THE WEEKLY NEW&JOURNAL
PART TWO NOIIKOI.K , NIUMKASKA , I'MMDAY , ( HTOIHOU 1(5 ( , 1DOH. PAGES 9 TO 16
The Soldiers From Ft. Nio-
brara Finish March.
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f W. ARRIVED IN CITY AT 1 O'CLOCK.
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* vu ' The 480 Colored Fighters , In Charge
J 'C of Twenty White Officers , Complete -
# ' ' ? plete Their March From Valentine
to Norfolk In Good Shape.
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The 4SO colored troops of the
Twenty-fifth Infantry , U. S. A. , in
charge of twenty white olllcors ,
< luo to arrive In Norfolk nt noon to
day , camped seventeen miles wustof
this city last night and made the
. march during the morning so that
t < * '
cf they reached town shortly after 1
o'clock. They will camp In Norfolk
until Sunday afternoon when they
will hoard their special train and
move to Fort Rlloy , Kan. , for the an
nual encampment.
The soldiers will not , as had been
planned , remain In Norfolk for six
days. They will bo hero a llttlo over
twenty-four hours. Their special
trains will leave Norfolk during to
morrow afternoon In two sections ,
containing about twenty-five cars.
They are duo at Fort Hiley by Tues
# * : . day.Tlio
Tlio regiment carries with It a
- special draylng outfit which docs all
of the work when they stop. The
provisions ordered hy the quarter
master for Norfolk were on hand
early this morning. D. Rees , the
government contractor who had the
matter in charge , is out of the city ,
visiting Ft. Leavonworth and the pro
visions wore cared for by J. W. Ran
som. Mr. Rees had not anticipated
the arrival of the soldiers before Mon
day , although they were originally
scheduled to reach Norfolk on Fri
day.
/ Last night the soldiers camped four
miles the other side of Battle Creek
and early today they broke camp for
their final march. They have taken
the stepping easy over since they
left their fort at Valentino some two
weeks ago , and were in good condi
tion when they came in.
Saturday evening the Twenty-fifth
Regiment band will glvo one of their
concerts at the Auditorium. The con
certs have proven very popular
throughout the route along the Elk-
horn.
The troops have marched about 175
miles.
Soldiers Pass Through.
Meadow Grove , Neb. , Oct. 10.
Special to The News : The soldiers
from Fort Nlohrara , enrouto to Nor
folk , stopped for an hour in Meadow
Grove last evening. , and the entire
population came out to see the sight
of a moving column of fighters in a
time of profound peace.
V _ _ _ _
Troops Camp at Hogrefe Ranch.
Dattlo Crook , Neb. , Oct. 10. Spec
ial to The News : The Fort Nlobrara
troops passed through this place at
8:45 : this morning on their way to
Norfolk. They camped for the night
at the Herman Hogrefo ranch west
of town , and made no stop in Dattlo
Creek , being in something of a hurry
to reach their destination.
MISSOURI BITING INTO IOWA ,
Erratic * River Is Taking Acres of
Iowa's Doman Down Stream to
Increase Its Muddiness.
' Plattsmouth , Nob. , Oct. 12. Spec
V ial to The News : At a bend in the
> Big Muddy , just north of this city
'rf the Missouri is cutting Into Iowa tor
rltory at a fearful rate , and unless
f the people are successful in stopping
"
the river's action , many acres o"
Iowa's fertile soil will be floated
down the stream to Increase thosll
being deposited in the delta at the
r- mouth of the stream.
The farmers are up in armsagalns
the encroachment of the stream and
propose to stop its ravages if that
is possible.
FIRE SWEEPS NEBRASKA PRAIRIE ,
Flames Set to Fields From Burning
Train on Burlington , Causes
Much Damage.
Greeley , Neb. , Oct. 10. Special to
The News : Wednesday's Burlington
freight train through hero took flro
from a hot box and the effects of the
flames caused by It have just this
afternoon been overcome. A car
which caught flro was burned up and
the pralrio' grass alongside was
started to' bla/.ing.
Great damage was done by the flro
'us It swept across the country and
only after they had been fought by
hundreds of men were the llamos
overcome.
HIGH SCHOOLS AT BASE BALL.
Oakdale and Neligh Teams Meet at
the Former Town.
Oakdalo , Nob. , Oct. 12.-rSpecIal to
The News : There was an interest
ing game of ball hero Saturday after
noon between the high school team of
Neligh and the Oakdalo high school
team , the homo nine winning by a
core of 8 to 10. The high wind that
n-ovallod operated against a thor-
uglily scientific gnmo , but thu finish
, vus hotter than the start. A largo
lumber of people witnessed thogami1 ,
naiiy enthusiastic rooters coming
lown from Nellgli to back their team.
Tlio battorlos were : Nollgh Hoff-
nan and Kelly. Oakdalo Strlugfol-
ow and Husslng.
Reception to the Pnstor.
Moadbw Grove , Neb. , Oct. 10.
Ipuclal to Tlio News : The members
f the Methodist church and congre
gation gave a reception to their new
mstor , Rev. R. C. Thorpe , who was
ppolntoii to this charge by the con-
orenco recently hold In Fremont ,
to was formerly In charge at Os-
nond. The reception was greatly
Mijoyod by all attending.
SCHOOL GIRL'S ' LIMB BROKEN ,
Miss Teresa Baldwin of Neligh Jumps
From a Hay Rack and Her
Limb is Fractured.
Neligh , Nob. , Oct. 12. Special to
The News : Miss Teresa Haldwin ,
ilxteon years of age , sustained a frac-
ure of ono of her limbs Saturday
evening.
She hiul been to Oakdalo with a
rack load of school pupils to see the
mil game , and when the party drove
ip to her homo she jumped from the
ivagon without waiting for assistance.
\s she fell to the sidewalk her limb
doubled up under her and an exam-
nation of her injuries revealed a
'racture Just above her ankle.
AGED RESIDENT OF BATTLE CREEK
Mrs. John Delph Passed Away at 1
O'clock This Morning After
a Week's Illness.
Battle Creek , Neb. , Oct. 10. Spec-
al to The News : Mrs. John Delph ,
aged eighty years , passed away at
icr homo in this city this morning at
1 o'clock after an illness of six days ,
and the funeral will be hold at 11
Vclock Sunday morning from the
Baptist church , Rev. Mr. White at
tending.
The deceased is an old resident
lore , having made this her homo dur-
ng the past thirty years. She loaves
an aged husband , who is an old sol-
Her , and two sons to mourn her loss.
STATE BANK REPORT.
Increase of Over One Million Dollars
in Deposits.
Lincoln , Oct. 10. The quarterly
state bank report , showing the con
dition of state hanks at the close of
business September 5 , issued by the
state banking board , shows an In
crease of over $1,000,000 in deposits
over the former quarterly report , and
a reserve of 3G 1-3 per cent , whereas
the legal amount required is only 15
per cent.
Mr. Royso gave out the following
statement showing the comparative
changes.
"Compared with the statement of
September 15 , 1902 , the present re
port shows that deposits have In
creased $1,715,220.79 ; loans , $1,014 , '
511.72 ; capital ? 329,700 ; number of
banks 30 ; reserve decreased 1-3 one
per cent ; increase in depositors 14-
589.
Compared with the statement of
Juno 9 , 1903 , three months since , deposits -
posits have increased $1,003,299.12 ;
loans increase , $130,459.54 ; reserve
Increase 2 per cent , number of banks
increase 3' ; capital stock Increase
$24,750.
State banks now hold a reserve of
30 1-3 per cent , the legal requirement
being 15 per cent.
The number of depositors at the
date of this report was 133,829 , being
an Increase of 13,871 over the num
ber reported June 9 , 1903.
The total number of banks report
ing at the close of business Septem
her 5 , 1903 , was 490.
In the New York Storm.
Neligh , Neb. , Oct. 12. Special to
The News : W. W. Cole , druggist
and manager of the telephone oiflco
of this city , has received word from
his wife , who is visiting In the cast ,
that she was caught in the terrible
ainstorm that prevailed in New York
the other day. She was enrouto from
Peeksklll to Now York when the
storm and Hood came and the train
she was on wus compelled to stop at
KIngsbrldgo until the storm subsid
ed. She states that It was the worst
rainstorm she ever saw. The waters
liavo gone down snlllclontly for her
to continue her journey and she is
now on her way homo.
SENATOR DIETRICH RETURNS ,
Home From Alaska. Where he Went
to Study Conditions That he
Might Act Intelligently.
San Francisco , Oct. 12. Special to
Tlio News : Senator Chas. H. Diet
rich of Nebraska has juwt arrived
hero from his frlp through Alaska ,
whore ho wont to study conditions
( luring the summer that ho might
act Intelligently on legislation to
como .boforo congress regarding this
portion of Uncle Sam's domain. Ho
enjoyed the trip and feels that ho
has acquired a now understanding of
the territory.
Remained Here Over Sunday
on Account of Trains.
HOW THEY SPENT YESTERDAY.
A Large Number of Visitors Drove to
the Military Park and Looked .itthe
Colored Fighters Officers Went
Out to Dinner and to Church.
Shivering and dampened by a driz
zling rain that foil Monday morning ,
the Twenty-fifth Infantry. U. S. A. ,
who had camped In Norfolk over Sun
day , boarded their special trains nt
the Union Pacific station and depart
ed for the national encampment at
Fort Hiley , Kansas.
Very early In the morning the sol
dier men were wakeiiod and the
tents hauled down. The property
was transported to the depot and
loaded into the cars. Although the
work of preparation was begun early ,
It was not finished until after 10
o'clock.
The officers and troops seemed to
bo well pleased with their stay in
this city. After their long march of
seventeen days across country they
wore willing to rest over Sunday.
Twenty-soven cars were required to
carry the mon and the material out
of Norfolk. They departed In two
sections.
At Camp Yesterday.
All day Sunday a constant string
of people was stretched along North
Fourth street to the camp. They wore
Norfolk civilians and Sunday visitors
In tlio city , taking In the sights and
unique phases of army life. At 1
o'clock in the "evening , " as the sol
diers expressed it , guard mount was
held and a concert followed. Tlio
strong wind blow harder than the
lungs of the players could possibly
do , but they kept up the music for an
; iour and a half regardless.
The tented city was a real , live mil-
tary camp , with every part of It well
; Ioveloped. The round , single poled
touts completely covered the grounds
iit the driving park and could bo scon
from a far distant point.
Tents Hold Sixteen Men.
Each tent holds sixteen mon. They
io down with their feet at the center
of the circle and their heads at the
outer edge , forming a perfect wheel
. ) f which their bodies are spokes nlid
th < center of the tent th'o hub. I
There wore eight companies in the
mrt of the regiment which came to
Norfolk. The other portion Is sta-
ioned just now in Oklahoma.
A number of the officers wore
guests at Sunday dinner with Nor
folk people who made the short stop
> f the troops hero as pleasant as pos
sible. A few of the commanders at
tended church during the morning
service.
Seventeen Days Enroutc.
The march from Valentine to Nor
folk lasted just seventeen days. Dur-
tlmt time the soldiers had some hard
work , two days being rainy and very
poor traveling ycathor.
Many of the officers have seen ser
vice In Cuba and the regiment itself
did some hard fighting In the Philip
pine islands.
Lieutenant Mapes is a distant rel
ative of some of the Mapes and Dur-
hind families in Norfolk.
Tore Off Their Buttons.
For the sake of many good looking
girls who visited the camp , not a
few of the soldier boys left town
without a sign of a button upon their
blouses and when the Inspector
comes around there will bo some
thing doing because of the winning
ways of Norfolk maidens. Many
cakes of hardtack wore also carried
away as souvenirs.
Two Men Sent Home.
The regiment left Norfolk with two
men less than they had started with.
The pair wore sent back to the fort
in shackles. Ono of them was ar
rested for shooting off a gun In a sa
loon row and 'the other for walking
Into a store while intoxicated and
stealing a sack of flour. This hap
pened during their inarch.
ELKS ENTERTAIN ARMY OFFICERS
Doors Were Thrown Open to Mili
tary Men and Clever Speeches
Were Made.
Officers of the Twenty-fifth Infan
try , U. S. A. , who arrived in Norfolk
on Saturday , wore given visitors'
cards for the Klks' club rooms and
wore entertained by members of the
lodge on Saturday night. The entire -
tire evening was made a social ses
sion , all cordiality being extended to
the guests of honor. The card room ,
the billiard room and the reception
parlor were pretty places to look In
at , filled with tlio score of handsome
military men , their grac'oful figures
and square shoulders set off in the
regular army blue and the golden
shoulder-straps.
Each of the officers was called
upon for a speech by Kxalted Ilulor
Hobortson and clover words wore
spoken. The following officers , in
order of their rank , were present :
Lieutenant Colonel \V. II. W.
James ; Major W. C. Butler ; Captain
J. P. O'Noll ; Captain A. II. Shattock ;
Captain M. J. Lonlhan ; Captain Win.
Kirkman ; Captain J. D. Loltoh ; Cap
tain S. hyixi ; Finn Lieutenant P. A.
Martin ; First Nontenant .I.N. Straat ;
Firm Uoiili-naiit . S. Mapen ; First
Lieutenant ( i. \ , . Chapman : Fd-Ht
Uoittcnanl S.V. . Hall ; First Uoitton
ant W. Hughco ; First Lieutenant .1.
L. Podgo ; First Lieutenant P. .1. Lau-
her ; Second Lieutenant N , M. ( Ireon ;
Second Lieutenant ( i. Donald ; Second
end Lieutenant A. llrandt ; Second
Lieutenant I ) . I ) . Hay ; Second Lieu
tenant 11. S. drier ; First Lieutenant
and Assistant Surgeon M. A.V. .
Shockloy.
Quartet Snng.
Sunday night the quartet of the
regiment spent several hours at the
IClliH1 club rooms enlortaliiliig the
members and lady guests. The
voices wore beautiful to a degree and
everyone present was highly de
lighted with the Iniproiiiplu musicale.
Soldier Notes.
Them are three Filipinos In tlio
command , and they are making good
soldlot-H.
The soldiers found not n few people
ple who were willing and anxious to
share their rude fare for a meal.
It Is probable that the command
may pay a brief visit to Norfolk
again on their return to the fort.
Quito a number of the soldiers
found their way down town and to
churchSunday morning and evening.
It Is understood that a requisition
for buttons was sent In soon after
the boys loft the girls of Norfolk bo-
hind.
So far. none of the lion roosts In
and abotit Norfolk have been report
ed as being rudely depleted of don-
I/ens.
One young lady had an apron full
of hard tack biscuits with the auto
graphs of the soldiers written upon
them.
Ono of Norfolk's benevolent pro
fessional men visited the camp with
a basketful of tracts that found eager
readers.
Lieutenant Mapos found the city
full of relatives and friends and his
time was fully taken during his stay
In receiving and returning calls.
The hospital corps was In excellent
condition to care for the wounded ,
but It Is understood that Its services
were not extensively In demand.
The ox-soldlors who had served In
camp at Chlckanmiiga found pleasure
in reviving recollections of camp life
and wore cordially received by of
ficers and privates. ,
The chaplain didn't rcu.ll/.o that ho
was posing for u snapshot , but ho as
sumed a fetching attitude and the
man with the camera couldn't resist
ho temptation of putting him on roc-
> rd.
The command presented a hotter
ippoaranco when it marched down
: o take the train for Hiley than It
lid when It entered Iho town. It
came with tlio band In the lead and
n marching order.
Many pleasing acquaintances wore
formed between the soldiers and the
icoplo of Norfolk during their short
stay , and many of I lie soldier folk
expressed a high regard for tlio people
ple of the city and the town Itself.
There was a big demand for per
mits to go down town Sunday evenIng -
Ing for anything from a loaf of bread
for a sick comrade , to a quarter of
beef for emergency rations , but the
officers wore accepting no excuses.
Col. James had a hurry call down
town and came In his carpet slip-
pors. Ho got orders direct that there
was ono pie and an apple loft In the
city and ho was caught by a snap
shot artist disposing first of one and
then the other.
The military and patriotic spirit
was rlfo In Norfolk during the visit
of the soldiery , and all that was lackIng -
Ing was some method of proving It.
An enlisting officer might have secured
cured numerous recruits had ho been
on the grounds.
The wetness under head and the
dampness over feet Monday morning
gave many of the poor follows a chll
and there was a considerable demand
for something warm to ward off a
death of dampness before the train
pulled out , with a long , heavy Journey -
noy before them.
Lieutenant Straat had a pain Sun-
: lay and went to Chief of Police
Kane with a long face and an appeal
to do something for him even if ho
liad to got a "subscription. " The
chief know not wlioro the mcdlclno
lie needed was obtainable under the
present administration and told him
so.
THE WEErTwrrTfrirBOWLERS ,
A Large Number of Rollers Beat the
.Mark of 200 and a Record
Was Made.
Those who inado scores of 200 or
moro during the past week among
bowlers were : K. Johnson , 273 , 240 ,
23C , 231 , 222 , 220 , 217 ; Dr. H. O. Mun
son , 225. 221 , 224 , 233 * 231 , L'33 ; S.
D. Hobortson 230 , 210 , 202 ; Chris Andersen
dorson 210 ; Arthur KoonlgHtoln 200.
10. Johnson won the cash prl/.o with
a score of 273. His average for three
consecutive games for the monthly
pri/.o was 230. Dr. Munson was second
end with an average of 224. M. M.
Knickerbocker scored the highest of
the season in four hack , eighty-one
in possible ninety. Ho also scored
eight in nine plus.
low the Militia Boys Will be
Drilled at Camp.
'HE SCHEDULE AS PREPARED.
'hey Will Go Enrly to Bed .inI Enrly
to Rise and Ought to be Aftcrwnrd
Healthy , Wealthy and Wise Have
Church on Sunday ,
I From Momliiy'n Dally. )
An outline of the work to bo done
y ( lie Second regiment , Nebraska
alloiuil guard , at the Fort Hlloy
innoiiverii , IIUH boon received byAd-
itant ( loiieral Culver. While the
rugram IH mihjccl to change. It
IVOH a good Idea of Mm nature of
lie work that IH expected of I lie Hol
lers. The regular troops will ar-
Ivo October 13 and conlliiiio In
amp until October 30. The national
nurd troops will arrive In camp Oc-
: > bor 27. The HI-H ! two dayn Iho
atloual guard will "Hock" by them-
elves. In other wordH Iliey will
ave their own program , hut from
he 21st to the day of breaking camp
ley will lake part In the program
roHcrlbed for the regulars. Leis
ures will be given by ( lie chief mir-
eon , chief quarlorniiistor , and chief
( immlssary , or by olllcei-H designated
y thorn , to the ollleeni of the mi-
lomil guard holonglng to their ro
ped Ivo departments , on dates to lie
niioiincod later.
The program an now arranged
hews that the national guard will
rrlvo and make camp , Sunday , Oc-
ober IS. In the forenoon of October
! t if the guard doHlros It may have
lattallon drill , close and extended or-
or , from ! l to II o'clock and In the
ftoriioon tliero Is to bo regimental
rill , close and extended order , from
to 1 o'clock.
The program which will apply both
o the regulars and national guard
s us follows :
October IS , Sunday Arrival and
nuking camp.
October 19 , Monday Forenoon :
lattallon drill , close and extended
inler , ! ) :00 : to 11:00 : , If desired by mi-
loual guards. Afternoon : Hegl-
iicntal drill , close and extended or-
lor , 2:00 : to 4:00. :
October 20 , Tuesday Forenoon :
trlgadn drill , close and extended or-
ler , 11:00 : to 11:30. : Afternoon : Con
struction of Intreiiciimeiits. Hven-
Lecture to all officers by
Arthur L. Wagner , assistant
uljutant general , U. S. A.
October 21 , Wednesday Fore-
loon : Outposts by reglmijnts , proh-
em 4. Aiternoon : Completion of
iitroncbiiioiits montlonod October 20.
October 22 , Tlfiirsday Doploy-
nont of entire division. All trains
o accompany column , problem 5.
October 23 , Friday Contact of op
losing forces of all arms , problem 0.
October 21 , Saturday Forenoon :
Itevlew of entire division. After-
loon : Regular troops ; field sports.
National guard Lecture to officers
) ii Intrencliments , by olllcor of the
corps of engineers , U. S. army.
October 25 , Sunday Forenoon :
Divine service In those regiments
ivlth chaplains , at such hour as reg
mental commander designates.
October 2o , Monday Attack and
lefciiKO of a position , problem 7.
October 27 , Tuesday Uroakltif ,
camp.
THE REGIMENTAL CONCERT ,
A Long Program Pleased a Smal
House at the Auditorium on
Saturday Night.
The Twenty-fifth Infantry band
under the excellent leadership
George L. Thompson , made good
music and lots of it for an audience
at the Auditorium Saturday night
which should have been much bigger.
The band is composed of thirty pieces
and every man is a thoroughbred mu
sician. The program consisted of all
sorts of variety and every number
was well played. The program was
rendered In three sections Instead of
two. ono uoliiK to extras which were
put In at special request of persons
In the audience. This feature strung
the concert a bit longer than it might
have been , but the listeners went
homo In good humor for all that and
were glad that they had como.
Mr. Thompson announces that ho
will .bring his band through this sec
tion during the winter and that they
will glvo a concert and ball together.
This ought to bo a good feature of
tin * season's doings and the band
ought to receive better patronage
than that of Saturday night.
ORDERS FOR SECOND REGIMENT.
Final Instructions to National Guards
Who Will go to Fort Rlley.
Adjutant General Culver has is
tuied the final orders to the com
panics of the Second regiment , N. N.
( ! . , that will participate In the ma
uouvors at Fort Hlluy , Kansas , on
October IS to 27 Inclusive.
Company L , of this city , Is to leave
at 10:30 : a. in. , next Saturday , over
the Union Pacific , and has full In
structions as to uniforms , nccoitrto-
montu , crimp equipage , cooking out
fits , rations , etc. Regular per diem
will be received hy officers and mou
'rum ' the Mine they Voiivo Norfolk Hu
ll they return again ,
In the Encmy'o Country.
The colored troopn marching Into
Norfolk Hal unlay noon came ait
lough I hey wore In I bo onomy'n
mintcy. Firm wan the advance
niml , t-oiiHlMtlng of Hquadn at Inter
alH along Ihe front , lletween tU > . < w
ml Hie main body were Individual ) *
It-etched along. WIHM | > : luty It Is to
eep a constant communication bit-
ween the raiikH In the foreground
ml those In the roar. The Holdlern
racllce every typo of drill on their
mri'li. Ibis being dm purpose of tln >
lurching.
WENTY HORSESARE BURNED ,
_
eavltt'n Livery Stablcn In Sioux
Falls Go up In Flames , Ore-
mathuj Animals.
Sioux Falls , Oct. 12. Special to
'lio ' Newii : I.eiivlll's llvory baniH
Minted here and twenty hori < i > s worn
romated. The limn IH $75,000. Twi >
.roinoii . wore Injured by running into
ditch.
rflX-UP FROMjmaESS DRIVING
'wo Men Arrested for Speeding
Dawn Main Street and Over
turning n Buggy.
The trial of Oscar lUcchc , arro.Hted
| IK ! week on the charge of reddens
riving , may not bo held until Moil-
ay In police ciiort. The date had
eon previously sot for Friday nfter-
eon but. a continuance was granted
Hlecho , together with a teamster
allied Hlgnor , was arreted for run-
lug down a Norfolk cltl/.en named
lolcher. It Hoems that Melcber'.s
uggy was hooked by Slgnor'H hub
H Hlgnor and Uloclm drove down thw
trout. Mr. Melchor was thrown out
ml quite badly bruised about the
imliH , although lie was able toHI \
iitt again yesterday.
Slgiior pleaded guilty to the cbargo
if reckless driving before Judge
layes , and was fined $15.10. I In
lalmod , however , that 1m was forced
nto tlio buggy by Ulecbo , who was
in tlie outside. Ulecho decided to
land trial and a settlement will bo
uado Monday. '
To the police the driving looked
Ike a race down Norfolk avenue al-
.bough tlio drivers claim they were
list going at their ordinary gait.
Mr. Melcnof at the time was car-
led Into LwinardN drug store and
L pbyHlcIan called. The accident oo-
iiirrcd after dark , at about 7 o'clock
n Iho evening.
Summoned Home by Death of Father
Mrs. 10. K. lllbben , who has been
, 'lHltlng at the homo of her brother-
n-law , C. J. lllbben , received a tel
egram announcing the sudden death
> f her father , Henry Stevens , nt MA
lomo In Klkhart , Ind. , Saturday morn-
ng , and left on the noon train for
ionic. Mr. Hlbben's mother , Mrs. F.
J. lllbben , accompanied hor. Both
adles have been guests in the Hlb-
jon home bore for a month. Mr.
Stevens was sovcnty-ono years old ,
and had suffered from heart trouble
for some time , so that , though hi *
loath was midden , It was not entirely
unexpected.
CLELAND CLOYD IS DEAD.
Young Man Hurt in Runaway Last
Winter Dies From His Injuries.
Clehind Cloyd , son of Mr. and Mrs.
Wilson Cloyd , died Friday morning
at 12 o'clock at the homo of his par
ents four miles north of Battle Creek ,
aged twenty years. The funeral ar
rangements have not yet been made.
It will bo remembered that young
Cloyd was the victim of a runaway
accident last January. He was driv
ing from Norfolk to the CJeo. Uerry
ranch north of Uattlo Creek , whom
the horses ran away and he was
thrown under the wheels of thu
wagon which ran over his head , frac
turing his skull. The accident oc
curred near the .lohn Kay home , west
of Norfolk , and the young men was
found some time afterward lying la
a pool of his own blood. Ho was
taken care of and for a long time
hovered between life and death bxt
Inally recovered partially. The frac
ture of the skull never healed , how-
jvor , and there was n gap of about
i quarter of an Inch. The young
men wont to work for his former em
ployer , Mr. Herry , and worked until
July , when he returned homo , not
being strong enough to stand the
work. _ His doctor noticed that an
abscess was forming on the' brain
last Wednesday , but It was not con
sidered serious. Ho rapidly grew
worse , however , In splto of treatment
and passed away nt midnight.
P. E. McCoy In Explosion.
P. 13. McCoy recently connected
with the Norfolk high school , was.
conducting an experiment nt Has
tings yesterday which exploded and
quite badly Injured two young women -
men In the class. The mixture had
frequently boon used before 'by Mr.
McCoy without any trouble.
Queen City Will Give Dance.
The Queen City Hose company will
glvo u dancein the Marquardt hall
on Thanksgiving eve. Definite ar
rangements will ho made at the next
meeting of the company.