MADISON COUNTY CAN HAVE IT
IF IT CHOOSES.
NO PETITIONS ARE NEEDED
Rural Route Inspector Hnrlan Says
.That If the Postmasters Will Re
quest Congressman McCarthy to Es
tablish the Routes , It Will be Done.
Madison county may have , If It
chooses , a complete rural free deliv
ery service through which every farm
i * | y house within the borders of tlio conn-
VJp 'j , ty may bo dally served with mall. Not
\ n uingle petition Is necessary to the
completion of the service. All that
Jias to bo done Is that the postmas
ters of the county request Congress
man McCarthy to get the additional
routes required. Every house , In that
case , would bo within a half mlle of
the rural route.
That Is the statement of the situa
tion made by Rural Inspector llarlan ,
whose official homo is in Norfolk but
is seldom here. Ho was in the
city yesterday between trains and In
discussing the proposition of complete
rural service , said :
"I have just come from Hurt coun
ty , whore a complete county service
has been established. They already
had seventeen carriers in the county
and needed but two more. Now there
is not a house in the county which Is
not served with Its mall every day.
"Petitions from the farmers are not
necessary. All that has to bo done Is
v for the postmasters of the county to
request that Congressman McCarthy
get the additional routes needed , es
tablished. There are ten counties In
the state now which have this com
plete service. It is growing and It
has come to stay. But a very few
more carriers In Madison county
would bo needed for the completion
' of the lines. "
| The postoffice department prefers
establishing new rqtites to changing
old ones. Where a change is made ,
it merely means that some farmers
are dropped while others are given
their service. In. making new ones ,
evejyone is better satisflqd. "
Mr. Hnrlan drove over 500 miles in
Hurt county , inspecting the system
l there. He left last night for Clear-
whter and tomorrow will be In Neligh.
From his story , It is evident that If
' the farmers of Madison county will
request the service from the postmas
ters , and the postmasters In turn from
the congressman , the new routes will
at once be forthcoming.
HAVEN'T RECEIVED DEED YET.
Sugar Factory 'Ownership Certificate
Must go to New York.
A telephone message from Omaha
i i/ ' , C states that the Norfolk business men
> representing the sugar factory don
ors , have not yet received deed to
the property. The deed , it is stated ,
must go to New York city for a sig
nature. The committee , Mr. Durland ,
Mr. Pasewalk and Dr. Bear , are ex
pected home tonight or tomorrow.
FRIDAY FACTS.
J. F. Jeffries was over from Wayne
yesterday.
Frank Eflle was down from Creigh-
ton yesterday.
Rev. J. C. S. AVeills left yesterday
for Manltou , Col.
E. Barrett was in the city from NIo-
brara on business.
T. M. Franse of West Point was in
the city yesterday.
Fred Jasper was in the city yester
day from Plainview. *
Gus. Jensen and son of Foster were
in Norfolk yesterday.
William Inman was in Norfolk yes
terday from Bloomfield.
N. Easthouse was in the city this
morning from Bristow.
J. W. Kovalek was a Norfolk visitor
yesterday from eBeraer.
L. E. Carscallen of Tilden had busi
ness in Norfolk yesterday.
0. M. Kellogg of Emerson was a
Norfolk visitor yesterday.
Mrs. S. Campbell of Tilden is visit
ing with Norfolk friends.
R. B. Thompson and D. Paper were
in Norfolk yesterday from Leigh.
Mrs. W. E. Powers of Pierce was
shopping in Norfolk this morning.
H. J. Billerbeck and daughter of
Osmond were in Norfolk yesterday.
Mrs. F. E. Fitch of Pierce visited
with Mrs. Low of this city yesterday.
George Krause of Plalnview was In
the city yesterday enroute to Neligh.
John Fishley and Joseph Frohner
of Morse Bluff were in the city yes
terday.
1. W. Alter of Wayne was in the
city yesterday on his way homo from
attending the meeting of the finance
committee of the A. O. U. W. grand
ledge at Grand Island.
James Henderson , a prominent busi
ness man of Clcarwater was in Nor
folk yesterday.
John Marty , sr. , was in the city yes
terday from Plalnview. Mr. Mnrjty Is
in the real estate business at that
place. ,
H. E. Gllssman of Doon , Iowa , for
merly in the butcher business bore ,
Is visiting old friends and looking af
ter business interests.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Blair of Chicago
arrived on the noon train for a visit
at the homo of Mr. and Mrs. W. H.
Bntterflold. Mr. Blair is a nephew of
Mrs. Buttcrfield.
P. J. Fuosler Is still Very seriously
111 with an attack of grippe , Ho is
! said to have taken cold on the night
of the flro In the Krug buildings , and
has not boon able to rnllly.
Mr. and Mrs. Idol , who have boon
rooming at Mrs. Pllgor's and boarding
with Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Roberts ,
will In the futitro mnko their homo
with Mrs. Idol's slstor , Mrs. Russel ,
in South Norfolk- .
Miss Helen Grantly's business rop-
rosentatlve , John'W. Rankln , was In
the city today completing arrange
ments for the appearance of his star
at the Auditorium on Friday March
3 , when she will bo seen In a revival
of her greatest success , "Her Lord
and Master. "
Mrs , James Ifny , who was operated
upon In Omaha for appendicitis , Is
reported as getting along nicely.
What promised early today to bring
a bunch of cloudy , murky , sloppy
weather to town later developed into
a clear , bine , sunny sort of a morning
It is stated In the store of Anton
Duchhol/ that ho Is not In Chicago ,
for operation to remove a cancer.
Mr. Huchholx. is. it Is said , on a visit.
Three tramps wore locked up by
Olllcor Pllgor , for the night. They
were just ordinary bums , one of them
being a chair maker of some skill.
The police can always count on a
hobo in the neighborhood when the
chalrmakor bobs In.
According to an Omnlm report Er
nest Boiler of this city lost $10 on n
freight bill graft In Omaha in less
time than It takes to tell it , and If-
coming home to glvo lessons to bis
friends. It is the same old story in
tlio snmo old way. Boiler is not
known In Norfolk.
"In the King's Command , " was the
play put on at the Auditorium last
night by the Tomson Comedy com
pany. Tonight they play , "Tho Gold
en Giant Mine. " Tomorrow night the
company closes a week's engagement
of repertoire nt popular prices in Nor
folk. They continue to draw good
houses.
The funeral of Mrs. Kelsey was held
yesterday morning at 10 : ISO from the
home of Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Godfrey
at the corner of Park avenue and
Sixth street , the services being con
ducted by Rev. E. A. Lounsberry of
tlio Adventist church. The body was
taken to Page on the 1 o'clock train ,
where interment took place.
A social session of the Ladies' guild
of Trinity church was lield at the
home of Mrs. A. Morrison yesterday
afternoon , which proved to be n very
pleasant Washington's birthday event ,
though it were the day after. Cherry
plo was a feature , the cherries having
been plucked from the tree that
George chopped down with his little
hatchet.
The melting of the snow has made
It apparent where some slight correc
tions in the drainage arrangements of
the town might result in removing the
water. One point is at the cold stor
age on Madison avenue and another a
block and a half west , and no doubt
there are other places In town where
the placing of a culvert or the opening
up of a ditch would remove from the
streets an accumulation of water.
Residents of Philip avenue and
Fourth street are convinced that
something like a couple of dozen of
dogs make it a point to hold nightly
concerts in that neighborhood at
which they practice the same old song
over and over. Their voices and ex
pression are not at all harmonious
and If a few of the members of the
choir making the' false chords could
be eliminated there would be relief
on the part of the auditors.
Ed Arrison , a livery driver from
Pierce , was arrested yesterday on a
charge of being drunk and disorderly
and spent the night In jail. 'Today he
pleaded financial embarrassment and
was allowed to go home after being
admonished by Judge Hayes to cut it
out. This being his first offense , the
court was disinclined to keep the pris
oner in jail longer. He told the judge
he would punish no more of the liquid
Joy , and that if the judge would come
to Pierce when the flowers bloom la
May , ho would be given a right time.
Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Lytle of Neligh
celebrated their golden wedding anni
versary at the home of their son , J.
B. Lytle , on a recent date. The groom
of fifty years is now seventy-six years
of age and his bride sixty-nine. They
were married at Lisbon , N. Y. , where
they lived for six years then moved
to Wisconsin where they resided elgh
teen years , after which they movft ? to
Antelope county where they have
since resided. Their children are all
living and jvere present at the celebra
tion. S. W. , J. B. , H. S. , and W. D.
all reside In Neligh and P. S. lives at
Tilden. The daughters are Mrs.
Ritchie of Wisconsin and Mrs. Lobdell
of Chlca'go. Among the guests from
abroad were Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Sheldon. P. K. Hayward and C. N.
Hayward , all of Wisconsin. Among
the gifts was a purse of $ C5 In gold.
IT IS NOW CAPTAIN MAPES
_
Fort Nlobrara Officer Known Here
Has Been Promoted.
Word has been received In this city
that Lieutenant Mapes of Fort Nlo
brara has been promoted to captaincy
of Filipino scouts and will soon be
transferred to the Philippine Islands.
It is not known hero just when Cap
tain Mapes will leave for the orient
Ho is well known in Norfolk , being
an Elk and having vlsted liero fre
quently. Us friends hero were glad
to learn of his promotion.
BAD GANG HAS CREATED FEAR
AMONG SETTLERS.
MURDER HAS BEEN ATTEMPTED
It Has Just Leaked Out That Serious
Disorder Has Prevailed on the Res-
ervatlon at the Hands of a Bold
Circle One Victim In Hospital.
It has just leaked out that during
the past few months tbcro has been
something of a reign of terror on the
KoHobud reservation , resulting from
the bold and unchecked deeds of a
gang of desperadoes mid hornethlovos ,
who have In their list of misdoings
many thefts charged to thorn besides
fierce lights , hold-uns , attempted mur
ders and even actual killings , accordIng -
Ing to some onrce.s. There Is now
In an Omaha hospital a settler whoso
head Is split open ns n result of being -
ing struck with a cuspadorc- that was
hurled at him. The fellow Is said to
be a member of a prominent eastern
family , though details of his trouble
are hard to get at In Omaha. It Is
said that tlio gang has been running
things with high band on the Rosebud
and that settlers have been so fright
ened that in some Instances they were
almost afraid to take up their claims
Although the facts of the reign of
terror were known In many Rosebud
towns , the story has not been sent
out by correspondents. Tlio facts ,
however , como from eminently1 relia
ble clti/ens of Bonesteel , who state
that the lawlessness on the plains
has been quite extreme.
DONOVAN ELECTED PRESIDENT
Madison County Gets Honors at Hands
of Nebraska Press Association.
At the annual election of ollicors of
the Nebraska Press association held
In Kearney , Editor .1. B. Donovan of
the Madison Star-Mall was nominated
for president and elected by acclama
tion. Editor F. E. Martin of tlio Bat
tle Creek Enterprise was elected as
vice president for tlio Third congres
sional district. The other ofllcors
chosen were as follows : Will Mnupln
of Bryan's Commoner , secretary-trea
surer ; Miss Monk of the Bloominglon
Advocate , corresponding secretary ;
vice president first district , H. 0.
Taylor ; second district , Charles E.
Byars ; fourth district , W. T. . Pickett ;
fifth district , C. C. Johnson ; sixth
district , M. A. Brown.
Madison county feels honored at
this recognition of two of Its leading
publishers at the hands of the other
publishers of the state and the asso
ciation will find that the honors have
been deservedly bestowed if the homo
people are allowed to judge. Editor
A. W. Ladd of the Albion News Is
the retiring president of the associa
tion.
BOHEMIAN PLAY A HUMMER.
Verdlgre Club Entertains Spencer in
Native Tongue Drama ,
Spencer , Neb. , Feb. 28. Special to
The News : Spencer looked like a
Fourth of July Saturday when hun
dreds of Bohemians from far and near
arrived for the play. Many came for
ty miles. The play was a drama in
three acts by the Bohemian club of
Verdigre. Many eyes were moistened
during the sad scenes. Hearty were
the laughs during the witty parts.
Many old people said that since they
left the old country they bad never at
tended a performance and consequent
ly they shed tears of joy. The crowd
was so large that the vast opera house
could not hold them. After the per
formance a grand ball was given ,
which was enjoyed immensely. They
danced the dances of hto native land
as long as their strength remained.
Mrs. J. C. Morrow entertained Sun
day evening in honor of her husband's
birthday. Dinner at C:30 : for thirty
guests was served. The best caterers ,
of Omaha and Sioux City furnished
the delicacies. Games and cards after
supper were indulged in until the wee
hours of the morning.
IN THE BUSINESS PORTION OF
TOWN.
BLOWING WIND CAUSED ALARM
Fire Broke Out In the Restaurant of
A. L. Warwick But Was Exting
uished Water Did More Damage
Than the Blaze , ' Itself.
Long Pine , Neb. , Feb. 28. Special
to The News : Great excitement was
caused hero yesterday afternoon by a
fire at the restaurant of A. L. War
wick. It was caused by a defective
flue. By prompt action of the flro
company the flro was soon under con
trol and confined to the room In which
it broke out , Considerable damage
was done but inoro by water than by
fire.
fire.Being
Being in the business po'rtion of the
town and the wind blowing , there was
considerable danger to the buildings
on cither side but that was averted.
It was the largest fire Long Pine
has had for a long time.
DEED HAS GONEJO NEW YORK
It Will be Four Weekn Before Sugar
Property Is Turned Over.
A. .1. nurlnnd , 11. A. Piisownlk and
Hr A. Hour , tlio committee of clllxoiiH
representing Norfolk Interests lit u
conference lit Oinnhii with ( iononil
MnndcrHoii , attorney for tlio American
Meet Sugar company , have returned
hi Norfolk. Tlio.v agreed on llio form
of a contract by which tlio iiroporly
hero IH to bo deeded to Norfolk people -
plo , hut the Una ) Bottlomont will not
lie inndu for another month , thu form
of tlio contract having been been sent
on to Now York and tlio repairs noces-
nary at the sugar factory delaying the
tltnu at thin onil of the lino.
\Vhon the contract has been approved -
proved by the Now York attornoyH of
tht > company and returned , It will bo
rewritten and I ho deed made. MMioro
ire holes In the walls and toof and
( hero an ) repairs to bo made on the
oil lankH at the plant which will re-
pilro three or four works inoro and
icl'oro the work Is finished the deed
will not ho dollnltoly settled.
TO SAVE BEYMER'S LEGS.
Everything Now Looks .is Though the
Brnkcmnn Will Recover.
Howard Boyiner. the brakoinan who
wan run ever by a car at Wont 1'olnt
two weeks ago , and \\lio was at first
reported to ho BO hadly hurt that ho
would lese n limb , IH getting along as
well as could bo expected and condi
tions seem to point to the Having of
tlu * limbs. .
MAY HOLD BIG CONVENTION.
Norfolk , Lincoln , Denver and DCS
Molnes to Have Buttermakcrs.
I From Momluy'p Dully. ]
According to Ropicsuntatlvo M. 1C.
Pollock of the Beatrice Crcamory com
pany , n convention of agents of that ,
linn who uro located in towns tribu
tary to this city , will protmbly beheld
held in Norfolk during April , when
I no of the salesmen will assemble
lioro to talk the business over. Last
year the ImttermakerB met In Lincoln
but the crowd was bo largo that It
was unsatisfactory and this year it
Is plani/ed / to hnvo conventions In
Norfolk , Lincoln , Denver and Dos
Molncs. The Norfolk convention will
draw people from as far west as
Deadwood and as far south as Fre-
lIKJllt.
Hnd Her Husband Arrested.
On complaint of Mrs. A. It. Evans
and her family , of Petersburg , her
husband was arrested bore , It being
alleged that ho had violated his con
tract by not contributing of his wages
to the support of bis wife and child.
Mr. Evnns explained the matter with
the statement that his wage money
was not available and settled it out
of court by giving an order on his
employer. Eugene Romlg , Mrs. Ev
ans' brother , represented her hero.
In Praise of Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy.
There Is no medicine manufactured
that has received more voluntary
pralso or more expressions of grati
tude from people who have bijen cured
by It , than Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy. From long experience In tbouso
of this preparation , people have found
that It not only gives quick relief but
effects a permanent cure , and that It
can always be relied upon. The fact
that It Is pleasant to take , also that It
contains no harmful drug Is of much
Importance when a medicine Is In
tended for young children. This rem
edy Is for sale by Leonard the drug
gist.
WANT LAW CHANGED.
Ask for a Modification of the Rules
Regarding Dipping of Stock.
Washington , D. C. , Feb. 28. Men
representing the great cattle Industry
of western Nebraska are urging the
Nebraska delegation to have the laws
regulating the dipping of cattle modi-
fled so as not to operate as a handicap
In tholr shipments. The desire Is to
have the government give permission
to ship out of the state cattle for feed
ers without dipping.
Senator Mlllard. yesterday took up
the cattlemen's request with Secre
tary Wilson and Chief Salmon of the
bureau of animal Industry.
Delights of Colorado's Winter Climate
After spending ten days at the Al
bany , Instead of two , as he had origin
ally planned , Dr. R. G. Floyd of Eu
reka Springs , Ark. , left last evening ,
with his bride for California , where he
expects to remain two days Instead of
ten. This upsetting of Dr. Floyd's
plans is duo entirely to the delights
of Colorado's winter climate.
"I cannot understand why your people
ple have been so slow In coming to a
full realization of the possibilities of
Colorado as a winter resort , " declared
the doctor , who is not only president
of the commercial club of Etiroka
Springs , but also at the head of the
Odd Fellows of Arkansas. "Why , you
simply have all these advertised 'win
ter resorts' nailed to the mast ! "
Company of Ladles.
Mrs. W. II. niakcman and' Mrs. L
Kocnlgstcin entertained only a verj
small company of ladles at the home
of Mrs. Dlakoman yesterday after
noon. Mrs. Robert Utter won the
prlzo at flinch and Mrs. Maylanl a
ouchro. Supper was served at 0:30 :
o'clock.
WILL BE INSTELLED IN NORFOLK
APRIL 1.
POWER WILL BE FURNISHED
The Norfolk Electric Light & . Power
Company Announces That Twenty-
four Hour Lighting Service Will Be
gin Next Month.
An all day electric lighting service
vlll ho Installed In Norfolk on ihotlrM
if April by the Norfolk Electric Light
& Power company. At that ( line It
H arrauned to start a ftorvlco which
vlll inn twenty-four hours during iiio
lay. It Is the plan of the company to
iiHlall nlcntrU ; motors In luminous
IOUHCS for the running of machines
iloclrle fans and the Ilko. The mir-
vice has been on an all night circuit
'or a number of years.
The company announces thiil frr
lie novt six months , at leant , they will
PO unable to who any inoro residences
for lighting.
Farmers' Institute.
The fanners' Institute began last
light. The largest crowd ever seen
n town Is hero today. ThlH shows
bat tlie farmers are anxious In learn
Miss Ilyrl HniHSlleld , Mr. Clnypodl ,
Mr. Marlelte , and 0. O. Mothorsenr
sang and addressed the nndlcnco.
WHITE CHANGES WORK.
Mall Driver For Years Goes to M. < S.
O. Depot Now.
, .T. W. White , who for years has of-
feinted as superintendent of the mall
vngoiiR In the Norfolk postolllce , has
uslgncd lilH position to accept n inoro
ucrativo place as assistant baggage-
nan at the union dope' ' , for the Chicago
cage , St. Paul , Minneapolis Omaha
allroad. Mr. White has been no long
n the postal service that ho had ac-
litlred a complete knowledge of the
I in OH for arriving and departing of
nails and had come to assnnio all of
ho responsibility In handling the
Mislnoss , so that his resignation Is
'olt keenly by the jiostolllco people.
PULL TEACHER'S HAIR.
University Coeds Strenuously Object
to Rules Adopted by Faculty.
St. Paul , Minn. , Feb. -Twenty- ! -
'our young women , students of the
University of South Dakota at Vermil
ion yesterdio revolted against the
r
women im inborn of the faculty , lin- A
caimo of tlio aliened Injustice of tlio 4 *
rules Imposed upon thorn In the wo- , '
man's hull. What followed lln > mil- '
verslly nulhorltloH are attempting to * '
HiippicHH. it IH Known that the young f.
women upon being repulsed , attacked
the ( eaehors and pulled tbolr hoar. Vi
While returning to their hall the , ;
> omig women met some of tlio young -
'
men , \\lio miido remarkM nhoitt tholr '
dlshovelod appearance. The girls at- > ,
lacked the men , pulling tholr hair and
scratching tholr faces. The nion , however - > ,
ever , lelnniud ( ho compliment by kissIng -
Ing the girls. ;
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DIDN'T WEAR THE COSTUME. f
Miss Rlsh Hnd Prepnrcd For the Role $ /
In Elaborate Way. * |
Miss Leola KMi , who had a now
io\sn ; inado for lior idle an "Little
Kvn" In Urn Undo Tom's Cabin play
hero , was disappointed by the com
pany management In not lining por-
mUled to wear the costume. Minn
Itlsh took the part In llio play hureas
an accommodation to ! ho compan > ,
the real I0vn being III. After having
gene to consldctalile Ironhlo In pre
paring for llio role , an oversight on
the part of the company annulled h < i
painstaking preparation.
THE OLOESUAND OFFICE
Interesting Contest to Take Place at
San Francisco.
P.iBoIng of Oldest Land Office ,
llniilsvllle , Ala , Fell. US. The old
est land olllce In the United States
passed out of existence today when
I ho llnnlHvlllo olllco was abolished
and Its business IrniiHfonud to the
land olllco at Montgomery. The of-
llco hero was established In 1810 ,
nine years heforo the admission of
Alabama Into the union. During the
ninety-four years of Its existence
( hero wore nearly 110,000 homestead
entries , approximating 3,000,000 acres ,
besides many thousand cash purchas
es of Cherokee Indian school lands.
There are only about 7fi,000 acres yet
to ho entered. The discontinuance of
the olllco Is duo to that provision of
llio federal statutes which stipulates
that when the government lands In a
land ofllco district amount to less
than 100,000 ticros , the ofllco Shall he
discontinued. Tliero now remain In
the entire state of Alabama only
about 175,000 acres of government
hinds , KiO.OOfl acres of which an ; In
the Monlgomeiy division. '
An n medium of oxcluuiKo Tar iiny-
thlngr In north NubriiHlui try u Now
want n < L
The Great
Wonilcr of the Age I
An Ont that Is absolutely rust-proof , honvy ylolclor ,
stands up well , and not subject to bllxht. It Is abld
by A. A. Berry Soad Co. , Clarlndn , Iowa. S nd for
their Catalog , which UoHcrlbos not only Oats , but
Sttuds of nil kinds. Ask for spi-ci.il prices In lots of
bUbhula to car load. IVr/fe Tuila/ . Valuing la ft * * .
fA. . BERRY SEED CO. ,
. . .Clitrlittta , Iowa.
ESTABLISHED ISS7
H ID ElS WOOL- UftSete
SHIPYOUR GOODS TO USAND GET HIGHEST MARKET p lt.RS.
D.QEJRGMAIM * CO. SX f x\ii.'lVCiivi .
THE LARGEST AND MOST RELIABLEJ > EALERSWtHE NOBTiHW t
IMMEDIATE ; CASH RETURNS. > WRITE FORCIRCOLAHOTT :
THE NORFOLK NURSEKY.
Elm and Ash.
Trees are the hardiest , longest liv
ing trees , and are the best shade trees
for the street or park. A fine lot of
10 and 12 foot trees for sale.
Cottonwood , box elder and ash tree
seedling. Rose bushes and ornament
al shrubs.
Asparagus. '
Asparagus Is BO easily grown and j
such a large quantity is produced on ]
a small amount of ground that every
garden should contain a bod. A bed
10 foot square requiring 50 plants will
give an abundant supply for any'ordl-
nary family. April and May is the ,
best time to plant. Wo have the larg
cst and best flavored variety.
Delicious Strawberries.
Most everybody likes strawberries
and they are the most easily grown of
any kind of fruit as well as the most
healthful and delicious and they bear
a full crop of fruit the next year after
planting. From 300 to 500 plants make
a good sized bed planted 1 foot by
three feet. 'We have the biggest self-
fertilizing kinds.
Sweet Prune Plum.
September 1 , 1903 , three bushels of
plums were picked from one five-year-
old tree in E. D. Hammond's orchard
of Sweet Prune plums. The tree com
menced to bear two years after plant
ing and Is bearing every year. It is
the only Prune plum that has been a
success with mo and I have tried
many kinds. It stood the dry years ,
1803 and 1894 , and the hard winter of
1899 and bore fruit the following sea-
son. It is a grand success for North
eastern Nebraska. It Is a dark purple
in color , large sine , skin can bo easily
removed and can bo pitted like a
free stone peach. They are excellent
for canning and preserves and are so
sweet that they require very little
sugar. I sold this plum at $2.50 to
$3.00 a bushel the past season when
other varieties of M > ur plums were
selling for 75 cents to $1.00 a bushel.
It has taken first premium at several
fairs , a premium at the Lincoln state
fair , and limbs and branches loaded
with , plums , shipped to the Pan-Amer
ican exposition at Buffalo , New York ,
wore shown In the Nebrasak fruit ex
hibit that took one of the gold medals.
I also received an honorable mention
diploma on this plum from the Pan-
American exposition. We believe this
plum has more good qualities , and Is
the best plum In existence for this
whole northwestern country. If you
plant some of these trees you will bo
well paid.
We have n choice fine lot of five to
six feet trees to sell for the spring
of 1905. These trees wore grown from
grafts cut off those bearing trees that
bore these plums , and they will bear
fruit at two or three years old If
planted and are sure to bo genuine.
If you want some of these trees send
your order early and get the best plum
in existence. Trees five to six feet
$1.25 each ; $12.00 per dozen.
$6 trees for $6.00. The only way you
can be sure of getting this plum true
to name grafted from my bearing trees
Is to send your order direct to me.
Trees delivered free to any railroad
town. Call at Norfolk Nursery , or ad
dress ,
E. D Hammond , Norfolk , Neb.