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NOUFOMC WEEKLY NEWS-.IOliHNAL ; F1IIDAY , FliDRUAHY 22 , 1807. HAS DEEN A MOST DELIGHTFUL SEASON n N'ORFC-K. ACTIVITIES OF THE PAST WEEK The Winter Han Bean Filled With Mer- rlment of Cards and Dinners and Dances and Luncheons Euchre Has Afforded Fun. Lout IIIIH lent quieting tone to the docliil whirl , an IH shown liy the Inck Of OVontS Scheduled fOI1 I' ' " ' Billing WOOkS. Ul I" I' ' " ' 1IH | | I"011"1' " " " InclnilliiK the rmnniilli' St. Valentino's Any , continued I lie round of pleasure which lnvil Ill-oil HO Incessant through the winter , nntl now tliere comes n HUtldc-n lull. The ( inly i-xpliinutlon for It SOOniS to 111' tllllt tllO lA'lltOn HOIIH011 IB lit Imntl. Features ( if tlio week wore two dlnm-r iiurtU-H Riven by Mr. niul Mrs. 13. M. Huntlngton and iinotlierby Mr. niul Mrs. O. H. Suitor mid Mr. nntl Mi'8. I' . 11. Suitor. It has been a merry winter In Nor folk Hoclnl circles , and It will RO on record an one of the inoHl ili'llBhlful that the city IIHH known In iv long time , though for the past three or four Boa * end of pleas' BOIIS there bus boon no urea In this line. Tlioro hnvo boon BO nnil lunch' many dinners and dances oona that boats and hostesHefl have often been puzzled for upon dates , ami It has taken keen manipulating to BO ! the calendar worked out so that the various events on the schedule dove tailed evenly. Hue-lire , as the card gumo , has been by far the favorite for the season and It has come to prevail on many occa sions where a number of guests wo i brought together , both at luncheons nnil dinners. It has been the Bimppy nix-hand game of euchre that Norfolk played , and there has been pleasure plus wrought from Us curious and or- rntlo ways. It's been u game wherein luck had much to do with winning , while- courage and caution , each In their proper and yet Indellnlto places , played minor roles. On one occasion n person who had never won a prize In her life ( or bis ) would start out with phenomenal hands , progress from table to table every time there came ix * rapping , and win out with high score , hands down. Again , a. player might start out early In the game with no luck nt all , wear an unpunchcd score card n quarter of the way through the evening's play , then sud denly get rabbit's foot fortune and sail In under the wire a neck ahead of the next highest contestant. There's been the shouting llonil and the over-cautions underbidden The shouting fiend would shout on an ace and trust to the widow and bis part ners to hold the joker and the two bow- ors. And , If ho happened to bo In luck , ho would win It , taking the last trick perchance on a seven-spot of off- suit. And this Is the way ho ( or she ) would pilot through the shouting chan nel , luckily missing obstacles and clearing np a souvenir at the end of the evening without even a competitor to cut with. And on the next occasion this very same player , gone mad with the shouting mania , would shout till ho was black In the face and his lungs wore sore , without ever once stearlng clonr of the last wily commander. Ho would hold the joker , both bowers and ace , and some sly fox would swoop down and draw In the final suit card. Ono famous shouting woman went through a whole evening long with but ono single punch on her score-card and a companion In the shouting craze got the same number before the night was done. These shouting sharks have all boon spotted by the long suffering conserv ative euchre players , who have been swung In as helpless partners count less times , and It Is said that the of fenders are marked as targets for re venge next season. Most of the dinners served during the season ha\o been In four courses , not counting the coffee. Some of the opinions which must be respected have declared emphatically that the coffee ought by rights to be counted as n separate course of Itself. Others , who must bo equally respected in their opinions , have declared Just as em phatically that coffee goes along with the rest of the meal and that it can't be counted as a distinct course. The result , so far as this Illuminating so cial column is concerned , has been a compromise ; in the early part of the winter they wore all "five course" af fairs , and In later days they have been served In "four courses. " It's still a matter undetermined and It's still a compromise. For who wants to pick a quarrel with a lot of women ? It re mains for the debating society to set the world straight on this vital point Is coffee a course or is It not ? And no puns go. The after-dinner elgar has been a notable feature of the season's func tions , and especially for ono of three classes of guests. There wore the men who smoked , the men who didn't smoke , and the ladles ( who also didn't smoke. ) As soon as the last course of the dinner fourth or fifth as you will had been served and the linger bowls passed around , the smokers would toss their napkins on the tables , rise hastily and make a boo line for the upstairs for the cigar box is In variably upstairs. He would dip Into the bunch , select a rich ono for the dinner party cigars are the best a fel low gets to smoke light up , begin puffing and succeed , before many roundN , In building a solid lake of pun- white Hiiiokc , om-aBod by the four wallx ' ) f : ho r/.iioUIng room. Through lie i .nulio < ilnloiiH on Brownsville uul Tllt-mi.i mnl Japanese and Harry Tlni\\ found t'liiway , each affair bo- nu taken up and pioporly settled In Is ( cm. Vie men who didn't smoke went noio lelfliiroly to the housetop , even slopping to chat with femininity that stood In the way or Hat on the stairs. I'lils non-smoker never arrived at the smoking room until he had run the blockade of skeptical disbelievers who swore they had Been him smoking at Home time or other , Komowhoru or oth er , but he Invariably dropped Into the smoke loom at last , to bo the target again for queiles as to why he had no Havana between his lips and then to he alternately told , with all serious ness , both that hu was doing Just the right thing and just the wrong. With in a few brief moments hu learned that he ought never to touch the vile weed and , on the other hand , that ho was mlHsing one of the rare and In- doscrlbablo comforts of life. . And by the time ho got his eyes as well as his clothes well soaked In the second hand smoke , and just at the point where ho was on the verge of asking the cook what ho really ought to do , the host ess would appear to cut short the lux ury and force unwilling indulgers to throw away fragrant stubs Just at the best point because the ladles were watting. Poor ladles ! Once remind ed , this crowd of smokers and nonsmokers - smokers alike wonder how the ladles have managed It all alone down stairs for that ( 'Hiiro half hour , lint the downstahs femininity Is still alive and breathing when the smokers , shaking the as lies from their black coats , re turn for the battle with bowers. , * Aiid speaking of black coats. There i'las ' never been a season In Norfolk when full dross for men was so pop ular as during the present winter. Many who had renounced the low cut waistcoats and splketalled coats , capit ulated later In the social season , and It may be said with assurance that their popularity Is still on the rlso. Hut back to the game and the priz es. While It may bo said that nobody starts out with the solllsh aspiration of getting a prize at any cost , yet every person has enough spirit and love of success , whatever the struggle , to strive In a wholesome- way for vic tory. Else It would be no game at all. And so the contest waxes merrily on , with now and then a healthy rivalry for points. Systems arc brought Into use , with more or loss success. Part ners whoso style Is similar and suc cessful , often , by coincident , find themselves playing with ono another table after table In a long series of bouts and that helps some. Thirty- two points count for a game and the llrst table drawing that score gives the alarm. It's a rule that the Instant the knock comes , all games end. There's added zest , therefore , If you chance to have half played out a perfect shoutIng - Ing hand when the rapping comes and robs you of the score. And so things sometimes got up to the white heat point for fear another table will knock before a game Is won. Hut euchre has not boon the only absorbing diversion of the season. There's boon dancing. More Norfolk people have enjoyed the glide of the waltz and two-step during the present season than for some years. It was a result of new recruits added by a dancing class of las't winter , when a largo number of prominent society folk took to the of stops time one-two-three. And so the dancing parties have been well attended and have all boon enjoy able affairs. A series of six parties given by the Trinity Social guild has been a feature , as well as several pri vate dancing parties among which that given by Mr. and Mrs. George D. But- terlleld stands out as the most elab orate by far. The Elks , who usually entertain at a number of dancing par ties during the winter , have had less than the accustomed number this year , the annual ball having been abandoned upon the occasion of the death of Past Exalted Ruler W. M. Robertson. "There has been so much else going on , " said one of the social committee of this club , "that we've found little time for scheduling dances. " And speaking of dancing , there's anew now chance at the polished Iloor , as a variation. Years ago local devotees of the dance used to journey , now and then , out to the hospital for the insane on Thursday nights for the weekly dance. The patients enjoy square dances and n few round ones are thrown In for the benefit of visitors. Friday Is the night that has been set by Dr. Young and therein lies an op- portunlty. Whist has still been played In town , though not so much as last year. Dancing is responsible for this. The Team Whist club , formerly devoted to the silent science of duplicate whist and playing in earnest , has thrown Its boards and cards into the garret and leplaced them with dancing pomps this year. The Wat Side Whist club , however , clung to Its game and has mot every now and then. For the first time in the town's his tory the game of chess has come Into favor and a chess club has been formed , meetings being hold for this diversion each week. And while cards and dances have been prominent as amusement fea tures , ono other factor has come which hopes to take a part In keeping amused the people of Norfolk. This Is the theater. For years the local theater has been a losing game and It came to a crisis , An effort Is going to he made to build It up Into a solid Institution and , with the loyal cooperation eration of Norfolk which has already become HO manifest , It Is believed that the stage In this city Is going to do Its Hharo as a social factor. Not all the shows booked , of course , will be so ciety affairs. Now and then there will be one eminently worth while. Nor folk has shown In the past that these attractions may depend upon full IOIIHOH , and with Norfolk theatergoers' co-operation the standard of these en tertainments Is going to bo lifted just as high as that of any i-lty of the size In the country. It's going to be a long try before the theater will bo made a paying proposition to the management , but the Norfolk public has Hhown such liberal and generous loyalty to the playhouse already that the manage ment has every confidence In the fu ture. Pleasures of the Week. Lincoln's birthday afforded an op poitunlty for unusual decorations at two pleasant dinner parties given dur Ing the past week by Mr. and Mrs. E M. Huntlngton at their pretty home on The Heights. Flags and national col ors were used effectively for the ocqa slons. One of the parties was glvei on Monday evening and the other on Tuesday evening. In all , 1.10 guests were Invited for the two events. The dinner on each occasion was served h four courses , covers being cleared af terward for military euchre , which af forded great fun. On Monday evening the players captained by Mr. S. 0. May or wore successful in bringing bacl the largest number of Hags , while the company captained by Mr. D. Mnthew son won the honors Tuesday evening The ladles were piesontod with prott > salts and poppers , while the gontlemei received cups and saucers. The win ners on Monday evening wore : Cap tain S. 0. Mayor , Mrs. C. II. Reynolds Mrs. 0. D. Hutterflold , Mrs. Copeland Miss May Durland and Dr. C. S. Par kor. On Tuesday evening the winner wore : Captain D. Mathowson , Mrs 0. R. Meredith , Mrs. E. B. Gillette Mrs. N. A. Huso , Mr. Jack Kocnlgstcii and Mr. C. S. Bridge. Another pretty party was given h the home of Dr. and Mrs. P. II. Salte on Thursday evening of the past week , when Mr. and Mrs. G. D. Salter and Dr. ami Mrs. P. H. Salter entertained a company of friends at C:30 : dinner. It was St. Valentine's day and the spir it of the holiday entered Into the party In each detail. The homo was pret tily decorated in hearts and other Val entino effects , the dinner was featured with heart-shaped refreshments , score cards were heart-shaped and tho.gamo of hearts was played. In the games winners' prizes wore awarded to Mrs. C. H. Reynolds and Mr. C. S. Bridge , while booby prizes wont to Mrs. Er- sklne and Mr. D. Damn. This was the second dinner party given In the same home and by the same hosts and host esses within a week , each evening af fording much pleasure to the guests. Ono of the pleasant Informal events of the winter came last Saturday evenIng - Ing when a number of Norfolk people drove to the hospital for the Insane to bo present at the regular weekly dance. A feature of the evening was nn Informal concert consisting of sev eral vocal numbers by Mrs. Chambers , Mrs. Evans and Mrs. Sullivan of Co lumbus , and Dr. Singer , a Norfolk quar tet composed of C.C.Gow , C. E. Greene , Dr. C. S. Parker and Mr. Solomon. Afterward a short dance was enjoyed. Mrs. Chambers , Mrs. Evans and Mrs. Sullivan of Columbus and'Dr. and Mrs. Hay of Lincoln wore guests of Dr. and Mrs. Young , and a number of friends In town took this way of meeting the visitors. Nearly one hundred and fifty young people attended the party given by the business college students last night at their rooms in the Cotton block. It is the second affair of the kind over undertaken by the college and proved a decided success. A nice program was rendered. Flinch and cards were features of the evening. After the lunch was served the Iloor was cleared and dancing enjoyed for a time. Ixirin Doughty entertained a few young men friends at dinner on Wednesday night. It proved to be In the nature of a farewell as was discov ered soon after gathering as three of the guests left town this week. Carl Austin went to Lincoln on Thursdaj morning , to be gone for some time ; the host left for the west on Thursday night and Halbert Johnson left on Fri day for the west. Mrs. P. A. Shurtz entertained a company of ladles at 1 o'clock lunch eon on Thursday. Three courses were served. Little hearts were used for place cards and the house was deco rated with hearts. Flinch and euchre wore features of the afternoon. Mrs W. II. H. Hngey won the shouting prize , a little vase , and Mrs. W. I Jones high-score prize , a dainty book Mrs. II. L. Snydcr. Mrs. C. F. Shaw and Mrs. E. Sley entertained about fif ty ladles of the M. E. Aid society 01 Thursday afternoon. The house was decorated with hearts , It being St Val entlne's day. The same Idea was pret tlly carried out In the refreshments. Mrs. II. M. Roberts entertained a few friends of Miss Lena Pasowalk h dinner last night It was a surprise to Miss Pasewalk. When she returnei from her work in the evening she found her friends awaiting her. I was her birthday. The Queen Esther Circle held a very njoyable and profitable meeting Tiles- ay evening with Miss Georgia Austin. ' ' " Is n young ladles' missionary so- iotj t ' M. E. church and It has loublod lu n'bcrshlp ' In three nonths. Starting In December with 1.x members , they now hnvo twelve. V program Is carried out at each meet- ng and other work Is being planned. A party was held at the homo of lerman Korth , one mile north of town , on Wednesday night , the occasion bo ng the birthday of Miss Emma Korth. The evening was pleasantly passed In games and music after which a lunch was served. Wednesday was Mrs. William Rick ert's birthday and a number of her friends helped her to celebrate the event , by spending the evening with her. Cards were a feature of the evening , after which refreshments were served. The West Side Whist club enjoyed a pleasant meeting last night nt the homo of Mr. C. S. Bridge. Weddings. A quiet wedding took place at the M. E. parsonage Monday morning at 10:30 : o'clock when Miss Jessie Howe and Mr R. E. Williams were united In marriage by Re , J. TJ. Vallow. The bride was dressed In a pretty light grey traveling suit and the groom in black. They left on the 1 o'clock train for Omaha and Lincoln for a short honeymoon trip. They will return to Norfolk soon and bo at home to their friends. For the remainder of the winter - tor they will board , but in the spring will go to housekeeping. The bride la the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Howe and Mr. Williams Is secretary of the Elkhorn Valley Life and Acci dent Insurance association. Both have a great many friends In Norfolk who wish them happiness and prosperity. Coming Events. The Elks will enjoy an informal dancing party at Marquardt hall next Friday evening. The following dates are announced by the Auditorium as scheduled with attractions : February 28 , March 11 , 12 , Kt , 14 , 15 , 1C , 20 , 23 ; April 3 , 4 , 5 , 11 , 12 , 13. Resolutions of Esteem. Verdlgre Progress : In the district court of Knox county , Nebraska : In the matter of giving expression ho universal friendship existing be- ween Hon. .1. F. Boyd , judge of said court and the bar of said county on ho occasion of his retirement to enter ipon his new duties as congressman- elect. Now on this 5th day of February , \ . D. 1907 , a committee appointed by ho bar of Knox county , Nebraska , to Iraft resolutions on the retirement of Hon. J. F. Boyd , judge of this court , undo their report which was accepted is follows : We , the undersigned committee on icbalf of the bar of Knox county of the Ninth judicial district of Nebraska , n view of the contemplated early re tirement of Hon. J. F. Boyd , judge ot his district for six years past , con gressman-elect , whose duties as con gressman will commence March 4 , icxt , have the honor to submit the 'ollowlng : Whereas Judge Boyd has presided ) ver said court at all times with dig- lity , courtesy and fidelity and has at all times maintained the high stand- ng of the court by the manner In which be had administrated the said great olllco and trust , and whereas , by : he learning , Industry and integrity in which he has performed his duties he it all times commanded the unbounded confidence and respect of the bar and people of this district , therefore be it resolved , that we , the members of the bar of said Knox county , hereby test- ! 'y our highest regard and love for Tudge Boyd as a jurist , man , citizen , uid gentleman , and follow him In his new field of usefulness with our es teem and best wishes , hope for his success , happiness and usefulness In ills now field of work and endeavor , feeling confident that he will carry his Industry , courtesy and other commend able qualities of heart and mind with him to the honor of his district and state halls of congress , and bo It fur ther resolved , that these testimonials bo spread at large on the records of our said court and that a copy thereof under the seal of said cdurt bo pre sented to Judge Boyd. Respectfully submitted , O. W. Rice , W. R. Ellis , W. L. Henderson , Solomon S. Draper. Committee. BUD POWERS , LIVE WIRE _ Former Norfolk Youth Has Become Factor In a City's Growth. [ From Saturday's Dally. ] Isaac Powers , Jr. , better known in Norfolk as "Bud" Powers , son of Judge and Mrs. I. Powers of this city , has just been elected manager of the Gravel Springs company , a now busi ness institution nt Jacksonville , 111. , where ho Is also manager of a large packing plant Ho has also boon made chairman of a promotion committee In Jacksonville , this committee being composed of a number of live mem bers of the Commercial club there. All In all Mr. Powers has become ono of the most prominent factors in the upbuilding of that city , which Is a place several times larger than Nor folk , because of his great zeal and progresslveness. Concerning Mr. Powers the Jack sonville Journal says : "Mr. Powers is certainly ono of the most progressive young business men Jacksonville has over known. " STATE LEGISLATURE WILL GIVE POWER TO COMMISSION. MEN WHO MAY RIDE ON PASSES Lawyers Who Draw $500 Per Year From the Railroads , Surgeons and Caretakers of Live Stock Vote Against Tipping. Lincoln , Neb. , Fob. 1C. The rail- ivay commission bill must go through he legislature with a hop , skip and lump. There Is no doubt that the measure will be hastened. The mem bers of the legislature are anxious to make some proof of their party loyal ty and It Is thought that the measure will receive nothing radical In the way of an amendment on the way through the house and senate. Thursday after noon the house wrestled with the ques tion and the bill was sent on its way. It Is expected that the measure will be out of the senate In a few days. The bill confers all powers concerning the regulation of railway , express , tele graph and telephone companies on the commission. Rates must bo revised within sixty days and the railroads must go to the commission with their protests. The railroad attorneys wore given hearing but they made no pro tests against the commission bill. "Who Is a caretaker of stock ? " This Is the question that has been raised concerning the anti-pass bill. "Care takers" can rldo free along with rail road employes and the surgeons and attorneys who draw $500 per annum. It Is probable that the bill will be so amended that the names of the per sons favored with free transportation will bo filed with the railway commis sion for the Inspection of the public. The bill Is expected to pass the house and senate without the least friction. The primary bill , outlined by Senat or Aldrlch and several of his col leagues , will make some radical chang es In the elections and the measure will bo first tested next fall. There is no doubt of the disposition to pass the bill favoring a statewide primary. The bill provides that the primaries of all parties shall take place on the same day. The right to vote will bo based on party affiliations and the voter must affirm that he voted with a certain party at the last election and means to vote for a majority of Its nominees at the next election. The officials of the regular election act at the pri mary. The ballots are printed and the vote counted similar to the canvass after a regular election. Candidates for state offices pay $100 while the lo cal , aspirants "dig up" $10 each. This fund is applied on the primary expens es and the various counties must raise the balance. At present It Is plannei to elect the state central committee of each party and the state central com mltteo outlines the platform. ConcernIng - Ing the cost of the primary no authent ic figures have been cited. The child labor law is scheduled for early passage. This bill prohibits all child labor In sweatshops and facto rles and Insists on the enrollment of children in the public schools . A state position Is created which must be filled by appointment. Senator Gibson's liability bill was recommended for passage In the sen ate committee of the whole without the least opposition. There was little oratory and the promised fight did not develop. The bill Is aimed at the Bur Hngton relief and the measure applies to the operating departments of the railroads. Senator Burns championei a liability bill Including all classes of laborers. The fight will now be trans ferred to the house. The senate will pass without a dis sentlng vote a measure to place the tipping practice within the list of crimes. Fines of from $5 to $50 are prescribed by the provisions of the act for both the man who gives and the individual who receives a tip. The bill was outlined by the senate judl clary committee and Is supposed to be law proof. County option may be revived There Is a plan to introduce a bll making each county a voting unit ant exempting all cities of 5,000 or more from the provisions of the law , sucl cities to hold their own elections. The verdict of a majority settles the "wet' or "dry" proposition for a period o five years. Senator Sackett's bill to proven pooling in bridge contracts was en dorsed by the senate by unanimous vote. All combinations , pools or agree menta among county bridge builders are declared criminal and against pub lie policy. Severe penalties are out lined. .For those who will give evl dence an "Immunity bath" Is allowed and they will not bo punished for the I share in the deal. Bills to abolish the death penalty have been voted down In both the sen ate and the house. It is now absolute ly certain that there will bo no inodlfl cation of the death penalty law. On the other hand it Is believed that bill will bo passed compelling all hearing for pardons to bo made public. Woman suffrage has been votei down In the house. The battle was an exciting ono and the margin narrow Some of the opononts of woman sul frago took the stand that the woman was the queen of the homo and any participation in politics would lowe the standard of womanhood. The sen nto has passed the bills , Introduced by Senator King , abolishing dower and curtsey and giving the widows one- third of the real estate and persona property. This is In cases where th widow Is the mother of one or all th children. In case she is not the moth rr of t'.ie ' children surviving the hus band her share In the estate is one- fop -tli Similar provisions are mndo tor the surviving husband , COMMERCIAL CLUB. Speaking of constructive factors of Norfolk's upbuilding there's the Com mercial club. The whole organism of n commercial club Is constructive. Organized activ ity among business Interests of a com munity can mean wonderful develop * lent of that community and Norfolk business Interests , realizing that there re countless possibilities by way of evelopment for Norfolk's future , have rgnnlzed. They have gotten together or mutual benefit and advancement nil they have called themselves the Norfolk Commercial club. The other day Head Consul A. R. 'nlbot of the Modern Woodmen of America mndo a speech In this city to thousand assembled fraternal mem- icrs from out over this territory. In lint speech he spoke of the advantage of organization and co-operation. And ic told a story to bring out his point. i 'Up in Dakota last summer a child : vas lost In the wheat flold , " ho said- 'The child's parents tried and tried , mt failed to locate their little daugh ter. She had wandered Into the midst of that great wheat field and had been swallowed up by the waving grain. The minister learned of It and rang the church bell. He proposed that everybody Join In the search and that hey all join hands and .march through .ho field in one long line. They found , he child In this way. " It's true of a community as It Is of ndlvldunls. And Norfolk business in- crests have grasped this fact and put t Into use for Norfolk's upbuilding. Prominent and respected business men have been elected as officers In Jie Commercial club of Norfolk. There are nine directors , a president , a vice president , a treasurer and there Is to be a secretary. The whole unit ed business interests of Norfolk have utmost confidence In these officers , and expect confidently that benefit will come In the future ns It has In the : iast from co-operation. Every business man in Norfolk is eligible to membership In Norfolk's Commercial club and every business man can take just as many member ships as ho likes , at 50 cents per share per month. This money Is used for de fraying various expenses that are In curred In promoting the Interests of the whole city. There are 135 mem berships at the present time and the fact that most of these memberships exercised their right to vote during the past week , shows that there's in terest in the organization and what it docs. Every commercial traveler re siding In Norfolk belongs to this Com mercial club and , by recent vote of the directors , will be given membership certificates without fee. Committees are appointed by the directors to look after various matters of Importance that arise , and it has been so arranged , by limiting committees to ono man each , that these appointments shall result of achievement Every Tuesday morning the directors of the club meet at 8 o'clock to talk over public mat ters of the moment , and to lay out plans for the coming week's campaign toward a greater Norfolk. Norfolk believes that a Commercial club Is one of the most vitally construc tive factors that a community can pos sess , and that by taking the initiative and creating new Ideas and plans for making Norfolk a bigger and better city , It will take the lead In all things progressive. The following officers have just been elected for the ensuing year : President , C. E. Burnham. Vice president , A. J. Durland. Treasurer , H. C. Sattler. Directors : C. E. Burnham. G. D. Butterfield. [ W. A. Wtizigman. D. Mnthewson. I A. J. Durland. A. Degner. S. G. Mayer. S. R. Carney. W. R. Hoffman. CHARGED WITH FORGERY. Man at West Point Bound Over to the District Court West Point , -Neb. , Feb. 18. Special to The News : F. W. Selk was brought before county Judge Dewald on a charge of forging n check for $16 and passing the same upon a resident in Bancroft. He absconded to Blair fiom which place he was brought back by Sheriff Malchow. Ho was bound over for trial In the District court and the amount of his bond placed by the judge at $300. Miss Merrltt Recognized. This week's Issue of the "Billboard , " a New York City dramatic paper and one of the standard stage publications , has for Its outside cover a full page of photographs of Miss Grace Merrltt as she appears in "When Knighthood Was In Flower , " the beautiful play which was recently presented by her at the Auditorium In this city. Miss Merrltt has come to be recognized as one of the best of the minor stars in the country. Edwin Strong Company. Edwin Strong's company , playing popular melo-dramas and the like , will bo seen at the Auditorium Thursday , Friday and Saturday of the coming week and Saturday matinee , at popu lar prices. Water Works System. Newman Grove , Neb. , Feb. 18. Spe cial to The News : The voters of the village of Lindsay will vote April 2 on the proposition to build an $8,000 wa ter works system.
