TUB NORFOLK WKKKIY NMWS-JOUIINAI , : I'MtlUAY ' , Al'dUST Hi ) , 15)07 ) ,
ATTENDANCE FIGURES MEET SANGUINE -
GUINE EXPECTATIONS.
HIGH PAID MAN IS A FEATURE
W. W. Stork of Madison Is the Highest
Salaried Country School Teacher In
the Institute and He Draws His $60
Per.
With ideal working weather , a good
corps of Instructors nnd a record
breaking attendance , this year's Madi
son county Institute In Norfolk Is
meeting with the utmost expectations
of County Superintendent 1'erdne.
The second day's enrollment brought
the number of teachers registered for
the Institute up ot 103. This exactly
equals the total registration at the in-
stltuto at Madison last summer and
far exceeds the final figures for the
1005 Institute also at Madison.
Instruction In school music was add
ed to this year's program and the
work that Prof. R. Solomon Is carry
ing out in this direction has made this
innovation from last year's program
highly effective. Prof. Mohler of the
Fremont normal has become a member
of this year's institute force , giving
special Instruction in drawing and pen
manship.
Eleven more teachers enrolled in
the Institute yesterday. Among the
number was W. W. Stork of Madison ,
the second young man to register In
the institute. Mr. Stork enjoys the
distinction of being the highest sal
aried country school teacher In the
county. He teaches a district school
four miles west of Enola and receives
a monthly compensation of $00 , a high
salary for country school teachers even
with the present perceptible advance
in their salaries. Ho has the reputa
tion of being a good teacher and his
efforts to take up other lines of work
have been resisted by his directors.
These teachers enrolled the second
day : Elizabeth Zimmerman , Battle
Creek ; Lillian Bake , Fullerton ; Dollic
Wade , Battle Creek ; Eva Christiansen ,
Meadow Grove ; Mayme E. Klelty , Til-
den ; Mae Mullen Norfolk ; Cella Mul
len , Norfolk ; Margaret Potras , Nor
folk ; Winifred Pike , Newman Grove ;
Alta Richardson , Battle Creek ; W. W.
Stork , Madison.
Drive For Teachers.
Norfolk citizens on next Friday af
ternoon will entertain the visiting
school teachers at the county Institute
with a drive about the city and a visit
to the state hospital. More than a
hundred pretty school teachers from
the different schools of the county arc
in Norfolk for a week's Institute work
and to show that Norfolk appreciates
their visit It Is proposed to extend
some special courtesies to the teachers
on the last day of their stay in Nor
folk. To carry out the plan. Norfolk
citizens with carriages are asked to
come to the Baptist church at 2:30 :
o'clock Friday afternoon. The after
noon assembly sessions are held at
the Baptist church and County Super
intendent Perdue has consented to
shorten the Friday program to permit
the teachers to accept Norfolk's invi
tation. All Norfolk citizens who can
furnish carriages for this purpose Fri
day afternoon will advise C. C. Gow ,
secretary of the Norfolk Commercial
club. It is requested that this be done
as early as convenient.
Collins-Johnson.
At a 9 o'clock morning wedding at
the Norfolk church of the Sacred
Heart John Collins of Marcus , Iowa ,
and Miss Lul Johnson of this city were
united in marriage by the impressive
ceremony of the Catholic church. Fa
ther Thomas Walsh officiated. Follow
ing the wedding Mr. and Mrs. Collins
left at noon for Sioux City. They will
spend the coming three weeks near
St. Paul , Minn.
The groom was attended by Frank
Sullivan of LeMars , Iowa , the bride
by Miss Jennie Collins of Marcus , la. ,
a sister of the groom. Miss Johnson
wore a white gown of French lawn
and carried pink and yellow roses.
The bride's maid carried white roses.
Miss Olga Johnson of Winslde , a sis
ter of the brhle , was present from
away.
Miss Johnson has made her home in
Norfolk for a year past , her former
homo being at Winslde. The groom
is quite well known in Norfolk as the
leader of the Collins orchestra of Marcus -
cus , Iowa. Mr. and Mrs. Collins will
make their homo in Marcus , where the
groom has property interests.
West Point News.
West Point , Neb. . Aug. 20. Special
to The News : The unveiling of the
now Hag and the dedicatory ceremo
nies by the Doutsehc Landwehr Voroln
were successfully conducted by the lo
cal lodge , assisted by visiting veterans
from Omaha and other points. Hon.
Jacob Hauck of Omaha delivered the
dedicatory address.
Hon. James C. Dahlman , mayor of
Omaha , has consented to deliver the
address on the occasion of the pioneers
and old settlers ro-unlon at West Point
on August 29.
Rov. James O'Donaghuo , parish
priest at Bancroft , in this county , has
left for a visit to his old homo in Ire
land. Ho will bo absent for some
months.
Solution of Creamery Rate.
Lincoln , Nob. , Aug. 20. The estab
lishment of a local distance tariff Is
the solution advanced by Chairman
Wlnnott of the state railway commis
sion , In regard to the cream rate dis
pute. Tills tariff , ho thinks , should bo
put in place of the special cream rates
which have boon low to the cities
where the contrall/.lng creameries are
located. The result would undoubtedly
increase the rate on long distance ship
ments.
BROKE HER ARM.
Mrs. John Cutslnger of Alnsworth Vic
tim of Peculiar Accident.
Alnsworlh , Neb. , Aug. 20. Special
to The News : Mrs. John CutBlugor
fell from a hammock yesterday morn
ing nuil broke her arm.
SIXTEEN-YEAR-OLD CHARLES NIS-
SEN IS SENTENCED.
AND TAKEN TO PENITENTIARY
CLAIMS OLDER BROTHER ABUSED
HIM BEYOND ENDURANCE.
AND SO HE TRIED TO MURDER
Judge J , J. Harrington Helcj a Special
Term of District Court at Butte and
Sentenced Young Nissen of Brlstow
to Prison.
Butte , Neb. , Aug. 20. Special to The
News : Charles Nissen , the sixteen-
year-old boy who shot and tried to
kill his older brother near Brlstow on
the first day of this month , was today
taken to the state penitentiary at Lin
coln to serve a five years 'term for hla
crime. Ho was sentenced yesterday
at a special term of district court by
Judge J. J. Harrington and this morn
ing was taken to the state prison by
Sheriff Coleman.
Young Nissen claimed that his older
brother had abused him until he could
endure It no longer. It will bo recalled
that Nissen stole up into a cornfield
and shot Ills brother in the back. The
victim recovered.
The prisoner will be seventeen years
old September ! .
In charge of Sheriff Coleman ,
Charles Nissen was taken through
Norfolk to the state penitentiary Tues
day afternoon on the new noon train
from Dallas.
KAUFFMAH WASN'T ' INJURED
Only Muscle and Presence of Mind ,
However , Saved Accident.
Only his muscle and rare presence
of mind saved E. B. Kauffmau yester
day from deatli or serious injury.
Mr. Kauffmann was working among
some belts n'nd revolving shafts in his
bakery. Ills clothing catching on a
sot screw on a fast revolving shaft ,
he was in a moment thrown Into a per
ilous position.
Only by bracing himself and throw
ing every muscle into play did Mr.
Kauffmann succeed in preventing his
body from being carried over the shaft
when that course meant the prospect
for severe injury. As it was Mr. Kauff-
mann's hold held good while the cloth
ing was torn from his back and wrap
ped around the shaft. Employes in
the bakery rushed to his assistance
and stopped the threatening machin
ery.
ery.Mr.
Mr. Kauffmann was bruised by his
tussel with the machinery but escaped
all injury.
KOERBER FELL.
Norfolk Young Man Had' Narrow Es
cape From Death at Hot Springs.
Hot Springs , S. D. , Aug. 20. John
Koerber of Norfolk , Neb. , at work hero
for the Northwestern road with a gang
of linemen , had a narrow escape from
death. Ho had climbed almost to the
top of .1 forty-foot telegraph polo to
loosen the old wires , when , without
the slightest warning , the pole fell.
The wires , being loose from long ser
vice , allowed the pole to strike the
ground with great force. Fellow-work
ers though young Koerber dead at first
but ho was found to be suffering from
nothing worse than the shock and
severe bruises.
John Koorber is the son of F. W.
Koerber , superintendent of a construc
tion crew on telegraph work in the
Black Hills.
Manufacturing Company Plans.
West Point , Neb. . Aug. 20. Special
to The News : The stockholders of
the new Neibnrg Manufacturing com
pany ijave elected a board of seven di
rectors , as follows : W. T. S. Nellgh ,
Joseph Jcrmnn , J. P. Losch , J. T. Ban-
mann , F. D. Hunker , C. L. Neiburg and
P. W. Neiburg. Officers of the com
pany were chosen as follows : Presi
dent , G. L , Noiuburg ; vice-president , J.
F. Losch ; secretary , F. W. Neiburg ;
treasurer , W. T. S. Nellgh.
The amount of money necessary to
commence operations has already been
subscribed and arrangements are be
ing made to acquire a suitable site and
to commence the erection of a factory.
New Daughter For Kane.
A now daughter arrived last even
ing at the homo ot Mr. and Mrs. Mar
tin Kane.
FLAMES EATING UP TRIPP COUN
TY GRASS.
LIGHTNING STARTED A BLAZE
Considerable Damage Is Done by n
Prairie Fire Which Started In the
Southern Part of Trlpp County , on
the Rosebud Reservation.
Lntnro , S. IX. Aug. 22 , Special to
The NOWH : A big prnirlo llro IH burnIng -
Ing In the south part of Trlpp county
and IIH thu grass In this part dries up
and makes tiio best winter feed for
slock , the llro will do considerable
damage.
The llro started from lightning.
WEDNESDAY WRINKLES.
Mrs. P. II. Sailer is visiting In Dal
las.
las.Ed
Ed liable was down from Crclghton
yesterday.
0. E. Englor of Plalnvlow was In
Norfolk yesterday.
W. II. Steinbeck of Bancroft was in
the city yesterday.
Clans A. Johnson of Wausa was In
the city yesterday.
Gcorgo Unities of Laurel was in
Norfolk yesterday.
Mrs. D. D. Davis of Crclghton was
In the city yesterday.
F. J. Scnbury of Wolbach stopped
In Norfolk yesterday.
E. H. Townsoml of O'Neill stopped
In Norfolk yesterday.
U. Peters of Scrlbner was In the
city on business yesterday.
O. W. Money and family of Allen
were In the city yesterday.
F. J. Halo and daughter of Atkinson
were Norfolk visitors yesterday.
John Slaughter and John Anhorn of
Ilurko wore in Norfolk yesterday.
B. F. O'Brien left at noon for a ten
days' vacation visit to Aftou , Iowa.
Asa K. Leonard was a llshlng on
the banks of the Elkhorn yesterday.
Mrs. Nymcrs and Miss Ethel Marks
of St. Charles were In Norfolk yester
day.
County Attorney J. A. Van Wagcnen
of Pierce was in Norfolk over night.
County Judge William Bates was a
Madison visitor In the city yesterday.
Miss Emma Mueller left yesterday
on a two weeks' vacation visit to Fre
mont.
Miss Vera Ilayward has returned
from a visit witli relatives at Missouri
Valley.
Ur. O. R. Meredith and mother , Mrs.
J. P. Meredith , spent the afternoon in
Stanton.
Jack Riley and family of Tuscon arc
in the city on a visit with Norfolk
friends.
S. R. Carney left Norfolk yesterday
on a business trip to Lincoln , Omaha
and Sioux City.
Sheriff and Mrs. J. J. Clements and
Deputy Sheriff Elley were up from
Madison yesterday.
Miss Fannlo Norton left last even
ing for a two weeks' visit to Wheat-
land and Lusk , Wyo.
Mr. and Mrs. John Holsteln of Stall-
ton were in Norfolk last evening ie-
turning from Plalnviow.
Misses Hnllle Cornell and Ilattic
Heitzman of Buttle Creek , who arc
attending the teachers Institute , were
home over night.
Representative John N. Ellerman of
Fairfax , a prominent leader in the
last South Dakota legislature , who was
In Norfolk yesterday , left last evening
for a visit to Hot Springs , S. D.
Superintendent E. J. Bodwell was in
Omaha yesterday inquiring after the
missing school seats that are to bo
used in the Olnoy building , when that
structure Is turned into temporary
school quarters September 3 pending
the completion of the high school
building.
Miss Edna Durland came down from
Plainvlew for a few days' stay in Nor
folk.
folk.General
General Superintendent S. M. Braden -
den arrived homo at noon from Lin
coln.
coln.Mrs.
Mrs. B. P. Lewis of Council Bluffs
is in Norfolk on a visit with her sister ,
Mrs. S. W. Garvln.
Rev. J. L. Vallow and family are
home from a visit at Blair , where Mr.
Vallow was pastor for three years.
Sol Mayer , J. S. Mathowson and F.
E. Davenport left at noon Wednesday
to attend the opening races at Nellgh.
Miss Lulu Long , who has been at
tending the teachers' institute , was
called to Madison by the illness of her
mother.
L. H. Blakeman of .Tesup , Iowa , ar
rived in the city last night and is vis
iting at the homo of his cousin , W. H.
Blakeman.
A. II , Winder arrived in Norfolk
Wednesday morning from St. Paul ,
Minn. , and will leave at once for Chicago
cage , where ho Is to lie best man next
Monday evening at the wedding of B.
T. Reid and Miss Sofia Cleveland. Mr.
Reid , who was also In St. Paul , went
to Chicago direct.
The Tuesday morning meeting of
the Norfolk Commercial club did not
materialize.
Mosaic lodge No. 55 will meet
Wednesday evening for work in the
M. M. degree Instead of Tuesday , as
announced.
Miss Julia Kelohcr has resumed her
work as stenographer in the Citizens
National bank following a two weeks'
vacation visit in Iowa.
Mrs. A. E. Chapman , who was taken
dangerously ill the latter part of the
week with an attack of neuralgia of
the heart , has been Improving.
Wlnsldo has awarded the contract
for installing a $10,000 waterworks
system , including pumping station ,
'stool ' tank mid lower and 700 foot ( if
miiliiH.
A social hold on the Trinity church
la\\u hiHl ovonlug proved a HUCCOHH
llmmclally nnd Hochtlly.
HI. Pnul'H Ev. Luthornn church will
hold a mission festival n week fiom
noxl Sunday. The onllro Sunday will
lie given nvor to the festival , whloh
will probably ho hold In PiiHownlh'H
grove.
The assault and Imttory chnrio ; filed
by P. L. Trunini analiiHt Hoiiry Mutton-
pllug In the court of JiiHtlco Lambert ,
which WIIH to hnvo boon hoard TIIOH-
day moinlng , IIIIH boon conllniiod until
later in the wook.
Miss Mary E. Covert ( if IhlH city ,
daughter of J. II. Covert , WUH operated
upon at the South Omaha hoHpllul yon-
forday morning for nppondlcltlH and
In getting along nicely. Dr. BottH performed -
formed the operation.
People who have old niiiKir/.liiUH
which they care to Hond to the Htato
Insane hospital for the honotlt of the
patlontH , may loavu the tmmo at The
NOWH business olllco , from which place
they will bo Hont to the hospital.
A week from next Friday J. D. Stur
geon's trade botiHtorH and Hurt Mapes'
InwyorH nnd real oHtnto men clash in
the season's baseball game.In H few
days the public will lie given a line-up
on the two rival aggregations.
County Commissioner John Malone
of MadlHon , who lias boon in the Gen
eral hospital , Omaha , for Homo time ,
has so far recovered IIH to bo able to
return homo. Mr. Mnluno will return
to MndlHon on Friday of this wook.
The largest delivery of cucumbers
to be made In any 0110 day by a single
ponton at the now plcklo factory in
Norfolk was that yesterday made by
Fred Rungo. Mr. Rungo delivered
1,710 pounds of cucumbers to the fac
tory.
tory.Mrs.
Mrs. Frank CunimiiiH , who Is visit
ing her mother in Iowa , will not return -
turn to Norfolk for three or four more
wooks. Mr. Cummins has gone to the
Dig Horn basin on a business trip.
Mrs. Cummins , during her visit In
lown , lias boon very 111.
"Tho Trust Busters , " a ixipular prlc-
od musical farce comedy , said to lie
full of fun , will be soon at the Audi
torium next Monday night. Prices
will be 25c , 35c and EiOc. "Ikey" and
"Mikey" are said to bo frolicsome
features of the show.
Scores of young people from the
Methodist Sunday school spent Tues
day in an old fashioned picnic at the
picnic grounds on the Sprlngbranch.
J. T. Moore , superintendent of the Sun
day school , was a member of the pic
nic party , which spout a very Jolly day.
Boyd county crops have never look
ed butter than they do at the present
time , according to A. ,1. Durlaud of
Norfolk , who has just returned from
a trip Huong ! ! that fertile region. Mr.
Durlaud says that the crop outloolj
in that part of the state is very Hatter-
ing , indeed , and that all IJoyd county
towns are prosperous.
A number of Norfolk teachers who
are to teach next year in I'iorcc coun
ty have gone to Pierce to attend the
week's institute. The institute nt
Pierce opened with an enrollment of
eighty-live and with the following In
structors among the faculty : Prof.
O. P. llowen of the Pierce schools ,
Prof , and Mrs. F. E. Morrow of the
Fullerton schools and Mrs. Sarah
Urindley of Columbus.
Norfolk friends have received invi
tations from Mr. and Mrs. Victor von
Cootof North Platte , Neb , for the
marriage of their daughter , Ida , to Mr.
Kyle Dallas Small of Norfolk on
Thursday morning , September 5 , at
7 o'clock. The ceremony will take
place in the Church of Our Savior ,
North Platto. Mr. Small and his bride
will make their home at 1107 Koenig-
steln avenue , Norfolk , according to
the Invitation.
William Dunn , who came from Ponder
der and who more recently worked be
hind a Norfolk quick lunch counter ,
will spend the next thirty days In the
county jail at Madison. "Thirty days"
was the sentence written down by Jus
tice Lambert yesterday when Dunn
pleaded guilty to passing a worthless
$10 check at the HasonplltiL' saloon.
Dunn neglected to mention when lie
made out the check that he didn't have
an account with the First National
bank of Pender. During the afternoon
Chief of Police Flynn took Dunn down
to Madison to join the Norfolk colony
in the county jail.
One of the big cottonwood trees
which Frank Davenport is having re
moved from the Gerecke property
which he recently purchased , fell the
wrong way last evening , playing havoc
witli the lighting and telephone ser
vice in the northwest part of the city.
The man who is taking down the cot
tonwood trees on Mr. Davenport's
place , lost control of the big tree
which crashed down across Koenig-
stein avenue , taking with It the elec
tric light and a big string of telephone
wires and injuring a linden tree In L.
C. Mittelstadt's yard opposite. As n
result a largo number of west Norfolk
residents spent the evening in compar
ative darkness and live wires were at
largo for a short time.
The state convention of the Ne
braska district of ttio Wisconsin sy
nod of Lutheran churches will convene
In Hosklns next Thursday and will bo
in session until Monday evening. Rev.
John Witto of St. Paul Ev. Lutheran
church will attend the synod as pastor
of the Norfolk church whllo Carl
Voecks will represent the church as
a delegate. E. Zutz , who has just re
turned from the meeting of the Wis
consin general synod at which ho was
one of the two Nebraska delegates , Is
the treasurer of the Nebraska branch
of the Wisconsin synod. Rov. R. E.
Redlln , who was also a delegate to the
Wisconsin synod , Is In Norfolk the
of llov. John Wlllo preparatory
to attending ( ho nlnlo H.vnml at HUH
IdiiH. The Wlxcoimln synod IH not IIH
Mixing In .N'cluiiHlm HH iho MIxHourl
synod whose Hliilo KiilhorliiK IIIIH Jimt
concluded IIH meeting In Norfolk.
A foiirloon-yoiirold mm of Koboit
I.IIOIIH , a prominent riinclmiim near
Foster , panned through Norfolk laiil
evening running away from homo and
WIIH Inter in the evening inteioeptod
at Hlanlon. Young LIIOIIH left homo
well provided \\llh fiiiulH for hln lilp ,
having cashed a oerllllcalo of doi ( < wll.
for $225 placed In bin own name at
the bank. The jomig man ciniio Into
Norfolk on the early evening Mono-
Hlool train , iitdjiped at tin- Queen City
hotel and engaged a livery conveyance
In Slnntoii wlioro ho proposed lo catch
the Onialiu train In the moruliif ; .
Chief of Police Plynn WIIH not Hied of
Iho young man's exploits ami hud the
boy taken In tow by the niiifHlial at
Sltmton. Mr. LUCIIH , who WIIH rotiiin-
Ing from western NobniHkn , received
word from homo. The fiither arrived
In Norfolk on the early morning train
from Nollf-h and tliovo at oiico to Stanton -
ton to join hit ) mm. Young Lucuti do-
Hpllo bin tender years IIIIH soon mitno-
thing of the world HO that when ho
started out on hln venture from homo
ho carried a milt case and a goodly
supply of cash.
The olllco of dork of Iho federal
court In Norfolk , which IIIIH gene bog
ging over Hlni'K It WIIH created , lit hint
has a prospect of being tilled , John It.
Hays having at length coiiHoiitod ,
through a roall/.iillon that Homebody
iiiiml do the work If Norfolk's federal
court IH to amount lo iinylhlng , lo fill-
1111 the duties devolving upon ( ho
clerkship. For wookH Iho United
StaloH attorney and other oourt olll-
elalH In Omaha have boon limiting
that Mr. Ilnys ought to illHregard hlu
own pleiiHiiro In the matter and accept
Iho responsibility of Iho clerkship In
order Hint Judge Miiuger might go
ahead and hold regular terms of federal -
oral court In Ihlti city. Mr. I lays him
made a diligent search for someone
else who would consent to attend lethe
the olllco , but all have refused until ,
with September court close upon the
town , It became positively necessary
that somebody , through public spirit ,
do the work. The olllco Is a thankless
one and one with practically no mone
tary compensation whatever. The
maximum salary possible under the
most tloiirlHhlug conditions would be
$120 per year , but Hluco that comes
from Hiimll fees it will bo many years
before there will bo oven pin-money
in the olllce us pay. Possibly If the
salary consideration hud been larger ,
the olllco might not hnvo had to n < >
hunting for a Inker. As It Is , how
ever , Hie city may feel thankful thai
Mr. Hnj'H was willing lo do the woiK
for the Hiike of the court. And with
federal court In the same building IIH
the postoffice , llio place will work le s
hardship upon him than It would upon
almost any other man In town. When
the ofllco WIIH created hist winter
Warren McClnry wan named BH clerk ,
lie resigned thu olllce and then Judge
Powers was offered the place and pres
sure brought lo bear upon him to in
duce him to accept. Ho refused , how
ever , and another Hoareh was made.
The federal court officials finally grew
tired of the vacancy nnd demanded
that Mr. Hays take the place nnd do
the work If ho had th'e welfare of Nor
folk's federal court at heart. And lie
hud.
Red handed war , according lo the
Lincoln Journal , broke out yesterday
forenoon at the state rlllemen's camp
near the penitentiary ami before Capt
ain Mullowney , who Is commanding the
camp could roach the belligerents
Joe Risser of the Lincoln hospital
corps was twice knocked down by
Private William Duffy of Norfolk ,
a member of Company B , First regi
ment. Risser lives in a plantation
In Mississippi near the the plantation
owned by Governor George L. Shel
don. The young southern man ar
rived in Lincoln last winter and has
been bore ever since enjoying north
ern hospitality. He lias told his ac
quaintances that ho has married an
heiress and is soon lo join her in
Chicago. He grew llred of doing
nothing and In search of oxcltomenl
enlisted In the Lincoln hospital corps ,
Nebraska national guards. Ho was
detailed from the corps to assist the
guard slate rifle team that is now in
camp near the penitentiary. Ho has
not been on duly there since last
Salurday bill was in camp yeslcrday
and volunteered to help Private
Duffy to manipulate the largo targols.
Both men were in the trench below
the larget. The shooters presently
found that there was no response
from the trench and in a moment
Illsficr nnd Duffy sprang out of the
hole In the ground and wont at each
other with right good will. Blows
rained for a tlmo and twice Risser
was knocked down and llnallv was
declared out of the contest. Captain
Mullonwnoy was two hundred yards
away when the light commenced and
when ho arrived on the scene his ser
vices were not needed. Whether he
went as fast as ho could Is an un
settled question. Rlssor ns a member
of the hospital corps was able to use
his llrst aid packet for the injured
which the members of the corps al
ways carry. Duffy had asked Risser
to help him in his work and In reply
received a refusal in emphatic terms.
Duffy told him to shut up and Risser
ventured the assertion that Duffy
could not make him shut up. Duffy
invited Risscr out of the trench to
demonstrate his ability In the shutting
up line. Soon after the contest both
men were apparently in good humor.
In fact Duffy said ho was not angry
at any stage.
SEQUEL TO MYSTERIOUS DROWN
COUNTY POISON DEATH.
DAUGHTER TRIES ACID ROUTE
MRS. WILL CRONE OF AIN3WORTH
PREVENTED FROM IT.
SHE IS ARRESTED AND JAILED
Bidding Farewell to a Telephone Op
erator , Mro. Crone Tried to Empty
Contento of Dottle Into Her Mouth
Out Was Prevented.
Alnsworlh , Neb. , Aug. 20. Special
to The News : There was considerable
excitement In AliiHworth over the at-
tompled milcido of Mrn. Will Crone ,
daughter of Iho woman over whoso
dead body Iho Inquest was held moro
limn a week ago.
About : i o'clock Mrs. William Crone
wont Into Iho telephone olllco and , call-
lug Minn ROHO Hoiro , Iho operator ,
bndo her goodbye , holding up a bolllo
and Haying , "I'm going lo go iho imnio
rend my mother went. "
Minn llerro tried to reason with her
but wlie Hiild , "No , I haven't tlmo. I
waul to do thlH whllo iho notion IH on. "
She lefl the phone olllco and noon
afterward I Mod to empty the coutentH
of the bottle Into her mouth , but wan
prevented.
She was then nrrcHlod and laken to
the county Jail , wlioro a charge of In-
Hiinlly will bo placed ngaliiHl her.
Notice.
The persons who are throwing brick ,
clodH nnd other Irash on our prciulHOB
on Park avenue , west of Sixth street
ami eiisl of C. & N. W. tracks , aio
warned lo slop sumo at onco.
II. M. Roberts & Co.
MARYSVILLE GETS CONVENTION
TWO YEARS HENCE.
ENJOYED VISIT IN NORFOLK
Lutheran Ministers , Parochial Teach-
ere and Lay Delegates Who I'ad
I3ccn Hero n Week , Have Departed
For Their Homes ,
[ From WedneBday'p Hnlly. ]
Lutheran ministers , parochial tench-
OI-H and lay delegates said good bye in
Norfolk friends Wednesday after : i
week's slay In the cily in connection
with the state convention of Lutheran
churches of the Missouri synod. The
synod came to a close Tuesday even
ing but mosl of Hie delegates remained
In the city until Wednesday. The del
egates found hospitable entertainment
In Lutheran homes about the city and
lefl for home with u very friendly feel
ing for Norfolk.
Before the synod adjourned lale
Tuesday afternoon two Important
pieces of business , the selection of Iho
noxl synod meeting place and the elec
tion of delegates to national meetings ,
were transacted.
The next session of the state synod ,
to be hold in August , 11I09 , went to
Marysville , a Seward county town.
These dolegales were elected to the
national synod meeting , which will beheld
held next year In Fort Wayne , Ind. :
Rev. J. Oetjen , Cordova ; Rev. P. Kuoli-
nerl , Lyons ; Rov. 13. Klawlllcr , Ruby ;
Rev. J. Frese , Hooper ; Rev. II. Pllug ,
Tliayer ; Rev. H. Hopmann , Wilcox ;
Rev. II. E. Meyer , Arapahoe ; Rev. II.
Ludwlg , South Auburn ; Rov. E. Helm ,
Pintle Cenler ; Rev. A. Ollenburg ,
Hloonilleld ; Rov. A. Hoflus , Pierce ;
Rev. W. Peters , Lexington ; Rev. A.
Kollinann , Daykin ; Rov. A. Schor-
mann , Ba/.llle Mills ; Teachers Kaslen-
liuber , Sterling ; Jung , Louisville and
Kollmorgeu.
Six delegates were chosen to the
synodlcal conference in Now Ulm ,
Minn. , a conference which meets once
in two years and at which the Michi
gan , Wisconsin , Minnesota , English
Lutheran and Missouri general synods
are represcnled. The delegates to
this conference were : Rov. E. BccKer ,
Seward ; Rov. Paul Matuschka , Ply
mouth ; Rev. J. Hligcndorf , Arlington ;
Elir. Blschof , Wakelleld ; 0. Borneck-
er , Seward , and Prof. J. F. Buckmann ,
Lincoln.
FIRE AT VERDIGRE.
Whole Dlock Is Threatened , But Citl-
zens Saved the Day.
Verdlgre , Nob. , Aug. 20. Special to
The News : Fire which raged from
midnight until daylight this morning
destroyed ten small buildings belonging
to Mr. Prokop , back ot the Central
block. Citizens fought like troopers
and prevented the destruction of the
entire block. The flro started in an
Ice house , spread to a barn and then a
corn crib. No livestock burned.
There was no insurance. The loss
only amounted to about $300. The flro
was cut off just when It caught the
hotel stairs.