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THK NORKOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOURNAL FRIDAY MARCH 5 1909.
\ AXE OUT FOR APPROPRIATIONS.
South Dakota Legislature Inclined to
Cut Out All Out the Necessary Ones.
Plorro , 8. D. . Feb. 27. The Urst ef
fort to got out special appropriation
blllH wan initdo In tlu > house anil
showed a temper against Hiich mean-
uruH. The ntHl ono to gut Into the
way of Ihu Htoam roller was that for
$50,000 for buildings al the Rodllold
hoHpltiil , which wont down In defeat ,
hut will In * up on reconsideration. Before -
fore the next hill for buildings nt the
university could ht > roiichod It WUH
Hhiinlod off the calendar by UH sup
porters. The appropriation of 115,000
for furnishing the now Hlato capltol
was next and wan HiiccoBHfnl.
The IIOIIHO did not Indulge In any
oratory , lint ground away morning and
nftonioon , with an uvuiilng session ,
to attempt to catch up with ItH cal
endar. The principal blllH acted on
for the afternoon were the jnvonllo
court hill and the resolution by Morris
for a constitutional amendment to
change the molhoilH of taxation.
The senate kept things stirring on
several measures , one of thorn the
Sasso pure drug bill , which was spo-
clnl order for next Tuesday and was
changed to Saturday , which was op
posed hy N'orhcrU , Lockhark and Dil
lon , the latter declaring the principal
Intent of I ho bill being a clnh to force
the hand of the governor on certain
appolntnienlH. The change was carried
through and the bill will ho nettled In
some way today.
One of the principal bills In the sen
ate was the Hitchcock hill to divide
the Htato Into congressional districts.
When It canio up the Hwnrt bill was
substituted as an amendment and that
bill killed by a roll call and the matter
Is ended for the session.
The senate passed the semite hill to
exempt certain roads in the lllack
Hills from the provisions of the U-cont
faro law , and passed the 1)111 ) to punish
larceny of cynldo products , which was
badly dofeated.
At the evening session the house
fought out several propositions on
committee reports , ono fixing the
salary of the secretary of the state
board of Agriculture at $ 1,500 , an
other requiring a vote of the people
before any new state institutions can
bo created and the bill regulates man
agement of farmers' elevators. The
appropriation of $ ; ! ,000 to secure ad
ditional grounds at the capltol to carry
out the parking scheme met strong
opposition , hut won out by a narrow
vote on committee report.
Railroad News.
Fremont Tribune : Switchman 10.
G. Green of the Northwestern who
was believed to he a victim of a dread
contagion was llnally located Monday
night by a member of the police force.
Green was calmly chattlug with some
friends In a confectionery store and
rather modestly denied knowing any
thing about the trouble ho had pre
cipitated. Ho signified his willing
ness to go to a physician for examin
ation and did so , with the result that
his case was pronounced greatly ex
aggerated. In short , Green didn't
have the slightest symptom of small
pox. However , for some reason ,
Switchman Green did not return to
duty Tuesday at the Northwestern
yards , whore he had left so suddenly
Monday morning , after throwing the
the other men Into a semi-panic.
Bonesteel Firm In Hard Lines.
Donesteel , S. D. , Fob. 27. Special to
The News : Affairs of the Gheer &
Doman closing out sale took a sudden
turn when It was announced that the
stock was In the hands of a receiver
and that "Doc" Crosby had been put
In charge. It Is alleged the firm has
not been very careful In looking af
ter Its payments of taxes , and back
taxes to the amount of over $500 , It
Is said , extending back for three or
four years have been unpaid. The
county Intends to get Its duo while
there Is yet enough left to pay the
bills with Interest.
February , 1909 , has certainly be
haved very much like a blizzard
month. One storm followed another
In such quick succession that we are
hardly done with the old before we
are battling with the now. Tuesday
also seems to be a favorite day for the
demonstration. The storm of Tuesday
past was ono of very wet snow In
copious quantities driven by a wind
as high as sixty miles an hour , but
with a temperature that shot the mer
cury HO degrees above the freezing
mark. The severity of the offering
was snfllcient to keep us from train
communication with the outside world
for twenty-four hours. No loss of life
or live stock was reported.
Postmaster S. F. Lucas of this place ,
received the sad Intelligence yester
day that a sister of his had died In
the west , and he loft this morning for
Omaha to meet the remains. Inter
ment will bo probably made In Iowa ,
Mr. Lucas and relatives have the
sympathy of his host of Gregory conn'
ty friends In his breavemont.
Yes ; hereafter , that Is after officers
are selected In April to guide our mil'
nlclpal ship of state , Bonesteel will be
known as a city. The vote Tuesday ,
blizzard day , was not very large , but
the majority of those voting decided
that the word town was too cheap n
cognomen for nonesteel.
At a recent meeting of the Aid so.
clety of the Congregational , the ladles
decided to do away with meetings
for the ensuing year , and In lieu thereof -
of each month one lady with an as
slstant was to pull off some stunt that
would turn ? 5 Into the coffers of the
society. Mrs. D. W. Forbes was the
February victim , and her helper was
Mrs A. R. Doman. They gave n
literary and musical at the churcli
parlors which more than made ur
their obligation
Society and the weather has been al
hors do combat this week , but one
social event being In evidence and that
wan a Washington party at the homo
of I5d Hanklnson ami wife , In which
they were assisted by their daughter ,
Klla. The house was trimmed with
hunting and small Hags and a largo
picture of the father of his country
occupied the window opening In the
parlor. The score cards wore small
hatchets. A dozen tables wore playIng -
Ing whist and the fun was fast and
furious , as on the outside the second
genuine blizzard of the season wan
getting In Its worst licks. At 11 a
delicious frappe was served , and at
the close of the play an elegant two-
course Imicheon was served. The
honors of the evening went to Mrs.
A. it. Doman who received a hand
some vase and .lolin Harms , who cap
tured a hand painted cigar jar. It
was close to I ! a. in. when the dis
persion came , and the guests had hard
work reaching their houses through
the blending storm , as the hackmen
positively refused to take their horses
out on such a night.
NO STATEHOOD DILL THIS TIME.
This Line of Legislation Abandoned
In Sensational Scene.
Washington , Fob. 27. There will be
no statehood legislation for Now
Mexico and Arizona at the present
session of congress.
At a meeting of the territorial com
mittee today all members , regardless
of party alllllatlons , In a sensational
scene , abandoned consideration of the
house bill regarding New Mexico and
Arizona statehood.
This decision came after a reading
of statements by Senators Nelson and
Movorldgo charging corruption of many
forms and declaring that there Is an
undesirable "gang In control of poli
tical affairs In New Mexico. "
All senate amendments to the agri
cultural appropriation bill were dis
agreed to by the house today and a
conference committee named.
The senate this afternoon passed
the bill to enable the negro soldiers
discharged on account of the Browns
ville affair , to prove their innocence
mid re-enlist.
House Passes General Deficiency Bill.
The house passed the general de-
llclency appropVlatlon bill today. The
bill carrrles $70,000,000.
City Loses the Interest.
O. P. Derrick , the Des Moines sewer
contractor who has boon In a legal war
with the city since ho completed the
sewer mains , Is hold by District Judge
Welch to be entitled to the interest on
his $32,000 sewer bonds up to the time
they passed out of his possession.
Judge Welch , In his decision rendered
at Madison late Tuesday afternoon ,
found that the city had nothing to
show that Ilerrlck had ever agreed to
waive his rights to the accrued in
terest when ho agreed to the sale of
the bonds which the city was holding
In trust and agreed to throw off $3,200
as discount , the bonds having de
preciated In value owing to the money
market and the low rate of Interest
carried.
Brummund's Water Bill Allowed.
At the same time tne $500 water bill
presented to Herrlck by August Drum-
mund , at that time water commis
sioner , received judicial sanction. This
water bill was one of the trump cards
played by the city.
Due Herrick , $1,766.15.
Judge Welch in his decree found that
there was now due Herrick $1.700.15.
After allowing Herrlck his back Interest ,
which the city disputed , and deduct
ing the discount of $3,200 made by
him , the court held that Herrick was
entitled to $2,299.45 as a balance on
May 17 , 1907. From this amount
$722.47 was further deducted in claims
against Herrick held by the city ,
chielly the water bill and the charges
for raising water mains where they
touched the sewer mains. This left
$1,570.98. Interest charges , etc. , raised
the amount to $1,700.15.
Where Herrlck Lost.
Contractor Herrlck lost other points
besides the water bill contention. All
of his claims for "extras" were dis
allowed. Also claims to damages set
up by him were held to have no legal
basis' . Herrick claimed $522.25 an "Y"
junctions as extras , $1,885 as profit
which he would have made had the
council permitted him to lay 10,090
feet of drain tile and $720 profit , which
he claimed to have lost by the council
refusing to permit him to make private
connections.
Only Snow Holds Back New Road.
W. E. Graham of Norwalk , Ohio ,
who is still at the head of the Yankton
and Norfolk railway proposition ,
writes II. 13. Owen of this city that
there is no doubt hut that the road
will be constructed this season. He
said he had expected to be In Norfolk
before this but reports of the recent
snow storms had warned him that he
could not get around the country , and
he concluded to wait a few days before
making the trip. He now expects to
come west sometime next week.
Ho says that the storms have had
t o effect of delaying construction
work on the bridge at Yankton ,
which had been planned to start on
March 9 , but the delay will be only
temporary. Contractors are now ready
to commence operations just as soon
as weather conditions permit getting
material and apparatus on the ground ,
Mr. Owen Is here from Laramie ,
Wyoming , where ho has a big contract
on an Irrigation proposition and is
doing well.
A Second Rush Toward Trlpp.
In spite of the trying weather the
second era of the Tripp rush Is al
ready in the "bud. "
Land winners are passing through
Norfolk dally bound for the Rosebud
Following them , on the freights , Is
their belongings , usually a little fur
niture and household utensils , some
times a few farm Implements , often a
few horses and just ns often the
family cow. These are the actual
homesteaders , the men who arc going
to farm their winnings and build up
Trlpp county Into the same condition
as tlie prosperous stretch of country
just to the east.
Many of these men are young fel
lows , unmarried. Some are married
men with their families behind. Hut
many are already taking their families
Into the land of promise. In a hotel In
Dallas Is a man from Michigan with
cloven members of his family with
him and ho says there are still some
more at homo.
These land winners who have
moved their families to Gregory coun
ty are now busy putting up shell
houses which later on they will pick
up and move out Into Trlpp county
on the quarter section of their choice.
It will bo a month now before the
Trlpp winners will bo allowed to file
In the now land office at Gregory.
They will be allowed to make their
choice of the quarters In the order In
which their names wore drawn.
It Is said that one reason that the
second rush is setting In tills early
Is that March 1 Is generally recognized
as moving time on farms the west
over , leases generally expiring on that
date. So the land winners have an
other motive than to merely familiarize
themselves with the "lay of the land. "
SATURDAY SIFTING.
C. S. Hayes is home from Omaha.
C. H. Groesbeck returned Saturday
from Trlpp county.
iJr. D. 1C. Tlndall left Saturday noon
for Humphrey , Creston and Madison.
H. 10. Gllssman , after a short visit
In Norfolk , left for Ills home In Doon ,
Iowa , yesterday noon.
Mayor Sturgeon was able to bo
down town Saturday for the first time
since his recent Illness.
Xora Hayden of Meadow Grove ,
who has boon In Norfolk on a visit
with his daughter hero , has been ser
iously 111.
Mrs. Edward Hoopman and daughter
ol Madison are In Norfolk on a visit
with Mrs. Hoopman's parents , Mr. and
Mrs. C. F. A. Marquardt.
.1. W. Ransom is homo from Omaha.
E. P. Weatherby was in Pierce yes
terday.
E. M. Hood of the First National
bank of Gregory was In Norfolk on
business.
Mrs. A. A. Adams and daughter ,
Miss Hazel Adams , have returned from
; i three weeks' visit In Brush , Cole , ,
with Mr. Adams.
Among the day's out of town visi
tors in Norfolk were : Henry Laurlnat ,
Lynch ; F. B. Strain , Crelghton ; John
Conway , Nlohrara ; Ernest Shoenrog-
BC , Fairfax , S. D. ; P. H. Pope , Wayne ;
, F. P. Forsyth , Niohrara ; F. H. Mohr-
man , Mr. and Mrs. William Kuhl ,
Pierce ; B. F. Feather , Wayne ; Mr.
and Mrs. George B. Tonney , Lynch ;
Otto Grubor. Hosklns ; I. W. Alter.
Wayne ; V. WIeses , Humphrey ; J. E.
Nelson , Mrs. Nelson , Tlldon.
Shell Carter , living near Enola , is
erecting a now homo.
Emll Pribbornow Is having a new
homo built on Braasch avenue.
Engineer W. T. Shlvely is to have
a new home erected on South Fourth
street.
Conductor Taylor's new residence
on South Fifth street Is nearly com
pleted.
E. A. Amerine Is the latest man to
be talked of by Third ward Repub
licans as an available candidate for
the councilmanlc race.
Judge Welch at the recent term of
court at Madison decided the fore
closure case of Bottle against Tledgen
In favor of the plaintiff.
The Frank Modrow trial at Pierce
was postponed until March 9. Modrow
Is charged by Robert Fenske with
having thrown him out of the Hadar
saloon with uncalled for violence.
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Bowers have
rented the cottage on Madison avenue
across the street from the federal
building , and will occupy it next week ,
Mrs. Bowers has just returned from
a visit in Des Moines.
The fire department at its meeting
March 10 will hear the report of Its
committee sent out to ascertain the
sentiment of Norfolk avenue business
men towards supporting a state fire
men's tournament here this summer.
Elmer E. Thomas , the Omaha at
torney who last spring "mixed" in the
saloon license fight in Norfolk , Is no
longer president and attorney of the
State Anti-Saloon league. Thomas
says he resigned. Ho has been In hot
water since his fight on Governor Shel
don lasi October.
The case of John Manor against
Clarence A. Forsllng and others has
been dropped from the records by Dis
trict Judge Welch because ho did not
have jurisdiction under the petition.
The case of Swlsher Brothers against
the Realty Advertising company suf
fered the same fate.
The dyke committee of the city
council will go over the Northfork
river dyke on a trip of inspection just
as soon as the snow melts enough for
them to examine the ground closely.
The members of the committee be
lieve that only minor repairs and close
attention will bo necessary to keep
the dyke In repair this spring.
Mrs. L. M. Glittery , wife of Dr. Glit
tery , the first assistant physician at
the Norfolk hospital , has handed In
her resignation as teacher in the gram
mar room of the Pllgor schools , after
having taught school continuously forever
over a third of a century. Mrs. Glit
tery will join her husband In Norfolk
ns soon as the Pllger board can fill the
vacancy.
Merchants throughout Nebraska and
Dakota are receiving notices from
their wholesale houses to send In any
catsup containing benzoate of soda for
preservative. By ruling of the pure
food law that went into effect Decem
ber 1 , the future use of the compound
for preservative has been declared Il
legal. The notices are being com
piled with to the letter.
"Quote mo In favor of Herman Win
ter for mayor , " demanded a Norfolk
Democrat yesterday as he himself ,
shovel In hand , made a bid for public
favor by clearing a gutter of Ice and
snow , thereby stopping an overflow of
water. "I'm not specially friendly to
wards Winter hut ho never had a
public office but that he would neglect
his own business to attend to It. '
Mndlson Star-Mall : Ora Splllman
of Lincoln , was visiting Sunday with
his friend , M. S. McDufieo. The Star-
Mall Is Informed that Mr. Splllman Is
thinking quite seriously of locating In
Norfolk. Mr. Splllmnn Is a young
man and an attorney of considerable
ability. If he sees lit to locate In
Madison county , and we hope ho will ,
this paper will wish him a full meas
ure of success. Wo believe ho would
prove a valuable addition to the Madi
son county bar.
The most antique case of the district
court docket at Madison was ampu
tated this week when Judge Welch
dismissed the case of Lizzie L. Coolcy
against Charles B. Burrows and
others. February 1 had been named
as the date when security for costs
were to have been deposited. The ease
was an old Hillside Terrace dispute
and the minds of lawyers runneth not
to the time when It has not reclined
on the court dockets. H was case No.
.1001. It was recorded In hook 8.
Clerk W. H. Field Is now using book
11.
William B. Paiker , formerly of Nor
folk , now editor of "Psychotherapy , "
has an article In the March number of
the Woman's Home Companion on the
subject of psychotherapy , entitled ,
"What Is It All About ? " This , the
editors announce , is the first of a
series of articles which Mr. Parker
will write for the Companion on the
subject of this new movement ,
one phase of which Is popularly known
as the "Emaniiol movement. " Mr.
Parker Is a son of Rev. J. J. Parker
and a brother of Dr. C. S. Parker of
Norfolk.
The action of the city council 'n '
ordering the payment of the Herrlck
judgment of $1,7(10.15 ( closes the Herrick -
rick controversy , which has run In
and out of court for the past two
years , Involving throe city administra
tions. The final siiiu awarded the
DCS Molnos sewer contractor was only
about $500 more than the city at first
offered to pay. The judgment , on the
other hand , \fas a good deal less than
Herrlck ever offered to accept after the
controversy started. The chief reason
for the court trouble was the failure
of the council to secure an accurate
understanding with Mr. Herrick rela
tive to the accrued Interest when they
sold the bonds which were held in
trust for him. The agreement was
made during the closing days of the
Friday administration , though the dis
pute arose over the final settlement
after C. B. Durland had become mayor.
Notice to Bridge Contractors.
Public notice Is hereby given that
sealed bids will bo received by the
hoard of county commissioners of
Mndlson county , Nebraska , for the
furnishing of all the necessary ma
terials and labor for the erection and
completion of the following bridges ,
or so many thereof as shall be ordered
built by the said county commis
sioners during the year beginning
March 30 , 1909 , and ending March 29 ,
1910 :
One 10-foot roadway , 70-foot span
steel bridge with tubular piers , across
Battle creek , near John Prauner's
farm in Schbolcraft precinct.
And such other bridges of like class
as above , ranging in spans from 50
to 80 feet , as necessity or emergency
may require to be ordered by said
board of county commissioners , with
in the period herein specified.
One 10-foot roadway , pile and string
er bridge , approximately 32 feet long ,
near John Braun's farm in Highland
precinct.
All such other bridges of like class
as the bridge last described , as neces
sity or emergency may require to be
ordered by said county commissioners
within the period herein specified.
At the same time and place as here
in specified bids will also be received
by said county commissioners for a
yearly contract for the repair of all
bridges and approaches to bridges
wnich may be ordered repaired and
maintained by said county commission
ers during the period above specified.
All such bridges and parts of bridges
to be built In accordance with plans
and specifications heretofore adopted
uy said county commissioners and
now on file In the office of county
clerk of said county at Mndlson , Ne
braska.
No bid will bo considered unless It
is accompanied by a certified check
for $ . ,000 , payable to the county clerk
of Madison county , Nebraska , which
shall bo forfeited to the county of
Madison in case the successful bidder
refuses to enter Into a contract If the
same shall be awarded to him. Such
c' eck must be under separate cover
that It may be examined and verified by
the county clerk prior to the opening
of said bids.
The party receiving the contract
will he required to give a good and
sufficient bond In such amount as the
said county commissioners may
designate , conditioned for the faith
ful performance of said contract. Bids
and checks will bo received at any
time prior to 12 o'clock , noon , of
Marcn 19 , 1909 , by the county clerk
of Madison county at Madison , Ne
braska , and said bids will bo opened at
the commissioners' office at Madison ,
Nebraska , at 1 o'clock p. in. , on March
30. 1909. All bids shall bo made on
bidding sheets prepared and furnished
by the said county clerk on applica
tion.
tion.Tho
The commissioners reserve the right
to reject any and all of said bids.
Done by order of the county com
missioners of Madison county , at
Madison , Nebraska , this 18th day ol
February , 1909.
George E. Richardson ,
County Clerk.
Contest at Nellgli.
Nellgh , Neb , , Feb. 27. Special to
The News : The first annual declama
tory contest of the Nellgh high school
was held last evening In the Audi
torium before a large and apprecia
tive audience.
It Is Impossible to give each con
testant duo credit for the good work
that was accredited for them. Ac
cording to the views of the reporter
each young lady and gentleman did
thomsolvtw proud In the subjects ren
dered.
'iho Neligh orchestra , under the
leadership of Alvln Grayhll , gave ex
cellent selections.
It Is through the efforts of Prof. A.
10. Fisher that this contest , anil In fact
the first , ever In the history of Nellgh
such has appeared before the public
In this city.
In awarding the gold medal It was
loft to a number or the board of edu
cation , and with their decision , C. L.
Wattles , president of such , gave a
very Instructive speech In rendering
the prize. Master Dana Cole , In his
oration , "How Ruby Played , " was ac
corded llrst prize by the decision of
the judges. It was In accord with the
audience throughout.
Platte S. S. Convention.
Humphrey , Neb. , March 2. Special
to The News : The east district Sun
day schools of Platte county met In
convention at Creston. Friday , Feb
ruary 20 , 1909. Delegates woio pres
ent from live churches and a very en
thusiastic convention was held. The
convention was called to order hy
Miss Margaret 10. Brown , an interna
tional Sunday school worker , at 10
o'clock. Rev. Moore of Creston was
chosen chairman and E. F. Wentz of
Humphrey secretary. The following
program was carried out :
10:00 : a. m. Prayer service.
10:15 : a. m. Round Table at which
these subjects were freely discussed :
Shall the quarterlies be continued In
the classes or shall we discontinue It
and use the bible only ? How to pro
vide bibles for the scholars. How to
teach temperance in the Sunday-
school.
Before adjourning for dinner a
nominating committee was appointed
by the chairman to suggest officers
for the ensuing year.
Afternoon session :
1JO : ! Address , Rev. John II. Ben
nett of Creston.
2:15 : Address by Miss Margaret E.
Brown , on elementary work in the
Sunday schools.
! ! :15 : Report of nominating com
mittee. The following officers were
elected : President , J. G. Cochrano
of Creston ; vice president , R. C.
Moran of Creston ; secretary , E. F.
Wcntz of Humphrey ; superintendent
elementary department , Miss Jennie
Belknap , Creston ; superintendent
teachers' training department , Miss
Lola Graham , Creston ; superintendent
home department , Mrs. T. D. Robin
son , Humphrey ; superintendent tem
perance department , Rev. C. H. Moore ,
Creston ; superintendent adult class
and superintendent pastor's depart
ment , Rev. John R. Bennett , Creston.
Evening session :
7:30 : Song service lead by the
choirs of Creston.
8:00 : Address by Margaret E ,
Brown on the work that Is being done
In the state by the International Sun
day school committee.
The place for holding the next con
vention will probably be Humphrey.
This will , however , be left to the ex
ecutive committee.
Basketball Game.
Nellgh , Neb. , March 2. Special to
The News : In an Interesting game
the Wlsner town team defeated the
Gates academy team by a score of 31
to 20. The first half was quite even ,
the score at the end standing : Wls
ner 1C ; Gates 12. In the second half ,
the Wlsner team continued to forge
ahead , with the final score as Indi
cated. During this half not a foul was
called on Wlsner , ten were called on
Gates. The two teams were quite
evenly matched and with Impartial
officials the visitors would not have
won by more than three or four points.
Field goals : Wlsner 14 ; Gates 7.
Fouls thrown : Wlsner 2 ; Gates C.
Points awarded : Wisner 1. Fouls
called : on Gates IS , Wlsner 13.
Lineup : Gates Woods , Harris , for
wards ; Johnson , center ; C. Bellar ,
Montgomery , Carnes , guards. Wlsner
Schultz , Emly , forwards ; Lorenson ,
center ; Ryan , Kane , guards ,
Shot Lynk in the Rosebud.
Burke , S. D. , March. 2. Special to
The News : A fine specimen of the
bay lynx or bob cat was recenUy shot
by a man named Davis on the wedge-
stone creek some twelve miles north
of Burke. These animals though very
plentiful in the' Black Hills and
Wyoming are not often seen so far
east. They resemble the Canadian
lynx but are of a small build.
Colombe Growing Rapidly.
Colombo , S. D. , March 2. Special
to The News : Colombo , one of the
already well established towns of
Trlpp county , Is growing rapidly and
first class buildings are being erected
for several different lines of business ,
Opportunity for getting Into business
on the ground Hoer of this town right
now Is first class and the town's pros
pects are considered very bright ,
Colombo is the town originally named
Wlnona hut on account of the ex
istence of a Winoim In North Dakota ,
the postoffico department refused tc
allow the same name to go on the
South Dakota map
Jack Sullivan on the Coast.
Jack Sullivan , the O Nell ! fighter
Is out on tlie coast and Is reported to
he making good. At Oakland last
week he won over "Red" Burgess.
FREMONT GIRL DROWNS.
Drives Off Bridge in Pasture Melt.
Ing Snow Swelled Creek.
Fremont , Neb. , March 1. Special
to The News : Mninlo Plalntz. aged
eighteen , and her little brother , aged
eight , drove off a bridge In lOd Hook's
pasture land today , where moiling
snow had swollen a creek to a width
of forty feet.
The girl and team drowned and the
hey was taken out nearly dead , bin
ho will recover.
Charles Harris and Tom llasson
saved the lad.
PLATTE IS RISING.
Ice Breaking Up , People Expecting
Floods.
Fremont , Neb , , March 1. Special to
The News : The Platte river is
breaking up and has risen a foot since
noon today. There Is a slight gorge
above the wagon bridge but no dam
age has yet resulted. People are ex
pecting floods.
BLOODY STRIKE IN MEXICO.
Plantation Laborers Fire on Ranch
Houses Soldiers Called.
Cordoba , Mexico , March 1.- Two
thousand Mexican laborers are on a
strike al the 101 Potrero plantation
and a company of rurales has been
summoned to control tlie situation.
The strike is for a reduction of
hours of labor. An attack was made
on the ranch bouses and several were
wounded.
"The Lion and the Mouse. "
W. H. Green , editor of the Neliras
ka Liberal at Crolghton , writes Iho
following letter to the Auditorium
management , regarding Charles
Klein's great play , "Tho Lion
and the Mouse , " which has , by un
usual good fortune , boon secured for
the Norfolk Auditorium for Tuesday
evening , March 9 :
"I wish to congratulate you on se
curing 'The Lion and the Mouse' for
Norfolk. It was my good fortune to
see this play in Its original production
at Now York and afterwards In Chi
cago. Every patron of your house
ought to be out that night.
"All the muck rakers and attorney
generals arc claiming credit for the
changed sentiment towards the pre
datory interests but this play , which
ran 179 nights within seven blocks of
John D. Rockefeller's house , had more
to do with the new sentiment than all
other causes.
"Respectfully ,
" W. H. Green. "
A TREAT FOR NORFOLK.
"The Lion and the Mouse" One of the
Big Plays.
Norfolk theatergoers surely arc , as
Mr. Green says , promised a genuine
treat next week when , on Tuesday
night , Charles Klein's great play ,
"The Lion and the Mouse , " comes to
town. This is one of the three great
Klein plays , the other two being "Tho
Music Master , " which made David
Warlleld famous , and "The Third De
gree. "
John D. Rockefeller saw "The Lion
and the Mouse" for the first and only
time in his life at the Euclid Avenue
opfira house , Cleveland , Ohio , from a
25 cent gallery seat.
This fact Is significant , Inasmuch
as the central character of Charles.
Klein's great play is popularly sup
posed to represent John D. in his
grasping and cunning methods of ac
cumulating untold wealth. The char
acter In the play Is sneerlngly re
ferred to as "Ready Money" Ryder ,
the richest man in the world.
The fact that John D. saw the play
only once and then from a seat in
the "peanut , " as the gallery gods are
pleased to term that portion of the
Cleveland theater where the oil king
took refuge when "The Lion and the
Mouse" visited his native city , Is a
mystery to a great many people be
cause they reason that Rockefeller
could buy up all the Lion and the
Mouse companies on earth , and then
never miss the money paid.
During the entire performance ,
Rockefeller never once removed his
hat , but , It Is said that he smiled
frequently and at times even gresv
enthusiastic and applauded the actors.
Real Murder Mystery Now.
Valentine , Neb. , Mar. 1. Special to
The News : The mystery of last fall
Is finally cleared up and the murdered
man found floating In the river Oc
tober 18 , has been found to be beyond
doubt Fred Smith of Grafton , Neb.
His parents were up hero about a
month ago but the authorities had
them wait awhile and so give them a
chance to look up something and there
by help clear things up. Mr. and Mrs.
J. A. Smith , parents of the murdered
man , arrived this morning to take the
body homo with them.
It seems that Fred Smith had been
working In Douglas , Wyo. , for some
fuel and transfer company of that
place and wrote his parents that he
was leaving for Oakdale , Neb. , that
being the last they heard from him.
When they started to Investigate his
trunk was found at Oakdale , having
been checked from Douglas on Oc
tober 9 , and had not been called for
In the trunk were found some articles
belonging to a man named Sam Stor >
and when Sheriff Rosseter went to
Douglas he found that Fred Smith and
Sam Story had loft there on Octoliei
9 to go to Oakdale to husk corn. Tlu- >
next located Story at LeGrand , Oro.
and had him placed under arrest and
b.ieriff Rosseter left Sunday night to
bring him bad. her. . Both Slu-rifl
Russett-r and fount > Atiorm-j TucKi-r
deserve a great deal of credit for this
affair as they have worked hard tc
clear It up , and things now look as
We
will not
mince
words
here.
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superior in sonic t > t 1
other baking powders , or
you must have your money
back. You cannot set your
standard of quality too liijjli
to suit us.
Insist on Calumet and
don't let your grocer give
k you n Substitute.
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Award World' .
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hough they were In a fair way to sol-
lo It and also bring the murderer to
ustlco.
For months there has been mystery
connected with the Identity of the
nan found murdered near Valentino.
U llrst It was thought ho was John
Williams of Alnsworth , but John Will
iams later was found and that theory
was killed. A sensational murder
trial Is In prospect In the case against
Story.
Small Fine for Burglary.
Clmdron , Nob. , March 1. Special to
The News : Joe Barto and Tom
Scott of this city wore found guilty
of breaking Into a car and making
off with a suit case valued at $ U ! > .
They wore fined $50 and costs.
Wheat Worth $1 a Bushel In Norfolk.
For tlie first time in recent years
wheat Is worth $1 a bushel In Norfolk.
Following the sensational upward
caps of this grain on the Ne.v York
ind Chicago exchanges , an advance
) f a dime a bushel followed In this
city , wheat for some time previously
laving sold at 90 cents per bushel.
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folk to look after expiring subscrip
tions and to secure new business by
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fective ; position permanent ; profc
ono with experience , but would con
sider any applicant with good natural
nullifications ; salary $ l.r > 0 per day ,
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