f
FAMOUS RANGER WILL NOT RE
SIDE ON THE ROSEBUD.
BUT IS IN WYOMING'S HILLS
Doc Middleton Has Decided to Settle
Down Out West of Casper With a
Saloon Along a Mountain Road , and
He Will Not Return to Bonesteel.
Doc Middleton , the fnmous old vet
eran of the plains nnd n character ot
the , wild nnd woolly west well known
In Norfolk nnd nil through the north
west , who recently stnted Hint he In
tended to go Into business at either
Ilonosteel or Gregory , S. 1) . , has set
If , tled down In a little wayside inn along
the mountain roads of the Rooky
mountains far beyond the end of the
Northwestern railroad at Casper. He
has gone out there to open a saloon ,
helng staked In the project by a well-
to-do trleiid. J. W. Humphrey , who
has just returned from a trip through
the west , saw the Doc nt Cnspor and
learned from him the plans which he
contemplates for the coming summer.
The last saloon that Doc Mlddletou
conducted was in Gordon , Neb. For
the past few months be hnd been In
Bonesteel , nwnitlng nn opportunity to
open n saloon nnd gnmbllng house in
ono of the new towns on the reserva
tion. When the law was extended for
the time of settling on the claims ,
Doc Middleton came to Norfolk and
Inter left for the west. At that time
ho planned to return to Bonosteel
about February 28 but ho hns since
become interested in the mountain
country to the west of Cnsper , In Wy
oming , nnd it is likely that , ho tuny
ho seen todny by a visitor along those
trails , seated In a little now shed ,
treating his patrons with cordiality
and clicking the little Ivory ball for
his own pastime and the satisfaction
of that craving for chanc6 with which
his patrons are affected.
JOSEPH SEVERA IS DEAD.
Prominent Battle Creek Citizen and
Well Known Here.
Battle Creek , Neb , , April 1. Spe
cial to The News : Joseph Severa ,
who had been suffering with brain
fever , chairman of the village board
and well known over the countrty ,
where he wns reared , succumbed to
the disease yesterday afternoon at 2
o'clock In an Omaha hospital. The
remains will be brought here today for
hurial , though arrangements had not
been made. He was proprietor of a
general store. A wife , two children
and an aged mother survive him. His
people were among the oldest of Mad
ison county settlers.
SATURDAY SIFTINGS.
C. M. Penny was up from Albion.
H. W. Curtis was down from Cole
.t. ridge.
. . . Robert Vasholz was up from Stanton
4 yesterday.
1 * O. A. Russel was down from Lynch
? yesterday.
F. M. Leach was in Norfolk from
! '
Humphrey.
W. D. Grandy was here yesterday
from Laurel.
F. F. Stevens was In the city from
Meadow Grove.
(
J. W. Roberts was in the city from
Hay Springs.
E. A. Murphy of Crelghton was a
Norfolk visitor.
F. H. Benshoof was over from
Waynq yesterday.
/t IT. W. Kummell was down from
t \ Spencer yesterday ,
"
t | ( . W. L. Nles was In the city yester-
J ' day from Wlnnetoon.
A. J. Durland returned yesterday
from his visit to Omaha.
M. L. Thomson , the Battle Creek
merchant , was in the city Friday.
Lester Clough nnd Mr. Merrill were
in the city over night from Stanton.
O. H. Cunningham , one of Pllger's
merchants , was In the city Thursday.
H. B. Kruse and E. R. Gibson of
Hosklns were Friday visitors in Nor
folk.
folk.Orpha
Orpha Drlfccoll and Cora Herbert of
Plainvlew visited In the city yester
day.
day.John
John Becker , Walter Kremjen and
Harry Elmore were in the city yester
day from Stanton.
Mrs. Rebecca Spangler Is in the
city for a visit at the home of her
brother , W. W. Roberts.
A. J. Lnnger , until recently presi
dent of the First National bank of
Humphrey , was in Norfolk today en-
route to Humphrey from West Point.
Miss Lula Chace , John Becker , Harry -
' ry Ellmore and Wnlter Krenzlcn came
* * '
up from Stanton to attend the party
given in Marquardt hall last evening.
Mrs. Alden arrived In the city this
morning from Pierce to Join her hus
band , Dr. Alden , superintendent of
the Norfolk Insane hospital , and they
are now making their homo nt the In
stitution.
Joe Wnlz , who has been clerking In
the Degner hardware store for some
time , left on the noon train for Topeka -
peka , Kansas , where ho will take a
position in a wholesale house with the
idea of gaining advancement.
Mrs. Flschback Is 111 at her home
near the city.
The sm'all boy is having barrel ? of
fun today fooling his equals and his
elders.
April came in with every Indication
for showers , the kind that wake the
May flowers , and the weather on the
whole is about as balmy and warm as
could bo asked for any spring day.
G. W. Evans has purchased the T.
J. Morrow residence property on
South Tenth street nml will tuho possession -
session In nliont two weeks. Mr. Mor
row will lenvo for the Pacific const
whom hlfl dnughtors nro now living.
At the minimi meeting of the Mnsl
IIOBO company the following olllcors
were elected : .1. II. Lough , presi
dent ; Jess Ueemcr , foreman nnd vice
president ; lien llecmer , soerotnry ; S.
11. McFnrlnud , treasurer for his sixth
term.
An error was mndo In stating that
when Miss Luolln Hugsott found her
lost pocket book Its contents wore
missing. The purse was found by
llrnkomim Mnllen at the Junction and
thorn was nothing missing. The pa-
pur and money It contained amounted
to about $15.
The water wagon has mndo Its llrst
nppoaranco on I ho st roots of Norfolk
and yesterday put a quietus on the
dust , that was Inclined to rise and as
sert Itself. If the wiison Is nnythlug
llku that of last year there Is promise
for several long and healthy vnontlous
for the water wagon and sprinkler
man before autumn.
A hot curling Iron which accidental
ly slipped Into her eye has caused a
great deal of alarm concerning Mrs.
15. F. Wood , wife of Editor 11. V. Wood
of the Honestool Pilot- The Iron cau
terized the eye nnd the nervous shock
following was tcrrlllc. It Is thought
that Mrs. Wood will have to undergo
a surgical operation to remove the
burned portion.
Walter , the little son ftf Mr. and
Mrs. Henry llasoupllug , who had lin
gered between life and death for so
many long weeks , succumbed early
this morning to the complication of
illness with which ho had suffered.
A hard fight to save the little fellow's
llfo had been waged but bis frail con
stitution failed to withstand the wear
upon It and his strength gave out at
0:30 : this morning in the homo of bis
parents on North Seventh street.
A fierce runaway In which Mrs. C.
A. Wood was thrown to the ground
nnd the buggy demolished , occurred
on the west side , near the Croighton
depot , yesterday alteruoon. The
horse was frightened by children who
ran out Into the road. Mrs. Wood
was thrown out and the buggy later
overturned , then kicked to pieces.
Every strap of harness on the horse
was torn off , "I'm glad It happened , "
snld Mrs. Wood. "Now I can have anew
now buggy. "
If the retiring of March hnd any
thing of the lion in It , the people have
been misinformed regarding those
characteristics when applied to the
weather. The month came In with
every lamb-liko Indication and went
out with nothing worse than a stiff
soutnern uree/e mat migni aimosi
have been taken for a hot wind , nnd
moro seasonable in July than in
March. It Is possible that the old
saying has lost caste In Nebraska.
It certainly has this year , because
March was very lamb-liko on both
ends.
ends.Misses
Misses Jennie Nyland , Mae
Schwcnk and Edith Estabrook nnd
Master Ray Estabrook entertained a
company of friends at cards and danc
ing in Maniuardt hall last night for n
party of friends who are visiting here
from Madison. During the evening re
freshments wore served , and It was
an enjoyable event throughout. The
guests of honor were : Misses Hello
Gllllspio , Flossie Trwin. Edith Allen ,
Eva .Tack and Martha Haas : Masters
George Hume. Ned Irwln , Nell Wycoff ,
all of Madison , nnd Burnam Campbell
of Lincoln.
Sanford Dodge and his clever com-
pnny thoroughly entertained > Norfolk
theater-goers at the Auditorium last
night In Shakespeare's immortal trag
edy , "Macbeth , " Mr. Dodge in the ti
tle role .and Miss Louise Marshall
cleverly portraying the .ambitions Lady
Mncbeth. Mr. Dodge has been known
to western theater-goers for years as
an Interpreter of Shakespeare , and
has several times visited Norfolk.
With each succeeding visit ho has
shown improvement and added
strength. "Macbeth Is one of the
immortal bard's most difficult charac
ters hut Mr. Dodge treated It in a per
fectly ensy manner nnd won new hon
ors' ' with the people of Norfolk. Ills
support throughout wns very excel
lent , In fnct lie has never appeared
hero with a beter array of talent ,
which is a high recommend , Indeed
The stagelng and costuming for the
performance was of high rank and
those who attended went away with
a most favorable Impression of Mr.
Dodge nnd his compnny nnd when
they return If they do , they will find
that they have Increased their stand
ing In the opinion of the people of
the city. Tonight "A Little OutoaM"
will he presented by E. J. Carpented
and his company.
WOMAN'S CLUB ENTERTAINS.
Teachers Were Guests of Norfolk Wo
men at Elks Club Rooms.
The Norfolk Woman's club enter
tained the visiting teachers In the
Elks club rooms yo&torday afternoon.
A very largo number of the teachers
visiting in Norfolk took advantage of
the hospitality and visited the club
rooms. Dainty refreshments wire
served to the guests
OMAHA MAN GETS JOB.
Paul Carlton Appointed Attorney Gen
eral of Porto Rico.
Washington , April ! . Paul Carlton
of Omaha has been recommended for
attorney general of Porto Rico to suc
ceed A. L. Stownrt of Iowa , who Is
now being considered for the position
of law officer of the Insular bureau to
succeed Charles E. Mngoon , appointed
governor of Panama.
SAMPLE TRUNK OF TRAVELING
SALESMAN LOOTED HERE.
LOSS BETWEEN $2,000 AND $3,000
PROFESSIONALS THOUGHT TO
HAVE DONE WORK.
MIGHT HAVE GOT DIAMONDS
But They Took the Less Valuable of
Two Trunks Bloodhounds Traced
Robbers to Outgoing Freight Train.
Detectives Will Come Good Police
One of the boldest nnd most deeply
laid robberies ever committed In Nor
folk as executed last night at the
Crolghton depot when n snmplo jew
elry trunk , containing thousands of
dollars worth of line goods nnd belonging -
longing to O. L. Ross , traveling sales
man for L. naumnn Jewelry Co. , of
St. Louis wns stolen nnd looted.
The loss Is estimated by Mr.
Ross ns between $2,000 nnd $ ! l-
000 , although ho Is ns yet unnblo to
definitely place It until he receives In
voices from St. Louis.
The trunk contnlned gold chains and
many other bits of jowelry. It wns
broken open by prying off two pad
locks ; it was taken Into n vncnnt lot
near the railroad depot , behind the
Twlss windmill nnd there loft after
It hnd been looted. One tray of flno
Jewels was torn open but not tnkcn.
Another trunk , containing all of Mr.
Ross's diamonds , watches and rings ,
nnd standing beside the cheaper ono ,
was untouched. .
Robbers Hnd Planned It.
The freight from Crelghton , whore
Mr. Ross had been during the after
noon , arrived between 7 and 8 o'clock
and It Is evident that the robbers were
nil ready to mnke the hnul. A crow-
bnr wrnpped In paper was found near
the trunk. No strangers hail been In
the Norfolk Jewelry store where the
trunks were opened yesterday morn-
Ing , and It Is therefore evident that
they hnd been following Mr. Ross for
some time. They could not hnvc fol
lowed him nbout the town at Crolgh
ton as be arrived there on the after
noon train and returned last night.
It Is to bo seen , therefore , that they
were either waiting for his return or
had lurked nbout the depot nt Crolgh
ton nnd jumped on the train that
brought him back.
The robbery was discovered when
Baggageman Weston was sent to the
station for the trunks , after the ar
rival of the Bonesteol freight on
which Mr. Ross had come to Norfolk
from Creighton. Falling to find ono
of the two trunks , a search was made
through the yards and later In the va
cant lot where the trunk , broken into ,
was located. Stein's bloodhounds
were at once given the scent and
traced the robbers down the Union
Pacific track to the Northwestern
crossing , a mile nnd a half southwest
of the city , then east along the North
western track into the Junction
freight yards to the point at which
freight train No.10 , leaving for the
east at It o'clock , was made up.
May Have Robbers Located.
Immediate action wns taken to head
off the robbers on the eastbound
freight train by wire and the train
was stopped between Pllger and Winner -
nor and searched , but there wore none
on the cars. Before arriving nt Pilgor
there hnd been three men on the train
two white men nnd a negro nnd It
Is believed they may have been the
robbers. They hnd left the trnln be
fore arriving nt Pilgor.
Compliments Police Force.
Mr. Ross wns enthusiastic In bis
complimentary remarks pertaining to
the Norfolk police department. He
Bald to The News this morning :
"I have never seen a prompter actIng -
Ing police force. Chief Larkln and
Night Officer Pllger were on the
ground Immediately , having hurried
to the station In a cab. They employed
every means In their power and with
in an hour had given me every reason
to believe that the robbers , who are
evidently profes lonals , had gone out
on train No. 40.
"I arrived from the north at 7:21 : p.
in. In a brief half hour my baggage
man had arrived nnd found the trunk
broken open. I want to say that the
police here are extraordinary men for
a town of this sl'/e.
Detectives Will be Here.
'
"Within a very short time. " contin
ued the victim of the plundering ,
"there will be detectives galore In Nor
folk. We are protected In the Whole-
snlo Jewelers' Protective association
and you may mnko up your mind that
when n Jeweler's tnmk Is tnppod , the
robber will bo cnught If It takes a
million dollnrs to get him. The
shrewdest Plnkerton detectives In the
country work on these cases. "
Disappear. '
Newman Grove Reporter : Mr. S.
P. Johnson , who hns been living on
the Andrew Reed plnco cast of town
disappeared last evening and hns not
boon noon since. He has been very
absent mlndod for HOIIIO I line nnd iin-
purently not ( | titte himself. Ho said
lie wns going out to bring In the COWH.
although his wife hnd told him u short
lime before ( lint they were In the yard ,
and ho did not return. When they
wore umihlo to llml him , the family
aroused the neighborhood who all
Joined In the search , HO far without
result.
Anokn Items.
It , A. llasklns and wife were mom-
lug passengers for Norfolk. Mr. HUH-
kins , who ( Milted the Atiokn llornld ,
goow to Sprlngvlow to work on the
Hoi aid.
Francis Elsoloy wont to Monowl to
do tin work on a bridge ever thu Nlo-
hrarn.
A ft eight train not tire to ( he prop
erly of Mrs. Mngglo Hln Clnlr , doing
iiulio a little damage
FIRST LOSS FOR NORFOLK CO
Josrph Severn of Bnttlc Creek Was
Insured Here.
llatllo Crook , Neb , April -Spo
clnl tit The News : The tuuonil of Jo
seph Severn , whoso remains arrived
bore Saturday night , was bold yester
day afternoon at " o'clock from the
house and conducted by .Masons. The
attendance was largo. Mr Sovora WIIH
a native Bohemian , lie carried Insur
ance In several companion , among
them ( he Elkhorn Vallov Llfo associa
tion of Norfolk. Rev. W. J Turner of
N'nifolk preached the sermon Grand
Master C. E. Biirnbam of Norfolk wns
in attendance at the funeral
GOVERNOR MICKEY KILLS PRIS
ON LABOR MOVE.
NOT GOOD BUSINESS POLICY
BONDS FOR NEBRASKA TWINE
PLANT WILL NOT ISSUE.
ALSO KILLS OIL PROJECTING
The Bill Appropriating $250,000 for the
Establishment of a Binding Twine
Factory In the Penitentiary Is Ve
toed by Governor.
Lincoln , April 4. Governor Mickey
today vetoed the Ernst bill aiitlioi'l/
ing a bond Issue for a twine plant nt
the state prison. He declared the
scheme to bo bad business policy nnd
consequently did not nuthori/.o the
bond Issue for mieb n purpose.
The governor alho vetoed the bill
aulhori/.ing the expenditure of $25,0110
for the purpose of boring for oil In
western Nebraska.
A Follower of Grip.
Many persons find themselves nf
fected with a persistent cough after
an attack of the grip. As this cough
can bo promptly cured by the iiho of
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy it
should not be allowed to run on until
It becomes troublesome. For sale by
hconnrd the druggist.
Malls to be Sorted nt Sea.
Now York , April 5. One of the immt
important stops yet taken in the
movement looking to the Improvement
of the trans-Atlantic mail borvlco will
llo Inaugurated on the While Star line
stenmsbips scheduled to snll today
from Now York nnd from Liverpool.
This Involves the sorting of the mails
on board the steamships so ns to bo
rendy for distribution when they nr-
rive at their destination. The system
will be the same as that In use on the
American railroad cars. Despite the
great benefits to be derived from this
innovation it wns brought about only
after long negotiation between the
postal authorities of this country and
Great Britain. If it proves as success
ful as expected It will be extended to
other lines so as to cover all the
heavy trans-Atlantic mails.
North Indiana M. E. Conference.
Portland , Ind. , April 5. The annual
session of the North Indiana M. E.
conference wns formally opened here
today with Bishop Henry Spellmeyer
presiding. Many delegates and visit
ors , both clerlcnl and lay , are In attendance -
tendance from the six districts com
prised In the conference. Reports pre
pared for presentation to the meetIng -
Ing show that the past year of the
conference has been ono of great ac
tivity and prosperity. The totnl num
ber of communicants approaches close
ly to the CO.OOO-mark , with nearly 500
clfurchos and church property aggre
gating $2,000,000.
Discuss Railway Problems.
Now York , April 5. The annual
meeting of the American Railway ns-
soclntlon Is In session nt the Waldorf-
Astoria today , with Thcodoro Voor-
bees , vlco president of the Reading
system , presiding. Besides the elec
tion of officers only technical nnd rou
tine mnttors nro slntcd for considera
tion , but these arc of great interest to
railroad executives. Stuyvesant FUh ,
president of the association , Is men
tioned for re-election. The office of
second vlco president , now vacant ,
will probably bo filled by the election
of W. A. Garrett , general manager of
the Queen & Crescent road.
IN SPITE OF THE CONSTITUTION ,
THEY CHOOSE NORFOLK.
NEW OFFICERS ARE ELECTED
Prof. Wllnon of Ponca IB President of
the North Nebraska Te.ichcru Asso
ciation for Coming Yenr Lively
Time Over Useless Law.
The lonchoiH of northern Nebraska
throw their coiiHlltulloii ever the
trailMilii at the IIIIHIIICNH NOHHDII | hold
shortly before noon ami determined ,
by mi ontlniHliiHllo ami unaiilmnuH
vote , to come biiok to Norfolk uo\l
> oar In spllo of an miiondmonl which
WUH paused IIIH ! spring preventing the
holding of their SOKHOIIS | In any one
place iiioio than once In miooosHloii
So sluing was ( be doNlro to return to
Norfolk ntnl HO otillnmliiHlIc were the
loachors over the cordial welcome
\\llh which they hnvo boon greeted
during lliolr slny heio , Hint every
method of gelling around the emiHll-
liiflomil nmcmlmont was nllouiplod bit-
fore It was dually put out of ooinmlH-
slim by n revolution.
Thorn were no nllior cllloH oven In
Ilio Held. Norfolk wan I ho local Ion
which Iho touchers iloxlrod and none
oven ventured to KiiggoHt another
point. Ami Nnifolk , highly compll
meiileil by the action , will bo doubly
glnd to sen them next your.
Otllcei-H for the ensiling your woie
elected as follows :
Pi of. Wilson , Potion , president ; F.
J. Kelly , f'odnr Itaplds , vlco president ;
Mlns AndorHon , Dodge county , were-
tnry ; Prof. Kliigmnn , Uulio , treasurer
FOR NEW KOCH TRIAL.
State Claims Conviction Is Sure New
Evidence ,
Now Him , Minn. , April 5 The pros-
euro of Dr. O. U. Koch's attorneys In
IhlH city has renewed Inloiest In ( ho
case , which Is to ho retried nt Man-
kato this month.
Questioned as to what the defense
would bnvo to offer , Mr. Abbott said :
"Wo liavo without question a very
strong caso. Wo have added now evi
dence that makes the cnso such that
Ihero can be no question as to an ac
quittal for Dr. Koch. Aside from this ,
wo hnvo bad detectives at work on
oluoB that are much moro conclusive
than the ono that led to the arrest of
Dr Koch"
What UIOKO HiifB nto Mrbhotl
would not KII > , further Hum that they
hud found cudotico of n mini wli < hnd
sovonil UIIICH Ihrenleiiod HID IK" of
Dr ( Inhhnrili nnd who hnd h' < i u in
Now I'liti a ) iho lime of the innrdei
| ) eteci\cH ! nro nt woik to Mini tblH
num.
num.Dr.
Dr. Koch ha * fully icgnlnod bin
honlih ntnl nplrliH. llo HpemlH nil hln
Unto nt his olllco , wheio ho Is l < ept
IMIM.V. ll" HIIJH ho linn boon mii'l" Iho
victim of HOIIIO onnsplriioy , mid Hint
If Die truth ever come * | o tight , It
will ho fonml Hint the pormiti , vlio
cniiimltlod the orlmti purpOHoh Hot
about to throw the guilt upon him.
At Iho Hum of the ohNlnictl'iu of
Iho NmthwoMlcrii track nt MntiKnln
lust week , ono of the Ihtoiigh tiuliiH
having piiHHotigeis for Mnnl.aio
brought Ihoni to IhlH plnco , whore
they hnd to remain for a I rain itoliiK
over Hie oilier line to Inko them home
Mont of them look occasion to visit
Dr. Koch simply out of onrloHlly. Dr.
MololH , HiiccoNHur to Dr , ( lohlinidt oc
cupying the roimiH In which Iho nun
dor was committed , HIIJ'H ho dully does
woik Hint IH not needed for pornouM
who wnul to HOO the room whuro the
murder occurred.
The Btaie linn not boon Idle , mid de
clares II will place witnesses on the
slnnil wliiiHn loHiliiiniiy canitol fall In
convince ( ho Jury of the guilt of Dr.
Koch. What new ovldonco It ban
cured no person IH nble to sny , ns the
nltonmys hnvo given out nothing.
The Htorv Hint the stnlo has liml
detectives at work sluco the last trial
Is denied ] ttho iitlortioyH. There wim
a story to that elfoct In Mnnkulo , also
( hut a diilectlvo for Iho defense had
boon working I hero , representing him-
Kolf no being employed by Hie state.
Moth HtorloH nro without Inundation
Try n Nowu want ad for results.
May Tend Toward Ponce ,
London , April 5. Ptopnratlotis for
the dopaituro of King Edward for Co-
penhiigon tomorrow , where ho and
Queen Alexandra will take pnrt as
usual in the celebration of King Cbrin-
tlatt's birthday have revived the re
porlH that tint gathering at the Danish
capital may hnvo nn Important hear
ing on the movement looking to the
rustorntlcn of peace between Runsln
nnd Jnpnn. Should the Downgor Em
press of Russia attend bor father's
blrlhdny celcbrntlon , It will bo regard
ed ns a strong Indication Hint plans
will bo discussed for ending thu war
In the far east. King Christian him
self Is a stioug advocate of pence
while It 's holUvcd also that King Ed
ward would sincerely like to flee the
contlicl terminated If such nn end
could bo brought nbout on toriiiH fat-
r } to .Iiipnn
CST/XBMSHEP
BIO CORN CROPS. You cnn do It If you plant the
kind of Smut In the noocl uoll of your f.trm nnd f ive It nropor
treatment. Berry h.tH thu rl nt k'nd of isr-i u , nnd hui rnuc !
a life-Hum's utudv ot Corn. They h.ivo a line of bof d Corn td.it will
produoo from I O to 5O bushels per ac ro more th in common sort *
Ho nolle It from pock to < nt loud lots be ' < ! f < r Cntaloiciio , whl < h
dnvotw a * r at dual of hpucn to 1V 1 cliff ) rt-nt variutit-b which
tllny B < " '
- /a. R. EESISW SEED CO. ,
Jh * C1alna If Frra. Write Icr 11 Jo. liny. Oox 1D3 . Clarlntlu , InWfl.
-THE NORFOLK NURSERY.
Elm and Ash ,
Trees are the hardiest , longest liv
ing trees , and are the best shade trees
for the street or park. A line lot of
10 and 12 foot trees for sale.
Cottonwood , box elder and ash tree
seedling. Rose bushes and ornament
al shrubs.
Asparagus.
Asparagus is so easily grown and
such a largo quantity Is produced on
n small amount of ground that every
garden should contain a bed. A bed
10 foot Sfjuare requiring 50 plants will
give an nbundnnt supply for any ordi
nary family. April nnd May Is the
best time to plnnt. Wo hnvo the larg
est and best flavored variety.
Delicious Strawberries.
Most everybody likes strawberries
nnd they nro the most easily grown of
any kind of fruit ns 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 mnko
a good sized bed planted 1 foot by
three feet. Wo have the biggest self-
fertilizing kinds.
Sweet Prune Plum.
September 1 , 1903 , three bushels of
plums were picked from ono five-year-
old tree In E. D. Hammond's orchard
of Sweet Prune plums. The tree com
menced to bear two years after plantIng -
Ing anil Is bearing every year. It Is
the only Prune plum that hns been a
success with mo and I have tried
many kinds. It stood the dry years ,
1893 and 1S9I , anil the hard winter of
1899 nnd bore fruit the following sea
son. It Is a grand success for North
eastern Nebraska. It Is a dark purple
In color , large sl/e , sKin can bo easily
removed and cnn be pitted like a
Iroe htone peach. They are excellent
for canning and preserves and are so
sweet that ( hey require very little
sugar. I sold this plum at | 2.50 to
$3.00 a bushel the past senson when
other varieties of hour plums were
selling for 75 cents to $1.00 a bushel.
It hns taken tlrst premium nt several
' fnirs , a premium at the Lincoln state
'
fair , and limbs and branches loaded
I with plums , shipped to the Pan-Amer
ican exposition nt Buffalo , New York ,
were shown In the Nohrasnk fruit ex
hibit that took one of the gold medals.
' I also received an honorable mention
diploma on this plum from the Pan-
I American exposition. We believe this
plum has moro good qualities , nnd Is
I the best plum in existence for this
whole northwestern country. If you
| plnnt some of these trees you will be
well pnld.
Wo have a choice flno lot of five to
six feet trees to sell for the spring
of 1903. Those trees were grown from
grnfts cut off these bearing trees that
bore those plums , and they will bear
fruit at two or three years old it
planted nnd are sure to bo genuine.
If you want some of these trees send
your order early and get the bostplura
in existence. Treoa 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 frco to any railroad
town. Call at Norfolk Nursery , or address -
dross ,
E. D Hammond , Norfolk , Neb.