THK NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOURNAL ; MUDAY FEBRUARY 21 , 19US.
ONLY ONE-FOURTH ENOUGH UP
FOR NORFOLK'S USE.
THE SITUATION LOOKS SERIOUS
Unless a Week of Zero Weather Should
Come to Norfolk's Relief , the Pros
pects For an Ice Famine Next Sum
mer Arc Mlj"ty { Discouraging.
With Mai eh. which holtlH thu begin
ning < > f bluing , but two weoka iiway
Norlolk Is facing the probability of an
leu famine next mimmor. About 1,000
tons of Ice liavo bi'on ' hoitfled and this
amount represents only a fourth of
the city's leu consumption during the
hot montliB. No Ice Is being cut this
week and no Ice can bo expected un
ions north Nebraska Is granted ten
days or a fortnight of real winter
weather.
Situation Is Serious.
The open winter has made the Ice
flltuatlon In Norfolk serious. Neither
( } . \V. Schwenk nor John Schelly , two
of the three local Ice men , have been
able to secure Ice up to this time. J.
W. Oortwlch has llllod his Ice house
from the Uocho lake and his supply
icprt'sents Norfolk's provision against
the Ice-consuming months.
Ice was to have boon cut on the
Northfork this week but the warm
weather with which the week opened
has put the Ice In this vicinity to the
tmd.
Need a Zero Week.
A week of zero weather Is needed ,
It Is said , to make a harvest of river
Ice possible. With a short spell of
cold weather some Ice might be se
cured from nearby lakes and ponds
but the condition of the roads and
the location of the empty Ice houses
has caused the Ice men to pin their
hopes on river Ice. If zero weather
does not come within the next fort
night the Ice men will give up for
they say that by March the sun Is too
far north for the average March brand
of coldness to help them.
The large consumers of Ice In Nor
folk , the brewing companies and oth
ers who have private Ice vaults , will
not be affected by the Ice famine be
cause their supply of Ice has been
housed during the past month from
Krug's pond.
FRIDAY FACTS.
Sheriff J. J. Clements was up Irom
Madison over night.
Miss Luree Beemer of Boomer has
returned home after a visit with Nor
folk friends.
G. A. Lindsay of Crelghtou was In
Norfolk visiting his son , returning to
Cieighton Friday.
Harry Schiller of Central City Is
among the convention visitors In
Norfolk this week.
Perry Covert , who has been with
the Northwestern at Lnnder , Wyo. ,
was expected home Friday.
Among the day's out of town visit
ors in Norfolk were : Mrs. J. O. Bar
ren , Coleridge ; Ray Martin , Pierce ;
0. P. Kennard , Plainvlew ; I. W. Don-
ohue , Crelghton ; M. Nichols , Henry
Weinberger , Foster ; W. A. Roralnger ,
Pilger ; William O'Keefe , Verdlgre ;
Miss Lillian Lucke , Hoskins ; H. Mag-
dar.z , Pierce ; T. C. Fleming , Beemer ;
John Shlndler , Stantoa
R. V. Lundbnrg of Hoskins was In
Norfolk.
Burt Mapes arrived home Friday
morning from O'Neill.
Miss Lulu Nethaway Is In Norfolk
on a few days visit with her mother ,
Mrs. E. Nethaway.
Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Braden and Mr.
and Mrs. W. N. Huse are In New Or
leans today , enroute home from Flor
ida , where they have spent the past
week.
Born ot Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Sterns ,
a son.
W. A. Emery has a slight attack of
the grip.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. R. I. Delalumt ,
Northwestern agent at Hadar , a son.
Charles Klenow of Wnlnetoon , for
merly In the implement business here ,
died Thurbday , according to word re
ceived by Noriolk friends.
Madison and Newman Grove tie this
time on baby crop statistics. County
Clerk Richardson has received the
birth statistics for the last quarter
which follow : Norfolk , forty-live
births ; Madibon , eighteen ; Newman
Grove , eighteen ; Tllden , seventeen ;
Lattle Creek , thirteen ; Meadow Grove ,
five.
five.The basket ball team of the Madison
high school lost two games at Genoa ,
being defeated by the Genoa high
hchool 28 to 21 and on the following
evening by the Genoa Indians 33 to
19.
George H. Spear of this city , after
suffering with rheumatism for over
six weeks , went to Hot Springs , S. D. ,
a week ago and is now , according to a
letter received from him yesterday ,
feeling ver > much relieved. In fact
he Is practically recovered. He writes
that "you can't beat these waters up
here for rheumatism In my honest
opinion. "
An additional teacher has been add
ed to the high school faculty at Madi
son , the extra teacher being secured
on account of the work In normal
training which the Madison high
school Introduced last fall. The new
teacher Is Miss Warnek of Wayne , a
graduate of the University of Nebras
ka at the mid-winter commencement
this month.
Omaha Bee ; Twelve members of
the Young Men's Christian association
will go to Norfolk Saturday to demon
strate to the Young Men's Christian
association of that town the work
which Is being done In the Omaha
gymnasium. Those going to Norfolk
are J. C. Pentland , S. G Roberts. N
0. Rasrnus&ui , 1 ° . Kavan , F E. Mel-
cher , J. Jorlg , T. llurrell , W. E. Rooslg ,
\V H. Ellis , F. J. Trlcka , II. Counsnitin
and H. A. Wendell.
Sam Morton , formerly of Pllger , has
moved to Norfolk with his family.
O'Neill Independent : Owen Merc-1
dlth son of J. H. Meredith , graduates
at the Wool Point military academy
on the 1 lib of this month. Owen was
one of the three who stood high In
their averages and was put ahead of
the class which graduates In June.
This was done on account of shortage
of olllcers In the navy. You always
Mml O'Neill In the front wherever
she Is represented.
The little Shlppco boy has not been
taken to the reform school at Kearney
hut Is still In Madison. The school at
Kearney Is said to bo under quarantine
on account of smallpox and Sheriff
Clements has delayed taking his four
teen-year-old charge south. It Is pos-
Ible now that the boy may not be
akcn to the school at all as a grand-
'athor has stopped In and arranged to
mvo the case reviewed by District
Judge Welch. Senator Allen has been
retained to appeal the case from the
nction of thu county Judge.
OIL PROSPECTORS.
Tnree Concerns Make Leases and Will
Start Drilling Near South Shore.
Watertown , S. D. , Feb. 17. Whether
petroleum exists In paying quantities
In the northern portion of Codlngton
county will soon bo determined. DrillIng -
Ing to penetrate the layer of shale
which underlies this region will bo
commenced early In the spring ; In
fact , C. W. Gllemore of Plpestone ,
Minn. , and Lyman Alford of Robinson ,
111. , already have a complete drilling
outfit on the way and work will be bo-
'tin ' In a few weeks. They have leased
1,000 acres of land In the vicinity of
Punished Woman's lake , near South
Shore , a village on the Great Northern
railroad twenty miles northeast of this
city.
city.Messrs.
Messrs. Weaver and Gllbreath of
California , oil prospectors , also have
large tracts of land under their con
trol. A Mr. Breckenrldge , another
prospector , has likewise secured con
trol of many hundreds of acres , the
area which these three combinations
severally have under leased contracts
aggregating between 10,000 and 12,000
acres.
Some months ago a man named Do-
romus , whose homo Is In Illinois , pur
chased a quarter section In the vicin
ity. The peculiar scum forming on
the stagnant pools during a period of
high water caused him to speculate
upon the possibilities of oil. He In
duced D. F. Jones , a pharmacist of
recognized reputation in the state , to
visit the tract , and both were greatly
surprised to find every little depres
sion , such as Indentions made by the
feet of the cattle grazing on the land ,
filled with what appeared to be a good
quality of petroleum. Samples were
collected and tests proved their sur
mises to be well founded.
That oil lies beneath the surface Is
certain , but whether it Is confined tea
a mere "pocket" or exists In large
quantities Is to be determined by tests.
Gllmore and Alford expect to expend
at least $7,000 in penetrating the earth
and shale to the sand below wherein
oil. If found at all. Is deposited.
The geological charts made by the
federal government place the greater
portion of South Dakota within what
may be called the oil belt. The fre
quent discovery of gas In sinking ar-
eslan wells has aroused much specu-
atlon. All up and down the Missouri
river valley , and In many places with-
n the James River valley , a flow of
; as Is frequently characteristic of ar-
: eslan wells. As yet no artesian well
: ias been sunk In the upper portion of
the Sioux valley , but the geological
charts estimate the depth , basing the
figures upon drillings to the north and
east and west of the Immediate region
mentioned , at which oil or artesian
flow of water may be secured , at 1,200
feet that Is to say , that the bottom
of the shale which underlies the great
er part of South Dakota Is 1,200 feet
below the surface.
PORATH'S INJURY NOT SO SERI
OUS AS REPORTED.
BROTHER OF MRS. JARMER
The Young Man Laid Out by a Blow
at a Charivari Riot in West Point
Wednesday Night is a Brother-ln-
Law of Slain Norfolk Man.
West Point. Neb. , Feb. 15. Special
.0 The News : Carl Porath , the young
man who received such a severe blow
on the head In a charivari riot Wednes
day night , will not die. His Injury Is
not so serious as at first reported ,
hough he sustained a hard blow.
Porath Is a brother of Mrs. Frank
Jarmer of Norfolk , whose husband was
slain by Herman Boche last May and
for which Boche Is to be tried at Mad
ison week after next.
No arrests have been made , because
the guilt cannot be fixed.
To the woman who finds nothing In
teresting In the store ads. , nothing else
will be apt to appeal either.
Ilon'a Tlil T
We oftor One Hundred Dollars Re
ward for any case of Catarrh that can
not bo cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & CO. , Toledo , O.
We. the undersigned , have known F.
J. Cheney for the last 15 yeara , and be
lieve him perfectly honorable Jn all
business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligations made
by '
'wALDINQ. KINNAN & MARVIN ,
Wholesale Drueslsts. Toledo , O ,
Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken Intern
ally , acting directly upon the blood and
nucous surfaces of the system Testimonials
menials sent free. Price 76c , per bottle ,
Sold by all DruBglsta
Tiilie Hull's Kamtly Pills for consti
pation.
GEORGE G. WALLACE OF OMAHA
IS MADE PRESIDENT.
OPENING SESSION WELL ATTEND
When President E. E. Bennet of the
Nebraska Y. M. C. A. Called the
Convention to Order , More Than the
Usual First Day Crowd Was In.
Officers of the twenty-elgth annual
state convention of the Young Men's
Christian association elected at the
nltlal business meeting in Norfolk
Thursday afternoon :
George G. Wallace of Omaha , presl-
lent ; W. D. Mead of York , W. G. Bish
op of Wesleyan university at Unco's ' ,
C. II. Tully , sr. , of Grand Island , M.
. Steele of Omaha and D. Mathcwson
of Norfolk , vice presidents ; G. A.
Young of Omaha , secretary ; M. Nelb-
ling , Cotuer university , Lincoln , as
sistant secretary.
Sixty delegates had already reached
Norfolk and had gathered at the Meth
odist church when E. E. Bennett of
Lincoln , the retiring president , called
the convention to order for its first
business meeting. The attendance
was said to be unusually large for the
opening meeting and was materially
increased during the afternoon.
The convention was opened with an
Invocation for the dlvlno blessing by
Dr. C. W. Ray , pastor of the Methodist
church.
W. W. Hughes of Central City , J.
W. Good of Chadron and C. M. Kear
ney of Stanton were named as the
nominating committee. The list of
officers for the convention was report
ed back later In the afternoon and
ratified.
The report of the state executive
committee , prepared by ChalrmanW.
J. Hill , was read by C. M. Mayne of
Lincoln.
Following the report two of the
officers-elect , Vice-Presidents Mead of
York and Steele of Omaha were Intro
duced to the convention by State Sec
retary J. P. Bailey.
The half hour devotion exercises
with which the meeting closed were
conducted by Mr. Steele.
Prof. Lyman of the Franklin acad
emy of music , placed In charge of the
convention music by the executive
committee , led the singing.
Hoskins News Notes.
Samuel Nelson was in Norfolk Sat
urday to see about the Hosklns cable ,
which Is out of order.
Ed. Wilkinson Is spending a few
days in Hoskins visiting relatives and
friends.
The wrestling match between Wal
ton and Pereba last Saturday night
resulted in a fall a piece.
Miss Francis Leslie Is recovering
from the appendicitis.
Some Hoskins 'boys have the wrest
ling and boxing fever and are practic
ing dally.
Revival meetings are being held In
the German Methodist church.
The eldest son of Ed Beehmer's is
down with the measles.
Some Omaha parties were in Hos
kins looking over the resturant pro
position.
Rumor is afloat that Hosklus Is to
have a new brick school house next
'all. '
Fred Miller has installed a 5-horse
power engine in his blacksmith shop.
Frank Benser will build a house on
.he lot opposite the hotel.
Battle Creek.
John Rodekohr believes in raising
good stock. He was down to Norfolk
and purchased three fine Jersey heifers
of Rome Miller.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Barnes and two
children of Cody , Cherry county , are
here on an extended visit with rela
tives and friends.
Rev. O. Eggleston of Ewing was
visiting here Saturday at the home
of his daughter , Mrs. Chas. Hansen.
Oscar Sundermann of Madison was
here Friday on business.
Mrs. DeWltt of Neligh was here
Sunday on a visit with her sister , Mrs.
Chas. Hansen.
Frank Risk of Fremont was visiting
here the fore part of this week with
his parents , Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Risk
and other relatives.
E. E. Cartney came over from North
Bend Sunday on a business trip.
Win. Bierman was here the first of
he week from Wayne for a visit with
is parents.
Henry Schmidt of Dakota City was
[ siting here this week with relatives
and friends.
Lorenz Thomson was here from
Tilden Mnoday , visiting his brother
M. L. Thomson.
John Peterson of Bloomfield was
lore on business Monday.
Tom Sessler has rented the Geo.
Zimmerman house close to the livery
barn.
The Battle Creek Hardware com
pany moved their harness business
Tuesday into the new quarters in the
Miller brick block. Arthus Clark Is
manager of the harness department
and Harry Reavls of the hardware.
Henry Wood of Neligh was visiting
here this week with Wm. Nedrebet
and W. J. Swan.
S. S. Moffett has shipped his house
hold goods to Genoa , where he Intends
to go Into business.
PORTLAND THE GOAL.
Milwaukee Building West to the Coast
May Run to Portland.
The presence of A. J. Earllng , pres
ident of the Chicago , Milwaukee and
St Paul railroad. In Portland , Ore. ,
the past week revived the rumor that
with the completion of the company's
Pacific coast extension to tldowator
at Puget sound the road wluld build
nto the Oregon Metropolis. With
other officials of the road Mr. Earllng
mule an examination of the harbor
uid of the connecting terminal loca-
.Ions.
.Ions.When
When asked as to the probability
if his road building to Portland Mr.
Hurling returned the same answer hems
ms given n number of times before
that the time Is not ripe for such an
mnouncemont , as his company Is now
engaged In completing Its extension
west to Pugct sound. His remark
prompts the Inference that as soon
as that Is accomplished he will turn
ils attention to this territory. On
ho occasion of this last visit he also
said :
"We expect to have trains running
Into Taconrn and Seattle by April of
next year , in time to get our share of
the 1909 exposition travel. Within
the next two months we will bo run-
ilng Into Butte , Mont. "
The remarkable record made by the
Milwaukee In construction work on
the coast extension In North Dakota
.mil Montana during the present win
ter was emphasized recently when the
first train to run between Forsyth on
the east , and Harlowton , on the west
reached the latter place , a distance
of 170 miles.
CITIZENS ORGANIZATION FORMED
FOR Yv M. C. A.
C. S. BRIDGE IS CHAIRMAN
G. T. Sprecher Was Made Secretary
and Will Stafford Treasurer of the
Committee 100 Norfolk Men Will
be Asked to Assist Movement.
C. S. Bridge , chairman.
G. T. Sprecher , secretary.
Will Stafford , treasurer.
By selecting permanent officers and
by outlining a plan for a citizens orga
nization , the movement to secure a Y.
M. C. A. building for Norfolk was for
mally launched at a meeting of the
provisional committee in the city hall
Monday morning. This preliminary
meeting had been announced at the
closing session of the state Y. M. C. A.
convention Sunday night.
The men at the Monday morning
meeting did proceed hastily. Officers
were elected in C. S. Bridge as chair
man , G. T. Sprecher as secretary and
Will Stafford as treasurer. It was de
termined to have a general city com
mittee of a hundred citizens as the
backbone of the projected organiza
tion.
tion.The
The committee of 100 was In part
outlined Monday morning and it was
said that It would be completed at a
meeting of the nominating committee
In the evening.
As present formulated the general
committee will probably be called on
to choose an executive committee of
about seven , this latter commltteee tc
get the building and subscription prop
osition ready for the people.
State Secretary Bailey of Omaha ,
International Secretary Parsons of
Minneapolis , Mr. ' Mead of York , As
sistant Secretary Slmonds of Lincoln
and Secretary Hughes of Central City
emained in Norfolk until Monday noon
, n order to attend the meeting.
Secretary Bailey spoke encouraging
ly of the Norfolk prospects and prom
ised the assistance of the state com
mittee In the canvass.
COLORED TRAMPS ARRESTED.
Pair of Black .Faced Hoboes Jugged In
Norfolk.
The first colored tramps seen in Nor
folk in twelve months were arrested
last night by Chief Flynn and Officer
Kell. The hoboes were found by the
officers in the Union Pacific yards.
The two negroes were on their way
from Omaha to Denver.
Black-faced tramps are uncommon.
The two black "bums" arrested last
night were the first colored tramps
seen In Norfolk since Chief Flynn took
up the chief's office.
The two black men were in the city
jail over night. They had no weapons
more dangerous , than three knives.
One knife being longer than the regu
lation length was taken from the men.
Large Crowd at Shaw Sale.
C. P. Shaw had a large crowd at his
farm sale and Col. C. W. Anderson
received many compliments for his
ability as an auctioneer.
ATCHISON GLOBE SIGHTS.
It Is harder to hate folks than It is
to like them.
When you want a thing , an hour Is
a long time to wait.
You can easily play a joke on a
man who likes to argue ; agree with
him.
Most men make the mistake of un
derestimating the strength of the en
emy.
When a man Is in danger it Is not
gossip to tell him so , If you are his
friend.
Do something for the town In which
you live , and you will do something
for yourself.
When a .man suffers with Insomnia ,
he wants to wake up everybody else
In the house to prove It.
If yon can't resist the temptation to
do an enemy harm , the only way Is to
wait for an opportunity and then hit
him hard , but you should not spend
your time In "talking" about him. You
can't hurt an enem ) that way.
RICHARD WHITWER , NEAR TIL
DEN , SUFFERS IN FIRE.
WAS A GASOLINE ACCIDENT
Mr. Whltwer Touched a Match to the
Gas-Filled Atmosphere and Instantly
Was Wrapped In Flame Body is
Painfully Burned ,
Tllden. Neb. , Fob. 14. Special to
The News : Richard Whltwer , a
farmer living three miles west of Til-
den , was seriously , though not fatally ,
burned In a gasoline accident at hla
home yesterday afternoon.
Mr. Whltwer , In filling the tank of
a gasoline engine , split some of the
contents of the can around the ma
chine. He was going away from home
and , fearing that the sun might come
out and heat the gas to the explosive
point , decided to burn up the gasoline
on the ground.
He touched a match to It and In
stantly the atmosphere , which was
filled with gas , became a mass of
llamo ,
Mr. Whltwer took off his coat and
began trying to whip out the fire but
failed. His clothing caught fire and
lie was badly burned. His left arm
was burned from elbow to finger tips
and his shoulder and back were badly
burned.
Ho seized a barrel of gasoline and
rolled it through the fire , In an effort
to extinguish the flame. Fortunately
the barrel did not explode.
This morning Mr. Whltwer was suf
fering severely from his painful burns ,
but he will probably recover
Neligh News Notes.
Neligh , Neb. , Feb. 11. Special to
The News : Kryger Bros. , of this city
will open an electric theater in Ho-
mlg's hall on February 2t. It Is
planned to give entertainments twice
each week to begin with , and If busi
ness warrants , exhibitions will be
given each night. They have a fine
line of moving pictures , and new bets
will be received right along , so there
will always be something new to add
to the attraction. The hall has boon
newly painted and other Improvements
made. At night the front will bo Il
luminated by colored el"ctrlc lights
The roller skating craze has struck
this city. On Monday e\cnlng the old
I. O. O F. hall was opened to the pub
lic by Ira L. Johnson of Austin , Minn. ,
who has been installing rinks In dif
ferent parts of the state.
At a meeting of the school board a
few days ago , Prof. Fisher of Beemer
was elected to the prlncipalshlp of the
city schools next year. The resigna
tion of Miss Maude Johnson , who had
charge of the first and second grade
was received and accepted.
Perdue Speaks at Fremont.
Fremont , Neb. , Feb. 11. Frank S.
Perdue , superintendent of the Madison
county schools , was in Fremont. Mr.
Perdue Is one of the popular educators
caters of the state who Is receiving
some mention for the nomination for
state suncrlntendonf on HIP rnniiMI.
: an ticket. He was re-elected in Madl-
ion county last fall without opposi-
.Ion and polled the largest vote on the
icket. Mr. Perdue visited Fremont
: ollege this morning and made a brief
address to the students at chapel ex
ercises. He put in the remainder of
he day calling on Fremont school
men.
William Thatch , Stock Breeder.
Madison , Neb. , Feb. 14. Madison
county bears an enviable reputation in
the live stock world as being the home
for breeders of high class pure-bred
stock. Her breeders have taken nu
merous premiums at stock shows
through the west and her product has
been In demand throughout the entire
country.
Among her youngest breeders Is Wil
liam P. Thatch who within a few years
has forged to the front and now ranks
as one of the best posted men , on
what Is good In live stock , In the state
of Nebraska.
"Bill , " as ho Is familiarly known , Is
a Madison county boy , the son of A.
J. Thatch , county surveyor , and one
of our most highly respected citizens.
Soon after his " "
reaching majority "Bill"
married Miss Lola Stork , a Madison
county girl , the daughter of Wm. Stork ,
one of the county's prominent farmers ,
and they decided to cast their lot In
he pursuit of agriculture. They now
occupy an elegant homo on the out
skirts of Madison and have around
them all the many comforts that go to
make life worth while.
"Bill" when a boy acquired a great
loving for Hvo stock and nothing suit-
d him better than to be given the
care of a cow or a team of horses and
It Is said he would often avoid his
playmates to drive a tram or to herd
a bunch of cattle. In this way he fast
gained a thorough knowledge of what
qualities were necessary to breed good
stock and now he Is able to put the
knowledge gained Into practice. With
in the past few years he has gathered ,
around him a herd of cattle , horses
and hogs that for excellence In breedIng -
Ing are not excelled by any herd In
the state. "Bill" has been a consist
ent student of the business for years
and does pretend , like some breeders ,
that ho knows everything about the
business but makes It a point to gain
valuable Information from other breed
ers. He has attended all the fairs and
big stock shows In this section of the
country and when something good
took his eye did not hesitate to make
a purchase and the result Is n splendid
herd of showy and toppy live stock
that has the quality as well as the
looks.
On February 22 , 1908 , Mr. Thatch
will hold n public sale at the Paluco
Minis In Madison and at thin time he
will make a strong offering of pure
bred Porchoiona. Shorthorns and I\i-
and-ChlmiB. This Htufl Is classy and
soled and should attract the attention
of brooders from contiguous territory
as well as nbro.ul , and there IB every
reason to believe that this sale will
prove an epoch In the sales of live
slock In this section of the stato. Each
Individual animal IIUH been selected
for his or her Individual merit and
the selection was made by Mr. Thatch
In pornou with a determination to glvo
buyers the host of the herd. All offerIngs -
Ings liavo been fed on a balanced grain
ration and nro not loaded up with sur
plus fat which IB detrimental to good
breeding.
Harcourt , the herd boar , comes as
near perfection In hog brooding as will
bo friind In hogdom Ho was bred by
Harcotirt & Johnson of Now Augusta ,
Iiul. , famous brooders , and was finally
purchased by A. A. Hley of Madison
who In turn sold him to Mr. Thatch at
a considerable figure. Ho Is a splen
did fellow with good size and quality
unexcelled. He has all the points of
the champion class to which ho be
longs , and IH only a good specimen of
Uie other members of this herd. There
will be about twenty-five hog offerings.
Clapet 51170 who heads the splendid
offering of PcrchoroiiB , was Imported
from Franco In 1905 by Watson Wood
Brothers & Kelley of Lincoln , Neb. ,
who have an International reputation
as Importers of horses. This excellent
animal Is registered In the Percheron
Register as number 11023 and by sale
day will have been registered in the
Percheron Society of America , thus
making him doubly registered. This
great fellow Is Mr. Thatch's pride and
well should bo for he bears the record
of never having failed to take n ribbon
when entered In horse shows In this
country or his native land. A number
of mares with the same excellent
breeding as Clapot will also be offered
to buyers.
Among the leading offerings in
Shorthorns will be Sarepta Archer
19th 2C4MI5 , a likely fellow who has
all the qualities of this famous blood
and a more worthy Individual will be
hard to find. He Is onlj one of a num
ber of nttracthc offerings to be placed
on salo.
Buyers attending tills sale will urn
no risk In making purchases , a < ? Mr.
Thatch Is permanently located. He
has made all necessary arrangement
for accommodating those in attendance -
anco and a good crowd is expected.
Tins will be an opportunity seldom
afforded lovers of high class live stock
In this section of the country.
FRANK CASTER , NEAR WEST
POINT , DISAPPEARS.
NO KNOWN CAUSE FOR ACTION
Leaving Home Presumably to Visit His
Brother-ln-Law and Neighbor , Max
Gehrhardt , He Has Not Been Seen
Since.
Wust Point , Neb. , Feb. 17. Special
to The News : Frank Caster , a middle
aged farmer , living on the old Demary
farm , midway between Beemer and
West Point , has mysteriously disap
peared.
After supper on Wednesday evening
le left home ostensibly to call on his
brother-in-law and neighbor , Max Gehr-
: iardt. Falling to icturn on Thursday
morning It was ascertained that he
had not been at Gehrhardt's the pre
ceding night. Organized search was
made but up to this time without re
sult.
sult.The
The father of Mr. Caster died some
weeks ago and during his sickness
Frank stayed at his bedside constant
ly , depriving himself of needed rest
and sleep and almost breaking down ,
physically , In his zeal for his father's
comfort. It may be that the burden
and strain of his long vigil has unset
tled his mind and he has wandered
away , otherwise no reason can be
given for his disappearance.
He is a model citizen , born within
a mile of his present home , a sober ,
industrious man of unblemished char
acter.
CANVASSER FINED FOR INSULT
G. E. Harrington , One of a Bunch of
Agents , Arrested.
G. E. Harrington , one of a bunch of
picture artists representing a Chicago
louse in a Norfolk canvass just now ,
was arrested twice yesterday aud fin
ally convicted In police court on the
charge of Insulting a woman at a house
where ho has called. The complaint
was signed by Gust Bathke.
Harrington called for a trial and was
fined $5 and costs. Ills attorney
thought the flue large and wanted It
cut down to the regulation schedule
for disorderly conduct , $2. The court
finally compromised , changing the fine
to $3.
A charge filed against the canvasser
by another party not pressed.
Arrested For Swearing.
Gus Korber had Adam Schaeffer ar
rested yesterday for swearing at him.
In justice court Jubilee Elseley
preached the doctrine of brotherly love
and the men wound up by dividing the
costs between them and dropping the
case. Both are laborers. Because
Schaeffer could not speak English the
court proceedings were In German.
Julyan Held.
Pierce , Neb. , Feb. 14. Special to
The News : County Judge Kelley has
held Charles Julyan of Plalnvlow to
the district court on the charge of ad
ministering medicine with criminal In
HOW TO PREPARE A MIXTURE TO
CURE RHEUMATISM.
CUT THIS OUT AND PRESERVE IT
This Town Hns Its Share of Dread
Disease , Which Is Said to Yield to
Simple Home Recipe Take Tea.
spoonful After Each Meal.
To lollovo thu worst forms of rheu
matism , take a toaHpoonful ( ) f the fol
lowing mixture utter oaoh meal and
at bedtime :
Fluid extract dandelion , one-halt
ounce ; compound kurgon , one ounce ;
compound 8 > nin mirsaparllla. three
ounces.
Those harmless ingredients can bo
obtained from our homo druggists , and
are easily mixed by shaking them well
in a bottle. Relief Is generally felt
'rom the first few doses.
This proscription states a well-
known authority In a Cleveland morn-
paper , forces the cloggod-up , In
active kldnoyn to filter and strain from
ho blood the poisonous waste matter
[ iiul uric acid , which causes rheuma-
Ism.
As rheumatism Is not only the most
mlnfiil and torturous disease , but dan-
'orous to life , tills simple recipe will
no doubt be greatly valued by many
.ufforers . here at home , who .should at
: > nee prepare the mixture to get this
elief.
It is said that a person who would
.ake this proscription regularly , a dose-
or two dally , or even a few times a
week , would never have serious kid
ney or uilnary disorders or rheuma-
Llsm
Cut this out and preserve It. Good
I'lu-uniatlsm proscriptions which real
ly relieve are scarce , Indeed , and when
jou need It , you want It badly. Our
ilruggists here say they will either
supply these ingredients or make the
mixture ready to take , If any of our
readers so prefer.
out. The case has been pending for
about two years but the sheriff has
jeen unable to locate the defendant ,
who has b ( en out of the state ulnce
shortly after the alleged crime , until a
'ow days ago when he appeared In
Plainvlew , whore he was arrested
Some excitement was afforded just be
fore the hearing when Julyan and
Jacob Rail , the later the father of the
; irl victim of the alleged crime , met
ace to face In a local saloon and at
lie point of a 38 calibre revolver in
ho hands of Rail Julyan was politely
idvlscd that he was as well as dead
The sheriff disarmed Mr. Rail and lat-
3r Rail was fined for carrying con-
ealed weapons , although Julyan did
lot consider the weapon concealed as
10 would have wished the gun might
liave been.
Refuses to Give up Affinity.
Des Molnes , la. , Feb. 18. Mrs. Peter
O'Neal and pretty May Parkhurst , wife
and affinity of Peter O'Neal , a wealthy
Mlngo fanner , are fighting for O'Neal's
ove.
O'Neal had purchased a furm from
a Mrs. Roy , at O'Neill , Neb. , whereon
: ie expected to live with his affinity.
His wife heard of the plot , trailed
O'Neal to that city and caused his ar
rest.
Today she said she would forgive
him if he would return to her , but his
affinity refused to give him up.
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