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About The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19?? | View Entire Issue (Feb. 2, 1906)
" - "PADDY"CARROLL WILL MAKE A HARD FIGHT AT TYNDALL. PALS HAVE BEEN CONVICTED In View of What Happened to Them , Carroll Asked fora Change of Venue But It Was Not Granted Charged With Robbery Near Nlobrara. Tyndall , S. D. , Jan. 2 ! ) . "Paddy" Carroll , the last of the quartette of crooks to bo tried for the burglary of the Bank of Springfield , just across the rlvor from Nibbrara , Neb. , will make a hard fight. The entire day was spent In trying to select a Jury , many objections being raised by Car- roll's attorney. This is the crowd whoso members were mixed up In Iho dynamiting at Wakollold , when a saloon was blown out. out.In In view of what had already been done to his pals , Wilson , Burns and . / Barton , Carroll asked for a change of venue to another county , but the judge would not grant the request. Some of the witnesses essential to the trial of the case have as yet failed to show up. up.The The pronouncement of sentence upon the three convicted bank burg lars , which was to have boon made this morning , has been postponed until the completion of Carroll's trial. There is the greatest Interest hero in the trial of those cases , and the court room is crowded all the time. SPEECH MAKES A HIT. Many Papers Reprint Extracts From John R. Hays' Address. The speech delivered by Hon. John R. Hays of this city at the Commer cial club banquet recently , has made a tremendous hit not only all over this section of the state but in the remotest - est sections of Nebraska , and papers the length and breadth of the common wealth are reprinting extracts from It. The Omaha Trade Exhibit reprints an extract from It , as do papers in West Point , Pierce and many other towns. Speaking of a recent sale In West Point where advertising was used ex- tenslvoly , and commenting on Mr. Hays' remarks , the West Point Republican - publican says : On some days the rush was so great that the little army of clerks was un able to handle the crowd and It be came necessary to lock the doors for a while. People came miles and miles , and as advertised , carfares were paid. Then , too , everybody was given a square deal and few , If any , went away dissatisfied. It all goes to show that modern ' methods , properly employed , will ac complish wonders. The catalogue house seems today to ho the thorn in the flesh of the average country mer chant. The Republican has frequently Insisted that the way to moot such i\ competition is to play them at their { own game of advertising. v The report of Mr. Hays' speech was as follows : Mr. Hays spoke of the rural free de livery service which 'meets opposition from country merchants. "But It is here to stay , and you will have to meet it , " he said. "Parcels post is coming and you can't head It off. I ' know that thousands of dollars go out of Norfolk every month for mall order ' goods that ought to be bought here. What Is to be done ? I am not an ad vertising expert , but I would suggest that you do what the catalogue men do just advertise. They give pic tures , selling points and prices. The country merchant must do that. You set your goods on the sidewalk , but pepple on the rural routes never know what you have. I have heard it said that local merchants can sell goods as cheap -as catalogue houses. Now If you can do that , In the name of Good ness let people know about it through advertising , and you will sell the goods. "People In the cities who do a big business , I notice , always advertise. 1 am not an ad. man , but I do know that big business and advertising al ways go together. "I certainly think you ought to get together and stop this catalogue busi ness. Parcels post is coming and you will have to head It off. This depends on you you merchants and you , alone. " NEW BIDS IN STANTON COUNTY County Board Orders New Bridge and New Printing Bids. Stanton , Neb. , Jan. 29. Special to The News : The board of commission ers of Stanton county at their last ses sion continued the matter of awarding contracts for the construction of coun ty bridges during the ensuing year and directed the re-advertisement for bids for the same. According to this reso lution alj bids must be filed on or be fore the'29th day of March 190G at noon and such bids will bo acted upon by the county board on the same day. This was done upon the written opinion of County Attorney Geo. A. Eberly , so advising for the reason that no estimate or determination had been made of the number and kind of bridges or their proposed location that would probably be built and that the plans adopted and copies thereof for distribution had not been on file for the period of thirty days prior to the day set for receiving and acting on bids. bids.The The board of county commissioners by ) a nsolution duly pns-inl al o re Hclndod the action of Ihe hoard at a former session awarding the Omaha foPi Printing company ( he contract for sup plying the county olllcors with books and other stationery. And the clerk was Instructed to advertise for now bids for books , blanks and stationery , which by the resolution are required lo be filed with the clerk of Stanton county on or before February li , 1900 , at noon. I OFFICERS RAIDED THE JOHNSON PLACE LAST NIGHT. BUT LET PRISONERS ESCAPE Chief of Police and Others , on .Com plaint of Neighbors , Raided House on Third Street and Allowed Gay Birds to Fly on Uncllnched Promise. This morning a complaint was tiled against Otto Johnson , living on South Third street , charging him with keeping a disorderly house. The com plaint was made by City Attorney Woathorby and was the result of an arrest Sunday evening at the house. Chief Hay and two olllcers descend ed on the house , of which complaint had been made by neighbors , last evening and arrested Ida Green , the only Inmate found In the house. She was released and left In charge of wIi Johnson on his promise to bring her Into court Monday morning. In the Itn morning it was discovered that both Johnson and the woman had dlsap- l > eared. It was reported that there \ \ as another women living at the house ' nt she was not found when the place , -as raided last night. City Needs Housecleanlng. Whllo it is not learned that this Is ( ] 10 beginning of a systematic house % ' leaning on tlio part of Iho city police . . > rco , yet it is known that a bad condl Ion of affairs exists In Norfolk at the resent time which the raid on the olinson place Is the llrst move to hock. It is said that not for years has the ' Ity lieon so infested with women of , lie street nor has there In a long time eon such license allowed Inmates of be badland district when they come j ito town. There Is an ordinance vhlch provides that they shall not bo .Mowed in Norfolk but It Is said upon ; oed authority that within the past 'ow months this ordinance has been dead ono and that Its violations have icon winked at. Public sentiment among those wlu now the condition has been Increas ng against It and It is possible that he raid on the Johnson house is but he beginning of a much needed clean ng ui ) , superinduced on the part o : he police by an Increasing knowledge f affairs among the public. TOWN WITH POPULATION OF 63 IS STRONG ON MUSIC. FIRST f CONCERT LAST SUNDAY The Hadar Brass Band Has Been Or ganized With a Membership of Eigh teen Concordeon Band Has Fifteen. Both Have the Same Leader. Hadar has broken all musical rec- mis. With a population at the last census of 03 , It has two bands with a membership of 33. Kven more start ing is the fact that both bands are inder the same leader , who also'teach- es the German school in the town. The Hadar Brass band , which is the second band formed , played in public Sunday for the first time. All after noon It gave a concert , playing first at he depot , then up the street , then any where about the street of the town. This band has only been organized .wo months and already has eighteen members. The Concordeon band , which was the only band in Hadar for a time , was under the leadership of he German school teacher but it was a church affair. There were others In Hadar , who aspired to a place in a band but wanted to be separate from the church. So they organized and hired the loader of the other band to lead them , too. Now there are two bands. Next Sunday the Concordeon band will play In Hadnr If the weather Is fair. Will Get Money. Nollgh Leader : Albert Emory of the east end expects to leave for Bos ton this week to look up an Inheritance that is likely to fall to him at any time. The statement is given out that an old er brother who was In business at Mos cow , Russia , and very wealthy , became Insane while at Paris , France , and was finally brought to this country. Ho Is afflicted with softening of the brain , and his death may occur at any time. While the Moscow property , consist Ing paitly of four largo stores , has not boon disposed of by the administrator , there is cash in hand In the banks ol Now York and European cities amounting to ? GOO,000 , or $100,000 cacl for the six surviving brothers upon his death. Several letters have been re ceived by Mr. Emery from another brother regarding the matter , and have been road by a number of our cltl zens , and they bear out the facts as stated above. Til 13 NOHKOMv NliWS : KIM DAY I'M'MJIM'AUY ' I DR. MACKAY WRITES OF MINERAL WEALTH THERE. HE FOUND A NORFOLK COLONY For Forty Years Wyoming's Progress Was Retarded , " He Sayn , "Because a Railroad Was Built ; Now It Will be Promoted by a Railroad. " The following lotlor has boon re ceived by Asa K. Leonard from Dr. .1. I. Mackay : Casper. Wyo. , Jan. 2--For ! ) forty vears , while states around worn lining ip with a vast multitude , Wyoming omalnod a sheep pasture and because if the building of n rallnmd. The I In- on Pacific ; traversed ( ho state In a loll of sago brush and alkali dust , iml ourlsls looked out fiom the window ? if a train and relumed east or passed in lo the mines of Nevada and Colo- ado , the vineyards of California or lie forests of Washington and Ore gon. Tourists could not behold beyond ho perspective of the right of way of ho IT. P. railroad the vast , fertile tablelands ble-lands and rich valleys , , the oil lolds , the mountains of coal and cop- Mir , Iho latter everywhere carrying nero gold and silver In combination ihan is found In the gold ore of the 'unions Homostako mine. Dill as Ihe iiilldlng of a railroad retarded the slate's development forty years , the mlldlng of another road Is awaken- ng the most wonderful activity over behold In the west. The Chicago and Northwestern under the elllclent sn- perlntendoney of our friend O. D. Walker Is etching Its way In midwin ter mile after mile Into the heart of Iho stale , opening up to Hie world Iho vast resources , possibilities and oppor tunities I hat abound everywhere. The atmosphere is charged with Iho spirit of conquest the triumph and domin ion of the forces of clvlll/allon over the wilderness and its hidden resourc es. What Impresses the visitor is the vaslness of the country , the seemingly J ly measureless distances , Iho brilliant sunshine , Ihe pure air and transpar ency of the atmosphere. Wyoming is a lusty youth wllh Iho vigor of early manhood. Rich In promise , a country without a past and with a future great beyond the dreams of optimism. There are no cemeteries hero , no stag nation nor decay , no wreckage , only the enchantment'of the present and the alluring promise of the future. Tliero are bad spots In the state Judged from an agricultural view point , but consider the magnitude of the state eight and one-half limes larger than the kingdom of Belgium , the state contains ono thousand square miles more land than the combined areas of Maine. Massachusetts , Now Hampshire , Connecticut , Vermont , Rhode Island , Now Jersey , Delaware , Maryland and the kingdoms of Dun- mark ami Holland and the population is only 100,000. There are poor spots In Maine , in all the states but the poor spots In Wyoming cover unbounded mineral deposits. Coal underlies prac tically the entire state , the Shoshone mountains , extending 200 miles through the state , are ono vast body of copper ore. The Owl Crook moun tains for forty miles in the Wind River reservation , to he opened In Juno , Is ono continuous body of copper aver- iglng Gli'X : percent. , the richest ore n the world except tlio lake ore. This copper carries more gold than will bo oqulrod to pay all the expense of mln- ng and smelting the ore. The largest leposit of pure sulphur In the world s In Wyoming. There Is an asbestos leposit within a few miles of Casper. Teams wore in today with ore from ho copper deposits twelve miles south > f Casper. It Is shipped to Denver o be smelted and I am told nets the ) wnors $100 per car. Within ton years , when the railroads como In .ouch with the resources of the state , Wyoming will doubtless bo producing nero wealth than any state In the inlon nnd will have a population of > several millions. The yearly Increase of population in the United States would place six persons on every quar ter section In Nebraska and Wyoming can be filled In two years without rob ' bing any other state of Its Inhabitants , The country needs the timely awaken Ing of this state Into which It will Its surplus thousands who are looking for an opening , for work , for room where they will not be tramp [ ling on their fellows. There are thou sands of square miles of territory that liave never boon prospected or trav ersed except by cattle and sheep men and frequently those have brought Into town samples of mlneralpoints of aluminum earth , porcelain clay , gems and other valuable assets of the coun try. Immense deposits of cement have been found in the Laramlo mountains south of Douglas , and vast stores of the purest gypsum are abundant. So far only the outer edges of the state's vast resources have been touched and the future is bound to bring a marvel ous development that will compensate for forty years of Inactivity. Sho- shonl , scarcely six weeks old , has a newspaper , bank , drug store , lumber yards , merchandise stores , livery sta bles , etc. , and town lots are higher than In Norfolk. Pure soft water at Shoshonl. The railroad has just pu down a well at Shoshoni 350 ( loop am : found a strong How that comes as soft as rainwater. A pump carrying 1-10 gallons per minute failed to ma terlally decrease the flow In three days. By the way , I ate fresh flsh at th hotel taken out of the river bore and Hioro Is grnil nport Inn * when the minting iieaiion opens 1 met Clint Vmarlut' J II Barium , who In making Hiiic a reputation , .lullim IMIInr. Bob MalhltC I , MM-OII l.iimbert , and Barney \rotison , who wishes lo say "good IncK" to you. I am going out on the range and will upend a week In Him- slionl and at the hot springs of ( he reservation. I will rosl up my broken inkle. I have walked scarcely at all slneo coming hero wont everywhere In a buggy and It's wonderful how good Iho roads are all macadaml/ed. Sincerely yours , .1. II. Mackay. TUESDAY TOPICS. F. (1. Coryoll went to I'luruo today on business. D , A. Daldwln of Albion spoilt last night In Norfolk. Mrs. lllloheook of Pierce Is In Nor folk today visiting friends. Mlsn Florence ( iruvos of Tlldeii has Joined Iho Work's dressmaking school. James Nichols came up from Madi son Monday on a hurried business trip. Frank N. Heels returned from a busi ness trip to Nellgh yestoiday ul'lur noon. Don Cameron came In from Hie Bone-steel line last night to see Busier Brown. V. ( ! . Beach of Crolghtoii Is visit ing al the homo of bis sister , Mrs. John Kraut/ . The' Wosl Side Whist club will moot with Mr. and Mrs. .1. Baum this oven- Ing. Ing.Tlu Tlu > Wednesday club will meet with Mrs. McClary tomorrow afternoon at 12 : HO. HO.Mrs. Mrs. Ll/.v.le Conrad of Madrid , Iowa , Is visiting her parents , Mr. and Mrs. ,1. M. Livingston on South Third street. Burtls Wostou has relumed from ( lie new Towksborry homo near Al bion , which he helped ( o settle last week. A baby girl was born at tlio homo of ICnglneer Frank Oilier Thursday. The hot wave still bungs on nnd no relief Is promised. Yesterday's I her niomeler recorded fifty-eight In lb < shade. Center Hoglslor : Mrs. C. A. Saunders - dors went to Norfolk this Friday after noon lo visit , friends over Sunday and lo have an obstreperous molar oxlor initialed. The Missionary society of the M. H. church will meet with Mrs. .1. W. linn- som Thursday afternoon for a mission ary tea. Beginning at fi they will servo supper at the Ransom home. Miss May Durland , Miss Laura Dur- land , Miss Fannlo Norton and Miss ICdna Stafford have Issued Invitation * for a dancing party lo lie given In Mar- qiiardl hall on the evening of Friday February ! l. The spring painting fever Is said tc lave struck the town. Among build ngs already coated with new colorings .re the McClary block , occupied by F 3. Davenport , and the C. S. Ilayef tore building. A surprise party was given lo Mr md Mrs. George Plat/ last evening a heir homo two milt's west of Norfoll iy a large number of friends. Mr. am irs. Plat/ leave today for Tlldei vhore they will lake up their rosl lence. 'Billy" Blatt , an old tlmo Norfoll nan who now lives at Omaha , dropped nto Norfolk last night for the first line in many moons. Today ho visit- d former friends about the city. Ho > ays Norfolk still looks good to him. Mr. and Mrs. Butler and daughter lave taken rooms at the home of Mrs. j Mary Davenport on North Ninth street. Mr. Butler Is foreman for the Nobras- i telephone company and Is In the Ity to manage the installation of the low wires to ami at the Insane hospl- al. al.A A largo number of people from out if town spent Monday night In Nor- oik on account of the performance of luster Brown. Among those who at- ended were : C. H. Hoff , Wlsner ; Mr. ind Mrs. Kd Williams , Wayne ; W. C. ampbell , Creighton ; F. R. Hufsmlth ind children , Croighton. Mr. and Mrs. I. Y. Applcby and H. D. Miller and sister drove up from Stanton for the ) erformanco. Manager Richardson of Work's Iressmaking school Is making a num- > or of changes and additions to his nisinoss in other towns. Miss Ida Jest of Madison , who Is In the local school at present will go to David City Wednesday as an Instructor In the school there. Mrs. M. Parker , present field agent for the Norfolk school , and Miss Bess Griffin of Madison will go with P. G. Williamson to Kearney to open up a now school thoro. A very pleasant surprise was given Mrs. D. C. O'Connor and daughter Florence last evening by the ladles' is'h. Society of the Congregational church Mrs. O'Connor and her daughter ate toS. dinner at the residence of Col. S. S. Cotton and wore aggrceably surprised nwhen the members of the society Hwarmed In a llttlo later In the tya Ing to make the rest of the evening a remembrance to bo taken to Panama. Two souvenir spoons were given Mrs. rs.re O'Connor by the society which were rea presented by Mrs. Huntlngton In n very clever llttlo speech , Ladies of Norfolk no longer have to entertain In their own homos or In neighbors' homes unless they elect to tea do so. A model little parlor , with a aKitchen that is just as much a model attached , has been fitted up In the Marquardt hall nnd hereafter the housewife Indebted socially , who ha not enough room in her own homo may do the stunt by hiring the hall ill.or In the new kitchen on the third ( loot there Is every modern convenience Including a complete supply of queens asof ware , 150 of everything in the line of plates , dishes , cups and the like ; t model white enameled sink with wato : iloiiii a in- > .ti-v < I-K KMM for the diHht'H ' clinch room i.lieHmg fur urup'i ' twenty live mnall fnhloM for erving. and oilier uii IU > IH | e'uicniial lo making the kitchen complete. With ibin new plan It In anticipated that many ladles will combine In thnlr en lertalnmenls and IIHO Iho hall. Among HKIHII who attended the Dim- tor Brown perl'orinunce at Iho Ainllto rliim last night wore that Illimitable pair from Slanloii. Harry Miller and Bob Apploby. They drove up In the evening and back hist night. Hob dis cussed the hog plague problem In the foyer of the theater between acts , lie has losl line animals within Iho past few weekM and In at a loss lo cope agahiHl the disease. "Twice a man lias come up from Omaha , " nald Boh , "with a nine euro for cholera , or mon ey back . Ami I have sent them down lo my food yards with Inulnirilmis to go ahead and cure the hrutOH , IheniiHU mi * for any old amount of money lhe.\ wanted. One worked for ten days and declared II WIIHIII' cholera. II Is a con tagious pneumonia and II kills my hogs faster limn I can buy them " Mr. Appleliy Is leineinlieieil In Norfolk as ihe mann \ \ Mood on lop of a mule's back nli'T UK' Siunl'in Iliv loam won tlu > prl/o here , and made a speech which. I'd i' ( he humor and real wit In It , ought to ha\e been prcneivod. MADISON FAMILY FINDS UN- KONWN GUEST IN KITCHEN. SHE WAS SWEEPING THE FLOOR Insane Woman at County Sent , Former ly Hospital Inmntc , Leaves Home nt Night and la Found Mysteriously In Neighbor's Home Next Morning. Mndlsoli , Neb. , Jan. III. Special leThe The News : yesterday Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Slinotmon , who live near HK courthouse , rose at. fi0 : : ! o'clock lo do Hie family washing. After they had biilll Hie lire they beard a noise In Hie klichen , and going out found a strange woman busily engaged sweeping Iho Moor. Questions as to her call HO early In I lie day brought no tangible Information mation , although the visitor was quite talkative on other subjects , passing compliments on the nlco stove , tlio fur niture , etc. Meanwhile Mrs. Simonson prepared to get breakfast , the woman offering her assistance and when II was roud > sat down and shared their morning meal. The woman acting very peace fill and polite , their alarm was not very groat. After breakfast Mr. Si inonson requested her lo take a wall over to the homo of Sheriff ( Moments which she did quito willingly. Nolthoi Mr. Clements nor any of tlio famll know the woman , nor could she In Identified by Cnst Kaul , tlio courtliousi janitor who was called In. Dr. Long was then telephoned for and coming up at once found iier to lie Mrs. Imhoff a former asylum Inmate , who lives wllli her husband and daughters nca the brickyard. The unfortunate woman was tliei taken to her home nnd given In charge of her people and It developed tha slio had left the homo the previous evening and had been abroad most o tlio night. Whllo at the sheriff's house the tel t.ephono bell rang and she at one dropped on her knees and folded ho hands In an attitude of prayer. Sin was not contrary or violent any of th time. JOHNNY DUMPER'S POETRY. Sends a Few Verses and Will Writ One on Spring. Editor News : I've wrote sum poet ry , an' thot I'il send you sum peace of it an' if you like It I'll write you i poem on spring , next spring. I've re in sevral papers that editors like spring ; poetry but Its awful hard t get ony In the springtime. What start ed mo to write poetry wax. I found ai : old book of ma's In which she'd start ed to svrlto sum , years ago. She' startd out this way : I wrote a poem of long ago , Of the days that are forgotten , And this Is the way I finished it up for her : I mailed It to an editor , And got It back , marked , "rotten. " Then 1 thot I wild write one about woman , becaws I red sumwhare that woman is an' allus has bin a grate subject for poets. ' She bought a beal-skln collarette , For ninety-seven cents ; It was marked down from two-fifty , . And she thought It was Immense. She wore it to a banquet And her wrath It was Intense. ' The dye dissolved , the hair came out She looked like thirty cents. ntm . Then I thot I'd write a little poem . for the children to reed. I had a little bicycle , I called It dapple-gray , I lent , it to a lady For to ride a mile away ; And slnco It had a diamond frame And hadn't a side-saddle , The only way the girl could ride Was to get on a pony. I got ma to reed my poems over and correct the spellln ( I no I can't spell rlto ) an' when ma red the last ono she , sod it wazn't nlso becaws it didn't . rime. I told ma it was nlsor for It not to rime than if It did rlmo. I sed , that lots of critlcks sed the best poetry - wax blank vurso. If you want a poem : on spring , I'll try to have ono roddy in March. Yours , Johnny Dumper , FULL HOUSE LAUGHED AS LONG AS HE WOULD STAY. AND TIGE WAS CLEVER ALSO M.intcr Hoscn , Who Has Been on the Singe for Twenty-two Yenrs , Mndo ,1 Charmingly Funny Little Fellow nnd Tljje Wnn His Perfect Chum. II was all Busier Blown ami ' \\t' \ \ < at Hie Auditorium last night , MMn > m didn't count. The audience bad > ' "in In see I be two chums and they u'-n HO acceptably good that nothing i IIK mattered. Duster's Jokes. Bn < < r' iminnerlHiiiH , and UiiHicr's i all counted 111 Ills favor , lie wa ili- HUH tor < if the Sunday Riipplonieut md Tlgo wan certainly bin companion In both Joy and misery. Master KIIHOII IIUH been on tin i.igi twenty ( wo yen I'M and In Him I IH hint learned ihe art of acting. Km .1 mini of twenty-nine lo be Much "a niilar lni > " was a preity bit of phi > ing I'or Ililpti lie seemed JIIH ! a little ( no Know Ing MomellmoH and took his father Into bis conUdcnco Jniil a little lee much hut then Duster never was a common buy lie bad good lines despite semi of Hie threadbare jokes that cropped mil. ICvcry boy Imitates and small Idanie can aUach to him If bin elders will rnlio up ancient history In the Joke line for him to copy after Whether Hie jokes wore old or new they wore funny and lay so close to I be surface , when Duster spoke them In his Inimitable way , that the auill ence never had to grope for a laugh when be was on Ihe stage. To Alfred ( Irmly , too , must he given much credit for good work \ Tigi he bud anything but an OHM part lo lake. 1'nnlomlme IH not simple iinii ye I by the turn of ids head , tin \\n\ \ ] < of an eye or a twist of the Imdv IK conveyed perfectly the true in ward feeling of Tlgc. ills apiireci.it am' ' understanding of things pnlien seemed beyond the ken ol any aiilinai and HIll ! he was only a dog. He wai- ihe Tlgo wo have known In pidim land I'or so long. Then1 were oilier tilings , nlliir char iiclers , a plot , songs and grouping ) * of chorus girls hu ! they were only aback ground for Duster and Tlgo Dimter needed his father I'or sympathy H mik < and as an excuse for ills mlscliu vous nesB. There was Duster's mother and his grandmother , Mrs. Sweet Mrs Sweet was very necessary to the work Ing out of tlio plot. Kvorythlng depended ponded on her doing something and above all , on her going away. Buster said , "Leave It to mi1. " Dut he had an awful time before she was finally Induced lo leave and then Duster's reputation In her eyes was sadly smirched. Beyond that thc-ro wasn't any plot worth speaking about The whole thing was Just a foil for Bu- > torte to plan Ills tricks out with Tige and carry them on to a conclusion He made Home awful mistakes and tin stage was no place for him tu liv comfortably on many times but it all ended happily and Thomas lro\sn ! man aged to come homo and live fen ver after with Duster and Tlgc and Bus tor's mollmr , and Susie and Jack got , married. Where grandma went no OIK HoiJined to know , or care. She just went away never to come back. That was siifllclont to know. The scenic effects were good and once or twice the chorus did some ver > effective work. The drill of the Scotch Fuslloers and the ensemble at the end of the first act was the bst ; work of the evening for the chorus. The mu sic never rose above the ordinary and the audience only carried away one air that It could whistle. That was "Making ICyes , " which Susie sang , and It wasn't a real part , of the show but an addition from another comic opera. But anyhow these things didn't mat ter. Buster was Buster and Tige was Buster's friend and nobody cared for the rest. Estimate or Expenses , Madison Court * ty , Year 1906. The following estimate of expenses for year 190C was made : County bridge fund $18,000 County road fund 10,000 Hlprapping In streams 1,500 County Institute 100 County printing 1,200 County attorney salary 900 Care of paupers 2,000 Fuel , i > ostage and expenses. . . 1,500 Books , stationery and supplies. 1,500 Election expenses 2,000 Salary county assessor and dep uties 3,500 Soldiers' relief 1.500 Poor farm expenses 1,500 County superintendent salary. . 1,400 County clerk's salary as clerk of the board 500 County commissioners' salaries 2,000 Bounty on wild animals 800 Jailor's fees 1,500 Janitor's salary and county of ficers' assistants J.500 District court jurors 7,000 Insane fund 1,200 Aid to agricultural society . . . . 500 Furniture and repairs on court house , Insurance on jail and court house 2,000 Battle Creek village Jail bonds. 150 Geo. E. Richardson , County Clerk. NORTHERN LIGHTS. Beautiful Display , Nearly as Bright as Day , Seen Last Night At midnight last evening ; a beautiful display of northern lights was scon in the sky. To the north there waa a bright patch la the sky almost as bright aa day.