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The Grit-advocate., 1902-12-12

do 30 do > 30
do 46 do , 30
do 8 do > 80
do ii do > 80
Road Fund
Z + Iddings, lumber sc 81
Aug Polzin. road overseer IS 80
S w Lundy, road overseer 81 90
Poor Fund
c + lddings. coal 10 60
White q Wallace, supplies 10 10
Il Lavelle, supplies ! 10
Emergency Fund
Smith Frey, stamps GO
Court House Expense Fund
c A Sorenson. draying s 05
. Thunderstorm, draying 80
Harry Entriken, cleaning court
room and putting in glass > 90
9 + lddlngs, coal Is 80
White 4 Wallace, supplies I3 30
A delegation from the business men
of JuleSburg, consisting of b Beatty,
p Petersen, w NJ Labaree, j f Lucas.
r Dye, q Lavelle, and others, waited
upon the board, urging the necessity
for ! mill levy for the court house eX-
penSe fund The board had previously
considered that 2milis were sufficient.
but aftar extended discussion with the
dclegat ion, the board signified It's will
ingness to make the levy mills when
the levy was finally agreed upon and
iadest7RAtter Of record -
II L Green appeared before the
board, urging payment for making re-
turn of registry list to county clerk
The board declined to allow compen-
SatiOn
The county attorney was directed to
secure legal advice and report on the
10 per cent increase at Il meeting To be
held on the 2Sth instant
The annual appropriation resolution
and tax levies were deferred until the
next meeting
Claims were audited and allowed as
follows
Ordinary Fund
G W White, com'r 20 20
p b Upson, com'r % 40
John Hiatt. com'r % 20
Board adjourned to meet on Friday
November 2S, 1902, at 10 o'clock a IN
Friday, Nov %, 1902
10oclock IA m Board met pursuant
to adjournment Of the Goth instant
Present: G. w White, chairman: p
b Upson and John Hiatt, county com
missionerS; II c McNew, clerk; W H
Pound, county attorney
The attorney general of the state of
Colorado filed IL claim against Sedg-
wick county for $S27.Gl, being amount
claimed to be due the state for interest
collected and not remitted for the
years from 1889 to 1900 inclusive Up
on the advice of the county attorney
the claim was laid over, and the clerk
was directed to ascertain the amount
Of rebates allowed for which the state
had not been charged
The county attorney advised the
board in effect that it would be most
difficult to defeat in court the 40 per
cent increase made by the state board
of equalization, owing to the fact that
the average value of all classes Of stock
was much lower than the average val
ue of the same kind of property in 9th
er counties Of the state
The 40 per cent increase was accept
ed, and the county assessor was direct
ed to be notified to extend the tax roll
of 1902 accordingly
The Grit-advocate., 1902-12-12

The annual appropriation resolution
was read and passed, appropriating the
following amounts, or so much thereof,
as may be needed, to Wit
To pay outstanding warrants, officers
fees and salaries, and other ordinary
expenses of county government-ordi
nary fund-sl2, 10000
Maintaining roads and bridges-road
and bridge fund 81. 100000
For the purpose of paying the un-
foreseen emergencies-emerge fund
81 10000
For the purpose of erecting, main
tanning, repairing. leasing, and renting
county buildings court house expense
fund-S4 .0000G
Maintaining county high school
high school fund-Sl 10000
supporting poor-poor fund-S6OO.O 90
Making IA total of $50, 10000
The county levy was placed at %
mills, divided as follows:
Ordinary fund u Mills
Road and Bridge fund , do
Emergency fund do
Court House Expense fund :. do
County High School fund do
Poor fund do
General School fund . do
State Levy 4 do
Town of JuleSburg % do
The following special fund school
levies have been made:
The Grit-advocate., 1902-12-12
RECORD OF The COUNTY BOARD.
Official Proceedings of the Board
of County commissioners.
Monday. November IL, 1902

Monday. November IL, 1902
10 o'clock IA m Board met in special
session pursuant to the call Of the
cha rman: p b Upson and John Hiatt,
county commissioners II c McNew,
clerk: w II Pound county attorney
Board proceeded with the work of
making levy and finding valuations
The state board OF equalization, un-
der date Of June 10 1902, returned the
following valuations on corporate prop
erty for the present year:
Union Pacific r II Co 4s9, 597
Western Union Telegraph Co 4,7S0
The Pullman Co 1865
Pacific Express Co LOS
Hammond Refrigerator Line 81
Colo Il |Vyo r II Co 5,Ss3
Adams Exp Co 50
Total 505 500
The county assessor returned on his
abstract of assessment, the following
valuations on lands and personal prop
erty, including the amount raised by
the county board of equalization:
15,9l7 acres Ag'l lands GOAT
2l9,9S3 acres Grazing lands l52, 9OS
Town lots and imp'mts 39,1i5
Impmts on lands l4.25O
Merchandise ll,l5O
1857 horses l6. 542
ID mules 37l
1868 cattle lOl .0l2
1000 sheep $3.50
l3J swine 800
L. musical instruments 4S5
l3 clocks and watches Il
Money, bank ace is, etc l.3OO
Notes, bonds, etc 2,l7O
llu veuicfe5 2,oeo
Household property 80
Furniture and fixtures SO
All other Droperty }O35
Bank stock 5000
Total 4l4,3l3
Making total of s92O,122 for all
property
Under date of October 90 1902, the
state board of equalization sent u state
ment showing decrease of S49,254 in
valuation of corporate property, as
formerly made by the board After
hearing protests, the state ooard re-
turned for Sedgwick county the follow
ing valuations on corporate property:
Union Pacific II r Co 440,633
Western Union Telegraph Co 4.500
The Pullman Co $500
Pacific Exp Co LOB
Hammond refrigerator line ..
Colo & Wyo r r Co 5,SS3
Adams Exp Co 20
Total 456,55l
The Union Pacific has 81. 10 miles in
the county assessed at the rate of
Sl4 III 40 per mile, the main line be-
ing the same as the branch
Notice was also received from the
state board of equalization uhdc" date
of October 2S, 1902. stating that at Il
meeting of the state board of equa!lza-
tion on October 6. a resolution was pas
Sed ordering an increase OF forty (4ol
per cent on the valuation of all prop
erty as assessed by the county assessor
making an increase of Sl65, 20 on land,
town lots. and personal property.
The matter of the 10 per cent raise
was discussed with the county attorney
and referred to him for advisement
1t appearing to the board that 4
great many car lines formerly assessed
had been omitted from the schedule OF
companies as returned by the state
board, the clerk was instructed to tele-
graph, asking the reason
Board took a recess to o'clock a m
Tuesday, November Is. 1907
Tuesday, November IS, 1902
o'clock Il m Board met All mem
bers present County attorney also
present
Acting under section ITO, page lW,
revenue law of 1902, the board proceed
ed to ascertain the mileage of railroads
in each school district as follows:
District No 80 80
do 50 SIS
do 35 2.S4
The Grit-advocate., 1902-12-12

The CLERK was directed TO Cerlify TO
the county assessor the corporate valu-
tions and amount of tax heretofore es-
timated, apportioned among the sever
al school districts and town of Jules
burg, tOWit:
The Grit-advocate., 1902-12-12

ii h Robertson, Judge and ret's II 10
John Pollin, clerk and returns 8 60
Helen Eggeston clerk ) 90
Precinct MOI
H L Green, Judge ~ 80
Fred Flick, judge u 80
John Kluth, judge and ret's IL so
Anna Meineke, clerk and ret's . 30
Peter Volz, clerk 5 90
The Lamar register., 1902-03-19

get you some He was so eager 10 he
obliging that he was going to send
across the street for 'em. Well. sir. as
he went through the door into the
kitchen he happened to tread on the
dogs tail. The dog set up n howl. and
the customer yells: Hey. there, New
er mind that sausage. / guess l don't
want it! Then he puts on his hat and
goes out The boss saw the whole
thing. and that night the new waiter
was paid off and quit. Pretty tough,
wasn't itT'-P.,iladelphia Record.
The Lamar register., 1902-03-19
pou HowIed, Waiter Fired.

"Another new waiter. has come and
gone" said the veteran of the 15-cent
restaurant. as he deposited n beef stew
in front of his favorite customer
what was the matter with him?"
asked the favorite customer. We'll. it
wasn't exactly his fault" explained
the veteran. "You see. the second day
he was here n customer comes in and
asks for a brace of Frankfurters. 'Sau-
sage is all out says the new waiter,
but If you wait awhile think l can
The Lamar register., 1902-03-19

John Chinaman's oath to tell the
whole truth and all the rest of 1t is
valued by the New York police court
only after John has wrung the neck Of
a chicken, according to the religion of
his country. 1t is the custom of many
of our Witnesses to wiring the neck of
their conscience before they draw on
Imagination.
The Lamar register., 1902-03-19
TRAVELLED 700 MILES IN A SACK.
To Win a Bet of $500 a Kansas City
Machjnjst Risks His Life,

Chicago. March 14.-Bllled as a sack
of potatoes. young man arrived in
Chicago to-day from Kansas City. For
three days and half lie had been con-
fined in the sack and during that time
he had travelled close to 100 miles in a
freight car. The sack which covered
him was inclosed in an open fruit case.
The Lamar register., 1902-03-19

A hive of bees belonging to the gov
ernment was stolen from the Agricul-
turai Department a few days ago. Up
to the hour of going to press. however,
the government had not missed any
red-hot stoves.
The Lamar register., 1902-03-19

The sultan has prohibited gambling
in his dominions. Nevertheless. the
powers will continue buying chances
in that grand Turkey raffle which will
inevitably come of according to
schedule.
The Lamar register., 1902-03-19

Even the latest of the big diction-
aries is already out Of date. Prof. Nc
Gee of the bureau of ethnology has
coined the term Amerind. to designate
the American Indian, and 1t has beer
officially adopted by the bureau.
The Lamar register., 1902-03-19

Mrs DeWet would rather have her
husband die than submit. So would u
few other wives on both sides for rea
sons less patriotic.
The Lamar register., 1902-03-19

This government can a. least b,
sure that Germany and England are
exceedingly friendly at the presen
moment.
The Lamar register., 1902-03-19

Young Alfonso's coronation may
have to be postponed for lack of a
kingdom to go with 1t II the revolu-
tionists continue to make trouble in
Spain.
The Lamar register., 1902-03-19
Railroad Taxation
Carefully Explained

all rad
question of taxation
inclined
of putting the facts
which railroad valuations
shows
all Mining Camp Eart
The Lamar register., 1902-03-19

The New York business man who
writes to a newspaper to complain
about that LATEST. most independent,
inefficient. listless, inconsequent. shift
less, needless, stupid. sulky, precocious,
worthless being known as the office
boy" was. OF course. a model lad in all
respects when he was young.
The Lamar register., 1902-03-19

Mr.. Schwab enjoys the distinction of
being one of the very few persons who
has refused to grant SECOND inter-
view to an emperor. Mr.. Schwab
knows how to take care of our dignity
as well as his own.
The Lamar register., 1902-03-19

Uncle Russell forgot to pay taxes on
one Of his farms. and had to bid 1t in
at auction to save 1t. His chief worry
is that this process cost more than the
sum claimed by the tax collector.
The Lamar register., 1902-03-19

While the balance of trade may be
In favor of Uncle Sam the balance of
travel Is far and away in favor of
Europe.
The Lamar register., 1902-03-19

Persons who sleep with back fences
under their windows will heartily ap-
prove the proposition to tax cats.
The Lamar register., 1902-03-19

It costs forty cents mile to ride on
the Congo railroad. But the train
stops every Ave minutes for drink
and game of golf.
The Lamar register., 1902-03-19

General surprise will no doubt be
occasioned by the announcement that
the Mormons have political control of
thirteen states, but luckily the number
stops at thirteen.
The Lamar register., 1902-03-19

Even as q little king on his own
island. Andrew Carnegie finds his
crown is liable to be usurped.
The Lamar register., 1902-03-19

When Teddy Junior gets we'll prob
ably he will compromise by accepting
the hat as a necessary evil.
The Lamar register., 1902-03-19

Along with the horseless and wire
less things we now have the mergeless
merger.
The Lamar register., 1902-03-19

A law of Montana regulates the fees
of doctors. A law to regulate collec-
tions would please them better.
The Lamar register., 1902-03-19

There seems to be no sort Of doub'
that Mr.. Cages next salary will bs
considerably larger than his last.
The Lamar register., 1902-03-19

King Alexander of servia will know
better next time than to marry a
woman OF forty. A woman of forty is
Just ten years more invincible than
Balzac's woman of thirty.
The Lamar register., 1902-03-19

For u king. Edward isn't half bad
fellow, but he mustn't expect to revive
the fashion of knee breeches and re-
tain the friendship Of the trousered
calfless leg.
The Lamar register., 1902-03-19

Andrew Carnegie is planting libra
ries on the Pacific coast and will soon
have the continent pretty well girdled
with books.
The Lamar register., 1902-03-19

Pipe-smoking is not permitted in
the Union League of New York. Pity
the poor millionaire.
The Lamar register., 1902-03-19

In Russia tramps are employed as
mourners at funerals. Our hobo has
too strong a sense of the dignity of
his calling to engage in any such dis
traction.
The Lamar register., 1902-03-19

J. Pierpont Morgan got $11.23s, ,6ss
for forming the United States steel
trust. Pierp. probably sticks to tho
theory that the laborer is worthy Of
his hire.
The Lamar register., 1902-03-19

Since we are only going to build the
canal once 1t should be built along
the best route.
The Lamar register., 1902-03-19

Mexico has sustained severe Jolt
from an earthquake. and is now in CON-
sternation over the rumored approach
OF an eclipse.
The Lamar register., 1902-03-19

the
railroads
of
pc
il
1880
Equal separate
The Lamar register., 1902-03-19
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The Lamar register., 1902-03-19
PROCEEDINGS OF THE EXTRA
SESSION OF THE LEGISLATURE

The Rush Senate amendment, pro
viding that the state board of equali
Zation shall not have power to assess
any tramway, electric road. cable road
or street railway located in the streets
of any city or town or upon the public
road, WAS carried, 10 to s.
The Lamar register., 1902-03-19

The House went on record as favor
ing the repeal of the Bucklin Austria
lasian tax amendment. Tie vote on
the proposition came after an all days
debate, and was something of sur
prise to the opponents of repeal, who
thought that the decisive defeats
which the repeal had sustained In the
Senate had taken the vim out of its
friends The test came on Il motion to
indefinitely postpone the Adams re-
pealing bill. This was beaten, 2G
yeas to SO nays.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-11-13
Bie noSUaESr KILLS BIRDS.


Every spring and fail large mum
bers OF birds are killed by the
Washington Monument The city
Of Washington seems to be directly
in the route iaken by many OF the
migratory birds in the nigh, between
the North and the South, aud twice
a year thousands Of feaihered song.
sters meet their death by flying
against the tall marble shaft in the
night. Just now the fall slaughter
is at its height. and every morning
many dead birds are to be seen
about the base OF the monument.
The dogs and cats of that par, of
the city have learned that the base
of the monument IS good place to
get an early meal in The morning
without trouble, and many OF them
are regularly on hand. Most Of
the birds killed are yellow and black
throated warblers and sinai! ihrush-
es. Brooklyn Eagle.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-11-13
PROHIBITION Party CANDIDATE
For Vice President Was Shot and In
stantly Killed

Newton, ILL.,, Nov. g. -rHalc John
son Of this city, prohibition lead
er Of national prominence and vice
presidential candidate of that party
in 1896, was sho, and instantly kill
ed At noon Tuesday by William III.
Harris at Bogota, village in Jasper
county. Harris attcrapted to escape
but vas pursued and arrested. On
the waysto jail he swallowed poison
andidied a, S O'Clock in the afier,
noon.
rhe nur,Isr grew out OF an az
tempt to collect debt. Mr. John
son.. who was one Of the prominent
lawyers in southern Illinois, bad
sued out a judgement for client
against Harris and today drove out
to Bogota to collect il. He was &C.
companied by John l.. Rit.msnn, a
deputy sheriff.
On the road near Bogn,s they
me, Ilatris with losd u p,oduce,
which he was taxing to The railroad
station To ship. The 'depufy sheriff
at once served his process and took
possession Of the property in Harris
wagon.
Harris, enraged at this proccceg,
seized double barreled shotgun
lying in the wagon and without a
moiskat's waning fred pDiniblSnk
at Mr. johnson The charge oi
shot struck the lawyer foll 10 the
face ard he fell dead in The road.
Harris tried to escape. but was
pursued and captured 10y City Mar.
shall Daniel Miller and posse.
Mr. Johnson's body was taken back
to Newton and with il went Harms,
prisoner, on his way to jail.
Before the jail was reached he
mapsged TO procure and swallow 4
fatal dose Of poison, from which he
died.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-11-13
iIR BOUGHT A PRETTY GIRL AT A
CHURCH FAIR FOR ~ 20.
SHE agreed 20 Make Il a Permanent
Sale

Marion, Ind, Nov. When
Nathaniel Wilson, glassworker of
this city, leads Miss katherine
Overmeyer Of Gas City to the altar
Nov. 7 he will complete a pretty
little romance and at the same time
&c, lovely wife, who cost him only
s4,7s. a week ago the Christian
Endeayor Society of the Presby-
terian church OF Jonesboro held an
auction sale of girls at the home Of
Mrs. Frank Pierce. Real live girls,
teyeling in all the charms OF woman
hood, were sold TO the highest
bidder While the purchase of the
fair cbarmer did not insure the
buyer partner for life, yet Nath-
aniel Wilson purchased Miss Rather.
inc Overmeyer and today their en-
gagcment was announced.
During the sale large white sheet
was stretched across the end Of a
room and the young woman to be
sold was placed SO that her shadow
could be traced on the cloth /.
When Miss Overmeyer was being
sold there was a rivalry between him
and Young man from Fairmont.
The latter had bid $3.50. all the
cash he had with him. Wilson went
him z5 cents better.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-11-13

Of the work OF the girls, the little
farm. which only covers about 40
acres" said DIR. Jones. made
nearly fifteen hundred dollars dur
ins the last two years. They raise
on It all the vegetables necessary in
the home and sell what they do no,
need in The surrounding towns.
The garden truck raised is the finest.
As a sample, one of the pumpkins
this fall weighed 40 pounds"
Another important order passed
at the meeting Of the board was the
extension OF the time limit of the
girls in the home 10 two years.
Heretofore we have had 70 re-
gnlar time, but we find that il re-
quir:s at least two years 10 accomp-
lish the object for which the home
was founded. We find that in two
years girls who were the most un-
promising material have become ac-
complished in cooking, sewing, bak-
ing and the various requisites OF a
housekeeper. Many OF them enter
excellent homes or marry good men,
and enter the new life well equipped
to meet its many requirements.
You would be surprised to find how
bright some Of them are. We have
the girls graded or classified. II
takes one Of them about a year to
go through all the different depart.
ments. II she Is not efficient at the
end OF that time she is made 60 over
the work again. The girls all wear
neat, blue calico dresses and snug
caps. and cleanliness and taste in
dress are compelled at all times.
The tables At which the glrls eat are
different from those OF mos, institu-
tions Of the kind. White, but coarse
table cloths and napkins are used
silver knives and forks These
may seem extfsva 'pces to some
people, but We do nos consider them
so. for il gives The girI, a refnemer I
which fits them for entrance into
any family.
The home Is situsted on q beau.
tiful elevation JUST outside OF Salem.
/, is surrounded with we'll kept lawns
and just secluded enough to suit It's
ends. When the home was first
started we had trouble with some Of
the girls runnisg away, but that has
become thing Of the past. Many
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-11-13
aRLS SCHOOL At SALEM.
Fifty Thousand Dollars Will Be
Asked Of The Legislature.
appointment Of state Agent Win Also
BE Asked.

DR.. Harriet B. Jones, president
of the board Of directors of the In
dustrial, Home for Girls at Salem, is
busy preparing her report to be
presented TO the governor. The
document will cover the past two
years history OF the institution and
will recommend the appropriation
by the legislature OF money for two
additional buildings, each costing
not less than $75, 600. One OF these
buildings will be to furnish ac-
commodations for more white girls
in the institution as 1t now stands,
and the other will be for the colored
inmates. The home now has 100
more sppIicsn,s than il can take.
The report will also recommend the
appointment OF State agent TO look
after the joint interests OF the
Humane Society, the Industrial
Home for Girls and the Reform
school at Puntytown. Ii would be
the duty Of this agent to see that
none but eligible girls we're admitted
to the home, and that none but
good families received the girls into
their homes These additions were
decided 20 be Necessary at the meet.
ing OF the board of directors Oct
ober fst.
DR. Jones stated Monday evening
that the home is ia Aourehing
condition. Her report will show the
most gratifying results Of the labofs
Of the Iasttwo years. She especially
praises the work OF the present
superintendent, Miss Elizabeth Clio.
ban. The directors arc unanimous
in the belief that she is the best
woman we could possibly get for the
place. She is good. kind, patient,
Christian woman. She looks after
both their spiritual and physical
welfare, and has completely won the
hearts Of the girls Though she ex.
acts rigid conformity TO discipline,
they adore her
CAS- a sample OF the good results