TUK.liKPUBJJCA.JN , OUSTiLK.COUNTY , NEBRASKA , i
CtJSTOR COUNTY REPUBLICAN
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at second clans raton.
Herbert ( i. Myers , lililor ant ! Publisher
Political Announcement.
l ! < Inp ; prompted ! ' } ' a ilcnlrr In load and
( Inert the cdnr.iUotul forces of the ( jie.lt
comity of Glister , Inhosc ttclionls 1 was A
) > tiill | neatly .10 jcart ago. I hereby formally
.uiiinuncc myself a candidate fet the position
f Conntj Hupcilnlcndent of J'tibllr Instruc
tion. 1 lKt\e advocated republican pilncl-
vies for in ycats and am thiiH asulnt ? the din
tmftulshcd honor ot helni ; Its nominee at the
election.
WAl.THU W. WA'IKIIM. .
LET HIM PROVE IF.
The Ouster County Beucon
in its issue for last week states
that it believes in the policy
of a man who makes an alleg
ation proving his statement.
The Beacon has on several
occasions made the charge
that the present County As
sessor was appointing men to
assess precincts where they
did reside.
If the Beacon believes that
a man should always prove the
charge that he makes , then he
should practice what it
preaches and sight his evi
dence to show that the
County Assessor is appoint
ing assessors for precincts
wherein they do not reside.
WON'T ACCEPT AFFIDAVIDS.
The Beacon in its last weeks
issue calls upon the Republi
can to show that a special
session of the County Board
was held last year to re-
equali/e the taxes. The
miords in tlu County Clerks
olice show sworn statements
ot' the members of the board
through which they received
pay for a two days session for
fixing up their job of equaliz
ation. The records show that
the members of the board re
ceived $8(5,40 ( for this work.
The records of the board
live open to the public and the
IsMitor of the Beacon may
look them over if he chooses
to do so. He says that his
exptM-ience has proved to him
that you cannot depend on
the statement of a rank , parti
san , Republican paper.
\ Va ( U him , can you depend
upon the Htalcnu-nt ot a lanh
Detnorratu paper which u--
fusfs to achnowli'dgi1 UK *
truth of tin- sworn staU'inrnlh
of its Democratic representa
tives on the hoard of supervis
ors ,
COUN1Y ASSESSOR'S WORK.
The Custcr County' lieacon
has ou various occasions told
ho\v useless It believed the
count v assessor was and has
stated that he wa simply a
burden ol expense on the
county. Brother Beal in
his editorial work does not
Mice to appeal to the records
to prove any of his statements
and for that reason perhaps
he has not consulted the tax-
records to find out what the
inlluence of the count '
} assessor - j
or has been on the tax ques
tion. The abstract of assessments - ]
ments on notes , mortgages ,
bonds , moneys , book accounts '
judgements , tax certificates , '
and other credits which are
looked after by the county
assessor and to which he gives
his special attention in order
to sec that no part of it
escapes its just porportion of
the tax , show an astonishing
increase in 11)04 ) , over the
amount for 11)03. )
1904 was the first year un
der the new revenue law en
acted by the Republican Leg
islature and was the first year
in which we had a county as
sessor. For the year 1002 ,
the total amount of the
credits mentioned above was
$7871.00 ; the total amount for
1908 was $1(5,114.00 ( ; the total
amount for 1904 was 117,121) ) ;
the total amount for 1905 was
$125,41(5. ( The figures for the
above years are the assessed
value.
In 1902-8 the assessed value
was one-thirdof the actual val
ue so that the actual valuation
of these credits will show a
great deal larger per cent of
increase in 1904 than is evi
dent on the face of the figures
for the assessed value. The
figures show an increase of
about 188 per cent in 1908 over
the amount for 1902. The
figures for 1904 are almost
800 per cent greater than the
figures for 1908 under the old
sj'stem for which the Beacon
stands. The figures for 190.1
show an increase of about H
per cent or one-hundredth of
the increase of 190lover 1908.
This remarkable increase in
1904 is due to the viligence of
the county assessor in ran
sacking tlie records in the
Court house to ascertain the
amount of credits on record
there in favor of an individual
in the county and to the
more careful assessment un
der the new revenue law.
This additional amount of
property which is brought infer
for its full part of the taxation
Prescription
Economy
Does not mean to buy
medicine where you
c an g ( f them ( he
i heapest - unless yon
ran be sure of abso
lute purity , fresh-
wfi.q and medicinal
activity.
Uring- your pre
scriptions tf us and
know that you will
get the best and not
par too much for it
either. This is
Prescription
Economy
J. G. Haeberle
Druggist
Broken Bow , Nebr.
under the new law and under
the administration of the
county assessor , it will be
noted is owned by the men
who are the most able to pay
their taxes. Tt does'nt in any
way increase the burden of
taxation on the man who is
indebted , but compels the hold
! er of mortgages ; the holder of
your note ; the holder of the
tax sales certiiicate on your
farm ; and the man who has
money in the bank to pay tnq ,
proportion of the tax which
he should pay. The law in
creases the burden of tax
ation on the rich men and neb
the poor man ,
Now , as to the question of
the county assessor's salary ,
the figures show that there
was an increase of over $100 ,
000 in the assessed valuation
of these credits in 1004. This
increase of $100,000 will in
itself yield $800 on the 8 mill
county levy for 1904.
This is an increase then of
$100 more than the total amount -
mount of the county assess
or's silary , on simply the
county levy.
Consider for a moment the
great beneGt to be derived by
the poor tax payer , when you
levy an average'for the county
of fifty mills on this $100,000.
Fifty milis f > r one year
on $100,000 would be $5000
for over seven times the
amount of the county assess
or's salary.
If the county assessor
makes the county $5000 a
50 FRAMED PICTURES AT 25c EACH
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HEAR YE , BEAUTY BUYERS CHH
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Beginning Saturday , March 0 , 1009. We MHw
will have on sale the following : MHH
fiO , 5x7. 6x8 and 7x9 Picture Frames. Choice 25 cents. H
100 Framed and Matted Pictures. Choice 25 cents.
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100 Sheet Pictures and 25 Matted Pictures. Choice 10 cts. HH
Any other Framed Picture in our stock. Choice 25 per HHO
W cent discount.
Just received the largest line of Mouldings in Broken
Bow.
h OUR NEW PROPOSITION W
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Any and all pictures brought to be framed before April
OH 1 , 1909. 01H
"We will give free a discount of 20 per cent and we will give H
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Q W free a handsome Matted Picture.
Hurry Up For Your Choice. o
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HARRY C. KIMBALL ID
The Undertaker and Picture Frame Dealer IDo
NORTH SIDE BROKEN BOW PC
year on prnpeity tnat would
t-scapf taxation if the office
was abolished , he mnat after
all lie a hall way di-cent sort
'ol ' a fHlow and not exactly a
burden t'i the poor tax payers
' , is the lieucoM says.
[ \ \ lMUSSiniS. : : : .
The reader of a newspapf"1
will readily agree that it is
necessary for a merchant ,
i with any pretension to pro
gressive ness , to advertise.
Yet this would not IIP true if
it wcie not equally line that
il is necessary for the reader
ol the newspaper , if he or she
have any progressiveness , to
read and answer the ads.
These are twin-facts , twin
necessities. Whatever is of
enough importance for the
merchants to pay for the privi
lege of saying1 is of too much
importance for the read IT to
overlook' . And just as adver
tising' is the way of the pro
gressive store , so is the read
ing' of advertising' the way of
the progressive person.
Measure your progressiveness -
ness by this standard , and you
will not g'o far wrong1.
HOUSE ROM. (96. (
House roll No. 496 which has
been introduced in the House of
Representatives by Col. Bates , of
Plattitnouth , places the libel
laws of the state ou a basis
which is much fairer to the new
spaper man.
The Bill of Rights of the Ne
braska constitution provides ,
that the truth when published
with good motives and justifi
able ends shall be a sufficient de
fense in libel suites. This places
the editor of a paper when on
trial before a jury in a haz
ardous sort of a . position. The
bill introduced by Col. Bates
provides that the com plaint
shall be made within a certain
lime and that a retraction or
correction of an article published
shall be constructed to show the
motive of the writer.
GEORGETOWN NEWS.
Willie Spin-gin who has been
attending- school at Kearney ,
returned home Friday to heJp
his father with the spring-
work.
Win. Spry and C. E. Smith
were takingin the sigiits at
Oconto on Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. H. Campbell
were Broken Ifaw visitors
Tuesday ,
Mrs. D. Woodruff went to
Broken Bow Saturday to see
her mother Mrs. Kinkaid who
is reported on the sick list.
P. P. Beck transacted busi
ness with the merchants of
Oconto on Friday.
Uncle Johnnie M\rers went
to Broken Bow on Friday and
returned Saturday accompani
ed by Mr. and Mrs. Cuckler
who have been employed to
assist in in e wont 01 tne ranch
this season.
Mrs. [ lennan Campbell
spent a few days recently vjs-
iting- with friends at Broken.
Bow.
S. S. McConnell has moved
onto his own farm , which is
located about two miles south
of the Crookham ranch , where
he has been living- the past
three years.
Robert Frits moved this
week onto one of 1) . Wood
ruff's farms.
Mrs. P. F. Campbell has
been on the sick list recentl- .
Rev. II. Wheeler , of Alcla ,
Neb. , preached at Georgetown
on Friday , Saturday and Sun
day pvenings. lie returned
home on Monday.
Grandpa Frits has brprj
suffering from an attapk of
Quinzy , but at this date is
rapidly recovering from it.
John A , Devine died at the
home of his daughter Mrs.
Jos. Bary , of Oconto , Tlv.irs-
evenmgf , Feb. 2o. The
funeral services were held at
the Catholic church , in Ocon-
td Sunday Feb. 28 at 2 p. m.
Mr. Jevine leaves a large
circle of frjen.d.s , live sons ,
three daughters and a com
panion to njourn his death ,
/ iirnbriilaeplijrs. . '
Ulmira and Billy McComas
have the mumps.
E. I ) . B irber bought three
do/en hens at the Thomas
Adams1 sale.
M'ss Belle Sands has been
having-a si ego with the La-
grippe.
Oscar Tappan's .Sunday * d
with Ril White ami wife.
Mr. Small of Pawnee coun
ty arrived here Sunday moin-
ing- with his car , and "is hauling
ing- his farm implements ,
household goodrt , etc , on the
Mai tin larm. that he bought
I'sst summer. Mrs. Small and
children will Cdine in a lew ,
days. |
M. I ) . Stone's were at
Lanterman's last Sunday af
ternoon.
Mrs.V. \ . \V. \ Bishop and
daughter , Mrs. J. O. Heaps
were calling oi : Mesdarnes
Callen and Koo/er last Mon-
da } ' .
Miss Loy Ream of Ormsby
was the guest of Miss Madge
Bishop over Sunday.
Frank Routh has moved on
the L. L. Sharp farm. We
are glad to welcome Mr. and
Mrs. Routh to-our neighbor
hood. Butler Sands and A. I.
Routh helped to get Frank's
household goods moved Isat
Monday.
J. T. Cole and wife , and Mr
Cole's sister and husband of
Ohio were entertained at J.
Kooxer's last Friday even
ing.
ing.W.
W.V. . Bishop has been
quite sick. On last Thurs
day , he had Dr. Farnsworth
extract 36 troublesome teeth
The after effect of the cholor-
form has been very disagree
able and its just the last few
days that Mr. Lisbon has been
able to be out of the house.
Mason City Items.
Roads have been very bad
for the past week.
MOGRES
rWhlle It
, li true
NON-LEAKAB that fountain a tooJ
pen will
not leak
If propcilr
cured
forIt U
also true
that It li
not alwayi
potlbl
for the
moil care *
. ful to
| tteat It ai
ItheyouEht ,
1 while the
citcleii
are In
EHiEANftiCftf
continual
trouble.
Thcte
obviated
la Moore's ffoa Lealahta Foun
tain Pea. This pea , 13 trus to Its
name , It's air-tight and caaaot
Leak , It U also clem to handle and
clear , to 11 , ar.d Tor these featoni li a
farotlte acion * the ladici , travellers and
ftudenti , as well at among bjslncu men.
AMERICAN FOUNTAIN PEN CO.
Sold By
T. J. Wood took a buggy
ride in the country Saturday
and had the misfortune to
have his buggy tipped over.
( leorge Nulvany will have
a horss and cattle sale the Gth
of March.
W. 1 < \ Davis the well , man is
kept busy repairing wells and
windmills since the storms.
The pool hall is rccieving a
new coat ofyall paper. C.
Weimmer is doing the work.
George Nulvanz and Wilbur
Humes went to Grand Island
this week to attend a horse
sale.
sale.The
The case of James Ains-
bery , against the Principle of
the school for whipping one
of his children has been dis
missed by the County At
torney which seems to be very
satisfactory to most of the
school.
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The Miller & Kennedy Way
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Spring Time is Clean Up Time.
See Our Window for Brushes
A full line for any one who wants to paint , whitewash ,
scrub , or clean up the horses.
Glass Oven Door l\angcs
A new lot of Celebrated Moore Glass Oven Door Ranges.
They are beauties.
Complete Line Cooking Utensils
Everything in Cooking Utensils. Make your kitchen
up-to-date , and save time and labor.
New Dust Pans
The new Dust Pan saves time. Don't fail lo see them ,
they arc up-to-date.
Don't Fail But
t- : >
Look over our lines you can not help but see something-
that you will want , v
Washing Machines
A new Hue of Washing Machines. Come take one home
with you , try it , if not satisfactory bring it back.
Granite Ware
Our new line of Granite Ware will be in soon , wait for a
bargain , every piece warranted. The finest line in the citv
and atpriccs | that will astonish you.
Learn the Miller & Kennedy Way J : i'
GENERAL