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TIIK NORFOLK NKWS : FRIDAY , NOVEMBKll 1,1001. Shot by Chris Ducr on His Farm Near Hadar. INQUEST HELD THIS AFTERNOON Edmund George , Dend Man's Com panion , Under Arrest Duer Caught Fonthorly ComlnR Out of His Darn Last Night nnd StiootiiiR Followed. Fiom Wrilnowlmr't I'nlly. The people of llndar , a email country town five mlles north of this cltynro to day experiencing the excitement nt'und- nut uHM a murder case and the excite ment has to Fomo extent inllnenccd the people of Norfolk and those of Pierce county in which the shooting wan dono. The name of the dead man is George Font In-fly and thu one who toolc liin life i * Chris Duer. Chris Diu > r is a farmer , living on a nwtvd place about a mlle north of the village , llo Is n Russian and speaks Ki lisli lint Imperfectly , nevertheless It has bepn possible to.seonro . from him a oompi to account oO the occurrence ) . I InMate Mato- hat last night between li ! and 1 o'olof ho was aronsod by the barking oi his di , . and knowing that the animal would tot be making a noise unless tMerrti8 something going on that wiu mil i N 'tly right he got up and , tiiklnp ills 1 < i ! ( ! shot iui , went out to invest ! gate lu proceeded toward thu burr wlil h ' nlxmt U > 0 feet from the house nnd m . .oing a man who had come oni of the ! > xrn sneaking along and ondeav oring i evade him he called out to bin to hull The man also carried a gui and w' u Duor told him to hull lu tnnn' i .UK ! tired at Dutir who heard th < clung -/histllng puht his head. I3 e thnii si , A both charges in his gnu at the innu , w ' 10 foil. O if1'of Police Martin Kane and Di ll T . 'olden ' wore told of the occur r nu : ntl drove to the scene of tin ahim it , < nrrtvllliT t.lint'il lllidlth ( Wi uVl ik. They found a company of six or . v'i of Dner's neighbors assembled nnd b. ring arms. When thny saw the .uv-h of the olllcor and doctor they ( Loin to advance no further and ivul vg that they meant business and o . ,1 ot explain their errand owing to ill tr inability to speak German thu gen l uon retired to the house of a uolghuor whom they Induced to go over and explain their mission. The man did BO and the olllcor and doctor folio wed. Dr. Holden examined thu body of Feathorly Imt noon ascertained that his services were not required as life had been extinct for somu time , although thu body was still warm. Thu charge had taken ofioet In his face aud head and the features of the dead man were almost \inrocognta.\blo. In one of his hands ho carried a bridle which Duor Identified ns his and in the other was his shotgun , one barrel of which had boon discharged. The dead man is well known in Nor folk , having made this his homo for the past five or six yoar-t. Ho 1ms done Kouiothing as a buyer of cattle in which business he was associuto'l to some extent tent with SI. Nichols. 11 j was a single man and it is paid that his parents ru- sidu in South Dakota. Kdinuud George was Foathorly's com panion nnd they drove a team that had l > eon him ! at the livery barn of Join Krantz. George was in the road nboul 100 feet away from the scene of the shooting nnd has stated that ho bean throe shots fired. He likewise claims that Foiithorly had but two shells anr one of those he used in killing an ow but a short time before the shooting , An empty shell was found lutlio buggy , however , when it was brought back to the livery barn in Norfolk. George oamo to Norfolk after the shooting aud accompanied Messrs. Kane aud Holden back. When they returned to Norfolk George wont homo but this morning ho was arrested by Ofllcer Kane and placed in the city jail aud this afternoon was taken to Pierce county aud givou in custody of the sheriff. The coroner's inquest is being hold this afternoon. Chief Kane and Dr. Holdon wore snpoe'naed to appear as witnesses aud with County Attorney Mapos , took George up with them. After the shooting Duer patrolled his promises with his neighbors aud when the Norfolk men got there ho wns armed with two shot gnus , OHO over each shoulder. They induced him to go to Pierce aud surrender himself to the shoritY , which ho did. An examination of his premises previous to his departure for Pierce disclosed the fact that another bridle beside the one the dead man held in his hand , was missing. Duer aud his neighbors wore ou guard for fear that the dead mau's friends would attempt to remove the body. The dead man was about 33 years of ago , while Duer is be tween 60 and GO years old. "What the men were after at Duer'a place that time of night has not been legally determined , but It is generally conceded that they were there for nc good purpose. It is said that Duor owns a horse which is considered u good match foi one belonging to George aud it is nlsc nsserted that Gjorgo had attempted tc buy the animal several dltl'erout time.- without success. Whether they hoped to secure the animal without the form , ality of n bargain or were there foi ome other purpose will probably not be Unclosed nnloM l-Vuthcrloy'H companion OHOHto tell. Another story IH that they wont Into Oner's merely to got a Irink but the possession of the bridle by the dead man and the fact that ho wan coming from the barn .does not coincide with that story The coroner's jury will probably make i thorough investigation of the facts ind the proper court will decide the merits of both Hides , but the present outlook IN that Duor will bo subjected to ittlolf any punishment. The cirouin- HtanooH appear to be strongly in his favor. Symptoms of Smallpox , The state hoard of health in ltn cir cular recently sent out , gives the fol lowing an symptoms of smallpox : ( I ) A primary stage of two to four lays of malaise , with hoadaohe , back- icho , and possibly vomiting and giddi ness , with n temperature of 101 degrees to I OB degrees , (2) ( ) followed by a shotty , [ lamtlar eruption llrst upon the face and lands ( when the patient should be ( so- ntod ) , Inter upon trunk and extremities mil dually upon palms and solos , ( it ) which in two days become vesicular , some of the vesicles umblllcated , and later postular , with nroola about them , particularly upon the legs. ( I ) When the fever , which disap peared with the onset of the eruption , often reappears , particularly in the severer cases , though wholly absent in the mildest cases ( J > ) In ton to fourteen days yellow crusts form over the eruption nnd turn brown and dry , and upon desquamatiou lo.ivo inflltenitod purple spots , or upon the face , temporary warty elevations and sometimes pits. "Herman the Great , " who in to ap pear at the Norfolk Auditorium on thu night of November 22 , opened the tho- atlical season at Now Orleans , Septem ber 1. The papers of that city won warm in their praises of his feats in 'goruomntn. J no Pioyuno said of nun : "Hermann , like good wino , improves 'itli ago. Ho surpasses himself in niglc this season. With that remark- bo ! doxtoiity , which has oharacteri/ed lie Hermanns before him , the young iiiKloiun deceives the quickest eye. Ho allies detection , and in the time that 10 is working his startling tricks ho loops up n run of delightful sayings. Us illusion , entitled "Tho Escape From > iug Sing , " is still a fascinating piece of vork , and Hermann mnkes it more nystotious by his simplicity. Ho gave its piece do resistance oalli'd "No.ih's \rk , or After the Flood. " The nrk is .n plain view of the audience nnd after t has boon opened and examined Her- imiin starts the flood. For n time one thinks thnt some barnyard has been Hooded and all the fowls nnd smaller inimals sought refuge in the nrk. The magician draws from the little nrk lozons of fowls , guinea pigs , dogs and llnally shows n beautiful girl in restful pose. The Turkish elopement is nnotlior illusion that calls for special attention. It is nothing for Hermann to produce bowls of fish from unlocked for places Ho forcus a glove through n nut , the nut through nn egg , the egg through lemon and the lemon through an orange and whou ho peels the orange nnd lenioi nnd breaks the egg and nut , the glove is soon. For several minutes ho keeps your eyes staring while ho fishes on the stage and catches gold fish , which ho shows to you nftorwnrd nud proves that they are alivo. " A Big Lot for the Money. A newspaper every Tuesday and every Friday of each week from now until January 1 , 11103 , together with the Western Poultry News a whole year , and all for n dollar , is what is oll'ored by The Seuii-Weekly State Journal : published at Lincoln. It's thojbiggest bunch of good reading matter over offered by this great state paper , nud the prediction is mndo that it will result In introducing The State Journal to thousands of now homes. The Journal is a newspaper giving its readers all the telegraphic news of the world , Inter- estlng special correspondence from Washington about Nebraska's senators and congressmen , and all the items of interest from the state cnpltnl , making it particularly a paper for Nebraskans. If you can find n dollar about the house this is the place to spend it. Its markets twice a week are worth what is asked for all of it. You got the news fresh from the wires when you got The SemiWeekly - Weekly Journal. Letter I.lMt. List of letters roiuniuiiiR uncalled foi at the postotllco October 27,1001 : Miss Mabel Colemau , William Cm-ley Harry Oonway , Mrs. Euuic Cunning ham , Miss Loiiora Constantine , Mrs. D U. Coruogys , Earl Crouk , E. F. David sou , Miss Anna Davidson , Egyptiai Remedy Co. (3) ( ) , Ed Fisher , Miss Sadi < Farmer , Miss Lida Galloway , Goo. W Losey , Owen Land (2) ( ) , Mrs. Anna May Mrs. M. MoOinnis , A. W. McFnrland Mrs. Avon Pulaskl , Mrs. D. Richards Mrs. L. Rtiueat , A. L. Poyer , Join Smith , II. G. Squire , M. B. Waystaff W. M. Wolfe. If not called for in 15 dnys will b < sent to the dead letter oftlce. Pnrtios cnlllug for nuy of the abovi please say advertised. P. F. SlMlECHKK , P. M. There will be a hallowo'on social a the residence of Mr. and Mrs. O. U Walker on Madison street , Thursday October HI. Everybody welcome. Coroners Jury Called it Justifi able Homicide. BODY BROUGHT TO NORFOLK. Funeral Was Hold This Afternoon. Dond Man's Mother the Only Rela tive Present Edmund George Also Given His Freedom. I'nmi TlmrmUy'H Dully : Chris Duor ban been acquitted of any crimp for shooting George Fotterly nt the homo of the former nrnr Hadar early yesterday morning. The inves tigation of the coroner's jury occu pied the greater part of yestordav after noon and many witnesses wore ex amined but all testimony tondou to show that Duer was justified in hU action , n verdict of justlflnblo homi cide win rendered in his favor and ho was released from custody. The county attorney prosecuted but early learned that there was no evidence on which to hold Duor. It was also decided that there was no evidence on which Edmund George , the companion of Fotterly , could beheld hold for trial nnd ho wan glvon his lib erty nnd is now nt homo in this city. The body of Fottorly wns brought down from the HCOUO of the shooting Intt evening and was turned ovr to the undertaking firm of Hoffman & Smith who prepared it for interment. The faro was clotted with blood and was al most unrecognisable when the body was received but when the corpse wns put in the collln this morning thu face ap peared ( [ iii o natural , a number of shot marks alone disclosing the cause of death. After being prepared for burial the body was removed to the homo of R. A. Smith on South Fifth street and the funeral was hold from there nt ! ! o'clock Ibis afternoon , Rev. L W. Souddor of the Presbyterian church conducting the services. The body was interred in Prospect Hill cemetery , The dead mini's mother is hero from Alpena , S.D. , to sco that the remains of her son re ceive proper caro. The facts brought out at the coroner's Inquest wore practically the same as given in yesterday's account of tho. af fair by Tin : NEWS , Real Estate Transfers. The following are the transfers of real estate in Madison county from October 7 to 20,1001 , as reported by D. J. Koouigstoiu , oilloial abstractor : L C Davis to Minn L. Davis wd part of block it , Dittnnir's add to Madison. Peter Rubondnll to James McDoimott wd wis ueJi 8U-22-1. Thomas O'Shon to James McDoriuott Julius Kirschbaum to Robert W. BuMiko wd lot 1 , block 8 Hillcs add to Norfolk , $80 Daniel Johnson to Alfred Veatorlin wd lot 12 , block 1 , A 0. Johnson's add to Newman Grove , $000. William L Kern to James Conloy , sr. wd lot 7 0. W. Ikuaseh'H add to Norfolk S. O. Campbell to Mary L. Aloran wd u1. , svv1- . , 37-33"l-l. ; ir > . Edward Johnson to Frank L. Wider- gron , wd lot 10 , block 10 R. R. ndd to Newman Grove. T. F. Memminger to Kate Kaul , wd nl nt Infu P. , , li(1 ! 1 hlnnlr ! M li'V Barnes ! trd add to Madison , $000. Kunignnde Hoffman to Madison county wd part of lie1' . , 15-23-1. Frederick Prouss to Katie Prouss , wd sw . , 11-31 3 , $3500. Otiarlos B. Drrlnnd to M B. Cox , wd lots 11 and 13 block ( ! Klmball & Blair's add to Norfolk Junction , $100. M B. Cox and wife to Charles B. Durlaud wd lots 11 , 15 and 10 , block 5 , Pusewalk's 3rd add to Norfolk. Mich Sigl to Clans Schmidt , wd ueJ-4 31-33-3 , WOO. Martha Stephens to Hnuipden Nelson , wd lot 13. block . Dorsoy Place add to Norfolk Junction , $830. William T F. Winter to Ernest W. Zntz wd lie1 ! , UP1. . , of se-4 3-24-1. Johanna Wnhl ot nl to Lillie Ruther ford wd lot 0 , block 21 u ndd to Madison $1)5.Adam ) Adam Pilger to Mnry L Peterson qcd lots 0 and 10 , block S Ruhlows suburban lots to Norfolk , § 1. J. W. Ilompol 'ON. ' A. Ralnbolt qcd lot 1.1. block S nnd lot 7 block 10 Western - tern Town Lot Co's ndd to Not folk Junction nnd lots 3 and 4 , block 1 Bear & Mathowson's add and pait of lots 7 nud 8 , block I Mathowsons 2nd add to Norfolk , $1. Iluniu II. Hoyt to John C. Spellman wd lot 8 , block 2 , Norfolk Junction. George L. Whitham to William Bes- wick wd part of lot 7 , block 7 , Hanse's suburban lots to Norfolk. Leonard Brown to Warren W. Brown wd ii' , , not , 10-23-4 , $1. Leonard Brown to Leroy L. Brown wd 8 tt of ueV , 10 23-4. Leonard Brown to Edna E. Adnms and Eleanor 0. Suyder , wd ul of soj 10-23-4. Gilbert Fleming to George L. Whit- ham swd o'i ! D 24 3. Alta M. Gottle to Nye & Schneider wd lots 1 nnd 2 , block 4 , Koouigstoiu's ndd to Norfolk , $1000. Swon Larson to William H. King wd , . $1540. u of swh 7-22-4 , Annie O. Short to M. P. Suitor , wd 11V of w } lot 4 , blook 4 , Pasowalks add to Norfolk , f(5oO. S. N. Johnson to John Fuchs , wd lots 5 and 8 , block 4 , Park ndd to Madison. Tenn Reigle to T. H. Jefferson wd part of swki of nwi nud IIWM ° ' BW'-i 5-21-1. Helen A. Holding to Mary L. Thatch wd part of se } of ue1 nnd swJ-.C of uev4 5-21-1. Carl Mueller to John F. Showers , wd o 83 ft of lot 8 , block 17 , F. W. Barnes 1st ndd to Madison , $250. Amelia Bear to Michael Endres , wd lot 11 , block 7 , Koonlgsteius 3rd add to Norfolk , $ ' . ' 00. Warren W. Brown et nl to Leonard Brown qcd se > , 10-23-4. George Zimmerman to Fred Sahtor- Ktr ? , wd p.irt of lots 7 and 8 , block 1C Hiiltlo Crock , f HXX ) . O 0 Ji-tr rson to Thoinofl II. Jeffer' HOII , wd s * ' . , 11) ) 31-1. Helen A Holding to Joseph J. Adnms wd part of HU'-.J ' of IIP'4 5 31-1. C. H Luno to Hyacinth A. Malone wd IK ' .i 1-31-l.flOoo. Hurt Mupos to Ferdinand Posowulk qcd lot T > , Herman Ncnow's add to rfor- tolk , fit ) . Fredericka Litke to Carl Christian , wd , lot G , llurniun Nenows addition to Norfolk , < ( ) > ( ) Jacob II Ed ns to Hiinn Conrad Wer ner , wd , sw1. , 35 345IO ! ) ( ) Peter Einlg t ) Adam P. Johnson , wd , part of Hi-irf of neJi 38-33-1 , $1.00. Adam Peter Johnson to Gorman Evnngo iciil Lutheran St. Paul church , wd.part of st-J of net , 33 33-4 Guorgo Adair to J. E. Douglass , qcd , part of uw.l/4 of HW J 5 31 1. Sophia IJr.tco to Augusto Solffert , correction deed , part swVt of uw4 0 35 2 Augmto Seiffort to Sophia F. Hraco , wd , part of sw1 of nw' ' . , 0 2T > 3. S L Gardner to C. S Smith , wd , lot I ) , Oxborn's subdivision of lot 1 , block 13 , Himso's Sub lots to Norfolk , $200. Muhala J. Volgamur to Frank Lewis , wd nwVi 3 33 4 J E Douglass to Thomas Carrahor , wd , part of nw1 , of HW'C ' , 5 31 1 Madison H & S. iiHscoiation , to Thomas Carraher , wd , part of i\\vl4 \ of of sw' ' . | nnd part of sw' < { of n Jrf 5 31-1 S'atu of Nebraska to Martin liutuor , deed. B'tj ' of no1. , . ' ! ( ! 21-3. Frank McOallnm to Lewis II. Prich- ard , wd , part of lot ! ) , block ( i , Meadow Grovo. Alvina Liorman toMichaplI LaVello , wd , lot 3 , lilork 4 , Pa-wwolk's 3ud addi tion to Norfolk , $835.00. Herbert , T Arnold to J. M. Giltner , Wd , sw'n tS-3-3 ! ! ! , $3 ( iOO. Maty A. Summers to Paul Ronnor , wd , m Vi li-33 it , S5.000 Nora 10 Idy to John A. Chamberlain , wd , w1. , ot sol of no1. ! 20 31-1. Fri'deik'k Hransch to Hermau Gohn , Wl part nw' ' , nf sw13(131 ( 1. Viola M. Williams to W. R HoiTinan , wd , lots ir and Iti , block 1 , Bear & Mnthowson's addition to Norfolk , * IOJ. ! THE "IONIA VOLCANO. " Strange Phenomenon Above Ponca. cuve Miiur uong nesi. A special from Ponca to the Sioux City Tiibuno of recent date gives the following account of a natural phenom enon at that place : Mention of the so-called Ionia volcano having aroused some curiosity regarding this strange phenomenon of nature , a few facts regarding the matter may beef of interest , especially to those of the younger generation who have not lived in this locality a great many years. At Ionia , about twelve miles above Pouca , on the south bank of the Mis souri river , is a bluff 1110 feet In height. In the early days it is said that hollow sounds could be beard underneath th's bluff by placing the ear to the ground. Flames were seen to leap forth occa sionally , especially nt night , when they could bo soon the more easily. Steam also escaped from numerous crevices nud where openings wore made the hont became too Intense to proceed fur ther. A stick placed in one of these crevices would burst into a flame al most Instantly nnd the temperature of some poitious of the interior was suf ficient to raise thorn to n rod bent. According to Hose's History of Dixon County this remarkable burning mound wns noticed by Lewis and Clark on their famous expedition up the Mis souri , aud they mentioned that tbo phe nomenon had boon known to the tribes nloue the river from tiinn immnmnrinl And was regarded with much supersti tious fear. Evil mauitous were sup posed to dwell in the sulphurous fires , nud many legends in which they were alluded to were handed down from one generation to another nnd lost none of their interest by the transition nor by the vivid imagination of the narrators. Of course it is well known that thie is in no souse n real volcano. The rock nt this point is snid to be composed mainly of cnrbounto of lime through which are mixed innumerable crystals of bi-snlpliido of iron or iron pyrites. . The internal fires were caused by tht decomposition of the iron pyrites and the carbonate of iron and other sub stances. This interesting spot attracted wid ( attention about a quarter of a conturj ago nnd was visited by many notoc scientists nnd tourists. But the won dermout censed , for in 1878 the Mis souri river undermiund thnt part of th < bluff which had been ou fire and it slic down into the turbid waters , qnouchiu ; its fire forever. E. E. Wnrner , win was nearby and witnessed the landslide told recently thnt it produced n gren noise nnd waves fifteen feet high lnshe < the river banks for n number of minute nfter the side of the bluff gave way. The report comes by way of the Soutl Dn'cotn side of the river that a party o Elk Point picnickers were explorlnf that region n few weeks ngo nud wit uessed signs of the revival of this iiat ural curiosity In the way of lurid flame leaping from the side of the bluff , uea the top , at long intervals of time. Oli residents disclaim any knowledge o such manifestations and are inclined t attribute the vision to the ovorwrough imagination of the Elk Pointers. Stil the same conditions no doubt exist ii , the remaining portion of the hill whlcl caused the heat and fire in thnt par whhh slid Into the river in 1878 , nud i would not bo unreasonable to suppose in duo course of time , the famous ol hill may bo smoking aud stearnin ngnln. Try the Model steam laundry and b convinced tl.at all laundries are nc hard on shirts nnd collars. Phone L C ( ELECTION BOARDS NAMED. District Clerk Schavland Has Chosen . Judges nnd Clerks for a Year. Clerk of thu District Court Schavland inis performed his duty in regard to pro viding clerks aud judges of election for the various voting precincts of the couutr and has issued the following cer tificate showing the appointments made for the various precincts of the county : The State of Nebraska , Madison county , s * . I , Chr. Schavland , clerk of the dls triut court within nud lor said county , do hereby certify , that I have selected and appointed thu following nnuitd pur- sons judges and olorks of election , respectively , in and for the several pro- clnutH of said county , to servo at the general election to be held on the 5th day of November , 1H)1 ( ) , aud at all other general or special elections which maybe bo hold In said precincts during the per iod of one your from October 10 , 11)01 ) , to-wlt : Battle Creek Fred Brechler , E J. Brink and A. D Wilborgor , judges ; F. E Martin and Albert Hodman , olerks. Burnett J G. Damon. 0 Oalviu and E. Aslicroft , judges ; A. J. Hays aud G. 0 Warren , oleiks. Deer Creek Joe Hughes , Joe Jackson and J. Harding , judges ; .Too Orr and Sherman Snider , dorks. Emerick William Pal'iior , John Bohl- pen and John H nrocks , judgesW. ; . W. Yoang and Thorn Reeves , clerks. Fail-view IJfii Halsoy , E A Lyon and Henry Wity.nl , judges ; William Stork , jr. , and II. O. Hiiskins , clerks. Green Garden Adnm Gross , Jacob D. Gabelmun and John Dieter , jr. judges ; Ora D. Lvou aud Win. Harms , clerks. Grove J. D. Askwith , Audrow Golds- worthy and Herman Wohltlel , judges ; Arthur Andrews and Geo. R. Muilly , o.eiks. Highland Warner Daniels , Fred Toglor and Henry Mu smun , judges ; Win. Miller nud J L Kiiesol , clerks. Kulauitt/.oo Chris Snhmitt , jr. , Peter Cliis o i and Barney HuHsmun , judges ; E. E MoKibbou and Otto Blank , clerks Madison Oit3 J E. Donalds , V. Cruo and O. A. Huylar , judges ; A. R. Fraser and H. B. Allen , clerks. Madison ( Outside ) T. E. Alderfion , S. O. Duvies and August Pnt-ison , linlnh ISTcfJuhnrt iiiul Harris , clerks. Norfolk First ward H. II Patterson , John Edwards and Aug Binmmuud , judges ; C. II Vail nud August Pilger , clerks Norfolk Second ward II. M Roberts , Win Kern and Julius Degnor , judges ; L. M. Gaylord aud Anton Buchol/ , clerks. Norfolk Third ward John S Mo- Clary , F. A. Brvantnnd Jolm Chestnut- wood , judges ; M. C. Hazou aud Her man Gereckw , clerks. Norfolk Fourth ward W. H Rish , W II. ILivincstou and J S. Burnett , judges ; Leo Horshiser and Fred Koer- bor , clerks. Norfolk ( Outside ) August Leiitz , Herman Buetrow and G D. Smith , judges ; O. F. Winter nnd George Schwenk , clerks Shell Creek R Piyer , Simon O. Si- monsou nnd John O'Shen , judges ; A. L. Stewart and O. R. Hinmau , clerks. School Craft Thomas Lesttna , W. P. Warden nnd S. M. Dnwling , judges ; Mike Plonzek nnd W. R. Martin , olorks. Union Will Jones , Al Bleyaud John Murphy , judges ; O. S. Suyder nnd Thomas L. Malone , Olorks Volley John Ray , A. O. Daniel and Zac. Cox , judges ; Henry Massman , jr. , aud Peter Morrison , clerks. Wnrnerville William Machmueller , Harry J , Morris nnd A. N. McGinnis , judces ; George Tnuuehill nnd C. W. Pottitt , clerks. In witness whereof I hnvo hereunto sot my hand nnd affixed the seal of said court nt the city of Madison in said county nnd state this Kith day of Octo ber , A D. 15)01. ) [ SKALJ Can SCHAVLAND , Clerk of the District Court. ANNUAL CONVOCATION. Episcopal Clergymen Will Meet in Norfolk November I2to 15. Norfolk is to entertain another state church mooting November 12 to 15 , when the Episcopal clergymen of the Diocese of Nebraska will nold their an- mini convocation nt Trinity church. Bishop Williams nud other churchmen ( f state nnd national reputation will be piosent and it is expected that there will be u representative attendance of dele gates from the various churches of the state. The following progrnm for the occa sion has boon prepared : TUESDAY , NOVEMHEU 12. 8:00 : p. in Evening prayer , ( short ened form. ) Benediction of Reredos by Bishop Williams. Paper read by Rev. C. II. Young. Subject , "Tho Symbol ism of the Church. " WEDNESDAY , NOVEMDKII 13. 7:30 : n. m. Holy Euchnrist. 9 :80 : a. m. Morning Prayer nud Lit- nuy. 10:00 : n. in. "Tho Esseutinl Chnracter , of the church , " Rev. P. G. Davidson. 11:00 : a. m. Business Meeting. 2iOp. : : in. "Tho Best Basis for a Diocesan Assessment , " Rev. Wm. J. Moody. 5:00 : p. m. Even Song. 7 : ! ! 0 p. in. "The Observance of Sun day , " Rev. Henry B. Jefferson. THURSDAY , NOVEMBER 14 7:80 : a m. Holy Eucharist. 4 9:30 : n. m. Morning Prayer. 10:15 : a. m. The Relations of the f Clergy to Missions , " Rev. James Wise. 4 :00 : to 0 K)0 ) p. m. Reception at the Rectory. 7:30 : p. m. Evening Prayer "Our Historic Church , Apostolio in Worship , " . Rev. Samuel Mills. FRIDAY , NOVEMBER 15. 7 :30 : a. ni Holy Eucharist. The University of Nebraska School of Agriculture opens November 11 and closes for the year April 25. The in. o strnctiou covers the whole field of ngri it culture. In live stock the students are ) . given work in judging , feeding , nud the > rlnriplo.s of breeding. The future > rccders of improved live stock should uopnro Tor thf ir important work by Halting themselves familiar with thoeo nwj concerning animal reproduction vhloh are essential to success in thU vork. Students of tbo School of Agri- iulture are given one term ou the study if various breeds and the principles of tnlinal breeding. The instruction ia ' inch as will bo of value to any young nan who mny in future bo engaged in ho roaring of farm animals , whether soumiou or registered stock. Write for uformntiou. Brain Food Nonsense. A not In r ridiculous food fnd has been Branded by the most competent of luthoritlcs. They hnvo dispelled the illy notion that one kind of food is needed for brain , another for muscles , ind still another for bones A correct lot ( wil } not only nourish n particular part of the body , but it will sustain svory other part. Yet , however good pour food may bo , its nutriment Is do- I'royod by indigestion or dyspepsia. You must prepare for their appearance 3r prevent their coming by taking regu lar doses of Green's August Flower , the favorite nu'dioiuo of the healthy millions. A few do es aids digestion , simulates thu liver to healthy action , purifies the blood , nnd innkes you fool buoynut and vigorous. You c\n get Dr. G G. Green's reliable remedies at Asa K. Leonard's. Get Green's Special Almanac. Some Coffees are Glazed with a cheap coating. If glazing helps coffee why aren't the high- priced Mochas and Javas glazed also ? Lion Coffee is not glazed. It is per fectly pure and has a delicious flavor. The lealeil jiackfigo lniure unl' form quality and freihneu IM ° ORTED Stransky Steel = Ware QUADRUPLE COATED. A little higher in price , but outlasts a dozen pieces of go-culled cheap enameled ware. For ealo lit ALBERT DEGNER'S. Dr. Humphreys' Specifics euro by tiding directly upon tbo disease , without exciting disorder in lllJJ l/kuu& Jiut b UL luu DJObUUl. NO. cunES. rnices , I Fefcr , Congtstlons , Inflammations. .25 'J Worm * . Worm Fever , Worm Colic. . . . & 3 TeethingCollo.CryIng.Wnkefulness .23 i Diarrhea , of Children or Adult * 23 7 Couulu , Colds , Bronchitis 23 8 iVcurnlKla , Toothache , Faceache 23 0 Headache , Sick Headache , Vertigo. . .23 10 IyipepslaIndlgestlon'WeakStomach.23 11 Suppre ed or Painful Periods 23 1J ! Whites , Too Prof use Periods 23 13 Croup , Lnrvngllln , Hoarseness ,23 ! Salt nticuni , ErysipelasEruptions. . .23 15 niicunialUin , Uhoumatlo Pains 23 16 Malaria , Chills , Fever and Ague 13 7 19 C'atnrr ! : , Influenza , Cold In the Head .23 < 2O Whooplnc-Couch 23 27 Kidney Dlienie * .23 28 Xervous Debility 1.00 30 Urinary \Venluics , Wetting Bed 25 77 Grip , Hey Fever 25 Dr. Humphreys' Manual of all Diseases at your DruRKlsts or Mailed Kreo SoTil by druralMii. or nant on receipt of price. Humjjhroyg * Med. Co. , Cor. William & John Sto4 NewVorl ? . Cheap Rates C. , M. & St P , Short Line to Chicago. Buffalo and Return From Omaha , Fifteen Day Tloket $25.75 TWENTY DAY TICKET 33.00 TOURIST'S TICKET , 41 50 Good Until October 31. CLEVELAND AND RETURN , SEPTEMBER - TEMBER 10-14 21.60 Good Until Oct. 8. Write and get full information. F. A. NASH , General Western Agent , H.W.HO\VELL , 1504FnrnaniSt. , / Trav. Frt. &Pass. Agt. Omaha.