Custer County Republican du lieu suivant : Broken Bow, Nebraska • Page 1

COUNTY ru iVOL XXVII BROKEN BOW OUSTER COUNTY NEBRASKA THURSDAY JANUARYf NO .32 WHERE DOES YOUR TAX MONEY GO. YOU NIINK IHAT THE COIN- TY GETS 'IT ALL COUNTY TAX IS SMALL The Average Man Pays Over Twice As Much School Tax And Almost Twice As Aliich Township Tax As County Tax. The questipn of taxes is always QU interesting uric to a tax payer. A great many men believe that their taxes are higher than they should bfc and they arc at a loss to know the cause for this increase. A statement ot the amount of taxes collected and the purposes for which these1 taxes are used is therefore very inler- estirg and one which every taxpayer has a right to become familiar with.

During the past year the real estate valuation in this county and over the state was greatly increased ami though tb'e levies were lowered there is "still an impression that the taxes 'are higher than they have been before. The people are anxious to know why this is the case and where the increase if there is any goes. As a general ruleva man is inclined to assume th'at a'ny increase in the taxes goes to maintain the County Government. A careful investigation of Uie facts shows that this is not the case. In the course of the next few weeks.theREPUBLiCAN will take up'the question of tlte personal und real estate tax collected in the county and will then give a PFHCtNCT F0NDS.

Special road tax $4908 05 Township tax 12483 46 Poll tax 10456 50 Township bond 110628 $29044 29 comparative statement for a number of "years showing just svhat increase has been made and for what purposes this increase has been used In this issue will be t'ound a statement of personal tax for 1908 the statement showa that 5155,169.84 is the total assessed tax for the yeai of this amount 815,180,92 goes to the state $17,002.16 will be used to maintain the County Government $29,044.00 goes to the township treasures and $40,569.00 will be SCHOOL TASKS. District tax S36448 08 Bond tax 3180 97 High School 940 36 S405b9 53 used for the maintenance of the county schools instead of the total amount being used by the county as a great many people ple assume. It will he noticed that the school tax of $40,000,00 is over twice the amount of the county tax This shows that the cost of maintaining the County Government is a great deal less than the cost of maintaining the Township Governments less than one-half the cost uf maintaining the schools. The average man then towards the maintenance of the schools and $1.75 towards the township fund for every dollar that he pajs to maintain the County Government. As far as theloct 1 taxes are concerned then the county tax is comparatively small the average man pays very little attention to the levy and expenditures of money in his local township though he docs a great deal of kicking about the tax that he pays.

The figures are a positive proof that instead of holding the county responsible for the amount of taxes collected the voter SARGENT BRIDGE COA1PLETED. i i The Bridge Committee Inspected Completed Structure last Week And Arc Well Pleased Supervisors Cushman and L'ee ot the Rridge Committee of the County Board went over to Sar- genHast week to inspect the Sar gent Steel bridge after its completion by the Standard Bridge Company. The Supervisors seem pleased with the bridge and they state that is was neaily as i't could possibly he to the specification in the bids The bridge is built across the Loup river one mile south of Sar gent and is 242 feet long. This ia the first steel bridge ever built in the county The state engineer estimated that the bridge would cost something like Tfic origiual cost of the structure w.as to havj been about 5,500. A change in the length of thc steel tubc-s was made by the Bridge Committee after the contract was awarded.

The quick sand formation in the riverbed made it seem advisable to sink the lutes ten feet deeper and this made an additional coat of about $1,500 making the total cost of the bridge about $7,000. The wood bridge which was in before was a very expensive one to keep in repair owing to Its g'reat length and the heavy trav el across it The steel bridge is more costly for the time being than a new one would have been but the members of the County Board believe that in the end it will prove more economical thaw a new wood bridge would have been because it cannet be taken out by a flood or an ice gorge and it wHl last I much longer. This may work a new era in Custcr County's bridge building and result in nothing but steel bridges being put in since the members of the Board feel so well satisfied with this one. should give more attention to the collection and expenditure of township and school funds. Every man in the county desires that the schools of the county shall rank with the best in the state and they are therefore free to pay for the support of the schools but as they pay more than twice the amount of school tax than they do county tax they should not hold the county responsible for the total amount of their taxes.

G. V. is Vy Lincoln Si Clack Hills Kearney Jlr'ch of p. R. R.

Pullman Co Union Uefrlcator Co. Amco Cypress Tank Line. Personal Villages Real estate. AFTER HIM HIRAM COOL WAS ARRESTED. Charged With Bastardy Preliminary Hearing February 5th liiramCoolof Menia son of James Cool was arrested an brought to this city last Friday by sheriff Kennedy ou the charge of bastardy.

Tfce charge was filed by Miss Fanny Gibbs of An- selmo who has been living with her Uncle George Shanklaud about 25 miles west of this city In the County Court Saturday a'ttcrnoon Cool plead not guil and the preliminaiy hearing was set for Feb. 5th. It seems that Cool and some other boys in the neighborhood had knowledge of the possible filing of such a charge last summer and they all left. Cool returned after a time thinking that the matter had blown over and then arirg again that he might get into trouble left for Kearney an unsuccessful effort was made by the officers to catch him in the vicinity oi Kearney Cool again returned about two weeks ago to his fathers place north of the West Table. Sheriff Kennedy was informed of his return with the above result.

I. A. Reueau bid in the L. Cline- bell land which was sold at sheriff's sale Monday afternoon. The land is a 200 acre tract located about four miles north-west of Wai worth.

MORE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES A Number of Men Talked of as Possible Nominees. The Democratic political bees have been doing a little more bulging in the last week and several new men have been suggested as possible timber for office chairs iu the court house. Goo. Fleming a farmer who lives near Ber- wyn is being talked of as a possible Democratic candidate for county clerk against Gco. Head ley the president supervisor from the sixtirdisTricir Mc d-f" l.he- Democrats hope to be able to in duce Clarence Mackcy of Aitsley to become a candidate for county tieasurer Joe Wilson of Auslcy is known to have aspirations to become county sheriff -and he may enter the race foi the nomination next August.

John Ha- ney of Mcrna is mentioned as a possible candidate lor register of deeds or for the treasurership incase that Mackey refined to be a candidate. Some of Ross Moore's friends are booming him for county judge while others insist that an effoit will be made to induce Silas A. Ilolcomb to become a candidate for the county judge- ship. Don't wait until necessity drives you to make a shopping trip. Read the ads all the lime and visit the stores when your money will accomplish most.

THEY ARK GOOD MATERIAL Tlie Anstcy Argosy Says That 1'ord' And Porlcr Would Just Suit The Anslcy People. Under the head of "Picking Good Material" the Ansley Argosy has the following to say about two Auale men who maybe candidates for Republican nominations next August According to statements np peariug in the county seat papers the political bee is beginning to buzs as if ahouFto venture out Among Ihc mention of possible candidates we are able to recognize the names of two of Ansley's prominent citizens Dwight Ford being mentioned aa a possible aspirant for the office of County Judge and George Porter as a candidate for the office of Register of Dee'ds in which office he is now ably filling the position of deputy. When shown the mention of candidates for the office of County Judge N. Dwight Ford said that he was in the hands of his friends and would abide by the wishes of his party. Should the present encumbcr- enl of the office of County Judge conclude that he has served the people of Custcr county aa long aa he desirea to iu that position we know of no one who is better qualified to nbly fill the office of County Judge than our townsman Dwight Ford and should he decide to enter the race he may feel assured of our support.

The mention of George Porter as possible candidate for 'the office of Register- Deeds is rc- ceiveffVwilh approval and s'hould he dgcttic to make the. race for the office the Argosy will stand ever ready to help him on to victory as we know that he is qualified to fill the office in an upright and honorable manner and with due credit to Custcr county as well as himself. A. Robinson of Oconto passed through the city Monday on his return from the Big Horn Basin where he went last week to look over the real estate in that vicinity. Mr.

Robinson was very favorably impresacd with the BigHorn Basin country and expects later on to make another trip to it. K. R. Crowe and Andrew Johnson both of Oqonto went with him Mr. Johnson purchaa ed 120 acres of latid in the Basin.

Ah Sweeney of Ansclmo was in our city Wednesday Personal Tax List For The Year TOWNSHIPS Loup Ouster Douglas Grove Wood Klver Victoria Sargent Wesiervlllc Myrtle Alaernou Kllfoii llroken How Twp Delleht I. Arnold Lillian. Elt Creek West Union Trlurapb Cllfi Grant Ansley ncrwyn OarfieM Hayes nrokeu BOW City. Wayne Comstock Corporation SIDE TOTAL 2809 09' 29.1 90 2183 83 3179 61 3756 63 0-0 6 193J 31 2251 83 033 43 f441 40 893) 81 032 18 2053 6' 2309 45 2512 8-1. 1608 6 151 03 16117 1773 14 5123 41 V443 84 2518 60.

1346 20 030 S3 12232 19 1SJ 42 1936 VS. 3741 3 06 45'j SO 678 35 2363 W5 14 1895 89 3 7 384f CO 13791 03 864 1W7 04 108 7S 39 29914 75 SHALLENBERGER INAUGURATED. WANTS TIIE PRIMARY LAW AMENDED OR REPEALED. RANSOM OPPOSED BY TAYLOR Wants to Canvass Vole On Amendments. So Tliat New' Governor Can Appoint Stjprcnic Judges.

But Sheldon's May StanJ Ivincoln Ncb.lJan 13 SPKCiAi coRitusroNDitNcn The first day Tuesday of Ihe 31st session the Nebraska' legislature wji9 confined largely to carrying out the Democratic caucus program of organization by electing the caucus nominees in both senate and house and arranging the prelim- inarcs for the jointed session on the following pay for the cauvass of the vote cast in November fdr tstate officers Secretary of State Junkin opened proceedings in the house at high noon the houste completed its permanent organ isation and adjourned to Wednes day. Lieutenant Governor Ilopewcll performed the same duty in the senate which also completed its organisation and adjourned to the same dale. When the joint session of Senate ate and house met in the Hall of the House ou Wednesday it was soon apparent that in addition to canvassing the vbtc for state officers that it was the intention of an apparent goodly majority of of the Democrats under the leadership Seiiatcr Haasow to de maml and carry out if possible recad vass of the votes cost on the constitutional amendments this being he opening wedge to the ousting fr'om the supreme court of the four judge8vappoinied by Governor Slie don. substitution of new appointments nt the hands of incoming tiovcr- nor Shellenbergcr. i This issue Ransom pushed to the front aoon a the joint session was underway but tan foul of the fact that all the Democrats were not with him'in this project particularly some'of the house members Taylor o' Cus tcr oppoaii the movement slr jn uously and declaring tliat the vote had been legally and properly canvassed by the state canvass ing board and that the joint session was without authority of law to undertake the canvass Of till ntllPtlrl flirt frrtn is a brilliant lawyer and a hard fighter but iu this issue the Ouster county fanner had much the best of the contest and riddled the pretentious of Kausom both as to law and the alleged facts.

Senator King of Osceola led the Republican opposition and showed that Ransom's pretcntiori that he was following Republican precedent because the last session canvassed the railway commission amcndcul vote was totally in error as the vote was not so canvassed and the uppar- ent recital of it in the record an error of the clerk who complied the printed record. After an hour's debate the issue not solved but transferred to the future by a motion of Senator Ollisto make January 12 the day for consideration of this issue iu joint session. This was effected by a nearly strickly partisan Democratic vote. On Thursday iu the senate Ransom secured the passage of a motion requiring Secretary of State Junkin to furnish the senate with certified cop ies of the returns from the county clerka of the state of the vott Continued on Pag 3).