TUB NORFOLK NEWS : Fit ) DAY , MAY 11 , 1906.
The Norfolk Weekly News-Journal
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Another "oldest woman In the
world" lives nt Clinton , Iowa.
It IB said among the women that
there IB a nhortngo In long gloves.
Whim It comes to taking your vaca
tion , don't make it fluch n round of dis
sipation Hint you will bo worse off for
It beVuh to look , BorlouBly enough ,
Y N & 8 -
ns thoukii tileY ,
might yet bo built Hut It IB not worth
more than a whisper up to date.
It Is worthy of note tlmt none of
the "tainted money" reformers have
nald a nlnglo word about the $100,000
which John D. sent to San Francisco.
It Is a dull day when some count or
governor IB not asBnsslnntod ever In
Russia. In order to bo Immune from
the bomb throwers In that volcanic
empire , one must bo no 'count
Mr. Kosowator's BUCCOHB In having
Rained an extra vote In the Interna
tional Postal congress for the United
States , was an achievement In which
Nebraska may take satisfaction , BB n
state.
The payroll of the Norfolk teachers
amounted to ever $1,700 for the month.
Our schools are one of our really I > ! R
Institutions. And the more school
children , the bigger the teachers' pay
rolls each year.
The dandelion problem IB a serious
one. and one that ought to bo given
consideration by the city at large.
Some concerted effort ought to bo
made to weed out the post In BOIIIO
places three cents a pound Is paid for
exterminating the roots , and some
such arrangement might work well In
Norfolk.
The. move for a cleaner Norfolk will
undoutbedty receive the hearty en
dorsement of the entire city , oven
though n few of us are cuught In the
dragnet Perhaps It might bo well
enough to clenn up the alley before
the mayor announces to you that you
are among the thirty-seven who have
been found wanting.
This has been an unusually long
winter Hut the grass Is beginning to
turn green , birds nro beginning to
arrive and there Is , all In all , every
Indication that the groundhog's spell
may soon be broken. These are signs
of spring that seldom fall , and the old-
wst Inhabitant says that sleigh rldos
will be out of season for fair , In a
little while.
With the announcement of Mr. Rose-
water's senatorial candidacy , It maybe
bo expected that the political pot of
Nebraska will begin to hum. An ac
tive camaplgn will bo waged lu favor
of the Omaha newspaper man , and
those who know him know that on
active campaign In his behalf will
mean a genuine effort , and no sham
battle.
Men who slander their neighbors ,
telling stories which defame other
men's characters and which Injure oth
er men's reputations , all because of
some Insignificant misunderstanding
between them , ought to bo taught les
sons by the courts that would last for
till time. There Is no practice more
vicious and It Is such a cowardly
thing to do , for the reason that the
victim Is totally In the dark and
linows nothing of what Is being hurled
nt him behind his back , until after the
mischief is done.
The open meeting of the Commer
cial club , which Is to bo held at the
city hall next Tuesday night , ought to
bo attended by every business man in
Norfolk. There will bo Ideas present
ed that will bo worth hearing , and
there will bo one more coat of cement
applied , for bringing the Norfolk burl-
ness Interests and individuals closer
together. Organization means the
life or the failure of any business
move , bo It in Individuals or commun
ities , and Norfolk business men will ,
in all probability , embrace this oppor
tunity to get together in a pleasant
sort of way , and a way that means
benefit
Those southern senators who ob
jected to any clause in the railroad
rate bill which would In any way In
volve the race question , wore right In
their stand. A clause Introduced was
so worded that It might bo Interpreted
ns interfering with the state laws of
the south which provide that colored
persons shall ride in separate cara
from the whites. There Is no neces
sity for the federal government Inter
fering or meddling with a state law
In portions of the country , which have
been necessitated by conditions. No
body suffers any In the south as a re-
suit of that law , nnd both races are
hnpplor and better off \indor Its ruling.
Ban Francisco IB now facing the
moat serious problem of them all
what to do with the armies of Idle
and unemployed men. There nro our-
geons and dcntlsta and stenographers
and lawyers In the stricken ash heap
that once marked San Francisco , none
of whom have anything to do and all
of whom llnd manual labor nt clearing
rubbish to bo out of their line and
altogether too severe on them. If
there IH to bo a now San Franclaco ,
they want to at ay and got In on the
ground lloor , and San Francisco wants
thorn to stay , Hut for months nnd
tnontliR there will bo nothing for' them
to do , and It looks very much ns
though they will bo compelled to do
just ns other ( hotiimnds have done
cllml ) pn a , train , and leave the country
until the laboring armies do got their
shattered city reconstructed.
The Norfolk train dispatcher who ,
Instead of delivering his money to n
would-be hold-up man , dealt the high
wayman n Btunnlng blow on the oar
and then finished with another on the
heart , had more courage than Is al
lotted to most men. It Is n pretty safe
system , when one Is confronted by n
hold-up man or a robber with a gun ,
to philosophically take the , consequences
quences of the misfortune In having
met the thug , and give him what ho
asks. In some rases , It Is tnio , the
gun Is used merely ns a bluff nnd the
robber would hosltnto about shooting ,
but In many cases the trigger will bo
pulled on the slightest sign of resist
ance , and the vlcltm sacrifices his life
and money both. It In hard luck to
bo caught by n highwayman , but the
safe thing to do Is to surrender , since
the thug has every advantage In the
game.
The attorneys of the ninth Judicial
district of Nebraska are preparing to
meet In annual encampment. Last
year they met at Nlobrarn , and en
joyed nn excellent outing. This year
they have chosen Nollgh , nt which
point they are assured by local attor
neys that they will bo provided with
all requisites for a plcasureablo campIng -
Ing week. The lawyers generally
have as good a time when they go
camping ns any other sot of people
on the faro of the earth , and those
of northern Nebraska have a Ilttlo
bettor time than that , because they
have Hurt Mnpos to spoil the monet
ony. If the attorneys will see to It
that there is a fishing pond , and will
also make It n point to have Hurt
Mnpos take along his best suit of
clothes , there Is bound to bo joy ns n
result of the various combinations
which will bo formed by the suit of
dollies nnd the fishing pond.
The announcement of the cnndt-
dacy of Edward Hosewnter for United
States senator from Nebraska will
have the effect of taking very much
of the wind out of the sails of the
Norrls Brown boom. Mr. Rosowntcr
and Mr. Brown stand practically upon
the same platform nnd for the same
principles. The difference comes in
the fact that , where Mr. Brown has
boon advocating these principles for
morelv a few moons , Mr. Rosewater
has been hammering away tirelessly
and effectively for the past thirty
years , and whore Mr. Brown has prac
tically never boon heard of until the
past few years and now only In the
state of Nebraska , Mr. Roaowntor's
acquaintance extends to nil portions
of the United States as. well ns
throughout Nebraska , nnd ho has done
things before , not only In the service
of his state , but also for the United
States. There can bo no question as
to the superiority of Mr. Rosowatei ,
and the Brown boomers have a very
justifiable attack of the blues as a
result of the Omaha editor's announce
ment.
The News Is unable to understand
what some of the democrats up the
Bonosteol line Indulged In on the day
after the Omaha election. First n
man at Center writes , signing himself
"U. M. Billions , " and censuring this
paper because ho couldn't find the report -
port of the Omaha election In our tel
egraph columns. And now comes the
Crelghton Liberal with n headed ar
ticle , proclaiming the fact that The
News omitted the report of Dahlman's
victory. And the query naturally sug
gests itself , "What Is the dope that
they give democrats in Knox county
after they have won an election ? " It
is just possible that the democrats up
there , having had a slight taste from
the cup of victory for once in their
lives , have mistaken It for n full
Hedged drink and have become Intoxi
cated with their joy. Wo can easily
see how that might bo. But on the
morning after , nnd with a sober sight
to use on the printed page , oven a
democrat ought to bo able to keep the
types from dancing. And that Is why
wo wonder what It is that the Liberal
took , for it hadn't begun to sit up and
notice things three days after Omaha
happened. Wo will admit that it was
not joyful news to chronicle , but the
news of the Omaha election was cor-
rled by The News to Crelghton and
all the rest of the northwest on the
Bnmo train that took papers from
Omnha Into that territory. Wo nro
sending a marked copy of Wednes
day's noon pnpor to the Liberal , In
order thnt It may have another look.
Wo want to prove that The News did
"grin and benr It , " as the Crolghton
paper suggested In this way : "Tho
pntroiiB of that cnorgotle Ilttlo dally
published at Norfolk and who wore
Interested In the municipal flght In
Omnha , were greatly disappointed
Wednesday when that paper failed1 , ity
oven note the fact that there
election held last Tuesday In
ropolllnn city. Of course the
'
did not click off li lirtrn'lbny nl.
to the ear for Urptliujjl'ifso ' , out
he should grin nmlrb ur lt nstwo hnVfi
for , lo , those long weary1 years. '
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GAHFIICLri'jlA.f ' ? BAILED.
Commissioner Gnrfleld nnd his re
port of nn Invi'Btlgntloil Into , the'af
fairs of the Standard Oil company , in
which lie declares that that corpora
tion has received unjust advantages
by reason of secret rehntes from the
railroads , Is a pitiably weak bit of lit
erature. The report is almost as
weak as wns his whitewash of the BO-
cnllcd beef trust , In which ho found
that the packers were mnklng but n
Bmnll percent of profit on each animal.
For In this present report , Mr. Garfield -
field hns given nothing but n lot of
glowing generalities , absolutely lack
Ing in specific bnses for charges , and
admitting nil the wny through thnt ho
hns failed to dig up anything with his
rake upcrtt the strength of which a
prosecution against his intended vic
tim could be brought and safely ex
ecuted.
Mr. Garflcld'B chief charge seems to
ho that the Standard Oil company has
profited by secret rebates. Ho snys
thnt the rate cards of the railroads
arc so extremely complicated that
only the favored shipper can figure
them out. Furthermore ho declares
( lint , In the first place , the rates have
been secret ; and In the second place ,
oven if they haven't been secret nnd
have been posted with the interstnto
commerce commission , according to
law , ho declares thnt the rates' exist
ence has been known only to the fa
vored shipper. This , of course , Is a
ridiculous Inconsistency nnd It throws
blame , In cnso the rates have boon
posted with the Interstate commerce
commission , for the reason that , as
Mr. Rogers says In his spirited reply ,
It is a law thnt nil rates shnll bo post
ed nt nil freight stations. If they have
not been posted at all freight stations ,
In compliance with this , law , then the
Interstate commerce commission has
been neglecting Us duty.
The reply of Mr. Rogers 10 the at
tack of Gnrflcld , Is filled with some
pretty clever reasoning , and it makes
the weakness of Garflold's report stand
out all the more clearly. The lack ot
regard for the Garflold report in finan
cial circles , where It would bo known
If there wore any meat to the prosecu
tlon , is shown by the fact that Stan
dard Oil stocks have jumped upward
since the report came out. It is al
most n whitewash In its luck of any
thing tangible upon which the Stan
dard Oil people can bo prosecuted.
The people of this country had
hoped that this department might
bring out something real in the way of
accusations , but Mr. Garfield has
failed. Kven the layman , in rending
through the attack and reply of Rog
ers , falls to note where Garfleld has
any the better of the argument.
The interstate commerce commis
sion will meet In Chicago day after
tomorrow , nnd it mny be hoped thnt
that organization will bring to light
more real charges than have been
brought out by the Garfleld report
Garlleld , as n detective , has not
made good.
THE THORN IS OUT.
A burden has been lifted off the
mind nnd the heart of America , now
that the men who dig into the earth
for fuel that makes the world go have
decided to abandon their quarreling
over how many hours a day they shall
use their picks , and have once again
gone to digging. And America has a
right to feel less worried. Not that
this country has n rcnson now to feel
unusually happy , for conditions arc
just now ns they ought to be , but we
all had a right to feel unusually de
pressed In spirit until Saturday after
noon , and now that the burden of our
alarm has been lifted by John Mitch
ell , nnd the darkness of the situation
dispelled by the flame of his speech ,
the whole country has just cause for
breathing moro easily nnd for taking
a new start In Its work.
For there Is no getting around It ,
clouds hung on the horizon last week.
From Scranton came the word that
those men who unearth the food for
our furnaces and the fireboxes of our
engines , would , almost without ques
tion , all unite in throwing down their
tools and In posting armed guards
around the mines In order that no
other men and no other tools should
save us from the threatened famine.
And from the conference of their em
ployers came word that no concessions
would be granted to those demanding.
And so , with this sort of a quarrel go
ing on at the front , there seemed Ilt
tlo prospect of nny conl trains coming
from the cnrbon district to keep going
the fires which turn the wheels of
America's progress.
The effects of the pouting spell had
already begun to bo felt hero In Ne
braska. The coal men have been
called upon to pay higher prices for
their commodity this spring than for
years , nt this time of year. And ns n
consequence you paid A half dollar
more In n retail wr\y. thnn you had to
do , oven In the , dead qf winter. Iowa
Bituminous minors hnd suspended
work for several weeks , pending notion
Of ( heir national union , nnd resulting
In the prospect of n stringency among
railroads of the west. 'Arid ydt we
itmli but barely liegun { o feel a hint
os , to wlint the effcpts might have
been with n prolonged struggle.
HJit nn on'd.of thp .threat has been
m-o lnlrupd. , And Jn.tnat proclamation
tncro is , nt least to all'outward appear
ances , an acquittal for the operators
who had been suspected of forcing the
strike for their own mercenary gnln.
For , nt lenst according to the reports ,
the men have taken up their picks on
the strength of the wage that had been
held out to them In the commission's
award some time before , and they fi
nally resumed work because John
Mitchell told them It was for their
own good.
America owes no debt of gratitude
to the miners for voting to once more
go down Into the shafts and send back
cars filled with conl. For , If It wns
for their own good to accept the wage
thnt was offered and the scale , then
America has n just complaint coming
because they ever even frightened us.
And If they have gone back to work
nt nn unjust price for their hire , then
wo have a. right to blame the operat
ors for trying to force a strike.
And so , at all events , America has
foundation for complaint. This coun
try's heart Is beating with more reg
ularity today than a week ago , but
more through the plucking out of n
thorn than through nny bit of good
fortune that 1ms befallen us.
A POLITICAL SCHEME.
Another mysterious knife down to
ward Lincoln has been jabbed Into
Norfolk and northern Nebraska. It
hns come under the guise of n gov
ernor's duty , but In reality It comes
so uncalled for nnd in such a peculiar
manner that the people of this city
who arc interested in the welfare of
the stnto hospital for the Insane In
Norfolk , believe thnt they can readily
rend the handwriting on the wall.
From the stnto cnpltnl comes word
thnt Governor Mickey considers n
friction existing between the superin
tendent nud the assistant superinten
dent of the state hospital here , to be
Just cause for throwing both of them
out of the Institution. And he has
requested the resignations of the two
appointing successors nt the same
time , nnd his choice of those succes
sors Is one of the strong features of
the work of the mysterious influence
Without openly investigating the
matter of alleged friction nt the hos
pltnl hero In any wny , nnd without
getting at the true cause of trouble
if there were trouble , and ridding the
Institution of the seat of disturbance
Governor Mickey has summarily dis
missed both officials nt the hospttn
nnd brought humiliation upon them
which will hurt them as long as thej
live with those who do not know them
If there wore reason , no citizen o
the state could censure the chief ex
ecutive for his action. If there hnc
been n condition In the hospital here
thnt warranted dismissing both ofn
clnls , and that condition had been
clearly shown , then there would be no
word said in behalf of those who nre
tot out nnd ngninst him who has so
summarily effected their undoing. Bu
the people of Norfolk demand thnt the
reason for the net be told , and tha
the reason justify the end that has
come.
Governor Mickey says thnt he hns
found that there is no cruelty and no
abuse of patients nt the Institution
There hnd been rumors of thnt. Ho
came up to Investigate and found tha
all cnuse of nny mistreatment hn (
been removed. There have been ether
or ugly rumors started afloat since
then , whose Intent wns to Injure the
Institution , but Governor Mickey ad
mils tlmt there wns no foundation fo
nny such stories. Ho gives ns his sole
reason for thus chopping oft two
heads , the fnct thnt those two men
are not on the best of terms.
Hut lot us look further into th
mntter. Whom hns Governor Mlcke
chosen to succeed the two officials n
the hospital ? Are they men from th
northern part of the state , famllla
with conditions hero and chosen a
they should be , wltli some regard t
political geography ? They nre not
They come from the Lincoln asylum
And in that fact lies a secret
A couple of years ago , when an ef
fort wns being made to rebuild th
Norfolk Insnno hospltnl thnt hn
burned , there was every indication
nnd the clicumstantlnl evidence wa
surely strong that persons aroun
the Lincoln asylum were working thel
level best to prevent the reconstruc
tlon of the state hospital hero , an
there were stories that came floatln
up from the south which warned Nor
folk and northern Nebraska that the
Institution never would bo rebuilt
After the fire , nnd In spite of the fact
mt the patients then hero wore being
iccly and comfortably cared for In
ho laundry and the barns of the In-
titntlon , the governor , Influenced
y this same mysterious persuasion ,
rdered all of the Inmntcs trnnsfcrred
o Lincoln. And then came suggcs-
Ions that there ought to bo n concen-
ration of hospitals , because they could
e run more cheaply , and a lot of
ther rot along th < 5 same lino.
But the hospital hero was rebuilt
And northern Nebraska physicians
vero placed In charge of ft It wore
no strange thing If some degree of
rlctlon or Jealousy did exist bbtwecn
mployes of an Institution of tha't-Eor.t
Jut , despite the fact that the govornpr
only a month ago said the hosplfnl
vas running nicely hero nnd commend *
ed ofllclnls for their good work , this
> It of alleged jenlousy Is taken as a
ground for dropping the whole head
of the hospltnl.
And the successors who have been
mined , come right out of the Lincoln
asylum. This plnces the Norfolk In-
tltution under the hypnotic Influence
of the Lincoln institution , just ns the
Instlngs nsylum is today , nnd the re-
ult Is that the entire three are to be
ontrolled by one set of officials down
al Lincoln. Norfolk , in other words ,
ins been put on n siding and made a
ort of auxiliary to the main institu-
ion nt Lincoln.
Why should two physicians of north
ern Nebraska , who bear eminently re
spectable reputntlons , bo thus dropped
n the eyes of the public for the grati
fication of politicians down around
ho capital ? Why Is an Institution as
sacred ns one which cnres for our in
sane and our helpless , to bo tossed
> nck nnd forth up in the air as a re-
vnrd for some pnrticulnrly clever poll-
iclnn's work upon n state's chief exec-
itlvo ?
What this stnto needs is to have Its
nsnne hospitals tnken out of the po-
iticnl arena nnd plnced on a civil ser
vice bnsls , ns they nro In the cast.
One man nt Middletown , N. Y. , has
served ns superintendent of the stnto
nsane nsylum for twenty-eight years
u South Dakota a board of regents
mines the superintendents nnd , as
here nre five of these nnd only one
changed each year , It would tnko three
consecutive successes nt polls for nnj
> no party before the letting of hos-
ilt.nl appointments could bo made a
political machine business.
Dr. Aldcn has asked'for nn invest !
gallon , nnd Norfolk nnd north Nebras
ka have n right to nn investigation.
What's the good of keeping from him
Any good things you may see ,
That will lift his load of labor
Like Rocky Mountain Ten.
The Klesnu Drug Co.
Battle Creek.
The funeral of Henry Aldng wns
held Thnrsdny afternoon from the
Lutheran church nnd conducted by
Rev. , T. Hoffman. There wns n large
attendance. The remains were laid
to rest nt the Lutheran cemetery.
Henry Just , who hns been seriously
111 for nbout one week , is recovering
slowly.
Rudolph Eden , who has been assist-
nnt cashier In n bank nt Wi'lsonvillc ,
Furnns county , arrived homo Friday
to stay this summer with his parents
The bank changing Imnds is the cnuse
of his severing his connection with
the Institution.
Mark Sessler is building a frame
addition to his two-story brick buildIng -
Ing on Main street.
Earl E. Cnrtnoy made a business
trip to Tllden Wednesday.
I. Nightingale was hero Saturday In
the interest of the Sturgeon music
house of Norfolk.
Tanner Boyer of Curlew , Cherry
county , is visiting hero this week at
the home of his brother , Kyle Boyer.
Mrs. Owen Wnde of Norfolk wns
visiting here with relatives Sunday.
Frank Flood was here Sunday on a
visit from Tllden.
Hon. F. J. Hnle of Atkinson was
here several days this week on busi
ness.
Sunday J. H. Dufphey nnd Mnrt
Cnsey shipped one carload of cnttle
ench to the Omaha market ; Monday
Geo. Berry shipped two double-decked
carloads of sheep , Frank Hughes three
carloads of cattle and John Schereger
two carloads of cattle : Tuesday John
Rodekohr cue cnrlond of cnttle , nnd
Wednesday Henry Massnmn two car
loads of hogs , nnd Herman Hogrefe
one carload of cnttle.
Tom Cnrtney went to Genoa Mon
day , where ho Intends to make his fu
ture homo. He has been visiting hero
nnd nt Tilden nbout six months nnd
came from Canyon City , Colo. , where
ho had been employed on the railroad.
Thos. Wndo sold his household goods
Saturday and moved with his family
to Page Tuesday.
M. L. Thomson went to Platte Cen
ter Monday to look after his business
Interests at that place.
Henry Munstermnn nnd A. W. Gold-
worthy of Norfolk pnsoed through
hero Mondny enrouto to Meadow Grove
where they are going to build n large
barn for Lyman Sutley.
Don't bo fooled nnd made to believe
thnt rheumatism can be cured with lo
cal applications. Holllstcr's Rocky
Mountain Tea Is the only positive cure
for rheumatism. 35 cents , Tea or Tab-
lots. The Klesau Drug Co.
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SUGAR FACTORY AT LEAVITT IN
RECEIVER'S HANDS.
tAST YEAR TOO WET FOR BEETS
There Were About 600 Acres of BeeU
Contracted for to be Grown This
Summer Around Norfolk 160 Acre *
Already Had Been Planted.
The Standard Beet Sugar company ,
owning nnd operntlng the sugar fac
tory at Lcavltt , near Fremont , went
Into the hnnds of a receiver yesterday '
morning. A report says that the operation
oration of the factory will continue '
mid thnt farmers who raise beels this '
yenr'nrO assured of their cash by. the - '
receivership. There were COO acres of-T '
beets contracted for by farmers In "
the vicinity of Norfolk for this year ,
nnd nbout 150 ncres have already been
plnnted. Mnny farmers are now Just
about to plant. It Is said that many
of them will go on and plant , but It I
is expected that a few will not on with
their this year's contracts.
"I have sixty acres already planted
for this season , " said H. A. Pasewalk ,
who had secured contracts In the vi
cinity of Norfolk for the factory at
Leavltt. "I presume there will bo
some farmers who will bo frightened
by the receivership nnd who will not
fulfill their contracts. "
The Omnha World-Herald , in re
porting the receivership , says :
W. H. Ferguson of Lincoln was ap
pointed receiver and manager of the
sugar factory.
H. G. Leavltt , who has been In
charge of the Institution since Its beginning -
ginning , will continue In the active
management of the affairs of the com
pany. The factory Is valued at nearly
$2,000,000 and has extensive Interests
all ever Nebraska and the west
Mr. Ferguson Is vice president of
the Beatrice Creamery company and
he Is the elevator man who recently
sold seven elevators on the Burlington
rend to the Updike Grain company.
Judge Mungor wns asked Mondny
morning to appoint a receiver and
soon granted the nppllcntion.
"This action is taken , " said Mr.
Leavitt , "in order to conserve the
property nnd keep it going. It was
made necessary by the poor result of.
the beets raised last year nnd the
consequent loss of money to the fnc-
tory and Its stockholders.
"Last season wns the 'wettest the
beet sugar Interests have ever experi
enced in Nebraska , nnd Instend of the
beets mnking sugar nt the time they
should , they simply kept on growing.
As a result , we only mndo 195 pounds ; i
of sugar from each ton of beets , y
whereas in 1901 , we made 270 pounds '
to the ton.
"This fnilure prevented us from payIng -
Ing the farmers for the beets they sold
us last year , nnd we were forced to-
nsk the court to tnke charge of the
plant nnd operate it temporarily.
"By so doing the farmers who sell
us beets this yenr nre made safe ,
knowing they will receive cnsh for
nil beets raised. Thus the plant will
be kept going.
"But nil creditors will bo paid In
full. With one year's profits , In nor
mal times , we cnn wipe out every
debt Then the plnnt cnn be taken >
from the hnnds of the receiver and be H
operated by ourselves. ct
"Lnst year the plnnt mnde 10,000-
000 pounds of sugar from 85,000 tons
of beets. One yenr ngo we doubled
the capacity of the plant at nn ex
pense of $350,000.
"Tho factory cost $1,277,000. It isr
bonded for $500,000 ; there are $ COO-
000 preferred stock and $100,000 sur
plus earnings. Not n dollar's worth
of wnter went into the stock of the
plant ; every cent is accounted for.
There was no nttempt mnde to cover
up or do nwny with nny of the nssets-
of the company. Among other proper
ty , the company owns 2,000 acres ot
Irrigated Innds In the Republican vnl-
loy.
"As nn iden of the nmount of busi
ness done In 1904 we paid the farmers
of Nebraska $425,000 for their beets ;
$270,000 ndditionnl went for labor and
supplies , and $152,000 to the railroads ,
for freight. "
Among the stockholders of the con
cern nro E. H. Hnrrlnmn , D. Ogden
Mills , C. E. Perkins of the Burlington ,
George Crocker , Stuyvesnnt Fish of
the Illinois Central , T. Jefferson CoolIdge -
Idge of New York , Nathaniel Thayer ,
Howard Elliott , president of the North
ern Pacific , Colonel Higglnson , Gener
al Payne of Boston nnd Percy R. Pine
of the National City bank , Now York.
The factory employed 300 men.
When the baby talks , It is time to
give Hollister's Rocky Mountain Ten.
It's the greatest baby medicine
known to loving mothers. It makes
them ent , sleep nnd grow. 35 cents ,
ten or tablets. The Klesau Drug Co.
AID FOR 'FRISCO.
More Donations Have Come In From *
the Farms.
Donations which have been received
at the Sugar City Cereal mills up to >
date as a result of appeals which wore
sent out to the rural districts of Nor
folk , for Snn Francisco , nro ns fol
lows :
Mrs. E. Tanner , Bnttlo Creek. . $ 5 00
Adolph HIllo 4 00
A. Mnrqunrdt 1 35
August Ransch 2 00
Ernest Ransch 300
Herman Buctow 3 00
George Berry 10 00
Obcd Raasch 5 00
Burrel Reed 1 00