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V VJ. . l-J 1 1 * Week in Norfolk \
-Pntrlck'H iluy brought " sharp
liroiik In Ijonton Inactivity In the soc-
Inl Ik-Ill. For OHO tiny the threo-luafod
Hlmnrock , the emblem of Irish pat
riot lnm , was trliiinptiant In Norfolk.
Three dancing parties were given on
tlio ovonlng of St. Patrick's day , a
Modern Woodmen dance at Marquardt
hall , a South Norfolk dance In Hall-
road hall and a leap year dance at
the Norfolk hoHpltal. And nearly every
party throughout the week hold
dainty BUggeHtloiiB of the pretty clov
er of the Emerald Into and of the Klory
of the good man who drove the wiakos
from Ireland.
A St. Patrick's day dinner party ,
given Tuesday evening by Mr. and
Mrn. N. A. Halnholt waa one of the
prettiest arranged and most enjoyable
partlcH of the season.
Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Brsklnc on Friday -
day evening entertained at a (5:30 ( :
o'clock dinner , the second dinner
lurty of a series.
Earlier In the week , on Monday
evening , Bil C. Bugle entertained a
party of twenty-flvo traveling men at
a smoker.
The week not only held St. Pat
rick's day but It held the "first day of
spring. Mister too Is less than a
month away.
Pleasures of the Week.
One of the most delightful events
of the your was a ( ! : ! ! 0 o'clock dinner
party given on St. Patrick's day at
the homo of Mr. and Mrs. N. A. Rain-
bolt. The spirit of the day was clever
ly carried Into every detail of the
dinner , 'adding a tone of novelty as
well as dainty attractiveness to the
ovout. Basket ferns hung suspended
from the double-doorways , novel green
carnations that grew up that way ,
cute little green place cards with a
happy St. Patrick celebrator on each
one , green cherries when their turn
came and other things green In con
nection with the dinner all tended to
carry out consistently the color
scheme of the holiday. Six-handed
euchre was the aftor-dlnner pastime
and high score prize winners were
Mrs. Boas and Mr. Bullock. It was
rather a happy coincident that made
Mrs. Boas a prize winner , Inasmuch
as the party Itself was given largely
Us a farewell compliment to Mr. and
Mrs. Boas , who are soon to leave Nor
folk for Sioux City. Mrs. Bucholz
of Omaha and Mrs. W. M. Ualnbolt
of Omaha were among the guests.
Twenty-flvo commercial travelers
were the guests of Ed C. Bugle at a
smoker given Saturday night at Mr.
Bugle's homo , a't .11 North Ninth
street. It was a jolly crowd of travel
ers who accepted Mr. Engle's Invita
tion and It was a delightfully appoint
ed dinner and smoker given In honor
of the commercial men. The dining
room was decorated In yellow , white
and blue , the colors of the United
Commercial Travelers of America ,
Daffodils were distributed for button
hole boquets. The dinner was served
In four courses. A number of Informal
mal toasts were given , Mr. Engle ,
assisted by A. Uandklev , acting as
toastmaster.
Mr. and Mrs. S. F. Ersklne were
host and hostess to fifty friends Fri
day evening at a 6:30 : o'clock dinner ,
the party being given on their silver
wedding anniversary. The place
cards w-e marked in.silver and there
were other suggestions of the 'anni
versary. The dinner was served In
Tour courses and was followed by an
evening devoted to six-handed euchre.
Among the ladles Mrs. A. Uandklev
won the prize for high score and Mrs ,
Huntlngton the shouting prize. C. D ,
Durland won honors for high score
and Frank Davenport the shouting
prize on the gentlemen's side.
About fifty Norfolk people were
guest at one of the most pleasant
dancing parties of the season , a St ,
Patrick's day dance and leap year
party given Tuesday evening at the
Norfolk hospital by the ladies connect'
ed with the hospital. The ballroom
was attractively decorated In green ,
the three-leafed shamrock being every ,
where. Clover hints of the holiday
wore in evidence through out the
party.
Mrs. B. A. Bullock entertained a
few friends at "live hundred" Wed
nesday afternoon , the party being
complimentary to Mrs. W. H. Bucholz
of Omaha.
Mrs. Stearns. Mrs. Burton and Mrs.
Mary 0. Mathowson entertained the
ladies of the First Congregational
church Thursday afternoon at the
homo of Mrs. Mathewson.
A party of friends were Invited to
the home of Dan Craven last Saturday
evening to listen to a musical pro
gram given by Helen Craven , I eota
Ulsh and Emma Uerner.
The choir of Christ Lutheran church
surprised Miss Jennie Schmlodeberg
Munday evening In honor of her nine
teenth birthday. Uefreshments were
served.
A Jolly surprise party was given
Tuesday evening In honor of Mr. and
Mrs. L. C. Taylor , the occasion being
their sixteenth wedding anniversary.
Mrs. Henry Wiles entertained the
D. B. club Thursday afternoon. Uo-
freBhments wore served.
Mrs. Asa K. Leonard was hostess to
the Tuesday club this week.
Th5 economic department of the
Woman's club met Monday afternoon
with Mrs. MUHHolnmn.
On the evening of St. Patrick's day
the Modern Woodmen held a success
ful dance at Mnrquardt hall , those
present passing a pleasant evening.
Miss Schmode was hostess to the
Trinity social guild Thursday evening
at the home of her uncle , L. C. Mlttle-
stadt.
Members of the Modern Woodmen
gave a supper Monday evening fol
lowing Initiation.
The ladles guild of Trinity church
met with Mrs. S. M. Brnden on Thurs
day afternoon.
The Owl dancing club of South Nor
folk gave a St. Patrick's day dance at
Railroad hall ,
"Big Hearted Jim" attracted a fairly
good house to the Auditorium Thurs
day evening.
The D. W. C. club was entertained
Thursday evening by M1ss Nora
Fuesler.
Miss Nell Schweuk was hostess to
the "Merry Widows" Thursday even
ing.
Coming Events.
The Norfolk Commercial club is to
give a smoker complimentary to Nor
folk traveling men at the city hall at
9 o'clock on the evening of Saturday ,
April . A box of cigars is to be given
for the best story told at the smoker.
In a little more than a week Nor
folk will have GOO north Nebraska
teachers as guests.
The band minstrels will be given at
the Auditorium on April 20 , "Easter
Monday. "
Hymenlal.
Dr. .1. II. Mackay and Miss Alice
Mullen were married in Madison Tues
day afternoon , returning to Norfolk
on the evening train. The wedding
occurred on the bride's birthday.
The Campaign Hat.
Have you seen the campaign lint ?
It's two feet high. It is black. It Is
composed of line lace , It has , above
all , an English cockade as its chief
distinguishing feature. When yon see
this piece of sartorial headgear com
ing down the street , topping some
maid or matron , be not alarmed. Do
not think that your creative imagin
ation is playing on you , false. It is
a reality which you are viewing. It is
the climatic last expression of art
millinery. In short It is "It" on which
you gaze.
This at any rate Is what is declared
to be the masterpiece of the present
season. It will cost about $30 a throw ,
lust now It Is under cover but on
Easter morning It will break forth In
all Us two feet of glory.
Easter Sunday this year falls on
April 19. The spring millinery openIngs -
Ings in Norfolk will be announced In
a comparatively short time.
LIKE FATHER , LIKE SON.
Boy Did Not Know He Was Manacled
to His Own Father.
Spokane , Wash. , March 20. Like
father , like son , but the youth was
not aware that the man manacled to
him Is his parent. Benjamin Connors
and his 18-year old son , Orvell Con
nors , were the central figures in this
strange and pathetic coincidence at
Wenatchee , Wash. , west of Spokane
a few days ago. They were convict
ed and sentenced to serve indeter
minate terms for horse stealing anil
selling a stolen horse. The boy was
tried at Wntervlllo , Douglas county
while his sire was convicted In Chelan
county. The former broke ju.il sev
eral times and was sent to Wenatchee
for safe-keeping. After the elder
Connors was sentenced , following a
plea of guilty , he told the jailer that
the boy In the cell with him was his
son.
Connors confided to the officials
that ho was married In Iowa 19 years
ago and left his wife six months after
their wedding day. He learned that
a child was born to the deserted wo
man , but he never saw the boy untl
lie was locked In the same cell will
him. Being companions in jail the
man and hey related their experiences
and upon close Inquiry Connors learn
ed that the boy was his son. Ho dlt
not tell the hoy. They were taken to
Walla Walla in Irons by Barney Ester
brook , a guard , who promised the oh
man he would not disclose his Identltj
to the boy , who occupies a cell in the
tier above ills father.
FARMERS HAVE STARTED ON
SPRING WORK.
PLOWING ALSO ATTENDED TO
Another Sure Sign That Spring Is at
Hand Has Been Found In the Be
ginning of Spring Work on the Farm
Around Norfolk.
Farmers have begun spring sowing.
Little grains of wheat were flung
hither and thither over fertile fields
of Nebraska earth In the northern
half of the state during the week
just past , bringing home another sure
sign that spring Is really , as well as
figuratively , at hand.
Considerable plowing has also been
done during the past few days.
CITY COUNCIL MAY DECLARE
WAR AGAINST IT.
PEDESTRIAN HAS LITTLE SHOW
Council Anxious to Have Question
Settled Before Voters Catch the
Fad , as It Would Then Become a
Campaign Issue.
The roller skating craze has gone
so far In Norfolk that the city govern
ment may declare war on IL The
city administration is already alarmed
at the growth of the fad , and senti
ment of the city council Is being polled
by the "anti-rollers. "
In Norfolk as In almost every city
and town the country over roller skatIng -
Ing not on skating rinks but on the
smooth city cement sidewalks Is a
fad of Increasing popularity. In Nor
folk where there are miles and miles
of the best sidewalks In Nebraska the
roller skaters swing Into one long
joyous "roll. "
The roller skating fad , some Nor
folk people declare , has got to be a
nuisance. Some go farther and call
it an absolute menace.
"Oh , where are the rights of the
pedestrian ? " walled one Norfolk man
today. "Chased off the streets by the
benzine carts , bumped off the side
walk by the roller skaters , the man
who used to walk don't walk any more
ho hops , and Jumps and side-steps
as ho pursues a doubtful course down
town. "
Mayor Durland says he Is coming to
the relief of the man who walks. He
has taken the matter up with the city
council. Drastic action may bo taken.
Councilman Garvln declares in fa
vor of requiring roller skaters to take
out a license before using city walks.
"Lot's get this settled before the
voters catch the fad , " said one coun
cilman , "or we'll have a campaign
Issue. "
Historic Event.
History does not record a more re
markable gathering at the white house
than that at Christmas. State din
ners , diplomatic receptions and cab
inet meetings gave way to childhood ,
and the machinery of our great gov
ernment stopped for a time while hun
dreds of children , Invited by Mrs.
Roosevelt to hear "Honey's Boys" of
Chicago , took possession of the homo
of the presidents. In point of size ,
the records of the white house do not
show such a wonderful gathering of
children. In respect to quality It was
no less remarkable. The assistance
of the state and war departments was
enlisted by Mrs. Roosevelt to ascer
tain the names of all children between
six and sixteen years of age In the
families of the diplomatic corps , and
officers of the army and navy , and
equal care was exercised that none
were overlooked In the families of the
cabinet , supreme court , senators , rep
resentatives , assistant secretaries ,
heads of departments and the accred
ited newspaper correspondents In
Washington.
It was therefore a distinctly repre
sentative gathering from the first fam
ilies of the nation and of foreign gov
ernments , In official and social life.
The walls of the historic "east room. "
teeming with memories of resplendent
ceremonials and stately functions ,
never looked down upon a fairer
scene than upon these hundreds of
lovely children In holiday attire the
very flower of the land who waited
with eager expectancy the opening of
the program.
Across the entire north or front end
of the e'ast room stretched the daz
zling "golden organ chimes" and the
platform erected for the boys , and be
tween them the $5,000 "gold piano"
used by Mr. Honey throughout the
program , a superb creation entirely
covered with gold leaf and bearing on
its sides the coats of arms of the thir
teen original states , painted by fa
mous artists. The program Included
several old Christmas carols especial
ly requested by the president and
Mrs. Roosevelt.
During the serving of refreshments
that followed in the state dining room ,
the east room was cleared of the gold
and silver chairs a crash of music
from the famous Marine band , and
like magic the great room was filled
with flying fairy figures reflected on
the polished floor.
A prettier scene was ne'er beheld
within these historic walls. Veterans
in the social , political and business
world wished themselves again In
childhood's realm , as they looked long
and lovingly on the bewildering pic
ture , which the happy participants
will describe to the grand-children
many years hence , and which in Its
many-sided attractiveness can scarce
ly hope to be excelled In the present
generation.
Not a detail was omitted by Mrs.
Roosevelt that could contribute to the
pleasure of her little guests , who were
made to feel so much at homo that
their youthful awe at the honor of
being guests of the "first lady of the
land' ' ' at the white house quickly gave
way to unalloyed enjoyment.
The president , whose greatness of
heart Is attested by his unbounded
love for children , dropped the wearing
cares of the nation and refreshed his
soul at the fountain of youth , ming
ling with the children , cordially speak
ing to every one , and even carrying
refreshments to the little ones over
looked In the crowd , and seeing that
the tiniest was not neglected.
WHAT AN IMPULSE LED TO.
J. L. Beach , Formerly Conductor , Now
Owner of a Fine .Farm.
J. L. Beach , formerly a conductor
on the Northwestern , Is down from
the Rosebud country , where he has a
line farm and Is doing well. Mr.
Beach secured this farm under pecu
liar circumstances. At the time of the
Rosebud registration at Bonesteel ho
was running a train Into that town
carrying land seekers ambitious to
secure a piece of the real estate be
ing offered by the government. Day
after day he ran hl train Into Bone-
steel but never himself took the
trouble to go over to the registration
place and enroll his name. Finally ,
on the last day of the registration , as
ho was about to take his train out of
Bonesteel for the last time , a friend
asked him If he had registered. On
the spur of the moment , ho concluded
he would register , and did so.
After the drawing took place , Mr.
Beach discovered that ho held choice
No. 551 , and as a consequence ho se
cured one of the best farms on the
reservation. He quit railroading and
has been developing the land which
came to him In a remarkable manner
and it Is one of the most valuable
farms In that section of the country.
Ho Is getting a nice lot of Improve
ments started and one of these days
he will bo rich Just because of that
happy Impulse on the last day of the
Bonesteel rush.
RAILROAD BUSINESS IMPROVED.
Rush of Grain to Market Keeps Rail
road Men Busy.
Railroad business has shown a de
cided Improvement during the past
two or three weeks , that Is gratifying
to railroad people. Passenger traffic
Is on the increase and is nearly as
great as it was a year ago before the
panic struck the country.
In the freight department , there has
been a great movement of grain the
past fc-w weeks. The granaries of
the northwest are being rapidly empti
ed , the product being shipped to east
era markets. Over one hundred cars
of grain a day are now passing through
Norfolk over the Northwestern alone ,
and nearly the full force of trainmen
are steadily employed.
KIRKMAN MUST SERVE IT OUT.
Former Nebraska Officer In Prison
One Year More.
The St. Louis Globe-Democrat says
that George W. Kirkman , formerly a
captain In the United States army
must servo one year more at Fort
Leavenworth prison , according to a
decision handed down by the United
States circuit court of appeals in St.
Louis , Thursday afternoon. While
stationed at Fort Nlobrara , Kirkman
was accused of having alienated the
affections of the wife of Lieut. Louis
B. Chandler , a fellow officer. Mrs
Chandler later killed herself at a hotel
in Omaha.
The charges on which Kirkman was
sent to prison , however involved other
matters , including forgery and falsi
fication of accounts Ho was court-
martialed in January , 1905 , and sen
tenced to serve two years at the mili
tary prison at Fort Leavenworth ,
Kan. In March of the same year ho
was courtmartlaled for other offenses
and sentenced to a year at the same
prison. President Roosevelt confirm
ed both sentences in a single order on
June 15 1905.
After serving two years , Kirkman
got out a writ of habeas corpus , claimIng -
Ing that the sentences had run concur
rently and that the larger term of
two years had included the smaller
term. Judge Pollock , in the United
States district court of Kansas , dis
missed the writ , saying that under
military custom such sentences ran
consecutively and that KIrkm'an must
serve three years. The decision of
the United States circuit court of
appeals affirms the declson of the low
er court.
TWO RUNAWAY IN AN HOUR
Mrs. Baker and Daughter Narrowly
Escape Injury Twice.
In two runaways within an hour ,
the second runaway ending in a smash
up on Norfolk avenue , Mrs. C. II.
Baker and her little three-year-old
daughter escaped from their danger
ous situation without a scratch.
Mrs. Baker with her little daughter
started to Norfolk Friday afternoon
from the Baker home out on South
Thirteenth street. It was the break
ing of a piece of harness that fright
ened the horse and sent the animal
on a wild run for more than a mile.
Mrs. Baker did what she could to
hold the horse in and Fifth street men
ran out to her assistance 'and halted
the horse.
Less than an hour later the same
horse ran away again. This time it
escaped from control as Mrs. Baker
and her little daughter started home.
The horse ran towards the sidewalk
In front of Mrs. Schwartz's millinery
store , the scene of another runaway
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last Sunday. The "spring wagon"
smashed against a telephone post ,
throwing the horse.
Mrs. Baker and the little girl were
not hurt. The wagon was badly dam
aged.
aged.Mrs.
Mrs. Baker's husband is a North
western conductor.
May Use Gregory Water.
Gregory. Times : The past week
several railroad officials of the North
western line have been in Gregory in
company with a corps qf surveyors
and are looking over the lay of the
land and the prospects for securing
water here. They have had a quantity
of the water from the city well tested
and analyzed and report that it la
Just what they want and the best ob
tainable for their purpose. If a sat
isfactory agreement can be made with
the town to furnish them water the
railroad company will soon make Gre
gory a regular watering station and
will use the city water for that pur
pose , tapping the mains at the south
end of main street.
ED. HARTER WILL SWEEP EVERY
THING IN SIGHT.
FRIENDS IN ARKANSAS FOR HIM
A. J. Koenlgsteln , Former Democratic
City Clerk of Norfolk , Declares His
Wish That Harter be Elected Many
More Like Him.
Ed Harter'fl candidacy for city clerk
of Norfolk has penetrated way down
Into Arkansas where It has received
the enthusiastic endorsement of A. J.
Koenlgstoln , himself a former city
clerk of Norfolk.
The following letter was received
yesterday from Mr. Koenlgsteln :
"Fort Smith , Ark. , March 18.
"Hon. Ed Hartcr ,
"City Clerk.
"My dear Ed : Just a line to advise
you that although I am a democrat
I will forsake Jeffersonian principles
and carry Arkansas for you In your
race for city clerk of Norfolk. Best
wishes to you. Your friend.
"A. J. Koenlgsteln. "
Mr. Koenlgstoln's endorsement car
ries particular weight under the cir
cumstances for ho Is not only a demo
crat but ho was elected city clerk of
Nor/oik on the democratic ticket He
resigned the office In 1905 on leaving
Ed Harter.
Norfolk and the present city clerk
was then appointed to fill the vacancy.
But It isn't necessary to go to Ar
kansas to find Norfolk democrats who
feel as Mr. Koonigstein does. Any
number of prominent democrats de
clared for Harter as soon as his
name was mentioned and there Is
every indication that ho will poll a
vote such as has seldom been given
In Norfolk.
He will not only carry Arkansas ,
Ills friends are confident , but he will
also carry the First , Second , Third
and Fourth wards of Norfolk.
CHADRON A PIONEER.
North Nebraska Town Early Adopted
the Curfew Law.
Omaha World-Herald : Mayor and
Mrs. Dahlman were discussing the
other day the many institutions now
under way for the betterment of the
condition of children , apropos of the
George junior republic. Mrs. Dahl
man recalled that when he was mayor
of Chadron in 1895 , Mr. Dahlman
signed and proclaimed a curfew edict.
Then a special writer on the World-
Herald commented :
"Clmdron is acquiring a blue tint In
its laws , " and gave it as her opinion
that this Infringed upon the children's
personal liberty rights and would not
be enforced.
That was a year before Lincoln put
In the curfew law , and still earlier before -
fore Omaha did it and prior also to
the late Colonel Hogeland's appeal to
the governors of states.
Chadron was one of the pioneers In
the United States In the curfew. That
law is still a law in the capital of
Dawes county.
FIREMAN WATSON INJURED
Slipped While Climbing Into Cab and
Sustained Fracture of Leg.
Fremont , Neb. , March 23. Slipping
from a runbonrd on a Northwestern
engine and falling several feet to the
platform opposite the Union passenger
station Saturday afternoon resulted In
R. W. Watson , a fireman whose home
Is in Norfolk , sustaining a fracture of
his right leg , between the knee and
thigh.
thigh.Watson
Watson was climbing Into the cab
of the locomotive when the mishap
occurred , in some manner losing his
footing and falling heavily. Several
bystanders rushed to his aid , picking
him up and hastily summoning the
ambulance , in which ho was convoyed
to the hospital , where the fracture
was reduced.
The young fireman Is twenty-five
years of ago and his Injury will neces
sitate his being off duty for some time.
Another Northwestern fireman , J.
Peterson , was also severely , but not
seriously Injured , yesterday. Ho was
using a shaker bar In the flre box of
an engine at York , when it slipped
and he fell against the heavy castings
of the engine , bruising his right arm
badly , and to an extent which will
prevent him from being able to work
for several days.
THREE PRISONERS ASK PARDON
Governor Sheldon Hears Petitions
From Convicts Themselves.
Lincoln , Neb. , March 23. Governor
Sheldon was at the penitentiary Sat
urday hearing the requests of three
prisoners for pardons. One comes
from a tramp named. Sullivan , who
pleaded guilty to killing a pal at Sid-
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CITY TICKETS NOMINATED.
Republican Democratic
FOR MAYOR
J. D. Sturgeon C. B' ' . Durland ,
FOR CLERK
Ed Hartcr Charles Stoeber
FOR TREASURER
Chris Anderson t J. E. Haase
FOR CITY ENGINEER
Btnnet Seymour H. Salmon
FOR MEMBERS BOARD OF EDUCATION
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nej , while a mob outside the court
house was clamoring for a chance to
gt t at him. Now ho says ho wasn't
guIltN , and two of his companions ,
also serving time , have made affidavit
that hf didn't do' the killing. Frank
W Woods , who stole $ > 1,000 from the
Keeper of a Crawford house of ill
I'amo. money she had sewed up in an
old skirt , wants out. Ho had been
an associate of the woman , but hap
pened to pull off his stunt at a time
when a law enforcement demand was
\lruknt , and the presiding judge rec
ommends mercy for him. The other
prisoner , Robert Howard , shot at a
bartender in Kearney because ho had
been told he roughly treated . his
younger brother.
GLOOM OVERHUNG CAMPBELLS
WHEN HERE A YEAR AGO.
ONE BROTHER ON DEATH BED
A Few Days After the Show Left Nor
folk Last Year "Doc" Campbell
Passed Away Rain Prevented the
Evening Performance.
The announcement of the approach
ing visit to this city of Campbell
Brothers' circus recalls the tragedy
connected with this Nebraska circus
at the time of its visit to Norfolk last
summer.
When the Campbell circus rolled In
to Norfolk last summer "Doc" Camp
bell , the life and spirit of the show In
past seasons , was on his deathbed ,
the result of nervous strain and over
work. The Campbell boys realized
when they were In Norfolk that their
brother's death hung but by a narrow
thread and a feeling of gloom over
hung the big circus.
A few days after the show left Nor
folk "Doc" Campbell died. But the
show lived. The brothers pounded
away through the season and were
successful. This spring they will
start out from Fairbury with a better
show than they ever had before.
Fred Hatfield , a nephew of the
Campbell Brothers , Is said to have
come splendidly to the front as a
show manager. Though a young man
it is said that ho Is going to go a long
ways towards filling the gap left by
"Doc" Campbell. The Campbell boys
who will bo with the show when It
comes to Norfolk will be Ed , Al and
Verg Campbell.
The Campbell circus lias had bad
luck in Norfolk. Last year the cir
cus showed In the rain and was forced
to give up the evening performance.
But they have always "made good'
for their show is a big , clean circus
built up with Nebraska enterprise.
Norfolk will see a circus parade
again when the Campbell circus ar
rives. The parade feature was missed
last fall when the IJarnum & Bailey
show visited Norfolk but the Innova
tion attempted by the circus trust
failed and even the old Barnuin circus
has put back 4ls parade.
License the Issue in Wayne.
Wuyno , Nob. , March 23. The Anti-
Saloon league or people's caucus nom
inated the following ticket : For may
or , Jim Cherry ; for treasurer , II. S.
RiiiRland ; for city clerk , Martin Ring
er ; for members of the board of edu
cation , Dr , II. G. lA'Isenrlng and Theo
dore Duorlg ; for councllmcn , First
ward , T. W. Moran ; Second ward ,
James Bush ; Third ward , F. H. Jones.
Mr. Cherry has declined to accept the
nomination for mayor. At the citi
zens' caucus Mayor H. Ley was renom-
Inated for mayor by acclamation , also
H. S. Rlngland for treasurer , Martin
Ringer for city clerk and James Brit-
ton for police Judge. W. M. Orr and
Phil Kohl were placed in nomination
for members of the board of education ,
and for councIlmenFlrst , ward , George
Stringer ; Second ward , Frank Strahn ;
Third ward , J. W Jones. The con
test promises to be Interesting , as the
citizens' ticket represents the high li
cense sentiment.
NEARLY THE WHOLE VOTING
POPULATION ATTEND.
LIVELY FIGHT IN MADISON
Interest Developed Over Opposition to
Marshal Kennedy , Who Won Out
Hands Down No Other Ticket In
the Field at Madison.
Madison , Neb. , March 21. Special
to The News : The warmest city con
vention ever held in this city met In
the opera house last evening. The
Jnterest developed In opposition to
Marshal Kennedy , and a strong faction
was out to defeat the possibility of ills
roappolntment , which effort , however ,
was a failure. Nearly the whole voting
ing strength of the city attended the
convention , 200 being present to vote
on city candidates and 300 to vote on
school district officers. Such a per
cent of the voters was present that It
Is considered useless to hold another
convention and the nominees of last
night's convention will be elected city
officers without opposition. The Ken
nedy faction won by a handsome ma
jority , and placed the following named
candidates in the field : Mayor , Geo.
Wycoff ; treasurer , Phil Bauchclerk ; ,
Clyde Rynearson ; councilman , First
ward , Earl Fichter ; Second ward , F.
M , Yeazel ; for members of the school
board , L. < 3. Bley and Lon Wells.
West Point News.
West Poli\t , Nob. , March 21. Spe
cial to The News : The West Point
Woman's club held its regular meet
ing this week at the home of Mrs. R.
H. Campbell. The study of English
history was continued , the subject of
the day being the house of Stuart.
Answers at roll call were quotations
from Abraham Cowley. The program
of the evening was as follows : "Di
vine Right of Kings , " Mrs. H. L.
Keefo ; "The Stuarts and Parliament , "
Mrs. J. Lingenfelder ; "Immigration to
America Royalist , " Mrs. Herman
Sass , and "Puritans , " Mrs. A. F.
Walla. Mrs. Keefo , who was In the
chair , is president of the Nebraska
Federation of Women's clubs.
Death has claimed another pioneer
settler nl the person of C. G. Wlstrom
of Garlleld township , who died at the
family homo suddenly , at the age of
09 years. The deceased was a native
of Sweden anil k-avos a widow and
six surviving children. The remains
were interred in the Swedish ceme
tery , Rev. B. A. Seeborg , pastor of the
Swedish M. E. church , officiating.
Joseph Edlnger , proprietor of the
West Point Soda Water factory , has
sold his stock and business to Edward
Sass , who has taken possession. The
factory Is located on an acre lot in
the extreme eastern portion of the
city. '
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'Charles W. Askwig and Miss Hulda
Sorpiison wore united in marriage nt
the home of the bride's parents east
of the city on Wednesday. The bride
Is the eldest daughter of Andrew Sor-
enKon , late of West Point , and the
groom a young farmer of Garlleld pre
cinct. The couple left on the evening
train for a wedding tour through Col
orado.
Gerhard D. Stot-ole and Miss Anna
Koostor , young people of Boomer ,
were married at that place on Thurs
day by Rev. A. Ollondorff , pastor of
the German Lutheran church.
Farmer Burns and MIke Johnson
are scheduled to give a wrestling
match ni the West Point opera house
tonight. They will wrestle catch-as-
catch can , two out of three. Johnson
is under the management of Emll
Klank of Iowa and weighs 181 pounds.
Alfred Alfson and Miss lionise
Schaack wore united In marriage nt
the county Judge's office on Thursday.
The young people are residents of
Cumlng township In this county , and
will reside on their own farm.
Pat a man on the head once and un
less you pat him every-time you see
him after that he will begin to abuse
you.