Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-10-18

TONERS for said proposed new county,
and hereby withdraw our names from
said petition.
Which petition had signed to it 1863
names.
Also the remonstrance against the
proposed new county of Noble, which
petition was in words and figures as
follows:
To the Honorable Board of Supervis-
ors of Custer county, Nebraska.
We, the undersigned residents and
electors of Custer county, Nebraska,
and residing within the portion of the
territory of said county, which it is pro-
posed by certain citizens shall be set
off from said county, and form into a
new county. to be named the county of
Noble, and it is proposed by said citi-
zens to have submitted the proposition
of forming said new county, at the gen
eral election to be held in said county
of Custer in November, 1906 do re-
spectfully petition your Honorable
Body to refuse the prayer OF said petit
TONERS, and we, whose names appear up
on said petition, upon mature consider.
alton and dcliberation, have reached the
conclusion that it is not to our interests
to divide the county, and, therefore,
ask that our names be not considered as
petitioners for said proposed new
county, and hereby withdraw our
names from said petition.
Which remonstrance signed to it 1884.
The clerk also presented for the con-
sideration of the board in connection
with the division matter the following
affidavits, which had been in his office:
Affidavit OF j. B. Osborn,
State of Nebraska, !
Custer County,
Jos. B. Osborn, being first duly sworn
on his oath, says that for long time he
was county clerk, and further says that
he has examined the map showing the
proposed new counties to be erected
out of Custer county, that he has made
an estimate of the legal voters in each
quarter of Custer county based on last
years vote, and finds that Noble county
as proposed has 765 voters, and the ter
ritory sought to be detached and known
as Arbor county, has 1874 voters, and
Oyama county $50, and old Custer as
proposed (E twp has 1888 voters, and
tie total vote of the county in 1905 was
4l21.
That in making this estimate he took
the vote of townships that were in tack
and the townships which were divided
he took the proportionate share as
shown by land embraced
j. b. OSBORN.
Subscribed in my presence and sworn
10 before me this 81 day of September,
1905.
r. L. BREGA.
Notary Public.
Affidavit of G. II. Holcomb relative TO
the organization of Arbor county.
Before The Honorable Board of
Supervisors of Custer County,
Nebraska:
In the matter of the petition of
certain residents of Custer county
to divide the same and to organize
the county of Oyama and in the
further matter of certain citizens of
the county of Custer to divide the
same and organize aud form the
county of Noble.
Comes now G. H. Holcomb and
shows to tie above named Honor
able Board and alleges the fact to
be that he is now and for a number
of years last past has been resi-
dent, citizen, tax payer and legal
voter of the county of Custer.
He further shows to the Board
and alleges the fact to be that
many of the names on the petition
for the division of raid county OF
Cluster and the formation or
organization of the proposed new
county of Oyama were not signed
by the parties who it appears by
said petition signed the same but
said names were signed by other
and different persons than those
bearing the names upon said petit,
ton.
That in said proposed territory
to be organized into said County OF
Oyama there is in all at this time
1871 legal voters or electors and
that not nearly one half of all the
legal voters of said proposed
territory or of said county: have
signed SAID petition.
Your remonstrator further alleges
that number of names signed tc
said petition were signed by those
who were NOT LEGAL voters of sale