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Elk * Defeat U. C. T. Team. Norfolk Elks ran nwny with the U. C. T. ball team Saturday afternoon , winning from them by a score of 7 to S. Although It wan only n five-Inning KIUIIO It was spicy from start to finish , and was featured by many fast plays. The ISlks butted Lowroy unmerciful ly nnil only four hits were got from Nlcoln , who struck out six man. Owing to the heavy rnln Saturday noon the regular diamond was filled with water and the game had t' . bo played In the high grass , but all * o player * had good oyui and not ft ball Mvn lost. Tlio town had been billed for this gnmo , but the hot weather and rain kept the crowd from seeing the exhibi tion , which wna attended by only about twenty people. Mnpea , the foxy shortstop for the ElkB , was the feature of the game In uniform of blue and variety of stocks. 2Ie was a mystery to the opposing team. Ho found the ball every time lie went to bat and In the fourth in- nine ho put out n liner , which would linvo proved n homo run had It not Jbeen for n deep ditch Into which ho foil headlong. Ho was up In n mo ment nnd made n speedy run to third , where the umpire called him out. IPnfiownlk also was a feature , stealing Tjabos nnd getting a long slide to sec ond. Jack Koonlgstoln was hit by n pitched ball , which probably would Jmvo crippled him for a while had it not been for his receipt book , which lie carried In his pocket. The U. C. T. played fair ball , but "were handicapped In the tall grass and \vero also crippled , two of their players lielng absent. Another game Is looked lor soon. The gnto receipts will go to the library fund. The umpiring of IMnthowson was good , although at times the travelers tried to mnko him climigo decisions. Ho refused to ac cede. Score by innings : R. H. E. TJ. C. T 2001 0 3 4 4 Elks 4 1 1 1 * 7 8 1 The line-up : U. C. T. Elks. Schooler c Koenigsteln Potter Ib Burton Martin 2b Logan Beols ss Mapes Blnlr 3b Pasewalk l owrey p Nicola Eneols If Estabrook Gcttlngor cf HIght Evans rf Halrorsteln Umpire , Mathowson. Made Blind By the Heat. Madison. Neb. , Aug. 16. Special to The News : Walter Schmltt , a son of Mrs. Robert Crossier , residing at Four Corners , west of Madison , was over come with the heat Saturday while at work in the field. Falling to come to dinner , his mother , assisted by others , searched until 8 p. in. , when the un fortunate young man was discovered wandering aimlessly about the corn field of a neighbor. He enys that he became blinded by the Intense heat and confused and , al though he knew perfectly his condi tion nnd made an effort to find his way home , yet , being unable to see , lie spent the afternoon wandering about bis mother's cornfield and that oE a neighbor by the name of Blank. Robs Swimmer's Clothes. A large number of men , both young and old , defied old sol yesterday awinimlng at the dam. Over fifty en joyed Lho sport. Among the bathers was Edward Phillips who after com ing" ashore found that his clothes bad been gone through and the pock ets rifled of $14. Others also report missing small amounts of money. The thief is suspected and a plan for his capture is being laid by some of the losers of money. Rain at Alnsworth. AInsworth , Neb. , Aug. 16. Special to The News : A fine rain fell here Saturday night. Two Dakota Men Drown. Beresford. S. D. , Aug. 16. Arthur Peterson of this city , and George Hobertson , son of a farmer near town , "were taken with cramps while bathing In Vernillllon river and were drowned. Haley Girl Has Been Found. Mnrguerlto Haley , 12-year-old daugh ter of H. A. Haley of Norfolk , has been found after having mysteriously dis appeared from a boarding school at Ijiko Geneva , Wls. , last Thursday. She was hiding In a house at Williams Bay. Wls. , expecting her father to come there to meet her , when found. It was through a telegram sent by Mr. Haley to his daughter at Williams Day , on a chance , that the missing girl was discovered. The telegram was delivered to a woman named Mrs. Sheldon , living near the depot. This led to the detection of the girl's whereabouts. I\lr. Haley received a telegram to that effect Monday and another from j | Mrs. Fellows , the woman who has had charge of the girl for three years at n boarding school. Mrs. Fellows says in her message : "Marguerite found safe at Williams 5 j Bay , expecting you to meet her there. Can't understand what Ideas you have ' i pnt In the child's head. " I Prom the fact that Mr. Haley had 1 not heard from the girl for three years ' ' until ho received a telegram Friday requesting him to come at once to \VlllIams I3ay , ho is still at a loss to - explain the mystery. ' He says that If the child wants to J i get away from that school , bho shall 1 have the opportunity. j , n How She Disappeared. Concerning her disappearance , the 5 Chicago Tribune says : "Further inquiry last evening Indi cated that the girl had loft the school I or her own accord , and perhaps is i staying with a girl friend near the ) school or posslh.y in Chicago. She ) disappeared after becoming angry with i Mrs. Fellows and some of her com- Mrs. Fellows desired to take ! the girls of the school for a walk to Fontana , a mlle and a half from the school , Thursday afternoon. Margue rite demurred to a change of gowns. After they had started on the walk the girl had words with several of her companions and returned to the school. "When the others returned from their walk Marguerite could not bo found. E. D. Button , city marshal , took up the search yesterday , nnd tele phoned all the villages in the vicinity , lie learned that the girl had been seen nt Fontana Friday at the electric line station nnd had about $6 in her possession. The ninrshall thought she might have como to Chicago or gone toner nor father in Norfolk , but at no rail way station had a girl of her descrip tion purchased a ticket. "Mrs. Fellows learned that a girl answering the missing pupil's descrip tion had been in Williams Bay Fri day. She made Inquiries about the railroad faro to Chicago , but it could not be proved that she took a train from there for this city. Ono of the boarding school teachers visited Har vard upon hearing that n child had been seen nt the Northwestern rail way station nt that place. The agent said ho had not soon n girl of Mar guerite's description. " IK Returned to The School. ( By Associated Press. ) Lake Geneva , Wls. , Aug. 16. Mar guerite Haley , the 13-year-old pupil of Mrs . George Fellows' school near here , was found yesterday in a house near the Northwestern depot at Williams Bay , where she said she had been awaiting the arrival of her father , H. A. Haley , of Norfolk , Nob. The girl disappeared Friday night and a thor ough search had been made for her. She was found at the home of Till Sheldon by detectives and said she had been taken there by a member of the family who had found her nt the depot. She was returned to Mrs. Fel lows' school. MONDAY MENTION. H. F. Barnhart has returned from Anoka. Miss Mabel Pont of Stanton is in the city. R. A. Stewart of Omaha transacted business in the city. Wm. Zlllman of Stanton was in the city for a short visit. Miss Hazel McDonald ot Pierce is hero for n visit with friends. Misses Emma and Anna Clzek of Osmond are here visiting with rela tives. S. W. Stefan of Omaha was in the city for n short visit with his brother , Karl Stefan. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Landers re turned from their trip on the Pacific in Norfolk were : T. B. Scroggs , Herrick - rick , S. D. ; Geo. W. Kirk , Plalnview ; Irwln Phelps , Beemer ; Irene Edeno , Battle Creek ; J. T. Shocker , Stanton ; Jim Pinks , Stanton ; Todd Hoover , Bat tle Creek ; P. D. Phillips , Crelghton ; W. H. Brown , Niobrara ; Wn. E. Von- seggern , Wayne ; Geo. Griffith , Wayne ; N. W. Remlon , Humphrey ; Mrs. W. P. Traux , Dlxon ; Frank Jaqulth , Dallas , S. D. ; F. M. Robbins , Gregory , S. D. ; Mrs. S. J. Reeves , Madison ; Wllla Reeves , Madison ; Miss Roe , Pllger ; E. H. Grlmwald , Pierce ; E. P. Fors- berg , Butte ; A. S. Schaum , Creighton ; Ray Cooper , Creighton ; Wm. Ellason , Gregory , S. D. ; Chas. Jaconson , Hum phrey. H. B. Saunders , who is enjoying a fishing trip and recreation outing at Long Pine , expects to return within a month or six weeks. He has no Inten tion of moving from Norfolk perma nently. Mrs. August Rohrke of Hosklns is here visiting with friends. Fred Asher of Clearwater Is in Nor folk visiting with relatives. August Ruehlow of Hosklns was In the city today. Mrs. F. A. Blakeman and children , who have been touring Nebraska and Iowa In their automobile , returned yes terday afternoon from Des Molnes. Mr. Blakeman returned several days " ago. ago.Miss Miss Emma Schulc and Miss Lena Monsterman were nt Wlnslde visiting with friends yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. C. Schram and their daughter , Miss Minnie Schram , left for the western coast to visit relatives. August Meyer and his sister , Miss jMargarot Meyer , of West Point , were in the city yesterday visiting friends. Mrs. Walter Reacroft and Miss lone Fraser went to Scrlbner for a short visit with the L. L. Fairbanks family. Miss Edith Velle went to Lincoln on her vacation where she wia Join a party of campers and go to Crete for a short time. Mr. and Mrs. William Zutz of Hos- kins start Tuesday on an extended trip in the east , visiting points in Illinois , Wisconsin nnd spending several dl months with their daughter In New th York City. Miss Lilly Schelley , who has been in Omaha for a few days , returned yes terday. Anton Wilde returned from his vn- ration trip at Chlcntro and Milwaukee yesterday. A. P. Pllgor of Stanton wns In the city visiting with relatives. Miss Nora Brnasch went to St. Joe , where she will work for a short time. Mrs. George Kendall and two chll- dron arrived homo from n few days' 'visit In Omaha. Mrs. Lewis Is seriously ill this week. William Cheynoy left yesterday for few days' visit with his parents In Holt county. J. H. Allen went to Meadow Grove yesterday to do some carpenter work for the Company. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kroholor left Saturday for Lincoln on receiving a message stating that Mr. Krohol- er's brother , William , was dead , hav- ing boon overcome by the heat. Ho of was a helper in the blacksmith shop 50 at Lincoln , and had worked In the shops here for the past year. Alonzo J. Mosoly has sold hln prop erty on First atreet to Mr. How lings , who formerly conducted a livery barn hero. A. B. Marshall returned homo from Fremont , whore ho spent Sunday with his family. Mrs. William Banner arrived homo from Oumha , where she has been in the hospital. Master Harry Moolick left this morn- lug for Niobrara for n week's visit with his uncle , F. P. Etier. He was accompanied as far ns Plorco by his sister , Geneva , who will attend teach er's Institute there this week , after which the two will go to Lynch to visit their cousin , Mrs. William Gross , then on to Gross to spend a few days with their uncle , T. E. Moolick. Lester Parker and daughter , Miss Winnlo Parker , of Tilden , are visiting at the homo of Mrs. Parker's parents , Mr. and Mrs. B. P. Pippin. A. H. Vlole has purchased a new automobile. Dutnnscus chapter No. 25 will hold n special meeting tonight. The city council will hold a regular meeting nt the city hall tonight. Mosaic lodge , No. 55 , will moot Tues day night at S o'clock for the A. F. and A. M. and to confer In the E. A. degree. Bids for reconstruction of the Beel- er Brothers store will be opened to morrow by J. C. Stitt and A. C. Tay lor of Cedar RnpldB , la. , owner of the building. The good roads day , planned by the Commercial club some time ago for August , will not be held until next month , owing to the extreme heat now prevalent. Louis Thompson , who has been suf fering ftom a siege of whooping cough following typhoid fever , is gaining strength. Besides his present illness , he is suffering from a serious abscess on his side. John Mullen and Thomas Donovan were arrested Saturday afternoon by Chief of Police Marquardt on the charge of being drunk and disorderly. Mullen was released on account of his crippled condition , and Donovan paid his fine. Patrolman O'Brien played a promi nent part in rounding up a runaway boy late Saturday night , when he found the 7-year-old son of George Da vis , who lives a mile and a quarter west of town. The boy had walked to town early in the evening and when found was wandering around the cbau- tauqua grounds. Ira M. Hamilton was dismissed from a charge of drunkenness and disor derly conduct in Judge Elseley's court Monday. The charge had been filed by his son Frank , after Hamilton had come home and had threatened and abused his family. There was a movement to send Hamilton to Lin coln for treatment but It is now re ported the family has taken him back and he has promised to do better in the future. He Is taking treatments now from a Norfolk physician who says he will be able to cure Hamilton of his drinking. Fred Korth was a visitor at Hosklns yesterday. Eight Hundred Attend Mlsslonfest. More than 800 people attended the morning and afternoon services at the mlssionfest , which was given by the St. Johannes Evangelical church of Norfolk at Pasewalk's grove. Largo delegations from Pierce , Madison and Stanton participated in the singing. The jubilee sermon was delivered by Rev. Mr. Ollngdorf of Pilger and the mission sermon by Rev. Mr. Splecherman of Rockport , Mo. The Norfolk band rendered a superb concert , playing many German nation al airs during the luncheon , which was served by the ladies of the congrega tion. tion.The The afternoon was given to singing by the congregation and delegations from out of town , and Rev. Mr. Mathle- son of Stanton delivered the foreign mission sermon , after which supper was served and the band played again. "Die Wacht Am Rhine" was much ap plauded enthusiastically by old Ger man soldiers who were present. The receipts of the day were close to $300 , and when expenses are deducted from this amount about $200 will enter the mission fund. Favorable for Chautauqua. Rev. Edwin Booth , in his last words at the closing of the chautauqua snld the work of carrying out the program was too much for one man and asked that a strong committee be appointed . by either the Commercial club or the citizens for the chautauqua In 1910 } with full power to act. "This cannot always bo a ono man proposition , " said he. "It Is a great thing for the uplifting of a town and should be a Norfolk Institution. It can not be han- ? died right If one individual Is to do all l the work. " Over 300 season ticket pledges were . filled out and signed during the last two days , nnd it looks favorable for more cbautauquas. After the evening services a committee - mittee of three , G. T. Sprocher , J. S. D Mnthewson and Rov. Edwin Booth , Jr. , were appointed to call a meeting of everyone who is interested in the chautauqua in an effort to organize a chautauqua organization and to stand back of the organization , also to guar antee the sale of 500 tickets. But as there are already 350 pledged It will not take much to pet the other 150. N Senator Shirley Glllllland gave n lec as ture of "Sunday Salads. " In his lec ture was found a little politics , all fla vors of humor , prose , poetry , gossip , nnd It really was a good salad , now hitting the town grouch , the suffragettes - to gettes , men's nnd women's dress , etc. When speaking on the labor problem Mr. Glllllland snld : "Tho farmer " holds back on 60 cents for a bushel corn when ho can make money on ed < cents , nnd the laborer exists on $6 day when ho could make money at $5. This Is as sol nan as Rocke feller and no man who does this should talk about Rockefeller. " Senator Glllllland bcloves the coun try la cleaner morally and that there Is more Christianity nowadays than there over wan before. There has been more done In the past five years to equalize conditions between rich nnd poor than there has boon done in the past twenty centuries , ho says. A Word for Y. M. C. A. "I understand Norfolk will soon have a Y M. C. A. building , " said Mr. Glllllland , "and I want to say as my closing words that there is nothing that will enrich you so much as this , nnd nothing is finer for the uplifting and the making of clean young men. " Rain did much to hold back the crowd from the chautauqua grounds Saturday afternoon and evening , al though the evening assembly was much larger than that of the afterLf noon. The DeKovcn quartet gave a prelude In the afternoon nnd evening , nnd DenK ton C. Growl delivered Sam Jones' ' lee- ture , "Get There and Stay There , " ns well ns Father Vaughnn's lecture on "The Power of Love. " Mr. Crowl made a decided lilt with the audience , nnd those who bad heard Father Vaughnn or Sam Jones will admit that Mr. Crowl nets like , walks like and has the very volco of these great men. Stung This Time. When in the middle of Jones' lecture ho said , "How many of you people in the audience have read the book of Ilexeklnh ? Those of you who have rend this book put your hands up. " About a dozen hands wont up nnd much nmusemont wns caused when Mr. Crowl went on with the Jones lec ture and said : "Now you lying devils , put your hands down. There is no such book. " J. Lorenzo Zwlckey , the art lecturer , Saturday night went far beyond the expectations of the audience , who at first thought him to be a cartoonist. When he recited poetry of his own and drew pictures as fast as he talked and , changed the winter scene into . spring , summer and then autumn , he was applauded. He not only is witty jr his talk , but the pictures which he draws with crayon and the beautiful coloring of the landscapes are artistic. Evening services were held , in which the DeKoven quartet led the vesper services. Meeting Tuesday Night. A meeting will be held Tuesday night at 8 o'clock at the office of Mapes & Hazen , to discuss the chau- tauqua. All persons interested in se- curing the chautauqua for next year are urged to attend. Now He Fixes Roosevelt Teeth. Dr. Oscar Carrabine , at present a New York dentist but formerly a Nor- folk boy , does the dental work for the family of ex-President Theodore Roosear volt ( and enjoyed this distinction when . . the . . present African hunter occupied the white house. Dr. Carrabine , who went ot the Nor folk public schools with L. P. Pase walk , C. S. Parker , John B. Barnes , Jr. , Ed Braasch and the Koenigstein boys fifteen years ago , and who was a cork ing good baseball catcher on the Nor folk team at that time , now alms to charge the highest dental fees of any practitioner in America and , according to present indications , is well on the road to satisfying his ambition. These facts were confirmed by Dr. C. S. Parker , who returned to Norfolk yesterdny from his eastern trip to Old Point Comfort , New York city and elsewhere. Wlillo in New York he was a guest of Dr. Carrabine and Dr. Parker's statement confirms the story of the former Norfolk boy's magnifi cent success. Has Letter From Roosevelt. Among other proofs of the distlng uished elevation In the dental world to which he has risen , Dr. Carrabine has a letter from Roosevelt , written while the latter was In the white house , thanking Dr. Carrabine for the fine work he had done on Quentln's teeth and enclosing n check for $650. Dr. Carrablne's offices occupy a beautiful suite of rooms in one of the most elaborate buildings In New York city. The rooms are decorated in ori ental style. The former Norfolkan plans to soon occupy new and more elaborate rooms , nnd has purchased a er rug for $1,000 and an oil painting for $2,000 , which he will Install among other decorations in the news suite. Dr. Cnrrablno's practice is extensive. It is estimated that he has $12,000 worth of work to bo finished this year. . Before he became Dr. Carrablno , the present Roosevelt family dentist was a whole-souled , genial , live-wire J Norfolk boy. His father operated the restaurant which is now the Calumet and his brother , Will , a strapping big fellow , was cook in the cafe. Oscar worked In the restaurant a portion of the j time. He was a well built , strikingly hand some youth and his fast baseball play ing stands out as a principal feature is of his early life here. Ho studied dentistry for two years in , the Omaha Dental college and later studied ono year at Northwestern Dental college , Chicago. is Ho was supplied with an abundance of confidence In himself and this , with his good looks , carried him Into his present unique position In Gotham. Parker Attends National Meeting. Dr. C. S. Parker was at Old Point Tl Comfort attending the meeting of the th National Board of Dental Examiners the representative of the Nebraska ca state board , of which ho is president to After the meeting Dr Parker visited te Washington , where ho witnessed the thief passing of the tariff bill .Ho also wont of the Niagara Falls , taking In the for cave of the winds. In Chicago ThursM M ( day ho witnesses the doublohender between - , tween the Cubs and Now York , in both . games of which the Cubs were defeat- . < that du Try a NOWB want nfl. He's Comlnfl Back. Charles II. Orooabock will move back to Norfolk from Denver. In the future he'll spend three weeks each month here , ono week at Denver. Ho continues manager of the Gund branch houses nt Norfolk , Rapid City , Dallas and Denver. The Norfolk business Is of more Importance and requires his Attention. Mrs. Orocsbeck will bo hero Sunday. Teachers Here for Institute. More than 100 teachers will bo regIstered - Istored here by noon for the examina tions which will bo held nt the high school building Friday and Saturday. The county Institute will bo under In structors Rouse , Iluntor , Truax , Hop kins , Solomon and Ilouaol. klEl Among those who registered are : Elsie Bouman , Norfolk ; Edith Rlsor , Madison ; Martha Edens , Madison ; C. Lf . McFarland , Madison ; Sarah J. Me- Fetters , Madison ; Knthryn Holy , Meadow Grove ; Ita Barnes , Battle Creek ; Etta Smith , Norfolk ; Louise Kurtz , ) , Madison ; May Shlvoly , Amelia ; Emma j Clausen , Tllden ; Mrs. N. E. Bentley , Tllden ; Joy Morgan , Norfolk ; Antonla Daugnrd , Meadow Grove ; Amy , Filnk , Meadow Grove ; Donna C. Fitch , Newman Grove ; Margaret Flch ter , Meadow Grove ; Jennlo Ingoldsby , Battle Creek ; Laura Oclslgle , Tllden ; Augusta Preusker , Norfolk ; Richard D. Maloney , Madison ; Stella M. Stlrk , Norfolk ; Lonorn H. Stlrk , Meadow Grove ; Clara E. Palmer , Battle Creek ; Marie Drlnkmnn , Madison ; Anna Baas , Madison ; Cassa Earl , Madison ; Daisy Christian , Madison ; Mina An- tlsdel , Madison. Hovr'n Thlut wo offer One Hundred Dollars Re ward for nny case of Catarrh that can not be cured by Hnll's Cntnrrh Cure. P. J. CHENEY & CO. . Toledo , O. \ \ e , the undersigned , have known F. J. Cheney for the lant fifteen years , and believe him perfectly honorable In all business transactions and financially able to carry out any obligations made by Ills firm. AVnldlngKlnnan & Marvin , Wholesale Druggists , Toledo , O. ' Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken Inter nally , acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Testimonials sent free. Price 75 cents per bottle. Sold by nil druggists. Take Hall's Family Pills for constl- oatlon. Notice to Creditors. The state of Nebraska , Madison county , so. In the matter of the estate of Aaron C. Anderson , deceased. Notice Is hereby bj given to all persons having claims and demands against Aaron C. Andor- son , late of said Madison county , de ceased , that the time fixed for filing claims ' against said estate Is six months from the 25th day of August , 1909. All such persons are required to present their claims with the vouch ers to the county Judge of said county at his office in the city of Madison , In said Madison county , on or before the 2Gth day of February , 1910 , and that all claims so filed will be heard before said judge on the 26th day of Febru ary , 1910 , at 1 o'clock p. m. C. E. Burnham Is the administrator of the estate. It is further ordered that notice to all persons interested in said estate be given by publishing a copy of this order in the Norfolk Weekly News- Journal , a weekly newspaper printed , published and circulating in said county - ty , for four consecutive weeks prior to said day of hearing. Witness my hand and seal this 10th day of August , A. D. 1909. ( Seal ) Wni. Bates , County Judge. WANT BANK STATISTICS. Comptroller Asks All Banks to Send Confidential Information. Washington , Aug. 17. Cashiers of every bank In the country were re quested in R circular letter sent out by Comptroller of the Currency Mur ray to furnish information regarding the character of deposits , numbers of depositors , average rate of interest paid and minimum amount of deposit on which interest is allowed , as shown by the banks' records at the close of business on June 30 last. The data is desired for the use of the national monetary commission In connection with the report submitted to that body recently by the various banks with respect to the resources and liabilities of such Institutions on April 28 last. The comptroller says that informa tion will bo regarded as "confidential" by the commission , which is collecting data to ascertain the number of de posltors in the various classes of banks of the country. Car Plant Resumes Work. Plttsburg , Aug. 17. Quiet reigns at the plants of the Pressed Steel Car company at Schoenvllle , where 3,500 employes have been on strike for five weeks. Operations on a reduced scale were started at the works , and with the increasing number of imported workmen being brought here from the east by the company , it is said the plant will be running full turn in two days. With the men brought here it claimed that nearly 2,500 workmen are lodged at the plants prepared to take the places of the strikers. The company has given its Idle employes ly until Friday to return to work , and it alleged that if the men refuse all their families will be evicted at that time from the company houses. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Ir In Nellgh Ready for Races. Nellgh , Neb. , Aug. 17. Special to The News : Whether the local wea ther observer has a grievance against management of the eighth annual carnival , race meet and baseball tournament or not , is yet to bo de termined. However , it Is a matter that Is being approved in this section the state , at least. Ho forecasts ! the next six days as follows : Monday , storm period ; Tuesday , local storms ; Wednesday , local rains ; Thursday , fair ; Friday and Saturday , local rains. It is a pleasure to note we ore to receive ono fair day to during the week. to President M. B. Huffman and Socre- tory W. W. Cole of the carnival com mittee , atato that they nro well plead ed with the present outlook. All points Indicate that Nellgh will have the largest crowd this year than on any previous like occasion. As the puraon have been Increased from $200 to $300 , the races promises to be fast and In teresting. The baseball fans nro as sured n good run for their money. The first day's contest will see Nollgh and Orchard on the diamond. These two teams have been together BO often this season , that neither seems to have an edge over the other , and on Wed ncsdny there promises to be a ball game nt Riverside park that will be a hummer. The Nichols Amusement company Is hero mid will furnish free attrac tions the entire week , commencing today. Sutton Inquiry Ends. Annapolis , Md. , Aug. 17. The Sut ton court of Inquiry closed today , after two secret sessions , during which the testimony relative to the death , on October 13 , 1007. of Lieutenant James N. Sutton , Jr. , U. S. M. C. , was gone over thoroughly. The findings were reached and signed. They will be re viewed by the navy department at Washington before bring made public. Canada Strikers Leave. Fort William , Out. , Aug. 17. When the Canadian Pacific dock shed opened only n few strikers offered themselves for employment and the force , Includ ing 200 strikebreakers brought In from Montreal was not more than 300 men. An explanation of the failure of the men to keep their promise to return to work brought forth the statement that they did not understand condi tions yesterdny. They thought that on going back to work It would be under a raise from 17Ms cents an hour to 22 cents an hour. About one-third of the strikebreakers quit and left for the west Ota harvest fields. Boy Has Narrow Escape. Sioux Falls , S. D. , Aug. 17. The child Jonah of South Dakota appears tcF be the little son of Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Eggert , residents of Trlpp. Within twenty-four hours the boy had three narrow escapes from death. While out in the country playing In some timber he caught his chin in the fork of n tree in such a manner that , he was nearly choked to death when rescuers discovered his predicament and rushed to his assistance. He had aisc scarcely . recovered from this adven ture when he fell off a high porch , striking on his head. For a time it was feared his neck had been broken and that he would not recover. The third accident was his losing his bal ance and falling headfirst into a boiler which was full of water. He was alone at the time and had a narrow escape from drowning , but finally managed to extricate himself from the boiler. Fortunately the water was cold or he would have been boiled to death. Marines Make Shooting Record. Camp Perry , O. , Aug. 17. The marksmen of the United States ma rine corps defeated the camp in the Catrow match and ono of them , Ser geant J. H. HIngle of New York , broke the world's record for seven shots at 800 , 900 and 1,000 yards. Hingle made a perfect score of 35 at each range. The nearest approach to his perform ance was the 104 made here a year ago In the Leech cup match of the national association. Marines captured - tured not only the $500 cup given by Colonel I. H. C. Catrow of the Third Ohio , president of the Ohio State Rifle association , but also secured second and third cash prizes $25 and $20. Corporal W. A. Fragner and Private George Farnham each scored 103. Still another marine. Captain C. H. Lyman , got eighth prize. Of the twelve prizes the marines got four. With the excep a tion of the fourth prize of $15 , which was won by Captain Casey , Inspector of small arms practice of the Second Pennsylvania , all the prizes went to regulars. Red River Valley Tennis Belt. Grand Forks , N. D. , Aug. 17. F. H. Wilson of Grand Forks won the Red River Valley open tennis champion ship here , defeating T. Elton of Grand Forks 5-7 ; 9-7 ; 5-2. on 'ei ' Nellgh Wants New School. Neligh , Neb. , Aug. 17. Special to , The News : A petition has been in circulation for th/i past few days securing - . curing the signatures of 250 voters ta ; , in school district No. 9 , in which the city of Nellgh is situated , asking the school board to call an election for the purpose of voting bonds In the sum of $10,000 for a new school build'lc Ing In the second ward of this city. The required number of names were ed secured yesterday afternoon , and It Is est supposed n meeting will be called at an early date to push the project to a u ten o' Wyoming Land Thrown Open. 111 Washington . 17. , Aug. Approximate O'C 163,600 acres of uon-lrrlgable land fill located In the vicinity of Newcastle , Wyoming , were designated by the secretary of the Interior for settlement under the largo homestead act. This makes of such designations to date Wyoming 11,910.800 nnos Young Roosevelt In Aero Club. nee Now York , Aug. 17. Theodore at Roosevelt , Jr. , Lloyd C. Grlscom , for mer American ambassador to Italy , and James Deerlng , the harvest ma to chine manufacturer , were elected men ( members of the Aero Club of America. with If you find and answer half of the ' ads that have a real personal Import * ance for you , you will prosper. ag' ' Of course you will read a good many more ads than you will answer and doclde which you should answer h develop the judicial and the bunt- ness instinct MI88 JACKSON IS ROBBED. Placed Her Pocketbook on Counter for Moment Then It Disappeared , Nollgh , Nob. , Aug. 17. Special to The News : A robbery was reported to the police Into yesterday afternoon by Miss Grace Jackson , daughter of N. D. Jackson , nnd an a result of the report two atispectH were lodged In Jail by Sheriff Miller nnd Officer Nich ols , Miss Jackson was In the store of Conway & Bogardus nnd momentarily placed her pockctbook , containing two $5 bills and about $4 In silver , on the counter , nnd when she looked for the purse it had disappeared. Two strang ers were In the store nt the tlmo nnd Immediately suspicion was aroused. Shortly after the two were nrrostod nnd ono Identified by Miss Jackson , but the other ono she declared to have had a mustache. However , Olllcor Nichols stated ho had boon shadowing this party and positively knows that he wore a false mustache part of the day. day.Tho The carnival people nnd also the horsemen state that the two "light fingers" are no employes connected with thorn. The hearing will come up some tlmo today before Police Judge McCalg. NEW HARRIMAN ACQUISITION Reported He Has Gained N. Y. Central , Giving Ocean-to-Ocean Line. Now York , Aug. 17. A report that E. II. Harrlmnn has obtained an op tion of a controlling Interest In the Now York Central lines , which , If ex orcised , will give him control of n through route from the Atlantic to the Pacific oceans , wns circulated on the stock exchange. Such a route has been the dream of railroad men for years. The option taken by Mr. Har- rlman is said to cover about $50,000.- 000 worth of New York Central stocks , a large part of which was formerly controlled by the Vanderbllt Interests. The price at which the stock may be taken over is said to bo $150 a share. It was pointed out that acquisition of the New York Central would give Mr. Harrlman an ocean to ocean route by way of the New York Central. Chicago cage and Northwestern , Illinois Cen tral , Union Pacific and Southern Pa cific. FAVOR THE INDIANA PLAN" Debate Over Criminals , Brings Out Sentiment for This Scheme. Seattle , Wash. , Aug. 17. Thee debate - bate in the American Prison associa tion congress on "Indiana plan" for \ preventing the propragatlon of crim inals and Idiots , developed almost unanimous sentiment for the plan. The discussion , according to President Gllmour , of Toronto , Canada , was the most profitable the association has held < In years. The report of the committee on pre vention and probation , presented by Judge Ben Lindsey of the Denver juvenile court , said in part : "Our criminal law , as it came down to us through feudalism , was an In strumentality of government far from perfect for the purpose for which it was intended. Admitting that it was necessary and justifiable as a system in that period of social development as we must yet we must equally ad mit It must do more harm than good as long as it rests alone on force , violence , vengeance and punishment. "The time may come , however , far In the future it may be or however unprepared we may be for It now , when the state will come to deal with criminal much as we now do with the Insane. " The debate on the "Indiana plan" was begun by a delegate moving that Dr. Sharp's paper be suppressed on the ground that the "Indiana plan" was contrary to the bible. The motion did not come to a vote. One delegate objected to the de bating being continued before women , who composed at least one-third of the audience. Thereupon the women delegates nt once took the lead in the controversy led by Mrs. Deborah C. Weeks , presi dent of the Philadelphia Social Purity league. Mrs. L. S. Eastwood of South Dako advocated chloroforming idiots and this made the delegates laugh. Hottest for Years In Omaha , Omaha , Aug. 17. With the excep tion of a period of several days during July , 1901 , the temperature , as record Sunday and yesterday , is the high In the history of the local weather bureau. The record of deaths attrib uted to the excessive heat has reached , with many cases of prostration. ; From a minimum of 74 degrees at G o'clock a. m. the mercury reached the maximum ! for the day of 96 at 2 o'clock. There was some promise of showers for today. ATTENTION. Buffalo Bill's Wild West and Paw Bill's Far East show will exhibit Columbus on September 3. These two great shows form a com bination that you cannot well afford miss. You will see master horse of the east and west , together the re-enactment of exciting and historic scenes from the Orient and Occident. \ For Information relative to train service , etc. , call upon your local agent. agent.UNION UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD , "Tho Safe Road to Travel. "