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I j THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOURNAL , FRIDAY , JUNE 23 , 1911. Home Talent at Crelghton. | Crolfiliton , Nob. , Juno 20. Special to The Now : Unilor the direction of Mr. niul Mrs. Frank Lntnbort , "In Old Kontuclc , " n beautiful four-net tnolo- ( Irninii will bo put on at Green's the- ntor tonight by n homo talent cast. The caBt of chnrncters nro : Joe Lowery , Frank Lnnibort ; Uncle Neb , A. D. Scott ; Frank Layson , H. F. Me- Ourron : Col. Sandusky Doollttle , W. A. Hufainlth ; Madge , Mrs. Frank Lam bert ; Aunt Loothn , Mrs.V. . A. Huf- Binith ; Barbara Holton , Miss Emma Losuro. Want Trap Cars Abolished. Kansas City , Juno 20. The aboli tion of trap cars on railways was urged - od today at the convention of the Na tional Team Owners association. A committee was appointed to take up the subject with the Interstate com merce commission. The team owners Bald that the trap car system Injured their business. Tllden Man Is Fined. Madison , Nob. , Juno 20. Special to The News : The case of the state vs. Nelson Richardson for assault and battery on the person of Joseph E. Steward was tried before Judge Bates and Richardson was lined $25 and costs , amounting In all to $51 , In default fault of the payment of which ho will bo remanded to jail. Both Richardson and the complainant , Steward , rosldo at Tllden. The accused made no de fense. A Mabray Man Released. San Francisco , Juno 20. A. J. Moore , alleged to be ono of the Ma- bray gang of swindlers arrested by federal onicors In October , 1909 , was released yesterday on $3,000 ball. Ha beas corpus proceedings to prevent his removal to Omaha , where ho was Indicted , aru pending before the Unit cd States supreme court , which or dorcd that Moore bo admitted to ball , pending decision. " , . { ' TUESDAY TOPICS. Rev. W. A. Romlnger of Elgin was In the city on business. Miss Helen Marquardt returned from a visit at Madison. Miss Mlnnlo Tlorry of Wayne visit ed Miss Harriet Mather. Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Hutchlnson are at Peru , spending a few weeks with relatives. Mrs. O. W. Roseberry returned from a throe weeks' visit In southern MichIgan - Igan and Indiana. Miss Katharine Wltzlgman has re turned from Cornell college , where she has been studying. Miss Hazel Neely , who has been hero with the W. M. Ahlman .family , has returned to her home at Battle Creek. Alfred Bohlander returned from a business trip In Montana and Idaho Mr. Bohlander reports that crop con dltlons in those states are very good Miss Gladys Adams and Owen Ad ams , who have been attending schoo' ' at Los Angeles , have returned here to spend the summer with their parents Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Adams. Mr. and Mrs. John Kaplan wll leave Wednesday morning for Mlnne apolls , whore they will spend the Fourth. Later they will leave for their cottage at Lake Mlnnetonka to spend the summer and will return to Norfolk October 1. Deputy Postmaster B. C. Gentle Is enjoying a ten days' vacation. The Degree of Honor will meet Wednesday night , June 21 , In the G A. R. hall. Mrs. Fred Gall , who suffered a se rlous stroke of paralysis recently , Is recovering. The 8-year-old son of O. N. Stukey Is suffering from an abscess on one o his legs. The abscess was opened to day. day.C. C. P. Parish has been suffering wltl a boil on his neck. The boil was lanced today and Mr. Parish is enjoy ing some relief. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Redmer are moving to Francitas , Tex. Mr. Red mer will go into the saloon buslnes in the now Texas town. Two loads of cement and a large [ concrete mixer are being unloaded at the new Third street depot The ex cavation Is progressing rapldly ; Friends of Glenn Graham and Miss Rona Lovctt have received letters from Sioux City announcing the news that the two former Norfolk people were married at Sioux City several j weeks ago. Two representatives of the Church of Israel , located at Benton Harbor , Mich. , are in the city giving services on the streets and selling books of the church they represent. Both preachers are blessed with long hair. Several members of the Norfolk ball team made a trip to Stanton Tuesday afternoon to attend a meeting of the Stanton ball team and Stanton busi ness men. A game with the Stnnton team may be arranged for the Fourth. Employes of the various depart ments of the Nebraska Telephone company have organized a baseball team with Walter Jones as manager. Mr. Jones has challenged the firemen for a game Sunday morning. His challenge was immediately accepted by the firemen. J. E. Needham , formerly owner of the Pacific hotel of Norfolk and later of Albion and Gregory but now of Twin Falls , Ida. , was In the city yes terday. Mr. Needham Is now secre tary of the Rainbow Amazon Gold Mlno company , the ofllclal assay of which shows $264.40 a ton. David Richards , assistant wire chief of the 'Norfolk Long Distance Tele phone company , has accepted a posi tion with the Automatic Electric com pany at Chicago. Mr. Richards will bo employed in the switchboard de partment of that company. Roy Car- many succeeds Mr. Richards here. George Surbor of this city and Miss Villa Adams , daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. T. Adams , 428 South Fourth street , were married Tuesday morning , Rev. J. W. Klrkpatrlck of the Methodist Episcopal church performing the cere mony. The groom Is a mall clerk on . * . - * - . - , the i Northwestern railway. The young couple i luft for Colorado Springs for a honeymoon trip and upon their return vill live In Norfolk. K. W. Stausborry , n Noithwestorn jrnkonmn , Is suffering from a badly ncoratcd finger as the result of an ac cident nt Tllden while loading freight. Mrs. BUBSO , mother of the 13-year- old HoBklns boy who died from heart allure while his mother loft the house or a few moments last week , Is quite II from the shock. Among the day's out-of-town visit- irs In Norfolk were : Joseph Voni- nclcn , Gregory ; Joseph Chochodasok , Gregory ; Al Krause , Bloouiflold ; J. R. Uissoll , Fullortou ; W. A. Booth , ! > Ialnvlew ; II. V. Wilson , Butte ; J. H. Crawford , Wnhoo ; C. L. Cruui , Plain- , -low ; Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Kelsey , Ne igh ; Mrs. M. A. Phillips , Wayne. Notwithstanding the fact that the Norfolk ball team has cancelled their scheduled game with the Tllden team on July 4 , the Norfolk fire department , nay send their running team to Tll den on that day. William McCuno , chairman of the running team com mittee , declares the team should go to Tllden , and he is keeping the members > f the team In good training. Horton-King. Orchard , Neb. , Juno 22. Special to The News : A very pretty wedding was solemnized by Rev. John F. Poucher at Orchard at noon Wednes day , when Virgil L. Horton and Edna L. King were united In matrimony. The groom has been a resident of Stanton for ten years , the last five years being spent In the office of At : orney John A. Ehrhardt , and recently ic has become a member of the firm. The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. King of Orchard. Mr. King Is president of the Orchard State bank. The bride wore a beautiful gown of chiffon over white silk. The house was decorated in pink and white. After the ceremony a live-course dinner was served and the bridal cou pie loft for Denver and the mountains of Colorado , where they will remain for a month , after which they will be at home at Stanton. Furstenberger-Brenton. Nellgu , Neb. , June 22. Special to The News : Miss Jennie Brenton , the second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Brenton of this city , was married yes terday to Purde Furstenberger. The wedding services were held at St. Pe ter's Episcopal church , Rev. Mr. Cole- grove of Norfolk officiating. The young couple departed for a wedding tour on the 11:21 : passenger and will visit several Important points in Kan sas. Only the Immediate family and a few of the most Intimate friends of the bride attended the services. IS FOR REASONABLE TRUSTS. Young Mr. Havemeyer Says Sugar Is Cheaper Because of Combinations. Washington , June 21. Elaborating his defense on trusts and the combi nations of sugar companies , Horace Havemeyer , aged 23 , son of the late H. O. Havemeyer , organizer of the so- called "sugar trust , " today continued his testimony before the house sugar committee. The witness limited his approval , however , to "reasonable combina tions. " He declared that combinations were reasonable when they took In small companies that were liable to go Into bankruptcy. He classed the National Sugar Refining company , In which he is seeking in the courts to establish his control , as "reasonable. " Mr. Havemeyer explained a belief that the consumer of sugar had bene fited by the creation of the combina tions because the producing cost had been reduced. Jlmmle Cain Beaten In Fight. The manager of Jlmmle Cain , the Sioux City lightweight fighter who re cently defeated Gene Sullivan in Nor folk , threw up the sponge at the end of the fifth round at Chlsholm , Minn. , Tuesday night , when Jack Brown put it over Cain. 2,000 Elks at Sioux City. Sioux City , la. , Juno 21. A parade in which 2,000 Elks marched was the big feature of today at the state con- ventlon of Iowa Elka. This afternoon a monster Bohemian lunch was served at North Riverside. George Reddlck of Iowa City and Bert Keltz of Iowa City are in the race for state presi dent. European Air Race Resumed. Liege , Belgium , June 21. The Euro pean circuit aviation race was resum ed this morning , the task set for today being a round trip flight from Liege to Spa , a total distance of 37 % miles. Vedrlne was the first to accomplish the trip and he returned to the startIng - Ing field here after 12 minutes 12 sec onds. Vidart , who had been first to get away , was the second home , his time being 48 minutes 50 seconds. Others who started were Weymann , Duval , Garros , Renaud , Wymalen , Pre- voat , Verrept , Lelasaaur , Beaumont and Barra. Many Inspect Oiled Roads. A train of automobiles left Norfolk at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon to inspect the new oiled road that Is be ing built by the county , with the Nor folk Commercial club as the contract or , on South Thirteenth street. A half dozen cars of Madison men were In town and many others came from other towns , to see the first oiled highway built In northern Nebraska. New Portuguese President. Lisbon , June 21. Anselino Braam- camp was elected president of the re public of Portugal by the constituent assembly today. CAMPBELL TO ST. PAUL. Head of Omaha Publicity Bureau Lured to the North , Omaha , June 21. The resignation publicity bureau of the Commercial of Will A. Campbell as director of the club t has been accepted by the publicIty - Ity I committee , of which C. C. Rosewater - water is chairman. Mr. Campbell will assume charge of the publicity of the Great Northern lines , at a material ad vance In salary , his now salary being $5,000. Trlpplett and Jameson Out. Hastings , Nob. , Juno 21. J. C. Jame son and Acqullla Trlpplett , who serv ed terms for fencing government lands , were reolnsed from Jail yester day , having got forty days for good buhavlor. WEDNESDAY WRINKLES. C. E. Burnhatn wont to Omaha. H. E. Mason of Meadow Grove was a visitor In the city. E. P. Weatherby returned from a business trip to Alliance. Peter Koutz of Hosklns was in the city visiting with Charles Rice. Clyde Elseloy of Lincoln was hero visiting with his parents , Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Elsoley. Mrs. W. R. Hoffman and her daughter tor Kathleen have gone to Omaha to spend a few weeks with relatives. Mrs. M. C. Fraser and children , who have been at Omaha visiting with Mrs. Harry Peacock and Mrs. W. J. Asklns for the past week , have returned hero. Born , to Mr. and Mrs. George Stephens ens , North Ninth street , a son. Engineer Roy Gleason is preparing to have a new residence built on South Fourth street. E. R. Gurney , formerly of Wlnslde , was elected president of the Fremont Commercial club. Mrs. George Foster left last evening for Muscatlno , la. , called by the serious rious Illness of her sister. The Presbyterian Aid society will meet with Mrs. Waddell on Koenlg- stein avenue Thursday afternoon. A break in the water system was re ported this morning on North Eighth street , where the street was flooded. Fred Dederman left for Hot Springs , S. D. , last evening , accompanied by his son , who will take treatments there. Tony Neno , a former Norfolk ball player , Is in the city visiting with friends. Neno Is now a regular player on the Wayne team. Reese Solomon is going to Chicago to take special studies in vocal and public school music. Mr. Solomon will be away from the city about two weeks. The new steel bridge spanning the mill dam on North First street is nearing - ing completion. The workmen will finish today the work of constructing the concrete driveway. Archie Gow has accepted a position as bookkeeper for the Brown-Evans Lumber and Coal company. Mr. Gow will handle all books of the three lum ber yards of the company , here , at Crelghton and at Wlnnetoon. Frank Genung and Chris Kreuch have entered into a partnership and are going Into the plumbing business. They have rented the Foster building at 106 South Seventh street The firm will be known as Genung & Kreuch. A delegation of Norfolk Germans may go to Lincoln next. August to take part In the convention of the German American society which is to be held there. A meeting of the local society will be held In Germanla hall tonight According to gossip among city of ficials , Mayor Friday will not veto the ordinance which calls for the increase of salary for the , water commissioner The mayor has not yet signed the or dinance , but it is said he will sign In the near future. The Northwestern railroad building inspector is expected in the city today to pass judgment on the ground anc excavation work for the new Third street depot. As soon as the Inspector makes his decision the concrete foun dation work will commence. Fremont Tribune : Fremont's champs of the Nebraska state league are about on their i'uppers" and wll be bodily offered for sale at the em of the next home series of games 1 the attendance does not show a mark ed Increase. President Wheeler and the other officers of the Fremont as soclatlon reached that conclusion to day. day.M. M. E. Crosier , formerly superlnten dent of the Avoca , la. , public schools and recently elected to the superlnten dency of the Norfolk schools , succeed Ing F. M. Hunter , arrived in Norfolk last night , to make arrangements to take over the Norfolk schools. Messrs Hunter and Crosier were busy In the high school building this afternoon Mr. Hunter will leave Norfolk in July Among the day's out-of-town visitors in Norfolk were : Joheph Hecker , Dal las ; Henry Hecker , Dallas ; Mrs. A. H Smith , Cedar Rapids ; Mrs. Searly Crookston ; George Kollnor , Verdel S. E. Pearson , Genoa ; T. C. White Dorsey ; Ike Kost , Now Underwood Ivan McKeely , Albion ; W. A. Meserve Crelghton ; Fred Eblnger , Plalnview F. G. Wlnges , Crelghton ; Charle Mohr , Plalnview. Fred Madzan and Gilbert Dills were found guilty in police court yesterday on charges of being drunk and being public nuisances. Madzan was fount by Chief of Police Marquardt in a shed and Dills was found in a barn Madzan drew a $7.50 fine and Dills case was continued. Unless he Is abl to find work within a few days , Judg Elseley declares he must go to th Lincoln hospital for treatment A permanent organization of th Norfolk Trade Boosters association o Norfolk was formed Tuesday night In the office of Mapes & Hazen. Th following officers were elected : B. T Reid , president ; S. E. Martin , vie president ; Albert Degner , treasurer A. W. Hawkins , secretary. The or ganlzatlon Is a branch of the Nebras ka Retail Dealers' association. Ther are sixty members In the Norfolk branch , of which thirty are member of the state organization. The past master Mason degree wa conferred upon F. A. Peterson of Mad Isou Tuesday evening , at the meetln of Mosaic lodge No. 55. The installa tlon of officers was the feature of th evening. The officers installed were . W , McClnry , W. M.j R. C. Simmons , . W. } H. S. Thorpe , J. W. ; D. Roes , reasuror ; G. H. Burton , secretary ; S. G. Dean , S. D. ; J. W. Whlto , J. D. ; W. I. Hoffman , S. S. ; A. N. McGlnnls , J. S. ; C. F. Elseloy , tylor. F. Frlcko and 1. B. Foster of Madison were out-of- own visitors , FREMONT CLUB TO CELEBRATE Plans for Lively Time There on the Fourth of July. Fremont Tribune : Preparations are clng made by the board of directors or a big time at the Country club on he Fourth of July. The details of the program will bo worked out at a meet * ng of the board that will bo called In he course of the next few days. A feature of the day will bo four golf contests. At 9 a. m. there will be a 9- hole handicap contest , nine best holes n'eighteen , for first and second prizes. At 1 p. m. there will be a driving con test , beat ball out of throe for each contestant , ball must be In course. Two-ball foursome will be played at 2 > . m. Partners competing in that event must have a difference of at least six strokes in their handicap and the han dicap of each pair will be one-half the sum of their combined handicaps. The natch will bo medal play with handi cap , 9 holes. At 4 p. m. a series of field games for prizes will be played. Among the other contests will bo a iall game between teams representing the married men of the club and one composed of single men. In the after teen the ladles will have their usual Tuesday card party. C. H. May has presented the club with halt a dozen lawn settees. Many members of the club and their families spent Sunday afternoon and evening at the club , enjoying the do- Ightful weather. Meals were served to sixty persons. Junction News. Mrs. Lowe , formerly of the Junction but now of Scrlb'ner , spent Monday afternoon with Mrs. T. G. Wood. Mrs. Holtzclaw of Pierce Sundayed with her son John , who is working in the C. & N. W. shops here. Miss Marie Anderson of Tilden Is here visiting. Miss Catheryn Campbelle , who Is employed at the hospital for the In sane , spent Monday evening at the lome of her uncle , S. G. Saterlee , at ; ho Junction. Miss Marian Hadtey of Alnsworth was here last evening on business. Clarence Rlmonsky and sister Clara went to Chicago yesterday to attend the wedding of their brother Rudolph. Mrs. E. W. Stansberry and four chil dren left yesterday for Malnard , la. , for a visit with relatives. The Ladies' Aid society of the Second end Congregational church will hold their tea and talk with Mrs. T. G. Wood Thursday afternoon. Frank McNoely returned to work af ter a two-months' layoff. John Leonard , a machinist In the shops here , resigned his position and left for Cleveland , Ohio. Jay Arp , a machinist , who had his foot badly mashed while at work some time ago , is getting along nicely. Miss Marvel Saterlee is spending a few days with her sister , Mrs. Harry Luelow , west of town. HISTORIC FLAG. Banner That Inspired Key Is to Wave at Fort McHenry. The original "star spangled banner , " the flag that Inspired Francis Scott Key to write the anthem , la to be ngaln unfurled over the ramparts of historic Fort McHenry , M < L , on Sept 12. the anniversary of the battle of North Point The old flag la In possession of Eben Appleton of New -York and la stored In a safe deposit vnult in that city. Mr. Appleton Is a descendant of Lieu tenant Colonel George Armstead , who commanded the garrison at Fort Mc Henry during the British bombard ment President Taft is to be asked to de liver an address at the patriotic cele bration , and a request will be made of the British government to send a warship as an evidence of the friendly spirit between the two nations. It is hoped to see the British worship sa lute the old banner at which British guns were flred. TWINS WED TWINS. Tabler Brothers of Missouri Wed Moore Sisters of Texas. A courtship which began In April , 1010. between Lorand and Leland Ta bler of Adrian. Mo. , twin brothers , and Alfa and Alma Moore of San Marcos , Tex. , twin sisters , has Just ended in a double wedding. The Tabler twins couldn't be told apart They never were separated even for a day. Frlenda of the Moore twins could not tell which was which , and they , too , never have been sepa rated. The Tabler boya met the Moore girls when on a visit to Texas In April , 1910. The girls were students at the San Marcos normal school. The hus bands are twenty-three years old and the wives twenty-one. Humphrey Easy for Norfolk. "Fat" Zavadll's curves were no mys tery for the local players Wednesday afternoon , when they defeated the Humphrey team by a score of 11 to G. "Fat" seemed out of sorts and he was hammered for twelve hits. His support was also somewhat lame and there were errors evenly matched to the figure of six on each side. Denton pitched a fair game of ball , but It was not up to his average. Six hits were taken from him. Balsh , Humphrey's second baseman nnd their heavy batter , was rendered unconscious In the eighth inning when Donton's curve struck him under his left ear. He lay on the home plate for a few moments and It took much rubbing and fanning and a dash of cold water from Capt. GHssman'a bucket to revive htm , lie was able to "call the umplro down , " however , be fore the gatno was over. Outside of this little excitement , the fans dubbed the game aa uninteresting. The game lasted over two hours and the dullness of the sport mixed with the sizzling sun made the fans uncomfortable. The score : Humphrey AB. R. H. 0. A. E. J. Zavadll , ss 5 0 0' 1 2 2 Luslnsky , c 4 0 0 G 1 1 A. Zavadll , p 4 1 1 0 12 0 Whlttlor , Ib 4 0 0 8 0 1 Chrlstensen , 3b 4 1 0 5 2 2 Balsh , 2b 1 1 1 3 0 0 Ogden , cf 3 Hardln , rf 3 t 0 0 0 0 Sweeney , If Totals 35 G 6 24 18 6 Norfolk AB. R. H. O. A. E. Krahn , ss 5 3 3 0 1 2 South , 3b Gllssman , Ib 5 1 2 G 0 1 Dudgeon , 2b 5 1 2 2 3 0 Miller , c 4 1 1 9 0 1 Grundmann , rf. 4 0 0 1 0 0 Mapes , cf Porath , If 4 0 0 3 0 0 Denton , p 3 0 0 1 12 1 Totals 37 11 12 26 17 G Score by Innings : Humphrey 04001001 0 G Norfolk 31300301 * 11 Summary Two-base hits : Ogden , Sweeney , Krahn (2) ( ) , Gllssnian. Three- base hit : Mapes. Bases on balls : Off Denton , 2 ; off Zavadll , 3. Struck out : By Denton , 9 ; by Zavadll , 5. Left on bases : Norfolk , 7 ; Humphrey , 6. Hit by pitcher : Balsh , A. Zavadll. Time , 2:30. : Umpire , Persons. At tendance , 200. CUPID UNITES KIVAL CLANS. Tawney's Son to Marry Daughter of His Political Enemy. Two of the biggest political rivals In the country , both of them sons of Minnesota , are to be united by ties of marriage. Everett Tawney of the United States customs service , son of former Congressman James A. Taw- ney of Wlnoua. the stand pat Repub lican who went down to defeat In the recent election , la to marry In July Miss Constance Day , graduate of Mn > University of Minnesota und daughter of Frank Day. private socretury to th late Governor Johnson and for yi-irs chairman of the Minnesota Democrat Ic committee , maker of all Its pint forms and pilot of Its candidate * . MBS | Day Is teaching In a school In upper Minnesota , while yotitm Mr Tinvnoy Is with the customs service In Washington and recently won ; t transfer to the St. Paul district niul U now In New York on special work The fathers of the yonnu man niul the lrl have ! > oeu on opposite sliK * of all political tamies for a number of roars and always have been opposed to each other to the utmost. Ami now all differences are to be set usMe ilh'v-lii-lnw Dny Is to KV ! hl.- ilitighter : In ranrrltigo to the son of hi- old political foe. nnd Father-in-law Titwney Irt to say. "Bless you. mj daughter. " to the child of his lifelong lolltlcal opponent TO COLLEGE AT EIGHTY. Friend of President Lincoln Taking tha Arts Course. Eighty years of age and still enjoy ing college life. Mrs. Amy D. Wlnshlp of Rnclno , Wls. . will enter the Univer sity of Wisconsin next fall as the only octogenarian co-ed In the United States nnd probably In the world. Mrs. Wlnshlp. who is now complet ing her Rocond year in the arts course at Ohio State university , was a per sonal friend of Abraham Lincoln. She Is going to Wisconsin in order to be near her home and relatives. Coronation Carpet The great carpet for coronation cere monies In Westminster abbey will contain 800 yards , and the rose , this tle , shamrock and lotus will figure In the designs. The first three will rep resent England. Scotland and Ireland and the lotus Egypt and India. Fair Store Changes Hands. Morris B. Irvln and Frank E. Mel- cher , owners of the Fair store , sold their store last night to Frank E. Malm and Walter E. Davey of Crelgh ton and P. L. Burke of Central City. The new owners will take possession of the store on July 24. Frank E. Malm has been conducting a grocery business at Crelghton for the past seven years. It was this gro cery business that he purchased from Irvln & Melcher at Creighton. Walter E. Davey has not been In business. P. L. Burke Is connected with the Burke Mercantile company of Central City. Messrs. Irvln and Melcher both will remain in Norfolk for at least six months. Mr. Melcher has not yet de cided what he will do , but he will take a much needed rest , having been in the business for about twenty-three years. Mr. Irvln may go south , but ho has not yet made any arrange ments. Previous to coming here , Messrs. Irvln and Melcher conducted two gro cery stores , one at Plainvlew known as Melcher & Irvln , and the other at Crelghton. The new owners are all married men and will bring their families here to live. They already find difficulty in securing available houses. When 14 years old Mr. Melcher be gan his work as a grocer's clerk , and since then he has been continually In terested In the business with Mr. Ir vln , who at that time was actively en gaged in business at Plalnviow. They both came to Norfolk about six years ago and purchased the Fair store. NO SENATOR READY TO TALK. None Had Prepared a Speech on Ca nadlan Reciprocity. Washington , June 20. Deaf to en treaties of Chairman Penroso of the finance committee , no one was pre pared to speak on Canadian reciproc ity when the senate convened today. Determined ( lint pome champion of the measure must come forward with argument In Its support before they begin tholr assault , the republicans op posed to the agreement nro standing firm. The friends of the bill hope that Senator Root's explanation of his amendment tomorrow will mark the beginning of the consideration. It was evident early that today's considera tion of the agreement would consist of rapid fire debate. CURRENT SPORT EVENTS Sir Thomas Llpton may challenge again for the America'a-cup. Washington will have a now ball park 1C the present plona of tbo own- era of the club do not fall through. Work will start on the now grounds on tbo next trip of tbo Senators , July 2. England will bo represented at tbo motorboat races for the British Inter national trophy by three boats. A do- toruiiuod effort to bring back the cup to England will bo made by the Brit ish yachtsmen. Tennis has been recognized as an Intercollegiate sport at Wisconsin , nnd regular team monograms will hereaft er bo awarded to those who tnuku the team. The season for the Badgers will wind up this mouth at the Chicago tournament. CATCHER THOMAS BOASTS OF HIS LUCK. "You can call me n lucky ball player , " says Catcher Ira Thom as of the Athletics , "for I have been literally canned into two world's series. The New Yorkers sent me to Detroit In time to tnko part In the melon cutting with tbo Cubs , and then the De- trolts turned mo over to the Ath letics to take part in another struggle for post-season gold. 1 believe this is n record that no other player can boast of. " STANAGE AFTER RECORD. Detroit Backstop Says He Will Catch In Every Gams This Season. Barring accident. Oscar Stanage , the Tigers' star backstop , proposes to break the record this year in the mat ter of games be intends to catch. Stnnage expects to be behind tbo bat In every game the Tigers play this year , barring accidents , of course. Ho feels tlint he can accomplish this feat with credit to blmsojf. nnd ns Jen nings Is none too long on catchers be Is encouraging Stnnage In his inten tions. Stallage , by the. way , has de veloped into a first class catcher. He works easily behind the bat. uses good Judgment and tnaUes his work easy. BASEBALL CHIPS Russell Ford's mystery ball breaks both ways. Manager Chnnce pays "Threo Ftu gered" Brown $ "X ) every time he acts as rescuing angel. A new baseball mask Is on the mar ket The upright between the eyes la removed , so the receiver won't be cnjas eyed. rred Luderua Is developing into one of the great sluggers of tbo National league. His bat has won any number of games for the Phillies. Pitcher Abies , formerly of the New York Americana and now of the Oak land ( Cal. ) club , can bide a ball In his meat books. The batsman can't catch even a glimpse of the leather as It newt lea In the big twlrler's bamllke hands. Edmund La my. who for four years was tbo undisputed champion of America on skates on tbo Ice. has made good in his attempt at profes sional baseball with the Mansfield team of the Ohio and Pennsylvania league. Manager Bonn , formerly of the White Sox , believes he baa a find In the Sarnnnc Lake ( N. Y. ) player. SOUTH DAKOTA AT A GLANCE. John RIchter , an old soldier who was employed at the Battle Mountain sanitarium , dropped dead from hdart failure. Fifty members of the boy scouts at Mitchell have finished a ten days' camping trip. The Watertown Chautauqua assocla tion has announced its 1911 dates as July 8 to 16. A motor stage and transfer line has been put on between Belle Fourche and Fort Crook , a distance of sixty miles. The Onlda city council has let the contract for an artesian well to be lo cated on the main streets of the vll lage. lage.William William H. Todd , a pioneer resident of Spearfish , died very suddenly in bed after retiring in seemingly good health. The nineteenth annual picnic of the old settlers of Mlnnehaha county will be held Thursday , twelve miles north of Sioux Falls. The twenty-second annual session of the grand lodge of the Knights of Pythias will convene at Huron today , continuing two days. Miss Anna Kaufman was seriously Injured at Aberdeen when struck by an automobile. The driver's Identity Is unknown. The Stonybutte Methodist church was dedicated with impressive cere monies by Rev. W. S. Sheperd of the Mitchell' district. J. W. Faubel of Midland has a sword which George Washington carried with him during the closing years of the revolutionary war. The old settlers of Hanson county will have their annual celebration at Alexandria Wednesday , June 21. Maj. Kluginan , commander of the state G. A. R. , arrived at Pierre and opened up headquarters for the alalo encampment , \\hlch moots the rest of the wook. Dr. C. O'llnrrn , a tnombor of the fac ulty of the atato school of mine * at Rapid City , has boon elected proaldont of the school to succeed Charles II. Pulton , who resigned to accept a post- tlon at the Case School of Applied Sci ences at Cleveland , O. The trader's store at Cherry Crook , owned by Robinson & Robb , burned to the ground. A $20,000 stock was car ried , with practically no Insurance. In n train wreck on the Northwest 3u ern line nt Monroe , JOSBO II. Graved u , of Huron , n member of the train crow , \ - was killed nnd James Copp of Parker seriously Injured. F. B. Miller has started the Record , a now republican paper , nt Cheyenne Junction , The electric light plant nt Faith in practically completed and will bo In use July 4. Mrs. Hiram Hatch , one of the pioneer neer residents of Plorro , died from ailments Incident to old ago. A now opera house has boon com pleted at Redflold and will be formally opened Thursday night A. H. Bartlo of Montrose has pur chased the Fair store at Doll Raptdtt and will take possession July 1. An M. W. A. lodge has boon organ ized nt Rnvlnn. 1 At n special election tomorrow , Onlda will decide the question of Is suing $7,500 bonds for a now school building. The summer season has opened at Hot Springs , excursion trains bringing In large crowds on the opening of the resort. Lake Andes has taken up the mat ter of getting a Cnrnoglo library and indications nro the effort will bo suc I cessful. Dr. John Askln , for the past seven years pastor of the Congregational -i church of Pierre , died following an op eration. Jacob Hafner , aged 12 , son of Mr. and Mrs. Mathew Hafnor , in Hutchln son county , was fatally Injured as the result of a runaway. Henry Bradley , a civil war veteran , who had lived in Yanktou since 1864 , was found dead in his homo under sus picious circumstances. A special election has been called at Chamberlain on Tuesday , Juno 27 , to vote upon the question of granting a second franchise for electric lighting. The Simpson Quarry company , near Dell Rapids , has purchased a large stone crushing machine and will com mence to sell the product In carload lots. lots.Tho The 2-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Knodle at Trlpp met death in a peculiar manner. The little boy foil head foremost in a largo Jar and drowned. Mrs. Andrew Olson , aged 35 , a train ed nurse , committed suicide at Aber deen by taking a quantity of carbolic acid. She had been suffering from poor health. Citizens of Bowdle have signed a petition asking the trustees to call a special election for the purpose 6f voting ing on the question of Incorporating the village. Mrs. Belle Shipley , an aged woman who lived alone on the outskirts of Parker , was perhaps fatally burned following the explosion of a gasoline steve In her home. As the golden anniversary celebra tion was drawing to a close , there passed away Henry Brown of Yank- ton , who first saw this part of the country in 1855 when he came from New York with the regular army. Ho was one of the builders fo Fort Ran dall. Associate Forester A. F. Potter of the government service , Is In the Black Hills district investigating graz ing conditions. It Is possible the gov ernment will throw open the forest re serve as a means of saving live stock. Two strangers named Selfert and Zebright were burned to death In a disastrous fire at Mobridge. A tristate convention of the Danish brotherhood Is being held at Lake Kampeska near Watertown. John Kallch , an Austrian miner , mot death by picking up a couple of live wires in a mine near Terry. Arthur Leight of Madison , attempt ed suicide by drinking laudanum at the home of a Raniona young woman who refused to marry him. Cattle men of South Dakota are or ganizing a protest against the cattle inspection law , alleging it delays ship ments. George W. Nash , president of the Northern normal and Industrial school of Aberdeen , has been given the de gree of doctor of laws by the state university. Citizens of Brown county are mak ing a strong protest to the regents of the Northern normal and Industrial school against the abolition of colleg iate courses. The Catholics will erect a new church at Egan. The Bruce Commercial club wants a waterworks. The income for state school lands this year will amount to over $500,000. Ell Thomas of the Armour Chronicle and Mrs. Thomas will spend the sum mer abroad. Watertown's city council has passed an ordinance making it a misdemeanor for two or more persons to drink In toxicating liquor In stock yards , rail road yards , alleys , streets or unoccu pied buildings. The thirtieth annual session of the South Dakota Medical association was held at Pierre last week. The office of Dr. B. M. Bannton of Yankton was robbed of about $ GOO worth of gold plating. The boy scouts of Ipswich are In camp on the Elm river. They walked twenty-eight miles of the Journey. A joint picnic of old settlers and old soldiers of Lynian county will be hold nt Konnobec July 23-24. The Milwaukee railroad will erect a new freight house and greatly increase its yard trackage at Sioux Falls. Frank Campbell of Redflold is nem death with eight broken ribs as the result of his automobile turning turtle.