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TUB NORFOLK WEFrtLY NEWS JOUNL \ FUIDAY JANUAKY 29 1909
SOUTH DAKOTA
LEGISLATURE ,
Whealon and Drug Men Gan't '
Get Together on Bill ,
I'lerre. S. D. . Jan. 20.- There np-
I
| jj pears to lie an Irreconcilable difference
P of oilnlon | between Commissioner
and the drug man , which Is
brought In IHSUO In the two bills pond-
fa IiiK. II. B. N. 2 , by Mr. Sasse. and II.
M Jl. ; IO , by Mr. Slmonson. The bill In-
trodneed by Mr. Snsso Is supposed to
follow the lines of proper leglslallon
lali ! down by the drug man. II was
drawn under the auspices of the slate
'PJiarmaeotitleal ' association. The two
VhlllH present clearly the two different
theories on which the parties proceed.
Thi > Sasso bill makes the United
Slates pharmacopoeia , or National
Kormulary , as It exists at the lime the
investigation shall bo made , the stan-
iJtird of judgment.
Mr.Vliealon Insists thai tills Is not
n proper test ; I.at ! the pharmacopoeia
In made and controlled by the drug-
| xlsiH. In liable lo bo changed at any
I time , no by changing the language of
( Jbe pharmacopoeia they would he able
I Jo virtually amend Iho law after H
I win oniiolod ; and thai the courls of
' qonii1 states have already hold laws
I1 S > useil on it to be fatally defective.
! * ' The Slmouson ( \Vhoaton ) bill re-
il * | iilres every article to bo as pure as It
i purports to be , and re < | iilros the pur-
feniago of opium , cocaine , and a long
Slut of oilier poisonous or deleterious
ingredients , to be printed on the pack-
sw In brevier Vaps. The drug men
lemur to this on the ground that It
n'xposos their trade secrets.
The partisans of the druggists say
tut' Wboaton bill would drive the pat-
> nt medicines either out of the state
or onto the mall order houses. The
tconit'Sl promises to bo a spirited one.
Several bills have been Introduced
1'or the establishment of homes , or hos-
X > ilulB , for Inebriates "jag cures , " as
they are Irrevently called one at
llighmoro , one at Dell Rapids and one
nl Alexandria , The Hlghmoro people's
jolll was the ilrst Introduced. They
therefore claim the Institution , "by
right of discovery. " The Alexandria
jroople demur , Insist Ing that It was a
long felt want in tlielr town four years
iiRo. but that Senator Abel shied at the
Joshing it would Invite , and declined
So introduce the bill. Hell Rapids has
aiot yet declared herself , but envious
people say that her strong pull Is her
? l > roxlmlly to the supply of raw ma
terial.
'H ' aJJO , by Mr. Ratte , provides for
xhe establishment of a tuberculosis
attjiJtnrliim at Custer. It appropriates
30,000 for the building and $5,000 per
siniium Jor Us maintenance.
tlB. \ . 121 , by Mr. Larson , of Mlnne-
< mlia , for .a state board of school text
Iwolv commissioners , and a uniform
system of text books. It requires
books to be purchased on bids , a stan-
wlnrd for each bool < being established
by CheJ11 \ , and a scale of maximum
prices fixed. The bill authorizes the
board to purchase manuscripts and
copyrights of text books , $5,000 being
appropriated for that purpose , and it
contemplates publication of text books
by the state at some future time.
Special Train Didn't Save Life.
KftiYiavsr. Neb. , Jan. 20. Friday even
ing at G o'clocu death entered the
kit/me of W. T. i-'rled and took from
liim "his young wife. Mrs. Fried was
taken suddenly ill Thursday. The
local doctors being unable to help
lier , a special train was made up at
Vieniont and Dr. Fenley of Omaha ,
with a trained nurse , were rushed
'frmii Omaha over the Union Pacific to
1 ? iv m out , where a Northwestern spe
cial was waiting to convoy them on to
TJcomer. Hut the operation also
proved of no avail and death came as
a relief to her suffering. Mrs. Fried
was very popular here In social circles
iuid wns much beloved by all classes
-of people. Mr. Fried Is one of the
proprietors of one of the elevators
ind also a largo dealer in lumber and
coal.
"Winner of No. 1 Gets Divorce.
Platte. S. D. , Jan. 26. Now the of-
ticlnls of the federal land office must
decide whether Mary A. Melser , who
; , -won No. I in the greal Trlpp county
lottery last fall , has traded off her bus-
Ijand for her $40OuO prize , or whether
tier fortune has come to relieve her
ut n time when she was about to be
left without support.
' For "Mrs. Melser was granted a di
vorce here last week by Judge E. G.
biuiih upon the ground of desertion.
* Itwas while on a visit to her par-
jnts in Lyman county that Mrs. Melser
i ( earned of her good forluno. At Ihe
xlmc it was wondered whether , as a
married woman , she would be entitled
to tile on the land , since she had not
obtained a divorce. Bui she asserted
.thnt she had not lived with Melser
rflnce June , 1907 , thai she had given
lilm up and that she had supported her
self since the separation , and the ill
vorce was allowed. Accordingly she
\I11 file on her claim when the time
comes. Unquestionably olhor wlii'
ners , coming after her , will raise the
novel question whether Iho divorce
was not obtained for the purpose of al
lowing her to claim her prize.
In any event , the proposals of mar
rlage which wore stopped at the time
ahe was announced winner by the
statement that she was married , arc
certain to begin deluging the younf
woman , who , as shown by her pictures
la still jouthful and fair to look upon
V/estervelt Died Sunday.
Ira G. Wcatorvelt , for a quarter o ;
a century past a resident of Norfolk ,
died at ( ' , o'clock Sunday evening at
tils home at nil Madison avenue , fol
lowing a long attack'of heart trouble
which for olghl 'weeks past has con-
lined him to the house.
Mr. Westervolt was seventy-six
years old on December 28 , 1008. On
February 8 , next , ho and bis wife
would have celebrated their forty-ninth
wedding anniversary. Eight children
Htirvlve. six daughters and two sons :
Mrs. Edith MeLnno , Spencer , In. ; Mrs.
Kate Sachtjen , llosklns ; Mrs. Luvlna
George , Nellgh ; John Westervolt ,
Meadow Grove ; Mrs. Alma llepporley ,
Norfolk ; Mrs. Lucy Martin , Portland ,
Ore. ; Mrs. Jessie Reynolds , Denver ,
Colo. ; Jeffery Westorvelt , Tllden. All
save Mrs. Martin are here for the
funeral.
Mr. Westorvolt was born In Wester-
vllle , Ohio. Twenty-live years ago
last March ho came to Nebraska from
Illinois , buying a farm a nillo east of
the city. Eleven years ago he moved
to this city.
He served on the Norfolk school
board while still living in the outside
precinct and later during the Friday
administrations was police judge. He
declined a second term.
Mr. Wostervelt belonged to no order
but the Wilts.
The funeral will bo hold Wednesday
afternoon ftom the homo , Rev. C. W.
Ray of the Methodist church having
charge of the services. Interment will
ho In prospect II111 cemetery. The
hour of the funeral will bo 2HO. :
Mentioned for Legislature.
Judge Westervolt was prominent In
local politics as a Democrat. He was
mentioned at different times as a legis
lative candidate and last fall was of
fered the support of local Democrats
for the primary nomination for state
MONDAY MENTIONS.
Miss Ilossle Etter returned to her
school In Pllger Sunday noon , having
spent Saturday with her uncle , M.
Moollck and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Ulrlch of Plainvlew
were in the Junction Sunday noon
between trains.
Mr. and Mrs. Sornsborger arrived
homo from Missouri Valley at noon
yesterday. .
John Dean returned homo from Ne
llgh yesterday where he has been
working.
iJ. 0. Mount of Fremont spent Sun
day In the Junction.
William Gannon of Fremont Is a
guest at the homo of his brother-in-
law , C. R. Kampman.
Frank P. Etter and nephew , How
ard M. HubUard returned to Nlobrara
Sunday noon , having spent Saturday
and Sunday with M. Moollck.
The trainmen held a business meet-
Ins I" the railroad ball Sunday afternoon -
noon , to talk over the movement of
trains and discuss their different
views as to getting the train over the
roads In the best manner.
John Purvlance , a car1 repairer , In
the yards , was chiseling a. bolt from a
board Saturday , when a piece of it
How up In his eye. He was removed
to a hospital In Omaha. They have
hopes of saving the eye.
Fred Marty came in today for a
visit with his niece , Mrs. M. P. Ryan.
An a/r / motor has been installed In
the railway shops here , which will be
used for drilling , putting In stay bolts
and like work around an engine.
Mrs. Louis Clark of Omaha is visit
ing friends In Norfolk.
Mrs. Mnrtcl , the mother of Mrs. C.
H. Groesbeck , Is very low.
Deputy County Clerk Sam McFar-
land was up from Madison over night.
Dr. and Mrs. G. A. Young spent Sun
day in Battle Creek , guests of Father
Walsh.
Mrs. R. A. Mlttlelstadt has returned
from Lincoln where she has been vls-
L.ng the past week.
E. F. Huso left Sunday noon for a
three weeks' visit in San Francisco
and Los Angeles.
Aug. Schumaker of Orchard , called
to Norfolk on business , visited at the
home of his sister , Mrs Joseph
Schwartz.
Mrs. H. E. Gerecke of Fremont Is
visiting in the city.
Mrs , O. L. Hyde left at noon for a
short visit in Wakefleld and Manhat
tan , Kan.
C. M. Lambert of Battle Creek has
been In Norfolk on a visit at the B.
W. Jonas home.
Among the day's' out of town visi
tors In Norfolk were : W. E. Reed ,
Madison ; W. S. Slaughter , Herrlck , S ,
D. ; Miss Lola E. Plerson , WInnebago ;
Ray Chllcoat , Harry Antics , Stanton ;
A. P. Young , Battle Creek ; Howard
Greeloy , Butte ; E. G. Barnum , Dal
las , S. D. ; Mrs. A. R. Nlsbet , Fullerton -
ton ; C. F. Baker , Fullerton.
The Commercial club directors will
meet tomorrow noon at the Oxnard
The vacancy In the board may be
filled at this meeting.
Saturday the town of Gregory gave
a public reception for those of hei
citizens who had assisted in the flghl
at Washington to win the land office
It Is rumored that certain Norfolk
citizens are planning another attacli
on the Norfolk district of 111 fame and
will take the matter up with the conn
ty attorney.
E , A. Bullock came homo sick fron :
his trip to Paris. Tex. He arrlvet
home Saturday night. His Illness It
not of a serious nature and ho wll
probably bo on deck again Tuesday.
Delegates are already being chose :
to the state convention of Commercla
clubs hero next March. Grand Islam
has selected Mayor Schuff and Cltj
Attorney Prince as two of her foui
delegates.
Ex-Postmaster William Cash at Nlo
brara Is said to bo on his death bei
with Blight's disease. Mr. Cash was
compelled to resign his position i
few wet-ks ago on account of his healtl
and since then has been falling rapid
t ly. Ho has a great many warn
friends throughout northern Nebraska
who will regret exceedingly his con
dition. , ,
Or. J. II. Mackay of this city has
written the follpwlng letter to Sandy ;
Grlsxvold , sporting editor of the Omaha
World-Herald : "There has been a re
markable flight of owls this winter.
The migration began last winter , and
this winter every grove has owls of
several species. The blg-eaied owl Is
very conspicuous , and tufts of fur
and bunches of feathers proclaim his
undesirable presence along the Elk-
horn. A neighbor of mine , who Is not
aflllclod with multiple vision , saw live
of these birds emerging from a tree
a few weeks ago , and so astonished
was ho that , although ho had his gun
with him , he neglected to shoot until
they were out of range. This tiger of
the air does a vast amount of damage
to game. Ho catches the quail hud
dled at night and Is capable of de
vouring several every night. A pair
of these birds can destroy all the
game on a farm during the winter. He
Is a rascal and has no redeeming fea
tures during the winter In Nebraska.
Numbei 5 shot for him. By the way.
If you should wing one , keep your dog
away. You might wish to use the dog
afterwards. " ,1 , II. Mackay.
The West Side Whist club will meet !
Tuesday evening with Mrs. C. E.
ilurnham.
The Presbyterian congregation of
this city hopes to have a resident min
ister In a short time.
Ray Weber has received word of the
sudden death of his father In Canada
following a paralytic stroke. The
funeral will bo hojd tomorrow , making
It Impossible for Mr. Weber to at
tend.
"Kid" Jensen is back In this city
after his bard light of Friday night
with "Rosebud" Davis in Gregory , S.
D. Jensen agreed to knock Davis out
In eight rounds or lose the fight. The
Gregory lighter stood up during the
eight rounds and won the decision.
Both men scored a knock-down.
Mrs. G. R. Seller and Louis Bonln ,
both of Norfolk , were married Satur
day afternoon by County Judge Will-
lam Bales at Madison. Mrs. Seller ,
whose husband obtained a divorce a
year ago last November , wau married
under her maiden name , Anna Kennen.
Bonlu , who gave his residence as Mor
ris , 111. , was until recently employed as
a hack driver for the Star barn. Ho
has been in Norfolk since last October
and was also a resident of the city
for a short time once before.
Dr. C. W. Ray , pastor ol' the Meth
odist church of this city , was in Mes
sina , the earthquake stricken city of
Sicily , a year ago last , June , shortly
before he came to Norfolk. Dr. Ray
attended high mass while there In the
Ouowa cathedral , then the finest
cathedral in what is now only a city
of ruins. He remembers the place as
a commercial center and a seaport
town of Importance. While he was
there the crew of the ship he sailed In
were busy loading oranges for ship
ment to Alexandria and Cairo.
Sixty-five Nebraska teachers nave
already reserved banquet tickets for
the second annual banquet and meetIng -
Ing of the North Nebraska School
Folks club , to be held at the Oxnard
hotel in this city next Friday evening.
Last year seventy-one banquet tickets
were disposed of , so that the attend
ance this year will show a considerable
increase. The afternoon meeting will
be largely a social meeting as the only
business will be the adoption of the
now constitution. In the 'evening
manual education will be the principal
topic up for discussion. President
Thomas of the .Kearney normal will
preside.
Dentists Form New Organization.
Humphrey , Neb. , Jan. 25. Special to
The News : A meeting of dentists was
held here yesterday to organize the
Central Nebraska Odontological so
ciety. Meetings will be held four
times a year , in January , April , .Inly
and October. The next meeting will
bo held In April at Columbus.
The following officers were elected :
Dr. J. E. Paul , Columbus , president ;
Dr. C. S. Parker , Norfolk , vice presi
dent ; Dr. J. R. Ossler , Humphrey ,
secretary ; Dr. H. E. Snyder , Elgin ,
treasurer.
The following dentists were piesent
at yesterday's meeting : Dr. Hoop-
man , Madison ; Dr. Nels Matzen , Co
lumbus , Dr. P. T. Barber , Omaha ; Dr.
C. P. Condon , Dodge ; Dr. W. M. Con
don , Humphrey.
In the evening , after the business
had been completed , a banquet was
held at the home of Dr. Condon of this
city. Toasts were responded to by
Dr. Snyder , Dr. Barber and Dr. Paul.
The object of the society Is mutual
benefit. Many of the members of the
.sorth Nebraska Dental society belong
to this.
Rome Miller Farm Sold.
The Rome Miller dairy farm , just
south of the Junction , comprising 287
acres , with a huge barn not equalled In
application of scientific principles In
the state outside of the state agricul
tural farm , has been sold to P. D. Ful
ler , a stock breeder of O'Brien ' county ,
Iowa , for $22,500. The farm was sold
by the recent owners , the Standard
Stock Food company , through their
representatives , Ransom & Anderson ,
the sale being announced today ;
Mr. Fuller will operate a fancy stock
farm along progressive lines. Ho has
In Iowa 100 head of registered short
horns , which ho will ship to Norfolk ,
after he taftes possession of the farm
March 1. The new owner will not go
Into the dairy business but will devote
himself to raising fancy stock. Nor
folk appealed to him on account of Its
advantageous location.
The Rome Miller dairy farm was
sold to the Omaha company some time
i ago when Mr. Miller started tq dis
pose of his Norfolk Interests. H was
bought by the Standard Stock Food
company merely a an Investment In
connection with other transactions.
Hartcr Says He'll Find 'Em.
The Norfolk city sensus at noon :
1,201 persons enumerated.
Ed Harter , city clerk , now taking
the official census of the city , Is con
fident that the 5,000 mark will be
safely passed.
Harter Is sure that Norfolk has more
than 5,000 people. Ho Is equally sure
that he Is going to get every one of
( hem down in his census book.
Ed Harter's Plan.
To systematize his work Hartor has
divided the city Into four parts , divided
east and west by the Northwestern
tracks and north and south by Norfolk
avenue. \
Where He Expects to Find 5,000.
Harter started In on the southwest
quarter , which Includes The Heights.
He has covered the territory south of
Norfolk avenue and west of the
tracks as far west as Thirteenth
street. When ho has Thirteenth street
completed he will have finished the
southwest quarter with about l.I'.OO pee
ple. Ho expects about 1,000 new
names north of Norfolk avenue. The
remaining 2,700 names ho Is sure can
be found In big southeast quarter.
Railroad News.
The recent change in the force of
telegraph operators at the Northwest
ern passenger station at West Point
has resulted In J. Fowler , late of South
Omaha , being placed on day duty and
John Dolistn as night operator.
Thomas H. Hicks and three mem
bers of his family have filed snlls
against the Northwestern at Fremont.
The family were run down by a switch
engine while crossing a siding near
Fremont on November , ' ! , 1907. The
suits are for $15,000 , $1,9D. ! ) $1,099 and
$1,000.
Railroad Age Gazette : In the Harrl-
man group of railroads , direction of
the financing and the broad policies
has been concentrated on the remark
able man who is at once the nominal
and actual head of the system. He
has two extraordinary lieutenants
Mr. Stubbs and Mr. Kruttschnltt , Each ,
of them governs a province , one beIng -
Ing responsible for the basic principles
of getting the business ; the other for
the fundamentals of taking care of It
after it Is gotten. But these colonial
governors do not attempt detail ad
ministration. Mohler Is , to all Intents ,
king of the Union Pacific ; Bancroft ,
king of the Oregon Short Line ; Calvin ,
of the Southern Pacific. No matter
how able the man who sits in the''of ' '
fice at Chicago , he cannot personally
attend to details of first rate Im
portance that arise day by day In the
management of these enormous prop
erties. There must be a man on the
ground , and he must have authority.
Real Estate Transfers.
Real estate transfers for the week
ending January ,10 , 1909 , compiled
by the Madison County Abstract &
Guarantee company , office with Mapes
Hazen.
Ida Mast to Henry Raasch , Q. C. D.
Cons. $1.00. NwVi of ne-Vl and ne %
of nw'A of 1C-2-1-1.
Louis C. Ruegge to Amy J. D. Cole-
grove , W. D. , Cons. $ H80. Pt. of Outlet
lot 1 , Lewis Addition to Meadow
Grove.
Amelia Bear to D. Roes , W. D.
Cons. $2,500. Lot 5 , block 1 , Bear's
Adltlon to Norfolk.
Edward E. Beels to George N.
Beels , W. D. Cons. $2,000. Sublet 8
of lot 1-1 , block 1 , Pasewalk's First
Addition to Norfolk.
Flora Wanker and Bessie Wanker to
Rebecka J. Wanker , W. D. Cons.
$100. Lots 10 and 11 , block 13 , Wes
tern Town Lot company's Addition to
Norfolk.
August Relkofski to John Rcikofski ,
W. D. Cons. $1,200. W % of mv > 4 of
: ,2-23-4.
Herman Eucker to Fred W. Rocker ,
W. D. Cons. $7,000. SwVi of : ! 3-2-l-3.
Thomas G. Hlght to O. R. Walters ,
W. D. Cons. $1,000. Lots 1 and 2 ,
block 1 , King's 2nd Subdivision to
Norfolk.
Alvlnn A. Friend to August Lier-
man , W. D. Cons. $1,000. Lot 8 and
s 1/6 of lot 9 , block 11 , Kimball &
Blair's Addition to Tilden ,
Fred Ruegge to Alvlna A. Friend ,
W. D. Cons. $1,500. Lot 8 and s
of lot 9 , block 11 , Klmball & Blair's
Addition to Tllden.
Francis H. Meallff to Frank A. Rus
sell , W. D. Cons. $2,000. Se i 2-24-4
C. J. Schroeder to Max Schmlde-
berg , W. D. , Cons. $1,800. Lot U / ,
block 5 , Pasewalk's Third Addition to
Norfolk.
William Armstrong to Hanna Arm
strong , W. D. Cons. $1,700. W % of
nwU of 13-24-2 and efc of neVl of 13-
24-3.
Chadron and the State Normal.
The Chadron Commercial club has
enlered the state normal game. If anew
now state normal Is to go to the west
ern part of the state , it wants It. If
there are to be no now normals , It
wants the Illlanco Junior normal
abolished and junior normals located
at Chadron and Sidney.
If advertising cannot help your busi
ness why , your business Is not busi
ness at all , but something else.
There Is no cnso tin recorti of u cough ,
i-olfl or In srli > no ilovclnnliiB Into pneu
monia nftor Fclcy'H Jlonny anil Tar
him lition tnkon , an It cures the most
iliHtlntiti ) ( loop Douteil rmiKliB and colds
Why tnko anything else. The Klesau
company.
When a man can't remember the
tame of a pretty girl , that Is a slgi
ho gray hairs are here.
A llrllKloiiH Alltllor'N Sliilflilflil.
For uuvernl years I was afflicted with
itidnuy trouble and hint winter 1
Mmldonly Htrlolu'ii with mn'oru pain
in my Ulduoyt : mid WIIH ooiilliiiHl to bed
clKht dayH unable to Rot IIP without
nsHlHtiini'ti. My iirlni ! contained u thick
\vlilti ) HOdlmont and 1 tiitHxed H'UIIII Irn
M tiMitly day and nlKlil. I rii'iimciK'i d
ildiiK Fuluy'M Kidney Itumeily , and
the pulu Kfadtially abated anil Dually
' OIIHIMI and iay mini' btir > ui < ui uornuil.
I cheerfully rucoinineml Koluy's Klitih-
Homed- The Kit-Man Uriitf emnpuny.
When a widower Is rich , and good
looking , ho attracts as much talk
as any widow that over walked the
face of the earth.
UI.MIDV : rent I.A
la Ki'lppn cntiKliH that mil )
develop Into pm.'iiiiinnla over nlKlit arc
itileklv | cured by Koli-y'H Money and
Tar. The sore and liillatnrd ! UIIJH ; ar <
healed and HtrciiKthcned , and a dan
KoroiiH condition IH quickly averted.--
I hit KloMUti DrilK conipativ.
Don't tell a friend In trouble that
every cloud has a silver lining , unless
von have time to stop and find It for
iilm.
If you will take Kolcy H Orlno Laxa
tive until the bowels ueniiiiiu
you will not have to take purgative. "
eiiiiHtantly an Koley'tt Orlno Laxative
positively ciiruH chronic cotiHtlpHllon
and HliiKKlnh liver I'lcaxant tn lako.-
I'hc IvIo.Huu IJIIIK company. \
ROOT RESIGNS ; BACON IN.
Vewspaper Man to Be Assistant Sec
retary of Stnte.
Washington , Jan. 25. Elllm Root
resigned today as secretary 'of state ,
to accept the New York sonatorahip.
The nominations of Assistant Secre
tary Bacon to be secretary of stale
and of John C. O'Longhllii , formerly
correspondent for the Chicago Tribune ,
to be assistant secretary of stale , were
sent to the senate today.
No Reports of Earthquake.
St. Petersburg , Jan. L'5. No definite
news has yet been received concern
ing the earthquake recorded by the
seismographs throughout Europe last
Saturday.
Indications are that the shocks oc
curred In remote and thinly populated
regions of Russian Turksostan.
FISHERIES AGREEMENT.
By Secretary Root and British , Cana
dian and New Foundland Government.
Washington , Jan. 25. An agreement
lias been reached between Secretary
Root and the British , Canadian and
New Ponmlland governments on the
fisheries question. The matter will be
submitted to The Hague tribunal.
Fleet Assembling.
Smyrna , Jan. 25. The battleships
.Missouri , Ohio , Louisiana and Virginia
sailed today for Montenegro bay , where
the entire licet will rendezvous prior
lo sailing for Gibraltar.
Ice Harvest Halts.
Valentine , Neb. , Jan. 25. Special to
The News : The continued warm wea
ther makes it Impossible for the
Northwestern railroad company to put
up any more Ice at present so tonight
will see the finish of thov ice harvest
for this year , they have been working
for the past two weeks employing
about fifty teams and about forty men
on the pond besides. They estimate
that they have cut and put up about
10,000 tons , and the ice Is In fine
shape , being eighteen Inches thick and
as clear as a crystal.
The city and school combined are
going to join forces and have a pro
gram on the 100th anniversary of
Lincoln's birth.
GAS EXPLOSIONJVRECKS HOTEL ,
Cook and Assistant Injured in Acci
dent in Columbus Hostelry.
Columbus , Neu. , jan. 2U. An explo
sion 01 gas in the uasement of the
Thurston hotel badiy wrecked the
building and seriously injured J. L.
Hunter , the cook , uatl Airs. Hunter , his
assistant. Tue wo..an is so badly
hurt sne may not recover. James
O'Brien , a workman , who was in the
basement , was blown out of the room ,
but is not seriously hurt. Fifteen trav
eling men in the dining room escaped
with minor injuries. Windows of a
store building across the street were
shattered. The rear part ol the uotel
is torn to pieces. Kire , which broke
out in the wreckage , was extinguished
after a hard fight.
CONNOR LEFllJANY WILLS ,
Four Hundred Thousand Dollars at
Stake in Omaha Suit.
Omaha , Jan. 20. Miss Grace Con
nor , losier uauguter of Joseph A. Con
nor , who tiled a lew montus ago , Is
trying lo secure possession ol the
$ lJOUUu ( estate her adopted father left.
It appears that numerous wills were
made by Connor , one of which lett
$25OUO each to Miss Grace and a sis
ter of the dead man and the balance
to Catholic institutions. This will
Miss Connor seeks to have thrown out
of court. The trial is attracting un
usual attention and much legal counsel
U employed by both sides.
Seek Convention of Women's Clubs.
Omaha , Jan. 20. Both Lincoln and
Tecumseh want to entertain the Ne
braska Federation of Woman's clubs
at Its midsummer state convention.
Both of these places have Issued
formal Invitations and promised to
furnish plenty of amusement. Reports
received by state olllcerts indicate that
all district conventions have arranged
for their spring meetings , and thai
these district meetings will instruct
their delegates on what is wanted In
the way ot a meeting place for the
state body.
Seven Cooper Jurors Secured.
Nashville , Tonn. , Jan. 20. Only ono
additional juror was secured In the
trial of Colonel Duncan B. Cooper ,
Robin Cnoper and John D. Sharpe ,
cbargt < 1 with tin murder of former
Senator C'annack Tina makes seven
ju the Jnr ) . A new panel of ouu meii
reported and i.1 wi-iv tuntuned.
PLAN FOR STATE
REFERENDUM ,
i
Goonly Oplionisls Are Backing
Amendment to Constitution.
ANTI-SALOON MEN ARE BUSY ,
Measures Introduced In Legislature
Aimed at Liquor Dealers Bill to
Do Away With Hlyb School Prater-
nlties Bank Bill In Senate.
Lincoln , Jan. 20. In the senate Mil
ler Introduced a bill to pronlblt the
organization ut secret traternitles
among high school students. A num
ber ot high sctiool superintendents uro
bucl.Ing the bill.
' 1 he senate spent most of Its tlinu in
committee of tno whole. The Kluu
bill , momorialixing congress to penult ,
national banks to take iuu.\aago of
the state law for giiuranti.v , n depos
its , was recommended lor iiti.BUfco.
Partibiins ol county option are back
of a movement to make the InUmtivo
and referendum law d part of the No-
bruslia constitution. An effort will bo
made to so amend the consUlutloti
that bills iiiiiing of passage In the leg
islature ciiii be submitted directly to
the people.
The county optlonists are backing
this move to mane it possible In case
their pet nieaaare Is killed by the lug-
Inhume lor them to wage a light 101
the niuasnro at a general or special
election.
Cities and towns may under the
present law adopt the. Initiative and
referendum law by a vote of the people
ple and a lew have adopted it , though
it is not generally iibod. The present
agitation is to enlarge Us scope so as
lo take In matters 01 state legislation.
Representative Noyes of Cass coun
ty has Introduced a number of bills ,
among tne.n several striking at the
liquor truffle. One of these bills pro
poses a license for wagons delivering
beer and demands that they be labeled
with letters thruo Inches high declar
ing their business. Another bill seeks
to increase the cost of country retail
licenses trom $500 to $5,000.
Representative Begulo is after the
high school traternltles and Intro
duced u bhl doing away with them en
tirely.
The speaker has signed the appro
priation bih for the cost of the legis
lative session.
PRESERVATION OF
HOME THEIR THEME ,
President Opens Conference on
Care of Dependent Children.
Washington , Jan. 2G. The import
ance ot the preservation of the homo
intact was the central theme of dis
cussion at the conference on the care
of . dependent children , which was
opened'by ' President Roosevelt at the
White House. The subject under con
sideration was "Should the breaking
up ot a home be permitted tor rea
sons of poverty or only for reasons of
inefficiency or immorality ? "
It was the unanimous opinion of an
array of notable charity workers that
children can best be reared under the
influence of the home and that they
should be removed from the family cir
cle only when proper supervision at
home has become impossible. It also
was the concensus of opinion that
where poverty exists in the home state
aid shoald be given. President Roosevelt
velt said , in part :
"There are half a dozen typus ot
children tor which we need to care.
There is , first of all , the complete or
phan , the child who has lost both la
ther and mother. For this child we
wish to make permanent provision.
My own belief is that the best kind of
permanent provision , if feasible , Is to
place the child in a home.
"We have then to meet the case
one of the most distressing of cases
where the father has died , where the
breadwinner has gone , where the
mother would like to keep the cnlld ,
but simply lacks the earning capacity.
Surely in such a case the goal towards
which we should strive is to help that
mother so that she can keep her own
home and keep the child in it ; that is
the best thing possible to bo done for
that child. How the relief shall como ,
public , private , or by a mixture of
both , In what way , you are competent
to say and I am not. But I am com
petent to say what I think the goal
should bo.
Hunter Accidentally Shoots Self ,
Beatrice , Jan. 2G. Harry Leigh , a
prominent young man of this city , ac
cidentally shol himself In the breast
while hunting. The gun was accident
ally discharged as he was In the act
of picking up a rabbit. A few months
Bgo young Leigh had both logs broken.
Death of Humboldt Merchant.
Humboldt , Neb. , Jan. 2G. George W.
Loc , a veteran merchant of this place ,
Is dead , aged sixty-four. His oldest
son , George W. Lee , Is attorney gen
eral of the state of Washington.
New Maine at Havana.
Ha anu , Jan. 20. On the eleventh
annlvorsary ot the arrival of the old
battleship Maine on her 111-lated mis
Bleu lo Cuban waters , Iho new Malno ,
i with the btill more modern MlhsisMppi
tollm\inj { in her wake , nailed into Ha
vanu luul.or to Ui i > i 'a iit at the man
miration of General Josu Miguel Go
mez and the now Cuban gmerumi'iu
on Thursday. ,
I
Pure in the
baking.
Never
The Enrth Quivered.
freight" ! ! . Neb. , Jan. 20. Spot-lal leThe
The News : A vlolenl earthiiuitke
shock was felt In this vicinity
yesteiday afternoon at 2:15 : o'clock.
The rumbling of Iho quake sounded
like a team of horses running over a
bridge.
Scared Chickens and Horses.
The nimble frightened horses and
chickens and caused t'onslernntlon
among people.
Chickens ruckled and horses In the
stables jumped nromid nervously.
Farmers driving iiloim this highway
slopped ( heir horsrs to look around
and find out what had happened. But
llulr horses , nhirntod , pricked up
their ears and iiltised lo stand still.
From points 'many miles In nil di
rections , farmers began Immediately
lo lolophoiio Into Crelghlon to find out
what had happened , and lo Inquire If
the rumble WIIH generally heard.
The tinlver of the earth lasted from
a half lo throe-fourths of a minute.
The noise was heard northwest and
northeast of nore , as well as for some
miles east and west. Tl > r noise Roomed
to come from northwest lo southeast.
It was the moat severe earthquake
over known in tins region.
Crash Like Explosion Near Pierce.
Pierce , Nob. , Jan. 20. Special to
The News : A gigantic crash , like the
sharp , deafening crash following viol
ent chaln-llgbtnlni ; , suddenly tore
through the atmosphere about ten
miles Rout Invest of Pierce at about 2
o'clock yesterday afternoon. /
The noise resembled that of a lorrl-
lie explosion , and H came out of a
clear sky.
Houses Shok Perceptibly.
Houses shook percepllbly In the
earthquake. Horses were frightened ,
apparently being scared much moro
than by thunder.
There seemed lo bo two distinct
crashes , according lo reports received
bore by telephone. Some people say
throe. The reports lasted only a few
seconds each.
For Ion miles In each direction out
of Pierce the noise was noticed.
\
Like Dynamite at Plainvlew. .
Plainvlew , Nob. , Jan. 20. Special to
The News : A dlstincl earthquake
shock was felt In this vicinity about
two o'clock yesterday afternoon.
It was preceded by a noise similar
to distant explosion of dynamite.
Reports from different parts of the
country , near town , Indicate thai It was
an earthquake.
School Building Shakes.
The primary school building felt the
jar.
Business Changes in the Northwest.
Brlstow is ready to starl a farmers'
co-cperallve cheese factory.
G. E. Shaver , a Lamro hardware
denier , is to erect a new building.
Dr. A. R. Collyer has located at
Hlgln. Ho may slarl a hospllal laler.
Mr. Conway has retired from the
firm of Payne & Conway , general
merchants ? t Elgin.
The hardware and Implement firm
cf Coffcy & Dally at Spencer has been
dissolved , Mr. Dailey retiring.
The business men of Spencer have
organized a live slock company lo in
crease Spencer's importanceas a
stock shipping point.
The Herrlck Press announces that
the cold etorago plant of the .letter
Brewing company is to be removed
from Bonesteel to Herrlck.
Arthur McSweeney is now the solo
proprlelor of the Brown County Land
company , which will be known as the
McSweeney Land company ofAlns -
worth.
Peler Boneberger , who recently sold
his Bonesteel meat market to Joseph
Caller of Naper , will give possession
nexl March and move onlo his farm
near the Missouri river.
Dr. Banks , who recently graduated
from the dental school of Omaha , pur
chased the dental pracllce of Dr. J. C.
Clark of Stanton. Dr. Clark retires
from business on account of 111 health ,
but will not leave Stanlon.
Old Man Found Unconscious.
Long Pine , Neb. , Jan. 20. Special
lo The News : Charles Byron , an ec-
conlrlc cliarac ( < r , commonly called
"Lord" Byron , living Ihreo miles
south of town , was found unconscious
beside the road , , by parties returning
from a sa'e. Two or three parties
around town have been boasting of
getting him drunk , and as he Is an
old man and not used to drinking , It
may not turn outto he so much of a
joke.
I1KAKM1SS CAX.VDT | | |
liy loral application , an they cannot
reach the dLsuaKcd portion ot the car.
There Is only one way to euro duaf-
Mii.sH , nnil that IH by constitutional
romedlt'H. Deafness
Is caused by nil
iMllatiifd condition of the mucous lln-
IIIK of the KiiHinrlilnn Tuho. When
thin tulio IH . -
Inll.-nni'cl you have n
rumbling Hound or Imperfect bearing ,
and when It Is ontlrcly closed , de.nfne.sH
Is the result , and unless the Inflamma
tion can IID taken out mid this tnlio ro-
Htnivil tn Its normal condition , hearing
will ho destroyed forever ; nlno naxas
out of ton are mimed by Catarrh ,
which Is nothing but inllaincd. condi
tion of tin' miii-oUH surfaces.
Vt'e will trlve one Hundred Dollars
for any rase nf Di-afne.sM ( caused by
i-ntnrrhl that cannot hc > eurutl by
Hall's Piitarrli Pure. Send for circu
lars freo.
v J CIIU.NKY & co. , Toledo , o.
Sold bv DniKKlHts , 76c
Take Hall's Family I'llls for conatl-
patton ,