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

the legal voters who signed said
petition 100 thereof have since sign
ing the same signed q remonstrance
in which they say that "upon mature
consideration and deliberation they
have reached the conclusion that it
is not to their interest or to the
interests of said county of Custer to
divide the same or form the said
prop new county of Oyama and
therefore ask that their names be
considered as petitioners for said
proposed new county and specifical-
ly ask that their names be consider
ed as withdrawn from said petition"
and after deducting or striking from
said petition the names of minors,
non-residents and women an | names
of persons who did not sign the
same that there does not remain
the actual legal bona ide legal
voters signing said petition a num-
Der exceeding 400 and that far less
than a majority of the actual bora
fide legal voters of said territory
have signed said petition.
Your remonstrator further shows
to the said Honorable Board and
alleges the fact to be that the total
number of legal voters in the terri
tory proposed to be organized into
said county of Noble at this time is
HOS.
Your remonstrator further alleges
that of the SIT names on said petit
ton for the Lewiston of Custer coun-
ty and the organization of said pro.
posed new county of Noble many
of the same, the exact number to
your remonstrator being unknown,
are minors, many others are non
residents and many other names
were signed by others than those
who it is purported by said petition
signed the same.
Your remonstrator further shows
that of the said SIT signers to said
petition 100 thereof have since
signed a remonstrance in which
they say THAT upon mature con-
sideration and deliberation they
have reaahed the conclusion that it
is not to their interests to divide
said county or form the said pro.
posed new county of Noble and
therefore ask your Honorable body
that their names be not considered
as petitioners for said new proposed
county of Noble aud withdraw their
names from said petition and ask
you to consider that their names
ire withdrawn from said petition,
Shat after striking from said petition
the names of those who ask that
they be not considered as petitioners
for said division and proposed new
county and after striking from said
petition the names of non-residents
minors and women and the names
of those signed by others than by
those who bear the name there is
not to exceed upon said petition
actual bona fide voters of said
county to exceed $50 and that ont
more than $50 persons residing in
said proposed territory actually
desire to submit said question of
the division of the county of Custer
and the formation of the proposed
new county and said petition falls
far short of having majority of
actual legal voters of said territory
and your remonstrator shows to your
Honora BILE body that you have no
jurisdiction or authority to order or
call an election for the division OF
said county and the formation of
said two proposed new counties of
Oyama and Noble.
Your remonstrator further pro-
tests against the consideration by
your Honorable body of the affldavits
attached to said petitions and pur-
porting to show that the same are
signed by a majority of the legal
voters of the territories of the pro-
posed new counties and object to
your Honorable body considering
said affidavits as proof of the fact
that said petitions are signed by a
majority of legal voters of the terri
tory or territories of the proposed
new counties for the reason that no
opportunity is given your remon-
straior to cross examine said persons
making said adaffivits or in any way
showing the basis of their knowledge
and because the same is incompetent
to establish the facts for which the
same are offered as part of said
petition.
Your remonstrator further asks
this Honorable body to fix a reason
able time for hearing of this cause
so that he may have an opportunity
to produce his evidence and prove
the facts alleged in his remonstrance