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SENATOR DIMERY WOULD REDUCE
EXPENSES $10,000 TO $15,000.
A LESS NUMBER OF EMPLOYES
Thinks the Industrial Home for Wo
men and the Home for the Friend
less Could be Combined With Ad
vantage $20,000 for Fifteen Women
Lincoln , Jan. 1. Special corres
pondence : Senator Dlmory of Duller
and Sownrd will early call attention
to n state of affairs existing among
the state Institutions , and will pre
sent some Interesting figures from the
records to show where ho thinks
things can be put on a butter busi
ness basis and result In a saving of
many thousands of dollars to the
state.
"Wo must make nn earnest stand
for economy and business methods , "
said Senator Dlmery , "and 1 know of
no bettor place to begin. I have made
a personal Investigation of the Indus
trial homo for women at Mllford.
There is n splendid property , a good
building and plenty of land. Hut
there nro forty rooms that have not
been occupied for a long time. There
nro only fifteen women in the homo ,
half that number of employes. The
expense for salaries , for heating and
lighting , and for maintenance of em
ployes is clear out of proportion. The
building Is too largo for Its present
use , and the expense Is too much. At
the same time the state has the prop
erty , and it would probably bo unsal
able for private purposes.
"At Lincoln is the home for the
friendless , where there are sixty lit
tle children , and whore again the ex
pense is out of proportion. It seems
to mo that the sensible and business
like thing to do is to combine these
two institutions , where one set of of
ficers and employes can handle them ,
and where there can be a reduction
of at least one-half the present outlay
In heat , light , repairs , and other Items
and a considerable reduction In main
tenance.
Senator Dlmery called attention to
the report of the state auditor show
ing the appropriations for these two
institutions made by the last legisla
ture. The figures for the Milford in
stitution were as follows :
Salary of superintendent . $1COO
Salary of matron . 1,000
Salary of physician . 1,400
Salary of teacher and secretary 1,000
Salary of engineer . 1,800
Salary of farmer and coachman 800
Salary of sewing teacher . COO
Salary of head nurse . COO
Maintenance . 5,500
Fuel and lights . 3,000
Burials and amusements . 200
Drugs , etc . 400
Feed for stock . COO
Stationary and postage . 400
Repairs . 500
Traveling and official expenses. 450
Water supply . 250
Total . $20,100
"Here , " said Senator Dimery , "you
will notice that it cost $8,000 in sal
aries to look after fifteen adult in
mates for the blennium , and it co t
$5,500 to feed and maintain the in
mates and employes , and $3,000 for
fuel and lights. I could not but no
tice the item of $1,800 paid for nn en
gineer to warm a building for fifteen
wards of the state not counting the
fuel and lights , -which cost $3,000
more. Thus the heating and light
ing alone cost the state $150 for each
woman. A farmer is paid $400 per
year , and then the state pays out $300
per year for feed for stock. "
The official figures for the home
for the friendless were :
Salary of superintendent . $1,800
Salary of matron . 1,200
Salary of physician . 1,400
Salary of head teacher and sec
retary . COO
Salary of head nurse . COO
Salary of engineer . 960
Employes wages . 7,000
Maintenance . ( . 14,000
Repairs . 3,000
Total $30,560
"You will notice , " said Senator
Dimery , "that It costs $13,5CO a blen
nium for officials and employes sal
aries , which , leaving out the Item of
repairs , is one-half the running ex
pense of the entire Institution , and out
of the maintenance fund comes the
cost of the living of such of the offi
cials and employes as arc boarded
there at the expense of the state.
Here again comes the salary of the
engineer , the item of fuel and lights ,
the duplication of superintendents ,
matrons , physicians , teachers and sec
retaries.
"I do not propose a combination of
these institutions simply because one
of them is in my district. It is a pure
business proposition in which we are
nil interested. If the property at Lin-
coin , located ns It Is In the growing
part of the city and on a car line ,
can bo disposed of at the best advan
tage , then by nil means the children
should bo moved out where they can
occupy the vacant part of the Mllford
building , and bo given whatever ad
vantage there is in the amount of out-
sldo room and pleasant surroundings.
In Bomo way , at any event , a plan can
bo devised to put them all under one
roof and one management , with a
clear saving to the state of from $10-
000 to $15,000 per year. "
In pointing out the need of con
densation of the Institutions Senator
Dlmery showed that of the $27,380
paid out each two years for the reg
ular expense of the girls home at
Geneva , $11,210 goes for employes
wages , $4,000 for fuel and lights , and
$1,000 for water supply , these Items
being very largo compared with the
size of the Institution and the actual
amount paid out to maintain the in
mates , but ho has no plan to suggest
nt present that will relieve this con
dition.
There nro a number of members
who , like Senator Dlmery. are anx
ious to bring about some changes that
will reduce the running expenses of
the state , and It Is probable that they
will early give their attention to an
investigation of the various bureaus
and commissions with a view to dis
pensing with those that have the least
excuse for existence. It has often
been remarked that the state is payIng -
Ing the expenses of some sinecures
that were originally created to make
room for political helpers , and have
served little other purpose Mncc their
creation.
LOST.
LOST. All wool horse blnnlM. Ke-
turn to Ceo. ! M. Dudley. Reward
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF
THE NORFOLK LAUNDRY CO.
Know all Men by These Presents :
That we. Dan Craven and John A.
Craven , do associate ourselves togeth
er lor the purpose of forming and be
coming a corporation in thti state of
Nebraska , for the transaction nf the
business hereinafter described.
Name and Place of Business.
Article I. The name of the corpo
ration shall bo Norfolk Laundry Co.
The principal place of transacting its
business shall be In the City of Nor
folk , County of Madison , and State
of Nebraska.
Object.
Article II. The nature of the bu1-- )
ness to be transacted by said corpo
ration shall bo to operate in said City
and elsewhere laundries , to purchase
the necessary machinery , buildings
and real estate necessary to carry on
such business , and to sell the name ,
and to employ agents and to establish
agencies to promote said business and
such other matters ns may be neces
sary to promote and extend the tame.
/ Capital Stock.
Article III. The authorized capital
stock of said corporation shall be $10.-
000.00 in shares of $100.00 each to be
subscribed and paid for in ca h , the
said corporation to purchase and re
ceive title to the real estate , buildings ,
machinery , fixtures and personal prop
erty now owned by the above named
Dan Craven and John A. Craven nt
Norfolk , Nebraska , and used in the
operation of the Norfolk Steam Laun
dry , at the sum of $10,000.00.
Term.
Article IV. The existence of this
corporation shall commence on the
2nd day of January , A. D. 1905 , and
continue during the period of twenty
years.
Officers and Duties.
Article V. The officers of said cor
poration shall be n president , who
shall be the general manager , and a
secretary and treasurer , the last two
positions may be held by one person ,
who shall be elected at the semiannual
nual meetings of the stock holders
hereinafter provided for , and shall
hold their office for the period of six
(0) ( months and until their successors
shall be elected and qualified. The
president shall have general charge
and control of the business of said
corporation and shall manage nil its
affairs including the hiring and dis
charging of employees and agents and
the buying of supplies and machinery.
The secretary and treasurer shall
keep the books of said corporation
and deposit all monies received by
said corporation In such bank or
banks as shall bo designated by the
president , to be checked out only upon
the approval of the president. The
secretary and treasurer may perform
his duties by proxy. The first officers
shall be , president , Dan Craven , sec
retary and treasurer , John A. Craven ,
who shall hold such positions until
their successors are elected and qual
ified.
Indebtedness.
Article VI. The highest amount of
Indebtedness to which said corpora
tion shall at any time subject Itself
shall not bo more than two-thirds of
the capital stock.
Meetings of Stock Holders.
Article VII. There shall be a meetIng -
Ing of the stock holders of said cor
poration on the first Tuesdays in July
and January in each year , the first
meeting to be held on the first Tues
day in July , 1905 , at which meeting
shall occur the election of officers ,
and nt such meeting the stockholders
shall devise plans and means for the
management of the affairs of said cor
poration , and to determine what
amount of the profits on hand shall
be applied to Improvements and what
amount shall be distributed to the
stock holders In dividends. The stock
holders at such meetings may adopt
such by-laws or rules as they shall
deiermino are necessary. Special
meetings may bo called by the presi
dent at any time , upon giving a rea
sonable notice to all stock holders ,
and the president shall call a special
meeting when requested in writing
by three stock holders , the object of
the meeting to bo stated In the call
and no other business shall be trans
acted at such meeting.
Incorporators : Dan Craven and
John A. Craven.
One Plain Bum.
There was one plain , ordinary bum
in the city Jail over night and was
sent on his way this morning , thank
ful for a night's shelter even though
It was behind the bars.
Try a News want ad.
IN TIME OF COLD HE PREPARES
FOR WARMER DAYS.
BOYS AND GIRLS ARE SKATING
Every One of These Bright Vacation
Mornings Sees a Jolly String of
Budding Youth Headed for the Lake
or the River or the Pond.
How would you llko to bo the Iceman -
man today ?
This is the Iceman's season. In
tlmo of cold , prepare for warm. That
Is his motto. And that Is what hu Is
getting ready to do In northern Ne
braska.
The ice pond of (1. W. Schwenk ,
east of Norfolk' , Into which two big
wind mills are pumping pure , cold
wntur continually for the freezing of
Ice , has a layer of about ten Inches
of the bolldllled liquid to the good ,
and more coming. For a tlmo Mr.
Schwenk feared that there would bo
nothing doing in the pond , but with
the blizzard for a starter and the con
stant cold that followed , ho has now
the refrigerator commodity coming
hli way.
On pond and lake and rlvor the boys
and girls of Norfolk nro just now en
joying the best skating tlioy have
known for a long tlmo and every ono
of tht-he vacation mornings sees a
merry bunch of them bound for the
ice.
The cold storage and the beer vaults
are being placed In readiness for the
annual tilling of Ice , the harvest of
which will soon begin .Tho ice Is
now about eight or ten Inches thick
and of superior quality , but is hardly
of sufficient depth to make the harvest
profitable at this time. A few more
nights of zero weather , however will
fix the crop very properly for the work
of the cutters and haulers. The vault
of the Gund Brewing company Is hav
ing the roof raised and other Improve
ments made to permit of a greater
capacity for the beers.of that com
pany. The Ice vault of the cold stor
age plant has already been cleared of
the left over Ice of the last season and
the skldway to the vault will bo erect
ed in a few days.
DELEGATES FROM EVERY STATE
AND TERRITORY PRESENT.
INITIAL SESSION THIS MORNING
Several of the Canadian Provinces
are Represented at the Gathering
of Foresters , Statesmen and Lum
bermen In Washington Today.
Washington , D. C. . Jan. 3. Drawn
together by their common desire to
stimulate and unite all efforts to per
petuate the forest as a permanent re
source of the nation several hundred
delegates , including presidents of
railroads , faculties of forest schools ,
state forest officials , professional for-
e&ters , lumbermen , representatives of
the United States land office and for
est reserve service together with
rcpresntativs of very state and terri
tory of th United States and of sev
eral of the Canadian provinces , as
sembled In this city today to take part
in the sessions of the American For
est congress. The gathering Is by
far the most notable of Its kind ever
held in America.
The initial session was held this
morning in the National Rifles ar
mory and was devoted to the work of
permanent organization , to Secretary
Wilson's address as president of the
congress , and to brief addresses by
several of the prominent delegates in
the course of which they explained
the purposes of the congress and em
phasized the necessity of establish
ing a broader understanding of the
forest in its relation to the great In
dustries depending upon it.
This afternoon the importance of
the public forest lands to Irrigation
and grazing was discussed. The
speakers included presidents of live
stock associations , men of largo ex
perience In grazing and those who
have made a special study of graz
ing in the forest reserves. The irri
gation question was another subject
of discussion and it was exhaustive
ly treated by those In charge of the
government's reclamation work and
by representatives of the agricultural
Interests of the nation.
The sessions begun today will con
tinue until Saturday.
THURSDAY TIDINGS.
C. A Drown was In the city yester
day iroin Albion.
Edith Mnrtln was in Norfolk yester
day from Madison.
O. II. Roberts was In the city yes
terday from MadlFon.
F. II. Carlson was down from
Crelghton yesterday.
J. M. Erlckson was In the city yesterday -
terday from Oakland.
Olla A. Olia of Hoono county was
in Norfolk yesterday.
J. W. Ransom is homo from a visit
with his father in Iowa.
II. W. Phillips was a city visitor
from Atkinson yesterday.
\V 10. llratiitui of Wnyno hud html-
ness In Norfolk yesterday.
Mrs. 15. Tanner of llattlc Creek vis
ited In Norfolk yesterday.
M II. Martin of Albion was a visit
or in Norfolk yesterday.
.1. W. Anderson was a Norfolk vis
itor today from Cleiirwntcr.
( ! e < > . C. HIcveiiKdii of .Madison trans
acted InmlneKs In Norfolk yesterday
C. II. SlliiiMiii of IMnlnvlew came to
Norfolk on the early train I Ills muni
Ing.
10. I ) . Stephens of Douglas. W.\o.
was a business visitor In the oily yes
terday.
Mr. anil Mrs. .1 T. I'rlngle. .1. 11.
Suylor and Wont worth Wllllnnis wore
Norfolk visitors yostordny from
I'loreo.
Contractor J C. Manila of I ho Nor
folk hospital for the liisinio IH hunt
from Lincoln looking after llio progress -
gross of the work which Is nearlng
completion on the administration
building and cottagoH.
P. F. Hell was In Omaha yesterday
meeting with the other moinbent of
the executive rnnuiiltton ( if the Ne
braska Stale lOinbaliners and Funeral
Directors association to prcpnro u
program for the annual mooting of
the association next Juno.
15. fraoo ! Son , formerly proprie
tors of the ElKlmrn hotel at I5wlng ,
have gone to Orchard , where they
will conduct the Pacific hotel In the
futttro
Rev. Mr. Wolpoit , the now pastor
of the Johannes Lutheran church ,
will bo Installed in that chnrgo next
Sunday. Rev. Mr. Pfelffor of Madi
son , who formerly had cbiirgo here ,
Is expected over to deliver tin ; Instal
lation sermon.
Snow in a bliiKtcrlng sort of fanli-
Ion began fulling In Norfolk at II
o'clock this morning. The wind
whipped the little gusts of Hakes Into
the streets and swirled it around the
corners of the buildings , but the prom
ise of the weather man for fair Hkles
tonight and Friday , prevented any
alarm for u blizzard following.
The now Union Pacific roundhouse
IB again approaching completion. It
Is further advanced now than It was
at the tlmo the norther whipped Into
It and scattered the boards and tim
bers poacomeal about the site. The
shooting now covers the exterior of
the building and the roof is being laid.
It Is now well protected from future
assaults Jiy the wind and It Is prob
able that In a week or two there will
bo protection from the elements for
the locomotives of the company.
SOLDIER CHARGED WITH STEAL
Fort Nlobrara Private on Trial at Mad
ison for Theft Today.
Lee Van Hoes , a. colored Holdlor
from Fort Nlobrara , was arroBtcd and
tried before .Indue Date's county court
In Madison today , on the cliarRO of
stealing a watch from n farmer at
Warnervlllo named Durey.
The soldier Is said to have boon In
the Kentucky penltc-ntlarv during his
llfo time , and was considered by the
people at Warnerville to be a bad
one.
IN OTHER WORDS , A GARTER
SNAKE ON THE ROADSIDE.
CHILLED BY WINTRY WINDS
Norfolk Rural Route Carrier , Driving
Thirteen Miles North of Norfolk ,
Comes Across a Tiny , Forked
Tongued , Little Serpent.
Snakes In the road in January.
That Is what Rural Free Delivery
Carrier Schow has to report as hav
ing been seen on his route , thirteen
miles north of Norfolk. The serpent
that had come to life , crawled out In
the public highway near the Braasch
farm , just an unlucky number of
miles to the north , and stayed there.
Then the Norfolk rural deliverer came
along and the fireworks exploded.
Driving out In the rural district ,
taking a letter to this one and a pa
per to that , of his patrons , the car
rier had little thought of snakes. The
weather , In the first place , was alto
gether too frigid for any such sum-
merllko dreams. And he had no rea
son , what's more , to expect any such
visions.
The horses were trotting along mer
rily just ns horses will trot during
the holiday season of January. They
were thinking of the miles and miles
that they yet had to trot , before they
could bo allowed to get back Into their
stalls at home. They had In mind nil
of the farmers and the all of the rur-
ral mall boxes along the roadside ,
never once thinking of anything that
might oven suggest the warm old
days of July or September.
Hut the wintry winds wore sudden
ly shattered. They had to blow away.
Back , back to the prairies they wore
hurled. There in the middle of the
road , calmly , peacefully and without
any fear of the approaching federal
mall wagon , crept a tiny garter snake.
It opened its eyoq , looked around and
twirled its Httlo forked tongue at the
team of horses.
It didn't seem to reali/o that it was
out without a wrap. And In January.
Poor llttlo garter.
Telephone your want ads to The
News olflcc , number 22.
MEDICAL EXAMINER
Of the United States Treasury
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IV-i'ii-na.
Other Prominent Pliysicians Usn
anil Emlorso Po-rii-na ,
DK. Ll.KWKLI.YN .l.uiliiii , M..ih .
citl Kxiimlmir of the r. . ' | ' > H III \
hi'piti ( muni , gnuluulo of Ciiliniilila i "I
I'Tf ' , mill wlio nerved Ihii'o > faiHiil \\i i
I'tiinl , lin : I In * following IOHII.N ufl'i runi.
Allow me to t'A/i/r.ss my graft-
tmlc In you ( or the beneflt'tlcrh ctl
( mm your wontlcrful remcih.
One short month has brought
forth n vis/ change antl I nn\\
mushier myself a well man lifter
month } ; of suffering. lellow stif-
/t-rt-rs Pertina will "
, cure j on.
\ riiii-liiiilly InrroiiKliii ; innnlii'r nl
| iliVlrllUI4 | in scrlliii IVlllllll III ( In ll
Jiuirlicn. ll IIIIM proven IU nii'lll * su
llii'iiinnhlv Hull oven Hie d.H'IdiK . IIIIM-
"N nut' thi'lr projudl iiMliiMt KM -
I pili > ni niiMllrlni'M mid i < > miiii-ii < l it
In Hit'lr pnlli-tilH.
I'l'Miim oi-i-iipli'ii it IIIIIIIM | | position in
nirillnil M'lonrti. II IH tlu > enl > Inli-iiiiil
K\-li'inlc riilnrrli rimicily IIIII\MI in lli < >
lli'iil prcifcMhliin li > ilny. Ciilint h , n > .
i-vi-iyono \ \ III ml mi | , is i- | , , I-IIIIMI of
linlf tliodlxi'iiNii whli-li iillln-N inanluiiil.
Calimli anil catarrlnil ( lisi-nm-H iiflh.M
out half of lln- pi-iiplnnf Ciuli-il Sl.ni-v
Htihi-ri It. ItiilMMN , M. ! > . , WnMi t
iiigliiii , I ) . ( ' . , urlleH : t
"Through my on n eiperleme * .
as well as that of many of my I
friends and iicuiialntanccv who I
have been cured or relieved nfea.\ \
tnrrh by the line of llartman's ,
I'eruna , I can confidently recom
mend It to thoxc sufferhiK front aiich
disorders , and have no hesitation In
nrencrltihiff It to . "
my patients.--
RobcrtR. Koherts.
Dr. It. HobbliH , MiiHkogi'fi , 1. T. ,
"I'ornua I * tlin best nii-illi-imi 1 know
of for coiiglix nntl to Ktrongthrn n won It
loiiiiM'li mill to glvti nppotllo. llt-HldoN
pri-hcriblng It for cutnrrli , I liuvoordurod
It for wenk anil debilitated people , und
huvo not had a patient lint nld It hulpod
him. It IK an uxcollunt modielnu and It
fits M ) many CHHUH.
"I have n largo pr ctlcn , anil liavo i
chnnro to pn-flcrlhoyoiir I'urunn. I hope-
yon may llvn long ixi do good ' the Hick
and llio MifTorlng. "
Dr. M. ( ' . don , wiltiis from Mi ! JOIIDH
HI. , Nun .KiunulHco , Civl. :
" IVriinn IIOH purformod so many won
derful i-nri-h In San Prani-l co that I mil
convln . I thai II Is a valnahlo n-miily.
I have Iri'nuuntly mlvibud 1U Ubu lor
* . . - [ * : w < vcx
Dr. Llewellyn ilonlnn ,
Medit.il flx.'immor United Stale
T i e.isiiry.
women , a * I Hud il IIIHIIOH regular and
palnli-HH iiii-iiHlinnliiiiiriiri > H leiirorrlitoii
and ii\n : Ian tiiinlili-b , and liulldK up lh
I'lilln1Hli'in. . I IIM | > riiiihldnr II nun nf
llm Ilni-Hl ralanh ri'in llon I Unuw nf. "
-M.C. CMM. . I ) .
Catarrh IH a H\Hli-inlr dlnniiHo cnrahlii
only liy syHloinlc Ircalinnnt. A roincily
thai rnti-N catarrh nuiHt aim dln-rlly at
IJio di'pri'Ksi'd lirrvi ) ri'lili-iH. Thin IH
what IVi nun docs.
IVrmiR Itiiincdlalcly InvlKnralim llio
nnrvo ronlorB whirli lv vitality In llm
miiroiiH iiinml.rani-h. 'I'lii-n cnlurrli IH- | |
nppi'iiis. Then ratarrh IN pi-tmanuiitly
rnri-d.
If yon do mil ili-rivc prompt and sallrt-
fni-toiy n-MiIlN Irom thn IIKO of I'l-rnmi
\ \vrlloaloin-i- In , llartmiin , KlvIHK "
full Klali-nifiit nt > > inr CUM- , and hevill
hi' pli-iiM-d In tivi- ; yon IIIH valnuh' ' " iul-
\ In- mali .
Addr.Hi. . ll.irlman , I'roHldi-nt of
Tin- Mailman rjunlturlum ,
Oluu.
Every One
Should Know
the great advantages offered by through
rar service on a journey east. If you can
hoard ; i car at your homo town and not
leave it until you reach Chicago , it is an
advantage worth considering. This can be
done from any noint on the main line of
the 1'nion 1'acific Itailroad by asking for
tickets via the
Chicago , Milwaukee & St , Paul By.
The trains on this line are brilliantly light
ed by electricity , are steam heated , and
equipped uith every modern safety device
known to railway service.
F , A , NASH , Gen'l ' Western Agent , 1524 Farnam St ,
OMAHA , NEB.
WHIPPED , HEJHREW ROCKS
Herman Lease Tries to Get Revenge
by Hurling Big Stones.
Police Judge Hayes administered a
stirring lecture to young Herman
Lease this morning , for an offense
that brought him to jail and gave him
a fine. Lease had pitched onto anoth
er young fellow and , being beaten In
the mill , has taken out his revenge by
throwing rocks. Ho was given as
small a fine as the Judge was allowed ,
under the statute , to make.
"If you keep up this sort of thing , "
said the police Judge , "you will land
in the penitentiary. You will find
yourself in a place where n small fine
can't bo had for love or money. You
nro started on the right track and nil
you have to do , If you are anxious to
get Into a striped suit , is to keep go-
Ing. "
It Is said that Lease's mother is a
hard working woman , who takes in
washing.
PIANO AND ORGAN DRAWING
Sturgeon Music Company Carry Out
Agreement Made.
. At the drawing of the Sturgeon Mu
sic company for the giving away of a
free piano and a free organ to their
customers It was found that M. M.
Johnson of Nellgh had drawn the pi
ano and that J. L. Williams of Elgin
had drawn the organ.
During the past several months the
company baa offered to give a piano
and an organ , or the purchase price ,
$300 on the piano and $100 on the or
gan to the person chosen from the
receipts held for the purchase , the
names to bo selected by a committee
chosen by the purchasers. This com
mittee found Mr. Johnson of Nellgh
entitled to the refund of the purchase
price on his piano and Mr. Williams
of Elgin to the purchase price on his
organ.
Both holders of the lucky receipts
were naturally pleased with their
handsome remembrance from the firm.
"I can't get a girl , " cries the de-
ppalring housekeeper. A want ad in
The News gets the gin , restores sun
shine In her soul , cheerfulness in her
home and happiness in her husband
and children. News want ads are
great stuff , if used.
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