THK NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOURNAL : FRIDAY. JULY 5. 1007.
REGULAR FREIGHT TRAINS REST
ON THE FOURTH.
RAILROAD MEN TO CELEBRATE
There Will he No Regular Freight
Trains Out of Norfolk on the North
western Thursday Specials Will
Cnrry Live Stock and Perishable.
Along with Hovoral million other
AiiHirlciuiH the North wi'Hk'rii In going
Jo eolubrnto the Fourth anil enjoy at
loam a partial vacation day. On thu
Kourth the NorthwoHturn will abandon
nil regular freight trains , iiuttlni ; on
itulllt'lont Hiioclnl freight services to
handle thu llvo Block and perishable
Hhlpmonts.
Thuro will bo tie regular freight
traltm out of Norfolk on the North-
\vosturn ThurHday. Ono special freight
train each way will bo put on to ban-
< llo the llvo Htock and to move the per
ishable goods consigned for shipment.
Those trains will not carry passengers.
No Fourth of July orders have been
rccolvcd In Norfolk for tl > o local Union
Pacific freight. AH this freight Is tin
accommodation trnln and carries mail
It Is presumed thnt It will do without
n Fourth of July vacation.
Although no dollnlto orders had boon
received , It was rather believed that
there would bo no regular frolKht train
pi ) the Oinalm rend on the Fourth.
4 , BANQUET FREMONT HILL.
Yankton Business Men Gather to Dis
cuss Projected Railroad.
Fremont Hill , prcBldent and promot
er of the Yankton & Southwestern railroad -
road which IB projected from Yank-
ton , S. D. , through Norfolk to the Oulf
of Mexico , was banqueted at Yankton
the other night after leaving Norfolk
for that city. Senator Giunblo was
also present and made a short speech.
The Yanktou Press and Dakotan
Bays that the mooting was attended by
100 business men , showing that Yank-
ton people arc getting closer together
than would have boon possible some
years ago. In speaking of Mr. Hill's
speech , the Yankton paper says :
Mr. Fremont Hill was Introduced and
met with an enthusiastic reception at
the hands of the Yankton men present.
As on other occasions Mr. Hill 1m
pressed his hearers with his quiet , yet
buslness-llko ways. With an entire
absence of the "boom" style of talk , ho
was convincing and showed his evident
- filncorlty and belief In the project ho
has In hand. He gave the data for the
last six months , ran over the present
situation brlolly yet concisely , and pro
Rented the essential points which
showed a clear and comprehensive
grasp of the whole Immense undertak
ing. Ho said ho started ballovlng the
proposed line to bo the best railroad In
the United States , Ho based this opin
ion on actual knowledge ns gathered
nil along the line from Yankton to
Houston , Texas. Ho had found the
project Indorsed by the best men every
where along the line of the proposed
road and had mot with the greatest1
encouragement and support. Ho said
as to facts , ho could state that the pre
liminary work for seven hundred miles
of the road , Including the right of way ,
had already been completed and that
by October 1 It was expected that this
.work would all bo completed all along
the line. He said this meant actual
work would begin early In the spring
nt the south end , and that the work
would be pushed north rapidly. Ho
said he had visited Yankton first and
had mot some doubters , hut ho could
now say to those who had been with
lilm from the start that they now had
the satisfaction of knowing that they
had with them the host men from
Yankton to the gulf. Ills support fur
ther south Is most enthusiastic , where
the road Is not a strange project , as ho
had found It was looked upon as a
moat practical plan and ono deserving
of the greatest and heartiest support.
Continuing Mr. Hill said the proposed I
road would bo ono thousand miles
louft , running through the "bread bas
ket" of the United States , that It t
would pass through immense coal 1
* * ,
beds , magnificent hardwood timber ,
the best In the United States , and
that the last ono hundred miles would
go through a great plno timber coun
try. Ho said this section wanted all
these things cheaper and could get
them with this rend In operation , and
that ho could also state that this road
would mean that grain could bo
shipped to Europe two cents a bushel
cheaper from this whole section than
Is now the case. He then took up
the great increase In tonnage of "si-
ness In this country as an nrgur it
for more roads. Ho said busluesr id
Increased 119 per cent , while the rail
roads , in their effort to keep up , had
Increased hardly 38 per cent. Ho said
the country must have more railroads
to meet this great Increase. As an Il 1-
lustration ho took up cement , some
thing of special Interest to Yankton
people. He said this product had In -
creased from eight millions to forty-
six millions per annum and In the
past six years had shown an Increase
of one hundred per cent.
The speaker quoted President Un -
derwood of the Erie railroad , whom i ,
ho said , got his start In Yankton , In
the railroad business , and was now at
the head of a road that was acknowl I-
edged the head In the cheap handling
of freight Mr. Underwood , ho stated I ,
had remarked that In the near future
a railroad would bo built from Yank-
ton to the gulf , 'where light grades , ,
the elimination of curves , and a
straight line would mean a serious
competition and that ho was preparing
'or that tlmo HO sure to come. Throughf
jut liln remarks only part of which
ire given hero , Mr. Hill was cloBoly
Intoned to and ho convinced his hoar-
era that the long dreamed of southern
> utlet was now more than a dream and
, vas actually to bo had for the grasp-
ng , with the ncceBsary amount of
msli and energy.
AN EXCUR3IONLES8 FJOURTH ,
New Laws Have Put Old Cheap Rates
Out of Duslness ,
Norfolk and Nebraska arc going to
nnjoy an oxciirsloiilcsB Fourth of July
this year. It will also bo the Unit
I-'ourth In yearn without the "faro and
i third" spt'clnl rnk-B , the two-cent
faro bill having wiporcodcd or "gen-
orall/ed" all special rates within the
state.
riils IB the week of homo comings
and Fourth of July vlHlts. Travel out
of Norfolk opened strong with the
now week. Hut It will bo Interesting
to watch the effect of the now order
of things on the size of the crowds
that Mock to the Fourth of July cele
brations of north Nebraska , now that
special rates are no longer heralded
In connection with the celebrations ,
The old Fourth of July rates have
not totally vanished from the face of
the earth. You can on the third ,
Fourth and fifth of July buy round
trip tickets no of old by paying dou
ble the single faro. The Norfolk citi
zen who purchases his ticket both
ways before sallying forth In search
of a celebration will at least bo as
sured of n Bafo journey homo oven If
hlB finances are depleted by the end
of the day's jolllllcatlon.
The Northwestern Is arranging for
extra equipment to meet all demands
of the Fourth but there will bo no
apodal trains anywhere.
NORTHEAST NEBRASKA DISTRICT
ENCAMPMENT THERE.
CONTINUES FOR FOUR DAYS
Riverside Park at Nellgh IB In Excel
lent Condition for the Four Days of
G. A. R. Encampment Program for
the First Day.
Nellgh , Nob. , July 2. Special to
The News : The Northeast Nebraska
district G. A. II. reunion opened In
Nellgh today and continues four days.
Riverside park Is In the best of condi
tion , and camp life will certainly be
enjoyed to Its fullest extent. Follow
ing was the program for today :
0:00 : n. m. Music by the band.
Invocation.
10:30 : a. m. Address of welcome
and turning over camp , by Mayor John
S. Kay of Nellgh.
Response by District Commander J.
M. Colcman.
Band concert until noon hour.
1:00 : p. m. Exhibition of speed from
stable of John S. Kay , three heats , to
go at 1:30 : , 1:50 : and 2:10. :
] Base Ball Nellgh sluggers vs. Oak'
dale.
8:00 : p. in. Campflro , conducted by
Orange Brlttoll. Speakers of the G.
A. R. and addresses to campflro by E.
D. Kllbourn and others.
10:30. : Taps.
FEDERAL OFFICEJERE VACANT
Warren McClary Has Resigned Deputy
Clerkship of Court.
A vacancy exists In Norfolk's list
of federal officers.
] Warrou McClary , appointed deputy
clerk of the federal court In Norfolk
on the passage of the federal court
bill , has resigned his clerkship In tak
lug charge of the book-keeping department -
ment of the Fair store. Mr. McClary's
resignation was sent to Omaha last
week but ho has not been relieved.
The deputy clerk In Norfolk has
charge of the ptipera and court roc
ords In the Norfolk court district.
The ofllce Is a fee office with a pos
sible salary of $120. The post does
not make exhaustive demands on the
otllceholder's time and affords the hon
or of court connections.
Appointment to the doputyship Is
made by Clerk of the United States
Circuit Court George H. Thummel and
Clerk of the United States District
Court R. C. Hoyt of Omaha with the
approval of Judge W. II. Munger of
the federal bench.
NEW MILEAGE BOOKS HERE.
Commercial Travelers Have Been Re-
i-1 fusing to Buy Tickets ,
j Norfolk commercial travelers may
h..vo the satisfaction henceforth of
I-1 buying 1,000-mllo railroad mileage
books at $20. The new forms of mile-
age books will bo placed on sale In
Norfolk railway stations In n day or
1so. . The books are Issued In accordance -
ance with Representative Knowler's
bill enacted last whiter by the legls-
ilature. .
Knights of the grip will welcome the
now book. They have not enjoyed the
necessity of buying separate tickets
at every railway station and as n ro-
isuit the passenger conductors have had
to work overtime on rebate checks ,
In many cases the drummers posltlve-
ly refused to buy tickets nt all , bo-
Icause of the delay occasioned at do-
pot windows. They would run from
town' to the train , board the last car
just as the wheels began to turn and
cthen pay cash fares with 25 cents ex-
tra for a rebate.
The now books are good for ono
year and are made out "good for
bearer. "
f
LAD NEAR TILDEN SHOOTS SELF
WITH REAL BULLET.
HAND AND FOOT ARE PIERCED
Eleven-Year-Old Son of Al Wills , Five
Miles South of Tllden , Got a Full
Fledged Lead Bullet Shell Into the
Gun by Mistake ,
Tllden , Nob. , July 1. Special to The
' Jews : The eleven-year-old son of Al
Wills , living live miles south of Til-
Ion , accidentally shot himself through
i hand and a foot asho result of load-
ng a toy pistol with a full Hedged
bullet-cartridge Instead of a blank
shell. His condition IH not considered
serious unless complications should sot
t.
The lad was playing with his toy
; ilstol , Intended for blank cartridges ,
and through n mistake loaded the gun
with n bullet which held n genuine
cad ball. The trigger snapped and
the bullet plowed through his hand
Und a foot.
WARREN HOPKINS CAN NOT LIVE
Nlne-Year-Old Boy Near Tllden Will
Die as Result of Wound ,
Tlldon , Neb. , July 1. Special , to The
News : Warren Hopkins , the nine-
year-old lad who accidentally shot him
self In the head whllo loading a 22-
allbro rlllo last week , Is in a prcca-
rloua condition and it is feared that
10 can not live.
It has transpired that the bullet ,
which entered his head near the right
eye , struck a bone and glanced Into
the brain. Parts of the brain are still
oozing from the wound and hope for
ils recovery has been abandoned. Par
tial paralysis of the left limb has al
ready taken palce.
TUESDAY TOPICS.
M. C. Hazen left at noon for Pierce.
S. Draper of Nlobrara Is In Norfolk
today.
C. D. Case of Wood Lake stopped
n Norfolk.
M. Holbrook of Wayne spent yester
day In Norfolk.
W. R. Locke of Stanton was In the
city yesterday.
S. W. Montgomery was up from
Madison yesterday.
Henry Thornton of Hastings was In
the city yesterday.
R. E. Faith was a Crolghton visitor
In Norfolk yesterday.
M. Elllngson of Wlnnetoon spent
yesterday In Norfolk.
Charles E. Cobbey of Beatrice was
In the city yesterday.
C. Geary of Inrnan was In Norfolk
for a few hours yesterday.
F. J. Hale of Atkinson was In the
city yesterday on business.
Mrs. Andrew Johnson of Stanton
county was In the city today.
Attorney M. F. Harrington of O'Neill
was In Norfolk over Monday.
Attorney W. A. Mesorve of Crelgh
ton was In Norfolk over night.
Mrs. Gus Kuhl arrived home last
evening from a southern trip.
John S. Bates and daughter of Fair
fax spent yesterday In Norfolk.
Miss Rosalie Sherman of Genoa
was a Norfolk visitor yesterday.
Mrs. Charles Adams Is homo from a
visit with her parents at Hastings.
John Collins of Harcus , Iowa , visit
ed friends In Norfolk over Sunday.
H. Peterson and John S. Klrvlng of
O'Neill were In Norfolk yesterday.
Mrs. Charles Dudley and sister , Miss
Mablo Tanner , left today for Excelsior
Springs , Mo.
Peter Kautz , D. E. Neller and John
Kauleu were Hosklns visitors in Nor *
folk yesterday.
Mrs. France Mrs. Chapman and
Miss Etta Napper are homo from a
visit with relatives in Missouri.
Miss Josephine Butterfield , who has
been at Wellesley college , will return
to Norfolk by way of the great lakes.
Miss Elslo Marquardt is on a two
weeks vacation from her work In A
thes & Smith's department store and
will visit friends in Omaha and Bazlle
Mills.
Dr. and Mrs. John T. Pringlo of
Plorco passed through Norfolk last
evening on their way for a month's
outing at Casper , Wyo.
Ludwlg Koenigsteln left yesterday
for a visit with his brother , Arthur
Koonlgstelu , at the latter's home In
Arkansas. Eurouto ho will spend a
few days with Hugo Asmus In Kansas
City.
City.Con.
Con. Schlvelsguth left for Sioux
City yesterday.
I. J. Wilson Is working out of Mis
sourl Valley now.
Dr. Prlnglo of Plerco passed through
hero last night on his way to Casper
Mrs , Duel and two children left for
Iowa this noon to visit with her pa
rents.
Mrs. Hacket and son Paul went to
Meadow Grove last night for a fe\\
days' visit.
A new cement sidewalk has been
put around the house occupied by
William Beck.
Mrs. Mlko Ryan returned homo
from Crelghton last night where she
has been visiting.
Mrs. Shlppeo went to Beaver City
yesterday noon 4o visit a few days
with relatives.
Mrs. WIshard of Stanton was it
Norfolk yesterday , returning home on
No. 40 last night
Mr. and Mrs. Hodson of Lynch are
visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Long
for a couple of days.
John Koerber , who has been helping
his father put up the telegraph wire
on the Rapid City and Plerro line
IBB come homo to spend the Fourth ,
wl Mr. Koerber IB expected homo In
\ couple of days.
Otto Shybo of Pllger , who has been
lore visiting with friends for a cou-
) lo of days , returned homo last night.
Miss Marvel Snttcrlee. who has
been up at Long Pine vlstlng with
icr fattier , returned homo yesterday.
Miss Gertrude Wilson is In Clear-
vatcr visiting with her grandparents ,
Mr. and Mrs. Holt , formerly of Nor-
oik.
oik.Harry
Harry BrlggB , who has been up at
Nlobrara watching an engine , came
> ack and Is now working In the round-
10U8C.
Ed Krohler , who has been hero vis-
ting with his brother Frank , returned
esterday on the noon train to his
lomo In Havelock.
Mr. Hurd of Staples , Minn. , came
lore last night to visit with his family
vho are visiting at the homo of Mr.
ind Mrs. Stove Ilurnette.
About two weeks ago Orloy Nolfion
cratchcd his linger with a pin. Blood
) olsonlng has now set In and Orley
ias n very sore hand. Leo Williams
B now working In his place.
Mrs. Otto Rankln went to Omaha
his morning and will return this oven-
ng and go on through to her homo in
Coda , South Dakota. She has been
icro visiting with her parents. Miss
Ruth Grauel , her slater , will accom
pany her to Cody tonight for a few
weeks' visit
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Terry of
Varnervllle , a daughter.
A force of section men have been
> ngaged In removing the switch track
hat ran across part of the Northwest-
rn'B new passenger depot lot
Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Overocker have
moved Into the residence on South
Sighth street until recently occupied
by C. P. Parish.
E. Sly Is arranging a camp near M.
. Hazen's summer camp on the river
near Taft's grove. Mr. Sly with his
amlly will spend the next few weeks
n their camp homo.
The regular July meeting of the
Norfolk board of education was to
mve been held last evening but for
nek of a quorum failed to materialize.
The members present adjourned to
meet at the call of President Vlele.
Norfolk friends have received cards
*
fem Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Heckman ,
ormerly of Norfolk but now of Coun
cil Bluffs , announcing the marriage
of their daughter , Miss Hattle Loulso
Heckman , to John F. Faubel of Hadar ,
.he ceremony occurring on Sunday ,
June 30. Mr. and Mrs. Faubel will be
'at home" In Hadar after July 15.
Hartlngton Herald : Phillips Pick-
els , a well known resident of the
north part of the county , was drowned
n about fifteen inches of water at
he edge of the Missouri river some
.imo Tuesday. Pickles was sixty-eight
years old and a well known character
along the river. Ho has worked with
a saw mill crew for years and while
no definite Information can bo ob-
: alned there Is somewhat of a mys-
.ery surrounding his death. There
are several stories afloat as to the
cause of drowning but so far nothing
definite has developed.
Elkhorn encampment No. 27 , I. O.
O. F. , Installed officers at a meeting
leld In the lodge room last night The
'allowing officers were installed : E.
R. Hayes , c. p. ; C. E. Doughty , h. p. ;
R. W. Boyd , s. w. ; J. T. Wolfklel , j.
w. and treasurer ; M. C. Walker ,
scribe. After the installation ceremo
nies the members adjourned to Vail's
ce cream parlors and enjoyed refresh
ments.
Clergymen's half fa-e permits be
came void In Interstate travel from ,
through or into Nebraska on the
Northwestern Monday. With the In
troduction of the two cent faro In the
state clergymen's half fare permits
were canceled so far as state trips
were concerned but with the Incom-
ng of July the permits become void
for any and all trips through two-cent
territory.
Herman Mai , the Norfolk section
man whoso shoulder was crushed in
the Northwestern yards Friday morn-
ng when ho was run down by a switch
train , has been Improving. It is still
considered too early to tell the final
outcome of the accident on account
of the serious condition in which the
man's shoulder was left by the mis-
imp. Mai lives near Fourth street and
Lincoln avenue and is married.
Butte Gazette : Mrs. Lena Whistler
of Gross , Neb. , a Boyd county citizen
who has given the world a practical
Illustration of how a woman may bo
a successful farmer , was in Butte
Tuesday and made this office a pleas
ailt call. Mrs. Whistler filed on a
homestead about six miles northeast
of Spencer , nine years ago , with com
paratlvoly nothing to start on , and
today she Is Independently well fixed.
She Is the owner of a 100-acre farm ,
well Improved and stocked and has
eighty acres of fine school land , be
sides a neat bauk account. She marketed
ketod $500 worth of hogs and corn
this spring.
"BILLY" FERGUSON IN TROUBLE
Has Dispute With Nellgh Marshal and
is Arrested There.
Nellgh , Neb. , July 2. Special to
The News : "Billy" Ferguson of Nor
folk , ono of the first arrivals at the
reunion here , Is in trouble. "Billy"
arrived in Nellgh last night and at
once set up a shoe-shlno establish *
ment. Before long he had become en
gaged in a dispute with a policeman
and as a result the Norfolk man wrs
placed under arrest. This morning
ho was brought before Police Judge
McAllister and assessed $10 and costs
Having not the necessary wherewithal
Billy Ferguson will be obliged to re
main in the Nellgh jail until the fine
is paid or until after the reunion.
RAY O. GROOMS OF ARNOLD , NEB. ,
IS THE VICTIM.
BODY IS NOT YET RECOVERED
Young Man Who Had Been Working
His Way Through School Loses Life
In Elkhorn Parents Have Arrived
on Scene Dynamite Unsuccessful ,
Nellgh , Neb. , July 1. Special to
The News : The Elkhorn river claimed
ts annual victim Saturday afternoon
shortly after 4 o'clock In the person of
Rny O. Grooms of Arnold , Nebraska.
Mr. Grooms In company with R. L.
Unman went to the river for a plunge ,
md not being acquainted with the
stream and unable to swim ho stepped
off Into a deep hole 'and got beyond his
lopth. Mr. Hainan rendered nil the
assistance possible to help his com
panion to shore , even holding his hand
ns lone as possible , but as the current
was fast taking him down he soon
jecamo exhausted and was compelled
o give up. The last words' uttered
by the drowning boy were : "Come
this way. "
The alarm was Immediately given
and soon swimmers and divers from
Nollgh wore doing their utmost to
recover the body , but all seemed to
jo in vain , a hay rake was brought
nto action and dragged across the
river a number of times , but this also
proved unsuccessful. The search was
continued until 2 o'clock yesterday
morning , and again resumed nt about
8 and continued during the day. At
east 200 men and boys worked faith
fully all the time.
The water where Mr. Grooms lost
ills life Is from fifteen to twenty feet
leep and very swift Ho was a young
man twenty-one years of ago and had
) een attending the normaj college nt
Kearney. He was working his way
ihrough school and was In Nellgh In
.ho interest of an educational assocla-
: ion. He also represented a firm of
St Louis , selling stereoptlcon views.
Ells parents reside near Arnold and
were nt once notified of their son's
misfortune. They arrived In Nellgh
ast evening.
Late yesterday afternoon dynamite
was used to raise the body , but this
also proved unsuccessful. However ,
the search Is still going on.
NEBRASKA CORNFIELDS BEST.
Northern Nebraska Crops Surpass
Those Down Bostonway.
Nebraska's crops this year are the
best to be found anywhere between
Norfolk and Boston , according to W.
H. Butterfiold who arrived homo Sun
day evening from Boston. This Is not
a year for crop pessimists , Mr. Butter-
field says , for the crops , though back
ward , are on the whole promising. But
It is the western fields that are the
most promising at this time and as
ono travels east the fields of grain
become more backward.
In Ohio and Indiana winter wheat
Is laying the basis for a good crop but
corn Is backward. One Ohio farmer ,
Mr. Butterfield avers , was husking his
corn ns he rode east and was only
completing his planting on Mr. Butter-
field's return west. But all in all It
was the Nebraska crops that showed
up the best , the beauty and the heal
thy appearance of the green fields in
creasing as one rides west across the
country.
Alva Briggs Dead.
Brlstow , Neb. , July 1. Special to
The- News : Alva Briggs , formerly of
Knox county , one of the pioneer set
tlers and a highly respected citizen
of Boyd county , died at his farm , south
of Bristow , at 1:30 : a. m. from pneu
monia. A wife , three sons and two
daughters mourn his death.
Death of Dr. Antorln.
Crelghton , Neb. , July 1. Special to
The News : Dr. J. E. Antorln , a prom
inent veterinary surgeon here , died
yesterday afternoon as the result of
an operation for appendicitis. He was
operated on Thursday but the disease
was said to have gone too long. The
funeral was held this afternoon , under
the auspices of Masons. He leaves a
wife , two sons and four daughters. A
brother from Eldora , Iowa , arrived a
half hour too late to see Dr. Antorin
a\lve. \ Dr. Antorln was a successful
man in his work and had a largo prac
tice.
FOUND DEAD ON FARM.
Mark Moore of Stanton Meets Death
Alone.
Stanton , Neb. , Juno 29. Special to
The News : Mark Moore , an old and
highly respected citizen of this town
was found dead on his farm five miles
east of town. Mr. Moore was born In
Devonshire , England , in October , 1842.
Ho and his wlfo came to Now York
In 1870 , where they lived two years.
Ho then emigrated to Iowa , where ho
resided one year. In 1873 ho homesteaded -
steaded In Colfax county , Nebraska ,
three miles southeast of the present
town of Howalls , where ho lived until
five yeors ago , when ho removed his
homo to Stanton. Ho is survived by
nn adopted son ; ono brother at How-
ells ; a sister at Armour , South Da
kota ; and two sisters In England. Ho
was highly respected and a life long
Christian.
Bllliters Are Divorced.
Alnsworth , Neb. , July 1. Special to
The News : A special terra of the
district court was held hero presided
over by Judge Westover , called to
try the Bllllter dlvorco case. The case
was heard , a dlvorco granted and an.
A 25c. Dottle of
s Balsam
Contains
40 DOSES ,
And onch dose Is nioro effective tlmn
four times the sumo qunutlty of any
ether cough remedy , however well
advertised and however Btrougly rec
ommended that remedy tnny Co.
Itomembor always that KEMP'S
BALSAS ! Is the
Best Cough Curc.
It has envcd thousands from con-
sumption.
It hns Bnvcd thousands of lives.
At nil druggists' , 25c. , COc. ntul $1.
Don't ncccpt anything clue.
equitable division ot the property
made ; Mrs. nilllter was represented ,
by Mike Harrington of O'Neill and
Jack Bflllter by A. W. Scattorgood of
Alnsworth.
The Bllliters are old citizens of this
county and wore In good circumstanc
es. The separation occurred In thO'
early spring.
SPENCER RACE MATINEE. 1
Was a Success In Every Particular.
Grand Stand Finished.
Spencer , Nob. , July 1. Special to
The News : The racing matlneo which
took place hero Saturday afternoon
was a success in the fullest sense ot
the term. The weather was Ideal , the
crowd was Immense and the races
were fine , fast and exciting. The new
grandstand was completed just In tlmo
and much appreciated by the throng
of people. The track was In good con
dition and everything passed off with
out a ruffle or an accident '
Relchmann Better. ' *
Butte Gazette : We are Indeed" glad ,
to note that Brother Relchmann of the
Bonesteel News is up and attending to
business again , after having suffered
a severe hemorrhage , from the effect
of which ho was seriously 111 for sev
eral days.
BIGGEST OF ALL CIRCUSES HEAD
ED TOWARD NORFOLK.
CORRESPOND WITH RAILROADS
It Is Believed That the Chances Are
Good That Norfolk May Get a Close
Range View of the Greatest Show
on Earth This Month.
Barnum & Bailey's big circus , the
"biggest show on earth , " will , It is
believed , show In Norfolk during the
coming month. The big circus Is
showing in Minnesota at this time and
is headed towards Norfolk.
Barnum & Bailey have entered into °
correspondence with the railroads on
a contemplated trip through Nebars-
ka with Omaha , Lincoln and Norfolk
among the towns under consideration.
No contracts have been entered into *
but It is considered very probable that
Norfolk may have a chance to see the
big circus at close range.
A visit from Barnum & Bailey to
any city in the west would be a red
letter day In the local calendar of the
city. Norfolk would greet the big.
show with a record breaking crowd.
Barnum & Bailey opened the season
last spring in Madison Square Garden
in New York City.
The show has been working west ,
having passed through Ohio , Indiana ,
Illinois and Michigan. The show will
bo at Minneapolis tomorrow and comes
to Sioux City two weeks from today.
Press matter was received from the
circus by The News some months ago.
MAIZE OF NORTHWEST REACHES' .
PROPER STATURE.
FIELDS ARE .FREE FROM WEEDS
Northern Nebraska and South South
Dakota Have Advantage Over South
ern Nebraska In Regard to the Clean-
Fields of Grain.
Corn In north Nebraska and the
Rosebud reservation of South Dakota
will bo knee high by the Fourth.
A rldr through the country shows
that , win some cornfields arc slight
ly back"rd , there Is a considerable
portion viilch already comes up to the
proverbial Fourth of July height and
thus assures a bountiful harvest be
fore the frost.
In many ways northern Nebraska
has the advantage over southern Ne
braska In the cornfield of this summer.
Down In the southern part of the state
there was so much rain that farmers
were unable to get Into the fields to
plow out the weeds and as a result the
fields are said to be in bad condition.
In northern Nebraska and southern
South Dakota , however , there has been /
just enough rain to keep the stalks' *
leaping skyward and not enough to
prevent active work in plowing- out
the weeds.
The past ten days have made a
wonderful difference In the condition
of the growing crops In this part of
the west. While sorao small1 grain la
going to bo light , the high prices will
more than make up for prosperity to.
farmers of. the northwest