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About Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 18, 1906)
- . ' , . . t USTER UOUNTY EPUBLICIN : : Supp1euJ..eJ1 : : : t. October 18 , 1906. Supervisors Proceedings . ( Conllnnet { rom 'lr9t palle. ) county shl1l1 hlllOlo\\'n as Arbor county and to be bouJud ns fol1olVs : II I I Commencing nt the nm'thenst corner or section I , town 10 , north 1'\nge 21 , west ( \ p. Ill , thence rnnllln west on the township line I\hout 30 miles to the north IVC3t tornoI' of section 0 , town 111 , range 2 , thunco Houth along the county IIno to the southwest corner of Custer count.y , unlltho Southwest corn or of section 81 , town 1B , l'\ugo 21i , thellco oust nlollg the cOUllly 11I0 ! auout UO mlles to the southeast COl'n01' of section . UO , I town 1B , mllgo 21 , thence north . along the mnge IIno to the northenst , \ cornel' of tlectlon I , town Hi' mugo 21 , , to the pluce of Iwgiuniug. i Which pelitioll h\ll : atlnchedto It1 thor r following utlidn\'it : Statu of Nebraska , } ss. Custor Count ) . , H. . ] . Bl'Cgl. being lit'st duly sworll \1pon his oath SI\YS thai. ho has renll the I'm'egolng ntHI attache politlonR con- tL : ning 7 O signnt\1ros of legnl'otor8 1'0- siding ill the territory sought to ho do- tnchell ft'om < Juster eoullty known us Al'uor cO\1nl.y IUlIl also llIls acquainted hlmsclC with the apPl'oximato uumuor of leg' 1'otel'S 1 In said territor ) ' and the signnturctl olllmid petitions uro these of a majority of the legal \'otors In snlll t01l'itol'Y songht to bo dotaehed from Custor county and known as ArbOl' l'OUllt ' . H. Eo Bregll. Sub cribeliin my presence and &worn to before mo this HlLh l1Y of Septombcr. ( S : AI. ) Ruy n. Bonnett. Also ho petition for the erection of II. now county to bo known as Noble coullty , which petition waS In words I and figures IlS follows : I To the Boal' of Supervisors of Custer. . Count.y , obl' .ska. lIonorc Sirs : Wo the undorsignc legal \'otors of I Custorco\1nty , Nebmcka ; ; , rcsldlng In the torriLol'y herein doscri bed and sought to bo dotachcd from Custor county , O respectfuJ1y petltion your Honorable Bo y for the erection of II. new count.y out of the tcrrltory now comprising Custer county , Nobmsku , and thnt the question bo submitted at the ncxt genoml election : md that you call and Q1'dcr sl1ch election. 'fhe now tounty : shall bo known lis N obI e county and to bo bounded and doscrlbcd as follows : Commencing at the northcast 1.01'1101' . of ECction 1 , town 20 , range 21 , west o. . , )1. ) m" in Custer county , Nebraska" thence running wcst on the connt.y lIne to the northwo8t C01'llor oiCuster county , ' thcnco south along th county line to the southwest C01'llor of sct.tion3l , town 17 , l'\nge 25 , t1U.HICO cast on the town. ship lIne to the southellst cornel' of section - tion 80. town 17 , north range 21 , then co north on the mnge line to the pluco of heginnlng an the northeast corner of j soctlon I , town 20 , range 21. if Which had atlachc'd to It the follow. . \ iug ullldnvlt , State of Nebraska , } SS. Custel' County , \ It. J. Kelley , M. S. Eddy aucl F. C. \ Pinch being Jir8t duly sworn \Ipon their , oath sa ) ' that they h\\'o read the foregoing - \ going petitions attached hereto containing - ing 431 signatures of legal votm'IJ rcsid- ing In the terrltol'y sought to bo de- tuched from Custer county and known I as Noble county , also have acquainted I themselves with the upproxlml\tc number - ber of legal VOlCl'S In said territory and the slgnatll1'es on Maid potltlons are these of a mnjorty of the legal voters In ! sal tot'l'ltm'y sought to bo dctached ' { mm Uustel' eounty and known as , , t : Noble cOI1I1I ' I\ . ' ! the ) ' \'erlly bolievc. H. J. Kelley , 1S. . Eddy , . . . . C. Pinch. SUhSC1'ihod In my prosrmcoaud sworn - - I t hoforo mo thli ! 2 th day of Sopt. t.JOU. ! I . ' Hobelt It Duncan , ( SKAI. ) Notary Public. . . The clerk also reports to the uoard , tJlI\t there hlvo : uoon filell iu his ollicc , _ . , l'omonstmllces against 01' wlth rawnls . , Yo f1'01n the abu\'opntllioni : for the dl\'lslolI 1 I of Custer county , which re1ll0nsluwciI : , I :11'0 In words : lIl Iigu1'ts ! as followi ! : i ' 1'0 the 1I0norablo Boal'd of Super\'ls. O1'S'f Custer COUIIl ) ' , obmska , "ro , the uudersigned reshlonts Bnd I e\ootors \ of Custer county , N ebrnska , I and residing within that portion of the \ torl'it01' ) ' of said county , which It Is pro' I posed by ccrtnln citizens shall bo sot I " olT h'oll1 sal county Imd tOl'm II. now \ t'ounly , to bo nl\med the county of 0)11. ' mu , an It Is proposed by said eitlzem to IIILYO submlttod the } I1'opo13ltlon 01 forming : mld now county at the genoml election to he held In sal county 01 Custor , In No\'omher , HjOO , do respoct. fully potltlon your I1onorablo Bed ) ' tl refuse the prayer of saldlotltionol'S , nnd w , whoso nl\mes appear upon sl\l . petition , upon.JUltUl'1. . ! consl emtloJ : 1 it . , V . to'T. \ot - . I. , , : . . , . , . . . I aud dollbOlnUon : Im\'o renchod the conclusion - clusion that It Is not to our Inte1'ests to dl..ldo snld county or form saId proposed - posed now couuty , I1nd , thoref01'o , nsk that OUl' names bo considered as petl- tlonors for snld proposed now < : ounty , and hereby withdraw our numos ft'om suld potltlon. Which potltlon had sIgned to It uao nlunes. Also the remonstrance agaillst ho proposed now county of Noble , which potitlon wus In words l\tull1gures us follows : ' 1'0 the IIonol'll.blo llollrd of SU1l0rvls- O1'S of Custor county , Nebra13kn. We , the undersigned rosldonts and electors of Custm' COUl1t . , Nouraska , Bnd J'osldlnJ : : within the portion of the te1'1'ltory of said ( : ounty , whIch It Is proposed - posed by ccrtnln eltlzons shal1 bo sot 01T fr01ll said ( : o\1nt ) . , and forl1l into 1\ now county , to ho nl1mo' the county of Noble , and . It Is proposcd by said cltl- zons to .ha..e submitted the proposition of fOl'lulng said now county , lit. the genera - ora\ election to bo hold In said count.y of Cusle ! ! ' In N ovombor , 1UOU , do 1'0- spectful1J' petlUon your JIonomblo Body to refuse the praycl' of said peU- tionersUld : WO , whoso names appear upon - on snld petition , ullon nll\turl" con8hlcr. allen :11111 dolihemtlonha\'o l'clwhed the cOllclusion that it is not to our Intet'ests to divide the county , und , therefore , nsk tlmt. our nll1lleS uu not consldm'od as potltlonm's for said proposed IIOW county , and horob ' withllmw our name8 from said potltlon. ' " hlch rOl1lonsl1'anco slgnod to It lH. The clerk also presented fur the con- sl oratlon of thc uO\I'd In connection with the division maltor , the following l1f1idavlts , which had been In his ol1lco : Al1i avit of J. B' Osborn , Stllte of Nobraslm , } ss. Custor County , Jos. B. Osbornboing lit'st duly sworn on his oath , says that for n long time he was couuty clerk , and further saya thut ho Ims oxamlncd the lI1ap .showlng the. propose new countlcs to , he erccted out of Custor county , that ho hils made an estimate of the } ogal voters In each quurtcl' of Custer cOlml.y basc on last your's vote , and finds that Noble county as proposed has 765otcl'S , and the territory - ritory sought to bo dotachml and known I1S Aruor county , hus 834.'otor8 , und Oyama connty U80 , and ol ClIster as proposed ( E twp ) has 153.1 voters , ILn the tot III vote of the county In HI05 wus .1121. .1121.That That Itnnakillg' this cstimuto ho took the \'oto of townships that were in tack and the townships which were dl\'idcd ho took the proportlonato Mharo us shown uy laud embmcod. J. B. OS1I0H:1. Subseribcdlnll1Y pro nco and sworn 10 before me this 21 day of September , 1906. It E. Ihmu. Nolary Pnblic. Aflhltn-it of C. II. lI\Jlcomb rc1ltlvo : to the orgunizlltion of Arbor county. Before The l'Ionorable BOlml of SupCl'visors of OusLer County , Nebraska : In the matter of the petition of cedn.in residents of Ouster count.y to divide the Immo mHl to organize the county of Oyo.mn. amI in the further matter of certn.in citizens of Lho county of Custor to divide the sn.mo n.nd organize Ilnd form the count. } ' of N oblo. Comes now O. H. Holcomb Ilnd shows to t1e abo..o nnmed Honor- n.ble BOlml and n.llogos the fn.ct to bo thllt he is now and for a number of years h st pn.st , has been n. resi dent , citizen , tax pn.yer n.tHl legal voter of the county of Ouster. lIe furthol' shows to the Bon.rd aUll n. loges the fuct to bo that man ' of the nn.mos on the petition for the division of wid county of OLustor an.l the forr'tllltion or orgn.nizn.tion of the proposed new county of O 'llInn. were not signed by the pl\rtios who it n.ppen.rs by sn.id petition signed the snmo but suid nomes were signed by ether and different , persons than these hearing the names upon Baitt peti- tion. tion.That That inmid ( Pl'oposed territory LO be organized into ' 3n.id Count ' of Oyama there is in all Ilt this time 1271 legal voters or electors n.nd thn.t not nearly ono hn.lf of all the legal voters oC Imid proposed territory or of said connt ) ' : have signed siud petition. Your remonstrator Curther alleges that a number of 11I\1nos signed to anid petition were signed h ' tl10se who wore not logon.l voters of said proposed territorj or of Raid cOUJJt . ; . that ml1ny of tl10 signers to Imi < 1 I petition ore minors nUll tha lUan ) ' , others n.re non-residonts n.nd tl1at I some are women I Your romonsLJator Curtl1t > r ahows - aUll alleges tl10 fnct to bo Umt of the logl11 voters who signed sn.itl petition 100 thereof hnvo since signing - ing the sn.mo signodn romollstl' nco ill wlieh : tlloy Imy 'tlll\t ' "upon mature consideration Rnd doliborl1tioll they hnvo l'eacl1od the conclusion that it is not to .thoir interest or to the intorcsts of snitl county oC Ouster to divide Ulo sn1DO 01' form the said pro.080d new count ) . of Oyn.1Da amI t horoforo ask thnt their n JUcs be consid red n.s petitioners for sn.it ! proposed now count , ) ' and spocilicn.l- Jy ask thnt their nn.mes bo considered - od as withdrawn from said potition" n.ndnftor deducting or striking Crom . sl\id petition the names of minOl's , non-reBidonts and women Rn I names of persons who < 1id not sign the . Bame that t1 : ere < 1oos not romain. the Ilctun.llognl bonn fide legal \'otors signing snid petition anum _ bor exceeding 400 amI that far loss tlUUl a mn.jori ty of the actual bOI'n ! fide legal voters of said territory hn.vo signe < 1 ( mid potition. I Your romonstra.tor further HhowB : to the sn.id Honornble Donr < l n.nd alleges the Cact to bo that the total nl11c er of legal votorl-l in the terri Lory proposed to bo organized into SI\id county of Noble n.t this time is 1108. Y 01 ! l' re111onstrator f1\1'tho1' nlllges that of the 17 names on said petition - tion for the doviHion of Ouslor county - ty aud the organizl\tion of Bn.id pro. p08Ot1 now count ) ' of Noble mn.n ) ' of the sn.mo , the exact numb or to , ) 'our remonstrator being unknown , are minora , many others are non-I l'esidEuts and many ether nn.mos I were Bignod by others thn.n these WIlD it is purported by sn.id petition signed the sn.mo. Your remonstrator further shows tl1n.t of the Imid 517 signers to sl\id petition 100 thereof have since signed a remonstrn.nco in which they sny "thn.t upon mature con- siderntion n.n < 1 deIiberntion they hn.ve ren.ahec1 the conclusion thn.t it is not to their interests to divide said county or form the sRill proposed - posed now county of No blo and t eroforo aek'our : Honornble bed , ) ' thnt their nn.mos bo not considered n.s petitioners for sllid now proposed countv of Noble I\lJd withdrl\w their nn.mos from sn.id petition n.nd I\sk you to cons lll\r tlJat their nn.mOtl no witl1drn.wn from sn.id potition" , hat niter striking from sl\id petition the nnmes of these who ask thot. tl10y be not considered as petitiollol'S for sl1id divisioll n.n < 1 proposed 110W county aUtl after striking from Hllid petition the names of non-lesidents minors n.nd women nnd the names of th080 signed b , ) ' ethers thnn by these who boar the name ll1oro is not to eXtJcetl upon said petition actual bonn. fide voters of sn.id county to exceed 350 nud thn.t ont moro thlln 350 persons rcsiding in said proposed territory Ilctually desire to submit aaid question of the division If the county of OusLer and the formation of the propobod now county and sn.id petl110n fn.lls far short of hn.ving a majority of actun.llogal voters of sllid torritor , ) ' nnd your remonstrator shows to ) 'our Honorp blo body that yon hllve no jurisdlCtion or authority to order or call an election for the division of iJllid county and the formn.tion of s1.id two proposed new counties of Oyn.mll.aud Noble. Your romonstrn.tor furlhor protests - tests Ilgainst the considoratJon by , your Honorable body of the aflldn.vits Ilttnch I to Bnid petitions ana purporting - porting to show that the same are signetI by a mn.jority of Wo logall voters of the territories of the pro- II posoa now counties n.nd object to . your HonorabllJ body considering. said n.f1idn.vits as proof of the fllct tlmt Imid petitions 11.1'0 signed l > y II. mn.jol' t. . , ) ' of legal volers of the territory - tory or tm'ritorios of the proposed now counties for the rOIlBon tho.t no opportunity is given your romon- stl'l\lor to cr06S examine said persons mnldllg sld n.datli\'its or in any way showing t11 hmHs of their Imowl0t1go mlll boclluHO the Ba11l0 if : ! incompotollt to ostabliHh the facta fOl' which the : > I\mo are of To red liS a part of said petition. -Your l'omOllst1'llLOt' ful'thor IlRks this Honorable bed ) ' to fix. a. reason- 11 blo time for a hearing of I his cause so that ho 11In.y . hn.vo au opportuniiy to proauco lIis e\'idonco and prove the facts alleged ill his rowonHtrn.noe nuo\'o Rot out and ask that the prn. ' 01' of saitl pctitions bo donioll by ) 'our IIonorable LHl , ) ' _ ' ! 'm : STATE OF NIWUAR- } ss 1:1. : , Ouster County , U. II.Jolcomb / being first dul ' sworn upon his oath su's , thnt , ho has read and knows the contents I of the above and foregoing rOlron- , strancoj that be is the remonatrn.tor . therein namedj that the facts therein nllogodln saia romonstrnnco are true as bo , 'oril ) ' boliovos. Subscriboa in m ' presence nnd sworn to boCoro mo thiH (1 a , ) ' of September , 1006. In the tnrLttor oC the potiUpn of certain residents of Ouator 00\1I1t ) ' to di..ido the same and to orgn.nizo the county of Arbor. Comes now 0 , H. lIolcomb rnd shows to the above nmuod lIonor- able Bon.rtl that ho is n losillont , oiti- zen , tax pn. . 'er and logn.l , 'otor oC the county of Ouster nntl hns boon suoh for a number of J'oarB lal't pnst nnd ho protests ngl1inBt the proof of nm1 dlwits ofTored in tmppol't of the petition for the division of OUBtor I County and tl10 ormn.tion oC the i proposed new connty of Arbor Jor the ren.son thnt snitl af1hln.vits are incomllotont anlll'0 not sufiiciont to authorize tl10 Board to n.ot upon said petition 1111(1 al'O not sufliciont : to provo hat sn.it1 petition for the divisiou of Ouster county ana the orgnnizn.tion of said ll1'opoHcd oOlln. t.y of Arbor han hoon signed by the . rcquirel1 Il\unher or lIIajorit. , ) ' of thu. hgal ! voters of t1w hJl..itory propoHol1 to he divided into the count.y of Al'hor ! llld 'OI11' rcmollHtrator doniofl t.haL . Mn tI pet.ition is signell by 1\ majorit.y of the legal vot.ort ! of the tCl'rltory pruposed to bo organized into t.ho now county of Arhor , ! lud denieR t.hat. the Board hat ! jurisrHu t.ion to order an eleotion for t.ho diviBion of OUlltor count.y alld t.he orqanizn.t.ioll of Baill propoBo < 1 OOl1l1t ) ' I of Arbor. TilE S'.r.\TE Q } ' NEJlJIAS- } as. Kl. , Custcr County. I O. H. Holcomb being first aul , ) ' swom upon his on.th su 's that ho has : read I1nd knows the contents of the labovo n.nd forogoin romonstrn.ncej that ho is the romonstrntor tbcroin nn.mcd ; tlmt tl10 factH therein n.l1ogod in sn.id rOlUonstrnDco are true liS ho verily boHovoH. SubscribCtl in my prJsonco n.nd sworn to before mo this day of September , 1D06 It was movc atlll ca1'1'ied thut a com. mltteo of two bo appointed on each 1)0- tltlon , ntllithat the chalrmn.n bo n. mmn- bOl' of the cOllunitou : on Iho norlhcast connty. 'j'he chair then appolnled on the northcast coiinty to IlMslst hl11l , H. It. Wolcll , and as : l commilleo on the norlhwest County , SUler\'lsor8 ) , Fonnl. mo1'O and 1\101'1'18 , I1l1d n9 a committee on the southwest count ) ' , Fen n _ and Cn-hmal1 : ! a1)(1 ( Schncl'in/-to1' / . The followlnJ : : ngl'ccmont between the roprosonlntlvos of the JlotitionCl's and rOlUon ! > tl'ntol'S was rend b ) ' the c1ot'k. It Is hcreby agrccd by the parties rlJpresonting the now countlos of 0)'u1l1n , N oblo and Aruor counties , I1nd the partIes - Ies roprosentlng Custor cOl1nty , thnt no moro namcs bo ad cd 10 the potltions Ilfter this hour , aUll no moro 11I1111CS shall ho added to the wllh rH.wl1ls 01' romonstmncog IIfltn' this hour , au ench party agree not to 1110 allY ulltlltlonnl lmntes. DI OIl this 211th dn.y of Septemuer , 11100 , 1045 ; a. m , P. F. Forno ) ' , n. J. Kelley , Hop , Noble count ) ' . W. n. lIull , " Oyama " It g , UreJa : , " Arbor " C. 1l.1Iolcomh , " CUM tel' " It was mo\'cd alld carrie that the hcaring on the petitions bo contlnuotl till Monday , Ootobor I , 11100 , U II. m , It was mO\'ed and carrlod to ndjonrn till 8 a _ m. tomorl'Ow. 'l'll1trf ; IlY , Soptcmhor 27 , tilDa , Board met at 8 :1. : , m. nll presont. It was mo\'ed anll carrlcd that the clerk he Ilnd hcreby is Insl1'uclclto , draw Wllrrants ou the I90G hl'l o fnnd In payment of thu claims alt'cl1dy al1owClI. fn fnror of the Cnltcl' NI\tlonal Bank for 11900. In farol' of the Bl'Okon Bow Stnll } Bank fOI' $ aon. In Ca\'ol' 01 the Security Stuto Bank for smoo. : The YOlls nnd naj's holng cl1l1cd , the vote wai : liS follolVs : Votin yea , < Inlhl1lnll ! , FOIull1 , Fenni- moro , Hl'hnol'ln allll ' ' ' cr , allll'otlng' lIa , Mort'ls. The t'halrl11an declared the moll01l carried. . It wali mo\'od 111111 carried to adjonrn 1Il1 8 u , III. tomOl'rolV. Friday , SI'ptcmbm' 28 , 1\IOU \ , Boal'dlllulllt 8 a , m. , 11.11 prcsellt. The fot'ennon was spent In I'ommillec wOl'k. At 12 o'clock It WIlS 1II0\'od 111111 car , 1'1011 thllt the uomlutljourn : till 8 a. 111. . tonHI1'1'OW. SutlU'l a ) ' , SOlllol11he1' 20 , 1000 , Boar 1II0t ut 8 11. III. , nil proRon t. The road commllto { ' reported a ! follo v8 : . Wo l'tlco1llmotul tlmt the pctltlon of I Vono I'owoll ot al for Il road In town 17 range 1tI ho g1'l\ntod. Hond to bo 40 foot wide , anI I thl1t. g , M. Mosoly ho Ill. Inwed fOl' fencn $80,110 fnt. Htock ehuto llli.OO 'L'otal $ llliOO to he assosscd against road dlstl'ltt ! ' .o. I , Ol\rllel < l ' 1'wp.I. . I. . Cn9hmnn , 11. B. SchnorltlRer , H. It. Woluh. . The 1'01)l't of the committee was ao , cOHolland } adopt , I1Ull'OI\lI. The commlttoo nlso ropOlted ns fol- i lows on the petition of G. I , ' . Christy ot 11.1 to rhlt'O ( width of 1'0:111 : No. 10 ft'OI1l 00 foot to , to feet 111 width. Wo 1'eC0l1111101111 that the petition ho rojeclcll IUlll1'lHl1l1l1l1t1'lutCOS g1'l\l1tClI. I. . Cushman , ] t. H , Schno1'il1gol' , It. n. WOlc\l. \ The 1'01101'1 , of t.ho c01111111tl'o \ was 1\0- coptJllulIl allollol1l\s ) 1'el\ll. The mnnmlttoo I\lslI 1'ep01'toll on the } \otltlonof , J. 11. H.'owl1 . ot 1\1 for a 1'Olul 111 town J.I l'I\II n 1 V. Wo rOC011l 111 0111 I tlmt the ) lotiliou ho gl'll 11 tOIl. L. Cnshl1ll1n , II. B. Schnodngor , H , H. Woleh. 'l'he 1'O\101't \ of the conl1uiU'o was I\C- cOltlJll ) : ulIll\lloptell as 1'eall. It wl\-IlIIo\1'1I ! Ul111l'1\1'1'lellto , adjom'n tI 11 y 1111. . 1\I011(1I1Y. MONIIA" , 00'1' . 1 , 111013. 1301\1'(1 mot nt f ) fi. m. nIl pr080nt. ' 1'110 ' forenoon WIlS spout in committee - mittoo work ill the division mattor. Adjoll1'ncd till 1 :30 : p. m. i\1."nuNooN : SI'SSJON. : Bonrc111l0t I1t 1 :30 : p m all present , ' 1'ho committo nppointed to in- vostignto the lotition nnt1 the 1'0- monHt1'l\IlCOH in the ' \ } J1'oposod now I Oounty of Oyamn. ropol'ted nl ! : (0- : I lows : Wo the committee appointot1 to ill vostigato the petitions find 1'0- monstrancos of the propoHOCOlill. . tj' oC Oyn.nm Hubmit th following report , Wo fint1 thn.t the petition oontnins 6,13 names n.Jll the romonstl'llnco contains : JUD Dlunos und wo Hnt1 G3 nn.mes which signot1 both petition und romonstrn.nco nnd ask thn.t their names bo withdmwn from the petition. Wo find 1 > 1 Higncd petition - tion twice , wo nlso find 19 ual1los which by 1'osidonce given do not li\'o in said territory. Wo find by the nlHtmct of the vote given by. . the County Olorle of the YOl\r of 1111H there was polled 122H votes nnd for the , ) 'enr of 1UO , JUI votes. Wo Hnd on I\V01'l\3'0 of the ILbstract of the vote of the two years 190. ' and 1906 to bo 1l84A. und after deducting the nmnos f thoao wo find not entitled to bo countOl on the petition they lack ! Ii ! of luwing n mn.jority. J. \ AnTHuII. R. R. WRI.OH. It IlS movot1and carried that the report of the committee bo ueceptod and adoptJl fiS road. The committee appointotl to in. vostigl\to and 1'oport on the petition and remonstrance iu the mn.ttor of the now propoBod Oounty of Arbor reported n.s fo1 ! wn : We , ) 'our cOJ1'mitteo appointed to chock the petition of the Southwest qun.rtor known as Arbor county have oxamincll same n.nd compn.red it with tllo nbstract of the vote and find the nverago of votes fOl' 1U04 and 1n05 Was U 8 and the IlItition ! had 7liO I1IUOOS which gn.vo thom a majority fjG. A , FONIIA. L. CUSHMAN J . B SIJIINII1JNmm. : It WaH 1110vull a'111 cu'1' : u\l to n.c- copt nnd adopt the report of the Committee IlS rell . O. H. Holcol1l b by his Attorno ) ' H. 1\1. Sullivau objected to tl10 1'0-1 port of the coml1litteo olTored for UJO 1'0nHOlJ thn.t the rep01't of the eommittee only purports to show the uumber of porsoDs voting nt two elections nnd does not purport to fil1d tha total nor ILOhllLI number of'otors at this limo 111 the pro- pORml territo1' ' of Al'l\ol' County. , and the aOidlL\'ils of , T n. Os r.rn nnll n. Eo Br"Wlaro immf\iciont \ n.nll incompetent to prov t lo number .If leglll , 'oters at this time in snid : e1'l'itory n.nd there ill no evidence \cforo \ the committee 01' the Board hewing tlmt the porHOIlH whoso UOlOeB a1'O Hignec1 Ilctuall ) ' signed I the sILmo to the petition lIOW 1I0foro the Bon.rd. Sn. d Holcomb domcs tbo jU1' sc1ic- , tion to grant the petition 01' au th- orize an election in said propoEied County of Al'1 > or and ho domaads thlLt the petitiolJars rhow ; before the Board the n.etual lIumber of voters J llOW in the sllid proposed County of Arbor. " , n , A , 1\1001'0 on bohn1f of UIO petitioners fisk thnt the . Bonrd . , , 1lI11.0 ns n pn.rt of the rccor.tl1"tho abHtl'l1ot of , "OtOB for the 'o 'tfl U04 I\Jll1110/ ! / ) } Iropl\rod h ' the County Olork which ahstrnot of "OtCH 110 cOllsidorml , in connoctioll with the n I1 dn.vit , b ' the ( oml1lil.loo amI the potitiollors aHk thn.t the snid abstract - stract oC , 'otos fi8 WaR proll rJl by the County Olork whicis certified to by him , a part of the record together with the POtiliOD amI afiidl\\'it attllchoH thereto together with t.ho nl1lda'"it , of Ex-County \Icrk 08bOl'II , ' 1'ho abstmot of votes rofor1'od to abo"o roll\ti"o to the 80vornl pro. posed 1I0W OoulltioH were IUI followa : Stntomont showing the probable nUllIber of "otors residing in the lU'Opo od now county of OJ'allll\ baHcd upon the n.bstrn.ct of the , "oto cast nt the genera ! clootion or 19Q.t I\ud lOli { } , 'l'urrltorr 1'I'obnbio Nu ! 'I"ah 0 No 1I\01lldOlI III'otorll III'otlll'lI 11Ilro' hallod 011 tlto bnsod 01thu \)011011 now . , 'oto of IUIJI'oto 01 11105. oOUllt ) 01 Oral\ln Hnr1ol\t'I'owllllltll ) 3li ; ; tli ! Dout'lnll : Uro\'o 'l'WIl17:1 : ! : Ill . ' ' ' ( tOt 1110 1.111 nll'1'owl\lIhh , II : ! 1:1 : : : H ! IOCII. : ! of Mntlo whloh III 25 per clint oltho tOwllllhh , . . . . . ; 1 ; : ! 27 HocII. 01 \\0111 < 11'- \1110 whloh III 3:1 : 1101' cOllt 01 thll 'l'w'p. . . . j/i / 1:1 ; : . . lI ! tHOOII. 01 Jlorw'n wh oh IH 12 1101' ollnt 01 the tOWllllhlp1M Iii HocII. of lIroKoh \ Bow whloh III : I \Ul' . cent of the ' " , . . . . . \ \ : : : : s 2t2 72 lIootlonll 1.\\\ \ "Ollt Ullolwhich II HI Ior COllt 01 the ' 1'\\111111 12:1 : - - ' ' . . . . . . . . . . . . : : 1111 'l'ho No' of "OtOIl Cllllt nt dill , : ollorlll eloctlon . for. . . . . . . . . . . 11101 In HI\r1ont WIlR : t17 . . 1\JOj \ InrJ'ont : ! WIlH : t . . t\JOlln \ D. Bro"o wllsl7:1 : . . 1005 In D. Uro'o W'&lIIlO : . . 100111111lrlloltl WI\H 101 . . 1I1j ( ) III Unrllold WILli 100 . . HIli. n 1'llIlIm waH UI : . . 11105 In 1. IIInlwus 1:1.'i : 11I01 In I\t'rtlo WUH US " 11105 III MyrLlo Wlltl 111 I\Jntlo towlIHhlp hnH 72 lIuotlpnH , II ! HuctlonH boill' ' : . Illoludod In ' - 1I0Hod now count ) of OYUIIIII. which s 25 lI r COllt 01 the townHhlll. I'ho lIulllbor of "otOR cust ut the aonor- 1\1 alecLion fot' ! ! I05 In Wostor\'lIIo III 1113. ' 1'110 nUlllbOl' of "otos CI\Ht ut the aonornl olt'ctlon for l00j \\'UHtol'"lIlo III iii : ! . Wosto.r\'lllo township hUH Ii : ! HCCtioIlS. : ! 7 HOCtlolIH boill' ' : IlIcl\lIlod \ In tho0' 1I0BOd now count ) ' of 0)11111which \0' \ : 1I0r cent 01 the townshill. 'l'ho No. of "OtOR CUHt ut the 1UllOrul oll'ctlon for 11101111 BorwYIWUH 15U. ' 1'ho No. of'otOH onHt I\t the Iollorul olectloll for IIK5 ! In BOI'\\'yn WUH li7. BurwvlI townHht' ! hUH 65l1uctloIlH. II Iwa llnH hoinlr Illcludod In the llro' loHod 1I0W coullty of O'UIIIU which III 1:1 : IHlI' cOllt of the towIIHhh , . 'l'ltu No. 01 "OtOH CUllt ut. the 1onornl oloctloll fOl' tOO , In Brolcon Bow WUH m J. 'l'ho No of'oteH CIlHt ut the aonornl oioctloll for t005111 Brolcoa Bow Willi r,5/j. / Brokoll Bow tOWllllhllll1l411 soCtiollH. 4H HoctiollH boill' ' . : Illctudod 12G the j'ro- IH'ROd 1I0W COUIlt ) of Uyullln whl jM1I. ; ! 1I0r aOllt of the to\\'lIshlil. c I I 't'ho No. of'otOK CUHt ut the aonornl oll'otloll fOI' 1001 III WUHt Ullion WUH la7 , 'l'ho No. of votUH eust lit thu lrorlOrnl oloutloll for tIIl ( ! ; In WUBt Ullion WIIH li5. WUIII Union hllH H5 Hootlons. 72 IIUCtlolIl1 boln ! : ' Inclullod In the , - rlOHod IIUW county of UYI\IIUL whlc Iro- : HI. II 1I0r cent of the to\\'IIHhhl. S'l'\TJI ; 01" N rmltASJtA , l BH. CUS-rltlt OOUN'I'J J I Jos. ligman < 10 hereby certify thn.t I run the Oounty ClerIc of slli. . U ! > lInty duty elected IlJll qualified , n.s suob of1icer thn.t I hn.vo obargo of the abstrnct of votes cast nt , the sov01'l\1 polling placel' in said Counl , ) ' at the gono1'al election hold in find Cor said Ooullty on the 8 dny of Nov. 1DO. ! n.nd on the 7 day of Nov. 1906 and that the above and foregoing statement is true and correct to the best of 10 , ) ' lmowlollgo amI boliof. I further certify that I arrived 0.1 , the above ostimn.tc in the following fo1' in- manner townHhips wholly - . c1udetl within the proposed now : Oount ) . , the whole number of voteH CILt ! in such township is givon. 1i'01' OV01' , ) ' township in which a portion . only is included in the proposed now Oounty I inclut10cl such pel' cent of the entire vote of suoh precinct - cinct as the lllunbor of 80ctions cut off if ! of the entire numhor of sec. tions inclnded within the procinct. InVitnos' ! Whereof , 1 hn.vo . hereunto sot my hand an < 1 afiixed the seal of ollstor county thiH til'l t < In.y of Oct. 1HO . .Tol1 Plm11N. [ SEAl. ] Oounty olork. Stlltclllbnt showing the probublo numbol' of voters residing in the propmiO < l now county of Arbor bllHed upon the nbftrllct : ! of the vot01i : cllRl n.t the gonua1 elections of 1DO. ' nnll 1905. 'l'u.Tltor . ) ' I'rohul1lo Nil. I'robl1blu No , ' of V01UI'H of "olorll n 111'0' bllll'd on the lilliit'd on thu 1I0liud nl'vot. . . of WtJl "oto 01 1005. conl ) ' of rbor. J IIIIto'IIHhlll IIJI : ; j Oolllht 1u\\'nHIIIII 2a'i : m WI1)'IIO tll\\'nHhr ! ) HI 71 Urnllt tll\\'lIlIhl ) ) 77 Li ! Wood ! lire. ' 111\\'IIHhll ) : ! : : J : ! U : J : ! HlIClioll1l of Arllold which Is 2:1 : lIur cent of th to\\'nllhlll :11 : I 50 Hoctlon" of 'l'rlumph which Is 71 pur cent of the to\\'IIHhlll Gt I 5 < lj ! Hoctlona of Bro. ken Bow which Is It per CUllt of the township 81 'it ! 1211 ! loctionH 01 OUH' tor which IH 7t : ! JlU" cent of the tOWII' IIhip U3 111 - - 'l'ot II I II/Hi" / 1 , .
