THIS NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOURNAL : tMllUY. NOV13MBKU 2ft , 1900 ,
LATE CAPTAIN JANUARY SHOWED
REMARKABLE NERVE.
FUNERAL OF WAR VETERAN
Many South Dakotans P.ild Last Re >
spect to Soldier Who Suffered So
Much for His Country His Story
of Pocketknlfe Surgical Operation.
Sioux Falls , S. D. , Nov. 17. Capt. .T.
\V. January , who has Just died In his
fiOth year at his homo at Doll Rapids ,
nftcr an Illness extending over a num
ber of months , was ono of the most
famous men who over resided In South
Dakota and had a most wonderful ca
reer. Whllo a prisoner In the south
during the war of the rebellion , with
a rude Jack-knife which he had In his
possession up to the time of his death ,
ho eniputatcd his own feet , this being
necessary to save his life.
The following aCcount of his experi
ences In a rebel prison was written by
Capt. January :
"I was captured by six rebel soldiers ,
sent to Andorsouvllle , and there kept
until the fall of Atlanta made It nec
essary for ua lo bo removed to prevent
falling Into the hands of the union
forces. I was taken to Charleston , S.
C. , with others , and placed by the en
emy under flro of our soldiers and
gunboats ; remained there ten days
and was taken to Florence , S. C. ,
where we passed the winter of 18C4-5 ,
nnd on or about February 15 I was
stricken down by an attack of 'swamp
fever * and for three weeks I remained
In a delirious condition ; the fever abat
i ed nnd reason returned.
"I soon learned from the surgeon ,
after a hasty examination , that I was
the victim of scurvy and gangrene and
was removed to the gangrene hospital
My feet and ankles , five Inches above
the joints , presented a livid , lifeless
appearance , and soon the flesh began
to slough off , and the surgeon , with a
brutal oath , said I would soon die
But I was determined to live , ant
begged him to cut my feet off , telling
him if ho would do that I could live
He still refused , and , believing thai
my life depended upon the removal o
my feet , I secured an old pockctkiiifc
(1 have it now in my possession ) am
cut through the decaying flesh am
severed the tendons. The feet were
unjointed , leaving the bones protrud
Ing without a covering of flesh for live
inches. At the close of the war I was
taken by the rebs to our lines at Wll
mington , N. C. , In April , 18G5 , and
when weighed learned that I had been
reduced from 1C5 pounds , my weigh
when captured , to 45 pounds. Every
one of the union surgeons who saw me
then said I could not live , but , con
trary to this belief , I did , and im
proved.
"Twelve years after my release my
limbs healed over , and , strange to re
late , no amputation has ever been per
formed upon them save the ono I per
formed In prison. There is no recorc
of any case in the world similar to
mine. My own theory of the cause 1
this : While delirious I was so weal
that the pulsations of my heart were
too feeble to throw the blood to the
extremities , and below the point o
circulation death took place. "
Capt. January was well known
throughout South Dakota. Sevora
years ago he made a lecturing ton
through the state , and thus wa
brought into contact with thousand
of people. His funeral this week wa
attended by a great concourse of pee
pie , who gathered to pay a last respec
to a hero who had suffered so mucl
for his country.
TUESDAY TIDINGS. /
Mrs. John Frey of Stuart Is in the
city on business.
Emll Moeller made a business trip
to Omaha Tuesday.
H. J. Horber of Humphrey Is a busi
ness visitor in the city.
E. E. Moore of Bonesteel Is making
a short visit in the city.
C. G. Prlschmnnn Is a business visItor -
Itor In the city from Creighton.
W. C. Elley of Madison was a busi
ness visitor In the city between trains ,
J. B. McBans of Nlobrara was a busi
ness visitor in the city during the day.
C. Huff of Wlsner was In the city
for n visit with E. M. Zlescho yester
day.
day.S.
S. E. Debalt of Humphrey was a
business visitor In the city between
trains.
G. A. Eberly of Stanton was a busi
ness vlsllor In the clly yesterday af
ternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Burnham have
gone to Omaha to attend the bankers'
convention.
C. J. Schroder and wife of Battle
Creek were visiting in the city Tues
day morning.
Mrs. I. G. Westervelt returned Sat
urday from her trip and visit to Den
ver , Colorado.
F. L. Wetzel , a Rock county home
steader , Is In the city for a few days'
visit with friends.
A. C. King was In the city Tuesda
morning from Orchard for a visit wit
his son , George. Ho was enrouto t
Omaha for a few days' visit.
Mr. and Mrs. H. G. McFayden o
Gregory were visiting In the city Tues
day between trains.
Mrs. Hopkins , who has boon vlsltln
friends In Norfolk for the past fo\
days , returned to her homo in Ewln
last night.
Mrs. H. L. Snydcr left for Oman
Tuesday morning on a visit. She wa
accompanied by Meredith Fulton , wh
will visit with Marc Poucher.
The coldest point reached during th
night was thirteen degrees above zero
'his was an Increase of two degrees
ver Sunday ,
The Northfork river has frozen over
ndcr the cold spell
Congressman-elect lloyd was In Nor-
oik yesterday on business. Ho was
nrouto to Pierce , whore ho goes to
old court.
The Trinity Social guild , which had
eon scheduled to meet with Miss Eth-
1 Doughty tonight , has been hided-
Holy postponed.
People living west of Long Pine ,
ccordlng to report , tire delighted with
ho new train service which hus been
naugurated by the Northwestern In
hat section.
The work of filling up the Thlr-
centh street ditch has been completed
nd all that remains now Is for the
Ity to level It off. It will undoubtedly
> o ono of the prettiest streets In Nor-
oik.
oik.Tho
The Union Pacific bridge repair gang
hat has been stationed hero making
epalrs on the bridges between here
nd Madison , loft for Humphrey where
hey will resume the same work bo-
ween there and Columbus.
A skating party consisting of classes
rom several school rooms , will have
un at King's tonight.
D. F. O'Brlcn of Anokn has rented
ono half of the room now occupied by
he Norfolk Jewelry company , 302 Nor-
oik avenue , and in less than three
veeks will open a variety store. Mr.
O'llrlen left at noon for St. Paul to
mrchase his stock of goods.
Yesterday was the first day that the
small boy has had a chance to try his
skates this winter , the Ice being froz
en to a thickness that would support
heir weight. On every pond and
slough southwest of town dozens of
ho merry skaters could bo seen. Al-
hough the surface Is as smooth as
glass It Is not frozen to a safe thick-
less and It would bo well for small
children to keep away until colder
weather.
THIS IS THE PLEA ENTERED BY
J. D. HALLETT AT BUTTE.
ON TRIAL IN DISTRICT COURT
Trouble Over Boundary Line Fence
Leads to Shooting Wm. Collins Re
ceived One Shot in Eye and Severa
in Head Blind In Right Eye.
Butte , Neb. , Nov. 20. Special to
The News : The most important case
on the docket in the session of dis
trict court which convened In Butte
yesterday morning , Hon. J. Harrington
on the bench , Is that of the state vs
J. D. Hallett for shooting Wm. Col
llns , a neighbor farmer , on April 10U
last. It seems that the trouble arose
over the boundary line fence between
the two farms near Lynch. Collins , 1
is said , persisted in tearing down the
fence erected by Hallott Caught In
the act , hot words passed between
then and Hallett shot Collins with a
shot gun. One shot took effect ii
Collins' right eye so that he lost the
sight of It entirely , while several oth
cr shot are still embedded in his head
The trouble occurred on April 19 am
it was though for some time that Col
lins could not live , but ho is here
ready to attend the trial.
H. F. Barnhart of Norfolk , Jennet
Taylor of Lynch and A. H. Tingle o
Butte represent the defense , while
County Attorney Burch and J. A. Da
vies of Butte , and S. A. Sanders o
Lynch are the prosecuting attorneys
The plea is self defense.
POTATOES HIGH DESPITE CROP
Dealers Say , However , That There Are
Heavy Shipments to South.
Sioux City Tribune : With potatoes
selling nt 50 cents a bushel and every
prospect that the price will reach C' '
or even 75 cents before spring , house
holders who failed to contract for a
winter's supply are now sorry.
"But why , with a plentiful crop o
'spuds , ' Is the price so high ? " a deal
er was asked today.
"Heavy shipments south , " he said
"Potatoes find a ready market Is the
southern states nnd large shipments
are made there dally. This makes a
deficit here and a consequent raise li
price. One large grower of potatoes
here is holding his entire crop for C (
cents a bushel wholesale and he wll
get it long before the close of the sea
son. The price is bound to advance. '
Celery is about the only homegrowi
vegetable on the market , aside fron
potatoes. It sells for 10 cents a bunch
Fresh lettuce is very scarce , but is b >
far more plentiful than parsley , cu
cumbers or radishes. All these are
shipped 'n ' from southern markets o
hothouse grown.
Jonathan apples are selling at 4
cents a peck , or from $1:25 : to $1.50 a
barrel. Florida oranges are the enl >
ones In the market at this time , the
price ranging from 40 to 50 cents a
dozen. California 'oranges ' are no
ready yet. Bananas are selling at 25
cents a dozen and pineapples at 2o
cents each. Figs nnd dates are on the
market , California figs selling at 10
cents and Turkish figs at 20 cents n
pound. Dates bring 15 cents a pound
California grapes are about gone
those on the market being of pee
quality. Spanish grapes ( white ) ar
selling at 25 cents a pound. Nesv la >
or raisins , California cluster , mad
their appearance this week , the prlc
being 25 cents a pound. Nuts of al
kinds will bo higher , French walnut
being the only kind now on the mar
kot.
kot.Dried
Dried fruits generally are up , rals
Ins , apricots , prunes , etc. , soiling a
an advance of 2 and 3 cents.
WESTERN RAILWAYS PROPOSE
ARBITRATION BOARD.
NTERSTATE COMMISSION TO ACT
Presidents of Railways Suggest Plan
to Meet Concentrated Demands For
Increased Wages on Part of Engi
neers Gardner of Northwestern.
Fearing that the prctuMit agitation
or Increased wages IIOH reached a
mint where it threatens the success-
ul operation of railroads , the oxoeii-
Ivo olllchils of nil lines west of Chi-
ago have decided to ask the Inter-
Into comnu'l'ce commission to become
i board of arbitration for the settle-
nent of all disputes between the om-
) loyos and the railways.
The question which led to the nrbl-
ration scheme Is the concerted do-
mind which has been made by the
engineers of twenty-seven railroads for
in Increase In wages averaging from
2 to 15 per cent. This demand has
) een coupled with the condition that
ho roads Involved cannot deal with
heir men separately , but that an an-
Hwcr must bo made In a wholesale
fashion. That Is to say , If the men
on ono road are successful , all must
be , and If ono road denies , all must
tnko the same stand. Although no
specific conference has been hold bo-
.ween the railroad people nnd the
loads of the labor organizations re
garding the subject , it is said the labor
caders arc not unfriendly to the plan.
Among the railroad olllclals who are
ictlvoly favoring the commission plan
ire President F. A. Delano , of the
WnbaBh ; Vice President W. A. Gard
ner of the North western ; E. W. Me-
Kenna , second vice president of the
Chicago , Milwaukee & St. Paul , and
Daniel Wlllard , vice president of the
Burlington.
BURLINGTON LOSE IDENTITY.
Great Northern to Swallow the System
and Erase the Old Name.
The suggested plan of absolute mer
ger of the Great Northern road and
the Burlington system seems about Ube
bo accomplished through the oliminn
tion of the term "Chicago , Burlington
& Qulncy" from railroad annals and
the final sinking of the Identity of the
older line In the Hill system , says a
Minneapolis report.
Even \Mce President Daniel Willard
of the Burlington admits that he has
heard reports of the proposed change ,
although nothing official.
James J. Hill Is not in the habit of
doing things on the spur of the mo
incut , no matter how much the gener
al public , or the railroad world , ma >
be surprised at his coups. When Mr
Hill made his first move to take over
the Burlington by securing a majority
of the stock , it was predicted that this
was the first stop In the complete ab
sorptlon of the tremendous system
At various times it has been reported
that a closer physical union would bo
made by the operation of the Orlonta
limited of the Great Northern clear
through to Chicago from Seattle , tf
compete with the other overland H.VH
terns which have terminals in Chicago
The time has evidently not come foi
that move , as the olllclnls of the Grea
Northern have repeatedly stated tha
they had no such plan.
While the twin cities will be more
deeply interested in the complete nb
sorption of the part of the Burllngtoi
system which connects Minneapolis
and Chicago and Minneapolis and St
Louis , this is only a fraction of the
tremendous system of mileage whlcl
will bo taken over.
The Great Northern will have a second
end transcontinental line fium Chica
go by way of Billings. It will read
Denver and the valuable territory sur
rounding that metropolis. It will have
an entry Into the Black Hills to com
pete with the Northwestern and the
Milwaukee systems , with lines to Oma
ha and Kansas City.
Witli the absorption of the Burling
ton road and the erasing of that name
the words "Great Northern" will rep
resent the greatest railway system in
the country in mileage and in its raml
ncations. It will be a system of 15,000
miles , with Us grip on all of the 1m
portant traffic centers west of Chicago
and north of a line running through St
Louis nnd Denver.
With Its eastern affiliations over the
Erie and the Baltimore & Ohio , the
position of the Great Northern under
ono management will bo impregnable
and its name will have a deeper slg
nlflcanco than when the Great North
ern first took over the St. Paul , Minne
apolls & Manitoba line years ago.
The title of the corporation at tha
time seemed presumptuous. The
dream of James J. Hill Is about to bo
realized , however , and one of the mns
tor strokes in the combination will bo
the final merging of the Burllngtoi
and Its elimination as a separate orga
nazlatlon and under a separate name
STRUGGLED FOR LITTLE ROAD.
Bakersfield & Ventura Railway to be
Sold at Auction on a Mortgage.
Los Angeles , Gal. , Nov. 17. Foreclo
sure proceedings have been commenced
mencod against the Bakersflold & Ventura
tura Railroad company , to secure pay
ment of mortgages amounting to $2
000,000 , held by the late Ebon Smith
who was president of the company.
The action brings to a climax th
affairs of a railway venture that wa
the pot scheme of Maj. II. M. Russell
who says ho will fight the foreclosur
to the end.
Maj. Russell says that the action i
ml anal her move to Uoop Gould and
il. ( wonKrii J'nilflo ralhoad out of
/H Angeles , llo denies the rumor
hat Senator Clark linn bought the con-
rolling IntoroHl In the Unkm-Hllold *
Ventura railway , but , on the other
mud , admits that It IK hlfl bollof that
Senator Clark IH trying to mtlu con-
nil. for tlid purpose of building a rail-
oad from Lou AugoloH to Sail Fran-
Into.
According to the tritHluon' nollco of
ale , inn do public by the Title lluar-
ntoo Trust company , the property ot
ho Bnkorsllold & Ventura Hallway
ompany will ho sold at public and Ion
u ( ho blacksmith shop of the com-
miiy. at Oxmird , December 5
FREMONT HILL ARRIVES IN NORFOLK -
FOLK TO DISCUSS LINE.
HE MEETS BUSINESS MEN HERE
Vlr. HIM Has Been Working for Two
Years In New York to Get the New
North and South Line IFnanced No
Plans for Norfolk Ready to Announce
tFroin Tuemlay'B Dally. ]
As was predicted In the lot tor of
Jnltod States Senator Rohort J. ( Jam-
> lo to The NOWH , the Ynnktnn &
Southern railway company , which in
corporated last week at Pierre , S. D. ,
HIS begun to get In touch witli Norfolk
with regard to building tlio 7lno
through this city.
Fremont 11111 of Now York City , who
ms been working on the Yankton &
Southern railway for two years , Inter
esting Now York capitalists In the line ,
irrlvod In the city and Tuesday morn
ing hold an Informal mooting with gov
ern ! huslnoHH men.
The meeting was of a preliminary
nature and definite plans are not yet
ready to bo announced.
DISAGREES WITH HILL.
Edward H. Harriman Says There are
Enough Railroads In this Country.
Chicago , Nov. 20. Edward H. Ilarrl-
man. master of 2,000 ! ) miles of rail
roads , said , in an interview here :
"We have enough railroads now
\Vhnt Is needed is the development ol
the territory through which the rail
roads run and improving the lines to
the highest .standard of elllclency.
"Any proposition which would bo
agitation or otherwise injure the cred
it of big transportation companies , so
they would not bo able to nilso cap
Ital for improvements , will Borlouslj
affect the buslnc.ss Interests of the
country. "
STOMACH AND BRAINS OF DEAD
HOMESTEADER TO BE TESTED.
BOTH PARTS SENT TO OMAHA
CORONER'S INQUEST IN CASE OF
LLOYD NOT FINISHED.
SCANDAL ARISES IN AFFAIR
Coroner Kenaston Decided That the
Death of the Homesteader In the
County Jail Would Mean Investiga
tlon.
Fairfax , S. D. , Nov. 20. Special to
The News : The stomach and brains
of Charles Lloyd , the Rosebud home
steader who died In the Gregory coun
ty jail In this city last week after a
few days' attack of apparent insanity
have been sent to Omaha for an exam
Ination and a scientific test as to pol
son possibilities. The result of this
test will delay the verdict of the cor
oner's jury. The remains of the man
with the exception of the brains am
stomach , have been buried In the Fair
fax cemetery.
Dr. II. R. Kenaston of Bonesteel
coroner , made an investigation of the
death of Lloyd and determined that an
Inquest was necessary.
The jury met In session on Thurs
day , Friday and Saturday. There
were about a dozen witnesses from
Herrick and from the evidence bean
it seems as If the man might have beei
poisoned. The jury , to settle thin
question , ordered the stomach am
brains sent to Omaha for examlnatloi
so that the verdict can not be givci
out until these tests are mado.
Lloyd came hero from Iowa and tool
a homestead which ho proved up a few
months ago near Herrick. Ho is no
known to have had any relatives. Slid
donly ho appeared to bo Insane. He
was brought to the county jail hero
and died within a couple of days.
FAIRFAX HA8LADY MINISTER
_
Congregational Church Well Pleasec
With New Pastor.
Fairfax , S. D. , Nov. 20. Special to
The News : The Fairfax Congrega
ttonal church has a lady minister fo
their pastor. She comes from WIscon
sin nnd evidently gives good satisfac
tlon as she Is greeted with n good con
gregatlon every Sunday. Her nnmo 1
Mrs. Hinkloy , and under her guldanc
they expect to erect in the spring a
neat church on the lots recently pur
chased.
A NUMBER OF PRETTY PARTIES
HAVE BEEN GIVEN.
MANY PROMISED FOR FUTURE
t IB Declared by Those Who Know
About Such Affairs , That There Will
be an Unbroken Round of Pleasure
Between Now and Holidays.
Things HOCIUI inivo boon picking up
urlng the pant week and Hncliil Nor-
oik IIIIH recovered after ( ho lull that
nmo IIH a romilt of olecllon. There
uivo been a number ( if pretty piirtleH
urlng the pawl wools , with dlniiorH ,
uncos and cardH prevailing. Noxl
veek promlHCH another round of plon-
lire and It IH declared by UIOHO who
mow that from now on until the boll-
M.VH ( hero will bo an nlinoiit unbroken
chodtilo of olabonito parties.
Pleasures of the Week.
The West Sldo WhlHl club enjoyed
delightful mooting at the homo of
11' . and Mrs. George I ) . Bnttorllold on
londiiy evening.
Rov. J. ( \ S.Vellls treated Trinity
holr boys lo a refreshment treat af-
er choir practice lust evening. They
ind a merry time.
Miss Eva MlhlllH pleasantly enter-
allied a few friends Tuesday evening
it her rooms In ( ho Rlc.hards block.
Music WIIH u feature of the evening.
The Junior Social club hold n mer
ry moot lug al the homo of Mr. and
MI-H. I. M. Macy Tuesday evening.
The mooting next week will ho with
Perry and Forest Emory.
The Christian Endeavor social hold
at the homo of Rov. W. J. Turner on
Tuesday night WIIH well attended and
greatly enjoyed by nil present. Games
wore played and refreshments served.
'Mr. and Mrs. Howard WaBliburn on-
lortalned the employes of the telephone -
phone company at an oyster auppor
on Tuesday night. Good music was
furnished as ono feature of the even
ing and the party WIIH very much on
joyod.
The Elktt enjoyed an informal danc
ing party in the hall above their club
rooniH last ovonlng. A largo number
wore present , the music was delight
ful and the evening's temperature was
about right for enjoyable waltzing.
Punch was served during the dunce.
The members of the M. E. choir met
at the homo of L. M. Boelcr on Tues
day night for an Informal farewell re
ception for Mr. G. W. Driillnor , who
has been a faithful member of the
choir for the past four years , Mr. Dm-
liner with hlH family loft for Bonkol-
man , Neb. , on Wednesday morning.
Miss Laura Durland was the victim
of a Jolly surprise party on Monday
evening when a largo number ol
young people , clad In unique and va
ried costumes , suddenly arrived unan
nounced to spend the ovonlng , Eu
chre afforded pleasure to the maskci :
guests during the evening , after which
dainty refreshments wore served. The
ovonlng'H pleamire ended with a song
In which the entire masked party
Joined ,
Mr. L. C. MittolHtadt and Dr. and
Mrs. R. A. MlttelHtadt entertained at
two most delightful dinner parlies
during the week , ono on Tuesday evening -
ing and ono on Thursday ovonlng al
the homo of Mr. L. C. Mittclstndt ,
corner KoenigHtulii avenue and
Twelfth street. On Tuesday ovonlng
guests were invited from the north
nide of Norfolk avenue and on Thurs
day evening the guests came from the
south Hldo of Norfolk avenue. Six-
hand euchre afforded pleasure after
dinner on each occasion. The dinners
were served at little tables which had
boon prepared throughout the parlors
of the spacious homo. The dinners
were In five courses and seasonable
duck formed one of the novel nnd
particularly delicious features of the
menu.
On Tuesday evening MrH. J. W. Gib
son won the ladles' hlghscore prize
and Mrs. N. A. Huso , on a cut , the la
dles' shouting prize. Each received a
beautiful souvenir spoon. Mr. Ludwig -
wig Koonigstoln won the gentlemen's
shouting prize nnd N. A. Huso , on a
cut , the gentlemen's high score prize ,
each being presented with a hand
some deck of playing cards.
The same hosts very delightfully en
tertained fifty guosLs nt a C0 : ! dinner
on Thursday evening. Five courses
were served after which six-hand eu
chre was the feature of the evening.
Mrs. H. T. Holdeii and Jack Koenlg-
steln won the shouting prizes , Mrs.
Hood ladles' first prize and A. J. Dur
land gentlemen's prize. The prizes
were beautiful spoons nnd cards decks.
Weddings of the Week.
Three weddings of unusual interest
at South Norfolk took place Wednes
day. The throe bridegrooms are all
well known young men of South Nor
folk and the three brides are all young
Indies from ether places. All three of
the newly married couples will make
their homes In South Norfolk.
J. D. Taylor , another South Norfolk
man , was married to Miss Loree Huob-
nor of Lynch at the homo of the
groom's parents , Mr. and Mrs. Taylor ,
on Omaha avonno Wednesday even
ing. Mr. Taylor is n well known
Northwestern brnkoman and the young
couple will reside here.
Matt Shaffer , jr. , the only son ot
Mr. and Mrs. Matt Shaffer , yard fore
man for the NorlliwiHleni railroad ami
n \er.v popular joiiug man , was mar
ried to MIs.H Anglo Wllklnmm nl the
homo of the brlile'M parents at Mai-
vern , Iowa , nnd the young couple have
Kin" to lioimolioopliig In M cozy homo
recently pm dinned by the brldogtoom.
Howard WiiHhburii and Mlim Mamlo
PollltiH , both Norfolk young people ,
were married nl I'lerco on Monday
iiinniliiK. They linvu nettled In a coyy
homo In thlH oily. Mr. WiiHhbiirii In
a ( llNlrlel mini In the N'ohniHkn lelu *
plume oompnny'H employ. MHH ! Col-
Htm formerly WIIH n telephone nporntor
al the exchange hern. Mr. and MrH.
Waslihuni entertained telephone nsso-
clnlcH at an oyster supper on TnoHiluy
evening.
Al the home of F. I ) . Perry In Stun-
lull the innrrliiKO. of Mlle I ) , Perry ,
younger won of Mr. and MrH. Ed Perry -
ry of South Not folk , to MHH ! Frlodn
Dlelz of Klimlon , WIIH solemnized on
Wednesday. A few friends ami rolii-
lives were present for the ceremony.
The young couple have Hottlod In u
home on ( ho corner of Lincoln nvimtio
and Fourth slreel , recently purduiBod
by the gioom. They were greeted by
a surprise parly of friends when they
arrived In Norfolk Wednesday oven-
lug. Mr. Perry IH a briikomaii on the
Northwestern.
Clubs.
The Wednesday club enjoyed n
meeting with Mrs. W. II. Rultorlleld
thlH week.
Trinity Social guild will moot with
Miss Elhel Doughty on next TiiOBday
veiling.
Coming Eventn ,
Mr. and Mrs. C. II. Reynolds will
ciilcrlnlii a company of frlotidH nt n
supper parly on Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. C. II. Reynolds have
Issued Invitations for a niippor parly
to he given at llielr homo on The
llelghlH nnxt Tlmi'Hilny ovonlng.
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Greene and Mr.
and Mrs. F. 10. Davouport will enter
tain n company of frloudH at dinner In
( ho home of Mrs. Mary Davenport ,
North Ninth Htreol , next Friday oven-
Ing. %
"Miss America" Thanksgiving. I
Manager Pcilcrsoii wishes to an
nounce Id the palrons of the llioatur
Ihal for Thanksgiving day , November
211. he 1ms secured the splendid Irma
Comic Opera company , supporting llio
famous prlma donna , Emma Abbott
DC Hold , In Iho now Ihroo acl. comic
opera , "Miss America. "
Special arrangements have been
made to gi\o a chlldren'H matlneo at
II o'clock. ThlH also will afford an
opportunity for out-of-town people to
wltnoHH a good production nnd honblo
to return homo by daylight. In order
that every child may bo able to sco
"Mlsn Amorlca" the price for children
nt the matinee lias been lowered to
2f > c for any reserved scat In the house.
For parents who wish to accompany
the children to the matlneo the regu
lar evening prices of 50 and 75c will
bo charged. AB no other matinee will
bo given between now and Christmas
nnd perhaps not then , Mr. Pedersen
wishes the parents and especially the
farming community lo tnko advnnlage
of Ibis opportunity to see a good show
without having to take the dreaded
ride homo in the dark.
The company carries twenty people ,
special scenery nnd electrical effects
of great beauty. The play Is made up
of beautiful musical numbers with
clover dancing , In handsome coslumes.
The doors will open for the mntlneo
at 2:110 : o'clock nnd the curtain will
rlHo at I ) o'clock. In the evening the
doors will open at 7:15 : , curtain 8:15. :
A strong offorl Is being made to se
cure the now Norfolk orcheslra for
both performances , which will add
quite a good deal to the success of the
day.
LOOKl LIKEJJEW TOWN
Elevators to be Erected Three Miles
North of Humphrey.
Humphrey , Nub. , Nov. 20. Special
to The News : The Omaha Elevator
company has purchased live acres of
land of C. S. Talbott at $100 an aero
tbroo and a half miles north of town ,
and this Is to bo the site for a new
elevator. The Omaha Elevator com
pany recently sold its elevator at this
place to the Farmers Grain nnd Ele
vator company ! . O'Shea Bros , will
also build an elevator north of town
at the siding referred to.
'
H. J. Brcunlg , who recently sold his
hardware nnd implement business , has
arranged to reopen an implement
house hero on the first of January.
Mr. Briionig will also open up a hard
ware store and place the same In
charge of his son Arthur , who has hud
several years' experience In the hard
ware business.
WANT TERM OF COURT.
Gregory Commissioners Want the
Docket Cleaned Up.
Fairfax , S. D. , Nov. 20. Special to
The News : The county commission
ers at their session last week sent In
an order to Judge Smith of Ynnktou
for a term of court here In December
to clean up the docket left over from
last term nnd hear some now cases
which have come up since then. It is
not known whether the Judge will
grant It or not.
Going Out of Business.
To our friends and patrons : As wo
have decided to sell out next summer ,
this Is our last winter season In mil
linery business so wo will sell every
thing In winter hats and caps at cost ,
beginning Monday , November 19.
Wo wish to extend our appreciation
to those who 1'avo so liberally given
us their patronage In past years.
J. & E. Durland.
