THIS NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOUUNAI PRIDAT JUNE 11 laOO.
Patten. the King of the Pit"
Marvelous Ability at Forecasting of the Expert Chicago
Speculator and Manipulator of the Big Wheat Corner.
Man of Force Who Has the "Cornering"
Habit An Instance of His
Generosity
By WALTON WILLIAMS.
A. PATTEN"tho man wjio
JAMES engineered the corner In
wheat , ( lunlcs that It In n cornet
VV' nt nil. Dcsplto this bland assur
ance , It looks very much llko n corner
to the brokers nnd shorts who arc
going Into bankruptcy , to the bakers
who arc closing their shops nnd to the
bread eating public tlmt Is paying
tnoro money for n smaller loaf. Patton -
ton , who passes the collection plate In
church nnd who ns mayor of Evan-
eton , III. , shut the town so tight that
ono could not buy n drink oven In u
drug store without n doctor's prescrip
tion , said many months ago that wheat
would go high this year , backed hla
judgment with his dollars nnd now is
making more millions than anybody
can accurately figure. Whether the
deal Is a corner or a whole room , such
a speculation on futures of a necessary
of llfo would bo Impossible in France ,
Germany and most other European
countries. Only In this land of the
free Is one man permitted In such
gluing fashion to take fabulous for
tunes from the pockets of the poor.
Fatten may deny that he has a cor
. t ner on wheat , but ho cannot deny that
ho is getting n corner on millions of
V r other people's money people who are
compelled to pay the prices he asks 01
starve.
Secretary Wilson's Roast.
With tlild speculator tbo markets are
a science. IIo has experts In every
' '
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EVEN THE BAKERtf
THE KIND MOTHER ROACHES ANTICIPAfll
THE PATTEN LOAF USED Tb MAKE.1 HARD TIMES J
JAMES A. FATTEN.
Wheat raising country that report to
him constantly. He says that through
these channels he knows more about
the wheat crop than the government
It was this statement which drew out
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson's fa
mous reply :
"Mr. Patten Is operating or speculat
ing In wheat for his own profit.
Through his operations and specula
tions ho seeks to benefit no one but
himself. His whole object Is to make
money. On the other bond , this de
partment Is animated with the sole
Idea of benefiting the country at large.
Our Information as to wheat Is gath
ered by 150,000 earnest , honest citi
zens all over the land men who have
no personal interest nt stnko and who
serve without compensation of any
kind. They do this from purely uu-
eolflsh and patriotic motives and with
the solo dcslro to furnish us with the
truth. I will set the statements of
Mr. Patten against those of the 150-
000 honest men who give us our fig
urcs and leave It to the public to de
termine which tells the truth. "
Patten has been described as having
yes like a pig and an underjaw like
that of a bulldog. When ho speaks he
growls , but every syllable Is distinct.
In spite of the menace of his tone.
The pitch of his voice is always low ,
yet persons fifteen or twenty feet
nway from him are likely to Jump
when they are first conscious of the
rasp In It.
Patten's Evansjon Palace.
No celebrity is allowed to visit Evan
aton without being driven out to look
t least at the outside of the Patten
home. It la quite worth looking at.
It baa more architecture to the square
Inch than any other bouse In tbo world
except Senator W. A. Clark's home on
Fifth avenue In New York.
The Patten disposition runs to cor
nering things. Once the fat John W
Qates started out to corner corn In
1001. About the tlmo the Armours
decided to accumulate to themselves
the solo right to deal In wheat and
Cudahy felt Impelled to shove every
body else out of the pork market Patton -
ton found them all so busy that they
had not tlmo to watch the corn mar
ket , lie bought all the corn In the
world and a good deal more before
they woke up. Their own corners fad
ed away In the excitement caused by
the roars and the squeals of Patten's
victims , who finally went to court nnd
had their contracts declared void on
the ground of public policy.
Worked by a Book Agent ,
A book agent fared forth to Chicago
a few years ago and made an Inde
pendent study of the Patten family.
Then ho persuaded Mrs. Patten that
ono set of Theodore Roosevelt's works
was worth $22,000 because it was the
only set In the world ever offered for
sale nt that price. Ho got away with
It. But when ho offered n set of
Shakespeare In the poot's own hand
writing for about the same prlco n
vnguo suspicion took shape In the
plunger's mind that nil was not ns It
should be. For n year he devoted
himself to the pleasing Job of getting
the book agent Into a prison cell.
The tilings Patten did to Gates are
never mentioned by Gates In public
because the police w.on't allow bis ver
sion. Late In 1008 Patten went In
with Plunger Llvermorc on n cotton
corner. Mr. Llvermorc was observed
about August uttering loud cries of
rage because "Patten had sold out on
him. " Patten's answer was charac
teristic. Ho said : "I was afraid some
of those follows were selling us real
cotton Instead of contracts to deliver.
Of course I couldn't stand for that"
Insults William Nelson Cromwell.
In the Flsh-Harrlman fight for the
control of the Illinois Central Puttee
bad tbo right to vote some 787 shares
Neither side knew which way ho meant
to vote , but the Harrluian people
thought his natural Inclinations were
In their favor. Patten went to a stock
holders' meeting and aggressively and
loudly insulted William Nelson Crom
well. The Fish crowd rejoiced. Thai
night the proxies were delivered to
Hurrlman. Said Patten , "It takes ac
awful Jar to uiako some people see s
point. "
The present wheat corner Is duo tc
Patten's * marvelous ability nt forecast
ing. His machinery for gathering crop
information has been at work foi
years. Early in April this year he
smilingly announced that his oplnloc
that the world's supply of wheat war
Inadequate had been verified and thai
hn guessed the price of bread was goIng -
Ing up. A lot of gamollng millionaire *
who had bet against Patten's fail opln
Ions lost about $ -1,000,000. Ho standt
to win $10,000,000 more.
Patten's corner In corn Is still re
membered In Chicago not exactly
with pleasure , but still remembered
At that historic festival a wild , shriek
Ing mass , of men Hurged over every
Inch of the long quadrangle of tha
wheat pit The din as the Jangled
chorus rose up from the mob struggling
for foothold echoed far down Lasalle
street.
To the packed galleries of spectator-
the scene was llko an Immense grid
Iron where a hundred football team. *
were simultaneously trying to "buck
the cflntcr , " Hour after hour the pan
demonlum Increased.
"Give 70 for cornl" A bellow could
bo heard above ts uproar , but no nn
swcrlng voice or raised band came ID
answer , only more din.
"Qlvo 78 for 1,000.000 bushels ! " Th
hoarse cry only fed the flame of frenzy
and successive bids of 70 nnd 80 seem
cd but to Increase the fury of cverj
broker on the floor In the despairing
effort to buy.
As the prlco gradually ascended It
sconicd tlmt nowhere In the whole
country was there n single bushel of
corn for sale. Finally , toward the
closing hour , ns the anxiety of the
"shorts" grew greater , a disheveled
broker raised himself up out of the
fighting mob nnd , waving n clinched
fist , yelled , "Elghty-oiiol" There was
stillness for the ono Instant It took the
clamoring seekers of grain to realize
what that meant. Then in grcatei
volume ascended the roar as from one
cud of the room to the other cnmo the
chorus , "Eighty-one , eighty-one , eighty-
one ! "
But it beat futilcly against the hlgb
gray walls.
The market In " "
corn was "cornered.
Outside in the rotunda a heavy set
twinkling eyed man sat in n chair , tilt
ed back against a column beside the
fruit stand of "Apple Mary , " calmly
and Joyously sucking an orange. Cu
rious ones from * the galleries filtered
down to gaze at him from n distance ,
while excited brokers rushed out to
tell him of the soaring prices.
It was the new "king of the pit. "
Outwardly James A. Patten was the
least Interested man In all Chicago In
what was transpiring on the board of
trade.
"It's gone to 81 , Jim I' . ' cried n trader ,
whll" a crowd of friends surrounded
the "great bull. "
A Patten Story.
"What'a gone to 81 ? Oh , corn. Why ,
I wasn't thinking of corn nt nil. I was
laughing nt something that happened
out at my church. I'm president oi
the men's club , you know , and also
pass the collection plate.
"A florid and pompous little follow
was sitting in one of the seats , and he
had a dollar In his hand. He looked
up nnd saw me with the plate. Like
lightning he swished the dollar back
Into bis pocket and drew out a nickel.
" 'What's the use in giving it to you ,
Jim Patten ? ' I heard him say , sotto
vocc. 'It'll all go for chewing gum oi
corn. " "
While Armour was' ttho heaviest
loser In that corn corner , probably tc
the extent of $2,000,000 , J. Brand
Walker , the quaudom "Napoleon o :
Wall street , " was also caught in the
squeeze , it Is estimated , to close on a
million. Walker won $5.000,000 in
New York during the stock panic nnd
returned to his home In Chicago to In
crease his fortune with n filer on the
board of trade. He was with Armour
when the packer smashed Patten n
year before nnd followed In his wnko
in the later deal.
In the early days of the campaign he
sent Patten tantalizing notes , such as
Dear Jim 1 nm selling you corn at 6-
and am going to buy It back at 40. It's
peaches and cream for me. Keep It up
Voura. WALKER.
Dear Jim This corn proposition Is about
the softest thing I ever struck. I am
away to the good already. Yours ,
J. B. W.
Dear Jim I've got you on corn. You
are soft. WALKER.
But Patten eventually "stood him
on his head" and shook some of bis
Wall street winnings out of his pock
ets.
Saving a T'otim.
Whllo relentless with the "big fel
lows" .who are- relentless with .him
many a small trader has been rescuct
from disaster through Jim Patten's
generosity. During the bolsterou
close of the great corn squeeze , as Pat
ten sat out in the rotunda , an ashen
faced man with perspiration stream
Ing down his face staggered out of the
pit.
pit."God
"God Jim " ho "I'm
, , gasped , done
for ! Every cent gone ! They closet
me out at 80. The folks"
"Why. man , " said Patten , "wha
right ha.vo you to bo In the grain pit
You're too small a dealer to bo In a
place like this. Say , how much bave
you lost ? "
"I'm In $25,000. Everything gene In
a moment. "
"Well , go home and rest up. Conn
around in tbo morning , nnd I'll tak <
np your accounts. "
"That's a funny sort of man to Ix
engineering a big corn corner. " said
spectator close by. "He doesn't seem
to mind giving It back so long as h
has the fun of getlng it. "
Giving it back ? Why , they'll tel
you Jim Patten doesn't care a rap fo
money. That's why he wears .a $25
suits and tolls funny stories. Patten
Is the sort of man'who likes to have
friends. He doesn't cnro whether the ;
have got n quarter or a million , s
long ns they ore honest , sociable nnd
full of fun good , clean fun In which
the good wife may participate.
Itvas not so many years ago tha
howas plowing on the old home form
nt Sandwich , 111. That's what make
him such a forceful figure in the pi
ho knows the game intimately from
the growing of the crops to the ship
ping , marketing and manipulation
Later ho "tended store" nnd then
made a quick grab at education , study
Ing at Northwestern university in Ev
anston.
Ho Is a man physically about fifty
yjsars old. nearly six feet tall , with 20
pounds of hard flesh and muscle one
a pink complexion that denotes gooc
health.
Knew Ha Was Safe.
"You seem to be going home In n ,
very cheerful manner for a man wh
has been out all night. "
"Yes. You see. my wife Is nn araa
tcur cfocutlonlst , nnd she's saving he
voice for an entertainment tomorrow
night" Cleveland Plain Dealer.
At He Remembered It ,
"Shodbolt. did you ever have a touc !
of anything like the appendicitis ? "
"Qnre. nave you forgotten , Din
BUSS , thqt when you were operated o
for It you touched me for an even bun
fhlncn Tribune
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Pleasure * of the Week.
Mrs. II. A. Pasownlk and Mrs. F.
i. Coryoll wore hostesses at a 1
'clock luncheon on Wednesday after-
oon. About seventy-live ladles were
guests. A delicious four-course lunch
eon was served , after which the after
noon was spent In playing euchre and
flinch. Prizes were awarded , Mrs. A.
Bear securing the shouting prlzo , Mrs.
I. O. Hyde the high score honors and
Irs. Rudat the prlzo at flinch.
Miss Victoria Maylard and Roger
tltt were hostess and host to some
wonty-flvo boys and girls at u joint
Irthdny party Wednesday afternoon
t the Maylard homo. After a ploaa-
nl. afternoon spent on the lawn , a
PIT ! ' , supper was served. The mem-
ara of the party were then juohts nt
ho Crystal theater , chaperoned liy
Irs. Maylard and Mrs. Stltt.
Miss Emma Guso entertained a
lumber of her friends at n party glv-
n At the L. Bruce homo. The even-
rig was given over to music and
games , light refreshments being
erved about midnight. Prizes wore
.warded . to Mrs. Edith Roberts , John
Mossier and Will Koppl. Twenty-
hrco guests were present.
The Altar society of the Catholic
ihurch was entertained 'Thursday af-
ornoon by Mrs. Borovlak. A musical
) rograin was a feature of the after-
loon , several piano solos being ren-
ered by Miss Lora Brown , while Miss
lelen Herrmnn delighted those pros-
nt with several vocal selections.
George Sailor's sixth birthday was
elebrated Monday afternoon by a par-
y at the home of his parents , Dr. and
Mrs. P. H. Salter. After the afternoon
rom 3 to 6 had been spent In games ,
supper was served.
Mrs. S. F. Ersklne entertained a
mall company of young ladles
Wednesday evening , tl.c vurty being
ouipllmontary to N ss Nola Walker
of Weeping Water.
Mrs. H. A. Drebert entertained sev
eral young ladles Wednesday after
noon In honor of her daughter , Mrn.
red Koester of Carroll.
Sol G. Mayor and Frank E. Daven
port and their families spent Friday
) lcnlcking at the John Ray farm.
The P. B. T. club was entertained
by Mrs. E. E. Wood Tuesday aftei
icon.
Personals.
Mrs. C. J. Tubbs and children of Al-
lance arrived In orfoltf this week
and will bo the gue'sts of Mrs. Tubbs'
sister , Mrs. George B. Chrlstoph , dur-
ng the. coming six weeks.
Miss Myrtice Doughty Is spending
: he month of June with her sister ,
Mrs. Leon Tompklns , on the Tompkins -
kins ranch near Inman.
Miss Reynolds and Miss , Elizabeth
Reynolds of Chicago are In Norfolk ,
guests at the home of their brother ,
C. H. Reynolds.
Miss Cora Lulkart and Ralph Lul-
kart returned today from the state
university at- Lincoln for the college
vacation.
Mrs. Robert Bridge of Frenont and
daughter , Miss Nona Bridge , were
guests at the C. S. Bridge home this
week.
Hymenial.
Miss Lida Squire , a member of the
tilKh school graduating class of 1907 ,
who was married Tuesday at 8:30 : a.
m. to William Mason of Fullerton , was
the first June bride of the present sea
son In' ' Norfolk. It * vas a quiet home
wedding , the ceremony taking place at
the home of the bride's mother In
South Norfolk. Rev. Mr. Hedbloom ,
pastor of the Baptist church , per
formed the wedding ceremony. The
wedding guests enjoyed a dainty
breakfast , after which the bride and
groom took the train for their future
home nt Fullerton. Mrs. J. C. Beaver
of Holt county was an outside guest.
The brldo , the second young lady In
the class of 1907 to wed , wore during
the ceremony n gown of white mus
lin made a la princesso , with rows of
lace Inserting.
The marriage of J. A. Johnson nart
Miss Clara Rudat will take place on
June 21 at the home of the bride's
mother , Mrs. Augusta Rudat. The
ceremony will represent the culmina
tion t of a pretty school-day romance ,
both the prospective groom and the
bride-to-be having been members of
the high school graduating class of
W03.
Harry Howarth , a carpenter who Is
working at Winsldo Just now , and
Miss Margaret Anderson , a saleslady
at the Fair store , were married In Columbus -
lumbus Wednesday morning , returning
to Norfolk In the evening. They will
make their home with Mrs , Anderson ,
on South Third street.
Joseph W. Fisher , n Northwestern
trainman , and Miss Lottie Anderson of
Omaha were married In Omaha this
week , returning to Norfolk , where
they will make their home.
Mrs. Beds' Recitals ,
The first of the series of annual
recitals given by the pupils of Mrs.
Cora A. Beels as part.pt the program
of the thirteenth annual commence
ment of the Norfolk interstate branch
of the Western Conservatory of
Music were held this week at the
Auditorium.
The first of the series , a musical
matlnoo , was participated In Tuesday
afternoon by twenty-eight children :
Oliver Union , Helen Boots , Mnrguo-
rlto Stuckoy , Dorothy Cones , Ruth
Rohoroko , Anna Remus , Reuben Ahl-
man , Herbert Wlllo , Doris Olmstod ,
Mildred McNamco , Winifred Brando ,
Bbsslo Dolson , Jeanette Mayor , Hit-
droth Shurtz , Dorothy Nocdham , Elslo
Druoggemnn , Winifred Hnzcn , Ellen
Sar , Edith Buttorfleld , Dorothy Chrls
toph , Dorothy Willman , Lois Temple-
ton , Carolina Dysnrt , * Loreou Gow ,
Emma Bonier , Helen Craven , Lotha
Lnrkln and Bornlco Hlbbcn.
During the evening presentation of
rewards and of promotion certificates
was made by Mrs. M. C. Hazen. The
following pupils received certificates
of attendance for not having boon
absent during the year : Dorothy
Chrlstoph , Lorccn Gow , Lois Temple-
ton , Caroline Dysart , William Weaver ,
Winifred Brando , Ellen Sar and Helen
Craven.
Certificates of promotion were pre
sented to Dorothy Chrlstoph , Bosslo
Dolson , Emma Bonier , Wlulfrod Ha-
zen and Lorccn Gow.
The general recital Wednesday
evening was participated in by : Bos
slo Dolson , Winifred Hazen , Dorothy
Chrlstoph , Loroon Gow , Bcrnlce Hlb-
ben , Emma Bonier , Edith Buttorllold ,
Elslo Brueggomnn , Myrtle Nighten
gale , Elalo Nightengale , Elslo Zach-
ert , Gladys Adams , Florence Barrett ,
Bcsslo Iiamllton , Opal Dunn , Louis
Wotzel , Helen Craven , Lctha Lnrkeu ,
and Elmer Bcolor. The March of the
Flower Girls , " a pretty drill , was pre
sented by the following little girls ,
Gladys Paso walk being at the piano :
Marguerite Stuckey , Doris Olmstod ,
Jeanette Mayor , Hlldreth Shurts , Bes
sie Dolson , Dorothy Chrlstoph , Emma
Borner , Charlotte Craven , Daisy
Davenport , Ruth Davenport , Helen
Deels , Winifred Hazen , Mildred Mc-
Nnmeo , Edith Butterflold , Elslo Bruog-
geinan , Union Craven.
Those who took part In the Thurs
day night recital were : Earl Krantz ,
Donald Hardy , Martha Winter , Gladys
Adams , Marvel Satterleo , Besslo
Ward , Lucllo Hazen , Lillian Schelly ,
Ella Hauptll , Lydla Brueggernan , Grace
Hill , Gladys Pasowalk , Vera Hayward ,
Emma Lane , May Schwnnk , Mildred
Gow , Dorothy Green and Lloyd Paso-
walk.
The commencement calendar \V111
close with a music class sermon by
Rev. Edwin Booth Jr. , at the First
Congregational church Sunday morn
ing , with the advance recital next
Tuesday at the Auditorium and with
the recital for graduation next Wed
nesday evening. The commencement
certificates will be presented by F.
M. Hunter of the city schools.
Alnsworth Commencement.
Alnsworth , Neb. , June 6. Special
to The News : The twenty-first an-
mar commencement of the Alnsworth
high school was held In the auditor *
um. The graduates were Eunice E ,
Mutz , Echo E. Jarvis , Lillian L. Gus-
tafson , Harry W. Davlson , Donald M.
DeLong. The following was the pro-
ram of the evening's exercises :
Piano solo Miss Elsie Gatenby of
O'Neill.
Invocation Rev. H. C. Van Valken
burgh.
Oratlpn "The Newest Refprmatlon , "
Eunice Ella Mutz.
Duet The Misses Peck.
Oration "Evolution , What It Is and
What It is Not , " Donald McCay Do
Long.
Class Prophecy Miss Alta Williams.
Oration "Tho American Girl , " Echo
Elizabeth Jarvis.
Violin solo Miss Mildred Scatter-
good.
Oration "Simon Says Thumbs Up , "
Lillle Louise Gustafson.
Solo Miss Nancy Hancock.
Valedictory "Why the High .School , "
Harry William Davlson.
Cornet solo R. M. Herre.
Presentation of dlplomas-rSupt. J.
Grayblo.
Benediction Rev. Vincent R. Beobe.
Wayne Normal Notes. j
Miss Rose Head who has had af sue
cessful year at St. Edward , will be
here for the summer term.
E. D. Lundak , scientific ' 07 , was a
welcome visitor Monday. Ho goes
with his mother on a valuable Trlpp
county claim which she drew.
Professor Bright delivered com
mencement addresses this week at
Creston , Waterbury and Mugnet
while Prof. J. T. Sauntry went to
Battle Crook and Bellwood.
Dan T. Burross will return to
school again and will complete the
teachers' professional course. Harry
Zlemer also will return for the sum
mer. Both are very successful
teachers.
Today Professor Huntemer gave the
1 o'clock lecture. His subject was a
phase of the manual training work
A part of the hour was spent In t >
manual training department where ho
illustrated a part of the work.
Miss Ella Trenhalle , whos work
at Oakdalo was so satisfactory that
the school board coutrncted with
three other N. N , 6 , graduates , for
next year , was callage visitor Deco
ration day. EhS returns to Oakd
next year.
Mis * Emma Richardson , whoAn BO
many will bo pleased to lea.ru has
boon elected principal t . < VW
school at Aurora for next year , r&
turned homo this week for the fium
mer. Her sister Agnes haa , been
elected principal of the. high pchoo
at Cook. Both of these young women
are strong teachers nnd well pre <
pared.
Miss Margaret Carroll will boslrl
work at the college next Monday
morning. Miss Carroll was a most
efficient Instructor hero for two
years. Since then she has completed
her course in the Columbia tichool of
Expression In Chicago and will re
turn to the college to remain while
It is under the present management.
Commlnlonert' Proceedings.
Mndlson , Nob. , May IS , 1909 , 1 p. m.
Hoard mot pursuant to adjournment.
resent , Commissioners Burr Tntt ,
lonry Sundormnn nnd John Malono.
The minutes of the mooting of April
0 , 1909 , were road and , on motion , np-
roved ns road.
On motion , the bond of Herman P.
larney ns chairman of the Soldiers'
lollof commission , was approved ,
On motion the following bills were
.llowod . :
Mbort Stevenson , grading ,
commissioner district No. 1. $ 4.00
> co Goodwator , grading , com
missioner district No. 1. . . . 3.00
Jnrson Kottolson , grading ,
commissioner district No. 1 9.00
A. Schwnnk , grading , com
missioner district No. 1. . . . 1G.50
\nton Stroll , grading , com
missioner district No. 1. . . . G.OO
red flegnor , painting , etc. ,
at Jail 24.00
acob Henderson , burying pan-
per , nnd book case for Judge 127.75
Ity of Madison , wiring and
lamps 7 < 40
Vntson Purdy , grading , com
missioner district No. 1. . . . 177.00
nut Brlnckman , ink 5.25
Smltli-Promlor Typewriter Co. ,
supplies 4,55
W. King , draylng 2.70
Clopp & Bartlett , supplies. . . 1.25
G. F. Bllger , posting quarantine -
tine notices 2.70
Gus Knul , April salary 50.00
, ouls Weinberger , work , court
liouso hill G.OO
ohn Mnlonc , labor and mileage -
ago 70.40
nek Moore , bridge lumber. . 03,30
ladlson Chronicle , printing. 50.00
3arl Flchtor , llvory 6.70
Geo. E. Richardson , postage ,
etc 22.88
City of Madison , water rent. . 7.50
E. Gndbols , attending pnu-
per 177.25
Nebraska Telephone Co. , Nor
folk , tolls 13.30
3arl Flchtor , llvory 30.00
3. D. Hammond , trees 22.00
Henry Hanson , digging grave
for pauper 5.00
lurr Tnft , labor , mileage nnd
freight 09.40
Wm. Test , supplies for pauper 2.25
Madison Star-Mall , printing. . 17.25
Western Bridge nnd Construc
tion Co. , contract 1,180.27
Western Bridge and Construc
tion Co. , lumber , road dis
trict No. 18 f. 150.00
Western Bridge and Construc
tion Co. , lumber , road dis
trict No. 12 104.25
Western Bridge and Construc
tion Co. , lumber , commis
sioner district No. 1 104.25
Earl Potter , work , courthouse
hill 11.30
rnest Raasch , bridge lumber 155.10
Madison Mercantile Co. , sup
plies for pauper < . 20.10
Tohn Luke , bridge lumber. . . . 14.00
Mrs. Shatto , nursing Mrs
Fitch , 57.00
T. A. House ) , postage , etc. . . . 17.35
Herman Qraunke , woik , court
"house hill G.50
Banners Mercantile Co. , sup
plies , court house and pau
per . , G.80
Hey Brown , wdrk , court house
hill 10.30
State Journal , supplies for
treasurer 35.00
Andrew Goodwater , work ,
court liouso hill 8.00
Carl Imhoff , work , court
house hill 26.30
, A. Housel , salary 100..00
Hugh Cleveland , work , court
house hill , assigned Madison
State bank 11.50
J. J. Clements , salary and ex
penses 221.15
Wm. Breen , work , road dls
trlct No. 10 3.00
Clms. Sherlock , work , road
district No. 10 3.00
Carson Kettelson , work , court
house hill 14.00
Fred Terry , work , road dis
trlct No. 8 4.00
John Lucht , work , road dls
trlct No. 4 11.90
Loronce Bussey , work , road
district No. 2 9.00
R. W. Linn , work , road dls
trlct No. 9 25.00
H. Kilburn , register births
and deaths 6.00
E. F. Ringer , register births
and deaths G.25
Chas. Letheby , register births
and deaths 9.00
M. L. Koehn , register births
and deaths 20.60
B. H. Mills , register births
and deaths 8.00
O. A. Sleeper , register births
and deaths .20
Ernest Raasch , bridge lumber 28.0 !
M. J. Rooney , bridge work. . . 6.00
Peter Bussoy , bridge work. . . 36.00
Patrick Klrby , work , road dis
trict No. 3 3.00
Clara Stlrk , bridge lumber. . . 156.14 I |
Clara Stlrk , bridge lumber. . . 133.54
Ora Bussey , work , road dis
trict No. 2 9.00
B. B. McGlnnls , work , road
district No. 8 . - . . . 50.20
R. W. Linn , work , road dis
trict No. 9 22.85 .
M. J. Rooney , work , road dls- I
trlct No. 3 9.00
P. L. Bussey , work , road dls- i
trlct No. 2 32.00
CWttenden & Snyder , repairs , '
road district No. 9 9.15
, M. J. Morris , work , road dis- 1
trlct No. 8 6.00
E. E. Dodge , work , road dls- I
trlct No. 4 . - 25.50
A. Degner , supplies , road dls- I
trlct No. 2 8.88 *
Roy Chapman , work , road dls- I 1
trlct No , 10 1.00
H. W. Linn , bridge work 102.41' | '
H. W. Linn , livery - 7.00
Jacoh Ambroz , work , road dis
trict No. 11 70.00 ,
R , O. Sleeper , work , road dis I
trict No. 8 * . 9.00
Madison County Agricultural | !
society , aid to fair 609.60
Henry Sundermnn , labor and
mileage 35.50
J. M. Warner , lumber , road
" district No. 11 24.95
"On notion the county clerk was In
structed to correct the 1908 tax list by
strlkfHg out the Item of 131.85 city tax
assessed for Norfolk city , on part BW %
of RoVi of 22-24-1 , assessed In name of
Union Pacific railroad company for
the reason that city taxes wore Includ
ed on terminal assessment schedule.
On motion the county clerk was or
dered to strike from the 190S tax list
the Item of $31.13 special city tax
against the e % of lot 6 , block 2 , Pase- ,
We
( will not
mince
words
here.
L I
.CHICAGO ,
CALUMET
BakingPowder
mutt RIVC you sati ' ' "i.
It must prove that t. a
equal in every way- -.nil
superior in some to all
other baking powders , or
you must have your money
back. You cannot set your
standard of quality too high
to suit us.
Insist on Calumet and
don't let your grocer give
L you a Substitute.
Received Highctt
Award World's
Pure Food
Exposition
.Chicago , ' 07. .
walk's Third addition , Norfolk , Nob. ,
on account of erroneous assessment ,
according to resolution of city coun
cil of Norfolk , on file.
On motion the county clerk was or
dered to correct the 1908 tax list by
reducing the tax computed against lot
14 , block 9 , Edgowater Park addition ,
Norfolk , Neb. , from $7.48 to 46 cents ,
the same having been assessed as Im
proved when In fact It was unim
proved.
On motion John Malone was In
structed to have the bridge across
Union creek , Just west of Madison
city , rofloored.
On motion Burr Tnft was Instructed
to have the bridges near Fred Terry's
and also the one at Delfonderfor'a
farms , refloored.
On motion the county clerk was au
thorized to' retain from the fees of
his office for the year 1909 , the sum of
$700 as salary for thy copyist In his
office for said year.
On motion board adjourned.
Geo. E. Richardson ,
County Clerk.
By S. R. McFarland , deputy.
TRIPP COUNTY ROAD. [
What Surveyors Are Doing and Course
They May Choose.
Dallas News : Although the North
western surveyors have been at work
in Trlpp county for several weeks , it
is still quite Impractical to state any
thing very definite as to the course
of the extension , when the road will
be built west from Dallas. The per
sons In charge of the survey have been
doing a great deal of scouting In va
rious directions and as a result of
these expeditions there are few lo
calities In Trlpp county that have not
been filled with some degree of hope.
In contemplation of future railroad
conditions to the west of us.
Just at present the surveyors are
camped near the "Nlghtplpo" tract ,
south of the Red hills , and It seemB
quite certain that ono of the prelim
inary lines will cross' out Into Meyer
county in that vicinity. The line now
being staked out runs Just one and
three-fourths miles north of the north
line of Lamro , bears directly to about
the center of section 18 , township 99 ,
n.ii8e 77 , nnd from that point the dl-
lection is Just a little south of west.
At the point mentioned where the
course of the survey changes from
.gently north of west to gently south-
west near the center of section 18
there are about 10,000 stakes piled nnd
tMo is taken by some to Indicate that
another preliminary will branch from
that point in another direction prob-
ably to Wltten. There are oven those
who think the survey will include a
branch from some pplnt on the line ,
possibly nt the ono mentioned above
j'.u n northeasterly direction to the
townslto of Rosolnnd , better known as
Gould.
In any event , It Is conceded that the
conditions are still far from fixed and
that many prospects may bo budded
Mid blighted In the meantime. Roll-
road people and others best Informed
on the subject express confidence that
It will be two years , nt least , before
tLore will bo any train service west of
Hallos. Taking it for granted that
thuro is a disposition to get at the
work In the near future , It Is not like-
Iv that grading will bo commenced
until some tlmo next year. This work
and the other preliminaries for a "real
rure enough" railroad all require time.
There are furnished rooms In the
city that have never been untenanted
longer than two days at a tlmo. The
work of want ads , of course.
Your furnished rooms are rentable
If you are a classified advertiser.