THE NOltl'OLK'Wtil'fXlA ' NEWS JOUuiS'-VL t'iUDAY JUNE 11 1'JU'J '
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! ! Thinking of
! ! Something Else ;
By MAUD HALLOWELL
1 Copyrighted , 1009 , by Associated
Literary Tress.
"Whatever you tlo. Sue , " said Dr
John Murray's wife , hnlf laughing ,
half nngry , "don't you over marry an
nbHctitmltulcd tiian. A man that Is al
ways 'thinking of something else , ' like
that bit ; husband of mine , may be won
derfully good at Ills profession , be
cause that's what ho's always think
ing about , but he Is surely a domestic
trial at times. "
Mrs. Murray laughed , her ill nature
having evaporated completely under
the heat of her little outburst. Her
visitor , Susan Ilarlatul , laughed with
her , for Dr. Murray's wonderful feats
in his HtH of abstraction Were famous.
"Why , Sue , " continued Mrs. Murray ,
laughing Bayly at the recollection , "do
you remember when I had that touch
of rheumatic fever ? One night when
I was burning with thirst 1 wolce John
and mild to him , Molm , If you don't
get me a drink of water quick I don't
know that I'll live till morning. '
"He got up. sort of dazed , walked
over to the mantelpiece and came back
to me holding out an empty vase. 1
wanted a drink of water that much
that 1 hung on to my patience until
lie wan wide awake and know what 1
was talking about. Then he went to
the refrigerator and came back with a
glass brimming full of good cold wa
ter , lint. If you will believe It. Sue.
he just stood there looking at me. and
before 1 could say a word that man
drank every drop of that water him
self with me glaring holes through
him. I declare. It makes me angry to
this day I"
Mrs. Murray ran to the foot of the
otalrs and culled out : "Hurry up. now ,
John : Sue and 1 are both waiting.
You will llnd your evening clothes laid
out for you In the bedroom , and there
Isn't any time to lose. "
Miss Sue and Mrs. John sat down to
talk. They exhausted their store of
new gossip after awhile and began to
fidget. "Goodness , " said Mrs. Murray
at last , looking at her watch , "that
man nn 8t have done something fool
ish ! It can't be taking him all this
time to dress ! "
Dr. John had done nothing foolish.
DC had done something rather wise.
He was sound asleep In bed.
M. 13 Sue overheard some very active
nnd excited conversation carried on
exclusively by Mrs. Murray. At last
the deep buss of her husband resound
ed. "My dear , " said Dr. John , "don't
v you know anything about the wonder
fully powerful control that habit has
over all the species of the animal king
dom ? When I began to unuress wasn't
It natural for me to keep right on and
get into bed ? Of course It was. "
"No. Sue : don't ypu ever marry an
nbsentmlnded man. " said Mrs. Murray
Impressively when they drove away at
last , with Dr. John safely opposite
them.
"As long as he isn't too nbsentmlnd
ed to attend the wedding , Sbc , " chuc
kled Dr. John , "you take him , provided
his imtiio Is Dick Kendall. "
Sue was glad that the darkness hid
her blushes.
"Dick Is going to do something great
In chemistry. I do believe , " said Dr.
John. "There's his compound of pbos-
pho"-
"A wife wants something besides
your old phosphates nnd other 111 smellIng -
Ing things. " said Mrs. Murray. "Dick
Kendall Is as bad as you are. lie's
. Just as likely as not to come to the
dance tonight with his old laboratory
coat on. "
Dick Kendall did not fulflll Mrs.
Murray's datk prophecy literally , but
he did so In effect. It Is true that he
was soberly and blamelessly clad in
his evening clothes , being correctly at
tired even to the tie , but the tout en
semble was somewhat marred by the
. sad fact that he had n patent leather
pump on one foot and a bright russet
shoe on the other.
Sue blushed , nnd then she flushed ,
and then she grew angry as the titters
nnd smiles ran around the room when
unconscious Dick hurried forward to
meet her.
She was not n young woman given
to exaggerate trifles , but she was not
n , stoic philosopher either. PJo doubt It
is n smalf thing to have one's evening
pleasure marred a bit. but It seems un-
du'y ' Important at the time.
Luckless Dick was dopmcd to fur
ther disgrace , no had barely repaired
the disaster of the shoes by sending a
messenger posthaste to his home for
the other pump -when something worse
happened ,
During a waltz , when Miss Sue was
his partner , somebody brushed against
Dick. There was n sharp cracklUig of
broken glass , and the next Instant the
couple was wreathed In beautiful violet
let mnkc that gradually tilled the
room.
Xobody had leisure or desire to ob
serve the beauty of Its color though.
It was so Instantly suffocating that
there was a mad. wild rush for doors
and French \y\ndows. \
The accident tilled Sue's cup. and | t
brlriuied over only a little , but toe
much. In her anger she stnmppd hci
foot and cried : "Dick Kendall , youi
nbsentmludedness apparently extends
only to me and not to your profession
It Is plain that you care more foi
chemistry than for me. nnd It would
bo a thousand pities to disturb youi
devotion. "
She stripped the ring from her flnger
nnd he took It In bewildered silence
Before he could reply she had turned
her back nnd the next moment was
walking up the corridor with DIck'i
.
ta.
pet aversion , Charles * Maulo , whoa
everybody called "tho model Maul , '
In apt description of his mental equip
incut
Miss Sue's words had been attercc
In l the hearing of many persons. Next
day the news of the broken engage
ment WAH all over town.
Dick tried to placate the girl , but
with characteristic lack of policy ho
did not wait for her anger to cool off.
The result was that the breach seemed
final to htm. In his simplicity he be
lieved every angry word she said and
did not realize that the girl was eager
to forgive as soon as she had punished
him a little.
Dick was ubsolitmlndcd about little
things , hut not about great ones. With
a heart full to breaking , ho made tils
preparations to leave the place.
A week afterward Sue stopped at
Dr. Murray's house to accompany
Mrs. Murray and the doctor on a drive
Into the country. Dr. John was not
there when she arrived.
f
"I hope ho hasn't gone to bed
again , " said Sue , smiling. She was
cheerful , for she had made up her
mind to write to Dick , forgiving htm
and asking him frankly to forgive her.
"No. " said Mrs. John. "Didn't I
toll you where he was going this morn
Ing ? He went to drive Dick Kendall
down to the harbor to sec him off on
the Viking. "
Susan norland's half opened lips and
startled eyes showed her surprise.
"Didn't you know ? " said Mrs. Mur
ray , embarrassed. "Dick Is going on
a cruise around the world with his
frf&nd Itandall. who bought that big
yacht Viking this spring. "
Sutan sprung up. casting aside all
pretense , like the honest , warm heart
ed girl she was. "Kate , " she cried , " 1
can't let htm go ! I cannot ! I cannot ! "
Mrs. Munuy caught the glrlyln her
arms. "Darling. " she said , with n sob
" 1 thought that It was all over be
tween you. "
"I was wicked , " said Sue. "As if I
would lose Dick for all the absent
mlndediiess In the world ! Oh , Kate
we must stop him ! I don't care what
people think. "
"Sue. dear. " said Mrs. Murray , "It is
too late. Look ! " She led Sue to a
window that commanded n view across
a bluff and far to sea. Some miles out
n great steam yacht was steaming to
ward the horizon.
" 1 muHt cable to him at once a
once ! " said Sue passionately. For r
few minutes Mrs. Murray made no re
ply , but held her arms around the glr
and stroked her hair.
"You must be patient , dear , now
nnd plucky for awhile. The Viking 1
bound to the south Pacific , and w
shall not be ablu to reach her for sera
time perhaps for six months. "
She led the sobbing girl Into thi
library , bestowed her comfortably in
an easy chair and wisely left her alon
to have her1 cry and her trouble by
herself till the first keenness shouli
have worn off.
She hod scarcely re-entered th
drawing room before she heard he
husband driving up to the door. i
moment afterward there entered tw <
men , looking very , very sheepish am
guilty. ' They were Dr. John nnd Die
Kendall.
"Now , don't scold and don't laugh
Kate. " Implored Dr. John. "I'll tell yo
what happened. I picked. Dick up a !
right at his lodgings , and. we did nl
you told us to do , saw that everythin
was locked up and counted his bug
gage and made sure that ho had h !
money In his pockets. See. here's you
memorandum , all checked off. Bu
Kate , " added Dr. John , wltU n twin-
kle. half humorous , half ashamed ,
"you forgot to add on the memoran
dum that Dick was to bo delivered on
board the Viking. "
"And so , you Know , " interposed
Dick , eager to divert blame from his
friend's head. "I got to telling John
about a new test for white blood cor
puscles , nnd wo got Interested and
stopped for Just n few minutes at the
board of health laboratory. "
"And then , as usual , you forgot all
about a little thing llkc\a \ trip arpund
the world. " Mrs. Murray burst out.
But , strangely enough , there was a de-
lighted smile on her face.
Taking Dick Kendall by the shoul-
dcr. she pushed him tow aid the li
brary. "Now. , you great , useless child. "
said she , with.her eyes shining , "you
go in there and sit down for a mo-
mcnt. I have something to say to the
doctor. "
She closed the door behind him and
ran to Dr. John , clapping her hands
softly. Dr. John didn't look nt all ab-
sentralndcd when she whispered to
him. but gazed at the door with as
much eagerness and Joy In his fnco as
there was In hers.
They waited n quarter of an hour
with highly commendable patience
Then Mrs. Murray walked to the door
and knocked , but not before she had
heard Dick Kendall's deep voice :
"Think of something else ? Sue , 1
couldn't thing of anything except that
I had lost you. "
"Oh ! " came Sue's voice. "And how
about the test that made you forget
the yacht ? "
"Well. " replied Dick , "I might for
get n little thing like that , but you're
not a little thing except In size. "
And before the door opened Sue said *
"Stop , you bear ! You've nearly knock
cd my hat off. "
Coming Near It
. First Hobo Gee ! I'm glad my
clothes tore us easy as they did when
that dog grabbed me ! I bet he would
say things If ho could talk.
Second Hobo Well , to Judge by hi ?
present acts , he is chewing the rag
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some. Baltimore American.
Why ?
,
"She Is an actress. "
'Is she really ? "
"Yes.1
"What makes her do It ? '
Payson. the Walker.
Hero's to you. Payson Weston
Hoorayl Hooray I iloorayl
You surely are the best 'un
Of your day.
It truly Is Insplrtn'
Just to see you march alonr.
Sets a feller's zeal aflrtn *
And his heart to beatln' strong.
So may your years be many
And your old ace full of none ,
Payion Weston.
. . . . Kan M Cltr TlmM.
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THURSDAY TIDINGS.
D , Itecs Is homo from Omaha.
A. C. Vradenburg has boon In Ran-
olph.
C. S. Hayes was In Newman Grove
Vcdno8ih.y.
J. H. Carter was In Ncllgh yostor-
ay on business.
Dr , Schomol was down from Hos-
tins Wednesday.
J , D. Sturgeon was In Humphrey
Vcdnesdny afternoon.
# W. P. Pargotor returned last oven-
ng from n hrlot visit to Sioux City.
Miss Margaret Long of Madison la
ho guest of Miss Merle Blakoman this
week.
Mrs. D. C. Cordory left today for a
islt with her pnrontu near Rochester ,
Minn.
P. F. Boll is In Omaha attending the
state association of Nebraska under-
niters.
Mr. and Mrs. George Dudley , Jr. , and
Miss Mnrgarotha Boeck nro visiting In
Omaha nnd Utlca , Nob.
Master Vane Catlln of Onawa , la. ,
arrived In the city last night for a
visit with Clara Blakomnn.
Robert Schiller , proprietor of the
Oxnard hotel , accompanied by his
vlfo , mndo the round trp | to Columbus
ostcrday.
Archlo Gow Is homo from Des
ilolncs , In. , where ho 1ms been attend-
ng the Cummins School of Art for sev
eral months past. Ho will probably
eUirn to DCS Molncs in the fall.
Misses Georgia Austin and Laura
Holtzinnn hnvo gene to Allen to at
end a district convention of the Ep-
worth league.
Mrs. Hand , wife of Lieutenant Hand
of Fort Leavonworth , will arrive In the
city Thursday to spend the summer
with her parents , Mr.'and Mrs. Weav
er.
er.G.
G. D. Butterfleld anlved homo yesterday
torday from Hot Springs , S. D. , where
he attended the northwest Nebraska
bankers' convention. D. Mathewson
who was on the program Tuesday , is
expected to return from Hot Springs
Sunday.
Only four degrees variation occurred
In the teihperaturo Tuesday , the mor
oury dropping as low as 51 degrees i
nnd never passing above 55. Only r L
trace of rain fell , less than onc-tentl L
of an inch.
Kent's slough , between Norfolk and
Battle Creek , will bo seined Wednes
day afternoon under the direction o
Deputy Game Warden Donovan o
Madison , the object of the seining be
ing to remove the carp and buffalo
from the slough in the Interest of good
fishing. .
Commencing today mixed train No.
77 , on the Union Pacific will arrive at
Norfolk at 11:59 : a. m. , and No. 78 ,
mixed train , will leave Norfolk at 2:10 :
p.m.
Among the day's out of town visit
ors in Norfolk were : E. L. Dlmlck ,
Laurel ; A. B. Dillon , Oakdalo ; H. E.
SlmanYIhside ; County Attorney
James Nichols , Madison ; John F. Hoff
man , Fairfax , S. D. ; Deputy United
States Marshal J. F Sides , Dakota
City ; F. G. Aurlnger , Neligh ; S. H.
Pickering , Elgin ; Mr. nnd Mrs. F.
Moore , J. L. Burns , Peter Rlchllng ,
Creighton ; W. W. Weaver , Dallas , S.
D. ; H. A. Carmody , Vern Carmody ,
( ! Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester Lewis , Meadow
Grove.
Samuel Foster of Plalnview passed
hrough Norfolk yesterday , returning
rorn Sioux City , where ho has taken
his wife to have an operation per-
ormed. Drs. Nye" and Warren per-
ormed the operation.
The Eastern Star lodge will hold in-
tiation Thursday evening.
Abram White Is willing to gamble
pn his garden. Mr. White says his
corn is knee-high and his potatoes are
n bloom.
The library board will meet Friday
afternoon In the library rooms. A
meeting was to have been held yester
day , but several members of the board
vore out of the city.
A card from J. H. Conley says that
j is now nicely located at Presho , S.
D. , which ho .thinks Is a good town.
He says the crops are fine and land Is
ranking a big increase In price.
The golf links at the Norfolk Coun-
ry club are now virtunlly finished.
Yesterday the iron pbckets were
placed In. the ground for the nine holes
and numeral designations for the holes
were set up today.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Maylard left to
day for California , to be gone sis
weeks or two months. "Wiey go by
way of St. Paul and Winnipeg over
the Canadian Pacific to Vancouver
thence to Victoria , Seattle , Portland '
and San Francisco , arriving In Los
Jed
Angeles In time for the Elks grand
lodge , to which Mr. Maylard is the del
egate from Norfolk lodge , , No. 65 $
They will return by a southern route
F. G. Klocke of Lost Springs , Wyo. j
president of the Rosin Coal company
In which a number of Norfolk people
are largely Interested , was In the city
yesterday , returning from Chicago
where ho has been to purchase olec
trlcal mining machinery for the Rosir
mine. The machinery secured Is sali
to bo as uptodate as Is on the market
The company has Incorporated Its owi
rnn
eight-mile railroad , the Wyoming Con
nls
tral. It is expected to ship coal ls :
far east as Omaha , where the genera
office will probably be located.
The local A. O. U. W. lodge wll
111a
have a float In the Fourth of July 'pa '
rade. This was decided on at a meat
itis
Ing of the lodge last evening. It wni
also voted to start a campaign for nov
members. A. B. Dillon , the A. 0. U.
W. deputy from Oakdalo , attended tin
meeting.
Elmer Weston , the 5-year-old soi
of Frank Weston , who was accidentally
ita
ally shot In the leg and band , is mucl
Improved today. Although his ham
is still In bad condition , his leg is heal
ing vety nicely and will soon bo as
strong as before the accident. Di
Hngoy dressed the wounds today.
The gong has not yet sounded th
ot entries tor mo county olllco
race this summer nnd political gossip
continues to discuss as possible candi
dates several men not yet In the field.
Mr. Dooring , Ins true ; tor In the Gorman
Lutheran schools nt Battle Creek , It Is
said , may possibly seek the democrat
ic nomination for county clerk , T. D.
Preeco of Battle Creek was talked of
for sheriff more or less all Hprlng but
It is not generally believed that ho
will go after the democratic nomina
tion.
tion.E.
E. J. Illckok , who on different oc
casions has represented The News on
the road , has entered into n contract
with O. H. Qlllespio , the Madison good
roads machine man , according to n
Mndlson report , whereby Hlckok se
cures the exclusive right to manufac
ture nnd sell the Gllloaple good roads
grader In the states of Illinois , Wis
consin , Indiana , Ohio , Missouri nnd
Oklahoma for the next two years , Mr.
Qlllesplo to receive a stated royalty
for each machine so manufactured nnd
sold.
May was a great month for lifting
farm mortgages In Madison county.
The monthly report of County Clerk
George E. Richardson shows that fif
teen farm mortgages , amounting to
$39,550 , were filed , while twenty farm
mortgages , amounting to $56,360 , were
released. On town and city property
In the county twenty-two moitgage1 ? ,
amounting to $16,430 , were filed , while
twenty-throe mortgages , amounting to
$12,139.90 , , weio satisfied. In chattel
mortgages 103 , amounting to $23-
079.12 , were filed and thirty-three ,
amounting to $18,512.10 , were satis
fied. The total nibrtgaged Indebted
ness of the county was decreased
$7,353 during the month.
Three north Nebraska men com
prised the list of .speakers . Monday
night nt the "first .night" . nt Ak-Sar
Ben hall festivities In Omaha. Rev.
J. F. Poucher of Stanton , formerly of
Norfolk , was the flist speaker and
made a few airy remarks about his
pleasurable adventures In the king
dom of Ak-Sar-Ben , concluding with a
pledge to boost the organization to
the best of his acknowledged ability In
the future. Rev. J. Rockwell Jenkins
of Chadron was the second speaker
and voiced similar sentiments , while
the Hon. John Erhardt of Stanton was
the last speaker and said that ho was
already able to furnish anything bul
the horrible example at any time for
the knights in the future.
The commencement exercises of the
Norfolk interstate branch of the West
ern Conservatory ofl Music take place
this evening at the , Auditorium. F.
M. Hunter of the city schools presents
the certificates. Last evening the ad-
advance recital was glven by the fol
lowing pupils , who are under the di
rection of Mrs. Beels : Grace Hill ,
Gladys Pasewalk , Lydla Brueggeman ,
Vera Haywnrd , Mildred Gow , Nolle
Schwenk , May Schwenk , Emma Lane
nnd Lloyd Pasewalk of Norfolk ; Ruth
Inhelder , , Linda 'Mngdanz , ' Grace
Brando , Clara Grunwald and Lloyd
Mohr of Pierce , Elva Templeton of
Winslde , Margaret Long and Harold
Dicrs of Madison , Mrs. Lily Mitchell
of Pllger and Maude Whitla of Battle
Creek.
When does the 8 o'clock closing law
go Into effect ? This is a momentous
question In view of the fact that the
Fourth of July celebrations may be
caught by the new law. Private Sec
retary Furse of the governor's office ,
at Lincoln , has decided that this law
- and all other laws not having an
- emergency clause go Into effect July
2. This decision is based on the de
- cisions of the supreme court In a mur
der case in Forty-sixth Nebraska
court report and In the court's dec !
sion In the matter of Governor Shel
don's veto of' the appropriation for a
new wing at the Kearney normal
school. Mr. Furse has a little string
to his decision. He says that all laws
without nn emergency clause go into
effect July 2 unless some one goes to
the trouble to contest the matter in
court and , in such an event , they will
.
get a decision that the law questioned
. goes into effect July S. So If the sn
loon keepers of Omaha and the state
desire to reap a rich profit of a day
- and n night of sales on the nation's
. birthday , July 3 , they may have n good
defense by showing that the leglslfv
ture did not adjourn until April 4 , al
though it agreed to adjourn April 1.
According to the decisions of the court
Mr. Furse believes the record of an
adjournment April 1 will stand until
proven false. The legislature trans-
, acted business April 4 , as the records
will show , in the fact of another por-
_ tlon of the record that says the final
adjournment was taken April 1. The
courts hold that laws without an
emergency clause go Into1 effect three
months after the adjournment of the
legislature. In the Forty-sixth Nebras
" ka the court held that as the leglsla
ture adjourned April 8 , the law In
question changing the penalty for
murder , became effective July 9. A
, man was hanged under this decision
- *
Saloons in every town must close a
8 p. m. after the law goes into effect
As to whether or not the HceYiso of a
.
saloon man can bo taken from him for
disobeying the law may depend upon
- the local ordinances or upon his con
vlctlon of a violation. If the city coun-
ell or licensing boards wilfully disobey
any law that it is their duty to enforce
force they may bo removed from of
- flee If the Sackett law Is enforced.
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Council Proceedings.
Council met in regular session a
. 8:40 : p. m. , Mayor Friday presiding
Present , Councilman Blakoman , Winter
tor , Coleman , Fuesler , Fischer nnd
Hlbben. Absent Craven and Dolln.
- J. E. Hnaso , representing the Com
a merclal club , asked for the Fourth of
July concessions to help defray the
expenses of the celebration. On mo-
tlon ofHlbben , seconded by Winter ,
the request was granted.
On motion of Winter , seconded by
° Blakeman , Mr. Gardner was employed
is city engineer for sixty days to work
under instructions from the mayor.
On motion of Blakomnn , seconded
by Hlbben , the Hoscburgh matter was
referred to the street nnd alloy com-
nlttco with power to act.
On motion of Hlbben , seconded by
Coleman , the matter of removing a
P iolo In the alloy by Mr. Schmlodo-
b jerg's plnco was referred to the street
nnd alley committee.
Bids for coinont crossings , approach
es and sidewalks were opened and
Found to bo as follows : R. Klug , approaches
preaches and sidewalks , 8 routs per
square foot , crossings 17 cunts per
square foot ; W. Klug and company ,
approaches , 15 cents per square foot ,
sidewalks 8 cents n square foot , crossIngs -
Ings 22 cents n square foot. On mo-
Lion of Blakemnn , seconded by Winter ,
the bid of Robert Klug was accepted.
On motion of Blnkeman , seconded
by Winter , the ditch matter was re
ferred to the street nnd alloy commit-
.co ' with power to act.
The following bills wore ropoited
' 0. K. " by the auditing committee and
on motion of Winter , seconded by
Blnkeman , were allowed as rend : H.
Lodor , $4.75 ; J. Jensen , $3 ; F. Thlem ,
$8.05 ; C. F. A. Mnrqunrdt , $90.54 ; Norfolk -
folk Long Distance Telephone com
pany , $7.50 ; I. C. Munson , $1.80 ; G.
Stalcup , $14 ; I. T. Cook , $7 ; W. Koch ,
$15 ; J. Hochno , $19.50 ; W. D. Uockor ,
$ GO ; Ed Hartor , $76.39 ; Nebraska Tel
ephone company , $3.10 ; William
O'Brien , $60 ; T. C. Cantwoll , 75 cents ;
G. < W. Lee , $1 ; National Motor com
pany , $124 ; W. H.'Livingston , $55 ; II.
Rohwer , $16 ; A. Brummund , $53 ; J.
Lindsay , $5 ; Ed Melcher , $69 ; G. Fox ,
$6.50 ; E. Sam , $11 ; Norfolk Electilc
Light & Power company , $216.50 ; R.
N. Towel , $58 ; Norfolk Light & Fuel
company , $72 ; W. H. Fried , $49.05 ; T.
Farage , $11 ; Colomnn & McGlnnls ,
$18.50 ; Ed Monroe , $3 ; H. H. Luke ,
$5 ; W. R. McFarland , $19 ; Queen City
hotel , $9.25 ; A. Peters , $51 ; Ed. Mon
roe , $18.66 ; Norfolk Plumbing & Heat
ing company , $9.
On motion of Fischer , seconded by
Fuesler , the bills of G. M. Dudley and
George Fox Were laid over nnd Off !
cers O'Brien and Livingston were
asked to explain the charges.
The reports of the city clerk and
the chief of police were read and ac
cepted. The police Judge's report for
May was read and on motion was re
ferred to the auditing committee ,
The contract with E. A. Monroe was
read and laid over until the next meet-
Ing.
Council adjourned at 12:30 : until
Tuesday evening , June 15.
DAKOTA FARMERS PROFIT
housands of Dollars Saved by Hold
Ing Wheat Until Spring.
Sioux Falls , S. D. , June 0. Hun
reds of South Dakota farmers , whoso
nanclal condition enabled them to
old the greater part of lasv season's
vheat crop , have profited greatly by
tie high price of wheat this spring
lany of these farmers were able to
old many thousands of bushels , am
nest of this now has'been ninrketcf
t prices ranging from $1.20 to $1.21
er bushel. A large number of Indl
Idual South Dakota farmers marketei
rorn 3,000 to 5,000 bushels at these
Igh prices.
PARENTS GREATLY ALARMED.
en-Year-Old Boy In Pasture All Nigh
In "Unconscious Condition.
Sioux Falls , S. D. , Juno 9. An un
usual accident happening to the 10
rear-old son of Perry Borden , a wel
cnown farmer living in the oxtrem
lorthern part of Marshall county , and
preventing his return home , caused his
> arents and friends to believe for a
ime that ho had been the victim of
ddnapers. While in a pasture at
3ome distance from his homo the boy
vas thrown from a horse to the ground '
vlth such violence that ho was ren
dered unconscious. This was at about
o'clock in the afternoon. Ho was
nissed that evening and searching
parties were started out , but did not
succeed in finding him until 4 o'clock
the next morning , he having in the '
meantime lain out on the prairie with
out regaining consciousness. The en-
.ire neighborhood was alarmed by his '
unaccountable failure to return to his
lome In the evening.
Fire Service Now Complete.
This was the first day of'Norfolk's
mproved fire service. For some two
weeks the city has maintained a paid
driver and team at the fire house , but
the swinging harness did not arrive
until yesterday and was not put In
place until last evening.
Break Record Right Away.
Driver E. S. Monroe started in by
breaking a state record right away.
At the sound of the gong he had the
iiorses hitched and straining forward
In eighteen seconds. It is said that
the state record for green horses In
the first twenty-four hours of service
Is twenty-two seconds. The matter
will be taken up with the state asso i-
ciation.
The city now enjoys an imprbvod
fire service , which , has been desired by
business men for some time. TJndet
contract with Mr. Monroe for $125 a
month , he maintains a twenty-foui
hour service , furnishing driver nnd
team.
The fire house is now connected dl
roctlyylth both telephone exchanges
A gong sounds and from the driver'e
room Mr. Monroe picks up n telephone
at the same time pulling a rope whlcl :
throws open the stall doora for the
fire team. The horses have nlreadj
be en trained to rush Into place and II
requires only a moment for the swing
Ing harness to drop Into place and be
snapped. The driver mounts the seat
and with a rope throws the doon
open. Then they are off ,
The Oil Stove With
a CABINET TOP
The New Perfection Wick Blue
Flame Oil Cook-Stovo differs
from all other oil stoves. / / hat
a CABINET TOP. This
means you can keep dishes and
utensils within easy reach whlla
cooking , and tan ittp food hot
ofttrrtmovingitfntn iht blaze.
From its woiulcrful burners to
its racks for holding towels the
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"medium" at will. Three sizes. With or without Cabinet
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Lamp n ; jsc
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Emery Will Fight for Sons.
W. A. Emery , proprietor of the Nor-
'olk Lumber company , left last even-
ng for Chadron In nn effort to prevent -
vent his two sons , Forest nnd Pialrlo
Emery , ago about 15 and 14 years ,
from being taken to the reform school
at Kearney. The boys with three
other Norfolk lads , Guy Storm , Ches
ter Housh and Victor Little , have been
sentenced to the reform school hut
have not as yet been taken to Kear
ney.
Will Fight for His Sons.
Mr. Emery goes to Chadron to try
to have the cases against his sons re
opened. He will engage nn attorney
to represent him at Chadron and says
that he will fight the matter to the
supreme court if necessary , not stop
ping even after his sons have been
taken to Kearney , in case that nap-
pens.
Charges a Snap Trial.
Mr. Emery charges that his boys
did not have a fair trial at Chadron ,
that they were Intimidated and that
the matter was railroaded through the
county court without giving him a
chance to either Investigate or be
heard. Local attorneys say that If the
county court at Chadron failed to
name some attorney to represent the
boys that Mr. Emery can undoubtedly
have the case re-opened.
Were Going to Spokane.
Mr. Emery says that his two sons
were going to Spokane to visit his
brother/M. ri. Emery , and to see the
Seattle exposition this summer. They
had talked of "bumming it" but he
had offered to buy tickets. The boys
however , seemed to have set their
minds on "seeing the country" ant
wanted to go with "Cuba" Storms , be
cause he was an "expert bummer , "
and -when a small boy had come alone
and without money all the way fiom
Cuba to Norfolk , thereby gaining the
name of "Cuba. " Mr. Emery is confi
dent that his boys were going to the
coast when they got Into trouble nt
Chadron. He thinks , however , that
the flight of the five boys from Nor
folk on Memorial day was due to the
arrests of members of the crowd
which were being made by the police.
The father believes that his sons
are far from being bad boys , nnd saj a
that they have had good Sunday school
training , but are inlscheVlous and have
been diawn into bad company.
A Serious Charge.
In this connection a dcrlous chaigo
Is made by Mr , Emery. It Is that a
certain man In Norfolk , a rather well
known character , whose son Is ono of
the "gang , " has given liquor to var-
ious Norfolk boys. Three of his boys
were gotten drunk by this man on one
occasion. Mr. Emery believes that he
can keep his boys in good surround
ings and is going to fight for the privi
lege ofdoing so. Ho thinks thnt Nor
folk needs a house cleaning and says
that the real leader " "
of the "kid mob"
Is not "Peg" Bonney , but another old
er boy who has not been arrested.
A Pathetic Letter.
From the county jail at Chadron
Forest Emery has written a letter to
his parents that has made his father
more anxious than over to get his sons
home. Mrs. Emory Is said * to be
jroken hearted.
The letter the boy wrote from Jail
Is as follows :
Chadron , Neb. , Juno 6 , 1909.
Dear Parents : Wo are In the county
Jail hero and hnvo been sentenced to
the reform school until wo are 21. The
Judge says that you can parole ua
maybe In n year. Cob Housh , CuDa ,
Vic Little , Pralrio and me.
I think I am going to go Insane as
my head Just whirls and I can't re
member hardly anything. I guess thai
it Is just worry that makes it. I can't
bear the name that I am going to get
I wish to God that I had never done
anything
suicide.
Cuba , Cob and Vic say they want to
go to finish up their education.
This Is the first tlmo I was ever
locked up and I fiopo it will bo the
last. Tell mamma not to worry. I ex
poet this blow will nearly kill her
Toll her to pray for us. Don't let
anybody know of this letter. Today h
Sunday and I expect mamma Is at Sun
B day school.
Bend us a copy of the paper.
Tell Glenn never to do anything llko
this and stay to home and take care
of things. When I got out I will lead
a decent life , so we have all con
cluded.
Don't let grandma hear of this If you
can help It. Nor Bessie. Nor anyone
else. I am going to ask God's forgive
ness and then will bo ready to go any
where , even to Hall. Wo prayed last
night for God to help us.
Your loving sons ,
Forest and Pralrio.
State Finishes the Buildings.
Lincoln , Juno 9. The board of pub
lic lands and buildings has decided to
notify the contractor at work on the
buildings at the Norfolk asylum that
It will not wait longer on him , but will
complete the structures. The stnto
architect will be instructed to hlro
men and buy material to complete the
work. The contract Is such that the
stnto will lose nothing , being secured
by the terms of a bond.
The state will take charge of the
uncompleted buildings at the Norfolk
asylum and try to complete tne worlc
with the balance of the sUHo appro
priation. If that Is not suiflcient It
will call upon the contractor's bonding ;
company to make good the difference.
The members of the board of public
lands and buildings wio have returned
from Norfolk are of the opinion that
the board must take charge of the
work In older to get the buildings
ready for use this fall.
W. G. Morton obtained the contract
for building three structures nt the
asylum , his bid being $79,000. The
legislature of 1907 appropriated a to
tal of $91,000. Of that amount not
more than $60,000 was to be expended
for a hospital building for women ,
20,000 for n cottage for male potlents ,
6,000 for a store room and employes'
lormitory , and $5,000 for furnishing
low buildings. Mr. Morton lived at
Smerson when he obtained the con-
ract for erecting the women's build-
ng , the cottage for the male patients
ind the store room. lie now lives in
loux City. Two nro nearly complct-
3d , but the larger building is only en-
loscd. The work was by contract to
lave been finished by June 1. The
ontractor agreed to pay a penalty oC
25 a day for each day after that IE
ho buildings were uncompleted. Heave
; ave a $20,000 bond signed by a homi
ng company. The state will complete
ho work under the supervision of
George W. Borllnghof , state architect.
How Chubbuch Printed His Paper.
Ipswich , S. D. , June 9. After thirty-
oven years In newspaper work , A. B.
Chubbuch 1ms sold the Tribune to J.
\V. Parmley of this city.
Chubbuch bought the first lot In Ip
swich six months ahead of the advent
of the railroad and for that length of
time walked to Aberdeen , twenty-
eight miles , and carried his stock of
; > aper with which to publish. .
Ho retires with a competence and
will live easily the balance of his life.
Annual Reunion of Veterans.
Sioux Falls , 3. D. , June 9. The people
ple of Reliance , ono of the new towns
; n Lyman county , are making elab
orate preparations for. the annual re
union of the Veterans' association of
Lyman county nnd the annual picnic
and celebration of the old settlers' as
sociation of that county , which will beheld
held at Reliance on Juno 22 and 23.
Various sporting features , such ns
baseball games and1 horse races , nro
being arranged for the entertainment
of the visitors. It Is expected the two
annual gatherings will bring to Re
liance several thousand persons from
all portions of Lyman county.
Bin to of Ohio , City of Toledo , Lucno
County SB.
Frnnk J , Cheney makes oath thnt ho
IB senior partner of the flrm of F. J.
Cheney & Co. , doing business In the
city of Toledo , County and Stnto nforo-
nnld , and that suld nrrn will nay the
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