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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-06-03

OFFICE OF CONSTRUCTING QUAR-.
" TERMASTER, Fort Washington, Nd,
MAY q. 1908. Sealed Proposals Tin tripli-
cate) will be received at this Office until IL
o'clock noon, June IS, 1903, for constructing
Annex to Library and Gymnasium, and
Bowling Alley at Fort Hunt, Va. Envelopes
containing proposals must be marked Pro
pOsals for Annex, Fort Hunt, Va" lnforma-
ton regarding plans and specifications may be
obtained at this office. ABE. S. BICKHAM,
Constructing Quartermaster.
Yoav1O IN iunef 2 IL 70.
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ward if returned to 1910 King street.
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The Imperial
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The "Blouser" is dainty piece of under
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OFFICE OF coNsTRUCTING QgAk'

OFFICE OF CONSTRUCTING QUAR-
" TERMASTER, Fort Washington, Md,
May 81, 1908. Sealed Proposals lin triplicate)
will be received at this Office until ~ o'clock
noon, June IS, 1908, for constructing Bowling
Alley at Fort Washington, Nd. Envelopes
containing proposals must be marked PRO
posals for Bowling Alley at Fort Washing
ton Md" information regarding plans and
specifications may be obtained at this office.
ABE. s. BIcKHAM, Constructing Quarter
master.
may2Q 20 June 1.2.11andi2.
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Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-10-22

been done at the least possible
expense consistent with good
and efficient work. The conten-
ton that his administration is
costing the taxpayers more than
that of his predecessor is mere
bosh. Heretofore the collection
of taxes has been done by town
ship collection. Under the pre-
sent law all taxes are paid in
direct to the county trcasursr.
This necessarily increases the
clerical work, but it saves the
commission formerly paid to
township collectors. If the pre-
sent treasurer employs more help
in his Office than did his prede-
cessor, it is simply because more
help is needed. His clerks are
busy all the time, and they earn
their salaries. When times are
good aud people are running
over one another in the rush to
pay their taxes, it takes more
help in the treasurer's Office than
it did during the clamity period
when taxes were allowed to run
behind from two to ten years.
w. A. George is a thorough bust
ness man and he will get a vote
this fall which will show that
his administration of the treasur-
er's office has been endorsed by
the. people. Galloway Courier,
October ?, 1908.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-10-22
MUD.

Stop thief" yells the pick
pocket as he makes rush
through the crowd with your
money neatly concealed under
his vest. Beware of mud sling
ing" yells the Beacon as it de-
liberately loads down its colmns
with rot and heaves it at John O.
Taylor, the republican candidate
for sheriff. Then the Beacon
man will deplore the fact that
campaign cannot be run without
personal abuse. For years he
has been the only mud singer in
the campaign. This year he
commenced it by insinuating
that Taylor's whiskey came to
Broken Bow by mistake and that
it was we'll that Taylor was not
a minister as he was educated to
be. Such despicable methods Of
running campaign should be
beneath the thought Of decent
men. And why does he do it?
Just for one purpose and one
only. Beal wants to save the
sherilf'S notices for the Beacon.
He knows that when the notices
quit coming to his office his pa
per will quit being published and
that he will have to GO to work.
Hence no mud is too black and
sinking for him to shove his
hands into and throw at Taylor.
But it won't work. The people
Of the county are beginning to
know the animus that is prompt
ing Beal to make these assaults.
With the Beacon the sheriff sale
notices at $1,000 each outweigh
the character of John O. Taylor
for honesty and sobriety. Not so
with the voters Of the county.
They want a man for sheriff
whose word IS as good as his
bond. Who will know how many
deputies he has and what they
are doing, and how much they
arc paid and who is paying them.
Richardson's election means the
continuation of Armstrong; me-
thods. That means sheriff's
notices for the Beacon and mud
in the next campaign. Dispose
of the mud by supressing the
cause of it. Stop the Beacon's
and Beals pull at the public teat
and future campaigns will be
run without mud. Vote for
Taylor and you stop the pull.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-10-22
10 The Teachers of The County

Here is practical every day
problem in Arithmetic for your
pupils. Let them them solve it
and tell their parents of it when
they go home.
If Schneringer collected taxes
amounting to $500, 16l.O5 at a
cost to the taxpayers of SIP, 246.-
% and George collected taxes
amounting to $362,So at a
cost to the taxpayers of So, 667. 10.
How much more did it cost the
taxpayers on the 500 under
Schneringer's administration
than under Georges administra-
ton to collect 500 of taxes? In
the interest of economy and good
government, who should we vote
for?
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-10-22
On The Run.

1t is really piteablc to see the
miserable shifts and lodgings
the pop papers adopt to keep up
a show of fighting courage.
Those trilling local matters, so
vauntingly heralded at first have
become a signal burden, and the
papers are no longer trying argu-
ment, but chattering to kill time
and deceive. Their voluminous
compilation Of words reminds us
Of the "bOOnb-bectle' which dis
charges a smoke to conceal itself.
The whole platform of principles
was early discarded to give place
for Mark Schneringer's record
and "three gallons Of whiskey''
have become the browning logic
of fusion. When we think of
days gone by when the farmers
made the issues for the populists
instead of the politicians, we
feel a disgust for the feeble at
tempts at reason the honest pop
ulists have to endure, The fact
is, the sooner this shadow Of true
populism is gone, the sooner il
will be possible for some rea
issue to be brought before the
people. Populists, why not pat
an end to this fusion farce. -Sar
gent Leader, October 10, 1908.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-10-22
The POpulist Machine.

The populist machine, presid-
ed over by Sheriff Armstrong,
is making daily runs now in its
efforts to save the patronage of
the sheriff Office for the Beacon,
the populist paper run by one c.
w. BeaL For years the legal
notices Of the sheriH's office have
filled the purse of the Beacon
man aud he has paid his party
for the patronage thus bestowed
by throwing mud and heaping
abuse upon any republican the
pop machine might name. The
machine sees this powerful pull,
the patronage of the sheritf's
Office, slipping away and is max
ing desperate efforts to hold on to
the public tcat. The election OF
the most of the republican ticket
it practically conceeds and the
only effort put forth by the ma
chine is in the interests of the
machine candidate for sheriff.
Why? Because Beal and the
Beacon must receive the fees for
legal notices from the sheritf's
Office or the mud singing abuse
of republicans at the top Of the
machine gang will not proceed.
In short the Beacon will not have
anti-republican fits unless it gets
paid for it. No more pay-no
more fits! No more fits, no more
Beacon. For you take its life
when you take from it the means
whereby it lives. The thought
of loosing this patronage causes
the machine to squeak aud
squeel. In a desperate effort to
drive republican votes from Tay-
Tor to Richardson the machine
had liquor sent to Taylor and
lined up old time prohibition
democrats at the depot to see it
unloaded. Not being able to find
a fault with the private record of
John O. Taylor in Is years resi-
dence in this county they try to
manufacture one. But it won't
succeed. Taylor has the conf
dence and respect of his neigh
bors. and campaign canards will
not work. He is entitled to the
republican vote of the county and
Will get it. That will elect him.
1t will be hard on the machine
a4rd the Beacon to loose the
sheriff notices, but it is time the
sheriff'S Office was overhauled
anyhow, and Taylor is the man
to do it. A different policy
should prevail there. Fees for
milage should be reported and
accounted for. This has not
been done and a vote for the ma
chine deputy is a vote to continue
the present regime.
Cut out the machine. Cut out
anti-republican Beacon fits. Cut
out sheriff notices as a reward
for doing political dirty work.
Cut out Richardson who will
continue the present policy, by
voting for and electing John O..
Taylor sheriff. OBSERVER.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-10-22

great many people in Custer County, that a
part of the collections mentioned above
collected by distress, and the expense of sheriffs
fees and mileage connected Herewith is as much
an item of expense as is the treasurer's and his
clerks salaries.
We will next examine this item of expense.
The sheriff received $771.6 in fees for warrants
on which he made collections. This paid
by the parties from whom the collections were
made On warrants on which no collections
were made, he received from the county fees
the sum of 81, 4O3.50 AS mileage on the dis
tress warrants on which collections we're made,
he received 81 ,27435. On warrants on which
no collections were made, he received from the
county the sum of 50, 334.55. Nor are these all
the items of expense. The county attorney was
helping to collect tax and kept clerk at sal
airy of $40 per month, who paid for his SER
vices out of the General fund of the county
SALTS Adding these items. s. III 81
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-10-22

The sole duty of the county
treasurer is to collect the taxes.
This has been done by w. A..
George, with a pronptness and
completeness approached by no
former treasurer. 1t has also
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-10-22

Which gives us the sum of, SIP 246 81
This is the amount paid for the collection of
$500, 161 .05 taxes under Schneringer's admins
tration.
On the other hand for the collection of $780,
S09.53, S6,677.10 was paid. The whole thing
summed up looks like this
Schneringers Collections. $500 161 05
EXPENSE OF COLLECTING.
Schneringers Salary and clerk hires III 81
Sheriff's Fees and Mileage. 784 90
Township Collectors Com ......... 933 so
County Attorneys Clerk. ......... All IS
Total Expense. ...,..........s II 246 81
Georges Collections ............ 1862 500 So
EXPENSE OF COLLECTING.
Salary and Clerk Hire. .......... IS COZ 10
Special Collectors Com amman. IS 90
Total Expense. .............$ CT 10
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-10-22

Considered on basis of per cent. for collect
ing it looks like this: Under Schneringer's adj
ministration it cost four and seven-tenths per
cent. for collecting Under George it has cost
and etenths per cent.
Another index for the comparison of the
volume of business transacted during each of
these periods proper thing to take into con-
sideration is the correspondence and we presume
as no record is kept of the number of letters and
inquiries answered, the amount paid for postage
is safe index. The amount paid by Mr..
Schnernger was $4,000 The amount paid by
Mr.. George was S3lS.7S
Another index Of the volume of business would
be the number of tax receipts written during
each of these periods. The number written dur
ing the last year and half of Mr. Schneringers
administration is IS, 36b. Those during Mr.
Georges administration is 2l,O 2O.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-10-22
Showing Collections and Costs Of Collections for One
one-Haf Years Under Schneringer and One
One Half Years Under George.

Which
Read carefully of the following decide
sseds
which
of
following table will be of much
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-10-22

Tax Collected. ...............
Township Collectors ..........
School Land. ...............
Miscellaneous .................
Redemptions Received ........
Int. on Co. Assign. and Redm'n
Int. on City Assign. and Redm'n
Total
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-15
Resolutions.

WHEREAS, death has removed from
us one who has for many years been an
active and faithful member of the IL
brary board of this city, we, the mem
bers of the board wish to spread upon
our journal, IS permanent testimonial
to her memory, an expression Of our
appreciation of the personal worth and
the untiring and intelligent labor of
Mrs. E. NJ. Carr in every department
of the work of the library board. Her
judgement has been clear and sane; her
interest has been constant and her
labors Astounding. She sought to do
good in all ways as she had opportunity
in the spirit of broad charity and with
intelligent enthusiasm. We wish
moreover to send this expression of oul
appreciation and esteem toge ther witt
our sincere sympathy to the husband
and family who have been 80 sorely be-
reaved. Through our city papers W,
give to that large public who knew, res
pected and esteemed this good woman
our tribute to her memory.
MRS. w. H. NORRIS
MISS IDELLE MILES Com.
HENRY w. FUTILE
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-15
IOWA STATE COLUMN
Matters of General Interest to
Our Readers Reported by
Telegraph.
PRINCIPAL HAPPENINGS OF WEEK
State Items of Interest Gathered from
Various Sources for the Benefit
OF Our Readers.

Des Moines, Ia, April 1O.-Wallace
Pike, graduate of the Chicago Mu-
steal college, and who has been here
for the last several months engaged in
the work of his profession, is under
arrest charged with attempting to eX-
tort $500 from b. Seigel, wealthy
Jew of this city. Pike, it is said, threat
ened that if the money was not paid
he would marry Minnie Seigel, the
daughter of Seigel. 1t is asserted by
Seigel that Pike has eXerted a hypnotic
influence over his daughter, who has
been one of his pupils for some time.
The girl declared that she would re-
main loyal to Pike to the end. She
has given him diamonds and other val
liable presents, which he is said to
have pawned.
Pike was arrested, but succeeded in
securing bail and demanded an imme-
date trial. Wallace Pike came to Des
Moines last fall and for time acted
as voice instructor in the Emma Con
servatory. Of Music. Later he and Emil
Emma had some disagreement, and he
opened studio Of his own. Since that
time he has been director of the Mu
steal guild and the new dramatic
school Of Des Moines.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-15
were in Manchester SATURDAY..

were In Manchester Saturday.
Miss Maude Rimmer is teaching her
first tenn of school at Plum Creek.
Glover White passed the examine
ton at. Dubuque last week for tie
navy.
e. r.. johnson has moved to Arm
strong, Iowa.
Miss Barnes of Strawberry Point is
the guest of her brother at this place.
Mr., and Mrs. Ralph Heath of Cedar
Rapids are parents of another son.
Mrs. Tharp of Wisconsin is visiting
relatives at this place.
E. II. Blanchard returned Thursday
from winters sojourn in Carlsbad, N.
M. His many friends are glad to have
him home again.
at a meeting of the township trus-
tees last Monday, p. q. Michael and
Frank Kelly were elected road super
visors,
Miss Gertrude Pulver spent last week
with her cousin, Miss Maude Reeder at
Esrlville.
A silver medal contest will be held at
the NJ. r. church next Friday evening
Admission 10 cts.
Miss Comstock of Fayette is a guest
at Prof. Huet's.
The Easter services at the M. Il
church were well attended and fine
program given.
| Miss Gertrude Pulver gave party tt
few of her young friends Saturda!
evening. Toose present were: Misses
Daphne Boomer, Hszel Perkins, OH
Clark, Lyle Corbin and Carl Howart
Harry.Swinburne and Dale Blanchard
The M. E. Aid Society meets on Wed
nesday afternoon, April 18th, with Mrs
Frank Simpson.
Mrs. E. ii. Blanchard and Mrs. j
w. Swinburne were at Oneida Thurs
day.
Miss Louie Rimmer is suffering fron
blood poison II her hand caused by tn
scratch of pin.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-15
Chas. j. Seeds, Treas.

Chas. j Seeds, Treas.
The foregoing report does not repre-
sent the entire volume of business
transacted by the M. & o. Ry. during
the past year. 1t simply shows the re-
ceipts and disbursements of the COM
pany's treasurer, which do not include
the collections on account of Manches.
ter business received by the tressurers
of connecting lines. Settlements be-
tween railroad companies are made
monthly. The Great Western, for il
Illustration, gives the M. g. o. credit for
all collections made by the Great West
ern Ry. Co. on account of Manchester
business for the month in question, and
in like manner the NJ. & o. gives the
Great Western the credit to which it is
entitled. The M. 81. o. being the short
line, the balance is always in favor of
the connecting roads, and for that reason
no money collected by the treasurers OF
connecting roads ever finds its way into
the hands of Treasurer Seeds.
The disbursements, shown by Treas
urer Seeds report, include a years inter
est on the company's $4,000 of bonded
Indebtedness, the first half of the taxes
payable this year, all expenses connected
with the operation of this road, includ
ing extensive repairs on the engine
which cost nearly $1,000. Taken as a
whole the years business was very salts
factory. 1t demonstrates that the road
can continue to be made paying in
vestment.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-15
Mayor Harrison's Reelection

The election of Carter H. Harrison,
as mayor of Chicago for 8 fourth con-
{n.cutive term, is tribute to official
nesty and victory for the thinking
e..nen of that great city.
/, The franchises of the street railways
.of Chicago, conservatively valued at
1900 ,OOO 900, begin to expire in few
weeks and will all expire during the
next few mohths.
During his nix years of official life
Mayor Harrison has contended that the
1000 miles of:gtreets and alleys in Chi
cago belong tbthe people, and that the
corporations must deal with the people
and no one else when they asked for
extensions of their franchises.
Every financial interest of the city, al
all interested. In street railway stocks
OF bonds, fiercely opposed Mr.. Har-
rIson's election. For six years he had
withstood the temptations of these
great street railway corporations, refus.
ed to be Influenced by interested party
associates, or changed from his purpose
/. by the yenemous opposition of the
Evaporation newspapers of his city.
.DeThere was nothing left for the street
Mlsay interests to do, except to be
week WfhJth the people or defeat Mr..
It is needless to say which
derivatives was chosen. The
srested if1s procuring street
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-15
GOT OFF FOR A THOUSAND
Incident In s,ou. city Gambling House
10 Closed and Principals
Go Free.

Sioux City, Ia, April 10.-By pay
ment of $1,000 into the county treas
ury George and John Scollard, who fig
ured in sensational incident in a
gambling house few weeks ago, have
been given their liberty. The robbery
was a peculiar one. A man Of the
name of Rogers went into the Scol-
lards' place with the intention Of beat
ing the house. The house believed it
was beating stranger whom Rogers
brought in. When the scheme was dis
covered the Scollards, it Is said, held
the entire crowd up at the points Of
revolvers and demanded their money
back.
After Acknowledgement and release on
bonds they fled the country. George
Scollard was captured in idaho. Coun-
ty Attorney Whitney believed all con-
cernedin the affair culpable and agreed
to dismiss the prosecution upon pay
ment of the sum mentioned into the
county treasury.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-15

Harrison as freely as water pours over
the falls of Niagara. No mayor of any
city in America ever waged fiercer
battle against the concentrated power
of wealth than Mr.. Harrison did. The
result is not alone victory for Mr..
Harrison and the thinking voters of
Chicago, butts victory for government
by the people which should be of value
to every city in the land.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-15
Dewey worried by BOY.

Detroit, Mich. April 1S.-Admiral
Dewey has applied to Mayor Maybury
to quiet Claude Tyler colored boy,
aged Is years, of this city. When the
admiral and Mrs. Dewey were here
Mrs. Dewey lost $1,000 diamond
brooch. Tyler picked it up and ran
home, but n little grid saw him and re-
peated the matter to- the police, who
recovered it. The admiral gave the
girl 500 and thought his refusal to
prosecute should satisfy the boy, but
Tyler has sent letter after letter to the
admiral and Mrs Dewey asking re-
ward and to stop the annoyance Ad-
miral Dewey has notified the mayor.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-15

The next meeting of the Northeast
ern Iowa Teachers Association will be
held at Mason City, Oct. Is, 16 and 18th.
The chairman Of the executive COM
mittee says: 1t is the purpose of the
committee to make this the banner
meeting in the history of the associa-
ton and in order to make it especially
attractive some exceptional talent will
be secured. He is in correspondence
with Mayor Seth Low, of Greater New
York, and If he is not obtainable, either
Senator Beverage or Booker 7. Wash
ington will be secured 80 that the as
pciatfon is certain of on extraordinry
attraction aside from the meritorious
program Of school topics and their dis
cnapioY
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-15
The Tariff Question.

The republican politicians are consid
erably sgitated over what President
Roosevelt will soy on the tariff question
when he reaches Des Moines. The
President is well aware of the fact that
the republicans of Iowa are divided by
the tariff into two factions, Governor
Cummins and his supporters stand for
what is known as the "Iowa Idea, for
. revision of every tariff schedule
which furnishes shelter for the trusts;
and those who oppose that policy call
themselves "Stand Pat" republicans,
and favor q continuance of our present
tariff laws, some of which are practi-
cally prohibitive.
!. There can be no such thing as free
trade In this country, unless the words
"free trade" aregiyen an arbitrary and
special meaning. No matter what party
Is in power, this country will in the
future, as it hast in the past, collect the
greater part of the money needed for
expenses Of the federal government
from tariff ON imports. Every dollar
90 collected is an incidental advantage,
or protection If some had sooner called
Il by that name, to the manufacturers
Of this country. This country must
have tariff laws for revenue purposes,
but should not have tariff laws to pro-
hibit our trade with foreign countries,
When tariffs are 80 high that they
become prohibitlve they produce no
sevenue and injure the masses of the
people. Prohibitive tariffs tend to de
stroy the foreign markets where our
producers dispose OF their surplus pro
I ducts: and, what is still worse, such
tariffs enable the manufacturers o.
certain articles to combine, form trusts
and charge the consumers of their pro-
] ducts unjust and extortionate prices
The president will make mistake if hi
sides with the prohibitive tariff faction
In iowa
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-15
Cyo,on. XIII. rwe,v. People.

Birmingham, Ala, April o.
Twelve men are reported killed and
twenty-five injured in cyclone
which struck Hanceyville at 2 O'Clock
in the morning: The cyclone was
one of the worst and most sudden
that has swept over these parts in
some time. Reports of the devasta-
ton as result of the storm are as
yet meager. 1t is feared more fatal
flies have occurred,