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THE NORFOLK WKKKLY NUWS-TOUKNAL. FRIDAY , NOVKMIH3U 18 , 1910. j v SATURDAY NIGHT iERMONS BY W.PURVI&D.DI . & . SOME ONE TO TAKE YOUK PAKT. Text , "Tinl.onl nlnill Unlit for you. ami ye Hhiill hold your puacu " ICx. xlv , 14. Man's nxtfutility In God's opportu- nlty. A horde of Israelites were once fleeing from tlit'lr taskmasters , terror stricken , stampeding , with men shoutIng - Ing , women praying , children crying , cnttlo lowing , everywhere Indescriba ble fear mid confusion , before them nn Impassable Ken , on either Hide Insur mountable cliffs , to their rear Pha raoh's nriny. They could hear the roar of ItoofH and the dull thunder of char iot wheels. Any first year Went Point er would have pronounced such a posi tion a huge tactical blunder. The end W < IH clear Hword , rapine , maBHacred men. despoiled women , captive chil dren. At the darkest moment there's a frantic appeal to MORCS and God. The answer Is Godlike In Its strength and assurance , "The Lord shall fight Tor you , and ye shall hold your peace. " Rver have your lawyer Hay : "Now , Just leave this case with us. It Is clear as daylight ? " Ever have jour physician say , "We'll have that child dancing on the sidewalk and hungry enough to cat nails In a week ? " Then you went to your work with light heart. It wasn't many hours until the Impossible happened. The sea was opened , and the Israelites passed over dry shod , while a cloud of protection dropped between them and their pur- cucrs. Whtn You'v * Don * Your Best. Say , mother , ever get to the breaking point , the place where If you could Just scream It would seem relief ? Don't do It. The asylum's at the end of that road. There's something bet ter , I kuo\.v the pace Is terrlllc , and yet you don't seem to get anything done. Washing baby faces , starting little feet off to school , laundering , mending , baking , scrubbing , sweeping and the thousand other duties that constitute n woman's day do not seem to count for much , but I declare unto you that you are doing more for the world that now Is and that which Is to come than many another woman who fancies she sways the rod of em pire. Hut when your nerves are Jan gling , doing duty with n fearfully worn constitution , whooping cough in the house for six weeks , no rest , 110 sleep , other troubles you don't dare tell any one , when you cover the cage to keep the canary from singing , when you iiiulllc the doorbell , when the wagon passing seems driving over your fore head then you are at the Ited sea. There's one of two ways t ien. either the madhouse or God. There's noth ing but the old fashioned religion of Jesus Christ that will carry a woman through the trials of home life. At the End of Your String. Of course the fellows on the Mcrrl- mac were heroes ; also the fellows car rying out the powder sacks among tlie sparks at Fortress Monroe. Death snapped right In their faces. But sometimes the easiest thing to do is to die. The big trick , then , Is to have firlt enough to live. Say , father , at the desk , at the bench , behind the counter , are you sometimes almost at the end of your string ? Can't hardly make both ends meet ? Fighting slan- der. tlnancial losses , life plans slipping away , have to let a policy lapse and put a mortgage on the little homo } Are then- nights when you've hud to take the cartridges from your revolv er ? "My. God. not that ! " your better self said. Listen ! There's some one who cares. You are now wedged in the Ited sea ahead , the mountains on either side , the ( lends of hull back of you. There's nothing left but God. Go right to him. 1 challenge you. Have you ever honestly tried ? You see tlio thing Is In his hand. Who sent.tho rain before Waterloo ? If the atheist Is right then hunt up your car tridges again. If Christ Is right then you have a Father who can somehow make "all things work together for good to them that love the Lord. " Simply Let Gel Don't pester your lawyer telling him ' of something you've read along the J line of that case. Don't give your sick baby quiet doses of "something you've heard of" to aid your doctor. Ho knows quite n few things that you do ( not know. Trust him. God Isn't In a t tight place. You don't have to help ( him. Trust him. lie guides the comets ( In their niultlmllllon mile orbits. Ho i balanced the leaf that fluttered Just now. He has handled bigger tasks than yours. Trust him. Hemenibcr back home years ago. In the old pond , when the fellows were teaching you to float ? Remember how you floun dered , and Hung , and grasped , and clutched , and strangled , with your mouth and nostrils full of the muddy pond water , even with the fellows keeping their hands under your sun bronzed body ? Then Hill Jones bless his freckled face , wonder where he Is now said : "Now , J-lm , don't be so foolish. Just simply let go ! " And before long you were floating like a lazy old porpoise In the sunshine. God sometimes leads a man Into a wedge from which there seems no escape. Then when you are ready not God- Jo and behold , the way open * up won derfully. Just seems n miracle hap pens. You'll never doubt again. Say , do you love Hint little curly head that you kissed good night awhile ago ? Would you fight pretty hard for every Imir In her little head ? Well , "tho Lord shall tight for you. " Your love for that youngster Is a rope of sand compared to the love of God for you. Want-advertlso when you want nny . household help for three-fourths or the competent servants secure situa l" tions by advertising or answering ads. ' What He Bald In Omaha When He Thought TJiat He Had Won. Omnlm Nowu : Whan Douglas coun ty returns gave Mayor Dahlman nearly 8,000 majority Tuesday night , the mayor took It for granted ho was elect ed and nuulo speeches In the Dahlmnn club and on the struct , his subjects being the W. C. T. U. , the prohibition ists , the Omaha preachers , William J. llryan and Urn Omaha Dally News. In his speech at the Dahlman club ho attacked the W. C. T. U. and the prohibitionists , according to men who wcro present , In terms that cannot he printed. "Whon I am pilot of this great ship of state , " ho said , "I'll teach the W. C. T. U. and the prohibitionists that the olllce of govonior means something. They'll receive no quarter at my hands. And , by God , If one of the steps Insldo of the gov ernor's office I'll kick the clear across the capltol grounds. "And now , rentlomcn , I Invite you to the barbecue at Lincoln that wo have talked of so much. We'll have that barbecue on the state house lawn and the boor will flow moro frcoly and there will bo moro of It than there over was In any saloon In the city of Omaha. "For the rank and flic of the party , you who have made It possible for mete to ho elected to the offlco of governor of this great stnto of Nebraska , to you I say that I am going to throw wldo open the city of Omaha and the state of Nebraska. I'm going to exercise the power you have vested In mo. " In a speech on Fnrnam near Fif teenth , Dahlmnn attacked the Dally News , saying : "Tho Dally News Is a dirty , lowdown - down sheet , a lying , grafting sheet , out simply for the money. "D n you , stop that car ; don't you know who's talking to you ? " cried Dahlman , shaking his fist at a motorman - man trying to squeeze his car through the crowd. Ho ordered police to stop the cars for half an hour while he pro ceeded. "I atn for the plain people and against all aristocrats and fanatics , " said Dahlman , whoso rostrum was al ternately a soap box and the rear scat of an automobile. Here was Dahl- man's advice to persons voting for Aldrlch : "I wish all the men who voted against me to get a gallon of bourbon and a gallon of rye , go homo and go down In the cellar and get on a sous ing drunk and forget their troubles. "All you fellows who haven't the money hold up your hands and come to me and I'll give you $5 tofluy booze. " Dahlman boastlngly asserted he was elected despite Bryan , whom ho again read out of the party , and the Minis terial union and W. C. T. U. women. "If 1 had been defeated Omaha would have had hundreds of empty buildings and property values would ' have dropped 40 percent. " All Preliminary Preparations to Be Made for Oiling Thirteenth. Ily arrangements which meet with the approval of County Commissioner Burr Taft , the committee on oil roads of the Norfolk Commercial club will commence grading , clay ( llllng and other preparations on South Thir teenth street Immediately. The oil will be put on next spring. The club held a meeting in the directors' room of the Nebraska National bank last night and the oil road proposition was thoroughly discussed. | ' i W. A. Wltzli'inan , C. P. Parish and F. A. Deelor , members of the oil road committee , , were given full power to act It was decided that the grading and clay lining must be done Imme diately on the street to be oiled. Dy spring sufficient time will have elapsed to insure proper settling and the oiling | of the road will be done ns soon as the temperature permits. An English Political Row. London , Nov. 11. Following last night's announcement of the failure of the constitutional conference there was today the greatest activity at al the party headquarters where the decks were being cleared for action In view of the possibly almost Immediate general election. The government stalwarts urged prompt appeal to the country on the ground that the sooner they struck the better would bo the chances of over . whelming the opposition , but Premier I Asquith is believed to be In favor o. qulckly winding up the business of the ' parllamentai/ session before placing the resignation of the cabinet in the hands of the king. Much will depend ' upon the attitude of the Irish nnd la bor parties upon the assembling o parliament next Tuesday. The stock market was weak as n consequence of the conference failure Consols for money today sold of half a point Homo securities also were weak. Run On English Bank. London , Nov. 11. There were lively scenes at the head olllces of the Dirk beck bank nt High Holborn today , du to a rush of depositors to withdraw their balances. The BIrkbeck has an enormous number of small doposlts. The bank officials attribute the run to anonymous circulars which connect ed the company with Charing Crossing bank , which failed recently. There is no connection between the two houses , the Dlrkbeck people claim they will bo able to meet all demands In full FOUR MINERS ARE KILLED. And Ten Injured In Explosion Near Hlllsboro , III. Hillsboro , 111. , Nov. 11. Four men , minors , were Killed and ten wore In jured in nn explosion this morning in the Coal Creek Coal company's mine at Pnna , a mining town , In the south ern part of Montgomery county. Fifty men who wore working In the section of the mine where the explo- slon occurred were rescued , according to the mine manager. Altogether 350 mon were under ground at the time , but 300 of thorn wcro In no danger. The cause of ( ho explosion Is not known. The dead and Injured were burned by llntnus. The mine was not set on lire. A TEACHER MISUSED MAILS. For Writing to a Girl a Wisconsin Professor - fessor Was Arrested. Madison , WIs. , Nov. 12. Prof. Irwln Illllman10 years old , lecturer on American history In the University of Wisconsin , extension course , confessed today that ho had sent obscene matter through the malls. The charge under which federal olllcors arrested him was that he had mailed letters and ) lctures to a young woman student of ho university Blllman also said he ad sent some correspondence to his vlfo under an assumed name. She was arrested after an attempt to de- troy documents found In the Ulllman ionic. The name of the young woman who first gave the officials a clew Is bolng withhold. She Is a member of the ippcr class , a sorority member and an icqiialntanco of the accused man ana its wife. The capture of Blllrnan was brought \bout through a clever move on the part of the detectives. After seeing ho first letter they requested the re ceiver to answer. The correspondence on both sides was done by typewriter , and after the detectives had posses sion of half a dozen letters , the use of i lock box In the postofflce was sug gested. The girl wrote that she would rent thu box and deposit the extra key on top of the telephone booth in the ) ostofflce. The booth served as a hid- ng place for the detectives. The detectives arranged an electric bntt'ery so that the lifting of the key would flash a light. The trick worked , and Dillnmn confessed when the of- Icors took him homo and found lot- ers in his home. Ho said that he had not sent letters to moro than ono woman. Ulllman came hero from Pennsyl vania. He was granted a master's do- ; rce last June nnd has been working or a doctor's degree. He Is a grad uate of Ohio Northern college , Ada , O. lo taught history and came here from Duona Vista college. Storm Lake , Ind. MAKE A GOOD RECORD. Norfolk High School Football Team Has Lost Only Once. If the Norfolk high school defeats the Wayne normal on the driving park gridiron they will have won every game they played this season with : ho exception of one with Nellgh. This will tie the record made by the 1909 team. However , the Norfolk Loam will have to dispose of the Wayne high school team on Thanks giving day , which will be the last game of the season , to keep this rec ord Intact. The Wayne high school has agreed to come to Norfolk on Thanksgiving day , paying their own expenses , and for half the gate receipts. Norfolk , In turn , has agreed to go to Wayne next year on Thanksgiving day on the same proposition. Norfolk Is already recognized as ono of the strongest high school teams in northeast Nebiaska , and a number of high school teams have declared they were not strong enough for Norfolk. Neligh has boon Norfolk's stroi opponet. The new 1910 rules have worked out satisfactorily and there has been no complaint against them by the play ers here or other teams. There are but few changes In the rules , most notably the rests between each quart er and the changing of goals to which the players seem to take well. WYMAN BOUND OVER. Herrick Man May Have to Stay In Jail at Fairfax for Some Time. Herrick Press : P. L. Wyman , who as stated In the last issue of the Press was arrested here or forging the name of'Georgo Myers to a note nnd then selling It to the Dank of Herrick , was arraigned before Justice A. J. Jones here. Mr. Wyman waived pro llmlnnry examination and was bound over to the circuit court In $500 bonds and remanded to the care of the sher iff of the county until bond could bo secured. The party who has been security on his bond thus far , refuses to be held farther , so It seems appar ent Wyman will remain In the jail at Fairfax until the December term of court Mrs. Wyman will return to her relatives in St. Paul , Minn. Wy man is the inr.n who organized the company 'and built the St. Charles creamery. What disposition will bo made of that property Is not yet known. Nellgh Fireman's Ball. Nellgh , Neb. , Nov. 12. Special to The News : The twenty-first annual ball of the Nellgh volunteer fire de partment will be held in the auditor ium in this city on Thanksgiving night. It has been the custom since ho organization of the department to hold their annual dance during Christ mas week of each year , but on ac count of the many holiday gatherings i the members have decided to hold I their annual entertainment this year on the evening of the 24th of this month , which will assure them n much larger crowd and It Is antici pated that the total receipts will bo far better. The committees of the department as appointed Is ns follows : Music , Ilert W. Wattles ; advertising , Dave Fletcher ; tickets , Owen Housh ; re ception , A. 13. Ritchie , Herbert May- bury , Ed Dest and Ed Mellck. The American orchestra of Fremont , consisting of six pieces , has been en gaged for the event. TOWN LOSES ELECTRIC LIGHT. Town Remains Dark Until Police Stop i Theater from Monopolizing "Juice. " Mollne , 111. Nov. 12. Sherrard , thirty-five nill * > s from hero , was shrouded In darkness last night be cause the city lighting power was ox- Imnsted by a moving picture machine. For four hours the police force of the city was busy endeavoring to lo cate the trouble- when a happy thought struck onu of the olllcors and he rushed to the moving picture house. The connection was broken and the city lights oneo more allowed to glim mer. mer.Tho The owners of the machine , Hugh llosslck and Claude Moore of Mollne , wore Informed that they must quit business and return to Mollno. KNEW HER HUSBAND ONE DAY A Missouri Woman .Married a Wash ington Farmer on Short Notice. Walla Walla. Wash. , Nov. 12. Two days after Miss Clara Loberg arrived at Walla Walln from her home In Perryvillo she had n husband nnd a 160-acre homestead , neither of which she ever had iseen before. The night of her arrival here she was introduced to John F. Needhnm , who asked her to marry him. Tlie ceremony took place the next day. In the meantime ho had told her of a homestead adjoining his 100 acres and she filed on It. Their house will bo built on the line dividing the two ranches so both will be living on their own property , ns required by law , till the llnal patents to the land arc obtained. The Gregory County Result. Fairfax. S. D. , Nov. 12. Special to The News : Lnofllclal returns show Gregory county about 300 republican majority. However , a few democrats pulled through. J. II. Duller , democrat , county treas urer , about SO majority. L. Turgeon nnd I. H. Dnrrett , county commission ers , democrats , elected. All other county officials elect repub lican by majorities running from about 30 to 250. Fire at Nebraska University. Lincoln , Nov. 12. A short circuit in the anatomy laboratory of the state university college of mediclno hero this morning caused the explosion of an alcohol tank and a consequent fireless loss of about $15,000. The university is poorly provided with lire lighting apparatus , but the city fire department controlled the llames before they did much damage to the rooms below. Most of the loss , besides that to the building , was In anatomical and oste- ological material. SATURDAY SITTINGS. B. H. Schoberg of Pllger was In the city. city.W. W. R. Locke of Stanton was here on business. Sidney McNeiHy of Long Pine waas in the city. Mrs. Emil Marotz of Hoskins wns a visitor in the city. Miss Elsie Hoefs of Pierce was here visiting with friends. Miss Alice Hecknian of Hoskins was here calling on friends. Carl Lichtenberg of Hndar was In the city transa < ting business. Mrs. Gnstnve May of Hoskins was here visiting with friends. J. B. Mnylard returned from a busi ness trip in Tnpp county. Mrs. W. E. Powers of Pierce Is visit ing at the home of A. II. Kiesau. Charles Carotensen of Valentine Is In the city visiting with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Edwards Herbs and Lilian Falkers of Osmond were visit ors in the city. Constable J. F. Flynn and Burt Mnpes returned from a business trip to Battle Creek. B. T. Reid returned from a business trip to Deadwood , Lend , Rapid City and other Black Hills towns. Misses Winnie Elletwood nnd Ber tha Augler of Wayne were In the city visiting with Miss Carrie McClary. Mrs. H. II. Miller and her daughter , Mrs. H. A. Haley , returned from a few weeks' visit with relatives at Utlca , Neb.- James Blanchard , who resigned his position in the Hartford nnd Reed bar ber shop , has gene to his homo at Chadron. Manager Arthur Lancaster of the Western Union Is enjoying a visit from his mother , Mrs. Lancaster of Kear ney , nnd an aunt from New York. Miss B. Blaine of Pawnee City , Neb. and a member of the Oriole Concert company which passed through the city Friday , made a short visit with her aunt , Mrs. R. Inglls. A regular meeting of the Elks wll be held tonight Clyde Best Is giving a party this evening at his home west of the city In honor of his sister , Miss Mabel Best Floyd Hull , who sold out his dry cleaning plant here , nns accepted position In n tailoring shop nt Rapid City. City.Master Master Orvilln Wehrer was 8 years old Friday. Twenty-eight little play mates wore invited to spend the after noon with him in playing games. Ice cream and cake was served. A lecture will bo held Sunday after noon at 2:30 : in the St. Paul Lutheran church by Rev. John Wltte , the topic being : "The Witnesses of the Blood shed In the Days of the Reformation. ' Roy Ashburn , one of "Kid" West's i j trainers who has been hero working ; , i on several Jobs , Including the street I paving , was called to Tllden Friday I noon. It wns learned that his father died suddenly In Tllden Friday morn- Ing. Ex-Senator C. A. Randall of New man Grove , who has been In the city for two days looking over Norfolk city property with n view of purchasing a home , has retained to Newman Grove. It la believed Mr. Randall will make Norfolk his future homo. A now feature among the now Christmas toys which will soon bo dls-1 ' played by Norfolk merchants will bo > building blocks made of genuine and t artificial stone. This Is the first time i In the history of toyland that playing blocks made of stone have been sold here. ' Considerable favorable comment has been ' caused among grand lodge of ficers ' of the Eastern Star In Nebraska concerning the beautiful electric star brought Into the Norfolk Initiation ceremony the other night Mrs. Gooige B. Chrlftoph. the matron of the lodge , was responsible for the Idea. The proposal to divide Lyman coun ty , S. D. , was defeated at the recent election by 100 votes. J. II. Conley , formerly of Noifolk , was manager of the automoblio division committee. Oaconm is the present county seat , but Presho , within three miles of the exact county center , Is an aspirant for the place. A new automobile garage Is prom ised for Norfolk Mr. King of Meadow Grove has purchased the Dr. Macom- bor lot west of the Hutchlnson bakery shop on Norfolk avenue , and It IB re ported he will build a garage on the now vacant lot. Mr. King has also rented Dr. Mncombor's cottage on North Eighth street and will move to Norfolk. The breaking of a bolt which caused the shafts to strike ono of the horses attached to a W. C. Roland grocery de livery team caused a runaway yester day noon which resulted In ono of the horses sustaining an Injured log. The accident took place on South Eleventh street and the horses were stopped on Philip avenue. The tongue of the wagon was broken. W. R. Jones has sold his residence on Norfolk avenue and Tenth street to John Koenlgbtcln. The property Is known ns the Colonel Simpson resi dence. Tlie deal wns made by Attor- ley Jack Koenigsteln , who reports that his mother , who is now at Fort Smith , Ark. , will arrive in Norfolk next week. Mr. and Mrs. John Koenigsteln will make their home In Norfolk. John Schwlchtenberg Is contemplnt- ng a trip to old Mexico to look over banana plantations. Should the prop osition look fa/orable Mr. Schwlchten- jerg may Invest in one of the planta tions. If he goes on the Mexico trip ic declares he v 111 make a tour around the world , going from Norfolk to Se attle , thence to Japan , through the Suez canal and through Europe , over . \ Atlantic to New York city. Frank G. Moldenlmuer has put on display in the lobby of the Norfolk Na tional bank four sample ears of corn which he picked from his fields. The corn is extraordinarily largo , but Mr. Moldenhauer < lerlares the corn on dis play Is of the average of his Held. Mr. Moldenhauer admits he planted' the corn after taking Instructions from the book on coin sent out by the Nor folk National bank , which he highly prizes. The entire work of the repairing of the mill dam and flume Is now com plete and the contractors will leave the city Monday or Tuesday. The mill is now running on regular time and no further inconvenience will be experienced by the mill owners , who now have ono of the best water dams and flumes In the state. All that is now lacking IB a new bridge over the dam. Barring unfavorable weather the prediction of Superintendent James Craig , In charge of the paving here , Is that Norfolk avenue will be paved from the river to Seventh street by November 25. The excavation is about completed and nothing remains to be done but the laying of the concrete from the bridge to Third street. This can be done in about one week with the present weather conditions. The brick , say the men In charge of the paving work , can be laid In most any kind of weather. Judge Isaac Powers , who was ap pointed special master in chancery by Judge Munger In the United States court some time ago In an Important land case , leaves for Virginia Monday , where ho will look over the land In question , hear evidence and take dep osltfons. Mrs. Powers will accompany her husband us far as Rockford , 111. , where she will visit with her son , re turning to Norfolk with Mr. Powers , who will make a brief stop on his re turn trip. Attorney Calvin Keller of Crelghton will also go to Virginia in connection with this case. George Adams , the Scotland , S. D. , man who was arrested Wednesday night for being drunk and disorderly , was re-arrested yesterday afternoon on the same charge. Adams was released Thursday morning after ho had paid $ G of his f7.10 tine in Justice Elseley's court on the promise that he would leave the city immediately and go to Pierce , where he declared ho had ob tained work pIcKlng corn for a farmer. Later Chief of Police Marquardt was confronted by Adams , who was hap plly making tlgure eights In the now pavement on Norfolk avenue. Stole Grapes ; Got Thirty Days , i There was considerable excitement nt the Northwestern freight depot yes terday afternoon when a hobo giving ills name as Smith and his home In Indiana , gave Bookkeeper Anton Wilde and ether employes of the office a live ly chase after ho had stolen two bas kets of grapes. Ho was captured by the employes and placed in charge of Chief of Police Marquardt. The hobo made good his escape , but In selling his stolen fruit he used bad judgment One basket ho s ld to a woman for ten cents nnd the other ho disposed of to a proprietor of a number of teams at work hauling brick for the paving , for the same amount. Jingling his twenty cents in his pockets he walked around the railroad raids. In the meantime one of the purchasers of the stolen fruit was undergoing cross-examina tion from the olllco employes , who , after securing a good description of the thlof. mndu the capture. Michael Conway Is the name of the thlof who stoics the grapes. Ho gave his name as Smith. Ho pleaded guilty to the charges of theft against him In i Justice Elsoloy s court and was given i a sentence of thirty days In the county Jail.Conway : declared ho had $2,000 In I Pennsylvania nnd $400 In an Omliha bank , hut said he was unable to obtain the money at this time. He was tak en to Madison. KINKAID'S HOLD. Luke Bates of Valentine Tells of Con ditions There. Fremont Tribune : Luke Hates , reg ister of the Innd olllco at Valentine , was In the city this morning on his way to Lincoln. Mr. Bates thinks the republican party will profit by the adverse deci sion It got Konornlly on Tuesday. "Next time , " he said , "thoro will be but ono republican party confronting the democrats. Then we'll lick 'em. " Speaking of the re-election of Judge Klnkald to congress , ho said : "The people of the Sixth district have set tled down to a determination to keep him nt Washington as long as ho lives , or IIB long as he wants to stay thoro. lie wasn't Insurgent enough to vote against the Paync-Aldrlch bill , but that didn't nllonnlo any Insurgents. The judge has been so useful to the people of his district that there Is no longer any question about him. Ho greatly Increased his majority last Tuesday at a time when ' e.publlcan mumbors of congress were falling by the wayside. " TO REDISTRICT STATE. Lack of Big Majority Will Ensure Fair Revision. Whether the state legislature shows a slight majority ono way or the other , prominent members of the democratic and republican parties In Norfolk are rather pleased that the result of elec tion Is so close In both house and sen ate. In accordance with the state laws the duty of re districting the state for members of congress , state legisla ture and possibly for district judges , will fall to the next legislature , and the fact that parties are about evenly represented , they sny , will ensure n fair revision. The laws provide that the state shall be redlstrlcted at the lirst session of the legislature after every state and jvery national census has boon taken. The national census was taken last spring , hence the revision this winter. The census returns for the state will be forwarded to the legislature from Washington probably In January. The legislature is not required by law to revise the judicial districts at this time , lint may do so if the census returns indicate changes enough In the population of the districts to war rant It. Suddenly Becomes Insane. Gregory News : William Slems , who a few weeks ago purchased the Braz- zel saloon in this city and recently took charge , last Thursday became violently insane , and after n few days' treatment by local physicians It was Found that nothing could bo done for him , and the board of Insanity sat over his case and declared him in-1 sane , and had him taken to the hos- pltnl for insane at Yankton , where lie will bo treated In that state Insti tution , For many years Mr. Slems has been a resident of Gregory county and re sided on a faim near Carlock , which he homesteadcd In the early days. Previous to engaging in business here he enjoyed a wide acquaintance , nnd on numerous occasions played with the Dallas band during various en gagements , he being a very line clari net player. During Mr. Slems' Illness Mrs. Slems was in attendance , nnd when I It was known that It was necessary to take him to Yankton , she placed i George Spears In charge of the busi ness until ether arrangements could be , made for the care of the same. On Tuesday H. H. Coonan & Co. of this city , purchased the business of Mrs. Slems without any loss to her , nnd the place Is now In the'lr possession. Firebug at Madison. Madison Post : Is the firebug and the person who has been tampering with the railroad switches in the lo cal yards , one and the same person ? It is some person who Is ordinarily all right In the home nnd on the street but who has a mania for destruction of life and property. There are two solutions of the problem ns arrived at by some of our citizens and it would seem that they are not without rea son. son.In In any event residents are becom ing greatly agitated over the matter , especially the women and children , who oft times are at home alone night after night They worry nnd become so nervous there Is no rest for them. They fear lire in the night This recalls the state of affairs that existed n year or two ago in nn Iowa town. There were attempts to start fires there for four years before the culprits were apprehended. When nnbbcd It was found that ono of them was n half-witted follow with a mania while the other was a genuine crimin al. This may be the situation In Madi son. At least , It begins to look that way , and It is hoped by the citizens in general that some extraordinary effort will bo made to locate the cul prits. The River Seine is Again on a Rampage - page People Are Worried. Paris , Nov. 11. The river Seine Is again on a rampage. The rapidity of Its current today forced all the steam ers on the stream to suspend opera tions , Prolonged lains in uastorn Franco have swollen the affluents of the Seine nnd the btondy rising of the big river has caused uneasiness In the lower sections. The suburbs of Paris In the vicinity of the liver are already slight ly flooded. The river niuortno ami us uranclies are over their Lanks , Inundating many villages. Great damage has been done at Nancy , where l.COO persons have been driven from tholr homos. Each sip n " linked pleas ure long drawn out. " That's OLD GOLDEN COFFEE has so many votaries. Taste it and it will "get" you. At Croer f 3Oe m found , Ton * Broo. , D * Moln * , Iowa Mllltn l tt f e i Tout Blot. Splat The valley of the river Mosollo IB flooded and many factories have boon compelled to shut down. South Dakota News. * t m * The Nebraska Telephone company Is extending ICA service Into the Black Hills. The 2-year-old son of Harry Lough- rey was drowned at Hurley by falling Into an open cistern. It is reported there Is serious trou ble In southern Hand county for horse owners on account of glanders. Hughes county has won the next meeting of the State Teachers' asso ciation and the piusldoncy. A cornhusker being tried In the Holds near Hinlcon Is husking between 300 and -too bushels of corn n day. J. H. Troeh of Watertown haw been lined $25 for violating the state game lawIn , killing a prairie chicken. Miss Marguerite Jenkins , a Harding county school teacher , who Is holding down a claim , lost her home by lire. Sidney Dillon , n farmer near Doland , shot an eiiglo on the Jim river. The biid measured 7 feet -1 Inches from tip to tip. R. A. Lucas is publisher and Roy Van Doworkor Is editor of the Buffalo Times just established at the county weat of Harding county. Mrs. McMahon , who shot and killed David P. Thomas at Sturgls , will bo tried at the November term of the cir cuit court , which convenes on Novem ber 14. George Rico ptato railroad commis sioner , visited ( ifirrotson and then or dered the Great Northern road to put , In a flagman and a light at n danger- I ous crossing. j The roads near Garretson must be | ' placed In good condition , according to an order received by the postmaster at I that point from the postotlleo depart- 1 mcnt. | i Articles of incorporation have been j j filed at Pierre for the Dakota State 1 bank at Eagle Butte with a capital stock of $10,000. The Incorporntors are W. P. Holmes , J. II. Holmes of Aberdeen , and C. H. McCoy of Le Beau. ' Free medical examination has boon provided for the public schools at Pierre. Rapid City authorities will pass an ordinance limiting the speed of auto mobiles. James Vyskcial , a Trlpp county homesteader , has been sentenced to two years In the penitentiary on the charge of grand larceny. 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