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i ; r TIIE NORFOLK WKI3KLY NKWS-JOl'RNAI , , FRIDAY , AI'IlIIi 22 , 1910. SHE'LL MAKE A NOVEL OF US. In Search of Material , Mrs. Hum phreys Reaches New York. Now York , April 18. Mrs. Desmond lltimiihruyH ( "Rita" ) tliu English 1111 tlior , was u passenger on tlio Wlilto Star liner , Oc'canlc , which arrived to day from Southampton. She IB hereto to embody her llrat Impressions of America Mho has never boon ever be- fen > In IHT next novt'l. "Alieady 1 can lull that I am going to like thin country. " Hald thu writer at tlit1 plor. "I got up very early thlH morning and Haw the HUH rifting and shilling on thu green clad hlllH off the ( iiiarantlne station. Then came the first vlinv of your enonnouH build- Ings. It WIIH simply giaiul. I will stay In New Vork a few days and then utart west. " "SOMETHING TERRIBLE JUNE 21. Eva Drown , the Prophetess , Has Had Another Dire Vision. I'awtnckott , II. I. , April 18. Eva Drown , the pretty young girl whoso prophecy of the end of the world canned many members of the Tribune Immorslonlst sect to dispose of their property and emigrate to Lhixbury , Mass. , last full , has had another vision. In consequence 1.000 members of the faith will hold a convention at Dux- bury tomorrow. This time Miss Drown announces that "something ter rible" Is to happen Juno 21. Hoffman Signed by Fremont. Well Known Norfolk Boy Will Catch for a State League Team. Lawrence Hoffman Is another Nor folk boy who has made good In base ball. He's been signed by the Fre mont state league team and went to that city yesterday to begin work. MINISTERS SCARCE IN INDIANA. The Logansport Presbytery Suffering From an Exodus of Pastors. Laporto , Ind. , April 18. The Lo- gansport Presbytery Is suffering from an exodus of pastors. Two-fifths of the churches have no ministers. All three Presbyterian pastors of Logans- port have gone. Hochester , Hammond mend , Winamae and several other churches are vacant. The explanation offered Is that the lilgli cost of living makes it impossible tor the clergymen to live within their salaries. TUESDAY TOPICS. M. C. Ilazen went to Wayne on busi ness. ness.W. W. P. Logan returned from Plain- view. Dr. 13. L. Brush returned from Omaha. Woods Cones of Pierce was In the city on business. M. Roberts of Sioux City was in the city on business. Mrs. E. L. Brush has gone to Atkin son to visit with relatives. Mrs. James Hoth of Niobrara was in the city visiting with friends. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schirmer of Wiser - er were in the city visiting with the William Lease family. The ladles of Trinity guild will meet Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Trout- man at the usual hour. M. C. Hay.cn has gone to Meadow Grove , where he will attend the meet ing of the stockholders of the Meadow CJrove State bank. Miss Pearl Carlson has gone to Mad ison , where she has accepted a posi tion as stenographer in the ofllce of County Attorney James Nichols. George Berry , who has charge of the Country club sheep grazing syndicate , Is at Wiggins , Colo. , buying sheep , which will be grazed on the club grounds. Jack Koenigstein has received a let ter from bis father , John Koenigstein , who has been spending the winter at Fort Smith , Ark. , saying he would re turn to Norfolk In a few days. The Presbytery of Niobrara will begin - gin its spring meeting in the Presby terian church this evening nt 7:30. : The retiring moderator. Rev. F. E , Thompson of Niobrara , will preach the sermon. C. C. Gow , who has been transact Ing business on the eastern coast , writes from Des Moines , la. , saying he expects to be home tonight. Much snow and cold weather , he says , is be > Ing experienced in Iowa. A gasoline explosion at the home of 7SI. D. Tyler called the lire department to that place at noon. No water was turned on , as the firemen soon put out the blaze , which did slight damage to the floor and window casing. A runaway team on Norfolk avenue yesterday afternoon , evidently tired of not being stopped by someone after running up and down the street for some time , finally stopped of their own accord in front of a business place. Next Wednesday night the Joint hose companies of the Norfolk fire department will hold a social meeting at which they will entertain the lire and police committee of the city coun cil. The question of a new fire alarm and other matters for the good of the lire department will be taken up. When B. T. Reid , manager of the Norfolk Shoe company , stopped down from a shoo shiner's chair a few days ago he bumped his hand against the iron foot rest. He did not notice any annoyance , but felt a slight aching In that member , which today was bound up in bandages and splints by a phy sician. A number of the muscles of his hand , which has swollen greatly since he bumped It , were torn. It Will Help Entire City. Citizens and taxpayers of South Nor folk who last night at a mass meetlnp adopted resolutions asking the Nor folk Commercial club and The Newt to abandon the present efforts to gel Northwestern main line passongei trains run directly to the uptown depot pot , as well as to the South NorfoU depot , wore told by the business mot that there Is no thought of doing any thing which will In any way bo detri mental to the Interests of any citizens of the city , but that on the other hand the business men , the Commercial club and The News are working along lines which , It IB believed , will result In positive benefit to every resident of Norfolk and to every dollar's worth of property In Norfolk , regardless of geographical graphical lines. It was pointed out that no effort Is being made to have the South Norfolk depot abandoned or the headquarters olllfos moved uptown. All that Is be ing asked , 11 was shown , Is that the traniB which aheady run Into the South Norfolk depot shall also run to the uptown depot and thus give the en tire city the train service to which Its people and the traveling public at large are entitled. It was argued that any movement which benefits the city at largo must benefit every dollar's worth of prop erty In the town , wherever located. The recent rise of real estate values at Kansas City , because trains are to be run uptown , Is a concrete Illustra tion. tion.The The Commercial club realizes that the citizens of South Norfolk , as their resolution stated , "stand for a bigger , a better Norfolk , and have a sincere interest In the welfare of the entire city , without regard to geographical lines. " It Is just such a spirit ns this , the Commercial club believes , whlcn will make the present year one of the best that Norfolk over has known. The South Norfolk people arc as sured that there Is no thought on the part of any of the business men of Norfolk , or of The News , of doing any thing unfair to the Interests of any part of the city. North Nebraska Land Lost. Crofton Journal : The Missouri riv er Is still cutting away the banks south of Nebraska City. Many acres of fine farm land have been lost , drop ping into the mighty Hood , since the river began rising some three weeks ago. The river Is falling now , but still continues to cut away the banKs and at some places very rapidly. The Burlington has been compelled to take up its track at Barney and mall and passengers are being transferred over the break to and from trains that run to cither side of where the tracks arc out. Just bow long this transfer will take place , none are able to say , but It will be until the new track , nearer the bluffs Is completed. Several farm bouses have been carried away be cause they could not be moved. Sat urday the honip of James Tollner , an eight room house , went into the river and was carried away. All of the doors and windows were saved , but that was all. Hundreds of acres of land have also gone In and all of the residents near the river are moving their houses nearer the bluffs. The county has completed tearing down an eighty-foot steel bridge and hauled the iron up onto the bluffs. It Is hard to estimate the number of acres that have been carried away this spring , but in a number of instances some farmers have lost a section , others a half and a quarter , one man lost near ly two sections of land and Is ruin ed. Close Call to Funeral. Wayne Democrat : While there par ents were away vlsting last Sunday , the children of Mr. and Mrs. August I Wittier came near having a fatal ac cident. The 16-year-old boy got the i gun and was going to shoot a cat , a 13-year-old sister standing opposite him. An older sister rushed up tc show the boy how to operate the trig ger or shoot the thing off , and at that moment the little girl , noting what her sister was doing , shouted that the gun was loaded and at the same time jumped to get out of range , ' the gun going off and the charge of shot making a nasty abrasion on the child's left side , her quick movemenf avoiding being shot through the stem ach. Dr. Leisenrlng says the injury is slight but that it was as close : i call for a funeral as ever heard of. Falls Fifteen Feet. Ainsworth Democrat : Will Marks was the victim of a peculiar and seri | ous accident on Monday of this week , , Ilo was engaged as an assistant tc the carpenters at work on the new ( Nye-Schnelder-Fowler elevator , just | east of the stockyards and had start ed for a ladder on the Interior ol the building preparatory to going tc ( , dinner , when he overbalanced and fell from a scaffold to the ground , flf § teen feet away , with the result thai I ho suffered a compound fracture ol the left leg between the knee and hip and a contusion just above the left eye. Tilden Commercial Club. Tllden Citizen : With few excep tlons , Tilden business men wore pros I out at a meeting held last Thursday evening for the purpose of forminp ' a Commercial club. For the conduct of the meeting E. E. Crue was choser chairman , and W. II. A very , secretary Outsiders present were George Wy coff , Fred Diers , P. W. Taylor ant1 D. Q. Nicholson of Madison , who hat . been Invited to give some enlighten , ment concerning the work of the Com mercial club of that city. Mr. Wycofl Is president of the organization and In an exhaustive talk upon the sub ject , related some of the things thai had been accomplished. One feature was the early closing agreemenl through which the merchants ant their clerks can go home at G:30 : ant have their evenings for recreation. Bad Fall From Wagon. Battle Creek Enterprise : Gottllet Wolsky took a thrilling ride behind i spirited team last evening and it if only a miracle that ho Is alive today In an Intoxicated condition , he start ed to drive to his home southeast o town , urging his team to a run. He lost entire control of the animals am they made over a mile at break-necl state league will make him a Western speed. Shortly after turning the Lam- pert corner ho was thrown headlong to the ground , whore he renmlned un conscious for a short time. Examina tion by those who witnessed the ac cident disclosed that he was not seri ously Injured , evldentally falling clear of the wagon. His face , however , was badly cut , and a deep gash back of the ear bled profusely. He refused as sistance and declined to go on home. Later ho came back to town , where he was taken charge of by Marshal Hacklcr. He was able to go homo this morning. Spencer School Head. Spencer Advocate : Prof. David Roy Arnold of the Crete college was elected superintendent of the Spencer public schools at a meeting of the board Tuesday evening. Professor Arnold comes highly recommended as an Instructor , having taught In Crete college. We hope the selection mer its the approval of all and If the re commendation which Professor Ar nold has counts for anything , we will have a man thoroughly qualified to fill the position In every respect and make our schools second to none In the state. Hartman Plays With Fremont. Stanton Register : Louis Hartman , Stanton's ball pitcher for the past two years , has been trying out at Lin coln with the Western League team , has been farmed out to Fremont to play In the state league. The mana ger of the Lincoln team speaks high ly of Hartman's ability as a pitcher and says that a year's training In the League pitcher. To Enlarge Gregory Postofflce. Gregory Times Advocate : On April 18th a representative of the postofllce department visited Gregory and after looking over the situation decided that the growth of the town and Its busi ness warranted an attempt to secure a better equipped postofllco room. Specifications for the necessary equip ment and blanks for submitting pro posals were left with Mr. Huston , the postmaster , and an official notice was posted In the lobby of the postofTlce calling for proposals for suitable quar ters , to be handed sealed to the post master not later than May 1-1 , 1010 , or the mailing of them to the depart ment's representative at Des Moines , la. , on or before that date. Mr. Hus ton will be able to assist anyone de siring to figure and will give such in formation as may be necessary. Gregory Teacher Resigns. Gregory Times Advocate : At the meeting of the school board last Thursday night , the resignation of Prof. II. E. HIatt was accepted and Howard J. Kline of Vermllllon was elected to fill out the school year and also for this coming year. Professor HIatt has been principal of the Gre gory schools since the organization of the district and it is with regret on the part of the patrons that he gives up his position. But as he has a claim near Witten and has business interests In that town it was neces sary for him to give up his school \ \ ork. New Lynch Bank Building. Lynch Journal : The Bank of Lynch people have decided to erect a fine new bank building and are now busy work ing out the plans for same. The build ing will be 2. > x50 feet In size and one method of looking after the business is aimed at. The work will be pushed story. A light colored brick will bo used with stone trimmings. On the interior Mr. Harris is planning on a double vault one for the bank proper and ono for the use of the bank cus tomers and which can be entered with out going through the private room of the bank. Full plans are not yet complete but every modern conven ience will be provided for and a floor plan that will enable a quick and easy just as rapidly as possible now that the deceslon build has been reached , We are pleased to see this now busi ness block and hope and believe that some of the rest of the new buildings planned on will soon be in the hands of the architects. Ordinance No. 347. An ordinance calling a special elec tion in the city of Norfolk , Madison county , Nebraska , to enable the legal voters of said city to vote upon the question and proposition of authoriz ing the mayor and council of said city to Issue the negotiable bonds of said city in the sum of ? 12,000 for the purpose of furnishing funds tc pay for the paving of the intersec tions of streets and alloys and space opposite the same , In Paving District No. 1 , of the city of Norfolk , Nebras ka , established and ordered paved by the mayor and council of said city by ordinances and resolution duly passed , approved and published in manner provided by law , and In ac cordance with the plan and estimate of costs filed with the city clerk on the 18th day of April. 1010 , by the city engineer of said city , and approved by the mayor and council of said city on said date , and to levy tax upon all the taxable property of said city , In ad dltion to all other taxes sufficient tc pay the interest on said bonds as the same becomes duo and payable and to create a sinking fund for the pay ment of the principal of said bonde when it becomes due ; also designating the voting places In the several wardE In said city. Whereas , There has been presented to the mayor and council a petition signed by more than fifty resident free-holders of the city of Norfolk Nebraska , asking that an election shall be called for the purpose of sub milling to the electors of said city the proposition to Issue the nogotla bio bonds of said city In the sum ol ? 12,000 for the purpose of providing money for paving the Intersections ol streets and alleys and spaces opposite thereof In Paving District No. 1 , of said city and Whereas , Said paving district has been established by ordinance duly passed , approved and published , and paving thereof duly ordered by the mayor and council by ordinance duly passed and published and Whereas. The mayor and council have deemed It expedient for the pur pose of paying the costs of paving the Intersections of streets and alleys and space opposite In said paving dis trict to Issue the paving bonds of the city of Norfolk , Nebraska , for that purpose , and that It Is to the best Interest of said city to pave said In tersections and to Issue bonds In the sum of $12,000 for that purpose. Bo it ordained by the mayor and council of the city of Norfolk , Nebras ka. Section 1. That a special election Is hereby called to be held In the city of Norfolk , Madison county , Ne braska , on the 31st day of May. A. D. , 1UIO , for the purpose of enabling the legal voters of said city to vote upon the following question and pro position to wit : "Shall the mayor and council of the city of Norfolk , Nebras ka , have power and authority to Is sue twelve negotiable bonds of said city In the sum of f 1.006 each to be numbered from one to twelve Inclus ive to bo known and designated as 'Paving Bonds of the City of Norfolk , Nebraska' to be dated the first day of July , 11)10 ) , and to become due and payable in twenty (20) ( ) years from their date and redeemable as pro vided by law , to draw Interest at the rate of live (5) ( ) per cent per annum from their date payable semiannually - ly ; botli principal and interest pay able at the Fiscal Agency of the state of Nebraska in the city of New York , said bonds to be executed by the mayor and city clerk of the city of Norfolk , Madison county , Nebraska , under the directions of the council of said city. Said bonds to bo sold by the mayor and council of said city for not less than par value and the proceeds thereof to be taken and used for the purpose of paying for the pav ing of intersections of streets and al leys and spaces opposite thereof in Paving District No. 1 , of the city of Norfolk , Nebraska , in 'accordance with the plans and estimate of the costs filed with the city clerk on the 18th day of April , 1010 , and approved by the mayor and council. Said bonds to have interest coupons attached evi dencing the interest thereon. And the mayor and council of said city or the proper authority thereof to levy annually upon all the taxable property within said city such tax as may be necessary for a sinking fund for the payment of the accruing interest upon said bonds and the principal thereof at maturity , not exceeding the amount limited by law. Sec. 2. The question and proposi tion shall be taken and voted upon in the following form : Each ballot cast or voted at said election on said pro position , shall have therein on one line "Paving Bonds of the City of Norfolk , Nebraska , " "Yes , " and also In another line the words "Paving Bonds of the City of Norfolk , Nebras ka , " "No , " and each voter voting upon said question and proposition , and in favor thereof shall place at the right and opposite to the words "Paving Bonds of the City of Norfolk , Nebras ka , " "Yes" X , and each voter voting upon said question and proposition and voting against the adoption of the same , and in the negative shall at the right of and opposite to the words "Paving Bonds of the City of Norfolk , Nebraska , " "No" place a cross so as to make the same appear as follows : "Paving Bonds of the city of Norfolk. Nebraska , " "No" X , and should a majority of all the bal lots cast and voted at said election on said question and proposition have thereon indicated in manner aforsald the following "Paving Bonds of the City of Norfolk , Nebraska" "Yes" X , then the said question and proposition shall be deemed carried and adopted and the mayor and council shall have the power and authority to Issue and sell said bonds , and levy said tax as hereinbefore specified and pay the interest and pay off and redeem the aforesaid bonds ; but should a majori ty of said ballots cast not have there on the words and indications in man ner aforesaid as follows : "Paving Bonds of the City of Norfolk. Nebras ka , " "Yes" X , then said question and proposition shall be deemed lost , and the mayor and council shall not have power and authority to issue said bonds. Sec. . ' ' , . The polls and voting places on said question and proposition in the several wards of said city shall be as follows : In First Ward City hall. In Second end ward West side hose house. In Third ward Julius Degnor's resi dence , No , HOO South Fourth street. In Fourth ward Junction hose house , on Fourth street. Sec.1. . The polls at the election hereby called shall be opened at 9 o'clock In the forenoon and continue open until 7 o'clock in the afternoon of said 81st day of May , 1910. Sec. fi. The returns of said elec tion shall be made to the city clerk and the mayor and council shall can vas the said vote and declare the re sult thereof at the next regular meetIng - Ing thereafter or as soon as practica ble. ble.Sec. Sec. 0. The mayor and city clerk shall Issue and cause to bo published In some newspaper published In said city at least thirty days before the dnto of said election a notice to the legal voters of said city of the submis sion of the foregoing question and proposition. Sec. 7. This ordinance shall bo In force and effect from and after Its passage , approval and publication as provided by law. Passed and approved this 18th day of April , A. D. , 1910. Attest : John Friday , Ed. Hartor , Mayor. City Clerk. Bonesteel and Burke Go "Wet. " Bonestcel and Burke , the only two Rosebud towns In South Dakota which voted on the liquor question Tuesday , both went "wet. " Sioux City. April 20. Interest In the municipal contests throughout South Dakota yesterday centered In the license question. TTp to a late hour the returns show a close con test. Wet Towns That go Dry. The following towns were wet and went dry : Centervllle , Vlborg , East Sioux Falls , Pierre , Volga , Whltolakc , Howard and Redfleld. Dry Ones That go Wet. Those dry before and going wet are : Andover , Avon , Armour , Canova , Dai- ton , Franklin Miller and Gettysburg. Gain for License. From reports received the license element has lost twelve towns but It Is said these will bo made up In gains from localities not yet report- Ing. It Is further claimed that the total vote of the state on the ques tion will show a gain for license. In the Wet Column. The following towns also went wet : Elk Point , Brldgewater , Sturgls , Plan- klnton , Clear Lake , Spencer , Klmball , Yankton , Madison , Scotland , Huron , Sioux Falls , Faulkton , Lester , Mitchell , Lead , Deadwood , Rapid City. Among the Dry Towns. The following went dry : White Lake , Pierre , Redfleld , Slsslton , Slier- man , Groton , Gnyvllle. Sioux Falls , S. D. , April 20. These towns went wet : Mowbridge , Aber deen , Selby , Glenham , Webster , High- more , Eureka , butler , Bowdle , Colum bia , Hecla , Twin Brooks , Whltewood , Belle Fourche , Spearflsh. These towns voted dry : Doland , Waubay , Brltton , Summit. Celebrate at Sturgls. Sturgis , S. D. , April 20. The most remarkable political celebration In the history of the city occurred last night due to the success of the citizens' ticket headed by W. E. Ladd , the suc cessful candidate for mayor. The features of the event were automobile parades , bands and fireworks. Great crowds surged up and down the princi pal streets for hours , and good natured - tured pandemonium reigned. The town went wet. At Deadwood and Lead. Deadwood. S. D. , April 20. In an unusual election at Lead In which were polled the largest vote of 2,300 for the citizens' ticket , backed by the Hoinestake , won out In the city elec tion by 250 majority , the labor union electing one alderman. The city went wet by 700. The citizens' ticket also triumphed at Deadwood , where Major Adams was re-elected by 300 majority and the wets secured a majority of 400. At Rapid City. Rapid City , S. D. , April 20. The first election under the commission plan resulted in the closest voting ever done in the city. Dr. R. J. Jack son was elected over Fred J. Rugg , a prominent merchant , by 3 majority. Members of the board of commissions are : W. M. Dodge , James Brennan , A. Loverpeck ; and for fourth commis sioner , John P. McElroy and John D. Patten are tied. The wets won by 123 majority , and the referendum of a franchise recently granted to the electric light and gas company by the old council , was killed by 69 majority. Rugg was defeated as candidate for mayor , and Patton and McElroy will probably ask for a recount. Rural Carriers Named. Washington , April 20. Rural car riers appointed are as follows : Ne braska : Gresham , route 2 ; Ford Bol- ton , carrier ; John II. Nedergal , substi tute. Inavale : route 2 , Charles A. Mar tin , carrier ; Frances Martin , substi tute ; route 3 , II. R. Mathews , carrier , no substitute. South Dakota : Arlington , route 5 , Charles A. Richardson , carrier ; no substitute. Salem , route 2 , Leander M. Drown , carrier ; no substitute. Yankton Goes Wet. Yankton , S. D. , April 20. Yankton , under the commission plan , re-elected Mayor E. T. White and elected as commissioners : C. B. rreney , F. S. Vaughan , Joe FrlcK and August Goetz. The city went wet. The town of Les- tervllle went wet and Gayvllle went dry. Mitchell Wet Again. Mitchell , S. D. , April 20. The city election brought out a good vote , within 300 of the registered vote be ing cast. License carried by a ma jority of 108 , an Increase of GO over last year. A. E. Hitchcock was reelected - elected mayor over William Koch by a majority of 170. The biggest fight of the election was on justice of the peace , F. C. Drake winning over J. G. Markham , present incumbent , by a majority of 12. C. E. Reevis , J. J. McDougall , Dr. J. McCarty and John Nichols were elected aldermen , all except McCarty being re-elected over opposition. Lively Election at Huron. Huron , S. D. , April 20 The liveli est celebration In the history of the city and under the commission plan occurred here. License won. These officers were elected : Mayor , Charles F. Koepp ; commissioners , Charles E. Young. A. A. Chamberlain , John C. Madsen and M. L. Tobin. Pierre Beats Second Phone Line. Pierre , S. D. , April 20. This city voted dry by a majority of 75 , the first time In its history. The new com mission , W. J. Emallory as mayor , L. Greonough , E. C. Klndloy , George L. y N Low Round Trip Rates Beginning February 1 and ending December 20 , 1910 , very low Homeseekers' rates will be in effect the first and third Tuesdays of each month to the West and Northwest via the Union Pacific "The Safe Roa.d to Travel" Dining car meals and service "Best in the World" For full Information address your Local Agent # Fay and John I. Newell , had no oppo sition. A second telephone franchise was defeated. Fort Pierre voted dry- by a majority of D , an Increase of G over the majority of a year ago. Two arrests for illegal voting were made at Fort Pierre. AUTO GAS TANK BLEW UP. Prominent Ainsworth Man Injured as Result of Accident. Ainsworth , Neb. , April 20. Four well known citizens , A. C. Tolllver , Rex Bailey , E. L. Larson and Marlon Foster , had a miraculous escape from death as the result of an automobile accident. The mun weiw returning from Long Pine and had just crossed the canyon about a mile distant when one of the men stepped from the carte to light a cigar. He threw the match down and it rolled under the ma chine , igniting the gasoline , and the tank exploded. All of the men were tin own a considerable distance by the explosion. Mr. Tolllver suffered the worst , one arm and one leg being badly burned. He was hastened to Long Pine and the attending physi cian now believes he will recover. The other members of the party were more or less burned and shaken up by the accident. They were later tak en to Long Pine , where their injuries were dressed. PLANNING FOR BANKERS. Neligh Has Prepared Two Attractions for the Moneyed Men. Neligh , Neb. , April 20. Special to The News : Through the courtesy of the secretary , C. L. Wattles of this city , who lias the Important part and the long end of the entertainment of the gathering of group ! ! of the North east Nebraska IJankers association , which will meet in Neligh Friday of this week , gives to The News repre sentative a complete detail on this score , and of which is the following : "The Strange Adventures of Miss Hrown" is a comedy that is given for the public in general , and standing room , according to the box office clerk , is now at a premium. The entire house was sold out yesterday after noon for this play. "The Banker's Specialty" is given on Friday evening for the benefit of the moneyed men , including the stock holders , first and assistant cashiers , their wives and sweethearts. This Is a play that will touch the heart as well as the pocketbook as far as the act ing is concerned but in reality will give the " 20f > " who have secured spe cial seats for this occasion a gentle re minder that the entertainment com mittee of Neligh is "there and over" when it comes to giving the bankers of group No. 3 their annual outing. Beets' Position. Tilden Citizen : Editor Citizen In filing new application for the repub lican nomination to the office of repre sentative from the district of Madison county in the next legislature , It was done as a republican , with no strings or conditions attached , and with no effort or desire to make a platform for my party. If nominated and elected , it shall be our effort to represent the people of Madison county as a whole , carry ing our the pledges of the republican party to the people for all that is wise and progressive In legislation with special privileges to none , and with "fairness and justice to all alike. " No man is greater than his party , and a man without a party Is with out responsibility ; for a party must at all times fairly represent public sentiment on all subjects. On thes ubject of the liquor traf fic , public sentiment has not only es tablished the most effective regula tion in Nebraska , but has so ampli fied the provisions of the "Slocumb" law that It is well nigh Impossible for the saloon to do business and obey the law ; and we see the traffic gradually passing from the retailer to the whole saler. It Is now conceded by many that further regulation is as useless as It Is unpleasant ; that the "daylight saloon law" was the last "chip on the shoulder" In a contest that will not down , and In which there is no room for compromise. Personally we have no compromise with the liquor traffic , and as long as public sentiment sustains the prin ciple of 'regulation" we shall be with the people the people must and will . rule. When the people decide for prohibition wo shall still be with the people , but that issue is not before the people at this time , unless It may prove to bo under the guise of "county option. " If so , then let us strip oft our disguises and come straight to the real Issue. If the prohibitionists are not ready for the Issue , theirs Is the rosoiiHlbil- Ity. We think It safe to say that the " "liquor interests" are always ready. The republican party has not de clared for county option nor for pro hibition , it would therefore be unwise for us to do so. The people and not the , politician should decide the issue. George N. Heels. DOWN TO 22 DEGREES. But the Skies Have Cleared and the Sun Is Warming Things Up. Clear skies and rising temperature greeted this territory Tuesday morn ing. But it was cold during the night 22 degrees above zero. The frost helped to still further freeze fruit. CONGREGATIONALISTS TO MEET. Program for Convention at Ainsworth April 25-26 Announced. The following program of the twen ty-sixth annual meeting of the Elkhorn - horn Valley Association of Congrega tional Churches , to be held at Alns- worth April 25 and 20 , has been Is sued : Monday Evening Session. 7:30 : Sermon. "Malting Good , " Rev. Edwin Booth , jr. , Norfolk. Tuesday Morning Session. 9:00 : Organization and business. 0:45 : Devotional service. 10:00 : Address. "The Church and / A. Evangelism , " Rev. J. W. Taylor , Pierce. Discussion. 10:30 : Address. "The Church and Pastoral Visitation , " Rev. J. J. KIopp , Stanton. Discussion. 11:00 : Adress. "The Church and Its Educational Agencies , " Rev. C. A. Jaquith , " Neligh. Discussion. Intermission. Tuesday Afternoon Session. 2:00 : Devotional service. 2:30 : Address. "The Church and Men's Clubs , " Rev. Edwin Booth , Jr. , Norfolk. Discussion. 3:00 : Address. 'The Evening Ser vice of the Church , " Rev. Bashford. Long Pine. Discussion. 3:30 : Address. "The Church Pray er Meeting , " Rev. Francis M. Do Weese , Plalnview. Discussion. 4:00 : Address by a lady represen tative of the Woman's Home Mission ary Union. Tuesday Evening Session. 7:30 : Song service. 8:00 : Addresses by Rev. Willet D. King of Omaha , and Rev. N. L. Packard - ard of Lincoln. 9:00 : Reception. Cotton Mills Curtail Output. Fall River , Mass. , April 18. Twenty thousand cotton mill operatives are Idle and will be until next Wednesday. Thirty of the corporations decided to curtail production about 40 percent because of the slack demand for print cloths. Car Men Slow to Return. Philadelphia , April 18. The striking motormen and conductors of the Phil adelphia Rapid Transit company , who were last night directed to return to work fay their executive committee , were slow to follow the orders and up to noon today only about 100 had re ported at the barns. Many Sign Petition. Several hundred Norfolk business men and citizens Monday signed a po- tltlon addressed to the Northwestern railroad , asking that company to run Its main line passenger trains uptown for the accommodation of the travel ing public. Crelghton Pump Station Damaged. y Crelghton , Neb. , April 19. Special / to The News : The city pumping sta- "if tlon was badly damaged this morning by fire. The flames went up the smoke stuck and damaged the roof consider ably. The blaze was extinguished by the firemen.