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NEBRASKA STUDENT TO RIVAL
HELEN KELLER.
NOW SENIOR AT UNIVERSITY
Wonderful Work of William Leroy
Clnrke , Who Lost Hla Sight lit
Youth and Who Has Attamled
School at Lincoln for Five Years.
A young limn , lillml uliuoHt from
lilrth , n senior In the Nebraska stale
university , has begun career Unit
promises lo bo as noteworthy as Hint
of Helen Keller. William Leroy
Clarke In his name , mill his ago IH 22.
Ho won the gold iiiiMliil In oratory nl
the I'alladlan I .Horary society anil IH
ono of the squad of II ft eon from wlioin
will ho chosen eight men who will up
hold the honor of I In1 university In In
tercollegiate debates.
Clarke lost his sight when four
yours old as the result of severe Ill
ness. Ho WIIH Html to the Htato Hchool
for the blind , aad iiiudo such uno of
his opportunities that at the ago of
17 ho niatrlculatod In the university.
Ills work here IIIIM been HO good that
had ho not boon rompollod lo work
his way through college ho would
hnvo graduated a your ago. Last summon -
mon ho sold planon for a local iniiHlc
IIOUHO and took subscriptions for a
magazine , earning cuonih ; nionoy lo
jay for the year's oourso.
"I huvo about succeeded In making
myself forgot ( hut I atn blind , " he
said. "I go right ahead just an If I
hud my night. 1 soon dlHcovor that
people forget , too , that I am blind ,
and then wo get along nil right. I am
getting a great deal ont of llfo and
hope to IncroiiHo my capacity atlll
more. "
Hires Man to Read to Him.
Clarke'H studies hnvo hoen restrict-
cd to some extent by the lack of
books printed In the point system , hut
ho has supplemented his reading of
tlioao textbooks by hiring men to read
to him. Ho studies geography , trigo
nometry , Latin , geometry and mathe
matics from point hooks , but Is burred
from the sciences because of his hi'
ability to bundle apparatus. His book
studies have Included Kngllsh nnd
Kngllsh literature , philosophy , politi
cal economy and sociology , which ono
can take up by merely having them
road.
Preparing written lessons Is a com
paratively ousy task. Young Clarke
has bought a typewriter and uses It
with success.
Ho has learned to write the point
system so that ho Is able to take notes
nt lectures as readily as fellow stu
dents with perfect eyesight.
A wooden "slate" Is employed.
This bus two narrow strlns of initial
arranged to slide up or down at will.
The paper Is placed between these
and held In place by clamps. The top
sheet bus live rows of holes about a
iptarter of an Inch square running
across the page. Instead of a pencil
a sharp pointed awl Is used.
The lower plate is tilled with llttlo
dents. When th operator desires to
write he takes Ibis plate , places at
the top and by the use of an awl
makes Indentations In the paper , lly
this arrangement the awl Is driven
almost through the paper. When It
Is desired lo read these notes the
payer Is turned over and the Index
linger Is passed swiftly over the in
dentations.
The point system Is something like
shorthand , so many dots representing
a letter or combination of characters.
lly the use of the awl almost as great
speed at writing can be obtained as If
n pencil were used by a person with
eyesight.
In studying geography-most of the
knowledge Is conveyed by means of
relief maps. These are usually about
three feel square and stand on easels.
The stall's or countries are In detach
able models of plaster of parls. so that
the student can take any one ont and
examine it to get an Idea of lit. boun
daries Theio art- smooth creases for
the rivers , lacks for cities and small ;
cones and series of cones for the
mountains.
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Likes Football. ,
Clarke Is an enthusiastic sports- \
man. Kvory football , basket ball or
base ball game Hints him among the
rooters. He understands the games
and Is aide to discuss the abilities ol
the players. A friend tells him the
plays as they are made. He sits a's
breathless as hardened tans at the
crisis of the contest.
He Is an excellent talker and has
command of language , being remark
ably quick to see and take advantage
of the mistakes of adversaries in do-
bati * . There Is no hint of self-con
sciousness in bis manner when be
fore an audience , and It Is dittienlt to
remember when listening to him that
be cannot see the effect of bis words.
"Many persons pxaggerato the dif
ficulties experienced by the blind , " ho
says. "There Is a big world left for
us to explore , and science and hu
manity have brought within the reach
of even the partly educated blind much
of the treasures of literature and life.
I write with my right hand and read
with my left , but I al > o employ my
right to go ahead anil spy out the
country.
"It Is Just as you u e your wyes.
You RO along reading with and pick
up what Is loft by the.other. As soon
as I graduate I am going into bust'
ness. I have a good oar for rnuslc ,
they tell me , and I play passably Well ,
I have had several opportunities to
I teach lint that In not to my liking. I
want n llfo of activity , with plentv of
' oulsldo work I shall sell pianos tin
i III I can establish myself"
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Many former university students In
Norfolk well remember Clarke , who
enlored the university llvo years ago
next September , He IH good looking ,
clean cut and wears dark glasses.
The man who rends lo him leads him
about on all occasions and ho IH a fa
miliar night on ( bo campus or In li
brary balls at Lincoln.
RODDERS SHOOT WOMAN.
Secure $8,000 From Dank and Shoot
Danker's Wife In Neck ,
rhombus , iml. , April 111. Six un
known robbers today robbed the pri
vate bank of Oscar dandy KCo , , of
$8r > 00. Mrs. Oandy , wife of Hit * bank
er , was shot In the neck by ono of
the robbers.
Distressing Accident.
As Mrs. ! ' . L. Kslabrook was workIng -
Ing In the yard yesterday , the branch
of a plum tree that had been bout
down , sprung up and struck her In
the eye , cutting a gash In the eye ball.
The injury Is painful and may prove
serious to her eyesight.
Overocker-MlllB.
A very pretty wedding took place at
the Mills homo on South Fourth street
last night when Mlns ICva Mills was
married to Mr. Harry Ovorockor at
S'IO : o'clock , the ceremony being per
formed by Hov. .1. R Poacher. About
forty friends were present nnd the
brldo WIIH ( ho recipient of many very
bamlHomo glflH. The homo WIIH
charmingly decorated with cut Mowers
and a delightful wedding mippor In
three coarsen followed the ceremony.
Mr. and Mrs. Ovorockor will leave
on Monday for Fairmont , Neb. , where
ho expects to engage In the Jewelry
business nnd whore they will make
tholr future homo. Hoth hnvo many
friends In Norfolk who will wish them
much happiness.
Among the wedding guests from out
of town were Mr. and Mrs. C. W.
Tromm of WliiHldo , who are visiting
Miss Kthol Doughty at the homo of
her parents on The Holghta ; nno Miss
Kannlo Mills of Laurel.
SNOW IN THEMIDDLE OF APRIL
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Like an April Shower , Out Too Cold
to Rain Today.
Snow In the middle of April came
upon this section of the world today
when , at 10,10 : o'clock this morning
largo Hakes began falling. The snow
was like an April shower In Its brev
ity and was of no serious consequence.
It WIIH too cold to rain and as a re
sult the1 shower that had been prom
ised , turned Into crystals. The mer
cury was below free/lug point.
Later during the day ( ho snow In
creased and was falling In huge qnaii-
tH ( m t ll I'l Ml trill 1,11 fllfi | | I * t nt'twinu
FOR APPREHENSION OF THE IN
CENDIARY IN NOHFOLK.
HE DELIEVES CROOKS DO IT
For the Purpose of Tapping Tills No
Tills Have Deen Tapped , However.
Another Theory Is That of Lunatic.
Insurance People Offer.
IKinm I'-ilclaV .
\ V.V. . lloberts , an insurance agent ,
believes that the tires In Norfolk are
being set by either crooks for the
purpose of tapping tills In stores near
the tires , while excitement prevails ,
or by an Insane Individual who Is
having a gooil lime. The boy theory
does not appeal to him as feasible.
Mr. Roberts Is In favor of offering
a reward of $ Mrt for the apprehen
sion of the Incendiary , $2 ! > 0 to be
contributed by the business men and
$2iO ! by the Insurance Fraternity , an
organlxatlon among Insurance compa
nies for mutual honollt.
Tito pouce uociaro inai no outsider :
Is responsible for the tires for the reason - |
son that there are no outsiders in
i Norfolk Just now. Hums who drop In
| are all sent out'again nt once. "It Is
, local talent , without n doubt , " said
i i an officer. "What's more , It is no
i < boy. It is man. We hnvo clues ,
| but the nwst thing Is to prove them. "
After ouo tire It Is said that kero
sene could be detected In the air for
more than a day.
Warnervllle.
Kd. Creamer made a business trip
1 to Omaha last week , returning Sun-
! day.
] Fivd Woodruff and family of Crip
ple Creek , Cot. , are visiting George
Wheeler.
Dr. and Mrs. II. O. Mnnson of Hattie -
tie Creek were the guests of the doc
tor's parents Wednesday ,
Uev. Mr. Peters of Norfolk Is holdIng -
Ing revival services at the Werner-
vlllo school house every evening this
week.
Fred Terry sold a carload of fat cat
tle and a fine bunch of hogs to George
D. Bmtcrfleld of Norfolk Saturday.
Baccalaureate Sermon.
Hev. J. R Pouchor of the Methodist
church has been Invited by the class
of 1905 , Norfolk high school , to preach
the class sermon on the evening of the
last Sunday In May.
It you want help men or women
get them easily with a little want ad
In The News.
STATE DOARD OF PUDLIC LANDS
AND BUILDINGS HERE.
NOT PLEASED WITH CEILINGS
Streaks In the Ceilings and Huge
Cracks In the Corners of the Walls
are the Cause for Reserving Ac
ceptance of the Institution.
The now Nebraska state hospital for
the Insane at Norfolk IH Htlll the prop
erty of the Capital City Uriel ; & Tl'o
company , the Htato hoard of public
lands and buildings not yet having
accepted the work fiom the builders.
Though they came ( o Norfolk yostor-
lay for the purpose of accepting the
iiilldlngfl from the contractors If ev
erything was satisfactory , the mom-
iers of the board , after Inspecting the
liiHlltntlon , were BO displeased with
several features of It that they re
turned lo Lincoln without having tak
en any olllclal action.
The llnlHh In the ceilings was the
chief cause of dissatisfaction among
the members of the board. Hugo
cracks In the walls also had lo do
with the displeasure , nnd It was slated -
ed by ono of the members of the board
that before the Institution Is accepted
a number of adjustments must bo
made.
Ceilings are Streaked.
In many Instances the ceilings ,
which arc mippoRod to bo smooth and
clear , were rough nnd streaked and
crndo In appearance. They look an
Iliough they had boon half done.
Spots have not been covered with the
coating nt all , nnd the bare boards
protrude. In the corners of many
rooniH lingo crackH several inches
wldo yawn open and show , under
neath , the outside wall of bricks. The
whole nppenrnnco In those respects IH
ol crudeness and careless work.
State Architect Tyler , who planned
the buildings and who , with his office ,
has since boon abolished by the legis
lature , was present yesterday and was
subjected to n rigid cross fire of so-
vcro questions , put llko shots from n
gattllng gun by members of the board.
Ho had nothing whatever to say In
regard to the defects. J. C. Mardls ,
too , who superintended the building ,
was present and ho , also , was asked
many critical questions which were
not answered to the complete satisfac
tion of the members of the board.
Crude In op Stories.
Although the first floors of the buildings -
ings uro finished In Imitation marble
and fine materials , the second and
third floors become very crude and
out of harmony. It was stated by one
member of the board that the chang
ing will cost the contractor probably
$200 before the Institution Is accept
ed. The buildings were taken at a
contract of $00,000.
As yet none of the cottages are be
ing used , all of the patients and offi
cers here now occupying apartments
In the old hospital , portions of It
which did not burn having been made
Into living rooms.
Snyder Glad to Get Dack.
The twenty patients who were
brought from Lincoln are busy making
gardens and are glad to get back to
Norfolk. Snyder , who will ho remem
bered by many people In Norfolk as
having been a hostler , was busy yes
terday chopping wood. Ho said that
ho had secured that job and was goIng -
Ing to keep It. Ho was delighted to
be back in Norfolk ,
Members of the state board , com
posed of Secretary of State Galnsba ,
Treasurer Mortensen , Auditor Katon
anil Attorney General Ilrown arrived
at noon yesterday from Lincoln , were
entertained at lunch by Norfolk busi
ness men , later drove to the hospital
grounds and were last night enter
tained at the Klks club rooms. They
left for Lincoln early this morning.
FRIDAY FACTS.
T. II. Ahts was over from Madison
yesterday.
M. .1. Hughes was in Norfolk from
West Point.
C. II. Thompson was over from
Wayne yesterday.
F. 11. Lee was In the city yesterday
from Verdigre.
Peter Sondex was down from Win-
nctoon yesterday.
Fred Pope was in the city yesterday
from Long Pine.
Mrs. I ) . M. linker was over from
Wayne yesterday.
.1. C. Homier was In Norfolk yester
day from Fremont.
John Hedgers was down from Hattie -
tie Creek yesterday.
Charley Kmerson was In Norfolk
from Crelghton yesterday.
Mrs. H. C. Hecktman was In the
city yesterday from Allen.
Mrs. John Mclntyro was a Norfolk
visitor yesterday from Wayne.
Win. H. P. Mohr of Spencer hud
business In Norfolk yesterday.
Mrs. Gnstav SclioH/ Stanton was
shopping in Norfolk yesterday.
A. J. Durlund returned last night
from a business trip to Niobrara.
Mrs. C. C. Hall has gone to Long
Pine for a visit with her parents.
M. Nichols , ranchman of Foster , was
In the city this morning on business.
W. G. linker returned last night
from n visit to his parents In Penn
sylvania.
I * L. Rombo has left on a business
trip to Minneapolis , expecting to bo
absent two weeks.
Mr. nnd Mrs. R. H. Fitch and Mrs.
A. Ml. Pnrvls nnd daughter were In
the city yesterday from Carroll.
Mr. nnd Mrs. E. Muftley have gone
to Hot Sprlngn to visit relatives torn
week or two.
August Knhm of Sioux City has
boon n guest nt the homes of Mrs ,
Mnnu nnd W. L. Kern.
Mrs. H. H. Mohr , Mm. Douglas
Cones nnd Mrs. C. Staloy were In
the city thin morning from Plorco doIng -
Ing some whopping.
K. .1. Patrns , manager of the Singer
office In this city , wont to Uoncsteel
on a business trip yostorday.
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Form of Win-
Hide were here to attend the Over-
oekor-Mllls wedding last night.
Ice formed to a considerable thickness -
ness on still water last night.
A week from today IH Good Friday
nnd the day following IB Arbor day
The office of the Norfolk Lumber
company on Kant Norfolk nvcnuo Is
being veneered with brick.
Mr. nnd Mrs. Hurley McOlnnls wel
comed a fine son to their home at
Warnorvlllo Wednesday night.
The buslnoHs mon and property
owners of Norfolk meet In social sos-
Hlon with the commercial club tonight
at the city hall.
Dr. Thomas White. United Slates
veterinarian , left Norfolk yesterday
for Salt Lake City , whore ho has been
transferred by the government.
A punching hag that hns recently
been Installed In the club rooms Is
proving a good attraction for some of
the moro athletically Inclined Klks.
Carl Pllger , now nlghtwatchman on
the police force , has accepted a posi
tion with the Johnson Dry Goods com
pany , which ho will assume after the
administration changes.
Governor Mickey haH requested Dr.
Nicholson , appointed surgeon at the
Norfolk hospital for the Insane some
weeks ago , to report for duty at the
hospital not later than the 20th.
Activity on the cement walk prop
osition has opened up and every evi
dence Is that there will be an Increas
ing number of these permanent walks
added to the city In both the business
and residence portions.
All Norfolk business men are es
pecially urged to come out tonight for
the lunch which Is to bo served by
the commercial club. A jolly evening
among the men will prevail and It
Is hoped that all will take advantage
of the opportunity.
Harry Watt , who for a long time
has boon employed In the Johnson
Dry Goods company here , has gone
to Crelghton , where he has a position
with a now department store. Ho
was accompanied by his mother , with
whom he lived here.
Uov. and Mrs. P. H. West left yes
terday by wagon for Ilntto , to which
point they expect to drive by the end
of next week or sooner. Mr. West
hns a claim on the Uosohnd reserva
tion and has recently been buying
horses and wagons for use there.
The wedding march for the Over-
ocker-Mllls wedding was played by
Miss Flossie Vail. The bride had
lived in Norfolk since early childhood ,
having graduated In the Norfolk high
school and having since that time
been a teacher In Madison county.
She was a member of the class of
1001. Mr Overocker had been a jew
eler here and at Ilattle Creek for a
number of years.
Chief-Elect McFarland of the Nor
folk fire department hns decided to
appoint Will McCnne of the West Side
hose company as first assistant chief
and let It go at that. It has hereto
fore been customary to appoint a second
end and third assistant , but. the chief-
elect thinks that so many in author
ity makes it cumbersome. Ho will
look to the foremen of the various
companies for the assistance usually
rendered by the second and third
chiefs.
From summer to winter within two
hours time is not an altogether Joyful
experience but It Is one which oc
curred yesterday In Norfolk. Yester
day morning was warm enough for
negligee. Last night fur overcoats
were needed. It was almost cold
enough during the night to freeze a
river over with a crust of ice thick
enough to skate upon. It was nine
teen degrees nbovo zero and that
I was all , A raw , chilling wind from
i ( lie north failed to help matters any.
WEST POINT YOUNG MAN PLEADS
GUILTY TO CHARGE.
ASSAULTED WOMAN ON STREET
Wilfred Scott , a Good Looking Young
Farmer , Today Pleaded Guilty to
the Charge of Assault and Using
Threatening Language.
Wilfred Scott , a young man from
West Point , Neb. , who is not bud lookIng -
Ing , pleaded guilty in Judge Hayes'
court this morning to assaulting and
threatening to kill Mrs. Helen Peter
son If she refused to do as he ordered.
He was fined $10 and costs and was
jailed for ten days upon failure to pay
the flue.
Scott was arrested last night on
South Fourth street when ho approached
preached Mrs. Peterson , after having
followed her , and caught her In his
arms. According to. her story todny ,
ho grabbed her and , holding his fist
over her fnco , threatened to kill her.
Ho hail followed her for several nights ,
nnd upon one occasion she had fainted
while running from him.
Scott hns boon working on a farm
near Norfolk.
Telephone your want ads to The
News office , number 22.
DLAZE GETS GOING DEHIND THE
CHRISTOPH DRUG STORE.
IT LOOKS LIKE A FIREDUG
What Might , a Few Hours Later , Have
Deen a Most Disastrous Fire In a
Norfolk Avenue Building , Was
Drought Under Control Soon.
tFioin Frldaj'H
Selecting another building In the
heart of the business district of Nor
folk to satisfy his ( londlsh appetite
for a lire , and by coincident n build
ing In which the chief of police stood
at the moment the flro was set , the
firebug of Norfolk again last night
started n hln/.o which for n time
threatened serious results and which ,
a few hours later with streets desert
ed , would undoubtedly hnvo gene
through the George H. Chrlstoph drug
store and might easily have gutted a
good portion of a block. The blaze
was started In n little shed just nt
the rear of the drug store , In a hunch
of excelsior , nnd was soon oxtlng-
ulshed by the streams of water and
ladders of the department.
It was at Just about 9 o'clock that
the flro nlnrm was turned In. The
rear door of the store had been locked
tightly at C In the evening nnd no
ono had been near the shed after
that. There was nothing in the struc
ture which could have started from
spontaneous combustion , as there
were hut a few empty barrels , n llttlo
coal nnd n loose bunch of excelsior.
Mr. Chrlstoph wns nt home when the
lire started but his bend clerk , Mr.
Hlenknoy , together with Chief of Po
lice Lnrkln and W. H. lllakemnn ,
stood talking in the front portion of
the store. Glnnclng out of doors
when the alarm was heard , they re-
all/cd for the tlrst time that they wore
In the burning building.
Ten Minutes Would Have Done.
Ten minutes more of the llamo
leaped up against the rear wall of the
drug store , lighting and struggling In
an Ineffective effort to get within ,
where a large ware room was packed
with all sorts of oils and Inflammable
fluids , would have resulted most disas
trously for the building and possibly
for many more buildings on Norfolk
avenue , between Fourth nnd Third
streets.
As It was , a window was broken In
nnd a little moro time , with n wind ,
would have drawn the tongues of
flame Into the store room. Fortunate
ly firemen could got to the flro quick
ly nnd soon the shed was thoroughly
soaked with water.
The fire , it. was determined today ,
started inside the shed and when Mr.
llleakney arrived at the back door
the ( lames were shooting out through
the cracks In rapid shape. The loss
will be covered by $100 , it Is thought.
Who Is Starting These Fires ?
"Who Is starting all of these tires ? "
That Is the pu//.le which police and
firemen are trying to work out. And
that , too , Is the question which has be
gun to seriously alarm Norfolk busi
ness men. Seven fires within a week ,
all mysterious and all at night , is
enough to give a scare to a town of
Norfolk's si/e , and no man knows
when ho locks up for the night just ,
how soon he may be the victim of this
incendiary. As a result of tires with
in recent days , two restaurants on
Norfolk avenue are heaps of ashes ,
three saloons have been touched by
the flames , one of them totally de
stroyed and another badly damaged ;
a cold storage has burned to the
ground ; and a number of flres have
occurred in barns about town , and In
a new home under course of construc
tion. And no explanation for any of
Ih'en > can bo made.
The question , therefore , which con
fronts the police department- ,
"Who starts the fires ? ' and "What is
the motive for starting them ? "
It lias been suggested that perhaps
boys , eager to see the flres burn and
the department called ont , are rcspon-
sinie ror tno uamago. remaps it is
more than one. Perhaps a man or
men.
men.The
The police believe that they have a
pretty good clue as to who has set at
least one of the flres and the suspect
Is being closely watched. One busi
ness man suggested that a reward be
offered for the apprehension of the
guilty party.
This makes the second fire of the
season to adjoin the building of the
Diirlnnd Trust company. On the
east the Krug building burned anil
on the west the Chrlstoph store.- The
Durlni\d 'building , which ( burned a
few years ago , has not been touched
either time.
Married Thirty Years.
Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Gaylord celebrat
ed their thirtieth wedding anniversary
by entertaining n company of neigh
bors and friends at their home on
Philip avenue at a 5 o'clock dinner
last evening. Music anil other enter
tainment was provided for the guests.
Monogram Designs.
New , original designs In monograms
for correspondence stationery. Very
late and artistic. ' Sample sketches
will bo made without charge , for the
approval of exacting persona who de
sire this sort of work. THE NEWS.
ROAD NEAR STANTON.
Commissioners Meet Here to Arrange
Repairs.
A meeting of commissioners of Mad-
, Ison nnd Stanton counties wns hold
In Norfolk yestordny for the pur
pose > of arranging to repair a
road on the MndlsotVStnnton line ,
between hero nnd Stanton , Conimls-
Hlonors Smith , Schmidt nnd Harding "A
of Madison cdnnly 'nnd Commission
ers Kingston nnd Fuhrmnn of Stnnton
county were present , the third Stanton -
ton county commissioner having been
absent In Omnba. County Attorney
Koenlgsleln of Madison county nnd
County Attorney Kberly of Stnnton
were present nt the conference for the
purpose of giving legal advice in re
gard to the road situation.
Madison county commissioners also
made n trip north of the city to the
German Lutheran church , near which
plnco It Is planned to open a road
running enst nnd west.
DR , PARKER FORJENTAL BOARD
Candidacy of Norfolk Dentist Being
Urged In North Nebraska.
Dr. C. S. Parker of this city Is prom
inently mentioned In connection with
an appointment ns n member of the
now board of dental examiners for
Nebraska , which Is now being consid
ered by Governor Mickey. A now law
hns boon passed Increasing the num
ber of members to five. Three nt
present constitute the bonrd , the ,
members being Dr. Mcsso of Auburn , 9 *
who hns served four years ; Dr. Dor-
ward of Omaha who hns been a member -
bor for five ycarg nnd Dr. Wento of
Lincoln , who has served for nlno years.
The dentists of north Nebraska are
anxious to have ono of the five mem
bers of the now bonrd credited to this '
section of the state , nnd Dr. Parker
hns boon endorsed for the appoint
ment by fifty members of the profes
sion , who are urging him for the
plnco. The law as passed requires
tbnt the appointment shall bo mnde
within sixty days nftcr the passage of
the bill , which would glvo the gov
ernor until April 28 in which to roach
a decision. The now Inw becomes op
erative on July 1. It Is probable that
the three members of the old board
may bo continued , and but two new
names presented , of which Dr. Par
ker's friends hope he will bo one.
Letter i-lst.
List of letters remaining uncalled
for at the postofllce at Norfolk , Neb. ,
April IS , 1905.
Miss Lulu Condon , Mr. Alfred Gobi )
2 , Mr. Chas. Carr , Martin Gerrits , Mr.
G. L. Krause , Mrs. Jennie Reed.
If not called for in fifteen days will
be sent to the dead letter office.
Parties calling for any of the above
please say "advertised. "
John R , Hays , P. M.
REPORT OF STATISTICS BY STATE
BUREAU OF LABOR.
A BEAUTIFUL PRAIRIE REGION
Value of the Crops , Stock , and the
Amount of Bank Deposits , Showing
a Very Good Per Capita Wealth in
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the County Good Farm Land.
The bulletin of the state bureau of
labor , recently Issued by HurrettBush ,
deputy commissioner of labor and Don
C. Dpspaln. chief clerk , which deals
with the resources of Nebraska , has
the following to say regarding Madi
son county :
"Madison county forms part of one
of the most beautiful prairie regions
In the state. The surface consists of 1
upland valleys , bluffs and bottom land ; r
about 80 per cent Is tillable and the
remainder generally affords good pas- ,
turage. The soil Is a dark , sandy
loam , with a clay and sand subsoil.
Ilrlck of a superior quality Is manu
factured at different places In the
county. The Klkhorn river , the North-
fork , nnd Union , Shell , Hattle , Deer ,
Dry and Buffalo creeks furnish good
drainage. Many cattle and hogs are
marketed every year , and dairying
and mixed farming are extensively fol
lowed. The cereals all do well and a
large area Is devoted to the culture of
sugar beets , Numerous artificial
groves and many orchards are attrac
tive features of the advancement made
In this section. There are live flour
ing and grist mills and three brick
yards.
"Tho total nnmlmr of acres under
cultivation is : j,01IOfl , , and the average
value of the land In the county is
$ n..riO. The yield of the principal
crops In 190P was as follows : Wheat ,
230,820 ; corn. 2,789.952 ; oats , 2,234-
US ; rye , 100,147 ; the total value of
these crops being $2,379,122 , a per ,
capita value of $140.14. Madison , A
county ranged third in the production
of oats in 1003. The value of live
stock in 1901 was $2,281,225. The
bank deposits in 1903 amounted to
$1,023,900.20 , a per capita of $95.CG. "
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