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CHAS. R. KURTZ, Ed. and Prop.
SHEEP FUNDS
MISAPPROPRIATED
New Way of Commissioners Ac
cumulating Assetts
FACTS CAREFULLY COMPILED
of
Misappropriating
Republican Board Commis
sioners of
Funds and Unduly Taxing the People
Matters of Interest to Taxpayers,
The Present
is Guilty
Last week mention was made in thi
paper of the exorbitant tax being placed
on the dog owners in this county by the
present board of county commissioners.
In that
the funds,
article » ¢l y set forth how
collected for paying sheep
damages, had been diverted to the pay-
ing of county orders. This clearly is a
violation of the intent of this act. By
logs, a large sum ol
overtaxing the «
the hands of the com.
money comes to
in they have
missioners and
more money to handle, they can
more easily ¢
there was a surpiu
of about fifteen thou
if anybody can tell
there was for thus taxing
is timely that it should be made
there is urplus ‘Dear Taxpayer,
you well know how it was produced,
\
1
dreds
vou, as wellas b f others.
ne
UE
could understand the necessity for tak
these monies from the as was done
by Messrs. Riddle
ent republican boar
who now are asking to
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Po
t the end of the
been used
Amount
the
board was in office lhey »
During the tim former
rover lurned a
Jr wn 1h
The first
came
tingle dolla f I Ie
sheep fund lo th
the
fund
year republican board into
office they found a surplus in
fund of $799, but they
a :
the same tax. Ne
the sheep
went on and levied
year they "su
yn the dog tax
wped
in exactly $1243 Ir and
appropriated it to paying county orders
They easily saw that they were levying
more than was needed, but on they went
to get hold of more money with the san.
old tax of 75 cents on the poor dog, when
fact that
than
it was not needed, In
they had more mouey
bad paid in sheep claims by §
they paid out on sheep claims $1211.8;
and had a balance of $1458.66, Next
year they practically did the same thing,
after paying all claims had a balance of
$088.71, of which they appropriated
$741.52, making in the first two years
they were in office an increase of nearly
year
over they
| the 75
om
| $2000 in their assets from the dog tax,
| . |
which anyone can clearly see is a viola- |
tion of the intent of the sheep law and an |
| imposition on every dog owner in the |
county. In the face of these faets and
with almost $3000 in outstanding dog
'g7 and "gS they have levied
cent dog tax again this
taxes for 'g6*
year to
orde
help them pay county
not require
accumulate
unjust taxes nt
8 exactly what Messrs
isher HE doing
have 1}
busine
say, examine the
t and see if we are not dealin
facts. If you don’t have
rts handy go to most
the
any
News
pointed
A:850 Can
the
NCOLN AND HANNA
Bryan
ianent
Ke against herankle
s ’
discovered a copperhead
te her. Her sto was
» snake did
Mrs, Kirchof
ick the sn
not
Ak
its head to a jelly
.
Pampkin Contest
Pampkin Contest will close Saturday,
October 14th. All contestants must bring
their pumpkins to the
o'clock on that afternoon
& Co
store before
3
Montgomery
a
Tue only places in the civilized world,
outside of Turkey, where sou can still
| buy and hold slaves are the Sulu Islands
of the United States of America,
Zhe Cen
BELLEFONTE, PA.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER s,
1500).
COMMISSIONER RIDDLE’S
OVERDRAWN ACCOUNT
How A Republican Commissioner has Been Using County
Funds for his Convenience.
[reasurer $204.50
A Graceful Compliment.
eystone Gazette once Said About Cyrus Br
gart, who now is a Candidate.
A PROMINENT FAMILY
Whose Ancesters Were Mi
: " ’ ’
Township Pioneers
FOUGHT WITH THE INDIANS
juninte
i Knows 1h
Brungarts
les those in
8 OO!
the
Brangart, who came into Brush va
} when nearly the entire
naught but a vast and almost impenetra
He and his posterity
cut down a large number of the timber.
erected log cabins, cleared off the land
and entered permanently upon the active
pursuits of agriculture. As the families
multiplied, additional land was secured
and in turn cleared, until to-day a goodly
portion of the eastern end of the valley
and township is settled with Brungarts,
ey in
valley was
ble wilderness
| nearly all owning their ows farms and
present |
homes or both. Some of the
older generation has abandoved active
farming and located in the town of Re
bershurg, turning over to the sons or
other members of the family the duties
| to time in fature issues of the
chur and
were also named after them
me, show thet
nil
Rebersburg are
Joseph R At 1
ern end of the valley
Alfred Cyrus
and is very su
cattle and butchering business
(ae
has
cessfully
about
always
brat
characteristic feature
is that they have
to the «
although for gene
towards and voting for
cratic The writer has in
but one Brangart who ever asked for a
county at the hands of
Democrats, and thal was (
surely both competent
enlitied to (hal much, bul
been pushed aside
There are other well known families in
different sections of the county, a brief
history of whom will be given from time
ALETTE
family
Democrats
ore, never
seer,
iuatin eo
iribuling
LLIN mind
othee Cents
yYres oJ
who 1s
heim, an
has repeatedly
Look out for them.
COMMISSIONERS
R .R. PASSES
Have Public Officials a Right to
Le b y.. A Beech Creek
are laying the foundation for an engine
and cngine house at the eastern end of
their flouring mill. The intention
drive the machinery of their mill by
steam puwer, and go in the milling busi.
ness on a larger scale
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VOL. 21, NO.
FACT, FUN AND FANCY
Bright §
:
ATC somet
hing only
When
dog the chickens do
he neighbors keep a bad cat or
pot always come
bome to roost
“What a rake you are,” said the coals.
“Yes,” replied the poker, “but I'ma
grate convenience.’
“I'm going to have a Van Dyke
beard,” said the blonde young man, *if
ft takes all winter to gain my poist.”’