TMIfl KJ UBLiOAtf , OUBl'Mfc UUUN'i'l , flJflUl
FOR SALE
FOR SAI.E 480 acres of laml.
Two miles above Georgetown ,
Nebr , , 200 acres iti cultivation ;
baled hay and pasture.
For terms write ,
F.KANK SKAKSON ,
Green River , Utah.
Land for Snlc.
160 acres of land located ten
miles north of the city for sale
on reasonable terms. Inquire of
W. D. Grant. M27-tf
LOST
A gold fraternity pin diamond
setting E. Shinn on back $25
reward for return to Herman &
Kern's clothing store ,
LOST.
Between Broken Bow and Sar
gent , top curtains and automo
bile pump ; liberal reward for re
turn of same.
same.W.
W. E. TAI.UOT AND
AUHKEY MAKTIN.
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Business Personals
Dr. Bass , Dentist. OverMcCouia
Farm and City loans at lowest
rates. M-ll-tf JAMUS Lumvicu.
Drink "Blue Ribbon" coffee.
Roasted fresh every day. 24
Farm and City loans at lowest
rates. M-ll-tf JAMUS
Drink "Blue Ribbon" coffee-
Roasted fresh every day. 24tf.
Drs. Farnsworth & Beck
Dentists.
Eyes tested and glasses fitted.
-10-tf DR. BAKTIIOI.OMHW.
Piano Tuning.
Leave your orders at Ryer-
son's' ' and have Earl C. Brink
call and tune your piano.
Thirty years experience.
STKAYBII One.bay mare poney
black mane and tail ; wt. about
850.'Liberal reward for recovery
of same. II. T. Bruce Lumbe
Co. , Broken Bow.
We are in the market FOR
WHITE and YELLOW COHN
Will pay the highest price of
fered on the Broken Bow mar
ket. Call and see us before sell
ing. 34-tf
S. J. LONKROAN
The City Livery
And Feed Barn
Feeds your horses no poor grain
niid will Btipply you with good
Horses and Rigs
at r asouable prices.
Come and see me.
W. A. Tooley
HOMESTEADS
will scon be a
thingof the past
I ean locate
you in Grant ,
Hooker and McPherson -
Pherson Go's.
Call on or write
J. T. MORROW
Lena , - Nebraska. '
McPherson County.
F. W. BUCKLEY , M. D.
PHYSICIAN AND SUROItOH
Fitting of glasses.
BYB , EAR , NOS1J and THROAT
Office In IMerk * iilk. IMione 200
BROK-EN B W , - - NEB.
SUPERVISORS
PROCEEDINGS.
Broken How , Nohr. , Aug 10 , ' 09 ,
The County Board of Supervisors
met as per adjournment oJ A K. 14 ,
15)00 ) , nnil wan culled to order by
the cbftirnmii.
Tlio roll WHH then caHn-l with llie
following nibinborH prbNuut :
Dial. No. 1-J KCIrlnt
JJint. No. 2aniun L 'O
JJlHt. NO..I JjUiiNh'inn
DlHi. No. -litlwm Koli-y , Hr.
UlHt. No. ti--Uiorii VV lluuclluy
1)1 t. No.- Hun i' MurrlH
.1 JiUilmuio iH'inr * lHUiil.
The iippliuutiou of Alury K Ilaines
to bo admitted to the SoliiiorH Memo
WHB llicn road by the Clerk , ufiur
which it WHO moved mill oirriyd
that the chairman of tliib Ixiiirtl mid
cAintycleik bo IIIHI ucttd 10 Higu
the necessary papera for lur ndnm-
lunce.
The realtor 01 uio roau pennon 01
Chile , llickey ct til , ibr the eatnhlibh-
ineiit and vacation ot a ruud iu
town 18 , range 'Jli , was up for con
sideration before the boar ' , and
utter listening to testimony the road
comtmtteo brought in the following
report :
We , jour committee , leconuiiond
that the jieli icn be granted in re-
oommonUfd by tlxi con.inifaioner
unit ( Uiiiuf'oj allowed HO follows
rnii dim. No. 5i , Cl IT t p :
Mury Tuuhon , lor ruinoviiii ; fence
uiitllunU taken . 123 00
.1 1C Oi hit
JlltllUH J.il'0
( Jummittco
It was moved and oirnutl thin tlie
report ot the committee bo uec pted
aud adopted UH road , find that the
road ba and hereby IH eBtnbluhad
and vacated us recommended by the
cummittHO.
The County Olerk reporled that
ho had on tile iu his office , pet lions
of various persons requesting that
there ho biibmitied to the vottrs of
Ounter county at tun general elec
tion of lUU'J , the proposition of the
erection of three new cuntu5 within
the territory now comprising the
Oounly of Ouster. Tnere btintf no
objections to the pwii.ion of the
propofctd new Count ) of Alfalfa , thn
chiiirman appointed i Supervisors
Houdley , Glint nud Cuauumu to
check over the uuuied on the peti
tion of the said proposed new ooun
tyf which was in words aud figures
UB follows :
To The 13onrd of Supervisors , Ouster
County , Nebraska :
We , the uuderaignoJ legal voters
of Custtr county , Nohrahka , resid
ing in the territory hereinafter de
scribed and Bought tj ho dutuchad
from Custer county , do respectfully
petition your honorable body for
the erection of a now oi.unty out of
lha terri orv now comnriditiL' Custer
county , Nebraska , nn < l that tlio ques
tion bo submitted to ft vote of the
people at the uext general election
and that you call nud oruer such
election. The new county hhall ho
known as Alfalfa county and de-
BC.ibid as follows :
Cnumuuciufr at tbo NE corner of
HOC. 1 , town ID , range 21 , thence
running west about tivo tnilas to the
Nil ) coiner of sea. (5 ( , HHUIO town and
r.in pj thence north one mile to thu
NE corner of sec. tfl , town 17 ,
ranjio 21 , thenec west two milea to
he Nl corner of soo. 85 , town 15 ,
range 212 , thuuuo narth about ono
milo to the NE corner of etc. 20 ,
town IU , range 22 , theuoe west two
miles to the NE corner of see. 28 ,
aume town and range , thence north
1 miles to iho N14 corner tf EOO 4 ,
sanio township and raut ; * , thence
wcat two miles to the Slil corner of
SE , of sec. 32 , twp. 17 , range
22 , thence north one milo to the NIC
corner of said sec. 32 , thonoe went
two miles to the sn corner of sec. 25
ttvp. 17 , rangj 23 , thence north one
mile to the NIC corner of said sec.
25 , thence west on sec. line 3 miles
to the NI ; corner of sec. 28 , twp. 17.
range 23 , thence north one mile to
the NK corner of BOO. 21 , same twp.
and range , tbenoo west fl miles to
the NK corner of sec. 21 , twp. 17 ,
ranpo21 ; , llior.on ncrth 3 miles to the
w : corner of Btr. 4 ttvy. 17 , range
25 , ttionro wtat o miles to the NK
corner of soo. J , twp. 17 , rarga 25 ,
thence north 3 miltu lo the MI cor
ner of BOO. 24 , twp. 18 , lange 25 ,
thence west U milt H lo the county
line , thence south and out along
YOlfjTAKE NO RISK. ; ,
If you suffer constipation in any form ,
we beHeveVQ can furnish you permanent
relief. Ifve fail , the medicine will cost
you nothing.Vo want you to try Hcxall
Orderlies. They are eaten like candy , do
not grlpo or purge , cause no Inconvenience
whatever , and can bo taken any time day
or night. Try them today at our risk. '
Two sizes , IDC. and 250. - " '
For Sale By A. II.
Schedule of Broken Dow Muili.
FODCUK9 1'OR THU EAST CLOSB AB FOU.OWSI
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Officp open Sunday from 9:30 : to 1030 a. iu
wtftk days , 0W : ! a. m. to T.30 p , m , j
the county line to the u\v corner of
Glister county , thence cast along the
county line about 30 miles to the
SB corner of BOO. 20 , twp. 18 , range
21 , thcncb north along the twp. line
about 18 miles to the NE corner of
aoo. 1 , twp. 15 , range 21 and place
of beginning.
Wo certify that wo hvo on the
lands doEcribed opposite our names
mid wo imJisl that our names be
counted in favor of said petition and
that in no event Him ! ! our names be
counted against said petition nor in
favor of tttiy romoiibtrnncD against
the tamo.
Sl'ATi : OK NlMIKASItA. ' )
[ 'S3.
Ouster County )
Ii. 10. Bregu , being first duly
sworn u/i his oath , mijrt that ho is
acqiiiunttid witti the territory sought
to be 'Jetauhed from Cualor county
and to be known HH Alfalfa county ;
that ho ia acquuintod with the num
ber of voters m mid territory and
has investigated to determine the
correct amount , that according to
election returns there id approx
imately 1-180 voters ; that the at
tached petitions of John H MO-
guira , II J Kolbo , G Nansol , W J
dtroadu , Jas K May , Ira T Mills and
U E Bruga containing in all U50
name : ) and uauli of eaid petitioners
ia a legal voter of said territory de-
bcribtd us Alfalfa are more than a
majority of all the lo al voters re
siding iu all of said territory , to-wit :
about 214 namoa more than n ma
jority and a Hiillioient number to en
title the pdtitionera to the relief
prsyed for therein as affiant verily
bolieves.
K E liUEOA.
Subscribed in my presence and
sworn to before tr > e this lltk day of
August , 1909.
RA.Y B BENNETT ,
Notary Public
The County Clerk also reported
that he had on file the following ob
jection of E R Purcell against the
pioposition for the ereolioh of the
proposed new County of Digging out
of ttie territory now comprising the
County of Cu&ter which WBB in
words and figures as follows :
Before the Board of Supervisors of
the County of Custer , State of
In the matter of thu petition of
certain residents of Ouetor cpunty ,
to divide euid county and organize
the county of Hiugius :
Comes now Emerson R Purcell
and shows to the Honorabld Board
of Supervisors of said county , that
ho is n resident , citizen , tax-payer
and legal elector of said county of
Ouster and has been such for more
than twenty yoira latt past , and as
such elector , tax-payor , citizen and
resident he protests against the
proof and affidavits offered in sup
port of the petition for iho division
of said county of Custor and pro
tests against any order submitting
to the electors the question of the
formuli u of said proposed new
county of Iliggins for the reason
that said alliJavits tuo incomplete
and are not tuflioieut t ) authorize
the board to act uuon said petition
for the division of Custer county
and the formation of the said pro
posed Ojunty of IFiggins his baen
signed by a majority of the legal
voters of the territory proposed to
bo organized into taid county of
Higgins.
Ho fuither in&ibts Hut said affida
vits nud statements of the county
clerk are not legally competent to
prove said fact , and demands an op
portunity to cross examine the par
ties signing eaid affidavits and
statement ? .
And your remonelrator denies
that said petition ig signed by n
majority of the legal votera of the
territory proposed to be organized
into said new county cf lliggiue ,
and because the came is not signed
by the required number of elecitore
denies that this honorable beard cf
supervisors of Ouster county his
jurisdiction to order an election for
the division of Ouster county and
the orgnnizn.ion of said proposed
county of Higiiios.
IIo further denies that all the
aiguen whoso namas appear upon
said petition are qualified electors
of said county , and alleges that at
least two hundred of same aru
women , minors and persona who are
not legal residents of said territory.
EWBRBON R vunoKLi. ,
Dattd thia 19lh day of August , 1909
An ol'jeotiou a ) aforesaid was also
filed by Emerson R Purcell against
the erection of the proposed county
of Sheldon out of the territory now
comprising the county of Ouster.
At noon the board took a recess
until 1 p. m.
( ADTBHNOON SESSION )
The Board ro-assemblod at ! p.m.
Tbb petitioners offered the follow
ing motion :
Ueforu the Board of Supervisors ,
Custor County , Nebraska ,
In the matter of the petition of
legal votuis u part of Glister county
to divide Custea county ai.d organ
ize Iliggins county.
Oouios now the petitioners by R
r Brega aud nijvea tbo county
board to strike fiom thu files and
record the objections and pretended
answer of Emerson R Purcell for
the r OH sin the same is insufficient
and is not sworn to nor verified by
anyone , as by law required' where
facts are plead.
R E BHEOA
A motion as aforesaid was also
filed by R E Brega for tlu petition
era UH relates to the objection of
Emerson R Purcell against the
erection of the proposed new county
of Sheldon.
It waa moved by Grint , and seconded
ended by R E Brega to strike from
tha files and record the objections of
Emerson R Furcell ao relates ti ; the
signers on the petitions for the pro
posed new nounty of Higgins and
Sheldon ba sustained.
Motion carried.
To which Etnerdon R Purcell ex-
cepta.
The following request as relates
ta the proposed new county of Big
gins WbB read by the clerk andaj
duly made a&d oirried that the re
quest be granted.
Bpfore the Boa'rd of Supervisors iu
and for Custer County , Nebraska.
In the matter of the petition for
the erection and election in Higgins
county , c mas now iho peiuionevio
bj R E Brega , their attorney , and
request that the boaid permit
Euieraon R Purcell remonatrator or
any other person who desires so to
do , to offer evidence tending to im
peach the genuineness of the signa
tures attached to several petitions
filed hcrtin or tending to show that
any of the signers are minors , wid
ows or any manner not quali&ea
legal votera and that the remonstrator -
strator be notified of the filing of
this request. And that they bo per
mitted to cross queat'on ail witness
es whoso evidence ban boon used
heroin.
R E BRKOA.
Also the following request as re
lates to the proposed now bounty cf
Sheldon was filed and read by the
clerl :
Before the Board of Supervisors in
and for Custer Oounly , Nebraska.
In the mat-tor of the petition for
the erection and election on Sheldon
county , comes now the petitioners
by R 1C Brega , their attorney , aud
rtq-ust that the board peimit
Emereon R Purcell remonstrator or
any other person who desires so to
do , to offer evidence to impeach the
genuineness of the signatures at
tached to several petitions filed
herein or tending to a ow that any
of the signers ate minors , \ulows
or any manner not qualified legal
voteis and that the reaioustrator bo
notified of the filing oi this request.
And they bo permitted to cross
question all witnesses whoao evi.
dtiuoe haa he-en used heroin.
R K BKKCU.
r
It was moved and carried that the
request be granted.
The rouionatrator was present and
bin attention was called to tha re
quest made by the petitioners by
the county clerk uid ; ihe reran n-
trull r averted that ha had nothing
to 8Hy.
Tin committee appointed to iu-
itigato and report upon tha peti
tion of the proposed ue v county of
AlfJ'u madd the f Jlowiug report :
Wo , your committee appointed
10 investigate iho petitiun cf the
proposed new County if Alfalfa
submit the following repoit :
W/9 / find that the petition ccn-
taius 051 iKitiiBH , we Had that ( he
abstract of vot-H f jr the year 1903 ,
furnished by the county clerk there
were polled 1H ! ) votes , and further
find that the said petition contains a
majority of ! H ujgiiers and legal
votera.
We further find that the propos
ed new county of Alfalfa will oou
tain more than 450 square miles ,
leaving the county of Ouster with
more than 450 square miles.
Wo therefore recommend that the
petition bo granted and that the
question of the erection of the proposed -
posed now County of Alfalfa , bo
submitted to a vote of the people
of Custor county , Nebraska , at the
next general election , and that
notioa be given , and that the vote
be canvassed as required by law in
Biioh OBB08 , and that the form of
ballot shall be "For the now County
of Alfalfa" and "Against the new
County of Alfalfa. "
Gee W Ileadley ,
J E Grint ,
L ( Jufibrain
It was moved and carried that
the report of the committee be
accepted and adopted as read ,
and that the county clerk be and
is hereby instructed to carry out
the recommendations of the com
mittee.
To which report of committee
and order of board Emerson R
Purcell excepts.
At 6 o'clock the board took a
recess until 8:30 : tomorrow.
Friday , Aug. 20 , 1909.
The board met at 8:30 : a m ,
with all members present.
The minutes of yesterday were
then read and appoved.
A motion was duly made and
carried that the county clerk be
instructed to furnish EJmerson R
Purcell with a certified copy of
the request of petitioners permitting
mitting- the retnonstrators to
offer evidence and etc , together
with the Action of the board
thereon.
The chairman appointed super
visors Grint , I < ee and Cushman
to investigate and report upou
the petition for the proposed
new county of Iliggins.
The balance of the forenoon
was spent in committee work
aud at 12 m the board took a re
cess until 1pm.
Afternoon Session.
The board met at 1 p m , with
all members present.
The chairman appointed
supervisors Lee , Grint and Gilmore -
more to investigate and report
upon the petition for the pro
posed new couuty of Sheldon.
The committee appointed to
investigate and report upon the
petition for the proposed new
county of Higgins made the fol
lowing report :
Which petition was in words
and figures as follows :
To the Board of Supervisors of
Custer County , Nebraska.
Honorable Sirs : We , the un
dersigned , legal voters of Custer
county , Nebraska , residing in
the territory hereinafter describ
ed and sought to be detached
from Custer county , do respect
fully petition your honorable
body for the erection of a new
county out of the territory now ' \
comprising Custer couuty , Nebraska - /
braska , and that the question be jf
submitted to a vote of the people
ple at the next general election
and that you call and order such
election. The new county shall
be known as lliggins. county and
be bounded and described as fol
lows :
Commencing at the northeast
corner of Custer county , Nebras
ka , theuce running west on the
county litre about 29 miles to a
point in the ceuter of the Middle
Loup river , where the said river
crosses and intersects with the
couuty line , thence south and
cast down the ceuter of the Mid
dle Loup river to a point , where
the river intersects with range
line between ranges 20 and 21 , i
thence down the range line \
about thirteen miles to the
1
southwest corner of section 31 ,
township 18 north range twenty ,
thence east about six miles to
the southwest corner of section
31 , township 18 north range 19 ,
thence south about four miles to
the southwest corner of section
1'J , township 17 , north range 19
east aforesaid , thence cast about
18 miles to the southeast corner
of section 24 , township 17 , north
range 17 , thence north along the
county line about 22 milea to the
corner of the county and the
place of beginning.
We certify that we liye on the
land described opposite our
names and we ask that our
names be counted in favor of
said petition , and that in no
event shall they be counted
against it , nor in favor of any
remonstrance against it.
State of Nebraska , Custer
County , ss.
James W Lundy , Aaron 7 Per-
rin , and W D Hall each being
first duly sworn on his oath , for
himself says , that they have re
sided in Custer county over 25
years , that they are well ac
quainted with the voters residing
ingin the territory sought to be
detached from Custer and ia
known as Higgins county , that
they have each carefully read
the petition of A II Brooks , A L
Conhiser , M Larkosky , Walter A
Bence , J P Young- , James Abernathy -
nathy , R L , Sweet , Monroe Far
ley , J W Lundy , Joe Sleigle , C
A Betss , John Toliver , W P Ab
bott and F W Evans , and the
names attached to all of said pe
titions are -the genuine signa
tures of the person they represent - V
sent and that each of said sign
ers and petitioners is a legal
voter residing in the territory
described as Higgins county.
And the said petition contains
a majority of all the legal voters
residing in the territory describ
ed as Iliggms county , as affiants
verily believes.
Affiants further says that they
have examined the certificate
and abstract of vote taken last
Continued on page Seven.
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