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ill' ! NOHIMJC WIOtiKLY NM \ S-JOUUNAL : FKIDAY , MAY JO , lll ) 7. JACK WELSH OF NELIGH AQAIN IN TROUBLE. IT ALL STARTED OVER A DOQ Welsh Accumulated Fair Sized Pack * age and Claimed Ho Hnd Been Nabbed by a Dog Before Leaving Town Ho Fired Revolver Into Hotel. Ntillgh , Nob. , May it Special to The News : .luck Wolah of Ifilin town- Hhlp was In thu city Saturday , uiul toward evening tuul accuinulntuil a fiUr-Hlr.oil Jin ; . Ho then endeavored to run the town to suit lilinttulf. Thu trouble started when Welsh claimed to liuvo boon imbbcd by n dog whllo entering llio barbur shop of II. It McDonald , lilt ) linger roao to mich a nuxUnit llial ho purchaaod a revolver front HoiiHh & Housh anil wont gunning for the canlno. Ho WUH ( Intorrupte'd from MB jntentlona 7 > y NlihL ; Pollcoinau NIcholH , who In formed the gentleman that ho would bo iirroiUod If ho did not got out of town. It wnu la the nelghborluHid of 10 o'clock whim Welsh entered hln bug- KY to leave , but before going pulled liln gun and ilrod. The ball paaaud through ono of the went windows of the Nullah HOUHO , crossing the dining rMin and embedding Itself In thocna- Ing. Fortunately no ono was hit , IIH the room was cleared of gm > sta at thlH hour. When landlord May was neon yea- torday morning ho Htatod that lie would lllo a complaint against Wolah at onco. AH Shorlff Miller Is out of town It IH oxpcctod that Deputy VanKIrk will inako the arrest. WolHh dooH not carry the host of ropiitatlona In Antelope county , us on varloim occaHloiiH ho haa had tioublo in Tilden and boon compelled to pay lines from the mnalloHt amount to the limit , tin provided by the ordinances , TUESDAY TOPICS. Albln Olson of Hrlstow Is In Norfolk today. M. Nlcklaa of Fester was In the city yesterday. August Mollo was In from Stanlon yostorday. D. B. Newcomer of Brlstow la hi Norfolk today. Adam IMlgor of Stanton was In Nor folk yesterday. Mra. Warner of Oakdalo was In Nor folk yostorday. K. L. Glllliam of Nlobrara was In Norfolk ever night. U. D. Mathowa of Madison was In Norfolk thla morning. lames Cunningham of Lyons was a Norfolk visitor today. L. M. Glsh of Bloomllold was a Nor folk visitor yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. W. 11. Hough of Pierce nro in the city today. Mrs. 0. A. South of Plalnvlow spout yesterday in Norfolk. Miss Anna McNolll spent Sunday and Monday in Omaha. Miss Alvlna Miller ia homo from a Sunday visit at Pierce. Mr. and Mra. August Dcguor wore Sunday visitors in Pierce. A. A. Corkle of Tilden waa In Nor folk yesterday between trains. Mr. and Mrs. John Huobner of Hos- klns were Norfolk visitors yesterday. W. O. Smith and Charles Manlssoy of Fairfax stopped In Norfolk yester day. day.Will Will O'Brien was In from west of O'Nolll Sunday for a short visit at home. Dr. N. Matzen of Columbus was in Norfolk yesterday returning from n visit to Tilden. Charloa Verges le homo from Chicago - cage , where ho Is a student at a Chicago cage medical college. Miss Gwendolyn Snyder of Tilden , who has been studying vocal music in Chicago , la in Norfolk on a visit with Mra. D. Roseborough and Miss Myrtle Weaver. Ernest L. Bridge of Mount Vernon , S. D. , visited for a few hours with his parents , Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Bridge , Mr. Bridge is engaged in banking at Mount Vernon. Charles R. Hays of Denver , general purchasing agent of the American Beet Sugar company , is In Norfolk on a few days' visit with his parents , Mr and Mrs. John R. Hays. Fred Koerber returned last night tc Wayside , Neb. , after a visit with hit family and friends In Norfolk. Mr Koerber Is superintending the workol extending telegraph wires In westen Nebraska. Hans Anderson went to Stauton yesterday torday on business. John Honsky and family hav < packed up to move to Council Bluffs Steve Uurnotto wont to Ewing yesi terdny to attend the funeral of hi : aunt. John Quick went to Omaha yesterday day on business , and returned las night. Oscar List has moved Into the honsi formerly occupied by H. G. Bain am family. Roy Reedy has secured a posltloi as brakeman and went out on tin Bonestcel line. Martin Young , who has been quiti sick for a number of weeks , ls no much improved. , Miss Nora Hurnotto and two nieces Burnetta and Essie Herd , went t < Pierce yesterday to get Rurnctta'i eyes attended to. Mrs. Tom Shlvely returned homi Monday evening from Nellgh , when she has been visiting for a few day : with relatives and friends. William Vogt , the Norfolk busines : college student who suffered a brokei leg In the Imiobull KIUIIO at Pierce , left yesterday for blH homo at Fuller- ton. The break , whllo not a bud one , nay coiilluo the young man to | IH ! homo for aovoinl weeks. Ho will not return to thu buslnnaH college until next fall. The West Side Whist club meets with Mr. and Mra. .1. 8. Mathowson Thursday evening. Alex Peters has rented the A. J. Urumniund residence and will move Into his now homo next week. Miss Mluo McNeuly has accepted the position an stenographer in the law olllco of Barnhart and Kocnlg- stein. A. A. Corklo of Tilden arrived In Norfolk yesterday to tnko up the work of lMMk-huopor at the Paucott-Cnrnoy Candy company's olllco. A special conclave ! of Damascus com- mandory , No. 20 , will bo hold Thurs day evening at 8 o'clock for the pur pose of Installing olllcers. Two carloads of frnltjara and three carloads of farm machinery wore re ceived In Norfolk yesterday by the Norfolk Transfer company , for distri bution out through thla territory later. The Increasing amount of freight that Is sent here , to bo later distributed , marks the advantageous geographical Ksltlou which Norfolk enjoys. Graduates of the Norfolk high chool , by driving down First street etweon Norfolk avenue and the June- Ion depot , may see scattered along hat street for more than a mile rein- ants of ono-tlmo valuable school roc- I'da. There are scraps of old books ml various other bits of papers which ore once carefully stored away In the chool house for safe keeping. The rlekbatH taken from the lire debris iiivo lined First street for ever a iillo , In a path about four feet wide , vltlt a heavy layer of the brick and ook. II. A. Paaewalk , Oscar Uhle and I. 1. Macy wore re-elected to the board if directors of the Norfolk Building ud IXKHI association last evening at ho annual stockholders' meeting held n U. H. Durland's olllce. Following hla meeting the directors re-elected ho old olllcors , H. A. Paaowalk , pres- dent ; Dr. A. Hear , vlcc-preaident ; E. , V. Hut/ , treasurer ; C. B. Durland , iocrotary. Beyond receiving the an- null reports , only routine business amo before the meetings. The $200 damage suit brought by Mrs. Olga Bnimmund against Con nie tor 0. P. Herrtck for alleged dam- iges to her home on South First street rom the dynamite process employed n constructing the First street sewer , IVIIH heard before Justice Elsoley yes- onlay afternoon. Nine witnesses sum moned gave their opinions of the dam- ugo. Wednesday noon Justice Elsoley rt'lll render hla decision. Barnbart & Koonlgstoln appeared for the plain- : I1T. E. P. Woiithorby for the contract ir. Dr. and Mrs. P. 11. Sailer left on ; ho morning train for Onialin , where ho thirty-ninth annual meeting of UK Nebraska State Medical association Is n session Tuesday , Wednesday am' Thursday in the Crelghton Institute Dr. Sailer , who Is chairman of tin 'section on surgery" and a memberol the board of councillors from tlu Fourth dlstrlet , appears on the pro gram Tuesday afternoon for an ad Iross on surgery. Dr. F. A. Long o ! Madison Is president of the state asso elation. A large number of Norfolk mer chants and salespeople are looking for ward to the coming of closed stores luring the hot summer evenings. Foi many years this has been the custon in Norfolk and the general public anxious to co-operate in any waj which will tend to make life more worth the living to the salespeople who put In long hours , as well as tlu merchants themselves , have always up lield the movement and been glad tc ilo all possible to bring about this desired sired result. ( C. D. Slmms and C. E. Greene , win ; ittended the recent state meeting o United Commercial Travelers at Has tings as delegates from Norfolk lodge and to whoso efforts much credit li due for securing the next state meet Ing of the U. C. T. for Norfolk , havi returned home. Mr. Slmms was a delegate egato and Mr. Grepne was alternate Mr. Slmms aaid that when the delegn tlon arrived in Hastings it was foum that there was some opposition ti Norfolk for the convention , but ban work brought about the unanlmou choice. About CO persons sat dowi at the banquet. Commercial travelers In Norfolk sa that the backward season haa cause aprlng merchandise In this section t move slowly and as a consequenc merchants hesitate in placing eve normally large orders for fall goodi The Interest of this entire section Jm now seems to be centered upon th weather , hope bolus generally e ; pressed that a wanner season ma speedily arrive In order to insure bumper crop. It is realized unive sally In this section , commercial trni elers say , that If there Is a good cro the merchants will enjoy a good trad < regardless of any sections. Purel local conditions will regulate the pro ; perlty of this territory. WILL SUCCEED JARMER. Henry Hasenpflug Expects to Bu Jarmer Saloon Stock. H. Hasenpllug has made appllcatlo for a license to give him authority t sell liquor In the building occuple by the Frank Jarmer saloon. M Hasenpllug expects to purchase th Jarmer stock and to open his saloo as soon as his license can come befor the city council. He has been In th saloon business In Norfolk before. Get In touch with your fcllow-me by looking over the ads. TWO MEN RUMORED TO HAVE SEEN HIM THERE. MRS. BOCHE GREATLY CHANGED His Own Initials nnd His Wife's Name Were Sarved While He Was Hiding In the Granary Wednesday Night. No Further Trace Is Found. [ From Mondny'fl Dnlly.J Herman Bocho la said to have mssod through Humphrey , n town twonty-flvo mllea southwest of Nor folk , Saturday night. The report lias lot yet been continued. The statement that Bocho was seen in Humphrey Saturday night by two mon who know him well , was tele phoned to the homo of County Com missioner John Malone at Madison Monday afternoon by his son , J. J. Mnlono , who la principal of the schools at Humphrey. The Informant said that two men who know Bocho de clared they had aeon him in Hum phrey. The News baa na yet been unable to get Principal Malone at Humphrey by telephone. The telephone operator at Humphrey had not heard of the report. "H. B. Emma , " Willie ho concealed himself In the granary at Ills farm Wednesday night , prior to his dramatic encounter with Sheriff Clements and his escape from Hying bullets , Herman Boche , who la still wanted for killing Frank Jarmer laat Wednesday morning , carved his own Initials and the name of his wife , Emma , " Into the aide of the building with hia knife. The Inscription may have a moaning. Mrs. Boche , who haa been under a severe nerve strain over since the shooting , la today quite ill aa a result of the prolonged sus pense and worry. From the fact that Bocho had time to carve hla Initials and the name of his wlfo Into the wood , it is apparent that ho must have boon hiding In the granary for some little time on Wednesday night. He had rounded out the Inscription before the barking dog summoned his wife from the house. Then the aherlff's dark lantern burned a hole In the darkness , paint ed the living picture of the fugitive , with his brown derby hat still on his head , and caused him to dash away Into the woods and the night with load balls pouring after him. Wheth er his groan after tlio second shot meant a wound , and whether the splash In the water meant his drown ing or just the darting of a muskrat Into the bayou , ( is the sheriff believes probable , is still as uncertain as it was the moment Boche had disap peared. Rumor Untrue. A rumor that Herman Bocho had gone to Madison to give himself up or the shooting of Frank Jarmer was illoat Monday. Starting out early In he morning it tottered Infant like up Norfolk avenue. By the afternoon It linel experienced n lusty growth In I'olumo and detail until the strength and vitality of the rumor would have surprised veil its parent of the morn- ng. The unfounded rumor formed the topic of conversation on the noon trains at the Junction indicating the Interest that has been aroused over northeast Nebraska by the Norfolk ahooting and the disappearance of Boche. " 1 am sure that all of Herman's relatives - atives are anxious to Hnd him if he is } to be found and to tell him that to Ivo himself up la the best course , " said Fred Boche , a cousin of Herman Boche , In Norfolk Monday afternoon. 'To give himself up la safe , but if parties are sent out to aearch for him Herman , if found , ia liable to be shot by merely raising a hand. Not the slightest sign of him has been found. " . Sheriff Clements was in Norfolk I Monday afternoon , having left Madi son early in the morning on county business. His visit , ho said , had no special connection with the search foi Boche. No new facts had been broughl to light by the days that have pasaed since the shooting. oJ Sheriff Clements while In Norfolk oS S Monday received official notlflcatlor of the $200 reward offered by the 11 state. The notification was In the 11y y shape of a proclamation of reware from Governor Sheldon offering $20 ( for the apprehension of'Boche , as line , been announced In a telegram to Tlu News. , Sheriff Stucker of Stanton count ] was also In Norfolk Monday afternoon his short visit to Norfolk bcltif brought about by business. No future policy for Boche's cap * turo was outlined Monday afternoon The absolute want of clues as to Bo die's present abiding place handicap the officers In working for the man' : capture. While Sheriff Clements nn turally would not make n public atate _ ment of plans that might be contemplated plated , he said Monday that the rein lives and friends would bo given every ery chance to Hud Boche and Induci the man to surrender. Meanwhile the earth appears ti have swallowed Bocho , leaving tin olllcera to await some now develop ment to Indicate a crack througl which the man may emerge. Truce Brings No Trace. With the "truce" between Hermai nnd the sheriff's olllco to ex plrc at G p. m. In the evening , Mon day morning came with no addltlona news from the man who la wanted fo shooting Frank Jarmer in Norfolk las Wednesday morning. As far as del inite trace of Bocho was concerned In had dropped completely out of the world's alglil from the hour of the murder aavc for that dramatic mo ment Wednesday night when ho stood revealed In the light of the ahorlff'H dark lantern at his far maouthoaat of the city. That Bocho'fl relatives were making nn earnest effort to put themselves In touch with the missing man nnd to persuade him to surrender to the course of the law was the opinion of frlonda of the Bocho family. That the family wore totally unaware of Bo- che'B place of hiding , If alive , waa also apparent to thoao who visited the Hocho homo. Bocho's family nnd im mediate relatives , they said , were con vinced that the hunted man's Wisest course would bo to voluntarily give himself up. up.From [ From Tuesdnv'R DnUy.l Two possible clues as to the where abouts 'of Herman Boche , wanted for killing Frank Jarmer hi Norfolk laat Wednesday morning , developed late Monday and Sheriff Clements started out on the early morning train Tues day to run ono of them down. Ono theory waa that Bocho had walked aouthwcat from hero toward Columbus and that ho was seen at Humphrey , twcnty-flv'0 miles southwest of Nor folk , at 8 o'clock Friday night by two : ucn. Another theory was that he went to the farm of a relative near Wakeflold and has been hiding there. The Wakefleld Clue. Thla latter theory waa developed when the town marshal at WakeHeld telephoned late Monday evening that Mrs. Bocho had arrived there on the afternoon train from Norfolk and Im mediately drove out to the farm of relatives , seven miles southwest of Wakclleld. She aald she Intended to return to WakeHeld In time to catch the train for Norfolk Monday evening hut when she failed to come back to town It waa thought perhaps her stay on the farm might Indicate that she had known her husband was there and that she had gone there to see him. Sheriff Clements of Madison arrived In Norfolk In the night and took the early morning train to WakeHeld to run down this clue. Ho was joined at Wayne by Sheriff Mears of Wayne county and two deputies. They had no knowledge how long 'the aearch might require. The Humphrey Report. The theory that Boche walked south west from Norfolk and was seen in Humphrey Friday night was developed when Principal J. J. Malone of the Humphrey high school telephoned his father , County Commissioner John Malone - lone at Madison , that two Humphrey men had seen Friday night a stranger who exactly answered the Boche de scription. First news of this report came to Norfolk in a telephone mes sage to The News from the olllce of Editor .1. M. Donovan of the Madison Star-Mail , Mr. Mnlone stating that his son had just telephoned from Hum phrey ! Later 1n the evening The News talked with Principal Malone at Humphrey by telephone. Mr. Malone sniil that two Humphrey men , Mr , Bnchns and Mr. Stephens , one a nur seryman and the other a drayman , stated that they saw last Friday even ing a stranger In Humphrey who acted suspiciously and who exactly answered the Boche description. This strangei stopped at the Bachus home and asked for something to eat. The man was about six feet tall , had a black mous tache and wore a brown derby hat , Ho acted strangely enough to arouse Mr. Bachus' suspicion , although Mr , Bachus did not at that time know the Bocho description. Mr. Stephens , In another part of town , who did know the description of Herman Boche from newspaper reports , saw the tall man walking south and thought at the time that the stranger answered the Boche characteristics but was not positive enough to have the man arrested. When Mr. Malone at Humphrey learned of these reports he realized that Boche , by walking at night , would have just about had time enough tc reach Humphrey Friday morning and that , having concealed himself in n barn all day , he could very easily have been starting out at dark to renew his trip southweat In nn effort to get further away from Norfolk. It had not been learned at noon whether Sheriff Clements took any ac tlon to have the Humphrey clue mr down or not , as he was not seen or his way through Norfolk to Wakefleld where he went to seek out the Wake Held possibility. Mrs. Boche , who was said to have 1 been ill and who la asserted to have greatly changed since the search be : an for her husband , was in town Mon lay and was seen getting aboard tin train which took her to Wakefleld. CITY MARSHAUS ARRESTED Nellgh Policeman Destroyed Fence a Instance of Council. Nellgh , Neb. , May 7. Special to Tin News : City Marshal Colter was ar rested yesterday by J. N. Mills for tin malicious destruction of property. It appears that Mills has a fenci extending out Into the street north o the depot , and has been given notlci several times to have it removed , bu 10 attention was paid to the order At the meeting of the council Satnr 'lay evening the officer was Instructei to remove the fence on the followlni Monday morning , which was prompt ! : carried out. The case was called fo today before County Judge Wilson. Robbing Lake of Fish. Brlstow Enterprise : A big Hock o pelicans Is eating up all the llsh a l ako Andes at least , local nlmrod : over there are worried over their deii i-edatlons , There are thousands litho the Hock and they have been on tin lake for six WCOKS doing nothing bu eating fish. O LICENSES WERE GRANTED BY COUNCIL THERE. OUR PROTESTS WERE FILED The New Council Met and Made Ap pointments But Did Not Deem it Advisable to Grant One License Out of the Five Prayed For. Madlaon , Neb. , May 7. Special to The NOWB : Madison la a dry town oday. The now city council was InaUilled nat night and met this morning to Consider now business. Appointments vcro made for the year by Mayor Jmlth and confirmed by the council ; vo saloon applications were presont- d , but no licensee wore granted. For- uor United States Senator William V. Vllen had Hied protests against four f the appllcanta , and the city council Id not doom it advisable to grant one nd refuse to grant the other four. Vn adjournment was taken until Thura- ay afternoon at 1 o'clock , when the ouncil will meet to consider the pro- ests. In the meantime the entire flve aloons are closed and It appears to- lay that there la every prospect of a ontlnued drouth for aome time to : omo. omo.New New Appointments at Madison. The following appointments were nade and confirmed : Chief of police , . J. Kennedy ; water and light com missioner , E. A. Kerntck ; street com missioner , W. S. O'Brien ; city attor- ley , M. B. Fester ; city physician , Dr. M. G. Baker. Mayor Smith wits re-elected again ind the new councilmen are O. H. Slllesplo and F. H. Davis. NEW CITY EXECUTIVE OUTLINES HIS POLICY. TOUCHES SALOON QUESTION No Gambling Will be Tolerated In Norfolk , Nor Sunday Selling of Liquor in Saloons or Druq Stores. More Efficient Police Force Needed. TFrom Tuesday's Dally. ] City Attorney , M. C. Hazen. Chief of police , John F. Flynn. Night police ( appointment leftover. ) Junction police , W. II. Livingston. Water commissioner , August Bruin- mind. Street commissioner , Gabriel Lee. Engineer pumping station , August Sraul. In accepting the office , Mayor Dur land said : Councilmen of this , our little City of Norfolk , and Citi/.ens Generally : I make my bow of gratitude to you this morning for the compliment paid to me by the election to this nhalr that I am to occupy for the coining year , and I tnko this opportunity of thanking you for the part each of you took in enabling me to preside at your deliberation for the next few months , and as our body is very large ly an executive one rather than con- resslonal , there Is no reason why I should take up your time in a lengthy talk In what we should do during our administration for that will present Itself from time to time at our meet ings , and I might say that I Rhine to The new municipal administration in Norfolk was inducted into ofllce at 9 o'clock. A special meeting was held In the city hall at which time ex-May or Friday and the former administra tion turned over the city's affairs to the newly elected mayor and council , day just in one reaped as did General Grant In his time ; that Is , "I have never been known to make a speech of more than two sentences in length. " But there are just a few things that I want to refer to before we take up the license question. I would like for the aaloon men to know about where I stand before they pay for their li censes. First , the part of the Slocum law referring to minors- loitering In and around the saloons will be adhered to , also gambling in and out of sa loons can not be countenanced , neither will women of bad r6pute bo permit ted to enter them. Those saloons hav ing partitions In , with swinging doors , cutting off the bar from the street , must be removed at once , and at the hour of closing Saturday nights , all screens , curtains and window decora tions are to be removed , so that the bar is in full view of the street nnd remain so until the hour of opening Monday morning. The law referring to the sale or giv ing away of liquor on Sunday will be strictly looked after , and I want tc say that this will apply to the di-up stores as well as to the saloons , and right here also I want to sav the or dlnances regulating drug stores on the sale or giving away of liquors will be enforced. I want to Impress on youi minds that our ordinances controlling and regulating the actions of our po lice will be looked after and followed out to the letter , for I feel the success or failure of our administration de pends very largely upon the efficiency of our police force , nnd further , that wo cannot afford to he stingy In the expenditure of a few dollars which will enable them to become more pro ficient in looking after and protecting our Interests. The good name of out city Is being besmirched too much for the good feeling of all of us who call It homo , and If wo can do anything to help It out of the mud , It Is our 1111 alloyed duty to put our shoulders tc the wheel and push with all our might , These are the most Important points that I care to cover at this time. Any other questions that may present themselves from time to time can be disposed of amicably , I sincerely hope. Thanking you gentlemen for your kind attention and with the wish from the bottom of my heart that wo will be able to meet all questions coming to us for our meditation and action In a fair minded way and wholly void of personalities , and bo able to din- pose of them quickly and in n manner that will prove satisfactory to our lonatltuenta , again I thank you. OAKDALE STORE SOLD. Gross Bros. Dispose of Large Mer cantile Stock There. Oakdalo , Neb. , May 7. Special to The Nowa : Gross Bros , have disposed of their stock of general morchandlsu to Charles O'Neal & Co. The now flrm la now In possession and ready for business. This la ono of the larg- > at general merchandise stores in the iounty. FOR UNION COMMERCIAL TRAV ELERS MEETING HERE. WHAT IT WILL MEAN TO TOWN S. F. Eraklne Will be Grand Council lor of the Order Two Years From Now Was Proud of Norfolk When He Compared It With Hastings. Five hundred or COO drummers , members of the United Commercial Travelers , nro expected in Norfolk next spring to attend the annual meet ing of the grand council of that order for Nebraska , according to S. F. Er- sklne , newly elected grand conductor , who has just returned to Norfolk from Hastings , and who aided In securing for this city the next annual conven tion. The convention will be held here May 2 and 3 , 1908. Friday and Saturday are the days of the week nnd the delegates are expected to ar rive on Thursday. There are now 1,200 members of : this order in Nebraska. Mr. Erskine was promoted two stations at the meeting just held and will be grand councillor of the order in this state two years from now. Expenses of the annual meeting are paid by the grand lodge. A few Inci dentals for entertaining the visitors will be borne , Mr. Erskine said , by members of the order in this city. Was Proud of Norfolk. "Norfolk Is better equipped to take care of the visitors than either Grand Island or Hastings , " said Mr. Erskine , "and I never was more proud of Nor folk than when I found how inferior to those of this city arc the hotel accom modations of Hastings. "Norfolk will he amply able to han dle the crowd next May and the com mercial travelers of tills section arc pleased that this part of the state has been thus recognized. " MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS AT PIERCE There is Much Interest in Policy of Incoming Administration. Pierce , Neb. , May 7 , Special to I The News : All Pierce citizens today are on the qui vive to learn what will happen next as far as municipal af fairs are concerned. The outgoing members of the city administration were in close conference with them selves and one new member of the new council and as no newly elected official has even Intimated to his clos est friend what stand he will take on matters of vital Importance the meetIng - Ing of the new administration which will wield pub'llc affairs for the next municipal year in Pierce will be watched most closely and anxiously while many Interested persons await news of what policy the new adminis tration will adopt. * At the last meetIng - Ing of the old board last night several ordinances that have been bitterly op posed were paased. Among the ordi nances passed was one extending'the fire limit , one minutely defining "em inent domain , " another condemning many buildings In Pierce pro bono pub- lice , also one to compel nil users ot city water to install a meter on or before June 1 , 1907 , and one fixing the salary of new officials. The salary of the city treasurer was fixed at $32 and that of city clerk $80 , while the city attorney Is to get $250. It is gen erally conceded among a few guessers that saloon licenses will be granted to four applicants under the strictest regulations , that S. D. Berg only knows who will be appointed police man , that Douglosa Cones will again be appointed city attorney and Pierce will continue to grow , prosper and be a model city of the second class no- matter what policy the new officers adopt. Will Be Married. Bonesteel , S. D. , May C. Special to The News : A wedding of more than usual interest to Gregory county people ple is formally announced for next Saturday , the parties being Archibald B. Cuthbertson and Minnie I. Hender son , both prominent and popular young society people of Fairfax. Mr. Cuth bertson was formerly deputy county auditor and has n very large acquaint ance In the county. The wedding will occur in Fairfax. f Mrs. S. J. G. Irvln. Crelghton , Neb. , May 7. Special to The News : Mrs. Irvln. wife of S. J. G. Irvln , died at 9 o'clock thla morning after a prolonged illness from cancer of the side. She Is survived by two sons and a daughter. Wedding invitations in the most approved styles , printed or engraved , may bo had at The News office. I
