10 TlIK NOllFOLK NEWS : FRIDAY , JtrNB 27 , J002 ,
Bold and Systematic Scheme of
Fraud Disclosed ,
CHAIN OF EVIDENCE IS STRONG.
Prisoner Glvos Nnmo of L. L , Wmn ,
Out Appears to Hnvo Numerous At *
Insos nt Hand. Qots Some Money
and Returns For More.
1'rom Jburi\ilnj' Dully ! i
.Tho ofllcorn o ( the Norfolk JSTaloual |
Imutnro entitled to thooruili ofcupnr- , (
itiK OHO of the most pjoyer , forK rvho
ycr nttoinptod to pporato lu this sootlou
pf thp country , tie ) capture ihavbiff boon
offoQtqd this Corning , Tie ) mna .holfl
nppoaVs to have beoa oport\tiiiT | under
numerous aliases but gnvo tbo pamoof
L , IWlnu t the bank. Ifa pone OH
the roprofioiitattvo of n sohool aupply
hoiiBO dealing lu maps , and his ( orgortou
nro in connection with school warranta ,
having dealt in the namoa of various
Bohool onicora in the districts surround
ing Norfolk. Ho Huooccilinj ; in cashing
warrants to the amount of nbout $2fiO 00
and but for the error in ono nauio on hia
imrt uilidit today bo onjoyinir the frnitfl
of his rcHoallty inntoiul of bolng an in-
nmto of the otty juil.
Yesterday uftornoou ho appeared nt
the Norfolk National bank , with a hand *
fnl of school warrants calling for RUIHR
of mouoy ranging from $15 to if in , nnci
nskod thnt the bank cauli tha instru-
inonts. ProHldcnt Buohol/ waited on
him and thoolovornosHOf the forgeries Is
uvidoncod by the fnot thnt Mr. Uuohol/
was dooolvod for the first time in n
banking experience of DO yours. The
signatures were found to ho acournto
both by Mr. Bucholz and Mr.
"Wilde , who in his service as county
treasurer und deputy Imd an oxtonslvo
knowledge of the signatures of loading
man of thq county. The uionoyvas
paid over and \yiun departed. Ordinar
ily the man would have got clear nnd
the warrants boon fllod away for lx
months or a year.Viun evidently
counted on this and it led to his undoing.
In chocking up lust evening Mr. Wildu
noticed something in connection with
ouo of the signatures thnt aroused his
suspicion. The imino of an ofllcor of
ouo of the ill.striotH which should have
been signed Nnthuu , was attached to the
warrant as "Nuthmau , " an error that
would scarcely'bo detected by the or
dinary person or in the ordinary transaction -
action of business by those accustomed
to snoli duties. Ho notified President
Bnoholz and an investigation was instl
tutod that resulted in the uncovering of
the cleverest gatno of swiudlu and
forgery over encountered in Norfolk.
Among the men whose signatures had
boon forged were such substantial
farmers as Burrell Heed , Win. Docring ,
Fred Krautz , John Ray and thnt of K.
Q. Mo'smau , formerly county imperil *
teudent. Included in his forgeries was
n letter of recommendation from Supnr
iutondont 0. W. Orum , crediting the
man , the ( Inn ho claimed to represent
and the supplies donlt in. It wns ascertained
tainod that Superintendent Orum had
uo\or written such a letter , and on the
street was found some of the school of-
ficoiB whoHO signatures had been forged
They at once admitted that the olevorly
\\ritton signatures were genuine , but
on examining the wan ants denied them
as they had not signed warrants for the
amounts named , nor for the purpose
claimed.
On learning that there was no ques
tion as to the fraud , the bank ofllciala
began a systematic search- , for Wiun.
They vjsitcd the hotels , the saloons , and
other places whore , ho might have been
bat no traceof his whoreabonta could
be found. Telegrams and * telephone
messages were Bonttp tributary towns ,
bntwlthino satisfactory results * audit
was believed that the forger " -had miulo
good his , escape.
But despitq the fatilo efforts of the
officers to locate- their man last night ,
the culprit slept in Norfolk. Shortly
nffnr iiitflninrtifc hn rftfristnmd nt tlin
Pacific hotel in an awkward ( nervous
hand as , John Winu of Oroighton. The
name looked like anything but Winu ,
however and the olerk little suspected
that ho was putting into a room the
crafty forger. Ho deceived the olerk
by pronouncing the word entirely dif
ferent from Wiuu. At about six o'clock
this morning the wily Winu paid for
his lodging and left the hotel.
Ha evidently was not eluding dqteo-
tion as much as he had boom expected
by the searchers , for early in vtho day >
before business at the bank was fairly
started , the hunted man stopped up to
the counter in an unconcerned sort of
way and asked President Bacholz if he
wanted any more sohool warrants.
"Yes , " replied the ofllcor , "and you
also. " Up against the real thing , t
grafter lost no time. He didn't even
hesitate , but turned and fled , leading
tlio president a merry chase up Norfolk
avenue to Fourth street. But the getaway
away was unsuccessful and the follow
was caught. When overtaken ho explained -
plained thnt ho wanted to find a man
who could clear things up , but a few
moments of ineffectual hunting failed
to reveal any such person , nnd Wiun1
was steered , back to the bank , whore ft.
policeman was celled and ho was placed
' V * '
under'arrest. r ,
The money which had beeu realized
on the bogus p.ipur win gone. It had
bcr > n sent , Wlnn Hiild , to a nmn named
Bawyer in Omaha , nnd to provo that
things wore nil fight , Wtnn Hlgncd a
telegram to * Sawyer asking that the
nmquut bo returned. No response
onmo , however , nnd the fact thnt the
Hunt \VIIH drawn in largo bills and not a
draft nmUos it bad for the story. Mr ,
Huoliol/ has gene to Omaha , however ,
to invoatlgato matters , Winu wan anx
ious to accompany the bank president
on the trip in'ordbr to find the man and
square things , bnt n cell iu the olty jail
wan cotiflldorod n safer place for the impostor
pester ,
Kvon in the face of such men as .Fred
Kraut ? , John Kay nnd Hurroll Rood ,
whoaqfiamqa wqro -cleverly imitated ,
the-nervy pretender claimed that the
warrants were genuine and the olgua-
turoH the real artlplp.
At noon thq forger was taktih to thb
jail where ho , walked into hn ( cell with
nu air of Injured iunoconoo , remarking
simply , "Do I havd to go in there ? "
The baud work iu imitating the
namoa of the aolfool district men In ex-
codingly superior. Every ourvo or
characteristic peculiar to any of the
signatured , was copied with n Rkill that
Is nlnrmiug. The dooolver has reduced
the business to such n sclonoo thnt oven
the men themselves could hot detect it
from their own hand-writing , except by
the fnot that they were anro no such
warrants had tvor boon drawn , A bold
and daring swindler Winu Rooms to bo ,
bnt n Hwiudlor artistic , for all of that.
Down in the police station , seated iu
his cell , the fraudulent operator ate a
hearty dinner , with good , strong coffee
for a stimulant and n ploco of pie for
doHsurt. Ho is rather under the average
height , has a largo face and an especially
prominent chin. Gold bowed spectacles
oovor his eyes , which stare constantly
down at the floor. When a reporter
for Tine NEWS has admitted to the pres
ence of the prisoner this afternoon , ho
said ho had nothing at all to say.wns not
there for communication nnd would
probably have something to offer when
the time oanio. Ho growled this out
In an ugly tone and without raising his
oycs in the slightest.
Forgery is a penal offense in Nebraska
and tliO'txcouflod man will probably bo
bound over to the district court ,
MISSIONARY LADIES ADJOURN.
Annual Convention Completed this
Morning.
I'rom Thurmlni's Dally :
The Woman's Missionary society of
the North Nebraska conference M. E ,
church concluded the work of their
annual convention in this olty this
morning. The visiting delegates were
served with dinner which had boon
spread iu the church parlors by the
Norfolk auxiliary and wcro escorted to
their trains in busses , also provlddd by
the Norfolk ladies , thus concluding n
very pleasant and profitable session.
Miss Winifred Spauldiug of Kansas
Olty , spoke nt the meeting last night.
The subject of her lecture was "Onl
turo , " and she captivated her audience
from the start. The session of the con
vention this morning ! was entirely devoted -
voted to the transaction of business.
The following officers were elected for
the ensuing year :
President , MTH. .T B. Leedom , Battle
Creek ; vlco presidents , Qraud Island
district , .Mrs. II. H. Millnrd , Grand
Is'aud ' ; Noligh district , Mrs. Wm
Gorst , Noligh ; Norfolk district , Miss
Austin , Stauton ; Omaha district , Mrs.
Ourtis , Omaha , Corresponding secre
tary , Mrs. Wm. Esplin , Hooper. Re
cording secretary , Mrs , Gorst , Noligh.
Treasurer , Mrs. E. T. George , Albion.
After the election , of officers , the follow
ing resolution was passed after which
the convention adjourned.
Whereas , 'We have received' enoh n
hearty welcome and bountiful entertain
ment from the Norfolk auxiliary. .
.Resolved , That wo extend our , ap
preciative thanks to Rev. Pouoher
pastor of First M. E. church of
Norfolk , for courtesies received ; ' to the
ladies of Norfolk auxiliary for the open
homos and hearts with which they
have received ns.
ns.MRS. . J. J. LANKTREE ,
A'NNIU M. FROST ,
Committee.
From Wednesday's Dally.
The annual convention of the
Woman's Homo Missionary society of
the North Nebraska conference , M E.
church , was formally opened last night.
Quite a number of delegates wore pres
ent from the different towns of the
state , Thp devotional services were led
by Mrs. Anne Frost of PJaiuvlow. Mrs.
F.M. , Slssou , in a-few well chosen
words welcomed the ladies on behalf of
the Norfolk auxiliary. Bey. J. P.
Pouohor , pastor of tho. focalchurch , ,
gave an address , of welcome , represent
ing the church , nod Mrp. Wm. Gorst of
Npllgh responded to the welcome ad
dress in a most pleasing manner. After
a beautiful solo , sung by Miss Harriet
Allbory , the benediction was pro
nounced by Dr. II. H. Millard of Grand
Island , The ladles served refreshments
iu the parlors of the church and the rest
of the oveuiug was spent in nu informal
reception.
Fourth of July Excursions.
To points on the Northwestern Line
within two hundred miles of Norfolk.
Tickets sold July 3 and 4 , at one nnd
one-third faro for the round trip good
for return on July 7 , 1002 ,
( T. B. ELSEFFPR ,
Agent ,
COUPLE ELOPES.
Depart vln Hndnr to Buffet the World
Together.
Shortly after tu ! > warm Juno sun of
Tucfiday had sunk behind the western
hills nnd just an the doopoulifg shadows
of dunk were settling dowii upon the
earth , there caiuo n culmination to n
llttlo romance in Norfolk , which was
peculiar oren to lovers. The principles
were n fellow by the name of Onloord
nnd Mrs. WinUlo Whitney and jnst as
the shades of night were Coming on ,
thfs'conplowofoBtartifig up the turd
pike toward Plorco , rtfobt , eloping and
quitting the town. '
The morning's tr'ain frbm Slodx Olty
brought to Norfolk Mrs. Frances
bottglaa , A hotel housekeeper at that
place and sister of the uilaslng woman' .
Mti. Whitney , it'seema has been worki-
ing in'tho city'for uom6itime. ' She had
been dcuortod by her .husband and was
mitkinft her1 own "living. 'Sho tele
graphed to Mrs , Douglas in Sioux Oity ,
stating that aha was'iu trouble and
needed ton dollars , No response was
made and again a demand shot over the
wire. This was treated OH the first had
boon and a third plea for monetary
assistance rosnltod , At this stage of
the game Mrs. Douglas got ready and
took the morning train for this city , in
tending to Investigate- trouble , bnt
when she arrived the foolish sister had
gouo.
No clno ns to the difficulty could bo
learned , except that the departed pair
have boon very much interested in
ono another , and downcast doubtless by
tLo failure to soouro money , they gave
up trying to resist the irony of fate and
determined to strike out together into
the harsh , cruel world and started by
way of Hiidnr.
The sister was utterly disgusted with
the entire affair and took the afternoon
train for homo.
THURSDAY TIDINGS.
Another early morning shower served
to keep down the duat.
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Jensen , guests at
the Spreohor-Audoasou1 wedding , re
turned to their home in Blair this
uorning.
Elsie Gildoa entertained nbout 30 of
nor little girl friends at her homo on
outh Tenth street yesterday , it being
: ior ninth birthday.
Dr. Robei't Johnson has located at
New Salem , 111. , for the practice of his
profession. Ills Norfolk friends will
wislvfor him the most qualified success
at his work.
The weather bureau at Lincoln re
ports that , whllo the froat of Saturday
morning was quite general throughout
the Htate , no damage was done to crops
by its nntimelv visit.
Mr. nnd Mrs. Lawrence Hanson ,
parents of Mrs. J. F. Poucher , who
were hero to attend the Sprooher-Auder-
son wedding , returned to their home
iu Heminnthis , noon.
Lightning struck the farmhouse of
F. L. Hilgert near Pierce during the
storm on Tuesday night. A bolt also
killed four head of. cattle belonging to
F. J. Storey near the same place.
The Wausa ball team and their crim
son uniforms arrived in the city today ,
and this afternoon are meeting the
locals in a contest. Another game between
twoon the same teams will be played
tomorrow afternoon.
Lightning struck the elevator at Hart-
iugton Tuesday night , leaving a hole in
the peak of the gable and setting the
building on tiro. Early discovery and
prompt work by , the fire department
prevented a costly blaze.
0. S. I Bridge and children left this
morning for Oharlevoix ; Mich , , where
they will spend the summer on the
lake , Miss Helen Bridge will join them
at Marshall town , Iowa , and will accom
pany them to Michigan.
Mr. and Mrs. B. B , Starkey arrived1
last night frora. Hawnrdeti , Iowa , ' for a
visit at. the honio of Mrs. Starkoy's
sister , Mrs. 1W. N. Huso. Mr. Starkey
has recently returned from the gold
fields of British Oolumbia and expects
to return to thnt country soon.
Harold Morrison's nine of small boys
again met and vanquished Gouo
Lawrence's nine yesterday afternoon ,
the score being 17 to 13. Ed Brugge-
mann was the umpire and the game
WAS completed in two hours. Captain
Morrison reports a number of clover
plays , and stolen bases and sacrifice
hits galore.
Dr. F. M. Sisson will be the orator at
Wakeflold's Fourth of July celebration.
Norfolk lodge No. 055 , B. P. O. Elk8t
will meet Saturday evening to take
action on 21 applications for member
ship. The ledge membership is now
237 and the present outlook is that it
will number 250 before many meetings
have passed. ' ,
Hayes Center Republican : A correspondent
pendent wants to know how to raise
seedless watermelons. After the vines
are about three feet long cover the vine
with dirt about one and a half foot from
the end , and when it takes root , out it
off where it comes up. It is said that
muskmolous , squashes , pumpkins and
cucumbers can bo made seedless iu the
same manner.
W. H. Hancock , freight claim agent
and Ohas. D. Dnudey , representing the
law department , of the Union Pacific
railway , company were in the city this
ACTION OF BOARD OF EQUALIZATION EXPLAINED
Reduction in Valuations by County Assessors Obliged the Board to
( Make Similar Reductions in Railroad Valuations.
Careful Investigation Shows thnt Ncbrneka Rallrocda Are Still As cgs d Too High , Compared
with All Other Property la the Matvi , Notwitlist mil In * Reductlonn Mndo by
Kkforui I3onrd > } a tl Latter 'OOs.
tinier rh * A tfcorHr f ih * ItWllroadU bf Kebrack * . ) . > .i
, 'Tot rearir t It hM ii en qutu centrally eonUtvO 4
"trmt the ralloada ahould b r * uird , to b &r , th lr Jiwt
hare of taxation. " N brailtAi-h j , had a iuccetslon
admlnlftratloni. w.he HB d thl arrunvtrU
of reform , ; ,
"n * f thVe .ntUl plank * ! o Hh platform , o which
Ui y , frer * eUctad.-vi/rher ' / * , J M jjw * Uce * Mo f tvt
chaw * In tV'folflteBl'eo'mptMAm' 'v.wj t Ji .Jtnowa
K tha Board of Equ JI * otx A Mr * a Ot thrQ ; Y rtia * .
fireaiurer and th AudUw of Btat * . DurUif , th o-
cMiive twmwwf UjinUlroa4f hv n t prwwiud thttr
Id * to the p opt . but In aeh e h V * IUd ua-
Ul th p rtl Whom ttin-iiMopU , theuld MUet v wer *
* lrct < J to office , and jthfti pnrented thnw H i + *
rullruad taxation to thtm wh n-thoy acted a * offlooni ot
From thl aUtoment It wttt to BMB tfcat tfc rtAMMA
nd telegraph property h 4 yotoUI k to MU MiA-9
per cflijt I M U n It WM > n U . id ttt Ipc- '
an e Bcd for w 1-19 per ctntuwjil , trmte tag
ticrionul property , h j | o crea oa , JT pw. cant lo ? 1
ame tlm . Th only pro rty tb t * cj p *
any Increaa * whatovcr > ta In tha , < ttMa ot MBd * . T"
shows nn tncrta p at T - pr nt ,
Howr\rr , wo ilT bre a atateneirt of thf tn <
In n\iantltlei \ aMesa 4 tn.tbi fcltowtag ttep * f
In ISM and 1W1. which houl ba < xxjM r 4 alooc
esc apparent Increase * and decz * la * * tt m
,
In m . ' AJ ! * In MOt In
1" C74 ifO acrea Improved nMiTT aor * ImproTed flB.T
J , -.57.727 acres unimproved 14MM aer a onimproTcd fcl
cattU
. , . . . .
B.K12 mUo rallro&d ' fcTM pUlea railroad 11
Now. how are all theao dtcryyje * ' and TMiatlen * In
p icr mont brpurht about ? In MH and 1 1OVI the aMeMoira
throiiKh tli varloua , countl i | o.i m t rtaUr ra4 c d th *
uMrasraant ot landa , lota and P "S1 J > rP < ! tsL * ? " J * *
rallrV id valuation * rWen by tb JJcwrfl , < , ? naUa .U tj
In prior yeara waj a.way abov that flpirt wMch would
obUiln an equality In taxation with olbrptoyertr. {
Owing to the popular cry rf. , t cr a d a 3a * at
of rallrood corporations , the BoaWJ , of Bqultettonwwj
deterred from materially reducing the , aame toJWJ. i 4
In that year th railroads paid P * * " " ? * " * ' -VS S
t r cent mor tax than th y. ta JaBtlc * botild fe v *
)
pne accused OoTerner Holcomb ot b Iiiar any TBOT ;
friendly to the railroad corporatjons than the Uw would
roflulre him to be. but In 1895 & ? pre ntatlon wa maxS
tn the board in such a manner that a material roduo-
tlon was niado In the assessment of th railroads In N-
Th changes made in the valuation placed on differ-
nt lands of property through the state of Nebraska have
cen erratic and hardly explainable. From the appear-
ince of the reports made , it is evident that the county ,
asessors have valued the property within their respective
-IQimtics more with a view of adopting a valuation that
.votthl raise sufficient money for the county purposes ,
rrcbpective of any determined value. The result is that
the various counties do not coincide at all in regard to
price of any article which should have a general relative
value.
We give below a statement of changes in values re
ported on those items which are generally recognized as
naving a relative value throughout the state : 35
1889 1893 1001 '
VALUB VAMJB VAI.OB
'improved Landacres..S 4.05 5 3.94 $ 3.61
Unimproved Land , acres. 2.28 2.07 1.13
lorses 18.0S 12.54 7.01'
JaUle 4.79 4.18 4.43
: rnlc-i 21.37 14.46 8.07
'logs 1.13 1.33 1.06
hcep 59 .81 .68
' -atichises 1,013.57 143.10 154.71
'alcr Craft 357.34 1,474.00 4.81
It will be noticed that while the tendency has been
o report lower values on all these items , they have not
iceh reported on a gradual decline in all cases. The
lii ( > llcst asscsment made iu the state on most classes of
property was in 1893. In that year improved lands in
Douglas county were assessed at $15.43 , while in 1900
they were assessed at but $11.82. In Clay county im
proved lands in 1893 were assessed at $5.39 , while in 1900
they were assessed at but $3.13. In Lancaster county in
1893 lands were assessed at $5.93 and in 1900 at but $4.62 ,
While in Saline county they reported improved lands in
1893 at a valuationtof $10.55 per acre , which were reported
in 1900 at but $3.43. So itwould appear to an investiga-f
tor that Saline county needed money in 1893 , and \hat
heir'immediate ' , wants were not so pressing in 1900 , but
.his change in valuation of their properly obliged fhe
"railroads in that county to fay one-fifth of the fa * .es $ aid
in > the county for the year 1900 , while I in" 1893 they 6nly
were obliged to pay one-tenth of Ihe amount collected. *
Borne newspaper critics who advocite a niaterl'al
advance in the asseisment of railroad property 6a
account of their betterment and'Conditions , and the 1m.
provements thai have ileen "made In thi p'ast'ten ' ye'ars ,
should carefully consider th\i \ figures 'given in 'Bulletin '
No , & . It will be noticed that there has been art iilcredse
in acreage of improved lands returned' for taratibn
amounting to 62.7 per cent , of the landa reported in 1839-
Tuis is accounted for by the fact that in 1889 large uum-
moruing and made a satisfactory and
amicable settlement with Ohas. H.
Johnson , Mr. Johnson dismissed his
enit before Justice Eisejey , takes the
goods in controversoy. and his claims
ore settled in the sum of $30,43 ,
Dr. J ; W. Jennings of Omaha , who
has been here attending the meeting of
presiding elders of the North Nebraska
conference of the AT. E < church , was
bttsy renewing acquaintances with Nor
folk friends yesterday and today , He
WKS pastor of the Norfolk church/ some
years ago , his pastorate covering' a
period of five years , during which time
this Board of Equalisation. Thus It come * that d urine
th pat ten years thfeV * havs beetv republican , demo-
eratl * and popoultit fcorvrporA and members of this board
lnioo sslon. The * * M l ctod 'to 'ofllca' haVe < b n
r r0nta ve cltl * na and men of tntwlty nnd honor ,
WM fe r taken an * ath to do what they considered
right , ta the lnt raeta > of tjitr i opl , . * n4 lnubecrlb -
lnv.ti > tttaueath.uhbir at th am Urn * dWftar 'to"do
th lr 4utr In accordiwe * wltH'th * law , + M , f . - > .
Tli following Uat * wm show the relative auM * . ' |
* Bftnti f each ndtnlitUtraUaa for the past twelve yeare , , i
shpwiatf the ambuat asea * d agalnot lands , let * , pnr-
erty aod Ml property in the suit * 'durlnr th * to ' '
tirMhm. That fettrt-i * cd In this tnatttcinOer' thrtr
_ ahj which t Hir 4l then to qoH5e the odscHsed value
f Mflte railroads and xmke that aaatastmnt cwrtorm to
nnUBftac i placed on other njroparty. 3"b asseovment
* -Qurfii'Vr faff * time wo& , aty talr-to th companies ard
neax t9 Wtor * they. sbald have boon
<
th Tcrcal a * essom contlsuod to r duro < '
lands. obi and persenal property , unU. 1 . ( .
. . _ lr aiJs w re araln paying two ty.nv p r cart
mor * tax than they , tmder the constttution ajid la ,
jrtiould be required to do. *
Ti. jBtne met the local B fe aors hav * Inereaoed the valtn-
taon a lime , but as was shown in a former advertlne-
the railroads srr * aases&ei ! Jl.lfiP n r Bile mor- .
Oren they ihnuld have been In 190 , nd are it. f
EBOT * than their fair portion of taxes.
IB * the year * at hard tuac * In Nebraska tha
accepted this tnjoatlce and paid tbo taxes . . . ' , -
, hoping by th * assistance thus rendered the < '
counties of the rtate to tide orer tb urifor- > > ,
o n41tlon of affair * , na In many Instances tliey AI ,
t&x charted while their tookholdera got noth- f * * s | , , '
*
.the BOOK * of thnt
member * of Equalisation uJ. -
t > * n * leote4 tn tfee lavt ton year * ware honestly * , . < fed ! \
. * ed with th bUef that raOlroad corporatlors , ' . -.i.
'lurt paylnr their Jtut orUo of too. but when the x.r >
| k tta-r * been /laid b feW th m they In ech Instance/ * * ' . ,
. . . ! BocUv of pcrty , r m < rted tholr aath and went no " "
_ BtrUI r la taxln nU > raflrttada thin they could fo- and t , ,
tniin their eonoiec belleTe that they were rlvlnjr that . O ' '
eqnaaity In taxation roarairte d under our ccarUtutlon. < --S
Inour next arUot * we will live * omc ol the details , > "
recardlnc the ehanjre * made In valuations for a series - .
efTycarn. These firurea will b riven , , not to antag- f
onli * any Interest , bat merely as tDforraatlrm. '
iBcme corporations may not be paylne their share of
tuea , but an Inreatlsation will show that they are not
railroad corporations. j
bers of homesteaders Were still perfecting' titles to their * X
property and were relieved from taxation in that interim. i \
It should also be noticed that in Omaha from 189J to 1'JJl *
the following building- permits have been issued :
4 Si
1893 $1,268,085.00 , *
1894 612,794.00 ' , i
1895 506,117.00 . , ) . ,
1896 291,153.00 - j
1897 1,298,607.00 ! v '
1898. . ' . 7" . 1,361,257.00 1 * i f /
1899 1 lOlSB34.6o ) ; ' ' * >
' 1900 ' . 1,001,845.00 " - '
1901 1,627,304.00 / ,
. /
Total $8,972,796,00 , ,
This increase in buildings in the cities , and the vrst"
increase in taxable improved lands , which should have v , i
added a hundred millions of dollars to the grand assessment - ( * .
ment roll of the state , would much more than make up
for any amount of improvement on railroad property in
the same time. In other words , improvement in the
state has more than kept pace with improvement in the
railroads. 9
These decreases of valuation in Douglas and ban-
caster counties were to such an extent that there was not
sufficient taxable property returned in the cities of Lin
coln and Omaha to raise sufficient revenue on which to
successfully carry on the city administration without a
tax levy that would be almost prohibitory , and to-day the
rate of valuation is placed so low that the rate of taxa
tion is entirely out of line with any other city in this
section of the country. These cities succeeded in having
a special'law passed for the purpose of raising revenues ,
in these two places , and to-day they report one set f
valuations for city taxation and another for that of the
state and county , and the result is that in their reports-
the values' for1 taxation for county and state purpoac
practically rtm riot.
A. marked example of the injustice done the ci > ir > s
themselves by this arrangement is"for reports 'to go'oliV
that the assessed valuation per capita in Omaha i& 't'-'J
tioH obliges i high" IcVy that throws an Investor into
' ' ' '
panic.
' It is the high levy for taxation that to-day' ' pfrv
that natural rush of improvement in Omah'a'tnat'is '
in' other 'cities. Now investors do not know thnt thev
can invest here and onjy pay tax bn ohc-ttinth of Uiou-
investment , and the agitation to tax stocks and boiids < 'I
railroads in addition to their other values would con r *
them in a belief that they wouhLnot be. fairly treatcrt.
Railroads Pay 15 4-10' Per Cent of Taxes Paid in Nebragkn.
the Norfolk church was materially
strengthened. *
Wanted.
Wo would like to nsk , through the
columns of your paper , if there is any
persons who has used Green's August
Flower for the cure of indigestion , dys
pepsia , and liver troubles that has not
been cured and we also mean their
results , such as sour stomach , fermenta
tion of food , hhbitnal costlveness , nerv
ous dyspepsia , headaches , despondent
feelings , sleeplessness In fact , any
trouble connected with the stomach or
liver ? This medicine has been sold for
many years in all civilized countries
and wo wish to correspond with you
and send you pue of our books frea of
cost. If you never tried August Flower ,
; ry ono bottle first. We have never
known of its failing , If so , something
more serious 4a the matter with yon.
Ask your oldest 'druggist.
Q. G. QiiEEJf , Woodbnry , N. J.
Asa. K Leonard.
Good Advice.
The , post miserable botpga in ) the
world are those suffering from dyspepsia
and liver complaint , More than seventy ?
five per cent of the people in tlio United
States are afihoted with those * two dis
eases and their effects : such as sour
stomach , sick headache , habitual
tlveness , palpitation of the htwrr.
burn , water-brash , gnawing and burn
ing pains at the pit of the stomach ,
yellow skin coated disagreeable
, tongue and. t
agreeable taste in the mouth , coming up
of food affer eating , low spirits , eto.
'Go to your druggist nnd get a bottld of
August Flower for 76 cents. Two
doses will relieve you. Try it. Get
Green's special almanac. Asa. K.
Leonard.
I
I Now is the time to bring iu repairs to
Paul Nordwig's harness shop.
shop.r
' -r t
THE NEWS keeps Jta job department
up-to-date with ihe latest fades of type
and does its work in approved style.
OneWlore
excellent quality of
GUND'S PEERLESS
is its freedom from every element that causes headache pr distress.
It's the purity , the perfect brewing and proper ageing that make it so good ,
JOHN GUND BREWING CO. , La Crosse , WIs.
1 Send 15o for pack of fine playing cards.
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