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"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.
