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WBKKLV NKWS.JOI'UNAIi. FK1D\Y AUnTVP M 1)08 ! ) SOME PERSON FAMILIAR WITH SAFE COMBINATION DID IT , O'Neill , Nob. , Aug. 11. Special to The NOWH : A. H. POO'H meat market WIIH "touched" for ? 48 In money Sun day afternoon , The Job was done by someone familiar with the combina tion of the safe , of whom there may lie several , ag many different people huvo been employed there at various times , Entrance to the market was effected at the rear door by slitting the wire of the screen door and raising the hook , then loosening a board that wan nailed over the panel from which the glass had been broken , reaching in and turning the key that stuck in the lock. The safe was opened and $18 taken . Ordinance No. 326. An ordinance creating sewer dis trict No. 9 , denning the boundaries thereof , providing for the construc tion of lateral sewcra nnd for the pay ment of the costs of constructing said laterals by special assessment to be levied upon the real property In said district. Ho it ordained by the mayor and council of the city of Norfolk , Ne braska : Section 1. That n sewer district be and the same Is hereby created In the city of Norfolk , Nebraska , In accord ance with the petition of the property owners representing more than one- half of the property affected as filed hi the onicc of the city clerk , which Bald sewer district shall be known and described as sewer district No. 9 nnd shall include within Its bound aries , the west half of blocks 3 and 4 , and lot 10 , block 3 and the east half of block 5 , of Pasowalk's.Third addition , the east half of block 4 , Pasowalk's Second addition to Nor folk , Nebraska , mid lot 1 , block 3 , lot 14 , block 2 , the east half of block 2 , the west half of block 1 , lot 7 , block 1 , and lots 1 and 14 , block C , all In Dorsoy Place addition to Norfolk Junction , In Madison county , Nebras ka. Sec. 2. That lateral sewers shall bo constructed In said district as follows , to-wit : Commencing In * the center o'f Third and Bluff streets , running then south in the center of Third street to the center of Michigan avenue , then cast In the center of Michigan avenue to the center of Madison street , thence south In the * center of , Madlsou street to the center of Prairie avenue , thence enst In the center of Pralrlo avenue to the center of First street , connect ing with the main sewer at last named point. Sec. 3. All of said proposed laterals shall bo constructed on said lines and to such depth as may be found neces sary by the city engineer to conform with the general plans and specifica tions of the sewer system of the city and the costs of the construction of said laterals shall bo paid by special assessment levied upon the real estate In said district in accordance with the petition of the property owners filed wth the city clerk nnd in the manner provided by law. Passed and approved August 11 , 190S. J. D. Sturgeon , Attest : Mayor. Ed Harter , City Clerk. FURTHER SEWER EXTENSION New Sewer District Principal Business Before Council. Now sewer districts formed the principal busfness before an unevent ful meeting of the city council last night. District No. 9 , taking In territory In the vicinity of First and Third streets and Madison and Michigan av enues , was created. The contract was let for district No. S , while the contract's bond cov ering districts No. 5 , G and 7 was ap proved. Council Proceedings. Council met In regular session at 8:30 : p. in. , Mayor Sturgeon presiding and Councllmen Schwenk , Winter , Craven , Degner and Dolan -present. The committee on rlprapplng the river back of the pumping station re ported that it would cost about $550 to have the work done. The com mittee aske.d for more time In order to see what could be done with trees. Bids of Miller & Humphrey of Nor folk and W. P. Mumough of Omaha for sewer district No. S were opened and were found to bo as follows : Mil ler & Humphrey , $1,417.75 ; W. P. Mumough , $1.304.95. On motion of Dolan , seconded by Sehwenk the con tract was awarded to W. P. Mumough. Councilman Kauffman took his seat at 9 p. m. The treasurer's report and the police Judge's report for July were read and referred to the auditing committee. The police Judge's report for Juno was accepted. The report of the fire inspectors was read and placed on file. file.On On motion of Dolan , seconded by Degner , the bond of W. P. Mumough as contractor for sewer districts No. D , C and 7 , was accepted. On motion of Kauffman , seconded by Winter the matter of the Knapp sewer assessment was referred to the V X city attorney. On motion of Kauffman , seconded by Degner , the matter of the Junction hose company was referred to the lire and police committee. * ' rr fin -ion nmn inrntl t'-nt ' rouncllman Schwenk would bo placed on the varltniH committees of which Councilman ( Inrvln had been a mem ber. ber.On On motion of Kauffman , seconded by Craven , the question of an Insur ance company tax was referred to the fire and police committee. Councilman Hlbbcn took his seat at 9:50 : p. m. On motion of Schwenk , seconded by Winter , a petition for a crossing at Michigan avenue and Fourth street was referred to the street and alley committee- with power to act. On motion of Dolan , ( seconded by Degner , the clerk WIIH Instructed to notify J. H. Davey and Mrs. Teal to put In cement walks In front of lots u and G , block I , Pasewalk's addition. Ordinance No. 326 was read the first time and was adopted under a sus pension of the rules. Ordinance No. 327 was read the first time. The following bills were allowed : Norfolk Plumbing & Heating com pany , $29.11 ; Miller & Humphrey , $10.45 ; C. Hue-low , $12 ; R. H. Rey nolds , $220.05 ; R. Towe , $155 ; Silas Ball , $2.25 ; J. Krantz , $7.50 ; Ed Har- ter , $133.65 ; Nebraska Telephone com pany , $3.25 ; A. Kell , $50 ; A. Peters , $08.25 ; Mrs. Barrett , $11.99 ; Dr. Pll- ger , $30 ; C. L. Anderson , $42.50 ; G. \V. lxe } , $91 ; F. Borniel , $ G3 ; H. Ne- now , $ G ; H. Rohwer , $50.60 ; L. C. Mlttlcstadt , $7.13 ; C. Richardson , $5 ; H. A. Salmon , $02 ; W. Grundomon , $30.60 ; W. C. Ahlmau , 50 cents ; W. H. Livingston , * 50 ; I. T. Cook , $95.25 ; C. ' Long , $ G7.35 ; S. W. Garvln , $12.50 ; A. W. Flnkhouse , $2 ; M. C. Hazen , $5.45 : ! ; Oliver Typewriter company , $ (13.25 ( ; F. Klentz , $20 ; A. Degner , JI.C.'i ; National Meter company , $124.40 ; Crane- company , $6.87 ; A. Grauel , $14 ; H. G. Brueggoman , $35.50 World Publishing company , $7.50 ; H. H. Tracy , $2 ; Norfolk Elec tric Light and Power company , $249.40 ; B. Seymour , $5 ; Huso Publishing com pany , $74.15 ; R. King , $912.48. On motion of Kauffman , seconded Dolan , the bill of Norfolk Electric Light and Fuel company was laid over to next meeting. JOHNNY DUMPEIUT CHAUTAUQUA "Listened to Long Sermon Without Getting Tired" Took a Swim. Clearwater , Neb. , Aug. 12. To the Editor of The News : Perhaps you remember Johnny Dumper that uster write you about his pa. Well pa's ded and ma's married ngaln and John ny's1 bin bumming for a year or more , but I'll write you about that some other time. What I want to write you about to day is the Chautauqua. You see I've learnt to spell bettern I uster. Cud- ent'vo spelt Chautauqua a year ago to save my glzard. I heard It didn't pay'em and they want to know who's In favor of anuther Chautauqua next year. Put me down for ono reserved chair , and two If I can get her. I've bin driving stacker teem in t'ic hay-flats at Newport and come down Sunday morning to se the Chaiv tauqua. Met some fellers on the street that sed the Chautauqua waa on the bum and there wasn't menuy going , but I went ennyhow for I re membered that them same fellers come back from Omaha onct saying what a swell time they had , and they hadn't bin ennywhoro but to Krug park. Isn't It queer that people from Norfolk'll go way off to sum Chau tauqua to heer the same speakers they cud a heard t' home If they'd a went ? There wasn't enny speaking till 3 o'clock so I went swlmmln' in the old swimmln' hole below the dam. Say , if some feller like Whltcome Rlly lived In Norfolk insted of Injlanny , cudent he write a swlmmln' hole poem that wild knock the bottom clear out of that old swimmln' hole in Injianny ? I red about that old swlmmin' hole and its shaller and muddy and full of turtles. But then people's queer about swlmmin' . I've seen Norfolk people clear to Hot Springs , S. D. going swlmmln' in a pool that Isn't a bit bettern the one they have t' home. About three o'clock I heard the sackslfono quartet start to toot and I hiked over to the tent. It was fine all right but I'd n liked It hotter If they'd a had a drum. Then I lissened to the longest sermon I ever heard without getting tired. That Doctor Boll knowed what he was talking about when he sed that parents waste to blame for their boys leaving home so much. And my ! I can see that English feller chokln' the stuffing out of that mad dog yet. , I wanted to get up and holler when ho was a chokin' the dog and the dog was a tryln' to get a holt of him. I think Mr. Boil will speak as good as Bryan by the time he's talked as much. Tne only thing I didn't like was when he called the kid down for squalling a little. I hadnt' heard it at all and I don't blleve it was bothering ennybody , but all of a suddint when ho had ben tell ing us how we ought to be so good and kind to our children ho stopped short off and sed. "I have always thought that a crying baby Is like a good res- solution , It ought to bo immediately carried out. " Folks didn't like the way he sed it for it didn't ' seem to hang together with the rest of his talking I only wlsht I cud've stayed over Monday and heard the band but I cudent and hold my Job , so I Just thought I'd write nnd let you know that there's lots of people besides them in Norfolk that'll be .disslpolnt- ed if you don't have anuther Chautau- qua next year. Yours , Johnny Dumper. Stores that "Hide their Lights" soon hide themselves altogether. TRACK WILL BE HARD AGAIN BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. ALL READY FOR THE OPENING Using Every Devlct at Hand Norfolk Driving Club Aided by the Smiling Sun IB Overcoming Recent Rain. The Ball Program. With a splendid field of horses allen on their mottle for the opening of the north state racing season In Norfolk , with the track drying rapidly and with every effort being made to remove all trace of softness from the circle by Thursday , Wednesday afternoon saw the hearts of Norfolk race enthusiasts again light. The Norfolk races , postponed a day , will open Thursday afternoon and con tlnue Friday and Saturday. The Ball Games. Thursday _ afternoon Stanton and Pllger play , Friday attcrnoon Norfolk and Humphrey. The Plalnvlew-Nor- folk game , postponed from Wednes day could not be scheduled for Satur day on account of Plalnview playing Allen at Dlxon. The balloon ascension , it was nn nounccd , would take place Thursday and Friday evenings , the public mar rlage Friday afternoon at the race side. side.A A special race for three-year-olds will be added to the program Friday. The running race for Flrday will be a half mile dash. Manager Logan of the base ball committee will match Norfolk with some fast north Nebraska nine for Saturday. WEDNESDAY WRINKLEb. J. E. Green returned to Albion Wed nesday noon. Donald Mackay is up from Okla homa on a visit with his father , Dr. J .H. Mackay. Ernest Korth went to Humphrey at noon. Herbert Zutz went to Hosklns yes terday. Mrs. C. W. Lanners and children left Tuesday evening for Lusk , Wyo. , to make a few days' visit. Mrs. Edens of Stanton was in the city yesterday. R. F. Schiller went to Stanton Wed nesday morning. D. B. Duffy returned from Long Pine Tuesday noon. Mrs. F. Schlack of Battle Creek was In the city Tuesday. ' Rev. and Ms. . Pankow went to Battle Creek Tuesday. A. C. Taylor , who has been visiting C. S. Hayes for several days , returned at noon to Cedar Rapids , la. Rev. J. J. Gallaway of Clearwater and Rev. Mr. Ahrendz of Chambers were in the city Tuesday on business. Miss Dora Durham of Concordia , Kan. , arrived Tuesday noon to bo the guest of Miss Lenora Dlxon for several - eral days. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kiesau of Frankville , la. , arrived Tuesday to visit at the Kiesau home for a few weeks. Miss Gertrude Newman , who has been the guest of Mrs. W. A. Molden- hauer for several days , returned to Stanton Tuesday. Fred Hellerman and his brother , William Hellerman , who has been visiting him for two months , left Wednesday noon for Sleepy Eye. Minn. Among the friends and relatives from away who were in Norfolk to at tend the funeral of Miss Josephine Durland were Mr. and Mrs. C. I. Ber nard of Lincoln , Mr. Green of Albion , Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Durland of Plain- view and II. G. Correll of Plalnview. Among the day's out of town visi tors In Norfolk were : H. M. Nelson , Fremont ; W. R. Woodruff , Surprise ; Thomas Hatch , Emerson ; M. L. Lan- don , Spencer ; Miss Leona Pruden , Monowi ; Herbert Falrfield , Wayne ; J. J. Smith , Pierce ; J. W. Sovcrns , Ran dolph ; J. S. De Forest , Crelghton ; J. M. Barnes , Plainview. Miss Anna Fair has resigned her position with the Foster real estate company. W. E. Ellenwood , formerly an en gineer on the Northwestern railroad running out of Norfolk , but now an engineer on the railroad at Panama , Is In the city spending his vacation visiting friends. M. L. Ogden has the contract for making extensive alterations In the Lulkart department store. Now shelv ing will be Installed and other Im provements made. The work began Wednesday morning. A. A. Corkle Is taking his vacation and will spend a few days camping on the shores of Lake Worthlngton in the southeastern part of Minnesota. Miss Bessie Wldaman has returned from Peru , where she has been at tending the summer session of the Peru normal college. Considerable local Interest was felt In the outcome of the Illinois primary election , for the reason that It was realized In Norfolk that the renom- Inatlon of Governor Dlncen would mean the retention of Dr. Greene and Dr. Singer , formerly connected with the Norfolk hospital for the insane , in the Illinois insane hospital at Kan- kakee. It was known hero that the nomination of Yates would mean the removal of both these men. r L. W. Bokemper of Oakdalo has made a number of Norfolk invest ments and is arranging to more to this city next spring. Ho has pur- "l'a pd the Kl rk > v blork , the rosl- deuce property af COO South Tenth street and two houses on Twelfth street and South Tenth street. Funeral services for Miss Josephine Durland were hold at the homo of the Durland sisters on North Ninth street yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock , a largo number of sorrowing friends and relatives attending. In terment was in Prospect Hill ceme tery. . Rev. J. J. Parker , formerly pas tor of the Congregational church of norfolk , who knew Miss Durland for a great many years , arrived In the city from Genoa to deliver the funeral sermon. Mr. Parker's words were beautifully put. Ho paid high tribute to the memory of the deceased , dwel ling upon her goodness of heart , her generosity , her self sacrifice , her kindly | consideration of others and her Important place In the llfo of the community the Intellectual , the re ligious , the mercantile , the social life of Norfolk for a generation. The floral tributes were unusually beauti ful. Rov. Edwin Booth , pastor of the First I Congregational church , assisted In I the service. THURSDAY TIDINGS. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Leu , a daugh ter , the young lady weighed ten pounds. Fred Hellorman Is taking his va cation from the Star Clothing store j this week. John Cook was given n surprise party Tuesday evening by about twenty of his friends at the home of his father , I. T. Cook. Light refresh ments wore served. Charles E. Hartford received word this week that his brother-in-law , J. I. Bcrgcr of Glenwood , la. , state audi tor of the Farmers and Merchants' Insurance company of Iowa , was very low. Joe Horlsky brought some corn stalks Into the city from his homo on West Madison avenue Wednesday af ternoon which were ten feet high and had not began to tosslo. He used the seed from sonic Kansas corn and planted them on June 15. C. L. Anderson Is at Ashland try Ing out for the national guard shoot which Is to be held at Camp Perry , Ohio. Ho was one of the fourteen best ' shooters In the state tournament nnd therefore stands a good chance for becoming a candidate in the na tional tournament. Miss Maud Clark left Thursday morning for Kansas City and Osceola , Mo. , where she will spend her sum mer's vacation. Miss Myrtle Clark will fill the position of stenographer with the Sturgeon Music company during her sister's absence. Father F. Nugent , whose wonder ful lecture on the "Phlllsophy of Civilization" was one of the intel lectual treats of the .recent chautau qua , delivered the invocation at'the Bryan notification ceremonies in Lincoln Wednesday. Father Nugent is among Mr. Bryan's warmest friends and It Is said that he has been a warm supporter of the Democratic leader for ten years. One of the members of the commit tee appointed by Governor Crawford to have charge of the work of inter esting ' the farmers in the national corn ' exposition to be held in Omaha December 10-19 and of preparing the exhibit ' Is C. J. Alexander of Bone steel. i The Rosebud is in splendid condition ' this year to assist In securing - curing ' a sweeping victory for South Dakota In more than one clas % . All the people of South Norfolk who desire to Join the excursion of business men up the Dallas line of the Northwestern , are requested by Mayor Sturgeon to leave their names at the Kampman restaurant at the Junction. As soon as seventy-five names have been attached to the list of those who will go , the date will be announced. The trip , however , will take place within the next two weeks , if present plans are carried out. The straw vote taken on the last night of the chautautiua found unnn Imlty In the matter of desiring an other chautanqua and 150 season tickets wore pledged by people in the audience. It Is thought it would be as easy to sell 1,000 tickets another year as It was to sell 500 this year. No word has come from the man who put on the Chautauqua here as to whether or not , in view of the loss sustained this year he , would give this city another Chautauqua next year. It Is pointed out , however , that the first season Is generally one of education In demonstrating the merit of the series of entertainments. Rev. Edwin Booth , who was the platform manager of the Norfolk clmutauqua and whose Sunday eve ning lecture was ono of the pleasing features of the ton days , has had con slderable experience on the lecture platform. Many of his lectures have been given on the Chautauqua plat form. "A Trip Round the World with a Special Stop at Palestine to Re view the Life of Christ" was the sub Ject of his Norfolk lecture. Others of Mr. Booth's illustrated lectures are based on the books , "Ben Hur , " "Pil grims' Progress" and "In His Steps. " Another lecture treats on "Christ in Art" as pictured by Hoffman , TIssot , Raphael and other noted artists. Mr. Booth was once honored by being placed on a clmutauqua program with R. S. McArthur , the famous Bap list preacher of Now York , and S. Parks Cadman , the noted Congrega tional minister. In his college career Mr. Booth was the winner of orator ! oal honors. Thieves Got 300 Chickens , Hosklns , Neb. , Aug. 13. Special to The News : Chicken thieves have been active in this vicinity. Gus Mortz , living four miles east of Hos- kins was relieved of 300 chickens. ' LAST OF DISTRICT CONFERENCES AT VALENTINE. Valentine , Neb. , Aug. 12. Special to The News : At the close of the last of the series of conferences with Republican county chairmen all the chairmen agreed that an aggressive campaign would bo made by the Re publicans of their counties while the usual Republican majorities were pre dicted with confidence. The Valentine conference was con ducted by Secretary F. P. Corrlck of the state committee , Chairman Hayward - ward being unable to bo present on account of his selection as secretary of the national Republican commit tee. Mr. Corrlck explained the Ne braska plan of organization nt length to the county chairmen and secre taries of Sheridan , Cherry , Rock nnd Keys Palm counties. A general dis cussion of plans nnd campaign condi tions participated In by all present followed the discussion thoroughly covering a wide range of sublccts and lasting font * Inmrs. Tilio following participated : W. N. Ford and J. A. Slocum , Rushvllle ; F. M. Walcott , F. A. Cumbow , W. S. Barker , C. H. Cor nell , Valentine ; E. L. Myros , Newport - port ; Sam Deitrlch , Springvlew. Sec retary Corrlck returned to Lincoln , arriving last night. CHARM OF MANNER. * ( By Elbert Hubbard ) Once In tramping along a country lane in England , I stopped to admire some very wonderful roses that grew In clusters over the door of a little stone cottage. As I stood there a woman came out of the cottage carrying a baby , and there were two other babies tugging at her dress. And this woman said to me In the sweetest nnd gentlest man ner , "Would you mind If I shoud give you one of the roses ? " and she clipped off one with her scissors and handed It to me. The action of the woman was so gentle , generous and gracious that I was surprised , and when I tried to express my thanks I only stammered and said it was a fine day and looked like rain. Then I bethought me I was In the land of tips and I felt in my pocket for silver. Bnt the wonfin stopped me and said , "Oh , I would never take money for a rose but you are an American and my brother lives In America and perhaps you will see him and tell him that you saw me and the children. " Then she gave me her name and her brother's name , but he lived In Illinois or Colorado , she could not say which It was surely oneof those. I promised to hunt up her brother. Then wo shook hands and I patted her htreo babies on the head and went away. I've forgotten the woman's name and the name of her brother , but the Incident of meeting her and the big red rose with the morning dew upon It I will never forget. Why ? Because she had charm of manner , and that Is the finest and rarest thing In the world. To have charm of manner you do not have to bo rich , educated nor hand some for certainly this woman I have Just mentioned was neither. But she was Just honest , gracious and considerate and so natural In her ac tions that she was Impressive. Once In Wanamakcr's I wished to buy a cake of soap. The saleswoman showed mo a kind at fifteen cents a cake that I rather liked. She told me the price and then said , "But here Is a kind that wo can sell you two cakes for a quarter you see it is a llttlo larger cake , and while not cer tain , I believe you will like it batter or Just as well I am sure that you will want the best. " "Give mo four cakes of that last , " I said , and slapped down a half dollar. I really only wanted ono cake of soap , because I had forgotten to put a cake In my valise , and I would be back home In two days anyway , but that girl's charm of manner caught me. me.She She was so gracious , so kindly and .so Interested in pleasing mo and worked In such a delicate llttlo com pliment that , in some way , I felt as though she had taken her scissors and snipped off a big red rose , the dew still on it , and handed it to me. Not all the people in Wanumaker'u have charm of manner this charm that is born of concentration and and consideration , I To have charm of manner you musl j lum both respect for yourself and for the other person. Had that \Van- amaker girl been In the slightest dec - c bold , It would have dissipated her charm she was only simply nat ural , oarni'st , easy , amlllng , kindly. At another tlmu In Wanamaker'fl I was waited on by u young man who wan chewing gum and talking with a girl across the alslo about where ho had boon the night before , nnd how ho had had such a lovely time. Ho looked It. The secret of successful salesmanship - ship lies In charm of manner. The person who has It Is in possession of a key that will unlock all hearts and pocketbooks. If you have charm of manner you can't keep It secret you will not have to ask for u "raise" It will grav itate to you every llttlo "while. THE CHARLES MIX FIGHT. Stirring Times at County Seat Count Wheeler Looks to Lake Andes. Special to The News : Sioux Falls , S. D. , Aug. 10. As time passes the feeling aroused by the ag itation for county scat removal In Charles Mix county becomes more bit ter , and Indicates that the early county scat fights In Kansas will bo cast far in the shade before the ques tion of county scat location In Charles Mix county Is determined at the polls next November. For the past two or three weeks the board of commissioners of Charles Mix county was engaged In the work of going over the petitions which were filed by the towns of Lnko Andes and Gcddes , rival towns which aspire to be selected to make the race against Wheeler , 'the present icounty scat. Geddes a day or two ago was declared by the commissioners to have the sig natures of the largest number of bona- fide voters of the county upon Its pe titions and therefore won out In its candidacy for a place upon the ballots as the competitor of Wheeler for county seat honors. Naturally the partisans of both Gcd des and Lnko Andes wore at Wheeler , where the commissioners hold the special session , for the purpose of watching the count of names and pro tecting their Interests to the greatest degree possible. According to the stories told by the partisans of ono of the rival towns the partisans of the other town re sorted to typical frontier methods with the object of advancing the in terests of their particular town nnd Influencing the county commissioners to declare in favor of their town hav ing a place upon the ballots as the competitor of Wheeler. , H was charged 'that during the count by the commissioners Wheeler resembled a Kentucky mountain town durlnk the fued trial , and that the par tisans of the town in question had armed men at Wheeler , and that they freely made threats concerning what would happen the county commission ers if their town was not declared to have the most numerously-signed pe tition , thus making It the competi tor of Wheeler for county seat hon ors. ors.It It was further charged that these partisans even went so far as to endeavor - deavor to intimidate the commission ers by making threats of lynching James Campbell , one of the prominent members of the board. It was alleged the partisans wore armed with revolvers vers , slungshots and knives , and that they made frequent display of these weapons. Sheriff Sklllings swore In a number of deputies in order to keep the peace , and while these special of ficers had no occasion to make arrests , their presence Is said to have pre vented scenes and occurrences which would have been of the true frontier character and which would have cast a lasting blot upon the fair name of Charles Mv ! county. The j.oonlo of Wheeler figure that now that Gc.ldes has been selected to make the race against their town In the endeavor to dispossess It of the county seat , the partlsar-s of Lake Andes , the defeated town in the can didacy for a place upon the ballot , will tirn in and work from this time un til the closing of the polls in Novem ber against Gcddes , and In this way endeavor to have the county seat re tained by Wheeler. Both Lake Andes and Coddesr ° situated on a rallr < ! . while \V heeler IR situated some distance from the nearest railroad. The people of Wheeler are depending to a consid erable extent upon the jealousy be twcen the various railroad towns to aid thorn in retaining the county seat. An amusing Incident in connection with the bloodthirsty stories which floated from Wheeler concerning the tension between the partisans of the two rival towns of Geddes and Lake Andes during the mooting of the com missioners , occurred at one of the other Charles Mix county towns. A particularly Intoxicated man was arrested on the charge of disturbing the peace and when searched was found to be heavily armed. As an excuse for carrying a small arsenal ho stated that ho had Just came from Wheeler , this explanation being deemed by him as being sufficient justification for his carrying arms , and as sufficient grounds for his In stant release from custody. BOYD COUNTY HAS BUMPER CROP And It Was the All Day Rain Which Did It. Butte , Nob. , Aug. 13. Special to The News : Boyd county had an all day rain Tuesday which assures her a bumper corn crop. One of today's want advertisers is tallking to you ! WITHOUT CANVASS TWENTY- FIVE MEN ENROLL. A MEETING SOON FOR DETAILS A Delegation of nt Least Twenty-Five Men From South Norfolk Will Swell the Norfolk Excursion Crowd A' Canvass Soon. The proposed Norfolk visiting ex cursion up ( ho Dallas line In mooting ; with an enthusiastic reception from Norfolk business mini. Without canvass of any kind being made Homo twenty-live Norfolk men have handed their names to Mayor Sturgeon with a request that they bo entered on the excursion list. When a formal canvass of Norfolk avenue Is made It Is thought that llicr required fieventy-fivo names will come through with a rush. Within the next few days a meet ing of the excursionists will bo hold to outline the details of the trip north , August 27 and 28 seem to bo the days favored for the excursion. The excursion will bo swelled by a delegation from the Junction. Twen ty-live citizens of South Norfolk arc expected to make the trip. DEMOCRATIC TEXT BOOK HAS O.K. Bryan and Committee Approve ; Writ ten by Mctcalf and "Bryan. " Lincoln , Aug. 12. Special to The News : Before going to the notifica tion exercises at the capital grounds today W. J. Bryan and the members of the campaign text book committee , John 15. I > ; ui11) ) , chairman , Joscphus Daniels and K. L. Metcalf , approved the plans drafted by Metcalf. The Domociatlc campaign book as out lined will bo of ' composed Bryan's let ter of acceptance , his speeches on vailous topics and a comparison or the Democratic and Republican plat forms with press comments. THE NORFOLK LANDWEHR VEREIH A German Veteran Society Which Will Send Delegates to Omaha. Hosklns , Neb. , Aug. 13. Special to- The News : The Gorman Landwehr Vereln of Norfolk and vicinity took In eight new members at a regular meeting held in Netzllch's hall Sun day afternoon. The new members are August Deck , Herman Deck , Her mann Martin , Julius Wantoch , Henry Rlcliert , August Bruckner , Fritz VOSF and William Ludcr. Twenty members announced their Intention of attending the state Lnml- wchr reunion to bo held In Omaha : September 5 , G and 7. The next mooting will be held in/ Norfolk j at 3 o'clock next Sunday af ternoon. It is the wish of the vorelit that all who have served In the Ger man army and navy should avail themselves of this opportunity to spend a number of hours In renew ing old acquaintances and in talking ef the glorious times passed by. RAIN WELCOME IN ROSEBUD. An All Day Shower Makes Corn Sure Threshing Returns. Fairfax , S. D. , Aug. 13. Special to. The News : The staedy rain which began to fall about daylight Tuesday and which continued nearly all day , assures the Hosebud country another "bumper" corn crop , which at this time had just began to need moisture. Considerable threshing has already- been done. Winter wheat is show ing an excellent yield but oats , which have been wffected by nst , are only half or about one-third of a. crop. iiows THIS ? Wo offer One Hundred Dollars Re ward for any case of catarrh that can not bo euro * ] by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F J. CIIBXKV & CO. , Toledo , O. We , the undersigned , have known F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years , and bcllove ' him perfectly honorable In nil huslneRs transactions and financially able to carry out any obligations made by his firm. WALDING. KINNAN MAUVIN , Wholesale Druggists , Toledo , O. Hall's Catarrh Cure In taken inter nally , acting directly upon the bleod' and mucus surfaces of t e system. Testimonials sent frco. Prlr-o 75 cents per bottle. Sold by all druggists. Take Hall's Family I'llls for con stipation. WATERMELONSJAVE INDIANS Intense Heat Prevents Carrying of Water by Rescuers. Los Angeles , Aug. 13. Stranded la the desert and dying from thirst , a largo party of Indians were relieved by an expedition carrying three wagon loads of watermelons. The resc-tora were unable to carry water , which would have boiled in the desert , where thermometers registered 120. The party , composed of Mojavcs and Ytinias , were crossing the desert near the Needles when their water gav out and their horses became ex hausted. Ono young buck volunteered to ride to Needles for aid. The officials were puzzled' as to tl > manner of relief , however , as thor knew water would boll or evaporate as soon as the desert \raa reached. Then the watermelon plan was hit upon and all of the Indians were saved except ono old chief , who air oircd before the relief party camo. Is a buyer for your property the most elusive man in the city ? 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