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    THE NORFOLK "WEEKLY NEWS-JOURNAL , FRIDAY , JUNE 1) ) , 11)11. )
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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.
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'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. ,