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THEflOHFOLK Wfll.Ki NEWS JUURMAl 1 HIM DECKM1IH 10 1 OJI MISSOURI HAQ ASYLUM SCANDAL Attendants at tha Ncv.idn Institution Must Answer Questions. Novniln , Mo. , Doc. 8. Tim practice of nllowltiK liiHiino pntlcnlH to euro for other imtlcntH In the state hospital for the Insane here probably will bo thor oughly Invosllgntod tit tlio Inquiry to bo bold by Or. J. W. Lnmson , the su perintendent. Dr. Illusion's Investigation l n ro- Hull of tlio death liiRt Tuesday of John Hlloy , an aged patlont , who Btifforcd u week with ton broken ribs am ! died without medical attontlon. The oxainliintlon of uovcral attend- nntH was to linvo begun thin morning , but wan postponed because of the ab- wonco of Dr. 0. W , Rooks , who has charge of the men's wing of the Instl- tutlon. Dr. Hooka IB In Kansas Qlty , > mt ho Is expected to return to Ne vada tonight. "Upon lils return nil of the attend * ants who may know something regard- 'ing the circumstances of the death of John Ttlloy will bo asked to make ad- 'dltlonal statements which will bo type written and kept. The attendants who 'testified at 'the coroner's Inquest were able to throw no light on the affair. Dr. 'LuniHon was not satisfied with the testimony and will ask for additional tUatomoiits. "It seems to mo that Hlloy , perhaps , came to his death by violence from n patient rather than from an attend ant , " Dr. Lnmson said this morning. "Whenever possible the more normal patients arc allowed to care for others , but only when an attendant Is present. It Is only natural that the attendants should become negligent and shirk tholr work , allowing patients to per form some * duties. In cases where the assisting patients are under the observ ance of the attendants there Is no ob jection , but some of the old attendants know all of the tricks of the business and may take advantage of the willing ness of active patients. "It Is hard , however , to got any def inite Information from an attendant or patient. Formerly , I understand , If an attendant should report any neglect or Inefficiency of another attendant the informer was ostracized by his follows. This condition prevails in all Institu tions of this character , and I presume wo are not free from it hero. By examination of attendants and the questioning of patients'I ' hope to gath er straws hero and there that may form accurate clues. " The death of John Hlloy recalls In Nevada a somewhat similar Incident , Dr. V. O. Williams , who lives here , was an assistant physician at the hos pital about three years ago when a patient died under mysterious circuit * stances. "A young man was brought to the hospital from Jasper county , I believe and died the night ho arrived , " Dr , Williams said this morning. "When ho arrived he was apparently healthy except his mental condition. Hlsdeatl : resulted in an investigation , and clthei four or six attendants were dismissed the next morning by Dr. L. II. Calla way , who was then superintendent. "I don't recall what the coroner's verdict was In the case , but at the hospital wo believed the man had beer choked to death , slnco there was nc other good explanation of his death There was not enough Information t ( Issue warrants against any one , bul the attendants were discharged be cause of the mystery surrounding the death. " N CUTS CANCER WITH CURRENT. Baltimore Surgeon Uses French Meth od of Killing Growth. Baltimore , Mil. , Dec. S. For the firs time In this country the electrica method of Dr. E. Doyen , the emlnen French surgeon , was employed toda ; by Dr. G. Ilauer Evorhart at St. Luke'i hospital when ho removed a largo cancerous cereus growth from the mouth of Join Looking ! ) ! ! ! of Carroll county. The operation oration also Included the removal o growth from other parts of the pa tlent's face. Hot sterilized air , jus "below the burning point , first was ap plied to soften the tissues and maki the application of the electricity mon thorough in its work. "Fulgnratlon" Is the name of tin Doyen method of applying clectrlcit ; to cancerous tissues. It is the mos thorough system of treating the dls ease , as electrical currents can penetrate trato and kill the growth In a manne not permissible with the surgeon' Knife. The current as applied is at ranged specially for this kind of work So delicate are the Instruments usei that they have to bo hermetically seal ed to prevent their injury while tin room Is being fumigated after an of eratlon. The vaccine used In the case toda ; was supplied by Professor Doyen fron his laboratory In Paris. It was com posed of mlcrocot-usneoformens , whlcl Is one of the bacteria found In all cancerous cereus growths , and is believed by Doy en to be the cause of the taking on Q now growth. The patient will be vac clnated bypodermtcally with antltoxii for six months following the operation and at that time the treatment will bi dispensed with , provided the growtl shows no signs of returning. Three years has been the time llmi sot by the best surgeons of the worl < for a recurrence of cancerous growtl after removal , and as that time llml has passed with non-appearance of th growths In several operations perfonr ed by him , Professor Doyen has re ported to the French Academy of Sui fiery that ho has such absolute conf deuce In his method of treating th disease that he practically is assure of its absolute success. New Germ Named "Proteus. " London , Dec. 4. The Paris corrt spondent of the Chronicle soys Prt fessor Metchnlkoff of the Pasteur it stltuto has discovered the microbe o gastro-enterltls- has named 1 "Proteus. " It was found In Immens numbers on the outer skin of fruit an vegetables , In butter , and upon th rind of most choose. It can exist upo the human skin. "Doo" Lewis' Ranch Sold. Hcrrlck Press : The ctisl section of the Lewtn ranch adjoining Hcrrlck was sold at execution sale at Fairfax last Monday , on judgment rendered at the last Kcsslon of the circuit , court , In fnvor of Mrs. K. G. Lowls and In the sum of $10,000 and Interest ac crued , amounting In all to $111,000. Thcro being no othur bidders the land wiuf bought In by Mrs. Low la at the amount of the mortgage and In terest. ' The east section of this largo ranch contains the Lewis residence , stables , corrals and the principal portion tion of the improvements of the entire - tire place and Is valued at $1)8,000. ) Dr. W. V. Lewis came to this coun try In an early day and was married to Klva C. Lamourcaiix , who Is of French and Indian lineage , In the pro portion of about one quarter Sioux to thrco quarters of French blood , which gave her the right to an allot ment of land under the government's Indian allotment rystcm. Still Growing Radishes. Creston Statesman : .Too Louis Is still pulling radishes from his garden , and supplied the Thanksgiving tables at the Thurston hotel with a line qual ity of his product. Ho has five beds of radishes which will mature within a few days , and If Jack Frost shall bo only half way decent Mr. Louis Is con fident that ho will be eating radishes of his own growing as late as Christ mas day. His radishes are growing In the open air , Just as they do In summer time , but he puts them to bed at night and tucks In the covers well. Depot Quarantined. Creston Statesman : The railroad depot and all contents was placed under - dor quarantine Tuesday evening , on ! ( account of one of Agent II. Komper's children having diphtheria. Wo now have a new agent , and two box cars for a passenger and freight depot , I Waiting room accommodations are not the best , but must answer the pur pose for awhile. Electric Lights for Gregory. Gregory Times : Gregory will have electric lights In the near future , That much is now assured. On Mon day night the city council will be asked to grant a franchise to an eleo trie light company that Is being form cd and ? 7,00 worth of stock has al ready been subscribed. The Home stead Land company has been approached preached by a number of citizens and the proposition put up to them for the use of their new building for the plant , and they will grant the use ol part of it for that purpose. The new electric light company is not yet In corporatcd , but will bo at once. Ter thousand dollars Is needed for tin plant , and enough Is now In sight tc Insure going ahead with the organlza tlon. The stockholders will contro the company. A thoroughly compe tent electrical engineer is hero this week looking over the ground and wll take hold of the plant. As soon as th < stock Is subscribed work will bo begui on the plant. Mayor's Side of Cow Case. Bonesteel , S. D. , Dec. 7. Editoi News : You have published two ar ttcles concerning my arrest on th < charge of grand larceny , but in nelthei article have you stated the facts. In the last article It Is stated tha sentiment In this community is divid ed , inferring thereby that there mlgh bo some reasons for suspecting m < guilty of the offense. I , therefore , asl you to publish a full statement of al the facts connected therewith. Then is a bitter factional light in Bonesteel which has arisen through no fault o mine , but which exists , nevertheless and which has entered Into this un pleasantness. At the city election las April A. P. Hendrickson was nominal 1 jd for mayor at a city caucus , and In . represented the crowd who has hai control of the city government stnc < the opening of the nosobud reservn tlon in 1904. I was nominated by tin other faction as the opposing candl date. On the face of the returns Her drlckson was elected by one majority I contested his election , and after i trial I was declared elected , and Mi Ilendrlckson was removed from office Sluce then my opponents have left n < stone unturned to annoy and haras mo In the administration of the office Now , as to the facts In this case Last August a man named Dalle ; passed through this city on his wa ; to Brlstow , Neb. Ho formerly livei on a farm on the Sully Flats. Amoni his belongings was an old cow , whlcl became so sick while driving to thl town that he was compelled to abar , don her a mile or two west of here The cow wandered Into town and wa i on the streets for several days. Sh f was very sick and offensive , and cor sidered absolutely worthless. No oni seemed to know to whom she be longed , only that she had been aban doned by emigrants passing througl the city. The cow was a public mils ance. Numerous complaints wen made to the chief of police. The clt ; 3 j has provided no pound. The chief o I police hired a boy and paid him 2 t cents to drive her two miles out o j the city ; in a day or two she carm , back ; complaints wore again made t and the chief of pollco came to aie , a Q mayor , for instructions. She was li . such a shape that It was conslderei . ' . advisable to kill her , but I finally dc tormlned to send' ' her to my pasture . three miles north of the city , wher B she has been over slnco , and wher j the owner Is welcome to get her at an ; time. There was nothing secret about he removal. The chief of police am ! - * many other citizens know where sh i. was. I never made a claim of ownei i. ship to this cow , and would have bee : f glad had some one claimed her am t taken her away. No ono over askei e me about the cow , and I did not kno i that Mr. Crawford or any ono clalme e to own her until n few minutes bofor n I was arrested. It BCOWB that William L. Crawfor of this city was acquainted with Mr. Dallcy , and some time after the cow had boon left here ho wrote to Dalloy and got a bill of sale for her. The bill of sale was prepared at Drlstow , Neb. , and signed by both Dalley and his wife. Mr. Crawford or no ono of his friends has over offered a single rea son for getting this bill of sale , as It Was entirely unnecessary , Their mo tive Is only too obvious. At the hearIng - Ing Mr. Crawford swore that ho gave $25 for the cow. On cross-examination ho testified that It was not In money ; that Dalley owed him something , and then he boarded with him for a day or two when ho was loading his goods , and the cow was given to him In set tlement. Ho did not deem n bill of sale necessary when the cow was turned over to him , or until ho thought of swearing out the complaint. Ho admitted that ho made no de mand on mo for the cow or over spoke to me about her , but as soon as ho heard she was In my pasture , and that 1 had hired a boy to take her out there , ho swore out a warrant for my arrest. The hearing was before Coun ; ty Judge Charles A. Davis , who , after hearing the testimony for the state summarily dismissed the charge. I never considered the cow worth a cent excepting for her hide. No ono thought of claiming ownership while the cow was running at largo on the streets of the city annoying the citi zens. Docs any fair minded citizen be lieve there was any ground for my ar rest ? The whole matter was so ob viously malicious that the county udge did not hesitate to dismiss the iliarge. Yours respectfully , A. W. Llntecum. To Open Dakota Land. Washington Dec. 8. Chairman Jurke , of the Indian committee , In- reduced bills opening Bennett conn- y , In the Pine Kldge reservation , and Melletto county , In the Rosebud res ervation , to settlement. These hills affect about 1,500,000 acres , being some of the most desirable lands In ; he state. The new features In these jllls drafted by Mr. Burke reserve certain timber lands and ten acres in each townslto for public purposes He also provides that twenty per cent of the proceeds from the sale of the lands bo set apart for the construe Lion of school houses and other pub lie buildings. Mr. Burke also Introduced a bill amending the Burke act of 190G by changing the practice of administering Indian estates In probate courts. The bill provides that the proceeds from the sale of inherited lands may be expended or invested by the secretary of the interior asho may determine ( to the best Interests of the Indians It makes it unlawful for cattle 01 other live stock purchased to be solt except under the regulations of the In terlor department. Another provisloi makes it unlawful to negotiate for the purchase of any Indian allotment 01 the taking of any deed or contract af feeling the same before the Issuance of a patenting fee. OPINION IN THE EGAN CASE. Review of Decision Written by Justici Whiting. Pierre. S. D. , Dec. 8. In the decl sion of the supreme court In the appll cation of George W. Egan for rein statement to membership of the bai of the state the decision was wrltter by Justice Whiting and concurred ii by Justice McCoy and Justice Smith On account of the peculiar condition In relation to the cams Justices Carsoi and Haney took no part In the dec ! slon. Justice Whiting , In his opinion which covers fifty typewritten pages goes not only Into the legal phases o the case , but in fact includes practical ly a complete history of the affairs li which Mr. Egan has been concerned which led up to tHe present situation He takes up Jirst the legal phases o the case , then shows In detail the tac tics of Egan in carrying on his cam paign , both In the-newspapers and li other manner , in his attacks upon th Integrity of the courts of the stat and the Judges of such courts. In on part of the opinion he assumes that I is fortunate that a majority of th present membership of the court ha come to the bench since the disbar ment of the applicant. And this inn jority alone acted after a review o the record in all the different phase of the case , leaving the members win had been attacked personally by Egai entirely out of the present case , thu cutting that Individual off from an or portun'ty ' to declare the present decl slon a part of the "conspiracy" t < crush htm , continuing In their forme line of action. The newspaper articles and clip pings In which Egan attacks Justice Haney and Corson are quoted freelj and set up as one good reason wh ; surh a man Is not a proper person tc be a member of the bar of the state His record and pleadings In the hear Ing in which he was disbarred an shown to bo In largo part assertion with nothing tangible to sustain th allegations made by Egan in his appll cations and petitions. Justice McCoy concurs In a shor special opinion , In which ho concur : fully with the opinion written by Jus tlce Whiting , in which ho holds tha his accusations against the courts o the state show his moral unfltness ti bo an attorney of the court , while Jus tlco Smith simply concurs In the opln Ions expressed by Justices Whltlni and McCoy , after a careful consldcra tlon of all the records In the case. The disbarment of Egan was on the grounds of "moral unfltness , " and th < justices , who have all coma to UK bench since that decision was ren dered , after a careful examination o the record and other matters connect ed with the case , have unanimous ! ] come to the conclusion that the dc clslon disbarring him should stand. Taft Heads Red Cross. Washington , Dec. 8. President Taf was ro-oloctcd president of the Amci can Hod Cross and presided for n line over the fifth annual meeting of ho association held In the memorial all of the Daughters of the Amorl- an Revolution. BALDWIN ESTATE 10/2 ! MILLIONS. omc of "Lucky's" Realty Didn't Bring What He Paid for It. San Francisco , Dec. 8. The estate f "Lucky" Baldwin , popularly sup- toned to have been worth 20 million ollars , has been found by appraise- nent to amount to 10V& million dollars. The heirs In San Francisco have re- lolvod a preliminary report through heir attorneys. There was some stir- rise , but It was pointed out that the . .os Angeles realty had been taken up or smaller sums than were now be- ng realized In actual sales. BEWARE OF THE COLD BATH. The Sudden Shock Dangerous to the Health , Prof. L. L. Dyche Says. Topeka , Kan. , Dec. 8. If you are In .he habit of taking a cold water bath every morning or even Just once in a while , quit It. That Is the advice of Prof. L. L. Dyche of the state univer sity , who was In Topeka today. 'Don't listen to the advice of physi cians or any ono else who suggests cold water plunges1- Professor Dycho said. "They are harmful. The bathe o take Is one that is in water just as warm as a person can stand. Dry yourself thoroughly afler your dip and isc a little precaution about exposing yourself to the air too soon. "The cold bath gives a nervous shock and I presume that no ono will contend that that sort of thing Is bene ficial. The warm bath brings the blood to the surface and stimulates circulation. At one time I had a fool- sh notion about cold baths and took them. They Injured my health. " JACK JOHNSON GOES FREE AGAIN. A Stage Speech Is Not a Challenge to Fight. New York , Doc. 8. Jack Johnson , lieavy weight champion of the world , lias again come out unscathed from an encounter with the police. Magistrate Dooley of Brooklyn came to his rescue when Johnson was arraigned , follow ing his arrest for an alleged violation of the statutes in "issuing a challenge" for a light. The so-called challenge was deliver ed In a little speech which Johnson made from the stage of a vaudeville house where he Is appearing. He said he was willing to meet Sam Langford or any other aspirant for pugilistic honors on thirty 'days' ' no tice. "Discharged , " said Magistrate Dooley - ey , when the big fighter was arralnged , "There is no violation here , and the police were wrong. " TWO BOYS SHOT , ONE MAY DIE , ; "Go Ahead , " Said Couple on Bank , and Gun in Boat Spoke. South Bend , Ind. , Dec. 8. Angry because his two playmates laughed al his threat to fill them full of buck shot , Clarence Llehty , aged 14 , It IE alleged , shot them , one being probably fatally wounded. The victims are Carl McCormick aged 13 , and Donald Foster , aged 13 The latter may die. The shooting took place a few miles south of Soutli Bend. The wounded lads promisee : young Liehty they would not blame him for the affair , but McCormick upon learning that Foster was In critical condition , told the story. "I'm going to shoot yon , " Liehty is alleged to have shouted to the boys from boat. Thinking he was joking the boys ashore laughingly shouted : "Go ahead ! " The next minute , McCormick said they heard a report , something hii them , and both fell to the ground. ALL NIGHT UNDER HIS ENGINE A Santa Fe Engineer Caught In J Wreck Near Wellington. Wellington , Kas. , Dec. 8. An Atchi son , Topeka & Santa Fe passenge : train jiorthbound from Blackwell , Ok. to Ilntchinson , was wrecked at Castl > ; ton , a small station south of Ilutchin son , when the locomotive struck ; loose rail and went off the track , fol lowed by the tender and the bagpagi and express car. , Engineer "Bert" Halney of Welling ton was pinned under the locomotlv fioin 9:30 : o'clock , when the accldcn occurred , until after daylight , whei the locomotive was raised off him His knee was badly crushed. Roscex Burnett , the fireman , was thrown fron the cab and suffered Internal Injurlei from which he may die. Ralney am Burnett live In Wellington. SICKNESS NOT RESPECTABLE. Cheerful Promise of Dr. Fletcher , Wh ( Says Mouth Is Source of Woe. New York , Dec. 8. "In five yean from now it will not be considered re spectable to be sick. " Many more such cheerful promlsei as this ono wore made by Dr. Horace Fletcher , the famous exponent of ra tlonal eating , who has made his tern "Fletcherlsm" familiar on both sidei of the AtlafUie , just before ho sallei with his wife and companion on the steamship Saxonia for a cruise to Gib raltar , Genoa and Naples. "Tho great source of unhapplness Ir the world at present , " said Dr. Fletch er , "Is the mouth. You should eal when you feel like It , eat what yoi may crave for at the time. You shoule chew your food thirty-two times will every mouthful. If you do this yoi will live to a great age. " "You may feel like ridiculing the Idea that It Is well to chew your soup , ' said the doctor cheerfully. "I will however , ask you to try It. It will 1m prove the soup and help you. "Never eat whoa worried , nervoui or angry. It Is making and absorbing poison to do It. " FEWER BABIES IN ENGLAND. Race Suicide Is Beglnnlg to Worry the Statesmen , London , Dec. 8. England Is having Its full share of troubles this year. In addition to the uncertainty of the outcome of the approaching general election and the fate of the Liberal government the nation has been brought face to face with another and , as some statesmen believe , a graver situation than Is presented by any of the political Issues. The decline in the relative birth rate of Great Britain Is shown by the latest figures to bo greater than In France. The decline In population Is not so great hero as In France , for the number of deaths Is far smaller , In proportion to the population , In England than In Franco. But In Ger many , the country whoso statistics England studies with a more jealous Interest than any other , the Increase In population , both by blrth'and Immi gration , is constant. For many years the preponderance of unmarried women In England has j been a source of some anxiety to mor- I allsts and theorists. The fact that the Island Is an "old maids' country , " as t It has been described , has been at tributed largely to the great number 1of 1 men who go as bachelors to the British colonies. The new figures have transformed the anxiety Into genuine alarm , for they show that the Increase In population is not proportionate tionate even with tne number of mar riages. Sir Jervolso A. Baltics took this sub ject for the text of an address which he has just made as president of the Royal Statistical society In the Royal United Service Institution. Haskell Ready for Trial. Muskogee , Okla. , Dec. 8. Defen dants In the Muskogee land lot case , Including Governor Haskell , announc ed here they were ready for trial. No date lias been set for the trials , but they will probably come up during the January term of the federal court. Attorneys for the defendants made ap plication to Thomas Ryan , acting sec retary of the Interior , for records In the townslto cases. They were In formed that the matter would bo con sidered by the department at once. Northwest Weddings. Albert II. Wilson and Miss Maude Caylor were married at Lamro. George Franel and Miss Anna Her- out were married at Verdigre. Miss Hoxy Wills and Charles Mc Donald were married at Madison. Miss Florence Martin and Arthur Blmson were married at Elgin. Clifford C. Peters and Miss Ada Herman were married at Nlckerson. Paul Honke and Miss Emma Ertz were married at Butte. John Peterson and Miss Lottie Ellis wore married at Butte. Edward A. Kusselhtith and Miss Alma A. Frazler were married at Long Pine. Neligh Register : County Judge Wll son issued the following marriage lie enses : Arthur H. Blmson , Albion and Miss Florence C. Martin of El gin ; Hans Henry Christiansen ane Miss Martha E. Snider of Oakdale ; Arthur Burgo of O'Neill and Miss Bessie J. Brlttell of Neligh ; Arthui F. Sparks and Miss Agnes Hestellf Hering of Royal ; Henry Glocke ol Bradlsh and Miss .Mario Doh e o Clear water ; Jay Ames and Miss Flor ence Mabel Wordon of Neligh ; Hoj B. Bentley of Neligh and Mrs. Minnie D. Lathrop of Ewing. Gregory County News : Wedding II censes have been Issued to the fol lowing : Hugh A. Coughlln and Bar bant Drey of Herrlck ; William E Reid of Norfolk Junction , Neb. , ane Alma E. Yates of Dallas ; Henry Ax hind and Miss Mary A. Casey of Dal las ; Mark Slaley and Mary Baestel o Herrlck ; Frank J. Varara and Mlsi Tony Varar of Gregory ; Frank Meye ; and Gladys Barnhnrt of Dallas. Miss Alda Chilvcrs and Alber Pohlman were married at Pierce. Paul C. Butler and Miss Ottelio C Gardels were married at Battle Cre > ok John Zlmmer and Miss Tlllle Domnl see of Pierce were married at Humph roy. roy.Jay Jay Ames and Miss Mabel Wordei were married at Neligh. Miss Rachel Shaner and Clyde E , McCoy were married at Ainsworth. I Henry Axlunil and Miss Heloi Miss Hattle Dawson and Floyd E Cole were married at Ewing. Miss Estella M. Presser and Veri S. Nichols were married at Ewing. Raises Fund for the Poor. C. H. Groesbeck Is going to be Sant ! Glaus again this year , as ho was last to Norfolk's poor. Though there aren' many families In the city who are it | distress , there are a few who neei i help of ono sort and another , and Mr Groesbeck has volunteered his tlnu toward raising a charitable fund to hi s * used Intelligently In relieving those i who are deserving. Mr. Groosbock started out Wednes day and within a comparatively , fov i' ' minutes had raised $10.25. This fune I has been placed In trust at The News i office and Mr. Groesbeck wishes thai 'all those willing to give would bane their subscription either to him , te Harry Hartford at Leonard's dnif store , or to The News. Sums of 2i cents to ? 1 are wanted. Not more than $1 is desired. Later the fune will be placed In the bank , to bo usee judiciously. Following Is the list of contributions which Mr. Groesbeck raised within ar hour Tuesday : Gund Brewing Co $ 2.0 ( Emll Koehn io ( Martin Sporn i.ot Ed Bennlng i.o ( E. M. Zlesch" B ( William Bonier 1.0 Wels Ilroa. , Milwaukee 1.00 Paul Nordwig 25 Clareiico ( Jerecko 25 P..M. Barrett 1.00 J. Kolleher 1.00 Norfeilk Dye Works 50 The News 1.00 Hcdmor & Co 1.00 August Brummund 25 Charle's Hlco 1.00 Gay Ilalvorstelu , 50 William King 25 W. C. Ahlmann 25 'red Bocho 25 L. J. Dlgnan 25 I. W. Hcoco 25 Fred Domnlssco 25 Total $16.25 Last year , It will bo recalleei , Mr. Groesbeck voluntarily raised n fund md aided a number of families In dis tress. "I would have starved last winter , " said ono woman with a fam ily of little children. WEDNESDAY WRINKLES. J. E. Slaughter of Burke was hero. J. L. Kudrlo returned from Sioux City. City.N. N. Frleberg of Herrlck was IP the city. Ira M. Hamilton had business nt Battle Creek. W. H. Avery of Tllden was In the city Tuesday. W. A. Mesorvo of Crolghton had business here. Mr. Wolschlagcr of Hosklns was In the city on business. L. B. Nicola was transacting busi ness at West Point. George Harms of Scrlbncr was In the city on business. < Frank Schwartz of Huron , S. D. , was In the city on business. Miss Wllda Chase and Miss Louise Chase of Stanton called on friends here. here.Miss Miss Jessie llorton of Stanton vis ited with friends hero Tuesday. S. A. Miskimmlns and F. R. Baker went to West Point on business. Mrs. W. Z. King went to Humphrey to attend the funeral of F. M. Cook- Ingham. Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Waddell of Phil lips , S. D. , were In the city. Mr. Waddell - dell Is transacting some real estate business here. ' Born , to Mr. and Mrs. Louis Kraus at Hosklns , a daughter. Miss Evelyn Chamberlain , who has been quite ill , is reported much better today. Miss Emma Wetzel has accepted a position as clerk in the Scofleld & Wetzel store. R. Roger , a merchant of Ponder , who has sold out his business there , Is In the city looking for a business location. Mr. Roger may locate In Norfolk. The Commercial club met at their regular weekly session at the Oxnard hotel Tuesday afternoon. Regular routine business was transacted and a few bills were allowed. Myrtle B. Williams , formerly stenog rapher with the Norfolk Electric Light company , returned from Yankton , S D. , where she has resigned a good po sitton to better a similar one at Cen tervllle , la. A number of Insurance agents o : Norfolk have received word reporting the death of John S. Belden , manager of the Fire association of Chicago. Mr Belden had been In the Insurance busl ness a long time and was well knowi by insurance agents of the west. Millard Green was elected presiden of the Norfolk Eagles at their meet Ing Monday night. The other new ofllcers elected at the meeting were W. C. Ahlman , vice president ; Ee Brueggeman , chaplain ; M. V. Avery secretary ; E. B. Kauffman , trustee After the election a smoker was held The school board will hold their reg ular meeting tonight at the office o Matrau & AVille. On account of the inability of some of the members o the board to be present last Monday the meeting was postponed till tonight Victor Howarth was elected truant ol fleer , and his appointment will bo re ported to the board this evening. The Norfolk fire depaitment wll meet In regular meeting at the city hall this evening to make arrange ments to send delegates to the state convention , which takes place a Fremont In January. Other depart ment business will bo transacted. The West Side company hold a specla meeting last night and elected A. E Amerine as delegate to the convention Peter Stafford , sr. , who had his righ foot badly smashed Monday , is report ed much bettor today , although he is still confined to his home. Mr. Staf ford was turning a Mansfield switch of which the latch was loose , when the stand ( lew up and smashed the toes o his right foot. Mr. Stafford had a very narrow escape from being hit 01 the head , which would probably have resulted In a very serious accident. George W. Evans Is In receipt of n Kentucky deed to bo signed by him conveying a small tract of property left by his father , which shows the difference between Kentucky methods and those of the west. There are nr section lines In that state and land Is described only by such marks ; as trees , creeks , otc. This deed describes the land in question as follows : "Be ginning at a white oak and poplar 01 the cast bank of Raccoon creek , thence northwest to four white oaks , thence to the west bank of Raccoon creek thence down the creek , crossing te the beginning. " II. B. Dlxon , who wont to Spokane In an effort to have Ed Dlxon , his brother , , removed to Norfolk , has writ ten friends that ho arrived at Spokane Thanksgiving day and went Immedl atoly to the hospital where Ed was confined. Ho found that the oporatlot had already taken place the Tuesday before his arrival. Ed was on the ta bio three hours and twenty minutes Dlxon says , and It took three cans ane two bottles of ether to put him to sleep. The leg was cut open from | four Inches below the knee to the Oankle , the fractura broken over again. Bach end scraped smooth , a nltvor plate put on and screwed together unit the limb sewed up ngaln. Kd li\ now doing well , his brother says , mid al though very weak , OMUUMH te > ho alilo o lemvo the hospital soon. LOW EXCURSION RATES. National Corn Exhibition Omahn , Neb. , Via the North Western Line. Tickets on sale Dec. 7 , S , i ) , 11 and Cth ; return limit Dfc. 20th. For full lartlculars apply to any ticket agent ) f the Northwestern lino. DAKOTA FOUR HARMONIOUS. Better Feeling Among Senators and Congressmen. Washington , Dec. 8. There are In- Mentions of greater harmony among he members of the South Dakota lelegatlon than has existed In that art of congre'ss for sen'ornl years. Despite that fact that two nonatorH come from the progressive wing of ho republican party In South Dakotu ind two representatives from the stal wart wing , they seem to ho moro wili ng to got together on matters of gcno- ral Interest to the state than over bo- fore. The alliance of thcso senators * and republicans In support of the raft administration on the tariff bill Is believed to have done much to ward breaking down the barriers of South Dakota factionalism as maul- tout there. An Instance of the hotter fooling existing In the South Dakota delega tion Is the conference ! its members will hold In a few days to discuss * the new land district for the stato. An effort will bo made to agioo on Lo Beau , Mabridgc or some place west of the Missouri river for the ) now land olllce. If an agreement can ho re-ached it may bo pe > sslblo to have the olllce ! located by executive order without the additional legislation by transferring the force of the present land olllce at Aberdeen , which Is said to have practically completed Itsi work there. Another conference will bo hold by the South Dakota delegation during the holidays to consider legislation needed to protect the Interests of state In school hinds located In the Black Hills forest reservation. Congress * will be asked to authorize the ex change of those lands and e > thor school sections hold by alleged squatters * for lands outside the1 forest r' orvs Th < South Dakota attorney general njitl land commissioner will como to Wash ington to attend this conference. About 650,000 acres are involvceL Next move of the English suffrag ette : a demand that when a man marries he take the woman's name. Funeral of Judge Cookingham. Humphrey , Nob. , Dec. 8. Special to The News : At 10 o'clock the funeral of Judge Cookingham took place. IIo was ono of Humphrey's pioneers , hav ing practiced law for about twenty- five years In Humphrey. Ho leaves n heart-broken widow and a daughter to mourn his loss. Advertisement for Bids- ; Notice Is hereby given that sealed bids will be received at the office of the county clerk of Madison county , Nebraska , on or before the first day of January , 1910 , for the furnishing oC books , blanks and stationery for the year following the first day of Jaiir wiry , 1910. Following Is a statement of the prob able gioss number of each item of books , blanks and stationery that will be required during 'said year : Books. Six 8-quire records , four McMillan or Western records , one 5-qulro record with index , one treasurer's cash book , ono treasurer's warrant book , three tax Hats , 8,000 tax receipts , seventy- four name tabs , 500 poll boeks , 100 poll book envelopes , 100 ballot sacks , twenty-nine assessment t-cliodulo bind ers , canvas covers feir receird books Blanks. Legal blanks as follows : 1,000 8i& X28. Ji.r.OO 8 % xM , 0,000 8i/jx7 , 1,000 8V.'X3Vj , 2,000 7x3 ; envelopes2,000 No. 11 , 9,000 No. C'/j ' , 10.000 No. 10. 1,000 No. ' 9. 9,000 letter heads , 3,000 memo heads , 2OpO postal cards , 4,000 delinquent tax notices , 10,000 perfect attendance certificates , 200 bar dock ets , 200 election notices , 7.000 assess , ment schedules. Stationery. Twelve quarts black ink , six pints red ink , two quarts mucilage , flvo gross lead pencils , twelve gross pens , rubber bands four pounds small , twelve gross assorted , 2,000 blotters , ton reams typewriter paper , seven stool erasers , eight dozen rubber erasers - ers , two gross pencil point protectors , twenty-four dozen penholders , ono box staple fasteners , four boxes Challenge ) eyelets , eighteen dozen document boxes various sizes , three reams legal cap , six dozen senate pads. Separate bids must be made on books , blanks , and stationery , all bids * must bo made on bidding shoots fur nished on application by the county clerk of said court. All supplies must bo furnished in ae-cordanco with spec ifications on file In the office of tha county clerk. ' ' All supplies are to bo furnished n ordered. Bids must bo marked , bids for "Blanks. " "Books , " or "Stationery , " as the case may be. and addressed te > the county clerk of Madison county , Nebraska. The successful bidders will bo required to furnish a good and suf ficient bond for the faithful perform ance of their contract. The county commissioners reserve the right to re ject any and all bids. Bids will bo opened according to the requirements ! of the law at the first mooting of the county board , January 10 , 1910. Dated at Madison , Nob. , this 7th day of December , A. D. 1909. George E. Richardson , County Clerk.
