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TUB NOUFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOURNAL : FRIDAY , 2 ! ) , 15)07. ) NORFOLK MEN WILL OPERATE THE PLANT HERE. IS ENDORSED DY DIRECTORS Commercial Club Directors , at Regu lar Weekly Meeting , Endorse Vin egar and Pickling Plant Scheme as Worthy One and Good Investment. ( Krnin Tuenilny ! Dally. ] A vinegar nnd plcklo factory IH to be t'HtnbllHhcd In Norfolk. The plan was brought before tliu illroctorH of the Commorclnl chili nt th ( > lr 8 o'clock mooting and received the I'tidor.somont of the ( HroclorH IIH a good hualnoss proposition and ono which ought to initUo a good Invest mont for stockhold ers. It In doslri'd to Hell $10,000 worth of stock before starting the plant. 0. I ) . Slmms , u coinmurcliil trnvolor , unil .George KvniiH. retired , both resident ! ) of Norfolk , are behind the plan. The illroctorH took occasion to roeolvo n report on the proposed bridge over the "Norfolk avenue waterway , " an , the cluh haH dociilod to muno Corpora tion gulch , and to commend the conn- , ty commissioners for their good work. No action with regard to the secre taryship of the Gominorclal clnh wus taken , the nmttor again being allowed to go over because of the absence of the president. The Vinegar Plant. Messrs. Slmms and Evans have drawn up articles of Incorporation out lining their plans. Mr. Slmms hat ) Bold pickles and vinegar In this terri tory , lie says that a plant hero would ho highly prolUablo to the company and that It can bo bettor operated hero than In Omaha , because the raw ma terial can bo more easily secured hero and at lower cost than In a city. The directors , having Investigated the proposition , gave It as their opin ion , otllclally , that the stock offered will make a prolUablo Investment. It was argued that the vinegar and pickling plant would give work to n few persons In the factory , but that Us greatest benetlt would coiuo In cre ating a ready market In Norfolk for Hurroundlng territory with regard to cucumbers , onions , cabbages , caull- llowor , tomatoes , grain , apples , etc. This would give employment to many persons on the farms , the number beIng - Ing estimated at 100 by Mr. Slmms. Mr. Slmms said that the readiness of merchants In this whole territory to buy Norfolk products In other lines had convinced him that the Institu tion hero could he made a success. Ilent hero would bo cheaper , ho ar gued , than In a city. The company Is to bo capitalized at $25,000 nnd will not start operations until $10,000 cash has been raised. Bridge For Waterway. Mr. Carney reported that ho had looked at the plant for n waterway bridge In the west end with a 20-foot Iron roadway span , two 5-foot Iron walk spans and all so constructed that concrete might bo used. The Commer cial club directors announced that they found the plans as drawn up by the county commissioners to bo econom ical and sightly and that , when trees are planted , with shrubbery , as de signed , the waterway would bo n thing of beauty and joy forever. TUESDAY TIDINGS. John Davis has gone firing. C. E. IJnrnham Is In Lincoln. D. F. O'Brien was In Anoka over Sunday. J. U. Dlckovor left for Sioux City Saturday. - 7t , Batemnn went to Stnnton today On business. NVnrrcn Dlckover went to Rapid City Saturday. bio road just this side of the Born school house. V. Huebner of Pierce was In Nor folk today. Miss May Durland spent Sunday at Plalnvlew. Mr. and Mrs. Wan en were In Nor folk Saturday. Frank Hunt of Tllden was In Nor folk yesterday. Miss Anna Welsh Is In Fremont visiting friends. August Melcher wont to Pierce this afternoon. Miss Helen Bridge hns returned from a visit In Lincoln. Mrs. Mike Hynn went to Scrlbncr today on business. F. n. Lewis of Fremont stopped In Norfolk yesterday. Mrs. Mary Davenport hns gone to Sioux City for n visit. A. J. Durlanu was a noon passenger for Omaha Tuesday. A. Satorlee has accepted n position In the roundhouse. Superintendent Reynolds left for NIobrara Tuesday noon. Mrs. L. M. Ray of this city has pur chased an automobile. C. H. Groesbeck has gone to La Crasse , Wls . on business. M. A. Burt of Lindsay called on Norfolk friends yesterday. U. G. Dick of Monowl was the guest of Norfolk friends last Sunday. Carl Anderson Is suffering with n very sere hand , caused by a bruise. Ilay Satorlee went to Hooper yesterday torday to take charge of the pile driver. George Younger returned to Omnhn at noon after n short visit with Nor folk friends. Mrs , Bland returned homo from Fro niont last night. She had been visit ing relatives. Mrs. L. C. Lehman , who has been li : Norfolk on a short visit with her son W. L , U > hman , relumed today to her liome at Htnnton , llo.n , to Mr. nnd Mrs. C. D. BlniH , i daughter. Paul NOHOW of Battle Creek was In the city this morning. lr and Mm. Simmons spent Sunday In Ilecmer with frlendH. I ) . MnthewHon Is In Wnkolleld nnd Wnlthlll on huslnesn today. Cleo I > > doror returned this morning from a Sunday visit at Pierce. Bret McCullough wont to Omaha Sat urday tor a week's business visit. Fred Koorber was In WlHiior yester day , visiting friends and rolatlves. MrB. Fred Ltnorodo and daughter , IBB Hattle , went to Omaha today. Mm. Paul Nordwlg IB visiting her father nnd mother nt Battle Crook. Ernest Fischer of Platte Center IH visiting his brother , Julhm Fischer. Fred Spaldlng loft today for Sioux City after a week'n visit In Norfolk. II. F. Barnhart returned yesterday from a business trip to Boyd county , Miss Nora Jungo of Osmond visited with frlondH In Norfolk over Sunday. E. E. Wallace of Plalnvlow IH In the clt yvlsltlng at the homo of Ira Hamil ton. William Bahr loaves Tuesday for n visit with hlH parents nt Wnlmshn , Minn. Misses lnui and Jcnnlo Mills spent Sunday at Stnnton , the guests of Mrs Kelly. Misses Opal Olmstcad , Hattle Line rode and Mabel Estabrook went to I'lorco Sunday. J. W. White has succeeded John Decker ns baggageman at the Unloi Pacific depot. Thomas Taylor has moved fron First avenue and Sixth street to Nortl Eleventh street. Fred Klentz , or. , leaves tomorrow for a visit with hlH daughter , Mrs. H C. Perks , at Albion. Mrs. Stanley Satorleo returnei home last night from Omaha , where nho has been visiting. Garfleld Slianor has accepted a po tdtlon as fireman nnd took up his scoop yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Martol , who have beei visiting Mr. and Mrs. C. II. Groesbcck left at noon for Chicago. Walter Recioft , dispatcher In the Northwestcrn's olllce , went to Sioux City Tuesday morning. Miss Dora Priestly , who It ) teaching school north of Hadar , visited friend In Norfolk Sunday. J. H. Hulff has loft Norfolk for i month's visit to Los Angeles , Calif and Pacific coast cities. Attorney Burt Mapcs left at nee for Butte , where the Boyd county dls trlct court Is In session. Mr. nnd Mrs. Kunt/.mnn of Tllden formerly of Norfolk , visited friend hero yesterday afternoon. S. H. Reynolds , night chief dlspatcl er at the Northwestorn's olllco , wont t Omaha on n morning train. Miss Mamie Ward , who has bee teaching school , Is home , her schoo having closed last Friday. Mr. nnd Mrs. John Hlnze went t Omaha to visit with their son , Rober Smiley , nnd other relatives. Miss Jewell of SUxnton , was th guest of Miss Maude Tannehlll , re turning homo Sunday morning. Mrs. Henry Miller and her gues Mrs. Venus Huobner of Pierce , left n noon for a visit at Battle Creek. Jesse Morgan , ago sixty-eight , a pa tlent at the Norfolk hospital from Wayne , died Saturday at the hospital. E. W. Bates , who Is now running a Northwestern locomotive between Long Pine nnd 'Chndron , was In Nor folk yesterday greeting old friends. Ho had not been In town since ho left for the Clnulron division. The state fish car passed through Norfolk Sunday noon , returning from a distributing trip over the Chadron line. line.Miss Miss Helen Mathowson , who hns been In Norfolk for a short visit , re turned this morning to the Omaha agency. Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Smith leave Tues day morning to visit their old homo nt Fort Madison , Iowa. They will bo absent for about three months. Mrs. E. O. Mount Is believed to have passed safely through the shock Inci dent to the operation for appendicitis Saturday. Monday her condition Is such as to bo very encouraging to her friends. It Is thought that the danger point In her Illness hns passed. W. L , ICcrn and bon , Arthur , loft today for Los Angeles , Calif. , where they will make their homo In the fu ture. They will bo Joined later by the rest of the family , who will remain In Norfolk for a ilmo. E. A. Bleaknoy. formerly pharma cist at the Chrlstoph drug store In this city but now a traveling salesman with northwestern Iowa as his territory , spent Sunday and Monday forenoon with trlends In the city. Mrs. H. M. Drebert went to Omaha Saturday and accompanied her son Klmball , who recently underwent an operation for apprndlcltls , back to Norfolk. The young man Is recovering rapidly from the effects of the opera tion. tion.Otto Otto Hlrsch arrived In Norfolk Sat urday from Snn Francisco on a visit with his father , P. O. Hlrsch. Mr , Hlrsch has been In 111 health since the San Francisco fire ns a result of exposure posuro In the days following the earth' quake. He joins his father In the hope of benefiting 'Us health In a new ell mate. Conductor Gallup , on the Northwest ern mainline trains , No. 5 and G , re sinned his run last night after twc weeks' absence. Ho has been visiting his old homo In New York state When ho left there last Tuesday there were snowdrifts as high as a car , one ho suffered from the heat when ho gel Into Nebraska. Three dogs took after Phlll McNoe- y , who IH clerk at the roundhouse , vhllo going to work on hlu bicycle yes- onlay morning , and they clmst-d him or about n block then one of the dogci uido a grab at him and got between 10 wheelH and throw him , hurting ilm badly nnd breaking his now hi- yclo beyond repair. Ho had to bo lelped to the roundhouse. The dogs re loft to bark at the next person vho COIIICH along. The dog IB snld to clong to Mr. Mai. W. 13. linger , In leaving the Norfolk andy factory , expressed hlH opinion hat , although he Is leaving to engage n manufacturing business In Hastings 10 Is Htlll of the opinion that Norfolk H today nnd will continue to bo more ho one promising distributing point n the Htnte , among the smaller cities , lo thinks that Norfolk , with Us go- ) graphlcal location , affords a great ipportunlty for any wholesale or man- ifaclurlng Industry. Mr. linger Is caving for personal reasons , but bo- IOVCH In Norfolk's future. LIVERY BARN AND HOTEL ARE BOTH DESTROYED. THE TOWN WAS THREATENED Two Buildings Were Torn Down to Check the Spread of Flames Hotel Furniture Was Saved and Also Stock From Livery Stable. Bnssett , Neb. , March 25. Special to The News : Fire which for a time threatened Sprlngvlow , county seat of Koya Pnha count , was brought under control after n hard light The Saylor livery stable , In which the fire started , was destroyed and the rromont hotel was saved. Stock from the livery barn was also rescued. Thq loss on the barn was $1,000 , covered by $000 Insurance ; loss on the hotel was $2,000. Two small buildings were torn down to check the sporad of ( lames. SATURDAY SIFTINGS. S. J. Hamlln was In from Spencer today. Harry Jones of Wayne Is In Norfolk today. E. J. Elliott of Hastings is In the city today. Carl Weldllch of Crelghton Is In Norfolk today. H. E. Stlllmnn of Genoa was In Nor folk yesterday. E' D. Kllbourn of Nollgh was In the city yestordny. S. Schnlkcl of Foster was In Nor folk last evening. J. P. Bender of Schuylerspent yes terday In Norfolk. William Selling of Benson was In Norfolk over night. E. G. Mnlone of Columbus spent the morning In Norfolk. Joe Peschel was a Randolph visitor In Norfolk yesterday. L. L. Blormelor of Osmond stopped In Norfolk yesterday. Herman Mansko was in from Pierce yesterday on business. Julius Degner of Wlsner was a Nor folk visitor yesterday. Mrs. Nlckalson was up from Madi son yesterday. C. S. Hayes returned last evening ! rom Newman Grove. Miss Dora Green of Hosklns visited n Norfolk yesterday. J. M. Kreader was a Fremont visitor n the city last evening. Mrs. Max Lensor and sister , Miss Bertha Hanson of Pllger wore hero yesterday shopping and visiting rlends. J. D. Sturgeon spent yesterday In Sioux City on business. Dr. and Mrs. R. C. Simmons will spend Sunday at Beemer. E. D. Dugan of Chadron was a vis- tor In Norfolk yesterday. Mrs. E. Lannor was a Battle Creek visitor In Norfolk yesterday. N. M. Bennett of Plalnvlew was In .he city for a few hours today. R , B. Hall Is home from a Black Hills trip to spend Sunday here. W. T. Parkinson of Pawnee City was In Norfolk yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Edward Tanner of Battle Creek spent yesterday In the city. Mrs. B. II. Schnberg of Pllgor spent yesterday and today In Norfolk. R. C. Brlggs of Bonesteel was in Norfolk between trains yesterday. A. B. Brown nnd Robert Vogt of Fullerton - lerton wore In the city yesterday. Attorney M. D. Tyler Is homo from a business trip to Battle Creek. Leon Leo returned yesterday from Omaha quite 111 with an attack of the grip. grip.Misses Misses Pearl E. McCoy and Minnie Keep of Monowl were visiting In Nor folk today. Mrs. M. A. Webster and Miss Jennie Webster of Plalnvlew spent yesterday In Norfolk. Miss Martha Claus has gone to Bat tle Creek to visit with her parents over Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Whlpplo of Nlo- brara returned homo at noon after a two days visit at Norfolk. P. F. Bell favored friends today wltli fine mallards as a result of a duck hunt yesterday. Mrs. Henry Van Homo loft todaj for a visit with her daughter , Mrs Charles Pierce , nt Wlnnetoon. Mrs. D. Jasmor of Crelghton , whc has been the guest of Mrs. J. D. Sturgeon goon , returned homo yesterday. O. W. Rlsh returned on the enrlj train from Interior , S. D. , where lit had boon to file on a homestead. Mrs. Charles Bclorsdorf and Giu Uecher were visiting with their mother , Mrs. Llchtenborg , Tuesday. Mrs. A. J. Durlnnd , who stopped for n short visit at Washington , Iowa , cnroiito homo from New York City and the east , IH expected to arrive In H. Barken was a Humphrey visitor In Norfolk this morning. Mrs. C. J. Llndstrom is visiting friends In Kearney. Henry Kappelmnnn of Plerco was In the city last evening. George Bell of Brlstow Is In Norfolk today. J. F. PlantK was up from Fremont today. R. S. Dickinson of Columbus Is In Norfolk today. Ed Allen of Brunswick was In the city yesterday. W. Collard of Winner was in Nor folk yesterday. L. Schlnkccl of Foster was In the city last evening. C. G. WhlpplC of NIobrara stopped In the city today. A. Stortz of Crolghton Is spending today In Norfolk. Will Fredericks of Madison was In Norfolk yesterday. George Harms of Scrlbnor was In Norfolk yesterday. C. H. Mathcson of Pllgor was 'in Norfolk over night. Leo Matthews was up from Madi son yesterday afternoon. Mrs. N. I. Owens leaves In the morn ing for n visit at Omaha. Miss Myrtle Clark , who has been 111 with the grip , Is better. Willis McBrldo was a business vis itor In Norfolk yesterday. C. E. BIngham was a Coleridge vis itor In Norfolk yesterday. A. J. Lam I in and family of Bloomfield - field spent today In Norfolk. Miss Carrie Atllnson of Wnkefleld visited In Norfolk yesterday. Henry Grolner was a Central City visitor In Norfolk yesterday. Fred Dletz of Scrlbnor was In Nor folk between trains yesterday. A. A. Hedman of Battle Creek was In Norfolk yesterday afternoon. R. F. Bruce Is having n cottngo erected on South Eleventh street. William Ferguson of Alnsworth was In Norfolk for a few hours yesterday. City Attorney E. P. Weatherby Is home from a business trip to Sidney. E. H. Hunter nnd Miss Helen Launt of Onkdale were In Norfolk yesterday. County Superintendent Frank S. Perdue of Madison was In the city yesterday. Mrs. Frank Davenport and Miss Mat- tlo Davenport left this morning on a visit to Sioux City. Miss Annie Weldenfeller of Madi son , S. D. , is visiting her cousin , Miss Katie Weldenfeller. Mr. nnd Mrs. R. C. Boyd of Colum bus are In Norfolk on a visit with their son , Ralph Boyd. Mrs. E. A. Bullock and Mrs. T. E. Odlorno were visitors from Norfolk yesterday In Sioux City. J. H. Hulff leaves Saturday for Los Angeles , Calif. Mr. Hulff expects to spend a month visiting different coast cities. Miss Jessie Carberry returned yes terday from an extended visit with icr sister , Mrs. T. J. Donahue- Omaha. Ralph Boyd , H. L. Doughty , Tom Hlght , W. B. Hight J. B. Hlght and J. L. Hlght returned yesterday from Rapid City , S. D. , where they filed on iiomesteads. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Cottrell , who moved several weeks ago from north west of Hadnr to Genoa , are back to heir former homo settling up busi ness matters. The sugar factory at Leavltt has been offered for sale by the United States circuit court , the Institution laving previously gone Into the hands of a receiver. There were no bids 'or the Institution. It will be offered again. It is said that the people at that point believe the plant will be dismantled , just as was that In Nor- 'oik ' , and removed west where a larg er quantity of beets can bo secured. Most of the beets used during the past year came from the west. All of ivhlch makes It appear that Norfolk ought to begin to get busy in looking for something to put Into the old fac tory building here. Waiting for some thing to turn up Isn't going to start an Industry. "Tuesday the Day of Controversy , " Is announced for the evening subject at the Congregational church , where union services are being held through out the week. Miss Mablo Dstnbrook , who has just returned from a winter's visit In Cali fornia , has resumed her former posi tion with H. A. Haley & Co. F. Froohllch , a Stanton county farm er , was In Norfolk yesterday purchas ing lumber for n big barn that ho Is to have built. Ed Bates of Chadron , a former engi neer of Norfolk , now running between Long Pine nnd Chadron , spent yester day with the boys here. Mr. nnd Mrs. W. H. Butterfleld , who have been enjoying the winter months at Los Angeles , are expected to re turn homo tonight. Mrs. E. O. Mount , who underwent an operation for appendicitis last Friday , continues to show satisfactory Im provement. Today her recovery seems assured. General Superintendent S. N. Braden - den left Tuesday noon for Chicago , where ho will join Mrs. Braden. Mr. and Mrs. Brnden will return to Norfolk next Saturday. Mrs. M. M. Wlnebrenner of Ran dolph , who hns been in Norfolk on n visit with her brother , S. H. Anderson , returned homo Tuesday morning. Mrs. Wlnebrenner Is Grand Worthy Matron of the Eastern Star order In Nebraska , TWENTY MEN ARE AGAIN DIGGING THE DITCH. FROST ALL OUT OF THE GROUND After a Rest Because of the Winter , Contractor Herrlck's Force of Men , Under Direction of J , B , Martin , Are Making Dirt Fly. [ From Tuesday's Unity. ] Work on the construction of the Norfolk sewer system was resumed Monday morning after an interruption occasioned by the winter's months. About twenty men were put nt work digging the , trench on South First street that Is to hold the main line of pipe. The work Is under the direction of J. B. Martin , representing Contract or Herrlck. CONTEST AT BUTTE. Butte Students Carried Off Two Hon ors of the Event. Butte , Neb. , March 25. Special to The News : The declamatory contest In the village schools was very sue- cessfullly carried out at the court house hall. Butte carried off two of the first prizes , George Leo being the winner In the oratorical and Miss Grace Olmstead also of Butte winning In the dramatic class. Miss Hazel Mul len of Lynch was first In the humor ous class. Miss Clara Nordby was second In the dramatic vlass , Edna Bushnell of Butte was second In the humorous class and Miss Florence Ira of Lynch came out second In the era torical. A large crowd greeted them. County Commissioners. Mndlson , Neb. , March 19 , 1907 , 1 p. m. The board of county commission ers met pursuant to adjournment. Present Commissioners John H. Hard- Ing , John Malone nnd Burr Taft. The minutes of February 2G and 27 , 1907 , were read and approved. On motion Claus Young , chairman of the soldiers' relief commission , was allowed for the use of the commission , to be paid out of the 1907 general fund , the sum of $200. The report of the steward of the poor farm for the quarter ending March 1 , 1907 , was approved as fol lows : Receipts. Cash In bank , December 3 , 190G $152 54 Three hogs 39 00 Hogs 548 22 Cow 3G 55 Cream 3 78 Total $780 09 Disbursements. Bills allowed and paid $311 49 O. W. Rlsh , plumbing 4 50 Robt. Osborn , dehorning 1 5 ( M. R. Hacklcr , corn GG 90 Peck , Williams Co. , furnace grate 4 5 ( A. C. Christiansen , hog 13 00 H. G. Whitney , freight. 25 D. Johnson , salary , fourth quarter 112 61 Balance * 2G5 45 $780 09 On motion the following bills in curred by the steward of the poor farm were audited and approved am the steward was ordered to pay the same. 0. H. Maas $ 34 49 Battle Creek Telephone Co. . . . 5 05 F. Koester 10 05 A. Hedman 9 93 Howard Miller Lumber Co. . . . 36 70 L. F. Mcrz 70 Morris Dnig Co 9 1 ( T. Haman 2 95 M. L. Thomson 670 Battle Creek Mills 18 85 W. B. Fuerst ' 6 45 W. L. Boyer 1085 Joseph Dlttrlck G 55 A. P. Brubaker 1 45 L. B. Baker Ill 3G The annual report of the steward o the poor farm was audited and ap proved as follows : Yearly report of poor farm , Marcl 1 , 1907. Disbursements. Lumber company , supplies bought $498 23 Stock and grain bought 402 95 Doctor , druggist and undertak er bills 197 25 Harness , hardware , Implements and smithing 215 C Dry goods , groceries and flour 154 G Labor for cementing , repairing and threshing G3 5 Freight bills nnd telephone. . . 25 1 Steward's salary 450 0 Total amount expended..j$2,007 3 Receipts. Stock and produce sold from farm $2,006 0 Balance above proceeds of farm 13 Total $2,007 3 Stock on Hand. Brood sows 14 , stock hogs 11 , cow 9 , yearling steers 5 , spring calves 3 Short Horn bull 1 , horses 4 , hay fo sale 15 tons. Inmates , 4 W. F. Prlnglo , ago 100 Antono Torrol , ago 87 ; John Chaddo ago 84 , Emma Gamblll , ago 43. Died during year , Mrs. Anna Cold hunt. On motion the following bills wer allowed : Howard Miller Lumber Co. , dy namite $ 12 5 Perkins Bros Co. , supplies. . . . 14 9 Frank S. Perdue , salary 100 0 Thomas O'Shea , coal for county 15 0 Thomas O'Shea , coal for pau- V A Sale and Sure Coujjh Cure. Balsam Does not contain Oplnm , Morphine , or nny other narcotic or "hubiuformlng" drug. There Is no Narcotic In Kemp's Balsam. Nothing of a poisonous or harmful diameter outers into Its composition. This clonu nnd pure cough euro cures coughs that cnnuot bo cured by nny other medicine. It has saved thousands from con sumption. It has Baved thousands of lives. A 25c. bottle contains 40 doses. At nil drugglsttt' , 2Iia. , 50c. nnd $1. Don't naccpt anylhlnn clue. per 4 05 I. L. Kindred , coroner's fees. . 12 00 I. L. Kindred , attending pau per , . . . 20 00 rarmers Mercantile Co. , sup plies for county 8 40 ' 'armors Mercantile Co. , sup plies for paupers 11 15 Dunn & Clark , supplies for pau pers 5 28 Nebraska Telephone Co. , Nor folk , tolls , February 130 Nebraska Telephone Co. , Nor folk , toll coupons 102 90 lohn H. Harding , labor nnd mileage 53 85 Burr Taft , labor and mileage. . 67 35 John Mnlone , labor and mile age 55 80 Burr Taft , cash paid for freight 17 50 The board of county commissioners ipon application made by H. C. Chris- man and having first taken oath ac cording to law and having none upon I and viewed said land , made appraisal as follows of the following leased unl- Salter Coal & Grain Co. , coal for paupers 19 55 Jas. Carrlco , bridge work , as signed to Citizens State bank 1 50 Arthur Pratt , bridge work , as signed to Citizens State bank G 00 Claim of Win. Ueckor for $4.05 fees State vs. G. Kerber was rejected for the reason that said claim Is not a proper charge against the county. Norfolk Lumber Co. , bridge material 75 10 Norfolk Lumber Co. , rent for room 3 50 F. E. Evans , drugs for pauper. 2G 55 Fred H. Davis , Insurance on poor house 40 00 Henry Uecker , work , road dis trict No. 1 , assigned to Jack Koenlgstein 12 00 B. L. James , assisting county surveyor 2 00 Tohn Tnlly , Insurance on poor house 50 00 Sheridan Williams , land for road 9 00 Leonard Brown , land for road. 15 GO John H. Harding , cash paid for freight 4 15 verslty land. NE A NE& , 28 , 23 , 3 , $27.00 per acre NW'/i NEVi , 28 , 23 , 4 , $15.00 per aero NEV4 28 , 23 , 3 , $15.00 per aero NEVi 28 , 23 , 3 , $27.00 per acre The owners of the land taken for the following road , to-wlt : a road one mile long and four rods wide , the cen ter line of which is the section line between sections 2 and 3 , town. 23 , range 3 , having quit claimed said land to Madison county for use as a road , on motion said road was declared a public highway and the clerk was or dered to plat the same. On motion the following appoint ments of officers were made : Philip Demmel , road overseer of road district No. 31. Frank Wright , road overseer of road district No. 17. John Lewis , road overseer of road district No. 32. On motion the following bonds were approved : John Frlsch , Toad overseer , road district No. 30. J. T. Moore , road overseer , road dis trict No. 8. Western Bridge and Construction company , contractor's bond. On motion the board then adjourned to April 16 , 1907. at 1 p. m. , Gee , E. Richardson , County Clerk. GREGORY IS BOOMING. The Rap of the Hammer Is Heard From Daylight TIM Dusk. Gregory , S. D. , March 2G. Special to The News : Gregory Is in the midst of a building boom. The carpenter's hammer can bo heard from morning till night. Lotholders have but ono week more to complete the required Improvements on their property in or der that they may get deeds . At the present time there Is not a vacant lot In Gregory , the entire 320 acres com prising the town having been surveyed nnd taken for buildings. Dr. A. S. Warner of Butte and W. M. Rnlnbolt of Norfolk were In the city yesterday. Jake Sleler , Jake , and Pete Horst and John Troutman of Butte , Neb. , were In town to secure a location to put In a largo general store. They said they wore going to have a good business lot before they left town. They have stores at Butte , Neb. , and Carlock and Burke , S. D. CHARGED WITH HORSE STEALING * Indian Is In Jail at Fairfax on Charge of Rustling. Gregory , S. D. , March 26. Sam Horse Rain , an Indian about thirty years old , is In jail hero charged with stealing a horse near the Indian school on Ponca Creel : , twenty miles west of hero.