THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOURNAL
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NORFOLK. NEBRASKA F1UDA1 FEDHUAUY 12 lilOH
ROOSEVELT'S
LASTJIG TRIP ,
Left Washington at Noon tor
Kentucky.
WILL DO HONOR TO LINCOLN ,
The Last Extended Trip of Thrvlore
Roosevelt as President of the / td
States Began at Noon Accompi.
by .Mrs. Roosevelt. "f ,
WaHhlngtou , Fob. 11. Beginning his
last extended trip while president ( if
the United States , President Roosevelt
velt loft lioro at noon today for Hodg-
onvlllo , Ky. , where tomorrow he will
do honor to the memory of Abraham
Lincoln.
Accompanying him was Mrs. Roosevelt
velt , Miss Roosevelt , Secretary of War
Wright , Secretary Loeb and other of
ficials.
The party Is duo to arrive at Hodgon-
vlllo Friday noon and will return to
Washington Immediately after the ex
orcises , arriving hero Saturday morn
ing.
TAFT BACKJO U , S ,
Party Arrives at New Orleans on
Board Scout Cruiser.
Port EntlB , Fob. 11. The scout
cruiser Birmingham crossed the bar
nt 8:50 : o'clock this morning and pro
ceeded ip river , carrying President
Elect Taft and his party , which had
boon transferred from the cruiser
North Carolina.
TAFT IN NEW ORLEANS.
Greeted by Balmy Spring Weather.
The Official Program.
Now Orleans , Fob. 11. Balmy
spring weather marked the first day
of the visit of President Elect William
II. Taft to Now Orleans. The pro
gram arranged for the afternoon fol
lows :
Beginning with the arrival of the
Taft party at 2 o'clock Judge Taft will
bo escorted with his wife to a club by
the reception committee , where the
parade starts , headed by distinguished
visitors , state officials and prominent
citizens. At 3:15 : there Is speaking at
the city hall , at 3-15 : Judge Taft goes
back to a day devoted to private enter
tainment.
GRAFT IN UNIVERSITY ?
Sensational Charge Made in Missouri
Legislature.
Jefferson City , Mo. , Feb. 11. A reso
lution was introduced in the house to
day charging graft in the management
of the state university of Missouri.
The bill created a profound sensa
tion
THREE DEAD IN WABASH WRECK
Wreckage Burns , Occasioning $50,000
Loss.
Chicago , Feb. 11. Two bodies.have
been recovered from the ruins of a
Wabush railroad wreck which burned
last night with a loss of $50,000. A
third body is believed to be In th
debris.
BLANCHE WALSH CRITICALLY ILL
Condition Reported Alarming , Won't
Play Again This Year.
Kansas City , Fob. 11. The condl
tlon of Blanche Walsh Is still reported
to bo alarming and she will probably
not appear on tbo stage again this
season.
King Edward Has Bronchial Catarrh
Berlin , Feb. 11. King Edward o
England Is today suffering from an
attack of bronchial catarrh.
Discuss College Life.
Chicago , Fob. 11. The advantages
and needs of dormitory llfo for stu
dents was discussed today at the do
partmcnt of universities and colleges
In the religious education convention
The afternoon session was devoted to
the college fraternity as a factor in re
llglous and moral llfo of students.
Climate Changing ?
Clearwater , Nob. , Fob. 11. Specia
to The News : Where are those pee
pie that have been asking of late year :
why our climate has changed why
we never have any more such storm
as we had "those good old days ? "
It was only recently that an artlcl
nppeared in The News asking for rea
sons why wo do not have such blind
ing , driving , drifting snows as th
early settlers delight to tell about.
Such questions were surely an
swered with a vengeance last Tues
day even If a person didn't believe th
blow of two weeks ago was the rea
thing.
Of course these storms cannot com
pare with the "holy terrors" lasting
three days and three nights when
"you couldn't see your hand before
you , " or for that matter after you
either those rip-roaring stem-winders
of earlier days that wo of a later gen
eration can hnvo no conception of.
Still a day like last Tuesday should
furnish food for thought to the people
who wanted to know why wo never
have such storms as wo had In those
lioppy days gone by.
DEADLOCKS UNBROKEN.
Hopkins Only Gets 55 Votes In Spring
field.
Springfield , III. , Feb. 11. The thirty-
first joint ballot was taken today on
the soniitorshlp. Allendiincu was
small and Hopkins only received 55
votes. Others were unchanged.
No Change In Wisconsin.
Madison. WIs. , Feb. 11. There was
no change In the senatorial vote here
today.
Resist Extradition.
Now York , Fell. 11. Efforts to ox <
tradlto John Dobbins of Iowa , charged
with swindling T. W. Hallow , a banker
of Princeton , Mo. , in a fake borne race
jut Council muffs , la. , out of $ . ' 10,000 ,
'ire he-Ing restated by habeas corpus
o 'Jcoedlngs.
' % nti-Lobby Bill In Michigan ,
r 'ig , Mich. , Feb. 11. The anti-
Mfy } ' passed the senate today.
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California Reconsiders.
Sacramento , Gal. , Fob. 11. The
eglHlaturo reconsldorod the Japanese
cliool segregation bill , and defeated
James Hollenbcck Dies.
Clearwater , Nob. , Felt. 11. Special
o The NOWH : James Hollenbeck , the
ourtcon-yoar-old son of Mrs. BOllo
iolleiibeck , died yesterday forenoon
t the home of Jo. Brownlow , where
10 had been operated on for an al
ack of appendicitis. It had proved a
ery complicated case with little hope
t any time for Ills recovery.
MAYBE.GOTCH WILL TAME HIM.
The lowan Will Meet Raoul de Rouen
In Convention Hall , March 15.
DCS Molnes , la. , Fob. 11. Frank
etch , world's champion heavyweight
ivrostlor , has signed articles to moot
laoul do Rouen in a match for the
world's title and a purse of $10,000 ,
ivlnnor take GO , loser 40 per cent , at
Kansas City , March 15. Gotch will
: iegin training this week. The bout
l be catcli-as-calch-can.
Mrs. Gallaway.
Nellgh , Nob. , Fob. 11. Special leThe
The News : The remains of Mrs. W.
. Gallaway , who died al Omaha last
Saturday morning , were placed at rest
n the Oakdalo cemetery , after a ling
ering Illness that had existed since
ast fall.
Rev. Mr. Shaddock of Oakdale of-
'ored prayer , after which Rev. M. L.
Holt of Noligh gave an extended and
nteresting history of the deceased ,
which recited to the early settlers of
Antelope county.
The pallbearers were : A. J. Leach ,
Oakdalo ; J. J. Mellck , O. A. Williams ,
E. Beckwlth , J. C. Jenkins and E.
T. Best of Neligh.
The lloral offerings from this city
wore of an elaborate nature.
Little Boy's Jaw Operated On.
Lynch , Nob. , Feb. 11. Special to
The News : Leslie DeWitt , who was
taken to Omaha with a broken Jaw re
ceived from being kicked by a mule ,
.
returned yesterday. A successful
operation was made and It Is believed
the young man will regain use of the
muscles and jaw-bone.
The hardware stock of Floyd G11H-
Ian was sold to W. S. Grant of this
city , who contemplates moving the
stock to his department store. This
makes three stocks purchased by Mr.
Grant since coming to Lynch.
Rafferty & Rafferty , brick manufac
turers , began making delivery of their
summer's burning by shipping two
cars of brick to Dallas , S. D. , today.
Break Into Furniture Store.
Nellgh , Nob. , Feb. 11. Special to
The News : The furniture establish' i
ment of Skinner Bros , was broken
Into Monday night from the back en i
trance. No goods were missed and It
Is the general supposition that the
parties who entered the place figured
that it was the postofllcc. What the
result may have been Is only a matter
of conjucturo.
Entertain Bonesteel People.
Bonesteel , S. D. , Fob. 11. Special
to The News : Mrs. I ? W. Rathmnn ,
formerly a Bonesteel resident but now
residing at Dallas , gave a house party
last Friday and Saturday to a largo
number of her lady friends. On Fi i
day afternoon at 3 o'clock an elegant
four-course dinner was served and
then the time was taken up till late In
the evening with cards. Saturday
morning the company was entortnInert
at a delicious luncheon at 11 o'clock
In time for those from out of town to
take the noon train for home. Aside
from Dallas friends , several wore
present from Gregory and the follow
ing Bonesteel ladles also enjoyed tlio
hospitality of the hostess : Mesdamcs
Charles Tlenken , John Harms , A. E ,
Kull , A. P. Hondrickson , Ed Haakin-
son , and W. G. Hyer. The Bonesteel
ladles returned Saturday afternoon
having enjoyed every moment of their
visit to the Gateway city.
Railroad News.
Niobrara Tribune : It is reported
that the Northwestern railroad com
pany is contemplating putting in a
new steel bridge across the Niobrara
river hero this summer on account of
turning the Bonesteel line into a main
line track. The rumor also says that
the company has secured a right-of-
way across the remainder of the Rose
bud reservation and will push this
line through to connect at Deadwood ,
South Dakota , as rapidly as possible.
It Is a sure shot that Niobrara will see
more railroads than ono before many
more snows fly.
I STOCK | LOSSES
NOTSOJIEAVY ,
Meager Reports Indicate Cattle
Fared Well.
ONE BIG RANCH LOST 27 ,
\ Report \ from Cattle Country In Holt
County Says Storm Coming up Grad
ually Gave Stockmen Opportunity to
Get Cattle Into Sheds.
O'Neill , Neb. , Feb. 11. Special to
Tne News : It Is the verdict of the
"old timers" that Tuesday's blizzard
wasn't as bad as the 1888 production.
However I , tno snow and wina was fear
fully ' and wonderfully made last Tues-
j day < and O'Neill practically shut down
activities for a day , except In the case
of bore and there a hardy one who had
something that had to lie done.
Roads are blocked In every direc
tion and only those living near wore
1 able to get to town Wednesday. As
near as can be learned there was no
great loss of live stock in this county.
The Elkhorn Irrigation Ditch company ,
i who are wintering some 7,000 or 8,000
steers , report a loss of only twenty-
seven head. No word has been re
ceived from other ranches farther
south in the county , but it is believed
their losses will not bo out of proportion
tion to the ditch company's as most of
them are well provided with shedding
i and as the storm developed gradually
I the cattle had time to get to shelter.
Noligh , Nob. , Feb. 11. Special to
The News : For over thirty-six hours
this section of the state experienced
one of the most severe blizzards ever
n its history.
Electric light service of the city has
been at a standstill since the storm
and all business houses were closed
before C o'clock Tuesday night.
The only service out of Noligh Tues-
; lay was the dispatchers' wire to Nor
folk. No teleptiono communication
rom this city was available.
At 8 o'clock the thermometer regis
tered C below zero , with the wind
Mowing at fifty miles per hour. Drifts
. are banked up on the west side of
| Main street to the depth of seven
. feet. No public school was held and
I also that of Gates academy on ac
count of the blizzard.
Lynch , Neb. , Feb. 11. Special to
The News : Great drifts and banks of
snow , blocked streets , and "no mails"
all testified to the genuineness of the
old fashioned blizzard , that raged here
the past two days. A light snow be
gan falling , driven by a strong north
east wind. Toward the late afternoon
the wind changed to northwest , bring
ing with it a heavier snow. At about
7 o'clock In the evening a big storm
was raging , the wind blowing and pil
ing the snow into drifts. All night
the storm continued with no let-up
Tuesday. No trains were run , school
was dismissed and business generally
suspended. Stock in the open with
no shelter could not live , and it is
feared the quail have perished. It is
believed that It rivals any storm In
this section of the country , and it will
be several days before normal condl
tions are restored. One of the
peculiarities of the storm was the pres-
ence of a great amount of electricity
everywhere , noticed especially in the
snapping of telephone and telegraph
wires , and when touching a piece of
metal , by the snap and small spark
that would follow the action.
West Point , Neb. , Feb. 11. Special
to The News ; What was undoubtedly
| the worst storm of the winter raged
severely throughout this section of the
state , with great violence. Commenc
ing with a slight snow and a sleety
rain on Monday afternoon It de
veloped , by nlgbt time into a veritable
blizzard , ono of the old time driving
snows which Nebraskans Imagined
were things of the past. For thirty
hours the wind blew a gale of at least
fifty miles per hour snow falling all
the time In thick flakes and the wind
sweeping everything before it in
furious gusts. All travel and business
was totally suspended , It being utterly
impossible for residents of the out
lying districts to get to town and
dangerous for the town dwellers to go
to and from the neighbors' houses.
The local telephone service is In bad
condition and long distance connec
tions are out of the question simply
cannot bo made. Telegraph lines
were out of commission entirely. No
fatalities or serious consequences of
the storm have been so far reported
Clearwater. Neb. , Fob. 11. Specia
to The News : Snowbound for two
nights and a day : that was the fate of
C. & N. W. towns west of Norfolk dur
Ing Monday night , Tuesday and Tues
day night.
Not since the town of Cleanvator
was started has so long a time elapsed
without a train going through from
either direction.
It will bo remembered that the bllz
zard of ' 88 tied up traffic on this line
for less than twenty-four hours. The
storm started about noon of one day
and trains were running again the
next forenoon.
After thirty-five hours without a
train the whistle of the snow-plow engine
gino at 9 o'clock yesterday morning
was a most welcome note , and peopl
who were in convenient distance hast
ened to the depot to see what the plov
did to the great drift of snow lying
across the track and the depot plat
form. To use a common expression
"she didn't do a thing. " Fastened to
the front of a Hat-car and pushed by
a big slx-wheelcr the plow went
through that snowdrift like a hot knlfo
through a butter-ball.
Ono Immpnso chunk of frozen snow
crashed through the up stairs window
Into the living-rooms of the agent
above the walling room and landed on
a bed.
How Is that for snow-balling ? But
the lady of the house would like to
remind the engineer of that train that
such snow-balling 'Is no laughing mat
ter , for It proved the ruination of a
tine new bcdspro'id.
No rural mall was delivered on
Tuesday. Yesterday morning currier
on Route No. 2 made a start , but after
goln-4 about two miles and getting his
horses down a" time or two ho turned
around and came home.
Carrier on route No. t did not oven
start for an impassible drift that ex
tended a hundred yards lay just out
of town on the road north. It was not
till the middle of the afternoon that
some farmers coming to town assisted
by a largo gang from town dug a
luth through so that tratllc could bo
resumed.
It Is doubtful If either mall carrier
inn gel through today , and If they do
t will be with exhausted horses.
WOULD PROHIBIT FRATERNITIES ,
Bill In Nebraska Legislature Would
Cut Out School Societies.
Lincoln , Feb. 11. A bill prohibiting
fraternities and secret societies in the
Nebraska stale university and in all
other schools in the state , was Intro
duced In the house today.
OSTPONT OREGON TRAIL BILL.
Nebraska Legislature Indefinitely De
lays Its Consideration.
Lincoln , Feb. 11. The house today
ndeflnltely postponed the bill appro
priating $2,000 to mark the Oregon
.rail through Nebraska.
For the first time of the session the
io was passed In the house. Repre-
sensatlvo Clark of Richardson banded
t to liis Democratic brother , Tnjlor ,
of Ouster.
\ warm debate on the railroad bill
which aims to regulate the size of
trains and the number of men to a
crew brought the trouble.
Clark has a bill of his own , which
ic wants to use to supplant for the
one that has been under consideration.
Ho was arguing at length on the sub
ject , contending that the bill he haste
to offer represents the ideas of the
railroad employes.
Taylor got the floor and turned In
to "roast" the Richardson county man
impugning his motive and charging
that ho had shown a disposition , in
committee room and out , to act oppo
site to the principles of the party.
Taylor declared flatly that Clark was
not following out pledges of the plat
form on which he had been elected.
Clark Jumped to his feet.
Raising his voice , Clark Impassion-
ately cried :
"It's ai. a He. "
Following this declaration , Taylor
was silent. Members all over the
House jumped up. There were cries
of "Sit down , sit down. " Clark did sit
down.
Taylor , from his place , made the
statement that his remarks were based
on his observations and that if he was
wrong ho was ready to apologize.
Clark did not reply and that was as
far as the matter went.
The bill Is still in the air , having
been left unsettled by the sudden show
of temper. ,
NEW ORDER FOR NORFOLK.
Movement on Foot to Establish An
clent Mystic Order of Bagmen Here.
The Ancient Mystic Order of Bag
men of Bagdad the "shrine" of the
United Commercial Travelers of Amor-
lea held a ceremonial session in
Sioux City last Saturday , at which
time about sixty candidates were con
ducted through flic realm of Bagdad.
The object of the "shrine" is to lake
up the thread of fraternalism where
left off in the Initiatory ceremony of
Ihe U. C. T. ; none but members of
local councils in good standing are
eligible to membership.
The Order of Bagmen was founded
by Cincinnati members of the order
of U. C. T. of A. in 1895 , and Is cal
culated to'perpetuale Ihe traditions of
the firs/ / ; commercial travelers , the
famous Bagmen of Bagdad , and with it
carries a funeral benefit.
Three members of Norfolk council
No. 120 , A. E. Chambers , E. C. Engle
and Frank H. Beels went to Sioux City
and passed through the ceremonial.
Zens Guild , No. 10 , of Des Molnes
sent their degree team in a special
car with complete outfit of parapher
nalia for this occasion. A buffet luncl :
and ball in the evening concluded the
pleasures of the day.
A movement has been started by
the three members in Norfolk to ob
tain enough applications to have a
ceremonial session In Norfolk some
time in April. The Des Moines team
has promised to come.
Banks Close Friday.
Norfolk banks observe Lincoln's
birthday as a holiday this year , re
maining closed during the entire day
This is duo to the birth anniversary
being the hundredth birthday of Presl
dent Lincoln.
The postofflco will not observe tin
holiday. This Is due principally to tin
congested condition of the malls ow
ing to the recent blizzard.
Exercises will Lo held Friday In thi
Norfolk schools.
GUT SALARY OF
CABINET JOB ,
Reduced trom $12,000 , to
$8,000 , Per Year ,
FOR THE BENEFIT OF KNOX ,
Owing to a Question As to the Right
of Senator Knox to be a Cabinet
Member at Increased Salary , Under
Constitution , Change Is Made.
Washington. Fob. 11. The senate
lommlttoo on judiciary today con-
iluded to reduce the salary of the HOC-
otury of state to $8,000 per . \oar In
mlor to enable Senator Knox to hold
hat position in the Taft cabinet.
Much discussion has been aionset !
.ivor the question us to whether Senaf
or Knox of Pennsylvania , chosen as
lecretary of state In the Taft cabinet ,
tvas eligible under the constitution to
iccept tlio office. Attention has been
called to section VI , article 1 of the
onstltntion , which roads : "No son-
utor or representative shall , during the
line for which ho was elected bo
appointed to any civil office under the
iiuthority of the United States , which
shall have been created , or the omolr
imonts thereof shall have boon in-
rcased during such time. "
During Mr. Kuox's present term as
senator the .salaries of all cabinet of-
leers wore increased from $8,000 to
$12,000 a year. His term does not ex-
> lro until March 3 , 1011 , two years
: ifter the time when his name would
bo sent by Mr. Taft to the senate for
confirmation.
The only precedent recalled in a
similar case was that of the late Sen
ator Ransom of North Carolina , who
was appointed by President Cleveland
.o bo minister to Mexico , tbo emolu
ments of which office was raised while
Mr. Ransom was a member of the sen-
: ite. The comptroller of the treasury
liolcl that Senator Ransom could not
become minister to Mexico.
IOWA FARMER MURDERfD ,
Lived Near Portsmouth Skull
Crushed by Unknown Murderer.
Portsmouth , la. , Feb. 11. W. J.
Kruger , a wealthy farmer , aged sixty ,
living In the outskirts of this town ,
was murdered and robbed last night
near his homo by unknown persons.
His skull was crushed.
$20,000 Fire at Rushville. ,
Rushville , Neb. , Feb. 11. A fire
broke out in the mercantile store of
Armstrong and Ward , and completely
destroyed the store building of H. C.
Dale ; furniture store of J. M. Grubb ;
store building of M. P. Musser and that
of Donald Brown. The hose company
fought it from 5:10 : o'clock until 7:30 :
and confined the fire to the block , al
though a strong northwest wind was
blowing at the time. The loss is esti
mated at $20,000.
Shooting Affray at Beemer.
Beemor , Neb. , Feb. 11. During a
fight at Ihe Harder & Pelerson saloon
here about 2 o'clock , belween Viclor
Peterson and John Smith , Smith
pulled a gun and shot at Peterson , one
bullet striking him in the forehead ,
glancing upward and out , making a
dangerous wound. At this report , how
ever , he lias a good chance for re
covery.
STATE HERD LAW DEFEATED.
South Dakota Senate Refuses to Grant
Request of Homesteaders.
Pierre , S. D. , Fob. 11. Governor
Vessey has sent to the senate the
names of B. Fitzpatrlck of Rapid City ,
A. B. Nelson of Pierre and Arthur
Linn of Canton as members of the
board of control of the soldiers' home ,
and the same were confirmed. The
senate refused to grant a state-wide
herd law which was being asked for
by the homesteaders west of the river.
Hare made a fight for the law , but
was opposed by all the senators west
of the river except Nlqulst.
A bill was introduced In the senate
providing for a state flag , the design
to be a blue field with a blazing sun
in the center ami the words "Sunshine
State" in arc.
The house put in most of the ses
sion in commltlee of the whole dis
cussing the stale commission bill. The
sentiment of the house so far as can
be learned is not favorable to action
along that line.
The house passed the bill for a de
pository of state funds.
Principal new house bills were a
maximum freight rate bill by McDon
nell ; a bill reducing the maximum
gravity of gasoline to bo admitted inlo
Ihe slate from sixty-eight to sixty-
three , and a resolution memorializing
congress to establish national parks
In the South Dakota bad lands.
Mrs. Wright Convicted.
Devils Lake , N. D. , Feb. 11. Mrs.
Mary Wright was found guilty of the
murder of her stepdaughter last Aug
ust and fixed the penalty she shall
pay as five years in the state , pent
lenllary.
Mrs. Wright Is alleged to have
killed the girl by choking her. She
had smeared carbolic acid on the lips
to give the Impression that the girl
had committed suicide. This led to
an investigation , which brought start
ling disclosures.
flit CONDITIONS Ml WEATHER
Temperature for Twenty.four Hours.
Forecast for Nebraska.
Condition of the weather us record
ed for the twenty-four iioura ending
at 8 a in. today :
Maximum 2(5 (
Minimum in
Average 20
Barometer 2.M ! )
Chicago , Fob. 11. The bulletin Is
sued by tlio Chicago station of the
United Slales weather bureau gives
the forecast for Nebraska as follows :
Partly cloudy tonight and Friday.
Wanner tonighl south portion.
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.
Sun Ki'lH ni'J.'i , rises OiM ; moon rises
11 : ; ! . " p. m. ; moon'H ago il ! days.
CHIEF LOOKS LIKE REAL MONEY.
Hollow Horn Bear of Rosebud nt In
dian Bureau Asking Annuities.
Chief Hollow Horn Hoar , who dur
ing I the Dallas rush touched Judge
Wit ton for the "loan" of n "live" and
found his own picture on tlio bill. Is
bark In Washington asking for fiO.OOO
copies of his picture1 on $5 certificates.
The stay of Chief Hollow Horn Hoar
and bis brother clilols In the capital
is treated as follows in a dispatch
sent out yesterday by Washington
newspaper correspondent :
An Indian who looks llko real ready
money has como to Washington. His
name is Hollow Horn Hear , and lie Is
tlio clilof orator of the Rosebud Sioux
r
tribe of South Dakota.
Hollow Horn Hoar is reputed to bo
the handsomest and most typical In
dian In the country , and that's why ho
looks llko ready money. His picture
adorns the $5 silver certificate. It was
put there because the connoisseurs In
Indian beauty regarded him as the
finest Indian now extant.
Hollow Horn Hoar Is fifty-nine years
old and as straight as an Indian ought
to be. He hasn't a gray hair In Ills
head and there is enough hair to make
a matress. In addition to being beauti
ful , Hollow Horn Hear Is long with tlio
"white man's game , " as ho calls the
art of conversation. In truth , he has
most white men lashed securely to the
bowsprit and the ship sinking head on ,
when it comes to the art of talk. Ho
comes every once In a whllo to talk a
few hundred thousand out of the
stony-hearted bureau of Indian affairs.
That's what ho wants on the present
trip.The
The bureau has been holding out on
his tribe some $300,000 of money which
the t tribe thinks ought to be distributed
to minor children. It represents part
payment for the lands of the Rosebud
reservation , the department maintain
ing that it would be a waste of the
money to turn over their shares to the
minor children. The law , however ,
provides for the distribution , and the
Indians want the cash. Hollow Horn
Bear hopes to take homo about 50,000
copies , of his picture on the $5 certifi
cates.
Along with Hollow Horn Boar is a
delegation of Sioux , one of whom is
Chief Good Voice. Oddly enough , Good 1
Voice Is no orator at all ; ho grunts oc
casionally , but Hollow Horn Bear does
the talking. Reuben Quick Bear , High
Pipe , John Colombo , Eagle Horse and
Stranger Horse are tbe others of the
delegation.
Colombo is a thrifty aborigine. Ho
owns more land than he can tell about.
The government gave him 010 acres ,
his wife 320 , and each child ICO acres ,
and Colombo has never got far
enough In mathematics to be able to
figure all lie holds In the family. Ho
lives on a twenty-acre piece at the
corner of his estate , and rents the rest
to white men. "White man works for
me , " he says disdainfully as he cranks
up the carburettor of his auto ; for he
owns and drives a machine.
Valentine Society.
Valentine , Neb. , Feb. 8. Special to
The News : The past week has been
a busy one In society as there has been
two very pretty affairs. The first given
on Wednesday afternoon at the home
of Mrs. Levl Sparks was called a little
girls' party as all the ladies present
were dressed as little tots. The cos
tumes were all fine. The dining room
was very prettily decorated , with the
large table full of such pretty children
made a very pretty sight. On Thurs
day evening Mrs , T. C. Hornby gave an
Indian pow wow , entertaining thirty
three ladles and gentlemen all dressed
and painted up as Indians , The evening
was spent In playing cards and danc
ing the Indian dances and the night
air was pierced every once in a while
by a war cry that would have done
credit to any native. Charles
Sparks as an Indian chief was a sure
success and Mrs. Levl Sparks as a
squaw was fine. While all the guests
present were finely made up , the above
two were credited as the best. A very
pretty luncheon was served with the
sandwiches shaped as tomahawks and
cakes the same , with the ice cream in
the shape of tepees and not to forgot ' *
the dog soup. The whole affair was a
success. The party was given In
honor of Miss Van Arnsdalo of Call
fornla , who is visiting here , and also
In honor of T. C. Hornby's birthday.
Jap Press Stirring.
Toklo , Japan , Feb. 11. The sensa
tlonal press of Japan is pouring oil or
the waters by publishing stories that
the anti-Jap feeling has spread to
other states , even to the heart of tlio
country.
More conservative papers , however
still express confidence In the Unltci
States.
Pears Dead ,
London , Eng. , Feb. 11 Andrew
Pears , head of the Pears' Soap com
pany , known the world over , Is dead
hero , from hi art failure.
Pears is a * millionaire many times
over.
over.Ho
Ho Is a grandson of the founder of
the Pears soap concern.
NO CHARGE YET
AGAINST WOOD ,
Older Brother at O'Neill ' Pending'
Investigation.
GOT TWO SHOTS IN FACE ,
Charles Wood Claims His Younger
Brother Instigated the Quarrel and
Fired First Older Brother Says Ho
Only Shot to Frighten. jjj
O'Neill , Neb. , Foil. 11. Speclul to
The News : Charlo.s Wood , the youni ;
man living In Swan township who got
Into trouble with his thlitoeii-year-old
hi other and was shot In consequence ; .
Is held In Jail hero pending an Investl-
at Ion of the case. Snow-bound loadH ,
resulting from the storm of Monday
ind Tuesday , have prevented any nun
omlng or going to the neighborhood
if the shooting and the only Inlormu-
lon the autaorltloH have Is that given
iy the prisoner , who states his brother
listIgated the quarrel and did tlio first
shooting and that lie only shot to
'rlghten tbo boy.
Two of the scattering shots struck
ilm In the face but scarcely made u
nark. No charge has been lodged
iguinst cither of the boys. County
Attorney Wheliin miys It is a IMIHO Hint
leiiiuiidH attention but does not know
ivhnt the natiiio of the complaint will
) e until he makes an Investigation.
Bonesteel News Notes.
Bonostool , S. D. , Fob. 11. Special leThe
The News : Walter Peterson , who
for the past live years has boon uon-
lected with the
Nyo-Snydor-Fowler
Do. , at this point , has boon given u
salary boost and transferred to Burke ,
whither ho wont last Thursday to as
sume control of the company's Intrests
nt that point. He was very popular
lore , and the removal of tlio Peterson
family from our midst is much re-
trotted. The office hero is now In
charge of Guy Young , who has been
been an assistant for the past two
years.
Mrs. II. R. Kcnastoii , wife of ono of
our local druggists , who some time ago
took the pharmaceutical examination
lefore lite state board , has passed and
received her certificate and Is now em
powered under tbe laws of the state
as a mixer of syrups , squills and pills.
Her credentials arrived last Friday
noon and she has since been receiv
ing the congratulations of her friends
over her success.
The .letter Brewing company of
Omaha , is busy in the removal of its
cold storage depot from this place to
Herrlck. The building is being placed
on heavy trucks and a steam thresh *
ing engine furnishes the power to
transport the plant to Herrick.
Miss Zola Slaughter of Dallas was
the guest of Bonesteel friends for the
past two days. Sunday she was the
dinner guest at the Woodrlng home.
In the evening she was entertained at
supper by Miss Margaret Goshen and
on Monday she was the guest of the
Misses Blizzard.
The cold wave prophesied by The
Daily News arrived in this section on
schedule time. Sunday was colder
and during the night a stiff wind came
with a light fall of snow. Monday
morning found the mercury at zero ,
about twenty degrees colder than for
the week previous.
The date for the special election ,
when a vote will be taken upon city
Incorporation , has boon fixed by the
town board for Tuesday , February 23.
The little two-year-old daughter of
Prof. F. L. Bollen and wife , suffered
from a series of convulsions Saturday
night , which were superinduced by
whooping cough , and for a time its
life was despaired of. The professor
had gone to Page , Neb. , Saturday
morning on a visit with his parents ,
but was called home by telegraph.
The little one is on the Improve at this
writing.
Railroad news here is to the effect
that two gravel trains will soon make
headquarters here , ono working east
and the other west on the Northwest
ern road.
George E. Le Xotte and wife held
a public farewell reception at the
opera house Monday evening. The
family leave for Storm Lake , Iowa ,
Thursday. Rumor has It that the Ak-
Sar-Ben hotel , which
they have so sue *
| cessfully operated , has been leased
by C. M. Morgan , who will take Im
mediate possession. U Is to be hoped
the hostelry will not be closed to the
public.
COUPLE IN SUICIDE PACT.
An OhioGirl Drank Acid While Her
Sweetheart Shot Himself.
Bowlln Green , O. , Feb. 11. Mlsa
Margaret Brandon Is dead and Wlllard
Davis , her fiance , is not expected to
live as a result of a suicide pact
carried out hero today. At the same
hour , hut at different localities , Miss
Brandon drank carbolic acid and
Davis shot himself. Miss Brandon ,
who was twenty-two years old , died
at home , DaUs , nineteen > ears old ,
had gone to the woods to end his life ,
\\horo he was found
It Is believed the pact was duo to
the belief that lack of work and funds
would prevent their marriage.