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About The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911 | View Entire Issue (May 28, 1879)
TO THE VOTERS OF BUTLER CO. A .Few Facts for your Candid Consideration. aea23B3eE3i READ AND VOTE INTELLIGENTLY. 1. "Many farmers" means U. P. R R. 2. Why do they saiaal if not hurt? 3. Why send Newman, Engelhard and Reynolds out to fight bonds which will be illegal when voted? 4. Butler county has 2304 quarter sections 230-1 in $53000 is 23 to the 1(50 acres and dna ui 0 ijaart. 5. $8000 precinct bonds adds $47,or $70 per lb'O acres due in 0 yeaa, (Perkey's circular says "$ SO 6. 6 "whew-!-! 0. Moke! This $23 due in 20 years tlu U. P. R. 11. pays you in ana year , -next year-every yeai-in bridge tolls, reduced freight, &c-Don't vou &aa why they oppose the bonds? 7. Newman says "'damning don't hurt'-getting a competing R. R. docs. IIlquqIl and fal'j iiJlij. Lhaij luck! ! S. ilow can precinct bonds be saddled an ike caiudij? ' :). "What were road master Bennetts 35 R. R. spikers doing at the Rising railroad meeting? Fighting A . & N. bonds which can't be issued be cause they are "'excessive?'' Too thin. 10. The -farmers" and the A. & N. propose to jiaaL against the U. P. railroad-that's what hurts Reynolds "coal contract." 11. Don't let your en amy tell you how to vote. tx4mxi .! Jfwgrvroe CAREY THE NEWS TO JAY GOULD! Returns from Seward county sIigw that the A. andN. bonds have carried n that county by 4 to 1! t
