8 NOIU-'OLK NKWS : 1'MUDA ' \ , .JANUARY 19 , 11)00 )
THREtt BUSINESS UUILDINOS ARC
WIPED OUT EARLY TODAY.
THE LOSS IS AUOUT $11,000
POSTOFFICE , HARDWARE STORE
AND FURNITURE STORE GO.
QUANTITY OF MAIL DESTROYED
Fire Started In Rear End of Schmidt's
Furniture Store In Vordlgro at 3
O'clock Thin Morning and Durncd
Three Buildings Wind Saved.
Verdlgro. Noli. . .I" " . 17. Hpccltil l ( >
The News : Flro destroyed three busl
ines houses III the iiiiiln Hccllon of IlilH
town nt ! ) o'clock IlilR morning. Hill
fur n strong ninth whul II IH believed
Hiontlro lilncU on tlio cast side of
Hi.- street , would Imvo gone. Th
lmlillnga burned wore : '
The postolllce.
| he Sohmldt furnlturo store.
TUP Dnzoalm .t Stuxouy hardwar
1.1 ore.
Mails Destroyed.
Tlio pnalollU'p , n oup-Hlory building
owned by Charles Nelson of Nlolirnrii.
\\iis totnlly destroyed , together with
all of Its cnntontH , Including tlio malls
' 1 ho cnstbnund mull liiul nlri'inly been
Mken ( o HIP station to ontcli tlio early
morning train , no thnt this was not
burned. All nmlla In tlio building ,
however , Including I ho stamps and
uil'iT supplies , wore liurnnil. The loss
mi iIIP building IB about $500 and on
tin- stock about. ? 500 , with no Insur
ance.
$5,000 Loss on Furniture Store.
The furniture store was a lolal loss.
TliN wfts a two-story building , owned
l > \ Airs. Snippnma. The stock was
owned by .1. , T. Schmidt. The building
\MIX worth $2,000 , covered by Insur-
nnce for $1.000. The stock was owned
Itv ,1. , T. Schmidt , was valued at $2-
8no and wan Insured for $1.200.
$5,000 on Hardware Store.
There was a $5,000 loss on HIP hard-
wnie Htore. This building was two
HinrloH high and was owned by l o-
realm Stu/.cny. Tlio slock was
\\-rth $2,800. liiHiired for $1.000. and
tin- building was Insured for $1.000 ,
worth $2,000.
Thus HIP total loss In about $11,000.
Started In Furniture Store ,
The tire Is thought to Imvo started
In iho roar end of the furniture Htorc.
where it fed on excelsior and shavings
until It became uncontrollnblo.
The strong wind blowing from tlio
smith kept the llamos away from tlio
bin portion of the block , and saved tlio
tuwn.
No Fire Protection.
As tliero IB no flro protection lioro ,
there being no water works , the citi
zens had to fight against great odds In
banting against the Unmet * . A bucket
In igndo was formed and In this way
the flro was finally extinguished.
The flro bnrnod until G o'clock this
morning.
Battle Creek.
( iardols and son Imvo Hold their
h.-uess business to A. n. Brulmker of
H.'lhvond , wlio took possession TUPS-
( I I- . Mr. DruhuUer's parents live at
Norfolk and lie is also well known in
tli.u place.
I ilui Mover Is building a new house
IIM l other bulldingH on bis farm bo
iwntly bought southeast of town.
Carl Kurptgowoit and 13d ward
Bnese droxe to Madison Saturday for
a four days' visit with relatives and
friends.
Louis Schloehtor arrived here Frl-
day from York county for a visit with
Fred Teselor and family. Mr.
Schlechter Is a prosperous farmer of
that county and likes to Invest In Mad
ison county dirt.
Mr. anil Mrs. Fred Schereger anil
baby of Elgin \\ere visiting hero the
latter part of the week with relatives.
Herman Hogrel'e has engaged Hen
ry Miller as foreman on his ranch
west of town for the coining year.
The place will be vacated by John
Zohner , who has bought Conrad Wer
ner's farm live miles south.
Mrs. John .lost has been very sick
this week and under the physician's
care.
Karl Cartuey returned Monday from
one week's visit at different places at
the southern part of the state.
A little son was born early Saturday
morning to Mr. and Mrs. John Lucht ,
jr. The little Infant lived only a cou
ple of hours and the little body was
Interred at the Lutheran cemetery
Monday afternoon. Hov. J. Hoffman
being in attendance.
The members of the Lutheran
church hold an extra meeting Sunday
afternoon and It was decided to build
a large new parsonage in the spring
an < l also engage a second teacher for
tlu- next school year , and probably a
lady teacher , will be chosen.
Thos. Wade returned Monday from
Sioux City with his bride.
Scott Wall of Fremont was visiting
hfie from Saturday until Sunday at
the home of Mrs. Li lite Scott , his
aunt.
aunt.Mrs.
Mrs. Kate Iloltorf of Dennlngton
was visiting here last week ( it the
homo of her brother , Julius Glandt ,
near Meadow Grovo.
Mr. and Mrs. Howell Avery of Til-
den wore visiting lioro Thursday with
relatives.
Jolinnle Hall of Verdlgre has taken
IIM conipoHllor In the Enter-
oillce. lliiforo ho wan In the em
ploy of ( ho VordlKfo Progress.
Lndwlg Kcrhjijl wan down to Hueinor
'IP hitter part of the week for a visit
lib Ills brother , Itndolph Kerbnl.
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Iliown of
\tcadow drove were visiting frlumU
lero Friday.
The funeral of Pal Carborry WIIH
largely attended Monday morning ,
Kalher WalHh of Norfolk olllclallng.
P. F. Xlininornmn wont to Cloarwa-
lor Wednesday on biiHlneiiH.
The Wolnlto brothers , who Just re
ceived a now corn shelling onlllt , were
shelling about 2,000 bushels of corn
for Fred Neuwerk the inlildle of the
week.
lid. Warlike , foreman at Owen
O'Neill's cattle ranch near Long Pine ,
was down hero Wednesday on
TERMS OF COURT.
Judge Doyd Announces Calendar For
This District.
.Judge ,1. K. lloyil of the Ninth Judi
cial district , has arranged the terms
of court as follows : Antelope county ,
February 2(1 ( and November 2i ( ; Madi
son enmity , April ! > and November 12 ,
Pierce county. March 2(1 ( and October
22 ; Wayne pnunty. March 12 and Oc
tober S ; KIIOX enmity , April 25 and
September . ' ' I
CONVENTION OF MEDICAL ASSO
CIATION CLOSED LAST NIGHT
HAD BANQUET AT THE OXNARD
The Program ns Planned Was Carried
Out With Out One Exception Ten
New Members Were Elected Lint
of Names of Those Who Attended.
The meeting of the Elhhorn Valley
Medical association In the Elks club
rooms yesterday afternoon WIIH well
attended by the physicians and sur
geons of Iho North Plalto country and
proved of exceptional value to all con
cerned. The program was carried out
as arranged with the exception of Iho
paper of Dr. deorgo .1. Illinium of Fro
ninnl , who was unable to attend. The
meeting extended well Into the evenIng -
Ing before the original program was
carried out. Afterward the members
of the association retired to the Oxnard -
nard hotel , where a liiinquot was
served.
Ten now candidates were oleetod to
membership In the Association.
The New Officers.
The following olllcors were elected
for the ensuing term :
F. L. Frlnk , Nuwnmn drove , presi
dent.
13. W. Healtlo , Nollgh , vlco presi
dent.
12d Ware , Chadron , vlco president.
F. A. Long , Madison , secretary.
W. H. 11. llagoy , treasurer.
Those Who Attended.
Among those attending the meeting
wore :
Frink , Newman drove ; Conwoll and
llonttle , Nellgh ; llngoy , Mackay , Salter
tor and Bryant , Norfolk ; Long , Madl
son : Mason. Milroy , W. O. Henry , IV
I ) . Davis , Lemore , Owen , ,1. M. Alken
and Lord , Omaha ; Mlnton , Oakdate ;
Glllignn , O'Neill ; Hear and Head. I'll-
ger ; Montgomery and Peters , Stanton ;
Wlgglesworth , Hooper ; Tanner and
Munson. nattlo C'reek ; Pngh , Plntto
Center ; Rhodon. Fremont ; Uurrns , Al
bion ; Ciiidbola and MetHumphrey ;
II. S. Summers , West Point ; llargeus ,
Hot Springs , S. IX ; Heine. Hooper ;
Wilson , llushvlllo. and Weir. Chadron.
WOODMEN INSTALL.
Officers for the Ensuing Year Take
Their Places.
The Woodmen of the World lodge
installed otllccrs in Norfolk last night
for the ensuing year. The otllcers
who took the oaths were : 1C. 11. Fair
banks , C. C. ; F. French. Adv. Tent ;
dcorgo II. Christoph , clerk ; C. E. Burn-
ham , banker : .1. H. Maylard , manager
two years ; .1. W. Fetter , manager
three years ; F. W. Freeland , manager
one year ; H. W. Harrett , watchman.
After the installation the olllcersand
members of the lodge partook of oy
sters , delleiously prepared.
CITIZENS NATIONAL ELECTION
Postponed Meeting Was Held Tuesday
Night Officers Re-elected.
The Citi/.cns National bank had its
annual stockholders' meeting Tuesday
night and re-elected the present olll-
cers for the ensuing year. Those
elected were :
.lames F. Toy , president ; W. A. Wit-
/.igmau , vice-president ; .1. E. Haase ,
cashier ; W. J. Stafford , assistant cash
ier. Directors , John Welsh , dcorgo W.
Schwenk , O. B. Itaasch , Max Asmus ,
P. J. Stafford. James F. Toy , W. A.
Wiuigman , J. 12. Haasu and L. Sea
MERCHANTS CAFE CLOSED.
Dene Kryger Has Gone to Nellgh , Tak
ing Fixtures With Him.
The doors of the Merchants cafe in
the Eble building , which had been
open for about a year , are closed again
to the public and Deac Kryger , the
latest landlord , has taken iho llstnres
of the place to Nellgh , where he will
establish n short order cafe. This res
taurant was started a year ago by
Rock Bros. , who finally closed the
placo. Later it wns opened by Kry
? er , under whoso charge the business
has been for the past few months.
THE UNION PACIFIC INDUSTRIAl
AGENT HELPING NORFOLK.
TRYING TO SECURE INDUSTRY
Through Extensive Publicity , the Un
ion Pacific Industrial Agent Hopes
to Gain Something for Norfolk's
Idle Plant.
The disposition of Iho old beet sugar
actory Is still In doubt , although the
Union Pnclllc , through MB Industrial
igenl , has Joined with the Commercial
luh In an effort to secure some Industry -
try for Norfolk and the building.
Through extensive advertising the In-
ilnsirlal agent hopes to got In touch
with persons who could use the build
ings to advantage.
The suggestion has boon made ten-
tnllvely by one of the members of Un
commercial club that an effort ho
made to secure a woolen mill for oc
cupaney of the building. An enor
mous amount of wool Is grown In
Wyoming and Is shipped through Nor
folk on Its way to the factory In the
nst. The finished cloth Is then
shipped back over the same rails that
the raw wool was carried over to the
the factory. This means a large sum
expended for freight and a consequent
saving to the western woolen mill.
The proposition of Installing a pack
Ing plant in tlio building is still In a
epileKcent state and gives no hope of
an early decision. That Is why great
er efforts are being made to ( hid some
) iio who will take over the building.
THURSDAY TIDINGS.
F. C. Marshall of Center Is In Nor
folk on business.
A. ,1. Llndstrom of Cedar Ilaplds was
In the city Tuesday.
Mrs. ( tcorgo Priestly ban gone to
Pierce to visit friends until Thursday
evening.
II. F. Montgomery of Crolghton
spent , a few hours in Norfolk Tuesday
morning.
Miss Vnda Tannclilll returned last
night from Wayne where she has boon
on a visit.
W. A. Logan of llnrUngton came
down this morning to spend several
days in Norfolk.
Mrs. White of Crolghton came down
this morning to visit with her son ,
William , who Is attending the business
college here.
Dr. .1. U. Montgomery of Madison Is
attending the meeting of the lOlkhorn
Valley doctors.
F. K. donld , state agent for the Penn
Mutual Life , Is In the city attending
to business affairs.
' 13. It. dumpy , vlco president of Iho
First National hank of Fremont , passed
through NoVfolk Tuesday ,
Dr. and Mrs. Tyudall will bo at homo
this evening at a musicale In honor of
their daughter , Mrs. Stokes of Omaha.
d. W. Noble , state agent for the
New England Mutual Life Insurance
Co. , is In Norfolk on business.
Miss Edith Feyerhelm , who has been
visiting with Miss dlennle Evans , has
returned to her homo at Stauton.
Itudolph Ingerly , a former farmer
living southeast of Norfolk but now of
Spencer , Is in Norfolk on business.
KniiHcli ami Arnold Pnsmviill ;
'eft ' today for their soul born trip.
I'hey exppct to go as far south as thf
iiiilf of Mpxico.
John D. HnskPll of Wakolleld
stopped over night with his business
associate , D Matho\\son , while en-
route to Lincoln.
It. A. Derby , brother of Miss Ora
Derby , and Josiah Coombs , postmaster
and editor , of Spencer , were In Nor
folk over Tuesday night.
d. B. Spears , formerly of Wayne ,
stopped In Norfolk today. IIo Is now
located at Iloskins , where he has
bought the Headlight.
Dr. dndbois and wife and Dr. P. II.
Firtof Humphrey are in the city for
the meeting of the Elkhorn Valley
Medical association.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Dlckover left nt
noon for southern Missouri and Ar
kansas. They expect to spend two
weeks at Eureka Springs , Mo.
T. .1. Donohuo , manager of the Chicago
cage branch for Thuet Bros. , returned
from Wlnnetoon this morning and left
with his wife for Chicago In the after
noon.
Rudolph Itoccker has bought the five
acres of property adjoining his home
in Rudat's addition from Mrs. Carl
Asmus. IIo will build on It In the
spring.
T. J. Donohuo of Chicago left today
for Wlnnetoon , his old home. Mrs.
Donohuo will remain several days with
her mother , Mrs. Carberry , before re
turning to Chicago.
Mrs. William H. Gentle and daugh
ter , Miss Elizabeth , will arrive in the
city this evening from Creston , Iowa ,
for an extended visit at the homo of
Mr. and Mrs. B. C. dentlo , corner Nor
folk avenue and Thirteenth street.
The Odd Fellows will meet tonight
for work In the third degree.
The Ladles guild of Trinity church
will meet with Mrs. Tappert tomorrow
nfternoon at 2:30. : There will be work
and a full attendance is requested.
Street Commissioner rtichoy had a
man out yesterday afternoon cleaning
'he down crossings and by night one
could cross the downtown streets any
where dryshod.
Clyde Humphrey , whoso parents live
on Third street , fainted during the re
vival meeting last night at the Baptist
church , was carried to n neighboring
house and there revived by Dr. IIol-
den , who was summoned.
lion. W. M. Robertson received an
Invitation yesterday to deliver a toast
on HIP occasion of the State Comtiipr-
I'ljil club banquet at Omaha on Febru-
irv 20. The subject Is "Tho Good
'toads Movement. " Mr. Itohortson IH
incident of the local commercial club.
Mrs. S. T. Nnpper and Mrs. T. E.
Odlorne entertained about fifty ladles
it I o'clock luncheon today at the
home of Mrs. Napper. Eitchro and
flinch were features of the afternoon's
pleasure. Tomorrow the same host
esses will entertain another company
if abiitil the same number.
A parly of twenty-two Indians from
the Kosebud country passed through
Norfolk Wednesday afternoon on their
way to the Wlnnchago agency , where
they will visit with members of the
tribe. The glories of their visiting
COMumes ) caused a great deal of In-
tcres.t among the people about the sta
tion.
I ) . 13. Lilt/ , formerly one of the com
mercial travelers out of Norfolk but.
now located at Tllden , where ho runs
a meat market of his own , was In
Norfolk yesterday afternoon , returning
home last night. Mr. Lilt/ says that
business In Tllden has been excellent
all winter Among the now business
houses there , he said , will soon bo a
restaurant which Is to bo started by
Hanscii A lllnger.
The Wednesdav club met veslerday
iil'lenioon with Mrs. P. II. Sailer. Mis.
D. Malhewson read an excellent paper
on , "Tlio Itelgn of Kenneth McAlpljie , "
Mrs. Johnson rend a splendid pnper on
"Cities of Scotland , " dealing partlcu
lirly : with Glasgow and Edinburgh ,
and Mrs. Doleson gave a delightful
reading on , "The Land o' the Lonl. "
The club will meet novt week with
Mrs. W. 11. II. Hngey.
Last night Uncle SI HaskiiiK held
lorth at the Auditorium and plenseal
the audience by his dry humor and
the plot thnt was woven around his
%
Incomings and goings out. Uncle SI
UnsKlns IK a rural play with a ten
dency to the melodramatic , being In
terspersed plentifully with humor , pa
thos and dramatic situations. Several
of Hie specialties possessed a deal of
merit and were plentifully applauded
The lack of Ice and snow , accordIng -
Ing to men at the mill , Is working well
to save Norfolk from a siege of high
water this spring. Thus far there has
been no Ice blocked In the Northfork
and as there is no snow In the valley ,
iho chances are good for escaping a
high rise. The ice men have not ns
yet been able to put up any Ice to
speak of , but it Is expected that there
will bo a bard frco/o along in Febru
ary to help them out.
Mrs. J. W. Humphrey has received
word that her sister , Miss Clara L.
Crusenlio visited here at one time
for thirteen months and who made
many Norfolk friends at that time ,
has been engaged to work on the
"Sagebrush Philosophy" mnga/.lno at
Douglas , Wyo. This little magazine
is a clever sort of thing , well known
over the United States , and Norfolk
people will feel more of an interest
In It because of Miss Crusen's asso
ciation with the publication. She has
been living at Custer , S. D.
The Degree of Honor lodge held In
stallatlon at I. O. O. F. hall hist night
The following olllcors were Installed :
Alice Fairbanks , past chief of honor ;
Lydln Ballantyne , chief of honor ; So
phln Bland , chief of honor ; May Bar
rett , chief of ceremonies ; Hattlc Line
rode , usher ; Jennie Lynde , recorder ;
Lj dia Itinerode , financier ; Fird Koer-
her , receiver ; Elsie Case , Inner watch ;
Anna Koerber , outer watch. Mrs. A.
B. Lane of Scrlbner acted as grand
chief of honor and Installed the olll-
cers. Refreshments were served after
the ceremonies. Mrs. W. II. Clark
acted as past grand chief of ceremo
nies and Mrs. Anna While acted as
grand usher. Among the guests pros-
put were Mrs. White , Mlnden , Neb. ;
Mrs. A. D. Lane , Scrlbner ; Miss Ber
tha Ahlmaun , Mrs. Will Hackett. Miss
lluby Crotty , Miss Orctta Kyle , Miss
Itutli Mcdulre , Mrs. Halvcrsteln and
Mrs. Wellington Fox.
Secretary Wilson has requested Con
gressman E. H. Pollard of Nebraska ,
a man who has given much study to
the apple , to prepare a bulletin dealIng -
Ing with the pests and insects which
have in the past made the apple crop
a precarious and uncertain one. Mr.
Pollard has complied with the request
and will prepare an article In easily
understood language , devoid of scien
tific terms and phrases , and this bul
letin will be printed and circulated
by the department of agriculture.
Congressman Pollard , who represents
the First district of Nebraska , Is a
thoroughly practical fruit grower. He
and his father at the present time
own one of the finest orchards some
200 acres In Nebraska , practically
the entire farm being In apple trees.
Mr. Pollard , sr. , who Is a Verniouter ,
moved to Nebraska in 1S5C and began
the raising of fruit. Today the Pol
lards are regarded as among the most
successful apple growers in the west ,
and they have made the business pay
handsomely. Recently while obtain
ing Information concerning the codling
moth and the scab fungus the arch
enemips of apple trees , and which last
year destroyed 510,000,000 worth of
fruit and which have caused many
, Iowa farmers to plow up their orch
ards and declare apple raising Impos
sible in our latitude Mr. Pollard dis
covered that the department had never
Issued a practical bulletin covering
these matters and telling farmers how
these pests can be destroyed. Ho had
ome conversation with Secretary Wil
son , who naturally was very much In
terested in'the subject , and at the con
clusion of tlio interview , having noted
the fund of information possessed by
Mr. Pollard , Secretary Wilson naked
the Nebraska congressman to write
an article dealing with the question In
detail.
OLD EVIL HAS BEEN WIPED OUT
BY CHANGE IN SYSTEM.
ABSENCES WERE ENCOURAGED
Formerly Each Room Was Given a
Quarter Holiday at the End of the
Month if No Pupil Had Been Tardy.
This Engendered Wrong Motives.
A now rule has just been Inaugurat
ed this week In the public schools of
Norfolk , which will have a far reach
ing effect and which will overturn al
together a tendency that had sprung
up among pupils to miss a half day's
school rather than be tardy. This
wrong tendency had sprung up from
an old rule allowing a quarter day hol
iday to each school room In which ,
during the month , there was no case
of tardiness. So much odium was
cast against each pupil who came late ,
because bis tardiness robbed the room
of a quarter day holiday , that the
board of education and Superinten
dent Hodwell found It necessary to
make n new rule.
Hereafter each pupil who goes to
school for a month without elthor a
lardy mark or an absent mark.against
his name , will bo given a quarter hol
iday nt the end of the month. In this
way the tendency to be absent rather
than tardy is done away with , and yet
the room with a perfect record for
evpry Individual , will still enjoy the
same privilege.
Teachers Did Not Encourage Absence.
It Is being rumored about town that
In some cases the teachers encouraged
the children , when they saw they were
to be Into , to turn around and go buck
home , rather than spoil the room's
chances for the pri/e quarter-holiday
nt the end of the month. This rumor
Is denied by both Superintendent Bod-
well and P. II. Sailor , president of Iho
board of education.
"I had never heard of such a re
port , " said Mr. Bodwell today , "and
I do not believe it Is true. I know
that evpry tPacher was In favor of
changing the rule , in order that the
children would not remain absent ra
ther than come tardy , and for that
reason 1 am sure thnt the report Is a
mistake. "
President Sailer said the same
thing. "Those reports start easily , "
he said , "and from what I know of
the case the teachers in every In
stance encouraged the pupils to como
fo school , regardless of tardy minks ,
rather than stay away. But the rule
dirt have a tendency to make the chil
dren stay away because ono who was
lardy was placed in such n dllllcull
position among the other children , that
absence was preferable. "
Mothers Glad of Change.
"I am glad the rule has been
changed , " said one mother. "My lit
tle girl used to wake up at 3 o'clock In
the morning and want to got up , for
fear she would be late at school. "
The new rule went Into effect Tues
day noon.
Letter List.
List of-letters remaining uncalled
for at the postofllce at Norfolk , Nob. .
Jan. 1C , 1000 :
Mr. F. W. Bruner. Mr. H. C. Donuro.
Chas. DeSong ( opera Co. ) Mr. Charlie
Dean , Mr. G. L. Kinner , Mr. A. C. Jley-
guier , Mr. V. B. Miller , W. J. Maier
and Co. , Mrs Lizzie Nichols , Will
Peach , Red Russell.
If not called for In fifteen days will
bo sent to the dead letter olllco.
Parties calling for any of the above
please say "advertised. "
John 11. Hays , P. M.
BURR TAFT GOOD COMMISSIONER
Commissioner John H. Harding Says
He Will be Good Officer.
" 1 think Burr Taft Is ioing to make
an excellent commissioner for Madi
son county , " said Commissioner John
If. Harding In Norfolk , cnroiite to
Madison. "He goes at things as
though he understands what he is do
ing and , although he feels that this Is
a poor time to go Into the office , be
cause of the run down condition of
the county's affairs , yet I think that he
will make a splendid record. "
Decided In Favor of Johnson.
The case started yesterday In Jus
tice Elsely's court In which Charles II.
Johnson sued the Northwestern rail
road company for alleged damages to
furniture in the amount of $1-1.32 , wns
decided today by Justice Elsely in fa
vor of the plaintiff. The case will be
appealed by the railroad. The case
was not tried by jury. Mr. Johnson
had wanted a jury trial so that the
case could not be appealed , but under
the law there seemed no way of de
termining whether six or twelve men
ought to bo used , and the case was
tried before Judge Eisely. Mr. John
son has three other cases pending.
NATIONAL LIVE STOCK COMMIS
SION COMPANY.
View of the Live Stock Markets at
South Omaha , C. A. Mallory ,
Manager.
South Omaha. Jan. 1C. The cattle
receipts at this market continue mod
erate , and notwithstanding the weak
ness and decline shown In some of the
other markets , the trade here ruled
active and strong for nil grades.
Choice cattle continue scarce , consequently
quently quotations here do not repre
sent the full strength of the market ,
but all classes , except the very choic
est export cattle , nro soiling woll. We
do not look for much change right
awnyj , but still have confidence In
A frlond of the home- ,
A fee of the Trunt _ \
Calumet
Oompllen with thr Pnro Food Lawo
of all Ctatos.
higher prices for fat cattle later on ,
although we advise shipping whenever
cattle me In proper condition , ns It Is
too expensive to hold cattle that are
matured.
Tin- demand continues good for
stockers and feeders and the supply f
Is also liberal , so that any of our read- ' y.
ers who are In the market for cattle
can IIP supplied by making their wants /
known. In the absence of quotations /
we quote the market 10 to 15c higher /
than last week on nearly all grades.
Hogs The hog trade continues to
hold up , even with liberal receipts , In
all markets. The foreign demand con
tinues strong and packers are operat
ing to the full limit on export products.
The urgency of this demand , however ,
will let up within ,11 week or two , but
we have confidence In the market dur
ing the entire season. Watch the pro
vision market carefully and do not bo
surprised to see an occasional reac
tion , as the market Is never healthy
where It goes one way nil the time.
Under our present organization , op-
crating two separate divisions in the
hog department of the yards , our trade
has practically doubled this month
and we Invite our renders attention to
(
this and oilier Improvements wo have V.
Inaugurated.
The bulk of Iho tiogs Is soiling hero
from $5.20 to $5.30 or fully as high as
any of the other Missouri river mar
kets.
Sheep and lamb offerings this week
show quite a falling off from last wcok ,
and the market shows a little reaction
on shies made Monday , but since then
the quality of stuff on snlo has been
so poor that the advance gained on
medium grades has been lost , but gooil
stuff is holding steady. Best lambs
are selling froni $7.25 to $7.50 ; year
lings $0.20 to $0.50 ; wethers $5.00 to
f.SO ; ewes $5.15 to $5.50. Fair to good
grades are selling at tlio usual dis
counts.
From our sales for the past few
days , which nro published below , you
will notice that the "National" is still
making new records and top-notch
.sales. The yearlings at $0.25 were
western Nebraska sheep fed In Ne
braska and brought 25c more than any
yearlings sold for that day. Friday
The Mexican wethers at $5.80 were
Nebraska fed and brought 20c more
than any old wethers sold at that day.
Wednesday The $5 35 ewes brought
lOc more than any ewes of the same
clas-'s sold for the day they wore here.
Tuesday Our space being limited , wo
cannot give details regarding the oth
er sales , but they will show up well
when compared with the others.
As the St. Joseph market has be
come such an Important fat. sheep and
lamb market , we are publishing our
sales at that market for Monday and
Tuesday.
South Omaha 200 Nebraska year
lings , 82 tbs. , $11.25 : lf.0 ATovlQan woth-
ers , 110 Ibs. , $5.80 ; 837 Colorado owes ,
110 tt > 8. , $5.35.
St. Joe 593 Colorado lambs , CO Ibs. ,
$0.50 ; SfiO Colorado ewes , 101 Ibs. ,
$5.10 ; r.)0 ! ) Colorado owes , 83 Ibs. ,
$5. ( > ( > : 2.i > 71 Kansas lambs , 77 Ibs. ,
: jv7.2."i ; li3 ( ; ! Colorado ewes , SS Ibs. ,
STANTON SUPERINTENDENT CASE
Attorney W. W. Young Appeared Before -
fore Supreme Court for Coney.
The Hyland-Concy controversy over
the oillce of county superintendent of
Stanlon county has reached the supreme
premo court , Attorney W. W. Young
of Stanton having applied this week
for a writ of mandamus to compel Mr.
Hyland to turn the ofllco over to Mr.
Coney , who received a majority of the
votes at the election last fall. Hyland ,
who was the county superintendent at
the time of the election , is holding
onto the office because Coney secured
his first grade certificate under the
now certification law by an examina
tion which began November 4. Though
the department at Lincoln ruled that
the certificate should bo dated on the
day of the beginning of the examina
tion and that Mr. Hyland should re
tire , Hyland refused to abide by the
decision , hence the suit.
Coney was nominated for the office
by the republicans during his absence
from the county and was not aware
that a now certification law had been
enacted and only learned It through a
communication from the state super
intendent just before election. Ho
hastily took the examination and was
awarded his certificate. After the
election ho filed his bond with the
democratic board of county supervis
ors , but the board refused to recognize
Very Low Rates to Denver , Colo. ,
Via the Northwestern lino. Excursion
tickets will be sold on Jan. 28 , 20 and
30 , limited to return until Fob. IB , in
clusive , on account of Wool Growers
and Live Stock association meetings.
Apply to agents Chicago & Northwestern -
ern R'y
O. R. MEREDITH , D.O
OSTEOPATH.
Ofllco , Cotton block , Ash 541 , real-
denco , 109 North Tenth street , 'phone
Ash 642.