'UK NuIWJIiKNKWB : FRIDAY , FtilWUARY 10 , 1905.
TARE WELL
i COLD.
BELOW ZERO
; orthwest , Being
ID the Severity
s Not Foil the
Special ( oTho
' nltht wan tlio
hero , noino
-10 Imlow
IH covorcil with
f HI10W. StOClt 111
IH well lioiiHotl und
tlio effects of thu severe
very nuich.
FRIDAY FACTS.
1C. O. Garrett was ft Norfolk visitor
from Fremont.
A. 11. Torwilllgor was ever from
Wnyno Wednesday.
Chan. U . .louosvnn In tlio city from
Sclvuylor Wednesday.
George Wnrnor of Randolph had
business In Norfolk Wodnomlay.
P. 0. Bwurts of lluoinor wan In tlio
city on IniRlnoHa Wednesday.
W. 8. llarlow liad hnalnosa In tlio
city Wednesday from Tllilon.
C. F. Mowoa of Winner was a
Wednesday visitor In Norfolk.
Mrs. N. P. Sntor of Chadron In vis
iting at the homo of lior sinter , MrH.
8. F. Dunn.
F. Mlnhlor wan In the city from Til-
don today.
0. D. Case wna In town today from
Wood Lake.
John A. Webb of Madison was In
the city today.
F. J. Halo was down from Dattlo
Crook yoatorday.
II. L. Jonon and wife wore In Nor
folk today' from Wnyno.
M. L. Kilo was a Crolghton visitor
In Norfolk this morning.
M. M. Collins was ninoug tlio Madl-
mm citizens In Norfolk today.
William Smith of Oalulalo was a
Norfolk visitor this morning.
W. A. Wltzlgmanvaa In the city
yoatorday from Meadow Clrovo.
M. L. Settler of Livingston , Mont. ,
Is visiting at the homo ot lila sister ,
Mrs. H. I * . Burns of South Ninth
pitiable condition of fnmllwly
S. 13. Spauldlng , an old man at No-
llgli , hus secured a patent on n Imy
nud grain louder from which ho hopes
to make a small fortune.
J. 1C. Hoas has a very sere li.xnd us
n. result of tossing n huge chunk of
coal Into t cutchlng his
linger nnll -the coal
and the linger was
mashed up
In tlio retrial Nlckoll/.ack
at O'Neill , the defendant was found
guilty of assault on the 13-year-old
Lena Krlnch near Ewlng last August.
The penalty Is one to twenty years In
the penitentiary. The jury asked for
clemency from .liulgo , T J. Harring
ton. The jury was out from G at
night until 9 In the morning.
In aplto of the bitterly cold weather ,
there was a good attendance of West
Side Whist club momboYs at the reg
ular meeting held at the homo of Or.
and Mrs. P H. Salter last evening.
The sharpness of the outside In con
trast with the warmth of the Inside
but accentuated the pleasure of the
games.
Advertising for Mr. Harry Bores-
ford , who appeared In Norfolk In "The
Professor's Ixivo Story , " which Is now
coming this way Is taken by his many
admirers among the theater-going pub
lic of Norfolk to Indicate that bo Is
contemplating another visit to the city
In the near future. Ho certainly made
good on the occasion of his previous
visit bore and could fill the play house
again , beyond a doubt.
The coming marriage of Mr. Hey
Rend and Miss Daisy Martin Is an
nounced , lloth those popular young
people were formerly residents of Nor
folk and now live In Chicago. Mr.
Head Is the sou of Mr. and Mrs. J. A.
Read and Miss Martin is n sister of
Mrs. F E. Davenport. Ho has been
a sugar factory chemist but Is now
proprietor of two small stores In Chicago
cage , both of which are doing well.
The marriage will take place on
March 15.
Miss Jessie M. Drobert. with the as
sistance of Mrs. H. L. Snider soprano ,
Miss Florence Estabrook accompanist ,
Miss Roxle Sturgeon reader , and Hay
Bstabrook violinist , entertained n num
ber of her friends very pleasantly last
evening at a musical recital at the
homo of her parents , Mr. and Mrs. II.
A. Drcbort of South Seventh street.
The program was n careful selection
of Interesting numbers to eliminate
any suggestion of monotony and those
favored with Invitations passed an ox
ccedlngly pleasant evening , In spite
of the zero temperature of the weath
or.
Jerry Sullivan has been arrested
nnd lodged in jail nt O'Nolll on a
charge of forgery. Ho Is charged with
having forged a check for fO.SO on
the account of F. C. Gatz. The nl-
logqd forgery occurred last Saturday
and when discovered , Sullivan was
taken by Deputy Sheriff Thompson before -
fore County Attorney Mullen whllo
the warrant was made out for his ar
rest. While' the papers were being
signed , Sullivan made a dash for the
door. The sheriff , deputy and county
attorney gave chase but the fugitive
escaped. Ho was arrested yesterday
and In now In jail Another local jiur
lv IH believed to bo Intoioiled In the
forgery. *
The milkman has coopered llm
weather proportion. Although helms
to gel out of hud tlumo cold inornlngH
Jimt before daylight and Juwt before
daylight IB always the coldest nnd
darkest portion of the day ho ban
brought the biiHlnoRB down to a mnoolli
science. In Norfolk the dairymen
have little Inclosed cabs on their wag
ons , and In these cabs they sit with
rod hot stoves to keep them warm.
Glann wlndown afford light for thorn ,
and they might , If they didn't have to
stop at the next house , even read a
novel or two onroute. Hut ( he milk
man hfisn'l time for that. HO'H about
life buslont man anybody ever know ,
and ho barely gets started before ho
has to stop at another door.
The preliminary hearing of Mike
.Tonopli , charged with Hotting tire to
the store building of Abood Am-
Itodollc , In Orchard HOIUO weekn ago ,
and which has been adjourned several
times , wan finally hoard and conclud
ed nt Nellgh. Much Interest wan ox-
hlbltod by rosldcntu of Orchard In
the hearing , both for and against the
defendant , and many witnesses wore
present. The fact that the building
had been on lire a week provloun to
Ha burning , noomed lo weigh against
the defendant , but I ho propondoronco
of ovldenco bolug In bin favor , the
Judge found no probable cause for
binding ever , nnd discharged the pris
oner. The case for the stale wan con
ducted by the newly-elected county
attorney , ( loo. F. Uoyd. The dofenno
wan represented by Charles II. Kol-
Boy of thin city and Mlko Harrington
of O'Neill.
"Sunset Minos" was the title of the
play presented last evening by An-
gell's comedians. It was a sensation-
nl comedy drama and received admir
able treatment In the hands of IhlB
clover aggregation of thosplans. Miss
Alice Davis assumed an entirely dif
ferent role than any she has yet
played. It wan on the soubrette or
der , yet she played It In n manner
which fltampn her as a thorough nr-
tlst. Mr. Lowrlo played a character
part and created no end of amuse-
moiiL Mr. Alden appeared an "Shoon-
oy Mlko , " a comedy heavy , and played
It fully ns well as the lighter rolonho
has boon playing. Mr. Qrlndoll was
good ns the gentllo villain , while Mr.
Kotchum as "Hobby Kothoiu" wan
all that could bo desired. H is a very
handsome bed that the company give
away on Saturday ovenlng. Tonight
"A Wild ( loose Chase , " a comedy , will
bo presented.
The cold weather In ns hard on the
railroad boyn as on any other class of
men. It Is very hard to run trains
during the cold weather , and practical
ly Impossible to run them on time.
Trains arriving In Norfolk duringtho
past two or three days have been proof
of the extreme difficulty of getting
ever the road. The engine requires
constant feeding of coal and oven at
that the condensation Is so great .that
the pressure of steam Is Insulllclcnt.
The air brakes and the steam tubes
between cars all need more energy
than on n hot < \ay. \ and this the loco-
mot Ivo fails to afford. The rails arc
contracted to a point of great Inten
sity , so that the danger of running is
Increased. Then , too , the actual cold
Is enough to make the whole crow
suffer. The conductor and the brakemen -
men suffer from the wind and chill
every time they stop out of doors ,
whllo the engineer and the firemen ,
contrary to the prevailing public opin
ion , got tlio worst of It In the enbs.
The cabs are not. as has been sup
posed by the public , warm spots. The
wind gets in , and It Is practically 1m-
IHsslblo to shut out the cold. The re
sult Is that tlio onglnemen are all hud
dled up , with coats wrapped tightly
about their necks , just as though they
wore going out on an Ice cutting ex
pedition. It Is bard work and danger
ous , running trains these cold days
and the crows all deserve ciedlt for
pushing ahead on ns nearly schedule
time as they do.
n TWENTY-SEVEOELQW ZERO
The Mercury Thus Far During Febru
ary Has Not Seen Zero.
iKinin sSntunlixv s Pally 1
North Nebraska lias not yet this
month been treated to a temperature
as warm as zero. Another cold night
added to the long list of frightfully
frigid mlnlmums that have been mak I
ing life a burden to thp man who had
to bo outside. Twenty-seven degrees
below zero last night made It the second
end coldest of the season and colder
than any other night , excepting
Wednesday , for three years.
The warmest point reached yester
day was three degrees below zero.
Not yet during the month of February
Just begun has the mercury dared get
above that point it hasn't even had
n peep at the oven zero mark. The
groundhog , meanwhile , has been
laughing up his sleeve to think that'
he got back to his hole alive. Ho has
been laughing up his sleeve and filling
It with mirth.
ALL PAID BUT ONE.
Walt Mart Is the bnly One of the
Quintet of Gamblers In Jail.
Only pno of the quintet of gamblers
recently arrested , remains In Jail.
Jim Griffin has paid his flno nnd la no
longer a boarder at the tnblo sot out
by Chief of Police Larkln and ho Is
not sorry. Walt Mart Is the only
member of the quintet left behind the
bars.
WOMAN REPRIEVED YESTERDAY
EXTREMELY DRUTAL.
KILLED HER HUSBAND AND BABY
Wanted the Life Insurance Money
and Desired to Wed Again Was
Assisted In the Murder by Leon
Pcrhnnii a Young Man.
Windsor , VI. , Fob. 3. Mrs. Mary
Hogorn who wan reprieved until June
yesterday by Governor Hell , baa at
tracted countrywide notoriety by the
brutality of her crime. The crime of
which nho wan convicted , was the murder -
dor of her husband , Marcus Rogers ,
at Bonnlngton , August 31 , 1903. Thin
WIIH not the llrst attempt that had
Iwuii made on the hUHband's life. Mm.
Rogers wan married at the ago of six
teen and tired of her husband Homo
three yearn after her marriage. At
the llmo of the murder nhc was living
apart from Rogers. For some little
tlmo her name had been connected
with that of a man In Ht'tinlngton. It
was ntnted that she wanted to marry
him and brooded over the fact that
her hunlmnd wan the only bar to the
marriage. Hho also wanted $500 in
surance which Hogorn carried.
On August 30 , 11)03 ) , Mrs. Rogers ,
then living In Hennlngton , sent anoto
to her husband at Hooslck Falls ask
ing him to on mo to Bonnlngton the
next night ns Hho wanted to see him.
The following night about 9 o'clock
Mrs. Rogers mot her husband In the
Dannlnglon public square. The two
walked up the road for about a quar
ter of a mlle to the banks of n little
stream which Hews nearly through
the center of the town. When they ar
rived there both sat down on the bank
of the brook.
Bind His Hands.
They bad been there but a short
tlmo when Loon Perham , a young
man with whoso family Mrs. Hogorn
wan boarding , came across tlio Hold
with a rope In bin band. Ho was ex
pected by Mrs. Rogers , and his com
ing was a part of a prearranged pro
gram. Young Porbam had been there
but u llttlo whllo when Mrs. Rogers
suggested a llttlo mage. She made a
wager with Porham that he could not
tie her hands so Hho could not release
them. Perham wound the rope about
Mrs. Rogers' hands but she slipped
It off easily. Then she said to her
husband , "See If you can do It , Mark. "
*
Rogers consented and Porham wound
the rope around Rogers' wrists. Mrs.
Rogers whispered to Perham , "Tlo
him tight , Leon. "
As soon ns the knot was tied Rog
ers endeavored lo slip It oiT but with
no such success as his wife bad had.
Finally Mrs. Rogers put her arms
around his neck , drew his head down
in her lap and kissed him and whis
pered : "I know you couldn't get
away. "
Then she drew trom her waist a bottle
tle of chloroform and spilling it on a
handkerchief pressed It to her hus
band's face , "A llttlo perfume I
bought for you. Mark" she said. The
dull and stupid Rogers never compre
hended the game. When he realized
he wan sinking into unconsciousness
he attempted to make a struggle.
Mrs. Rogers suddenly changed her tac
tics.
Toss Him Into Creek.
" .lump on him , Leon. " she said ,
and young Pcrham sprang up and put
his whole weight on Rogers' chest.
Half stupllled by the drug Rogers
could make but little resistance , In
about five minutes the man was com
pletely under the Influence of the
drug. Then Mrs. Rogers , colling to
Pel ham to help her , took up the body
nnd threw It Into the brook. Rofore
she went home she tried to effectually
mask her part in tlio affair. She took
a piece of paper and wrote a note ,
purporting to come from her husband ,
saying that ho was tired of life and
Intended to commit suicide. Then she
wound up the note In an Ingenious
way. "IVm't blame my wife Mary
Rogers for this , as she had nothing to
do with it. "
Mrs. Rogers signed her husband's
name to the noto. pinned it on his hat
and hung it on n tree. Then she and
Parlmm went away. Hut nt G o'clock
the next morning Mrs. Rogers ap
peared nt the police station In Ben-
nlngton , weeping and walling , and beg
ging that they send some officers with
her to search for her husband. Inas
much as most of the officers knew Mrs.
Rogers and also knew that sbe had
not boon living with her husband for
about two years and had not been with
him they wondered why she should
bo so solicitous at this time.
Hut Mrs. Rogers begged for the aid
of the police nnd finally several offi
cers accompanied her In a search for
the pissing Rogers. Mrs. Rogers sug
gested that they look along the brook
because she thought It was a likely
place for her husband to commit sut-
cldo. Hardly had the officers arrived
at the brook than they found the body
of Rogers. His hands were tied behind -
hind him Just as Porham had tied
thorn. When Mrs. Rogers saw the
body she Indulged In a passionate
burst of grlof.
The moment the officers saw the
man's liands tied behind his back the
whole- plot stood revealed to them.
Perham and Mrs. Rogers wore tried
nnd convicted , the former being sen *
fenced to life Imprisonment , whllo
Mrs. Rogers received the di.itli , sen
tence.
Dashed Baby's Brains Out.
After her conviction Mrs. Rogers
also confessed to the murder of her
baby. She picked It up by the hooln
and dashed Its brains out against a
stone wall and then throw the body
In an old well. .When the body , wan
found the woman said the baby fell
Into the well. In her confession made
after nho know nho must die on the
gallows , the woman said nho killed
the baby because nho was desperate ,
pennllonn and the child was 111 and
lind no medicine.
Try n Nown want ad.
SETTLERS WILL SUFFER.
Dilatory Rosebud Land Winners are
Pouring Into Bonesteel ,
Honestecl , S. D. , Feb.I. . With the
thermometer registering an average
of 10 ! degrees below on the Rosebud
reservation nowadays , with biting
winds packing snow In every draw
and swale of the newly opened lands ,
dilatory settlers arc pouring Into
HoncHteoI dally with the frigid fact
before- them that Improvements must
be made on their claims In midwinter.
The letter of tb6 law In the Rose
bud bill called attention to the fact
that settlement of the lands must bo
made within nix months from the date
of llllng. Taking this for what It
meant , many claimants took advan
tage of tlio long npell of magnificent
weather hold out to them during the
fall nnd placed Improvements on their
farms. Hut the majority proved pro-
crastlnatora. "Uncle Sam will not
ask a man to locate on that wild prai
rie in the dead of winter , " they ar
gued Consequently , a bill for time
extension was drawn up. In this they
placed perfect confidence. They left
it In the hands of their official friends
and proceeded to dream of settling on
their claims some balmy day next
May.
Hut the failure of these influential
friends to land tlio bill has brought a
fearful realization. February 8 tells
the end of the six months. Hundreds
of valuable farms remain totally unim
proved and the alternative of building
a homo on the snow packed reserva
tion Immediately or forfeiting the
farm is something of n terrific eye
opener.-
Something over 200 claims have
been relinquished. The now holders
have the opportunity of waiting until
next spring to make their Improve
ments. Possibly half that many more
will change bauds during the next
few weeks If buyers can ho bad , and ,
benee , that many more mid-winter set
tlements obviated. But a thousand or
more remain. One-third , approximate-
lv1 f\P tlinurt linvo fliolr llvmr/ivnmniif a
made. Tlio remainder is the number ,
therefoie , that must get busy these
days and ponder ever that proverbial
thief of time.
And this is what is occurring on the
Rosebud at present. A midwinter
view of the snow swept prairie
shows teams pushing out on every
trail. Lumber , coal and necessary
supplies are being hauled twenty ,
thirty and forty miles from Honcsteel
to wherever the owners' respective
claims may be , and there , in the midst *
of wind and snow , the settlers arc get
ting a rigorous experience at home-
steading. There Is no waiting for fa
vorable days ; it is too lute for that ;
In the bitterest times they go , many
with their families , suffering great
exposure.
In connection With tins settlement
and fervent desire to hold what they
drew from Uncle Sam there are many
touching scenes enacted here not gen
erally known by the public. Many
holders are in want ; they are strainIng -
Ing every nerve nnd enduring many
bitter trials to keep up a brave front.
One case in particular is an old sol
dier's widow , aged ever 70 years , who
has just arrived here to go onto her
claim. She had tyoen told time would
be extended her. She now faces the
fact that a house must be built on her
land and that she must live there this
fearful weather. She is all fear and
trembling from what she has heard
of the country , nud she Is opposed to
accepting aid from any one for fear
they are merely planning to rob her.
There are many other and similar
cases.
Hut the word here Is "Forward ! "
Everywhere Is life , action , resolution.
Nothing can stop the Irrepressible
spirit of the white man who Is turning
the Rosebud prnlrle Into a multitude
of homes In midwinter.
KENNEDY'NEBRASKA ' CHAMPION1
Former Norfolk Ball Player Poses as
Nebraska's Best Wrestler.
A letter from George A. Stnpen-
horst. formerly In the shoo business
In this city but uow located nt Ever
ett , Washington , says that Ed Ken
nedy , the former Norfolk 'basooall
player , Is now a wrestler and that In
a match at Everett ho was announced
on the bills ns "tho champion wrestler
of Nebraska. " Kennedy won the
matcn and got the money. The con
test occurred January 28. Kennedy
will bo remembered ns the second
baseman who had a husky pair of
lungs which ho Invariably brought Into
use lu coaching the runners.
As an advertising medium The
News-Journal Is unexcelled In Its ter
ritory. ,
SQUATTERS COMPROMISE AND
PAY VALUE OF LAND.
NEW BILL IN THE LEGISLATURE
Many of Them Had Made Extensive
Improvements , Under the "Belief
That the Land Was Open to Settle
ment Twine Making Good.
Lincoln , Fob. I. The Uoyd county
settlers who have been vainly trying ,
through the courts , to get tltlo to land
squatted on , have agreed to compro
mise and n bill will bo put through
giving them the right to buy the land
at Its actual value. " Many have exten
sive Improvements , made under the
belief that the land was open to entry.
The house committee which wont
to Kansan to Investigate the binder
twine Industry under state auspices
at the penitentiary has formulated n
report. They find that Kansas has
made a success of the business , but
they make no recommendation an to
the bill now pending before the Ne
braska legislature.
The house spent the morning passIng -
Ing bills. One provides a bounty of
$2 for wolf and coyote scalps ; one
compels every gasoline can to bo
painted , and another compels the gath
ering of vital statistics.
TWO BEDS FORJINE PEOPLE
Half of the Wilkinson Family III One
Cripple , One Blind.
Two small , Illy covered beds for the
accommodation of a family of nine
people seven sick children , a father
and a blind , feeble mother , Is the pic
ture which greets the visitor nt the
Wilkinson home , a llttlo house attbe ,
corner of Eighth street and Norfolk
avenue. Surrounded by the most sick
ening destitution , their breath freez
ing up inside the homo because of the
cold , no carpets to take away the
chill of the cold , damp floors , and but
one tiny stqvo to heat the building
that Is the situation mildly told.
Young Wilkinson , a youth of eigh
teen and a cripple , who bad been em
ployed in n livery stable , was yester
day taken sick along with the other
children of the family and is today
flat on his backA little 15-year-old
girl does , or tries to do , all of the
housework , while the blind , helpless
mother is 111 on one of the beds.
Sonic of the children sleep 'on ' the
floor.
The family is in sere need of bed
ding. Blankets , quilts or comforters
would find a warm welcome these cold
nights , as would also an old rug or
so. for tlio floors.
"I have worked every day that I
could get work , " said the father , Wil
kinson , today.
WllllanuWachtcr will take notice ,
that on the IGth day of January , 1905 ,
S. W. Hayes , a justice of the peace
of Norfolk precinct , Madison county ,
Nebraska , Issued an order of attach
ment for the sum of $50.00 In an ac
tion pending before him , wherein
James H. Conley Is plaintiff , and Wil
liam Wacbter Is defendant , that prop
erty of the defendant , consisting of
money has been attached under said
order. Said cause was continued to
the 4th day of March , 1905 , at 1 o'clock
p. m.
Norfolk , Nob. , Jan. 20 , 1905.
James II. Conley ,
\ Plaintiff.
SATURDAY SIFTINGS.
J. A. Vogel was In from Fremont
yesterday.
C. M. Belgee was down from Thurs-
ton yesterday.
Chas. H. Boschult was over from
Wayne yesterday.
A. S. Marsh of Hartlngtou was In
the city yesterday.
Wm. Whittlngton of Stantou was In
Norfolk yesterday.
E. G. Malone was In the city yester
day from Columbus.
Joe Eckolt of Humphrey was a Nor
folk visitor yesterday.
M. K. Rlckabaugh was In the city
yesterday from Wayne.
Mrs. A. Bergstrom of Leigh was a
Norfolk visitor yesterday.
Henry Woltjo of Foster was In the
city on business yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Rogers of
Greely Center , are In the city today.
They expect to make this their home.
Mr. Rogers Is a cook.
Mrs. James Hay , accompanied by
her mother , Mrs. Shoroy , left at noon
today for Omaha , where Mrs. Hay will
submit to an operation for appendi
citis , in St. Joseph hospital.
G. R. DeFord of this city has been
employed by the baud boys at Pierce
to give them Instructions in the fu
ture. He travels for the Sturgeon Mu
sic house ot this city nnd Is said to
have had considerable experience In
the work.
W. W. Cole of Nellgh was recently
elected a member of the board of di
rectors of the State Agricultural so
ciety. The meeting was hold at Lin
coln. Mr. Cole is well known among
state fair people , having been promi
nently connected with the Institution
for a number of years.
Earl Garman , arrested u week ago
today at Plalnvlew on a chargeof ,
forgery , has been removed to Osmond ,
at request of his attorney , Fred H.
Free. Ho Is charged with having
forged a check. Two forged chccku
have been passed In Plnlnvlew recent
ly , one on C. F. Kalk and one on Wil
son Brothers.
According to the Bonostcol Pilot ,
a telegram ban been received there I
from Congressman Klnknld which
says that Congressman Lacey , chair
man of the committee on thu bill , had
yielded to the passage of the exten
sion bill for the Rosebud , owing to
the severe weather , and that It will
pass the house. It has already passed
the senate.
Arthur H. Eastman , manager of the
land department of the Security State
bank , of Bonesteel , and Miss Clara
Brcnnan , proprietor of the Bargain
store , of Bonesteel , gave their
friends the slip and were quietly mar
ried In Fairfax by Rev. Father Kroupa ,
of Spencer , Nob. Mrs. Eastman was
formerly of Omaha , where she has a
host of friends.
There will bo a meeting of baseball
fans of northeastern Nebraska who
are Interested In the organization of
a league for next season , held In Nor
folk next Tuesday. The meeting will
bo held nt the office of W. W. Roberts
In the Mast block , at 2 o'clock. All
fans from outside towns nnd all Nor
folk fans are cordially Invited to bo
present for the meeting. A number
of outside towns are arranging , It Is
said , to become members of the
league. Plalnvlew IB talking of get
ting In the game.
The committee on insane hospitals
from the senate of the state leglsla-
turc today visited the Norfolk hospi
tal for the Insane , nnd Inspected the
Institution with a view to determining
in their own minds the amount of the
appropriation which should be made
by the present session of the leglsla-
turo toward the maintenance of the
hospital here. Those who arrived In
Iho city were Senators J. Wocolc , Fre
mont ; J. J. Williams , Wayne ; J. C.
Gungan , O'Neill ; Charles Epperson ,
Fairfleld ; F. C. Hughes , Columbus ;
E. J. Trnrr , Blair ; 0. F. Lanhani , Os-
borne.
"A Wild Geese Chase , " and It cer
tainly was a wild geese chase that
Augell's comedians played last night
at the Auditorium. At times one felt
sorry for poor Abraham Muflln. He
certainly was abused. Miss Davis ap
peared in another comedy part and
was fully as good as ever. In fact
the whole company played comedy
hist night. Tonight will be their last
appearance In this city this season.
Everyone who attends get a number
on the beautltul bed they give away
Saturday evening. A lOc ticket gets
one chance : a 20c two , nritl 30c three.
$15.00 and purchased of Hoffman &
Viele :
"Some children thrive on kindness ;
others need to bo spanked. " This was
the theory presented by Mrs. C. H.
Brake to the people who attended the
patrons' meeting at the high school
building last night. The meeting
abounded in delightful bits of philosophy -
ophy regarding the best ways and
means of rearing little men and little
women , and the best ways of preparing -
ing the public schools for this' pur
pose. Dr. F. M. Slsson gave an ad
dress which was interesting to a de
gree and which was thoroughly ben-
ellcia.1. He spoke of the relations of
the church to the schools , and of the
schools to the parents and of the pa
rents to the church , in' this proposi
tion of making good men and women
of the children. The High School or
chestra opened the program with mu
sic. Rev. J. W. Turner pronounced
invocation. Miss Bertha Henderson
sang a pleasing solo and Mr Reese
Solomon sang. .also. The orchestra
closed the program.
SHOOTS AT TOWN MARSHAL
All of the Mail and Stamps We rev
Saved From the Building.
Humphrey , Neb. , Feb. C. Special to
The News : Fire yesterday afternoon
destroyed the postofllce building at
Crestou , Neb. The structure , , which
was the property of Jake Evans , was
burned to the ; ground. All of the mall
In the building was saved , as were
also the stamps and furniture. The
origin of the fire Is unknown.
ROSEBUD EXTENSION BILL.
Passage Brings Joy and Relief to
Many In This Section.
Norfolk people who drew home
steads on the Rosebud , and all people
ple , for that matter , In northern Ne
braska and southern South Dakota ,
are rejoicing over the fact thatiho bill
for extending the time for proving up
on the -claims , has Just passed the
house of representatives and gone to
the president for his signature.
The tlmo limit allowed by the previ
ous law was February 8 and hundreds
of lucky ones who drew claims , had
been flocking Into Bonesteel to get
the houses'ready. ' The bill brings re
lief to many of them who wore In a
bad way to build during the severe
weather.
Very Low Excursion Rates to Denver.
Colorado Springs and Pueblo , via the
Northwestern line , will bo In effect
from all stations January 7 , 8 and 9 ,
1905 , with favorable return limits , on
account of annual conventions , Na
tional Live Stock nnd Wool Growers'
associations. Two fast trains through
to Colorado daily , only one night For
full Information apply to agents Chicago
cage & Northwestern IVy.
Wo sell flour , oil meal , mill feed ,
stock and poultry supplies. Flour and
Feed store , Pacific block.
