THE iNOKFOiMC Nti\VS \ : I-MMDAY - , MlOtt.
County Commissioners Deduct
From Bills.
POOR FARM REPORT IS MADE.
Cash Balance on Hand a Portion of
Which Was Ordered Paid to the
County Treasurer Numerous Debts
Against the County Were Allowed.
Madison , Nob. , Doc. 15 , 1903. Board
of county commissioners mot imrtmant
to adjournment. All members pres
ent. Minutes of Inst meeting were
rend and on motion approved. On
motion the following assessments on
lot 11 , of sub-division of block 7-11-15
and lots 1 , 5 , C block 1 , Durlnnd's First
addition to Norfolk wns reduced to
$15.00 for the year 1894. An affidavit
was on flic allowing that the lot wns
assessed ns an Improved lot whorens
it was unimproved.
On motion the following bills were
rejected for not being proper charges
ngainst the county :
J. A. Ilalney , deputy game
warden , fees stnto vs. Hal-
verstcin ? 7 GO
Warner Hale , damages 20 00
A. L. Stewart , publishing Com.
letter li 00
On motion the following bills were
allowed :
M. J. Rooney , use of rend
through pasture , $30.00 al
lowed nt $15.00 , applied on
tax $11.87 , balance 3 13
Clias. Fenske , ditching com
missioner district No. 2. . . . 45 75
John Krantz , livery for coun
ty commissioner $2 , ap
piled on tax.
II. J. Morris , road work com
missioner district No. 2
$13.70 , applied on tnx $7.09 ,
bnlnnce < J Gl
Win. Dates , olllco expense. . . 15 75
Brlnkmnn & Son , medicine
for paupers , $31.53 , applied
on tax.
Chlttenden & Synder , repair
ing grader , $10.40 , tax $4.97
balance 543
Chlttenden & Snyder , mer
chandise 3 80
S. D. Dunn , road work $5.50 ,
applied on tax $3.70 , bal
ance 1 80
Dr. Montgomery , medical ser
vice ( Wood ) $10.00 , applied
on tax.
S. S. Cheat , 1 wolf scalp. . . . 2 00
Dr. F. A. Long , medical ser
vice ( Wood ) 67 00
J. J. Clements , summoning
jury for November term of
court and taking Mrs. Grun-
lund to asylum 110 15
O'Shea & McBrlde , coal ,
$202.35 , applied on 1903 per
sonal tax $144 , balance. . . . 118 35
P. A. Long , Insanity case
( Granlund ) 800
G. E. Moore , hardware 1 50
W. L. Boyer , merchandise
$4.GO , tax $4.24 , balance. . 3G
Fred Dierks , attending as
sessor's meeting | . . 2 00
C. W. Crum , superintendent ,
salary for November 100 00
F. E. Martin , printing $35.00 ,
applied on tax $17.10 , bal
ance 17 84
Gus. Kaul , salary for Novem
ber 40 00
Frank Jarmer , state vs. Boche
$2.50 , applied on tax.
Oscar Uhle , merchandise for
paupers , $17.80 , applied on
tax.
S. W. Hayes , state vs. Boche 2 40
Cnrl Laubsch , merchandise
$17.70 , tnx $8.50 , balance 8 90
E. O. Luebcke , road work
$8.00 , npplied on tax.
E. N. Cropper , road work
$3.00 , applied on tax.
Phil. Scmer , road work$9.00
applied on tax , $7.12 , bal
ance 1 88
Jacob Henderson , office chairs
etc. , $9.10 , applied on tax.
Ed. O'Shea , juror coroner's
inquest $1.10 , applied on
tax.
M. C. Garret , juror coroner's
inquest ( Mansfield ) $1.10 ,
applied on tax.
R. B. Cato , juror coroner's In
quest ( Mansfield ) $1.10 , ap
plied on tax.
F. E. Barnum , Juror coron
er's inquest ( Mansfield ) . . 1 10
W. C. Elley , deputy sheriff
$0.85 , applied on tax.
J. B. Donovan , juror coroner's
inquest ( Mansfield ) 110
Andrew Schwartz , juror cor
oner's inquest ( Mansfield ) . 1 10
M. Burke , witness coroner's
inquest 110
J. T. Jororski , witness coron
er's inquest 1 10
Barley Jones , witness coron
er's inquest 1 10
John Mansfield .witness cor
oner's Inquest 1 10
F. A. Long , witness coroner's
Inquest 110
J. B. Donovan , printing $15.75 ,
tnx $13.78 , balance 1 97
T. Tlornoy , road work , com
missioner's district No. 3. . G2 10
On motion board adjourned to 8
o'clock a. m. December 1C , 1903.
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment.
On motion the following report of
Thos. J. Taylor , superintendent of
poor farm was accepted :
Battle Creek , Neb. , Doc. 5 , 1903.
To the honorable board of county
commlsslonores , Madison , Nebraska.
( Icntlenu-n : Kind enclosed the fol
lowing bills which have boon In
ctirrod during the third quarter :
It. Miller $ 29 DO
\V. L. IJoyor 1J ! 10
Frank Uiulck 12 02
Fred Schoergor 7 10
C. W. Meiv. G 00
Clms. Hainan ! ! 30
Morris & Co 25
Otto Mans 2235
J. H. Martin 4 00
C. 13. Hanson 1 00
L. B. Baker 29 72
T. .1. Taylor 151 25
L. F. Merz 4 10
M. L. Thompson 21 70
Jos. Sevcra 11 23
Deb Osborn 4 f.O .
Tom SesHler 99.
Owen O'Neill , ( pd ) 7700
Help in threshing , driving
and shipping cuttle niul re
pairs on furnace 13 45
Totnl $ 430 02
Sold during quarter $81.G5 worth of
hogs and $170.52 worth of cattle ,
which amount was placed In Battle
Creek bank.
Paid out during second and third
quarters $155.00 , leaving a balance In
bank of $41S.37. !
The following persons are now on
the farm : Jake Boseman , Mr. Chada ,
Anton Tyrol nnd Mr. Prlngle.
Respectfully submitted ,
T. .1. Taylor.
On motion the following bills were
allowed :
M. L. Thompson , merchan
dise , $21.70 , applied on tax.
L. B. Baker , lumber , $29.72 ,
applied on tax.
L. F. Merz , merchandise , $1.10 ,
applied on tax.
Otto II. Maas , merchandise ,
$22.35 , npplied on tnx.
J. H. ninrtin , merchandise ,
$4 , applied on tax.
Morris & Co. , drugs , 25 cents ,
applied on tax.
Fred Scheergcr , work on
windmill , $7.10 , applied on
tnx. _
Chas. Hainan , drugs , $3.30 ,
applied on tax.
C. 13. Hanson , repairs , $1 ,
applied on tax.
Frank Hu/.lck , meat , $12.02 ,
tax $5.98. baiance G 01
Bob Osborn , vaccinating cat
tle , $4.GO , applied on tnx.
Jos. Severn , merchandise ,
$14.23 , applied on tax.
Tom Sesslor , threshing , $9.93 ,
applied on tax.
T. J. Taylor , superintendent ,
salary , $123.75 , tax $3.41 ,
balance 12031
Owen O'Neill , pasturing cat
tle , $77 , ( paid ) .
C. W. Merz , merchandise . . 5 00
W. L. Boyer , merchandise . . 13 40
Howard Miller Lumber Co. ,
lumber T. 29 90
On motion the clerk was instructed
to notified the superlntedcnt of the
poor farm to transfer $300 from Battle
tlo Creek Valley bank to the county
treasurer.
On motion the following bills were
allowed :
Chris Schavland , fees in in
sanity case of Mrs. Grun-
land and office expense . . $ 19 70
On motion the north half of the
northwest quarter of 18-22-4 was as
sessed nt $250.
On motion $80 wns transferred
from comlssioner district 2 to com
missioner district 1.
On motion R. C. Miles was allowed
$44.20 for court orders.
On motion R. C. Miles was nllowed
$9.G5 for redeeming snlo certificate
No. 114 for 1903.
On motion the following bills were
allowed :
F. E. Barnum , six reams ex
amination papers , $9 , less
tnx , $3.54 , balance $ G 4o
Win. Melsner , road work ,
$18 , allowed against road
district No. 3.
Chas. Kalzow , road work
commlsloner district 1 . . . 12 50
Hume , Robertson , WycoffCo. ,
lumber for coal house . . . . 1G8 88
Hume , Robertson , Wycoff Co. ,
lumber , $1,383.47 , tax
$338.40 , balance . ' . . 1045 07
C. F. Haase , bridge work ,
$59.25 , tax $7.82 , bnlance . . 51 43
Geo. Leu , bridge work 5 00
Chas. Fenske , bridge work ,
$35 , tax $10.23 , balance . . 18 77
G. W. Clark , bridge work ,
$1.50 , applied on tax.
R. L. Lovelace , bridge work . 240 00
R. L. Lovelace , bridge work . 231 00
Wm. Melsner , $15 , tax $3 , s
balance 1200
Wm. Rclkofskl , bridge work 4G 00
Henry Wedekind , bridge
work $19.50 , applied on tax.
Krumm & Warren , lumber . . 90 05
Krumm & Warren , lumber . . 110 00
Chicago Lumber Co. , Meadow
Grove , $138.41 , applied on
tax $23.80 , balance 114 Gl
Herman Eucker , bridge work
' $47 , tax $7.87 , balance . . . . 39 13
Johanes Llnso , bridge work
$30 , tax $1.74 , balance . . . . 25 20
Chas. Kalzow , bridge work ,
$10.50 , tax $0.97 , balance . . 9 53
Thos. Ostorgard , lumber ,
$569.20 , applied on tax
$79.91 , balance 489 49
Crowell Lumber Co. , lumber 181 00
Howard Miller Lumber Co. ,
lumber , $310.14 , tax , $94.81 ,
balance 221 ' 53
John Warrick , lumber , $228.09 ,
tax $72.20 , balance 155 89
balance 155 89
Fred Franzwa , half expense
for brldgo on county line
between Antelope and Mad
ison counties 195H fiO
On motion the troamiror was nl
lowed the following order * for
claims applied on porwinul taxcH :
M. .1. Uonoy $ 11 87
John Krantz 2 00
11. ,1. Morris 7 Oil
Urlnckumn & Son ill 53
Chltlendon & . Suydor 4 97
S. 1) . Dunn It 70
Dr. Montgomery 10 00
O'Shon A Mcilrlde ill 00
W. L. Uoyol- I 21
F. 13. Martin 17 Hi
Oscar Uhlo 178(1 (
Frank Jnrmer 2 50
Cnrl Laubsch 8 50
13. O. Luohcko S 00
13. H. Cropper 3 00
1'hll Sohmor 7 12
.Incol ) Henderson I ) 10
I3d O'Shoa 1 10
M. C. Oarrctt 1 10
R. B. Cato 1 10
F. 10. Itanium . . ' . 3 51
W. C. 13lh > y (5 ( 85
J. I ) . Donovan 13 78
M. L. Thompson 21 70
L. B. linker , 2 ! ) 72
L. F. Mer/ 4 40
Olio H. MmiH 22 35
I. R. Martin 4 00
Morris & Co 25
Fred Sehorogor 7 10
Chas. Human 330
C. 13. Hanson 1 00
Frank Ru/.ick 5 ! > 8
Hob Osborn I GO
IDS. Severn II 23
Tom SeHsler 9 1)5 )
T. J. Taylor 341
Hume , Robertson , WycoffCo. 338 40
C. F. Hanse 7 82
Chas. Fensko 10 23
W. Clark I 50
Wm. Melsnor 3 00
Henry Wedekind lit 50
Chicago Lumber Co. , Mend-
ow Grove 23 80
Herman Euckcr 7 87
lohnnnes Llnso 4 71
hns. Kalzow fi 97
Thos. Ostergnrd 7971
Howard Miller Lumber Co. . 91 81
John Wnrriok 72 20
Board adjourned to meet on Janu
ary 5 , 1901 , at 1 o'clock p. m.
I3mil Winter ,
[ Seal ] County Clerk
FINE STOCK FOR BOYD COUNTY
C. W. Orr of Monowi Saw a Little Ad
In The News and Came to See S.
W. Inkley.
[ From Sutunliiy'H Dnlly. ]
C. W. Orr of Mouowi , who wns in
Norfolk yesterday for the purpose of
Hirchaslng some high grade stock
along the Poland China hog line , loft
the city with two of the finest specl-
nous of swlnehood that the vicinity
las aver produced. Ho arrived on
the morning train and before 2 o'clock
was the possessor of "Inkloy's Prldo"
nnd "Chief's Daughter , " two fine In-
llvldunls from the herd of S. C. Ink-
ley , the well known stockman living
west of Norfolk. Both are registered
inimnls of thoroughbred Poland China
stock. Mr. Orr Is one of the ardent
cailers of the new News at Monowi.
Mr. Inkley Is an wlvortiser In The
S'ows. The result of his card wns the
trip of 100 miles for Mr. Orr nnd the
sale. Mr. Orr Is highly pleased with
ils purchase and will take Into Boyd
county some of the finest swine that
over came down the pike.
The Trans-Mississippi Mutual Fire
issoclntlon Is one of the strongest
lomo companies of this state. It now. ,
: ias over $5,000,000 In force. The sec
retary Is J. L. Mamie. It Issues n lim
ited liability policy nnd hns the rep
utation of mnking fair adjustment nnd
paying losses promptly. There does
not seem to bo anything but good
words for this company in this com
munity.
CHRISTMASOBSERVANGEGENERAL
Prospects are that There Will be Few
Who Will Not Partake of the
Joys of the Holiday Season.
That Christmas and the holidays are
to be fittingly and generally observed
In Norfolk and vicinity nnd through
out north Nebraska is a foregone con
clusion. Preparations for the holidays
arc on a scale of magnificence the llko
of which has not been seen in many
years , and everyone Is taking a hand
in it , apparently.
The homes , the school s or the
churches that will have no Christmas
observance will bo few and hard to
find , if the amount of preparation be
ing made is but fairly equitable in dis
tribution. Never , apparently , have
there been more purchases of better
goods by the holiday trade and it cer
tainly portends a generous distribu
tion throughout the country tributary.
Every church In Norfolk , as far as
known Is making some sort of prepa
ration for the observance of the holi
day with public programs , Christmas
trees , cantatas , distribution of treats
and gifts , and In other appropriate
manner. The various rooms of the
city schools nre to have entertain
ments , with few exceptions , and the
homos , whore the real Christmas spirit
prevails , wllf observe the holiday , al
most as a unit. The children , natur
ally , are anticipating moro pleasure
out of the observance than the older
people , and yet many of those who
have long since passed youth are ex
pecting some considerable hnpplncus
out of the day. The joy of the day IP
Infectious and If there are sober , dis
interested pormuiH It \\lll lie bcc.iu.4i1
they are Incapable of lining liifoelM
with the hnplpncHH of the time , or that
they nro of that pitiable portion of hit
inanity who have sorrows to outlmi
unco the Joy of the foHtlvo HOIIKOII.
The three Inlorvenlng days will puss
quickly enough for the older people
who are compelled to doplolo their
put-sen and prepare the good thing ; *
to oat , hut will scorn llko an ago to
the little folkH , no doubt.
CLERGYMEN ARE GUESSING SOME
Are the Railroads Going to Permit
them to Ride on Half Rates as
Has Oecn Their Custom ?
IKinm Tnt'silm 'H Dully ]
The Nebraska mliilHleni are jimt
now wondering If the railroad compa
nion of the Hlato will do the right
thing , and hand them tholr usual half-
faro penults to lomlnd ( horn of the
holiday HOIIHOII , or will the now law ,
cmhlng railway men's gonoioslty bo
IIH forbidding the liiindlug
out of the fu\oi-H to the clergy ?
It linn been cimloinary tor mints-
tors to have a little pasteboard , good
for half rates , In possession by the
llrst of December but hero It Is now
past the middle of the month , and
none have boon received.
For yours those moil have boon no-
ciiHloiiied to UHlng those little Klips
and riding for the name cost IIH the
Hinnll IIO.VH and glrlH , who tire too old
to bo carried free. Of course they
will bo compelled to got along without
tin-in If they are not Issued , but It
will bo quite Inconvenient , especially
with thorn ; having distant appoint
ments , nnd It Is possible that they
will not travel IIH much as formerly.
AT THE THEATRE ,
Miss Trcscott In "Satanla. "
No more powerful Hormoii bus over
been delivered from the pastor's pul
pit than WIIH presented lust evening
n Norfolk by Virginia Drew Troscolt
nnd her company of excellent artists ,
In "Satanla. " It was not a largo house
that greeted the star upon her Initial
ipponrnneo In this city , but there WIIH
not one ninong the audience who did
not wish that a crowded IIOIIHO might
bo there lo HOO the play. MHH ! Tros-
colt IH an actress of the truest typo
md she has not yet reached the top
> f her career. It might bo Hnld with
safety that Hho Is one of the cleverest
ictresses , If not the best , who has
icon booked for the Auditorium and
those who did not see her missed a
rare treat. Her part In "Satanla" is
an intensely strong one and Is filled
with dramatic possibilities. The ploco
s one of those moral sort that have
md such n run during the past two
seasons nnd It ranks with them nil. It
-esemblcH In thought and action the
days which Mrs. Patrick Campbell ,
Blanche Wnlsli nnd Rose Coghlnn have
) cen putting on of late , and in many
ways Miss Trescott is very , very llko
Mrs. Campbell , herself.
Taking the part of a woman who
ins fallen through the deviltry of man
and who , having taken one falKO stop
s spurned by society , Satanla sinks
to the lowest depths while the "so
ciety" men about still live lives that
ire every bit as bad ns hers , and re
tain the while tholr prestige with the
world at largo. It Is a piny built upon
the Injustice which women nro made
to suffer In discrimination for mis-
.lolng and the Ironical thrusts at the
condition from the lips ol the actress
wore whole sermons In themselves.
With the one exception or two. the
company was made up of exceptional
ly able dramatic artists. Mr. Wilson
Mclrosc , ns Jacques Bertony , wns quite
the lilt of Iho evening , aside from Miss
Trescott. Tall , handsome nnd mag
netic , ho won the whole house and
could have taken it along with him
for the asking. Mr. Frederick , as Ja-
vlcrro , another nrtlHt , wns also im
mense In his part. Miss Helen Dun-
levy wns good in the pnrt of Valerlo
and Thomas Moore was clever to a
degree in the part of "Pierre. " The
gowns of the ladles wore superbly
beautiful and the entire stage setting ,
carried by the company , is magnifi
cent In Its effect.
The next time Miss Trcscott comes
to town , there should bo several
changes in the audience which greets
her. In the first place the hoodlums
In the gallery who do not appreciate
the finest typo of theatrical work
should stay away and those who do fill
the balcony should eliminate the
chuckling of peanuts and the shuffling
crackling of peanuts and the shuffling
the second place people who have
babies should cither leave the Infants
with the neighbors or stay at homo
and in the third place the doors on
the entrance to the foyer should be
oiled a bit and should bo so arranged
that they need not bang shut every
little whilo.
Appreciation.
In the Norfolk Dally News voting
contest which closed last Friday even
ing , Miss May Willis , of Battle Creek ,
stood first as the most popular lady
in north Nebraska and bid fair to oc
cupy the seat of honor at the Norfolk
Auditorium Monday evening , but
Pierce rallied to the support of their
favorite the last day and Miss Mary
Powers won out by a narrow margin.
Miss Willis appreciates the efforts of
her friends in her behalf and Is sat
isfied with the handsome vote which
she received as a testimonial of her
popularity. Battle Crook Enterprise.
Parish pays 25 cents cash for eggs.
Limit Allowed for Norfolk's
Hospital Proposition.
WOULD AID NORTH NEBRASKA.
The Catholic Sisters Who Will Dulld
a Hospital In Not thorn Nebraska ,
Might Just as Wnll be Induced to
Come Here as Elsewhere.
fl'idin Hulimliij'M Onlly ]
Within two weeks the tlino limit
which has boon mil for Norfolk's prop-
oslllon lo the Catholic Hlslors for a
n niagntllcont hoHpllnl In this city ,
will have expired and auolhor chance ,
nnlenH botncthlng IH done , will Inivo
boon lout fur bettering the city. A
comiulttoo WIIH appointed Hovornl
oliH ago lo InvoHllgnto the mailer
and ascertain jimt how much Norfolk
could oll'cr for the liiHlltullon. Tliun
far nothing lias been definitely dime
and Iho hospital IIUH pinctlually boon
lost Hlght of.
The hospital IH coming to n No-
hniHKu town. It will bo n town , fur
thermore , In north NchriiHkn. It will
bo built at a cost of $ r > 0.0M ( and tholm-
pmvcmcntH which would bo added
from time lo llniu II will , It Is wild , In-
oroaso the worth of the property lo
about $125.01)0. ) ColuinbiiH already
ban a Hlmllar Institution. Omaha IIIIH
another. Fremont \\antn tliio and
Norfolk linn a clinnce lo gel It.
It IH conceded that no other point
In northern NobniHkn IH HO well lo
cated IIH Norfolk for the establish-
inoiit of this hospital. Situated with
in the hub of n hirgo circle of rail
road H , It IH onHlly nocoHHlblo from any
and nil dlreelloim and It IH many hours
elo.sor to northern Nebraska polntH
than IH either Omaha , Columbus or
Fremont.
According to Iho proposition mig-
' LoHteil by Iho Sisters who worn hero
from Indiana , Norfolk IH to raise half
the mini necoHHiiry to start the Insti
tution. In other words , Norfolk would
bo required to raise $25,000 before the
lioHpltal could bo begun. The Sisters
would borrow the rent.
'Pho hospital IH tielf supporting.
With fifty beds for patlontH It would
lirlng hundreds of people to Norfolk
every mouth and the local physicians ,
who would hnvo charge of the medic
inal and Htirglcal care , would profit
by the cases.
In cnso , however , a patient Hhould
bo J found who could not afford to pay
for treatment , the Sisters would care
for him through charity and no charge
wjintovcr would bo made.
There are do/.eiiH of benevolent and
charitable organlx.ntloiiH In Norfolk to
neli one of which the hospital would
10 n great benefit. In caHo n member
Hhould be hurt or taken 111 , the bed nt
the hospital would bo waiting for
ilm and there ho would receive the
very boHt of caro. This could bo main
tained nt n practically small cost.
Only recently two cases have como
loforo the people of Norfolk to 11-
ustrnto the advantages of the move
ment. A few months ago an old sol-
Her from Minnesota wns taken very
sick on the train coming Into Norfolk.
Ho was carried off on a cot and when
the Grand Army men who had taken
charge of him , begun to look around
they had no place to carry their com
rade ' to. Ho was finally placed In a
vacant business block and made as
comfortable as possible. It was
thought that ho would die any minute.
Another striking case wns that of a
traveling salesman who suddenly suf
fered a stroke of paralysis In Norfolk
and died at a hotel before ho could
bo moved to hlH homo. A number of
his traveling friends cared for the man
but a hospital with a bed for their or
der In It , would have mndo things
much more easily handled.
"It would bo line , " snld a little wo
man at Alnsworth recently , when the
hospital Idea was suggested to her ,
"If wo could go to Norfolk for that.
I have been In Omaiia hospitals for
many months and I have always
wished I had a place closer to home. "
The railroad men , too , who are no
small factor in Norfolk , would have
a place for an injured man at any
time and they would no doubt bo will
ing nnd ready to do their share to
wards Its support.
If the hospital Is to be gone after ,
the business men of Norfolk will have
to hurry for not many days remain in
which to get busy.
TRANSFERRING CENTRAL OFFICE
Manager Sprecher Has Gang of Line
men Shifting the Mammoth Ca
bles to New Office.
Linemen for the Nebraska Telephone -
phone company are Just now very busy
In Norfolk , transferring the central
office of the company nnd the man
ager's headquarters from the Cotton
block , corner Fourth and Main streets ,
to the McClary block , corner Third
and Main streets. This morning a
mammoth cable was unloaded from
the car at the union depot and hauled
upon a mammoth truck , into Norfolk
avenue where it was laid across the
poles , preparatory to carrying wires
from the exchange to Ninth street.
Those cables are transported on spools
about as largo of the average flro cart
and a half dozen men are required to
handle them.
Creighton Sanitarium.
A News representative had the
pleasure of visiting the now sanltn-
Absolutely Pure
THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE
rliini Wi'dnomlnj and WIIH nho\sn
through Iho building by Dr. A DH- !
irow , the t'mmdiM' ami promoter ol'tho
Institution. The workmen woio biwy
pushing the work In completion nnd
It IH hoped everything will lie In roinll-
IIOSH to open It to the public and ro-
colvo patients soon alter the first of
the your. Dr. Dlsbrow , who IIIIH had
lovonil years' experience In hospital
work In Phlcngo bus had Iho building
irrangod and planned after his own
IdoiiH , with n view to convenience nnd
comfort In his patlontH. Peoples
NOWH.
LOCATE KITTIE CAMERON.
round Walking Near Albion , and Go
ing East.
Miss Kittle Cameron , the oldest
laughter of J. 1) ) . C'niucron who lives
four mlloH west of town , lolt homo
KOIIIO time during last Sunday night
mil canned quite a commotion In this
sect Ion. Her father WIIH exceedingly
worried about her , fearing that some
thing HorloiiH had happened with her ,
mil was at a IOHH an to her whoro-
ihoiils. A Hoarch of the neighborhood
waH made , but without success. John
came over to town nnd In phoning over
the country got trace of a girl who
mil piiHHod by ( larrott Van Camp's on
'oot about daybreak Monday morning
On hearing that , John started out to
ward l.oretlo by team. On Inquiring
ilong the road he concluded without
a doubt that It WIIH Ills dniighter who
tad pasHed on ahead. When within
two miles of Albion on the Benver
valley he overtook her. She had start
ed out to her grandma In Illinois. Be
ing only foiirloon yours of ago , with
the Hovoro cold weather and walking
ibout fourteen miles , It's a wonder
that no serloiiB results happened from
the exposure.
The drama , "A Knight of ' 98 , " wns
presented here at the opera house by
Clias. Kills and Louise Molkn with
ihelr cast of characters of fifteen poo-
plao luHl evening to n good sized audi
ence. The play Is an exceptionally line
one and by the aplatiso It demonstrat
ed that the people were well satisfied.
Petersburg Index.
BEULAH THOMAS IS IN CUSTODY
Taken From Her Parents Because of
Alleged Influence at Request
of Blair's Attorneys.
YorkNob. . , Dec. 21. Boulali Thom
as , the 1 o-year-old daughter of Mr
nnd Mrs. S. A. Thomas of Arborvlllo
township , has been taken from her
parents and Is now In custody of
Jailor Welsh , but Is not confined in
Jail. She Is the principal witness
against John Blair , who Is charged
with criminal assault upon Miss
Thomas , and Blair's attorneys claimed
that she wns being unduly Influenced
by her parents and thnt she was kept
nt homo against her wishes. After
hearing the arguments , Judge Sorn-
berger decided to hnvo the young girl
brought to York nnd placed In charge
of Jailor Welsh , where she would not
bo iindor the Influence of her parents
or of John Blair. Blair Is In Jail
charged with criminal assault and
also on a second charge of secreting
and hiding Beulah Thomas.
According to the story of John Blair
and his attorneys there Is an entirely
different version of the kidnapping.
Blair declares that Miss Thomas
will not testify against him if she
Is'not Influenced by her parents , and
that If the young woman Is away from
this Influence she will clear him of
the charge of criminal assault and of
the charge of nbductlng her. Blnlr
alleges thnt Miss Thomas is afraid
of her parents , who threnten her if
she will not testify ngnlnst Blair. On
the other hand neighbors who visited
the Thomas homo before Miss Thom
as disappeared say they never saw
a happier or more loving family and
that the love and affection displayed
by Boulah toward her parents was
more than that usually shown by
loving children. Friends of the Thom
ases believe that Blair has become
Infatuated with the girl and that
when she Is near him ho has a strange
Influence over her and she will do
as ho asks. There is no longer , however -
over , that Intense fooling against
Blair in Arborvlllo township which
existed nt first , nnd if the girl goes
on the stand and swears that ho is
innocent his neighbors will bo ready
to bollovo her. Blair has farmed in
Arborvlllo township many years and
during this time won the respect and
good will of his neighbors. The
Thomases are neighbors of Blair's
and they live one mile from o oh
othor.