TIIK N < ) lil''nK | WHKKLV NK\VS.l ( ) iNAl | { , , KKIDAY. .IANTAUY I'.i. 11U2. \ IETY Pleasure * of thu Week. Mm. O. L. Hyde onteitnlm-d a do ; n ladUa at a plp < orim ; KutiHlriKto on Thursday aft rnoon. I&ich KUU wan Klven a quilt block to piece an when they woru tlnlslicil It wia dioeo' ' crctl thuy were all auch expert needl women they had to draw utrawH fc the pretty favor presented by the IIOH MIH. Mrn. ICdwurd llrown proved t bo the lucky 0110. At 5 o'clock Mn fTjdo aervcd tempting rurruHlununtH. Mr. and Mrs. a. M. Itradon onto lulnoil a company o frlcmdH at n d < Ilghtful 0 o'clock dinner on Wednoi day ovonlnK , celcbratliiK the hunt' ' birthday. Covora for alxteon wcrti lul t beautifully appointed tablet ) and splendid four COUTHO menu was wrvei BrldKO followed the dinner , the hoi oru Kolnj ; to Mr . Sol. G. Mayer an a H. HoynoldH. MTH. Clarence Hodrlck entortnlne The CHnibeH limt Saturday aftornoo . t nor homo in South Norfolk. , vn o alnK contest proved very onjo ; -iblo. Mrn. Ed Stanflbury won the pro ty hand painted plato presented I the hoHtetvs as a reward for goo sut'HsliiK. At 5 o'clock Mra. Hedrlc served a dellclo\is three-course au ; rx-r. I.awton Phlnney celebrated h ninth birthday on ThurHduy. II teacher , Miss Hosale Sterner , an three boy friends , I awrenco Hyd E < lwln Uaum and Ed Sattlor enjoyed \ltillclouH dinner in the homo of h parents , Mr. and Mrs. John I'hlniu on South Eleventh street. The ladles of the Christian churc xpent a pleasant afternoon In tl homo of Mrs. C. E. Hartford. M ThurHday. Mrs. William Hill , who * eon to leave Norfolk for Superlo Neb. , was the guest of honor. Mra. I' . II. Salter entertained tl members of her bridge club and a fe other ladles at a 1 o'clock lunchec on Thursday. Bridge occupied the ti tornoon hours , the high score t'uvi 40lng to Mrs. C. II. Reynolds. Personal * . Mrs. W. G. Uaker who is managi of the \V. M. C. A. cafe In Omaha , njoying a month's vacation In Was ington , I ) . C. , where she Is a guest > Congressman and Mrs. llurton Miss Anne Kdquist and Miss Kslh .lohnson of Omaha spent last wc < with the family of Or. .lohnson , supi intendent of the Norfolk hospital. Tl young ladies returned home Sundi noon. Mrs. A. C. Smith and baby have t turned from a six weeks' visit wl friends In Cedar Falls , Iowa. Mr. ai Mrs. Smith are nicely settled in the now home , on North Ninth street. Mrs. II. G. Lyon and Miss Goorfi Lyon. of Gordon , were Norfolk vis ors on Monday , onroute to Columbt Neb. , for a visit with Mrs. Chad Sturdevant. Rentier-Green. A very pretty homo wedding toi l ) ace at the homo of Mr. and Mi Charles Green living south west of t < ; ity Sunday evening at 6 o'clock wh their eldest Daughter , Luella Franci ' became the 'brldo of Fred 'Rennpr. The bride was beautifully gowned an Alice bhjo silt messallno trlmm in lace net. The groom la a son of Paul Renni living npar Madiaon. tloth theflo young people ha grown up in the immediate yiclnl and are well and favorubly known. Only the immediate relatives we liresent. A bountiful three-cour luncheon waa nerved. There were many beautiful a < ; oatly gifts. The wedding march w played by a slater of the bride. Ilov. , R. .1. Callow of PJaJnvlow lldated. Mr. and Mrs. Renner will t homo to their friends on the fa : prepared by the groom at Maple Grc after Feb. 1. NORFOLK WINS THE GAME. High School Team Takes Plerc Measure at Basketball. Norfolk won its first busketb ? stune of the season , and in fact t first one played by the Norfolk hi school team for u number of yea from the Pierce high school team the skating rink Friday night by score of 29 to 11. Vanderpool and Manako for Pier xnd Hoaman and Landers for Norfi tnado feature plays during the ov ing The lineup : Plorcc Vanderpool , 1. f. ; Mohr , f. ; Manskc , c. ; Ueimera , r. g. ; Watt I. K. Norfolk Hoaman , I. f. ; Landers , t : Gillette , c. ; Kc-erber , r. K. ; Sml I. 5. Battle Creek New * . At the buHlnetso meeting or the mi b rs of the Lutheran church six c member H were admitted. Henry Mi man , sr. , was elected general cell tor , vice Carl Praenner. John H. Re fcohr was elected uchool trustee , \ Harm. Eyl. All other officers were elected. John Cloaeaen resigned as j jor and John Wanko was elected xtead. ? Chns Hanson took his little son rick up to Ewlng Sunday , where h < attending school and staying with grandparents , Rev. and Mrs. O. Eg Hton. Hton.Tho lire department elected new < : ers as follows : President. He Whitney , vice president. John 1 iihoy ; treasurer. Jesse Hoover ; se tacy , Henry llolf ; chief , Prank Ilellui iiHHlHtniil chief , George Klnkel ; for man , ( 'has. llaldeii ; trustees , \V. 1 Kin-rut. 10. K. Cartney and Arthi Pratt. Jni-k Schacher , John Miller an George Helms went to Sioux City a business Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Kent , or. , hav moved from Kent Siding Into the newly erected cottage on Halo atret > Mlsa Irene Kent of Norfolk , a gram daughter , Is staying with them and a tends school here. Webb Whltla is postmaster now. H took charge of the ofllco Mondti morning. Mian Lou Hnnsoy will stn au deputy. The new tlrm la well like in this town and vicinity. At ! o'clock Monday morning M Joseph J. Orr and Mrs. Leonora Sn ; dor wore bound In holy matrimony t the Catholic church by Rev. Fatht Walsh , lloth parties are natives < Hattle Creek. The groom Is an Indu trioiis and progressive young farmt and the bride wan our postmlstrei- and oldest daughter of Mrs. Hnnna Ilarnes and the late W. A. Harnea. Tli new uouplo will go to housekeeping fence once on the farm of the groom , thix miles northwest of town , where li just hud built a nice little house wit all modern improvements at the coi of about $5,000. Albert Wilde has sold his tohucc business here to Chas. Haldcn. A Bank's Balance. London , Jan. IK. Hulllon amoun ing to .CU9.000 was taken Into tl : Hank of England on balance today. CONGRESSMAN USES FISTS. Representative From Iowa Deferu Aged Negro From Assailant. Washington , Jan. 13. Represent live Kendall of Iowa was kept bus by friends who. commended him fi his gallantry in knocking down white hoodlum who had attacked < ; aged negress. When Mr. Kendall alighted from street car at a busy corner , he sa two white men addressing profai language to the negress who was en rylng a basket of fresh laundi clothes. Presently onu of the mi struck the woman , felling her. Tl contents of her basket were scatten In the snow and slush. Mr. Kendu lauded his list squarely on the jaw the assailant and laid the fellow in tlonless in the suow , afterward assls ing the unfortunate woman in puttli the clothes in the basket. DELIGHTED WITH NORFOLK. olome Editor Gets Inspiration In E terprlse of This City. J. M. Miller of Colomi- . IX , wl . as olllclal spokesmen for the cla f Rosebud candlates taken into tl Norfolk lodge of lOlks last night , ai vho is to be a candidate at the sprii rlmnry for the nomination of sta unator , was delighted with Norfolk. "It's inspiring , " lie said. "It h .lade me feel good to sec this tow t's a live one. I will go back lion cellng better satisfied with the Ros ml country , because of the fact th here is such a progressive city at t 'atoway to help us develop this iu ) akota. " Mr. Miller paid The News a pret ompliment. In his tonst respond ! : o tlie Elks welcome he said : "I wa o say one word about your newsi icr. In The Norfolk News , you pcoi mvo the greatest paper in the Unit tales for a city of this class and y lave a right to feel proud of It. Tha \ compliment to Norfolk because ho people of Norfolk weren't enti > rising enough to support it , th wouldn't have so good a nowspapci Real EstaU Transfers. Compiled by the Madison Coun \bstract , and Guarantee company , c ice with Mapes & Hazen , Norfol Veb. Veb.Ellen Ellen Shlppce and husband to W. lowe , lot 0 , block 4 , Tllden , w. cona. $1,250. Standard Stock Food Co. to J. 1 laiiHom , lot 3 , block 7 , Dorsey 1'la addition to Norfolk , Neb. , w. d. , coi $100. $100.Fred Fred Scheerger and wife to Jose JJUrick. part of lots-7 and 8 , block : Battle Creek , w. d. , cons , f 600. T. O. Ringer and wife to John ungdon , lotr. 1 to 11 , and part of h 12 , 13 , 17 and 18 of Ringer's outlets Tilden , and all unplanted part of SE WW 19-24-4 , w. d. , cons. | 5,000. Anna E. Miller and husband to I < etty Musaor , Iota 7 and 8 , block iMoncor Town Site company's aeco iddltlon to Hattlo Creek , w. d. , co : $1,700. Agnes J. Whitla to Maud and Dai O. Whltla , lota 1 and - , block 2S , D tlo Creek , w. d. , cona. $1. Lukctty Musser and husband Mary Kern , lot 8 , block 8 , Hattle Cre w. d. , cons. $1,500. 1) . A. Ommerman and wlfo to H. Sattlor , lota 8 and 9. block 17 , We orn Town Lot company'a addition Norfolk , special w. d. , cons. , $350. Jamea W. Gillette ot al. to John From , lot 9 , block 2 , Railroad addlti to Newman Grove , w. d. , cona. $1,8 Emma Uroadbrooka to Marga Iluach , lota 8 and 9 , block 11 , Pa walk's fourth addition to Norfolk , d. , cons. $950. Wilhelm Dlttberner to Frank Dlttberner , NWft 14-21.2 , w. d. . co $1,000. Metta R Hlgman et al. to U. Waddell , S\V'K SEVi and NE& 81 SWVi 21.24-1. eicopt part of Deai Hill addition , q. c. d. , cons , $1. Norfolk Real Estate and Imprc ment company to N. A. Ralnb block 17 , Riverside Pork addition Norfolk , w. d. , cons. $7,470. J. C. Adams to James W. Cook , 10 , block 5 , Pascwalk's third addlt to Norfolk , w. d. , cons. $400. Stebblns Is Released. Ilonesteel , S. 1) . . Jan. 12. Specla the News : W. P. Stebbins was leiiscd and dlachargcd at Hi o'clock m. In police justice < mirt of the city Hoiu-stcH. Ho had ln-t-u charged \vl ombox/.lctm-nt by K. I. . Kllsrum. 01 of the directors of the Farmers' C Operative1 association of lluneHlri-l. The preliminary hearing was riirrh on In a vigorous manner ami his a counts were inquired into , which teethe the biggest part of two days and pa of the nlgnt , and when Prosecuti William McDonnell , for the state , n-t ed , and J. R. Cash , of the defense re * ed , they submitted their case to tl court without argument. The court nald in prt that he d not believe , after hearing all the 01 donco on both sides , that It would t fair to bind the defendant over to tt circuit court , that it would cause son to criticise him no matter which wi ho would act , and that it would hav < - tendency to tarnish Mr. Stobbln nnmo and his family , so he said "y < are released and the case Is dl missed. " Mg crowds attended the hearln much Interest was manifested. While Stebblns wu on the stand i his own behalf he said that he wou repay all debts of every kind to tl Farmers' Co-OporaUvo association r gardless of their nature , bo it shoi age , oversight , neglect on his part balance the hooks properly or gli proi > er credits to the customers of tl said association. Ho said he would r tend to samp Immediately. Additional information regard It the incident waa issued to The Nev y Stebblns In the following stat ion ! : The action In which W. P. Stcbbii as charged with ombo/xlomont w : rlcd In the .Justice Court of .1. M. Bi ins Wednesday and resulted In tl cqulttal of Mr. Stehblns. The coi laiut in this action wan sworn to 1 C. L. Flisram , n director of the Fan TB" Co-Operatlvo association of lion tool and charged Mr. Stebblns wi aving collected the sum of $101. rom .1. It. Walker and appropriati 10 sum to his own use , Mr. Stebbli t that time being the manager of tl o-Oporatlvo awociation. The und iitod evidence * of S. M. and S. . .indley , president and assistant cas r of the Security State bank of Dor teol , showed that this sum was pa . ) Mr. Stebbins by Walker in the for f a check and that on the same d ; : iis check was deposited by Mr. Stc ins in the Security State batik to t redlt of the Farmers' Co-Operati ssociation and had never been In t' ' ossossion of Mr. Stebbins longer tin t took him to walk direct to the bai nd deposit it to the credit of his 01 loyer. The belief hero is that this actl vaK started with the intention ringing Mr. Stebbins into bad ropn nd for personal reasons , there bei : K ) foundation to the charge at all. s thought by many to be the oiitcoi f a town light and church in whi 'llsrani was on the opposite side frc Stebbins. Mr. Stobbins stands high hurch and social relations and 1 haractor or ropiitatlln has never 1 ore boon assailed. Ho Is a promlne nombor of the Masonic lodge here a ilmsolf and family nave always a till are held in high esteem by t icttor element of the- business and i ial Interests of Honcstcel and Grego ounty. Flisram , the complaining w less In this action , is a well to armor living near Honeateel , and t general opinion is that his creduli vns imposed upon by unscrupiilo icrsonal enemies of Stobbins w aused him to bring this action whi icld no merits whatever and result n a complete vindication ot Mr. SU bins. The other members of the boa of directors of the farmers' assoclatl had no knowledge of the proposed i ion of Fliaram and deeply regret 1 action in this matter. Public aer ment was strongly with Mr. Stobbi nd his friends feel that ho has be done a rank injustice by design ! personal , cn.em.iejj.- Mr. Stebbins la at present employ a manager of the Albion Klevat ompany at Albion , Neb. MAKING NO GUESSES. National Chairman Mack Makes I Ventura on Presidential Race. New York , Jan. 12. Col. William Bryan prepared this morning to sU south for a aerica of lectures and w stop off in Philadelphia and Waahii .on. The colonel did not commit hi self to anyone's presidential can dncy. National Chairman Muck said tt Mr. Bryan and other democratic le ; era Including Hogor Sullivan , of 1 nols , Uery Woodson of Kentucky a Thomas Taggart of Indiana hud talfc nformally with him over the gene political situation. 'I wouldn't care to make a guess to which candidate had the b chance of selection , " said Mr. Mack Securities Found Intact. New York , Jan. 12. Between $31 000,000 and $400,000,000 in caan a securities were removed intact 1 ; yesterday from the vaults of the t financial institutions whose offii were destroyed by the ftro that B ted the Equitable Llfo Assurance clety building Tuesday. The vat of the .EquUablo Trust company al ( yielded $300,000,000. which were tra ferred-tp the . . ' company's temporary " * < * flCCR. flCCR.Many millions more were tul from the vaults of the Morcati Trust company , of which $6,000 , wua represented in a single box gold certificates , which an officer the Institution carried through atrcota tucked under his arm v. only a lone policeman to protect h There remains yet to bo opened prcat vault of the Equitable As : anco society , itself with Its treaa of $300,000,000 , which was atlll but BO deep under tons of ice-cemcn debris that the doors could not reached. The body of Batulllon Chief Wa la still in the ruina , and its rccov seems likely to be a tnsk of days , peculiar freak of the flro came light with the discovery that a cl in the offices of the Mercantile Ti company was still telling the tl The mahoRan.v case had been iioarl burned away , but the pendulum wi still swinging and tin- hands polntc to the correct time. A contribution of $30,000 to a fun for the benefit of tlu > workers at tli fire was announced by a commltti of directors of the Equitable Life A siiranco society. I "Tho official investigation of th Emiltablo building fire reveals prett , ( crtnliih that thia diuastur was cause , by the careless throwing away of match , " roads a report submitted t Mayor ( Jaynor by Fire Commlsaloni Ji.lmson. "Our investigation indicates , " tli report continues , "that employee ( the building discovered the flro t 5:14 : a. in. , und that they tried to fig ! it until ' < : : ' \ a. m. , when a pollcema turned in an alarm. If the employ * : had called upon the flro depurtmer promptly 1 am sun- the fire coul easily have- boon extinguished. " To Coach Nebraska. Minneapolis , Minn. , Jan. 12. Cap Earl Pickering of the University < Minnesota's 1 11 football team , h ; been offered a position as footba coach of the University of Vormon It is said that Pickering also tins lx-c offered a coaching position at the Un versity of Nebraska , but has not r yet decided upon any position. JUST TOOK THE TRAIN. Kansas People Seize It and Final ! Get Provisions. Jetmore , Kan. , Jan. 11. Bearing tli first shipment of provisions that he reached snowbound Jetnioro since D comber 2 ( ! , a branch line train arrive here today in charge of a committt of 100 Jctmoro citixens led by Mayx Harry Breeze. An ample supply < food and fuel was placed at the di posal of the group of ranchers an townspeople who gathered at the at tion with shouts of welcome. After waiting more than two weel for the Atchison , Topeka & Santa f railway to got its track open , Jetmoi residents finally took poaaesalon < the train , which was blockaded b tween Jotmoro and Lamed. The pr tests of Conductor Loltch availed hi nothing. Every man on the trai joined in the work with pick ai shovel on the drifts of snow and i < which filled every cut. Yesterday t ! train reached Larned , where It wj loaded with a supply of provisions ar stock food sufficient to last Jetmo : two weeks. HOW CHOOSE DELEGATES. Nebraska Republican Committee Mi Disregard Primary Law. Lincoln , Nob. , Jan. 11. The repn lican state committee may refuse obey the provision of the Nebrasl presidential preference- primary In which requires that all delegates the national convention shall be $ locted at primaries. State Clmirm ; J. L. Keiimdy of Omaha hns sent 1 < tors to the members of the state coi inittee asking them to vote on tl matter of obeying the- provisions the law and electing delegates in tl nanner. His letter makes no mentli if the selection of a national coi nittecman which is also required bo done. More Trouble in Persia. Calcutta. British India , Jan. 11. Orders were issued today to t blrgade of infantry stationed at A nmdenagar to hold itself in rcadlne o proceed immediately to Persia , B portfl as to the dangers incurred merchants there over the tradea rou ii southern Persia led to this atop. THURSDAY TIDINGS , Miss Elsie Adams of Monroe was iflitor In the city. Frank Mclchor returned from a bu nesa trip to Madlaon. Frank Pilger has returned from buaineaa trip to Center. Mr. and Mrs. David Duncan of K ng , Nob. , are vlalting with S. Klver. Edward Walters , who was hero v ting with relatives , returned to I homo at Plotte Center. A. W. Hawkins goes to Lincoln Me day to attend a meeting of the > ) raska Good Roads convention. P. L. Zuelow will leave Monday f i several months' visit on the weste coast. Mr. Xuelow will go to Ix > a / ; elea by way of Seattle. R. Y. Hydo. district plant flupu endent of the Nebraska Telepho ompany of Omaha , formerly of t Norfolk headquarters , ia here trai ictlng business. Born to Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Clia lerlaln , a daughter. A. Iluchholz IB now reported ci ically ill He is now suffering wi dropsy. Arthur Schwertfeger ia under t care of a physician , suffering from infected hand. George B. Chrlatoph la convulescli after wreetllng with the grip a threatened pneumonia for a week. Mra. L. Bollne was token to I home of her parents at Dawson. M Bollno ia suffering from tuberculoi Daniel O'Brien , a local travell salesman , is laid up at hla home hi with several bruised riba OB the reset ot an accidental fall. John H. Fick of 514 Hustings cnuo Is suffering from an Injured b : as the result of an accident at Wise where he waa unloading rock. The Royal Nolghboni will meet I day night for installation of offlc < The meeting place bus been chant to the hall over Schen7.el'fl meat n : ket. ket.Mrs. Mrs. C. E. Hartford will entert the ladles of the Christian church t afternoon in honor of Mrs. Will ! Hill , who Is to leave for Super Nob. , in a few days. At the regular meeting of the > folk fire department Wednesday nil ! the question of a firemen's tourti ment for next summer was discuaat The delegates wore given Inatructloi to UNO every effort to bring the toi uamont hero. Other preparations f tin- delegates to visit the Kearm convention on Jan. 10 were arrange Only those In the district bctwei Seventh and Fourth streets on Nc folk avenue are now sufferers for tl want of gaa. Supt. Fred Fulton of tl gas company declares ho hns locati the leak on Norfolk avenue and th his men are hard at work in efforts roach it. When this leak ia repaln Mr. Fulton believes ho will have cndi all the recent gua trouble. Miss Jane Powell , the pretty chen girl with the "Newlyweds , " who t ported to have loat her watch in Norfolk uvenuo rooming house , w got hur watch buck. Although Jai said her watch waa a valuable one , Is the opinion of the proprietress the rooming house that the watch worth about $ C. The watch waa fout on a soft ) . Miss Jane reported to tl police that the watch was stolen fro her room while aho won on duty ( the stage. Engineer C. A. Mandelko playi fireman at his home at 705 Sou Third street yesterday when ho ill covered that a fire had made nun progress in an upstairs room of tl home. Mundelko put out the flam with the aid of a garden hose. I did not turn in an alarm for the fi department. Mandelko had laid mattress close to a stove. The mi tress waa entirely consumed by tl flames , and much of the furniture ai part of the upstairs was damaged 1 [ lie fire. The loss IB covered by i surancc. Church's Officer * Elected. The annual meeting of the Fir Congregational church was held la evening. Reports for the year's wo were heard , and they revealed a pr < perous condition in all departmem There has been raised for all purpos about $4,000. The present balance the credit column is $ SOO. Twenty-six new members have be received , while only\two have died. After the reports of the year luncheon was served by the ladli and then followed the election of g ( eral officers , resulting as follows : E. Odiorne , clerk ; B. C. Gentle , Ires urer ; board of deacona , H. J. Cole , Mathewson , L. Sessions , R. F. Bru and G. T. Sprecher ; board of trustei E. M. Huntington , D. Rces , A. H. K suu , P. H. Davis and W. P. Logan. West Point Gun Shoot. West Point , Jan. 12. Special The News : The West Point Gun cli in spite of the cold weather , held weekly blue-rock shoot at the b park at West Point. There were t events of twenty-live birds each ci tested for , with the following scoi First event , Karl Korl , 215 ; G. Ha folin , 1'J ; F. Hoist , 18. Second evci Karl Kerl , 22 ; Haoffolin. 19 ; J. Ra > bach and F. Jensen , I'.i each. K Kerl still maintains Ills phenomei record as the crack shot of this p tion of the state. SHE'S BURNING THE COAL. So This Husband Wants Somethi Put in the Paper About Hla Wife A white man came into The Ne office Thursday morning and said : "I want you to put something in t paper. But I don't want any nan mentioned , y'underatand. " "What ia it ? " "I want you to aay that Austin \ man's getting away with all my p visiona. " "Your wife ? " "Yea. " "Ia aho white or black ? " "Black , but that's got nothing to with it. Sho'B my wife. " "Your real wife ? " "Yea , my real wife. Married to h If I wasn't I wouldn't be getting p visiona for her. " The Domestic Infelicity editor it the man to take hla troubles to a bl coat. But no's had so many oxpc uncos with policemen that he did derive much encouragement from tl helpful suggestion. FRIDAY FACTS. J. P. Miller of MadiKon was a vli or in the city. M. George Duncan of Neligh ia i iting at the home of S. McKiver. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Smith rctun from a visit with relatives in Io' ' whore they spent the holidays. Mrs. Cora A. Becls returned Thi day evening from a two weeks' t to Chicago , Michigan and Iowa. Mr. and Mrs. George Barney hi taken a sulto of rooms in the Ki residence. Born to Mr. and Mrs. William A Hums , a son. The Heat schoolhouse west of tc lias boon redecorated. Conductor Frederirku is mov from South Fourth street to the F. Knapp house at 703 South Tl stroet. A letter baa been roecivcd from H. Price of Stanton congratulating local poultry association upon the ! cess of Its recent show. Besides the regular delegates i are members of the life und di corps , eight extra men are to be ad to the special car which leaven 1 on Jan. 1(5 ( for the Kearney llreini convention. WANT FIREMAN'S TOURNEY . Chief Green Says Business Men Enthusiastic About It. Fire Chief Millard Green accomi led by C. E. Hartford , after a cor ence with business men , reports Norfolk business men were ontlm ; tic over the prospects of securing llremon's state tournament for 1 folk next summer. The lire chief dared he made calls on the basil men to get an Impression as to they regarded the proposition , so th the Norfolk dolt-gati's to the state III men's convention at Kearney on .In 1(5 ( would bo prepared to make a su able campaign for the tournamoi The campaign which the Norfolk tin will make for the tournament he will not necessarily have to bo a sire uous ono , because of the fact th every town represented at the cotivr tion la now In favor of Norfolk takli over the tournament next summer. The firemen will leave here Jan. In a special car which will bo tniltab decorated. CAIRNS WANTS HELP. Says Persian Government Refuses Release Americans. Washington , Jan. 12. F. E. Cain the young American who was left charge of the Persian treasury by A Morgan Shuater , the deposed troam. i or-general , when ho left Teheran yc . terduy for the United States , todi I cabled Chairman Sulzer of the hou committee ? on foreign affairs an i gent ; appeal for help. Ho charged the Persian govornme with refusing to release the oth Americans from their contracts ai said the state department at Washln ton was "Influenced by American Ml later Charles W. Russell , " again their claims. Coal Famine at Des Molnes. Dea Molnea , la. , Jan. 12. With tl government thermometer 29 degrc below zero , the weather recorda f Den Molnea and central lown we broken laat night and today with o ; I exception. On Jan. 5 , 1884 , It waa degrees below. It was 35 below at Boone ; 21 < greea below at Burlington and 19 I low nt Davenport. Dea Moines faced a possible cc famine today. A SAILOR IN SOUTH DAKOTA. Feiitim Jones , son of a promlne ranchman of Carthage , S. D. , writ his friend , James Delaney of this clef of a humorous incident which occi red on his father's ranch recently. "Father hired a Bailer to work the farm , " writes young Jones. "T sailor is nil right , and the only troul we find with him is that we liave throw water on the side of the hou to get him to sleep. " Mrs. Sarah A. Mills. Mrs. Sarah A. Mills , mother of M John R. Hays died at midnight li night at the home of her daughter Lincoln. Mrs. Hays left at noon I Lincoln from which city the remnl will be taken to Nevada , In. , for torment. Miss Mills , secretary Koine Miller at Omaha , Is a dauglit Mrs. Mills made her home with 1 daughter In Norfolk up to a year a since which time she has been visit ! with her daughters at Omaha and L coin. Old ago was the cause of doa Mrs. Mills Is survived by four daiii tors , Mrs. John R. Hays , Norfo ! Miss Alice B. Mills , Omaha ; Mrs. K. Huntzinger and Miss Marga Mills , Lincoln ; throe sons. W. Mills , manager of the Lincoln Di company at Lincoln ; S. J. Mills of I Chicago Northwestern Railroad cc pany at Chicago and Day Mills , in I railway service at Texarkana , Tex. Mrs. Mills , although close to I 90th year of life , was well known Norfolk , especially in church circ where she was a quiet but Indu.itrh worker. Her retiring and lovable ture was one of the features by wh : she was so well known among a h of friends in thia city. Mrs. Mills was born in Lewlst N. Y. , on May 22. 1823. Hero she m ried her husband and later they mete \ to Mount Morria , N. Y. In 1856 ! and Mra. Milla moved to Lyons , ' . rom Mount Morrln , N. Y. , and in li hey moved to Nevada , Ia. , where I Milla died. It ia beeldo. her husba n the Nevada cemetery that M Mills will be laid to rest Saturday. Mrs. Milla came to Norfolk from 1 , 'ada , la. , In 1887 and made her ho : with Mrs. Hays. May Not Pardon Shercllffe. Denver , Jan. 12. Whether Sherm V. Morris , alias Frank Shercliffe , T e freed from the penitentiary at Ci in City where he Is serving a term murder depends upon the action ho governor. When the pardon bo ; met today two members of the bo : avored granting the petition wl : > ne stood out against the propoi action. Gov. Shnfroth is said to opposed to releasing Sherclift'e and s generally believed will decline to sue the pardon. TO SHOW PACKERS' BOOKS. Evidence on Details of Methods of counting Is Given. Chicago , Jan. 12. Evidence of details of the methods uaed in flf ng the test coat of cattle waa gl : jy Henry A. Timmlna , chief accoi ant for Morria & Co. , when the t of the ten Chicago packcra char with conspiracy in restraint of tr wua resumed in the United SU court today. Tlmmins und other accountants ployed by the packers were expec to produce In court all the hooka t rould find likely to throw light on exact allowances credited In the cost for the various by-producta. A dozen or more accountants be called aa wltneaaea by the gov ment In an effort to prove that the product allowances were Inadeqi und an important part of the gen ayatem uaed by the alleged comb tion. Would Amend Postmaster BUI Wuahlngton , Jan. 12. Repreae live Prouty of Iowa proposed two portant amendments to the Nc bill , which provides that all posti ters shall be governed by the ch fled son ice. Ono of Mr Proti amendments provides that a pei certified for appointment as poatnia- tor shall not be named until an elec tion has been held In the community ho lives and the patrons got an oppor tunity to i-loct or reject him. The other amendment provides that the term of a postmaster appointed on certification of the civil service com mission iihall bo limited to eight yearn. Paper 42 Yeara Old. West Point , Nobr. . Jan. 13. Spoclut to The News : The West Point Republican - publican has just onti-red upon thw forty-flccond year of Its existence. Thl paper was founded In the year 1870 and is the tenth oldest In the state , the Nubruska City News holding th record of age , being established In ISM. Forty Delow at Lynch. Lynch , Neb. . Jan. 12. Hpooial to Thi- News : The mercury registered ' 40 below zero several places hero thl morning. Thin beats any former rwc- ord. HANGED FOR KILLING WOMAN. Mark A. Wllklns Pays Panalty for Murdering Mr * . Carmen. San Francisco. Jan. 12. Mark A. Wllklns , who wan convicted of the murder of Mrs. Vornie Carmen , with whom he eloped from Kansas City in 1907 , wan hanged at San Queutln prla- on today. Horse Into Sewer Ditch. Many water meters and water plpoa wore frozen throughout the city and Water Commissioner Frank Carrick was again buuy making calls to the locations where the moat serious breaks were reported. The most cor > lous mishap wan the breaking of a water pipe on Fifth street and Park avenue. A sewer ditch filled up with * the running water and a thin coating of Ice covered the ditch. Earl Sirea , driving the moat delivery wagon for Compton & Evans , went into the ditch , wagon and all. The horuo suf fered terribly from the cold and after being rescued was taken off duty for the day. The wagon was damaged and young Sires wont Into the water to Komidepth. . Commissioner Carried is repairing the break. Leo and Edward Broocker were as signed us assistants at the lire- station during the night. Chief Green de clared that tliii intense cold would prove a hardship on one man in case of a fire call. Janitors In all the largo buildings of the city worked throughout the night keeping the furnaces going. Jan itor llollormaii of the Citizens Nation al bank building rescued the thermometer otor In front of the building at an early hour when ho found that It could only register "u degrees below zoro. zoro.An employe of the Harry ranch reached the city before noon with a load of grain. He reported the trip ono ol" the roldo t he had oxperloncd. While warming himself at a fir > In the olllco of tin1 Sugar City mills In- was Informed that the temperature was the record bn-aker in Norfolk's historv. "Goo , if I had known it was 30 de grees below zero while I was maUiag that trip , I would sure have frozonn to death , " he exclaimed HELP WANTED. WANTED All parties Interested IB ho Gulf coast. Texus , country to writ * IB for information. Come to a , conn- ry where two crop can be grow * -ach year , where the soil la good , wa- tr sweet and pure , where the aun ot summer Is tempered by the cool ireeze from the gulf and where stock lees not have to b fed more thsji lalf the year. Get lu touch with tk Tracy-Kiios Lnnd Co. , Victoria. Texw. 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