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' - MONDAY MENTION , Mian Clnra Harrison spent Sunday 1n Columbus. . ' , H. Conlcy arrived homo from Fre mont Inst night. SticrlP ? J. J. Clements was up from Madison Monday. ( Jcorgo Uavonport wan up from Madison over Sunday. 0. H. Reynolds came In from the eitst Sunday evening. ' John P. Flynn was down from Greg ory county ever Sunday. ' Frud HnttBO and JOBS Hoover of Bat tle Creek were Norfolk visitors over Sunday. George M. Kendall and family re turned Sunday evening from a visit In Wont Point. Mr. and Mm. W. 0. Nomuttn of Italian , Neb. , who were called to Stanton - ton by the Illness of Mr. Noumnn's mother , will arrive In Norfolk Wed nesday to visit relatives. Horn to Mr. and Mrs. Albert Much- muller on Sunday , n son. \Vord from Lincoln Is to the effect that the new fish and game law docs carry the emergency clause , so that the law Is now In effect. A telegram was received In West Point yesterday stating that the death of Mrs. O. F , Ewlng , formerly Miss Emma McLaughlln of West Point and well known In Norfolk , was a matter of but a few hours at San Antonio , Tex. , and that there would bo no pos- Bible chance for West Point relatives to reach San Antonio before she died. Mrs. Ewlng Is a daughter of Mr. and Mis. M. McLaughlln of West Point and a niece of Mrs. M. A. MacMlllau of Norfolk. Mr. Ewlng was formerly a prominent traveling' man In this ter ritory , with headquarters at Sioux City , but lately has been engaged In Mexican lands. Mrs. Ewlng has had chronic trouble with her stomach for years but it was never considered ser ious. John R. Hays Is quito Hi. Dorn yesterday afternoon to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Perry , a son. A special meeting of Mosaic lodge , No. 55 , wlll be held Tuesday evening for work In the M. M , degree. M , L. Martin and wife , who wore at the Oxnard yesterday , are going to make their home In Norfolk. Mr. Mar tin travels for the Standard Oil com pany. Miss Agnes Flynn , who was operat ed on for appendicitis several months ago , has returned to St. Joseph's hos pital In Omaha. She was accompanied by Mrs. E. B. Kauffman. It is not known whether or not a second opera tion will bo necessary. J. H. Conley received a telephone message from Fremont Monday , stat ing that his mother , Mrs. Margaret Conley , a former resident of Norfolk , was somewhat better and that condi tions were more encouraging. Mrs. Conley has'been ' very ill. About $115 Is represented in a dozen or more pictures which have been secured for the high school build ing as a result of the recent art ex hibit held under the auspices of the "Woman's club. The high school walls have been without pictures , all of the old pictures having been destroyed in the flre. At the Christ Lutheran cliurch Sunday * day afternoon at 3 o'clockk Rev. J . P. Mueller married Paul Donner and Miss Elsie Grimm. A wedding reception nnd supper followed at the home of the groom' & brother , Frank Donner. About sixty were 'present. Mr , and Mrs. Donner will live near Warnervllle on a farm about fourteen miles southwest of the city. "Blllle" Blatt , who was ilnjured 4n a Burlington wreck near Tacoma , Wash. , In which two men weie killed a week ago Sunday , arrived In Norfolk Satur day and was about the city today. . Blatt was only laid up about two days from his Injuries. He was hurt in the leg and In the back. . He was on his way east to Norfolk when ' the train left the track on a curve. Two additional long distance cir cuits , running from Norfolk to Omaha , which the Nebraska Telephone com pany has under way of construction will be completed about Friday. Also lone distance facilities to Fremont will be increased by two additional circuits. W , F. Harter , who has charge of" the large construction gang engaged in the work of putting up tne new lines , says the general Increase In the use nf toionhones in the nast ten years has ben marvelous and that It Is now regarded as nn almost universal nec essity. Omaha Bee : The largest social af fair of the week will be the bridge party Tuesday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Harding , 120 South Thirty-eighth avenue , when each guest will bo charged $1 admission for the benefit of the Child Saving Institute building fund. Between 400 nnd 600 Invitations have been Issued , and judg ing from the hearty responses re ceived , there will be a most delightful party , as well as a large sum of money , which sum Mr. Harding has generous ly promised to cover with a check drawn by himself , thus doubling the amount. Extensive preparations are being made for the affair , which is In charge of a number of women Interest ed in this work , and local merchants have donated sixteen beautiful prizes for the game. The rooms will be cleared of all furniture , In order tp accommodate the large number of tables required , and supper will be served the latter part of the evening. Accidents at Valentine. Valentine , Neb. , April 19. Special to The News : Two accidents hap pened here either one of which might have proven serious. While a man was letting down a big transom in the postofftce he let It slip and the big plato glass was broken Into frag ments and the II ) Ing glass showered down on the heads of several persons standing close and It Is just a miracle that some ouo was not killed , and only U ' 4 the 'man' that was lowcrllig the tran som got A bad cut on one hand. The coffee urn In Moltondorf's sa loon exploded and very nearly caused a bad fire. I , M. Raymond Dead. Lincoln , April 19. Isaac M. Raymond mend , for thirty-five years one of the prominent business nnd public men of Lincoln , dropped dead from heart Ailluro in the lobby of the Lincoln hotel , Mr. Raymond was president of the Raymond Bros. & Clark wholesale grocery house. He represented Lan caster county In the state senate and lower house several years * ago. A widow and several grown children sur vive him. Ho was sixty-six years old. Monument for Poypter. Ravenna , Neb. , April 19. A move ment to erect a monument in the city of Lincoln to the memory of former Governos W. A. Poynter has been launched here by the appointment of L. P. Southworth , u Ravenna banker , as trustee , to receive funds for the work. I Met at Valentine. Valentine , Nob. , April 19. Special to The News : The Box Butte Presby terian society met hero and represen tatives from Alliance , Gordon , Rush * vllle , Scotts Bluffs-and Mitchell were present and n line program was ren dered In all of the three meetings held here. OMAHt GARTHS CONFESS Prominent Omaha Business Firms Said to be Implicated. Omaha. April 19. The arrest on Wednesday at Ln Plntte , Neb. , of four men in n house in which was found stored $2,000 worth of goods alleged to have been stolen from freight trains In the vicinity of Omaha , was followed today by a full confession from the lender of the gang which Is said to Im plicate several others , Including some prominent Omaha business firms where the plunder has been sold. The men arrested were Louis and J. W. Adalr , Alfred Bayes and J. Walters. They have been working on the Burlington near La Platte , and rented a house there which was used as a storage warehouse. Louis Adalr made the confession. Their plan waste to board freight trains at South Omaha and throw oft goods after the trains started. They have been operating since last October and are alleged to have stolen many thousands of dollars worth of goods of almost every variety. The police refuse to divulge the names of those implicated by Adair's ' confession at present. Succeeds Drowned Commissioner. Sioux Falls , S. D. , April 19. Special to The News : Judge Garland of the federal court , has appointed Gideon * G. Glendlnning to the position of United States commissioner at Ludlaw , Harding county , for the full term of four years. Glendlnning was ap pointed to fill the vacancy caused by the recent accidental drowning of Fred L. Clark , for some time before his tragic death federal commissioner at Ludlaw. Believe Bra'lnbridge Was Insane. Paris , April 19. "I am the victim of the most diabolical plot ever devised to ruin an innocent man , " was the message contained in a farewell letter found Un the effects of William E. Bralnbrldge , confidential agent of the United States treasury department In charge of Its Paris custom's bureau , who committed suicide Saturday. ' It Is believed Brainbridgewas Insane from overwork , but the matter is being Investigated. Madison County School Notes. Certificates of award were. Issued to the following pupils by County Super intendent House ! since April C , 1909 : District No , 63 , Anna Freudenburg , O ga Freudenburg ; district No. 24 , Anna O'Gorman , May O'Gor'man ; dis trict No. 53 , Al Chlttenden ; district No. 52 , Fale Adams ; district No. 44 , Hulda Berg ; district No. 10 , Ernest Roeker ; district No. 27 , Ernest Boyles ; district No. 9 , Allen Brosh ; district No. 38 , Willie Schott ; district No. 19 , Elizabeth Gabelman. Miss Delia Bryan , district No. 26 , gave an entertainment and box social at her school house a few evenings nerv. Pol O. V Rnhenr wns thfi nun- tloneer , and the proceeds obtained were $16 75 which were used In pur chasing n book-case for the school. A school entertainment was given Friday evening , April 9. In district No. 114 , in which Hallle M. Cornett Is teaching. The program consisted of thirty-seven numbers , every ontf of which was rendered in a highly com mendable manner. The evening's program was two and three-fourths hours'In ' length , at the close of which County Superintendent N. A. Housel briefly addressed the audience. Etta Phillips has closed a cuccess- ful term of school In district No. 21 , and has accepted a position In district No. 31 for the remainder of the year L. C. Bryan , who recently took charge of the school In district No. 52 , has been offered the school for next jear at an Increase of salary of $ JO per month. Mr. Bryant Is a teacher - er of much experience and Is meeting with evident success ; hence , his school board recognize the value of his services and wisely retain him In nls present position. Tuesday , April C , joint district 81 , Stanton and Madison counties , unani mously voted bonds in the amount of $800 for the purpose of erecting nnd furnishing a school building. Madison county eighth grade ex aminations will he held May 17 and 18 In Norfolk , Madison , Tllden , Newman Qrove , Meadow Grove nnd Battle Crook. An average of 75 per cent is requited with a minimum of 70 per cent In any branch. BRIGADE SAVES HOUSE Norfolk Firemen , Out of Water Dis trict Check a Bad Fire. Forced out beyond the water limits , the Noroflk fire department Sunday night organized Itself into an old bucket brigade and succeeded In sav > ! Ing the homo of Ed Lamb , about three blocks cast of the Washington school at the Junction , from total destruc tion , The fire in the story and a half dwelling was attacked from the roof , which was cut open aiid the water dashed down on the flre'bolow. The fire Is believed to have caught from n stove , though no ono was In the house nt the time. The ( lumen ran up the chimney and to the roof. The fire department after a good run found that the Lamb homo was just a few feet to far from the water dis trict to get a stream of water onto the flic. So the water was carried In buckets. All of the furniture was taken from the house. Mr. Lamb estimates his loss at about $500. He has enough Insurance to pro tect him , unless It should prove Im practicable to rebuild the house. Badly Bitten by Morwey , , Humboldt , Neb. , April 19. Master Perry , the four-year-old son of Rlley O'Keeffce , Is laid up at his home In this city as the result of an Interest ing and dangerous experience. Cattle Thieves Busy. " - Valentine , Neb. , April 19. Special to The News : A ranchman named Deal , " living a few miles cast of here , had six head of cattle stolen from him nnd while he was able to track the cattle thieves for a few miles he soon lost their trail. Sheilff Rosseter went out and scoured around for a while , but was unable to locate anything. Mitchell Votes Tuesday. Mitchell , S. D. , April 18. At the city election Tuesday this city will again vote on the license question as theparamount issue of the campaign. ELECTIONS IN SOUTH DAKOTA Galveston Plan Goes Into Effect at Sioux Falls. Sioux Falls , S. D. , April 20. Special to The News : Regular annual muni cipal elections are being held today In a large number of the cities of South Dakota. One of the most im portant of these elections Is being held in Sioux Falls , which as the result of the election will pass under the G'dl- vestlon form of city government and the mayor and four commissioners to be elected today will displace the pres ent mayor and the twelve aldermen who compose the city council. Sioux Falls will therefore be the first city In South Dakota to be gov erned under the commission plan , and the "success or failure of the plan here will be the determining factor in whether or not other cities In the state will adopt the plan. Under the commission plan of city government the mayor will receive a salary of $1,200 per year , while the four com missioners will each receive a salary of $000 per annum. The law contains a recall provision , which provides that upon petition of 15 per cent of the qualified voters the election of a successor to the com missioner sought to be removed can be brought before the voters at a spe cial election. If the Incumbent re ceives a majority of the votes cast at the snnnlnl oloctlnn hf > fshnll In office without the necessity of again qualifying as a commissioner. " In the event thatth'e _ Incumbent falls to receive the highest number of votes , the person receiving the highest number shall qualify within ten days after receiving notification of his elec tion , and in case of his failure to quali fy the office shall be declared vqcant. The ma > or and commissioners , before assuming the duties of their positions , Will be required to furnish bonds In tne sum of $5,000 each for the faithful performance of their duties. Among the cities in addition c Sioux Falls which are holding their annual municipal elections today are the following : Madison , Mitchell , Mt. Vermin , Garreison , Clear Lake. Ar- lour , Brltton , Lead , Lennox , Arlington , Scotland , Miller , Milbank , Groton , Sturgis , Brooklngs , Brldgewater , Flan- dreau , Salem , Aberdeen , Webster , Pnrkstnn. Aloxnndrln. Roilflelil. flentflr- ville , Elk Point , Dendwood , Woon- socket , Beresfold , Spearflsh , Hot Springs , Wesslngton Springs , Avon , Edgemont , Elkton , Faulkton , Tyndall , Wagner , Chamberlain , Geddes , Rapid City , Fort Pierre , Sisseston , Doland , Vermllllon , Springfield , Plnnklnton , Parker , Volga , Lake Preston , White Lake , Dallas , Pierre , DeSmet , Bryant , Murdo , Frankfort , Clark , Gettysburg , Melletto and Gregory. In/ / only two of the above towns , so far as has been observed , have oppos ing democratic and lepublican party tickets been placed In the field. These two towns are Chamberlain nnd Webster. In the other cities nonpnrtl- san tickets have been placed In the field , and the contests are being waged purely upon local Issues. In a great majority of the cities the lic ense question is the overshadowing issue. In many of the cities there has been a hot fight over this question , and the closing days of the campaign have been distinguished by the ac tivity of the opposing saloon and anti- saloon forces. Both have carried on aggressive fights and expect to win victories In a number of closely con tested towns. In addition to electing city officers for the coming year , In a number or tbe cities other questions , mich as issu ing bonds , will be submitted to the voters nt the regular elections. The special questions to be voted upon are us follows : At Faulkton , bonds In the sum of $15,000 for the construction v of a municipal system of "waterworks ; at Flnndreau , bonds In the sum of $2,000 for an extension of the waterworks nystcm , nnd $4,000 for the construction of n Bowcrngo system1 ; nt Aberdeen , bonds In the sum of $25,000 for the construction of a school building , and uonds In the sum of $11,000 for the refunding of outstanding bonds of the school district ; nt Deadwood , bonds In the sum of $10,000 lor the refundIng - Ing of outstanding bonds of the school d.strlct ; nt Mitchell , bonds In the sum of $50,000 for the construction of n sewerage system ; nt Pierre , bonds In the sum of $22,000 for the sinking of n deep artesian well ; nt Mt. Vcrnon , bonds in the sum of $ G,000 lor the construction of n system of sewerage. Wntcrtown already has held Us an nual municipal election , but nt a special election held today the voters will have submitted to them two bond ing propositions , ono to authorize the Issue of bonds In the sum of $15,000 , with which to pay city bonds in nn equal amount , which will become due on July 1 , 1909 , the other to authorize the Issue of bonds In the sum of $30- 000 for the payment of school bonds in an equal amount which will be due and payable July 1 , 1909. In addition to the above the voters also will have submitted to them the proposition of Issuing bonds in the sum of $10,000 for the completion of , n new high school building which now is In course of construction. C. H. Ta.vlor Wins Jewel. At the public Installation of officers of Norfolk council , No. 120 , of the United Commercial Trovolers Satur day evening , C. H. Taylor was pre sented with a beautiful emblematic Jewel In solid gold as the lodge prize for having brought the most members Into the lodge during the recent con test which raised the council member ship to 142 , The records showed that Mr. Ta > lor had brought six more traveling men Into the council than his nearest competitor. The presen tation speech was made by the senior councilor. A. E , Chambers and caught Mr. Taj lor unaware , It not having been announced that the presentation would be made at the meeting. The public installation came at the end of the lodge session , at which one candidate was initiated and one trans fer card received. The now officers were installed by A. Randklev , past senior councilor. Following the installation an In formal banquet was served in the G. A. R. Hall. About seventy people , members of the council , their families and friends , were present. Talks were made by several members , Ben Foltz , a new member , giving one of the happiest addresses of the evening. Music was furnished by the Ahlman orchestra. S. F. Ersklne to be Honored. At the grand lodge meeting to be held In May S. F. Ersklne of this city will be advanced to the head of the U. C. T. order In Nebraska , becoming grand senior councilor. The session Is held in Columbus May 21 and 22. Norfolk will be represented by A. E. Chambers and A. Randklev as regular delegates and by a large delegation of travelers. Norfolk at the Bat. Norfolk traveleis Saturday night voted to accept a challenge from Bea trice for a baseball game at , Columbus for a purse which the grand lodge has offered for such a game. Ten bqseball stilts haVe been 01 dered and a baseball team will be organized at op.ce. On account of the grand lodge meetIng - Ing tlie Norfolk council will meet the second Saturday in May instead of the third Saturday. Woman Fights Prairie Fire. Merrlman , Neb , , April 19. Fighting the prairie fire that devastated this region , Mrs. Henry Ganow , alone , except - cept with the aid of her four children , saved her house by making a firebreak with a pair of oxen and a wooden plow. The file split at Peter Madsen's , a mile southwest. One swept along the river In three heads. i The file Is a great hardship to stock ranging. The loss is estimated at $100,000. Many ranchmen lost all their hay. FliPbreaks may save some houses. Telephones In the fire zone are , cut off. The new Center school house nnd the ranches of Sam Buckminster , Al- vlu Thayer , Alexander Sawtell and J. B. Sones were devastated. "Joe" Leahy Killed at Burke. Joseph Leahy , landlord of the hotel at Burke , S. D. , was killed yesterday afternoon In moving a piano. The piano fell upon him and crushed him so badly that ho died soon after. Mr. Leahy , known among his friends as "Joe , " had lived nt Burke for about three years , having gone there from Wlsner , Neb. He was forty-one years of ago and is survived by a wife and three chil dren. Two Brothers Pass Through Norfolk. Two brothers of the dead man pass ed through Norfolk Mondny enroute to Burke , where they had been sum moned by n telegram late Sunday an nouncing the sad accident. One brother was Dr. B. J. Leahy of Jackson , Neb , , , ono of the most promi nent physicians in the northern half of this state. The other , was E. A. Leahy , a busi ness man at Wayne. The brothers did not know until they reached Norfolk the manner of their brother's death , having learned only that he was killed and having been unable to get word Sunday night from Burke. News of the accident came to them as a terrific shock. 200 Racers Ready for Word. Ashland , Mass. , April 19. Nearly 200 entrants for the thirteenth revival and the Boston Athletic association Marathon today awaited the word Which would send ( hem off on the road between hero nnd Boston , slight ly loss than twenty-five miles away. The rnco will start at noon n mile west of the town , where n bridge crosses the railroad tracks. Shallenberger the Orator. Governor Ashton C , Slmllenbcrgor , the Nebraska executive whose posi tion on the daylight saloon bill nnd whoso alleged senatorial ambitions have given him a pronttncnt place In western newspapers , has accepted an Invitation to deliver the commence ment address at the Norfolk high school graduating oxorslscs to be held at the Auditorium May 28 , Ills sub ject has not been announced. Gov ernor Shallenborgor's last visit to Nor folk was on the occasion of the recent banquet of the associated commercial j clubs of the state. > Class Day Program. The commencement program will follow the usual lines this year with the governor's address , the salutatory nnd valedictory and n musical num ber or two making up the program. A class day program , however , Is being planned to supplement this. April 30 , n week from next Filday , Is the day selected for the class day exercises. An entertainment Is to bo given , the proceeds of which will bo used In pur chasing some decoration for the high school room which will bo presented on commencement night. Trlpp Winner Files From Bed. Gregory , S. D. , April 19. Bert Barnes of Olivia , Minn. , filed on n quar ter section of Trlpp county land with out going to the land office and his Is the only case of this kind to come up so far. * He came here some time ago to be In readiness when No. 1371 was called , but was taken sick and has since been unable to leave his bed. His Illness Is pneumonia. His brother , who Is at tending him , was permitted to desig nate on the map the parcel of land to be entered , and Register Burns ston- ped business long enough to have the sick man's oath taken with which to complete the filing. Traveling Man a Good Rider. Sioux Falls , S. D , , April 19. Ernest Antry , traveling representative of nn Ohio pottery establishment , who , was raised on the famous "J. T. L. " cattle ranch in Texas , where he became an expert horseman , performed n rare feat of riding recently while nt the little town of White Lake , in central South Dakota , and incidentally made himself the hero of the traveling men who have South Dakota as their field. Antry made a business trip to White Lake , but got a "turn down" at every business house ho visited , none of the houses requiring any of the wares sold by him. This made him mad and a little discouraged into the bargain. Sauntering about the town with his eyes riveted down the steel stretch of track leading to the east and hoping - ing that n train would come into sight " and carry him out of town , he ran Into a group of loungers who weie talking about horses. ( ' < The men were talking about "out- ; law" horses animals that had never been ridden. Antry at once became Interested tmd began to "butt Into" ' the game that he knew something A about. Catching the eye of one of ' the .loungers , he asked : ' j "Why don't you break your.horses ? " j "Well , for the simple reason , " was the reply , "that there ninJt anyone in thp country that wants to tackle the lob. " i * "Got some pretty bad horses , have j i you ? " questioned the former Texas cowpuncher. i "Well , yes ; we got a bronk out heie , that will make an outlaw just as sure as any one will ever tackle him. He's six years old and never had a bit in his mouth. " . "Never been saddled ? " "Nope should say not. " , "Why don't you get some one to ride the brute ? Can't you do it ? " "Ain't been able to yet. " The loungers were somewhat shock ed when the Texan , dressed as he was in a black tailored suit , immaculately up to fashion in general attire , sugges ted that If they would "trot out" the "bronk" ho would show .them that al though he had fallen down selling crockery in their tpwn , he would "make" a good Job of riding or buy the treats for the town. Perhaps it was not strange that the man's sanity was questioned. His shiny bald head , his well creased trousers , the perfection of his general attire , appeared to indicate to the loungers that the stranger might be able to dance in n quadrille or con duct himself credibly In a minuet , butte to ride the vicious , pitching , bucking broncho that passed all understand- ng. ng.After After moro or less protestation and general speculatlon. four men were found who agreed to'throw the horse and saddle and blindfold him. Attired as ho was nnd without mak ing any preparations , Antry slipped In' to the saddle with n dexterity which caused the onlookers to stare with surprise. Instantly the circus started. Information that a "tenderfoot" traveling - ing man was to attempt to ride the outlaw" horse had in the meantime spread about the town and In n few minutes half the population was on hand. Taking the derby off his head the drummer whipped the $5 hat to pieces over the horse's head. The horse tried every maneuver known to the "outlaw" horse to unload its burden , but the salesman "stuck. " For n pro longed time the sport was fast and furious , as the former Texas "cow. puncher" nnd the vicious horse battled for mastery. After n Jolting such as would have rendered most riders limp and nerve less the salesman , amid the cheers of the hundreds of spectators , came out $25 To Portland This low ono-wny Colonist Unto in ofTi'et ' every diiy to April 30,1909. Tickets tfood ( on payment of tourist car rate ) in through Tourist Sleeping Cars which run daily to Portland and the Northw.cHt | via Union Pacific Electric Block Signal Protection. The Safe Road to Travel. Dining Oar Meals and Service "Tho Best in the World. " Ask about the Alaska-Yukon-l'acific Exposition , Seattle , "Wash. For reservations , tickets and information inquire of E. L. LOMAX , Agent , Omaha , Nebr ] the victor. The horse , tired of the contest nnd realizing that nt last It had been conquered by the daring rider upon Its back , gave up the contest nnd became as meek as n lamb , Antry's admirers sny ho will have no difficulty selling pottery the next time ho visits White Lake. BACKS UP OFFICERS. Not Subject to Court Martial , Declares G. W. Melville. Philadelphia , April 20. Admiral George W. Melville , who Is on the re tired list , but keeps up an active In terest In naval affairs , declares that the nine officers who signed a pamph let of protest to the navy department are guiltless of any infraction of naval regulations and therefore not subject to court martial. "Any body of officers , " he nld , "has the right to formulate an appeal and present it to the secretary of the navy. Of course , such an appeal or protest must not take the form of n con spiracy or mutiny. There are no evi dences of either in this case. "If this pamphlet was forwarded to Washington through a commandant who was a senior officer , nnd the com mandant forwarded the pamphlet to Washington , that fact would remove all idea that the protest was in the term of a conspiracy. "I have no knowledge of what the whole contents of the pamphlet are , but ' I do know that the actions of the retiring secretary of the navy , pro- "bably Indorsed by the former presi dent of the United States , were the most ' extraordinary actions that were 'ever known , not only In the 'navy ' of the United States , but In the navies df the world. ' "These actions have brought forth the most severe comment from jnen who have made a careful study of the navies of. the world and they "express " consternation at the acts'0f the clos ing days of the last national adminis tration. " The officers are charged with violat ing the rules of the service designed to stifle public ciitlclsm of acts of the , department' heads bv the men host } fitted to""criticise. . A pamphlet was received by Secre tary of the Navy Meyer last 'week which came as a message from a sec ret meeting held by officers on March 23. In this message the officers criti cised the present bureau system In the navy department and said that all heads of the construction departments should be subject to a common su perior , an officer of the line. The pamphlet was suppressed. Ex-Postmaster Dies at Atkinson. Atkinson , Neb. , April 20. Ex-Post master Thomas Walker died nt his home Sunday morning at G o'clock Mr. Walker's health has been falling for some time and his death was not unexpected. ' The Walker family came here In an' early day nnd since have' lived nearer or In Atklnbon. Ho leaves to mourn his loss , a wife , two daughters Mrg kAnna Klernnn of O'Neill and Mrs. i Maude Merrlman of Idaho , and a Von Fred of Montana. Ho was an old sol dier and a member of the G. A. R.'s. The funeral was held at the home this afternoon at 2 o'clock. J. J. Stllson nnd son Earl were In Sioux City last week and purchased a new automobile. Earl drove the car home nnd arrived hero Friday. The school board met nnd elected as teachers for the grndos ! Miss Zola Jarvis , Miss Nora Hayes , both Atkin son girls , nnd Miss Maude Hanks of Peru. Nlobrara Home Talent Successful. NIobrarn , Neb. , April 20. Special to 'The News : The Niobrara home talent presented the three-act drama entitled , 'Tompkln's Hired Man. " The largest audience that was ever in Holan's hall saw the play. The actors played their parts so cleverly and the play was so pleasing that some per sons desire the play repented on a future dnto. The drama was given for the purpose of raising money for the Methodist church of this place. The members of the cast were all Nlobrara people. The Nlobrara band orchestra furnished music between the acts. Ordinance Against Flirting. St. IXMils. Ma. , April 20. By threat cnlng to run the fast Frisco train through Holla without stopping unless conditions at the depot were changed , the railroad forced the Rolla city couu ' ell to pass nn ordinance tabooing flirt ing nnd making ejes on the station platform , Ma > or Straoback and Siipcilntcmront O'Harn of the Frisco road Joined to prevent the students of the State School of Mines fiom ntti acting the at tention of girl passcngeis on Filsco trains , .Some of the menus of ntti act ing attention the ordinance prohibits are waving Clauds , tipping hats , cull ing nnd giving college yells. The ) ld on yells docs not apply to "rah rah" to cheer departing class mates , The school authorities have * promised assistance In enforcing the ordinance. Mary's Lamb Was a Real Oner New York , April 20. Mary's little - lamb was not a myth It was nn nc- tuallty. Charles E. Chadenyne of Os- Binlng , N. Y. , Is the authority who * vouches for this statement and Wo uacks It up with proofs of the little creature's origin , life , deportment , andL above nil Its experience in sihool oir , i that well remembered day. The in formation concerning the famous nnl- mnl is gleaned from extensive re searches made upon the collection oC curios belonging to Mr. Chadenyne- Exhibits in this collection demon strate to n certainty that the lamb wns born in 1817 in Sterling , Mass. , where Mary ( surname Sawyer ) lived with her parents. The lamb destined tq be so widely known was in Its earliest hours In frail health. To Spend Half Million at Aberdeen. Aberdeen. S. D. , April 20. Con templated improvements of vast im portance to Aberdeen have been an nounced by the Chicago , Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad In connection ! with the acquisition of sixty ncies oC land , stretching In a strip a mile long ; from Its present tracks wesward , inu West Aberdeen. The improvements consist of nineteen side-tracks the full * length of the tract , a new freight de pot , a new passenger station , car shops equal to any on the entire sys tem , and the making of Aberdeen the freight and passenger terminal from frnlne will lin rrnrrurt tr * 11 points both cast and west on the new line. The total Improvements will ag gregate between $500,000 and ? 000,000 and will make Aberdeen the most Im portant division point on the St. Paul system , as all freight and passenger trains for the Pacific coast and for the east will be made up here. LEAHY DIED IN THIRTY MINUTES. Was .Movlnn to New Town of Lamro- Piano Fell Off the Dray on Him. Burke , S. D. , April 20. Special to The News : Joseph Leahy met almost Instant death while helping to move a piano. The Instrument had been put. on a dray wagon and Mr. Leahy waa standing beside It to 'steady" it. lit driving over rough ground the Instu- ment became over balanced , and Mr , Leahy fell backward from the wagon , , the piano following and crushing him. TJn wfln n7iln * n wnlb- alini * * fllatntinrt but said : "I'm done for. Send for the priest , " nnd died In thirty min utes from Internal hemorrhage. The remains were shipped to Wayne , his former home , for burial. Mr. Leahy had been a resident of Burke for nearly three years and formerly conducted a saloon here. Ho was moving to Lamro In Trlpp court- Wild Geese In Armour Street : Armour , S. D , , , Apjll 20. A larger flock of wild geese'on their annual pilgrimage north , presumably attracted by the electric lights of Armour , at tempted to light on Main street. They circled over the city nnd engaged In much earnest discussion ns to the tier ? slrablllty of lighting and looking for ( a "roost" when they were scared away by people rushing Into tho. ' streets to find out what all the com motion was about. HOW'S THIST We offer Ono Hundred Dollars R s- wnrd for any cae of Catarrh that can * not ho cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. I1 * . J. CHENEY & CO , Toledo , Ohio. Wo , the undersigned , have known l1- J. Cheney for the limt llfteen years , and - believe Mm parfeatly honorable in nil busliu'RB tranuuctlona and financially able to carry out any obligations inudt * by hi : * tlrm Waldlng , Klnnan A Mar vin Wholesale ' DruKRlats , Toledo , Ohio. Hall's Catarrh Cure Is tnHen Internal ly , acting directly upon the blood and mucous Hurfnccs of the syntein Testi menials sent free I'rlco 7Ba per bet * lift. Sold by all . Take Hall's Family Plllb for const ) pattern.
