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TUB NORFOLK WKKKL fj NKWS JOURNAr , , FRIDAY , JUNK 24 , 1010. ON THE - - btage Nelson-Wolgast Fight Pictures. SOURof tlic facts connected with the Mtnglng of the bout between thu Kroat lightweights : Staging II Championship Contest IS a I'OBtly nnil nerve racking venture. Sid Hester , who promoted the recent championship hattlo hutwocn Battling Nelson and Ad WolRiiHt , Is authority for the nhovc statement. IIoHter hail given the sporting folkH of San Fran cisco many good shows , prior to signIng - Ing up the lightweights. Ho never ran a moving Hhow and his fights had been good. A chniiKO In the city ad ministration had put htm out of the running as far an a permit within the city HmltH WMH concerned. Hester la a game lad. When ho WIIH turned < lown In San K'ranelHco ho turned hla attention to San Mateo , where Jim Coffroth had boon running. Ho was lvon the cold Hhouldor by the author ities down there , but was undaunted. Hester never for a mlnuto lost con- lldenco in Ills ability to go through , but the flghtors weakened and do- miindcd of him that he post n largo guarantee to go through with the bout as arranged. Within an hour after their demand Hester posted $5,000 , half of which was to go to each of the lighters In the event of Hester falling to niuno a battle ground within ton days. Ho named a place , Richmond , Contra Costa county , Calif. , which was not on the map and entirely unknown to the people of San Francisco , ten miles away. Within ten days after the selection of the place Hester had constructed the largest light arena ever erected In this country. By special arrange ments with the railroads and bay boats lie was ready to handle 20,000 people , have them all leave 'Frisco not ear- llor than noontime and have thorn at the ringside seated in tlmo to sco the gladiators struggle for the title. Ho handled 18,000. It is remarkable the Interest that centered in the mooting of the men , for the crowd made the journey over in a pouring rainstorm. It rained until the men entered the ring. Then the sun came out. On account of the men being a bit late coming Into the ring , the contest did not end until long after sundown The photographers from the newspapers newspapers failed to get a print after the thirty-seventh round , but the pic ture machine caught the men until the finish. The closing rounds are a novelty In asmuch as the men arc seen fighting into the night. They arc distinctly risible , yet they resemble a pair of negroes. Referee Eddie Smith can bo plainly seen to grasp the hand of Wol- gast and raise his arm In the air , thereby declaring him the winner. The pictures as a whole are the ilncst over taken of a boxing contest , accordIng - Ing to the press of San Francisco. They are vastly superior to the John- son-ketchel pictures and stand out away above the Burns-Johnson sot. In the Nelson-Wolgast pictures the men appear In the ring life-sized. The vast crowd around the ring can be scon rising at all of the thrilling points of the contest. The other features of the pictures Include the men In their training quar ters , a panoramic view of the con struction of the arena , view of the crowd tramping through the mud to got into the arena , a panoramic view of the arena , partly iilled. the pictures being taken one and one-half hours before the men entered the ring. Everything Is clear and distinct. The whole of the contest Is not shown , but the IHteen best rounds , the feature rounds , are shown , together with the latest colored photographs of Wolgast , Nelson and Promoter Hester. These pictures are going to bo seen for one night only , Monday June 20 , at the Auditorium. Two performances , 8 and SltliO. All seats 25c. Ladles are es. pecially invited. BACHELORHOOD INSURED. Barrymore's Managers Hold Policy With Lloyds' for $50,000. New York , June IS. Many accusa tlons have been made against the stage , but never before has the stage been accused of carrying Its prejudice against married stars to the extreme of taking definite precautions to avoid n marriage as if it wore a calamity The managers of Jack Bnrrymore , the star of "The Fortune Hunter , " have Insured his bachelorhood for ono year Lloyds of London having Issued a pol icy for 150,000. If the youthful stai should take unto himself a wife before the expiration of the next twelve month Cohan & Harris will bo com pensated to the amount of the policy for they llguro that their loss woule be $50,000 if their star were to marry For , be it known that Jack Barrymon is one of the most popular , if not the most , popular , matinee idols on tin stage today , and the fact that ho Is unmarried means a difference of man ; hundred dollars nightly at the bo : oflice. not to mention a decided shrink age in the matlneo receipts. Jack Barrymoro has made an afil davit to the fact that lie Is not nov engaged and that ho does not con template matrimony at the presen time , but whether or not ho will b < a bachelor a year from now Is anotho matter. He is a free agent , as the lawyers yors would say , and besides being ur usually susceptible to feminity charms , as his past record shows , h is beset by hundreds of women , eli and young , rich and poor , who woul like to marry him. His position as youthful , good looking , unmarried mal Inee Idol makes him the target c many designing as well as admtrin women , so that ho is In double dai ger of getting a wife. For every you is a leap year for Jack Barrymoro. These dangers are , of course , n cognized by Llody's agents , and youn Uarrymoro's managers have to pay a handsome premium for the risk. However - over , the danger from fnmlnlno pro posals Is not anywhere near as great as the danger from Jack Barrymoro's own susceptibility for the fair sex. If over a man wan rightfully called a "ladles' man" that man Is young Bar- rymoro He has been engaged or reported to ho engaged , nearly a do/on times , and In addition has been named In no less than two dlvorco rases , not to men tion his Indirect connection with the Thaw-White tragedy. From the time ho was 17 years old and lived with his uncle , John Drew , at Mrs. Hudson's boarding house , op posite the Lambs club. Jack Barry moro has been constantly In love. Ho himself says so. In addition he has boon a successful matchmaker. Not only did he Intro duce Russol Colt to his beautiful sis ter , Ethel , who was married to him a few months after their llrst meetIng - Ing , but ho Introduced his brother , Lionel , to the girl who Is now the lat- tor's wife. Miss Maude Adams was ono of the boarders at Mrs. Hudson's when the young Jack Barrymoro lived there with his uncle. Miss Adams was years older than ho , but like most youths of 17 young Barrymoro found the difference In their ages no bar to love. It was simply "puppy love" and admiration. Not a word of his pas sion did he breathe to Miss Adams , although ho waited on her hand and foot. The famous star , who was then John Drew's leading woman , liked the fresh faced son of Maurice Barrymore , but of course , she did not return his tender passion , of which she probably knew nothing. It may surprise many people to know that Evelyn Neshit , now the wlfo of Harry K. Thaw , was one of Jack Barrymoro's youthful sweet hearts. Ho met her when she first came to Now York long before her meeting with Stanford White and Har ry Thaw. lie was madly infatuated with her and wanted her to marry him. However , ho had just come of ago and was without money at least without enough money to marry. Evelyn Nesblt passed him by for the rich Stanford White and the still richer Harry Thaw. ' The next object of his admiration , nd tender passion was Miss Bonnie ilaglnn , the chubby llttlo dancer at Veber & Fields' music hall. She was t the height of her popularity when oung Barrymore was presented to icr , and as she took a decided fancy o him they were seen In each other's ompany almost every night. How- 3ver , something came between them r they drifted apart , for young Bar- ymoro began paying attentions to \Ilss \ Vivian Blackburn , a beautiful show girl , and Miss Maglnn turned icr attention to cultivating the friend- hip of a son of Henry Gassaway Dav- s of West Virginia , who ran for the Ice presidency some years ago. She s now Mrs. Davis and lives far from Broadway. Young Barrymore's attachment to Miss Blackburn the original of the amous fencing girl posters did not ast long. The fact that he was seen reipiently with Miss Elsie Janls , who iad just become a star in "The Van- lerbllt Cup , " gave rise to rumors that hey were engaged , and not until Mrs. Morbower , Elsie's mother , authorlta- Ively denied the engagement were the 'umors discredited. One of the late Lotta Faust's most ardent admirers was Jack Barrymore , and before she married Richie Ling hey were frequently seen in each other's company. Miss Ida Conquest was the next ac ross of prominence with whom the oung matinee idol's name was linked , ilor marriage to another , of course , llspelled that rumor. In Chicago , however , where Barry- nore wont to play a theatrical engage- nent , he became engaged to Miss Grace Lane , a famous beauty of that ity. Tholr engagement was an- lounced , but for some reason they \voro never married. Within a year after this two years ago , to be explicit the report of his engagement to Miss Salllo Fisher , his eadlng woman in "A Stubborn Cinder ella" was published. They were eon- stnntly In each other's society both on the stage and off , and their friends confidently expected the wedding date o be announced. Whether Miss Fish' or broke the engagement or young llarrymoro proved too llckle will prob < ably never be known. At any rate the engagement was broken and botli went on their separate ways. About a year ago the popular mat ! nee Idol begun to bo seen In the com pan'y of Miss Irene Frb.elle , former ! ) the wife of Felix Isman , the real es tate and theatrical man. When Mrs Isman filed suit for divorce Mr. Ismar answered with a counter petition , Ir which ho named several well knowr men. men.Tho The young matlneo Idol has beer seen recently in the company of Miss Hazel Allen , a young woman who Is well known up and down the Grea1 White Way. Strange ns this maj seem , Miss Allen and Felix Isnmi were at ono time considered the bos of friends. If the matter were left soley ti Jack Barrymore himself , no doubt hli managers would bo perfectly safe , fo a year at least. The malls are filled witti scentei notes to him ; his dressing room ii kept fragrant with flowers from girl of all kinds , and It is no oxaggoratloi to say that he could , if ho wanted tc got married once a day without oj hnustlng the supply of pretty maiden who would gladly become Mrs. Join Barrymore. A Jap Held for Murder. McCook , Nob. , June 18. The Jai aneso cook of a party of railroad It borers employed here was arreste charged with the murder of a woma at Denver a number of weeks ag ( The name of the suspect cannot bo learned. Ho Is 25 years old ami ad mits he came here from Denver , whore ho says he .wan employed a's a cook In a private family. Ho Is In the county Jail , awaiting L'IO arrival of officers from Denver Death of S. E. Hewlns. S. E. Hewlns , for twenty years a resident of Norfolk , died at his homo , lion South Twelfth street , at 11 o'clock last night after a long siege of heart trouble. The funeral will be held at the home Sunday afternoon at 2:30 : o'clock , I lev. Mr. Rummoll of the Methodist Episcopal church in charge. At the deathbed were the wlfo and throe children : F. E. Hewlns of Ev- ansvllle , Ind. ; Homer Howlns of Cin cinnati , and Miss Myrtle Hewlns of Chicago. Mr. Hewltis was 70 years of age , having been born in Massachusetts in 1SIM. 1SIM.Ho Ho later moved to Ohio with his parents and at the age of 9 years went to Wisconsin. There wore five broth ers , of whom he Is the last. The youngest died a year ago In Texas. Mr. Hewlns came to Norfolk in 1890 from Crelghton , having moved there from Columbus , WIs. At the age of 21 he was married to Delia Thomas in Vermont and four years ago they celebrated their golden wedding. Mr. Hewlns belonged to no lodge or secret organization of any kind , but he had a large number of warm friends among the people of Norfolk , by whom ho was highly esteemed. Ever Hunt Night Snipe ? Some of the Norfolk boys on the road who camped and fished at Wood Lake for a week or so , came home and had fun at Ed Engol's expense. They told about the big fish he didn't catch. Ed only smiled. He smiled that be witching smile that said he had some thing up his sleeve. And lie had. It's up to Al Chambers and Jim Hogan to "buy. " It was a snipe hunt with lanterns. Engel sprung It after a hard day's tlshlng. Everybody was tired. In fact , they had all turned In and gone to the hay. "Wish we had some of those snipe for a nice pot-pie , " Engel ventured. Dick Washington , the colored chef vith the party , opened his eyes till he whites showed like saucers. "We'd nake a pie as big as that ( stretching ils arms in a big circle ) for break- ast , " Dick said. Ills emphasis made he mouths of some of the crowd vater at least two of 'em. "We'd go get some of 'em with the anterns , " Engel said , "If anybody'd ; o along. " Then he waited. Some of the fellows burled their leads under the covers , lest they'd augh right out. Jim Hogan rolled over. "I'll go , " said lie. "I'm no > iker. " "Count me In too , " said Chambers. Me for that. " So they put on their waders and out into the dark night they tramped , ingel stationed them in the lake , up o their knees , holding onto a min- low seine. Ho loft Dick there with hem holding the lantern. Then he , ilmself , went to drive in the snipe. The snipe would run right into the let. Surest thing you know. Back at the camp house , Engel and he rest of-the bunch roared and roar ed. An hour later Dick said to the wo fellows holding the not. "Well , 'in getting cold. Engel's slipped one over on you. " This wasn't included in the story hat Hogan and Chambers brought home. Stole His Fine Chicks. Thieves in Norfolk are not stopping tt anything. Two brooders containing ) blooded chickens , all over five veeks old , were stolen from the prom- ses of George R. Desmond , 512 South st street. Mr. Desmond , who has charge of the Fair store meat market , s a member of the Norfolk Fancy Poultry association and intended tc take a few prizes at the chicken show , ivhlch will be held here next Decem ier , and had gone to some expense in alsing these chicks. The chickens were all hatched in ncubators and had grown old enough : o run around the yard. He put them ip In their brooders In the evening and when ho went out In the morning o feed them he found his chlckonf , vere gone. It would require the strength of a wagon and probably twc men to carry the two brooders away lie says. The authorities have beer notified of the theft and with the clev. which Mr. Desmond says he has to the robbers , the culprits will probably be landed soon. Country Club to Celebrate. The amusement committee of th < Norfolk Country club consisting of S G. Mayer , W. F. Hall and E. F. Huse have completed the program for tin Fourth of July celebration at the clul grounds. This committee will hav < charge of the day's program and wll select a number of assistants for tin various entertainments of the day Baseball , tennis , trap shooting , gel contests and fireworks In. the evonlni nro some of the features of the prc gram. The clubhouse will bo docoratei in brilliant colors , giving the hall : Japanese effect. The sub-commltteomen are : Base ball , J. S. Mathewson ; tennis , San Erskino , jr. ; trap shooting , Dr. R. C Simmons ; children's amusements , J B. Muylard ; golf , C. E. Buruham ; fire works , Dr. P. H. Salter ; dancing James Delaney. FRIDAY KACTS. K. W. McDonald of Plalnvlew wa in the city. Chester Slaughter and son of Dalla wore in the city W H. Blakenmn made a buslnos trip to West Point. Mrs. A. Stelnkraua of Pierce was visitor In the city. M18808 Rose and Rosalie Germany of Anokn were here. Luwls Turner of Springfield , S. D. , was here on buslnoas. Charles Belorsdorf has returned from n business trip at WliiHldo. Henry Massmau of Battle Crook was In the city transacting business. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. ninkoman drove to Battle Crook yesterday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. F. Lowroy and daugh ter of Stnntou were hero calling on friends. Mr. and Mrs. John I'ofnhl of Hos- kins wore In the city visiting with relatives. W. J. Stadelnmn wont to Sioux City , where ho will join his family and start for Los Angeles , their future home. R. Y. Hyde , district plant chief of the Nebraska Telephone company of Fremont , was in the city transacting business. Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Gentle and son have gone to Creston , la. , where they will spend a few weeks visiting with relatives. W. Lymann. traillc Inspector of the Nebraska Telephone company , with headquarters at Omaha , was in the city Inspecting the local telephone of fice. Born , to Mr. and Mrs. George Mar shall , north of Norfolk in Pierce coun ty , a son. H. A. Haley has opened a wall paper department in the 1. Nightingale music store on Norfolk avenue. James Delaney announces that all preparations for tonight's dancing party at the Country club have been completed. Miss Barnes of Battle Creek has ac cepted a position as bookkeeper at the Norfolk Long Distance Telephone com pany , succeeding Tlui Carrabine. Miss Martha Koehn , formerly book keeper at the Ransom & Anderson of fice , has accepted a similar position with the Elkhorn Life Insurance com pany , succeeding Miss Elizabeth Man- ske. Charles .Marinumlt , son of Chief ol Police Marquardt , is playing third base for the Ottumwa , la. , baseball team He has not been heard from In twt years. J. M. Campbell Is spoken of verj highly as ono of the umpires to be signed with the city baseball league Mr. Campbell Is well versed in the na tional game and will make a cracking good umpire. The U. C. T. baseball team's cap tain , Martin , has sent a challenge tc the Norfolk Elks team for a game ol ball on the local diamond on June 25 The Elks are getting their players to gether and will probably give the trav elers a game. Weights on a raised window in the Dr. H. J. Klerstead olllco broke Thurs day afternoon with the result that the window fell and the glass smashed or the sidewalk below. Luckily no one was passing at the moment and no one was hurt by the falling glass. The clerks' team will again play the Hosklns team on Sunday. This time the Hosklns sluggers are coming te Norfolk for their return game. The game Is called for 3 o'clock. The clerks are making a record for them selves and will start in the city league with a credit of having won eighl games out of nine played. Frank Tannehill reports that the corn crop is about three weeks behliu : time and more rain is necessary There is plenty of warm weather now says Mr. Tannehill , but unless more moisture relieves the situation the corn crop will not be up to the stan dard. The corn grows more during the night , he says , than during the day Friday was the last day of school at both the St. Paul and Christ Luth eran schools of this city. Sunday the graduates of the St. Paul church will receive their diplomas at the hands ol Rev. J. Witte. The Christ Lutheran school confirmation took place last Easter. Friday's work at both schools consisted of oral and written examlna tlons. At Clearwater Wednesday occurret the wedding of H. D. Miller and Miss Hildreth. After the ceremony the young couple went to Omaha on f wedding trip. Mr. Miller was former ly a student of the Norfolk business college and Is now assistant cashier ol the Clearwater bank. Miss Illldretl is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Hll drpth of Clearwater. The seventeenth annual conventloi of the Fourth District Nebraska Chris tian Missionary society convened a WakefiPld with President Dr. R. h Bean of Wakefield presiding. Tin afternoon bible school period was presided sided over by Superintendent R. J Lucas of Norfolk. Among the Norfoll nembers scheduled for addresses wen Dr. O. R. Meredith. Mrs. O. R. Mere illth and C. E. Hartford. At the Stauton court house Thurs day afternoon at 4:30 : occurred tin wedding of O. J. Daniels and Miss Hat tie Pofahl of Norfolk. Judge Cowai pronounced the words which boum the young Norfolk people in wedlock Thinking to surprise their Norfoll friends Mr. Daniels and Miss Pofali drove to Stanton , but upon their n turn they were themselves surprise to find that the brldo's homo was de < orated In honor of the wedding. Th young couple will make their horn with Ferdinand Pofahl , nl Edgowatei Mr. Daniels is n well known draymat William Zutz of Hoskins , who jus returned from a six weeks' visit wit relatives in Now York city , was i Norfolk Friday. During Ills stay i the east Mr. Zutz went to Dayton , 0 where ho visited the work shops c Orville and Wilbur Wright , the famoi aeronauts. Ho witnessed a numbc of flights of the aircraft lu Dayton an later witnessed Curtlss' flight froi Now York city to Albany. Crop com ! tlons in the east , saya Mr. Zutz , ai far from being up to the average ere in Madison county. The planting i corn cast of Chicago was In full swt last Tuesday and only a few cro ] which wore seen could bo compare to our crops her * . I SOCIETY > i Pleasures ol Week. I The dancing party given In Mar- quardt's hall on Thursday evening by I a company of young bachelors was ono of the most beautiful and success ful parties over given In Norfolk. The party was In compliment to the young ladles , who gave a party for the men I n short tlmo ago. Every detail was I looked after and nothing was lacking to make It a great success. Each guest , as they entered the hall , wore presented with a dainty program and an American beauty rose. The decora- ! tlons wore unusually Him. Electric lights with soft and pretty shades wore used lu abundance , the wires all wrapped In white and trimmed with red , white and pink carnations. Two thousand of those beautiful flowers and 200 American Beauty roses , lent their fragrance and beauty to make every post , nook and corner of the room a thing of beauty. Howe's or chestra of seven pieces furnished the sweet music from a regular bower of flowers. While In a pretty corner , amidst dozens of the spicy carnations , a punch bowl gave forth a most dell- clous and refreshing drink for the young dancers. It was not until the small hours of the morning the strains of "Homo Sweet Homo , " wore heard. The evening had been one of such per fect pleasure and enjoyment that the guests were loth to say "goodnight. " Every member of the family of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Porter was present nt the family reunion last Sunday eve ning held nt the family home on Four teenth street and Norfolk avenue. At the dinner table eighteen members of the family wore seated. Mr. and Mrs. Porter sat at the head of the table and were made happy over the event , Among those present wore : C. L , Wright and family , Wayne ; Mrs. Wil liam Rico , Pawnee City ; J. H. Conloy and family , Presho , S. D. ; J. W. Porter tor and family , Plerco ; William Bell and family , and Mrs. D. Oyler , Wllbor , A company of fourteen ladles enJoyed - Joyed a pleasant 1 o'clock luncheon In the home of Mrs. H. E. Warrlck and Mrs. E. P. Weatherby on Wednesday , In the game of bridge which followed the lunch , the high score favor went to Mrs. Jack Koonigstein and the all cut prize to Mrs. J. C. S. Weills. Both gifts were dainty pieces of hand paint ing , the work of Mrs. Weatherby. Mrs. L. B. Mussclman gave an old- fashioned tea party Monday afternoon in honor of her mother , Mrs. Alvina Hlckman of Omaha. The guests in cluded Mrs. Porter and mother , Mrs , J. Burton , Mrs. Weekse , sr. , and Mrs , R. C. Simmons' mother , four of whom are In their eighties. . < Miss Gladys Cole was hostess at n slumber party Thursday evening. Miss Lenora Hagle of Columbus was the guest of honor. At midnight a lunch eon was served. The guests were : Misses Beth Sprecher , Lois Hardy Beulah Hayes , Mildred Roes , Marie Hall. A number of friends surprised Miss Amanda Salswedol Saturday evening , The event was In honor of Miss Sals- wedel's birthday anniversary. The ladies of Trinity church met with Mrs. H. C. Matrau Thursday af ternoon. Personals. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Stadelman have left Norfolk for their new home In Los Angeles , where Mr. Stadelman has an important position with a telephone company. During their more than jvo years' residence In Norfolk they hive made many friends hero who re- ; ret their departure from the com- nullity. Mr. Stadelman founded the Norfolk Long Distance Telephone com any lu Norfolk and lias taken an ctivo part in the city's business life , lo was one of the enterprising mem ers of the Commercial club directo ate , and will be missed In that ca acity. Miss Jeannette McBrlde of Elgin 'eb. , has been the guest of Miss Hel n Reynolds the past week. She will cturn homo on Monday and Miss Dorothy Prince of Madison will accom uauy her for a visit. Miss Louise Weills came up fron Omaha on Tuesday where she has pent the last two months with hoi Bister , Mrs. W. M. Halnbolt. Mrs. C. E. Burnham and Miss Burn mm go to Adel , la. , on Monday for i wo weeks' visit with Mrs. Burnham' : larents. Mr. and Mrs. Asa K. Leonard an ilcely settled In the residence vacate ! jy W. J. Stadelman on Koenlgstoii avenue. Charles and Donald Bridge arrivei homo the first of the week from Cu ver , Ind. , where they attend school. Mrs. A. Morrison returned Tuosda evening from Wayne , where she vlsl ed Mrs. Cunningham. Earl Lynde returned Tuesday froi 1 Lincoln , where he Is attending the un versity. Miss Mellle Bridge went to Fremoi * on Friday for a short visit. Mrs. C. H. Reynolds visited in Fr < mont on Thursday. HYMENIAL. A double wedding was solemnized Trinity church at 7:30 : o'clock on la Wednesday evening by the Rov. J. S , Weills , uniting the lives of Ml d Lela Mary Craft and Joseph Ami Hlght , and Miss Helen Itasca Pride and John Lomuol Eunls. The brldns are daughters of Mr. and Mr . John Friday. A reception was tendered the young people In the homo on North Tenth street immedlatoly nflbr the ceremony , which was attended by 250 guests. The wedding throughout was very pretty and the congratulations showered upon these young men and women who have lived most of tholr lives In Norfolk wore many and sin cere. Mr. and Mrs. Hlght are cosily ttli'd lu a no\v homo on South Sev enth Htri-ot , a gift from the bride's mother , Mrs. Friday , while In another pretty homo on Madison avenue are Mr. and Mrs. Ennos. This homo was a gift from Mr. Ernies' mother , Mrs. A. J. Hoyt of I lay ward. WIs. Mrs. lloyt was here to attend the wedding and also Miss Friday's grandmother , Mrs. John Mackey of Monroe , WIs. He Saw the Negro Hanged. J. S. Jackson , formerly a member of The News stalT but now on the Kan sas City Post , saw his first hanging last Saturday when he "covered" the story of the execution of a negro mur derer for his paper. In writing to a friend In Norfolk ho says the actual hanging Is not so bad , because It Is all over HO quickly. It's the preliminary preparation that's most grewHomo. Death of Silas Ball. The sudden death of Silas Hall. 912 Madison street , at 5:45 : o'clock Thurs day evening came as a severe shock to his family and neighbors , as none realized that the end was so near , de spite the fact that Mr. Ball had been a sufferer from Brlght's disease for some time. Many of the neighbors did not oven know that ho was confined to his bed , as ho had boon suffering from the last attack only since Sunday. The funeral will bo hold from the Second Congregational church at 2 o'clock this afternoon. There are three children : C. C. Ball , 910 Madison street , Norfolk ; Mrs. J. L. Beach , Trenton , Mo. ; Mrs. Frank lin Baker , Seattle. There are four grandchildren : Mrs. I. S. Dlckson and Mrs. J. S. Slaughter. Herrick , S. D. ; Clyde J. Beach and Mary Ball. There Is one great-grand child , Lenora Dlckson. Mr. Ball was 70 years of ago , a na tive of Western , Onelda county , N. Y. , where ho was born In 1833. It was only last February , the 23rd , that Mr. and Mrs. Ball celebrated their golden wedding anniversary. For two years Mr. Ball had been janitor at the Junction schoolhouse and he worked up to the last day of school , just a couple of weeks ago , so that the children who knew him so well did not realize that his end was near. near.Mr. Mr. Ball had been a resident of Nor folk for more than eighteen years and ho enjoyed the esteem of all of South Norfolk , where he was known. BRINKER ELECTED. Chosen Nominee for Land Commission er Over Trlpp County Man. Pierre , S. D. , Juno IS. Fred F. Brlnker of Lake county , wins the nomination for state land commis sioner over Kingsley G. Foster of Tripp county , by 240 votes according to the unofficial returns made by coun ty auditors , and it Is not expected that the official canvass will material ly change the figures. The earlier re port of Foster's winning was based upon the reports of eight counties where1 the returns made were only partial. Mr. Brlnker has served two terms as auditor of Lake county and also has banking experience. He is mixing In state politics for the first time. This leaves the stalwarts with ono winning , that of H. B. Anderson , of Davlson , for state auditor in addition .to thc-lr representation on the ticket of two years ago. The .secretary of state is notin / po- session of any returns which Indicate the complexion of the state conven tion , whether stalwart or progressive. Is Killed on a Disc. Beatrice , Neb. , June 18. The mystery - tory surrounding the death of Fred Schlako , a farmer living near Pick- erell , has been cleared up by the con fession of a man named Neville on his deathbed. Schlake was found dead near his home west of Picket-oil on August 4 , 1900. Ho had been to Be atrice with a load of hogs and started home late at night with considerable money. The next morning Schlake's body was found about a quarter of a mile from his home with a hole in his head. The coroner's jury returned n verdict that Schlake's death was due to unknown causes. Neville stated that ho killed Schlake by striking him on the bend with a 2x4 scantling witli a nnil in it. According to Neville's story the two men had had trouble over a lawsuit , which ended in the murder of Schlake. Commencement at Gates Academy. Gates Academy , Neligh , Neb. , June IS. The exercises of commencemen week are past and were the most sue cessful held for a long tlmo. Mucl enthusiasm has been caused by tin results obtained and the future pros pects of the school. Excepting for tin slight shower early Wednesday morn lug the weather lias been excellent Owing to the fact that the Congregu tloual church Is being rebuilt all th exercises except those of Sunday am Monday evenings and the Middle play wore hold in the Methodis church. The Auditorium was nearl full Sunday morning and evening. Th sermon to the graduating class In th morning was by President F. W. Lon of Tabor college and was an eloquoi presentatloh of the subject , "Man Place lu God's World. " In the evei Ing Rev. John P. Clyde of the PI mouth church , Omaha , mada an G fectlve address before the Y. M C t and the Y W. C A on "Man's R sponsiblllty for Man , " Monday the graduating class toe charge of chapel exorcises and spok parting words to faculty and students , testifying also to the bonolltH. Intel lectual and moral , received here Thu lower clauses at this oxorcUo Ink i ) the1 si'atH vacated by tluwo who havn advanced a year. The play glvon by the inlilill- - class this > car was "The Fivshman. " anil was hoard by an audlenco that pnokcit the Auditorium. The play was a live ly comedy \\hlch was given with lino- effect to a delighted aiidlt > uc < > The players had ( ho Instruction of MI-H. W. W. Cole In staging the comedy. Tuesday ovpnlng n music rm-ltal by the pupils of that department showed the talent that exists In ! lu > city and the growing prestige of the Gate * School of Music. The gradual Ion exorcises were hold Wednesday morning , followed by the alumni dinner , which was this year hold In the park with great success. The faculty reception In the evcnlnc closed the exorcises of the wook. Of the seven momborH of the class six graduated from the sclent Illo course and two from the normal. Miss Saylor graduated from both courses. The normal students received the best certificates obtainable without export * PIICO from high schools or academies In the state. The mathematical prlzo wpnt to Miss Reno Burton. The first scholarship was awarded Miss Bertha Saylor , the second to Miss Rene Bur ton. ton.Tho The trusteeR have made provision for revising the course and bringing the curriculum Into hotter harmony with the work of the high schools of the state. It Is the dcslro of the trus tees to bring about complete cooperation eration with the state department oC education , while not lowering the su- pcrlor scholarship that has continued over since Gates was a collogo. The program Wednesday morning was as follows : Invocation Rov. V. F. Clark. Music Serenade ( Chaminade"WlU ) o' the Wisp ( Jungman ) Agnes Gra ham. "Dickens and Thackeray { a compar ison ) " Hugh II. Montgomery. "Habit" Bertha L. Sayler. "Tho Italian Immigrant" Robert A. Montgomery. "The Firolcss Cooker" Reno M Burton. ' Music "II Baclo , " waltz song ( Ar- dill ) Miss Johnson. "Francis * Parkman" George A. Ran dall. dall."A "A Poet's Interpretation of Nature" Katheryn Pilling. "Front Seats" Wallace M. Taylor Presentation of diplomas and st-hol arships. Music "Tender Bonds. " Benediction. ABERNATHYS CALL ON GAYNOR. "What Will You Be ? " Mayor Asked ; "A Mason , " Said Temple. Now York , Juno 18. Col. "Catch- 'Em-Alive" Jack Abernathy , United States marshal of Oklahoma , and the two Abernathy boys , Louis , 10 years old , and Temple , G , made their o.- clal call upon Major Gnynor. The marshal was attired In black. The youngsters wore costumes of a pat tern round straw hats , blue round abouts and long gray trousers over their high Texas boots. The young- travelers , with their father , went 'o the city hall in a taxlcab. "Where Is the little fellow ? " asked the mayor as ho shook hands with Louis and the marshal. "I'm right hero , sir , " piped T'-mpl" , as ho maneuvered out from behind a lot of . 'tffering : legs anc1 madr a b. > w that brought his little stub nose with in six Inches of the carpet. "What will you be ? " asked the mayor. "I think maybe I'll be a Mason , " said Temple. 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