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LIEUTENANT FINALLY SEES HIS
SUICIDE WIFE.
THROUGH NORFOLK YESTERDAY
After Two Days During Which He Had
Not Stnrted to Omnhn to See His
Dead Wife , the Army Officer Chang
es His Mind and'Arrives.
Lieutenant Chandler , former bus-
Imml of Mrs. Uesslo Chandler who
suicided in Omaha Friday night liy
sending a bullet Into her breast , and
stepfather of the child , KOOHU , passed
through Norfolk at noon yesterday en-
route to Omaha where | io wont to
tal < o charge of the remains of his
wife. Although the suicide occurred
on Friday , Lieutenant Chandler .did
not leave Valentine Immodltaely for
Omaha. He waited until Monday
morning. Friends stated that ho
waited because of Illnc-ss.
Arrives in Omaha.
Omaha , Neb. , March 7. Lieutenant
Chandler arrived in Omnhn-from Fort
Niobrara .last night , to take charge
of the n.-mnlns of his suicide wife.
He went at once to the undertaking
rooms , and looked upon the beautiful
features of the dead woman. It Is
thought the remains will be shipped
east , to the home of her relatives.
Undertaker Davis had prepared to
send the remains to the home of Mrs.
Chandler's parents In Daltlmore.
Captain Klrkman on whoso account
Mrs. Chandler had asserted that she
had lost husband and happiness , is
kept under guard at his quarters in
Fort Niobrara.
Regarding the bottle of morphine
with which the little Ixiy Ueese was
playing nbout the -hotel , after his
mother had shot herself. Miss Phil
lips , the chambermaid , who attended
Mrs. Chandler , testified that on Fri
day afternoon , several hours before
the suicide was committed , a. bottle
of morphine pills was spilled upon
the floor In Mrs. Chandler's room ,
and they were picked up by her little
boy. The child said they would kill
him if he took them , but he boasted
that they couldn't hurt his mother.
He carried the bottle about In his
f pocket.
Everything now indicates that Mrs.
Chandler arrived In Omaha last Tues
day. She registered at the Her Grand
hotel and after remaining there one
night , went to the Paxton , accompa
nied by her little boy.
Advices are to the effect that Lieu
tenant Chandler will not only take
charge of the body of his wife , out
will also claim his stepson , Ueese.
In explanation of the fact that Mrs.
Chandler had little money , friends of
"A. Lieutenant Chandler state that he had
pledged his pay for a long time ahead
to pay debts contracted by his wife.
TUESDAY TOPICS.
E. A. Schloss was here yesterday
from Hadar.
, F. Moore was down from Creighton
yesterday.
C. S. Hayes was in Stanton today
on business.
Senator Win. V. Allen was over
from Madison yesterday greeting a
few of his Norfolk acquaintances.
W. W. Abts was in the city yesterday -
day from > Madison.
Dr. C. A. McKim left for Uloomfield
on professional business.
E. Cunningham was in the city from
Wayne on business yesterday.
Editor J. 13. Donovan of the Madison
Star-Mail , newly elected president of
the Nebraska Press association , was
In the city yesterday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Dates of Wisncr
were Norfolk visitors yesterday.
Joe Metcalf and Mont Metcalf of
Stuart were in the city yesterday.
Commissioner Christ Schmltt was
over from Madison yesterday on coun
ty business.
Mrs. J. M. Mclndoo and Mrs. W. W.
Riley and daughter were In the city
yesterday from Pierce.
The Wednesday club will meet tomorrow -
morrow at 2:30 : with Mrs. A. Bear.
The West Side Whist club will bo
entertained by Mr. and Mrs. C. E.
Burnham next Tuesday evening at
their home on Norfolk avenue.
The local lodge of the Tribe of Ben
Hur had a very successful meeting at
their lodge rooms last njght , during
which a class of ten novitiates were
Instructed Irito the mysteries of the
order. '
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A good sum of money has beep sub
scribed to the race track fund for
Norfolk and'a horseman 'from David
City , .who. svas here today stated that
ho will likely come to this city 'and '
locate , . . .
Peter Stocks and' Miss Shephard of i
Scrlbner eloped , -were pursued by an
angry parent , had a thrilling scene
on 'the streets -Hooper and were
happily married in Fremont yesterday
afternoon.
Buffalo Bill's manager , William Me-
Cuno , ' Is now In RuFhvlllo assembling
Indians who will be used for the wild
west show during the coming season.
The show will remain In Paris for
eight weeks and will spend the re-
malnder of the summer In Franco.
Rev. J. H. Clay of the Baptist
church has been called to the position
of pastor-at-largo under the auspices
of the Nebraska Baptist State conven
tion. Ho will begin work In that capacity -
< pacity April 1. Rev. C. E. Glwltt of
Omaha will fill the pulpit next Sun
day morning. Rev. Mr. Clay left yes
terday for Geneva where ho will spend
two weeks In upvclal meetings.
Madison county has n new native
theatrical company of HM own. 'illan-
son's Big East Lyuno company" is
the name of the troupe , and they orig
inate from the county sent. Mr. Han
son has sent to Now York City for
ten professional actors and has asso
ciated with him Will Smith of Mtull-
son. They will open nt Pierce on the
night of March 15.
The second animal Mick's ball will
ho a feature of St. Patrick's day In
Madison. Green "Invitations , with a
largo shamrock on the rover , have
been Issul'd. The committee on ar
rangements Is : Dr. 13. N. Smart , .1. A.
Madden , ,1. H. Donovan , Oscar Nlchol-
won and F. P. Prince. The reception
commit toe : George Wyroff , W. V.
Allen , Peter KubiMidnll. Flood man
ager : IT. D. Matthews.
In a letter received from Mrs 15 A.
Lonvlll of Seward , formerly of Nor
folk , she states that she expects to
lonvo within a few weeks for n visit
in her nallvo homo. Hoothlmy Harbor ,
Mo. Mrs. Lonvllt linn not boon there
for t'wontv-four yearn. She nays that
Nov. F. W. Loavltt and his family
nro all'well. Marshall Loavltt has
worked nt the olootrlral trade all winter -
tor In Atlanta. Oorgin.
Norfolk awoke this morning to find
a snowstorm raging without. Kaln
had fallen during the night turned
Into sleet at daybreak and by 7 o'clock
booamo snow which foil in huge
Hakes , the cold wind driving It from
the north. The warmest during the
preceding day was thirty-six and the
coldest was thirty-one , there being
but five degrees of variation.
The regular mooting of the Nor
folk fire department will be held in
firemen's hall at the city building to
morrow night at the usual hour. A
contemplated change of the constitu
tion and by-laws of the department
make's business of Importance de
manding the attention of the members
and a large attendance- looked for
by the oflicc-rs of the department.
Congressman and Mrs. Burton L.
French are expected In the city to
morrow at 7ioon from Washington , for
a visit at the homo of Mrs. French's
sister , Mrs. W. G. Baker , corner Mad
ison avenue and Eleventh street. It
will be remembered that Mr. and Mrs.
French were married in Norfolk dur
ing the last week of June. It04. ! Mr.
French Is the only representative
from Idaho In the lower house of con
gress , and wasJ re-elected to succeed
himself last fall. They attended the
Inaugural exercises In Washington on
Saturday.
JOHN BRANDE ESCAPED BEING
PULVERIZED.
UNDER A FALLING TREE TRUNK
Just as He Drove by the Spot of
Chopping the Ropes Snapped and
, the Huge Cottonwood Lunged To
ward Him The Mules Jumped.
But for the quick wit of a team of
mules , and the quick stepping of the i
same animals , John Blande , a deliver
er for the Fair store , would today be
a dead man. As It Is ho has a badly
mashed shoulder and the wagon which
he was driving down Norfolk avenue
is something of a wreck as an effect
of a falling tree near the corner of
Main and Seventh streets.
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Woodchoppers who refused to
"spare that * tree , " were busily en
gaged on a huge trunk when the wag
on drove down the avenue. The swayIng -
Ing cottonwood , standing scores of
feet Into the air , was held In place by
rope guys that stretched toward the
south and which were so arranged
that the trco would fall over into the
vacant lot away from the street. Sud
denly the rope gave..way , the tree
snapped off at the point of chopping ,
there was a roar and the top branch
es made a heavy rush toward the center -
( tor of the thoroughfare.
It was just at this Instant that the
mules came along. Frightened by the
approaching tree , they lunged forward
and drew the wagon , away -Just In
time to get the driver's head from un
derneath and to catch his shoulder
'and' the wagon.
VERDIGRE DAM DAMAGED
, V
Seriously Interferes With Electric
Lights and Mill.
It'Is reported- that part of the 'dam
at Verdlgro has gone out at the mill ,
interfering with the electric lighting
system quite , seriously , and stopping ,
the mill for the time being. Repairs
are being mado. '
Mrs. Green Pays Fine.
Mrs. 0. W. fireen. 'JO'J South Third
stic-et , > vis arrested toJay and pleaded
gui'tv to disorderly conduct , for
whioli In police court she was fined
$11.10 The fine was paid. A receipt
was as'-ed for at the corrt. w1.n the
fine was paid.
"Wo don't very oftou give rocelnls. "
said T'.idge Hayes , "and It la a n .cipt
that > GU woludn't want to show'to
your friends , anyhow. "
Repairing neatest , best , cheapest.
Paul Nordwlg , harness man.
SOCIAL GAYETIES WILL DE REDUCED -
DUCED FOR FORTY DAYS.
WHAT IT MEANS IN THE SOUTH
Yesterday Was Mardl Gras "Shrove
Tuesday" nnd the Festal Spirit
Reigned Supreme in Southern bltles.
Special Services Here.
Today. Ash Wednesday , Is the be
ginning of the Lenten f-vaKon and for
forty days there will bo a period dur
ing which wordly pleasures shall ho
given uj sacrillcoH made and the HO
clal season put out of commission tea
a certain extent.
Yesterday wan Hhrovo Tuesday
"Mardls Gran , " and in many of the
southern cities It waH the biggest day
of all the year. In New Orleans , pin-
tlcnlarly , the foKtlvltloH wore fantastic
and the throngs froiji all over Iho
south were enormous. On Mardls
( ! nis the lost pleasures until aftoi1
Kaster are enjoyed and Iho most tfmt
Is possible , Is ninilu of It. Grand pa
geants , gorgeous decorations anil mys
tic joys abound. Hut at midnight last
night they came to an end on the
stroke of the town clock , and today
all Is silence , inactivity and peaceful ,
simple life. * "
Birth of Mardls Gras.
The Mardls Gras celebratloiiH came
to this country from Franco In 1825
when a small crowd of students who
had boon at college In Paris from
New Orleans , brought homo with them
the ideas of the grand and glittering
throe days preceding the beginning
of Lent. KvtT since then the custom
has continued and it lias spread
throughout many other southern cit
ies. It is a time when everything ex
cept positive crimes nro permitted to
go on without molestation. Thou
sands upon thousands of men and
women appear in the streets mas
queraded in most extraordinary fash
ions and making merry while tlie sun
shines. They throw confetti In each
other's faces all day long and they
romp along the beautiful avenues.
At dusk , however , the masks come oft
and there Is an end to that part of the
performance. Later come the mag
nificent parades with a half hundred
floats , representing the march of Rex ,
the king of the carnival , to his palace.
Then follow the big dancing parties ,
the Rex ball and the Comas ball at
the old French opera house and here
It is that all the south assembles.
Here it is that the southern belles
"come out. "
So liberal are the customs during
the Mardis Gras at New Orleans that
sailors who imbibe too freely during
the night are sent to special hospitals
where they are sobered up before 7
in the morning so that they may re
port for duty on their noats as usual.
Revelry does not character0 ! the
week preceding Lent in the north , and
the Lenten period Itself Is not , per
haps , so rigidly observed. A number
of Norfolk churches will have moro
or lo s special services -dur'ng Lent.
The Church of the Sacred Heart ,
which Is'just being repaired after the
lire of several days ago , will not be
able to hold the special services that
are usual at this period of the year.
The Trinity church has sent out cir
culars requesting sacrifices on the part
of the membership in observance of
the forty days during which Christ
suffered.
Thfre will not be so many dancing
parties in the city , though there will
be not a great deal of difference ef
fected in this way.
At Trinity church Matins and Lit
any will come at 10 a. m. ; holy eu-
clmrist at 10:30 : ; evensong , 4:30.On :
week days there will be evensong at
4:30. : On Sundays there will be ser
vices at 8 a. m. , 11 and 7:30 : p. m.
During holy week there will be ser
vices every day at 8 , 10 and 4:30. :
On Good Friday the Three Hours
will bo observed , 12 to 3 , a. m. On
Easter day there will be services at
7 , 8:30 : , 10 a. m. , and 7:30 : p. ra.
Io the East.
Now York. March 8. The begin
ning of Lent today marks the end of
the winter social season and society
doffs ball and opera gowns for the
proverbial sackcloth of the Lenten pe
riod. As a matter of fact , however ,
soolcfy Is not so eager to forego If
pleasures as was the Custom In years
gone by. True , there will be no elab
orate functions until after Easter , but
of late years the concerts , muslonles
nnd other affairs of a like nature
which society has decreed are permis
sible1 during the Lenten period have
grown into such elaborate affairs that
those who take part In them are given
little time for rest or recreation be
tween the gayetloB of the winter sea-
Bon and the equally wearing diver
sions of the summer. Reports from
Atlantic City , Lnkewood and other re
sorts of the fashionable set nro to the
effect that the hotels and cottages are
filling up rapidly. What the metrop
olis loses In social gaycty during the
next six' weeks will doubtless bo to
the gain of these popular resorts.
DECLARE CODY'S ' MONEY GONE
Wife's Friends Say Buffalo BUI is TryIng -
Ing to Get Ranch from Helpmeet.
North Platte.'Neb. , March 8. Col
onel Cody is said by his wife's friends
to be seriously embarrassed financial
ly , and endeavoring to obtain funds
by forcing hltt wife to restore Hoiuoof
the valuable property h ( < IIIIM dnodod
to hor. Colonel Cody , they say , has
no Intention of returning to North
PlulU' , oven If ho IK denied a dlvoroe.
Preliminary stops looking to the
scalping of Colonel Cody'n exchequer
are milil to have boon taken. 1'ormius
acquainted with ( lie family say Cody
will HOOII Institute a suit against ills
wife for the recovery of the vnliiabln
Scout's Kent ranch , whli'h rotnprlHOH
over il.OOrt aoro.8 of fort o , cultivated
land , said to bo worth $ L'00i)0. ( ( ) Then
there IH the handsome homo In town
which should bo mild for ? lMHm. ! It
Is said that Cody owns nothing In
N'orlh Plat to , and has only 1120 acres
In his own tmine In the Dig Horn Im-
slu.
Colonel Cody Is reputed to bo it
half owner In the Wild West show ,
hut his friends say that .lumen A.
Hallo. ) ' holds Cody's notes for amounts
aggregating moro than Cody's Interest
IH worth.
Fight Against Trading Stamps.
Ottawa , Out. , March 8. A delega
tion of several hundred of the lending
ri'tall merchants of Montreal and ( ] uo-
hoc waited upon the government today
and presented a petition urging the
noi'osslly of niiiondlng the. law HO IIH
Io abolish the use of trading stamps
nnd punish trader * who persist In
Mtlllxlng them. The protest IH
Die culmination of a rn'iitlinmt In
opposition to the trnillng stamp
Hvstom which lias boon steadily
gathering strength throughout Iho do
minion for a year or moro. The move
of the Quebec and Montreal mer
chants has the indorsement of the
rnoirhantH1 associations of nearly all
the chief cities of Canada
BUTTE BANK IS SOLD
Dank of Boyd County Buys Bank of
Butte Items From Butte.
Hutle , Neb. . March 8. Special to
The News : The Bank of lloyil County
has purchased the Dank of But to , the
transaction being closed today. The
hank of Boyd County takes possession
tomorrow.
Quito an exciting time was created
In llntto during the windy hours of
Friday morning when a lire broke out
fmm the collar of Wellbaum Bros ,
building , blazing up on the outside.
Through the efforts of citizens water
was soon carried and the ( lames ex
tinguished.
The 3-year-old son of Steve Richardson -
son of Anoka wes hurled at Butte
cemetery yesterday by the P. 13. O.
sisterhood.
A crowd of Butte young people wont
to Fairfax , S. D. , Saturday evening In
a -1-horso stage. There wore ton
couples In all. The loads wore so bad
that the harness was broken elf the
lend team , and some had 'to walk up
three or four hills. The time was en
joyable after they arrived. Music was
furnished by Yankton , S. D. , harplsta.
Over seventy-Pve couple wore on the
door. The stage driver returned to
Butte alone as the voung people all
returned on the train.
The regular whist club mooting .it
the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Lucl.o
was enjoyed Monday night , Miss Ma
rion Skinner winning ladies' prlx.oand
Fred * Balstcr the gentlemen's prize.
C. R. Williams won the consolation
prize.
Mrs. Frank Smith leaves the first
of the week for Chicago , 'or a vis't. '
N. 13. Gardner , a Gregory banker , Is
here visiting.
Mrs. Blake has opened a millinery
store.
State University News.
A Lincoln preacher has protested
against dancing among Nebraska uni
versity students. No action was tak
en on the matter.
Cadets at the state university are
dissatisfied with a recent order which
changes the date of competitive drill ,
postponing It one week. The chunge
was made because the officers want
to get the annual
pan-hellenlc danc
ing party out of the hands of Theta
Nu Epsllon , an inter-fraternity organ
ization. It makes the cadets drill a
week longer.
A United States Wall Map ,
well adapted for use In office , library
or school , substantially mounted , edg
es bound In cloth , printed In full col
ors , showing the United States , Alas
ka , Cuba and our Island possessions.
The original thirteen states , the Louis
iana purchase , the Oregon territory ,
etc. , are shown In outline , with dates
when territory was acquired , and ether - -
or valuable Information.
Sent to any address on receipt of
fifteen cents to cover postage , by B.
W. Knlskern , P. T. M. . C. & N-W. R'y. .
Chicago.
In Praise of Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy.
There Is no medicine manufactured
that has received moro voluntary
pralso or moro expressions of grati
tude from people who have been cured
by It , than Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy. From long experience In thouso
of this preparation , people have found
that It not only gives quick relief but
effects a permanent euro , and that It
can always bo relied upon. The fact
that it Is pleasant to take , also that It
contains no harmful drug Is of much
Importance when a medlcino is in
tended for young children. This rem
edy Is for sale by Leonard the drug
gist
WALTERS HOTEL AND NEBRASKA
HOTEL ARE DESTROYED.
AND TWO OTHER BUILDINGS
ULAZE THAT ORIGINATED IN THE
NEBRASKA HOTEL.
IT IS THOUGHT IT WAS SET
Nebraska Hotel Was Empty When
Fire Stnrted QiieRto In the Wnltern
Hotel Had Time to Get Out In
Safety Before Flames Cnmc.
Crr lilon , Nob. , March 7.- Special
to T NOWH : Flro nt Lynch early to
day destroyed a good portion of a
hufdnoKH block. The hulldlugii burned
were the Walters hotel , the Nebraska
hotel , Jed Thomas' barber shop and
Dr. Nellgh'K olllco. All were burned
to the ground.
The lite started In the Nebraska ho
tel at 3.10 : o'clock and was driven by
a Htrong wind from the northwest.
The Nebraska hotel was empty. 'It
IB bulloved the IIro wan nut. All
guustH In the Walters house escaped.
The loss In probably $ 1,000 to J5 ,
000 , partially Insured.
Spring Vacation April 1.
At a muollng of the board of education -
cation hold hint night It wait deter
mined to hold the regular spring va
cation during the first week In April.
The vacation will begin Wednesday ,
March 29 , so that the schools will be
closed for the mooting of the North
Nebraska Teachers' nMsoclallon which
will bo bold bore.
NORFOLK MAN HAS CONTRACT.
S. T. Napper Ic In Washington Seek
ing Changes.
S. T. Nappor of Norfolk , who Is ( ho
lowest bidder for live cattle for the
Hosehud agency , Is In Washington
with a view of explaining to the com
missioner of Indian affairs how impos
sible It Is to carry out Home of the
specifications at this I lino. Ono of
( ho specifications provides Hint hei
fers , ,000 In number , must ho in
spected Immediately. Mr. Nappor con
tends Hint tt IM it pliVHlcn ] linpiiHHlbll-
lly io got ( i.Ht ( ) ) holfoi-H togoihor nt
( Illl'e pdMHOHHlllg UK ) Ollll'l' | IOllltS ( | ( ) .
Hlri'd. lie IH n I no ondoiivorlng to have
MilHporlilontlmi logimllng Mm weight
of the ci'lllo changed , JIH range cultto/
coining through I lie winter arc oxoood-
Ingly light In weight , nllhoiigh they
moot i'M > ry requirement IIH io
and I'm me.
Delights of Colormio'n Winter Cllrnato
After spending Cm days nt the Al
bany , liiHlund of two , IIH ho lind origin
ally planned , Dr. II. ( ! . Floyd of I3u-
roka SprlugH , Ark. , loft last evening ,
with his bride for rullfornln , whom Im
expects to remain two days Instead of
ton. Thin upHdttlng of Dr. Floyd'H
plans IH duo entirely to the delights
of Colorado's wlntor climate. .
"I oannot midorntiuid why your pno-
pie have boon mi slow In coming to a
full ronll/atlon of the poHiilbllltloH of
Colorado UH n wlntor romirl , " duclurod
the doctor , who In not only president
of the Yoinmnroliil club of Uuroka
Hprliign , but nlHo at the ho.nd of Iho.
Odd Follows of ArlmnmiH. "Why. you
simply have all thono advertised 'win-
tor roHorls' nailed to tlio
Republican Editors Mcnt.
Washington. I ) ( ' . , March H.Tli. .
men who work with pen anil lirnin nil
the yoiir round to propnmito mi'l < ! ,
foini llio prlnclploN of the rnpilldlnin
pnrly are Jimt now much In ovlilonc"
hero. They are the nionihorH of ih.- *
Itppuhllrnn Nnllonnl ICdltorlril nHxocln-
tlon. wluisd minimi mooting began
Mils morning In tint nnHoiuhly room of
Iho Now Wlllard hotnl. President
John A. Slolchor of New York called
the gal boring to order shortly before
10 o'clock thin morning and Vice Pron-
Idont Fairbanks and Senator Chaiin-
coy M. Dopow extended formal greetIng -
Ing to Iho vlnltoi-H. Besides the ad
dress of President Slolchor and the
reports of the other officers the fore
noon program Included addresses on
llvo topics by Dr. A. 13. Winshlp of
Moston , William R. f'appollor of Mans
field , O. , and Lafayette Young of DOM
Molnos , Iowa.
This aftoinoon President IlooHovol' .
received the editors at the white
house , and this evening they are to
ho entertained at a reception given In
tholr honor by Vloo President anil
Mrs. FnlrlmnhH.
Morltz-Zltkovskl.
Mr. Max Morlt/ and Miss
/.IlkovHkl will ho married at the St.
Paul church tonight at 710 : Tholr
friends gave thorn a lively charivari
parly hist night at the /.UliovHlu homo
on North Kli > t Ktroot.
Seeif Com
| AISE BIO CORN CROPS You cnn do It If you plnnt the
kind of Seed In the tfootl soil of your fnr n nnd Kive It proper
trtiatmnnt. Berry has the rlttnt k ml ot Seed , nnd hns mudu
a I'fn-tlrnu's ' study of Corn. They have a line of bouil Corn that will
produce from I O to 5O busliolB p ( > r aero morn than common sorts.
Hn nells It from p rk to car-load loin. Send fur C'atnlo u . which
d vott s a jtruat dual of np.it to I-V dilferont vurit > ou v/hlah
th"v " " '
/I. A. EE3WV SEZ ® CO. ,
Thf Catling / Fran. Writ * lor II To-Uny. Oo 103 Clarllttin , fotva.
ESTABLISHED IS 67
SHIP YOUR GOODS TO USAND GET HIGHEST MARKET PRICES.
D.C3ERGM/\N * CO. S ? PAULFvf5INN.
IMMEDIATE : CASH RETURNS. WRITE FOR CIRCULARS.
THE NORFOLK NURSEK-Y.
Elm and Ash.
Trees nro the hardiest , longeHt liv
ing trees , nnd are the bpBt shade treeH
for the street or park. A fine lot of
10 and 12 foot trees for sale.
Cottonwood , box elder and ash tree
seedling. Hose bushes and ornament
al shrubs. I
Asparagus. '
Asparagus is BO easily grown and \
such n large quantity is produced on i
1
a small amount of ground that every
garden should contain a lied. A bed
10 foot square requiring no plants will
give an abundant supply for any ordi j
nary family. April nnd May is the i
best time to plant. We have the larg
est and best flavored variety.
Delicious Strawberries.
Most everybody likes strawberries i
and they nro the most easily grown of
any kind of fruit as well as the most
healthful and delicious nnd they hear
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
pluma were picked from ono five-year-
old trco In B. D. Hammond's orchard
of Sweet Prune plums. The tree corn-
menced to bear two years after plantIng -
Ing and Is bearing every year. It Is
the only Prune plum that has been n
success with mo and I have tried
many kinds. It stood the dry years ,
1893 and 1894 , and thu hard winter of
1899 and bore fruit the following sea
son. It Is n grand success for North
eastern Nebraska. It Is n dark purple
In color , largo si/.e , sKln can be easily
removed and can bo pitted like a
free Htono 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
$ ! ! .00 a hushtil the past season when
other varieties of sour plums were
selling for 7.ri 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 , Now York ,
were shown In the Nebrasuk fruit ex-
hlblt that took ono of the gold medals.
I alfco received an honorable mention
diploma on thls 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 a choice fine lot of five to
six feet trees to. sell .for the spring
of 1905. Those 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 nnd are sure to be genuine.
If you want some of these trees send
your order early and get the best plum
in existence. Trees five to six feet
71.25 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 ,
R , D Hammond , Norfolk , Neb.