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    THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOURNAL FMUAY JUNE 4 11)09 )
District Court Adjourns.
Madison , Nob. , May 29. Special to
The NO\VH : 11. E. Mason , cashier of
the Meadow Grove Sfnto bank , trans
uded business In Judge Bates' court !
and filed the will of Martha A. Jen
nings f r probate. Win. W. Harvey ,
who Is nominated In the will ns ex
ecutor , accompanied him.
Attorney John A. Ehrhardt of Stanton -
ton attended district court In connec
tion with the cnno of Mrs , Papstoln vs.
Andrew J. Durland.
In the case of Florentine Papstoln
ngnlnst J , J , Clements for conversion
ot property , the Jury brought In a ver
dict for the defendant. The court
taxed the costs to the plaintiff.
The Jury was dismissed at noon and
permitted to go homo. The afternoon
was taken up with the 'case of Mrs.
Papstolnvs. . Andrew J. Durland , A.
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11. Olson and others. This Is n pe
tition In .equity . and Involves the title
to a piece of real estate upon which a
mortgage was foreclosed some years
ago and the tract deeded to A. J , Dur
land and A. R. Olson. Notwithstand
ing the foreclosure and conveyance ,
Sirs. Papstoln has continually occu
pied the land until the fall of 190G ,
when she was ejected by Sheriff Clem
ents.
ents.Court
Court adjourned last night.
The High School' Alumni associa
tion will have Its annual banquet nnd
reunion next Tuesday evening at the
G. A. R. hall. The guests of honor
are Superintendent Doromus , who will
officiate ns tonstmastor , and the class !
of 1909. Sixty covers will bo spread
and the fact that the Presbyterian
Ladles' Aid society have charge of
the preparation nnd serving of the
banquet Is sufficient guarantee that It
will bo a feast fit for the gods. '
The following alumni will respond
to toasts : Richard Malony , Nolllo
Grant , Henry Belling , Mrs. Phoebe
Wills Foster , Henry Jensen , Francis
Pronchnr and Helen Dlors.
Mrs. Alois Vogt died at the homo
of her daughter , Mrs. Jacob Broch ,
throe miles west of Madison. The fu
neral exorcises will take place at the
Gorman Evangelical Lutheran church
Sunday morning.
Next Tuesday evening the Madison
Royal Highlanders will entertain the
EnohX nnd Oreston orders and Initiate
n largo class. Exhibition team work
will bo a special feature. The repre
sentatives of the Creston lodge will
present the work to the uninitiated.
Refreshments will bo served and mu
sic and dancing will enliven the oc
casion. <
The male members of the Anniver
sary club surprised tholr wives by ,
asking them to go with them to the
G. A. R. hall and partake of a feast
which had been prepared without the
knowledge or assistance of the ladies ,
nnd given In honor of Mr. and Mrs.
, J. B. Hume nnd daughter , Dorothn ,
who leave tomorrow for nn extended
visit to England and Ireland. They
will go from Montreal by water ,
touching at Quebec and Halifax , on
the Corslcnn , which sails some day
next week.
A. RANDKLEV'S SPEECH.
Presentation Address at Columbus.
Norfolk's Showing.
Norfolk council. No. 120 , ot the U.
C. T. , made a splendid showing at the
grand council meeting in Columbus
last week. The reports showed that
among all the councils of the state
Norfolk stood second in increased
membership during the year , lacking
only one of equaling the greatest In
crease. In the amusement side of the
convention Norfolk won the baseball
hpnors.
The Norfolk council was especially
honored In the election of S. F , Er-
sklne of this city as grand councilor
of the Nebraska grand council of the
U. C. T. Following Mr. Ersklne's elec
tlon to the head of the order , ho was
presented with a beautiful gavel by
A. Randklev , qn behalf of the Nor
folk council. Mr. Randklev said :
Officers of the Grand Council and
Gentlemen of the Convention : It Is
my great privilege to appear before
you at this time , not only to thank you
but also to toll you how much wo of
Norfolk council appreciate the honor
you have bestowed upon ono of our
3 follow brothers by electing him to the
? highest office within your gift. And
? fc we assure you , follow councilors , that
your vote of confidence hns not been
misplaced.
You will find Brother Ersklne fully
worthy of the honor , and in every way
capable of administering the duties
devolving upon him. Wo have for
years past had the benefits of his wise
nnd guiding counsel , and wo have at
all times found him ready nnd willing
to give of his time and his money to
any worthy cause In any way connect
ed with our organization. And In pro
sentlng him to you as your nnd our
grnnd councilor , we do so * with a firm
conviction thnt he will measure up to
all your expectations.
In looking back over the history of
this grnnd council and calling to mind
the many excellent gentlemen who
have occupied this high office , with
great crodlt to themselves and the fra
ternity at large , we realize that the
incoming grand councilor has a task
before him well worthy of any man's
best effort. They have all been men
whom we could look to with pride ,
men who represented the highest and
noblest attainments In our organi
zation.
But no matter how capable a man
may bo , alone ho cannot accomplish
very much. Wo ask you , fellow coun
cilors , that you will give to Brother
Ersklno that same devotion and loy
alty that you expect him to give t6
you. Let harmony and good will nt
all times prevail In your councils and
In your deliberations , nnd let us all
unite in making this ensuing year the
banner year in the Nebraska grand
council.
And now , Brother Ersklno , I have a
special message to deliver to you from
your homo council , It Is with a pe
culiar feeling of pride that wo see you
elevated to this high office.
Knowing you , as wo do as your
neighbors and friends nnd being ful
ly aware of your eminent fitness and
qualifications for the office , It Is Indeed -
deed a moment of gratification to your
follow brothorn of Norfolk council.
But that you may not enter upon
the duties of your high office without
some substantial token of our appre
ciation , it is my great pleasure to
present to you this gavel as a mo-
mcnto of our loyalty and devotion.
Wo know you will wield this "em
blem of authority" with Justice and
fairness to all , and for the interests
nnd betterment of the U , C. T , In gen
eral.
eral.But
But wo wish to add a deeper signifi
cance to this , our glftl
In the days and the months nnd the
years to come , when you hnvo porlmps
retired from active road life , sitting
by your own fireside , surrounded by
your family and your friends , Wo wish
you to remember this day , this mo
ment nnd the follow brothers silt-
rounding you today ; nnd I am sure
that at this time , out of the largeness
of your heart a silent prayer will go
out for those who are still treading
the highway of commerce.
In conclusion , allow mo to wish you
Godspeed as the grand councilor of
Nebraska.
Railroad News.
Yankton Press and Dakotan : Less
Is said in the newspapers , apparently ,
about the aggressiveness of the Chicago
cage and Northwestern Railway com
pany , than about any of the other leadIng -
Ing lines of the northwest ; but as
surance comes from quarters whore
the Northwestern Is best known , that
, ho reason It Is not talked or written
about is not because it is asleep or
oven on idle and indifferent witness
of the expansion of Its great rivals.
The Northwestern did considerable
preliminary work In a quiet way in
os and has Its plans pretty- well per
fected for extension work this sea
son. Whllo nothing authentic is given
out the excursions which have been
made by its chief officials to the South
Dakota frontiers during the past two
or three months are not without their
significance as intimations of a for
ward movement on the part of that
company from some point on its
Pierre-Rapid City line , across to the
North Pacific , and the present delay
Is simply n matter of railway strategy.
It probably will seek to Intersect Its
rival lines nt the points most ndvnn
tagcous to its own Interests. The
Northwestern does not appear to be
ambitious to penetrate much farther
north with its main lines , but seems
to aim at securing a firm hold on the
grain garden and live stock industry
of southern South Dakota and north
cm Nebraska. It would seem that
tno Northwestern could advantageous
ly use the Yankton-Norfollc bridge.
Greed Murderer Will Be Hanged.
Omaha , May 29. John Masourlodes ,
slayer of Officer Ed Lowery of South
Omaha , was found guilty of murder in
the first degree , and his punjshment
will be fixed at death , the jury return
Ing this verdict today after nineteen
hours' deliberation.
The murder of Officer Lowery was
the cause of the South' Omaha riots
last February , during which many per
sons were hurt , considerable property
destroyed , and all the Greeks , inchul
Ing several prominent business men ,
forced to leave the city. Claims for
damage aggregating about a quartet
of a million dollars were asked for
this. It Is now in the hands of the
minister at Washington , to bo sub
mlttcd to the state department.
WANT NORFOLKAVENUE SEWER
A. J. Durland and Others Favor Im
mediate Construction of Sewer.
Immediate agitation for the con *
structlon of a new sewer down Nor
folk avenue Is advocated by A. J.
Durland. Many business men and
members of the city administration
also favor the Immediate construction
of a Norfolk\nvenue sewer. Some , on
the other hand , have favored two al
ley sewers. All have agreed , how
ever , that the present Norfolk avenue
system should bo abandoned and the
now $40,000 sewer mains utilized by
the business center of the city.
"I believe many arguments can be
shown in favor of one sewer in Main
street , as against two hi the adjacent
alleys , " said Mr. Durland , discussing
the matter today. "It Is Norfolk av
enue which needs the sewer. Madison
avenue hns a sewer and should be al
lowed to use It. Braasch avenue , ]
understand , does not want a sewer at
this time. As a result , if two sewers
are built In alloys , Main street prop
erty will have to pay for both.
"Again , constructing or repairing n
sewer In an alley puts the alley out
of business. . This can't bo permitted
as our stores need Ingress and egress
all the time through the alloys.
"The collars are all on Main street
nnd are within 50 feet of Its center
If the average collar Is GO feet deep
the back end Is still 124 feet from
the alley center.
"A separate drainage tlio should bo
used in building the sewer. This ,
drain tile should be connected with
each cellar as a blind drain so that
once laid It Is permanent , nnd can
neither fill up nor flood the cellars
with sewage or sewer gas.
"All connections with the present
sewer can be utilized by simply ad
Justing the pipes to the new sewers
between the Seventh and First street
Intersections.
"The drainage pjpo would have to
bo carried south on First street until
It could be connected with the sewer
main at the proper level.
"Under present sewer conditions ,
high water In the Northfork river
floods cellars with sewage. This Is a
menace to health. The flood collars
also bring a considerable property
loss every year.
"We must remember that alloy sewers -
ors mould have dead ends , which a
Main street sewer would not.
"Besides and this Is important
the alloys must ultimately bo paved
In fact should bo now , as well ns all
cross streets for a block on both sides
of Main street. "
SATURDAY SIFTING ,
Henry Koohlor , ono of the promi
nent farmers nnd stockmen ncnr El-
sin , wns in Norfolk Friday nnd Satur
day.
Among the out-of-town visitors were
W. C. Mayo , Hastings ; C. W. Youklt ,
Butte ; I. W. Alter , W. L. Fisher , J. W.
Borders and Judge A. A. Welch ,
Wayne ! John Friorwollor , Bloomfleld ;
David Llndhurg , Stromsburg ; Mr. nnd
Mrs. Ed Nohlsen and C. C. Johnson ,
Crolghton ; W. C. Daley , York ; W. C.
Dowllng , Mndlson ; James Vnrgnsn ,
Bnssott ; R. R. DIckson , O'Neill ; Chns.
Hccht , Plnlnvlow , A. N. Morrlssoy ,
Valentino.
D. S. Cordery hns gene to St. Paul
on business.
W. S. Bordnor wns In Norfolk yes
terday from Stnnton.
I. L. Morgan of Beatrice Is visiting
at the E. W. Ruhlow homo.
Miss Kola Williams from Iloopor Is
hero visiting her aunt , Mrs. J. C.
pollmnn. i
Mrs. J. F. Losch and sono , RlchaVd
and Frank , of West Point are visiting
In Norfolk.
Joseph Pliant has returned from a
trip to Hot Springs , very much ben-
olltod In health.
Harry Sterner has boon In Plain-
view the past week , visiting nt the
homo of his uncle , Ed Sterner.
Rev. Edwin Booth , Jr. , pastor of the
First Congregational church , will de
liver the Memorial day address at
Battle Creek Monday afternoon.
Bovee , the Norfolk pitcher who
pitched the recent 10-innlng Stanton-
Wisner baseball game , In which Wls-
nor won 4 to 3 , goes to Lyons Monday
for a try-out with the Lyons nine.
G. R. Lynch of Hampton , Neb. , a
graduate of the Crelghton college of
pharmacy , has come to Norfolk to ac
cept a position as a pharmaceutical
clerk with the Klesau Drug company.
A man giving the name of Albert
Stepner was Jailed Just after noon by
Chief Marquardt for stealing a bridle
from one of the harness shops of ActIng -
Ing Mayor Winter. The man stole
the bridle from ono shop nnd tried to
sell It at another belonging to Mr.
Winter. John Oesterllng , In the east
end shop , recognized the bridle nnd
the fellow was arrested.
Three catfish , weighing thirty-three
pounds , backed up ono of the biggest
fish stories of the year this morning.
The fish were caught by Mason Fraser
and W. C. Roland on an Elkhorn river
throw line , andt weighed fourte.en ,
ten and nine pounds. The largest of
the three was 32 Inches long and
measured seven Inches/ across the
head. The flsh were gill cats.
The first of the recitals to be given
by the music students of Mrs. Cora
A. Beels will he held at the Auditori
um Tuesday afternoon. This will be
In the nature of an afternoon matinee
muslcale. This will bo followed by
recitals on Wednesday and Thursday
evenings and two other evening re
citals the following week. Admission
to the three recitals given during the
coming week will bo 15 cents.
Memorial day In Norfolk , observed
on Monday , will probably bring a half
holiday t.o Norfolk avenue Monday af
ternoon. No agreement had been
made up to Saturday afternoon , but
the sentiment of several leading busi
ness men was favorable to closing at
noon for the day. The cemetery ex
ercises take place In the morning , the
regular program in the afternoon.
The banks are closed all day Monday ,
While the postofficokeeps Sunday
hours.
The use of seines In tlio running
water of the Elkhorn river west of
Stanton county will not bo permitted
by the state. This ruling has come
to light through an application made
by Fred Boche to use solnes In the
Elkhorn. Boche will now apply , and
his request will doubtless be granted ,
for permission to seine the sloughs in
the vicinity of his farm , south of the
city. Under a state license , accom
panied by a bond for $100 , It Is per
missible to seine for catfish , gar and
carp.
Train Robbers' Hearing.
Omaha , May 29. Woods , Tortenson
and Gordon , the men charged with
the Union Pacific train robbery of
May 22 , were arraigned this morning
before United States Commissioner
Anderson. On motion of the govern
ment the hearing was postponed until
June 2.
Identified as Train Robbers.
Omaha , May 29. Fred Tortenson
nnd W. D. Woods were last night
Identified by Engineer Mlkeljohn and
Fireman Prawl as the men who
crawled over the tender of their en
gine last Saturday night and forced
them to stop the Union Pacific Over
land limited.
The englnemen arrived In the city
last evening and wore nt once given
an opportunity to look the suspects
over. Engineer Mlkeljohn was espe
cially sure of Tortenson , because of
several peculiarities In his physical
makeup. He also declared he was
sure about Woods. Several school
children also identified nil the prls
oners ns men they had soon In the vl
cinlty of Brown Park school Sunday
nnd Monday. .
A laborer living near the scene of
the holdup Identified two of the BUS
poets as men he had seen examining
the ground In that vicinity a day oT
two before the robbery.
The police found In the scuoolhouse
nttlc near the mall pouches a small
souvenir mirror , oil the reverse side
of which was a picture of the Spo
kane union station. This leads the
pollco people to believe the same men
might have held up the Great North
ern train near that city.
Find the Mall Pouches.
More developments In the running
down of the mon who last Saturday
night hold up and robbed the train
were the discovery In the nttlc of
Brown Park school in-South Omaha
of six largo nnd two small registered
mail pouches , tlio contents of which
had boon rifled.
Following the arrest In the vicinity
of the schoolhouse of throe suspects
as theyore approaching n point
where they had hidden revolvers and
other material , n hundred secret ser
vice men , private nntl city detocUven
early In the day began to search the
locality for further evidence.
The principal and teachers of the
Brown Park school were thrown Into
a small panic when they learned what
had occurred during the night , and an
open basement window which hnd
been discovered Monday morning
formed the basis of an Investigation.
Teacher Sees Misplaced Ladder.
Mrs. Nora Freeman , one of the
teachers , noticed that a Inddor used
for reaching the nttlc of the building
and which Is usually suspended from
the colling by a rope , had boon mis
placed and the Janitors were called.
Lanterns were produced and two men
crawled Into the n.ttlc. They were
astonished to find eight registered
mall sacks , two rain coats , n long top
coat , and a pair of overalls. The
postoffico authorities were notified
and made a hurry trip to the school
building.
An examination of the contents of
the packages showed that every letter
and package hnd been torn open nnd
the contents of value removed. In
each case the letters were stuck back
Into the envelopes , the robbers having
satisfied themselves with removing
money and other valuables. There
were several Jewelry packages , the
contents of which had been taken by
the robbers. There is every indica
tion that the robbers took the mall
pouches to the retreat near the school
Saturday night and removed them to
the school house attic Sunday night.
They secured entrance through the
basement window , went up the stair
way to the main corridor and Into ,
the attic by means of the ladder.
They were secure from detection In
the attic , which was dark , and were
able to examine , the contents of the
pouches at their leisure.
Get Photographs of Gang.
Search of Tortonson's room , on Fif
teenth street furnished some valuable
Information. A photograph of the
three men under arrest and another
man and woman taken at a Denver
photograph gallery furnished the first
authentic Information of where the
men came from . The photograph was
taken on a post card and showed the
group of five persons sitting behind a
false automobile front , Woods being
in the position of chauffeur. The
headlights of the car showed the num
ber 2313 , and the picture was made
at 1513 Curtis street , Denver , Colo.
The picture was made five or six
weeks ago. Gordon told the police he
had a room in Omaha , but It has not
been found.
The postoffice authorities consider
Thursday night's arrests the most Im
portant in years , and have congratu
lated Chief of' Police Brlggs of the
South Omaha police force for his work
in the case.
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A warrant was secured in the Unit
ed States court against all three men
and they will be arraigned before
Commissioner Anderson today on a
charge of robbing the mails. Several
clews were run down by the police In
the hope of arresting the fourth mem
ber of the quartet , but nothing came
of their efforts.
Woman Already Serving Time.
Denver , Colo. , May 29. The Denver
police announced the'belief flint they
had Identified the woman shown in
the picture with Tortenson , Woods ,
Gordon and an unidentified man , as
Helen Sanders , who was arrested here
recently and convicted of robbing the
Savory hotel where she was em
ployed as a maid.
Stays Home Thirty-three Years.
Fairfax , S. D. , May 29. Special to
The News : Thirty-three years ago
Fred Stewner came to America from
Russia and settled near Tyndall In a
neighborhood settled mainly by his
own countrymen. Being of n retiring
disposition and with little means , he
bought a farm and began to work out
his destiny in the country of his adop
tlon.
tlon.That
That he has succeeded ID ohown by
the fact that ho now owns at least
two sections of land and Is otherwise
In comfortable circumstances.
That he Is of a very retiring and
homo loving-nature Is shown by the
fact that since settling on the farm
near Tyndall thirty-three years ago ho
has never been away from his home
any distance or time until this week ,
when ho came to Gregory county on
a brief business visit with a relative ,
Mrs. Henry Klein , whose husband died
a few weeks ago and whose estate Is
now being settled.
Besides accumulating a considerable
fortune , Mr. Stewner has reared n
largo family and , strange to say , not
the least ono opposed the proposed
visit of the father on the first visit
taken In the thirty-three y6ars.
Man Killed Twice.
An English paper Is responsible for
stating that a man "was overtaken by
a passenger train and killed. .Ho was
Injured In a similar way about three
vears aco. "
The Talented Miller Family.
"What Is the Miller family doing
now ? "
"Tho wife Is writing poems that no
body will road , the daughter Is paint
ing pictures that nobody will buy. the
BOH Is composing plays that nobody
will jnit on the stage , nnd the husband
Is writing checks that nobody will
cash. " Moggcudorfer Blatter ,
I
Methodists Grant Rev. A. T. Os *
bron a Year For His Plan.
COMPLAINTS LED TO ACTION.
Conference of Minister * and Laymen
Will Past Judgment on Missouri
Clergyman at End of His Test Camp
In Orark Mountains Will De Opened
For Patients.
An Oznrk mountain beauty spot , near
n now town named Mount View , In
Howcll county ) Mo. , Is to bo the scene
of n prolonged test of tliu value of
"psychic healing" for the use of min
isters of the orthodox churches. If
the test Is successful , Methodist min
isters throughout Missouri may bo au
thorized to practice psychic healing
whenever they sec fit The Itov. Dr.
Andrew T. Osbron , pastor of the Ben-
ulugton Heights M. 13. church of Kan
sas City , Mo. , is to make the experi
ment. The decision of the conference
was to suspend Judgment upon Dr. Os
bron nnd his methods until the next
annual conference.
The conference did not Indorse Dr.
Osbron's endeavors to mix metaphys
ics and preaching , tie had not asked
for Indorsement only a chance to
make a test , and that was granted. Al
ready seventy-live patients have ap
plied to him , and In less than n month
the Oznrk camp may bo opened.
The Emmanuel movement In Kan
sas City ns led by Dr. Osbron had
reached such proportions n few months
ago as to cause complaints that the
loader could not take care of It nnd
his church routine at the same time.
So , actuated by complaints made to
him in a mass meeting held In his
church und by the warnings of certain
of his colleagues In the ministry , Dr.
Osbron handed in his resignation , and
when the state conference met at So-
dalla in last April ho asked that body
Just what attitude the church won goIng -
Ing to take toward mental science and
Its allied branches. The ministers nnd
loading laymen of the church answer
ed In effect , "Wo do not Indorse you ,
but we will stand by you as Interested
spectators and watch you for a year
before wo render Judgment. "
In 1005 this same minister whllo
stationed at Jackson , Mo. , stirred the
M. E. Church South with n similar
question and was censured , then vin
dicated. His own account of that af
fair is that cvor since his boyhood ho
has been a student of psychology ,
psycho-therapy , mental science , spirit
ualism and even of the tricks of the
conjurer un < l that he prepared a lec
ture on "Mind nnd Mystery , " embody
ing the results of his studies and giv
ing practical demonstrations of tbo
fakes that arc often practiced.
Ho announced that he would give
the lecture and set the date. The
board of directors of his church asked
him not to do so , saying that they did
not wish to antagonize a strong com
munity of spiritualists living near
Jackson. In the town of Mlllervllle.
Dr. Osbron's answer was brief , "I will
give the lecture. "
He did and immediately afterward
was asked to resign. With the con
sent of his bishop IIP left his charge ,
then spent the summer continuing to
give the lecture that had caused the
trouble. In September he hud tired of
dross suits nnd kerosene footlights and
nsked to bo given a charge This was
refused. So when the M. E. Church
South met In conference at Birming
ham , Ala. , he went there to petition
the committee on episcopacy. Though
he tried 'several times to get n hear
ing , ho was shut out What to do next
under such circumstances puzzled hlin.
The problem finally was solved for
him by a reporter , who called In half
n dozen other newspaper mon and told
Dr. Osbron to detail to them the cir
cumstances of his case. The follow
ing day the minister got a hearing
without delay. The bishop who had
been most prominent In the attack
was censured , and Dr Osbron was
given the desired credentials , He used
these papers to gain entrance to tbo
main body of the M. E. church.
Ho went to Kansas City In August ,
1007 , after two years In southern Mis
souri In the spring of 1003 he again
began giving the lecture o'n "Mind nnd
Mystery" and made , It Is said , u num
ber of cures by psycho-theraphy and
suggestion. His fame spread until
the patients by his own confession-
took up almost ns much time as the
pastorate.
Then trouble began. Some of UP
congregation pointed out that In their
day Methodist ministers didn't study
conjurer's tricks or dabble In hypnotism
or expose the "act" of the Hangs sis
ters , nnd they said they didn't Intend
side to keep Insiders In. The occupant
of the hotel cell Is afraid that some
thing will be done to him or that some
thing will be taken from him by some
one who ought to be In a prison cell.
That Is the theory of It
"Lock your door and leave your val
uables at the office , " cautions the oblig
ing Innkeeper. "If you had valuables
you wouldn't be here , " observes the
witty prison keeper. That Is to say ,
the question of valuables seems to en
ter largely Into the matter.
It would be great to have a civiliza
tion which considered valuable only
those things which could not be stolen ,
such as mental and inpral equipment ,
skill and good fellowship. Then Wo
could be n little more sociable. Wo
could talk to each other without but
toning our coats or feeling for our dla
mend studs every few minutes. Then
the roan who willingly secluded him
self In a stuffy hotel cell could be
locked In and made to stay there on
the ground that something terrible was
the matter with him. Success Maga
zine ,
The greatest man ! n the world may
Btnnd as much In need of the mearest
as the meanest docs him. Fuller.
HOTEL CELLS.
Dlfftrinco Between Them nJ
Those of the Jalli.
The chief difference between the av
erage hotel cell nnd the average pris
on cell , viewed from the standpoint of
social psychology , is that one Is locked
on the Inside to keep outsiders out ,
whllo the other Is locked on the cut-
to have the name of the Honnlngtoti
Heights church used In connection
with such things And when It became -
came necessary to hire a deaconess to
help Dr Osbron with his church rou
tine nnd patients began to come In
from out of town to be treated the
dissatisfied members grumbled louder
nnd louder
So many patients came after n few
mon1 weeky that Dr Osbron prudently
trained Home assistants to help him
treat "started a school , " his enemies
said. Then came the mass meeting
and the resignation. New York World.
Quadrupedal Chicken.
Edward Richardson of East Orange.
N J , 1s the owner of a four legged
chicken , hatched a few days ago. Each
of the extra legs ! attached to one
of the normal appendages and really
la not u't'ful In locomotion , though
perfectly formed If the chick lives to
n ripe nee Richardson expects to make
n lot of mo " ' 1 out of If
A Realistic Actor.
Malcolm was three years old. Ho
stood stock Htll ) In the middle of the
floor , one arm extended horizontally.
Ills mother , looking up from her sowIng -
Ing , saw the door open.
"Shut the door , Malcolm , please , " she
said.
said.No
No response. She repeated her re
quest. Still no response.
"Malcolm , " she said more sternly , "I
nsked you to shut the door. "
Still Malcolm stood In the middle of
the floor with his arm outstretched
and did not move.
"Malcolm , " said his mother , "If you
don't shut the door at once I shall
have to punish you. "
Malcolm burst Into tears and flung
himself on his mother's knees. "Muv-
ver. " he cried. "I was belli * n wooden
sign , nu' wooden signs can't shut
doors [ " Woman's Homo Companion.
- A FIGHTING WHALE.
Made Splinters of the Small Boats and
Sank the Ship.
Among the tales of the whale fish
ery told by John 11 , Spears In "Tha
Story of the New England Whalers"
Is that of the loss of the Ann Alexan
der of New Bedford. This ship was
on the "offshore grounds , " west of
Chile nnd Peru , when on Aug. 20,1850 ,
n "pod" of whales appeared , and three
boats were lowered , Captain John S.
'I t'hlolH going in one of them. The
Mate's boat soon struck one of the
"pod , " but the monster Instantly turn
ed with jaws open , and the men fled
overboard just in time to nave their
H > es. A moment later the whale bit
the boot to pieces.
Captain Dcblois at once pulled In ,
picked up the boat's crew and shifted
a part of them to the second mate's
boat. Then both the captain and second
end mate started to attack the whale ,
which had been busy meantime biting
at the pieces of the boat It had de
stroyed. In the usual course a whale
thus engaged would not have noticed
the approach of the boats for a second
end attack , but this one hud Its eyes
open , and It turned to meet the ene
my more than halfway.
Hushing forward with a force and
speed that no boat could escape , It
grasped the second mate's boat , as It
had that of the mate , and literally
made kindling wood of it.
When Captain Doblols bad once more
picked his men from the sea Jie head
ed for the ship , and when there ho
sent the mate tu gather up the oars
and such other debris as might have
escaped the fury of the whale. In his
view It was his duty to fill his ship
with oil and not to "whale for glory , "
as persistence In fighting a whole of
this kind was sometimes called.
The mate , however , was of more
reckless disposition. He managed to
got within range of the whale and
thrust a lance Into It. Unfortunately ,
however , he failed to reach a vital
point , and the whale. Ignoring the
small boat , made a dash at the ship ,
lie struck her abreast of the foremast
nnd crushed in her side. She sank so
quickly that the crew was unable to
secure anything , and they would have
perished speedily In their open boats
but for the fact that they were picked
up by another whale ship.
A Treat.
Sufferer ( to lady In front ) Madam ,
If you were to remove your hat I could
see the play. Lady In Front ( with
manifestation of surprise ) Yes , but
you could not then BOO my new hat.
London Telegraph.
Vulgarity Is amusing only to the
vulgar , and they are not worth amus
ing.Chlcnco Itecord-irerald.
Northwest Weddings.
On the wedding anniversary of the
bride's parents , Mr. and Mrs. Sam
Towksberry , Norman Glnn and Miss
Erotta Towksborry wore married on.
the T. E. Alderson farm , southeast of
Madison.
Fred Ahrentschildt and Mrs. Anna
Lenser were married In Hosklns Sun
day.
day.D.
D. E. Coffey , cashlor of the Farmers
State bank , at Fairfax , S. D. , and
bride , Miss Bernice Van Gordon , a
Spencer school teacher , were separat
ed from the officiating priest , Father
Lordetnan , and the bridesmaid , Miss
Maymo Coffey , by the washout on the
Bonesteol branch , but secured Father
Strattman of Butte nnd were married
Wednesday morning , according to
their program.
Clyde Ersktno and Miss Ella Nelson -
son were married Wednesday evening
In Tlld&n.
Roscoro H. Portorfleld nnd Miss
Mallle Martin wore married at Pllger
Wednesday.
Hopes for Tariff Bill Soon.
At York , Pn. , the president ex
pressed the hope that the tariff quea-
tlon would soon ho Bottled ,
"I Imvo been called an optimist , " ho
said , "for predicting that congrosu
would adjourn by Juno 20. Porhapa
I am. But If the Lord is good to mi
nnd the wcathor gets hot enough tu
Juno I think our national loglslatora
will bo mighty glad to got out tlioao
two close chambers at Washington. "
Speaks of Dead Heroes ,
In his address President Tnft said :
"Wo mo gathered at this historic spot
today to dedicate u monument to the
memory of officers nnd onllnlod mon
of the regular army , who gave up
tholr llvos for their country In the
three days' bnttlo. It Is but n tardy
recognition of the nation' * ) debt to Itn
bravo defenders whoso nlloglanco was
purely to the nation without local col
or or strengthening of state or mu
nicipal prldo.
"Tho danger of n standing army ,
entertained by our ancestors , Is soon
In the exceptional restrictions and the
complaints registered in the Doclara-
tlon of Independence. , It has alwnya
boon to nwako prejudice against the
[ ) osslblo aggressions of a regular army
and a professional soldiery and cor
respondingly difficult to create among
lliu people that love and prldo In the
army which wo find today nnd fra-
queiitly in the history of the country -
aroused on behalf of the navy. This .
has led to n varied and changeable ,
policy in respect to the regular nriny.
Standing Army Once 80.
At times it has boon reduced to al
most nothing. In 187-1 there were but
eighty mon who constituted the reg
ular army of the United States ; o (
those , Battery F , of the Fourth nrtll-
lory constituted fifty-five of thorn ; hut
generally the absolute necessities In
the defense of the country ngnlnst the
small wars which embrace BO largo a
part of our history have Induced the
maintenance of a , regular force , smnlP.
to bo sure , but ono so well trnlnocland '
effective as always to reflect credit ;
upon the nation.
Today ns n result .of the Spanish .
war , the added responsibilities of our
now dependencies In the Philippines ,
Porto Rico and for some time In Cubit ,
the ground with n sense of the Im
portance of our position as n world ;
power have led to the Increase in our
regular army to n larger force than
ever before , but not larger In proportion
tion to the increased population nnd
wealth than In the early years of the
republic.
Should Not Reduce Armyif. . )
It should not bo reduced. ' '
The profession of arms has always
boon an honorable one nnd under con
ditions of modern warfare it hns be
come highly technical and requires
years of experience and study to
adapt the officers nnd men to Its re
quirements. The general purpose of
congress nnd the American people , If
one can say there Is n plan or pur
pose , Is to have such n nucleus ns a
regular army that It may furnish n
skeleton for rapid enlargement In
times of war to a force of twenty
times its size and at the same time ho
an appropriate Instrument for accom
plishing the purpose of the govern
ment In crises likely to arise , other
than war.
All Honor to Regular Army.
All honor to the regular army of
the United States. Never in Its his
tory has It had a stain upon its es
cutcheon. With no ono to blow its
trumpets , with no local feeling or
pride to bring forth its merits , quietly
and as befits a force organized to
maintain civil institutions nnd subject
always to the civil control It hits gene
on doing the duty which It was Its to
do , accepting without a murmur the
dangers of war whether upon track
less stretches of our western frontier ,
exposed to arrows nnd the bullets of
the Indian , or in the junglqs and the
rice paddiles of the Philippines , on the
hills nnd In the valleys about Santiago
in Cuba , or in the campaigns of the
civil war itself nnd it has never failed
to , make a record of duty done that
should satisfy the most exacting lover
of his country. "
Nellgh Dam Washed Out.
Nelfglj , Neb. , May 31. Special to
The News : For the second time with
in the past four months the mill dam
at this place went out about midnight
Saturday , entailing n loss to S. F. Gilman -
man estimated at $5,000.
A temporary cofferdam had been
built nnd completed a short time ago
to protect the north side of the con
crete wall until later In the summer ,
when a ne'w concrete dam was to bo
built to replace the portion of the
forty feet Hint went out early In ( the
spring. Owing to the high water and
the great amount of pressure against
this temporary structure was more-
than it could stand. All the material' '
and paying out of labor , amounting
to over $3,000 , was washed away 1m
a few minutes.
The loss will not Interfere with the
running of the mill or the electric
light plant , as the large gasoline en
gine will furnish sufficient power for-
the entire plant.
Supervisor Reutzel of the Nollgh.
district says that ho will have tho-
Iron bridge roped at each end' to prevent * -
vent people and teams from crossing" ,
as the piling on the south end is con
sidered out of line , caused by the
swift current continually washing
ngalnst them. The bridge la pro
nounced unsafe.
Mr. Gllmnn is out of the city , and
what action will now bo undertaken
Is not known. However , It will bo
some time before work of any kind
can bo attempted , ns the Elkhorn
river is now higher than It has boon
anytime this season , and the rains
that generally come at this time of
the year will bring the river up atlll
higher.