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L in uvi , j utj i 41 , irvw. ; INSTRUCTIONS FOR ANTELOPE COUNTY MAN FOR CONGRESS. CONVENTION AT DATTLE CREEK County Nominations Jack Koenljjsteln for Attorney , Alderson for Represen tative and Burr T.ift for County Com missioner. . incmlny'H Unllv. ) .lack KoonlgHtoln for county attor ney , T. 13. Aldomon for roprow'utatlvo In the logltdaturo and Burr Taft for county coiint'l 'nipr won * the candl- dates placoil In the Hold by the repub lican county cmivnnllon at llattlo Crook yoslorday afternoon. ResolutloiiM wore passofi endowing Judge Boyd for congress , that the members of the legislature vote for the candidate placed In nomination at the state convention , and a party plat form was adopted. The delegates began to arrive early and soon the HtrootB of the town wore crowded with Interested nud auxlouu politicians from all over the county. Not only WIIH the convention of In terest to Madison county , but It proved a magnet which drew Hon. E. Rosewater - water from Omaha , Attorney General Brown from Lincoln , Judge Uoyd from Nellgh , and Hon. W.V. . Young from Stanton , all candidates before the people ple , and all Interested In what would bo doi\o In Battle Creek today. The Convention. The convention was called to order Hhortly after 1 o'clock by Hurt Mnpea , chairman of the county central com mittee. The reading of the call was dis pensed with and W. M. Robertson was elected temporary chairman and W. A. WltzlKiuati of Norfolk was elected temporary secretary. Mr. Robertson on assuming the chair made a brief speech calling attention to the Importance of a convention which would attract the presence of four of the most prominent politicians of the state and congratulating the re publicans of Madison county upon the splendid representation of the various precincts of the county. The appointment of a committee on credentials was dispensed with and the chairmen of the various precincts' delegations paused their credentials to the secretary and the names as read were adopted as delegates entitled to seats In the convention. The temporary organization was then made permanent. M. I ) . Putney of Tlldon Introduced a a resolution endorsing Judge Boyd for congress as follows : "Wo , the republicans of Madison county , In convention assembled , en dorse Judge J. F. Boyd of Antelope county for congress and wo Instruct our delegates to the congressional con vention to vote for and use all honor able means to secure his nomination. " An amendment was offered by Mr. Miller of Shell Crook that "no instruc tion bo given on congressman. " Vote upon the amendment by call of precinct resulted In 03 1 ( . against and 14 Mi for the amendment. Then the vote recurred upon the original motion Instructing for Judge Boyd was unanimously carried. Judge Boyd was then called on for a speech and advancing to the front part of the hall , ho thanked the con- vontlon and mndo a atronir ronubllcan talk. Jack Kocnlgstelu was placed In nom ination for county attorney , and there being no other candidate , ho was unan imously declared the nominee. T. C. Alderson of Madison was unan imously elected as candidate for repre sentative In the legislature. Burr Taft was unanimously placed In nomination for enmity commission er from the second commissioner dis trict. trict.All All throe of the candidates made speeches thanking the convention for the honor conferred upon them. On motion C. A. Randall of New man Grove was allowed to name the delesates to the senatorial convention. A committee to select delegates to the state and congressional convention \\as elected by the several precincts a > follows : M. D. Tyler. E. , A.'Bullock. II. H. Reynolds. A. L. Carter. F. H. L. Willis , .loo Young , J. H. Harding , Fred Perry , C .1. Hlckson , Howard Miller , S. H. Brandt , Jitnies Nlchol , Judge Haider- b.m. E. S. Button , S. W. Williams.A. B. Richardson , Chas Gobbltfmnn. E. E. Crue. The convention extended an Invlta- tlon'to Hon. Edward Rosewater editor of the Omaha Bee. Hon. Norrls Brown , attorney general , and Hon. W. W. Young of Stanton to address the con vention. e In response tOj the Invitation Mr. Young was conducted to the platforln and made a ringing republican ad- dross. Following him came Mr. Rosewater - water and Mr. Brown , who talked of national and state issues. Platform.0 The following platform was ndapt- ed : "Tho republicans of Madison countj In convention assembled address them selves to the Intelligence and conscl once of American citizens In the fol lowing principles : "Wo endorse and approve the patrl otic and fearless administration of our Illustrious president , Theodore Roosc volt. "Wo favor the passage of a law pro hlbltlng the acceptance , use and dls trlbutlon of free transportation. "Wo favor a law authorizing a dl rect primary. "Wo favor an. amendment to the con -mutton providing for an elective r.ill- rend commission and a law which will < l\ < < full and adequate power to said ommlMlon to llx , regulate and control freight and passenger rates within this state. "In a free coun'.rv the Incumbents In public o 111 con are the criterion of In- I'lllRonco ami moral standard , ami we lomand that high minded and able neu be olocled to state and federal illlcon. "Wo condemn the trading of dole- Cation * In the Interest of any purlieu * ar candidate and the bartering of pub ic welfare for personal Interest. " Resolutions. The following resolution was adopt ed : "Resolved , That the republicans of MadlHon county cordially approve the icllim of the state central committee ii Including In Its call the nomination ) f a candidate for U. S. senator , and wo hereby Instruct and pledge the del egation from MadlRon county to the stale convention to oppose at every Htage all attempts to dispense with he nomination of a candidate for U. S. senator and every proposition to change the order of nomination as pro vided In the call. "Resolved , That the candidates for the legislature from this district are loroby Instructed to support the can- lldnlo for U. S. senator nominated by the state convention. " The name of ouo of the delegates to ho Htato convention was omitted from yesterday's roiwrl also. Following Is ho correct list of delegates to the con vention In Lincoln : C. 13. Greene , C. E. Burnham , W. N. luso , E. A. Bullock , Chris Schavland , Morris Gross , Herman Hogrofe. Harry lunioH , E. S. South , II. Haldorson , Joe Young , C. A. Smith. Delegates to the congressional con- entlon were selected as follows : J. II. Harding , Robt. Eccles , Goo. N. loolH. F. H. L. Willis , Howard Miller , W. II. Field , Jas. Nichols , U. D. Mathews - ows , Eugene Crook , S. O. Davis , A. L. Carter , C. A. Miller , O. H. Gutni , W. C. Hastings , E. H. Gohrhardt , Burt Mapos , 13. II .Tracy , W. M. Robertson , Fnlm R. Hays , M. D. Tyler , Jack Koon- gHtoln. Delegates present at the two con ventions wore authorized to cast the full vote of the delegations and motion van adopted that no proxies bo al- owod. C. A. Randall announced that ho would name delegates to the senato- lal convention after call has been Is sued for that convention. County Central Committee. Norfolk First ward , M. D. Tyler ; second ward , E. II. Tracy ; third ward , It. H. Reynolds ; fourth ward , J. L. Ilorshlser ; outside , T. E. Odlorno. Union , Geo. W. Wray. Warnorvllle , W. P. Rowlctt. Door Crook , J. II. Harding , Grove , J. II. B. Wagner. Highland , Henry Massman. Emorlck , Win. Mclntosh. Madison precinct , S. O. Davis. Shell Creek. H. Haldorson. Meadow Grove , M. J. Carmony. Valley , F. W. Richardson. Green Garden , Christ Schmidt. Jefferson , C. A. Smith. Fall-view. C. II. Hasklns. Madison , S. C. Blackman. School Craft , W. R. Martin. Kalamazoo , Win. P. Fllslnger. Battle Creek , Edward Tanner. After the adjournment of the con vention the central committee held a mooting and elected M. D. Tyler of Norfolk chairman and C. A. Smith of Tlldon secretary. MAY SEINE IN HIS OWN LAKE. Nebraskan Held Not Guilty of Violat ing Game Law. Alnsworth , Neb. , July 2(5. ( An Im portant case affecting the game laws of this state was decided hero today by County Judge Potter. A man by the name of McDonald was arrested homo two months ago by the stnto game warden , charged with using a solno In catching fish In one of the lakes in the southern part of Brown county. The lake was on the land of the man who was arrested and had no outlet Into any other lake or river. Aft or a number of delays the cose came on to bo hoard today. Mr. Scat- tergood , the attorney for the defen dant , raised the quosttcin of the consti tutionality of the act , quoting from the fifth amendment to the constitution-of the United states , which suys tint nri- vato property shall not be taken for public use without just compensation , * and of the Nebraska constitution , which says that the property of no person shall bo taken or damaged for public use without just compensation Ho contended that tho0gamo law took the man's property from his own con trol and possession and gave It over to the pubMc for general use and limited od the real owner's right to Its use and benefit. Ho cited a number of cases os that have boon decided In various state courts holding the right to fish li\un Inland lake cannot bo separatee from the private ownership thereof am taken under the power of eminent do main and that the legislature canno Interfere with flshlnT privileges o : owners of private ponds having no connection through which fish can pass Into their waters. The court sustalnec the contention and the complaint was dismissed and the defendant set free Special Summer Excursion Rates to Chicago and St. Louis , Mo , and re turn , via the Northwestern line Round trip excursion tickets will bo sold from points on or west of the Missouri river to Chicago and to SL I/juls until "September 30 , 1906 , limit ed to return until October 31. Applj toagonts Chicago & Northwestern R'y Hadn't you Intended to look eve the want ads. today ? A BUSINESS MAN THERE SAYS UNION PACIFIC COMES. ENROUTE TO THE BLACK HILLS nformatlon Comes That Two Y's Have Been Laid Out at Tarnov by Union Pacific Surveyors It Is Said to Mean Shorter Line From Here. The Union Pacific railroad company ias Just completed a survey from Fro- nont to Tarnov , Nob. , a little town bo- .ween Humphrey and Platte Center. I'wo Y'H have been laid out at Tarnov. Phis Information comes to Norfolk from a reliable business man at Tar- lov , and the supposition on his part H that the Union Pacific has reached IH far as Tarnov on Its way In an air Ino from Omaha to the Black Hills. The Tarnov business man , In writ- ug of the survey , points out that the lew line , which is as straight as a string from Tarnov Into Omaha , by way of Fremont , and which passes through a virgin tract of ground be tween the main line of the Union Pa- clllc and the Albion line of the Northwestern - western , would give Norfolk a short onto to Omaha. Whether or not the dream of the I'arnov business man will come true H a question to bo determined by the future. If It Is true that the surveys aru laid out , this Is , of course , a com- ilotlon of the survey out of Fremont oward the Black Hills which was an- loiiucod first In the state by The News. THURSDAY TIDINGS. Carl Davenport Is In Pilgor on busl- loss. J. E. Francis Is spending the day lore. John S. Peterson of Valentino Is In own. James Dlgnan has returned from Ewlng. Mrs. Bloy has gone to Pierce on a short visit. Miss Mlna Moudonhall of Ponca is a city visitor. C. W. Potter of Nellgh Is In the city on business. J. H. Conloy returned last night from a trip to Wayne. Prof. Harding of Slox City Is in the city on business. J. II. Purlin of Madison Is visiting friends in the city. Mrs. Meyer of Butte was shopping In the city yesterday. Miss Bessie McFarland has returned 'roin Peru whore she has been attend- ng the state normal school. II. J. Rlngenhelmer of Crelghton Is a city visitor today. W. O. Whipplo of NIobrara Is In the city visiting friends. C. D. Case of Wood Lake Is a busi ness visitor In the city. Misses Edith and Inez Vlele are In Michigan visiting relatives. Miss Opal Olmstead went to Wayne this morning to visit friends. W. S. Jay of Lincoln Is In the city looking after business affairs. Ed Smith left this morning for Em ory , S. D. , on a business trip. E. F. Terry and F. C. Henko of Mad ison are In the city on business. II. Wcnko arrived In the city last evening from Wausa on business. Mrs. Herman Gorecke and Mrs. Em ory are visiting relatives in Pierce. Mrs. M. E. Hoffman came down from Gordon this mornlncr to visit frlpmls. Miss Lucia Erskluo and Miss Louise Brown of Fort Dodge , Iowa , are visit ing at the home of S. F. Ersklne. Mrs. Geo. Ilonkle and children re turned to their home In Milwaukee to- lay. Miss Lizzie Klentz accompanied thorn. Mrs. II. E. Wallerstedt , who has ) ocn visiting her brother , L. E. Wai- erstedt , returned to her home In'Oak- land this morning. Myron Twlss of Meadow Grove stopped off In the city yesterday on ils way homo from Pierce , where he has been on business. Mr. and Mrs. Will Braasch left this morning for a short visit with friends and relatives at Omaha. They will then return to their homo In St. Paul. John Quigley of Danlmry , Iowa , is visiting at the home of J. A. Kolohor. E. J. Romendor came over from \Vayno this morning to spend the day. D. F. lloseborpugh arid hfs brother , .Tamos , of Tlldon are visiting relatives in the city. Supt. C. H. Reynolds and Roadmas- tor King wont to Bonestcol today In the former's private car. c Miss Collins , who has been visiting Mrs. M. J. LaVollo , returned to her homo in Sioux Falls today. Miss Perry of Elgin , who has been visiting her uncle , E. D. Perry , went to Stanton Wednesday noon. Miss Rath Mount went to Atkinson today to moot her father , and will go from there to Long Pine with him. G. F. Walton has bought a dray line In Tilden and will move there with his family at once. Frank Davenport broke camp today after camping for several weeks on the Ray farm west of the city. Miss Gladys Farley was six years olden on Tuesday and her grandmother , Mrs C. E. Farley , entertained a compan > of little friends for her at the Norfolk House. A party of young people are plcnick Ing today at the Yellow Banks. The > are Melllo Bridge , Lois Gibson , Veda Loomls , Mary Odlorne , Kathleen Boas Harlan Johnson , Archie Gow am Spencer Buttorflold. Miss Efllc Wells of Warner and Mr. Claude Burner of Seattle , Wash , wore married yesterday at Nellgh The two young jiooplo are bo h wel known In this part of the state. The > A III leave for Seattle Immediately. W W Weaver , who has purchased ho hardware business of Blakeman & 'oloman , will remove his family hero lext week , and will occupy the Geo. ilocliard residence property on West Norfolk avenue. Mr. Weaver has had Iftoon years' experience In the hard ware business , ten of which he was n Tlldon. Mrs. George Dudley , sr. , Is suffering odny from a badly sprained ankle , sustained by a fall from the steps of ho M. E. church yesterday. Mrs. Dud- oy was attending the funeral of Mrs. Mills with the Woman's Relief Corps , ind was Just leaving the church when she fell and was hurt. The sprain Is liilto a bad ouo. The state convention of the Nebras- < a Christian missionary society will to held at Bethany park , a suburb of Lincoln , July 31-Auguat H. A fine pro gram has been arranged and speech miking and singing will take place nornlng , afternoon and evening. A lumber of Norfolk people have already taken tents and there arc a few more who Intend to go. The regular eastbound train from .ho Black Hills , duo fit noon In Nor- 'oik today , will bo seven hours late or nero , owing to a wreck In the Blank Hills last night An extra train was made up at Long Pine this morning and arrived on the regular schedule. The delay Is duo to a wreck on a freight train north of Chadron where three freight cars wore derailed. Word comes from the vicinity of Verdlgro that , although the prairie chicken law Is not yet out , hunters are slaughtering the birds In whole sale fashion. It Is said that among .hose who like to see the law upheld , there Is a disposition to criticise the state game warden for laxity In not Suelng that the game law receives nero rigid enforcement. Just at the iretJcnt time the chickens are shelter- ng their young , and they need this irotectlon. Among the typo of persons who are msslng through Norfolk enrouto to Shoshoni Is the lonely passenger , now and then a woman , traveling from dlf- 'erent corners of the country to the Wind River reservation and then back again. One of these passed through Norfolk last night. She wag a little woman , well dressed , who got on the Northwestern train at Alton , Iowa. She ate lunch from a basket at Nor- 'oik. Tomorrow she will reach She shoni. "And what will she. do when she gets there ? " a passenger asked. 'Come back , " said the brakeman. A now law passed by the last con gress grants to all rural mall carriers i vacation of two weeks each year on full pay. This ruling does not take effect until after the first of January next. There was a proposed bill grantIng - Ing an appropriation of $200 for ox- [ lonse for horse feed for the carriers Imt this was turned down and the va cation bill granted Instead. Under the terms of the now order the substitutes of regular carriers are allowed to take their places and will bo paid the regu lar salary by the government , while at the same time the carriers will re ceive their pay. Ned Williams of Waukegan , 111. , ar rived In Norfolk last night for a few days' visit with former friends. Mr. Williams is the son of G. K. Williams who was superintendent of construc tion in the building of the handsome federal building that stands in Nor folk , and Ned worked on the building during the summer. He is now en- route to Seattle , where another build ing Is about to be erected by the Con gress Construction company. His fa ther is now at New Orleans , where he Is superintending a mammoth govern ment naval structure. Ned diverted from his Seattle path long enough to take a run to Norfolk and then to She shoni , where ho will go out of curios ity to see the country. The August number of Fry's Won derland Magazine is especially enter taining to Its north Nebraska readers. 'The Santee Indians in History ; " 'How Carl Schurz Industrialized Sail- too ; " "When Mr. Roosevelt Was at Santee ; " "The Snntoo Normal Train ing School ( Illustrated ) ; "Nebraska's Senatorial Contest" ( Mr. Rosewater and North Nebraska , by Edwin A. Fry ; Norrls Brown and the State Trusts , by M. A. Brown ; F. M. Currlo as a Man , by Edward H. Purcell ; George D. Mol- | klojohn a Statesman , by L. W. Morgan - ' gan , with portraits ) ; "Edgar Howard : j A Pioneer for Anti-Pass Legislation" < ( portrait ) , by Dan V. Stephens ; "Tho Grand Canyon of Arizona" ( illustrat ed ) , by S. R. Stoddard ; also stories , poetry , music and art It Is a Nebras ka enterprise worthy of encourage ment. Ten cents a copy. Published at NIobrara , Neb. The following card sent out by the Detroit couvmorclal dub Is worth read ing and pasting in your hat : "If there is 'any chance to boom buslncbs , boom It. Don't pull your face and look as though you had a sour stomach. Hold up your head , smile and look for bet ter things. Hide your hammer and try to speak well of others , no matter how sfhall you know yourself to bve. When a stranger drops In jolly him , say this is the best town on earth and It is. Don't discourage him talking ill of your neighbor. Lead him to be lieve that ho has at last struck a place where white people live. Don't knock. Help yourself along by becoming pop ular and push your neighbors with you. It's dead easy. Bo a good fellow and soon you will have a procession of followers. No man over helped him self by knocking down other people In character or business. No man ever got rich by trying to make others be lieve dhat ho was the only man In town who knows anything. You can't climb the ladder of success by treadIng - Ing on other people's corns. Keep off the corn and don't knock ? " DALLAS CONCLUDES TO MOVE OVER TO GREGORY. WORK OF REMOVAL IS BEGUN When the Town of Dallas Becomes Consolidated With Gregory , It Is Claimed That the Latter Place Will be Larger Than Bonestecl. Gregory , S. D. , July 25. Special to The News : The stockholders of the town of Dallas held a meeting last Saturday and concluded to move to Gregory , the railroad having missed them about three miles to the north. The Gcddcs moving outfit came down Sunday and will at once begin the la bors of moving them to Gregory , the nearest town on the railroad to them. Gregory Is now by far the largest town on the Rosebud and when the town of Dallas gets here Gregory will be a larger town than Bonesteel. Gregory being situated as It Is , only four miles from the Trlpp county line , will bo the gateway to the opening of the Trlpp county Indian lands which , without doubt will bo opened during the sea son of 1907. Trlpp county Is composed of the finest farming land in South Dakota , and the vast amount of In dian land there will make It one of the greatest land openings that has ever been. Everybody knows what Gregory county Is , and as this land lays just west of us , it is known to be Just as productive as any in this coun ty. Gregory is looking forward to the time when this vast territory will be thrown open to the white man. Greg ory will then be another Bonesteel , but one thing will bo sure , law and order will prevail and all lawlessness will bo prohibited. The round house will be located In the extreme west part of town and the depot will be lo cated just at the south end of main street , and the stock yards will be lo cated one-half mile west of town. Gregory was so located that it was almost Impossible to be missed and as we had an abundance of good soft water It made It a sure thing that we were going to get the shops and also the division. The probability Is that the road will make a Junction here , as one branch will go north through Dixon - on and the other go west through Trlpp county. With every facility that Gregory possesses we are sure to have a city in a very short time that will be second to none within a distance of a hundred miles. The railroad grade is progressing rapidly and we expect that the cars will be in Gregory long before the snow flies. The general crop outlook of Gregory county tills season is splendid , a large acreage was put In and the season has been very favorable for a large yield. A fine shower yesterday liv ened up crops and made everything put on new energy. Funeral Mrs. R. W. Mills. The funeral of Mrs. Robert W. Mills was held yesterday afternoon at 3 at the Methodist church , Rev. J. F. Poucher officiating , after which the re mains were laid to rest In Prospect Hill cemetery. Mary M. Mahoney was born at Man chester , N. H. , June 29 , 1851. She was married to Robert W. Mills July 10 , 1S70 , at Iowa City , Iowa , who with three daughters and one son , now sur vives her. She died of heart failure at the home of her daughter , Mrs. Harry Overock- or , at Fairmont , Neb. , where she had gone a few weeks ago to spend the summer. Mrs. Mills was a very enthusiastic and active worker in the W. R. C. and has served as president of that orga nization for four terms. She was also on earnest worker In the Methodist church. HAND SLASHED IN CUTTER. Editor Schofield of Nellgh Register Meets Accident. Nellgh , Neb. . July 25. Special to The News : E. S. Scofield , editor of the Nollgh Register , while using his paper cutter yesterday afternoon acci dentally got his right hand under the knife , cutting his thumb nearly to the bone and taking off all of the nail. Mr. Scofleld immediately had Dr. Con- well dress the Injured member , and at present Is doing as well as coiird be expected , although it Is very painful. SHAKESPEARE On ie Man Who Missed His Mark In Advertising. "In my school days , when I had lost one shaft , I shot his follow ef the self-same flight. The self-same way , with more advised wfttch , ° To find Iho other forth ; and by adven turing both I oft found both. " Merchant of Venice. All ventures In business partake In a measure of the nature of archery and particularly Is this true of adver tising as practised by the inexperi enced. Many an arrow of publicity Is lost In "getting the range" and in "steadying down. " But the business man who would 'quit advertising be cause of some "lost arrows" would abandon all enterprises except those that proved easy and there are none of that kind. The business man , however - over , who bogfhs to advertise In ear nest will realize that his "aim" will Improve with experience ; atfd he will send the second ad. after the first , and the third after gtho second and after nwhilb he will begin to "find his tar- got. " Moderate Price r -m lalumef taking } owder 11.0000) will bOKlrim for i D7 lubtUnre Injurious to i found In ( Julia CHRISTIAN DENOMINATION WILL ERECT HOUSE OF WORSHIP. AT CORNER OF SIXTH AND PARK Money Is Being Raised by a Paper That Is Now Being Circulated To be on Plan of Akron , Ohio , Church. Camp Meeting In September. ° The Christian church 1ms purchased a lot on the corner of Sixth street and Park aveiiuo. The lot Is 120x120 feet and Is centrally located. A paper Is being circulated for the purpose of raising money to build a new church. The congregation has de cided to build a church on the Akron , Ohio , plan , the very latest and best method of church building. The building is to bo forty feet square with the pulpit in the corner instead of in the side or end and will be so constructed that two additions of 40x20 feet may bo placed along the /1 / sides. These additions will be two stories high so that a large balcony facing the pulpit may be erected. The lower part of the additions will bo di vided into three rooms with sliding doors between them and the main part of the church. These rooms will be used for Sunday school and other work. This plan of church gives an exact copy of the original church which was erected In Akron , Ohio , some years ago and is probably the nicest ar ranged church in the country. It Is hoped that work may begin on the church so that It may be complet ed this fall. In order to further the Christian 'n movement in Norfolk , State Evangel ist R. F. Weston of the Christian church will hold camp meetings hero beginning about the middle of Septem ber. Ho will bring with him a large tent that will hold several hundred people. Custer-Evans Nuptials. Jesse H. Custer and Miss Anna M. Evans were married this morning at the home of the bride's parents at 10 o'clock by Rev. J. F. Poucher. It was also the sixty-fifth birthday of the bride's father , Mr. C. S. Evans , and a large circle of friends and rela tives were present at the ceremony. A dainty wedding breakfast was served immediately after the ceremony and the young couple left this noon , amid showers of rice , for Omaha where the groom has furnished a home. Warnerville. Frank Terry of Tilden Sundayed with his brother Fred. Clark Bryant went to Grlswold , la. , last week to visit relatives. The Modern Woodmen will give a dance In their lodge room Friday even ing , July 27. F. Z. McGinnls has accepted the position of agent at this point for the Omaha elevator company , and entered i upon his duties Monday morning. At the republican caucus Saturday evening , B. B. McGinnls- . A. Sleep er , II. R. Herringtpn and Fred Terry were elected delegates to the county convention at Battle Creek. Question for Improvement Committee. 1 Editor of the News : AVill you kind AJ ly explain a few things about that "Im provement Committee ? " Now , as I understand it , every one who expects to get a prize or who has a nice lawn has to register with some 0116 or other , and if not his lawn will not bo consid ered or oven looked at. This will In duce a few who have nice homes to Improve a bit but the rest of0us who have only fairly good chances haven't nerve enough to register , but1 still wo would like to be at least looked at. ° Yours , X. An Appreciation. " Brother Elks , Friends and Neigh bors : Let me say to you just a word to toll you how mufih your kindness has meant to mo and mine during thesoo last weeks of Ralph's sickness. You have been most kind , all of you , and to the Elks especially who have visited and cheered my poor boy and showed such brotherly love on all oc casions , I am under a lasting obliga tion , and during the lonely and deso late hours since he was taken away you hOjVe helped wonderfully the home sickness of the father bereft of his main support and Interest In life. C. W. Braasch. Letter List. List of letters remaining uncalled for at the postofflce at Norfolk , Neb. , .July 21 , 1908 : Mr. Alfred Bohlnndor , Mrs. E. E. Brown , Rudolph Bethsie , Mrs. Maud Calapan , Mr. Cfths. E. Gllnes , Mrs. S. J. Mills , Mr. Frank Swansou. If not called for in fifteen days will ho sent to the dead letter office. Parties calling for any of the above please say "advertised. " John R. Hays , P. M. \ /