Till- : \\KKKiY \ N K\VS-.Iil ( KNAI..FH1DAY , .11 \l
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i COLUMBIA LITE INSURANCE CO. ,
WITH NORFOLK HEADQUARTERS.
INCORPORATLD.
New Home Insurance Company Ex
pected to Prove Valuable Acquisi
tion for Norfolk Has Been Organized
Directors Promrncnt Citizens.
A nexv liiHiiranio company Man been
organl/od with headquarters In Nor
lolk. It Is to bo known as the Coliitn-
bin Life Inmirtmcc companv of Nor
( oik and Us nitldis of Incorpoiatlnn
have boon npptoxod b.v the auditor of
public accounts and by the nltornoj
genetnl. The company Is now author-
l/ed to solicit applications * for Insur
ance.
The InooiporntoiH of the now com
pany tind the places they xxlll hold In
the oignnUatliin nres. . J , t ! Irwln.
rollioil merchant , Ciolghton. piosldent ,
H C Mason , with twenty yearn Insur
r1 unco experience , vice president , O
W Illce , nttoinev lit laxv and capital
1st , Cielgllton , tioamilor , Alex Peteis
ex Btoxvard of the stale hospital fur tin
Insane , Norlolk , hecretiuy , Dr 1C L
Hrutdi , Noifolk , medical dliector ,
Chntles AtkliiHon , cashli i uf the bank
of Ctelghtoii. din dor , H C Milt/ ,
millet , Crolnhloii , dlrectoi
The at Holes ol Incoi puialloii , It is
staled , welo oHpeolall.x diawu up to
i give to the policy holdeis coiupulsoi y
* deflOHlt of secutltles with thi Mate foi
their Hcctirlty , while the law makes the
depop.lt optional , to give the pollev
holders the entile sutplus and In many
xxays to nsHiiio a mote strict account
liu ; to the policy linlileis nnd the ills-
Illblltloll to them of the eaillitlgs of
the company than Is tequtied b.x the
law ol the state 01 Is Riven by the
ai Helen of tncoi point Ion of any state
company
WEDNESDAY WRINKLES.
13. S. South weal to Humphrey JOB-
teiday.
M I ) . T.vlor was In Lincoln Wed
nesday.
Mlas Lena Wot/el Is home fiom a
\lMt In Omaha
U. P. O'llilen is home hum n visit
In St. l lwatd
Dish let Judge A. A. Welch \\ns In
1'leice jesteiday , passing on motions
W. A. Moldenlmiioi and .Mr. ami
Mis. I'M Wanner aio home fiom n
shot t visit in 1'Ieice
.Mis. .lames I'oole nnd childien left
today for a summer's \ isltlth iela-
thes In Holdicgc and Ciunbiidge.
S. C. Kimcs and Him , M. M Klines
nnd O. A llussojeie among those
who went to the Wlnona lot sale that
mniked the opening of the ncTilpi
coiintj to\\n.
William tioblcr went to Madison at
noon to begin \\oiK on the building of
a new cement sidewalk aionnd the
com ( house He will employ about
tonrteen men for time weeks on the
job .Mr Ciolilci lias been uady to
do this lor some time but the lain
has pi evented.
Mis. W. C. Poi ox of Craw foul Is
In Not foil ; on alsit with her fatliei
and mother , Mi and Mrs. ,1. M
Cox oil. She xvlll leaxo Monday to be
pit-bent at the commencement exer-
cihos of Hellexne college Mr Peicv
Is consldeilng a position on the load
and In that case he and his wife will
mine to Not folk.
W. N llnse , editoi of The Xe\\s
and delegate to the national lepublicnn
convention which meets .lime 10 In
Chicago , left at noon for Lxcelsioi
Spilngs , Mo , wheie he will lemain
for a week , befoie going Into Chicago
to attend the convention. He has been
suffering fiom an attack of rheuma
tism and goes to Kxcelsior Spiings to
think the mineral \\aters.
A social meeting of the clerk's as
sociation held nt the city hall last
oxenlng was followed by a lunch
soived at Thlem's icstnurant.
Walter Hccroft , a Northwestern
train dispatcher , and Miss Cairle Ro
land , a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W
C. Roland , will bo mauled In thU city
on .lime 10
Twins , two young ladies xxere lK > rn
yesterday to Mr and Mrs. J. W. Stir ) ;
of Norfolk , xvho him been visiting at
the homo of Mr Stlrk's i > arents near1
Uattle Cieek.
William Wngner , who xvas thrown
from a buggy in , i runaway near his
farm two mlleb southeast of the cit.x ,
Is recoxorliiR from the effects of the
fall. His arm was broken ,
Dr. A Hear Is able to bo doxvn town
after a week's trouble \xith abscesses
In Ills ear. It xvas this trouble that
kept Dr. Hear from meeting Mr. Uryan
on his recent visit to Norfolk
The southwest portion of Norfolk
was without xxater yesterday the re
suit of a break in the watei mains fol
lowing a cave-in on a new sewer trench
on Park avenue. The water xxns
turned on again yesterday afternon
Jones & Howe Is a new firm in
Norfolk \xlio have leased the fiont
upstairs room In the Hee Hl\o buildIng -
Ing , and xvlll start a suitorinm. The
firm Is composed of Walter Howe of
this city and Harry Jones fiom Fre
mont. . . - .
Uf-orgo Weston , emplo > ed at the
candj factory , spilled hot gum drops. .
on his right aim The candy xvns ttill
In llffiild form .uul burned the arnj
badlx. Dr. Pilger dressed the burns
Weston will bo unable tq UEO the arn
for nt least a weekk
M 13. Panilef , Northxrpslcrn train
master recently transferred fiom Chad-
ron to Norfolk , succeeding B 0 Mount
transferred to Kromont , nrrixed In
Norfolk Wednesday noon on No 6
Mr. Mount entered , on his \xork nt
Fremont Bumlajr , Mr Pangler making
a brief visit to Uils city UEO ! on that
datfe.
datfe.The
The primary cioctloa cAmpaign In
In- | , nt of Nilniisk.i n in mnv \ <
ild in lie lalrh Htnrtcd eat > ll'l ' i ' < - >
n m inInstniK i H dux Init xhnpi d tli > m
> i Ixi s Tin fln t polltlcnl nnnoiiiid
nn tit .isklnK xiipporl In the p'lmailrM
io In pnlillshtd In The NIHVX , IH that
of C A Randall of Nexxtnnn Clroxe
who XXHH Hlnt ( > penntor from the
ICIevi'tith dlHtrlc'l txvo > earn agn nnd
who Is a candidate for renoinlnatlon
The xtate rallxvn.x comtnlMHinn Is to
be In Albion today to hear Senator
Randall' * complaint against the North
wiHtein Thin complaint XVIIR based
on the proposal of the Notthwestert1
'o n ( liter * ltn pa nonipr utrxlce to
New man Drove. ( Jennral Manager
U'nltifH Informed the commission
some time ngo Hint the road xvnuld not
cut ltd serxlce until after n hearing
N'oifolk Faxv a pntch of "imwhino
Tuesdax evening and agiln WedneR
dax morning In vlexv of more than
n wetk of cloudy went her. this xxnx
notable Hul for nil the lonu con
tinued cloudlnotts , noith Nebrnfika linn
no complaint , Inasmuch as the ground
XXIIH xery di.x before the tnlim began.
With little moisture hint fall and little
dining the xsMnter , the earth was none
ion xxi t xxhen spiiim canii' ThlH tain-
fall lun exd tided ( ml oxi i all ninth
Si'ln , , and into KO-I Inn ! ( oiintix ,
so tb.it i ooi | ( inp > -i i ins as x\ll
- a- iimlil In | | | > at this
1111,1 ,
CLIPS OFr HOUR BETWEEN NOR
FOLK AND DEADWOOD.
IS EFFECTIVE NEXT SUNDAY.
The Black Hills Pnscenger Will Leave
Norfolk nt Old Time But Will Reach
Dendwood nn Hour Sooner No
Other Changes.
The Noithwestein , beginning next
Sunda.x , will clip nn ex en hour off of
the i tin between Not folk and Dead-
xxood , S. D A new time on id embodj-
Ing the Lister schedule lor the HIack
Hills pa.ssengi i will go into effect Sun
dax. The new caul Intiodnces no
change In the ariixal and depaituro
of ( tains fiom the Noilolk stations
The Hlack Hills passenger b > the
nexv schedule gains ten minutes be
tween Norfolk JUKI Long Pine. Hy the
time Chadion Is icached the gain xxlll
haxe amounted to thiitx fixe minutes
C'hadion will be i cached at ti.0 ; ! a m.
and the depaituie xxill be at liTiO.
Dcndxxooil will be reached at 12'ltO
The nexv caul minks another 1m-
proxenunt in Northwestein passenger
serx ice to the hills. The road has been
engaged for sometime in lax Ing heavy
tails and Impioxlng the loadbed on thu
main line west ot Noifolk.
West Point Teachers Leave.
Wtst Point , Neb , June 12 Special
to The Niws- Four of the public
school teachets ot West Point haxe
di pin ted Miss Dertha Oleson xxill
teach the Latin class in the high
school at ( itetna , Neb , the coming
> eiu Mi s Hainett has letutned to
hei toimer homo In Lincoln , xxhere
she will stax until her failing health
Impioxes. Miss Tunis will icturn to
Plattsmouth to lesunio her place In
the West Point schools at the opening
ol the next term. Miss Me.xer , an as
sistant in the high school , will spend
her xacation in Chicago.
17 ON $2.25 A DAY.
Fulton , III. , Parents Blessed With
Eighteenth Child This Week.
Fulton , 111 , Max : ! 0 Mr and Mrs.
Thomas Hennett of Hilton are the pa
tents of eighteen childien , having llx'-
ing tleven daughters and seven sons.
The > onngest , a bo.xxas . born last
night Of this number two daughters
aie twins One son died In Infancy.
All of the children are at home and
( at at the same table. The parents
weie bom in this clt\ and \xere mar-
tied hete t\\entj four jears ago last
February. The oldest child , a win , is
1'3 .xears old. Mr Hennett Is a stone
cutter and has supported and reared
this large family on $2 25 a day. Ho
IsIS years of ago nnd his wife Is six
\oars his Junior.
HA8 COURAGE.
Child Falls to Ground With EJuot | | in.
Her Breast , Comfort * Mother.
New York. May 30 "Don't cry ,
mother I RTiep I'm not hurt much , "
Mild Ti-yearold Catherine Kopl , after
she had fallen to the sidewalk with ( V
bulkt In her brcnut. She Xvas return
ing from tie river with her mother ,
when a rexolxpr wan fired by young
men who were standing on the oppo
site curb. They escaped
Hxstencal in the belief that her
daughter had been killed , Mrs. Kopl
took the child in her arms and ran
shrieking up the street. She xxas stop
ped b > Policeman SommerH. who took
the little one in his arms A call for
an ambulance xxas sent to
hospital , and when Dr Derby
he had the mother and girl. tu's , ? n
swlftlx to Hellovue
The sc ne in the tntt \ \ hin
patheiic. SufTor'aR ' MCricatlnis ,
tlie girl opelf.(1 ( ho , OJ08 to
mother m n bwooa , )0b(1 ) , ( ( >
V'.U out , a fnt little hamBd
i > IS.OPI s cia-ek xith It 'us she said :
" 'Think of pap , mamma Ho "maybe
home now The tlocUVrs xxlll lake care
of me. Tlense yo home to jmpa "
Policemen carrlvd the thild to the
ambulance , \vh < ? ro , with her mother
bepide lur , Cft .herlne wus taken rrti a
recotd run During the ride the girl
held her ranthor's hand and insisted
that she return to her home. Surgeons
at Bt'lk'vuo probed for the bullet with
out success The 'condition of the
child IB serious. No nrrosta have been
made
SCHOOL BOARD TO BUY LOT EAST
OF HIGH SCHOOL SITE.
MISS MARY O'CONNOR RESIGNS
School Board Votes to Buy Sixty-six
Foot Lot Enst of High School for
$ L'100 One New Teacher Elected.
Wldaman to Tnke Census.
The Noifolk high sdionl grounds are
to be enlarged by the addition of a
s\t | > -slx. foot lot on the eas ( The
purchase of the lot was authorized
at n meeting of the school board la t
evening Since the erection of the
new building the high school grounds
haxe been cramped and the board
solved an early opportunity for ex
pansion.
The lot to bo pin chased Is owned
by Miss 1311/aheth Rees. The two
I tame houses which now stand on the
ptopnt ) aio to be lomoxed by the
o\xmr. The board has agreed to pay
| l 100 for the lot without the houses
Mho finances of the board , despite the
lecent erection of the new building ,
aie in lalrh good condition. Saloon
lirnisi s this spHng biought $7,000
Into the school trt aMiry
Elect One Tencher.
Miss Kd xx In nn llalrd of Cedar
Itnplds , Neb , was added to the teach
ing fine She was eli cted to one of the
si cond gradts
W H WIdannn was chosen census
"
enumerator.
Another Vncnncy.
Last night's meeting , however ,
biought the board no iifiirer to filling
up the two gaps which exist in the
Noifolk teaching corps Miss Mary
O'Connors lesignalion as an eighth
giade Instiuctor was icad last evenIng -
Ing Miss O'Connor has taught in the
N'oifolk schools toi the past two > ents
and now goes to Lincoln to accept a
position In the schools of the capital
city.
Committee Appointments.
Piesidont A H. Vlele announced the
appointment of the following standing
committees :
Crounds , buildings and supplies , S
( ! . Dean , chaliman , C S. Hiiilge , A
Degner.
Discipline , couise of study , text
books and tencheis , A. Degner , chair
man , T. Shixelej , A H Vlele.
Finance , claims and sal.nles , H C
Matiau , chairman , S C ! IXan and C
S Hildge.
SECONDJECITAL
Mrs. Beels' Pupils Give Second Re
cltnl m Commencement Series.
Knsemblo riumh'ts and xlolin solo- ;
gave the neoossaiy touch of vailoty
to the iccltal glxen Tuesd.i.x eveninf ,
at the Noilolk Anditoilum by tin
pnpiN in the Intel mediate Classen
nndei the diiection of Mis Coia A
Heels ot the Noilolk Intel state hi and
ot the Wostun Consei vatory of Music
The lecital was the second in the
stiles ami will be followed b.two .
othei piogiams on June IS and 19.
The second iccltal won the pi also
of exoixono in the audience Tuesda.
evening.
Two sextets were played dining th
piogiam , one bv Dorothy Chiistopl
Mnigoi.x Hodwell , Heinico Hibbet
Itessie Dolseii. William Weaver am
Winified Ha/en and one by Donah
Hnitl.x , C.ul Zut/ , Elmer Heeler , Loot
Hish , Helen Ciaven and nmma Beinei
A piano ( inaitet nnmbei was playet
by Agnes Znt7 , Gladjs Pasexxall
Marvel Saterlee nnd Leota Rlsh.
Piano duets xxere pla.xed by Loot
Illsh and Helen Ciaxen , Dorothy Gree
and Lilith roster of Winside , and b
Llo.xd Paeewalk and Oscai richne
the latter number liming been sclectoi
to close the piogram.
Solo numbers \\ero played by Flo
once Haiiett , Lilith Foster of Win
side , Klsle Nit/ , May me Colxvell , Bo
hie Waid , Lillian Schelly , Klta Doty
of Pilger , Paula Heigl of Pilger , Helen
Heebe. Linda Winter , Marvel Saterlee ,
Ruth Heche , Vera Harward , Mildred
Con , d hul.v s Pasewalk and Agnes 7\\l7. \ \
Violin solos weie played by Dale
Stuckei , and Heulah Haves.
NEIGHBORS SAY GOOD-BYE
Mr. and Mrs. . O. Mount Are Given
Farewell Banquet.
Neighbors in the Heights united last
ex-ening in giving a farsw ( > ll banquet
for Mr and Mrs E. O Mount who are
to make theii home in Fremont xxhere
Mr. Mount ha * been transferred as
trainmaster with the Noitlixveslorn.
The banquet and reception v > eie held
at the home ot n M. Hnntlngton oh
South Ninth street The Huntlngton
home xxas , piettily dtcorated for the
affair. , m -
.no liampiet ga\0 old fronds of Mr.
anil Mis. Mounl In the Heights , \vhoro
the hitler lifive lived for nearly nine
teen yool's , an oppoitunlty to express
tlio hcmiment that has boon welling
up In their hearts slnof IIas an
nounced that Mi' , ttlid Mis
w quid leaxo Norfolk after residing
score ot yoiun htie. IJoth have
much afficlioji and esteem not only
from the r iiolghbois In the
ami Miolr follow church member' in
the First Congregational church but
finin Noilolk people In gent-nii. This ,
together with xxonls of farewell and
of best wishes , xvas told Mr. and Mrs.
Mount again last ex-enH .
An informal progriuu foloxxed the
banquet Mrs n O Mount , x\ho is
an nccomplifched tnislcian and who
for some ton joars was organist at the
First Congressional church , played
ono or twu pk-aslng selections Solos
were sung by Mrs. H L. Sn > dor and
J. B. Maylard. One or two eek'ctlo
v i , P i tt < d l > \ MiMi -
Mi MIIIMII xxho has mii n up lil-
u uK in Fieimint ( aim up IMMII li s
in \x linliii ID i\tttid ( llu firexxill n
Million nlxin b > his nilKhhots HI
.is sMirid ( a liniisiIn Fremont and
s soon an It can lie piepand. Home
mi- either the latter pait of this week
r the flrxt of next , hi * family xxlll join
ilm in the new home
1AKES CREDITABLE SHOWING IN
SEASON'S FIRST GAME.
LOST TO PLAINVIEW > \ TO 3.
Norfolk Fans Express Satisfaction
Over Showing Mnde In Opening
Gnme Which Was Lost to Plalnvlew
by Narrow Margin.
Plaiiixlew , I ; Noifolk , 3.
The Norfolk base hall team has
) la > ed its first game The team came
omo from Platnxlexx xxlth the short
ml of the match which was won by
Malnxlexv by n single inn gained In
lie last half of the ninth. It xxas a
tie exhibition of ball for an opening
nine
Satisfaction xxas expressed In Nor-
oik oxer the outcome ot the game as
Malnxlexv's leputntlon for fast ball
ila.xlm ; put local fans on the anxious
tench until leturns weie In from
Malnxlexv. Noitolk fans xveie mote
tixlons for the local team to make a
I editable showing at tin * opuning than
oi a xlctoij oxei 1'hiliix lew.
Noifolk had nine hits and Plalnvlexv
sexi n but the latter xxeie bunched to
ad x ant age Hovee and Hoffman weie
the Noilolk battei.x and showed w lint
lu > could do with suppoit Dnnaway ,
n the box tor Plainxlew , made a good
bowing
Noilolk M-nt tht following team into
he initial game Hoxoe p. Hoffman ,
. Him ugi man 1b , Shalt i , Ji > , Husk ,
ss Haak ! b , Wilde , If , ( ; ] | ssmui , cf ,
lex nolds , if
RAINCLOUDS HANG AROUND FOR
MORE THAN A WEEK.
NEARLY 3 INCHES RAINFALL
There Are No Immediate Signs of :
Drouth in Northern Nebrnska anc
Southern South Dnkota More Thnr
a Week of Rniny Weather.
Another heaxy shower in Noifoll
Mondax night , amounting to slight ! ;
oxer a half inch of lainfall , biaught
the total piocipitation since a xveek
ago Mondn > up to almost thieo Inches
in this cit > .
Theio has been lain piacticall }
exei > dn > lor moio than a week. Ant
the clouds Tnosda > inotnlng showoi
no signs of clearing
The lain has kejit farmeis fion
the fields , but has put the gioimd It
splendid condition for the summer's
gtoxving.
Hard On Rheumatics.
The unusuall.x long period of dami
weathei has biought siiffeiing to pee
pie suffeiing fiom iheumatism , anc
there's no lellif in sight ,
Accoiding to lepoits icceived b >
The News , the tains haxe been genoia
oxer the entile noithwest.
NO ; THERE WON'T BE A DROUTH
Cuming County Has Had Plenty o
Moisture Weeds Are Growing.
West Point , Neb , June -Specla
to The News- Rains are still falling
thioughout this stction and tlie torn
petatuio is becoming lower and lower
For ten daxs past It has rained over
da.x , some daxs showing a large proc
pitation of water. The extremely we
weather is causing gieat inconxei
lence to tanners , the weeds gioxvlu
apace In the coin fields AJid It beln
impossible to cultivate the grow In
plants No flooded lieldH are nn ye
appaiint but the mound is thorough !
saturated with moisture , effectual !
precluding the danger of drouth thi
season.
MORE DAMAGE THAN REPORTED
Many Cornfields Neat1 Beemer Wl
Have to Be Replanted ,
lloomor , Null , , Juno 2 Special t/ )
The News ! The hall nnd rainaloim
which ) U\ssed tmough t\.s \ ] iart of the
county last Thuisday OMinlliR did nUM'e
damage than It wa'i at first thi tsrA
Some ot ine fields aie onui'olx iftlnod ,
Und will hnvo to be plant. l to corn
ncaln Most of the damnEevas done
by the soil washing Vadly. It Is im-
IKslble ) to ( > stImuV i Ibe damage , even
ALARMED AT THE MOISTURE.
e County Farmers Are Worry
ing Over the Rain.
Nellgh. Neb , June 2 Special to
The News. A heavy rnln lasting oxei
two houis visited this xicinlt ) after
i ! o clock Inst night Farmers nro Ix1-
coming nlnrmod at the amount of
moisture leceivod nt this tlmo of year ,
when corn planting should bo In full
blast.
BROWN COUNTY SOAKED.
Two and a Third Inches of Moisture
Has Fallen There.
Alnsworth Neb , June 2 S pedal
to The News Rain to the amount ot
2.33 Inches has fallen here during toe
east wooV
REDDIE KANE WAS OPERATED
ON IN OMAHA HOSPITAL.
RYING TO SAVE BOTH EYES
reddle Knne , Son of Martin Kane ,
Was Rushed to Omaha Hospital
After Being Shot In Eye With Air
Rifle An Operation.
Little Fuel Kane , shot In the exo
Ith .in . air rllle , xxas operated on In
n Omaha hospital following his nr-
1x1 In Omaha xestenlny with his
itln i , Maitln Kane
Aftir the operation the doctors did
ot know whether or not the sight In
oth exes could bo saxed The shot
tinek the left eje but both eyes were
iTeotod , the right c > o of com so nets
s orlousl > as the left. Fnd Kane
s thirteen jears old.
Little Fred xxas pla.xlng on the roof
f n nexv hoiisixxhlch ! > going up In
10 neighborhood. Clark Dlxon , llf
KII > eais old , another boy In the
eighborhofil , came along with nn all
ille. IH shot up at the eaxts of the
ullding It is said that the shot
lanced ami struck the Kane lad near
ie e > e ball.
The message tecelxed fiom Omaha
as on the whole encouraging.
Representative Ellerman to Wed.
Falifux , S I" ) , .Mine 2 Imitations
ie out announcing the coming mar-
inge on June 10 of llepresi'iitntlxe
ohn N lllUiman to Miss Lena Mae
Jniiott at the home of the bilde's
ncle. H O darn ft , at Fiemont , Neb
llss ( iaiiett makes her home with
lor undo nt Fremont , but has been
eachlng lu the public schools heio
uring the past > eai. Mi nileiman
s a son of Intel mil Revenue Collector
L niloiman , ol Abeideen , and Is xlco
lesldont of the Fii.st National bank
f Pali lux He has locenllv puicliascd
lie line modem lesldtnce of ( ! ra > -
on 1 ! Jackson , and after an extended
onexmoon flip to Dcnxei , Salt Lake
'it.x , the Y ( How stone park , St. Paul ,
liniieapolis , and other westein points
I Intelest , the xonng couple will begin -
gin housekeeping in this citx.
HOME TALENT AT VALENTINE
The Flower Queen , " A Cantata , Is
Presented There.
Valentine , Neb , Juno 2 Special tr
0 The News : "The Flower Queen , '
1 cantata in two acts , was presentee
ast night at Chin oil's opera house
) > the Choial society , composed ol
some of the xoung ladies of this cit >
I'hoie xxeie fillet n chaiacteis in the
> lay , each one costumed as a lloxvor
l'hcme < t to choose and cioxxn theli
pieen , the ( jueeu's lolo being tnKoi
iMiss Alice McLean. Miss Ncllit
Jaslex took and " -ang the pait of the
ecluse The costumes xxeie xeiy
uottx and the stage setting lepresent-
> d \\Kdland ( scene. All taking part
lid exceptional well and a full house
gieetod the play.
Ainsworth Exercises.
Docoiatlon day was appropiiatcl.x
observed in Alnswoith The giaxos
of the old soldiers xxeio decorated \\itl
floweis , as weio the graves ol the de
parted membeis of the W. R. C In
the afteinoon serx ices \\oie held li
the Auditorium and xxote attended b >
a xeiy largo cioxxd. The ritualistit
set vice was given , followed by a pro
gram.
Thoie xxas music b ) the Alnswoitl
militaiy band , piajei by Rev. T. W
DeLong , a solo by Mrs. Sadie A
Smith , flag di ill by the Ainsxvortl
school childion , solo by Miss Meda
Rising , leading of Lincoln's Otttys
lung oiation b.x R E. Osboin. oiation
bj Mrs. Mnvmu Hediick Chaver o
Nellgh , music b > a quaitot , iccltatioi
by Miss Llla McAndiexv , comet solo
by W. M. ii.\ : , the benediction by Rev
Joseph A. Johnfcon and music by th
knml. . . . . j -
The Alnsxvorth military band Is one
of the largest nnd best musical organ-
Nations in the state and ono of the
most lojal nnd patriotic in the coun
try. They are loval to Aiusworth and
al\\a > s plav on sueh occasions as
Memorial daj without pay. During the
months of May , June July , August and
September , when the weather permits ,
the bands gives a free public cortcerl
every Saturday afternoon and ealns. .
TO STRAIGHTEN LOC\N , CREEK
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Government SurViyors Arrive at
Wakefi U to Begin Work.
\Vake < i > ia , Neb , June 1 Special
to 1'hp iCows : A party qf government
MitVejors arei at Wakefield for the
purpose ot running a line to stialghten
Logan crook. They nro Messis , Laur
ence Hiltt , F. M. Fugato , Washington ,
li C ; M. H. Chnppol , Dos Molnes.
Woik began today.
,
Pleasant Valley Won.
The Pleasant Vallej nine took both
games In a double header plajed on
their diamond Sunday , \\Innlng from
Madison by a score of six to three
nnd from a MorltHan Crook nine
txxelve to six.
Hattorles : Pleasant Valley , Pnrdy.
Millnr , Ix > ng ; Madison , Waior ; , Ray ,
Alloway.
Pleasant Valley , Mulono , Ixng ;
Meridian Cioek , Simoolton , Ray , Allo
way.
SCHOOL GRADUATION.
Commencement at Butte Friday Even-
Ing.
Butte Nib Ma > 30 Special to
Tin Niws The eleventh grade grail
nation exercise's of the Bu'te ' high
school were held at the court house
last evening. The court room was
prettily decorated for the occasion
i ! I thoie w ! < a giind atii n ! IIM
!
I I i ie lie but txvo KHldunli s this x u
! in > m the Iltttto liluh school , MUs J -
I si , . Llbbv nnd Fred Oltnsted Alloi
m x J A Dnxls delivered nu addiess
u the Rrndunten nt the close of the
xeidors.
The elRhth Ri'nde prnditntlim oxer-
Ises were held In the court house
Vedlioxdiy ovetilnn , when the folloxv-
UK proRrnm wnn well tendered :
Music Lillian Cnrmlchael.
Snlutntor > Irn Yoiill.
"HjlMK Singer" Alice Wills.
"Modern Education" Fred Schudol
"A Pauper's Heveiige" Ruth Allgnr
"Rexoliitlonury RIsltiK" ( luy Derry
"The Spoopend.vkes" Augustn I3rtz
Song Mae Dettermnn
"The Blnck llorno and His Rldoi"
Thomas Krlknc
"The Flist SettleiH Story" Kdna
Sadler
"The Jlners" I'enrl Ilolbcrt.
Music- limn Snidei
Siin | iinti inli lit Mxer Hiandxlg then
nr th in with tin ir diplomas.
BROWN COUNTY IS VOTING ON
THE PROPOSITION.
RESULT SAID TO BE IN DOUBT
Alnsxvorth Is Favoring the Proposition
Willie Long Pine and Johnstown
Are Against It Keya Pahn County
Also Voting On One.
\inswonh , Neb , June 2 Special to
he News : Hiown count ) Is toda >
otlng on the question of instituting
i count > high school The tomtit IB
n doubt Alnswoiln is snppoittng
he ptopositlon and Johnstown and
.ong Pine opposing.
Since the hoe high school tuition
aw has been In cnect tlie pupils from
he outlxing dlstiicts haxe been Hock-
ng to Alnswoith schools until the
apaclt > has b' ' < n taxed tq the limit
'ndor that law the dlsttlcta fiom
xhlch the pupils come must pay the
ultlon One distiiot has been pajlng
sexeiiteeii mills for that puiposo and
i pupil fiom that distilct can led on'
Irst honors at the 190S comnienco-
nent.
Haily in Febrnaix thu suggestion
was made to the Ainswoith boaul of
Mlncation bx outside paiies that an
election bo called on the county high
chool question. The boaid consider-
( I the mattei and then called n mass
neeting and latet piesonted the piopo-
sition to the count v board foi an dec-
ion to decide on the matter.
Ke.v.i Paha county is also voting
jn the same question todaj.
ALL WILL GO TO COLLEGE.
Every Graduate m Beemer Schools
Will Take Higher Work.
Htenior. Noli , June
J--Special ! to
In News The comtm iiccint nt ex-
el cises of tlie Heemer high school
eie hi Id in the opt ta house The
attendance was laige and the piogram
voted to be the best evei given. The
( nations woie esptciallx fine , showing
that much thought and painstaking
elfoits had bet n put foith to make
them Instinctive and interesting.
Thoie weie fixe graduates : Rudolph
WloReit. Moun L Kill , Glen R. Knns ,
Lillian I. Oalbiaith and Lenora U
Holmes. The best pait Is that these
.xoung people do not intend to stop
heio , all of them will go to college
and ptopaio ttiemselxis lor work along
educational lines Prof. A. K. Fisher
and his able assistant , Miss Lucv
Henistieit , are to bo congratulated
on the successful outcome of the
.xoni's vvoik Pi of. Fisher has had
chaige of the schools for the past
tluee > enis and has brought thorn tea
a high Mate of efficiency. The com
ing school jcai lie will have charge
of the Neligh schools and the people
of that cit.x can congratulate them-
Delves in advance in gating such an
able man to head their teaching
corps He and h > family will leave
foi that toxvn next week , >
HORSE STOLEN AT RANDOLPH.
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J. M. hlley Is the Loser Offers Re
ward of $125.
Handolph , Neb , June 2 Special to
The News : J M. Hue > of this place
discovered that horsethieves had
laided his stable He has offered a
icward of 123 for the return of the
stolen animal and the arrest nnd con
viction of the thief. Mr. Huoy la not
a member of the North Nebraska Live
Stock Protective association. Follow
ing Is a description of the stolen ani
mal. Hay maie , six years old ,
weight 1050 , white stripe in face ; left
hind leg white stocking half way to
knee ; who mnik on one front foot on
hock joint just above boo f and about
the size ol a half dollar ; has collar
mm K on top of neck.
Social Function at Neligh.
Nellgh , Neb , June 2 Ono of theme
mo > t uijo > i.hlo functions of the sea
son was held In the Auditorium last
exenlnng when over 200 guc-sts were
enteitallied b > Mrs C. J. Anderson
and Mis N H Sweltzer. Dancing and
caul pla > ing were features of the
exening. Larson's oichestin of Fro
niimt fuiniehed excellent music , Re
freshments of an elaborate order woio
served In the banquet room in the I
O O F. hall
North Nebraska Births.
isxviirih , N < b , Juno 2 Special to
Tin \i\xi- ncirti to Mr nnd Mrs
Until ' ( \ .1 Daughter
A Boy.
A ii' ' v son was born to Mr and Mrs
E. C Evans Sunda > at their Lome on
South Third street ,
i BROWN COUNTY UCffATS IMC
PROPOSITION AT POLLS.
WAS BIGGEST VOTE EVER CAST
There Was Consldor.iblr Interest A *
Long Pine Oxer the Specl.il Clec
tlon In Some Precincts Vote W.is- .
Solidly Against.
1/ilin Pine , Ncli , June II Special ( r * ,
The Newv The county high M'htm
diction which was held lit Iliowi ,
countx xiMerdny tosiiltid In ti MOH
Xlctoiy for those opposed to It Tin
diction caused coiiHldcnihtc cxdu-
llietil at this pijice throughout tin dux
almost iveiy peisuii In the town t.ik
Ing SOUK IntoicHt In getting the voleis
to the polls In Pine piecllul , whldi
( oxiis a ship of teriltory itlinut
twelve mill s long by tluee IllllcH xx Idc ,
ixciy vole was cast again" ! Hit
i stalillvhing of ( in. county \ \ \ # \ \ M.ool | |
\t l/'iig ' Pine .WS voles \x < ii' cant
III two nlhel piedncls III the futility
a Kohd xote- was cast nguuM tin
piopositlon As far as It Is le.mnMj
the c'ountx has voted dimn the prupti
sUlon b.x n vote of about ! H11 to lift ;
This xxas the Inigest xote eves polliu
In this county on nny queRtimi
Gtcgory Shuts Out Scncer. | )
At ( he Spcncct baseball ginumls the
Spi nci r ti am was shut out by ( ! n utirv
bx a scon d | 7 in o Hatterli's1 tiiej :
01 x , Kdly and Ilinilngton , Sp.mn-
Donnxxay and Kmtl Kdly nri'lvora
pi I lid siippoil Stl Ike outs Ktlly l. {
llonaxxay 7
Miss Langer Finishes Year.
Wist Point , Neb , June L' Special
to'I lie- News Miss Kalhelllie Limner
has i < tinned limn Linxxooil , N'eli , after
completing n veiy Kiiccessful NI.II' . * !
wink as piliicipnl ol the uchool.s nC
that | ilace.
Miss Langet xxas formerly n tonchor
in tin' Noilolk high school
Another Boy.
A son was n nexv nrtlvnl al the
home of Mr. and Mis ( ' . A. Cliandlei
MINING BUBBLE BURSTS.
Stockholders Find Themselves $650-
000 Out of Pocket.
Cliicag ) , May lit ) Anothet mining
bubble buisf jestetday whin it be
came Known that the Amndnr Mmiiip
and Dexelopim nt compnn.x ol' Mini
tana , a flO.ooo.nno coipotatluu xvitl
lieadquai ters In Chicago , had i unn tu
nn end. Let lets that will be in.uli il
today xxlll Infoim 1,100 stocklmld * rs.
the mnjnilt } Cliicago.uis , th.it ifu
coppet gold mine in which thev liixi
sunk th'iOOOO is worthless
With the cnsh of the cniieiiti
xxliidi had done a tlnlviiig biisinis u ,
soiling stock for six voars , m
enasos in the win n aboiits ol lh < s ( <
ti'aix and geueial m.mager , l > 1-7
Madxinnon , who appeals tr > lu > lln
onl.x Inteiested pi i sm who exei prof
Hi d fiom the ontiiiiNo | Ml Muluii
non oiganl/ed the compan.x an < l Iioinu
id the stock sales for live jriis x
jeat ago he dopnitod to Hoslonlnri
he opened a binndi otllce , and iner
that time he has spout enl > OIH d.iv
In Chicago
Inquiries made b > the stocKlio ! li is
committee since the fiase-o IK i arm ap
parent n suited In Information Mint
Mr. MacMnnon had left Boston for
some place in Maine , the exact 'oca
lion of vxhich all effoitt , him f nil il
to establish
KING WANTS JOB.
Manuel of Portugal is Without Money.
May Insert Royal Want Ad.
Lisbon , May 30 "Wanted \ situ
ation b.v the voiing king of Portugal
Must have position right nvvnas
monoj is needed to keep roynl famllj.
from staivlng Young king is voutli
of good habits , hnndj mound the
house , and will strive hard to pleasi-
and advance the interests of h's ' om
plover. "
That Is a want Ad that may nppeat
in the Imperial Gaotto. of Poitugal ,
any moinlng , for the boy king , his
uncles , cousins , aunts and rojal rotshu
ors , are nil royally broke It Is jaltl
that even the royal Hush that nEetV
to appear on the young king's eliool
when the butcher , the baker and th
candlestick maker used to seek ur
paid debts , has given way to "doadl
pallor" since the courts awarded $21
the amount of an unpaid1 meat bill , 1
a butcher. The bin was again
Dowager Queen Maria Pla an-l ti
duke of Oporto.
This situation arises from the
that the members of the iox.il hou
hold have not received a sinr'o ' pt
from the state since King Cai'os '
his son weie . . ot
stieets of this dtx in.ulx f < nn mage
ago , because the new
he approved until itf > i 'I '
accounting of the n u-n >
King Carlos is < mnp't ' i * 1
held up by tlin iii n 'I '
from Seiihoi Caixalhn
Alfonso Costi , tin 11 i i
has publicly pun laitm ' I
if the government MIUII *
to go to the bottnm of 11
nnd furnish the i am. - t 'hc |
; irchist politicians m j afi e"
clared that Luciano i a 'l l
the progroeslsil'- ! i.lmr
leidor of the n HIM i rat.i h'
oil iidvunce w.nniiH' ' f " plot
The man whi xxantn.uKnc
t > as a bal > > has main om ]
ments He cant ca'l on end ]
nuithci s friends without havlr
turo show n him that was takci
when a babj , ami sitting Ir