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About The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19?? | View Entire Issue (Jan. 22, 1909)
f , JtH * * * * * * * * , < > n ABUjDWJW ST 8 THE NOUOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOUNAL FRIDAY JANUARY 2211)0 ) ! ) FIREMEN SEE A REAL FIRE , R , A , Maas Stumbles into Self Feeder and Drops Lantern. FIREMEN MAKE A NIGHT OF IT Three Alnrrns In Elnhtcen Hours. Plenty of Fire With State Firemen Here H. E. Hnrdy's Big Barn Burns. Mnai Misses Being Cremated. Three "real" llio alarms In eighteen hours for the firemen. A conllnuous performance , without 3)reak ) or ehancc for slci'p , has been the llremen's stay In Norfolk. A vaudeville show at the Auditorium Just night capped yesterday's conven tion of the state volunteer firemen. The firemen win ! to the show. A compliment ry ball at Marqimrdt Imll followed tlic show. The llremon a.vi'iit to thu dance. The First Alarm. The orchestra had ceased. The fire , ini'ii were dreaming that they wore SifHiMS at some big bla/o. Then came hi. lire wlilslle. The llremen went 4o i lie llio. The lire was disappointing a shod < olT .Norfolk avenue which did not oven burn. H. E. Hardy's Barn Burns. The llremen retired. More dreams. Another alarm. The llremen went to HIP lln > again , tills time at G a. in. with II 13 Hardy's big private barn on Fourth Ntri'ot ' and Braasch avenue burning. Al'ler the blaze was out the firemen nto breakfast and were ready for to- fa.\'s ) session. Missed Being Cremated. 11. A. Maas had gone to the uurn to feed the five horses used on the Hardy coal wagons. Ho started to put hay down one of the self feeders when he slipped , falling Into the opening. His lantern fell to the bottom , broke and ct flin to the hay already In the feed- or. Mans caught himself and did not ' /nil entirely down the pit. Had he Jfallen to the bottom ho would had utood a fair clnuice of being cremated In the burning pit , fed by the oil from the lantern. Barn Burns , The flro spread rapidly into the hay tn the loft , the entire upper lloor being ixblazo when the department arrived. 'The upper part of the barn wns en- Alrely burned away. The five- head of horses In the barn wore taken out safely. The buggies , the harness and ether articles on the llnst Moor were saved. Mr. Hardy built the barn two yea/s -sigo at a cost of $800. Ho carried $400 Insurance. The barn will bo rebuilt. Mr Hardy's loss will depend upon Siow jnuch of tile barn can be used In rebuilding. Tills was Mr. Hardy's first lire In thiity-two years In business here. Third Fire In Eighteen Hours. Taken with the alarm turned In when the James' auto burned , the TIardj lire was the third "real" alarm In eighteen hours. THURSDAY TIDINGS. Klmball Drebert left today for Ames , whore he is attending Ames college. Miss Emma Hartman , who was < jiilled to Norfolk by the Illness of her another , has returned to Douglas , Wyo. Wyo.Mrs. . Lilly Kdminstcr of Greely , " 'olo , is expected this evening to visit INirs C E. Doughty. Miss Lilly Marmiardt Is home from Hastings , whore she has been visiting since the holidays. T.red HUKowskl has returned to JRockyford , Colo. , where ho Is con nected with the sugar factory. Bom to Mr. and Mrs. 13. Brummund , : i sou. Horn to Mr. and Mrs. L. Schonzol , si son \V. II. Bucholz , formerly of Norfolk , was nominated for chairman of the oxecutlve committee of the Omaha Commeicial clab but promptly with- lrew his name. Edgar Allen of Allen "Druthers , was then unanimously elected to the place. Mrs. O. L. Hyde , two children and maid came nearly being asphyxiated liv cas during the night. A gas Jet was turned almost off. but not quite. Enough gas was allowed to leak out to make all four very ill by morning. No serious consequences resulted , however. Through the acquisition of the Sioux Vails plant by the Sioux City Independ ent telephone Interests and the build ing of new toll lines , the Independents liave secured lines Into Minneapolis si nil St. Paul. The Norfolk Long Dis tance company has thus secured direct connections into Sioux Falls , Minne apolis and St. Paul. K , T. Schonberg , who makes this territory for the Mnlford drug com- jv.iny of' Philadelphia , knows what It 's ' to bo lest on the Rosebud prairie. With n . 'rlvor Mr. Schonberg set out from Kaper. an Inland town , to drive 'to Oiegory. He was out on the road for twuit-four hours , the men finally ilnd- mi ? tholr way back to Napor. Mr. and Mrs. Alex. Snyder and child , of Warnervllle , were severely though not seriously bruised in a runaway ac cident on South Fourth street yester day afternoon. Their team became frightened at a bicycle and ran away , throwing all three passengers out of the buggy into the ditch. The horses Dlunged Into a pole at the MeeU rfarm The buggy was wrecked. Ford Spangler , one of the finest baritone singers on the American stage , Is this season appearing with Grace Cameron In "Little Dolllo Dimples , " and will bo ACUII nt the Auditorium tonight. Hu plays thu part of Robert Lotalno and In thu duet In which he and Miss Cameron sing "In Days Gone Hy , " they carry the audience with them until tears and laughter prevail III < : MIIIV : rou i\ K III Kilppo coiiKliH tluil may ilnvitlnp Into inimiinnnlii over nlKlit uru < | iili-kly oiirocl by I''i > li < y'H Mutiny ami Tur. Tlio Here and Inllainutl IUIIRH uro liualud and HtruiiKthunuil. ami u clan- fturotiH condition ( H milohly uvurted. - 'llio KluHiin UIUK company. A man never knows , < intll after ho has married what a good tlmo the women can have when there are no men around. ' Tliuiu IH no CUHO mi rocoHl of u cold or la Krlppo duvolopliiK Into pnou- montii nfti-r Koluy'H Ilonoy iinU Tur IIIIH boon tnlcon , UH It euros thu nio.st ohsllnuto < loup wi-atuil cotiKliH ml cnlilw Why tuki ? unythliiK olsu. Tlio ICIosnii cotnpanv. When a man can't remember the name of a pretty girl , that is a sign the gray hairs are hero. A ItcllKloiiM Aiillinr'n Sliili'tiii-nt. Kor Hi-vcriit ycur.s I was afflicted with kldnoy troulilu and lust wltitor I WIIH suddenly HtrlcUun with u . u\oro pain In my ItldnoyH und WIIH oonlinud to liuil nlKlit days nniiblt' ti K 't up without iiHHlHlnmiM.v nrlnu ciintnlncd a thick whlto Hi'dlmi'tlt und I passed H mo Ire- ( liionlly iluy und nlKht. I co-nmonci d tuklim | fili > y'H Kldni-y llomoilv , mill llio pain Ki'iidiiully abated and Dually ceiiHi'd und my urine bofiino iiormul. I clii'orfnllv luoommund I'oloy's Kidney Uuinedy. Tlio ICleHiiu Drug uoinpuny. Don't toll a friend in trouble that every cloud has a silver lining , unless yon have time to stop and Ilnd It for him. If you will tuko Koluy'8 Orlno Luxa- tlve until the bowels become rcKUlur you will not have to tuke ptifBiitlves eonstnntly na b'oley'H Orlno LaMitlvo poidtlvely cures chronic constipation and HliiKKlHh liver. Pleasant to take. Tlio Klcsau Di us company. When you hear an extravagant compliment , you are disposed to think theie Is a good deal In it. 1)I3\KM > S TAINXOT 1113 by local application , as they cannot reach the diseased poitlon of the ear. There Is only one way to cure deuf- ness. und that is by constitutional remedies. Deafness is cuiised by nn Inllameil condition of the mucous lin- IIIK of the ISustachlun Tube. When this tulio is Inllumed you huvr a rumbling sound or Imperfect hearing , und when Ita \ entirely closed , deafness Is tlio result , nnil unless the inllamina- tlon can b ( > taken out und this tube re stored to Us normal condition , hcuriiiR will bo destroyed forever ; nine cuses out of ten are cnused by Catarrh , which Is nothiiiK but Inflamed condi tion of the mucous surfuces. Wo will Klvc One Hundred Dollars for any case of Deafness ( caused by catarrh ) that cannot bo cured by Hull's Catarrh Cure. Send for circu- lura , free. CIIENKV & cof ToledO ( o. Sold bv DrtiBKlsts. 7fie. Tnko Hull's Family 1'llls for consti pation WINTER FOR TREASURER , Norfolk Fireman Has Active Boom for a State Office. FOUGHT FIRES TWENTY YEARS. Ex-County Commissioner Winter Has Endorsement of Norfolk Depart ment Delegates Arriving Conven tion Opens Tuesday Night. Councilman H. W. Winter of Nor folk Is a candidate for treasurer of the Nebraska State Volunteer Firemen's association now meeting In the city. The Winter boom is a healthy one and Is well received by visiting dele gates. Herman Winter has been for twenty ' Norfolk fire years a member'of the department , serving live teims as chief. He has been treasurer of the Queen City Hose company for twenty years and is serving his second con secutive term as treasurer of the de partment. He was treasurer of both tournaments held In Norfolk and Is treasurer of the local committee in charge of this convention. Mr. Winter has been attending the firemen's conventions for tlio past fourteen years and has a general ac has given his candidacy a formal en qualntance. The local department endorsement. Harry Graff of Seward is the pros cut state treasurer. Prarade Wednesday. The firemen's parade will take place at 1:30 : Wednesday afternoon. It will be followed by an exhibition run by the local department. "Wednesday evening the firemen's vaudeville Is given at the Auditorium. The address of welcome will be given at the Auditorium Tuesday night , following the arrival of the delegations of the evening trains. A smoker at the city hall will follow. The noon trains brought delegations from Fremont , Spencer , Newman Grove , Lexington , Alnsworth , Crelgh- ton , Uttca , Talmago , North Bend , Hnmbolt , Spaldlng , Wlahoo , Friend , Wiener and other Nebraska towns. Firemen In Convention. The twenty-seventh annual conven tion of Nebraska volunteer firemen , welcomed to Norfolk Tuesday nliht , got well under way Wednesday. The morning session was largely taken up with the appointment of committees , receiving reports and organizing the big gathering for work. Mayor Sturgeon Welcomes. Mayor Sturgeon delivered the ad dress of welcome at the opening ses sion nt the Auditorium Tuesday night. It was a "glad hand" welcome and took well with the visitors. President Mark M. Martensen of Fremont surrendered the chair to C. 12. Hartford of Norfolk , a past presi dent. After making a brief but fitting response to the mayor's talk , he turned the formal response over to J. C. Cleland of Fremont , the first presi dent of the flromon and "father of the association , " Mr. Cleland paid tribute to the motives which prompt the vol unteer llremen , thanked Norfolk for the reception given and made refer ence to the recent death of an ex-state president , A. C. Hull of Fremont. As committee on credentials K. A. Miller of Kearney. W. S. Illdgellif Alliance , L. ,1. Schere of Cedar Bluffs , H. II. Reynolds of Norfolk and Ray Frost of Stanton were named. Headed by the Norfolk department and the local band , 200 firemen paraded through Norfolk avemio at noon. The parade was followed by an exhibition Hie run by the local' de partment. After the work of the nfturnoon7"thb llremen will enjoy a vaudeville show at the Auditorium tonight and a ball at Marqnardt hall. The banquet comes tomorrow eovnlng. Election of Officers Thursday. The election of.officers will probably come up Thursday afternoon. Bert Galley of Columbus Is In line for pros ! donl. II. W. Winter of Norfolk leads for treasurer at this tlmo. The convention will bo decided to morrow , with Wymour , Alliance , York and Fremont bidding. Fremont Is not making an aggressive tight but announces that the delegates will be welcome If they all want to go there. The tournament will probably go to some town In the near center of the stale. R. ll. Reynolds of Norfolk may again become a member of the board of control. Mr. Reynolds has served on the hoard before and a boom has been launched to land him in his old place. Bert .1. Galley , chief of the Colum bus fire department , heads the Colum bus delegation. Mr. Galley is first vice president and if the practice of succession in office should prevail he would land the presidency for the com ing year. Chief Mike Bauer of Nebraska , the oldest chief In the state and a former president , was confined to his room at the Oxnard during the day. Mr. Bauer was hurt In an accident a short time ago but insisted on coming to the convention. He has taken cold. The officers of the state association ate : Mark M. Martensen , Fremont , president ; Bert J. Galley , Columbus , first vice president J. C. Elliott , West Point , second vice president ; E. A. Miller , Kearney , secretary ; H. A. Graff , Seward , treasurer. Board of con trol : W. O. Barnes , chairman , Al liance ; Geo. Howe , Fremont ; R. N. McAllister , Grand Island ; Bert Ben nett , Fullerton ; Robt. Lewis , Hum phrey. Memebership Mark at 250. Wanted by the Norfolk Commercial club , a membership roll of 250 active membeis by the time the state con vention of commercial clubs Is held here In March. The most definite action taken by the Commercial club directors nt their meeting yesterday afternoon was the adoption of a plan for "popu larizing" the club. Under the new plan every member will be on an exact equality. The membership fee was placed at $3 and the monthly dues at 50 cents a month. Each mem ber will pay no more and no less and each will have the same voice In the club. Want New Members. President Killian , W. J. Stadelman and C. J. Fleming were named as a membership committee. The member ship of the club Is now sixty-three. Under the new order all members will be active members and each will contribute the same support to the club. club.The The vacancy on the board was not filled yesterday afternoon but L. P. Pasewalk was named as treasurer of the club. May Name Outside Committees. A plan of organizing a number of strong working committees and of go ing outside the membership of the club for commltteemen was brought before the directors by W. A. Witzlg- man and received favorable consider ation. ation.W. J. Stadelman and W. A. Wltzig- man were named as an auditing com mittee for the coming year. Norfolk Man in the Pen. Barney Edwards , until recently of Norfolk , according to word just re ceived here , lias been sentenced t.o two years In the Minnesota peniten tiary for horse stealing. It was a letter written to Norfolk which in part proved his undoing. Edwards had his attorney write here for a certificate of good char acter from a local bank. The bank wrote back that when Edwards brought back the mortgaged horses which ho sold before leaving Norfolk they would give him the required let ter. His attorney Is reported to have withdrawn from the case , whereupon Edwards accepted a sentence. Automobile Is Burned Up. His Lambert runabout was burned p and W. C. James of Norfolk nar rowly escaped with his life In an ac cident a quarter of a mile west af town on Norfolk avenue Wednesday. Mr. James heard the roar of fire under the machine and jumped. A moment later the machine exploded and shot into the air. with a loud re port. The flames ran several feet Into the air and consumed the car. The wreckage had to bo brought In on a dray. A fire alarm was turned in but the Hi emeu wore unable to reach the place with water and tnado no run. C. J. Bullock made a fast run In anew now 10-M-F 30 Studebaker , taking along fire extinguisher , but the burnIng - Ing imichlno was too far gene to be saved. Mr. Bullock received word of the lire by telephone from a house in the vicinity of the accident. The motor of James' cai was leakIng - Ing and gasoline fiom the missing cylinder elaked Into the mufller and was Ignited by exhaust gases from thu cylinder that was working. This caused the explosion and fire. The machine cost In the onlghhor- hood of $1)00 ) and was partially Insured. February 26 for Oil Case. Chicago , Jan. 20. Judge Anderson today set February 20 as the date for beginning the retilal of the Standaid Oil $20,000,000 line case before him. Roosevelt Pleased , Washington , Jan. 20. President Roosevelt was gratified today at re- potts ftom California following his letter to Governor Glllott. The presi dent Is confident that sentiment sup ports him In the matter. Ice Harvest Finished. Cicarwnter. Neb. . Jan. 21. Special to The News : The Ice harvest at Clearwater Is completed and never be fore has such a uniformly good qiiallt > of ice been put up. Chaco & Son's Ice house was filled last week and J. C. Roth got his full In time to avoid having the Ice honeycombed by the thaw of yesterday. South Dakota K. of C , Sioux Falls , S. I ) . , Jan. 21. Special to The News : Knights of Columbus from various towns in South Dakota , northwestern Iowa and southwestern Minnesota will gather in Slonx Falls next Sunday to the number of nearly 100 for the purpose of holding whit will be the first big meeting ol the kind to be held here for about a year. A class of about fifty will be Initiated. It Is expected one of the principal speakers will bo IU. Rev. Thomas O'Gormnn , Catholic bishop of the east ern diocese of South Dakota. WEDNESDAY WRINKLES. Among the day's out of town vis itors in Norfolk were : Sheriff J. J. Clements , Madison ; Mr. and Mrs , Frank Nichols , Plalnview ; W. I. Beat- ty , Foster ; L. T. Adams , Ncllgh. A. H. Viele has gone to Chicago and Grand Rapids on business. Mrs. Mnsten of Mars. Neb. , visited with Mrs. Gaylord Tuesday night. Rev. J. L. Hcdbloom of the Baptist church was called to Stromsburg to preach a funeral sermon , James Kllllan Is hero from Cedar Bluffs to assist In the annual invoice at the A. L. Killian store. Mrs. Fred Marshall is expected from Knox county Friday for a visit with her mother , Mrs. A. II. Viele. Mrs. E. Netlmway returned Tuesday from Wahoo where she has been vis- Ring her son , Leroy Nethaway. Miss Dessle Danley , a Gregory , S , D. , a milliner , passed through Norfolk on her way to visit a brother in Omaha before going to the wholesale house. Among the day's out of town vis itors in Norfolk wore : Dr. H. L. Wells , West Point ; A. L. Melcher , Wlsner ; Dr. R. W. Chamberlain , Ne- llght ; N. S. Wcstrope , Plainvlew ; Dr. D. W. Beattie , Nellgh ; Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Slaughter , Hcrrlck , S. D. ; E. L. Flllham , Niobrara ; C. M. Sundahl , Louis Sundahl , Hans Sundahl , Wayne ; Ed Haaklnson , A. J. Slntlcam , Bonestel , S. D. ; Louis Colombo , Lamro , S. D. ; Louise Colomb , Lamro , S. D. ; Mr. and Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Lackey , Stanton ; I. Bothscholder , Humphrey ; Dr. S. B. Kalar , Bloomfield ; Frank Phillips , Hoskins ; Dr. C. C. Johnson , Creighton ; Mrs. E. J. Leathermau , Butte ; Dr. Long , Madison ; A. Mcrritt , Creighton ; Dr. W. F. Conwell , Nellgh. A son was born Monday to Dr. and Mrs. Kelly of this city. They have been in Omaha for some tlmo. Dr. Kelly is second assistant physician at tne Insane hospital. Fremont Tribune : Frank Glrard , the Northwestern engineer who had his foot crushed by an engine at the sand pit last summer , had the limb amputated at the ankle last week. The operation had been delayed in hope that the bone would knit and the foot become strong enough to use. The bono , however , proved to be crushed beyond healing. Miss Adella Hastorf , cashier of the Farmers State bank at Hadar for some time past , was In Fremont being married Tuesday morning to Edward A. Rohrko , when she learned of the robbery at Hadar. Miss Dengler , the present cashier , is a sister of the bride. Miss Hastorf used to sleep in the bank building. Mr. and Mrs , Rohrke will make their homo In Hadar. Sheriff Dwyer of Pierce was In Nor folk between trains Tuesday noon looking up possible clues in Norfolk connected with the Hadar bank rob bery. Ho returned north before II was known that the stolen team had been found. Pierce sent an oxcurslor crowd to Hadar Tuesday noon , man } taking advantage of the chance U spend the two hours between trains al the scene of the robbery. F. A. McCornack of Sioux City , tin banker who was so active in Norfoll a year ago In behalf of the Y , M. C. A building movement hero , and who is well known among bankers of this territory , has been placed at the heai of the Sioux Fire Insurance company a now organization In Sioux City. Tin company Is capitalized at $200,000 am the capital stock Is all paid In. Iowa Nebraska and South Dakota bankeri are Interested. John D. Haskcll o Wakefleld is a u MADISON CHRONICLE SUPPLEMENT County Treasurer' Semi = Annual Statement. Statement 01' F. A. 1'oterson , County Trcntmrur of Madison County. Nobtaska , showing balances of all fumlH In the Tii'ituury on July 1 , 19U8. taxes and other Items collected , wnnantH lodoomcd , and ether disbursements from the first day of July , 1008 , to the thirty-first day of December. 190S , and the balances on hnnd on the llrat day of January , I'JO'J. ' RECAPITULATION. RECEIPTS. Balance on hand , July 1 , 1908 15291 14 Taxes Collected 91718 97 State School Land Collections 2512 40 State University Land Collections. . " . - 50 30 State Apportionment Received 4355 70 Redemptions 3334 99 From J. J. Clements , Sheriff's fees 107 50 From Ten Candidates , Primary Election fees 55 00 From George C. Lambert , Justice of Peace , fines 139 CO From George Fletcher , County Treasurer , for School District No. 80 014 00 From George E. Richardson , County Clerk , excess fees GOO 00 From B. H. Mills , Justice of Peace , fine 7 00 From J. P. Goblcman , for Road District No. 14 8 50 From William Bates , County Judge , fines 100 00 From Depository Banks , Interest on dally balances 355 07 Miscellaneous Fees of F. A. Peterson , County Treasurer , for last half of 1908. 134 00 Fees on Funds of F. A. Peterson , County Treasurer , for year 1908 3930 04 F. A. Peterson , County Treasurer , excess fees for year 1908 1082 54 Transfers from Funds to Funds 8902 30 Total . $163374 83 DISBURSEMENTS. Warrants , Bonds and Coupons paid $ 87154 00 Redemptions paid 2271 05 Transferred from funds to fee fund 3930 04 Transferred from fee fund to 1906 county general fund 1Q82 54 Transferred from taxes , paid under protest fund to tax fund 1021 20 Other transfers from funds to funds 8902 36 Salaries paid 3078 00 Balance on December 31 , 1908 55920 04 Total $103374 83 CASH BALANCES ON DECEMBER 31 , 1908. In First National Bank , Madison , Neb $ 5004 14 " Madison State Bank , Madison , Neb 4994 83 " Farmers' National Bank , Madison , Neb 2408 03 " Norfolk National Bank , Norfolk , Neb 9805 01 " Citizens' National Bank , Norfolk , Neb 4928 50 ' Nebraska National Bank , Norfolk , Neb 4900 99 " Battle Creek Valley Bank , Battle Creek , Neb 3997 19 " Citizens' State Bank , Battle Crock , Neb . ' 1125 37 " Security Bank , Meadow Grove , Neb 1084 50 " Meadow Grove State Bank , Meadow Grove , Neb 2431 03 " Elkhorn Valley Bank , Tilden , Neb 2423 09 " First National Bank , Tilden , Neb 4929 87 " German Bank , Tilden , Neb 1940 29 " First National Bank , Newman Grove , Neb 2417 15 " Newman urovo State Bank , Newman Grove , Neb 2955 24 " Kountze Bros. , Bankers , Now York City , N. Y 300 08 " Office 273 47 Total $55926 64 OUTSTANDING REGISTERED COUNTY WARRANTS DECEMBER 31 , 1908. 1891 County General Fund $ 4 00 1898 County General Fund 20 45 1899 County General Fund 4 00 1901 County General Fund 8 94 1902 County General Fund 8 00 1903 County General Fund ' . 2480 " 1904 County General Fund 7 35 * < > * 190G County General Fund 2 GO 1907 County General Fund 23 85 1908 County General Fund 22151 58 $ 22255 57 1900 County Bridge Fund 8 00 1908 County Bridge Fund 1507546 $1508346 1906 County Road Fund Commissioner's District No. 2 11 25 1908 County Road Fund Commissioner's District No. 1 1739 77 1908 County Road Fund Commissioner's District No. 2 1243 65 1908 County Road Fund Commissioner's District No. 3 2190 90 $ 5185 03 Drainage Ditch No. 1 Fund $ , 437 00 ' Total $ 42961 66 AFFIDAVIT AND CERTIFICATE. STATE OF NEBRASKA , 1 County of Madison. ss. I , F. A. Peterson , do solemnly swear , that the foregoing Is a true and correct statement of my receipts and disbursements as County Treasurer In and for Madison County , Nebraska , from the first day of July , 1908 , to the thirty-first day of December , 1908 , inclusive ; that the same is also a true and correct statement of the amount of money In each fund ; the amount of outstanding and unpaid registered county general , comity bridge , and county road warrants , and the total amount of cash on hand at the close of business on the thirty-first day of December , 1908 , to the best of my knowledge and belief , so help mo God. F. A. PETERSON , County Treasurer. Subscribed In my presence and sworn to before mo this 9th day of January , 1909. [ SEAL. ] GEORGE E. RICHARDSON , County Clerk. STATE OF NEBRASKA , ) County of Madison. j ss. We , the undersigned County Commissioners , In and for Madison County. Nebraska , do hereby certify , that wo have carefully examined the accounts of F. A. Peterson , County Treasurer of said county , and have found the fore going statement thereof to bo correct. Dated at Madison , Nebraska , this 14th day of January , 1909. BURR TAFT. HENRY SUNDERMAN , JOHN MALONE , County Commissioners.
