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TUB NORFOLK WKKKLY NliWS-JOUKNAL , FKIUAY , MARCH 18 , 11)10. ) r \ . , A Wath Day Explosion. I \ Nellgh , Nub. , March 15. Special to The NOWH : At ono time the beautiful .oino of W. G. Romlg was threaten ed with destruction by llro .Monday i morning , and only by thu prompt ac tion of his wife was thin prevented. J It was wanh day and KiiHolIno WIIH used In thu cleaning of thu cltjllicH when an | uxploHlon took place , completely do- | HtruyltiK all the llnon that had been 1 prepared and by the presence of inltid of Mrs. Roinlg In smothering thu IliunuH with u blanket , WIIH the homo Hiived. No lire alarm waH turned In. A Digger Building. J. C. Englrnnn IHIB bought another lot went of the Queen City hotel and will build jimt twice as big a building an ho had originally planned. The now Htructure , whoso plaiiH are nl ready In the hands of the contractor , will be two stories high and forty-four feet wide. There will be two Btoro roouiB , aev enty feet long , on the llrHt lloor and modern living apartmentH upstairs. The building will bo all brick. Mr. Englomnn Homo llmu ago bought ono lot , and has Just purchased the second from Mrs. Zltkowsky. Bricks Seems to be Favored. Vltrllled brick paving material for Norfolk nvcnuo BCOIIIH to bo In goner nl fnvor among property owncra as well aa the city council and mayor , and at present It seems probable that the property owners will waive their right to select the material and allow the mayor and council to do this after the thirty days has expired. That there will be no dlfllculty In Bottling the ground , following Its "dig glng up for aewor , gas and water con nectlons , is declared by a number ot councilman \ > ' \\o \ \ hnvo studied the prob lem. Tamping of the dirt , without flushing with water , will bo the means employed for this. "Last summer my lawn was dug up for gas pipes , " said Councilman Blake- man. "The men tamped the dirt back into the live-foot trench and as u re ault the aod was replaced precisely In Us original position , without the slight est sort of ridge. By the right kind of tamping , every particle of the dirt taken out can be replaced , without leaving any kind of a ridge above the level of the solid ground. " There Is less fear today than over that the bonds will bo defeated. It Is practically certain , It would seem now , that the bonds will carry by an over whelming majority. "It wouldn't look well , " said one man , "for the entire seven blocks to be paved , save the intersections. " Refrigerator Fell on Him. Theodore Wnrnsted may die as the result of falling from a wagon with a heavy refrigerator on top of him , breaking his collar bone , in the alloy in .the rear of the Friday Iftirdwaro store , this morning. Warnsted , who is a tinner In the employ of the Friday store , was haul ing away a refrigerator when the horse was suddenly frightened and man and the refrigerator were jerked from the wagon to the ground. The heavy refrigerator lit on top of the man. Besides having his collar bone broken Warnsted sustained severe bruises over the ribs and Internal In juries are feared. Warnsted was removed to his home at 418 South Third street , where he llos In a critical condition. Bonesteel Changes. Bonesteel Herald : Bonesteel real estate changes are becoming numer ous. Monday M. P. Walker purchased the A. P. Hendrlckson homo In the west part of the city. In the deal Mr. Hendrlckson comes Into posses sion of the Walker residence. On the same day E. H. Hoffman sold his property on the corner of Mellettc street and First avenue north , now occupied by the E. E. Yarrlngton bakery , to A. P. Hendrickson. Mr. Hendrickson also purchased the Hoff man residence property. Mr. Hoffman and family will depart the last of the month for their farm In North Dakota where they will re side in the futuVe. Monday Dr. Craft purchased the H. H. Coonan property In the east ern part of town and will move his family to this city In the near future. The Coonnn family will move to Dal las , where Mr. Coonan has business In- Langan is Rearrested. Burke Gazette : It will bo remem bered that last fall John Langan Hv- ing northeast of Gregory shot and killed a man named Wood out in Trlpp county , and owing to the strong showing of self defense there was no prosecution at that time , the case being kept out of court. However , Laugan.has now been arrested by the Trlpp county authorities and at a pre liminary hearing before the county judge ho was ordered to be held for trial at the next term of circuit court. TUESDAY TOPICS. W. Z. King returned from Dallas. W. S. Butterlleld Is here from Wau- sa. Fred Braasch went to Gregory on business. Miss Hattle Heltzraan has gone to Gregory for n few days' visit with friends. A. W. Finkhouse went to Page on business. H. F. Barnhart went to Hartlngton on business. Miss Melllo Bridge has returned from the east. Rev. Mr. Press of Wlnslde was In the city calling on friends. Attorneys Burt Mapes , M. C. Hazen and M. D. Tyler wore at Madison. Miss Maymo Kleoborger has re turned from n month's vacation with friends at Grand Island. Miss Adolla Buchholz expects to leave for the western coast In a few days. She will visit friends and rela tives In Oregon , Washington and Cali fornia. Mr. and Mrs. P. Schulz returned to Pierce. Born , to Mr. and Mrs. John Pofahl , a son. Mrs. G. Frlcderlch of Pierce was In the city. Born , to Mr. and Mrs. Walter Compton - ton , a son. Mrs. Peter Kautz of Hosklns was In the city calling on friends. U. H. Reynolds has taken a crew of masons to lllghmore. S. D. , where ho has four brick buildings to put up this summer. Mlsa Francis Crosby of Hosklns vis ited with friends here. Misses Frieda and Frances Beckei of Stanton were here visiting with friends. Rev. and Mrs. Aaron and daughter of Hosklns were here calling on friends , J. S. Cotton , internal revenue Inspector specter from Washington , passed through the city. A special meeting of Mosaic lodge , No. 55 , Is called for tonight for work In the E. A. degree. The directors of the Commercial club held a regular weakly meeting at the Oxnard hotel at noon. Kd Becker has gone to Texas whore he Is Interested In land. R. Bcswick has charge of his store In Mr. Becker's absence. Miss Elsie .Marquardt resigned her position with the A. L. Kllllnn com pany and will leave for Denver , where she expects to spend a few weeks with friends. Mr. and Mrs. G. IX Butterlleld and their daughter , Miss Edith Buttortlold are on their way to Norfolk from Omaha with thojr new seven-passen ger Plerco-Arrow automobile. Charles Ahlmnn returned from Lind say , to which place ho traveled In an automobile. Mr. Ahlnuin icports hav ing been stalled In the mud on three occasions onroute to Lindsay. William Soeneker of New York city , formerly owner of property on Norfolk avenue , was In the city transacting business. "What Norfolk needs , ' said Mr. Soenekcn , "is paved streets. " Th Carnegie library is already look ing like something of a building. The contractor has been "on the job" ever slnco the good weather sot in and the work of the busy masons can already be noted. J. N. Wicks , formerly district plant chief for the Bell telephone company In Norfolk , has been promoted to the position of district plant chief in Oma ha. Mr. Wicks' successor here has not been named. A. Bucholz , who has returned from Madison , where bills of the Uhle es tate have been approved , says that the heirs of the estate will refclve their share of the remainder of the money on March 30. Conductor Napps , formerly of Be atrice , has arrived in Norfolk to take the Union Pacific run between Nor- olkamdColumbus. . held for.eleven . years by W. S. Fox. Mr. Fox takes the Columbus-Spaulding run. Councilman E. E. Coleman has writ ten Norfolk friends from Los Angeles saying he has entirely recovered his usual health and is starting to return to Norfolk immediately. He Is expect ed to arrive here about Wednesday. Another sure sign of spring Is seen In the busy property owners who are getting their lawns cleaned up. A number of property owners are busy having black dirt spread over their lawns and other general cleaning up of yards is being done. George Knapp has resigned his po sltion with the Northwestern railroad bridge gang and accepted a position with the Nebraska Telephone com puny. Mr. Knapp will furnish the team for the linemen who are here constructing several new telephone lines. The following contracts have been let for the new stable addition to the city hall , for the lire horses : Mason work. King & Heckendorf , $85 ; lum ber , Chicago Lumber Co. , $49.50 ; car penter work will be done by Street Commissioner Uecher and E. Monroe , lire team driver No. 1. Edward Scales of Omaha , formerly an automobile dealer , has purchased the Crystal moving picture theater from A. Koyen and has already taken possession. Mr. Scales will make a number of Improvements in the the ater , enlarging the stage and seating capacity. The Overland Four will still continue with the Crystal. Gus Bathke is renewing his trapping work west of town on the Elkhoru river , after having quit during the cold weather. He now has eighty-eight traps set and has ordered three dozen more. Ho catches on an average of from twelve to eighteen muskrats a day , which sell at 85 cents n skin , and besides this , catches mink and skunk in large quantities. He caught one mink measuring forty-eight inches from Ihe lip of Ihe nose lo the tip of the tall. This brought $3. Many new homes are being built in Norfolk , among Ihem being Ihe ele gant residence of Burt Mopes on North Tenth street , Ray Park's house on South Twelfth , and Frank Lenzer's house on South Eleventh , the two Ern est Raasch cottages on Norlh Eighth and the Ferdinand Henkel and John Maas cottages east of town. A large number of new buildings are proposed. Northwest Deaths. George Howell died at Burke. Opal Wriedt died at Wakefleld. D. H. Reynolds died at Wltten. W. H. Patterson died at Pllger. Griffith Williams died at Carroll. John Wullschlegcr died at Leigh. Rosamond Browlow died at Ewing. Mrs. Mary Kennedy died at O'Neill. Herman Borneman died at Bradish. Herman Gulke died near Crelghton. Mrs. K. E. McVay died at Clear- water. Emma Albers Sullivan died at Battle Creek. August F. Bogenhagen died at Pierce. Mrs. J. H. Wulpperman died near Wakelleld. THE BANK OF BELGIUM. Charles A. Connnt Tells of System Used In Monograph. Washington , March 10 , Doth advo cates and opponents of the central bank Idea , recently broughl Into pub lic discussion In this country by the speeches of President Tnft , will llnd material for sludy and argument In the monograph on "The National Bank of Belgium , " by Charles A. Con- ant , the well known hankor. This monograph by Mr. Conant waH is sued by the national monetary com mission. The National Bank of Belgium dates only from the year 1850 and was af terwards made thu model of the re vision of the Charter of the Bank of Netherlands and of the National Bank of Japan. The foundation of the Na tional Bank of Belgium followed the collapse of the system of Issuing bank notes through banks which engaged largely In financing Instead of basing their Issues upon liquid assets. The errors of previous banking experi ments were thus avoided In the en actment of the charter of the National bank and , as Mr. Conant declares , the Institution "bears the stamp of the two or three characteristics which are regarded by many economic stu- depts IIB belonging to the Ideal bank of IBSUO. " U was the banking crisis of 1848 which led to definite action by the gov ernment. In this crisis both the So ciete Generate and the existing Bank of Belgium were compelled to sus pend payments. The government aid i'd thorn for the moment by making their notes legal tender , but having de manded that they restrict their In vestments to commercial paper and tills demand having been re/used , the government was In a position to lay Iho foundations of the new Institu tion. From these conditions sprang the national bank , which was estnb llshed by a law of May 5 , 1850 , for a term of twenty-live years with a cap ital of 25,000,000 francs ( $4,825,000) ) . The charter has been continued by subsequent extensions , with ,301110 , amendments , until 1929 , and the capi tal is now 50,000,000 francs. The bank was subjected to a serl ous test of its solvency and ability to handle business by the war between France and Germany In 1870. Belgium was close to the route of the con tending armies but , as a neutral coun try , was availed of as the agent ol many financial transactions conducted by French and Germany financiers The bank met the pressure resolutely by reducing its holding of foreign bills , importing gold , and raising the rate of discount. The basis upon which the notes ol the bank are issued Is convertible commercial paper maturing within short terms. The note Issue unlimited In amount and is not restricted by the charter as to the proportion of cash reserve required to be held. The pro portion of reserve was left to be lixed by the statutes of the bank , which are a subject of mutual agreement be tween the minister of iinance and the administration of the bank. By this authority the proporlion of cash notes has been lixed at H3Mi per cent , but the minister of finance has power to suspend this requirement in an emer gency. Foreign bills of exchange have long been counted as the equivalent of gold In the reserve and have proved useful on critical occasions in main tainlng control of the exchanges. Interest Is not paid upon deposits In the national bank , in order that such deposits as are attracted shall be those growing out of commercial operations and not those partaking of the nature of Investments made for the sake of the interest earned. Regulation of the money market is attained In part , as in other European countries dowered with a central bank of Issue , by changing the discount rate. The problem of money and exchange in Belgium has been complicaled by the large amount of silver coins which were issued before the suspension of free coinage by the Latin union In 1873 , and by the fact that this silver has degenerated into the position ot a token coin , kept at gold par largely through the control exercised by the national bank over exchange. Gold has practically disappeared from cir culation , partly by reason of the Is sue of notes In large amounts down lo the denomination of twenty francs ( $3.86) ) , and partly as the result of some hesitation on the part of the bank to raise the discount rate sharp ly to offset Ihe adverse current of exchange. The bank has preferred tea a large extent the policy of the Bank of France of replenishing Us gold re serve at its own expense rather than by the elevation of , the discount rate. The organization of the National Bank of Belgium Is not unlike that of the banks of France and Germany. The governor of the bank is appointed - ed by the king ; but the government has no share in the ownership , and the administrative boards are chosen by the shareholders. The stale has kept its hands clean from dipping inlo the resources of the bank by loans , but It has from time to time , with the renewal of the charter , add ed to the burdens Imposed upon Ihe bank by Iho way of gralullous service and taxation. The bank was organized with n view of performing the llscal func tions of the Ireasury , and Us thirty- nine agencies have been dlslributed in the chief places of Belgium , as much lo facilitate this end ns for Ihe con venience of Ihe commercial commun ity . So large Is the work performed for Ihe state , lhat payments In and out-of the bank for Ihe public Ireas ury have come to exceed $1.000,000.000 annually , exclusive of the many other operations In the payment of coupons pens and conversion of Iho debt which have been Imposed without com pensation upon the bank. A Long Controversy Ends. Washington , March 16. The su preme court of the United States an nounced a decision In the long con * troversy over the title to certain land In Minnesota In favor of Peter Froy-J seth and against the trustees of the Hastings and Dakota railway company. IN A $12,000 A YEAR FLAT. New York Suites Have it All From Wine Vaults to Valet Service. New York , March 16. if It Is true thai the place In which ono d.wolls Is an expression of one's self , then the twentlelh century New Yorker who makes his home in curtain apartment houses of Manhattan , Is an exceeding ly luxuriant and pampered Individual. One of the now "apartment houses dc luxe , " just completed , displays this notice : "For Rent Suites of fourteen rooms and five baths to suites , lo suites of thirty-four rooms and nine baths. Rentals $0,500 to $12,000. " Half a dozen liveried attendants arc ready to conduct you through elegant halls and costly apartinenla. The building Is twelve stories high and Ihe apartments are arranged so lhat only ono or two are on alloor. . More than 2,000 square foot of lloor space may be thrown together for entertaining. Each apartment is equipped with vacuum cleaners , with plate glass shelves , and compartments with indi vidual wine vault , parquet floors , local and long distance telephones , combi nation locks , wall safes , cedar lined closets , call bolls with annunciator , a mall chute , a filtering plant , electric fans from the colling , storage room , laundry with steam clothes dryers , and other conveniences too numerous to mention. The entrance hall and reception rooms are spacious r .ul finished with elegant Italian marbles , mosaics and stained glass windows. The decora tions , furnishings and rugs blond. There Is a constant elevator service , and a conservatory on the mansard Moor is used as a sun parlor by the tenants. There is a billiard room , u cafe , a lirst class barber shop and heirdresslng parlor , and valet and tailor service. Business Changes. James Haire has opened confection ery parlors at Albion. A new automobile garage building Is being constructed at Beemer. C. J. Brown has purchased the Gross-Rudolff feed barn at Lynch. J. G. Conn has purchased the D. C. Coops dray business at Spencer. C. E. Spencer has opened a dyeing and cleaning establishment at Greg ory. ory.Miss Miss Eva Glandon has sold her studio die at Beemer to Air. Johnson of North Bend. Bend.W. W. F. Klnney has purchased an In terest in the Terence , Kinnle com pany , at Burke. HUSBAND MUST SPEND MORE. The Relative Necessities Judicially De termlned In New York. New York , March 1C. Does a bus band need more money to live on than a wife ? A New York court has ruled that he does , In the case of Platok against Platek. Mrs. Platek brought her husband In court on a summons charging non support. The court awarded her $3 a week. "I can't live on that , " said Mrs. Platek. "Anyway , a woman needs more money than a man. " "I don't think so , " answered Magls Irate Corrigan. "It Is so. For Instance , a woman has to buy many hats. " "But a man has to buy many hats , too. " "Bui a woman has lo buy many skirls. " "And a man has lo buy many Irou sers. " "Well , a woman cerlalnly has to buy many things thai a man does not" "And Ihe reverse is also Irue , " was Ihe magistrate's parting shaft as he waved the complaining wife aside. Northwest Weddings. George Napier and Miss Mary Young were married at Ewing. Frank Coon and Miss Dora Presser were married at Ewing. Viola Rodgers and Earl A. Binning were married at Osmond. Jake Erlon and Miss Edna Marvin were married at NIobrara. Herman Cohrs and Miss Sophia Car- slens were married at Pierce. Miss Ann Krohn and Frank Mund- Echcnk were married at Albion. William Lamoreaux and Miss Pearl Lester were married at Herrlck . Miss Ida Elvera and Gustaf S. Fleel- wood were married at Wakefleld. William L. Neiman and Miss Clara Zipf were married at West Point. Miss Ethel Chapman and George Travis were married near Oakdale. Charles M. Knight and Miss Matilda Klaudt were married at Springvlew. Miss Bessie Horrlngton and Maurice L. Gardner were married at Monowl. Harvey Allen of Page and Miss Bes sie Johnson were married at Calhoun. William Schumacher and Miss Au gusta Orothe were married at WIs- ner. A STENOGRAPHER HIS BRIDE. And His Friends Expected Julian Ge rard to Marry a Fifth Avenue Girl. New York , March 1C. Julian M. Berard , brother of Justice James W. Gerard , and widely known In New York society because of the old-time social prestige of the Gerard family , lias married his stenographer , who was born and reared In Hoboken. She was Miss Elizabeth Schedol , the Jaughtor of a Gorman contractor. Although the wedding took place ast September , It was such n quiet af fair and the event was guarded so closely by the Gerard family that the secret did not get out until today. Mr. ind Mrs. Gerard are now at the Man- liallan hotel , having Just returned from n honeymoon which extended be ' yond the Andes. I I The nowa of this romance has excited - | cited peculiar Interest In thu exclusive circles of Now York society , because the rumor had been that Julian M. Gerard was to wed a daughter of ono of thu wealthiest families of the upper Fifth nvcnuo section. "Polly of the Circus. " Margaret Mayo wrote "Polly of the Circus" and freshened rather conven tional material and sentiment by new handling and a new environment. Then Miss Fay Wallace lent Polly her own charm and the pretty simplicity of her acting. Frederic Thompson , who is expert in such Ihlngs , set the two glimpses of liio circus on the stage and the play finally came Into shape and substance in which It will tuke the stago. Polly Is a veritable child of the cir cus. Her mother , granumotlicr ana all her uncles and mints know only Iho life of the sawdust ring. Polly herself had been practically brought up by Big Jim , the boss cnnvnsnmn , and Uncle Toby , the clown. Her rid ing act was the "feature" of the show and when In a small western town she fell from her horse and broke her ankle , the whole troupe was In con fusion. But the show had to go on and Polly was left al Ihe house of the Rev. John Douglas , the village preach er. Here she learned her first lesson of the world outside of Ihe circus and In the cloven months that she re mained there she developed from an Ignorant child who could neither read nor write into a young woman of many charms and a desire to learn , prompt ed more by the p/eachcr I linn by the pure love of Icnrnfng. But the preach er's congregation , or certain members of it , wore not wholly satisfied with the continued residence of the young and charming girl at the home of their young preacher , not even under the chaperonage of the excellent colored housekeeper , Mandy , and Polly made up her mind to return to the circus. Some time later when It came back to the village , the manager taunts her with her poor riding. Determined to show him that she is as good a rider as ever , she attempts to turn , falls again from her horse is picked up by the young minister who rushes into the ring. The last scone shows the circus wagons winding their way off over Ihe hills in Ihe night , with Pol ly and the preacher standing In the deserted ring , quoting aloud lo each other from the Book of Ruth. "Polly of the Circus , " which comes to the Norfolk Auditorium Friday , March 25 , will bo one of the big treats of the theatrical year. TAFT PLANNING FOR 191 ? . An Explanation of the Adminlstra tlon's Interference in New York. New York , March 1C. With Ihe departure parture of Senator Ellhu Root for Washington to inform President Taft of the result of his conferences with State Chairman Woodruff and the lo cal republican leaders on the ques tion of Woodruff's retirement from the chairmanship looms a political sit uation which , in its larger meaning , bears directly , not only on the coin ing state campaign next fall , but on the national campaign of 1912. The administration , through Senator Hoot , has made It clear to those now In the party's leadership in this stale lhat New York must not be lost to Ihe democrals in Ihe gubernatorial elections , for such defeat would en danger the , party's success two years later. To this end Senator Root informed Chairman Woodruff that the opposi tion to Governor Hughes and his measures must cease , and the sug gestion Is said to have been directly made thai Ihe federal power would be used to thwart such opposition if it continued. Whether Senator Root sought to force Mr. Woodruff from the state chairmanship as an intitial slop to remove from the co'ntrol the so-called "machine" leaders was Ihe subject at republican stale headquarters to day. day."I "I am still here , " said Chairman Woodruff 'today and then made It evident that he would , at least , con tinue as chairman until the end of his lerm. "There's much more Ihun Ihe chair manship of the stale committee in volved in this matter , " said an up state leader today. "President Taft and his friends are setting the stage for Ihe nallonal campaign of 1912 , and Ihe administration feels thai unless the present state organization joins with Governor Hughes a party split will follow that will give the slale to the democrats next November and seriously Jeopardize Ihe parly's chances of capturing New York's thlr- ly-nine elecloral votes for the republ- can presidential nominee. "Woodruff will remain chairman and the opposition to Governor Hughes will , In a large measure , cease so that no split may take place If Iho Root plan Is carried out ; but Iho eleclion of Senator Cobb as president pro tern , of Ihe state senate has so slrengthen- ed the hands of Woodruff and his friends in Ihe organlzallon lhat Ihey may elect to advance such legislation as they please at Albany and , so doIng - Ing , will split the party wldo open. "Then our hope lies , In that event , In Theodore Roosevelt , who will be asked lo assume Iho leadership of Ihe parly and his relurn Is only Ihreo monlhs away. " The Woodruff adherents assert thai the efforts of the admlnlslralion in Iho prosenl slluallon consliluto an Inva sion of the rights of the slate political control. Chairman Woodruff Indicated loday that the Allds case would bo Judged solely on Its merits and Informed his callers he had not oven been nblo to learn how the Brooklyn senators stood In the mnltor. A close adviser of Mr. Woodruff said at the head quarters this afternoon : "Tho situation Is thoroughly under stood by Senator Root and the chair man. The telephone and telegraph will be placed under the public service - vice commission but probably under the up-state department of the com- mission. "Tho IIInnian-Gri'en bill for direct nominations won't go through , hut thu hill drawn by the special committee , which Is a modification of the llln- man-Green measure , will bo accepted. Chairman Woodruff tolls mo that the stories told by certain congressmen In Washington thai Senator Allds Is to bo whitewashed have no basis In fact , and that the case will bo fnlrl ) passed on. " WIRELESS SOON. Chief Electrician of Union Pacific Say * New Era Dawns. Omaha , March 1C. Superintendent Sheldon Is authority for the statement thai on Ihe main line of Iho Union Pacific , a distance of 720 * nlles , be tween Norlh Platte , Nob. , and Ogden - don , Utah , all of the equipment will soon bo Installed. Immediately after this , the work of Installing Iho telephone - phone system between Omaha and North Platte , a distance of 280 miles , will begin. Superintendent Sheldon states that the telephone lines between Omaha and Cheyenne , a distance of 500 miles , are used for transmitting train orders and upon occasion , when It Is neces sary to got "hurry" messages through , the train disaptcher uses the tele phone lines between Omaha and Raw- llns , Wyo. , n distance of 080 miles . Ho says it has been shown that the telephone has throe times the speed of Iho telegraph , oven where the mes sages and orders are soul without be ing relayed. Dr. Fred H. Mllenor , the chief elec trician of the Union Paclllc , says the wireless telegraph and perhaps Iho wireless telephone will bo the next system to bo adopted , adding that the former will come within the next few months and be put into general use along the main line of the Overland system. Ho contends thai with the instruments ho Is perfecting , the ordinary telephone switchboard can be used for either wireless telegrapher or wireless telephone. Even at this time , the doctor says that In the Un ion Paclllc shop yards the movement of engines is being directed by wire less. A Norfolk Wrestler. Albion News : A wrestling match of more than usual interest was pull ed off at the opera house last Wednes day night between Fred McNally of Rogers , and a Mr. Walls of Norfolk. McNally proved Iho better of the two , taking Iwo straight falls. The match was lo have been between McNally and Chlngwny , the Walthlll Indian mat artist. Chingway , however , could not appear , so sent Watts in his place. Another match has been scheduled be tween McNally and Walls for Ihe lat ter part of March , to be held here. Reported Fake Fires. Madison , Neb. , March 1C. Special lo The News : The entire day yester day and the entire day today were con sumed in district court by the Peter Unruh forgery case. Unruli , formerly postmaster at Tyndall , S. D. , Is charg ed with sending In fake reports to the Mennonlte Aid society , a mutual Insurance organization , and of receiv ing chocks to cover the losses , forg ing endorsements to the checks. Ho is alleged to have operated out of Norfolk for some years. Letters were Introduced to show that Unrnh had reported the loss of a barn at Anoka by lire , belonging to one C. F. Thomas. J. E. Haase of the Citizens National bank of Norfolk tes tified to Unruh's cashing the check , with the alleged forged endorsement. Postmaster Parchen of Anoka swore mere never was a person named C. E. Thomas living at Anoka and that no barn belonging to a man of that name burned. Testimony was introduced to snow that Unruh went under the name of Thomas In Norfolk , receiving letters - tors addressed to Thomas. Evedlence was Inlroduced lo show that Unruh worked the same fake fire game nt Emmolt. Postmnsler Ingle- tmupl testified that no person lived there whose barn lire Unruh is alleged to have reported. The drafts and chocks which Unruh is accused of having illegally obtain ed and cashed by forgery , were Intro duced. Testimony was introduced to show thai al Sioux Falls , February 2 , WOS , Unruh admllted to officials of the Mennonite - nonite society that ho had thus been working. He will probably deny this on the stand. Witnesses examined were David Bwart , general secretary of Mennon- le aid soclely , also president of Ihe Mountain Lake hanK , Mountain Luke , Minn. ; D. J. Mendall , treasurer of the Mennonite Aid soclely/ Jacob H. Oickman , cashier of Mountain Lake bank Mountain Lake , Minn. ; Post master Inglehaupt of Emmett , and Poslmaster Parchen of Anoka ; Julius ilanse , cashier of Citizens National bank , Norfolk ; and Welch Klngsloy , proprietor of the Paclllc hotel , Nor- fold. The case Is being prosecuted by Counly Attorney James Nichols , as sisted by Burt Mapes of Norfolk. The defense Is In charge of M. B. Foster and Allen and Dowling. NEW NEBRASKA "DRY" PARTY. Prohibitionists of the State Launch Campaign for County Option. Lincoln , March 1C. A now political organization to bo known as the "Ne braska Counly Option League , " was launched last night its the result of Lhe two days' contention of the tem perance forces of the state. Its mem bership Is composed of loaders of all political parties , but Itlll maintain ii distlncl organization to carry on an Independent light wuh an organlm- lion modelled after ( no regular par- ties. Graves May Make Race. Wlnsldo. Nob. . Miuvli to. Another democrat. Judge Guy T. Graves of. Pi'iidor , Is now the ptmsoHsor of a well sized "boom" for United States sou utor. which , although without his con sent. Is spreading and gaining ground rapidly. All thai Is lacking now la u "yos" from Iho Judge to put him "well up In front" In ( ho race. When asked regarding the situation and his candidacy , Judge Graves ro- plled that ho had not given the subject any thought. Married at Madison. Madison , Nob. , March 10. Special to The News : Judge William Baton married at tils ofllce John Shafer and Miss Dorothy .M. Htnngo , both of Nor folk. Mnrrlago license was Issued to Murl W. Dow and Miss Faye Gortrudci Scott , both of Meadow Grove. Oil Well Abandoned. Rlnonilleld , Nob. , March HI. A small hole In the ground , many foot deep. IB all that remains of the efforts to tuj the "lake of oil , " said by nil "export" to Ho beneath western Knox county. All work has boon abandoned and thu machinery moved away. A lack or capital Is given as the reason for the abandonment of the project. GREGORY DRUG STORE BURNS. Three Persons Escape From Burning Building. Gregory , S. I ) . , March 1C. The Hnr- bon drug store was destroyed by Itro. resulting from a gasoline explosion from a lighted match. The whole building was Immediately enveloped In tlnnies , Mrs. Harben escaping by the back door , and Mr. Harben and thu man who dropped the match running ; out the front way. The loss on the building la $1,800 , and on the stock $5,000 , with $2,500 In- aurance. The woman who rolloa upon ili want ads to secure household help has time to take an Interest in other tilings. Notice of Sheriffs Sale , By virtue of an order of sale Issued and directed to me by the clerk of tin ; district court of Madison county. - Nebraska braska , upon a decree of foreclosure rendered by the district court of Mad ison county , Nebraska , on the -Itli day of November , 1909 , in favor of Na poleon A. Ralnbolt , for the sum or $10.80. with interest thereon from No vember 4 , 1IO ! ! , at 7 per cent per an num. and in favor of Napoleon A. Ralnbolt , for the sum of $54.52 , witl > - interest thereon from November 4 , 1909 , nt 7 per cent , together with. $27.25 , costs of suit , and accruing costs , in an action , wherein Napoleon A. Rainbolt is plaintiff and Justus P. Leaver , et al. , are defendants , 1 wlir offer the premises described in said , decree and taken as the property of said defendants , to-wit : Lots eighteen (18) ( ) and twenty (20) ( ) , In block three * ( . ' ! ) of Riverside Park addition to thu city of Norfolk , Nebraska , and lots six (0) ( ) , seven (7) ( ) , seventeen (17) ( ) , and nineteen (19) ( ) , In block three ( It ) , lots , seven (7) ( ) and eight (8) ( ) in block six (0) ( ) , lots two (2) ( ) and three ( H ) in block eleven (11) ( ) , and lots thirteen ( ! ) and fourteen (14) ( ) , In block thir teen (13) ( ) , nil in Riverside Park addi tion to the city of Norfolk , In Madison county , Nebraska , for sale at public- auction to the highest bidder for cash In hand on the 19th day of April , 1'JtO. at the hour of 1 o'clock p. in. , at the easl front door of the court house at Madison , in said county and state , that being the building wherein the last term of said court was held , when and where due attendance will bo given by the undersigned. Dated this 14th day of March , 1910. C. S. Smith , x Sheriff of said County. ICO ACRES OF LAND FOR TRADK ICO acres of land in St. Louis coun ty , Minnesota , for trade for town OP city property in Nebraska or South Dakota , or will trade same for mer chandise or good personal property. William McDonnell , Gregory , S.'D. REAL ESTATE. AMERICA'S IRRIGATED VALLEY OF THE NILE offers the best oppor tunities for the homeseeker'and invest or. Wo have the besl lands In THE NORTH PLATTE VALLEY and our prices are right. Correspond with us. Platte River Land company. Bayard , Neb. FARM LANDS , GRAZING and ranch lands anything In land that you want at prices lhat will appeal to you. These lands are located in Gregory , Tripp , Meyer and Lymnn counties , Soulh Dakota , and range In price from seven to forty dollars per acre. J. J. Donovan , Dallas , S. D. STOCK FARM FOR SALE. 2,900 acres ; modern ten-room house ; all fenced ; three windmills ; cuts four hundred tons of hay ; 2,000 acres good farm land ; school house on land. This farm Is close to Alliance. F. E. Reddish , Alliance , Nob. WANTED. WE WANT A BUYER Quick , for the following farm : 100 acrea , well Improved , with good 5-room house , large barn , double corncrib , granary , hog house and other outbuildings , good well and windmill ; fenced and cross fenced ; lots of apples and other frulls ; a fine grain and stock farm , lo cated ono mile from Boomer , Nob. , on rlvor bottom ; about 100 acres under cultivation , balance hay and pasture , the soil Is good and very productive ! price $75 per mre. $5.000. balance time at & per cent See us for bar gain T C Fleming , lleomer , Nob.