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1'IIK NOUFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOLItNAL ; FRIDAY , JUNE 2 , IU07 , I j MADISON COUNTY SCHOOLS ARE WELL SUPPLIED , I SALARIES RANK PRETTY WELL County Superintendent Frank 8. Per due Snya That There Is Little Diffi culty With the Tenclier Famine In Locality. The "lonelier fiuulno , " which IH bringing HleoploHH nlghtH to BOIIIO No- bniHltii Hchool authorities , will not ex tend Into the country districts of Mad- IRUM county , according lo County 811- ItorlnUMulunt Frank 8. I'onluo who IIIIH boon holding oxamlnatloiiB for lonchora' cortlllcntoH In Norfolk. There will bu fewer vacancies to 1111 this yonr In the Madison district schools than last. Nineteen young hullcs took the Qxnmlnnttonfl In Norfolk Friday and Snturdny. "Tho tnHk of finding teachers for MiullHon county Bchoolii will not bo n norlouB ono , " Bald Mr. I'orduo In Nor folk. " Probably half the country BchoolH In tbo county already Imvo tbolr tcnchorn selected. Many moro teachers arc going to hoop their old nchoolB UilH year than last. "Mmllson county koopu UH teaching force up with llttlo dllllculty. Teach- orn' Balarloa In tbo county average n llttlo better than the Burrounding conn- How. Then Madison county baa tbo advantage of constant luldltloiiB to the teaching force each year from tbo Nor folk high school and the other high ftcbools of tbo county. "Sixteen young women from this ycnr'H claaB In tbo Norfolk high Bchoo ] expect to toaeh next year. Newman drove will offer sovcn now teachers , IJattlo Crook six , Madison nix and Til- den at least live. In fact , if only Mad- Inon county scbools were open to these young ladies tbcro would bo consider ably less than enough schools to go around. But up In Plcrco county there IB a constant demand for outsldo teach- era , so that between Madison and rlorco counties every young lady who passes tbo examinations and lias the other qualifications may bo assured of n. school reasonably near borne. " Tbo county superintendent explained that bo used tbo term "young women1 In speaking of tcacbcrn because men bud et'ftBOd to bo n factor In district school teaching. Out of seventy-five district schools In Madison county lasl year , only Hvo scbools were conducted by men. Teachers' 'examinations In Norfolk Friday and Saturday were taken b > Clara Rudat , Clara Bruoggoman , Lot tlo Johnson , Myrtle Uunnott , Ella Haup- ( II , Lllllo Adams , Ella Duckondorf , Jon nlo Mills , Matilda Fox , Hlalo D. John non , Nola Walker , Geneva Moollck Lldft Squier , Matilda Herrmann , Geor RII | lllakoman and Stella M. Stlrk o Norfolk ; Hoso'A. Krlvanek of Meadow Orovo ; Maymo E. Klolty of Tlldcn am Idolla Taylor of Battle Creek. Board of Equalization. Madison , Nob. , Juno 20 , 1 p. m. The board of equalization met pursuant tc adjournment. Present , Harding , Ma lone , Taft , Kyncarson and Hlcbardson Tbo minutes of Juno 11 to 13 inclu alvo were read and approved. On motion tbo assessment of NE1/ ttO , 22 , 1 was reduced from $1,700 t < $1COO asaeased value on account o apparent gross Injustice In over va' nation. , On motion the assessment of all sa loon franchises In Madison county wa reduced to $500 actual value. On voti by roll call Harding voted yes , Malonc yes , Taft no , Ryncarson yes , Ulchart BOU , yes. There being no further complaint or adjustments to bo made the equal Izntlon of assessments In Madlsoi county was declared completed anil on motion the board adjourned to AUR1 list 7 , 1007 , at 1 p. m. for the purpose of making levies. Goo. E. Richardson , County Clerk. Madison , Nob. , Juno 25 , 3 p. in , The board of couifty commissioners mel pursuant to adjournment. Present Harding , Malone and Taft. On motion tbo following bills were approved : Vcrn Copeland , work , road dis trict No. 17 $ 3 0 ( 0. W. Rlsh , plumbing , assigned to E. T. McGoheo 13 0 ( U. D. Mnthcws , llvory , Perduo. 15 B ( U. D. Matbows , llvory , commis sioners C 5 ( Thomas Taylor , hay for roads. . C 0 ( P. II. Saltcr , care pauper B 0 ( Claus Brandt , boarding pauper. . 39 C ( tV. C. Hlgbtower , wolf scalps. . . 12 01 John F. Maurer , work , road dis trict No. 31 33 01 C. W. Brnascb , coal for pauper , claimed $10.05 , allowed at. . . . 5 81 Wm. Clasey , work , road district No. 11 15 01 Wm. Clasey , work , road district No. 18 5 01 Wm. Clasoy , work , road district No. C 16 II Chas. Fenske , Jr. , wolf scalp. . . . 2 Oi 1. L. Huffman , livery 5 Ci Hammond & Stephens Co. , sup plies ' . 2 71 Joe Bonlsh , work , road district No. 0 , assigned to Jack Koen- igsteln 15 51 P. A. Shurtz , meals , small pox patient C C On motion the county clerk was ID etructed to strike from tbo tax list o ) 1889 , taxes amounting to $0.12 on th W % SEtf U , 23 , 1 , said tax havlni been computed twlco on said land fo > cald year. On motion the County Treasurer wa directed to transfer from the 1905 got oral fund to the drainage ditch No. 1 fund the mini of $21.00 , Bald transfer being the nature of a loan from nald 'nural ' fund to mild ditch fund , On motion thu board then adjourned o July 9 , 11)07 ) , at 1 p. m. 0CD. 10. Itlchardnon , County Clerk. SEEK TO PREVENT DELAYS. Vorthwentern Trainmen Hold Conference once to Get Quicker Service , A conference of Northwestern olll- clalH with a number of ropronontatlvo conductors and cnglncem wna hold in Norfolk Monday , the aim of the con- erenco being to dovltw ways of ollm- nathiK delaya on the Northwestern system , otllelals present were Train- nastor E. 0. Mount of Norfolk , Train- nastor I/oppln of Fremont. Foreman \V. II. Alton of the round liouso , and rnimui of Knglnoora Wllllnma. Con- luctora and engineers who bad the ivallahlo time were In attendance , tbo 'ollowlng men from away being among .hoso In Norfolk for tbo conference : [ 3nglncor George Connor of the South llatto , Conductor O'Neill of tbo Lin coln line , Gus Heckman of Council lluffu. MRS. MARY MILLIGAN OF NOR FOLK IN COURT. ADMITS THAT SHE SWEARS Most Damaging Testimony Against the Mother From Whom the Three Children Were Not Taken , Was Evi dence of Her Profanity. Mrs. Mary Mllllgan of Norfolk may keep her three llttlo children , her llt tlo boy of ten , her llttlo daughter of six and tbo llttlo child of two. The county court of Madison has said that tbo children may stay with the mother provided that their homo Ufa In the future meets the requirements of the county olllclalH. Teara came to tbo eyes of some of the court olllclals yesterday In Madi son when Mrs. Mllllgau pleaded for her children , when the two llttlo chil dren clinging to their mother's dress cried and begged the court to lot them stay with the mother who bad been charged with cruelty to them. In the end Judge Bates , acting under the Ju venile court law , lot the woman comeback back to Norfolk with her homo Intact but with a court order standing In the county Judge's olllco to the effect that Sheriff and Mrs. J. J. Clements should have supervision over the children as probation olllcora. The unnatural use of profane and indecent language in tbo presence of her children was the most damaging evidence that was brought against Mrs. Mllllgan by her neighbors called to Madison to testify. This was a fault to which the moth er admitted but holding her youngest child In her lap and with her other children around her the woman made a plea for the unity of her homo which the court did not disregard. There wasn't much variety In the food on her table in Norfolk , the mother said but there was always enough of breac and butter and breakfast food am once a week there was meat. She whipped her children , sbo said , as al mothera do. And when shn swore she said , It was only when she was provoked and had lost her temper. Mrs. Mllllgan takes In washing for a living. Her homo Is a home of pov erty , but already she has saved up $30 to meet the rigors of winter. She wanted her children and the children sobbed _ for tbo mother. So when the ofllocra of the courl atood face to face with the tragedy 01 a broken homo they let Mrs. Mllllgan omising to use moro decorous Ian suago in the future , go back to Nor folk with her children. Wedding Proceeds. Fremont , Nob. , Juno 25. To make sure that his wedding would not be Interrupted and a scene created , Win Hold S I liU rs caused tbo arrest of his mother. Mis. Idolla S. Uhlers on nn Insanity charge. Miss Halner is the daughter of Con Halner , a Northwestern engineer. The wedding was performed at noon Sun day. day.Uhlers Uhlers is not yet of ago , but ho had obtained tbo consent of both bis moth er and bis father , the parents having been divorced some time ago. No only had bis mother acquiesced In his marriage , but she had sent the young couple a wedding present. Saturday morning she went to tb ( Halnor homo , which had already beer decorated for the coming event , do mandcd back the present and ralsei such a storm of protest that the soi sought the Insanity commission to ge her out of the way. She Is said t < have had similar spells before. It 1 alleged that after the divorce she 1m portuned her husband to come back tc her and then drove him off the plac with a pitchfork. Masons Organize at Long Pine. Long Pine , Neb. , June 25. Specla to The News : Charles C. Cannon , G 'M. ' , James A. Grlmlson , P. G. M. , Wll Ham D. Fletcher , T. I. M. , of Schuyler iO and C. L , Wattles of Nellgh organize ) a council of Royal and Select Ma&to f Masons In Long Pine last night 0g You could live In this city In rea r comfort and even save a creat dee of money without buying anything a is a store that docs not advertise In thl ' i newspaper. ELECTRICAL STORM WITH HEAVY RAIN THERE. DARN IS DESTROYED DY FIRE Lightning Struck Darn of Pat Smith , Durned Dulldlng and Killed Horse. Mrs. Miller Was Knocked Down by Dolt Cattle Killed. Atkinson , Nob. , Juno 21. Special to Tito NOWH : A terrific electrical fltonn occurred hero Saturday from n few minutes past 8 o'clock until about 10iO. : : During the first hour and n alf , almost two Inches of rain fell. U 9:20 : n Hcvuro clap of thunder gave uo notice of n homo tbrtiHt , and every no acemcd to bo awaiting the alarm f IIro or Bomo fearful accident. In bout live or six minutes the lire boll vaa rung and during tbo most awful ownpour , the citizens wont out to ubdiio the lire , which was found to o the barn belonging to Pat Smith In lie southwest purl of the town. Ono horse was killed Instantly by ho bolt , but two cows In the barn voro led out by a daughter who hap- ionod to bo at homo during the storm , Irs , Thomas Campbell. Mrs. A. W. illllar , who had been visiting for a ow minutes as a neighbor , decided to ; o homo and was just crossing the trcot when the bolt came and knocked icr down In a soft mud hole. By heroic efforts tbo barn with val- table horses and stock was saved , Mr. Smith on account of poor health s at present at Hot Springs , S. D. , and will not bo notified yet. . In the country about five miles Mr. Scgnr lost some six head of cattle , and > thers are to bo hoard from. In this espect It la the worst storm of the reason. Alnsworth , Nob. , Juno 21. Special o The News : This county was visited ) y a fine rain. Crelghton , Neb. , Juno 2-1. Special o Tbo News : A severe electrical storm swept over this country Satur- lay night. The barn of J. B. McNapp , six miles northwest of town , was struck by nlghtnlng and destroyed. The livestock was saved. The' barn of Olaf Larson , twelve nllcs north , burned partially. One torso was killed. The barn of Wess Lepler , seven miles east , wna tsruck and partially burned. This flro was put out. TUESDAY TOPICS. J. Johns of'Wahoo Is In the city. R. E. Williams was In Spencer yes- .erday. < Clydo Baker of Battle Creek Is In Norfolk. Mrs. J. II. Llndalo of West Point Is In the city. C. B. Durland was In Foster yesterday day on business. F. J. Heenoy of Hubb'ard was In Nor folk over night. A. B. Tover of Lyons was in Nor folk yesterday. Congressman M. P. Klnkald of O'Neill was In Norfolk Tuesday morn Ing. Ing.E. E. M. Vaught of Genoa was In Nor folk yesterday. P. E. Slaughter of Genoa stopped In tbo city yesterday. A. House of Spencer Is In Norfoll today on business. Charles Wright of Wllcox was In the city over night. Attorney James Nichols was up from Madison over night. A. G. Loonan of Madison was a Nor folk visitor yesterday. Arthur Pllgcr of Stanton visited Nor folk relatives yesterday. Dave Hustin , the Ewing real estate man , was in Norfolk today. Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Justice of Mead ow Grove are in Norfolk. W. Standiford of Naper was In Nor folk between trains yesterday. George Gale of Emerson spent yesterday torday In Norfolk on business. Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Klnyon of Gush ing spent yesterday In Norfolk. Jacob Billlgmeler of Sutton was in Norfolk on business yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. D. R. Kirk and sons o Alma were In the city yesterday. A. E. Moore of Creighton was in Norfolk for a few hours yesterday. J. G. Galloway and Mrs. Galloway of Plalnvlow are In Norfolk today. W. II. Clark left yesterday for Bone- steel after a Sunday visit at home. Miss Mary Wecker of Plorco was in Norfolk for a short visit during the day. day.V. V. J. Prokop of Verdlgro was in Nor folk during the day enrouto to Wooi Lake. Mr. and Mrs. Burnoy E. Smith o Lynch were In Norfolk enrouto tc Sioux City. Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Vail of Wayne who have been visiting In Norfolk have returned home. John Kaulen and Robert Templln of Hosktns was in Norfolk yestorda afternoon on business. Mrs. A. Rolland of Humphrey Is In Norfolk on a short visit with ho daughter , Miss Ida Rclland. Mre. Ed. Muffloy of Bonesteel vlslto In Norfolk yesterday , returning bom from a visit to Lone Pine. J. A. Wright of Battle Creek passe through Norfolk during the mornln enrouto to Schuyler , on a buslnos trip. trip.G. G. F. Durland of Plalnvlow was 1 Norfolk yesterday , returning from u business trip through eastern Nebras ka. George Hodson of Lynch , the ne\ secretary and treasurer of the Norfol it Pickle and Vinegar company , la j la , Norfolk. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Proessneckor ol Hanton were In Norfolk on a visit with Ur. and Mrs. W. J. Halm , returning ionic yesterday. Kohnrt Mills and daughter , Mls9 x'lia Mills , left yesterday for n short Islt at Wayne before leaving to spend lie summer In Iowa. Mrs , GIIB Kuhl and daughter , Miss Jlrdlo Kuhl , will visit In Lincoln dnr- MB the coming week , returning to Nor- oik from u southern visit. Paul Gutknccht of Wayne , who has con attending school at the Lutheran ollcgo at Springfield and who con noted services In Norfolk Sunday , ro- urned homo yesterday after being tbo uost of W. L .Lehman. Mra. M. D. Cameron of Omaha , who as boon tbo guest of Miss Harriet Allbory whllo In Norfolk attending the lomo mlBtilonary convention , returned o Omaha yesterday. Mrs. Cameron vaa formerly Mlsa Viola Jennings of Norfolk. Mr. and Mra. Robert Schiller , Mra. harles Chandler and Mlsa Berg drove o Madison yesterday afternoon , the term of the evening forcing thorn to bandon their carriage at Madison In nvor of the early evening train to Norfolk. P. M , Barrett left at noon for a ten ays' visit with relatives at Dtibuquo , owa. At Dubuque Mr. Barrett will bo ho guest of a sister and several broth- rs. Mr. Barrett was raised near Du- uquo , hla last visit to that city oc- urrlng fifteen years ago. Born to Mr. .and Mra. John Schukey of South Norfolk , a son. All members of the Degree of Honor edge are requested to bo present at bolr meeting Wednesday evening. The Norfolk Trade Promoters' asso ciation will hold an Important meeting at the city ball tonight at 8:30 : o'clock. Ml business men interested In the city's progress are urged to bo present. As was predicted by the weather nan , a good rain fell in Norfolk Mon- Iny night and tbo temperature dropped ory materially so that Tuesday morn- ng dawned crisp and cool. Tbo rain imounted to .30 Inch. The Lynch Journal , edited by A. C. McFarland , observed Ha tenth birthday ast week. Editor McFarland , who Is also postmaster at Lynch , has pushed ils Boyd county paper up Into a place of prominence in the Sixth congres stona ! district. Edmund Winter , the son of Herman Winter of this city , graduatea today from Dr. Martin Luther college In New Ulm , Minn. , having passed the re quired examinations satisfactorily. Mr. Winter has been preparing for work in tbo Lutheran schools and has already been offered a position on the .caching force at Owassa , Mich. Lynch Journal : The many friends of Miss Anna Kulbavy were much pained Wednesday to learn through .ho Norfolk News that she bad shot lersclf with suicidal Intent at the homo of her sister , Mrs. Joe Vokner , north of Verdlgre. Ill health Is the cause assigned for the rash act. Tbo untortunate girl died Wednesday oven- ing. ing.First First street as a graveled roadway lias been practically completed to be low Bluff uvenue , half the distance contemplated. Whllo this upper part of the road Is still to receive an extra surfacing It presents a hard water shedding surface that Illustrates what A. J. Durland and the First street Im provement committee aim to do in good road making between north and south Norfolk. Burt Mnpes , his son Donald and L. P. Pasowalk wont fishing at Lou's farm. Burt thought the horse would stand alongside the road without hitch ing. As a result of his mistaken Judg ment he was forced to walk two miles and a half to get the runaway animal when it came time to start for home. Several years ago old Grover , another Mapes horse , did the same trick and the fishing party were required to walk seven miles Into town. Lute Bruce of this city has Just re ceived n letter from Germania , Wyom ing , announcing the death and burial of Fred Gerbcr , formerly of Norfolk , who left here a year ago. Ho suc cumbed to typhoid fever and leaves a widow and four small children. Mr. Gerber had a number of friends in Norfolk and they were shocked to re ceive word that Mr. Gorber's funeral had been held last Sunday. It was not known hero that ho had been 111. t BROWN COUNTY COMMISSIONER NEARLY STRUCK. LIGHTNING FELLED HIS TEAM While Going Home In the Storm Sat urday Night County Commissioner Frank Lesslg Narrowly Escaped a Dolt of Electricity. Alnsworth , Neb. , Juno 25. Special to The News : County Commissioner Frank Lessig had a narrow escape Saturday evening while going homo from town. The lightning struck so close as to fell his horses to the ground. Ho and his family escaped without Injury. DR. WATSON HEALTH INSPECTOR Table Rock Man Is Chosen on the First Ballot by Board. Lincoln , Neb. , Juno 24. Special to The News : Dr. W. H. Watson of Table Rock was today chosen state health Inspector to succeed Dr. Spald- Ing. Ing.Ho Ho was chosen by the board of I health on the first ballot. Ilts'u auallt ; printing of all kinds la fla specialty of The News. WORK ON NEW BUILDING TO START SOON , PLUMDING BY NORFOLK FIRM It Is Said to be Probable That the Norfolk Plumbing and Heating Com pany Will Have the Job In Their Line on the New Structure. The contract for tbo erection of Nor- folk'a new high Bchool building , award ed by the school board to the Stan- tierry Construction company of Stan- tcrry , Mo. , bus been formally entered Into by both the contractor and the board. During the morning A. II. Vlelo as president of the board and Superintendent Bodwell ns acting sec retary attached their signatures to the contract. Louis Vnlln , manager of the company , baa stated that work on the now building would start as soon ns the contract was signed. A penalty of $10 will bo Imposed for each day's delay - lay beyond January 15 , 1908 , tbo day set for the completion of the building. Whllo the heating and plumbing contract for the building has not been formally awarded following the action of Lewis & Kitchen , low bidders , In withdrawing their bid , It Is understood that this contract will probably go to the Norfolk Plumbing & Heating com pany whose bid of $0,800 was next to the bid of tbo Chicago firm which re fused the contract. The contract price , for which the Stanborry company la to build Nor folk's now school house is $31,7GO. A aurety bond for $15,800 has been fur- nlshcd by the company. AINSWORTH SCHOOL ELECTION. President Harrington Re-elected by Popular Uprising. Alnswortb , Neb. , Juno 25. Special to The News : There were two mem bers of the board of education to elect yesterday. B. S. Harrington , the pres ident , was re-olected by a popular up rising over his own protest. The other member elected waa Mrs. Jennto Da- ther. The board now stands three wo men and tbreo men : Mesdames Ack- erman , Hanna and Dather ; Messrs. Harrington , Rising and Jarvls. The school year will bo nine months , beginning with the first Monday In September. WORSE THAN HARRIMAN. Interstate Commission Says Action of Adams Express Co , Unprecedented. Washington , June 24. Interstate commerce commissioners were amazed yesterday when they read of the Ad ams Express company's proposal to issue an Interest-bearing bond dividend of 200 per cent. First , because the officials of tbo company thus publicly advertise that they have a largo sur plus on hand , and , second , that they propose to distribute the surplus In such a manner that future generations will be asked to pay rates high enough to pay the Interest charges on divi dends. As Individuals , commissioners talked about the effrontery of the express company olllclals in making such a proposal. Officially , they considered It their duty to say nothing because they will bo called upon to pass upon the question of whether rates on express business are too high. Tbo general view among them la that the expresa company ofllcials | chose the most offensive way to dis tribute their Burplus. As outlined In the press reports , they are not pretending to bo issuing bonds to make "betterments" or In crease the equipment of the company. They are proposing to distribute a largo surplus in such form that , in the future , they will bo able to charge rates high enough to pay Interest on a long-paid Interest. The proposal is regarded as moro obnoxloua than anything Harrlman over did or proposed to do. It la believed that the determina tion of the company's ofllcers to make the surplua division in the way pro posed la prompted by the knowledge that on July 1 the commission will put Into effect tbo uniform bookkeeping system devised by Prof. Henry Ad ams , which will classify the charges that may bo made against capital ac count , operating expenses and main tenance of way. After the beginning of July , such a charge against the cap ital account for the purpose of distrib uting a surplua would not bo permitted to pasa without challenge. How's This ? Wo offer ono hundred dollars reward - ward for any case of catarrh that can > not bo cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F. J. Cheney & Co. , Toledo , O. We , the undersigned , have known F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years , and bellovo him perfectly honorable In all business transactions made by his firm. Waldlng , Klnnan & Marvin , Wholesale Druggists , Toledo , O. Hall's Catarrh Cure la taken Inter nally , acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system , Testimonials sent free. Prlco 75 cents per bottle. Sold by alld rugglsts. Take Hall's Family Pills for constl patlon. STREET CARNIVAL HERE. Kirk Bros. Attraction Arrived In Norfolk - folk From Madison at Noon , A carnival has como to town Wednesday , Thursday , Friday and Sat I unlay of this week are announced at I carnival days In Norfolk. J. Kirk Brothers' Carnival companj s' 'arrived In Norfolk at noon from Mad I- 1 Ison , where they showed during the past week. The afternoon was spent in unloading the touts and carnival at * tractions. The carnival company has staked out Its grounds on the Olnoy pasture on South Second street. , Tuesday will bo spent In getting ready for the opening , which occurs Wednesday afternoon. The carnival grounds will not bo enclosed. The company carries a colored band. From Norfolk at the end of the week the carnival moves back to Humphrey. NEBRASKA GOVERNOR CAN NOT PARDON BEFORE SENTENCE. SO 8AYS THE SUPREME COURT William Campion of Seward Was Ar rested for Wife Desertion He Was Convicted , Pardoned and Rearrested by Mickey , Then Governor. Lincoln , Nob. , June 24. Special to Tbo News : The governor of Nebras ka can not pardon a prisoner before sentence Is pronounced. The supreme court so held today In the case of William Campion of Seward - ard , who was convicted of wlfo deser tion. Campion surrendered for sentence. Ho was convicted , pardoned and rearrested - rested on a new charge. Then Governor - or Mickey issued a pardon aa soon as the man was convicted. OFFERED CHAIRMANSHIP. C. E. Burnham May Take Charge of Masonic Fiftieth Anniversary. C. E. Burnham , past grand master of the masonic fraternity In Nebraska , has been Invited to accept the chair manship of the commltteo of fifteen which Is to have charge of the fiftieth anniversary of the Masonic grand lodge In Nebraska. Mr. Burnham was asked to become chairman of this ex ecutive commltteo by Grand Master Oman J. King of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of Nebraska. The grand lodge will celebrate Its fiftieth anniversary on September 23-24 In Omaha. The sum of $3,500 has been appropriated for the anniversary ob servance which will bo an event of great Importance In Masonic history of the state. On account of the mass of work In volved with the added disadvantage of bolng some distance fr.om Omaha , Mr. Burnham would not say today whether or not the demands of his business would permit him to accept the honor and responsibility Involved In the chairmanship. Nellgh Completing Plans. Neligh , Neb. , June 25. Special to The News : The Northeast Nebraska district G. A. R. reunion committee of Nellgh have practically finished their work In securing speakers and base ball games for the four days commenc ing July 2 , and ending on the 5th. District Commander J. M. Coleman says that the reunion this year will eclipse all former gatherings of the old soldiers. The dates include July 4 , and the celebration of Independence ) day in Nellgh will bo one long remem bered. The official program will bo out in a Tow days announcing the speakers , ball games and exhibition races for each day. Rev. Thoa. Bithell of Norfolk will de liver the principal address on July 4. The baseball schedule for the after noon will be a game between the fast Norfolk Brownie team and Nellgh. GRANT LICENSE OVER PROTEST License Agreed on Last Week at $25 , Now Raised to $40. Kirk Brothers' carnival will show / in Norfolk this week over the protest f of Councilman Kauffman , who took the position that no carnival licenses should be granted In Norfolk until njf- ter the racing meet and big strept fair of the driving association. . ' At a special meeting of the city council Tuesday afternoon the Itcene fee for Kirk Brothers was fixed at , $10 a day or $1" for the four day they will .bo in Norfoll : . Last week a representative of die carnival com pany was In NortulK and after a con ference with the mayor and city offi cials a fee of $25 was agreed on. Mon day the show people arrived In Nor folk. The action of the council Tues day afternoon raised the fee $15. Haase , Garvln , Buchholz , Degnor and Craven voted for the $40 license fee , Kauffman In opposition. Tuesday morning another incident in "street fair week" occurred when one of the carnival men hauling the carnival equipment from the Union depot was arrested by a special po liceman for driving a dray without a dray license. In police court the case was continued until Wednesday morn ing. ing.At At the carnival grounds the carnival people wore engaged In preparing for the opening of the four days carnival Wednesday afternoon. A llttlo village of tents sprang up on the South Second end street where the carnival shows. If all advertising ceased In this city for a month , one business would boom that of transporting people away from town. . Systematic , never-quit use of eveO a few Inches of advertising space will "pull business" your way ; but , If you have a big entorprlso , small space la not enough ! Brides will do well to Inspect the hlch quality weddlnc stationery Barn ' , pics to be Eceii at The New * . Sam- Ipies Bent to any address by mall.
