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TIIM N01UMLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOUKXAL Fill DA .1 MAHCII 121900 TUESDAY TOPICS. Miss Mlnnlo Verges arrived homo last evening from n visit In Lincoln. Mr. and Mrs. George 1) ) . Chrlntoph nru expected homo this week from their Cnlmn trip. They loft Hnvnnn liiHt Thursday. . .1.V. . HaiiHom WIIH In Lincoln ycstor- dny. dny.J. J. H. Mnylard was In Sioux City on business. J. It. Carter has been In Omnlia the past few days. MlBB Alice Ogden Is homo from i\ flhort vlHll In Stnnton. Mrs. W. P. Gannon of Fremont IB visiting Norfolk relutlvcH. Misses Liuiru mill llnttlo Uolt/iimii were In Plorco yesterday attending : i party. Miss Florence Holden of Ornnhn IB visiting her brolher , Dr. II. T. Hnldon. MHS | Minnie Knsmusson of New man Crove Is here visiting Mr. and Miu 13. 12. Coleman. Among Iho day's out of town visi tors In Norfolk were : 12. A. Leahy , Wayne ; Herman Vollstedt , Madison ; .1. 12. Needhain , Gregory , S. D. ; How- urd Whnlon , Wayne ; C. II. Mohr , IMnlnvluw ; M. J. Tutness , Verdel ; Kllon Kerr , Fairfax. S. D. ; N. S. West- rope , IMnlnvlow ; F. G. Aurlngor , No- llgh ; 12. 13. Erlckson , Newman Grove ; C. H. Pearson , Crclghton ; 13. D. King , Wlnnotoon ; P. N. Pcderson , L. Wed lieln , J. Wedheln , Humphrey. (5. W. llackler has removed from Omaha lo Norfolk for n month and later will move lo Gregory. Ho can not get rooms In Gregory at this time. He Is a brother of .Toy Hackler , the Gregory banker. An afternoon bible school for men only to meet every Sunday afternoon at It o'clock at the Lyric theater Is a new departure along the line of ad vanced Sunday school work planned by the Christian church of this city. The ilrst meeting will bo held March 28. The class will be known as the "Century bible class" and It Is hoped that the membership will reach 100. Hoys over sixteen may join. Among the prominent Nebraskans , not on the program , who have ac cepted Invitations to be present at the banquet given by the Norfolk Com mercial club next Tuesday evening to the state convention of commercial clubs , are : F. Walters of Omaha , general manager of the Northwestern ; C. F. Miller of Omaha , general pas senger and freight agent of the North western ; II. T. Clark , jr. , of Omaha , state railway commissioner , and .1. A. Wllllnms of Pierce , a former member of the state commission. Obed Haasch Is 111 with an attack of pleurisy. Miss Alice Barrett has been 111 for several days. Horn lo Mr. and Mrs. R. O. Webb , n daughter. The Wednesday club will meet with Mrs. A. Hear. Miss May Harrison , who has been quite sick , Is much better today. Hurt Donner Is being urged by Re publicans of the Fourth ward ns an available candidate for the council- manic race. A business meeting of the Christian Endeavor society will be held this evening at 7:30 : at the home of Miss / \ Durland. N. J. Jensen , formerly engineer at the electric light plant at Holdredge has moved to this city to become wire chief for the Norfolk Electric Light and Power company. Joseph Lampe and family arrived yesterday from Emporin , Kan. , where they have been making their home. Mr. Lampe expects to either buy or rent a farm In this vicinity. Hristow Enterprise : Ernest Danes who has been living south of town on the old Henry Wiedman farm , loaded his household goods and farm ma chinery Into a car and left for Nor folk where he will farm the coming year. The Norfolk detachment of militia will undergo a regular government In- spcctlon Thursday evening , Captain Winans of the Fourth calvary beinn the Inspecting officer sent here by the government. The Inspection will take place at the armory. The Pierce county officials , In Slous City with nearly a dozen men am women as witnesses against the three bank robber suspects , are meeting with an even harder fight than was expected against extradition. Monday Instead of being given over to the case , was taken up with arguments or demurrers filed by the prisoners. The demurrers set forth the allegation thai the extradition papers as presented are not sntllclent , and ask that the prisoners be released. In the demur rers , Attorney Sullivan , acting foi Rllcy , Joyce and Morrison , alleges thai no true Indictment was shown to the governor of Iowa when the demaiu for extradition papers was made. II also Is claimed that no showing has bep.n , nj < Kf ( .that the defendants were actually In Nebraska at the time am ! that they are ftrJiltlves from justice Judge Mould withheld his declsloi until Tuesday. M. C. Ha/en and C. C. Gow , whc have been among the men who have been prominently mentioned as de slrablo candidates for the board o education on the Republican ticket are both anxious to eliminate themselves solves from the discussion. C. C Gow declares llatly that It would be Impossible to accept a nomination foi the same reasons which forced him * e decline a place on the board of Com merclal club directors last January business demands requiring all his at tentlon for the next year or two. Mr Gow in the past , among other offices has served ' n the city council one as secretary of the Commercial club Mr. Hazen declares that ho Imi served the party demand for n can didate sufficiently to exempt bin from another call. In this connectloi Dr. P. H. Salter , who withdrew Iron he bourd two years ago after nine cars of service , for want of time , will 10 mibject to strong pressure to ac- opt a nomination for his old place , ohn H. Ma'ylard'H nnmo has been irged by a number of men Interested n educational matters. Mr. Mnylard s regarded as a very available can- Idate. Grnnd Jury at Nellgh. Nellgh , Neb. , March 10.-Special to ho News : The Antelope county rand Jury , the first In years , was call- i d and met at 11 o'clock this morning. 'Ive ' criminal cases will come up be- > ro the Jury. District Judge A. A. Veloh Is on the bench. The petit iry Is called for next Monday. Fire Hose Tower. Nellgh. Neb. , March 10. Special to 'he News : A special meeting of the Ity council last evening was held for lie purpose of appointing clerks and ulges of the spring election. A pro- oHltlon was presented and accepted y the council for the building of a ewer for the purpose of drying fire OHO. Dcnth of W. H. Van Gilder. Nellgh , Neb. , March 9. Special to ho News : Word was received In ellgh yesterday morning by relatives hat W. H. Van Glider had died In n ospltal nt Fremont. Ho had been n poor health for sometime since caving here last summer for Colo- ado. The children were bringing heir father home at his request to ) o present with friends and relatives jefore he died. He was taken sud- only worse on the road and removed o the hospital where ho died at1 ' Monday morning. The body , vas brought here last evening. No UTangemonts have as yet been made 'or the funeral. Tills makes the third old soldier Belonging to the G. A. R. of Nellgh ivho has died during the past week itnd burled in Laurel Hill cemetery. FRENCH RUNNERS NOW IN LEAD. Have Left Boston Team Five Miles Behind Thus Far. New York , March 9. Clbot and Or- ihee , the French team were In the .end . In the six day go-as-you-please race at Madison Square Garden at 8 o'clock this morning. The ; had covered 1)8 ) miles and 8 laps and were more than five miles ihcad of Dint-en and Prouty , the Bos- Ion team , In senond place. Death of J. R. Gardels. Hattlo Creek , Neb. , March 0. Spe cial to The News : J. R. Gardels , af ter ten days' Illness with pneumonia , died yesterday afternoon. He was well known In this section of the state. He came here about forty years ago from Fen du Lac , Wls. , and engaged in the blacksmltblng busi ness. He was a member of the Lutheran church. It was announced the funeral would be held this after noon. He was sixty-two years of age and Is survived by a widow and four children. His death came as a sur prise to his acquaintances here. Six Years for Derksen. nutte , Neb. , March 9. Special to The News : Harm Derksen was sen tenced to six years in the penitentiary , at hard labor , yesterday afternoon by Judge Wcstovor. Derksen is the old rain convicted of outraging his step-daughter. If he lives to serve out his sentence be will bo sixty-five years old when he re gains freedom. On account of his age the court was inclined to leniency. , Heavy snow Covers Iowa. At Chadron , Neb. , 10 ° below zero. At Dallas , S. D. , 8 ° below zero. At Norfolk , 5 ° above. At Omaha , snowing heavily , tem perature mild. Throughout Iowa , one of winter's severest snow storms. - HEAVY SNOW AT OMAHA. Rough Weather in That Section , Wires Work Badly. Omaha , March 9. A heavy snow storm began early today. The wind was from the north , but the tempera' : tnre was not very low. Bad weather prevails generally over this section. Telegraph wires are working badly. ALL IOWA IN STORM'S GRIP. One of the Severest Snow Storms ot the Season Prevailing. DCS Molnes , March 9. All Iowa awoke this morning to experience one of the severest snow storms of the season. Snow began falling shortly after midnight and fell steadily during the forenoon. The wind Is not strong and the tem perature Is above zero. Trains over the state and street cars In the larger cities are moving with difficulty. : FIERCE SNOW STORM IN KANSAS , Fourteen Inches of Snow There , Heaviest of the Year. Topeka , March 9. The heaviest snow storm of the year prevailed here today and was general over the state. Fourteen Inches of snow has fallen since yesterday and the temperature Is about freezing. Trains are badly delayed and street car service was crippled. I'p till a late hour today the local weather bureau was unable to get a report from southern Kansas and J Oklahoma. At Wlchhit the storm was accom panied by thunder and lightning. POPE INSISTS ON AUDIENCES. Not Allowed to Come Down to State Apartments Yet , However. Rome , March 9. Pope Plus , who has been suffering from a cold , was much bettor today. Ho Is not' yet al lowed to come down to his state apart- mt'iits but he Insists upon resuming audiences In hlfl own rooms , receiving a number of distinguished prelates. Saloon Question at Clearwater. Clearwater , Neb. , March 9. Special lo The News : A petition was cir culated and signed by a large number of 'voters asking the town board to . submit the question of saloon or no saloon to the voters at the spring elcc- lion to be held next month. The board j ' ' at their regular meeting granted the petition and the license question Is to be balloted on by Iho voters. It Is understood that the board will be governed - erned In the matter of granting licenses . the coming year by the will of the ma- Jorlty as expressed In the election April ( J. J.A A Hog's a Hog for a' That. Clearwaler , Neb. , March 9. Special to The News : Nye-Schnelder-Fowler Co.'s local representative not only broke the record this week by his ship ment of four carloads , 2SC hogs , 111 one day , but furnished the substance for one of the best of hog stories , or rather his hired man , Rexford , did. What's a bird man for if not to shoulder the blame ? The Mr. Ncwcomb , who lately bought the M. A. Decamp ranch n I mile east of town for stock and feedIng - Ing purposes , moved In his goods and live stock tills week from Frontier county ; where he formerly resided. Among other thoroughbred animals ho brought with him were nine head of hogs. These he left in the stock yards over night expecting to haul them lo his new location next morn ing , but when morning came and his men went to get the hogs , lo , they were out of sight , vamoosed , skldood. Inquiry showed that in the rush of loadlny those four cars the night be fore , Nye-Schnelder-Fowler's men had failed to notice the thoroughbredcd- ness of Mr. Nowcomb's nine hogs , and had hustled them off to market along with the mixed-bred herd. It was then too late to recall them as the hogs were already on the South Omaha market. It Is not clear ns to whom the joke Is on , Mr. Newcomb , the N. S. F. Co. , or the hogs. Presumedly the hogs suf fered the most in the humiliation they must have felt at being mistaken for common scrubs. It is understood that the matter will be amicably set tled by the company buying Mr. New- comb nine other hogs as good or bet ter than those misappropriated. WEDNESDAY WRINKLES. J. L. Herschlser was In Norfolk Wednesday , leaving in the evening for O'Neill. James Hughes of Battle Creek was In Norfolk Wednesday , returning home from Madison. District Judge Welch was In Norfolk at noon on his way from Wayne to Nellgh to open the regular spring term of court there. Court Reporter Powers joined Judge Welch here. County Clerk Richardson , County Judge Bates and County Treasurer Peterson were in Norfolk Wednesday noon on their way to Battle Creek to attend the funeral of the late J. R. Gardels. Frank V. Braden , who has stopped In Norfolk on his way from Chicago for a visit with his brother , General Superintendent S. M. Braden of the Northwestern , left today for his ranch near Hello Fourche , S. D. , In the Irri gated district , where he will make his homo. . M. J. Sanders came In from Omaha yesterday. J. R. Carter returned last evening from Omaha. J. B. Maylard was In O'Neill yester day on business. Will Thompson and Carl Blncher loft Monday for Portland , Ore. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Spirk of Nellgh and Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Hutton of Pierce were In the city to attend "The Lion and The Mouse. " Mr. and Mrs. Spirk wore accompanied by Blanche Van Arsdale of Marysvllle , Cal. Among the day's out of town visi tors In Norfolk were : Mr. and Mrs. ' C. E. Hutton , Pierce ; Floyd Long , Ray Long , Lynch ; George Kunn , Tilden ; . Lewis Thibault , Naper ; Harry How- arlh , West Point ; A. E. Prentice , Spencer ; Thomas E. Green , Hosklns. Two important changes have been made In the caucur calls. The Second ward caucus will be held in the city hall Instead of at Mapes & Hazen's office. The Fourth ward caucus will be held at Railroad hall instead of at the Junction firehouse. Lincoln Journal : The Lincoln Com mercial club will send a delegation to the Nebraska association of commer cial clubs at Norfolk on March 15 and 1C. J. C. Harpham and W. S. AVhit- len were named ns delegates , and ns many other delegates will be selected as will signify their intention of going. 'It Is hoped to secure quite a delega tion for this trip. President Taft has reappolnted E. E. Wagner to be United States district attorney for South Dakota , a position which Mr. Wagner has been filling for a year and a half. Owing to the oppo sition of ex-Senator Klttredge , Wagner failed of confirmation at the session wnlch closed March I. His reappolnt- ment being backed by Gamble and Crawford , will undoubtedly receive ' favorable consideration at 'the hands of the senate soon after Its meeting , March 15. A. E. Ward of Nellgh , who for the past two years has served as private secretary to Congressman J. F. Boyd , was In Norfolk yesterday afternoon , taking the evening train to Noligh. Mr. Ward was on his way home from Washington. He has not decided on his future plans. Ex-Congressman Boyd will probably return to Nellgh about March 20. Mrs. Boyd and daughter will visit In Kansas , return- Ing ( o Nellgh probably Boiriotlmo In April. Mr. Uoyd's chances of secur-l Ing appointment as Indian commis sioner are believed to bo fairly good. The present commissioner , Francis Leitjp , will retire from the office soon and Is not looking for reappolnt- ment. Several candldatcB arc In the field. field.A A district conference of the Meth odist church will be held In Norfolk on April 20 and Bl. About thirty ministers will bo In attendance from the territory Included In the district of Dr. D. K. Tlndall , district superin tendent. The principal churchmen In ( attendance will bo Bishop Nuelson of ! Omaha and Chancellor Davidson of | Nebrnskan Wonloyan university. Bis ( hop Nuelson Is one of the new bishops cl'oseii ' at the Haltlmore convention. He Is a German. Charles Landers , a son of C. W. Landers of this city. Is mentioned In the Lincoln papers as a prominent candidate for the office of president of tlu < freshman class of the state uni versity at this week's election. Con cerning the election the Lincoln Star says : "Three aspirants will come be fore the class. Thomas of Omaha , Beck of Cheyenne- and Landers of Norfolk all seek to be class president. Speculation as to the strength of each exists , since very little active cam paigning has been done. Landers be ing well known in athletic circles Is expected to draw a large share of that vote. Beck will get the rest of the barb vote. Thomas will undoubtedly receive the support of the fraternities. Tne question which Is facing the can didates Is whether Beck and Landers will so split the barb vote as to glvo Thomas a majority on the first ballot. It will probably require two ballots to determine the election. " James Law rence of Beatrice , who spent part of the Rummer with The News , was presi dent of the sophomore class at the state university last semester , winning after a heated contest. The supreme tribunal has afllrmed the judgment of the district court of Madison county in the case of Carl Teske against Martha Dlttburner. This Is a suit growing out of an oral con tract to devise land , which was made January , 189t. : By the terms of this contract Carl Teske , the plaintiff , waste to care for and support his father and mother , Frederick Teske and wife , dur ing the remainder of their lives. In turn they were to leave him certain lands , Including their homestead. The mother died in 1890 and a few mouths later the father had a disagreement with his son. He left and went to live with his daughter. Mrs. Dltt burner , the defendant in this case , to whom ho convoyed his realty in viola tion of the contract made with his son. The latter brought suit for spe cific performance and while this case was pending In the supreme court the older Teske died. The court held that the contract was void ns to the home stead , but valid as to the other lands. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Guy Nistle , a daughter. Miss Georgia Austin , instructor at the Ed' ewator school , was ill yester day , Miss Hattie Adams taking charge of her room. The funeral of Mrs. Carl Huclow will be held at 1:150 : o'clock Thursday after noon from the house and at 2 o'clock at St. Paul Ev. Lutheran church. John Krantz , who Is In New York at this time , Is being mentioned ns a candidate for the council from the First ward. Mr. Krantz , when approached preached as a candidate In previous years by both parties , has declined to run. run.M. M. C. Steele of Omaha and T. A. McConack of Sioux City , two promin ent business men Interested in Y. M. C. A. work , who were coming here to go over the local situation this week , have been forced by business calls to postpone their visit until next Wed nesday , when they will meet the local committee. The judges who will pass on the annual high school declamatory con test nt the Auditorium Friday night are Superintendent Fisher of the Nc- llgh schools , W. L. Dowling , a Madi son attorney , and John R. Hays of this city. The winner of the contest will represent Norfolk in the north Ne braska contest. The senior class of the high school will only be represented by one mem ber In the Friday evening declamation contest at the Auditorium. In the printed program Miss Dorothy Rudat's ! name appears , but Miss Rudat had only tentatively agreed to bo on the program and has now decided not to participate on account of the pressure of other work incident to graduatlpn and commencement. This reduces the number of contestants to six. The unpleasant fate of coming some COO miles for a position already filled was the experience In Norfolk of Miss Booth , a trimmer. Arriving In Nor folk from Chicago she found that through some mistake two trimmers had been assigned to Mrs. Waddell In Norfolk by the same Chicago whole sale house. And Miss Booth was the second to arrive. As soon as she dis covered the situation she left for Plerco where she has relatives with the Intention of taking up the mis take with the wholesale house from there. H. B. Crume of Omaha , soon to bo a north Nebraska farmer on the Rose bud line and a Trlpp county farmer , Is a homo loving man. Ho was In Nor folk nt noon on his way to the "land of promise , " and ho had his house with him. It Is n house typical of the Trlpp county frame residences , 7x20 In size , which Crnmo Is taking over land from Omaha to the South Dakota line. The house Is on wagon wheels and Is pulled by eight horses , four abreast. With Crumo Is his sixteen- year-old brother , Leonard Crumo. Grume Is not a Trlpp winner but has rented a farm near Brocksburg In i Koya Paha county , twenty-four mlles i ! southeast of Dallas , S. D. It Is very I nearly a completely furnished house In which Crume left Omaha two weeks ago. It has a bed , a stove , and food , for man and horse. The sides of the house nro equipped with canvas tents , which when lot down give shelter for the horses. Crumo will droji his house somewhere out on the Trlpp prairies and will use It for his head quarters when out freighting. He ex pects to roach his destination next Monday with good weather. The past week he has spent near Norfolk visitIng - Ing his old friend , Henry Ertzner. The pralrlo house on wheels attracted a goiise on wheels attracted a good deal great deal of attention on Norfolk uv- eniie. Business Changes In the Northwest. The Baldwins of Ainsworth will erect a modern business block there this summer. Postmaster S. A. Holt of Brlstow has sold his drug store to George E. Anderson of Oakland. Dr. H. C. Smith of Ainsworth will move to his ranch south of Long Pino. G. P. Reynolds and C. M. Ferguson have joined Arthur McSwceney In the McSweency land company at Alns- worth. Baseball Notes. O'Neill Frontier : Big Bill Zlnk , who played ball In O'Neill some ten or twelve years ago , will play first and manage the Hutchlnson , Kansas , team In the Western association this season. Northwest Weddings. G. W. Cook and Miss Ella Xlcmer , two well known young people of Hos- kins , were married last week. Roscoe Jones and Miss Ellen Mor gan were married at Wayne Wednes day. day.H. H. M. Russell , a Gregory real estate man , and Miss Mary Dunn , a Rosebud teacher , were married nt Gregory. MORRISON WAS IN HADAR. One Alleged Bnk Robber Admits He Was There Near a Decision. Sioux City , March 10. Gradually the meshes of the law appear to bo en folding James Morrison , James Rllcy and Harry Joyce , and today's proceed ings may determine whether the three suspects are to stand trial at Pierce , Neb. , on the charge of having burglar ized the Hadar bank January 18. Carefully but thoroughly the work of collecting the evidence has been carried on , and Tuesday the fight narrowed down to the proposition of a showing as to whether the men wore actually in Nebraska at the time of the robbery. If that could bo proven the suspects would be turned over to the Nebraska authorities for extradi tion. County Attorney Charles Stewart of Pierce county , aided by Judge A. Van Wagenen and Attorney J. A. Vai Wagenen , used every effort to show that the men were actually on Nebras ka soil when the bank was robbed All three of the suspects were placed on the stand and allowed to tell their stories. Morrison admit ted having been In the Hadar bank i few days previous to the robbery am having purchased a draft , which he later cashed at Norfolk. The draft with Morrison's signature on the back was sprung as a surprise. Rllcy and Joyce claimed to know nothing about the Hadar robbery am said they were in Sioux City at the time. They produced their .landladj and other witnesses to prove it. The > were located In the Feldman row a the time. Today a final effort was made to prove the claim against the suspects and should the attorneys for the pros ecutlon make a sufficient showing be fore Judge Mould , who Is presiding a the proceedings , they will be commit ted to the care of Sheriff Ed A. Dwyer for extradition to Nebraska. Attorney D. H. Sullivan Is making a strong fight for the suspects. Fron the first he has opposed every move to take the -men away. The taking o testimony will bo finished today. Annual Contest Next Friday. Seven high school students next Frl day evening will participate in the an mini declamation contest of the Nor folk high school. The contest as usua will be held at the Norfolk Auditorium and the winner will represent Norfoll at the north Nebraska contest In this city March 31. Six girls and one bo > compete. The senior class will be representei by Emma Potras and Dorothy. Rudat the juniors by Dollle Pfunder am Helen Friday , the sophomore class b > Theo Sprecher and the freshmen b ; Glenn Briggs and Claire Nappor. The program will be as follows : Chorus "The Happy Miller , " ( G. A Vcazie , Jr. ) Messrs. R. Beeler , Mor risen , Clark , Thompson , Misses Logan , Hauptli , Brueggeman , Wen ver , Blnkeman , Witzlgman. Invocation. "How the LaRuo Stakes Were Lost , ' Emma Potras. "An Experiment In Matrimony , " Theo Sprecher. Piano solo , Merle Blakeman. "Pink Carnations , " Dollle Pfunder. "For the Honor of the Woods , " Gleni Briggs. Vocal trio "A Bird in the Hand , " Myfamwy Solomon , Buford Roes Ruth Halverstlne. "In the Palace of the King , Claire Nnpper. "A West Point Football Game , " Helen Friday. Piano solo Birdie Kuhl. "Unexpected Guests , " Dorothy Rudat Violin solo Ray Estabrook. Decision of Judges. Eleven-Inch Snow at Ainsworth. Alnrworth , , Neb. , March 9. Specla to The News : It snowed all day Sun day a gentle snow , without wind to make.drifts , .There wan about eleven Inches of n very wet snow , making about l.LTi Inches of water. This Is the second big snow that Brown coun ty has had In the past ten days. The other one hnd not entirely disappeared when this one came. It Is melting as the other did and all going down Into ho ground , putting the ground In as ( iod shape as It ever has been In the ilstory of the county. The people are ojolclug and count this a million dol- ur snow. The Methodist church has just losed revival meetings and have idded forty new members. The land fever Is running high and he country Is thronged with Illinois uid Iowa people who are rapidly Ink- ng up every bit of laud that Is offered or sale. Rev. Mr. Itassott and wife loft Tuos- lay for the Pacific coast for a pro- ouged visit. Body of Mrs. Zuelow Here. The remains of Mrs. Carl Huolow. vho died In Kansas City , were hi ought o Norfolk Tuesday noon. The body vas accompanied to this city by Paul Zuelow and Miss Minnie Huolow. The unornl arrangements will be nnnouuc- d Wednesday. SACRIFICE OFFICE FOR TOWN. Slauphter & Standlford Show Typical Western Enterprise. Gregory , S. D. , March 10. Slaughter Staudlford of this city recently sacrificed their flue office building , the only one available with a vault , for he now land office , and they are iiilldlng a temporary office In the street In front of their old office , ISx-IO. I'hey are to occupy the north half of he now building and the south end Is o be used by t.he land office as a nap room. Such spirit as that shown y this enterprising firm , In giving up personal quarters for the good of the town , Is what made Gregory the city bat It Is. People Buying Land Near Spencer , Spencer , Neb. , March 10. Messrs. Woods , House & Ware and McKonzle , shipped fourteen cars of stock from Spencer recently , all In one train. Last week ten Immigrants and their families , with twelve carloads of goods and chattels , unloaded at Spencer. Most of these parties were from points In Iowa and they all located on farms within a radius of eight miles from Spencer. F. W. Woods recently sold a quarter section of land , two miles northeast of Spencer , for $ 12,500 to an Iowa far mer. The number of Iowa farmers who are locating In this vicinity Indi cates that they know good land when they see It , and are willing to pay the price. Fetter Chosen Head Watchman. Lcavenworth , Kan. , March 10. Special to The News : J. W. Fetter of Norfolk , Neb. , was elected hciu' watchman at the national cotivontioi of the Woodmen of the World here yesterday. The election of Mr. Fetter to a na tlonal office in the Woodmen of the .vorld Is a distinct compliment not only to him Individually but to the Ne braska jurisdiction of that order. Mr. Fetter has long been prominent ly identified with the order. He is at the convention. WOODMEN ELECTNEW OFFICERS _ Delegates From Four States In Ses sion at Lcavenworth , Lenvenworth , Kan. , March 10. Four hundred dek'jati-s were present here at the annual encampment of the Woodmen 01 tfie Worl'l of Kansas , Nebinska , Noith and houth Dakota. An. mini n purls ware submitted. Officers elected vere : Head consul , Edward Walsh , Omn'.a ; advisor , W. H. Smith , Atchison ; umkur , R. L. Rowe , Omaha ; clerk , N. H. Wolff , Topeka ; escort , J. T. MoHmrn , Ueatricc ; watchman , J. W. Fetters , Norlolk , Nob. ; sentry , G. L Chamburlln Vermilion. S. D. Best Play Here In Many YearsI "The Lion and the Mouse , " at the Auditorium Tuesday night , was by all odds the best play Norfolk has seen In six years and will take its place in the town's theatrical memories as one of the very top-notch productions that has ever come to the Auditorium. It was a real play. There was ac tion and red blood In It. It was a play possessing that indefinable some thing which gets hold of an audience and thrills every hearer till the very end. end.And And the players they were real , too. They knew their business. They knew how to act and did act. The audience fell In love with the company ' and' said so , by generous and cordial applause. Oliver Doud Byron , as John Burkett Ryder , the money-mad king of finance , filled his role with such grace and such unaffected vim and sincerity that , despite his vllllanous proclivities , the audience rather liked to have him around. There were al ways things doing when ho was on deck. Miss Edith Barker , a mighty pretty girl , was clever as Shirley Ross- more , the first person In the world who over had beaten "Money Bags" Ryder. And Malcom Duncan , the money king's son , In love with the daughter of his father's worst enemy , was also n particular star , deserving special mention. Grace Thorne as Mrs John Burkett Ryder was also one of the heavyweights of the compain The scenery was splendid In all d- tall and gave an atmosphere to tin production that lifted It at once up and out of the commonplace. The private office of the money king , with Us heavy desk and Its battery of telephones phones , was a particularly realistic setting. And clothes the company wore n lot of clothes. There were hats on 'TTIE persuasive , tempting 1 nronwofOLD GOLDliN CofTcc is only a forerunner of its real , substantial , You never tire of its dc- I I'Jilful llavor ; there is none d the hitter taste that you ( ficn nolic i.i coffee. s n rtprrior lileiul of "Old Cr " Coffcs , sncnlificnlly inrcl ntn.1 u > . . ' .tul I jliriiin out their full strength and flavor. Try a pound ; grocers sell it. SSo P"iint ! . TONC BROS. . DosMolnas , I * . op of the women that niado thu 'omlnlno portion of the audience for get the plot for a moment , and thorn ivoro gowns and gowns and nien'B suits and suits that did credit to the iroducer , Henry II. Harris. Anything that Henry H. Harris haw uiythliig to tlo with can come back to N'orfolk and bo assured a packet ! louse and It was a good sized house this time because people hero are now convinced that Mr. Harris doesn't leal In lemons. Vogot'ti Concert orchestra , n new inimical organization In Norfolk under leadership of Otto A. Voget , formerly with the orchestra at the Metropolitan opera house , Now York , made Its bow lo the public at the Auditorium ami won its way Into the public's heart at the outset. The orchestra lidded much to the evening's pleasure BERLIN RIPPERJJNOER ARREST ' ptured b > Police Just After ThU'fy- Sixth Attack on Women , Berlin , Feb. 2/- The man who dur ing ( ho past fortnight has buun deliv ering a series of u'tntks upon women on the streels of HerIn ! has been cap tured. He made an attempt to stab a woman on the Frledrlch strasse , onu of the crowded .shopping streets of the I'lty. The clothing of his intended vic tim was cut , but she herself suffered no harm. The woman screamed and her assailant fled Into a house on an Rdjolnlng street , where he wan seized by a policeman He Is a young man , but he has not yet neon Identified The nttonivt ] was the thlrtv sixth "ripper" case since the beginning ot the outrages. The descriptions of the assailant do tint agiee , and for this reason it is believed various men may have been engaged in the work There has been an actual state of l < rror among tlu women of Berlin , many ser vants refusing to go on the Btreela- after nluhtfall. Atkinson bebaters Win. Atki/ison , Nob. , March 2. The cham pionship ot th'j ' Northern Nebraska High School Debating league was won by Atkinson in a contest with Vulun- tlne In thin city. It was the h'-cond victory for Atkinson , the first being Igninst O'Neill Roy Grlllin was onrt of the winning debaters and waa chosen to represent the Atkinson school at tiie state meet in UiuoFii ' Plattc Is Rising at Fremont , Fremont , Neb. , March a. Owing to unusually warm weather the Ire in the Platte ilvor and its tributaries bus be gun to break up ami the big stream is ilsing at the rate of six inches an hour . \lamio \ Plaint/ aged eighteen , was diowned wh.lt attempting tea a s'.ollen nusi-k ii'.fir Fremont. Admits Killing Sweetheart. Baltlmoie , Mai i.h 10. UnJor search ing questions John J. .Mueller con fessed that it was he who shot and killed his swjutheart , Miss Reglua Reed. I Rising at St. Joseph. St. Juh-i'ph , Mo. , March 10. The Missouri river rose over a foot hero end has endangered the government work at Hlwood , across the river. ; SOCIAL LEADERSJ5ENT TO PRISOH Suffragettes Given Terms of Ono Month and Refuse Bonds. J London , Feb. 2U. Refusing to give secu.'ity lor their future good behavior , the woman snuni/ibls who were ar rested while attempting to reach Pro- ' mler Asqulth to present to him a pc- ' tltlon In the cause , were sentenced to Imprisonment. Most of the terms' ' were for ou > month. An exception waa made In the case of Mrs. Patrick Lawrence - rence , who , having a previous convic tion against her , was sentenced to two months' imprisonment. Iay Con stance L\tton wain d her friends that If they secured hi r release by provid ing security she would repeat ht-r of. fenso. Senieiuis were- imposed upon nhout thirty u > i , > n Calumet Baking JPbwder The only liigh-clatt Baking Powder tolJ at & luodertte price.