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Discussing the Best Means of
Controlling the Liquor
Traffic.
THEY SPEAK FROM EXPERIENCE
.i mi Xebraski3I : : rchiiits : De
scribe Local Conditions Under
Bolh DiTiin < nYet ReiniHe.s \
Aftedinj ? Jiet.iil JUiiicss :
and Tax Hates ,
Many responsible business men
throughout Nebraska have expressed
their opinions on the question of the
best means of controlling the liquor
traffic. Some towns have voted the
saloon out of existence , while others
have voted for license. Quite a num
ber of towns have reversed their pol
icy in the matter. In cases like this ,
residents of those towns are in a po
sition to form accurate judgment re
specting the result of this experience.
The Merchants' and Manuiacturers'
association recently bent out queries
to business men. The following replies
liave been received : *
HOLSTE1N G. L. Fischer , grain ,
says : "It is true that the question oi
license prevailed in our town through
the active influence of business men
and property owners , who feared the
loss of country trade , and the estab
lishment of dives and other clandes
tine means of dispensing liquor inci
dent to a dry town. The business ni n
also believed that the dry policy
would make them pay more taxes. "
STERLING C. W. Stuve , general
merchandise , says : "Our people favor
license as long as the liquor men ar. }
willing- run their places right. Bur-
ing the campaign the merchants urged
that the dry policy would drive away
, the trade of farmers for miles around ,
since there are many Germans in this
locality. It was also argued that the
barring of the saloon caused mer
chants to pay highr taxes. "
INDIANOL.A Chester W. Dow , im
plements , writes : "About two-thirds
of the business men of this town are
license men , and they advance the
theory that the license policy draws
trade to their stores. "
FORT CALHOUN Fred H. Frahm
" in town is
says : "Every business man
in favor of high license. They argue
that there is no doubt that laxrs
would be much higher under the dry
policy. In regard to lose of trade ,
that is an open question. "
UTICA A grain merchant writes :
"High license was carried here in the
last election by a large majority. Most
of the people of this vicinity favor
high license in preference to a dry
town , which would bring about boot
legging and other clandestine methods
of selling liquor. If we had no saloon
here , liquor would be shipped in any
way as long as it is made and our
merchants believe it is better to have
a saloon in order to know just where
the liquor is being sold. "
CL.ARKS Campbell brothers write :
"This town is dry. Many of our busi
ness men believe the policy hurts
their business , since surrounding1
towns have saloons , and many of the
farmers are Swedish , Dutch , and Bo
hemian. The question of increased
taxes was not discussed here. "
HERMAN H. H. Herzog. lumber ,
says : "With one exception , every i
business man in town supported the
wet ticket. The question of country
patronage was the principal argument
put up by the wets before election. "
SEWARD H. A. Graff , clothing , re
plies : "I believe the majority of the
business men and property owners
here favor the policy of license under
more strict obervance of the Slocumb
3aw. Our people are demanding bet
ter enforcement. "
STELLA A prominent business
man writes : "There seems to have
been enough business men here to
carry the license ticket , I am sorry to
say , through fear of a heavier tax in
case of the adoption of the dry policj' .
During the campaign , the merchants
argued that the taxes would be much
htiavier if the town should go dry. "
KEARNEY Says a leading mer
chant : "The result of the election on
the question of license in this city ,
v.-e are inclined to think , was brought j
about under the idea that , the liquor
traffic could be better controlled-with
iho open saloon than b ; supplying the
through drug stores
< i < * niand for liquor
and bootleggers. Thou again , many
business men 1'earod the loss of trade
from the foreign r'oment in the coiin-
trv : further than this , the revenue
roisiinjr to the town from licenses is
510.000 annually , which is of material
lie ! } to the city , as well as to the
cNnl : fund. " i
F MIlliUKY D. 13. Cropsey. editor ,
r < pii ' .s : "Our business men thought
Hie license system \\as the best way
in which to regulate the liquor Inisi-
wx : : . It is true that they feared they
Avon Id have to pay too heavy a penal ty
in loss of ontsifl patronage and in in-
results of a dry
'rcase.-J tuxes as
town. "
7.L.rE HILL C. F. Gund , cashier.
? .iy : "Our town is in a German corn-
muni I" , heno' our Tjierchants realign
the * trarlc ? 'oud rjilcr if a 'dry1 polfe ?
'I
'
were adopted.
SILVER CREEV : D. . Davis , publisher
lishor , replis : "I tniir T can truth-
atijy ilia * our f. < $ & { meodr o-
'
or patronage from the farmers if the
town should go dry. Of couse , there is
a division of opinion , but the prevailing - I
ing sentiment seems to bo that the !
majority who support tlie business interests - j
terests of Silver Creel ; ar ; in kivor
of the wet policy , and they are , as a
rule , as time a clajs of citizens as can
be found anywhere. " j
RED CLOUD A Iradhis citizen
lvs , : "There are many voter.of tliis
flare who favor high license because
of ilip experience this town once had
inaler no-license rule , when 'blind
Users' ran unhindered , and tlie town
was ( lissic'.ce ; ! beyond anything experi
enced under the license system. I do
not believe the matter of partonage
from outsid territory would enter in
to the questen to any extent. "
'PLYMOUTH A dry gco'is mer-
cl-r.v writes : "This town is only
from eisht to ten miles from DeWitt
rnd Swanton , which are both wet ;
therefore cur business men felt that if
Plymouth should go dry , their busi
ness would be injured. This commun
ity does net want county option , neith
er does Saline county , to the north of
of the Slo
us. The strict enforcement
cumb law v/otild be better for cvery-
br ; y , and our people are in favor of its
better enforcement. "
VALENTINE D. M. Rice , editor
Democrat , leplies : "It i3 true that the
business mm took an active interest
in our recent election upon the ques
tion of license. During the contest ,
the merchants argued that a dry town
weuUl produce a loss of patronage and'
increased tax rates. They also pre
ferred a sal Don strictly regulated to a
traffic in liquor through the drug
stores , bootleggers , and 'blin'l timers , '
which are peculiar to some of the dry
towns. "
FALLS CITY L. J. Harris Editor
of Th Journal , writes : "One reason
for the result of the recent election in
this city was the fact that a large portion
tion of the population of libs county
is German. The influence of the busi
ness men was for license because of
the probability of less of patronage in
case the town should go dry. "
KEARNEY F. L. Wheflcn. Editor
of The Democrat , replies : "In the recent
the question of
cent election upon
license , business men here war ? gen
erally favorable to bieli : license and
the enforcement cf the law. There is
nn dovbt that business men took into
ronsidoratirn the probability that they
inl ht suffer Vss of business in case
the Unvn should go dry. and that taxes
would be increased. This sentiment ,
of course , bnd its effect. "
LINCOiX A. I. rrrel. Editor of
The Country Mordant , r-ivs : "In the
recent elrcton here I believe tbat the
majciitv vet cl fer license because the
voters believe that tlie so-called pro
hibition theory will not successfully
prevent tra c in liquor ; also because
the elimination of liquor license
would increase the tax burden and
decrease the volume
more than probably
of the citv's
ume or outsHe patronage
ni delimits. I am also of the opinion
fcaied that
business men
that many
the elimination of ieal liquor bus-
ness vould result in an inciease of
lawlessness and liavo a demoralizing
pfect mien tbe cornriunity. "
CLARKS Will'am Douglas , merchant
" went dn-
"This town
chant , writes :
in the recent election owini tn agitp
tion amcm ( ] iose who pay little or iv
tax. The majority of our busine-
men believe that taxes will be murl1
Ei-eater upon tbe withdrawal Of licenc
know that trade wi1
money , and they
of our farmers
be less , as a great many
themselves to tha'
ers have expressed
wish of
the expressed
effect. It was
the best clrss of our taxpayers that
license should carry. "
SUTTON F. M. Brown , Editor of
" it a
The Register , replies : "I regard
a fact that the license issue won lr-
business men and taxpayer-
rause our
feared they wcmW have to pay to
heavy a penalty in 1uM3 of outside
patronage and in increased taxes as
results of a dry town. "
SUTTON Henry Grcsshans , farm
machinery , writes , "We had two years
of experience under the dry policy
and I regard it us very unsatisfactory ,
drunkenness than \\n
theie being more
ravp bad unler the wet policy. Un
der the dry regime we ln < l about fifteen
. ' sola.
teen places where bad liquor v.'tts
not control the traffic at
ru.lVP could
have but four saloons
all ; now we
i\hicb are controlled , and there is bet
ter order in town , I am for the wet
strict enforcement of the
policy and a
Slocumb license law , "
T LAINVIEV/ . F. TSoynns , furni-
" Information
writes : "Your
i'-re dealer ,
tion is correct. Our business men and
outside pat-
- feared a loss of
t : -payers
rona je ac a result of a dry policy , be-
towns are wet. "
neighboring
caute our
. 8 Gcldie , Editor of
\ YAYNEV. ,
" chief
replies : "The
Tue Democrat ,
. votud wet at the
reason why \Yr.yne <
last election was because of the ex
perienne of twenty years ago , whui
tbe town WT.U dry. The man who has
bi-fii marslval from that time to this ,
of thu 1-ost officials in
oml w.ho is one
that he had
the state , said publicly
more trouble with drinkers during the
eno > ear in Avhich the town was sup-
pO-5"d to be dry than he had cluriug
under the license system
sevcis1 years
tem , j-Te has no use for tbe saloon.
The Awfi-Saloon league representatives
a campaign that was
tives put up
. oincwhat .cii&rcputable , and thereby
. I believe that this
lo.st many votgs.
town is three to < * < * Jcr high license
. ! Anti-Saloon
In our recent election #
leasue did about all JJ ) * > y < jj ) fighting ,
bu't they accomplished iittlw/ '
SCJlfUYLER W. J. Higsuib.Iry
goods tnvfphant , writes : "As a matter
of govermvitrpt alone , I do not think
that liquor is Benefit or help to the i
town , , but epeiikifiv- from the stand
point ctf the business j&gn , my obser-
y/itioti iz that in sonio Foty tjer , aud
particularly Avhcrc a ir j"orty ! &i fqr-
v as it the case ill this county ,
Jliive S'ch citizens away from a town , !
as thej go where they can get what |
they want. While 1 ain not particu
larly a drinking man , when 1 speak of j
conditions in this local section , I wouli j
not favor a dry policy. " | !
NEUGH J. N. Mills , of Mills &
Berry , dry goods , says : "Our ex : - - '
cucc * leaches us that we have bc.i i
government and loss discord under ta.1 | '
license system. When uur town is dry
and other towns wet , the dry town is
lelt out. I do not thu 4fe itutcry pro
hibition is a temiXj.uJ .movement.
The writer has l.e..i .n ousiness in
this town since 1&&U an. , haj taken an
active part in , the liquor question. I
shall always vote lor the license pol
icy as long as the United States con
tinues to issue licenses. "
GLENVILLE Ernest Frisch , farm
machinery , writes : "The business
men took an active part in the recent
election. Among them there is a sen
timent that the adoption of a dry pol
icy would be detrimental to their busi
ness because of the German eleinent
in this community. Most of the tax
payers are retired farmers of the Ger
man nationality. "
VALENTINE M. C. Carroll , real
estate , replies : "In the recent elec
tion most of our business men worked
hard for the old Board and lor license ,
for they were sure that if the town
went dry they would loss most of their
outside patronage. They also said
that in thai event property would be
taxed to the full-limit. We have Irvo
weekly papers here The Democrat
and The Republican and they worked
hard for the old Board and for high
license. Most of the tarniers in this
neighborhood are in favor of license. "
LAWRENCE D. Living-ton , editor
of The Locomotive , writes : "License
won here through the suppoit of busi
ness men -who des.red to please a large
country trade , and who also desired to
benefit by the payment of liquor li
cense money which would relieve the"-
of that much tax. Our business meu
believe that the high licenss system
is the best way of controlling the
traffic. "
SCHUYLER S. Fv.hrnr.n , dry goods ,
writes : "My experience with the dry
and wet policy in this state is that
when a tow.i goes dry the surrounding
towns are generally < _ t , and the town
loses the revenue on license. The only
way to deal with the liquor traffic is to
regulate the same by law , and enlorce
the law to the letter. "
SCHUYLER Henry Bolton , mer
chant , writes : "In this particular lo
cality we are supposed to be governed '
by the Slocumb liquor law. The law ,
however , has not been enforced , and
my opinion is that if the Slocumb
law were enlorced it would be better
for this locality than what is known
as the dry policy. As a law-abiding
citizen of the state of Nebraska , I be
lieve in enforcing all the laws that are
on our statutes. "
GLENVILLE D. K. Caltlwell , bunker
" men and
business
"Our
er , says :
property owners washed the license
system to prevail. They are people
who favor personal Ifberty , regardless
of the question of taxes. This ccnuit\
is rich. It is a German settlement of
well-to-do and industrious people who
have been prosperous from the begin
ning of the settlement of Clay
County. "
FENDER Nick Fritz , { arm machinery
" recent village
ery , writes : "In our
election , it was the concensus of opin
ion that if the town should go dry we
would lose a good deal of trade on ac
count of neighboring towns having
license , as we have a good many sub
stantial German farmers in the neigh
borhood. "
GRAFTON William G. Hainey , gen
eral merchant , writes : "I am perfect
ly satisfied with the Slocumb law if
enforced properly , because it does !
away with 'bootlegging' in dry towns
and places the responsibility where it
belongs. In dry towns I have noticed
this nefarious clandestine traffic car
ried on without a chance of an officer
catching the sellers , and I found it to
be true that there was little chance of
enforcing the law. "
VALENTINE E. Clyde Davenport
. general merchants
of Davenport & Co. ,
" result of the
chants , writes : "The
election was probably due to the fact
that the majority of the business men
that well-regulated
are of the opinion
saloons do no harm to a community ,
them is
derived from
and the revenue
very necessary toward the support of
the school and village. I think the
business men were not so much afraid
of the loss of outside business as they
were of the increase in taxes. "
M'COOK John E. Kelley , real es- !
tatc , writes : "I resided in Kansas.in j
1880 when the prohibition amendment '
carried , coming to Nebraska five yearn ,
later. I have lived UIG last twenty-
three years in McCook. All of that
time the city has favored licensing '
find regulating the traffic the annual
liecijgp fee being $1,200. I was in '
Iowa both before and since the prohi
bition law was abolished , and am free
| o say that I favor the Slocumb law
sylien properly enforced over any
moans of regulation that I have ob *
served. In botlv Iowa and Kansas it
has always been us easy to get liquor
as in Nebraska , and much more so
than it is in any Nebraska town that
does not favor license. "
M'COOK P. Walsh , president Me-
Cook National bank , replies : "I am
unalterably opposed to prohibition so-
called , because the policy has proven
to be detrimental to business inter
ests wherever it has been tried. I be
lieve that Nebraska at this time has
ftptter laws for regulating the sale of
liquor than any other state. "
A real estate man of McCook writes
that he ie "in favor of a strict en
forcement of the Slocunb hi h licenrd
liquor law in crrtsr that the revenues
the traffic may make city taxes
irh so that eastern investors
proliibition july takes avay the ie\u-
nue and clovs not stop the sale.
ARAPAHOE R. J. Finch , mer
chant , Avrites : "The country tributary
to Arapahoe has a large foreign poj : -
lation and the town has alAva s ; -1
saloons until the last year. At tuo
election this spring all hinged on t.e
queFti n of license cr no lu.-en.3J an I a
majority of the business men see ieJ
to fear a loss of business if the tov.M
continued dry ; also , that the tar.to
would be heavily increased if no li
cense money was had. "
C'JSINESS MEN ARE ORGANIZING
To Protect the Material Interests of
Taxpayers Acjalnst Unwise
Legislation.
Hundreds of the best business hous
es of Omaha have joined an orsaniza-
j tion styled the Merchants' and Man
ufacturers' association , v/hich is rap
idly growing in strength and influence.
1 Its avowed object is to protect the nia-
terial interests of taxpayers against
I
1 any movement known to be detrimental -
' al to them. Just now the association
is giving its attention to the quiet but
(
igorous campaign being carried on in
Nebraska by the paid agents of the
Anti-Saloon league , who are se-liagf
Toist statutory prohibition upcn ti e
people through a subterfuge which
they call "county option. " In other
states where they have operated they
openly declared that "the object of the
league is statutory prohibition ; " that
"county option is a natural step to pro
hibition. "
The Merchants' and Manufacturers'
association stands tor a strict enforce
ment of the Slocumb high license law ,
under Avhich any village or toAvn may ,
by popular vote , decide to license the
sale of liquor or not. Under this law
over 430 Nebraska towns have gone
ary. It affords the greatest possible
degree of home rule , not interfering
with the right of a community to man
age its own affairs. Under its provis
ions , outsiders cannot dictate to the
people of a town or village Avhat they
must do in the matter of regulating
the liquor traffic. Every state in the
Union , save four , long ago adopted the
license system , and nearly two dozen
states have abandoned statutory prohi
bition in order to adopt the license
system. Experience has proved that
the local license system is the only
practical means of regulating and con
trolling the sale of liquor.
The new association of business
men holds to the conviction that the
Slccumb high license law has been of
great benefit to Nebraska since its en
actment in 1S87 , and therfore the law
must bo defended from attack. They
are convinced' that business prosperity
Is possible under the license system ,
whereas it is easy to see that statu
tory prohibition injures business by
causing outside capital to shun a state
having that policy. They are con
vinced that county option means pro
hibition } n the end , and for that reason
is iv menace to the business interests
of the state , Their appeal is made to
the merchants and taxpayers of the
whole state , knowing that if the latter
can be shown the true inwardness of
the movement for county option , they
will soon be able to effect an organiza
tion In every county strong enough to
destroy the work pf the Imported , sal
aried agents of the Anti-Saloon league
Hundreds of business men have
joined the association under the fol
lowing conditions :
"As business men and taxpayers we
favor the movement to form an Asso
ciation of Merchants and Manufactur
ers for the purpose of adopting mcas
ures to bring about a better enforce
meat of the Slocumb liquor license
law throughout the state a laAV mak
ing jt optional with the people of a
toAvn or city to say whether or not
liquor shall be sold. We believe the
said' law has been of great benefit to
the state and that there can be no
better menus for regulating the sale of
intoxicants. Wo stand for its strict
enforcement , Wp join this association
with the understanding that no dls
tiller , brewer , liquor dealer or saloon
Keeper is eligible to membership. Our
object Is to protect property interest
from the ill effects of unwise legisla
tion. "
WOULD PESTRQY HOYE ! ) RULE
County Option is Radically Different
from Nebraska Local Option.
There is a great difference betAveen
local option as defined by the Nebras
ka law , find county option as defined
by tha Anti-Saloon league. Local op
tion guarantees home rule and pre
vents outsiders from dictating to
townsmen as to Avhat policy they shall
pursue , On the contrary , county-op
tion would give to voters in country
precincts and in villages the right to
say Avhat another town must do in re
spect to regulating or abolishing the
Honor traffic , County option Avould
destroy the principle of home rule ,
' whereas local option sustains that
principle. The one is antagonistic to
the other.
For instance , say that the taxpayers
pf a town had voted for license while
other towns in a county had voted
themselves dry , the policy of county
option , if adopted by the legislature ,
would enable the voters of the dry
towns and country precincts to com
bine and force the wet town dry. In
other words , outsiders could i0n a
town regardless of tbe will of the resi
dent taxpayers , The state would of
course retain the power to tax the
property of townsmen while at the
same time depriving them of the right
to control the policy of the town gov
ernment which they are taxed to main
tain. Voters outside the limits of the
town , whether they be taxpayers or
nrit , "wbuld , under county option have
tic ! risbt to1 vote upo'n a question con
cerning only the people of the town ,
which would be radically unjust , de
structive of the principle of home rule
Contest Notice
U.S. Lan.i < irtu : * . Krnkcn How.
V > iiili T 25 lX)7 ! )
A ' nfllei'Mit routes * ii'Tliluvt itvi"j : lit * n 111I I
in thiollice bv Annie Melr.to h. C in est
ant Kctiiist Homes 'Ud -n'-y No 52T o nnd
Deeenib r 14. 19oi. for sesw. sse. section 10
s sw. -"tlun 11 ; wmv , sreli-fi 14 ne. bnu.
section 15. township 2 < ; . ninco 33. hy Alexaiuler
HemlricKSoi' , contHst-e. in which "it is alleged
that c ainiaiit has wholly abandoned said truer.
for more tlun six months Ust pasr that claim
ant does not mail tain a residence on said tmrn
ntif sides elsewhere , that all the above aliened
defeats exist at this uate and have not , beeu
cured
Said parIPS are hereby notified to appear , rr-
spoud and nifer evidence touching saiu allei-
tton ai 10 oVlnok Ho , . < m Pet-ember 4. 190 * .
before John H.Velton. . U S. omnii-sumer , at
Mullen. Neb , and thai the ti al h'-a-hu will b
held at 10 o'uiork a. in. , on D'-ceinbt-r 8 1903 b -
fore the it st r and receiver t the Unite 1
States L-Mid Office in Hroki-n Kw. . Nebraska
The sa d conie fint h.ivinu. in a proper atli-
dnvit. filed fu ) 'Jl. 1M)3. ! rt forth farts winch
show that after d ut * dili fncperonal service
of thinutii e can ot be. made , it is hereoy
oidered that such notice be yi veil by due an'i
proper publication
42 4 Hpd JOHN' REKSK. Register.
COD test Notice.
U.S. Land Otlice. Broken How. Nehr-ska i
Ot-t- her 10 19 ( f
A sr.fllcient contest affi tavit having een Hied
in trns oflicby Ch r e K. ' emph * n extant ,
against llom-Vtead e irv > . S'-Mii iiMdr *
Julys 1902 f < r lie- , " , - ect't > 19 ; nsw -.csw sc -
tion 20. towu > hip26. r.ui e ! 5J > v Ji'ii.iie Str.ini. ' .
conteste . in which it > > slifjj id that sai-l
claimant has wholly a and n.said tract for
ni'-re than six months Ia > t pa-.t. tli.u. sbe ha >
never re-ioed upon , catialed or improved said
tract" u4 iqu ired i > \ luw.'ini tlmt Hie - > ame is
wholly abmidnnKl. that she tiKiii.t ins a resi
dence elsewhere tli-in o said inwt , and the
1-ind i in its wild native slate : that all tt1
auov- alleged defects exist at this date and
have not been cured.
rsiid parties an * hereby notified to anp-ar
respoi d and offer evidence toiiclin c sai-i aliena
tion at 10 o'clock a. in on Deeinner 3 190S ne-
fore J. II. Wfiton , U 3. Cunnnissi mer. .Mullen
rsebr. . and that the final hearing will > held
at 10 o'clock a , in. on Dec * ir-ber . 1)08. ! ) i-f
fore the r-p-ter ; md receiver at thUnteti
SUites land Ofik-e in itioken How. ebra-ka.
Trie sai.i contestant having , in aproper affi
davit filed October 14 , 1008. set torth la.-t
which show that a t-r due diligence personal
service of 'ilns noticrcannoc be m , de , it M
hereny ordered and directe,1 ! tha sucli notice be
Divert by due anu prop-r .nihlicatiou.
42 4 Hpd JOHN RKKiK , Register.
Contest Notice.
U. S. Land office. Valentine.
Octobers 190 .
A sufficient contest affidavit hivim : be-'n filee
in this office bv Will-am II. Kverly. c Mites ant
Huainst homestead entry No 14101 , made
November 12. IUCJ. ( for section HI. Townshui27
Range 158 , b\ Ida Vostuate. coute-.reu i which
ir. is dh tied that Id * Wo- ' ate has wo Mv
abaiid M-d SI'M Ian i ami ehand her residence
therefi'i-m for more Mi-iii six months last paal :
that the tand is not settled UPOH nor cultivate I
m good lai h and c aima t hasnote tablishcd
res deuce thereon , a d she has ailed to cure
her laches ty this date , nod 5 > id riband nmcut
took pliice more than six 1.1011 hs prior to Hie
expiration 01 five jears from the time of making
Sdid entry ,
And said all fied abs nee wa-t not due
to her employ nent in the arinv. navy or marine
corpse tbe United Suites aapnvit * * sojdiei ,
-ttticer , s amaii or niar-ne dnrii the w.ir wua
Spain or duriim any oilier war in which the
buitert states may i * * engatr.-d.
Said parties ar- hereby onfi d to appear ,
respond and Her evidence touching sai.i aliena
tion at 10o'clock a. m on .November 24 la03
before tbe teuister and receiver at the United
States Land oince in Val-ntme. iNebr
The aid contest int. b viiis * . in a uioper an
davit filed 'otober 10,19 ( ) s ! forth facts whicli
show that niter due fliliirence peisonal se-vice
ol this notice cannot bem ule it isheie'-y rd'- > -
ed and dneeted t-at sach notice be jziveii In
due and pp-per pubiicat on
41 4 K K. OLSON , Receiver.
Contest Notice.
U. S , Land Ortioe. Va enthie. Nebraska. ( .
November 9 , 1MH. t
A sufficient content affidavit having been fitr * !
in this office oy Charles lidwm ttliveus. < : o-ii st-
aut. again-t Hoint-siean entry No 18 09 09. ! '
innde April 30 1907. f > r section 1 , townshii > 3
range 3ow. by Jnnies Maule , jr . cmitestee. i i
which it' is alleged that siiu .laws Aluul--
jr . hus wholly atiainmned sai i Idiid : nd ohnn ed
t-is residence therefiom f r more than s'X
nionths last past ; that the said hint
is not settle' ) upon nor cultivated m
gonl faith , and has tailed to cure his laeha
up to this date and said alleged al -
sencefrom the lain ) was not due to his emploj
ment in tlie urmy , navy , or marine coips of tb -
United States as a pnv , teoldier , otnc r , se.i
man or marine during the Wrir wi h Spain ( r
during any oilier war in which the United
States may l-e engaged ; said i arties are herei > \
notified to appear , respond an 1 olfer evi'eme
touching said ftlley.tti-m at 10 o'clock a. m. n
December 2J 1903. be'ore the register and r.-
ceiver at the United S'ates Laud Oiuee i
Valentine , ebranka
The saiu coi te-tant having , in a proper atli
davit lileo Nov. 9 11W , st foith tacts whicn
show that sifter due diligence personnl ser u-
of this lU'tice can notb- made , ii is hereby orde-
ed and directed that such notice be giv-n ny due
and proper publication.
E. OLSON
K 44 4 Receiver
Contest Notice ,
U. S , Liw4 Offlce , Valontinf , Nebras : a , (
Novemoer 9 , 19te ( , f
A sufficient contest affidavir luving beefi'ed
in this onice by Isaac H.hite. . eon-e-tani
Hg.iinsi Homestead entry \'o 187C7 made pril
SO. 1907 , tortie , se. senw. e'-w. 6'Ctio i 2 * ne
and nenw. section 11. town hip 31 range30 , by
James -Mattle. sr. c < mtstee in vlneii it s
alleged that s-iid .lames Maine , sr. has wholly
abandoned suul land and changed 'MS re0 >
dence th re from for more thrin six months la-t
past , tl H' tlie land is nit settled noon nor ciij
tivated in good a th , and entrvinaa has f lie- ,
to cure his laches p to t is date
Aud sai 1 allege < abseuc * w.is not due to his
emp oyment in the army nav > or mnnne corj-s
of tbe'Uiiited Mates as a privates Idl * . oflice
seaman or marine durum th- war with Snu < (
or during any other w r in which he United
Stales may he ru aged.
faid uartiesaie hueby notille-t to appear r--
spend and oiler tvidence toiictung said all g-
tion at 10 o' . lock a. m. on Dec. 22. 190-5 b-
fore tlie reds'er and receiwr at the Unite'
States I and office. Valentine. Nebraska
The said com sta 't IMV ng. in a proper affi
davit , filed Nov. y. 1C08. set fortli f.ic.ts which
show that after due diligence perso al service
of this notice cannot be male , it is herein
ordered an-i directed 'hai such notice be give >
by due and proper publication.
E 14 4 E. OLSON .
Sawyer Bros.
Oasis. Nebr
(1. K. Sawver hs
charge of these
cnttle. H rs-
l 0" le'tshoiii-
der Some
left side
llors
, ame left th'gh. '
( Uange on Snak"
, ,
* * r'W" ' ' *
river.
Nebraska Laud and Feeding Co
Jartlett Rjphrd8Pres Will G Comstock , V. r
ChasT lamison Sec&Treaa
Cattif branded o
iny part ofanima.
hor-es
same
Bauge
Gordon on the F.J
* M V B K H > d
3..nui3on M B. R. In Northwestern/
i niska BABTI.KTT
F
Tos" Bristol
Valentine. Nri .
on 'i-
t" * T
ea.sl of Ft.
r
Horaoa and
cattle
B connected on
eft hip or aide as
ID cut
R M Faddis& Co.
Kennedy.
Poitflfflce address Valentine or
Some branded
on left
llilgh.
Horses bnnded
, on left
shoulder
or thigh ,
Somt * Some branijed
i randed on righ' thigh
on left S or shou der
. * konld > T
1
or thiji
P H. YoHllg.
Simeon. Nebr.
Cattle branded
as cut on left side
side.
- on left Jaw of
V liorses.
Range on Gordon Creole north of Simeon ,
Wmpplb & Sons
Rosebud S , D.
Cattle branded
SOS on left aide
OSO , n richtslde
Some cattle also
have a 4on neck
Some * ttfc & on
left shoulder and
some branded
with two bars
across hind qnar-
-era. Some Texas
branded S O on left side and somej
on left side.
Florses branded SOS on left hin. Some cattle
branded AW bar connected on tooth sides and
* hin of "
N. S. Rowley
Kennedy. - Nebraska.
Same as cut on left
iide and hip , and on
eft shoulder of hor-
* es Als (
t-ft side
nip.
f * on ieft
S meiri
t' ' " brcn
ed hiisk-fgHBHHf " " peg ( either side up ) on
> eft siue or hip. f. on left jaw and Mr- shoulder
t hiirsMn JJJ
JJJQ on left blp of horses.
*
\j on left jaw of horses
C. P. Jordan.
Rosebud , SO
Horses and cattle
same aa cut ; also
CJBE JJ on right
hip.
Range on Oak and
Butte creeks.
A liberal reward
for information
leading to detection
of rustlers of stock
v Hnneany of these brands.
KOHL & TERRILL.
Brownlee , Neb.
Cattle branded as
in cut on left
side. Some
branded K. T Y
on left hip. Range
on North Loop
river , two miles
west of Brownlee
J. A. Y ART AN
Pullman , Nebr
Cattle branded JT
on right side
Horses branded JY
on right shoulder
Reasonable reward
for any information
leading to the re
covery ol cattle
strayed from my
range.
Pat Peiper
Simeon Nebr.
D. M. Sears.
Kennedy , Nebr.
Cattle branded
* s on cut.Ief t side
* ome on left nip.
Horses same on
-ft shoulder.
Range Square
' .ake.
Roan Brothers
voodlake Neb
Ranee on L"ag
Lk.and Crook
ed Lake.
JOHN KILL,1 * PLENTY
t Fra els Mis
sion , liostbud.
S. D.
( Mtle branded
at-in cut ; bores
t p nie on les
high. KaiiKehe-
iwve-i. * prin C'k
and Little White
river.
Metzger
Rolfe
Cattln branded
nny\\here on left
> .ide.
Earmark , square
crop right ear. \
Horses have
anie brand on
eft thigh.
Range on Gordon
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