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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-04-14
p,nn,. 10 build Fair Block.

D. A. Dinnie was the successful bid
der for the new Fair store building
which will be erected on South Main
street by E. Ellison & Sons. MI. Din
ME was the lowest OF five bidders.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1910-08-19

Divide thai 32,2i5.2l into three
portions for the three counties and
YOU have exactly sl0,7is.67 o,pay
the salaries of all our office hold
ers and meet their eNOrbitant eX-
peneses" in each of the three couE-
ties. And you know and ! know
that SlO,7iS.67 is a mighty small
SUM 10 maintain a county seat on.
II means that each official must
accept as salary the muniIicent sum
of $3.50 per year and out Of that
pay their entire expenses such as
travelling expenses, mileage. sta
tionery, clerical hire, blank books.
printing of reports, etc. 1t means
that they must do all this on a sal
AIRY of. to be exact. So a month.
10 YOU know of any piliticians
who are going to do all this work,
pay their OWN expenses and board
themselves fer s6i a month? It
means. Mr. Taxpayer, that the u
county officials viii cost the people
OF Hagerman, Wendell. Bliss and
Gooding more than double the tax
- they NOW pay.
Ii costs more to build two new
court houses than il does to occu-
py the ole now built. They Will
tell you that Governor Gooding has
donated a block Of land and has
signed .io pay si5.e0O in cash while
the other citizens have putdovn
heir names to pay 5000 more TO
build The court house.
In these days ofhigh wages. high
freighis high cost Of materials,
$4,000 will not build and equip the
first story of court house such
as Gooding would build. II would
mean S60.00o additional for the tax
PAYERS at the least calculation.
II costs three times as much TO
heat three court houses a. it does
one
II costs three times as much to
light three court houses as it does
one.
II costs three times as muchto
install and maintain telephones in
three court houses as it does one.
1t costs three times as much to
PRINT the reports OF three sets Of
county commissioners as it does one.
Il ccsls three times a. much tc
maintain three court houses and
pay The salaries Of he men en-
pIoyed therein as il does in one.
and. Mr. Taxpayer. lei no figure
Juggling sharp convince YOU other
wise.
Note Tor Fred Goodins. state sen-
alor. DR. VIM. Smith. and 4. n. Eel
ton. representatives. and keep Linz
coin county intact
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1910-08-19

through the wisdom Of the county
commissioners il was deemed best
TO add 70 mills TO the road fund.
With the natural development Of
the county will come additional re-
ducli0ns.
This means money in The pocket
of every man and woman in Lincoln
county. 1t means that with less
ening rate of taxation that the right
sort of settlers Will moi hesitate to
come into Lincoln county.
You know and / know that the
homeseeker asks first Of all: What
is your tax rate?" and that he
never asks: How far Is it to the
court house?"
The Gooding remarkable contends
that every we'll informed man
knows that it is cheaper to main
tain a small compact and populous
territory than it is a large one Of
diversified interests.
That everyone comedies. But the
attempt not made is to establish
one small popul0us territory.
Three of these territories instead
of one are to be established in place
of the large and diversified coun-
lv. But no one comedies that there
will be for ten years enough people
in Lincoln county to make three
.populous" counties. There is no
diversity of interests in Lincoln
county. except in the matter Of
county seats. Lincoln county lands
are made of the same stuff, the
water is the same and the crops
are the same. The interests could
not be less diversified.
Objection is made by the Gooding
Transparency that two new coun-
ties should be created because twen
iy witnesses in the past year had
to travel an average distance of
EIGHTEEN MILES each. This was
regarded as terrible imposition
on the said witnesses.
Another point made by Gcodine
is that the county commissioners in
a county with nearly five million
dollars taxable property were ex-
travagant and a burden on the poor
bua honest taxpayer, because the
three commissioners spent si69 In
expense money and drew $500 sa
a salary rcll for the three, making
81 800 their expense for the year.
I'm the smesler county. says Mr..
Goodin@. the salary would be cut
from $500 to $500 and the shorter
distance Travelled would mean very
little additional expense. But re-
member that under This three coun-
iv deal. there would be NINE COM
missioners at $500 each, which
would hc S2.7O0 II does moi make
any difference whether three men
srcnd Si69 in travelling expenses
or whether nine spend it. it COSTS
tire taxpayer exactly the same. IN
three counties the travelling eX-
pense would be the same cost IN
dollars as il is under The onecom-
iy system and there would be an
additional sIs00 to pay on salary.
ihis county commissioners in
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1910-08-19

stance explains the whole county
division proposition. Expenses the
same or more; salaries doubled or
;reblcd and three times as many
jobs for the homeless.
The clerk Of the district court is
charged with extravaganza because
it Is a large county. though Just
why not even the Gooding expert
could exeplain. Says that his sal
AIRY was $500: his expenses $iC9i;
his deputies 5000, and that the sta
tionery and books cost s2i26.
The Gooding ssatemeni says that
.Anderson's office made a profit of
$1,000. that it ccst a total of s7S2i
o make this prifit; that this was
all on account cf a big county.
Three clerks can not be employ
ID for the $1,000 salary that Mr..
Anderson receives. Their salaries
would not Zee less than 500 per
month eacr This would mean
$4,000 for salaries of three clerks
instead cf the si6oO paid Mr.. An
derson. The item of expenses IN
lhc ihree counties would be a larg-
er tctai than in the one county.
The deputies would cost more. The
stationery and records being
bought in smaller lots would cost
mere. The 5000 profit under the
prcscni system would disappear
under a three-couniy system. and
there would be three opportunities
for defalcaticn where one now eX-
lists.
NJ living man can assess all the
property in each cf the proposed
new counties. 1t would simply meal
that The deputy assessors in Good
ire and Rupert. who are now paid
for the time they actually put in.
would he put on a regular pay roll
cf 500 or more a month. This l.
the plain business truth that YOU
want TO take into consideration.
Mr.. taxpayer. when they tell you
that three assessors can be hired
for the same money as enc.
County superintendent cannot be
employed for less than $1,000 year
Common school teachers get that
salary. Three county superinlen-
dents would cost $1,000, their office
supplies would be a. much and
their travelling eeXpense would
Amount as much as the one super
inlendent under the present sys-
tenn. This means that in three
counties the people who now COM
prise Lincoln county would pay
s7i70 10 maintain the three super
intendeuls instead OF the $3.50 now
paid for one superintendent
This cannot be done except al
increased taxes or The issuance of
interest bearing deficiency warrants
thai must be paid.
Mr. Gooding. to quot his exact
words, says in his statement: Thus
we find that to pay the salaries Of
all our regular county officers and
meet The exorbitant expense ac-
counts. We expended las year, So.
2i5.2i"
VERY well.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1910-08-19

in ether walks of life. II was only
iwo years ago when Blaine county
was ali Tut sliced up. the only thine
prevcniing Icing The fact that the
Jobs were all handed out in the
lower house and there wasn't any
thing LETT fer the senate.
These prospective office holders,
Mr.. Taxpayer, Go not look like men
who viii work double hours. on
half pay and with no deputies or
clerks to 60 the work. If Or. NJ.
w. Smith and Fred Gooding of Sho-
shone are defeated it means that
ihis thing will come to pass.
shall we divide the county?"
Gooding ASKS. why should we
divide it? What makes division
necessary At this time?" is the in
formation desired by the division
ISIS. J he only reason that can be
gi>eu. Mr.. Taxpayer, is that it will
help maintain present vanes in the
towns that desire the county seats.
VIII cause an expenditure OF thous-
ands o fdollars of the taxpayers
money in their town: will furnish
printing and in short will be the
salvation of the village.
The third question not answered
in the remarkable contribution
from Gooding, was truthfully an
swered by Frank R. Gooding while
in Wendell few days ago when he
said: 1t is this way: if we don't
get the county seat now. we never
Will
In this remarkable contribution
if is truthfully stated that when
Lincoln county was formed she had
a million dollars in taxable proper
ty. inherited a bonded indebtedness
of more than a quarter of million
dollars. that fer years the county
officials spent their time at check
ers and solo and that with the
growth of the county has come
business that has caused the -
ployment of so many clerks that
they now get in each others way.
And this is true.
That million in property values
paid the maximum tax rate to main
tain the court house and pay the
salaries of the solo-checker eX-
perts. II paid no part Of the $780,
0G0 debt. Taxes We're never low
cred. IN short. the formation of
county on the stated resources with
a bonded indebtedness of p per
cent. was political rather than
business policy. II put the COM
T., ahead Of The development of the
country and Was as i'll advised as
is The development of town
ahead Of the surrounding country
We have examples.
Business has indeed picked up.
Harry Anderson. county clerk, IN
1905 took in the total Of $500 as
fees. In 1909 his office fees amount
cd 10 Si5.C09
Year before last The fax rate was
s3.25: last yaer the tax rate WAS
sS.i5: next year the rate is $500
Il could he reduced 10 $3.50 but
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1910-08-19
Construction Work Ordered Discontinued in Lincoln
County Until the Matter of County Division is
Settled. Biggest Tax Payer in the County has
A Legitimate Kick Coming

The Short Line Railroad has that
lines in this will be stopped until the decide whether
the be divided This clnch the Of the
division league that the divided will raise the makes
difference the railroad whether the county located Shoone Godn
Rupert point whether
$4,000 M would railroad $4,000
more the taxpayers would have Q $230OO
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1910-08-19

Berlram Holmes. a Puget sound
reporter. visited Shoshone the firsi
Of the week in the interest OF cap
ilalists who are looking for profit
able investments. Mr.. Holmes was
very faycratly Impressed with The
North ShoShomc tract As offering
a wide margin of profit over pres
cni prices.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1910-08-19
INTERVIEW FROM
0. s. |. TAX AGENT
~ .srrad Company Does Not Want
10 Pay $4,000 "a Year additional
fer Taxes.


MIR. ) b. Evans, tax agent Of the
Oregon Short Line. was inShoshone
f.v Lcurs on Tuesday and when
inier, iewed as to the division Of
sthr .1rty. he said:
'Ia.i rs a rule the company had
no ,o,iIc Ia lake part III The local
alfi ir> # the community, and in
iti1- meti,r of the division Of Lin
lren tHfiy. would like TO have it
! li.rn to- the taxpayers Of the eoun
ly tfa it paid for the year 1909
lfig -ea of $50. {30.SS into the coun-
ify trea~ury. and therefore has a
rlN live interest in the welfare Of
/ ihc whaie community. from the tax
pa,,r~ iandpoini
g ciVision. we care nothing,
Ilu lo ihe cost Of division. as
expressed u future taxation, our
Interest Is very lively.
-ss-umire That the figures as
pefu i hy ex-Goyernor Gooding
li Ilpcrt speech are correct
a- fa. current expenses OF 1902
sf7--2W ihis company paid not less
than s99 Geo Of lhai amount and
fasi1e us opinion upon a wide eN-
am satisfied that the
creation If another county from
this territory VIII add 30 per cent
10 ha mount and ihe creation of
lNa nev counties viii add 100 per
cCu. fe ,in cost of conducting the
business q the territory To re-
state il the current expenses of the
county for 1909 were Si1.7i30i. To
dNice. making if counties will
add 80 per cent to current eX-
penses- -s23.S7l.52. To divide max
ing IL 3 counties viii add an addi-
lional 80 per cent S23.s71.52; max
ing total of sos, iS60i as current
expense of the counties. and
should cur Ruperl-Bliss line be
completed for 1871, we shall pay
i.ef less than one-half Of all funds.
So thai with the county division ef-
fected as planned by Ex-Governor
Gooding. the Oregon Short Line will
pay some $4,000 more taxes per
year than it does now.
The remaining tax payers OF
tn, territory must Of necessity pay
the other s23.O00
Il am satisfied this i an extreme
Iv moderate statement Of the ID
crease TO be realized in current ex-
lenses. for it makes no allowance
for new court houses and jails. the
costly record books and devices and
the great expense of making copy
of all records Of the past pertain
ing to lanes ard property IN the
territory segregated. It is certain
to be much more rather than less
of any estimate made
Yes: | noted the statements
made 10y Ex-Governor Gooding IN
his Rupert speech and that while
hc stated as the current expenses
for 1895 and 1896 were Si2.736 and
5000. lie did not state those two
wears created such deficiency
that for the two years following the
county levy was raised from $500
60 s5.i2 and s5.29 respectively. nor
did he say that during those earlier
years the fees all went to reduc-
tion of current expenses.
Since that time there has been
steady reduction in the county
levy until 1910 it is but $500.
No: | DO not think YOU are wise
in making an attempt to divide the
county at this time. two wears from
now the settlement viii he much
better developed and the proper
lines of division viii become self
evident
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1910-08-19

The idaho Leader seems to infer
in recent editorial thai for the
reason thas GC GoodMg secured
The county seat fer Shoshone Chat
they should be willing to allow him
ia secure one for Goedine also. %
Is hardly lC be supposed that "a mar
will carry around county seats in
his pocket with the privilege of
dumping them down at any Yilias.
or cross road that he may choose
10 aGCpt as his home, fer in ihal
case after getting enc at Goodins
be- might want to locate IN Hari-
man or TiccSka and in That ease ie
would want county seat there
The only trouble With this logic Is
lna county seals are not always
buili on the caprice of single in
dividual There are others in Lin
coin county and perhaps their n-
lereSts might have something 90
30 with the location Of neN
county scat
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-08-25
HON. THAD. COX HON
ORED BY LOCAL BAR

The law court convened this morn
ing at eight O'Clock and in the absence
of the regular judge the bar proceeded
to elect special judge to hold the
court. A. Il. johnson, Esq, placed in
nomination Hon. T. Cox and upon
clerk Warren taking the vote by bal
lot it was ascertained that Mr.. Cox
was the unanimous choice of the law
ycrs for this honor. This is not the
first time the first TIME that Mr.. Cox
has been selected for special judge at
the Johnson City bar. He is holding
the court like an old hand at the bust
ness. His selection come at the very
time when he is boing favorably mem
toned for appointments to the regular
judgeslip lii case of a vacancy by rea-
son of the contest proceedings filed
anainst General Harmon.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-08-25
A MARRIAGE ROMANCE.

The Lexington, KY, Herald, of Au.
gust IS, says: Miss Birtie M. Birdwell,
of Johnson City, Tenn, and +. G. Arch
err, of Saginaw, Mich, were quietly
married in this city yesterday and left
Immediately after the ceremony for
Winchester, where they will visit for
several weeks, before going TO Saginaw
to make their home.
The marriage was the elimination of
happy romance of year, the couple
having met i'll Florida during the last
winter season. They are attractive and
very popular with host of friends,
who are much interested in the news
and are extending best wishes for much
joy and happiness.
The bride is beautiful young girl,
bright and attractive, and the BRIDE
groom is popular young business
man of Saginaw. He was on bust
ness trip to Kentucky, and the bride,
who was visiting in Western Tonnes
see, met him here TO marry in this
quiet way.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-08-25
CASE OF ALLEGED BRIBERY
Testimony Relating to "Split" of
"Jactpot" at St Louis Will
be Admitted by the Judge

Chicago, Aug. 22-Taking of test.
mony in the second trial of Lee 0 cal
Browne for alleged bribery in the elcc.
ton of VIM. Lorimer to the United
States senate was expected TO follow
the presentation of the states case to
day before Judge Kersten in the crimi-
nal court. States Attorney Wayman
has intimated that witnesses who did
not testify mt the first trial will be call
ed for the state. Special care was oh
served yesterday by the officer in
charge of the jury.
Representative Charles A. White, of
O'Fallen, is scheduled to be the first
witness. Whites charge that Browne
paid him 81, 200 to vote for VIM. Lori
mer was the basis of the indictment
against the minority leader in the low
er house.
Tn >,ate attorneys address occupied
only an hour an Representative White
was introduced as the first witness for
the prosecution. Judge Kersten, follow
ing the precedent set by Judge McSur-
ley in the first trial, stated that testi-
mony relating TO the alleged "split 4"
of "jacllpot at ST. Louis would be
admitted.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-08-25
THE TOO LATE CRY.

Every effort made by Governor Pat
terson and his friends to settle party
differences inside the party has been
spurned by the opposition. Whsn the
State Committee offered plan which
was intended to bring about COM
promise of differences, the cry went up
from the opposition organs that it was
"too late" Recently Governor Patter-
son advanced anothes suggestion look
ing to settlement of the trouble, and
again the cry was heard, it is "too
late. y
Now comes the Independent State
Committee with call for a state con-
vention TO nominate or indorse candi-
dates to be held Sept. II.
1t has all along been ''too late" to
do anything toward reaching a sensi-
sible compromise by which demo-
cratic triumph would follow in No
vember, but even Sept IA is not "too
late'' to have convention for nomi-
cation or Endorsement of candidates
suitable to the party disruptionists.
1t has always been ''too laten for the
crowd which is fighting democracy to
accede to any suggestion looking to
harmonious and united action against
the republicans. 1t has been "too
late' for the simple reason that the
minority faction know they would be
lost in any contest inside the party.
Their leaders tell it that a majority
of the democrats are on their side, but
the very faci that they have ignored all
overtures looking to party peace is
convincing evidence that they are say
ing what they know is not true.
The truth is, the gentlemen who
have engineered this opposition move
ment know that they can not succeed
except through the aid of large ma
jority of the republican vote. They
knew only too well that 100,00 repub-
Leans elected the independent judicial
ticket and that the republicans must
win in November mainly through
votes from their own party.
This is the explanation of their "too
late" cries.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-08-25
WHY SURRENDER ;

The cry that Governor Patterson
will withdraw from the race for re
election, which is being made by the
Chattanooga Times and some other
papers of the state who, it seems,
would resort to anything most to car
ry their point, sounds like child's play
to the sorrel-top half of this newspa-
per. Since we have reached the point
where ii is, or seems to be, matter of
stick to democracy or surrender forces
to the Republican party of Tennessee,
we say stick to the flag boys The
fact that the republican platform up
on which the Hon. Mr.. Hooper will
make his race is somewhat of vote
catcher is clear to the mind of any
comprehensive reader, yet we read be-
eween the lines. Can't you imagine
the pie counter scene in case the dream
of the republican job hunter is realized.
History relates an incident which oc-
cnrred in the Civil war. Some of the
southern soldiers when captured by
the northern soldiers were given pref
erence to law down arms and take the
oaths of allegiance, what the southern
soldiers called swallowing the the yell
low dog or else go to the Rock Island
prison to live on bread and water. Our
father was democrat and southern
soldier and he preferred to go 10 prison
because he was fighting for what he
thought was right. AS yet the demo-
cratic party is not ready to surrender
principle aud no more will the republic
can party rule in Tennessee than will
President Taft break the solid south.
Hustler,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-08-25
CONSPIRACY TO DEBAUCH
Voters In Twenty-Eighth Penn
sYlvania Congressional Dis
trict Had Spent $4,000

Franklin, Pa, Aug. 23.-Joseph G..
Sibley who Withdrew as candidate
for congress OH the republican ticket in
the tweity-eighth Pennsylvania dis
trict, was arrested late last night ON a
warrant charging conspiracy to de-
bauch voters.
Mr.. Sibley was released on his own
recoglizance to appeal before Justice
of the peace Perry
The arrest OF Mr.. Sibley came a few
hours after he had announced his with
drawal from The congressional race
According to his own figures filed in
obedience TO the legislative act, requir-
ing a public statement of candidates
expenses. Mr.. Sibley spent $500 in
Warrca county TO secure his nomina-
ton and the entire district, which ac-
cording to population, averages $500
per vule. In The warrant under which
Mr.. Sibley was arrested, three other
prominent politicians in the % district
are charged with debaching voters.
They are Chas. Crandull, ID. M. How
and George M. Dunn.
Mr.. Sibley is manufacturer and
farmer and reputed to be millionaire.
lie was elected as democrat to the
fifty-third and fifty-sixth congresses,
and as republican to the fifty-seventh
and fifty-eight congresses and and re-
elected to the fifth-ninth congress by a
large majority. In the democratic ma
lional convention of 1896 Mr.. Sibley
receiqed the largest number of votes
for the nomination for yice-president
but wired the convention ~ withdraw
his name.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-08-25
STOCK RAISERS
WILL BE INTERESTED

AS an added feature of interest TO the
Appalachian Exposition, the man
agement have arranged with Giltner
Bros, of Eminence, KY, to bring to
the live stock show their famous show
herd of Hereford cattle.
This firm have for the past several
years been winning many first and
championship prizes at the leading
large fairs and expositions OF the
United States. Their cattle stand at
the top in Hereford circles, and the
firm is well and favorably known
throughout the south.
On Friday, the 10Th of September,
Giltner Bros. will sell at public auc-
ton at the exposition grounds, 10 high
class yonng bulls, and IL females.
These cattle are 6oung, sound and reg
istered and of the best breeding and in
dividuality.
For further Information address Gilt
ner Bros, Eminence, KY, or II. a.
Morgan, Knoxville, Tenn.