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THE NORFOLK WKKlvhY NKWS ,101'HNAI , : I'MUIAY ' , NOVMMIWK 9 , 15)06. ) HIGH SCHOOL TOOTDALL TEAM DREW A VICTORY. IT WAS A PUNTING CONTEST The Final Score Wan 11 to 5 Exciting Struoglc on the Gridiron at County Seat Saturday Afternoon Curtnln Raiser In Junior Team Game. The Norfolk high Hclionl dofunlod Madison lilh | ; school Saturday In the hardest fought contest yut plnyod. The Html scorn wiis 11 to fi. About twenty rooters nccomimnloil tlio toani to Mndlsnn. The Knmo Btnrtoil \ > \ Norfolk's hick- ( UK to Mrnllsoii nl their two yard llnu and Mndlson failed in iiiuko 11 ti\ln ; , After u innnbor of downs Madison WIIH forced to punt , not being nhlo to nmlco tliolr necessary ten yurdH. Norfolk got the linll and ndvunnod to within live yards of the Madison gonl , where Madison hold Norfolk for downs , Mud- Isou failed to ndvnnco the bull nud was hold for downs. Norfolk could not gain HO slgnnl for drop kick WIIH given nnd Tyndnll put the hull squnro- ly hotwoon the posts. Score Norfolk 4 , Mndlson 0. Norfolk ( lion kicked oft to MndlHOii on tholr tun yurd lino. They fnllod to advance the bull nnd were forced to punt , which Hoffman untight nnd ml- vnncod twenty ynrds. Norfolk worked tholr wny by straight plunges nud tan- dein playa to Mndisons' two-ynrd line where the hull was lost on downs. Miullnon man had lo Htnnd bohliul tholr gonl line nnd before they could croaa It on n piny Ersklno tncklod Me- Fnrlnnd nud scored n touchdown , giv ing Norfolk two inoro scores. Score : Norfolk 0 , Mndlson 0. Mndlson took the ball to tholr twen ty-five yard line nnd put It In piny nud punted , which Norfolk exchanged , Norfolk gained considerable dlstanco In this wny nnd the half ended with the bnll In Norfolk's possession on Madison's 25-yard lino. Score ; Norfolk (5 ( , Mndlson 0. Norfolk Punto Well. The second hnlf wns far more exciting - citing , nnd n punting gnmo was ro- sot-tod to by both tonms In which Nor folk had decidedly the advantage. Mndlson kicked to Norfolk nud Nor folk fumbled on the catch. Ralph Gar ret of Madison scooped up the ball nud rnu for Norfolk's gonl but waa tncklod by Hoffman on the gonl lino. "When ho nroso It wns found that the bnll was Just over the Norfolk line , scor ing Madison's only touchdown. Un- dorburg missed the gonl by a vary nar row margin. Score : Norfolk C , Mnd lson G. Norfolk than kicked to Mndlson , who returned It to tholr twouty-flvo yard line , where they lost It on downs. Norfolk then netted fifteen ynrds on a forward pass nnd Hoffman wns glv- on the bnll on a tnndem nnd sent through right tackle for a tmichdown. Tymlnll missed n very hard gonl. Score : Norfolk 11 , Mndlson G. Clarence McFurlnnd , last year on Norfolk's team , wns the star of Madi son , lie tackled nt every opportunity and seldom mlssod nnd also mndo ground for his team In carrying the bnll. Ralph Gnrrott plnyed nn excel lent game as also did Mnlouoy. Un- dcrburg played n tine gnmo. Larklns , Tyndnll nud Weaver played the star games for Norfolk , especially on defensive. They tncklod with a fierceness that cannot bo excelled. Hoffman nud Leo Glldcn did line work on offensive. The line-up wns : Norfolk ' Mndlson Larklns le Undorburg Weaver It Rnlph Gnrrot ItIB Anderson IB Yenao ] Hlbbon c Mnlouoy Tyndnll rg Antlsdel John Gllden rt O'Shea rtre Ershlne re Dowlhifi Dlukomnn q Walter McFnrlnmi Uauptll Hi Clar. McFarlnm ! Hoffman rh Hen Garretl Leo Glldcn fb Prathoi Roferce. Doromus ; umplro , Wei gand. Linesmen , Nlohnrdt nnd Ersklno ; touchdowns , Rnlph Gnrrott and Holt nun ; Held goal , Tyndnll ; touchdown Prathor. Time of balves , twenty mln utes. utes.A game was arranged between tlu Norfolk Juniors nnd Mndlson Junior : that took place before the renl game Norfolk won by n score of C to C Harold Morrison and Charles Brldgi wore the Norfolk stars. MONDAY MENTION. Robert Smiley retimed to his bom In Omaha this morning after spendln ; Sunday with his parents. Mrs. H. II. Luke was called to Ci dar Bluffs this morning by a telegran announcing the serious Illness of ho mother nt that place. William Dean Is verji sick from boil that has formed on his arm. s swelling the member thnt ho cnnno use It. It will bo so\erul days befor he can resume his work as ilrcmnn. Frank Flyim mndo a short buslnos trip to Omaha yesterday , city from Plalnvlow yesterday. Miss Edith Sterner of Madison I W. D. Weygant of Clenrwator Is business visitor In the city this more ing. ing.Carl Carl Ferguson left yesterday for few days visit with his parents atLlr coin. coin.A. A. J. Thntch of Madison Is vlsltln about town this morning betwec : trains. Contractor Dock went to Stnnto yesterday morning and returned las night T. C. Cnntwoll of Page Is In tow this morning looking after real cstat MhesH fiom Page , Neb .Inlin Koeiber returned from a few : \H vl-tll In Oninhn. hint night. MIHR Ktile McGIII of Wlxnor IH In he clly for n nhort vlwll with her nut , Mm. F. llollluxvorlli. . U. P. Olnistoad la on Iho nick llHt. N. L Taylor of Lincoln was In the lly over Sunday * F. A. lleolor loft on n business trip D Cliteago yostordny. W. II , Chirk mndo n luminous trip D Petersburg Mondny , Mrn. II. C. Dick wont to Stunrt to ny for n few days visit. Mr. nnd Mrs. C. F. W. Mnrqnnrdt pent Sunday In Hosklns. C. S. Evnns WMH n piissongor for IndlHon Mondny morning. O. II. Slovens WIIH a visitor In the lulling Miss Margaret Barnes. C. 10. Biirnhnm returned nl. noon rom n business trip to Omaha , CluiH , Kalknfer of Crelghton Is In own todny trammeling business. Will Vim I lorn loft nt noon for a few ays vliilt with friends In Wlnnoloon. Mrs. Dora Dnvls Itt quite 111 nt the ( ime of her daughter , Mrs. M. P. Suitor. George A. Brooks of Bnzlllo Mills vns In the city during the day on uslness. Mrs. J. Dlgiinn nnd children have ; ono to Clinton , lown , where they will lull for n month. Tom Ooloman nnd R. E , Wellmum f lliitlo nro visiting In the city this nornlng between trains. M. II. Russol of Gregory wns a busi est ) visitor from the Rosebud In Nor- 'oik during the afternoon. . 10. Ward , chairman of the ropnb- lean congrosslonnl committee , bus one to Hnrtlngton to vote. Wnltor Dunn came down from . .ynch to spend Sunday with his pa- onto , Mr. and Mrs. S. F. Dunn. Hurry Owen returned to Omaha at teen after a few days visit with his arents , Mr. and Mrs. II. E. Owen. Miss Elma Ellorbrnsh from Bruns- ivlck and Tom Beckley from Crolgh- .on entered business college last weok. D. Mathowson has returned from a muting trip on Logan creek. Ho aggod thirty-eight birds In two days. W. T. Cook and L. B. White of Fro- nont spent Sunday visiting Mr. A'hlto's father , If. A. White of this Ity. Ity.Mrs. Mrs. T. J. Donohuo of Omaha ar- Ived In the city last evening for a Islt with her piirouts , Mr. nnd Mrs. Jnrborry. Miss Crosby returned Inst night rom n week's vacation at Sioux City uid resumed her duties ns clerk In ho Johnson dry goods storo. A now street wntor hydrant Is bo ng Installed on the corner of Norfolk ivenuo nnd Second street to replace he ono recently removed. The members of the ladles' Aid so ciety of the First Congregational church nro requested to meet Tues- lay , November C , promptly at 2:30 : In ho parlors of the church. Norfolk friends have received cards iinnonnclng the birth of a son at the lomo of Mr. nnd Mrs. Marvin C. Nel son of Nlobrnra on 'Saturday , and the young man has been anmcd William . .oo Nelson. The Norfolk band will moot for the llrst regular rohonrsnl tonight nt the jlly hall at 8 o'clock sharp. After to- ilght they expect to have a room of .heir own will they will practice reg- ilarly on each Mondny and Thursday evening. The Trinity Soclnl guild will meet with Miss Von Goetz tomorrow oven- ng nt the homo of Mrs. Robert Utter on Koenlgstolu avenue. A good at- .omlanco Is desired ns a now presl- lent will bo elected to fill the plnco of Miss Knthryn Shaw , resigned. Norfolk's high school football team will play Nellgh on the home grounds icxt Friday afternoon. This game ivlll undoubtedly bo a good ono as both sides will put forth every effort to win the game on account of the tlo gnmo they plnyod at Noligh two weeks ago. Some very flue specimens of apples nro on display In the windows of Ses sion R. Boll being brought from Flathead - head county , Montana , recently by L. Sessions , who has been thcro on a three months' visit. They were grown without Irrigation and are almost up to the quality grown In this country. The members of the First Congre- gntlonnl church choir drove to Hndar Sunday night to hear the now pipe organ , which has lately been placed In the now Lutheran church at that place. Tljero were a cnrrynll lend of them. A number of other people from Norfolk drove up nlso , among them Dr. and Mrs. Charles S. Parker nnd Mr. nnd Mrs. J. S. Mnthowson. The Norfolk Shoo company have In stalled machinery for doing all kinds of repair \sork It Is complete In ov er ) way , runs by electricity and they will now bo able to make shoes. One machine Is for sewing soles , another for shaving the edges and paring the leather , another for shining the shoo They started the machinery this morn Ing. H. C. Mlnard of Stewart , Iowa Is here to give Instructions for run nlng the machinery. Earnest Ucchor and Miss Martht Prlbenow wore married at St Paul' * church north of the city Sunday after noon at 3:00 : o'clock , Rev. Mr. Will olllclatlng at the service. After tlu ceremony the party went to the home of the bride's parents , Mr. and Mrs. G Prlbenow , where a sumptuous wed ding supper was waiting them. Tlu celebration lasted late into the nlglr when another repast was had before the guests left for tholr homes Messrs. Peterson and Fisher of Os inond acted as best men while tlu Misses Beltz of Stanton and Miss Mar tha Pribenow , sister of the bride , act cd as bridesmaids. The newly mar rlcd couple will make their home or South Fourth street. CONTINUED WET WEATHER HIN DERS INSTALLATION. PUMPING OUT PIT A BIG JOD * Soaked Ground Maintains a Fairly Equal ( Water Level In the Pit Each Morning Installation of Machinery Inside lo Progrcoslng The Norfolk Fuel and Light com pany Is hnvlng nithor a serious time In installing now machinery on ac count of the continued wet weather. A Htoam pump has been at work con stantly on Iho gas pit which was dug two weeks ago , In nn effort to clenr It of walor HO thnt the cement founda tion nnd sides can bo laid. The ground IHIH been full of water and the pit ban acted ns n cess pool for nil the wnter In the neighborhood , ono col lor a block away having been drained through the efforts to clenr the pit. After two weeks' work It Is found each morning that about an much water has run Into the pit over night as was there twenty-four hours before , so the result Is that thnt part of thoworlc In about where It Blurted days ago. In the meantime the liiHtallntlon of now machinery Inside the building has boon going on steadily , the furnnco , purifying nn dother tanks being now In place. If the weather would clear and no inoro molsluro fall , It IH estimated Hint the now process gas could bo turned Into the mains by the llrst of Decem ber , but If the ground continues water soaked It may bo some time later before fore the work can ho completed. ANTELOPE COUNTY TEACHERS Will Hold First Institute Meeting at Nellgh Next Saturday. Noligh , Nob. , Nov. G. Speclnl to The News : C. 13. Ward , county su perintendent , announces the llrst mooting of the county teachers' asso ciation which will bo hold In the court room nt Noligh on Saturday , November 10 , nt 1:30 : p. m. The fol lowing is the program : "Tho use of the text book during recitation , " Nclllo Myllo , L. M. Pow ers. "Hogiunors1 numbers , " Ellen Brogan - gan , Ethel LJurlow ; "A teacher's moans of self-culture , " H. Clyde Dunlap , II. L. Ilussong. Every teacher Is expect ed to bring a question upon some base of school work for the question ) OX. PIPE ORGAN DEDICATION. Hadar Church Packed to Overflowing at Dedication Ceremony. The now pipe organ was dedicated it the Gorman Lutheran church of ladar Sunday , with Prof. Fry as the irgaulst for the Dedication. The church wns packed to overflowing nnd ill who heard the organ pronounced ho music ns most beautiful. The Ha- lar Concordla band also gave a short concert In the afternoon. CLEAN HOUSE AT CAPITAL. itnte Legislative Halls Are In Need of a Cleaning up. Iteforo the next legislature meets a lean up of the house and senate chambers nt the state capltol will irobably be ordered by the board of iiiblic lauds and buildings. The two oglslatlvo halls have gone for six rears without a thorough renovation iiul are needing attention badly in some respects. The expensive wall : ) nper which was put up during the utter part of 1900 Is torn apart and Hinging from the plastering hero and hero. Both the paper and the walls where .hoy have been left bare arc soiled with smoke , dust nnd cobwebs. The $2.50 per yard carpet has not been tak en up since the wall paper was hung. Secretary of State Galusha is in favor of taking up the carpets and laving them cleaned In advance of the legislative session. Ho would also re-paper the walls and touch up the desks In both chnmbers. A nowchnlr must bo purchased for the presiding otllccr of the house to take the place of the $50 leather one donated at the last session to Speaker George L. Rouse of Grand Island. Most of the other furniture is still on hand and does not need to be replaced , If the renovation of the legislative halls is carried out this year , a de ficiency will necessarily ho Incurred , as the legislature two years 'ago made no appropriation for the work. Ex penditures for such purposes have been under more restrictions in re cent years than they formerly were. For Instance , a rule hasbcen in force since 1003 that no more ( than $1,000 mny bo spent for legislative supplies before the session opens. This Is about one-fifth the amount needed during the course of an average ses sion. sion.Tho The rule was put Into effect after W. H. Clark , a state house custodian , had bought a quantity of high-priced carpet and stored It In one of the up per rooms of the capltol. Nobody know what was intended to bo done with the carpet , and when found it was returned to the store which fur nished It , by order of the state board , This Incident called attention to the reckless buying then In vogue , and the brakes have been on over since. Two Fine Pianos. Mrs. Anna Mussolman Is the proud possessor of a beautiful Ivors and Pond piano purchased through W. E , Stedman of the Bennett piano com- pany. H , M. Luebo also purchased ono of these celebrated makes. BAND WILUNCORPORATE Thirteen Members Have Signed Agree ment Band Will Support Itself , The Norfolk bnnd Is planning to In- corporatu into a Mock company for the purpose of supporting Itself In a finan cial way. Thirteen members of the organization have signed an agree ment to taKe out shares In the corpo ration and the chances seem bright thnt the plan may materialize. Enter tainments and dances will he given by the hand ( o Insitro Its financial suc cess. cess.The The bnnd will begin regular prac tice Immediately and Norfolk people hope that the organization can suc ceed from the very beginning. Remy Buys Drug Store. Alnsworth , Neb. , Nov. G. Special to The News : George Farman , ono of the longest established druggists In this city , hns sold out to O. W. Romy. Mr. Remy Is ono of the prosperous young business men of the community. TUESDAY TIDINGS. .1. H. Foolo loft at noon for n short business trip to Pierce. C. A. Randall of Nowmnn Grove wns In town during the day. Dr. Hear loft this morning for a short business trip to Omaha. Geo. HeuiH left at noon for n few days' visit with relatives nt Huron , S. D. ' Mrs , A. J. Durland returned from E. H. Tracy went to Boncstcol at noon to look after land Interests on the Rosebud for Tracy & Durland. Rev. J. J. Parker of Plalnvlow , who has been visiting his son C. S. Parker for the last few days , returned to his home tod..y noon. Miss Grace Krasno of Fullerton , who has been visiting at the homo of S. M. Rosentlml , went to Pierce at noon for a few days visit with H. Krasno of that place before returning homo. John Hrldgo left at noon for Bono- steel where ho goes to take charge of he Sugar City Cereal mill's store at that plnco for a few dnys , during the nbsenco of J. T. Collins of this city , who was called home on account of the illness of his wife. Mrs. J. T. Collins is on the sick 1st. 1st.Dr. Dr. Holdun made a trip to Hoskins asl night. W. A. Wit/.igman made the round : rip to Madison yesterday. John Koorbor , jr. , hns accepted a [ losltlon as clerk In Mrs. Craft's store , illllng the vacancy caused by the res ignation of Leo Walters. Two dogs belonging at Matt Shaffer , jr. , had a most miraculous cscnpe from leath at noon at the depot as train No. C from the west pulled In. They ivoro both standing on the track when : ho train cnmo along , throwing thorn ip on the pilot of the engine , carrying them to th" end of the platform where the train stopped. The canines climbed down from the engine and trotted .away as unconcerned SIR if nothing had happened. S. D. Berg of Pierce was a business visitor In the city between trains. F. H. Ixie came down from Verdigre for n short visit between trains Tues day. day.F. F. J. Hale came down from Atkin son yesterday for a short visit between trains. Plninviow Inst night , where they spent Sunday. H. C. nMtrnn goes to Omaha Wednesday to attend a meeting of the Loynl Legion. W. E. Stendman returned from Omnhn Inst night , where ho had been for a few days' visit. ' , Mrs. H. S. Overocker leaves tomor row morning for her borne in Fnlr- mont , after a two weeks' visit here. Her father , R. W. Mills , will accom pany her and remain In Fairmont un til Christmas. Hen Loucks returned from Pilger last night where he has been for the past few weeks , working on the con struction of a new brick block nt that place. Leo Walters has resigned his posi tion as clerk In Mrs. Craft's store and will leave tomorrow for Omaha where ho will take a similar position. George Freeman came down from Chadron yesterday for a few days vis it In the city. The C. of A. club will entertain tholr gentlemen friends at a social party and dance to be given In R. R. ball this evening. This will bo their first of n series of parties to bo given this winter. ' The Wednesday club will meet with Mrs. C. E. Greene tomorrow. The Elks will give a dancing party ono week from next Frldny. All Elks nro Invited to attend. The Degree of Honor will meet Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock In I. O. O. F. hall. A full attendance Is asked as there Is business of import ance. The Pacific hotel management Is arranging to have a grand ball Thanks giving evening , to bo given In the dinIng - Ing room. First class music has been secured. The German Lutheran conference of northern Nebraska is being held In this city. The llrst session was hold this morning at the St. Pauls church north of town. Thirty ministers are present and others will come today. The session will close Thursday oven- Ing. They are being entertained by the members of the congregation. Some of the gutters on Norfolk av enue have again been allowed to so fill with mud and refuse , from the negligence of sweeping them out that it would almost bo impossible for the water to drain off In case of a rain. It Is the opinion of almost every ono that they should bo swept out every morning when the walk Is swept In order that they bo kept clean. FAKE CREDITED TO BISHOP LAWRENCE - RENCE IS HERE. SCORES RECEIVING LETTERS Clothed In a Threat That Unless the Chain Is Maintained Some III For tune Will Befall the Person Who Breaks It , Prayer Speeds on. That chain prayer which created so much comment In the cast a few months ago nnd which has been de nounced IIH n bold fake by Hlshop Law rence of Massachusetts , to whom it was falsely attributed , hns arrived In nll Its ntroclousness In Norfolk. The % "prayer" is being sent out to dozens of people under the guise of n genu ine article nnd It goes wrapped in n threat to the superstitious thnt If , they fall to send out nlno copies of It , some " 111 fortune" will affect them , nnd an Instance is given of ono per son who "met with n horrlblo acci dent" as a penalty for paying no at tention to the "endless chain. " Following Is a copy of the letters which nro now going the rounds of Norfolk and It Is said that .many score of them have been received about the city : "Norfolk , Neb. , Nov. : Dear . Here Is n prayer that will explain itself : "Endless Chain Prayer. " 'Oh , Lord Jesus , wo Implore thco , Oh etornnl God , to have mercy on all mankind , keep mo from all sin by thy precious blood and take us to bo with thce eternally. Amon. ' "Hxphinatlon : This prayer wns wiltten by Bishop Lawrence recom mending it to bo written and sent to nine other persons. He , who will not say It will be affected by some ill for tune. Ono person who paid no atten tion to it met with a horrlblo accident. Ho who will write this prayer nlno days and send It to nlno persons , com mencing on the dny it was received , will , after the ninth day , experience some great joy. At Jerusalem during Holy feast It was said that ho who would write this prayer would be de livered from every calamity. Please do not break the chain. " Mltive Is a Puzzle. To church people in th6 United Stales , the motive for sending out this endless chain prayer Is n puzzle that has not yet been solved.1 Just why anyone would sit down and deliberate ly fake a prayer nnd clothe It in a threat to the superstitious , Is beyond any explanation excepting that the writer wanted to do something for the novelty of the thing. Hishop Lawrence has stated on dif ferent occasions that he did not write the prayer , know nothing of It until his attention was called to it , and has had nothing whatever to do with It. It is a fake , pure and simple. Bishop Lawrence of Massachusetts , bishop of the Episcopal church , is the only "Bishop Lawrence" in' the United States today so that he is undoubted ly the person meant in the letter. He denied the authorship in a church mag azine nnd also In the Boston papers and the Associated Press. Rev. J. C. S. Weills , pastor of the Trinity Episcopal church of Norfolk , has had Ills attention called to the prayer by a large number of people who have received copies of it during the past few dnys. Old Lady Dies. Ainsworth , Neb. , Nov. C. Special to The News : "Grandma" Cheney , one of the first settlers of the county , died of old age. She was eighty years old. TACKLED GOTHAM SODA. E. F. Myers , Well Known at University - ty Few Years Ago , Lost $1,200. How did E. F. Myers , a former Ne braska university boy , now n student at Harvard , come to lose $1,200 In ono bunch ? That is the question that is causiue some perplexity among his acquaint ances in this state. He was , known by a number of Norfolk students some years ago. A special dispatch from Cambridge , Mass. , under date of November 2 , gives one story of his loss In the fol lowing words : "E. F. Myers , the Harvard law school student who charged John Me- Cormlck in Now York with fleecing him out of $1,200 in a pool game at the Fifth Avenue hotel the other night , Is Edwin Francis Myers , A. B. , of Broken Bow , Nob. , a third year stu dent In the law school and a graduate of the University of Nebraska in 1901. Ho lives In the exclusive Walter Has tings dormitory and belongs to many distinguished Harvard clubs , Including the Cercle Francals. " More than a week ago an acquaint ance of Myers living In Lincoln learned of the boy's loss In a letter from Myers himself In which ho gave details of the affair. According to the friend's recital of what was In that letter Myers was on his way from Broken * Bow , his home , to Harvard , and stopped off at Now York for a few days. Shortly after his arrival In the big city Myers made several acquaint ances nnd wns invited Into n soda fountain- for some refreshments. Ho gave an order for a glass of lemonade and says the drink was drugged. The next ho knew of the Incident he found himself in a deserted room and upon feeling for his purse found it to bo missing. Ho says ho lost $1,200 and claims that ho was drugged and robbed by his now acquaintances. Myers was prominent In social af fairs at the university of Nebraska and -well known among the students of the big Bchool. He was known as "Edwin Forget-Mo-Not. " Ho gradual- ed from the unlvornlty with the class of 1001 nnd In the fall of the same year enrolled ns a Inw student nt Har vard. ABOUT THAT WEST ROAD. Eleventh Hour Complaint Is Made In Effort toHurt Taft. Attacked In a maverick newspaper nt the Inst moment before election , Burr Tnft , republican candidate for county commissioner from the Second district , had llttlo chance to refute the arguments nbout roads west of town. "I know who wrote the unsigned ar ticle printed to Injure me , " said Mr. Tnft , "and the writer knows that un til the present year there never was $50 worth of work done around his farm on the public roads ; ho knows that the county has ordered a mile of road graded up there this year and the cost will bo $200 to $300 ; ho knows that that work will bo done , nnd yet becnuse It hns not been done ho has attacked me. Ho knows that It Is not my fault that work has not been done before ; ho knows that it was not my fnult thnt the road overseer could not get to thnt work three months ngo , when Iho commissioners ordered It done ; ho knows that It was not my fnult thnt the county elevator and grader was Idle seven days on account of breakage ; he knows that It Is not my fault thnt after the machine was repaired nnd the county wns ready to do the grading , heavy rains came up and prevented the operation. Ho knows that he libels mo when ho com plains that nothing has been done or will bo done on the road west of town. "In regard to the quarter section which he complains is not opened , I will say that my attention was never called to this road until a few days ago and there has not been time to take it up ; further , that the proper svny to get a road opened is to get a petition signed by land owners In the vicinity and then to find out if , under the law , there are funds to pay for the land that must bo bought. " There Is nothing of foundation to the complaint , nnd It could do no harm with people who know Burr Taft. 11 MADISON COUNTY MAN CHOKED TO DEATH IN TRAGIC WAY. SETSCREW SEIZES HIS COAT Merritt B. Otis' , a Farmer Living In Emerick Township , This County , Was Strangled to Death Wife Tried Desperately to Save Him. Newman Grove , Neb. , Nov. 6. Mor rltt B. Otis , a Inrmer whose home la twelve miles from this place In Emer ick township , was choked to death in a tragic way. He had gone up on hia windmill to shut it off. There was no wind when he started and apparently no danger. Before he could turn off the wheel a breeze sprang up and sot It In motion A set screw caught In the collar of Otis' coat and began choking him Ho managed to call hla wife for aid nnd she ran out of tin house and climbed up on the frame and tried desperately to disentangle his coat from the screw , but failed. Then she descended nnd sought but also In vain to shut off the power. As a Jart hope she rushed Into the house diiii telephoned neighbors for aid. When they reached the mill Otis wa'j dead from choking. BAD NEWS FOR HOUSEWIVES. Prices of Groceries Will be Generally Higher This Winter. Sioux City Journal : Young people contemplating matrimony should con fer with the grocery and fruit dealer. These hard hearted men declare that the prices of edibles will bo generally higher this winter than they were a year ago , and the general expenses of living will rise , as compared with that time. time.Nearly Nearly everything quoted on the market now shows a sharp upward tendency. Oysters are unusually high at 50 rents a quart , and they are not going to bo any cheaper. There Is consolation In the fact that what oysters are on the market are of ex cellent quality. All sorts of dried fruits , including dried apples , raisins , currants and prunes , are quoted from 2 to 3 cents per pound higher than a year ago. Apples , which a few weeks ago seemed to bo so cheap , have gone up rapidly. Greenings , Jonathans and Baldwins are quoted at 45 cents a peck , or nbout $4.50 n barrel. This Is a rise of about $1 or $1.25 per bar rel within a month. The Bon Davis variety Is selling nt 20 and 25 cents a peck. Cntnwbn grnpes from Now York are now on the market and selling at 30 cents a basket. New figs and dates nro arriving in good quantities nnd are very reason able In price. Good homo grown cel ery sells for 10 cents n bunch. A bit of news particularly unwel come In view of the approach of the holiday season Is that all kinds of nuts will bo unusually high. English walnuts , pecans , almonds and chest nuts are Included In this popular di vision. This condition Is deplorable In view of the heavy demand for this class of goods Just now. North Dakota Republican. Fargo , N. D. , Nov. 7. The repub licans eicctcd Sarles for governor , and with him the state ticket.
