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THE NORTHWESTERN OFFICIALS
SPEAK HIGHLY OF CITY.
AND OF ALL NORTH NEBRASKA
They View With Amazement the Fer
tile Fields of This Section New
Line Will Reach Shoshonl In Thirty
Days Land to Cost Not Over $12.
Norfolk Is one of tlio coining cities
west of the Missouri river In tlio mid
dle west , nml northern Nebraska , be
tween the river nml the western bor
der of tlio stnto , Is one of the finest
agricultural sections In the world to
day , according to tlio opinion of Pres
ident Marvin Hughltt of the Northwestern -
western railroad , as expressed to C.
C. Hughes of this city , general super
intendent of the Nebraska & Wyoming
division. Mr. Hughes was one of the
party on the officials' trip Into Wyom
ing and ho states that the officers from
Chicago were simply taken away with
conditions that mot their gaze all
through their trip west of the Mis
souri river.
"All of the officials , Including Mr.
Hughltt , sjoko of Norfolk as one of
the good towns on their railroad and
they all regarded this whole section
of country as ono of the most fertile
fields In the world , and expressed
their opinion that It will develop won
derfully within the next few years , "
said Mr. Hughes to The News today.
"They wore all surprised at the sec
tion formerly known as the sandhills
of Nebraska , for there we found good
Holds , cornstalks showing that there
liad been good crops last year , and
plowing In the fields that Indicates an
other good prospect for the coming
season. The sandhill belt Is being
pushed further and further to the
west , and prospects are excellent for
the near future. The same opinion
was expressed by the officials that Is
expreased by passengers on the trams ,
strangers in this country , who always
go Into ccstacles over this Elkhorn
valley. "
Mr. Hughes says that the now ex
tension Into Shoshonl from Casper is
not yet completed , but the rails will
reach Shoshoni within thirty days.
There arc seventeen saloons in the
town now , and more coming. There
are between 500 and GOO people In
Shoshonl now and Mr. Hughes says
that it Is expected that about 100,000
to 150,000 will register in the opening.
As yet the names of the towns which
will be used as registering places have
not been announced by the govern
ment.
Troops Patrol Reservation.
"There will bo no rioting at She
shonl , " said Mr. Hughes , "arid every
thing promises to be orderly. Troops
are near at hand and right now sol
diers are patrolling the reservation's
edge , to keep sooners from entering
the land in order to prospect It. It
Is understood that there are some very
rich mines In the reservation and It
Is for this reason that troops are pa
trolling the reservation border.
"Tho land good for agriculture In
that reservation will be had at a max
imum cost of $12 per acre , with wa
ter , " sold Mr. Hughes. "Wo saw the
governor of Wyoming while we were
out and this is , according to his figur
ing , the outside cost. The state Is
now completing a survey that will
show the settlers which land Is good
and which Is not , for agriculture. "
Just at present the overland freight
traffic out of Wolton , the town to
which the railroad trains now run , Is
enormous and everything Is being
hauled from there to Shoshonl , from
a billiard table and roulette wheel to
safes and household furniture.
MYSTERY IN TILDEN AFFAIR.
Murder and Arson Suggested Sheriff
Clements Trailing.
Newman Grove Reporter : A man
named Bohlson , a brother of John
Bohlson who resides a mile from our
Jurisdiction , was burned to death at
Tllden Monday.
Pire was discovered in the house
which ho occupied alone about 5
o'clock In the morning and before he
could bo rescued he was burned to a
crisp.
There is something mysterious
about this. Rev. Kjenner , who saw
the man soon after he was dead , says
that he had a bullet wound in the head
and a gold watch and other valuables
' were missing from his person when
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found. The probability is that It Is not
an accident but a cold blooded mur
der.
der.A
A suspicious looking character who ,
It Is thought , had something to do
with the Tllden tragedy , came down
the county line Monday. Ho stopped
with J. W. Emery over night and con
tinued southward Tuesday , evidently
headed for the Grove. Mr. Emery
described him ns a man of about 60
years , light complexion , weighing
about 170 pounds , and quite respect
ably dressed.
The Madison sheriff was out at Mr.
Emery's place Wednesday about noon
nnd as ho had him pretty well scented
ho expects to have him In custody
Boon.
THE TILDEN TRAGEDY.
There Was a Bullet Hole In Bohlsen's
Head Had No Enemies.
C. A. Smith , the Tlldon banker ,
passed through Norfolk at noon Fri
day onroute homo from Lincoln , where
ho had been attending a grand ledge
meeting. Mr. Smith waa one of the
members on the coroner's jury that
held an Imintst o\cr the remains ! ol
Monno Bohlsen , the man who wiu
found burned to a crisp there Momln >
morning in his paint shop. Concern
ing the mystery surrounding the
death of Bohlson , Mr. Smith said :
"Tho coroner's Jury was tumble U
determine what killed the man. Ik
did not burn to death , because we
found a bullet hole In his head and
because ho was found lying In the
same position on the bed that ho had
been seen In the night boforo. Below
him was n 22-callbro rifle , ono ol
whoso shells was empty and had ovl
dently been discharged. On the wall
above him were n shotgun and n re-
volvor.
"Whether ho was murdered ot
whether ho suicided , was a problem
that wo could not solve. Ho had con
siderable money on Saturday night
and this was missing. Ills cousin , the
nlghtwatchman , had passed the build
Ing at 5:30 : and at that hour thorowas
no sign of anything wrong In-the build
ing. Ho was not known to have an
enemy on earth. "
AN OUTFIT OF GYPSIES.
Beggars and Thieves , Men and Women ,
Camp North of Town.
"Hark , bark , the dogs do bark ,
The beggars arc coming to town ;
Some In rags and some In tags
And some In velvet gown. "
[ From Friday's Dnlly. ]
A gang of perhaps the toughest look
ing specimens of humanity that over
came galloping Into town , arrived In
rattling wagons from the south yester
day afternoon and pitched their three
dirty tents on a vacant lot north of the
Union Pacific depot. Just what their
mission Is In life Is not shown bv any
shingle hung out of their wretched
looking wagons , but their actions this
morning around the town show that
they are ready to make a living by
begging or stealing or trading horses
or In fact In any other manner that
chances to offer.
There are about six husky men In
the outfit If they may bo called men
and they look like they had escaped
from some "Streets of Cairo the big
gest show on the grounds , " attraction.
Swarthy-faced , of greasy skin , tnelr
long , black hair knotted nnd tangled ,
garbed In oriental gowns and talking
In a jabber that none but the Egyp
tians could understand , they present
an appearance that is anything but
delightful to the oyo.
And the women winking , sneaking ,
thieving creatures go the men one
better In point of looks , If that Is pos
sible. Their heads resemble rats'
nests made of black horse-hair , nnd
look as though It has taken a month
or two to get the hair twined In an
out and twisted nnd bunched into the
indescrlmlnato weavings that have re
sulted.
Early in the day these women were
out and about the city , going from
house to house , begging nnd casting
eyes about In search of things that
they evidently should be glad to take.
Where the elder women failed to make
good in their prayers for aid , the
younger ones have followed.
It has been suggested by business
men , who have trouble with them in
the stores , that keys will do well to
turn In all doors and that the police
would bo justified In running the
bunch out of the community.
IMPORTANT DECISION.
Indian Allotments Placed In Same Cat
egory With Reservations.
Sioux Falls , S. D. , May 21. The
United States authorities for South
Dakota are greatly pleased over the
decision of the United States supreme
court , rendered Monday , In the case
of James Lincoln , who was convicted
in the United States court of Nebras
ka on an indictment charging him
with the unlawful Introduction of
liquor Into the WInnebago Indian res
ervation.
He was found guilty and sentenced
to Imprisonment for a period of sixty
days and fined $100. The case came
before the supreme court on a writ of
habeas corpus , Lincoln's attorneys
seeking to have him discharged from
custody on the ground that the Unit
ed States court was without jurisdic
tion.
tion.The
The decision of the supreme court
In this case Is of Importance to the
federal authorities of every state in
which Indians have taken their allot
ments of land. Ever since the Brewer
decision , holding that It was a viola
tion of the federal statutes for In
dians who have taken their allotments
to purchase liquor , there has been un
certainty as to whether or not the
federal courts had authority to regard
the land Included in allotments the
same as the regular Indian reserva
tions.
Notwithstanding the Brewer deci
sion , there has never been anv ques
tion about the government having au
thority to airest and prosecute Indians
or other persons who take liquor to the
regular Indian reservations , but
whether the land Included In the allot
ments given to Indians should be
treated the same as the regular reser
vations has been a disputed question.
The decision of the United States
supreme court therefore means that
while Indians who have taken allot
ments are entitled to purchase liquor
in the towns adjacent to their homes
or elsewhere , they cannot lawfully
take liquor to allotted lands , any more
than they can to Indian reservations ,
and the United States courts will have
power In future to punish Indians or
whites who take liquor to allotted
lands , the same as those who are
charged with Introducing liquor Into
the regular Indian reservations.
Try a News want ad.
HASTINGS PATIENTTHROWS SELF
BEFORE FAST TRAIN.
GROUND TO PIECES BY WHEELS
Breaking Away From the Guards , N
H. McNamara , an Inmate of the
State Asylum for Incurables at Has
tings , Ends His Life.
Hastings , Nob. . May IS. Special In
Tito News : M. 11. McNamant , an lit'
mate of the chronic litsaito asylum
here , committed Hiilcldo thin monilnp
by throwing himself In front of Bur
lington flyer NO. 1.
Ho broke away from the guards , ran
and jumped across a fence and dollb'
eralcly threw himself In front of the
engine.
McNnnmra was brought hero from
KIchnrdHon count ynbout ten years
ago. Ho was Hlxty-tlvo years old. The
Inquest will be held tomorrow morn
ing.
LIES DOWN ; TRAIN PASSES OVER
Fireman , From Pilot , Shouts to Tot
and It Obeys Him.
Lock Haven , Pa. , May 19. "LILo
down , lie down , " screamed Fireman
Harry Hoover from the pilot of bin
fast-flying locomotive hero today ( o a
little tot standing on the rails in front
of tlio train and the llttlo one fell llko
a Hiuall log and laid Htlll while the
entire Beecli Creek accommodation
passed over her and came to a stop
three train lengths beyond. It was
ono of the most remarkable escapes
from death ever known In this valley.
Hoover was off the locomotive be
fore It had pitHsed clear over the child
and he was on tlio tracks an the last
car swept by tearing the llttlo child
from between the ties. There the pas
sengers and engineer found him Hit
ting on the track by the It-year-old ,
almost beside himself with Joy.
AROUND THE TOWN.
A striking example of ( lie feeling
that sometimes exists among relatives
In this world , was brought out In Nor
folk In the recent city election. A
man on the street was campaigning
against a certain candidate for city
o'lllce.
"Why , I'm surprised that , you work
against that man , " a bystander sug
gested. "I thought ho was a friend
of yours. "
"Friend , nothing , " replied the elec
tioneer. "He's my brother-in-law. "
Though the sea-lion firm alarm whis
tle In Norfolk strikes fear into the
minds of the citizens whenever they
hear It , there is ono redeeming fea
ture in connection with the incident
which gives satisfaction to the whole
town. For to stand on a street corner
when a fire alarm Is sounded , and to
watch the klnetoscopo view which Is
presented instantly afterward , is
enough to relieve the fears of almost
any property holder In the town.
On Thursday morning of this week
a fire alarm was sounded at 10 o'clock.
A mountain of black smoke rose into
the skies in the residence part of town ,
southwest of the Crelghton depot. A
gale from the northwest prevailed and
people remarked that it was a mighty
bad day for a fire. But an Instant
after the fire alarm had sounded , Nor
folk avenue was alive with footracing
men , coming from every direction , nnd
all headed , llko a bunch of baseball
runners going "home" on a high lly ,
for the hose house on North Fourth
street. There were unending strings
nf flying feet , propelled by coatless
men from the workshops and the
stores and the offices. Some of them
wore overalls , some of them had their
sleeves rolled up , some of them were
linen collars and well creased Irons-
3rs but all of them ran as fast ns
their legs could carry them , and as
though their lives depended upon tholr
getting to the city hall. And that was
a sight to dispel alarm from the hearts
of property owners In Norfolk.
A moment later hose carts and hook
tind ladder trucks hurried out of their
stalls and horses were whipped Into
a gallop. A half hour later the same
men and the same fire wagons re
turned from their trip , and the fire had
stopped.
And it were ever thus. For years
Norfolk has claimed ono of the best
volunteer fire departments in the
state. For years fires have come up
lo threaten whole blocks of the city ,
but there never has been a gale so
strong nor a night so cold nor a fire
so fierce that it could not and has not
been checked by the Norfolk fire de
partment In a most remarkably short
space of time.
The second fire alarm of the week
came at midnight last night. There
Is an old superstition In Norfolk that
fires always come in threes In this
city , and people are now anxious to
learn whore the third will break out.
There Is no excuse for anyone goIng -
Ing without work In Norfolk at the
present time. The want columns of
this paper yesterday contained calls
for five persons In the "help wanted"
class , among them both men and wo
men. There are farmers nnd tinners
nnd laundresses and cooks and wait
ers wanted. The man or woman who
Is begging , has no legitimate excuse
to offer.
Society In Norfolk has this week
taken on new life , and Invitations have
been flying back nnd forth so fast
that people have been almost unable
lo answer ( ho doorbells fast enough
There are dances and lunoliooiiH and
afternoons and dinner parlies anil
evening purtlOM scheduled for ( ho noxl
few days. The spirit of the sprliti !
( lowers seems to have gotten Into the
air and to Imvo Inspired ( ho oily
with a desire ( o do RoiuotliltiK l the
way of the social life. Norfolk IIIIH it
habit of doing thlngH In u bunch , HO
that thin may bo but the beginning of
a gay season that Is to continue for
the Biimmor.
"Hob , " the Center correspondent for
( ho Nebraska Liberal at Crelghtou ,
still Insists that ho was unable to find
the report of the Omaha election in
( hose columns. Ho Bays that Hr. Mac-
hay was In town from Norfolk and
that he , too , failed to find the Item.
Upon this coincident ho rests ! IH ! de
nial that the ilemocrntH of the town
had any kind of dope to blur their
eyes. As for UH , now that ho admits
ho was In Mnckay's company , wo can
only argue that the kind of whisky
Mncnky might have drunk would bo
enough to spoil anybody's eyesight ,
The forgotfiilncBH of Americana was
clearly shosvn this week In Norfolk.
Pho local rilli'f eoir'iilttoo , which hail
planned lo send another car of Blip-
piles to ( he coast , had hoped that an
amateur play might bo given by local
talent. The company which planned
to put on the play found that there
was such a waning Interest In San
Francisco , owing to the fact that a
month today IIIIH elapsed nlnce the
disaster In the west , that It would bo
practically Impossible to make a HIIC-
COSH of the affair. Norfolk gnvo nobly
it the nine of the catastrophe , HO that
it was not n lack of goiioroHlty that
Itrovonted giving the play BiiccoHHfi.lly.
II. was merely an Illustration of the
fact that In America It Is necessary to
strlko while the iron Is hot. The mime
waning Interest shown bore , Is din-
played by the telegraph IIOWH that wo
care about from San Francisco. For
lays the public ate the wires up , but
now the city of desolation has been
reduced to tlio level of the rest of the
country.
"The police olllcers of Norfolk ought
lo make It a point , to Inspect ( he alleys -
leys of the business Heel Ion regularly
mil to notify business houses where
hey find Inflammable rubbish around
the back doors , which is liable to eas
ily Htart a fire at thlH tlmo of the
year , " said a Norfolk liiHiininco man
this morning. "Everything IH dry
right now and fires start easily. The
way to save them is to remove the
cause of spreading , anil people ought
to bo asked to pick up all papers and
such material , and to keep the alloys
clean. "
HENRY CARSON SUICIDES ON THE
ROSEBUD RESERVATION.
UNMARRIED , LIVED AT DALLAS
Carson Took His Life at 10:30 : O'clock
Sunday Morning , Out on the Rosebud -
bud Reservation , by Shooting Himself -
self Through the Head.
Bonesteel , S. D. , May 21. Special to
The News : Henry Carson , a home
steader living three miles south and
ono mile east of Dallas on the reser
vation , committed suicide yesterday
morning at 10:30 : o'clock by shooting
himself through the head. Mr. Carson
was a single man thirty-flvo years old.
Coroner Kenaston and States Attor
ney Backus , both of this place , left
yesterday afternoon to hold an In-
quest.
BOY LOSES FINGERS IN MOWER
Carl Luebbe Has Three Finger Tips
Clipped Off by Blades.
Carl Luebbe , the 12-year-old son of
I. M. Luebbe , a meat cutter at the
Fair store , lost the ends of three fin
gers In the blades of a swiftly whirl-
ng lawn mower at the home of his
> arents on South Ninth street , and
s still suffering the loss of two of
hem , ono having been sowed back
to Its stub by Dr. Holden. The lad
was playing In the yard with his
younger brother and In some accident
al fashion got his hand Into the knives
of the machine , which was being
nislied by his brother. The sharp
edges of the grass cutter , revolving
with force , clipped off the ends of the
ndex finger and two adjoining finger *
on the loft hand. The Index finger
was put together by the physician ,
but the other two are still amputated.
FIRE AT BRISTOW.
Flames Start In Mysterious Manner at
Section House.
Brlstow , Neb. , May 21. Special to
The News : While the section fore
man and family wore out spending the
evening with friends , a blaze was dis
covered In the section house and the
alarm turned In. Mr. Wright , the sec-
Jon foreman , was the first to reach
.ho house and on entering found the
blaze to bo In a closet In the front
part of the house. Having lire barreli
at hand filled with water , and calling
to the crowd to bring water , there be
ing no pump at the section house , the
flames were soon under control. The
greated part of the contents of the
: loset wore burned , principally cloth
ing. The blaze being practically con
fined to the closet and but slight damage -
ago was done to the building. The or
igin of the fire Is uot known.
LAST SUNDAY'S VICTORS MAKE
ANOTHER WINNING.
YESTERDAY'S SCORE 17 TO 11
It Looks as Though the Pacific Dunch
Intended to Win the Pennant Un
less the Oxn.ird People Pick Up.
Foul Tips From the But.
( My Tom P. Masnotl. )
[ From Momlny'n Dally. )
Tlio trim-ling men who worn ( ho
Sunday KiioslH at the I'nntnc and Ox-
unnl holds crossed imtB again yonlor-
dny afternoon mid In ton nilnulOH an
exciting name of hull wan on , final
score 17 to 11.
Rimin of tlio playorn who worn HO
cruelly licnleii hint Sunday participat
ed In yoslonlay'H game. The faiiinim
Mr. Well , who hint Sunday RIIVO I ho
local fans an exhibit Ion of what ho
could do , pronldcd In the box for the
defeated OUCH , while Mr. Moulton , a
dry goodH peddler , did the twirling
for tlio victors.
The I'liclllcH outplayed and out hat
ted the OxnnrdR from the beginning ,
and at ( ho Hccnnd Inning It wan plain
ly evident upon which loam would fall
the laurels , llowovor , It would bo
folly to nRRiimo that the Pacifies will
win forever , but unless the Oxiiariln
scare up a llttlo more ncllvo bunch of
"peddlerfl" It looks like the Paclllcii
will win the pennant.
Dust From the Diamond ,
Day batting made a good hit with
the air.
Moullon swatted and found the ball
Tor a homo-run. Ixiud applause from
I ho gnllory.
The "glad hand" Mr. Lowery took
a fall out of the Bpho.ro for a three bag
ger. Even though ho IH It with the
ladles ho always plays the game and
never allows his attention to bo di
verted.
Klein IH Rlmply the bout llttlo ama
teur back atop that carrion a grip. Hln
quick work mndo him a favorite.
Day didn't hit. the ball once In the
whole game. Of con run In "bin whole
life" IIP might be able to do hotter.
The work of McAIoor , the giant
third baseman , WIIH par excellent.
Fish liiitH with his loft fin , and did
ho find thorn ? AHC ! the tloldorfl.
Snydor. the twlrlor who wan In the
box hint Sunday for the Pacific , wnu
In no condition to take part In yoolor-
day's game , but bin work at first ba o
was nothing to Hliaino bin colleagues
The umpire , a Mr. Becker from
Council llluffs , wan Micro with bin of-
HcloiiH "safe" and "batter out. " Ho
had a very narrow escape from bolng
hurt In the third. A liner was batted
straight at. him but ho dodged. How
ever , It came BO cloHo to bin bond It
Beared a meadow lark out of Ills pearly
locks.
McMillan played to the grand stand
n good slmro of the time. There was
a party In the grand stand who wan
playing him "a favorite. " Ho batted
a three bagger and was promised n
clear by said party.
A game will bo played next Sunday.
Manager Gcttmyor has a bunch In
sight for next Sunday that will keep
the Pacifies guessing.
Emll Kauffmann , past grand rooter
for the Oxnards , was there but ho
didn't show an much Interest In the
game as ho did last Sunday. Emil la
allrlght and will never get 18 and carfare
faro from any of the boys.
The Line Up.
Pacific Snyder 1st ; Lowery HS ;
Moulton p ; Cllno c ; McAleor 3r ; Das-
sott cf ; Fish 2nd ; McMillan rf ; Day If.
Oxn aril. Bryant 1st ; Conloy BS ;
Weil p ; Gettingor c ; Markltan 3rd ;
. .illlor cf ; Pollard 2nd ; Tlnsley rf ;
Smith If.
Survey Accepted.
Rosebud Times : .T. H. Vnllotto ,
right of way man for the Northwest
ern , has boon In Chicago the past
week making his report to the C. &
N. W. at a meeting of the directors.
The report of Mr. Valletta was ac
cepted as was also the line of survey
completed to Gregory last Wedn98-
lay. This establishes the route of the
now extension beyond all further doubt
and gives Gregory the absolute assur-
inco of the terminal. The work of
setting grade stakes and grading the
roadbed will bo tlio next stop to IMS
taken and it is quite certain that this
work will be started at once and com-
ileted at as early a date as possible.
The road will bo completed and trains
running Into Gregory In ample time
to move this year's crop , and It Is
safe to say that there will be a bumper
crop to move. Mr. Vallctte will ar
rive In Gregory today and will pro
ceed to close up the contract * for
right of way.
Man's Troubles Begin.
Petersburg Index : This is the time
of year when you see the man of the
liouse coming down to work early In
the morning , perhaps taking his meals
nt a restaurant , and then slipping
quietly home after the lights are all
out. The reason Is obvious , and when
you see n man following out this pro
gram you can bet your last summer's
straw hat that they arc cleaning house
up where he lives.
Of all the duties about the homo
house cleaning appears to bo the ropst
distasteful to a man , though why it is
not one .can tell. He can KO to a ball
game in a. perfect storm of dust and
never turn a hair , yet the first llttlo
puff of dust from the carpet hung on
the line will send him to the shade
sneezing and gasping for breath.
Man Is a peculiar animal and en
joys his ease. It Is small wonder then
ihat ho IH not particularly donlroua of !
KinndltiK up and eating hlx mi il.i oft
a Hholf In ilio imitlry , neither In ho
fond of HloopliiK on a pllo of chnlni
while ( ho demon of hoimo-clcanlng la
ihniwItiK everything Into nlinoilo d I fi
ord or.
Dill ( ho trying ordeal IH HOOII over
and ho IH proud of the neat and or
derly iiiponranco | of bin home , and ho
boiiHlH to his frleudH how much he rn-
JO.VH cleaning IIOIIMO. lie linn already
forgotten bin i.oflly breathed profan
ity when tlio iitovo-plpo delivered a
biiHhol of hoot , down bin Hblrt collar
( lint time It ( dipped , or hht rather
Hlrong limgiuigo when ho pounded bin
thumb wbllu lacking the carpet back
In plnco.
MAN WANTED AT DONE3TEEL.
J. R. Klmbnll Has Decn Arreoted at
Doimlas , Wyoming.
Honored. S. I ) . , May HI.--Spoclal
to The NOWH : SberllT Hproul rocolvod
u ( oleum m Hmulay morning from
DniiKliiH , Wyo. , Hinting that , ono J R.
Klmbnll , who ban boon wanted In
Gregory county for Homo tlmo on u
Htalulory charge , ban been placed un
der arroHt. Hherlrt Sproul left hint
night ( o bring the prluonor back to
Gregory county.
LITTLE HARRY DOWMAN LOSES
LIFE AT CHADRON.
SWIMMING , HE GOT IN TOO DEEP
Together With Two or Three Little
10-Yenr-Old Companions , Harry Bow
man of Chadron Went Swimming In
a Pond Near Chadron Saturday.
Chadron , Nob. , May 21. Special to
Tlio NOWH : Little Harry Bowman ,
aged ten ycarx , was drowned In a
pond jimt oiitHldo of the city llnilUi
Saturday afternoon. Ho and two com
panions of like ago and slzo had gene
in Hwlmmlng when Harry got out beyond -
yond hlii doptli and wan loHt. The
companions finally came to town mid"
iuvo the alarm and the men who went
to tlio roHCiiu found the body on the
bottom in five foot of water.
The high Hchool hold their annual
picnic Saturday. They chartered a
special car and wont to Bordeaux
wlioro they enjoyed the day on the
old roniiton grounds. A largo number
of Btudentu wuro In attendance and a
good tlmovnu reported by thoBO who
were thuro.
SAN FRANCISCO DISASTER.
A. D. Wlllbergor of Anokn has written -
ton tlio following poem relative to
Saii FronclBco'u disaster :
The grim death-dealing carthquako
comuB
And wrecks BO many lives and homos ,
Spreads far and wldo a deepening
gloom
O'er San Francisco's awful doom.
Such devastation , so complete ,
There was not tlmo to make retreat ,
But Huddonly In ono short breath
Many wcro hurled to Instant death.
Wealth , honor , fame allko soon fall
Beneath the city's crumbling wall
And cries are heard In dcop despair
Of beggar , likewise millionaire.
Behold the agonizing cries
That from unfortunates arise ,
Imploring help with their last breath.
To save from such an awful death.
But , oh , how Bad their pleading vain
From such a sight many refrain.
In times llko this In mich distress
The human hand Booms powerless.
Twero not so bad , though great the
cost ,
Had not so many lives been lost.
Tlio city will rebuild again ,
But oh , behold the number slain.
Proud city of the Golden Gate ,
Wo all deplore your sudden fate.
Beside the wealth In millions lost
The saddest is the hollcaust.
But wo shall all unite to bring
A balm to heal your suffering.
Though many number with your dead
Those who survive shall bo fed.
ENDEAVORERS CLOSE MEETING.
Bnssett Captured Convention for Next
Year Officers Elected.
Long Pine , Neb. , May 21. The sixth
annual Christian Endeavor convention
of the Fifteenth district , which had
been in scsHlon here since Friday
morning , closed Saturday night with
an Impressive sermon and consecra
tion service by Rev. William Hard-
castle of Lincoln , field secretary for
the state. This convention was an
enthusiastic and successful one , sur
passing In attendance and deep Inter
est all previous conventions in this
district. Delesa-to-s from six societies
wcro present , representing ( our de
nominations. Basactt bad the largest
delegation , twelve , and captured tht
convention for next year.
The following officers were elected
for OIHJ year ; President , Geared O.
Drowxtcr , Long ll'tie ; vlco president ,
Hev. Mr. Morgan , Valentine ; secre
tary , Miss Florence Johnson , Alto *
worth ; treasurer , Mis * Clara Durham ,
Valentin * ; tufx.-rintond.cut of , junior * .
Miss Luella Miller , Atntw.orth ; super
intendent of citixetiship and pr ca
work , iler.V. . F. Herman , Johnstown ;
superintendent of missions , Albert My-
gatt , Bassctt.
The Long Pine people gave the del
egates a picnic Saturday afternoon
with a picnic supper , at the beautiful
chautauqua grounds west of the city
on Pine creek.