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About The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19?? | View Entire Issue (Feb. 14, 1902)
t 10 TIIK NORFOLK NT5W5 : .FRIDAY , FEBRUARY 14. 1902. i WEDNESDAY WRINKLES , 0. H. Hurnlmm of Tildon WOH in the city over nl ht. IP , A. Huston of NollRh w ut R Norfolk - folk visitor ever night. Sheriff J. , T. Olomoutfl ww la tUo oily today on onioial biifllnoM. 0. 8. HayoB umdo a bu luc trip to Pleirco nud Plnlnvlow today. W. T. Pouohor of TokftmiUi In the Kuoat of 111 * brother , Rot. J. V. Pouohor of this city. K. II. Trnoy will go to Fremont to. morrow to attend the Nebraska real rotate oouvontion. Ir. P. II. Suiter accompanied a pa- ; iont to Hot Spring , 8. IX , lost night and will return tomorrow. JiunoH Oonncll , ropnwoiitliiK 10 Oinnhii Potrolnum , ChiHuud Goal company - pany is in the city on buHluotw. National Hank Examiner J. L. Ollno of Mtndcn in here on bin regular trip , ox- miiinhiK the Norfolk National biuik. K.N. Vail luiB ro-imrohoDod the candy kitchen at which Frank Thum rocoutly failed and will ro-opou it to the public in the near future. On Saturday Traoy & Durlatid sold 100 aoroH , four nilloB north of the sugar factory , belonging to Mary M. l < "rauoo to P. M. Ekoon and Max Moolor of Wayne. Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Holt returned Friday - day evening from their Had mission to lowix They stepped ever a few days in Marflhalltown and Hoono. Tlioy report - port that HUOW IB much hoarier thuro than horo. Howard Pew , lulvanoo roprofloutattvo of Innofl nnd his band was here today arranging for the ro-uppoamuco of that nttraotion in tills city ou the afternoon of February 20. The program will begin - gin at 2 o'clock , Don't forgot the meeting of the busi ness men to bo held at the city hnll Fri day ovonliiK. There will bo something doing and every business man nnd prop erty owner interested in the develop ment of the city should bo prcHont. Stantou llegistor : A. 0. ICilotiwood wont to Norfolk the flrat , nnd took pee BOKalou of a blacksmith shop which ho lias routed. Kllonwood IB a first class workman and wo wish him success. A. J. Bowman has the nhop leased nnd is doing blacksmith work at the old place. A Jolly crowd of young people from Battle Greek attended the "White Blavo" performance at the Auditorium liwt night. Those in the party were : 11 O. Gardner , Miss Lillian Willis , 0. W. Hartlott , jr. , Mist Ella Onrixs , Philip Lund , Joe Hodman , T L. Vandouborg , Miss Muggio Lund , Elmer Marsh and friend. Mr. nud Mrs. Alfred N. Goreclco are breaking up housekeeping and Mr. Qor- echo expects to leave for Omaha Monday to take up his woik with the Riolmrd- BOH Drug company. Mrs. Gerooho will take rooms at the homo of Dr. Prank Salter for the balance of the winter. Dr and MM. 0. S. Parker will occupy the cottngo on North Tenth street being vacated by Mr. and Mrs. Qorooko. The Collins , Iowa , Liberator of Janu ary SO , contains the obituary of George W. Bolt , brother of T J. Bolt of Uila city , who died ou January 28 , of puou- xuouia , aged 47 years. The doooaaod was a building contractor at Collins , where his aged parents live. A wife and four children survive him. Mr. and Mrs. Belt of this city attended the fu neral , which was held on January ! H. At the Uoycroft shop in east Aurora , N. Y. , cigarette smokers got a oold dash ns the foreman explains in the follow ing : "Wo have boys who have boon expelled from school , blind people , deaf people , old people , jail birds and mental defectives , and have managed to sot them tdl at good useful work ; hut the Remmltance Man of Good Family who smokes cigarettes in bed , has proved too much for us , so wo have given him the Four O'clock without truth. " Mr. Wm. D. Day of Bloo < nfield and Miss Luella M. Branson of Pioroo were united in marriage this morning at 9 o'clock at the home of the bride's father , Fred Broasch , ten miles north , by Dr. F. M. Sifison of this city. After the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Day drove to Norfolk and took the train for the east , where they will go on a wedding trip. The young couple will make their fu ture homo in Bloomfield , where Mr. Day is cashier of the Oitiwm 'State bank. A Sioux City woman waa etruok down by a mammoth icicle which foil on her Monday , and she la now kept to her bed by the injuries she received. The icicle was four feet long and must have weighed DO pounds. The point struck her on the top of the head and cat a serious gash that bled profusely. Fortunately her skull was not fractured. The huge icicles on big buildings are certainly proving a menaoe to the people ple who are compelled to pass under them. The farmers' institute which IB to beheld held in Orr's hall on Friday and Satur day of this week should call for a largo attendance of interested pooplo. The program prepared is certainly ono of an * usual merit and deserving of the atten tion of these whom it will moat benefit. The department at Lincoln writes that they are sending to Norfolk the very best speakers at their command and it la hoped that their efforts will bo appro- olatod. The picnic plan is developing and it in animrod that a number of fnnnoru and tholr famllitM will bo in Norfolk Saturday prepared to upend the day and hoar the ontlro program. Omahn Hoe : The bufllnoua at the Omaha poatoflloo for the mouth of January broke all records , the total ro- ootpti of the oflloo being $40,037.38. Thin business wan not equaled oven dur ing the year 1808 , which , in July , not a record which was thought to bo above the normal buslnons of the offloo for many years. The TranHmlflnlsulppl ex position was then in full blast , nnd much of the business then watt transient. This year there in nothing to raise the receipts of the oflloo nbovo normal , nnd the growth IH taken OB an indication of the growing business of Omaha. Ana- lyrod , the receipt * show that f 30,323 21 oamn from the nalo of stamps , postal cards oto. , $3,501111 from Hoooud-olass matter , and $300 from box rout. Nofolk lodge No. W , A. O. U. W.hold another interesting mooting lost night and initiated 14 candidates Deputy Grand Master Workman F.G. Simmons presided ever the mooting and Deputy V. F. Miller of this olty assisted in the work of conferring the dogrooH , giving the Boroon work. After the initiation ceremonies were concluded the follow ing oflloors were elected and installed to fill vacancies : O.A. Harshtuauoverseer ; John Quid : , receiver ; Clarence Foley , inside watch and A , D. Pratt , outside watoh. After the work of the evening wan ever a lunoh of sandwiched and hot ooffoo was Horvod and cigars were dis tributed and onjoyod. AH a result of Mr. Slmmona' work here the ledge hofl received a not increase of 05 members and now numbers 200 , being the largest ledge In the olty , except it might bo the Elks , whoso membership includes a number from other towns. Bartloy Campbell's "White Slave" was presented to a good house at the Auditorium last night and its oxoltlng situations provoked considerable enthu siasm. As a soouio production the per formance was of a high grade , but the acting soonis to have been largely sacri ficed to this feature and the reputation of the play , as in the usual performance of "Unolo Tom' Oabln , " nppoarsto have boon depended ou to bring out the pa tronage rather than any particular merit on the part of the oast. Several of the characters were interpreted very acceptably but ou the whole the acting was rather mediocro. The cast was un doubtedly capable of bettor work than was shown last night , but the impres sion seemed to bo that Norfolk , not being a city of the first class , would not furnish an audience capable of appreciat ing the best efforts on the part of the porf armors and they failed to put the life in the work that it required. Excellent Speakers. An editorial from the Sunday State Journal of February 2 , says ! "During the recent mooting of the dairymen two of the speakers en gaged in farmers' institute work in the state were given a place on the program. Mrs. Bertha D. Laws of Minnesota told the dairymen a great many things about plain food and plain living , and it was felt when she had finished that any person trying to follow her would bora the audience. Her talk waa BO In teresting that the nndlonoo felt it could not lUton with oven respectful attention to a loss talented talker. M. F. Grooloy , the South Dakota sheep man , followed with a plea for more general ownership of homos. He is rather tall , slender , not the least prepossessing in appearance , and his coming to the platform was not heralded with cheers. He had not talk ed two mlnutoa before ho had the audi ence with him , and when he finished those who had enjoyed the program were ready to express their appreciation of Prof. Burnett's choice of lecturers for the institute. These two speakers ore now touring Nebraska and reports indi cate that they have interested the people in farmers' institutes moro than they over have before. Nebraskans who miss hearing these speakers because the entertainment is free will probably pay the usual price of admission to hear less gifted speakers. " WARNERVILLE. O. J. Ledge is shipping hay to Omaha. Wm. Stork shipped two carloads of fat cattle to South Omaha Wednesday. S. L. Okoo sold his personal property at public sale Wednesday and will remove move in the near fnturo to a farm in Boyd county which ho recently pur chased. Arthur Sandora sold his farm Monday to Charles Green , consideration thirty- five hundred dollars , Mr. Banders will sell his personal property at auction the latter port of the month and will then remove with his family to Wisconsin. Mrs. Margaret Johnson who lived with hex son , Isaac , died February 0 , after three weeks' sickness. Funeral services wore held at the homo southeast of town hut Friday at 12 o'clock , interment at Madison cemetery. Joints Like Rusty Hinge * are among the consequences of rheu matism. The Buffero can move knees and elbows , but the effort makes him wince. Ho rejoices when a Rood rub bing with Perry Davis * Painkiller drives the stiffness out and brings the freedom of motion back. No wonder our grand fathers believed heartily in this benefi cent liniment. There id but one Painkill er , Perry Davis' . * ' . NORFOLK STUDENTS HONORED. Annual Announcement or Phi Dota Kappa Honors at the University. Lincoln , Fob. 13. Special to THII NKWB : The annual announcement of Phi Beta Kappa honor students in the university was mode this morning , twenty members of the senior class be ing elected to the honor. Among this number were A , Klmball Bamoa nud H. G. Powers of Norfolk. This is the only announcement to bo made this year. year.A A certain percent of the senior class la each year olootod to these honors , there usually bolug two elections , ono just be fore Christmas and the other before oomuioncomont. This year there was but the ono election. It is the highest scholarship honor in the gift of the mil- vorslty faculty and those who secured it are receiving the congratulations of their friends. THURSDAY TIDINGS. Nebraska Oity U also to have an after noon with Inuos , J. 0. Moroy of Pioroo was greeting old Norfolk friends this morning. Mrs. S. E. Tolvorton of Wayne was a visitor in Norfolk yesterday. Bonlah chapter No. 40 , O. E. 8. will moot in regular session this ovoulug. E. B. Ovohnan has returned from St. Joe , Mo.whoro ho visited relatives and friends. Albert Doguor is having the interior of his hardware store handsomely re decorated. The latest railroad rumor at Omaha is that a line is to bo built from DBS Moiuos to that oity. W. II. Hoffman has returned from Chicago where ho purchased a largo stock of fiuo furniture. Alexander Sohlegol of Omaha has loosed the Sohuylor Quill , started by John O. Sprochor in 188G. Warren Ilouso and Miss Dora Koehlor , both of this olty , uro reported to have boon married at Madison on Monday. When the small boy digs up his sock of marbles and begins to play , the people plo may know that spring is not for away. The Omaha police have secured a first victim for dancing the "flhino. " He was fined | 5 and costs. His partner was not fined. The Ladies guild of Trinity ohuroh will meet tomorrow. Members are re quested to bring thimbles , as there is work to do. Attend the business men's mooting to morrow night and give your endorse ment to the plan of giving Norfolk the prominence it deserves. The Mlpscs Schwonk entertained a party of friends at tholr homo east of the olty Monday night. The occasion was thoroughly enjoyed by all partici pants. The weather man will soon have to precipitate snow if the blanket of white in this vicinity is to bo maintained. It has boon disappearing quite regularly during the past few days. Esther Tremore , a young Omaha wo man , took three kinds of poison yester day in the endeavor to shuffle off this mortal coil. She still lives. The pol- mm wnrn carbolic acid , landainnn nnd chloroform. She probably overdid the job. job.The The Baldwin Windmill company has contracted with a Fremont factory to make Borne of its machines and prom ises to enter Nebraska territory with a fully equipped factory soon. Norfolk friends have received from Dr. F. F. Teal , until recently superin tendent of the Norfolk hospital for the insane , cards announcing his return to Omaha to resume the practice of medi cine and surgery. His oflloo is 817 Now York Life building. J. T. Thompson loft today for Du- bubuo , Iowa , in response to a message announcing the serious illness of his father. He was not at homo when the message was received but was making his regular trip through the south part of the state and was reached by tele phone at York. Beatrice is up against a salt for 15,000 damages brought by Oris O. Redding , who slipped on a sidewalk on thn even ing of February 3. It is the second pe tition of the kind presented to the olty council since the first of the year. Mr. Redding has employed two attorneys to proseouto the case. Dispatches from Washington state that Senator Millard yesterday intro duced a bill in the upper boose of con gress providing for the erection of a public building in Norfolk. With Congressman - gressman Robinson's bill in the house and Senator Millard's in the senate it is not improbable that Norfolk will benefit by the passage of one or the other of them. Madison Daugherty , a Lincoln to bacco merchant , has expended the prof * its of a number of sales of the weed in liquidating a fine assessed against him for selling tobacco to a minor. The court charged him with $35. The illeg itimate sale of tobacco to minors has been giving the school authorities of that city much trouble and they have boon prosecuting several cases of a sim ilar character. Many tobacco merchants throughout the state are utterly disre garding this law and it will take a few examples of this kind to remind them that such a law was not passed solely OB a space filler for the statutes. The Wnusa Gazette says : "Homo pride is an absolute necessity for happi ness and BUOOOB8 , The man who does not regard his own homo the best on earth can never bo perfectly happy or truly successful. The same applies to a town In equal measure. The citizen who docs not bollovo his own town the bent along the line will do little to pro mote its welfare. The minute wo bollovo tlicro' is a bettor town than Wansa wo will pull stakes and depart to that place. Wo have then outlived our usefulness hero. " The daughters of Superintendent Nye of the Kuowlin sheep ranch , near Schnylor , established a record of bravery Tuesday night. About 10 o'clock an employe discovered throe men Bloating corn. Afraid to interfere , ho reported the matter at the house , AH there were no inon around , the girls armed themselves with shotgunsjand rushed to the corn cribs. At tholr approach preach the thieves bolted { and loft the grain sacks behind. As they ran both girls fired ; one man fell badly wounded and the others escaped. The wounded man is being cared for at the ranch. Fremont Tribune : A Falls Oity mer chant was busy whacking away at a barrel , with hammer and chisel , the while pulling a cigar. A customer strolled in and asked what was in the barrel. "Powder , " said the 'grocer as he laid his lighted cigar on top of the barrel. The customer landed in the street and soon the front of the store was filled with people watching the grocer at hia dan gerous work. The chief of j polios fiwas called to save the town [ [ from Ibolng blown np. * < Ho rushed in and demanded to know what was in the barrel around which the grocer calmly smoked. "Bak ing powder , " was the cool answer. Pnpils of the Seventh grade of the High Bohool yesterday indulged in a spirited debate on the isthmian canal question and the judges found that the argamontlln favor of the Panama route was the best sustained. Rov. Franklin Baker , Dr. A. Bear andJSuperlntoudont O'Connor were the judges. This sort of practice is ono of the best known in which to employ the learning'.thot comes from a coarse in the public ] school and these whojpartlclpato In it will find it of great advantage in after 'years. If all the grades of the High school would participate Jn Hncli debates the pupils would undoubtedly find them beneficial. The State Journal has it that Deputy Game Warden George L. Cater reported to Chief Game Warden Simpkins Tues day that ho had arrested M. E. , Mallory of Neligh for serving quail at his hotel in that city out of season. Quail can not bo killed lawfully at any time of the year , but when a crowd of traveling mon Bat down to dinner iu Mr.Mallory's hotel a girl waiter came in and an nounced "Beofstoakhamaudeggsquail on toast. " The last part of the sentence caught the oar of the hungry mon and five of them ordered quail on toast. The trial of the case has been set for March 0. If the testimony of the mon who ate the birds is necessary Mr. Simpkins says they can bo brought into court to tell what they know about the charge. Madison Star : A man whose name is unknown to the Star came very near passing over the river Jordan Sunday evening while under the influence of liquor. The story as told the Star is as follows : A man was soon to pass the homo of O. A. Hnyler in the extreme southeast part of town early Sunday evening ; it was also noticed that be was intoxicated to such an extent that he staggered. Mr.Hnyler watched him and when about 300 yards from the house he fell down la a snow drift. Mr. Huyler kept a olose eye on the man and after waiting aboat fifteen minutes he walked over to where the man was and found him fast asleep. Ik was with some dif ficulty that he was aroused and [ started on his way home. With the mercury hanging around 15 degrees below zero , it would not take long for a man to freeze to death even if ho was filled with whisky. Letter List. List of letters remaining uncalled for at the postoflBce February 10,1003 : Bert Avery , Dr. August Anderson , Franklin Barch , G. W. Dean , Egyptian Remedy Go. (4) ( ) , W. F. Fulton , Earnest Gast , Jno. HellmanFred HoffmanMrs. Sadie Jackson (2) ( ) , Miss May E.Johnson , S. W. Klmmol , Mrs. Verne McOov , Gottlieb Noigenflnd , Miss Nell Soott , L. E. Stanley , A. O. Willlwns If not called for in 15 days will be sent to the dead letter office. Parties calling for any of the above please say advertised. P. F. SpRBonaa , P. M. All Day Long you may have comparative comfort until laughter , reading aloud or nervous oxoitemeut brings on that fit of cough ing which racks yon until your very bones ache. Do not suffer needlessly. Even when a cold on the lungs seems to have you fast in its dreadfull power , Allen's Lung Balsam will loosen the mucus , allay the imflammation , heal the aching throat and finally overcome the enemy completely. Do Not Expect Miracles. If a cold , long neglected , or improper ly treated has clutched yon by the throat , you cannot shake it loose in a day , but you can stop its progress and iu a reasonable time get rid of it alto gether , if you use Allen's Lung Balsam There is nothing like this honest reme dy for bronchitis , asthma , and other affections of the air passages. Ten Men and a Woman Perish In Blazing Lodging House. EIGHT MORE BADLY INJURED. Many Escaped Death by Jumping from Windows or Climbing Down Ropes Made of Bed Clothes Flee Geto Good Start Before Discovered. St Louis , Feb. 10. An early morn ing flro , which destroyed the Empire hotel , a large throo-story lodging house , at 2700 and 2702 Olive street , occupied by mon exclusively , caused the death of 11 people , ton men and ono woman , and dangerously injured eight others. A dozen or moro who had narrow escapes from death re ceived loss sorloiiB injuries or were frost bitten. It is estimated that there were between 35 and 40 persons In the building last night and it is be lieved all have been accounted for. It Is thought that $20,000 will cover the damage to building and contents , which were totally destroyed. Tha dead : Morris Yall , Tobo Davis , John C. Lenders , Ocorge Thompson , Sarah Harris , B. F. Woodloy , J. A. McMullon , S. T. Corey , Vance Martin , A. J. Allen , unknown man. The flro started about 3:30 : a. m. , when but few persons were aboard and gained considerable headway before - fore It was discovered and the alarm clvcn. When the entdnes reached the scone the whole front of the building was in flame and the Interior was a soothing furnaco. By thai time all who escaped death had gotten out of the building by jumping from the windows or climbing down ropes made of bed clothe * . Some of the es capes were very narrow. Almost everybody who got out suffered 1m- inodiato Injury or was frost bitten. The guests barely hod tlrno to get out when nrousod , the flames had spread so rapidly. Some saved their clothing , which they carried in their hands , but others were not so fortu nate , losing everything. After some delay nearby houses were opened to the unfortunates and they were given shelter from the biting cold weather. It was one of the coldest nights of the winter , the ground being covered with ice and snow , and everyone suf fered from exposure. The suffering ones wore put under the care of phy sicians. Harry Cllne , Walter John son , Henry Robinson and an unknown man , who died later , were taken to the city hospital. Robinson recovered enough to be Uken homo. After a short fight the firemen got the flames under control and made a search of the ruins. The first body found was that of John C. Luedors , who was killed by jumping.from the third story- His head was crushed In. Sarah Harris , the colored chamber maid , was found on the first floor. Her body had been burned. The re mains of the other victims were found in their rooms , where they suffocated or burned. J. J. Lally , who manages the house for his brother-in-law , J. W. Gillara , had rooms on the first floor. He woa awakened by hearing Con Ryan , one of the roomers , crying "fire , " Lally sold he grabbed his clothing and money nnd hurried Into the hall , which was then ablaze , and then , without stopping to dress , stepped out through the front door. Both stairways were on flro and he barely had tlmo to get out , being scorched and straining bis back. George Lane , Con Ryan and a man named Nleaely escaped the same way. The only way for the others who got out alive was through the windows , the burning stairways cutting off their escape that way. Some Jumped , and sustained Injuries moro or less serious , while others who took time to Impro vise ropes from their bed clothing got down safely. MOTOR STRIKES FUNERALTRAIN Trolley Car Crashes Into Cortege , In Jurlrvg Numb r of the Mourners. Chicago , . Feb. 10. Violence pursued the Trostol family even after death an electric car yesterday striking the funeral cortege of the nlno kinsmen who porlshod in Wednesday's explo sion In Twenty-second street. The collision occurred at Sixty-sixth and Vlncennos avenue , throe persons beIng - Ing injured and an indignant crowd of mourners assailing the conductor and motorman. Coroner Trager saved the street car men from personal In jury by ordering off their assailants and placing two men under arrest. Locomotive Boiler Explodes Lima , O. , Fob. 10. The boiler of a freight locomotive on the Lake Erie Mid Western railroad exploded yes terday while the engine was standing on a siding near St. Mary. Fireman Floyd Brown of Lima was killed out right and Engineer Edward Casey of Fremont scolded so badly that he died a few hours later. A number of cars were wrecked. Brooklyn Has $300,000 Blaze. New York , Feb. 10. An official esti mate of the damage by flro vrhlch de stroyed Shadbolt carriage factory , In Brooklyn , fixes the loss at $300,000. Fourteen people were injured end taken to the hospitals and a number of others were attended by ambulance physicians on the spot. Fifth to Succumb to Fire. Waterloo , la , Feb. 10. Anna Kush- nor , aged 6 years , died Saturday , beIng - Ing the fifth victim of the flro occa sioned by the overturning of a lamp Tuesday night. Of the ontlro fam ily , only an 18-months-old baby BUT- BREAKS WIRELESS RECORD. Longest Communication With Land by Marconi System. Now York , Fob. 10. The steamship Philadelphia of the American line , which arrived yesterday , broke the record for'having the longest com munication with the land by moans of the Marconi wireless telegraph sys tem. On Saturday , Feb. 1 , the steam * ship was at noon a few miles off the Lizard. Messages were then exchanged - changed and the telegraphing was copt up until midnight of the follow- ng day. The last message was sent when the Philadelphia was ICO miles distant from the laud. This Is the ongcst distance In which wireless communication has ever boon had > otween a steamship and the land. 3ecauso of the severe weather the 'hlladelphla had to put into Cher- > ourg , where she was delayed for over 16 hours. The Marconi system waa continually working while the vessel was lying to , the connections at all times being perfect. 'FRISCO MURDER MYSTERY. Body of SIxteen-Year-Old Girl Found In Unfurnished House , San Francisco , Fob. 10. A mysteri ous murder , resembling in some of U ) features the noted Durrani cuao , s now puzzling the police department of this city. The body of Nora Ful- or , a IG-year-old girl , who disappeared 'rom her homo Jan. 11 , waa found ylng naked In & bed in the upatalra jack room of an unfurnished housa at 2211 Button street , yesterday. The" girl had been dead some tlmo , as doj composition had begun. The theory ' that the girl was olthof strangled or poisonod. Nora Fuller left home Jan. 11 anfl mot a man known as John Bennett , I * response to am advertisement for jlrl to take care of a baby. She met Lho man at a restaurant and thereafter all knowledge of her was lost. STOLEN RINGS ARE RESTORED , Mysteriously Returned to Miss Mauda Soule on Her Birthday Anniversary. Webster City , la. , Fob. 10. Miss Maude Soulo of this city received by mall yesterday on her birthday anni versary , two diamond rings. The Iden tical rings thus mysteriously restored were stolen from her 18 months ago , The thief loft untouched in the casa from which the rlng wore taken , a gold watch and a ring with a largo and moro perfect diamond setting than those stolen. The rings stolen wore valued at ? GOO. Detectives word put on the case , but obtained no clow. Whether the reappearance upon hoi anniversary was merely a coincidence , or by Intention of the sender , can only be surmised , as Miss Soulo is so pleased over the return of the joweli that no further effort will be mada to trace the mystery. MRS. LINHOFF WEEPS ON STAND. Mason City Woman on Trial for Mur der Breaks Down and Is Excused. Mason City , la. , Feb. 10. Mrs. A. O. Linhoff , on trial for the murder of Edward Bromley , broke down end wept under cross-examination and was dismissed as a witness. She wai asked : "Did you not , with malicious intent , step into the house , get the revolver , advance to the porch , and. pointing It directly at Edward Bromley's baclt * pull the trigger and send a ball through him ? " The answer cam" with sobs , "I did not mean to shoot any ono. I meant ta shoot in the air. " The state commenced rebuttal. CHANGES IN THE GAME LAWS. Convention of Iowa Sportsmen to Make Recommendations. DOS Molnes , Feb. 10. A state con ference of the fish and game wardens of the state and the rod and gun clubs- has been called by State Game Warden - don Lincoln , to be held in this city Thursday. Information is to the ef fect thai representatives and officials of a large number of the clubs and associations of sportsmen will be pres ent at the meeting. The business will be to consider what can be done to Improve the state laws regarding fish and game and to make suggestions to the legislature of amendments , Blizzard In New York. Buffalo , N. T , Feb. 10. Chautauqua county was the storm center of west. era New York last night. Reports received indicate that the blizzard was the worst of a week of remark * able storms. The Washington express - press managed to reach EUst Aurora , 17 miles from here , in 17 hours , the train proceeding south following two enow plows and a gang of shovelora. The etiquette that makes us do an In sincere act is an etiquette to bo avoid ed. Honesty of action Is the founda tion of the finest manners , Ladled Home Journal. A good looking none and poor lee ! wont kind of A com bination. Eureka Harness OH notonlrmakMlbebArncMandth * ' borM too * bttwr. but m kea tb ID leciber ion and rlUble , puta U In cooi | i dlUonlo lut twice u loot' , , . M U ordinarily would. ; / M . , , ,7.h. , , te , wfr4t br STANDARD OIL CO. Give Your Horse a Chancel