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About The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19?? | View Entire Issue (May 3, 1907)
NOHKOMC VVKKKIjY NKVVS JOllURNAL : FRIDAY MAY" , 8 , 1907. ii H MAY DAY CELEBRATION AT OREO- ORY WEDNESDAY. | DALLAS TOWN LOT SALE IS ON s Monday , Tuesday and Wedneoday Are * Scheduled as Three Big Day for the ! Rosebud Reservation and Crowds ; Were Anticipated There. ' Two events will tnUo place on the Rosebud lesorvallon during the nrsl half of this week between now and AVediumday night which will ho of Intense Interest to this whole Hoctlon and which promise , In a way , to bo epoch-making In the now northwest. One of these events began Monday nftornoon and will continue until Tuos- lay night. This Itt the lot sale of town lottt at the new town of Dallas , 8. D. The tther Is the big May Day cele bration at Gregory which takes place on AVodnosday of thin week. Town Lot Sale. The town lot nnlo at Dallas IH to bo 'liold for two days under the auspices of the Jackson brothers and others Interested - torosted In the now townslto. Dallas occupies a fortunate point at the edge of Trlpp county and Its founders claim that Dallas Is bound to bo to the Trlpp oounty opening what Bonostpol wan In the Gregory comity opening. The Northwestern railroad Is now extend ing from Gregory to Dallas and a depot - pot Is to bo built there Immediately. The town Is n half mlle from the line of Trlpp county , whoso million acres of land are soon to bo opened to set tlement. May Day at Gregory. AVednosday will bo an eventful day at Gregory , on the Rosebud. It will perhaps mark the last of the wild west colobratlons In that Roctlon , with cow- hoyH and Indians. May 1 will bo the anniversary of the date two years ago which was given as the limit for prov ing up on Gregory county claims. Gregory will celebrate It , as Gregory docs all things , In the proper spirit , flovornor Coo I. Crawford of South Dakota , who will pass through Nor folk on his way to Gregory , will bo the principal speaker. Ho will bo con ducted from Bonosteol across the thir ty-five miles of reservation to Gregory in an automobile. Features which can not bo duplicated In any circus or wild west show will bo seen at Greg ory , and It may bo for the last time slnco the curtain Is rapidly ringing down iiiwn the final act of frontier life. MONDAY MENTION. A. J. Lawson of Butte \\us hero Sat lirday. AV. / . King of Humphrey Is In Nor folk today. Bert Mat/.ko of Fairfax Is a Norfolk visitor today. Pat McGrau of Crelghton spent Sun day In the city. H. Woodward of Omaha was In the city Saturday. Miss Gertrude Balsch was up from Madison Sunday. E. H. Hunter of Oakdalo was In NorfolkSaturday. . H. Hcttlnger of Randolph spent yes terday In the city. William Laprath of Gross was In Norfolk Saturday. Miss May Edwards was a visitor In Petersburg Monday. Miss Clara Bonier lett today for a short visit at Madison. John Mahoney of Spaldlng was In the city ever Sunday. AVIlllam D. Eggcrt of West Point wus In Norfolk Sunday. R. Wilson of Butte was In the city for a few hours Saturday. C. E. Sterling of Deadwood was a South Dakota visitor In Norfolk Satur day. day.Mrs. Mrs. A. H. Bohannon of Onkdnlo visited In Norfolk Sunday. R. M. Lumpkln of O'Neill was a Sunday visitor In Norfolk. Fred Gaut left this morning for Has tings to work In a marble shop. Miss Anna Crosby loft yesterday on a visit with relatives In Goodwin. D. B. Newcomer of Brlstow was In Norfolk between trains Saturday. Former Senator AV. Ar. Allen of Mad ison wns In Norfolk ever night. Mrs. L. A. Sims Is confined to her home with an attack of tonsllltls. C. E. Cauklns and H. M. Lull of Grand Island stopped In Norfolk Sun day. Mrs. W. H. H. Hagey went to Lln- | coin at noon for a visit with her daughter , | Mrs. A. D. Broyles of Plalnvlow was a guest at the Benjamin home over Sunday. Mrs. House of AVayno spent Sunday in Norfolk on a visit with her broth ers , John and Mlko Hennesoy. Mrs. George Korb of West Point , who had been visiting with her aunt , Mrs. M. A. McMillan , returned to her home at noon. Mrs. C. E. Bnrnham , who has been < iulto seriously 111 for several weeks , Is slightly Improved and was able to sit up for a short tlmo. Mrs. Ellenwood returned home yes terday noon from Sioux City , where she had been visiting. Mr. and Mrs. Luebke and daughter 'of Pierce , who have been visiting with r their daughter , Mrs. Ida Chrlstenson. returned homo today. IK' ' Miss Bessie Etter and Miss Chase of Pllger came up Saturday to visit with Miss Etter's cousins , Misses Ge neva and Nora Moollck. They re turned yesterday noon. Mr. and Mrs. Billy Christen enter tained a number of friends and rela tives Sunday in honor of the christen- II\K of thulr lllllo mm'Philip Wlllliini ' hrlHlon , who WIIH baptised In the Ger- niun Lutheran church yostoiday. IMH Larson returned from Canada oHtorday noon , llu Inul boon visiting relatives. Mrs , Frank Cunningham relumed homo from Uniuliii , whom HIU linil been on buslnosH. Mr. 15'iUoy returned liotnu from Hock Rapids , Iowa , where ho IIMH boon vis iting rulntlvuH. Mrs. Sukoy will ro- niuln for a rouplu of wooltH. MlHR Maggie PotniH , who has boon homo over Sunday , returned to Stanton - ton , where Rho Is teaching Hchool. A. It. Ili'aton wont to Scrlhnor Sat urday and rolurnod Sunday noon. Ho had been repairing the gaKolIno en gine at the coal chutoH thoro. ,1 , T. Dorsoy , who IIUH boon laid up with a sore ankle , started to work again today. Mr. Morha , thu Junction hhoomakor , had thu inlHfortnno to not liln arm broken yesterday In climbing ever n fanco whllu at the lake llHlilnp. MadlHon nnd IliUtlo Crook are lioth planning to celebrate thr fourth of July. July.O. O. W. Whltohorn , formerly of Nor folk , IIUH boon quarantined with Hinull- pox for a month at Spencer. Tlldon Citizen : MIsH Margaret Han nah will thlH year graduate from the Htatu university with momborHhlp In the Phi Hota Kappa Hocloty. ThlH dls- tlnctlon IH conforrcd by the faculty only upon these graduates of the very highest proficiency and It. IH noeossar- Hy attained by only a small percentage of the HludonL body. s Hov. W. J. Tumor has every reason to hope for a largo attendance of northern Nebraska Con grogat tonal ministers to bo held In this city Tnes- iluy and Wedno day. Meetings will bo hold at the First. Congregational church and the public will be cordially welcomed to all sessions. Norfolk members of the church have very gch- orally thrown open their homes for onteitalnmont of the guests. Mr. and Mrs. (3. L. Slocke of AVIsnor , who have many friends In Norfolk , are preparing to leave- the first of the month for a visit to Germany. Three months will bo spent In Germany , whllu the rest of a llvo months' visit abroad will be Uiken up with a trip throughout southern Europe. Mr. Slecko baa not been In the best of health and the trip to his early home In Germany has been planned In part with the expectation of Improving his health. The following dates' have been an nounced by Smith Bros , of Newport for their big horse sales at that place : June 10 , July 1C , August 1 ! ) , Septem ber ! > , September ; > ! ! , October 7 , Novem ber 5. Smith Bros" , arc rapidly mak ing a very prominent horse market of Newport. They own their own pas tures , yards , etc. , do their own buying , are close to the range , In the center of the hay market , and have many ad vantages for operating to best advant age at Newport. F. L. Stum of Iowa , who is a to bacco raiser , has been in Columbus contracting with farmers' to plant to bacco and has contracted for about 100 acres to be planted to the weed , He says that the soil Is as well adapt ed to raising tobacco as any In the United States and there IB big money In It for the fanners. Kor the llrsl year Mr. Stum will personally super vise the planting , curing and show the farmers just how to do it. The special services conducted by lev. ( ! . I- . White and S. T. navies , he chapel car workers , will bo con- Inued during the coming week at the laptlst church. The Sunday services were marked with a large attendance. There were no meetings today , but the special evening services will bo hold luring the remainder of the week. At I o'clock tomorrow afternoon a meet- ng of the converts will bo held at the chapel car for the purpose of securing photograph of the group. Four mem bers were received Into the Baptist church Sunday by letter. Uev. .1. C. S. Wellls of this city will go to Columbus tomorrow to take charge of funeral services over the re mains of Mrs. Wescott , wife of Dr. Wescott , pastor of Trinity church at that place. Mrs.Vescott succumbed at 5 o'clock Sunday afternoon. She leaves three small children , the young est of which Is but two weeks old. Dr. Wescott will bo remembered as having been in charge of a week's ser vices In the Norfolk Trinity Episcopal chin cl' some mouths ago. Mr Wellls \\ns called to Columbus Saturday and had charge of the chinch services there yesterday. The First Street Improvement club was given a definite organisation Sat urday when A. J. Dnrland , C. E. Burn- hum. 11. W. Winter , George Dudley , jr. . and C. S. llrldgo were named as a committee to carry out the Improve ments contemplated on First street. This committee , of which A. .1 Dnr land Is chairman and C. E. Hninham treasurer , will carry out the work that has been started towards converting First street Into a graveled roadway. The broken brick from thu old high school that Is being used on the road will , according to the expectations of Mr. Dnrland , give a solid covering of a foot depth to First street from Nor folk avenue to the Junction If the necessary funds are available It Is In tended to cover this foundation with a layer of sand and slack lime and then with gravel. Both the city coun cil and the county commissioners have agreed to contribute toward making First street leading to the- Junction a permanently Improved road. Private subscriptions to the fund have reached about $300. An additional amount of $500 will have to bo raised to carry out the plans for Improvement. Elev en teams are now at work hauling brickbats from the high school debris. E. O.'SIECKE SUPERVISES VALEN TINE RESERVE JOD. PLANTING TO TAKE TWO WEEKS Wlsncr Young Man , Well Known In Norfolk , Is Placed In Charge of Im portant Work of Improving Plains of Western Nebraska. 10. O. Slocko , formerly of Wlsnor but now an assistant forester In the government service with headquarters In Washington , 1) , C. , passed through Norfolk Sunday evening on ! IH ! way to the Nlobrara forest reserve south of Valentino. Twenty-llvo thousand yellow pines of three years growth will bo planted In the Nlobrara reserve un der Mr. Slecko'H direction. The plantIng - Ing will require about two weeks. On the completion of this work Mr. Slocko , who ban already visited the Dismal Hlver reserve In central Ne braska , will leave for Idaho to make a Hummer's study of tree planting In the Irrigated land of Idaho. The con- clunlon of his Investigation will bo printed In a detailed report showing how boHt results may bo obtained by the Idaho owners of Irrigated land In tree planting for different purposes. Mr. Slocko Is a graduate of both the academic and scientific departments of the state university and entered the forest service shortly after receiving the C. Sc. degree In 190 ! > . He Is a brother of Mrs. C. C. Wehror of South Norfolk and a nephew of Mrs. Joseph Schwartz. TUESDAY TOPICS. Julius Degnor of Wlsner visited Nor folk relatives today. Mrs. Emll Winter of Petersburg Is visiting relatives in Norfolk. Frank Hamilton and his sister , Miss Margaret Hamilton , went to 1'lerco yesterday noon to visit friends. Sheriff and Mrs. J. .7. Clements of Madison spent the day In Norfolk. George N , , Beols has returned from Noligh , whdro ho went to attend the Odd Fellows anniversary celebration. Miss Mctta Wilde will leave tomor row for Bazlllo Mills to accept a posU tlon in a Bazlllo Mills dry goods store. Mrs. L. C. Taylor returned last evenIng - Ing from a visit with her son , Dale , who Is attending the Ursallno acad emy at York. Mr. and Mrs. George Schiller ar rived In Norfolk last evening from a western trip. C. A. Johnson of Fairfax was a South Dakota visitor in Norfolk yes terday. Misses" Alga and Thelma Oraul left yesterday for a visit near North Platte. J. Burke of Emerson was in Nor folk yesterday between trains. J. K. Lenox of Allen was in Norlolk for a few hours yesterday. Charles Wlhllte of Uockford was n visitor In Norfolk yesterday. Win. II. Katzenhach of Valentliu was in Norfolk yesterday. L. D. Kelly was a Stantou visitor h Norfolk yesterday. O. McCroath of Orchard was Ir , Norfolk yesterday. Mrs. S. M. Braden left at noon foi Waukegon , Win. , in response to a tel egram announcing the death of a hal brother. Chris Lenser has resigned as wnsoi man for the local express companies and will leave in a few days for a several weeks visit with relatives in Omaha. Dr. A. S. Warner of Butte arrived In the city on the early train from Rosebud , S. D. , where he had been on business Interests. He left at noon for his home In Butte. Vice President W. A. Gardner of the Chicago & Northwestern railroad passed through Norfolk last night at 9 o'clock In a special train headed for Lander , Wyo. Ho was accompanied on his trip ever the system west of the Missouri river by General Super intendent S. M. Braden of. Norfolk , who met Mr. Gardner at Superior , Neb. , yesterday. This Is the second trip of Mr. Gardner to Lander within a month. Mr. Gardner's headquarters are In Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Lundy of Loup City were In Norfolk overnight , returning from a visit to Butte. Mrs. William L. Kern and family left today to join Mr. Kern In their new home In California. Charles Hlco went to Tlldon at noon. M. D. Tyler was In Madison Mon day. , II. F. Barnhart'left at noon for Knox county. M C. Ha/.en was a Norfolk visitor In Lincoln today. John R. Hays left at noon on a business trip to Center. V. V. Light , mall clerk at the post- olllce , Is taking a vacation. Miss Hattie Llnorodo returned last week from the Clarkson hospital In Omaha with the condition of her eyes much Improved. I. Catlln and family arrived in Nor folk yesterday from Correctlorivlllo Iowa , Mr. Catlln coming to accept a position representing the Sturgeon Music company of this city. Mr. Cat llu has represented the company 01 the road before. Mrs. Frank Hlrsch returned yester day from Dcadwood , where she was called by the Illness of her husband Mr. Hlrsch has recovered from the attack of asthma and heart trouble sufficiently to visit his territory In Wyoming. In case his health does no Improve as fast as desired ho will re turn to Norfolk the first of the week for a short rest. Born , to Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Sar a son. The girls of the O. M. C. club wll Mitortaln frlonds on next Wednesday veiling at the homo of Mltm May Schwonk. The last regular session of the old city council will bo hold on nextThurs- lay evening. Born , to Mr. and Mrs. Albert Upton , i daughter. Charles Lodge , who has been In 111 loalth at | IH ! homo eight miles south if Norfolk , Is not so well. Steven Stork of southeast of Nor- 'oik , who has boon very sick , was able o bo up yesterday for the llrst time n llvo weeks. O'Neill and Valentino are rejoicing n the fact that they have been se eded as points for Junior normal HchoolH during the coming Hummer. Eight towns In the state have been chosen. The term has been reduced from ten weeks to eight. The Trlpp County NOWH Is a now newspaper In the Rosebud reservation of South Dakota. The llrst Issue ap peared In the form of a dally , and was i > rlntod In the otllco of the Gregory Bounty News at Bonestecl. C. M. Rose Is the editor. The first Issue has a splendid appearance and contains much live news matter. A. K. Barnes , son of Supreme Judge and Mrs. J. B. Barnes of Norfolk , has removed from Kearney to Wahoo. Ho has boon appointed secretary to Judge oed , one of the now supreme court commissioners. Mr. Barnes was se lected for the position because of his experience In this work and because of his superior ability. A "shadow social" for the puTposo of securing school dictionaries Is to lie given on the evening of May 7 at Lho Pleasant Valley school house In school district No. 113. Young ladles furnish the shadows and a supper , following a program the shadows arc to be sold to the highest , bidders. Miss Mabolle Friend Is the teacher In dis trict No. 33. A. F. Stearns , the now fifth vice president of the T. P. A. In Nebraska , who was elected at the Fremont con vention , returned to Norfolk and has already started out on his route , hav ing gone to L'ynch yesterday. Mr. Stearns lives at 1201 Madison avenue and Is one of the prominent and pop ular commercial travelers In this part of the state. Ho Is a constant booster for the T. P. A. and for Norflk. With the mercury registered at fif teen degrees above zero , Norfolk passed another cold night and fur naces were forced Into greater action. The cold wave comes from a heavy snowstorm that fell all over the terri tory northwest of Norfolk. It Is said by passengers arriving In this city from the west and from the north that the snow extends from O'Neill west and trom Cielghton noith. It was thought that the sunshine of today would melt it away. In some places the snow was a foot deep. Norfolk escaped without a Hake. Butte Gazette : D. M. Stuart of Stu art. Neb. , has recovered the metal cash box that was taken trom bis safe , which was blown up and robbed on the night of July 25. 1900. The box contained $125 in cash and about $75 in checks and charge slips when taken. The checks and slips together with a one-dollar bill , which had evidently been overlooked , were found In the box. The discovery was made along the railroad track at the edge of town by a school boy. Mr. Stuart is an ex-Butte citizen and his many friends will be pleased to know of his lucky ml. ml.Firm Firm in the belief that summer is till printed In Nebraska's calendar nd Mint the wintry blasts from the orth will not blow far past the Uni ts of April , the soda fountain men of Norfolk have prepared to celebrate lie first real signs of the genuine ar- Ival of spring by throwing open their fonts. " In some parts of northern Nebraska the fountains have been run- ling for several weeks but with April nd March turned topsy-turvy the men vho pinned their hopes on the few ummer days sprinkled Into March lave found little profit in their early opening. Most of the fountains over ho state as well as these In Norfolk are now stocked up , however , and cady to take advantage of the first ow days of warm weather. At the candy factory of the Faucett-Carney Candy company Saturday 4,000 pounds of crushed fruits nnd fruit syrup were received as an extra shipment from lochester , N. Y. , to fill up the holes made In the company's wholesale stock > y spring orders. Forty to fifty lounds of crushed fruits and fruit sy- nps servos to carry the average foun- aln through the ice cream season. The new Methodist Episcopal church it Plalnvlew was dedicated under aus picious conditions Sunday. The now loube of worship was erected a { a cost of $12,000 and Is a beautiful structure. Although the weather was cloudy and disagreeable , the cold did not Inter fere. The church comfortably seats 500 persons but 000 packed into the lionse of worship and many wore turned away. Bishop Luther B. Wil son spoke on "Co-workers With God , " and aHked for a contribution of $5,000 with which to clear the church from debt. The response was a little more than $5,000. In the evening Dr. HuntIngton - Ington of Lincoln preached to a crowd ed house. Bishop Wilson again was responded to with over $200 , making the total offering of the day $5,28-1.87 , While Bishop Wilson and Dr. HuntIngton - Ington were entering the church , the vast audience gave thorn the chautau- qua salute , making a thrilling scene which will long be remembered In Plnlnvlow. The evening audience voted ed Its appreciation of the services of the distinguished churchmen. The pastor of the Pialnvlew church Is said to deserve great pralso for his man agement of the work from beginning to end with suca ability. WORK WILL SOON START ON NEW ST. PAUL'S LUTHERAN. HOPE TO FINISH THIS SUMMER Bids on the Construction of the New House of. Worship Will be Received May 24 Seating Capacity Will be About 650. The congregation of SL Paul's Ev. Lutheran church are to have a now church homo erected Just west of the present building north of the city. It Is hoped that the church can bo com pleted during the coming summer. Acting under the Instructions given them by the congregation last Sunday , the building committee of the church met last evening and voted to adver tise for bids on the construction of the now church to bo submitted by May 2-1. Of Gothic architecture and con structed of pressed brick and stone the projected church , designed by Architect J. C. Stilt of Norfolk , will provide St. Paul's congregation with one of the finest and most substantial church homos In northern Nebraska , The building will bo of strictly mod ern construction with an auditorium with a seating capacity of C60 , steam licat and provisions for gas and elec tric lighting. The new church will cover a ground area of about fifty to ninety feet. Its appearance with two towers and well adapted architecture of Gothic style will bo imposing. Following the rule of the Lutheran church the entire in terior of the church will be embraced by the big auditorium. The church auditorium will have an Inclined lloor with circular seating arrangements. The seating capacity is Increased by a gallery. The church room will have a metal colling. The St Paul's Lutheran church building , which the new structure Is to replace , was built In 1878. A neat frame edifice , It replaced an earlier church of logs , the pioneer of Norfolk churches. This Is the second time then In the history of Norfolk that the St. Paul congregation has outgrown the size of its church home and been forced to set about for a larger , more substantial house of worship. The present church building is expected to bo utilized to obtain additional school room for the parochial schools. VIOLATED CHILD LABOR LAW Boy Soprano in Ward Minstrels Was Under Age Allowed by Law. If the new Nebraska child labor law had boon effective In Norfolk last night Master Carl Fletcher , the boy soprano with Harry Ward's minstrels who sang three solos , would have been forbidden to sing his songs. TTndoi the new law children nndor sixteen years of ago are forbidden from doing any work alter S o'clock at night and those under fourteen are prohibited from working at all. Master Carl Fletcher was thirteen , so that ho was violating the new law in singing at all , for singing , under the interprota tlon , means "work. " A feature not on the program of the minstrels was introduced in Norfolk when one of the baritone singers win recently appeared hero with the "Beg gar Prince Opera company , " and who joined the Ward minstrels in Norfolk , was put on the program for a solo. George Manvro , as a contortionist , was one of the best that has been seen In Norfolk for some time. Many of the jokes were new and funny and much of the singing was catchy. The company had traveled from Mitchell , S. D. , to Norfolk , without sleep , nnd the members were pretty well ex hausted when they arrived. They left this city for another long jump to a point In Kansas. INTERESTED IN YANKTON ROAD Fremont Hill Has Been Arousing Newspaper Space In South. Fremont Hill , promoter of the Yank- ton & Southwestern railway , Is arous ing some interest down in Kansas and In Galveston In the projected new rail way from Yankton to Galveston , whose lines have been surveyed through Nor folk and whoso right-of-way this far has boon practically arranged for by securing options. Following Is what the Clay Center ( Kansas ) Republican has to say of the plan : The necessity to territory lying be tween the Rocky mountains and the Mississippi river of a north and south line , not affiliated with any of the big systems that feed the eastern ports , has long been felt , and there Is rea son to believe that such a line is short ly to bo built , and that It will seek tldo water at Galveston. So says the Galveston News of recent date. A News reporter Interviewed President Fremont Hill on the subject. Mr. Hill admitted that ho has been In the field for about a year working upon the project , and that his purpose In Gal- vcston was to see what can be done toward getting terminals. Mr. Hill did not care to go Into details as to his project , but gave out some 1m portant facts connected with the scheme. "Tho plan Is to construct an air line from Ynnkton , S. D. . to Galveston , ' said Mr. Hill. "A glance at the map will show that such a line traverses the richest grain section of the country It will reach the wheat of the Dakotas the corn and wheat of Nebraska am Kansas , and the corn , wheat and cot ton of the territories and Texas. There is no richer section In the country than these states , and by reason of their location they are directly tributary it ) this port. "GalvoHlon ha been chosen as tbo southern terminus by reason of It tun ing the great port of the 'west aid southwest , and best milted to ( Mr needs. With our line wo will brlnff the people of the states north many miles closer to the tldo water than by any other route. The proposed rood , will bo less than 1,000 miles In length. For this icason bettor rates can ho offered than are now In effect over tiie lines reaching thla port. The line will bo strictly for Galveston , Inas much as this will bo the only outlet of the road , and will do everything possible to build up the port , for the reason that It will bo to the best In terests of these Interested In the road to do so. " Mr. Hill was asked If any of the proposed line had been located. "Yen , the line has been located from Yankton through Nebraska , and sur veyors are now working In Kausiw and will be into AVlchlta this month. Another surveying party a short time ago began at the north line of Indian territory and Is coming toward Gal- voston. If satisfactory arrangements can bo made for terminals here a par ty will bo started north from here to the Red river. Right-of-way men arc following the surveVors and rights of way have been secured for a part of the proposed route. " It is understood that Mr. Hill is backed by largo Interests In Cincin nati and by a number of men of wcaKk. and influence throughout the west. 1 MAJ. KELLY VISITS DALLAS , ' And Talks Interestingly of the Lamte of Trlpp County and Their Value- Trlpp County Dally News : Mojwr Edward I ) . Kelly , Indian agent , cave overland by automobile from the Roue- bud agency and spent a day and a night In Dallas. AVhllo hero ho staled to the editor , that there are about o thousand Indians to bo allotted. A very large majority of these have oe- lected allotments near their pareite in Meyer , Lugenbal and AA'ashbora- baugh counties. There are three rea sons why the Indians select allotments In these counties. First , as stated , tfee parents allot their children near their own lands. Second , the pasture Is better farther west than In Trlpp coun ty. Third , the counties west will be fully occupied by Indians and will never bo thrown open to settlement. There will bo more Indians transfer their allotments from Tripp to the counties west than there will be tranB- forrlng from the counties west to Trlpp. No Indians allotted in Gregory county will be permitted to transfer to the reservation. Most of the Indians to bo allotted have selected their lands and desig nated their choice in legal manner by placing their ( lags thereon. Those se lected in Tripp county al'e nearly aJl along the streams near the lands of the parents of the allottee , and near he center of the county , where the- vise ones are hopifig to get near tin ) uture county seat. This will be the ast Rosebud land to be opened to s it- lement. Maj. Kelly says that the average > rice of nil Indian helrship lands soul n Trlpp county up to date is IC.75 per ncre , and that some quarters have jronght more than $20 per acre . The act that careful Investors have paid > 3,200 per quarter for land when they mvo no right to till or graze It and cannot even lawfully go over the res- ervation to visit the land without first getting a permit from the agent , and .hat the title In no Instance Is warranted - < ' \ ranted as absolute , speaks well for Uie ' quality and value of Trlpp county land. Because of the fact that the opening s so near at hand the government po- Ice that patrol the reservation will lot enforce the rule to keep all tree- passers off the reservation as rigidly as they have heretofore. BAND MINSTRELS AT MADISON Norfolk Young Men Give Creditable Performance In County Seat. Giving the second performance of the "Norfolk band minstrels , " the Norfolk - folk minstrel boys gave another very creditable performance of their black face minstrel show lost evening an- pearlng before a Madison audience at the Madison opera house. The Nor folk production was greeted by a good sized house at Madison. After all expenses have been paid It Is estimat ed that about ? 20 for the benefit of the Norfolk band was cleared last evening. The performance at Madison was given as a repetition of the minstrel which pleased the big Norfolk audi ence at the Auditorium last week. The program last evening varied but llttlo from the production as put on In Norfolk. The minstrel boys and their Norfolk friends who acconiiw- nied them for the most part drove back after the show. May Shut Off Water Tuesday. "It Is now probable , " said Water Commissioner Brummund this mornIng - Ing , "that next Tuesday will be ( ho day selected to close down the pumpIng - Ing station In order to make the nec essary alterations In the water main from the station whore It comes In conlllct with the sewer pipes. If this Is done Tuesday the people will be given definite notice of the Intended action on next Monday that they may make the preparations necessary. We have heen making [ changes In the Madison avenue water pipes whore they have blocked the progress of the sewer but have only had to deprive a few residence blocks of water. The changes that we expect to make Tues day , however , effect the water suppH- of the entire city. "