The independent., 1907-04-18
AsEBRA SKA w

e TANTON county is still going into
- debt according to the mort gage
records for March. The report shows
farm mortgages filed. 81. s295,G75.7I; re-
leased 81. $116197; city mortgages filed,
%. SIS. .326 %: released, Z, 81, 4,11433: chattel
mortgages filed. AZ, $19.97S.s0; released.
G2, $S,325.25.
After a visit to Columbus Editor D.
j Poynter of the Albion Argus evolves
this biography of the town: Columbus
is a pretty little city down on the
Platte, about forty-five miles southeast
Of Albion. at the junction of the AL
bion branch with the main line of the
Union Pacific railroad. where all the
trains stop to take water. 1t Is no ed
lin our estimation) for having three
sewer systems In the estimation OF
some others for having little court
house out in the suburbs To others
two breweries and fourteen saloons. Il
addition to these notable things they
have some other things to be thankful
for and proud Of Wis: A lot of beauti-
ful sidewalks and gutter paving, a
beautiful park, lots of shade trees,
many nice buildings, a hospital OF more
than local fame. good school and many
others Things They also have a COM
mercial clug that does things-some
things at least
Charles S. Hughes. who recently be-
came proprietor of the Pender RepEb-
lie, will combine the pastorate Of a
local church with his editorial duties.
The lack of lucratice reward in the
ministry has something to do with MS
decision to branch out. He says. II
spent great deal of money in going
to school, and in trying to fit myself
for my life's work and since / got cut
of school there has been scarcely a
year when have not run behind finan-
cially. At my age it would seem
ought to soon get to the point where
the balance would be on the ledger,
but with the increased cost of living,
and the retrogressive tendency Of min
isterial salaries it does not seem that
that condition of things is every to
be realized by me in the church ex-
cluslVely Hence my resolve to devote
at least part of my time to something
else. While money making is not my
absorbing ambition yet / am not loath
to making little more money than l
have ever made in the ministry" Mr.
Hughes is moved also by other mo-
tives. Il am in the newspaper busi-
since / was old enough have dabbled
in the newspaper business and have
always enjoyed it." Moreover, at is
an opportunity for doing good / am
just as much devoted to the cause Of
righteousness today as ever, and be-
lieve the press may be made power
for the promotion of uprightness.'
Teaching and preaching have always
been more or less related and COM
bined occupations. If there is any vi al
reason why the preacher and the press
should not work as che this experiment
ought to bring it TO light
The Nebraska inheritance tax law
was passed in 1901 The first tax under
the law TO be paid in Thayer county
was paid into the treasury this month
The tax on the estate of A. NJ Miller
amounted to $51.03 Amendments to
this law enacted by the late Legislature
will bring q larger number of estates
within its provisions Under the old
law all inheritances up to $4,000 are
exempt; over that amount a tax of 81
on every hundred is assessed on prop
erty inherited from a direct relative,
as a father, mother, husband or wife
But property inherited from an indi-
rect relative. as an uncle. aunt niece
or nephew requires a tax Of per cent,
or 81 on every hundred
For the month Of March the post
master at Ravenna remitted to the de-
partment at Washington s3,S5S. repre-
senting the excess of receipts over ex-
penditures in the money order bust.
ness. During the month all incoming
orders had been cashed with funds re-
ceived for outgoing orders, so this
means that Ravenna sent away by
mail 1883 more cash than came INFO
the town by mail The mail order bust
ness no doubt accounts for the dis
crepancv
Some Of the range farmers feel that
thew nre NOT sharing the general ag-