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SOCIETY
' [ ' 111) ) members ( ) f ll | ( . MotllOdlHt
Episcopal pliurch of Norfolk TlinrHilny
presented MTH. | | . h. Bnydor with
several line pieces of valuable cut
glass , 4iH a token of their appreciation
of bur long , faltliful anil willing ser
vices as organist of thu church. The
presentation took place ut choir prae-
Ueo which wan hold Thursday al thu
Snyder hoinu ,
The Heights lllrthiluy chili mot with
Mrs. Weaver on TuuHilay to celebrate
the birthdays of two members , Mrs.
.1 H. Muyliml and Airs. Woavor. Thu
ladles enjoyed a 1 o'clock luncheon.
The guests of honor were ouch pre
sented with a prolty upoon and many
KOOd WlHlll'H. TIllH Will 1)0 ) the lU8t
mooting of the clul ) for the wlntor.
The Dolls' Sowing dub met with
Iluth Davenport hint Saturday after
noon. A Christmas tree with a gift
for each ono was onu of the Joys of
this aftornoon. Airs. Davenport ser
ved light refreshments.
A party of young Indies of The
Heights guvo a llnun shower for AIIss
JOHHO | Droliort Tuosdtiy evening. MlBH
Drohort IB HOOII to ho murrluil to Fred
G. Kountur of Carroll.
Or. and Mrs. O. A. Young , Mr. and
Mrs. W. 1' . Logan and Mr. and Mrs.
( ' . II. HoynohlH were dlnnor guests of
Mr. and Mrs , S. M. Ilradun laat Sat
urday ovonlng.
The \Vost Sldo WhlHt club cnjoyod
a mooting In the homo of Mr. and
Mrs. U. Uaum on Tuesday ovonlng.
Allsses Lothla and Merle Blakoman
ontortalncd the Dorcas society on
Tuesday ovonlng.
The Modern Woodmen gave a dance
Wednesday evening at Maniuardt
hall. .
Another of the series of Elk dances
was given Friday evening.
The Wednesday club met with Mrs.
Hagoy.
Uccker-Raasch.
The wedding of Royal Ueckor and
Miss Ilelko Haasch took place In the
Hadur Lutheran church Wednesday
afternoon at 1:30 : o'clock. The bride
was escorted by her sister , Miss Clara
Haasch , the groom by Gust Heck-
man of Iladar , Mr. Iloflus of the
Hadar parochial school playing the
wedding march. The bride were a
pretty cream voile dress. After the
ceremony the guests enjoyed a three-
course supper.
Mr. Uocker Is the oldest son of Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Ueckor living four
miles northwest of Norfolk. The bride
Is the second oldest daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. John Haasch of Pierce. The
young people will he at homo to their
friends nftor January 1 on the Ernest
Haaseh place two and a half miles
northwest of Norfolk.
The guests : Miss Alary Braasch ,
Miss Louise I'ahn and family ; Miss
Anna Palm , Miss Hosa Brunei1 , Mrs.
Liorman. Miss Mary Duhrlng , Mr. and
Mrs. D. Hohrko ; William Duhrlng , Mr.
and Airs. Gust Miller , Messrs. Ahlman ,
Mr. and Mrs. .1. 10. Wagner , Mr. and
Mrs. Jake Wagner , Messrs. Rnnsch of
Pierre ; Miss Dora Miller , Miss Anna
Holirke , Ernest Haasch , Miss Loulso
Hohrke , Messrs. Heckman , Mrs. Wil
liam Setzkorn , Ed Skiff , Mr. and Mrs.
Herman Haaseh of Stantou ; Mr. and
Mrs. Adolph Maniuardt , Mr. and Mrs.
August Haasch , Mrs. Brisso and
daughter , Mr. and Mrs. E. Wnchter ,
Mr. and Mrs. M. Haase , Mrs. August
Haase , Mr. and Mrs. F. Stcngle , Mr.
and Mrs. 'Otto Kppler , Mr. an A Mis.
E. Kppler , Miss Ida KrtU'gor
Airs. Julius Alarquardt , and
family , Mr. and Airs. Carl
I'ocker , Air. and Airs. August Uecker ,
Air. and Airs. L. Uecker , Air. and Mrs.
H. Uookor , Mr. and Airs. Ed Uecker ,
Air. and Airs. Charles Braasch , Air.
and Airs. Emll Braasch , Air. and Airs.
Herman Branson , Air. and Airs. For-
dlnaud Hraasch , Air. and Airs. August
Braasch , Air. and Airs. Ed Hraasch.
Personal.
Air. and Airs. W. H. Ducholz and
sons and Air. and Airs. W. AI. Ralnbolt
and son of Omaha will como up Thurs
day to spend Christmas In the home of
Mr. and Airs. X. A. Rainbolt.
The many friends of Charles
Bridge , Jr. , will be glad to hear he Is
Improving rapidly. Ho will probably
return with Miss Helen to spend
Christmas.
Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Weatherby and
iIrs. Warrlck will go to Omaha next
week to spend the holidays with Air.
and Airs. Joseph Shoemaker.
Air. and Mrs. John Davenport have
taken the D. T. Reid house for the
winter and are nicely settled.
AIlss Josephine Butterfleld will re
turn from Wellesley the first of the
week to spend the holidays.
Coming Events.
One of the coming events which
will bo awaited with keen anticipa
tion by the people of Norfolk and sur
rounding territory will bo the engage
ment of "Tho Honeymoonors. " the big
Cohan musical comedy which has Just
been secured , after long negotiation ,
for the Auditorium on the evening of
Saturday. January 2 ono week from
lUNt Saturday This will bo one of
the theatrical treats of a season.
CHRISTMAS ENTERTAINMENTS.
Santa Claus Will Have Many Dates In
Norfolk on Christmas Eve.
Candles will bo lighted , Christmas
trees will bo hurduno.d with gifts and
glittering spangles , the good old
pieces will bo spoken and the old
Mongs--and a few now ones , for songs
changed more rapidly than the
"pieces" of childhood will ho HIIIIK
In almost ever church In the city on
( 'hrlHtiniiH eve. Santa Claus will have1
to hurry to keep all his Norfolk dates
at the trees , but he has boon equal
to the occasion In the past.
At the ( Irst Congregational church
a splendid /program / has been pre
pared and will ho rendered Christmas
eve. A Christmas tree with gifts for
all the children will bo ono of the
chief attractions for the little folks.
A Christmas program , a tree loaded
with gifts for the children of thu Sun
day school and a 'Santa Clans" to dis
tribute thorn , will bo onjoyud at the
.Methodist church on Christmas eve.
At the Christian church will ho a
program of song and recitations and
a tree Christmas eve.
At Johannes church Christmas eve
will find a nice little program provided
for entertainment and a tree full of
tilings that children need to make
them glad the Yule Tide Is here.
The children of the Uaptlsl Sunday
school will take part In a little pro
gram Christmas eve and the older
folks \\M11 have charge of a tree with
gifts enough for everybody.
At the Presbyterian church a pro
gram of songs and recitations by the
lltllo tots will bo given , and Santa
Claus will bo on hand to distribute
gifts from a well ladened tree.
At Trinity church , evening song
services will bo rendered. A tree
with gifts for the little folks will be
ready to have Its branches unloaded
after the service.
At Christ Lutheran church a pro
gram of singing and recitations will
bo the order of the evening and a line
Christmas tree to gladden the hearts
of the children.
At St. Paul's church Interesting ex
orcises will bo hold. A tree with
gifts for the children of the church
will be ono of the joys of Christmas
eve.
A tree with gifts for the children
and a musical program will bo the
entertainment at the Second Congre
gational church on Christmas eve.
At St. Alary's church Christmas
mass will bo said on Christmas morn
ing at 0 a. in. a second mass at S a. in.
and High mass at 10:30 : a. m.
NO BRIDE FOR NEW HOME.
Falling In Attempts to Secure a Mate ,
Man Destroys New House.
La Crosse , Wis. , Dec. 19. Disap
pointed over repeated failures to place
a bride in the home he had built for
two , Hollls Worden , of Norway Ridge ,
up in the northeast corner of Alonroo
county'reduced the structure to kind
ling wood. The work of demolition
was begun last week and now only a
woodpile marks the spot.
Worden declined to sell the build
ing upon which ho had spent several
hundred dollars. He said that as his
stepfather intended to go to the sold
iers home he would go and live with
his mother and that , therefore , he had
no further use for the house.
Worden first courted Annie Urn-
bush , but her parents frowned down
the proposed match , and she Is now
Airs. F. Crawford.
His next' love was Gertrude Jerome.
It was for her that he built the homo ,
but she decided she did not care to be
come its mistress and still lives in
single blessedness.
Having faith In the old adage that
"Faint heart never won fair lady , "
Worden became a member of the
Christian church In the hope of win
ning a bride , Aliss Irene Umbusli. Hut
he was again disappointed.
Still undaunted , he renounced his
faith In the Christian church and em
braced the Alormon religion , with the
view of inducing AIlss Leedy Alure-
man , who was a member of that
church , to become his partner for life.
Failing in this , his fourth venture ,
Worden , who is only twenty-five years
of age , decided to demolish the house
and seel : a mate no more.
Miss Fish to Quit Newport ?
Newport , R. I. , Dec. 19. That Airs.
Stuyvesant Fish plans to absent her
self from Newport next summer and
for the second successive summer , Is
shown by an announcement that
Crossways , which Airs. Fish owns , Is
for rent or for sale. . The magnificent
colonial estate faces Bailey's beach ,
In close proximity to the summer
homes of Henry Clews , George H.
Warren and Williams Allller.
Airs. Fish had planned a trip to Eu
rope and the Nile for the summer.
There are Newport wiseacres who de
clare If Airs. Fish deserts Newport for
a second consecutive season she
never will return to live.
Uncle Remus' Horse.
The Yankton Press and Dakotan ,
viewing with alarm the possibility of
being forced Into an argument with
the Yankton Herald , says that argu
ing with its contemporary always re
minds It of Uncle Remus' horse
which , so the story goes , ho had swap
ped one day to a neighbor. After the
trade , ho said :
"Now , Bill. I'll tell yor fair. Dat
hess hub got two faults. "
"And more , too. I guess , assented
Bill. "But what are they ? "
"Wa-al. ef ho gits out in do field
he's do hahdes1 hess tor ketch ye ever
seed , an' when yer ketch 'lin he ain't
wuth a cuss. "
In reading store ads , most people
nro looking for definite Information
about some pa/tlcnlar article licncu ,
A Remarkable Homesteader ,
I
j In a class quite apart from all the
other claim holders In north Nebraska
Is Roy Clark , thu blind homesteader of
Cherry county , who for some consid
erable time pant has "hold down" a
claim thirty-live miles southwest of
Alnsworth.
Clark , although a young man Just
out of school , Is by far the most re
markable blind man In Nebraska In
point of achievement. And this
course of his In securing a Cherry
county homestead In north Nebraska
Is In Itself something of an achieve
ment for a man totally blind.
Will Prove Up Next Summer.
Clark will "prove up" on his homestead -
stead next summer. .Meanwhile he
will have qualified as a capable
fanner.
Out on his north Nebraska claim ho
has a real neat little frame house ,
12x30 In size , with two rooms , ono of
which Is 12x11 , the kitchen and dining
room , the other 12x1(5 ( , the sitting
room and bedroom. Near the house
Is a frame barn , 1-1x20. Near by Is a
frame chicken house and a frame fuel
shed.
The yard of the Clark property Is
fenced In. A year ago last summer
Clark himself planted -100 jack pines
and fifty of them are now living and
doing well. A good well Is on the
property.
Clark has a largo garden and has
ten acres which he will put Into grain
next season. Ills live stock now con
sists of a team of young ponies and
a cow ; but he Is about to buy some
stock and let It out on shaies to other
homesteaders.
Is Totnlly Blind.
Clark has been blind nearly all his
life. When little more than a baby
he lost his eyesight as the result of
sickness. Ho was sent to the Insti
tute for the blind lu Nebraska City
where ho graduated.
A College Graduate.
Roy Clark , now a homestead
farmer , Is the only blind man who ever
graduated from the university of Ne
braska. A few years ago ho graduated
from the state university with honors.
Although terribly and tragically handi
capped by his lack of sight , he suc
cessfully pursued ono of the hardest
courses at the state university , did
every bit of the required work and
passed all of his examinations with
marks averaging higher than nine-
tuiiths of his fellow students.
How Clark was ever able to accom
plish everything he did at the big uni
versity at Lincoln was something of
a marvel even to those who worked
with him constantly. He attended
all lectures taking notes by the "point
system" which the blind use. His
text books and general reading was
done for him by college friends In
the same classes. Ills papers were
written on a typewriter , which he
used for all his correspondence. He
had a light typewriter which ho car
ried to school on examination days
and dashed off the answers to the
questions read to him. The subjects
ho was at his best In were philosophy ,
political enocomy and English.
Was Never Lost tn Lincoln.
Clark had perfect confidence In him
self In Lincoln. While a student he
walked the streets of Lincoln alone ,
going to any store or in any part of
town. He never feared street cars ,
but the appearance of the auto , craze
gave him alarm. Ho would dash off a
letter on a typewriter , pound out the
address , affix a stamp and walk over
to the nearest letter box.
In university affairs he was active.
He was a member of the university
debating squad , a valued position , won
honors in oratory , tnd was elected vice
president of the senior class. Ills
special enjoyment In Lincoln was the
theater , where his active mind was
always able to supply the stage pic
ture.
Married Lincoln Girl.
A year ago last August Clark mar
ried a Lincoln girl , AIlss Gertrude
Highberger , who had graduated from
the Lincoln high school the previous
June.
Clark , like many of the blind , Is a
talented musician and is always able
to command the best situations In Lin
coln as a piano tuner.
Ideas Run to Business.
Clark's ideas have always run to
business. Chancellor Andrews of the
university watched his course In col
lege with interest , and In Clark's sen
ior year urged him to continue his
education along post-graduate lines
with the aim of devoting his life to
the interests of the blind by becoming
a college professor. Clark will , how
ever , ultimately engage In business.
He Is on Intimate terms with the
leading business men of Lincoln and
can get backing when he needs It.
Clark has always been a money-maker
and more than paid his expenses dur
ing his school years.
Philosophy of the Smile.
Contentment Is the constant motto
of this blind man who Is ono of the
jolllest fellows Imaginable. No ono
In north Nebraska smiles oftener or
mountains better spirits.
Has Traveled Widely.
Clark has traveled over many parts
of the country. He has been a fre
quent visitor to Denver and Kansas
City. At the time of his graduation
from the university of Nebraska ac
counts of his life appeared In many of
the lending magazines and papers of
the east.
Father a Railroad Man.
Roy Clark's father Is a Union Pa
cific engineer well known among train
men on account of prominent places
ho has held In the service of the
Brotherhood of locomotive Engineers.
Ho now lives at Beatrice but ran until
recently between Stromsburg and
Lincoln ,
Deadlock at Newman Grove ,
Newman Urove Reporter : Two
members of the "Pickings from Puck"
company , apparently man and wife ,
were standing In front of Lew Young's
drug store Tuesday morning , looking
at the display of Christmas presents ,
pnld. "what a nice toilet sot that
1 Is over there to the loft. " Ho said ,
"Isn't that a dandy smoking set with
the ash tray ? " This appeared to re
sult In a deadlock for no Christmas
presents were purchased by either of
them.
Prof. Stands Up for Good Slang.
You'ro up against It.
Freeze onto the ball.
I'll chop you up Into mincemeat.
Ho blow onto the stage.
Ho Is up In the air.
His trolley Is off.
You aio burking up the wrong tree.
Pull up stakes and make a hee-llue.
IIo Is daiTy.
Ho has hats In his belfry.
Madison , Dec. I ! ) . Do the foregoing
words , heard dally In the stieots ,
sound like the language of Milton or
Shakespeare ? They are peifectly
proper , however.
lu explaining the forcefulness of
language to a class In pedagogy nt the
University of Wisconsin , Professor Al.
V. O-'Shoa of the department of science
and education , declared that some ol
the unique expressions of those mas
ters of earlier literature were the rec
ognized slang of their day , elucidating
his idea by explaining that the best of
slang of today will bo In the litera
ture of tomorrow. IIo declared that
the children of Madison have the most
vivid and picturesque vocabulary
along these lines of any children he
knows of , and added that conserva
tive mothers should not try to crush
these expressions of thought from
their youthful conversations so long
as they are not obscene or Improper.
Why Slang Abides.
The Incident of Professor O'Shor.
using the numerous slang phrases was
brought about when he explained to
his pupils the possibilities of the most
modern and "up-to-date" vocabulary.
IIo declared "our language Is a living
language and is constantly changing.
A man may know .Milton , grammar
and rhetoric , but may miss the Issue
and the effect which ho wishes to pro
duce by the use of staid , conventional
terms. Young people use slang
readily. Their minds are plastic and
the terms they use , even though they
be slang , are vigorous , picturesque ,
filled with fire and color , and ought
not to be suppressed. "
But Professor O'Shea believes there
Is both "good" and "bad" slang , and
on this point he declared :
"All slang that offends the moral
and ethical sense will die out of Its
own accord , and the best phrases will
survive , to be Incorporated In the
literature . of the next generation.
Phrases that I would not use ten
years ago I am using constantly today
In conventional conversation. Such
expressions as 'You'ro up against It , '
used constantly by the children , have
live times the vigor and effect of the
same Idea expressed by ministers
and professors in the classical lan
guage of Alllton and Shakespeare.
Freedom for the Child.
"For the average child , the best
slang Is far better than the conserva
tive speech of adults. The adult lives
a formal life. He dislikes Innova
tions ; he Is quiet and refined , and Is
utterly incapable , as such , of telling a
child how 10 talk. Glvo the child
freedom In his expressions and do not
limit him to the phrase and rhetoric
of oldou days. "
Professor O'Shea declared young
people , men In active life , college pro
fessors and students , who constantly
are gaining new ideas , are the men
who originate the so-called slang ex
pressions. The expression "fussing" is
original at the University of Wiscon
sin , 'as explaining the courting pro
clivities of the youth. "Ami what
term could be more applicable ? " he
says.
"Out on the Pacific coast , " he said ,
the language is undergoing a con
stant change. New expressions from
the mountains , the mines , the seas ,
the hardships of travel are rapidly
becoming Incorporated In the vocabu
lary , making them living realities. "
German-Russ Colonies.
Sioux Falls , S. D. , Dec. 19. Special
to The News : Few residents of
South Dakota have any idea of the
great growth of the German-Russian
colonies which were established ! n
what now is South Dakota thirty
years ago.
There now are fifteen of such
colonies In the state and the property
owned by the colonists is valued at
more than $3,000,000. This property
includes an aggregate of three hun
dred and seventy-four quarter sections
of land , or about 60,000 acres , 3,700
head of cattle , 12,000 sheep and other
live stock , in addition to much other
property.
About thirty years ago there were
only three of these colonies Wolf
Creek , Bon Hommo and Elmsprlng.
The Bon Homme colony at that time
owned seven quarter sections of land ;
Wolf Creek and Elmsprlng had a little
more. Thirty years ago there were
forty-six families in the three colonies.
Today the families in the three col
onies number 255 , which illustrates
the rapid growth of the colonies.
When the financial condition of the
three original colonies warranted It.
large additional tracts of land wore
purchased and new colonies were
established. Branches of the original
Bon Hommo colony are AIllltown.AIax-
well , Rose dale , Buffalo and another
colony In Splnk county. Elmsprlng
colony was the parent of New Elm-
spring and Rockport colonies. Wolf
Creek colony Is responsible for the ex
istence of what arc known us James-
vllle , Tschotter ; Richards ranch col
ony , In Beadle county , and another
colony in Spink county.
The Elmspriiig colonists have just
decided to purchase another large
tract of land with the object of estub-
lishlng another colony. When this is
accomplished It will make the six
teenth of such colonies to be establish
ed In South Dakota
The members of the various colonies
are among the happiest and most , con
tented people in the state. Thby are
a very Industrious class of people and
pay little attention to the affairs of
the great outside world. All their
property Is owned In common ami If
disputes over occur lu any of the
colonies knowledge of them never
reaches the outside world , the
colonists having the faculty of thorn-
solve adjusting such difficulties us
they muy huve.
SHAW CALLED FALSE CRITIC.
Former Nebraska Professor , Dr. Ross ,
Says He Is Not a Socialist.
Alndlsoti. Win. , Dee. 1 ! ) . Prof. E. A.
Ross , head of the sociology depart
ment of Wisconsin university , last
night said that the recent assertion
of Leslie AI , Shaw that the teachers of
sociology In American universities are
socialists or anarchists was untrue.
" 1 know of no sociologist In any of
the American unlvorlsltlos who Is a
socialist , " said Prof. Ross. "Sociolo
gists are enlightened students , who
stand for some particular policy In the
Interests of the nation , such as edu
cation , sanitation , or forest conserva
tion. Socialists are those who be
lieve that there should bo no private
ownership of Income-producing prop
erty.
"Air. Shaw , who Is a keen business
man , speaks from a selfish and com
mercial viewpoint. He scoffs at sociologists
legists because they are preaching
doctrines which are both detrimental
to his pocketbook and to private In
terests. "
REPLY TO ROOSEVELT.
La Crosse Pastors' Union Adopt Reso
lutions on Teddy's Utterances.
La Crosse , WIs. , Dee. ID. By a
vote of M toI the Pastors' Union
passed n resolution in reply to the re
cent letter of President Roosevelt
branding as "bigots" those who would
vote on religious grounds against a
Catholic or a Unitarian as a candidate
for the presidency of the United
States. The reply will bo sent to the
president. The resolutions are an
argument In justification of those who
feel that a consistent Roman Catholic
cannot do his full duty as president of
the United States.
Feared Camel , not Affinity.
Chicago , Dec. 19. It was the camel ,
Ido , and not the affinity , Airs. Alarlo
Von Barries , that caused the breaking
up of the domestic ties of Dr. George
How , TOG West Jackson boulevard ,
two months ago.
After the brute was roplevlned on
Tuesday by Naif Corey , proprietor of
an amusement park show , who claim
ed the physician was holding it
against his wishes , it came to the oars
of neighbors that the real cause of
Airs. Irene How's hasty departure
from her home had been removed.
The story ran that she returned late
one evening to find her husband in
the company of Airs. Von Barries.
That discovery did not frighten her ,
and she was about to pass into an
other room to remove her wraps ,
when she caught sight of the camel ,
wrapped In a white sheet in lieu of a
blanket.
Ido was Hidden In a dark corner ,
but his bulky form was outlined in
white , a background for a shaggy
head , as he swayed It back and forth.
At her first scream ho stumbled to
his knees , and then tottered to his
feet with a grunt to seek the cause
of the excitement.
Airs. How had departed before the
operation was complete , and she was
not heard from again until she caused
the arrest of her husband and Airs.
Von Barries and filed suit for divorce.
She named Airs. Von Barries as a
more satisfactory cause for separa
tion than Ido , but to one or two
friends she told the real story of the
cause of her sudden flight.
That was the first day that the
camel had been under Dr. How's
care. Ho had persuaded the owner ,
Corey , that ho was tin expert with
animals , and ho hoped to cure n lame
ness with which Ido was suffering. Ho
did not succeed , but from the first day
It was In his possession ho cherished
the animal and refused to part with it.
When at last Corey called the law
to his aid , Bailiff Krucksteln found
that "Ido" had become much attached
to his new homo. He bit , kicked , and
squealed , and it was not until half
an hour's maneuvering that the bailiff
emerged victoriously leading him by a
Imlter.
Since that event Dr. How has not
been heard from. It was stated at his
office that ho had left the city. It
was not known whether the removal
of the camel had anything to do with
his departure.
Adam God Went by Niobrara.
"Adam God" ( James Sharp ) and the
party of religious fanatics who pre
cipitated the terrible street battle In
Kansas City with the police passed
down the Allssouri river not long ago
In a house hont , skirting the Rosebud
country and north Nebraska and passIng -
Ing the town of Niobrara.
Edward Fish. "Adam God's pilot"
who piloted the little party of fan
atics down the river from Blsmark ,
N. D. , to Kansas City , was this wool !
fined $500 In Kansas City police court
for vagrancy. Ho made no defense
admitting that it hud been more than
a year since ho worked. Before hemet
met Sharp and Joined the bund at Bis-
mark , ho was a farmer , raising 'corn
and wheat and outs and potatoes.
Niobrara , Dee. , 19. Special to The
News : Several persons In Niobrara
saw the house bout bearing "Adam
God" and his party puss down the
river.
H is said by those who saw the
11out that It did not slop at N'loliiarn
which Is no doubt true as the town IK
a half mlle from the river.
Was Pinned Under Auto.
Humphrey Democrat ; Bam Fleming
and Dr , Morris of Crcston had an ox-
porluncu with an automobile Monday
which they will not soon forgot , es
pecially Air. Fleming who got the
worst of thu deal. The two gent le
mon had been over to Humphrey In i
'Mr. Fleming's automobile , which Is a i
fine ono , but becomes unruly at times '
( like men and things , and when n 1
short distance from town on their re
turn homo , whether duo to too fast
speed around a corner , striking a
ditch or an uiicontrolablo desire on
the part of the pesky machine to climb
a telephone pole , we have boon un
able to learn , anyway the automobile
took a sudden turn , landing bottom
side up and pinning Air. Fleming un
derneath the machine.
With a Sundew strength Dr. Alorrls
raised the machine and rescued Mr.
Fleming from his perilous position ,
and the peculiar thing of It Is that af
ter the excitement was over Dr. Alorrls
attempted to raise the machine again ,
and H Is claimed he could not budge
It. While not seriously hurt , Mr.
Fleming received numerous bud
bruises which laid him up for a few
days. The machine was brought to
Humphrey and aside from a sprung
axle and a few breaks of little consequence
quence , it Is not damaged as much us
one would think.
Commissioners Proceedings ,
Aladlscu. Neb. , Dec. 8 , 190S , ut 1 p. m.
The board of county commissioners
mot pursuant to adjournment. Present ,
Commissioners John Malone , Burr Taft
and Henry Sundornmn.
The minutes of Nov. ( i , 190S , were
read and approved.
On motion the sum of $1,500 was
transferred from the 1907 bridge fund
to the 1908 bridge fund and the county
treasurer was directed to make such
transfer on his books.
Dan Trapp of Falrvlew precinct ,
liuvlng been erroneously assessed wltll
thirty-two head of cattle valued at $0-10
actual value , when In fact , ho owned
no cattle on April 1 , 1908 , and with
$1,200 In money when In fact he had
ony $300 , on motion the county clerk
was Instructed to reduce his personal
tax for 1908 In Falrvlew precinct by
computing same on a valuation $308
less than that on which it Is computed.
On motion the amount of the bond
to be furnished by County Attorney-
elect James Nichols was fixed at
$1,000.
On motion the following bills were
allowed :
W. W. Weaver , mdse $ 0.25
I. F. Flynn , quarantining 3.50
lohn Malone , work R. D. No. 9. . . -1.25
Dave Larson , work H. D. No. 5.10.00
Burr Taft , labor and mileage. . 72.00
John Malone , labor and mileage
ago 58.55
Henry Sundernmn , labor and
mileage , . 30.35
Wm. Lovcll , work H. D. No. 9. 10.50
T. S. Alalono , work R. D. No. 9. 1.50
0. S. Christian , work R. D. No.
9 20.00
A. J. Wells , livery , assigned to
H. Barnes 1.50
Goo. Woodworth , work C. D.
No. 2 12.00
W. E. Reed , haying road C. D.
No. 2 9.00
Joh 11 Guild , grading C. D. No.
2 3.00
J. T. Alooro , work C. D. No. 2. . 51.75
Frank Klocko , workC. . D. No. 2 1.50
John W. Warrlck , labor R. D.
No. 5 91.78
John W. Warrlck , bridge fund1.10
Oscar Brown , work H. D. No. 9 5.00
Herman Hogrefo , account W.
P. Dixon -1.50
Krumm & Warren , labor R.
D. No. 5 32.85
Krumm & Warren , labor R.
D. No. 5 19.70
G. O. Schmitt , grading R. D.
No. 15 138.00
Wm. Rockofcllow , work H. D.
No. 5 30.00
W. P. Dixou , grading C. D. No.
2 , claimed $71.25 , allowed less
$ -1.50 owing to Herman Hog-
refe on former bill , allowed
at 69.75
W. P. Dlxon. grading C. D. No.
2 30.25
Frank Neldlg. work R. D. No. 9 3.00
Battle Creek Hardware Co. ,
hardware. R. D. No. 2 5.58
Howard Allller Lumber Co. . ,
lumber R. D. No. 2 28.51
Win. Lowe , work R. D. No. 2. . . 15.00
C. H. Hlnman , hardware R. D.
No. 13 4.50
C. R. Hinman , hardware ,
bridges 8.15
Henry Uecker , work R. D. No. 1 14.25
Chicago Lumber Co. , Norfolk ,
lumber , R. D. No. 1 73.46
Chicago Lumber Co. , Norfolk ,
lumber , R. D. No. 1 62.21
Chicago Lumber Co. , Norfolk ,
lumber , R. D. No. 8 53.44
Chicago Lumber Co. , Norfolk ,
lumber for election booths. . 1.40
G. D. Schmitt , work R. D. No. 15 61.50
J. R. Schmitt , work H. D. No. 15 9.00
1. L. Huffman , livery 8.45
Joseph Moravec , work R. D.
No. 10 3.00
Perry C. Harris , work R. D.
No. 4 11.00
AIllls & Schenck , work R. D. .
No. 10 1.25
L. W. Lyon , grading R. D. No.
10 211.85
J. B. Donovan , printing R. D.
No. 9 f 2.85
J. B. Donovan , printing R. D.
No. 16 50
Goo. E. Stlrk. work C. D. No. 2. S.50
H. E. Allbery. work , C. D. No. 2 4.50
John Heggomoyor , work C. D.
No. 2 8.50
Joe Bonlsli , work R. D. No. S.
assigned to Jack Koenlggteln 15.00 I
L. W. Lyon. grading C. D. No. 1 51.20 I
Nelson & Gabrlolson , black-
smithing. R. D. No. in I.SO
Henry Uoeker , work R. D. No. 1 ,
assigned to Jack Koelilu'Stcln. Jin.SS
Boyd and Hnrned , room for elec
tions 5.00
L. B Baker , lumber C' . D. No. ; t. 41 17
L. B Baker , lumber R. D. No. 0. 19.40
OUR Kuul , salary 100.00
H. F. Barney , soldiers' relief. . 100.00
Jacob Henderson , supplies , jail. 2.75
Fred Goguor , paper hanging. . . 11.115
i ;
W. C. Elley. livery 12.76
\ Agnes Proiiss. nursing und oar-
| Ing for 11. While , claimed
i $17.00. wholly disallowed.
i FritSehroeder , wolf scalp. . . . 2.00
j lluttle Creek Hardware Co. ,
I room for election 5.00
! W. P. Kennedy , care of booths. ti.50
R. L. Waenor. ndni ! for i l.'cilon M.OW
John Kriintz , livery 51.00
On motion the county clerk was In-
struetod to correct asmviinicnt of nV
sw'/i ' 18-23-i : for IHS ! ) by computing lux
on a valuation of $ ( ! ! ( ! Instead of $722 ,
there having been an error lu the as
sessment.
On motion the following bills were
allowed :
Carl Rclnecclus , plow C. D. No.
1 $ 11.00
Wm. Gubloman , hauling lumber
C. D. No. 1 5.00
Fred Guhloman , work C. D. No.
1 3.00
C. D. Johnson , balance salary
steward of poor farm 4.1KI
Jack Koonlgsleln , ollluo expense 25.44
Dick Black , burying dead horse. 2.00
W. S. AlcCallum. work C. D. No.
3 4.50
Madison lodge. No. 85 , I. O. 0.
F. , room for election 11.00
C. D. Johnson , care of booths ,
assigned to T. H. Senior 2.00
John Trapp of Falrvlew precinct
having boon. assessed lu 1908 with
$3,000 In money when In fact ho had
hut $2,400 and with 00 hogs valued ut
$000 actual value when In fact he hud
only 0 hogs valued at $00. , on motion
the county cleric was Instructed lo
correct his personal assessment by
computing same on an assessed valu-
allen $22S less than the valuation re
turned by the assessor.
, On motion the following bonds were
approved :
Corl D. Jenkins , road overseer R. D.
No. 14.
P. J. Johnson , Justice of the peace ,
Shell Creek precinct.
Peter Bussey , road overseer , R. D.
No. 2.
W. II. Klrchhofor , constable , Jef
ferson precinct.
Elmer 13. Dodge , road overseer R. D.
No. 4.
Dominic Schlnck , bond for dupllcuto
warrant.
On motion the county clerk was In
structed to present a claim to Plorco
county , Nebraska , for ono half the
cost of constructing bridge on county
line between Aladlson and Pierce
counties. Total cost of bridge $005.17.
One half to be charged to Pierce coun
ty , $302.59.
On motion It was voted to rolloor
steel bridge across Shell creek in
village of Newman Grove and also to
rolloor bridge three miles west of
Aladlson , known as the Foiling bridge.
, The following report by C .D. John-
sou , steward of the poor farm , waa
audited and approved.
Battle Creek , Neb. , Nov. 30 , 1908.
To the Honorable Board of County
Commissioners of Aladlson County ,
Neb.
I place before your honorable body
my third quarterly report , as follows :
Cash in Battle Creek
Valley hank , Aug.
31 , IflOS $ 80,50
Cash from George
Schutt , 5 steers 175.00
13y county warrant . . . . 200,00
By Preoce & Brechler ,
two yearling steers. 50.00
W. P. Dlxon for board 12.00
Total cash on hand
and received during
third quarter $524.10 $521.10
Paid for audited bills
of second quarter. . . 400.33
Cash paid out on bills
not heretofore audit
ed.
C. D. Johnson , one-
third quarterly sal
ary 37.50
Charles Ulrlch , meat
und provisions. S.OO
Cronm separator repairs .70
John Burcli , lister rent .50
Full amount cash ex
pended $447.03 447.03
Balance on hand In
Battle Creek Valley
brink 77.07
The following bills for the third
quarter were audited and allowed us
claims against the poor farm :
W. L. Boyer Jl'.l.lO
L. B. Baker 39.25
Battle Creek Telephone Co. ,
2d and 3d quarters 12.55
Battle Creek Hardware Co 10.20
Battle Crook Roller mills 1.40
Alorrls Drug Co 2.13
0. H. Alaas 24.15
C. A. Alartln 5.40
C. T. Human 2.55
Howard Miller Lumber Co 29.24
L. F. Alorz 14.30
A. F. Gardols 20.00
Ralph Fuerst 2.00
W B. Fuerst o.OO
(
Aug. Steffen . 27.25
F. Koestor c.09
E. Tanner , 1st and 3d quarters. . 32.50
C. D. Johnson , bahnce third
quarter $2.50
Tom Soslor. $3.00 loss $2.00 , as
signed by C. D. Johnson to
him , allowed at 1.00
Charles Ulrlch & Son 23.21
Clias. Hanson , hlucksmlthlng. . 5.15
On motion that $150 excess fees bo
allowed Wm. Bates , county judge , for
clerk hire lu his olllco for the year
1907. AInlono voted yes , Tnft voted no ,
and Suiiderman voted yes. Carried.
On motion that the board will not
In the future allow county oIllcerH
elect , the premium on surety bonds ,
i xcept as provided by law. Alalono
voted > es. Taft voted no , and Sunder-
inun voted > es.
On motion the board then adjourned
to January 5 , 1909 , at 1 o'clock p. in.
Gco. E. Richardson. County Clerk ,