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TIN- ' NKWS- I MM HAY. IHTh'MHMIt 1 M. G. PERKINS AND EDGAR HOWARD - ARD DECOME OWNERS. THEY WILL MOVE TO FREMONT Well Known Newspaper Men , Who Hnve Deen Runnlno the Columbus Telegram , Take Possession of Dem ocratic Newtrnppr In Dodge County. Fremont ' " ' Vfn > ' ' " --Special tn The NOWH ' " " Howard and M. ( J Perkins of , , . . . | , \ today completed n business deal by which they become possessors of the Fremont Herald. They will move hero from Columbus. Tlio now management of ( lie Fre mont Herald will make n decided Im provement In the appearance and In the business of Ilio paper , llolli Mr Howard and Mr. Perkins am well known In Nebraska. Edgar Howard IH one of tlio most prominent fuslonlstH In ( lie Rlalo , hav ing at ono ( line been private secretary to Congressman William J. Bryan and at another tlmo candidate for con- cress , lie was formerly president of tlio Nebraska Press association. Mr. 1'orkliiH was for many yearn manager of ( lie American 1'roHs asso ciation In Omaha and IH well known through tbe Rtale. Messrs Howard ai\d \ 1'erklnH have been publishing tbo Columbus Tele gram. ART DISPLAY. Many Attractive nits of Painting at Weathorby Exblblt. Tbo dlRplay of bandpalnted cblna wlilcb IR about to bo placed before tbo eyes of tbo public In tbo borne of Mrs. TO P. Woathorby Is oven morn attrac tive ( bis year ( ban over before and lovers of that art will be delighted with tbo work to bo found. Among the choice array are nut bowls In muslirooniR and plno COIIOR : nmyonalso bowls and oreamoni and sugars In the rich oriental colorlngH. Something entirely new IH to be soon In tbo steins of old Holland pat terns and the steins are found , too. In several other luindsnmo stylos. Tboro are bonbon dishes In dainty patterns and In a great variety of Hbapes and stylos. There are chop plates In element patterns which are very attractive. Something now and dec.ldodly hand some and striking Is a very beautiful orange howl done In wild grapes. Then there are salt cups , fancy trays , oandlo sticks In various patterns , fruit plates In roses with rich colorings of many shades. Unlquo little water colors and pinto cards add materially to tbo effective ness of tbe display. Many of the col orings and styles are now this year. , FRIDAY FACTS. A. C. Hall of Columbus was In tbo city ever night. H. M. Holt of nutto was a city visit or this morning. Hev. U Frank of Fremont was In town over night. Paul Moses of Howolls spent the night In the city. J. 13. Douglas of Madison was In Norfolk over night. Mrs. G. H. Seller Is homo from n short visit In Sioux City. Miss Halo of Battle Crook was shop ping In Norfolk yesterday Chase Bussoll of Alblan was regis ' tered In tbo city last night. W. E. McCord of Albion transacted business In town yestorday. Wm. Townsend of West 1'olnt was a business visitor this morning. Sir Hupton Tevis of Iximlon , Kng- land , was registered at the Paclllc last night. Miss Luella Baxter wont to Sioux City this morning to attend the wed I- ding of a friend. Or. .1. C. Meyers Is suffering from appendicitis. He has been bedfast during several days of the past week. l Ho has been a sufferer from this ailment list ment since ho arrived in Norfolk last Jun.o. stm H. E. Owen is home from Omaha for a few days visiting his family. Mr. Owen is a railroad contractor doing heavy work , and tbo past has been ono . of his busiest soaE-ons. He now has contract for twelve miles of grading on the Union Paclllc In the North Platte valley , where the Union Pacific nd Burlington are racing for position. He also has a big piece of the now Union Pacific cut-off between Omaha ' nnd Valley , which it Is expected will take two years to complete. The plan of the cut off Is to extend the road di rectly west from Omaha to Valley , cutting through the hills In Douglas county , saving the long detour to the south from that city , and shortening' the line between Omaha and Valley some twelve miles. L. Schcnzel Is erecting the new barn back of his meat market , for which the council granted permit some tlmo go. A meeting of tbo directors and ofll- cors of the commercial club will beheld held tonight at the olllcc of the DOe tary. eP Chns. BeierBdorf. sr. , fell on a slippery pery pavement yesterday morning and sprained his ankle. Ho will bo laid up for three or four days. W. J. Bryan is to receive $1.000 per letter for Uioso epistles that ho has promised to send back to a syndicate of American newspapers , nnd ho Is to write about fifty of them. The Nebraskan - braskan knows how to make political capital. A surprise party was held last oven- Inc at Ilio homo "of Mrs. E. P. Steriri ' In honor of MHR ! Hogorn. There wan i good crowd of friends present and the evening \vnn flpont In gamoa , with dainty rotrcHhmcntH at the COHU. | All bad n most enjoyable tlmo. Plorco 1/mdnr : Tlmo. Holla and family came up from Norfolk on Mon day and luivo gone to housukeuplng In the Neuman IIOIIHO on the east Rldo and which tlioy will occupy until noxl spring when they will move to n farm northeast of Plorco that Mr. Bolt/ routed when bo wan lioro last week. It IH not at all Improbable that , fol lowing the Htory of revolutionary an cestry printed thin week , Norfolk will Hi'curo a chapter of "Tho Daughters of the Itovnltillon. " A number of ol- Iglhlo persons have como to light with in the past day or two and It IH ovl- dent that there are quite enough of hem ( In I Norfolk for mich an organl- zatlon. Lieutenant Klrkman , the army olll- cor mentioned In the cable dlHpatchoH of this paper yesterday , under Manila ( Into line , IH mipposod to ho a brother of the degenerate Captain Klrkman from Fort Nlobrtiru who la now nerv ing time behind the wnlls at Fort Leavouwortb. The entire family IH mild to bo of a poor typo. This one In Manila Is alleged to have forged to the extent of about $500. Mra. D. H. Hullock and Mnt. 10. A. llullock very delightfully entertained about forty of their friends at an af ternoon parly In the homo of the for mer on Norfolk avoiiuo yesterday nf lenioou. The cloudn and Htorm with out but added to tlio cheer and plea Hiiro within , which wan kept at high pitch by nicann of Hindi and nix-hand- od euchre. Mrs. A. Hoar won both tbo Hboiitlng and the euchre prl/.o. Do- llcloiiH dofroHlitnentH wore nerved. Carl Llosncr , tbo aged farmer from Pierce county who Htabhed and dan- geroiiHly wounded City Marshal S. H. Crlppen at Plalnvlow HOIIIO tlmo ago ban boon brought to the Insane huspl tal here and placed In the men'H cot- tage. Monitor Is behaving hlmsolf pretty quietly nlnco bin arrival bore though the deputy who brought him down experienced coiiHiderable til III culty with the old fellow. Llosnor , li talking of his Htabbing , Insists that ho did right and believes It was bin duty to pierce the frame of Marshal Crlppen with his long saber. Dr. Alden don anticipates no trouble with the patient but tbo man will bo closolj guarded. It Is not piobablo that bo will ever again bo allowed his llbortj MSI his mind Is KO affected that he will It IH thought , never recover. The News Is obliged to announce that It can take no more nmchlpo com position where the typo Is to bo shipped to some other olllco. The amount of machine composition has Increased to such an extent that It Is I practically impossible to keep up with the orders , nnd the drain on the sup ply of motall , having portions dlstrll uted through half a dozen or more oi llces Is BO great that It has been do elded to ship no more out. The New will still bo glad to have the order I of country printers for work they lltv | they cannot do themselves , but th press work must bo done In this onico It will also continue to fill orders fo outside printers where the metal I i to be sold outright , for In this oas -thor metal can at once be ordered t take tbo place of that shipped out. Paul Nordwlg , one of the genla business men of Norfolk who Is wo known for the harness he make1 * , ha had a harness made for himself of kind that ho can not sew a double harness of the sort that county judges nnd ministers of the gospel know how to create. County Judge William Itates of Madison did it anil Miss Lena Clans of Uattlo Creek Is tbe bride. The ceremony was performed at the i home of the bride's sister , Mrs. Wll- iHam Ueeher. Wednesday afternoon and Mr. and Mrs. Nordwlg are now visiting with his parents on North Tenth street. A little Inter they In- Itend to go to housekeeping In a coz.y home of their own. Miss Clans has been living with Mr and Mrs. Ueeher bore. Mr. Nordwlg stole a march 11' i many of his friends In tbo procedure ' I I I i GRAND ISLAND FANS INVITE OTH- ERS TO MEET THERE. . j FOR FORMING A STATE LEAGUE _ ] I At a Meeting Held In Grand Island ; < Last Night it Was Determined to In- vite Representatives From Other Cities to Get Together. Grand Island , Nob. , Nov. 25. Spo- clal to The News : At a meeting of baseball enthusiasts last night n com- ' mlttee was appointed to Invite base- ball representatives of other Interior cities to meet here In the near future , 'to ' discuss the desirability of a league. I Norfolk. Fremont , Columbus , Grand island , Kearney , Hastings and Wahoo are contemplated. Henry A. Slevers I Is chairman of the committee. Norfolk Business College Notes. Ebon Perry has just returned from a trip to Spencer. Ho hands in the following enrollments ; Mr. G. K. Smith. Miss Kato Storm , B. H. Storm and Mr. J. S. Ross. The following come from Meadow Grove : Floyd J. Twiss nnd Walter lj. LlllOW. S. F. Dunn has near completion a largo order for students' tables , made necessary by the Increased attendance. School will close Wednesday night till Decemb'er 4 , OR many of the students - dents wish ( o spend the holiday at ' hoirio. ' ANNUAL BALL WILL DE HELD ON CHRISTMAS NIGHT. /VILL / BE AT MARQUARDT HALL The Eighteenth Annual Ball of the Elkhorn Valley Lodge , Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen , Will be Held on December 25. Norfolk railroad men are going to lance 1 ; In Norfolk Clirlntmns night. It vlll bo the eighteenth annual ball of Olkhorn Valley lodge , Brotherhood of ) lallwny { Tralntnon , and the party will 10 ) ( held at Marquardt hall. People vho live In Norfolk know what this noaiiH for tlioy know that the annual tall ( | of the railroad boyn IH ono of the noHt attractive lioclul functions of ho twelvemonth , and , like a lot of ithor good things , they grow bettor vlth each added year of ago. Committees in Charge. The mantor of ceremonies will ho I. F , McGrano , nnd bin asslstantB will [ jo H. V. Evans , K. B. Taylor and Juorgo L. Wantlln. Tbo cotunilttoo on arrangements Is : ieorgo F. Wantlln , S. J. Burnett , W. . Walling , J. C. Ecclos , P. N. Lund I'm ! W. M. Beck. The reception committee : Messrs. B. Taylor , L. A. Sims , Leon Leo , F. I. Russell , H. C. Dick , H. N. Mullen- lore , N. F. Pfundor , M. Carborry ; and McHilnmcs 10. B. Taylor , L. A. Sims , Leon I 'C , F. I. Russell , Bertha Ahl- ( mum | , Nora Burnett , Hazel aFlrbanks , Nannie Carhorry. Invitation committee : F. W. Taylor , 1" . N. Lund , H. N. Mullendoro , H. B. ( Jrady. H. F. Fisher , 13. H. Smith. Floor committee : W. M. Beck. W. Fox. W. G. Ueckor , 13. H. Smith , Bert Sornsberger , C. W. Potter , O. P. List , II. 13. Gnuly. WELL KNOWN NORFOLK ANIMALS GO TO BLACK HILLS. WERE BOUGHT BY A SHERIFF Caesar and Betsy , Hounds Which Were Owned Here by William Stein , Have Been Sold to a South Dakota Officer to Trace Criminals for $200. Norfolk has lost its bloodhounds. No more will telegraph or telephone calls , from territory tributary to this city , summon the brutes with sharp noses and appetites for human blood. Into service of trailing the fugitive criminals. The two dogs , Caesar and Betsy , owned by William Stein , have been sold to the sheriff of I-awronce county , South Dakota , up In the Black Hills , and have already arrived nt that point. The dogs were sold for some thing over $ : > 00. Dispatches from Deadwood state that the two famous Norfolk dogs have arrived and that It Is now hoped the campaign of crime which has been carried on In that territory for some time , may be ended. The report says that the Black Hills sheriff has great faith In I ho dogs and he tells of their last long run of 200 miles between | Wakolleld and Wlnnetoon , trailing liorsethleves. The Impression prevails - vails In the Black Hills that tbo dogs captured these thieves but this , of course , IB untrue , although It was said that tbe thieves were caught sight of four times before they disappeared Into the hills. While the dogs bad made a number of long runs In and around Norfolk , It Is not known that they ever really caught the criminals or caused a con viction. Perhaps the unlquest bit of trailing was done in connection with the stealing of Dr. P. H. Sailor's horse from Toft's grove some tlmo ago. The dogs wore set on the trail and ran up toward Pierce. The next day , while the dogs were still tracing the thief , the horse was found In a barn to which It had wandered. The dogs were recently taken to : Wakoflold to act In the safe blowing Incident there but the thieves were caught before the animals arrived. They were several times put entrails trails out of here , hunting horses , but thi' thieves generally escaped. Not long ago one team was stolen In the west end of town. The dogs were tak [ en south of the river and the buggy was found near the Insane hospital. The selling of the dogs became a good move for Mr. Stein when ho moved recently from Norfolk to accept a position In railway employ by way of promotion. FOLLOW LAWSON. Lincoln Men Interested In Announcement - ment He Can Control. Lincoln , Nob. , Nov. 28. A number of Lincoln men have sent In their Now York Life and Mutual proxies ton Thomas W. I.-uvson and they nro In terested in the announcement that n10 can control the next meetings of the societies. Resolutions. Resolutions upon the resignation of Superintendent D. C. O'Connor passed nt a meeting of the board of educa tion held on the 25th day of Novem ber , 1905 : Wiereas , Mr. D. C. O'Connor hav ing resigned ns superintendent of the Norfolk city schools which he has so ably filled for the pant nine years to accept tbo appointment by the United StatoH government an Huporlntondont > f public Instruction for the iHllimiiH of Panama ; Therefore , bo It resolved , That we "ongnitulato him upon thin deserved recognition of his Horvlcen In the cause if Diluent Ion whereby ho will have n . " 'iroador Hold and more extended oppor tunities I for the exercise of those abll- ItlcH which have contributed to bin SUCCCHH an a leacher and educational loader. Resolved. That Mr. O'Connor has been n most faithful , energetic and progrosHlvo Huperliilondent , untiring In hlh efforts to build up and Improve our Hcbools , and as n result of bin In- MOTH wo are able to say that our Nor folk city schools will compares favor ably with any Hlmllar schoolH In the ' lato. Resolved , That wo regret very much he Hovering of the pleasant relations of Huporlntendont and board of educa tion , and the IOHH ( o our schools and the community by the removal of Mr. O'Connor to a far distant Hold of labor , nnd our best wlnhes go with him for 'lapplncHH ' ami continued success In his chosen vocation. Resolved , That these resolutions shall bo spread upon the minutes of thin hoard , and the secretary Instruct ed to present a copy of the same to Mr. O'Connor , and furnish Iheni to our local newHpaperH for publication. DETECTIVES VISIT RAY. Crazy Suspect Is Still Engaged In Blowing Safes. Sioux City Journal : Robert Ray , alias lOlmer Russell , whom the police suspect of bolng the third of the trio which blow the Bafo In a Rnloon at Wakellehl , Nob. , Is still In a demented condition at tbo county jail. Dotectlves J. B. Richard and Mlko Follls visited the jail yesterday morn ing. "Georgo Parker wants to know If you got hurt over there a few weeks ago , " remarked ono of them. "Ob , you mean In that Springfield affair , " replied Ray. "I'm all right again. " Then his mind wandered again to safe blowing and an attempt to es cape from a poBsewlthshotguns. capo from a posse with shotguns. While Parker and Lynch , who are In I jail at Ponca , charged with commit ting the Wakoflold Job , have boon sus pected of having been Implicated In { the Springfield robbery , Ray's confes- nlon strongly confirms the theory of the police. Tbe police are at a loss bow to ac count for Ray's mental aberration. At | times ho Is In mortal fear that the other members of the gang are going to "got him" for being a "stool pig con. " Again ho craves for morphine or any kind of dope. "Just glvo mo a little dope , nn > kind , " ho pleads. "I can snuff It , or oat It , or take It any way. " When ho gets an opiate he becomes quiet for n while. The prisoner's description tallies precisely with that of the fugitive litho the Wakeficld affair. Ray will bo brought before th board of Insanity commissioners this morning. COURT WILL BE HELD ANYWAY Despite Tucker Law , Now Void , Jur ; Will Act as Special Jury. A peculiar situation hog resulted ii Madison county as a result of the dec laratlon that the Tucker jury law Is void. The old law provided that the jury should bo Bolected by the county commissioners not later than fifteen days In advance of court. Tbo new law provided that the jurors should bo selected by the county canvassers , and tbo Jurors for the coming session of district court were chosen In that manner. Now that the Tucker law has been declared void , Jack Koenlgstoin has written to Judge Boyd as to what will be done. It being too late to select jurors In the old way. Judge Boyd replied that ho will ask Sheriff Clem ents to request the jurors selected to act as a special Jury If this Is satisfac tory to Madison county attorneys. AUGUST SCHULTZ OF LINCOLN HAS ARM TORN OFF. VEINS SEEM TO BE EMPTIED But In Spite of That , and the Fact That He Walked Four Miles to Town , the Man Is Said to Have a Rare Chance to Recover. Lincoln , Neb. , Nov. 27. While hunting - ing August Schultz of this city yester day suffered an accident In which his arm was blown off by a shotgun. The bone was torn nway clean from the shoulder and every artery was sev ered. Ho walked four miles to town and his veins were apparently emptied of blood but the doctor says ho has a bare chance of recovery. Little Hildreth Gamble Dead. Little Hildreth Gamble , the beauti ful child from Kansas City who will be remembered In Norfolk as having act ed as ring bearer at the Rlddle-Slsson wedding hero June 3 , 1003 , died a week ago at the home of her parents In Kansas City , of malignant diphtheria. Another Express Driver. Gus Bloy has accepted a position as driver for the American and Pacific express companies. This will make three drivers In Norfolk , and will clvo Improved service. OM YOUNG , FORMERLY OF PIERCE , SENTENCED. VAS TAKEN TO LINCOLN TODAY' M. C. Von Rahden of Crelghton Has Again Assumed Control of the Park Hotel at Crelghton , After a Week's Absence Re-Exchange Satsfactory. Crolghton , Neb. , Nov. 28. Special to The News : Tom Young , formerly n loardlng house man at Plorco , who iccaiiie entangled In some sort of rouble over femininity , and who has icon In hot water for BOIUO lime past localise both he and his wife claimed iln children , was sentenced to two ears In the penitentiary at Center , he county neat of Knox county , yes- onlay afternoon , and wan taken to jlncoln by Sheriff Burns this morning Court was held by Judge Boyd , who sentenced Young. Young had recently leen at Bloomfleld. SATURDAY SIFTIKGS. G. D. Reese of Plorco was here to lay. Karnest Hall of Pierce was here to lay. lay.W. W. J. Houston of Plalnvlow is In the city. city.W. W. II. Sackett of Bloomflold la In town. Mrs. Jasmcr of Pierce Is In the city oday. R. G. I3dons of Tllden was In Norfolk - folk this morning. G. E. French of Wlnslde was In the city yesterday on business. Mrs. Maggie Walker of Sioux City arrived last night for a visit with her brother , Robert Mills. Mrs. Robert Howe and son , Harry , are In the city from Randolph , visit- ng her parents , Mr. and Mrs. William Law. Law.R. R. B. Hall was In the city yesterday for a short time , visiting his mother and his brother , W. F. Hall. He was enroutc to Omaha from Nollgli. I. W. Alter of Wayne was In the city over night on his way homo from Grand Island , where ho had been at tending the monthly meeting of the finance committee of the A. O. U. W. At the mooting held yesterday tbe grand lodge settled In full al claims of tbo supreme lodge against Nebraska , amounting to $59,000 , the payment ol which was authorized by the grand lodge at its session In South Omaha last May. Miss Ryan nnd Miss Grace Ryan ol Nellgh are guests of Miss Knthryn Shaw. They came down for the danc ing party given by the Trinity Social guild last evening. Henry Hollyfleld is quite ill at his homo. A very valuable Jersey cow belong Ing to W. H. Sblppee died last night The Trinity social guild gave f pleasant dancing party In Marquardi hall last evening. A surprise party was perpetrate ! upon Harold Oxnam last night by number of his young friends in The Heights. Neligb Leader : The first of the week a trained nurse was summonec from Norfolk to Wayne to attend A G. Bohnert. who is dangerously sick. The four classes In the high school will tonight tender a farewell recep tion to Superintendent O'Connor and a welcoming reception to Superinten dent Bodwell In Marquardt ball. Elaborate propnratlons have boon made for the affair. Plalnvlew News : Mr. and Mrs. E. O. Engler entertained a number of : their friends Tuesday evening. The evening was spent in dancing. The Italian orchestra of Norfolk furnished excellent music for the occasion nnd all present report a Hno time. M. C. Walker , who was In Stanton yesterday , says that it Is feared there tlmt the young man named Glnser , who fell from a church steeple n couple - plo of weeks ago , will not recover. His skull is fractured and it Is feared by his father that the young man will die. i Nollgli Leader : Henry Kryger re turned Saturday evening from Omaha , where he has been under treatment In. St. Joseph's hospital. Unless perhaps he Is somewhat weaker from the oxer-1 tion of the trip , his condition shows no material change , either for better or worse. ! Verdlgre Citizen : Monday the three-year-old ( laughter of T. A. Tiknl- sky , ono of the proprietors of the Prog , ress , while playing with Jos. Kotrous' children , received a severe injury from an ax In the hands of one of her play mates. The little finger on the right hand was almost severed , hanging by but a small piece of skin. Her parents brought her to Dr. Bates , who dressed the wound and 1ms hopes that ho may save the finger. Nellgh Leader : Mrs. Jane Brown of Clenrwnter was taken tp the Nor folk asylum on the 18th. She has been a frequent Inmate of the state Institu tions of this class , was discharged last April , and according to the general tenor of events It was Just about time for her to take another trip nt the ex pense of the county. She has been showing vicious tendencies for some tlmo , nnd recently visited a "school house and scared the children , mak ing them alng for her amusement. Wlnsldo Tribune : As Fred Mile- molor , n. Gorman farmer living six miles southwest of Wlnsldo , was going homo from town last Thursday after noon his horses became unmanage able when ho got out by Charlie Ny- dahl's , nnd ran away. Ho was thrown Out of the wagon , striking on his head and It won thought by Wm. Prince , vho found him , that his nock was brok en. Mr. Prince came to town and secured - cured Dr. Isaacs and a Hvory team and the man was brought to town , but ntor waH taken home. Ho remained inconsclous for some tlmo but was all right the next day for ho came back nnd fixed the fences ho tore down. ' Yesterday was an exceptional day or Damascus Commandcry , No. 20 , n Norfolk. In the afternoon Surgeon C. Brown of Fort Nlobrnra , Nob. , vho arrived at noon , received the or- lor of the Red Cross and In the oven- ng was given the Knights Templar logroo. Aside from this , however , was an important feature in n farewell for D. C. O'Connor , who Is about to eave for Panama. The members of : ho order presented to Mr. O'Connor , as a token of their esteem , a very landsomo Knights Templar charm , the presentation speech being made E. J. Rlx , eminent commander. Mr. O'Connor responded In able man ner. After the ceremonies the moni tors of the order enjoyed a delightful supper at the Xlrfns restaurant. M'KILLIP ' TO OPPOSE M'CAHTHY ' ? Lincoln Democrats Believe Mr. McKII- lip Can Win Next Year. Lincoln News : The talk of Patrick McKllllp's aspirations for the demo cratic governorship nomination next year Is discounted by prominent dem ocrats who are In close touch with the wealthy and oratorical young follow er of Bryan. McKlllIp Is more apt to be a candidate against J. J. McCarthy fc r congress In the Third district , they say. McKlllIp baa ability nnd Is anx ious to begin his congressional career early , as a stepping stone to higher honor. He made the race against Mc Carthy last time and demonstrated his prowess by making considerable gains over his ticket. It Is alleged that ho can defeat the republican candidate when the latter Is without the aid of Roosevelt's popularity. Those who are close to the Humphrey banker say that he also counts on some slight sentiment against the third term prop osition to aid him. Politicians believe that there Is no question that McCarthy will be the third term nominee If nothing untow ard occurs before the convention , the doctrine of permanent employment in congress having obtained a strong hold on the members of the party in that district. Last year McKlllIp lost the district to McCarthy by 2,911 votes In the face of the Roo.sevolt popular wave. In 1902 Robinson , the fusion candidate , backed by a united organi zation of the democrats and populists , lost the district by CCO votes against McCarthy. It is on such n statistical showing that the democratic friends of McKlllip base their hope that he can land himself In congress. Recent Interviews have cjuoted the Humphrey man as saying that ho wwultl prefer the Governorship to a place In congress on account of the smaller handicap under which ho would labor at the start. Why ho takes such an attitude Is not known , in view of tbo fact that ho is seeking an opportunity to run against McCar thy. The fact that some who know better are Industriously circulating the story that ho wants the governor ship neivlnati-n Is regarded In some quarters as confirmation of the theory Mint it is a ruse to lull McCarthy into Inactivity. CHANGE IN FREIGHTS. Bonesteel Service Will be Earlier in the Day. Effective on Monday , December 4 , Bonesteel line freight trains number j"l north bound , leaving Norfolk city station at 12:05 : p. m. , and number 72 , south hound , arriving at Norfolk city station nt 9:00 : p. m. . will bo annulled , and in their place an extra north bound freight train will leave Norfolk city station at 7:0.r : > a. m. , and south bound train will arrive nt Norfolk City station at 7:110 : p. m. These trains will carry passengers between Norfolk and Bonesteel. There will be no change in the other freight trains between Norfolk and Verdigre. H. C. Matron , Agent. . ! [ OFFICERS WERE ELECTED AT OMAHA MEETING YESTERDAY. E. C. CALKINS IS PRESIDENT Changes Slated for the Land Office. Shedd is Selected to Take Green's Place and Fiford is Picked to Suc ceed Receiver Kennard. Omaha , Neb. , Nov. 24. The state bar association elected the following officers for the year : President , E. C. Calkins of Kearney vice presidents , J. B. Strode , W. T. Wilcox , J. L. McFeeley ; secretary , Roscoe Pound ; treasurer , A. G. Elllck. LAND OFFICE CHANGES. Shedd to Get One and Fiford to be Given Another. Lincoln , Neb. , Nov. 24. Harry Q. Shedd is slated to succeed Register Green in the land ofllco and William Fiford is slated to succeed Receiver Kennard. The other six offices have not yet been considered. Killed by a Fall. Benson Neb. , Nov. SS.-I il * Rrn- est fel ) from a hay mow In a barn here yesterday and won Instantly K1II6U ,