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SOME MEMBERS WOULD JOIN A
SHOW COMPANY.
TROUBLE OVER INSTRUMENTS
Said to be the Property of the City
nnd the Young Ladles Would Carry
Them Away Some of the Parents
Object Strenuously ,
I Prom rrldnv's Dulls ]
There Is an awful note of discord
iu the ladles hand of Norfolk. Some
one has forgotten to tune the bass
drum and every other instrument i
out of harmony , in a way. The intro
duction of a musician named D Ford
into the music circles of Noifolk has
been the primal cause of the tin moll ,
then the ariival heio of a ahow tioupe
for n week's stand and the iiispltatlou
gl\en seveial membois of the band
to travel with the company , has rolled
It all up in a heap ready to tumble
down and engulf the band. Outo'dc '
of the thought on the part of a gioat
many Norfolk people that It Is scan
dalous for a show company to nnpeai
here and lead away a quintet of ghla
of hlghlv tespected homes , there is
trouble brewing over the instiumenls ,
and there Is further trouble becaitbe
Eomo of the girls who are willing t'i
gQ will try to induce others not will
ing , or whose parents object , to get In
with the piocession and follow the
show company away under the leader
ship of DcFord , who must bo of cap
tivating personality along with his
ability to offer what appear to be
large wages to the petfoimors.
The instruments were bought on
popular subset iption , the business
men contributing liberally to the pur
chase of the same. Each member of
the band , It Is understood , signed a
contract to the effect that if the > left
town the instruments were to reimln
behind for use of tl eir successors in
the hand , the leader to be custodian
of the property , but the members who
agree to go with the show outfit pro
pose to take their instruments along
and If they insist there will undoubt
edly be suits at law commenced to
compel them to pbserve their previ
ous agreement with the people who
bought the Instruments.
Falling to get all members of the
band to accompany the troupe on
their tour , it Is proposed by the com
pany nnd the musical director to fill
in the bind with girls Inexperienced
in the making of band music. To get
real music from such a proposi''on '
would be impossible inside of several
months , but if the girls could hold the
instruments and look pretty the man
agement of the show will probably
not object to paying their sahrles.
Several Have Quarreled.
Members of the bpnd and their fam
ilies who have been life long friends
have quarreled over the situation.
Stern parents have shown the dnor to
persistent solicitors for their 'laugh
ters' services , one member pioposes
to resien a position as teacher of a
public school and the mother of an
other is so anxious to have her go
that she expres d a willingness to
shoulder the school responsibilities
and carry it through to the end of the
year , and on the whole it looks as
though the band would su for decima
tion , hut with the instruments kept at
home it would be possible for the
leader to recruit the organi/ation and
in the course of time make it a good
ns before.
There was a previous ruptuie In
the organiatlon when it was pro
posed by some of the members that
they join one of the carnival com
panies that showed at the last fire
men's tournament It is understood
that some contracts had been signed.
Tnit because some of the members re-
'fused to go there was a breaking
down of the plan and the band baa
been fairly harmonious until DeFord
and the Chase-Lister people conceived
the scheme that a band of pretty girls
would be a greater scheme than sev
eral calliopes to draw crowds to the
performances and the gold from the
pockets of the people
Kidnap Bass Drum.
Yesterday it was reported that the
bass drum had been kidnapped and
hidden , but it appeared at the per
formance of the Chase-Lister people
last night and will not bo so easilj
gotten out of town without the Knowl
edge of the officers.
Any traveling company will concede
that a ladles' band would prove a
drawing card and It Is not difficult to
conceive that i\\e \ QhasiVl iser people
would pay fair salaries for the acmil-
sltlon , but it was not supposed that
they would bo able to secure such an
attraction to their enterta'nment ' from
the young ladles of Norfolk and it Is
a matter of some surprise that any
parents would give their consent to
the plan. It may bo that the entire
schenowill fall through , and there
are a large number of Norfolk people
not directly Interested In tro band.
Its members , or the Instruments , who
will hope that it may. The o0mpnny
concludes Its engagement In Not folk
tomorrow night nnd it is expected
that the climax In the band troubles
will then have been reached , and that
it will mean that the young ladles will
not accompany the troupe on Its tour
la the sincere desire of their local
well-wishers.
MORE WATER OJTAVENUE TODAY
IPioiii l'M.a ! > s 1 > II1 1
Snow Melting Sends Creeks Down
Sides of Main Streets. '
Nut folk nvenue gutters west of the
tracks had been transformed nt noun
Into small Creoles , with prospects that
hcforo night the water would huvc
gained much inoto In volume. The
wntor la cutting across Norfolk ave
nue Just above Klovonth street , whore
a largo poitlon of the stieet has boon
eaten away. The curient has torn a
long , Rotpentlno hole in the to.id ,
through which horned are forced to
wade If they would go their way.
BOY CHOPS KNEE WIDE OPEN
Weslsy Roberts Slips and Falls on
Walk Five Stitches.
\Vhllo running homo fiom school at
noon today , Wesley Roberts , son of
W W. Roberta , fell upon a slippery
sidewalk , stiuck a sharp spot and
sliced open the cap across his left
l neo so badly that five stitches had
to be taken In it. The little fellow is
testing as comfortibly as could be
expected , though the wound gives him
consldotablo pain.
A Follower of Grip.
Many persons find themselves af
fected with a persistent cough after
an attack of the gtlp. ' As this cough
can bo promptly cured by the use of
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy It
should not bo allowed to run on until
It becomes troublesome For sale by
Leonard the druggist
PROF. BARBOUR AT LINCOLN
THINKS IT CAN BE DONE.
STATE SHOULD HELP NORFOLK
Wherever the Slightest Indication of
OH Is Found , Says Prof. Barbour , It
"Should be Followed up at Once.
The News Story Was Accurate.
fl-'rom Tuesclm 's Pallv ]
Prof. Barbour , head of the geolog
ical depattment of the Nebraska uni
versity , is of the opinion that Nor
folk should , since indications have
been found for oil , do everything pos
sible to test the matter and that the
state of Nebraska should assist. The
following from Lincoln relating to a
message on the oil piospect here , ex
plains itself :
Lincoln , Neb. , March 21 In regaid
to the above report Professor Har
bour , the department of geology at
the state university , said yesterday
that samples of sand from Rock coun
ty and other locations near Norfolk- ,
have been sent to him for testing
which showed evidence of oil. Arte
sian water from Red Willow county
lias also indicated the presence of oil
In that part of the state. He declared
that In his opinion the slightest indi
cations of either coal or oil anywhere
in the state should bo followed up im
mediately , although he could say noth
ing as to the possibility of either be
ing found In paying quantities. The
geological conditions described In the
above dispatch are correct In the es
sential details , he said. The possibil
ity of finding either coal , oil or gas or
artesian water In Nebraska is strong
enough , he declared , to warrant ex
tensive investigations wherever condi
tions seemed especially promising ,
and believed that the state should as
sist In the work.
Kneading and Needing Bread.
This Is from a leading Minnesota
newspaper :
It is reported that one of St. Paul's
fastidious newly married ladies
kneads bread with her gloves on. The
Incident may be somewhat peculiar
but there are others. The editor of
this paper needs bread with his shoes
on. He needs bread with his shirt on
Ho needs bread with his pants on ;
and unless some of the delinquent sub
scribers of this "Old Rag of Freedom"
pay up before long he will need bread
without a damn thing on , and Minnesota
seta Is no Garden of Eden in the win
ter time.
Notice of School Election.
Notice Is hereby given that at the
annual election to be held In Norfolk ,
Nebraska , on Tuesday , April 4 , 1905.
there will be two persons chosen ns
members of the board of education of
the school district of the city of Nor
folk , Nebraska , at which election the
voting places In the various wards
will be the same as for the city elec
tion , as follows :
First ward , at the city hall.
Second ward , at the West Side Hose
house.
Third ward , at the residence of An
ton Buchholz , No. 431 , South Fifth
street.
Fourth watd , at the Fourth Ward
Hose house.
All the resident voters of the dis
trict outside of the various city wards
will vote at the city hall polling place.
The polls shall remain open at each
of the said polling places from 9
o'clock in the forenoon until 7 o'clock
In the evening of said day.
Dated at Norfolk , Nebraska , this
7th day of March , 1905.
Attest : Miner C Hazen ,
S. R. McFarland , Mayor.
City Clerk.
FRANK OVERSHOW , JR. , MEETS
SAD ACCIDENTAL DEATH.
GUN FELL AND SHOT INTO HIM
As He Stood Upon a Comshellcr , Ex
amining It , the Gun That He Held ,
Dropped to the Ground and the Load
Sank1 Into His Body.
Oakdale , Neb , Mutch 20 Special
to The News : Ftauk Obershow , Jr ,
aged twenty-three , who lived about
nlno m'.les south of town , accidentally
shot and killed himself at 1 o'clock
jesterday afternoon.
It seems that ho wtm visiting al the
home of a neighbor and was standing
on a cornshellor , examining it , with
the gun In his baud. In souio man
ner ho let the gun fall and It WIIH
dlsc.lmtged , killing him Instantly.
Ho leaves a wllo to survive him.
TUESDAY TOPICS.
W .7 Smith was over fiom Madison
yesterday.
M Carter was lit the city yestoiday
from Nellgh.
W. A Sellman of lliitttlo Cieekwas
n Norfolk visitor jest onlay
Pat Kieltv of Tllden Is In Norfolk
today , the guest ol ChailoH Cummins
H H. Hathaway and Looln Hatha
way wete Not folk visitors yesterday
fiom Magnet
William Suthoilnnd of Hattlo Cro < ; K
was In town today. He had been In
South Omaha with a shipment of
stock
C. W Hus-h of llaltle Cieek was in
the city this moinlng on his way to
Cherry countv where ho goes to look
up a section of IKnkald land.
Count v Commissioner John Harding
of Meadow Oiovo nnd Superintendent
Johnson of the Madison county poor
farm weie in the city today enroute
to Madison to attend the regular meet
ing of the board of commissioners.
The condition of the roaijs is still
seriously impeding travel as the mud
is very deep and very , very sticky.
John Risk of Hat lie Cteek was In
the city this moinlng. Mr. Risk re
ports that his recent stock sale was
a hummer.
The Ladies' Aid society of the High
land Nobles will meet with Mis. Bar
rett at 2 : HO o'clock tomorrow after
noon. All ladies of the order aie In
vited.
Today Is the time set by the weath
er prophets for the beginning of
spring. The singing of birds Indicates
that it has arrived , all right , but It Is
a chilly bit of weather , for all that.
Mrs. A. E. Chambers , accompanied
by her husband , left the city at noon
yesterday for Omaha , wheie Mrs.
Chambeis has enteied Clatkson hospi
tal for a suigieal opetation.
Not .nil the school pattons under
stand the arrangements for the open
ing and close of the spring vacation
for the Norfolk .public schools. The
schools will close at noon , March 29 ,
for the annual spring holiday , and will
reopen the morning of April 10 , giv
ing a ten days' rest. During vacation
many of the Norfolk teachers plan a
visit to the Sioux City and Omaha
schools to learn the methods In use
there.
Rev. P. B West has letuined fiom
Naper , Neb , and states that repoits
which have emanated from Dallas re
garding the removal of buildings from
Naper to Dallas , are Incorrect In the
impression given. He says that no
hotel has been moved from Naper ;
that a new printing plant has Just
been placed In Naper , and that not n
building has been moved out of Naper
excepting a little frame structure once
used as a sort of drug store. Naper
Is said to be booming and Is gaining
its share of increase In prestige and
growth.
The New England Journal of Edu
cation , published at Boston , In Its
notes on the department of superin
tendence of the National Educational
association , which recently met In
Milwaukee , classes Superintendent
O'Connor of this city with 'ho lead
ers of education In the following item :
"The professional equality at this
meeting Is noteworthy It Is interest
ing to see United States Commission
er W. T. Harris in earnest conversa
tion with Superintendent Thompson
of Leominster. Superintendent W. H.
Maxwell of New York with Superin
tendent Simmons of Westflold , Super-
tendent E. G. Cooley of Chicago with
Superintendent O'Connor of Norfolk ,
Neb. , Secretary Martin of the Massa
chusetts state board with Superintend
ent Schuetz of Ncgauneo , Mich. , Hon
A. S. Downing of New York with Eu-
perintendent Rawlins of Provo , Utah "
The entertainment given In Mar-
quardt hall last night by the Highland
Nobles was a success In every partic
ular , and was attended by a very
large crowd of people. The program
of the evening was opened with a
number by the ladles band , after
which the play in which many mem
bers of the lodge participated , was put
on. It was entitled , "Country Sowing
Society , " and every single member of
the cast was as clover as could bo
The play made a great hit with the
audience. After the show , the side
shows wore thrown open and a car
nival and midway reigned for fair
Among the most popular of the side
show attractions was the hear dance.
The audience went down the line nnd
took in everything on the pike. The
team drill by the ladles proved to bo
ulno noiy striking feature Altei
thlR the dancing began continuing uu
til eaily Iu the morning During the
dancing , the "Uormnii Village" served
lofieHlimentK
WEDNESDAY WRINKLES.
0. A. Nash was in the city fiom MadIson -
IsonW.
W. Hall was In the city yoatoiday
fiom Pleice.
W. .1. Wanboigor was over fiom
Madison .voRtorday.
A. I ) . Wllberger of Auolui canto
down on I lie eatly mninlug tuilii ,
1 , H. Haker of Hattlo Cteok tiaim-
acted bUHluoHH In Nnifolk Monday.
Mrs. W. N. HUHO came homo fiom
Kveolnlor SpilugH , Mo. , nt noon to-
dav. Mr. HIIRO will aiilvo lonmnnw
M. it. Mills of Tllden and Will Me-
Donnhl and John Creek of Meadow
( iiovo woio In the cltv on their way
to Madison whcio theio will he n
meeting of county assessom who will
ho Instinct oil roganllng the plaim for
the coming assessment.
MIH. Chatlos Cummins , who has
been visiting her mother at Tllden ,
i oi m nod home joR'enlny ' and hi ought
with her a now sou , two weeks old.
W H. Wilson. 11 caipentoi fiom Mad
ison , IB in the city and will move IIH !
family hoio nn soon ad he can obtain
a Riiltablo lOHldenee. HO bus boon
oinplojod hoio for uomo tlmo by W.
II Illght.
A. W. fiolditwoilhy has moved hoio
fiom Meadow Ciovo and linn pin-
< luiHod thiee acies of laud on Roulh
'Ihhteenth slieel , between Not folk
nnd Madison avenues Ho IH erecting
a neat cottage on the piopeily lot his
f n In u > homo.
Mr and Mis C1. E. ( ! ioon huvo
moved out ol the cottage owned by I
I'OWOIH on Notli : Ninth stieet , and
have taken teems at the home ol MIH
Maiy Dmenpoit. Mr. and Mis I'ovv-
cis plan to occupy the cottage which
Mi and Mis. Gteen liiuo vacated.
The annual election of nlllooiK In
the I31KH will be held Saluidny night
and considerable Intoios-t attaches to
the matter. The lodge has aimuged
lot a high-claHH conceit with which
the resident members will ciiteitiiln
the non-tcsldent membois on .hum 2
A novel want Is oxpienm > d by "W"
In today's want column of this piiper.
The desire Is for a "plug hoi so , ono ol
whoso OJCH may be blind without any
dlffoienco to put chaser. " The animal
Is wanted , it is said , for breaking
ptalile land on the Rosebud lesciva
( ion.
ion.The
The Noifolk insane hospital ofllelalu
will bo checked into ollloo tomoiiovv
by the Nebraska state boaid of public
lands and buildings , mcnibois of which
aio expected In the city tonight for
that pmpose. Custodian Speck , who
has been in chaige since the lite , will
then be checked out by the state otll
cluls.
Olllcer Pllger reports that thiee ho
hoes constituted his night's haul and
that the tramps , wanned out of theit
hibeinatlng holes like so many tiles ,
have begun to move about. The
housewife fiom now on may bo on a
lookout for the ttamp every day or
two. The hunch is unusually huge
this year.
It is Interesting to note the inpld
ity with which want ads work Ed
Ilarter , for instance , announced a BUI
icy for sale on Monday , through the
want column. Yesterday the sun . >
was sold. B C. Gentle lost an F'K '
tooth fob. H was advertlse.l in the
want column and has been rH'iinod
on the stiength of the ad
State Joutnal : Omer K Wright of
Elgin , Neb. , Is to be brought hack
from Pine Bluff , Ark , to answer the
charge of seeming $0,200 by false pro-
tense. Goveinor Mickey has Issued
a icqulsltlon on application of the
county attoiney of Antelope county.
It is charged that Wright secured the
money from the First National bank
of Elgin by representing that he was
the owner of a herd of cattle and thus
secured credit.
State Journal : Mayer Bros ha\o
transferred to the Mayer Bros. In
vestment company lots 8 to 10 and
the south 42 feet of lots 11 and 12 ,
block 55 , and lot 11 , block 42 , for the
sum of $85,000. This is carrying out
the plan announced by this firm some
time ago , in which a company was or-
ganl/cd to take over the real estate
holdings of the firm and employes are
admitted to profit sharing In the mer
cantile business.
Mayor M C. Hazen started out to
drive to Madison early this morning
He merely started. A demolished bug
gy , part of which was nowhere to I e
seen , told the story to early moinlng
pedestrians who came down that
street. The wheels of the carriage
had become fastened In the road at
the corner of Tenth street and Nor
folk avenue , the horses had drawn
with great force and the buggy had
come apart. The mayor left in
the portion that stuck in the mud ,
while the horses waded on up the
street. Then the major took a train
for the county seat.
Enthusiasts who have had In charge
the matter of securing funds for the
equipping of a race track In Norfolk ,
report that they are meeting with
pronounced success and that there is
every probability that such an Institu
tion will bo established in this city
very soon. A Minneapolis horse own
er , with an animal that steps at a
2:07 : gait , is now being Interested In
the proposition and may likely locate
hero. "Ruben W , " u horse from Kan-
Baa City , has been Bhlppcd to Norfolk.
This horse Is said to have a record of
2:18 : nnd will bo kept in Norfolk if
the owner Is satisfied with the loca
tion.
A FARMHAND SACRIFICES LIFE
WHILE FARMER ESCAPES.
HE RAN OUT OF BLAZING HOUSE
And Hln Wife , Left Alone , Wns Cre
mated , Together With the Employe
Who , Being Aroused , Thought of
the Woman Bcfoie Himself.
1 Pi mu Tmmlnv'H Diill.v ]
Aoconllng ( o the HuHhvllto Roconl
or , two PCIKOIIH woio iccuiitly bullied
to death al Whlto Cluy , Blmiliimi coun
ty , Neb , In a toiilblo nuimmr The
dead are :
Mrs. G. H. CaiiiR , a farmer's wife.
ClwrloH Hall , faimlmnd , who died
trying to iiavo Mrs. Canm.
I'm mi , the farmer , daHhod through
I ho Iliunos and out of the IIOIIHO , OH-
calling with his llfo.
Thu dwoiling WIIB a log house on
the pralilo. The only dnor for oncapo
was Into I ho kitchen , and It WUH In
Iho kitchen that the Ilio Htaited.
Cm mi had hi ought u nip of coffuo to
hlH vvlfo whllo ulio WIIH Htlll Iu bud.
AH Rim diauk the hevonigo , ho hoiinl
a eincklliig nols-o In the kitchen
Tin owing open the door , ho wan ovoi-
whelmed with llamos , thiough which
ho hut led himself , holng limned qnllo
Hovoiolv in iiio dlvo Running to the
window o | the hlic-d man , lie Hhoiilod
that the bourn1 WIIH huiiilng He
thought ol Mm Canm mid tan to her
liNKltUiiiieo. A little Inter CIIIIIH hud
loin the hnardH fiom a window lead
Ing Into his vvlfn'H loom. Reaching
thioiigh , ho gnifipoil Hie chinn > d hand
of liln dead umplovo , who hud mioil-
llcod his llfo In tiding to mivo the
rnnnoi'H wife InvoHllgiitlnn allot-
wind bioiight to light the dead wllo ,
a llltlo way fiom her bod. Kneeling
face down , llolh hud evidently sill-
focntod
Thu Ilio Is thought to huvo Blurted
fiom a heating stove Hall wan hit-
tied In RiiKhvlllu and MIH. CIIIIIH in
Hooiiior next day. The Canm family
had fomioily lived at Spilngvlow.
New Dentist From Tllden.
A deal was toceiitly completed by
which Dr. N. Mut/ou of Tllden , Nob. ,
acquitod the IlnclmlicHldcnco pi op-
01 ty , comer Noifolk avouiio and
Twelfth Htieet. Ho also touted olllco
IOOIUH and as soon UH ho can ainingo
hlH business affaliH whoio lie now IH ,
will locate poi million ! ly and open a
dental olllcc.
Dr Mat/on IH a giadiiiilo of the
Chicago ( ollcj-'f of Denl.il rtuignv
The Great
Wonder of ti3 !
An Ont that Is absolutely rust-proof , honvy ylolder.
stands up well , nnd not subject to blight. It Is bold
by A. A Berry S ( od Co. , Cl.irlnda , Iowa. Send for
tliolr Catalog , which doscrlboa not only Oats , but
Seeds of nil kinds. Ask for spot Lit prlcon In lots of
US bubhulH to car land. IVrfla Joilny. Catalog / fro * .
/ I.I. . BERnV SEED CO. ,
0nv 1B3. . . .Clarlnda , Iowa.
es-T/xeiisHEo res5 *
HID ESWOOLFURS Tc
ISHIPYOUR GOODS TO USAND GET HIGHEST MARKET PRCCS. *
THE LARGEST AND MOST RELIABLE DEALERS IN THE N <
i IMMEDIATE : CASH RETURNS. WRITE FOR'CIRC '
THE NORFOLK NURSERY.
Elm and Ash.
Trees are the hardiest , longest 11\-
ing trees , and are the be-st shade trees
for the strc-et or park. A fine lot of
10 and 12 foot tree's for sale.
Cottonwood , box elder and ash tree
seedling. Roue bushes and ornament
al shrubs.
Asparagus.
Asparagus is PO easily grown and
such a large quantity Is produced on
a small amount of ground that every
garden should contain a bed. A bed
10 foot square requiring r,0 plants will
give an abundant supply for any ordi
nary family. April and May Is the
best tlmo to plant We have the larg
est and best flavored vatlety.
Delicious Strawberries.
Most everybody HKes 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 wore picked from ono five-year-
old trco In n. D. Hammond's orchard
of Sweet Prune plums. The tree com
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 rno and I have tried
many kinds. It stood the dry years ,
1893 and 1894 , nnd the hard winter of
1899 nnd here fruit the following sea
son. U la n grnnd success for North
eastern Nebraska. It Is a dark purple
and hftH alHo taken a poHt Kiadilnto
com HO ill ilic HIIIIO college. Ho IlliH
ptiuilNoil | | | H piofcHMlou at Tlldon for
Ilio PIIHI linn voiun nnd IIIIH Klven mil-
vciHal ttiit inflict Ion Ho COIIIOH not UH
a Htniugot to N'oilolk , UH ho IH known
to many hoio.
ROMANCES WILL FOLLOW FILING
231 Women on nn Mnny Ronebud Res *
ervntlon Clnlnm.
ItoiiOMlool , S | ) . , Fob BS ! . Two hull *
died 'uuil ' fhlitvoiio women , all iniir-
ilngcahlc , in ( i to bo loiiud on 231
fiiiuiH In the ItoMohiid iI'Hot'vutlnn.
Hlnco the IKUVH of thoHo woiiion and
Ihclr pil/cH linn begun to cniup out ,
tentative lotloiH have begun to cnlop
In fiom men who would bnrouio farm-
OI'H If tlioy COIlhl HOOIIIO W'lVOH (111(1 ( (
lariiiH Many will ho thu innmncos
that will follow Iho luck of those wo
men In the big land lottery liml. sum
mer.
mer.Those
Those me thn women who won
choice ( iiiailer nectloim on the roHor-
vat Inn. Many uioio women draw
farniH , hut moro than half have not
HiedThe
The above , however , won Btich de-
Hlrnblo fnnus that Ihoy have braved
the hit lei winter to Ilio on tholrclalnm
Thev ate of the good , ruiliRlnnlltil clam
who nioiiii lniHltu'HH. They wiinl to
ncqulio fiome pioporlv to mtiho them
IIKUO Independent. Tlioy are not all
of an uiiiiltraetlvo ago , ollhor , for
iiiiinv of them aio ambitious young wo
men , piluclpiilly Rclinol teachorH
Some mo widow R , ami tlioy lOpruBntit
all ages mid uncial condllloiiR.
Homo of the women eaiuo hiHt winter -
tor when the moiciiry WIIH hoveling
mound the bottom ol the tiiho. Tlioy
woio not going to lake any chaiico of
hmlng their ilghln bv falling to OHtab-
Huh a hoiiiOHlcad. The nix montliH In
which the homuutead IIIWH declare the
nuti ION Hhall bo made after the claim
ban been taken , expired February S
When that dale aiilvcd congress had
not > el acted on Iho ptopoHud law to
eMend the tlmo to Iho tlist of April ,
to affoid nioie HoiiHonahlo woutlier for
Iho pioHpoollvo HottlofH ( o jo ; upon
Iholi cliiluiH mid build their impiove-
incnlH.
The women woio moio caieful about
piotecllng their ilghlH than the men ,
who were dlHposod to 11 list congress
to do the right thing , which It did ul
timately do. Tlio women aio building
Hiuall houses , and expect to llvo on
( heir claims and do souio fanning thlu
Hiimmor.
People having tlmo to read la It not
pertinent that the men with morchan-
dine to sell flhould have their ndver-
tlHomontH before the people ?
in color , laigc sl/o , skin can be easily
removed and can be pitted like a
free stone peach. They are excellent
for canning and preserves and are so
sweet that they require very little
sugar. 1 sold this plum at 12.HO to
$3.00 a bushel the past season when
other varieties of sour plums were
selling for 7.1 cents to $1.00 a bushel.
It has taken ( list premium at several
fairs , a piemliim 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 Nobrasak 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. Wo believe this
plum has moro good qualities , and Is
the best plum In existence for this
whole northwestern country. If you
plant pome of these trees > ou will bo
well paid.
We have a choice fine lot of five to
six feet trees to sell for the spring
of 1905. These trees were grown from
grafts cut off these bearing trees that
bore these plums , and they will bear
fruit at two or three years old If
planted nnd are sure to bo genuine
If you want some of these trees send
your order early and got the best plum
in existence. Treca 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 nny railroad
town. Call at Norfolk Nursery , or ad *
dress ,
H D Hammond , Norfolk , Nob.