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IVALENTINE DEMOCRAT
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J.M.BICE - Editor and Propr.
: - * : MarkZarr Foreman.
A Weekly Newspaper published every TJmrs
day at Valentine , Nebras.
Subscription - $1.50 Per Year
Local Notices ; 5cierliiie per issue
Entered at the Postofflce at Valentine , Neb. ,
for transmission through the mulls , sis secoud
class matter.
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Thursday , March 23 , 1911.
YOLUNTEEB FiRbiu
KILLED BY IS ! T
Samuel Miller of Grkord Palis
Under Wiieel.
Crawford , Nob. , Marcfi 22. Samuel
Miller , volunteer fireman , was run
over by a hose cart and killed. An
alarm of fire was turned in and Miller
responded with other volunteers. As
the hose cart carae clown the street at
fnll speed , Miller atldinptod to catch
it , Out fell under the wheels and his
chest was crushed.
He was to havs been married next
week to Miss Vida Pittit. After the
accident he sent for her and told her
to notify'his parents at Independence ,
Ja. No word has been received from
them yet.
Serious Charge Filed Against Man.
Ord. Neb. , March 22. G. T. . Miller ,
-.district superintendent of the Nebraska -
' braska Children's Home society , in the
county court filed a statutory charge
against' Chris Miller. The man ad
mitted illegal relations with his
daughters , Laura and Agnes , aged six
teen and eighteen respectiveljr.
\ \ J. Brown of Kearney Dead.
Kearney , Neb. , March 22. Fred J.
Brown , son of Postmaster ? . ! . A. Brown
and the active manager of the Kear
ney Dailv Hub , died of peritonitis ,
from which he had been suffering but
three days. Mr. Brown was twenty-
six years of age and had been married
less than three months.
W. C. ORGAN ARRESTED
Wanted in Fremont , Des Mcines and
Other Places.
-Waukegan , 111. , March 22. W. C. Or
gan , a Chicago criminal , who is want
ed by the police of half a dozen states ,
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- -was "arrested at Logansport , Ind. , by
; Pinkerton.men , who trailed him from
Bccatur , Ind. , where he forged a
check for $492 on the Adams County
bank.
' The man is wanted in Denver ,
Colo. ; Fremont , Neb. ; Springfield , 111. ;
Des Moines , la. , and several places in
Ohio. , When , found he had $22,000 in
his po'cUets"He was taken to Decatur ,
where he will be tried for forgery.
Nathaniel Thayer fs Dead.
Boston , March 22. Nathaniel Thay-
'er , one of the pioneer railroad pro
mot'e'rs of the United States , died at
his home in this city. Mr. Thayer
was a director of the United States
Steel corporation , the New York , Ne y
Haven and Hartford railroad , Amer
ican Telephone and .Telegraph com
pany and many other companies.
Cross Border to Steal Cattle.
. San Anton o/'Tex. , MaVch 22. Upon
receipt of the news from Alpine that
Mexican marauders have crossed the
border near Chishos and driven away
rattje , . General Duncan , commanding
" the Department of Texas , immediately
ordered a troop of the Fourth cavalry
-in El Paso and -troop of the Third in
jMarathon to/proceed lo Alpine.
INDIAN WOMAN WANTS AID
pclegatfon of Old Wart'ors Go to Lin-
coin to See l.atta.
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. . . JLincoln. March 22. Three Winno-
bagu Indians who came to Lincoln to
see Congressman Latta about some
pension matters were badly disap
pointed when they Icund that Sir.
.Latta hart left the city on a morning
-train. The Indians were L. . C. White ,
John Bird and John Harris. They had
jcome to the rity to a e Congressman
Latta about securing a pension for a
daughter of I-ittle Chief , a Winnebago
V . Indian who served in Ihe civil war
under General Dodge in Wyoming. Mr.
; Iiird had the discharge papers of Lit
, I tle Chief with him. The records show
" jhat Little Chief was a private under
Contain Edwin R. Nash , regiment of
Oma.ha scouts , company A. Little
Chief served for one year during the
civil war. He was discharged in Oma-
na in July. JS6G. John Bird is a tall ,
, - straight iudlamvsixtyfive years old.
" ' His hair is tinged with gray , but he
still stands as erect as a man many
years younger. He stated that he and
his companion , John Harris , also
- % ; served fifteen months under General
Harris in "Wyoming during the civil
J war. Mr. Bird was dresssd in the unl-
.fbnn Df a civil war veteran and -wore
a Grand Army of the Republic hat. L/
' C ; "White is 'a young man and inter- "
* p'reter for the older Indians.
' 215,000,000 People in India.
* ' Calcutta , March 22. The final cen-
us returns give the total population
of Ittflia as 315,000,000 , an increase of
as compared , willi 1901.-
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COMMISSIONERS' PROCEEDINGS.
" "Valentine , Jan. 14 , 1911.
Board met as per adjournment.
Present : N. S. Rowley , chm. , J.
A. Adarason and J. F. Nay lor. -
The following amounts Were de
ducted from claims allowed ou
January 7 , and ordered applied'
on delinquent'personal tax :
J D Edtoti § 3 43"GSKeece 10 60
J'MuCloud TOD II ilatlioin 712
P Hoes ' 4 10 C U Jordan 6 10
G I e'lton 9 03 C [ lain . G DO
J K tiaskill 4 50 S Q Spain 5 44
O C ii'rjh 4 10 K D Clarke 22 20
G T Spain : J 00 W A Allen 4 10
ROsborn 40J. H-Grooms 4 10
M Hatt"8 75 G 1'dVllit 8 80
J W lieeil - 7 00 C G Bennett 22 39
J C ftestO 36 75 H A Lore 4 39
Jl EHis 15 20 B F Addis 5 00
WDahlgrin 2C 43 IMK'ce 28 30
\V U Dunbar 490 * U II Miller : ' . 73
H.Gnilrim 1 10 J D Eaton 5 30
W n Dimbar 7 0 A Lewis 4 10
JloD.tmuly 200 K BreukUoder , " 5 25
J ittaD-hall G 35 I'CFeterflju 525
F fliompsm .125) AFrocunlor 917
H i oratli 42 34 11 F Mi.l-jr 10 93
Ira Johnson 7 CO
A refund of § 2.50 was ordered
made to George L , Austin on ac
count of erroneous assessment of
poll tax in Table precinct for year
1910 , he being exempt.
A refund of § 7.4o was ordered
mide to Jacob Hem pie of Georgia
precinct for taxes paid by him for
fie year 1910 , on account of er
roneous assessment.
The following official > . bond was
approved : M. V. Nicholson , act-
iag county judge in the matter of
the estate of EJward O'Connor ,
deceased.
The following claims were al
lowed on-the general fund :
J F Ni : > lor com'r fees 52 00
X -S Kowtey do 63 00
Board adjourned to January 23.
January 23 , 1911.
Board continued with checking
f
up of the treasurer's office.
The board spent the afternoon
in \ io\ving the Hanson hill , pre
paratory to calling for bids to im
prove same.
Adjourned to Jan. 24.
January 24 , 1911.
The board continued with check-
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ing up the treasurer's office.
Adjourned to Jan. 25.
January 26-27 , 1911.
Contirlued with checking up the
treasurer's office.
The following claims were al
lowed :
H B Myers care of L W Connor 141 85
Peter Freeman do 30 00
Fred BeeniMi road work 88 00
WDChuksrn do . 7500
The precinct boundary line be
tween Georgia and Nenzel pre
cincts was altered and sections 24 ,
25 and 36 of township 35range 32 ,
were annexed to Georgia precinct
and said boundary line changed to
correspond thereto.
Board adjoured to Jan. 27.
January 27-28 , 1911 ,
The board continued with checkup - ,
up the treasuer's office.
Sixty names were drawn from
which the petit.jurors for the reg
ular spring term of the district
court of theTcounty shall be drawn.
The following claims were al
lowed on the general fund :
N H" Rowley com'r fees 28 00
J W Yeast car of ccal 2 > 9 00
S ( -1 Spain justice feej 4 65
Henry Graham constable fees 1 10
J Da'nbly livery to 00
.Dr Tiijche services piupor 40 00
B L-Murphy constable fees 19 49
Krotter & Hall material 34 30
C A Ruby defending Uorner 50 00
WS Barker priming 519 a >
J T Keelpy senses board of health 30 00
X S Rowley services canvassing board S 00
John D Katon do ' 4 00
J * Tucker do 4 00
J A Adamson rom'r.rees . 97 00
F A CnmLow fees 20 00
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Grooms case :
W Foster 3 00 D G Grooms 1 10
L Stone 2 30 R Hndsan 3 00
C Gioo us 2 SO P F Simons 2.80
C Simons .2 80 L Hntcheson 3 00
W I ) Ricketts farmers institute fees 19 5)
The following claims were al
lowed on the road fund :
Wm Caay 30 88 SB Prutt 15 00
J ( irtneslu r 30 00 v J Junod 92 60
K BretiKlander 515 A'E "pill 1400
J W Yeat80 33 II F Miller 157 00
J H Taylor 52 00 J N Todd 3 50
U Mirrail' II 5l"C A SiiuHi 22 75
MBT.u ell 793 VVMecham 700
R J Wilson 10 50 PC Galloway 20 00
The following claims were al
lowed on the bridge.fund :
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W G Traub lumber on c is - bridire 69 70
Bridge wnrk :
Jell Cabelr 00 John Cabler 14 00
Gee Cabler 14 00 \ ' Cabler 14 00
The valuation of lot 3 , block
5 , Valentine village , was changed
from § 110 to.$20-and the county
clerk instructed to correct the 1910
tax list accordingly.
The county clerk is instructed
to draw a warrant on the general
fund for § 31.59 in favor of W. S.
Frank in redemption of tax" sale
certificate for tract No. 149G , tax ,
year 1906.
The board allowed the county
supterintendent traveling expens
es in visiting schools in the year
J911 , not to exceed § 200 , same to
be paid by claims filed against the
county with receipts for expendi
tures attached .thereto.
The county clerk is instructed
to call in § 5000 worth , of court
house bonds.
A refund of § 2 50 was ordered
made to A. O. Goodman on ac
count of erroneous assessment"
poll tax.
The board completed the checking
up of the county treasurer's of
fice and find the following state
ment of receipts and disburse
ments for the year beginning Jan.
1 , 1910 , and ending Deo. 31,1910 ,
to be correct and the same was
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approved : '
Bal. on hand Jan i ; ' 10 $70734 81
Collections 'taxes 117651 96
SchooUands 9880 71
Interest banks 696 72
Miscellaneous 2199 9i
Protest 970 47
Relemptions 3412 05
Fees , 632 75
Stiteapot. 4325 10
Total . y § 210504 54
Disbursements.
State treas. receipts § 35826 29
Co general warrants 3 998 43
Co bridge warrants 1340 26
Co road warrants 6575 91
Co sinking fund 300 00
Soldiers relief fund 110 75
Labor receipts 21 27
School district orders 49681 75
School bonds and coupons 2361 95
Free high sch orders 456 00
Precinct bond 1237 30
Valentine village treas 4513 90
Cody village treas - 227 00
Merriman village treas 199 00
WooJlake village treas 498 00
Protest 1050 24
Redemptions 3743 84
Treasurer's commissions 2474 51
tk fees , ,52a-49
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Bal on hand Dec 31 ' 10 66862 65
Total § 210504 54
The commissioners rejected all
bids for furnishing county supplies
for the year 1911 and the officers
are instructed'to purchase same in
open market.
. The Valentine Democrat is" des
ignated as the paper in which
'shall be published the delinquent
.tax list and the treasurer's semi
annual statements during the year
1911.
1911.A
A refund of § 5 was ordered
made to R. F. Billings on account
of erroneous poll tax paid by him
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for the years 1908 09.
The following serai-annual state
ments of the county superinten
dent were approved :
Prom Jan. 6 , ' 10 to July 28 , ' 10
Receipts.
Examination and registra
tion _ ' $143" 00
Co commissioners 201 00
Institute tuition , 26 00
Total § 370 00
Expenditures.
Paid state examiners § 46 00
Paid junior normal 287 50
Paid lectures and entertain
ment 44 50
Paid other expenses 32 65
Total , . § 410 65
Overdraft § 40 65
D. F. Story , Co. Supt.
From July 29 , ' 10 to Jan. 4 , ' 11
Receipts.
Examinations and registra
tions " § 62 35
Balance on hand 5 35
Total § 67 70
Expenditures ,
Paid 8th grade co exam § 24 50
Paid for lecture 35 00
Pd rent of hall for lecture 7 50
Total § 67 00
Balance on hand 70
Laura N. Story , Co. Supt.
A refundof § 4.00 was ordered
made to John Sasenbery on ac
count of erroneous assessment of
poll tax for the years 1909-10.
The following official bonds were
approved : Henry Porath , road
overseer district 29 ; James H.
Ly.on , road overseer district 19.
A refund was ordered made to
M. Lotspiech on personal taxes
paid by him in Evergreen precinct
for year -1910 , amount
same being a dauble assessment.
Coraraissioner Adamson was
authorized to secure , ulans and
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specifications for improving the
road on the Hansen and Glarkson
hills near Valentine and the county -
, ty clerk instructed to advertise for
bids for doing said road work ac
cording to the plans and specifica
tions.
Board' adjourned to Monday ,
Feb. 13. ,
NS. . ROWLEY , Chra.
J. AADAMSON. .
J. F. NAYLOR. *
Attest : F.-A. Curabow , clerk.
February 13 , 1911.
A contract was entered into
with the Valentine Lumber Co.
for furnishing road plows and
scrapers and bridge plank , they
being the lowest bidders.
February 14 : .
The following consent road was
granted aud same ordered record
ed in the road records of the coun
ty : Beginning \ the northwest
cor.nerof section 14 , townshiy H4 ,
range ' 32 , and running thence
south on the section line one mile
and terminating at the southwest
corner of section 14 , township 34 ,
range 32. " Said road was petition
ed for by Henry Schaefer and 15
others , and M. Boltz and Katherine -
ine Koralewsky , the only two land
owners along said road , -hare
waived all claims for damages
caused.by the establishment there
of , said waivers being -filed with
the petition. The connty clerk is
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instructed to notify the road ever-
seer of district 9 to cause said
road to be opened and worked.
The following claims were al
lowed on the general fund :
0 B Ilickette oare paup r 50 00
Hi7/it > ethvHo\ve do 12 00
8 Q Spain unanllng Lawle-s 2 00
J M Tuc er sal try. , . CG 6G
ilammnnd & St'phfns Co supplies 8 " >
Christian Home Council Blulls 23ti 65
Heirs of Bert She ? < ird 100.00
The following claims were al
lowed on the bridge fund :
M Mone 78 00 w F nsborne 44 50
J Alignston 21 00 H Angustoa . 3C 00
Wm Dah grin 10 50 M. Peterson 21 00
JFBook - - 24 00 ' . ' - .
The county clerk is instructed
to correct theassessment of J. C.
Bowman , who wrs assessed in
Woodlake precinct for year 1910
with personal property amounting
to § 15,000 , by changing said valu
ation to § 5,000.
A refund of § 2 was ordered
made to Peter Fitch , same being
poll tax paid by him in Merriman
village for the year 19.09 , he hav
ing been assessed with the same
tax in Merriman precinct for the
same year.
The board approved the plans
and specifications for-work to be
done on the Hansen and Clarkson
hills near Valentine , according to
which bids must be filed as per
advertisement for same , to be
opened on March 6. .
The board spent the afternoon
in viewing a proposed road in
section 17 , township 33 , rangq , 27.
February 15.
The board spent the day in view
ing the proposed road' " to be es
tablished from Woodlake to and
across the Morris bridge.
February 16.
A refund of § 2 50 was made , to
Wm. Dittmer on poll tax erron
eously paid by him.
The clerk is instructed to draw
a warrant on the general fund for
§ 2.80 in favor of H. S. Evans in
redemption of tax sale certificate
No. 270 , issued by the county
treasurer on November 16 , 1910
on account of erroneous assess-
ment.
The board examined the fee
book of C. A. Rosseter , sheriff ,
showing fees received during the
year ' 10 and his -report was ap
proved.
A refund of § 1.90 was made to
A. B. Green on personal property
erroneously assessed in Merrirnan
precinct.
The road'overseers-of the var
ious districts of the county were-
authorized to expend the following
amounts in their road district- for
road work during the year 19117 :
Dlst Amt . Dist Anrt
I § 100 2 $100
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inp
i 75
10 103
12
14
1C 60
18 1W
30 100
22 CO
24 50
28 50
23 100
40
The county clerk is instructed
to notify all overseers that all bills
in excess of the above amounts
will be rejected by the board un
less permission is given said over
seer to expend more money , and
that the above amounts shall in-
cjude all road overseer's fees.
The following amounts were al
lowed on the general fund :
J A Adamson com'r fees 25 40
J F Naylor do 61 n
A B Green surveying nuiil 95 TO
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J T Galloway cord wood 112 00
Ed Vogel bridge work 7 00
Whereupon the board adjourn
ed to March 6.
' J. A. ADAMSON.
J. F. NAYLOR.
Attest : F. A. Cumbovr , clerk.
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bering 500 officers and men , under
Colonel F. W. Mansfield , 165 men ol
the Fifth cavalry and First field artil
lery and a few recruits , the transport
Crook sailed for Honolulu. The troops
will be added to the garrison at For !
Schofield , Hawaii.
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Leave Valentine at 8 o'clock every morning1 ,
Sundays excepted. .
Arrive at Kosebud at 2 o'clock p. rn. _ .
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- Sundays excepted.
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