Endorse the Slocirnb Lic'et r
Local Option Liquor Lvr. .
FROM rcHSOSAL 03S RVATi3i ;
"CoHniv Oj > iini" : IsSii
to Ilti County I'rnhihiii ) ii Anli-
.Saioon League Would Deprive
.School District of Liren.-o
.MoneyFaIsc I'rek'iises ,
Eminent Ncbraskans have crpressod
emphatic opinions upon tlie cjuestion
of the best means of controllir. ; : the
liquor traffic. They all base then
views upon personal observation. Nc
one knowing the high character anil
standing of these men can fail to at
tach importance to their statements.
They are well worth reading.
Those who have given the moat
study to the question of the best
means of regulating the liquor traffic
have reached the conclusion that ex
perience the last fifty years has
proven that its eradication is impossi
ble ; therefore the . only debatable
question is as to what method for the
regulation and coiitrcl of the traffic is
most effective.
Without referring to the fifty years
failure in Maine , let us take examples
nearer home. The editor of the Kimball -
ball ( Xeb. ) Observer is a former resi
dent of Kansas. In May he wrote the
following letter to the Merchants' airl
Manufacturers' association , Omaha :
"I came here over a year ago from
Kansas , where I lived fifteen years. 1
liad ample opportunity to observe ths
workings , cr rather the non-workin : ;
qualities , of the prohibitory law. 1
am sick and tired of drug store na-
loons and joints which pay no license
and which cause more drunkenness
than open saloons. The Slocumb law
in Nebraska is all right as it now
stands , and needs no changing. A sa
loon run strictly in accordance wit.i
this law is a great deal more to be de
sired than a 'dry' town with its drug
.stores , its bootleggers and its numer
ous shipments of mail order boaze
and consequent drunkenness. "
A veteran editor of North Dakota ,
Hon. D. R. Streeter of the Lintcn Rec
ord , recently wrote as follows :
"I have published a paper in tills
( Emmons ) county since 1SS4. part o'
the time under license and part unier
prohibition , and I find little difference
as to the amount of liquor consumed.
Those who were drunkards under li
cense are drunkards under prohi
bition. I can see no change. But if
Nebraska wants to put a premium 0:1
hypocrisy and violation of law , she
should at once follow in the footsteps
of North Dakota. In this state , were
there a federal law preventing the
interstate carriage of whisky , wine ,
and beer to all but druggists , and tha
druggists' permits to sell were tal\n
away by the legislature , we would be
tumbling over one another to get un
der the license banner. "
With a knowledge of many similar
facts , prominent Nebraskans have c-
pressed their views on the subject in
letters to the Merchants' and Mann-
fact urors' association. From such let
ters the following extracts arc taken :
Says Hon. L. D. Richards , an influ
ential banker of Fremont :
"I am in hearty sympathy with the
purposes of the Merchants' and Manu
facturers' association to secure the
better enforcement of the Slocumb
liquor license law. No state in the
Vnion has a better law for controlling
and regulating the liquor traffic than
Nebraska , and it only remains for the
temperance and right-mince : ! pop-o
to see that this statute is enforced ,
\vhen many of the existing drink evils
rvill be removed. Under the local op
tion provisions of the Sloctnnb law any
community can vote and secure as ef-
fcotivo prohibition as is possible under
the strictest state prohibition law ever
enacted. My old state of Vermont
had prohibition , so-ca'lpd an- ] the ef
fort to enforce it made liars an'l hypo
crites out of many otherwise respc-r-
able people , without lessening the
evils arising from drink. This hrr-
been the experience of all the stpt
Avhich have for any length of time had
prohibitive legislation , and some of
them have returned , as has Ycrmr.nt.
to license and regulation. "
Hon. W. H. Thompson , Tie wrll
lnown : lawyer of Grand Islairl write ? :
"If I understand you the object of
yo r association is to aid in the stri < t
onforrewent of the Slocumb law of
this state. In such an effort each citi
zen should lend support. I believe it
to be the boFt enactment o : : t.le sib-
joct now en the statute books of any
state in this Union , if its provisions
are Enforced as they should bo. "
Dr. George L. Miller , for many y ars
trie most influential Democratic editor
i'i Nebraska , says :
'The question is an old one. Charlss-i
, \ . Dana proved by overwhelming testi-
muiy. derived from an exhaustive in
vestigation , that fcr more than thirty
years prohibition in Maine uttcily
failed to prohibit. It fails noras
everybody knows. Ten years of the
i.yjst demoralizing struggle in Iowa re-
r.ulted in failure and in a repeal of the |
law. Local option under the Slccumh
b-v is the true remedy for alcoholic
cdls regulation and control , not
pro'-Jbition , which is imnractibk-
impossible in this fr country of j
ur . UesideSj prohibil.'Dii is a rank' '
iro.ii tne vain attempt to make men
good by statute. I have combated it
for sixty years , and comhat it now , 0:1
tills principle. "
Dittmar & Sislcr , owners of a Urge
mercantiln house in Geneva , writs :
"Wo believe that the law now in
force in Nebraska is good and hbo il'l
net be repealed , because as prohi
bition cannot possibly prevent the rr.lj
and , use of liquor ; license , properly
adjusted and regulated , controls the
liquor traffic most effectivaiy. Com
parison of the years when this plac
v/rnt 'dry' and those in rcliioh licensj
carried shows that the city was much
better governed , was quieter , had less
litigation , and more public improve
ments wore ma Jo during license rule. "
Every Nebrnsl-.an may well bo prcu : !
of the career of General Charles F.
Manderson. soldier , stateornan , lawyer ,
patr.otic citizen. Upon request for
his opinion of the SIocuIi lawt the
general wrote the following :
"This is the best liquor ir.w : i the
United States , and when enforced it
leads to sobriety and respect for law
and is productive of much seed. The
country suffers frequently from im
provident an- ! unwise lerlHcitlcii. . . and
socalled'prohibitive legislation as to
the liquor traffic has done infante mis
chief and greet liarm. It leads Lo
clandestine evasion or direct , \iolation ,
and with either there conies coatonip :
of r.ll law. good or bad. [ have spent
mur-h time in prohibition states anri
nowhere has the use ot' "liqr r been
prc-veuteil. and the results have bean
dep'.orabie. The tempa-ion ! to violate
late the la\v is great end the results
flcv.-ing. from clandestine and illegal
drinking have led not only to con
tempt of all lav- , but have increased
the Hqvor I.abit. "
President I' . Wr.l li cf the : .IcCcok
National bank writes :
"I am unalterably oppose ; ! to prohi
bition because it has proven to l" > det
rimental to business intercuts wher
ever it has been trie : ! , and I share
with you in your views that Xebraolra
has at present the best laws regulat
ing the sale of lioucr cf anv state in
the Union. "
Hon. W. D. Ilalicr cf LlaJr. whcc
j rcrord in the Ncbiaska ie liture
! stamped him as an able man. writes :
I "My observation convinces me t'.iat
no state in the Union has any law that
so ruily controls th ? sale cf liquor ao
does the Slocumb law oi' this state.
Prohibition in other i-tatcc has beoi a
failure. Not only is there as much
liquor consumed' prohibition States
as in this state , but no revenue is re
ceived therefrom. " /
Mr. Thomas B. MePhcrscn. th"
South Omaha banker , i.s known to
business men all over Nebraska. He
writes :
' 'I lived in Pennsylvania under pro
hibition fcr years and foun.l more
drunkenness and corruption or youth
there , to the township , through- the
process qf 'bootlegging , ' than has ever
existed in the whole state of Nebraska
under the Slorumb law , even with a
lax enforcement or its provisions. We
new have the very best law for the
regulation of the liquor traffic to be
found in the United States. Ail we
need is its proper and rigid execution.
Your association is certainly moving
in the right direction , and should re
ceive the assisrancc and hsaily co
operation of a l good citizens. "
A V/1S.1
Ls'.vGiinrj Sody of Mcthcdist Church
Indorses Local Option.
The Baltimore Sun of May 2fi con
tains the following report shewing
that the great law-giving body of the
Methodist church was wise enough to
concede that local option is an effec
tive means of controlling the liquor
traffic. The report reads :
"For three hours locked in a fierce
struggle , the advocates of local option
as the read to prohibition fought
things to a final settlement in the gen
eral conference of the Methodist Epis
copal church at the Lyric yesterday.
The result was an overwhelming tri
umph for the -local optionists. Indi
vidually , it was a spectacular triumph
for Governor J. Frank Hanly of Indi
ana , whose speech in defense cf the
majority report of the temperance
committee , cf which he is chairman ,
aroused unbounded enthusiasm. His
was a powerful appeal that swpl th ?
conference from end to end and scat
tered the opposition like chaff before
the wind until there was a bare cor
poral's guard of them le. t to protest.
Some few refused to surrender and in
sisted upon their privilege under the
rules to have their votes recorded by
nrme acainst the report. "
The debate was long and exciting.
The most conspicuous man on the side
of the vanquished was Chancellor J.
R. Day of Syracuse. N. Y. . who. in an
impassioned speech , urged' the confer
ence to declare solely and straightly
for prohibition : asserted that the
words "local option" did not and never
had sounded right to him.
Dr. A. IJ. Leonard vigorously and
with intense earnestness attacker ! the
majority report because of its indorse
ment of local option.
"Local option , " he declared , "means
prohibition or permission. "
Dr. Leonard , when he could make
himself heard , insictPfV That thr.t was
what it did mean , an " predicted that
if the majority report should bo adopt
ed the c-cnforence would regret it and
that thro ? months from now those
who votel for it would be wiser than
they are today. He declare- ! that if
the conference indorsed Iccal opticn it
indorsed "the right of a inajoiity cf the
people in any given district to legalize
the sale of liqvr.r.-
However , the report was a.opl ! ° d
This notable action of the Metho
dist chirrch is causing widespread
comment. The Clay Center . ( Neb "i
Sun. of which W.-L. Palmer is editor , I
. D " 3 icsuo d June 5 , i I.e. , H.2 ! Xi-
'cwinjj comment on the subject :
"It is enough to make Slorurnb
tJc author of the Nebraska local op-
lion law , turn over in his grave anJ
take notice wheu the M. E. general
eorifp'.jncc invokes the aid of his inw. '
I.o--1 ! option , as delinetl by the Nc-
Lrasl. : statute , rn ans that any vh.
or town may decide at the ballot . . ; : :
v-'hctor ! or not it will issue saloon li-
rouses. This must net be counfoundcd
vlth so called "county option , " wh.
iac : 33 simply eoanty pronibiticn be
cause its advocates declines to give to
the voter a.iy oytio.i in the matter.
Under their progiain he muct vote fcr
uo license or not at all.
Mulcting ths j cxpr.ycr.
The object of ihe Anti-Calc'iu
League is to bring about county
prohibition ( under the nania of county
option ) aiuV thus , by extruding dry
territory , ultimately to reach stats-
wicle prohibition. To attain this ob
ject , th ? league adopts in one state
methods differing from tlo3e prac
ticed in others ; fcr instance , the
league in Massachusetts is waging a
campaign lor a state lav/ which will
take ironi local school districts
moneys receive : ! from licenses auu
fines r.ni p' i it into t-18 stats trcas
ury. Tlc agents of the loagua explain
their action to be based upon tlio laci
that local communities , in most cases.
have refuse. ! to vote fcr county prohi
bition because it would forfeit tlrj rev
enues from licenses and fines v.kich
new go into the school fund to ; : ay
for the maintenance of the rchcols.
The icrfeiture of this inci--y , 01
cc.iiro , means that local tax-payers
ir.uft submit to an addition" . ! levy to
r.ial.-e up the deCric. In ( Xnaha. ! or
instance , tat dcf.cit would amount to
over a quarter of a million.
There is no ucn'ot It at agents
the league are correct , in tlieir state
ment tint a state ! av.reyiirir.g .11
license money and revenue from lines
to he ccvero-J into the stale tre-.sury
v/oul 1 be a pov/erfui lever in the hand
of the l aT.ie to brinabo.t siats-
v/ide prohibiticn. It is orjralh- true
that puch .1 policv would recoil with
terrific crfcrt upon t'e t.layers cf
every scrccl district.
The program of t'.i ? l-aguo'incltivloi
the raising of this i ae wlaucvor it
can be dene witliout. jonpr.rcTiziiii
chances cf success. Itvoul 1 be well
for Nebraska taxpayers to c ive tr.is
matter earnest attention before it i.-
too late.
OKLAHOMA'S FLCP
Editors Agree With Judrjc Ctrsng th t
ti2 ! Ci penrary is to 6c-Ii Lir.uor
Met to Prchibi'c.
Perhaps tlie stranje.st , of all the
things done by Oklahoma was Us
adoption of an article in the constitu
tion prohibiting the manufacture and
sale of liquor , only to repudiate such
action the Id-owing year. Last fall
the people adopted prohibition at the
poj ! ! , but tlie unusual part of it is that
thf legislature took advantage of an
alternative clause in the constitution
and reversed the will of the people re
specting prohibition , putting in its
place a state dispensary. Under the
new law. the state is now selling liq
uor to the exclusion of all private
business houses ; whereas the people-
decreed that liquor should not be
made nor sold within the boundaries
of Oklahoma.
Some of the Prohibitionists contend
that Oklahoma did not reverse its pol
icy , and that the dispensary is a insas-
ure promotive cf prohibition , as de
fined by the state constitution. How
ever , it is aiiUcul : to see how any fair-
minded man could be deceived by such
pretension. Judge1 Strang of the dis
trict court of Guthrie. early in I.Iay ,
in a case brought before him involv
ing a collate ; al issue , decide J. the
point with emphasis. lie held that
"tlie dispensary lavis an act regulat
ing the sale of liquor , net one to pro
hibit "
The editor of the State Capital , in a
recent letter to a Nchraukan , said :
"responding to your query , let me
say that the people adopted state-wide
prohibition last fall by a majority of
18.000. The legislature rcir.uliatr-ti
this action by the passsagc of the dis
pensary law. The clispcncary lav/ will
simply develop into a lot of state sa-
loons. "
The following are a few biief quoln-
tions t'rcia newspapers in Oklahoma
bearing on the point :
"Prrl-irition carried by nearly 20 , ° CO
votes r.t tlio last election. B.t t--
? - . : : ; and governor arc ignoring
the wishes of the people and arc es
tablishing saloons in every county cl
the state. " Tehcna Time- ? .
"Just as sure as there is a j-st God
in heaven , the politicians will have to
j'n.swer to an outraged people for their
bioken prohibition promises Oklahoma
did net vote for a dispn-ary system
of dram shops They voted lor prohi
bition. " Eric ! : Altruist.
"After voting 1SOOU strong for pro
hibition , the people find that the pro
hibition law was only a hcrribie farce
and they are now placed in the snioon
business themselves. " Carmen Head
light.
The action cf the Ie5islature in n-
versing the policy of the state respect-
] ig prohibition should not be judge. ;
too harshly. It was taken upon repre
sentation of citizens ef the stnio that
the prohibition amendment ( effective
upon its ratification ) had boon utterly
ignored in nearly every community of
the new state the people waving no
more attention to its provisions thrn
rlo the people of the Irrgcr cities cf
Maine and Kansas pay to the prohib
itory laws of those states. The.'n is
much evidence shewing that baot-
l rers in large numbers pcrvcd''i the
siaio , and that the clandestine sale c (
liquor war practiced fyervhpVery
uatunrl'y. many people raw that this
state of affairs would bring disaster.
tnd tLcy appealed lo L _ < J iv0 oCtia
I Cor protection. \
; It 10 happened that the fraznerof
the Oklahoma constitution IE doit. ; 3 a
! dni'-so Ginr rAV iiiv lli * 1 ° * i "t. * * 'j LO
ostaLiloh a ctato d.b ; c jr.r. ii.un a
cl owing cf iact that the policy oi pro-
Liui-n ! couU not ! c ru.orcca. When
c.i.v.'i sLowiiig v/ac inline the JCoiDla-
ture acted ai cording- , just as did the
I owe. legislature in JS9-I.
LICENSE SYSTEM PREVAILS.
f/ny States Hsve Discarded prohi
bition 2"J Adopted License Syciam.
Agents o. tfco Anfi-Salccn league
arc travcrciag NohrasLa tilling the
nc' > pb ti-at there is a wave of prr ui-
fc-ilcn sjii. ort sweeping the LOJ.I-
try cad thLl now is the time to vet
Sn.o their county option water wagvo.
They do net care to admit tbat t.ic-
aiea oi' dry terr.tory has boon e.-.t- = n 1-
cj almost whoiiy in statas avlr.
local option lavs like that of Nebias-
ka. Tc do sc would be to comaier. : !
the provisions of the Slocumb hl-h
license , le-.al option Ia.v. ' a thin:1 ;
agents of the Anti-Saloon league coui.i
i.ct clo w.ttout aJmittiag there was no
nei'J of tli-.ir presence in Nebiacka.
it is true that there io r. grov.'th of
EenthucKt in favor of a more ump.ir
ate use cf L-ovsrages. but that sent--
nient Las been made in high licence
states an. ! not in prohibition ttatc-o.
in an art cle in the Review of Reviews
for April occurs this statement : "Lp
to a year ago , of the eighteen stater
that hal : tried the experiment of pro-
hihiticn , only three 3/Iaine. / Kaniao
and North Dakota reniaiiiej ii tie ]
ianks. " Incidentally it should be sa u
that last fail Oklahoma adopted state
wide prohiLition , only to discard It
iast Mrrth * bocauco it iiaJ failed. It
'is necessary to say also teat Gconr'a
became a prohibition state in January ,
ions. "
Thus it is scan that there arc but
four prohibition states in the unicn.
The advocates of prohibition are clar.i-
ing large gains , but they do not tell
their hcarc-rs ttat nearly every state
has cuactod local option liccnso laws
fcr the cojtrol cf the liquor traffic.
Iicre is a list of local option licsuso
states , as r.v.bliched in the New York j
World Almanac for IOCS :
Alabama Local option , fee 173-
Arizona Local option , quartcily fee ,
United States license $25 annually.
County and territorial $300 annually.
Arkansas Local option , fee $800.
California Lacai option , fee ; by au
thorities.
Colorado Local option , fee $500 up.
Connecticut Local opticn , 103 1 -
? -150.
Delaware License by coarts , fee
? 2CO-$300.
EiEtrict or Columbia License by o.-
cise beard en the v/riltsn ccnsent cf
the majority of the owners of rea ! es
tate , fee $ COO.
Florida Local option , foa $ " ! ,250.
Idaho Annual license by author-
it. ? s , frc 5 < 5 ' .
Illinois Local option license by c'lv
c-ount.il or village cr county beard , fee
not less than ? 5GO.
Indiana License by county commis
sion , fee $100-$250.
Iowa- License by petition of voters ,
fee $600.
Kentucky License by majority ( if
voters , fee SiOO-SloO.
Louisiana State and local ! icen-- < \
SI 00 up.
Maryland Local opticn , fee $13-
5-150.
Jlassachusetts Local option , fee net
L s than $1,000 ; number limited en ?
fo 1.000 inhabitants : in Boston , ono to
: 0.
Michigan. ' Local opjtjoa , fes > 0
$800.
Minnesota License fee $5C'K'Lf r > o
Mississippi Local option , fee ? G " -
$1,200.
MissouriTho counties may , by inn
jority voi ° . pass the local option la.- '
und if this is not done , the county
couits may ra't - . ilsnce and f.r. a
ta : ; 01 not Its3 t. d.i ? 200 , nor more
than $ -lCO per > ear fcr Jitato and not
less than $ :300 , nor more than $ S0 tor
county purposes.
Montana Local opticn , semi-annual ,
KobiasLa Local crticri , fco $300-
$ jiGG.
N-ev..Js. State license ? 30 per an
num ; wholesale , 01CO per annurn ; re
tail drug store , $12 per annum.
New Hampshire License ny ma
jority cfoters. . foes ba ol oa popula
tion , maxir.tum $1,200.
New Jersey Local option , fee § IOU-
§ 300.
300.Nev
Nev ; Mexico Licenseby county
commiasioncra , lee $1.C-$100.
New York Local option in towns ,
fee to pcpuht-
0150-81,200 , according
tion.
North Carclina Local opticn , so.ii-
annual fee of $50-4CO.
Ohio Local option , tee 51,000.
Oklahoma State dispensary.
Oieron Local option , fee $100.
Penn y.vania Licen o unccr control
cf courts , tee § 75-lOCO.
Rhode Island Local option , fee $200-
? 1OCO.
South Carolina- State regulation. j
South Dakota License by local au- |
thcrities , fee $4CO-COJ.
Tennessee License issued by local
authoiiiics , fee § 150-$200. j
Te.as License issued by county j
: Ierk. fee $300.
Utah License granted by local au-
Lhorities , fee $400-$1,200.
Vermont License local option act
: cok effect March 3 , 1903.
Virginia Control of local courts ,
'ee ? n3-$350 , local option provided
fcr.
Washington License issued by lo-
: al authorities , fee ? 300-$1,0:0.
V.'est Virginia Liceuso by ccurtb
nid local authorities , fee retail. $600 ;
wholesale , $750.
Wisconsin Local opticn , fee 5100-
§ 200 , with.po\ver in voT6V B to'increase
from $200$506 : !
Wyoming License issued by loca
authorities , fee $100-1300.
Thus it will be seen that the pro
pcnderance of popular opinion is over
whelmingly fcr local option , high li
cense.
Contest Notice.
U. S. Laii'l Office. Va ciitino. Vel rn. ! ci. )
November 9 , 1003. i"
A sutlici'Mit c int < etafli livir haxin IPM
in this oiiife i.j C'l'arh'.s l.iivotis co 't " .t
ant. ! j : ii- ! t ! | OIUSMJ I trx No H < " . ! > dOiii
'
jii tle Ajiril : 1907. f'r M' 'in'l. townsiiip : il
nui " : i\v. hy .I.-'i > .s M lCs jr . roiite tcc. in
\\liic'1 it is a'.lep-d liiat .K > ii-s ! .MauV
jr . lias wholly ; Urinin ; ! - < t s.u 1 Mid -ud <
i'ih rf iU'iice vJu-n-fioin i r UKPItliai si >
inontlis last i ast ; Uiar tlie . * ! iiu Iain
is not .settli' < * tii-dii nor i ultivntfd ir
oed laith. aict1ia ) < i lulled to oiirc liS laciM-
up to ihi > dau- and Paul ali'p'd ah-
sef'c-e f rf'in iht- lane was nol du ' to Incmpl . \ .
incnl in tlicin y , iiuv > .oi niitriiitt < > f > p-i oi th '
I nilt d Statei's'a t > nv ; ic olcticr , oil c r. si-a
man ( . : utu ine ( iui iim .lie war \vi h spasn oi
during ai.y oilu'r v.-ar inhicli ilie I'nitfd
Mac-5 may I -nii'd : : ; raid artios are h > ri > '
roiilit'i ! to"apjicar. . n jnM.d an I oflcr t-\i enct
unii-liir.j ; Mild all .iii-iji at il ) < Vlu k a. in 'ii
December ± i li'os. ' t't-fcn * tlif le sti'rand re-
-c'iver ar tl'.c Unite1 h'atts Laud ( J.i.ce 11-
'J'lio sain coi te tart liav'iij : 'n a proper alii
davit lilun Nov. ! ) I'.itiH. s i loitli lads w'.iicl-
> lio\v that sitter due diligence -rsonai .srr KM-
i > this iH-t iucan i nt ' niiidc. 11 iIn r > by i-r'Je
eainii din-cti'd tliut Siicli notice bi giv-n t y dat
um ! proper tnibiicauou.
H. Oi SO.V
K A4 \ Kwoivt'r
entil Xotice.
I oriUa Cox. Katie A. l.yt'c ! orm > riy IvaM ACe
Conue ; K. CoI'.ivd i > . ( o'lli.unas
Diilt'y. Pliarles Hums , Ia jri inns. J ! sj-- :
rmc IMtji vt 'I rn-t Co. v\ljitc iuerain - )
Hank , L M. Jiaiden. ri-al iiainc nnUnown , Kd-
ward ( ! Itobeitson , .Milia Noun an .Mexander
lioHn-an , impleaded with Saiin Fiamvs Mi -
MOII. Kiid-Ta .Jiiii * " * . fo incrly Kmio'ra 'latten
"
IrviiiI . 'OM ' s. hnsi and < > t "li ( % iiri .Join-- . H-i-
wtiS Cox , 1'raiU" s M.aUutt. . .Ma jiie.I.
\\alcctr J o-a Hell 1'i teii Unix ! ; ! , Hnin ond.
( ) 1 , . ISriiton \ \ hoc * re 1 name i.s Orali I * lint-
ton. v.i i tat-cii'tice tliat on th : ' . ) ih day of
M'ptembcr t.-Os. h M. Terri and i' . Klr 1 L -
nitiiiii tiled tliei > - petit ion in the ] > i. tr IM CO-UTO
Chc-rn C'oiintN a .iin-l e..i-h ami allot tlieafore-
-anl ( h'e ! cantihe oiij--ci and prajerof wh ! "i.
rtVetolu.vc thfMtleoi I ; eaid K M IViri-r
and J * . K'or. ' J > i ma n in mid t fie lulortiK4 !
desiribod M-aU'-t.ito. tovir : iNr ! i mrt oi tin
nonh\\est < [ ii.itteroi s-jeiion t eiilyiiv Mi (2 ( ; >
east halt of ihe i.o tiieabt < marterot SL- lion LS.
in touiis ! ip thirty-H.-e ro : ) . r.uue thiitv ( : { o > .
\\Cftoi thr 6th ! ' .M : inuthfast quarter oi s i
tion iuenrj--e\'n (27) ( . 1 1 township tliirt\-liv- "
( : ! . " ; . ra'K * thiny C'i ) vi-bt of iln- c '
1' il ; south halt o ! the north * e.t
qiiarir ami nortli half 01 the sonthue-i ,
quarter oi section twenty-two r.2.1) in mwnshi' )
tnirflive ( : r , iane tnit.'A ! . \ : ) ) , west of 'inCth
1 * M. : noriliwtht quarter ote. . tion \\vuty six
(2i ( ; . in t n\nshp ! tsin.\-live ! O'.i , nortlioi'r
thirty ( " > U ) . \\e-t of tueC It I' . M. and the soiitu-
wes. , quarter oli' uon tvput\ Kt j ) I i town
s < iii ) thiiiv tr\e i : "it. noitli ot ran e thirty iw.
\\e.stot the Ctli 1' . " ' . , and west Iratt ot tlie
botitlieast quatter and east hlt ; ; oc tlieoutU
we.-t or Mi-lion t\\eiit lour _ '
qiiurter \ \ > c'I ) . in
towu < liip ttiirt\-ive ( 1:15 : ; , n nh of raje t < iri-
one < : : i ) , ue-stthe Cth I' . M. and - at half oi th
.southeast ; < | uarier ot return tweutj-eiJit ,
in townshi | ) ilnrt\-ihe (35) ) . ratinetliirt > ( : : o
wt'tt nl the utn J' . .M . northeast qturter 6 sec-
lion tuiMiix-niiie ( . ) ) , in toun-hip tirt\-ive ! !
( : r > ) . mnjze thirty Kj > . south hall < > t'ie ' h'orth-
east east halt ot the soutliea-t
ipiarrer ami - ( IIMI-
ter oi s > eti n twunttwo cJJ > , in umnMiip'ihir-
tj-li\e CH" ) north otritii - unit } CUM. Ae. ot the
( ith i' M.ah , iui'lierr.Comity , Neor.isk-.t. qi.iet-
eciaiid coniiruied intl-esaul \ > inittiH.sas ananijt
the claim- , interest , mortgages and dem.ind--
that the dt-h ndnt.s and eaen ot them be nee erd
to have no iutere.-t in , lien tim n or eiaim t tn
leul estate deerrbed in tilt- petition ; thua : deerei
be entered -atistyinji ot record alt e m rt ii - >
and othe'livns and claims ot tin : \ai > ouid - LMI < -
; iiits ! > < eatux-ll' d , auiinlle.1 and s-tiisiVil ci
rec-ird ; iliat each and all o t'ie ' ( luteml mib i.
loievor unjoiiieii tromasbf Iiimui > iim-r st ii ,
lien lipon or ilniiii to Hie premisi.-Mle.se ibed in
ihejictition and lor Mien other and liuiherie-
hef as may i > e jnt and equiialil-
Vt > u are requ.red to ariauer .said jietitio i o i
or belore Monday. the'ctii uaj or iJt-c-ernrier , llh.- <
Dated this IbUiday ! Kovt-mncr 19 ( ) { < .
1' . n.ou J > HMA
I'la
T.y AITIUK 1" MSJI.
lj 4 Uht n Atiornev.
Contest Xotice.
U. S. Land Oflice , Broken How.
I ei-enlber ii. 1'JttS. t
AsufficifMit contest alTida\ having been ( 'led
in t us otlice byailtr W. Teeter. cn e-taut ,
lloui < 'St'Mil eiitrv Xo. . ' { 7. ) ) ma- ;
'J t'J.'l. ' for line , mvse , sse.ecMon iT ;
nw , ne.s\\ , s-w. section i ! touuship J , r < tnti : U.
by Daviii 11 Sweuy conli-stce. in which it
is alleged that said el .im.int has never resided
upon , cultivated or improved said ira.t lor
ni'-re ihan i months List pa-it , tint , he has
ivholly a andone s me. uhd that fl-nm.uit
imuntainsa residoa-u elsewhern than "n a.ll
tract , that all th ah.iv alleged ( 'etetU e\i t
; it , tin ; date and have not been cure 1.
Said parties are herebj notified to app pr
) and oiler touclin sai -
ivspoLi evuieiice > t : alle/-i-
i on at 10 o'clock a. m on January 19 IWJ IK-
; ore .1. ii. WVllon , U. S. Commissioner. Aluile i
Nebr. . and thc.t int.tinal heannjr will 'ithe 1
it lo o'clock a. m. on , Iami. < r.21. . . 1H. ! ) u
lore the rrter an I receiver at 'thLnitt 1
States iaijd ( Jlli'-e in Uroken I'.ow. ebra-ka ,
Tin ; .yii'i cotest nit having , in a proper afii
lavit , liied Novom-jer LS llWciet tortn tao s
ivhicU show that .i't r due diligence per-on. 1
lUtvicuot ihi-s noliC'c.innoi tie m Ue , it is
ieret > y ordered and itirectu-t tha stiuU uutiee i. "
; iven b\ due arm prop- ; jiblic.ition. ;
if 4 Hpcl hAiciL's A3tsiKuv , Itecc vtr
Contest Notice ,
U. S. Land Office. Valentino. Nebraska ,
November y , ions. \
A sulh'cieiir contest alTidavir liavin r be-in : il d
n this orm-e by Isaae II.Vline. . coinestur t.
! iains ; Homestead e"try'o iSTi ; " made * jril
! u. ti)07. ) torne , .se. i-enw. esw. Action 2. ii'ie
ind nenw. section 11. tow n-hip t ratmeSO , oy
lames aule. sr . contestee , in vlneli it , is
illejied lh.it said .lame * .Maine , sr. has wholly
ibandoned snid land and changed his reii-
leace tin relrom for more th iti six months last
iast. that the U .d is not .se tied unon n jr et 1-
ivated in % > . ! -i ; fi , and entrvm.in has f ik I
o cure Inlaches | > to t1 is date
A'-d sai t alie e 1 ab-enc w is not tins to hs :
mployment in the army navor murme i-or. s
) t thr L'l.ited > tates as a privates ldi' . oflici -
or marine dtiriou the \ ar with
> r during any other wnriii winch ihe Uuilecl
State- * may t > e enna ed.
said narties ate hereby Ttiliei to apnc.ir rj-
pond arnJ otTer < Mdence touchini ; si id .illeK'i-
lon at 10 oVlod ; a. m. on Dec. 22. I'.ifR t > e-
ere the register and rec uvr at the L'idteu
States 1 and ttice. Valentine. Nebraska
The said emit ; sia"t uav n . in a proper al'i-
lavir , Hlt-d Nov. . il _ N. 8ft torth f.i.-ts whim
Mow that after diK-diii ence persn al service
f this notice oannot be made , it is hereby
rdered ati-i directed rha' s ich notice be i\ei
iy due tiid proper publication.
E 41 } H. OLSON ,
Sawyer Bros.
Oasis , Nebr
Cr. K. Sawver has
chanre of these
cattle. II r e-
S so" le't. shoul
der. S
left sid
same kff t
Kange on
fcbraska Land and Feeding Co.
arUett Richards Pres Will G Comstock , V. p -
Cbas C Jamison Sec&Treas
Caztifa 0 ;
asij part ,
also tlif foUowir.t
branclb :
! * a
same
Rauge betw-
fOrCi'tj on the F !
[ yannis on M. K. It. in isortlmvi'crn Nelxr.
BAKTl.E'lT ' "
" " .Jos. tfrisiol
& * * Valentine. N "r.
niles * * * * ' ' * ' ' '
ami
cattle urniided
fi B connected on
left hip or side as
shown io cut
B M Faddis * Oo.
or Kennedy.
ftntoffloeaddre-Valentine
Some bninded
on Mt f
Uiiph.
Horses brinded
r thigh.
Sonic Sonic brandt
i riuilcd on nslir tliif ;
on left orlion der.
sIlOllld-T
ortht4h
IT. Yonug.
Simeon Nebr.
Cattl- branded
as cut on left side
Some Q.yon left
side.
on left jaw ot
V
ttanue on ( Jonios Cre- ! ; north of Simeon ,
& :
Kosebud S. D.
Cattle branded
SOS on left aide
OSO. u rk'htside
Some cattle also
nave a + on neck
Some with A on
left shoulder and
some branded
with two bars
across hind onar-
jt rs Some Texas
O on leftside and
on leftside.
florsps hnmled S < " s TMt hio. Some cauio
AW Dar c iine < > t d on both 9td" and
> nf
N. S. Rowlev
Kennedy , - Nebraska.
.Sirne as cut on leftj s
side and hip , nud 01
fit ehoriidtr of lior
on
tit Mdc
no
-sS3 " ? - ' PpK ( cither side up ) on
'eft sine or hi ; . f ou left jaw and Mr - hOHlder
> il iiiir K- ) y ]
Q on leJt hip of horses.
j\ | on left jaw of horses
O. P. Jordan.
Rosebud. SD
Elorses and cattle
same as cut : also
CJ BE fj on rifrht
Uip
iian o on oak and
Rutte creeks.
A liberal reward
for information
leading to detection
of rustlers of stock
; anv of rnese brands.
KOHL TEUUILL.
Brownlee , Neb.
Cattle branded as
in cut on left
s i d e. S o m c
hra'iiipd K. T Y
on left hip. Kanpe
on Nortli Lonp
river two mil-s
west of iirowitlee
J. A. Y ARYAN
Pullman , Nebr
Cattle branded JY
on right side
Horses branded JY
on right snoulder
Reasonable reward
for any information
leading to the re
covery of cattle
strayed from my
w r
Pat Peiper
Simeon Nebr.
D. M. Sears.
Kennedy , Nebr.
Cattle branded
AS on cut.Ieft side
s > > Hie on left nip.
Morses same oa
eft shoulder.
Kun e Square
Nake.
Roan Brothers
iVoonlake Neb
I.'anne on I.opj ; 5
/k- and CiOoki
! > { Lake. \
JOHN KILL.1 * I'LENTY
t Fra. cis Mis
ion , P.osebud. n
branded i
asm cut ; liores
fame on
-c |
ind Little White
iver.
Metzger Bros. ,
Kolfe Nebr
Cattle branded
nywhere on left
ide.
Earmark , square
crop right ear.
Horses have
nine brand on
ft thigh.
- = * * sjKKS2S SiH B
Rangp on Gordon and Snake
CreP" < ,
L Reward cf 5250 wih be
j aid to anxr r
P r on for
luliirnutiuii leading A ?
to theirr
l rest i
a (1
conviction of any oeVson o- ; ( "al