The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-07-28
AUTO AND DOG RACE.
co FAR "MAN'S 0EST FRIEND" IS
IN THE LEAD.
WHAT ASSESSOR ROLLS SHOW
One County Comes to the Front With
Seventeen Automobiles, offsettina
Same With Seventeen Dogs.

The state capital correspondent Of
the Omaha Bee. who has been inves-
tigating Nebraska assessment rolls,
finds that the automobile may outdis-
lance the horse and take his place in
the affection Of the driving public. but
1t will have to 60 some to get ahead
of the Nebraska dog. According to
reports of county assessors now on
file with the State Board of Assess
mept the dog is much more of IA
vorite than the automobile, save in
one county. In old Pawnee the auto
mobile has caught up with the dog.
The people of that prosperous county
own. according to their county asses
sor, seventeen dogs and seventeen
automobiles. In Rock county the dog
and the automobile are close rivals
for the affection of the people. be-
cause the assessor reports $50 worth
of automobiles and $40 worth of
dogs. Just how many dogs So. will
buy in Rock county is not known by
the state board. but the assessor
reports one automobile Douglas
county people also give evidence Of
caring about as much for dogs as they
do for automobiles, for the assessor
reported 446 automobiles and 1872
dogs. Lancaster county refuses to do
away with mans best friend" for
there was returned Alb dogs. against
241 automobiles. Lancaster tops the
state with its dogs.
Saline county's dogs population has
increased from 2.5S6 to 2.6O1, which
makes it the second largest dog coun-
ty in Nebraska. It's automobiles have
also increased from eighteen to
thirty.
Thomas county reported s176 worth
of automobiles and $50 worth of dogs.
but just how much this amount of
money will buy of either commodity
in Thomas county the board has no
idea. Morrill, county. the youngest
county in the state, has seven auto
mobiles. but lines up with 526 dogs.
Cherry county only has two automo-
biles, but 1t has 154 dogs. Colfax
county has $2.615 worth of auto
and 1874 dogs.
In most of the counties the doggie
is worth IS, or rather it is valued at
that by the assessor, while the auto
mobile ranges from $50 to SITS.
Incidentally the board is very much
put out because so many assessors
have neglected to follow the plain let
ter of the schedules furnished them,
and some of the assessors may yet be
jerked up for an explanation. Several
Of the officials have neglected to put
in the number of animals or CON-
though the schedules provide
4 place for this information. Others
have reduced real estate without say
ng why, when real estate was valued
asst year for four years.
Land Values.
An analysis of the returns made by
he county assessors to the State
Board of Assessment shows that sew
sral assessors have returned the value
If lands this year less than last year
lust how this can be the board is un-
lble to figure. Land is assessed only
,nce in every four years and each
rear the improvements made thereon
9 assessed. Every county. therefore.
should show an increased value of
ands. As far as reported the de-
reases are as follows: Boone. $4,000; |
Dawes. $1,000; Greeley. 100000; Hook
r. $4,000: Lancaster. $4,000; Logan,
"A OOn. Morr;ck 60 OO0 E,,rnoc CONN
y lands increased just 81. while
knox county lands were returned at
the same valuation as last
ear.