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THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOURNAL ; FRIDAY , DECEMBER 14 , 1906. HOLIDAY SPIRIT HA3 ATTACKED SOCIAL NORFOLK. CALENDAR WAS WELL TAKEN UP The Dancing Party Given by Mr. find Mrs. George D. Dutterflcld niul the Wednesday Club Events on Tuesday Were the Week's Features. [ From Bntunliiy'ii Daily. ] The liolliluy Hplrlt IH lit hum ) In a nodal way w > far aH Not folk IH concerned corned , and the pulondar ( if society folk IIIIH lie-on Illlcd tci the li Im with delightful activities during the past \vooU. The Wednesday club entertain- niontH on Tuomlay with readings liy MrH. Denrboin were oloaily the loading' club fonturort of the week , whllo the dancing parly given by Mr. and Mrs. George I ) , lltitturllold Friday ovonltiK WIIH easily the wook'H formal foutuio A nunihor of iiloiiHiuit Hinallor nnd moro Informal gnthorlngH helped to round out a week to bo long romom- borod. Pleasures of the Week. Ono of the prottloHt dancing parties yet glvon In Norfolk was that Friday ovonlng nt Mnrqimrdt hall In whloli Mr. and MrH. ( loorgo D. Huttorllold entertained a largo nunihor of tholr friends. The hall had boon bountiful ly decorated for the occiiMton , with the rod and green of Christmas abounding ovorywhoro. Tiny rod bolls , dangling from long Blonder green area that were suspended from the colling , were a protly feature , whllo clustorB of hollyhocks encirc ling all of the pillars In the room , pro truded tholr proud rod hoadH from Bol tings of green foniB , mid nddod a now charm to the room. A row of these surrounded the orchestra platform , adding to the scene's effectiveness. There were twonty-nlno delightful numbers on the dainty monogramcd programs nnd the dancing continued from 9 o'clock until 3 In the morning of Saturday. During an Intermission when the dances were half finished , a delicious lunch was served In three courses nnd with each plate wont a pretty red carnation. Mr. Johnson ot Lincoln sang a solo during this Inter mission , which was well received. The music , In keeping with the other features , was delightful and the en tire party , so complete In each detail's preparation for the guests' perfect / pleasure , was In all ways one of the iwpnloHt affairs of the kind Norfolk line BOOH. V V0n.o of the pleasant club events of the Boason was that undertaken and no successfully executed by the Wednesday club Tuesday when Mrs. Dearborn gave an Interpretation from Ibsen's "Brand" at the Congregational church In the afternoon , with Wonuuis club members an guests , followed by a supper in the ovonlng at the homo of Mr. and Mrs. D. MathowHon at which husbands of Wednesday club members were special guests , with a very few other friends. After the sup per , which was prettily served at little tables , Mrs. Dearborn entertained the assembled clubfolk and tholr guests with miscellaneous readings of a light er typo than had been heard In the afternoon. Mrs. Dearborn formerly lived nt Wnkcllold , Nob. , and it was nt that place that Mrs. Mathowson , through whoso courtesy the program became possible , became acquainted with the elocutionist , whoso homo Is now In Minneapolis. Mrs. C E. Greene sang a pretty solo during the evening. Mrs. Haggard of Sioux City , Mrs. Bucholz of Omaha and Mr. and Mrs. L , M. Keene , Jr. , of Fremont , were among the out-of-town guests. After the evening's program had been com pleted , Mrs. N. A. Ralnbolt In a clover speech presented a cut glass vase filled with llowers to Mrs. Dearborn as a token of the club's appreciation and also a beautiful rose tribute to Mrs. Mathowson. Mrs. Sol G. Mayor pleasantly enter tained a few friends at luncheon Fri day afternoon for Mrs. Bucholz of Omaha. Five hundred was enjoyed during the afternoon , at which Miss Helen Bridge won the high score prize , a pretty bouquet of roses , whllo American Beauties were presented to the out-of-town guests , Mrs. Bucholz , Mrs. Haggard of Sioux City and Mrs. Keene of Fremont. Mrs. D. Mathowson entertained In formally a very few friends ot Mrs. Haggard on Wednesday afternoon. Five-hundred was played during the afternoon hours , at the close of which a delicious lunch was served. Mrs. George D. Butterflcld enter tained ofllcors of the Wednesday club nt 11:30 : o'clock luncheon on Wednes day for Mrs. Dearborn of Minneapolis , who left on the 1 o'clock. Miss Glennto Evans entertained the members of the J. N. club Thursday night at 5:30. : Dinner covers were laid for ten nnd a very pleasant even ing was passed. Mrs. S. E. Ho wins nnd Mrs. R. W. Williams entertained the Ladies Aid society of the M. E. church on Thurs day nftornoon nt the homo of Mrs. Williams. Miss Helen Weber had a birthday party Thursday. She wns seven years old and had seven llttlo girls with tholr dolls. Dainty refreshments were served. The Kaffeo Klatch was pleasantly entertained last Saturday by Mrs. Weathorby and Mrs. Warrlck. The O. M. C. club was pleasantly en tertained by Miss Matilda Hermann Wednesday night. Trinity church ladles cleared some thing moro than ffiO on tholr chicken pie dinner Thursday. Coming Events. Mr. nnd Mrs. George D. Iluttorfleld have iHHiiod Invitations for a dinner party next Friday ovonlng , December II. The West Side Whist club will meet with Dr. and Mrs. Hear Monday even ing. Personals. Mrs. M. 1) . Tyler has loturnod from an extended visit In llllnoln. MIH. C. 10. Iliirnhnm spent a few dn.VH during thu early pail of the week In Tllden. Mrs. Joseph Shoemaker of Omaha IB n guest at the homo of Mr. and Mm 10. 1' WoiHIiorby. Mrs. Haggard of Sioux City , who has been visiting with MIH I ) . MathewBon , reluiiiH homo today. Mrs. W. II. HiieholIIIIH been visit ing with her parents , Mr. and Mrs. N. A. Ualnbolt , and with Norfolk friends during I ho week. S. lluttoilleld of Chicago , who Is a guest at the homo of his brother , W. 11. Biittorllold , IIIIH been quite 111 dur ing the wook. Miss Louise Wollls loft Saturday morning for a visit of several months with Miss Kdlth Biitterllold of Chicago cage and with her sister , Mrs. Douol. Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Nlcoln of Foster arrived In the city Friday ovonlng to attend the Buttorfleld dancing party. They are guostfl at the homo of Mr. and MrH. A J. Diirland. Mr. nnd Mrs. L. M.v Keene , jr. , of Fremont , who Bpont Thanksgiving at the homo of Mrs. ICoono'a parents , Mr. and Mrs. J. S. McClary , remained dur ing the past week for a visit with Nor folk friends. HOTEL INDUSTRY. The location of Norfolk should In a general way iiBHiiro the pormnnont pre eminence of the city nnd doubtless will do so. Among the fnctors that con tribute to that supremacy , which are doing much moro to Impress adjacent communities with the advantages and the growing Importance of the leading city on the Elkhorn , are her line ho tels. The llrst-class establishments , the Oxnnrd and the Pacific , are con spicuous examples of uniform excel- lonco. Like all other cities , Norfolk Is con tinually striving to broaden her 'sphere of Inlluonco , " whllo here is an nvonuo by which from $ GO.OOO to $100- 000 is added to the sum total of trade , and not only Is the expenditure mndo by commercial travelers , but the steady growth in volume of that feature of the year's transactions Is almost whol ly duo to the good will of these truehearted - hearted knights of the grip. Whllo the outsiders hnvo done so much , the citi zens have hardly realized the magni tude of these enterprises. Traveling men having homes of their own still belong to the army of advance agents of Norfolk's bright future. Both hotels mnko all purchases of supplies direct fiom the retail dealers at homo , though n short sighted policy lends many hotel men to buy at whole sale. Mr. Footo hns always patronized homo dealers nnd Mr. Schiller , though n now man , expresses the snmo senti ments In regnrd to standing by his neighbors , since n homo feeling and a patriotic spirit are true essentials In the structure of a harmonious nnd thriving community. The moro modest establishments provide for the traveling public with similar results In Impressing the Iran- slont guest with what is best In the fabric wrought out In years of toll on the nnclont prnlrle , now the site of a stirring rnllrond center. Norfolk hotels , Including the eating house at the Northwestern station , give employment to perhaps 100 people the year around. The incomes of those hunred persons arc spent in Nor folk. folk.A A hotel can bring people to a city or drive them from It. Norfolk's ho tels , maintaining n high degree of ex cellence , have become homes for many of the commercial travelers in this territory nnd as a result they spend tholr Sundays and holidays in Norfolk. Among the hotels of the town are the Queen City , the Norfolk House , the Atlantic House , the Deutsche ho tel , the Cottage Homo , Union House , and many others. Restaurants may bo included In the snmo gcnernl list , becnuso , while not providing lodging , they nro construc tive Industries In a community from the fact that they turn the grocer's and the meat man's sale articles Into money that circulates through the busi ness channels of the town. The Zlrfas restaurant Is the largest exclusive cafe In the city , and does a largo business day nnd night. Among others nre the Freythnler restaurant , the Vail restau rant and the Union Pnclllc restaurant up town nnd the Perry restnurnnt nt the Junction. NEW MILL FOR HERRICK. Fairfax Milling Company Has Signed Articles of Agreement. Herrick , S. D. , Dec. 10. Special to The News : Articles of agreement hnvo been signed by the Fnlrfnx Mill ing company under which they are to begin the construction of a largo flourIng - Ing mill nt Herrick , S. D. Ladles Make Over $100. Alnsworth , Nob. , Dec. 10. Speclnl to The News : The Congregational Ladles Aid society had a grand tlmo In u hall here yesterday They had a bazaar and dinner and supper and took /luring the day and night over $100 and everyone seemed to enjoy themselves. NORFOLK HIQH SCHOOL TEAM HAD PLANNED TO PLAY. DA3KET BALL TO BE TAKEN UP Lou Dillon's Race Was Pronounced Fair Investigation Was Taken up In New York Coach Stagg of Chicago cage Offers New Football Rules. The Norfolk high school team had planned to play a game nt Wnyno Sat- unlay afternoon ngalnst the normal school of Hint place , but just before train tlmo the Wnyno team manager telephoned nnd Instructed the local grldlion warriors not to come , as the colloglatoH were In no shape for a gamo. The Hold there IH of grass and It was wild that It would not bo very hard to piny on , oven though the ground were frozen. The season IB ended so fnr ns Nor folk Is concerned nnd the local team will mnko no moro dates. BnHketbnll will bo substituted at the high school RACE WON ON ITS MERITS. Trotting Association Says That Lou Dillon Was Not Doped. Now York , Doc. S. After nn all-day session the Natlonnl Trotting associa tion decided that the Memphis gold cup race was won on Its merits , nnd dismissed the charges agnlnst E. E. Smathcrs. Sonsntlon after sensation was sprung In the hearing of the charges In the famous Ix > u Dillon "dop ing" case , until the climax wns reached when allldavits were produced men tioning C. K. G. Billings , the million- alro owner of Lou Dillon , In connec tion with the charges against Elmer E. Smathcrs , former owner of Major Delmar. The members of the National Trot ting association were stunned at the disclosures made by the lawyers for Smathors. Whllo the ovldenco docs not specify Mr. Billings , several tele grams were produced signed by Mr. Billings' secretary nnd addressed to Ed Saunders , the man who made the first charge against Mr. Stnnthers. Snundors swore thnt Smathors had paid him $ fi,000 to Inject eight ounces of "dope" Into Lou Dillon's body , so ns to "stop" her In her race with Major Dolnmr. The affidavit was rend from Saundcrs this afternoon in which ho says ho was paid to make the charg es against Smathcrs , nnd thnt they were absolutely without foundation. George W. Spear wns the most dam aging witness ngnlnst Smnthers. Ho swore ornlly thnt Smathers had re quested him to open negotlntlons with Snuiulcrs to see If Lou Dillon could not bo fixed. Spear says Saunders offered to do the job for $10,000 , but Smnthers thought that too much and told him to drop it. Had Bad Character. The defense immediately produced numerous witnesses who declared Spenrs' chnrncter bad. It wns shown whore Spenrs had been Implicated in other shady donls. Ono of these wns the famous Temple Bar case for which ho wns suspended. Ono witness nlso charged that ho had suspected Spear of having driven n steel brad Into a horse's splno to prevent It going In a race. Saundors' affidavit showed that ho had mot Murray Howe through nn Introduction by Spear. Several veterinary surgeons were In troduced , nmong whom wore Dr. Julius W. Schrlble , state veterinary of Ten nessee , and Dr. D. E. Block , of the government bureau of animal Indus try. Both swore that Lou Dillon showed no evidences of having been "doped. " Dr. Schrlblo attended the horse im mediately after she came off the track. Ho swore that she had nothing but n plnln cnso of "thumps. " After the verdict In the cnso Mr. Smnthors snld : "This case should hnvo been Inbeled Billings vs. Smnth- ors. A decent man would have fought in the open. "Tho evidence showed conclusively thnt all this was done by Billings through a bunch of crooks In his em ploy. Ho is the Lord Dunraven of America. Ho is a 'counterfeit' and a 'four-flusher. ' Ho has a wider yellow streak in him than there was In Lou Dillon. I say all these things hero In Now York because I want Billings to know I am horo. I'm going to remain hero. "He Is no sportsman. Ho always plays the baby act. Ho did It at the horse show , and when ho was 'miffed1 ho jumped out , played the baby act , sold his horses nnd I got his Part Four his rod ribbon winners. I want the public to know what kind of a man ho Is. That's why I sny these things. " "Tho testimony shows thnt Billings wns denllng with a bunch of perjurers nnd crooks , nnd got his just deserts , " continued Smnthers. "I will sny finally - ly that I believe the board of review should take cognizance of the testi mony given today with a view of giv ing Mr. Billings what he deserves. Ho never was n sportsmnn nnd ho never will bo. Why , the wny that bunch of crooks secured possession of the gold cup while I wns away from my home will show you just what brand of citi zens they aro. " LIST OF CHANGES. Chicago Coach Will do Much at MeetIng - Ing of the Rules Committee. Chicago , Dec. 8. Coach A. A. Stagg , representative of the west on the American football rules committee , will favor a number of congresses In "now" football when ho attends the annual meeting of the all-powerful gridiron body In Now York during the holidays. The maroon director announced Inst night before his departure for his winter - tor vacation thnt ho would propose or support some six modifications In the 1900 rules at the eastern gathering , the miggostloiiH being Intended not as a romcdy for minor flaws discovered during the tryout season Jimt finished. Changed recommended by Stagg , If ac cepted by the committee , are aimed to affect the game only at the surface. The larger principles of the new rules will not bo touched. The maroon pro fessor Is opposed to the most radical changes which hnvo boon offered , but agrees thnt several of the now statutes must bo sit uck out. Following are the changes which ho will favor : In cnso of a forward pass touching the ground before touched by a plnyer , allow the attacking team to rotnln the ball with a 15-yard penalty , Instead of handing It over at the point where It was passed. Allow tackling below the knees. Increase the time of halves from thirty to thirty-five minutes. Allow the backs to pass the ball for ward without first taking a position five yards out from the center. Instruct the head linesman to keep the yardsticks throe yards out from the sidelines. Make a moro definite rule In regard to protecting the player catching a punt. Conch Stngg's opinions In regard to several other proposed changes are likewise clear. Following nro the changes to which ho will stand op posed : Increasing the number of downs to four In ten yards. Allowing two forward passes to each scrimmage. Allowing the linesmen to bo drawn back live yards or less to help out the offense. Substituting the "ono-umplre" sys tem entirely instead of the present "one or two" system. Jeff Not to Battle Just Now. San Francisco , Dec. 8. The Burns- O'Brien battle at Los Angeles did nothing toward reviving talk of a re turn to the ring on the part of Jnmcs J. Jeffries , the general opinion being that either O'Brien or Burns would bo as a child in the hnnds of the big farmer. "I hanker after just ono moro bat tle , " said the big fellow todny , "but the mnn I light will have to bo a good one. I don't llko the looks of the present heavyweights. They are not big enough. I don't need the money. All I want to do is to battle for the glory of America. No foreigner can take the title away from America with out a fight as long as I can help It. Of course , If I get too old , I will have sense enough to keep out of the ring.1 DEED TO GREGORY TOWNSITE. Tangle Finally Unraveled and Proper ty Owners Haye Title. Sioux Falls , S. D. , Dec. 10. Al though the town of Gregory came Into existence on August 8 , 1904 , at the tlmo the ceded portion of the Rosebud Indian reservation in Gregory county was opened to settlement * it was not until within the last few days that liti gation Involving the townslte came to nn end , ennbllng the proper authori ties to go ahead and give the residents deeds to the lots which many of them have been holding since August 8 , 1904. 1904.On On September 1C , 1901 , County Judge Stnrcher offered flnnl proof on the townslte , but this was rejected by the United States land ofllce on the ground that there was no enumeration of the Inhabitants nsklng thnt proof be made nnd no evidence of the legal require ments before proof on a townslto can bo made. In November , 1905 , Judge Starchor again submitted final proof upon the townslto , but In the mean time the town had been incorporated , leaving the matter of proof with the town authorities. The commissioner of the general land office decided to this effect , that the proof should be made by the town authorities. Judge Starcher appealed from this decision to the secretary of the Interior , and there the matter rest ed for months. There was consider able feeling on the part of the resi dents of Gregory toward Judge tSnrch- or , nnd recently thnt gentlomnn decid ed to withdraw hto appeal , thus endIng - Ing the litigation. As soon as the pre liminaries are arranged the lot hold ers , after moro than two years of wnlt- ing , will bo given deeds to their lots , ed for months. West Point News. West Point , Nob. , Dec. 10. Speclnl to The News : At the brldo's home in Cuming township , Miss Augusta , daughter of Mr. and Mrs. II. J. Simon- son , and Henry VonSeggorn of Hoop er were married at 5 p. in. Thursday , Rev. L. L. Lipo officiating. The con- pie left for an extended visit In Colorado rado Thursday. The Tuesday club mot with Mrs Black. After parliamentary drill , roll call was responded to with suggestions on "Menu for a busy day. " Mrs. John Thompson rend a paper on "Breakfast Foods Pro and Con. " "Our Dletlc Sins" was the theme of a paper by Mrs. Harry Wells. Mrs. Drobert of Lincoln sent her paper entitled , "Story , " which was rend by Mrs. Anna Reed Kuhle. The next meeting will bo hold nt the homo of Miss Chnrlotto Crawford on December 20. Mr Will Preston , ( neo Davis ) , died at h ' omo In O con to and her re- tnalnb Mo Interred-In this county lns > t Friday She wns formerly a teacher of the Cumtng schools and was married but a year ago. VIEWS OF PRESIDENT PASEWALK OF INDUSTRIAL COMPANY. OLD PLANT COULD BE LOANED Distiller's Son Recently Visited Mr. Pasewalk and Conferred With Him In Regard to Establishing Distillery. Where Proposition Stands. A young man whoso father owns and operates a distillery in Pcorln , III. , recently visited Norfolk and talked over with II. A. Pnsownlk , president of the Norfolk Industrial company , the posslblltcs open hero for estab lishing a similar plant In Norfolk. Ho said tliat ho was anxious to buy the old sugar factory buildings and land that goes with It , and that ho would write. No word has boon heard from him since nnd Mr. Pasowalk hns con cluded thnt his project hns been dropped. A locnl company , composed of Nor folk men nnd farmers in the vicinity of Norfolk , organized with enough capital to establish a sugar factory hero and operate It , is believed by Mr. Pasowalk to bo the solution of the sugar factory problem In Norfolk. He believes that within a couple of years such an Institution might bo estab lished and operated at n profit. Would Go In It , Himself. "If I could dispose of my present business nnd building I should bo will ing to go Into such a company and or ganize it , " said Mr. Pasowalk. "I be lieve that farmers In the country around Norfolk would be glad to co operate by taking stock and paying for the same in boots say $100 or $200 wort'i of boots each year. I am convinced that uch nn institution could bo mndo to pay. " Attorney Smith of Grand Island was the last sugar projector to show In terest in the factory hero. Ho was anxious to start a factory and agreed to furnish the money , but he wnnted the 4,000 acres of beets guaranteed. This was Impossible and the plan fell through. What Norfolk Could Do. Norfolk , or rather the Norfolk In dustrial company , which owns the old factory and the 240 acres of land with it , will be willing , according to Mr. Pasewalk , to turn over the plant to any institution which will set up busi ness hero and employ from thirty to fifty people the year around. The property will not be given outright , but It will be loaned to the industry for simply the payment of taxes , just ns long as the Industry will grind out a product and employ labor. If the firm operating the plant so desired , the loan could be enjoyed for a thou sand years , so far as the Industrial company is concerned. What the company wants , according to Mr. Pasewalk , Is to get some Industry started which will benefit the com munity. The company has deter mined that a sugar factory could be operated to better ndvnntage than any other typo of Industry , because of the wide knowledge in sugar beets among Norfolk farmers , and so this is more hoped for than anything else. No smnll Institution , such as a little can ning factory , can got hold of the fac tory buildings. Nine Good Boilers. There are nine good boilers in the old sugar factory now. Each is a 125-horse-power boiler. They have been cnred for well , and are In good shape. Carloads of lime have been put into them to preserve them. Mr. Pasewalk believes that the beets would be raised. Without going out of his office he contracted last spring for 800 acres to bo shipped to Ames. VIEWS OF ONE CITIZEN. Confidence Can Never Grow Till Sugar Factory Buildings are Used. Norfolk. Neb. , Dec. 7. Editor News : The future of Norfolk depends largely upon the use made of the old sugar factory. That magnificent pile of masonry is a veritable haunted palace in any prob lem relnting to the development of the city , and confidence will never grow in its shadow. There must bo some light nhend as to what use can bo made of that build ing and until that light shines it is idle talk of any other industries. The old simile of a hub is literally true in regard to Norfolk. It Is known to all that In position Norfolk is unique. Fremont has lately added a railroad and in that pnrtlculnr Is a road ahead , but , commercially Fremont Is a sub urb of Omnlm , whllo In north Nebras ka and the Rosebud , Norfolk is with out a competitor. During the time Norfolk 1ms been waiting for the rail road situation to make a city , the coun try to the north and west has changed from a waste and a wilderness to a populous and flourishing domain. A distillery for the manufacture of denatured alcohol has been discussed , and is worthy of careful consideration , for that movement will ultimately bo the making of some Industrial and commercial center. It Is not neces sary that ono establishment occupy the entire sot of buildings. Brooms , hayIng - Ing tools , windmills , scoop end gates and hand corn shellors are samples of the articles thnt employ n great deal of labor In their manufacture in proportion to the capital and amount ot fuel required. The largest broom factory In the world Is In Nebraska , and started "when but llttlo material wns obtainable , Beatrice owes Its continued prosperIty - Ity to plants that started small. I bo- Hove no big concern ever was Inaugu rated In Beatrice they grow. If Norfolk waits until there Is a di rect line of railroad from Sioux City to NIobrara , the advantage is lost. Something may bo done even then , but opportunity Is knocking nt the door today. I. N. Ernest , FELL DOWN STAIRS. James Lynde Has Bad Fall and Hurts His Back Not Serious. Llttlo James Lyndo , son of Mr. nnd Mrs. J. L. Lyndo , fell down the stairs In the Mnrquardt block at noon nnd struck on a foot scraper. Ills back was hurt but not , It is thought , In a serious manner. No bones were brok en. The lad was taken homo in a cab. SEEK TO HAVE YANKTON BRIDGE FRANCHISE EXTENDED. CONCERNS YANKTON-GULF LINE An Effort Is Being Made In Congress to Extend the Franchise Granted Some Time Ago for the Building of a Bridge Across Missouri. Norfolk nnd the rest of northern Nebraska Interested in the Yankton- Gulf rallwny project , In the interest of which Fremont Hill Is now in Nor folk prepnrlng to ask for county bonds to the extent of $05,000 ns a bonus for the road's building , will bo Interested in the following dispatch from Wash ington : "It appears Ohio cnpitnl hns become Interested in the construction of n rail road nnd passenger bridge ncross the Mi oourl river nt Yaukton , S. D. , and now Senntor Fornker comes fonvnrd with a bill to extend the time given under the original chnrncter for nnoth- er term of years. Congress In April , 1904 , authorized the Winnipeg , Yank- ton & Gulf railroad to construct a com bined railroad , wagon and foot bridge across the Missouri river at Yankton , but the company gaining the charter has not yet made a move to carry out the work. The concession is a valu able one and the company apparently does not desire to abandon it. New blood In the shape of capital hns been enlisted nnd the life of the concession Is sought to be extended by Senator Foraker , who , it is sjild , represents ' constituents who have 'invested in the project. " A two-thirds vote of all votes cast would be required to carry the county bonds. RAILWAY BALL COMMITTEES Names of People In Charge Insure Successful Event. Committees have been appointed by \ the Norfolk railway boys for the an nual Christmas ball which is to be given nt Mnrquardt hnll Christmas night. Arrangements have been com pleted and the boys feel encouraged as to their prospects. The following commltttees insure a successful ball in every way : Master of ceremonies : J. F. Me- Grane. Assistants : H. V. Evans , V. S. Cum mins. Committee of Arrangements : W. I. Walling , N. F. Pfunder , G. L. Want- lln , Win. Beck , P. H. Dlngman. Reception : Messrs. H. C. Dick , G. W Sears , H. N. Mullendor , J. V. John son , O. P. List ; Mesdames H. C. Dick , G. W. Sears , Nora Burnett , J. V. John son , O. P. List. Invitation : F. G. Carrier , H. M. Bey- mer , Leon Leo , P. N. Lund , R. C. Demmons. Floor : M. P. Ryan , G. L. Wantlln , W. Fox , R. F. Fisher , Wm. Beck , N. F. Pfunder. MUST PAY REGULAR FARE. Central Passenger Association AbolIshes - Ishes Special Rates for Ministers. The Central Passenger association , whoso lines cover Indiana. Ohio , and 1 the southern peninsula of Michigan , western Pennsylvania , Buffalo and part of Illinois , has just announced by circular a now rule for the sale of transportation to clergymen. Hence forth the tickets will be sold to clergy men on the basis of two cents per mile , exccj I in cases where that rate exceeds the regular rnte. As very nearly all of the Central Passenger as sociation's territory , owing to action by the various legislatures , hns a flat two-cent rnto for the general public , the now order hns the effect of oblig ing the clergymen , in nearly all cases , to pay the same rate ns other citizens. HOLE FOUND IN MEDICAL LAW. I Woman Who Administers Vlavl Remedies - dies Released by Court. Poncn , Neb. , Dec. 8. Judge Guy T. Graves dealt the Nebraska medical fraternity n severe blow when ho di rected a verdict In favor of Mrs. Helen Davis of Sioux City , who was being tried at the Instance of Drs. Graham and Rubel of Allen for practicing with out a license. Mrs. Davis , as the ngont of the Vlavl company , administered to the needs of n woman at Allen , for f which she wns arrested under the statute which says : "Any person shall bo regarded as practicing who shall operate or profess to heal or proscribe for , or otherwise treat any physical ailment or aliment of mind of another. " Though Mrs. Davis applied her rem edy to her patient , Judge Graves hold thnt she wns not a practitioner bo- cnuso she mndo no specific dlngnosis of the nllment.