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v. . . - TUtf NOHOLK. WEEKLY NEti'S-JUURNALFIUDAV' ' MAY 21 1009 TO REVIVE OLD GOVIN6TQN Sioux City Houses of Sin May be Concentrated - centrated In Nebraska. 9lonx City , Mny 17. To erect n miniature city on the deserted ruins J i 1 f old Covlngton Is the plnn which Is Ijolng fostered by the mnnngors of ( Sioux City houses of HII | , nccordlng to , llio best of jiollco Information. Slnco' ' the Issuance of the police ukase to the effect that disreputable roaorta must I I IH1H8 , BO fnr ns Sioux City Is concerned , JL IB understood that managers of the rosoits hnvo been cnstlng their eyes South Sioux Cityward , that tliolr minds nro sot on going there wns evi denced yesterday , when a continual procession of vehicles wended Its way ncross the river , bearing these man agers , to oxamlno the property there. The proprietors of the houses , know- Jug tlmt they will have the strongest Wnd of public opinion to fight , arc not entering into the plan to establish ( Covlnglon anew without being nblo to offer the town Inducements. TJio plnn Hint hns como to light contemplates the erection In South Sioux City of a apodal dry goods and clothing house , big grocery store , n furniture house , . butcher shop , and n big restaurant. Together with these now plnces of business It Is planned to pipe Sioux City gns to South Sioux City , to es tablish n special police force , to pave auiil light the streets , nnd to support the city through the fines. It Is said that already , through conc -cortcd efforts , the managers of the liouses have prevailed on South Sioux City business houses to promise the erection of stores and shops If the Sioux City resorts nro located on the other side of the river , the promise on t\\o \ part of the resort keepers being that they would buy all their mateb .rials from such stores nnd would make thorn profitable ventures. Attorneys hnvo been busy Investlt gating the laws covering the resorts In Nebraska , and they have announced to the resort keepers that where the proprietor of such n plnco owns fie property on which the offense of run ulng a disreputable house is commit ted , ho or she can bo prosecuted only on the grounds of n lessor mlsdo meaner. In this way the law Is favor iiblo for the establishment of the re- .sorts In old Covington. It. is a notable fact that the manag ers of most of the disorderly houses hnvo acquired n Inrgo amount of prop erty In Sioux City , nnd most of them might bo considered. In affluent clr- icumstnnccs. It is said these people 5 > lan otiying up property In South Sioux City nnd erecting substantial jplaces. All of the structures will be Sn brick , nnd nlrendy the greater num- lior of the resort keepers have picked out the places where they Intend to linlld , in cnso they can make the resl- dents sep their way clear to allow the louses to come. The buildings will bo two stories In height. About twenty of these houses will be erected. , The movement will entail the ex penditure of a largo amount of money , lioth In the erection of the palaces of adn and In the building of the accom panying business liouses. In many cases saloons will be established in the lower portions of the houses , as ' Is the raso In Sioux City at the present - ent time. TJie stores nnd shops will be but lornnches of the Sioux City houses that liave promised to erect them , nnd"wlll ibe stocked from time to time from the local places. Owing to the fact tlmt the combination bridge has a draw , to jplacfl the necessary gas piping Into . 'South Sioux City It has been declared 'thB pipes will bo laid underneath the lilgh bridge. The Slo'ux/Clty / Service company already has electric connec tion with the Nebraska town. .Besides the promises of making South Sioux City a better business .town , In the pressure that Is now be- lug brought on the city ofllclals the managers , of the places have compiled Jtlgnies from the police court records sallowing the amount of money paid by them to Sioux City. These figures , running ns they do close to $1,200 a month In fines , they have pointed out , will enable the city to support the special police force which they pro 1 pose to establish , will pave the streets , and bo the means of creating a city water plnnt. 'It Is said the ofllclals of the Nebras ka city have looked over these figures and have almost come to the conclu " slon that the places should be admit L" " ted. This assertion has been made to appear in the light of truth because of ' the fact that so many of the managers of resorts haye been examining property -erty there and have been entering bids for favorable sites. The past offers such a specter , how > ever , that many fear the history of old Covlngton will down the move on the part of the resorts to locate there , no matter what the offers. In the boom < Iays Covlngton often was heralded iso * .he wickedest hole on earth. Men wen Ihero In closed carriages and never re turned. In the dens of vice they me death nnd no one knew the history o their passing. On occasions emblt tored lovers did pistol duel in U . streets for the love of unworthy para amours. These old Impressions ban mot beoij erased by time , nnd honci great stiess is being laid on the fac that the houses , if established , wil pay for the strongest kind of pollc patrol. The locating of " " n "paradise" apar for the scarlet women Is an ndoquat t answer , according to the police , to th questions that would arise hero a soon ns the Cosson law wns put Int t offect. For some tlino trouble ha toeon anticipated In the enforcement o the law. The police have lookoi 3 iihead to having many arrests to raak for soliciting In the streets by womo. ) who , not confined to a prescribed dls trlct , might be expected to secur looms In. any and all pnrtti of the city nnd take chances with the blucconts. Schavland It Killed by Auto. Lincoln , Mny 17. Christopher Schnv- land , formerly treasurer of Madison county and lately secretary of the state boaVd of canalization , was run down and killed by an automobile nt 11 o'clock JnBt night near the state Icapltol , whore It Is presumed ho had Just left his olllce. The machine , a largo touring car , struck him full and his siuill was f ran- Lured. Ho was placed In the car nnd nirrled to the hospital , but died soon nfter reaching there. Herman Bcrnocker , the young man driving the cnr , hnd as companions,1 nnothor youth nnd two young Indies. They claimed they were driving at a low rate of speed , but admitted they hnd taken the automobile from the gnrngo , where Borneckor is employed , without the knowledge of the owner. Borneckor wns dctnined nt the po lice station. Secretnry Schavland hns been n stnto house attache for over n year and was a well known nnd popular ofilclal. News of the death of Christopher Schavland In front of an automobile In Lincoln Sunday night , will bo re ceived throughout Madison county , his former home , as n grent shock nnd with universal sorrow. For several years Mr. Schavland served ns county trensurer of this county , lenvlng the office nfter serv ing the full limit of the law in point of time. Mr. Schnvlnnd was ono of the most popular and one of the most efficient county officials pvor known In the county's service. HP was a man of great Integrity and honor , respected by all who know him. At the end of his term as county treasurer Mr. Ejohavland wns appointed to the position whlcn ho held in Lin coln nt the time of his death. He was recently re-appointed , which Is an In- dlcntlon of his ability. Christopher Schnvlnnd wns Just in the prime or his life when ho was so suddenly taken off. No nccldent In recent yenrs will cnuso the wide spread sorrow In Madison county thnt will nccompnny the receipt of this news throughout the county. Mr. Schnvlnnd's homo was in New man Grove. Mr. Schavland was a Scandinavian. SCHAVLAND INQUEST TONIGHT. he Funeral Will Probably be Held at Madison. Lincoln , May 17. Special to The Jews : An inquest into the death of Christopher Schavland will bo held at o'clock tonight The funeral will I robnbly be held nt Madison. H A HAUGHAN , , DEAD Chicago , lay 17. Helge Alexander iaughan , president of the State Bnnk f Chlcngo nnd well known In Scan- anavlan circles Ip this city , died to- , ay or heart trouble. Ho was presl- ent of the Chicago Clearing house. Death of Rev. Dr. Crofts. West Point , Neb. , May 19. Special I o The News : Rev. G. W. Crofts , D. D. , pastor of the Congregntlonal I hurch at West Point , died Monday at t ho parsonage In this city at an ad- anced age. His health had been fall- ng for some time but his demise oc- urred quite unexpectedly , his friends > nd the congregation looking forwnrd j o his complete recovery on the nd- ent of warm weather. The doctor ame.here two years ago from Bea- rice nnd from the day of his arrival stabllshed himself firmly In the es com of the community. Ho was a nan of profound learning'and deep > lety and possessed the happy faculty of making friends everywhere by his ordlnl nnd unaffected manner and his Christian life , his demise has cast a gloom over the city whore his cheer ul voice and face will be greatly missed. He leaves an aged widow and a mar led daughter. The remains will bo .nken east for Interment. Robbers Get $6,000. Cairo , Nob. , May 19. Bank robbers secured $6,000 from the Cairo State bank last night , demolishing the safe and building by three explosions. A water works bond election was carried by one vote yesterday and fire arms nnd anvils were used in the celebra' tlon. The explosions nt the bnnk were thought to be part of the election en thuslasm , and the alarm was not sounded. Sheriff Dunkel is in pursuit of the robbers. Grand Island , Neb. , May 19. Spe cial to The News : The State Bank of Cairo , nineteen miles northwest , was blown up about 4 o'clock this morning and badly wrecked. Citizens heard the three explosions , but the .town had lust night celebrated the carrying of water bonds and it appears to have been in the mind of everyone that the shots were fired by belated celebrators. No ono arose nnd it was not until 7 o'clock this morning thnt the true nature of the explosions were kno > vn. The building wns badly wrecked , in cluding the safe. The men , evidently two or three In number , took a hand cnr nnd ditched the safe four miles northwest of this dlty. ' Deputy Sheriff Lelser , with hounds , has taken up the trail where the hand car was ditched. The loss wns insured , the bnnk at once continuing to do business , securing the necessary cosh hero this morning. The bank safe nnd adjacent furni ture were completely wrecked. The building was not much damaged. Practically all of the bank'a cash , bal ance of $6,320 , was taken. Five hoboes bees , two of whom were fairly well dressed , are the only clue. The bank's : clock stopped at 1:45. : Schavlnnd Funeral Is Held. A number of Mndlson county pooF plo went to Lincoln Wednesday to ntJ. tend the funeral of the Into Chris Schavland , who waw killed by an auto mobile there Sunday night. The funeral wns held fioiu the family homo In Lincoln nt I ! o'clock Wednesday afternoon. About twcnty-iivo people went from the city of Mndlson , Including S. C. Ulnckmnn , Dr. nnd Mrs. Smart , F. A. ! Peterson , George E. Rlclmrdson , John ilorshnor , Fred Dolors. ! Mr. Schnvlnnd Is said to hnvo car-l I iled $7,000 life Insurance. Ho is sur vived bj a wife and three children , J Oscar , Louise nnd Thomns. Ho wns a member of the Masonic order of Mndl-1 | ton and wns nn Odd Follow nnd Royal Highlander. .Mr. Schnvlnnd was born nt Flnno , netr the city of Stnvnngor , Norway , August 27 , 18GG. He wns educnted In Norway for the Lutheran ministry nnd spoke several languages. His father was nt one time wealthy nnd engaged In shipping on the high sens. Mr. Schnvlnnd cnmo to America when 21 years old. Ho worked ns n clerk , n n Madison store and later was made ashler of the Citizens State bank , now the First National of Newman Grove. In 1895 ho was elected clerk of the district court In this county In which capacity ho serves until 1903 when ho wns elected county treasurer , which position he held four years. A year hgo ho was appointed secretary of the state board of equalization , by Governor Sheldon , his successor has not been named but It Is said Henry Seymour , the nsslstnnt , will be mndo secretary of the bonrd. Mr. Schnvlnnd wns "mnklng good" In his position. "Classification" Is the next best thing to display in enabling people to "find your ad. " Lincoln Gets Too Much Water Lincoln , May 8. Stella Cole , wife of Henry Cole , Thirty-third nnd Boul evard , was drowned last night. She attempted to escape from her homo by wading through a broad expanse of water , and stopped Into n gully. With her she had her plghtcen-months-old child. The Infant was rescued by a son of Dan Kelly. Moro than 100 Russians were res cued from the Salt creek bottoms. More than two inches of rain fell in Lincoln and the surrounding country last evening In less than half an hour. The deluge started at 5:30 : o'clock In the afternoon. Streets were flood ed , cellars filled and street car service Impeded. ' Salt creek began rising at G p. in. The water 'drove 200 people from their homes. The police assisted many to leave. A bad flood Is reported at the town of Rockeby , on the Rock Island rail road , n few miles from Lincoln , i Heavy Rains Near Omaha. Omaha , May 18. Eastern Nebraska received another wetting from Jupiter Pluvius Monday evening. The preclp- Itntlon between Omnhn nnd the stnto capital was'heavier than in other portions tions of Nebraska. Down in Gage county it rained hard. The southern tier of counties , from Gage east , shared like conditions. Along the line of the Union Pacific and Burlington roads there was little rain outside of local showers west of Lincoln. Burt , Saunders , Sarpy , Dodge and Cumlng counties wore visited by show- ers Monday afternoon about 5 o'clock and later In the evening. WEDNESDAY WRINKLES. W. A. Porterfleld left this morning for Lincoln. Fred Haase and Herbert Wichman are back from Omaha , where the lat ter took the examination for a railway mail clerkship. Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Anderson re turned yesterday from a short trip to Omaha and eastern Iowa. Dr. C. S. Parker and Dr. H. J. Cole left for Lincoln to attend the state dental convention. Miss Mao Harrison Is spending the week in Meadow Grove. J. B. Maylard was In Niobrara Tues day on business. R. E. Williams has gone to Wlsner on a short business trip. Chester Turchek has returned to his home in Bloomfield , after a Severn weeks' stay in the Black Hills coun try. try.Rev. Rev. and Mrs. E. F. Hammond lef for Denver , where they will attend n meeting of general assembly. , Peter Barnes has returned from Madison , whore he attended the Stork funeral. Deputy State Game Warden J. B Donovan was in Norfolk Tuesday. M. C. Wilde , nfter being in Norfolk over Sunday , returned to Bazlle Mill Tuesday morning. R. Lanman's brother-in-law - - , Charle Tepner of ' Plaluvlew , stopped off yes terday for'a short visit Mr. Tepne Is enroute to Chadron to play on tin Chadron baseball team. Paul Rudat is In the city from Texas , visiting his mother. He leave next month for Hamilton , Cal. , where ho goes into a sugar factory beun managed by J. McCoy Williams. H. .L. . Bear of Nellgli Is a Norfol visitor today. The candidacy of John F. Flynn fo the democratic nomination for sherif of Madison county was formally an nounced today. Locally It is reporte that Flynn came In line for the nom nation when the stewardship at th hospital was given to Herman Gerecke On the republican side Walter Ello and Clint Smith , both of Madison , ar already active candidates. A. H. Barkhaus of the Pierce Leader > was in Norfolk on business yester day. day.V. V. A. Venow nnd Oscar Hauptll spent the day fishing at Kent's siding. A. J. Durland spent Tuesday at the Mlko Hughes farm near Battle Creek. Among the out-of-town visitors were : Dr , Thomas , Pierce ; M. H. Whaley , I darks ; Ed Latta , Tekamah ; F. 0. V Aurlngor , Nollghj John Gowln , Foster ; F. P. Brooks , Running Wntor , S. D. ; J. W. Shubert , Whltowood , S. D. ; nnd Mrs. William Holmes , Wall , S. D. Mrs. . Orpha Plnkorton Is li mo from a brief visit In Madison. Mrs. Scott Sprngg of Spragg , Nob. , Is visiting a few dnys with Mrs W. M. Brcchblll. Miss Helen Bridge arrived homo last night , nfter n prolonged absence In , Chicago and ether points. G. C. Browster nnd his mother stop- 'pert j ( over night nt the homo of W. M. Urechblll , onrouto to Long Pino. A. P. Doe gf Dnvonport , In. , Is In .Norfolk for n two weeks' visit with his j , | daughter , Mrs. G , D. Buttorfield. Mr. and Mrs. Graham , who have been guests of Mr. nnd Mrs. S. M. Bra- en , returned to Missouri Valley yes- erdny afternoon. Rov. nnd Mrs. J. C. S. We'llls are In maha , the guests of Mr. Wellls' aughtor , Mrs. W. M. Rnlnbolt. Mr. Vellls Is nttondlng nn Episcopal con- orouce. Tnc" Peters , accompanied by Mrs. eters and Norton Howe , ran to Stan- on this afternoon in his automobile , o watch a ball game between Stanton nd Pllger. Roy Boveo of this city Itched for Stanton. Miss Lern Brown hns resigned her osltlon with the A. L. Klllinn store. Mrs. P. H. Salter will entertain the Vest Side Whist club Thursday night. Mrs. J. B. Donovnn of Madison was ulto 111 the forepart of this week , but s reported better today. Clarence Snltor , who has been bed ast with nn attack of rheumatism for week , Is somewhnt Improved. J. P. Bailey of Omnhn , general sec etnry of the Nebraska Y. M. C. A. , rrlved In Norfolk nt 11 a. in. from tolumbus , for the purpose of spend- ng the day looking over the Norfolk Ituntion. Will Hughes , at one time secretary f the Christian association here , who s now boys' secretary at the Y. M. C. at Boulder , Colo. , will leave Boa dor the first of June to spend three nonths In Boston , preparing to go on ho road as an entertainer. The business which J. H. Conley vill conduct at Presho , S. D. , will bo nown as the Conley Land and 'Loan ompany. Before this it has been : nown as the Mitchell Lund and Loan ompany. The organization back of Ir. Conloy Is the Chamberland Land and Loan company , with Its head of ice at Chamberlain. It Is said to be land nnd bnnking company with a argo capital. The candidacy of W. R. Martin of Schoolcraft precinct , for the ropub- lean nomination as sheriff ! of Madison ounty at the forthcoming primaries s formally announced in the advertls- ng columns of today's News. Mr , Martin has lived hi the county for nany years and is said to have n great many friends in his part of the county. He is general superintendent f the Madison County Agricultural so clety. Chief Game Warden Guyless Is to send seines to Deputy Game Warden Donovan , to be used In removing the carp from the Kent cut-off lake , west of Norfolk. John Donovan has been giving Norfolk streams more or less .ttention recently , having planted housands of tiny trout in Spring Jranch , a few thousand catfish In the Northfork , and having taken three gll nets and two fish traps from the orthfork. Earl -Perry , son of Mr. and Mrs. E D. Perry , and Miss Clara Anderson daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert An derson , both of Norfolk Junction were married Wednesday morning at tao homo of the bride's father , the Rev. John F. Pouchcr of Stanton of ficlaMng. The happy couple , pursued ) > - many friends who filled their seat n the train with rice nnd thought tally posted several signs in couspfc uous places proclaiming the fact tha they were just married , left for a short noneymoou trip to Sioux City. Norfolk will have a visit from ono or moro of the big circuses this sum mer. Barnum & Bailey's circus , whlcl Is coming to Omaha In July , will Hkelj open the circus season * liere. Camp jell Brothers are In Sioux City soon but nothing has been heard of the ! annual visit here. The old Lemen clr cus , now the Pan American circus which A. O. Perry is managing , may skip Norfolk , according to reports , bu will probably make a number of othe north Nebraska towns on the North western. The Anderson , family of boys , which on account of the unusual number o the little follows who will in som considerable time be voters , wa called to the attention of Presiden Roosevelt , were in Norfolk Tuesda ; afternoon with their father , who is c brother of "Buffalo" Anderson , th Stanton county farmer who recontl ; committed suicide with a bath core The oldest lad had on a pair of boots The other little fellows were bare footed. Mr. Anderson Is keeping hi family together in the face of grea difficulties , as his wife died moro tha a year ago. Sadlo DuBols will have to take he chances with the county attorney Tuesday afternoon Sadie as&aultc Carl Bathke , an old man of 75 years nnd bent him with n cane until hi bend was a mass of wounds. Th police first wont after Sadlo but 1 was decided to call in County Attorne Nichols so that if a sentence wa returned the woman could bo hold i the county Jail. Word wns receive Wedncsdny that Mr. Nichols would b up in the evening to investigate th case. Dr. Mackay , as city physician examined Bathko's wounds. Ho sal it was surprising that the old ma could bo about or that ho had no been seriously injured by the beating The "vng" situation in Norfolk I not improving , the police being calle on to make constant raids on "vag camps and afternoon gatherings I nd nbout the city. Two olllcors were ailed to the vicinity of the King beer nult yesterday afternoon to 'stop n ght between two tramps. Both were rrcstcd. This morning the chief wan ailed to the brick yards , when a mall "vag" company had started a re preparatory to roasting n chicken. 'hoy were able to show that they had ought the chicken up town nnd were Imply ordered to move on. The ringing In of n low class of laborers tcldcnt to the work of bn Hasting the BoneEtcol line accounts for the over upply of hoboes. Mnny of the men otno west for jobs merely for the trip nd quit nt the first pay dny , or soon- r. Q. W. Porter , who was put to vork on the streets , mndo a getaway osterdny and has not been seen. Jnmos A. Road , who loft Norfolk vlth his family yesterday noon for his low homo at Entwlstlo , In Alberta , 'anada , ended n residence of twenty- Ix yearn In Norfolk. Mr. Rend was imminent In democratic political clr- los , nnd during ono of the Cleveland dnilnlstratlons was a prominent can- lldnte for the postolllco nppolntment , icing pitted ngnlnst Dr. Daniels. Bo- loving that ho was not getting the , in dorsement of the local leaders , Mr. Read went to the personal expense of loldlng an election. Ho was over- vhelmlngly victorious In the popular ote , but the men behind Dr. Daniels ind the ear of the president nnd the lector won. Mr. Read , for several ears past , has been bookkeeper at ho Sugar City Cereal mills. Up to about ten years ago he was connected n the capacity of bookkeeper and as sistant cashier with Norfolk banks. Mr. Read has secured ground adjacent o the townslte as a homestead nnd vill live on the edge of town. Ho will nvest In Canadian land and may enter business. School Board Committees. The standing school board commit ees for the coming year were an- louncnd last evening nt the board meeting by President A. II. Vlele : Committee on grounds , buildings and supplies : S. G. Dean , C. S. Bridge and , A. Degner. Committee on discipline , course of study , text books and teachers : A. Degner , John Welsh and A. H. Vlele. Committee on finance , claims and salaries : H. C. Matrau , S. G. Deani ind C. S. Bridge. The school board last evening filled two vacancies which existed In the ocal teaching force. Miss Florence iloth , who will graduate next month from the teachers' college of the state university and who'had very high rec ommendations , was elected as normal .raining instructor. Mrs. R. Meuden- iall of Elk City was elected as eighth grade instructor. She was recom mended by former Superintendent E. J. Bodwell. W. H. Widaman was chosen as cen sus enumerator. Plant Potatoes In Brown. Alnsworth , Neb. , May 19. Special to ae News : Bryan's old 189G slogan of 16 to 1 , bobbed up here Tuesday with unusual energy. The east side boys played a game of ball with the west side bunch , nnd the result was a score of 16 to 1 In favor of the east slders. Rev. Vincent R. Beebe , the pastor of the Methodist church , made the only score for the west sld ers. It was a great game. I Marlon Potter and Miss Bessie ' Dodds slipped oft down to Omaha Sun day night and were married Monday noon in that city. The cards received say that they will be at homo In Alnsworth nfter June 1. The bride is a daughter of I. S. Dodds and wife who live near this city , and has been one of our very successful teachers. She has also been in charge of the Cen tral phone office where she made many irlends by her kind and courteous treatment of all - customers. The groom Is n son of Judge Potter of the county court nnd one of our most suc cessful young business men. Rev. B. L. Shepherd , a retired minis ter of the Methodist church , celebrated 1 his ninetieth birthday on May 6 , with out any ostentatious displays , simply going about his work as usual and saying nothing about the great honors of the day. He looked like ho might be able to round out the century and his many friends hope that he may. Colonel Robert Martin celebrated his seventy-sixth birthday Tuesday of this week. A dinner was given at his home in honor of the event. An unusually large acreage of pota toes was planted in this county this year , and now the corn planting sea son is at its height. Wo have not had very much rain in May thus far , but the ground is in good condition and as soon as it warms up a > blt things will grow. Redmer Case Not Concluded. After having heard the testimony of three witnesses in the Stokes-Redmer remonstrance case , the city council ad < journed promptly at midnight , contin ulng the hearing until next Friday evening. No action was taken on the remonstrance filed by Stokes against Otto Selling. Meanwhile the seventh saloon license remains ungranted. The council meeting was scheduled for 8 o'clock , but was not called until the arrival of Councilman Hibbeu from his railroad run , at 9:30. : Conn cllnian Dolln was absent. Object to Barnhart. City Attorney H. F. Barnhnrt , nt the opening of the meeting , appeared for W. A. Redmer as his attorney. Jack Koonlgstoln , counsel for William Stokes , remonstrating ngnlnst Red mor , objected to the city attorney ap pearing as n private attorney and ns nn ndvlsor of the council at the same time. Councilman Winter sustained Koonlgstoln's point nnd a vote was taken. On roll call , however , no ono objected but Winter. Following a conference between Barnhart and Redmer , Burt Mapes was telephoned nnd that attorney was nrousx d nnd called In ns counsel , Raise New Points. Attorney Kocnlgstclu filed nn amended remonstiaiico In the case , Two now points were raised nud the testimony of the e\eiilng was devoted to the nbw tack taken. It wns cltnrg- Ou that the lU'dmer petition did not contain the names of thirty resident froiholderb of the Second watti and that Redmer had run a saloon for n month under Hay Weber's license. Attorney Koenlgsteln asked that It bo pi oven that flvo of the thirty-four names represented resident freehold ers. Councilman Winter announced that ho knew that Mrs. Schwartz , liv ing nt 201 South First street , who wns one of the signers objected to , owned her homo nnd wns therefore n free- nolder. This brought the number of nccoptcd signers up to the required number of thirty. William H. llllle , a Boomer Jeweler who was a member of the Boomer town board which granted Rotlmor n . . license . there , wns called by Attorney Ampes and testified ns to the good chnrnctcr of Mr. Redmer ns n resident of Beemer. W. L. Lehman was sum moned nnd not answering , was called to the council chamber. He said that ho had known Redmer for twenty years and had never heard anything against i.lm. Ray Weber , whose saloon Redmor purchased , was placed on the stand by the Stokes side of the remonstrance. Under the examination of Attorney Koonlgsteln , Weber was unable to re member many of the details of his saloon business. Ilo said that during the last mouth of his license ho had owned the license and the stock , whllo Mr. Redmer had purchased the IK- tures from R. L. Boverldge. Moro than this ho could not remember with out his books , which he supposed were In the possession of Mr. Redmer , to whom ho hnd sold the remainder of the liquor after his license hnd ex plred Mny 4. After being on the stand nearly two hours , Mr. Weber became exasperated nnd In reply to Koenlgsteln's query aa to whether or not he knew anything nt" all , replied : "No , I always "was a fool and you're trying to make n worse one , out of me. " Koenlgstein disclaimed any such Intention nnd the witness was released. On motion of Winter , seconded by Craven , the council adjourned until 8 o'clock Friday evening. Lunatic and Ex-Convlct Escape. Waterloo , la. , May 19. Mattlo Cor liss , 54 years old , an Inmate of the poor house for forty-one years , eloped last night with diaries Dale , nged 50 , nn ex-convict who was also an Inmate of the place. The woman has no con ception of time , believing she is still a girl. Fire Near Defiling. Fremont , Neb. , May 19. Special to The News : -Fire from lightning this morning burned four horses , big barn , n corn crib and 2,000 bushels of grain belonging to Charles' Osterberg , near Uehllng. Loss $3,000. Nairobi , British East Africa , May 19. Today Colonel Roosevelt added a hippopotamus to his big game bag. The animal was killed a short distance from the Ju Ja ranch. Edmund Heller , tne zoologist of the Roosevelt expedi tion , returned 10 cnmp this morning nfter bringing here nbout fifty spec- ! mens of animals and bird life to be cured and preserved. FOUR WALLS NOT A PRISON. A New York Convict Says Its the Finest - est Life He Knows. New York , May 18. Joseph L. Hud son , who has been taken from Riverhead - head , L. I. , to Sing Sing to begin a term of two to five years for man slaughter , does not ngreo with the court that jail Imprisonment Is' a pun ishment. He says' he enjoys It. "Never in my life have I been so happy as during the time I have been in jail , " said Hudson , In bidding good1 by to the sheriff of the Suffolk county jail. "I would like to stay here all my life. It is peaceful here , and I am happy and contented. I wns ill when I cnme here , now I am strong. I have had years added to my life , and If Sing Sing is ns peaceful a place I hope my sentence will never expire. " Hudson was nrrested on the chnrgo of killing Mrs. Henrietta Eleanor , his housekeeper. He pleaded guilty to manslaughter In the second degree Friday nnd wns sentenced to prison. Hudson smiled on receiving the sen tence. He did not have any fears nnd believed he would find moro enjoy ment within prison walls than without. Jo Break Illinois Deadlock. Springfield , 111. , . May 19. There is growing feeling manifesting itself in Springfield that important develop ments in the senatorial lineup are at hand. It is not generally believed the shift will take place today nor per haps this week but an effort to break the deadlock and elect a senator be fore the adjournment is the purpose of the Hopkins force in the legisla ture. There are tljoso who Insist that the Hopkins men hold the balance of power nnd are sufficiently strong to withstand nny possible coalition against them. For Limitation of Armament. Mohonk Lake , N. Y. , May 19. Limi tation of nrmnmont nnd the permn- nent establishment of peace through out the world by nrbltrntlort of Inter national disputes is the put pose of the Lake Mohonk conference on interna tional arbitration which opened hero today. Moro than 300 prominent in educational , diplomatic and business circles , attended the conference , which will bo In session for three days. Nicholas Murray Butler , presi dent of the American branch of the Association for Internal Conciliation , / To NORFOLK , NEBRASKA. The , cuilnont physician on chroiilo diseases will visit our city And will bo at the Pacific Hotel until r > p. in. , ono dny ONLY. Or , Pottorf , in'GBldunt of thu stnft of the Boston Electro Modlual IiiHtltuto , In making a tour of the stnto. Ho will glvo consultation , examina tion , mill nil tlio medicines neuossnry to coinploto n euro FUEIO. All pnrtlou Inking mlvnntngo of this offer nro re quested to state to tliolr frloiulH the result of the treatment. Cures DEAFNESS by an entirely now process. Treats nil durable cases of catarrh , throat nnd lung diseases , eye and ear , stomnch < , liver and kidneys , gravel , rheumatism , pnValysls. neuralgia , nor- VOUH and heart disease , epilepsy , Height's disease nnd disease of the bladder , blood nnd skin diseases. Stammering nnd rupture cured with , out detention from business. If you nro Improving under your family physician do not take up our valuable time. The rich and the poor nro treated alike. Tdlors nnd curiosity seekers will plenso stay away. Our time Is valuable. Remember NOT A PENNY will bo . w. charged for the medicine required'to " " * make ( ] a euro of all those taking treat ment this trip. Ofllco hour 9 a. in. Positively married Indies must bo accompanied by their husbands. Remember - member ] : the date , Saturday nnd Sun day , Mny 29 and 30 , at Pacific hotel , Norfolk , Nob. Saturday afternoon and Sunday. presided. ' Addresses were delivered by ' Dr. Butler , Prof. Samuel T. Dutton , secretary of the Pence Society of Now YOI-K ; Dr. George W. Klrchwey of Columbia university , Albert K. Smiley nnd Dr. Benjamin F. Trueblood of Boston - ton , secretary of the American Pence society. ' Salvation Army Meeting. Chicago , 111. , Mny 19. Four hun dred officers of the Snlyntlon Army wore In nttondnnco at the nnnunl nn- tlonal congress of the Western Amer ican district , which opened a flvo days' meeting hero today. A preliminary council of officers nnd nn address by Commander Eva Booth wore the fen- tures of the day's program. Com mander Booth , who was suffering from a severe nervous attack upon her nr- rlvnl from New York last night , was reported as entirely recovered today. Bell Phone Company Wins. Toledo , O. , May 19. Judge R. W. Taylor of the United States court to \ day dismissed the suit for injunction brought against the Central Union Telephone company by the Unlfed States Telephone company. The suit had for Its purpose the restraining of the Central Union ( Bell ) Telephone company from making contraq'ts with the Independent companies. Paris Back to Normal. Paris , iuay 19. The life of Paris was In all respects normal today nnd the general strike , decreed by the genral federation of labor to com mence today with the building trades , promises to bo a lingo fiasco. The government now regards the agitation as purely revolutionary nnd as fore doomed to failure. Trlpo County Candidates. On June 1 Trlpp county nolds Its first county election. The Colomo Times prints the following list of can didates as having filed up to the time of Its last issue : For County Judge L. B. Cnllender , Colome ; Roscoe Nodell , Lamro. State's Attorney Emil J. Woerth , Lamro ; W. B. Backtls , Colomo ; G. O. Van Meter , Lamro. Treasurer C. J. DeBoer , Lamro ; Fred 1 J. Kurtz , Red Hill ; R. F. Taylor , Lamro. 1 Assessor Chas. Lelboldt , Colome ; John Hart , Lamro ; H. J. Helllckson , Lamro. Sheriff Gus C. Loeb , Lnmro ; P. Myrlck , Trlpp county ; Ernlo Plnco , Lamro. Auditor J. J , Benedict , Lamro ; J. P. Hllllgan , Red Hill ; Henry Grebe , Colomo. Registrar of Deeds Fred H. Salter , Lamro ; Otto C. Banderzee , Red Hill. Clerk of the Courts Jesse Wright , Red Hill. Surveyor Clifford Nelson , Lamro ; Robert I. Young , Colome. County Commissioners ( three to bo elected ) Edward Colombo , John W. Weaver , Isaac P. Battelyoun , R. D. Elllston and T. T. Glldden. Justices of the Pence ( four to be elected ) Ira Stewart , David Cole , H. M. Hawkins , B. M. Root , George Hug- gins , M. H. Griffin. Constables ( four to bo elected ) Chas. Ecreth. Paul Brecht , Garflold Raymond , Geo. P. Love , John Raymond - mend , Nels McGee , Felix C. Bull nnd Chas. Carter. Try a News Want-Ad. Try n News wnnt-nd. DEAFNESS CANNOT 1113 CUHED by local applications , as they cannot reach the diseased portion of the oar. There Is only one way to curd deafness , nnd that Is by constitutional remedies. Dcafnes * Is caused by nn Inflamed con dition or the mucous liningof the Eustachlan Tube. When this tube Is Inflamed you have a rumbllnfr Round or Imperfect hearing , and when It la en tirely closed. Deafness Is the result , and unless the Inflammation can bo taken out and this tube restored to its nor mal condition , hearing will be destroyed forever ; nine cases out of ten are caused by Catarrh , which Is nothing but an Inltammed condition of the mu cous surfaces. Wo will give Ono Hundred Dollars for nny case of Deafness ( caused by catarrh ) that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars free. P. J. CHENEY & CO. . , Bold by Druggists. 760. ' Take Hall's Family Fills for constipa tion.