J'llK NOUiVOIiIC NEWS-JObJNAL { { FRIDAY , AUdlfST M , IU07.
FINAL TOUCH IS IJEING GIVF.N TO
NEW DITCH.
MAKING A B1AUTIFUL ULOCK
Substantial Street find Foot Bridget
Are Sling Placed AOIOM Corpora ,
tloii Quloli on Norfolk Avenue ami
ilte Street Mncle n Good One.
Klnlshlnii touches are helm ? pinned
(0 ( the now drainage ditch IKTOHH Nor
folk nvenup between 'ritlrti'i-iilli and
Fourlppiilh street * , and a bltf Hqund
of workmen arc oiiKiiKed In IiiHtnlllng
the brldxpst ill tliat point. Across HIP
gulch on Koenlgsteln avenue I IIP Hinall
wooden bridge Hint 'm1 ' * spanned Ilio
Norfolk avcmuc ill ! li for the past
year , lias been placed. A 110-foot wagon -
on bridge will carry wagons across
tlio gulch on Norfolk avonno and on
cltlior Hide lltllo foot bridges will taUo
carp of pedestrians. Tlio work of In-
Mlalllng HIPHP hrldgea began Monday
morning and lias liccn kept np at n
steady gall ever alnee. County Com
missioner llurr 'Paft lias had clinrKO
of tlio work and IIP hna gene down Into
tlio dllcli with hln coat off and hln
HloovpH rolled np to clrlvo HIP teams ,
Hlopr HIP plows and guide tlio scrap
ers. V. A. Blnkeman has also volun
teered ten IIOIII-H of good hard toll to
help tlio movement along'nnd partic
ularly to assist In hnlldliiK a nno road
way along Norfolk avcnno from Thlr-
tepntli atreet to HIP ditch. For thirty-
seven years , within tlio nipmory of
onp west Hlder. thpro has never IIPPII
n good road along that block. The
water overflow baa always kept HIP
highway muddy and flllpd with holoH.
Hut when this present Job la done tlio
block will present as line a roadbed
as you can find anywhere.
Aside from the bridge gang , ton men
have been hard at work HIICP ! Monday
morning digging the ditch In that vi
cinity about eighteen Inches deeper
and preparing for the setting of the
bridges. Many hnndrpds of loads of
dirt havp been taken from the ditch
and all of thin dirt has been given to
the city for building np the avcnno
between the ditch and Thirteenth
street. As a consequence , for the $50
which teaming will cost , the city Is
getting dirt hauled Into the street
which normally would come , It la oa-
tlmatpd , to no less than $150. And a
high , well packed nnd well rounded
roadway , as a result , baa transplanted
the old rutty streetjn that region.
The new street bridge will be sub
stantially const meted of steel. A
heavy wooden lloor will bo so arrang
ed that In tlmo to come the city may ,
If desired , rpplaeo the planks with con
crete. The steel work essential tci
this Is being built In tlio bridge now ,
The bridge will be neat and In no way
displeasing to the sight.
The bridge which was movpd from
Norfolk avenue to Koenlgsteln av
onno Is a neat and substantial frame
bridge which looks well and glvps n
decided Improvement to the street.
The approaches to thpso bridges will
be well rounded and attractive.
Crossing thp gulch at UIP brldgpsltc
on Norfolk avenue are water and gas
pipes. ThPso must bP dropped down
below the bottom of the ditch KO thai
they wl'l ' not be exposed to thp ah
and watpr. Last ypar the water main
was protectpd all wlntpr In order tc
prevent freezing and a few wppks age
n rush of water broke the gas main
liennlttlncr considerable of u leak fein
n little while.
Residents of the west side regrol
the city water main could not havt
been dronncd while this process ol
digging and Installing the bridge were
going on , since to tear up the roadber
within a few weeks , after It has beer
once packed down hard , is going tc
undo much of the good work belup
done. For about eighty feet the watoi
main will be lowered to n depth aboul
five feet below the ditch's low point
A little material needed for this pipe
alteration has only just been orderei'
so that the change can not be madi
at this time.
People living In the vicinity of the
bridge are delighted with the com
pletion of the task of sending the sur
plus water off to the river and wltl
the building of a wagon and foot brldg
es which will be substantial and ai
the same tlmo sightly. The watei
overllow has been so long an eyesore
that the llnnl achievement of makln ;
a beautiful block between Tltlrteentl
and Fourteenth streets , on Norfolk av
cnno , will be heartily welcomed. Thai
block of Norfolk avenue will be drain
ed down to Thirteenth street am
there , through u tlio , the surplus water
tor will head off south , so that the
overflow problem appears finally tt
have been elllclently and successful ! }
solved.
THURSDAY TIDINGS.
F. W. Parsons was up from Gcnoc
yesterday.
Albert Gregerson of Foster was It
Norfolk yesterday.
C. W. Francisco of Inland was Ir
Norfolk yesterday.
Fred Wlsenstino of Albion was Ir
the city yesterday.
C. E. Emerson of Woodbine was li
the city yesterday.
E. A. Beck of Webster City was li
Norfolk yesterday.
Chris Anderson was In Hosklns yes
terday on business.
D. D. Newcomer of Brlstow stoppei
In Norfolk yesterday.
E. A. Murphy of Center was a Nor
folk visitor yesterday.
County Clerk George Rlchardsoi
\sas * In Norfolk yesterday from 'Mndl-
in.
T.V. . Mciirnth : of University 1'laeo
spent jiontPi'dity lit the ully.
Sin-riff .1. .1. Clements wan up from
Mmllnm yi'Hterdny afternoon.
II. M. ( lllhert of Unyurdvrtn III Nor
folk > eMerday bdwwn tralnn.
A. Itlt/innnn nnd C. (1. ( Hteen of Wn-
100 were iu Norfolk yesterday.
Hernleo Krimo of Crol lilon
n Norfolk \lnltor yetiterday.
W. K. Green of Crelglitnn npont a
fn\v hours In Norfolk yoHtorday.
Mr. nnd Mr . Hurt Mapes arrived
IOIIIP last evening from Uartlolt.
Max VeiiKcr left ypBterdny for n
trlii to the oust to buy a now Htock.
MlHKi-H Mndgo and Ethel Smith of
relghtou were lu Norfolk yontorday.
MIHMOH Wuddlck and O'Donnoll of
Grand Island were In the city yeator-
lay.
lay.Fred
Fred llemender ofS'ayno and F. W.
Itemendur of Creston were In the city
yesterday.
Misses llaiinah Woyen , Katlo Woy-
on and May Ulvln of Center spoilt yes-
tortlay In Norfolk.
Leonard lloglnnd nnd Hartlo Elsof-
fur uro oxpeeted from Lincoln this
jvenlng to bo guesta at the Gow nnd
Hrsklno homes.
Mrs. W. II. Donnor of Ix > s Angeles ,
Calif. , IB hero visiting with her sister ,
Mra. 11. L. McCormlck. She will stay
In Norfolk until about the middle of
September.
Wlsnor Is getting ready for Its an
nual livestock show September 11 ,
12 and 13.
Another largo Wednesday night tut-
llenco enjoyed the Norfolk band con
cert last evening.
Fred Koestor , who recently resigned
liln position as pharmaceutical clerk
In the Chrlstoph drug store , IH making
iirrangments to engage In business for
himself. Ho Is spending a few days
at his homo In Uattlo Crook.
John II. Maylard , who has been con-
lined to his homo with a very severe
cold , wna nblo to bo out today.
Archie Gow will resign his position
this month with the Nebraska Nation
al bank and will leave the first of Sep
tember for a Denver visit.
The engagement of Dr. Frank Gra
ham , well known In Norfolk but now
of Everett , Wash. , to Miss Fltzhugh
of that place , has been announced ,
The Madison base ball team will
play the Norfolk Brownies In this city
next Sunday afternoon. The game
will bo played at the driving park
diamond. -
Robert Bathko has filed the required
$150 bond to effect his appeal to the
district court from the Justice court
verdict In the assault and battery
charge filed against him by William
Green. In the district court the case
will bo tried to a Jury on. the original
charge.
The body of Phillip Mollcr , the
Northwestern brakeman who was
Killed at Nlekorson Monday morning
was shipped yesterday afternoon to
Champaign , 111. , where the relatives
reside. It was accompanied by J. R.
Snxton. The funeral will bo held at
Champaign on Friday.
The occasion of Mrs. Marv Daven
port's sixty-eighth birthday yesterday
was very pleasantly observed. Nor
folk relatives were present at a li
o'clock dinner and later In the even
ing a large party of neighbors and
friends called on Mrs. Davenport for
an Informal evening. A handsome
leather shopping bag was presented
to Mrs. Davenport during the evening.
It Is said that there are an unusual
ly large number of tramps In nnd
about Norfolk at this time. While
not In the numbers that formorlv were
seen , It Is said that the hobo has be
come more numerous during the past
week than nt any tlmo this summer.
It Is possible that the movement of
harvest hands from Kansas to the Dakotas -
kotas has had something to do with
the appearance of this unwelcome vis
itor.
Fremont Herald : The practice of
publishing cards of thanks wo ob
serve Is being condemned by a number
of our contemporaries. It Is < i custom
so old that many do not sco how It
can bo dispensed with. Yet , cards of
thanks should not be published.
There Is no reason for them among
intelligent people. People who are
right will do the best they can In
times of distress , and they want no
public thanks for It.
Norfolk Is beginning to feel the
effect of the loss of a big bunch of
mall some tlmo ago , probably In n
mail car that burned In Iowa. The
Nebraska National bank has Just re
ceived word that a letter containing
checks which had been cashed hero
and were returned to Chicago , amount-
Ming to $ : ! .fiG7.79 has been lost In the
. I malls. Local people for whim the
1' ' checks were cashed will now secure
. I duplicates from the original parties
3 Issuing the checks , in order to
, straighten out the transaction.
The lawyers and Insurance men who
are going to meet the trade boosters
In n ball game on Friday , August 30 ,
are beginning to get a line on their
forces. Incldently they have picked
up one or two ball men who may put
some crimps Into the record of the
trade boosters. O. W. Doling of Nor
folk , who Is special agent for the
Columbia fire Insurance company , Is
an Insurance man nnd has pitched n
ball or two. B. E. Hoffmaster of Nor
folk , special agent for the National
Mutual tire insurance company , cat
ches n little. Both men have been
signed up.
The district schools of Madison
county will work along the lines of a
uniform course of study this year. Tlio
Illinois course of study will , by the
Instructions of County Superintendent
Perdue , bo followed In all the district
schools of the county this year. This
course of rMnly la recommended In
the Hlaie i upi rlnlcndcnt and will place
: he work of nil the country m-linols
< n a uniform \ > \\f\n \ \ \ , The county mip-
'rlnlendpnr * otlleo IKIB always striven
for a certain uniformity In the wink
if the different Kchooln but thin fall
will nee Ihu work pluecd on u ( lull
oiiitlily systematic lmsl .
noiiPHioel NPWH : Directly following
the ndvlco from'United Slates Senator
KltlrodKu that ho would be in at
tendance at the GroKory county fair
on Urn IJOtli COIIICH the Information
that Governor Crawford will bn with
UK also dm Ing that foHllvly on HIP
ISIh of September. Thousands of
people will come many miles to hear
these two gentlemen at that time.
An Invitation has also been extended
U > Senator Gamble to bo hero but ho
IIIIH expressed his doubts as to his
ability to bo with us. An effort will
lie made to secure other men of prom
inence for the other two days of the
fair.
Circus day excursions Into Norfolk
are desired by the Barnum & Bailey
circus. From the advance repreaenta-
tlvea of the company It la understood
that the circus management IH taking
the excursion question up with the
rallroada In an effort to have excur
sion trains provided for September
10. Train connections west on the
main line give nearly perfect circus
day connections but an excursion
train on the Columbus line of the
Union Pacific and a special out of
Norfolk at night on the Boncsteel line
would reach a big circus patronage
that would otherwise have to remain
over night In Norfolk. Return trains
might also bo run towards Sioux City
and Fremont.
Two little girls , one six and the oth
er seven , came pretty nearly getting
lost last night nnd created consterna
tion In the homo of L. E. Brewer , east
of the city , for several hours. One of
the little girls Is n daughter of Mr.
Brewer and the other Is visiting In the
city from Wayne , being a daughter of
Mr. Crlschlllls. The little tots became
lost some time before dark and search
failed to find them. They had been
wandering about In the cornfield and
on this account more alarm for their
safety was felt. At about 8 o'clock
the little pair were discovered by E.
D. Hammond , who had driven to town
In search of them. They had walked
to town , about n mile , and wore buying
candy when Mr. Hammond found thorn
and restored them to the nnxlous
home.
The enrollment of Miss Kathryn
Tnlly of North Bend , Miss Clara Rmlnt
of Norfolk and Miss Laura Durland
< < f Norfolk In the Madison county
teachers' Institute yesterday brought
the enrollment figures up to 100. While
the work of the Institute Is largely
along routine lines County Superin
tendent Perdue Is pleased with the
spirit of the teachers. Yesterday
afternoon the country teachers were
called together by the county superin
tendent , who furnished the teachers
with the year's report blanks nnd sup
plies and outlined the reading circle
work for the year. Following the in
novation introduced by the county sup
erintendent last year the reading cir
cle meetings in the country districts
are again superceded by monthly re-
! < > rts answering questions prepared
by the superintendent.
Asserting that It should bo protected
under the constitutional guarantee
that "no person shall bo deprived of
life , liberty or property without due
process of law , " the Chicago & North
western railroad according to the Lin
coln Star has tiled a petition In the
federal court asking that n tempory
injunction be granted to restrain the
city of Clcarwater In Antelope county ,
from enforcing an ordinance which It
brands as "obnoxious. " The enforce
ment of this ordinance , says the pet
ition , would cause a main street to
bo cut through between the depot anil
the park which the depot maintains
and also to necessitate the removing
of the platform from the depot. This
C. C. Wright , attorney for the railroad
asserts , would require a change in
the location of the depot and a des
truction of property to the amount of
5,000. In asking for this Injunction
the petition says that the complainant
is a resident of Illinois nnd asks an
Injunction until the case can be taken
into court. Judge Munger Is consid
ering the advisability of granting the
Injunction.
The marriage of J. E. Sweet of Oma
ha , a well known nnd popular com
merclal man traveling out of Norfolk
and Miss Nellie Lauman , a charming
young lady of Wayno. took place yes
terdny afternoon nt1 o'clock at the
homo of the bride's parents , Mr. am
Mrs. R. Lauman , near Wayne. The
wedding had originally been sot for
the early summer but was postponed
to August by the very serious Illness
of the brldo-to-bo. At the ceremony
yesterday , Rev. Mr. Smith , pastor ot
the First Baptist church , ofllclated ,
Luther Peterson of Wayne acted as
best man , Miss Efllo E. Lauman , a sister -
ter of the bride , as bride's maid ,
About 100 guests were present. Fol
lowing a wedding dinner nt the Lau
man home , Mr. and Mrs. Sweet came
to Norfolk , leaving on the noon train
for Council Bluffs. They were nccom
panled by the groom's parents anil
sister , Mr. nnd Mrs. J. B. Sweet and
Miss Blanch Sweet of Council Bluffs
The next few days will bo spent In
Council Bluffs. For the present Mr
Sweet , who represents the Oliver type
writer company , will make his home
In Council Bluffs but it Is quite pos
slblo that he will move to Norfolk In
a short time.
Put your dollars "In harness. " Flut
a "business opportunity. "
MUCH INCONVENIENCE OWING TO
LACK OF CONNECTION.
WITH TKAIN FOR SIOUX CITY
Twelve Passengers Missed Their Con
nection for Sioux City nnd Points
Beyond Wednesday Morning Many
of Them Lost Twenty-four Hours ,
fKrorn Wcdnpsdny'B Dnlly.i
Just at the present time more or
CHS confusion arises at Norfolk June-
Ion each morning owing to the now
change In the Northwestern's timecard -
card and the refusal of the Chicago ,
St. Paul , Minneapolis & Omaha rail
road to alter their tltnccnrd according
ly. People arriving In Norfolk from
the west at 0:40 : n. in. , on the new Lnn-
ler train , just miss a connection with
the M. & O. train for Sioux City by
Iftecn minutes. The train from Lnn-
dor reaches Norfolk Junction nt C-10 :
nnd the train for Sioux City leaves the
Junction at CUG : , leaving the uptown
station nt G:30. :
Twelve People Lose Out.
As an example of what this failure
of the Northwestern's Lander train
means to the traveling public , twelve
persons nrrlvlng from the west
Wednesday morning , bound for Sioux
City nnd points beyond , just barely
missed their train nnd were left in
Norfolk until nfter noon. To many of
these passengers this failure to catch
their train by just fifteen minutes
meant the loss of an cntlro twenty-
four hours.
From Petersburg came C. W. Schnf-
er , assistant cashier of the Citizens
State bank ; Nick Wles , a prominent
farmer ; and L. E. Hallstead , president
of the Petersburg Publishing company
and n real estate man. This party was
bound for Gettysburg , S. D. If they
had caught the M. & O. train hero nt
0:30 : they would ha.vo landed In Gettys
burg Wednesday night , but owing to
the failure of the two railroads to
make the connection , these passengers
will not nrrlve nt their destination un
til Thursday night twenty-four hours
Inter. They were loud In their pro
tests against such service. Twelve
passengers , they said , missed the same
connection because the Northwestern
train arrived fifteen minutes after the
Omaha train had departed.
Tuesday morning there were also a
number of passengers who missed the
connection , among them a woman
with small children who was delayed
just twenty-four hours In her journey
by reason of the failure to connect.
At Northwestern headquarters hero
It was said that the M. & O. line was
asked to change their timccard to
connect with the new Lander train ,
but replied that It would be Impossible.
It was said before the new card went
into effect that the morning M. & O.
train would wait and run out of Nor
folk late each day , but such is not the
case. It Is now said that n change
may come later in the M. O. card.
As one result of the difficulty , It Is be
lieved that this route to Sioux City
will become unpopular and that the
Great Northern shortllne from O'Neill
to Sioux City will snln unless a change
Is made.
The noon train for Sioux City con
nects with noon trains arriving on the
Northwestern from east , north and
west.
North Line Protests.
A number of people from the line
north to Dallas have protested against
their new service , which makes the
journey to many South Dakota points
beyond Sioux City n day longer be
cause they fall to catch the morning
train to Sioux City. They also protest
because it is now Impossible for them
to arrive In Norfolk , attend to busi
ness matters and return home the
same day. They are compelled to re
main over night. Norfolk business
men say that this new arrangement is
injuring Norfolk in a business way.
"I should think the Norfolk Com
mercial club would make n good heal
thy protest against this Injury , " said
nn nttorney from north of here.
HOLD NO INQUEST.
Authorities Won't Investigate Phil
Motler's Death.
Fremont Tribune : Sheriff Baumnn
and Coroner Overgaard after inquir
ing Into the case , concluded it would
be unnecessary to hold nn inquest
over the body of Phillip Moller , the
Norfolk brakeraan who was crushed
to death under a Northwestern stock
train near Nlckerson Monday morning ,
The members of the crows of the stock
train nnd No. 11G which followed It
were brought to Fremont this morning
to appear at the hearing , but their
presence proved unnecessary.
Moller's dismembered body has been
wrapped In cloth nnd placed In the
receptacle that will be Its last resting
place. The box will not bo opened
again. Agents representing the rail
roads have taken charge of the re
mains , which nro still at the rooms ol
nn undertaker. Awaiting the arrival
of relatives from the east , funeral ar
rangements have not been announced ,
Following Up the Railroad.
Belle Fourcho. S. D. , Aug. 21. Set
tlers nro flocking north toward the
line that the Milwaukee road is push
ing westwnrd to the Pnclflc coast. It
Is not surprising that , as the last an
nouncement from the east declares ,
the road will only take In a small portion
tion of South Dakota , for this has been
no secret for some months past. When
Glenham was selected for the main
line It was understood that the route
would pass gradually northwest
Iirough a corner of the northwest por-
Ion of this Htnte nnd then slide Into
Montana by way of llutto nnd on to
Seattle. As the lomilt of anticipation
this route the land which for years has
urnlslu-d nothing but cattle and uheep
; IM/IIK. | Is fnst being populated and
the route which did pa throiiKli an
undeveloped section of the northwest
will shortly bo In One of the most fer
tile regions.
JURY SAYS HE STRUCK GREEN
WITHOUT PROVOCATION.
Special Olllcer Robert Bathko struck
without due provocation In Ills racing
meet trouble with Win. Green , accord-
ng to the jury which heard the case
In Justice U'unbert's court. Lnto in
he afternoon the last bit of evidence
ivas turned Into the jury , who prompt-
y returned n verdict of "guilty. " The
lury during the day had listened to
loth views of the light which had re
sulted from Win. Green's non-posses
sion of a quarter stretch ticket nnd
they said by their verdict that the spc-
lul ofllccr did not show the provoca
tion claimed.
Judge Lambert fixed Bathko's fine
at $25 nnd costs. The costs In the
case will be heavy , amounting to
about $50. City Attorney M. C. Hazen
who defended Bathke , announced that
Llic case would be appealed to the dis
trict court , where it would be retried
to a Jury. The case , If appealed , will
ome up at the November term of
court.
Letter List.
List of letters remaining uncalled for
nt the postofllce at Norfolk , Neb. , Aug.
20 , 1007 :
Mr. George F. Andres , Mr. and Mrs.
G. Brousne , Herbert E. Brown , Mnjor
M" . H. Barry , J. E. Canwell 2 , A. C.
Davis , Jack Frazler care Russel Hatch
er Co. , Denis Horn 2 , Herman Krueger
It , Curtis McKllllps , Mr. and Mrs. Mere
dith , E. E. Nnce , Felix Stanley care
Russel Hatcher Co. , Jas. W. Slfton M.
D. , Geo. Wiltfong , Mrs. Mattle Barrett ,
Mrs. G. Brady care Jessi Imus Co. ,
Mrs. Lata P. Chandler , Julia Duncan ,
Mrs. Jean Johnson , Miss Nellie Miller ,
Miss Birdie Neal , Mrs. Mary L. Stanton -
ton , Miss Clara Smith.
If not called for in fifteen days will
bo sent to the dead letter office.
Parties calling for nny of the above
please say advertised.
John R , Hays , P. M.
MAY COME TO NORFOLK.
City Firemen May Secure Parker's
White City.
One of the Parker Amusement com
pany's big carnival shows may come
to Norfolk next month under the an
spices of the Norfolk fire department.
Ever since the Parker company's
"white city" made n big hit with Nor
folk people the firemen have been con
templating bringing the Parker ex
hibits back to Norfolk.
Word received from the Parker man
agement this week Is very encourngc-
Ing to the Norfolk firemen who want
to book the carnival. A list of dates
available will be forwarded at once to
the Norfolk fire department. The lat
ter part of September is favored by
the department members.
This committee is representing the
department in the carnival negotiat
ions : Charles Hartford , Max Schmled-
eberg , Charles Pllger , L. Bruce and
Herman Winter.
One of the ideas of this committee
is to combine a base ball tournment
with carnival week. Informal plans
for such n tournament have already
been discussed in Norfolk.
NO MORE PREMIUMS.
Deputy Commissioner Prepares to En
force New Law.
A decided stand against premium
coupons In food packages is being tak
en by the deputy food commissioner
of Nebraska , J. W. Johnson , who holds
that the new pure food law passed by
the last session of the legislature ex
pressly prohibits them In any form.
In a recent letter Mr. Johnson says :
"It seems to me that manufacturers
of food products outside of the state
will find wholesalers and jobbers In
Nebraska unwilling to handle such
goods and that the retailers of the
state will not readily be organized Into
conspiracy against the law that simply
alms to protect the buyer of food from
the shortwelght trick which the prize
package Is intended to disguise. "
Another feature of the pure food law
which is arousing n storm of protest
in certain quarters Is the clause which
reads : "All liquors sold in Nebraska
must bo labeled , showing the percent
age of proof of alcohol and not con
tents. " It is nllegod that such n re
quirement is practically prohibition ,
and on this ground strojig pressure Is
being brought to bear to secure n rul
ing from the pure food commission
which will modify its effect.
It Is further nsserted that there
would be great difficulty In relabeling
every bottle of Imported goods nfter
passing inspection , as this would re
quire nn analysis In each case and cost
more than the value of the package.
Deputy Commissioner Johnson , how
ever , Is firm in his nttltudo that the
law must bo enforced. Ho says : "Tho
law seems very plain in its require
ment nnd I shall undertake to enforce
It without considering whether such
enforcement helps or hinders the
liquor traffic of this state. "
WAS MISTAKEN ON TARIFF.
Tariff Revisionist Exaggerated In Ar
guing a Point
Lincoln , Neb. , Aug. 20. Special to
The News : Excessive lumber prices
and the protective tariff were vigor-
MICA
BUSINESS CHANCES. i
FAULK CO. SOUTH DAKOTA
fnrms. Improved nnd unimproved at
right prices. I employ no ngent. You
can save money by dealing with me.
Write for list or como and see mo.
Office first door south of postofllce.
John W. Hays. Faulkton. S. D
ously denounced by republican mem
bers of the stnto board of purchase nnd
supplies yesterday. The high prices
were credited to the tariff wlllch keeps
Canadian lumber out of the market.
"If it wasn't for that tariff wo could
get lumber for our state Institutions
at greatly reduced prices , " said State
Treasurer Brian In the course of the
discussion. "Wo could save $7 a thou
sand , " he declared In nnswer to a ques
tion from Secretary of State Junkln. 1
Junkln averred the figure was far V
from truth , In spite of Governor Shel
don's affirmation. So ho commanded
his private secretary , Mr. Dlmery , to
get the figures. The secretary ascer
tained that the government gets 60
cents a thousand on undressed and $2
a thousand on dressed lumber imported
from Canada.
WEEK WARM AND DRY.
Rainfall Below Normal In Most Parts
of the State.
Lincoln , Neb. , Aug. 20. The weekly
weather bulletin issued today says :
The week was warm and dry , with
light southerly wind and about the
normal amount of sunshine.
The dally mean temperature averag
ed about 4 ° above the normal. Thurs
day , Saturday and Sunday were the
warmest days , with maximum temper
atures generally above 90 ° .
The rainfall was below normal In all
counties. Light scattered showers oc
curred Tuesday , Wednesday and Thurs
day. In only a few places did the rain
fall exceed half nn Inch , while in most
of the state it was less than one-quar
ter of an inch. In considerable areas
no rain fell. The rainfall from April
1 to date is above the normal at a few
scattered stations , but generally there
Is a deficiency.
WOMAN COACHES THIEVES.
Horse Stealing Raids in the Black Hills
Laid to Her Door.
Belle Fourche , S. D. , Aug. 20. That
a woman furnished the brains and
evolved the schemes that led to the
wholesale stealing of horses through
out the ranges north of hero is the be
lief of local officers. This woman has
not yet been arrested , but is under
survelllnnce and can be taken just as
soon as sufficient evidence against her
is found.
She is the wife of one of the alleged
ringleaders of the gang , nnd has in
variably accompanied her husband on
his expeditions and was with him when
he was arrested last week in Wyoming.
She comes of the shrewd type of west
ern women who are to be found among
gangs of criminals , and the officers
argue that she could not have been
ignorant of her husband's methods of
earning a living and that her brains
planned many of the visits to large
ranches where valuable horses were
run off and sold in nnother state.
This woman , who tha officers believe
Is behind the gang , now dispersed
through the arrest of flveof _ Its mem
bers and the conviction of three , is a
sister of a man serving a sentence at
Lenvenworth , Kan. , for the same
crimes.
A. O. U. W. Picnic at Ruth.
Verdigre , Neb. , Aug. 20. Special to
The News : There was a picnic at
Ruth , Neb. , of the local lodge of the
A. O. U. W. , at which about 1,000 people
ple enjoyed a very pleasant time. The
weather was fine nnd the grounds
Knox county's best for fun nnd enjoy
ment. The amusements were : Speak
ing nt 10 a. m. , big dinner at 12 , foot
races , horse races , tug of war Work
men against the world only one re
sult plsslble. Ruth boys and Ruth
horses won. There was a grand ball
all afternoon and evening. The ball
game was as follows :
Game of nine innings between Ruth
and Gross , Ruth 5 , Gross 0 ; batteries
Ruth , Bootter and Smith , Gross , Mool-
ick , Gross and Wilting. More than
500 witnessed the game and great ex
citement prevniled. Wm. Young was
umpire. In the fourth inning Ruth
won four scores.
Wrestling match , catch-as-catch-can ,
best two out of three , was won by Vnl
Smith against Rnymond Barta , six min
utes for first fall nnd four for second.
Dallas Building Up.
Burke , S. D. , Aug. 21. Special to
The News : In anticipation of the
forthcoming opening of Trlpp county
lands , the to.vn of Dallas is building
up with substantial business houses
and dwellings and n waterworks sys
tem la being installed.