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THE KOKFOLKWEEKLYYNMWS.JOURNAL : FRIDAY , SKPTEMHEK 18 I'JOS oUPERINTENDENT WITTEN RE CEIVES 1,000 LETTERS DAILY. HE PREDICTS A NEW RECORD Drawing , Which Begins at Dallas Oc tober 19 , Judge Wltten Writes Will Continue at the Rate of From 1,000 , to 2,000 Names Dally. That Urn approaching Trlpp openIng - Ing will HiirpuHH rill previous openings In the United States In the number of IiPi-Hoiis registering i prediction iniiik' to The News by Judge .IninoH " \V. U'lttcn , superintendent of the RoHohnd opening , llaspd on present Indications Judge Wltton believes that tlu > approaching registration , of \vlilrli IIP will huvo eharge , will K lie > end IGO.nou and set a now mark. fl'lic drawing , which will begin nt Dalian on Oct. I ! ) , will , Judge Wlttpn writes , continue at the rate of from l.r.no . to 2,000 niinii'S dully until fi.OOO names huvo boon drawn. HP further writes that ho ! H receiving dally at the general land olllre In Washington from 1,000 to l.fiOO applications for In formation touching the land drawiiiR. In rPK rd to the Trlpp openliiR Mr. Wlltpn writes. In part , as follows : "That thn opening of this tract of valuahle lands , thirty-six miles wide and fifty-four miles long. I * attract ing a great deal of attention , Is tthown hy the fact Hint 1 am dally re- celvhiR from 1,000 to 1.500 nppllciv lions for Information , many of which come from localities reached by your paper. "The plan of this registration dlf- Tors from former plans In that ap pllcants will not he required to stand In line at registration booths to show their qualifications and ho registered ! ulurlng specified hours daily but maj swear to their applications before anj olllcer qualified to administer ontlu and at any hour either at Chamber lain , Dallas , Gregory or Prcsho , Soutli Dakota , or at O'Noill or Valentine Nebraska , nnd then send them to me tit either Dallas or Gregory , by mall In person , or otherwise , at any time before -1:30 : p. in. , October 17. This not only relieves applicants fron : standing In line probably for man ) hours but enables them to swear tc Jhelr applications at any hour , thuf A-fliortenlng their stay at the reglstra ' tion point. It also prevents conges tion caused by the assembling o ! 'largo crowds at a limited number 01 registration points. "As many as 160,000 persons have registered at a single former open ing and 10,000 persons have appenroi In line In a single day. The approach lnpv.v\penlng \ will , from present imlica - ttQfiS , surpass all former openings it the number of applications received "The drawing will begin at Dallas October 19. and continue at the rati of from 1,500 to 2.000 names dnll ; until (5,000 ( names have been drawn. ' Election Echos. Wayne Democrat : About 2 o'clocl Wednesday morning after clectloi Attorney A. U. Davis was called on of bed by a primary election inquisv lor at s'tanton. After going to th phonr and listening to an excite , voice clamor for news of how Appl < by and Hniulall ran In Wayne.count ) Mr. Davis suggested that the Stai tonito call up Sheriff Grant Mean ( with malice aforethought , ns hokne\ \ the sheriff had gone to Lincoln wit ' .the horsethicf. ) as Mr. Mearg was rui iilng the Appleby campaign , yo know. Then the voice from Stanto yelled to quit the Kidding ; it wn Clears , the honorable sheriff and AI pleby booster himself. The sheriff e : plained that after reaching Norfol he hoard that a mob was forming t lynch his prisoner , so went to Stantoi -staying over night and ' from ther phoned to Wayne to learn how hi labor for Appleby had resulted. It I surmised that Grant did not feel an better when ho learned how Uanda had ripped things up the ballots. NORFOLK DOCTOR KNEW RUSKII Dr. Pllger Studied Under Omaha Su geon Whose Death Stirred Omaha , Dr.V. . 11. IMlRor of Norfolk was we acquainted with the late Dr. Frederic Ilustln of Omaha , whoso sensatlonr death Is just now the chief new : story of the middle west. Dr. Pllgc Knew Dr. Hustin while a student n the Croishton medical college , th latter having been one of his profei sors.Dr. . . I'llger describes the lat surgeon as a likable man. He wai however , known as a hard drinker. Dr. Hear was well acquainted wit tluIlustln family , having serve with Dr. Rustln's father In the legii lature in 1871. Ho was at differoii times a guest at the Hustin home i Omaha and remembers the dead so : geon as 'U boy. Vivien Cheney Ends Her Life. Creighton , Nob. , Sept. 11. Spools to The News : Miss Vivien Cheney eldest daughter of Harry Chcnoy , well known banker of this city , ende lier own life at 11:45 : oclock thl noon , by taking poison. Miss Cheney was to have loft thi noon for Bnvnoll Hall , a girls' schot in Omaha , which she was to have ai tended this year. Miss Chcnoy was taken to the d ( ot preparatory to l taking the train , lut Hhe did not tajtu the train. In tend who returned t $ the homo of her grandmother , Nfr. Ghoiioy'u mother , ml there , In a room alone , she took he fatal polHon. Five phyHlclanR wore summoned Im- icdlately but llfo had gone. MIHH Cheney was seventeen years f age. CrolKhton was terribly schockod by hu tragedy. GREGORY COUNTY FAIR MAKES RICH SHOWING. Fairfax. S. D. , Sept. 11. Special to I'he News : The two rival candidates 'or ' the governorship of South Dakota , x-Govornor Andruw U. Lee and Sen- itor Hohert S. Vessey , the Republican nindldato , spoke yesterday afternoon it the Gregory county fair at Hone- itcel. The Fair. The county fair has been In. full swing at lloiipsteel this week. The llsplay of llvo stock , especially of lioroughbred cattle , Is good. Poultry ms made a good showing. The art lall has been filled with the products ) f the farm , the home and the work shop. The afternoons have been given m-r to ball games and racing. The fair closes today. PRIMARY COST MADISON COUNTY ABOUT $1,100. SUCCESSFUL MEN ADVERTISED The Successful Madison County Can dldates Spent on An Average $54.83 Each Senator Randall Spent $143. 98 , the Largest Sum. The six Madison county candidates who were successful at the primar > elections , spent $329.30 In their cam palgns. The taxpayers of Madlsoi county spent about $1,100 to hold the primaries. The average sum spent by the sue cessful candidates In this county was ? 54.88. The largest sum was tha given up by Senator C. A. Randall who spent $1-13.98 in his campaign for renomlnatlon. The smallest sum tc bo spent by a successful Madtsoi county candidate was $12.55 by J. C Engelman , who was nominated fo county attorney by the Democrats without opposition. Among the other candidates whc had no opposition , Low J. Young o Newman Grove , Democratic nomine for representative , spent $25.82 , D Hoes of Norfolk , Democratic nomine for senator , spent $39.50 and Georg N. Reels , Republican nominee fo representative , parted with $75.70. James Nichols , Republican nomine for county attorney and the only mai who had opposition for a county o lice , spent $31.75. Following is the complete list of ex pendltures filed up to date with Com ty Clerk George Richardson : Lew J Young , $25.82 , application and news paper advertising ; J. C. Engelman $12.55 , application , printing and a < vertlslng ; D. Roes , $39.50 , appllcatio and newspaper advertising ; C. A Randall , $143.98 , application and news paper advertising ; James Nichols $31.75 , application and newspaper ac vertising ; George N. Boels , $75.70 , ap plication , railroad and livery faros an newspaper advertising. A good deal of the cxpendltur ' went for printer's ink. George N , Deels Included railroad fares an livery hire In his expense acconn which he need not , under the law have done. As there were 1,580 votes cast 1 Madison county , the primary only cos about SO cents for each vote. R. U. WILLEMS IS THROWN INTC 1 BARBED WIRE FENCE. , R. U. Willems , ono of the firm o Wllloms I3ros. , dairymen , was soverol Injured Monday morning In bein thrown from his horse. Ho was rldln homo from pasture , whore ho ha driven the cattle , when his horse be came frightened at an automobile an throw the rider Into a barbed wlr fence. The Injured man's face was badlj cut and It is thought his shoulder wai dislocated or broken. Ho walked f distance of half a mile to his home but has been In such distress that h < has been unable to explain just how the accident occurred. It was fearei there might bo Internal injuries. COLUMBUS DEFEATS LINDSAY 9 TO 4 IN BASEBALL. POLITICAL MILLING BEGINS Newman Grove Hhad Safe Lead on Albion in Basketball When an In jury to One of the Albion Girls Stopped the Game. Thursday race results at Madison : Three-year-old , won by A. G. Wiley. Mine , 2:2G'/i. : 2U : : ) class , won by Minnlo Oneida. Time 2:21'/ : ' , . Running race , won by Norval. naseball : Columbus 9 , Lindsay 4. Hasketball : Newman Grove 9 , \lhlon 2. Madison. Neb. , Sept. 11. Special o The News : Yesterday saw a mon strous crowd at the fair grounds , a crowd which Madison people cutl- nated at about 7,000. The special ex cursion from the south alone brought loarly 1,000 people. Yesterday was 'Norfglk day" at the fair but as a re sult of the disbanding of the Norfolk msolmll team the Norfolk delegation o Madison fell below expectations. Columbus Won at Ball. Columbus defeated Lindsay at basc- jall by the score of 9 to 4 , winning he chance to meet Humphrey today for the tournament championship. Batteries : Columbus , Dolan and Spear ; Lindsay , Bookmaster and Her- nan. A Basketball Accident. The Newman Grove girls had a sub stantial load in the basketball game when an injury sustained hy ono of the players , Miss Irene Lewis of Albion , brought the game to a close. The score was Newman Grove 9 , Al bion 2. Race Results. The three-year-old race was won by A. G. Wiley In 22G ; A with Shade A second and Minnie F third. The 2:30 : trot or pace was won by Mlmnlo Oneida in 2:2414 : with Al Rex second , Little Star third and\fcyclone fourth. Norval was first In the running race , Rector second and Kid- McCoy third. Balloon ascensions , carnival attrac tions and two dances were other fea hires. Political Milling On. The arrival of the political season was shown yesterday by the appearance anco of numerous candidates at the fair. Senator Latta , the Democratic nominee for congress , was early on ' the ground. Both of" the senatorial candidates , Senator Randall of New man Grove and D. Rees of Norfolk were present. Norfolk was officially represented by Mayor Sturgeon. Today marks the close of the races FRIDAY FACTS. T. C. Cantwell was In Madison Frl day. day.J. . F. Flynn returned from Wisnei Thursday. Mrs. T. J. Donohuo , who has beei srlsiting her mother , Mrs. P. II. Car berry , will return to Omaha tomor row. row.B. . A. Moore left for Denver , Colo. Thursday. Mrs. F. Peters returned to Stantoi Thursday noon. Henry Johnson of Brunswick wa here Thursday. Rev. Chas , Wayne Ray went t < Stanton Thursday. Miss Lizzie Rohrke Is visiting li Milestone , Canada. S. R. Carney returned Friday morn ing from Valentine. Miss Minnie Schram will leave-fo Omaha Saturday morning. Mrs. P. Stafford and Mrs. F. Koei ber went to WIsner Thursday. S. M. Rosenthal has returned fron a business trip to St. Joseph , Mo. Congressman Kinkatd of O'Nell passed through Norfolk yesterday. Miss Lillian Degner left Friday nooi for Red Wing. Minn. , to attend school Mrs. M. J. Winder returned Thurs day afternoon from a visit In Omaha Mrs. J. A. Mullens of Rawllns Wyo. . is visiting her cousin , Miss Ven Johnson. O. H. Wertz of Creighton was ii the city Thursday onroute to Siou : City. City.Mrs. . J. W. Stirk and Miss Luc ; Carborry attended the Madison conn ty fair yesterday. Dr. H. T. Holdon and sister , Mis Florence Hahloif , * , returned fron Omaha Thursday evening. Mr. and Mrs. John Krantz returnei last evening from Sioux City when they had been attending the fair. Mrs. Anna Walter and daughter Miss Opal , of Gregory , S. D. , wen guests at the homo of Dr. O. R Meredith Thursday. Judge George Kelley of Pierce wai in the city Thursday on his way lionn from Hastings w'hero he attended tin county judges' convention. Mrs. J. P. Underwood and daughter tor , Miss Ethel May Underwood , o Whlttler , Cal. , arrived Wednesda ; evening to bo the guests of Mrs. E. A Moore for a few days. Among the day's out of town vlsl Itors In Norfolk were : William Gra ham , Creighton ; Mrs. Gertie Crum Creighton ; D. G. Wilson , Bloomfleld ; E. L. Hllborn , Plalnview ; J. Bruner lonesteol , S , D. ; P. J. Dover , Marti an ; Mrs , S. W. Ray. Oakdale ; Mr. and Mm. U o. Llzer , Fairfax , S. I ) . ; ' . W. Rathman. Gregory , S. . : Aug- ml Xlcmer , HoHklna ; Mr. and Mrs. ohn Molstor , Wayne. Glenn Green returned from Hosklns Thursday. W. A. Witzlgman was in Madison Thursday. Miss Anna Palm returned from Sioux City Thursday evening. Mrs. Fred Glander of Columbus is Malting at the Freil Leu home. Thomas O'Shea of Madison has de cided to move to Oklahoma and is ad vertising his residence property for sale. It Is reported that a north Nebras ka merchant In one of the towns ad- acent to Norfolk had ottered to bet hat Taft will carry the state by ,000 majority. B. T. Reid , while In Minnesota last week , was an oyy-wltni'ss to the : ragedy of a man hurling himself from a bridge 500 feet above the Mis sissippi river and committing suicide. George La Farge died at S o'clock ast evening at the Norfolk hospital. Ho is survived hy a wife and throe children. The funeral was held at 4 > 'clock this afternoon at the home on Prospect avenue. Announcements have been received In Norfolk of the marriage of Miss i\nna Louise Mattlngly 'to Edward H. Heal on September 7 at the home of lie bride in Cellar Falls , la. Mr. Heal Is a mall carrier at Waterloo , In. , and has spent his summers in Norfolk for the last few years. M. B. Huffman of Nellgh , for many years mayor of that city , has been In Madison tills week starting the Madi son county fair races. Mr. Huffman Is a big , jovial , broad-guaged fellow and ho has been drawn Into service as starter at three race meetings in northern Nebraska this fall. Ho started the O'Neill races , those at Ne llgh and now those at Madison. Next week it Is ( ho Stanton county fair , the fair dates being September 15 , 1C , 17 and IS. Wednesday , Thurs day and Friday are the racing days. Excellent train connections , combined with an obligation Norfolk owes Stanton - ton In the way of a Norfolk crowd , Is expected to result In a good sized Norfolk delegation visiting Stanton. Peter Kantz of Hosklns says that the young man who was sent to the penitentiary for seven years for stealing a horse from Ernest Behnier near Hosklns , worked at the carpen ter trade In Hoskins about nine years ago and also lived In Norfolk for a time. The man gave the name of William Wallace. His real name was not known. By good behavior ho can reduce his sentence to five years. Nine candidates for Initiation Into the A. O. U. W. lodge resulted from the first day's work In Norfolk ol Deputy Grand Master Workman A. B Dillon. It is hoped that a class of 100 may be raised , and from the pre sent ( prospects this seems easily within reach. The A. O. U. W. is the oldest of fraternal protective In surance orders , and one of the very best. Norfolk already has a large lodge in the order. Ex-Governor Frank D. Jackson of Dos Molnes , well known In Norfolk received two votes for United States senator in yesterday's attempt of the Iowa legislature to select a successor to the late Senator Allison. An earlj morning report that the "standpat tors" had decided In a conference to support Mr. Jackson in the senatoria primary in November was denied b > later press reports. J. C. Engelman of Norfolk , Demo cratic candidate for county attorney was made fearful that somethiiii. might have happened to his littk daughter , Flora Engelman , agec twelve , by reason of a telegram tha came to Norfolk from Dallas , S D. , stating that a man there has tin trunk check and the trunk of Flon' ' Engelman. The message says thai the party got the check through mis take at Sioux City and that the lltth girl's trunk had been sent to Dallas while the man's own trunk has beei lost. The little girl has been staylnf with an aunt in DCS Molnes and hei father here was not aware that sin had plans to leave DOS Molnes foi any journey whatever. Consequently he was deeply concerned when thi telegram came from Dallas with in formation that his daughter's trunl check and trunk were in the Soutl Dakota town as the result of an error He started the wires going In tin hope of tracing the mysterious Inci dent to a solution and soon fount 1 that the child had gone from Dei Molnes to Carroll , la. , to visit ai uncle , Mr. Engelman felt greatly re lleved. In Iowa thed had been hunt Ing the trunk for a week. "Frontier Days" have been adoptei by Columbus , Neb. , as fall fostlva features. October 1 and 2 have beei selected as the dates. The sports and entertainment will take place a the race track and there Is promise o a large crowd. The same men , horses and steers which were seen in tin Cheyenne , Wyo. , frontier day events will bo seen at Columbus. Amoiu them are Dick Stanley , world's cham plon rider , Hugh Clark , world's chain plon rider , "Steamboat , " the notei outlaw horse , and fifty other cele brltlos of the plains. Real cowboys wild men and wild steers arc advor tlsod. Broncho busting , wild horse racing , roping wild steers and othoi thrilling feats are planned. It Is saii : that $2,500 will be given in bonus aiu prizes. It is said that this will be the first time this sort of a frontiei celebration will bo held ns far east as Columbus. The Columbus Driving club hns charge of the events and the officers are H. B. Robinson , prcsl dent , nnd G. B. Spelce , secretary. THEODORE LORCH MAKES A HIT WITH PLAYGOERS. THIS IS THE ONLY HOME HE HAS I Lost My Folks When I Was Just Big Enough to Look Over the Top of the Sagebrush , " Said the Actor In ,1 Curtain Speech , Seldom has a pleasanter evening been enjoyed by Norfolk playgoers than that last night by those who aw Theodore Loirh and his com pany in , "Tho Lieutenant and the Cowboy , " at the Auditorium. Owing o the extremely hot night and to several other Incidents the audience was not so large as It ordinarily would have been , but it was a fair house ai that , and It was certainly a cordial reception that was tendered by Nor folk people to Mr. Lorch and his play ers. Mr. Lorch Is exceedingly clever , uid his company Is well balanced , with every one a true artist. Norfolk His "Home. " Mr. Lorch was called out for a cur tain speech and It was a touching lit tle .speech ho made. "Like my char acter in the play , " he said , "I lost my folks when I was just tall enough to look over the top of the sagebrush , ' and I haven't had any home since. I lost my father when I was a small boy and my mother when I was eigh teen. I haven't had any real home since then and I call Norfolk , Ne braska , my home , because here it is that I belong to the lodge of Elks. " Reception at Elk Club. After the play , which was gen uinely enjoyable throughout , and which was likened by many to "The Squaw Man , " Mr. Lorch and his en tire company were given a reception at the Elks club by Elks and their ladles. Buffet lunch was served and afterward each member of the com pany did some clover little stunt. The evening ended with Mr. Lorch tolling a story of a real experience out In Nevada where he was held up by a real westerner. On the train a tall six-footer put a gun in Lorch's face and demanded $5.50. I orch gave It. This was for "license" to play In that town. "Now come up and have a drink , " said the frontiersman. "I don't drink. " said Lorch. "You will , " the man said. "Yes , I will , " said Lorch and ho did. Then in came another six-footer , demanding $7.50 to haul the company trunks. Several other Incidents of the kind occurred. Mr. Lorch has cut that town off his list. Mr. Lorch Likes Norfolk. Mr. iMi-ch likes Norfolk. Ho said he left no grievance over the rather small audience , because he under stood the circumstances. lie appre ciated the pleasant reception , and will come back whenever he can. The company left for Sioux City. Norfolk is the smallest town they play. Those who missed "The Lieu tenant and the Cowboy , " missed a mighty pretty and attractive show. SATURDAY SIFTINGS. Miss L. A. Sims will go to Stanton Sunday. Henry Just went to Fremont Satur day morning. G. A. Mueller of Hadar was in the city yesterday. Mrs. G. B. Miller of Hoskins was in the city Friday , Miss Vera Miller of Nellgh was In the city Friday. Mrs. Frank Klug of Stanton was In the city yesterday. Miss Eltie Klug went to Stanton Saturday morning. Miss Elizabeth Manske went tc Pierce Saturday noon. Charles Grosspitch will leave foi Chicago Sunday noon. Miss Agnes Ilaasch will go to Battle Creek Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Barter have re turned from Sioux City. A. J. Nichols of Edgar , who has been in Holt county on business , was In Norfolk Friday enrouto home. A large party of Indian police nassfd through the city enroute nortl : J * riday noon. Miss Ida Waddell of Meadow Grove was In the city Friday. Mrs. Gus Kuhl went to Tlldon Satur day noon to visit friends. Mr. and Mrs , E. S. Monroe went tc Sioux City Saturday morning. Stella Weatherholt went to Sioux City Saturday to attend the ralr. Clyde Brlce and Willis Brlco ol Spencer were In Norfolk Saturday af ternoon on business. Mrs. W. B. Murray of Gross , whc has been visiting Mrs. C. A. Cronk , rc turned homo Saturday noon. Lawrence Hoffman was suddenly taken ill on the train Saturday while returning from Madison , where ho had been playing ball. At last report he was rapidly recovering. Mrs. John Bauss of West Point , who has been the guest of Mrs. A. J. Dro > bert for a few days , returned home at noon. noon.Mrs. Mrs. L. A. Dunn , who has been car ing for her Invalid mother , Mrs , Evans * for several days , returned to Meadow Grove Friday. Born to Mr. and Mrs. r. T. Boo , a eon. eon.Mr. Mr. nnd Mrs. W. H. Blakoman , Dr. and Mrs. R. A. MIttelstadt and Mrs. J. KoonlgHtcIn attended the Sioux City air this week , Miss Myrtle Clark and her uncle , John Ilamtii , who has boon visiting lere , loft for Crelghton Saturday to itiend a Degree of Honor picnic. William Bartlptt , a prominent stock iri'pder of Plercp , passed through Norfolk enroute homo from the Madi son county fair , where ho won five first prizes and a number of others. Preston Ogden , who underwent a surgical operation Thursday morning , is recovering from the shock of It very nlcoly , Mrs. Durland and her daughter , Mrs. Mon/.o RulPiiherg and family , for merly of Norfolk but now of Chicago , lire planning to move to Kansas City to bo with Mrs. Dnrland's son , Erza T. Durland. Fremont Tribune : C. E. Tldd , ex pressman at the union station , went to Norfolk yesterday , where ho will bo depot agent. Mrs. Tldd Is vsltlng | In DCS Molnes , la. , and as soon as she re turns they will move to Norfolk. D. L. Clutter , the deputy game war den , whoso matrimonial ventures has IIPPII called Into question by the In- illana man who was formerly married to Mr. Clutter's present wife , has en gaged Senator Allen for an attorney nnd has had his case in the court of Justice La mho r continued. Among the Norfolk girls who arc teaching school In Pierce county arc : Miss Ili'sskWldaman , district No. 1 , Misses Margaret Hamilton and Ge neva Moollrk , No. ( i , Miss Vcrna Cory ell , No. II. Miss Nellli- Flynn , No. 21 , Miss llc-ssle ltichi'No. . 1 ! . " , . . Miss Re- iicppa DiiKan. No. : ! : > , Miss Erna Wlhla , Nil. fi5. TUESDAY BEGINS"OPEN SEASON1 ON GAME BIRDS. FOR GAME WATER FOWLS TOO. Many a Northern Nebraska Sports man Spent the Day Cleaning Up His Hammerless , in Anticipation of the Forthcoming Shooting. Many a sportsman In Norfolk nnd Northern Nebraska spent a good portion tion of the day yesterday in cleaning up long-storcd-away shotguns and in packing hunting coats with shells properly loaded for prairie chicken. The open season for prairie chickens , sage chickens and grouse begins Tues day , September 15 , and many a hunter will blow holes In the atmosphere early Tuesday morning. The season ends November 30. The open season for wild ducks , geese , brant , cranes and game water fowls also begins Tuesday morning , continuing until April 10. The open season begins Tuesday also on wild pigeons doves and plover , and ends November 30. Limit on Prairie Chickens. It is unlawful for any person to take , kill or have in his possession more than ten prairie chickens or grouse during any one day. And "no game shall be pursued , taken , wound ed or killed ono half hour after sun down or before daylight , nor with a steel or hard pointed bullet , nor with any weapon other than an ordinary shoulder gun or pistol , " Violations of the law means n fine of ? 5 for each bird unlawfully held , and imprisonment in the county jail of not more than ten days for each bird. Chickens are Scarce. It is reported that chickens are scarce , even In the prairies where they usually abound. CIVIL WAR VETERAN DEAD. Danford Taylor , Who Recently Moved From Battle Creek , Dies. Danford Taylor , who recently moved from Battle Crook to Js'orfolk , his daughter , Miss Idelle Taylor com ing to this city to teach In the pub lic schools , died Thursday after an illness of two years duration. The remains were taken at noon to Monmouth - mouth , 111. , where the fifneral will be held Saturday. Monmouth was Mr. .Taylor's former home and the funeral will bo conducted by the Masonic lodge of that city. The wife and daughter accompanied the remains east. Mr. Taylor was a veteran of I ho civil war , having served as a lieu tenant in company "D"of the Twelfth Illinois cavalry. Ho was born April 29 , 1811 , in St. Lawrence county , Now York. At an early ago he started west and was In Illinois when the civil war broke out. He was ono of six sons to enlist as volunteers and became a commis sioned olllcer before the close of the great conflict. He remained In Monmouth - mouth , 111. , until 1882 when ho moved to Columbus , Neb. Ho was in Atkin son about a year and then lived at Tlldon whore ho was engaged In the mercantile business until 1S95 , when ho moved to Battle Creek. Just last June ho came hero to live so that he could ho with his daughter , Mlsa Idello Taylor , who teachus In the primary department of Lincoln school. For thirty > ears ho has been a Mas ter Mason. Two daughters survive htm , Mlsa Idello Taylor and Mrs. Howard Miller of Battle Creek. AND PLEDGES HIS SUPPORT TO SENATOR RANDALL. PROMISED RANDALL HE WOULD. R. Y. Appleby Sincerely Appreciates the Support Given Him by Many Republicans of the Eleventh DIs- trlct and Thanks Them All. Stanton. Nob. , Sept. | | . _ lollop News : My attention ! ms been called to the fact that the Tilden Citizen In Its last week's issue In u tltuld man ner seems to doubt my voting for the present nominee for stale senator In this district. Now 1 wonder If the Clllznn known "f any good miKon why | should not -V support Senator Randall at the comIng - \ Ing election ? If he does , he ought to speak right out In mcpting. as llnitlicr Felix Is not usually backward about xaMng what he thinks , out hum. I feel quite sure that Mr. Hales did not know at the time ho wrote thin Piece that I had ( old Senator Itnndall In the beginning when he decided to become a candidate , ( hat If he do- featpd me at the primaries I would Rive him my support , or possibly f Hi-other Hales did not know me well enough ( o know that I have never yet made a polltlpnl promise that I have " t felt that II was as sacred to mo to make It good If us It hart been ; i business proposition , written , signed ' scaled and acknowledged. And now , with your permission , I would like to thank my friends throughout ( his district for the sup port they gave me at the primaries. I certainly appreciate It and It being im possible for me to thank each ono separately , I take this method of reaching the greatest number of them and I wish to say further to thorn that Mr. Randall was the choice of the Re publicans at their primaries for the of- lice of state senator and If they will do as I am going to do at the polls , they will give Senator Randall their support. Hoping that this will he entirely sat isfactory to the Citizen as well as to all other Republicans throughout the district , I am , Very truly yours , R. Y. Appleby. Word comes from Stanton that Mr. Appleby has been suffering from a high fever during the past week. Ho wrote the above letter from his sick bed. His fever has ranged from 100 to 103'X ; for several days. THEIR TEAM HAS WON THIRTEEN OUT OF SEVENTEEN GAMES. O'Neill , Nob. , Sept. 11. Special to The News : It was a dull and one sided game Sunday afternoon be tween O'Neill and Atkinson and re sulted In a complete shut-out for the boys from the west , while the locals made fourteen runs. Several of the locals got three-base hits and Prim- ley made a home-run , but was sent back to third for running into the third baseman. Results : O'Neill 0 0 0 23 0 0 9 x 14 Atkinson OQQOOQOQQ 9 Hits O'Neill , 11 ; Atkinson , 7. Three base hits , Prlmley , Nelson and Brophy. Bases on balls , KIrkland 7. Batteries , O'Neill , Prlmley and Wilson ; Atkin son , KIrkland and Coyne. . This makes thirteen frames O'N'elll has won out of seventeen played , O'Neill having won eight straight. This Is better than any team in this section of Nebraska and O'Neill again claims the championship. On next Wednesday , Thursday and Friday the local team plays Hooper three games at the Boone county fair at Albion for $100 a game. MADISON COUNTY DELEGATES. Smith of Tilden , Donovan of Madison , Chosen. C. A. Smith of Tilden will represent Madison county Republicans in their state convention at Lincoln and J. B. Donovan of Madison will represent the Democrats in their state conven tion. tion.The The county central committees were named in Madison Saturday , old members being reappolnted. S. C. Blackmail of Madison Is chairman of the Republican committee and C. A. Smith secretary. John Flynn of Nor folk Is chairman of the Democratic county central committee and A. M. Kochig of Madison secretary. Freschauf-Canfield. Lindsay , Neb. , Sept. 12. Special to The News : The marriage of Frank Fresclmuf and Miss Gertrude Canfleld was solemnized at the Holy Family church Wednesday morning at a nup tial high mass. Father Ralmnus offi ciating. In the afternoon a reception was tendered the young couple at the homo of the groom's parents. It was followed by a wedding dance at the opera house.