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THE NOHFOLK WEEKLY NEWa-JOUHNAL FRIDAY JANUARY 20 1909 n ESTIMATE EXPENSES , County Commissioners Let Con tracts and Make Estimate , JOHNSON RETAINED n FARM , First Meeting of 1900 Held by Madi son County Commissioners Ap pointment of Deputy Assessors Ap proved Resolutions on KoenlQsteln. Madison , Nob. , Jan. 12 , lilOU , at 1 p. in. At the regular meeting of the board of county commissioners , the following wore present : Burr Tuft , chairman , and Henry Sundorman and John Mnlone. The minutes of Jan. 5 , 11100 , wore read and approved. The following estimate of expenses of Madison county for the year 1HOO was prepared , and on motion , the mime was adopted : County bridges $2fir.OO County roads 10,000 Gonornl Fund Horns. Hlprnpplng streams 11,0(10 ( County Institute 100 County printing l.fiOO County attorney's salary 1,000 Cnro of Maitpors H.OOO Fuel , postage and expense. . . . l.GOO Books , stationery and supplies t.fiOO Election expenses 11,000 Salary county assessor and de puties WOO Soldiers' roller SOO Poor farm expenses 1,000 County superintendent's salary 1,000 Salary clerk of board f > 00 County commissioner's salary. 3,000 Bounty on wild animals 500 Jailer's fees 1.500 < i Janitor's salary and expenses. 1,500 District court jurors and county 1 ty officer's fees 7,000 Insanity commission 1,200 Aid to agricultural societies. . GOO Furniture and repairs to court house and Insurance 1,500 Clerk district court's salary. . fiOO Salary of sheriff and assistants 2,000 In the matter of bids for furnishing of books , blanks and stationery for the year 1909 came up for consider ation and all such bids on llle were opened by the board. On motion the contract for the fur nishing of books was awarded the Iluse Publishing company. Their bid / having boon the lowest and best bid. On bids for furnishing of blanks , bid of Madison Post contained no certified check and was not consid ered. Of the bids of C. A. Miller and Joint bid of ThoHuso Publishing company , S. C. Blackmail , , T. B. Donovan and F. E. Martin the bid of said Huso Publishing company , S. C. Blackmail , J. B. Donovan and F. E. Martin was adjudged to be the lowest and best bid , and on motion the con tract for the furnishing of blanks waa qnrdod to them. On bids for. furnishing stationery neither the Schaiiman Drug Co. , nor Walter Planck compiled with the con ditions of the advertising by accom panying tholr bids with certified checks , and on motion , both bids were rejected. On motion the contract for publish ing the commissioner's proceedings , legal notices and treasurer's semiannual nual statements was awarded to The Huso Publishing company , under the following conditions : To he published In The Norfolk Dally News and The Norfolk Weekly NowH-.Iournnl , said publication to be participated In by the Madison Star-Mail , Madison Chronicle , Battle Creek Enterprise , Tllden Citizen and Newman Grove Re porter ; said publishing to be paid for at the following rates : Commission er's proceedings at 35M ; cents per square , delinquent tax list and legal notices at legal rates , treasurer's semi annual statements , $120.00 each. On motion C. D. Johnson was ap pointed steward of the poor farm for the year 1909 , at a salary of $40.00 per month. On motion the following bonds were approved : N. A. Housel , county superintend ent. ent.John Hannah , road overseer , R. D 1 No. 5. On motion the following bills were audited and approved : Stokes Barnes , assigned to Wm. Low , work U. D. No. 2 $ 3.00 Wm. Low , work R. D. No. 2. . . 15.00 L. W. Lyon , moving grader C. D. No. 3 , claimed $9.00 allowed at 7.00 G. P. Johnson , work R. D. No. 2 , assigned to Wm. Low 7.5 ( L. W. Lyon , grading C. D. No. 1 31000 PERSONAL Mrs. Ahlman of Stewart , Ishrdlup Mrs. Ahlmau of Stuart Is hero vis Itlng her daughters , Mrs. Doyle and Mrs. Deck. Mrs. L. C. Do Witt and Mrs. W. I Walling have gone to Battle Creek on a visit. Coleman & South , supplies for pauper 4B Coleman & South , hardware. . . 3.80 Coleman & South , repairs for grader 14.35 Chlttenden & Snyder , repairs forVrndor 8.70 F. G. Modenlmuer , work C. D. No. 2 1.5C John Hegseymor , work C. D. No. 2 12.5C VV. P. Dlxon , hauling lumber , general fund 1SO.OC Fred Smith , lumber for bridges 19.2C James Nichols , fees insanity cases C.OO Howard Miller Lumbar Co. , brldgu lumber 17.32 Fred Smith , hrldgo lumber. . . . 47.12 W. II. Harding , copying Imfox. 7C.OO J. J. Clements , salary , fuon and . expenses 180.45 J. J. Clements , salary , fees and expenses 151.CO C. F. Faos , supper for Jury. . . . : t,2.r > Otis Knul , salary and washing. GO.OO John Tully , premium on Insur ance , court house 27.00 L. R. Prlchard , supplies for pauper 3.00 Aug. Pnsuwalk , lepalrs for grader 10.00 I. L. Hoffman , livery 3.50 Chris Kortman , repairing ad ding machine 7.00 II. L. Kindred , fees , coroner. , . 12.20 James Nichols , services for board of equalization , claim ed $50.00 , allowed at 25.00 Farmers Mercantile Co. , sup plies for court house 21.58 Win. Bates , fees and expenses 45.55 Burr Taft , labor and mllengo. 71.40 John Mnlono , labor and mileage 08,90 , Henry Sunderman , labor and mileage 30.10 Jack Koonlgstoln , salary 1th quarter 200.00 W. 11. Field , salary 100.00 W. II. Field , fees 1IIJ.1G Fred Smith , bridge lumber 13.08 Fred Smith , bridge lumber 05.52 W. C. Elloy , salary to Novem ber II , 1908 210.00 Frank S. Perdue , salary and ex penses IL'0.10 Madison 'Chronicle , supplies. . 07.75 Madison Star-Mall , supplies. . . 30.30 Battle Creek Enterprise , blanks 30.00 Schauman Drug , Co. , stationery 25.75 James Nichols , fees insanity cases 3.00 T. B. Herd Grain Co. , coal 91.75 L. F. MITZ , hardware , R. D. No. .2 75 Corl D. Jenkins , care of booths 4.00 W. W. Weaver , merchandise , claimed $50.70 , allowed less $0.25 paid at meeting of Dec. S , 1908 , allowed at 41.45 'rod Smith , bridge lumber . . . 13.32 Chas. Wcltz , grading R. D. No. 10 90.00 has. Weltz , grading R. D. No. 10 GO.OO . W. Fellows , cobs for pauper 2.50 arl Rolnecclus , assigned to In ternational Harvester Co. , merchandise 25.25 Jake Hershlser , bridge lumber. 55.80 Wm. Clasey , work C. D. No. 3. 4.00 L. W. Lyon , grading C. D. No. 1 35.00 O. T. Bostrom , bridge work. . . 27.50 Norfolk Lumber Company , bridge lumber 37.29 J. M. Warner , bridge lumber. . . 212.08 Nebraska Telephone Co. , Nor folk , tolls 4.G5 Omaha Printing Co. , supplies treasurer 2.00 Hammond & Stephens Co. , sup plies county supt 10.15 W. P. Dlxon , grading Stanton county line $110 , one-half al lowed C. D. No. 1 55.00 W. P. Dlxon , grading Stanton county line $3G.G5ono-half al lowed C. D. No. 1 18.32 W. P. Dlxon , grading Stanton line . one-half allowed county $49.50 , - lowed as follows : C. D. No. 1 12.38 C. D. No. 2 12.37 W. P. Dlxon , grading Stanton county line $88.00 , one-half allowed C. D. No. 2 44.00 W. P. Dlxon , grading Stanton county line $90.25 , one-half al lowed C. D. No. 2 48.13 Dlcrs Bros , supplies poor farm 9.50 Farmers Mercantile Co. , sup ples for pauper 20.50 E. P. Weatherby , defense of Raymond Kennard 20.00 Fred Smith , hauling bridge lumber 37.47 Geo. T. Raymer , livery to New man Grove 10.00 L. M. Johnson , bridge work. . . 28.25 A. E. Remonder , livery Per due 2.00 A. E. Romondor , livery Malone - lone 19.50 Frank S. Perdue , salary 100.00 Elliott-Fisher Co. , supplies for typewriter G.10 Nebraska Telephone Co. , tolls , Norfolk 3.15 John Schelor , meat for pauper 15.15 T. B. Herd Grain Co. , coal 112.70 Chas. Weltz , work R. D. No. 1C. 30.00 Fred Smith , lumber R. D. No. . .2 19.30 F. W. Richardson , lumber R. D. No. 2 9.10 Nebraska hospital for Insane , Lincoln , expenses dipsoman iacs 40.51 Enola Hall Co. , room for elec tion 2.50 J. P. Gabelman , work C. D. No. I 80.00 J. P. Gabelman , work R. D. No. 14 204.00 Frank Posplsll , work R. D. No. II 2.50 Wm. Fllslnger , work R. D. No. 14 2.00 Alex Peters , fees criminal cases 6.2C J. P. Gabelman , work R. D. No. 14 , claimed $29.02 , allowed less $21.12 , allowed 8.50 Hume , Robertson , Wycoff Co. , bridge lumber 384.77 Hume , Robertson , Wycoff Co. , merchandise , general fund. . 23.90 Hume , Robertson , Wycolt Co. , lumber , R. . D. No. 1C 29.83 Hume , Robertson , Wycoff Co. , lumber , R. D. No. 10 24.73 Hume , Robertson , Wycoff Co. , lumber , R. D. No. U 17.G9 Hume , Robertson , Wycoff Co. , lumber. R. D. No. 14 34.72 Carl Lindorholm , work R. D. No. 13 3.00 H. G. Texley , work R. D. No. 13 4.50 Hans Slverson , work R. D. No. 13 ic.OO Wllllo Carson , work R. D. No , 13 3.00 Wllllo Larson , work R. D. No. 13 C.OO L. L. May , work R. D. No. 13. . . 18.00 I * . M. Johnson , work R. D. No. 13 3D.OO I. I. Beech , merchandise , gen eral fund 28.13 I. I. Beech , merclmndlso R. D. No. r. 3.00 I. I. Beach , merchandise R. D. No. 1 2.55 lobert Boaty , work R. D. No. 10 1.50 George Mills , work R. D. No. 10 3.00 Jacob Ambioso , work R. D. No. 11 GO.OO Thomas Bustced , work R. D. No. 10 0.00 ' . D. Bessey , work R. D. No. 10 4.50 U'm. Bosk , work R. D. No. 9. . 52.50 Chas. Welt , work R. D. No.9. 3.00 lohn Friday , merchandise , R. I ) . No. 1 70 lohn Friday , merchandise , R. D. No , 1 2.90 lohn Brown , work R. D. No. 3. 3.00 Matthew Holdridge , work R. D. No. I 1.50 I. II. Real , work R. D. No. 4. . . 3.75 Ora Abel , work R. D. No. I 3.00 lurt Johnson , work R. D. No. 5 3.00 'rank Wauor , work R. D. No. 5 2.00 S. D. Snider , work R. D. No. 5. . 3.00 j. i- . Baker , lumber , R. D. No. 7 20.1G On motion the following resolutions \oro adopted and ordeiod spread on Hie minutes : Whereas , Jack Koonlgsteln , rotlr- ng county attorney of Madison coun- y , who has faithfully served the poo- ) Ic during the past four years In that capacity , has given this board-capable ogal advice , In which ho has proven 'alllifnl , < > lllclent and painstaking ; and Whereas , His record as county at- orney Is clear , honest and straight forward , the administration of his af fairs of his office have boon economi cal , accurate and careful , and while 10 has persistently prosecuted wrongdoers doors whore the evidence justified egal action , yet trivial matters have only received the consideration they leserved and In ninny Instances the county has been saved unnecbssary outlay of public money through his decernlng sifting of complaints ; there fore bo it Resolved , that the board of commis sioners of Madison county , In regular session assembled , hereby extend our loop appreciation of the services hems : ms rendered the County of Madison mil express confidence In the ability , Integrity and honesty of Jack Koenlg- stein and commend him as a man and a public official and be It further Resolved , that those resolutions bo spread at large on the record of the proceedings of this board and that a copy of the same bo forwarded to Mr. Koenigstein. The following bonds were approved : Huso Publishing Co. , S. C. Black mail , F. E. Martin and'J. B. Donovan , bond contract for blanks. Huso Publishing Co. , bond , contract for books. Huso Publishing Co. , bond , contract for publishing. On motion the board then adjourned to January 13 , 1909 , at 8 a. m. Madison , Nob. , Jan. 13 , 1909 , at 8 o'clock a. m. Board mot pursuant to adjournment. Present , full board. The board then took up the auditing of county officer's books and accounts. The county clerk's fee book was audited and found correct , showing : Foes earned Jan. 1 to Dec. 31,1908. . $3,550.50 Retained clerk's sal ary $1,500.00 Retained salary de puty and copyist. . 1,000.00 3,100.00 Paid to county treas urer $ 450.50 * The county judge's fee book was audited and found correct , showing Fees earned year ending Dec. 31 , 1908 $1,715.28 Retained judge's salary $1,500.00 Retained clerk hire 150.00 1.G50.00 Excess fees which the board direct ed to be deposit ed with Co. Tr. . $ G5.28 The county sheriff's fee book was audited and approved for the third and fourth quarters of the year 1908 , showIng - Ing fees earned and turned in to the county treasury as follows : Third quarter $75.50 Fourth quarter 88.00 The Institute book of Frank S. Per due was audited and found correct , showing balance on hand Jan. 1 , 1909 , to bo turned over to his successor , $49.00. The foe book of Frank A. Peterson , county treasurer was audited and found correct , showing : Fees earned during 1908 $4,100.54 Retained , treasur er's salary . . . . $2,000.00 Retained , deputy and assistant . . . 1,078.00 3,078.00 Excess fees trans ferred to 190G general fund $1,082.51 The fco book of W. H. Field , clerk of the district court , was audited and ap proved , showing fees earned for the year ending Dec. 31 , 1908 , to be $1.508.00. The board then took up the checking of the county treasurer's accounts am ! continued such work with short Inter missions for meals until 10 o'clock p m. , when the board adjourned to Jan uary 14 , 1909 , at 8 o'clock a. m. January 14 , 1909 , at 8 a. m. Board met pursuant to adjournment. Present full board. The board then resumed the check ing of the county treasurer's accounts and finished at 5 o'clock p. m. , ( hiding such accounts In order. P. W. Ruth , county assessor , named the following persons for deputy as sessors for the year 1909 , which nom inations were conllrnied by the board : F. G. Corycll , Norfolk City. A. L. Carter , Norfolk precinct. A. B. Richardson , Valley. Wilson Cloyd. Deer Creek. Will McDonald , Meadow Grovo. Robert Dales , Jefferson. Chas. A. Gabelman , Grove. Irvln Rogers , Highland. Fred G. Volk , Battle Creek. Fred Terry , Warnorvlllo. Win. Isonhosvor , Union. ' Fred Kurtz , Fall-view. W. R. Martin , Schoolcraft. C. E. Mclntosh , Emorlck. P. J. Osnes , Shell Creek. Jacob P. Gnbolman , Jr. , Knlamnzoo. Frank II. White , Green Graden. I. B. Lonnoker , Madison. J. L. Ryneaison , office deputy. On motion the county treasurer was llrectcd to make the following trans- 'era of funds on his books : 'rom 1907 county general fund to the 1908 county general fund $ 300 'rom 1000 county general fund to the 1908 county general fund 1,500 On motion the county treasurer was uithorl/ed to omplo- * the following irtasststnnts In his office ofr the year 1909 and retain foes to pay the same : One deputy at a salary of $1,000 ; > er year. One other assistant for not to ex- : eed two months at $00 per month. On motion the clerk of the district court was authorized to retain from ; ho foes of his office for the year 1909 not to exceed $150 to pay deputy or clerk lilro. On motion the county judge was au thorl/.ed to retain from the fees of his office for the year 1909 not to exceed U50 to pay clerk hire. On motion Gus Kaul was employed as janitor of the court house for the year 1909 at a salary of $50 per month. On motion the salary of the county superintendent was flxvd at $1,200 for the year 1909 , with an additional al- owance of $150 to pay for livery hire with the understanding that he Is to visit each country school at least twice In the year. On motion the salary of the deputy sheriff was fixed at $35 per month for the year 1909. On motion the county clerk was au thorized to employ the following as sistants In his office for the year 1909 and to retain fees to pay the same : One deputy at a salary of $1,000 per year. One copyist at a salary of $000 per year. On motion the following bills were allowed : Val Clinch , work C. D. No. 1. . $ 5.00 John Freythaler , fees , state vs. Boche 9.00 Madison Chronicle , bar dockets , claimed $37.50 , allowed less Horn of $2.50 for index , al lowed at 35.00 Valentine Clinch , building bridge on Stanton county line 51.50 W. C. Elley , salary to Jan. 14 , 1909 70.00 Nebraska institution for feeble minded youth , account Elmer .Tuhl 10.98 Nebraska Institution for feeble minded youth , account Albert Wood 25.15 Nebraska Institution for feeble minded youth , account Thomas Shelley 35.20 Wm. Upton , court bailiff 12.00 On motion the bond of Peter Long , road overseer of road district No. 10 , was approved. On motion R. W. Linn , road over seer of road district No. 9 , was di rected to notify Mrs. Kate Ochsner to remove fence from the county road on the section line running east and west on the north side of the mvVi Sec. 27 , Town. 22 North , Range 1 West , within ninety days from this date , and In the event that she falls to re move said fence within said time to proceed to remove said fence from the public road. On motion it was voted to build a 90-foot pile bridge across Unjon creek on the line between sections 33 and 34 , Town. 22 , North , Range 1 , on what Is known as the Christian Road , and to relloor bridge near Fred Karo's old place , north of Edgowater Park , in Norfolk precinct. On motion the board then adjourned to February 1C , 1909 , at 1 p. m. . Geo. E. Richardson , County Clerk. OR , BRAGKINGJAKES REPLY , Says It Was Cut and Dried Conspiracy to Injure Him. Norfolk , Neb. , Jan. 22. Editor News : "A Bull In a China Store , " Is what Dr. Bracklng's report of his Radiant Medical Dispensary seems to be to some of the Norfolk doctors and such others , as they can , by misrepre sentation and blatent cant , mislead to consort with them in their uncivilized treatment of him. They have been throwing tholr sling dirt at me over since I began practicing In Norfolk , and procuring some copies of my report port of my dispensary , they paraded them before members of the medical society as they came to the mooting on the 19th lust , telling them of the fearful statements , they said It con tained but which was not In H to be get prejudice against me , and whei the meeting opened , attention was al once called to my "circular , " and these statements paraded with much venom with n storm of abuse , by a certain few only , who made vigorous efforts to have mo peremptorily expelled from the society without trial , judge or jury , and In direct violation of the laws of the society , while the excite ment was up. But some ono called for the circular to ho road , when the criminating language claimed , was not found ! But , by tholr vehement howl ing , they got the matter referred to the committee on "grievances" and that the paper I was assigned to read , to passed over , which , If read , would have opened up a field of luminous scientific findings , of great Interest to ho real physician. It was stated that hero was no objection to the clr- Milar as an advertisement , but my showing up the reckless rutting and uodltatlons done by some doctors In these latter times , was the offense , as : lml "should bo kept strictly from mhllc notice , and Inside the profes sion. " They said I had a right to "ad vertise , " and that "wo all ought to ad vertise more than wo do. " 1 said noth- ng but what the public have a right o know which the document shows 'or Itself. 1 asked an old ploslclan .ow many deaths ho ever knew from ; all stone and appendicitis , without ny operation ? He said none ! I asked ilm how many deaths from these causes , he ever know whore an opera- Ion was done ? Ilo said "lots of iiem ! " And ho said this attack on on was a "cut and dried thing" for he occasion and was a surprise to tlm as to many others. They thought hey could jump on me In that savage nanner and cinch me In the society , ind then parade It In the papers and hits damage mo before the public , and 0 divert attention from the guilty. 1 Is an old axlum that the 'hound that howls Ms the ono hit. ' Jut I must bo silent , you see ! "My ecord" Is open for honest inspect Ion , ind I feel that an Intelligent public mr Intelligent physicians will befooled fooled by such vile maltreatment as noy have wont to show , as they can see through their lllmsy ruse. ( More , f needed. ) T. G. Bracking. $200 for First Thief Bobbing Up. The first thief who steals a horse , : ow or mule from a member of the inti-horse thief association will have e reward of $200 hung over his head ight off the reel. The executive com- nlttco of the association , meeting in Norfolk last night , voted to place this ewnrd. Steps looking toward the In corporation of the association were ttken and other routine business at tended to. All members of the board were hero. They are : H. Rhodes , president , reighton ; John Krantz , vice presl- lent , Norfolk ; H. E. Mason , secretry- .reasurer , Meadow Grove ; J. R. Stucker , captain , Stanton ; G. L. Carl son , auditor , Norfolk. New members arc rapidly joining and the affairs of the company were found to be in good condition. Henry Haase Returns Home. Henry Haasc and little daughter , Ada , have just returned from Merrill , \Vis. , whore Mr. Ilnase'was summoned jy tlio sudden Illness which proved fatal to Mrs. Haase before he could ar rive. oCncernlng the sad death tlie Merrill Star said : "Mrs. Henry Ilaase of Norfolk , Neb. , arrived here shortly before Christmas o spend some time visiting her nether , Mrs. G. Thlelman , and other relatives , little dreaming that she was coming home to meet the lliipl sum mons , surrounded by those near and dear. "Monday evening Mrs. Ilaase was sitting with the family , in social con verse , when she was suddenly ' < ti token with paralysis , caused by the bursMng of a blood vessel. Her husban 1 was at once notified it being evident that ho could not survive. long Sh'J pars ed away Tuesday evening , but Mr. Haase did not arrive until Wednesday night. "Mrs. Haase had often expressed the wish that she might meet the final summons at home and be buried in iho family lot , and the desire seems to mve been prophetically granted. She was thirty-eight years of age , and Is survived by her husband and ono daughter cloven years of age , her mother , Mrs. G. Thlelman , six brothers , Julius and Emil of this city , Robert and Louis of Tomahawk , Al bert of Spokane , and Theodore of Ash land. Four sisters , Mrs. H. J , Schmlel , Mrs. F. K. Kyes and Mrs. J. M. Teel- Ing of this city , and Mrs. Rons of Chicago. "Tho funeral services were held thin afternoon at St. John's church , Rev. H. Dlab conducting the same , and In terment took place In the local ceme tery. "Deceased was a resident of Merrill until a few years ago , and leaves many friends who mourn her seeming ly untimely demise. " ELKHORN OPENING. Channel About Two-Thirds Open. Ducks May be Fooled by Weather. The Ice Is going out of the Elkhorn , duo to the continued mild weather. The channel is now open about two- thirds the width of the river. A few more days of mild weather will entirely clear the channel. Ducks , local hunters say , will be on wing In about a week unless It turns cold. Decision to Davis In Eighth. Gregory , S. D. , Jan. 23. Special to The News : Ono of the best sporting events of the season was pulled off at Bob Williams' gymnasium last night In the boxing contest between "Kid1 Jensen of NorfoiK and Lee Davis ol Gregory. Davis was given the de cision In the eighth round. Both men were strong at the finish. MISS KATHRYNE ERSKINE WEDS. Popular Commercial Traveler Takes a Husband. S. F. Ersklno of Norfolk has Just re- celvcd word of the marriage of his niece , Miss Kathryue Ersklne , to a i commercial traveler In Lou Angeles named Brown. Miss Ersklno for ton years was a commercial traveler In Nebraska for Piixton & Gallagher of Onmtin. When her father's health failed , after ho had carried this com- imn.x's jjlp } for fourteen .Nears , Miss lOisklno , with unusual pluck , took up the work where he loft off niul held the territory against all competition for ten years. Her health failed and she went to Los Angeles , where she mot Mr. Brown. SATUHUAY aiKTINGS. Mrs. J. C. M > ers Is visiting In Lin coln. Miss Edith Barrett was home from Pierce over Sunday. Clifford Woodworth , formerly of Nor folk but now of Omaha , passed thiough the city enrouto to Nellgh to visit his father. F. P. Utter of Nlobrura Is here to meet his daughter , Miss Bessie Utter , who Is teaching at Pllgor , and tlu-i ire visiting at the home of his brother- u-lnw. Mike Moollck. H. M tluhlmrd. i nephew , of Waterloo , Iowa , Is also lore as a part of the family gathering. M. M. Fogg , professor of rhetoric In : ho University of Nobiaska. was In Norfolk yesterday on his way to MKlnson to act as one of the Judges it a high school debate. Mis. Marie Nournan and daughter , Miss Minnie Nouman. of Stanton , vis- ted Norfolk fi lends this week. F. Brlco of Washington , D. C. , 1 . .o irrlved in Norfolk for a visit with his son , Tom Brlce , at the Oxnard hotel. J. W. Butt of Nebraska City , who ms been In Norfolk attending the fire men's convent Ion , left yesterday on a liuslncss trip to Atkinson. Mr. Butt was one of the candidates before the convention for second vice president. Among the day's out of town visitors ivero : County Attorney James Nichols , Madison ; Editor F. J. Pratt , Humphrey Democrat ; J. P. Forsyth , Niobrara ; Herman Dlcrs , Gresham ; Mr. and Mrs. James F. Jeffrie , Wayne ; Windsor Doherty , Gregory , S. D. Mrs. W. If. Weeks has joined hoi- husband In Norfolk and will take chaigc of the local department of the weekly Press. Plorco Leader : J. A. Williams , who was defeated for state railway commissioner at the November elec tion , arrived In Pierce from the north Tuesday evening. When asked If ho would return to Pierce and locate In the law business , the judge replied that It was the presumption that ho would. Otto Fuerst , the Norfolk Long Dis tance Telephone company's superin tendent of long distance Hues , has leon ) chosen superintendent of the In dependent telephone company at Madi son. He will take up his now duties on February 1. He will move his family to Madison as soon as he can obtain a suitable dwollinir there Yesterday the last Issue of the Nor folk Times-Tribune was sent to Its subscribers. The paper will be dis continued following the death last week of the editor , C. S. Evans. Mr. Evans started the Times-Tribune In 1890 as a dally paper. It was run as a dally during the Bryan campaign and has since been published as a weekly. Mr. Evans was a Populist and a supporter of Bryan. For thirty years he was a newspaper man In Iowa and Nebraska. W. W. Weaver , formerly of Nor folk , is to leave Madison to engage In the banking business in the Rosebud country. The Madison Star-Mail of yesterday said : Word has been given out that W. W. Weaver has disposed of _ his hardware business to J. A. Pence of Lincoln , who will take pos session February 1. Mr. Weaver has been a resident of Madison less than a year , notwithstanding this short acquaintance , has enjoyed a very nice business , but being desirous of en gaging in the banking business he concluded to dispose of his holdings in this city. The Star-Mail is only voicing the sentiment of our entire community when we say that we re gret to see Mr. Weaver and his most estimable family leave Madison as they have won a warm spot In thq hearts of our people. It is Mr. Weaver's present intention to move into the new Rosebud country , where he will , as stated above , engage in the bank' ing business. FARMERS BURNING HAY. Finding it More Economical and Just as Good as Coal , It's back to the hay for many far mers In northwestern Nebraska this winter. Hard coal Is hard to pay for at current prices and hay Is cheap. A number of homesteaders located south of Long Pine are reported to have recently installed Improved patents on the old time hay burner and are al ready enthusiastic over the results of their experiment. In economy , warmth giving properties and cleanli ness , the hay Is said to be superior to coal. Dr. Mackay Will Prove It. Editor News : A fact so well known and so easily substantiated as the growth of Nebraska rivers should need no specific proof. However , as testimony has been demanded , I sub mil today the evidence of the first wit ness for the affirmative or plalntlvo I have 300 more and will submit tholi testimony from day to day as space In your paper will permit the publl cation of their statements. Thomas Farrago will make an affl davit to this statement : I came bore the year after the grea Chicago fire. I took a homestead join Ing the quarter upon which the Enola lake now stands. There was no lake there then nor any evidence that there ever had been standing water there Water was the crying need of far mers out on the prairie In the low est depression where the Enola lake OLD GOLDEN COFFEE Tnsle it once mul you ticvcr will forget the captivating flavor of OLD GOLDKN. It is a wcll-bnhncotl l > ltncl- : iiiR of full-ripened mul ronjtocl "OKI C'o ; > " Coffers , niul the product u one of surpassing tidiness mul itrli- cacy ; it'a the K'nil that m.ike * you want nnollicr cup. lulh'ornmi strength arc nlw , yi uni form and the nir-liylil pnckn8e _ Rroottce2Ba TONE BROS. , Don Molnon , In. iow Is and whore there IIIIH boon six 'oet of water for flfloon yuus. I dug own llftoon fret wlllmul Uniting n Ign of moisture anil concluded dial had lu < t tor put a well doun on tny iwn place , Before the dins of tlio uliular we'll I dug IliiO wells In Madl- on ( > oiint.lio ( deepest being Jo | feet ) vor on Shell crook. In thornwollti \hero I was Kind to got two fort of valor In llio quicksands , there HtaiulH oday thirty fool of water. In 187(1 ( dug a well for Horace TjiTolIliero ho Christian church now stands In Vorfolk and had to go lift eon feel lie- ore 1 struck water. Today the water n that lot conies almost to the mir- ace. Tile deep water hearing strain H unlforni all over Madison county nil It has raised twenty-live or morn eot in the past thirty years. The Ulkhorn river , during the seven- ios It could ho waded by a man with irdlnary rubber boots on. 1 sliall submit other letters lonior- ow and following days. Very truly , J. II. Maekay. North Nebraska Deaths. Wiley Scott of Plainvlew Is dead. Will Enio died on his farm between 'nil-fax and AnoUn. Mrs. Hcnrlotta Oleso died this week it her homo In Plorco. Mrs. Elmer Vanes of Stanton dloif suddenly last week of heart failure1 U. W. Scott of Plalnvlow died very suddenly last week of a paralytic stroke. William Otto , nlnoty-ono years old , Hod at the homo of his son northeast of Plorco. He had boon a resident of Morce comity thirty-nine years. Got Three Big Stories Here. One of the writers in the coming nonth's magazines IB a man who , dur- ng the. recent Tripp county land rush , locame more or less well known to i number of people In this vicinity. Lindsay Denlson , author of "An Irish King , " In this month's Everybody's nagazlno , spent a couple of weeks at Dallas during the rush , lie was there covering the story for C'olller'H Weekly and the American magazine. Mr. Denlson created rather unusual nterest upon bis arrival at Dallas by reason of the fact that some people nixed him with Tom Dennlson , the loted policy king of Omaha. "Under stand Dennison Is here , " people said , 'and so It must bo that the gamblers nteml to pull off some big stunts. " 3ut Lindsay Denison wasn't a gam- ) ling king at all events ho did noth- ng In Dallas to Indicate that bis suc cess In that line would equal that of .he Omaha Dennlson in a game of stud pokor. Dcnl.son brought with him a letter rom President Roosevelt to United States Marshal Seth Bullock of South Dakota. For , incidentally , Denlson stands ace high with President Roosevelt velt , having traveled with him during its presidential campaign. Denlson s one of the cleverest magazine writ- tors in America today and during the last few months has been mentioned > eihaps as frequently , in one way and mother , as any other writer. An article written i > y him some .imo ago for the Broadway magazine. Now York , on the Japanese question , was widely quoted and commented ipon. Because of his intimate rela tion with the White House , his story was thought to bo semi-official. DenI- on said that as a matter of fact Japan had purposely started the war talk for the sake of allowing her to quickly build a big navy , without mak ing It look badly. A writer for Pearson's magazine , who wont to Dallas during the rush , told Judge Wltten that Denlson was one of the brightest men In the coun try. try.Will Will Irwin , n well known writer , In a recent article on "Tho New York Sun , " tolls of some of the old star re porters who have made the Sun fam ous , and mentioned the work of Donl- son which , "now and then , shone out of the pages of the Sun like Hashes from Zola. " Denlson said ho got three big stor ies In his trip to Dallas. Ho felt re paid for any losses the trip might have cost him. A cut of Denlson , printed In Every body's last month , Is loaned to The News by that magazine. Who Will Get It ? W. B. Carlock of Gregory. S. D. , who owns what Is said to bo the finest Im proved farm in that county , Is adver tising his land for sale under Popular Wants , as ho is compelled to seek a mountainous and perfectly dry climata as quickly as possible. As the anlval of the U. S. Umd Office'at Gregory Is booming prices there , the perhon who secures this property will 11 nil him self the luckiest of men In time to como. Interested parties will do well to Investigate at once.
