NOHFOLK NEWS : FIUDA V , SKPTEM1JEU 22 15)05. )
E. C. ENGLE OF NORFOLK SAYS
HE MADE NO PURCHASE.
DOG FOLLOWED LIVERYMAN
Mr. Enolc , the Commercial Traveler
of Norfolk Who Was Reported to
Hnve Purchased the Stolen Animal ,
Says He Didn't Do It ,
13 , C. KiiKlo , the rnuimnrrlul traveler
of Norfolk who was mentioned In I ho
roporl from Runnel t an havlnx bought
from MvoVyman lllrohard the bird
tlog found by ix Jury 10 havn boon nlol-
on from II. R Arm * , miyn tlnil the report -
port wits orroneou * In the statement
regarding liltn , an ho illil not purelmao
Uio dog.
"I wnn'nt BannoU. " Bald Mr. Knglo
loilny , "nnd wnntod lo go hunting.
The Hvorymnn agreed to borrow a dog
for mo. Ito did and wo drove to Long
Pino. This wn not. Imwovor , the dog
referred to. That dog the ouo said
lo linvo been ntolon followed us lo
Long Pino. Wo last saw the nnlmal
nt tl t point. as wo drove on to Ainu-
worth. The liveryman expected to
nlOk up Ihlu dog on his return an.I
tulle It hark to Basset t , hut tipforo ho
ranched LOUR Pine onrouto homo the
dog had been found and was , thereupon -
upon , plahnod to Imvo boon stolon. "
The doK In question la n liuntor and
belong * to II. n. Artns at Bnssott. It.
turned up mlnnlnR and was found at
Long Pino. The liveryman was nr-
rot ted nnd flnod $60 together with
cotU ) and damages amount Ing to $ IGO ,
but he baa , It Is understood , npponlod
the case.
SATURDAY SIFTINC3.
I
> r
John Friday was In Sioux City yes
terday.
Jlltm Catlln Is Itomp from a visit to
Sioux City.
Al DoRiier returned from Stoux City
lust night.
P. M. Barrett wont lo Sioux City
this morning.
Will Xutr. went ( o HoskliiB on bitsl-
UOS3 this nftornoon.
A. J. Diirlund loft last night for a
business trip to UnsRclt.
Frank Lamb was a passenger to
Sioux City IhlH morning.
Mr , nnd Mrs. H. G. Smith of Wliwldo
were In town over night.
John Davenport was an oxcurslonlHt
to Sioux City this morning.
C. 13. Turnbull , the nnrRoryman ,
came In from Lynch this morning ; .
K. A. Ilnse and wlfo wont to'I > H !
Point nt noon to visit over Sunday.
J. H. Swan and wlfo of Osmond arc
visiting at the homo of W. 11. night.
Miss Edith Uarrotl wont to Fremont
nt noon to spend Sunday with friends.
Henry Ilaaso wont to Sioux City to
see the fair. Ho says It Is the best
over.
11. J. Sbccan of Hongls , Wyoming , Is
visiting bis fnthor-ln-law , Gco. Wll
Hams.
Miss Emma Hoggs , who had boon
visiting Mrs. George Soars southwest
of town for the past ton days , has re
turned to her homo at Plnlnvlow.
L. Sessions wont to Pierce yesterday
to return tomorrow with Mrs. Ses
sions.
> C. M. Hall of Lincoln , a former resi
dent of Plaluvlow , was In the city yes
terday.
Miss Kdna Durland has returned to
her home in Plalnvlew after a visit In
Norfolk.
Misses Clara Bruoggomnn nnd Anna
Evans went to Sioux City to attend the
fair today.
T. A. Anthony , cashier of the Farm
ers' State bank of Wausa , was In the
city yesterday.
Win. Heck and family returned a
noon from Nellgh , whore they wen
visiting during the week.
Jack Lovelace and family left toda >
for Seattle , Wash. , whore they wll
make their home In future.
Mrs. Gus Miller of Hadar , accompa
nled by Mrs. Pahn , has gone to Sioux
City to consult a physician.
nt : C. V. Roan and wife of Chicago
who have lioon visiting Win. H. Val
and family , loft for their home toda >
Will Jay , one of the proprietors o
the Norfolk Hook & Stationery store
and n commercial traveler for the Lin
coin Journal , Is In the city today.
Miss Emma Schnoffor of Howells
Nob. , left for her home this morning
.after a pleasant visit at the Klosno
homo on North Thirteenth street.
Woods Cones and Mr. Hough o
Pierce were in the elty at noon o
their way home from Nellgh , wher
they had been attending the races.
Mrs. T. J. Donohuo left today for
Portland , Oregon , to Join her husbam
who Is engaged In the stock business
Ho will meet her at Hlackfoot , whor
her sister resides.
M. J. Lovelace and family left toda
for Arlington , Wash. , where they gen
on account of the condition of hi
health. They have lived on Sent
Third street here.
Mr. and Mrs. Obed Raascb and tw
sons , Philip nnd Max , and Mr. and Mrs
William Haase , returned from Ho
Springs , S. D. , yesterday. They ha
been at the Springs five weeks.
The Elks will hold a special moo
Ing tonight for the purpose of detern
Inlng what they will do about tliel
future quarters.
There Is undoubtedly n rare treat I
store for Norfolk people on Monda
night , when Father Vaughan will b
at the Auditorium in ouo of his brl
llnnt lectures ,
The senior ice cream sociabl
planned for the high school lawn las
( Kill was declared off on account of
10 rainstorm which snaked things nt
ust about Ilui time the lawn party
ould Imvo started.
The rain of last night paused a por-
on of the south eellar wall on the
Ho of the proposed now Hoes bulbi
ng , ( o eave In. The wall had boon
nod up ready to start the mason work
iilay , but about two foot In one place
as oavod off.
Another special train left this morn-
IK t 7 o'clock to liiho people to the
loux f'lly fair. Not a great niiinbor
vonl from hero but before the train
eachoM lln domination II will bo crowd-
d. llcluriiliig It will bmvo Sioux City
t 10III : ) IhlH evening and roaeh Nor-
oik about 1 ! o'clock In the morning.
John Kraut/ returned lam night
'rom NellKlt , where bo had boon tout-
end the oiirnlval. Ho arrived In town
oo lalo for the llrsl boat of the menu
-and the llrst boat wan all that came
IT , the rain spoiling further event * ,
fount do Kayvlllo , Kay's hornet , won
bat boat and William Panlp , owned
y M. M , Stnuuard hero , took second
laco. The crowd wan Immense. En-
out o homo Mr. Krauts ! saw from the
rnln the flro wblpli wns burning up
bo homo of his brother , Fred Kraut ? ,
oar the Blhborn.
Charle * L. Hopper of Omnbn , nlnto
ronldont of the T. P. A. ; C. .1. Oohll-
roe of .Omnlm , one of Ibo state board
f directors , and A. C. Chase of Oma-
n. a member of post A at Omaha ,
rrlvod In the city last , night on mis-
lonary work ponnoptod with the Nor-
oik post. R L. Morgan of Fremont ,
nolhor member of the board of dl-
odors , Is expected today. .They had
toped to bold n mooting tonight but
ator changed their plans to this after-
eon on apcmint of the Elks meet lug
onlRbt. Of the Norfolk post , F , C. V. .
Iroon Is soorotary nnd I. J , Johnson
resident. There are 7f > 0 members In
lie state and It Is hoped to make the
lomborshlp 1,000 by the end of the
seal year , May 1. so the oIllRors are
oltiK special work. This order takes
> Jobbers nnd manufacturers as well
s commercial travelers. The nation-
1 orKanl/.atlnn has n membership of
5.000 , with headquarters at St. Louis ,
'ho pnst hero Is comparatively now ,
mvlng been organized , but two years ,
'bore are only sixteen members In
Norfolk'H post , fifteen being nopossnry
o orgnnl'/.o , nnd It. Is hoped lo very
mtorlally Increase the membership
loro. Hosldos the insuraneo feature ,
hero Is the railroad committee the
oglslnllvo , the press , hotel and last but
ot least tb'o employment committee ,
neb being under I ho personal dlrec-
lou of an individual chairman.
TOTALLY PARALYZED , PIERCE
WOMAN DIES TODAY.
MRS. J. W. SLOAN DEAD THERE
After Lying Helpless nnd Unconscious
for a Half Year , a Pierce Woman
Who Had Lived There Fifteen Years ,
Passes Away This Morning.
Pierce , Nob. , Sept. 1C. Special to
The News : After having lain in her
icd absolutely unconscious and com-
iletoly paralyzed for six long months ,
Mrs. J. W. Sloan of this city passed
i way early .this morning. She leaves
i husband to survive her. She had
Ived In IMorco for the past fifteen
years.
Football Trainer Drowns.
Joseph Lattamoro , who had boon
toad rubber for the Northwestern Uni
versity athletic team for a year , was
drowned In Spring lake , near Wauke
sha , WIs. , where the teams are prac
tlclng.
Lattamoro had started out In a boat
to go In swimming. On bis failure to
return several hours later , search was
made , and Coach McCornack discov
ered I ittamore's boat stranded li
shallow water. In it were his clothes
but Lattamoro was nowhere to be
found. Until late at night the footbal
players nnd several local residents
worked to discover some trace of the
body but their efforts were futile.
Lattamoro began his career of train
Ing athletics two years ago at the Unl
verslty of Pennsylvania under George
Woodruff. Eight years ago bo entorci
Northwestern academy and was np
pointed head rubber for the uuivorslt >
teams. During that time bo flnlshei
his preparatory course and entered the
college of physicians and surgeons am
was to have been graduated next June
During the summer ho was employee
as a baseball trainer at Atlantic Cit >
Ills mother and a sister live at Lawi
dale , N. C.
TWO KILLED ; JWENTY INJURED
Wreck In Indiana Today Between Pas
senger and Engine.
'
Kommel , Ind. , Sept. 16. A passci
ger train collided with a light engln
here this morning.
Two persons are dead as n result o
the wreck and twenty Injured.
Try Chamberlain's Colic , Choler
and Diarrhoea Remedy ami you wi
never wish to be without It In you
homo. It has saved many lives. Fo
sale by all druggists.
WANTED By manufacturing cor-
poratlpn , energetic , honest man to
manage branch office. Salary $1S5.0
monthly nnd commission minimum In
vestment of $600 In stock of company
required. Secretary , Box 401 , Mad !
Bon , WIs.
FOUR INCHES OF RAIN FELL
THERE LAST NIGHT.
ULUE RIVER IS UP SIX FEET
The Lowlands are Flooded as Well as
the Basement nnd Many Thousands
of Dollars' Worth of Damage Was
Done In the Storm.
lloalrlco , Nob. , Sept. If ! . Four Inch-
s of rain fell here last night , nceom-
muled by largo hall slonoH. Many
vliidowM nnd skylights were broken.
The lowlands and bnsoments nro
loodod and many thousands of ilol-
lira" worth of damage was done.
The Illuo rlvor had rlsoti six foot up
mill noon today. Indicating ( hut the
term wan heavy north of hero.
CAPACITY OF NORFOLK ASYLUM
Dr. Alden Spcnka on the Cnpnclty.
Now Have 1'I8.
Superintendent Alden arrived on the
rain from Lincoln nt noon with n
poclal car of male patients , trans-1
'erred from the Lincoln hospital to
IIP Norfolk hospital. To assist bl.u
i taking care of the patients during
lie transfer , were Assistant Suporln-
endont Young of the Lincoln Instltu-
Ion , ' Supervisor Wiles and TTomnn
Vnlkor. Dr. Alden was soon after bin
rrtval nnd ho said that this shipment
f patients concludes the number bo
vlll recolvo from Lincoln. Ho has
ow at t.ho Norfolk hospital 148 pa
tents , seventy-five men and seventy-
hroo women. The capacity of the
resent building Is 150 , but by using
he chapel ho can make room for prob-
bly twenty more. This will bo need-
d to accommodate the patients who
vlll come In from North Nebraska
ountlos , and will bo bold In reserve
'or that purpose.
When the old wing Is converted into
. cottage It will make room for prob-
bly llfly more , and It will be needed
ring before that work can bo finished
Will Bring Bnck n Bride.
Dr. J. C. Meyer of this city left at
uinn today for Galena , 111. , where ho |
vlll bo married next Tuesday. On I
bplr wedding trip Dr. and Mrs. Meyer ,
vlll go to Indianapolis to visit his ;
nothor. They will make their homo ]
n Norfolk and will occupy n. suite of' '
oems temporarily In the Cotton block. :
i
VOULD OPEN VAUDEVILLE HEREj I
Two Young Men Would Like to Start
Their Show In Norfolk.
Charles Hartsoiigh and. Clayt Smith ,
wo showmen who dropped Into Nor- ]
oik yesterday from West Point , where J [
boy presented "A Hooslor Girl" last ! ,
veok , are planning to open a 10 I
vaudeville house in Norfolk and to
un It continually for seven months.
They are looking for a location today.
The showmen want to run every day
n the week , Including Sundays. They
say that they heard It reported on the
oad that there will be little doing In
Norfolk theatrical circles this winter
ind that is why they believe they can
nuke It go hero.
CURTIS AT THE CARNIVAL.
Man Who Received Neckyoke Blow , it
Able to be Out.
Nellgh , Neb. . Sept. 15. Harry Cur
ls , the big fanner from Clay Ridge.
who while Joking a fellow labor- until
10 became enraged , received a. Irac-
.ured skull and large Kcalpwouad ,
was able to attend the carnival
erday. Curtis carried hlu taoaU tto
far nnd his victim after backing o f
i considerable distance "belt'jd" bUn
with n neckyoke. The law thus far
'ailed to interfere.
RACE TO THE COAST. |
Between Northwestern and St. Paul
Railroads. j i
Excitement has been stirred up In ! I
railroad circles by the report of a racei
to the Pacific coast between the Northwestern - '
western and the St. Paul roads , as pub
lished in yesterday's News. The
Northwestern proposed extension
would not materially affect Norfolk.
A report from Pierre says : The
tlrst open move In the way of exten
sion of the Northwestern road west
from this city Is the filing of articles
of Incorporation for the Pierre , Rapid
City nnd Northwestern Hallway com
pany , with headquarters at Huron and
a capital of $10,000.
The proposed line Is the Had river
route through Stanley , across the cor
ner of Lymnn and Pennington coun
ties to Rapid City. The incorporators
are all officials of the Northwestern
system , R. W. Stewart , attorney for
the road In this state , and O. H. Mc
Carthy , division superintendent , of
Huron , S. D. ; John M. Whitman ,
fourth vice president : J. G. Redfleld ,
auditor of the system , nnd Marvin
Hughltt , president of the road nt Chi
cago.
The length of the proposed road Is
Io5 miles and the estimated cost ? 20-
000 a mile.
The further fact that the Duluth.
Pierre & Hlack Hills company , a local
organization , has transferred to Mar
vin Hughltt Its bridge franchise at
this city , with a consideration that the
structure bo a combination bridge nnd
work to begin by December 15. has
banished all doubt of Immediate active
work on railroad extension west.
The Chicago Record-Herald says :
A race for the Pacific coast Is said to
bo on between the Northwestern and
the St. Paul railroads. That the for
mer purposes building such a line Is
Indicated by the Incorporation of the
Pierre , Rapid City and Northern rail
road at Pierre , S. D. The Northwest
ern has purchased an old right-of-way
surveyed and acquired years ago and
purposes commencing construction at
once. Material has been hurried to
Pierre , which Is the western terminus
of thu Northwestern , and everything
Is ready for the western nice In con
struction.
The now line will take the Had rlvor
route through Stanley county , across
the corner of Lymnn county and
through Pennington county to Rapid
Cll > , a distance of Km miles.
At Rapid City the new line will con-
tii'ct with a branch Hue of the Northwestern -
western connecting Dakota Junction
with Deadwood and Mlddlo Creek.
The St. Paul 1 already constructing
nn extension front Chamberlain , S. D. ,
we t nlmoHt parallel to the Northwest-
em's proposed route.
A Dendwood report snys : The Chi-
ca.unft Northwestern Railway com
pany has purchased the old right of
way Cnun Rapid City to Pierre. Work
on tin1 road will commence Immedi
ately.
COACH BOOTH IS AFRAID OF UN
SUCCESSFUL SEASON.
THEY LACK VETERAN PLAYERS
Although the Football Conch at Nc-
braskn University nt First Thought
He Had n Good Bunch , He Now
Finds They nro all Youngsters.
A Lincoln report says Nebraska ,
university's football prospects , which
nt tlrst occasioned some elation with
in the ranks of the cornhusker root
ers , have encountered frosty weather.
This conclusion is based upon recent
Information received from the South
Bend training camp , has just broken
up , preparatory to the removal of prac
tice operations to the university cam
pus.
pus.When
When Hoiith first reached the camp
ho felt encouraged by the presence of
two dozen or more husky-looking ath
letes bidding for places on the varsity
lineup. The enthusiasm nnd willing
ness to practice gave him hope that
Nebraska's chances were as good as
over for a. formidable team , but only
u day or two was needed to convince
him that the situation did not furnish
any grounds for congratulation.
Summed up. Hooth Is woefully short
of veterans players who know most
of the Ins and outs of football. Ex-
Captain Wostovor , Hruith's assistant ,
had returned to Lincoln ahead of the
squad and described the situation in
the following :
"There Is no justification for the
confidence displayed by most of the
Nebraska rooters. My candid judg
ment is that Hooth is going to have a
hard fight to develop oven a crodlta-
I bio team. Things- may have looked
good at first , but they are different
now. Hooth needs more of the veterans -
, erans who were In the game a year
, ago and who would be eligible if they
I returned. If he falls to get them I
j fear that the cornbuskers are In for
a lively Txratlng when they go up
i against Bticb aggregations as Mich-
I t3. Miaiterota and Illinois.
Tlie l uncb at South I3end Is made
up of candidates wboi-e willingness
is the most they have to commend
tieaj. But tiey lack in football knowl-
Jge of the kia < 3 that dos not come
1 Jrcwa coacbJug half so much as from
experience iu games. AH a
matter ol fact. Captain Borg at center I I
and Jobnfcou at eud are the only vet- ' i
ersns that Iirx > tli has In camp. Some , 1
of the Nebraska boosters , I notice ,
have been asserting that WilHon , Wei-
ler. Cotton and Deuslow are veterans , j |
but there they are mistaken. They
are promising euougb , but they all
have quite a bit to learn before they
can expect to claim rank with players
who have preceded them In their dlf-
ferent poKliiorm on Nebraska's teams ,
and until they can corne up to the
old standards It IK folly to call them
veterans. Of course , Booth Is hoping
for the befit , but hoping , you know , In
Quito distant from fulfillment. "
During the past week of the prelim
inary training there have been two de
sertions from the South Bond camp.
Roycroft and Weinman having packed
their grips and departed.
ONE FIREMAN DEAD AND THREE
INJURED.
THE BIG BUILDING COLLAPSED
The Four Firemen Who Had Gone Into
the Burning Structure to Fight the
Flames , Were Caught Beneath the
Burning Debris.
Toronto , Sept. 19. One fireman was
killed outright and three others badly
hurt hero today In the collapse of a' '
burning Hour mill. ' i
The firemen had gone into the burn
ing building and were lighting the
flames inside when suddenly there was
a deafening roar , the great walls trem
bled and an Instant later the building
had collapsed like a pasteboard box. j |
The four men were pinned under the
burning debris and one was crushed
and burned to death. |
Give a cheap man his own way ,
sooner than quarrel with him. | |
PAT HAS BECOME A PART OF
OMAHA'S CAMPAIGN.
HE IS ON VERGE OF COLLAPSE
"Elect Me Sheriff nnd I Will Get Pat
Crowe , " Says One Candidate for
Sheriff In Douglas County HowPnt
Has Been Acting In Omnhn ,
Pal Crowe , the elusive , who has the
entire police force of the city
"bluffed , " has at last become a polit
ical Issue In Omaha.
"Elect , mo sheriff and 1 will get Put
Crowo or I ho coroner will got mo , "
says Tony Donahue , who wants lo suc
ceed the present sheriff , John Powers.
Up to last week , when Crowo met
and "llckod" half n dozen of the Oma
ha police force In a fair light , the kid
naper wnlkod around Omaha , South
Omaha anil Council Bluffs with Im-
| punlty. On the very nftornoon of the
light with the police , Crowo sat In nn
.iiitomoblle In front of Beaton's dnu :
store In the very heart of the retail
district and calmly drank nn Ice cream
sodn , snys an Omaha report.
Twenty-four hours after the tight ho
entered n well-known restaurant on
nrondwny , Council Bluffs , nto n porterhouse
terhouse steak , paid his bill and
wnlkod out without being molested.
It is talked openly on the streets
that Crowo has repeatedly entered ono
of the swcllest hotels In Omaha nnd
"held up" the proprietor for cash.
Crowo never vent to the trouble of a
"stand and deliver" robbery , but sim
ply told the hotel man that he needed
the money and had to have It ; that
ho "wanted to borrow $25 badly. " The
proprietor always camo' forward with
the money , too.
In the * same way Crowe Is said lo
have practically robbed several well-
known wealthy persons In both Omaha
and South Omaha. All know Crowe
and the desperate daring of the man
was such that they preferred to sub
mit to the "touch" father than make
any resistance.
Renlly Arrested Once.
Crowe was really under arrest in
Council Bluffs three weeks ago , but
made .a sensational escape by leaping
from a streetcar window. On this oc
casion ho dropped his "gun" and be
fore It could bo recovered he was In
the hands of an officer. The police
man , ilid not kno wit was Pat Crowe.
If ho' had , his enemies are saying ho
would never have attempted to arrest
him.
Ostensibly , Crowe was very drunk
and leaned heavily on the policeman's
shoulder , as lie was carried toward the
jail on a streetcar. The policeman
turned his attention to the conductor
for a moment. In that moment the
drunken man suddenly became sober
and with a leap , disappeared through
a window. The car was stopped , but
the prisoner had disappeared. Crowe
related the experience to some of his
Omaha friends that same night.
Why don't the Omaha police catch
Crowe ? For several reasons. One of
these Is that the whole crowd are
afraid as death of him. It is well
known that Crowe will shoot at the
, least provocation. He has demonstrated -
, ed that often. The Omaha police
1
know that when Crowe Is arrested ,
Homebody will get hurt. And they
steer clear of him.
And again , he Is scarcely known ,
except to his friends. Crowo was
smart enough never to have his photo
graph made after he began his ca-
reer Is a "bad" man. Practically , he
Is unknown , despite the fact that more
columns of" newspaper space have
been devoted to him than to any other
crook of the times.
Doesn't Look the Part.
Crowe doesn't look like a crook.
He Is an ordinary looking man Just
like a solid business man. Ho dresses
well , but not llasby. His nerve Is , or
WJiK , something superb , and to be ad
mired. Wanted as ho is , and hunted
rill over the country , Crowo will walk
down the principal streets of Omaha ,
go Into any bank or store or hotel in
'ho city , stop and chat with a police
man , take an automobile ride and oth
erwise follow out his own desires. Ho
was asked by a friend some tlmo ago :
"Aro you not afraid of being recog-
nl/od1. '
"I don't care. I'd Just as soon slioot
my way clear as not , " ho replied , pullIng -
Ing two big guns from his pockets.
But the five years of hunting and
being hunted Is showing on the kid-
nu por.
"Crowe Is on the verge of a col
lapse nnd is the most dangerous man
in the country , " remarked a man who
Is known as his friend. "When sober ,
ho Is now an arrant coward and
wouldn't fight anyone. But get a few
drinks in him and ho is ns dangerous
tus a tiger. It takes whisky to bring
back his nerve. Any policeman who
attempts to capture Crowo , sober , will
have no trouble. But the ono who approaches
preaches him when ho has a few
drinks In him , holds his llfo iu his
hands. "
Duroc Jersey Pigs.
I have a few Duroc Jersey pigs , all
of April farrow , for milo. These pigs
are of the best strains known to the
bread.
M. Mlhlll ,
1211 Philip Avenue.
Norfolk. Neb.
WISNER'S FINE STOCK SHOW.
Opened Yesterday and , Will Close Today -
day Best In Nebraska.
WIsner , Neb. , Sept. U. Special to
'Tho News : The third annual stock
j show nt WIsner opened yesterday and
'will ' last until tonight. The COO fcot
of shedding for the cattle Is all filled.
Thirty hog pens are nil taken and 100
foot for horses.
Wlsnor claims to have the best lot
of Shorthorns , Jerseys and Hercfords
In the slate , some having refused $2-
000 for an Individual Shorthorn heifer.
It would pay Norfolk and other
stockmen to come down and look at
thuso animals.
CAUGHT LARGE PELICAN.
In the Sandhills Near Meadow Grove ,
John Green Made Capture.
Meadow Grove , Nob. . Sept. 15. Spe
cial to The News : While hunting In
the sandhills north of the river lust
Kimiln.v. John Green shot r.nrt .vlnged
a largo pelican , which ho captured
without any trouble. The bird was
not otherwise Injured and Is already
a thoroughly domesticated barnyard
fowl.
PICNIC AND BAND TOURNAMENT
WAS HELD YESTERDAY.
BUTTE AND LYNCH PLAY BALL
Butte Carried Off the Honors , 4 to 1.
There Were Decorations , Dances ,
Races , Sports and Speeches It Was
a Great Day.
Brlstow , Neb. , Sept. . 1C. Special to
The News : To do honor to these who
had come to help make the Woodmou
picnic and band tournament a succpss ,
buildings In Bristow were gaily deco
rated with nags , M. W. A. streamers
nnd bunting. On the vacant lots ami
between the business houses , were
erected stands , shooting galleries , etc. ,
where the crowd could idle and enjoy
the hours between the numbers.
The forenoon was spent In making
ready for the crowd and taking care
of the early arrivals. Among these
first to arrive were the Verdcl and
Butte bands , who , together with the
band of Bristow , rendered a street con
cert , loudly applauded nnd enjoyed by
all. There were in the three bands
sixty-one pieces.
After dinner had been served by the
ladles of the town for the benefit of
the band , the crowd assembled to hoar
a talk by Hon. Chas. 13. Johnson , state
deputy for the Woodmen , on "Wood
craft , " that was listened to attentive
ly , after which the crowd was called
to witness a ball game between Butte
and Lynch. Both teams had "plugged"
and they played a good game , Butte
carrying off the honors with a score
of 4 to 1.
Minor sports , such as racing , jumpIng -
Ing , etc. , were also pulled off. Consid
erable excitement and a little money
over a half mile running dash in which
three well known horses around this
part of the country had entered , was
indulged in.
Owing to the threatening weather
the crowd began going home a little-
earlier than they otherwise 'would , but
those who remained enjoyed a dance-
at the opera house till morning.
The crowd was very orderly and alt
seemed to enjoy the day to the limit.
THE FROST TRAGEDY.
Butte Paper Tells of Shooting of Brut
al Husband.
The tragedy in which Mrs. William
Frost , daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wil
liam Lowe of Battle Creek , shot and
killed her husband , formerly of Battle
Creek , at Butte , Mont. , this week , Is
told in a copy of the Anaconda Stand
ard , a dally paper received from Butto-
by Mr. Lowe. In the story of the af
fair , which is given two columns , Mrs.
Frost is quoted as saying :
"I remember picking up the gun as
bo rushed at me with a razor uplifted
In his hand , but I don't believe I pulled
tlio trigger. The gun must have gene
off of Its own accord. He had loaded
It himself. "
The report says that her husband
boat her .brutally three weeks ago and
she ran , screaming , at 1 o'clock in
the morning to the home of a neigh
bor. She was picked up bruised , bleed
ing and her race and lips swollen to
twice their size. She then determined
to desert him , but had no money and
ciuild get none. She was afraid her
husband would kill her.
ATTORNEY GENERAL BROWN IS
TAKING TESTIMONY TODAY.
ASK PERMANENT INJUNCTION
Will Argue the Case Before the Su
preme Court Tomorrow and Will Attempt -
tempt to Secure a Permanent Injunc
tion Against the Alleged Grain Trust
Lincolnj. Sept. 18. Attorney General -
oral Brown is today taking evidence
In the grain cnso
preparatory to mak
ing an argument for a permanent Injunction -
junction against the alleged grain
trust tomorrow before the
supremo-
court.
FIERCE LIGHTING AT ST. JO
Caused Loss Last Night of $200,000 In
Property.
St. Joseph , Mo. , Sept. 15-Llghtnlnir
during the night last night caused a
, loss of $200,000 In property here