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THE NOUl'OLK WKKKLY NEWb-JOUUNAl , FRIDAY NOVEMDK" 12 I Oil OFFICIAL ABSTRACT OF VOTE CAST IN MADISON COUNTY , NOVEMBER 2 , 1909 , A Costly Lottery. Washington Post : Twelve millions of dollars wore paid lo the railway for transportation In connection with the land lotlorios on the Flathead and Coour d'Aleno reservations this sum mer. This is the estimate of the president of the Great Northern rail- war , which got its share of Ihla huge aura , and President Hill says ho Is heartily ashamed of it. When Iho hotel bills and other expenses are taken into consideration , it will bo found that this sum Is almost doubled. That Is , It cost the people of the United States about $20,000,000 to op en a settlement a few hundred farms on the public domain. Of the host of prospective settlers , who wont west to Iho drawing , not ono in a thous- nnd stood any chance of gelling Iho covptcd farm from Uncle Sam , and jnany pf vtho8.o adventurers who failed to'draw the lucky number have found themselves stranded far from home and friends. Although the enormous crowd which poured Into the opening of the Flathead - head reservation shows lhat the land hunger is still keen and lhat the gambling Instinct is as much alive as when we buill churches by means of lotteries , the federal government falls to emerge from the situation with any .particular credit , Rather it has so ifflaltagCd the affair that $12,000,000 has boon unnecessarily transferred to the treasuries of various railroads as the principal fcenoflclrles of a clumsy and foolish system. It is not much better than the riotous rush with which the Oklahoma reservation was opened to settlement. Congress .should see to It thai when Ihe nexl reservations are opened the proper machinery is provided which will pre vent needless waste of time and money. A plan perfected" by an of ficial of the land office , which should solve the problem , probably will bo presented to congress at the next aesslon for legal sanction. It provides that lotlory enlrles may bo made by tnall lo Iho land office here , each application - plication to bo accompanied by n small deposit to show good faith , to gether with other safeguards. It Is a common sense solution of the prob lem , and If wo must have the lotlery ystom of land openings , It points the right way. MANUFACTURES SCHEDULE. Adoption of the Form for the Thir teenth Census. Washington , -Nov. 6. The general schedule which will be used in the federal census of manufactures for the calendar year 1909 has been for mulated , and aboul 700,000 printed copies have been ordered by Census Director E. Dana Durand. The schedule is in the form of a four-page folder , about 9x11 Vi Inches in size. It Is smaller and simpler than Iho ones upon which the 1900 and 1905 censuses of manufactures wore taken. It has leas than half as many spaces for entries as the earlier ones and seems llkoly lo Insure less labor and greater accuracy In the collection of the manufactures dala. There are In Iho general schedule , thirleen principal questions , with their subdivisions. This Is the same num- tier as In the general schedule for 1905. There are , however , important differ ences between the two schedules. Those comprise , In the 1909 schedule , the new questions authorized by congress - gross ; the ollmlnallon of former que ries lo which II Is Impossible lo ob tain approximately accurate replies ; and also the simplification of others by their separation or combination In other forms. Ono of the subdivisions of the ques tion relallng lo power employed for manufaclurlng purposes , calls for Iho name of Ihe stream or lake from which water Is obtained to generate power , whether dlrocl or oleclric. This Information mation will ho valuable In a census of the country's water power plants nnd operations , in case congress provides for it later. Another new question involves the quantity of fuel used , whether anthra cite coal , bituminous coal , coke , wood , oil , gas or other kind. This is expected - ed to elicit replies affording consid erable data on the fuel conservation question. The thirteen principal questions are , briefly : First , a description of the t ; second , time in opera- and hours worked ; third , capital ; tottrtb , eaUrled employes ; Jlfth , wage earners , including plec ( workers , on Ihe pay roll December 15 1909 ; slxlh , wage earners , Including piece workers , employed on Iho 1511 day of each month ; sevonlh , salary and wage paymenls ; eighth , malerlals mill supplies and fuel ; ninth , mlscolla noous expenses ; tenlh , producls ; elev enlh , power ; twelfth , fuel ; thirteenth remarks. The general schedule , beginning shortly after January 1 , 1910 , will be circulated among Ihe manufacturers Ihroughout the country by the special agents , of whom about 1,600 will bt appointed from the successful appli cants at the test examination , to be held November 3. Winnetoon News. Winnetoon , freb. , Nov. G. Mr. and Mrs. Seth Jones and Mr. and Mrs , George Thompson and children went to Nlobrara Friday In Mr. Jones' auto , Mr. and Mrs. Joe Meyers , H. W. Crandall and wife and Mrs. Charles Pearce enjoyed a pleasant ride to Crelghlon Thursday In Mr. Meyers' aulo. Mr. Meyers Is counly Ireas- urer-elecl. Charles Bongo Is pulling in some c > nient work around The Big store. Fred Sandoz from Verdlgre , was here Thursday. from Verdlgre , Neb. , was here Thurs day. day.J. J. B. Manthaser , who has been work ing In Ihe McGlll drug slore , relumed ' .o his home In Omaha , Neb. Miss Mary Malhern has accepted a loslllon in Ihe George A. Brooks store at Bazlle Mills , Neb The corn in this part of Nebrasur. Is certainly yielding fine. Every far mer Is husking a big crop. P. W. Ledyard went to Crofflon , Neb. , Friday. Mrs. Johnson and llllle daughter from Bloomfield , Neb. , are here visit ing at Ihe home of her son , Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Johnson. , P. C. Sandoz made a business triple lo Verdlgre Friday. A school play will be given In Ihe M. W. A. hall Saturday , November 13. Gates Wants Games. Neligh , Neb. , Nov. 6. Special to The News : The managers of tht Gateo academy football eleven are having serious trouble In securing games. Captain Taylor stales that two games had been nranged with Fremont and one with Wayne , but all have been cancelled for some un known cause. It Is the plan of Ihe academy team to play any eleven composed of high school , business col lege or academy teams within a rea sonable distance oMhls city. Games to be played in Neligh or the place ac cepting Ihe challenge. BANK ADVERTISING. F. W. Ellsworth of Chicago Before Cah ifornia Bankers' Association. "It is not long ago that the banks considered ll undignified lo solicit business in any way. Today Iho bank which has Ihe same conception of Ihe word , and refuses lo exorl llself tc secure customers , is either standing still or losing ground , with the chance * In favor of the \altor \ condition. "Undeniably , . . 'his 's ' true , whelhei all bankers are pleased with the changed conditions or not. Exertlor for now business may. indeed , become ovcroxertlon , and then Iho bank pays lee dear for its whistle. But legltl mate means of adding to a bank's buslnes by advertising or other pro per form of bidding for popular favoi can be defended upon many grounds "Is 11 boiler , for example , for re pulablo savings banks to advertise their facllilies for taking care of pee pie's money , reluming 11 when wanled with Interest , or to allow the saving ! of the Ihrlfly lo be hid away in Ihe ground , in Iho unused slove or ir various hiding places , to bo losl , sloler or deslroyed ? Should Iho banks ro fraln from advertising while everj gel-rlch-quick scheme under the sur Is trying to entire Iho people's monoj away from them ? Shall the huckol shop bo allowed to put forth Its glar Ing announcements while the banV or bond dealer with safe and uounc securities to sell keeps silent ? . "Those who do not favor bank ad vertlsing musl answer these questloni affirmatively but there are procloui few such banks in the country. "The bank , a beneflclont Institution in its competition for the publlo'i money , schemes Into conflict schemes of all kinds , ranging from Ihe hazardous and visionary lo Ihosc which arc swindles pure and simple , The promolers of Ihese dangerous and dlshonesl schemes do nol spare theli use of printers' ink. ll is Ihelr chief reliance. While Ihe banks cannel , and should not , go to the same length in advertising Ihelr business , Ihey can al least place before -Iho public In a clear , intelligible and allracllve form of inducemenl which Iho bank offers In Ihe way of safely and service. Th6n , If people lose or waste their money by putting it into foolish and reckless schemes , Iho banks will have at least offered them the choice. "The growing popularity of bank ing , the wonderful development of savings accounts In particular , Indi cate lhat the educational advertising which has been done by the banks of late has begun to bear solid fruit. " Gamble In Church Hall. Yankton , S. D. , Nov. D. Discoveries have been made here Implicating sev eral prominent young men here in the converting of church property Inlo a place of amusement where gambling , smoking and other vices were indulged In. The properly Ihus used was what It known as Guild hall , which Is lo cated on the premises adjacent to Christ church and is a part of the church property and is used for the holding of society meetings. It is un derstood that the church authorities have agreed to fit the hall up for the 1 young men to use In a reputable way If they desire , where they may have all the comforts of a properly man aged young men's club. INDIANS GET BEST LANDS. Sioux and Recently Opened Reserva tions Doomed to Extinction. LeBeau. S. D. , Nov. 5. With the opening of a few more tracls of reser- vallon land , 11 is believed Uncle Sam's famous land lollerles will pass inlo history. The lands lhal have been thrown open to setllement came into pos session of the Indians through trealles with the government and were set apart for their sole use. Thousands of acres were leased oul as callle ranges and even today vast tracls of land are used as paslures. One ranch alone leases about 1,000,000' acres directly across from LeBeau bul a large portion of Ibis will be given up when the nexl opening lakes place. The revenue from these leases Is paid lo Iho government for Ihe Indians , except In cases where a lease is made directly with an Indian , and most of Ihe ranches are now endeav oring to secure this kind of lease to offset the loss of lands lhat will be thrown open lo selllemenl. This arrangement has been satis factory to the Indian who now ap preciates Iho benefit he Is receiving as n ward of the government , but the Indian is no different from his white brolher. With the acquisition of wealth ho seeks greater riches and Ihey come lo him in no small measure through the opening to setllement of the reservallons. In Iho allotments prior to an opening Ihe Indians so led Ihe land Ihoy desire. Each head of a family is allowed a secllon , Ihe squjiw a half peclion , and every child a quarter section. They are permit- led to tnko any part of this land wherever they desire. Thus , most of the Indians take a few acres adjoining a'crook , where they place Iholr lepoo or shack , and select the 'remainder of Iho land in some olhor locallly. A large family can c'onlrol many quarters of land nnd as Ihey will nol cultivate it they are permltled lo lease It. Hundreds of those quarters will no doubt be leased by settlers In the Cheyenne and Standing Rock reserva llons next spring , and as Iho revenue will be grealor lhan lhal derived from Ihe ranches 11 will bo seen lhal Ihe days of the great ranges are about over. Bandits Wanted Only Booze. Sioux Falls , S. D , , Nov. 6. The modern hold-up man appears to bo so "flush" with money that ho now pre fers whisky to money , at least such was the case with three hold-up men who a few nights ago selected Nicholas las Birkol , a farmer living some miles from Blunt , as their victim. Dlrkcl was returning from Blunt when ho waa accosted by the throe men , ono of whom boarded hU wacon and at the point of a gun compelled him to hal hlu horses. As Birkol inul on tt lout of 3t00 ! pounds of coal ho had in chance of whipping up his horses . ! iu Pinking a run for It. To the aurprls * of the farmer , the highwaymen calm ly Informed him that they didn't \\-\n his money or his life , bul lhal they da waul whatever liquor he had with him Blrkel produced a pint bottle of beer which the men took. After satisfying themselves thai no moio liquor wat concealed In the wagon or In Blrkel't pockets they disappeared. PUBLIC LAND IN AMERICA. A Vast Domain , Most of Which Is Unfll for Cultivation. Seven hundred and fifty million acres seems like an enormous quail' ' tlty of land , and It Is. It Is really more than the human mind can up predate. But much of this land Is of a character that absolutely utv Ills 11 for human habitation , as ll la In the desert and far away from any water supply , while other portions arc mountainous and Incapable of cultiva tion. A groal parl of this land lies In Alaska , and the agrlcullural pos sibilities of this region have yet to be accurately determined. What lit- tie Is known about it , however , would seem to preclude any hope of Its ever becoming a great agricultural region , but Its mineral riches are Incalculable , and so far have only been scratched. The following table gives the states and territories , with the amount ol land which each contains still open lo the public : Stale or Torrllory. No. Acres , Alabama 129,713 Alaska 368,021.505 Arizona 42,769,202 Arkansas 1,061,18(1 ( California 29.872.49S Colorado 23,696,697 Florida 414,942 Idaho 26,785,002 Kansas 171.44C Louisiana 116,248 Michigan 135,551 Minnesota 1,788.705 Mississippi 42,791 Missouri 27.48C Montana 46,532,440 , Nebraska 3,074,658 Nevada 61,177,050 New Mexico . . . 44,777,905 North Dakola 2,332,150 Oklahoma 86,339 Oregon 16,957,913 Soulh Dakola . " 6,561,295 Ulan 36,578,998 Washington 4,635,001 Wisconsin 13.280 Wyoming 37,145,302 Total 754,895,296 Madison Jury Trials. Following Is the order of jury Irlals scheduled for district court at Madi son next week : Monday C. M. Thompson vs. P. G. Cooper , et al. ; stale vs. Orville Kin- caid. Tuesday Firsl Nallonal bank vs. C. W. Sprout ; O. Oleson vs. U. Ole- son ; W. Reed vs. Farmers Grain & Live Stock Co. Wednesday First National bank vs. Carl Teske , In mailer of John Boehne eslale ; Burr Tafl vs. Andrew Nerd ; slale vs. E. Moohnerl ; slalo vs. Emery Bonney. Thursday Slale vs. Peler Unruh ; stale vs. Charles Knapp ; slale vs. Chrislian Lenser ; Frankie Craig vs. George Benedict ; Samuel Messerll vs. W. A. Emery ; Anna Lovelace vs. John Krbel. Friday Frpd Kaul vs. Carl Teske ; Martha Dlllberner vs. Carl Teske ; Claim of S. T. Napper vs. Madison counly ; James Nichols vs. Joseph Mo ses ; Oscar A. Rlchey vs. J. W. Ran som , et al. ; Charles Currier vs. Setly Schmldeke , et al. Divorce Mill at Madison. Madison , Neb. , Nov. 5. Special to The News : Judge Welch's divorce mill In district court ground out a big batch of business. Mrs. Mary Tomke gets a divorce from her husband. Frank , and custody of the children. Tomke recenlly came home , near Bailie Creek , In a drunken condilion and , threatening to kill his family , was so enraged when they fled lhal he slashed up his horses. Neighbors wore so furious that ho left Ihe counlry , promising never lo re- lurn. lurn.Mrs. . Irene Slmpklns gels a divorce from her husband , Ernesl , and reslora- lion of her maiden name. Ho pays Iho cosls. Mabel R. Pelers gets n divorce from her husband , James B. Pelers , and cus- lody of her child. Ho pays Ihe cosls and $10 a month for the child's sup port Sophia Bellenger gels a divorce from her husband , Edward Bellenger , and reslorallon of her maiden name. The Rasmus Nielsen case Is contin ued. Mrs. Nlolson's application for temporary alimony and suit money was granted. He pays $250 for suit money and $20 a month for her sup port Illl further orders. The Moollch case Is conllnued. Mrs. Moollch's pellllon for sull money nnd alimony was sustained , the husband being required lo pay $125 suit money and alimony on order of the court. The divorce case of Mrs. Kurock against George Kurock was dismissed , as plaintiff had left Iho slate and failed to appear. The case of A. F. Clark against his wife , now in the Insane asylum al Nor folk , was conlinued. She Is flghllng Iho case. James Nichols was appoint ed guardian ad lllom for the defen dant. Boy Killed at Madison. Madison , Neb. , Nov. 6. Special to The News : A fatal accident happened to Clarence , the 10-year-old son of August Wolfgram of this city about 6 o'clock Jast evening. Ho fell from a load of gravel , striking on his head , death resulting almost instantly from a fracture of the skull. The boy , ac companied by a younger brother , was his father's team from the depot up town nnd following close a tor another load of gravel driven b Mr. Wolfgram himself , nnd In an o fort to urge the horses , leaned ovc the front end of the wagon , lost hi balance and foil with the above rosul The unfortunate lad was carried hit the homo of Ed Reeves , but life ha lied before the grief stricken fathc rcall/cd fully how It happened. Unruh Wants Continuance. .Judge Foster , attorney for Peter Ui mil. charged with forgery , ( lied n me lion for a continuance of the cas until the spring term of court , on lh < ground of the absence of several mn terinl wltncsFOs. The court will con sldor tlp : motion today. The cnce of Edwin P. Wenthcrb : agalimt Herman Oerei-ko , el al. , am familiarly known as "Wealherby vt the world , " wherein action Is brotigh ajralnst the stockholders of the Alcom Hot Spilngs company to recover HOV oral judgments lodged against salt contpnny. occupied most of the day Judge Barnes of Lincoln , James C Stltt of Norfolk , Joseph H. Mills am Henry f. Smith of Falls City wen among the witnesses examined. M D. Tyler. assUled by Carl C. Wrlgh ard W. P. Thomas of Omaha , are tin attorneys for the defense , and Wllllan V. Allen for the prosecution. The cas ( promises to bo ! nterp tlng from a lega point of view , as there are tnvolvcc many line legal propositions. John F. Straube , blacksmith of thli city , was arrested several days ago ot complaint of his brolher-ln-law , Alben L. Stevens-and brought before UK insanity commissioners as a dlpsoma niac and was declared by the board m a lit subject for custody , detention am Irentment as such , and was so sen tenced. Yesterday , Mm. V. Allen , hit atlorney , caused a wrll of habeas cor pus to be served , but as yet Slraubt Is sllll In Ihe cuslody of Ihe sheriff He tiled n supplemental pellllon al lacking Ihe conslllullonallly of Ihe law llself , assailing 11 In several par liculars. Antelope County. Nellgh , Neo. , Nov. 6. Special Ic The News : Unofficial relurns of 1 townships out of 26 In Antelope counly on Ihe head of Iho llckel give Dean 1,019 , Good 989 , Sullivan 1,009 , Barnes 1,168 , Fnwcell 1,096 , Sedgwick 1,118. Owing lo Ihe delay in Ihe elecllon officials of Verdlgre and Stanton lownshlps In bringing In the returns , Iho official canvas has nol yel slarl- ed , and In all probabllily will not be gin until sometime loday. This la certain as the law slales lhal Ihe bal lots must be In the hands of the counly clerk four days after election , From all appearances Ihese officials In Ihe Iwo mentioned townships are tak ing Ihe law as 11 reads. FRIDAY FACTS. L. B. Nicola Is back rrom Tierce. M. C. Hazen relumed from Madison , C. S. Hayes wenl lo Wlsner on busi ness. John King went lo Dloomileld on business. Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Davenport went to Omaha. Woods Cones of Pierce was In the city Thursday. Attorney Andrew Olson of Wlsner was In the city. N. S. Westrope of Plalnvlew was In the city on business. Judge Powers and Jack Koenigsleln have relumed from Madison. C. W. McMaslers returned from n business trip at Sioux City. H. F. Barnhart , who has been atlend- Ing court al Madison , has relumed. Herman Rakow of Page was In Ihe cily vlsiling with A. W. Finkhouse. J. C. Nelson , superintendent of Ihe Western Union , returned lo Omaha. Miss Mi'rthn Winter and Miss Agnea Zutz wenl lo Hosklns lo vlsll with rel atives. Mrs. Fred Sheer and daughter , Mrs , August Kirth , were hero calling on friends. Miss Martha Pilger and Miss Viola Pilger of Stanton were in the clly visit ing friends. Miss Buford Rees and Miss Mildred Roes have gone to Crelo to visit with their sister , Miss Maude Rees of Ihe Doane college , during the short vaca tion. tion.O. O. B. Buckingham , manager of the Neligh livery , and M. C. Remington , also of Nellgh , arrived here from Omaha Friday morning enrouto lo Ne llgh. The Iwo genllemen made Ihe Irlp in nn aulomoblle. Born , lo Mr , and Mrs. H. A. Haley , a daughter. James Thomas of the posloffice force Is on Iho sick list. B. T. Reid expects 10 go to his ranch for a two weeks' visit. 13. J. Schoregge Is moving into his new residence on Madison avenue. Miss Fair will give a party at her homo this evening in honor of her Sunday school class in the Melhodlst church. Connecllons for Iho Main slreel sew er have arrived and Iho work of layIng - Ing Ihe llle Is progressing rapidly , The diggers have almost finished dig ging west of the railroad tracks tc Seventh slreol. F. G. Coryell , who was Injured In an automobile accident last Saturday , la again at his desk. Mr. Coryell's knee was Injured when an automobile In which he was riding struck a bridge near the Junction. Depuly Dillon of Iho A. O. U. W. wants names of probable candidates , Members of Norfolk lodge , No. 97 , arc requested to send names lo him at once In care of the Pacific hotel. Choir practice was hold Thursday evening at the St. Paul's Lutheran church. The choir , which consists of many prominent Germans of Norfolk , Is preparing for a grand concert which they will give at St. Paul's school soon after Christmas. The Christmas pro gram at the church is being prepared and will bo ono of the best over given. Soliciting committees from the Wo- Received Highest Award World's Pure Food Exposition Chicago , November , 1907 What does this mean ? It means that ( Mnmrt lus set a nrw Standard in RikiiiR l'o\\dr ihc stait'lud ' of the World. Oecniue this award .vas civcn to C.ilumet after tlioroiiRli tests and experiments , overall other hakint ; powders. It means tliat Calumet is the best baking powder in every paitii'iil.ir in the world. And this ine.ins that Calumet produces the best , most delicious , lightest , and purest baking of all bikinjj powders. Doesn't tli.it mean everything to you ? man's club are now making the rntinili of the city and will call on ovorybodj in town to buy season tickets for the tectuie course , prollts from which wll be turned Into the city library fund. Several bids have been received bj the executive committee of the Y. M C. A. for sites for the new bnlldltiR Manj * of the donors and those Interested osted In the new movement believe : he best .site . for the building would be the corner south of the postolllce while others think two blocks eltbei eaht or west of the Citizens Natlona bank corner would be n suitable site B. J. Townley , former manager ol : he Western Union telegraph ofllce ol Enterprise , Kan. , Is In the city taking over the local olllce , of which ho will become manager , suceedlng Paule * Paull , who has been here for a num ber of years. J. C. Nelson , suporlnten dent of the company , was here yester day checking up the office , and regrets grets losing Mr. Paull , who , he says Is a valuable man In his capacity. Mr , and Mrs. Paull go to Sioux City Sun day morning , where Mr. Paull will be employed by the same company In the main office. Professor Hess Elliott of the Colum bus high school arrived at noon will : fifteen football players of the second team from that school. The game be tween the second teams of Norfolk nnd Columbus Is scheduled to start or the local gridiron at 3 o'clock. A hard fought battle will be contested. The Columbus team believe they will make a good showing today , while the Nor folk players think they will be the victors. Following Is the lineup ol the Columbus team : H. Colton , left half ; A. Viorgutz , left end ; .1. Dancock , right half ; Carl Rhode , fullback ; J , Comer , center ; II. Geecher , quarter back ; R. Taylor , left guard ; C. Dal lou , right guard ; E. Westbrook , left tackle ; J. Hensley , right tackle ; R , Ernst , right end. Substitutes : P. Rec tor , II. Whaley , R. Westbrook , E , Miesler. When the fire department meets Wednesday evening at the city hall next week , the re-organlzatlon of the Junction fire company will probably be the feature. According to one of the fire department officials , the Junction company's books are demoralized and they have no by-laws to work under. When a special meeting was called recently a personal letter was sent to each member of the Junction company with the result that not one member was present at the meeting , which was held for the purpose of aiding the Junction and West Side companies in bringing the by-laws before each mem ber. The West Side responded to the call and are now drawing up a new set of by-laws and have paved the way to making that company one of the best In the city. The Junction com pany , however , it is said , have no way of tolling which member is an active member of the department. This has already resulted in inactive members uettlng exempt papers from serving on juries and from poll tax. A special meeting of the officers will probably be called shortly and this matter will very likely bo discussed and arrange ments for some systematic lire com pany at the Junction bo made. Mrs. R. P. Johnson arrived home from Lincoln last evening , where she has been In the hospital for the past five or six wqeks. * Otis Weekes of Enola spent the past week with friends at the Junc tion. Miss Catheryn Logan returned to her homo at Chadron last evening. Miss Lois Walters passed through the Junction yesterday noon on her way home to AInsworth from lilncoln , where she had been visiting. Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Schaffer arrived home from Iowa last evening , whore they have been on a month's visit with friends. Warren Woodbury arrived home from Chicago yesterday , where ho had been to take an examination for a po sition as engineer. George Sears arrived home from Cody , whore ho had been hunting. While there he bagged forty-two nice ducks. Miss Inez Wilson of Hosklns Is spending a few days with her brother , J. T. Wilson and family , southeast of the Junction. Miss Elflln Hill of Hastings Is vis- Ulng for a few days with friends. Among the day's out-of-town visit ors In Norfolk were : John II. Hard- Ing , Meadow Grove ; John Hlmelhan , Crofton ; Ernest Hughes , Witten ; F. C. Morris , Madison ; J. M. Haupland and wife , Bristow ; Milton K. Cox , Fair fax ; William L. Schneider , Dallas ; F. W. Colgrovo , Meadow Grove ; Mrs. W. Maynard , Dallas ; W. W. Ahleno , Plalnvlow ; M. C. Remington , Nellgh ; O. D. Buckingham , Nellgh ; C. H. Tor- pin , Oakdaloj Mildred Torpln , Oak- dale ; Mrs. Fred H. Davis , Madison ; C L. Fair , Untile- Crook ; Mrs. E. A Rlnkaid , Plalnviow ; Nick Key , Dallas. V.'llllam Addlngton , Nlobrara ; A. K Dowolf , Dallas ; Mr. and Mra. J. n. DcmilKon , Dallas ; ( Jcorgc Whitney and wife , Tilden ; B. H. Allison. Dallnn. J. O. Dunbar , Herrlck ; F. W. Hath man , Dallas. Will Not Try Bert O'Banlon. The authorities gf Custor county , H. D. , have decided to move the dismis sal of Ihe case against A. P. O'Uanlon , formerly of Norfolk and now a prom inent Custer county ranchman , who last winter wan arrested on the charge of being "responsible for the death of his nephew , Eddie Davis , a moro boy , who losl his life by being ihrown un der n load of logs when the * wagon on which ho was riding was overturned. The case was called for trial In the state circuit court of Ctistor county a few days ago , and an effort was tnado by the attorneys for the defendant to secure a change of venue , on the ground that a prejudice agalnat the defendant existed throughout Cuutor county. The motion was donlod , but aflor twenty-four prospective jurymen had been examined , coming'from all parts of the counly , nnd out of lhat number only one could bo found who had not formed or expressed an opin ion about the case , the court decided that the motion for the change of venue would be granted , and the caao , was ordered transferred lo the circuit , court of Meade county. ! Now , however , the CtiHtor counly authorities have decided to push the case no further , and accordingly it will be dismissed and O'Uanlon'H \ bondsmen released. The case has at- \ traded wide attention In western > J South Dakota during the many months it has been pending. A. P. O'Danton , better known in Nor folk as Uert O'Onnion , was a son of John O'Banlon , chief of police In Nor folk twenty years ago. Bert O'Banlon for several years was an attendant at. the Norfolk Insane hospital , later go ing to South Dakota lo lake up a claim. "Johnny Jones" Is a Good Show. Norfolk will see a rattling good show next Friday night when "Lilllo Johnny Jones" comes lo town. It will bo the firsl big musical com edy of the year , and tho- fact that it has already made a great reputation should insure for It a packed house in this town where high grade musical comedy always does make a big lilt. No musical play presented last sea son enjoyed such phenomenal prosper ity , it having played eight different times In New York city during Iho season , covering a period of six : months. It was also seen for two weeks in Boston , four months in Chicago cage , four weeks in Philadelphia , and all the other principal cities. "Llttlo Johnny Jones" was written by George M. Cohan , who also composed the mu sic and has personally staged the pres ent production. Probably no writer of musical comedy has had so many dls- lincl successes as Mr. Cohan , "Forly- flvo Minnies From Broadway , " "George Washington , jr. , " "Humiing for Office" and "The Governor's Son , " which have attained greal popularity , being the work of his pen. "Littlo Johnny Jones" Is conceded Iho b'oat work that Mr. Cohan has yet offered the public. It has a pretly and Inlor- esling slory concerning Ihe advenlures of an American jockey who goes to England to win fame and fortune on the English turf. There Is n plot which holds the attention of the audi ence from first to last , which the ac- llon of Ihe play is Inlerrupted by some lively and very tuneful mimic during the three acts , and each one of the songs attained a very wide popularlly lasl season. The production thai will be seen hero Is very largo and com plete , embracing Ihreo mammolh slago sellings showing oxlerlor of ll.o IIoloI Cecil In London , the sleamshlp pier at Southampton , with the departure or nn ocean liner , an Illuminated sleamor al sea , and a Ktrcct scene in the Chi nese quarter of San Francisco. The company lhal will present "Lilllo Johnny Jones" In this city conUilim fifly people and embraces In Us cast of principals many slago favorites. The chorus is promised as vorjr largo and proficient. As "Lltllo Johnny Jones" will doublloBB provo ono of the big events of our local theatrical sea son , n crowded IIOUBO Is assured in advance. Seats go on sale Thursday. Mail orders reserved now. Prices GOc to $1.50. Is your ad In that part of the paper which a person looking for a room , or a boarding place would be aura to read ? Try The Nowo want-ad columa * ' t