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THE NORFOLK NEWS : FRIDAY , MARCH 17 , 1SI05. CODY GAVE SILVER SADDLES TO TWO NORFOLK GIRLS. HIS WIFE KILLED HIS LOVE When She Announced Thnt She Would Denounce the Scout nt tile Grave of Their Daughter , an End to His Af fection W.IB Wrought. Wlint Is dnliiHMl to ho HulTiilo IIIII'H ovldonoo , taken In secret at Oinnlin the other dny , was gl\on mil at Den ver yost onlay. A friend of Cody's supposed to ho his attornoy. says : "I think that the evidence given by tlio colonel at Omaha was the MnoHt that could have boon given , and I atn sorry that ho thinks It iiPcoHmiry to observe tlio Instructions of the trial court when the other side linn boon giving every dotall that could rolled against the colonel to the inthllu , "Down in Omaha bin tcMtlniony even alYocted the girl who WIIH taking the ( k'ixHltloii and at times the leant would stream down lier ehceksi whllo Colonel Cody WIIH tolling the dolallH of certain trouhles between himself and his wife. "Ills ovldtmco down there WIIH to show that separation and troublon took place hotwcou his wlfo and him self slnco their marrlago forty years ngo. This Uosslo Isboll Htory that the counsel for the defendant has giv en to the public was explained hy the colonel. The only witness who tostl- tied to alleged Intimation hotweon the colonel nnd Miss Isboll wax .lohn W. Clnlr , n boy whom Colonel Cody took Into hla employ at the wish of bin father , who worked for him and told the colonel that ho wanted him near him wlioro ho could control his ex travagances and make him help earn a living. "Tho colonel testified that ho had to discharge Clalr because ho found thnt ho was dishonest and n Itar. Clalr testified that Cody wan Intlmato with Miss Isboll nt Philadelphia In 1900. This was denied hy the colonel , who tcfltllled that Clnlr's dntloa were such that ho wan kept at the tout dur ing the whole time of the show's atny In town , and that ho was not nt the Walton hotel In that city as ho testi fied. fied."Tho "Tho colonel said that Mlsn Jsboll did not see him more than did other press a pent s of tlio show nnd that she might have called on him nt the hotel or the tent to receive her or ders'to eco him or the treasurer of the company , nnd In fact to transact the ordinary business of the show. "Clnlr's stories of the IntlmncloH In Sherman , Tex. , between Miss Isboll nnd Cody were denied point blank by the colonel , He testified that the show readier Sherman , Tex. , at 7 o'clock In the morning , and that after giving thrco performances It pulled out of the place shortly after midnight. Cody did not go to the hotel In town nnd Miss Ishell would , therefore , hnvo no opportunity to come to his room , If ho did not have one at the hotol. "Tho.Now Orleans Incidents testi fied to by Clalr were denied by Cody , who said that this city was what Is called a 'week stand , ' and that nil the agents of the show , both male nnd fe male , were In town while the show was nnd that different ones of them rode to nnd fro from the show grounds with him nnd that he , thought there was nothing Improper In allowing nnv of them to do so , as ho could talk ever the business with them nnd save time. "The Hoffman house Incidents In New York , where Clalr testified Miss Isbellas so much In Cody's com pany , were explained by the colonel stntlng thnt he had a sntto of rooms there , one of which ho used to receive - coive visitors , distinguished gnests , newspaper men nnd others who might have the curiosity or business to call on him. Miss Isboll did not call on him more than others did , and there were alwny from two to three people Jn the room when ho was thero. Didn't Have Hep Trunk. "The Washington Incidents , when Cody wns supposed to have sent for Miss Isbell's trunk to bo placed In his privnte car , were denied nnd Cody testified that no trunks were carried in his private car , but all were put In the baggage car attached to his train for this purpose. "Tho colonel testified that Miss Is bell did not occupy his private car during the season of 1900-1901 , but once In a while rode In It , the same ns other press agents did , and no moro than they did. Whenever she rode In the car there were other ladles nnu memoers ot uio company present nnd she wns treated as the others were. "Miss Isbell lost her health nnd con tracted tuberculosis. Colonel Cody testified thnt ho sent her to the arid country , the same ns ho did his In dians when anything went wrong with their lungs. She bought a ranch near Cody , Wyo. , nnd ns It wns only n small one and she wanted to stock it ho ordered his foreman nt the T. E. ranch to sell her cattle nt $15 per head for calves and colts nt $ 0 per head. She branded these with her brand , and while she was in that state lived n great deal in the open air. She was employed by the show nt n salary of $25 per wck and expenses and was not treated any better than sorao of the other press agents ; In fact , not as well , as some of them were paid ns high as $75 per week nnd ex pen Res. Saddles for Denver Qlrli , "Tho colonel testified that durln. the past twenty yearn one of Ma hob bles had boon to give saddle * tn his friends , nnd thnt when Miss Inhell left for Wyoming ho loft onion ? with bin saddlers to wild her a silver- mounted saddle. He believes In do Ing things up In the proper way when ho does them nt all. "Ho testified thnt ho ordered n and- din for Miss Lornn Hake of Denver within the past two weeks nnd that several vonrs ago he mni'o ' a present of n silver-mounted saddle to Mlim Hnzol Hake , her sister. Thofe sad- dlpH arc ( diver mounted nnd of flno leather and similar to the emi given Miss Ishell. "At the time Miss tsboll wan .it the T 13. IJinoh , ncoipvlng the 'guest loi/m' / there , which other witnesses hn-'o testified was Imllt for her spo- el il benefit , hut which the ro'onel said wns built an the ranch wim not largo enough to accommoilato his frlcmlR. Mrs Lllllnrd , Mrn. Thornp son. Mrs. Aldrleh , Miss Wllln Martin , a chum anil roommate of MPH ! Ishell , and several other ladles wore present. "Tho colonel denied the tsetlmony of Rovoinl witnesses In regard to his drinking , gambling ami fio.n'ontliiK iilHieputnhlo houses. Ho said ho ban nr tasted anything In the rthnpo of wine , whisky , or Intoxicating liquor Hlnco ho left North 1'lntlo In 1901 with the exception of three times , when ho was ordered to do HO by his plpnlclan. In regard tn h's ' gambling , which wns testified to hy Henry niake , be cnlln him a liar from start to finish , and savs that the only pai-ibllng ho over did wan to piny n frnmo of > n\v po1 < r with his frlei'ds to pass * no ( line , and thnt ho never played f-iro. Ho cald he wan a lover of hews , nnd , ns 1 e had some llttlo sp.irtlng lilood In him , ho occnslonnlly wagered n llttlo on the races , but did not do so to any great extent and did not follow it fn , n profession. Objected to n Song. "The colonel testified thnt ho nnd his wlfo had trouble two months nftor thnir marrlngo , whllo living nt Port McPherson , over him singing n song that rellocted on bin wife's mother , n she thought , becnuso It contained soiuo reference to the 'Dutch. ' "Ho snld that ho was making plen ty of money there at that , time nnd that his wife did not need to take In sowing nnd did so against his protest. Ho wns the highest paid citizen In the employ of the government at the post and made thousands of dollars , as all horses and mules captured from the enemy were turned ever to him for sale and that the common rumor had It that he received moro money than the commanderof , the fort did. Ho wanted his wlfo to associate with the ofllcors' wives nnd to take nothing from them , ns she was ° very bit as good as they were. Ho said that the army records will show that ho was chief of scouts at that time under Oen- cnil Sheridan , although Blnko testi fied that ho was only a private. "Mrs. Cody did consult fortune toll- era nnd did treat the colonel's guests In a disrespectful manner. Dr. Jaco bus and Captain Hngerman went to spend a few days with the conplo at Scout's' Host ranch , and when they w ro there about four days Mrs. Cody wanted them to move on , ns she thought they hail worn tholr welcome out. and plainly told them so by her actions. Killed His Love. "Mrs. Cody's conduct In threatening to denounce the colonel at the grave of her daughter killed all respect ho bad for her , and ho testified thnt ho would not become reconciled to her now , "John Boyer and wlfo were treated as social equals and not servants nnd they were thrown off the ranch by Mrs. Cody after she had misrepresent ed conditions to nuffnlo Dill. He snld that ho Intended to support his wife In her troubles with anyone In North Platte nnd thnt the letters the de fendant has Introduced nnd made so much of were those written In re sponse to letters of hers complaining of the Boyors. Ho thought , when he cnmo to Investigate mntters and hoar the story as It really was , that Mrs. Boyer had great provocation In her actions ngnlnst Mrs. Cody. "Tho colonel stands ready to pay off the mortgage on the North Plntte property of Mrs. Cody If she will slgu over the deeds to the Duluth and La Crosse property. Ho snfd the money was obtained to pay taxes and was used for nnd hy Mrs. Cody. "Tho expression of Colonel Cody's to the effect that ho must have been 'Jollying tlw old gnl , ' which ho Is re ported to hnvo made when rending the letters nt Sheridan In the court room , WKS not , according to the col onel's testimony nt Omnhn , meant In a disrespectful way. "Tho explanation of the kisses giv en to the members of his company , nnd for which Mrs. Cody left him nt ono time , wns given by the colonel. Ho said ho was an old man and thnt ho saw no wrong or harm In giving or receiving n respectful kiss from members of the company when they were separating at the end of the sea son , ami there was nothing hidden or secret about It , and ono nnd nil were treated nllko. Ho said he did not embrace - brace any of them , but just Kissed them goodby. " Misses Hazel nnd Lorna Hake , to whom Cody gave saddles , formerly lived In Norfolk with their- parents , Mr. and Mrs. II. II. Hnko. PARTY CAUCUSES AND CONVEN TIONS ARE TO BE HELD. NO EXCITEMENT HAS DEVELOPED Beginning With Tonight the Pot Should Begin to Doll , nnd Increase In Intensity Until All the Tickets " Have Been Placed In the Field. With tonight will begin the open ing of the spring municipal campaign when the democrats get together In their ward caucuses to nominate can didates for the city council and to select delegates to attend the city cohventlon which Is to bo held in the city hall tomonow night. The roi.iih * llcnns begin action tomorrow night , when they hold their caucuses and their convention will bo held on Fri day , therefore during this week there N nn Indication that the whole cam paign will ho wldo opnn , and It In ( line thai It was , for the election Is to he held In just three weeks , and to give the voters an opportunity to study the candidates am1 the Issues this length of tlmo will bo required. The rcdlstrlcllng of the cltj will add to the Interest of the campaign , beyond n doubt , and this spring there Is to ho a now factor In the fight that might make It a three-cornered Imtllu and add much to the uncertainty of the outcome. This Is the calling of a oltbons convention to bo held on Thursday night. The nvowed pur pose' ' of ono of the lending promoters of this party In to got rid of some of the "chronic ofllco seekers , " but they may find their battle won before the opening of the campaign , bocaiiso there docs not appear to bo a Jam of soekera for the ofllces , chronic or otherwise , and the difficulty will probably bo to get men to stand for olllce. Just who the candidates will bo Is not known at this tlmo , nnd there Is no assurance that they will be known until after the conventions act. The republicans desire that Mayor Ha/en should bo a candidate for an other term. They consider that his administration 1ms been the most sat isfactory of recent years and that he would therefore make the strongest candidate. . Mr. Hazen however de clares that he has had enough of the olllco and will not say that ho will accopt. They hope , however , that ho will not refuse If the nomination comes unanimously under the con viction that It Is for the best Interests of the party. ( John Friday Is mentioned ns the possible nominee of the democrats , and It Is rather expected that If ho Is nominated ho will receive the endorsement - dorsomont of the citizens convention. For city clerk S. H. McFnrlnml has not announced his candidacy before the republican convention , but his friends are of the opinion that ho will nccopt the olllco If his party indicates that ho Is desired and there are no other candidates In the Hold. It is understood that the democrats will offer this nomination to II. W. Winter If ho will accept , but ho has not said that ho would. For treasurer there Is not much talk. The republicans are apparently very well satisfied with Robert Ut- tor's administration and may decide on n renomlnntlon. It Is understood that the democrats would like to hnvo Julius Haaso make the race , but It Is considered doubtful If ho would consent to run. On the councllmnnlc ticket there is very llttlo to indicate nt this time who the nominees may bo. The retiring councllmen arc A. II. Klesnu , Dr. Wil kinson , II. A. Pnsowalk nnd O. B. Walker. There is some possibility that Klesau and Pnsewalk may bo renomlnnted by the republicans but whether they would again accept Is not known. Onlho school board Dr. P. H. Salter - ter , republican , and F. W. Kocrber. democrat , are the retiring members. The politicians are silent , ns yet , re garding who may be asked to stand for their shoes or whether they will receive the renomlnntlons of their respective parties. TUESDAY TOPICS. D. Bnum has gone to Chicago for ten days. ( ! . K. French wns In the city yester day from Wlnslde. C. n. Thompson wns in the city yes terday from Wayne. C. S. Thorndyke of Randolph was In Norfolk yesterday. Senator F. .1. Halo of Battle Creek wns in the city today. Mrs. Richardson of Meadow Grove was In the city yesterday. John Hedlln was n Norfolk visitor yesterday from St. Edward. Dr. J. J. Williams , state senator , was In the city yesterday from Wayne. H. Kilburn , A. Werner nnd J. W. Risk were In Norfolk from Battle Creek yesterday. W. C. Roland went to Omnha nt noon today to attend the "Parsifal" entertainment tonight , and to attend to business affairs. The Wednesday club will meet to morrow at 2:30 : with Mrs. Haggard , The cheerful prospect for the weather In this vicinity is rain or snow tonight nnd Wednesday ; warm er east portion tonight. Mrs. Coryell nnd Mrs. P. A. Blake- man will entertain the Ladles Aid so ciety of the Congregational church at the homo of Mrs. Coryell Thursday nfternoon. Lndlos of the congrega tion are cordially Invited to bo pres ent , Robert Klontz left thin noon for Lamar - mar , Col , , where ho will take n posi tion in thn now sugar factory. Sleighing right now should bo ex cellent , ns the ground Is covered with deep snow In nn even layer. The weather too , Is warm enough now to make sleighing more comfortable than It was during the February season , when the runnern were out. The home of the late Col. and Mrs J. 13. Simpson nt the corner of Nor folk avenue and Tenth street has been sold to Win. It. Jones , a traveling man. He will rent It for the present hut may come to Norfolk later and occupy It as his home. S. R. McFar- land nindo the sale. Mrs ) Flora Palmer of Now York will deliver an nddresn tomorrow after noon at ! o'clock at the Presbyterian church , on the subject , "Missions. " Mrs , Palmer will he remembered ns having addressed a Norfolk niidlenco two yenis ngo. She Is n very Inter esting talker. Everybody Is Invited. The small hey who had the marble fever for a few brief days hnd to rel egate his rimiollnns to the chimney corner , nnd has substituted sleds for sport. lie had oven 'gone so far ns to begin baseball In vncanf lots , but the baseballs nnd baseball bats have boon driven back , back to the tall un cut , "A Woman's Honor , " was the thrill ing sensation that was put on by the Chaso-Llsler repertoire company in the first night of their return engage ment at the Auditorium last night. The theater wna filled with n good crowd anil the crowd enjoyed the play. It was a popular priced show , and well worth all that It cost. It is like ly that the Chase-Lister people will bo greeted with good houses all week. The marriage of two former Nor folk young people , Miss Daisy Martin and Mr. Roy Read , will take place at the homo of Mlas Martin in Atchison , Kan , tomoirow. Mr. Read , who Is the son of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Read of Norfolkis now in business and doing well in Chicago. He was In Norfolk yesterday visiting his fatltci , and left on an early train this morning for Atchison. He was accompanied by his friend , L. P. Paso- walk. F. E. Davenport has also gone to Kansas to bo present r t the cere mony , Miss Martin being his sister- in-law. Mrs. Davenport Is there now. Miss Martin formerly resided tn this city for a number of years and Mr Read had been a Norfolk boy all his life until a few years ago. The heavy snow that has covered this section of the northwest during the past two days , has brought a spell of March weather that tends to knock all of the life out of the spring that bad been promised. Although it was almost six weeks ago that the eroundhoir came out and saw his froz en shadow , there Is little sign yet of the good old summer tlmo when the bees buzz in the clover nnd the air quivers above the cornfields. It was bad enough to have to live through six more weeks of the thing , and the people are ready for an end. All things can be carried to extreme , and this cold weather Is one of them. Still tomorrow may bo a glorious , balmy , sunny day for fair. It is March and tomorrow may bring slimmer. Use News wnnt ad's. They pay. They bring results. In n little want nd you are enabled to reach moro than 2,400 homes every day. Granting five people to n home , your little ad is rend by 12,000 persons. Out of 12- 000 persons reached by The News In a day , there ought to be some one Interested In what you have to offer. Fire Loss Settled. Wo had our stock at cold storage Insured with W. W. Roberts in the Glen Fnlls Co. The flro occurred on March 10 nnd was settled and paid on March 14 to our satisfaction and we cheerfully recommend Mr. Roberts nnd company. Davenport Bros. DEATH OF MRS , A , P , DOE Mother of Mrs. George D. Butter-field Succumbs Here Today. Snd bereavement has come to the George D. Butterfield home on Nor folk avenue In the death of Mrs. A. P. Dee , Mrs. Buttorfleld's mother , which occurred at nn cnrly hour this morning. Lnto last fall Mrs. Dee came to Norfolk for a visit with her daughter. Some weeks after her arrival here she wns prostrnted by a severe ill ness from wiucn sue nnu omy par tially rallied when she wns stricken with npoplexy last Thursday morn ing. Mr. Dee reached Norfolk Friday noon. Mrs. Doe's girlhood nnd school Mfe wns spent In Windsor , Mnlno. She was married there in tho. early six ties nnd went with her husband to Davenport , Iowa , whore stio has slnco mndo her home. The family will return to Davenport on Thursday noon's train , where In terment will be mndo In the family lot In Oakdalc. Owing to preparations for nn early departure , no public ser vices will bo hold here , hut relatives and Intlmato friends will bo welcome at the family service at 10 o'clock. As an advertising medium The News-Journal Is unexcelled In its ter ritory. HIGH SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT TO BE INNOVATION HERE. PREPARE FOR SCHOOL TEACHERS Twenty Contestants WIN be In Nor folk to Try for the Prize In the Dis trict Declamatory Contest Local Contest Friday Night. ( From Wednesday's Dnlly.J The graduating class of the Norfolk high school will this year Introduce anew now mode of class exercises at com mencement , by giving n play Instead of a program. The play will bo given In the Auditorium on the night of Juno 2. It will be in two acts. Preparations are being made for the oratorical contest that is to be held In this city on the night of March 29 when speakers from nil over this section of Nebraska will bo present. The local contest to pick n candidate will bo held nt the Jilgli school build ing next Friday evening. Miss Linto- ciim nnd Miss Roxlo Sturgeon will compete for the honor. The program arranged Is said to be excellent. For the district contest the Nor folk schools will furnish a largo portion tion of the music , this being the first time that the Norfolk schools have been nblo to act in this capacity. Twenty schools have announced that they will bo represented In the oratorical contest , but one rcpresenta live being allowed to each school. During the association meeting Montevillo Flowers , a noted lecturer , and Chancellor Andrews of Lincoln will speak. speak.West West Point to Come. West Point , Nob. , March 15. Spe cial to The News : Harry Thompson wns selected nt the high school de clamatory contest held here , to rep resent West Point at the Norfolk con test. Mr. Thompson's selection is , "Patrick Henry in the Convention of the Delegates. " A number of candi dates tried for the place. WEDNESDAY WRINKLES. L. Webster of Lincoln Is here. T. Knoll was In Norfolk today frcm Crelghton. H. C. Mason of Scotland , S. D. , Is in the city today. C. S. Nye of Springfield , S. D. , Is visiting his cousin , S. R. McFarhmd. Miss Mary Bracht of St. Paul has arrived In the city to take charge of the trimming department of the mil linery store of Mrs. Joseph Schwartz. Clms. Ulrich of Pierce was in the city today on his way home from Sioux City , where he left his daugh ter , Emma , who will be operated upon in a hospital there. Mr. and Mrs. John F. Miller of Cole ridge , who have been visiting their son , Banker H. J. Miller of this city , since Saturday , returned to Coleridge today. John II. Hasenpflug of Monoul , Neb. , is visiting his son , Henry Has- onpllug of this city. He will lemaln during the serious illness of the lat- ter's little son. There is no Improve ment in the child's condition. Mrs. Frank Lamb is very seriously ill. The West Side Whist club was en tertained last night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Burnhnni. Lelnnd Dean is in serious condi tion , being ill at the home of his pa rents on South Eighth street. H. L. Spauldlng , who was so se riously ill , has been Improving Jn condition and has been able to leave the house on several occasions. The members of the Totnsen com edy company , which played here not long ago , passed through the city yes terday under a different management , enroute to Sioux City to play East Lynne. Howard Beymer , the Northwestern brnkeman who was so severely crushed about the limbs under car wheels at West Point a few weeks ago , is getting along splendidly and there Is now no doubt that both legs will he saved. At first It was feared ho would lose them both. Today Is the day set for the openIng - Ing of the Norfolk hospital for the In sane to Its officers and a few patients , and the patients nro expected by train tonight. There will be nbout fifteen or twenty In the first lot. Superin tendent Alden of Pierce and Steward Peters of Stanton have arrived. Geo. H. Spear yesterday morning started out on his first trip ns the traveling ropresentntlvo of L. P. Lar son & Co. of Fremont. He will con tinue to call Norfolk his home and will have the northwest territory for the firm , heretofore covered by B. II. Aronson. Mr. Aronsoh will leave for Casper , Wyoming , next week , where ho will engage in the wholesale liquor business. A drenching spring fell over this section of the country today , soaking the four inches of snow thnt had fall en previously during the week to such an extent that , with a little warmer weather , rivers will again run full. A disagreeable slush has been formed underfoot , clouds gloom the sky nnd the dny Is , withal , a rnro ono of March brand that is altogether unpleasant and unwelcome. The Chase-Lister repertoire com pany arc making good and their play last night , "Tho Curse of Gold , " drew a big house which was well pleased. The specialties Introduced are espe cially clever and are making a hit. The company played to big houses hero In the fall nnd tholr patronage this spring Is equally ns good. They nro hero nil the week. The company IB ono of actors. The big stock sale of C. S. Inkloy , who Is now preparing to go west fern n time , wns ono of the most successful over hold In the county. Mr. Inkloy wns well pleased with It. Col. T. D. Preece , of Battle Creek , who did n. portion of the auctioneering' , comes Infer for high prnlso nt the hands of Mr. Inkley. CcAvs sold for $35 to $10 ; hogs ns high ns $50 , $40 , $45.50 , and down. In tlio vntinir stuff , ns Inw nfl $14. $14.W. W. W. Hnrvoy and brother of South Sioux City , Nob. , have arrived In Nor folk and will Install a new Institu tion In the city in the way of a school for ladles' tailoring. They hnvo leased n suite of rooms In the Elseloy block for the business. They nro In the business of establishing such schools In various cities and W. W. Harvey , who hns rented n home , will reside in Norfolk for n year at least. 'Drossmakeis are no > averse to these schools as It Is said that the bane of their existenc is securing efficient --J help for the trade. * Conductor Frank Dolnn , n wull known Northwestern railroad man of Norfolk' , was badly Injured on his train the cast-end local , yesterday afternoon nt Becmer , Neh. in a Jolt which threw him against the window of his caboose with such force that three ribs were broken Mr , Dolnn was brought to his homo hero In the evening nnd is resting is comfortably as could bo expected. Ho was attend ed by Dr. P. H. Sailer , company sur geon. The train had broken In two parts nnd when the rear section bumped into the cars ahead , the jar threw Conductor Dolan heavily against the side , crushing his ribs In. A very ornery hobo , with a huge Jag nnd one wooden leg , dropped into town the other night , mndo himself obnoxious and was arrested by Of ficer Pilger. In making the arrest It was necessary to use a club nnd use it with force , the officer battering the bum about the head before the tramp seemed to realize that the blue-coat meant business. Yesterday morning the fellow was given an opportunity to get out of town , but instead of go ing as ho agreed to do ho simply walked out a railroad track and re turned by road. He was again ar rested and this morning , In the wind and the rain nnd the snow , was set at sawing wood for the city. He is on the water wagon at the jail , with a llttlo bread thrown in now and then. Some of the houses and the resi dents in the neighborhood of the cold storage site are in a good way to be ing smoked to a bright seal brown in the course of time. The volume of smoke coming from the ruins shows no decrease and the air has been so neavy mat most or it is forced to the ground to the Inconvenience of the people of the neighborhood. If they considered that hams would bo safe from thieving gentry some of them would be tempted to hang them to the eaves thus saving the bother of maintaining a smoke In a barrel or In dividual smoke house. There does not seem to bo much fire except deep in the center of the ruins where the fire is probably burning the timbers of the basement and lower structural work. Curtis W. Llndlcy and wife of New York City /entertained the Norfolk high school last evening w'th ' "The- Merchant of Venice" from 4 o'clock to 5:30 : , Mr. Llndlcy following with a talk on the American Indian , of es pecial interest to the grammar de partment and their studies of Hiawa tha. More than 200 of the students listened to the lectures. Mr. Lindley sayn that In his thirteen years of experience , during which he has vis ited 2,000 high schools ho has found no high school In the United States that excels the Norfolk schools in quality and accomplishment , size of the town considered. He finds that the teachers from the superintendent down hold the heart interest of the pupils and are able to accomplish wonders with them. MV. Lindley has visited the high schools at Kearney Grand Island and Fremont In Nebras ka and finds that the Norfolk schools are unexcelled even In larger towns. "Magnificent" Is the term used by Mr. Lindley In expressing his admira tion for the Norfolk schools. From hero Mr. and Mrs. Lindley go to Santee - tee agency where they have a special lecture on natural history to give to the Indian school children. 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 Hmltg , on account of annual conventions , Na tional Live Stock and Wool Growers' associations. Two fast trains through to Colorado dolly , only ono night For full Information apply to agents Chicago cage & Northwestern R'y. "I can't got a girl , " cries the de spairing housekeeper. A wnnt nd In The News gets the gin , restores sun- shlno in her soul , cheerfulness In her homo nnd hnpplnesn In her husband