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CHE NORFOLK WEEKLY NUVVS-JOURNAL : FRIDAY , AIMU 3 1U03. NOnTH DEND , 8TANTON AND OAKDALE TAKE FIRST. ANNUAL ORATORICAL CONTEST Second Places Go to Arlington * Norfolk - folk and West Point , With Third to Scrlbncr Large Attendance at the Auditorium Wednesday Evening. Flriil prize , oratorical claHS , Milo HuwkltiH , Nurth Ilond. Firm prize , dramatic class , Miss Anniili Vasholz , Stanton. First prize , liuinorouH class , Miss Illanch Putney , Oakdalo. Hecond prl/.o , oratorical class , Ivan Mitchell , Arllnuton. Second prize , dranintlc class , Mltis J/iulHo Cook , Norfolk. Second prize , humorous class , Miss Mildred Wostoupnl , West Point. Third prize , dramatic class , MlsB Jxitha HUSH , Scrlbticr. North Bend. Stanton and Oakdale shared JlrHt honors thlu year In the annual content of the North Nebraska High School Declamatory contest held Wcdncwlay evening in the Norfolk Auditorium. Fifteen contestants ap peared this year representing leading Llgh schools of the north section of the state and the program as In pre vious years svas one of unusual merit. Norfolk , represented by Miss Louise Cook , won the second place In the dramatic class. The other medal win ners' came from Arlington , West Point and Scrllmer. Of the seven gold medals awarded five were won by young ladles. The theatru was packed with friends and partisans of the young men and women who appeared on the program us contestants. MUny of the schools Bent largo delegations , deco rated with school colors and pennants. The largest of these delegations came from Stanton hut other school "yells" also rang through the Auditorium and all of the young people were encour aged with friendly applause. The program lasted until nearly midnight and was followed closely. A piano solo rendered by Miss Car- rlo Thompson was well received. It marked the beginning of the evening's program. The Invocation was pro nounced b'y llov. .1. M. Hinds , pastor of the Second Congregational church It was followed by a very pleasing se lection given by a chorus of fourteei high school girls. The number me , with a hearty reception. Later In tin. program Miss Marion Gow appearci with a violin solo very capably given Oscar Schavland , a Madison musician of ability , gave the final musical num ber , a piano solo. Clear articulation nnd a dramatic story well told won first rank for Mlle Hawkins of North Bend in the era toilcal class. His selection was "Spar tacus to the Gladiators at Capua. ' John Hay's oration on William Me Klnley delivered with considerable force brought second honors to Ivan Mitchell of Arlington. \ Eight representatives appeared in the dramatic class nnd the contest v.U8 unusually close. Two numbers , "Bobble Shaftoe" and "Ole Mlstls , " nere twice on the program. The last piece won third place In the list for Miss Letha Ross , Scrlbner's represen tative , whose rendition of the piece made her a favorite with many In the audience. Miss Annan Vasholz of Stanton won first honors In this class by her ability to emphasize the dra matic features of "Tho Ride of Lilly Servosse , " which she gave with feel ing and effect. Miss Louise Cook of the Norfolk high school earned second honors by the very excellent delivery of "As the Moon Rose , " a story of the dramatic triumph of a girl's love in a wild ride. Miss Cook's gestures were unusually well carried out. Her totce was clear and pleasing. The moment that Miss Blanch Put ney stepped upon the stage the audi ence was captured. Her selection was jm amusing monologue of an Irrepres sible and absolutely unconventional tittlo girl called "Naughty Zell. " The aaturalncss with which Miss Putney , who comes from the Oakdalo high school , entered Into the varying sltuat- lions In her little sketch showed her to be not only clever but possessed of natural art as an actress. "Six Love Letters , " calling three 7ery different characters Into play , demanded a variety of dramatic abil ity. It was by possessing this ability that Miss Mildred Wostoupal of West I'olnt gained second place In the hu morous class. The seven , medal winners were forced to look close to their honors ior they were closely pressed. In the oratorical class Alton Belong of Hart- ington with his clear distinct delivery of the tribute to Toussalnt L'Ouver- ture won many supporters who would tiavc liked to have seen him honored. In the dramatic class Miss Mona Kirk of Beemer and Miss Ora Slgler of Schuyler gave two Interesting Inter pretations of "Bobble Shaftoe , " a piece which two young ladles gave in last year's contest. Miss Ross of Scrlbner won third place with a splen did interpretation of "Ole Mlstls" and she was pressed close by Miss Ellen Vollstedt of Madison who used the same selection. "Sklmpsey" showed Miss Lenoro Hertert of Pierce to be i versatile young lady and a very capable reader of lines. Kirk Rlley of Wisner , the only young man who sought honors in this class , portrayed in a clear-cut fashion "The Chariot Eace" in Bon Hair. Miss Mao Shippeo from the Tllden high school brought down the house with "In the Tolls of the Enemy , " in wh-'ch ' she portrayed an amusing sit nation in an interesting way. Arthur Sillier of Atkinson also developed a IdleulouH Hltuiitton In "Mr . Follwiy'H JurKlar Alarm. " Ho showed outlaid' * Table talent. The JudKOB of the i > veiling were : Oratorical clnsH : llov. John M. Hinds if Norfolk , Superintendent ! * Welch of Stunton and Arnot of Schuyler. judges. Superintendent Urcon cf : Tildon. ref- roe ; dramatic class : Suporlnton- Icnts Campbell of West I'olnt nnd Mohrmann of AtkliiHon and Hon. John I. Hays of Norfolk , Judges , Miss ayno , principal of the Norfolk high Hchool , referee ; humorous class , Sti- terlntendunts Fisher of Beuuer and \\Vlch of Stanlon and Mias Donolson , iLlnclpul of the Madison high school , utlgoH. Mrs. Wilson , principal of the scrlbnor high school , referee. Superintendent J. A. Doremns of Madison , president of the declamatory iHHoclntlon , presided over the meet * ng. Officers Re-elected. The old olllcers of the North No- iraska High School Declamtaory as sociation , President J. A. Doremus of Madison , Vlco President E. J. Bod- veil of Norfolk and Secrotary-Troos- irer W. T. Stockdalo of Wisner , were e-olectetl at the annual business moot- ng of the association in Norfolk Wednesday afternoon. The meeting voted two changes in the constltulon. It was decided to In crease the possible number of con testants In the dramatic class from eight to ton. It was also voted to pay the expenses of the district represen tatives to the state contest In case the receipts at the state contest proved Insufficient. TENDERED TO THE TRAVELING MEN OF NORFOLK. TO BE HELD SATURDAY EVENING Will Mark Deserved Compliment to the Traveling Men and at the Same Time Inaugurate Regular Quarterly Meetings of the Club. The quarterly meeting of the Nor folk Commercial club will bo held next Saturday evening at the city hall , the meeting taking on the form of a smoker given complimentary to the traveling men of Norfolk. The smoker will not begin until 9 p. in. , the hour having been set rather late to permit Norfolk business men to attend. The meeting Saturday evening will not only represent a pretty and en tirely deserved compliment to the travelers but It will mark an inovation In that It will Introduce the first of the regular quarterly meetings which are provided for In the Commercial club's constitution and which the club now Intends to hold regularly. Norfolk men who go to the city hall Saturday evening will not only enjoy he Informal features of the smoker but they wljl be brought In close touch vlth the Commercial club and Its vork. The officers and directors of he club will toll what has been done and will outlines briefly what they lope to accomplish In the near future. The Invitation to the quarterly meet- ng Is general. Every member of the Commercial club , every Norfolk aislness man , every citizen who has the Interest of Norfolk at heart , everyone who Intends to join the new Commercial club auxiliary are asked o show Interest in Norfolk by at tending the quarterly meeting and smoker. As for the traveling men's smoker .hat has been something that the club has had In mind for some time. It will be given to show Norfolk's appre ciation of and good will for the local commercial traveler. LEMON LAND DISTRICT. Senator Gamble's Bill Passes the Senate. ' Washington , March 31. Senator Gamble's bill creating what Is to be known as the Lemon land district In South Dakota passed the senate yes terday , notwithstanding the objections made to Its consideration by Senator Nelson of Minnesota , who privately admitted that he was acting on behalf of Senator Kittredge during the lat- ter's absence from the senate. When the bill was reached on the calendar Senator Gamble took occasion to give some official history in connection therewith. The bill was favorably re ported from the committee on public lands on Pebruarv 5. but was held un at Kittredge's request for tlma to con sult with the North Dakota senators with relation to the inclusion of cer tain lands in that state In the pro posed Lemon district. Senator Gamble told the senate that ho had consulted with Senators Hans- brough and McCumber of North Da kota , and that they were emphatic In their support of the measure as it stood. In view of this situation he asked for consideration of the bill im mediately. Senator Nelson , as stated above , objected , and on a vote being taken the senate decided to take up the measure and after an explanation of Its terms the bill was passed. The bill in question creating the Lemon land district will cover about 3.000,000 acres in the northern part of Butte county and about 250,000 acres In the northern part of Schnasz county and part of Boreman county. The bill has been changed only In one par ticular , placing the lands Included within the Standing Rock Indian res ervation , which Is shortly to be opened for settlement and adjacent to the Milwaukee railroad within this newly created land district , which will era- brace all told about 3,500,000 acres. Senator Gamble felt considerably elat ed over the passage of the bill. WORK HAS BEEN BEGUN ON THREE NEW BUILDINGS. WILL REQUIRE ALL SUMMER It Is Not Expected theNew , Buildings Will be Ready For Occupancy Before Fall or Winter W. G. Mertcn of Emerson Has Contract. Ground was broken yesterday for the construction of three now build ings at the Norfolk hospital for insane. The buildings are being constructed under an appropriation authorized by the last legislature , and consist of a cottngo for men costing ? 23GOO , an Infirmary for women costing $05,030 and a store house costing $4GOO. They are to bo constructed of stone and brick. W. G. Morten of Emerson has the contract for erecting these build ings. It Is not expected that the new buildings will bo ready for occupancy before fall or winter. Good grades of sand and gravel have been found on the hospital grounds , and these two Items will materially assist the contractor in a financial way , as the cost of these two big Items of expense will now bo much less than was expected. During the construction period , the workmen on the building will bo boarded at the hospital , meals being served at the building and sleeping accommodations being provided at the Osborn home , a short distance away , which is now under control of the hos pital management. WEDNESDAY WRINKLEb. Father Tevls Is In Clearwater. Mrs. E. O. Mount returned last even ing from a visit to Lincoln. I. Conner of Omaha Is In Norfolk on a visit with his daughter , Mrs. W. P. Logan. Mrs. A. B. Lane of Council Bluffs is In Norfolk , the guest of Mrs. Fred Llncrode. Mrs. II. L. Snyder and Mrs. M. C. Ilazen went to Omaha at noon for a short visit. County Clerk George Richardson was up from Madison on business Wednesday. Miss Eva Jack of Madison and Miss Dora Green of Hoskins are the guests of Miss May Schwenk. Miss Lizzie Schraui , who Is teach ing school at Pierce , came homo Wednesday to attend the teachers' convention. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Maylard and Mrs. J. C. Stltt left at noon for Lincoln. They will also visit Omaha , returning to Norfolk Sunday. Miss Lulu Durland , wtio Is teaching school at Oakdale , and Miss Lucllo Durland of Plalnvlew , are In Norfolk to attend the teachers' association and are guests at the home of the Misses Durland. F. G. Simmons , deputy grand master tor workman of the A. O. U. W. , who has been at work hero for the past three weeks , left over the Union Pa cific for Lexington , where ho will work for a period. Dr. P. H. Salter was in Wlnslde yes terday. Mrs. C. H. Reynolds went to Omaha at noon. Mrs. Glennle Compton of Crelghton was called to Norfolk by the death of her grandmother , Mrs. A. F. Tanne hill. hill.Mrs. Mrs. F. G. Walters went to Battle Creek today to visit her father and mother. Mrs. D. Chambers of Gregory , S. D. Is In Norfolk on a visit with Mrs. Rob ert Bathke. J. S. Mathewson and Chris Ander son returned yesterday from a duck hunting trip to Newport. H. S. Knapp , manager of the Nor folk jewelry company , has been in Omaha on a business visit. Mrs. E. A. Garllchs of North Platte was called to Norfolk by the fatal ill ness of her mother , Mrs. A. F. Tan nehill. Miss Amy Paine , principal of the high school , will have the members o the senior class for her guests nex Saturday evening. Herbert Wichmann is Ul with the mumps. Born to Mr. and TMrs. August Ar nekie , a daughter. A bunch of firecrackers , exploded on Norfolk avenue yesterday afternoon created such an unusual amount o noise that a runaway nearly resulted Paul Wetzel , who Is In nn Omaha hosnltal recoverlnc from the effect of a recent operation , will probably not return to Norfolk for three or fou weeks. District court In Knox county wll convene on Apill 8 Instead of Aprl C , Judge Welch postponing court two days on account of the town and cit > elections falling on Tuesday. Norfolk city schools were dlsmlsset Wednesday afternoon for a two days vacation. The usual spring vacation will bo missing from the school cal endar this spring , the school adjourn ment for Thursday and Friday beln on account of the teachers' conven tlon in this city. Superintendent C. H. Reynolds hel a conference yesterday with local tral and engtnemen of the Northwester : the subject of the conference bein the new federal slxteen-hour law. Th meeting was held In a passenger coac in order to get all the men together The Northwestern has been workln In compliance with the slxteen-hou law for several months , the purpos of the meeting yesterday being to glv the men n correct understanding o various points connected with the law The conference developed that mos of the men already had n pretty clea conception of most of the features o the now law. The Observer : Another magiilflcen waterfall Is found ten miles east of Valentine. This IK known as the iVrlknroo fall , nnd whllo there In not a very large thread of water the fall Is one of the loftiest in the United Stales. Thcro are two pluimcs here , the first of eighty-live foot and the second of about twenty feet. The water leaps over a wall of ArlUnreo sandstone hero and dashes Into a beautiful spray as remarkable almost as the celebrated IHldal Veil In the Yosomlto valley. Seen on a Bummer morning , from below , with HH back ground of vino-covered rocks crested with a ridge of pines this fall IK a picturesque bit of scenery .and well worthy of greater note than the people ple of the state have given It. There are a number of waterfalls along Hat creek in Sioux county , but the Observ er has never had opportunity to visit these. Southwest of Valentine , how ever , In the same Arlknree sandstone formation there is a plunge of twelve feet or more , called Schllogcl's Fall , which Is fifty feet wide. The stream at this place Is hidden by a dense growth which renders InconsplclouB n otherwise attractive natural feat- ro of the state. FAILED TO SHOW UP FOR WRESTLING - LING MATCH. BETTER MAN AS SUBSTITUTE 'Lucky Bill" Crandall of Geddes , S. D. , Challenger of Oscar Wascm , Got Cold Feet and Sent Chris Pierce to Represent Him. Away up In South Dakota dwells 'Lucky Bill" Crandall , champion mid- llowelght wrestler of Geddes , his home own. Down In Nebraska Is Oscar Wasem , vho failed to throw "Lucky Bill" at ho Auditorium Tuesday evening for ho very good reason that Bill was not here to be thrown. In Norfolk there are some 200 peo- ile who saw the best wrestling match ot witnessed on the Norfolk mat when Dscar Wasem got two straight falls from Chris Pierce of Tacoma , Wash. , Tuesday evening at the Auditorium. And "Lucky Bill , " challenger of the winner of the Wasem-Downs match still dwells away up on the prairies if South Dakota , with his fair reputa- , lon unstained with a defeat at the lands of Wasem. Norfolk people who saw the Wasem Pierce match had no complaint to utter when at the close of the contest they were told by Oscar Wasem him self that he had wrestled not with 'Lucky Bill" as advertised but with Chris Pierce , a Washington wrestler whom "Lucky Bill" had sent as a sub stltute. Pierce came to Norfolk ostensibly as Crandall's manager and announcet the arrival of the South Dakota hero But with evening came no Bill. Then Pierce confessed. He himself was all the "Lucky Bill" there was In Nor folk , having arranged with the original Bill to do substitute duty when the Geddes man got cold feet at his Ne iiraska proposition. Pierce Is a wrestler of skill , muscle uid weight. He towered above Wasem and he took the aggressive In both tussles. The contest Tuesday evening was a rougher , more open match than any yet wrestled In Norfolk. Both men were strained to the utmost and Was em was put closer to the test than ever before in Norfolk. The match was slow In starting on account of the "Lucky Bill" fiasco. I was 9:20 : before Wasem consented to go against Pierce. Pierce was easily seen to be a better man , at leas physically , than "Lucky Bill" was nl leged to be. The match on , the crowd was enthusiastic from the start. The men were less on the mat and there was moro dash and display of bodily strength than usual. Wasem gained the first fall only af ter twenty-five minutes , Ho won ou on a scissor on the body followed by an arm lock. The second fall was secured by Wasem In twelve minutes and twenty seconds. The result announced by "Kid" Jen sen , the referee , Wasem stepped to the front nnd told of the trick played by the Geddes man. This Is the second time that Lucky Bill has failed to make good on a challenge to Wasem. Wasom prom Ised to go after the Geddes wrestle hard. As a preliminary Jack Downs took two falls from Bill Walton In six and a half and three minutes. TRY TO CALL OFF BOYCOTT. Preacher and Saloon Men Unite and Try to Settle Internal Strife. Carroll , Neb. , April 2. Because th municipal campaign has caused bitter ness and boycotting among the peopl of Carroll , Rev. E , E. Carter , pastor o the Methodist Episcopal church , an Rohder and Walden , saloonmcn , hav jointly published the following state ment signed by themselves : "It has come to our attention tha there is a disposition on the part o some to boycott Individual firms wh are of opposite opinion on the matte of licensing a saloon , Internal strif is something that must be avoided As individuals wo personally feel tha our causes are Just and right and w will use all honorable means at ou hands to further the success of th same. But with that the matter wll drop on our parts and we do urge fo all concerned that every fair mlnde < man \\111 exert his Influence to pro mote ard secure the object of thl communication , viz , , harmony In th business circles of Carroll , regardles of the result of the coming munlclpa election. " E. A. BULLOCK EXPLAINS WHY HE WENT TO LINCOLN. N SEARCH OF INFORMATION Was Not at Lincoln to Discuss Jobbing Rates , But Went to Help Mr. Drome Investigate Local Conditions In Nor folk. E. A. Bullock returned from Lincoln list night nnd claims the dispatch from ,1 n coin to The News yesterday as to Is mission to Lincoln was misleading. Ho says that he nor the gentlemen vlth him were there to consult com- Usslon in "regard to securing better obblng rates" and surely the cominls- Ion nro not being treated fairly In aylng that "the effort will probably be successful. " "I was asked to meet Mr. Brome nud help him Investigate he local conditions and It was thought hat the commission would bo In pos- esslon of all the Information that was icedod. " "As far as our jobblhg rates are con cerned the Northwestern gave us ates two years ago which we com- mred with similar rates given to Has- Ings and Grand Island and found just as I have always claimed , that ours was as good as far as they go. " "The Northwestern , I think , will be glad to extend It to the other classes hat were not included before if it can jo done and not prejudice them before .ho commission as regards some other ate at some other place. " "Of course , when you compare our lobbing rotes with those given Lin coln that's different. How this Is going to be cured Is a problem too deep for them all. The right way would bo for the Lincoln rates to be raised , but whether It can be done or not Is another question. " "The Lincoln rates should be raised for the reason that If a distance tariff was constructed on the basis that the rates given Lincoln were reasonable , : he roads of the state would not be able to pay operating expenses. "The railroad commission arc very : msy. Everybody with a real or fan cied grievance Is there with his tale of woe. "We talked very little with the com mission as the Nebraska Telephone company was there , and also a street railway 'bunch. ' "The commission , I think , wish to be fair to oJl parties but It is difficult to satisfy the cqrporatlons Interested and the people at the same time , es pcclally when both sides arc a little angry. "Just at this time I think the rail roads are more Inclined to be fair than some of the people. "In am sure this Is true of some of the roads we are Interested in. "The Norfolk Commercial club cor talnly wish to be fair and I believe 1 : we all maintain a spirit of fairness and good nature that everything will be straightened out satisfactorily to al concerned. " CONFERENCEON RATES _ Members of Commercial Club Will Meet Mr. Pearce in Omaha. An Important conference between representatives of the Norfolk Com mercial club and H. W. Pearce , gener al freight agent of the St. Paul , Mlu ncapolls and Omaha railroad , will be held at Omaha next Friday. The following telegram was rccelvet Wednesday morning by President A J. Durland of the Commercial club from Mr. Pearce at St. Paul : "Your letter received the thirtieth. Can meet yourself and other members of your committee in Omaha on Friday , Apr ! 3 , as I have other matters in Omaha needing my attention on that date It will bo much more convenient for me to get you there than at Norfolk Advise us if this Is agreeable and sug gest hour of meeting to suit your con venlence. " The conference will bo on the sub ject of Norfolk freight rates , the Com mercial club having asked the M. & O. railroad to establish the same rate to Norfolk from Duluth that Omaha enjoys from Duluth. The conference will be attended by several members of the local committee. Funeral of Mrs. Tannehlll. The funeral of Mrs. A. F. Tannehlll whoso death occurred Monday morn ing , will be held at 10 o'clock Thurs day morning- from the Tannehlll home at 420 South Fifth street. Rev. Mr Cantwell , pastor of the Baptist church will conduct the services. John Tan nehtll , the son who Is in the govern ment service at Panama , was unable to come to Norfolk short of eight days time. The funeral services were no announced until a cable was recelvei from him. A PRETTY ROMANCE. Young Woman Came 4,000 Miles to Become a Bride. A pretty north Nebraska romance culminated In Omaha when Rev. A Hamilton Nesbltt , pastor of the Park Congregational church of , Elgin , am Miss Hilda M. Deane , just from Ire land , were married by Rev. W. D King. Rev. Mr. Nesbitt and Miss Deano were playmates together In the little village of Drogheda , Ireland. They at tended the same school , the same church. From little chums they be came sweethearts , and before the young man set out to enter the Congre gatlonal ministry In America three years ago they plighted their troth. So Miss Deano came 1 000 miles eve an ocean and half a continent for he wedding , It was a typical Irish ro mance , this outgrowth of a chlldhooc love affair In old Ireland , The groom ihtulniMl the miirrlago license on St 'atrlck'H day , a week or so liuforo his irlde arrived In Omaha. And the initi ator who performed the ceremony is tlno of Irish descent. Mr. Nosbltt Is tin \ouiiKcst Connie gatlonal minister In Nobmskii Ho Is ml > twent.N-throo > oars old. Hut the Olgln llovlow sa > s that the > onni * mln- stor Is very popular there and haw ttnlned signal success In his brief nor- leo In the minimr\ . THURSDAY TIDINGS. Mr. and .Mrs. Ed Sands and little laughter and MBH ) Helen Robb of Vlsner came up last ovonlng for a ew days' visit with old friends. Miss Edith Ituttorllold Is buffering rom an attack of the grip. A fine eleven pound boy arrived al he home of Paul Nordwlg. The Smith Brothers Lit ml nnd 1 Ive Stock eomp.ii. > Is not a corporation \ .statement In last Saturday's u.ipor ended to coi.voy that Impression. The St. Johannes church has extend- a call to Rev. R. lllchter , a Lutheran nistor at Oreonleaf , Kan. It Is not mown Just when the new pastor will come to Norfolk. > Word has been lecolved from Par sons , Kan. , of the birth of a son to Mr. nnd Mrs. W. J. Asklns. Mr. As- Una was at one time a Northwestern conductor running out of Norfolk. Norfolk horses have apparently brined a runaway club. Two or three runaways a day has been the average of the last few weeks with most of the dashes on Norfolk avenue. Spring Is said to bo the season of run awnys just as fall Is the season of fires. fires.Next Next i tiiu'ay morning at the r.niial service hour at the First MothouJst church Dr. fl. K. Tlndall will deliver a special r.ie'iiorlal sermon for the Not folk council of the United. Com mercial Travelers who will attonl ihc services in i1 body as part of their Memorial dn > observance. The in/el- ing men will moot at the Pacific hotel at 10 o'clock to attend the sorvici-s. The thermometer sank down live degrees lower Wednesday night than on the night before , dropping to ten degrees above zero. The maximum temperature for Wednesday was thir ty-seven. A warm sun came out Thursday and , with the wind dimin ished , there was not so much buffering from the cold. Hevi Ldwin Booth , a Congregational minister from Beatrice , Is a guest , this \\cok nt Mio 1-oino of Col. S. S. Cotton and will occupy the pulpit at the first Oong-eftationnl church here next Hun- day morning. Col. Cotton had a few friends hi for dinner Tuesday vi af ford them an opportunity of making Mr. Booth's acquaintance. The Norfolk Long Distance Tele phone company has a force of men digging and setting telephone poles between here and Madison. The coun ty scat line will be completed In a week. From Madison the general In dependent organization will continue the Norfolk line to Columbus , giving Norfolk Independent connections , so It Is announced , with Lincoln and Omaha by June 1. It Is said that the line to Sioux City will be completed by May 15. The Norfolk automatic exchange will be giving local service by April 15 according to the plans of the directors. Mr. J. Flynn , chief of the Norfolk police force , was considerably pleased to hear that Mr. J. Flynn had captured the marshalship of Gregory , S. D. It Is John Flynn , however , In Norfolk and James Flynn in Gregory. The Gregory town board went outside the town limits to get their marshal , the man from the country beating out several - oral local applicants. From which It Is taken that Mr. Flynn of Gregory is also something of a politician. Chief Flynn was well acquainted with the new- Gregory marshal , the Norfolk chief also being something of a Greg ory county resident owning one of the Gregory county homesteads. Omaha Bee : That the Northwestern has definite plans under way for the extension of that line from Lander , Wyo , , to the Pacific coast is reported In railroad circles. The western ter- used by Millions . / minus of the NoitnwoHtoru Is Lander , tt'yo. , which IB 1.100 mllon from Chicago cage and Irom 1,000 to 1,100 mlles from the Paelllo coast. The NwthwoHtorn IH s'lld to ho forced to make this move by recent developments In railroad 1 circles , oiio of which Is the acquiring of control of the Illinois Contra ! by the Union Pacific , another the building of the Milwaukee to the coast nnd another the building of the Western Pacific by the Gould lines which will give that road a line from coast to coast. Lincoln Journal : Arthur JOIIOH was Y- arraigned yesterday afternoon In Justice Stevens' court to answer a churgo of potty Inrcony , preferred against him by Dotoctlvo Jauios Malone - lone nnd Deputy County Attorney MntKon. Ho was charged with itoiil- Ing n harness at University Place. One of his accomplices turned state's ovl- donco and testified against JOUOH. Ho was given thirty days In the county Jail and Justice Stevens In Hontonc- Ing him said It might as well have been n penitentiary offense If the com plainants had only so deslrod. This Is the sequel to the arrest of throe boys In University Place tun oral weeks ago on the charge of committing several thlevlni ; tricks. The boys arrested were Donald Flsko , Arthur Jones and Aithur Elllbon. Ellison , who Is but sixteen years old testified against his comrades. At the time of the arrest the cabn was not pushed. Flsko was returned to the reform school at Kearney , whence ho had been paroled. r.iiJ Jones was tola to get out of t wn and stay pwny. This latter inj me- MOD Jones did not obey , and the re sult was thfc penalty for larceny , lone s Is Duly twenty-one years old , but hib : ilready served four yearj in the loform school for horse stoaliiif ? at Crawfonl , Nebraska. WILL SPEAK BEFORE THE BANK ERS' CONVENTION. IN NORFOLK ON APRIL 22. The Governor Will Speak on the Sub ject of Savings Banks Geo. E. Roberts , President of the Commer cial National of Chicago Also. Governor Sheldon , Nebraska's young executive who has been more or less prominently In the national limelight .since taking the governor's office , will deliver an address In Norfolk oefore the north Nebraska bankers nt their annual banquet In Norfolk on the evening of April 22. The governor will speak on the subject of savings banks. Before coming to Norfolk Governor Sheldon will speak at the district con vention of bankers in Fremont on the subject of United States currency and exchange. He will speak in Fremont during the afternoon , taking the even- his train to this city. The bankers' convention In Norfolk this month will probably have a pro gram far above the average district or group convention. Among the men from outside the state who will address the convention Is George E. 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