TIIK NOKPOMv NVKKKLV .N'KWH-.IOt'HNAL , FRIDAY. .lANM'AHV - > n inn
USE DYNAMITE , NOT PLOWS ,
It in in f.sler and Better Way to
Dreak up Kansas Hardpan ,
Manhattan , Knn. , Jnn , 17. At the
present rate of progress It won't bo
Jong until Homo or the methods of thu
now floriculture ) make necessary a
change In many of thu phrases of the
iihl tlinn farm language. Instead of
father tolling the boys to hitch up anil
nut started with thu plowing It'll liu
"got your biitlorloH and wlroH and him *
tie out and lilow tip that lower
eighty. "
Nowadays a farmer of sense no
longer Rtralim the llfo nut of hit *
liornuH nnd smashes liln plow trying
to Hllr up hardpnn , commonly known
nH 'dobc , Ho cither tullH his tronhluH
to thu slalo agricultural collect ) and
n niiiii IH sent to loach him how to
farm with dynainltu or lie- takes a
rink , boron thi > holes or him them
liored , HlnkH the charges , connects
them with wires , tnmpH down the
earth and then , with one little pull of
u lever , blown daylight Into the stub-
liorn neil that him hlthurlo resisted
thu plow.
Of coin-He yon have to plow that
Hold , lint yon do It the next spring.
The front and the HIIOW and rain got
Into thu cracks thu dynamite imule
and make It mullow HO that whun yon
attack It In thu spring the share cuts
It up In a line , workable slice.
llardpan iiHtially IH a Hiihsoll stra-
turn from six to eighteen Inches thick ,
though In many placeH It IH much
thicker. The dynainltu Is placed In a
hole that IIIIH been bored with a posthole -
hole auger. When Huvoral charges
hnvo boon placed they are connoeted
with an electric battery and exploded
HltnnltaiioiiHly. Thu neil IH shattered
and broken for many foot away from
the holes. If they have been proper
ly placed all of the hardpan will bo
Khattorcd. The coat "of thin work Is
about $15 to $25 an acre , though It
varies with the depth and thickness
of the hardpan. j
Sometimes dynamited soil IH plow-1
cd and harrowed and planted Inuncd- '
lately to some deep-rooted crop like
clover or alfalfa. This , It Is believed ,
will keep the poll from running to
gether again ; but many experiment-
ore prefer to let the ground receive
thu frost and snow and rain until In
the spring- Neither side to the con
troversy IB certain of Its contention ,
because dynamiting as an aid to farm-
In I ? la still now. Neither does anyone
know precisely how much such a .syn-
torn will cost. In one place , close to
n powder supply , In ground where the
charges thirty feet apart would do the
work , thu uxpenso might bo only $3
or $4 an aero. The cost of labor must
bo considered. A man doesn't bore
ninny holes thirty-six Inches deep In
u day In hardpnn. There are tlmo3
vhcn ho ceases In his task , leans
wearily upon earthworm anger , gazes
sadly at the sky , like a man that has
just lost his carfare , and mutters ,
"What's the use ? " :
The agronomy department of the .
agricultural college is conducting
gome co-operative experiments with
the farmers In several countlds in
dynamiting hardpan. It is believed
the proper use of dynamite with farm
manures , coupled with an efficient crop
rotation , will solve the problem of cul
tivating hardpan.
"NO SIMPLE LIFE ON VENUS. "
An Astronomer Told Her View of the
Conditions on the Planet.
New York , Jan. 17. "Is It true ( hat
people live on Venus ? " Miss Mary
Proctor , a woman astronomer , was
asked today.
"I don't know. " replied Miss Proc
tor , with a smile ; "but if there is.
life on Venus ii stormier than love
on earth. The Inhabitants , If there
are an > , must live In cyclone collars
and wear heat proof diving suits to
bm mess.
' You eeo , it has been discovered
that Venus makes but one revolution
on her axis in one rotation around
the sun , Just ns the moon makes but
ono in a rotation around the earth.
That Is the reason wo see but one
side of the moon. This means that
Venus always presents the same side '
to the sun. That side is twice as hot
as our troiilcs. It follows that the
other side would be about twice as
cold as our Arctics. "
"But If one lived in the perpetual
twilight between the two sides
there should be a delightful climate
there , " was suggested.
"That would be the worst place to
live. All of this cold air on one side
and hot air on the other is an un
natural condition. In the twilight
beit terrlllc wind storms are forming
and tearing across the planet. Tor-
undo follows tornado. Then there is C (
reason to believe , that the surface of wnl
Venus Is almost entirely water. There nlni
would bo a regular procession of hot niPi
and cold water spouts over the planet. Piw
There probably never Is a dull mo w
ment on Venus. "
"Is anything really known about
the existence of llfo on Venus ? "
"No , " she replied " w
promptly , "and
.Ic
there probably never will be. "
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Osmond-at 20 ,
Osmond Republican : Osmond Is higv
twenty years old. Wo have nothing gv
but cement walks , waterworks are fu
coming , and why not finish up with hn
electric lights ? Then we'll have noth th
ing to do for a long time. on'C
tit
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Horse Stealing Charged.
Bonesteol Herald : II. J. Piper , the Si
!
man who is charged with stealing
th
three head of valuable horses from
the homestead of A. II. Kxon recently
and bound over to wait the action of n
jury , was again arrested last week b.y fai
Sheriff Sheldon of Lynmn county by
charged with the same offense. It Sll
seems that Piper , assisted by a half- ne
breed Indian , successfully purloined a hn
team and young colt from n Lymnn frc
county farmer some tlmo previous to tin
bis stealing of the Exon horses. To -vl
rid himself of his accomplice , Piper' ' , be
gave the Indian the colt and $15 , on' ' ( ill
an unknown and bugtm bank , for bin
Rhnio of the spoils In thu deal. Last
wcuk the Lymnn county sheriff trnced
, the thief and had him arrested on the
ehnrifo of horse stealing.
DEATH ON TOBOGGAN.
Milton Benner , Council Bluffs Lad ,
j Meets Death at Kearney.
! Kearney , Nob. , .Ian. 1C. Milton Uon-
nor , 11-year-old student at the Kearney
Military academy , plunged to his death
down a toboggan slide. Ills fool
, caught In the runners of the Hied , the
Hied wan overturned , the ratling of thu
Incline gave way and ho fell to the
earth , crushing his skull.
I This wan young lieuuer's first se
mester at ( he school. Ills relatives
reside In Council IIItin's and have boon j
notified of the accident.
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Gregory Prisoner Lost Arm ,
C'olomu Times : James Vyskocll.
hurvlng eight months In the statu pen
itentiary In Sioux Kails , from Gregory
county , for grand larceny , Hiifferod the
loss of his right arm between the el
bow and the shoulder while at work
In the twlnu plant at the prison
Wednesday of last week.
The Injured man was feeding the
heaviest of the big machines , which
IH usedfor shredding thu .sisal which
IH consumed In making twine , and ac
cidentally thrust his right hand far
enough Into the mouth of the machine
to permit the rolls to catch his lingers ,
lleforc the machine could be stop
ped the arm had been drawn In to n
point between the elbow and the shoul
der and so completely was it crushed
that amputation was necessary. <
Vyakoc-il will be remembered as the
Tripp county homesteader who last
fall was convicted In the Gregory coun
ty courts on a charge of grand larceny , I
growing out of a series of thefts
through which he accumulated on his
claim between Colomu and Dalian a
grist of various articles which might
be tinted in sale bill language an "too
numerous to mention. " lie was sen
tenced to servo eight months in the
state penitentiary at Sioux Fnlls. I
llofore the case came to trial , Vys
kocll drove a team of mules toColome.
They ran away with him and lie was
badly injured , receiving a broken col
lar bone , shoulder dislocation and had
his head badly hurt. Mo was cared
for hero and after recovering , proved ,
up on his place and then stood trial ; |
iiml wont to prison. j [
The case of the unfortunate man '
has aroused considerable sympathy , '
for it Is generally felt that a mental
deficiency caused him to commit the
thefts which put him In prison. Otherwise - '
wise he was a harmless follow.
A Long Walk.
Colome Times : G. W. Whltehorn '
irrivod in Colome Saturday morning , s
marking the end of a pedestrian trij. i <
from Long Pine , Nob. , to Dorian' *
Quttes , In this county. He walked J
hence to Colomo , where he took iho .
.rain to his home at Butte , Neb.
Change in Dallas Attorney.
Dallas News : At the meeting of the
Ity council last Tuesday evening Geo.l l
\ . Jeffers , our popular city attorney ,
eslgned his position and Attorney E.
D. Patterson was named to succeed
ilm. Mr. .letters assigned as his ren-
ion for resigning that lie expected
loon to leave Dallas for Washington , j"
) . C. , for several mouths , where he c
ins a large number of cases to look
ifter In the United States courts and "
lefore the department of the Interior , "
iiul therefore could not give the city's ! '
L'gnl affairs the attention that he felt
ais due them. Mr. Jeffers expects to
eave Saturday. Mr. Jeffers has been "
ilghly successful In his efforts at
Vashlngton and has established an s
nvlable reputation , and Is Interested "
n many of the most Important cases "
ofore the United States supreme e
ourt. The newly appointed city at- l ( :
arney , Mr. Patterson , is an attorney w
f exceptional ability , enjoying an ex- °
snsive practice , and will look well "
fter the city's interests. "
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New Gordon Commercial Club. j
Gordon , Neb. , Jan. 17. Special to
'he News : Goidon business men or-j
anl/.pl ( a commercial club and have
I ready secured a membership of'sev- ,
nty-llve and expect soon to pass the
30 murk. . nl
Officers are : C. I ) . Berklielmer ,
resident ; Leo Fritz , vice president ;
, H. Jordan , secretary ! U. P. Powell. '
easurer. Board of directors : C. D.
ergheimer , Pred DuCrfeldt , "L. H. Jor- '
nn , Lee Fritz , II. S. Fritz , W. G.u
raub , U. F. Powell. j
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Butte Lights Out.
Bntte Gazette : The sudden severe
) ld snap caused considerable Imvoi
itb our electric light plant Monday v' '
ight. Water froze in the cylinders
id bursted the engine so that the ' 1 ( :
nut will be out of commission ; i
eek or ten days , , In
Shot In the Hand. to
Cretghton News : Charles Grlflln , te
ho has been visiting his brother ,
) hn , of Center , for the past week , < H
et with a painful accident last Mon M
ly , while returning from a rabbit !
int. In crossing a fence , the shot so
in was accidentally discharged , the M
11 charge taking effect In the lolt
md. Griflln will suffer a loss of his he
umb. nearly all the palm and tho.fa . :
ird finger , which wlU leave him toO' '
lly disabled ns far ns the use of the
md Is concerned. { lei
Dr. C. C. Johnson was called to asEl ;
3t Dr. Carmnck of Center In making i
o amputation. at
atwl
Nearly Asphyxiated ,
Butte Gazette : C. H. Dnlloy and
inily came near being asphyxiated no
gas Sunday night. The heavy w'nd ph
inday bent the cap on their 'lit'i
y , thus obstructing thq draft of their rei
rd coal stove null causing the gas tin
> m the fire to fill the house during f
? night. When Mrs. Edgar Parshall , the
10 was visiting her parents , awoke me
tween 3 and 4 o'clock , she found these Ca
so suffocating that it was with 'lit'- ' as
lenity that she got to the door to open
It. Upon attempting to arouse the
, household , she found them all In n
' btnpor from the effect of the fumes
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Mr. and Mrs. Dnlloy and their little
girl were assisted over to Luo Royal
ty's residence and a doctor was call
ed. After considerable effort they
worn finally pronounced out of dan
I ger , but were quite 111 for Hovoral days
| The entire household , consisting of
, Mr. and Mrs. Dalley , their little girl ,
Mrs. Parshnll nnd her three children ,
piifferod severely from the effect of the
' gas and hnd It not been for the baby
fussing , which woke ItH mother , they
would all likely have been beyond
j help by morning.
West Point Bank Officers.
West Point , Nob. , Jnn. 17. Special
to The News : The annual stockhold-j
ors meetings of the banks of West
Point were held nnd the following Is
the result : West Point Nntlonnl .
President , William Stuofer ; vice presIdent - .
Idont , J. T. Bnumnnn ; cnshler , Jnmos' '
W. Shenier. Directors are : Wllllnm '
Stiiefor , II. W , Uaumnnn. J. W. Shearer - )
or , Joseph Hunker nnd J. T. Bnumnnn. i
First National President , W. A. '
Black ; vice president. Henry Hunker ;
cashier , Chris Hlrschmann ; nH.sistnnt
cnsblor , Wllllnm Gcntrup. Directors
are : Chris lllrschniann , Henrv Hunk- '
er. W. A. Blnck. Chnrlos H. Wilde nnd
Homy Schlnstook. Nobrnskn State
President , T. D. Thompson ; vice presi
dent , Herman Koch ; cashier , A. K
Walla ; assistant cashier , J. F. S5u-
Jlcok. Directors arc : T , D. Thomp
son , Herman Koch , A. F. Walla , J. F.
ZaJIcok , F. D. Hunker , J. F. Knup and
Jainos Mortenscn. All the banks do
ctored the usual dividend. i
A Mysterious Engineer.
Wayne Democrat : A stranger
cnine to Wayne last Friday evening i
nnd stnled thnt he was at the head '
of a government survey gang to survey - I
vey the Logan vnlley for the purpose <
of straightening out the creek. The (
gentleman was n hustler , bought all
kinds of supplies , engaged men to report -
port for work Monday morning , etc. <
Ho also passed a chock nt the Cllnken- <
bonrd grocery for $1.50 , nnd gave (
Landlord Kingsbtiry n check for $28 , 1
but only bail two days bonrd out of i
thnt ; Sunday the "United States engi
neer" left to got a crew of men , and I
he hasn't been seen since , the suppo1 1
sltlon being that ho wns batty or J
something worse. The checks were 1
no good and the other parties who c
took big orders , including Hiscox's I
livery where he wns going to get n lot i
if teams , nil feel badly over the 1
apo. The next engineer I
ivho comes along to straighten the Crooked
/rooked Logan will have to bring a '
ill ! of particulars proving that he is t
itrnlghter than the creek. I
The man wrote his name as "D. V. '
Stewart , United States Engineer , " and °
Ircw checks on the First National *
tank. Grocer Cllnkenbeard advanced c
lim n small amount of cash , so tne 1
lemocrat Is Informed , and other parb
ios , who bragged nbout the "big busiI' '
less" they did with the gentleman , '
ire not probably telling everything
hey know for publication. r
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Commercial Club for Niobrara. b
Niobrara , Neb. , Jan. 17. Special to J
he News : In the Christmas edition r
if the Niobrara Tribune , n commercial U
tlub and n library were two of "NoJ !
mini's Needs , " that were mentioned. r <
Several of the business men hold a S
ireliminary meeting early in the week f <
nd on January IS will hold n meetS
ng nt which time the committee on |
y-laws will report and n permanent.
rgnni/.ntlon will become effective. '
A copy of the Christmas edition ' '
out to Bishop Williams of Omaha ' "
; as sent by him to a friend in ChlcnI' '
o. The Chicago gentleman has offerI"
d to send a library of 100 volumes n' '
) Rev. M. J , Brown nnd those books ° >
111 be given to St. Paul's Episcopal w
undny school , making n large addl-
on to their library. The books will
o doubt have quite * a circulation
trough the town. i
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TUESDAY TOPICS. j 1 > ]
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George II. Mitchell of Winner was j ct
ore. c'l
F. II. Scott is threatened with pneu- ;
lonia. ! U
R. S. Lackey went to Stnnton on ns i
isluess. i
E. P. Weatherby went to O'Neill on th
iisiness. ! ll ;
Dave Hodson of Madison wns n visor - 1 °
or In the city. ' cli
Sheriff C. S. Smith of Madison was Tl
; re on business. I lei
T. L. Patrick of Scotts Bluff was a ° i
sitor In the city. I >
O. W. Rice of Cednr Rapids wns n > :
sitor in the city. . wl
R. "B. McFnddcn of Madison was no 1
> re visiting with friends. , we
Mi&s Mnbel Clements of Wllber is '
the city visiting with relatives , be
Mr. nnd Mrs. Cnrl Fuhr of Croigh-
n visited at the home of Albert Filtin
r. I' "
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William Zntx. of Grosory wns in the t i
ty visiting with his parents , Mr. nnd Inv
rs. 1C. W. Xutz. I tin
Mr. nnd Mrs. W. H. Bucholz nnd l > 1' '
ns were in the city , the guests of ' "t
r. and Mrs. N. A. Ralnbolt. - } - '
Mrs. William Starts , who hns been tie
ro visiting with the W. T. Shlvely- 1
inily , hns returned to her homo nt ,
Neill. pin
Miss Pearl Carlson hns accepted a n si
tnpornry position In the office of the ma
khorn Life Insurance company ,
fieorge Granger , formerly employed the
the Fair store , hns gone to Lynch , prc
icre ho will open up a meat market. sio
The basketball game between the
arco high school nnd Norfolk Busl- nw
ss college basketball teams will take pni
ice In tue Taylor hall nt 8 o'clock (
ursday night. The local team has hot
: eived their uniforms and declare
? y are in fine trim.
Two Norfolk horse experts are on
) program of the state veterinarian's
ictlng at Lincoln Tuesday. G. L.
rlson will talk of the veterinarian or
a breeder nnd Dr. C. A. McKIm $50
will dlsciiHS , "Do We Need n Live
stock Sanitary Board In N'ebniska- ? "
A few days ago W. N. Nordenberg ,
n farmer of lloskliiH , complained of
his hand being Irritated by a very
small pimple. Today he Ib suffering
from n bad case of blood poisoning in
that same hand. Mr. Nordenberg wan
In the city Monday and a physician
who dressed the .infected member de
clared It a serious case.
At the Crelghton depot throughout
thu day Norfolk firemen were very
busy decorating their .special car and
meeting out-of-town delegates who
are passing through the city enroutc
to Alliance to attend thu State Volun
teer Firemen's association convention ,
which opens In that \ city Tuesday
morning. The Norfolk delegation
leave at 7:110 : thin evening In their spe
cial car.
Roy F. Crosby , thu piano salesman
who lost bin llfo In the Niobrara hotel
explosion , WIIH to have been engaged
as salesman for the Bennett Piano
company of this city. Crosby applied
to the company for a position here
and negotiations were going on be
tween him and H. S. Thorpe , local
manager of the company , who says ho
Is In possession of several letters from
Mr. Crosby which ho was to have an
swered today. |
When It was learned that the court
house at Winner , S. D. , hnd been do-
strojed by fire and that a large num
ber of the county records hnd been de
stroyed , Inquiries were madu whether
or not there were duplicate records of
Madison county available , should a
similar occurrence happen to the Mad
ison county court house. It developed
that Mapcs & Hnzen nre the only IIrm
In the county who have in possession
n complete duplicate of county records
i elating to title.
On Tuesday afternoon nt H o'clock
nt the First Congregational church' '
nnd in the evening at 7:30 : there will
bo a meeting of Sunday school work- '
urn to be addressed by Rev. J. P.
O'Brien of Kansas City Educntionnl
secretary of the southwest , also by i
Miss Margaret E. Brown , state work1 1
3rs for the State Sunday School assoi i
i-iatlon of Nebraska. All Sunday ,
< chool workers of the city nre cordial- <
y Invited to be present nt these meetI I
ngs.
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A special hearing in the case of the ;
'ederal government versus William <
Vritz and others , from near Fairfax , I
3. D. , was held In the federal court f
mllding nt Norfolk Monday. The gov-
rnment Is seeking to set aside a land t
intent secured some time ago by Fritz.
Vmoug the witnesses were Herman (
"rltz , William Fritz. Douglas Boyd , P. t
3111eter , Ira Bllleter , George Owens , s
Charles Luhor. W. R. Dickinson , chief i
Jerk to the United States district at-
orney at Omaha , presided. He goes t
o Ainsworth Tuesday. c
The/ir / > 2nd anniversary of the birth >
if Robert Burns will be celebrated in
Norfolk by the local -St. Andrews son
iety on January 23 in Mnrquardt hall , t
'he entertainment committee have J
ieen instructed to have programs t
irlntcd. It is hoped that members of ii
he Sioux City branch will come to
Corf oik In company with their expert n
eel dancers. The committees appoint-
d follow : Advertising. W. E. Grat t
am. William Graham ; entertainment h
. A. Trulock , Dan Craven , Peter Morg
( son ; finance , G. T. Sprecher , C. S.
iridge , C. 1C. Hartford ; on hall , Alex t ;
lorrlson , J. A. Ballantyne , D. Craven ; fi
aception , William Graham , G. T. n
precher ; Moor manager , C. E. HartIs
ud ; master of ceremonies , G. T.I
precher. ! F
Only Once a Week. k
Madison Post : As wns announced
i these columns some time ngo , the a
est will be Issued weekly. This Is si
one owing to the
increased cost of ai
iiper products and labor and because $
tter two years and a half of experiU
ice it has been 'found that a twico-a- $ '
eek paper Is not a paying venture. i
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Commissioners Proceedings. d
Madison , Neb. , Jan. 10 , 1911 , 1 p. in. 0) )
-Bonrd of county commissioners met $
regular session according to law. j
resent , Burr Tnft and Henry Sunderas
an , John Malone being absent on ac- ! . , )
unit of sickness. Burr Taft was ,
ected chairman. I sj
Tlie minutes of the meeting of Jnnu- th
y 5 , 1911 , were rend and approved
read. '
Oj
The time having arrived for opening W ;
e bids for blank books , stationery c <
id blanks for the year 1911 , the folc <
wing bids on file wjjth the county j { |
ark were opened and compared. ( ; (
le bids were as follows : H. B , Alc <
11 and the Husu Publishing company c (
blanks , the Hnse publishing comci
ny on books nnd the Huse Publish- ] . \
S company on stationery. Two bids uc
ilch were not signed and which had jji
mark to indicate by whom filed gj ,
> re opened but not considered. ' go
The bid of H. B. Allen on blanks pc
ing the lowest and best bid , he was c'c
arded the contract for blanks for ga
B year 1911. The bid of the Huse pc
ibllshing company on books being u (
B lowest and best bid , they were jn
ardod Hie contract for books for , ja
2 year 1911. The bid of the Huse m
Wishing company on stationery be-1 ,
; the lowest and best bid , they were jni
'nrded the contract to furnish sta-\ ' | (
nery for the county for the year j'tl
II.
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Mr. Simon
Fliinegan
made comga
tint of obstruction in road , and ,
; od the board to have same regn
ived.
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I'he Huse Publishing company and nj ]
t Madison Chronicle each submitted ' i\
tposltons for publishing comnils-
nors proceedings , etc. , for the year
1 and the contract was on motion
arded to the Huse Publishing com-
ly as per contract on file. Elt
) n motion the following official Elta
ids were approved :
w.
ames Hughes , road overseer , road J0
trict No. 17.
i. W. FInkhouso , constable , Norfolk J0W.
clnct.
W.
'he bond of H. B. Allen as contract-
for blanks for 1911 was fixed at
0 , the Huso Publishing company ,
contractor for stationery , at $500 , the
Huso Publishing company as contract
or for books nt $500 , and the Huso
Publishing company for printing the
proceedings , etc. , at $500.
Th board then proceeded to audit
the foe book of C. S. Smith , sheriff ,
finding It correct and showing fees
earned for year ending December 31.
1910 , to bo $387.30.
I On motion hoard adjourned to 7:30 :
p. m.
Jnnunry 10 , 1911 , 7:30 : p. in. Bonrd
mot pursuant to adjournment. Pres
ent , Commissioners Burr Taft and
Henry Stnulerninn ,
The bonrd audited the feu book of
Willlnm Dittos , county judge , nnd
found It correct , showing excess fees
nbovo allowance for clerk hire earned
for yenr ending December 31 , 1910 , to
bo $182.35.
The fee book of S. R. McFnrland ,
county clerk , was audited and found
correct , showing excess foes earned
for year ending December 31 , 1910 , to
bo $840.
The board adjourned to January 11 ,
1911 , 8 n. m.
January 11 , 8 a. m. Board met pur
suant to adjournment. Present , Com
missioners Burr Taft , Henry Sunder-
man.
man.The
The institute book of N. A. House ! ,
superintendent , was audited and found
correct , showing balance on baud of
$115.90.
The bonrd proceeded to examine
nnd chock county treasurer's books
till noon.
Bonrd adjourned to 1 p. in.
Jnnunry II , 1911 , 1 p. m. Bonrd met
pursuant to adjournment. Present ,
Commissioners Burr Taft and Henry
Sundcrnian.
Bonrd continued checking treasur
er's books and accounts until 6 p. in.
Board adjourned to 7:30 : p. m.
January 11 , 1911 , 7:30 : p. m. Board ,
met pursuant to adjournment. Pros- '
out , Commissioners Burr Taft and
Henry Sundcfman.
Board completed the examination
nnd checking of the county treasurer's
books and accounts , finding them cor
rect and in order.
The fee book of F. A. Peterson ,
county treasurer , was audited and
round correct , showing excess fees
? arned for yenr 1910 to bo $1,938.26.
The fee book of W. II. Field , clerk
.if the district court , wns audited and
round correct , showing fees earned
'or year 1910 to be $1,683.05.
On motion board adjourned to Jan- ,
inry 12 , 1911 , at 8 a. in. i'
January 12 , 1911 , 8 a. m. Board of
ouuty commissioners mot pursuant .
o adjournment. Present , Connnis-
donors Burr Taft and Henry Sunder-1
nan. I
Wllllnm Bntes. county judge , made * '
vrltton request to rotnln n part of the
xcess fees earned in his olllce for
"ear 1910 , which request was rejected. '
William Bates , county Judge , made
ipplication to bo allowed to retain not [
0 exceed $300 out of excess fees for '
ear 1911 to pay clerk hire. The vote'
icing called , Taft voted to allow $150 ' '
nd Sunderman voted to allow $200. :
W. H. Field , clerk of district court , J
mule request to be allowed to retain ;
he excess fees , not exceeding $150 In J
lie 1911 to lIre
year pay necessary clerk
Ire , and on motion said request was
ranted.
On motion the county clerk was an-
hori/ed to employ help in his ofilce * >
or the year 1911 as follows : One dep-
ty at a salary of $1,000 and one copy- '
t nt n salary of $70 per month.
On motion the salary of the county
uperlntendent for the yenr 1911 wns '
xed nt $1,400 per yonr. with an nl-
nvnnce of $150 for livery hire.
On motion the '
county treasurer wns :
uthorized to employ deputies and ns- '
( slants in his office for the year 1911 V
s follows : One deputy at n snlnry of *
1,000 per yenr and one nssistant not n
1 exceed three months nt n salary of
ro per month. '
On motion C. D. Johnson wns em-
loyed ns steward of poor farm for
10 yonr beginning March 1 , 1911 , nnd
uling March 1 , 1912 , at a salary of '
ISO per yenr ns per contract on file. ' „ ,
On motion Gus Knul wns employed
i janitor for the yenr 1911 nt n snl-j
y of $50 per month.
On motion the salary of the deputy
icriff wns fixed at $35 per month , for
ic year 1911.
The following estimate of expenses w
' S |
Madison county for year of 1911'a
ns prepared nnd on motion accepted :
aunty bridges $25,500 c
cf
nutty roads 10,000 '
[ propping streams 2,000 ' jj ,
ninty institute 100
( jj
unity printing 1,500 ' tr
mnty attorney's snlnry 1,000
ire of pnupors 3,000 jj In ,
ill postnge nnd expenses 2,000 , ' < -
> oks , stationery nnd supplies. 1,500
ection expenses 3,500
ilary assessor and deputies. . . 3,500 m
ikliers' relief 1,000 thIn
ior farm expenses 1,000 thM
unity superintendent's salary 1,600 In
ilnry clerk of board 500
IIC
unity commissioners' salary. . 3,000
unity on wild animals 500
ilor's fees 1,500
nitor's salary and expenses. . 1,000 Tl
strict court jurors and coun TlAt
ty ollleors' fees
7,000 At
sanity commissioners 1,200 ro
d and agricultural society. . . 700 or
irnlture , repairs to court tin
liouso and Insurance 1,500 otl
lary of clerk of the district
nn
; ourt 7. 500 of
lary of sheriff and assistants 3,000
3n motion the following bills wore
L. Crowley , work , road dis-
rlct No. 3 $ 18.00
II. Hunter , work , II. D. No. 3 ,
isslgned to Battle Creek Val-
ey bank 15.00
nor Jenkins , work , R. D. No.
: 14.00
M. Melsner , work , R. D. No. 3 20.00
ise Wiley , work , R. D. No. 3 4.00
nes Sullivan , work , R. D. No.
3 2.50
S. Crook , work , R. D. No. 3 2.00
ink Sclilnkus , work , R. D.
to. 3 4.00
n. Hayes , work , R. D. No. 3. 5.25
( I. L. Blckloy , work , R. D , No. 9 3.00
' S. M. Dowllng , work , R. D. No. 9 2.00
Mills & Schlnk , lepnlrs on grad
er 7.50
( ! . Stork , work , R. D. No. 19. . . 8.00
Fred Schilling , work , R. 1) . No.
19 20.50
Leo 1'ruuHH , work , R. I ) . No. 19 8.00
i Henry RnkowHky , work , R. D.
No. 19 3.00
Einll Gull , work , R. D. No. 19. . 1.50
Sum Ledge , work , R. I ) . No. 19 20.50
Aug. Bertram , work , R , D. No.
19 8.00
Relnhold Minis , work , R. D. No.
19 4.50
Curl Bnlewskl. work C. 1) ) . , No.
2. assigned to Bnttlo Crook i [
Valley bunk 2.40
Joe Wynond. work , C. 1) . No. 2 ,
assigned to Bnttlo Crook Vnl-
. ley bnnk 1.00
Win. Schwartz , work , It. D. No. \
26 28.00
It. Kuhfnhl , work , R. D. No. 26 8.00 j
J. L. Davis , work. R. I ) . No. 8. . 7.00 ,
Frank Tnnnohlll , work , R. D. |
No. S 3.50
Israel Miller , work , R. D. No. 8 5.25
Charles Sprlugstuhe , work , R.
D. No. S 5.00.
J. H. llouormnnn , work , R. D.
No. 2 5.00
Frank Tnnnohlll , mowing weeds 2.00
On motion the KV& 1104 26-23-1 WIIH
assessed witli special taxes for mow-1
Ing woods along roads $1 , and iiM : ,
se'4 26-23-1 was nsseBHed with spe-
clnl tax for mowing weeds on road $1. .
B. B. McGlnnlK , work , Commls- j
slonor district No. 2 $ 16.00
.las. Hughes , work , C. D. No. 3 42.00
Nyo-Sclinoider-Fowlor Co. , lum
ber , R. D. No. 14 121.90
James Hughes , bridge work. . . 20.00
Nyo-Schnoldor-Fowler Co. , lum
ber for bridgOH 54,95
Nyo-Sohnoldor-Fowlor Co. , lum
ber for R. D. No. 24 9.45
Madison Motor Car Co. , livery 6.00
A. J. Wells , livery 4.50
Madison City , electric lighting ,
Dec. 2 , 1910. to Jan. 4. 1911. . 21.60
Nye-Sclinelder-Fowler Co. , coal
for pauper 8.20
Hume-Robortson-Wycoff Co. ,
coal 88.70
Bnttlo Crook Telephone Co. ,
phone rent for poor farm to
Juno 30 , 1910 6.50 ,
Madison Chronicle , supplies. . . 26.10 <
Huso Publishing Co. , supplies. . 7.75 , '
\V. H. Field , fees , Insanity , '
cases 126.10 '
3. R. McFnrland. recording i '
bonds and expense 33.50 '
Huso Publishing Co. , printing. . 27.17
ICarl Sutherland , court bailiff. . 6.00 '
Henry Sundorman , labor and | '
mileage 37.20 ; j
Uurr Tnft , Inbor and mileage. . 73.40 (
L' . S. Smith , fees nnd salary 223.85 ]
On motion board adjourned to 2 p. \
11.
January 12 , 1911 , 2 p. m. Bonrd met
nirsiiant to adjournment. Present ,
junderman and Taft. , , .
On motion the following bills were !
illowed : I'
1. W- , Lynn , work on bridges. . $ 10.50 '
{ . W. Lynn , livery , etc 19.75' '
I. W. Lynn , work , R. D. No. 9. . 34.30 '
Cd Schwank , work , R. D. No. 9 20.50 °
v'ye-Schneider-Fowler Co. , ma- I
tcrinl , R. D. No. 13 47.25 J
\Tye-Sclineider-Fowler Co. , ma
terial for bridges 61.05
Cye-Sehnoider-Fowler Co.
, ma-
terlal , C. D. No. 1 76.70 x
Jye-Sohneider-Fowler Co. , ma- I
terial , general fund 76.70
oe Malone , hauling lumber. . . 13.50 *
oe Malone , work. C. D. No. 1. . 40.50 *
oo Malone , labor and mileage 39.70
On motion the dork was Instructed
D correct the 1910 tax list by rcdne- '
ig the personal assessment of the a
iesaii Drug Co. , In Norfolk city , from
2,186 assessed initiation to $ (1,7S ! > on n
ccount of erroneous assessment. ( f <
On motion the clerk was Instructed *
3 correct the 1910 tax list by redue-
ig the assessed valuation on the per- v
annl property of the Norfolk Shoe °
o. from $2,3."iO co $1,880 on nccount of
rroneous assessment. I
On motion the bonrd adjourned to K <
uesdny , February 7 , 1911 , at 1 p. m. I
S. R. McFarland , , fl
County Clerk I
, i $ :
Madison Gets Scolded. si
,
Madison Post : You Madison men
ho have been laughing up your D
eevo , as it were , over the idea that II
railroad west of Madison to Clolsj j
ir through the henrt of Madison D
unity , may be in tears before the }
ilng Is over , and you will probably Si
vo to see the day , and not very far j
slant , either , when a railroad will |
aveVse the center of Madison county ;
illlng thousands of pounds of corn , ' . ' "
/e stock nnd Innumerable farm prof ] | -
icts nnd taking the farmers to town I"1 '
to Norfolk not to Madison. If such VV
thing does come to pass , and It Is br
ore probable than Improbable , thnt he
is road goes to Norfolk Instead of < "i
adlson , It will simply be because of , tii
difference of Madison people and , v I
it because they can't have the road dc
they want It. t : >
"What's now , " you say nnd then
ille. Well , we'll tell you something , uj
10 very man who hns just completed an
thirty-eight-milo railroad out of
lantic , In. , nnd president of this send
nd , the Atlantic , Northern & Southos
n , II. S. Rnttenberg. is Interested In the
o project here ns well as several j th
lior gentlemen associated with him ini
d they are now uolng over the plans ! ox
the Norfolk project and. better still , ! or :
ay are coming out to look It over
th a view of building. Mr. Ratten- foi
rg Is well acquainted with the engl- tin
er on the Norfolk project and has on
3 utmost faith In him. The engineer to
s reported favorably so that means de
Is ten to one that the Iowa men
11 say "It's ripe" and go ahead , to
ire's what Is going to happen , busl- it.
ss men of Madison. If this road is to
lit from Norfolk you can put your bin
ires and hanks and a score of oth- nff
buslness enterprises In your grip of
seek greener pastures , for as corn - tin
n as a line like this materializes , im
goes the "big slice of Madison's fill
rltory and kor flunk goes your busl- am
IB , This calm , self-satisfied , I-know hei
it-all frame of mind ' '
won't do. Vou'vo
got to get away from your own pelf-
' Is ) ! motives for a time and Interest
wuwlf hi your town's welfare or
down line * the moat axo. They are
! doing things out In tUo world llttlo
thlni's nnd big tilings. * Nowaday. * It
IH Hie nctlvo IOWIIH that are progress-
Ing. Will Madison go abend or fall In
the roar ?
Railroad Notes.
i 1'rniieln J.ec Stuart IIIIH miceeoiied
A. W. Thompson as chlof engineer of
the llalllmore & Ohio.
Thu Louisville , t N\slnlllM : \ will be
gin thu construction of Ion box earn
and 200 stool fruit VIM the llrnl of
next mouth.
The Chicago Great Western IH con
structing 263 miles of electric block
signals along Its lines In Illinois and
Iowa , us a safeguard against acci
dents.
The Rio Grnndo railroad In Texas ,
which WIIH constructed by Spaniards
In 1868 , has boon purchased by St.
l.ouls Interests nnd will ho rebuilt
nnd placed In first class condition.
Tariffs filed with the Interstate
commerce commission by ( ho MH- !
Hourl Pnclllc. Kansas City Southern
and other roads , canceling certain
rates , hnvo boon suspended until Ap
ril 15 next.
A parlor car service IIHK been estab
lished on the Panama railroad and
him already become very popular with
the tourists who wish to cross the
Isthmus in the most comfortable man
ner.
Pullman porters of the country are
organizing an association along labor
union lines , with fraternal and death
benefit features , and have already
progressed far enough ( o ask an In
crease In wages.
Unless the courts should sustain
the railroads , thu reduction In switchIng -
Ing charges which the manufacturers
and jobbers of Los Angeles and San
Francisco have been demanding for
years will become effective March 1.
Of the railroad companies of the
United States , only three systems are
earning more than $100,000,000 a year
gross ( ho Pennsylvania lending by n
wide margin , the Southern Pnclllc HOC-
md and the Santa Fc ranking third.
It Is reported , on what Is consider- .
'd excellent authority , thnt President
rsoorge F. Bner of the Rending , will
resign ns a director of the Lchlgh Val
ley Railroad company , owing to ad-
ranclng yours and a desire to be re-
loved of some of hlw business cnros.
One of the largest orders for loco-
notlvcs placed in some time , comes
'rom the Hnrrlmnn lines nnd totals
190 , of which 185 are for freight nnd
jleveii for passenger service. The
Baldwin works will build the locomo-
ives nnd the bill will amount to about
54,000,000.
Real Estate Transfers.
Transfers of real estate for the past
nonth. Compiled by Madison County
Ibutrnct & Giinrnnteo Co , , office with
tlnpes & Hnzcn :
Willliini H. Moore to Christian
Jelelor , W. D. , $10.000 , wu , o i and
\\'j \ HW'/j ' 2-24-3.
M. O. Wolcott to August F. W.
Jrnnscli , W. D. , $2,000 , w'nw'4 ' U-
I3-I.
Fred L. Wnnsor to A. G. Silberts ,
\ \ D. . $1:00 ; : , lots 11 and 12 , block 30 ,
Vestorn Town Lot Co.'s addition , Bat
le Creek.
Richard Bnllard and wife to Sarah
3. Meusch , W. D. , $2,500 , lots 3 and
, block 12 , F. W. Barnes' addition ,
Indison.
Marion B. Foster to Mary M. Wells ,
V. D. , $1,02.lot 8 , block 46. Clark's
ddillon , Madison.
Carrie It. Olln to Bortbn A. Low-
inn , W. D. , $900 , lot 1 nnd north 16
set of lot 4 , block 1 , Park addition ,
Indison.
T. O. Ringer to Wllllnm 1C. Crane ,
/ . D. , $300 , lots 14 nnd 15 , Ringer's
iiit Lots , Tlldeii.
Andreas Sehwnnk to T. 1C. Hanson ,
, ' . D. , $ l,2r,0 , lot : : , block 10 , Mndi-
) ii.
ii.John
John W. Warrlck to Arthur C. Ap-
1 , W. D. , $2,800 , nw'/i 1-21-4.
A. D. Warner to F. C. AHIIIIIS. W. I ) . .
. ' .SOO. part lot 1. block 1 , Hnnse's
iburbnn lots , Norfolk.
Henry 1C. Owen'to Nellie Rye ! , W.
. , $3,500 , part lots 1 and 2 , block 3 ,
asse's suburban lots. Norfolk.
Ellsworth Ball to J. T. Funk. W.
. . $4,800 , nw'/j 23-23-2.
Amalio Fiihrmnn to Clara 1C.
L-hlnck , W. D. , $1. no126211. . x
Give it a Fair Trial ,
Omaha Bee : The measure provld-
g for a limited parcels post on rural
eo delivery mnil routes hns been
vornbly reported to the senate.
rlth the power of the administration
ick of It , It will probably pass and
( come a law. It contemplates nn
: poriment for one year. By that
ro it should be
proved wise or un-
Iso for permanent service. 'if it
: os not come up to expectations , cer-
inly the government may bo relied
i to abolish It , and If It does como
. to the standard , to make It general
id rormnnont In time.
Under the circumstances it would
i i only reasonable for those inter-
Is and influences seeking to defeat
Is legislation to rent their case In
e fate of a fair experiment. These
lerests have gone to vast pains and
ponsu to flood the country with lit-
tit'ire , denouncing the whole plan of
reels post nnd seeking to orgnnlxo
roes for Its overthrow. Nor hnvo
i'se 'nterests ' overlooked the expedl-
t of sending lobbies to Washington
work on the lawmakers. But evl-
ntly to no avail.
Parcels post , wo believe , Is coming
stay , and it Is futile to try to stop
If it comes it will bo In response
n real demand. Possibly a few
slnoss Interests might bo adversely
octed by It , but the great majority
people would wo feel sure , benefit
ough the operation of such n niens-
5. Parcels post has been success-
abroad and we have every facility
il means for making it work well
re.