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iVOL , XXVII BROKEN BOW , OUSTER COUNTY NEBRASKA , THURSDAY , JANUARYf ! - / .
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WHERE DOES YOUR
TAX MONEY GO.
YOU NIINK IHAT THE COIN-
TY GETS 'IT ALL
? COUNTY TAX IS SMALL
The Average Man Pays Over Twice As
- Much School Tax And Almost
Twice As Aliich Township
Tax As County Tax.
The questipn of taxes is always
QU interesting uric to a tax payer.
A great many men believe
that their taxes are higher than
they should bfc and they arc at
a loss to know the cause for this
increase. A statement ot the
amount of taxes collected and the
purposes for which these1 taxes
, are used is , therefore , very inler-
estirg and one which every tax
payer has a right to become fa
miliar with. During the past
year the real estate valuation in
this county and over the state
was greatly increased ami though
tb'e levies were lowered , there is
"still an impression that the taxes
'are higher than they have been
before. The people are anxious
to know why this is the case and
where the increase , if there is any ,
goes. As a general ruleva , man is
inclined to assume th'at a'ny in
crease in the taxes goes to main
tain the County Government. A
careful investigation of Uie facts
shows that this is not the case.
In , the course of the next few
. - weeks.theREPUBLiCAN will take
up'the question of tlte personal
und real estate tax collected in
the county , and will then give a
PFHCtNCT F0NDS.
Special road tax . $4908 05
Township tax . 12483 46
Poll tax . 10456 50
Township bond . 110628
. $29044 29
comparative statement for a num
ber of "years , showing just svhat
increase has been made and for
what purposes this increase has
been used In this issue will be
t'ound a statement of personal
tax for 1908 , the statement showa
that 5155,169.84 is the total as
sessed tax for the yeai , of this
amount 815,180,92 , goes to the
state ; $17,002.16 will be used to
maintain the County Government ;
$29,044.00 goes to the township
treasures and $40,569.00 will be
SCHOOL TASKS.
District tax S36448 08
Bond tax 3180 97
High School 940 36
S405b9 53
used for the maintenance of the
county schools , instead of
the total amount being used by
the county , as a great many people
ple assume. It will he noticed
that the school tax of $40,000,00
is over twice the amount of the
county tax : This shows that the
cost of maintaining the County
Government is a great deal less
than the cost of maintaining the
Township Governments , less than
one-half the cost uf maintaining
the schools. The average man
then pays$2.25 towards the main
tenance of the schools and $1.75
towards the township fund , for
every dollar that he pajs to main
tain the County Government.
As far as theloct 1 taxes are
concerned then , the county tax is
comparatively small ; the average
man pays very little attention to
the levy and expenditures of
money in his local township ,
though he docs a great deal of
kicking about the tax that he
pays. The figures are a positive
proof that instead of holding the
county responsible for the amount J
of taxes collected , the voter
, SARGENT BRIDGE COA1PLETED.
i
i The Bridge Committee Inspected Complet
ed Structure last Week And Arc
Well Pleased
Supervisors Cushman and L'ee
ot the Rridge Committee of the
County Board went over to Sar-
genHast week to inspect the Sar
gent Steel bridge after its com
pletion by the Standard Bridge
Company. The Supervisors seem
very'"well pleased with the bridge
and they state that is was neaily
as i't could possibly he to the
specification in the bids ,
The bridge is built across the
Loup river one mile south of Sar
gent and is 242 feet long. This
ia the first steel bridge ever built
in the county , . The state engi
neer estimated that the bridge
would cost something like $10,0(10 (
Tfic origiual cost of the struc
ture w.as to havj been about
& 5,500. , A change in the length
of + thc steel tubc-s was made by
the Bridge Committee after the
contract was awarded. The
quick sand formation in the river
bed made it seem advisable to
sink the lutes ten feet deeper
and this made an additional coat
of about $1,500 , making the total
cost of the bridge about $7,000.
The wood bridge which was in
before was a very expensive one
to keep in repair owing to Its
g'reat length and the heavy trav *
el across it , The steel bridge is
more costly for the time being
than a new one would have been
but the members of the County
Board believe that in the end it
will prove more economical thaw
a new wood bridge would have
been because it cannet be taken
out by a flood or an ice gorge and
it wHl last I much longer. This
may work a new era in Custcr
County's bridge building and re
sult in nothing but steel bridges
being put in , since the members
of the Board feel so well satisfied
with this one.
should give more attention to the
collection and expenditure of
township and school funds.
Every man in the county desires
that the schools of the county
shall rank with the best in
the state and they are , therefore ,
free to pay for the support of the
schools , but as they pay more than
twice the amount of school tax ,
than they do county tax , they
should not hold the county res
ponsible for the total amount of
their taxes.
G. V. is Vy
Lincoln Si Clack Hills n R
Kearney Jlr'ch of u , p. R. R.
Pullman Co
Union Uefrlcator Co. . . .
Amco Cypress Tank Line.
Personal
Villages
Real estate.
AFTER HIM
HIRAM COOL WAS ARRESTED.
Charged With Bastardy Preliminary
Hearing February 5th , v
liiramCoolof Menia , son of
James Cool , was arrested an ?
brought to this city last Friday
by sheriff Kennedy , ou the charge
of bastardy. Tfce charge was
filed by Miss Fanny Gibbs of An-
selmo , who has been living with
her Uncle George Shanklaud ,
about 25 miles west of this city ,
In the County Court , Saturday
a'ttcrnoon , Cool plead not guil v
and the preliminaiy hearing was
set for Feb. 5th. It seems that
Cool and some other boys in the
neighborhood had knowledge of
the possible filing of such a
charge last summer and they all
left. Cool returned after a time ,
thinking that the matter had
blown over and then f , arirg
again that he might get into [
trouble , left for Kearney , an un
successful effort was made by the
officers to catch him in the vicin
ity oi Kearney , Cool again return
ed about two weeks ago to his
fathers place north of the West
Table. Sheriff Kennedy was in
formed of his return with the
above result.
I. A. Reueau bid in the L. Cline-
bell land , which was sold at
sheriff's sale Monday afternoon.
The land is a 200 acre tract lo
cated about four miles north-west
of Wai worth.
MORE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES
A Number of Men Talked of as Possible
Nominees.
The Democratic political bees
| have been doing a little more bul
ging in the last week and several
new men have been suggested as
possible timber for office chairs
iu the court house. Goo. Flem
ing , a farmer who lives near Ber-
wyn , is being talked of as a pos
sible Democratic candidate for
county clerk , against Gco. Head
ley , the president supervisor from
the sixtirdisTricir Mc d-f" l.he-
Democrats hope to be able to in ; ,
duce Clarence Mackcy of Aitsley ,
to become a candidate for county
tieasurer , Joe Wilson of Auslcy ,
is known to have aspirations to
become county sheriff , -and he
may enter the race foi the nomi
nation next August. John Ha-
ney of Mcrna , is mentioned as a
possible candidate lor register of
deeds or for the treasurership , in
case that Mackey refined to be a
candidate. Some of Ross Moore's
friends are booming him for coun
ty judge , while others insist that
an effoit will be made to induce
Silas A. Ilolcomb to become a
candidate for the county judge-
ship.
Don't wait until necessity
drives you to make a shopping
trip. Read the ads all the lime ,
and visit the stores when your
money will accomplish most.
THEY ARK GOOD MATERIAL
*
Tlie Anstcy Argosy Says That 1'ord' And
Porlcr Would Just Suit The
Anslcy People.
Under the head of "Picking
Good Material" the Ansley Ar
gosy has the following to say
about two Auale men who may
be candidates , for Republican
nominations next August ,
According to statements np
peariug in the county seat papers
the political bee is beginning to
buzs as if ahouFto venture out ,
Among Ihc mention of possible
candidates we are able to recog
nize ; the names of two of Ansley's
prominent citizens , N , Dwight
Ford being mentioned aa a possi
ble aspirant for the office of Coun
ty Judge and George Porter as a
candidate for the office of Regis
ter of Dee'ds , in which office he
is now ably filling the position of
deputy.
When shown the mention of
candidates for the office of County
Judge , N. Dwight Ford said that
he was in the hands of his friends
and would abide by the wishes of
his party.
Should the present encumbcr-
enl of the office of County Judge
conclude that he has served the
people of Custcr county aa long
aa he desirea to iu that position
we know of no one who is better
qualified to nbly fill the office of
County Judge than our townsman ,
N , Dwight Ford , and should he
decide to enter the race he may
feel assured of our support.
The mention of George Porter
as .n possible candidate for 'the
office of Register- Deeds is rc-
ceiveffVwilh approval and s'hould
he dgcttic to make the. race for
the office the Argosy will stand
ever ready to help him on to vic
tory as we know that he is quali
fied to fill the office in an upright
and honorable manner and with
due credit to Custcr county as well
as himself.
S , A. Robinson of Oconto , pass
ed through the city Monday on
his return from the Big Horn
Basin , where he went last week to
look over the real estate in that
vicinity. Mr. Robinson was very
favorably impresacd with the Big
Horn Basin country and expects
later on , to make another trip to
it. K. R. Crowe and Andrew
Johnson , both of Oqonto , went
with him , Mr. Johnson purchaa
ed 120 acres of latid in the Basin.
Ah Sweeney of Ansclmo was
in our city Wednesday ,
Personal Tax List For The Year
TOWNSHIPS
Loup
Ouster
Douglas Grove
Wood Klver
Victoria
Sargent
Wesiervlllc
Myrtle
Alaernou
Kllfoii .
llroken How Twp
Delleht . I.
Arnold
Lillian. . .
Elt Creek
West Union
Trlurapb .
Cllfi : . . .
Grant
Ansley
ncrwyn
.dim. .
OarfieM
Hayes
nrokeu BOW City.
Wayne
Comstock
Corporation
SIDE
TOTAL
2809 09' '
29.1 90 ,
2183 83
3179 61
3756 63
0-0 6 < )
193J 31
2251 83
033 43
f441 40
893) 81
032 18
2053 6' '
2309 45
2512 8-1.
1608 6
151 03
16117
1773 14
5123 41
V443 84
2518 60.
1346 20 ,
030 S3 ,
12232 19
1SJ 42
1936 VS.
3741 3
06
45'j SO
678 35 ]
2363
( W5 14
1895 89
3 U 7
384f CO
13791 03
# 864 1W7 04
108 7S
< m 39 29914 75
SHALLENBERGER
INAUGURATED.
WANTS TIIE PRIMARY LAW AMENDED
OR REPEALED.
RANSOM OPPOSED BY TAYLOR ,
Wants to Canvass Vole On Amendments.
So Tliat New' ' Governor Can Ap
point ' Stjprcnic Judges. But
Sheldon's May StanJ ,
Ivincoln Ncb.lJan 13 ( SPKCiAi ;
coRitusroNDitNcn ) The first day ,
Tuesday , of Ihe 31st session t f
the Nebraska' legislature wji9
confined largely to carrying out
the Democratic caucus program of
organization by electing the cau
cus nominees in both senate and
house and arranging the prelim-
inarcs for the jointed session on
the following pay for the cauvass
of the vote cast in November fdr
tstate officers , Secretary of State
Junkin opened proceedings in the ,
house , at high noon , the houste
completed its permanent organ
isation and adjourned to Wednes
day. Lieutenant Governor
Ilopewcll performed the same
duty in the senate , which also
completed its organisation and
adjourned to the same dale.
When the joint session of Senate -
ate and house met in the Hall of
the House ou Wednesday it was ,
soon apparent that in addition to
canvassing the vbtc for state .
officers that it was the intention
of an apparent goodly majority of
of the Democrats under the lead
ership o Seiiatcr Haasow to de
maml and carry out , if possible , a"
recad vass of the votes cost on the
constitutional amendments this
being ( he opening wedge to the
ousting fr'om the supreme court of
the four judge8vappoinied
by Governor Slie don. ' nud"the
substitution of new appointments
nt the hands of incoming tiovcr-
nor Shellenbergcr. i
This issue Ransom pushed to
the front ; aoon a § the joint ses
sion was underway , but tan foul
of the fact that all the Demo
crats were not with him'in this
project , particularly some'of ' the
house members Taylor o' Cus
tcr oppoaii } the movement slr jn
uously and , declaring tliat the
vote had been legally and proper
ly canvassed by the state canvass
ing board and that the joint
session was without authority of
law to undertake the canvass
Of till ! ntllPtlrl flirt frrtn l > - .
is a brilliant lawyer and a hard
fighter but iu this issue the
Ouster county fanner had much
the best of the contest and riddled
the pretentious of Kausom both
as to law and the alleged facts.
Senator King of Osceola led
the Republican opposition and
showed that Ransom's pretcntiori
that he was following Republican
precedent because the last session
canvassed the railway com
mission amcndcul vote , was to
tally in error , as the vote was
not so canvassed and the uppar-
ent recital of it in the record \v&s
an error of the clerk who com
plied the printed record. After
an hour's debate the issue v/aa
not solved but transferred to the
future by a motion of Senator
Ollisto make January 12 the day
for consideration of this issue iu
joint session. This was effected
by a nearly strickly partisan
Democratic vote. On Thursday
iu the senate Ransom secured the
passage of a motion requiring
Secretary of State Junkin to fur
nish the senate with certified cop
ies of the returns from the county
clerka of the state of the vott }
f Continued on Pag 3) ) t
