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About The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19?? | View Entire Issue (Aug. 11, 1911)
TIIK XOHKOMv WEKKLY NKW&JOt'KNALi , FllIDAY , AHH'ST 11 , J011 , FIFTY BUSHELS OF WHEAT PER i ACRE AT EXPERIMENT STATION Firmer Can Increase incoms by Increasing Amount of Work on the Land-Deep Plowing Is Urged I. at Least Once a Year , 0y E. G , Montgomery , Department of Experimental Agronomy , University of . 1 : Nebraska. ' tf 1911 crop of winter whont nt TUB Nebraska Experiment Sta tion has Just been threshed. > The different varieties of wheat Imvo yielded from forty-six to fifty- six l/Ushols / per acre , with an average ' fit'a little bettor than fifty bushels. fThls brings up the flvo-year average for the best wheats nt the experiment ctatlon at about forty-three bushels ( to the acre , and the five-year average for nil wheats will be In the neighbor- moro than two acres a day. The plow Is run from seven Inches to nine Inches deep , and , if possible , the plowIng - Ing Is done In July or at least by the first week of Alienist. , . This large ex penditure of iftraes' dicrsry will glvo a sure rctun In tlo ) crop. It probably' costa1 almost ao much * per bushel to ralso wheat at the ex periment station farm , even at the In creased yields , no It does on the average ago farm , but the results shbw that It WHEAT FIELD , UNIVERSITY FARM. 1011 YIELD FIFTY BUSHELS PER ACRD. hood of forty bushels. The land on which the experimental wheat Is growing Is upland , of about average feitlllty , and has been sown to cither giaps or alfalfa some time within the past fifteen years. The 1911 crop was raised on land , part of .which was seeded in Brome grass In 1800 and broken up In 1903. and part is not niVessary for a man to double the area oV his farm in order to double his yields. In those days of high pi Iced farms , In case a man cannot buy additional land , he can Increase his Income , however , by simply In creasing the amount of work on the hind ho already 1ms. The fiyslcm advocated Is to sec.l & ' ' ' ; ; r , Sfrl lf : "XL. v > ' * i vv , m' . 0V > K K -i.w \ \ ONE OF THE NEW HYBRID WHEATS PRODUCED BY CRSSING TUR KEY RED AND BIG of the land was seeded down In Brome grass in 1903 and broken up in 1908. Both fields were heavily manured while in grass and have bad a light dressing of manure since breaking up. Also very deep plowing is practiccij. Four large horses are used on the plow and it la not Intended to plow If a patch of alfalfa Is to bo planted tbis fall , now Is the time the ground should bo in preparation. Weeds will not be so troublesome this year as usual. The surface should be well broken up. If cowpeas are on the field BOW , it will bo in good shape to work up when they are harvested. Heavy manuring is the safest way to help the plants to start. Do not depend on plowing and working Into shape In a few days , for then the loose layer un derneath will not become sufficiently settled for alfalfa. In experiments conducted at the Missouri College of Agriculture , it was found that in every case a beef an imal could bo given a better finish by feeding a ration supplemented with some protein concentrate. The gains made wore also moro uniform than with a straight corn ration. Unseed meal or some such concentrate was found to pay , fed in small quantities. The man who would succeed at rais ing good live stock must bo willing to pay the price. Ho must bo watchful , and careful , and must study his cattle and his feeds. Scrub animals will mostly tnko care of themselves , but good stock requires businesslike hand' ling. _ Wo say mean things about the rid man's son who lights his cigarette with n flvo-dollnr bill. But that Isn'l nearly so bad ns burning n strawpllo The cattle may not like to eat the straw , but the land wants It. Every fanner has It In his power tc make his farm better and his sol richer every year. At the same tlm < his profits will Increase. This is noi fancy , but la based on results. To furnish you with accurate Infer matlon about Its goods and prices li now the chief element of n storo'i "servlco" to you. This service 1 : known as "advertising. " down every year a certain portion of hs ) J\pd. ( \ probably equal to about one- tenjjj oi th.0 , total area , and at the sanjo * tjijje ifreqk Up each year an ' equ l n'rooutit. If possible , manure at least one-tenth of the farm each year and practice deep plowing at least once a year. . About the most expensive Invest ment any farmer makes is in pooi eeed. Weeds ore Casy to get started , but difficult to klU out M.uch of the poor seed on the market is full ol weed ectodp , eomo of them the worst possible , there is on record one case where a lot of dodder seed whs dellb crawly put in the bottpm of a sack ol first class clover seed. The doddei would soon take the profits put of the clover , once Upstarted growing in the field. Ev Jry man owes it to himself te get seed from reliable dealers. The still surer way , especially if seed is tc bo purchased In large quantity , is tc get a small sample of the , seed before purchasing and have It tested. ' " ' i. ' . . . . . a- Present prices of horses , regulatee by supply and demand , do not seem t ( Indicate a decreasing profit from thli business. The relative profit accru Ing from this class of animals , as com pared with cattle or other live stocl on tbo farm , is a good argument fo ; Its importance. The percentage o good horses In this country today I : greater than ever before , yet there I : considerable room for improvement. ' considerable room for improvement. Farm work is not so hard but tha most of It can bo performed by elthe brood marcs or horses and mules tha that are too young to sell at the bes advantage. For this reason , the fam should bo the place of production am development of high class animals. It Is poor economy to starve a .grc\\ Ing horse to save feed , for there 1 no other class of animals on the farr that will return bigger profits If pror orly led and developed than goo horses. Teachers to Teach. West Point , Neb. , Aug. 7. Specli to The News : The Instructors at tl forthcoming teachers' Institute i West Point are : Prof. S , M. Moss < Wisner , grammar , arithmetic ami his- lorp ; I'rof. F , M. Gregg of Peru , school hygiene and pedagogy ; Prof. O. H. Uowon , West Point , reading , orthog raphy , physics ; Prof. Rcoso Solomon , Norfolk , vocal and Instrumental music. Wrong Address About n Fire. A woodshed on the property of Coun cilman 13. I ) . KnulTiimn112 Madison avenue , was destroyed by lire Satur day afternoon ns the result of ( lames from a bonllro connecting with the buildings. That the shed could Imvo been sav ed Is the belief of some of the firemen , who declare * that a wrong address was given to Fire Driver Trulock who , after the signal was iccelved by him , drove to Madison avenue and Twelfth street. "They told mo the fire was at the Parish residence , " ho says. There was much excitement among the firemen when It became known that the fire driver had been given the wrong address. Hand carts were put to use , but the hose was too short for any effective work and the effort was given up. Horses for the hook and ladder company wore not avail able and the hook and ladder wagon did not reach the scone of the fire un til the arrival of Driver Trulock with the hose wagon from Twelfth street. The shed was blazing fiercely and adjoining buildings were In danger for few moments. The hosemen lost no me , after the arrival of equipment , n smothering the flames. The blame for the wrong signal baa ot yet been placed , but an Investlga- on is being made. The Bell com < iany received the alarm first and they fere told that the lire was at the Par- sh residence. They lost no time In ottfylng the fire station. The Auto natlc company received the same In * ormation from somewhere , but a mo lent later Miss Ollle Redmond , the perator , was told by Mrs. Kauffinan liat It was her property that was burn ng. Miss Redmond succeeded In rals ng the fire station and giving the cor ect information , but the fire wagon ad already left. There has been much complain ! gainst the present system of lire slg nl , but no action has been taken bj .ho city council. Firemen declare thai f such signals are frequent , some ex ensive damage may result. A SPECTACULAR RUNAWAY. One Horse Runs Away and Cause : Other Animal to Give Trouble. While the business portion of Nor 'oik was crowded with wagons am uggles late Saturday afternoon i lorso belonging to Ben Deuel rana wn ; ivhilo the harness was being repalrct n front of a local harness shop. Tin unaway nas a spectacular one nn < jeforo the wild rush of the horse wni herked by Messrs. Cook and O'Brien 'our ' teams and vehicles were mlxe < ip In the excitement and for a time 1 ookcd as if the event would icsult li oino serious disaster. The runaway horse , attached to i Ingle buggy , ran south on Secont 3tieot ; , where many fanners had the ! inhnals tied to hitching posts. " Tin irst vehicle , that of T. Best , wa truck and the wheel was shaved ofi The horse attached to this vehicli started up with the first horse am eon another buggy lost a spoke. 1 lieavy farmer wagon soon got In tin > vay but the horses commenced to tune o run and the Deuel horse went pas , hera at a fast rate , barely missini hem. He ran into the alley behim he Oxnard hotel , where the bugg ; oppled on its side and the horse wa soon held by Messrs. O'Brien am look. The Deuel buggy was enl ; slightly damaged. Why Not Hold an Airship Meet Here Why not an airship meet in Norfoll his fall ? For years Norfolk merchants hav been discussing the holding of som sort of a fall festival which would a ! ford entertainment to thousands o people of the territory tributary t Norfolk. At this time human Interes centers upon aeroplane flights mor ban upon any other form of actlvltj Kearney had an aeroplane exhlbitloi ast week and Fremont is to have on within a few days. If Norfolk coul < have one in the fall , perhaps some where near the time of the Rosebu and rush , it. would unquestionably a ! tract thousands of people into th city. Congress Soon to Quit. Washington , Aug. 7. Leaders c both houses of congress today figure- - on adjournment of congress betwee August 15 and 19. Democratic hous eaders hold this view , Vice Preslden Sherman predicted August 16 , an democratic Leader Martin of the set ate , "the middle of the month. " MONDAY MENTIONS. M , D. Tyler went to Madison o business. L. P. Pasewalk is enjoying a tw weeks' vacation. Mr. and Mrs. Victor Peterson c "Merco were visitors In the city. Miss Ruth Grauel returned froi Long Pine after camping two weeki Miss Kerskowskl of Battle Cree spent Sunday here with Miss Llllla Langenberg. Mr. and Mrs. James Roland of Wli side spent Sunday hero with the V C. Roland family. Mr. and Mrs. John Elckler of Crelgl ton are here visiting with Mr. an Mrs. A. W. FInkhouse. Dr. Norvell and daughter are expec cd homo from Lincoln , where he hr visited with his cousin , Dr. T. H. Wooi ward. Mrs. Dr. Bartlett , who has been vl Itlng with Mrs. Thomas Seoly and Mr G. O. Rankln for two weeks , has r turned to her homo In Scrlhner. A regular meeting of the A. O. 1 W. will bo held Tuesday evening. Born , to Mr. and Mrs.'William Di at Morrlll , Neb. , formerly of Norfol n son , Mis. JOMO Ouster , formerly Ml Amm Evans of Norfolk , died at her ionic In Omaha at 9 p. in. Sntmday. She loaves three children , one a baby of a few hours. Councilman J. C. Larkln has re- .urnod from Rochester , Minn. , where 10 underwent an operation. Mr. Lar- tin is feeling somewhat weak from the results of the operation , but It Is be loved ho will soon fully recover. Sixty-one bushels of oats Imvo been : nkcn from the farm of one enterprls- ng fanner of this vicinity and a pho- : ogrnph was taken of a field which Is icing harvested which will yield about fifty bushels to the acre. Glenn Ogden , for the past thieo years employed in South America , Is low at San Diego , Cal. Mr. Ogden will sail for London , England , on Sep tember 1 from New York City , and will cpmo to Norfolk some time In August. Funeral services over the remains of the G-day-old Infant of Mr. and Mrs , Julius Llnstead , farmers living five miles south of the city , were held from the family homo Monday afternoon , Interment was made In the old Luth < eran cemetery. D. Rees has returned from a several months' visit on the western coast , Mr. Roes is glad to get back to Nor folk and declares nowhere In the west has ho seen agricultural land that will equal that of this vicinity. There arc many unemployed on the westerr coast and the business in Seattle , Sar Francisco and other large westerr cities is very quiet. Mr. Rees fount Interest In his visit at Vancouver , B C. , and Burlington , Wash. , where he visited with Mr. Nicola , father of L. B Nicola of this city , and at Seattle where he visited with the A. J. Dur land family. A successful mlsslonfest was heU by the Hosklns Lutheran church Sun day In the grove three miles from Hos kins. Rev. Mr. Lenlnger of Beatrice who delivered the sermon of the day spent Sunday'night with the V. A. Ne now family In this city. Because they wanted to start i "row" at one of the resorts east of tin city a number of men , to keep tin police away , cut the two telephom lines to the house of Ella Summers What damage was done is not known but It Is reported one woman Is nurs lug a black eye. Mrs. M. A. Wood of Bonesteel write The News that the statement made b ; William Fields that he was to tak < charge of the Bonesteel Herald 1 without foundation. Mr. and Mrs. rf. A. Housel have lef the city for their home at Madlsoi after bringing to a close the most sue cessful teachers' Institute ever held li his city. Mr. Ilousel was busy Satin day making his reports and windln , ip the Institute affairs. The next ii stltnto will bo held In Norfolk tw ears hence. Mr. Ilonsel declares i should be so ananged that the lust tuto should be held in Norfolk at th line of the chautauqua or any slmlla event. Among the day's out-of-town visitor n Norfolk wore : Charles Poello Pierce ; R. S. Williams , Tllden ; Ted Hoover , Battle Creek ; H. B. Stall Battle Creek ; J. H. Wilson , Bassett T. A. Weber , Winner ; R. R. Napei Gregory ; W. T. Jones , Wayne ; Mrs Vndrews , Humphrey ; D. W. Tannehll Ewlng ; H. L. Seidel , Stanton ; II. I larms. Pllger ; T. C. Marshall , Wli ner ; Edna Neely , Wayne ; Florenc Welch , Wayne ; O. E. Bellon , Elgin Jim Lions , Elgin ; Mr. and Mrs. C. S Snyder , Madison ; Mr. and Mrs. F. S Yeazel , Madison ; Mrs. F. Hertz , Fal : fax ; H. M. McKinsey , Stanton. ROOSEVELT ON TRUSTS. Declares He Would Have Been Lax I Duty If He Had Done Otherwise. New York , Aug. 7. Col. Roosevelt' ' testimony before the house commltte nvestlgatlng the steel trust , wo strictly Rooseveltlan. The Rosebud in Rain Belt. That the Rosebud and Pine Rldg Indian reservation lands which are t be thrown open to settlement this fal are decidedly In the rain belt , contrar : o a myth that once existed , is show by the United States governmer weather records for the past flv years. The government has had a weathe station at Academy , S. D. , near th Pine Ridge and the Rosebud reservi ; lon , since 190G and the precipltatio as recorded during those five yeai lias actually exceeded the preclplti tion in Nebraska during the sam length of time. Ahead of Nebraska. The total rainfall on the Rosebu and Pine Ridge Indian lands to I thrown open during the past five yeai was 118.61 or an average of 23.7 Inches per year. The total preclplti tion in Nebraska during the same pried riod has been 117.17 Inches or an a' erago of 23.43 inches per year. This will be an amazing revelatio to many people who have malntalnc that the Rosebud and Pine Ridge land were out of the "rain belt. " Five Year Record. The government records show tli rainfall at Academy , S. D. , by yeai as follows : 190C , 33.59 ; 1907 , 20.94 1908 , 26.03 ; 1909 , 21.38 ; 1910 , 16.6 The rainfall in Nebraska by yeai was : 1906 , 26.98 ; 1907 , 20.52 ; 190 26.94 ; 1909 , 25.55 ; 1910 , 17.18. This Wetter Than 1910. For the first six months In 1911 tl rainfall in Nebraska has been 8.38 i against 7.22 during the same perle last year. GREGORY NOTARIES ORGANIZE Thirty-one of Them Form Assoclatlo Preparatory to the Rush. Gregory , S. D. , Aug. 7. Special The News : Notaiies of Gregory in and organised the Gregory Notatl association with thirty-one memho and elected W. Standlford , proslden M. II. Russell , vice president ; Mi Louie Storm , secretary ; Alex Maxwe treasurer ; Win. McDonald and Jol Kroycok , executive committee. ; notaries In Gregory' county are Invlt to become members of the association | and to paitlclpato In the meeting to bo held Wednesday evening , August 16 , nt Gregory. A building will bo erected In which all notaries will Imvo their headquarters and will keep open day and night and work In eight-hour J shifts during the period of registra tion. Gregory Is perfecting systematic or- ganl7atlon and will be amply prepared to tnko care of thu crowds this full. C. H. Hartwlg. West Point , Aug. 7. News has reached the city of the death at Ponder der of C. II. Hnrtwlg , a former well known resident and business man of West Point. Mr. llnrtwlg was 71 years of ago and leaven n widow and live children. The cause of death was a paralytic stroke. A LOTUS LILY BED. . Seeds From Wrecked Steamer Cause Nile Flowers to Grow In America. Maiden Rock , Wls. , Aug. 7. Lotus seeds , surviving It Is said the wreck of a steamer carrying them on board , have grown into largo beds of lotus lilies at the head of Lake Peppln , fur nishing , it is thought , the only speci mens of the Egyptian lotus , the royal flower of the Nile , that are to bo found In this country. Scores of people from many places are gathering for the fragrant blossoms and large quantities of them are being sent to the cities ol the northwest. Gates Is Still Alive. Paris , Aug. 7. Those attending John W. Gates , reported today tha ! the financier had had a good night am' that his general condition was un changed. Yesterday the physician ! were more hopeful of recovery as Mr Gates continued able to take nourish ment , although his general condltlor was weak and the heart action stll caused anxiety. Play Batfest Here Sunday. Columbus 1 , Norfolk 18. A columbus boys' baseball lean came to Norfolk Sunday and In i genuine slugging match on the par of the Norfolk team they sorely dls appointed 400 ball fans who came t < the driving park diamond with tin Idea of seeing nt least part of the Co unibus state leaguera nt work. Tin nanageincnt of the Norfolk tcaii nakes an apology to the Norfolk bal ans. The Columbus team was roe onuncnded to them as a fast aggrega ion , they say. At least half of then vero said to bo members of some o ho state league team and therefor hey forecasted n whirlwind game tie > o played. Everybody Gets a Hit. Every member of the Norfolk tean vas recorded n safe hit and most o .hem stole bases. Immediately aftc .ho first inning , it was seen that Cc uinbus would not have a "look-In ind Wynkoop , Norfolk's star pitchci suggested that other members ot th team bo given a chance to show thcl skill in ball twirling. Cnpt. Iloffma ; announced that if five scores woul 10 made in the second inning , Playe Reynolds would be put In the bo > Six scores were made but Capt. Ilofl nan kept Reynolds in the field an < put in Watson. This twirler was re ) layed by Wagner , one of the heav , ocal batters , who surprised the plaj ers with his ability with a "spltball which struck out three men. Just Boys' Play. It was boys' play and the fans wer Iven a change from the monotony b the "see-sawing" of the Norfolk plaj ers. Reynolds made a spectacula catch of a high fly for which he ha o run some distance. Reynolds an Dudgeon also featured in a doubl play. Otherwise the game was wltl out Interest. Boettcher , who went 1 he box first for Columbus , was batte sadly and Totenhoft , formerly a Noi folk player , left second base and sa > ed Columbus more embarrassment b twirling fair ball. Boettcher took se < end and in putting Reynolds out , a that Norfolkan endeavored to Btet second , he connected his face wit Reynolds' spikes and was sllghtl hurt. hurt.Norfolk Norfolk AB. R. H. O. A. I Wagner , If and p. . . 5 2 2 1 6 Dudgeon , 2b 6 3 4 1 3 Krahn , ss 42311 Jones , 3b 4 2 3 1 0 Miller , Ibnnd c 5 3 2 11 1 Watson , rf , p and If. B 3 2 0 4 Hoffman , c and lb. . 5 1 3 10 1 Wynkoop , p and rf. . 31103 Reynolds , cf 5 1 1 2 1 Totals 41 18 21 27 20 Columbus AB. R. H. O. A. I Becker , If 4 0 1 2 0 Frankfurt , c 5 1 1 9 2 Nelson , lb 3 0 0 8 1 Totenhoft , 2b and p. 4 0 1 1 9 Weaver , cf 3 0 0 0 0 Lyons , ss - Taylor , rf Vergutz , 3b 2 0 0 0 1 Boettcher , p and 2b. 3 0 1 3 5 Totals 30 1 4 24 18 1 Score by innings : Norfolk 56100132 * ] Columbus 000001000 Summary Two-base hits : Boot cher , Frankfurt , Miller. Three-bat hits : Wagner , Watson. Bases c balls : Off Boettcher , 1 ; off Totenhol 2 ; off Watson , 6. Struck out : E Wynkoop , 2 ; by Watson , 3 ; by Wa ner , 4 ; by Boettcher , 3 ; by Totenhol 5. Double play : 'Fly to Reynolds i Dudgeon. Stolen bases : Nelson , Tc enhoft , Taylor , Boettcher , Wagne Dudgeon 2 , Krahn 3 , Jones 3 , Mille Watson , Hoffman 2 , Wynkoop. Sa rlflco hits : Krahn , Nelson. Time : hours. Umpire : Persons. Atten anco : 400. Elgin Wine Six Games In Week. Elgin , Neb. , Aug. 7. Special to Tl News : Elgin made a new record amateur baseball last week by takli the entire six games of the local toi imment. 11) ) The local bunch were up again id fast company every day and the i : vstt JOBS * j * . . suit was six clean victories. Tin- Raines wore all played without n change of players except pitchers ami only three men were used In this po sltlon In the entlro six Kanioa. The serlen began on Sunday , July 110 , ullh a gamei with Madison. It took thir teen Innings to dochlo this game. Tin- following Is the score by Innings : Madison 001060030000 0 10 HlKln 5200102000001 11 Summary Ilnttorlcs , Elgin , Gore and Stuart ; Madison , Ballon , Fox and Herman. Struck out by Gore Ifi , by llallou 3 , by Fox 5. lilts , Elgin IS , Madison 11. Umpire , E. Wright. Tucsday'o game was played with the O'Neill team and they proved to bo easy for the local aggregation. The score by Innings IH as followH ! O'Neill 000000 02 0 -1 ! Elgin 01311500 x 17 Summary O'Neill , Ryan , Golden and Alberts. Elgin , McKay and Stuart. Struck out by Ryan , by Mc Kay 7. Hits , Elgin li , O'Neill 4. Wednesday's game was played with the crack Tllden team. The score by innings is as follows : Tllden 000101001 S Elgin 21001100 0 C Summary Batteries , Elgin , Huff man and Stunrt. Tllden , Klngdon and Colo. Struck out by Huffman 7 , by Klngdon 4. Hits , Elgin 7 , Tllden 7. Thursday , Battle Creek vs. Elgin Score by innings : Battle Creek. . . . 00200001 0 J Elgin 00000000 4 i Summary Batteries , Battle Creek Sledcl and Tlft. Elgin , Hoffman ant Stuart. Struck out by Hoffman 10 , bj Sledell 6. The feature of the game was n homo run by Hoffman In the ninth Inning after two men were out scoring the winning run. Hits , Elgli 9 , Battle Creek 7. Friday's game , Lindsay vs. Elgin Score by innings : Lindsay 00031010 0 1 Elgin 001100320 ' Summary Batteries , Lindsay , Fo : and Herman. Elgin , McKay am Stuart. Struck out by Fox -1 , by Me Kay G. Umpire , E. Wright. lilts Elgin 10 , Lindsay 10. Saturday's game. Columbus Y. M C. A. vs. Elgin. Score : Y. M. C. A 3000020 1 0 i Elgin 0 5 0 0 0 0 4 11 x 2 Summary Batteries , Y. M. C. A McKay , Todenhordf and Taylor. El gin , Gore and Stuart. Struck out b ; McKay 1 , by Todenhordf 3 , by Gor 8. lilts , Elgin 12 , Y. M. C. A. 4. Un : plro E. Wright. The Elgin players are as follows Lohr center field , Henry Woods , firs base , Lutes third base , Sherry lef field , Morn Woods right field , Stunr catcher , Van Allen short stop , Bait second base , Gore pitcher , Hoffmni pitcher , McKay pitcher. Battle Creek Beats Madison. Madison , Ne ) ) . , Aug. 7. Special t The News : The Battle Creek an Madison baseball teams crossed bat on the Madison diamond with a scor of 1 to G in favor of Battle Creel Batteries : Madison , Ballon and Wa ker ; Battle Crook , Sidell of Stanto and Tlir of Pierce. Umpire , Job ; Bates. Two More Big Rains. Two inoie great lalns have fallen i this territory. Saturday night a rain amounting t almost two Inches , covered the tcrr tory between Niobrarn * . Neb. , an Trlpp county , S. D. , and on Sunda night a general rain , amounting t from three-fourths of nn inch , to a inch and a half , covered north N < braska as far west as Long Pine , an extended north into the Rosebud com try , where it was heaviest. In the southern part of the stat Saturday night the rain in spot amounted to five Inches and track were washed out. The rain will be of great benefit t the corn , potatoes and pastures. "This section of the country doe not need any more rain , " said G. I Carlson , when asked about the cond . tion of the crops. "The crops are 1 fine shape. More rain would prol ably do some injury. Of course , w could use a little rain in about tw weeks from now for the late corn. " Holt County Soaked. O'Neill , Neb. , Aug. 7. Special The News : A big soaking rain fe here last night and continued up t this morning. Almost the entli county Is thoroughly soaked. Durln the last week corn , hay , potatoes an meadows and pastures have plckc up wonderfully. Some of the timl ones who sold off their stock in ant cipation of continued drought , are r , . gretting their action now , since tl . . late rains of the last few weeks. Rosebud Country Soaked. Dallas , S. D. , Aug. 7. Special ! The News : Another good soaker hi fallen in the Rosebud country. On half inch fell Saturday and one Ine Sunday evening. South Nebraska Deluged , Lincoln , Aug. 7. Sunday nfternoe rains In the vicinity of Oxford , Car bridge and Orleans again Interfere with railway traffic. Railroad was outs were reported near Orleans nt water over the tracks near Inava and Cambridge. The Denver main 111 Is still in service , but the road east Oxford is tied up again for the tlili time since last Wednesday. Thn Inches of rain fell in the forty-five ml utes at Ragan. CANADIANS SURPRISED. Dissolution of Parliament Came ; Sudden Blow to Everybody. Ottawa , Ont , Aug. 7. Readjus ment of political plans and prcpat tlons for the campaign throughout 11 Dominion over reciprocity with tl United States , Imvo clmrrtcterl/.cd tl week and the Laurlor governme dazed moat of Its followers and tl opposition by midden dissolution parliament. 3t The extent of the surprise Is Iin ocatod by the fact that few membs vero ready to Iciivo for their con- tltueiicle-H to Book ro-oh'Ctlon and the ast groups are now leaving Ottawa. IiMitnvhUo tonn of printed mutter liavo icon mailed , the frankliiK tirlvllogo avliiR boon extended ono \vuok. Llttlo election machinery la In run- lng order , ( he contest Inning boon ireclpltute'd n your before Hit normal line , n general election holng roqulr- d every flvo yours. Nominating con- entloiiH tire scheduled and thu mini ng of candidates will bo completed n u month. It In tbo o\ldent purpose of the opponents of reciprocity to divert at- cntlon from It an much us poHHlblo. hit the government and KH support- irs will Insist Unit on the election six weeks from now , every ballot shall bo morally a decision whether hero shall bo reciprocity with the United States. On deciding the poo- ilo will determine whether Sir WH- rid Lnurler shall continue to bo prime ulnlstor or whether ho shall bo ro- ilaced by H. L. Borden , the opposl- Ion loader. OCCUPY JORT AU PRINCE. Rebels Were Told That If They Broke Pence , U , 8. Would Shoot. Port Au Prince , Aug. 7. The Hrst llvlslon of the revolutionary army on- ercd the capital and Immediately pro claimed Cinclnnatus the chief execu tive. Gen. Lcconto's election to the presidency appears assured. The city remains calm. II. W. Furnlss , the American minis ter , went outside the city and warn ed the victorious army that If public order was disturbed ho would cause American marines to bo landed to ; eep the pence. The troops advanced In good order and occupied all the stations In the city , dislodging there from the supporters of Gen. Antonio Firinln , who marched out without re sistance. Gen. Lcconto Is expected nt any mo ment and Gen. Firinln will eomo in to day from Porto Rico on board the French steamer Caravollc. Steamer Struck An Iceberu. New Yoik , Aug. 7. The Anchor line steamer Columbia , which collided with an Iceberg on Aug. 2 , reached Now York from Glasgow under her own. steam. Many yards of canvas covered the hole made In her bow by the Ice berg , but her officers bald the damage was entirely above the water lino. The accident occurred about 120 miles off New Foundland. An Inventory of the dninngo showed the bow steve In so badly that the Hnor was taking considerable water and tbo canvas was accordingly toped across the splintered plates. The crow In roniov- liiK the mass of Ice forward , made lit tle headway until \\lth tholr axes they had split the laigcst pieces weighing tons , into many sections. West Point , Nob. , AUK. 7. Miss Ait- giibta Wiesol , daughter of John Wlc- sol , a well known Ginning county farm er , died last week and was Interred in the Bccinor cemetery. The cause ot death was consumption. She was 23 years of age. The funeral services wore conducted by Rev. J. Bashford , pastor of the Congregational church. New west Point Auditorium. West Point , Aug. 7. The excava- ions for the new auditorium building at West Point have been completed and the masons will shortly commence the erection of the structure. Madison Meat Men Brought In Court. Madison , Neb. , Aug. 7. Special to The News : Pure Food Inspector Me- Xllllp complained of Wahl Bros. , butchers , for keeping an Insanitary slaughter house and they pleaded gully - y to charge before Judges Bates Sat urday and were flned ? 10 and costs , amounting in all $15. Wahl Bros. iavo just taken possession of the meat Hisincss formerly operated hero by Mallory & Jewett. Thos. Leffler , meat merchant of this city , was also arraigned on a similar charge by Deputy Inspector McKilllp before Judge Bates but a continuance was taken by Mr. Leffler on the ground that his slaughter house had not been used since Inspector McKil- ip notified him to place same in a sanitary condition but that ho had done all his butchering in the country. Nellgh Chautauqua On. Nellgh , Neb. , Aug. 7. Special to The News : The second annual chau tauqua was formerly opened at River side park Friday evening by the Ne igh concert band , which rendered eight selections of high grade music. The band consists of eighteen mem bers and is an Incorporation , organiz ed under the laws of the state of Nc- 3raska. Its leader is Prof. H. W. Compton. The chautauqua proper was opened Saturday afternoon. The attendance was nearly double of that of the opening day last year. The speaker of the day was Hon. L. B. Wickersham whose subject In the evening was "Blowing Them p. " His subject In the afternoon was "Day Dreams. " Mr. Wickersham captured his largo au dience along in the early part of his addresses and they gave him their un divided attention until the close. Leo Francis Lybarger was the orator tor both afternoon and evening yes terday. His subject in the afternoon was "Land , Labor and Wealth , " and was listened to with the greatest of interest by the crowded tent of pee ple. ple.The The chautauqua spirit has become manifest by the people of this city and vicinity , and the management nt this time feel confident of the finan cial suce-css of the undertaking. The entire "White City" is now inhabited by people from this city and surround- IHK country. The largest delegation being in camp from Newman Gro\o The musical selections both Satur day and Sunday were rendered by the Eureka Glee club , an organization of high merit , and the music loving people - plo showed their appreciation re peatedly by the numerous encores.