[ 'HE NORFOLK WHUKLYNHWS.IOlWNAh MUDAY A1MW , ft , 11)07 ) ,
AQED QROOM REPORTED TO HAVE
LOST YOUNQ DRIDE.
HE OF FOUR SCORE YEARS AND 3
She of Thirty-two Brief Summers and
Only That Many Winters He Was
.1 Wealthy Farmer of Knox County
And Is Now a Farmer of Knox.
Nlobrnrn , Neb. , April 1. Special to
The News : It IB reported hero thut
the honeymoon of Leonard Wolgand ,
eighty-three , who was married In Onia-
ha last week to a woman of thirty-two ,
only lusted about twelve hours.
It Is said that the , brltle Induced her
groom of greater years to sign certain
papers ; then sue Is said to have left
him.
him.Mr. . Welgand Is a wealthy farmer
near Crofton and ono of Knox county's
pioneers.
SATURDAY SIFTINGS.
Fred Dogner of Hadar was In the
city yesterday.
General Superintendent and Mrs. S.
M. Bradcn returned to Norfolk Friday
evening from Chicago.
B. J. Schorcsge , C. F. W. Maniuardt
and II. W. Williams returned last night
from a South Dakota trip.
Mrs. Lulkart , who has been in a
Lincoln sanitarium for some tlmo , has
returned home , Improved In health.
Mrs. George Grlggs of Sioux City
arrived In Norfolk Saturday morning
lor a short visit with Mrs. M. M. Fan
cett.
cett.Mrs. . M. A. -itUy of Lexington ,
Grand Chief of Honor of the Degree
of Honor order , was In Norfolk last
evening.
Mrs. Fred Linorodo and daughter ,
Miss Hattle , left Saturday for Omaha ,
where Miss Linerode is having her
eyes treated.
Mrs. Julius Degner and Miss Lllllo
Degner will spend Easter Sunday at
\Visner , the guests of Julius Degner ,
Jr. , and family.
Word from Max Asmus , who lias
been living at Long Beach. , Cal. , Is
that he has moved to 732 South Flower
street , Los Angeles.
W. B. Hlglit returned today from
Stanton.
E. H. Hunter of Oakdale Is in Nor
folk today.
J. Meyer of Niobrara was in Norfolk
last evening.
Carl Leopold of Beatrice was in the
city yesterday.
Miss Emilia Ttoos of Seward is in
Norfolk today.
S. S. Allen of Foster spent yester
day in Norfolk.
John Magdanz of Pierce spent yes
terday in Norfolk.
N. P. .Teppesen of Plainview was in
Norfolk yesterday.
John R. Mundy of Winside was in
rt. Norfolk over night.
Miss Edna Kemp of Hosklns visited 1
In Norfolk yesterday.
M. T. Lowery was a Hosklns visitor
in Norfolk yesterday.
C. B. Burnham made a business trip
to Omaha this morning.
County Attorney Jack Koenlgstein
was in Wayne yesterday.
Mrs. Davis of St. Edward was a vis
itor in Norfolk yesterday.
J. C Fleming was a David City vis
itor in Norfolk yesterday.
F. Lambert of Foster Is in the city
today.
William Selfert is having an addi
tion built to his home on South Fif
teenth street.
Myron S. Whitney of Randolph
stopped in Norfolk yesterday.
H. B. McDanlel of Webster City
stopped in Norfolk yesterday.
Klos Hanson of Niobrara was in
Norfolk on business yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Dice of Hum
phrey spent yesterday In the city.
C. H. Townsend of Brltt stopped in
Norfolk for a few hours yesterday.
F. Moore and J. Darrow were Creigh-
ton visitors In the city last evening.
George Graves of Rapid City is a
South Dakota visitor in Norfolk today.
Hon. W. V. Allen of Madison has
been engaged to deliver the Memorial
address at Wlsner this year.
Spencer Butterfleld is at home from
Chicago to spend his Easter vacation
with his parents , Mr. and Mrs. W. H.
Butterfleld.
Miss Ruth Shaw arrived home last
night from Crete , where she is attend
ing Doane college , to spend the Easter
vacation with her parents , Mr. and
Mrs. C. F. Shaw.
Miss Jennie Wheeler is in the city
from Crete , where she is a student at
Doane college , and will spend the Eas
ter vacation with her parents , Mr. and
Mrs. M. Wheeler.
Dr. F. D.Finch , an osteopathlc phy
slctan , has been forced to abandon hlf
Norfolk practice on account of ill
health. Dr. Finch left for Omaha tliif
morning. His futurn course tfependf
upon the state of his health.
Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Nicola of Fostei
are in the city to spend Easter Sundaj
with Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Durland. Thoj
will be guests of Mr. and Mrs. Dur
land at a theater party to be giver
this evening at the Isabel Irving per
formance.
Miss Lulu Durland arrived in tin
city last night enroute to Plalnviow
where she goes to spend Easter Sun
day with her parents , Mr. and Mrs. 3.
F. Durland. Miss Edna Durland wll
54 remain in Lincoln , The Misses Dut
land are attending Weslyan university
C. H. Groesbeck , general agent li
this territory for the Gund Browini
company , has Just returned to Norfoll
after a trip to the general ofllces a
La Crosse , WIs. Mr Groenbeck has
Increased the business of his firm in
Ihls territory wonderfully since ho
took the position here.
Miss Gertrude Llndalo of West
Point has been appointed stehogra-
phcr at the Norfolk hospital for the
insane and has arrived In the city to
assume the duties of the position.
Mr. and Mrs. John Hoar , well known
citizens of West Point nid ) former
owners of the Nellfih House there ,
have moved to Wayne where Mr. Hoar
lias assumed charge of Iho Uoyd hotel.
As a result of newspaper mention
the Norfolk pobtofllce has dally calls
for the new books containing stamps
of one cent denomination. The ono
cent books were offered for sale last
week for the first time In Norfolk.
The two cent stamp books have firmly
established themselves as filling a long
felt want. Of the February rccclpls
from the sale of two cent stamps In
Norfolk $ U8.5'i came from stamps sold
In books and $505.80 from stamps sold
from the sheet. Of the various hooks
Issued thai containing twelve two cent
stamps and selling for twenly-ilvo
cents Is 'by far the more popular with
Norfolk people.
Fred Klentz has made ills reappear
ance on the business streets of the
city with his street sprinkler , and dust
that has a tendency to blow into the
public's face as it walks along the.
downtown thoroughfares will bo laid
low lu-iiceforth throughout the sum
mer months.
Norfolk friends will very much re
gret to learn of the death of Mrs. Frederick
'
erick W. Leavltt. I lev. F. W. Leavltt
is a native of Norfolk and lived herewith
with his parents , Rev. and Mrs. Wll
Ham Leavltt , until he graduated from
Doauo college and entered the minis
try at West Point. Soon after leaving
college he was married to Miss Jessie
McGrew at Geneva , Nob. A few years
ugo Mr. Leavltt was transferred from
West Point lo Seward and later to the
Plymouth Congregational , church at
Omaha. Some months ago Mrs. Lenv-
ill was nt lacked with the grip , which
was followed by nervous prostration
and Inflammation of the heart. She
succumbed last Monday at the homo
of her parents in Geneva. Besides her
husband , she is survived by a lltllo
daughter.
Easter Sunday Is always suggestive
of spring and the coming of Easter
indicates that the spring season has
been safely deposited in our midst
Oilier evidence is also offered lo prove
that our first touch of spring has been
the real article. The first strawber
ries of the season wore on Hie Nor
folk markel this week , selling for
twenty cents a box. The first crate
readied here early in the week , while
a fresh shipment was received for to
day's Easter demand. Dealers say
thai the strawberry season is now
"on. " Moreover small and large boys
indiscriminately are playing baseball
and local dealers in ball supplies state
that a lively sale is on. Spring gar
dens are being planted within the
city limits while outside the farmers
are getting busy with their spring
plowing and planting.
E , C. Harris of Chadron , formerly of
Norfolk , has sold out his banking and
catlle Inlerests in western Nebraska
and has purchased a gold mine in Ne
vada. Mr. and Mrs. Harris are now
preparing to move to Reno , Nov. ,
where Ihey will make Iheir future
home. Fred Harris , recenlly graduat
ed from Yale as n most efficient min
ing engineer , will accompany the fam
ily to the Death Valley gold region
where he will have an important posi
tion in managing the new mine. Mr.
Harris believes that he has a real gold
mine which will net large profit. Mr.
Harris was formerly superintendent of
the F. E. & M. V. railroad here and
later at Chadron. For a time he was
superintendent of the Union Pacific
at Cheyenne. He has many friends
over the enlire west who will wish
him success In the gold mine.
As the railroad wage controversy be
tween the weslern railroad managers
an.d Ihelr employes nears a crisis at
the Chicago conference it is followed
closely by the Norfolk railroad world.
The local railroad men are naturally
non-committal on the subject. If a
strike were ordered it would of course
affect Norfolk with Ihe rest of the
west. It Is said in this connection ,
however , that a strike of the Brother
hood of Railway Trainmen would not
call out the greater number of the
Norlhwestern's conductors for the rea
son that their organization for some
> ears past has not been nffilialed with
the trainmen's organization. Many of
the younger conductors also belong to
the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
and would be affected by the course
of thai organization the same as the
other trainmen who are members.
The "henless" Easter egg is win
ning oul and the old hen is being
pushed aside from anolher sphere ol
Industry. The sale of cindy Easter
eggs and other Easter novelties this
year indicates that they are on a\ ris
ing tide of popularity. The Faucett
Carney-Hnger company filled 435 orders
dors for special Easter goods from
their Norfolk candy factory this year
These orders came from candy deal
ers throughout their territory. Deal
ers cleared out their stock and sent in
hurry orders for more candy eggs am'
engaging looking candy rabbits. Nor
folk merchants did an increased bus !
ness In Easter candy novellies till1
month. The array of goods carried ai
, the local candy factory is calculate !
to gladden the youthful heart. 1 It
. ranges from the tiniest of candy egg ;
to mechanical baskets that are madi
to retail nt $7.50. These baskets an
. topped with mechanical toys of tin
Easter variety and hold several him
dred Easter eggs of the "penny" size
They would provide u featft for a wholi
it'Sunday school.
NORFOLK SOCIETY WILL RESUME
ACTIVITY.
HAS HAD FORTY DAYS' REST
Easter Morning Will Belong to Ma
dame Fashion Cards and Dinners
and Dances Will Again Hold Sway
After Several Weeks of Lull ,
[ From Sntunlny'n Dully. )
Social Norfolk , having rested for
forty days during the days of lent , is
prepared to cast off tlio mantle of In
activity and to resume with spirit the
dinners and dances and cards that
help to contribute to the Joy of living.
With the coming of Easter morning
the social life of the city will take on
new energy and once more , until the
torrid heat of summer months inter
feres , there will he gatherings togeth
er in a more or less formal way. Dur
ing lent there have been a few scat
tering Informal events , little assem
blies of clubs on regular dates , or
Fomethlng of that sort , but the forty
days have caused a decided lull In the
ceaseless whirl of gaiety that punc
tuated each passing week earlier In
the winter.
The Easter morning will bo a mile
stone of more importance than mere
ly marking the end of lent. Norfolk
femininity has been preparing for the
occasion for lo ! these many weeks and
It Is freely predicted that the halH
and gowns which will blossom out on
Sunday morning will bo beautiful to
behold It will bo the day upon which
Madame Fashion will sot the example
that womenfolk are to follow , more
or loss , during the coming season.
Pleasures of the Week.
Mrs. Julia Lamb enjoyed a pleasant
birthday party at the homo of her son
on Thursday. A number of friends
and neighbors gathered to' wish her
ninny happy returns. Refreshments
were served.
At the homo of Mr. and Mrs. G. A
Kuhl on Monday evening the ladles
of the foreign missionary society o
the Methodist church gave a farewol
reception for their president , Mrs. W
B. Hager , who with Mr. linger , was
obout to leave for her now homo at
Hastings. Some thirty friends greet
ed Mr. and Mrs. Hager nt the Kuh
home. During the evening Mrs. Hager
was given an engraved souvenir spool
as a remembrance from the society.
Coming Events.
Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Bullock will en
tertain at 0:30 : dinner next Thursday
evening.
The Elks social committee- plan
nlng for a May party lo bo given 01
the night of May 10.
The West Side Whist club will moo
with Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Weathorby
on Tuesday evening.
The Isle of Spice , one of the wel
known musical comedies of hlghes
quality , will be seen at the Auditor !
um next Friday night.
The North Nebraska Teachers asso
elation will bo In Norfolk for thre
days of the coming week Wednob
day , Thursday and Friday. Oi
Wednesday evening the declamator
contest will be held at the Audltorlun
and on Thursday evening Senator Deliver
liver of Iowa will de'lvor ' a lecture.
Rural Route 3.
A nice baby boy was uorn to Mr
and Mrs. Frank Miller last week.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Friend and famll
spent Saturday evening in Norfolk.
John Waud , who was quite sick , 1
able to be out again.
August Frauble , who Is attending
school at New Ulm , Minn. , arrived
home Saturday for the Easter vaca
tion.
tion.Walt
Walt Miller of Pierce visited with
his brother , Frank Miller.
M. G. Rohrko and Miss Bertha were
Norfolk visitors Saturday.
Gus Miller and family spent last Sat
urday shopping in Norfolk.
Fred Lehman of Norfolk visited his
son , Oscar Lehman , on Friday.
Anton Huebner and daughter were
In Norfolk on Saturday.
Mrs. William Waud and John Waud
were In Norfolk Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ferdinand Conrad visited
ited relatives and friends at Stanton
last week.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Fix wore Norfolk
visitors the latter part of last week.
Fred Wachter spent Saturday in
Norfolk.
Wm. Marquardt made a trip to Nor
folk Saturday evening.
Wm. Lichtenbcrg and Max Schwlcht
enberg went to Norfolk Saturday even
ing.
ing.Mr.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Braasch were
Norfolk visitors Wednesday.
Mrs. Llzzue Huebner and Mary Bris
so were in Pierce on Wednesday.
Miss Lizzie Rohrke entertained i
number of young lady friends Sunday
evening , the occasion being her twen
tieth birthday.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Schoonfeld lef
Monday for a few days visit at Omaha
Miss Viola Faublo entertained he :
school mates and the girls of the con
flrmatlon class Sunday. Light refresh
ments wore served. Viola was ono o
the girls to be confirmed.
The following children were con
firmed in the German Lutherai
church : Oscar Huebner , Arthur Ebei
ling , Viola Fauble , Martha Kopkay
Louise Wagner , Margaret Deer , Sadi <
Peter and Hattlo Huebner.
Mrs. Win. Brodhugeu and daughto
visited friends In Norfolk Tuesday ,
Miss May llrnnsch went to Norfolk
unday evening ,
Many friends were present at a par *
y given by Miss Sadie Peter ,
WATElTcU RE FOlTTN3AN ITY ,
Dr. Copley of Philadelphia Hns Entire
ly Original Scheme.
Philadelphia , April 2. Treatment
f ( lie Insane by water with the Idea
f washing away Insanity germs willie
io an Innovation In the n w , ( | tinrtorH
or the Insane at the I'lilliuiolfWu alms-
ouse , which will bo opened on
Vednesday. Or. Copley , director of
he department of health , is confident
f the success of the movement.
The plant Is designed primarily for
he treatment of cases of uciito mania
> y a system of bathing by which the
lody of the patient Is kept completely
ubmcrgod In running water for as
eng a time as Is doomed necessary to
jffoct a euro. The plant , in Its pros-
nt form , IB composed of a number of
OOIIIH , of which two are especially sot
isldo for thin kind of treatment.
In cncli bathroom a hammock Is nr-
angod , on which the patient's body
osls. Above uro hot and cold water
uucets with a thermometer attached
or gauging the temperature. There
s a spot-la ! appliance for emptying the
ub Instantly. The water generally IB
< opt at a temperature of 100 degrees
nnI Is kept constantly flowing.
The patient romnliiH In the hammock
or a period varying from four to eight
loins at a tlmo. At the end of ouch
> orlod ho Is ( alien from the hath and
ilucod on a cot. rubbed down , and hi-
o\\od to rest for half an hour.
Ho then Is returned to the swinging
innmiock and Immersed In water ,
Phe only purpose for which he Is Ink-
n fioin the water IK an occasional
rest. Ills meals are given to him In
the bath.
The head , which rests on a clrculai
rubber cushion , Is the only portion ol
the body not submerged.
Do Not Crowd the Season ,
The first warm days of spring britif ,
with them n desire lo got out and en
Joy the oxhllnrnllng air and sunshine
Children that have been housed up al
winter are brought out and you wonder
dor where they all came from. The
heavy winter clothing Is thrown aside
and many shod their flannels. Thoi
a cold wave comes and people say
that grip Is epidemic. Colds at this
season are even more dangerous thai
In mid-winter , as there Is much more
danger of pneumonia. Take Cham
herlaln'H Cough Remedy , however , am
you will have nothing to fear. It al
wn > s cures and we have never knowi
a cold to result In pneumonia when I
was used. It is pleasant and safe t <
take Children like it For sale bj
Loomird the druggist
RAILROAD COMPANY DOES NOT
DESIRE IT CLOSED.
TO BE NO MORE CONTROVERSY
The News Has It From Reliable Au
thority That the Northwestern Rail
road Has No Desire Today That Phil
ip Avenue be Vacated.
Philip avenue will never bo closed
for n railway station. Citizens who
protested against vacating one of the
finest avenues that Norfolk owns for
the sake of n railway .station of cer
tain cosl , may as well , so far as Hie
outcome is concerned , drop their case
and save the cost of carrying the mat
ter to the United States supreme court.
The mailer is already settled , and per
manently.
The News lias It from reliable an-
horily that the Northwestern railroad
Iocs not desire the closing of Philip
avenue for their station and Hint they
would not accept the vacated streel
'or a station if il were offered. Pres
ent plans of the company , It Is known ,
contemplate either joining with the
Union Pacific In a union station or
wilding , In case the Union Pacific re
fuses , a dcpol of Ihelr own , hut In
neither event will the closing of Phil
ip avenue be asked or even considered.
This change of position is due , II is
said , not to any legal phnso of the
question , since the courl decisions
thus far have all boon In favor of al
lowing the street vacation , but to a
recognition on the part of the North
western railroad company of the fact
that the Btrcel closing Is not unani
mously desired In Norfolk and would
cause undesirable friction among
neighbors in the community.
Trouble over Ihe street closing , the
railroad company Is thought to argue ,
is totally unnecessary , since the rail
road needs a station anyway and can
just as easily build It at a point where
no street need be closed.
The most that will bo asked In any
event , ! t is said , will be Ihe right to
put a brick platform across Philip av
enue even with the rails , which would
be , In reality , nothing more nor lesf
than paving the street.
The announcement that the street
closing is not desired by the railroad
company will bring to an end a lonj ;
controversy which , It now appears , hat
been without real need atany stage
A disgraceful little passenger coacl
has been used for more than a yeai
as a station , waiting for settlement o
a court problem that need never hav <
arisen at all. Many living I" the vl
clnlty of Philip avenue protestci
against the threatened closing of tha
10 thoroughfare and this newspaper , ni
staled some days ago , believes tha
their stand was a righteous one.
0,000 LOPPED OFF MAINTENANCE
APPROPRIATION ,
NEW BUILDINGS WILL COME
Bill Appropriating $1)1,000 ) For Now
Improvements nt the Norfolk Innano
Hosplt.il Has Been Recommended
for Passage.
Lincoln , Nob. , March 12 ! ) . Special to
The News : In the gonoritl upproprlu-
Ion hill HID Norfolk Itinano hospital
iialnteuanco fund was today cut fioin
< 70.0)0 ( ) to $05,000.
In the llnanco eommltteo'n report
ho bill allowing repairs and Improve-
mmls for ( lie Norfolk 1'istItutIon IIIIH
icon recommended for passage. The
Ivo slock barn was jut out and the
fund for furnishings WIIB reduced fl- !
000.
000.In
In all , the Htuto legislature wan
inked for the following appropriations
lor the Norfolk hospital : linpiovo-
uontB , repairs , etc. , if 100,000 ; goneial
niiilulenaiico , f70,1100 ; officers and em
ployes' salaries , etc. , $5300.
i'lio battle for the appropriations Is
now on. The senate has been wield
Ing the sabre In a lecklesB fashion.
A determined onslaught Wan iniulo on
the Norfolk asylum allowance for
maintenance hut Senator Kamlull or
ganized an offecllvu dofuiiHc.
In the house the nppioprlallou hills
wore hurried through almost without
consideration. The tola ! aggregates
four and oiio-qimrlor mlllioiiH and the
amount IIIIIH ! bo cut one and one quar
ter millions.
Whnt Becomes of Dcopnln ?
\hout Iho stalehoimo 11 lore IB mud
spuculatlon concerning Iho fiituio of
Don r. DcBptiln. This young man
who IB clerk of the bureau of labor
and Htritlstli-H , wrote u Uircutonlng let
ter to lloprcsciilnllvu McMullun , lull
tnnUng personal misconduct am
tliroatonlg exposure. McMullen do
mnndcd an Investigation and Despair
admitted that ho had no facts hut cusi
out the insinuation In a moment 01
nngor Me Mill I on led the movement
which terminated In culling oft DOB
pain's salary allowance.
Dcspaln , It IB claimed , has spoil
most of his lime sending out notices
lo Iho Nebraska papers to atoum ; po
lltlenl Benllinonl. Frank Harrison am :
Dospaln hnvo "worked" the press 1m
loan end of the "reform" campaign
Harrison has been appointed deputy
clerk of the federal court and It I
stated that his literary efforts will b
confined hereafter lo Iho eulogy o
Senators Uurkell and Drown. In th
1003 session of Iho legislature ho re |
resented the Union Pacific railroad h
the lobby. Latur ho was Identified
with R. H. Schneider.
Despnin's friends liavo boon clamor
ing for recognition. They claim Hint
Dospaln secured Just as many press
notices as did Harrison and ho Is just
, s deserving. Governor Mickey roc-
mimondcd that Denpnln'b place bo
bollslied. The house followed this
course and the senate committee on
vays and means has refused to rein-
tale the salary Item.
In the meantime Sheldon Is being
mportuned to "take caio of Don. "
Dangers of the Grip.
The greatest dnngor from the grip
B of Its resulting In pneumonia. Wo
nivo never known this to occur , how-
v ) r , when Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy was used. It relieves the lungs ,
opens the secretions , allays the cough
iml aids nature In restoring the sys-
em to a healthy condition. Millions
) f people have used It with the most
satisfactory results. For sale by Leon
ard the druggist.
NORFOLK , FARM CENTER.
Norfolk Is the business center of
Madison county. What affects the
county's prosperlly affects Norfolk's
> rosperity and whatever constitutes
Madison county's rcsourses is part
and parcel of the foundation upon
which Norfolk builds.
Norfolk Is also In a way 'V natural
jenter of the four counties whose cor-
icrs meet a few miles to the north
east of the city. Norfolk's location
and railroad facilities promise to push
.be town forward as the center of
lorthern Nebraska. In many ways re-
Hilts In tills direction are beginning to
achieved and people in northern
Nebraska and southern South Dakota
ire being directed toward Norfolk as
the logical business center of their
section. But after all Madison county
IB nearest to Norfolk and stands firm
ly behind the city's hopes.
An inventory of the county's re
sources Is of Interest , therefore , not
only as county statistics but also at
fuels touching directly upon ono ol
the mosl Important factors contrlout
Ing to the city's support and prosper
ity. The official stallstlcs of the conn
ty ns complied by the state bureau ol
stalisllcs are now available as pan
of the report submitted to Governoi
Sheldon this year.
General Information about Madisoi
county Is outlined as follows : Dat : (
of organization , 18C8. Area , 57C sq
miles. Populallon , 10,970. Miles o
railway , 58.4C.
Madison county farms have nd
vanced In value during the last fov
years In line with other northeast Nebraska
braska land. Kind values In Madisoi
county are credited with Increaslni
from thirty to thirty-five per cent
elnco 1901. Prices arc still ndvanclnj
and as they advance the capital of tin
county Is Increased. Some of this lam
is In Norfolk hands. Nearly all of I
I. In Hie liandii of peoplt wlwu In-
( roused Income dlicctly liMioMln Nor
folk an Iho market town and banking
place of I lie county.
The price of Madison county land
per acre In tinted as followii : Ilenl til
lable land , $ ro to $110 ; fair tillable land
$35 to $50 ; liav land , $30 lo $00 ; gray.-
Ing land $15 ( o $30.
Impioveil hind In Iho county amounts
lo 288,885 IICIOH , unimproved laud , I'P'P-
020 IICIOH. The total tjiilllviited ureu
IB placed lit ! 10,317 aoroH. Tlioie lit
no government land vacant In Iho
county , while the Hlato school land
numbers 10,075 110.1 C.H.
Corn and oats form the hulk of the
cereals raised In Madhum county.
And the host fenliiro In Unit a com
paratively Htllo of either crop hi
shipped from the county. It stays In
Madison county and helps make fat
steers and sheep and hogs , netting a
fecund profit to the county , a profit
which redomnlH to Iho advantage of
( very Intoiost In Iho county.
In I'JOO ' ! in.5SO acres produced 2.U ( 3-
1)80 ) bushels of corn. The hulk of this
WIIB fed for the second profit. In 1905
Iho figures showed only 737.H57 bush
els shipped. In on la 75,818 acres pro
duced 2H05.II2 ! bushels , with the ship
ment of oats slandlii | . ' al 810,187 bush
els Nearly a hundiod thousand hush-
i Hi of potatoes was raised from HI ! ! )
acres In imiO with about 2,000 inisheln
listed as Iho average shipment.
Madison county fanners last year
rained I L'IHill ! bushels of wheat from
0.137 ncros devoted to Iho giowlh of
thai cereal. ! " > ! ' , ,000 bushels of wheat
was shipped fioiu Iho county In 1I05. !
Prom 270 iieion phutoil In barley last
year ! ! , ( ! ( ! ( ! bushels of hurley WUB so-
( lliei'l lll,0')7 ) htishclH of rye WIIB
talHod on I."II acres. Alfalfa IB a
crop inlscd In Madlnm county for
IKIIIIO consumption. The alfalfa neio-
nge last your WIIB li lilt acres and the
mieeomlvo ; crops brought 0,992 IOIIH ( if
alfalfa hay In the farmers of the coun
ty.
During 1905 21,381 huad of cnldo ,
1.1.939 head of ImgH , 5,878 head of
sheep and 1,080 head of horses and
mules wotc shipped fioni Madison
county. The henollls which a com-
iiiiinlly derives from the raising and
Halo of live stock nro lo he classed
with the benefits which It secures from
any Industry Unit lurns raw piodiietB
Into Mulshed goods and Minis added
profit In the sale of the final product.
An Inventory of the live stock of
Madison county if taken on .hiiie I ,
1110(1. ( would have given the following
figures : Cattle , 12,581 head ; hogK ,
10. ! ) Hi ; sheep , 3l20f homes , 10.552 ;
Illllles , fiSI.
The shipment of 2,3 11,000 pounds of
Hour fioin MadlRon county In 1905 ,
for which year figures are aviillaole ,
\\IIB one means of bringing roveniio
Into Iho county The shipment of oth
er miscellaneous products during the
jour was as follows : Mill feed , 10-
000 pounds ; llvn poultry , 207 Sf. I
1 omuls ; oggH , 210,000 dozen ; but tor ,
.i9.fi IJ pounds ; dressed poultry. 3.523
pounds.
LIIHI joar Norfolk shipped its first
carload of apples assigned to an out-
i-ide market. While the exportation of
fruit to outside markets bus never In
Iho past been extensively attempted
there are nevertheless many orchards
of fruit trees In the county. The sta
tistics of the Madison county orchards
give the county -15,8'I ) apple trees , 14-
filtl ! cherry trees , 12,097'plum tic-en ,
. ! , IOO peach , trees and 811 pear trees.
The figures set forth heie are the
( lllclal figures compiled fiom authent
ic sources by the slate bureau of sta
tistics The figures are live figures as
tar as Norfolk is concerned tor they
loll the story of the big agricultural
workshop of which Norfolk In a busi
ness way Is n part. The mutual ser
vices which the city and county per
form for eacli oilier brings them close
together. The interests ol our prosperous -
porous agricultural community on one
hand and of the thriving energetic
towns of the county on Ihe other hand
are virtually the snme. What pros
pers the county will prosper Madison ,
Newman Grove , Battle Creek , Tildon
and Meadow Grove. The interests of
all unllo with Norfolk's Interests and
Iho resources of Iho whole county are
common property In n way.
Notice to Redeem.
To unknown heirs of Justus P. leav
er , deceased , and to F. G. Hohson , first
name unknown : You and each of you
are hereby nolllied as non-resldunts of
the state of Nebraska , that at a pri
vate sale made by the treasurer of
Madison county , state of Nebraska , on
the 21st day of August , 1905 , Mary
Kingsbury purchased al said tax sale
for Iho unpaid and dollmiuent taxes
thereon of the year 1K03 the following
described real estate situated In Mad
ison county , stale of Nebraska , to-wlt :
Lots six , seven , seventeen , eighteen ,
nineteen and twenty ( C , 7 , 17 , 18 , 19 ,
and 20) ) of block three (3) ( ) ; lots seven
and eight (7 ( and 8) ) of block six ( C ) ;
lots Iwo and three ( 2 and 3) of block
cloven (11) ( ) , and lols thirteen and four
teen (13 ( and li ) of block thirteen (13) ) ,
all in Riverside Park addition to the
clly of Norfolk , Nebraska , the tillo to
all of which real eslato appears of
r record In Ihe reglslcr of deed's office
of said Madison counly In Iho mime
of said Justus P. Ixjaver , In whoso
e name the same was and is assessed ,
that no person is ! n possession or oc
cupancy of said lots. On March 16 ,
J907 , the tax certificate issued on said
tax sale was assigned to the under
signed N. A. Rnlnholt , who now owns
and holds samo.
The right to redeem above described
real estate from said sale for delin
quent taxes will expire on the 22nd
day of August , 1907 , of which nil per
sons interested are hereby required to
take notice.
it N. A. Uainbolt.