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About The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19?? | View Entire Issue (Jan. 22, 1904)
Ivt . I < TIIK NOKFOLK NEWS : I'1 ' III DAY , .lANM'AKY L 2 , 15)01. ) Madison has a Nice Balance in the Treasury. SETTLEMENT Wl IH TREASURER The Amount on Hand Is Showed to be $51,434.59 , Exclusive of Taxes Due the State Estimate of Expenses Has Been Made by the Board Madison , Neb. , Jan. 12 , 1901. at 1 o'clock p. m. Board of county coin- mosslonors mot In regular session. All members present. Minutes of last meeting were read and approved. Board checked treasurer accounts. On motion board adjourned to 8 a. m. Board met pusunnt to adjournment and completed checking treasurer ac counts. Board having completed the work of checking books and vouchers k. of R. C. Miles , ox-treasurer , and com paring same with statement rendered i have found the same correct as re ported , showing balance on hand $59- 902.94. On motion the statement was approved. The following summary as shown by treasurer's statement was . ) i found correct per recapitulation sheet : 'f\ Balance on hand July 1 , W * 1903 , $ 57843 70 'jii Receipts collections to Jan- k -l uary 7 , 1904 Inclusive. . 8087973 Total . . , $138723 49 Total disbursements 787GO GG Balance on hand January 7 , 1904 599(52 ( 94 The following settlement was made by R. C. Miles , ox-county treasurer , January 13 , 1904 , for balance on hand : Certified checks to the amount of $51431.59 wore turned over to Chr. Schavland , county treasurer , and re ceipts taken for same. State balance of $8528.35 to bo remitted by R. C. Miles , ex-county treasurer , to state / treasurer. On motion the following transfers were made : From the 1901 county general fund to the 1902 general fund $272 40 From the high school fund to . the 1902 general fund 10 1. From the county judgment fund to the 1902 general 795 From the poll fund to the 1902 general fund 200 00 From the advertising fund to the 1902 general fund 101 00 From the 1902 general fund to the' 1903 general fund 433 51 From the 1901 general fund to the 1902 bridge fund 175 00 From the 1901 bridge fund tote to the 1902 bridge fund 154 8G On motion board adjourned to 1 p. m. Board met pursuant to adjournment. The county assessor appointed the fol lowing deputy assessors , who were confirmed by the board : H. G. Brueggeman , Norfolk ; Sam Inkley , Battle Creek ; A. N. McGlnnls. War- \j nervllle ; Ben H. Mills , Jefferson ; W. * i1 v W. Brown , Grove ; C. T. Richardson , i Highland ; S. H. Grant , Emerlck ; Mark ' [ Richardson , Madison ; P. W. Ruth , Shell Creek ; John Crook , Deer Creek ; Will McDonald , Madow Grove ; A. B. Richardosn , Valley ; Frank White , Green Garden. On motion dt was agreed by the board that all the county officers here after shall purchase office supplies only by permission of the board. A proposition was received from W. N. Huse , publisher of The Norfolk Dally ' , * News , for county printing for 1904 t as follows : To publish the county * commissioners' proceedings , thirty- three and one-third cents a square ; , [ the delinquent tax list , road and bridge 1 notices and all other notices that come under the Jurisdiction of said board at legal rates ; the treasurer's semi-annual statement at ninety dollars lars each In the following papers : The Norfolk Dally News , Norfolk Weekly News-Journal. Battle Creek Enterprise , Norfolk Press , Madison Star-Mall , Madison Chronicle and the Newman Grove Herald. The foregoing being the only prop osition before the board Mr. Geo. D. Smith moved to accept the same. Geo. D. Smith and S. J. Flnnegan voted for and Christ Schmltt voted against the proposition. On motion the following bonds were approved : W. N. Huse for county printing. W. C. Elley , deputy sheriff. Wm. Fllslnger , road overseer dis trict No. 27. Chas. Fensko , road overseer district No. 7. Chas. J. Kalzow , road overseer dis trict No. 28. O. A. Sleeper , Justice of the peace Warnerville precinct. J. G. Cuplin , Justice of the peace Warnervllle precinct. W. H. Lowe , county surveyor. Battle Creek Valley bank , deposi tory bond , Elkhorn Valley bank , depository bond. On motion E. G. Dennis was appoint ed Justice of the peace , Battle Creek precinct. On motion Mlko Novotny was ap pointed road overseer for district No 22. 22.On On motion the bond of Mike No votny for road district No. 22 was ap proved. On motion the bond of E. C. Don nls for Justice of the peace was np proved. S. J. Fluncgan made a motion to sol the cattle and machinery on the poor farm and lease the farm to the high 'st responsible bidder. The lessee hereof should maintain and provide for tlu > poor of the county who ahull 10 assigned to said farm. The follow- ng applications for superintendent of ioor farm were considered bv iho ward : J. L. Dufphy , M. W. Carmody , C. D. Johnson , A. W. Tlllotson , Elijah Col- ins and Harry Lamb. On motion C. D. Johnson ( being ( Ho owost bidder ) was appointed super- ntendont of the poor farm for the ensuing year nt a salary of $150.00. Upon application by Chris Schav- and , county treasurer , the board gave ilin permission to employ an assist ant till March 1 1901 at a salary of 100 per month. On motion the county treasurer was allowed $10.05 for redeeming sale Ct. 58 , 1903 sales ( lot 3 B 11 C. S. Hayes uhl. ) On motion the following bills were allowed : < \ Brlnckman & Son , mer chandise , applied on tax . . $ 1 25 \ Brlnckman & Son , merchan dise for paupers , applied on tax 1C 75 \ E. Martin , printing 2 80 M. F. Thomas , merchandise . . G 00 G. D. Smith , cash advanced for paupers C 00 Nebraska Teolephono company toll l 45 Sdwarda & Bradford Lumber Co. , lumber 151 02 Edwards & Bradford Lumber Co. , lumber 22 73 Wm. Dahnka , bridge work . . . 12 50 facob Knapp , bridge work , $28.75 , tax $7.88 , balance . . . 20 87 R. W. Linn , bridge work $32.13 , tax $18.05 , balance 14 38 John W. Towle , lumber 084 30 Gust Kaul , salary and washing GO 00 Win. Schmltt , road work com missioner district No. 3 . . . 12 00 Geo. E. Richardson , premium on policy 32 40 D. D. Miles and Frank Miles , writing tax notices 21 00 P. II. Knott , printing $35 , tax $8,51 , balance 20 49 Hammond Printing Co. , bind ing records 7 00 3r. Kindred , fumigating the families of John Harding , Bert Jackson and Wm. Dan iels $30 , tax $21.05 , balance. 8 35 Chris Schavland , county treas urer , premium for second year on treasurer's bond less discount of $29.50 If allowed at this time 140 50 John Schooler , meat for pau pers 12 10 T J. Adams , screen door for Jail 2 50 D. D. Brunson , livery , applied ' on tax . . . . 10 00 W. Dahnke , road work commis sioner district No. 3 10 00 Alex Cox , road work commis sioner district No. 3 3 00 C. J. Hixson , road work com missioner district No. 3 . . 20 00 Dr. F. A. Long , medical services - . es ( Emma Gambill ) 30 25 On motion board adjourned to 8 a. m. Board met pursuant to adjournment. On motion the following road over seer reports were audited and ap proved : Wm. Dahnke , road district No. 4 , duo him 37 00 A. F. Reeves , road district No. 18 , due him G 00 R. W. Linn , road district No. 17 , on hand 5 07 On motion the clerk was instructed to notify the county treasurer to payne no road district money to any road overseer unless a bill for the same has been audited and allowed by the board. On motion Gust Kaul was appointed janitor for the court house for the ensuing year at a salary of $40.00 per month. On motion the following estimates of expense were made for the year 1904 : County Institute $ 125 00 County road 10000 00 County printing 1500 00 County attorney's salary . . 1000 00 Care of paupers 3000 00 Fuel , postage and expense. . 1500 00 Books , stationery and sup plies 2000 00 Election expenses 3000 00 Salaries for county assess or and deputies 3500 00 Soldiers' relief fund 2000 00 Poor farm expenses 1500 00 County superintendent , sal ary 1400 00 County bridge fund 20000 00 County clerk's salary as clerk of board 500 00 County commissioners' sal ary 2500 00 Bounty on wild animals . . 1000 00 Jailor fees 1500 00 Janitor's salary and county officers' assistants 3000 OC District court jurors 8500 00 Insane fund 1500 OC Rlprapplng on streams 2000 00 Aid to Agriculture society. . 700 00 Furniture and repairs on court house , Insurance on jail and court buildings. . 1500 00 Road Indebtedness 5000 00 Interest on court house bonds between Madison and Union precincts . . . . COO 00 Sinking fund for same . . . . 400 0 ( Battle Creek village jail bonds and interest 150 0 ( On motion the board agreed not to support the School News with countj funds. On motion board adjourned to Fob runry 25 , 1901. Emll Winter , County Clork. t r Said The Grocer Pll have to get a barrel to hold the nickelsN What's the matter ? Uneeda Biscuit ! Costs only 5 cents for a package. Enough for a meal , too. Just look at that package for 5 cents ! Royal purple and white. Dust proof ! Moisture proof ! Odor proof ! Keeps in the goodness. Keeps out the badness1 Everybody wants r , . r- > Uneeda "A * . I . iscuit V The soda cracker that made the Nation hungry. NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY Two Ainsworth Youths Have a Friendly Scuffle. SON OF A PROMINENT CITIZEN The Little Fellow Was Fatally Stabbed and Died In Spite of Every Effort to Save His Life The Wound Has Created a Sensation. Ainsworth , Neb. , Jan. 1C. In a friendly scuffle between Ralph Wil liams and Sid Chestnut , the 17-year-old son of a prominent local business man , the latter was stabbed in the throat. The victim died in spite of the efforts of surgeons. Surgical aid was summoned from O'Neill. The two boys were boon companions and the stabbing was purely accidental. BURGLAR MAY DIE FROM WOUND William Lewis , Caught Stealing Corn at the State Farm , Receives Bullet Wound Below Heart. Lincoln , Jan. 19. William Lewis , with a bullet below his heart , was brought Into the police station at 1 o'clock yesterday morning by two captors who overpowered him after a desperate struggle after ho had been caught stealing corn at the state farm. The shot was fired by Axel Stratton , who with L. D. Taylor , an other employe at the farm , had been set to watch for a thief who had been vlEltlng the farm for several weeks. Two sacks of corn from the state farm barn were found in Lewis' buggy a few rods from the house. Lewis is a farmer whoso homo is nt Thir teenth and South streets. The wounded man was examined by Dr. Slattery who pronounced It a probable fatal injury. Dr. Beachly , city physician , arrived and both phy sicians accompanied the injured man to the city hospital where further ex amination led to the belief that the bullet had entered the abdominal cav ity and was probably lodged in the stomach or bowels. It entered Just below the left nipple and if it had gene straight In would have pierced the heart. It was apparently doilected downward. The wounded man was suffering great agony. Whether his llfo can bo saved Is extremely doubt ful. Foreman S. W. Porin , accompanied by his two employes from the farm , brought Lewis to the police statlpn in a carriage and remained to learn the extent of the Injury Inlllcted. Mr. Porin explained that nineteen sacks of shelled corn had been taken from time to time. The thefts became HO annoying that a watch was set. SOCIALIST MEETING IN OMAHA Committee Prepares to Give Views of Party to the People of the Nation. Omaha , Jan. 18. The members of the executive committee of the social ist national committee or "quorum" as they prefer to call it , are In session at national headquarters In Omaha , to prepare for the national convention and the coining campaign. Other matters - tors of more or less Importance are also to be attended to , and the quo rum will be In session for sevcnl days. Those who are present arc Barney Borlyn of Chicago , John M. Work of DCS Molnes , S. M. Reynolds of Terre Haute , and Victor L. Herger of Mil waukee. They are meeting In the Me- Caguo block offices , which arc the home ofV. . M. Mallly , the national secretary-treasurer of the party. Saturday was devoted by the quo rum to the auditing of the secretary treasurer's accounts , and the canvass ing of the referendum vote on proportional tional representation on the national committee. It Is known that this prop osition was carried by a large major ity. It provides for one national committeeman - mitteeman from each state , he to cast one vote for each 100 dues-paying members of the party in the state which ho represents. The plans for the national conven tion in Chicago , which convenes May 1 , Include a monster labor day dem onstration , at which It is hoped to make such a socialist showing as will convince the country that the social ist party will have to reckoned with. It is thought highly probable that the quorum will retain Mr. Mallly as national secretary-treasurer. BLAIR ON TRIAL AT YORK. Kidnapping Case Will Occupy Atten tion of Court. York , Neb. , Jan. 18. The case of the state vs. Lou F. Woodruff has been on trial In the district court for a week. The Jury after being out two days and two nights could not agree and Judge Evans discharged them. The John Blair and Boulah Thomas case Is now on trial and will perhaps occupy the attention of the court for several days. Old Resident Dies Suddenly. West Point , Jan. 1G. Special to The News : Mrs. A. Schwarting , an old resident of Cumlng county , died very suddenly last evening. Result of The News' Box Con test Was Pleasing. THE HUSTLERS WHO DID IT "Best Town In the Beat County in the Best State" Wins Over Madison by a Small Margin When 5,000 Votes Were Telegraphed to Norfolk. Last Friday evening about 5 o'clock Pearl Porter and Judge Starchor wont down to the depot and telegraphed to The Norfolk Dally News " 5,000 votes for Fairfax" and then the excitement began. The cause of all this Hurry was the Ilex Contest inaugurated some weeks ago by The News for northern Ne braska and Gregory county towns. The prize was box H at the now theater In Norfolk during Harry Bcrosford'H pioductlon of "Tho Pro fessors Love Story" last Monday evenIng - Ing and was awarded to the town which sent in the most subscriptions to The News before G o'clock Friday evening , Jamiary 8 , and In a neck and neck race Fairfax won out over Madi son , Nebraska. This Is the vote which made Fair fax famous : Fairfax 0,750 and Madi son 0,100. A. Mason as mayor ap pointed the six from hero who went down to the Sugar City Monday morn- Ing. Ing.Tho The delegates were Mr. and Mrs. Starchor , Mr. and Mrs. Edons , P. O. Porter and W. O. Smith. Mr. and Mrs. Starcher and Pearl Porter went down to Wlnsido for a few hours' visit with O. B. French and B. W. Tucker , who are now running a bank nt that place. In the evening Mr. Huso of The News escorted the delegation to the opera house and saw them firmly located behind the bank of palms and flags with which box H was decorated. The audience applauded. After the performance the Elk's extended the Fairfax visitors all Itho privileges of the club room for ten days. days.Mr. Mr. Huse , editor of The News , was very courteous and showed the visi tors about the town and through the plant of The News which was very Interesting as the linotype and other workings of a dally paper wore now to them. They returned on Tuesday and re port the finest of times and voted three cheers for The News and Nor folk. Fairfax Sun-Review. Rumors Active Again Fred L , Nutzman , one of the leading and most prosperous farmers of north ern Otoo county , was In town today visiting friends. Ho nv.ya that the Pennsylvania company that has been securing oil options on land In bin neighborhood has secured 2,500 acres , and that work will begin in the spring on his land or that owned by Henry Sclfers. Mr. Nutzman Is of the opin ion that oil will bo found in paying quantities on his land. Nebraska City News. MANY STATE MEETINGSTHIS WEEK Lincoln Will Be Host to Twenty-One of Them Mjorlty Concern Agri culture and Animal Industries. Lincoln , Jan. 18. Beginning today twenty-one state societies will hold meetings In Lincoln. The majority of them are associations for the promo tion of agriculture and animal indus try. The railroads have made a rate of one faro plus 50 cents from Ne braska points. The tickets will bo sold from January 1C to 21 and are good to return January 25. By the , payment of a fco of 50 cents the holder of n ticket may have it ex tended to February 1. The following Is a list of the meetings which will be hold during the week : The state board of agriculture , Memorial hall , university , January 19-21. State swine breeders' association , state farm , January 19. Nebraska dalrymens * association , state farm , January 20-21. Nebraska veterinary medical asso ciation , Memorial hall , university , Jan uary 20. Duroc-Jersey breeders' association , Commercial club rooms , January 18. Association of agricultural students , state farm , January 18. State farmers' Institute , some tlmo during the week. Nebraska Tstato poultry association , ono night during the week. Nebraska corn improvers' associa tion , state farm , January 21. Nebraska bee keepers' association , state farm , January 18. Nebraska Irrigation association , state farm , January 21. Nebraska stock growers' associa tion , some day during the week. Nebraska Shorthorn Breeders asso ciation , state farm , January 21. Nebraska state horticultural asso ciation , state farm , January 19-21. Nebraska park and forestry associa tion , state farm , January 21. The farmers' co-operative grain and live stock association , January 21. South Platte millers' association , January 22-23. Nebraska state society of labor and Industry , January 19. Nebraska mutual Insurance'associa tion , January 21 ,