The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, September 20, 1900, Page 4, Image 4
f IMDK Go Over Ex Trcasurcr Wildes Fee Books HE HAS NO COUNTY MONEY County Will Help Hiittln Crrrlt initio n Ituml NnmliiTiif ttllln Wero Allouoit Morn NiM ln Unlit unit Ollirrn Ililit hir Madison Neb September 11 1100 At 1 n m board of county commission ursof Mudlflon county stato of Ne braska met pursuant to ntljonrntnont Present 11 W Winter 1 1 Hughes nntlOltrlfit Sohmltt Minutes of tho last mooting wero read and on motion approved Tho report of J A Simpson state examiner on tho condition of tho treas urers oflleo for tho two and oiio liulf yoars between July 1 1817 and January 1 1100 n condensed statement of wliloh followH waH taken up for consideration Mr Simpson found tho total rocolptH from all BOnrcos to bo Paid stato treas urer redemp tion of warrant h etc 11115548 Salary deputy hire tlilDDS Balance 5854 liiaio8ii iaioBi Mr Simpson iulln Tho above bal nnco is tho tlilVeronco in tho fees ro tained and what should ltavo boon Jro tained It is duo to Mr Wildo to say that whilo ho has retained more foos than ho should ho has usod n part to pay expense itoms that Bhould havo been paid out of tho general fund Mr Wlldo being prosont ho showed ly his feo book that tho balanco of frST 4 clnlinod by Mr Simpson was covered by amounts paid by ordor of tho board of commissioners for extra help and othor olllco oxpouBOB That tho name was shown on tho feo book and duly approved by tho board A coinmittoo from Battle Crook con HisthiK of Herman Hogrofo Otto H Maas and Thomas Wntlo appeared bo foro tho board to Bolioit aid in shading public road running south of Battlo Crook Thoy gunrnntooing to furnish at leant 100 worth of work if tho county would do tho propor thing On motion tho board agreed to furnish elevating grador with two inon and two teams and pay 250 whou coinmittoo make sat isfactory report to show that tho amount of guaranteed work has been douo On motion board ndjournod to 7 10 p in Board met at 7 K p m On motion tho following bills woro allowed A W Tillotson boarding nnd nurs ing Mrs Mary Woods from July 7 to Septembers tln0 Edwards it Bradford Lumber Co Norfolk lumber for bridges 1251 Ol Wm Krueger hauling dirt to bridge 2825 Karo Bkh meat for paupor 350 ap plied on personal tax Madisou Chronicle job printing 12 Irwin llodsou Co pons sl50 Fremont Tribune filing casos 250 Win Batos fees hi enso of state vs Frank Davis state vs Fred Ayors state vs Loroy Alyea nnd coustablo and wit ness foes in above cases 2205 Wm Bates judges aud witnoss foes in case of state vs Cornelius Schmidt 51725 B A Melon work on bridge 1100 L M Johnson work on bridge 000 Olo Johnson work on bridgo 25100 L W Lvon work with grador lS2 II W Winter cash to pauper 102 J B Fichter 1 wolf scalp 2 J F Altstadt work on bridges 211 Christ Marxsou work with grader 1500 applied on personal tax O W Crum salary for August and olllco expenses 10DU0 Western Wheeled Scrapor Co wheel cto for elevatiug grader 5100 Gus KftuJ salary for August 1000 Thos Ostergnrd Co lumber for bridges 14i25 Frank Deuel 4 wolf scalps 8 00 ap plied on personal tax O E Gossard treatment and medi cine for prisoners 500 O A Coons Co paint etc for jail 575 Ernest Hartniau work ou bridge 488 applied on personal tax Ou motion board adjourned to meet at 8 a m nnd view road north of town Board met pursuaut to adjournment On motion following bills were allowed Canton Bridge Co steel span bridge between Madison aud Antelope county 52200 Canton Bridge Co five bridges 188450 W C Elley livery hlro for county offlcials from Oct 1 18J to date 24 D D Brunson livery hire for county eurveyor county attorney etc i 25 Christ Schmitt freight paid 5101 G F Miles work on delinquent tax list from July 1st to date K00 John Hughes salary etc 12810 Christ Schmitt 6alury etc 111 8r H W Winter salary etc 104 SO Ole Johuson bridge work 1800 Robert Bom bridgo work 5 25 On motion the clerk wns instructed to notify Canton Bridge Co to build a 20 foot bridgo with 18 ft red rp lar pilinp on county line at sect i 40 foot bridgo with three ft anil six 0 ft rod cedar piling on thu south lino of section according to cnntriict On motion board adjoumoil ninn dlo Illlli HAlMlt Comity Olork FRIDAY FACTS John B BarncB will go to Fremont tomorrow Miss Cass waH a oily visitor yestorday from Pierce A J Whlttlkor or Winsido was a city visitor yesterday Mrs II L Snydur wan n passenger for Omaha this morning Ernest Halm and family of Buttlo Creek woro city visitors yesterday Miss Martha Parker loft today for Omaha to iiRsumo her dutiod as teachur Manager G T Spreohor went to Mad ison yesterday to fix up tho telephone service J Chaiincoy Ohilds will leavo tomor row for Lincoln to resume his studies in tho university Olydo Hammond rotnrnod to Peru today to attend a ll months form in thu state normal school Hov J P Mueller goes to Bancroft tomorrow to preach tho dedication ser mon in a now Lutheran church Ono of tho twins of Mr and Mrs Al bert Maas a girl born Tuesday has died and was buried yesterday Miss Verona Nonow entertained tho Johnson clerks at tea Wednesday even ing at hor homo ou South Sixth btroet J W Hose traveling auditor of tho American Boot Sugar company is in tho city again on business for his com pauy Thos Hull has quit work at tho hos pital for tho insiuio nnd will work in tho sugar factory during tho coming cam paign Prof J M Pile prosidont of tho No brnskn Normal oollego at Wayne was in tho city ovor night on his way to tho Madison fair Rev and Mrs F P who havo boon visiting Norfolk friends for sovoral days returned to their homo in Osmond today Ghus R Hays lenvos tomorrow for Iowa City where ho will finish his law courso this coming year in tho Iowa stato university Mrs Miunio Kelso daughter of W W Roborts who camo up from Grand Island to attend tho funeral of Mamie Roberts returnod homo today Guy Alexander formerly of this city but now of Choyonno Wyo is in Nor folk visiting friends and will go from horo to Lincoln to nttoud tho university iv cniiiy nnu urenry winu irom uio southwest and somo showers of rain this morning woro a romiuder that the changes of weather attoudant upon tho autumnal equinox are hero John Krnntz proprieter of tho old Davenport barn on North Fourth street took llrst prize ou a carriage team ex hibited nt tho Madison county fair yesterday Tho team is a beauty and no mistake Messrs G A Lnikaat nnd Louis Ses sions woro out today soliciting subscrip tions for tho roliof of tho storm sufferers nt Galveston Texns They wnnted to rniso 100 to send in nt onco and will undoubtedly be successful judging by tho list of subscriptions they secured this forenoon Tho American Express company has indicated a willingness to transport free of chnrgo to tho sufferers of tho Gnl veston disaster whntever money cloth ing or other supplies may becoutiibuted to their roliof The oiilce at this place has received notification of tho com panys action and will be glad to receive for transportation such relief supplies Tho Wesleynu mnlo quartet sang to u good audieuco nt tho M E church Inst night nnd proved very eutertniniug The ensemble numbers proved the most populnr nlthough the solos by Messrs lloso and Farmer woro well rocoived Mr Israels recital of David Harums horso trade nnd Mr Irelnuds whistling solo wero especially pleasing Xenrly every number wns vigorously encored This vicinity experienced today what might be the nfter results of the Galves ton storm Tho wind commonced blow ing n regular galo from tho south nnd about noon it developed wonderful force No damage was done but it was not n pleasure to be out in it by nuy means The barometer this morning wns re ported at 20512 being n considernblo drop nnd tho disturbnnce iu ntmos pherio conditions was correctly foretold What may develop later in the day along the weathor Hue is a subject of some conjecture Theodore Roosevelt who is to address the people of Norfolk nnd vicinity on the afternoon of October 4th enme into prominence as an euemy of corruption the bosses and skulduggery gouernlly in New York nud was elevated to tho gov eruorshipou his record in that line He is strictly speaking a friend of the people and tho success of his present speaking tour attests that what ho lias beeu to New York the people wuut him to become to the untion The F E M V railroad has made n rato of ono faro for the rouud trip to and from Nor folk on that occasion nnd other roads will probably be as liberal The pros pects are for a big crowd and a Bpleudid i e THE NORFOLK NEWS THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 20 1000 1 Proposed to Give the Next Vice President a Big Audience AT THE MEETING OCTOBER 4 1lutforni for Hpoiikcr Stand to bo Krrctcil Noiir tlm Cor n it of Fourth mill Mitln HtriitK l II Hull to bit Itrptilillriiu lliiiliiiiirtfrn trotn SntnrilnyH Dully Tho MoKinloy Roosevolt club mot at tho law olllco of Mnpcs fc Huzon last evening pursuant to adjournment The first regulnr business to c6mo before the club wns tho report of tho committee on hall Ah tho result of such report the G A R hull was routed and the tlmo of meeting changed from Friday to Thursday night ench week Tho headquarters will bo open nt nil hours of tho day except each nltemnto Satur day nftornoon Tho coniinltteo on vice presidents re ported nominating tho following named who wero elected First ward W 11 Witlaman Second ward Clydo E Kisloy Third ward L O Mittolstatlt Fourth wnrd J L Horshiser Outside J F Hepperly Mr W R Hoffman was authorized to orgnuizo a rough rider brigado of boys ranging in ages from 12 to 15 years old under tho sanction of tho club A committee to solicit funds was solectod consisting of G W Braasch L L MoKim II M Roborts D F Sidlor and J O Aid Tho executive committeo was author ized to invito Hon W W Young can didato for senator from thiB district to spoak at tho next meotiirg of tho club Thursday evening September 20 nud also to nrrango for music IZxecutlva Voiiimlttoo A mooting of tho executive committeo of tho MoKiuloy Koosovelt club wns hold at Tin Niws olllco at oclock this morning to nrrango for tho Roosevelt meeting to bo hold horo October 4 It was decidod that tho meotiug will bo hold nt tho corner of Fourth nud Main streets nud that n speakers plat form bo orocted next to Karo Brothers meat market J II Van Horn nnd W II Law woro selected a committeo to provide tho platform A committee on decorations wns ap pointed consisting of N Hills J S McClary aud W H Rish A committeo on music consisting of C W Bniasch M C Wnlkor nud P F Sprechor was appointed Motion prevniled that Hon John R Hays bo invited to introduce Roosevelt Tho executive committeo arranged to havo posters printed announcing the meeting as soon ns plans now undor way for tho special trains hnvo been completed SATURDAY SIFTINGS Judge Coues is a city visitor from Piorco today Mrs Keut was a city visitor yesterday from Battle Creek Miss Bessie Cooloy returned Inst evening from Lynch G B Durland was a business visitor to Oakdalo yesterday Prof D O OConnor returned this morning from Rnndolph Miss Rose Hughes of Battlo Creek wns n city visitor yeBterday Mss Eleanor Coffeene left this morn ing for Council Bluffs Iowa Mr nud Mrs S K Sloano were city visitors yesterday from Pierce A W Gilbert of Croighton passed through the city this morning E B Kenyon made a business trip to Foster and Plainviow yesterdny A A Dasmer of Croighton was a bus iness visitor in tho city yesterdny Mrs B W Fisher is on tho sick list nt her homo on South Tenth street Ozro Vnn Houteu of Lenox Iown is visiting J F Hepperly whilo on his way to Idaho Miss Hildreth SisBon has departed for Dolewaro Ohio to enter tho Wesloynn university Miss Kntherino Shaw left todny for Omaha to enter Brownell hall for a course of study Miss Winnie Hartley will leave this evening for Tildeu to assume hor duties in tho schools of that city Mr Patterson n of B W Fisher from Victor Col is expocted here touight to mnke a visit The 8 monthsold ohild of Mr nnd Mrs Wm Havermnu was buried Sun day Rev Wm Hoeltzel ofliciating Conductor Fox of the Union Pacific is taking a layoff this week and Con ductor Hugh Comptou is tnklug his run Rev Wm Hoeltzel left yesterday for the southern part of tho stato and will preach nt missionary services tomorrow Dnvid Bnum bns returned from his trip to New York and tho east where ho went to purchase his fall aud winter goods Mrs A T Birchard returned today te her home in Marshalltown Iowa after a pleasant visit with relatives and friends hero Tho weather bureau promises a pos sible frost tonight and housewives will do well to protect whatever plauts they may from its possible effects Miss Mullen who has been 6ick for sovernl days this week resumed her duties In tho public schools yesterday Miss Mason substituted for her Invitations havo been received by friends in Norfolk to tho wedding of Fred Scheer and Miss Tilda Iauch daughter of ChaB Iauch of Bnzilo MIIIb which is to tnko plnco on tho 20th Bishop Merrill who Is to preside over tho North Nebraska M E conference session to bo held in thlB city next week has boon directing tho Nebraskn confer ence in session at Nebraska City this week Tomorrow closes tho present confer ence year at tho Methodist church Rev Main will occupy his pulpit in the morning nnd Dr Slsson will preach in tho o veiling Tho conference will meet tho following Tuesdny Chris Nielsen of Columbus wns this week brought to tho asylum by Deputy Sheriff Smith and Jerry Cnrrig of Platto county NiolBon iB under tho impres sion that ho 1b wanted for tho murder of Theodore Durrnnt iu Cnlifornia A flno timo is untioipnted at tho Mad ison county reunion of soldiers and sailors to bo hold nt Battlo Creek Thurs day Friday mid Saturday of next week Good speaking aud musio la promised Touts hay and wood will bo furnished freo to campers Onus Moorcko has gono to Canada to look up a homestead nud enter it Ho will lenvo Ins family hero until ho has located nud provided a homo It is snid thnt thnt country hnB very liberal homo stond laws and every mnu over 18 yenrs of ago may Becuro 110 acres of laud freo A childrens party is being hold on tho Trinity Episcopal church lawn thiB afternoon nud ovouing from to 7 oclock Refreshments of icecream nud enko nro served nnd an ndmissiou feo of 10 cents is chnrged The receipts from tho eutortainment will go toward tho bonefit of tho Sunday Bchool Tho monument to bo erected in mem ory of tho late Dr Verges has nrrived nud will soon bo plnced in Prospect Hill cemotery It comes in three pieces the Biunllest of which weighs i000 pounds The entire monument weighs 21000 pounds and it will require threo trips with a strong dray to convey it to the cemetery Millnrd Green hns under taken tho job Wnyno Kepublicnn Monday morn ing Sheriff Cherry received word that a mnn had been killed in Sherman pre cinct and requested him to como and hold inquest On arriving at Randolph tho sheriff lenrned that three young men from Omaha accompanied by the 11 year old son of John Sendoll of Ran dolph had gono hunting Sunday and when n mile or bo below tho homo of M S MoatB wero getting ready to re turn to town and had taken ns they supposed all loads from their guns One of the hunters nud the boy occupied tho back seat and one of the guus was setting against the front sent and when getting one of the dogs into the wagon the boy rose up from his seat and in Eomo way or other got his body ngainst tho muzzle of tho gan and tho dog in jumping in hit tho muzzle of tho gnu which was hnmrnerless and ns is usunl tho gun wns loaded and exploded tear ing a hole through tho body of the lad between the ribs and hip and causing almost iustnnt death Tho sheriff con cluded there wns no necessity for hold ing an inquest as it was plainly nu no cident Tho Stnuton Picket of this week con tains an account of the death of Al Mooro who lost his life iu a well on Levi Eddys farm a week ngo Friday Tho de ceased was 24 years of age and had been living on C W Wrights farm in Stan ton county He leaves a wife and three small children without means of support Ho was working for Mr Eddy and it wns touuri necessary to repair a pump iu a well 550 feet deep The pump could not be raised without removing some wooden braces about 20 feet below and Mooro proposed to go down nnd do it Mr Eddy protested that it might be dnugerous owing to the presence of fire damp nud went iu search of a weight which he might attach to a rope and ac complish his object While ho was gone Moore lowered himself into the well and had descended about 10 feet when he made nu outcry let go tho rope nnd fell to the braces bolow Ho was brought out as quiokly as possible but life was extinct He was buried in Haymow cemetery Saturday The same paper also tells of a distressing no cident to S D Denny a prominent farmer living near Pilger and formerly county commissioner He was stack ing hay the fore part of tho week on the faim of Ezra Beunott when the elevator portion of the stacker fell crushing him to the ground lie is improving but some of his ribs wero brokeu nnd he was badly hurt Buchanan Mich May 22 Genessee Pure Food Co Le Roy N Y Gentle men My mnmmn hns been a great coffee drinker and has found it very in jurious Hnviug used sevoral packages of your Grain O the drink thnt takes the place of coffee she finds it muoh better for herself nud us children to drink She hns given up coffee drink- ing entirely Wo use n package every week I am teu years old Yours respectfully Faxtie Williams A very desirable 80 acres of clay land for sale six miles southeast of Norfolk Make me an offer for it quick O B Durland MONDAY MENTION A P Ohilds visited in Mndison over Sunday II G Howell wns over from Randolph yesterday Miss Annio Pnrlter is nursing a pn tient nt Nellgh Col S S Cotton wns under tho weather yesterday Rev and Mrs S F Sharpless Bpont the Sabbath at Oakdalo I H Senbury of Plaluviow visited over Sunday iu tho city Jack Trout man wont to Chicago terdny noon on business Jutlgo DqugltiH Coues wns in tho from Pierco tills morning Miss Ruth Mntrnu has returned yes- city from n viBit of n fow duys iu Lincoln Miss Cutler of tho cold storage wns passenger for Omuhn this morning A P Pilger deputy county trensurer spent Sunday with friends iu tho city Wm Warnoko of tho Battlo Creek Enterprise visited his mother yester day B II Barrows of Omnhn nu old timo friend of Dr Benr is a city visitor to day A F Euos of the Stanton Picket nnd fnunly visited Norfolk friends yester dny Dr Scobeo is home from Missouri where he visited his mother about two weeks E II Luiknrt cashier of tho Battlo Creek Valley bank wns in town over Suudny A specinl train of stock passed through over tho Union Pacific last night eurouto to Sioux City Mrs C G Palen of Creightou was guest nt tho homo of Mr nnd MrB D B Leo ovor Sunday Prof OConnor returned this morning from Hnrtiugton where ho had been since Snturdny evening A fow young people very pleasantly spent Saturdny evening nt tho homo of Miss Aunie McBride in the Heights A W Weller of Wnkefield is sick with typhoid fever nt the home of his brother R B Weller on South Eleventh street Geo W McCaskiu of Rock Island 111 u frioud of Dr Scoggin invested in 150 acres of Boouo county luud whilo hero during the past week Mrs Ed Burtlett nee Mable Prichnrd passed through the city yesterday on her way from her home iu St Paul to visit her parents nt Meadow Grove 1 R Kruseu of Custer S D is visiting his daughter Mrs J W Humphrey on his way homo from tho G A R encampment at Chicago Mr aud Mrs Clark Grinuoll of Kau kakee 111 are expected to arrive hero tomorrow to visit at the homo of Mr Grinuells sister Mrs I G Westervelt Rev J P Mueller preached n dedica tion sermon iu a new church at Bancroft yesterday Services were held at Christ church here but there was no preach ing Rev and Mrs E T George of Neligh will atteud tho conference to begin here tomorrow and will visit at the home of Mrs Georges parents Mr aud Mrs I G Westervelt Yesterday was Ed- Wagners birthday aud during tho afternoon a large com pany of friends gathered at his home southeast of the city aud enjoyed a very pleasant time A McKinley nud Roosevelt club wns formed at Newman Grove Saturday with ill 2 members They had an en thusiastic meeting which was addressed by Hou John R Hays of this city A game of ball is iu progress at Win side this afternoon between Stanton and Randolph teams A number of Norfolk admirers of the diamond headed by the mnyor went over to witness the game Dr II L Scoggin and sou W J left yesterday for Champaign 111 where they go on account of tho serious illness of tho doctors sister The length of their stay will depend upon the result of the ladys illness The Auditorium season was expected to open in this city on Octoler 1 with A Wise Woman but this morning Manager Spear closed a contract by telegraph to open the opera bouse on September 25 with Fiuigaus Ball J W Munn assistant general passen ger ngeut of the F E M V and Mr King general dispatch agent of the Merchants Dispatch company both of Omaha accompanied by Superintendent Reynolds of this place wero hunting near Pierce on Saturday Ohiokens are not nenrly so plentiful in thnt neighbor hood ns they wero previous to Saturday morning It snowed in Lend S D Saturday and tho first brenth of wiutor from that direction struck this vicinity Saturday nnd yesterday It was cold enough for frost last night but this morning failed to rovenl nuy evidences thnt frost had fnllcn Saturdny wns a chilly day for ico Cream and yot Trinity Sunday school clenred about 100 from thnt nrticlo ns tho result of tho childrens pnrty held during tho nftornoon Tho little peoplo present hnd n merry time despite tho chilly ntmosphero Wnrren B Slsson who hns beou em ployed during tho summer with tho Ar mour compnny South Omuhn returned to his homo iu Norfolk Saturday To tiny ho with his sisters Misses Kuthryn nnd Hildreth left for tho Ohio Wesleynn university to resume their studies for tho coming year Governor Roosevelt will bo iu Nor folk ns long as nny othor town in tho state outside of Omaha Lincoln nnd Fremont nro scheduled to hnvo but 210 minutes of his timo ench Big prepara tions are being made for tho meeting nnd there promises to be a record break ing crowd present Perry Harris nnd ndopted dnughter of Tilden were city visitors Saturdny nnd paid this oflleo n cnll Mr Harris is a voter who is always credited by tho Jefferson election board with voting n straight republicnn ticket If there is only one such ticket in the box it is credited to Harris Whilo Ernest Heudcrshott of Plain view was riding iu a buggy Saturday with another young man n shot gnn between them was discharged by a jolt of tho buggy tho contents entering Hendershotts arm between tho shoulder and elbow tearing it so badly that am putation was necessary Mayor RobertEon this morning re ceived from the employes of the Norfolk hospital n contribution of 2145 which he will today transmit by draft to the governor of Texas to be nsed for the benefit of the Galveston sufferers This with tho 155 SO previously sent swells Norfolks contribution to n very respectnble sum Norfolk will be well represented iu the state university this year Guy and Kim Barnes went to Lincoln today while Carroll Powers Ernest Bridge Chauucoy Childs Frank Osboru Clydo Hayes Wm Darlington Guy Alexander aud Norris Huse will go down later in the week to be ready for work when the institution opens on Saturday N A Rainbolt is mourning the loss of 00 in bills which are supposed to have dropped from his pocket with his pocket book Saturday evening On Saturdny with n party of friends ho was out to the Owen lake fishing and yesterday morning he discovered that his pocket book was gone The book contained besides the 90 iu currency some papers und cards He wns about ready to start over the ground where he hnd been on Saturday in the belief that the loss had occurred near the lake when a delivery boy camo to the house with the pocket book reporting that he had found it near the corner of Ninth street and Koenigstein avenue The book was nil right and so were the papers and cards that it contained but the cash was gone The boy who found the article told a very straight story in regard to it so that no suspicion attaches to him in connection with the missing money Tho conclusion must necessarily be reached that the pocket book was found by some one who io moved the cash nud then threw the book nway fenring that its presence upon his person might be discovered and lead to his arrest It is doubtful if the money is ever recovered There is a moral to this Iobs of Mr Rniubolts that it is alwnys n good idea to deposit ones surplus cash in a bank Free of Charge Any ndult suffering from a cold Bettled on the brenst bronchitis throat or lung troubles of any nature who will call at A K Leonardswill be presented with a sample bottle of Boschees German Syrnp free of charge Only one bottle given to one person and none to children without order from parents No throat or lung remedy ever had such a sale as Boscheos German Syrup in all parts of the civilized world Twenty years ago millions of bottles were given nway and your druggist will tell you its success was marvelous It is really the only throat nud lung remedy generally endorsed by physi cians One 75 ceut bottle will cure or prove its value Sold by dealers in all civilized countries m2B lnl PW Btofl 1900 Knights of and Oriental Carnival OMAHA Sept 24 29 Oae wek day and sight Bigger Brighter and Battat thai ever Grand Carnival day Wednesday Mtb Grand Daylight Parade Wednesday 20th Grand Nlfbt Eleetrical Parade Thursday 27 Every day a ipe tlaUay Bdnced rata on all railroad I h X