Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-12-27
OF the village OF oconto. Custer Coun'
ty, Nebraska.
State of Nebraska,)
)ss.

sworn, upon his oath deposes and says
that he is now and for about three
years Immediately last past has been
Il resident of the proposed village Of
Oconto and taxable In inhabitant there
in, and afIlant says that the accom-
panying petition for the incorporation
OF the said village, which is dated
Dec. 10, 1906, was signed by So taxa
BILE inhabitants of said proposed vii
lage; and afflant says that he Is ac-
luainted with all Of said parties who
signed the attached petition for the
Incorporation of the said village of
Oconto and affiant further says that he
circulated the said petition in the said
village of Oconto for the purpose of
securing the said signatures and that
all of said signatures to said petition
except Geo. Mary and Ella Kellogg
were signed to said petition in his
presence and that all of the 81 sigma
lures so secured by him as aforesaid
are genuine and are written by their
own hands and in their own hand
writing except that of Mary Brennon
and that the signature of the said
Mary Brennon was attached to said
petition and her name written thereon
by this afiiiant in her presence and by
her request; and affiant further says
that all of the said 81 persons who
signed the accompanying petition are
now and at the time of signing the
said petition were bona fide residents
and taxable inhabitants within the
territory described in said petition
the village of Oconto.
AfIlant further states that he is now
and for more than three years i'm
mediately last past has been well ac-
quainted with all of the persons re-
siding within the limits of the terri
tory that is proposed to be incorporat-
ed into the said village Of Oconto and
that there are within the limits OF the
said proposed village taxable inhabi-
tants on the date Of said petition and
at this time to the number of Sc and
that all the taxable inhabitants except
three signed the annexed petition.
Affiant further states that there are
the said petition 225 persons who
were and are now actual residents of
the territory sought to be incorporated
as the village of Oconto, the said 225
actual residents of said territory afore-
said including men, women and chill
dren and there being less than 1900
| actual residents In said proposed ter
ritory.
Affiant further says that he is in.
| formed and believes that the names of
| George Mary and Ella Kellogg were
| procured by ]. T. Bridges and that he
| knows the signature of Geo. Mary and
he says he believes the said signature
of the said Geo. Mary is genuine and
| that the said name was written by the
said Geo. Mary.
| Affiant further says that it Is the de-
sire of the said persons so petitionine
the Board of Supervisors as afore
said that the said territory propose
to be Incorporated shall be known y
and called the Village of Oconto.
| r. G. Chumbley.
| Subscribed In my presence and
| sworn to before me this 10Th day OF
December, 1906.
j. r. DEAN,
| (SeaD Notary Public
| My commission expires 4-15-191O
Before the Board of Supervisors
| of Custer County, Nebraska
In the matter of the incorporation
of the village of Oconto, Custer Coun
ty, Nebraska.
State of Nebraska,)
Custer County. )ss
j. T. Bridges being first duly sworn
upon his oath deposes and says that
he has read and knows the contents
of the affidavit of r. G. Chumbley at
tached to the petition for the incorpo
ration Of the Village of Ocontc
and that the statements of said affiant
with reference to the actual number
Of residents of the territory described
in said petition are true and that the
statements with reference to the mum
Der of taxable inhabitants within the
said proposed boundaries are true.
Affiant further says that he OBJ
tanned the signatures Of Geo. Mary and
Ella S. Kellogg to said petition and
that the said signatures were writer
by the respective parties in their owr
handwriting and that the signatures
are genuine and were written in the
presence of this affiant
Afflant further says that he has re
sided within the proposed corporate
limits of the said village of Oconto foi
more than 2 years Immediately last
past and that he is one of the signers
to said petition, and that he Is vel
acquainted with all of the taxable in
habitants of said proposed village ant
that he knows all of the inhabitants
of said proposed village
j. II. Bridges.
Subscribed in my presence anC
sworn to before me this 10th day o.
December, 1906.
]. II, DEAN
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