Nebraska Newspapers

    THKNOHFOlik WELKIN NEWS-Jl'URVAl 1 ttDECIiMlIU \ \ > 10 UiO ! )
"O'LEARY COW DIDN'T DO IT. "
Green Hay In a Mow Set Chicago on
Fire , n Son of the O'Lenrys Says.
Now York , Dec. G , Renewed attacks
were Hindu on tlio theory Hint Mrs.
O'Lonry'H cow kicked over tlio lamp
ami HO caused tlio great Chicago flro
of 1871. The BOH of Mrs. O'Lcary ,
JnniOH O'Loary , ilciileil the Btory fol
lowing "ii announcement from the Chicago
cage pultilt that the cow had kicked
ever the lamp when two youths tried
to milk her to Ret milk for punches.
O'Loary Halt ! the llro wan caused by
spontaneous combustion In the hay
loft. A load of green hay had heon
put In a few days hoforo. The COWH ,
ho said , were kept underneath the hay
loft. "It wan Sunday night , I wont
to bed before 8 o'clock , " said O'Leary. '
"I had not got to Bleep yet when I
hoard the dromon shouting In front of
the IIOIIRO and wo all got out. The
llrat wo know about the cow and the
lamp was when wo road about It.
Fnthor and mother died Bad at heart
ever that world-strewn fake. "
WON'T TAX BOND INTEREST.
Exemption of Federal Paper Decided
Upon by Treasury Department.
Washington , Doc. G. The treasury
department has decided that in deter
mining what Is "net Incomo" under
the corporation tax section of the now
tariff law , a deduction will bo allowed
on money received as Interest on Unit
ed States bonds. This exemption Is not
provided In the law Itself , and the
question of whether It was a proper
ono arose only a few days ago. After
careful consideration It was decided
that , as United States bonds are ex
empt from taxation by law , it would
not bo proper to tax the Income on
such bonds.
TO OUST MAYOR JIM.
Governor Shallenberger to Hear the
Charges.
Lincoln , Dec. G. Governor Shallen
berger , after pondering since Novcm
bor 9 , has cited Mayor James Dahl
man and the ether members of the
Omaha fire and police commission tc
appear before him December 11 at 1C
a. m. , and show cause why Attornej
General W. T. Thompson should not
bo directed to begin ouster proceed
Ings In the supreme court under the
Sackott law to remove them from of
flco on the charge of non-enforcemeiii
of law , particularly the enforcement
of laws against gambling and the llle
gal sale of Intoxicating Hcmors. Mayoi
Jim is an avowed candidate for governor
ornor next year and maybe Govornoi
Shallonberger will be a candidate foi
the same office If ho Is not a candidate
for United States senator.
HOG CHQLERA NEVER SO BAD.
Scourge Is Costing Kansas Farmer
Millions , C. E. Sutton Says.
Kansas City , Mo. , Dec. G. The ho ;
cholera epidemic In Kansas Is a mucl
more virulent form of the disease thai
ever before has boon found In th
state , according to C. E. Sutton c
Lawrence. Mr. Sutton is president c
the Kansas board of agriculture , ' an
Is one of the largest hog raisers I
the state.
"Kansas has had some bad choler
years , " Mr. Sutton said , "but none c
thorn has been so deadly as the las
two. I > ast year I lost 137 hogs froi
my herd , while over the entire stat
i , * the loss must have totaled $2,000,00
KM * V nt the least estimate.
"Tho cholera this year is much mot
virulent than wo ever have oxpor
enccd. It takes the hogs suddenly an
they dlo In a few hours. I have see
them walk up to the trough to ej
and fall ever dead. One neighbor wti
looking at his herd just before ho wei
to bed and remarked what a fine , boa
thy lot of hogs ho had. When he cam
out to feed them In the morning 1 ;
found fifteen dead.
"I do not know Just what relief en
bo oxpcctetl from the government , bi
the farmers of Kansas will watch ai :
experiments made with great interest
Recently a successful test of ant
bog cholera serum was made at tl
stock yards. A report was submlttc
to the department of agriculture , u
dor whoso surveillance the test w :
made , but no bulletin has boon Issue
by the government and no effort matte
to make the serum available to fan
ors.
LOVE CAME LATE IN LIFE.
New York Society Surprised by a Coi
ing Marriage.
Now York , Dec. G. Into the o
fashioned , simple llfo of Miss Louli
Ewon , member of an old Now Yoi
family now extinct except for thn
muidon ladies sisters who still be
the name , a romance has come. H
llfty years have boon spent In tl
well ordered regularity that bolon
to another generation and she has ;
ways dcvoced horsojf and her weal
BO wholly to her charities that h
friends tan scarcely credit the rope
that she Is to bo married.
Baron Boto von Koenltz , a youi
Gorman who has been In tins count
n few years. Is ment'lonod as the pn
pectlve bridegroom , but if the. we
( ling takes place It will be over t
protobts of Miss Ewen's sisters , w
are much disturbed at the rovolutl <
pending in the faintly ponce that h
endured for more than half a ccntni
They do not know the baron wi
enough , they say , to welcome him In
their homo circle and they have lieu
V stotles that le.ul them to believe he
seeking a fortune rather than a brii
MILLION DOLLARS LOST.
Government Expects to Unmask N
bray Gang In Iowa Trials.
Do ? Mollies , Doc G When tjie cas
of James C. Mnbray and several sec
of bis associates are taken up for tr
this week the public will learn for the
first tlmo the full details of a colossal
scheme to separate the unwary from
their money.
For more than a year some of the
shrewdest men of the United States
secret Borvlco have been engaged In
gathering evidence against the Ma-
bray band. Their Investigations have
extended to every section of the Unit
ed States and to Canada and Alaska.
At Condi Bluffs last September the
United States grand jury Indicted
James C. Mabray and eighty-four as
sociates on a charge of conspiring to
defraud through the use of the malls.
Several of those Indicted are In jail
here awaiting trial. Some of the ac
cused have never been located by the
authorities , while a few others have
been successful in fighting extradition.
Wrestlers , pugilists , turfmen and other
sporting moil have beau involved.
Others of the band are declared to bo
well known criminals with long
records.
Although specific amounts were not
mentioned In the Indictments , It Is
said that the amounts lost by the al
leged victims of Mabray and his as
sociates will exceed a million dollars.
The sums lost run from $1.500 to $30-
000 , the later sum having been placed
on a fake horse race , according to the
evidence nt hand , by a Missouri bank
er.
Victims In eighteen states , the ter
ritory of Alaska , and the dominion of
Canada are named In the Indictments ,
Indicating the wide range of territory
over which the band piled their voca
tion. As a basis of operation , the cit
ies of Little Rock , St. Louis , Seattle ,
Now Orleans , Denver. Council Bluffs.
Burlington and Davenport , to which
places victims were taken by "steer-
ors. "
TO MAKE CHICAGO DRY.
A Big Anti-Saloon Campaign Begins
This Week.
Chicago , Dec. G. The opening ef
forts In the campaign to make Chicago
'dry" through a local option vote at
'ho ' April election will be begun this
week. The saloon question will be
brought to the front as an exceedingly
live Issue , and n number of noted
speakers have boon engaged to ham
mer the temperance doctrine Into the
minds of Chicago voters.
Twenty mass meetings in various
parts of the city , with ox-Governor J
Frank Ilanly of Indiana ahd Seaborr
Wright , for twenty-live years active
in the Georgia legislature , as the prln
clpal speakers , have boon arranged foi
the week.
James K. Shields , superintendent o
the Illinois Anti-Saloon league , who Is
nt the head of the movement to place
the saloon question on the ballot nex
spring , announced today that "no-11
censo" petitions have been put int (
the hands of 500 workers , who will devote
vote their spare moments between nov
5
and February 1 to getting signatures
Mr. Shields Is certain that the re
quired 60,000 signatures will be ob
1
talned and that , for the first time li
1
the history of the city , the prohtbltloi
0 forces will be able to force a vote 01
whether or not Chicago shall have sa
loons.
The petition must be filed with tin
election commissioners by Februar ;
1. If the temperance workers achievi
their goal February and March wll
' witness one of the most bitter contest
ever the saloon on record. The salooi
men say It is the height of absurdlt ;
to say that Chicago will ever bo vote
0 i dry , but with the uncertainty duo t
I the fact that the proposition has neve
0 been placed before the electors the
do not Intend to take any chances.
The United Societies for Local Sel
Government already is planning a si
rles of mass meetings in differcr
parts of the city to defeat the no-1
cense movement.
Would Beat Railroad.
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Sioux Falls. S. D. . Dec. G. Th
region near Bancroft was the scon
of an exciting chase , the pursued hi
' , " ! Ing a native of the "show me" stati
> i while the pursuers were Station Agei
Engel of Bancroft , and a number c
his friends. The Mlssourlan had juni ]
[ 0
ed a freight bill and after taking
(
n. i passenger train to make his way 01
' of the country , was pursued for
ls
, (1 number of miles by the station agoi
ami his friends , who had tmpresse
I
tl _ . a hand car Into service In the effort 1
overtake the tlcolng man.
Tlio Mlssourlan arrived at Bancro
a few days ago with a carload <
apples. Befoyq paying the frelgl
charges , which amounted to $180 , 1 :
broke the seal of the car and cor
monccd Felling the apples from tl
Id track. ' From day to day ho promise
; u the station agent ho would pay tl
k freight charges. When the appit
> o were nearly all sold the Missouri ! ) 1
ir promised the station agent ho won !
ar pay the amount duo the next da
10 That evening ho sifoaked aboard
is west bound passenger train. His d
\ \ . parture was soon disco voiod ami tl
th station agent and his friends start *
Br In pursuit on the hand car. .
i-t Falling to overtake the passenKi
train they pent word ahead to Hurt
IK to urrost the fugitive , but before tl
ry police could search the train afti
. Us arrival at Huron the Mlssouvlt
)8. )
, , j. had made connections with the soui
llo bound train and was on bis way
[ 10 bis homo. U ho can * bo located bo mi
ln be put to the expense of being broug
back to South Dakota to stand trial (
rts
. . . the charge of defrauding the rallwi
jjj company.
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to -
rl , Madison County Deputies Named.
ls Madison. Neb. . Doc. ( i. Special
I0 The News : County Clerk-elect S.
McFarland , after careful conslderatlo
1 has tendered the deputy clerkship
1 S. C. Blackmail , who has accepted tl
la- position and will take up bis duties
such at the commencement of tl
cs ofllclal ycijr ,
ire S. C Blackmail is tl'o f-onlor edit
lal of the Chronicle and secretary of tl
republican county central committee.
He Is well known and highly respected
throughout the county , enjoys the un-
quullllcd confidence of business turin
and , In every way , Is competent and
worthy of the trust which cnmo to him
unsolicited.
It Is unquestionably Mr. McFarland's
right and privilege to select for his
assistants the persons whom ho per
sonally desires to have associated with
him so Intimately In the administra
tion of the olllco , Inasmuch as he Is
chargeable with responsibility of their
acts ; but In the selection of Mr. Black
mail for his deputy , Mr. McFnrland Is
to bo complimented upon his good
Judgment and wisdom , and ho can rest
assured that this , his first ofllclal net ,
will have the approval of the people.
William Harding , the present effi
cient copyist , so far as is known , will
continue to attend to this part of the
office work under Mr. McFarland.
Monroe Smith , brother of Sheriff-
elect C. S. Smith , and equally as well
known ever the county , will qualify as
deputy sheriff.
W. L. Darlington will remain In the
office of County Treasurer Peterson as
deputy.
WARD BUYS ABSTRACT BUSINESS
Purchases the Books and Business of
County Attorney Nichols.
Madison , Nob. , Dec. G. Special to
The News : A. 13. Ward has purchased
the abstract business , books and fix
tures of County Attorney James Nich
ols and took possession of the same
Saturday. Mr. Ward Is an experienced
abstractor , has filed with County Judge
Bates a surety company's bond In the
sum of $10,000 , and will do vote him
self exclusively to this business and Is
prepared to give prompt attention to
all calls of this character. Ills odlce
Is In the Douglas block , ono door east
of James Nichols' law office.
County Attorney Nichols transacted
legal business today at Schuylor.
HE WANTED NO GEISHA GIRLS.
When Lord Kitchener Visited Toklc
There Were No Dances.
Victoria , B. C. , Dec. G. By order ol
the Japanese government geisha glrU
were barred at entertainments giver
recently In Toklo in honor of Field
Marshal Lord Kitchener , out of deference
enco to the marshal's reputed dislike
for women. This was the Inforniatlor
brought here today by persons or
board the steamship Bellorophon , jusl
In from Oriental ports. At the entertainment
tainmont given at the Tokio municipal
ity geisha girls were replaced by mor
in ancient armor carrying weapons
used In mediaeval days , while the wait
resses at the Maple club were replacei
by men.
Boiler Explosion Kills.
Kansas City , Dec. G. Two men were
"killed and four others were injurei
following the explosion of a boiler ii
the basement of a six-story building a
910 Broadway In the wholesale dlstrlc
hero shortly before noon today.
TJie , dead ;
James tfoloy , steamflttur.
James Cox , driver.
Fatally Injured :
Andrew Meyers , plumbur.
A negro janitor and two other work
men were seriously but not fatally Ir
jurcd.
Ono of the men killed was an es
pressman passing by on his wagon a
the tlmo of the explosion. The otho
victims and Injured were artisans err
ployed in remodeling the first an
second floors of the building.
The two lower floors , which are vi
cant , collapsed. The building abov
the second floor was not seriously dan
aged. No person In the upper storie
was hurt.
Tilden Man Wins Prizes.
Omaha , Dec. 0. Special to Th
News : R. W. Hopkins , a Madiso
county , Neb. , farmer , living near Tie
0
don , has won two prizes In the natloi
o
al corn show. He won prize No.
for the sample peck of black oati
known In premium list as No. 11 !
class G-12. The prize is worth $5. II
> f
also won prize No. 3 for a peck of oat
other than black or white. This priz
' , Is a feed mill , worth $4. It Is premiui
*
No. 113 , class G-12.
Elks' Memorial Service.
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Jack Koenlgstoln , exalted ruler (
Q
the Norfolk Elks , presided at the m
mortal services in honor of the d
ceased Elks , which were hold at tli
. ledge looms Sunday afternoon. Appr
prlate remarks were made on the HI
of Ira G. Westervelt , who died Januai
21 this year.
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The regular ritualistic services ai
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hold by the Elks tlio first Sunday <
every December throughout the Unl
'h
' ed States. A largo number of met :
bors woio present at this meeting Su
day. The secretary read the followin
names of the deceased members :
Allen C. Powell. U Rosenthal. J. V
° '
Parker. G. A. Lulkart , D. M. Owe
r.eorgo OffcnbauRor , Otto F. Tapper
! U R. L. Braasch. Thos. M. Ryan , Chn
D. Jenkins , Win. M. Robertson , C. V
3r liraasch , B. W. Woolvorton. Chas. ,
m Madron , Samuel Wilder , B. HI. Smlt
10 William A. Smith. Ira Q. Wostorvol
ar
til
If thoro's n spcoclal advantage
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| you In "buying It now. the odsr wl
"J tell yon wliy.
ut A persistent want ndvorMsor can n
) n compllsh his purpose If It's a ronso
able ono almost tn\'arlnbly.
It pays to advertise In The Nov
wnnt-nd columns.
BELMONT HAUNTS STAGE DOOR
to
lie A Mysterious Visit of the Mlllionai
as to Chicago.
lie Chicago Dec. G. Unheralded , i
most unnoticed , except by hotel clor :
or who were ordered to recracy rogardll
ho I Is movements , Augmt Belmont , tl
Now York financier , slipped Into Chicago
cage Sunday night and loft yesterday
almost as quietly as he came.
Mystery characterized every action ,
Chlcagoans , however , are wondering
If the presence here of Miss Eleanor
Robson , known to all play world and
just closing a successful run at the
Grand in "Tho Dawn of n Tomorrow , "
was not responsible for the visit.
The fact that Miss Robson has been
reported engaged to bo mrarled to
Mr. Belmont and the further 'fact that
a number of times she has boon his
guest nt his own homo , Is taken as
supporting evidence.
Mr. Belmont left the city before it
was generally known ho was horo.
Whether ho saw Miss Robson Is not
known , and Miss Robson declines to
tell. She also declines to answer any
questions bearing upon her reported
engagement to Mr. IJolmont.
PURSUED A CHILD IN MOTORS.
Father and Grandmother Fought for a
7-Year-Old Heiress In Chicago.
Chicago , Dec. G. A wild race about
Chicago In motor cars by deputy sher
iffs In search of a 7-year-old girl heir
ess and her father , Into whoso cus-
l tody the child was given by a circuit
court Judge , was won in the end by
the fleeing father and daughter , who
are thought to be now on their way
to the father's homo in the east.
| This Incident marked the latest do-
i velopmonts In a legal fight for the pos
session of Kathryn A. Good , daughter
of Henry F. Good of Lock Haven , Pa.
The mother of the girl , Mrs. Annie
Hoxle Good , who was divorced from
her husband several months ago , was
killed In a motor car accident near
Buffalo , N. Y. , September 15. At the
tlmo of Mrs. Good's death the child's
I grandmother , Mrs. John R. Iloxie , of
i this city , was made the guardian of the
' girl's estate , which Is valued at about
$400,000.
No sooner bad the girl been given
Into her father's care than the grand
mother obtained from Judge Wlndes
of the circuit court a writ enjoining
Good from taking the child out of Illi
nois. Services of deputy marshals
were obtained by the grandmother in
order to servo the papers on Good ,
but after the deputies had raced from
ono hotel and railroad station to an
other without finding him they wore
compelled to admit their defeat.
"FISTS" OF PRESIDENTS.
A New York Man Has Autographs
From Washington to Roosevelt.
New York , Dec. G. A full set of
autographs of the presidents of the
United States , from Washington tc
Roosevelt , has been purchased by a
New York collector. All of the autographs -
graphs are on letters with the cxcep
tlon of those of Hayes and McKlnley
who are represented- manuscripts
of addresses delivered by them. The
price paid for the autographs wae
$930.
KEEPS WATCH AT THE TOMB.
Harriman's Grave Is Under- the Eye
of a Watchman.
Now York , Dec. G. "I reckon Mr
Harrlman's body is pretty safe wltl
me around nights. "
The speaker was lean of jaw anr
firm of mouth and his eyes roved ovoi
the expanse of mountain and valley
They were the eyes of a hunter 01
r sentinel.
This man. James Coan. guards th <
body of Edward H. Ilarrlman. Hi
maintains constant vigils against pos
slble ghouls. Four times a night Coai
steals down to the rough slab tha
marks the grave of the great rallroat
' financier In the llttlev. graveyard at tin
small Protestant Episcopal church a
Artlen , known as "St. John's In tin
Woods. "
n BABY DUSTED WITH ARSENIC.
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Volunteer Nurse , Who Thought Sh
Was Using Talcum Powder.
Chicago , Dcjc. G. A neighbor womai
who was taking care of the 12 day ol
0 baby of Mrs. Frank Davis at Sallsburj
8 111. , sprinkled the child with powderei
0 ar&enlc , which she mistook for talcur
n powder. The baby died and a core
nor's jury brought In a verdict of a (
cidental poisoning.
The arsenic and talcum powder , a
though plainly labeled , were in slmila
" '
packages. Twice Mrs. Davis' neighbo
2"
dusted the child with the- powder afte
°
. - he had given the babe a bath.
.1 The mother , seriously 111 before sh
lost her child , is now prostrated.
THE AGE TO TRAIN HORSES.
A Circus Buyer Says 5-Year-Olds Mak
the Best Material.
Kansas City , Dec. G. "Five year
Is the ago at which horses are bougl
K for the circus , " S. D. Dolavon , hors
buyer for the Rlngllng circus , said las
' night at the Blossom house. Ho I
" in Kansas City buying horses till
wook.
MONDAY MENTION.
Ii , George llonkol returned to Mllwa <
t. Iteo.
I Mrs. jrn M. "Hamilton was a Stnnto
° visitor.
Jack Kocnlgsteln had business ;
Madison.
Richard Rohrkc of Hosklns was 1
the city on business.
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G. T. Sprecher returned from Pllge
whore he has been transacting tel
phone business.
Miss Jessie Kato of Pierce was I
the city visiting friends.
Miss Stella Lulkart expects to go I
S.
Johnston City , Tenn. , to spend the wi
ter with her sister , Mrs , James R. Fai
re I Rev. William Ilenkol , who was hoi
attending the funeral of his mothe
' ! has returned to his homo at Mormo
< s \vis.
'S ' John Koenlgstoln has gone to Fo
10 Smith , Ark. , where ho will join h
wife. Mr. and Airs. Koonlgsteln expect
to spend the winter In the south.
Born to Mr and Mrs. Joseph Hlght ,
a son.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. John Napier , n
daughter.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Penrllo Ellis
of Wayne county , a son.
Mosaic Ledge , A. F. and A. M. , meets
Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock.
Former State Superintendent J. L.
McBrlen will make an address at the
Initial meeting of the Men's club of
the First Congregational church to
night. Supper will bo served at 7
o'clock.
Rev. John Molmakor held his first
services at the Baptist church Sunday.
Rev. Mr. Molmakor , who Is the now
Baptist pastor , Is making his homo on
South Fifth street.
M. J. Sanders and Walter Jones
drove to Randolph Saturday to attend
a meeting of the Formers Telephone
Line companies. Mr. Jones reports
the hardest drive of his llfo.
Much disappointment Is shown by
the skaters who expected to open the
Ice skating season at King's lake Sun
day afternoon. The snow which drift
ed on the lake made It Impossible to
do any skating. The water , however ,
is frozen sufficiently and skating Is
expected to be a popular pastime soon.
Employes who have beono busy
packing up the George Brooks stock
which was formerly the Uhle grocery
store , have now finished packing and
will start one carload to Creighton to
day. The store will probably be vacat
ed by tomorrow noon. It Is not known
who will occupy the store building af
ter the Brooks stock Is removed.
A telephone message was received
here from August Deck at Hosklns re
porting that the jury at Wayne had re
turned a verdict In his favor , but fur
ther particulars could not be obtained
by Mr. Deck. Mr. Dock was philntlfl
In the Hosklns saloon case , whore he
charges a bartender named Zlemei
with doing him great bodily harm.
Although the thermometer register
cd 2 below zero Monday morning , Wil
Ham Dcnton was perfectly satisfied
with the weather. "One year ago to
day , " ho said to a friend , "I was mov
ing from one house to another. It was
ten below zero. Now all wo haue tc
kick about Is these bad roads whicl
are about the only thing worse nov
than a year ago. "
Norfolk members' ' of the Norfoll
lodge B. P. O. E. , No. 053 , have receiv
ed personal Invitations from Elwli
Strong to be present with their ladies
at his play at the Auditorium Tucsda ;
evening. Mr. Strong is a member o
the local lodge , having been made s <
at a special meeting some time age
The Norfolk members may turn out ii
a body to be present nt this enter
tninment In which Mr. Strong present :
"Way Out West. "
Funeral services over the remains o
Mrs. Wilhelmlna Henkel , who died las
Tuesday , were held at the residence a
1 o'clock Sunday afternoon. Service
were held at the Christ Lutherai
church at 2:30 : by Rev. J. P. Muelloi
after which the body was Interred a
the St. Paul's cemetery. Mrs. Henke
was a widow and was 77 years olc
Two sons , Rev. William Henkel c
Morrison , Wls. , and George Henkel c
Milwaukee , were present at the funei
al. The pallbearers wore : C. I
Haase , Ferdinand Schulz , Gotlle
Brummund , William Wagner , Fre
Wachter , Herman Korth.
E. A. Bullock has received wor
from Blair reporting a case of neai
electrocution of E. A. Beatty , n lim
man of that city. Beatty had plcke
up a telephone wire which was hanj
Ing down from a polo not knowing 1
was crossed with an electric llgl !
wire. A strong current of electrlcit
passed through the man whom the ph ;
sician thought to be dead. After tw
hours and a half of working the ma
was finally brought to life. Mr. Bu
lock reports this Is a frequent cas
whore linemen pick up telephone wire
without investigating what kind c
current is passing through them.
Traveling men report much troubl
in trying to make a stop at Lead , S. I
whore a strike of the miners of tli
Ilomestako mine is now on. Minci
believing the traveling men are eitlu
"spotters" or detectives , wait at tli
stations and allqw none of them o
the trains. A Lead paper , liowcvo
reports ono lucky traveling man wl
had the town to himself. This man
r Fiank Hlrsch of Norfolk. The Leu
ro paper says : "Frank Hlrsch of Norfol
is In the city and Is calling on his cu
tomors , not being deterred as ha
other traveling men , from coming 1
the city by reason of the oxlstir
trouble. "
Real Estate Transfers.
s
t Transfers of real estate for the pa
week , complied by Madison County A
stract and Guarantee company , offli
with Mapos and IIa-/on , Norfolk :
John Kunz , et al. , to Robert Kun
warranty deed. $5.100 , s'i nwVi 35-23
N. A. Rainbolt to Bon Sicohinsk
warranty deed , $50. lot 12 , block
Riverside Park addition. Norfolk. .
HormauJIogrefo to J. W. Risk , qi
claim deed , $1.500. lots ' . , ' and 1. bloi
27 , Klmlmll and Blair's addition. B !
tlo Creek.
Wllholm Hartwlck to Emma C. A
derson , warranty deed , $2.400 , lots
and 2. block 4 , Railroad addition. No
11 man Grove.
Guy B. RIchardp to Mary I. Durlan
warranty deed. ? 500 , lots : } and
block 1 , Collnmer's addition , Norfol
John F. Walter to J. H. F. Mnnstt
man , warranty deed. $575. lot 13 , bio
8 , KoonlgBtcln's Second addition , Nt
folk.
folk.Sarah
Sarah Ann Clements to N. A. IU
nolds , warranty deed. $500 , lots 3 a
4 , block 7. Koelilgstoln's Third nil
tlon , Norfolk.
Anna E. Zltkowskl to Norfolk 1
Cream and Cone Co. , warranty de <
$400 , lot 14 , block 1 , Koonlgstoli
Third addition , Norfolk.
Evening Hours
Some of the sweetest hours of home-life am
passed under the gentle , kindly light of the eve
ning lamp.
If it be the Rnyo Lamp , the light contributes
an added charm makes reading and sewing easy.
There arc no aching eyes after reading or sew
ing under the rays of the Uayo Lamp.
The Rayo Lamp diffuses a steady white light.
It is the least trying of any artificial light. Mada
of brass throughout nickel plated improved
central draught burner.
The Rayo is a low-priced lamp , but you cannot
get a better lamp at any price.
Once a Rayo user , always ono
Every Dealer Kverywkcre. If Not at Yours. Write for
Descriptive Circular to the Nearest Agency of the
STANDARD OIL COMPANY
( Inoorporate.il )
Gregory County Farmers Win.
Omaha , Hoc. 7. Winners of prizes
offered for South Hakota growers only
in corn , wheat , oats and barley at the
national corn exposition have bean an
nounced. They are :
For best ton ears yellow dent corn
.1 : P. Thompson , Elk Point , llrst prize ,
$50 ; George II. Whiting , Yankton , second
end prize , $18.
For best ton ears dent corn , other
than yellow Hugh C. Pierce , Fairfax ,
llrst prize , $32 ; Bunnor Uros. , Hurley ,
second prize , $15.
For best ten ears dint corn , any va
riety L. II. Krugor , Orient , llrst prize ,
$20 ; George II. Whiting , Yankton , second
end prize , $5.50 ; Peter Ncuberg , Sioux
Falls , third prize , $2.
For best single ear dent corn , any
color .1. P. Thompson , 131k Point , drst
prize , $5 ; John Laklng , Hurley , second
end prize , $4 ; George II. Whiting ,
Yankton , third prize , $2.
George II. Whiting , Yankton , third
prize , ? ; i.
For best peck llfo wheat Jacob
Mces , Alpona , llrst prize , $35 ; J. L.
Jones , Clark , second prize , $5.
For best peck blue stem wheat
Charles P. Schultz , Cavour , first prize ,
$32 ; Nels Johnson , Mount Vernon ,
second prize , $5 ; Joss Johnson , Bores-
ford , third prize , $4.
For best peck wheat , other than
fife or blue stem Charles A. Schul-
ta , Cavour , drst prize , $12.50.
For best peck white oats Jess
Johnson , Beresford , first prize , $25 ;
J. L. Jones , Clark , second prize , $5 ;
Brunner Bros. , Hurley , third prize , $4.
For best peck oats , other than while
William Sclssons , Bonestcol , first
price , $15 ; Jacob Mces Alpcna , second
end prize , $5.
For best peck six-rowed barley
William Sclsson , Bonostcol , drst
prize , $35 ; Nels Johnson , Mount Ver
non , second prize , $5.
Albion Woodmen Elect.
Albion , Neb. , Dec. 7. Special to
The News : At the regular meeting
also election , tlio following offlcerf
were elected : O. II. Cave , consul ; C
A. Richabaugh , advisor ; W. A. Hos.
ford , clerk ; F. M. Weltzol , banker ;
James Slmonson , escort ; Drs. Stoakes
Clark , Thompson and Smith , physl
clans ; Fay Spencer , watchman ; Wall
Wheeler , sentry. Albion camp. No
- 551 , now has a membership of 424.
Gave Whisky to Boys.
Sioux Falls , S. D. . Dec. 7. As the
result of his generosity , Arthur An
derson , a prominent young man o
Colton , a small town near Sioux Falls
finds himself In a serious predica
mont. Being in Sioux Falls a fev
days ago , he secured a bottle of wills
ky and took It with him to Colton
which Is a "dry" town , nothing stronger
or than buttermilk or pop belnc ; faoh
there. lie gave some of his friend
a drink from the bottle. It Is allcgei
that among those who had a "swig
wore out or two minors , and the ate
rest of Anderson followed , on tin
o
, charge of giving liquor to minors. Hi
,8
'
, 'r was taken before a Colton Justice , win
' Is his cousin , and who held him fo
, . appearance In the state court In SIou :
Falls. When It came to Andersoi
' securing bonds so ho would not hav
°
, to remain in Jail pending the disposn
of his case In the circuit court , hi
"fair weather friends , " those who ha
aided him in drinking the whisk )
s" made their voluntary dlsappearanc
0 and he was compelled to go to other
and induce them to go upon his bom
$1,999 From Railroad.
Sioux Falls , S. D. . Doc. 7. After
st stoutly contested.trial a Jury In th
Mate circuit court in this city awan
ed Andrew Thompson of Doll Rapid
a judgment In the sum of $1,90
z , against the Chicago , Milwaukee S
Paul railway company , for Injuries a
leged' to have been received about
year ago , when he foil from the watc
lank of the company at Doll Rapid
lit Mifatalnlng Injuries which ho allege
will permanently cripple him. Thorn ]
BOH sued for $2.000 , so ho got wllhl
a dollar of what ho demanded f
damage * ! .
1
IV- Corn Show Opens.-
IVd. Omaha , Dec. C. The third natloni
d. corn exposition opened here today an
4 , will continue until December 1
k. Words of greeting were tolographc
by Secretary of Agriculture James W
son. President Diaz of Mexico sei
ir- the following greeting : "Tho Trail
Mississippi exposition of 1S9S sliowe
the world the resources of the groi
ml region In the wost. The national coi
ill- exposition shows how these rosourci
may still bo developed , The Jmpoi
CO nnro of the rich state of Nebraska h :
'd , also been shown aril I compliment 11
organlzora of the premit cxposith
and will wish for now triumphs and
brilliant future. " The Mexican presi
dent has sent the Mexican national
band to furnish music for the exposi
tion. Other speakers at the opening
were Eugene Funk , president of the
national corn association , and Mayor
James Dahlman of Omaha. James
J. Hill Is to deliver an address Thurs
day. Twenty-five states and the fed
eral government had exhibits ready
when the gates opened.
San Pedro Steamer Ashore.
San Francisco , Doc. 0. The stern
schooner Majestic , bound from San
Pedro to this port In ballast , Is report
ed to bo ashore near Monterey.
NORFOLK EXPRESS CASE.
State Law Will be Tested In Regard fo
Mandate for Telephones.
Lincoln , Dec. G. The American and
the Pacific Express companies have
failed to Install Independent tele
phones In their joint office at Norfolk ,
as ordered. The Nebraska railway
commission has asked the attorney
general to bring prosecutions. The
commission held that the telephone
service asked for was not necessary ,
but that the Bartos law was manda
tory and It ordorcil thn additional tele
phone service Installed and gave the
companies twenty days to comply.
The companies Ignored the order of
the commission.
Continue Sugar Fraud Inquiry.
Now York , Dec. C. Ramifications of
the scheme thiough which the govern
ment Is alleged to have been defraud
ed of millions of dollars In duties on
sugar were gone Into today at the
continuance of the trial of former em
ployes of the American Sugar Refining
company on charges of conspiracy to
defraud. The cross-examination of
Richard Parr , the deputy surveyor pi !
customs , whoso dramatic story of thq
raid on the sugar docks at Williams-
burg stands out as the feature of the
trial so far , was resumed.
The Paris Text-Book Row.
Paris , Dec. 6. M. Barthou , minister
of Justice , has Instructed the public
prosecutor at Grenoble to begin action
against a local priest for placing 'n
communal school under an Interdict.
This will bo the first prosecution un
dertaken directly by the state In con
nection with the case campaign against
the public schools. The suits Inatltul-
ed by several teachers' associations
against the archbishops and bishops
who signed the pastoral letters warn
ing Catholic parents that the teaching
in the public schools jeopardized the
religious belief of their children , have
been set for this week. The authors
of the interdicted text books have re
tained Valle to commence suit against
Manager Amicttc , archbishop of Paris.
The New Chinese Minister.
In appointing Mr. Oilhonn ro the
Chinese mission , President Taft baa
selected a man of wide experience and
ono well qualified to fill that very Im
portant poft.
Mr. Calboun is a well known corpo
ration lawyer of Chicago , havintr begun
practice In Danville. 111. , in 1R75. Ho
has done some Important diplomatic
work during his career , notably when
at the request of President M < Ivlnley
ho Investigated conditions In Cuba ,
prior to the outbreak of the Spanish-
American war. and later when ho in
vestigated the difficulties between the
asphalt companies and President Cas
tro of Venezuela , for President Reese
velt.
velt.For
For two years bo was member of the
Interstate commerce coinmlssion. Mr
Calboun Is ( il years old and a native of
PIttsburg , Pa.
Senate's Session 13 Minutes Long.
The senate was in session but thir
teen minutes. . The liouso session , too ,
was brief and the work In both v.as of
purely routine character. The not re
sult was that the president \\.is Iti
formed that both houses were ready
for business and awaiting any message
bo mlsht see fit to send.
His response will take the form of
hU firrt annual message , the rending
of which will constitute the feature of
il tomprrow'H business.
iltl
tl
tlS. Protest Against Attacks on Leopold.
S.il S.d Bnisse's , Dec. G. A protest agalnfat
il- ( he attacks upon Congo administration
ilit to newspapers has been Issued by
its members of the cabinet
s- , the presidents
! s(1 of the houses of parliament , the presi
It dent of the court of casatlon , thn arch
11 bishop of Brussels and other dlmiltnr-
> 8 IHK. The protest dec-lares that the at
8t tacks upon 1'olgluni are unmcrltted
IS and appeals to Fngland to ntop the
10 campaign of demand
ini ( Try n News want ad.