . - ; . ! ' ' . . : . . . , tj ' . ' i You will make tIne relurl1 of this writ , and of yonr tloings thereon , within tldrl ) ' nys from the : ate here < ? C. 1..1. . . . 'i . ' ' i l \ - t WITNESS Ill ) ' hl111d thf 21111 da ) ' of December , 'l Ol : - ' . . .1W ' ' ' . , , ' . \ : ' ) \ . - ' ! . . J if : JZ /r'tj. I ! / / ! / . . : . . . , : . ; . " ' /J//Vlf t.'fi . . 'l'rra . urer or Cl1ptf'r COllllty. NlJbmsktl. . : . . ; 1 _ . . , t ri _ _ - _ _ . - - . - _ _ _ _ _ _ , - - - . - - - - - a. . - - - - - - _ . . " . _ . . -N _ . _ . . . .u _ . . . ; ! : f Thc auO\'e is a fac similc of a distress warrant , issued. by 1\1. E. Schncringer. when treasuter of fi : Custer Count ) ' against Henry Benckeser of Waync township Custer Connty , Nebraslm , for fourteen cenh ; ; j taxes for the year 1900. It will ue seen by the return t m de on the same by Sheriff Armstrong that hc rc. : . . { ; . . , ceH'ed the warrant on the 21st day . ofDcccmber . , 11)01 , ' ( 'j. f ; : and that he collected t.he tax and Ills costs on Jan. ' . . . 7th , 11)02 , amountin ! ! to $3.15. , : ; \4/ \ . . < rl1 s is uut one of the hundreds that might uc : , ! produced showing the extrceme mcthods used by the { Li pop ofi cias ) to collect delinquent taxes , whcn a les r expeIsivc ! n e hod adopted by.W. . . A. Geor e , a. ref - ! f : pubhcan ofhclal and it repubhcan board mIght ha\'e l l ! bcen used. . Iii : : ti : : . ' ! . 'l'he claim of . the Beacon that it repuhlic ll uoard . ( o : I ! passe a reso uhon to mandamus county trcasurer.tS ! false , as is shown hy its own publishedstitement last. iEii week taken from th proceeding's of t1i . C6unt ) ' B : lrcl' , fj in Book 4 , Page HR , upen'isor's Hecorit > : of : 'Decemuer' { -iI ( " 1900.'l'he resolutIOn alludcd to. was. offercd hy rJ 1\1r. Cooney ofVest Union , who was elected ilR a popu- : h : .list and ne\'er claimcd to..be all'thipg else during his. term of onice. 'L'he resolution refe ; e.d only to the i . delinquent taxes of 1HIIJ. It . ' , v'as" . suppopted by : ; , ; i ; : " . _ _ _ _ _ _ - - - : _ _ - - - - - - - - - - - - . ' ' ' - Arthur , Brechbuhl , Cooney , Carr , lAnd and Nicholas. ' 1'he only 11lelt1u r of the board voting against the resolution - solution was Conly. Cooney. Carr , Arthur , Nicholas and Conly were populist. 'l'here were but two republicans - publicans 011 the board at t.hetimc the orderwasmade. , . : he a tenipt to sneak out of t Ie responsibility of the 11lgh handcd deal and charge It to'a republican board , when the uoard stood five populist to two re- 'lmb1icans is contemptable. . ' It was a pop deal from first to Jast. Who knows hut that itvas a deal counived by thc pop uoard , sherifT mid trcasurer on the quict , for the purpose of creating milage for the shcriff and fees for the treasurer. 'Whether It was or not. t.1iat is just what it did. 'l'he treasurcr issued 4,443 warrants for which he charged the COlt1 .ty S771.hO. 'l'he sheriff rcceived for fecs and1l1i1agC"01l . the distrcss warrants $5,784.00. 'L'ot.al . . . ; ' \ : $6,555.hO. : . . ' . - 'l'his , 'iew of the situation is slBtained by the rcsoluhon itself. 'l'he repuulican mcmbers who were induced to vote for the rcsolutiou as they regarded it as a pcr- onal censure of Mr. Schneringer as it did not say a word 'about issuing distress warrants , but dill hlsist . . _ _ . _ _ . . _ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - " " - - - . 0------ - . . ; t : ; I _ _ ; . : R\ \ . ijI ; I : . r rr.7 r.-7 : . > f ; ? . Vftc / ) mJ6 , 0 Iff/qr/// I / 2--- ed7 jr/9 - - . . . I . IJ . ; , ! . . r. . W J - . ' ' if f-'d j' C/vvvl1A/V / C ; . / . ! I : " ! l . ) : .J : . ' , .t NJ R ! : : I nQ-l j , I ! : r i j , . 1 . . . . _ . y1 . - . " " . 7 . "l \ : ' ' .1 . . . . . ; : : i. . . \ ' . Poli . . . : , : , , . " ' J. . " " : - . . ' . . : : . . . . ( . , : ; " . . " \ , : .f ? } , . . ' . . . / ' . ' . f : i.J . . = \ " ! ' . . ' - : ' . w.M . i\ \ ' . . I ; . f : \ : : : _ . . R f.t # . , : R" : ; ! : : ' ' . 1\1 \ 1 f . ( . I. . : : : . _ _ _ . . . . . . . . . - - ' A - - - - - - - - - - - - ! ! - - - . . . - - - - . . . . . - - . - - - - . - - - - - jf ; : on him making an etTort to collect the dC'liu < JItent. tax , which he had not prc\'iously done , and as far as 1i ! : ? the rcwlution ! goes it left the method of colh cting to r ! the trcasttrC'r. Some of thc populist members of the i A board' claim the ) ' did not intend the wholesale issue [ of dit."css ! warrants. ijiif. : , The 1' < : solu tion passed b ' t hc boar ( . as it reads W.i was not.1l1ng' more than a censure 01 .the county 'i ! l treasurer. n' Let us see. It reads as follows : ' . \ : : : \i " \VmmEAs , the personal taxes of 1SI ) ! ) are duc i : ; : ; and delinquent , and , ; . . "WlIlmHM , 1\1. E. SchucrJngerthe prescnt county . , treasurcr has failed , ncglected and refused to collect f a portion . 'of thc personal _ . , . . ' , . . ' tax frol11 - . . ' . . various . _ . . . persons 'e . . . . . , . in il . , . " : tt I t . . saH COllll y. : ' ! i "That the couuty attorney b , and ig hereby 01'f ? dercl to comlllence proper proceedings al once again:1J ! : Bt the sai.d 11. E. fChtle ; inger. county treasurer , to r r ; cOlllp 1 h1ln to col1ect saul personal , taxes. " 7. . . . . ; . . . 'l'he method of proceedure IS not oncc mcntlOncd. M Had hc resorted to the method adopted by the preniij sent. count ) ' treasurer , \V. A. George , by scuding out 1 : ! # : postal cards the result doubtless woul < 1 ha\'c been a < ; r 1 effectivc and woul < 1 ha\'e becll at a much less expensc to the county as the following wiH show : M _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .u _ _ . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . . _ . _ _ _ _ . . _ _ _ . _ _ . 11 = :0'1 : f - - - - , . : . ' : lr . I-JeIJLlblicaIl : ECOl OITl.T. I . t : , " , - . ' - . . . . ) , ii. ' ; , i . . . \ . . A Postal Card Stating the Amount Due , Cost the ' . . . . , . : t.l l . County One Cent And Nothing Extra for Wa'iting U. M t. . ? : . . ' . - - - - - ; ' ! . ; : : : ; . 'l ; ; ' i r F AC SIMII.lE OF W. A. GEORGE'S METHOD. t 1' " - - - : - - - : \ l.iI - ! : 1 tq Personal . \as \ ! Tax ; Iq SUbject : lui to Distress Y 1st. PI ease R e t UI 1 n th' IS C ar d W I len R em tt' mg. , f. . , . ' l fj i ! BR01 I N Bow , Nl BR. , . . _ SE . . . .O. .1 02 . . . . .1 90. . . . . { . . . 'r. . ' ( ; " : ir ' : DEAR sm- You ! " Penonal 'I'ax ill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . rJ1J . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Prcct. , . ' . / , . l . . . . " ' ' Li t./ l.l : fOI' the yea ! " . . . . . . . . . . . . I.9QI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , : ' to 5. . . . , I . . . : . = . . .ig ( lclinquent. . " . ; 1f not pahl in a I'ea onahle time , Distl'csSVal'I lntH will bc igsued ac- . . . : I ' ! i : ' cOJ'ding' to law without furthcl' notice. . ! Aft Land 'l'ax not paid hefol'e Octouel' IHt , arc acl\'cl.tiHed . and sold ' fp ! " t tax , wi1hout pel'Honal notke. . , - L1" . . y : ; A- ' . ' 0 : . 1901 Per ; onal I'ax . /07.-v7r : > , . . Vt. . . . f.I7O - . . . . . . . . .Amt. . . . . . . . . - . . . . - . - J / . I , ' : ill .Q No Personal Checks Rece'\ved \ . w. .A. " ' /'t'II CEORCE lIrj'I' IIr , 'uslpr I'Ollllty. , . - - . ; ' : :1. : : ' . i l , : . , , : j- I' : f ! } ' . . f : : ; : I , 'l'he fol1owingicttor is t.he 3nswer recdc1 b.y W. A. Gcorgc , to the M ! 1\ 1I \ I po ! tal card , a fae : ; imi1e of wJl ch .appcnrs opposite t.his letter : M . : ( \ . r. } . I ; : :1. 'J , . ! . ) . ' . . ' J \ T.DA , N hUh. . , ' -1 ' , . > 0 C l 0 t } CI ' 1 p , 1 ( ) O. , . . . ; ' : ! ; . , _ . 'V. A. GHORGH. Hsq. . ' . f' : : . : Brolccn Dow , Nchr. ! ! j , , / t , . D .n Sm--Your 1I0ticep. of taxcs duc by 1I10t.hel' , Mrs. I . J. Picrce , ' ! J . Ii I nd me ha'e bccn forwarded fl'ot Millcr to Alda. T shall attend to this 1 ' : ' : . . . . - . matter in a ver ) ' few days. i Hcspcctfully , r t . A. L. l"IIOtcIi , K- , . } . I i , : : t' : ; I . f'1 I . - . ; . , - . : . . . . " ' ' ' ' : n r..r. - - - . . . . . , . . . . . . . . - I . . . _ , . . . . - . . l. ; f.t. . . - - - . . . . . it.- m Later , the 11loncy , vas l'ecoivec1 fl'OIU lVir. Pierce as per agl'eOlnent. As , vill be seen by Mr. Pierce's r I ? ! fins'ver , the notice reached h'itn outside of the county and no extra sheriff's InJl ug'o , vas attached. I ! . rfhis is but ono of the thousands of instances in , vhich Mr. George has colle ted the delinquent pel'r. r. i , lt sonnl taxes. V otCl'Svhich 11ethod do you prefer ? , r ote for W. A. George for County rl'I'OnSHrel' and .r. j ; : : t l { j lifJ . ] o. Ta Tor ! 'Ol' She ifl' and a l { publican l onr < l , . and you , viII ' have.efficie . 1t , ocolo 1 cal lg , : . ! r , l { . : . j . . , .L : ; . . . . 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