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THE NOREOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOU11NAI FitlDAl JUNE 4 luOO. TUESDAY TOPIC8. Mlsn Irene Sncldor of Tlldon returned - turned homo last evening , nttor n brief vlalt. Mrs. Lofltor Parker nnd two dnugh- torn , \Vlnnlo nnd Dorothy , returned to tliolr homo In Tlldon , having spent the past few dnys with Mrs. Parker's imrentfl , Mr. nnd Mrs. D. P. Pippin , nnd other relatives. Mrs. 8. a. Stole nnd daughter , Ma- tildn , paused through the Junction Monday ov'onlng on their way homo to Noola from a two weeks' visit \ylth relatives In Fremont. C. D. DoloBon of Missouri Valley at tended the Decoration day services In Norfolk nnd. will visit for a few days before returning homo. Dr. D. 1C. Tlndnll wont to Lincoln last evening. F. A. DlaUoman has boon In Chad- ran on business. Miss Ilattlo Allbory was up from Omaha ever Sunday. Capt. A. C. Logan of Center was a Norfolk visitor Tuesday. Adolph Hopllngor la hero from Til- don on u visit with friends. Mr. nnd Mrs. Uobort Drldgo of Fre mont wore guests at the C. S. Drldgo homo ever Sunday , Mr. Drldgo return ing to Fremont Tuesday. Miss Edna Phillip of Hock Rapids , In. , on her way to visit a sister on a Trlpp county claim , west of Dallas , S. D. , was the guest of Miss Molden- hnuor. Mrs. II. C. Dromo of Omaha Is vis iting Norfolk relatives on her way to spend a month In Trlpp county with her son , Charles Dromo , who won a government claim In the drawing nnd who ( lied near Wltton. Miss Desslo Wldaman has taken a position In the C. S. Hayes Jewelry storo. i V. A. Nonow pulled a four-and-a-half pound cntflsh out of the Elkhorn , near f Kent's Siding Tuesday afternoon. P. F. Sprochor has written from the vicinity of Flathead Lake in Montana that ho Is very much pleased with the country. Rev. Carl Martin , pastor of St. Jo hannes church , delivered'tho funeral sermon at the services hold ever the 8-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Tews Tuesday afternoon at the Tows home , east of the city. The Ladles Aid society of the First Congregational church will moot Thursday , Juno 3 , at the homo of Mrs. Nappor , with Mrs. I. J. Johnson as sisting. All the ladles of the Congre gation are cordially Invited. City Attorney McDufllo of Madison , whoso name was brought forward some months ago as a non-partisan candidate for county Judge , was in Norfolk Tuesday morning looking over the local situation. Ho has not decided whether or not ho will enter the field. Judge Dates has entered the race for re-election. The Norfolk high school baseball season la over. No effort will bo made to play off Saturday's game with Stanton - ton , which was postponed Saturday morning on account of the rain. The local high school played three games and lost all three , losing twice to No- llgh and once to Stanton. Erie G. Wells , an old soldier and a pioneer of Emorlck precinct , was bu rled on Memorial day In the Emerlck cemetery. Mr. Wells died Saturday at the ago of 72 years. Ho had lived In Madison county on tbf- old home stead in Emerlck precinct for some thirty-live years. He was a Mason and a member of the G. A. R. , in ad dition to ranking as one of the most respected of the older citizens of the county. Ho leaves a wife and sev eral daughters. S. E. Hewlns of Norfolk has just re ceived word from Texas that his brother , Homer Hewlns , aged about 65 , was found dead in bed May 11. Ho lived alone nnd was working with a surveying crew in Pecos county. His son. Homer Howlns , jr. , lives In San Francisco. The Norfolk Homer Howlns , son of S. E. Hewlns , was named for the uncle who has Just died. Mr. Hewlns' health was appar ently good , though ho had been com plaining of rheumatism. Mrs. Rose Collins and her two sons , Oliver and Philip , who left Norfolk Thursday for their now homo In So'- nttle , were delayed twelve hours In Idaho by a wreck , their train smashIng - Ing into a train ahead. The engine was smashed , three cars went off the track and two were upset. The diner on the train was wrecked and one car , catching fire , burned up. The passen gers were jarred by the Impact , but no ono was hurt. The engineer and fire man Jumped and escaped Injury. A meeting of the Norfolk Country club , to elect directors nnd officers for the coming year , will bo hold in the office of Mapes & Hazon Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock. Every member of the organization Is urged by the present directors nnd officers to bo present. The committee named by the last mass meeting of the club to draft articles of Incorporation and file them with the secretary of state , have complied and grounds have been leased. Now the directors have called a meeting at which the club may cheese permanent directors for the first year. New Schedule Helps U. S. Court. The arrest this afternoon of Horace nnd Gilbert Case , aged 12 nnd 14 years , as members of the gang of boy bandits , and the confession of these boys of the gang's operations , Includ ing the robbery of the candy factory and the stealing of beer , was followed by the arrest of Emery Donney , a one- teKRed boy much older , a few minutes Inter. Other members of the gang will be brought into court County Attorney Nichols will bo nsked to come from Madison. Two Months More for Fry. A short session of the United States court was held in this city Saturday afternoon at the federal building. The court party , United States Judge W. 11. Munger , II. 0. Holt of Omaha , clerk of the United States court , nnd Dep uty Marshal Sides of Dakota City , ar rived at noon Instead of coming Fri day evening , as expected. The party returned to Omaha on the now even ing train. There was no Jury. The session was devoted to hearing motions nnd entering decrees. It lasted but a short time. Outside attorneys hero were : Henry - ry Maxwell of Omaha , R. R. Dlckson of O'Neill nnd W. L. Dawllng of Madi son. son.It wns stated that the new train schedule , making this city easier to reach from Omaha , may Increase fed eral court activities hero. Real Estate Transfers. Real estate transfers for the week ending May 29 , 1009 , compiled by Madison Abstract and Guaranty com pany , oHlco with Mapos & Hazon : E. R. Hayes to Mary L. Stewart , warranty deed , $330 , part of lot 3 , Miller's addition , Norfolk. W. E. Thorpe to H. O. nnd Dlancho Munson , warranty deed , $700 , lot 4 , block 18. Dattlo Creek. Clara D. Mapes to Newton I. Owens , warranty deed , $700 , lot 7 "and s s of lot C , block 8 , Durland's First addition , Norfolk. Julia A. Foltz to Harry Richardson , warranty deed , ? 000 , lot 1 , block 8 , Klmbnll & Dlalr's addition , Tllden. Louise Asmus to August Filter , war ranty deed , $475 , lot 22 and sublet 1C of 11 , block 1 , Pasowalk's addition , Norfolk. Cora E. Harvey to John J. O'Shea , warranty deed , $250 , lots 18 nnd 20 , block 8 , Railroad addition , Newman Grove. August Lltke to Peter Dahnsen , warranty deed , $2 , n'/ij of lot 2 , block 7 , Madison. Peter Doahnsen to August Lltko , warranty deed , $2 , s1 of lot 2 , block 7 , Madison. W. D. Donaldson to James H. Con- ley , warranty deed , $4,800 , nw i 9-23- 1. James H. Conley to W. D. Donald son , warranty deed , $3,000 , lots 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 and 24 , C. W. Drnasch's ad dition , Norfolk. James H. Conloy to John Dairy , warranty deed , $4,100 , nw % 9-23-1. Margaret Roach to James H. Lough , warranty deed , $450 , part of lots 12 and 13 , block 9 , Durland's First addi tion , Norfolk. Earl D. Judklns to Harry Lonon , warranty deed , $150 , lot 6 , block 3 , Dorsoy Place addition , Norfolk. John M. Durch to Alfred R. Denson , warranty deed , $1,600 , lot 4 , block (5 ( , Lewis addition , Meadow Grove. M. C. Hazen to Harriett L. Cham berlain , warranty deed , $3,500 , lot 5 and n of lot 6 , block 13 , Durland's First addition , ' Norfolk. William White , to John , W. Jlees , warranty deed , $45 , lot 18 , Durland's suburban lots , Norfolk. Harriett Rees to Harriett L. Cham berlain , warranty deed , $3,500 , lots 3 , 4 and 5 , R. G. Fleming's subdivision , Norfolk. RURAL CARRIERS ORGANIZE Third District Association Holds MeetIng - Ing In Norfolk Monday. J. E. Cronk , Norfolk , president. J. E. Risk , Battle Creek , secretary. J. R. Rouse , Norfolk , treasurer. Rural route letter carriers hold a meeting at the Norfolk postoffice Mon day afternoon for the purpose of or ganizing the Third district association of rural carriers. The following carriers were pres ent : J. W. Rich. West Point ; W. M. Smith , Beemer ; R. H. Pylman , WIs- ner ; E. E. Rotchacher , Wlsner ; M. Mlchaelson , Wlsner ; E. A. Rice , Thurston ; Nels Llndskog , Pllger ; J. E. Cronk , E. L. Show , W. J. Rouse , J. R. Rouse , Norfolk. The object of the association In bringing the carriers together , Is to enable the carriers to profit by each others' experience for the general bet terment of both the carriers and the service. The call for the meeting was Issued 6y W. M" . Smith and J. E. Risk. Seattle Show Open to Public. Seattle , Wash. , June i. The Alaska- Yukon-Pacific exposition was ready for the signal from President Taft at noon today. Several hundred men were working on the fair grounds all night planting seed in bare spots and clearing away rubbage. The ham mer and the paint brush have been banished several days. Perfect weather prevailed for the opening and the snowy mountains , which are considered a part of the fair , loomed grandly. President Taft pressed the .golden key , ornamented with gold nuggets from Alaska , which sent the spark that started the machinery. Several messages were passed in congratula tion. James J. Hill Wants Change. "The greatest service to the nation , to every state and city today , would be the substitution for a term of years of law enforcement for luw-mak- ing , " declared James J. Hill , In an address at the opening exercises of the Alnska-Yukon-Pnclfic exposition to day."There "There are four great words that should be written upon the four cor ner stones of every public building In this land , with the sacredncss of a religious rite , " said Mr. Hill. "These watchwords of the republic are 'equality , simplicity , economy , and justice. ' They are Interwoven with every fiber of the national fabric. To forget or deny them will lead to every misfortune and every possibility of destruction that arises now threaten ingly In the path of our country's greatness. "Equality before the law is an em bodied promise of the United States. It is the first principle Bought to bo established by the federal constitu tion. In BO far ns wo have been faith ful to It , wo have not only grown great and prosperous but have commanded the respect of others because wo re spected ourselves. In so far as wo have denied It , In so far , as there Is anywhere n special privilege or an un equal restriction , any decree of legal governmental favoritism whatever , wo have changed the government of the fathers and turned backward toward the old , ovll traditions whoso trail of blood and oppression runs through all history. "It needs heroism , It Involves the shaking off of ostentatious follies that have already warped our earlier Ideals , It may oven require a considerable re adjustment of our whole Industrial system nnd n reform In our very con ception of the relation between n government and Its citizens before the severe standard of absolute equality before the law can bo restored. It demands a new standard of economy In both our public and private expendi ture. "It demands the repeal of many laws and the suppression of many of the bills presented to state and federal legislatures. So many are there fram ed to give to ono nn undue advantage or take away from another fair field hnd nn equal judgment. It demands the abolition of that most hnteful and corroding clement In a republic that Is called class consciousness. To steer the ship of state auent thees shifting nnd conflicting currents , now full speed ahead and now full speed as tern , Is a task of extraordinary diffi culty. Yet , unless wo can follow the course of equal justice laid down on the chart , shipwreck lies somewhere ahead. "Frequent use of the phrase , 'our complex civilization , ' creates a vague Impression that simplicity has been banished necessarily from the modern world by a kind of natural evolution. Whereas It remains now , as always , the normal rule of wholesome national life. Do wo gain by passing from the period when Benjamin Franklin , in plain dress , commanded the homage of the most frivolous and most decora tive capital in Europe to the period when a man cannot accept without humiliation a foreign ambassadorship unless ho has a large Income ? The life of those who do the work of the world , whether In the high places or the low , Is usually a simple thing. "Wo have complicated our educa tional system nnd made It superficial. The just complaint everywhere Is that there Is no thoroughness , no whole some mental discipline for the young. "Wo have complicated our social life until natural human Intercourse Is overlaid with a thick stratum of vulgar piodlgallty , luxury , display and Insincerity. , "We have complicated our lawmakIng - Ing until , despite the high standards , the unimpaired traditions and the con tinued labors of the courts , the ad ministration of Justice Is difficult and sometimes uncertain. "We have complicated our financial system until it encourages the wildest speculation at one moment and at an other sinks Into business collapse. "We have complicated our indus trial organization at both ends of the scale until the great middle class , which represents labor uncomblned , a fine energy and modest accumulations of capital , finds many of its rights invaded or destroyed. "And we complicate all these com plications by Incessantly passing more laws about them. Simplicity in gov erning methods , in character and in conduct must bo fixed quality of the state that survives those changes of the centuries in which all others have vanished. "Inseparably connected with equal ity and-simplicity is economy. Nation ally considered , it has become almost a forgotten term , " Mr. Hill declared this to be the most wasteful country on earth in its administrative features as well as in its ticatment of natural resources , and said that at the discarded standard of economy In Its affairs must be re stored. "The curtailment of federal ex penses by one-fourth would assist not only efficiency In the departments , but reforms now postponed by the task of raising and the rage of spend ing great sums that should be left in the pockets of the people. "Last and noblest conception of all born from the associated life of man kind Is justice. The nation must be true to that abstract and impartial Justice which is the fountain of no bility , the patent of heroes and the final test of any state. Upon occas ion the law-making power has been invoked not to punish guilt , but to give one man an unfair advantage at the cost of another ; to distinguish be tween activities by discriminating laws. The tendency Is by nn means universal , but Us presence It palpable and too dangerous to bo Ignored. If hatred , greed or envy Instead of jus tice over becomes a formative power in public affairs , then , no matter who may be the victim , the act Is treason. For no state ever enjoyed tranqulllty or escaped destruction If It ceased to maintain ono e qual and inflexible stan dard of justice. The greatest service to the nation to every state and city today , would bo the substitution for a term of years of law enforcement for law-making. Get the laws fairly tried , weed out those Improper or Impracti cable , curtail the contempt of law that now flourishes under the American system of non-enforcement , and make the people understand that govern ment means exact and unsparing Jus tice , Instead of a complex game. This Is the only safeguard If respect for and confidence in the governing sys tem Itself are not to bo gradually un dermined. " Lads Who Told Ben Protection. Developments in tne case of the boy bandits , whom the local police have run to earth , promise nn absolutely new chapter In the criminal history of Norfolk. It will bo shown , when the boy- prisoners nro brought Into court , that the "gang" was well organized with older boys , really young men , as lead ers. It will bo shown that stores , beer vaults and merchandise cnrs were robbed. It will bo shown that the youthful bandits led a Jesse James existence , often staying away from homo entire nights and keeping se cret headquarters In barns nnd Ice houses. It will bo shown that younger boys were drawn into the gang and carefully and deliberately taught to steal. It will bo shown that the lend ers threatened the younger criminals with death If they "piped on do gang. " Afraid of Bonney. Three members of the gang were In the city jail ever night , the two Case lads , ago 12 and 14 , and Emory Bonney , n one-legged older boy , cred ited with being ono of the lenders , The Case lads begged the police to keep "Peg" Bonnoy away from them. They hnd confessed the gang's secrets - crets to the police nnd Bonnoy , they declared , had threatened to kill them If they over "piped" to the "cops. " The boys said they nil hnd to prom ise to fight If they were ever cnught and not to give the gang away. There being no question but that the boys were really afraid of their lives and that they might suffer violence lence nt the hands of their late loader , the police put Bonney In a separate coll. Boys Flee from Town. Following close on the news that three arrests had been made and thnt two members of the gang had broken down and confessed , members of the "kid mob" began to rice from the city. The police stated today that five mem bers of the gang have left Norfolk to escape arrest. Cases Set for Wednesday. In police court Tuesday afternoon , It was agreed that the first court ex amination of the boy members of the gang would bo ifeld Wednesday morn ing. County Attorney Nichols would bo up 'from Madison , It was learned. An effort will bo made to send the older members of the gang to the pen itentiary. The boys will be sent to the reform school If convicted. Widow Defends Son. Mrs. Mary Etta Bonnoy , a widow , who drew No. 2231 in the Tripp land drawing but who failed to file , came to the aid of her son Tuesday , hiring lawyers to defend him. Parents of other boya suspected have also Interviewed the authorities. Specific confessions made by the little Case boys cover the breaking Into and robbing of the candy factory nnd the stealing" of two cases of beer from a Northwestern car as recently as the latter part of last week. New Block In Elgin Ashes. Elgin , Neb. , Juno .1. Since the big fire of April 28. , Elgin has been a very busy place. The entire block , with the exception of ono 25-foot lot , Is being excavated for now brick build' ings. 1 Theodore Hoefer , sr. , Is building a two-story brick , 25x100 feet , on the old Wolfe & Bro. corner. The next building will bo erected by Dr. S. T. Jackson , and will be 25x80. W. * E. Brooks Is preparing to build 50x80 for his hardware and furniture store , and Frlsble & Fee will build 50x80 on the next two lots. Just north of them will be two buildings of 25x80 feet each , by B. F. Payne and W. J. Lehr. The next lot-Is owned by the Wood man Building association , and is also being excavated , but the association has not yet decided whether It will build or not at present. The West Point Brewing assocla' ' tlon will build a new building 25x72 , and has the material on the ground ) and John Lampmann will start this week on his new pool hall building , which will also bo 25x72. All these buildings , except the last two mentioned , will have 9-foot base ments under the entire buildings and all will be constructed of pressed brick. Architect Latenser of Omaha is drawing plans for six of the build ings , which are to bo erected in one block. S. Clements of Lincoln has the contract for removing the dirt and has a large force of men and teams at work. The Katz Craig Co. of Omaha , which has the contract for building the new water works , has a part of the ma terial on the ground and will probably begin work within a week. The price of labor Is high , with the demand greater than the supply. Wages are 20 cents per hour for shov- elers and from 35 cents to 40 cents per hour for man nnd team. The board pf trustees will meet Tuesday evening , nt which time the matter of granting saloon license will be taken up. There will be two pe titions before the board , one by Stof- fel & Schaaf and the other by M. J. Miller. Both licenses will probably bo granted. Postmaster Geo. B. Guffy Is prepar ing to move the postoffico to the old building of the Elgin State bank. The Elgin State bank has been moved to its new building across the street east from its old location , nnd the finishing touches are being given to the new building. The new bankIng - Ing room is probably the finest in the state , outside of Omaha. Painters have been at work on the first National bank for the past two weeks and have covered the outside with a fine coat of green paint and have also re-decorated the interior of the building. The firm of Baugh & Hads , market , has been dissolved , J. G. Hads retir ing from the firm. Martin McKay has purchased the pool hnll of Tom Shell. School Boys Raise Corn. Sioux Falls , S. D. , Juno 1. Special to The News : Some of the best corn raised In South Dakota this season will bo raised by the boy pupils of the rural schools of Kingsbury county , who have engaged in a corn raising contest. On Trial for Horse Thefts. O'Neill , Nob. , Juno 1. Special to The News : District court Is In ses sion here. The Jury wns called for today. The Hugh O'Neill horse stealIng - Ing case , William Barnett , defendant , Is the first on the calendar. There are two big damage suits against the Northwestern railroad for this term of court , both cases being brought here from Dawes county. An engineer sues for $50,000 for injuries sustained in n wreck , nnd the guar dian of the estate of n brakcman who was killed nt Chadron sues for the same amount. Girl Struck by Lightning. Sioux Falls , S. D. , Juno 1. Speclnl to The News : Miss Edith Motznor , nged 16 , daughter of n prominent Bon Hommo county farmer , was struck by lightning and seriously Injured . The unfortunate girl received the bolt of lightning , or n part of It , directly In the face. After severely burning the upper portion , the current passed down the side of her face to her arm and breast. When found she wns in n critical condition. She Is yet some what delirious nt times , and her mem ory Is much Impaired. A curious fea ture of her Injury is that , while her eyesight does not seem to have boon destroyed , she Is unnblo to bear any light , and has to bo kept In a dark ened room. The physicians who are caring for her appear to think there Is a good chance for her recovery , but It Is feared some of her senses or mental faculties may bo somewhat Im paired permanently. West Point Man Suicides. West Point , Neb. , Juno 1. Special to The News : David Ringer , a car penter and contractor , an old-tlmo res ident of West Point , committed sul- cldo by shooting himself in the head at his residence , In the Third ward. The deceased had been despondent for some time past and was not in good health. He was an excellent workman and was well thought of in the community. Ho lea'ves a wife , two sons and a married daughter. He was about 60 years of age. F. J. Buck , a pioneer settler of Cum- Ing county nnd n member of the sol dier's relief commission for Ginning county , has suffered a stroke of pa ralysis. Hopes are entertained of his ultimate recovery. Ho Is a veteran of the civil war. Unveil Pierce Monument. Pierce , Neb. , June 1. Special to The News : A beautiful monument to the soldler/dead was unveiled in Pierce yesterday afternoon in the presence of 2,000 people. The monument ment , 20 or 25 feet high , was erected by popular subscription. County Attorney Stewart was chair man of the day's exercises. O. E. Stillman , a Plerco attorney , was or ator of the day , and ho delivered an eloquent address. Miss Carrie Llttell , daughter of Veteran George Littell , unveiled the monument. There was music by the band and choir. The G. A. R. ritualistic services were executed by Joseph Forsytho , A. G. Brando and W. W. "Qulvey all vet erans. School children strewed flow ers. ers.High High school commencement will be held Thursday night. RANDALL GOING TO TEXAS. Probably Will Invest In Texas Land , Which He Found He Liked. Madison , Neb. , May 31. Special to The "News : Senator C. A. Randall of Newman Grove transacted business In County Judge Bates' court , he hav ing been appointed seven or eight years ago , administrator of the" es tate of a man who was presumably dead , nothing having been heard of him for nearly twenty years pnst. Mr. Randall now asks the court to release him from his trust. The senator , accompanied by his son George , will leave for the 'Pan Handle country Tuesday where he goes with a view of Investing In Texas land. Mr. Randall visited Tulla , Texas , last fall and ho speaks In the highest terms of that country and thinks It has a great future. Be fore returning to Madison county , he will visit T. J. Memmlnger who re sides at Ataka , Indian Territory. Memorial services were he'd ' i't the Methodist church this city this fore noon , Rev. D. W. McGreggor preach ing the sermon. The members of the G. A. R. post , Woman's Relief Corps and the Spanish American veterans at tended In a body. At 2 o'clock this afternoon the members of the post and the Spanish American veterans went In a body to the cemeteries and decorated the graves of the soldiers dead with flowers and fired a salute over each. I Judge Welch will re-convene court at Madison Wednesday for hearing certain equity cases. Egan Asks Readmlsslon. Pierre , S. D. , June 1. George W. Egan of Sioux Falls , who was dis barred from practice as an attorney after a primary nomination , meaning practical election to the office of state's attorney In MInnehaha county , has petitioned the supreme court for readmlssiou to the bar. Memorial Day at Stuart. Stuart , Nob. , June 1. Special to The News : The Stuart G. A. R. post , though their numbers are few as com pared with former years , conducted Decoration day exercises at the opera house. Rov. P. H. Elghmy of Long Pine delivered the address for the oc casion. There were also recitations by members of the Stuart schools. The exercises are Interspersed with music by the Stuart band and the quartet. There was a large attend ance. The memorial sermon was preached Sabbath morning by Rev , C. E , Con- neil at the Methodist church. Knife Strikes Watch. Sioux Falls , S. D. , June 2. Special to The News : W. G. Schneider , city marshal of Frankfort , Spink county , has a watch which ho has reason to highly prize , for It saved his life , or escape from serious Injury at least , a day or two ago. The marshal had occasion to arrest John Leslie , a Frankfort character , on Portland This low one-way Colonist Unto in effect every tiny to April 30 , 1009. Tickets good ( on payment of tourist car rate ) in through Tourist Sleeping Cars which run daily to Portland and the Northwest via Union Pacific Elootrio Block Signal Protection. The Snfo Road to Travel. Dining Car Meals nnd Service "Tho Best in the World. " Ask about the Alaska-Yukon-Paeifie Exposition , Seattle , Wash. For reservations , tickets and information inquire of E. L. LOMAX , Agent , Omaha , NebrJ the charge of being drunk , nnd this , It appears , greatly angered Leslie. After getting out of the difficulty hemet met the marshal upon the street , and after exchanging a few words with the officer , without warning drew a knife nnd slashed viciously at the marshal. Ono of the strokes went through the officer's sleeve and broke the skin , while another lunge sent the point of the knife through the officer's cloth- Ing. Had there not been an obstruction tionIn the shape of the watch , which the point of the knife struck , the marshal would have been killed or se riously Injured. Before the Infuriated man could do further damage ho was overpowered by the officer and taken to jail. Ho will be required to appear at the next teun of state circuit court and answer to the serious charge of assault with Intent to kill. Insanity , Kaufmann Plea. Flandreau , S. D. , June 2. That the defense In the Knufmann murder case will be insanity is the opinion among attorneys , and it Is predicted that the outcome will be her Incarceration in an asylum. At the former trial the defense repudiated this plea entirely. Moses Kaufmann and his accused wife have been here since last Thurs day and are occupying their original quarters at the home of Miss Mary Mead , opposite the court house. Special jurors to the number of 186 have been drawn and are present , and It Is estimated that fully 150 more will have to be summoned before the panel Is complete. The trial Is not attract ing the attention that It did formerly , but while the people are not so out spoken In opinion as when the story of the crime was fresher In mind , the opinion evidently has not changed as to the certainty of the crime or the guilt of Mrs. Emma Kaufmann In con nection with the death of Agnes Pol- rels , her Hungarian servant girl. The accused woman is apparently In good health and as In the former trial manifests complete Indifference as to the movement of the case or Its final outcome. Looked Like Game Warden. To be mistaken for a deputy game warden Is a rather serious matter In north Nebraska just now , according to the experience related by A. J. Cook , a northwest ranchman from the vicinity of Yellowstonev park , who drove from Beemer last week on an overland trip. Cook Is a hearty Scotchman , 76 years old , nnd for thirty-one years has been a ranchman near the great na tional park. Ho reached Norfolk Sun day overland from Missouri , driving a mule to a buggy and leading a year ling mule as a pack animal. According to Cook's story , when ho reached Beemer he was sized up "ns one of them durned fish commission ers. " That night the ropes by which the two mules were picketed out were cut and the animals led away. Cook set himself up as a detective. Edu cated as a doctor and with an Inter esting mass of Information on any subject , the old Scot made himself solid In the Beemer saloons nnd grad ually worked up a chain of evidence against the men who had annexed his' mules. Finally a tip came that he had better look at a spot near the bend In the rlvor. He did and recovered the mules. He gathered up his prop erty and drove until ho reached Pll- ger. Said Carrie Nation Was Crazy. Dr. Cook , who says that he is con siderable of an alienist , obtained pub licity throughout the central west a few years ago by , examining Carrie Nation , the anti-saloon crusader , and giving out a written opinion to the effect that she was Insane on the liquor question and admitted it. Mr. Cook said that he was a nephew by marriage to H. Chace , of the for mer firm of Chace Brothers , Edin burgh , Scotland , capitalists. Chace has many American investments and during the time that Cook has repre sented him in the west has bought 2G.OOO acres of ranch land near Yel lowstone park. About 12,000 head of cnttlo are kept. Cook will reach Nellgh by Satur- properties and buying nnd selling cat tle for thirty-one years. Ho has made a number of trips through Norfolk and four times has gene overland from the park to St. Joseph and Omaha. This time ho has been searching for four mules for a team to use on the ranch for the coach. Three nnlmntei wore obtained In Missouri nnd aro- waiting to bo shipped. The fourth an- linal was secured after considerable- , trouble and with this animal Cook has hearted west. Ho says that ho has se cured the finest team of mules in the west nnd the ono animal here , a year ling weighing 1,100 pounds , supported ! Cook's statement , according to local1 horsemen. Cook will reach . .ollgh by Satur day. Ho has not decided when ho will take to the railroad , ordering the other three shipped to him. In Norfolk ho Is stopping at the Cantwell feed yards , where the year ling mule has attracted some atton- , tlon. Garrett Wears Plug Hat. Fremont Tribune : In honor of Bry an's visit to Fremont Sunday , E. O. Garrett came out with a full drosa suit and a plug hat. Mr. Garrett bought the hat when ho attended the conservation conference in Washing ton several months ago , and hadn't worn it since , till Sunday. Abuse of Dorj Cause for Killing. Deadwood , S. D. , Juno 2. That the abuse of one's dog may supply , In part at least , provocation for shooting with Intent to kill , is the substance of a decision by the state supreme court , reversing the conviction of William 1C , Fraser on n charge of trying to kill Isaac Trotter. In the trial , an attempt was made by the defense to introduce testimony showing that Trotter had cruelly abused Fraser's dog , and Judge Rice refused to admit this testimony. The supreme court directs that on the retrial careful consideration be given this evidence , as It Is held It Is ono of the circumstances that would aid the Jury In determining whether the accused had an Intent to kill his vic tim. North Nebraska Deaths. I. H. Twinning , who lived for thirty years at Eazilo Mills and at Crelgh- ton , died recently in Puyallup , Wash. Mall Robbery Case Is Up. Omaha , Juno 2. When the three men , arrested and charged with holdIng - Ing up and robbing the mail car on the Union Pacific Overland limited the night of May 22 , were arraigned before - fore Judge Munger in the United States court today , it was apparent the case would probably last two days. Attorneys for the prisoners Indicated that the government would be asked to present considerable evidence and show as far as possible what evidence it has to present against the men un der arrest. Engineer Alexander Micheljolm who ran the Overland limited engine the night of the hold-up , was the first witness called. He described the general appeaf- anco of the two men who crawled over the tank and presented a revolver ver at his head. An automatic revolver ver placed at his cheek was the In ducement presented to cause Engineer Mlckeljohn to stop his train. En gineer Wright , who was "deadhead- Ing" In the cab , and Fireman Roy Prawl , were taken care of by the second robber. Mickeljohn then described the ope ration by which the robbers forced the mall car open nnd secured seven sacks of registered mall. An inch and a quarter of rain drenched Norfolk within half an hour Tuesday afternoon , Just before 5 o'clock. Considerable hall fell during ; the storm. Gutters were filled nnd the gulch In the west end of town had its bands full. Water overflowed on- many of the streets. It was a torrlflc rain while It lasted. A peculiar feature of the rain was the fact that while there was n down pour In Norfolk , not n drop of water fell In Battle Creek , twelve miles west , though a heavy rain had fallen there In the morning which Norfolk did not got. No rain fell at Tilden drulng the day. day.After After the rain had stopped In the business part of town , people looked west n half mile on Norfolk avenue to see that part of the city still enveloped In a heavy downpour. There was heavy rain at Hadar dur ing the afternoon , but none at the Uechor farm , north of town There was no rain nt the Wagner farm , n few miles southeast of town , and none at Stanton.