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About The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936 | View Entire Issue (June 20, 1902)
K i lit f 9 J8 fr s VkfcVv - If in need of a JVew Suit of fotfies for summer wear you will do well to call at C L DeGroff Cos You should see those oat and tattis 5Smts for men They are very appropri ate for hot weather wear The acme of comfort prices 487 to 10 Have you see the feineii Suits for l3oys They are cool and comfortable ages 3 to 10 years price 50c to 150 Take a look at our GT oc e r i department Stock fresh and complete as ever Denver strawberries every day THE i toQl c Store raatn is an esential for G L DeGROFF GO y AbSQrtQQQ4iil l fVSTsSINSPSNlSrSrS GOOD FLOU GOOD BREAD The Harvard Milling Power Co guarantee their flour to be The Best by Test OUR BRANDS Pride of Harvard Chief 08 Straight A Trial orders solicited and satisfaction guaranteed For Sale in McCook by W Son SSSVN5SNN Resolution Estimate of expenses for the current year 1P02 by tiie city council of the city of McCook Nebraska Be it resolved by the mayor and council of the city of McCook in the state of Nebraska that the following bo and tho same hereby is adopted a tho estimate of excuses for said city of McCook for tho fiscal year commencing May 6th 1902 Making and repairing alleys streets and crosswalks 00 00 To pay firemen and supplies 00 00 Salaries of oflicers other than police eOO 00 Kent for water troughs and street sprink ling 1700 00 Supplies rent claims and elections 1M0 00 Lighting streets 1200 00 Interest on bond and sinking fund 1000 00 Total 7500 00 Tho entires revenue for tho city for tho jear ending Mav 1st 1902 was as follows General fund 237 4f Occupation fund 2239 ti Water fund 191J 93 Cemetery fund I2i 00 Light fund 119s 72 Total 7870 56 Tho entire expense of the city for the year ending May 1st 1902 was as follows General fund J Occupation fund lJ Si Water fund 1I9 94 Cemetery fund Light fund VIOG Fire fund io Ji Total 7512 35 Adopted and approved tliis 9tli day of June c13Jts C E Eidred Mayor Attest C I Hall City Clerk Mother Yes one package makes two quarts of baby medicine Seo directions There is nothing just as good for babies and children as Rocky Mountain Tea 35 cents McCounell fc Berry NOTICE BY PUBLICATION The defendants Littio C Whittaker and John Whittaker will take notice That on tho 13th day of May1902Angelo I Welles plaintiff here in filed his petition against said dc fendants and caused an order of attachment to issue out of said court which was duly levied ou the land of the defendants described as follows Lot- eight nine and ten in section thirty one township three north range twenty nine west of the Cth P M excepting that portion of the above described tract of land included within the following boundaries to wit Commencing at a point on the west line of sectioa thirty one township three north of rango twenty nine west of tho Cth P M ten chains and forty three links north of the southwest corner of said sec tion thirty one thence east right angles with said section line eight chains and sixty two links thence north parallel with said section line seventeen chains and fifty links to south bank of the Republican river thence in a south westerly direction along the south bank of the Republican river eight chains and sixty two links thence south along said section line sev enteen chains and thirty links to place of begin ning The object and prayer of which action are to recover the sum of 127850 now due and payable to the plaintiff from tho defendants upon the balance found due on an account for medical services rendered by tho plaintiff to the defendants at their request and to subject the said real estate to the payment of the amount found duo upon said account Yon are required to answer said petition on or before the 7th day of July 1902 Axgklo P Welles By W R Starr His Attorney Stands Like a Stone Wall Between your children and the tortures of itching and burning eczema scaldliead or other skin diseases How why by using Bucklens Arnica Salve earths greatest healer Quickest cure for ulcers fever sores salt rheum cuts burns or bruises Infallible for piles 25c at McConnell Berrys drug store rTTfwna fiiwiiinJ Commissioners Proceedings McCook Nebraska Juno 10 1902 Board of county commissioners met pursuant to adjournment Prosont D A Waterman Maurico Ruddy and J II Bennett county com missioners W R Starr county attorney and E J Wilcox county clerk Tho minutes of previous mooting wore read and approved On motion tho board commenced equalization of assessment and continued tho same through out tho day On motion tho board adjourned to moot Juno 11 1902 I A Wateiiman Chairman Attost E J Wilcox County Clork McCook Nebraska Juno 11 1002 Board of county commissioners met pursuant to adjournment Present D A Waterman Maurico Reddy and J II Bennett county com missioners W R Starr county attorney und E J Wilcox county clork Tho minutes of previous meeting woro read and upproved Tho board continued tho equalization of assossmout during the day On motion adjourned to meet Juno 12 1902 D A Waterman- Chairman Attest E J Wilcox County Clork McCook Nebraska Juno 12 1902 Board of county commissioners mot pursuant to adjournment Present D A Waterman Maurico Reddy and J II Bennett county com missioners and E J Wilcox county clerk Tho minutes of previous meeting woro read and approved Tho board continued tho equalization of assessment during tho day On motion the board adjourned to meet Juno 13 1902 D A Waterman Chairman Attest E J Wilcox County Clerk McCook Nobraska June 13 1902 Board of county commissioners met pursuant to adjournment Present D A Waterman Maurice Reddy and J II Bennett count com missioners and E J Wilcox county clerk Tho minutes of previous meeting were read and approved On motion tho county treasurer was instructed to refund to Charles A Ilartman tho sum of 2151 tho amount of taxes illegally assessed to him in 1901 and paid by him under protest Tho following appointments were made to fill vacancies Frank Hill overseer road district No 38 F A Traphaganoverseer road district No 38 John R Tato overseer road district No 27 On motion the following oilicial bonds were approved Frank Hill overseer road district No 2S F A Traphagan overseer road district No 33 Petition of J M Thomas and others asking for a public road was read and considered Hie board find that all owners of land along lino of proposed road have given consent thereto in writing On motion same was granted es tablishing a public road 33 feet wide as follows Commeucieg at tho Southeast cornerof sec tion 30-1-27 running theuco West on section line four miles and terminating 1 1 tho Southwest corner of section 33-1-27 all in Red Willow County Nebraska and clerk was instructed to notify overseer of highway to open said road On further consideration of the equalization of assessment for the year 1902 the board finds that in order to make a just and equitable assessment it is necessary to add certain per centages on the real estate and personal prop erty in the following precincts to wit Real estate add Grant X percent Missouri Ridge add 10 per cent Tyrone add 15 por cent Personal Grant add 10 per cent Gerver add 10 per cent The board having completed the equalization of assessments find the total value of real and personal property as returned by the assess ors and equalized by tho board of equalization for the j ear 1902 to bo 12171325 On motion the levy of taxes for the year 1902 was made as follows County General Fund 7 mills County Bridge Fund 37 mills County Road Fund 3 mills Soldiers Relief Fund 3 Willow Grove precinct bond 5 mills North Valley precinct bond 5 mills Hartley Village bond 15 mills McCook City bond S mills School district bond levies for tho year 1902 DIST LEVY DIST LEVY 2 40 C 6 8 G 16 6 17 G 20 S 22 4 25 5 27 10 31 0 30 10 41 20 42 10 44 10 4S 10 49 5 50 5 51 10 7 55 20 10 59 30 6 70 10 15 Si 5 84 15 The estimate of the school board of tho city of McCook bavin been filed with the boaid of county commissioners as by law directed tho following levies were made For current expenses 25 mills Interest on bonded debt and to create a sink ing fund for payment of same 0 mills On motion board adjourned sine die D A Waterman Chairman Attest E J Wilcox County Clerk McCook Nebraska Juno 10 1002 The board of county commissioners met in regular session Present D A Waterman Maurice Reddy and J II Dennett county W R Starr county attorney E J Wilcox county clerk The minutes of previous meeting wero read and approved The following claims were audited and allowed and on motion clerk was instructed to draw warrants on the county general fund levy of 1002 in paj ment thereof as ioilows ASSESSING PEECIXCTS J EKollev WillowGrove 193 00 S W Clark East Valley s 74 20 F A Tigard Missouri Ridge 50 0 Henry Crabtree Indianola t7 fcO O II Nichols Lebanon 05 50 W II Benjamin Grant 39 45 T J Dimmitt Danbury 5S M Alex Ellis Gerver 45 00 John Hammell Vallev Grange 56 40 PD Brooks North Valley 57 GO Leonard Shippee Tyrone 37 00 T A Endsley Red willow 50 90 ClifTord Naden Reaver 87 00 LMHoward Fritsch 57 10 II N Colling Bondville 42 40 G W Short house rent for pauper 10 00 G W Short mdse for pauper 30 95 A Guy same 20 00 Smith ifc Cochran same 34 fcO James McAdams same IS 00 William McCallum same 20 00 A McMillen same 31 30 J A Wilcox same 13 30 E G Caine it Co coal 3 75 McConnell it Berry mdc for pauper 5 40 S W Clark same i 35 Josiah E Moore maintaining paupr 35 00 A P Welles professional services per contract 45 00 SRSmith supplies 2 00 State Journal Co ame 31 50 O L Thompson office expenses 330 Eugene S Dutcher same 19 75 E J Wilcox same 13 55 E J Wixcox alarv 2nd quarter 62 50 McCook Electric Light Co light 3 SS R M Osborn hauling 5 65 Nebraska Institute for Blind clothing 3 75 J E Keley tornado policy 0 00 C E Eld red supplies 2 45 Andrews Phillips work on court house grounds 40 50 A C Wilson et al survejing and lajing out road 26 25 A C Crabtree com eying Marie Amen insane to Lincoln 9 90 G C Boatman State vs Marie Amen in sane 7 45 A C Crabtree same W W V Gage same S 00 J E Kelley same 3 00 D A Watermanservices as commissioner 53 30 Maurice Reddy 3S 90 J II Bennett same 37 00 And on county bridge fund levy 1902 Hupp it Slutts lumber 50 01 D R Rittenhouse bridge work 9 00 George Cramer same 1 50 PE Lemaster samo 5 50 George Younger same 1 50 M L Nichols same 2 50 And on the county road fund Joseph Vontz road work 2 50 Jacob Fichtner same 15 00 David Deveny same 5 X W H Walker same 2 50 C F Vedder same 7 50 On motion the petition of John W Wolf and others n king for change of precinct line be tween Ea t Vallev and Indianola preciucts was granted and tho line between aid precincts i changed so as to embrace all of section one 1 township three 3 range twenty seven 27 and all that part of section twelve 12 township three 3 range twenty seven lying north of the Republican river in East Valley precinct On motion board adjonrned to meet July 7th 1902 D A Waterman- Chairman Attest E J Wilcox County Clerk i 88iass3 a gfrat j a H A B BL riPAll Figures that Dont Lie Prove that Nebras Roads Pay More Taxes Than Those of Other States OMicia Statement of Total Taxable Values Returned by States tiiiOi is to Nebraska Together with Comparison of Taxable Values Returned on Lands Live Stock I and Railroads t I I issaed UoSer the Authority of the Railroads of Nebraska This is the liist of a series of articles which will ap pear giving full details regarding the taxes paid by the Kailroads of Nebraska and such information as will enable you to fully understand who pays the taxes in Nebraska and why the various Hoards of Equalization from year to year have made the valuation on Kailroad property that has been given out to the various counties A great deal of this information has been presented from time to time to the Boards of Equalization and it has been considered by them in their estimates while other lines of information which we will present have never before appeared in print The Railroads of Nebraska have nothing to conceal re garding their tax matters they pay and pay promptly their full proportion of taxes They have more interest in the successful development of Nebraska than any other single industry and at all times want to work with the people of the state for the public good The managers of the Railroads are business men who provide for the payment of the taxes charged against their roads as conscientiously as they provide for the payment of their employes In several instances in this state the Rail roads have paid ten times more tax to the counties and state than they have paid in profit to the stockholders of the com panies and this has been paid without complaint and promptly when due The stockholders of these companies are relying on Ne braskas future They gladly pay the tax charged so that the schools can be carried on and those improvements made that would show progress and induce other people to come here and assist in the states development It is on Nebraskas future that they build their hopes of profit There are other roads in this state which by combi nation with great systems pay dividends and in those cases they pay more than their proportion of taxes in every in stance taking any other industry of the state in comparison Total Total Per Cent STATE Taxable Railroad Railroad Nebraska 0V 0 Wyoming Missouri Montana Oregon North Dakota 5171747593 55S 1G2C1S 37M2303 1091716464 1667SG5 14139S51S 1172044S3 2644229 1 47328911 7216242 9S02i92 15485670 5015913 17307525 15 1 031 191 09S 093 0 1 US 213 S97 117 775 4 330 329 In determining the values of lands in tho foregoing statement in those states where they have been separated the improved from the unimproved lands we have added thom together in this anner taking the state of Nebraska for instance Improved Land 17445819 60439478 Unimproved Land 14379214 17584677 213 per aero Fraternal Insurance Order Cards K O T M -Regular meeting- on M cond and fourth Tuesday evening- of each month in McConnell hall at V Visiting knights welcome M R Gatls commander J II Y igei record keeper C A Leach finance keeper ROYAL HIGHLANDERS McCook lodge No 307 meets on second and fourth Mon day evenings of each month at eight oclock in McConnell hall J R McCaki Illustrious Pro Roht W Divoe Secretary ii iii 1 1 ii j 1 1 1 i NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION Department of the Interior Land Oflice at McCook Neb June 3 1902 Notice herebx given that the following named settler ha- liled notice of hi- intention to make final proof in support of his claim and that -aid proof will be made before Regi ter and Receiver at McCook Neb on Saturdav July 19 1902 viz Charles E Werner II E No 11121 for tho SYS NWS AViSW1 SE4 SWH Sec 21 Twp J N R 29 W 6th P M He names the following to prove his continuous residence upon and cultivation of said land viz George M Mohler John S Mod rell William Y Jolmon and Ilenjaiuin O Johnson all of McCook Nebraska F M R vTiuiLX R NOIICE OF SALE In the District Court or Red Willow County State of Nebraska In the matter of the estate of William T Stone deceased Notice is hereby given that in pursuance of an order of G W judge of the di trict court of Red Willow count Nebraska made on the thirt -first day of Maj 1902 for the -ale or the real e tate hereinafter de enbed there will be sold at the front door of the county court house of Red Willow county on the 2th day of June 1902 at one oclock p mat public vendue to the highe t bidder for ca h the fulowiiig described real estate to wit The Muthea t quarter of the outhwe t quarter of thirt six in township three north Range thirty west of the sixtli Principal Meridian fortv acre- in Red Willow county Nebraska Said sale will remain open one hour CiiAttLEs 11 Jacob Dated this ith day of June A D 192 Admini trator of the e tate of Illiam T Stone deceased NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION Department of tin- Iir rior Land Office at McCook Neb May Inh 1102 Notice is hereby given that the following named sf trie has filed notice of h intertun t make final proof in support of hi clam and that said proof will be made before regi ter and receiver at McCook Neb on Saturday June 2oth 1902 viz Edward R Bran corn II E 11116 for the E - S E 4 Sec 2- Twp north range 29 west 6th P M He names the following witnesses to prove hi coutinuous residence upon and cultivation of saiil land viz James Kirby of McCook Neb Hubert Beach McCook Neb Seivart Houge of McCook Neb Joseph II Stephens of Box Elder Neb V23 6ts F 11 Ratobck Register What Thin Folks Needs Is a greater power or digesting and food For them Dr Kings New Life Pills work wonders They tone np and regulate the digestive organs gently expel all poisons from the system enrich the blood improve the appetite make healthy flesh Only 23c at Mc Connell Berrys Dr Caldwells Syrup Pepn cures Constipa tion Sold by A McMillen I 31825033 7S044155 Tho rate of tax prld per mile is taken from tho report of the Inter State Com merce Commission for the year 19u0 and the figures are therefore official The State of Nebraska has assessed rail road property at the highest comporativo figure of any of the states named If you take the state of Missouri which bad the highest valuation on railroad property in 1900 of any state west of the Mississippi as basis of equalization of values if the All that the Railroads care about in this matter of pay ing of taxes is that they receive fair treatment They would not he party to an attempt to defraud the state or counties of any just tax but of course the interests of their stockholders prevent them from allowing an outrageous or unjust assessment In such matters as these the state of Nebraska naturally must expect to keep in line with what is done in other states They would not want to impose a tax that would prevent the roads passing through Nebraska from successfully com peting for inter state trallic because the coirts would nat urally remedy such action in time The most diliieult lesson to learn in political economy has been equality in taxation and it has never yet been mastered The Revolution that resulted in the formation of our government was fanned to Haines through resentment caused by unjust taxes In our constitution it was expressly provided that The right of the people to be secure in their persons houses papers and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures shall not be violated And it was the direct result of this feel ing of protest against former impositions regarding the lection of taxes and this provision in our constitution makes the question of equality in taxation in this country more difficult than in a monarchy If the individual or private corporation misrepresents the ulue of his property holdings there is no way of mak ing him reveal Tho Railroads on the contrary make monthly reports and public quotations are daily made of their securities and every cent of their value is revealed whether it be real or speculative To show the extent to which other property than Rail road property is omitted from taxation in Nebraska thus obliging Railroads to pay an undue share of tax we give the following statement -TAXABLE VALUES RETURNED Returned valuation To all Returned Property Lands Cattle ILrs Mules Sheep 679 1313 1675 2092 1770 SOCO 400 666 1714 1111 G3 Ladies 140 135 and 125 Oxfords go at 741 1390 419S 2109 2963 Not report 13UO 1SW 99c III 71 83 207 111 276 led 1 99 147 llt 1S0 300 Assessea - Value Amount Miles RtilronilsTax Paid Rail llogsPer Mile Per Mile road 51670 5CO llGO 51M 3271 C100 value of land is taken In conjunction with the valuation of railroad property it would figure in this way As 775 is to 213 so is 11000 to 3183 or in case the value of cattle was equated In the same manner it would make tht equation As 1411 is to 46C so is 11600 to 3822 By averaging these two determinations it would make the railroad valuation in ths state of Nebraska 3510 instead of 4G79 and it is evident that on a comparison oC values of taxes in Missouri and Nebraska the railroads of Nebraska have been as sessed for 1169 more per mile than they should be In other words the railroad3 have been paying 25 per cent more tax for the past ten years than they should hav paid were the railroads located in the state of Missouri The rate per mile paid in money as shown by the report of the Interstate Commerce Commission proves this to be a fact J19SS6 15969 13S45 17tf 11193 13081 1S711 Kailroad valuation in Missouri 11 GOO tax paid by railroads psr mile in Mis souri 17490 Railroad valuation in Nabraaka 64679 tax paid par mile in Ne braska 19886 Averoga tax per mile in seven states 16369- 5C52 9236 1195 6675 2987 172C 26DJ irnmiii - 11 inrrT i i i - n i 1 All fresh new clean goods in the latest styles 1 DBMMBUI3 1 IIS i1 Si IS lz r3 g 3S S We have the larges stock of canvas shoes and Oxfords ever shown in Western Nebraska at prices that cannot be duplicated e A bunch of fire crackers with every pair of Boys and Girls shoes I 1 I I I i m Li 1 PJITF UffflTlT flTTOT1 OfilfinT1 1 I ill- wlUilijii ulluii ululli i S VAHUE 1 Prop- - - - Springr Aliments There an aching and tired feeling the liver bowels and kidneys become sluggish and inac tive tho digestion impaired with little or no appetite no ambition for anything and a feel ing that the whole body and mind needs toning up The trouble is that during the winter there iias been an accumulation of waste matter in the system Herbine will remove it secure the secretions a right esit and by its tonic effect fully rastore the wasted tissues and give5 strength In place of weakness A McMillen Dont wa t jour mone on wort hie injita tion of Rocky Mountain Tea G t the gi niar made only by the Madison Medicine Co great fa mil remedy 35 cents McCoiw Berry A tramp a bottle of Dr Caldw Pepin When he appeared in -plains that he aw in the adverti easy to take so be took It 1 -aid the judge -I will go and take - t It is easy to take and is a perfect la - by A- McMillen orivot