I
J Events of the
! SOCIETY ! Week In Norfolk
Many Norfolk people last Suiuluy par-
elpitlcd In tlm nntiunl inlHHlon fi-st
liold liy thu Uithurn church nt llnilnr.
The tiny altm received added Import-
unco from the fnct Hint the church
nlco celebrated lt twoiity-Ilfth mini-
vorHary. Hov. W. Pankow of Wa
terloo , Wla. , a former pastor of St.
1'aul'u Hv. Luthorn churcli of Nor
folk , had charge of the Horvlcon In
thu morn I UK , Hov. 1C , Martin of Stanton -
ton and Ilov. W. Sholpo of Pierce
preaching In the afternoon. A hearty
dinner and Biippor were served to
thORu prose-lit. About ? 27G was raised
for
MHH | Dorothy Suiter was hostess at
a delightful fancy dress party on
Thursday ovunltig ho at her homo on
Koonlgstoln avenue. A largo party
of young people wore Invited to como
dressed as "little folks" and they
broiiKht tholr toys with them. Dainty
refreshments were served during the
evening. Nelllo Humllck of Denver
and Kathoryn 1'arkluson of Madison ,
Wla. , were the guests of honor.
Miss Edith Alien of Madison and
a company of young ladles , who are
her guests at a house party , came up
from Madison Saturday and spent a
couple of days at the chautaueiua. The
young ladles who are enjoying the
liouso party nro Misses Allda Allen
and Allco Calhouu of Omaha , and
Helen Stevenson , Edna McLeod and
Irene Elwood of Lincoln.
Miss Dorothy Salter gave a hay
rack party to a company of young
friends on Monday evening , compli
mentary to her guests , Misses Kath-
ryu Parkinson and Nellie Duntllck.
after a jolly ride In the country the
young people returned to the Salter
homo where they enjoyed refresh
ments. >
Misses Helen Mayland , Mary Odl-
erne nnd Kathleen Boas and Messrs ,
Sam Ersklne , Mlllard South and
Spencer IJuttcrfleld wont to Madison
Wednesday to attend a dancing party
. v Miss . Edith Allen In honor
e * u. . ,
of five young ladles who are attend-
a house party In her homo.
A jolly crowd of young people en
joyed an Informal evening at the
homo of Miss Helen Maylard on Fri
day evening. Miss Kathleen Doas of
Bloux City and Morton Seymour of
Lincoln were out of town guests.
Miss Mary Odlorno entertained a
company of young people on Friday
evening In honor of Miss Kathleen
Boas of Sioux City.
Mrs. G. D. Butterfleld entertained
a company of sixteen young ladles at
a 1 o'clock luncheon on Thursday.
Miss Ruth Wltzlgman gave a jolly
tent party to a small company of
young ladles on Tuesday evening.
Hymenlal.
On Wednesday of the coming week
nt the homo of the bride's parents In
Vlnton , la. , Ralph Wllley , the oldest
son of Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Wllloy
of this city and Miss Ethel Hughcy
will bo married . The prospective
groom has been connected with the
Rosin Coal company's mines nt Lost
Springs , \Vyom. , for the last few
months nnd after a visit in Norfolk
nt the Willey home thp young people
will take up their residence In Lost
Springs.
Personal.
Miss Julia Martin , who used to live
in Norfolk but now makes her homo
In Atchlson , Kansas , sailed last Tues
day from San Francisco for Korea ,
where she goes as a missionary. Miss
Martin expects to be gone seven
years. Her many friends In Norfolk
wish her a happy and successful
eoven years of life In a strange coun
try.
Miss Joanna Hagey returned to
Lincoln Tuesday after a visit of ten
days with her parents , Dr. and Mrs.
W. H. H. Hagey. on South Fourth
street. Mlse Hagey was accompanied
to Lincoln by llttlo Ellanor Seymour ,
who had been spending a few days
In the homo of her aunt , Mrs. J. B.
Maylard on South Eleventh street.
Mr. nnd Mrs J. C. Shlnn , formerly
of Sioux City , have returned from
their wedding trip and will make
their future home In Norfolk In one
of the Bishop cottages on Norfolk
avenue. Mr. Shlnn travels for a
wholesale cracker house In Sioux
City.
Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Crosier and
children , who have been guests in
the homo of Mr. and Mrs. E. A.
Bullock for two weeks , loft on the
early train Wednesday morning for
their home In Avoca , Iowa.
Mrs. L. M. Keeuo of Fremont Is
visiting her parents , Mr. and Mrs. J.
S. McClary , on Norfolk avenue. Mr.
Kecne will come up next week for a
short stay.
Mrs , W. L. Mote and three children
of Plalnvlew spent Sunday at the
uomo of Mr. nnd Mrs. Ed Monroe.
Mrs. Mete was returning from a south
ern trip.
Miss Mellle Bridge returned today
from a pleasant visit with Miss
Marlel Jones at Lincoln and Miss
Clara Schneider at Fremont.
Miss Jessie Horton of Stanton and
Miss Zay Port9r of Mollno , 111. , were
I
over Sunday guests In the homo of
Mr. and Mr . W. N. Huso.
Mrs. Willis Mcllrldc and children
returned to their homo In Elgin 'Hairs-
day after a ten days' vslt with Mr.
and Mrs. C. II. Reynolds.
Try to Rob Phone Box.
Cutting all the wires leading to the
toll booth .which thu automatic com
pany has placed In the Junction depot ,
a man attempted torob , the cash box
of the booth by breaking the box. Be
fore lie could got at the cash the man
was evidently , frightened away. The
man left no clno.
IN A HURRY.JE . BROKE JAIL
Future May Hold Trouble for a Nor
folk Jail Breaker.
Serious trouble limy bo made for
a man , who gave the name of Hill and
who Is supposed to bo a real estate
man from Silver Creek , Neb. , on the
charge of jail breaking , the individual
In question having showed unwar
ranted disrespect for the Norfolk jnll
by breaking out.
Hill was arrested by Olllcer Kell on
tl o charge of being drunk , lie said
that ho wanted to gut out early In the
morning so that he could go to
Meadow Grove.
Hill got out early. He beat Koll to
It.
Evidently someone from the outside
had worked the lock. The burrs had
been tukon off of the hinges on the
door leading from the corridor , mak
ing escape possible.
The matter may bo carried further.
HARRY WADD AND HAZEL BENE
DICT SEEK WILLING JUDGE.
An elopment , ns romantic as any of
old , was successfully carried out In
the early hours of Monday morning
when Miss Hazel Benedict , a daugh
ter of George Benedict , slipped from
the parental Madison county homo
west of Norfolk nnd finding Harry
Wadd , also of the Benedict neighbor
hood , awaiting according to arrange
ment , jumped In a buggy and was
driven across the county line in
search of a marriage license and a
willing judge.
With the coming of daylight the
Benedict house was astir. Then the
sixteen-year-old daughter was missed.
Local officers were called up and the
alarm given.
The county judges of Madison ,
Stanton and Plerco counties were
notified. So when young Mr. Wadd
rapped at the Plerco judge's door that
officer was prepared.
Wadd did not wait to argue with
the judge. lie left the court house
and disappeared. It was believed that
the young couple had turned their
horses towardsWayne. ,
When Mr. Benedict heard of the
determination of the young people he
threw up his hands. He declared that
ho and his wife would probably con
sent to the marriage under the cir
cumstances. No objection has been
made on account of the young man
but solely on account of the tender
years of the daughter.
Harry Wadd Is twenty-two , Miss
Benedict sixteen.
HOW'S THIS ?
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ward for tiny case of catarrh that can
not be cured by Hull's Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & CO. , Toledo , O.
We , the undersigned , have known F.
J. Cheney for the last 15 years , and
believe him perfectly honorable In all
bUHlnosB transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligations made
by his firm.
WARDING , KINNAN & MARVIN ,
Wholesale Druggists , Toledo , O.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken Inter
nally , acting directly upon the blood
nnd mucus surfaces of the system.
Testimonials sent free. Price 75 cents
per bottle. Sold by all druggists.
Take Hall's Family Pills for con
stipation.
COMPLETE CANVASS OF AVENUE
WILL BE MADE AT ONCE.
With fifty names of uptown citizens
already subscribed to the list of those
desirous of making the trip up the
Bonesteel line on the Norfolk visiting
excursion , final arrangements for the
trip are ready to be made following a
complete canvass of Norfolk avenue
to swell this list of excursionists. Mon
day afternoon Mayor Sturgeon said
that this canvass would bo made nt
once ,
The north line excursion will also be
brought before the Tuesday afternoon
meet'lng of the Commercial club di
rectors. It Is planned to take the Nor
folk band north and the directors maybe
bo asked to pass on some way to de
fray the financial expense attached.
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those who are habitually constipated ,
Foley's Orlno Laxative cures chronic
constipation by stimulating the liver
and bowels and restores the natural
action of the bowels. Foley's Orlnc
Laxative does not nauseate or gripe
and Is mild and pleasant to take. Re
fuse substitutes. Klseau Drue Co.
SEPTEMBER 1 SEASON OPENS
OPENS WITH BIO ATTRACTION.
YEAR HOLDS MUCH OF PROMISE.
"The Royal Chef" Means the Biggest
Opening Night In the History of
the Auditorium Good Patronage
Will Draw Big Prizes.
The Norfolk auditorium will open
Its doors for the 1908 season on Sep
tember 1 and the opening night at
traction will be nothing loss than
"The Royal Chef , " with William H.
Conley In the title role supported by
a company of sixty peoplo.
The opening of the theatrical sea
son Is alwpvs an event of moro than
usual Interest but when opening night
also marks the appearance of an at
traction of the merit of "Tho Royal
Chef" the arrival of the play-house
period Is to bo received with applause.
Best Opening Night Ever.
The evening of the first day of next
month' will hold the biggest opening
night'event In the history of the Aud
itorium. It will bo an auspicious
opening of the season which holds
much of promise. In thin respect the
unfavorable conditions prevailing In
the show world last year have disap
peared. A proper greeting for the
big first night show will result In the
bringing to Norfolk of a number of
other attractions of equal merit.
A Show That Will Take.
Norfolk has shown In the past a
HKIng for good musical comedy nnd
this liking is sufficient to Insure an
appreciation of "The Royal Chef"
.vhlch has of course made one of the
big hits of recent years.
The original company Is coming to
Norfolk Intact with William H. Con-
ley In the loading role. Mr. Conley Is
a comedian of natural methods and
ripened /experience. Endowed with
a personality and facial equipment that
klenote the born comedian ho brings
Into pliy a mental balance of high
order. In the singing o. . his songs
lie is without , a peer in musical com
edy.
edy.The cast includes many celebrities ,
Mary Malatesta , Julia Curtlss , Ely
Brown , Donald McKenzle , Walter B.
Smith , Charles Collins , La Belle Lau-
rette , Herbert Carter and other well
known artists. The choral contin
gent , Including the tamous "Broilers"
are In keeping with the excellence of
the pilnclpals , and the entire equip
ment of scenic and costume accessor
ies marks the production of one In
which no expense has been spared.
There are said to bo a number of
catchy airs in "The Royal Chef , " most
prominent of which are "O'Reilly , "
"Lot Mo Go Back , " "Mother Goose , "
"Would You If You Were Mo" ind
"The Rajah Bold. " The beautiful
dancing and singing chorus Is one of
the big features of the "Chef" and In
cludes the well known "Broilers. "
"ZIPPY"-ADE.
SHOWS MUST BE -
No Others Need Apply For Favor In
America.
Now York , Aug. 15. What New
York wants , and , for that matter , Chicago
cage and Boston , and , perhaps , Ko-
komo , too , Is the "zippy show , ' , says
George Ade. For this reason It Is
possible that wo have temporarily
been deprived of the George Ade 'ay ' ,
says the author , because , after writIng -
Ing "The County Chairman" nnd "The
College Widow , " he finds himself this
season concocting "zippy shows. "
It Is a form of entertainment that
has disqualified Ibsen and Sudermann
and Materllnck , and all those high
brows of the dn ma.
' -flic Sultan of Sulu , " the author
says , "was nothing much until It was
manicured and massaged before It
came into New York. Then It became
'zippy , ' and it was a success. "
George Ado's private and personal
opinion of the "zippy show" Is not
Intellectual. It will not even bear
comparison with some of the opinions
of the American dramatists' club , that
are right from the shoulder and un
equivocal.
"You've not been playwrltlng much ,
lately ? " Ade was asked.
"A play Is something that grows ,
and I may have been sowing seeds ;
but nothinr sprouting so far. "
"Not even a political play ? "
"That reminds me , " he said , taking
a nervous stride across the room and
back. "Do you know , I believe there
must mo a regular organization of
mind readers in this town , with a
system that can't be beaten. Now , of
course , I don't claim to have a corner
on originality , and I don't expect any
one to believe that I over wrote an
original piece that would bo too
much ; but that deadly parallel Idea ,
which squeezes the dramatic author
into a state of unrecognizable hu
mility , ought to bo stopped.
"It is inhuman ; there should bo a
society for the prevention of cruelty
to playwrights , authorized by the
state to control any outsldo Interfer
ence with originality. Of course , that
would entail a commission on origin
ality to decide the validity of the Is
sue. As to the organization of mind
reades , who wrlto your plays for you
before you've written them yourself
almost , that's a problem for science
to unravel. I have only encountered
demonstrations of Us power without
discovery.
"Would you advise the literary man
to wrlto plays ? "
" 1 don't hellevo there Is a man llv- ,
lug who could make a reputation In ;
literature by writing n piny. The con
ditions are nil against It. Usually by
the tlmo a play Is produced there Is
nothing left of Us original form , style
or destiny.
The author and his manuscript arc
put through n mangling process that
llattens them both first , nnd after that
the actors and the stage manager trim
them. Then , of course , there's the
boss ; the manager , who sees his rival
across the street doing something that
makes a hit and ho wants It on his
stage.
"Onco I wrote a political play. It
took mo two years to build It. It was
almost produced that Is to say , the
cast was picked out. Then a play
looms up called 'The ' Man of the
Hour" and well , that's what I mean
by the deadly parallel. I may do
that play yet just because ! " and the
author throw nwny n half finished
cigar carelessly.
"Will you go Into politics ? "
"No , no more than to vote for Tnft.
Of course , I was proud to bo a delegate -
gate to the convention , but I had nil
the politics I wanted when I was re
porting conventions for a paper In
Chicago. No , I guess I had nil I
wanted of politics then.
"I'll toll you I have In mind a hook ,
a great big , fat heavy weight of
thought , " ho continued.
"What about ? "
"Everything under the sun. I
wouldn't forgot anything. I'd call the
book simply 'goodstuff. ' The best
seven baseball stories ever written for
a newspaper , for Instance. The best
seven racing stories. Any editor
could tell you what he considers the
best story In Its line he ever read.
"Why , It would bo n sacred work
of art , compiled with scissors and
paste ; It would ho a reference com
pendium for any playwright who was
starting In , fresh and hopeful nnd
funny. Think of the obscure genius
It would resurrect. A book like that
and the city directory would bo lib
rary enough for anybody. It would
keep n family In reading material long
after they were grown up nnd married
and all settled up among themselves.
I wouldn't have any original contri
butions In it at all , because nearly
all the good stuff has been printed ,
anyway. "
SATURDAY SIFTINGS.
C. A. Smith went to Tllden Friday.
Mrs. M. O. Walcott has returned
from Omaha.
Frank Philip of Hosklns was In the
city yesterday. 9
W. C. James left for Meadow Grove
Saturday to attend the M. W. A. pic
nic.
nic.P.
P. A. Shurtz went to Pierce Satur
day morning.
Mrs. L. E. Bceler of Tl'den was In
the cty Friday.
Miss Clara Rudat wont to Meadow
Grove at noon.
Gordon Nellgh returned from West
Point Saturday.
Floyd Dragon of Crelghton was in
the ctiy yesterday.
W. C. Ahlmann went to Meadow
Grove Saturday noon.
Dr. Mackay was called to Fremont
Saturday on business.
A. L. Kllllan arrived home Satur
day noon from Chicago.
Miss Rebecca Oilman returned from
Chicago Saturday noon.
Mrs. J. M. Covert left Saturday for
Ewlng to visit relatives.
Miss Adcla Buchholz went to Bat
tle Creek Saturday noon.
Senator Randall passed through the
city enroute for Meadow Grove Sat
urday noon.
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Weatherholt re
turned to Hosklns Friday after a short
visit with relatives.
G. C. Lambert went to Chadron Fri
day evening to visit his son , M. C.
Lambert.
Mrs. John Klawltter of Boomer is
visiting her parents , Mr. and Mrs. C.
L. Lleche.
Barney Edwars will leave within a
day or two for Cottonwood , S. D. ,
where he expects to take a home
stead.
Jack Koenlgsteln has vacated the
east room of his offices In the Bishop
block and hereafter will occupy the
two west rooms of the suite.
A marriage license has been Issued
to Ralph B. Howard and Miss Birdie
R. Snyder of Burke , two prominent
young people of Gregory county.
The Norfolk avenue bridge , which
Is being repaired , will be closed for
at least three days after Friday , Aug
ust 14 , In order that the new cement
wall which has been newly laid may
have time to set.
Glen Willey , who has been taking
a two weeks' vacation from the Lulk-
art store , has had his vacaton ex
tended another week in order to at
tend the wedding of his brother ,
Ralph Wllloy , In Vlnton , la. , next
Wednesday.
James Ellis ( colored ) , for seven
years porter at the club rooms of
Norfolk lodge No. G52 , B. P. 0. E. ,
who resigned Ids tioslton recently ,
expects to spend the summer and fall
In Chicago and Wisconsin. He has
been succeeded as porter nt the Elks'
club by Charles Sanderson ( colored ) ,
who came to Norfolk from Omaha.
A man who gave the name of Eag-
lln was arrested last evening for passIng -
Ing a check for $5.00 at Walton's sa
loon which the cashier nt the bank
claimed to bo a forgery. The check
Is endorsed to Eaglln by S. M. Her-
her , a man In the employ of E. A.
Bullock , but who Is at the present
tlmo riming a separator up north.
The band claims that the name Her-
her Is not written n Herber's hand
writing , but is n poor mltatlon. Eag
lln says that Hcrber gave him the
chock , but ho will bo held until Horber
acknowledges the chock to bo good.
M. D. Tyler , Jack Koenlgstein and
$16,500 $16,500
PRIZES IN PRIZES
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FOR. CORRECT SOLUTIONS TO THE PUZZLE BELOW
HE line of Pianos carried by I'lnBcnn'u Co. is of such n higli ilcyrco of tixcolloncu , and the
various makes so well and favorably known , that their names are already household words in thr
unjority of homes in Nebraska nnd m-n-lihoritiK st.itus , but in order that nil may become familiar
vith the fact that the greatest line of hi < { ! \ ( rcdc Pianos in the West is to be found in our ware *
rooms , and in order to obtain a large ami < , o u r lu.iaivi' It it ul prospective purrhuscis of Pianos and
Organs to whom we may present the merits of our instruments and explain our equitable sc-Uinf , ' system ,
we have inaugurated a contest which we believe to be the most interesting , nnd at the same time the
most liberal ever attempted by any Piano house
THE CONTEST
Printed In the coupon below you will find n Puzzle Automobile \Vhool , nround the tire of which we hnvo placed the
letters which form the tuitnei of some of thu different m ike * i ( I',11101 wo rupriviniit. We want > oti to re.irningt ) ( brae letters
correctly and write the names which thu letters form in the places Inft fur ih.it purpose between the spokes of ihu wheel. In
order that > ou may easily understand how to do It , we Imvn c implctud one nnnwer. Study the puzzle carefully , iilso the
arrangement of the word 1'ACKAKD , and ) ou will have little trouble iu completing thu rest of t e answers.
THE RULES GOVERNING THF : CONTEST
Are very simple and will be easily understood. They must be strictly complied with , however ,
1. The contest is open to all , except employes of The Bennett Company or persons connected with other music houses.
2. TliH cnmict names and fiddrrssps of 4 protprcijve purchasers of Plants or Orcans MUST bo written In tbo srmcos pro-
vidi'd for that tnirposr in the wheel. Exercise great cure in sending in tbesu names , for. as explained uhuvu , the principal
object of this contest is to enable us to widen the scope of our operations and get in touch with those who are now , or may
be later on , in the market for n piano.
3. Thu contest will extend over n period of 30 days , beginning August 21st nnd ending September 1'Jtli ' , nnd priies will bo
awarded nnd the winners announced an soon ns possible nftcr the closing of thu contest.
4 No contestant may send in more than onu solution
5 In order that nil may have equal chances of obtaining an award , the prim will be distributed ns explained below
THE PRIZES
Louis XV Gnuid Piano Value $1.400
Magnificent Art Grand Piano . .Value 1,000
Upright Cabinet Grand Piano..Value 650
Uprmht Cabinet Grand Piano..Value 600
Upright Cabinet Grand Piano..Value 575
Upright Cabinet Grand Piano..Value 550
Upright Cabinet Grand Piano..Value 525
Upright Cabinet Grand Piano..Value 450
Upright Cabinet Grand Piano..Value 400
1 Mahogany Upright Piano Value 350
And other Prizes amounting to $10,000
in Cash and Credit Certificates.
An attractive souvenir will be presented to nil who par
ticipate in the contest but arc not fortunate enough to xvin
onu of the prizes mentioned above.
How the Prizes Will IJo Avvardtul
Onel ( ) riano and $1,000 in Cash nnd Credit Ci-rlilicatits
for the first correct answers received ns follows :
(1) ( ) I3utwren August 21st and August 23rd. inclusive ;
(2) ( ) Between August 2till nnd August 26th , inclusive ,
(3) ( ) Between August 27lb and August 2'Jth , inclusive ;
(4) ( ) Between August 30th nnd September 1st , inclusive ;
(5) ( ) Between September 2nd nnd September 4lh , inclusive ,
( G ) Between September 5th and September 7th , inclusive ;
(7) ( ) Between September 8th nnd September 10th , inclusive ;
(8) ( ) Between September llth nnd September 13th , inclusive ;
( 'J ) Between September 14lh nnd September 10th , inclusive ,
(10) ( ) Between September 17th nnd September 19th , inclusive
A total of 10 Pianos nnd $10.000 In Cash
nnd Credit Certificates.
CONTEST CLOSES POSITIVELY ON SATURDAY , SEPTEMBER 19TH , AT 4:3O P. M.
Cut off at this dotted line and mail an Instructed bolow.
After tUHns In your nmweri to the puzzle , wrlta your n\nnali a I Iron vi y pU In Che npico bold * cat the uojpjti elf below the ditta 1 line anJ mall It to
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Name. THE
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on COMPANY
Rural Route. OMAHA
Burt Mapes rode over to Madison
Thursday in an autpmobile to attend
a trial In which M. D. Tyler sued Mrs.
A. II. Winder for attorney fees. Mr.
Cooper of Omaha was the counsel for
the defense and during the case made
several statements which were taken
exception to by the plaintiff. For sev
eral minutes there were considerable
"fireworks. " The trial was continued
'until August 27 for argument. This
Is the case where Attorney Cooper
had the Winder diverse set aside af
ter Mr. Winder had married a second
time , thereby embarrassing Mr.
Winder but losing Mrs. Winder a
large settlement of allmoncy.
Harry D. Fleharty of South Omaha ,
who was In Norfolk for the first day
of the races and who did not return
to Omaha until yesterday , Is one of
the storm centers of fusion politics
just mow. The fight between Mr.
Fleharty and E. IJ. Quackonbush of
Auburn for the fusion nomination foi
attorney general promises to cut some
llguro even In the votes cast for the
other olllces. Fleharty , It is claimed ,
was one of the men who urged Quack-
enbush to get In the race against the
latter's better judgment and deslrei * .
Then a few days after the Auburn
lawyer decided to run Fleharty flletl.
Of the several explanations offered In
Omaha one is that Mayor Dahlman
got Fleharty to come out to help his
own candidacy. Another Is that Con
gressman Hitchcock pushed Fleharty
into the fight to prevent the South
Omaha man from running for con
gress and also to pull some South
Omaha votes out of the fire for the
Omaha World Herald. It will be re
membered that when the state aerie
of Eagles met In Norfolk Fleharty
was openly "boomed" for Congress
man Hitchcock's job. Fleharty also
ran for state president of the Eagles
and was defeated by Col. J. J. Hyder
of Lincoln. Quackenuiish promises to
carry the fight Into Douglas county.
FORMER BREWERY OWNER DEAD
Joseph Wostoupal , Who Once Owned
West Point Brewery , Is Dead ,
West Point , Neb. , Aug. 15. Special
to The News : Joseph Wostoupal ,
sr. , a native of Bohemia and a pioneer
neer settler of Cumlng county , one of
Its best known citizens died at his
homo at West Point after an Illness
of several months , at an advanced
ago. The deceased formerly owned
nnd operated the West Point brewery ,
before that Institution was incorpor
ated as tne West Point Brewing as
sociation. He was a man of the high
est Intregrtly and was universally
respected. Ho leaves a large family
of grown children. The funeral ser
vices were held today nt St. Mary's
Catholic church and the remains In
terred In St. Michael's cemetery.
The news of the death of Mrs. David
S. Ludwlg , which occurred at Jame
son , Mo. , has just reached the city.
The deceased was a former resident
of Cuming county , coming here In the
year 1878.
A pioneer's association for Cumlng
county has been formed at West
Point with the following officers : Will-
lam Stulfer , president ; Henry Hunker ,
vice president ; D. J. Crellln , secre
tary ; W. T. S. Nellgh , corresponding
secretary ; C. Beckenhauer , treasurer.
This organization will supersede the
original old settlers' association of
Cumlng county and will have charge
of the arrangements for the re-union
to occur here on August 27 , at which
time the golden Jubilee of the organi
zation of the town of West Point ,
which took place In the year 1858 ,
will be celebrated. A feature of the
affair will bo a "Home Coming Week"
for former residents of West Point
nnd Cumlng county.