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About The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19?? | View Entire Issue (Dec. 14, 1906)
THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOURNAL : FRIDAY , DEOBMIJKR 14 , 1900 , 8 MADISON COUNTY COMMISSION ERS WORKING FOR IT. WOULD BRING IT TO NORFOLK County Commissioners of the Common wealth are In Convention at Kear ney This Week , and Three Madison County Officials Plan to Attend. Norfolk Is going to entertain tlio Nobruslta County Commissioners' as sociation In Its Blnto convention next year , If Madison county commission ers nt Kearney this week are able to Inml the plum. Commissioners Malone - lone , Tnft and Harding planned to at tend the convention tomorrow and next day at Kearney and go to the meeting with a largo quantity of badg es which proclaim to other county commissioners that Norfolk wants next year's convention. "Wo are going to get that conven tion , " said one of the Madison county commissioners , "If It Is a possible thing. Wo believe that state conven tions are good advertisements for any county and Madison county will profit by this one , If It can bo landed. " County commissioners are men who look at land and cities and counties with keen business eyes and Norfolk and Madison county realize that the state convention would result in much good advertising out thiough the com monwealth. The entire northern part of the state , for that matter , would profit by the convention's coming here. MONDAY MtiNTION. Elmer Korab of Spencer Is In the city. city.J. J. A. Mullln went to Fremont Sun day. day.Lea Lea Card of Wlsner spent Sunday in Norfolk. nev. Grulee of Hoskins was In the city Saturday. Adam Pllger of Stanton was In the city Saturday. Mr. Llerman of Hadar was a Norfolk visitor Saturday. G. W. Evans made a business trip to Madison today. ' Miss Ida Moretz of Hoskins was a city visitor Saturday. Will Coleman of Carlock , S. D. , was in the city Saturday. Margaret Lund of Battle Creek was a Norfolk visitor Saturday. Chauncey Day and wife of Burke were In Norfolk over Sunday. Miss Lulu Johnson spent Sunday with her parents In Wlnslde. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Johnson came down from Fairfax Monday morning. Miss Margaret Barnes returned last night from a week's visit In Madison. Father Judnlch of Fairfax was a passenger for Omaha Monday morn ing. ing.Jewell Jewell Fountain is back from Chad- ron and will spend the winter In Nor folk. folk.Sh'erlff Sh'erlff Coleman of Boyd county was nn early visitor in Norfolk Monday morning. Carl Porter of Fairfax , accompanied by Mrs. Porter , made a trip to Omaha this week. Ben Loucks went back to Pllgor to resume work on the Rogers block Mon day morning. Mr. and Mrs. R. O. Willis went to Chicago Monday. They will return be fore Christmas. Amos Tumn went to Stanton this morning to install a heating plant in the Stanton opera house. Isaac Moss , postmaster at Amelia , in the flowing well belt , came down the Elkhorn line Sunday. Miss Elvira Durland , who has been visiting In Plalnvlew for the past three weeks , returned last night. N. S. Frasfleld came down from the Black Hills Sunday and went up to Spencer on the Bonesteel train. Mr. and Mrs. Mossbarger , who set tled in the Tilden neighborhood thirty- five years ago , were Norfolk visitors Monday. N. W. Spenner was called to Anoka Sunday by the Illness of his mother , an aged lady living with her daughter , Mrs. E. A. Kneival. Father Kroupa , the popular pastor of St. Mary's church at Spencer , was in the city this morning , going to O'Neill later In the day. Mrs. Irvin. Gerecke , who was visit ing at the home of her parents , Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Mullen , returned to her homo In Fremont yesterday. G. F. Durland came down from Plninvlow last night , and stopped off in Norfolk on his way to the western part of the state on a business trip. Mrs. W. II. Bucholz and son Arden , who have been visiting nt the home of her father , N. A. Rnlnbolt , left on the noon train Sunday for their home in Omaha. Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Keene , jr. , re turned to their homo at Fremont Sun day. Mrs. Keene has been In Norfolk since Thanksgiving , visiting her pa rents , Mr. and Mrs. J. S. McClary. J. E. Schairor of Brlstow returned Sunday from West Point , where ho had been in attendance at the funeral of Ills brother-in-law , D. C. Giffort There was a notable gathering of for mer Cumlng county people to pay this sad token of respect to the memory o nn old friend. Mrs. Ed. Adams and Mrs. Mike Ryan went to Missouri Valley yesterday. Claude Clark left for Lindsay this noon , whore ho will work. Mrs. Jack Horrington and family re turned homo from Omaha yesterday where they had been visiting for abou n week. Mrs. Van Evans , who has been slcl < for the past two weeks , Is improvliifi slowly under the careful nursing ol tirs. Hood , while Mrs. Grooms Is Ink- ng care of the children , The now railroad ditching machine ins been taken to the Black Hllltt dis trict to bo used as a derrick to load ho old rails where they have laid now steel. John Grlllln is a Norfolk visitor from Plalnvlow. August Brummund wont to Madison his afternoon. J. A. Ballnntyno left for a trip up the Honesteel lino. Mrs. T. F. Maher was at Fremont Saturday and Sunday. Robert Burns of Scrllmor spent yes terday visiting Norfolk friends , W. N. Huso has gone to Excelsior Springs , Mo. , and it IH probable that Mrs. Huso may accompany him homo .his week. Lewie and Al Pllgor of Stanton wore n Norfolk to attend the funeral of Mrs. Buotow. Dr. Bear and Dr. Sailor went to iMorco Monday to assist a local sur geon In an operation. J. D. Sturgeon will occupy the now Dean house , now ncarlng completion , m South Eighth street. Mrs. Schiller and daughter of the Oxnard wore passengers for Central City Monday noon on the Union Pa cific. cific.Miss Miss Alice Barrett , who underwent an operation for appendicitis two weeks ago , Is able to lie up and Is dong - ng well. Myron Collamcr Is suffering from blood poisoning , caused by a nail scratch on his wrist. Ho Is unable to bo nt work. II. Warner , whoso efforts to estab lish the canning Industry In Nebraska are so well remembered , was In Nor folk Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Gorecko leave tomorrow for Plttsbnrg , to spend a couple of months with their daughter , Mrs. F. A. Emery. Miss Margaret Simpson , who has been working in the Durland Sisters' store all the fall , leaves for her homo In Valentine tonight. . John Klawltter , D. R. Bussoy and John Detterman were In town Mon day and took the U. P. train at noon for Madison to attend court. D. W. Hamilton of Boyd county , and formerly a Butler county statesman , returned to his home Monday , after a month's treatment in a Lincoln sani tarium , but owing to the seriousness of . " inreatened paralysis he will try the cure again after ho is free from some of the cares of his western ranch. Conductor Frank Dolan has taken two months of well earned vacation. Mrs. Moso Horncr and Miss Arnett went to Omaha Saturday morning and returned in the evening. Will McMonlgal of Long Pine was hero visiting at the homo of Mrs. Rob ert Craft Saturday. Jake Christensen went to Scrlbner yesterday to do some boiler work for the railroad company. Pete Brown from Fremont came up and bumped A. F. Clark out of the night hostllng job. G. E. Clark of Crelghton came down from Crelghton and secured a job In the sewer ditch. George Tlmme , who has been visit ing for the past week at Uie home of M. Moollck , returned home to Council Bluffs Sunday noon. A. F. Clark is handling the scoop shovel on numbers live and six west of here. A pleasant little party came off at Pat Crotty's home Saturday evening. The time was spent in playing games , and all had a pleasant time until 12 o'clock when they departed for home. The Elks Initiated nine candidates Saturday night. Little Gertrude Kendnl , who has been very ill , is reported better. A fourteen-pound son was born at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Orln Bussey , west of Norfolk , Saturday morning. Mosaic lodge No. 55 , A. F. & A. M. , will hold a special meeting at Masonic hall Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock , for the purpose of conferring the M. M. degree. At the request of Congressman-elect J. F. Boyd , the reception planned by resident commercial travelers for him on December 27 , has been postponed for the present. The Ladles Missionary society of the Congregational church will meet with Mrs. D. S. Bullock Tuesday after noon at 3 o'clock. The ladles of the church are cordially invited to be pres ent. ent.C. C. E. Wilkinson of Omaha , supreme guide of the Tribe of Ben Hur In Ne braska , Is arranging for an interesting initiation In Norfolk. The court , now numbering ICO , will Initiate forty now members , neighboring courts assist ing. U. G. Powell of Lincoln will bo master of ceremonies. New and ex pensive costumes have been ordered for the occasion. The schools of Madison wore closed for a few days last week , on account of a diphtheria scare there. Upbn in vestigation it was found there was only one case in town and that in a home where there wore only two rooms , and a large family and the san itary conditions wore bad. The health officers took the case In charge and the schools were reopened. The cold wave forecasted by the weather man on Saturday , arrived In Norfolk Sunday night , though it was not severe. The calm air kept the cold from becoming uncomfortable The mercury dropped to seven degrees above zero. The barometer Monda > morning was higher than It has been in n long time , 30.20 , indicating that the air Is heavy and consequently cold , dry and clear of storm. The low pressure of Sunday brought onlj clouds and a scent of snow , without the flakes. The weather man predicts cold , clear air and a cold wave. MAN IN PACIFIC HOTEL DINING ROOM AT 3 A. M. AN EMPLOYE WANTED TO SHOOT Would-be Robber , Rummnglng Around In Hotel Dining Room , Evidently In Search of Silverware , Was Chnsed Out by Employes. A burglar rummaging about In the lining room of the Pacific hotel In search of silverware at II o'clock this nornlng was frightened nwny by three employes in the Institution and es caped by way of a stairway leading nto the cellar. The thug secured no valuables. One of the employes want ed to shoot , but was prevented by hlB issoclatos. The would-be burglar , In stead of offering any resistance , lied when ho was discovered and purauiul. The burglar was discovered by liar- y Bland , nlghtwntchman In the hotel. He was In the kitchen at the time and heard a noise In the dining room , lie unified Dave Zwelfcl , night clerk , and Tom Bassett , a hostler. The three men then opened the din ing room door. The stranger was rummaging about , apparently In search of silverware. The hotel men ; uvo chase and an exciting moment followed. The would-be burglar , after running around the room In search for nn exit , finally dodged Into the cel lar stairway and made a get-away. There was no trace as to the man's Identity. TUESDAY TIDINGS. Mr. Roeko of Meadow Grove was In the city yesterday. Paul Dragcr came over from Madi son Monday evening. Mrs. Henry Kennedy of Sioux City Is visiting In the city. Mrs. E. Tanner of Battle Creek was a city visitor yesterday. F. Moore came down from Crelghton Tuesday morning on business. Mr. and Mrs. Landers of Genoa are visiting relatives In the city. N. B. Sweetzer of Nlobrara was In the city during the morning. Dr. J. B. Bates of Verdlgro was In Norfolk on business yesterday after noon. Paul Lcnderlnk of Emerson was a business visitor In Norfolk Monday af ternoon. C. II. Slbley and George E. Camp bell of Tiltlen were In Norfolk awhile Monday. Herman Lehman of PInlnvIew was In the city over Sunday visiting friends. Harry Galleher , a lumberman from Bassett , was a passenger for Omaha Tuesday. Mrs. II. L. Snyder left yesterday for Ohio to visit her parents , until after Christmas. Conductor Nix was on the street Monday for the first time since his severe Illness. Otto Schaublo and August Schu macher of Pllger were in Norfolk on business yesterday. Ed and Will Evans returned from Stanton yesterday , where they had been husking corn. Jesse Lobter of Omaha was in Nor folk yesterday on business for the Boll Telephone company. Lloyd Watts of Stuart spent Tues day forenoon in Norfolk and took the 11 o'clock train for Central City. William Krottor of Stuart , vice pres ident of the Nebraska Lumber Deal ers' association , went to Omaha Tues day morning. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Stitt leave to morrow for Omaha. Mr. Stitt goes to attend the grand chapter of the Royal Arch Masons. Pat Shannon was in town from Spen cer yesterday and made arrangements to begin work for the Northwestern in the near future. N. S. Brasfleld and daughter , Mrs. John Barnes , came down from the Black Hills Sunday and took the Bone- steel train for Spencer. Thomas Bell of Lusk , Wyoming , Is visiting in Norfolk for a few days on his way to Iowa. Ho is a brother of P. F. Bell of this city. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Burton of Wan- ken , Iowa , are expected tomorrow night to visit their daughter , Mrs. Goo. B. Chrlstoph and son , George Burton. Mrs. II. Chambers of Wakefleld re turned home Tuesday after a protract ed visit with her grandchildren , who fortunately acquired holdings on the Rosebud. Miss Carrie Stewart of the Nebras ka Children's Home society , was In the city this morning with a homeless waif in charge that will be adopted by a party at Wakefleld. Angus Beaten went to Fremont Tuesday to saw up the scrap timber collected there by the railroad com pany. Ills force comprised Paul Koll , John Denies , John Relseck , Ed Pofahl and August Machmiller. The West Side Whist club met with Dr. and Mrs. Bear last night. The Wednesday club will meet Wednesday with Mrs. Hagey at 2:30 , The Queen Esther circle will meet this evening with Mrs. D. K. Tyndal. There will bo a civil service examination nation for postal clerks , nt the Nor folk postoflico January 15. Cornhusking in the vicinity around Norfolk Is still progressing at n mer ry clip , and many of the farmers ol this neighborhood expect to finish this week. The following Hpecinl meetings have been called for Mosaic lodge No. 55 A. F. & A. M. ; M. M. degree , Tnesdaj night ; M. M. degree , Tuesday , December bor IS. L. M. Beelor has purchased the olt Mast property on North Ninth utrcot now occupied by M. 0. Walker , llo will make iiomo Improvement on It and move HOIUO time soon after the Ural of the year. A .strong south wind Tuesday morn ing Indicated that rain or snow might Du expected from the north , hut the Chicago weather man forecasted fnlr weather for Tuesday night , with pon- slbly rain or snow Wednesday. A committee of the 1 Dillon Society : > f the First Congregational church uro nrrrnnglng for a supper to bo given In .ho church pnrlora Thurmlny evening. Supper will cost twonty-novon eoutn uitl packages wilt be sold for HOVOII cunts. MfH. D. Damn and Mm. J. Bnuiii ! mvo received announcement of the narrlngo of their niece , Mlns Edith Mtseliulor , daughter of Julius AltRehu- lor , formerly of Norfolk , to Abuor Best In Chicago. Mr. Dent Is a commercial .m voter. MERCHANTS ARE BUSY WITH ANNUAL - NUAL HOLIDAY RUSH. IT BEGAN UNUSUALLY EARLY The Next Two Weeks Are Expected to be Record Breakers In This Section of the West Quality , Not Bnrgnlns , nro In Demand This Season. The Christmas shopping has begun In earnest In Norfolk and other north ern Nebraska and southern South Da kota towns , and merchants arc begin ning to feel the strain of the holiday rush. The Christmas buying thin sea son Is Hald to have begun much ear lier than In other scanoiiH. People this year , according to mer chants who have boon watching the trend of affairs , are asking more for quality in goods than for low prices. Never before has the public owned such a fat purse for use in holiday buying and the result Is that the high quality goods In all linen are rapidly moving off the shelves In preference to the less expensive linos. Not Bargains , But Quality. "It is not bargains so much asqual ity that the people are searching for this season , " said a Norfolk merchant. "Never before have people so thor oughly put away the thoughts of ex pense and so earnestly hunted for ar ticles of real worth for Christmas gifts. " And so , from all appearances , Santa Clans Is going to bo bettor this year to his eighty million children In the United States than ho has been before in many a year. Stores are beginning to fill with shoppers every day , salesfolk are beginning - ginning to feel the strain of rushing from morning till night and all store people are beginning to work over time. time.With With Christmas just two weeks dis tant , it Is expected that the rest of this week and all of next will be record breakers in all lines and it Is said that the people who are getting early se lections are wise because It Is not n question of what to choose this season so much as It Is a problem as to what can be found. Wholesale jobbers In the cities say that they have long since been sold out and they have nothing left , to speak of. Expressmen and postal people ple arc anticipating one of the hardest truggles In their existence within less than a fortnight , and they are trying to get enough sleep now to tide them over the storm. Once-a-Year Shoppers. Merchants are beginning to note faces among their stores which are seen but once in a year. Men , for In stance , who are busy all the day long with their own business affairs , every day In the year , nro now entering stores around town with a view to finding Christmas gifts that will please somebody's heart. When holiday shopping has gone by , these once-a- year-faces will again disappear until another merry season rolls around. Some Christmas orders for laying away articles was begun this year as early as November. Big Sale of Stanton Land. Stanton , Neb. , Dec. 10. One of the largest land deals ever made in Stanton - ton county was consummated when Vining , Appleby Pugh sold the Es- weln farm of 372 acres , two miles south of town , to .1. J. Lammllll. Mr. Lnmmllll already owned 500 acres of land and his new purchase joins the homo place on the west. It Is all Elkhorn - horn valley land and very good. .1. C. Esweln lias purchased the Raabo building from Dr. Syl Poxson. Mr. Rnabo will move Into his new de partment store building In a few days. The cold wave did not materialize. The thermometer was 5 above Friday morning. Farmers are complaining about the lack of seed corn for the next crop. P. E. McKilllp Talks on Corn. Fremont , Neb. , Dec. 10. P. E. Mc Killlp of Humphrey was the principal speaker beloro the Dodge county Insti tute , held nt fie Larson theater. Mr. McKilllp urged careful selection of seed In the planting of corn. Ho said the breeding of grain should receive ns much attention as the breeding of stock. Ho declared ho believed scien tific farming could make farm life more attractive and keep the country boyH from seeking other pursuits. F. G. Montgomery and C. M. Lowollcn were the other speakers. One hundred fanners were in attendance. August Grcgereit was elected president of the institute for the ensuing year. C. B Nlcodemns was elected secretary , nnt F. R. Gurnory , treasurer. NEBRASKA INSANE HOSPITAL AT NORFOLK IS CROWDED. DEATH RATE UNUSUALLY HIGH Cramped Quarters Causes Illness and Death Superintendent Young Re. ports Condtlona ! In a Message to the Governor Necdo Fixing , Hi'Joclod I. ' "IngH , / llpnhod work , squandering Ihti cashH'omit , Inmiln- 'lonl room for pallonlH and unwholo- tiiino quartern are xomo of the oondl- IOIIH alleged to oxlnl at I lie Norfolk tnyliim , according to a Lincoln Hpcclal o the Oniiiha World-Herald. Hiipcrln- tendon ! Young , In hln report to ( ! < > v- ruor Mlclioy , HCOITH c.ondltlmni and iskH for $ ! M,000 ) to Improve nnillerH. During Iho laxt hloiinliint Dr. Young HII.VH Iho death rnto wan 7 ! l per cent. CotiBiunpMoti , calmed by lack of room , caused the Hwollen death HH ( . In HUpporl of bin iiHHerllon that ( he crowded condll IOIIH at Norfolk haveivn Injurious effect , on the health of the InmatoH , Superintendent. Young cnllH attention to the fact that In the men'H cottage Micro IB only 1175 cubic feel of air per hour for each Individual dur ing xlooplng liiiurn , while 110 ruble feel IH supplied for each charge In the wotuun'ii aloeplug qtiarterx , Thin , Dr. Young says , IH far below the proper air supply , which Bhould bo not ICHH than 1,000 cubic feet per hour for ev ery poraon. Dr. Young ban been In charge IIH superintendent only since October H hint , having succeeded Dr. J. M. Alden on ( bat date. The prcHont official , however , In Ills report reviews ( ho affairs of the entire period since thu asylum waH reopened April II , 1005 , after the lire several years ago. In that time the statement Hhowit 101 male patients and MO female pal lentH have been received , or 310 In all. Nine teen of the men and six of the women InmatoH have died , while thirty-two men and fifteen women were dis charged. There are 21l ! patients of both aoxcs In the Institution now , and forty-three others are on parole. Twenty-six of those who were dlH- charged went out na recovered from their maladies. The financial part of the report con tains a number of Items that have caused BOIIIO comment In connection with frequent trips made by Superin tendent Alden during the first nine months of IIH ! Incumbency , an well i\n \ by his wife and nBHlHtantH , all of which were charged up to the slate. Dr. Alden - don lilniHolf , from April II to October 20 , 1005 , vlHltod Lincoln no fewer than twelve times , and on each trip ho col lected as expense money nmoimtH ranging from $0.50 to $19.85. Some times the trips would come very close together , as on May 23 , 20 , 2 ! ) and Juno 3. The record shows that ho collected one such bill for $10.75 , ex plained by thlH Item : "Superinten dent and wife , trip to Lincoln to pur chase draperies. " On July 8 ho made a trip to Chicago to buy hooka and Instruments for the hospital. Ills ex penses at that time were $20.30. One visit to Omaha was made at an outlay of $3.50. Altogether , $150.25 was paid Alden on claims of this kind during the time mentioned , out of the hospi tal cash fund. Then came a long Interval until Feb ruary 28 , 1900 , during which Alden took no trips , or at least filed no bills Tor them. He collected $0.50 more on : hnt occasion. Since that date nothing ms ever been paid Alden for travelIng - Ing expenses out of the cash fund. Advertisement for Bids. Notice Is hereby Riven that sealed bids will be received at the office of he county clerk of Madison county , Nebraska , on or before noon of the first day of January 1007 , for the fur nishing of books , blanks and station ery for the county of Madison during ttie year following the first day of Jan uary 1007. Following Is a statement of the probable gross number of each Item of books , blanks and stationery that will be required during said year. Books. One 8-qulre deed record , printed ; I G-quIro numerical Indexes , printed head and ruled ; 1 treiiHiirer'K cash book , 8- quire ruled ; 1 warrant book , l-qulvo ruled ; 2 0-qulre tax Hats ; 1 5-qulre tax list ; 1 8-quiro probate record ; 1 8- qnlro trial docket ; 1 8-qulre appear ance docket and general Index com bined ; I ( J-quiro record of election of ficers ; 1 S-qulre McLlllnn loose leaf journal ; 1 8-qulro McLlllnn loose leal complete record ; 50 dally registers for teachers ; 25 school district directors' ' records ; 25 school district moderators records ; 25 school district treasurers1 records ; 8,000 tax receipts ( alternated carbon , flame as now In use ) ; 50 chat tcl mortgage files gummed stubbs mini bored ; -1-qnlro 1 record instruments filed ; 1,500 lithographed warrants ; -1C leather gold printed year tabs ; 2C leather gold printed tabs for tax list ; 20 leather gold printed tabs , dupll cates of above ; 125 leather gold print ed tabs for numerical IndexesIf ; poll books for 1007 election : 21 pee book envelopes ; 21 used ballot sacks ; 21 spoiled and rejected ballot sacks ; 2 dozen 1007 statutes ; 5 canvas cov era for records ; 20 assessment sched ulc files. Blanks. 5500 letter heads , 8xll ; 2000 menu heads. 8 x5V6 ; 12,000 envelopes , No C' ; 1000 envelopes , No. 9 ; CnOO envoi opes , No. 10 ; 2000 envelopes , No. 11 200 page bar dockets , 7C page ; 501 postal cards , one side ; 1000 tax state incuts , ruled and printed one side 8x12 , 1000 tax MtatontenlH , ruled and printed one Hide , 8xfl ; fiOOO legal b'anliH. ' HMixll , prlnlc'd two HJ'MH ; 10- 200 legal lihmltH. H'/jx7. prl.Pd two MdoH ; 1000 legal blanliH , 3x7 , printed one Hide ; 1000 legal bhinltH , 8Vix28 , printed two nldnn ; 500 legal blanks , 8'Xjxll ' , printed one idde ; Jio reanm ex amination paper. SVfcxM , printed one Hide ; 5000 report cardx ; 5001) ) perfect attendance cardn ; Hit ) eighth dlplo- man ; 100 perfect attendance diplomas ; 100 order bonkn on district Ireaimror , 50 ordorn and hookx ; 80 tnhlelH , legal Hchool form ; I HO ItiHlriicI IOIIH to vot- orn ; 125 election notlceH , 1007 ; 5500 iiHHCHHinontn Hchedulex ; 100 tnniHcrlpt wrapponi printed , Stationery. 12 quart botllen writing fluid ; fl pint holllcH crliiiHon writing fluid ; 2 quartti ! ! gnmH lead penc.llB ; 12 gross pemr I potindx rubber ! mmln , Hinnll nlzon ; I groHH rubber hands , 1x2 Inchon ; 2 groHH rubber ImmlH , ix3 ( Inchon 2 gronH rubber luiudB , i , x. ' ! InchoH 2000 blotters ; 10 roaniH type- writer paper ; 1000 carbon nhoolH fur larecelpln ; ! ( ) ( ) HheelH typewriter carbon ; 7 Hteol oniHoni ; 3 do/en whlto rubber typewriter erasera ; 5 do/.on while rubber pencil cniHorH ; 8 do/en pencil point protoelorH ; I do/.on chockIng - Ing penclhi ; 21 dozen pen holdorH ; 100 Mcdlll Htaple fastener ! ) ; ! 2-oz. boxen challenge eyelolHI ; rulers ; ( dozen doc. IIOXOH , Ixl'/jxlt ' ) ; 2 dozen doc. IIOXOH , 1 V.-xI'XjxIO ' ; 2 dozen doc. IIOXOH , 2xl' ' , < ixlO ; I dozen doc. IIOXOH , ItxI'/jXlO ' ; I do/.on doc. IIOXOH. Ixl'/fcx ' 10 ; 3 reatim numbered linen legal cap ; I roam doc. covers ; I ! dozen Homito pndx ; I ' /i dozen typewriter rlbbonx ; 2 dozen wide Flnhor typewriter rlbbonn ; 1000 idieetH 8' ' , < .xll Hpeclal ruled court reporter paper ; I groRH election pen cils ; 100 rovcrnlbto envelope court wrappern ; 1 box Healing wnforn. Hoponito lildn miiat bo made on books , blanks and Htatlonory , all bldn miiHl he made on bidding Blieetn fur- nlnhed on application by the county clerk of Hald county. All Htippllen muni he furnished In accordance with Hpeclllcat IOIIH on file in the olllco of the county clerk. All xupplloH are to bo furnished as ordered , lllda nnmt be marked , bldn for "lllankH , " "llookH. " or "Station ery , " aa the o.aao may be , and ad dressed to the county clerk of Madi son county , Nebraska. Huch bid iiuiHt bo accompanied by a certified check payable to tno county clerk In Iho mini of $25.00 OH a guarantee that the bid der will enter Into a contract and fur nish bond If contract IH awarded him. The Hiicceaafnl bidder will be required to fiirnlxh a good and audit-lent bond for the faithful performance of their contract. At the same time and place and sub ject to the Hame condlllniiH as above , aoporate bids will bo received for the printing of sample and official ballots for the election of November 1007. At the Hame time and place and sub ject to the winio conditions no far as applicable , bids will be received for ( ho printing of the proceedings of the 'nmrd of county coinnilaHlonerH , the : ounty trcaauror'H Hat of delinquent 'axes , the county treaBuror's annual -ind Homl-nnnunl ataotment and atich 'egal notices and advertisements as nay bo necessary for the county to lave printed , during aald year. The county commissioners reaervo the right to reject any and all bids. Bids will bo opened according to the re quirements of the law nt the first meetIng - Ing of the county board , January 8 , 1907. 1907.Dated Dated at Madison , Nob. , this 5th day of December , A. D. 190 . Gco. E. Richardson , County Clerk. GRADING ON BONESTEEL - GREGORY - ORY LINE IS ABANDONED. TRAINS SOON RUN TO HERRICK At a Meeting of Contractors and Northwestern Officials , Held at Herrick - rick , It Was Determined to Abandon Grading Until Next Spring. Horrlck , S. D. , Dec. 10. Special to The News : At a meeting of contract ors and Northwestern officials at Herrick - rick , it was decided to abandon the work of grading upon the Northwest ern extension from Bonosteel until spring. The stool gang will complete the work of surfacing to Herrick and turn this portion of the road over to the operating department at once. Trains will bo operating between Uoncsteol and Herrick by the fifteenth Instant. Warnervllle. Mrs. Geo. Wheeler has been quit sick for a week past with nervou prostration. Dick Sleeper went to Grand Islan Saturday morning to attend the bus ness college. Alex. Snider and wife returned F day evening from a week's visit wi relatives at Fontanelle , Iowa. In trying to stop a runaway team horses Thursday Andrew Bovee v knocked down and had a leg brok Dr. I eng of Madison was called i reduced the fracture. At the last meeting of the Mod Woodmen lodge ttio following ofllc were elected : Consul , Nato Row ] clerk , H. J. Morris ; banker , Hi GIbbs ; ndvlaer , Marsh Pettltt. The want ads. "manage" n i many things in your nelghborho the comings and goings of sorv neighbors , lodgers , etc.