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I IIP NOUFOLK WKKKl.Y NKWS-Jol KNAI. : KK11Y > , .1T NT. f > 15)Vs ) ( i WORK ON NEW BUILDING WILL BEGIN WEDNESDAY. THE MACHINERY PURCHASED The Ice Will Be Mndo In Big Freezing Vat In Which Cans of Pure Water Will Be Suspended Water Obtain ed by CondcnBlnu Steam. TlilH week will HC ' work started on tlu > building which IH to house the artificial Ice plant of the recently organized Pure Ice roinpniiy. Work on tht > tunv building , which IB ad jacent to thu electric light plant , would have boon In progress nt thin Hint ) had not delay In the arrival of plans delayed ( ho ntnrt until next Wednesday. Mnchlnery for the now plant IIIIH heen piirchaHed. This Kiiininer will see Iho first artificial leu made In this pnrt of thu stale niaiiufacttired In Norfolk. The lee will lie manufactured from con- denned nteiin : from the electric light plant. The Ice Itself will he made In n vat forty feet long , fourteen feet wide and four feet deep , tilled with lirlme and kept below the freezing point by the ammonia process. Into the fi oozing vat cans of pure water will he suspended. The water will be frozen Into ! ! 00 piniud cakes enough to supi'b ' six ordinary c"-istimors. MONDAY MENTION llalhert Johnson Is In sp > knuo. Wash. Fred KoHter wa down from Carroll over Sunday Fred Si afford of Oa-.aln U visiting nt the StnlTcird home. Miss I tattle Allliery was down from Omaha for a short , visit. MRB | Ruth Shaw Is up from Doane college for a brief visit before the closing exorcises. lx > rln Doughty la home from Amea , In. , where ho has attended college dur ing the past year. .1 , ! ' . Flynn , 10. 11. Kauffman and T. ( ' . Cnntwoll , who accoiupaule < l Itryan on his trip north , returned to this city Saturday. Knox Tipple of Stanton wan In Nor folk Monday. Mrs.j. \ . 1' . I'rltchard and daughter , Mrs. Hartlett , of Meadow drove , worv In Norfolk Monday on their way to Excelsior Springs , Mo. Mrs. I , . S , Needham and daughters , Misses Dorothy and Natalie , of Win- side , were In Norfolk Monday to at tend the musical matinee. Mr. and Mrs. 10. H. Hayes arrived home last evening from Council Bluffs. Mrs. Hayes has spent the past month visiting relatives In Pen nsylvania. Misses hols Templeton and Carolina Dysnrt of Wiiisldo , who took part In the musical matinee at the Auditorium Monday , were the guests of Misses Lucllo and Winifred Hazen. Judge A. A. Welch of Wayne was in Norfolk Monday noon on his way to hold a short session of court in Pierce. Judge Welch w.as joined in Norfolk by Court Reporter Powers and Attorney M. C. Hazen. Mrs. Douglas Cones and daughter , Dorothy , Mrs. Prlngle and daughters , Echo and ( Iwendolln , Mrs. A. L. Urande and daughter , Dorothy , and Miss Dorothy Ilillmann were down from Pierce Monday afternoon for the musical matinee. Hev. Mr. Cantwell , who has been pastor of the Baptist church for sev eral months past , left this morning for Manltou , Colo. P. J. Conley of Doadwooil , S. D. , Hpent Sunday at the home of J. II. Conley. The two went to Lynch this morning on business. Miss Opal Olmsted , who has been studying lit the conservatory of music at Boulder , Colo. , the past year , is ex pected home next Friday evening. J. H. Mendenhall , who used to play hall in Norfolk a number of years ago , was in Norfolk this morning coming down from the Hosebnd for a visit with relatives in Pierce. 1C. H. Guernoy , vice president of the First National bank of Fremont , was in Norfolk Saturday night , returning to Fremont from Madison , where he delivered the Memorial day address. Deputy 1T. S. Marshal Sides of Da kota Ctly , accompanied by his little son , was in Norfolk Sunday morning on his way home from Madison where he placed R federal prisoner In the custody of Sheriff Clements. Among the day'a out of town visi tors in Norfolk were : Mrs. O. E Xiogler , Gregory. S. D. ; F. M. Leach Humphrey ; Robert Hagen , Herman ; J. F. Hansen , Nellgh ; Mrs. D. L , Best , Battle Creek ; Dr. N. Hitchcock Tilden ; O. L. Prather , Madison ; Jacob Cleveland , Wayne ; Thomas Green. Hosklns ; G. M. Peyton , Crelgh ton ; R. McColley. Creighton ; J. E Wnlker , Pierce ; W. C. Campbell Creighton. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Kinil Drum iiuind , n son. Rev. Mr. Cantwell preached hii closing sermon as pastor of the Bnpt 1st church Sunday. Carl Wilde.Is . having his resident on South Sixth street remodeled ant a furnace installed. Norfolk men with gardens declan that there will be a big crop of grapes strawberries and In fact berries ii general. J. L. Weaver has purchetl a lot am a half on South Ninth street from C H. Reed niul will erect n rosldenc for hlH own occupancy. The Juno meeting of the board n education U held thin evening In Sec retnry Mulrnu'ti otllce The boar lias two or three vacancies In th teaching force to Oil H. H. Hyde of this city was elecfe second vlco president of the Nebras k i ' ! ' ( lir.n ( M nf ( In \.ii ! n.i ! \ "ielilo ; | | | of I'ostolllee Clerks at Mir inei iinu in Lincoln Saturday. Niiitoti Howe took charge of Mi tjueen City hotel Mils morning , taking thu place of his father , A. I ) . Howe , an propilrtur. The new manager In tends to reopen tint dining room of ( he hotel. The Nebraska slate band of Creigh ton will accompany the ctowd of Crel ; hi'in ' to Wlnoiiu , Trlpp county , S D , on June 3 , when the public sale nf tovn lots in held. A largo crowd from Crrlghton will go to the sale ulili the bund. Frank 13. Herring , national treasurer of the Unglos , who will Hpcak at the banquet In Norfolk Thursday evening , IH nlhi ) president of the order In Indiana. Delegates to the state con vention will begin to arrive In Norfolk Tiii'hdny night. The stute aerie IH in sr.s.n ! ( WodnoHtlny and Thursday moinlngs. Miss Mable Rouse has been promoted meted lo assistant chief operator In the Norfolk central olllce of the Ne braska telephone company , HUccccdlng Miss Mae Barrett who has resigned with the Intention of entering the mil linery business. Mlsa Barrett hail In un with the Nebraska company for seven years. James Lightening , a Saute Indian charged with "bootlegging , " on the reservation. Is In the Mndlson county jail as a fedeinl prisoner In the Nor folk dls-trlel of the linked States court. Lightening was taken to Madi son through Norfolk Saturday by De puty Marshal Sides. Lightening la under $ ; iOI ) bomla , which he will pro bably furnish In a few days. Ho Is about tlfty years old anil may be tried 'n ' N irfolk at the September term of the , edernl court here. W ! en two strong vlgoious men with ; i I i\e for a good Mury meet they are ipt t find each other good company. W .1. Bryaii ami Dr. I ) . K. Tindall , pus ling elder for this district , were laced together nt the Oxnard hotel Inner Friday. Senator Allen says tore ate few men In America with lore apt stories at their command inn Mr. Biyan. Dr. Tindall has a IgoroiiH appreciation of nearly every ealthy field of human activity. The vo kept up an animated conversation irotighout the dinner. E. C. BURNS DEAD. 'rominent Scribner Citizen Was For mer Deputy Oil Inspector. Scribner , May HO.H. . C. Burns , for- terly deputy oil inspector for this istrict , leading citi/.en of Scribner , Is eatl from dropsy. After a long Ill- ess Mr. Burns succumbed. His con- itioti had been considered critical 'or several weeks and hie children rere at his bedside. Mr. Burns came to Dodge county torn Ohio in ISiil ) , located on a farm n Cuinlng township , moved to Scriber - or in 1SSS to give his children the dvaiitage of the schools of that dace , and continued his resilience here up to the present. He was imminent in politics and served the mblic in various capacities. He was lostmaster at Scribner for a number if years. Ho represented Dodge ounty in the state legislature. He served a term as deputy oil Inspector , relinquishing the latter iKisitlou less han two years ago. He was a mem- ler of the Scribner village board for i long period. Politically he was n staunch republican. Born in Ontario county , New York , November II ! . IS.'iS , he went with his mronls to Michigan when ten years . - > f age , then to Cold water , then to "reniont , Ind. , where he learned the ratio of a blacksmith. In 1SG1 he 'iilisted in Company B , Fourth Mich- gnu Infantry , and served In the blue 'or four years. He went to Virginia o serve in the Fifth army corps , par- iclpating In the battles of Fairfax Station , Bull Run , Yorktown , Han- iver Court House , Savage Station , Malvern Hill , Gettysburg and others , He was taken prisoner at Pensacola and paroled after being In prison twenty-two days. I > ater he was at Libby prison four months , when he > vas sent to Andersonvlllo , where he was kept in that most horrible of army liens for eight month. Shortly after securing a discharge from the army , Mr. Burns was mar rled October 15 , lS.r ( . > . to Melissa E etter , with whom he came west One son of the couple , Frank , died mly a few days ago. The surviving children are Mrs. Mary Inglesby , Sail Lake City ; Nellie Burns , Scribner ; Mrs. Dollie Saby , Salt Lake City ; Birge , Spokane , Wash. ; Mark , Ne braska ; Jesse , South Dakota ; John Scribner , and Robert , Scribner. BASE BALL PLANS , Base Ball Directors Have Been Askec For Carnival Dates. The Stanton base ball team and tin Walthlll Indians want games with tin Norfolk base ball nine during the coining firemen' ? , carnival. The In dlans want two games In the city Stanton wants to piny the game , post poned from Friday afternoon on ac count of rain , sometime during carnl vnl week. It was not until 10 o'clock Frlda ; morning that the ball directors wen willing to admit that the Norfolk Stanton game set for Bryan day couli not be played. Tuesday the local team will go ti Plalnvlew. Wednesdny Norfolk play the Benson Eagles and Thursday th < Wnlthill Indians and Plnlnvlew piny litho the city. Alnsworth Commencement. Alnsworth , Neb. , May 30. Speclti to The News : The annual commence incut exercises of the Alnsworth hig school were held In the nudltorlur last evening. The graduates wer Helen R. Sklllmnn , Shermnn R Eddj Chnrles Kenneth Pnine , Delia Gei trude Needles and Alto F. Seals. DEMOCRATIC LEADER GREETED BY LARGE CROWD. MILITARY BAND MAKES MUSIC Mr.Bry.in Wns Greeted at the Chadron Depot by 200 People at n Very Early Hour Monday Morning , Despite the Wet Weather. chadron , Neb , June 1. Special to The News : W. J. Bryan was greeted by a big crowd here thin morning , despite rain nml a very early hour. There were probably 200 people at the depot. The Fort Robinson military band pla > od national ulrs , nnd people of thu entire country turned out to hear Mr. Bryan's address. Bryan nt Long Pine. Long Pine. Neh. , Junu 1. Special to The News : Long Pine wan tilled with people Saturday evening to listen to u forty minute speech by William J. Bryan. As he wns to go to Alns worth after supper in I/ong Pine , a platform was erected on the lawn of the depot where Mr. Bryan enter- t.ilnetl the people with H few appro- : > rlati Memorial n marks and his Ideas on the labor < iueMlon and railroad regulation. BRYAN AT BONESTEEL. His Evening Speech Followed Line of Afternoon Address Here. Boiiesteel , S. 1) ) . . June 1. In his ad- ilvoss here Frldn > night William J. Bryan outlined what the principal la- sues put forth by the democrats dur ing the coming campaign would be , anil Indicated what might be expected in the Denver platform. In pint he said : "We are just beginning a national campaign , The republican party has been in power for tile last fourteen ears anil will In the coming campaign sk for a continuance of the power. : 'he democrats will present n crltl- isin of republican management anil iroposo a change in the personal of he olMcors and n change lu the policy o be pursued. The democrats will sk for the election of Fonntors by llrect vote of the people in order that t may bo easier for the voter * to con- rol the government ; the democrats ivill ask for effective legislation igulnst the trusts in order that the leoplo may be protected from monopo- ists ; the democrats will ask for the eduction of the tariff In order that he people may be relieved from ex- 'osslve ' taxation ; the democrats will r 1 : for effective railroad legislation Unit the people may be protected from vaterod stuck ami fictitious capitnll/.a- iou , for until wo know what the rail roads ure actually worth we cannot letennine what they should collect in the way of transportation rates ; the lomocrats will ask for n reconciliation > f the differences between labor nnd capital , that these two important fac tors in business may work harmon iously together. The democratic party will oppose imperialism which s violating the fundamental prin ciples of our government and is nt the same time inciensing our expen ses for army and navy. "The demo cratic party will ask for legislation , state and national to protect haul- , de positors and to prevent panics.1 PAVING CM BE DOHE Mayor Sturgeon Again Takes Issue With Mr. Duriand. Norfolk , Neb. , May 29. Editoi Dally News : I beg your Indulgence for space in your columns to answer in brief the article of Mr. A. J. Dur- land under date of May 27 , In which he attempts to show why Norfolk av enue cannot bo paved this year. Mr. Durlnnd starts out by saying that we have just paid $10,000 for a sewer system because wo wanted It to dra'n ' Norfolk avenue , and that we would bo foolish to lock it out by pav < Ing Norfolk avenue. How n man with Mr. Durland's intelligence can figure out how the paving of Norfolk avenue would nffect the Rosewater sewer thai Is two block away , is more than I air able to understand. Ife goes on to snj Mint the present Norfolk avenue sew ers tlo not drain the collars. That 1 nm free to admit , nnd Is not worth r dollar to Norfolk today , and novel was , nnd never will be. The city coun ell should condemn it at once , plnce r good twelve to eighteen Inch plp < sewer on the nlley between Norfoll nvenue nnd Braasch avenue , fron Fifth street to First street , nnd con nect with the main sewer pipe. Imagine the folly of raising the Nor folk nvenuo sewer that consists of twt eight-Inch pipes. The expense o opening the ditches and refilling , under dor the Salmon plan of hand tamping would cost more than good sixteen inch pipe Inld down in Norfolk. It ii not the city's business to connect u ] cellars with the sewerage pipe. Pec pie are supposed to do this. While I will admit U would ho ver ; much better If nil gas and water con nectlons could he nintle before paving Mint time will never come. Gi with me if you please to any clt ; where paving has been done , nnd yoi can see gns nml wnter connections he lug made tlnlly. It Is true they hnv to move the paving , nnd In turn n plnce It ns good as It was. The clt would'naturally require this. Norfolk went to considerable 03 ponso to put In cement curblngs o Norfolk avenue to carry the surfac water from our streets , ami nny rna knows that If Norfolk avenue wer paved those curb ditches would BUI cessfully carry all the surface watc t inn oiii stret IH ninl , , he -a\s the financial m.itii rs , ne lnum up In court until July If il > elded then , Would not be sufficient time to pine this > cnr. In Mils he Ii aves us somewhat In the dark , but I suppose he refers to districts Nor folk Is trying to get Inside the corpora tion. This Is where Mr. Duriand ex pects to denl the death blow to the paving of Norfolk nvenuo this year , but , thanks lo the wise legislatures and law-mnkers of Nebraska , they have provided amply for cities of this class , to pnve Intersections. He sliys a new petition would be required. Mr. Diiiliititl cannot be will informed In legal matters or he would not make Mils statement. He says First street Improvements cost approximately $1,300 , of which the cit > has paid the vast sum of $300. The writer remembers of visiting the city council a few evenings before he was Inaugurated nnd Mr. Diirlnnd hnd n very handsome bill of $000 for the work done on First street , Mint ho asked the city council to allow , and statetl the county had paid $300 to wards macadamizing the street. What an opportune time for County Com missioner John Malone to telephone. The News nnd offer $800 tor First street Improvements. ! ? ) A very cunningly devised political scheme , to lx > est Mr. Malone's reelection tion , and at the same lime further the uiacadaiui/.lng of First street , and In turn defeating the paving of Norfolk avenue Mils year. I am surprised at Mr. Durland's seeming Ignorance of the law. The Inheritance tax could not be , inder any consideration , expended on First street. The law plainly says , as is shown in Mr. Taft's letter , under late of May 2S , that It must be a road leading out from the city , ami not lu the Incorporated limits. J. D. Sturgeon. OMAHA BOOSTERS GO THROUGH Were All Under Mock Arrest At Doug las for Violating Curfew Law. Occupying a splendid special train of nine coaches with two diners at tached , the Omaha trade boosters passed through Norfolk Sunday morn ing over the Northwestern returning from an excursion trip through the hill country. The special train slopped in Nor folk long enough to change engines. It reached here at 9 o'clock. Craw ford was the last place at which the special made a regular stop. General Superintendent S. M. Bra- tlen of Norfolk joined the excursion party at Uindcr , Wyo. The Omaha men had a great f.imo In Wyoming. At Douglas the entire party was arrested by the vigilance committee on the following charges : "Violating the curfew ' : iw , which prohibits boys being abroad alter mid night. "Disturbing the peaceful sleep of our citizens by blowing the fire alarm. "Robbing the D'.uglns ' loosters. "leaving and bringing vagrants in the town. "Disposing of property without value ; towii : One ancient , worth less gentlt man mule. " The ehtire police force turned out to me < t the train , seventy-five men wearing big tin stars and carrying war.on spokes. Judge Slaghnmmer presided nnd court was called to order 'in ' the main street of the town , where the prisoners registered and entered their pleas. The first sentence passed was con demning the whole crowd and order ing them to live in Lincoln. When cries of "hang us ! " "Have some mercy , " were heard , the judge promptly ordered the crowd hanged at the city's gate. A telegram was read from Pat Sul livan which was as follows : Casper , Wyo. To Mayor Collins : Understand you have aresteil the Omaha bunch. Turn them loose ; they have not n cent left. We have got It all. Pat Sullivan. NORTHWEST BANKERS. Annual Convention of Group Six Held at Chadron. Northwest Nebraska Bankers meet ing at Chadron elected the following illlcers : W. A. Bucklin , I eng Pine , president ; C. A. Mlnlck , Crawford , vice president ; W. B. McQueen , Hay Springs , secretary-treasurer. The convention was presided over by President D. H. Griswold of Gordon. The address of welcome was delivered by D. B. Jenckes of Chadron and was responded to by C. M. Thompson of Newport , Among those who spoke nt tin evening banque-t were C. E. Burnham of Norfolk , Dr. P. L. Hall of Lincoln , R. S. Rising of Alnsworth , George C. Show of the Chadron Journal , Captain r\ . G. Fisher of Chadron , W. B. Mc Queen of Hay Springs and E. F. Folda of South Omaha. . The committees were : On nominations : R. S. RIslnK , AIns worth ; B. L. Scovel , Chadron. On resolutions : W. B. McQueen Hay Springs ; C. A. Minick , Crawford ; J. D. Brnyton , Bassett. On membership : C. A. Mlnlck Crawford ; G. B. Campbell , Alnsworth ; M. V. Nicholson , Valentine. Dahlman Denies Charge. Omaha , Neb. , June 1. Special tc The News : Discussing the charge o : the New York Worltl that Rynn con trlbutetl ? jo,0fi0 to a fund to send W J. Bryan to the senate Instead of E J. Burkett , National Commltteemni James Dnhlmnn today said : "I received $1.1,000 from the nation al commltteo In Hioj , not J20,00rt , am spent it nil In Berg * s' campaign fo gou-rnor. "Bryan received imne of thin mono ; and knew nothing of the contribution ' Yes ; If there's work to bo had want advertising will find It for you. FITTINGLY OBSERVED IN NORTH NEBRASKA TOWNS. BRYAN ORATOR AT FOUR PLACES W. J. Bryan Delivered Memorial Day Addresses at Spencer , Alnsworth , Long Pine and O'Neill Observance Elsewhere. O'Neill , Neb. . June L- Special to The News : W. J. Bryan , billed for a . .lemorlnl dn > address here , was n disappointment to the great crowd who came to henr him , In that he de livered a partisan political nddross with no reference to patriotic themes or Memorial day subjects. He mild he was a candidate for president , criticised republicans on general principles and rehashed KOIIIO stale stories and political jokes. The greatest enthuslnsin manifest In the crowd was when Mr. Bryaii referred to the good work of the present re publican president. There was evident dissatisfaction , even among the democrats , at the en tire omission of anything suitable to Memorial day and generally speaking the pimple went home disappointed. Mr. Bryan came over from Spencer III an automobile , arriving here about 2 o'clock , and was a guest at the home of A. F. Mullen until the speak ing began an hour later. He went west on the I o'clock train. Memorial Day at Long Pine. Long .Pine , Neb. , June 1. Special to The News : Memorlil dav was ob served in the usual manner at L MIR Pine. The old soldiers and relief corps met at their hall and marched in a body to the Congregational chinch. Elghiny delivered the oration after which till marched In a bodv to the cemetery whore Rev. J. C. Dllllon gave a short address and the llowor girls decorated the graves of the old soldiers. The ranks of the ( .rand Army of the Republic are rapidly thin ning and in a few years they will nil be gone. There were only eleven of the old soldiers nt the services. At Ainsworth. Alnsworth , Neb. , June L W. J. Br > an spoke here for two hours Sat urday night before nn audience which filled the grandstand at the baseball parlc , no hall in the town being large enough to accommodate the numbers who desired to hear him. Mr. Bryaii arrived here at 8 o'clock by special train from Long Pine , where ho spoke brlclly at rt:30. : He was the principal ponknr at the Memorial day ox < > reisos t O'Neill , where he arrived by auto- imbile at 2in. : . At Ixing Pine Mr. Bryan touched ipou the labor question , calling at- ention to the recent action of rail- ivay employes in opposing rate ro- uctlon and other railway legislation y the state ami federal governments or fear of resulting in wage reduc- ions. He declared that this was due o the threats of wage-cutting by rail- oad officials who do not want to cut inlarics of high-priced officials nor the lividonds on watered stock , and would elmburse themselves for any loss of evenuo out of the wages of their loorly paid employes. Mr. Bryaii said hat when the railroad employes want nws enacted for their protection they lt > not go to the railroad officials anil stockholders for aid in obtaining hem. They appeal to the whole couir TV. He said that the railroads op losetl him in the campaign of 1SOC and he always believed it was more m account of the labor planks in the lemocratic platform than the monej ) lank. At Spencer. Spencer , Neb. , June 1. W. J. Bryar legun the second day of his north No : > raska tour at Spencer , delivering the Memorial tiny address to an 1m niMiso throng , the widely advertised iieetlng drawing from the entire county a record gathering for the city Mr. Bryan was brought to this citj iy a special train from Boiiesteel. H ( spoke for an hour nnd n half from r specially constructed grand stand. "Patriotism is love of county am sacrifice the language of love , " salt Mr. Bryan In his oration. "Those mei who fell In battle ami gave their live ! nnd those men who passetl througl the horrors of war nnd live offorei their lives , and both were pntriotii and both were ready to sacrifice lift for a nation's welfare. "The clehratlon of this day will no cense when the vetrans have an sweretl to the last roll call. 1 nm glat that love of county can be portrayci In time of pence. It does not need i battlefield as a canvas , nnd I confi dently hope that the time will conii when our differences can be settlei by reason rather than by the arbltrri ment of the sword. But when till glad tiny shall have arrived there wil yet be ample opportunity for eac ! citizen to give of his devotion to hi government and his fellow men. "Lincoln said Mint those assemble nt Gettysburg should resolve that government of the people , by the pet pie and for the people should not pei Ish from the earth. The rosolv should ho made by each generatlo and must be kept , for a people's goi eminent , resting upon the people' will , is only good when the peopl make It good ; It will bo bad If th people permit It to become bad. Mr. Bryan , after the speaking , wn escorted to thc > home of ox Senate C J Coffey , where he ami a Inrp company was mtfrtalmd at dinner At imon Mr Bryan starte-d nrro > the country In nn automobile fi O'Nell The program arranged for tLo r m uiiili i of the < \ . ' [ \ was an elaborate > ! and \\IIM clem Ing sdles , It \\lls i ui nd out 10 the pleasure of the in.iiiMiois Three bands , one from Bil-tow nml two from thin city , fur nished the music. Memorial Day at Stuart. Stuart , Neb. , June L Speclnl to The Nous : Memorial day was obser ved here with appropriate exorcises at the opera house. Judge Morgan of Bassett was tlu > speaker for the oc- ciiKlon. Recitations , songs and drills by the school were especially meri torious. The weather was line ami 'he ' opera house was packed to over- How Ing. Memorial Dny nt Stanton , Stanlon , Neb. . June L--Special to The News : Memorial day was fitting ly nhst rved In Stanton. Nothwlth- standing the towering clowds which threatened a contlinnnce of rain , Iho e\-Mdtlers ! and members of W. L. Kendall post , No. UiO , formed at their post room at lit o'clock. Escorted by the Statiton band and company | | 1st Infantry , Nebraska National guards , the ) marched to the Methodist church. Here a program consisting of music , the reading of Lincoln's Gettysburg 'idtlrt ' s 1 > \ Mrs. Dr. W. It. Peters , an iiddn ss by Hon. W. W. Young , and devotional exercises led by Dr. Klopp of the Congregational church of Mils plnce , was given. The address given liv Mr. Young , though impromptu , \\as In "Very respect an excellent one and was listened to by a largo audience , min : > of whom found It Impossible to seeiKo admittance to the chiiich. At the conclusion of ( he program the old soldiers in carriages , escorted by the company ami iho Stanlon band , proceeded to the cemetery west of town where lie a number of those who wore the gray anil a numb'M * of those who wore the blue. The graves of both , as well as those of soldiers of the Spanish-American war , \\civ deco rated and none were forgotten. Con sidering the threatening weather the crowds in attendance were remark ably large. At West Point. West Point , Neb. , Juno I. Special to The News : The Memorial exer cises nt West Point were marked this year by n much greater attendance than in former yeais and by the tils- play of n spirit of patriotism among the people , which of late jenrs has been allowed to dwindle , in spite of the inclement weather prevailing , the cold winds and threatening skies , the little band of veterans , the Mirvlvors. of a one time strong army post , marched to the cemetery to decorate the graves of their departed comrades. If any sight on tarth could stimu late and Inspire the rising generation anil the fathers and mothers of MK > community to a reall/atlon of the value of the services performed by these men in ihe dark tla.\s when the union WPS ravid , it is this annual effort of these few remaining veterans to unroll with martial mien nnd step to the old , familiar music of nearly lift ) years a o. anil in spirit , decieplt as their physical frames may be , ( lirht over again , in fancy , MIP bloody fields of carnage in which they so distinguished themselves nnd their country. But n lew years nnd the last remaining member of D. S. Crawford post of the Grand Army of the Re public will have answered the last roll call. The civic societies , mayor and coun cil , county officers , firemen , the cadet band , together with the citizens gen erally , in great numbers , followed the procession of veterans to the cemetery , where Comrade Rev. C. A. Gleason delivered n very eloquent Memorial address. At Elgin. Elgin , Neb. , June L Special to The News : Decoration day was appro priately observed here. Services were held nt the opera house under ho auspices of the local C ! . A. R. Rev , \ E. Sala delivered an excellent ad- Iress. Immediately after the ser vices people went to the cemetery ivherc the graves were decorated. LaFollette Talks 18 Hours. 43 Minuets Washington , May 30. Senator Rob ert M. LaFollette of Wisconsin yielded he floor of the United States senate at three minutes past 7 o'clock this morning to Senator Stone of Missouri after eighteen hours and forty-three minutes of continuous talking. BEATS ALLEN'S RECORD. La Follette's speech breaks the rec ord made by former United State : Senator William Vincent Allen (01 ( Madison , Nebraska ) by several hours and sets a new mark for long speechei SENATORS ROUTED OUT OF BEC During the night many senators were routed out of bed to answer rol calls. TRY TO KEEP STONE AWAKE. A majority of the senators tried han to prevent Senator Stone from secur Ing any sleep , for it was known tha Stone would relieve La Follette. All sorts of schemes were adoptei In trying to prevent Stone from get ting his night's rest , but he was 01 the floor this morning to take th floor when La Follette gave it up. BILL MAY WIN RACE YET. It is still doubtful whether the of position will be able to talk the cor ference report on the financial bll n to death. Many of the supporters of the bll today seemed to have hopes of sti winning the struggle. LA FOLLETTE HAS BEEN SICh The endurance f nt of Ii Follott In Mills breaking all long speech rei > r lords MTincd all the more n markabl becaim. nf tin f.irt that the Wlacoi sin senator hn < l just got up recc-ntl frorn a sick bed Ho wan very much e-xhnuBtod who 1 ho relinquished his plnco on the flex oat 7:03 : this morning , after bavin Hood there all through Mnmo eighteen hours and over , tnlkliiK with out n link. II \\iis \ a inenioialde night in Mu I'nlted Stall * M mile , u night doMtiicd to go down In history. W , V , ALLEN HEARD FROM Tellb The News He Won't Surrender Lnurcln Without Contest. "Reserve jour judgment , " Selintoi- Alleli at Miidlson told The Ncw OMT the long distance telephone Kiiturdav morning when Informed of the \vln reportrt of Senator ln Kolletli s eighteen hour and forty Mireo mlnutt speech. "I will not give up my laurels unlll we have nil the fncls. I will protest ngnlnst the record being awarded li. Senator l.n 1'ollelte until It Is shown Mint It was a emitInuoiiH speech. VHIH know this record was about nil I got out of the senate and I will not sur lender It without protest. When r sK | > ke for fifteen hours In ISfl.'l I was not relieved but spoke continuously. "So , please register my protest. " Senator Allen's famous speech delivered In the United Stales In October , ISM He R | > ole for fif teen hours nut ) five minutes contin uously without lielng relieved lijr hUi friends. For over fifteen hours Sen ator Allen held the I'lor ' against tin * repeal of the purchasing clause In Mn- Shermaii not. The fight led by Sen ator Allen del'iyed action two wtekR but the repeal was finally voted. The speech brought Senator Allerti Into irrent prominence. His picture was run In every newspaper nntij weekly Journal the laud over , Poems , wore written on Allen's great speech It lias never dropped from the public mind. . William J. Bryan In Norfolk Friday afternoon In his opening remarks , af ter being Introduced by Allen , referred to the famous speech. COMING TO NORFOLK. Senator Who Makes Long Speech Rec ord Booked for Speech Here. Senator La Follette , who Is now sleeping Roundly In Washington after his long speech , will be In Norfolk during the coming summer. He will he hero to speak In the Norfolk chau- tauqua. Senator Allen might come to Nor folk on that date and challenge. . ln Follette for a Html round of long- sporchinaktng , to hottlo the championship - ship bolt once ftir nil. Bryan Complimented La Follotte. It WMH La Follotlo whom Mr. Bry an , In his Norfolk speech Frlduy ; if- torntxiii , declared to be the groiito-sfr. republican reformer. Mr. Bryan will probably read of I > nc Follette's feat , for the first lime , In those columns today at O'Nolll. New Pool Room. P. M. Barrett has refitted the OxnanJ hotel loom which he formerly occupied with his bar , as a pool room , adding two now tables of high grade. Tin- opening was announced for Saturday evening with a pri&o of a box of cigars tor the best score made In a ton ba3 ! game. Battle Creek. J. R. Wltx.lgman of the Baltic Cioelc Valley bank , has taken a vacation ainJ is visiting with relatives and friends at different places In Iowa. Gottlieb Schilling was hero Friday m business from Meadow Grove. Miss 1,011 Hanson went to Hot Springs , S. I ) . , Saturday. The services at the Lutheran chinch will commence at H0 : { In the morning from next Sunday on during summer season. Next Sunday Is Pentecost ( Pflngs- ten ) . A largo crowd wns In town Satur day attending Decoration day services. P. H. Ingoldsby met with a painful ; accident Saturday. While ho wais going Into his cave he slipped off the * steps and hrulsed his arm badly. Elkhorn Claims Victim. Otto Shnda , a young man living ; southeast of Battle Creek near thc- CJeorge Losey farm , was drowned Ir > the Elkhorn river. With compnions he was fishing in the river and was said to have been wailing In the- stream when ho slipped. The young : nu-ri went down n steep Incline in MID rivc-r hod , into twenty feet of wnter. His body did not como to the surface. Two hours later the body was re covered. The remains were taken to Battle Creek , where the funeral Is held Monday morning from the Luth eran church. The young man was twenty-ono years old and an excellent swimmer. Other members of the party were sure ? that he never came up after ho fell back into the river , cold and high from the recent rains. The river wns about , thirty feet wide. The Shnda farm is near the olil Bender plnco. The young man's father Is Ferdin and Shndn. GREAT RAINS ON THE ROSEBUD Vegetation Has Flourished In Surpris ing Fashion There. St Charles , S. D. , June 1. Special to The News : Tiornondoiis rains on iho Rosebud reservation during flu > past three weeks hn\o brought vege tation forward at a surprising * rate. The antics of the gale before Tues day's storm brought visions of a toinndo. A number of plow rigs , with traction engines , are at work In this vicinity. On gory defeated Spencer nt hasp- hall. C to < > The HrNtow tmiul aiui two Spi nrt r liandrt futiilt-ln < 1 music- for tf i ii-ton Tin HI rruK BurKecminty se-af fight hns bun lost night of during the past few dajs on account of the visit ol W. J Bryan.