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TIIK Nnui-ui.lv NKWS. I''IMDAY. ' NuVK.MIUOu 24 , THE MADISON COUNTY SENATOR WRITES EXCELLENT ARTICLE. HE FAVORS ELECTIVE JUDGES Dcllcvcs That They nrc Dcttor , an a General Thing. Than Appointive. Would Modify the Power of the Trial Jury and Continue Qrand Jury. Hon. Wllllnin V. Alien of Mmllmin IB tlio uullior < I an Intensely lntoront- liii ; article , written with the Honator'H usual force uiul vlin , entitled "Tho American Judicial Sjatom , " which ap pears In ( ho November ntunhur of "Tho Arena. " Alons with the article IB u full | iaio ; half tone photograph of Senator Allen , "taken by ClitHHun of Madison. The people of Madbtou county have a right to ho proud of Senator Allen , regardless of party opinions , and the article will no ilonhl ho read with Intercut among bin friends and neighbors of thlH Hoctlon. "A hold , Intelligent and honest ju diciary , " wrlUw Senator Allun , "In and must over ho the mainstay of our po litical Institutions. Experience ban doinoiiHtrated that the other depart- inontH of the government and the people - plo may , like a Hhlp latihod by the fury Of the Btonn , ho driven by IIHHHIOII from the courao of safety without last- \i\K \ \ Injury , If the courts do their duty llnnly and Intelligently ; but If our judges shall nt any Unto lack In Integ rity , wisdom and patriot lain , the gov- , eminent will ho in danger of being wrecked. The writer then doscrlbes the ays- torn nf judiciary In this country and dlscuasos at Homo length the superiorIty - Ity of inothodH of choosing Judges , finding from experlenco that the pop < ular oloctlvo system IB bettor than the appointive ByBtem. lie aa.VH : "There arc learned men who would have nil 1 the judges appointed while there arc those equally learned who have Bti ' tnnrh conlldonco In the wisdom of the ' people that they would have the entire - ' tire judiciary elected. In Biipport ol an appointive'judiciary It hi common ly urged that the Judges are taken from a class of men posseaslng greater or learning and more aptitude for Ju dlclal duties than are usually pos scssed hy elective Judges. Hut I am not willing to admit the correctness of this contention without some Im portant limitations. That an opportu nity Is afforded the appointing power to make wiser selectIOHB than are fre quently made by the people , Is admit ted. Hut that wise selections are nl- waya made Is Uenled , whllo I assert that unlit appointments are frequently made. Wo should not overlook the fact , however , that It frequently hap pens that a judge IB appointed not on account of his learning and fitness for the duties of the olllce , hut because ho Is the political or personal friend of the appointive power , or possibly the pliant servant of some special In- tercat. Such a man may become the tool of some particular Interest or an absolute tyrant and entirely forget , If ho ever knew , that he owes the cause of the people and of justice any ser vice whatever. The appointive judge , If an Intelligent and Industrious , pa triotic and honest man. may. as a rule , be admitted to bo the superior of his elective brother , chlolly I think , because his long term of service en ables him to Improve Ills knowledge of jurisprudence : while many cases he Is called on to decide are of such Importance that his decision may ultl- inatelv he taken as a new prlnclnle of jurisprudence and his reputation be come thus established. He mav also be stroncer In the fact that owing to his holding bv appointment ho Is ca pable of resisting nnieasonable pop ular clamor and expectancy. But 1 a" < onlte well convinced that our ju dicial records will show as high an order of ability , nnd ooirillv a high personal character. In our elective ns In oir nivo'nt'vp ' ' 'mine * The elec tive judge Is usually Industrious. He strives to see that litigation Is con ducted at a reasonable expense nnd with duo speed and that cost eating cormorants are dispensed with. In these respects at least ho Is superior to the average appointive judge and approaches more nearly the popular Ideal. Would Not Abolish Grand Jury. "Pnsslng from this hasty glance , let me direct attention to a matter that I believe requires speedy attention to prevent n rising tldo of criminality. I believe the abolition of the grand jury , as In my own state. Is a serious blow to the administration of public justice. In Nebraska It Is descretlon- nry with the judge to call a grand Jury , but It Is rarely done and the au thority to Indict those who have violated lated the law Is vested In an ofllcer called the county attorney. It Is to be regretted that the county attorney frequently consults his own political welfare rather than the welfare of the community In discharging the func tions of his office and many persons who violate the law are not brought to Justice. I believe In the grand jury as It existed under the English law , nnd U Is n serious blow to the effi ciency of the criminal law to abolish , modify , or tamper with It. Evils In Trial Jury System. "But I want to spcaK more particu larly of the traverse or trial Jury. This law auxiliary Is more than six centuries old. Speaking In the light of moro than a third of a century of experience at tlio bar and as one wbo has bad a full measure of success in trial jury cases , candor prompts mo to say that I do not RCO In the IravorHO Jury the safeguard against wiong and oppression I thought I flaw when I wan younger and more Innxpoilenced than I am now. Juries , traverHO Ju ries , are lee frequently Influenced by popular paiislon. That they are In n large measure Ignorant of ( he dutlca of jurymen In apparent to those fa miliar with our courta. Those men do not , as a rule , lenson ; they know no restraint save their own wish and frequently their verdicts outrage every roaminablo principle of Jimllco ; and then there IB an outcry against the conrta an though the judge and court- olllcnrs were to blame for the mlsear- triage of justice. I would not ahollah ' the trial of actions at law by a Jury but I would materially clrcuniBcrlho and 'narrow ' the Juries' prominence. I do not accept the auggestlon frequently made that twelve untrained mlmlB seldom - dom reason consecutively or correct ly , and which frequently become tin nporl and prey of wll.y and misleading advocates , and bow to unstahlo pop ular clamor whether right or wiong , and reflect an unhealthy public senti ment more frequently than the truth of the fact submllled to them , consti tute a safer tribunal for n trial of a case than the keen Intellect of onn trained mind having the disposition to do right , regardless of paa.ilon or prejudice. Nor do I accept an a wise Hitggcstlou that wo ahould substitute a minority for n unanimous verdict. Let the traverse Jury contliiuo to he composed of twelve men who ahall unanimously agree on a verdict ; but at the same time let the grounds for a new trial bo enlarged and tnalco It the hounden duty of trial-judges and JudgeB of reviewing courts to carefully - | ly examine the facts after verdict and before entering judgment. In no oth er way will the Judicial tribunals of our country even approach perfect Jus tice. American System Is the Best. "Hut I would not have It believed that 1 BOO nothing admirable In the American Judicial system taken aa a whole. I believe It to ho superior to that of any other country and that our judges are fully abreast of the ago In which they live , In learning , patriotism and Integrity. " L. K. Mlhllls. On the front page of the Akron , Ohio , Times-Democrat , the following article with reference to the death of I , . K. Mlhllls. a brother of M. Ml- hills and Charles Mlhllls of this city , appears under prominent headlines : At the opening of the October term of common | \k' \ ' " > " - - . r- , iu. , morn ing memorial , V1 "iatl ° for llVMeath of Attorney ( " " ' ' ' _ , .n , NVs wore held. Brief address"vero ! made by many members of the bar reviewing the life of the deceased and referring to bis many good qualities. Judge Kobler was chairman of the meeting and A. J. Rowley acted as secretary. Resolutions wore adopted as follows : "Leo 1C. Mlhllls was born at Lodl , Medina , county , 0. , on the 20th day of August , 1855. Ho attended the common schoola of hla county and Eastman's Business college , I'ough- keopslo , N. Y. , and In these schools acquired a good business and literary education. lie attended the law school of the University of Michigan whore ho graduated In 1S70. Ho was admitted to the bar at Osborn , Kan sas. In 1S79 and to the bar of Ohio In 1883 and In the same year located In Akron , O , and formed a partnership with General Thomaa F. Wildes. Mr. Mlhllls was a man of literary taste ay his numerous contributions to the va rious law Journals of this county , the chapter on Insurance In the American and English Encyclopedia ofMV \ and his work on "Commercial Law" abun . dantly show. Ho for several years i was an Instructor In Buchtel college at Akron , and there taught political ; economy nnd lectured on commercial , nnd International law. Ho was a man i of a modest and retiring disposition , which together with his literary turn i of mlml naturally prevented him , from engaging In the ordinary hurly- burly of the profession and Induced [ him to engage , as stated above. In ed ucatlonal and editorial work. His cv : reor as a lawyer was to a certain ox > cut cut short by physical and - - ' Infirmities which he suffered early In life and which finally terminated In his death on September 7 , 1905 , at Akron , O. "Harvoy Mnsscr. "A. J. Rowley. "W. E. Pardeo. " Almost a Dlaze. Stanton Picket : The rosldenco ol Nathan Chaco came near being con- { tinned by fire last Thursday afternoon , , Mr. Chaco was at his place of busi ness , Mrs. Chaco was at a neighbor's , , the maid servant was about her house hold duties and Master Bnrtran was i monarch of all ho surveyed. As n , pastime ho proceeded to heat a poker by placing It In the flro In the bard , coal burner and then applied It to a convenient curtain. The effect was more than ho had bargained for and In n few moments ; the rooms were filled with llro nnd , smoko. The girl told the child t. run to the neighbor's and tell his nnninn ) that the house was on flro , which he i did. the ti'lllni ; beinc imir IM -i fq'-.t : whisper. Fortunatev ! Omor VanUous- , en was nt worl ; nenr by and * ! n i the rescue. He pro-nptH torn ' > n the burning curtain * and ' > ' ! i\ * flames under control "u a verv few moments. Some damage was < tne v have to bo repilred M > non mir' now parer. new nn't ' > ' * wood work. It was a fortunatr - cnpo from a sorlous flro U. T. CARL , FARMER NEAR HOS- KINS , DADLY INJURED. HE FELL UNDER A STAMPEDE When He Went Into the Feed Yard to Offer a Meal to the Frenzied Brutes , They Runhed for Their Owner and Crushed Him Under Foot. U. T. Carl , a farmer living two miles west and five miles north of HoHklns , was badly Injured by being trampled under the fool of a herd of wild cattle at hla home Sunday morning Ills face WMH terribly gaahed and alaahed hy the hoofs of the cattle and ho may have sustained Internal Injuries , al though that IB not as yet certain. Mr. Carl wont Into the cattle yard to feed the brutes. Wild and panic stricken , they started after the man and , not 'being able to get out of their roach , ho was run over hy the Btam- pedlng Htocrs. Ilia face and forehead were badly cut up. I Mickey Invites Gompcrs. Lincoln , Neb. , Nov. 17. Governor Mickey haa wired an Invitation to President Gompurs asking him to 'Choose ' Lincoln as the next meeting place for hto Federation of labor. Gov ernor Mickey offers the hospitality of the city and the state. SATURDAY SIFTI7JGS. George Gary of Lyons Is In Norfolk. ,1. II. Butler of Bloomtlnld Is In town. A. Alfana of Wlsner waa hero over night. L. B. Smith of O'Neill la In the city today. M. P. Tyler went to Omaha this morning. Arthur Fuller of O'Neill la In the city today. Mrs. Y. Llebkcr of Madison IB In Norfolk today. Hon. John A. Ehrhardt of Stanton Is In the city. Miss Hattlo Ward of Dodge la a visitor In the city. O. A. Spencer of Tllden transacted business In the city. County Attorney Arthur Mullen Is In town from O'Neill. C. H. Vail and William Jones are hunting near Battle Crook today. V. J. Pratt , editor of the Humphrey Democrats , waa In town over night. Con McKlmsey of Osmond was a business visitor In the city last night. Paul Fleming of Bonesteel was an early arrival In the city this morning. Mr. and Mrs. II. F. Brownlleld of Spencer are visiting In the city today. Mr. and Mrs. George II. Bishop of Now Haven , Conn. , arc guests of Mr. 1 and Mrs. A. J. Durland. Mrs. Fred Klcntsr. . , nnd Mrs. Aug- Fllter returned from Washington yes- j tonlay on the noon train. ' The household department of the Woman's club will hold a special meetIng - Ing Monday afternoon at 2:30 : at the homo of Mrs. Ersklne. A full attend ance Is desired. .1. II. Conlcy la ouo of the consta bles elected In Norfolk precinct. The ofllclal vote turns the tables for him and makes him winner. The vote on the three high men Is : Conley 359 , Covert 35S , Bllgcr 351. This elects Conley and Covert. A trio of young men , Elmer Hardy , Bartlo Elscffor and Earl Perry , enter tained about thirty-live friends last evening In a most delightful manner. The guests were invited first to the Elsoftcr homo where they played [ games. loiter they went to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Hardy where a doll- i' ' clous live-course supper was served. Ed Wnllerstadt returned yesterday from Bonesteel and a drive over the ! reservation. Ho reports that the pral- , rlo lire which had been raging In Trlpp county , northwest of the rescr- vat Ion. burned a distance of forty . j miles , perhaps , but did no serious dam- age. No lives were lost and only a few shacks destroyed. Bonesteel pa pers all fall have been trying to per suade the settlers to plow flro guards but many wait until llro comes before doing so. The llrst Elk party of the season was given last night at the club rooms. The attendance was not an especially largo one for the opening event In the Elk season but those who were pres ent enjoyed the dancing and cards. Good music was made by the Norfolk orchestra. During the evening re freshments In the form of a buffet . j lunch , with coffee , sandwiches and pickles predominating , were served In . the ledge room , the guests seating themselves at Httlo tables about the . j big room. Otto Tappert presided at the buffet lunch counter with bis usual ! good form. Cooling punch was served In the dancing hall throughout the evening. Among the out of town cv.csts were Mr. and Mrs. M. C. von Knbdon relghton : Charles Jack , HuabV'lo , VoSv Dr. and Mrs. F. M. 'N- ' i " : , < " MO'CO-II. V. Y. ; Mr nnd M- " M ptphop , New Haven , Cenv " " Pcbijo' ' ' ' " Sioux < "Mtv , P T rv i , . , r o'Nffii | < Ben r. < > M " Pni' " " jv list ev nnf ! was ' - , - ; ! i e1' 1\ , n . > - nnd ' , , . . . . ! r i ! ' ' 'ifv1 ' fo - h - 'I Is I"1 tfcoi"- ' ' ! Mint Ho said yesterday that within a day or BO ho thought he would light hla way out of bed and go to work , which Indicates the way ho feels about things. It la learned that the acci dent was not an explosion , as at llrst announced , hut merely the derailing of the voloclpedo car while It trav eled nt a fast gait. The companion accompanying Ecclcs on the car , In hla atalomcnt to the company , says that the machine was going at the rate of about twcnty-flvo miles an hour. Mr. Ecclcs doesn't remember much of what happened. Ho knows that the car had just passed a road crossing nnd that the speed had boon Increased. Then , suddenly , his mem ory becomes a blank. He doesn't know how hla wrist could have been broken , nor where ho struck his head. Hla mate came out without a scratch. The car was not particularly damaged In the shaking up nnd will bo taken out again aoon. Mr. Eccles badly hit hla tongue on the top but It was un harmed on the under side , which Is one of the peculiar freaks of the acci dent. BOOTH'S CORNHUSKERS MEET MINNESOTA AT MINNEAPOLIS. OTHER GAMES OF INTEREST Michigan and Wisconsin Today Settle the Western Championship Yale and Princeton Will Play a Game of Extreme Interest. The Nebraska football team thlB af ternoon lines up against Minnesota at Minneapolis and It promises to be a contest of rare Interest. Not so many rooters accompanied the team as had been expected by the railroad compa nies. The Northwestern road had planned to run four trains but two were enough to carry the excursion- Ista The trains arrived safely In Min neapolis this morning and , returning , will leave tomorrow morning. ' Among other games of Interest to day are the Yale-Princeton contest and the Wisconsin-Michigan contest. In the west perhaps the Wisconsin- Michigan game takes the lead , as this Is booked to determine the western championship for this season. Mich- ignn Is the team of "Hurry Up" Yost which recently defeated Nebraska by a score of 32 to 0 after the cornhusk- ers had held the score at 0 to 0 during the first half. Wisconsin two weeks ago defeated Minnesota 10 to 12 In a close , bard game. A little earlier In the season Chicago university beat Wisconsin to 0 but Wisconsin has been considered the superior of those two teams for all that and Michigan more fears Wisconsin than Chicago. Minnesota was put out of the run ning for tlio western championship this year by the badgers nnd will try to get some consolation by winning from Nebraska today. Nebraska , on the other hand , suffering the sting of defeat at the bands of Yost's Wolver ines and yet encouraged by the victory over the Colorado mountaineers a week ago , has gone to Minnesota to play the game of her life. It was not many years ago that Minnesota con sidered the Nebraska game a sort of practice stunt. The first game played between them was in Lincoln four years ago when Minnesota rooters came down by the thousands , betting their all that No- j braska would not score. They believed - , lioved It Impossible for Booth's men ! to break through their lino. And in the last half of the game Plllsbury , made famous In that moment , grabbed the ball on a fumble and darted out of the crowd of players , dashing down the field with the whole gopher crowd In pursuit. Ho outran thorn all and scored for Nebraaka. Hundreds of Minnesota rooters had to borrow mon ey to get home on. The next game Nebraska played with Minnesota was In Minneapolis , three years ago , when the famous Ne braska excursion wont to see the sport. Nebraska was unable to score and got defeat , 19 to 0. The year af ter that Minnesota was confident and boastful. They claimed Booth's men didn't amount to much anyway. But hy straight line plunging Nebraska won that game , C to 0. Last year's game was a beautiful contest In which Nebraska lost but scored , 12 to 1C. And so , from the record of past games , Nebraska maybe bo expected to create a Httlo excite ment In Minneapolis today. Whether or not Nebraska can win today Is a conjecture. They have a lighting chance to do It , that Is sure. Booth's men are In the pink of condi tion , his eleven weighs as much as the gophers and will average as fast In their plays. Nebraska will either win or will hold the score very , very I close. On the Norfolk gridiron the Wlsner- Norfolk high school game Is being , played. I The Pierce football team passed ' through Norfolk today onrouto to Ne- light where they will play this after- nnon. Mew Rosebud Bank. - . R. D. Nov. 17 Ed G. John- snn nn'l N. E Cnrdnor of Gregory , own- p -ti -f t' < p nnV of Gregory , will es- ta'-l ' ' Mnl ni niyon a new town n * > ! > Ftn'I rrool ; country , twelve fi1 < " - - i- -r h of < i < " -f > . in a short time. i < f Bovd county. Neb. , -rr'n p , | itb them in the , . ! = , , j t i I KROTTER ELEVATOR AND LUM BER YARD DESTROYED. ESTIMATE THE LOSS AT $30,000 The Fairfax Fire Department Prompt ly Responds to the Call for Assist ance Good Work and Lucky Wind Saves Further Destruction. Boneatoel. S. D. , Nov. 20. Special to The News : Bonesteel was visited by another flro Saturday evening. About ! t:30 : the alarm was given nnd waa tlrat discovered In the northwest corner of the Win. Krottor & CO'B. el evator. Aa to how It started Is at present a mystery and different ru mors are afloat. The elevator which had a storage capacity of 25,000 bushels and the largo lumber yard belonging to the same company were totally destroyed together with about 20,000 bushels of grain. Total loss la estimated at about .tuo.ono. which wa.i well covered with Insurance. Fortunately the wind was from the soul It west , for had It been from the eaat or north probabilities are that the depot and the Nye , Schneider , Fowler company's elevator nnd lumber yard would have been lost. This Is the second flro Bonesteel haa had In the past two weeks. FAIRFAX TO THE RESCUE. Prompt Response of Neighbor Fire De partment , Fairfax , S. D. . Nov. 20. Special to The News : Saturday evening about 9.10 : a telephone call was re ceived from Bonesteol stating that the whole town was threatened by fire and asking the assistance of the Fairfax flro department. The call waa promptly answered nnd soon a special train over the Northwestern road waa arranged for , and as the hose carts were being loaded nt the depot about 200 of Fairfax's cltlxona had gathered to offer assistance. In exact ly thirty minutes from the time that the call was received , the Fairfax boys wore landed nt the fire and wore stringing hose , and with a favorable wind they kept the flro confined to the lumber yards of Wm. Krottor & Co. and the Updike elevator and coal sheds. The loss la estimated at $35- 000. The origin of the lire Is unknown. TUESDAY TOPICS. N. F. Reckard has returned to Oma ha. Paul Fisher of Madison is here to day. day.N. N. C. Burgess of Creston Is in Nor folk. folk.B. B. Byrne of Rogers was In Norfolk today. Mrs. F. W. . Klentz went to Wayne today. II. T. Brownfleld of Spencer Is In the city. L. R. Craig and wife of Plerco are in town. Judge Douglas Cones of Pierce was hero today. George B. Decmlt of Lynch was In Norfolk today. C. H. Lockcman of Carrel ! was In Norfolk today. William A. Smith of Beemcr was here this morning. A. S. Clark was In Norfolk over night from Wayne. W. Kroblin of Bonesteel was In the city this morning. Frank Hough of Newman Grove was in Norfolk over night. P. R. Peatrauskey and Charles Men- ter of West Point were in town over night. F. L. Gallagher of Humphrey was In Norfolk over night. Hugh Compton and his orchestra of Wlsner were in town today. L. J. Thompson and C. S. Dletz of Wisner were in town today. I. J. Johnson and .loo Johnson of Newman Grove were In Norfolk over night. Mrs. L. C. Washburn of Fairfax , S. D. , Is visiting nt the home of Mr. and Mrs. James A. Read. Mrs. H. J. McCallum will leave to morrow noon for her new home In Oakland , Iowa , where Mr. McCallum Is now located. She will visit friends In Fremont and Omaha enroute. Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Boas entertained a few friends at dinner last evening In honor of Mrs. Joseph Schumaker of Omaha. Mrs. Small and daughter , mother and sister of American Express Agent Small , arrived today from Missouri Valley , Iowa , and will occupy nt once the house recently vacated by Mr. nnd Mrs. C. R. Haggard. Vardlgro Citizen : Pat Cavanaugh came homo Wednesday after an absence - senco of several months. Pat is re covering nicely from the terrible acci dent which befell him during the fair at Crelghton. It will bo quite a while , however , before Pat will be able to got around among his friends. Plalnvlow News : Wo have recent ly heard It quietly rumored that the Great Northern depot will probably be moved closer to town. The site se lected is just south of the Northwest ern depot , nnd would require a great deal of grading. The change would bo highly appreciated by every business man In Plalnvlew and a little effort on the part of each one might bring about the above result. Push It along. Battle Creek Enterprise : The su preme court of Nebraska has decided | that the sugar bounty law Is uncon stitutional , consequently claims ag gregating $10,000 hold by the Norfolk Beet Sugar company will not bo paid. Part of those claims are hold by the Oxnarda , but they arc not worrying , having boon liberally rewarded hy the graft worked on Norfolk and farmers of north Nebraska who raised beets for the factory that Is no more. Thanksgiving day In Norfolk will be one of unusual attractions aaldo from the religious services nnd the turkey dinners this year. In the af ternoon a football game Is promised and ns there are many people In the city who have never seen a football game It la anticipated that , with fair weather , there will bo a good crowd at such a performance. In the evenIng - Ing nt the theater "Fablo Romanl" will bo presented for the first time In this city. Stuart Ledger : Monday night the [ community was saddened by the sudden - \ don death of Albert James Wads worth. , Ho had been Buffering for about a week from a alight Injury caused hy | running a rusty nail In his hand whllo working on the train that was thrown ' off the track at Newport. Ho suffered terrible agony and every effort to prevent - vent malignant blood poison failed. Mr. Wadaworth had held the position of section foreman at Stuart the past six years. I Emll Wilde's football team defeated that of Clarence McFnrland by a score of G to 0. Lawrence Hoffman was referee. The hoys who played were Herman Schelly , Roinio Kollcr- her , Wesley Roberta , Guy Parish , Ben ( Wllley , Max Ilellerman , Rob Schelloy , Harold Lucas , Roger Wllloy , Frank McMllley. The feature of the game waa the flno center rushing of Her man Scholloy and the touchdown of Emll Wilde. Guy Parish also saved , one touchdown well. I Wlsner Chronicle : The Chronicle ( is gratified at the appointment as su- | perintcmlont of the Panama schools , which has come to Supt. D. C. O'Con nor of the Norfolk schools. The writ er has known Prof. O'Connor for a number of years as one of Nebraska's most -/.ealous and energetic school men. He will measure up to the re quirements of the position to which he has been called , and will earn the salary thereto attached amounting to $2,300 per annum. We do regret , how ever , to lose him from Nebraska. O'Neill Independent : J. S. Harring ton came near getting his last call while out hunting last week. Ho and Tom Coyne were hunting together and through a mistake In the location of Jack Tom flred a full charge directly nt him , peppering him badly , some of the shot hitting him In the face , going through the check and one of them flattening on a tooth. A number hit Jack on the breast and a heavy hunt ing coat saved him here. Tom was hurt moro than Jack , yet they both suffered enough. Jack says the only bad effects with him is that it makes him gun shy. Madison Chronicle : Fred Schwank met with a peculiar accident while dipping cattle nt the stock yards Wednesday. Some of the cattle got unruly and knocked him into the tank , two of the animals also falling In at the same time. There was a general mix-up and the chances for the young man escaping without serious injury looked rather dubious for a while , but ho was finally rescued safe and sound , more frightened than hurt. Outside of a thorough drenching in the sulphur- ions liquid contained in the tank , the victim suffered no 111 effects from his experience , although he does not care to have It repeated again soon. The Norfolk high school football team Is anxious for a game on the home grounds with Wlsner on Thanks giving day. This would be the rubber , of the series. If Wlsner can not come 1 efforts will be made to play another team. The boys are favorably Im pressed with the idea of playing Ne- llgh for the northwest championship and It Is possible that a game with the team of that city will bo pulled off. Captain Boyd Blakeman , who has | played up until the game of Saturday In which ho slightly strained an ankle - | kle , has been forbidden by his parents to continue on the gridiron and will play no moro this year. His place at quarterback will bo hard to fill. Rosebud Racer Killed. Gregory , S. D. , Nov. 17. Martin ] Schonebaum , a saloonkeeper of this place , had a flno thoroughbred mare killed night before last by cutlng her throat on a barbed wire fence. The mare's name was "Dora C" and had raced In many parts of the northwest and was Kentucky bred. She had a suckling colt. The mare was left I hitched at Dallas , a small place south- f cast of here five miles , for a few min utes. Becoming Impatient she broke > . . ' loose and started for Gregory on a ; dead run. When two miles from Dal- i las she struck a wire fence at an angle I and literally tore her throat open. She ran a few yards and fell , dying before any one reached her. The vaV- ue of the animal was In the neighbor hood of $000. J' RECOVERS HIS REASON. I Former West Point Business Man Is w Cured of Insanity , | West Point , Nob. , Vov. 18. Anton 7 Engolmann , a former prominent busi ness man of West Point , who was nd- judged Insane some months ago , and whose condition was so serious that his friends believed him Incurable , has completely recovered his reason and health , and is now In the city on a visit to his old neighbors and friends , Mr. Engelmann Is a Jeweler and will locate with his family In one of the larger eastern cities where , ho will engage - gage In business. Ills recovery Is the c-uiso of much satisfaction In this com- munlty , of which Mr. Engolmann f was for . . . many years an exemplary citizen.