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

above abstract of vote as prepared by
him.
The committee on the Northwest
County then made their report as
follows:
We your special committee appoint
ed to check petitions for and against
proposed new county of Noble respect.
fully report as follows:
Total number Of signcrs on petition
for proposed county Of Noble 400.
Total number OF signers on petitions
against proposed county Of Noble 334.
Total number signing both petitions
70.
Total number signing petition for
proposed county of Noble two times a.
Total number signing petition for
proposed county of Noble that have
moved away !.
Total number that have signed
petition for proposed new county OF
Noble known to have died !.
Total number counted off of petition
for proposed county of Noble rs.
Total number remaining on petition
for proposed new county OF Noble 423.
Average number of votes as shown
by the abstract of votes for the years
1904 and 1905, 49,.
Majority on petition for proposed
new county of Noble as shown by OBJ
stract of votes for the year 1904 and
1905, 81
JOS. Kenmore,
Ben p. NORRIS.
1t was moved to accept and adopt
the report of the committee.
C. II. HOlcomb by his attorney II.
M. Sullivan objected to the adoption
of the report and offers to submit
testimony tending to prove that the
finding of the committee is erroneous.
To which r. A. Moore, Council fol
the Petitioners objected.
Remonstrator HOlcomb requests
that the evidence on the question
raised by the Petitioners and by the
demonstrators thereto may be taker
before the question is voted upon as
to the adoption of the committees re-
port.
The Petitioners object to any test.
mony being offered by the Remon.
strators while the motion to adopt the
repOrt of The committee is pendino
before the board.
And upon its objection the Petition.
ers ask that the question be submit.
ted to the vote of the board as tC
whether or not the testimony in this
case shall be taken before the report
of the committee is passed upon.
The Petitioners then raised an OBJ.
lection to the demonstrators offering
any evidence that the board can leg.
ally consider after the report of the
committee has been disposed of.
The report of the committee being
referred to as to the setting off of the
Northwest part of the county known
as Noble County.
Remonstrator Holcomb insists that
the time for taking testimony in the
case is now and before any action be
taken on the report of the committee
and insist that this shall be done by
the board.
1t was moved and seconded that
the objection to the taking of testi.
mony be oyerruled.
The ayes and nays being taken
those voting yes: Cushnan
Fennimore, Welch and Morris.
Those voting no: Fonda and
Schneringer.
Whereupon the chairman de
clared the motion carried and the
objection overruled.
Remonstrator Holcomb nov
asks that what evidence the
petitioners have in favor of thei
petition for the erection, of Nobl,
county, that the same is signe,
by majority of the residents o
the territory to be known a
Noble county, that the burden i
upon the Petitioners to shoy
that the petition is signed by
majority of the legal voters Q
the said proposed territory c
Noble.
! OR. A. Moore for petitioners.
The petitioners elect to stan
upon the report of the Committe
. at this time until such time a
the demonstrators offer testimon
! to set aside the finding of tn
E committee appointed by tn
| Board to investigate the matter
a The report of the committe
4 now being before the board
4 adopt, the petitioners insist tina
~ no naGCn1 tnnt, n,,n ,p,u 80 4 1,