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THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOURNAL : FRIDAY 13 , DECEMBER' ' OTIS SKINNER HAS NO USE FOR CALAMITY HOWL. FRENCH ARE LONQ ON TECHNIC In Opinion of Celebrated Actor Amer ican Playwrights Can Learn Much From Them Mr. Skinner Appears In "The Honor of the Family. * ' "When Adam nnd Ifivo tint In tliclr tree In pnnullHC , " declared Otis Skinner - nor Hi a Bloux City Interview , 'and WMtcheel tholr primitive drnma , doubt- IOBB a ceiiBorloiiH critic wan perched In nn opposite tree box , croaking noout the 'decay of tlio stage. ' " The defendant of nlodorii drama , whose experience lilclu'dels adtlni ; hnowlceigo of the "old masters , " ' ar- rlvenl ( n Sloilx Ulty from Omhlia and waft on Hie verge of luncheon when * i ho was Seen at the West hotel * In unite of this fact nnd HB > Indlcallem of hunger , Ihe actor , who believes In the present and the future , had time to ncorf at calamity howlers of all hinds. "This talk about the retrogression of ( he American stake In foolish , " said Mr. Sklmier. "You have only to read back aiid think of the plays which were In vogue and given by our great nctors n decadengo to realize this fact. Why Fitch. Thomas and these men of whom censors of the press write so scathingly are putting out bettor Bluff than was dreamed of In thofce days. The American drama Is climbing up , not sliding down. " As Mr. Skinner has given his at tention for several seasons to the pro duction of French made plays , his declaration that It was a pleasure to play In a play of French workmanship because It Is so well made was founded on experience ? . "I hope the American writers are learning the lesson of technlc from thplr French contemporaries , for they certainly have a lesson to learn , " ho said. said.This actor who climbed up from the pinnacle of being a matinee hero to the higher artistry of serious work Is In real life a handsome , quiet man nered man. The gray In his closely clipped hair , which has a decided ten- toncy to curl , adds to the distinction of his appearance. ITo speaks quietly and concisely , his words'being those who talks at ran of a thinker , not one dom. dom.Mr. . Skinner spoke with pleasure of the season which ho and Ada Rohan played Pctruchlo nnd Katherlne In "The Taming of the Shrew , " mention ing It as a season of "lots of fun. " irowcver , he disclaimed any serious , . Intention of returning to Shakespear ean plays In the near future. "I Intend to do It sometime , " ho Bald , "as we all Intend to do the things we would like to do. I look forward to It as a pleasure of the future , a re turning to an old stamping ground. It Is that for mo , you know , a stamp ing ground which holds memories ol my work with Booth and Barrett and others. " The pause between the names , as well as the tone with which the names were given , told of the color of those memories. The reminiscences of Mr. Skinner , when ho takes tlmo to write them , will be an Interesting review of an Important stage his portant page In American professional debut was tory. His made In Philadelphia thirty years ago this month. Later he played with the famous Walnut Street Theater Stock company , and with It played In sup port of all the visiting stars , many ol whose names shed a brightness ovei the page of American stage history , Ho took Important roles at Booth's theater , the Boston theater and with Lawrence Barrett and was a membci of the famous Daly company whlcl : made the historic tour of European cities , playing London , Paris and Bor with Mine leading man lln. He was Modjesha from 1802 to 1895 , and since then has been starring , the romantic drama having a large place In his pro gram until his entrance Into the French made play. Last year "Tin " the struggle between Duel , which pictures twoen the church nnd agnosticism , was aroused widespread Interest his vehicle and terest and discussion. Delighted with Walker Whlteside's work In "Tho Claim of Blood , " and satisfied that this talented actor Is nbont to come Into his own , Mrs D. \V Pollard and Miss Carol Pollard have returned from Minneapolis , where according to the Sioux City Journal they saw Mr. Whlteslde. who has been out only about a week so far this season. Miss Pollard , who formerly was n member of Mr. Whltcsldo's company , eays his present support is probably the best ho has ever had. Miss Clara Blandlck. who Is known In Sioux City as a capable actress , Is his leading woman. Leslie Kenyou , an English player of note , also Is ono of the prin cipal members of the , company. Mr. miteslde has the part of a struggling musician. Aa a matter of fact , "Tho Claim of Blood" Is practically the same piece. In which Mr. Whltcsldo ap peared last year under the title of "The Magic Melody. " It has been re written and made stronger. Mr. Whlteslde hopes to bo able to go Into New York this year , although his plans are not definitely worked oul along this lino. It Is not likely ho will play Stoux City. Ho Is now under the management of Lleblor & Co. , who have great faith In him. MONDAY MENTION. N. W. Clever left at noon for Colum and Mrs. J. J. Clements were up from Madison Sunday to attend the Nothaway funerals. Attorney R. R. Dlckson of O'Neill was In Norfolk Sunday. Senator F. J. Halo of Atkinson has been In Norfolk on business. K , G. Hohrke , the Meadow Grove banker , was In Norfolk on business. Hurt Mapus left Sunday night for O'Neill , where district court was con vened Monday. M. C. Hazon loft at noon for Wayne , whore Judge Welch Is holding a short term of court. Mrs. Gus Bhroodor and Miss Ida Sueso of Hosklns were shopping In Norfolk Saturday. Frank Duilnoy of Fullerton , who came to Norfolk to attend the funeral of his Blstcr-ln-Iaw , Mrs. Nothaway , returned to Fullerton Monday. F. G. Corycll was In Madison Satur day. day.Miss Miss Bessie Williams lias resigned her position at the Fair store. Attorney II. F. Uarnhart returned to Norfolk Saturday evening from Madi son , Mrs. Malone and Miss Malonc of En- ola spent Saturday afternoon In Nor folk. 13. D. Clark , accompanied by two sons who were on their way to Sioux City , was a guest at the homo of his brother , W. H. . Claik , over Sunday. Miss Matrau was up from Madison to spend Sunday with her father and mother , Mr. and Mrs. II. C. Malrau. It WIIH announced Monday that the BoneBteol motor cnr , which has been off the line for repairs , would bo re turned to service Tuesday , making the Tuesday morning run north. City Superintendent 13. J. Bodwell returned Saturday evening from Kear ney , where with other members of the state examining committee ho inspect ed the Kearney normal school on Fri day. President J. M. Pile of Wayne col lege was In Norfolk over Saturday night , on his way back to Wayne from Madison , where ho addressed a meetIng - Ing of Madison county teachers held under the auspices of the county su perintendent. Among the day's out of town visit ors in Norfolk wore : Thomas Green , Ilosklns ; C. T. Norton , Wayne ; Wil liam Huber , Madison ; Henry Schwartz , Wlnnetoon ; Henry Well- nuui , A. Goodwater , Madison ; Mrs. Kloekentegor , Miss Myrtle Raymond , Crelghton ; W. R. Smith , Monowl ; Miss Ella Smith , Bazllo Mills ; J. S. DeForest - est , Miss Pearl Dowcy , Crelghton ; W. R. Harper , Mrs. R. A. Harper , Wood River ; E. G. Edous , Tllden. The chess club met Friday evening at the homo of A. Degner. Miss Edith Barrett entertained the O. M. C. club Saturday evening. The regular December meeting of the council is set for Tuesday evening. Letters received from Denver state that Phil Hull , , who went to Colorado for the benefitof , his health , Is In de clining health. The Minneapolis nnd Omaha road put a now time card Into effect Sun day , the now card scheduling an ear- lor departure for the morning passen ger to Stoux City. Hereafter the Sioux City train will leave the uptown depot at 0:10 : a. m. Instead of 0:40 : a. m. It vill leave the Junction at G a. m. A double wedding with the contract- ng parties prominent in this section vlll take place on Wednesday morning at 11 . ' "JO o'clock when Mr. Paul Raasch and Mies Emma Epplcr nnd Mr. Otto 3ppler and Miss Dora Raasch will be married In the Emanuel Lutheran church at Hadar. J. A. Lehman , who Is In the last veek of treatment at the Keeloy Insti tute In Omaha , Is In good condition and has been getting along well , ac cording to letters from that Instltu- ion received In Norfolk. At the Instl- lite Lehman has been putting In his Ime making a big twine fish net. Lch- nan was the Madison county farmer vho drew one of the choice home steads In the Lower Brulo land lottery and afterwards created excitement at Plerco by firing a few shots at William /ulnuf , the Pierce horseman. Death came Sunday evening at 10 o'clock to little Helene Suiter , the eight-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. P. Suiter , living on Philip avenue ) ctweon Third and Fourth streets. The little girl has been seriously sick with pneumonia for sometime. Helene suiter was born in Norfolk and attend ed the Lincoln school. Although often ; ept from school on account of 111 lealth she was said by her teachers to bo an exceptionally bright little girl. She was eight years and nine nonths old. Another sad feature of the little girl's death is that the moth er was operated on for appendicitis only a few weeks ago and has not re covered nor strength. The funeral will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2 'clock , from the M. E , church. Commenting on' the status of the deadlock over the appointment of a state accountant , the position for Which Chris Schavland of Madison county Is now being presented by north Nebraska republicans , the Lin coln Journal says : "The deadlock over the appointment of a state ac countant appears to bo no nearer an opening than It was several months ago. State Auditor Searlo once sug gested the name of Senator J. C. Mc Kesson of Lincoln , but Governor Shel don whoso approval Is required by the act creating the oiflco has not given the required consent. Auditor Searlo has several applications under the dust In his desk , but it Is not likely that any will bo brought out and the ofllce which was created by the last legisla ture bids fair to remain vacant until anew now auditor Is elected or nn agree ment Is made possible between the present auditor and governor. " When a man is always In a hurry It Is an evidence that ho lacks the capacity to dispose of his business In the ordinary way. LONG TIME NORTHWESTERN AGENT HERE RESIGNS. ' H. C. MATRAU QUITS DEPOT After Serving In the Railroad Harness Since 1872 , H. O. Matrau Will Give His Time Over Entirely to Private Business , Preparing to sever a railroad con nection of twenty-two years with the Northwestern company In Norfolk nnd to end a railroad career of thirty-six years of continuous service H. C , Ma trau has placed with the officials of his company his resignation as local agent of the Northwestern , a position that ho lias capably filled for more than a score of years. While the Norfolk station Is still be'ing 'operated under Mi' . Mnlrau's name. IIH ( resignation has been ac cepted by the company with the un derstanding that he Is to bo formally relieved as soon as his successor as agent In Norfolk Is named , Pending n permanent appointment Cashier H. A. Drobort has been acting as agent. It Is nntinally with mixed feelings of relief and regret that Mr. Matrau Is withdrawing from a line of work In which ho has been continuously en gaged for but little less than two score years. But having reached the ago of sixty-three and besides feeling that the demands of his private busi ness as a member of the firm of Ma trau & Wllle will make more and more demands upon his time nnd strength , Mr. Mntrau decided definitely to re sign his position and to make perma nent the temporary leave of absence under which ho has bec'f absent from his office during the last three months. With the possible exception of the banker's chair no position In a town's life brings n man in closer touch with the business affairs of a city and with H. C. MATRAU the varied interests of her citizens than the place at thr .ocal agent's desk. Few if any men in Norfolk have been closer identified with Nor folk's business history since 1885 than Mr. Matrau. Nor is the relation of.an agent to the town's business and com mercial development a passive ono. As the local representative of one of the biggest factors in the town's af fairs Mr. Matrau as agent has had the opportunity to render valuable service to the town as well as his company. The railroad career that will have ended when the new Northwestern agent for Norfolk Is named was begun on the first day of January , 1872 , when Captain Matrau , veteran of the civil war and probably the youngest cap tain who had served In that great struggle , entered on what was to be his life work by becoming agent of the Chicago & Michigan Lake Shore at Sherman , Mich. After a year's ser vice he was transferred to Holland , Mich. , where ho remained for ton years , when he resigned to accept a position In the auditor's office In the Grand Rapids & Indiana railroad at Grand Rapids , Mich. Ho was in this field of rallrpad work for about two years. He resigned In 1881 to become chief clerk in the general passenger department of the Michigan & Ohio road at Toledo , Ohio. The road went Into the hands of a receiver and Mr. Mat ran soon resigned to como to Ne braska. On July 4 , 1885 , In the midst of a Fourth of July celebration Mr. Matrau arrived in Norfolk. Ho had como to Nebraska to accept a position with the Fremont , Elkhorn & Missouri Valley railroad under Superintendent Lawler , He served as cashier In Norfolk during the month of July and on the first of August was sent to Fremont to relieve lievo the agent who was temporarily assigned to other duties. Matrau act ed as agent at Fremont during August , Then on September 25 , 1885 , ho was checked In as agent In Norfolk. Then began twenty-two years of dil igent and Intelligent service , the rec ord of which Is well known to Norfolk , Mr. Mntrau has seen the town grow and the business of his office Increase materially. When ho came to Norfolk the Elkhorn road had just completed the uptown depot destroyed by fire December 1 , 1905. His period of ser vice closed virtually with the con struction of the Northwcstern's now up-town passenger station. Ho has seen extensive yards and a big round house and repair shop built In Norfolk. Mr. Matrau served under Superin tendents Lawler , Phllbln , Harris and Reynolds. Ho was ono of the old Elkhorn - horn men retained by the Northwestern on the absorption of the Elkhorn road. Ho has seen the road extended from Valentine to Chadron and afterwards to Deadwood and Casper , from Crelsbv ton to Dallas , and from Caspar to Lander. It Is the record of Mr. Matrau's work that he has made friends for the Northwestern and helped materially In the building up of Norfolk. His regret nt sovcrlng his long railroad connection Is known to bo shared by officials In the big corporation ho has worked for. And that the relations between Mr. Mntrau nnd the public , while ho has served as agent , have been largely as pleasant as the rela tions between him and the company Is shown conclusively by the offices to which Norfolk has elected him. Side by sldo with his career as a Norfolk railroad man Mr. Matrau has had a career as a local public servant. In 1880 ho was elected for a year to serve out a vacancy on the board of education. And at the next election ho was re-elected as a member of the board of education and was on the board when the old high school build ing was built. At the close of his term as a member of the board of education Mr. Matrnu was elected u member of the city council , serving for two years. In the early nineties Mr. Matrau was elected mayor nnd served two terms. During his administration the people of Norfolk under his lend found relief from the water problem that was vex ing them by effecting a very advant ageous purchase of the water plant after long and complicated negotia tions and much opposition. And today the city's water plant , n paying Invest- niont to Norfolk nnd her people , Is still n monument to Matrau's admin istration. For twelve years past Mr. Matrnu IIJIH been a member of the Norfolk board of education nnd for eight or nine years past has served as secre tary. No man In Norfolk has been more closely identified with the city school system of Norfolk. As a mem ber of the board Mr. Matran's services to Norfolk have been invaluable. A veteran of the civil war and a member of the Loyal Legion , Mr. Ma trau also quits the railroad world with an undisputed right to call himself n veteran railroad man. In a railroad town of Norfolk's Im portance and In a city where the rail road element Is as prominent as It Is here It Is no little thing to have served as agent for more than a score of years , to have won the respect nnd regard of the company , the good will of the public. From a railroad man Mr. Matrau becomes a Norfolk business man , de voting his time principally to manag ing the affairs of the coal firm of Mn trau & Wllle , successors to the busi ness built up by the late C. W. Braasch. DOWNED Servant Girls Settled as "Undesir ables" in Debate at Woman's Club. Servant girls were branded as "un desirable citizens , " or something sim ilar , at the meeting of the Fremont Woman's Club says the Fremont Her ald. ald.It's It's all settled. The end of the tyrannical reign of that kitchen despot , familiarly known as "tho hired girl" Is here. Never again a.ha.1) ) she hold her head high In Fremont , and kick the crockery out the back door , while she demands a raise In wages. It was a debate at an open session of the club yesterday and the ques tion was "Resolved , That the regular employment of Domestic Help Is Det rimental to the best Interests of the Home. " Mrs. B. Cummlngs and Mrs. Dan V. Stephens were in the affirmative and Mrs. A. J. Eddy and Mrs. ' Conrad Hollcnbeck championed the cause of the domestics. Mr. Livingstone , Mrs , Wlntersteen and Mrs. Coman were judges of the debate and awarded the honors to the affirmative side. Some very excel lent arguments were made by the la dles of both the affirmative and nega tive sides. Mrs. Cummings felt that If love prompted the work of the wife , the household duties wore transformed from drudgery Into pleasure and Mrs. Stephens made some very good points. Mrs. Eddy pointed out that , with out a maid , the mother was overwork ed and without time for her children and bonnden wifely duties. Mrs. Hoi- enbeck explained that a modern wo man should be only the superintend ent of the household nnd not the drudge. The debate was most enjoy able to those present nnd the attend- nnco was large. List Always Padded. Slonx City , Iowa , Dec. 7. Coach Arthur - thur H. Whittemore of the South Da kota university football team , In an Interview here , denounced the casual ty statistics of the game as untrust worthy and padded. "These yarns about a lot of deaths from football , regularly published In the newspapers ( make mo tired , " ho said. "They are based on unreliable Information , and , besides , are colored so as to Increase whatever popular prejudice there la. against the game. This year they claim eleven deaths , besides many minor accidents. "Two years ago I ran down ono of these casualty reports and found that four of the thirteen reported dea4 were very much alive. The accidents I found to have been exaggerated be yond reason. The worst accident we have had at Vermllllon since I have been there occurred In a baseball gamo. " Any errands for the want adB. todayl Human beings are more or less no- mndlc ; but the classified ads. will bring a now boarder or tenant In place of the one who "moved on , " MADISON IS STIRRED UP OVER WHAT MIGHT HAVE DEEN. NETHAWAY HATED ATTORNEY For No Other Reason Than That He Was Representing Mrs. Nethaway In the Case for Divorce Tragedy Might Have Been Worse. Madison , Nob. , Doc. 9. From n staff correspondent : Madison much moro clearly than Norfolk realizes the narrow margin that kept the Ncthn- way tragedy In Norfolk and limited its victims to Mr. nnd Mrs. Nothaway. In Madison details of the Nethaway affair were as much sought after ns In Norfolk nnd copies of The News were nt a premium. Up to a few minutes before the ' tragedy Thursday afternoon oven Nethaway himself , although deter mined on murder nnd suicide , had not determined Just where the scene should be laid. A few mlnutos before he had stepped onto the Madison train ho stopped nt the Krantr. llvory barn nnd Inquired the price of a llvory team to Madison. "I'll lot you know If I need the tonm , " ho said as he turned towards the depot. At the sta tion Nethaway found his wife nnd the chance to carry out his plans. In Madison the Nethaway divorce case was to have been heard on the evening of the tragedy and not In the district court room but In Senator Allen's ofllce. That would have boon the sccno of the Nethaway shooting If Nethaway had not found his wlfo In Norfolk. With Nethaway's unreas oning animosity against Senator Allen In the latter's capacity as attorney for the wife In the divorce case it Is not at all Improbable that Senator Allen would have been one of the first to have been shot In the mad affray that would have occurred In his office. With only Judge Welch , the plaintiff , Mrs. Nethnway , and a few attorneys present , Nethaway would have sat through the proceedings and awaited an opportune moment. Mrs. Nethaway never asked for more than $500 alimony , Senator Allen states. As her attorney ho had ad vised her to drop the fight for ali mony altogether , accept the divorce which Nethaway had agreed not to contest and to return to the position which she had formerly held In the hospital at Hastings. Informed again of Nethaway's threats Senator Allen advised the wife to remain in Madison over Wednesday night for the Thurs day evening trial. But she disregard ed the senator's advice and possibly thus unconsciously saved Senator Al len's life. Monday and Wednesday Nethaway set In the district court room with a loaded revolver waiting for his case to be called for trial. With Netha way's nerve ns a murderer and his known skill as a marksman Madison people do not like to think of what might have "happened In their court room. Senator Allen has begun to receive letters from away congratulating him on escaping being one of the victims of the Nethaway tragedy. The fateful Nethaway divorce case is still on the court docket. It will be formally dismissed at the next term of court. A pretty romance was registered In Madison last week when Miss Hallle M. Plnss , a Madison county school teacher , was married to Louis H. Shull , an engineer running between Clinton and BoOne , Iowa. Visiting with her mother nt the scenes of the mother's younger days in Iowa Miss Plass first met Mr. Shull , listed among the moth ' old-time . Mr. er's friends of the - days. Shull pressed his courtship for the daughter's hand. Last week the wed ding took place at the Plass home in Madison nnd the bride and groom are now living In Boone. Among the oth er weddings which have taken place n the county within the fortnight are the marriages of Ralph L. Cain nnd Miss Ida J. Hannah at Tllden and of Oliver L. Miller and Miss Laura M. Stocker nt Battle Creek. A public mass meeting in the Inter est of a new public library Is held In Madison this evening. Highly successful were the Madison county teachers' meetings held by County Superintendent F. S. Perdue In Madison Friday and Saturday with no less distinguished Nebraska educators caters than President Pile of Wayne college nnd State Superintendent Me- Brlen of Lincoln on the program. Sim ilar meetings will be hold at Norfolk In a few months. The G. A. R. hall was crowded Fri day evening at the public lecture given by the state superintendent. Speak. Ing on "Our Young People and What to Do With Thorn , " Mr. McBrlon took up the contention of the Ladles Homo Journal that American pupils werq "worked to death , " Parties nnd late hours and not school work , Mr. Me- Brlen said were the real causes of nervous breakdown on the part of school children. Saturday afternoon Superintendent McBrlen discussed with the teachers the use of literature In the schools. President Pile , following Mr. McBrlon , spoke on "Experimental Life" and In the course of a pleasing address ad vocated rearranging the course ol study In the schools so as to accom plish moro for the life of the people declared that normal schools shoulc bo leaders rather than followers In arranging standards for educational work and thought that the schoo ought to bo made more of n center of Interest for each community. Last Thursday the Modern Wtood men of Madluon hold their annual oup per , placing 350 plates In the lodge rooms where the supper was served The latter part of the evening wnt spent In the Mndlson opera house where dancing was preceded by a pro gram. Addresses were made by Rev Mr. McClenagahn of the Presbyterian church and W. C. James of Norfolk , llstrlct state deputy. The Madison uuid was on the program , D. I ) . Lynch , who has been In the office of his father-in-law , Senator W , V. Allen , has gone to Afton , Wyo. , to ako charge of a bank In a town of ibout DOO pcoplo , fifty miles from n railroad and the only town In a pros- ) orous valley. Another son-in-law nl Senator Allen , William L , Dowllng , vho has been superintendent of the school at Clay Center , has taken Mr. Lynch'q place In the law office nnd vlll study law under the former sen ator. JACK O'LEARY AGAIN AGITATING THE PROJECT. SEEMS LIKELY TO SUCCEED O'Lcary ' Would Establish Headquar ters and Teach Athletic Stunts Dur ing the Winter Would Help Y. M. C. A. Enterprise. The project for the organization In Norfolk of nn athletic club or physical raining class , which was dropped vhen Joe Carroll failed to show up or his wrestling date with Oscar Wa- em and Jack O'Leary , has been re vived by O'Lonry nnd now seems like- y to meet with success. The project was broached Monday o several Norfolk men and was well received. Tuesday a canvass will bo made along Norfolk avenue. O'Leary ' will tench wrestling , boxing , club swinging , bell work and physical raining nt a stipulated price for a scries of say thirty lessons. Ho will equip a gymnasium and spend the winter In Norfolk. Ho would use this city ns his headquarters , being absent lossibly once a week for wrestling natches. To show good faith and to protect icoplo going into the athletic venture O'Lcnry has proposed to turn all unels due him over to a local trcas- irer , the Norfolk man to receive all ultlon payments , paying the money over to O'Lenry on the installment > ! nn as the lessons progress. Leo 'asewalk , cashier of the Norfolk Na- lonal bank , during the morning agreed o act ns treasurer for the fund to be alscd. Among business men who approved of the plan when It was outlined to hem Monday was Sol Mayer. "In stead of interfering with the Y. M. C. V. project , which wo arc all back of , think this now venture would work ight along with It , developing sentl- ncnt In favor of the kind of athletic raining that a Y. M. C. A. 'gym' gives. " Mr. O'Leary ' was told Monday that 10 could secure the building now oc cupied by the Norfolk Democrat for ils gymnasium. These rooms are on he ground floor at the southeast cor- ler of Norfolk avenue and Second street. A reading room would prob- ibly be a feature of the gymnasium. O'Leary came down from the Bone- steel line where he won two wrestling matches during the past week. On Thursday he throw three Butte men n twenty-four minutes and Saturday at Gregory won two straight falls from a big local man In seventeen and four nlnutes. Real Estate Transfers. Real estate transfers for the week ending December C , 1907 , compiled by he Madison County Abstract and Guarantee Co. , ofilco with Mapes & la/.en. Theo. H. Relners and wlfo to George M. Farley. W. D. , consideration $2,000 , S > A NW'/t of 10 , 24. 2. Pioneer Town Site Co. , to Stephenson - son T. Nnpper , W. D. , consideration S100 , lot 12 , block 18 , Western Town . , ot Co.'s addition to Norfolk Junction. Adam Piler and wife Ernestine tn Sam Messcrll , W. D. , consideration > CO , lot 1 , block 27 , Park addition tc Vorfolk. Henry Jakobl and wife Lillian to Catharine M. Smith , W. D. , considera tion $1,500 , W % of lots C and 7 , block 30. F. W. Barnes' addition to Madison. John Horst and wife to Lena Horst , W. D. , consideration $5,000 , SVa of lot 2 , nnd the N % of lot 3 , , block 11 , Barnes First addition to Mndlson. Nebraska Baptist St. convention to First Baptist church of Norfolk , W. D. , consideration $1.00 , S % of lots 9 and 10 , block C , Koenlgstelu's addition to Norfolk. Trustees of First Baptist church of Norfolk to Nebraska Baptist St. convention - vention , W. D. , consideration $1.00 , jt of lots 9 and 10 , block C , Koenlg- stein's addition to Norfolk. John A. Lettow to Margaret Crum , W. D. , consideration $1 , < 500 , lots 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , C , 7 , 11 and 12 , block 4 , C. S. Hayes * addition to Norfolk. John W. Warrlck and wlfo to Loula C. Ruegge , W. D. , consideration $150 , part of out lot 1 , Meadow Grove. Wllhelm Nlcolny and wife to Gor man Evangelical Lutheran St. Johan nes congregation , W. D. , consideration $35.00 , part of the NW > 4 of 31 , 23 , 2. INSTALL NEW WEATHER SERVICE Nebraska Telephone Company Wll Furnish Bulletins. Beginning with the present week forecasts of weather conditions are tc bo furnished by the Nebraska tele phone company as a now service to HOW TO PREPARE A MIXTURE TO CURE RHEUMATISM. RELIEF FROM FIRST FEW DOSES This Town Has Its Share of Dread Disease , Which Is Said to Yield to Simple Home Recipe Take Teaspoonful - spoonful After Each Meal. To relieve the ) worst forum of rhou- iimtlmn , take a tenHpiicmful of the fol lowing mixture after each meal ami at bedtime : Fluid extract dandelion , olio-half ninco ; compound knrgon , one ounce-1 compound syrup sarsaparllln , thrco ounces. These harmless Ingrodlemts can ho ) btalned from eiur homo druggists , nnel ire eiiBlly mixed by Blinking them well n n bottle. Relief la generally felt fiom the first few doses. This prescription , states a well- uienvn authority In a Cleveland morn- ng paper , forces the clogged-up , In- ictlve kldiioya to filter and strain from he blood the > poisonous waste matter ind uricacl'l / , which causes rhcuinn * Ism. Ism.As As rheumatism Is not only the .most mlnful and torturous disease , but dan gerous to life , this Hltnplu reclpo will ie > doubt be greatly valued by many sufferers hero at homo , who should nt nice prepare the mixture to get thla eliof. It Is said that a person who would ako this prescription regularly , a eloso or two dally , or oven a few times a veek , would never have serious klel- icy or urinary disorders or rheuma- Ism. Cut this out and preserve It. Good heumntlsm prescriptions which really cllcve arc scarce , Indeed , nnd when 'on need It , you want It badly. Our druggists hero say they will either supply these Ingredients or make the nlxturo ready to take , If any of our oaders so prefer. heir subscribers , this section of No- iraska being given the forecasts from ho Norfolk office of the company. North Nebraska people anxious for ho "weather prediction" to get some nkllng of what the day holds for them vlll communicate indirectly with the Norfolk olfico of the Nebraska com- mny , provided they live within the Norfolk district , the new service from Norfolk being sent as far west as Stu- irt , as far north as NIobrara , as far south as Humphrey and Albion nnd as ar cast as Becincr. Early each morning the day's wcath- > r forecast from the government bn- eau will bo telegraphed to Norfolk rom Omaha over the Nebraska com- > any's private telegraph wires. It Is over these private wires that all of he big company's private business Is rausacted by telegraph so as not to nterfero with the use of the telephone toll wires by the public. Once the forecast is in Norfolk It vlll'bo posted1 over each toll board and In front of the local operators. Then subscribers can ask for the 'weather" just as in times past they mvo asked for the "tlmo" and for train reports. People outside of Norfolk desiring veathcr information can call up their ocal exchange , where the operator vill at once obtain weather Informa- Ion from the Norfolk ofilco. A central weather ( supply station Is also established at the Wayne office. The Innovation introduced this week lees not represent the Nebraska com- mny's only connection with the weath- r service. Each morning at 7 p. m. ocal weather conditions In Norfolk ind other district centers are wired n to the head office , where the Infor- natlon is compiled and furnished Di rector Lovelancl , the Lincoln "weather man , " to assist him by supplementing1 his own reports from local agents. WON'T ' RUN AGAIN. 'resident Assures Senators He Won't Make Another Race. Washington , Dec. 7. As a direct re sult of the conference at the white louse between President Roosevelt ind Senators Aldrlch and Crane , peace las been declared between the admin- Rtrallon and the .senate , It Is said , . The direct subject of the conference was currency , but the talk between hi > two senators and the president fi nally took n political direction , nnel there was an intimate exchange of confidences , with somewhat remark able results In a political way. Senator Aldrlch of Rhode Island and Senator Crane of Massachusetts are the two strongest republicans in the senate from the eastern states. Llkei most of the other senators that have been under the Impression either that the president was conniving at his own nomination , or at least that he was weakening In his determination to de cline the honor. The conference convinced them that he would not bo a candidate nnd , al though there was no direct quotation of the president and It was not Inti mated that he had reiterated his fa mous declaration made on election night In 1904 , the word was passed around the senate that Aldrlch and Crane had sounded the president sue- fessfully , nnd wore convinced that he would not run under any circum stances. The Immediate result of this was to produce a decidedly more friendly at titude toward the administration on the part of the senate. The store with a lively , convincing , aggressive advertising campaign will always bo found to bo nn aggressive , convincing , lively store.