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Proceeding of he Hoard of Super
a Nor.
Columbus. Nebraska,
July 11. 1911.
Th1 Board of Supervisors of Platte
county, Nebraska. met in regular ses
sion at 2 o'clock, p. in Hon. Loui
Sehwarz. chairman and John Graf,
elf rk.
Roll called anl following member
present: Supervisors Clother. Dasenbrock.
Schaecher. Smith. Wilson and Chair
man Sehwarz. Absent Supervisor
Schure.
The minutes of the previous session
of the hoard of supervisor-- were now
read and approved.
The petition .f Siebert Hibe and
other fr the establishment of a iub
llc r.ad. f,", feet in width ommenc
ing at the tiitha-l cornet of .-ection
2G. town IV range 1. -a-l and tunning
theme uv: on Section line two miles
was pr--ntd and on motion referred
to the committee ,n roads and bridges.
The following- tiae presented:
To the Hoard of Supervisor:
flonil m-n: I re-pectfuilv report
tiiat on February 2?.. I'.ill. there wa
filed In tnv office t'le petition of Tom
I'ariuk and ther for the location of
a puidic road between Merrick and
I'latte (-..untie, i onitnencinc at the
-.uthest corner -i the southeast
inarter or tut Hon 31 town 1. range
:: w-t and running thence east on
-ettion line two and one-half miles
and t.-rniinatiiiJT at t: - -utheat cor
ik r of t-ti.r 23. Isn 17. lange 3
Wet.
On Februarv 2i. 111. I appointed
W .1. W-I !i a (miiusvjoiier to view,
together Willi J iZ ilowland. com-tni--in
r appointed the countv
b-rk of .I-i-riek county and report
iip-iti Ihe xpwliencv f l-atmg said
lit.e of j..ad On Mar. h 2 1!U1. ?aid
mm---iiti r fiUd tl.eir report r
itmneridtiir the granting of the
lraer of the petitioner
I th-n aued a nti-e to be pub
lished in the lunil.u-- Telegram, all
..t.e titfii tb-r-to or !.iiin Cor ilam-.-!.
cau"!) l. the location tliereof to
be filed In the o.univ clerk's offke on
r before noon. May 2!. 1111
n June 2. 1!M1. tiiere ra filed the
Iaim of Jolin "lrnik and Thoma-"7.-irnik.
On June .".. 1 1 1 the claim
f John S Toma-iewez. on June 0.
!'ll. the claim f Joeph Swiatek. on
I me l. isii ti.e laim of Kent and
C.irke couipanv and on June 19, 1911.
t if laim of Trank flatnbiosia were
fibd
On Juno 2 1911. I appointed Wil
liam Kummer Sam Imli..f and Emil
Iti'-nr. a appraisers to aes the
damage- -aued i.v the location of the
proposed line of road and who after
r ar.l fiUd tlieir r.-port in the countv
. ierk' offbe on June !. 1911. and I
berewith submit all papers in connec
tion with the propo-rd road for ..jr
' nideiatioti
!! -pei-tfi:l!v vubinitteil
JOHN UllAT.
.untv Clerk
The Busy
Housewife
can lesson her toil and
make her kitchen more
comfortable during the hot
summer weather by using
ELECTRIC FLAT IRONS
ELECTRIC PLATE HEATERS
ELECTRIC WASHING MACHINES
and many other labor sav
ing devices that we have
on Gisplay at our office.
The expense for operating
means nothing when com
pared to the comfort de
rived. If your lights are
dingy or your eyes weak
we recommend
TUNGSTEN OR MAZDA LAMPS
Tne kind that make dark
corners look like day.
Columbus
Light, Heat and
Power Co.
CHAS. L.
State Bank Building
REAL ESTATE, INSURANCE
AND FARM LOANS
City and local farm property at various prices and terms. Super
ior propositions in the Northern Pacific coast country and in Cali
fornia, al-o in the famous Deschutes Valley of Oregon. My exper
ience and connections in Canada, together with the private car ser
vice and reduced railroad rates gives me a great advantage in taking
care of prospective Canadian land buyers.
The famous "Red River Valley" of Dakota and Minnesota is at
tracting a great deal of attention. Look into this; it is worth your
time. It is a corn country, rainfall equal to or heavier than in
Platte County. Liberal terms.
A full line of the best of Insurance Kite, Tornado, Life. Plate
Glass. Health and Accident, Live Stock, etc., etc
I am prepared to take care of your farm loans, giving you prompt
service at the lowest possible rate.
I can trade you first-class irrigated land for your dry land, regard
ess of location. Ask me about this.
If your farm or city property is
On motion same was referred to the
committee on roads and bridges.
The following was presented:
To the Hoard of Supervisors:
Gentlemen: Enclosed please find
agreement between 51. J. Clark and
Joliet township for settlement on
part of a public road. We advise the
Honorable Hoard to pay the amount
as stated in the agreement and
. -barge the same to Joliet township.
RHINE RADE,
Assessor.
MARTIN CHRISTENSEN.
Town Clerk.
Agreement between 51. J. Clark,
party of the first part and Joliet
township, party of the second part.
agree that party of the first part
turns over to party of the second part,
ami waive all rights and claims for
ever on the following described real
estate, to-wit- A strip of land twenty
feet wide on west side of the north
west quarter of section 12. town 19,
range 3. wet and remove fence twenty
feet east from where it Is to be re
moved by September 1st. 1911. Party
of the econd part agree to pay to the
party of the first part One Hundred
Dollar for said property and labor.
Said amount is payable on August 1.
191'.
51. J. CLARK.
5IART1N CHRISTENSEN.
Town Clerk
RHINE RADE.
Assessor
5Ioved by Supervisor Wilson that
the request be granted and that the
clerk of this board be directed to issue
a warrant to 51 J. Clark in the sum of
ilOn.oo on the 1910 county road fund
in payment thereof and charge the
ame to the apportionment of Joliet
town-hip. Motion carried.
The reports of Sheriff Henry C.
Lachnit for the firt ami second quar
ter for the year 1911. were uhmited
and read and on motion ordered to be
placed on file.
All bills and official bonds on fib
with the clerk were on motion referr;-l
to appropriate commitees
5Iovel by Supervisor Schaecher that
the board of supervisors now adjourn
until 9 o'clock a. m. to morrow. 5lo-
tion carried.
Columbus. Nebraska,
July 12. 1911.
The board of supervisors pursuant
to adjournment met at 9 o'clock a. m.
Hon. Louis Sehwarz. chairman and
John !raf. clerk.
Roll called and the following mem
bers present.
Supervisor Clother. Dasenbrock.
Schaecher. Schure. Smith, Wilson and
Chairman Sehwarz
The bids of C. C. Doody. W. TI
Randall and Carl W. Oertsch filed
ith Countv Judge Ratterman for the
improvement of certain roads and
ditches in Lost Creek and Burrow
townships were now opened by him
and read bv County Clerk Oraf. and
on motion referred to the committee
oji road and bridges.
The application, petition and bond
of J. P. Sokol fot a license to sell
malt spirituous and vinous liquors
in the town of Duncan, in Butler
township. from the 11th day of
Augut. 1912. was presented and read
and on motion referred to the com
mittee on judiciary.
The official bond of Charles 5Iiller.
appointed road overseer for district
No ill. Oconee township was on mo
tion approved by the board.
The following bill were on motion
allowed bv the board and the clerk
direeted to issue warrants in payment
of same on the 191" county general
fund:
Omaha Printing Co.. supplies
for county $ 17.50
Klopp & Rartlett Co. supplies
for county SO. 04
John Ratterman. Co. Judge
co-is in state cases 3T.0
Henry c Lachnit. sher.. jailor
fee 210.00
Henry C. Lachnit. Slier., board
ing pri-oners 50.00
Henry C. Lachnit. Sher.. salary
for July 1J.-..S5
Mark Rurke. dep. sher.. salary
for Julv 70.00
Heurv ;a. jr.. cor., inquest on
body of Frank Glen 10.60
Henry Gass. jr. cor.. viewing
ing body of 5L Speilliey .... C.40
Louis Sehwarz. juror. inque.-t
of Frank Glenn 1.20
J S. Haney. juror, inquest of
Fi.mk Glenn 1 2
Win. Li vijohann. same 1.20
Joseph Gutzmcr, same 1.20
Lony Jaworski. .-ame 1.2"
W J. Vo-s. same 1.2
A. J. Galley, witness inquest of
Frank Glenn 1.20
, Paul Johannes, same 1.10
'August Schack. same 1.10
Ir. L. C oss. ame 1.10
Ed Rrannigan. same 110
Willis Decker, oons-t.. costs, state
v Engelbart 2.10
Joseph Fangman. auto conveying
Mrs Johnson. Humphrey to
Columbus 10 00
Paul Becker, stenog.. state vs.
DICKEY,
Columbus, Nebraska
for sale kindly list it with
me.
Geo. Henggeler 2.00
Nebraska Biene, publ. proceed
ings 1.92
The following bills were on motion
allowed by the board and the clerk
directed to issue warrants In payment
of same on the 1910 county poor fund:
Rothleitner & Co., mdse. for
county farm $ 15.50
T. S. Jaworski, repairs at co.
farm 3.S0
S. E. 5Iarty & Co., meat for co.
farm S.00
Grelsen Bros., mdse for co.
farm 27.00
W. A. Finnan, stacking at co.
farm 6.00
A. F. Paprocki. mdse for poor. . 20.00
The following was submitted:
To the Board of Supervisors:
Gentlemen: We. your committee
appointed to make semi-annual set
tlement with Louis Held, county treas
urer, for the half year commencing
January 1st. 1911 and ending June
30th. 1911. would report that we have
made such settlement and submit the
following as a true and correct state
ment of the receipts and disbursements
of the office for the time named, to-
wit:
The report gives an Itemized state
ment of the receipts and disburse
ments, showing that the total collec
tion, including:
Balance on hand January
1st. 1911 $259,907.37
Total disbursements 165,729.73
Bal. on hand July 1. 1911.$ 91.237.64
The report concludes as follows:
Your committee would further re
port that this being the semi-annual
settlement, we did not require the
counting of the casli in the treasury
but fully satisfied ourselves by the
representation of the bank balances
as shown by the treasurer's ledger
and other evidence that the above
balance of $94,237.64 is on hand in the
county treasury.
Your committee would also report
that we find the business management
of the office conducted in a very ex
emplary manner. reflecting great
credit upon county treasurer Louis
Held, and especially we find all the
books clean, neat and accurate, kept
under the careful management of
Deputy Treasurer Fred L. Plath and
Assistant Tony Krzycki.
Respectfully submitted.
HENRY SCHAECIinR.
ADA5I S5IITH.
J. F. SCHURE.
On motion of Supervisor Schaecher
ame was adopted.
5Ioved by Supervisor Schaecher that
the board of supervisors now adjourn
until 2 o'clock this p. m. 5Iotion car
ried. Columbus. Nebraska.
July 12. 1911.
Pur.-uant to adjournment the board
of supervisors met at 2 o'clock, with
all members present.
The bid of the Nebraska Biene and
the bid of the Telegram Company on
file with the county clerk for the
printing of the official ballots of the
primary and general election for the
vear 1911 were now opened and read
and on motion referred to the commit
tee on supplies and public property.
The following report was submitted:
Your committee on judiciary to whom
wa referred the application, petition
and bond of J. P Sokol to sell malt,
spirituous and vinous liquors in the
town of Duncan in Platte County. Ne
braska, would report, that we find
the petition signed by the requisite
number of freeholders, that the same
ha been published according to law
as per affidavit of publication and we
further find that the bond is suf
ficient as to surety and form, there
fore recommend that same be ap
proved, that the amount of the li
cense be fixed at $500.00 which
amount ha been paid to the county
treasurer as per receipt attached and
we further recommend that the li
cense be granted as prayed for.
HENRY SCHAECHER.
J. F. SCHURE.
DANIEL WILSON.
On motion of Supervisor Smith
-ame wa adopted.
The following petition accompanied
by a bond in the sum of $200.00 was
pivesnted and read:
To the Board of Supervisors of Platte
County. Nebraska:
Gentlemen: We. the following
voters, being free holders of Oconee
township. Platte County. Nebraska, re
spectfully petition the board of sup
ervisors of Platte County. Nebraska,
to call a special election for the pur
pose of voting on the proposition of
bonding said township of Oconee.
Platte County, Nebraska. In the sum
of Six Thousand Dollars. Said sum to
be used to aid in building a steel
wagon bridge across the Loup River
soutli of 5Ionroe. Nebraska, and with
in Platte county. Said bonds to draw
interest at the rate of six per cent
and to run for a period of fifteen
years.
Signed by Walrath & Sherwood
Lbr. Co.. and 50 others.
On motion same was referred to the
committee on judiciary.
The following petition accompanied
by a bond in the sum of $200.00 was
presented and read:
To the Board or Supervisors of Platte
County. Nebraska:
Gentlemen: We. the following vot
ers, being free holders of Loup town
ship. Platte County, Nebraska, re
spectfully petition the board of super
visors of Platte County. Nebraska, to
call a special election for the purpose
of voting on the proposition of bond
ing the said township of Loup. Platte
county. Nebraska, in the sum of Three
Thousand Dollars. Said sum to be
used to aid in constructing a steel
wagon bridge across the Loup River
south of 5Ionroe, Nebraska, and within
Platte county. Said bonds to draw
interest at the rate of six per cent
and to run for a period of fifteen
years.
Signed by Fred 5Ieedel and 59
others.
On motion same was referred to
the committee on judiciary.
The following report was submitted:
We. your committee on roads and
bridges to who was referred the
communication of William Webster
and others beg leave to report, that
Section SO of the road laws of the
state of Nebraska provides that the
county board of any county may
make application to the State Board of
Irrigation for state aid in the con
struction of any bridge across any
stream one hundred and seventy-five
feet or more in width. Said applica
tion shall contain a description 0 the
proposed bridge with a preliminary
estimate of cost of construction
thereof and certified copy of the reso
lution of said board pledging said
county to furnish one-half of the
cost of construction of said bridge,
therefore we recommend that the
communication of William Webster
and others be deferred until one-half
of the cost of said bridge is raised
and deposited with the county treas
urer of Platte Countv. Nebraska, to
gether with plans, specifications and
estimate of cost to be on file In
county clerk's office.
51. E. CLOTHER,
ADA5I S5IITH.
DANIEL WILSON.
On motion of Supervisor Schaecher
same was adopted.
The following bills were on motion
allowed by the board and the clerk
directed to issue warrants in payment
of same on the 1910 county general
fund:
Fred Lecron co. supt.. salary
for July $129.15
Fred S. Lecron, co. supt.. cash
advanced . .
John Graf, co.
3.53
7.S0
4.00
24.00
elk., cash ad-
vanced
John Graf. co. elk., recording
official bonds
John Schmocker. asst. to co.
assessor
G. W. Davis, janitor, salary
June 12 to July 12
30.00
T. S. Jaworski & Son, wind
mill at co. farm 153.40
German National bank, rent
for county judge office C3.00
Nebraska Telephone Co. serv
ice for July 18.30
Columbus Light H & P Co. light
for June 6.80
Ernst & Brock, livery 1.50
G. W. Viergutz. coal for court
house 14.75
John Brannigan. auto for super
visors
Gustav Garbers. labor at court
house
C. L. Lund, shelving at court
house
Sam Imhof. appraiser on Kent
& Burke road
Wm. Kummer. same
Emil Bienz. same
Wm. Thomazin. com. on Roddy
road
4.00
15.65
3.00
3.40
5.00
3.40
2.50
51. J. Ramaekers. com. on 5Iaon
road 2.25
The allowing bills were on motion
allowed and the clerk directed to is
sue warrants in payment thereof on
the county road and bridge funds:
L. F. Gottschalk. ac. Lost Creek
township $ 6.00
L. F. Gottschalk. ac. Creston
township 25.70
Gerritt Schulte. ac. Shell Creek
township 5.00
Frank Czarnik. ac. Butler twp.. 6.00
Peter Dischner. same 6.00
John Durasinski. same 6.00
5Iax Borowiak. same 1 2.00
Edward Zybach. same 18.00
Leo Borowiak. same 4.00
Lewis L. .Taeobson. ac. Walker
township 276.90
A. C. Butler, ac. Columbus twp. ll.rto
Gerritt Schulte. ac. Lot Creek
township IS. 50
L. F. Gottschalk. ac. Burrows
township 6.00
L. F. Gottschalk. ac. Oconee
township 5.00
John Bandur. ac. Butler twp .. 2.00
Peter Schmidt, ac. Shell Creek
township 7.50
W. F. Dodds. same 38.75
Roy Bargman. same 26.25
Otto Hembd. same 28.12
5Iert Fish. ac. City of Colum
bus 10.00
Rothleitner & Co.. same 6.50
Chas. Johnson, same 5.00
Jos. Niklas. ac. Granville twp... 5.00
W. A. Bender, same 57.00
Ed. J. Bender, same K.00
5Iath E. Hemmer. same 14.00
N. J. Hemmer. same 51.00
Ed. J. Bender, same 14.00
Joe Slawlnskl. same 14.00
Nebraska Culvert & 5Ifg. Co.. ac.
Grand Prairie, twp 163.20
51 T Paprocki. same 17.90
Gerritt Schulte. ac. Shell Creek
township 51.75
The bill of 51. T. Paprocki. $18 75 for
blacksmith work wa on motion order
ed to be sent to the Burrow townshp
board for payment.
The following report wa submitted:
Your committee on roads and
bridges to whom was referred the peti
tion of Tom Carnik and others and all
papers in connection therewith for the
location of a public road between
5!errick and Platte counties. com
mencing at the southwest corner of
the southeast quarter of section SI.
town 17. range 3. west and running
thence ea.-t on section line two and
one-half miles would report, that up
on Investigation we find that the com
missioners appointed by the clerks of
5Ierrick anil Platte counties have re
ported in favor of locating said line
of road and that all provisions of the
law for the location of public roads
on county lines have been complied
with, therefore we recommned that
the width of the road shall be 66 feet,
that the establishment of same be de
clared duly made and the report of the
appraisers be approved, that in accord
ance therewith damages be awarded
to the claimants and the clerk be di
rected to issue warrants In payment
thereof on the county general fund as
follows:
John S. Tomasiewez $25.00
Joseph Swiatek 25.00
Frank Gambiosie 25.00
John Cornik 40.00
Thomas Czarnik 20.00
Kent & Burke Co 80.00
And we further recommend that the
county surveyor be directed to survey
said road and file his survey and
field notes with the clerk of this board
and that the same be entered upon the
road plat of the county as "Kent and
Burke Road."
5L E. CLOTHER,
ADA5I S5IITH.
DANIEL WILSON.
On motion of Supervisor Schaecher
same was adopted.
The petition of Slebert Heibel and
others for the location of a public
road commencing at the southeast cor
ner of section 26. town 18. range 1.
east and running thence west on sec
tion line two miles, was reported back
as follows:
We. your committee on roads and
bridges to whom was referred the
within petition for Investigation
would report, that we find the pro
posed road has been traveled by the
public for the past fifteen years and
that public labor has been performed
on same and is therefore a public
highway by dedication and usage,
therefore we recommend that the
prayer of the petitioners be denied,
that said line of road be declared an
established public highway 66 feet
wide, and the county surveyor be di
rected to survey said road and file
his survey and field notes with the
clerk of this board and that the said
clerk enter the same upon the road
plat of the county as a public highway,
said road to be known as the "Runge
Road."
DANIEL WILSON.
ADA5I S5TITH.
5L E. CLOTHER,
On motion of Supervisor Smith same
was adopted.
The pettiion of D. S. Hayes and oth
ers for the location of a public road
40 feet In width, commencing at the
southeast corner of section 34, town.
20. range 3. west and running thence
west on section line, being the town
ship line between Joliet and St. Bern
ard townships, and terminating at the
intersection with the "Dunlap Road"
on the south line of the southeast
quarter of the southeast quarter of
section 33. town 20. range 3. west, was
reported back as follows: We. your
committee on roads and bridges upon
investigation would recommend that
the prayer of the petitioners be grant
ed and the clerk directed to proceed
according to law.
5f. E. CLOTHER.
DANIEL WILSON.
ADA51 S5IITH.
On motion of Supervisor Schaecher
same was adopted.
The petition of D. S. Hayes and
others for the location of a public
road 40 feet in width, commencing at
station No. 11. on the "Walker Road."
and its intersection with the west line
of section 3. town 19. range 3. west,
and running thence north on section
line and terminating at the northeast
corner of section 33. town 20. range
3. west, was reported back as follows:
We. your committee on roads and
bridges upon investigation would re
commend that the prayer of the peti
tioners be granted and the clerk di
rected to proceed according to law
51. E. CLOTHER.
DANIEL WILSON.
ADA5I S5HTH.
On motion of Supervisor Sohure
same was adopted.
Relative to the bids filed for the Im
provement and grading of a road, com
mencing at the corner to sections 10..
11. 14. and 15. town IS. range 2 west,
and running thence west between sec
tions 10 and 15 about 3.500 feet and for
the deepening and widening of a
county drainage ditch, along the east
line of the northeast quarter of section
15. town IS. range 2. west. C. C.
Doody proposing to improve said road
and deepen and widen said ditch, ac
cording to plans, profiles, sketches
and specifications on file in the county
clerk's office for the sum of $400.00
and W. H. Randall proposing to
deepen and widen said ditch for the
sum of 25 cents per cubic yard, the
following report was submitted:
We. your committee on roads and
bridges recommend that the bid of V.
H. Randall be rejected and that the
bid of C. C. Doody be accepted and
adopted and that said C. C. Doody be
awarded the contract without bonds
for the improvement of said road and
ditch and that said improvement be
made under the supervision of the
board represented by a special com
mittee selected from the members
thereof.
51. E. CLOTHER.
ADA5I S5IITH.
DANIEL WILSON.
On motion of Supervisor Clother
same was adopted.
Relative to the bid filed for the Im
provement and grading and construct
ing of ditch of the following de
scribed road, commencing at a point
300 feet south of the 1-4 corner be
tween sections 29 and 30. town 19.
range 2. west, and running thence
south 3.300 feet, more or less. Includ
ing the construction of a drainage
ditch about five feet wide on the bot
tom With slope of 1 to 1 along the
west side thereof: the dirt from this
ditch to be evenly distributed on the
public road as directed by the en
gineer or board of supervisors, accord
ing to the plans, profile, sketches and
specifications on file In the office of
County Clerk Carl W. Gertsch. propos
ing to make said improvement for the
sum of $375.on. the following report
was submitted:
We. your committee on roads and
bridges recommend that the bid of
carl W. Gertsch be accepted, there
being no other bids, and that said
Carl W. Gertsch be awarded the con
tract without bonds for the Improve
ment of said road and that said Im
provement be made under the super
vision of the board represented by a
special committee selected from the
members thereof.
5L E. CLOTHER.
A DA 51 S.MITH.
DANIEL WILSON
On motion of Supervior Schure
same was adopted.
5Iowd by Supervisor Clother that
the chair appoint a special committee
of three to supervise the improvements
to be made on said roads.
5IotIon carried and the chair ap
pointed Supervisors Clother. Schure
and Smith as such committee.
On motion of Supervisor Schaecher.
the board of supervisors now adjourn
ed until 9 o'clock a. m. tomorrow
Columbus. Nebraska,
July 13, 1911.
The board of supervisors pursuant
to adjournment met at 9 o'clock a. m
Hon. Louis Sehwarz. chairman and
John Graf, clerk.
Roll called and the following mem
bers present:
Supervisors Clother, Dasenbrock.
Schaecher. Schure. Smith. Wilson and
Chairman Sehwarz.
The following report was submit
ted: Your committee on Judiciary to
whom was referred the petition of the
freeholders of Oconee Township.
Platte County. Nebraska, asking this
board to submit to the electors of said
township a proposition to vote bonds
in the sum of $6,000.00 to aid Platte
County In the construction of a public
steel wagon bridge across the Loup
river within said county, which peti
tion was accompanied by a bond to in
demnify the county against loss should
said proposition fail to receive a two
thirds vote of the electors of said
township, would report that we find
the petition conforms to the require
ments of the statutes: that It contains
the signatures of the requisite number
of freeholders: that the bond accom
panying the petition is correct as to
form and sufficient as to surety, we
therefore recommend that said bond be
approved and that the following no
tice calling said election be ordered
and adopted by this board, to-wit:
Here follows now the notice of spe
cial election to the legal voters of
Oconee township, and concludes as fol
lows: We further recommend that the
clerk be directed to have the neces
sary ballets printed for use at said
election, and that he cause the forego
ing "Notice of Special Election." to
be published in The Columbus Tele
gram as provided by law.
HENRY SCHAECHER.
J. F. SCHURE.
DANIEL WILSON.
On motion of Supervisor Smith same
was adopted.
The following report was submitted:
Your committee on judiciary to
whom was referred the petition of the
freeholders of Loup Township. Platte
county. Nebraska, asking this board to
submit to the electors of said town
ship a proposition to vote township
bonds In the sum of $3,000.00 to aid
Platte county In the construction of a
public steel wagon bridge across
Loup river within said county, which
petition was accompanied by a bond to
indemnify the county against loss
should said proposition fail to receive
a two-thirds rote of the electors of
said township, would report that we
find tne petition conforms to the re-
quirements of the statutes: that it
contains the signatures of the re
quisite number of freeholders: that
the bond accompanying the petition is
correct as to form and sufficient as to
surety, we therefore recommend that
said bond be approved and that the
following notice calling said election
be ordered and adopted by this board,
to-wit:
Here follows now the notice of
special election to the legal voters of
Loup township, and concludes as fol
lows: We further recommend that the
clerk be directed to have the neces
sary ballots printed for use at said
flection, and that he cause the forego
ing "Notice of Special Election" to be
published in Tlie Columbus Telegram
as provided by law.
On motion of Supervisor Dasenbrock
same was adopted.
Tlie following report was submitted:
We. your committee on supplies and
public property to whom were referred
the several bids for printing the of-
Following The "Bell" .
Among the numerous advantages that the modern
farmer has that bis father did without, none has been more
profitable than the Telephone.
The Bell Telephone has been the rural pioneer, and
rural mail delivery, the automobile, other convenience,
have followed the biased trail.
If you are not enrolled, you should join thegreat army
of farmers who have learned that they cannot adequately
carry on their business without local and long distance
Bell Telephone Service.
Land Values
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All over the United States there has been less
than 80 percent of the normal precipation at the same
time the temperature has been far above normal. Not
only does this apply to the United States, but is world
wide. In continental Europe the wells are failing; the
streams are dry; stock is suffering. In some places in
the United States, it is difficult to obtain sofficient water
for stock, while in Canada the suffering is intense.
No very large section of the world is favored with
excess of moisture, or with sub-normal temperature.
Western Kansas cannot claim special immunity,
but can and does claim that she has an inexhaustible
supply of water; her wells never fail and one pump can
raise enough water to irrigate 40 acres of land every
24 hours hence we are practically not dependent on
rain.
Our rainfall is usually all sufficient to produce an
abundant harvest but at times like this we have an
emergency proposition, which, gives us the assurance
that we can water our crops regardless of adverse
weather conditions.
A pump recently installed near Garden City, Kan
sas, is pumping 4100 gallons per minute, at a cost of
less than 25 cents per hour do you know what this
means? It means that you can cover an acre of ground
with 7.6 inches of water every hour. How would you
like to be able to put two or three, or four inches of
life giving water on some of your dying crops, at a cost
of 10 or 15 cents per acre?
Here in Western Kansas IF the rain fails, we
CAN irrigate.
Here our wells never go dry; our stock never suf
fers. Isn't it worth while to consider?
LAND: is the one and only commodity, which,
occasionally flunctuates but always increases in value.
During the time of depressed prices is the time to buy.
Now is the time to buy, invest in land. The price
of all lands must go up and the price of cheap land will
double and trible in the very near future.
Banks may break and stocks may become worth
less, but a tract of land is yours and your assignes
forever.
The man who invests in land, can rest assured that
he is the absolute owner of the same, that no one else
has control of his investment, and while he reclines at
ease, his wealth is increasing.
Nearly all of the financial successes of the age.
both great and small have been based on real estate,
because real estate values always increase with the in
flux of population.
We now have the land at exceptionally low prices.
Within the next year, we will have a wonderful in
crease of population to Finney County, Kansas. There
fore now is the time to invest.
Karr & Newlon
flclal and sample ballots for the pri
mary and general ele tion for 1911
would respectfully recommend that
all bids be rejected and that the
county clerk be directed to have the
ballots printed according to law.
J. F. SCHURE.
DANIEL WILSON.
FRED DASENBROCK.
On motion of Supervisor Smith same
was adopted.
The following bills were on motion
allowed and the clerk directed to is
sue warrants in payment of same on,
the county general fund:
Daniel Wilson, sup., services as
supervisor $30.60
51. E. Clother. sup., same 49.70
J. F. Schure. sup., same 33.20
Fred Dasenbrock. sup., same .. 28.50
Henry Schaecher. sup. same .. 43.S0
Louis Sehwarz. sup., same .. 38.10
Adam Smith, sup., same 55.10
5loved by Supervisor Clother that
the board of supervisors now adjourn
until August 21, 1911. at 2 o'clock,
p. m. 5Iotiou carried.
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C. I. MARTZ, Manager