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8 WHEREABOUTS OF MRS. DESSIE . MILLER WANTED. LAST HEARD OF IN NORFOLK Mother and Sister Have Written to Norfolk Chief of Police , Qlvlno DC- Bcrlptlon and Photograph , But Fall to Receive a Reply. f \ Coney iHland , N. Y. , .Inly 10. Editor of The NOWB : Having tried ovoryoth- or moans and failed , I now write to yon and ask you through the columns of yonr paper tn lielp mo llnd my BB- ! tor , from \\liov r have heanl nothing Hlneo May , UH 5. Slions then em- ploywd'ln Norfolk. I have written two lottera to the chksf of police , enclosing her plctnio and giving a full descrlp- tlon of her and encloHod a Htamp for reply , begging them for our inothor'B Hake to try and llnd BOIIIO trnro of her. Slio had been away from home over a year , and myself and our mother , Mrs. S. C. DoHoiiHBO of Shenandoah , Iowa , heard from her almost every week un til a year ago In May , when her let ters suddenly ceased She has been married but was away from her hus band. Her maiden name was llOBSlo Williams , but all her mall WBB ad dressed to Mrs. Hesslo Miller , her mar riage name. Her ago Is twenty yoara , height about f > feet and C > Inches , com plexion dark , hair and eyes brown , and she Is of unite a Blonder build. My mother hoard that she wan In Auburn , Nob. , but we wrote there and received no answer. Wo can think of no reason other than that BOIIIO harm has befallen her. May God bless you In your offortH to relieve anxious moth er , brothers and Bisters. It seems the police made no effort to locate her , as my letters were never answered and I asked thorn to return the picture , as It was the only one wo had left. Mrs , Jesse Jacobson , 2 ! > 1C Eighth street , Coney Island , N. Y. POPULARITY STILL CONTINUES The White City , Appearing Under Aus pices of Firemen , Makes Good. The popularity of Parker's White City among the people of Norfolk , still continues. In splto of tbo unfavorable weather conditions and tbo rather damp condition of the grounds , a largo crowd was In attendance yesterday evening. The rain had not Interfered with the facilities of the show com pany for entertaining tholr patrons and everyone was having a good time. People are now pretty fully aware of tbo fact that the Whlto City Is about the best amusement organization that has over visited the city. The members of this company have con ducted themselves like ladles and gentlemen - tlomon and nro giving a clean show , full of meritorious features , and in many respects , a remarkable exhibi tion never before seen outside of tbo largest cities. When the people of Norfolk realize tbo high character of this splendid organization , they are not slow In taking advantage of Us various features. Congratulations nro pouring In upon the local firemen who brought the Whlto City here. Weather conditions favoring , the country people ought to ho in town In largo numbers the remainder of the week. Many people will drive from the neighboring towns In order to take In the various attractions. An excur sion from Columbus has been talked of which will add several hundred to the number of people In Norfolk Fri day and Saturday. The elephant makes his appearance on the high wire every day at 3:00 : and nt 10:15 : p. m. Beautiful Bagdad gives two perform ances dally : at I ! : 15 and 8:15 : p , m. The annex attractions of the White City are open from 1:30 : until 5:30 : and from 7:30 : until 11:30 : p. m. The Big Hit In Bagdad. I DoVero Bros. , the comedy acrobats in Beautiful Bagdad , are real artists In their feats of strength and dexter ity. They do a series of comlo aero * batlc stunts that keep the house in a roar during the entire fifteen minutes THE NORFOLK NEWS : FBIDA.Y. JULY 20 , 1900. tlu- > are on the atngo. They outer with j u dash mill everything they < lo Is char- 1 ncterl/od by n visor niul ginger wlilcb adds greatly to the vnluo of tholr not , Mnny people have nltondoil inoro tlmn oiio performance of Bagdad nml tbo announcement of the DoVoro Hros. not IH always nwnltuil by tlioiu with great Interest. BIDWELL IS GENERAL MANAGER Promotion for the Manager of the Ne braska and Wyoming Division. ( let ) , F. Illdwell lias been promoted to the position of general manager of the Chicago and Northwestern com pany's llnoH wont of the Missouri rlvor , with hoadtiuaitors at Omaha. An nouncement of the appointment Is made In a circular Isaued by W. A. ( lardner , vice president , In charge of operation and malntonanco. Mr. Illdwoll has long been connected with the load of which ho now be comes general manager. Ho came to the line as general manager of the Fiomont , KlUliorn and Missouri Valley and the Sioux City and Paclllc , at the time these two .roads wore operated as one. and during his Borvlco In this ca pacity he won the reputation of being otio of the most olllclent executive of- llcers on the staff of President Marvin Ilughltt. When these two roads wore absorbed by the Chicago and North western Mr. Dldwoll continued as man ager of the Nebraska and Wyoming division. He reported to the general manager In Chicago , Now ho Is made general manager of that part of the company's system lying west of the Missouri rlvor and as general manager ho will report to the president and vlco presi dent of the Northwestern. The creation of the now office and the promotion of Mr. Dldwell no doubt will add to the Importance of the Northwestorn'a headquarters west of the rlvor. OMAHA COMMERCIAL CLUB TRADE BOOSTERS GOING WEST. PLAN NOT TO STOP IN NORFOLK Excursionists Will Pass Through the Eastern Part of Northern Nebraska In the Night Reach Valentine for Breakfast the Next Morning. The trade extension committee of the Oinalm commercial club have ar ranged for an excursion of "trade boosters" to the Hlack Hills next week , leaving Omaha Tuesday night at 0 o'clock and making the run over the Northwestern to Valentino In time for breakfast the next morning. This will cause the excursionists to entirely pass the section of north Nebraska cast of Valentine , probably because It was only a short time ago that the north eastern part of the state was covered by the same club. The Itinerary of the trip from Valentino tine to Dead wood Is as follows : First Day Wednesday , July 25. Town Arrive Valentino 0:30 : a.ra Crookston 7:47am : Cody 8:43am : 1311 9:28 : am Morrlman 9:50am : Irwin 10:21 : a m Gordon . . - 10:55 : am Clinton 11:31 : a m Rushvllle 11:55 : a m Hay Springs 12:32am : Chadron 1:28 pm Dakota Junction 2:58 : p m Oolrlchs , S. D 3:50 : pm Buffalo Gap 4:31 : p m Falrbiirn 5:25 : pm Hermoso 5:53 : pm Rapid City ' . 0:50 : p m Second Day Thursday , July 26. Town Arrive Hlack Hawk G:4Gam : Piedmont 7:13am : Tllford 7:30am : Sturgls 8:05am : Whltcwood 9:21 : am Belle Fourcho 10:51 : am ( Whltowood ) 12:01 : p m Dead wood 12 : 5S p m Long enough stops will bo made at each place for the excursionists to sco the towns and maUo acquaintances. Returning the excursionists will trav el over the Burlington , reaching Oma ha Sunday , July 29 , at 9 a. m. LIGHTNING FLASHES. Pranks of Electricity During Yester day's Storm. Lightning struck the barn of Ernest Haaso. who lives three miles north of Norfolk , badly shattering it. No an imals wore killed or Injured. Herman Gall , living south of the city , had a cow killed by lightning in yesterday's storm. While on their way to the pasture with tholr cows , the two sons of W. B. Emory wore severely shocked by a flash of lightning that struck within a few feet of thorn. The boys were walking along the road when the bright flash camo. It threw mud all over the boys and knocked ono of them down They wore both badly frightened but are none the worse today for their nar row escape. Station Men on a Strike. Long Pine , Neb. , July IS. The corps of assistants to the station agent went on a strike yesterday. Some misun derstanding relating to the salaries and the appointment of an objectionable man to the position of first assistant day dispatcher seem to have caused tbo trouble. The office work is some what retarded on account of the green bands. TOWN OF SPENCER DECIDES TO HAVE A STREET FAIR. CONNECTION WITH COUNTY FAIR Organization of an Association to Pull Off the Affair Committees Appoint ed to Take Charge of Various DC- partment of the Ncllgh Carnival. Spencer , Neb. , July 18. Special to The News : TJio business men of Silencer mot last evening and orga nized a street fair association , the stieet fair to take place evenings dur ing the regular county fair which Is to bu held September ID , 20 and 21. 10. J. Parker was elected president of the association and L. Holmes secre tary. The committee on music and amusements are W. F. Kloke , L. P. Korbel and Frank Bralthwalt The llnanco committee has u good round sum of money and expect to secure Homo tip top attractions. Fair time will bo a great time la Spencer for three days and nights. Ncllgh Preparations. Nellgh , Neb. , July 18. Special to The News : At a meeting of the busi ness men's aossoclatlou held last evening at the city hall to complete the appointments of the carnival com mittees , J. J. Mellclc was elected treas urer , and has full power of all tickets , and Is at liberty to call upon any mem ber of the association for assistance during the carnival , at the park en trance , and also at the grand stand. Win. Wolfe and W. W. Cole were ap pointed a committee on concessions. . THURSDAY TIDINGS. A. J. Boldt Is hero from Plalnvlow. M. Nichols of Foster Is a city visitor. J. D. Day of Wlnsldo Is a city visitor. Fred Vahlerblng of Wisncr is here. Otto Shaublo of Pllgor Is up on busi ness. ness.E. E. Coolc of Meadow Grove Is In town. John Traulson of Stanton is hero on business. John Kntilm and R. Gleason pf Hos- kins are hero. Czar Johnson of Battle Creole is In the city today. E. A. Bullock went to Fairfax on business today. Mrs. A. Peters of Stanton was shop ping In the city yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. C. II. Reynolds and Mr. and Mrs. Deuol wont to Lincoln nt neon. Ernest F. Hans drove In from Ba'ttlo Crook yesterday. J. B. Donovan of Madison Is in the city on business. S. A. Bcckley of Crelghton is taking In the Whlto City. Miss Wilma Whltlach of Foster Is visiting with relatives. A. R. Davis came over from Wayne this morning on business. John Nelson of Battle Creek is hereto to see the Whlto City. Mrs. G. W. Hill of Plalnvlow are shopping In the city today. B. Linderman came down from Ver- del to take In the Whlto City. W. W. Shaman came Gown from Chadron to spend the day yesterday. L. W. Neodham and H. Lound ol Dr. J. M. O'Connell of Ponca was In town on his way to Columbus to attend the mooting of the congressional cen tral committee. E. L. Johnson and wife , and Hueberl and Howard Swank of Chicago arrived this noon for an extended visit with relatives hero. Judge F. D. Falos of Ponca , chair man of the central congressional com mltto of the Third district , remalnec In town over night on his way to at tend the committee meeting at Colum bus. Wlnsldo came over on business yester day. day.Dr. Dr. P. II. Salter went to Vordlgre this afternoon on professional busl ness. ness.A. A. Bucholz and Chas. Verges have returned from a two weeks' camp nea Stanton. Mrs. Venus Nonow returned las night from a visit with relatives in St Anthony , Idaho. J. B. Donovan , editor of the Madl son Star-Mall , Is transacting buslnos in tno city toilay. II. T. Ilokanson , ono of the leading merchants of Gregory , S. D..is in the city visiting friends. David T. Waldo and wife of Water town , N. Y. , are visiting at the homo of Waldo & Dlllonbeck. Mrs. F. A. Blakeman , Kennlth am Glenn will leave today for a short vlsl with friends at Long Pine. Chas. Vyndall came down from Plalnvlew last night to visit friend and to attend the Whlto City. Mrs. O'Neill of Missouri Valley , wh has been visiting Mrs. J. D. Sturgeon has gone to Crelghton for a short visit Mrs. E. E. Andrews will return to morrow evening from a six weeks' vis It with her parents at Manchester lown. I. Connor , real estate man of Omaha was In the cfty yesterday afternoo the guest of his daughter , Mrs. W. P Ix > gan. Ho was returning from Verd gro , where ho had boon on a land doa Senator LaFollotto of Wisconsin i scheduled to be In Hastings on Sunda and deliver an address before th Chautauqua assembly. A party of young ladles , conslstln of Misses Josephine Butterflold , Hole Bridge , Ethel Hartley and Louis Wollls , chaperoned by Mrs. W. G Baker and Mrs. W. R. Jones , are plan ning to go to the Yellow banks nox Monday , whore they will camp out un til Saturday. Mrs. C. II. Vail of this city Is in re ceipt of a letter from Mrs. Ida Irish- Macombor , who was an Inmate of the Norfolk asylum and was released from there a few weeks ago through the ef forts of L. P. Stehr of Now York. Mrs. Irlah-Mncomher writes that ahe la comfortably situated nt the Park hotel at West Coxsacklo , N. Y. , and Is enJoying - Joying herself very much. She says that since leaving the hospital she has been perfectly happy and that she heartily enjoyed her trip to Now York. With her letter she sent a picture of her now home , which Is a very pretty place with handsome largo trees and beautiful grounds. Five tables of young ladles enjoyed the game of 500 at the homo of Miss Josephine Butterfleld yesterday after * noon , the party being given In honor of Miss Edith Buttorflold of Chicago. Miss Cora Lulkart won first prlzo and Miss Boomer of Lincoln the second. Light refreshments were served. At the Baptist church last evening at 7 o'clock , Mr. Koven M. Hurtt and Miss Mamie J. Bouncy were united In marriage , Rev. F. W. Benjamin olll- elating. Mr. Hurtt is a brakenmu on the Chicago and Northwestern , and the young couple have already gone to housekeeping on Cleveland street in South Norfolk. The little daughter of Peter Mooney , who resides near Burchnrd , a short tlmo ago unwittingly violated the post al laws by sending a written communi cation through the mall with fourth class matters. The package foil Into the hands of Inspector St. Clalr , who called upon Mr. Mooney for the penal ty of $10 , which was promptly paid , but It is thought that when the matter Is explained to the department and it Is shown that the act was done un knowingly that the money will bo re funded. State Superintendent McBrlen has ruled that Douglas county must elect a county superintendent at the fall election. Mr. Bodwell w as elected county superintendent of Douglas county last fall , but before ho assumed the duties of his office for the new term ho resigned to accept the posi tion of superintendent of the Norfolk schools. Superintendent Yoder was then appointed to fill out the term for which Mr. Bodwell had been elected , but Mr. McBrlen holds the constitu tion provides the appointment Is good only until the next general election. Waldo & Dlllonbeck have com menced renovating their Ice ponds east of the city. In draining the first pond more than thirty pounds of bass and channel cat fish wcro taken out , besides - sides hundreds of small fish. When the other pond Is drained it is expected that oven a greater number of flsli will bo found. It is the theory of Waldo & Dillonbeck that by thoroughly clean ing their ponds once a year of accum ulated moss , decomposed vegetable mattef and mud , and keeping the wa ter free from llsh and other animal life , that the Ice produced during the winter will be much better , purer and cleaner. The ponds will be allowed to stand empty until late in the fall , when they will be cleaned again and then filled with water. The rain of yesterday and last night , during which 1.81 Inch of water fell , brought the total precipitation for the month up to 2.22. The rain came In intermittent showers during the day and night , the heaviest hero being just > efor < 3 noon , while six miles south a sharp rain and hall storm struck about 3 o'clock In the afternoon. This storm was about a uillo in width and did con siderable damage to field crops and gardens. Oats received the greatest injury , but corn , which was somewhat cut , will not be permanently damaged , as It will have plenty of time to recov er before maturity. The storm came from the southwest and traveled north east in the neighborhood of the count } line , between Madison and Stanton counties , passing east of Norfolk There was not much wind but heavy rain and hall , the ground being left covered with hall stones for some time after the storm had passed. The Jackson celebration closed yes terday , and there was a largo crowd of people In attendance in spite of the downpour of rain. After the address of welcome by Mayor Thomas Sulll van , in which ho left no doubts regard Ing the hospitality of Jackson , Hon G. W. Berge , the orator of the day , was Introduced. His address was well re ceived , as also were short addresses by John Bolor , president of the day J. A. Hall of Jackson , Judge William P. Warner , S. A. Combs of Homer and W. H. Beck of Sioux City. An appro prlato toast was then read , which ha < been sent by M. J. O'Neill of Rapit City , S. D. , ono of the oldests settlers who was unable to bo present. Father Moralrlty , to whoso efforts the success of the celebration was largely due was then called to the platform am made the closing address. The re mnlndor of the day was devoted to usual picnic sports , closing with a big reception in the evening at St. Pat rick's hall. Return to Nebraska. Nlobrara , Neb. , July IS. Special to The News : John F. Longer , formerly of Nlobrara and largely Interested in band organizations and prospectlv affairs beneficial to this town , Is In the city visiting his bsothor Frank Ho has been in California for the pas five years , but has returned bore aflc will locate In this county , but has no yet decided where. Ho marvels at th prosperity of this section and says it' like getting back homo again. Mrs Longer's health was the reason for a change of climate , but that Is now ful ly restored and both feel that this i more llko God's country. r Health Calumet makes light , digestible wholesome food. Economy Only one heap ing teaspoonful is needed for one quart of flour. AN OBJECT LESSON PROVIDEN TIALLY SENT AT THIS TIME. LLUSTRATES NEED OF DITCH With Only an Inch of Precipitation , the Gulch Produces a Flood That Overflows Thirteenth Street Property - ty Facts Dispute Some Theories. Corporation gulch went on a tear again Wednesday noon , as the result of the rain which fell during the morn- ng. Although only a little more than an Inch of water fell , the gulch was looming by 1 o'clock. The ditches down Thirteenth street were full and overflowing property on either side as he flood passed toward the river , dong - ng considerable damage. The flood lid not succeed in getting down Nor folk avenue to any great extent , as the amount of water which fell was not sufficient to inundate that portion of he city. While a flood in Corporation gulch s very unusual In July , the ono of to- lay seems to have been providentially sent to emphasize the necessity of the work that the board of county com- nissloners has undertaken. The time ought to have gone by long ago that an object lesson of this character would be needed , but It teems that oven at this date , after the flood wa ters of the gulch have done thousands of dollars' worth of damage to prop erty , there are persons who still main- : aln that such a ditch as is proposed > y the county board Is not necessary 10 the preservation of property and : he health and happiness of people liv ing in the western part of town. Estimate of Expenses. The ways and means committee sub mitted the estimate of expenses for the city of Norfolk , ending May 7 , 1907 : General Fund. Salaries of officers $3,200 00 Office supplies 200 00 Printing 30000 FMre department 700 00 Streets and alleys 2,000 00 Miscellaneous 1,500 00 $7,900. 00 Less miscellaneous receipts $ 45000 Cash on hand 2,712 17 $3,102 17 $4,737 83 Street light fund $1,900 00 Interest Fund. Interest due on bonds due In 1907 $ 480 00 Interest on bonds due In 1911 450 00 Interest due on bonds due In 1911 450 00 Interest on bonds duo in 1919 1,710 00 Interest on bonds duo In 1930 1,000 00 $4,090 00 Less amount on band 2,899 99 $3,800 01 Sinking Fund. To pay bonds due in 1907. . . . $ 800 00 To pay bonds due In 1911. . . . 1,200 00 $2,000 00 Water Fund. For repairs and extensions..2,000 00 Sewer Fund. For repairs and laterals $1,502 17 Total amount to be raised by taxation $10,000 00 Receipts for year ending May 1 , 1900 : From saloon occupation tax. $3,000 00 Insurance companies occupa tion tax 700 00 From miscellaneous licenses. 450 50 From dog tax 97 00 From road taxes 1,253 20 From general taxes 7,480 00 From water rentals 6,420 02 Total receipts $19,407 32 CASE OF DR. MATHEWS. State Board of Health Not Certain of its Ground. Lincoln , Neb. , July 18. A meeting of the state health board may be held In the near future to make final dispo sition of Dr. J. T. Mathews' case. Mathews stands charged with causing the death of Edith Short , a Fremont girl , by means of a criminal operation at Omaha. The secretaries of the board of health have recommended that his certificate be revoked , but a legal question has been raised as to testimony In regard to an alleged dy ing statement of Miss Short in which she blamed Dr. Mathows. There la said to bo some doubt whether this evidence would be admitted In court , and unless the point Is settled In the affirmative the health board may not care to risk an appeal by taking away the doctor's certificate. Attorney Gen eral Brown , at the last meeting of the board , expressed doubt as to whether the courts would sustain a revocation \ based on such testimony. ASSESSMENT DOES NOT SHOW UP WELL AT THE STATE HOUSE. ASSESSOR H. D. REED EXPLAINS Says the Missouri River Has Swal lowed up Many Acres of Land Since the Assessment Was Made a Year Ago The Board a Little Doubtful. Lincoln , July IS. The poor old Mis souri river caught the blame for Doug las county's decrease of acreage and the valuation thereof , at the first ses sion of the state equalization board held yesterday in Governor Mickey's private office at the state house. There had been some curiosity to learn how the shortage of land listed for assessment In Douglas this year as compared with 1905 could bo ex plained. Assessor II. D. Reed of Oma ha appeared before the board and told It that the Big Muddy was principally responsible , having swallowed up some 1,000 or 1,500 acres of good Nebraska soil during the past annum. F This was only a partial hypothesis. Assessor Reed advanced the secondary reason that some farm land had been 6 taken in to make town lots at Flor ence and East Omaha. He pointed to an Increase In the valuation of town and city real estate as proof of this. The figures of Secretary Bennett showed that Douglas has 540 acres less land on the books for taxation this year than last. Governor Mickey asked If it were not true that the Improvements on town and city property would account for a large share of the gain In its valuation. He called on Assessor Reed for a list of the newly platted lots , so that the board would know just how much of the decrease In acreage could be explained In that way. Mr. Reed demurred to this suggestion unless the board as a whole would call for the information official ! } . "It's an a piece of foolishness , " de clared the assessor. "I'd have to bring in a pile of manuscript as thick as a big book. " "I don't think you would have to do that , " rejoined Governor Mickey. "If I had made the assessment for Doug las county , I think I could tell some thing about it without going to so much trouble. " \ Assessor Reed finally agreed to make out a schedule of the additions platted during the past annum and mall it to the board. Ho asked that i no action bo taken on the assessment < V L of his county In his absence , and an understanding was reached that while the board may consider different portions tions of the Douglas statement at any time , it will not act on them before next week , as Mr. Reed will bo away from home for the remainder of this. Before leaving , Assessor Reed said he had heard a good deal to the effect that the board would "Jump on" Doug las county , and he wanted to be pres ent if it had any Idea of doing so. Nellgh In Darkness. Neligh , Nob. , July IS. Special to The News : Owing to the burning out of the armature at the electric light plant Nellgh has been In darkness for the past two nights. However , a new one has been ordered and is expected today. Train Master in Omaha. Conductor J. C. Aid , who has been running on the Bonesteel passenger , has been appointed to the position of train master at the Omaha Union sta tion. C. L. Clark , a south Platte man , has his run. Inspection Car. C. F. King has received a new ia. spectlon car. It is a light car and la run by a gas engine.