TI1K NOKKOLK NKWS : KKIPAY. MAY III , UMVI
SIXTH ANNUAL EXAMINATION IS
JUST COMPLETED.
SOME INTERESTING STATISTICS
County Superintendent Crum Pleased
Over the Results This Year Nor
folk Little Girl Wins Spelling Hon
ors of the County.
fFroin Snttinliiy'fl Unlly.l
County Superintendent t'runi ciuno
In from tlio west Thursday evening.
Ho has just completed thu sixth an-
nunl examination of eighth grade P -
plls , anil lian In his possession a mass
of examination manuscript of discou
raging dimensions. One hundred and
eighty pupils have talu > n the oxnmltm-
tlon and have written between 8,000
and 8,500 largo pages , all of which
must ho carefully read and graded before -
fore the results can ho declarod.
The following numbers were ex
amined at the several places named :
Newman drove , 1S and S country pu
pils ; Madison , M country and 2 from
the Catholic parochial ; Norfolk , GS
and 7 country ; Battle CroeU , 18 and
7 country : Tllden , 10 and 18 country :
Meadow Grove , -I and 1 country ; 12m-
erick 0 country pupils.
The largest number examined here
to fore was 101 last year. This num
ber Included all tqwns In the county as
well na country districts. This year
the Madison city schools do not take
the examination and yet there Is an
Increase of nineteen. Had Madison
boon examined the number would huvo
exceeded 200.
Five years ago the teachers of tlio
country districts reported only flfty-
llvo pupils in tlio eighth grade. This
year three time's that number wore reported -
ported and , counting the country pu
pils in town schools , llfty-eight have
taken the examination , thus showing
a largo increase in the number com
pleting the country school course ,
which indicates a corresponding in
crease in school interest.
The Spelling Grades.
The spoiling lias been graded and
averages made , all of which are sub
ject to verification. The same list of
words has been given on three differ
ent years and the following table
shows the class average of the sev
eral schools for each of the three
years :
1900 1903 1901
Norfolk 73 ! 71 S3
( Newman Grove 57 f.7 . 01
Tllden 58 72 OS
Hnttlo Crook 51 CO 70
Madison 00 C2 00
Meadow drove 00 01 7'l
Country 05 70 CS
Country average . . . . C7 OS
Ono hundred words were used in
the test and the table above shows
that the Norfolk grade spelled on an
average 78 words correctly in 1900 ;
71 In 190 ! ! ; and S3 this year.
In the six years nearly UOO pupils
liavo taken the examination and only
one has made a perfect grade in spell
ing. This honor belongs to Luclle
Tracy , the little daugntor of Major
E. II. Tracy and a member of this
year's class in the Norfolk schools.
TUESDAY TOPICS.
Water Commissioner ,1. K. Simp
son is confined to his home by sick
ness.
ness.Tho
The Nebraska Photographers' as
sociation is to meet in Lincoln next
week.
A cement crossing is being laid al
Madison avenue and Fifth street
Four have been laid on Fifth street
alone up to this time.
Mrs. C. W. Trenun of Wlnslde , who
has been visiting with Miss Ethel
Doughty of this city for a few days
returned to her home today.
Not many tramps have bothcrci :
Norfolk thus far this spring , but there
Is ample time left in which the fra
ternity may make a demonstration in
this section of country.
The flower and vegetable gardens
and the fruit trues are developing
rapidly and a week or two moie o ;
favorable weather will make an 1m
portant change in the city and conn
try landscape.
Tbe business part of the city has
been quite effectually rid of the win
tcr's accumulation of rubbish , bu
there are a few unsightly piles ye
that should be moved out toward the
city dumping ground.
The druggists of Nebraska are t <
meet In convention at Fremont the
second week In June. Tlio local com
mltteo is receiving many handsome
prb.es to ho offered in the contests
that are made a feature of these an
, nual meetings.
Mrs. C. H. Brake loft this morning
for her homo in Iowa , summoned by
a dispatch announcing the death of
her mother Mrs. Amanda Smith , who
suffered a stroke of paralysis during
n visit to her daughter hero some tlmo
ago.
ago.Tho
The government thermometer at
Dr. Sailor's registered within seven
degrees of the frosting point as the
minimum tcmporaliiro last night. On
lower ground there may have boon a
light visitation , but not enough to do
damage and the prospects are that
the weather will warm up during to
day so that the danger point will bo
passed.
The work on the Norfolk hospital
for the Insane Is coming along In
good slmpo and the weather 1ms been
very favorable for the builders dur
ing Uie spring and they are making
lu > bent of It. Mtlturlul Is Htlll bolng
arti'd out to the alto.
The fi'ileral court house la rapidly
lolng Mulshed atht It will now bo but
i short tlmo until It la ready for oc-
upaury. The tlnlHhliig work dona
lot mnko as much of a Hlmwlng from
lay to day as did the work of raising
ho walla , hut It Is progressing most
atlsfactorlly and It will he ono of the
and most convenient
In the state when complol-
d.
( Jodfrcy Lund of Stantcm was In
ho city on business. Mr. l.nnd Is a
horonghly up-to-datu blacksmith. Ho
ins Installed the only hydraulic tire
citing machine In northern Nebraska
mil Is putting rubber tires on all
orts of vehicles which never could
10 done heretofore In thin suction ,
'coplu are driving to Slaiilon from
ill towns within a radius of many
nlles , getting their tires set whllo
hey watt. It saves them the freight
mil time.
Dr. L. C. Hlelck , X-Kay aiid'Thurra-
iiiiillc Lnlmratory. Robertson , block ,
Norfolk , Neb. 'Phono lllack 250.
ONE TEACHER ELECTED AT SPE
CIAL MEETING OF BOARD.
ALSO ELECT THREE JANITORS.
There Remains but One Position
Among the Teachers Now to Fill ,
and the Bonrd Hns Not Yet Definite
ly Decided as to the Person.
At the special meeting of the board
> f education ono teacher was elected
mid others for the five buildings In
ho city wore assigned to their rooms
'or next year.
Miss Pearl McCormlck ofVayno
was elected to succeed Miss Harriet
C. Wood In the seventh grade.
High school teachers were assigned
is follows : Principal. R. C. Powers ;
isslstant principal , Miss Katharine
Slsson ; sciences , Miss Dertha M.
Henderson ; mathematics , Miss Mag
gie McLean.
ftrades In the high school building
are assigned as follows : Kighth
grade , Miss Oertrudo Watson ; eighth
grade , Miss Reese ; seventh , > llss
Pearl McCormlck ; sixth , Miss Kli'/.a-
belli Roes.
Grant building Fifth grade , Miss
Louise Mathowson ; fourth , Miss Nel
lie Morrow ; second and third , Miss
Mao Olney ; llrst , Miss Kllen Mullen :
preliminary , Miss Annie Mcltrldo.
Lincoln building Sixth grade , Miss
Harriet Allhery ; fifth. Miss Otolia
Pilger ; fourth , Miss Lena Mills ; .third ,
Miss Nina Walker ; second , Miss Pearl
Wldamnn ; first. Miss Laura Durlaml ;
first preliminary , Miss Mamie Ma-
trau ; second preliminary , Miss Bdltl
McClary.
Washington building Second , third
and fourth grades , Miss Nell Ding-
man ; preliminary and first , Miss
Maude Dlngman.
Janitors were elected. C. S. Me-
Caslln was elected janitor for the
Grant building , August Hellerman for
the high school building and J. S.
Burnett for the Washington building.
Democrats Will Meet.
The democratic county central com
mittee will soon issue a call for their
county central commitleo to be held
at Battle Creek on Monday. May 23.
The apportionment of delegates will
be based upon the vote cast for Sul
livan for supreme judge.
A Terry Heir.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Terry of Warner-
vllle welcomed a son to their home
this morning.
Train Delayed.
Because of the derailing of an en
gine hauling a work train in the Black
Hills , train No. C , the passenger from
the west , was four hours late Into
Norfolk on Tuesday.
Drullinger-Durham.
Concerning a wedding of a former
Norfolk girl the Chester Herald says :
Claude C. Drulllnger , one of Ches
ter's most promising young men , and
Miss Mattie M. Durham were mar
ried at the office of the county judge
at O'Neill , Nebraska , on Wednesday ,
April 27 , 100-1. It will be remembered
that a year ago Claude spent the sum
mer at Norfolk , whore be became In
fatuated with the charming .young
lady whom he now calls by that en
dearing name of "wife. " The young
lady then lived at Norfolk , but the
first of April this year the family
moved to O'Neill , and thither Claude
wended his way last week Tuesday ,
returning on the early train this week
Tuesday morning with her who Is to
be bis future companion and coun
sellor. They hnvo leased the James
\Vilhon farm , just south of his fath
er's , two miles east of Chester , and
where they will bo at homo to the
many friends , and where the neigh
bors gave thorn a warm reception
upon the eve of their arrival.
010 aero cattle ranch absolutely
free , Klnknld bill opens nlno million
acres In Nebraska to this slzo homo-
stead. Close to railroads. One day's
ride to Cclcago , Omaha , Kansas City ,
Denver. Send 25 cents silver for map
showing counties whore lands locat
ed ; general character soil ; nearest
land ofllco ; who are entitled to home
steads ; how to reach lands , etc.
T. R. Porter , box G44 , Omaha , Nob.
PLAN OF THE LOTTERY SYSTEM
BEING FORMULATED.
FOR SOLDIERS AND SAILORS.
Detailed Outline of the Methods Which
Will be Used in Throwing Open the
Reservation to the Public C.ire
Taken Against Imposters.
Washington , D. ( ' , Muy ! . - The
plan for the opening of the Rosebud
reservation Is now being formulated
In the department.
The first stop taken will ho ( o di
vide the reservations Into counties.
Thou will follow Iho establishment of
land olllcos. The papers will then
announce to Iho people of the coun
try that the lands In each reservation
will be opened on a certain day and
that applicants may Illo In person
their applications at Iho land olllces
In the respective locations. No per
son will ho allowed to Illo an appli
cation In nioro than ono land olllco.
For Instance , no onn could Illo an ap
plication at the land olllco In the lii-v-
IN lake reservation and then go to the
liiinl ofllco on the Itosohud reservation
nnd Illo another application. Kecre-
i.iry Hitchcock intends to see that
everbody Is given a fair and otinal
chance.
In order In obtain registration , ouch
applicant , will he required to show
himself duly qualified to malto home
stead entry on the lands under exist
ing laws and to glvo Iho registering
olllcor sneh appropriate matters of
description and Identity as will pro
tect the applicant and the govern
ment against any attempted Imposi
tion. Itogistrntlon cannot be effected
through the use of the malls or the
employment of mi agent , except Ing
that honorably discharged soldiers
and sailors entitled ( o thu henellls of
section 21)01 ) of the revised statutes
of the United Stales , as amended by
an act of congress approved March 1 ,
1I01 ! , may present their applications
for registration and duo proofs of
their applications through an agent
of their own selection , hut no person
will ho permitted to act as agent for
more than ono such soldier or sailor.
No person will bo permitted to regis
ter more than once or in any other
than his true nanio.
Such applicant who shows himself
duly ifualifled will ho registered and
given a non-trmisforablo certificate to
thai effect , which will entitle him to
go upon and examine the lands In he
opened In the land district In which
ho elects to make his entry ; but the
only purpose for which ho may go
upon and examine snld lauds Is that
of enabling him later on , to understandingly -
standingly select the lauds for which
he will make entry. No ono will bo
permitted to make settlement upon
any of the lands In advance of the
opening of the reservation , and during
the first sixty days following the open
ing no one but registered applicants
will be permitted to make homestead
settlement upon any of the lands , and
then only In pursuance of a home
stead entry duly allowed by the local
officers , or of u soldier's declamatory
statement duly accepted by such of
ficers.
Determined by Drawings.
The order in which , during the first
sixty days following the opening , the
registered applicants will be permit
ted to make homestead entry will bo
determined by drawings held at the
land offices at each of the reserva
tions , and each drawing will be con
tinued for such a period as may be
necessary to complete the same. The
drawings will be held under the su
pervision and Immediate observation
of a committee of three persons ,
whose Integrity Is such as to make
their control of the drawings a guar
antee of Its fairness. The members of
this committee will be appointed by
the secretary of the Interior , who will
prescribe suitable compensation for
their services. Preparatory to these
drawings the registration of each ap
plicant who shows himself duly qual
ified , makes out a card , which must bo
signed by the applicant , stating the
land district In which he desires to
make homestead entry , and giving
such a description of the applicant as
will enable the local land officers to
thereafter Identify him. This card will
bo at once scaled In a separate en
velope , which will bear no other dis
tinguishing label or mark than such
as may be necessary to show that It
Is to go Into the drawing for the land
district In which the applicant desires
to make entry. Those envelopes will
bo separated according to land dis
tricts and will bo carefully preserved
and remain scaled until opened in the
course of the drawing as heroin pro
vided. When the registration Is com
pleted , all these sealed envelopes will
bo brought together at the place of
drawing and turned over to the com
mittee in charge of the drawing , who ,
in such manner as In their judgment
will bo attended with absolute fairness
and equality of opportunity , shall pro
ceed to draw out and open the sepa
rate envelopes and to glvo to each
enclosed card a number In the order
In which the envelope containing the
same Is drawn. Whllo tlio drawing
for the districts will bo separately
conducted , they will occur as nearly
at the same time as practicable. The
result of the drawing for each district
will bo cortllled by the committee to
the olllcers of the district and will
dcicrmluo Iho order In which Iho ap
plicants may uuilio entry of mild lauds
and Hcltlonicnl thereon.
Each Drawing to be Posted.
Notice ol the drawing , dialing Iho
11:11110 : of each applicant and number
assigned to him by Iho drawing , will
ho posted each day al tlio place of
( rawing , and each applicant will ho
notlllod of his number by a postal
card mailed to him at the address , If
my , given by him al the I line of reg
istration. Kuch applicant should ,
however. In his own behalf , employ
such measures an will Insure hln ob
taining prompt and accurate Informa
tion of the order In which bin appli
cation for homestead entry can he
fixed by the drawing. Applicants for
homoHtead entry of ( ho Itinibi dnrlni :
the IliTl sixty days following the
upon can ho made only by rculHlcred
tppllcmilii and In the order estab
llshed by the drawing.
Al the laud olllco commencing on
the day In ho named by the president
In his proclamation , the appllcalloiiM
if those drawing imnibem I to ! ! . ' . * > ,
Inclusive , for ( hat laud district numl
10 presented and will be cotiMldenid
n their numerical order during the
IfHt day. and the applications of those
Irnwlng nuiuborrt 12r > to 21iii. Inclusive
must ho presented and will be con
sidered In their numerical order dur
ing Iho Hccond day , and HO on at that
rale until all of nalil biiiilM subject to
entry under the bouiesleiiil law , mid
IcHlrod Iheremidor , have been entered.
If any applicant falls loappenr mid
proHonl his application for entry when
the number assigned lo him by Un
drawing IK reached , his rl hl to en
ter will be passed until after the ollirr
applications assigned for that day
have been disposed of , when he will
be given another opportunity lo make
entry , falling In which lie will he
doomed to have abandoned his right
to make entry under Hie drawings.
To obtain the allowance of a home
stead entry , the applicant niiisl per
sonally present the cerllllcalo of rog-
Iteration therefor Issued to him , to
gether with a regular homestead ap
plication anil the necessary accom
panying proofs , and with the reg
ular land olllco I'OOH , but mi honorably
discharged soldier or sailor may file
Ills doclarulory statement through the
agent representing him al Iho regis
tration. The production of the cerllll-
rale of registration will hi : dispensed
with duly upon sallsl'aclory proof of
Its loss or destruction. If at the time
of considering his application for en
try It appears thai , any applicant Is
disqualified from making homestead
entry of those lands his application
will bo rejected , notwithstanding he
shall register more than once , or In
any oilier than his true mime , or
shall transfer bin registration certifi
cate , ho will thereby lose all ( ho bene
fits of the registration and drawing
provided for , and will he precluded
from entering or sett ling upon any
of the lands during Iho llrsl. sixly
days folloylng Haiti opening.
Question of Town Sites.
Any person desiring lo found or lo
suggest establishing a townslto upon
any of the ceded lands at any point
not in the near vicinity of either of
the county seals provided for , select
ed and designated , may , at any HIIMJ
before tlio opening , Illo In Iho proper
local land oilico a written statement
o that effect , describing by legal
livlslons the lands Intended to ho
effected , and stating fully and under
: mth the necessity or propriety of
'ounding or establishing a town at
hat place. The local olllcers will
orthwlth transmit said proposition
o the commlsslonor of the general
and olllcc with their rocommeuda-
lon in the premises. The commis
sioner will , if the secretary of the In-
erlor approve , Issue an order with-
Irawing the lands described In such
letition , or any portion thereof , from
lomostead entry and settlement and
llrect that the same bo hold for the
line being for townslle settlement ,
entry and disposition only. In such
event , the lands so withheld from
lomestead entry and settlement will ,
at the time of opening and not before ,
lecome subject to settlement , entry ,
and disposition under the general
townslto laws of the United States.
None of the ceded lands will bo sub
ject to settlement , entry , or dlsposi-
Ion under the general townslte laws
ixcept In the manner herein pro
scribed until after the expiration of
sixty days from the tlmo of opening.
NEBRASKA DEMOCRATS AN UNIT
Brother of William Jennings Bryan
Says William Will Head His
Forces.
Now Orleans , May 10. Charles W.
Hryan , of Lincoln , Neb. , and a broth
er of William JonnlngB liryan , sal.l In
an Interview today that the reports
of dissension on the Nebraska de
mocracy are wrong and that his
brother will head the delegation to
St. Louis , unitedly pledged to vote
for the roafllnnation of the Kansas
City platform.
OAKDALE BANK RE-ORGANIZED.
Becomes Closely Allied With Other
Antelope County Banks.
Oakdalo , Neb. , May 9. Special to
The News : The Oakdalo bank , op
erated during the past nineteen years
by C. W. Priestly , has been ro-orga-
nlzcd and will bo Incorporated under
the old name , with Messrs. Seymour
of ISIgln. 1'ayno and Park of Nellgh
and O.V. . Priestly of Oakdalo ns
stockholders. The now organization
YOU MUST NOT FORGET
Tlmlcimi rniislniilly unwiiif * in II"1 i'l 'if '
making Kim1 I'hutns , ami our | innliiHs will always -
ways In- found to cnihnti'c Mir
and Nwvosl Stales in Curds and Kinisli We also
curry a linn line of Moldings snitaldo for all
kinds of framing.
I. 3MC-
1 THE NORFOLK BUSINESS COLLEGE
TIIIHD YEAH.
| ConservetivcVlfliiiujcmcnt ! / ,
Tlt * roujli Equipment ,
Commodious ( looms.
Suerior | ) Instruction. ?
J Fvill Business Covirses.
: It will pay you to at lend this School. No va- $
cations. Enter any lime.
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C. II. BNAKINorfolk. . Neb. o
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FOR THE AMUSCMEN I' OF Tl-r ; AMLHICAN PEOPLE.
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THIS GRANDEST AREi aC FEATURE
EVKH INTROOUC' ' rJ IN AMERICA.
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'H ' "FF " CWP TWICE ! AS Dlfi AS
II 111 ui ) ! i BEFOtlE THROUGHOUT
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HIPPODROME
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The Foremost Show of the World.
YOU CAN NEVER AFFORD TO MISS THE
MONSTER UHAPPnOHCIUBLE IN
MAJESTIC STREET PARADE WEALTH AND
SPECTACULAR GRANDEUR : : : :
IN THE FORKNOON WhLL WORTH A JOURNKY OF 10O MILES TO INSPECT.
TWO SHOWS DAILY AT 1 AIND 7 F . M.
An Hour given to Witness the Animal and Museum Curios before the
Commencement of the Circus and Hippodrome Performance.
NORFOLK , MONDAY. MAY 16
will have an Increased capital and
will bo under the direct management
of George Parks , cashier , and I ) . H.
Otis , assistant , Mr. Otis having been
with the bank for the past twelve
years. The now organization retains
Its past proKtlgo In the personality of
Mr. Priestly , who remains with the
institution as stockholder. Through
Us other stockholders It becomes in
timately associated with the Atlas
bank of Nollgli , the ICIgln State bank
and the Hank of CJcarwater , all of
which are Antelope county Institu
tions.
FARM LOANS |
Lowest Rates. |
i , „ J , GOW & BRO , !
t NORFOLK , NEBRASKA. $
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More ; on Hand
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FARA1 LOANS
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Your Tongue
If it's coated , your stomach
is bad , your liver is out of
order. Ayer's Pills will clean
your tongue , cure your dys
pepsia , make your liver right.
Easy to take , easy to operate.
25c. All druggliti.
\\alityuurni.-i. i.il.i' r Ix-.inl lioautltul
brown or rli-li Murk " Then uie
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POULTRY
Highest Market : :
Prices Paid
at all Times.
NORFOLK.
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Digests what you eat.
This preparation contains all of the
dlgcstunts an l elitists all kinds ol
food , it gives instant relief and never
fulls to euro. It allows you to eat all
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Btmnachs can take It. ly } Us use many
thousands of dyspeptics have been
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unequalled for the stomach. Child *
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