THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOLKNAL : FRIDAY , FEBRUARY 8 , 11)07 ) ,
CATTLE THIEVES ON ROSEBUD
HAVE BEEN CAUGHT.
FIVE MEN WORKED IN CROWD
It It Reported at Sioux Falls That a
Gang of Cattle Rustlers Working on
the Rosebud Have Cleaned up a
Thousand Head of Stock.
Sioux Falls , S. D. , Fob. 4. AccordIng -
Ing to Information received by United
States authorities here , u gang of
horse and cnttlo thieves , which for a
number of years has Infested the Rose
bud reservation , In the extreme south
central portion of the state , has finally
been broken up. Every member of the
band , five In number , Is now under ar
rest.
rest.The
The members of the gang have been
unusually bold and daring In their op-
orations. It Is said they have run off
not less than a thousand head of hors
es and cattle. The particular charge
on which they are arrested Is the theft
of a bunch of thirty-six head of cattle ,
which they took to the Nebraska side
of the line and sold.
The ringleader of the gang Is Joseph
Ferron , who was arrested several
weeks ago and Is confined In the conn
ty jail In Sioux Falls awaiting trial at
the April term of United States court.
Perron's lieutenant was William Mor
gan , who was arrested at Fairfax last
week , and on direction of United States
Marshal Scth Bullock was taken to the
Lawrence county Jail at Deadwood for
safe keeping until his trial.
Through the efforts of Captain Jack
Foster , a government brand Inspector
stationed on the Rosebud reservation ,
Uio remaining members of the gang
have now been placed under arrest.
They wore run to earth and made prls-
oners at the now town of Mnrdo-Mc
Kenzle , on the Chamberlain-Black Hills
extension of the Milwaukee.
Since Ferron was placed In the coun
ty jail In this city he was visited by
Captain Foster , and It Is believed that
the officer at that time secured Information
mation which assisted materially in
the arrest of Morgan and the remain
'ing members of the band.
MONDAY MENTION.
C. P. Parish went to Omaha on busi
ness at noon.
J. L. Whaler was over from Madison
Saturday.
Knlpe Lon of Pierce was In tne city
over Sunday.
James H. Pile of Wayne was In the
city Saturday.
B. W. Cullum of Wlnside spent Sun
day In the city.
Emil Winter of Petersburg was In
the city Saturday.
Guy Strickland of Wayne was In
Norfolk Saturday.
E. H. Ladyard of Creighton was In
the city Saturday.
Paul A. Walter was In Norfolk Sat
urday from Genoa.
MJss Reeves of Humphrey spent
Sunday In Norfolk.
C. C. Trulska of Wood Lake was a
Norfolk visitor Sunday.
William P. Mohr of Spencer was a
city visitor on Saturday.
William Garrett of Magnet was a
Norfolk visitor Saturday.
W. F. Raavls of Battle Creek was a
Sunday visitor In Norfolk.
J. L. Daniels of Madison was In the
city on business Saturday.
Mrs. F. P. Berger of Creighton was
a Norfolk visitor on Saturday.
J. P. Koenlg was a Norfolk visitor
on Saturday from Petersburg.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kennedy of
Sioux City are visiting at the Carber-
ry home this week.
Henry M. Hanson was a Norfolk vis
itor on Saturday from Magnet.
M. Carberry of Bonesteel spent Sun
day with his people In Norfolk.
Albert Elliott spent yesterday with
friends In Nellgh.
Miss Jeane Elmore of Stanton was
a Norfolk visitor Saturday.
Ralph Blood has arrived from
Creighton and accepted a position with
a local store.
Miss Ethel Long spent the day visit
ing with her parents , Mr. and Mrs. S.
K. Long , and left on the noon train
for Osmond.
H. G. Brueggeman received a tele
gram yesterday from his son Alex In
San Francisco stating that he was the
proud father of a son.
N. A. Bullls of Springfield , South
Dakota , was In Norfolk yesterday.
Henry and J. P. Kocster of Elgin
were Norfolk visitors on Saturday.
Dwlght Brown was badly scalded on
his hand Saturday with hot water.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Owen of Wayne
are visiting at the home of A. F , Tan-
nehlll.
Miss Nelda Hans and Miss Ella
Hauptll of Battle Creek spent Satur
day and Sunday In Norfolk.
Mrs. I. T. Cook went to Pierce and
Wlnnetoon Saturday to visit with rel
atives. At Wlnnetoon she visited her
brother , William Buffington.
James Collins has been quite sick
with an attack of pneumonia , but Is
reported considerably better. His
brother , Charles , a conductor on the
Great Northern In Minnesota , has been
visiting him several days.
The Trinity Social guild will meet
with Miss Dortch tomorrow evening.
The plan to establish a Commercial
club lunch in Norfolk , where business
men could all got together and discuss
public plans every day , appears to bo
approved by many Norfolk men , and
the Idea Is being discussed seriously.
City mall carriers of Norfolk are an-
tlclpatlng with much joy a ralso In
their pay which Is promised by a bill
that has passed the senate. This bill
raises salaries to $1,200 ultimately , In
creasing from $600 to $1,200 at the
rate of $100 each year.
Sadlo Dubols has been asked by a
number of Norfolk people why she
doesn't take her sheep In the Woodmen
parade on Thursday afternoon , and
she has practically promised to do It.
If this Is done It Is expected that It
will bo a stellar feature of the proces
sion.
sion.Mr.
Mr. and Mrs. Ash and two children
of I ng I'lno are visiting at the homo
of Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Huln.
Mrs. Robert Craft Is qulto sick with
appendicitis.
Jake Christiansen went to Scrlbnor
yesterday to do some boiler work for
the company ,
Foreman Heaton has the block slg-
nels all Installed at the stations west
of here except at Meadow Grove , No-
Ugh and Newport , where the tracks
will have to bo moved.
Al Hurling returned Saturday from
Wnshlcgton , where he was visiting rel
atives.
Brothers of the late George Wnntllu
wore at the Junction Saturday attend
ing to his Interests.
Ray Beck was taken qulto sick at
Shoemaker West's shop Saturday. Ho
Is all right now.
Jake Horshlsor lecrlvcd n letter
from O. P. Masters , formerly of this
city but now located at Los Angeles ,
Cal. , as the proprietor of a billiard
hall.
hall.Mrs.
Mrs. Selkirk of Sioux City Is visiting
at the homo of her ilnughter , Mrs. 13.
Ellenwood.
Our Northwestern blacksmith had
quite an accident Saturday morning.
Ills shop Is rather cold and ho had just
sat down on the edge of his forgo to
get his back warm. In a moment a
tlamc had leaped ever his shoulders
and his back was afire. He soon , how
ever , got It put out. The back of his
jacket was completely burned out , oth
erwise not much damage was done.
Word was received hero by Mrs. G.
T. Sprecher that Mrs. Perry Williams ,
her sister-in-law , died last night at
Council Bluffs from an attack of pneu
monia. Her death was very sudden.
Mr. Williams will bo remembered as
having at one time lived In Norfolk.
The remains will be taken to Chey
enne for burial.
Frozen water and a stopped-up valve
in the boiler of the heating plant at
the Diirlniul Trust company's office
building caused a break which result
ed In the hasty Installation of two
stoves for the provision of warmth.
The btovus were upgby 10 o'clock , af-
: or which the shivering due to the
leating plant's being out of business ,
came to an end.
THINK HARRYTHAWWILL NOT DIE
S. G. Mayer Found Gotham Believing
Thaw Will One Day go Free.
[ From Monday's Dally. ]
Now York people generally believe
that Harry Thaw will not die In the
jlectrlc chair but that the money be-
ilnd the prisoner will cause the case
to be drawn out through so long a se
ries of trials and technicalities until
one day a jury will be found which
will acquit the slayer of Stanford
White , according to Sol G. Mayor , who
ms just returned from a fortnight's
business journey to Gotham.
"Tho general sentiment seems to be
that the Thaw case will go the way of
the Mollneaux case , " said Mr. Mayor ,
'and that Thaw's money will pay the
itlorneys * fees until a jury of twelve
men will be at last secured who will
set him free. "
Mr. Mayer says that New York cares
a good deal more about the lighting of
a clgaret by Thaw than about the
sparks that flash back and forth be
tween Tlllman and Roosevelt down at
Washington. In fact the New York
newspapers got out an extra whenever
a now Juror was added , or some other
equally minor incident took place.
"But on the whole , " said Mr. Mayer ,
'I believe the newspapers are trying
to reflect a public Interest In the case
which does not actually exist People
you meet on the street declare that
they are losing no sleep ever the mat
ter of whether Thaw shall die In the
chair or live to linger on In his way
ward and degenerate career.
While In the metropolis Mr. Mayor
was ono day a guest at a club house
which , ho was Informed while there ,
was the last building that Stanford
White , the slain architect , designed.
It Is a beautiful building and a inonu
ment to the murdered man's art.
Ono of the notable features In a
business way which impressed Mr.
Mayer was the rapid strides which
have been taken by lltlle Individual
stores for men's and women's wear.
During the past few years those small
stores , handling a limited but high
grade class of apparel , have come Into
existence all over the city. "The hu
man desire lo buy a suit from some
body whom you know and who knows
what you want better than you know
yourself , " Is the cause of this growth ,
In Mr. Mayer's opinion.
FAVOR POPULAR ELECTION PLAN
It Is Said Commercial Club Will Grow
on Account of Method.
"I have heard a number of business
men express their hearty approval ol
the melliod which the directors of the
Commercial club have adopted for the
election of a board of directors , " said
a Norfolk man , "and several have de
clared their Intention of taking oul
memberships In the organization because
cause of this plan. They express the
sentiment that this plan represents
'Iho square deal. '
"I have also heard a number of busl
ness men discuss favorably the pint
for a Commercial club room , whore the
business men could gather at noon to
take lunch and hold a meeting for the
discussion of public plans for the city's
" '
benefit"
LEGISLATURE HAS PROVIDED FOR
ITS OWN PAY.
ALSO LOOKS AFTER EXPENSES
But There Have Been No End to Bills
Introduced , and Most of Them are
Drastic In Their Attacks Upon In
dustrial Institutions.
Lincoln , Nob. , Fob. G. Special to
ho News : For twenty-two days the
Nebraska legislature has boon In sos-
Ion and up to date only two bills have
> eon passed and signed by Governor
Sheldon. These are two appropriation
illls to cover the salaries and expons-
' 8 of the legislature , ono for $80,000
and the other for $20,000. The general
sentiment both In mo senate and In
ho house seems to be against corpo
rations and capital , but no legislation
ilong this line has yet been affected
In the senate 215 bills have boon In-
reduced , averaging HOVOII mid one-
bird bills per member. Twenty-four
> f these bills have passed the senate ,
hlrty-ono have been killed and 102
uive boon pending. The senate has
teen In session only twenty-ono days.
The house has boon In session one day
ongor than this , and In it 25 ! ) hills
mvo boon Introduced , averaging two
uul one-half bills per mouther. Elov-
n of those bills have been passed ,
Ighteon have boon killed and 221 are
low pending.
Railroad regulation and rales Is the
subject taken up by thirty-two of the
tills Introduced In the legislature , and
hlrty bills are on revenue and laxa-
Ion. Four anti-pass bills and two di
rect primary measures are under con
sideration. Eighteen bills arc on fllo
relating to counly opllon and like mal-
ers. Three anti-tip , two anti-trust and
hree anti-lobby bills have roused
much discussion as has also Iho three
illls relallng to pure food Inspection.
Along with the bills attacking cor-
xjratioiis and capital are a number of
noasures to create offices. There are
) llls to establish velorlnary exainln-
ng boards , dairy Inspectors , hotel Inspectors
specters , Insurance inspectors and all
sorts of supervising boards.
As compared with preceding legisla
tures the present session Is unusually
mckward. This IB duo to the party
reform pledges. When the members
ictnally assembled the pledges did not
seem so easy of fulfillment ns they did
luring the heat of the campaign.
Primary legislation has almost di
vided the party Into discordant fac
tions. Ono school of reformers want
i state-wide primary. Another faction
leslrcs a state convention , the local
officers and the delegates to bo named
by the voters. Still another clan wish
es inlljnllvo and referendum on the
state platform the document to bo
compiled by the state central commit
tee.
Partisans and veteran campaigners
leery the primary system. The repub
licans are pledged to the Innovation
ind the demands for the change are
vociferous and unequivocal.
County option may prevail. The
iqnor interests are alarmed and il Is
reported Ihat a vigorous light will yet
je made. Several representatives arc
.u the city and It Is claimed that no
stone will bo left unturned to defeat
the option bill. The measure allows
counties to decide the saloon or no sa-
eon question once In five years.
So far the railway commission has
accomplished nothing. The legislat
ors are kicking because the members
liave not come to Lincoln to "get next
to" the official duties while the com
missioners are waiting for a bill to bo
passed clothing the new officials with
powers , duties and salaries. The leg-
slalors claim that It was presumed
that the commissioners would give
their whole time to the work while the
ncumbeiils say that they understood
the duties to be "merely judicial. "
ROASTS MADDEN.
-ry's Wonderland Magazine Says Post
office Has Been Unfair.
Ed A. Fry , editor and publisher of
Fry's Wonderland Magazine , Issued at
Nlobrara , pays this sizzling trlbule In
: he current number to Third Assistant
Postmaster General Madden :
Fry's Wonderland Magazine has
been unjustly trealed by Third As-
slslant Postmaster General Madden In
depriving It of the periodical ralo of
[ lostago on very slim grounds. To not
bo admitted to the second-class rate
places Hits magazine In Ihe llilrd-class
and subjocls It lo a postage of four
cenls a copy a prohibitive rate for
any periodical.
Mr. Madden has for years been an
tagonlstic to Ihe leglllmalo press , but
lo Ihat class "designed primarily for
advertising purposes , or for free clrcu-
Inllon , or for circulation at nominal
rates" ho has never used his big stick.
It seems lo be Ihe local effort to which
ho objects , because , "unlike a news
paper , a magazine is known to bo , not
local , but of a general nature. It Is
designed to circulate , not in a locality ,
but throughout largo areas of country ,
and 1U > contents are chosen and ar
ranged on Ihat principle. "
Before railroads and steamboats
stage coaches and sailing vessels did
very well. A horseless carriage was
stoned by farmers In England for fear
that It would supplant the horso. Mr
Edison's latest Invention promises to
fulfill that long deferred fcnr by the
Introduction of his storage battery
Mr. Madden should live In n past age
not In a progressive ago like this
Wonderland docs not object to loglca
actions for the Improvement of any
administrative office. But In doubt o
truth the posloffico Inspectors shouli
bo asked to Investigate. This donla
to the second-class rate has boon a
very serious blow lo Ihls worthy effort
Its uncertainly In his hands having
crippled Itn progress. II may look like
very nmall affair to such an auto
crat an Mr. Madden , but he will hear
> f Fry's Wonderland Magazine from
another notirce and In a manner that
nay help lo slip hln wings.
Edwin A. Fry.
RAISE IN POSTAGE.
Periodical Publishers Will Begin Cam
paign of Popular Education.
Now York , Fob. G. The Periodical
ubllBhorn' Association of America ,
cprcsontlng the leading nmgnzlnoH
\nd weeklies In Ihls country , will do-
ormlnodly light the changes In second
class mall regulatlonn proposed In the
report of the joint pottlolllco comtnls-
Ion of congress. II wan decided at a
nootlng of the directors to point out
o the public , Ihmugh Iho editorial col-
nuns of the magazines and weeklies ,
what was considered Inconsistencies In
ho report , to have a special commit-
oo wall upon congress In Iho Interest
of publishers , and lo enlist In the light
ho co-operation of trade papers , dally
lowspapors and others affected by Iho
iropoHcd changes.
Frederick L. Colver , president of
.he Periodical Publishers' nsKoclntlon ,
said in an Interview :
'If the recommendations of the comMission -
Mission are adopted , Iho position Ink-
; n by the government In the last him-
Iretl years will bo reversed , and the
nibllHhlug business will be revolution-
zed.
"Ever since the foundation of the
government congress has encouraged
> y legislation the distribution of good
Iteraturo. If It accept sthe measures
imposed It will undo all Its work In
his lino. It Is safe'to say that If the
changes proposed by the commission
irv ever put In operation , three-fourths
of Iho magazines now published will bo
orcod out of business or will have to
nt'rcnso their prices. In either case
he people will bo the sufferers. "
SNOW IN BOYO COUNTY
Six Inches Deep Farmers are Well
Fixed In Every Way.
Butte , Nob. , Feb. 2. Editor News :
Joyd county Is covered with six Inches
of snow but there has been no blizzard
yet. Cattle do not have to ho foil In
he barns as they run In the corn
stalks. Farmers In Boyd county are
ll fixed , ns they raise forty to sixty-
Ivo bushels of corn to the aero ; fifty
o sixty bushels of oats , eight to olgh-
, eon of wheat ; all have good horses ,
so you sco there Is nothing wrong with
'Joyd county. M Wolssor.
LEGISLATIVE PUBLIC MEETING.
n Which Outsiders Were Given an
Opportunity to Present Views.
Lincoln , Nob. , Fob. 1. At a mooting
of the house judiciary committee in
opresentntivo hall a liveidlsrunni.m
as hold in regard to county opt.on m
he matter of the sale of lutoxicnt-
ng liquors. The mooting was an open
wo and opportunity to speak was giv-
n to any Interested In the subject.
\inong those who spoke eloquently in
favor of the bill , claiming it to bo the
> e.st possible solution for the condl-
Ions now existing In Nebraska were
Chancellor E. B. Andrews of the state
tniverslty , the Rev. W. M. Bnlch , Dr.
/ . Batten , the Rev. Mr. Moore , C.
Flansburg , A. G. Wolfenbnrgor and
f. J. Merrynmn , all of Lincoln. C. M.
lark spoke against the 1)111 on the
ground of restriction of personal lib-
> rty. The measure was Introduced by
tepresentative Hart of York. No ac-
lon has yet boon taken by the coin-
nltteo but It is thought that the bill
vlll come before the legislature. A
Inillar bill was defeated In the senate
two years ago.
The Rev. Mr. Bnlch spoke as a rep
resentative of the English speaking
mstorg of the city , and declared that
public sentiment was so strongly In
aver of the measure that the loglsla-
, ure could not afford to overlook It.
; nstances wore cited of the good a sim-
lar law had already done In the south
ern states.
From the standpoint of a sports
man , Senator Byrnes of Platte earnest-
y advocates further protection for the
game of Nebraska. Ho Is heartily In
aver of a bill now before the legisla
ture to prevent the sale of wild game
at any time of year , declaring this to
) c the surest way of preserving the
game of the state. Also ho would stop
ill spring shooting. Insisting that If
such a law Is passed there will be ton
lucks nesting In the state where now
there Is one. Ho says he has killed
lucks In April that were ready to lay
their eggs. Under the present law
lucks and gecso may bo killed up to
\pril 15. Senator Byrnes declares that
the automatic gun , which shoots five
or six shots rapidly , simply by pulling
the trigger successively , ought to bo
mtlawed. He says that the present
prairie chicken season , from the first
of September to the last of November
is too long. In order that quail might
increase In Nebraska , ho says that ho
would bo willing to close for several
years the present quail season of the
first two weeks In November. Mr.
Byrnes explains that ho voted for the
wolf bounty law because ho believes
that the coyote , one of the keenest
scented animals In existence , Is a dead
ly foe to birds that nest on the ground.
Mrs. Sarah Crawford.
Alnsworth , Nob. , Fob. 2. Special to
The News : Mrs. Sarah Crawford
wlfo of Charles T. Crawford , died very
suddenly hero. She succumbed to
heart trouble. She Is survived by a
husband seventy-three years of ago
On the ninth of January last they cele
brated their golden wedding. The funeral
noral will bo conducted by Rov. Mr
Johnson of the M. E. church , under
auspices of the W. R. C. , Sunday morn
ing.
I
RETIRING JUDGE TENDERS FEAST
TO MEMBERS OF THE BAR.
AT CREIGHTON MONDAY EVENING
Celebrates the Last Sitting of Court
by Inviting His Co-Workeru In Knox
County to an Impromptu Banquet ,
Which Was a Success.
Crolghton , Nob. , Fob. C. Special to
The NUVVH : MomborH of the Knox
ionnty bar are In high glee today ever
liu honor bestowed upon thutn last
light by an Impromptu banquet givou
hem by Hon. J. F. lloyd at the 1'nrk
lotul. LlUo most nn'uliH gotten up on
hurt notice It wnti all the inoro enjoy-
.bio , and jot the banquet leature watt
, a elaborate UB If plans had boon made
or weeks. As a caterer , Al. 0. Von
Inhdon showed himself Uio equal to
ho bobt to bo found In a city. '
This being the laul Hitting of Jndgo
loj d In any county ul the district as
udgo to close up bin Judicial mattunt ,
10 gave the membera ot the bar hero
ml those oulsidu attorneys who hap-
i'iu'tl to bo in Crolglilun on legal mat
ers , an Invitation to u llttlu spread in
ho wa > of a five course banquet , of
vhluh the principal conruo consisted
f a whole roast pig.
In a moat Intel outing way , W. A.
MoHHorvo acted as loautinauter , and
omuls of applause followed the many
mpromptu responses.
An innovation watt Introduced that
laborato functions might well adept
o advantage in the way of having the
peeuheu between courses.
Interesting talks wore mndu an fol-
owu :
Col. llotidurnuu The Knox County
Jar.
Jar.Sol
Sol Draper The Judiciary.
A. R. Davis The Young Ijiwyor.
Chas. Kelsey Relaxation.
Mike Harrington The Holt County
Bar.
J. A. Van Wagonon Evasion of the
Uili-Tront Law.
W. R. 12111s The Ladles.
Mr. Houston Propagation of Ideas.
Judge Rice The Present Outlook.
These talks wore followed by a
engthy speech from .Judge Boyd , that
vas a pleasant surprise to UIOHO who
uivo only known him on the bench , as
10 shewed himself an apt speaker and
11 were agreed that the judge will
lvo a good account of himself in con-
; ress.
It was a Into hour when the banquet
roko up and but one sentiment WOH
xprossod and that was that Judge
Boyd was a royal entertainer , and ev-
ryono was glad of the honor of being
resent.
NEBRASKA LEGISLATIVE.
Chris Schavlnnd is a Noted Penman.
Randall Is in the Game.
Lincoln , Nob. , Fob. 2. Special to
he News : Nebraska politicians , od-
Lors and legislators are at sea over
lie primary prox ] > sltlon.
Reformers are urging a state-wide
rlmary system sold to be based on the
Vlsconsln primary law. The 1)111 con-
omplates a primary at which all par-
IsniiH are allowed to participate ,
'hero is no restriction as to the vot-
ng. A blanket ballot Is handed to
he voter , no questions arc asked and
10 votes just as he would under the
Australian ballot law.
The opponents of the state-wide sys-
em assort that a bettor system would
be to nominate judges. legislators , sen
ators and members of congress by pri
mary while delegates would be named
\l a primary and sent to the state con-
ontlon where the state officers and
ho party platform could bo deslgnal-
d.
It Is charged that a number of ed-
tors have "lined up" behind the state
wide primary scheme. It is asserted
hat there is a "gentleman's agree
ment" and the editors are after politic-
\ \ supremacy In the stato. The dovo-
cos of the system retort that the rail-
oads are opposing the direct primary
uul want a mild and useless bill
msscd by the legislature.
Representative "Ned" Brown investi
gated the Minnesota primary system
ind declared that it would not do to
adopt It. He asserted that the primary
aw of Minnesota was not far reaching
enough In Its provisions.
Child Labor Law.
The house has passed a child labor
) lll and the measure doubtless will bo
mssed by the senate during the next
vcck. The bill prohibits the employ
ment of children for more than forty
eight hours a week and limit ! ) the
lours of labor of children between the
ages of 14 and 1C from 7 a. m. to 7
) . m. Under 11 years the employment
> f child labor Is allowed In but few
instances and those must be approved
! > y the proper authorities. As the bill
stands at present It forbtts the em
ployment of boys by the telegraph
companies as messengers and the de
livery systems of the morning papers
will be seriously crippled. From
Somalia county comes the complaint
that the local canning enterprises will
bo crippled. At the same time the
critics of the measure claim that the
bill should be passed with slight
amendments. It Is also suggested that
the emergency clause bo stricken ouL
The bill does not affect the employment
mont of children on farms providing
that they are not worked more than
48 hours n week.
Anti-Lobby Law.
Governor Sheldon Is reported to bo
In favor of a rigid anti-lobby law. He
Is declared to be opposed to the presence
once of lobbyists although ho Is in
favor of giving corporations a full and
fair hearing on any proposition Involr-
Ing tholr Intori'Htn The nttornoyn for
thn ronIn ( are beginning ( o rely on the
"fair play" nnnlltnont of the admin
istration and lire beginning to nee Hint
the old system wan not the brut nor
the most economical.
Wolf Bounty Law ,
The wolf bounty will be maintained.
Bonatnr Randall linn a bill to forbid
wolf bountlrii uiilimii the countloii pny
a bounty. Should thin bill pami no
county could participate In the stain
bounty without taxing the cltlxomi lo
cally to otxtirmlnnlo the wnlvon. Bllln
to repent the bounty have been killed
In both the senate and the houiio.
Uimll , nlno , will be protected and no
open season will ho allowed.
Interurbnn BUI.
Interurhun promoters mot with
HorlotiH netback In the nonato Thum-
day afternoon. The bill Introduced at
the miggoHtlon of 0. W. Waltlen of
Omaha wan recommitted to the judi
ciary cominltliMi for a number of npo-
clllo umi'iiilmentH regarding the
amount of capital stock of now concerns -
corns , the manner of bonding iintl
methods of gaining publicity. Senator
AHhtou of Hull and Senator Aldrlch of
Butler opposed the bill , alleging that
It would lend to the formation of u
holding company. The opnnUiotiH of
Hill and llnrrinmn were alluded to and
the two Hciuiloni declared that the In-
lenirlmii promoters meant to repeat
I he hlHlory of high llnanco In railroad
ing In the jobbing of Intorurhan slock.
Senator King , Senator Thomas and
Senator Burnii defended the bill. All
three pleaded for the liberty of Invest
ment end Immunity from the catiHlIc
crlllcliini of Die opponent ! ) of Hie bill.
However , It IB predicted that 1101110 rad
ical changes will be made In the bill
before It Is allowed to pnmi. During
the debalo Senator Aldrlch declared
thai for thirteen yearn there bad boon
no real competition belwoon the rail
roads of Nebraska.
Medicine Vending Bill.
Farmers and the companion which
manufacture patent medicine are op
posing H. R. 74. Thin bill forbldn the
Halo of all patent medicine except thv
sale of the medicine Ihroiigh Uio rog-
Islored phnrinnclsls. Champions of
the measure claim that the bill Is In
line with federal loglslallon while the
opposition charges thai the drugglstn
of the state are vitally Interested In
"knocking out" the Itinerant peddler
of household remedies.
Christian Science.
Christian Science and county option
have been debated at length. Cham
pions of ( he scientists wore hoard by
the medical committee Wednesday
night while the county option reform
ers explained Ihe proposed bill to the
members of Ihp house Thursday after
noon. It Is predicted that the bill re
quiring the scientists to take an exam
ination before the state board of health
will bo dofented while- county option
may bo approved. The county option
advocates claim n largo number of
pledged votes.
Pet Names. 4
Members of Ihe senate have a few
pot minion for their colleagues. Sen
ator McKosRon was dubbed "the chap-
prone" early In the senate. Senate
Thomson , n linguist and classical schol
ar as well as a lawyer , Is the gramma
rian of Ihe body. Senator Ashton of
Hall Is regarded as the beauty of the
senate. Senator Burns of Lancaster
has boon balled as the "sawed off Her
cules" on account of his manlfesta- ,
lions of energy. Senator Aldrlch Is
regarded as the eloquent , silver-
tongued member. He scatters rheto-
Ical bouquets about. Senator Epper-
on has won Uio lltlo of Gonato humor-
st. In Ihe house the dictionary has
ot been compiled although a number
re vaguely described as "windy. "
Schavland's Penmanship.
Chris Schavlnnd of Madison county
.as been complimented by legislator * *
n his faultless penmanship. Senator
Landall of Madison presented resolu-
Ions In memory of Wm. Robertson of
Corfolk. The tribute was so beautl-
ully engrossed that the senators asked
oncoming the ponman. Senator Ran-
all explained that the pen artist lived
n Madison county.
Y1ERCURY DROPPED TO TWENTY-
TWO BELOW ZERO.
SLEIGHBELLS JINGLE HERE
Area of High Pressure and Cold Air
Has Passed Southeast and Low Pres
sure Area , Containing Warmer Air ,
Is Approaching From Northwest.
[ From Tuesday's Dally. ]
The government thermometer rcgls-
ored twenty-two degrees below zero
ind recorded the coldest night of the
ircsent winter In Norfolk. Ears froze
easily with but a block's walk. Snow
ind warmer are forecasted.
Slelghbells Jingled all evening , the
four-Inch fall of snow having fallen so
evenly that cutters glided along the
white coated streets with grace and
ease.
The area of high pressure , with Its
Intense cold , arrived at an early hour
and then passed on , wind shifting to
the southeast and Indicating the approach
preach of a low pressure area , con
taining warmer air and.snow.
The barometer was 30.10.
"I wonder If It Is too late to got
one ? " Is the question of the woman
who "never roads the want ads. " when
n friend tolls * her of having secured a
real bargain somewhere.
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