'UK NDUKOl.K NK\V8 \ : FRIDAY , MAlU'll t4. ! UIIKi. THE REPUBLICANS PLACE CANDI DATES IN THE FIELD. RENOMINATE MAYOR HA2EN Citizens Convention Also Placed a Ticket In the Field , Endorsing Dem ocratic Candidates With a Couple of Exceptions , tFrom Saturday's Dally. ] Republican Ticket. For mayor , M. C. Ilnzon. For city clerk S. R. McFurlumt. For city treasurer , Robert Utter. For police Judge , S. W. Hnyes. For members board of education , Dr. P. H. Sailor and A. H. Vlole. Citizens Ticket. For mayor , John Friday. For city clerk , A. J. Koenlgsteln. For city treasurer , 13. J. Schorrcgge. For police judge , I. O. Wcstervolt. For city engineer , U. Solomon. For council : First ward , II. Gerecke. Second ward , Dan Craven. Third ward , P. J. Stafford. Fourth ward , Pat Crotty. For board of education , Fred Koer- l > er nnd A. II. Vlele. Republican Convention. In their municipal convention held at the office of Mapes & Hazeu last night , the republicans of Norfolk re- nominated Mayor M. C. Hazcn for a third term , endorsing heartily Ills two previous administrations , placed In nomination candidates for nil other offices excepting that of city engineer nnd named two candidates Instead of one , as had been suggested by the democrats , for the positions on the board of education. The call was read by R. II. Rey- noldsr chairman of the central com mittee. The convention organized with R. II. Reynolds as chairman and P. F. Sprecher as secretary , which was later made permanent. A com mittee on credentials , consisting of M. D. Tyler , J. L. Hersblser , J. II. Lough and W. M. Robertson was ap pointed. The delegates present were allowed to cast the full ward votes. Informal ballot on mayor resulted : Hazen 38 ; Hlbbon 1 ; Tyler 1. Then Mr. Hazen was made the unanimous choice of the convention. Called upon for a speech , he responded briefly. He thanked the convention but stated that he would consider It a favor to be allowed to withdraw. He had had the ofllco tfro terms and was anxious not to have It again. The convention , however , Insisted upon acceptance. There were many reasons why Mr. Hazen did not wish to accept , but the good of the party demanded It. Informal ballot on clerk gave Me- Farland 32 , Ralph Braasch 8 and L. C. Bargelt 1. Mr. McFarland was thereupon made the unanimous choice. Informal ballot on treasurer gave Utter 29 8-11 , SchorregRe 11 3-11. Mr. Utter received a majority on formal ballot and was declared elected. He asked to resign In favor of Schorregge. but the declination was not , accepted and he consented to make the race. Informal ballot for police judge gave S. W. Hayes 11 and C. F. Elseley 5. Mr. Hayes on motion was made the unanimous nominee. After considerable discussion on the city engineer proposition It was de cided to leave the ticket blank and to refer the choice to the central com- mt'.ee. The central commit GO was named as follows : First ward , Robert Utter ; second ward , Ralph Braasch : third ward , R. H. Reynolds ; fourth ward , J. L. Hershlser. Motion to nominate but one candi date for board of education was lost and Dr. P. H. Salter and A. H. Vlele were named. Then the convention adjourned. Citizens Convention. The citizens convention met at R o'clock in the city hall and endorsed the nominations of the democratic convention , excepting In the position of treasurer , where E. J. Schorregge was named ; and In the second ward councilman , where Dan Craven was named. Fred Koerber , of the demo cratic ticket , was named for board of education , and A. II. Vlele of the re publican ticket as a running mate. Carl Wilde acted as chairman am' R. E. Mittelstadt as secretary. The platform of the convention In to nominate liberal men regardless of party. Omitted Judge's Name. ( The name of F. Braasch , one of the ft judges of election for the third ward , was omitted from the report of the council proceedings. West Point Ticket. West Point , Neb. , March 18 Spe cial to The News : The citizens cau cus met at the city hall. Fred Son- nenschlen was renomlnated for mayor. Other candidates arc as follows : For treasurer , R. II. Kerkow ; for clerk , A. Llnnerman ; for police Judge , D. Krellln ; for surveyor , G. A. Heller ; for member board of education , Dr. J. Llngenfekder and J. ZaJIcek ; for conn- oilmen , A. Dorr , II. Schulte. ' Stanton Ticket. Stanton , Neb. , March 18. Special to The News : The people who glvo their allegiance to the citizens party in Stanton's municipal affairs met last night at the court bouso In this city and made the following nominations. For mayor , John Schlndlorj for city clerk , \V. T. McFarlnnd ! for city trea surer , George Pugh ; for police Judge , J. W. Muckey ; for city engineer , JO.MSO Heard ; for councilman first ward , Pet er Davidson ; for councilman , second ward , Adam Pllgor. It was In fact iv ronomlnatton of the old ofllcors nnd as there was no oppo sition to any of them It IB not prob able that there will bo another ticket In the fluid. Atkinson News. Atkinson , Neb. , March IS. Special to The News : Rev. Ellis , pastor of the Congregational church at Uustln , delivered n very able lecture on the "British Soldier , " In the M. 13. church , which was well received nnd as the speaker gave his own experience , made It very Interesting. J. M. Gnllolgly , of Johnstown , hast purchased the general merchandise store of John Brady , nnd will continue In the same building Mr. Hnuly occu pied. Ho will remove his family In a few days. Wet or Dry at Alnsworth. Alnsworth , Neb. , March 20. Special to The NCWH : The city campaign Is beginning to warm up , all politics be ing laid aside and the Issue being It- cense or no license. Both purtlus have nominated good men to bo voted for as follows : No license R. S. Ris ing , E. B. Smith , Walter Mosloy nnd Merrill Wright. Llcc'use C. W. Potter - tor , Frank Sellers , Frank Laws and John Day. Both parlies announce that they will look well to the best Interests of the school and of the town in general. FIRE AT ATKINSON. What Mlgh.t Have Cleaned Out a Block , Is Subdued. Atkinson , Neb. , March 21. Special to The News : Flro was discovered yesterday In the general store of Pur- dy & Miner. People responded to the alarm and soon the flro was out. There was considerable damage to the stock and the store Is closed today until the Insurance company can adJust - Just the loss. The store and stock was well Insured. No one seems to bo able to give any Idea as to the or igin of the flro. The rooms overhead wore occupied by renters , who dis covered the flames. Adjoining is the postofllce and Hart's store on the east , so that a burning would have cleaned out a block. The telephone exchange Is above the postolllce but no wires were damaged. West Point Ticket. West Point , Neb. , March 21. Spe cial to The News : The peoples con vention named Herman Xepllu for mayor ; C. Malchow for clerk ; R. II. Kerkow for treasurer ; D. Krellen for police judge ; G. A. Heller for sur veyor ; R , F. Kloke and M. Kerl for board of education ; F. Boyer , S. Rep'- pert , P. Hassler for council. Fruit Growers at Fremont. Fremont , Neb. , March 21. The Ne braska State Horticultural society be gan a meeting here today with a largo attendance of prominent fruit grow ers and horticultural experts from nil over the state. The sessions will cov er two days nnd will be devoted to the discussion of a wide range of sub jects of Interest and Importance to the practical fruit grower. MRS. FRANK LAMB IS DEAD. ' Succumbs to Tuberculosis at 1:30 : O'clock This Afternoon. Mrs. Frank Lamb succumbed to tu berculosis at the home on South First at I'.oO o'clock this afternoon , after but six months' Illness. Mrs. Lamb became 111 on September 10 , 1901 , nnd has so rapidly wasted before the dreaded disease that friends scarcely recognized her. A sad feature of the death was the fact that a new home had been built for her , on South Twelfth street , which she was never able , to even see. 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 Eureka Springs , but also at the head of the Odd Fellows of Arkansas. "Why , you simply hare all these adrertlsed 'win ter resorts' nailed to the mast ! " ORGANIZE BASE BALL LEAGUE. Meeting Called for Monday Afternoon to Perfect It. Editor Al Pont of Stanton , secre tary of the Elkhorn base ball league , has called a meeting of the clubs and their representatives to be held nt the office of W. W. Roberts In this city on Monday afternoon , March 20 , to perfect the organization of the league. Croup , An attack of croup can bo warded off by giving Chamberlain's Cough Remedy promptly at the first Indica tion of the approach of the disease. For sale by Leonard the druggist. FROM PIERRE , S. D. , TO BEAU MONT , TEX. , IS BASIN. i NEBRASKA SAME AS KANSAS * INDICATIONS GO TO SHOW THAT WELLS COULD DEVELOP. AMOUNT OF MONEY REQUIRED An Interesting Story of the Oil Situa tion , From the Pen of Dr. J. H. Mackay Possibilities That Lie Open to This Section. Norlolk , March IS. Twonlllu years ago Kansas svua luiTowudlth catllu trails. Thu pun hnmllu ol Tux- us wtis a grt'tu cattle ruuuu and thu liumuiibu hurdb trom this region and wusturu Kunaiia wuro driven ueiu.su Ihu slutu to markut. During thoau boom iluya of Ihu uovvboy ami the rancher in Kansas and Tuxuu a ji'tiiii ' ; man uunuunuud hlb bullet thai UKTU WUB oil In KuiiHtia. llu wioto about hla tliuorlus lor ihu papers , but u\uu Ihu papers could find no Inluruui In lija theories , llu tried to lutuiustnip- Hal but mun with monuy uuurnud him. llu was Bpurnud by lily nulghhoru and bid vluwb regarded ua litmnluaa di'lu- aiuns. Evuryonu to whom ho talked wnntud him to produce the oil. Long years allunvnrds another man cuii- culvuil tliu Idea that oil existed In Texas and having capital ol hid own discovurud thu Beaumont fluid hun dreds of uillos south of Kansas , \\ollsT \voru sunk with blleceaa In Ihu Indian territory , then the oul-ciopiplng ul oil sands In thu O/ark mountains led some adventurous bplrlla to think that thuro might bu oil still liiriliur north and in Kansas they opened the largest and bust fluids In the world. Kansas has on thu very spot where that young man has long yeara since lain In u forgotten gruvu , thu greatest urea of oil ovur discovered. Thai was two years ago that oil was found. Since then capitalists , to test thu urea nnd purmununcy of the fluid , havu sunk wellb In every direction , In BOIIIU instances several counties Intervening butweun wells , and uvurywhuio have found ihu oil sands. Nebraska belongs to the unmo ge ological class as Kansas. Thu uplift that drained Its surface nulmlimtea li > the 1 .aramie mountains and thu dip Ife the same , with thu same formation as In Kansas. South Dakota belongs In the same field with thu Black Hills as Its oldest formation. The follow ing diagram will Illustrate. * the dif ferent geological formations of all thrt'e states , varying only In the sur face deposits : horu In Mndlmm county within u depth of 2,000 fuel and the cost of ulnklui ; such u well might roach $10,000 , al though thu UHtial C ( Ht IK about $ t,000. ! In Lou Aitgolou , California , wulls cost from $10,000 to $70,000 , many of them being a.GUU fuut In depth. The cltl- zutiu of Norfolk huvu donated , at least on oiio muniurahlu occasion , more than $7i > ,000 to an uiitorpdso that promised Infinitely leas than thu pro duction uf oil. Thu utatu might Just ly bear u poillon of Ihu u.vpouso of InvustlKatlni ; for oil or thu county could lamio bonds to defray u portion of thlu outlay. As an untieing spec- ulatlvu proposition thuru aiu immur- OUH cltlzunH who will gl\u onu hun dred dollars each to further thu on- turprlsu and tnku chances on llndlug oil. Of coui'KU thuru may hu puruouu who will rend this who will want to bu shown , who will waul to HUU the oil Ili'Ht and to here for It nfturwards. There tire people who would want to sou God , who want to bu shown thu wind. JH Mackay. FIRST YEAR OF ELKHORN LIFE AND ACCIDENT A SUCCESS. A GOOD FIELD FOR THE WORK Has Superior Advantages Over East ern Companies and Keeps the Mon ey In the West Interesting Paper by Assistant Secretary. Pnrminnt to the rail of the nccro- tnry the first annual mooting of the policy holders of The Ifllklmrn Llfo and Aocldont Inminmoo company wan hold nt the oilier of I ho company In the afternoon of March 21 for the purpose - pose of elect Ing directors to w rvo for the following year , and to triuiHncI such ether business as might properly come before the nioodng. After n general discussion of mat ters pertaining to the Intercuts of the policy holdorn the assistant sot-rotary. Mr. R. E. Williams , presented the fol lowing report : About n year HIO , wo , who nro re sponsible for the existence of this company , conceived the Idea of HH organization. There were a number of reasons which led UH to believe that Hiicli nn organisation would bo a HUP- cess. Wo discovered that Nebraska wan fast becoming n great field for life Insurance and that this Insurance , especially old line liisiirnnco was he- lug written largely by foreign compa nies. Fiom the reports Ismiod by the Insurance depart mont nt Lincoln we found that during the year of 1002 forty-four old line companies wrote In this state almost sixteen and one-half millions of Insurance. In 10011 the same companies wrote 18,5ri.2.2 ; ! ! dollars lars of insurance. Of this latter amount all but 5,272,500 dollars was written by foreign old line companies. From these figures you might suppose On the north at I'lorre , S. D. , gas comes up in thu artesian wells. In fact thu city la lighted by It. On a direct line south of us all through Kansas , Indian Territory nnd Texas In a territory contiguous to the water way of the Missouri valley oil Is found. The eahtern uplift Is the Ozark mountains , through Arkansas and Missouri. The high table of West ern Iowa extending through Minnesota seta and Into North Dakota , dividing the Missouri from the Mlsslsslnpl. Thus the territory I have described lies In an ancient basin or zinc with a long Inclined dip from the wo.stmil a short and relatively abrupt dip from the east , thus giving the bottom In Nebraska approximately fifty or sixty miles west of the Missouri. In Wy- omlnij the oil sands crop out and oil Is being taken from comparatively shallow wells. The entire region from Pierre to Beaumont undoubtedly Is an oil producing one. In certain localities like Beaumont , Texas , Neo sha county , Kansas , nnd Pilot Knob In Madison county , Neb. , the clines and antl-cllnes would Indicate n sub surface uplift or an uplift of the sub strata. Hero always oil lies nearer the surface and requires less pump- Ing. Ing.It It Is unnecessary to call attention to the value to the state of Nebraska of a well producing fuel oil or to ask If the hazard In boring for one Is any greater than the quest for gold in the great tunnels now being driven through the Rocky mountains. From what wo know of the carboniferous limestone of Nebraska , varying In thickness from about 1800 feet In the western part of the ftnto to 800 In the eastern part , oil could not bo reached that the people would rather do busi ness with eastern companies but such Is not the case as the following fig ures will show. Of the forty-four old line companies referred to just three were home companies. These three Nebraska companies constituted only about one-fifteenth part of the total number of companies represented ; and yet they wrote 5.272,500 dollars of Insurance or almost one-third of the total Insurance written. . It was therefore this largo amount of Insur ance written each year In our state , together with the fact that wo have only three home old line companies who are getting proportionately n greater share of the business written than their eastern competitors that convinced us , a fourth company could be formed along the same lines. Wo believed , considering the richness of the territory surrounding Norfolk and the prosperity of Its people , that an old line company could be established here and much buxltieKs be written that would otherwise go to foreign companies. If this could be done great good would result to ourselves as n company and also to the people , he- cause such success would to somn ex tent , at least decrease the vast amount of money going east each year for premiums on life Insurance. It would bo a great benefit to the people ple of this state If this money could be kept nt homo In circulation among our own people Instead of going cast for Investment ; and from the success Nebraska companies nro having , the people apparently only need to bo re minded of this fact. Believing that these and other advantages Nebraska companies hnvo over their eastern competitors would bo ours also , we organized this company and today ev- nry pnlloy holder has rimson to ho proud of thu mtcccHH thus fur at I n I nod. Tim mortuary loading of our prnmluniM In the Him your has prac Orally all boon saved , and an another premium year approaches I ho mortu ary liability for the present year In decreasing , and Iho mil-plus to policy holders IH IncrcnHltiK at a corrcHpimd- \\\K \ \ \ ratio. Our liUHluomt | H JncronNlug steadily. In our homo county of Mad IHOII wo hnvo probably more policy holders already than any other old line company. The coiupiiny Is abso lutely frcn from debt and monuy Is being loaned on first farm morlKiiKCH U'o luvo no doubt whatever as to our ability to meet each and every IOHH wo may havo. Anldu from the benolll to lie derived by the people In keepIng - Ing their money nl homo II IH a fact tllut small woHleni companies can no tmvlly show huller rcHiillH to polios holders than can their oanlern rlvnlH Hum In the east ( hero IH a ( endoncv on I ho part of ImyerH of Inmirnnco to patroul/.o more liberally than hereto Torn the nmaller companion , hellev I UK Hint they uro moro coiiNorvnllvcly inunaiu'il and having a smaller amount of money to handle are able to handle It to a Kroiiter advantage to the pol icy holder. The small western com pany IUIH nil ( ho advantage of the siniill oiistotn company In H IH respect and thu additional advantages of hlgli or InteroHt rales and u smaller mortal lly ralu. Nebraska IH one of the mimt healthy stales In the union to live In and thu less a company has lo pay In losses the moio they will have to pay In dividend ! ) to policy holdorn ; but this Is not all that lu In our favor as to mortality. Any young company with good rlsku who are for the most part young and middle aged men can avoid for many yours an oxcesslvo death ratu from nn Increase In the ngo of policy holders. Thu amount of mon uy now being Hot iiHidu by llilu coin- puny for losses UH ( letermlnod by the aelunrloH * combined experience table of mortality Is calculated to moot all the roftiltcmons | ( of an old company with an Increasing death rate , and certainly ought to bu more than suf- llclenl to meet the requirements of this company at the present time. Higher Interest rales which western Insurance companies nro able to oh tain are of the greatest Importance to their policy holders. These compa nies got an Interest rate which IH on an average at IcasJL two per cent bet ter than their eastern competitors have dono. The loans Hint have boon negotiated so far by thin company net UH HX ! per cent while thousands and thousands of dollars are being loaned by eastern companies at four per cent. What dot'H this mean to Iho policy holders of western companies ? U means that an animal premium of three hundred dollars Invested at four pur c'iiit compound Interest , amounts In twenty years to 0,208 dollars , whllo the sumo sum at six pur cent would amount to ltC'J7 dollars , u difference of 2:00 ; : dollars by obtaining only two per cent higher Interest rate. The real test ns to Ihu strength of any financial institution IH ascertained by , comparing Its assets with Its lia bilities. This company has $ ; t.QO as sets to evury $1.00 of liabilities , which compares very favorably with all oth er well known companies. Tlilw company Is compelled by the law under which we are organized to deposit the cash value of each policy with the state of Nebraska In the form of IntereHt bearing Hociirltles This of courwo Is a guarantee of safety not only to our present jMilicy holders but also to the most timid Investor who may Join us In the future.Ilh the safely of the policy holders' money assured together with the many oilier advantages favorable to us , already enumerated , we see no reason why this company should not continue to grow and be successful. The ofllcers realize that It Is Incumbent upon them to select only good risks , keep the expense of management down ns much us possible and to obtain the highest rates of Interest consistent with first class securities. We are certain the opportunity for greater success awaits us and we need only to grasp It. The ofllcers are deter mined to push for business and In doIng - Ing so want nnd expect the hearty cooperation of all In n good sound Nor folk Institution and with a strong pull and a long pull and a pull altogether success In a largo measure will be ns- i sured. The mooting then proceeded to the election of directors and the following gentlemen were elected directors for the ensuing year : P. H. Suiter , Thom as F. MommliiKor. II. E. Williams , J. i KoenlKslf'ln , Burt Mnpos , John B. ! Maylard , all of Norfolk. Joseph O. Ox- born of Batttlc. Creek. H. M. Stockwell of f'loarwater and Edward R. Mlttol- I stndt of Laurel. The company Is very much satisfied as to UK business and outlook nt this time and there Is every prospect for a bright future before It After the meeting of policy holders the directors wore called to order nnd the following Kentk-mon were olooto , ! as officers of the company for the en suing year : P. II. Salter. president nnd medical director ; Thomas F. McmmliiKor , vice president ; R. E. Wil liams , secretary ; J. Koonlgstoln , trea surer ; Burt Mapes , counsel : John B Mnylard , second vice prosldont nnd auditor. The executive committee elected consists of John B. Mnylard , J. Koen- Igsteln and R. E. Williams. Finance committee consists of Bnrt Mapes , P. H. Salter nnd Thomas F. Memmlngor. Try a News want ad. Light bread is digestible. Sweet brcntl is nutritious. Wonderful bread light and sweet , is made with YEAST FOAM Ycnil Ponin is the wonderful yeast that took the 1'irnt Oriind Prize at thu St. Louis Krposi- lion iiml 14 nolil bv nil | ; roci'r.-at 50. n package enough to make 40 loaves. Send a postal card for our now illustrated book "Good Ilieiul. Howto Makelt. " NORTHWESTERN YEAST CO , CHICAGO , ILL. FARM LOANS lowest Riles W. J , GOW & BRO. NORFOLK , NEBRASKA. Honeon / Hind FARM LOANS She Has Cured Thousands DR. CALDWELL OF CHICAGO I'nicUriiitf Allopathy , Home opiiilfy. Kleot ric and ( ieii- iM'ul Medicine. Will , by request , visit profealohallj NORFOLK NEBRASKA , OXNAUD HOTEL. TIHMtSDAY , APRIL C. ONE DAY ONLY. returning every four weeks. Consult her while the opportunity In at hand. DK. CALDWBI.L limits her practice to the special treatment of dlsenaes at the eye. ear , non , throat , lungs , female dlH aneg , dlneas of chllJion and all chronic , nervous and surgical dUeaiei of a curable nature. Early consump tion , bronchitis , bronchial catarrh , chronic catarrh , headache , conitlpa- tlon , stomach and bowel trouble * , rheumatism , neuralgia , sciatica , kidney dlxeaneii. Hrlnlit'n disease , dlseasea of the liver and bladder , dizziness , ner- voiisnenn , Indigestion , obesity , Inter rupted nutrition , slow growth In child ren , und all wasting diseases In adults , defnrmatles. club feet , curvature of the spine , diseases of the brain , par alysis , heart disease , dropsy , swelling of the limbs , stricture , open sores , pain In the bones , granular enlarge ments and all long standing disease * properly treated HUari mm4 Skin HUvusre. IMmples , blotcties , eruption * , llyer pots , falling of the hair , bad com plexion , eczema , throat ulcers , boo * pains , bjadder troubles , weak back , burning urine , passing urine too oftea. The effects of constitutional atckneM or the taking of too much Injurious medicine receives searching treatment , prompt relief and a oure for life. Diseases of women , Irregular mens truation , falling of the womb , bearing down pains , female displacements , lack of sexual tone Lencorrhea , sterility or tmrreness. consult Dr. Caldwell and the will show them the pause of their trouble and the way to become cured. Ciincrri. , Goiter. I'UluU. IMIre arid enlarged glands treated with the subcutaneous Injection method abso lutely without pain and without the loss of a drop of blood. Is one of her own discoveries and Is really the most scientific method of this advanced age. Dr Caldwell has practiced her profes sion In some of th- largest hospital * throughout ti "iintry She has no superior In the treating aiu ) diagnosing of diseases , deformities , etc. She has Intely opened an office In Omaha. Ne braska , where she will spend a portion tion of each week treating hur many patients. No Incurable cases accepted for treatment. Consultation , examina tion and advice , one dollar to those Interested. DH. ORA CALDWELL & CO- Chicago. D Address al ) mall to B - > Build ) Oraaba , Neb.