The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, May 24, 1907, Page 8, Image 8

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    TRAIN PROBABLY STRUCK AUG
UST FLEETING.
HE MAY BE FATALLY INJURED
With Seven Broken Ribs and a Badly
Wounded Head nnd Face the Man
Has Not Recovered Consciousness
Since He Was Struck.
Stanton , Nob. , May 22. Special to
The News : August Fleeting , a flor-
man living north of Stanton , was
picked up shortly uftor midnight on
the Northwestern right of way In nn
unconscious condition with seven ribs
broken and a number of serious contu
sions ever the head and face. Ho has
not regained consciousness and It JH
not known whether ho will recover
or not. Ho IH supposed to liavo been
struck by the midnight freight train.
William Beutel heard the groans of
Fleeting and went out to Investigate.
Surgeons were at once called to at
tend his wounds ,
A Big Day at Norfolk.
On Friday , May 21 , Campbell Bros
shows are coming and will bo the big
day , a day that will long bo roinoni
bored ,
The shows como this season In al !
their entirety and splendor , giving the
tmmo performance In every detail thnf
they have"given In tlio larger eastori
cities. The Campbell Bros , shows
have been the acknowledged loading
iirenle Institution of America fo
years. They present this year fea
turcs that have heretofore- never booi
seen under clrciiB tents. Acts Urn
have been considered Impossible t <
give under canvas , hut they do I
and do It every day. This Is an ng <
of progress , the people- want some
thing new , and In accordance with the
spirit of the times. Campbell Bros
arc keeping up with the times , ant
this year como with the largest , lines
and most complete shows that havi
ever visited this vicinity.
GAMBLER IN TOILS.
Police Nab Roe Alias "Hand And a
Half" Kelly for Bank Robbery.
Sioux City , la. , May 22. The smal
safe of the Wlnnebago State bank a
Wlnnebngo City , Neb. , was bungling !
blown upon at an early hour yestor
' day morning , and the job easily wa
traced to the door of Sioux City. A
a rain had fallen during the night th
Imprint of the wheels of the carrlag
UKPd by the burglars was followed ai
easily as would have been footprint
In a fresh fall of snow.
As a result of the Investigation of
the Slonx City pollco authorities , aid-
oil by Nebraska sheriffs , marshals and
constables , two men are under arrest
and are locked up nt pollco headquar
ters. These men are L. E , Roe , alias
Dolzo , whoso criminal name Is "Hand
and a Half Kelly , " a man with a bad
record , and George Myers , a local gam-
bier , who formerly lived near Wlnne-
bogo.
Two other men known to have been
connected with the Job are nt large
but there Is small opportunity for
them to escape.
The entire haul of the four cracks
men amounted to only $1,200 , although
It Is quite certain they expected to
grab the $15,000 of government'money
which was duo yesterday to bo paid
out to the Indians of the neighborhood.
List of letters remaining uncalled
for nt the poatofflco at Norfolk , Neb.
May 21 , 1907 :
Mr. Leo. Baumnnn , Mr. Philip
Durks , Mr. P. H. Germ , Mrs. J. C.
Grove , Mrs. Flora A. Jones , Miss An
ita Johnson , Miss Martha Miller , Mr.
Frank Terry , Frank Vogt , Mrs. W.
W. Williams , Mrs. Elsie Yomcr.
John R. Hays , P. M.
If not called for In fifteen days will
bo sent to the dead letter office.
Parties calling for any of the above
please say "advertised. "
WAS SQUIRES WISE.
Fight Fans Asking Each Other Why
"Bill" Did Not Attend.
San Francisco. May 22. Was Billy
Squires , the Australian pug , wise to
the O'Brlen-Riirns deal ? This Is a
question fight fans are now asking
each other.
It seems strange that Boshtor Bill
did not think the O'Brien-Burns battle
worthy of any attention. Ho was but
a short distance from Los Angeles for
several weeks previous to the fight
He hod every chance In the world to ;
be present. But ho stayed away.
Squires knew that he was to fight
the winner of the battle. Ho had
never seen either of the men In action
By witnessing the fight ho could have
prepared a plan of battle to bo pur
sued In his own fight with one of the
men.
men.Tho
The O'Brien-Burns fight was sup
posed to be one of the most Important
In the history of the ring. And Bosh
ter Bill , the man who came to this
country to clean up nil our heavy
weights , passed up the battle alto
gether.
Billy Nolan Is a schemer. Jacl :
O'Brien Is Just nl > out his equal. Toe
bad If the Australian Is to be taker
in by them. O'Brien expected to be
the flrst man to meet Squires , am
Tommy Burns was to sacrifice him
self so that Jack could realize Mi
ambition.
"With Burns out of the way , O'Brler
nnd Squires would have been the
whole show In the pugilistic arena
They could have commanded a bit |
puist- and would no doubt have nt-
tuHul an Immense crowd.
Mn.\bo the antipodean thinks .lark
and Tommy are two marks. Ix > t us
hope he knew nothing about the ur-
nuiKemeiits made before the fight ,
COREY8 LONELY ,
Nevv'y ' vVetUsd Pnlr 8eo No One and
Speak to No One on Board ,
Ixmdon , May 22 , William Ellis
Corey and his actress brldo who until
last Monday was Mabelle Oilman ,
crossed ( ho Atlantic In the close se
clusion of their apartments. Not one
word did either of them exchange
with any of the other passengers on
thu Kaiser Wllhelm II.
Occasionally the captain called upon
thorn , but more In nn official than a
social capacity. Besides the captnln ,
nobody was permitted to nppioach
them , excepting , of course , the stew
ards who cared for their rooms nnd
served their meals.
Mrs. Corey was seasick all the way
over.
COATS CAME OFF.
It Was the First Day That Saw Men
on Street In Shirt Sleeves.
Coats off.
For the first time this spring , men
were able on Wednesday to shed Hie
heavy coats that they have worn and
to appear out of doors , If they desired ,
In shirt sleeves. In fact It was so
warm that coats were rather an tin
comfortable burden and many a man
wont coatless Into the street regard
less of appearances , for the sake of
genuine comfort.
SENATOR GAMBLE LOOKS FOR
OPENING THIS FALL.
IS UP TO ALLOTTING AGENT
Senator Gamble Says He Urged Gen
era ! Land Office to Rush Things and
It All Depends Upon Activity of Allotting
letting Agent at Dallas.
Whether or not Trlpp county wll
be thrown open to settlement this
year depends upon the activity of the
allotting agent who Is now at Dallas
according to Senator Gamble of Soutl
Dakota.
The Ilerrlck Press mcanwhlli
claims positively and absolutely tha
thq letter recently published In its
columns , and signed by the asslstnn
commissioner of public lands at Wash'
Ington , In which It Is stated "the open
Ing can not bo held this year , " settle
the question. The Ilerrlck paper ml
vises reservation farmers to go 01
planting corn this summer and prepare
pare for the opening next year , A re
cunt report from Bonesteel In Th
News , on the other hand , rather leane
to the view that the opening might
after nil , bo held this yei\r.
Limit For Transfers is Up.
One feature which tends to lend
weight to the view of Senator Gamble
Is the fact that last Monday marked
the time limit allowed to the Indians
for exchanging their allotments In
, other counties and securing Trlpp
county lands. All that remains to bo
done now , It Is said , is for the allot
ments In Trlpp county to bo made.
Whenever the lands are thrown
open , there will be activity in this
section. Tens and scores of thousands
of persons will pass through Norfolk
. to look at the reservation and to reg
ister. Special trains will bo run by
the dozen to carry the crowds.
, Following Is n Sioux City report
quoting Senator Gamble on the mat
ter :
. Sioux City , la. , May 22. United
States Senator Robert J. Gamble , who
. was In Sioux City yesterday , said the
. probability that the lands In Tripp
county , on the Rosebud Indian reser
vation , would bo opened this year ,
was strong.
The senator said there was little
chance that the opening could bo ar
ranged to take place before Septem
ber , but ho thought It would attract
a larger crowd than nny previous
opening of government land for set-
tlement. Thousands and thousands of
I people will pass through Sioux City
lyjnnd Omaha on their way to the rescr-
| vatlon.
Senator Gamble said ho had person-
ally taken up this matter with the
commissioner of the general land of-
lice and the commissioner of Indian
affairs before he left Washington and
had urged speedy action on their part
r to the end that the strip might bo
. opened this year.
Up to Allotlng Agent.
"I am pleased to report , " Senator
Gamble said , "that the two commls-
sloners have acted promptly and have
. dispatched an allotting agent to the
strip. This allotting agent now Is on
rtho ground , and r might say that
whether or not the strip shall bo
opened this fall depends upon his ac-
. tlvlty. "
By way of explanation Senator Gam-
hbio said that something like 400 allot-
mcnts for minor Indians of the Rose-
ybud tribe are permitted to bo made
oand these beneficiaries may take their
land In Trlpp county If they shall so
elect.
mi Authority also Is given to adult In-
J dlans to change the allotments they
now have , and , undoubtedly , according
to the view of Senator Gamble , a
nnumber of these Indians will exorcise
this right and take up land either in
i Trlpp or Meyer counties.
n' ' The amount of laud which will be >
loft open to settlement , Senator Gam
. bio said , will be lu the neighborhood
of 800,000 acres.
HOLT COUNTY HOMESTEAD MATTER -
TER OF LITIGATION.
DATES BACK TO SCOTT TRAGEDY
Former State Treasurer Jo Dortley ,
Who Served Time In Penitentiary
for Embezzlement , Had a Claim In
Atkinson Township Did He Aban
don It ?
Lincoln , Nob. , May 21. On the
uestlon whether or not former State
reasurer Joseph 8. Hartley nban-
otiod his homestead In Holt county
t'hllo he was serving In that office and ,
it or , during the enforced period of
Is absence while In the state pcnlten
nry , hinges the outcome of a suit
rought by Hugh A. Allen against
loll county and the state of Nebras-
a , now before the supreme court. In
10 district court of Holt county , judg-
tent was rendered against Allen , to
horn Hartley convoyed his mippbsed
tie to the land In 1901. The tract
ad previously been sold by the slier
ff In part satisfaction of civil judg
tents that were pronounced against
ie defaulting treasurer.
It/ appears from the record that
lartley was a bondsman of Barrett
cott , who was lynched. On that ac
omit , Hartley was held responsible
> the extent of $025. In 1898 , while
lartley was In the penitentiary , the
mil now In litigation was taken over
iy Holt county on a sheriff's deed ,
'ho state lu the meanwhile had oh-
allied a judgment against Hartley for
ver $300,000 , but no part of that
mount was realized through the sale
if this land. Nevertheless , the state
s made n defendant In the present ac-
Ion because the judgment might be
omo a lien on the property If the
loll county proceedings should bo set
islde.
It Is Allen's contention that Bartloy
lever ceased to reside upon his home
ftoad , In law , but that he remained
iwny from It only because his duties
is state treasurer compelled him to
; lo so nnd , after his conviction for cm
lezzlemenl , through the fact of his
lenal detention. The plaintiff claims
hat for this reason the homesteat ;
rights of Hartley were never forfeited
and that the county could not levy
ipon the land because It was a home
stead.
I
FROST & GRANGER DREW THE
NEW DESIGN.
CLAIM IT WILL COST $25,00
The New Northwestern Station In
Norfolk Will be of Brick With Stone
Trimmings , Oak Finish and Maple ,
Instead of Marble Floors.
Chicago , May 21. Special to The
News : Architects Frost Granger
have made plans for a $25,000 station
for the Chicago & Northwestern rail
road at Norfolk , Nob.
It will bo one story of brick with
stone trimmings , oak finish , maple
floors , steam heat and other conveni
ences.
GUS GRAUL IS SWEATING.
He Is Running City Water Pumps
Over Time to Meet Demand.
Gus Graul Is sweating down there
at the city pumping station.
Ho says that the tax upon the city
pumps , because of sewer flushing nnd
lawn sprinkling and street dampening
Is bringing the beads of perspiration
out upon his forehead day and night.
Last night he had to run the pumps
till after midnight In order to get the
standplpo filled up to Its capacity.
Mr. Graul says that the city will have
to get water from the Northfork with
which to flush the sewer if the system
Is to be operated most successfully.
DISTRICT COURT AT MADISON
_
Divorce Granted to Amy A. Hull Jury
May Not Work Next Week.
Judge A. A. Welch convened the dis
trict court In Madison yestordav af
ternoon. The afternoon was taken up
with equity cases. Attorney M. C.
Hazcn returned from Madison last
night , other members of the Norfolk
bar nt Madison remaining in attend
ance at today's session of the court.
A divorce was granted yesterday to
Amy A. Hull from her husband , P.
W. Hull. As alimony Judge Welch
allowed Mrs. Hull $1,325 and the homo
on Tenth street In Norfolk.
Save for the filing of the formal In
formation against Herman Boche
- charged with the murder of Frank
Jarmer , the Boche case was not
brought before the court's attention
- yesterday. Senator Allen , Boche's at
torney , was absent from Madison yes
, terday.
It was thought yesterday In Madison
that the district court Jury , which had
been called to meet In Madison next
Monday , might be excused until some
time in June.
Revolution In Salvador.
New Orleans , May 2 * . A cablegram
from President ' Zeinya of Nicaragua
stating that a'revolution broke out In I
Salvador was received here by the
Nicaragua ! ! consul. The cable says
that Prindcnco Alfara leads the rffvo
lutlon.
SGHMITZ TRIAL BEGINS <
Judge Dunne Denies Motion for Bub
stltutlon of Trial Judge.
Sun FrouclHco , May 22. Unless tlio
present Intentions ut' the prosecution
nio changed an ellsor will not huvo
nny part In thu selection of tlio Jury
which will try Mayor Eugene R
Hcbmltz on tlio nvo charges of ex
torting ( with tlio assistance of Abra
ham Hut'f ) monny from keepers of
local Kronen restaurants. This deter
mination was expressed In n ruling by
Judge Dnnnu , when ho discharged
from service all of the talesmoii re
maining over from the late Hucf
venires and gave Into the hands of
Sheriff O'Neill the summoning of o
new venire of flfty.
Judge Dunne denied the motion of
the defense lor the substitution of
trial Judge , which motion was sup
ported by nn aflldavlt charging that
Judge Dunne Is biased and prejudiced
against Schmltz and that lludolph
Sprockols and those who are asso
ciated with him as financial guar
antors of the bribery-graft Investiga
tion and prosecution are carrying out
a conspiracy to dethrone the present
municipal administration In order to
themselves assume the government
and secure valuable railway and water
franchises In contravention of these
charges the prosecution filed counter
aflldavlts denying any ulterior mo-
tlvtis.
FATAL BOILER EXPLOSION
Two Men Killed and Electric Light
Plant Destroyed.
Brazil , Ind. , May 22. Two men were
Killed , the electric light plant totally
destroyed and the town plunged Into
darkness by the explosion of a boiler
at the Clay City electric light
plant. Ralph Travis , the fireman , and
John Swinger were killed. The boiler
was blown 200 yards away Into a field.
TEMPERATURE WAS EIGHT DE
GREES UNDER NORMAL.
FROSTS ON SEVERAL NIGHTS
Less Than One-Fourth of the Normal
Rainfall Has Been Recorded In Ne
braska Since April 1 Ice Formed I
at Many Places One Night.
Lincoln , Neb. , May 21. The weekly
crop bulletin says : The past week
was cold , dry , and partly cloudy.
The mean dally temperature for the
week was about 8 ° below the normal.
The first days of the week were un
seasonably cojd , with several frosts.
A heavy to killing frost occurred
:
Wednesday morning and ice formed
one-half an Inch to an inch in thick
ness nt many places. Thursday and
Friday were warmer , with maximum
temperatures between 85 ° and 90 ° .
Light snow flurries occurred at
many places Tuesday , while light scat
tered showers occurred Friday and
Saturday. The total weekly rainfall ,
however , was very much below the
normal. At n largo number of sta
tions it was between one and two-
tenths of an inch. At a few places It
was nearly half an Inch , while at sev
eral places it was less than .05 of an
Inch. The normal for the third week
In May ranges from a little more than
an inch in the eastern counties to
about two-thirds of an inch in the
western. The total rainfall from
April 1 to date Is less than one-quarter
the normal amount.
Sixty Firemen Overcome by Smoke.
New York. May 15. Sixty firemen
ware overcome by smoke in fighting a
firs In the Remington typewriter
building , at 325 Broadway. More
than a score of the men were taken
to hospitals , where sixteen of them
remafn. The flre originated In the
Bub-basement , which was filled with
desks packed in excelsior , oil and car
bon paper. These threw off great
clouds of choking smoke , which made
It Imposslbi" for the men to reach
the seat of the fire.
N W TRANSPORTATION IDEA
Des Molnes Men Propose Automobile
Line to Operate on Cement Road.
Des Molnes , May 20. Arrangements
have been completed for the building
and equipment of an automobile rail
road in Ok'ahoma , and it is given ou
that within a short time announce
. ment will be made of the building o
one of the lines in Iowa , arrangements
to that end being now all but com
pleted. During the last session of the
. legislature a bill was enacted puttlnt
automobile railroads on a par with
Interurbans and other lines and au
thorizlug them to do business in Iowa
Since then the idea uf the system
has spread , and according to presen
indications Des Molnes will be a cen
, tcr for manufacturing the automobile
cars. The Automobile Railway and
Car company has been organized , witL
\V. 3. Goodell of this city as preslden
and II. G. Cue , the Inventor of the
Idea , as secretary and manager.
The Idea of the inventor Is to pro
vide cheap transportation. The rail
roads will bo built with a ccmcn
track and the automobile cars will b
.
so constructed as to provide quick ,
Jj
cheap service. There will be no ex
pensive power plants or trolley wire
and poles. Arrangements are being
carried forward 'to put the line In op
eratlon between Oelweln and som
of the cities .surrounding It. The sys
tem appeals because of its cheap con
nD
Etruction , since it can be built fo
about one-third what It costs to bull
<
an ordinary Interurban Hue.
EFFORT WILL PROBABLY BE
MADE FOR RELEASE.
TRIAL NOT LIKELY TILL FALL
It Is Understood That an Effort Will
be Begun In District Court at Madi
son This Week to Secure Herman
Boche's Release.
It Is understood that with the con
vening of district court at Madison
this week and with the summoning of
the district court jury next Monday an
effort will bo madeto liavo Herman
Bochc , charged with the murder of
Frank Jarmor , released on bond. It
Is not thought that the case will bo
ready for trial before the fall term of
the district court and that meanwhile
nn effort will bo made to secure Bo-
cho'H temporary release from the con
fines of the Madison county jail.
Bochc stands charged by the state
with murder In the first degree and
to secure his release on ball It Is re
ported that his attorney will start
habeas corpus proceedings In nn ef
fort to show Judge A. A. Welch that
Boche'u offense docs not fall under
first degree murder but that It admits
of ball.
SECOND BLAZE.IN THE HISTORY
OF THE TOWN.
AND ONLY A BARN WAS BURNED
A Southwest Wind Saved Anoka From
a Disastrous Flame Last Night Tar
Ran Over In the Pail and the Fire
works Started Quickly.
Anoka , Neb. , May 21. Special to
The News : Anoka experienced the
second fire since Its existence last
evening at 5:30 : i > . in. , just on the eve
of closing a contract for the building
jf n waterworks system here. The
mm of W. L. Stockwell , which had
list been completed , was destroyed
ind a southeast wind saved the busl-
less portion of town. Owing to the
vlnd , the loss was only $200.
The barn had just been finished by
Mr. Stockwoll on the rear of the lot
ipon which will stand his new saloon
uiilding. In heating tar with a gas *
jlino stove , preparatory to painting
: he roof , the tar ran over and Instant-
y the tar , gasoline and all became
.gutted.
The barn burned quickly. There
was no Insurance.
NORFOLK FRATERNAL SOCIETIES
Masonic.
Damascus Commandery , No. 20
Knights Templar , meets the third Frl
lay evening of each month In Masonic
hall.
Damascus Chapter , No. 25 , R. A. M.
meets the second Monday In eacl
month In Masonic hall.
Mosaic lodge. No. 55 , A. P. & A. M.
meets the first Tuesday In each montl
In Masonic hall.
Betilah Chapter , No. 40 , Order of the
Eastern Star , meets the second am
fourth Thursday of each month at 8
p. in. in Masonic hall.
Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
Elkhorn Encampment No. 27 , I. O
O. P. , meets the first and third Tues
day evenings of each month.
Norfolk lodge No , 40 , I. O. O. P.
meets every Thursday evening.
Deborah Rebecca lodge No. (53 , I. O
O. P. , meets the first and third Friday
evenings of each month.
B. P. O. E.
Norfolk lodge , No. 053 , Beiievolen
and Protective Order of Elks , meet
regularly on the second and fourtl
Saturday evenings of each month
Club rooms open nt nil times. Lodge
and club rooms on second floor of Mar
quardt block.
Eagles.
Sugar City Aerie , No. 357 , meets in
Eagles' lodge room ns follows : Ii
winter every Sunday evening ; in sum
mer the first and third Sunday even
Ings of each month.
L. M. L. of A.
The Loyal Mystic Legion of Amer
lea meets at G. A. R. hall on the fourt
Thursday evening of each month.
M. B. A.
Sugar City lodge , No. 022 , meets on
the second Friday evening of th
month at Odd Fellows' hall.
Sons of Herrmann.
Germania lodge , No. 1 , meets th
second and fourth Friday evenings o
the month at G. A. R. hall.
Norfolk Relief Association.
Meets on the second Monday even
Ing of each month in the hal ) over II
W. Winter's harness shop.
Tribe of Ben Hur.
North Nebraska Court No. 9 , T. B
II. , meets the first and third Monda
evenings of each month.
Knights of the Maccabees.
Norfolk , Tent No. 01 , K. O. T. M. ,
meets the first and third Tuesday
evenings of each month.
Ancient Order of United Workmen.
Norfolk lodge , No. 97 , A. O. U. W
meets the second and fourth Tuesda
venlngs of each month.
Woodmen of the World.
Norfolk lodge , W. O. W. , meets on
10 third Monday of each month at
i. A. H. hall.
Royal Highlanders.
Meets the fourth Tuesday of each
lonth ut 8 p. in. , In Q. A. R. hall.
Highland Nobles.
Regular meetings the second and
ourth Monday nights of each month
t I. O. O. P. hall.
G. A. R.
Mathewson post , No. 100 , meets In
t. A. R. hall on the second Tuesday
veiling of each month.
Royal Arcanum.
The Norfolk chapter does not hold
egular meetings.
Knights of Pythias.
Knights of Pythlns , meetings every
econd and fourth Monday , In I. O. O.
\ 1ml I.
M. W. A.
Norfolk camp No. 492 , M. W. A. ,
ueets every second Monday In G. A.
I. hall.
I. O. R. M.
Shoshone Tribe , No. 48 , I. O. R. M. ,
lave discontinued meetings.
he Japanese Arc Wonderful Athletes
The Japanese are acknowledged to
> e the most daring and graceful ac-
obats in the world. In Japan athlet
es are encouraged , fostered and rec-
ignlzed by the Imperial government
. 'he mikado bestows upon those who
are most proficient medals and tokens
n recognition ofeats of strength or
ome daring exploit. Certain days of
he year are set aside for athletic
ports and the most intense Interest
s taken In these "fete days" by tlio
nhnbltnnts of the Flowery kingdom.
There is a troupe of twelve of these
vonderful acrobats with Campbell
Brothers' circus which exhibits at Nor-
'oik on Friday , May 24 that have
oured the world , appeared and per-
ormcd before all the crowned heads
of Europe. This Is their first appear-
ince In America , and wherever the
Campbell Brothers have exhibited
hese little Japs have created unbound-
id enthusiasm by their marvelous per-
'ormance. Circus day will open wide
n gorgeous and brilliant street parade
it 10:00 : In the morning.
ARE FORMALLY ACCEPTED BY
SCHOOL BOARD.
BIDS TO BE OPENED JUNE 10
t
Norfolk's New High School Building
Will be of Pressed Brick With Stone
Foundation Superintendent's Office
On Flr 5t Floor.
After making two or three minor
alterations , the plans and specifica
tions for the.new high school building
submitted by Architect John Latenser
of Omaha were approved by the Nor
folk board of education at a special
meeting of the board held last evening
In the Lincoln building. The specifi
cations were voluminous , containing
In all some flfty typewritten pages.
Copies of the plans and specifications
for the use of bidders are to be found
with President VIele a't his store on
Norfolk avenue.
Bids Open June 10.
Sealed proposals In response to the
board's request for bids will be re
ceived by Secretary Matrau up to noon
on Monday , June 10. Bids on the
building must be accompanied by a
certified check for $500 , but the board
voted last evening that firms bidding
only on the plumblng'and heating need
file only a $200 check with the board.
The New Building.
The new high school formally ap
proved last night will be of pressed
brick and with a stone foundation. It
will be of colonial design. It will bo
situated on Sixth street and Philip av
enue , the cast and south walls of the
new building to occupy practically the
same position as did the corresponding
walls of the old building. The foun
dation line of the new building will
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be 117.8 by 70 , that of the old building
was 103 by 83. '
As approved last night the new
building will on the second floor give
an assembly room for about 275 pupils
and afford a principal's office and four
recitation rooms. The burned buildIng -
Ing afforded an assembly building for
about 133 pupils and gave four recita
tion rooms and a superintendent's of
fice on the second floor.
On the first floor the new building
will give six class rooms and a su
perintendent's office and book room.
The old building on the flrst floor g/xvo
four class rooms and a book room.
Gymnasium In Basement.
The new building on the basement
floor , which will have a four-Inch ce
ment floor over the present floor , pro
vides in addition to a boiler room ,
toilet and lunch rooms seperate for
boys and girls , a possible manual
training room and a gymnasium. The
specifications call for a low pressure
steam heating apparatus.
Contractors in bidding on the build
ing are required to state what they
will allow the board for the salvage
which the board has obtained from
the old building. They are also asked
the time by which they can guarantee
the completion of the structure.
All six of the board members were
present at last evening's meeting.