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THE NORFOLK "WEEKLY NEWS-JOURNAL , FRIDAY , JUNE 1) ) , 11)11. ) \ s OCIETY Pleasures of the Week. Mrs. H. M. Braden gave a 1 o'clock luncheon to twenty-four ladles on Wednesday to compliment her guest , Mrs. Alliurt Xlngroo of MUHOII City , In. The rouinu worn decorated with boun tiful , fragrant peonies and the tables daintily laid. MIsH 1'ulu Iliiriiliain and Miss Molllo Bridge aHHlHled the host ess In serving a tempting three-course lunch. Bridge occupied the afternoon lionrH , the lionorfl going to Mrs. War- rick and Mrs. C. II. Reynolds. MlHH Alice Holt Invited twelve of her mother's Intimate friends to help her celebrate her sixtieth birthday on TucBday afternoon. The visitors en joyed a Bouial afternoon and at b o'clock Miss Holt served a delicious nuppor. Many pretty gifts and loving wishes were loft with Mrs. Holt as pleasant memories of the day. Mrs. W. N. Ilimo entertained a com pany of twenty-live ladles at a I o'clock luncheon on Friday In honor of Mrs. Hlngrce of Mason City. In the game of bridge that followed the lunch , the honors went to Mm. Weathcrby and Mrs. O. J. Johnson and the guest prize to Mrs. Zlngree. Mrs. A. 8. Gillette was hostess to the Neighborhood Kensington on Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. L. T. Smith and Mrs. Culmsco were guests of the club. Mrs. Gillette served n dainty supper at 5 o'clock. Mrs. C. L. Chaffeo entertained a few friends Informally on Friday after noon In honor of her guest , Mrs. Ing' ham. A game of cards was enjoyed and a delicious lunch followed. Mrs. W. P. Logan and Mrs. F. 13 , Davenport entertained the ladles ol the First Congregational church on Thursday afternoon In the home ol Mrs. Logan. Personal. i ' 'Mr. and Mrs. P. F. Bell expect te leave next Tuesday for Flat Head lake , Mont , where they have a cottage and will enjoy most of the suinmci fishing and hunting. Mr. and Mrs. 13cll will also visit with Mr. and Mrs. P. F Sprcchor , who live south of the lake ou the Flat Head reservation. En route home they will visit in Spokane Wash. , and Fargo , N. D. Mrs. O. J. Johnson and two chlldrer of California arrived in Norfolk Wednesday from Denver for a vlsll In the homes of Dr. and Mrs. C. S. Par kcr and Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Mathowson Mr. and Mrs. C. N. Stnrdevant ol 208 South Twelfth street , will leave Norfolk the last of next week foi Rushvillc , Minn.where - Mr. Sturde vaut has purchased a drug store. Mrs. Harry Owen loft Monday morn Ing for her homo in Laramlo , Wyo. after a pleasant visit of seven weeki in the homo of her parents , Mr. ant Mrs. F. M. Linerode. Misses Mata and Gertrude .Tenser of Freeport , 111. , are in Norfolk for t two weeks' visit in the home of theli sister , Mrs. W. W. Wasson , on Soutl Eighth street. Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Neal will occupy the P. F. Bell home during the sum mer. Mr. and Mrs. Neal now havi rooms on South Eighth street will Mrs. Thurber. Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Thorpe am daughter Muriel will leave Monda ; for Chicago. Mrs. Thorpe and Mis : Muriel expect to remalu for the sura mer. w Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Stutenroth o Chicago are guests of Mr. and Mrs. S M. Braden. Mr. and Mrs. Stutenrotl are onrouto home from a western trij : Dr. and Mrs. P. H. Salter will leav , tomorrow to attend the graduation o their daughter Dorothy from Watei man Hall , Sycamore , III. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Zlngree of Me Bon City , la. , were guests in the horn of Mr. and Mrs , S. M. Braden during the past week. Mrs. Warren Hurlbert and Mis Amanda Willo of Nellgh spent a fev days with Mrs. F. M. Linerode th past week. Mrs. E. A. Bullock will return Sur day from n week's visit In Avoca , la with her sister , Mrs. Crosier. Mr. and Mrs. George Davenport an son Victor spent last Sunday In Noi folk. Coming Events. Mrs. O. L. Hyde will entertain o Tuesday for Mrs. Sturdeyant , who I soon to leave Norfolk. Mrs. D. S. Bullock will entertai the Neighborhood Kensington on We < iiosday. Mrs. Phil Harmony will entertai on Thursday for Mrs. Sturdevant. Oakdale News Notes. Prank Hawk returned home Thur day evening from his schools at Poll Neb. Neb.J. J. D. Stires was a business visitc in town Saturday from Columbus. Miss Agnes Dworak came down ft the graduation exercises from O'Noi last Friday. C. L. Brotz and son returned lai Friday evening from Omaha and oth < points east Robert Mulr , living near Dodge , wt the guest of Jennie McCoy the laU part of last week. Oakdalo is going to celebrate June as a bargain day , when all the me chants offer special induccmnts to U fanners and citizens in the way of cut ting prices , and will furnish frco en tertainment for them during the day. Hon. J. F Boyd of Nellgh was a vis itor In town last Thursday. Clare Strlngfellow wait taken mai denly 111 while out to hln father's farm last Friday , and was conllned to the bed for two or three days , but Is now able to hu about atmln , Gt'o. W. Jackson and wlfo returned from their trip to points on the west ern coast , extending from Portland , Ore. , to Lo.s Angeles , Calif. , and report a very enjoyable time. Mr. Jackson expocta to locate at Wayne In the near future. Dr. H. H. Mlllard , pastor of the Methodist church at Albion , delivered an address at the Methodist church bore last Sunday evening. He deliv ered an exceptionally Interesting and Instructive sermon along the line of Memorial day. Miss Agnes Robinson left for Al bion , having completed her year's work as Instructor in the schools here , H. S. Schaffcr , living four miles west of here wont to Omaha Monday , with a car of cattle. The road grader is now fixing up the mile and a half of road from the rail road crossing east of town to the Elkhorn - horn river bridge. Mrs. Conwell of Nellgh was in town Tuesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. O. B. Mauvllle were Tllden visitors Tuesday. A. P. Armstrong loft the employ of H. M. Nesbit the first of the week , and Claude Havlland , who has been workIng - Ing for C. B. Beer , commenced work there today. After spending about a week visit ing friends Miss Lulu I. Durlaml de parted on the early morning train Thursday for her homo In Plalnvlow. DREW A REVOLVER. Man and Brother-ln-Law Had a Differ ence About Christening. Centertown , Ark. , June 3. E. M. Fair , a banker of this city , was lined $000 and sentenced to a year in jail hero yesterday because ho drew a re volver and threatened to stop the pro ceedings at the christening of his nephew several days ago. The baby , the Innocent cause of the disturbance , is the son of James Stroud , Fair's brother-in-law. Stroud , it was testified , wanted the child chris tened according to bis religion , while Fair , whose belief was different , rec ommended another form. When he could not have his way Fair , it was charged , drew a revolver and attempt ed to halt the ceremony. CLARKE PLAYING GREAT BALL Manager of Pirates Now Putting Up Wonderful All Around Game. Where is that gink who said Fred Clarke had seen his bust days as a ball player ? Find him for us and we'll show him what's what. Klgbt low the leader of the Plttsburg Pirates Is playing as well ns be ever did. He s batting like a demon , running the bases like a cyclone and gathering in everything that comes out Into bis lit tle spot In left field. Last winter several experts said that Clarke was about due for a big slump Plioto by American Frees Association. IFUED CLAKKE , MANAOEH AND LETT WEI.D- 3 Eli OF I'lltATKS. In bis playing and that before tbo 1011 scusou was half over the veteran would announce tluit he was through as a 3 player and manage the team from the bench. Fred lias surprised them all itnd is betting a tine example for many members of his team to follow. Yes ; every team In the country is looking for ball tossers of the Clarke caliber. With a few of them ou any team winning pennants would be an eusy mutter. FASTS FOURTEEN DAYS. New Jersey Man Lostv Twenty-two Pounds During That Time. J G Warner of Asbury Park. N. J. , nns completed a fust of fourteen days , which he began with a view to reduce his weight. During the fasting period Mr Warner got rid of twenty-two pounds of surplus flesh , and ho feels preatly betietlted. He insists that nt no time during the two weeks was he really hungry At first weak and languid , he became S' In the latter days strong and energetic. < , During the fast he drank unfermented trape Juice ttiree times daily , ir Taft On Sherman Law. > r Washington , June 3. President Taf was asked by some callers whetho ; he thought the Sherman anti-trust lav 3t was antiquated. ! r " " replied Mr. Taft " "No. "They an just beginning to make It useful. " is ONLY 95 ° IN NORFOLK. All June Records Were Broken Wltl a Mark of 99 ° . Norfolk was comparatively cool Frl day only U5. At Lincoln Juno records were broken with nil. Lincoln , Neb. , Juno 3. All records for high temperatures of the first half of June , stnco Lincoln became a weather station , were broken today , when the maximum was 0 ! ) degrees. Kansas City , June It. Heat records for the year were broken throughout the southwest. The highest tempera ture was reached at Plttsburg , Knn. , where It was 105. Locally the mer cury climbed to US. Other high marks were : Joplln and Topeka , 1)7 ) ; Okla homa City , KG ; and Wichita , 94. Ex- coHslve heat was also reported from northern Arkansas points. There were several prostrations , but no fatalities during the day. A strong south wind , which swept up over Tex as , accompanied the hot wave. Pa trons of bathing pools bore had to stand in line and await their turns at the water , so largo was the throng of bathers. Castro Back to America. Havana , June 3. The Cuban gov ernment lias what is believed to be authoritative Information from Spain that Clprlano Castro , the cxilo and the former president of Venezuela , sailed recently on the steamer Legas- pi from Cadiz , which Is due hero today for Central and South American points. WOLGAST GREATEST LIGHTWEIGHT - < ? > WEIGHT , BAYS JEFFRIES. $ "Wolgust Is the best lightweight - < > weight In Hie world , " says Jef- < , ' fries. "He Is a lighter pure and < T simple. He doesn't pretend to < f' S ! be a fa no boxer. There's no l | 4' doubt about his gameness and < ! hitting qualities which nuiko a < j > champion. Whenever he meets < > > a challenger over n route string < J > along with him , for he has wonderful - ' ? derful stamina and Improves as < { > the battle progresses. I think he A y will whip Moral ) , who Is his % | > most dangerous rival , and I Intend - < tend to back him , even though $ I will nut be at the ringside. It < > is possible that Wolgast was % afraid to cut lee e against K. O. ' | , Brown because of his weak left ! | > arm , but as that member la % I , strong again I expect him to < ) > beat all comers. " 4 Wolgust's next , flght Is with < > Frank It * Burns , the California / $ | > lightweight. In Son Francisco i May 1 ! . The distance is twenty- ' | five rounds. Burns recently > knocked out Lew Powell and % won on n foul from Hogan , who < was in a bad way when the offense - ! ; > fense WIIH committed. Wolgast' ' is confident that be can stop < > Burns before the limit Is reached. English Soccer Team Coming. Announcement has been made that the Corinthians of England , the fa mous amateur soccer football team which bus visited many parts of the world , will tour the United States and Canada In September. The tourists will start their schedule In Canada and play also in Philadelphia. New York , 8t Louis , Chicago and Full lUver. BIG STEAMER BURNS. TKe Northwest Destroyed at Buffalo. Loss is Half Million. Buffalo , June 3. The passenger steamship Northwest , owned by the Northern Steamship company , was burned early today at her dock in this city. city.With With her sister ship , the Northland , she was being prepared for the open- ng of the season on the great lakes on June 21. The fire is supposed to tiave been caused by an explosion of oil. Thf loss is estimated at $500,000. The Northland was towed out of dan ger by the city's fire tug. Oarsmen Are Ready. New York , June 3. The Columbia university crew of oarsmen go to Pougukeepsie today and will be the first crews on hand for the intercol legiate rowing races , three weeks lat ter. The squad numbers thirty. TRUST HEAD RADICAL. Gary for Governmental Control of Big Combines. Washington , June 3. Elbert W. Gary , chief executive officer of the United States Steel corporation , re suming his testimony before the house "steel trust" investigating committee , denounced the Sherman anti-trust law as archaic , and declared that govern mental control of corporations even tually would come. Mr. Gary assert ed that the steel corporation would welcome such a change and would bo glad if the government would go so far ns to dictate the price of steel pro ducts. In explanation of the reported world wide "trust" Mr. Gary said that a con ference would be held in Brussels July 5 and C next , to organize an In ternational steel institute , similar to the American Iron and Steel institute. The latter , he asserted , was formed to prevent demoralization in trade and to permit an exchange of ideas for the betterment of the steel industry. In no instance , Mr. Gary said , had there been any attempt at unlawful combination or expressed or implied agreement Mr. Gary said ho would do all he could do morally and legally to further the proposed Institute. Increased prices are to be charged for steel rails in the near future , nc < cording to Mr. Gary. Higher cost ol labor and raw material , together with a demand for heavier rails , was given as the reason for the proposed ad vanco. Nollkamper Is Married. Pahaposto , S. D. , June 3. Special to The News : Another one of the popular young iady homesteaders oi this vicinity was married last Thurs day morning at Winner to William Nollkamper. Jr. , of Gregory. The bride's former home was In Yankton. Last year she was onu of the teachers In the high school at On-gory , but during the past year he has been holding down a claim up here. Mr. Nollkamper Is a young business man of Gregory , having stock In the Na tional bank there , and is one of Its di rectors , besides being an o\\nor and operator In the Gregory mill. The bride is a handsome and accomplished young lady , and bus shown much grit and nerve while homosteudlng on her quarter. The young people are taking a short trip to Omaha and Yankton , after which they will return to the farm. Mexico Election In October. Mexico City , June 3. By olllclal de cree Issued by ProVlulonal President do la Barra , a special presidential election was called. Electors will be chosen October 1 , and these will se lect the successor of Portirlo Die ? , Sunday , October 15. Norfolk H.is Great Chance. G. L. Carlson , wno nap Just returned from a trip to Texas , gives the follow ing Interesting statement to The News , of conditions in the southwest : Throughout the eastern putt of Kan sas the lute rains liavo placed the country in a fairly good condition. On ly In a few localities have the crops suffered to any extent for moisture. West of Wichita the country lias been very dry until the first of the week , when all of the southwestern part of the state was visited by heavy rains. Eastern Oklahoma has a fair out look for a crop. Like cast cm Kansas .Ills country inclines to a gumbo or leavy clay and requires more moisture for a good crop than soils containing nore sand. Western Oklahoma has ) eon very dry for two years last year jut little was grown and harvested ex cept cotton in all of western Oklahoma this year small grain will bo a total 'allure throughout this district. In many places wheat and oats have been plowed under and the land planted to cotton. This crop will grow and ma ture a fair yield with only enough nolsturo to germinate the seed. Like western Kansas , western Oklahoma ms been given an abundance of moist ure during the early part of the week , in some places five inches of rain hav- ng fallen. The hot winds of last week made those rains timely and helpful , as even the grass had burned out. In 'act , there is nothing growing in west ern Oklahoma but the towns , and they arc made to grow with the money brought in by the people from further cast and north. Dry in Panhandle. Texas is in much the same condition as Kansas and Oklahoma. In the east lie crops are good. Around Dallas the small grain Is harvested , and both he yield and quality is good. Some of the wheat threshed yielded up to 40 bushels per acre. West from Ft. Worth the country has been dry , anfl produced little or nothing lor three years. The wheat arid oats have been plowed under that the land might be planted to cotton , the only money crop of this section of the state. The furth er west one travels in Texas the drier ho finds the country. In the Piuihnn < die the water has disappeared from the watering places and live stock Is without either food or water. Both liorses and cattle arenow , forced to live by browsing an mosquito for food , and eating cacti for their water. During the early part of the week heavy rains fell In many parts of the extreme western part of Texas , and througout most of Now Mexico. In some localities this was the first moist ure for a period of three years. These rains were so violent in places that large railroad bridges were washed out and the Canadian rivei Is out of its banks throughout most of its course. The pepple of western Texas are ol an optimistic and hopeful nature , Though nothing has been grown foi three years , except in small areas , yet the people are a unit in talking and showiitg the few menits of their coun try In such a manner that they are still selling land at high prices , ex tending' their railway systems ant thereby opening up new territory. Texas Hospitality. Speaking of the people , it is diffi cult to find better entertainers , an < 3 they do their entertaining in a waj that is all their own. They are nevei in a hurry , but when it comes to sell ing land , or in getting the other fel low's money , they can make us lool like "thirty cents" . Our train reachet Bowlo Just before C in the morniii ! : and the clerk at the hotel said , "break fast will be ready in Just a minute , " but It was 8 o'colck before we got it The landlady played hostess by tellinf us that the strawberries were fresl from her garden "just picked thli morning" ; that the cream was fron her beautiful Jersey "cute" ; that tin eggs had only "just been laid" ; and have been wondering ever since If the delay In getting that early hreakfas was not occasioned by her being compelled polled to wait until the hens had laii those eggs. But the strawberries wor < excellent , the cream delicious , the egg : could not be better , and the landlad ; and everything else was fine , so wi forgot all about the delay and wisbei wecould stay longer. If they have any faults wo had m time to learn them , but taken as : whole the women of Texas are a fini lot good entertainers in their owi hospitable way , and very fair to lee ! upon , The children too , are very interesl Ing , and there are so many of then The rich and poor alike have larg families , and though the weather i dry and crops will not grow , childre ; In largo numbers can be seen in over house. They're City Builders. The people of western Texas ai nothing if not city builders and n around boosters. This town of Bowl has about 3,000 people , hut it has fin buildings , paved streets , good school ! churches and hotels. The Chamber t - rr ohimerco owns It olllco building , and every train la met by some ono from hut chamber to sing the praises of lowlo and surrounding country. Its Illco Is always open , and In charge of i bright young woman , who lives fiom ler earnings as a public stenographer , 'ho country atound Bowlo produces ut little , yet the town looks prosper- HIS , and Is growing rapidly , all of vhlrh Is being done with the money rought In from beyond the state. Wichita Falls Is the county seat of Ylchlta county , and in a country pro- uclng very little The Into census slves the city a population of 8,200. t has tulles of paved streets ; hotels osting up to $100,000 ; a city hall that est $40,000 ; street railway and other ubllc utility enterprises ; ilno school ml church buildings ; and everything sually found In cities of 50,000 people , t has business blocks costing up to 100,000 each , and the streets are larked and lighted as well as any Ity In the country regardless of size. Mio lire department apparatus is taunted upon auto trucks , and every- hlng In and around the city Is strictly rst class. Wichita's Commercial Club. If the country is producing nothing , t might be asked with reason what B the cause of such a city growth and uch apparent progress. The answer vill have to be found in the work of ho Wichita Falls Chamber of Com- nerce. This organization is the whole lilng so far as tiie growth of the city s concerned. It controls the politics ml business affairs of the city. It s housed in elegant quarters , built by ubllc taxation , it has an income of 15,000 per year , all spent in publicity. Vlth this sum of money the people of ant are told of beautiful Wichita lake formerly a water-hole from which iiittlo could drink ) ; they are told of lie vast coal fields of the city ( but nnny miles away ) ; they are told of heap gas ( furnished by its boosters ) ; if cheap railway tariffs ( passengers 3 : ents per mile , and freight accord- ngly ) and many other things , some of which are true and some not so rue , but It works Jusi the same when --very man , woman and child In the Ity are working together to accom plish the same end , that of making heir town grow anfl prosper. The same may bo said of other owns in Texas and Oklahoma. Enid , kingfisher , El Reno and Chickasha are owns in western Oklahoma where ery little of value has been produced or two years and yet these towns ire growing rapidly and are very pros- erous. Farm lands around them are oiling as high as lands here , though lathing In the way of a crop has been larvested there for two years , and no iromlse of one this year. It Sold the Land. The sale of land throughout all the southwest is made possible in the ame manner. In the early eighties he Swinson brothers of New York purchased 480,000 acres of land in western Texas at 38 cents per acre , and started the "Spur" cattle ranch finally the country got so dry it would no longer grow grass and the land was 'prepared" for sale a railroad was ) ullt from Stamford to the center of ho ranch , a distance of ten miles , and .he town of Spur was built at the .erminus of this road. The first thing built was a $00,000 hotel and an ex perienced hotel man installed to man- nge it , which he is now doing at a oss of $1,000 per month to its owners , but the 480,000 acres of the old Spur ranch is in the meantime being sold it $15 to $40 per acre and it is nearly all sold. These facts bring a lesson to us ind a few questions are at once raised , which when correctly answered should > rove of much value to us. If land twen- y-five miles from a town can be solder or $15 per acre , and land nearer town up to $40 in a country where it re- liiires two quarter sections to support a cow , what should bo the value of and around Norfolk where one acre of land will support three cows ? If these people can build good progress- ve towns in a country that produces nothing , what is to hinder Norfolk , ocated in the best country on earth , from being made the best city on the map , and within a very few years ? Great Chance in Norfolk. From the viewpoint of the conserv ative investor , Norfolk and northeast Nebraska offers better investments to : he man with money to invest than any other city or part of the country. Real estate in Norfolk is selling be low its true value , just as much as property in these cities of the south west Is selling above its value. Farm values In all parts of northwest Nebraska are such that no part of the country can offer better investments. High prices for land and city prop erty in the arid belt of the southwest are secured by the united efforts of all the people , working to accomplish the same end , and if the people of the Norfolk district will work together as well as do the people of western Okla homa and Texas , it will not bo long until values in land and Norfolk real estate will reach a much higher level than now prevails. No honest Nebraskan would approve of the methods employed by the boost ers of other places , yet their worh brings to us a valuable lesson in 'the way of showing what is possible wiior an entire community pull together Give some of these men sucli a towr ns Norfolk , and such a productive tils trict as northeast Nebraska , ant they would soon bo selling land at $501 per acre. If the people of Norfolk will take r trip through Oklahoma and Texas making a careful study of the countrj and the people , on their return Nor folk and Nebraska will look better tt them than ever before. LIGHTNING HITS EWING HOUSE Miss Pendegast is Stunned by thi Shock , But Not Seriously. Ewlng , Neb. , Juno 3. Special ti The News : During the prevalence o a copious shower about 11 o'clock las night and a great display of elcctrl fluid , the residence of Robert Pendc ' ' gast , in northeast Ewing , was strucl by lightning. The bolt entered the house through the chimney , but be sides stunning his daughter , who after Home time recovered , and the disar ranging of things In general , no other damage resulted. Was Earthquake Felt In Norfolk ? An earthquake must have occurred In Norfolk and surrounding territory Friday afternoon. Ono was felt at Valentine , Neb'nt Sioux City , at Hu ion. S. 1) ) . . and at Miller. S. D. Thus far. however , no reports of any dis turbance lm\e been received bore. Huron , S. 1) . . June 3. This city felt a pronounced earthquake shock yes terday afternoon at 4:10 : o'clock. So severe wore the vibrations that pinto glass In store fronts were broken , while dishes rattled and all buildings trembled. The shock expended for a radius of 100 miles. In all the neigh boring towns people rushed from buildings to the open. Sioux City , la. , Juno 3. A distinct seismic disturbance was felt hero yes terday afternoon after 5:45 : o'clock. People In business blocks were shak en by the tremor. Although the local weather bureau has no seismograph , the telephones in ttio olllco wore kept busy for thirty minutes answering in quiries regarding the disturbance. Re ports received hero from Mitchell and Miller , S. D. , and from Valentine , Neb. , tell of earth tremors at thoflo points about the same time. But one disturbance was felt hero. It lasted about thirty seconds. Miller , S. D. , Juno 3. An earth quake shock was distinctly felt hereabout about 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Valentino , Nob. , Juno 3. An earth quake was quite strongly felt on the second floor of buildings hero at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon. It en dured from three to five seconds. County Seat War Goes On. Winner , S. D. , June 3. Special to The News : The county seat election which was held In Molletto county on May 25 , at which time White River was chosen by a majority of fifty-two votes , has been contested by Dabnoy G. Miller of Wood. Wood was an other aspirant for the honors of the new county. The grounds alleged are intimida tion , frauds and refusal of the super visor to accept legal votes ; illegal voters ; Irregularities in the marking of the poll books and that armed In dian policemen were in attendance at the polls and put legal voters out of the polls without legal authority. A Gregory Man Burns to Death. Gregory , S. D. , June 3. Special to The News : Tom Hannon , a laboring man living in the north part of the city , was fatally burned last night at 7 o'clock and died three hours later in the office of Dr. Murnan , where he was taken for treatment Hnnnon used kerosene to start the lire in the kitchen stove , resulting In an explosion enveloping him in flames. His wife , who was sick in bed at the time , was. painfully burned about the hands and face in her attempt to ex tinguish the flames in her husband's clothing. Hannon leaves a wife and four small children. He carried some fraternal insurance. Two Points of View. Nice discrimination would be re quired to decide which la the pessi mist and which the optimist in the ap pended war reminiscence. During one of the battles of Mur- reesboro n group of wounded men was luddlcd about a field hospital , waiting surgical attention , when a big brawny trooper , with a bullet In his left leg and another In bis right arm , hobbled up. holding his wounded arm In his eft baud "Doc. " be drawled , "the Johnnies came pretty near hitting me. " Another fellow blowing blood copi ously from his nose , the point of which md been shot off. promptly Interposed : "Doctor , the rascals" sputter 'came near" another blow and sput ter "missing me. " Many Generations. The case of six generations living Is given by Teunyson thus : "Daughter , arise ; Uiy daughter to her daughter take whose daughter's daughter crl- eth. " George Hakewell In the seven teenth century bad imagined ono descent more , for in his "Apologle" be writes that the mother said to her daughter. "Daughter , bid thy duugh- tcr tell her daughter that her daugh ter's daughter bath a daughter , " a credible injunction In the case of a centenarian only. A Telescope His Tomb. After Keelor bad become head of the Lick observatory and died there and bis ashes were brought back to Allegheny for burial It was his friend Brashear who sealed them up In their last resting place , a hollow In the sup porting pillar of the thirty Inch re flector , whlfb Is Heeler's memorial. McClure's. His Scent. "How did the young man who want ed to go In the newspaper business get nlongV" "It was u'pretty race for success , but he won by u nose. " "What do you mean ? " "A nose for news. " Baltimore American. Gave Him Time. "Judge. " walled the prisoner , "cnn't you give me a little time to think this thing over ? " "Certnlulv. ' icplli'd the magistrate "Six monthI'lillndelrililn llecoril All Bassett in Mourning. Bassett , Neb. , June 3. Special t ( The News : The funerals of Charlei Alderman , 22-year-old BOH of S. P. Al derman of Bassett , and his cousin Har ry Alderman , 14-year-old son of H. F Alderman of Fremont , who were botl drowned at Clear lake , about thirty five miles south of Alnsworth Wednee day afternoon , will be hold Sunday Charles will > e hurled here and thi body of Harry was taken back to Fre mont by Frank Alderman. The tragedy has cast a cloak of gloom over the entire community and the parents are nearly distracted. Both were model sons of highly re spected families. About two weeks ago Harry came heto from Pieinont to spend bin viu-u- tlon with his uncle's family. Wodnns- day ho and his undo and cousins , Charles and Ralph , with about twenty others from llussett , wont camping and fishing at Enders and Clear InUos , In llroun county. After dinner most of the party wont fishing and were scattered ou and mound the hike when Charles started to wade across what seemed to ho a shallow hole at the edge of the lake proper. Ho stepped Into water seven foot deep , and 'could ' not swim. J. D. Brayton , who v as oft noino dis tance , saw his struggles and called , "Help that boy. " Harry .was just across the hole from where Charles went down , and with a cry of "God help me too , " went to the assistance of his cousin. Ho was said to bo a fair swimmer , but as soon aa ho reached deep water , ho wont down. The bodies were In the water about thirty-llvo minutes before being recov ered , and although fifteen men worked on them for two hours or more , the efforts were fruitless. Earthquake In Belgium. Chiirlorol , Belgium , Juno 3. An earthquake was felt at Gossollos , four miles north of this city , at 2:40 : o'clock tills afternoon. Many houses were damaged. The streets are llttored with debris. Thoie wore no casual ties. A shock on Tuesday night throw down many chimneys and caused a panic among the people. AFTER MORE LIGHT. Washington , Juno 3. In view of the marked discrepancies In the accounts , of the absorption of the Tcniiessoo Coal'mid Iron company by the United States Steel corporation In the pan icky days of 1907 , as given by John W. Gates and Elbert H. Gary , the Stanley "steel trust" committee of the house lias determined that further light ou that deal must be obtained and that every person who had anything to do with it shall bo examined. The committee Is again considering the necessity of summoning former President Roosevelt and former Secre tary of State Elihu Root for verifica tion of the conferences with Messrs. Gary and Frlck on the Tennessee transactions. Chairman Stanley said today that the steel Inquiry would bo pushed for ward as rapidly as possible , although no further hearings will bo held until next Wednesday when Mr. Gary , chair man of the steel corporation directo rate , will continue his recital of or- anlzatlon and methods of operation. John Lambert of the Republican ron and Steel company , also will bo a witness on that day. The committee also is considering : .ho advisability of holding sessions in w York , wiiere there are many wit- losscs and much material of the stool orporation which Mr. Gary told the oinmlttee It could have access to. Today the committee made a tlior- nigh examination of tiio testimony iiven by Mr. Gary and planned to sum mon more witnesses suggested by the tool magnate. Lewis Cass Ledyard , the attorney or Oliver Payne of the Tennessee oal and Iron company , who , Mr. Gary declared , conducted the negotiations m behalf of Grant B. Schley for the ale of the Tennessee company , will o asked to appear in the near future. An agreement was reached by the lommlttee with R. V. Lindahury , coun- cl for the steel corporation , whereby it least two of the steel company wit nesses who have been summoned will appear each day of the hearing until ill have testified. Norman B. Ream , W. B. Dickson , crcival Roberts nd James Gayloy ivere excused yesterday , subject to call. SATURDAY SIFTINGS. Born , to Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Allen , at Madison , a daughter. Rev. Mr. Aaron of Hosklns and Rev. Mr. Preuss of Winside were In the city visiting with Rev. ' J. P. Mueller. A breakdown caused the stalling of a delivery wagon of the American Ex press company on Norfolk avenue and ? Iftu street at noon. Fire Chief Millard Green Is suffer- ng from a painful scalp wound as the result of accidentally falling from a platform at the Crelghton depot. Over 5,000 yards of brick have been relald on Norfolk avenue by the Craig onstructlon company. The repair work will ho finished by Monday night. There has been no further trouble ex perienced with the workmen. Rev. Otto Bergfelder of the St. Jo hannes church is the author of a book entitled "Water From the Fountain of Life , " which will soon come from the press. It contains about twenty-five of his sermons and addresses. The intermediate pupils of Mrs. Cora A. Beels gave an informal musi cal at her homo on Tuesday evening , In honor of Miss Bernice Hlbbcn , who loft on Thursday for her summer va cation. The parents of the pupils were the guests of the evening. The Ladies' Aid of the St. Johannes Lutheran church was entertained Fri day afternoon by Mrs. Sasso on South Third street , the occasion being her birthday. Saturday afternoon the members of the society helped Mrs. L. Habn on Blaine street celebrate her birthday and all report a splendid time. The heat of the noonday sun today exploded a small tank of gasoline in the rear of the P. J. Fueslor tailor shop. Tailors at work wore alarmed at the sight of flames shooting up alongside the windows and by the nolso of the cxlposlon. An alarm was turned in and tbo fire department was soon on the scene. The tailors , how ever , had the flames out and no datu- , uge was done. ,