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    THE NORFOLK "WEEKLY NEWS-JOURNAL , FJtlDAY , JULY 22 , 1910.
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PEOPLE'S PULPIT. . .
"BE YE
Sermon by
RECONCILED
CHARLES T.
RUSSELL , TO GOD"
Pastor Brooklyn Texl , "You lhat were sometime
Tabernacle. ilicnnled , and enemies in your mind by
wicked works , yet now linlh he rec
onciled" ( Colossians i , 21) ) .
- - Ooo
Sunday , .Inly Id. Pastor Kussell of
Ilrooklyn Tabernacle , New York ,
preached today from the above text ,
lie said In part- :
In order to use a telescope to ad
vantage we need first to obtain a
proper focus on the object to be ex-
iimlncd. And so It Is with the Divine
1'lan and Purpose. Looking at It with
Ihe eye of faith through this Telescope
of God's Word , adjustment of the fo
cus Is necessary. Tills focusing of the
"Word , Christian people in the past
have very generally overlooked. AH a
result the Divine Plan has a blurred
nnd Indistinct appearance to our sight.
The various word-pictures , symbols ,
types , allegories and plain statements
of the Scriptures without this focusing
together , make a very unsatisfactory
nnd itondescript matter of Hie Gospel
of Christ , one that Is unsatisfactory to
everybody , one that the learned of our
ilny have repudiated entirely mi am
biguous collation that Is a source of
vexation to millions of God's consecrated
crated people. The dllllculty Is that
the Telescope was tampered with dur
ing the dark ages and the proper fo
cus was lost. Since then Christian
people have feared to readjust It. They
liave gloried In the fact that they never
changed thu focus. However , they
have overlooked the fact that some ono
else did change it for them long ago
ami that the unsatisfactory view \ve
have gotten is the result of this and
Is entirely out of accord with the clear
nnd beautiful vision of God's Grace
nnd Truth and Mercy ami Love and
Wisdom and Power as seen by the
Apostles in the early Church.
International Bible Students' Associa
tion.
Some of us , dear friends , Instead ot
throwing away the Telescope of the
"Word of ( Sod , are taking pleasure In
cleaning the lenses of the dust of
the dark ages and adjusting the fovus
l > y a careful endeavor to speak where
the Word of God speaks and to lie
nilent where It Is silent , and to bring ,
as the Apostle suggests , our every
thought Into captivity to the will of
God In Christ as outlined In the Bible.
The result , we all can testify , Is not
only comforting , but happlfylng ; not
only enlightening , but refreshing.
Truly , as the Apostle suggests , we
have come to "Times of Kefreshiug
from the presence of the Lord. " And
nil this , we perceive , is exactly what
the Scriptures foretold , namely , that a
falling away and darkening of the un
derstanding would follow the death of
the Apostles , but that In the cud of
the age the darkness would begin to
scatter before the oncoming light of
the Sun of righteousness , In the morn
ing of the New Dispensation of Mes
siah's reign.
In accord witli all this , note the fact
that for centuries we have been over
looking certain Scriptures while ac
cepting others. We accepted the Apes
tle's statement In our text respecting
the reconciliation of the Church , but
we overlooked entirely other Scriptures
which speak of a still different recon
ciliation "God through Christ recon
ciling the world unto himself" ( II Co
rinthians v , Hi ) . We should have noted
the difference between the Church and
the world In this and tunny other pas
sages of Scripture. We should have
remembered the Lord's words , "Ye are
not of the world , even as I am not of
the world. " We should have seen that
the salvation add reconciling of the
Church Is one thing and the salvation
nnd reconciling of the world Is quite
another thing ; that these are two dif
ferent salvations the llrst to heaven
ly , spiritual conditions and joint-heir-
Hhip with Christ in his Kingdom ; the
other to an earthly Inheritance , to
wirlhly perfection and life everlasting
nnd an Eden that Is to be world-wide
Paradise restored , God's footstool
made glorious.
God's Purposes to Be Accomplished.
Nevertheless nothing has been lost.
No feature of the Divine Plan. has
been thwarted , for these two salva
tions do not progress at the same time.
During this Gospel Age none are
dived , nor desirous to lie saved , except
those "drawn of the Father , " "called
of God. " These have been privileged
to approach ( Sod through the Son ,
whose name Is "the only name given
Under heaven or amongst men whereby
we must be saved" ( Acts Iv , 12) ) . Only
those who take up their cross nnd fol
low the Lamb through evil report nnd
good report , faithful unto death , can
now bo spirit-begotten ; In the resur
rection , these will be spirit-born , mem
bers of the Bride of Christ , the Lamb's
Wife and Joint-heir with him In his
Kingdom. It does not matter to the
remainder of mankind that they have
been allowed to remain in Ignorance
of the great fact that God Is about to
pour out upon humanity a great bless
ing ; about to pour out his holy Spirit
upon all classes ; about to establish the
Kingdom of his dear Son for which we
pray , "Thy Kingdom com < > ; " about to
cniiBe the knowledge of tint Lord to Jill
the whole earth ; about to give to every
Ken and daughter of Adam one full ,
fair , righteous opportunity to come tea
a knowledge of the Truth that they
rany be saved.
If the knowledge of God's grace hns
proven to be a grand , glorious , inspir
ing message to the sanctified In Chrlat
Jesus , the Church of this Gospel Age ,
called to the heavenly calling , will not
the messag" e.f reconciliation to the
world , In due time , likewise bring to
the world comfort , Joy , blessing as
they shall be Invited to the earthly
portion-to full restitution to human
perfection to all that was lost by
Adam and that is to he recovered by
the saerllice of .Usus. No wonder the
Scriptures assure us that the night of
weeping Is nearly over and the mornIng -
Ing of joy already dawning ! No won
der the Apostle declares that "tho
whole creation groaneth and travalleth
In pain together , " and that they are
"walling for the manifestation of the
sons of God" ( Kom. vlll , 22 , I/ ! ) / .
The work of this Gospel Age has
been the calling , the testing , the prov
ing , the lining , the polishing of these
sons of God for the glorious heavenly
stale to which they have been called.
The Apostle urges that however hum
ble the position of God's saints In the
present life , "We know that when lie
shall appear we shall be like him , for
we shall see him as he Is. " When he
shall appear In his'glory we also shall
appear with him. When he shall reign
as the King of kings and Lord of
lords , when to him every knee shall
bow and every tongue confess , the
elect Church , his llride. will bo with
him In his Throne , sharers of his glory
nnd participants In his work the work
of blessing and uplifting the world-
reconciling the world to God.
Calvin and Knox Wesley and Whit-
field.
Calvin , Knox nnd others of the re
formers , we may then HOC , were ( julte
right In their insistence that none at
the present time are In a reconciled
condition toward God except the com
paratively few of our race the saints.
These turn from sin to righteousness ,
turn from disobedience K > faith and
consecration , and In and through the
merit of the Kedeemer are acceptable
as probationary members of the elect
Church. If faithful they will shortly ,
in the "llrst resurrection , " constitute
the Church of glory , the Bride , the
Lamb's Wife and Joint-Heir.
Brothers Wesley. Whltlield and oth
ers were also right in their proposition
Hint God was not content with electing
merely a saintly handful , but surely
loved the whole world and would sure
ly give to every member of the race a
full opportunity to come to a knowl
edge of Christ and to seek a share In
the merit of ills sacrifice for sins and
nil opportunity for life everlasting.
Those dear brethren contended ear-
ifostly with each other over their differ
ences , the one upholding the doctrine
of Election , the other contending for
the doctrine of Free Grace. Now we
see that both were right ! Now we see
that the election belongs to this Gospel
Age and to the High Calling to the di
vine nature and that In an age follow
ing this Free Grace toward all of the
race of Adam will prevail. "The
knowledge of the Lord sball till the
whole earth ; " "every knee shall bcw
and every tongue confess. " Then those
who , under the rule and assistance and
uplifting Intluences of the "elect" will
come into harmony with the Divine
Law. will be blessed with full recon
ciliation to God and eternal life on the
human plane In Paradise restored
wliile tlie Intelligently perverse , In
stead of being everlastingly tortured ,
as we had supposed , will , ns the Apostle
tle says , bo punished with everlasting
destruction ( II Thessalonians 1 , 0) ) .
"Hallelujah , What a Savior ! "
From this viewpoint the glory of our
Itedccmer and the glory of our heaven
ly Father are multiplied a' million
times. Our Kedeemer not only is to be
the Savior of the "little Hock , " his
Church , his Bride , on the spirit plane
of glory , but additionally , through the
agency of his Millennial Kingdom , he
Is to be the Savior of the world. He
"tasted death for every man , " ns the
Scriptures declare , nnd , as they ex
press It , "He shall see of the trnvnll of
his soul and be satisfied" ( Isaiah Mil ,
11) ) . Who could suppose that the Savior
would be satisfied with the result of
his Inbor If only about one In n million ,
ns members of his Church , reach the
heavenly glory-land ?
Who In our day could for n moment
believe the suggestion of Brother Jona
than Edwards , the great New England
preacher , who declared that the Lord
nnd his saints would , together , look
over the battlements of heaven at their
neighbors nnd friends and children suf
fering nn eternity of untenable torture
nt the hands of demons , and turn
around and praise God the louder on
this belmlf ? Poor Brother Edwards
had , we believe , but a smnll concep
tion of Divine Justice and lilvlno Love.
And his dllllculty was tliat he did not
see what Is now so distinct and clenr
to Bible students , namely , that the Bi
ble Hell to which all humanity goes Is
not n place of torture nor of conscious
ness at all , but the grave , sheol , hades ,
the tomb.
Instead of Christ nnd the snlnts
praising God because of the tortures
or the poor groaning creation , the Di
vine program shines lesplendently
Knowing us that the Kedeemer and Ida
Church will for -i thousand years be
engaged In a missionary work of the
subllmest and most gigantic character
n work not only for n living remnant
of the rnce , but one which will In-
elude in its blessing all the thousands
of millions of humanity under the Di
vine sentence , "The wages of sin Is
death. " Truly the Scriptures declare
141.an * -
As the heavens nre higher than the
earth , HO are God's ways higher than' '
man's ways and God's plans loftier
than man's conceptions. |
Notice next the context. St. Paul ,
after mentioning Christ us the Heitd
of the Ilndy , the Church , who Is the
first-begotten , the first-born from the
dead , that In all things he might have
the pre-eminence , adds , "For It please , !
the Father lhat In him slmuld all fill-
nevs dwell , " and that ( after ) having
made peace through the blond of hlu
cross by him to reconcile all things
liuto himself both the things In earth
nnd things In heaven" ( Colossians I ,
1S-20) ) . The Apostle Indicates the great
scope of Christ's work as It shall be
eventually when finished. He Is tip-
pointed of the Father to establish peace
and righteousness throughout the Uni
verse. But he has not yet accom
plished all of this. He has only begun.
He hits died fpr the sins of the world ,
as well as for the sins of the Chun-h.
But he has not yet offered to Justice
the satisfaction for the world's sins :
He first appears before God as the
great Advocate for the elect Church ,
"called" of God in advance to be "the
Bride , the Lnnib's Wife. " Note how
the Apostle expresses this thought In
our text , verso 21.
The Church First Reconciled.
"And you , that were sometime
alienated , and enemies In your mind
by wicked works , yet now hath lie
reconciled In the body of his lleh
through death , to present you holy and
unblamable and unreprovablo In his
( the Father's ) sight , If ye continue In
the faith , " etc.
Who are these and why are they
reconciled In advance of the remainder
of the world brought In advance Into
fellowship with the Father by the Ke
deemer as his Bride ? These were by
nature "children of wrath even as
others. " By nature they were alien
ated and enemies In their mind by
wicked works. They were unlike the
Kedeemer , who was "holy , harmless
nnd undetlled ifnd separate from sin
ners. " Why then did God's grace
specially come to this class to us who
nre of the Church of Christ , "accepted
In the Beloved" one ? What did we do
or could wo do to contribute to this
favor of God bestowed upon us ? The
Apostle assures us further along the
same line , that the elect Church by
nature was not superior to the world
from which It was selected. He de
clares that it contains not many great ,
not many learned , not many rich , but
chiefly the poor of this world , rich in
fnitli , many of them Ignoble as re
spects birth and natural advantages of
heredlity. The difference between
these and others was , llrst , that they
had "an ear to hear" the Divine mes
sage. Sometimes this hearing ear
came to them through sorrow nnd trib
ulation. In their weariness and heavi
ness they heard thu Master's voice.
"Come unto me , all ye that labor nnd
are henvy-hidoii and I will give you
rest" ( Matthew si , US ) . They heard
this voice , wliile some 01 their neigh
bors more favorably situated heard it
not. But a still further blessing came
to them as they responded and drew
near to the Lord by faith and prayer.
Desiring to come nearer and nearer
they strove to put away all filthiness
of iho tlesli sin in Its every form the
while realizing that they could not
cleanse themselves. Then It was that
the Master informed them of the terms
upon which they might join his Church
"The Body of Christ which Is the
Church. " They must make full con-
secrntlon of themselves to God and to
righteousness , even unto death. They
must do this with a full understanding
thnt It would take them out of touch
with the world and the spirit of the
world , while bringing them Into closer
relationship with the Father and with
the Son. They were assured thnt If
they thus presented their little all to
God in the Redeemer's name and
merit , tills great Redeemer would
serve them ns their Advocate with the
Father nnd Impute to them n suffi
ciency of the merit of his sacrifice to
make good the deficiencies of their
Mesh. Thus only could the Fnthcr nc-
topt their sacrifice of the earthly na
ture and nil of Its rights nnd beget
them with his holy Spirit to Joint-
helrship with their Redeemer In all the
glories and honors nuI ( blessed services
for the world in his Kingdom of Glory
which is to be set up as soon -as this
Gospel Age shall have finished Its work
of gathering out of the world the elect.
Let It not be forgotten In this con
nection thnt when the world shall bo
reconciled to God In the future , the
blessings of that reconciliation will
come to them while still In their fallen
state , to assist them to the recovery of
nil thnt wns lost In Adam * Hence our
Influence even with the worldly should
bo to encourage them towards ns high
Etandnrds of righteousness ns possi
ble , knowing that whatever they may
attain In the present life will be thnt
much of nn ndvnntnge to them In the
future life , and that In proportion to
their degradation will be their difficul
ties In connection with their restitu
tion to perfection. So then godliness
Is profitable , not only for the life thnt
now Is. but nlso for thnt which is to
come ; not only for the snlnts who hope
to be of the "little flock" nnd associ
ated with Christ in his Kingdom , but
nlso for the world of mankind , whoso
hope Is to be blessed under tliat reign
of righteousness and Its uplifting In
fluences.
Well Answered.
"Oh , no ; I don't claim to be any dif
ferent or nny brighter than the bal
ance of mankind. I expect I shall marry -
ry some fool woman some of these
days. "
"If you ever marry that's the kind of
a woman you will marry , all right. "
Rochester Union.
A Telltale Touch.
"Is It true that sightless people can
tell the color of things fjy touch1
some one asked a blind man.
"Occasionally , yes , " canie the an
swer. "If , for instance , I touched a
redhot poker 1 could tell It was ned. "
The Wealth of Madison.
The following figures represent the
final tnble showing the personal prop
erty assessed valuation for Madison
county towns nnd precincts : Norfolk
city , $250.440 ; Norfolk outside. $53- $
S44 ; Valley. $511,011 ; Deer Creek , $81-
001 : Meadow Giove village. $1)1.301 ) ;
Meadow Grove. $16.852 ; Tllden village.
$ -14.SiU ! : Jefferson. $17,4GG ; Grove , $49.-
f > ; t7 ; Highland , Ju..oiio : Battle Creek
village ( Highland ) . $7,075 ; Battle
Creek village ( Battle Creek ) , $59.3(15 ( ;
Battle Creek. $31.81 ! ) ; Warnorvllle ,
$ aitni7 : ; Union , $5,409 : : ; Pnlrvlew.
$09.133 : Schoolcraft , $02,018 ; Enierick ,
$ lO.Olli' ; Newman Grove village , $80-
810 ; Shell Creek , $4G,7GS ; Kahuna-
zoo. $ ri < i,8o5 ; Green Garden , $ G8.9. > 2 ;
Madison city , $115,910 ; Madison , $08- $
104.
There Is one boatman in Madison
county who Is honest. At least there
Is one boat reported In the Madison
county assessment. It's value Is $40.
The assessed valuation t > t Mndlson
county diamonds Is $1S14 so that the
total value of these gems , as report
ed to the assessor is $11,070. There
are 433 guntoters In the county and
the average value of the weapons Is
$ ( ! . , " , . " . There nre 101 ! automobiles own
ed ami their average value , according
to statements made by the assessor ,
is $53G.so.
The bicycle fad has been given n
knock-out blow , there are only 53 such
vehicles and their average value Is
$17.05. Of the women of Madison
county 2.189 nt the least own sewing
machines , and of the farmers S47 own
cream seperators. There are 44 thresh
ing machines within the limits of the
county and SG corn shellers.
1,795 Dogs.
Of the 10,000 dogs you have met ,
only 1,795 dog owners were honest
enough to report to the assessor.
Norfolk's assessed valuation for
1910 wns reported ns $227,969 , or $11-
14G less than the assessed valuation of
1909. This was raised 25 percent mak
ing the 1910 nssessed valuation $2'5G-
440. This represents personal proper
ty only , not Including railroads , tele
graph or telephones.
Make Cement at Niobrara ?
Niobrara , Neb. , July 1C. Special to
The News : With the cement busi
ness in view two wealthy outside com
panies are gradually establishing them
selves near NIobrarn. Company No.
1 is buying many thousands of acres
of land and paying for It. This land
will be valuable either for agricultural
or cement purposes.
Company No. 2 is trying to "corner"
and utilize the entire tremendous pow
er of Nlobrnrn river. Engineers nre
now busy surveying and measuring
the power. At this time ,7,000 horse
power is said to be the result of their
calculations , but the end of their work
Is not yet. This company will build a
concrete dam ami a canal about seven
miles up the river , nnd these will est
more than one-half million dollars.
The dam will back up the water and
elevate It to n point where it will run
into the canal , thus giving a good head
and great power. The canal will be
seventeen feet deep and seventy feet
wide at the top. There will be ditches
on both sides to catch the overflow.
For many years astute citizens of
Niobrara have seen the possibility of
n great cement industry at tills place.
Time and work have been expended
in trying to interest eastern capital In
the water power here nnd in the Nio
brara clmlk rock from which incal
culable quantities of cement can be
made. It seems that the visions of our
people are soon to be realized "in the
concrete. "
FRIDAY FACTS.
E. P. Wentherhy returned from a
business trip at Emerson.
John King returned from a business
trip at Spencer and Lynch.
Mrs. Jollff and daughter of Gregory
Horace Slsson , formerly of this city ,
but now n resident of Nebraska City ,
was Here calling on friends.
Archie Gow , cashier of the Carlock ,
S. D. , bank is in the city visiting with
his parents , Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Gow.
A. S. Kc-iley , trntllc superintendent
of the Nebraska Telephone company ,
wns In the city looking over the locnl
plant.
Mrs. C. D. Ocunipaugh will make a
long trip to the western and Atlantic
coasts this summer returning to Nor
folk about September. Miss Ocnm-
paugh left Friday for North Bend for
a short visit with relatives , later goIng -
Ing to Portland , Ore. , and other west
ern const cities. From the west she
will go to New York City.
A Fine Park at Lonn Pine.
Long Pine. Neb. , July 1C. Special
to The News : Amusement park is
the name of a forty-acre tract of land
on Pine creek south of Long Pine , and
the same Is being beautified by R. C.
Hunt of Bassett nnd Frank Hang of
Long Pine , who have leased the
grounds for ten years. A force of
about twenty men hnvo been working
night nnd day at the grounds , trying
to complete the large plunge by the
opening day , which -will occur the
latter part of this month. The plunge
Is 50x100 feet , with walls and Ilooi
made of cement. It is arranged so as
to keep fresh spring water coming in
and going out nt all times. The water
will be from 3 to 7 feet deep nnd will
bo hented by n Inrgo holler which hns
been ordered and will arrive in a few
days. A fine dynamo and engine has
also been ordered and the entire park
will be lighted with electricity.
A Inrgo amount of money is being
spent by the promoters of this now
park nnd the people of Long Pine are
enthusiastic over the proposition.
A fine dancing pavilion , 50x100 feet
has also been built on the grounds and
already a number of very successful
dances have been held there. A large
and airy dining hall has been erect
ed on the grounds and regular meals
are served dally. Besides these 1m-
County Treasprer's Semi-Annual Statement.
Statement of P. A. Peterson , County Treasurer of Madison County , Nebraska , showing balances In all Hindu
In the Tronsury on Jnnuary 1 , HMO ; taxes anil other Items collected , warrants redeemed , and other disbursements
from the llrst day of Jahu'ary , 11(10 ( , to the thirtieth day of .Mine , HMO , and the balance on hand on the llrst day ot
July , 1910.
NAME OF FUND.
State General .1 , ,
State School . ' , . ,
State University r
State Redemption , . , , , , , , , , ,
State School Land principal . , , . , , , , , , . , , . . .
Stale School Land Interest >
State School Land lease , , . . ,
State University Land Interest , , . . ,
Slate University land lease r. .
County 1909 General . . . , ,
County I'.KKS ' General , , ,
County 1907 and Prior Years General
County 1909 Bridge
County 1908 Bridge
County 1907 nnd Prior Years Bridge
County 1901 and Prior Years Road
County 1909 Koad. Commissioners' District N < 1 . . . . .
County liiOSi Koad , Commissioners' District N't 2
County 1909 Koad , Commissioners' District Nt ! t
County 1008 Kond , Conimlssloiiers' District No 1
County 1008 Koad , Commissioners' District No 2
County 1908 Koad. Commissioners' District Xc 8
County Drainage Ditch Xo. 1
County Special Koad
County Soldiers' Kellef
County .Judgment
County Insane
County Sinking
County High School . , . .r.
County Special . , , . , , , . .
*
Madison County Tax Sales' . ,
Township
Precinct Railroad Bond
Union Creek Court House Bond
Hattle Creek Village Jail Uond
Kedemptlon
District Koad and Poll
County General School
Adjunct District School ;
District School
District School Bond
City and Village :
Fee
Norfolk District Sewer
"
Taxes Paid Under Protest . . .
Advertising ,
Totals
RECAPITULATION.
RECEIPTS.
Balance on hand , January 1 , 1910 ? G1437 57
Taxes collected v. 1474G7 98
Stnte School Land Collections ' 4994 87
State University Land Collections 785 74
State Apportionment Received 5271 87
Redemption Received 8081 24
Fines Received 258 00
Taxes Paid Under Protest Received 48 70
Received from County Officers , Excess Fees 1057 05
Received from Banks , Interest on Daily Balances 033 81
Received from 8 Candidates , Primary Election Fees GO 00
Received from S. R. McFarland , Co. Clerk , Drainage Ditch Claim M1"11 ° 8
Received from W. II. Field , Clerk District Court , Costs in State Cnses fiGO 80
Other Miscellaneous Collections 182 80
Miscellaneous Fees of F. A. Peterson , Co. Treas. , for first half 1910 r'l ' ! 5 °
Transfers from Funds 'to Funds 15023 43
Total $ 247529 45
DISBURSEMENTS.
Warrants , Bonds nnd Coupons Paid $ 1G0402 92
Redemptions Paid ' , . . ' , , . - . 3233 39
Transfers from Funds to Funds ; . ' 15023 43
Balance ou June 30. 1910 \ . C22G9 71
Total $ 247529 45
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CASH BALANCES ON JUNE 30. 1910.
In First National $ 5021 42
" Madison State 5127 84
" Farmers National . . . " 2513 98
" Norfolk National 10150 77
Citizens Nntionnl 4940 49
Nebraska National' 5154 12
Battle Creek Valley 4191 G9
Citizens State I486 00
Security 145G IS
Meadow Grove State 2571 50
Elkhorn Valley 2552 2G
First National 5028 74
German < 2041 05
First National 2494 88
Newman Grove State 2983 12
Shell Creek Valley 1504 99
Kountze Bros. ( Stnte Fjscal Agency ) New York 1593 50
Office 1507 17 , . f
Total $ G22G9 71
OUTSTANDING REGISTERED COUNTY WARRANTS , JUNE 30 , ' 1910.
1891 County General Fund $ 4 00.
1898 County General Fund 20 45
1899 County General Fund 4 00
1901 County General Fund 8 94
1902 County General Fund 8 00
1903 County General Fund 24 80
1904 County General Fund 7 35
190G County General Fund 2 GO
1907 County General Fund . 18 G5
1908 County General Fund 2 00
1909 County General Fund 2C5 55
1900 County Bridge Fund 8 00
1909 County Bridge Fund 49 10 \
190G County Road Fund , Commissioners' District No. 2 11 25
1908 County Road Fund , Commissioners' District No. 3 4 50 t
1909 County Road Fund , Commissioners' District No. 2 1 00
1909 County Rend Fund , Commissioners' District No. 3 83 25
Total $ 473 44
AFFIDAVIT AND CERTIFICATE.
THE STATE OF NEBRASKA , )
County of Mndlson. \ ss.
I , F. A. Peterson , do solemnly swear , that the foregoing is n true and correct statement of my receipts and dis
bursements as County Treasurer In and for Madison County , Nebraska , from the first day of January , 1910 , to the
thirtieth day of June , 1910 , inclusive ; that the same is also n true and correct statement of the amount of money
in each fund ; the amount of outstanding and unpaid registered county general , county bridge and comity road war
rants and the total amount of cash on hand nt the close of business on the thlrtletn dny of June , 1910 , to the best
of my knowledge nnd belief , so help me God.
F. A. PETERSON , County Treasurer.
Subscribed In my presence and sworn to before me this Gth day of July , 1910. '
S. R. McFARLAND , County Clerk.
( SE L. )
THE STATE OF NEBRASKA , )
County of Madison. ( ss.
We. the undersigned County Commissioners , in and for Madison County , Nebraska , do hereby certify , that wo-
have carefully examined the accounts of F. A. Peterson , County Trensurer of snld county nnd have found the fore
going stntement thereof to bo correct.
Dated at Mndlson , Nebrnskn , this 12th dny Oi' July , 1910.
HENRY SUNTERMAN ,
BURR TAFT.
County Commissioners.
provements a number of booths anil
tents occupied by campers give the
place the nppenrnnce of n little vil
lage. A fine nuto rend has been built
to the grounds from both side of the
canyon nnd last jvook the business
men of Long Pine donated nlmost
$200 for the purpose of fixing up the
roads in n good substantial innnner.
A fine cement wnlk Is also being
planned by the business men to con
nect the town with the park.
A large number of rustic seats and
tables have been placed about the
grounds for those who desire to take
their lunch to the park.
The proprietors are in Omnhn this
week purchasing supplies for the largo
plunge nnd nlso making arrangements
for a number of attractions for the
opening day.
When work Is completed at the
place It will be ono of the most beauti
ful parks in the state. It furnishes
an elegant location for those desiring
n week's outing . It is an ideal camp
ing place , as it is covered with fine
shade trees , through which winds the
clear and cold waters' of Pine creek ,
the creek being fed by hundreds of
springs of sparkling , cold water , which
tests over 98 percent pure. The creek
Is alive with fine rainbow and spech-
led trout which furnishes plenty o"f
pleasure for the angler.
Arrangements are being made fern
n collection of animals to bo placed on
the grounds for the amusement of the
visitors. The place is already attract
ing much attention from outsiders ,
and many strangers visit the park
dally ,