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The society at this writing is in a flourishing condition,
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being entirely free from debt, and is the owner of the best, most beautiful and best equipped county fair grounds in the state. The grounds are surrounded by a high substantial woven wire fence with a splendid race track. The grounds are beautifully shaded with native ash, walnut, elm and oak trees and the ground is carpeted with a fine blue grass sward. There are over a dozen finely arranged buildings for exhibits, etc. The grounds are in close proximity to the city and handy to the tracks where excursionists can reach the gates within a few steps. The beautiful river skirting the western and southern border of the grounds forms an attractive feature, where the pleasures of boating are at command on gasoline launches. The grounds are picturesque and attrac- tive.
Officers for 1905 are John Zimmerer, president; Phil Unitt, vice president; H. A. Graff, treasurer and H. S. Landis, secretary. Board of directors are F. Poore, J. S. Dillenbeck, E. McIntyre, Geo. Davis and L. A. Rutan. Pres- ident of board, John Zimmerer and secretary, H. D. Landis.
COURT HOUSE
The struggle over proposition to vote county bonds to build a court house. The court house problem has been a most difficult one to solve. When the county seat was finally located at Seward in 1871, the citizens of the town and im- mediate vicinity chipped in and donated twelve hundred dollars to help build a court house commensurate with the needs of the young county. The building was built on a block in Harris Moffitt and Roberts' addition now occupied by the jail. The building was occupied some years until the business of the county out grew the quarters when appart- ments were rented in the Hedden block and other buildings, for the various offices. The need of a proper building has been felt for many years and propositions have been submitted at different times which were not favorably received by the people and they were snowed under. We give returns of an election hield in 1898, when a bond proposition was unmerci- fully handled. 2198 votes were cast on the proposition and only 700 were for the proposition. Again in 1901 a special
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election was held to vote on a, proposition for court house and jail to cost $80,000. Only 1744 votes were cast resulting in a defeat. 704 votes for and 1040 against.
A new proposition for court house and jail to cost $100,- 000, $88,000 court house and $12,000 jail, was submitted in the fall of 1904. This time the tide turned and the bond proposition, (ten year optional bonds), were voted as follows: 2406 for and 1228 against, giving a majority for of 1178.
The vote by precincts was as follows:
Precinct
For
Against
A
75
24
B
127
45
C
109
120
D
69
67
E
199
66
F
122
82
148
24
186
29
100
76
J
137
32
K
113
42
L
85
59
M, Beaver Crossing
121
108
M, Cordova
62
58
N
55
93
0
138
152
O, east
11
42
P
42
87
Seward
507
22
Totals
2406
1228
This proposition was so very popular that even the south half of the county gave a majority for it of 96 votes. The new court house will now soon be built and will adorn the public square. The structure will be of stone and fire proof. The building will be 80x100 feet. It is expected that before many years the county will come into possession of the estate of the late Lewis Moffitt, consisting of lands supposed to be worth about $30,000, which will be applied in
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liquidating the bonds. Before the corner stone of the struc - ture is laid, we hope to have this book complete and that a copy of it will have a place there, to be found and read in the far off ages to come, when the beautiful temple of justice may give way for another and grander one.
ASSESSMENTS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
We append the following table showing the growth from year to year for many of the first years of the occupation. We trust the reader will appreciate these old tables and com- pare them with the new and thus be able to form a correct idea of the phenomenal advancements.
ASSESSMENTS
1866-Total number of acres of deeded land, 4,728. This was all or about all speculator's land. The assessment on land that year was $18,667, or nearly $4 per acre; personal assessment, $10,880; total assessment, $29,747; total tax levy for the year, $423, or nearly thirteen mills on the dollar for all purposes. We have no means of ascertaining just how much of the tax that year was collected.
We now skip over to the year 1870, and find 33, 670 acres on the list, and together with the personal property (they were not divided) amounts to $120,160, or an increase of 28,942 acres of land, and a total increase of assessed value of $90,413 in five years, or an average increase of more than $18,000 per year.
In 1875, we have assessed 275,204 acres of land, at $1,025,439, or about $3.72 per acre. This year town proper- ty begins to cut some figure, and we find it assessed at $92,091; eleven miles of railroad, $67,480; personal, $412,234, making a total of $1,597,244.
In 1880, we find upon the assessment rolls 338,799 acres of land valued at $3.56 per acre, or $1,216,669; town proper- ty, $130,906; personal, $506,316; railroad (fifty-four miles), $183,447; grand total, $2,037,337. In this year we find that 155,193 aeres were improved, and the following acreage of crops reported: wheat, 53,877; corn, 67,294; oats, 7,824; meadow, we suppose it to be tame, but it is not so stated, 1,614; number of fruit trees, 53,176; forest trees, 1,053,853.
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1885 -- We find the lands assessed at $4.01 per acre, and total land assessment. $1,391,385; town property, $197,175; personal, $805,610; railroad, $270,437; total, $2,664,607.
1887-Lands were assessed, $1,489,287; town property, $234,651; personal, $805,311; railroads, $271,965; total, $2,801,214.
These figures are sufficient to show something of the growth of property for the twenty-two years from 1865 to 1887, and that will answer our purpose without an ovesdose of tables, which are usually rather dry reading.
We find that there was paid to the state treasurer dur- ing the year 1887, as our share of state tax, the snug sum of $21,821.74,and that there was paid in collecting our principal and interest on school and other state lands the additional sum of $11,380. 90. We are quite well satisfied with the showing.
CENSUS RETURNS.
YEAR.
POP,
1st returns for the county .
1870
2,953
2nd returns for the county
1874
7,429
3rd returns from co., after grasshoppers,
1875 6,601
4th returns for the county
1976 6,875
5th returns for the county
1878 7,991
6th returns for the county.
1880 11,095
7th returns for the county
1885 15,225
PRECINCTS BY CENSUS OF 1885
POPULATION NO, FARMS FACTORIES
A.
394. .76
B.
571 112
C (incluing Staplehurst)
1,076 139. 11
D ..
777 140
E (including Utica)
1,335
160 10
F (including Tamora)
.883 190
G (including Seward)
2,728
169 61
H
1,095
I55
I
690
131
J
776
149
K
672
130.
L
833
139.
M
750
91.
N
748
134.
O (including Milford)
1,462
146 15
2
. 536
93
Totals
45,225. . .. 2,554 97
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The reader will readily understand that our whole state suffered a series of backsets during the panicky years and the later census reports do not show very satisfactorily. We all understand full well that the bottom came well nigh fall- ing out and we really do not appreciate giving the tables of late date, but if it were possible to get the figures for 1905. we would have figures to be proud of. In 1890 the U. S. census showed a total population of 16,140, and somehow in 1900 these figures were cut down to 15,690, but since that date the growth has been very satisfactory. We have never yet believed that we have lost in numbers, but we do believe that the habit of stuffing the census in 1890, that was uni- versal in the west had much to do with the comparative bad showing of 1900. From the present conditions throughout the county, in country villages and city, we feel safe in es- timating the present population at from eighteen to nineteen thousand.
The manufacturing industries, as given in the census ta- bles, include every class of manufacturing, such as mills, creameries, wagon shops, blacksmith shops, shoe shops, tin- ners' shops, etc. We are sorry that it seems impossible to obtain the amount of capital invested in manufacturing in- dustries. The growth of such industries within the last year has been most remarkable. Of these we will treat ful- ly in another place.
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF WEALTH AND POPULATION.
In 1883, Seward had $1,346,480, and was No. 13 in the list of counties of our state.
1884, $2,513,184 and 12th.
1885, 2,664,607
9th.
1896, 2,722,020
8th.
POPULATION
1870 Seward 2,953 and was 15th.
1874
7,429
"
8th.
1875
6,601
"
10th.
1876
"
6,875
">
9th.
1878
7,991
"
11th.
1880
"
11,095
11th.
1885
15,225
"
12th.
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PROPERTY LISTED IN 1904 AND VALUE We find the following items of interest:
Cattle, 29,942 valued at $20 per head.
Horses, 12,106, valued at $70 per head.
Mules and Jacks, 829, valued at $91 per head.
Sheep, 5,800, valued at $2.26 per head.
Hogs, 37,225 valued at $6 per head.
Hives bees, 1,665 valued at $2.40 per stand.
Corn, 1,177,257 bu. valued at 35c per bu.
Poultry, 110, 197 valued at 28c each.
Railroads, valued at $599, 167.19.
Diamonds and silverware, $1231. (Shame.)
Threshers, 61
Corn shellers, 143.
Dogs, 2,449.
Wagons, carriages, etc., 5,548.
Bicycles and automobiles, 336.
Personal property, $8,729,395.95.
Land value, $17,801,780, an average of $45 per acre for farm lands.
Total of tax collected in 1904 was $149,093.53. Paid to to state treasurer, $27,129.28. Total value of real and per- sonal property, $26,531,175, besides the railroad property.
EGGS AND POULTRY
Eggs and poultry have become a very important factor among the varied productions of Seward county. We very much regret that it is impossible to obtain anything like a complete count of either the eggs or the poultry produced. The manner in which they are handled precludes the idea of correct statistics. The amount consumed on the farm can never be known, and as the eggs are handled by the mer- chants and sold at retail to customers in the city and vil- lages, the amount of these sales can never be known, but we will do some guessing, and the reader can guess for him- self if not pleased with our guess. What we know is that one firm, John Fleener, paid out in checks for eggs and poultry (not divided) $87,916 during 1904. The average paid for eggs was 144 cents per dozen. Herewith we append a
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table of amounts paid during each month from Jan. Ist to Dec, 31st, 1904:
January, $4,813
February,
3,879
March, 10,585
April, 14,164
May,
12,719
June,
9,986
July,
10,718
August, 6,196
September, 8,058
October,
5.822
November,
2,306
December,
2,772
Total, $87,916
Eggs average 14} cents per dozen. Eggs shipped from B. & M. station at Seward, sixty car loads, or twenty-four thousand cases; average value per case, $4.27, or a total of $102,480. We estimate that the total home consumption at one hundred dozen per family in city and country, or of four hundred thousand dozen at price named amounts to $57,000.
TELEPHONE COMPANIES
The Nebraska Telephone Co. has four thousand and thirty-four poles in the county and eight hundred ninety-five and a half miles of wire and twenty-three hundred feet of cable. They have four hundred forty-seven long distance phones in use. They have toll stations at Bee, Goehner, Beaver Crossing, Utica, Tamora, Germantown, Staplehurst, Ruby, Milford and Pleasant Dale besides the central ex- change at Seward, where they have in the city two hundred and sixty seven phones in use. There are one hundred and forty-two farms connected with this system, and thirty-eight in the villages. Number of miles of poles about two hun- dred. Total valuation $56,091.25, Assessed value $11, 218.25. The use of the wires to all parts of the county are free to all subscribers. Tolls to Lincoln and York 25c, to Omaha 50c. To towns in the county, to other than subscribers, 15c. Phones are charged from $4.50 per annum to farmers who
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connect with their wires. Rates in town range from fifty cents to $3 per month.
The Seward County Telephone Co. was organized at Beaver Crossing in March, 1903, with a capital stock of $50,- 000, and is chartered under the laws of Nebraska. It has at this writing, (May, 1905), one hundred and fifty-five miles of pole line in the county, outside of Seward. They have tive hundred instruments, now in use, and the number is rapidly increasing. They have exchanges at Beaver Crossing, Utica, Tamora, Milford and Seward, where they connect with the Automatic from Lincoln. They have connections with all
metalic lines in the state. The county is fast becoming a net work of wires. In the Central office at Seward, they have machinery of the latest and most improved pattern. The company have put up works in Seward that show that they have come to stay and do good work. The present officers are Jacob Gies, president; J. P. Mayhew, vice president; J. H. Ritchie, secretary and W. J. Orgon, treasurer. Directors are Chris Klemm, J. R. Lawyer. E. H. Strayer, Henry Gake and C. L. Swartz. The company is progressive and aggres- sive, using the best of material in every department. All that brains and money will do, is brought into requisition. It is quite an object lesson to step into the Central office and look over the plant.
A LITTLE STORY
John had his gun and he knew how to use it. The peo- ple that have known John D. Olney for so many years in Seward county, and then so many years at University Place, would hardly take him to be a fighter. John came to Neb- raska in 1865, just after serving Uncle Sam in the army, and like most old soldiers, he was ready for business. One day John was on his way from the Oak Groves to Nebraska City, - and at eventide concluded to camp at the bridge on the steam wagon road where it crosses Salt creek near the old Cadman ranch. John found the camp ground (now Epworth Park) occupied by three stalwart Missourians, father and two great strong burly sons. The old man was one of the most vicious old "rebs" that ever struck Nebraska, and the two young
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men were not far behind him. For reasons known to our- self we refrain from giving their names, although we were personally acquainted with them. By some cut of his jib, the old fellow discovered that John was a union soldier, and met him in this cordial manner, "Sir, no d -- Lincoln hire- ling can camp on this ground and stay above ground," and made a grab for his rifle, John was "up to snuff," and in- stantly he drew a bead on the old fellow, and cried, "Hands up!" His hands went up. At that moment the young men approached, and John cried. "Hands up, or you will go to kingdom come in an instant." They obeyed, and John had three prisoners, with their arms stacked. About this time, two other travelers came along, and they proved to be union soldiers. The "rebs" begged like whipped puppies. John said to them, "If you can learn to behave, all right."
They were fully ready. The old fellow became quite well acquainted with John after that and was always ready to take off his hat to him. Ever after that experience the old fellow and his boys were careful about insulting union men.
CHAPTER XIX.
SEWARD COUNTY BANKS
STATE BANK OF NEBRASKA
The state Bank of Nebraska was founded in the spring of 1873 by Claudius Jones, with a supposed capital of fifty thousand dollars. It was run under his management very successfully until 1879, when he sold out to A. W. Ocabock and associates who sold it to John Cuttle Sr. in 1881, Feb. 11, some time afterwards, his son John became a part- ner, and later his younger son Walter also joined the partner- ship. The bank was incorporated in 1889, June 29th, with John Cattle Sr. as first president; John Cattle, Jr., as first vice-president, and Walter second vice president; and C. W. Barkley, cashier. The bank now has a paid up capital of $60,000 and surplus and undivided profits of $10.000. The present officers are John Cattle, Sr., president; Walter Cat- tle, first vice-president; B. E. Cattle, second vice president ; and C. W. Barkley, cashier. The bank has enjoyed the full confidence of the public since its first opening day in 1873. The venerable president is now past eighty-six years of age and is yet hale and hearty. Death removed the first vice- president in 1902. Mr. Barkley has been cashier of the in- stitution since 1879 except once (1892) when he was off on a tangent in Oklahoma. John Cattle, Sr., died in England last spring. At this date, Aug. 1, 1905, the deposits are $222,500.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF SEWARD
The First National Bank was an outgrowth of the Sew- ard County Bank which was organized in the spring of 1876, with S. C. Langworthy as president, and Miss Ida M. Langworthy, cashier; capital stock, $10,000; chartered as a national bank in 1882 with capital stock of $50,000; bills is- sued $11,250, and by a change in the law, the bills in circula- tion is $12,500. The first stockholders were S. C. Langwor- thy, Herman Diers, W. E. Chapin, Isaac Holt, John Zimmer- er, T. E. Sanders and E. McIntyre. First officers were S. C. Langworthy, president; H. Diers, vice-president; T. E.
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Sanders, cashier. Present stockholders are Joel Tishire, Herman Diers, John Zimmerer, E. McIntyre, S. R. and Jane E. Douglass, W. E. and Jessie T. Langworthy. The present officers are Joel Tishue, president; Herman Diers, vice-president; W. E. Langworthy, cashier; W. C. Tishue and J. F. Zimmerer, assistant cashiers. Deposits at end of 1904 were $280,000. Individual responsibility is over one- half million. The bank has been in good financial condition since the doors were first opened in the spring of 1876. Is one among the strong financial institutions of the state.
JONES NATIONAL BANK
The Jones National Bank is our strongest financial in- stitution, and we may well say it is one of the very strong banks of our state. It was organized in 1884 with a capital stock of $50,000. Claudius Jones was its first president and H. T. Jones its first cashier. Its present officers are, H. T. Jones, president; J. J. Thomas, vice-president; T. H. Wake, cashier; and A. D. Lewis, assistant cashier. The board of directors are H. T. Jones, J. J. Thomas, T. H. Wake, E. J. Wake and W. B. Thorpe. The bank has lately moved into their elegant new quarters north of the square where they have a building fitted up in the most modern style, with ev- ery convenience, with a safe that would try the mettle of the most expert burglar. They have put in fifty-six safety de- posit boxes for their customers. The last statement made in May, 1905 shows deposits of $425,000 and loans of $320,000.
NEBRASKA STATE BANK OF MILFORD
The Nebraska State Bank of Milford was organized in 1888 with a capital of twenty-five thousand dollars, with six- teen thousand dollars paid in, and with five thousand five hundred dollars surplus and profits. F. S. Johnson, presi- dent and Geo. E. Salladin, cashier. Last statement issued, the bank has eighty-five thousand dollars deposits. The bank is just now completing a new brick block to be occu- pied as a banking house and post office at a cost of six thous- and dollars. The bank has from the first enjoyed first class credit. On the night of Aug. 19, 1904, the bank had some visitors who desired money without proper checks. With a
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charge of dynamite, they blew the outer door off the safe, but failed to get into the cash box.
THE FARMERS AND MERCHANTS BANK OF MILFORD
This bank was organized in April, 1903 with a capital stock of forty thousand dollars; deposits at last statement were eighty thousand dollars. John Englehaupt was presi- dent, Floyd Seybolt, cashier. The bank occupies a splendid new brick building erected in 1904. The present president is Mr. E. H. Strayer.
MERCHANTS BANK OF UTICA
This bank was founded in July. 1883 with G. F. Hurl- burt, president; C. S. Hurlburt, cashier: Thos. Standard, Geo. Ligget and John Wilkings, were stockholders. Capital stock was $10,000 and was increased later to $20,000. Mr. G. F. Hurlburt remains president, C. G. Hurlburt is vice- president, and Miss Mamie Thygenson, cashier. The con- cern now belongs to G. F. and C. G. Hurlburt. Deposits, $75,000.
UTICA BANK
This is one of the strong financial institutions of the county and the leading banking house of Utica. It was founded in 1883 by John Davies and Thos. Brant, with Mr. Davies as president and Mr. Brant as cashier. Jan. 1, 1887, it was reorganized with a capital stock of $20,000 with Fritz Beckard as president; J. E. Hibard, vice president; Joseph Jones, director and T. J. Brant, cashier. Mr. Beckard re- mains president to this date; G. G. Jones, cashier; and T. H. Beckard, assistant cashier. In later years the capital stock was cut down to $14,000. Deposits at this date, $95,841.29. The bank seems to be as firm as Gibralter and as strong as Togo's fleet.
STATE BANK OF BEAVER CROSSING
Was organized in March, 1887 with a capital stock of $25,000. F. M. Dimey, Isaac Holt, A, D. Ritchie, R. S. Norval and T. E. Sanders were stockholders. The first officers were R. S. Norval, president; F. M. Dimey, vice- president; and T. E. Sanders, cashier. Mr. Sanders resign- ed in 1889 and M. W. Warner was elected and has held the
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position since that date. Mr. Norval sold his interest in 1890 to L. E. Southwick of Friend, Nebr., who succeeded to the presidency and has held that position to the present time. In 1890 A. D. Ritchie was elected vice-president and held the position until death removed him, and his successor is W. O. Southwick. The bank has enjoyed a first class credit all these years. They are at this writing building a very substantial and beautiful brick building at an estimated cost of three thousand dollars. The last statement shows $82,241.49 in deposits.
TAMORA FARMERS EXCHANGE BANK
The Tamora Farmers Exchange Bank was organized in 1903 with an authorized capital of $50,000 and a paid up cap- ital of five thousand dollars. The stockholders are E. R. Gurney, Frank Anstine, Dr. B. F. Williams, J. W. Daily, F. W. Ruzicka. These gentlemen are also directors. Frank Anstine is president; E. R. Gurney, vice-president; F. W. Ruzicka, cashier. Deposits, seventeen thousand dollars and they are growing rapidly. The bank seems to have plenty of money to accomodate all its customers, and is of great value to the village and farming community.
GERMANTOWN STATE BANK
The Germantown State Bank was established in June, 1904 as successor to the Bank of Germantown. The stock- holders ore E. R. Gurney, W. E. Daily, and J. W. Daily. Capital stock, $7,500 Officers: E. R. Gurney, president; W. E. Daily, vice-president; J. W. Daily, cashier. Accord- ing to statement of the cashier, deposits Sep. 1, 1904 were $50,000.
FIRST STATE RANK OF PLEASANT DALE
This bank was organized in the spring of 1902 with J. H. Merrill, president; J. H. Bishop, vice-president; A. F. Ackerman, cashier; H. K. Frautz and E. Bartlett, directors. Capital stock, $5,000; deposits at this date. fifty-eight thous- and dollars. The bank owns and occupies a very tasty and complete brick building. It enjoys the confidence of the community, and seems to be in a very flourishing condition, and is of great value to the business interests of the village.
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STATE BANK OF BEE
Organized Sep. 1, 1902; capital stock, $5,000; H. T. Jones, president; T. H. Wake, vice-president; W. B. Thorpe, cashier; deposits at this writing, $35,000. Bank owns a sub- stantial small brick building. Doing a very nice and satis- factory business.
GOEHNER STATE BANK
Was organized in Jan., 1903 with $5,000 capital, with A. G. McGrew, president and J. D. Hamilton, cashier. These with W. F. Niehouse were the principal stockholders. De- posits at present, $28,000. The bank occupies a nice brick building. The present officers are A. G. McGrew, presi- dent; W. F. Niehouse, vice-president; and A. E. Graff, cash- ier. The bank enjoys a first class credit.
BANK OF STAPLEHURST
Founded Feb. 8, 1886; capital stock, $5,000; L. Jorgen- sen, president; E. Jacobs, cashier; director, P. C. Nelson; in 1901 the capital was increased to ten thousand dollars, with $2,000 surplus earnings. The bank has an excellent brick structure. The institution is in a flourishing condi- tion and enjoys a splendid business. The present president is E. Jacobs; J. L. Jorgensen, cashier.
Soldiers and Sailors' Home, Milford
CHAPTER XX.
STATE INSTITUTIONS OF SEWARD COUNTY
SOLDIERS AND SAILORS' HOME
The twenty-fourth session of the legislature, which con- vened Jan. 1, 1895, House Roll No. 284, was passed and ap- proved by the governor April 9, 1895, establishing a branch of the Soldiers and Sailors Home within a mile of Milford, Nebraska, on conditions as follows: Provided a lease for two years to the state of thirty-five acres of ground and buildings, known as the Sanitarium Park and Springs. Situated on the nw} of nwt of section 12, township 9, range 3, east of 6th P. M. in Seward county, Nebraska, together with the three-story brick and stone buildings thereon. This act carried an appropriation of eight thousand dollars. In due time the lease was executed and the state took form- al possession and the Home was dedicated September, 1895 with appropriate ceremonies.
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