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I n THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOURNAL : MMDAf MAY , tt 191)9. ) TINAL MEETING OP THE DUR- LAND CITY ADMINISTRATION. ADJOURN TO TUESDAY MORNING .At That Time the Affairs of the City .Will be Formally Turned Over to the Sturgeon Administration Pump- v Ing Proposition Ratified. Tin' liuHlnitss affalrx of tlio Durliuul ailiiiliilhtrationcic ckMiu'it up at u lluul iiii'ftliig of the old council last < > V ( > nli > K H was a tlitci1 hour Ht'Hslon anil a Ihely mooting. NVhon council- jiHMi vol oil an ailJournniLMit along near midnight tin-to was a clean shite Tlio uiljotirnmonl was taken until 9 o'clock Tiu"itlit > moininghon tlio I'ornial UuiiHfor of authoilty fiom tlio outgoing to the Incoming adinlnlstra lion lakes place The meeting last night was a fare well meeting foi tlneu ineniheia of tlio louiiill , Messrs ll.iase , Huchhol/ and .Hpolliiiiin M.i > oi Dm land presided t III- , last loguhir mooting City riorlv lluin1 held the- city cloik's pen- i'll foi the last tlmo The most Impoitant action taken was thu foiinal iutilisation of the con- Iracl enleied Into \slth tlio olertilc Jlglit eoniian | > pHnldlng for the oper- jiUon of the city pumping station h > olortildt ) h > the cimpnii > at a cost of $175t month Cnuncllmon Bitch- liolOoliin , K.iuffinan , Gaivin , Ilaaso and Spellman voted to i.itlfy the con tract Councilman IDogncr votort in opposition The contract had ieco.lved a favor- nblo vote at a pievlous meeting. A romonstr.uice against tlio contemplated - od action signed bj eighteen citizens was piesonteil. Ilormiui Gerecko and John Kilday , both former ma > ois of Not folk , also spoke In opposition. Against arguments that the council's course wtih not along proper lines the ciMincllmen uiged the city attorneys lOtiinlon that the matter was entirely legal and piesented llgures to show that the ariangemcnt was a good busi ness pioposltlon in saving money for the city Othei routine business was handled vwith more dispatch Some of the dis cussions weic llveb. the old council coming down the home stietch In a vigoious fashion The new council will inheiit. it appeals , little grief liom 1th piedecessois in olilco. Water Commissioner's Report. Norfolk. Neb. April P,0 , 1908. To the honoiablo tnn > oi and city council of the citj ol Not folk , Neb : 1 here with submit toou m > annual icpoit asvatur commissioner , fiom Ma1 , 1907 to Mav 1. 190S M > last semi-annual icpoit of Nov. I 1. 1907 From ll.it 1 ates $ 873 87 From motet tales 172857 Motors and Miscellaneous. . . 13(150 ( Total $303891 Paid to cit > ttoasurer . . . . 3038.01 ( Audited Nov. 19 , 1907. ) Receipts from Nov. 1. 1907 to Ma > I , 1908 : Worn li.it rates $ 551.49 liYom meter rates 1427.10 Meteib and miscellaneous. . . 250.75 Total 12238.34 Contra : Treasurer Receipt , No. 1S11. $ 500.00 Treasurer Receipt , No. 1S22. 173831 Total $2238.34 Recapitulation : Total receipts during last fiscal .vear $5211.28 1'aid to troaMiier during last fiscal jear $5277.28 It is Impossible for mo to furnish A detailed repot t of cvpendltmes as tlio oil ) council bought the supplies foi the water vvotks , but thetc is f 2U : ; 02 In the watet fund at piesent. Novombei repot t shows 290 meter , anil lUt Hat rate consumers , of the 171 Hat tile consiimel s 12 have changed to the meter sjbtem in the last six months 8 new taps have been made , making a total of 310 motor i ate and 102 llat rate consumers none shut off and 2 old one tinned on again In the last report there weio 2 motets on hand , bought 20. sold 20 and mone.v turned into tteasury. 2 on hand Horn these meteis the city ownos 5 and receives lent for the .same The cit > at present ownes the fol lowing water mains : 31135 feet of 1 inch mains. 8392 feet of G inch mains. 29G2 foot of 8-inch mains 1746 feet of 10 inch mains. 837 feet of 12-Inch mains 120 feet of 11-inch mains. A total of 15,192 foot , making a trifle ever 8a miles of mains , with 93 fire hydrants and 23 gate valves. Outside the pumping station everything - thing is in perfect condition , except ing the tapping machine , which Is badly vvotn and makes considerable trouble The Muller Mfg. Co. offers to take the old machine and give the city $1750 credit on u new one. All of which is respectfully sub mitted August Drummund , Water Commissioner. FRIDAY FACTS. D. Mathewson is in Gregory , S. D. Harve ) Lee vv cut to Sioux City yes terday. Or. P II. Sailer was in Fairfax yesterda > . J. D Sturgeon was In Randolph yesterday. Miss Gretchen Schwartz was In Omaha jesterday. J. S Smith arrived home from Lin- i -coin last evening. Miss Anna Fair of Sholes Is In Nor folk visiting friends. J H Conlej Is homo from a busi ness trip to neemer Countv Clerk P II Davis of Das sett spent the day In Norfolk return' ing from Plalnvlovv to his home W C Williams of Lincoln , a nienv lcr of the real estate firm of Foster , Williams & Co , wan In Norfolk on business , making a trip up to 1'laln- vlc\v with Mr Foster. The catd room at the Elk's club rooms has been ropaporod. Miss Kiln Hniiscli , teacher at St I'uul'rt school , has been 111 with ton- bllltlH and unable to teach tills week Miss Sarah A. MuletH has disposed of her propelt > In Norfolk and moved hack to ChautaiKiua , N. Y. , vvheto she will live. An effort Is being made to orgauUo a new uewer district to run cast on I'nik avenue to Fouith street and then north to the Madison avenue sewer main J F Cooper , driver of a wagon for the exptosH company , tore an ugly gasli In the little linger of his left hand as a lesult of a ling catching on the wagon Flvo stitches were taken to close the wound. Tlio llrm of Smith & Son of In- dianola , low a , who are to build the thioo now HOW or dlsttlcts outlined foi this siimmoi , have fllod the necessaiy bond to Instil e the completion of their contiacl according to Its terms. The tin ce bonds Hied amounted to $3,002. Madison Chionicle : Goo A Davon- pott undoiweiit an opeiatloti for the leinoval of some dead bone fiom otto of Ills aims Sunda } . Or I/iig was assisted In tlio opotatlon by Dr. P II. Sailer of Not folk. The operation was niude necessarj b > tcason of an In- jur > tecelved by a fall on the side walk sometime ago. Automatic service In Norfolk will begin about a week fiom next Mon day At that time lift } telephones will bo cut into the switchboaid. Af ter that fiom ten to twenty connec tions will he cut into the boatd each day The cable stiinging will be fin ished by Satin day Next week will be spent hugely In putting in Instru ments and connections C C Gow , who has just retutned fiom a business visit to Now Yotk , says that the click of roller skates can bo heard from Nebtaska to the Atlantic coast The whole country by common consent has put on skates and taken to the cement sidewalks. In Chicago Mr. Gow says the roller skaters glide along the sidewalks without being interfered with by the police. .1. P Fl.vnn , who is chairman of the domociatlc county centtal committee , is ver.v much Interested in tlio V. M. C. A project and is tather favorable to the proposition to have Mr. Brj- tin's speech hero on May 29 tinned into a Y M C A. benefit lechne. C M. Gruenthcr of Columbus , secre- taiy of the Hrjan Volunteers , will be in Norfolk Saturday moining to con fer with Mr Fl.vnn and other demo- ciats and in the intctval the county chairman is sounding local sentiment on the subject. Tlnee membeis of the Norfolk band will be tempoiarlly annexed to the Madison band when the latter organ ! /atlon goes to Lincoln Ma > 5 and C for tlio purpose of entoilng Into the band competition held in connection with the state galheilng of the Mod ei n Woodmen. The thiee Noifoll men who will play with the Madlsot band are A C. Vradenburg , W C. Abl man and .T Simonson. A specla Union Pacific motor car will take the Madison delegation and the Madison band of thirty men to Lincoln. Fremont Hot aid : Mark M Belling er is much improved That was the good news which came fiom the Bel linger home last evening and the num erous friends of the popular ttavellng man and citizens ate delighted to be lieve that the prospects for his iccov- et.v aie vety Haltering indeed. Mr. Bellinger had a comfortable day yes- lotda > . He v\as stticken Sunday with acute nephiitls , and for twenty-four houis serious results vveie feared. The Indications now are that he will soon be gieetlng his fi lends again in active life. life.The The regular sermon at the special conference of the Centtal Notth Ne braska dlstilct of the Missouri synod of the Get man I3v Lutheian church held In Madison last week , was dellv- 01 od b.v Hev J. P Mueller of Not folk. The next district conference will be held In Concoid in .Tune The follow ing ministeis were in attendance at Madison : Hev. Andies , Osmond ; Hev- Bohlsen , Wausa ; Rev Boinemann , WakeHeld ; Rev. Hoffman , Battle Creek ; Hev. Mueller , Not folk ; Rev Just , Green Garden ; Rev. Rex , St Bernaid ; Rev Scheips , Pierce ; Rev. Spiering , Pierce ; Rev Ollenburg , Bloomfleld ; Rev. Merz , Plalnview ; Rev. Koester , Tllden ; Rev. Naben , Clearvvater ; Rev. Schwartz , Alns- worth ; Rev. Jutnecht , Wa > ne ; Rev. Luothaeuser , Concord ; Rev. Winges , Rev Hoflus , Pierce ; Rev. Schormann. Ba/lle Mills and Rev. Hensick of Madison. John Spellsnan , the retiring presi dent of the city council , attended his last council meeting last evening. Mr. Spellman has attended several hundred meetings of the Norfolk coun cil and Is said to hold the record foi continuous service on that body. Mr Spellman was first elected to the council from the Fouith ward eight years ago He has been on the coun cil during Major Robertson's admin istration , dining the two admlnlstra tlons of Dan Koenlgstein , the two ad mlnisttations of M C Ha/en , the two administrations of John Ftlday and the administration of Mayor Durland For the lust two > ears lie has been president of the council Save for the first time lie ran Mr Spcllmnt has had no opposition candidate placed against him Considoiable regret grot was expressed when he refusei to servo longer on the city boaid o which ho lias boon one of the mos k-v el headed and capable members Hi spite the fact that his tallroad du tics take him awaj fiom Norfolk a considerable pait of the time Mr Spellmnn has missed few rcgula meetings of the council during the eight years of his public service. NEBRASKA DECLAMATORY CONTEST - TEST WILL BE HELD HERE. ON FRIDAY EVENING , MAY 8 Word Was Received Friday From President Doremus of Madison , An nouncing That Norfolk Had Been Selected For the Event. The Nobiaska state declamatory contest will be held in Not folk Frl- lay , May 8. Tills word was received definitely from President Doremus of Madison ' "ilduy. There will bo contestants In ill three classes diumatlc , oratorical ind humoioiis from all patts of the state. In all , about forty people nro expected The contest will bo held in the An- lltorlum. Although this will be cir cus night , It was decided that that fact would help the contest so far as lie si/o of audience Is concerned , alhcr than diminish. This will bo tlio first time the state contest has ever been held In Norfolk. SECTION MEN LAY DOWN TOOLS VI. & O. Employes Reduced From $1.40 to $1.25 Per Day. There was a walk out among sec tion men working for the M. & O. lalltoad compaiij In Norfolk Friday noon. August Scliull/ and Julius Kehl aid down their tools and quit. Also Dan and Jack McCarrlgan , on the IToskius section. Word came that theii wages vveie cut from $1.10 to $1 25 per dny. So the > quit. Assitsant Headmaster Louis J'Guerre of nmcison came over and 'announced the i eduction , lie said foremen would bo cut. They now get $52 50 per month. Foi oman August Fisher said he'd quit if they cut his wages. Veterans of the German Army. The oigani/atlon of a Norfolk Landwehr vcteln , an organisation of former soldiers of the German army , will be completed at a meeting Satur- da > evening. The ox-soldiers will meet at Marquardt's place of business. A. F. Mortens of Omaha , president of the "Westllche Kriegerbund , " will lie in Not folk for the gathering and will assist in the organization. Tlieie arc a number of organiza tions of former German soldiers In this section West Point has a very successful organization of this kind. Ani man who has served in the Ger man at my is eligible. Hosklns Briefs. R. G. Sines , father of Mrs. John Foster , died on Sunday , the 2Gth , at the home of his daughter and was bulled on Tuo&daj the 28th at Win- side. Tlio deceased had been a resi dent of this localit > since 1881 and i cached the ripe old ape of eight- six > cars. A large gathering of rel atives and friends followed to his last resting place The pallbearers were : Messrs. Louis Zelmer , John Weather- holt , John Kaulen , Peter Kautz , Otto Swansen and Scott Deal. Mrs. R. D. Duncan returned Tues day from an extended visit with her daughter in Arkansas. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Kautz were Sioux Clt.v visitors Satnrda.v. Wm. Biuecknor is in Sioux City visiting his wife , who is slowly con 'alescing. Mis. Fred Miller is visiting with icr mother for a few days. Sam Nelson of the telephone ex change goes to Norfolk Thursday to ill a position with the long distance elephone company. Miss Elsie Dobbins has recovered rom an attack of the measles and re- timed to Wajno. Miss Dot a Green and Sam Nelson \ orelsltois at the Dobbins homo ner Sundiiy. Aug nick hab enclosed his pioperty with a flue new Iron fence. J Tester and W. S. Deal went to .Vakefleld . Siindaj to bo present at the burial of Mrs. Terwilllger. II. Krall of West Point \lsltedwlth ils friend Otto Gittbei over Sunday. S. W Aiideison bhlpped this week two carloads of cattle to Chicago , and G Schroeder one of hogs to Sioux Ity. Ity.Tho The Hosklns baseball team will play the Wlnslde nine on Sunday. The village board met on Monday venlng nnd the members-elect all qualified but one. On Thursday , April 30 , at 10 o'clock Mr. Dd Barnhardt and Miss Emma Koopphe were married at the German Lutheran church by Rev. R Gruber , In the presence of a laige gathering of relatives and friends. After the ceremony the guests repaired to the home of the bride's parents , where feasting and merriment were Indulged In until a late hour. The young people ple are well known In this vicinity , their parents being among the pi oneers of Wayne county INDIAN POLICE ARRESTED. Constable Takes Indian Police Into Custody In Gregory. Bonesteel Herald : The Indian police of the Bull Cieok region have had a little clash with the Gregory county authoiitles and have been given to understand that the uuthoiitlcs of this county can look after the affairs here without their assistance Several weeks ago Chasing Crane living north of Dlxon in Gregory county , was arrested by the Indian police of L > man county and given ten da > s on the wood pile for holding da ices at his place Crane complained to the county authorities of his treat ment nnrt upon the reappeaianco of the Indian police In this county they were anested by Constable Daniels of Dlxon and lodged in the city Jail nt Gregory. They gave appearance bondH nnd wore liberated with the inslr "tUn 'hat Gregory county offi cials would take care of the affairs of this county In the future It IH said that the Indian police from L > n.an count ) have caused con- sKIjrablo trouble in the neighborhood of " > lx i and the officers of this coun ty would much rather they would stay on their own side of the line. Anzelger Goes to Columbus. The Norfolk Anzelger Is now a thing of the past , the paper having been moved to Columbus and consol idated with the Nebraska Blonc MPBSIS Wllckens nnd Kinder of the Bleno were in the city toda > and com pleted negotiations for the ttansfer of the publication. The now publish- ois had expected the Anzelger would be Issued fiom the Norfolk office this week , but when they reached hero they found this had not been done , no that some of the subscribers will mlsR an issue , as the Bieno had been soul from Columbus before tlio now publishers came to Not folk to close up the deal. DEATH OF JOHN HENRY PILLER EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THIRTY-NINE YEARS IN NORFOLK Seventy-seven Years Old , He Had Seen Norfolk Grow From a FarmIng - Ing Community to a City Came Here Before Mill Was Built. resident of Norfolk Tlilrtj-nlne jours a folk , .lohn HCMII > Filler died early Fri- da > morning at his homo on Braasch avenue and Third street. Death te- sultcd from heart disease. Mr Piller was seventy-seven years old. He was born in Germany in Alt-Ltctzcgorlcke. It was in 18C9 that Mr. Piller came to Norfolk. Norfolk even as a village did not exist at that time nnd the farming community .was only three > ears old. The mill was built shortly afterwards. In 1852 Mr. Filler married Misa Wagoner , who died In 1870. In 1871 lie mairled Miss Louise Boche , who still survives him. He leaves eight children Mr. Filler was a cabinet maker by trade and was a fine workman. He ran one of the first furniture stores ever opened in Norfolk. The funeral will be held Monday aflernoon nt 1 o'clock front the home and at 1:10 : from Christ Lutheran chinch. May First Ball and Social. Spencer , Neb , May -1. The most elaborate and successful social func tion of the jear was given at the Sed- lacok opera house Friday night , May 1 , by the ladies of the Spencer danc ing club. In lecognition of the la dies' rights it was a leap year func tion , invitations being extended to the ladies only. The large opera house was vety beautifully decorated the color tones being pink and green together witli a lovely display of pot ted plants and cut flowers. The entertainment provided for the guests consisted in dancing and cards , and at midnight a course lunch eon was given. The music for the occasion was given by Fred Sedlacek Mis. Fied Sedlacek , Wm. Korab ant J. Becker , the Spencer orchestra. A laige number of out-of-town gursts were present , Including people from Fairfax , Butte , Bristovv , L > nch , Mon owi , Nlobrara , Verdigre. The ladles are certainly to bo con gratulated upon the success that at tended their efforts , and the perfec lion wilh which their plans workei out. It is hoped that their sttcces may encourage to further efforts , a the universal expression was that i was a most happy and enjoyable even ing. ing.The The following is a list of out-of-town guests : Miss Harriet Diaper , Nio brat a ; Edwin Dlxon , Norfolk , Fre < Flint , Fait fax ; D. E. Coffey , Fairfax Mis. Lou I Strain , Gregory ; the Misse Julia and Mary Sedlacek , Mrs. R. II Hauls , Not a Marks , John Kreycek o LHICU ; Jacob Becker , Fairfax ; Mr Stone , Verdel ; Miss Pearl McCoj postmistress , Monowl ; Mr. and Mrs R. Kloke , Miss Mary James , Harr MoollcU , Gross ; John O'Keefe , De Moines ; Thos. M. Woolman , Omaha Dan Foley , Miss Viola Cox , Elmo Bostrom , Brlstow ; Miss Kate Foley Verdigre ; Chris Moore , Nlobrara Prof. W. R. Schmidt of the Monow schools , Monowi. Loss of Stock In Storm. Deadwood , S. D , May 2. Th storm which prevailed yesterday 1 the Black Hills country was severe blighting nearly all vegetation. A heavy fall of snow was accompanie ( by a cold wind and freeze , and tree and shrubbery suffered everywhere. Out on the range and In the cattle sections the storm killed hundreds of calves that were too young to stand tlio winter weather , nnd Spcarflsh re ports much loss to its fruit and crops and truck gardens. From one to two feet of snow fell , accompanied by n high wind that piled up in drifts , nnd with a temper ature below freezing many joung calves have perished. While the loss among the farmers is not so great as was expected , vegetation throughout the storm visited section Is given a severe setback , as an early spring had set In with the continuance of mild weather. Match , Child , Barn Gone. Valentino Nob. Ma > 1 Special to Tito Nc-ws A barn belonging to Janus Stradtnan was burned to tlio giound Satin day afternoon , slight ! } scorching n pig and n calf , which were In tlio bain The fire was ovldentlj stinted b ) gome children. GUTZMER'S CUBS SWATTED OUT EIGHT FULL RUNS. WHILE MAPES' OWN GOT SEVEN. Until the Last Inning the Town Com bination Had the Game Won , But in That Awful Last Inning Events Happened Very Rapidly. Norfolk state hospital , 8 , Mapes' own , " 7. The Ural base hall game of the sea- on In Norfolk is over Sometime ho hit ( or part of next week it will be iadi Into lilstor.v Then it will bo ocord d that Mnpon' "own" did well i winning the game early In the nf- ornoon but erred in not keeping it von In the last two innings. Just who Is to hluino on the over- Ight of the Mapos-Mutliowson com- iln.itloit In neglecting to put the vie 01 v In cold stoiago when It had boon > ropt rl.v ciiught and lablod IH now i unit tot of dispute Anjwaj Ifoen toin from the hospital came along In he Inst Inning and knocked u three jagger Then Gtitzmor tips and irlngs lloenbteln in lo tie the scoie t was just another inn to win the game It was a great game , fiom an am- iteur standpoint , which was pla.ved 'tlda > afternoon It was a close game although vlctorj seemed to be vith the town nine until the lust lini ng The hospital nine was loenfoic- 'd by a Norfolk battoij , Iluak and Glissman. With a good batter } in tand Gut/mor's cubs did things to the Mupos-Mathowson champions that hud tot boon placed on tlio ofliciul pie gram So the Y M. C A. fund vvusn't ) Oostod in the game The piocoods vent into the hospital's cntctlaln- nent fund. Mapes' battery , Nicola and Koenlg stein , showed up well and the whole of the aggregation swatted dutiful ! } it the ball and waved their urms ener getically when ever the ball was pop- ) ed out in their particular sphere of nlluenco , a sphere not alwas clearly defined W. P. Logan on second and 3urt Mapes on shortstop wote the stars. " The ball pla\ed was remarkabi } good In view of the chill } da } and tlio ilgh wind that was sweeping over the diamond. The two teams lined up : iospltul Mupes' "own" Haak p Nicolu Glissman c Koenigstein Gut/mcr Ib Pasewalk tlodgin 2b Logan Rome } ss Mapes loonsteln Cb Anderson Gasser rf Mathewson Berly cf Poweis Bailey If Lederer Umpire , Howe. The score : Hospital | . .l 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 8 Mapes' "own".2 0101000 0 7 TWO KNIGHTS OF THE ROAD. Two Traveling Men Save South Dakota Farm House From Fire. The traveling man is noted for his kindness of heurt and readiness to help his fellow men who deserve i whenever opportunity offers. Beadle county has suffered terribly from prairie fires this spting and an inci dent of one of the scourges sweeping across the fields is related b } the Huronlte , of Hilton , S. D. "F. D. Al bright and C. A. Keller on Wednesday last were driving from Huron to Vitgil and while enroute noticed it the distance a piairio fire lapidly ad \ancing toward a farmers' homo Whipping up their horses the } hasten ed to the scene of destruction and un on ailiving the } discovered a hel | > - less woman almost cia/ed with gile wringing her hands in despair and a little boy about twelve } cais old man full } ttlng to stop the file with a pltchfotk. The traveling men sooi got busy nnd bog-in fighting the fir and after heroic efforts succeeded In saving the farmer's house and ban but only did so just In the nick o time The fire had burned overthing in its path and was only stopped with in u very few feet of the house and bain Five minutes later those men would ha\o witnessed the destruction of a South Dakota homo by n pralrl fire. Aflcr they succeeded in stop ping the fire the } asked where th men of the house were and were toh that they were over in a field plowing and they Immediately Informed then of the narrow escape which the ! home had from destruction Business Changes in the Northwest. Gilbert Ngren Is the new manager of the Trans-Mississippi elevator at Brlstow J. F Larson , the former manager , resigned to go to fanning. B. A Roberts of Albion has sold the Fairfax nursery at Fairfax , S. D. , to S. R Tttrnoy of Lucas , Pltelps Harvey of Fairfax and Henry Has- mussen of near Herrlck W. T. Berry will open a new hard' ware store at Stuart. HIS EYE IMPROVING. H. C. Matrau Underwent a Successful Operation for Cataract. II. C Matrau Is home from Omahn with eveiy indication that the opera tion on ills left eye for a cataract hue boon entlrel } successful Mr Matrat : returns to Norfolk vor } much encour aged. The cataract which had formed od on his left oo was removed b } Ir Gifford , the Omaha ovi specialist Bofoio leaving Omaha Mr Matrai WUH tiilrt b } Dr Gifford Hilt the oper nMun seemed to bo entirolj success fill and that the Indiciuinut * were tlia noimal sight would be restored to tin eye Mr Muttau's tight eye has beet giving him trouble but the npoctallHt could not mi } that a cataract watt forming The Impiovod condition of the loft oo will piohably benefit the tight Mt Matiau ciimo buck from Omaha by wuv of Lincoln , arriving In the city last evening The HUP- coflslon outcome of the opotutlon will he n matter of coiiHldoinblo relief to Mi Miitrau's man } ft lends In this section of the state The operation was not a painful ono although naoHthotlcs weio not administered. BASE BALL AT PLAINVIEW. Athletic Association is Preparing to Have a Cr.ickerjack Team. Plulnviow , Neb , Mil } l. Hpiclul to 'ho News : The Plalnview Athletic ssoclatlon Is pioparlng to put u ball cum in the Held this HCUSOII that will 10 a crnckoijack Shares In the nth- etlc assoclntlon aio bt'lug sold and t Is believed a fund of $1,000 will lie in hand to hack the team when It Is > rgnnl/ed and lemlj to Ht.trt out to wut nolghboiliig ball loams BASEBALL WILL BE A FEATURE OF THE CONVENTION. TO GIVE BALL AND BANQUET Every Effort is Being Made by the Local Aerie to Arrange Entertain ment Which Will Present n Good Front to the Visitors. Baseball , ladling good baseball with a Not folk loam participating , will bo i foatino of the state convention of laglos in Norlolk June I ! and I Ar angomeiils have boon made to have the game of the altoinoon of June 3 ) laod between the Benson Eagles of Jonsoii , an Omaha subutb , and Nor folk The Norfolk team will be in ighting trim b } thai lime Foi the second da } un effort is being mudo to lave the fust Wallhlll Indians play Hie vvliniois of the Hist da } mutch Hvei.v effort is being made and will K > made dining the coming month to prepaio for the Eagle convention in a wu } lliul will put Norfolk good witli the visiting Eagles The Eagles will be In Not folk Juno o and I The morning will be taken ip with the business sessions The carl } part of the aflernoon will bo ; lven ovei to basolmll and athletics J'ho last two houis of the nf In noon will be spent In taking the visltois about the city in caniages and auto nobilcs. On the evening of Jul.v 3 a ball will 10 given at Marquurdt hull in honor of the \lsillng Eagles On the next evening a banquet will be seivtd in .lie same hull. It is not known } et whether ex Con gressman Bell of Culifoinia , the nn .lonal head of the Eagles , will be able : o bo in Norfolk or not. Next Wodncs- day Mr Bell is in Kansas City to at tend a national boaid mooting. In connection with the preparations for the stale aerie meeling the fol lowing local committees have been named : Executive committee P. M Barrett , J H. Conley , Fiank Cartick , Chailes Rico , Millard Green. Reception commitloo Millard Green , C. S Smith. C. F. Pntzler , Emil Lueck , Pete Davidson , William Carroll , C II Groesbeck , Robert Klent ? , R. L Bev- eridgo , Paul Nordwig , Chas. Miller , Leo Hersheiser , Harr } Lodor , George Benedict , Matt Shaffer. Finance committee P. M Barrett H. M Bemer , Emil Moeller. Decoration committee Frank Car lick , Emil Koohn , Goo. B Christoph Emil Moeller , Wm. II Powers , Pan : Nordwig , John Weidenfeller , E A Bullock Music commitloo J H. ConleM V. Avorv , W. C. Alilman , Ray Weber P. F. Dolan. Baseball commillee J II Conic } E B Kauffman , W. F. Smith Banquet commillee Chailos Rice B B Kauffman , John Fiida } . FREE RANGE QUESTION. Lyman County Homesteaders Will Gel a Chance to Vote. Pierre , S. D , May 2. The Lym.it count } homesteudeis , after a lonp fight , will be given an opportunity U vote on the question of free range without waiting until fall. For a time It looked as If the acllon of the conn ty commissioners in rejecting the homesteaders' petition presented lasl fall would allow the cattlemen to hole ! full sway for another year. After the question had been carried Into court some of the most prominent business men of the county met with the conv missioners and presented additional names to the petition and the com' missioners agreed to net without cur rylng the fight any farther. An at tempt to fix the date of the election on the question the same as for the primaries was opposed on the ground that it would be used as a club in that election , and the 12th of May was fixed as a date of special election for the purpose of deciding the range question. Try a News want ad. ELEVEN DEGREES BELOW FREEZ ING IN NORFOLK. FEARS FOR THE FRUIT NOW It is Feared That What Fruit Sur vived the Frosts of Earlier In the Week , Have Been Damaged Serious ly by This Lnst Nip. [ From itatunlny'M Dally. ] Twent.v ono dogioes above /cm ! That wus the lecotd In Noifolk ear- 1 } Siituiduy mot ning It brought 11 oit The center of tlxi uioa of high pto - MHO , which hud boon delayed a week b } veiy extiuoidlniir } wouthor condi tions , in lived dining the night and biought with It thu coldest point of the week eleven below fiee/Ing The climax , of the high pienmiro inou hiivlng paused , ( he wind Hhlfted fiom noiHi to 'Hondi , ufter having blown horn tin1 ninth moie than u solid week. U Is f.-aiod thai thN flight wave/ bus Hoilonsl } affected what fmlt sur vived the Irosls of a feiw nlghU ago. Death of Mrs. Spear's Bister. MKS Goeugc H. Spear was sum moned to Clinks , Neb , Hatuiduy by news of the soilous Illness of her His tor , Mis Fiod lloffotd of Albion. Mis lloffotd explicit Sunday mom- Ing nt 8 o'clock Lung tioublo caused MIC di alb Mis lloffoul was known In Noifolk , having visited MIH Spear toi an extended potlod last fall Hho was u musical Insliucloi at Albion , having taught a luigo clans for ttlmut live } iuis Funoiul aiiangoinents had not b ( i n announced WE OWN 1C5.OOO ACRL3 OF Last Mountain Valle ) SASKATCHEWAN PR Alftl F WHEAT LANDS. WI3 WAIST HUVUUS Will ( ontr.ut with eMablislird , cnci gftu Ai.l-Ntb I ibcral loniinisiiinii Send 10 ( CUM for haiil > oinc , il luMf.ilfcl bouLIrl .mil iniu [ WM PEARSON Co . Ltd Mnttl.cni lUnl lluiUinj. 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