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Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-22
New Laces

Filet laces and insertions in
all widths. Venise edges,
val. and cotton torchons,
net top lace, gold and silver
laces; all widths.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-22
Featuring Gordon
Silk Hosiery

Made of pure dye silk with
Isle tops and soles; a hose
noted for its fine wearing
qualities.
Regular sizes, $1.35.
Out sizes, $1.50.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-22
Dress Trimmings

Metal girdles, tassels of
gold, silver and silk, bead
ed bands and motifsI silk
and wool embroidered
bands.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-22
Have You Seen the
New Wash Fabrics?

They interesting beyond description Exclusive novelties
meouspne and embroidered voes organds and
of other equally fashionable materials Many imported vOes quail
ties and patterns that be duplicated Twenty-Five coo of
imported yarnyed Chiffon vo specially priced at SOC yard
full of shadeS6 to as
inches we 81 yard Distinctive Sport Skrtngsfrom
among which you'll have difficulty in choosing 75c s5c 81 yard
Wash Goods-opposite the Silks
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-22
The New Silks First

White Silks for separate skirts
are much in vogue. Satin Ouch
ess, Shantung, Wash Taffeta and
Pongee lead, $1.5O to 81 yard.
Choice novelties for club wear
are well represented. An early
selection is advisable.
NEW-Printed Cinderella Silks,
Crepe Taffetas, Foulards-cool
and lovely for dresses; endless
shades and colors (4O-inch), So
to SO a yard.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-22

Black and White a coming IA
vorite. Combinations of Satin
and Tussah Pongee are very sty-
lish. Many new Fancy Fabrics
are new arrivals for Monday.
HaskelPs Black Silks, exclusively
at Thompson Belden's, new
weights for coats and suits are
worth seeing. The most practical
black silks for dress wear, and
they come in colors, too, 81 and
$3.50 a yard.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-22
Tailored BlOuses

New ideas that have just
been taken from their wrap
pings. Priced, $6.95, $3.50,
$10.50.
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IA votes; Geo. Giebler received 10 votes
Mike Jennings i vote; NJ Nugent 1 vote,
and Christ Olson I vote
Supervisor Tombleson moved that the
informal ballot be made formal MotlOn
carried and Mr. Campbell was declared
elected Poor Agent for a term OF years.
Chas. Strive was reelected member Oh
County Committee on Common Schools for
a term of 3 years.
The Board elected Fred Smith of Town
of River Falls, w. III. Richards of the Town
of Gilman, and Joe Johnson Of the VII
State Road and Bridge Committee for
Pierce county for the ensuing year
The Board tooz<a recess until z ~ O'CLOCK
this evening.
WEDNESDAY EVENING
Vice Chairman Park called the Board to
order at z 80 p. m, and announced
quorum present.
ferred the resolution that was made a spe-
ciaI business for this hour was not ready
to report having not had time to give the
matter full consideration and the Board
adjourned until tomorrow morning at y
O'Clock on motion of Sup. Chinook.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER %
Board was called to order at 3 o'clock
Roll called. All members present. Jour-
nal was read and approved.
Report of Committee on Education was
accepted and the recommendations there
in contained adopted.
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors
of Pierce County:
Your Committee on Education to whom
was referred the report of the County Su-
perintendent of Schools, beg leave to re-
port, that we have carefully examined the
same and find the balances as reported to
be correct.
We also find the following sums will be
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no relative legally liable for her support,
who is able to furnish her with support,
care or attendance,
And, Whereas she is, on account of said
disease, utterly helpless and unable to
earn anything for her own support,
And Whereas the said Nellie Manning is
q proper county charge on this county for
her maintenance and support, and for med
ical care and attendance on account of her
inf1rmity above mentioned,
And Whereas she is at present living
with her mother in said town of El PasO,
and her mother is unable to care for her
longer, but could if assisted in part by the
county care for her at less expense than
would have to be incurred for her by the
county in keeping her at any other place.
Therefore, Be Tt Resolved that there be,
and hereby is appropriated for the sup
port and care of said Nellie Manning and
for her medical care and attendance the
sum of, not to exceed, $500 per week, to
be paid for her care and maintenance, and
such medical aid as she may need Said
sum so appropriated to be paid weekly by
the County Treasurer of said county upon
orders signed by the Chairman of this
Board and the County Clerk, and said or
ders to be further countersigned before
being paid, by the Chairman of the Board
of Supervisors of the town of Ell Paso.
Such payments to begin with the week
commencing November 26 1916 and to
continue until the necessity therefore ceas-
es to exist, or until the further order of
the County Board.
Dated November %, 1915.
IL. j.. tlIAGHhALD.
The Report of the Special Committee on
Trunk Line Road System, which was laid
over until this hour, was again read by
Sup. Bjorlee, and he moved it's adoption.
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors Of
Pierce County, Wisconsin.
Gentlemen
Your special committee on Trunk Line
system of roads has investigated the adj
visibility of selecting a Trunk Line Sys-
tenn of highways and adopting the county
unit plan of operation in Pierce county I'M
der the provisions of section 1317m-5 of
the statutes, and beg leave to report as
follows:
We have carefully Investigated the road
situation in the county and believe that
the present town unit plan of operation
does not meet the needs of the county and
that the interests of the county as a whole
would be best served by operating under
the county unit plan upon a Trunk Line
System.
Therefore, we have carefully outlined a
Trunk Line System on the attached coun-
ty map, which we believe to be just and
fair to all units of government in the coun-
ty.
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OF "a and did estimate the cost thereof to be
S45O0.00, and
WHEREAS, The said town of Trenton
ala on the 10th day of November, 1916,
notlfy the said Wisconsin Highway Com
mission that it has provided for the pay
ment OF its proportion of the cost of said
Drldge by the issuance of bonds in the
sum of S15.000.00 and
WHEREAS, AS required by law the
Wisconsin Highway Commission has certi-
ned TO the County Clerk of Pierce county
that the proportion of the cost of said
bridge to be borne by the State of Wis
c0nsIn is S1500000, and the proportion of
the cost thereof to be borne by Pierce
county is S150O0.O0.
RESOLVED, By the Board of Supervis-
ors of Pierce County. Wisconsin, as fol-
lows:
First That for the purpose of defraying
its share and proportion of the cost of said
bridge as certified by said Highway Com
mission, the said County of Pierce issue
bonds as follows:
I. That the total amount of said bonds
shall be fifteen thousand dollars (S15000O0),
IL. That the denomination of such bonds
shall be five hundred dollars for each bond.
III. That said bonds shall be dated as
of February /, 1917, and numbered con-
secut1vely. commencing with number one
ID and ending with number thirty (30).
4 ". That said bonds shall bear interest
from the date thereof at the rate of four
(4) per cent per annum, payable annually
on the first day of February of each year,
dI CuO O1uCS VI Tie treasurer 1SIC0
county, in the village of Ellsworth, Pierce
county, Wisconsin, and shall have interest
coupons attached thereto.
v. Said bonds shall be divided into
three (3) series as hereinafter classified,
and shall be payable at the office of the
treasurer Of Pierce county, Wisconsin, in
the Village of Ellsworth, Pierce county,
Wisconsin, as follows, to-wit:-
a. The first series of said bonds, con-
sisting of bonds numbered as aforesaid
from number one III to number ten(1O
inclusive shall be payable April 1, 1913.
b. The second series of said bonds, con-
sisting of bonds numbered as aforesaid
from number eleven (1I to number TWEEN
ty (20), inclusive, shall be payable April /,
1919.
C. The third series Of said bonds con-
sisting of bonds numbered from number
twenty (21) to number thirty (30), in
elusive, shall be payable April l. 1920.
VI. Said bonds shall be negotiated by
the treasurer Of said Pierce county, who
shall sell the same in blocks of not less
than one of each series aforesaid for cash,
to the highest bidder, on or before June 1,
1917, or as soon thereafter as practicable.
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He shall cause to be published and adver-
tised in at least one publication of a news
paper or journal in the United States a
notice that sealed bids for the purchase
be received at his office until time named
in said notice, not later than June 1, 1917,
aforesaid, and at the time named in said
notice. said bids will be opened and acted
upon; he reserving the right to reject any
and all bids. IF at the time stated in said
notice for opening and acting upon said
bids, all bids received shall be rejected, or
If at that time all bonds shall not be sold,
the said treasurer shall cause another no
tice to be published as aforesaid, and re-
ceive new bids for said bonds not sold, and
at the time stated in said second notice
shall open and act upon said bids, reServ-
ing in like manner the right to reject any
or all bids. If any bonds remain unsold
after such second advertising, he may sell
the same in such manner as to him shall
seem most practicable.
VII. That for the purpose of paying
and discharging the interest on said bonds
as it falls due and paying and discharg-
ing the principal of the same within the
time fixed therefor, as aforesaid, and as a
final and complete exercise of the County
Boards function to levy tax for said
purpose, there shall be, and is hereby levied
upon the taxable property of said Pierce
county, in addition to all other taxes, the
following direct annual tax, tO-Wit:-4
/. For the year one thousand nine
hundred seventeen (1910 the sum of five
IuOuSdHu SIX uuuuFSu Thirty Three uolIdrS
and thirty -four cents ($5633.34).
2. For the year one thousand nine
hundred eighteen (1918) the sum of five
thousand four hundred thirty three dol
lars and thirty-four cents, (S5433. 34).
8. For the year one thousand nine
hundred nineteen (1919). the sum of five
thousand two hundred thirty three dollars
and thirty -four cents, ($5233.34).
Respectfully submitted this 23rd day of
November, 1916.
w. III. RICHARDS,
BEN ANDERSON,
JOHN SKIDMORE,
Comm. on Roads and Bridges.
L The following Resolution was on motion
of Sup. Skidmore, unanimously adopted.
RESOLUTION
Whereas One Nellie Manning, an I'M
married female of the age of about thirty
years and having a legal residence in the
town of Ell PasO, Pierce county, Wisconsin,
is afflicted with a disease known as pull
monary tuberculosis, and is an INDECENT
person and entirely without means where
with to support herself, or to pay for her
care or treatment,
And, Whereas. said Nellie Manning has
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RESOLUTION
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors
of Pierce County, Wisconsin:
The following bills for hardware and
tools bought by s. s. Crownhart when
County Highway Commissioners, are still
unpaid.
Haessley and Schmitt, Thirty-four dol
lars and fifty-six cents ($3456); We would
recommend that this amount be paid out
of the general fund by the County Treas
urer.
w. III. RICHARDS,
BEN ANDERSON,
JOHN SKIDMORE,
Committee
Sup. TombIeson moved that a claim of
G. X. Moore for $14.00 for services on Com
mittee on Common Schools be added to the
schedule of bills already allowed. Motion
carried.
Report of Committee on Justice and
Sheriff's claims was accepted and adopted.
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors,
Of Pierce County, Wisconsin:
Your Auditing Committee on Justices
and Sheriff's Claims, beg leave to report
and submit the following Schedule of Ac-
counts against the county, which we have
audited. We recommend that the claims
therein mentioned, and set forth be allow
ed as indicated therein, and as marked al
lowed by us in the below schedule, which
is part of this report
Dated this 23rd day of Nov. 1916.
S. MCDONALD,
THEODORE SWANSON,
III. s. HALVORSON,
Com. on Justices and Sheriff's Claims.
JUSTICES AND SHERIFFS CLAIMS
Schedule of bills filed with the County
Clerk, since the annual session of the
County Board, November. 1915
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Resolved, That the Chairman Of this
Board be allowed the sum of Twenty-Five
Dollars per annum for extra services and
expenses.
Respectfully submitted,
T. w. TAFT.
This Resolution was accepted and adopt
ed:
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors
Resolved, That the salary of the Regis
Ter in Probate be fixed at the sum of Four
Hundred Twenty dollars per annum paya-
BILE in monthly installments of Thirty-fve
dollars per month.
Dated Nov. "a 1916.
Respectfully submitted,
e. H. POWERS.
Sup. Fitzgerald presented the following
Resolution which was adopted:
RESOLUTION
1. Be it hereby Resolved by the Board of
Supervisors for Pierce County, Wisconsin,
that the names "Pierce County Poor
House" and "Pierce County Poor Farm"
be changed respectively to Pierce County
that the title of the Overseer thereof shall
be "Pierce County Home Overseer," and
that the Agents or Commissioners thereon
shall be known as pierce county Home
Agents or Commissioners and that all
printed matter, paid for by the County,
connected with the management of said
Home shall be correspondingly changed.
2. That our State Senator and Assembly
man be hereby instructed to introduce
measure before the coming Legislature to
effect a statewide change in our Poor
house nomenclature conforming TO tne
above resolution.
8. These Resolutions shall go into effect
on and after their passage and publication.
u By request,
The following Resolution was read and
on motion of Sup. Fitzgerald laid on the
TO the Honorable Board of Supervisors
of Pierce County, Wisconsin,:
Be Tt Resolved, by the Pierce County
Board that after JAN ], 1913, County and
State aid road and bridge work be done
under the clauses of Section 1317M-5 of the
statutes, relative to the County Unit or
County Trunk Line plan, said plan to be
made by the State Highway Commission
subject to the approval OF the Board at lCs
- ~ JOE JOHNSON.
Resolution providing for road aid to
town of Isabelle was on motion or sup.
TO the Honorable County Board of Su-
pervisors of Pierce County, Wisconsin:
Whereas the Town Of Isabelle is now en-
gagged in the building of an expensive road
known as the Isabelle Coulie road,
Be 1T Therefore Resolved That Two Hun
dred Dollars (S20000) be and is hereby ap-
propriated to aid said Town in the build
ing of said road.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN ISAACSON.
This resolution was accepted and adopt
ed:
RESOLUTION
Resolved by the County Board Of Super
visors of Pierce County that we favor an
amendment to Chapter 6 Section 80 $3.50
statutes of 1915, to change the closing or
the polls from 5 80 O'Clock in the afternoon
to 4: 80 O'Clock in the afternoon in all
towns And we request our Member OF As
sembly and State Senator to use their IN
fuence to secure the passage by the Ieg1s-
lature of 1917 Of this amendment.
w. III. RICHARDS.
Resolution authorizing County Clerk and
Chairman to issue county orders, was read
and adopted.
RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR ISSU-
ING OF COUNTY ORDERS
Resolved, That the County Clerk and the
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Chairman of the County Board be and
hereby are authorized and instructed to is
sue County Orders for all claims allowed
by this board and for mileage and per
diem for it's members; for all election ex-
penses; for all claims which will be au-
dited and approved by the county poor
agents, and by the. county agent during
the ensuing year. Also for all certificates
issued by the Highway Commissioner.
II. r. MILLER.
Report of the Committee on Bonds, was
read and adopted:
REPORT OF COMMITTED ON OFFICIAL
BONDS
To the Honorable County Board of
Pierce County, Wisconsin:
Your committee on official bonds respect
fully report that we have examined and
approved the following official bonds OF
county officers and the county depository,
to wit:
o. r. Hohle, county clerk, .....$ 5000
W. E. Warren, Clerk Of circuit court 5000
Fred Kendall, county treasurer, 80. $4,000
Winfred G. Haddow, dist. atty, 800. 1000
Toby Halvorson, sheriff, ........... 10000
Fred Magee, register of deeds, 1000
Ed. Halliday, coroner, ............. 1000
Farmers and Merchants State bank
of River Falls, county depository
for the year beginning Jan. J. 1917. 10000
Respectfully submitted this 24th day Of
VICTOR SWANSON
e. r. MILLER,
II. M. MANION,
Report of Committee on County and
State Roads and Bridges, recommending
appropriation for maintenance fund was
accepted and adopted.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON ROADS
AND BRIDGES
To the Honorable County Board of Pierce
County, Wisconsin:
Your committee on the County State
Roads and Bridges, elected by the County
Board at it's annual session November,
A. ID. 1916, would respectfully recommend
that the sum of fifteen hundred dollars
($150000) be appropriated for the main
tenance fund on County and State High
ways for the ensuing year.
We further recommend that the state be
asked to make all surveys and plans and
that the County Clerk be authorized to
draw orders for making payments for
same and also for assistance in making
surveys out of the general fund.
Dated this oath day Of November, 1916.
FRED SMITH,
W. I'll. RICHARDS,
JOE JOHNSON,
Committee on Roads and Bridges.
Report Of Finance Committee on County
Agents report and report of Clerk OF
Court was accepted.
REPORT OF FINANCE COMMITTED
To the Honorable Board Of Supervisors
Of Pierce County, Wisconsin,:
Your finance Committee to whom was re-
ferred the reports Of the County Agent
and the Clerk Of Circuit Court do hereby
respectfully report:
That we have examined the reports,
books and vouchers Of said officers and
have carefully compared the same and lind
them correct in all respects.
We recommend that said reports be ac-
cepted and adopted.
G.. w. CHINOOK,
LLOYD TOMBLESON,
f. w. CARPENTER,
Finance Committee.
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necessary for conducting the Superintend-
entS Office during the ensuing year:
For clerk hire necessary in conducting
diploma examinations and in the
once, .....-............... ...... 9oVu.UV
For incidental expenses of Postage,
Printing, and Stationery ......... 10000
For Printing School Bulletins, -. 5000
For estimated travelling expenses. 10000
We recommend that the above sums be
appropriated by this board.
Respectfully submitted this 23rd day OF
LLOYD TOMBLESON.
E. r. MILLER.
LEWIS CHRISTENSEN.
Committee on Salary reported and the
same was accepted and adopted.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON SALARIES
To the Honorable County Board of SUI
pervisors Of Pierce County, Wisconsin:
Your committee on salaries respectfully
report that the salaries as heretofore fixed
by the County Board remain the same.
III. S. HALVORSON.
VICTOR SWANSON.
CHI. HARTMAN.
Committee.
Sup. Bjorlee read the report of the Spe-
ciaI Committee appointed to consider the
question of the adoption of the Trunk Line
road system, and action on same was de-
ferred until O'Clock this afternoon, on
motion of Sup. Park
The resolution introduced last Tuesday
afternoon by Sup. Carpenter and on which
action was Deferred until this morning,
was on~motion of Sup. Fitzgerald again
laid over until the above mentioned re
port of Special Committee has been acted
upon this afternoon.
Report of Committee on Equalization,
which was presented yesterday, was on
motion of Sup. Mcdonald unanimously
adopted.
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Spring Valley Maiden Rock Trunk
line road on Range line between
El Paso and Rock Elm, ........ 100000
Ellsworth Red Wing Trunk Line
Road at Hager City, ............ 12O0.OO
s95OO.OC
Be 1t Further Resolved, That after Jan
/, 1918 the sums allotted to Pierce county
as State and Federal aids shall be part
of the county road fund and be used ex-
clusively in the construction of the so call
ed County Trunk Line Roads.
Sup. Tombleson moved this amendment
to Sec one No. Is, Ellsworth Plum City
Trunk Line miles. Amendment adopted
the following;
Resolved to eliminate the Ellsworth
Hartland Trunk Line and substitute In
place of it the Ellsworth Bay City Trunk
Line.
Amendment lost by ayes to % nays.
Sup. Mattson offered this amendment
which was adopted; Resolved that the
road through the town of Maiden Rock, on
the present Maiden Rock-Lund State high
way, connecting with the state highway in
Pepin County be added to the proposed
trunk line system.
amendment to Section g. Be it further re-
solved that for the year 1917, the sum ap-
prOpriated by the adoption of this resolu-
ton shall be expended upon one continu-
Gus piece of road on the trunk line system
the location to be determined by the State
Engineer.
This amendment was on motion of Sup.
Hartman laid on the table.
Sup. Chinook moved that the original
report of the Special Committee and the
Resolution contained in the same be lad
on the table Motion carried with the fol-
lowing vote:
Halyorson, Hartman, Churchill, Tombleson,
Mcfarland, Powers, Anderson, Carpenter,
Giles, Giebler, Miller, Mcdonald, Ch1nnocK,
nosk
Nays: Manion, Christensen, Richards,
Theo. Swanson, Isaacson, Smith, Victor
Swanson, Bjorlee j. NJ. Johnson, Joe Jonn-
son, Park I'll votes).
sidered and on motion of Sup. Tombleson,
laid on the table:
Be 1t Resolved, by the Pierce County
Board, that after Jan. /, 1918, county ana
State aid road and bridge work be done
under the clauses of Section 1317M-5 or the
statutes, relative to the County Unit or
County Trunk Line plan, the details OF OPP
Grafton under such plan to be declded up
on by the Board at its annual 1917 sessions.
f. W. CARPENTER.
Sup TomblesOn moved that the Board
adjourn until 8 O'Clock tomorrow morn
ing; motion carried.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER "a
Board convened at 9 o'clock a. m: All
members present. Journal was read anu
This Resolution was accepted and adopt
ed: -
To the Honorable Board OF supervisors
of Pierce County, Wisconsin:
Resolved, That there be appropriated the
sum of One Hundred Twenty dollars
($120.00) for clerk hire for the county
Treasurer for the year 1917.
JOHN. SKIDMORE.
The following Resolution was accepted:
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors
of Pierce County:
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EQUALIZATION OF PERSONAL PROP
Horses "a $75 Villages & Cities $85 Towns
Cattle, .@$30 Villages & Cities; $25 Towns
Sheep, U @f
Swine, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. az 20
Wagons, Carriage and Sleighs, -. a $40
Your Committee on Equalization recon-
mend that the assessment of real and per-
sonaI property of several towns, villages
purpose of taxation for the year 1915 be
equalized as set forth in the foregoing tab
ular statement made by your committee
for that purpose.
Respectfully submitted this 22nd day of
November, 1916
A. H. BJORLEY,
G. A. MATTSON,
JOE JOHNSON,
FRED SMITH,
LEONARD GIEBLER,
E. III. POWERS,
e. J. FITZGERALD,
Committee on Equalization.
We certify the foregoing to be the equal
lied value of all the real and personal
property in the several towns, villages and
cities in the County Of Pierce for the year
1915 as made by the County Board Of Su-
pervisors of said county at their annual
session.
o. j. HOHLE, i. M. MANlON,
County Clerk. Chairman Of Co. Board.
Sup. Fitzgerald moved that the Board
adjourn until 2 O'Clock this afternoon. Mo-
ton prevailed.
THURSDAY AFTERNOON
Board was called to order pursuant to
adjournment. All members answered to
roll call. Journal was read and approved.
This resolution was on motion adopted: