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TIIK NOHKOMv WEKKLY NTEWS-JOTIXAL ( { , FRIDAY , I-'KUKfAKY ifi , iflI2. TUESDAY TOPICS. Alboii Kunncy re-turned from Stan- ton. ton.II. II. ! ' . Ilitriiltart lofnrnod from Mudl- HOII. HOII.K. K. I' . Weulhorby rotnrncil from Pierce. Mr. anil Mrs. Shoppurd of Alonowl were liori' . Horn. 10 Mr. and .Mrs. A. 13. Thur- her a HOII. Sheriff C. S. Smith of MudlBoti was hero on business. Albeit I ( miff of StnntonVUH licro visiting with friends. George I'alin ( if Hosklns WUH hero vbiting with rolntlvoH. County Clerk S. II. McKarland was in llu > city Ironi Madison. Hey Hovuo of Pierce comity was hero transacting business. Miss Rolm Sehmiedoborg In suffer- inK from an attack of the grip. A mooting of ( ho Commercial club directors will bo held tills evening. Alliort Dognor Is at Lincoln attend ing the hardware men's convention. 0. 13. Thow expects to leave for Minnesota this evening , where his fa ther IB quite 111. It. I1' . Bruce , who Is confined to his tied , Is not improving. His Illness is said to ho serious. The hey HcontR will meet , at 5 o'clock tonlKlit Instead of at 8 o'clock. All scouts are requested to bo pres ent. The Itoyal Neighbors will hold a honslnglon al the home of Mrs. Briggs 110.1 Park avenue , Wednesday after- mien at 2:30. : C. 12. Iliirnham went to Boomer to assist Grand Custodian Trench In a school of Instruction work for the Masonic lodge. Mr. and Mrs. 1C. S. Holts have moved to Crofton , Neb. Mr. Bolts was formerly a watchmaker in the employ of Scofleld & Wei-/el. The special mooting of Mosaic lodge No. r > 5 for work In the M. M. degree has not been postponed. The meeting will be held tonight. Robert Maniuardt , son of the chief of police , rolled the best score yet made at box ball , ilobert is only 15 yours old. Ills score Is 24ti. Dr. A. M. Tashjoan was another vic tim of an accidental fall Monday. Dr. Tashjean's wrist was badly sprained. 31 was believed at first that a bone was broken. A regular meeting of hose company No. 3 will bo held in the city hull to night. Important business is to bo transacted and the president requests a full attendance. Mrs. Louise Asmus underwent an operation for tumor yesterday. Dr. P. II. Saltei performed the operation. Mrs. APIIUI.I is fueling as well as could ho expecti'd today. N. A. Kainbolt , who accidentally Toll and was painfully injured while onroutu to his office Monday morning , is reported much Improved today. Mr. Kainbolt spent a restful night. The revival meetings at the Chris tian church are attracting interest , There is a good musical program and ten minutes' Bible study before the sermon each night. Kvorybody is in vited. A special meeting of the city conn HI will be held tonight for the pur pose of deviting ways and moans foi bolter light lug and water pnmphu sot-vice. Reports from the public works committee are to be a feature of the special mooting. "Valentines are- out of date. " says ; local dealer in the pretty cards. Tin sale of Valentines lias been rathe .light in Norfolk during the past fev years. The comics have boon supoi soiled by post cards and the enormou ungol and heart designs have los .most of their attraction. Lincoln's Hrthday anniversary wa not formally celebrated in the publl schools. During the regular worl just enough of reference to Abrahai Lincoln was injected to call attontio to the fact that Ills birthday was i hand. The formal program was pos ponod until Fob. . . . when Lincoln and Washington's birthdays are to 1 : celebrated. A cow belonging to William Uecke k > c birth to a curious calf , whic died soon alter birth. The dead an mal was purchased by Otto Somme foldt and is to be mounted. The ca has a face si'.apod very much like th ; of n bull dcg ; the feel resemble tl feet of a hog and the remainder i the body seems to be a cross betwec a dog and a calf. Among the day's out-of-town visito : In Norfolk wore : George C. Krotto Stuart ; C. L. Henderson , Plalnviov A. R. York. Atkinson ; d. L. Dogruo 131k Point ; O. S. Winter , iioskins ; \ iaisson , St. Kdward ; Robert Lewi Humphrey : .1. W. Fleming , Wisner ; \ \ \ ' . Thoisen , Pierce ; Hannah Krag 'Ci-eighton ; A. L. Kragh. Croighton ; A. Surley. Wayne ; A. Zorhu. Horric The. marriage of Samuel Avery ! skine , son of Mr. and Mrs. S. F. 1- - skine , and Miss Mary A. Odlori daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. 13. Oi erne , will take place at the Odlor homo. 140 ; . ' Norfolk avenue , at o'clock Wednesday afternoon. Amo the out-of-town guests alroadv in t city to attend the wedding are : M J. H. Featherstone , Sioux City ; A jind Mrs. H. W. Avery , .lunetlc Minn. ; Mr. and Mrs. J. 13. 13rskli Columbus , Neb. ; Mrs. Charlotte 1 skine. St. Paul. Neb. : Miss Ada I viklne , Otvutouua , Minn. ; Mrs. Churl .Stewart , Moose .law. Can. Among the day's out-of-town vlsltc In Norfolk were : Thomas Clm tiers , Crelghton ; Oeorgo C. Krott Stuart ; If. II. Worcester , Carte Charles Dahl , Carter ; P. L. Ilagami Platte Center : A. 11. Duncan , Nelig 15. W. Joyce , llrunswick ; Jose llloom , Crelghton ; C. M. Muell Bonosteel ; C. M. Coyncr. Dallas ; J. Harrington. O'Neill ; Mr. and Mrs. V. Stnlcnp. Gregory : WI" Dowlli Mndlson : J. M. Napcr , Naper ; L. foible. Tllden ; A. R. York. Atklnso .1. W. Fleming , Wlsnor ; Mrs. Jam 'Losuot. Monroe ; William Klatt. Di .1. inor ; H. R. McFarland , Madison. Judge J. J. Harrington of O'Neill ar rived In Norfolk Monday night and tills morning ho endeavored to have the fine assessed against Waller Hof- ferkemp ai.il Dorthu Smith , who were arrested when the house at .101 ! Madi son avenue was raided , cut down to $1 each. Judge 13lsoloy made a con- promise with llofforkemp's attorney and $ L'0 was the sum agreed upon This was paid. Hefferkomp declared that he would appeal the cafe. Ill- appeal time limit has expired./ had believed Hefferkomp was In serious ! trouble. " said Judge Harrington , who declared he had not been advised what his client was charged with. The woman lias returned to Clearwater - tor , near which place her parents are said to own a farm. Smith , it Is said. Is a fictitious name. FUND FOR SLOCUM'S CAPTAIN. Many Believe He Was Made the "Goat" In Placing Guilt. New York , Feb. I-I. Capt. William Van Shalck , who commanded the Slo- cum at the time of the disaster to that vessel , and who was recently par doned after serving a term of Im prisonment , Is to spend bis declining years on the- farm where ho was born. A committee of men who believed the captain had been made a scape goat set aiitmt raising a relief fund , and has announced that $ iifi20 was contributed. Capt. Van Slialck asked that It be invested in the farm in Putnam 'county whore lie was horn , saying ho would like to end his days there. The committee has made ar rangements for taking over the farm. There will ho a balance of about $1- fiOO , which will bo given to the captain and liis wife. T. R. TO MAKE STATEMENT. Says Ho Is Considering the Letter from Eight Governors. New York , Feb. IS. "I have receiv ed a letter Irom the eight governors sent mo from Chicago , " said Col , Theodore Roosevelt today , "and am giving it my careful consideration. 1 shall reply to it within a short time , probably within a week. Until that time I can say nothing on the sub Joel. " Result of Stanton Vote. Stanton , Neb. , Feb. M. Special to The News : At the special referen dum held to endorse the board's ac tion of purchasing the new steam en gine and building an addition to the power house , the vote was 141 for and 101 against , a majority of 37 in favor of installing the steam plant. The city officials will proceed im mediately to sign up contract witli O. if. Shelton for the building and with the Kngllsh Tool & Supply com puny of Kansas City , for the engine boiler and steam pump and heater with steam fittings and all bolting Tlie work will be started as soon as the weather permits and it Is expect ed that It will be ready to run bj May 1. Urge Suffrage In Maryland. Annapolis. Mil. , Feb. 14. Advocates of woman suffrage , (100 ( or 700 strong attended a legislative hearing on tin pending bill referring to the electoral ! lie question of whether women shul o permitted to vote. Congressmai 1. T. Taylor of Colorado was the prin ipal speaker in favor of the bill. Join R. Hanna , chairman of the republlcai tate committee , and several woinei eaders of the equal suffrage move nent also urged the passage of the Norfolk Is on Meridian Road. The News today presents a map r he propose- ) Meridian road whie ivill be built from Canada to the On t Mexico and which will bo of grec value to Norfolk , as it passes throng tills city. Will Require § 6,000,000. Figuring the cost of building tl Meridian road on a basis of $3,000 pi mile , which is the estimated cost of mile of load in Texas , It is found tlu $ Gtmn,000 will lie required to HIUUK tills proposition. Tills sum is boh raised in the countries through whic the road is to pass by the issuance i bonds voted for that purpose. This highway will prove a boon nutomohilisis traveling north ai south in the middle west. Thousam of tourists will go north in the sm mer to the lakes over tills road , sou in winter to the gulf coast , and will not be long until it will be re ogni/.ed as the host north-and-sou highway traversing the I'nited State It goes without saying that the loc travel between county seats and tl larger cities , will be enormously I creased and facilitated. Plans of Meridian Road. The present plans of the Merldli load call fo a continuous lilghw from Winnipeg , Can. , to Oalvestc e , Tex. When this'is completed , It w II- in all probability be extended soul II10 10 ward to ( lie City of Mexico. 3 This road ( rosses the Tnlled Slat ig from north io south , bisects the mil lie almost equally , reaches nine stati 'S. witli a total area of Sll.l.'H squa Ir.m. . miles , or 27 percent of that of t m. I'nited States , and is approximate 2.000 miles in length. Jr- Still Inter , an organization , unil 3res the name of the "Chisolm Trail , " w es formed , which built a road across t state of Oklahoma , following mi ITS closely the Rock Island railroad. ITSm m- Columbus , Neb. , was formed the f mT braska division of the Meridian ro ; T ; The Pembli-a Highway assoclatl in , with a route from Winnipeg to the h ; ternationnl boundary line signified Ph willngness to form a division of t [ ? r. load. r.J. J.C. . Red River to Gulf. C. One of the first moves to be ma was the organi/atlon of the Rod Rlv 13.n . to-the-Oulf highway in Texas. Lai n ; this last mentioned division resolv es Itself into two roads , one on the ei ese e- side of the Brazes through Dallas , f lowing the Houston and Texas Cen tral railway , and one on the west side through Fort Worth , following the Santa Fo with crossovers. The necessity for a closer organl/a- tlon and the recognition of one or more persons as tlu head of such an association was patent. Accordingly a meeting ot delegates from each of the states and that section of Canada traversed by the road was called at Kmporla. Kan. , on Jan. 17 and 18 , At this meeting , which was also the date and location of the state good roads mooting , a hirgo number of delegates were present at Kmporlu. Samuel H Lee of Pierre. S. D. , was elected presi dent ; Col. Sidney Suggs , Oklahoma City. Okla.lce president , and John C. Nicholson , Newton , Kail. , secretary and treasurer. Has Many Remlflcations. The proposed Meridian rtmd will touch the following cities : In Canada Winnipeg. In North Dakota--Pemhina. Grafton - ton , Grand Forks , Hillshoro. Fargo. Wuhpotln anil White Rock. In Minnesota Wheaton and Orton- vllle. In South Dakota Sisseton. Mil- bank. Watoilown , Arlington. Madison , Salem and Yankton. in Nebraska. Norfolk , Madison , Humphrey , Columbus , Osceola , York , Full-mount. Geneva , Hebron and Ches ter. in Kansas * Rellevillo. Concordia , Minneapolis , Salina , McPherson , New ton , Wichita , Wellington , Caldwell , Wlnifield and Arkansas City. in Oklahoma Medford , Knid , King fisher , 131 Reno. Chiekasha , Duncan Waurika , Newkirk , Perry. Guthrie Oklahoma City , Norman. Purooll Pauls Valley. Davis , Ardmore , Sul phur , Durum and Marietta. In Texas Fort Worth , Dallas , Cor sicana , Clebnrne , Waco , Houston anil Galveston. Possible extensions are considered to Sionx City , la. , from Norfolk , and to Kansas City , Mo. , Austin and Sai : Antonio , Tex. As already planned , this road wil ! lop the most productive portion ol the union , tno great middle west This is indicated by the table given below prepared from the thirteenth fedora ! census report , which shows that tlu nine states touched by this road fur nisli proportionally a large share ol the entire farm production of tlu United States , as follows : Corn , 41 percent , wheat , f > 7 ; oats , 40 ; hay am ! forage , 40 ; lotton. 34 ; horses ami mules , 41 ! ; cattle , 42 and swine , 415. Travelers along the Meridian rout : will pass from the waving fields ol golden grain of the Dakotas and Kan sas to the virgin white cotton fields of Oklahoma and Texas ; from tin snowclad plains of Canada to the sun kissed orange groves of the sonthen gulf coast. Originated in Kansas. This proposed highway had its inception coption m tile Sunflower state aboul June 1. 1011 at Salina , the Meridiai Road association was organized U promote a nortli-and-soutli road across Kansas near the Sixtli meridian. W W. Watson was elected president am John C. Nicholson , secretary. The of fleers wen1 instructed to proceed a once with definite plans of the north ami-south road and to enlarge tin project if possible , into a Winnipeg-tn tlie-C.ulf road. Later the Interstati i'ostal Highway association was or gani/.ed at Oklahoma to extend tin highway acioss Oklahoma , practical ! : foliowing the Santa Fe railway. Five tnches More of Snow. O. F. Snow Storm paid Nebraska i surprise visit Monday night. "Sno\ flurries , " tlie weather man had sale And the state woke up under a blat ket. five inches deep , lying perfect ! level. The snow extended as far north a Verdigre , west lo O'Neill. The souti ern part of the state and the caster were covered. Snow Only In Small Area. Omaha. Feb. 13. Snow fell here I a depth of three or four inches la : e night and today. Reports to tl K weather bureau indicate that tl " storm Is practically confined to cat ern Nebraska and western and cc tral Iowa. Rain is. falling in the wet ern gulf states. South Norfolk. , Allen Castle of Battle Creel ; wi here yesterday visiting at the hon it of his sister , Airs. Fred Bauer. itc The infant son of Mr. and Airs. 1 c- 111 C. Williams is sick. 'S. ' .1. A. Clark returned from Pier 'S.al Monday where he spoilt Sunday. 10 Airs. Pete I arson returned fro Omaha last evening where she hi been shopping. Air. Sewall , formerly of South Nc in folk , but now a resident of Kansi was bore last week on business. m , Allss Isabe' ' Cussleman is ill wi ill tonsilitis at the homo of her uncle , V. Kennorson. Aliss Ilebuh Todd of Sioux City where hero last evening on business. Allss Ruth Grauel returned fre s , Omaha last evening. Harshman has re Allss Kugcne ho turned to her homo In Wisner after ly visit at the homo of her uncle , Koerber , and family. Aliss Harshm or formerly lived here. us he Must Reduce Fire Danger. insurance companl ito Forty mutual At were represented at the opening the seventeenth annual convention Mutual Insurance Companies i id. thu id.on soclatlon , called to order by Preside In- A. C. Hull of Hastings in the Co Its merclal club rooms at 1:30 : Wodn he day afternoon. The president's ; mini address was a feature of t opening of the convention. Mrs. door C. Hitchcock , secretary-treasurer , or- Lincoln , was present at the mcetli oror A banquet will bo served in the M oil chants cafe tonight at which sovo ist addresses are scheduled. ol- "We have waited seventeen yet to cross Hi- Platte and meet In the beautiful city of Norfolk , " said Presi dent. Hull , by way of opening his an nual addres.H. Must Reduce Fire Onuses. "The greatest problem before the Insurance world today Is the reiluc- I j tlon of fire waste , and through this i the reduction of cost In the fire In surance business. The people of this , great state are looking to this con vention now being held In Norfolk as the forerunner of a brighter day In the insurance field in this state. "We have encouraged the protec tion of properly from lightning. It behooves us now to got tifter the rub bish idle , match fiend , the gas dan ger , and the friction of a $ lfiOO policy ( n a $1,000 building. Congratulates Randall. "We should congratulate our fire warden in the great work lie Is under taking to educate the childhood of Nebraska by having one day sot aside In our public schools for education along the line of fire Insurance waste. " Frank Mill ? of Lincoln was also a speaker during ( lie afternoon. The appointment of committees , resolu tions and the round table discussion look up much of the time. The elec tion of officers will take place Thurs day afternoon. Among the early out-oMown dele gate. * wore : J. K. Curtis , South Oma ha : J. A. Moo- ( . Aurora ; M. C. Dill , Molvidoro ; Oscar llloom , Axteli ; C. D. Stoner , Osceola : J. F. Ostrrotsclier , Oscoola : J. 11. Hoalea. Craig ; T. T. Plumnier , Craig ; J. R. Jenny. Leigh ; A. M. Lathi op , Inland ; George A. An thony , Lexington : R. M. Scott , Lex ington ; H. I * . Nelson. Dannebrog ; J. C. Peterson , Dannehrog ; W. r. Kyo- stone , Frank Mills , L. G. Brian. J. A. Trumbull. K H. Lynch. Lincoln. Carried Dynamite Around. Indianapolis , ( ml. Feb. I J. fiy what is said to bo the most sweeping federal oral act of its kind ever taken , the United States government today within n few hours arrested a major i ity of the fifty-four men indicted foi alleged complicity In the dynamite conspiracy spread broadcast over the country for .sixears. . At the head of those arrested was Frank M. Ryan , president of the Intel- national Association of Hridgo and Structural Iron workers. Many othei officers , including Herbert S. Hockin second vice president and successoi as the union's secretary-treasurer tc J. J. McNamnrii , the convicted dyna miter , were arrested with Ryan in In dianapolis. Reports Irom all over the country showed also that five of the seven iron workers' executive hoard mom hers and a half-do/en or more mem hers were tuUen In custody. Those officials and their co-defend anis arc chiii-god" with violating the fedeial atatutc-s , regulating interstate s-'liipments of explosives , which re sultc-d froiii the activities of the M c Nanumi nnd McManigal "dynamiting crew , " whH ; carried d.Miamito am : nitre glycerine about the country or passenger trains. All the delondants are charged will conspiring to further the 100 cxplo slons which were directed by laboi union officials against iron and stoe contr.Hctors anrf employers of non union labor. The explosions cause ( the destruction of bridges , viaducts and Buildings and the wrecking of tin Los Angeles Times building. LV'fore ' noon , thirty-six arrests hai iteen undo. The most important move by thi defendant * en their arrest was to prr euro bond for their appearance 01 March 11' . Fn some instances tli bond was fixed at $10,000 , and in th "irivgalo ; the bonds required , it wa said , $3110,00. ) . Ryan and Hockin cue gave S 10,000 bonds and were releases John T. IHitlor of lluffulo. N. Y. . th first vice president of the iron worl ers , arrested here , also was release on bond. On advice of counsel , Ryan , Hock ! and liiitler declined to make a stat < ment until they had opportunity t confer. "Mr. Ryan is f > 7 years old and under a severe nervous strain and In no condition to talk of his arrest said > iewton M. Harding , attorney f ( the Iron workers. "This is the crisis of Ills life. Who lie becomes calmer I may permit hi to Issue a formal statement. " : Lid Bridge Sells Power to City. Ilccnuse the Sugar City Cereal mil have excess power sufficient to n tlie city pumping machinery , C. m llridge last night offered tlie ci id council a proposition which the con cil declared they would accept. M ir Bridge offers to furnish the city po1 is , er for lVi ! cents per kilowatt hoi : The contract on this price would ha th lo bo for ton years. Mr. Bridge wit thL. drew u proposition to furnish pow for five years at the rate of 1'Ms'en as per kilowatt hour. Mr. Bridge declared it was Impi im siblo to guarantee power , when qiu Honed by councilmon. He declared for to make re- was impossible anyone reF. specific guarantee. Ho would have F. build another plant , ho said. He d mill has sufficient nn dared that tlie ter power to run both the mill and tl pumping plant. 13. A. Bullock , who had two propo cs tlons filed with the city council f of pumping and lighting , was present of the meeting. Ho declared the Brld IS- proposition was a surprise to him ai lit that while he had hoped for the cc tract at 3Vj cents per kilowatt , as iS- taxpayer of the city , ho advised t in- council not to lot it go by. lie Water Commissioner Frank Carrl M. declared It the cheapest way to pui M.of water , and a motion was passed ig- thu city council that It was the sen er- of that body to accept the Bridge cc ral tract at the next mooting. A new motor will have to ho pi irs diased at a cost of about $1.200 a Homo repair ? must be made to the steam appaiatns at the plant. Recommend All-Nlght Lights. ' The public works committee. In re- uirlliig on their Investigations of the Norfolk Hloetrlo Light & Power com pany's lighting propositions , recom mended the moonlight all-night sdied- lie at $ LiD ( per light per month. This would give the city 140 resi dence lights nnd eight arc lights. P. I. Fuesler , who made the report , an nounced that officers of the Commer cial dub had notified him that the club had passed resolutions endorsing the electrolier , or park lighting sys tem. An effort will be made to have business men on Norfolk avenue pur chase those electroliers and have the city furnish tlie power. The commit tee was granted further time to con fer with tlie Commercial dub direc tors before a lighting proposition will bo put before the people to vote upon. A regular meeting will he held Mon day night. Erkslnc-Ocllorne. An Interest lug Valentine day wed ding took pineo al I ! o'clock Wednes day afternoon , when Miss Mary A. Odlorne and Samuel Avery 13rskine , two popnlcr Norfolk young people , were united in wedloik at ( ho homo of the bride's parents. Mr. and Mrs. T. 13. Odiorno , IIOU Norfolk avenue. Rev. Kdwiu Pc-nlli. jr. , of HR. Krs | ( Congre gational church , officiated. Only immediate friends and relatives of the family were present. A wed ding supper was served , after which I lie young eouplo left for Omaha and other cities for a ten days' honeymoon trip. On their return to Norfolk they will occupy i'lmrtiiionis ' at the Daven port home. 100 North Mntii .shoot. Pruyn Trial at Fremont. Fremont , Nob. , Fob. 1-1. With a room crowded with witnesses , the trial of AI Pruyn for the murder ot Patrick Goroy , started on Its second day here thfs morning. The prosecu- tfon is trying to prove that Pruyn threatened Goroy several days before Christmas , when the killing occurred , as the result of Goroy ejecting him from the former's saloon at North Bend. The killing took place In the saloon. Pruyn will endenvor to prove that he- shot in self-defonsc. WANT A NOROLK SLOGAN. Commercial Club Will Offer Prize for the Best One Suggested. A pme is to be offered ? > y the Com tnercinl club for the host Norfolk slo gan. Conditions of the slogan con test are to be made publfe at a later date. date.A A fetitnn ? of the directors' meeting last night was the resolution passed in favor of the electrolier park light ing system. Tlie directors arc tc take up the proposition with business men on Norfolk avenue and effortf will be made to install these lights. A resolution was passed endorsing national house roll No. 18160 , a bill to establish agricultural extension de partments in connection with agricul tural colleges in the several states. Plans for the seed corn specfal wore mndo by the directors. Tlie program for the farmers' short agricultural course has been arrang ed. The short course will start here on March 12. Frank Tannehlli is president of the farmers' institute. The Coming Primary. Lincoln. Feb. 13. The state cxocu live ? department has prepared a pro clamation cr.IIing for a primary eloc lion to bo hold in the state. April ll ! Tlie document will be officially signci and given out Feb. L" . The proclamation calls for tlie st ioction of candidates and the choosin : of the following officers : Preferential vote for president uiii vice president. One United States senator. Four dolegates-at-iarge to the m lional convention and two distrie delegates from each congressional ills trict together witli alternates then fore. fore.One One national committeeman. One congressman from each of tli districts. Is Kight presidential electors. Governor. ir Lieutenant governor. Secretary of state. Auditor of public accounts. State treasurer. Superintendent of public Instru Hon. Attorney general. 's Land commissioner. One railway commissioner. State senators and state represent tives. The five constitutional amendmem for adoption as party measures wl also be submitted at the primary ele r < tion and will be placed upon the bsi lots of all parties , h- hts WEDNESDAY WRINKLES ts R. G. Rohrko of iioskins was hoi transacting business. Mr. and Mrs. "Rink" Wright wei it to Stanton. They will soon go soul ita to join a circus. to Mrs. .1. M. O'Connoll of Ponca wi toe in the city over night. ea - A. W. Blas-or has moved to Dea a10 wood from 003 South Sixth street , th city. The Fremont Country club nette or over $900 on a fair thnl was hold la at week. so O. J. Daniels has mothurlnlu'o idn ion Pacific restaurant from Fre na Domlnseo . a There was a sudden rush for Vale lie tines when business places opoiu Wednesday morning. ck Trinity Guild of the Kplscop .111 . church will meet with Mrs. C. ' liy Bnrnham Thursday afternoon. HO Mr. and Mrs. Walter Ratllff closi III- up the business of the Kvnnn Fni company and loft for Kansas City. ir- Henry Phloen of Chicago Is vis nd Ing at the homo of his mothur-ln-lu' Mrs. ClmrliM Lodge , south of the city. Miss Alvlnu Haiiso left for Iioskins to visit relatives and friends. Mrs. W. A. Wll/lgman will entertain - tain at a luncheon In the Green RCKMII luncheon at 1:30 : Friday afternoon. F. K. Fulton Is suffering from an Injury to his right eye us the result of a hot cinder falling Into tlie optic. The second round of the I31ks bil liard tournament must lie finished by Saturday night , according to the com mittee. The Mission Circle of the Baptist church will meet with Airs. Cornell at ( > ir > South Fifth street , tomorrow afternoon. L. A. Foster Is now located on Fourth and Brnasch avenue , having recently vacated the housent 1220 Taylor avenue. Christine Boyd died nt Columbus. Feb. 10 , e > f tuberculosis. She was 21 years old and a sister of Airs. Palm and Ralph Boyd of this city. H. C. Matran went to Lincoln at noon fo attend Hie banquet of the leg islative league , which will be hold Thursday evening at the Lindoll hotel. George Berry has sent the head of n mountain lion to bo mounted In Norfolk. The beast was killed by one of the Berry employees in Colorado recently. William J. Woolovor was brought to the N. I' . Nelson home at.2li ! South Third street from the Kearney hospi tal for tuberculosis. Woolovor is In a critical condition. There will be a mooting of the au tomobile association in the Commer cial club rooms Friday evening. All Interested In good roads and uutomo Idling are invited to attend. The Ladles' Aid of the First Con- gregatioual church will moot Thurs day afternoon at 2:30 : at the homo ol Airs. C. C. Gow. Airs. Gow will he assisted by Airs. George Burton and Mrs. C. S. Parker. James McCormlck , who was flnei $7.10 In Judge Klfidoy's court Tues dny for being drunk , was arrested r second time last night for the same offense. AloCorinlek's soi end C.'IKI was laid over on the docket until Sat unlay , when he is expected to pay hi. first fine. Klahoruto arrangements arc boliu made by the Norfolk fire department entertainment committee for a bH meeting tonight , at which propara ( ions for the slate tournament are tc be made. The entertainment commit tee have promised a big feed wltl plenty of music. Contractors at work on the now $2",000 Tnion Pacific depot roporl that the-y will bo unable to finish tlu structure tomorrow , as lliey had ex ported. The work is being delayed because of the non-arrival of hard ware. Tlie de-pot will be completed probably Saturday. Rev. Hosmaii , district superintend ent ; Dr. Gorst of Wayne , Dr. Dawsoi ol Omaha , Rev. Druliner of Aladisoi : and Rev. J. W. Klrkputrh-k of thlt city hold a conference at the Pacific hotel In the interests of the educational tional work of theAlcthodisl churcli in this state. Air. Alorloy , a heirs trader of .Mor risen , III. , purchased a car of Norfolli flruught horses Tuesday and shipped hem to Illinois. W. II. Blakemai old Air. Alorley five horses whicl nok tli' > top price. Air. Alorley ex is to return to Norfolk sean U mrohuse more of the heavy animals. Word was received from the Wilk nson ranch on the Cheyenne river ii Sonlli ] > akota , indicating that the win er there has been unusually pleasant Plie snow , which has been very light las done no harm and the cattle Ilia lave been on the range all winter ur in fine condition and have required n hay up to the present time. 13. H. Ciuticoync , the express me ! songer who played u feature part i capturing one of tlie Aleadow Grov bank robbers , is in Norfolk visit in with W. H. Blakoman. Gascoyne I In the employ on the American 13 : press company on special work. H goes from bore to Los Angeles an later expects to go to Panama. Like the postoffice receipts , wliic have lieen showing an increase ever month , agents of every railroad I Norfolk report a large increase in tli business of January as compared wit the same month a year ago. Wliil the agents cannot give out any fii iires , they declare tlie receipts in tli increase column reach four figures. Referee of Bankruptcy K. P. Weatl orby presided at a hearing yesterda afternoon In which Abe Levine onto od an application for bankruptcy. I F. Barnhart is counsel for Levin John R. Hays Is acting as counsel f ( one of the creditors. Jack Kocnii stein , who brought the replevin ea ? -.gainst Levine recently , is takinc a active part in the case. Airs. Chailes Sweet of ftlO Pler ( street , callo'l Chief of Police Ata ( march on the telephone this monili : and demanded some informatfr aboul the whereabouts of her hu hand whoso thirty days term was fi o Ifhod In ( he county jail Tuesday. SI declares she wants him back hocnu ; she "must have some one to snppo her. " She says she Is In great nee of food. "Wo are entirely our of o i erything , " she said. J1 Mrs. Davis Under Knife. Madison. Neb. , Feb. 13.-Special I The News : Mrs. Fred If. Davis , wli of Mayor Dnvls of this city , was o . , orated upon yesterday for appondie ' tls at Tilden. Mr. Davis , who Is \ j the bedside of his wife , reports tli : the operation was in every way sail factory nnd that Mrs. Davis Is in e " . cellont condition , considering a "l things. Vaudeville At Auditorium. A crowd of about 1,000 people a tended the opening vaudovlllo an photo-play program at the Audltorim and Iho patrons were well please with the show. The big crowd wi handled without the slightest conf bloii or disorder. The vaudeville drum Swift Swift , made u decided lit with their comedy musical Htnntsi md the pictures were good. An or- hestm led by Prof. Otto Voget fur nishes the music. If the management maintains this class of attractions , tliiTo Is no reason why the new offe Ing will not prove distinctly popular In Norfolk. MUTUAL INSURANCE MEETING. Delegates Arriving In Norfolk for State Convention. Delegates began arriving In Norfolk last nlKht to attend the state conven tion of mutual Insuraiico men. Following Is ( he program for the convent Ion ; Call to order by President A. C. Hull , Hastings. Invocation Rev. Klrkpnlrlck , Nor- loll ; . Address of Welcome Hon. John Friday , mayor. Response to Address of Welcome-- F. T. Hoon. Hastings. President's Annual Message A. C. Hull , Hastings. Complete registration. Appointnii nt of committees ; resolu tions ; loiind table. 'What the National Association h Doing for the Good of .Mutual Insm- arice. " with report of the Philadelphia m'Ming Fiiink Mills , Lincoln. " ( VOperatlon" ( S. L. Carlson , Nor- folk. "Corporation Tax" II. L. Koefo. Wultum. Address by Stale Fire Marshal C. A iandail. Lincoln. "Classification of Farm Rinks" .1. ' 3. Cnrti. South Omaha. "Fire Prevention and Fire Proloc Ion" N. i1. Cornell , with American .a France Fir1 Knglno company , Chi- ago , 111. 'Shall Mutual Insurance Companies Make1 Provision for Insuring Automo illos , Silos and Silage ? " Al. ( J. Dill , liilvldoro. "Progress and Flonofits of Mutual nsuranco in Nebraska" J. 1) ) . Coning nun , Omalin. Address by State Auditor S. R. llai on , Lincoln. "Most Successful Methods of Col- ectlng Assessments" 13. S. Rothrock , Carlisle. "Responsibility of Agents in Writ- ng t'ndesirablo Risks" H. O. Parks. [ 'osier. Round Table Topics"Losses on Live Stock in Proportion to Other Risks ; " "Co-Insurance ; " "Co-Opera ion Between Stall1 and Local Mil nals ; " "How Best to Srcure ; Kvi 'once ' of Lightning , in Case Animals \re Supposed to Have Been KlIIwI by .iglitiiing. and There * fs No Visible 3videiico. " Report of companies. Report of secretary. Convent ion Business Kfrction of > ffleers ; election of legislative ami irogram committees ; election of dele gate1 * to national association ; report if resolutions committee ; reports of ithor committee ; unfinished busi less : choose place of UH-etiiig for OKI. OKI.The The public is invited to attend tin ned Ings. Mr. Carlson's address will 10 delivered at 1:3(1 : ( Thursday after- loon. The committee on entertaiii- nenl is : ( J. W. J3VUHS , Herman Buet ow and C. Illaase of Norfolk. Oth- r officials are : Officers A. C. Hull , president , Hastings , Nob. ; G. W. Hvans , vice piosidcnt. Norfolk , Nob. ; Mrs. At. C. Hitchcock , secretary-treasurer , Lin coin , Neb. Legislative Committee - W. 13- Stranb , chairman. Lincoln ; Nob. ; George A. Anthony. Lexington , Noli. ; A. C. Hull. Hastings. Neb. : AL C. Dill , Belvidere. Neb. ; 13. L. King , Osceolu , Neb. Program Committee J. f3. Ourli , South Oinah.i , Neb. ; Herman Biiottow , Norfolk , Nob. . Al'rs. M. C. Hitchcock , Lincoln , Neb. Progressives at Lincoln. Lincoln , Feb. 13. Former President Roosevelt and Senator La Folotto wore given praise- and endorsement In equal terms both wore declared fit candidates for the presidency , but neither was specifically endorsed for that office , at the meeting hero last night of republican progressives. It was a harmony gathering attended by about equal numbers of supporters , of Air. Roosevelt and Senator La Foi lotto , who declared their willingness to abide by the decision of the presi dential preference vole at the pri mary election in April. A primary ticket was selecte-d as nearly equally as possible between foi lowers of Roosevelt and La Follettc. The ticket Is as follows : National cornmitteomaii. R. B. Ho well , Omaha : ddogatcs-at-Inrge , J. J. .McCarthy of Ponca , 13. L. King of Osceola , Nathan Alcrriam of Omaha , D. L. Love of Lin coin ; alternales-at-Iargo , Don Vim- duson of Blair , .1. A. Davles of Boyd county , O. L. Scliuniiiii of Fairbury and Dan Garber of Red Cloud ; elect ors-ut-lurge. I. A. Rcneau of Broken Bow and W. J. Broatch of Omaha. There was some discussion on how to designate the candidates on the ticket , whether they should bear the label "Roosevelt" or "La Follctto , " but It was decided the word "progressive would servo the purpose. Col. W. L. Houser of Wisconsin , chairman of the La Follctto national organization , addressed the gathering briefly , congratulating Nebraska pro gresslves on their efforts and predict ing the HUOCOHS of progressive princi ples. . ( ! ov. Aldrich was accepted as the spokesman of the Roosevelt forces , but neither speaker clashed In his en dorsement for the two men. The resolution , after presenting Roosevelt nnd La Follotte , endorsed the proposed Initiative and referen dum amendments to the Nebraska constitution , the administration of Gov. Aldrich and acts of Congressman George W. Norrls.