Rock Island Argus., 1894-01-17

hauling the material Tor his new
blacksmith shop.
Report has It that A. G. Brewster
II about TO retire from his farm and
locate y Port Byron.
There were . lovial lot Of young
people at Ars williams party on
Wednesday evening last. The sur.
townships were repre-
seuted.
Rev. Thompson, Of the Methodist
church, preached . Temperance dis
course ON Sunday evening last, In
which he showed up the importance
Of the EPworth league.
Elsie walker. about 9S years Of
age, son OF James Walker. who was
kicked with . horse some time ago,
10 again suffering from its effects.
II II said he 10 under the doctors
care.
The road commissioner OF Zuma
and Canoe Greek townships met with
States Attorney Searle ON Saturday
last to examine some road work done
by the road commissioner Of Canoe
Greek. which it IL claimed interfere.
with. or turns natural water course.
The Modern Woodmen feast on
Wednesday last. proved . grand af-
fair, aud will be long remembered.
~ oss IL " ooumsn WIN tneir wives
IcstU1~ou 70 soe lnsIsA1'ons' ana
r .c 'Se'ner very iriendiy
.". ~." s. a ssca' many o'o &c
q".'"...nee . "erS ne Iooe~e", a"c ne"
oncs '"Ime1 .neEe was an so1no-
s ~ " P''s's.oas, 's s" .n% '"en 'nere
''~'"'~ - "~'>e'' '""'
Considering that taxation without
Representation once led to Q terrible
fight between Johnathan and John
Bull. I wish to make statement, As
receive IL from friend: 'Some
four years ago the legislature Of Ne
braskaset on the Omaha and Winueba.
60 Indian reservations. located on the
Missouri river about 90 miles north
OF Omaha, and formed Thurston
county. All OF this county is wild
prairie except small patchescultiva-
TED oy Indians, and the two town
ships IN the southwest corner
which has been sold from the
reservation. and are settled by
white men. who have many
nne farms. The Indians own very
little or NO property. and con
sequently are not taxpayers, but
most OF them are voters. When the
county government was organized
the county had to borrow $4,000
with which to begin its work. Thi.
purchased blank books. stationery
safe. etc., and got them nicely start
ed as . county government. But
there were only two townships o.
farmers to pay Oh this $4,000 in
debtedness. unless there were three OF
four merchants In Fender, the count =
seat, that had taxable property
Then two or three men went to worl
and secured . special town meeting
70 vote for raising &s5,OOO for tht
purpose Of building . county cour
house. They pretended there WAS 8
scheme on foot to get the count,
seat located ut the agency, on tn,
oppositc side Of the county away from
the farmers, and that ii they coult
get county buildings at Pender, il
would become the permancu,
Icounty seat. Among the two town
ships Of farmers above mentioned
was q widow who had been left alon,
Iabout the end Of their first year il
Nebraska. with six small children
Being possessed Of the pluck charac
lteristic Of American women. sh
hired two men and carried on tn
farm. and SO proyided for bersel
and family. Now. this special tow,
meeting called for the purpose O
bonding the county for el5, 900 Law
the matter before the pcoplc. Thi
widow cannot vote, but she mus
help nay the taxes imposed. He
two hired men can vote, but nay n
taxes. There are from 500 TO 60
Ino taxes. There are about 800 NAL
tax payers in the county, 90 the NON