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TIIK NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOURNAL , FRIDAY , MAY 20 , 1911. Stow Runners Become Scarce , \ Hull players In llic MK leagues who I * > uro NOW ! on tinbamH nro few and far between , 'j'ho general Impression Unit fast , runnerx are a rarity In wrong , By ( lilH It IH nut nuMiiit Unit all ball play- era nfi HID equal of Ty Cobb , Owen Himh , Kddle Collins , Hans Wagner , Trln Hptmkur , Larry Uoylo and Josh Dovon1 , lint almost every man playIng - Ing thi ! Clinic In HID big circuits N much Junior thiin tlio average person on lilH feet. I low ofti-ii I la- remark IH heard In the grand Ntnnil at a game , " \Vliy , 1 can run tlic bases faster than Unit follow1 ! All right to Hay , lint the chances aru a hundred to one that the person criti cising the player In a nice around the ImgH with said player would bo Just nlioiit arriving at third IMIHO when hln opponent crossed the plate. Men llku Cohb , Hush , Devonnnd Col- Htm are extremely fust on the sacks nnd travel at Incredible peed. Cou pled with thin speed each linn the more Important faculty of getting off fast. No other player In the country IIIIH anything on Cobb In tlihi respect. Ho fast Is ho on the gotnway Hint catchers liavo been heard to nay that ho IH usually halfway down by the tlmu the ball leaves thu pitcher's hand. Any twlrler with a slow delivery IH a nlghtmaro to a catcher with Cobb on the cushions , as the poor backstop IH certain to draw down the comments of the fans for his failure to get the ball to second In tlmo to nail the cyclonic Georgian. Eddie Collins , the Philadelphia American great second baseman , IH another whose speed on the bases Is marvelous. This great young player goon into the base with terrlllc Impetus nnd has a slide which makes him a hard man to place the ball on. Cobb and Collins on the same team would soon have half the backstops in the * American league under the care of a lunacy commission. .Josh Devorc of the Giants is a won derfully speedy man , and many play ers think he will be the Cobb of the National league. Probably no player in the older organization practices cir cling the bases more than Josh. Ev- .cry morning the Giants' outfielder can bo seen practicing running the bases. Hans Lobert of the Philadelphia Nil- 'tlonal.H holds the record for circling the bags that of 11lft seconds , made In Cincinnati last fall. While Hans Is remarkably speedy , his one big fault is that ho Is not very quick in getting away from the plate. Many other players can travel as fast as Cobb , Devore or Collins once they get started , but they lack tl c fast .starting ability and are therefore on an average at least a second slower in going from base to base. One point that Is generally overlook ed in commenting on a ball player's ability to get down to llrst quick is the knack he has of getting rid of his bat with the least loss of time , lly care fully watching the batters It will be Been that no two drop the willow the " minovway. / . Some ' carry It n few feet "down'the line'others throw It back of them , some toss it in front , while many have the knack of dropping the bat In such a way as to give them a leverage for a start , Just as n jumper , wlll use welghtit In making n broad leap. This matter of bat dropping is one of importance , and many players devote hours to acquiring the knack ol doing it properly. In successful base running the play er who can go Into the sack without diminishing his speed has a big ad' vantage over his brethren who in- Ntlnctlvely slow down as they UP' preach the station. Many players whc would be known as speed kings or the bases are spoiled because of the fact that thqy are unable to overcome the tendency to slow up. These arc the men who are oft times called slow on bases. It is lack of nerve rattici Umn lack of speed with the legs that places the majority of ball players In what might be termed the "average" base running class. Hurt In a Runaway. Nollgh , Neb. , May 20. Special t < The News : A team of horses hitchei to n wagon that was Ipaded with l.OOi feet of ] umher ran away from thi driver , Roy Freeman , who sustained : fracture of the right limb between tin knco nnd hip. He was thrown out am the wagon passed over him. The nc eidont happened in front of the Wes school house in Grecian Uend. A doc tor was called and the injured liml taken care of. He stated that Mi Freeman was severely bruised am shaken up , aside from his broke ] member. Commissioners Proceedings. Madison , Neb. , May 1C , 1911 , 1 p. ra Board met pursuant to adjournment Present Commissioners JohnV Fitch , Burr Taft and Henry Sundei man. man.The The minutes of the board meetin of April 11 , 1911 , were read and ai proved as read. The hour having arrived for oper ing the bids for the bridge coutrac for coming year , the bids of the Noi arch Bridge company. Empire Brldg company , Thomas J. Crummoll , Th Midland Bridge company and Wester Bridge & Construction company , a being accompanied by certified check of $2,000 each , wcro opened and con pared. The bids of the Omaha Strui tural Steel Works and the Canto Brldgo company , not meeting the n quiromonts of the advertisement in n gard to certified check , were not coi sldcrcd. After a comparison of tbo bids , th bid of the Western Brldgo & Constrm tion company , being considered th lowest and best bid , was by unanin ous vote of the board a'wardcd th contract for construction and rcpa of bridges for the ensuing year. On motion the Tlldon National ban and Madison National bank were d signaled and approved as legal count depositories. \ W. II. Field , clerk of the dlstrli court , inado report of the findings i the grand jury regarding the county jail , which report wan ordered filed. W. H. Field , clerk of the district court , filed a certified copy of court decree In case of Amy J. D. Colcgrove VB. Village of Meadow Grove , ot nl. , enjoining mild village and F. A. Peter son , county treasurer , from collecting certain village sidewalk taxes , and the clerk wan ordered to lllo snld decroo. On motion the following official bonds were approved : William Snjiler , road o\crNecr , road district No. 20 ; Andrew Wallln. road overseer , road district No. 12 ; Hen- iiott Seymour , county surveyor ; Madi son National bank , depository bond. Petition of residents of Shell Creek precinct , asking for appointment of 10. W. Lyon as constable to fill va cancy , WIIH presented and on motion E. W. Lyons WIIH appointed countable for Shell Creek precinct to 1111 va cancy. On motion the county clerk was In structed to draw warrant to F. A. Peterson , county treasurer , authoriz ing him to pay H. H. linker , John Jest and William Volk $11.02 each , for over paid school taxes and charge same to school district No. 5. On motion the following bills were allowed : L. H. Ilaker. lumber 11. D. No. 21 $ 12.12 Orn D. Lyons , work 0. I ) . No. 1 125.25 Ora D. Lyons , work U. D. No. 1C 78.00 Gutrti Juelson , repairs 11. D. No. Kl ' 5.90 O. A. Sleeper , nnlls H. D. No. 8 8.50 Frank Hoelscher , work H. D. No. 20 14.0(1 ( Ilume-Hobertson-Wycoff Co. , lumber U. D. No. 10 3.20 Henry Sundermnn , nails for bridges 2.0C Krum & Warren , lumber H. D. No. 4 V Ki.r.C . Dolter & Dankey , scraper and freight H. D. No. 24 ' 8.7E Dieter & Donkey , two scrapers nnd freight 17.00 Ilumo-Hobertson Wycotf Co. , nails U. D. No. 9 l.Iifi Howard Miller Lumber Co. , lumber H. D. No. 21 37.71 Howard Miller Lumber Co. , lumber It. D. No. C GC.4S L. Uiirch , work U. D. No. 7 4.00 Gun Zimmerman , work H. D. No. 17' 18.0C Clarence Cornell , work II. D. No. 7 10.0C \ . W. Tillottson , work R. D. No. 7 : 30.5C Everett Cornell , work R. D. Nc. 7 4.0t E. J. Tillottson , work R. D. No. 7 , assigned to Harry Barnes. 21.OG Tom Klrby , wolf bounty z.tn Frank Albracht , work R. D..No. 2G 2.0 ( W. R. Snyder , work R. IX No. 20 42.5 ( George Hobus , work R. D. No. C 47.5 ( Math Schaefer , jr. , work R. D. No. 2G 2.0 ( William Clasey , work bridges. . 5.0C Balser Werner , work bridges. . 10.0C Hubbard Bros. , ditching 90.0 ( Hubbard Bros. , ditching 81.BC. Hubbard Bros. , ditching CO.Of C. P. Christiansen , surveying. . 10.0 ( Bennett Seymour , surveying. . . 19.5 ( Axel Sanberg , rent for pauper. . Ifi.Of. Charles Hanson , repair work. . 8.7E James M. Smith , salary and boarding prisoners 1C1.5 ( Nebraska Telephone Co. , tolls 11.4 ! A. C. Schmidt , wolf bounty. . . 8.0 ( Willie Schwager , wolf bounty 1C.OI Henry C. Richmond , copies new laws 8.51 W. J. Smith , wolf bounty 8.01 Madison Motor Car Co. , auto hire 4.51 Madison city , electric lighting. . 20.91 Dr. F. A. Long , commissioner insanity and medical services 43.01 N. A. Housel , office expenses. . 16.7 ! N. A. Housel , salary for April. 11G.GI John Horn , repairing vault. . . 1.01 W. M. Halsey , livery hire 2.2 ! Wr. M. Halsey , feed for team. . . .71 Smith-Premier Typewriter Co. , supplies 3.31 Mark Carraher , wolf bounty. . . 10.01 Charlie Johnson , wolf bounty. . 12.0i Matrau & Wllle , coal for elec tion 1.2 ! John Catron , livery 2.5' ' National Office Supply Co. , sup plies . . . . : 10.0 Hume - Robertson-Wycoff Co. , supplies for court house and jail 30.0 Thomas Pojar , wolf bounty. . . 14.0 L. Bruce , plumbing , pbor farm 35.0 Will Purdy , wolf bounty 18.0 C. S. Smith , salary and fees. . . 253.9 Dr. Frank Jensen , services for pauper 108.5 Dr. H. T. Holden , medical ser vices 7.0 H. B. Allen , supplies 217.7 H. Frlcke , jr. , road graders. . . 249.7 S. R. McFarland , recording bonds nnd office expenses. . . 18.2 W. H. Field , witness fees Insan ity cases , etc 217.5 Gus Kaul , salary for April 50.0 Chicago Lumber Co. , lumber , road district No. 1 9.2 H. Kllburn , register births and deaths G.5 W. H. Harding , register births and deaths 1.2 B. H. Mills , register births and deaths 9.0 C. R. Rynearson , register births and deaths 11.2 Chas. Letheby , register births and deaths 12.2 M. L. Koehn , register births nnd deaths 21.5 Ray Speece , work , commissioner - or district No. 2 10.0 J. T. Moore , assisting surveyor 7.0 C. Christiansen , floating roads. 10.0 E. G. Melcher , work , commis sioner district No. 2 8.5 W. P. DIxon , freight paid 4.2 H. Sunderman , labor and mile age 90.C r Burr Taft , labor and mileage and freight paid 86.4 J. W. Fitch , labor and mileage. 91.1 W. F. Davis , road oil spreader 100.C W. A. Wltzlgman , clay for grad ing road 2C.C it W. A. Witzlgman , clay for grad- if ing road , commissioner dis trict No. 2 2D.OO , ' . L. Howling , cash advanced for pauper 10.00 tin Machinuller , work , road district No. 1 18.00 ! . Danes , work , commissioner district No. 2 12.00 'red Hyerly , woik , commission er district No. 2 8.50 us Teske , bridge work , claim ed $3.50 , allowed at 1.50 im Teske , work , commissioner district No. 3 11.00 , W. Hnnsom , cash advanced for pauper 19.80 \ A. Peterson. Jury fees , dlpso caRCH , postage , etc G97.9S On motion the board adjourned to : l0 ! p. m. Madison , Neb. , May 16. 1911 , 7:30 : p. i. Board met pursuant to adjourn- lent. Present , entire board. The following report was filed by lie board : "We , the undersigned county com- ulssloncrs' Madison county , Neb. , Hiving viewed the route of the drain- go ditch prayed for by the petition of ohn F. Dederman , which petition , to- ; ether with a good and sufficient bond , VUH filed In the olllco of the county lurk on April 11. 1911 , hereby find hat said ditch will benefit the prop- rty adjacent thereto and bo condu- ivo to the health of that community , ho route described In said petition elng the most practicable route , do hereforo giant the pray of said pe- Itloner. "Dated nt Madison , Nebraska , this Gth day of May , 1911. "J. W. Pitch , "Burr Haft , iionry Sunderman , "County Commissioners of Said County. " On motion ttio county surveyor was oidered to survey a proposed drainage lltch , commencing nt the northwest corner of the northeast quarter of sec- ion twenty-live (2f ( > ) , in township wonty-four (24) ( ) , north In range two ; 2) ) , west of the Sixth principal me ridian , running thence south one-half nlle , thence east ono hundred rods llOO ) , thence south sixty rods ( GO ) , hence east thirty rods (30) ( ) , thence south fifty-five rods (55) ( ) , thence In a outheasterly direction to a point twenty rods (20) ( ) cast of the north- vest corner of the northeast quarter of the northwest quarter of section hirty-one (31) ( ) , In township twenty- 'our (24) ( ) , north , in range one (1) ( ) west of the Sixth principal meridian , thence n a southeasterly direction about for- y rods (40) ( ) , to a natural watercourse commencing on the northwest quarter of said section thirty-one (31) ( ) and emptying Into the Elkhorn river In he south part of said section , the survey and report of surveyor to be nade in accordance with sections 5506 , 5507 and 5508 , chapter 15 of abbey's compiled statutes of 1909. On motion the following claims were allowed : Western Bridge and Construc tion Co. , on contract $2,000.00 Western Bridge and Construc tion Co. , on contract 2,000.00 Madison Cemetery associa tion , perpetual maintenance of lots 60.00 Mrs. Anna Otto , boarding pau per 11.42 On motion the county treasurer was authorized to make the following : ransfer of funds in his office : From 1909 county general fund tc 1910 county generalfund , $1,000. From 1909 bridge fund to 191C bridge fund , $26.14. From 1909 commissioner district No. 1 fund to 1910 commissioner dis trict No. 1 , $9.84. From 1909 commissioner district No 2 fund to 1910 commissioner district No. 2 , $41.57. From 1909 commissioner district No 3 fund to 1910 commissioner dlstricl No. 3 , $25.74. On motion board adjourned to meel May 31 , 1911 , 1 p. m. S. R. McFarland , County Clerk. Battle Creek News. Battle Creek , May 20. Special tc The News : There will be no service at the Lutheran church Sunday morn ing on account of the absence of Rev J. Hoffman , but in the afternoon ai 2 o'clock Rev. George Bloedel of Bat tie Creek Heights will occupy the pul pit here. The Baptists put down a new ce ment side walk on the north side o their church property on llermai street. Mrs. Verna Mannheim arrived hen last week from Reno , Nov. , for an ex tended visit at the home of he : grandfather , P. H. Ingoldsby. Mrs. Rose Krlvanek was here Sat unlay from Meadow Grove vlsitini relatives and friends. Mr. nnd Mrs. Charles McBrlde o Norfolk were visiting here from Satur day till Monday with relatives am friends. John Reeves is here for an exteudei visit from Curlew , Cherry County. Joseph F. Srb and family were visit ing the fore part of this week will relatives and friends at Howell , Co ] fax County. Chas Warne was tore on busines Saturday from Me&dow Grove. Emil Hans came up from Pilger Sat urday for o visit with relatives. John Ch&se of Clearwater is vlsitini here at theJhome of his daughter , Mre Chas. Hueston . Wm. Nicolay , Jr. , was here fron Beemer Saturday and Sunday for i visit with his parents. A boy arrived at the home of Mi and Mrs. A. O. Hackler last week. T. L. Curas went Wednesday to th < Soldiers Home at Leavenworth , Kan for recuperation. Jesse Hoover Is back again In tin Morris drug store as prescriptloi clerk. Lincoln E. Burch Is sick and undo a physician's care this week. Miss Mary Neuwerk and Wm. He hensteln made an automobile trip t Madison Sunday afternoon. Jack Hengstler was hero yesterda ; on business from Crelghton. The work at the new Hcuerman ; iniiBlon had to bo stopped this week n account of ftie sickness of con- ractor Chas. Werner. Fred Kyi Is going to have a largo lodern house put up nt his farm live illus southwest. Joseph Dittrlek and A. P. GardelH , wo of our prominent business men , vent down to Omahti Tuoedny on tmlnesa. Ernest Cutkoskl. who studies civil nglnovring at the state university at incoln , came here Monday to spend Is summer vacation with his Krnnd- larents , Mr. and Mrs. Henry Mass- mum , sr. Mrs. August Sihlnkus was taken to ho Slfcters , of Mercy , St. Bernard ospltal Monday for tientment. Mrs. G. N. Cornelius went to WIs- icr Tuesday for n visit at the homo jf her sister , Mrs. Wm. Farley. Clans llorchers came home from the Vuyno normal college Wednesday to lelp his father this summer on the arm. A Small Fire. Flro In a heap of frame paper crates jehlnd The News building called out ho department late Saturday after loon. No damage was done. Great Forest Fire In Japan. Toklo , May 20. Forest Hres In Hok- ; aldo , the northernmost of the island if Japan , nro devastating aast tor- rltory of land. A number of villages ilready have been destroyed. Troops iiivo been sent out and every available nnn Is lighting the llames. The lire Ine is almost sixty miles in length , t is Impossible this afternoon to estl- nato the number of fatalities or the imount of damage lesulting from the onfingrntlon. The Gregory Booster Trip. Gregory. S. D. , May 20. Special to flic News : The Giegory Commercial lub with twenty-live large touring ars in line , all owned by members of he club , elaborately decorated with mnncrs and pennants bearing up- iroprlate mottos left Gregory witli 200 Gregory boosters Wednesday morn- ng at 9 o'clock making stops at Pix- on and Cnrlock , S. D. , Jamison and Nnper , Neb. The parade spent the light at Naper , leaving at S o'clock Thursday morning with fetops at Butte , Neb. , Fairfax , BonsU-el , St. Charles , lorilck and Burke , S. D. , reaching Gregory at G o'clock in the evening. Fhey carried with them the Gregory O. O. F. band , an institution of which Gregory Is pardonably proud , who gave a short concert at each town nt which the procession stopped. The .our was a grand success , an enthus iastic welcome awaiting the boosters it every town visited. The unani mous expression was that n town which could send out such a train of joosters was unquestionably a real .Ivo wire. Only one accident marred Jie program. One of our townsmen , Lew Nollkemper , lost coptrol of his car on a steep hill near St. Charles , he car backing down and off a high itll , turning over several times , the oc cupants receiving severe bruises , but miraculously escaping " serious Injury. It is the Intention of the club to send out another train of automobiles to other surrounding territory in the near future. The Auto Accident St. Charles , S. D. , May 20. Special to The News : The car of Lew Nell kemper of Gregory , who was one of the Gregory boosters went In the ditch two and one-half miles east of lie re. re.He He was coming up the steepest hill In Gregory county and his engine re fused to work. The car started back down hill and became unmanagable. It turned in the air as it left the road and , landed on Mr. Fard , a law yer. He sustained a badly mangled leg. The car was badly broken up. It fell twenty feet. An Ad Club 1 = Born Here. The Norfolk Ad club was born last night. And the child is doing well. With the avowed intention of boostIng - Ing for the best interests of Norfolk , securing new enterprises , advertising the cltys advantages to the world and taking a responsible part generally In the upbuilding of the city , the new organization was determined upon by two dozen men who gathered inform' ally at the Bullock offices and talked about Norfolk nnd its future. The new club already has a charter list ol twenty-four members , and expects .1 great many more. Officers of the Ad club are : President W. H. Blakeman. Vice President Ed Engles. Secretary C. B. Cabaniss. Treasurer C. J. Bullock. Dues of the club will be ? 2 pei year , payable serai-annually in ad vance. The plan of doing things will be by committee. It is not the ain of the club to conflict with the Com merclal club , but to co-operatee witl that organization in boosting for r greater Norfolk. Among those at last night's meet Ing was N. P. Dodge of Omaha whc explained how an ad club works ii Omaha. Mr. Dodge said that Norfoll is a good town and that people out side know it. He pointed out soim of the needs of the city , as they im pressed him. He sold Norfolk need ; a new hotel , to better accommodatt the public ; It needs a municipally own ed street car line from the Junctlot depot to the business center ; it need ! an oiled road to the Junction ; it need ! cluster lights on Norfolk avenue , tmcl as are used at Fargo , N. D. , Boone la. , Marshalltown , la , , and many othe : cities , and which would add wonder fully to the city's attractiveness. H < said Norfolk ought to make an effor to secure a college. Everybody present at the prellmi nary meeting last night , expressei faith in Norfolk and its possibilities Getting the city's advantages to tin right people , It was argued , would d < much in bringing in outsiders to la cato now enterprises. The spirit o the club will bo to boost for Norfoll and everything in it , first , last and al t the time , In a systematic way. THE HOME BEAUTIFUL ORNAA1ENTAL EFFECT OF A FEW TREES AND SHRUBS PROPERLY PLANTED ( By V. V. WKSTOATK , Department of Horticulture , Unlvertlty of Nebraska. ) Ono can scarcely imagine a farm lomo moru restful nnd Inviting than he onu pictured at the beginning of his article , and yet it Is not expensive n dollars and cents to obtain n farm ionic similar to this. It is only n natter of time. The shrubs and tr ci tdiown , the value of which can now bo ( .curcoly estimated , coat in the begin- ling but a vary few dollars and the louse Is of simple inexpensive doslin. What n change wo would have in our Nebraska landscape If every farm house formed part of a picture similar : o this , and not only a change in the andscnpe , but oven In the pcopla , an t is Impossible for individuals to come In contact with the beautiful without being benefited by the same. Many farmers realize that some thing ought to be done in the way of ornamenting tholr places , ana yet they do not know exactly what to do For that reason a few rules on what to ac complish may well bo glvon. As trees form part of the permanent effect of the place , bo careful to plant them In tliclr pi oner locations and with oaro. In using trees , first pro vide for a wlndbieak by planting evergreen - green tress , such as the Austrian or Scotch pine , as an evergreen given the needed winter protection. Also use a few trees near the house for sliado and a few to the rear In order to give the proper background or "set- tine" to the houso. After th tree * are located , wo aio ready for planting the shrubs. Place a few of the sumo nnxt to the house in order to break the architectural effect of the house and also a few to the sides , as shown In the accompanying view. When making plantings of the place remem ber thorc is nothing finer than a good lawn. For that reason keep the same open by locating the plants more to the sides and at all times preserve a good view to and from the house. Contrast the first view with the second. Which typo of place would you choose to make your home ? It is true there is a seemingly great differ ence between them and yet If a dozen trees and twice as many shrubs were properly planted on any place similar to the second one shown It would make an effect comparable to the first. NEW STATE RECORD FOR MILK AND BUTTER ROXANNA PARTHENA SETS HIGH MARK FOR NEBRASKA DAIRY COWS ( By A. L. HAEOKEK , Nebraska State Farm ) For several years there bos boon & rivalry among the dairy stocK breeders of Nebraska to possess the cow holding the highest record for milk and butter produced In one year. The Dairy Department of the Uni versity of Nebraska has a Holstoln- JPrioslan covr , named Roxanna Par- thena , who has completed a splendid record. On the second day of March he completed a yearly record of 21- 647.S pounds of milk and 8S1.88 pounds years and has given a calf each year , alone with a splendid production of milk and butter. We can learn from such a record as this the possibility of dairy cows when e'ven ' good feed and car * . The milk from this cow hoe been sold In the city market at 10 cents per Quart , and as she produced about 10,000 quarts , she has made for the depart ment $1,000. She produced a heifer calf during the year that , of course , Is ROXANNA PARTHHNA. of butter. This defeats the state rec ord over 2,000 pounds of milk and nearly fifty pounds of butter. This record certainly deserves more credit whou we consider that It was made by a twelve-year-old cow that has served well and long as a great breeder. Rex anna has been in the nerd for nine The fact that a cow is of a pure breed Is no assurance that tbo will bo a good producer. Tb'cro are many "scrub" pure breds. The only safe rule is that of the scales and tester , which show actual results. "Men must be more interested In dairying in the future , " says Professor 0. H. Ecklos , "whether they want to or not It will be the result of eco nomic laws , from which there is no appeal. " Look for the business opportunity ads that are worth answering for one of them , some day , will help make your fortune ! Try a Naws Want-AcL of great value. It cost leas than $101 to feed this cow and her care couli be figured at about $30. It IB safe t say that Roxnnna this year has earne < for the Institution close to $1,200 , oni this would give a low value to he heifer calf. A dairy cow , to be profitable , mua produce well for ten or eleven month la the year. Farmers are often mlf led by the full pall of rnllk a cow ma give for the first month or two , socr dropping down to almost nothing. The manure from a cow for a year 1 worth , on the average , about $30. Thi In tlgurcd in terms of the actual cor of commercial fertilizer. How man farmers realize the value of the mai nro pile ? Hartford Heads National Commltte Charles E. Hartford has been a pointed chairman of the Insurant committee of the National Firemen association. Mr. Hartford received tl appointment from Hugo R. Dolfs , pre Ident of the iiHuoclatlon. Filday. The olllco wan formerly hold by .lohn M Sherwood of Neosho , Mo. Mr. Hart foul has been a member of the Inmir anco committee for ome time , t'hulr man Hartford will attend the meeting of the N. \ < \ A. at St. l.oul * next September temberhen ho makes his annual U'pOlt. Low Round Trip Fnrcn. Atlantic City. New York , lloMon and other Eastern Summer ItesorU dally .lune to September InelUfdvo. Favor able stop o\or ptlvllogoH and liberal limits For partleularM apply to Tick et agents. The Noilh Western Lino. Youno Man Ends Llfo UX 1'age. Neb. May 20.--Special to Thu News .lohn Ittedehoeft , about II ! years old. hung himself In a barn about six mllea noith of I'age yester day afternoon , lie \vnn the hired man of Adolph .lullus and was apparently rational heietofore , although addlrted to the use of liquor. Ills parents live- about eight miles noithwest of Plain view There Is said to be a strain of insanity In the family , two mombi-is of It now being In the hospital for the Insane at Norfolk. John was a pleas ant fellow to meet and a hard woiUlnu man The family moved here ti < > m Plain xlo\\ se\oial years ago. School Notes. The senior class Is planning u pit in , for Tuesday of next week. They ex poet in go to grounds u mlle east of llndar. This afternoon occurred the Aiwi lean history examinations for the so nlor class. The state questions will In used. Last inonlng occutrod the nnnnvi junior-senior banquet. The two clash's- with teachers and superintendent gatheied nt the home of Guy l'ail-b the president of the junior class. Tin rooms wen' boimllfiillv decorated n pink and green , the junior clans colors and masses of white ( lowers. At 0 'M > the \oung people repaliod to the par tors of the Congregational chinch. \\lieie the banquet wia : served. Thu deeouUions here wore in purple and white , the senior' class colors. The tables were arranged in form of a V The candelabra had purple shad' Hour de Us and white narcissus won arranged artistically to help out the color scheme , and the place catdB wore also in puiplo and white. The banquet was In four courses and was most daintily served by ladles of the Congregational church. Guy Parish was toastmaster , and well did ho per form the role. Following Is the pro gram of toasts : "The Biggest Yet , " Karl SchurtK , " 12 ; " A Parting Shot TIs the last time that I shall e'er address ye , but ye'll soon llnd some new torment or bless ye , " Harry Ster ner. ' 11 ; " 'Twas Ever Thus , " Miss McVeigh ; "Subjunctives , " Gwendolyn Hughes ; "The Parting of the Ways , " Martha Winter ; "Norfolk High , " Mr. Hunter. The company then returned to the Parish home , where they were soon guessing silhouettes of the ju niors. They then enjoyed another con test In which the letters of the alpha bet formed the answers. The merri ment reached Its belght , however , in the presentation of "Scenes From the Life of a Senior , " in which the various jokes on seniors which had been stored In the memories of the juniors were cleverly represented by the latter class. After the music the goodbyes were said , all declaring the juniors and the Parishes most excellent hosts. TO KILL DANDELIONS. The smiling , golden faced dandelion may be a good subject for a poet's paean or for the rhapsodical mummer- Ing of big city editorial writers , but in Norfolk this spring the dandelion has cast aside his one-time modesty and is taking on too many airs. Lawns all over town are fairly overrun with this harbinger of summer and housewives who distractedly exhort fathers and small sons to root out the pest may llnd solace In this dandelion antidote that Is taken from Suburban Life : "Dandelion infested lawns can bo cleared of this noxious weed by about three applications of a solution of copperas - peras ( Iron sulphate ) . Copperas can be bought at almost any drug store for a few cents a pound. One and one- fourth pounds of the copperas are put In a gallon of water , and when thor oughly dissolved the solution Is spray ed upon the leaves. A common sprink ling can is of no use in applying ; force of some sort must be used , such as that provided by a bucket pump , spray ing pump or even a hand atomizer , where only small areas are Infected. Every portion of the dandelion leaf must bo covered. "A second application must bo made in two or three weeks ; with a third and possibly a fourth , late In the sum mer , If any of the dandelions start to row. The solution of copperas will blacken the grass for a short time , hut It soon recovers , and after a watering and mowing will appear darker green than before. Do not allow the solution to get on the cement or stone walks , as It produces a permanent yellow stain. " LIGHT FINGERED TRAMPS. Police Confiscate Some of the Beer Hoboes Are Enjoying. Stealing a blanket from one man and selling It to a relative is the charge against one of the many tramps who have made their appearance In the city again. Friday afternoon one of the tramps confiscated a blanket from a wagon of Fred Sporn and a few moments later endeavored to sell it tea a relative who recognized the blanket and held the tramp for the police. An other tramp stole a lap robe and concealed - coaled It under some paper at the rear of The News plant , where a farmer found It. Chief of Police Marquardt came upon two of the hoboes enjoying some of the amber colored liquor and with the assistance of night Patrolman O'Drlcn arrested them both. The beer was confiscated after ono of the 10 tramps pleaded that he bo allowed to s. drink It up.