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MIK NORFOLK NEWS : FHUMY , AIM ! II , II ) , 1HOG. OKLAHOMA TOWNS WORK LIKE A GOOD TEAM OF HORSES. GET THINGS THEY GO AFTER M.MIhllls Returns from Trip Through Oklahoma and While He Is Not Impressed - pressed With the Country , He Likes the Way the Towns Work. M. MHillls 1ms returned from tils ' . . . trip to , Oklahoma. Speaking of Okla homa City , Mr. Mlhllls says : "This city is certainly u world won der for the ago of It. Hero Is a city of something like 40,000 people , where . eighteen years ago was nothing but wild pralrlo. They have everything that older cities of the east have. They have twenty or thirty miles of street railway , that I am told was a paying Investment from the start. The busl- . ne 3s streets are all paved and some stretch far out Into the residence purls of the city and are kept clean and neat. One who was never there can hardly believe that such a city could spring up and he In such fine shape In so short a time. I met several Nor folk people who reside In Oklahoma City and they are all satisfied and In tend to stay right there. "Farmers raise corn , cotton , wheat , oats , etc. Winter wheat looks fine. Poiches and apricots are all in bloom. Corn and oats are nearly all In. Alfal fa looks well where there Is any. "I saw but one day while I was there that an overcoat was not a very com fortable garment. And I was again reminded that 'it Is not all gold that glitters. ' There are drawbacks there as well as in other places. The water is not good and the wind blows just like it did In Nebraska in an early day , and that means nearly every day. "Southwest of Oklahoma City I asked the man who was with me if the roads got very muddy when there was we. , weather , and the reply was that you could not find bottom. One would not think so to ride over there f now. I inquired how potatoes did there. They raise two crops and while they are growing they can have now potatoes , but as soon as they become ripe they rot. And after they arc tak en from the ground they will not keep. . They have to have their seed shipped In every spring. "As an agricultural country Nebras ka stands In the front rank. Of course our seasons are shorter and wo have more cold weather. "There is one noticeable thing about the Oklahoma towns and that is that they all pull togther like a team of horses and it makes things go , and that is why they get to the front. They don't fight everything that comes up for the improvement of the town , but go after things and get them. " PRESIDENT WILL ATTACK MAGA ZINE MUD-SLINGERS. THEIR TREASON TO REPUBLIC Wanton Attacks on Public Men by Sensational Magazine Writers , and the Injury to the Country , Will be Dealt With by Roosevelt. Washington , April 9. As a reform er , ' President Roosevelt has been so completely outclassed by the maga zine reformers and professional graft developers that he has been forced to turn upon these gentlemen and in a notable speech ho will denounce their unbridled license and unfair denunci ation of public men as something which falls little short of downright treason to the republic. Th president is as honest a man as ever entered public life. He has pur sued his course under the influence of the highest Ideals , and the unbounded popularity he enjoys throughout the country is born of the universal belief that ho represents the best there Is in American citizenship. But Theodore Roosevelt has never thrown mud at men. He has never denounced his associates or those higher up , at a time when there were so many higher up , as thieves or black- logs. He has been ready ot take most men at their own estimate and seldom has been willing to talk of graft , or of cowardice , or of demogogy , or of improper motives In public life , i Imposed on President. , On the contrary , the president's ideals have led him to believe that the average American citizen Is a good man and can bo tnisted when In public life , just as much as when he stands behind the counter of his store , or even , perchance , burns his midnight oil concocting a sensational article for a not too scrupulous magazine. There has been an inroad of these professional graft developers In Wash ington during the last few months. They all made a beellno for the white house because they know the presi dent was honest and they believed every one ese In Washington was of the contrary description. They swarmed about the president's office , Inundated him with vnguo , stories of dishonesty they were about to uncov er , appealed to him to help , then dls gusted him by their extraordinary van Hy and their supernatural Ignorance ot the details of public affairs. Magazlnlsts came and wont , they pulled down no pillars or temple , they started not a stnglo man toward the penitentiary , they saved not u dollar of the public funds , they failed to make a single definite charge which could bo Investigated by any reason able person. It was n campaign of mud slinging , ( intllng guns of tlllltli wore trained upon mouthers of the ad ministration , and particularly members of the house and senate , but out of It all there came not one tnnglhlo proof of actual dishonesty. Old Stories Warmed Over , There was a revamping of old stories , a vast amount of personal im pressions , n. caldron of froth , a few readable stories which left n bad taste In the mouth and then the bubble burst. It Is a curious thing that the one man In Washington who more than anyone else was disgusted by this wholesale villlllcntlnn of public men , without a word or syllable of actual proof , was President Roosevelt , the patron snlnt of the graft-hunters them selves , and the man whoso honesty has become a synonym of the best American clti/.enshlp throughout the world. Not one of the magazlnlsts attacked the president , none of his pet policies was roughly handled , none of his per sonal friends'was unkindly assaulted , but , the president has taken It upon himself to rebuke the vllllllors and he Intends to do it , as ho does everything , publicly , frankly , and completely. Those who have soon Theodore Roosevelt velt hit. out from the shoulder with a pair of light gloves , or who have heard the crack of his single stick boating down an opponent's guard , know that when ho Is In earnest he does his best. The "Muck Rake. IIo Is sick and tired of the magn- /.iulsts and their filth campaign and as president of the United Stales , as well as an individual , ho deems It his duty to expose the unfairness and the treasonablcncss of these wholesale In sinuations against the Integrity of the American government. President Roosevelt's first public ap pearance outside of Washington this winter will bo on Memorial day before the Army and Navy union at Norfolk , Vn. Ho will bo In his element there because ho will bo speaking originally to the enlisted men of the service , who make up that union , and it Is to them ho will preach his sermon. The president has taken as his text Bunyan's story of "The Man With the Muck Rnke , " and he has begun to weave about that title a speech which will be read throughout the country and probably throughout the world in defense of the integrity , the capacity and the general average honesty of public men of the United States. His speech will bo a distinct depar ture in the way of public addresses. It will be In no sense a defense of his own administration , because no one lias attacked that , and the president's personal activity in forcing rich and influential officials out of their places and Into the penitentiary will give him the right to insist that the campaign of vlllification of public men shall el ther cease at once or shall bo Imme diately followed by a production of sufficient proof to secure the trial and conviction of accused persons. Falling that , the president will ask the American public to Join with him In his appreciation of the average hon esty of the American citizen , whether he be In or out of public office. The men who have been writing the I ; I ml of magazine articles which the president asserts have disgusted him , and which have caused the most criti cism In Washington because of their profusion of attack and dearth of evi dence are Upton Sinclair , David Gra ham Phillips , Alfred Henry Lewis , Henry Beach Needham , Lincoln Stef- fens , Ray Stannard Baker. WEDDINGS AT MADISON. Maurer-Scheer and Bauer-Cassel Nup tials Take Place. Madison , Neb. , April 10. Special to The News : Carl J. Maurer and Miss Bertha Scheer were married by Judge Bates here today. The groom is the son of Henry Maurer and the bride the daughter of John Scheer , both of the best and wealthiest German fann er families In this vicinity. Both young people were born and raised In Green Garden precinct west of here , where they will live. Marriage license was also Issued by Judge Bates to Fred H. Bauer of Nor folk and Otolla Cassel of Battle Creek. Mrs. Mervls. West Point , Net ) . , April 10. Special to The News : Mrs. Mervls of this place , wife of a rural carrier , died In an Omaha hospital. ED ADKINS DISPOSES OF PROPERTY - ERTY AND LEAVES. FATHER HAS BOUGHT HIM OUT Mr. and Mrs. Ed Adkins Will Make Their Future Home In Twin Falls , Minn. , Where Ed Has Bought a Hotel. Butte , Nob. , April 10. Special to The News : The Oxford hotel has changed hands here , Ed Adkins , the owner , having sold It to his father , J. F. Adkins , proprietor of the Star restaurant - taurant of Butto. J. F. Adkins ex pects tp dispose of the restaurant. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Adkins xpect to make their future homo in Twin Falls , Idaho , where Ed has already Invested In a hotel. A QUINTETTE NEAR DEATH AT LYNCH FROM EATING. ONE TOOK A MEDICAL TABLET AND FOUND IT WAS CORROSIVE SUBLIMATE INSTEAD. FOUR BOYS EAT WILD PARSLEY Playing Along the Edge of n Creek , Four Lads Got the Wrong Stuff to Eat Two Fell Over in Convulsions. All Will Live. Lynch , Neb. , April 10. Special to The News : Five persons eumo near death by poison In Lynch Saturday night and Sunday and were only today declared out of danger. The victims of Iho poisons wore : Mr. Virt Harden , took corrosive sub limate by mistake , Intending to take a medicinal tablet. .lay Poarmill , ate wild parsnips. Harry Thomas , ate wild parsnips. .lohuulo Sedlaook , ate wild parsnips Louis Sediack , ate wild parsnips. The First One. The first case of poison victims oc curred Saturday night when Mr. Van Harden took a dose of tablets which ho was using for medicine , and by mis take got corrosive sublimate. Prompt action on the part of the physicians saved his life and ho was on the street again today. The Boys Were Playing. Sunday evening . 'lay Pearsall , Harry Thomas , Johnnie and I/onIs Sedlacok were playing along the creek and ate some wild parsnips. In a short time Harry Thomas dropped In a convulsion and Louis Sedlacok soon followed. Two Drank Milk , Milk , Milk. While older people were working over these boys , the other two feared that their afternoon treat was poison and. remembering that milk had been used to relieve a family dog when poi soned , they hunted the milk house and ilrank three quarts between them. Then n thoughtful neighbor hunted them up and urged them to drink some milk. Mrs. Sedlacek then took them In hand and administered a liberal dose of milk and raw eggs. To got away from moro milk , the hoys went to the Pearsall homo , where Mr. Pearsall administered more milk , fresh from the cow , and followed that with mustard and warm water. Limit to All Things. But human endurance reached the limit , the boys returned their mustard , milk , poisoned dinner and all. After a bad night for the first two , the hoys are out of danger today and two of them never want to see milk again. UNPARALLELED SUCCESS DURING PAST YEAR. ANNUAL REPORT IS ISSUED On November 9 There Were 546 Banks Doing Business In the State Secre tary Royce Makes Fourteenth An nual Report. Lincoln , April 10. Prosprlty among the banks of Nebraska has been un paralleled , during the past year. This is shown by the fourteenth an nual report of Secretary Royce of the state banking board. On November 9 there were 510 banks doing business In the state. Diphtheria Siege. Madison , Neb. , April 10. Special to The News : The Boysen family In Kalamazoo precinct , about fifteen miles southwest of here , have gone through a severe siege of diphtheria. Emma , a daughter aged fifteen , died Friday and was burled In Green Gar den cemetery yesterday. Mrs. Getzoft , another daughter whoso homo Is In this city , Is there with her little baby afflicted with the disease. Mrs. E. I. Cole , also a daughter living near by , Is also In a serious condition. FACTORY MAN LOOKS AT CITY Manufacturer of Farm Implements Will Visit Norfolk Soon. A manufacturer of farm Implements has his eye on Norfolk and Is coming here within a few days to look over the field. A. J. Graves Is the manu facturer and ho Is located at Tarklo , Mo. Mr. Graves has written to the Commercial club In Norfolk , asking questions concerning the city , Its ter ritory , Its location , and the like. Ho states that he is most largely Interest ed In the manufacture of corn plant ers. Ho wants a certain amount of stock to bo taken In his factory by local people. HANSEN HAS BAD ANKLE. Commercial Traveler Was Injured on the Road Yesterday. ft. Hanson , a commercial traveler who makes his homo at the Oxnord , was Injured out on the road yesterday and Is laid up In his hotel today with a had ankle. Russian Liberals Gnln Big Victory. St. Petersburg , April I ) . The elite toral colleges In twonty-olr.ht out of the tlfty-ono provinces In European Ruaalu elected 178 members to the national parliament about one-third of Its entire motnliotshlp nnd returns Indlcato that the wildest hopes of the liberals liavo been roiill/ed , the con- Htttutlonal democrats and other pro- Krcsalvlats practically everywhere having Kilnod tremendous victory over the cotiRcrvatlvo parties. As far an Is iiHceitaltmblo , not n filiiRlo reac tionary candidate pulled through , and nowhere did even the Octohorlnts Rcoro a triumph. From the Volga to the fmutlur of Poland and from the Ice bound coast of Archangel to the Black eicii the story IH KiihHtiiutlally the sumo. Benjamin F. Go.ir Dead. Kansas City. April 9. llt'iijamln jr. dear , a retired mtirrlMint anil ImnUur , who caino hoio from Van Motor , la. , flre youra mo , la dead , agtul ilxty BARBER WILL SUPPORT WIFE WHOM HE DESERTED. BARTENDER GETS YEAR IN PEN Quick Work of Norfolk Criminal Cases Was Mndc In District Court at Mad ison Last Night Piper Gets n Year In the Penitentiary. Madison , Nob. , April 10. Special to The NOWH : Quick work was made of .1. .1. Modulio , the Norfolk harbor , Ern- ost. Mnusko , the Norfolk barlondor , and Marlon 1'lpor , the farmhand who was arrested at Norfolk after leaving Madison , In the district court which convened hero yesterday. Hy it o'clock last night all had been disposed of. McGuIre Will Support Wife. McCuIro pleaded guilty to the ohargo of wife doHorlloii and gave a bond for the support of his wife , whereupon the sentence against him was suspended by Judge Iloyd. Mansku Gets Year In Pen. Ernest Muuskc , a Norfolk young man chargd with forging a chock for $ ir > , was given one year in ( ho ponl- tenllaty. Mausko was a bartender for Henry Hasonpllug and cashed a chock with Hasonpllug'H name attached to it. The chock was cashed at the Ro land store and was stopped at the Ne braska National bank. Marlon Plpor , the farm hand who was charged with soiling a load of hogs and converting Iho funds to his own use , afterward being arrested at Norfolk , was sentenced to one year In the penitentiary. Piper lias but one oar , and leaves a wife. Philip Kimpp was the farmer by whom ho was em ployed. , Judge Boyd and Court Reporter Powers left hero at 9 o'clock last night. Naturalization Work. The fees of the district court clerk's ofllce were swelled not a little by a large number of naturalization papers which wore issued by the Judge. There are still some foreign-born residents who have not become citizens and the pending bill to put the naturalization business Into the federal courts Is bringing them to camp. A WulrrNpout. A scientist says of a waterspout that passed over a certain district In Franco : "Its passage was accompanied with a Bound which Is described us resem bling that of a battery of artillery drawn on the gallop over a paved street At the base of an extended nimbus hung the reversed cone charac teristic of phenomena of this kind. A strong wind was then blowing from the south-southwest. The waterspout was preceded by a storm and followed by a shower. " TITO Arclililnlioim. The archbishop of Canterbury Is prl- mate of all England and therefore takes precedence of the archbishop of York , who Is only "primate of Eng land. " This very nlco distinction was made several centuries ago on account of a very bitter dispute arising between the two functionaries as to which should precede the other. The matter was settled by conferring precedence upon the archbishop of Canterbury , the two titles being also bestowed at the same time. The Australian Native. For hundreds of years , perhaps thou sands , the Australian black has accept ed the doctrine of a Trinity In heaven and the theory of evolution. In some respects he Is far superior to his civi lized contemporary , but he curia him self around like a dog and sinks to sleep on the bare ground at sunset. In the dark ho IH a veritable coward. TEACHERS LIKE NORFOLK. All Say They Want to Come Back Next Year Good Treatment Butte , Neb. , April 10. Special to The News : All of the teachers who have returned from Norfolk , say that they are delighted with their visit there and want to go back again next year. They were treated royally. Farewell Reception. AInsworth , Neb. , April 10 The W II. C. gave a farewell reception to Mrs. Joy Cheney , who leaves for Utah. She had been organist of the corps since Its organization. She was presented with a handsome spoon. A county teachers' Institute was held hero. O. B. WALKER TELLS OF HUMMING CONDITIONS. NOW IS TIME TO GET INTO IT Country In Full of People All of the Time Where They are From No One Known Oil Well Is Struck Near Powder River. In a loiter to Dr. Maohay of Ililii city O. II. Walker writing from ( 'uspor , Wyoming , nays : "Everything up horn In lively mid Iho country full of people roiulug and going. I cnu't toll where they come from , but they come and no continually. Thin country IH going to he a hummer for several yearn and now IH ( ho time to get Into It. "Wo put down a well at Powder river 1'inn foot and water Hews out of the top. Thnro wore strong Indlen- tlniiH of oil and had It not boon that Iho company wauled water we would have gone down another 100 foot and struck oil. I am thinking of Illlng an oil claim on II. The road will be com pleted to Hlumhnnl before June I. " The laud of profitable opportunity Nllll lien open to the homesteader. The western frontier In rapidly dis appearing , but Iho homesteader and Mcliler Hill ! HndH an occnHlonnl oppor tunity to pick up a qnurter Hccllon of government hind. One of Iho last chnncoH of this kind will be given by 1'iiole ' Sum when the Wind IMvor or KhoHhono Indian roHorvnllou lands are thrown open to Iho lioinoHtoinlorH some I line IhlH HUintner. This tract of something over a mil lion acres IH situated In central Wyom ing , JiiHl east of the Jackson Hole coun try and the Yellowstone park forest , reserve. In the mountains , oik , boar , door and other wild game have been most nbun- diuit. It has boon without , railroad fa cilities In the pant , hut the Wyoming & Northwestern railway Is now rapIdly - Idly laying rails across Wyoming from rasper , the present terminus of the Norlhwostoiu line , to Slionlioul , the now town which has sprung up idnce the roHorvntlon opening him boon an nounced and to Lander In the Lander valley , one of the richest spots In Wy oming , where numoroiiH small Irrigat ed farms produce forty to foily-flvo bushels of wheat , two hundred hush- els of potatoes , and sixty bushels oatH to ( ho acre. This new line of railway opens up millions of acres of sheep and cattle range , whore the rich buffalo grass and uranium grass make ( ho bent PIIH turage on earth , curing like grain , so dial , slock will fallen on It In the fall. The new line passes through Wol- lon , one of the biggest , original wool shipping points in the world , and will bo completed to Shoshonl within the next sixty days or less. SlioHhonl Is two and one-half miles from the reservation border , and hero and at Lander the government will probably establish land offices for reg istration when the Indian lands are thrown open. The reservation has been Inhabited by a docile , law-abiding people , who are engaged In farming In a small way. The most of them have taken up land by allotment , preparatory to abandon ing the reservation , nnd the govern ment Is encouraging the leasing of these Indian farms , which are very choice lands , to while farmers. The state of Wyoming controls the waters of Wind river and Little Wind river , and the state engineers are mak ing surveys and preparing for Irriga tion projects under state supervision , by which a large proportion of the reservation will bo placed under water and thereby made very valuable. Ag riculture bore without Irrigation Is practically outof , the question , and such lands as do not come under the proposed ditch will ho used for grazing lands , for which purpose they are without a superior. If the state builds the Irrigation ca mils now proposed , It will give an op port null y for newcomers and HOltlarn In Hoeuro work. A hirio ; movement of people west In predicted when the nil OH for the Hho- HIOIIO | opening are placed In effect. The foi'luuiilo Keillor who weuron one of IhoHo quarter Hocllnmi will got his nnd at n c < mt of about $1 50 per aero , payable In easy IniiliillnioiitH , cov ering n period of Hovernl yours Thin , of coui'HO , ilnen not Include cost of wil ier rlihiH on Hiich landH an uro to ho Irrluntod ALFRED GEI8T OF WEST POINT HANGS HIMSELF. HE LEAVES NINE CHILDREN Man From Whom Hlo Wife Had Be- cured a Divorce Six Months Ago , Hnngs Himself to the Rnftcro In His Barn Just Ready to Carry Mall , Wont I'olnl. Nob. , April 10. Special l ( The NOWH : Alfred ( ! OH | | , one of Iho rural I'rou delivery currlors hero , wan found banging by n iilrap In a barn on his premhioK yesterday. IIo went to the burn to get ready lo io ; on hlH route ami later he wan found mmpcndod to a rafter. Ills wlfo had been divorced from CelHl nix inonthii ago. lie leaves ulno children. MADISON WILL TRY BONDS AGAIN Entlui&lanto for City Hall Have Not Given up Their Project. Minlliion , Neli. , April 10 Special leThe The News : The smoke of battle of the oily hull bond IHHUO hiiit about , cleared away and though Iho bonds were lent by one vole the mipporteni of them are far from being dliicour- nged or Iniicllve. Preparations are mailing for another petition and an other election IIH noon us the statutory limit him expired. It has boon decided upon that lu Iho arranging of the next elect Ion plans and specifications for the building project will bo made and circulated among Iho voters. Also an exact. oHtlinale of the cost of Iho build ing will bo made IIH well IIH the exact location and prlco thereof. The fact that I he proposition received such a Inrgo vole IH proof that the people of MmllHon reall/o that , no city would have a holler municipal building. It IH needed for the keeping of the rec ords IIH well as for Iho lire fighting ap paratus. Quit "waiting" advertise for that new tenant or boarder now ! POPULAR BRAKEMAN WEDS. Fred Bauer Went to Battle Creek to be Married. Fred llauer , a popular railway brake- mail who has been on the run with Conductor Fairbanks for some tlmo ami belongs to the chain gang of the Northwestern here , went to Battle Creek at noon to bo married at 5 o'clock to Miss Olella Cassel of Battle tlo Creek. Mr. and Mrs. Bauer will return to Norfolk on the noon train Wednesday and will at once go to hoiiHkoopIng in the homo recently va cated by Engineer and Mrs. Ross. Frank Taylor went to Battle Crook to act us best man for Iho groom. WANTED CATTLE. For pasture for the season of 1906 , In our 1020 acre pasture located eight miles west of Crolghton. Running water and timber for shade. Finest pasture In this country. Cattle taken from and returned to Osmond , Nob. Wo keep resident superintendent to look after and salt cattle at all times. Terms , $2.50 per head. Write to Kis singer & Smith , Osmond , Neb. FAR.M WANTED I inn in the market for n KOO < | well im- primxl , inudliiin h.n furiii , ciipiililn of crow- hiK Ko < > 'l crops , I want to ilcitl with owner illntvt mid will piiy cash If plncii suits mill prlci ) Is rluht , \\lll tiikii poRHrsyfon nny tlinii to suit coiivniilcncn of owner , Hnnil < li ! crliitloii nnil prlco. Adilros Lock Ilex 9X3 , Minima polls , Minnosotn , SPECIAL EXCURSION RATES : HOMESEEKERS' RATES Ilomcseekors' exclusion rates first and third Tuesday of each month during the summer. TO CALIFORNIA Very low and popular round-trip rates. From Omaha $50 , direct routes : $12.50 additional via Shasta route and Puget Sound. Tick ets on sale April 25 to May 5. TO CALIFORNIA , PORTLAND AND PUGET SOUND Dally low-rate Summer Tours Very attractive excursion rates commencing June 1 over va riable routes , embracing the wonderful scenery between the Rocky mountains and the Pacl He slope. The greatest railroad Journey In the world within your reach. Round trip from Omaha $ GO ; via Shasta route and Puget Sound $73.50. TO SAN FRANCISCO , for N. E. A. I. w rate excursion tickets Juno 26 to July 7. One fare plus $2 for the round trip. From Omaha $52 , direct routes ; $01.50 via Puget Sound and Shasta route. TO COLORADO Dally low tourist rates to Denver , Colorado Springs and Pueblo. Commencing June 1. From Omaha , $17.50 for the round trip. TO DENVER , COLORADO SPRINGS AND PUEBLO Still lower rates for the big Elks gathering at Denver. From Omaha , $15 round trip ; tickets sold early In July. TO WESTERN RESORTS GENERALLY Summer tourist tickets to many Colorado , Utah , Wyoming , Black Hills and Montana destinations , with every facility for Including all the attractions of the wonderland west. YELLOWSTONE PARK Send for handsome park folders descriptive of this recreation nnd wonder land , the most delightful outing country in Amer ica. Very cheap side-trip tickets through the park to holders of through tick ets. Also very low-rate tours from the Missouri river through the park and return , either via Cody and Sylvan Pass scenic route , or via Gardiner. Describe your proposed trip and lot mo ndvlso you the best way to make It at the least cost aiid send you handsome printed matter free. L. W. WAKELEY , BuilMton General Passenger Agent , Omaha ,