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CUSTEE COUNTY REPUBLICAN ,
VOL. XXVII BROKEN BOW , OUSTER COUNTY NEBRASKA , THURSDAY , DECEMBER 3 1908. NO. 26
LEGISLATURE MAY
INCREASE SALARY.
MOVEMENT ON FOOT TO RAISE COUN
TY ATTORNEYS' COMPENSATION.
GADD B OPPOSED TO IT.
* - - .
County Attorney Nccdliam of Boonc
County As\s County Attorney Gadd
to Influctcc Local Alembics
of 'I he Legislature.
A movement is on foot in this
state to have the next legislature
increase the salaries of the coun
ty attornies of the stale. Ex
perience has proved that the
salary of the county attorney is
uot as large as the income of an
attorney having a good criminal
practice and the acceptance of
the office means a financial los.
This is largely responsible for
the present aggitation for a
raise in the salary of county
prosecutors.
County Attorney-Elect Gadd
is in receipt of a letter from O.
M. Needham of Boone county
asking him to use his influence
with the members of the next
legislature elected from this part
of the state in an effort to secure
/ the passing of the law making
the increase. Mr. Gadd hat ;
come out squarely against the
movement for the increase. He
states that he accepted the
nomination and election knowing
that it would be financial loss
and that he does not propose now
after the election to help push
any movement for a "salan
grab. "
The following is the letter
from County Attorney Needham :
ALBOIN , NHHU. , Nov. 25 , 1908.
COUNTY ATTORNEY ELECT
Broken Bow , Nebr. Dear Sir :
I write you with reference to the
present salary of the County At-
torneys. It is conceded that the
present statute regulating the
salary is unfair , for the reason
that a large majority of the
counties of the state have a
population ranging from eight
to twenty thousand , and , uudei
the present Jaw there is no in
crease between those two figures.
Also , the salary is totally in
adequate in counties above
twenty thousand , and , in general
the salary of the county attor
neys needs a total re-adjustment.
As a County Attorney I call your
attention to this matter. I ap
pend herewith a schedule ol
salaries under the present statute
and also a suggested change
which , I think , will commend
itself to your jugment. If you
will make an estimate of the
population of your county based
upon the total vote cast , allow
ing five people for every voter
you can thus readily sec how the
suggested change will benefit
you. By taking this matter
with your member and Senate
elect it seems to me a schedule
may be presented to the Lcyis
lature which will provide a prop
er conpensation for the work
done by the County Attorneys.
The objection may be urge <
that that the Legislature canno
increase the salary of the Count }
Attorneys to take effect during
t'ae term beginning next January
fcat as you arc aware our Cour
in th ; case of Douglas Count ;
va. Tiramc , 49 N. W. 267 , cited
in SUte vs. Stewart , 71 N. W
1002 , and in other cases , has held
that the constitutional prohi
bition of the increase of th
salary of county officers applie
pnly to officers created by the
CUSTER COLLEGE , BROKEN BOW , NEBRASKA
onstitution. Kindly give this
your best attention.
Yours very truly ,
O. M. NnnouAM , County Att'y.
PUHSIWT jJCHKDUUt.
Population Salary
000 S 300
rom 2000 to 4000. ' 300
" " 700
4000 8000
" " 800
8000 20000
" 20000 " 30000 1000
" " 1500
30000 40000
0000 and upwards 2500
SUGGKSTRD SCUKDU K.
Population Salary
000 $ 300
< Vom 2000 to 4000 500
" 4000 " 8000. . . . . . . . 700
" 8000 " 12000 900
" 12000 " 16000 1100
" 16000 " 20000 1300
" 20000 " 30000 1500
'
" 30000 " 40000. . . . . . . 2000
0000 and upwards 2500
Mr. Gadd replied in the follow-
ng language :
BROKEN Bow , NBIJR. , Dec. 1st ,
908 O. M. NHEDHAM , County
Vtlorney , Boonc County.
Alboiu , Nebr. My Dear Sir : I
lave your circular letter of Nov.
25 last , in which vou suptrest an
ncreasc of salary of County At
torucy , etc.
I have to say : Never in my
ifc was I a candidate for office
Before , and at the time I an-
-lounced myself a candidate , sub-
oct to the wish of the Republican
primary , I was fully advised cun-
crning the salary : At that time
I thought it sufficient , and I am
> f that opinion at this time ; the
salary provided by the present
a\v , together with office furnish-
< l , in my judgment , is all the
people can afford , and in the
( real majority of cases , is suffi-
iently remunerative. Hence , I
itn not in favor of any change in
he law in so far as it purtains to
alary. I regret that I cannot
j ; in in this project. It would in
crease my salary $500 per year ,
and possibly $1000 per year.
Respectfully yoiirs ,
N. T. GAIW.
Christmas Shopping.
Look over the Christmas ads in
this issue and then go to the
stores and see the goods advertis
ed and you will be convinced
that it is unnecessary to patron
ise the mail order houses in or
der to secure a nice line of
Christmas presents at reasonable
isriccs. Compare the goods ad
vertised with the mail order
roods and you will find that you
, 'et better goods for the money
that you get of the mail order
Houses. Go early and look over
the presents before the best are
taken and the clerks can give
vou more time and attention.
New Type Is Added.
A fine line of new type has
been added to the Republican
office equipment this week.
About 400 pounds of old type
and old metal was shipped to
Omaha and a considerable sum
of money added to the price of
the old metal to purchase new
type in order that the office
might be better equipped for ad
and job work.
'SPECIAL ' LINCOLN REPORTER ,
the Republican lias Secured a Personal
Correspondent at State Capital
Arrangements have been made
to have the news of the state
capital supplied to the Rni'onu-
can by a personal representative
in Lincoln. The HKPUBUCAN'S
special correspondent will cover
closely the political happenings
of each week and will give
special attention to the records
of the the members of the House
and Senate from this district.
No news v-ill be "faked" or
colored and the readers of the
RHPUHUCAN can rely on any
statement made by its personal
representative. The actual
course of events Trill be reported ,
thus putting the facts before the
people for them to draw their
own conclusions. Will the legis
lature guarantee bank deposits ?
Will it pass county option ?
Will it reduce taxes ? Whatever
it docs will be truthfully given
in these special reports to the
RHPUHUCAN. The Democratic
Governor has some hundreds of
appointments at his disposal ,
affecting every section of the
state ; the Democratic legislature
has an organization to perfect
and much patronage to bestow.
These matters will be largely
fought out during December and
there will be much important
news during the month. The
report begins next week. Sub
scribe for the RKPUUUCAN now
at the half price rate and get to
read all of these reports.
The Cartoons.
The first of a series of cartoons
to be drawn for the RUPUBUCAN
appears in this issue. These
cartoons are drawn especially for
the KKPUBLICAN and are secured
at considerable expense. For a
time at least these cartoons will
deal entirely with local char
acters and they should add great
ly to the attractiveness of the
paper. No ill feeling or malice
will be allowed to enter into
them and we hope that thay will
be received with the same
feeling.
NEBRASKA TEAM
TAKES SECOND
CAUL JF.FFORDS AND HIS CLASSMATES
ARH BEATEN BY ANUS.
!
IN STOCK JUDGING CONTEST.
Right Universities Were Represented In
The Contest. 100 Nebraska Student ! ;
Go To Chicago lor The International -
national Show.
( SPHCIAT , TO THK HHPUm.ICAN. )
Chicago , November 30. The
NebragkaUniversity judging team
arrived in this city on Thanks
giving1 day after a pleasant trip
of several days visiting some of
tue strongest agricultural schools
in the Middle West. The team
rested a the Hyde Park Hotel
Friday in order to be in good
condition for the contest Satur
day. Nebraska was beaten in
the judging by the Ames Agri
cultural school of Iowa. Cail
Jeffords of Broken Bow was a
member of the Nebraska team
Nebraska secured first place in
swine judging while Amas car
ried off first honors in the horse
and cattle departments. The
scores of the first three was as
follows : Ames 4,373 , points ;
Nebraska 4,153 ; Texas 4,081 ;
Missouri secured 4th place ; Kan
sas 5th ; On ario 7th ; and Min
nesota 8th.
About one hundred students
from the University of Nebraska
Agricultural school landed in
Chicago today to take in the In
ternational Live Stock Show.
Crowds of larraers , stockraisers ,
and spectators from all parts of
the country were present. One
of the fatest animals at the show
was a bull weighing 2600 pounds.
There were a number of steers
weighing about 2500 pounds.
The horses entered in the show
include a number that have pa
raded before the English royalty
in England
JESS CAN'T PERSUADE THE MOORE TO PULL
Hie Republican lslinpro\iii .
That the effectiveness of the
Republican as an advertising
medium is increasing is evidenc
ed by the constantly increasing
advertising patronage of the
paper. The enourmous increase
in the subscription list of the
paper in the last two months is
also an evidence of improvement.
You can still get your tires set
at S. M. Derris blacksmith
lshop. It
Jesss Doesn't Get It.
Jess Gandy states that he
"has got it in the neck again , "
Dan Geilus of Omaha lias been
appointed Cheif Game Worden
by Governor-Elect Shallenberger
and a number of other appoint
ments have been announced and
Jess now feels about as stated
above. The saloon fellows seem
to have too much of a pull with
Shallenberger for a man like
Jess to come in on the reckon
ing.
SOCIETY ITEMS
llll'THDAY PAKV.
Mrs. Elisha Taylor entertained
a few friends last Friday even
ing in honor of her birthday an
niversary. Whist was played
during the evening. An ex
cellent supper was served in the
dining room ; after which there
was a clamorous call for Mrs.
Speake , and the company was
delightfully entertained by two
selections. A vocal duct by Miss
Ruth Jones and Miss Lulu Tay
lor was "much enjoyed. The
party broke up at a late hour by
dancing the time honored Vir
ginia Reel. Mrs. Taylor re
ceived many useful presents as
well as hearty congratulations
from the guests. Those present
were : Rev. and Mrs. W. II.
Xaudcrs , Mr. and Mrs. W Gill-
ings , Mr. and Mrs. W. Jenkins ,
Mr. and Mrs. R. Ledwich and
Mrs. Speake.
HIGH KIVK'WAS PLAYl'D.
Last Friday evening Mr. and
Mrs. J. 13. Wilson entertained
the Card Club at their pleasant
home east of the city. The
members of this club reside cast
and north and include a few
Bowitcs. The meetings are held
at irregular intervals. Progres
sive high five was played at four
tables. Mrs. Eflie Bean won the
first prixe a piece of Wedgewood.
This is the fourth time Mrs.
Bean has been the winner of the
first prixe. The booby prix.e was
won by Mr. Anderson , a bottle
of catsup ( catch-up ) . Dainty
refreshments were served. Those
present and invited were :
Messrs , and Mesdamcs Anderson ,
Morris , W. Barrett , Woods ,
Knap , Russell , Davis , Frey.
Mrs. Eflie Bean , and E. E.
Squires.
l'AMIIV DINNKK.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Taylor
entertained three generations of
f he Russom family last Friday at
dinner at high noon. The
guests were seated at one long
table , extending partly through
three rooms. Covers were laid
\ for thirty-six. Small pumpkins
j adorned the place cards. Mrs.
i Taylor was assisted in serving
the four course dinner by Mrs.
George Russom and Miss Edna
Russom.
KUNSINCTON.
Mrs. L. II , Jewett , entertained
a number of her neighbors at an
informal Kensington last Satur
day afternoon from 2:20 : to 5:30 :
o'clock. The guests pleasantly
entertained each other. Refresh
ments consisting of three courses
were served. The guests were :
Mesdames. Bowcn , Moore , 0.
Anderson , Dallon , Smith , Ream ,
Coleman , Orr , Great , Miss
Groat.
WHIST Cr.UM MKKTS.
The fortenightly Whist Club
met Wednesday evening with
Mr. and Mrs. George L. Turner.
The usual series of games were
played after which light refresh
ments were served ,
SUPREME JUDGES
ARE APPOINTED.
GovnitNoit saiicis ROSE , ROOT , SUL
LIVAN AND PAWCEFT.
SULLIVAN ONLY DEMOCRAT.
Candidate .1. U. Dean Of This City Has
No Sore Spots And Says Flial The
Governor Did The Only IMng
lie Could Do
Governor Sheldon announced
the four new supreme judges
Monday. He appointed Deputy
Attorney General W. B. Rose of
Lincoln , Commissioner of the
Supreme Court , Jesse L , Hoot ,
Judge J. J. Sullivan of Columbus
formerly a member of the Su
preme Court , and Judge Jacob
Fawcott of Onmha. Judge J. J.
Sullivan in the only Democrat in
he list of appointees.
Attorney J. R , Dean of this
: tty who was a candidate for one
of the appointments made the
'ollowing statement when inter
viewed : ' ! consider that Gov-
irnor Sheldon has done the only
hing he could do , in the ap
pointment of Judge Sullivan in
preference to myself as the one
Democrat to be appointed. Judge
Sullivan has served on the dis
trict bench and was for years a
judge of the Supreme Court.
He was admired as a judge and
as a citizen for his ability and
his personal qualities. With
Judge Sullivan in the race and
only one Democrat to be appoint-
d the Governor could do nothing
but appoint him.
Some friends of Dean's who
talked with the Governor just be
fore the appointments were made
slate that they arc certain
that Dean stood next to
Sullivan and had the Governor
felt that he could appoint two
Democrats or had Sullivan been
out of the race they think that
Dean would have secured one of
the places. All of the appoint
ees with the exception of W. B.
Sosc secured the endorsement of
the State Bar Association.
The Supreme Court judges met
Tuesday morning and after the
oath of office had been adminis
tered .t.o the newly appointed
members by Chief Justice Barnes
Judge M , B. Reese , who was
elected a year ago last November
was chosen to act as chief justice
during the remainder of his term.
The old court commissioners will
probably serve until the first of
flic year in order to give the
court an opportunity to com
mence the year with no unfinish
ed business.
Silver Aledal Contest.
Program of six contestants
and a number of musical selec
tions.
A silver medal declamatory
contest will be pulled at the M.
E. church Friday evening De
cember llth , Six.'young people
have entered the contest for the
medal and they have been drilled
for sometime i by Mrs. Speake.
Judges will be appointed nnd the
one giving the best recitation
will be awarded the medal. Ten
and fifteen cents admission will
be charged. The following is
the program for the evening :
ljiauo Solo Miss Dill
Violin Solo. . . .Miss Lea Squires
Vocal Solo Miss Dux
Contest..six contestants entered
Cornet Solo Frank Taylor
Kycrsoti Bros' . Quartet
J. D. Ream and Jules Haumont
are going over the fair agri
cultural exhibit to select some of
the best grains and send to
Omaha for ths National Corn
Exposition.