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Mlti NOKKOLK NEWS : FHIDAY , Al'IUiMB , 1906. MADISON COUNTY TERM CONTIN ED UNTIL MAY 21 , ' JURY CASES DO NOT COME UP The Bond Furnished by J. J. McQulrc to the Court Was $200 , ns la Pro scribed by Law McQulrc Can Vlo late and Qlve New Dond. [ From WoilnoHiluy'ii Dully. ) District court In Madison county WUH adjourned yesterday afternoon nt Mud Ison by Judge lloyd nnil will roconvoni on May 21. Yesterday aflonioon finished up lulu or buslnom * In ( he court nuil Judg < Hoyil and t'nnri lloportor Powers returned turned to Norfolk on tlio Into train. Jury cases illil not coino up HO tlint the ciiso of Kugonu Diet/ , charged with shooting Ilnrtlo KlHoffor whllo the latter - tor was Rwlmmlng l the Elhhorn rlvor , did not coino up and will not until the session In May. In the CIXHO of McCinlro , according 1 Judge Hoyd today ; the liouil glvon by the dofondiint wan $200 , that being llxod by the statutes. In case McGnlro takes a notion to disregard tlio proiulHo to wupport his wife , ho may bo brought back Into court and , being arraigned , may again plead guilty and put up a bond of $200 , thuH hooping outof the penitentiary for thlH Hiuall caHh ball Indollnlk'ly. THURSDAY TIDINGS. Spencer Hntlorllold has rotuniod to COllOgO. C. 8. llayos loft for Wausa this afternoon > tornoon for a business trip. M. (3. linden and .1. II. Couloy wont to Pierce thlB a f to moon to attend county court. Gone Iluflo arrlvod In the city at noon today from the university at Lin coln. Mayor Smith , Editor Donovan and Dr. Hakor of MadlHon were in town ever night , onrouto to Plorco. C. O. Coryull of 1'lalnvlow pasHOd through the city at noon onrouto homo from Omaha. Six Indian prisoners \voro talcon through Norfolk at noon from up wo t. They were being taken to the Sioux Falls penitentiary. T. J. Malone , mayor of Knola , and Paul Lommor , a prominent stocknuu' ' of Falrvlow , were In the city last night on their way to Sioux City. J. J. Mlllikon of Fremont , formerly chief of police there , panned throng ! Norfolk at noon onrouto homo fron his ranch In the western part of the o state. Miss Cora Lulknrt came homo l night from Lincoln , where she attends the state university , and will visit in tlio homo of her mother for u week. Bishop \\Mlllams of the Prntostan Episcopal church arrived from Crolgh ton this morning and will hold ser vices tonight In the Trinity Eplscopa church. .loo Daniels cnmo ever from Madl son yesterday and returned homo thl nftornoon. John 11. Hays wont to Omaha today. Ho will meet Mrs. Hays there and ac company her homo. Mrs. George N. Heels Is planning a reception for her kindergarten class to bo given at her homo tomorrow afternoon. Mrs. Uosonbrook and two children , who had been visiting her parents , Mr. and Mrs. Herman Maas , returned to Omaha yesterday. Father \Valsh Is home from his work at Omaha this week to remain until after Easter. He wont to Tildon and Hattlo Creek today and will return to Norfolk tomorrow. Mrs. Louis Ottomelr who has been In a hospital In Omaha undergoing an operation for tumor will return to her homo In the city tonight. Mrs. Gay Halveratoln went to Omaha on the early morning train to accompany her on the homeward trip. Mrs. Ed. Wallerstedt has returned from Sioux City , where she wont with \Vallorstedt to attend the "Mayor of Tokla" comic opera , In which a brother of Mr. Wallorstedt taUes a leading part as a singer. Assistant District Attorney Rush of umana passou tnrougn tNortoiu at noon fiom Chadron , where ho had been prosecuting Thomas M. Huntlngton , president of the Maverick Loan and Trust company of Gordon , who was bound over to grand Jury. Ho said that ho had a hard tight to get the de fendant held ovor. Attorney Gurloy of Omaha , who defended Hnntlngton , was also on the train. General Superintendent C. C. Hughes of the Northwestern is In Rap id City today , having gone In his pri vate car to attend the conventions of live stockmen being held there and at Belle Fourcho. Among the live stock commission men who went to attend the conventions were a num ber from Chicago and some from South Omaha. Mr. Clay of Clay-Robinson company , was ono of the passengers from Chicago , Clarence Cox is moving today from Fourth street to the Junction. Mr. and Mrs. Sol G. Mayer have is sued invitations for an "at home , Tues day evening : , April 24 , at G:30 : o'clock. " Rev. W. R. Peters , circuit rider in this district for the Methodist church , secured a divorce from his wife this week on the grounds of desertion. Graham Humphrey , who has been so ill for ever a week , Is Improving in condition. Ho has been seriously 111 and it will be some time before ho will be able to sit up. Mrs. J. K. Walton is very low today , suffering from the effects of on un successful operation for gall stones. 4 hi- linn rcfiiMd ID hithmll to a ftecond operation and her condition ( hit ) morn 'UK ' was Ki'ilou * . Mrs. Marshall him purchased from H. M. Hlosoho the two lota directly \ * < Ht of I ho MothodlHt Hplneopnl church , where tdio will noon build a modern boarding house , The consld oral Ion was $1,001) ) . An olmtnii'Hon In the sewer caused seine dllllnulty on Norfolk avenue thlH uornlng. HUHWHH | hoimcs which were nfforlod oxpt'ik'iicod mime dllllculty. Tlio olmlrucllon WUH cleaned by mt'aiiH if ( ho city water and a tire IIOHO. The Highland Nobles received twon- y applications at their meeting lust night , and enjoyed an especially pleas- nitt ovtmlng. Tlio ledge hero Is plan- ling to lull late a class of 100 monition * m May 15 and oxloimlvn preparations for that ovi'iit urn now being mado. W. II. Hutlerllold returned last night from northern Wisconsin , where ho uid been for several days looking af or business Interests. Hulterllold & Son have had sixty head of horses In hat vicinity all winter and It was to ook after thcso animals that Mr. Hut orllold nuido the trip. Four more Northwestern locomotive rows In Norfolk were taken off their regular runs yesterday because of the : oal strlko sit nation. This makes seven en crows that have been taken from I'gular runs and placed on the extra iiinrd because of the present doubtful situation on the coal proposition. The Norfolk Mercantile company , Dlckovor & Co. , are preparing to go Into the cold storage business on a small scale this summer. They will sloro 1,000 cases of eggs , using an Omaha storage for tho. purpose. They uive two men on I ho road at present tuylng up white ovals for them. The Star clothing store has recently very materially Improved ItH building by cutting a stairway through to tlio second Iloor. thus throwing two doors together. The upstairs will bo used for storing and for heavy goods. The upstairs portion Is extremely light and ilry and will make an Ideal salesroom. Cards hn\o been received by Nor folk friends from Mr. and Mrs. Fred J. Pratt at Humphrey announcing the birth of a son , Frederick Donald Pratt , in Tuesday. Mr. Pratt Is editor of the Humphrey Democrat and a member of the Norfolk ledge of Elks. The young nan Is already writing heavy edito rials. rials.V. \V. N. Huso loft on the early mornIng - Ing Sioux City train today for Roches ter , Minnesota , where ho goes to sub mit to a surgical operation performed by Mayo Hrotbors , specialists at that place. This operation comes as a sequel to ono which was performed a year ago last Thanksgiving for gall stones. The wound never properly boated and Mr. Huso had been given considerable trouble of late because of It. Ho was accompanied today by Mrs. Huso and Dr. P. II. Salter. A change In the city mall carriers will toke place tomorrow , caused by the fact that Chris Anderson has en gaged In business with J.V. . llansom , having bought the Interests of Mnx AHUIIIS In the linn. Mr. Asmus has been on the road for the Homo Insur ance company since April t. Mr. An derson takes his now position tomor row morning. Ho and Mr. Ransom are brothors-In-lnw , Mrs. Ransom and Mrs. Anderson being sisters. Mr. Andersen - son will bo succeeded on the down town mall route by William Darling ton , who has been carrier In the west end residence portion of the city. Mr. Darlington will bo succeeded by Charles Ulchey , who has boon learn ing the new route yesterday and to day. SECURED THE CONTRACT. Johnson Dry Goods Company Furnish es Hospital Here. The Johnson Dry Goods coinpanyof this city secured the contract for fur nishing dry goods and notions to the Norfolk hospital for the Insane , on competitive bidding. The contract was lot by the state board of supplies. A number of bids wore received but that of the Norfolk store was the lowest of the responsible parties. FORTUNE LOST IN GIGANTIC TURF SWINDLE. ONE OF MOST SKILLFUL EVER Poolrooms In New York Were Robbec of Thousands of Dollars by a Fake "Flash" Giving Wrong Results on a New Orleans Event. Now York , April 12. Poolrooms In this city and probably all over the country were robbed of hundreds of thousands of dollars by ono of the most skilful and successful raco-track betting swindles over perpetuated In the fourth race at Now Orleans which was won by First Premium a odds of 7 t ( , 10 , another horse that bi.d finished last of the four starters , Fen Ian , at 20 to 1 , backed down to G to 1 , was sent out as the winner. In Now York alone more than $10 , 000 is known to have been lost to those who had the advance of Infer million necessary to Induce them to bet on Fenian , whoso chances of win nlng seemed microscopic. The false return of tlio result was sent out b > a news bureau which supplies pool rooms here with the racing infornm lion. Another "ticker" also sent ou the false return. Cut flowers and lettuce at the green house. NORTHWESTERN SENDS SEVEN ENGINEERS INTO FIELD. START TO PIERRE NEXT WEEK A Carload of Surveyors' Instruments Will be Sent to Donesteel Next Week Squad of Seven Men , Under Mr. Stanley , Waiting for Car. The Northwestern railroad company will extend Its line from Ilonosteol , S. 1) . , to Pierre , the state's capital , In I line to handle next fall's harvest from the newly settled portion of the ceded lands on the reservation. The work of surveying the new line will ho be gun next , week by seven civil engineers who passed through Norfolk nt noon lodnv , and who are now In Honesteel , awaiting a carload of equipment and working materials which will arrive at Honoslool within a few days. The sqund of civil engineers Is com posed of six young college graduates , fresh from the campus , iindor the su porvlslon of a middle aged man with a groy French goatco , Mr. Stanley. Mr. Stanley has boon In the service of the Northwestern for many years and IIIIH laid out many now linen of railroad. The HOVCII civil engineers who wont to Honestool today are forerunners of tlio now extension and will lay out the general direction for the right of way , and a bunch of some twenty-live other men will soon follow to lay out ho grados. The squad which wore on today's rain luivo gene to Honostecl under irdors to remain In the Hold at least , wo months , so that It Is readily seen hat they will cover the line from lonosU'ol to Pierre. They will wait n Honostoel until next week , when n arload of Instruments will como on rom Chicago for tholr uso. At Plorro the now extension will onncct. with the now line from Cham- in r ! a In to Rapid City , so that the 'Jorthwostorn system can never bo led up by washouts or snow storms omplololy. There will always bo an pen line between the coast and Chicago cage , granting that the Shoshonl ox- onslon will bo pushed through to the oast. From Honostcel to Plorro Is the shortest line between Honestcel and ho Clininberlaln-Rapld City roadbed. \nd by extending out to Plorro , the Northwestern will tap the best part of ho coded portion of the Rosebud res ervation , going through the heart of ho country which Is now settled up vlth the towns of St. Rlmo , Sully , lurke , Dallas , Gregory and Horrlck. For some time- there has boon hope n these towns that the Toad would extend and the sending of engineers nto the Held today unquestionably neans that the extension will lie built ii'foro snow tiles again , In order to novo the fall crops next September. NATIONAL LIVE STOCK COMMIS. SIGN COMPANY. View of the Live Stock Markets at South Omaha , C. A. Mallory- Manager. South Omaha , April 12. Cattle While the cattle and hoof trade seems to IK > losing the few friends It former ly had on account of the failure of the market to advance faster , wo still have faith In the situation , and when all things are properly considered , espe cially the liberal receipts and goner- illy poor quality , we believe prices ire In good shape for strictly fat cat tle. We look for liberal receipts when ever the market shows even a reason- ibk > advance until the week holders ire piactically eliminated , and have not expected much Improvement be fore the last of this month. We do not anticipate , neither do wo want , any "sky rocket" markets hut with the present and prospective high prices for pork and mutton we still bellevu the situation warrants a bettor market before next month Is over for the general - oral run of fat cattle. We always advise shipping stock that is matured or whenever It Is ready for market as It seldom pays to hold fat stock waiting for an advance. In the absence of quotations will saj that prices at South Omaha are as high at this writing as they have been any time this year on all grades In chiding butcher stock , stockers , and feeders. Hogs It was very much like pull Ing "eye teeth" to bring about an nd vance In the hog market but by con tinned , persistent effort and plenty o confidence wo are pleased to note an active trade with prices about the best of the season. The range In prices continues very narrow and for that reason It does not require much ablllt > or experience to so\\ \ hogs satlsfactor ily , but of course this condition Is oul > temporary and Is liable to change an ; week. This , together with proper car Ing for hogs , thus saving shrinkage cripples , etc. , makes It still very nee essary that the organization and sales man bo experienced and expert In the business. The bulk of the hogs at this writ Ing are selling right around $0.35. The provision market Is strong nt nearly outside prices , and while we do no look for much permanent advance litho the market In the near future we have confidence In the trade but still ad vise shipping hogs as fast as they are ready as these prices are certalnlj good and ought to satisfy most any body. Sheep and lambs The sheep sltua tlon docs not show much change from a week ago. Good matured stuff suit able for mutton and export trade cofi tlinu-H f carco and Is selling at the high cst prices of the Hi'tiHun Wethers and yearlings $0.00 to $0.25. best ewei $5.50 to $5.75 ; fair to good $5.00 to $5.5(1. ( All good sheep will continue to soil well and prices will be close to liimb values for awhile longer. Tlu > lamb trade Is stronger , although prices do not show many changes. This IH duo to the fact that the bulk of the lambs offered have been on the Mexican order and not fat enough to bo considered good and as feeders are not Interested In this class. Packers have boon I uylng them for what they are worth for mutton. The best lambs are selling up to $ (1.50 ( ; poorer grades of killers $ ( i.0l ( to $0.25 ; Mexican feed- urs avi'raglng around i0 ! to 05 Ibs , $5.50 to $5.75. Good shearing Inmhs are want I'd at prices ranging from $ (5.00 ( to $0.10 , according to the llesh they carry anil the amount of wool they will shear. Fully S0 % of the sheep on feed west of the Missouri river have been shipped out , and receipts will soon bo lighter at market centers with the na tural assurance of higher prices. Our ofitlninto of the number left on feed west of the Missouri rlvor Is made from carefully compiled Information and figures. The Missouri river mar kets continue to pay moro money to "dilppors " than any others , and shippers iinnot afford to pass here without of < orlng their stuff for wile. After watching the markets care- 'ally , compare our advices with any ithors you may have received , and ou will llud ( hat It Is to your iidviint igo to join our host of patrons , and hat the "National" Is giving service1 ind advlco that permits us , without toasting , to say that wo cannot bo ex 'oiled ' by anyone In this trade. We would not bo surprised to see n atlicr unsatisfactory lamb market text week , but still have confidence n a bettor market later. HE RAN DOWN AND CAUGHT A WOLF YESTERDAY. NORTH OF OLD SUGAR FACTORY Out In the Wild Woods and Back to Nature , Is His Motto He Leaves Mother Wolf to Raise Young , That He May Get More Bounty. [ From Thursday4 ? Dully I Out In the wild woods and back to Nature Is the motto of William Dodd , who drifted down Norfolk avenue \ 's lerdny afternoon , with a dozen shaggy ooklng dogs In his wake. Most of the dogs were fox hounds > r crosses between foxhounds and iloodhounds , and most of them lie- longed to William Dodd. Dodd Is an : ) ld trapper , with some sixty summers nt his back , and he has lived In "New brnsky" for forty years. Just at pres ent he Is located In a little brown house north of the old sugar factory where ho lives all alone and from which ho Issues each morning , dogs at his heels , to hunt down wolves Yesterday morning Dodd's dogs rat down an old wolf , a big fellow , nortl of the factory , and with the scalp he will claim a bounty from Madison county. Left Mother Wolf Undisturbed. "I found a den , " ho said , "but I left the old mother wolf undisturbed in her homo. More little wolves meat more bounty. Unless the farmers want the mother killed and are will Ing to pay me what the whole litter would amount to in bounties. Thei I'd go and kill her. She may change her den , but these follows ( pointing to his hounds ) they'll find her. " Out of Doors In Blizzard. "All through that blizzard , " contin ued Dodd , D-o-d-d , the man that burned out over on Union creek , maybe you've heard of me , and then I came up here Ml through that blizzard I slept out of doors , with a little hay over me. Then it began to rain and I hunted cover So the man that owned the house salt that I could use It free of rent. "I lost all of $270 worth of furs- wolf , mink , skunk and other things in my fire. Somebody stole them am then set my house afire to cover i up. up.Dodd Dodd Is a little , round-shonldora man with a heavy beard on his swar thy face. His old shirt is thrown open at the throat , exposing a wide expense of tanned hide. His vest is buttonei together by means of a long nail. His trousers tuck Into a pair of rough boots and on his back swings a sacl filled with rags or furs or something else that is bulky. "I'm always after wild animals , " h said. "I hunt anything. And when the wild animals go I start after fish.1 And then William Dodd called hi dogs , and they disappeared down thi street BIRTHS. Jessie Margaret Seabury Arrives a Sedro-Woolley , Washington. A note was received today from Set : ro-Woolloy , Wash. , announcing the ar rival of Jessie Margaret Seabury a the homo of her parents , Mr. and Mrs Howard Seabury , on April 7. Mrs Seabury was formerly Miss Margaro Morrow of Norfolk , and Mr. Seabury was a resident of Plainvlow for a num ber of years. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs William Potros , at the Junction , Mon day. A daughter was born at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Weston yester day. PLASTERER CHARLES DEWITT IS HAULED INTO COURT HERE. WOMAN CLAIMS ENGAGEMENT DeWItt , It Was Alleged , Agreed to Pay Room Rent for a Young Woman at Boarding House Letter Shows He Has Family In Iowa , Charles DeWItt , a plasterer who has icon working In Norfolk , was fined and costs , amounting in all to ; 11.05 , In Judge Klsoley's court yestor- lay on a charge of breaking into a leer at the boarding house of C. C. lohtiiHon , It seems that DeWItt had iromlscd to pay the board of a young vomnn , Miss Goldlo Wilson , whom ho took to the boarding house and to vhom , she declares , ho had made pro posals for ninrrlago which were ac- jopted until she learned that DoWltt las n wife and child In Iowa. When ho was rejected , DoWltt is said to have abused Miss Wilson , oiocki'd her down with his list , threat ened her , and then , still unable to persuade - suado her to keep her promise to mary - y him , ho loft the boarding house , laying his own bill , a part of hers ind refusing to pay the balance. Ho oft some of his personal belongings n his room and was Informed by his audlord that they would he kept until 10 paid the bill as ho had agreed. Af- .or Mr. Robinson left the house , Do Wltt went to his room , broke the lock pushing It in and took his clothing. Then ho was arrested. Made Love , Though Married. Miss Wilson , the young woman whoso board bill was a factor in the case , said today : "Mr. DeWitt asked mo to marry him ind I became engaged to him. I in- , oiided to marry him until I saw a etter-which , I have reason to believe , cnmo from his wife nt Sauborn , Iowa. Then I refused to have anything to do with him. He came hack and abused no , threatening my life unless I would nnrry him. " H is said that DeWItt was heard In ho boarding house at one time to re- narU that he had a wlfo and child in Iowa. He was seen to strlko Miss Wilson with his Jlst , knocking her lown twice. Miss Wilson carries a icnr on her chin from this beating. Hurt His Fist. lie made ono lunge at the young woman which missed Its aim and land ed his fist against a door. His fist is said to have been injured so badly that ho had to go to a surgeon for rc- mlrs. CHURCH AS COLLECTION AGENCY How Conversion Brought Payment of an Old Bill to Norfolk Man. A contribution of $1 to a Norfolk church this week as the result of a queer chain of circumstances. The minister went to the postofflco Monday morning , opened his letterbox and found a plain envelope with hl& name on it. He tore open the paper seal and found , staring him boldly In the face , a bit of currency with Uncle Sam's stamp of $1 upon it. At first he thought It must have come from some admiring friend who was espe cially well pleased with the sermon of Sunday. Hut there was nothing to definitely tell the story of the dollar bill. Later In the week ho met a friend , a merchant. "Did you get a dollar bill by main- asked the merchant. Ho had. "It came from me , " explained the merchant. "A man in an adjoining town had owed me a bill of $18 for several years. Ho never would pay. I-jist month I sent him another bill , just for luck. To my surprise , back came n check for the amount. He ex plained to me that ho had been con verted to the church and this account ed for the remittance. I figured that tlio church had been responsible for the collection and so I just calculated the percentage that would have gone to any other collection agency , and sent it to you. " Battle Creek. Wo don't care whether the village board grants license to saloon keepers or not , because we have enough soft water In our cellars to make our own whisky If we Just would know how. County assessor John Rynearson of Madison was here on business Mon day. day.Joe Joe and Shine Oshorn shipped three carloads of cattle to Omaha Monday. Earl B. Cartney was up to O'Neill Tuesday. Peter Morrison was here Tuesday from Pierce. Mrs. Paul Nordwlg of Norfolk visited - ed here Sunday with her parents , Mr. and Mrs. Herman Clans. Holy communion services will be hold at the Lutheran church on Good Friday and Raster Sunday afternoon. Members of that church will hold their quarterly business meeting. Frank Barnes of Georgia , Cherry county , was visiting hero three days with relatives. Ho is an old Battle Creek boy , because he came to this town thirty-eight years ago with his folks when ho was but two years old. James Hughes was over to the county capital Friday. Mrs. Henry Massman departed Fri day for Nlcolet. Minn. , for an extend ed visit with her daughter , Mrs. H. Cuttowskl and family. Win. Clasey Is building a 15 by 18 addition to his residence in north Bat tle Creek. H. H. Miller of Norfolk was visiting A friend of the hem A foe of the Trust Calumet Baking Powder Compile * with the Pure Food Lows of oil States. hero Friday at the homo of his daugh ter , Mrs. A. P. Hrulmkor. Mayor Clint Smith of Madison , G. R. Seller and J. W. Fetter of Norfolk were transacting business hero Fri day. George Mink has moved to the old % John .lost place north of the Blkhorn. The place Is owned now by J. II. Lin- dormann , Mrs. Kmnm Dinkcl , who was visit ing hero about one week with relatives returned Friday to her homo at Coun cil Bluffs. Denny Sullivan was hero Saturday from Meadow Grove. Bruce Johnson and J. C. Mink de parted Siturdny for Soldier , Idaho , where they Intend to locate. Prof. M. G. Doerlng wont to Scrlb- nor Monday to the Lutheran teachers' conference of north Nebraska. His wife and two youngest sons accompa nied him. Hon. F. J. Halo and family moved to Atkinson Tuesday , where he 1ms opened up a largo department storo. Mr. Ilnle has a largo area of land ad joining the town that Is taken care of by Edward Fuorst. Kyle Boyer has rented his residence here. Following Is a list of the class con firmed at the Lutheran church Palm Sunday : Boys Albert Preuss , John Blormann , Henry Stuckwlsch , Wm. Wegner , Wm. Rlnkel , Victor Hoff mann , Carl Zimmerman , Edmund Doer- Ing , Fred Preusker , Albert Morz , Ernst Schereger , Carl Bolcnski and Otto Mantey ; girls Emma Preuss , Hedwlg Chins , Anna Mueller , Carolina Miller and Annie Neuwerk. NORFOLK MAY SOON INSTALL A NEW SERVICE OF BELLS. AN ALARM FOR EACH FIREMAN The Nebraska Telephone Company Has Made Overtures to the Firemen For Installing Modern Alarms Here. Officers Elected. i From Thursday's Dalls'.l Automatic flro alarm bells in the home of every Norfolk fireman , all to bo rung simultaneously when a single button Is pressed , will soon bo estab lished in this city if plans made by the firemen at their annual meeting last night are perfected. The Nebraska Telephone company has installed in several places this automatic service , f by means of which every fireman In the city Is notified immediately of a conflagration , and the telephone com pany has made overtures to the Nor folk firemen for the installation of the service here. The expert who makes estimates on the cost of the service will soon bo in Norfolk , at which time he will figure the cost so that the proposition may be put up to the city council. The firemen expressed them selves at the meeting last night as favorable to the project. Officers are Elected. After discussing the fire alarm sys tem , the firemen elected their offices for the year to come as follows : V. V. Light , president ; Julius Haase , vice president ; Will McCune , chief ; War ren Rouse , secretary ; P. J. Fuesler , treasurer ; L. Hershlser , trustee for three years. The treasurer's report showed a bal ance of $772.92 on hand after all debts were paid. The members discussed the matter of holding fairs and picnics and It was decided that each company may hold one function of some sort during the year. MASTER MASON'S WORK. Cab Was Sent for Col. Hayes , That Ha Might be Present An especially enjoyable meeting of the Mosaic lodge was held last evenIng - Ing in their hall. Mr. Fountain took the Master Mason's work and his fa ther was in the city from Missouri Valley to see his son take the work. A cab was sent for Colonel S. W. Hayes , who had not been able to at tend a meeting for a year , and he was present A supper was served after ward. Letter List List of letters remaining uncalled for at the postofflco at Norfolk , Neb April 10 , 190o : Mr. James Creamer , Mr. J. W. John son , Mr. H. J. Loughran 2 , Mrs. E. W. Maogely , Mrs. W. H. Mowee , Mr. W. P. Mohr , Mrs. Lizzie Nollson , James Nicholas , Miss Eusto Nesibn , MJss Mabel Reed , Mr. Pat Roden , Mr. N. S. Short , Mr. Guy Taylor , Mrs. Alice Wl- ley. John R. Hays , P. M. If not called for In fifteen days will be sent to the dead letter office. Parties calling for any of the above please say "advertised. " John K. Hays , P. M. Tne merchant who has to offer a better bargain In a dress-fabric than was over before offered to the women of this city should realize tb t the "news" is worth a big "spread-head , "