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

alleged in said remonstrance are true
as he verify believes.
Subscribed in my presence and
sworn to before me this day of
September, 1906.
In the matter of the petition of
certain residents of Custer County
to divide the same and to organize
the county of Arbor.
Comes now &, II. Holcomb and
shows to the above named Honor
able Board that he is a esident, citi-
zen, tax payer and legal voter of the
county of Custer and has been such
for number of years last past and
he protests against the proof of afii-
davits offered in support of the
petition for the division of Custer
County and the formation of the
proposed new county of Arbor Tor
the reason that said affidavits are
incompetent and are not sufficient
to authorize the Board to act upon
said petition and are not sufficient
to prove that said petition for the
division of Custer county and the
organization of said proposed coun-
ty of Arbor has been signed by the
required number or majority of the
legal voters of the territory proposed
TO he divided into the county of
Arbor and your demonstrators denies
that said petition is signed by a
majority of the legal voters of the
territory proposed to be organized
into the new county of Arbor, and
denies that the Board has jurisdic
ton to order an election for the
division of Custer county and the
organization of said proposed county
of Arbor.
The STATE OF NEBRAs- =,
KA Custer County. "
G. II. Holcomb being first duly
sworn upon his oath says that he has
read and knows the contents of the
above and foregoing remonstrance;
that he is the remonstrator therein
named; that the facts therein alleged
in said remorstrance are true as he
verify believes.
Subscribed in my presence and
sworn to before me this day of
September, 1906
1t was moved and carried that com
mittee of two be appointed on each pc
tition, and that the chairman be mem.
Der of the committee on the northeast
county.
The chair then appointed on the
northeast county to assist him, II. h.
Welch, and as committee on the
northwest County, Supervisors, Fenni-
more and Morris, and as committee
on the southwest county, Fonda and
Cushman and Schneringer.
The following agreement between the
of the petitioners and
was read by the clerk.
1t is hereby agreed by the parties
the new counties of Oyama,
Noble and Arbor counties, and the part
les representing Custer county, that no
more names be added to the petitions
after this hour, and no more names
shall be added to the Withdrawals or
after this hour, and each
party agree not to file any additional
names.
Dated this 26th day OF September,
1906, 1915 a m.
p. f. Forney,
r. j. Kelley, Rep. Noble county
w. ID. Hall, " Oyama
r. f. Brega, " Arbor
G. II. Holcomb," Custer q"
1t was moved and carried that the
hearing on the petitions be continued
till Monday, October l, 1906, 8 a. m.
1t was moved and carried to adjourn
till s a. m. tomorrow.
Thursday, September 81, 1906.
Board met at s n. m. all present.
1t was moved and carried that the
clerk be and hereby is instructed to
draw warrants on the 1906 bridge fund
in payment of the claims already
allowed.
In favor of the Custer National Bank
for $1,000.
In favor of the Broken Bow State
Bank for $1,000.
In favor on the Security State Bank
for $500. -..,
The yeas and nays being called, the
vote was as follows;
Voting yea, Cushman, Fonda, Fenni
more, Schneringer, and voting nay
Morris.
The chairman declared the motion
carried.
1t was moved and carried to adjourn
till s q. IN. tomorrow.
Friday, September 20, 1905.
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