The independent., 1907-01-24

tire city be actively and earnestly De-
hind a movement Of this Sort Ac-
cording to this paper, ''In May, 1869,
West Point was Incorporated as a viii
lage, the first board Of trustees being
J. B. Thompson, John d. Neigh. John
j. Bruner and Herman Kloke. II was
incorporated as a city Of the second
class in 1873, and in the spring OF
1874 j. C. Crawford was elected the
first mayor and +. w. Vostrovsky
clerk. During the year 1880, owing to
the passage Of a new state law requir-
ing cities to have a population OF at
least 1,500. West Point fell back to
village government and remained In
that class until 1885, when ii was in
corporated as city the second time,
John D. Neigh being elected mayor In
the spring Of 1897"
Perhaps the murder OF Sam Cox has
had something to do with It. From
whatever cause there has been an un-
usual manifestation Of anti-saoon feel
ing In the state. In Chadron this takes
the form Of enforcing the laws, as the
following notice, served on all saloon
keepers one day recently by Mayor
DOnahue witnesses ION and
after Sunday, the 18th day of January,
1907, you are hereby notified and re-
qured to remove all screens, blinds
and other articles from in front OF
your windows and doors, and all paint
from the glass In such windows so as
to afford an unobstructed view from
the outside of said windows and doors
to your bar, and the whole of said
bar, and to the interior OF your sa-
LOOM In case of your failure 10 do so.
prosecution will be brought against
you, and proceedings for the reyoca-
ton of yolr license will be taken.
And you are required to close your
saloon Sundays and nights, as pro-
vided by ordinance No. 80 of the said
city" At Exeter a move for higher
tax on the single saloon licensed In
the place is advocated by the Enter
prise.
Had such a thing as a wolf bounty
never been agreed to by the state leg
islature J. H. Young OF Nemaha
county would not have suffered,sthe
severe disappointment and ultimate
embarrassment of a humiliating mis-
take. The Auburn Herald tells the
story
One day, fortnight ago. Mr.. Young
while crossing the pasture saw grey
animal making a sudden "get away"
and he Immediately gave chase He
llIltllly tiS Val lulilI dilQ
yelled loudly for the hired man to
bring the pitchfork The later person
made hurried run with the fork.
which once in the hands of Mr.. Young
he soon made an end Of the animal
Bringing the hide to the house the
hunter rang up neighbor. What are
grey wolf scalps WORTH" he asked
over the phone. "You haven't any
grey wolf scalp" was the reply, there
amt any in this part of the country"
Mr. Young insisted that he had the
goods and incidentally mentioned that
he had killed the brute with a pitch
fork The receiver was suddely hung
up at the other end of the line, and
the conversation ended abruptly.
The next morning on his way TO Au-
burn, Mr.. Young met Chas Rebuck
who hailed him and asked whittier he
was bound.
II killed a grey wolf with a pitch
fork yesterday and I'm taking him To
Auburn To gel the bounty" promptly
replied Young.
Rebuck's curiosity was aroused. and
going 70 the wagon, he looked at the
pelt. He gave one ven aud then
doubled UP In III of laughter which
promised commissions. Young looked at
him seriously until Rchuck got so no
could speak and then asked II he
might inquire the cause of the latter's
mirth.
You might az well turn back homo.
Young. for you've killed NO more grey
wolf than | have; that's coon skin"
And va Il proved
aerHs
one hundred dollars an acre for a
Huffalo county farm Il the latest SON
Hation M the "seml-arid belt" THE NJ.
Wyman farm near shelton, owned by
David Nicely was sold lately tu Auuuat
Randacker ot odessa for si6n0n. ID was