Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-03-07
with sweeping gales and billiards. from

with sweeping gales and billiards from
9 to II. Cold is likely to be bitter on or
about these dates. If it should happen to
be warm or these dates look for Danger
Gus electric and tornado disturbances.
Many small storms from II to %. Dur
ing the month there will be much disa-
greeable and some very severe weather.
The last storm period will fall between
rs and 81. 1t will grow warm and
many active storms may be expected.
Rain storm, snow and a March cold
wave as the month goes out.
Both banks of this city have been re-
CURED by Internal Revenue Collector
p. F. Wickham. to make out reports
as to their condition, their profits. ex-
penses and in fact everything iudicat-
ing the extent of their business. The
purpose of this is to include them with
in the provisions of the income tax
law. This law provides that a 2 per
cent tax shall be levied upon all banks,
banking institutions or associations.
The tax applies on the amount of net
receipts in exces of $4,000. Messrs
Schaetzel and Gilmore have each made
out their report to the collector and
we presume that they will have to pay
another form OF tax. Take it with the
state, county and municipal taxes in
additional to this new income tax the
banking business is not all what it is
cracked up to be.
A. E. Rome is in the city on a visit
with his family. Mr.. Rome conducts
a general mercantile store in Forest
City, Potter county. He is interested
in the opposition ferry to the one
owned by Samuel Nixon. Mr.. Rome
states that the ferry of which he is
part owner has been officially designated
as the government ferry, while Nixon's
boat has a franchise from the county
commissioners and claims two miles
up and down the stream as within their
exclusive rights. Mr.. Rome declares
that the county franchise is OF no value
whatever from the fact that the Mis-
souri, is a meandered stream and that
the government has complete control
and jurisdiction over the stream. How
ever that may be the final struggle
over the rights of each concern will
take place in April when the supreme
court will settle the difficulty.
There was considerable rejoicing in
the city on Monday over the receipt of
a telegram by Mayor Gilmore from
Congressman Micklejohn, of Nebraska,
to the effect that a $4,000 appropria-
ton had been made for the improve
ment of the Missouri river bank oppo-
site this place. Everyone acquainted
with the news was congratulating him.
self. and the town, and the county on
the success of the measure, for down in
their hearts they had doubts as to
whether a democratic congress would
do anything and was inclined to think
that it would not. After everyone had
settled down to a condition of supreme
content and was thinking what a rosy
world we possessed, another telegram
came which read, First report errone-
Gus. transportation made" and then
the disappointment was doubly sore.
Hope conferred at first upon the idea that
the last telegram referred to another
bill. but alas Improved only too true. II
seems that Senator Kyle managed to
| get his knife into the bill and succeed
cd in getting the amendment to the
sundry civil bill-to which the small
appropriation was attached as a rider
killed. Thus owing to the pernici-
BUSINESS of a populist we are deprived
OF a small appropriation. Some of you
farmers who aided in sending Kyle to
the senate must feel gloriously happy.
II there eyer vas q measure in which
there was justice and right it was this
measure which Kyle ran his bowie
knife into. However we all can wait.
Congress meets in December and its
complexion will be OF a different color.
1t will be republican and it will see the
merit in making not only q $4,000 APP
preparation, hut n ten times larger
for the protection of the farmers here
from the encroachments Of the Big
Muddy.
LOOK UP and sec how your ceiling
appears. Is it not covered with the
smoke stains of a number Of years? Oh
course it is. Why not have it covered
with fresh, clean paperY Liven up the
rooms and make life worth living.
While cleanliness is next to godliness,
q pretty DON is the nearest to happi
ness that man can get. George Snyder
Is the man to paper your room, pain1
your house and give your buggy a new
coat. He understands his business.
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