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TII15 NOUFOLK WKKKLY NUWS-KUHNAI ) , , : I'MUDAY ' , SKI'TKMHMK 27 , 1907 CHIEF FLYNN ADVISES OFFICER BRAASCH TO RESIGN. BRAASCH PREPARES DEFENSE ! Members of the City Administration Have Been Looking Into the Incident Involving Nlghtwatchman Council May Look Into It Monday. The Friday night episode In which Night Olllccr Brnasch was Involved hns heen the suhject of n lot of Inves tigation by members of the city ad- ministration. Olllcer Bruasch Is still a member of the police force although Chief of Po lice Flynn on Monday evening sug gested to the night olllcer the advisa bility of withdrawing from the force. Olllcer Brnnsch , however , fur from intending to resign , Is understood to bo preparing n statement in his own defense. The olllcer claims that his course has been governed by Instruc tions from his superiors and ho is understood to think that others than himself might bo Involved in a gen eral housccleanlng. Unless the matter Is cleaned up in some other way the whole affair will probably bo the subject for an Inves tigation by the city council next Mon day evening. WEDNESDAY WRINKLES. C. H. Pllger was In Omaha today. A. 0. Hazen was in Pierce Wednes day. day.Mrs. Mrs. C. E. Durnhara is visiting In Lincoln. Dr. J. II. Mackny Is home. He did not go to Scotland. A. J. Durland and family spent Wednesday at Madison. Mrs. Albert Pllger and Mrs. Fech- ter of Stanton spent Wednesday In Norfolk. Mrs. W. N. Huso is visiting friends at Newcastle and Ponca. Mayor C. B. Durland was up In Pierce county Wednesday. Sheriff J. J. Clements was up from Madison Wednesday afternoon. Clarence Scoflcld Is home from n short visit with his mother at Freeport - port , 111. D. Mathowson Is a member of a hunting party that Is spending a few days near Cody. Misses Halley and Rosa Wlttcn have returned to Pierce after n visit with Mrs. L. C. Taylor. George H. Burton was expected home Wednesday evening from Oma ha , where he was at the Masonic cele bration. H. R. Ward , private secretary to Congressman J. F. Boyd , passed through the city during the day en- route to Hartlngton. N. A. Rainbolt , Frank Davenport and J. S. Mathowson spent Wednesday near Clearwater , where they had been attracted by reports of good bass fish ing. Miss Ethel Long , after visiting her father , Thomas Long for several days , returned to her school work at Bloom- field. Miss Long is the assistant prin cipal of the Bloomfleld high school this year. Seth Bullock of Deadwood , United States marshal for the district of South Dakota , was in Norfolk at noon on his way from Deadwood to Sioux Falls , where preparations are being made for a term of the federal court next month. J. S. Mathewson Is in Clearwater on business. Miss Glen Snider' of Tilden is in Norfolk the guest of her cousin , Mrs. W. W. Weaver. L. C. Mlttelstadt , who was at the Masonic celebration at Omaha , stopped in Fremont on his way back to Nor folk. John R. Hays went to Omaha Tues day. day.W. . J. Gow is in Bonesteel on busi ness. F. G. Coryell went to Neligh Tues day noon. L. A. Rothe was in Osmond Tuesday afternoon. Miss Constance Rhelnhart is In Omaha visiting her aunt , Mrs. Charles John. . Attorney W. A. Meserve of Creigh- ton was in Norfolk Tuesday. Mrs. F. C. Marshall of Center ar rived in Norfolk yesterday on a visit with her parents , Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Vlele. Misses Heida Wichman and Mary Feldhalm returned last night from a visit with friends at Meadow Grove nnd Tilden. Mrs. Rose Cooney of Omaha , who has been In Norfolk on a visit with her parents , Mr. and Mrs. John F. Flynn , returned home at noon. Mr. and Mrs. Alex Peters , accompa nied by Mr. and Mrs. Fred Burner oi Lindsay , Mr. and Mrs. Guest of Tope < ka , Kan. , and Mrs. Johnson of Greens burg , Ind. , have gone to Stanton tc attend a family reunion. Attorneys M. C. Hazen , M. D. Tylet and H. F. Barnhart of Norfolk anil W. V. Allen of Madison returned Tues day from Pierce where Judge Graves is holding a term of the district court exchanging with Judge Welch who If at Dakota City. A week's jury worli is In prospect next week at Pierce. Mr. and Mrs. John Fogerty , whc have left Norfolk after a short vlsli in the city with Mrs. Fogorty's pa rents , Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Widaman will spend ten days In New York ant Massachusetts before returning to Gor gona In the Panama canal zone strip where Mr. Fogerty Is foreman of UK molding department In the big govern incut shops. The Auditorium will ho dark all this week. Ml 8 Elslo Kohl has accepted a po sition In the sales department of the A. I. . Kllllan store. The muiThigo of Or. Hewitt Allen Waggoner and Miss Ethel Miller takes place today at the homo of the bride's mronts , Mr. nnd Mrs. Homo Miller , on Florence boulevard In Omnhu. It Is prnlmhlo that one of the moni tors of the Smith Bros , firm will move 'rtmi Newport to Norfolk. They have a real estate business at Newport In connection with their rangoh orsesalo business. The Nebraska Telephone company still has an expert cable man In Nor- 'oik repairing the duumgo ilono to lo cal cable lines by the severe electrical storm that preceded the recent tor. undo by a few days. The county commissioners have undo a change In the road that runs along the Northwestern tracks just west of Kent's siding. By throwing .ho roadway south of the tracks the commissioners have eliminated two allroad crossings and rendered the road that much safer for travel. The Mebrnska Telephone company has n 'orco of men changing their telephone Ino to conform with the now rond. Miss Glcndorln Snider of Tilden , who was the guest of her cousin , Mrs. W. W. Weaver , sang at last evening's ser vices In the Christian church. Three additions to the church last evening brought the number of now members added to the Park Avenue Christian church by the scries of special meet ings up to thirty-one. This is the last week of the meetings. Tonight's sub ject Is "Bible Study. " Special music Is announced for this evening. Richard O. Whynmn , second son of II. O. Whynmn , formerly of Norfolk but later of Aurora , 111. , arrived In the city yesterday from Amorllla , Tex. , whore ho Is engaged in real estate business. His father and mother are now In Texas , where Mrs. Whynmn has boon very 111. His brother , Hob- ort Whynmn , has a position In Cleve land with a gas company and his sister - tor , Miss Claire Whynmn , Is teaching In Chicago. The Whynmn family left Norfolk about ten years ago. O. N. Stukey , deputy Internal rev enue collector , has succeeded In hav ing his headquarters transferred from Columbus to Norfolk , thus keeping ono more family hero and bringing to this elty one more factor. Mr. Stukey was formerly railway postal clerk out of Norfolk and a few weeks ago was ap pointed as deputy Internal revenue col lector for northern Nebraska. Colum bus has been the headquarters but as Norfolk was better located for the work , Mr. Stukey had no trouble in persuading the department to make the change. A crowd of Norfolk young people enjoyed n melo-drama portrayed In real life Tuesday night. The young folk drove out for a hayrack party in the moonlight. At the farm of Burl Reed , southwest of the city , the young men of the party climbed out of the hayrack and seized a bunch of water melons that lay conveniently close tc the highway. Of a sudden the stilly night was Interrupted by a dozen ex plosions. A shotgun began spitting flame and shot out from the cornfield. The crowd showed signs of fear or at least some of the crowd. Some of them knew that It was a "put up job. " John Elsinger , jr. , of West Point , the man who was awarded the con tract for laying the sewer pipe in sew er district No. 1 , expects to begin ex cavating the first of next week. El- singer is here with a force of about a dozen men. Just now the contractor and his men are engaged In prelim' inary work but tomorrow they expect to unload brick and tiling. As soon as the sewer tile Is in place men will be put to work in the trenches. With twenty men Elsinger says that he can finish his contract in three months , About 2,200 feet of sewer tile is to be laid , Norfolk's first sewer district \ - eluding the territory along Norfolk avenue from Seventh to Thirteenth streets , running half a block south ol Norfolk avenue and a block and a hall north. Yankton Press and Dakotan : Presl dent Hill , of the Ynnkton and Southern ! Railroad company , reached the clt > Monday evening from Texas , where he has been engaged several months pro moling his great enterprise. Texas 1ms the big end of the great continent al project to handle and Texas will really get vastly more permanent benefit ofit from the completed road than the Intervening states , not excepting Soutl Dakota , though It has been estimated that the road will Increase the annua value of the state's winter wheat $100 , 000. Texas Is a strong state already but has only entered upon the thresh old of a career that Is destined to lam It In the front rank of our soverelgt j states possibly first in the front rank The sentiment among the Texans li as favorable to the building of the Yankton Southern as is the sentimen hero at Yankton. At Houston , when the southern terminus will probablj be located , there is but one party ant every one of the 75,000 inhabitants an members of it. Houston Is found t < possess advantages of location tha make Its future less problematlca than that of Galveston , though the lat ter with its 35,000 population is al ready a shipping port. President Hil Is sanguine of the success of the roai and has the best means of knowinj not only the difficulties to bo BUI mounted , but also the opinions and a ! tltude of financial men toward the er torprlse. The undertaking Involve great labor and time as well ns mono and our people may feel assured tha nothing Is being neglected that wil facilitate its progress. HORSE SALES WILL BE MOVED TO NORFOLK. NEXT SALE TO BE HERE OCT. 7 Arrangements Were Completed Last Night for the Transfer of the New port Horse Sales to This City Imme diately. Smith Bros , , who have built up a mrso market at Newport , urn coining 0 Norfolk. The next big range horse snlo held y this linn will bo In Norfolk a wotik nun next Monday , Oct. 7. Arrange- louts for the transfer were completed 1 Norfolk last night. A stock company of Norfolk bust- ess men have subscribed enough indH to build the sale yards , which 111 be leased to Smith Bros , for llvo ears. The exaet location of the yards las not been determined but the site 111 bo Immediately selected and the onstructlon work begun. The last sale at Newport was hold [ outlay. This firm has outgrown 'ewport ' as the crowds are now too argo to secure adequate nccnuininda- OIIH there. They had determlnod to ansfer anil had Sioux Cllv in view. 'rompt attention and liberal action by Norfolk business men secured the now Mislnoss for this city. At times It is said that two paHHoii- er coaches filled with buyers from very where , have gone Into Newport i attend these sales. It was scon by 10 firm that Norfolk , with llvo lines f railroad from five directions , would fford much bettor opportunity to so- tire crowds , while accommodations ere would bo adequate to the sltua- on. on.Tho The sales will mean advertising for Norfolk. The Smith Bros , advertise heir sales not only locally but In stocn apors In Omaha , Kansas City , St. .lOiils nnd other places. Buyers are aid tt > come from as far ns Indiana. The range horse sales begin Juno 0 nnd run Into November. Other ales will bo hold through the winter , 'ho Smith Bros , will build a largo sta le for their own use. The yards to o built hero will bo similar to these t Newport , containing forty-four pens. 1hoy are the same as sale yards in ive stock market places MEETING OF STOCKMEN. mportnnt Gathering to be Held at South Omaha. Dr. Charles A. McKim , state veterlu irian , has sent the following notice to itockmen : I wish to call your attention to the stockman's meeting to bo 'hold at South Omaha , Nob. , In the Exchange milding on Wednesday , October 2. V program is enclosed. I hope you realize the Importance of his meeting and I wish to urge upon on the need and opportunity for you 0 bo present. Many subjects of Interest to you as 1 stockman will bo discussed and op portunity given you to ask questions ir offer your advice as to the means of handling and controlling diseased inlmnls In the state. By a recent ruling of the interstate commerce commission the inspectors of the bureau of animal industry are prohibited from Inspecting cattle oi sheep , or Issuing certificates for the same at time of shipment when they ire going from point to point within .ho state , it Is only when they are offered for Interstate shipment that he government Inspector can act. You of course realize the Importance or meaning of this ruling , and the ben- fit to you if your stock is healthy , oi laving a clean bill of health for them icfore they leave home. This you mnnot secure if you wish to ship tc South Omaha , under the above ruling > f the commlssionmen , therefore you are compelled to ship out of the state : o avoid delay In having your cattle icld up nt destination for Inspection This is ono matter we wish to have adjusted so ns to prevent this dlscrim nation against our state market. The question of tuberculosis in cattle ant wine , and of the packers buying sub lect to post-mortem Inspection wll also be discussed. As you notice by the program al those subjects and others will be dls nssed by speakers from all the dif ferent Interests concerned , and oppor tnnlty given for any one present w-ht wishes to express his views. State control of all diseases of f contagious nature , state sanitary work co-operation of the federal and stati authorities , local meat and milk in spection , etc. , will bo considered. Address of welcome , Thos. Hector mayor of South Omaha. Response , Dr. A. T. Peters , Lincoln Neb. Neb.The The agricultural college and experl ment station n factor in provcntlni animal diseases , Prof. E. A. Burnett dean of the Nebraska agricultural college logo , Lincoln , Neb. Co-operation with the federal gov ernment In eradicating contagious dU eases , Dr. Ramsey , chief of field Ir spection bureau of animal industrj Denver , Colo. How to keep a herd free from dis ease , Dr. O. E. Dyson , formerly chic of bureau of animal industry , Chicage 111. What the state sanitary board ha accomplished for the state of Mlnni seta , Dr. M. II. Reynolds , Mlnnesot agricultural experiment station , S Anthony Park , Minn. What a clean bill of health mean to the slock owner ( viewed from a ooiumlHHluninnu'H standpoint i , by rep roHotitntlvo of live Nloolc oxchimgo. The relation of the pnekor and the commlHHlonmiiu to the stockman , .1. .1. Ferguson , Chicago , 111. What Mlsminrl IH doing for MB live Block Interest , Dr. I ) . ! ' . l.uclioy. slnto veterinarian , Columbia , Mo. Itcport on sheep scab , cnttln niiiugo. and luhoreuloslH. Dr. Win. I'1. I'lluog- Ing , Hlato veterinarian , Cheyenne , Wyo. The agricultural press and the llvo Block Interest , W. A , Horvoy , Tweu. ( loth Century Farmer , Omaha , Nob. The needs of Nebraska , Dr. C. A. McKInt , state veterinarian , Lincoln , Neb. Iowa's campaign against diseased animals , Dr. P. O. Koto , stale veterina rian , Forest C'lty , Iowa. These papers will bo freely discuss ed by the stockmen nnd llve-mluuto an droHsoH on Important tonics relating lo llvo slock will bo given by promi nent Htockmen of the ntnlo. EARLY CLOSING MOVE HALTS. -air Store Refuses to Sign Agreement to Close at 0:30 : O'clock. Only the attitude of the management if the Fair ntore Is said to stand In the way of an early closing agreement , 'or Norfolk avenue stores. At the In stance of the clerks' association a clos- ng petition has been drawn up and Irculated for signatures among Nor folk merchants. Save at the Fair store the movement met with the ipproval of local merchants. The petition was circulated by Messrs. Sturgeon nnd Heeler. The petition and signatures follow : "We , the undersigned merchants of Norfolk , Nobr. , agree to close our places of business at (5:110 ( : p. m. , ex cepting Saturday evening , providing ill merchants of competing lines also sign this agreement. Dry goods and clothing stores at the usual hour , ( CIO : ! p. m. ) Groceries and moat markets at li0 : ! ! p. m. This agreement Is to stand good at all times except the holiday season , that Is during the month of December. ( "Signed ) Wide Awake clothing store , Norfolk Shoo Co. , Heeler Bro thers , W. C. Holand , L. Schenzol , Frank E. Davenport , Hoffman & Vlole , Sol ( ! . Mayer , A. L. Kllllan Co. , Baum Brothers , Aug. Karo , C. H. Pllgor , S. M. Hosenthal , H. E. Thlein , Anthos Smith , C. P. Parish. " CONVENTION DAY AT LINCOLN. Parties Send Delegates Who Form State Platforms. Tuesday by virtue of the new direct primary law became state convention day for the Nebraska parties. The party conventions , composed of ono delegate from each county , wcro called by the now law to meet during the afternoon In the state capital. The work outlined by the primary law for the annual party convention wns the selection of the state plat form and state central committees. Among the delegates to the republi can state convention wore : Congress man J. F. Boyd , Antelope ; S. B. More- head , Boone ; Levl Bennett , Boyd ; R. S. Rising , Brown ; Senator Norris Brown , Buffalo ; Governor George L. Sheldon , Cass ; Frank P. Voter , Cedar ; Max E. Vlortel , Cherry ; J. C. Elliott , Cuming ; Mr. McCnnn , Dawes ; G. L. Wood , Dlxon ; Victor Rosowntcr , Doug las ; R. R. Dlckson , Holt ; Frank No , son , Knox ; W. B. Hose , Lancaster ; S. C. Blackmail-Madison ; Judge Paul lessen , Otoe ; W. B. Donaldson , Pierce Congressman G. W. Norris , Red Wil low ; J. A. Douglas , Hock ; Charles L. McLeod , Stanton ; C. P. Mnthowson , Thurston ; Judge A. A. Welch , Wayne Judge S. H. Sedgwlck , York. Dr. A. Bear of Norfolk represented Madison county at the democratic con vention. Among the other delegates to the democratic convention were : P. J. Murphy , Brown ; W. D. Oldham , Buffalo ; Henry R. Goring , Cass ; A. I. Williams , Cedar ; F. D. Hunker , Cum- ng ; Henry C. Richmond , Dodge ; Jeorge Rogers , Douglas ; W. H. Green , Knox ; Venus Huebnor , Pierce ; W. P. ownn , Stanton ; T. L. Sloan , Thurs ton. ATKINSON'S BASEBALL SEASON WILL CLOSE THEN. A SHUT-OUT FOR JOHNSTOWN Neligh Plays at Atkinson Wednesday , Bassett Thursday and on Friday the Two Rival Holt County Teams Will Play the Finish. Atkinson , Neb. , Sept. 25. Johns town was defeated by Atkinson , De Solva holding them down to ono safe hit. Score : R. H. E Atkinson .14001040 C 1C 17 ( Johnstown 00000000 0 0 1 ! Batteriesff : Atkinson , DeSllva ant Price ; Johnson , Hedlngton , Carter ant Carter. Neligh played here this after noon , Bassett tomorrow nnd O'Neill oi Friday. Friday will close the basebal season for Atkinson. Comes to Hospital. AInsworth , Neb. , Sept. 25. Specia to The News : Mlnonn Cook , wlfo o T. S. Cook , of Long Pine , wns ndjudg ed insane hero and was taken to th Norfolk hospital. She has been an Ir mate of the instltulon once before. The want nils , take the "used things to market for you ! SO THAT FEDERAL COURT CIVIL CASES WOULD COME. SENATOR W. V. ALLEN'S OPINION The Federal Court Division Law for Nebraska Should be BO Amended ns to Rccuiliu Civil dines to bo Tried In District. "What Norfolk ought lo do IH lo g. i an nincndtncnt to the new federal court law that would apply the tunio coudllloim lo Iho Irln' of civil cnsen In lj ! < > federal dlvlHlon In which they oilg Inale IIH now apply lo criminal CUM-H In the several Icdcrnl enurl division-1 * Only by the prlHoner'n iilliuney M > I- 11111 ; up existing comlltloiiH unl'iivm- abblo a fair trial In the Imni" dhl- hlon can a criminal cane bo rlian ; ; < d from oiii dlvlHlon lo another. Hut civil CIIHCH can bo taken away fiotn the Xorlolit court on Iho rcquoHl of the parlies nnd with the approval of the Judges. And ( hat approval will novel be n dllllciill thing to Hcciirc. So what Norfolk and the ether Nobranka court centci-H oulHlde of Lincoln and Omaha want ( o do IH lo gel an amendment. " This WIIH the ailvlco to Norfolk of fered yesterday by former Honalor William V. Allen of MadlHon , who was discussing federal court prospects while In the city between traliiH. Hcnntor Allen nald that , he expected to try federal court CIIHOH In Norfolk , In fact he would have argued a do- mniTor In thlH elty at the recent term of court If Ills tlini ! had permitted. "Federal court In Norfolk , " re marked Senator Allen , "can be niado a matter of great convenience lo the people of thlH big Norfolk district. It will be much handler to jo lo Norfolk than elsewhere , but novertlielesH Nor folk people Hhonld work for HOIIIO pro vision to keep the CIIHOH at homo. Then you would have 'real' federal court Just to the extent that litigation In the district. " WILL BE LONGEST JURY SESSION IN HISTORY. CARRIAGE LICENSE CASE UP n This Case John J. Frey IB Charged With Falsely Swearing to Girl's Age In Order to Marry Her Brown Will Sue the City for $10,000. Pierce , Nob. , Sept. 25. Special to I'ho News : This court was In session ere yesterday and Monday with Judge raves of the Eighth district in the hair. Only a few cases of minor 1m- lortunco were disposed of and the nry trials ml for next week as the nry does not come until Sept. 110. The case of FritLcben vs. E. H. Sconce , which was a $5,000 damage lalm for alienation of Lobon's wife's Affections , was settled out of court. Mrs. Lehun secured a divorce from her insband at a former term of Pierce llstrlct court and this suit was the utgrowth of the divorce proceedings. Many Jury Trials. Jury trials already sot glvo promise : > f occupying the court's attention for nero than a week and being the long- jst time that the jury has been kept msy In the history of Pierce county itigatlon. * Among the more Important cases to 10 tried Is that of Leauder R. Brown s. the city of Plerco for $10,000 dam- go for alleged Injury sustained be cause of defective sidewalk. This case was once tried anil taken to the supreme court where It was reversed ind returned for a now trial. Another case that has caused con siderable comment Is the case of the state of Nebraska vs. John J. Frey. This is the case wherein the parents of Miss Cottrell file complaint against John J. Frey for falsely swearing as o the ago of Miss Cottrcll and him self , whereby ho procured a marriage icenso and was afterwards married o Miss Cottrell. Cases of the Honkln Mercantile Co. vs. various Insurance companies will all go over the term. These cases are the result of the big fire In Plalnvlew , Nob. , January , In 1007. FIRST LIGHT HjOST ARRIVES Temperature Drops to 33 Frost Not Severe Enough to Kill. The first light frost of autumn gave silver tips to cornfields around Nor folk early Wednesday morning. But it was not a killing frost. Tiio mer cury got down to thirty-three. An area of exceedingly high pressure the ba > rometer going up to 30.08 arrived from the northwest and niado this ter rltory the chilliest place on the mar during the night. HOME FROM MASONIC MEETINC Two Past Grand Masters and "Fathei of Masons" From Norfolk. [ Prorr Wednesday' * Dully. ] Most of the Norfolk people wht were in attendance nt the semi-con tennlnl anniversary celebration of UK organization of tiio Masonic gram lodge in Nebraska returned from Oma ha last evening. The Monday nnnl vorsary program wns declared to hnvi been the occasion of ono of the mos pleasant gatherings over held In N < briiHka. The IIIICCOHII of the cclnlira lion WIIH particularly gratifying to I'avt ( Iriind Mauler ( J K. Biirnliuiii who not only wan at ( lie head r 'in exceiillvo coinnilllec In chargi' ' i/r IM > liiipm lanl MiiM'inlc ' event bill \v.n . culled on to prcHldn over the nfti MMIIII and evening program at Iho Andl' ' n inn an a re-null of Ooorgii | | . Truinim I imiHler of coroiiionloM , being r-aii < i | front Oinalia. Mr. Iliirnliain < IHKi-r. . | the opening addrcHH at the Auditorium In the nflenioon. It WIIH cHiiinnt i | ( hat over , ' 1,5(10 ( MUHOIIH were pn-iicni from oulHhlo of Omaha. Norfolk wan represented in Omaha by PUHI ( irand Master anil Mru ( ! . | .j Mnniliaiii. by Past ( Irand Master H. W. llayeii , UK > olileHl MuHun In N'ebniHkn , and In Mr and Mrs. A. II. Vide , Mr. uiul Mm H (1. ( Dean , ( lenruo llnrluii and L C Mil lelsliult. CLARENCE PRATT STRUCK BY PILE DRIVER PIN. WAS UNCONSCIOUS TWO HOURS Willie Boyer Had a Severe Fall But Is Now Thought to bo Out of Danger. Pratt ID Getting Along as Well as Could bo Expected , llnltlo Creek , Neb. , Hept. 25. Spi- ulnl to The Nown : Whllo working at he pile driver Clarence Pratt WIIH HO rloiiHly hurl. One of tint plnn , or what they call a follower , broke and struck Mr. Pratt on the forehead above the cyoH , cutting a big gash. Ho WIIH tin coiiHcloiis for two IIOIII-H , and WIIH al once carried to Mr. Snndor'H roHldonco near the mill and medical nHslHlimce rendered. At 5 o'clock In the aftiT noon ho WIIH taken homo and at PITH out ho IH getting along an well an could bo oxpocted. WILLIE BOYER HURT. Battle Creek Youth Has a Bad Fall. Now Out of Danger. Battle Crook , Nob. , Sept. 25. Spc clal to The NOWH : Wllllo Boyer , Hlx teen yearn old , WIIH badly hurt while unloading coal from the car at L. B BaUor'H yards. Ho In Home wa > slipped on Iho platform and fell with his breiiHt onto the Hwltch. He wa taken lo Mr. Baker's residence , and HO far us known at this writing ho Is out of danger. Ills brother Kyle and other relatlvoH of Tilden are hero at hlH Hick bed. Ills father , Robert Boj er , HVOH on a homestead In Cherry county nciir Mullen. Battle Creek. MI-H. S. S. Moffett and two children are vlHltlng IhlH week with relatives at Plntto Center. Conrad Ilorbst , who lives on the EffeiiH farm north of the river , has rented the D. J. Brnjo place south of town. H. E. Scripture and Joseph Knr- mnn of near Stanton were bore Mon- ay on btiHlnoss at the Goo. Berry hoop ranch. Mike Hlnkel is building a now twa- lory honso on his farm north of the Olkhorn. ICd Cox sold his barber business on ho south side of Main street to A. H. inrdcls. Miss Clara Mantey Is assistant teach- r In the Lutheran parochial school. WEDDINGS AT BATTLE CREEK. Slaughter-Sullivan and Aldag-Setzhorn Nuptials. Battle Creek , Nob. , Sept. 25. Spe- ilal to The News : John Slaughter ind Miss Margaret Sullivan were mar led yesterday forenoon at 10:00 : I'clock nt the Catholic church by Rev "ather Walsh of Norfolk. The groom s cashier of the bank at Burke , S. D. , ind the bride is a well known young nily of Meadow Grove. The young couple will reside at Burke , S. D. John Aldag of this place and Miss da Setzkorn of Pierce were married his afternoon by Rev. Mr. Schelps in ho Lutheran church nt Plerco. Tha oung couple will go to house-keeping on the groom's farm four miles south of Battle Creek. WEATHER IS IDEAL , EXHIBITS 'LARGE , TRACK GREAT. RECORD BREAKING CROWDS It Is Expected That Thursday and Fri day Will be the Biggest Days That the Madison County Fair Has Ever Known In Point of Numbers. Madison , Neb. , Sept. 25. Special to The News : With ideal weather , one of the finest tracks in the state , and the biggest exhibits ever scon hero , the Madison county fair opened aus piciously hero today. Thursday nna Friday are expected to be the biggest days the Madison county fair has ever seen. Largo crowds nro expected. For Mrs. Copeland. Some twenty ladies in The Heights were entertained Tuesday evening at the homo of Mrs. A. Randklev compli mentary to Mrs. J. E. Copeland , who will leave Norfolk the latter part of the week for Evanston , Wyo. , where Mr. Copeland is now stationed as a Union Pacific train dispatcher. An In formal evening was pleasantly spent at the Raudklov homo.