TIIE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOURNAL. Kill DAY. SEPTEMBER 16. 1910.
RECOUNT IN NINTH DISTRICT.
Vote on State Senator IB Challenged
by Barnes of Albion.
Nollgh , Nob. , Sept. I ! ! . Spocliil to
Tin- News : A recount of the ballots
of Antulopo county WIIH asked for by
C. 0. HarnuH of Albion , candidate for
Btato Honator from the Ninth dlstrlcl.
The district comprises Antelope ,
Doono and Oreoloy counties. J. D.
natllold of thlH city IH tbo opposing
candidate , and according to the re-
turnH bad won out by twelve votes.
Tbo recount In Uoono county last
Saturday showed n gain for Hatfleld
of the votes. The count In Antelope
was completed yesterday afternoon
nnd Hut Held lost one vote. No report
has been received from Greoloy coun
ty , but It IB contldontly reported that
there would not be enough of a change
in that vicinity to seat Mr. Barnes.
The total vote In Antelope county on
botl candidates were : Hatfleld , 217 ;
Barnes , 169.
GOVERNOR HARMON REFUSED.
Declines to Call Special Session of As
sembly at Request of Mayor.
Columbus , O. , Sept. 1 ! ! . Mayor Mar
shall , by formal letter called on Gov
ernor Harmon to summon the general
assembly In special session to enact
u compulsory arbitration law and one
aimed to prevent over capitalization
of corporations.
Governor Harmon by letter declin
ed to call the assembly and scored the
mayor because of his request.
Governor Harmon replying to tbo
mayor said In part :
"Certainly , In view of the expense to
which the state has already been put
to maintain order In Columbus you
are the last person who should sug
gest putting It to n further great ex
pense of a special session.
"You assume that I have only to
call the legislature and tell them wl at
to do. At both sessions the republi
can majority which controls both
branches took special pains to treat
iny recommendations with little or no
respect and sometimes with dis
courtesy. "
Is Riding On a Bet.
Butte , Neb. . Sept. 13. Special to
The News : A. F. Brubnker of Glen-
rock , Colo. , arrived In Butleabout
C o'clock Saturday evening onroute to
Chicago. The young man Is making
the trip on horse back on a wager ,
and carries with him letters of greet
ing from Governor llrooks rtf Colorado
to Mayor Busso of Chicago. The trip
is to bo by way of Norfolk and Sioux
City , In. , and to be completed in twen
ty-six days.
Mr. Hrubnkcr has two good saddle
borses and no luggage whatever. He
registers at every county seat town
In order to prove conclusively that
the entire trip was made as sched
uled. So far fifty'miles a day has
been the average and the young man
is looking and fooling fine. He left
Glenrock September 1st , and is to
reach bis destination September 26th.
FATAL TEST OF LOCOMOTIVE.
Great Speed of New Machine Results
in Fatal Wreck.
Toledo , O. , Sept. 13. Traveling at
n terrific rate of speed for the purpose
A
pose of testing a new locomotive , Hok-
ing Valley train No. 33 was wrecked
at Wallbrldgo today , killing three
railroad men and Injuring a dozen pas
sengers. Among the dead Is : G. C.
Devllblss , superintendent of the motor
power of Columbus.
The train rolled down an embank
ment. The wreck Is attributed to
the dropping of a portion of machin
ery from the locomotive and Its com
ing Into contact with the wheels.
Plnchot at Nebraska Congress.
Lincoln , Sept. 13. Gifford Pinchot ,
the deposed forester , has promised to
attend the annual meeting of the Ne
braska conservation congress , which
will be held In Lincoln some time next
March. It is possible that Theodore
Roosevelt will be in the capital city
at the same time.
Assurance from Plnchot regarding
bis presence was obtained by Pro
fessor G. E. Condrn of the University
of Nebraska , while at the national coiv
gross nt St. Paul last week. Reese
volt's visit to Lincoln for the Nebraska
meeting depends on whether or not he
will have the time to spare. '
Entertained at Niobrara.
Niobrara , Nob. , Sept. 13. Special to
The News : The homo of Dr. W. K.
Clark was the scene of a happy gath
ering Saturday evening to celebrate
Miss Blanche Clark's sixteenth birth
day , which occurred Sunday , the llth
inst. The present corps of teachers ,
the tenth and eleventh grades of the
Niobrara high school , Misses Nelson ,
Palen , Draper and Mrs. Jos. Kalal of
Verdlgro were present as guests.
A delicious three-course luncheon
was served on the lawn at 6:30 : o'clock
to which all present did ample Justice.
Miss Clark is a member of the grail
tinting class for 1911 , and golden rod
the class flower , was used most effec
lively for table and house decoration.
The evening was spent listening to In
strumental music by Misses Blanche
Clark , Marlon Orr and Margaret Raf-
fan , and vocal music by Gertrude
Clark , which is deserving of special
mention. Later the game of "hearts'
was played progressively and each ta
bio was kept well supplied with home
made candy. Howard Palen won the
first prize , a whisk broom and holder
and Miss Jennie Palen the consoln
tlon , a package of chewing gum. Man >
valuable gifts were presented to Miss
Blanche and the company adjourned
at 11:30 : p. m. . wishing her many hop
V py returns of the day.
THE TEXAS EXHIBIT.
From Lincoln State Journal , September
tember 8 : Among the most interest
ing exhibits at the state fair this year
IB that of the Valley Fruit Farm and
Garden Co. of this city. During the
past year this company has sold twen
ty thousand acres of land adjoining
I'rancetas , Tex. , n now town they nro
establishing , to Nebraska people nnd
they brought the exhibit to Iho fair to
show their customers the products of
Iho land , as a largo number of pur
chasers expect soon to make their per
manent homos there.
This section of Texas grows , ns
shown In the exhibit , oranges , figs ,
pears , apples , peaches , cranberries , to
bacco , cotton , Japanese persimmons ,
peanuts , rlco , nnd In fact most every
thing that Is produced from the soil.
Some of the more Interesting things
to Nebrnsknns are a foiu-year-old or
ange tree full of half grown oranges ,
n kumqunt tree filled with fruit , n fig
tree ready for the harvest , and cotton
as It grows In the Hold.
In addition lo the novelties named ,
the exhibit contains such staples as
sugar cano , knffir corn , broom corn ,
potatoes , sweet potnloes , melons nnd
all klnda of garden prntlnrn , samples
Unit attesl Ihe productive quality of
the gulf coast lands.
There are also many views of
scenes presented which bespeak the
character of the land and its line homemaking -
making capacities , and although that
IP not generally looked upon by Nebraskans -
braskans as a corn-growing country ,
tills exhibit contains specimens of as
line corn as can bo grown anywhere ,
taken from the lands of tills company.
This entire exhibit was collected upon
two days' notice , but it is of n charac
ter to attract much attention and ad
miration.
It Is almost Impossible to believe
that this exhibit can display field corn
of superior quality , raised on the gulf
coast , and yielding ninety bushels to
the acre , but that Is just what the at
tendants nt the booth are prepared to
show. Nebraskans who are interested
in agricultural pursuits will find much
to Interest them In this exhibit.
U. S. Jury Is Drawn.
Thirty petit Jurors for the United
States circuit court which will con
vene In Norfolk on September 19 were
drawn by Jury Commissioner C. U.
Uurland and Deputy United States
CliTk Olga Granel Monday afternoon.
Among them were : A. L. Luneberg ,
rclghton ; C. E. Peyton , Creighton ;
\l. L. Montgomery , Creighton ; P. D.
Corell. Plnlnview ; Fred Ebingcr ,
lalnvlew ; Henry Bockelman , Pierce ;
Mark R. Dutcher , Pierce ; G. A. Kuhl ,
Xorfolk ; John Krantz , Norfolk ; Otto
iuolow , Norfolk ; J. A. Ballantyno ,
Norfolk ; J. W. Ransom , Norfolk ; J.
C. Stitt , Norfolk ; John Felah , Ewing ;
.Joyd J. Holcomb , Wlnslde ; L. L.
Way , Wayne ; Irvln Beatly , Foster ;
Jjunes F. Stringfellow , Oakdale ; W.
J. McRoberts , O'Neill ; Phillip C. An-
lerson , Bristow ; Albert House , Spen
cer ; Howard Miller , Battle Creek ;
Thomas L. White , Battle Creek ; Rob
ert J. Forsythe , Neligh ; Thomas H.
Pexton , Neligh ; George Sellery , Ne
igh ; Arthur P. Pilger. Stanton ; G. A.
Enos. Stanton ; W. F. Cunningham ,
Tilden.
FROST CAUGHT THE POTATOES
D. L. Crellln of Plainvlew Writes of
Visit In Extreme West Nebraska.
Crawford , Neb. , Sept. 9. Editor
News : I am on my way through
western Nebraska on a trip to the Pa
cific coast country. I find that the
weather man has treated the short
grass country shamefully. Drouth in
: he early part of the season , with a
killing frost August 20 , made this year
an unfortunate one for the agricultur
ist. The prairies are as brown nnd
bare as though swept by winter's chill
ing blasts. The name Alliance natur
ally associates itself with the grang
ers of the early days. Being a Bur
lington town. It depends more on the
railroad traffic than anything else for
Its business , nnd also the cattle Indus
try. The line flat country on the table
lands north nnd west of Alliance Is
noted as the potato garden of the
state. Hemlngford Is the "later" town
and it rivals Gordon in the amount of
"spuds" shipped out. The Homing'
ford potato is supposed to be the fliv
est in quality In the world , not except
ing the "Quid Sod. " "Grown at Hem
ingford" entitles this product to a
place in the menu of princes In royal
palaces , and It is a prouder title than
"made in Germany. " This neat little
burg sits serenely on the very tip of
Nebraska. In point of altitude it is
surpassed only by Harrison , which is
a little the taller of the two. Notwith
standing the "oK" year in crops , a
line new business block Is being built ,
showing that the people of this little !
burg have not lost heart. I counted 1
two dozen windmills in the town nnd ,
revolved by the breezes blown across
the wide stretch of treeless country ,
pump up the water hidden far below.
Hemingford , as a name , suggests the j
crossing of a stream , and It is a mis
nomer , for there Is no flowing water
on the surface for miles around the !
place. Politics In nnd near this burg ;
Is as remarkable for quality and pur
ity as the tubers that grow in its ash-
like soil. At the late lamented pri
mary election , every democrat in Hem-
ingford precinct voted for Shallen-
berger and every republican for Aid-
rich. Dahlmanism there is dry rot t
nnd hollow centers or blight and 1
sunken eyes. The city of Crawford 1
opened its eyes to Its own corruption
when Chadron got the location of the
new state normal school away from It.
There has been a spring cleaning and 1
a great change for the better. This
is a cattle country. Stock looks well 1
and thrive on the dead buffalo grass.
Early potatoes did well here , but small 1
grain was short and the corn nnd Into
spuds succumbed to the frost in Au
gust. This town Is still tough in spots ,
which may bo located by the big pic
tures of Jim Dahlman In the front win
dows. My next letter will bo from
points further west.
D. L. Crellln.
News want ads are result-getters.
BEAVER STOP MILL.
Animals Renew Dam on Pine Creek as
Fast as Miller Tears It Out.
Alnsworth , Neb. , Sept. 13. W. S.
Miller , who operates a grist mill on
Pine ' creek , about eighteen miles
northeast of Alnsworth , Is up against
about the hardest and most unique
question to have ever confronted a
miller In this section of the state.
Mr. Miller built a dam across the creek
nnd built a grist mill , which supplies
many settlers of Keya Pnlm as well
as Brown county , with flour. For sevN
era ! years he operated without any
trouble but recently the beavers that
Inhabit that creek have become very
numerous. They go below the mill
dam nnd put In n dam of their own ,
with the result that the water Is backs
ed up to such an extent as to preclude
the operation of the plant. Mr. Miller
would tear out a benver dam one day'l
only to be confronted with another
the next morning. Several weeks this
light waged , until Mr. Miller one mornu
ng found that the beavers had quit
the field. He started his mill , but his
victory was short-lived , for the next
morning the beaver dam was very
much In evidence and the mill was
once more out of commission , Since
then the beavers have kept to their
work with clock-like regularity and
the miller Is up a stump. There is a '
state law wnich protects the benver
ind Mr. Miller Is liable to a heavy fine
if ho kills them. At last reports the 1
wily little builders had the better of
the battle and the miller is racking his
brain to find some method to drive
them from the field.
Shallenberrjer Gains 72.
Omaha , Sept. 14. Governor Shal-
lenberger made a total gain of seven-
ty-two votes in the recount In city of
Omaha. In live precincts of South
Omaha he gained two more , making
his total seventy-four. The last pre-
clnct of the Twelfth ward was counted - (
ed shortly before noon , and the canvassing -
vassing board commenced the recount .
In South Omaha. Governor Shallen-
berger made his four largest gains in
the Fifth , Sixth , Seventh and Eleventh - ,
enth wards. In those four wards alone
ho gained seventy-three votes , Dahl-
man making small gams elsewhere.
MACK A GREAT MANAGER.
The Philadelphia Leader Talks Little ,
but Gets Results. i
New York , Sept. 13. Cornelius Me-
Gillicuddy is n name to ponder over ,
anywhere. "Connie Mack" uttered in
connection with baseball , commands
immediate attention. It means the
Philadelphia Athlellcs coming cham
pions of Hie American League. C. Me-
Gillicuddy Is the man behind a mighty
classy team and a man of mystery.s
He is quite n card , having been known
to utter ns many as ten words pubr
licly. Not that C. Mack is stingy with
language , but ho is a close-mouthed
Irishman a rara avis in terrls. In-
terviewlng C. Mack Is like shaking
hands with yourself , shouting : "HelS
lo , hello , good-by , " and going nway. If
the day Is fine and everything lovely
C. Mack probably will inquire how
the home athletes are going and If the
new player hits to right or left field.
He may even venture the opinion that
It's n nice day , that yesterday was
nice and that It will be pleasant next J
week If it doesn't rain. C. Mack is
the human question mark and Information
mation sponge.
Cornelius McGIllicuddy embellishes
his countenance with n studious look
and garbs his person in ministerial
raiment. His face looks like a week
of prayer , and he's nlways "Just a lit
tle down In the mouth. " But for the
pictures printed In the dally press he
could walk up the prominent streets
nnd be recognized by less than six '
persons. He never appears In connection -
nection with n ball game. '
His methods of living nre peculiar.f
He goes to the ball yard via street
car , climbs Into the grandstand , buys
n score card , surveys the playing surc
face and walks slowly down to the
bench. Arriving there he removes his
coat , draws a pencil from his pocket
and makes a few marks on the score
card. When the contest begins he
sits with hands on knees , body Inclined -
clined forward and wigwags diligently
with the score card. Occasionally he
shifts his feet , all of which has great '
significance for the tolling athlete.
After the game he waits till the crowd
leaves the park , climbs Into a street
rar and returns to the hotel , quietly ,
with dignity nnd without n smile.
j Should the Athletics lose he wears a
, look of sadness not unlike the ex-
, pression of the small boy whose yellow -
low dog has gone astray.
Mack handles his ball players like
n woman teaches children in the kin
dergarten firmly , kindly and with
I everlasting patience. He can see a
> oung man "coming" further than any
manager In baseball and he'll stick
in he face of errors and strike outs ,
once he makes up his mind the young
man will develop. His players rave
'
over him , work for him , and nre satis-
fled. He has shoved n bunch of youths
supported by n few old heads into the
leading In the American League and
will make a record of victories sur-
passing anything in the history of
Ban Johnson's organization.
Cornelius McGIllicuddy Is no wizard ,
but he Is a close student , nnd develop-
ed from n mediocre catcher Into a
Front manager. When Mack stood
behind the bat for Plttsburg early In
the ' 90s , there was no smoothness to
the rear of his flno red nock. IIo was ! 1
1
ns rough as the next. Ho quit plnylng
In 1897. When ho assumed the man- j '
I
ngemont of the Athletics In 1901 there'
j wns no more polished manager in j
baseball. C. Mack learned quickly. I
There's a saying In baseball to this i'
effect : I
"If Connie Mack passed up n player
I don't want him. "
Rival managers who follow this ten
et nro wise. Ills latest strategy was
trading Maurice Rath and a $4,000
option | on Joe Jackson for Bristol Lord
outfielder. Lord has played a con
sistent \ game for the Athletics. Rath
went back to the minors after Cleve
land landed him. and Jackson failed
u make good the next time he was In
the big league.
THE "ROWDY" DANCE IS IT.
New York Society no Longer Cares
for Stately Steps.
New York , Sept. 13. The "rowdy"
dances nrc going to be the thing In
New York this winter , meaning , of
course , that they are the dances which
will be danced by those who are
among our very best people. Henri
Conrad says so , and Henri , having
supplied the music for nil of the smart
set < dances at Newport this 'summer ,
ought to know. Henri came back to
town today with the news that the
'Grizzly Bear" dnnco is certntn to bo
the most popular of the season. The
dance 1 : Isn't half ns fierce as It sounds ,
and really is a mild and graceful adap
tion of the danse des Apache which
Is fierce.
Newport has tabooed the two-step
long so popular , nnd It will not be seen
at the fashionable parties the coming
winter.
"When I introduced the 'Grizzly
Bear I ! , ' well , it was all off with the
'Bunch 1 of Roses' for a lime , " Conrad
said. "Finally I had to switch back
and give them The Roses , " nnd when
left Newport It was a question which
of the two now dances they preferred.
Both undoubtedly will be the rage at
the Plaza , Sherry's and all the private
dances of the season. "
The "Grizzly Bear" has a good deal
of hl ] > movement and some of the sug
gestive poses of the Apache dance ,
and once In a while in the Newport
season it was "just slightly exagger
ated by some couples , " ns Mr. Con
rad cautiously put it.
"They like rowdy dances and barn
dances j . more than they do the stately
old , fashioned waltzes. In fact , they
dance the waltz to a very quick tempo ,
but you sec they only take one step
to , the three short ones taught by the
dancing masters , " said Mr. Conrnd.
,
The schottische Is also a dance now
much In favor by fashionable people. "
Butte , Neb. , Sept. 13. Special to
The News : A killing frost struck this
section of the country Thursday night
which destroyed all gardens and has
changed the complexion of the corn
to a considerable extent.
PIRATES ROB A STEAMER.
Disguised as Passengers , They Kill
Owners , Wound Others.
Harbin , Manchuria , Sept. 12. A
band of brigands disguised as passengers -
sengers held up a Russian steamer
south of this port today and after a 11
desperate fight overcame the crew and ]
robbed the passengers. In attempting
to ( defend their vessel the owners , two
Russians , were killed nnd many of the
Chinese crew were wounded , as were
such of the eighty Chinese passen
gers as offered resistance. When the
pirates were in control of the situation -
tion they bound the passengers , the
crew , a Russian sailor and two Rus
sian women and took the valuables of
the captives at their leisure.
A Russian gunboat was sent In pur
suit of the outlaws.
UNTRUE , FAIR LINA SAYS.
Putting Her Husband on an Allow
ance Declared to be Ridiculous.
Paris , Sept. 13. "The first thing
Mr. Chanler did on landing in Quebec
was to cable me his love. "
With this statement Lina Cavalieri ,
"the most beautiful woman in the
world , " denied for the third time that
a rupture has come between her and
her : husband , Robert Chanler of New
York.
The report , regarding which the
French public was at first kept in ig
norance , has now spread throughout
Paris and Cavalieri was so agitated
over it today that she did a bit of act
ing ' that would have done credit to her
finest performance on the stage.
"How often must I tell you , " she
said , "that 'Bob' as you call him In
America , has not left me ns a result
of any estrangement and that the
stories that I forced him to settle his
fortune ' on me before I married him
are utterly false ?
"Mr. Chanler went to New York on
business ' , the principal object being to
execute an art commission that will
net ' him $60,000. Can you blame him
for ' returning to America for such a
sum as that ? I don't know the exact
nature of the work myself , but It haste
to ' do with his art work and Involves
the ' designing of n number of Mural
decorations. "
"Is part of his business to arrange
his financial affairs so that the settle
ment which he Is reported to have
made on you can be assured In the
future ? " the correspondent asked Cav
alieri.
"I won't answer that question , as it
Is purely a private matter nnd the pub
lic has no right to inquire into It. It
ought to be enough for the public to
know that whatever the arrangement
was It was perfectly agreeable to both
of us , entered Into voluntarily on Mr.
C'hnnler's part.
"The story that I have stripped Mr.
Chanler of his fortune or that I tried
to is without any foundation.
"As proof of what I say I need only
tell you that my husband cabled me
his love the first thing ho did upon
landing In Quebec , that I nm expecting
a letter from him by the first boat and
that I expect to rejoin him In Amerl-
en just as soon ns I have sufficiently
recovered ] from my recent operation
for appendicitis to stand the trip.
"Really I don't see how the report
of a rupture between us could have
started , for If n rupture exists I am
In Ignorance of It. "
The operatic star arose from n sick
bed to make this statement. Earlier
In the day n correspondent had called
at her homo In the Avenue Messlnc ,
but wns able to communicate with her
only through her maid. She was high
ly indignant over the report , which
wns evidenced by the Increasing
fright of the maid as she made her
Interviewing trips between her mis
tress' room nnd the reception room
where the correspondent sat.
When the story printed In America
that Cnvalcrl had thrown Chanler
overboard In favor of Prince Dolgor-
oukl , a Russian admirer , was related ,
she entered n denial.
"Do 1 know Prince Dolgoroukl ? "
she asked. "Certainly I know him. He
is an old friend , but It Is absurd to
charge that ho has supplanted my hus
band in my affections. "
Cavalerl made it plain in the after
noon Interview that she thought jeal
ous professional rivals of herself and
enemies of her husband were responsi
ble for the reports.
The marital affairs of the noted diva
and her artist husband nrc today the
chief subject of conversation In ParIs -
Is cafes and the Bohemian set In
which Cavalieri Is so well known. Despite -
spite her sweeping denial , most of her
friends believe that the story has only
been partly told. They credit the
report of n separation and charge It
to a mesalliance resulting from jar
ring artistic temperaments.
"This thing has come no sooner
than we expected , " said one of Cnva-
lleri's friends , who dramatically Insist
ed that his name be kept out of the
story.
"Mr. Chnnler was madly in love with
Cavnlleri and ho would have done
anything under the sun to gain her for
a wife , ' ho continued. "We all laugh
ed at his antics over hero. After
their marriage we could easily see
that the husband's eyes were being
slowly opened. Of late he was an en-
tlrely different man nnd seemed to belaboring
laboring under a tremendous strain. "
That "artistic temperament' did en
ter the marital affairs of the Chanlers
was admitted this afternoon by the
diva herself , but she insisted that they
were both so acquainted with the
world and Its ways that they knew
how to make proper allowances for
each other
Announcement "In a Nutshell. "
The announcement of the engage
ment of Miss Anna Field of Madison ,
daughter of Mr. an Mrs. W. II. Field ,
to Diedricli Brunson , wns n novel one.
The Madison Post says of it :
The announcement of Miss Field's
marriage , which is set for October ,
was made at two social functions ,
one of the Anniversary club and one
of the M. M. club.
The Anniversary club met at the
home of C. S. Snyder Friday evenIng -
Ing l , the occasion being a double cele
bration i , that of Mrs. C. S. Snyder and
W. H. Field. After an hpur passed in
visiting and other pastimes , the guests
to t the number of twenty-three were
conducted Into the dining room where
he table was spread with a sump
tuous repast , a very prettily decorated
place card and a beautiful white rose
were \ at eacli plate , and all the guests
> were soon busily engaged in eating
the many good things with a hearty
; oed will and a convival spirit. After
the last course had been served , an
English walnut was passed to each
: uest , the halves were united with n
bit of ribbon which attracted the at
tention of the guests , and Immediate
investigation was In order. The open
ed shell of the nut revealed a slip of
white paper , and upon this slip of pa
per appeared the names of Miss Annn
May Field nnd Diedrich Brunson. The
congratulations were spontaneous and
sincere and were showered upon Miss
Field who accepted them most grace
fully.
Another pretty feature of tne even
ing came with the distribution of the
dninty "wish books" bearing the mono
gram of Miss Field encircled by a
wreath of for-get-me-nots also bearing
the date of the anniversary and an
nouncement. Each guest was request
ed to offer a wish in commemoration
of the happy event. The verses to
gether witli the autograph of the con
tributor were collected nnd presented
to Miss Field who read the verses
aloud much to the enjoyment of the
guests , who voted the evening one of
the best that the Anniversary club
had ever enjoyed.
Those present were : Mr. and Mrs.
James B. Hume , Mr. nnd Mrs. D. Q.
Nicholson , Mr. and Mrs. William L.
Dowling , Mr. and Mrs. Willis E. Reed ,
Mr. and Mrs. George A. Davenport ,
Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Pearso , Mr.
nnd Mrs. F. M. Yeazel , Mr. and Mrs.
C. S. Snyder , W. H. Field , Miss Anna
Field , Miss Dorothy Hume , Miss Ade
laide Yeazel , Victor Davenport , out of
town guests , Mr. and Mrs. L. G.
Brown of Meadow Grove , Mort Sey
mour , Lincoln.
Saturday evening the young ladles
of the M. M. club and a few Invited
guests were entertained at the home
of Miss Anna M. Field. After a short
visit the guests were ushered Into the
dining room where they partook of a
delightful supper. The dining room
was prettily decorated in the club col
ors , green and white , the same color
scheme being carried out in the re
freshments. Pretty place cards bearIng -
Ing the club flower , nnd n beautiful
white rose were at each plate. Over
the center of the table n canopy had
been raised which wns also beautifully
decorated with flowers nnd ribbons ,
and from which n tiny streamer of
green ribbon went to each plate , on
the end of which an English walnut
encircled with white ribbon tied in
n bow nttracted the curiosity of the
young ladles who were anxious to
know the meaning of the nut thus
arranged. Upon Investigation the lit
tie shell revenled n slip of white pa
per , upon which nppearcd the names
of Miss Annn May Field and Diedrich
Brunson. After supper the dninty
little "wish books" Soaring the mono
gram of Miss Field encircled with a
wreath of the club flower and the date ,
September 3 , 1910 , were distributed
among the guests who wrote their
wishes over their own nutogrnphs ,
which were gathered up and present
ed to Miss Field who read them off
much to the merriment of the young
ladles. Miss Field then passed table
linen and requested the guests to
show their hand at needlework in
homing table cloth and napkins for
her own use , which task was thor
oughly enjoyed. Singing nnd music
were other features of the evening's
entertainment. After hearty congrat
ulations , the party dispersed nnd went
to their several homes feeling that
they had had one of the most pleas
ant and enjoyable evenings of the
season. A prettier way of making nn
announcement of bethrothnl could
hardly bo Imagined ,
Those present were the Misses
Amelia Bnuch , Bess Glllosplo , Nolle
Grant , Eva Horsham , Murl Wills , Hattie -
tie Long , Florence Irwln and Mrs.
William L. Dowling , Mrs. Charles E.
Pearso , out of town guests , Miss Fate
Burnhnm of Norfolk. Miss Field wan
ably assisted In the praparatlon nnd
borvlng the supper and In decorating
by Mosdnmes D. Q. Nicholson nnd C.
S. Snyder.
MEET AT AINSWORTH.
Advance Guard Has Arrived Bishop
Mclntyre and Lending Divines.
Alnsworth , Neb. , Sept. 13. The ad-
Mineo guard of ministers , who will at
tend the meeting of the Northwest Ne
braska Methodist conference , which
\\lll convene hero for a six days' ses
sion Tuesday , has already arrived ,
and Indications point to n record-
breaking attendance. Sixty ministers
of the gospel , n number of thorn of
national reputation , will appear on the
program. The people of Alnsworth
will open their homos for the care of
the visitors. The program is declared
by many Methodist ministers to bo
the most extensive ever arranged fern
n conference In this district. l
Bishop Mclntyre of St. Paul will
preside. Among the noted divines who
have j been placed on the program arc :
Wade Crawford Barclay , D. D. , Chicago
cage ; Orion W. Fifer , D. D. , Chicago ;
M. W. Dogan , I ) . D. , president Wiley
university , Marshall , Tex. ; M. S. Poul-
son , state superintendent null-saloon
league , Lincoln ; Dr. J. II. Cams , su
perintendent Long Pine district ; Joseph -
soph D. Klngsley. D. D. , Chicago ; II.1
J. Coker , D. D. , Kansas City , Mo. Mrs.
A. C. Kohnor , national organizer , Wo
man's Christian Temperance union ,
Dallas , Tex. ; Miss R. J. Watson , mis
sionary to Japan ; Mrs. M. Llbby Allen
of the Woman's Home Missionary society -
ciety , Des Moines , In. ; J. B. Trimble ,
D. D. , Kansas City , Mo. A feature of
the session will be the famous lecture
by Bishop Mclntyre , "Buttoned Up
People , " which will be given Thursday
afternoon. The bishop is also down
for a sermon Sunday morning and an
address Sunday afternoon. Three
sessions of the conference will bo held
daily , commencing Wednesday.
FLOWERS FOR CITY STREETS.
Pole Boxes Beautify Many European
Cities.
Paris , Sept. 13. "I was glad lo read 1
In Ihe Slar lhal the Fidelity Trust
company has placed flower boxes on 1
the lamp posts in front of Its building -
ing , " said a Kansas City man who has !
been touring the European continent
tills summer. " 1 hope other business 1
firms will tnke up the idea , or that ,
better yet , the city government Itself f
will ndopt it.
"Vienna has become one of the most t
beautiful cities in Europe and the
nttention that Is given to flowers Is 1
one of the chief charms of its system 1
of beautiful streets. I understand that t
Maximilian , who was a brother of Em-1
peror Francis Joseph , imported the J
idea of flower boxes in the center of f
tne streets nnd along the curbs from 1
Mexico.
"Anyway , one sees the boxes on >
lamp posts in all the principal thor
oughfare of Vienna nowadays. There
is nothing haphazard about the ar
rangement everything is according
to a rigid system. Men In the city's
employ have their particular boxes to
care for , just as the men in the street
lighting department have the same
lamps to attend to regularly.
"The flowers nre watered every day
nnd fresh plants are placed in every
box twice a week. Blossoms in bright
colors are used and these are arranged 1
with clinging plants , such as Wand
ering Jew and the old fashioned Ivy ,
which hang in pretty strands below
the box. Needless to say the plant
tenders must be men with an eye to
harmony and beauty , and they work
under the direction of chiefs who are
artists.
"To a less general extent other Eu
ropean cities also utilize trolley and 1
1s
lamp posts in this manner. The tracks
at one of the most important railway
stations In Rotterdam nre elevated yQ yn
n trestle which overlooks one of the
principal business streets. Much of
the natural ugliness of the viaduct
structure Is concealed by long lines of
flower boxes , at the side of the rails ,
nnd by vines entwining the posts be ; :
neath.
"Flower boxes are seen on many
posts in Brussels , too , but on close
Inspection some of the blossoms are
seen to be artificial.
"In Paris a society offers prizes for
the handsomest flowered balconies
and scores of business firms , as well
as hundreds of residents place flower
boxes In their windows.
"In Berlin one sees lloral embellish
ments everywhere window boxes ,
urns and gorgeous hanging baskets.
None of these cities is more favorably
situated for the maintenance of such
n system of decoration than Is Kan
sas City. And all.have demonstrated
that the adornment of n commercial
thoroughfare , as well ns a residence
street , Is practicable. "
Valentine. Neb. , Sept. 13. Special
to The News : Burke and Valentino
played their championship scries here
Saturday , Sunday and Monday. In the
Saturday game Valentino was up In
the air for the first two Innings piling
up ten enors and with two hits mixed
In gnvu the Burke team slscorett
which was enough to win ,
R H.
Burke 2-1010001 ! 09 7
Valentino. . . 101010000 ! l 5
Batteries : Burke. Howell and Bur-
rlngton ; Valentine , Grlces and Hopper.
Strikeouts , Sowoll 9 , (1 ( rimes 9. Um
pire Query.
The Sunday game the Valentino
team walked away with Hurlce , knockIng -
Ing two pitchers out of the box and
batting the third ono all ever the Held
piling up a score of 20 to 10 , the fen-
turos of tbo game being a homo run
by Stetter nnd two double plays by
Roundoau.
R. H.
Burke ] 1 1 0 4 0 .TO 1 0 10 11
Valentine. ' . . 0 1 3 0 9 t 2I x 20 16
| Batteries : Burke , Benter , Kelly ,
Racoloy , Burrlngton ; Valentine ,
Grimes ( and Cox. Umpire Query ami
Sanderson. < ' Strikeouts , Grimes 12.
Bentcr 2 , Kelly I.
The third game was n hard fought
battle , being a twelve-Inning game
and a most Interesting ono for It wan
a tie from the Hist , both teams mak
ing five runs In the second then be
ing a shut out for both until the
tenth , when both again made ono
score , but Valentino got the winning
ono la the twelfth.
R. H
Burke 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I 0 0 t ! < i
Valentine. . 050000000101 7 6
Batteries : Burke , Benter , Sowoll ,
Burrlngton ; Valentino. Ciiylor ami
Cox. Strikeouts , Benter 2. Sowell 10 ,
Caylor 8. Umpire , Query.
Easy for Racely.
Valentine , Nob. , Sept. 13. Special
to The News : After ono of the series
games a foot race for a hundred yards
was run by Caylor and Racely , being ;
an easy victory for Racely.
)
I Gregory Times Advocate : Last Sun
day night at 12 o'clock ten pieces of
| , Indian land in this and Trlpp county
) were thrown open to settlement and
' on Monday morning a number of people
ple were wailing in front of the land
office door eager to Hlo , but Monday
.being a legal holiday , the office wns
closed and those who wished to llk >
were compelled to wait until Tuesday
morning at 9 o'clock when the land
olllce opened.
The first person at the door was
Miss Etta Dougherty of Dallas , who
\ had squalled on Ihe sw 26-97-79 at
midnight , left a few land marks nnd
| ( started for Gregory in an automo
bile , arriving here at about 5 o'clock
Monday morning. She immediately
took her place by the land olllco door.
Soon others arrived and by 9 o'clock
several people were waiting to file.
They were Informed by the register
and receiver that they would have to
wait until the next day , but rather
than lose their places in line , they
decided to wait in front of the land
office door. Miss Dougherty was given
u chair and Ihere she sat all day Mon
day and Monday night , making n to-
tal wait of over twenty-eight hours.
The day was cold and a biting wind
blew from the northwest. But she
'
stayed through the entire time In order -
dor to get the first filing on the land.
I When the doors of the olllco were
J opened Tuesday morning , she wns
given number one , there being eleven
others In line. When she offered her
I filing to the land she found that two
others wished the same piece nnd
under the rule of the department In
such cases each applicant is given n
suspended filing. The other two
parties were L. C. Klmball and Edgar
: Kavenaugh. All claimed squntler's
righls , but Kimball withdrew as ho
i squalled twenty-four hours after the
other two.
| I For the ne 35-98-78 S. S. Hamilton
and Mrs. Anna Walter applied and
each received a suspended filing.
For the nw 35-98-78 J. S. Ilogan
nnd E. V. Walter wore given suspended -
ed filing. Anne Walter and E. V.
Walter had filed before Unlled Slates
Commissioner Zlebach al Winner , but
Iheir filing reached hero al the same
time that the other parties made ap
plication to file.
The following were given straight.
filing , being the only one thai made
application for the land :
Waller L.Jlrcdor , sw 21-96-79.
Olga Kloke , sw 22-96-78.
' ' C. W. Nelson , nw 22-96-78.
! i J. O. Swoggcr , s > { . nw nnd nw so
and sw ne 11-96-79.
Slanley Rowser , lot 5 and ne 38-
100-71.
G. A. Driver , e Vi 22-96-78.
! I R. B. Whitney , e'/i so and eV2 no
21-102-72.
! Neligh Votes School Bonds.
\ Neligh , Neb. , Sept. 12. Special to
The News : This city voted bonds in
the sum of $8,000 last Saturday after
noon to build a now school house In
the Second wnrd. The vote stood 181
for the bonds nnd sixty-two ngalnst.
. This assures the people of the Second
ward a school building that they have
been fighting for for the past several
years. It is reported that excavating ;
for the now structure will bo started
as soon ns possible.
Prove Up Rapidly.
Gregory. S. D. , Sept. 14. Special to
The News : The officials of the United
States land olllco located bore report
thai Iho final proofs are being offered
by Iho Trlpp county seniors at the
rate of ever $100,000 per month. And
rate it takes approximately $730 each
for the settlers to make final proof at
this time thcro nro In round numbcra
150 seniors making proof each month.
A considerable number of these sot
Hers are reluming to their former
homes nnd quite n number of them
nro in such circumstances , after the
hardships of honiostending , that they
are offering their places for sale , and
many must sell.