NOUVM | ( ) < NKWS : KIIIDAK KKIMI'AHY 2 IJIOli
FIRST CONVENTION OF KIND EVER
HELD IN NEBRASKA.
IS MADE PERMANENT AFFAIR
Five Delegates Were Appointed to the
State Convention Promoters Were
Well Pleased With Result of Assem
bly Good Attendance.
fKrntnVIIII | MIII' | Oitlly.J
The first eonvo" tton of cement work
ers over hold In Nebraska closed yes-
tonlny afternoon 'iflor ' u very successful -
ful sorleH of meetings. Hoforo adjourn
ing the organisation wns nmilo pornta-
nont nnd delegates wore elected to at
tend Lhu Rtnto mooting , wlilch will lie
hold after Boctlonal conventions nro
concluded In drnml Inland , Lincoln
and Council Bluffs. R In the Intention
of the commit workers to Incliidn west-
oni Iowa In the state organization.
Mont of the morning session was given
up to a technical discussion of the
handling and mixing of coinont. A
committee nppolnluil to Investi
gate the coloring of hrlckH and blocks
nnil will report at the next mooting.
Thin commlttt'o consisted of C. .1.
Scott , Columhim ; J. L. Lynn , Fairfax ;
and U. H. James , Madison ,
Flvo delegates wcro app < ilntod to
the ntato convontlon with power to effect -
foct a permanent organization. The
dolesatos were : M. Endros , Norfolk ;
It. H. James , Madison ; N. L. Ilaymon ,
Crolghtou ; A.Voodard , Wlnnotoon ;
and C. .1. Scott , Columbus. The local
organization wan nmdo purmanont the
temporary olllcors holng elected nnan-
ImoitHly. Henry S. Krolop , Bocrotary ,
was also made treasurer of the orga
nization ,
The promoters and members of the
convention were well pleased at the
clone with the results of their 11 rat at
tempt to got together. The attend
ance was good In both point of num
bers and Interest and much valuable
Information was brought out In the
illscnsHlonn. Increased Interest In ce
ment products was aroused among
builders , contractors nnd other out
siders , which should rodouml to the
benefit of the members of the organi
zation. Another convention will prob
ably bo held within u short time in
Norfolk by the same organization.
THURSDAY TIDINGS.
C U. Durland went to Foster today
on business.
Charles Martin came down from Battle
tlo Creole yesterday.
J J. Jensen of IMlgor Is visiting for
a few days In the city.
George 1) . Hut tot-Hold returned from
Omaha Tuesday evening.
Martin Sullivan eamo down from
Meadow Grove Wednesday.
Miss Mattlo Hrldwoll went to North
Platte Wednesday to vlalt for a few
days after which she will leave for a
business trip to Indiana.
.1 nmOH llauso of Wayne Is In the city
on business and visiting with former
neighbors.
Mrs. Thatch and Mrs. Drown of Battle -
tlo Creole spent Wednesday shopping
In Norfolk.
W. V. Smith , Al Williams and Phil
Howe wont to Lynch on the Wednesday
day noon train.
1'orry Fleming has given up his po
sltlou with Charles Hlco nnd will re
move to Atkinson.
Homer llowons of Cincinnati Is in
the city visiting with his parents , Mr.
and Mrs. S. 1) ) . Hewons.
The county commissioners drove out
north of Norfolk this morning Inspect
ing the bridges and roads.
Miss Marguerite Klontz went to
Wayne Wednesday noon whore she will
attend a pneumonia patient.
Mr , and Mrs. II. E. Owen have re
turned from a two weeks' visit with
friends and relatives In Denver and
Colorado Springs.
Mrs. George II. Burton and her three
children are expected Thursday. Mr.
Dnrton has not decided on his home
yet although ho has several houses In
view.
Mrs. Charles Mains oiler Is quite ill.
Miss Helen Miller and Miss Minnie
Maas are on the sick list.
L. Schonzol is repainting his meat
market and Installing a new awning.
Mrs. U. II. Reynolds wave a 1 o'clock
luncheon Wednesday to a few of her
friends.
John Livingstone , who has boon so
rlously 111 with pneumonia , has Im
proved greatly and is now out of dan
ger.
ger.Mr.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. niakoman enter-
talned a company of friends at whist
last night. Several frames were en-
Joyeii "after which a dainty lunch was
sorvqd.
Mr. "and Mrs , George H. Burton will
go to housekeeping at once. Mrs. Burton -
ton arrived today from Dartlesvllle
Ind.
Ind.Ira
Ira Hull who has been taking a va
cation at home , has beeu contlned to
his homo for four days with Illness
but has now sufficiently recovered to
return to his work at Lyons.
Mrs. Halnbolt and Mrs. Wynn Mack
Ralnbolt have issued Invitations for
Saturday , February 3 , at 1 o'clock , In
the home of Mrs. Halnbolt. Euchre
will bo the afternoon's feature.
George Dewey Starkoy , the boy who
broke his arm recently , has added to
his woes by a slight attack of appen
dlcltls. He is living with his parents
at the Pacific hotel temporarily.
A pelasant little party was glvoi
Wednesday evening by Harold Lucas
at the home of his mother , Mrs. J. D
Sturgeon. About twenty of his friends
attended , and the evening was devotee
to various games and amusements.
Mrs. H. E. Warrick and Mrs. E. P
\V nthi > rby have liwiiml Invitations for
luiu'hoon i'rlday , February 9 , ami
Saturday , February 10 , at 1 o'clock ,
lueliro will bo thn afternoon' * feature
The funeral of A II ( 'nipper of
Vnrnorvlllo hold al the IIOIIHO ,
no mile oust of thai citation , at 10
I'eloch thin morning , niidor luwplooH
if Iho Modern Woodmen of America ,
Nov.V. . H. 1'olers of Norfolk olllolat-
ng. Interment WIIH In Piospecl HIM
remoter ) ' .
Mrs. C. F. Hhaw , Mrs. A. Rniidklov
mil Mrs. O. L. Hyde have Issued Invl
tat Ions for a luncheon to bo given In
Manpmrdl hall at 12:30 : noon , on Feb
ruary 11. The guests are to como In
fancy droHH costumes to represent St.
Valentino. A program IIHH been ar
ranged for the afternoon.
HxprosH Messenger Wuiv.bachor , who
, VIIH ono of the three men killed In the
wreck of the Great Northern Oriental
Limited traliiH , was a brother of
CharloH Wurzbachor , station agent for
the Northwestern road at Tllden. Mr.
Wurzlmchor passed throijgh Norfolk
this morning on route to St. Paul ,
where ho went to attend the funeral of
iln brother. F. S. McDulllo of Dro
mon ) , formerly of Norfolk , route agent
or an express company , paused
through the city yesterday afternoon
onrouto to Tlldon where ho wont to
take Mr. Wur/bachor's place during
his absence.
About forty members of the High
land Nobles hint night took occasion
to surprise H. L. Doughty , state dop-
ity for Iho order , at his homo on South
Ninth street. The lodge members wont
aden with refreshments of various
kinds , enough for them all , and the
evening was delightfully spout In on-
loylng games and In devouring the re
freshments later. Mr. Doughty was
completely surprised by the attack but
lilghly enjoyed the occasion for all
that. The ovonlng was ono of the
most delightful over enjoyed by the
> rdor , the largo number of friends
present making It an especial tribute
to Mr. Doughty.
Word has been received hero In a
letter from a Norfolk student In the
state university to the effect that the
unknown negro who was murdered
hero during the race moot last summer -
mor , was this week dissected by mod
leal students at the Institution. The
negro was killed by an unknown mur
derer at the Junction depot at about
. ) o'clock In the evening. Ho had asked
the white stranger for a drink and the
stranger , turning with a gun In his
hand , replied with a snap of the trigger
gor and a bullet that sank Into the
negio's head. The murderer then loft
town and was never caught. Two
Omaha boys were hold In the county
jail for a lime because of having seen
the shooting , but tholr testimony was
not needed and they have boon re
leased from custody.
RUNNING AWAY FROM DOGS THAT
FRIGHTENED HIM.
HE WAS KILLED INSTANTLY
Dclmer Illlnn , Little Son of Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Illlan , Was Killed In His
Parents' Home This Morning , Going
From One Room to Another.
Hastings , Nob. , Jan. III. Special to
The News : Dolnter , the little son ol
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Illlan , was hilled
at their homo this morning In lleolng
from a couple of dogs which ran Ink
the house.
The dogs came Into the room and
the child sprang to his feet , hurrying
Into an adjoining room. In running
ho fell and broke his nock
LODGE'S ' SLAYERjiETS TEN YEARS
Phillip James , Who Killed Former Nor
folk Man , Imprisoned.
Phillip James , the man who shot anil
killed John l dge , sou of Mr. and Mrs
Charles l idgo of Warncrvllle , has
been sentenced to ten years In the pen
Itentlary at Sacramento , Cal. , for man
slaughter. Concerning the sentence ,
the Sacramento Union says :
Philip James , who the evening of the
last day of the state fair in the betting
Inelosuro at the fair grounds shot am
killed John I edge , nnd who recently
was convicted of manslaughter , was
yesterday sentenced by Judge Hart to
servo ten years In , the state prison at
San Qucntln.
Ten years Is the limit for the crime
of manslaughter , and before , passing
sentence Judge Hart severely , or
clsed the jury for recommending mer
cy. The Jury , ho said , had no rjght to
make such recommendatjpn. , It s duty
'
was either to bring in a ver'dipt of guil
ty of manslaughter or of not guilty
Ho took no notice of the recommenda
tlon.
Judge Hart also told James that he
would not have been surprised had the
verdict been ono of guilty of ipurder
in the second degree. Had It beei
murder In the first degree ho might
have set it aside.
MOTHER OF H. C. SATTLER.
Mrs. George W. Sattler Dies at Her
Home In Baltimore.
II. C. Sattlor has received a tele
gram announcing the death of his
mother , Mra. George W. Sattler , on
Monday evening at 8 o'clock at her
home in Baltimore , Md. She had been
suffering for a number of years will
gall stones and for the last four her
health was very precarious. She was
eighty years old . Mr. Sattler visited
with her in Baltimore about a month
ago.
STEPS TAKEN TOWARD PERMA
NENT STATE ORGANIZATION.
TRADE TOPICS ARE DISCUSSED
About Sixty Users of Cement Concrete ,
Together With Those Who Plan to
Build , Met In the City Hall Last
NIght Mnny Visitors Here.
Slops toward a formal and porma-
lent organl/allon of the cement work-
i rs of the Htntu were taken at the
polling mooting held In the city hall
: iiHl evening. About sixty persons
Wore present at the mooting , a large
> roportlon of whom were from out of
ho city , The bulk of the ovonlng was
; lvon up to the discussion of the hand
ing of cement In the manufacture of
nilldlng material nnd a vote was taken
> n several points to determine the ma-
lorlty opinion of the members.
W. L. Raymon of Crolghton wns
looted chairman of the mooting and
Henry S. Krolop of Vordol , secretary
a first slop toward the forming of a
permanent organization.
A largo portion of the evening was
given up to a thorough discussion of
lie mixing , curing and hardening of
cement concrete nnd the proper per
cent , of water , sand and cement to
produce the most durable product at
: ho lowest cost. Some discussion was
ilso given to the matter of artificial
coloring of bricks and other building
material. There was considerable di
versity of opinion regarding the prac-
lice and the debate was carried over
for the meeting this morning.
A vote was taken on the advisability
if mulling certain changes in the man-
ifacturo of the face of building ma
terial to make It more durable. The
sense of the mooting was against the
practlco of coating bricks and blocks
with a composition to protect It against
the weather and make It Impervious
to water. At the same time It was generally
orally decided that the outer face of
the bricks and blocks should bo made
of a richer composition than the Inte
rior.
rior.Talks
Talks were made during the evening ,
among others , by J. L. Lynn of Fair
fax , J. M. Day of Madison , M. Entires
of Norfolk , M. Relslnger of Atkinson ,
and C. J. Scott of Columbus.
Among those who are In attendance
on the mooting are : William Graves ,
Tlldon ; W. A. Wheeler , Atkinson ;
John C. Freselmiif , Lindsay ; J. M. Day ,
Madison ; Ira ( ! . Westorvelt , Norfolk ;
J. V. Dablnsk , Stantou ; E. L. Loucks ,
Norfolk ; J. L. Lynn , Fairfax ; M. I3n-
dres , Norfolk ; J. | J. Mclcher , Wlsiter ;
G. W. Daiighman , Waterloo , Iowa ; C.
J. Scott , Columbus ; K. A. Amarlne ,
Norfolk ; John Inglls , Ira , Iowa ; H. B.
Hardy , Norfolk ; C. W. Grlswold , Sioux
City ; II. A. Pasowalk , Norfolk ; G. 13.
Cobb , Omaha ; William Relslngor , At
klnson ; Charles W. Bradley , Rock Rap
Ids , Iowa ; T. 11. Drentoit. Nellgh ; A.
C. Dornlleld , Kenosha , WIs. ; J. W.
Cooper , Minneapolis ; F. A. Plummor ,
St. Paul.
Tuesday afternoon a largo number
of farmers visited the demonstrations
of cement brick and block making
These demonstrations nro made every
morning and afternoon.
WEDNESDAY SIFTINGS
M. Irvln went to Crelghton Tuesday
noon.
C. A. Wolfe has returned from his
trip to Omaha.
C. H. Krahn wont to Stanton on
business Tuesday.
Mrs. Junaman of Madison spent
Tuesday In Norfolk.
A. F. Enos of Stanton was in Nor
folk Monday afternoon.
F. II. Jones of Wayne spent a few
hours in the city Tuesday.
A. Spence came down from Madison
Tuesday morning on business.
Charles McLtd of Stanton wns
Monday afternoon and ovonlng.
John Inglls of Ira , Iowa , Is visiting
with his son-in-law , S. L. Anderson.
1. Catltn. a hardware merchant of
Correctlonville , Iowa , is in Norfolk on
business.
E. M. Huntington went to Tllden at
noon today to look after his property
Interests there.
Mrs. G. D. Priest and daughter came
down from Dattlo Creek Tuesday to
do some shopping. N
J. M. Covert , deputy for the M. D. A.
loft today for Meadow Grove and Battle
tlo Creek , where ho will solicit for the
order.
H. C. Denny of the Nebraska Tele
phone company Is up from Omaha on
.business connected with the local exchange
change .
JMV.'nnd ' Mrs. Paul Droman with their
children loft for Denver Tuesday. Mr
liroman has secured a position with
u sanitarium m Denver and will make
his. hdmb there for a year at least.
A birthday party was given at the
King home last evening In honor of
the birthday of Fred King.
F. G. Coryell loft for Sioux City this
mornlng'
C. II. Vail went to Sioux City toda >
on business.
George D. Sale of Butte was hero
this morning.
Mrs. Edens of Fairfax is hero visit
Ing Mrs. Leonard.
F. A. Huston of Mapleton , Iowa , Is
in the city today.
J. L. Wolbaiim of Butte was In Nor
folk this morning.
Sidney McNeely has gone to bmaha
for a few days visit.
P. C. Anderson came down from
Bristow this morning.
C. E. Burnham made a business trip
to Humphrey yesterday.
Charles Von Tolgo , Hugo Retzlauf
ind Hint Wt'Hton of lladar Haw Bus-
IT Drown Monday ovonlng.
MlHR Laura Iluckrndorf ban returned
fioin a vlflll to Fairfax.
L. ( ! Miller of Lynch was In the
city today on hiiHlnosx.
II. I ) . Wegglrt came down from
'loarwnter last evening.
lloboil Dalhko of Casper , Wyo. , Is
vlsllln with his parents.
County Commissioner John Malotio
came up from Miullson last evening.
M. L. Sullivan of Meadow Orovo
slopped over Tuesday night In Norfolk
m hiiHlnoHS.
O. H. Werlz , a prominent lumber
tun lor of Crolghlon , was In the city
oday.
County Commissioner John II. Hard-
Ing of Meadow Grove stopped over
night In Norfolk.
Rotta Ixjo has gone to Lincoln where
she will enter a wholesale millinery
louse preparatory to going out as a
trimmer.
The Team WhlM club will meet next
Saturday night with Mr. and Mrs. M.
D. Tyler.
The Ladles Guild of Trinity church
will meet with Mrs. Lyndo on Friday
afternoon at 2:30. :
The West Side Whist club spent an
enjoyable ovonlng with Mr. and Mrs.
I. Damn lost night.
August Hellerman will celebrate his
sixtieth birthday Wednesday evening
Ity entertaining a number of friends at
his home.
Jutslce of the Peace G. C. I-rfimbort
has removed his olllco from opposite
the poslolllco to the storeroom of Do-
schult Hi Severn.
Engineer W. W. Drown , who has
lived on Third street , Is moving his
family and household goods to Fre
mont.
On February 22 and 23 the G. A. R.
and W. R. C. will hold a fair. A pro
gram appropriate for the day will be
hold on the evening of February 22
and an old fashioned camp lire will
bo held In the evening of the 23d. Full
particulars will bo announced later.
Mrs. D. C. O'Connor and family left
Norfolk this morning for Ancon , Pan
ama , where they go to join Mr. O'Con
nor , superintendent of education in
the Canal Zone. Mrs. O'Connor and
children will sail from Now York a
week from today. Enroute east they
expect to visit Mrs. O'Connor's moth
er.
The county commissioners are meetIng -
Ing In Madison and hope to finish up
the work of approving bonds of jjoffl-
clals , planning for bridges and to wind
up such other business as may come
before them. County Attorney Jack
Koonlgsteiii went down from here yes
terday afternoon on business with the
commissioners.
Mrs. W. H. Duttcrfleld entertained
a company of ladles from the territory
west of Twelfth street yesterday af
ternoon. Euchre and flinch were the
order of the day. Mrs. Gillette won
the first prize at euchre , Mrs. Bullock
took the shouting prize and Mrs. A.
J. Johnson took the flinch prize. Dain
ty refreshments were served. There
were forty-eight ladies present.
The display counters about town
are beginning to glitter with the fluffy
stuffs of the St. Valentine character ,
and the many-colored souvenirs are
being fingered by the little tots after
school. The merchants say that the
trade on valentines this year has be
gun unusually early and that , if the
rush grows as it is expected to do ,
there will bo a lively day when the
time comes.
Dolph Hlght , who has just returned
from Lamar , Colo. , reports that his
brother Leo will be homo In several
weeks. Ho broke his leg recently at
the sugar factory and Is out now walk
ing around on crutches. The factory
turned out a little to exceed 8,000,000
pounds of sugar during the past sea <
son. The Interest in beet raising
through that section is abnormal and
every thirty or forty miles there Is
a sugar factory.
A. II. Cropper , an old settler of War
nervlllo precinct In this county , died
suddenly at his homo ono mile cast
of the town of Warnerville last night
from heart trouble. He went to bed
between 9 nnd 10 o'clock and suc
cumbed shortly afterward. Mr. Crop
per was about thirty-seven years ol
age and is survived by a widow and
ono small son , Floyd Cropper , about
three years old. The funeral will prob
ably bo tomorrow at 10 o'clock In
Warnerville. Mr. Cropper had been
troubled with heart disease for some
time , having been seriously 111 last
spring. Of late , however , he had been
feeling much better and his death
came entirely unexpectedly last night.
Ho was a member of the Modern
Woodmen lodge , having been a charter -
tor member of the lodgq at Warner-
vlllo six years ago.
The public sale of thoroughbred
hogs to bo held at the Krantz livery
barn hero on February 17 by John C.
Tigho of Stanton and M. Mihllls of
Norfolk , is the last of a whole week ol
sales of Duroc-Jersoy swine. The
sales begin at Belden on Monday , the
12th , then two days at Randolph , the
next day is skipped , on the 15th a
sale is to bo held at Lynch and on the
17th at Norfolk. George P. Bellows of
Maryville , Mo. , conducts them all.
The line stock business is fast develop
ing into an exclusive and recognized
business , nnd it Is probable that the
sale hero will attract buyers from a
largo territory. Ladles are invited to
attend the sale , in case they are inter
ested in flno stock. Seats in the pa
villlon will bo provided for all who
may care to attend. The recent stock
sale at Wlsnor , in which cattle were
sold , demonstrated the Interest that is
growing in this territory In flno stock ,
as almost all of the herd went to farmers -
ers within a radius of thirty miles of
Wisuor
THOMAS PULLEN , FORMER ALBI
ON MAN , GETS A FORTUNE.
LAWYER MACK IS LUCKY TOO
Reading a New York Paper , He DIscovered -
covered n Notice to Thomas Pullen
Informing Him of a Large Estate to
Which He Fell Heir.
Albion , Neb. , Jan. 31. Special to
The News : F. J. Mack , a local attor
ney , found In a Now Vork paper a
notice addressed to Thomas Pullen ,
formerly of Albion , Informing him
that ho had fallen heir to an estate In
England amounting to a large fortune.
Mr. Mack Immediately departed for
southern Texas , where ho located Pul-
Ion from whom Mack secured the pow
er of attorney. As the estate will
amount to 200,000 pounds , or an oven
million dollars , Mr , Mack feels that he
lias secured an enviable place. Let
ters arc now being daily received from
lawyers In Paris , Brussels , London ,
New York and Chicago asking for the
whereabouts of the heir of this estate ,
which is situated in Pelt Lodge Pelt ,
Sussex and Glouchestor counties , Eng
land.
It Is thought Mr. Mack will have to
accompany the heir to England. Pul
len Is comfortably situated in Texas.
MADISON MAN TO WED , AGE 70
Justice P. A. Clark Has Gone to Wis
consin to Get a Bride.
Madison , Neb. , Jan. 31. Special to
The News : P. A. Clark , local dis
penser of Justice and a standard au
thority on horseflesh , took his depar
ture yesterday for Monroe , Wisconsin ,
ostensibly to make an extended stay
with a relative at that place. The
knowing ones assert , however , that
his honor has gone there to take unto
litntseK a wife , a lady with whom ho
has becu in correspondence nnd who
formerly lived here. Mr. Clark is near
ly three score and ten and the fact that
ho is taking this important step merely
puts to shame the horde of hesitating
younger bachelors within the city lim
its.
Profit of $3,000.
Lincoln , Jan. 31. The state fish and
game department realized during the
year a profit to the state of over $3,000.
Farmers bring In your repair work
for spring. I will save you 20'as I
have the time and am prepared to do
the work. Paul Nordwig.
Superior engraved cards. The News
NATIONAL LIVE STOCK COMMIS
SION COMPANY.
Views of the Live Stock Markets at
South Omaha , C. A. Mallory ,
Manager.
South Omaha , Feb. 1. Receipts of
cattle have been liberal , but the de
mand has been good and prices have
ruled steady to strong for the week.
The demand lias been good for all
kinds of stockers and feeders , especial
ly those of good quality. Good to
choice feeders are selling from $1.00
to $4.35 , while fair to good feeders are
bringing from $3.50 to $ 1.00. The mosl
of the fat cattle offered this week were
short fed steers and are selling from
$4.50 to $5.00. Choice matured cattle
would sell from $1.85 to $5.30. Butch
er stuff Is also in good demand at
strong prices , and we see no reason
why the market should not be stronger
each week from now on.
The hog market has ruled active the
Powder
Porfoot In quality.
Itfloclornto In prloo.
FOR SALE or will trade for good
heavy work horses , dapple gray stal
lion 4 years old , weight 1,700. Will
glvo a good bargain If taken soon.
John II. Harding , Meadow Grove , Neb.
entire week and the top reached the
15.00 mark yesterday , and the bulk
sold at $5.40 to $5.45. Receipts have ,
been liberal , but the demand has boon
good and everything Is being picked
up almost as soon as offered.
Wo again advise our readers in this
territory to watch the situation , c.are- V
fully and remember that the "Nation-
al" with Its fully equipped housed nnd
departments in all markets Is in a' po x
sition to glvo unselfish Information nnd
render first class service at all tmes. |
With eastern mutton markets bver-
stocked with dressed meats am } re
ceipts of inferior sheep and lambs so
heavy at Dnffalo and Chicago , buyers
have forced sellers to make further
concessions In prices for mutton stock.
Missouri river prices have been so
high as compared with Chicago that
our markets have suffered nearly as
much decline as the eastern trade
shows. Our receipts have not been aa
heavy in proportion , but the quality
has been poorer. Values for fat sheep
and lambs are now 50c below the high
jx > lnt of the season. Dost lambs are
selling from $7.00 to $7.25 ; yearlings
$5.75 to $0.00 ; wethers $5.40 to $5.50 ;
ewes $1.90 to $5.15. Fair to good mut
ton stock shows a loss in values of
from 50 to 75c , lambs selling from
$0.25 to $6.75 ; yearlings $5.50 to $5.75 ;
wethors $5.00 to $5.40 ; ewes $4.00 to
$4.05.
$4.05.We
We look for sheep values to react
soon , but do not look for much Im
provement In lamb prices In the near
future. There Is nothing new that wo
can say by way of advice regarding
shipments as so much has been said
In earlier letters. Feeders have the
future of this market In their own
bauds to "make or break , " and should
keep their unfinished stuff on feed ,
shipping only the good ones. It ia
solely on account of eastern feeders
buying so freely that these medium
grades are not selling lower. But the
capacity of these buyers Is limited.
If western feeders , who are short of
feed and compelled to ship on this ac
count will communicate with us , wo
can arrange to sell their stuff to feed
ers west of here.
Let us know when you ship and
when you reach the nearby feeding
points and remember the "National"
when billing your consignments.
Since our last letter we have made
the following sales of western sheep
and lambs :
471 Colorado fed Mexican wethers ,
average 101) ) , $5.05 ; 199 Nebraska fed
western ewes , average 112 , $5.00 ; 471
Colorado fed western ewes , average
10G ; $5.20 ; 33 J Colorado fed western
ewes , average 9G , $5.55.
South St. Joseph , Missouri ;
703 Colorado fed western owes , av
erage 95 , $1.90 ; 227 Colorado fed west
ern ewes , average 98 , $4.90 ; COO Kan
sas fed western lambs , average 73 ,
$0.75 ; 571 Nebraska fed western
lambs , average 77 , $7.25 ; 221 Colorado
fed western owes , average 98 , $4.90 ;
211 Nebraska fed western yearlings ,
average 80 , $6.15 248 Nebraska fed
western lambs , average 77 , $7.25.
Thoroughbred
Duroc-Jersey
Sale
, On February 17 wo will sell to the highest bidder ) r
, 30. head' of Pure Duroc-Jersey Sows and Gilts. All
Jl' . ' bred tp farrow in March or April , to as good b'lood as '
i.iJ * " ' / I ,
A there . ISrOf .the breed. Those hogs are not , over fat
\ > but have been bred to produce bone and musolo nnd
hro in-fliio breeding condition to do the buyer good.
Sale will , be held at the Krants livery barn in town
and -will commence as soon as all noon trains are In.
All are welcome whether you wish to buy on not.
Time given if desired on sums of $25 or over , with
good paper. Catalogues are now ready.
M. MIHILLLS. Norfolk.
JOHN C. TIGHE , Stanton.
George Bellows , Auctioneer.
At Norfolk
Saturday , Feb. 11
