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" " " * a . . i.fcaaaag aa 1 Till' ' ] NOHFOMs WEPrvLY NHWS JOURNAL FlUDAY DKOKMHEU4 IMS VETERAN OF TWO WARS , M , T , Post of Nlonowi Tells of Campaign Under Guster , S A VETERAN INDIAN FIGHTER , Incidents and the Story of Ouster's Qlg Indian Battle at Waahlta Is Told by Monowl Attorney Who Took Part In the Ouster Charge. Monowl , Neb , Nov. 27. From a Staff Correspondent ; A uoldler with two honorable war records la M. T. 1'ont of Monowl. IIo Horvod In nn Indian regiment during the civil war and aftorwardH with Cn tor against the Indiana on the plains , llo was a imrtlclpant In General Sliorldan'a inoniorablo winter campaign against the southwest IndlaiiB , and was In the battle on the Waahlta , which brought potico to frontlor for a couple of yours. Mr. Post waa a young man living lit Ohio at the outbreak of the rebel lion , but ho joined a Ilooxlor regiment Imitead of one from hla own ntiito. Ho waa at the battles of Stony Illvor , Chlckamauga , Mlsalonary Ridge and In the campaign leading to the cap ture of Atlanta. Ho marched with Shermait'a army to the sea and north ward from Savannah. After the war Mr. 1'oat enlisted In the regular army and was assigned to Cuator's cavalry regiment , the famous Seventh. In the aummor of 1801 ! the Cboy- onnos and other Indians In the southwest - west committed countlcsa depreda tions. Settlers wore butchered , their wives and children killed or carried Into captivity , their stock driven off , emigrant trains and atagcs were at tacked and stage stations burned. Notwithstanding the activity of the soldiers , Indian depredations contin ued throughout the season. First Winter Campaign. General Sheridan , who was In com mand of the department of the Mis souri , with headquarters at Leaven- worth , determined on a winter cam paign against the Indians , something which had never before been tried. IIo realized that the customary sum mer mode of warfare against Indians waa Ineffective. They went on the war path when their ponies had fat tened on the spring grass , and quit when It was time to go Into winter quarters. Indians , living oil of the country over which they roamed , hav Ing no towns to protect nor base of supplies to guard , bad the choice of giving or refusing battle , as was to their advantage. The troops could neither corner nor overtake them If they did not choose to light. Sherman determined to attack the Indians when they were In their win ter camps and when their ponies would bo poor for lack of food. Dur Ing the fall he had a large amount of supplies collected at an outpost In northwestern Oklahoma , then Indian territory. The post was named Camp Supply , and Sheridan went there In person to direct the campaign. Ouster at Washlta. Custer's cavalry and a regiment of infantry were assembled at Camp Sup ply , but the cavalry alone fought the principal engagement of this memor able campaign the battle on the Washlta. Jt was late In November when Custer's command left Camp Supply In a southward direction , where the hostile Indians were supposed to be camped. The start was made In a snow storm , which compelled the troops to go into camp several miles out. Next morning there was a foot of snow on the ground , but Custer proceeded , followed by the supply train. A small scouting party with a con- plo of Osagc scouts went ahead to look for Indian "signs. " After dusk n scout returned with the Informa tion that a small trail had been struck. Custer went back with the scout f.fter giv'ng ' directions that the troops should follow on a night march. The supply train wont Into camp with orders to push on at daylight. Follow Indian Trail. The scouts had struck the trail of a small party of Indians who were re turning to their village. The trail was followed far Into the night. It led to the village of a Shawnee tribe , of which the noted Blacck eKttle was the head chief. The camp was lo cated on the bottoms of Washlta crook , which the bluffs overlooked. Custer and the scouts cautiously crawled to the bluff edge to rocon- nolter. They dimly descerned a largo Indian village. When the cavalrymen arrived they were required to dis mount and stand beside theif horses during the chilly night , with strict orders not to stamp their feet or hands for warmth. Before the attack was made Custer sent Major Elliot with a small troop by a circuitous route to the opposite side of the village to cut off retreat. This march was nado In darkness. At dim daylight the advance was made. The cavalrymen walked their horses until the village was neared. The signal to charge was to be given by bugle call , at which the mounted bond was to play Custer's favorite tune , Garry Owen. But the hands of the musicians were so lonumbed with cold that they could not finger their Instruments , and after a few discordant notes they desisted. Indian Village Charged. The troops charged as the village was neared , As the horses broke Into a gallop there was a shot from the Tillage. This shot was Bred by Black Kettle himself , whoso lodge was on the Bldo the troops wore approaching. His keen cur had caught the sound of the advance. Ho sprang from his lodge and Ilred at the charging caval rymen. During the light Black ICottlo was killed. The village was Instantly aroused. The Indiana , who alopt In the clothes they were by day , poured out of tholr lodges , some Ileelng , others making a stand and llrlng at the dimly dis cerned troops. The cavalrymen charged through the village , shooting and cutting down the surprised Indiana. Cuater hud given orders not to kill women and children , but In the confusion this could not he avoided. After the llrat surprise the Indiana made a stand In a gully , from which protected spot they poured a galling lire Into Cnstcr'a command. Ilia loaaea In killed and wounded mainly came from this quarter. The hostlles In the guily were outflanked , and were either killed or ( led. Mr. Post relates an Incident of the light , of which he was an eye wltneaa. A corpulent Indian jumped on a pony's back and with hla wife behind , gal loped off. A ahot killed the horse. The riders were thrown , the pony's body falling on the woman and crushIng - Ing her. The Indian was shot and killed as he lloundored on the ground. The sun was well up when the light ing ceased. The male Indians had either boon killed or had escaped. Many women and children also es caped. The captured women and children were put under guard , A notable Instance of juvenile In dian lighting ferocity occurred at this battlo. A boy of ten years , who was shooting at the troops , was com manded by Major Bonteon to surren der. Instead of surrendering he shot twice at the olllcer , one of the bullets being deflected by the saddle pommel. Major Bonteen In self defense was compelled to kill the lad. Burn the Village. After the shooting had ceased the destruction of the village commenced. The lodges and their contents were burned. Bales of buffalo robea and great quantities of jerked buffalo moat were destroyed by fire. There were 300 ponies In the vil lage. As It was Impracticable to hold this herd and drive them to Camp Supply , Custer gave orders to kill them. After the squaws had selected the ponies they needed to carry them to Camp Supply , the remainder were shot down. When Custer attacked Black Ket tle's village ho supposed that he was dealing with a single winter encamp ment of Indians. Instead , the Wash lta bottoms were thick with the win ter camps of the Cheyenne , Arrapa- hoe and Kiowa tribes. Excepting that the villages were separated , It was almost a continuous camp for thirty miles. Custer had struck the head of the camp when he attacked Black Kettle's bond. While the village was being de stroyed mounted Indians appeared on horseback on the bluffs. They had camped further down the Washlta and had been attracted by the sounds of firing. Meantime Custer's command was anxious for the safety of Major El liot's detachment. Sounds of llrlng had been heard In the direction ho had taken , but no other knowledge of his whereabouts or fate was known. Weeks afterwards the mutilated bodies ies of Elliot and his two dozen caval rymen were found. Not a single man had escaped. Custer Plans Return. It was late In the afternoon when Custor had completd the work of de struction and was prepared to move. Prom the captives ho learned that he had fought but a small number of the Indians encamped on the Washita. This made It advisable for him to re turn to Camp Supply. But he deter mined first to make a feint of attackIng - Ing the villages below. With the band at the head of the column playing Garry Owen , Custer headed for the villages farther down. The mounted Indians , who had been watching his movements , disappeared. Custer then swung around and started on his return to Camp Sup ply. While the troops were on their march they were cheered by the sight of the wagon train , with its supplies of ammunition and food , which had hurriedly followed on the traij made by the cavalry. Couriers were sent ahead with dis patches to General Sheridan Inform ing him of the victory. Two days after Custer's command reached Camp Supply. It had been arranged with Sheridan that he should review t. em. The command halted a mile out of camp to arrange for the review and gave the Osage scouts time to fantastically paint themselves. First came the band playing that liveliest of nlrs , Garry Owen. "Then the scouts with the celebrated Cali fornia Joe , riding a mule , as was his custom , at the bead. There were forty Osage Indians in the scouting party. Feathered and costumed In barbaric colors they Ilred off their weapons and gave their college yelis as they passed Sheridan and the reviewing officers. Following them wore the Indian squaws and children mounted on ponies. Then came Custer's command , the supply train bringing up the rear. Sheridan afterwards declared that this was the most thrilling rovidw ho had over witnessed. The number of Indians killed at the battle on the Washlta was about 200 , and of troops less than a fourth of that. It was no great battle , except In Its consequences. The remaining encampments along the Wnshlta were abandoned , the Indians In their panic leaving lodges , goods and food behind. Later , when bnerldan's combined for ces of calvary and Infantry marched southward they struck the former en campments and destroyed an Im mense amount of abandoned Indian property. Peace on the Frontier. The Indians were followed up until their spirit was broken , although no further engagements of any consu- quoni'o occurred The vailous hostile trlbrs who had b."en devastating the frontier gladly agreed to return to ( heir reservations. For two yours there wns peace on the southwestern frontier. Thin winter campaign waa therefore great In Ita results. Post Throughout All. Mr. Post , who took so creditable part In the battle on the Wnshlta , and In the pursuit of the Indians which followed It , Is now a lawyer at Mon owl , and owns a line farm nearby. Ho baa boon employed by the govern ment In straightening out Indian tittles , and at present Is engaged on n Ponca title which required a trip to Oklahoma. The entire Ponca tribe wns re moved by the government over forty yours ago from the Nlobrara country which they Inhabit" ! ] , to a reserva tion In the Indian territory. Three hundred of them , pining for tholr native haunts , hiked back , the gov ernment afterwards giving them a reservation near Nlobrara , Neb. Indian Titles Valuable. Formerly when Indian lands were not of much value , but little atten tion was given to titles. But the advent of the white men has made allotted Indian lands valuable , and the Indiana themselves are eager to get straight titles to hinds In which they claim an inheritance. FRIDAY FACTS. Mrs. A. II. Baldwin Is visiting friends In Plattsmouth , Nob. Tom Coyne of O'Neill was down with the football team yesterday. Mrs. Morrlrk of Meadow Grove was In Norfolk Friday Mr. and Mrs. \ \ Illlam Alilman spent the day In Wakolield. Miss Henii Olmstod is home from Pierce fo.r the holidays. Dr. Scheme ! of Hosklns was a Fri day visitor in Norfolk. Miss Mnudo Uoes is homo from boano college for the holidays. Sol G. Mayer has gene to Chicago whore he moots the body of his father and , with other relatives , accompanies the remains to Lincoln. The funeral will be hold Sunday morning. Dave Johnson of Basin , Wyo. , Is In Norfolk on a visit with his cousin , Dr. E. L. Brush. Charles Landers came home from the state university for the Thanks giving holidays. Spencer Buttorfleld came home from Ames college yesterday to spend the Thanksgiving vacation at home. Miss Sophia Netbaway came up from West Point to spend Thanks giving with her grandparents , Mr. and Mrs. E. Nethaway. Miss Ethel Doughty , Margaret Aus tin and Georgia Austin spent Thanks giving with friends at Inman. Mrs. R. V. Wallick , who has been trimming for Mrs. Schwartz , went to Omaha for a Thanksgiving visit. Father Moore , who has been at O'Neill , was In the city yesterday on his way to Newcastle , where he takes charge of the Catholic church. He was the guest of Father Buckley while in the city. Rev. J. F. Poucher , now pastor of the Methodist church at Stanton and formerly pastor of the First Methodist church of Norfolk , spent Thanksgiving In the city , the guest at dinner , with other friends , of Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Beeler. J. R. Morris and family of Omaha spent Thanksgiving at the home of D. Rees. Mr. Morris Is secretary of the Nye , Schneider , Fowler Grain com pany of Omaha. He was formerly In business In Norfolk with Mr. Rees and is now said to be the best grain man In Omaha. The Norfolk Elks will hold annual memorial services at the lodge rooms on Sunday , December C. Norfolk seems to have escaped a heavy snowstorm Wednesday by a narrow margin. The snow was re ported at Columbus and throughout the South Platte territory ; and at West Point. Snow also fell heavily In Sioux City. Not a flake fell here. Howard Beymer , who had held the position of ticket seller at the Junc tion depot of the Northwestern for four years past , has just gone to Grand Island to accept a position with the Union Pacific. Mr. Beymer lost a foot In a freight accident at West Point four years ago. The remaining finger on the right hand of W. II. Shippee , a Northwest ern freight conductor , running be tween Norfolk and Long Pine , was amputated yesterday morning at New port. Mr. Shippee was jacking up a journal box of a freight car to ex tract a brass when the jack broke and crushed his finger. Amputation was necessary. Dr. C. S. Parker of this city was elected president of the state dental board at the board meeting In Lincoln this week. Dr. Parker was also chosen as Nebraska's representative to the nrtlonal meeting of dental ex aminers at Old Point Comfort next summer. Dr. Parker has been a mem ber of the state board for throe years. He returned to Norfolk yesterday. The county commissioners will meet at Madison Tuesday. It will be the last reguar meeting of the old board of commissioners before the January meeting to arrange for the transfer of officers. This year there Is no change in the membership of the board , Burr Taft simply succeeding John Malone as chairman. At the same time Jack Koenlgsteln will bo succeeded by James Nichols as county attorney. The Northwestern passenger from Omaha arriving in this city at noon yesterday morning struck a farm wagon * near Arlington , the first sta tion east of Fremont. The three oc cupants , a man , wife and little son , were thrown to one side The woman escaped Injury wllo > \ the boy received only a cut on his tongue. The man was more painfully Injured but a fur coat which ho were gave him some protection. The farmer did not BOO the approaching train , It Is said , on account of a airing of box cars. The accident delayed the train about twenty-five minutes. Arthur Ahlmun of Omaha spent Thanksgiving with his parents , Mr and Mm. W. F. Ahlman of this city. Miss Margaret Lombard was In I'll- gor Thursday to attend the double wedding of the Misses Cutlery , former Norfolk teachers. Burl Mapes loft Friday for Gregory , S. D. Returning ho will atop at Butte on business , arriving home Monday or Tuesday. An Important case to bo trlod dur ing the special term In Gregory coun ty Is that In which a man giving hla name as Johnson , Is the defendant. Together with a companion , Johnson was charged with having stolen a val uable team of horses from S. A. Hill , a Gregory county farmer. The two men were arrested but made their eacupo. They were recaptured In Ly- man county , but again mndo tholr escape and In a running fight with Sheriff Sam Sheldon of Lynian coun ty , the companion of Johnson was shot and killed. The identity of the dead man never has boon established. If Johnson knows who ho waa he refuses - fuses to reveal his Identity. However , It Is believed the dead man came from a wealthy and highly respected family In the east. MRS. SCHWARTZ SELLS OUT. Her Millinery Store Purchased by Miss Mae Barrett. Miss Mao Barrett today purchased the millinery store which for live years past has boon conducted by Mrs. Joseph Schwartz. Mlsa Barrett will take possession of the store December 1. The business will bo conducted as the Barret millinery store. Mrs , Schwartz will probably remain In the store the greater pait of the counts. After that her plans are not coming month , closing up her nc- settled. Mrs. Schwartz bought the luskeop millinery store five years ago and has always had a largo patronage. Not Expected to Live. Little Edward Loucks , the son of Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Loucks , has boon very sick and was not expected to live through the day. The little fellow has had heart trouble , following his re covery from a severe attack of typhoid fever. Among the relatives who have arrived arc Mrs. L. M. Tompkins of Inman , and Mrs. Fred Klnney of Schuyler , Loon Tompkins Is expected Saturday from Inman. West Point News. West Point , Neb. , Nov. 27. Special to The News : An old fashioned snow storm broke upon this section Wed nesday morning and continued without Intermission during the day. Much snow has fallen , about four Inches lying level on the ground. A light northwest wind was blowing but the snow was soft and wet and owing to the dry condition of the ground was speedily absorbed. Great benefit to winter grain is assured and the mois ture was greatly needed to facilitate spring work. Practically all the corn crop is in the cribs and farmers are In better shape than over to care for their stock. The snow Is very welcome at this time. Wagar Under Arrest. Sioux Falls , S. D. , Nov. 27. More trouble is In store for Ansen Wagar , former United States commissioner at Dallas , who early In October was re moved from that office by Judge Car- land , of the United States court In this city. Wagar ut that time was charged with having used his commissioner postal frank on postal cards contain ing printed matter of a private nature. Formal charges were made against him by the United States authorities , and recently he entered a plea of guilty and was compelled to pay a fine of $1100 for the offense. Wagar was ro-arrested by Deputy United Stales Marshal Edwards on the train in the southern part of the state and brought to Sioux Falls on a charge of embezzlement of funds be longing to homesteaders in the ceded portion of the Rosebud Indian reserva tion in Gregory county. The funds alleged to have been em bezzled by him range In the aggregate from $3,000 to $ . " ,000 and had been placed In his hands as commissioner for the purpose of enabling him to pay the purchase price ot the land for the homesteaders and also final proof fees. Wagar , when taken before United States Commisloner D. J. Conway this morning , waived his preliminary hear ing. The bond for his appearance be fore the next federal grand Jury was fixed at $5.000. Wagar disclaims all Intention of re taining the money placed In his hands as an official of the government , al leging that there was .delay In com pleting the proofs and turning them over to the United States district land office. Ho further claims that he was on his way to the land office nt Mit chell with a number of the proofs when he was arrested. O'Neill 5 , Norfolk 0. Norfolk 17 , Madison 0. Norfolk 22 , Nellgh 0. Madison 10 , Norfolk 0. Norfolk 0/Wisnor 0. Norfolk 5 , Nellgh 5. Norfolk 0 , Oakland 0. O'Neill 5 , Norfolk 0. O'Neill defeated Norfolk by a single touchdown Thanksgiving afternoon at the driving park before a largo crowd , the local high school football team going down to its second defeat of the season. The touchdown came just at the close of the game. Norfolk had carried the ball to O'Neill's fifteen yard line and then lost It O'Neill on straight football then carried the pigskin - skin across the gridiron for a touch down in the last minute of play. I On fancy plays Norfolk outclassed O'Neill , but the latter had the heavier Hue. O'Neill has lost but one game this season , dividing a victory and defeat with Nellgh. The Thanksgiving line-up was : Norfolk O'Neill Weaver f Mc.NMchols Anderson rh Hunt Durland. Ih Gallagher Erskino q Campbell IColohor re Knno Morrison rt lllglln W. Boolor rg Simmons lllbbon . ; .c Golden R. Boelor T. Ig McCafferty Wllloy It Hanloy Clark lo Kelly Officials : Hunter , referee , Horls- key , umpire. District Court Comes Monday. District court will be convened by Judge A. A. Welch In Madison Mon day afternoon. The court will spend the first throe daa of the week In Madison , giving attention wholly to equity cases. Thursday Judge Welch goes to Nellgh , whore he will finish up a court term there. The following Monday Judge Welch returns to Madison to take up jury cases. A upmbor of Important cases will probably be hoard , although nothing sensational Is in sight on the court docket. An even hundred cases are on the docket for tilal , though of course many of these cases will never bo touched. Throe criminal cases are listed , the case against Chris Lonson , the charge against Mrs. Barnhart for shooting her husband , and the case against Eugene E. King. The latter Is a justice court case from Newman Grove. The prosecution expects to have the Lensor case called for trial. Eighteen of the 1UU cases arc di vorce cases. Most of them are from Norfolk. This does not represent the real pioporHou of divorce cases be cause these cases stay on the docket a shorter time than most cases , us ually meeting with no opposition. Thus among the cases which run over from one term to another are to be soon very few divorce cases. The city of Norfolk Is interested In the Herrick suit and two or three sidewalk damage suits. Pine Ridge Indians Play Football. Chadron , Neb. , Nov. 27. Special to The News : The Chadron Congrega tional academy defeated the Indians of Pine Ridge agency government school in a football game Saturday on the athletic field at Pine Ridgo. The game was hotly contested , the aca demy making some of the best plays of the season on that Held. Final score , Academy 18 , Pine Ridge 10. Normal Training at Chadron. Chadron , Neb. , Nov. 27. Special to The News : The normal training de partment recently introduced into the Chadron high school by Superintendent R. I. Elliott , is proving to be one of the most beneficial movements ever made In this section of the state. The normal training instruction is under the direction of Miss Celia M. Chase , a recent graduate of the University of Chicago , and formerly an instructor In the Wayne Normal college. As a re sult of the new department the high school Is nearly crowded out , and many of the teachers of the county are planning on taking up post-graduate and normal training courses. Lynch Farmer Badly Injured. Lynch , Neb. , Nov. 27. Special to The News : Joseph Vallen was thrown from a load of hay last week and In jured Internally. As soon as he can be moved he will be taken to the Omaha hospital. L. M. Gaylord , Pioneer , Dead. L. M. Gaylord , a pioneer real estate and insurance man in Norfolk and for more than thirty years a resident of this city , died at 8:50 : o'clock Thanks giving morning at his home on Philip avenue just south of the Methodist chinch. He had been In gradually fall ing health for sometime and for nearly four weeks had been suffering fiom a general breakdown. He was sixty-five joars old. Came Here in 1872. Mr. Gaylord came to Norfolk for Ijio first time in 1872 and secured land. Norfolk was a cluster of a few houses about a mill and store. He remained in the town for three years and then loturned to New York , coming back to Norfolk five years later. In the in terval he was married. Since return ing to Norfolk he has made his home here constantly. In Norfolk Mr. Gaylord has always been engaged in the real estate and insurance business. Ho has boon in terested in movements of a public spirited character and has served as nn officer of the Prospect Hill Ceme tery association. He has been promi nent In the local Masonic lodge , of which he was for nlno years secre tary. IIo also belonged to the Mystic Legion. Ho was born in Now York in 1S43 and grow up thoro. LnteV , before com ing to Norfolk , bo spent a few years In Chicago. Mr. Gaylord leaves a wife and one daughter , Mrs. Emll Matthes , of this city. An only brother , Marcus Gaylord - lord , of Bath , N. Y. , was at the bed side. Two sisters still live In New York. Mr. Gaylord was an exemplary citi zen. While not a member , ho attend ed the Methodist church , and the funeral will bo hold from that church at 2:30 : o'clock Saturday afternoon under Masonic auspices. Dr. C , W , Ray , the pastor , will have charge of the services. Smashed Eye With Screw Driver. Bert Walton , who lives on Soutn Fourth street , will probablv lose his loft eye as a result of a Thanksgiving accident. Walton was using a screw driver In hanging a door. In some way the screw driver slipped and made an ugly wound In the left oyo. Every membrane of the eye save the Inner one waa Injured. Dr. W. II. Pllgor was called. New South Dakota Prisoners. Sioux Falls , S. 1) . , Nov. 27. Special to The News : During the pnat few days several now prisoners have been lodged In the Sioux Falls penitentiary , and the Institution now Is pretty well llllod by those who have \Iolatod the law In various ways. Among the now pilsonora are George Williams and Otis Bunnoll , who wore lodged In the Institution by Sheriff Logan of Huglios county. Each will servo a year for grand larceny. The offense committed by thorn waa the stealing of a steam launch. Desiring - siring to make a trip down the Mis souri river they took possession of the launch , which was moored near a landing at Pierre. The men would have made tholr escape from the country had It not boon for the fact that tholr craft became marooned on an Island some distance below Pierre , where they were rounded up by the authorities. Another of the now prisoners Is Jack Williams , who was lodged In the penitentiary by Sheriff Ennos of Cus tor county. Williams , who was con victed of a felony , will serve a term of one year. The latest prisoner to be placed be hind the bars of the penitentiary Is Vlncel Kovnr , who was brought to the Institution by Sheriff Horswlll of Ilamlin county. Kovar will serve a term of live years on a statutory charge. Suspected bank Robber. O'Neill , Nob. , Nov. 27. Spoclnl to The News : Sheriff Hall wont to Ewlng yesterday and brought back n prlsonoiyKitspocted of being implicated In the robbery of the Farmers bank at Page Tuesday night. The man's name is Pat Welsh but his homo is not known. He was arrested on suspicion and Is now In jail here. Sheriff Hall also brought two men from Ewlng by the name of lx > tzel who are charged with stealing corn from the farm of Charles Sober , liv ing south of Ewlng. $850 FOR BANK ROBBERS. President of Robbed Bank Brother of Mrs. Cantwell of Norfolk. A man Is now In custody < n the Holt county jail believed to be a member of the gang that wrecked the Farmers bank at Page Wednesday morning. The man was captured at Ewlng Wednesday Sheriff Hall of Holt county removed the prisoner to the county Jail at O'Neill Thursday after noon. Five men are known to have been parties to the robbery and the other four are supposed to have gone east toward Sioux City. A strict survellanco Is being kept on all passengers travel ing east on the B. & M. and It Is be lieved that the other four will be 'n ' the hands of the sheriff shortly. A total reward of $850 has now been offered for the capture of the thieves. Of this amount $200 are offered by E. II. Smith , president of the bank , $200 by Holt county and $450 have been raised by the business men of Page. It is the Farmers Bank that was wrecked Wednesday morning , not the Page State bank , given in the first re port. E. H. Smith is president of the bank and Angus Palmer Is cashier. Mr. Smith is a brother of Mrs. T. C. Cantwell of this * city. Mr. Cantwell returned from the scene of the wreck yesterday. The five men who wrecked the bank went at the work systematically. Two worked Inside the bank , while one guarded the house of the president , another that of the cashier and the third watched the hotel. The opera tions of the burglars wore seen by several guests at the hotel , but not one dared take the chances of giving the alarm under the throat of having a bullet shot through him. The report that $1,000 wore secured from the safe of the bank was a mis take , says Mr. Cantwoll. Not more than ? 100 in silver was taken. Al though five cnarges of dynamite were fired and tnu outside door of the safe was blown oir , yet the robbeis did not succeed in gt-alng Inside the cash chest protected by a time lock , and no currency or gold was secured The contents of the silver traj wore taken , but in their haste to got away the robbers dropped a number of sil ver dollars on the floor. Having protected themselves from Interfeionce , the two inside workers were very deliberate in their move ments. It is agreed that five distinct reports wore heard of d.\naimto explosions - plosions , and those came at Intervals of twenty minutes apart. Even with that number of charges tlio robbers woio not able to reach the strong box and they finally gave It up. But tlie > succeeded in wrecking the building In elegant stylo. The doors were blown out , the windows were shattered mil portions of the safe door wont through the walls. E. R. Baker , agent for the B. & M at Page , who lives over the depot , was awakened by the first shot about 3 o'clock In the morning. Im- nodiatoly divining what was up he went down to the safe in the depot office and gathered up the cash there which he took back to his living room and sat guarding It with a shot gun until broad daylight. The whole operation was soon by hotel guests , who sat In the windows of their rooms and allowed the robbers to proceed without Interference or alarm. Try The News Want-Ad , column. Order of Hearing on Original Probate of Will. In the county court of Madison county. Neb. The State of Nebraska , Madi son County : To all persons interested In the es tate of Caroline E. Farley. docoutuuU Whereas , thoio Is on Ille in the county court of said Madison county , in Instrument purpoitlng to be the luut will and testament of Caroline E. l < 'nf. ley , Into of said Madison county , clu- ecamd , and Mjrou M Farley , htm filed hla petition herein pricing to imvo said Instrument admitted lo ptolmlu ) and for the Issuing of | < < ( t ( < rs tostu * moiitary , which will relates to both real and personal estates. I huxo theioi'oie unpointed Monday , the L'Sth tla > of Deooinbi r , I'.UIS ' , at t o'clock In the afternoon , at the county court loom In Mudlson , In said county , as the time and place for hearing and proving said will , at which lime and place > ou and all concerned may np- lioar and contest the probuto and al lowing of the Hiune. It Is further onlered that said peti tioner give notice to all persona Inter ested In aald estate of the pendency of the said petition , and the tlmo and lilnce set for the hearing of the mime , by causing a copy of this order lo bo MibllHhod In the Norfolk Weekly News-Journal , a newspaper printed , published and circulated In aald county , for three weeks successively piovlous to the day sot for the hear ing. In witness whereof I ha\o hereunto set my band and official seal this 21ut day of November , 1008. William Bates , ( Seal. ) County Judge. Aol In- . 1 Ionium May , wlilowur. 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Order to .show rniim- why HCMHIHO .should lint liu Kriinti'il to m-Il Ic'al UH- tilte. tilte.Now Now , on tills twentieth ilny of No- veinliei , I'.ms , this ciiuw eimio on lor heailiur iiiioii the iiolllloti nndor outli of Jack KoonlKNti'lii , admlnlHtralor ( if the estate of Wllholinlim Ma > , deceaH- ed , [ iraylnK for HeeiiHe to Hell the lol- lowliii ? < lonei Ihod leal eHtatu ol the HiililVllheliiilnii May , to wit lot twenty ( lit ) ) , and an undivided Inter est In lota twonty-ono ( ! ! ! ) and twenty- two U'1 ! ) of block one ( I ) , of UlverHldo I'ark addition to Noilolk , Aladlaoti county , Nebraska , 01 a sullleleiil amount thereof to biliiK the mini of one bundled dollars lei the piiyiiiuut of debts allowed against said estate , and allowance and omits of admlnlHtni- tlon , lor the reason that theie Is not .x sulllrlcnl amount of personal prop erty In the possession of said Jack KoenlRsteln. admlnlHtiator , belonuliiK to .said estate , to pay nald debts , al lowances and coats It la , Iheroloie , ordered that all per sons Intel usted In suld estate appear before mo at chambers In the < lly of Wayne , In Wayne county , Nebraska , on the second day of January , 1UOU , at the hour of ! ) a. in. , to show eaiiHO. If any there be , why a license should not be KI anted to said Jack ICoenlK- steln , admlnlHtiator , to Hell HO much of the above described real estate of suld decedent as shall be necessary to pay said debts and expenses. It Is further ordered that a eopy of thla order be served upon all pctsonB interested In said estate by rniiniiiT the same to be published oncu eaeli week for four successive weeks prior thereto In The Norfolk Weekly NOWH- Jounial , a newspaper printed and pub lished In said .MadlHon county , Ne braska. Alison A Welch. Judtfo of the District Court. Seeds , Including snake and other cucumber , prehistoric and other corn , both sweet and field , pcncilarla , squash , melon , mammoth sunflower , and hundreds of other seeds , 1 cent and up per packet , ( also seed In bulk ) direct from grower to planter. Garden Guide and descriptive price list free , Address H. M. Gardner , seed grower , Morengo , Nebraska. 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