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.
