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f TUB NORFOLK WBKKLL NKWS-JOURNAL , FK1DAY , JULY 22 , 3010. Smashes the Plnte Glass. Mlko Knrnr , n tnllor dlBchnrgcd by tlin Knihn tailor nhop a week ago , found roftiKU In the city Jail yuHlurdiiy afternoon , only after ho had implied lilH lint through tlio plate glass door of tlio ! ' . J. Fuesler tailor shop mid then thrown a bottle well filled with whisky thiough the opening hu had nmde In the valuable glass. Karar had been drinking : .ll week. It IH wild , and yesterday he entered the Fuesler Hliop In an Intoxicated con dition and annoyed the employes there for Hovernl hours. He was thrown out of the shop bodily by two of the tail ors after gentle hints that his pres- tincc was not desired , were found to be of no avail. Karar , In his misty exit , accident ally bumped his head against the door Jind , to got revenge , smashed In the plate glass and threw a bottle of whis ky after him. Ho made a record breaking run down Norfolk avenue , but was rounded up by Chief of Police Mnrquardt , who jailed him. Karar has no money and Is said to be n hopeless case by tailors here. He lias a wife and three children at Ches ter , la. , which Is said to be his home. HERE TO SELL OLD PROPERTY Men Who Purchased Townslte Addi tion Years Ago , Are Stung On It. Arthur Hitman and Judge Ells- worth , both of Benton Harbor , Mich. , were In the city looking over the Hlg- man estate , a 50-acre tract one mile west of here , with a view of selling It. The two Michigan men went to Sioux City , but will probably return hero In a few days , should a contemplated deal be made. The fifty acres were purchased many years ago by the Hlgman Bros. , for $20,000 , or $400 per acre for a town lot speculation , the two brothers hav ing then Just cleared about $60,000 by selling about 10,000 acres of sandy land In Pierce county , which they bought from the government for about $1.25 per acre , to Frenchmen , who wanted to raise alfalfa and who had the Impression that sandy land was the soil to raise their product , and It Is stated hero that they paid the Hlg- man brothers something near $8 per aero for the sand. In those days speculation In farm land was not as prolltable as town lots. It Is said one of the brothers met reverses and the other later went Into the box manufacturing business , The llfty acres are now worth about ? 200 per acre , it is stated here. How Norfolk League Stands. Won. Lost. Pet , Bookkeepers I ! 0 l.OOC Clerks " 1 .75C Firemen 2 .C0 ( Railroad Men - 2 .50C Edgewater - I' , .40 ( Traveling Men 0 4 .00 ( Fine Horse is Ruined. A horse valued at $000 belonging tc Dr. A. H. Tashjean was taken out of f Stnnton county pasture ten miles south of here and driven so hard bj unknown parties that It is now unable to walk. The doctor says the anltna Is not now worth over $25. The an hnal was crippled and Injured , sayf Dr. Tashjean , u few nights ago by per sons who took the animal from tin pasture and drove it away without hli consent. He has no proof as to win the guilty parties are , but it is be lieved he suspects certain persons. The Injured animal was consldere < one of the fastest driving horses ii the county and was put in the pnstun by the doctor , who was very fond o the animal , some time ago. The doctor has offered a reward o $25 for the arrest or conviction of th guilty parties. Talked of Lynching Him. Nellgh , Neb. , July 18. Special t The News : Orval Doud , a farmer 11\ Ing four miles from Brunswick , is li the county jail here on a frightfu charge , his own daughter being th alleged victim of his act. Ho may ge a life imprisonment , if the charge against him are proved. There wa talk of lynching at Brunswick durln the preliminary. Benefit for Foote. The benefit baseball game at th driving park diamond , played betwee the clerks and the railroad men1 teams , was easily won by the elerl < by a score of 15 to 5. The rallroadei put in a good pitcher , but he wa knocked out by the clerks , who ploye an enthusiastic game for their shai of the benefits. The railroaders , wli usually show good support for the battery , were weak in this place Sui day. $35 for Foote. The grandstand was well filled wit many rooters for both teams. Tl gate receipts were $40 , and after tl cxi enses were paid $35 remaine which will be turned over to M Foote , the railroad men's star playe who was injured when his head stria the hard bottom of the Elkhorn will diving recently. Fairfleld and Rusk both pitch * good games , and Gllssman helped rr tie the batters by constantly nskli them questions , much to the anne ance of the railroaders , who dldi like this sort of ball playing. Molde hauer won grandstand favor when 1 made n beautiful running catch of high one. Krahn and Gllssman beget got three-baggers. Miller , Ryan , Clai Butler and Krahn were chalked i with a two-bagger apiece. The score by Innings : R. H. Clerks . 2 0 2 3 0 2 6.0 0 15 20 Railroad Men.l 00 20 000 2 5 7 Batteries : Fairfleld , Rusk and GHi man ; Zacek , Kelleher and Miller. MONDAY MENTION. Rich Kelly of Tllden was here. Beth Jones of Wlnnetoon was ho A. E. Ward of Madison was in t city. city.II. II. Hafner of Butte WO.B a visitor the city. William Llorman of Pierce was in the city. E. P. Wentherby went to Emerson on business. Herbert Hauptll spent Sunday with friends at Hattle Creek. Ernest HntiHt-h returned from a bus ! ness trip nt Hattle Creek. C. H. McFarland of Madison is In the city visiting with relatives. Mrs. H. P. Davis of Corning , In. , Is In the city visiting with her son , P. H. Davis. Mr. and Mrs. B. T. Reid returned from a short visit with friends nt Omaha. Miss Lorctta Doherty of Sioux City spent Sunday here with Miss Nona O'Brien. Burl Mapes went to Wayne at noon and tomorrow will go to Council Bluffs on business. Mrs. Ruth Jenkins and daughter Iluby of Omaha are here visiting Mrs. F. W. Knapp. Misses Edna Mooney and Nellie Whitlaw of Stlckney , S. D. , were visit ors In the city. Richard Klngsley nnd his sister , Miss Krlssle Klngsley , returned home from an outing nt Stanton. Mr. nnd Mrs. C. E. Greene of Plain- view are visiting at the Logan-Stilt- Davenport camp at the Ray fnrrn. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Bllger of Tllden were here for a short visit at the home of his parents , Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Bll ger. ger.Mr. Mr. ami Mrs. Cork Jenkins of Kali- mazoo were In the city with their new automobile visiting Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Pasewalk. Henry Haase returned from O'Neill and several other Nebraska towns , where he finished posting notices of the Norfolk race meet. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Bridge of Mount Vernon , S. D. , are In the city visiting with relatives. Mr. Bridge Is cashier of the First National bank at Mount Vernon. He was formerly a resident of Norfolk. Miss Lois Gibson , who has been here visiting with friends enroute from Boston , where she graduated In the New England conservatory of music , to her home at Grand Junction , Colo. , left the city Sunday. The Norfolk clerks go to Wayne Wednesday for another game with the Wayne team. E. Tague and family of Shelton , Neb. , have moved to Norfolk to make this their home. While loading furniture , C. L. Lee , a Northwestern brakeman , sustained a sprain In his right side. Douglas county is the dryest spot in the state of Nebraska , say a num ber of land experts here. A special meeting of Mosaic lodge No. 55 , will be held Tuesday evening for work In the F. C. degree. R. B. McKlnney returned froir O'Neill Saturday. Mr. McKlnney re ports crops around O'Neill in fine con ditlon. P. II. Davis and several people in terested In Canada land expect to gc Into that country for a few weeks trip Tuesday. E. W. Zutz , who returned from Oma ha , reports that crops In Douglas coun ty do not show up as well as the crop ; In this territory. The town of Elgin will probably or gnnizo a lire company after the com pletlon of the waterworks system which are now under construction. P. E. Barrett , n Northwestern fire man , was slightly burned about tin back while working on his engine Barrett will be laid up for a few days f While swimming In the Elkhorn Sats urday Ernest Raasch sustained i f slight bruise on bis nose as the resul of getting tangled up with some brusl In the water. Five bids were submitted at O'Nell for the construction of the sewer sys tern there. Donohoe and Peterson o Omaha were the lucky bidders , gel ting the contract on a bid of $1C,507.4 ( Souvenir spoons of the Norfolk pul He library have arrived In the city an are already being sold by local jew elers. The spoons are very prett and the engraving of the new Norfol structure has been artistically fii Ished. The rifle team of the local millti company , consisting of Musicia Lynde , Privates Inglls. Grauel , Stron and Beemer left the city for the Asl land target range Sunday. Captai Anderson and Lieutenant Anderso are also at Ashland. s The detailed program of the No folk chautauqua will arrive here froi Des Molnes In a few days. The execi live committee report the sale of 55 tickets , with the prospects of a ve'r large attendance. The campers. It : believed , will be unusually numeroi this year. For the second time within five daj trainload of grading material , horse mil laborers passed through Norfol 'or Dallas , S. D. , where there is now arge supply of material and laborei for the extension work of the Nort western road. The last train passe le through the city late this morning e route to Dallas. Dr. J. E. Strayer of Hartlngto Neb. , enroute to Lincoln and Crete : his automobile , to visit with relative was marooned in the sand seven mill west of here Saturday afternoon. I was towed into the city and put up the Ahlman garage for repairs. E Strayer will go from here to Colui th bus. , thk J. C. Burton a\id J. T. Wolfkiel toi a 100-mile drive In Mr. Burton's big wheel automobile yesterday , taking E. Pierce. Plalnvlew , Foster , Osmond ai Other towns north of Norfolk. On tl return trip they met a Plalnvlew a 3S In trouble. When the Plninvk driver was asked how far it was Hndnr he said : "I'll show you tread road to hades , If you'll fix this car. " With $100 cash in their posscsslc Young Denney and Leo Root we re. busily scouring the city for Kid Lew he who claimed the lightweight cha pionship of the south and who w in defeated sometime ago by Kid Buck ! of Sioux City. The two Norfolk tight. or wanted to put up the $100 side bet that Root could put Lewis out In eight rounds. Lewis was not to be found. Three fine pairs of shoes for three home rutiK wat < the reward received by Charles Landers. BOH of C. W. Lan ders of Norfolk. Livnders IB now em ployed at Wayne1 and Is playing on the Wayne team. In the recent ball game between Wayne and Randolph , which resulted In the former's victory by a Bcore of 14 to 4. a $5 $ pair of shoes was offered for every home run made. Landers succeeded In making three of these long hits. Joseph Kyslkle. the Nebraska Bo- emfan farm hand who was arrested i New York city four days after head ad left Dodge , Neb. , enroute to Eu- ope , was well known around Dodge , re he had worked for Borne time n the Tobola farm. Kyslkle shot own a New York city hotel clerk hen the latter refused to drop a nick- 1 Into Kyciklc's automatic music box , hlch he used to carry around with 1m on the streets of Dodge. Half a hundred members of the Nor- oik Landwehr society will participate ; i the observance of the anniversary f the battle of Sedan , one of the reat battles of the Franco-Prussian . ar and one of the decisive battles of he world's history. The celebration . ' 111 be held in Cumlng county , where ranches of the society are making reparations for this event. About a ozen other societies have been Invlt- d to participate. Honesteel Pilot : R. E. Lulkart , for- iierly of Norfolk , Neb. , but of late nanager of the William Krotter inter- sts of Herrick , arrived in Bonesteel Vednesday and will assume the man- gement of the Zorba general mor- hamlise store , succeeding Herb Haak- nson , who resigned on account of emoving to Sioux City. Mr. Lulknrt s an experienced hand in the nier- handise business and as manager ill proye a valuable acquisition to he store. The St. Johannes Lutheran church mlsslonfebt in Pasewalk's grove Sun- ilay was a decided success. The re- elpts of this occasion netted the hurch and mission more money than he last year's missionfest. Five out- > f-town ministers held services both norning and afternoon. The congre- atlon bang popular German hymns. The Norfolk band gave a concert dur- ng the afti'moon. Hoskins , Pierce , ladar and other towns in this vicinity lad delegates at the meeting. Dinner and supper was- served in the grove. Detectives Davenport and Smith , tvho are working on the Flege murder case , were In Wakefield last Friday , where they reported just returning rom a wild goo e chase Into Iowa. Some crazy fellow there , they say , tel' ephoned for them , saying that he had he man who committed the Flege murder. When the officers arrived there they found the sender of the tel ephone massage to be insane. He told the detectives that it was impossible for him to call sooner , owing to the fact that he was delayed on account of the death of his dog , which he had to bury. Favor- the Interurban. Battle Creek Enterprise : Tin monthly business meeting of the Bat tie Creek Commercial club was heli Monday evening and important bus ! ness was attended to. It was decidei to make borne needed improvements on the road due north of town am a committee was appointed to attorn to the matter at once. A committei was albo appointed to make necessar ; arrangements for the usual fall wort on the south road. This committee with other members of the club , an soon to meet with farmers resldinj south of town , when definite arrange ments for the work will be made. The interurban railway proposltloi was discussed at length , and inasmucl as it had been currently reported tha Battle Creek was not only disinterest ed , but actually dibcouraglng the mat ter , the club went on record in refn Ration of such charges by the unanl mous adoption of the following resoli tlon : , "Resolved , That it is the sense o the Commercial club of Battle Creel * Neb. , to aid In every way posslbl those most interested in the estal lishment of the proposed interurbai railroad between Norfolk and New man Grove , and that the members cc operate with the farmers in securin the bame ; be it further "Resolved , That this resolution b spread upon the records of this clu and that a copy be furnished the Ba tie Creek Enterprise for publication. HIS FOURTH OF JULY PLAN. Pierce Bridegroom Found Chinning Former Sweetheart. Pierce Leader : A queer colncldor occurred to a young married coupl not many miles from Pierce on th Fourth of July , which threatened fc a time to disrupt the peaceful roll tlons of that family. The young hu band for some reason or other di not care to come to Pierce on tli Fourth , but instead took his youn frau to a neighboring sister to spen the day and then returned homo. 11 had not been there very long , ho\ ever , until he had a change of boa and decided to celebrate here an thus hitched up the old faithful fair ly horse and drove to town. V/hi walking around he chanced to mm one of his lady friends , whom ho he known before being married , and tl In two were extremely glad to see eac id other , in fact , to such an extent tin 10 they decided to stroll around the cl ir , together. In the meantime his wl ( ! W whom he supposed was still in tl to country , also decided to como to tl lie celebration and she too came to tow Imagine her surprise when taking the sights to run across her husbai re "chinning" bis old friend on the bai Is , streets. To cut matters short si tn- fainted , and was taken to ono of o tnas physicians who pronounced it a ca es of heart trouble , which it undoul edly was. What became of "hubby" we are not lira position to state , but we Imagine he hit for "the tall tim ber" at a speed that would put the famous Dan Patch to * shame. A Stenographer's Office. West Point , Neb. , July 20. Spec'nl ' to The News : Miss Gertrude Ltndnlu , a graduate of the stenographic de partment of the Omaha Commercial college , has opened an office in West Point as public stenographer , this being the Hist time In the history of the city where the public needs calli-d for an office of this kind. Crops Good Near Valentine. Valentino Republican : Another good rain visited this part of the state on Tuesday afternoon which Is believed to have extended over a large terri tory. So far this appears to be a fav ored portion of the state in the way of rainfall. Some farmers on the table land north of town say prospects are good for better crops than any they have raised during the past ten years. Indications now are that al though northwestern Nebraska Is look ed upon by some people of the east as a dry country , the rainfall will be larger and the crops better than in those parts that heretofore boasted of their more abundant moisture. Should crops fall here there would yet remain a prosperous Industry which is never falling and Is as a rule always profit able the live stock industry. Famous Driver Injured. Grand Rapids , Mich. , July 20. E. F. Gccrs , the veteran race horse driver , who was thrown from his sulky nnd stunned nt Combtock park yesterday during a warm-up of Orienta , a trot ting filly , Is on the road to recovery In Butterworth hospital where he was taken In a semi-conscious condition. Goers talked of going to the races today but his physician believes It prudent for the famous driver to re main at least another day in the hospital. LAST DAY OF AD CLUB MEET. Fairbanks' Address Was Delivered Yesterday Afternoon. Omaha , Neb. , July 20. This was the last day of the national convention of the Associated Ad Clubs of America. Former Vice President Fairbanks de livered his speech yesterday afternoon. W. N. Huso of The Norfolk News , on the subject , "Tlie Country News paper as an Advertising Medium , " de clared that "a country newspaper is worth far more .is an advertising medium than many times the same number of papers isMied as a part of the circulation of a metropolitan pub lication , which is hastily scanned by busy people and then tossed aside. The country paper , which Is smaller and more compact , Is read carefully and thoroughly. In the city one h not expected to have a speaking ac quaintance with the man who lives ten feet away , while in the country everyone knows everyone else In the vholo community and the paper vhlch comes to the home filled with terns concerning neighbors is a mes- age of human interest to every inenv er of the family and it receives an in ensive reading that no other publica ion is ever given. There arc no bet er buyers of advertised , trademarked ed goods than the people reached bj he country newspaper. " The Rosebud Shooting. Winner Journal : Several conflict ng reports were circulated on las kVednesday concerning some troubh it the Indian celebration at Beef Cor al north of the Rosebud agency 01 July 4. The Journal made telephom nqulry of the agency and was tel < that as the result of a quarrel be tween Billy Bordeaux and a younj white man named Roy Harer , Bet leaux was shot by Harer and pain fully , but not dangerously , hurt. Tin lispute had something to do with i saddle. Harer was on horseback am Bordeaux kept following him and hai rasslng him in his efforts to continue the quarrel. The story is that Boi deaux tried to pull Harer off his hors and the outcome was that Harer dre\ is pistol and fired at Bordeaux In ei deavoring to defend himself. Harer i a clerk in Miller's store at Oak Creel and is about 18 years old. He ha been placed in jail at Valentine. Boi deaux is in the hospital there and 1 expected to recover rapidly. 8 O'clock Curfew at Plainvtew. Plalnvlew News : The city's chic of police has been Instructed by th mayor to give the fire bell eight tap each evening at 8 o'clock to indlcat that it is time for business house that come under the S o'clock closin agreement , to close their places t business and also time for all chlldrc under 14 years of age to get off th street as is required by the curfc1 ordinance of the city. This will I done henceforth to jog people's men orles so that there may be no goo excuse for a violation of agreemei or ordinance. Claim Shack Demolished. Bonesteel Herald : A letter receive from Miss Ella Mutchler , who is nom steading near Sulpher , S. D. , stnti that a bad wind , hail and rain ston visited that section Friday and utte ly demolished her "claim shack. " Mil Mutchler , fortunately , was visiting i her parents at the time , and vei 10 probably escaped serious injury ai perhaps death. n Woodworth-Kruse Wedding. e. Crelghton Liberal : Harry W. Woo 10 worth and Laura Mildred Kruse we 10 married at the bride's parents' hon 10n. n. Tuesday morning at 8 o'clock by Re In Mr. Alcorn. The groom was attendi idk by Paul Zuelow of Norfolk and tl : k brldo by her sister Bornlce Kruse. Ti 10 ceremony was performed by Rev , 3V ar Alcorn of the Congregational churc so The happy young couple departed i the morning train for Denver a : other Colorado points on a honeymoon trip. They will visit Mr. and Mrs. H. i A. Cheney at Mnnltou. Colo. Their trip to the depot and the time they had In getting away surely presages a happy married life us they got nil that was coming to them. They will be at home to there many friends af ter August 15 In the house recently VH cated by H. H. Schrocdor. Harry Scott was flower boy nnd Mildred Scott ring-bearer. Grace Kyan played the wedding inarch. The bride wore a beautiful French hand embroidered robe. Francis Brennan Recovering. O'Neill Frontier : Francis Brennnn met with a serious accident last Tues day afternoon. While driving n horse attached to n platform spring wagon the horse became scared by n goat , near the Burlington roundhouse , ran away throwing him fem the wagon. Wh n picked up ho was unconscious , remaining so for about n half hour. He sustained two bad cuts upon the head and was otherwise bruised. He Is now resting comfortably and will be alright In a few days. He Shot Sister. Wayne , Neb. , July 20. Special to The News : William Flege , the bro ther of the murdered Louise Flege , was the man who killed his sister in the dooryard of his farm home , seven miles northeast of hero , In Dlxon county , two weeks ago tomorrow af ternoon. Flege confessed to the murder last night. The hired man , Henrich Eichenchamp , who saw the tragedy , broke down under pressure from Sheriff Mears and also told the story. Flege had threatened to kill the hired man , a youth of 18 years , If he ever breathed a word of the crime. Flege Taken to Ponca. Flege was arrested last night by Sherlfl Mears of Wayne county , who will probably get the $2,500 reward that was offered , and was hurriedly taken to Ponca , the county seat of Dixon county , in an automobile. The quickly gathering mobs of men in Wayne made It seem unsafe to keep the prisoner here over night. The hired man was also taken to Ponca. They were driven over In the automobile of Dr. W. B. Vail , former ly of Norfolk. With them was Sheriff W. C. Davenport of Sioux City , who had been working on the case. Mears Gets the Confession. Sheriff Mears did great work on the case. Ho has been getting on confi dential terms with William Flege for some time. He got Flege to believe that he suspected somebody else. Yes terday afternoon he drove to Altona with Flege , hunting a clew apparent ly on the Hogrefe murder case , and while there Mears told Flege that he believed people suspected him. Flege Acts Like Man Shot. Flege , ; when confronted with this accusation , acted like a man who had been shot. Ho started toward a fence and went part way through It. His actions were so dramatic that .Mears concluded Instantly that he had found the murderer. And he hastened back to the Flege farm to wring a confes' sion from the hired man. The hired man was pretty nearly frightened to death. Having been told that he would be instantly killed if he ever revealed a word of the tragedy , he was afraid of death If he told. Sheriff Mears brought sucli tactful pressure to bear , however that finally the young fellow admitted that William Flege had killed the glr and that he ( the hired man ) hai seen the shooting. Hired Man Tells of Crime. Eichenchamp said he was just leav ing the barn on Thursday afternoon June 30 , for the field , when ho heart Will Flege nnd his sister quarreling at the house , 200 feet away. He bean a shot and , looking around , saw tin girl fall , mortally wounded , in thi farmyard. Then the brother , appar ently in fiendish glee , stood over thi wounded form of his sister and firei another bullet Into her body. Then Threatens Eye Witness. Having killed his sister , the demoi ' turned on the hired man and warnei him never to tell , if he valued hi life. Eichenchamp then went to the Heli and the murderer jumped Into his an 3 tomobllo and drove to Allen , return Ing late that night when a telephon message told him that his sister' body had been found. Murderer Goes Courting Girl. The murderer was courting hi c sweetheart , Miss Hlnrlch , when a tel ( s phone call came to him that the slste had been found. The next night , a was recorded In these columns som g days ago , Flege's eyes were sunke in nnd he looked as If he were undc a terrific nervous strain. His gull was at once suspected. , v And it was his sweetheart , whoi he wished to marry and bring to hi home , that apparently was at the bo torn of the crime , together with question of property Interests. Will Flege Is about 40 years old an has been known In the nelghborhoo as "Crazy Flege. " The boy farmhand was taken b fore his own father to tell his stoi and hero , In the presence of his pa out , he almost weakened , withdraw Ing some of the statements ho hr made to the sheriff. It is suppose it ho feared his father's wrath over ha ity Ing concealed his secret so long. id. Crowds Gather at Wayne. As soon as it was known that Flej had been arrested , crowds began gather on the streets here and Shor ! ti Mears felt that there would bo da tire re gor of a lynching If Fle'go was nllo' 10 ed to stay in the Jail here over nlgl 10V. V. The garage was closed after Vail car was taken out , and the sheriff ai his prisoner were slipped out of toy as quietly ns possible. Gloomy on The Way Over. b.in On the way to Ponca in the aul in mobile Flege maintained gloomy ad lence , He said not a word. And wh Ponca was reached he said to the Dlxon county Bhcrlff : "Hello , 1 ve come over to see you. " The hired man , Eichenchamp , Is almost a nervous wreck as a icsult of the strain of the affair. Lust night he slept In the same room nt Poncn with Sheriff Mearw and Dr. Vail and all through the night hu kept tossIng - Ing In his bed and talking continually. He slept little or none. Yesterday afternoon a ciowd from Allen were going to dig up the Flege girl's body to see If there were any traces of evidence that had been over looked but Sheriff Mears told them It was unnecessary that ho had enough evidence already to end a man to the gallows. The crime was one of the most fiendish that ever stained the fair name of northern Nebraska. Two weeks ago tomorrow afternoon the Flege girl , nged nbout 33 , was" slain " by her brother. The brother , when found late In the evening , said ho had left home nt 1 o'clock and that the last he saw , the hired man was Just leaving for the field. The hired hand then pretended , at f > o'clock , to mid- denly discover the body of the girl whom he had seen shot to death. Rosebud Crop Conditions. Dallas News : Crop conditions In Gregory and Trlpp counties at the present time are very "spotted" on ac count of the fact that practically all of the showers during June and July have been very much local In char acter. It Is generally conceded that the worst condition In the two coun ties Is shown along the region of the divide northwest from Dallas. While most of the land In this area Is In dian land It Is getting Into qulto gen eral cultivation by virtue of leases and the losses through light crops will be quite heavy In some Instances. In both the northern and southern areas of Trlpp and Gregory counties , the wheat and corn conditions range from fair to good. Most of the win ter wheat fields have been cut during the past week and the yields promis ed are from fifteen to twenty-live bush els per acre. Many of the fields were frozen out during the winter , but those were generally plowed up. and planted to other grains. The spring wheat conditions , especially in the southern section , are far from dis couraging and average yields are indi cated. The barley crop is a general failure , although the acreage of this grain has not been sufficient to make it an important feature. It is in the oats crop that the most variable conditions seem to exist and the lines cannot be strictly drawn as to early and late varieties or as to localities. There Is one field of more than 200 acres of small grain within three miles of Dallas that Is all good , including winter wheat , spring wheat , early oats and late oats. Those who have been farming in Gregory county for some time have always regarded oats as a sure stand-by , but there are many disappointments this season. Many of the fields are not considered worth harvesting , but there are still many other fields In which the yield promises to be from twenty-five to for ty bushels per acre. While many corn fields are much behind normal growth on account ol late planting or replanting the goner 1 al condition of this staple crop Is quite satisfactory. The crop is making phe lomennl growth in all localities and occasional showers , with a normal fal his season , will insure a large corr crop. A 10-Year-Old Boy Teaches. Plalnvlew Republican : Wcrt i Kirk , the 10-year-old son of Josepl Kirk , is probably the youngest teach er in the state. He has a school o section hands , who i > re employed ) M the itiii'ington railroad at this p'.n.cc These men are Italians , natives of fu : away Italy , who came to seek Ihci fortune in this land of the free. The ; live in an old boxcar on the right-ol way about a block from the Burling ton depot. They are typical Italians small in stature and swarthy in com plexion. But they are industrious am frugal. They save their money. The ; do not dissipate. They attend strlcl ly to their own business. A few o them have wives in their native land who wait patiently for "their husband to save enough money to pay the ! way across the briny deep to thi country. Others have sweetheart and in fact , they are about the sam in this respect as people of this com them had been through the primar ; or first reader , and will proceed t take up the second reader at once. H says they learn very fast , nnd ar thorough in their work. Some of thei are well educated in their native Ini guage and that helps some. He hn no trouble keeping good order and dl : cipline. He has had no occasion t punish any of thorn , and not n singl pupil has been expelled from schoi t- since he has had the superlntendenc ; Werter's salary for all this work not large. We doubt If he charge anything for his services , but thei Is no doubt of enthusiasm In his worl He Is determined that If these men r main here long enough he will tcac them all he knows nnd It will in take very long to do it. Besides bee learning he has put some Yankee pn rlotlsm into their minds. On the ov ning of the Fourth the boxcar lion of these little , dark men fairly blazi with the illumination of sky rocko nnd other fireworks nnd n real Amei , can flag floated from the humb ' abode. Frank Beels Asks Divorce. Sensational charges are made In petition for divorce filed In the dlslri court of Madison county late Wedm day afternoon by Frank H. Beels , prominent piano tuner of Norfol against his wife. Rase A. Bee Among other charges Is the allegatli that Mrs. Beels never legally obtain a divorce from her former busbar one Mr. S trucks. Mr. Beele and the woman fn whom he now M < I > \K a divorce , or an nulment of the marriage rmifnirt , were married only last October. Tho- marriage took place October 11 at Omaha. The couple have made tln-lr home In Norfolk , Jealous of His Daughter. Extreme cruelty Is alleged by thi' lumbiiml. He charges that his wlfo iiocame angry whenever he held or kissed his 10-year-old daughter. Helen , mil would fiequontly swear 'at him mil his daughter , applying vile and In decent names to them , telling lteol that she hated him. ordering him "lo go to hell , " calling him a "damn fool" mil using other choice oxproHsloiw of like character and Import. It Is alleged that Mrs. llcols wouliF frequently leave home In the winter or early spring when the weather war cold , and that , In anger , she would' stay out till nearly midnight , desiilto- plaintiff's efforts to persuade her to- leturn. The woman threatened to- commit suicide and likewise to kill both him and herself at times , It icr- charged. Threw Things at Him. H Is charged that on April 18 MTH. Heels threw a book at her himband , and on May 1 struck and pinched htm , throwing things at him ; that on May S she threw n coat-hanger at him anil' called him an unspeakable name ; that , on May 11 she called him a "dirty crank" and "a liar. " and on Juno G- she hurled a stove poker at him. Injur ing his wrist , and swore at him. On May 12 she Is charged with having thrown magazines at him and wltlr spitting In his face , striking him and knocking oft' his glasses , calling him a "liar , " a "coward , " and a "fool. " It is alleged that on June 12 Mrs. Beelu struck her husband with a fan and at tacked him with her mills and teeth and struck him with her shoe , severely bruising and lacerating his loft arm. It Is claimed that she frequently would throw dishes at Heels and break the same and the furniture. Abused the Little Girl. It Is charged that Mrs. Heels became- very jealous of her husband's daugh ter and would Ill-treat the child and abuse her while the father was away , beating her , knocking her down , kickIng - Ing her and at one time blacking her eye , threatening her with vile names , and causing the child to become fear ful of her life and to determine to run away from home to escape the cruel treatment. It Is said the woman burned the child's keepsakes , received from her mother , Including a picture of her mother. It is charged that Mrs. Heels on June 22 , without her husband's knowl edge , left home , sending the little girl to her relatives without ceremony , and locked the house. Previous to this she- had declared she would leave and that he would never see her again. Mr. Heels alleges that his wife lived in South Dakota only temporarily lor the purpose of gaining a divorce nnd not permanently for six months , as re quired by law ; and that her decree of divorce was never recorded In the court In which the alleged divorce wnp granted. Auto Jumps Off Bridge. Wayne Herald : If there is evoi such a thing as a lucky accident then the one occurred Sunday afternoon , about five miles southwest of Wayne , may surely be placed in that list. AIT automobile containing six young ladles nnd a young man plunged head first off the end of a bridge into the mud and water twenty feet below and nil of the occupants escaped being kill ed ; none had broken limbs , and only one was at all erlously hurt. The automobile was owned by a farmer named Westt-rhouse and was being driven by his son , a young man about 28 years of age. In the front so.it with him was his sister , Mary , and those in the back seat were Lucetta Ulrich , Ella Wittier. Annite Wittier. Minnie Wittier and Arnie Thompson. The party were on their way home from attending services at Grace church southwest of town. A treed rate of speed was being maintained , in fact , the young ladies a few mo ments before the accident had urged. ' the driver to be more careful and not : go so fast. The party were coming from the west , and a short distance from where the roads Intersect there is n bridge on the highway running north and south which they had to cross. Try n Neu-n v. put Lost Husband , Became Insane. Albion News : Mrs. Edith Roslyn , who has been working in the home of F. F. Tully at Cedar Rapids , was ad judged Insane last Thursday and taken to the asylum at Hastings. Some time ago she nnd her husband sepa rated and since then her mind has been giving away. A few days ago she icceived a letter from her mother in Wyoming that her father shot at one of her brothers , and had declared he was going to kill the whole family. On the receipt of this news she be came violently Insane. M'COOK ELEVATOR BURNS. Two of Updike Grain Co. , Largest irr Southwestern Nebraska. McCook , Neb. , July 20. In a flro that broke out early after probably smoldering all night , the Updike Grain company's elevators and coal sheds were entirely destroyed. Excursion Rates K. of P. encampment , Milwaukee Knight Templar's Conclave , Chicago Tickets on sale via the Chicago & North Western Ry. . dally July 28 , 29 , ct HO and 111 , account K. of P. Encamp ment. Milwaukee ; and dally August 4 , 5. C and 7 , account Knight Templar's k. Conclave. Chicago. Great opportunity Is.in for sight-seeing In these beautiful con in vention cities and to visit the many ed adjacent famous summer resorts , lakes 'd ' , and streams of Wisconsin and Northern - ern Michigan. 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