The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, July 09, 1909, Page 5, Image 5
THENOREOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOUUNAI FKIDAi JULT 9 11)09 ) Our Colleges Have Failed. Denver , July 7. "Tho American col lege of liberal .arts tins lamontnbly failed nn n popular liiRtltutlon of high * or education In tlmt It trains less thnn 1 per cent of our young men nnd women , but one-tenth of 1 per cent of the population. It lias permitted va- rloun Institutions , notably correspon dence schools , private business schools , Industrial and agricultural schools to usurp Its functions , because of Illlborullty. " So declared Prof. Samuel Wendell Wllllston , of the Uni versity of Chicago , at a meeting of the department of higher education , held In connection with the convention of the National Education association. "It has lost discipline , both mental and moral , " continued the speaker , "till the charge Is freely made , and in n great measure truthfully , that it- very largo proportion of Its students are seeking merely the diploma rather thnn an education which will lit them for higher pursuits In life ; who work , upon an average , but throe or four hours dally , and who acquire habits neither of Industry nor application ; that there lias been a 'decided lower ing of the moral standard among col lege students ; that , upon the whole the bachelor degree Is losing Its sig nificance as an Indication of Illness for most of the pursuits of life. Elective System Demoralizing. - "Undeniably the college has lost dis cipline by the general adoption of the system of olectlves , which loaves so much to the caprice and unintelligent choice of the Inexperienced student. There has boon , also , a demoraliza tion both of discipline and require ments as a result of the rivalry among Institutions , especially the state Insti tutions for numbers ; Institutions are still for the most part gauged by their size , rather than by their product. Furthermore , the elective system has lowered the discipline by the rivalry among the different teachers In the same institutions for large classics with the development of BO ft courses concessions to the all too obvious In1 cllnatlons of moat students to seek the easiest way to their diploma with little t-le regard for the value of the work accomplished. High School On Wrong Track. "Perhaps the gravest charge which may with justice bo laid against the college is that It has hindered or. re tarded the best development of the high school ; or has perverted it from the highest uses to the people. Most high schools still arrange their course of study chiefly for the needs of the 3 or 4 per cent of Its pupils who are preparing for college , to the detriment , or at least discouragement , of the 96 per cent who have neither the desire nor the opportunity to continue their education.The fact that only 12 per cent of those who enter the high school ever graduate is also largely due to the influence of the college. The speaker said he believed that the only hope for the regeneration , not only of JLhe , high .school , , but the college also , lies in this complete sev erance of this control ; that the leav ening of the- whole system of higher education must begin from below , In stead of from above , as has been the case hitherto ; that the high school should seek the highest and wldesl field for development without regard i/N to the college , whose field of useful ness is still far too narrow to permit it to denominate the whole province of education. Need More Men Teachers. He also believed that the discipline of the high school has largely suffered by Its aping the methods of > the college lego , and that this discipline must be regained at nil cost , first bya return to the most essential disciplinary am useful studies which should be made compulsory for all ; nnd by the aban donment of many of the educatlona experiments Introduced either at the behest \ > r In Imitation of Iho college nnd especially by the elevation of the standard of the high school teacher nnd the employment of n larger pro portion oftinon ns teachers , teachers who are trained ns teachers and no1 ns research men. He also said thn when this regeneration of the hlgl school has been effected , secondary 'education , socalled , will not only broaden out greatly , but that It wll reach upward to Include all the dls clpllnary and cultural work of the col logo. In other words , the democrat izatlon of secondary education wil drive out the socalled college of lib eral arts , which occupied no Indlspen sable place in American education. "Whenever every pupil who leaves the disciplinary high school is compelled polled to choose some definite course of study leading to some definite end and not be permitted to spend four years more In aimless work , the prob lem of the American college will have been solved , and not until then , " said Professor Wllllston In conclusion. The Hooligans. "The English problem of how to eliminate the "Hooligans" does not yet confront us seriously , but intelligent and systematic action along well de fined lines covering the whole coun try through the common school is necessary to prevent a degenerate class , the individual of which has beet aptly described as too heavy for llgb work and too light for heavy work , ' said S. Wessellns , of Grand Rapids Mich. , in an address at a departmen meeting. "It Is time , " the speaker continued "that the child was treated afc a uni by other than standard methods and subjected to a scientific inquiry both from the physlcologlsts and the pathologlsts * point of view , These ex ports should bo employed by the state and sent to all communities and con duct the examinations necessary to Inform the local school boards of the exact condition of every pupil report ed delinquent and backward in grade work. "Delinquent mental or physical de fects should bo separated from the normal children for a sufficient length of time to bring them back to a nor1 ! mnl condition If possible , It Is need- j less to say that Incurables should bo segregated permanently-and perhaps j In the stnto Institutions for the feeble nlndcd. The employment of trained xports constantly for this purpose nny he advisable and this can only jo determined when the extent of the vork to bo undertaken Is known. " Commissioners' Proceedings. Madison , Neb. , July 1 , 1009 , 1 p. m. The board of equalization mot pur- uant to adjournment. Present , Conn- y Commissioners Burr Tnft , H nry Sunderman and John Malone , County \B808Bor P. W. Ruth and County Jlork Qeo. E. Richardson. The minutes of Juno 15 , 10 nnd 17 , 909 , of June 21 , 1909 , and of June 29 , 909 , wore rend and approved. The matter of the assessment of Mr. Qus Tesko came up for hearing. Mr. " 'osko np'ponrcd before the board and vas sworn and examined , nnd on mo- Ion It was voted that the assessment of Qus Tcsko , personally , stand ns re- urned by the assessor , and that Ous Teske , ns guardian of Carl Teske , bo assessed with $4,000 In money and 500 corn , said assessment having been omitted through n misunderstand- ng. ng.On On complaint of Qus Tesko , guar- llan of Carl Tesko , that 46 acres , In cluding the Improvements , had been sot off by the courts from the nwVi 24-21-2 , assessed as nn entity , and ask- ng for a division of said land , on mo- .Ion the assessment of said land was llvlded as follows : Martha Dlttbernor , east 46 acres Vi 24-21-2 , $3,760. i Carl Teske , west 114 acres nw % 24- 21-2 , 16,755. On motion the county clerk was In structed to divide Jho taxes on sold and on the 1908 tax list. On "motion the assessment on the % nw % , block 4 , Mandamus addition : o Madison , Neb. , was reduced from $1,350 actual value to $800 , on account of gross injustice in overvaluation. There being no further complaints before the board , the board declared .lie equalization of assessments of in dlvldunls closed. The board then .ook up the equalization between pre cincts and upon comparison of the assessments In the various precincts it was voted to leave the assessments as returned by the assessors. On motion the board then adjourned subject to the call of the county clerk , pending the receipt of the report from the state board of equalization and as sessinent. Geo. E. Richardson , County Clerk. DOCTORS MEET NEXT WEEK Midsummer Meeting of Elkhorn Valley Society at Fremont Tuesday. .Programs have just been lssued"for the midsummer meeting of the Elkhorn - horn Valley Medical society , which is to be held at Fremont next Tuesday , July 13. The session will be called to order .at 10 a. m. at the Fremont hos pital , A luncheon and a smoker in the evening will be features. Following are the papers listed on the program : "The Value of Chemistry to the Phy sician , " Czar G. Johnson , Crelghton. "Appendicitis Complicating Preg nancy , Labor and the Puerperlum , " Palmer Flndley , Omaha. "The Differential Diagnosis In Ap pendlcitls , Ulcer of Stomach and Gall stone , " W. F. Conwell , Nellgh. "Syphilis of the Liver Simulating Gall Bladder Diseases With a Reporl of the Cases and a Review of the Lit erature to Date , " M. J. Ford , Omaha "Hemorrhages Following Infectious Diseases , With Report of Two Cases , ' P. H. Salter , Norfolk. "Senile Dementia , " F. H. Kuegle West Point. "The Surgical Treatment 'of Dis placed Uterus , " R. H. Rhoden , Fre mont. "Tho Time to Operate In Suppura tlve Inflammations of the Fallopian Tubes. ' Indications for the Selection of the Abdominal and Vaginal Routes , ' J. E. Summers , Omaha. "The Diagnostic Value of Blood Ex nmlnatlon , " Rodney W. Bliss , Omaha "Practical Suggestions for the Sum mer Feeding of Infants , " H. M. Me Clanahan , Omaha. "Obstruction of Large Intestine With Cases , " L. J. Townsend , Fre mont. "The Action of Drugs , " A. L , Mulr head , Omaha. "Syphilis of the Aorta , " A. D. Dunn , Omaha. Officers of the society are : Presi dent , Jos. M. Aikln , Omaha ; vice pres idents , A. B. Tashjean , Norfolk , and C. G. Johnson , Crelghton ; secretary , W. R. Peters , Stanton ; treasurer , Wal ter Pllger , Norfolk. Committees are : Credential , Long , Kindred , Salter ; arrangements , Mc Donald , Metzlnger , Overgaard ; griev ances , Beattle , Conwell , Summers ; ne crology , Williams , McKay , Johnson ; auditing , Gllllgan , Tanner , Mlnton. RAISE ASSESSMENT. Indicates Gain of $25,000,000 Actual Value Argument Coming. Lincoln , Neb. , July 7. Though only about one-third of the county assess ors have made their returns to the state board of equalization , the indica tions are the increase over the assess ment of last year will not bo more than $5,000,000 , exclusively of railroad property. This would be an increase of $25,000,000 actual value. In the county real estate was returned at a valuation less than last year , but as the board believes this was due to an error the report has been sent back for verification. The board of equalization will meet on the third Monday in this month and will continue in session until its w'ork Is completed. No valuation can be raised unless the board hears the testimony of the county assessor whose county Is af fected and other county officials who are Interested. In the past this plan has 1 always been followed , but the last legislature 1 enacted the board's usual methods i Into law , so it is law now for the I board to send for the county offi cials when n raise in assessment Is contemplated , The supreme court probably will moot this week to listen to arguments In the case wherein the secretary of , state has been mandamuBsed to place j the name of John M. Rcngan on the republican - publican primary ballot as a candidate' ' for supreme judge. Should the court fall to meet and pass on the appeal It would bo the duty of the secretary of state to put the name of Reagan on the primary ballot , nnd under the decision of the Lancaster district court candidates for regents and for supreme judge would bo selected by n primary. The supreme court , however , has In dicated that It will hold a special ses sion for the purpose of hearing the ap peal. This session will doubtless be nold this week , because the conven tions to draft platforms are to bo hold under the law on the last Tuesday In July. If the nonpartlsnii law is de clared unconstitutional , then these con ventions shall draft a platform and select state committees , whllo if the law is declared valid , the conventions this year may only select state com mittees. Woman In Jail Pleads "Guilty. " Mrs. Virginia Anderson of 414 South Second street was fined $20 and costs In Justice Elseley's court Wednesday morning charged by Officer O'Brien with being an Inmate of a house of prostitution. Neighbors for the past ten days mve been complaining of the conduct of Mrs. Anderson and she had been warned a number of times , but has taken no heed of the warnings. Late Tuesday night Officer O'Brien found her In company with W. F. Bltts , of South Fifth street , and he was also fined $20 and costs Wed nesday morning. Bltts Is married and has a wife and child In Norfolk. It Is said Mrs. Anderson has been a little stage struck and for some time has been doing a turn in one of the local vaudevilles. Mrs. Anderson Is the wife of a Northwestern fireman and has as yet been unable to pay her fine. Pleading guilty to the charge she will have to remain In the city Jail until-the fine Is satisfied. Bltts Is trying to get bonds. Bassett's Celebration. Bassett , Neb. , July 7. Special to The News : The celebration here was In every sanse a success. It Is con ceded by all that It was the most enJoyable Joyablo of any ever held In this part of the state. The business men of our little city made up their minds that this year they were going to oc cupy the whole day with the best clean , free attractions that could be obtained. No grafts were allowed. The forenoon was taken up with a pro gram consisting of music by the Bas sett Juvenile band and choir , followed by a beautiful rendition of the Decla ration of Independence by Miss Elizabeth both Hale of Atkinson , Neb. She was called back twice , and all agree that her readings alone were worth com ing miles to hear. This was followed by a fine address by Rev. Wm. Van- volkenburg of Alnsworth , Neb. After dinner a free vaudeville , free slack wire performance , free baseball game , all kinds of small sports , horse races , foot races , etc. , were pulled off. Fifteen hundred people saw Alns worth and Bassett play a good game of ball , Alnsworth taking the purse by a score of 7 to 2 , but up to the seventh - enth Inning Bassett goose-egged them. Bassett had only a few days before gone to Alnsworth and beat them by a score of 3 to 5. Bassett does not feel bad In the least to be beaten by BO good a team as Alnsworth has , and there Is no. team that we would rather give our money to. Everyone had a great time , with not an accident to mar , or one drunk to arrest. / Lynch Beats Butte. Brlstow , Nob. , July 7. Special to The News : Butte and Lynch contest ed at Brlstow In one of the fastest baseball games of the season , Lynch winning out by a score of 2 to 1. The Butte team was composed wholly ol home men , while Lynch was strength ened by an Imported battery. The batteries were : Butte , Tingle and Tin gle ; Lynch , Rlchtor and Rlchter. Strike-outs : Rlchter , 17 ; Tingle , 16. Hits : Lynch , 3 ; Butte , 5. Governor On Guaranty Law. Omaha , July 7. In a letter to the Nebraska press Governor Shnllenber& er has this comment on the issuance of a federal court order restraining the operation of the bank guaranty law : "I have all possible respect for our courts , but believe the law passed at the last session of the legislature ex presses the will of the people of Ne braska. The legislature is solidly for the law , and as that body is the only voice the people have Its mandate should be supreme. If a federal judge can set aside the. expressed will of the people of a sovereign state when leg < ( slating upon a matter regulating pure ly state corporations , a single judge has a power more potent than the voice of a million and a half people expressed through constitutional au thority. This should make plain to the people of the state the necessity for nonpartlsan Judges on the bench. I want the people to know that I shall exercise every constitutional right given me under the constitution be fore their expressed will shall be de feated. " THE BLIND SENATOR A "FAN.1 How He Enjoys Baseball and the Wrights' Aeroplane Practice. Washington , July 7. Through go- Ing to Fort Mycr repeatedly to "see" the Wright brothers fly In their aero plane , Senator Gore , the blind states man from Oklahoma , Is becoming one of the most enthusiastic aeronauts in Washington. Senator Gore's substitute for the eyes he lost in his youth , Is his wife and i a keen sense of hearing. From them ho obtains the same , thrill of ex citement ' that others experience through sight. Few men In Wash- ngton arc affected by tlys "ntmos- ihero" of an event as Senator Gore , t helps him to comprehend the quiet words of his wife as she explains every movement of the aviators. The Oklahoma senator also Is very 'ond ' of "watching" a baseball game. Ho is n frequent patron of the Ameri can league games , where Mrs. Gore , who knows baseball , helps him to fol- ow the play closely. South Nebraska Is Under Water. Lincoln , July 7. Train service Is de moralized In southeast Nebraska on account of the floods. Three days of icnvy rainfall liavo caused all the small streams to leave their banks. Six nnd a half feet of water cover the Union Pacific tracks south of Beatrice and there is another washout between 3cntrlco and Lincoln. The Burlington ins a washout near Beatrice , but .rains are able to run by making do- : ours. Water is over tracks of the Burlington at Elk Creek , and there are small washouts on the same line be- .ween Tecumseh nnd Table Rock nnd Tecumseh and Auburn. The Missouri Pacific has a bad washout on Its Crete jranch. Farm lands have been flood ed and damage done to crops. Washout East of Fremont. Owing to a washout east of Fre mont , due to rain amounting to more than three Inches , the westbound Northwestern train was delayed four hours yesterday. Land Troops at Teheran. Teheran , Persia , July 7. The Rus sian troops were being landed at En- zeli. There Is an unconfirmed report tie re that the force consists of 3,000 Infantry and 800 Cossacks. No news has been received as yet of a Junc tion of the Bakhtiarl tribesmen with the nationalists under Siphadar. London , July 7. Some protests are being voiced by the newspapers nnd in parliament against what is charac terized as unwarrantable Interfer ence by Great Britain and Russia in Persian domestic affairs. Special at tention has been directed to the at tempts of British and Russian repre sentatives to prevent the constitu tionalists from marching on Teheran and the dlspajtch to Persian territory of a Russian force. Answering many questions In the house of commons Sir Edward Grey , foreign secretary , emphasized the fact that In the advance of Russian troops he was exclusively concerned in the protection of European life , and prop erty. erty.The The latest dispatches from Teheran report a great state of tension and ex citement In anticipation of an ad vance by the nationalists. Many resl dents are said , to be fleeing from the city but there is no confirmation of the report. CLAIMED HE WAS DEAD. And the Letter Brought About Embez zler's Arrest at Lincoln. Columbus , O. , July 7. It developed when a requisition was issued for the return to Marietta , O. , of Everett J. Bennet , under arrest at Lincoln , Neb. , on a charge of embezzlement , that Bennet's seizure was brought about by letters which he Is claimed to have written to his alleged victim at Mar letta announcing his suicide. STORK DOESN'T STOP. Fashionable Chicago Suburbs Have Pets But no Babies. Chicago , July 7. Is the stork angry at the folk of Oak Park and River Forest ? Has Its strong , conical bill , In which since the days of long , long ago , it has been supposed to bring pink , pretty and chubby babies to the homes of hopeful parents , lost Its carrying power ? This ancient bird flies high when it passes over Oak Park and River For est. All this sad state of affairs and set back to the Increase of future suburbanites Is set forth in the report of Wlnthrop J. Kendall , census taker , who visited the homes In these vil lages and learned of the failure of the stork to make frequent stops. There Is , however , humor as well as pathos in the report of Mr. Ken dall's annual canvass. While child life seems to be at a discount , animal life is at a premium. Dogs , cats , canary birds , parrots and pet rabbits are numerous in both villages. Ho found one woman whose home abounds with nil the comfsrts to be found in man sions of the wealthy but no babies. The establishment consists of Its mistress , three maids , a few butlers and cooks , a dog , two cats and a hus band. Another woman in whoso home the joy of a prattling baby Is un known has a little , shaggy'dog. She calls It "Baby , " and the neighbors say she utters the name frequently and at times with a tone of sadness. She has taught "Baby" to stand on its hind feet , sit up and look wise. Lying on a pink cushion , "Baby" drives out every fine afternoon in on open carriage. "One of these big-hearted women , " said Mr. Kendall , "baa adopted four orphans and says she Is the happiest women In the world. She has both hands full of childish trials and tribu lations , Instead of cards and novels , and she Is the happier for it. " MARRIAGE ON DALLAS STREET. Parcel Shower Accompanied by Hall Storm of Dollars. Dallas , S. D. , July Everybody loves to , witness a marriage nnd every body was hero to witness a ceremony on the most public corner of the main street which joined the lives of John lam and Lijcy Fagley. The couple consented to the publicity net as n mrt of the three days' celebration , Mayor Rose presided over the 1m- > ortant public function nnd gave the irldo away whllo n local magistrate led the nuptial knot. An Indian feast nnd war dance vlilch was on nt the same tlmo failed o attract the attention of the crowds from the blushing bride nnd diffident gropm who , however , did not lack the courage to live up to the contract , and the shower that followed , unllko the weather conditions which have prevailed hero recently , was a mix- uro of kitchen utensils and silver dol- ars , which wore liberally strewn over ho platform by nn admiring audience vllllng to pay for the performance. PRISON FOR "DIAMOND MAKER. " Frenchman Accused by Head of De Beers Company Convicted. Paris , July 7. Henri Lomolno , self- styled diamond maker , was sentenced o six years' Imprisonment , to pay a fine of $600 , Interdiction do sojour for five years , and the payment of $2,000 damages to Sir Julius Wornhor , whom 10 Is alleged to have defrauded out of 320,000. , Th sentence marks the end of a trial which began In May and aroused he Interest of practically the whole of Surope. The Jewelers and scientists of Franco still are divided as to wheth er Lomolne has found the formula for making diamonds by n chemical pro cess for which the learned men have been searching for centuries or wheth er ho Is a trickster who succeeded In junkolng Sir Julius Wernher , head of ; he great De Beers diamond syndicate , out of hundreds of thousands by a smoothly worked piece of conjuring. Those who have faith In the claims of the prisoner say that the paper which he deposited in a London bank nnd refused to produce at the demand of the courts really tells the secret of producing precious gems from common metals ; others claim that the "dia mend faker" used trick crucibles In als experiments and that the diamonds which were brought to light before the eyes of spectators were hidden In a secret compartment before the tests began. Lemolne himself claims he is the victim of a plot to gain possession of his secret and use it for the benefit of the plotters. Watch May Convict. Aberdeen , B. L > . , July 7. The chain of evidence implicating Emll Victor , the farm hand now under arrest here as the man who murdered the Christie family and Michael Ronayne , is slowly being welded. The watch and knife in the prison er's pocket have been identified ns the property of Christie. A sum of money , Insurance papers , etc. , belonging to Christie , were found In a bureau draw er , where they had been overlooked by the murderer in his hurried search of the house. The 41-callber revolver with which the shooting was done has not yet been found , nor has the 38-caliber re volver which Christie was known to have possessed. Michael Ronayne , one of the victims , was burled. The Christies were bu rled today. crowds continually lined up In front of the undertaking rooms strlv Ing to get a look nt the grewsome sight. _ Threats of lynching have died out and yesterday was quiet , despite the circus bringing large crowds here. No Booze on Dining Cars. Prohibition Is In effect In Nebraska so far as the sale of liquor oil Bur llngton dining cars is concerned. An imperative order has been Issued that beginning with July 1 , 1909 , the sale of liquor on diners will bo stopped. Wife of South Dakota Supreme Judge Succumbs In Chicago. Yankton , S. D. , July 7. Mrs. E. G. Smith of this city , wife of Judge Smith of the state supreme court , Is dead In a Chicago hospital. She leaves two sons and one daughter. TUESDAY TOPICS. A horse belonging to T. C. Cantwell was driven to death last night between Norfolk and Hadar. Gnstav Schultz hired the horse early in the evening. George H. Beels left on the morning train for Yankton to attend the water ways convention. Mr. Beols is one of the three delegates appointed from Madison county. Mayor Friday says that the engineer whom he had contracted for has no tified him of his inability to be here at the time contracted for and another engineer will be employed. The en gineer was employed for ulxty days to work under the direction of the mayor. The contractor for the sewer and wa ter extension is expected in a few days and work will be begun immedi ately and will be finished by Septem ber. Among the day's out-of-town visit ors in Norfolk were : J. C. Walker , Pierce ; J. H. Winner , Pierce ; H. E. McDonald , Pierce ; O. W. Rice , Crelgh ton ; E. C. Mertz. Battle Creek ; W. E. Taylor , Madison ; M. H. Saul , LoBlanc ; W. E. Campbell , Crelghton ; Jessie Corey , Elgin ; Geo. W. Hutton , Orch ard ; A. Smith , Albion ; E. C. Sands and wife , Verdigre ; M. Fox , Belgrade. John F. Klug went to Dallas on busi ness this morning. Mr. and Mrs. J. Glaus of flattie Creek visited in Norfolk over Sunday. Miss Minnie Maas and her mother left at noon for a month's visit in Den ver. ver.Rev. Rev. Martin Raasch of Leaven- worth , Wash. , Is spending a short va cation with his parents , Mr. nnd Mrs. August Ransch. M , Holpln and wife have gonu east on a visit which may bo extended tea a year or more. Miss Martha Winter loft for Slotix City this morning to visit Mrs. While- lor for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Urocckor and son Raymond of Randolph are visit ing Norfolk relatives , Alma Ellorbusch of the Wayne nor mal school has been visiting the Jonas family for n few days. Miss Marguerite Bltlioll from Fre mont Is visiting n week with her friend , Miss Myfnmwy Solomon. Charles II. Gerccko , who Is making n 'success at Hastings , Is spending n few days with his parents , Mr. nnd Mrs. Herman Gerecko. M. Halpln nnd wife loft for Scranton - ton , Pn < , Tuesday afternoon for n two- year visit with friends. Whllo In the east Mr. and Mrs. Halplu will visit tUirtnlo , Boston , Now York city and Washington. A regular meeting of the Degree of Honor lodge will bo hold at the G. A. R. hall Wednesday evening. Frank Cummlngs , who has been chosen by the wholesale firm of Beoho & Runyon Furniture company to go with them to market , started Sunday for Chicago and other eastern points. Sam Goon nnd his wife were arrest ed last night for fighting. They wore fined $7 by Judge Elsoley nnd dis charged on the promise that they would light no more In public , or else- where. S. W. Warner , Mel Henderson , Frank Henderson and Adolph Moldon- hauor were fishing yesterday nt Reed's pond , six miles south of Norfolk , nnd brought in thirty-five pounds of line catfish. A. D. Worrlck of Foster pleaded guilty to n charge of drunk nnd disor derly In Justice Eiseley's court , nnd was fined $7. Being without funds , Worrlck will remain under the direc tion of the street commissioner and work out his fine. City Clerk Ed Harter is in receipt of an Inquiry from Two Rivers , WIs. , regarding one Henry Schwartz , said to be a liveryman , who Is wanted by his aged mother. No letter has been received from him In nine years. He Is understood to be in this vicinity. The Union Pacific is placing an ex tra brakeman on its Norfolk-Columbus passenger train to meet the new law requirements of five men on a passen ger train. The Northwestern already have this number of men manning trains carrying passengers on this di vision. Investigate Carnival. A special meeting of the fire depart ment was held Monday evening to In vestigate the carnival company that was to be here July 5. A committee of two , Herman Winter and E. A. Amer- ine , were appointed to go to Columbus Tuesday morning to verify some of the reports that have been circulated in Norfolk as to the standing of the carnival company. On July 1 a telegram was received from this carnival company stating that their tents were blown to pieces In a heavy windstorm at Fremont , and it was necessary for them to go to Kansas City for new tents , and they would be unable to be hero to show July 5 , the time contracted for , and would be here July 12. Not long after the telegram was re ceived reports began coming In that the carnival's tents at Fremont were not destroyed and were all In good order , and many other reports of their unfaithfulness in keeping contracts. The two delegates left at 11 o'clock this morning for Columbus , where the carnival company is showing. Notice. The State of Nebraska , Madison county. ss. To whom It may concern aifd more particularly to Henry C. Truman : Be It known that T. E. Odlorne hav ing on the fourth day of November , 1907 , purchased at public sale In the county of Madison nnd state of Ne braska , of the then treasurer of said county , for the delinquent taxes as sessed thereon for year 1906 , the fol lowing described property : East half of lot 4 In block 4 of Pasewalk's first addition to Norfolk , Madison county , Nebraska , assessed and taxed for said year in the name ol H. C. Truman , the delinquent taxes assessed and taxes thereon for year 1907 in the name of H. C. Truman and the delinquent taxes assessed thereon for the year 1908 In the name of Henry C. Truman , nil having been paid by the undersigned as subsequent to said sale. The title to said real estate appears of record In the register of deeds of fice of said county In name of Henry u Truman. The said purchase being evidenced by tax certificate of pur chase No. 252 and the undersigned now being in possession of and own er of said certificate of purchase. Therefore , notice Is hereby given as required by the compiled 'statutes ol 1905 and 1907 of the state of Ne braska , that after the expiration of three months from the date of the service of this notice particularly on or after the fourth day of November 1909 , unless redemption be sooner made , the undersigned will apply to the county treasurer of Madison county , Nebraska , for a deed for above described real estate. Witness my hand this seventh day of July , 1909. T. E. Odlorne. Notice of Sheriff's Sale. By virtue of an order of sale issued and directed to me by the clerk 01 the district court of Madison county Nebraska , upon a decree of foreclos ure rendered by the district court of Madison county , Nebraska , on the nineteenth day of May , 1909 , In favor of Thomas E. Odlorne , for the sum o ] $175.01 with interest thereon from May 19 , 1909 , nt 7 per cent per nn num. nnd In favor of Thomas E Odlorne for the sum of $5.61 with in terest thereon from May 19 , 1909 , nt 7 per cent per annum , and In favor 01 Thomas E. Odlorno for the sum of $13,70 with Interest therooii from May 19 , 1909 , at 7 per cent per annum , nnd In favor of Thomas 10. Odlorne for the sum of $12.18 with Interest thcreoit from May 19 , liiO'J ' , at 7 per font per annum and In favor of ThomiiH 13. Ddlornc for the sum of $10III ) with In- uroHt thereon from May 19 , moil , at 7 per cent per annum together with costs and accruing costs In nil action vhoroln Thomas K. Odlorne In plain tiff nnd Norfolk State bank , ut til , uro lefondants , 1 will offer the premlmw Icscrlhcd In said decree and taken an ho property of snld defendants , to- vlt : Lots 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 and 10 of Klein- ng's subdivision to lots 6 and 7 of iluck 11 of Huasu's suburban lota to ho city of Norfolk , and loin 11 , 12 , l.'L .4 , 15 and It ! of Ward's subdivision oC ots 10 and 11 of Ward's mihurlitui loin to the city of Norfolk , In MndlHoti county , Nebraska , for mdo nt public ; auction to the highest bidder for cunli n bund on the ninth day of August. 1909 , at the hour of I o'clock p. m. , it the unst front door of the courL louse nt Madison In said county nnd state , that being the building wherolu ho last term of said court wan hold , vhon and whore duo attendance will bo given by the undersigned , Dated this sixth day of July , 100 ! ) . J. J. ClomonU , Sheriff of said county Sheriff's Sale. By virtue of nn execution directed o me from the clerk of the district court of Madison county , Nebraska , on a judgment obtained before , George * j. Lambert , n Justice of the poiioo n and for Norfolk district , Madison county , Nebraska , on the ninth day oC February , 1909 , In favor of Mountain Distillery company an plaintiff , and against C. C. Tarpennlng and James F. Walton as defendants , for the nun * of one hundred nnd olghty-Hoven dollars nnd ten cents ( $187.10) ) and costs nt $2.90 and accruing costs , a ranscrlpt of which said judgment wati on the thirteenth day of February , 1909 , duly filed and docketed in tlio office of the clerk of the district court of Madison county , Nebraska , I have levied upon the following described - scribed real estate , taken ns the prop erty of said defendants , to satisfy said execution , to-wlt : Lot four (4) ( ) In block eight (8) ( ) of \Vestern Town Lot company's addi tion to Norfolk Junction , Madison county , Nebraska , and will offer the same for sale to the highest bidder. 'or ' cash In hand , on the ninth day of August , A. D. 1909 , in front of the cast door of the court house In Madi son , Nebraska , that being the bulld- ng wherein the last term of court was held , at the hour of 1 o'clock p. m. , of said day , when and where duo at tendance will be given by the under signed. Dated July 6 , 1909. J. J. Clements , Sheriff of said county. Notice. The State of Nebraska , Madison county. ss. To whom It may concern and more particularly to Rome Miller. Be It known that T. E. Odlorno hav ing on the fourth day of November , 1907 , purchased at public sale In the county of Madison and state of Ne braska of the then treasurer of said county , for the delinquent tax asses sed thereon for year 1906 the follow ing described property : Lots 19 and 20 in block 7 of Dor- sey Place addition to Norfolk Junc tion , Norfolk , Madison county , Ne braska , assessed and taxed for said year in the name of Rome Miller ; the delinquent taxes assessed thereon for years 1907 nnd 1908 In the name oC Rome Miller all having been paid by the undersigned as subsequent to said sale. sale.The The title to said real estate appears of record In the register of deeds of fice of said county in name of Rome Miller. The said purchase being evi denced by tax certificate of purchases No. 232 nnd the undersigned now be ing In possession of and owner of said certificate of purchase. Therefore , notice Is hnro' given ns required by the compile statutes of 1905 and 1907 of the state of Nebraska - braska , that after the expiration of three months from the date of the service of this notice , particularly on or after the fourth day of November , 1909 , unless redemption be sooner made , the undersigned will apply to the county treasurer of Madison county , Nebraska , for a deed for nbovo described real estate. Witness my hand this seventh day of July , 1909. T. E. Odiorno. Statement of the condition of the Elkhorn Build ing and Savings association of Nor folk , Nebraska , on the thirtieth day or June , 1909 : ASSETS. First mortgage loans $22,970.48 Furniture and fixtures 93.00 Cash 1,767.94 Delinquent Interest , prem iums and fines 114.11 Expenses and taxes paid. . . . 134.05 Total $25,079.58 LIABILITIES. Capital stock paid up $23,490.15 Reserve fund 750.00 Undivided profits 839.43 Total $25,079.58 RECEIPTS. Balance on hand July 1 , ' 08. $ 2,952.95 Dues 7.876.32- Interest , premiums and fines 1,729.21 Loans paid 5,950.00' Bills payable 2,000.00 Other items 48.00 Total $20,556.4 r EXPENDITURES. Loans $ 9,800.00 Expenses 273.35 Stock redeemed G.706.8T Cash on hand 1,767.9 * Bills payable 2.008.3S Total $20,556.49- State of Nebraska , Madison county , ss. I , T. E. Odlorne , secretary of tho- above named association , do solemnly swear that the foregoing statement of the condition of said association , is true and correct to the best of my knowledge nnd belief. T. E. Odlorno , Secretary. Subscribed and sworn to before ma thin thirtieth day of Juno , 1909. Approved : W. A. WITZIGMAN , ALBERT DEGNER , H. J. COLES Directors. W. J. Stafford , Notary Public.