TIIK NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS - JOURNAL , FRIDAY , DECEMBER 24 , 1909.
ARE ENGLISH
PEERS DOOMED ?
HOW VERY EXISTENCE OF HOUSE
OP LORDS IS MENACED.
JEOPARDIZED DY BUDGET FIQHT
What tho.Dudrjet Is and the Taxes
That Caused the Trouble Extraor
dinary Debate That Has Amazed the
Nation Lords' Former Offenses.
the British house of lords about
18 to be abolished or radically shorn
of its power ? That Is thu larger
question looming up behind the
fight over thu hudgut In England. Thu
warning of 1/ord Rosebery that the
very existence of the Upper chamber
la In jeopardy was not an Id In threat.
It was glvun all the more force by
the fact that Rosebory himself Is op-
potted to thu budget. He would like
to HOO It defeated , but questions cither
the right or the policy of thu louls to
bring about that dofent. litrrnnls
the wtako as too groat. In dcstr-jylng
the budget they destroy thumsclvus.
Ho was ably Kocomlt'd by Lord Balfour -
four of Burlolgh , who In plain English
told the pours that If they won In their
fight against the budgut thulr victory
would bo but temporary , while If they
lost the defeat would bo permanent.
They would not only fall In killing the
budget , but would end their own
power.
few attend the sessions of parliament.
Most of them are never seen within
the precincts of the house of lords.
They are not only absentee landlords ,
but absentee legislators. The budget
fight , however , brought practically all
of them to London. They Hwarmed
out of their castles as thu ratu swarm-
cd out of llamclln town at the call of
the Pled Piper. Hundreds of strange
faces appeared In thu upper chamber
thattnuvcr wore BPCII thcro before and
perhaps never will bu again. It was
the holders of special privilege rushIng -
Ing to the defense when an attack on
prlvllcgo wan threatened.
Thu ensuing debate is one that will
bo long remembered in England , ( hough
tiot for Its brilliancy. It nmnzcd thu
nation. To call It a schoolboy affair
would bo to Insult the schools. One
minister termed It babyish. Outside of
a fete men like Rosobery and Unlfour ,
Lord Salisbury and the Earl of Crowe
It displayed lack of grasp , brcnd'th ' and
statesmanlike qualities. It was sclllsh ,
personal , sordid. It was the whine of
a spoiled boy. When not petulant It
was deadly dull. It was an attempt at
argument by men unfamiliar with In
tellectual habits. Yet the spectacle had
Its educational value. It showed to
the British people their so called nobil
ity In Us truolight. It stripped off the
glamour of name and tradition. At the
disillusionment thu people at first gasp
ed and then laughed.
The Feet of Clay.
That debate doomed the house of
lords If not next yt > ar. then In the
near future. It revealed these peers of
the realm as selllsh and allied to the
worst elements In the kingdom. It
showed thorn to be not only common
clay , but as beneath the average In In-
telllirence and morality. Today English-
NOTABLE PARTICIPANTS IN ENGLISH BUDGET FIGHT HOUSE !
OF LORDS , SCENE OF THE DEBATE.
In adopting Lord Lansdowne's mo
tion to reject the budget pending an
appeal to the nation It is contended
that the peers are guilty of n twofold
usurpation of power one against the
commons and the other against the
king. Since 1 ( > S8 the exclusive control
of financial matters has been in the
house of commons. For the lords now
to assume the right to reject u finan
cial measure is the first act of usurpa
tion. Lord Lansdowne's motion re
quires n dissolution of parliament.
The right to dissolve parliament , how
ever , belongs to the crown. This is
the second act of usurpation.
The Day of Settlement.
The rejection of the budget is not
the first offense of the lorOs. Several
other reform measures proposed by
the present government and passed by
the commons have met their death In
the upper chamber , just as Gladstone's
home rule bill was killed a few years
ngo. All these things Inue been al
lowed to accumulate against the day
of wrath. They have not been forgot
ten. They were kept In abeyance only
to be presented as different counts
in the Indictment when the people of
England came to pass judgment on
their house of peers. Has the day of
settlement finally come ?
The British budget Is the omnibus
financial measure of each year , con
taining the taxation and revenue pro
visions. The present one , over which
all this fight 1ms been raised , Is de
nounced as socialistic , but the defini
tion is not accurate. The budget is
more in line with Henry George's sin
gle tax , which Is quite another thing
from socialism. The single tax , or a
modified form of It known as the land
tax , * has already been adopted lu portions
tions of the British empire , notably in
New Zealand and Australia. This
measure would put It In force In Eng
land , Scotland and Ireland. The tax
Is laid with especial emphasis on the
"unearned Increment" that Is , the
value which Is put Into the land by
the community and not by the owner.
For example , a man owns a farm near
which or on which springs up a city.
Because of the city the laud Increases
Immensely in value , although the in
dividual owner has contributed noth
ing to that Increase. It is made wholly
by , the community. This Is the un
earned Increment , and on such social
value accruing In future the budget
lays Its Impost. There are other pro
visions in kind ; also a considerable tax
on liquor. It Is the laud tax and liquor
tar that have caused the trouble.
Lords and Liquor Interests.
In Great Britain the laiid Is largely
owned by the lords , and It now Iran
spires that these scions of nobility are
financially Interested In the liquor
concerns. Between the two they get
It both ways. They are being hit lu ,
the pocketbook , and that Is the reason
they are usurping a power that no
British house of lords has dared assume
sumo lu more than 200 years. Dnro
they assume It ? This momentous
question la now to be answered by the
electors of England , Scotland and Ire
land.
There are more than 000 peers In the
three realms , but ordinarily only a
men are gathering by the thousand and
cheering for the budget and David
Lloyd-George , Its author , the Welsh
schoolteacher who rose to be chancel
lor of the exchequer. They are singIng -
Ing as the French sang the "Marseil
laise" more than a century ago , and
the burden of their song Is that the
laud is for the people. Lloyd-George
and Winston Churchill are ridiculing
the dukes with a sarcasm that is
spreading n grin over the three na
tions. It reminds one of the days when
Thomas Paine wrote his "Rights of
Man" in defense of the principles of
the French revolution , In which he
scored the aristocracy In words that
ring yet. Paine has been dead a cen
tury , but the truths he voiced are the
most living things in England.
HUNTING TRIP IN AIRSHIP.
Latham Carried His Gun There and
Bag of Game on His Return.
Hubert Latham performed a sensa
tional feat lu his monoplane the other
day. He was invited by the Marquis
de Pollgnac. president of the commit
tee on aviation , to Join in a bunt at
Berru , near Rhelms , France. Latham
went thither from bis aviation garage
at Mourmelon , a distance of about
nineteen miles , In his Antoinette mon
oplane In just half an hour. Ho took
a double barreled shotgun and a sup
ply of ammunition with him in the
aeroplane.
Ho landed nt the Marquis de Poll-
gnac's shooting box , breakfasted with
the party , took part In the hunt and flew
back to Mourmelon four hours later
carrying on the monoplane not only
the shotgun , but also the bag of game
mostly pheasants , which ho had killed
Great interest in the feat was shown
by the hunting party. The members
of It were watching for Latham , ant
the monoplane was made out while 1
was still far away. It appeared verj
small when first scon , but rapidly grow
larger and soon was above the heads
of the huntsmen. Latham made two
circles before ho chose a landing place
and then came down easily and landei
without the slightest trouble. It was
almost sunset when bo started on bis
return journey.
The Chimney Climber.
Quoth Santa Claus , "I'm getting fat.
And , though I'm not a churl ,
I think the person ( or this job
Would be the hlpless girl. "
Harper's Bazar ,
Seeing Sights In Washington.
Representative Tim Ansberry of
Ohio had a number of his constitu
ents In tow at the house of represent
atives the other morning. Ho showed
them many strange and Interesting
things , and they were most enthusias
tic. Homer Davenport and his Arab
slave boy , who were meeting all com
ers , proved the center of attraction
for a time until the rollicking Repre
sentative Hughes of New Jersey ca
tered the lobby.
"That Is Billy Hughes of New Jer-
ey , " Mr. Ansberry Informed bis par
ty. "My goodness,1' ' remarked onn ot
the women , "they come from all over
don't thcyr
ROOSEVELT'S '
AFRICAN HUNT
HOW FORMER PRESIDENT STOPPED -
PED RHINOCEROS'CHARGE.
HIS PEN PICTURE OF A GIRAFFE
Former President Writes Story of His
Hunting Trip Tells How Wounded
Bull Rhino , Maddened by First Bul
let , Almost Reached Hunter.
thu December Serlbner's ex-
IN President Theodore Roosevelt in
his article on "African Game
Trails" tells how it feels to Imvu
i big rhinoceros charging on one with
lothlng between 6ne and certain death
nit a rltle. Describing how ho killed
the rhinoceros with two shots , he says :
"Tho huge beast was standing In en-
Iroly open country , although there
were a few scattered trees of no great
Hlze at some little distance from him.
Wo loft our horses In a dip of the
ground and began the approach. 1
cannot say that we stalked him , for
thu approach was too easy. The wind
blow from him to us , and a rhino's
sight Is dull. Thirty yards from where
lie stood was a bush four or live foot
lilgh , and , though It was so thin that
we could distinctly see him through
the leaves , It shielded us from the
vision of his small , plgllke eyes as we
advanced toward It , stooping and In
single tile. I leading. The big beast
stood like an uncouth statue , his hide
black In the sunlight. Ho seemed
what ho was a monster surviving
over from the world's past , from the
days when the beasts of the prime ran
riot in their strength , before man grew
stunted. Llko the rhinoceros , the ordi
nary or prehensile lipped rhinoceros
the giraffe Is a browsing and not a
grazing animal. The leaves , buds and
twigs of the mimosas or thorn trues
form Its customary food. Its extraor
dinary height enables It to bring Into
play to the best possible advantage Its
notuworthy powers of vision , and no
animal Is harder to approach unseen.
Again and again 1 have made It out
a mile off , or , rather , have seen It a
mile off when It was pointed out to
me , and , looking at It through my
glasses , would see that It was gazing
steadily nt us.
Looks Awkward Even at Rest.
"It Is a striking looking animal and
handsome in Its way , but Its length of
leg and neck and sloping back make It
appear awkward even at rest. When
alarmed It may go off at a long swingIng -
Ing pace or tailk , but if really fright
ened it strikes into a peculiar galloper
or canter. The tall Is.cocked and twist
ed , and the huge hind legs are thrown
forward well to the outside of the fore
logs. The movements seem deliberate ,
and the giraffe does not appear to be
going at n fast puce , but If It has any
start a horse must gallop hard to over
take it. When it starts on this gait
the neck may he dropped forward nt
a sharp angle with the straight Hue of
the deep chest , and the big head Is
thrust In advance. Giraffes are defense
less things , and , though they may kick
at a man who Incautiously comes with
in reach , they are lu no way danger
ous. "
EXCHANGE OF PROFESSORS.
_
Secretary Knox's Plan to Promote Bet
ter Feeling With Other Republics.
An exchange of professorships and
students between universities and
academies among all the American re
publics bus bceu proposed by Secretary
Knox.
Thu suggestlou bus commcudud It-
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YOUNG BULL GIRAFFB AND BIG RHINOCEROS SHOT BY MR.
ROOSEVELT-GROUP OF SKIN LADEN MULES ON THEIR WAY
TO THE RAILROAD.
BU CUUUlIIg OI U HI ! 11 Ullf U11I1U US [ U
master them. So little t'id he dreuni
of our presence thut when we were a
hundred yards off h j actually lay
down.
Charged Though Bddly Wounded.
"Walking lightly and with every
sense keyed up. we nt last readied the
bush , and I pushed Jonvard the sufetj
of the double huirclcd Holland rltle
which I was now to use for the first
time on big game. As I stepped to out
side of the bush so as to got a clear
aim , with Slattor following , the rhino
saw me and jumped to his feet with
the agility of it polo pony. As he rose
I put In the right barrel , the bullet
going < hrough both lungs. At the
Hiunu moment he wheeled , the blood
spouting from his nostrils , and gallop
ed full on us. Before he could get
quite all the way round in his head
long rush to reach us 1 struck him
with my left hand barrel , the bullet
entering between thu neck and shoul
der and piercing his heart. At the
same instant Captain Stutter fired , his
bullet entering the neck vertebrae.
Plowing up the ground with horn and
fecr , the great bull rhino , still head
toward us , dropped just thirteen paces
from where we stood. "
Hard Animal to Approach.
In the same article Mr. Roosevelt
gives the following interesting picture
of the ungainly giraffe as seen in the
African wilds :
"Of all the beasts In an African land
scape none Is moro striking than the
giraffe. Usually It Is found In small
parties or In herds of fifteen or twenty
or more individuals. Although It will
drink regularly If occasion offers , it Is
able to get along without water for
months at a time and frequents by
choice the dry plains or else the
stretches of open forest where the treen
an scattered aud ordinarily somewhat
self to tbe governing board of the in
ternational bureau of American repub
lics , which has recommended that tno
proposed interchange shall figure In
the program of tbe fourth pan-Ameri
can congress , to bo bold at Uueuos
Aires next summer , and the director
of the bureau of American republics
has been Instructed accordingly.
Tbe aim of the proposal is declared
to bu not merely to maintain the
friendly relations between Latin Amer
ica and the United States , but to In
crease and strengthen them by enlist
ing tbe co-operation of the Intelligence
and Intellectual resources of thu vari
ous countries of the western hemi
sphere.
SWIFT WORKON SKEES.
_
Norwegian Shot Down a Mountain Side
at a Two Mile a Minute Clip.
Nels Larson , u Norwegian , gave n
remarkable exhibition the other morn
ing nt Caldwell of protlelency in thu
usn of skees. He ran down tbe west-eru
slope of Caldwell mountain to 1'lno
Brook , N. J. . n distance of nearly four
miles , In four and three-quarter min
utes. The run was made lu thu suow
crust and was timed by George Race
and Harold Jones.
Before sunrise the whole of noi th
em New Jersey was covered with a
stiff snow crust which would almost
bear up a horse. Larson started from
a point on the mountain brow Just
tiouth of the Mouomonock Inn at 0:30 :
o'clock. He arrived at the Pine iirook
hotel at U:3 : > U5. For the first mile tbe
descent was very steep , but the pest
of the Journey was on almost level
ground. Larson covered the-tlrst mile
lu about half a minute. The impetus
thus gained was sutllclent to carry him
the second mile nearly as rapidly. The
last two miles were made by ukating
on the ekees.
Commissioners' Proceedings.
Madison , Neb. , Doci 13 , 1003 , 1 p. m.
The board of county commissioners
mot pursuant to adjournment. Pres
ent , County Commissioners Ilurr Taft ,
Henry Sumlorman and John Malono.
The minutes of November 211 , P.lOU ,
were rend and approved. ,
On motion the following bills wuru
Ulowcd , and the county clerk was dl-
ecled to draw warrants for the same :
Dr. F. A. Long , focH , Insanity
cases $ 25.00
lattlo Crook Hardware Co. ,
room for olccllon \ fi.OO
Madison city , lights 28.80
lurry Barnes , premium on
treasurer's bond 337.50
V. H. Ray , draying 1.2G
rvln & Molchor , supplies for
pauper 54.00
toy Pcttltt , wolf scalp 2.00
D. J. Verges , disinfecting
small pox G.OO
lume Robertson Wycoff Co. ,
lumber , road district No. 14. 19.69
lume Robertson Wycoff Co. ,
bridge lumber 31.54
lume Robertson Wycoff Co. ,
lumber , road district No. 1C. .65
Itimo-Robertson-Wycoff Co. ,
tile , M. C. Garrett 22.95
ilumo - Robertson -Wycoff Co. ,
supplies for pauper 4.20
N. A. Housel , salary for No
vember 100.00
. A. House ) , office expenses. . 17.98
Geo. E. Richardson , olllco ex
penses 13.20
hittendcn & Snyder , sharp
ening grader 3.00
hlttonden & Snyder , sharp
ening grader , Linn 9.10
hlttenden & Snyder , ballot
box 2.GO
hlttonden & Snyder , sharp
ening grader 16.80
hlttonden & Snyder , sharp
ening grader 3.00
Frank Machmuellor , mowing
road , Warnervlllo precinct. . 2.00
armors Mercantile Co. , sup
plies for pauper 20.08
E. Kierstead , hall for elec
tion 5.00
A. J. Wells , livery , Housol ,
assigned to H. Barnes 3.75
A. J. Wells , livery , Johnson ,
assigned to H. Barnes 1.30
J. Wells , Hvery , Sunderman ,
assigned to II. Barnes 4.00
J. J. Clements , salary and
fees . ' 283.65
T. B. Herd Grain Co. , cpal. . . 123.20
Schaumnn Drug Co. , supplies
for court house 9.52
M. R. Hackler , grading , com
missioner district No. 3. . . 7.50
M. R. Hackler , grading , road
district No. 3 24.00
L. W. Lyon , grading , commis
sioner district No. 1 79.00
V. W. Clinch , grading , commis
sioner district No. 1 17.50
Steve Lyon , grading , commis
sioner district No. 1 6.00
F. McWhorter , work , commis
sioner district No. 2 11.25
P. L. Bussey , grading , com
missioner district No. 2 8.00
Knud Nelson , grading , com
missioner district No. 2 7.00
Christ Nelson , grading , com
missioner district No. 2 3.50
Lorence Bussoy , grading , com
missioner district No. 2 3.50
Ora Bussey , grading , commis
sioner district No. 2 7.00
P. L. Bussey , express , grader
wheels , general 1.63
I. T. Moore , work , commis
sioner district No. 2 , assign
ed to J. Koenlgstein 48.00
A. J. Sexton , dragging road ,
road district No. 10 6.08
B. B. McGinnls , work , com
missioner district No. 2 11.00
B. B. McGInnis , bridge work. 20.00
Frank Moldenhaur , bridge
work 2.50
John Kent , work , commission
er district No. 2 1.50
Wm. Clasey , work , road dis
trict No. 6 , assigned to H.
Barnes 26.50
Wm. Clasey , bridge work , as
signed to H. Barnes 100.00
Battle Creek Hardware Co. ,
hardware , road district No. 6 2.20
Peter Emlg , grading , commis
sioner district No. 3 156.80
M. R. Hackler , bridge work. . . 35.00
Loonan Lumber Co. , bridge
lumber 42.25
Battle Creek Hardware Co. ,
bridge material 19.65
Albert Degner , nails , road dis
trict No. 2 3.50
P. L. Bussoy , work , road dis
trict No. 2 25.50
Chittenden & Snyder , repairs ,
road district No. 14 3.00
Edwards & Bradford Lumber
Co. , lumber , road district
No. 4 2.55
E. E. Dodge , work , road dis
trict No. 4 23.00
B. B. McGInnis , work , road
district No. 8 110.37
E. O. Loubcko , work , road dis
trict No. 8 9.00
R. C. Sleeper , work , road dis
trict No. 8 3.00
R. Timperly , work , road dis
trict No. 8 1.00
Ernest Raasch , work , road dis
trict No. 2 30.72
Fred Heath , work , road dis
trict No. 8 5.00
Fred Terry , straw , road dis
trict No. 8 10.00
Frank Rannoy , work , road dis
trict No. 8 9.00
John Hoffman , work , road dis
trict No. 8 18.75
Howard Miller Lumber Co. ,
lumber , road district No. 7. 1.08
Howard Miller Lumber Co. ,
coal for pauper 8.14
W. L. BIckloy , work , road dis
trict No. 9 6.00
Peter Long , work , road dis
trict No. 10 26.00
J. H. Kattermon , work , road
district No. 10 4.00
Julius Knapp , work , road dis
trict No. 10 3.00
Peter Long , work , road dls
trict No. 10 22.00
Richard Black , work , road dis
trict No. 10 6.00
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Henry Hanko , work , rood ills-
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Win. Droon , work , road dis
trict No. 10 22.50
Dan Trnpp , work , road district
No. 10 5.00
John Trnpp , work , road dis
trict No. 10 G.OO
Hume - Robertson - Wycoft Co. ,
nails , road district No. 10. . . 7.30
Ed. Rowlott , work , road dis
trict No. 1C 28.00
;
Baker Mfg. Co. , wheels for
grader , general 6.00
Sinlth-Promler Typewriter Co. ,
balance on account 15.00
On motion-the county treasurer was
authorized and directed to make the
following transfer of funds In his of
fice :
Prom 1907 county general
fund to 1908 county general
fund $2,000.00
Prom 1908 county general
fund to 1909 county general
fund 1,500.00
Prom 1908 county bridge fund
to 1909 county bridge fund 1,600.00
Prom 1908 commissioner dis
trict No. 1 to 1909 commis
sioner district No. 1 fund. 154.00
Prom 1908 commissioner dis
trict No. 2 to 1909 commis
sioner district No. 2 fund. . . 154.00
Prom 1908 commissioner dis
trict No. 3 to 1909 commis
sioner district No. 3 fund. . . 154.00
On motion the county clerk was di
rected to assess the following amounts
paid for mowing weeds against the
following lands :
Southwest quarter of south
west quarter of section 2 ,
town 23 , range 1 , west $ 1.00
West half of northwest quar
ter of section 11 , town 22 ,
range 1 , west 1.00
On motion the county clerk was In
structed to notify the Incoming sheriff
that the southwest room on the lower
floor of the jail building bo reserved
and kept as a room for the detention
of children and insane persons , and
not used for dwelling purposes.
On motion the county clerk was In
structed to correct the personal assess
ment of Mrs. E. A' Marquardt In Nor
folk precinct for the year 1909 by
computing her tax In school district
No. 20 , instead of No. 2 , as erroneous
ly assessed.
On motion the county clerK was in
structed to file claims with the county
clerk of Platte county , Neb. , for one
half cost of the following bridges built
by Madison county on the county line
between Madison and Platte counties :
Bridge by C. H. Bakkrud place. $ 57.13
Bridge by C. K. Olson's place. . 109.56
The north 110 feet of lots 7 and 8
of block 5 , Original town of Norfolk ,
Neb. , being assessed In the name of
August Degner for the year 1909 at
$625 , actual value , and Richard Peter
being the owner of the following part
of said premises : the north 50 feet of
lot 8 and the west 40 feet f the north
50 feet of lot 7 in said block 5 of said
town , and said parties being desirous
of having said assessment divided that
each may pay the taxes on the prop
erty owned by him , on motion said
assessment was divided as follows :
Richard Peter , north 50 feet lot 8 ,
and west 40 feet of north 50 feet lot 7 ,
block 5 , Norfolk , Nob. , $400.
August Degner , south 60 feet of
north 110 feet lots 7 and 8 , and east
10 feet of north 50 feet of lot 7 , block
5 , Original town of Norfolk , Neb. ,
$225.
$225.The
The county clerk was Instructed to
alter tax list accordingly.
On motion the following bills were i
allower and the clerk directed to draw
warrants for the same :
Burr Taft , labor and mileage.$63.30 >
John Malone , labor and mileage 11.40 )
Henry Sundernian , labor and
' mileage 28.35
On motion the following bonds were )
approved :
E. II. Crook , constable Meadow r
Grove precinct.
Henry Neuwerk , Justice of the peace )
Highland precinct.
William Bates , county Judge.
A. W. FInkhouao , constable , Norfolk.
Philip Reeg , road overseer , road dls-
trict No. IB.
I. J. Scott , Justice of the peace ,
Meadow Grove.
William M. Darlington , deputy coun <
ty treasurer.
N. A. Housel , county superintendent.
W. M. Palmer , road overseer , road
district No. 18.
P. J. Johnson , justice of the poaco.
Shell Creek precinct.
S. R. McFnrland , county clerk ,
amuel C. Blackmail , deputy county
clerk.
Security hank , Meadow Grove , de
pository bond , $2,000.
C. D. Johnson , steward of the poor
farm , filed his report for the quarter
ending November 30 , 1909 , as follows :
Battle Creek , Neb. , Dec. 10 , 1909
To the Honorable County Commis
sioners of Madison County , Nebraska
Gentlemen : I herewith hand your
honorable body my third annual re
port , as follows :
Cash on hand Septem
ber 1 , 1909 $ .09
Cash received from 3
steers , 3 cows , 1 hull ( 210.00
Cash per Dlxon for hay
and board 30.10
Cash paid out as fol
lows :
II. J. Backer , tree and
shrubbery $ 6.00
M. L. Thomson , mer
chandise , old bills. . 17.63
J. A , * Moore , colt pas
turing 14.95
Carl Bohsko , work on
cave 1.50
Charles Ulrlch , meats. 9.00
L. O. Johnson , extra la
bor 9.90
F. Koester , 40 head of
cabbage , at 8c per
head 3.20
II. M. Read , clock 1.00
J. H. Crlss , stove fix
tures 2.00
Aug. Steffen , rug 5.00
Balance on hand in
Valley bank 170.01
$240.19 $240.19
The following bills incurred by the
poor farm wore audited and approved
and the county clerk ordered to draw
warrants for the same :
Charles Ulrich & Son $ 24.90
Morris & Con 4.05
Joseph Maas 6.25
Howard Miller 6.40
Battle Creek Hardware Co. . . . 31.15
E. Hans 39.01
%
Dr. Charles A. McKlm 16.50
Howard Miller 89.62
Battle Creek Roller Mills 2.45
John Schobkln 31.50
R. L. Osborn 2.50
L. B. Baker 62.94
F. Koester 2.10
C. J. Strieker 2.00
C. D. Johnson 120.00
W. L. Boyer 22.55
L. Bruse , plumbing 5.17
C. D. Johnson , Steward.
Fees In the case of the State vs.
Klngkald , certified by W. H. Field ,
clerk of the district court , were al
lowed as follows :
Nellie Horst $5.20
Lou Gllland 5.20
Wm. P. Kennedy 5.20
Frank Balsch , claimed $5.20 al
lowed at 4.10
Win. Bates , . 2.00
Geo. W. Wycoff 4.10
Otto Wolf , claimed $3.20 , allowed
at 2.10
Win. J. Smith , claimed $5.20 al
lowed at 4.10
Matt. Hennls , claimed $3.20 al
lowed at 2.10
J. B. Donovan 4.10
C. S. Button 2.10
J. E. Douglass 4.10
Elmer Walker 1.10
John Horn , assigned to W. H.
Field G.20
D. Q. Nicholson 3,20
E. H. Horst 2.10
S. C. Blackman 4.10
A. K. Donovan , claimed $5.20 al-
lowed at 4.10
Henry Clausen , claimed $3.20 al
lowed at 2.10
'Nels Mlllei. . . 4.10
W. S. Tannery 10
M. C. Gnrrett 2.10
Walter Planck 2.10
On motion the following bills were
wholly disallowed as not being n prop-
or charge against the county :
Bill of J. C. Studts for $32.50 guardIng -
Ing Charles Knapp , prisoner , assigned
to Tom Smith :
Bill of Harry Lamb for $37,50 guardIng -
Ing Charles Knapp , prisoner , assigned
to the Farmers Mercantile Co.
On motion the board then adjourned ,
to January C , 1910 , at 1 p. m.
Goo. E. Richardson ,
County Clerk.
