KMWH. vmmv i tomi
Hundreds Participated Yester
day in Pasewalks Grove.
COLLECTION AMOUNTED TO $150.
Chilly and Cloudy Weather Did Not
Prevent a Good Time Speaking ,
Music , Dinner , and Sports Made the
Program.
( From Momlny'H nnlly.l .
Sdiiui people mliit ; ) consider tlinl
the weather of yesterday was any
tliliiK l t conducive In an enjoyable
picnic , but the oniwcl llmt turned mil
to nttonil llio annual mlsHlonfost of
SI I'iml Lutheran church In Paso-
walk's grove. ami tlio unjoymont tliat
nil Rol out of It woiilil certainly serve
to convince Diem tlial a few Houdu
nml a certain degree of chilliness WIIH
nut sullU'lent l < > l 'i'H t' ' " % " .embers . nf
( ho St. Paul cliurch an.l . their friends
nt homo. True HOIIIO of them worn
tholr overcoats ami himvy wraps , am
ihoso who dliln'L wont about with rod
liaiulM. rosy choelis anil blue noses.
Mil tlioy had a good tlino regardless
and the "fost" wan a HUCCOHS In every
particular ,
A law number of Oorinnn Luther
ans from Stnnlon , UoHUIiiH. IMnrco and
lladar were present to partlrlpaloaml
enjoyed the occasion thoroughly.
Several out-of-town inlnlHtoi-H woru
present. ono of whom addressed the
lieoplo In the forenoon and anotbor
in the aftornoon. A combination choir
composed of Unit f' ' ' < > ni SL Paul and
OlirlHt church , and the Stantou Lutheran -
oran church , furnished the music , and
the program was enjoyable throughout.
From the well-lllled baskets the ma
terial was taken for the dinner at noon
and the mtppor In the ovonliiR , and in
the nportu for the llttlo follows there
was u zont that could not have lioon
had on any ordinary warm picnic
day.
day.Tho
The collection for missions was
above ono hundred and fifty dollars ,
which alone would indicate that the
inlsHlonfest was a bit ; success despite
the weather. This money will bo used
in extending the missionary work of
the church.
SATURDAY SITTINGS.
Mrs. I , . 11. Mnsselman went to No-
ligh today to spend Sunday with her
husband.
Mr. and Mrs. 0. A. Lnlkart returned
yesterday from tholr outing trip to
Long IMuo.
John Manlon of Crolghton was in
the city yesterday , enronto to Grand
Island.
Mr. and Mrs. Jasner of Crolghton
were doing some shopping In the city
yesterday.
Miss Grace Matrau went to Mad
ison yesterday for a few days' visit
with friends.
Miss II. C. Wood will make her
home with Mrs. C. II. Brake during
Iho school term.
Mrs. Josephine Hill returned this
morning from a visit of several days
with friends in Carroll.
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn McDaniels re
turned yesterday from a ten-weeks'
visit at Knliunazoo , Mich.
Miss McCoy of Lincoln , the newly
chosen additional high school teacher ,
arrived In the city last night , and will
assume her now duties Monday.
Mrs. C. M. James and son Gale loft
this morning for Omaha to visit dur
ing the Ak-Sar-Uen festivities. After
that they will go to Sioux City for a
visit with friends.
Hev. U. M. Henderson of Omaha ,
who will occupy the pulpit of the M.
12. church tomorrow , is the father of
airs.V. . U. Hoffman of this city. Mrs.
Henderson will bo with him.
I' I Fred Smith , son of Geo. D. Smith ,
who graduated from the Wayne nor
mal the ilrst of July , Is now In Omaha
where ho has a good position In the
assistant auditor's ofllco of the 13. &
M.
Tlio Seniors of the high school have
k'Co
decided that they will Issue a "Milec
ob
Btouo" this year , ami plans for Its pubc
b10
Jicatlon are already under way , the
editorial and business staff having
selected.
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Reynolds and
idOl
'Mrs. A. J. Durland went to Bonostcol (
with the excursionists last night. Mr.
Purland , who has boon in Holt county
on a business trip , joined them at
Yerdlgre and proceeded to Done-stool
with them.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Hlakoman and
nda
son Clare returned at noon from a
visit with friends at Alvo and Lincoln.
in.he
At the state capital they visited the
state fair and report a rtno exhibit ' ,
and that everyone attending was hav
ing a good tlmo.
Some of the fanners have com
menced cutting corn that stands mno
show of maturing for fodder. This is
necessary only with a small per cent
of the fields , where the lateness of holed
season and the ground being Hooded
through April and May , prevented the
planting of tno crop in season.
The democrats of Madison county
contemplate the holding of their
county convention for the nomination
of officers at Battle Creek on the 30th ,
the day after the republicans meet
to name their candidates. The call
lias not been issued , but it la understood
stood- that the date mentioned is meet ;
ing with favor.
The News issued a noon edition to
day , covering the early telegraph re
ports , including tho" account of the
MR day i\t RoncHtool. The edition
wnn dofllgnod for distribution by the
trnlnn leaving Ijoro at noon , about a
thousand copies going to Donostool
alono. The noon edition may become
a permanent feature with the paper
within a iihort tlmo.
Dr. and Mrs , P. II. Baiter enter
tained a largo company of young people
ple at an Informal dancing party at
tholr home on Koonlgotoln avcnuo , In
honor of Miss Josephine Huttorflold ,
who loaves tomorrow for Dann Hall ,
Wellesley , Mass. The house wan
beautifully decorated with cut flowers.
Punch wan served In the dining room.
Delightful music , polished Moors and
dainty refreshments all combined to
miiKo the uvenlng a delightful one.
The annual mlsslonfest of St. Paul's
Lutheran church of this city /will
be held in the I'asewalk grove
South Fifth street , tomorrow. An
( txcnllont program , of spealdng and
Hinging lias been prepared and an enjoyable -
joyablo tlmo Is anticipated , particular
ly by the younger members of the con
gregation. It Is expected that many
families from Slnnlon , Iladiir , IIos-
kins , and other places will bo present
to Join In the enjoyments of the oc-
elision."K
company of thirty people gatli-
ered at the home of Mr. and Mrs.clt
.loo Dust last evening and surprised
Frank Masslck In honor of his twenty-
Ilrst birthday. Refreshments were
served and music and games were onc"
wlion all departed conscious of the
fact that they had enjoyed the occasl"
Ion thoroughly. Frank Masslck was
thoroughly surprised , ns ho know
nothing of the affair until the crowd
had gathered.
After the clouds cleared away this
morning , on of the most delightful
early autumn days imaginable ro-
suited. The air was Invigorating and
charged with ozone- , the dust was ofK
foctually laid and the sun sbono with
a brilliance that served to entice the
people out of doors and keep them as
long as they were able to spare the
tlmo. U was a decided treat from the
weather man , and it is to bo hoped
that ho will not consider it Imposing
on generosity if the request Is sent
in for many more days just like It.
A company of young ij nplo got bar
rels of fun out of a Searching Party
last evening. The girls mot at the
homo of Mrs. Pllgor , South Fifth
street , at a stated hour and proceeded 1
to lose themselves as effectually as
possible. The boys met at the homo
of Carl Wilde on South Sixth street
a llttlo later and started out by twos
In search of tholr partners. The girls
were to pay the penalty If they were
found Inside of an hour and the boys
were subject to a penalty if they
failed to find the maidens in that
time. The boys hunted with energy
aiid system , but try ns they might ,
they could not locate the girls and
they were compelled to coino Into the
rendezvous , without being found , at
the end of the hour. The final mootIng -
Ing place was at the homo of Carl
Wilde , where a supper was served
and the balance of the evening spent
very cnjoyably.
OUR NEIGHBORS.
Mr. and Mrs. N. M. Lowry returned
last Friday from a stay of eighteen
months In the state of Washington on
tlio Pacific coast. They remained
nearly or quite as long as they in
tended when they left and arc back
to remain. Mr. and Mrs. Lowry are
among- Stanton county's most credit
able citizens and the Picket takes
pleasure in welcoming them home.
Stanton Picket.
Dr. Kelpor has had his residence
two doors south of tlio laundry moved
to the middle of- the lot the first of
the week and put on a brick founda
tion. The Interior has been remod
eled and the outside will bo Improved
by a porch on the east and additions
to give him more room. Mr. and Mrs.
Kelper will make this tholr homo until
about the first of December when they
will probably go west to spend the
winter. Plorco Call.
Lightning struck the homo of Mrs.
Hans I Sorensen , in Plum Crook pre
cinct , last Monday morning. The
chimney was demolished , the bolt di
viding In two forks and tearing down
each side of the house. Mrs. Soren
sen , who lives nlono with her five
children , was stunned but all of them
were unhurt. A dog under the porch
was Instantly killed , the body of the
brute being badly burned. The house
was considerably damaged but is fully
Insured. Wayne Democrat.
P. W. Ruth brought us several ears
of corn that ho picked from A. irsG.
Ruth's Hold , near Emorick , where G.ho
visited last Sunday. The field is In
the hailed district , where crops just
eight weeks before his lastvlsitlooked ;
as though they were entirely ruined.
Some of this corn looks very nice.
Three nubbins ho brought as a curi
osity ; they grow on separate sprouts
that grow from a stalk that had been
broken off by the hail about ten Inches
from the ground. Newman Grove
Herald.
TWO KILLED IN A FIGHT ,
Two Gangs of New York Toughs En
gage in a Free For All Battle
This Morning.
Now York , Sopt. 1C , Special teen
The News : Two gangs of toughs engaged -
gaged in a frco for all fight this mornIng > -
Ing , and the police had considerable
dtlllculty in quieting the disturbance.
Two of the toughs were killed and
several were severely injured.
Cruiser Maryland Launched at
Newport News Today.
A MODERN FIGHTING MACHINE.
Launching was Most Beautiful and Im
posing Sight In the History of the
City Description of the New FloatIng -
Ing Fortress and Her Armament.
Newport News , Va. , Sopt. 12. Spec
ial to The News : There was launched
from the ways nt the big plant of the
Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry-
dock company today the latest adcol
dltlon to Uncle Sam's navy the flfat
teen thousand ton armored cruiser
Maryland. The launching was In HOIIIO
respects the most notable In the his-
lory of the city ; It was , moreover ,
one ! of the most beautiful and Impos-
im There was something Indescrib
ably ) majestic In the sight of thlu tre
mendous bulk of gracefully assembled
Htoul doncondlng with rapidly In
creasing spued down the long greased
ways ' to the bright river , in which
so many splendid ships have boon
christened. There was something
curiously Inspiring In tlio scene tlio
mountain of molded metal rushing
[ riverwnrd , headlong down the ways ,
the ( llluttt'rlngof thousandsof handker
chiefs and the cheers from thousands
ol throats , the music , the ceremony.
Tlio available Hpaco about the ways
was packed with enthusiastic human
ity. Tlio school children
. | were pros-
out In thousands. Work was BUS-
ponded in the yard , and thousands of
brawny workmen mingled in the
great | crowd. From the city came
everyone . who could spare the time.
All the fashion and lifo of the city
was ' there.
. From Baltimore , Annapolis and
other points in Maryland came big
crowds by special and regular trains.
Washington sent a largo contingent ,
Richmond was represented and many
hundreds of other persons came from
Intermediate points. On the launch
ing stands were parties of distin
guished visitors , Including Governor
Smith and party of Maryland and nu
merous naval olllcors and others from
Washington.
When the hour for the launching ar-
rived the block was sawed apart nt
. the ) big ship's bow , and she started on
her Journey down the ways. It was
an Instant after the ship began to
move that Miss Jennie Scott Waters ,
daughter of General Waters of Bal
timore , flung the christening bottle
against . ' tlio ship's shapely prow. In
less , time than it takes to tell it the
ship was riding gracefully on the
bosom of the James. As she came to
anchor In midstream a renewed cheer
wont up from tlio assembled thous
ands , while tlio countless tugs and
other craft on the river added to
the general din with deafening
screeches from their whistles.
The cruiser Maryland was author
ized * by congress along with the West
Virginia , the Colorado , the South Da
kota J | , the Nebraska and the California.
"
The vessels represent a long step
ahead for the navy. Practically no
advance was made after the Brooklyn
and Now York were built by the
Cramps. The now ships have the in
vulnerability of a battleship , with the
speed of a first class cruiser , and
compare favorably witli the best ves
sels of foreign powers.
The principal dimensions of the
Maryland are as follows : Length on
load water line , 502 feet ; extreme
beam , 09 foot $ V- inches ; draft on nor
mal displacement of 13,076 tons , rM
feet 1 inch ; full-load displacement ,
ammunition and stores aboard , 15,101 t
tons ; designed and indicated horse
power , 23,000 ; speed , 22 knots ; coal
supply , lS5u tons ; complement of of
ficers , 47 ; complement of seamen , ma
rines , etc. , 783.
Tlio ship will be propelled by two
sets of twin screws , vortlclo Inverted
triple expansion , direct acting en
gines , designated for 3,000 collective
horsepower , having a stroke of four
feet and riming at 120 revolutions n
mlnuto. Each engine will bo placed
In n separate water tight compart
ment , and will have cylinders 3S&
Inches , o3 A inches and two 74 Inches
In diameter. Steam at 250 pounds
bo
supplied from 1C water tube boilers
of the most improved marine typo.
The boilers will bo arranged In six | j
watertight compartments , the total :
grate surface being l.GOO square foot ,
and the total heating surface 70,944
square foot. There will bo four fun
nels , standing fore and aft.
The main battery will consist of
4 eight-inch breech-loading rifles and
11 six-inch rapid flro rifles. The
eight-Inch guns will bo mounted
In pairs in two electrically controlled
ellptical balanced turrets of the
Hlchborn typo , placed on the middle
line of the ship , one forward and neat
aft , each having an arc of train of at
least 270 degrees. On the upper deck
at the corners of the superstructure
there will bo1 six-inch guns , mounted :
In sponsons , ono in each corner , and
having either a bow or stern flro , with
an arc of train of at least 145 degrees.
There will also
bo the
gun-
deck battery of 10 six-Inch guns rifles
forming a broadside , flvo on each
side , the arc of flro of each bolng not
loss than 110 degrees , or at least 65
degrees forward and 55 degrees abaft
the beam , except In the case of the
forward pair , which nro so arranged
as to bo capable of
direct ahead flro.
From present Indications It Is hoped
that the cruluor will bo completed
and ready for commission before this
tlm next year.
MONDAY MENTION.
Damascus Chapter No. 25 , II. A. M. ,
will meet In regular session tonight.
Dr. F. O. Salter and C. P. Pariah
are in Atklrison today gunning for
ducks.
J. M. Covert IB this afternoon moving -
ing his family Into a house on South
Twelfth street.
Miss Anna Verges will leave for
Lincoln tomorrow to continue her
course of study ,
John Bridge loft at noon today for
Oborlln , Ohio , where ho will enter
the Oborlln college.
Attorney M. D. Tyler went to Lin
coln ut noon today to present a case
at the supreme court.
Miss Helen Bridge will leave this
week , for Lincoln where Hho goes to
enter , the state university.
.
the University of Nebraska.
Rev. J. P. Mueller returned last
evening from Wayne , whore ho had
been ( to preach at a misslonfest.
Will Oxnam will leave this week
for Lincoln whore he will enter the
freshman class of the state university.
Mrs. M. J. Romlg left this noon for
her homo In Nollgh to visit friends
and relatives for a couple of weeks.
Miss Louise Woills went to Omaha
today to enroll in Rrownell Hall. She
was accompanied by her sister Miss
V.VJII1 IftllllUl * L/J ilUI QlSIVVit f Afliao
Woills.
Miss Josephine Buttcrflcld left yesterday -
terday noon for Wellcsloy , Mass. ,
where she returns to her senior year
In Dana Hall.
Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Janes have
given up tholr cottage in Norfolk and
will make their homo in Sioux City
In ' the future.
Dr. and Mrs. G. F. Bilgcr returned
Saturday night from a visit with rel
atives and friends In Durt , Dodge and
Washington counties.
Everett Carrick will leave tomorrow
for Amos , to take the position ho held
In the sugar factory at that place dur
ing the last sugar campaign.
Earnest Bridge will leave forLIncoln
next Monday morning to continue his
course in the state university. Ho
will bo in the postolllco until then.
Mrs. Mary Smith , sister of C. A.
Balleweg , passed through tlio city to
day on her way to Deadwood , S. D. ,
after a visit with Hartlngton friends.
Paul Sisson left today for Delaware ,
Ohio , where bo will enroll in the Ohio
Weslyan university. Ho will make
his homo with his sister , Mrs. L. C.
Riddle.
A. Kimball Barnes left for Lincoln
this morning where ho will take his
sixth year's work nt the state univer
sity. He will work this term for tlyj
degree of master of arts. He will as-
slst in a philosophy laboratory.
Trinity social guild will meet tomor
row evening at 8 o'clock with Miss
White instead of with Miss Watts as
previously planned. A full attendance
of members is desired.
R. F. Bruce has purchased three !
lots at the corner of Madison avenue
and Eleventh streets , where ho will
build n good sized residence. 11u
present the house will be rented but
it will bo built with the idea of making
ing it his home when ho moves In
from his farm. Work on the house
will begin as soon as plans can bo
drawn.
Invitations have boon received by
Norfolk friends to the marriage of
Mr. Max Lensor and Miss Peterson ,
both of Tilden , which is to take place
next Wednesday. Mr. Lensor , who is
manager of one of the lumber yards
at Tilden , formerly made his homo
hero and Miss Peterson has visited
hero and is well known to a number
of Norfolk people.
There was no school In the Lincoln
building today owing to the impossi
bility of securing the heat necessary
to heat the rooms. The basement has
boon flooded with water during the
past summer and It hoS
has been impos
sible to got it out in time to use She
furnaces of the building. It is hoped
to have the basement cleared out and
the heat going in time to reopen
school shortly ,
ALL DEAD AT FEDERAL BUILDING ,
The Bricks Which Have Been Re-
celved do not Coincide With
Specifications.
Work on the Norfolk federal build
ing has temporarily stopped. The su
perintendent of the construction and
the foreman have both loft the city
for visits to Chicago. Nothing will
be done on the structure until ap
proval upon certain propositions can
be had from the supervising architect
at Washington.
An Impossibility in building the
corners of the now United States
court house with the bricks at hand ,
In accordance with the plans and
specifications , is the cause of the do-
lay. The detailed specifications pro ]
vide for corners of a certain width.
The foco bricks which have boon ap J )
proved by the department and which
have boon shipped to Norfolk , arc
so wide that they can not possibly
bo set Into the outlined space. And
just there is the rub.
Word has been sent to the depart
ment nt Washington In regard to the
trouble and all operations at tbo struc
ture here have boon postponed until
definite Instructions nro received.
Superintendent Fain expects to hear
about Monday.
Recent Raise in Wages on the
Northwestern Road.
MORE MONEY BEING SPENT HERE
Freight Men are Given a Little the
Better of It on the Increase Work
Still Progressing on the Extensive
Yards at South Norfolk.
fFrom TiicHdny'B Dnlly. ]
Perhaps few business men in Nor
folk thoroughly appreciate what the
recent Increase In wages on the Chicago
cage and Northwestern railroad moans
to tills city directly every month of
tbo year.
From $15 to $25 additional wages to
every man on the service .are now be
ing spent In Norfolk among the mer
chants. The Increase gives 12 per
cent additional pay to all passenger
men and 15 per cent more to all
freight men on the line. This affects
the entire crows , excepting locomotive
engineers.
Work on the now magnificent yards
In South Norfolk Is going on steadily ,
and gradually the most complete sys-
torn of switching tracks anywhere
along the Northwestern line is being
completed. A conservative estimate
by ono of the officials of the company ,
places the cost of the big Improve
ments here at fully $200,000 , and prob
ably more.
Eighteen inches of gravel bed will
bo packed upon some spots of the
now . yards , which extend from First
to Thirteenth streets , and embrace
an area of some 320 acres. Every
square foot of ground will be graveled ,
and the average depth of the pebbles
will bo eight inches.
Within ten days , if the weather is
good , the tracks In the yards will be
in actual use by rolling stock. The
coal chutes are now getting into
smooth shape and the mammoth ma
chinery , which cost something like
$7,000 , hauls the heavy cars up the
incline regularly. The only difficulty
comes In the size of the coal lumps ,
as they are too largo when they como
from the mine. Every car load of coal
has to be pounded by a man until the
chunks can fall into place nicely.
. A gangof fifty Russians worebrought
into the city yesterday from Fremont
and ] they will work on the now round
house.
It is probable that the new yards
will not be completed until after the
first of the year.
TUESDAY TOPICS.
Mrs. Dr. Smart of Madison is in
town today.
Senator Hale was in town from Bat
tle Creek today.
Miss Nora Conway has returned
from a two weeks' vacation spent in
Omaha.
Miss Anna Parker is here from
Plainview on her way to Neligh for
a few days.
Hon. T. F. Memminger was over
from Madison today to attend the Ju-
dicial convention.
Attorney Fred H. Free of Plainvlow
came in this morning to attend the
judicial convention.
Thos. Brithell of Neligh is missing
the carnival at home to take in the
judicial convention hero.
O. A. Williams , formerly court re
porter , was down from Neligh to at
tend the judicial convention ,
Mrs. C. B. Burrows came over from
Madison last evening. Next week Mr.
and Mrs. Burrows leave for an ex
tended trip west.
Judge Cones , W. E. Powers and B.
M. Jones were among the early ar
rivals from Pierce to attend the ju
dicial convention.
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Mitchell of Os
mend are guests at the home of W.
B. Hight. Mr. Mitchell Is a prominent
merchant of Osmond.
Edwin Johnson , who lias been
spending two weeks witli his father ,
Dr. A. J. Johnson , returned to his law
practice in Chicago Monday.
"Kid" Hall returned yesterday from
Deadwood , where ho has been for a
year and a half.and this morning went
to work for Martin Slawtor.
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Roland of South :
Norfolk loft on the noon train for Ta
bor , Iowa , being called there by the
sudden death of Mr. Roland's brother ,
din -
mon house at the corner of Madison
avenue and Eighth street , lately va
cated by John Quick , who has removed
to South Norfolk.
Mrs. J. Baum and Julius Altschuler
left yesterday morning for Marshall-
town , Iowa , called by the serious ill-
ness of their brother Henry. Mrs. 11D. .
Baum has been with her brother for
the past two weeks.
Miss Alice Mullen , who is in Dead -
wood , S. D. , for the winter , writes that
there is six inches of snow on the
ground there , but that the weather is
not cold and the people do not appear
to mind the white covering.
Mrs. N. A. Rainbolt entertained a
company of about forty ladles at a
flinch party Saturday afternoon , at
her homo on Koenlgstcln avenuo. atA
pleasant social event was well round
ed out when she served a dainty three-
course supper.
Work on the government building
has been nt n standstill for a couple
of days , owing to the unfavorable
weather. The principal cause of delay -
lay has been the condition of the
t
THE OLD RELIABLE
V ,
Absolutely Pure.
THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE
stieets which would not permit the
moving of the heavy stones from the
railroads to the building site. . ,
Max Lensor of Tlldon was in the
city today , doing some shopping pre
paratory to his wedding , which takes
placn tomorrow. The name of the
prospective bride , by the way , is Miss
Hanson , instead of Miss Peterson , ns
reported by The News.
The team attached to the Pasowalk
pump wagon did a lively runaway
stunt this morning , taking the wagon
at a lively rate south on Third stroet.
The animals kept to the middle of the
road ) and did llttlo damage except
scattering the paraphernalia Jn the
wagon broadcast over the route.
A company of twenty-four young In
dians from the Rosebud Indian reser
vation at Bonesteol , were In the city
yesterday on their way to Genoa to
enter the government school for its
wards for the fall and winter. Ono
young woman of the party registered
the entire party at the Queen City
hotel , writing in a very neat and read
able hand , but some of the names reg
istered were cautions.
C. R. Foley , who has hold the po
sition of cutter in the tailor shop of
C. H. Krahn for some time , loft this
morning on the 11 o'clock train over v
the Union Pacific for San Francisco ,
Cal. , where he expects to receive em
ployment at his trade during the win-
tor. Mrs. Foley accompanied him.
Mr. Krahn has not yet filled the posi
tion made vacant , but will prob
ably renew bis acquaintance with the
tape , "the shears , and the chalk , for
the present.
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.
The boys of the freshman class ac
tually broke all precedent and swept
out the gymnasium last night.
The laboratory was left in a deplor
able condition at the close of the last
school year , but is gradually being
straightened up for the work of the
classes.
The feeling among the students of
the high school appears to bo bettor
this year than for years past. They
feel like doing something , and the
prospects are for a successful school
term.
The seniors are still waiting for
their books on physics , which were
ordered before school commenced.
Their inability to get them Indicates
that the publishing house is doing a
rush business. \ !
It seems to the high school stu
dents , that each freshman class is
worse than the one that preceded it ,
and this flattering estimate is not
withheld from the class to enter tbo
high school the present year.
The Athletic association is accom
plishing more this year than over be
fore. They are setting up a gyrana- ,
slum and have ordered a number of " '
new equipments. Basket ball will be
one of the games to receive attention
during the fall and winter.
None of the scholars have yet taken
advantage of the fact that the princi
pal has but ono arm with which to
enforce discipline , and the apparent
readiness to conform to the rules and
regulations would tend to the belief
that the principal
actually needs no
arms at all so far as corrections are
concerned ,
The football squad early got to
gether , but as a number of members ;
of the old team have quit school the J
prospects for team work is not as flat
torlng as it has been in years past
and it is doubtful if an organization
is perfected. However , John Ding-
man was elected manager , and Harold
Gow captain , and an effort will bo
made to see what can be done in the
football line.
RUFFIAN IN JAIL.
Big Polander Awaiting Trial on Very
Serious Charge In Antelope County
After Once Escaping.
Nollgh , Nob. , Sopt. 1C. From a
Staff Correspondent : Lying in the
county jail In this city. Imprisoned
upon a very serious charge , is a great
big husky Polander , for whom Sheriff
Frishio has been searching constantly
during the past week. The fugitive
was captured at Niobrara and brought
to Nsligh yesterday. When ho was
arrested over a week ago ho began to
boat the guard and
slipped
away , into
the darkness. No trace of him could
bo found. A
watch was kept at Nio-
brara. Yesterday ho
carao into town
and applied for work
at a livery sta
ble. A telephone
message sent Sher'
iff Frishio In short
order and the bte
rufflan will now await his trial
