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TIIK NOKKOLK WKKKLY NKWS-.IOUUNAI , , I'MilDAY. MAKCI1 15. 1912. TRAVELING .PUBLIC FOR TAFT. WelMnformsd Man Says the Lait Week Flattened Roosevelt. ' "Win-rover I travel throughout the Htatiol Nebraska I find that Prosl- j < linl Tuft IH leading In tin ? iioptilar favor of UK.NtUcnHlta traveling pub lic. " That IH the statement made In Nor folk today by a state officer well Informed - formed In Nebraska polities. "Tbo last w ek mninm to have flattened Roosevelt out. I find this sentiment wherever I travel. Many cli-tnocratH are going to vote for Taft , according 1o my talks with many prominent democrats over the Htate. " A. K. ATHLETIC OLUB DISBANDS. Norfolk Youngsters Find Expenses Too Heavy -to 'Hold ' Quarters. The A. K. Athk'tle flub , which has .had its h : ri < lourtors ; In the OInoy building for the past few months , has disbanded. The expenses wt-ro too great , Hay Home of the members. Notwithstanding this fact , however , the club members declare themselves - solves satisfied with their few months of athletic work. The "A. K. " part of the club Is a secret , say the boys , who range in ago from 14 to 21. There have been some merry times In the rooms of the defunct club dur ing the past few months and it was the premier idea of the leaders to have several classes in good form for the opening of the Y. M. C. A. gymnas ium. There was a wrestling mat , a punching bug , plenty of boxing gloves and ilmskctball. Athletic sports of all kinds -were Indulged in. The wrestling has been a feature ofthe evenings and some exciting maiUJhe.s have been pulled off. NUMBER WAS CHANGED. Officers Get Wrong Hunch On SpeedIng - Ing Automobile. It may surprise Patrloman Living ston that the owner of an automobile for which lie has been searching , be cause lie thought the owner was ex ceeding the speed limit , has just learned that he has been wanted and believes he unintentionally played a joke on the police. The automobile came up Norfolk avenue at fast clip and stopped in front of a business building. The officer soon followed and with much effort found a number on the machine which he recorded in his book. For several hours the pa tient officer waited around in a con spicuous place for the owner to re appear. Suddenly the much-looked for man came but the crank was used Quickly and before the officer could icach him the car was gone. The same car stopped at the same place yesterday , but the number did not tal ly with that in the officer's book. "I lomid that old number on my way from Stanton and put it on my car for a joke. I took it off when I came homo and put my own number on the car , " says the owner. Concord Phone Office Burns. A sub-license telephone office of ( he Nebraska Telephone company at Concord , Nob. , northeast of Wayne , "was destroyed by fire last night. FRIDAY FACTS. Miss Van Berg has returned from Texas to accept the position as trim mer with the Barrett Millinery. 'Mr. Henderson of the Luse Land -company of Canada , is here visiting with local manager , P. H. Davis. Chief Dispatcher A. P. Larson ol the Northwestern returned from a four days' visit with relatives In Iowa. Selmer Kolbo , stenographer for General Supt. S. M. Braden of the Northwestern , has gone to Seattle for a few months' vacation. Tim Carra- bine is succeeding Kolbo. The Royal Neighbors will meet to night for initiation. Mrs. O. M. Wade is suffeiing from an attack of grip-pneumonia. John Sanford is contemplating the construction of a new home on Easl Madison avenue. A local hay dealer says hay is sell ing at $1C. to $17 and that the price may go to $20 a ton. Albert Wille , the Western Unioi messenger , is confined to his bed will an attack of the grip. T. J. Felton of Fairfax was in Nor folk and has leased the Dr. O. S O'Neill farm near Winner. The annual election of officers wil be held at the regular mooting of tin Elks lodge Saturday evening. Mrs. Otterpohl was called out o the city to nurse a typhoid feve case. She expects to be back a week. Oleorgo M is4-cTT"a local mail carrier is aJilp-TtTbe out of bed after severa ; . Mr. Meister is suffering fron an attack of liver complaint. The household economical depart ment of the Woman's club will mee with Mrs. S. F. Erksine on Monda ; afternoon. There will be a help prc gram. Teachers from Meadow Grove , Bal tie Creek , Madison and other town in this county are expected in Norfoll tonight to attend the Carlson lectur at the Auditorium. The E. B. Kauffman bowling alley have been rented by M. W. Case , wh has moved his cigar business froi the Hartford barber shop to the Sec field & Wetzel building. The Ladies' Aid of the M. E church will hold a business mectin at the homo of Mrs. Franco Saturda afternoon at 3. All member are urf ed to bo present as a very importan matter is to bo decided upon. Mrs. Garfleld Mather declares tha her husband was mistaken by Walte Barnhart for the man who had troi bio with Barnhart during the las Rosebud rush. She says Miller Mat ! er was the man with whom Barnhnr bad trouble. "Wo were not even ll\ Ing here at 'ho time. " she says , "am Oarfleld had never had any troubl ulth llarnhart till llarnhart attacked him. " The G. L. Carlson lecture , for which ( he Norfolk public has been waiting and which the Commercial club urges people to attend , will be given tonight at the Auditorium. The proceeds go toward the corn growing contest fund. Judge C. F. Elsoley Is In receipt of a communication from Secretary C. M. Gruenthor of the state Harmon club , who asks the Norfolk judge to ( . he him the expression of local citi zens on the Harmon movement. The communication will he turned over to August Brummund by the Judge. A regular monthly meeting of the retail dealers' association was held last night. Through some misunder standing , the baseball fans who ex pected to meet the business men , did not put In an appearance. The base ball fans , however , will not give up and declare a permanent organization In to be formed at a big meeting to bo held in the city hall Monday night. Many of the fans have propositions to make. The llbrai y board held a meeting yesterday afternoon. It Is likely that a lecture room may be finished in the basement of the library , the Woman's club having made a tentative proposal in this regard. A vote of thanks was extended to W. A. Witr.igman for do nating a clock to the library , to Mrs. N. A. Halnbolt for donating twenty years' files of the Century magazine and to I. S. Mclntyro for donating a collection of books. C. H. Pllger has sold his bakery , confectionery and restaurant business to Carson Parker , who recently sold his store to A. Nyland. Mr. Parker took possession of the Pllger store Thursday afternoon , an hour after the deal was closed. Air. Pllger will remain in the store several weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Pilger will not leave Noifolk , although they have property in Washington and Idaho which they may visit in the near future. Deputy United States Marshal J. F. Sides of Dakota City was in Nor folk enroute to Madison , having in custody Robert R. Rodges , whom he arrested at Center on charges of in troducing liquor to Indians. Rodgers was taken to a local barber shop where the marshal superintended a haircut and shave. Rodges declared he formerly lived in Norfolk. He alb'o .lived in Pierce but recently returned from a year's visit in Texas. According to a letter received by J. W. Ransom , agent for George II , Bishop of New.Haven , Conn. , owner of the Bishop block in this city , the 'oiineetleut man will be in Norfolk in April and on his arrival all arrange- nents will be closed for the construe- ion of the addition to the Bishop > lock , which will involve close to 120,000. Twenty-two more modern office rooms and two new store build- ngs , with an addition to the Fair store , are planned. J. C. Larkin , S. II. Grant , George C" . Smith , D. C. Harrington , F. X. Me- limits and Edward Brueggeman were Irawu as jurors in the case of A. B , Soepel versus Mrs. Mary Kirby , botli of Battle Creek. The Battle Creek widow is being sued for carpenter \\ork. The case will be tried in Judge Sisoley's court. Constable Flnkhousc finds much difficulty in securing a iury. Two of the men drawn declar ed themselves over age and anothei refused to serve because he Is an ex empt fireman. Real Estate Transfers. Transfers of real estate for the pas' ' week. Compiled by Madison Count ] Abstract and Guarantee company. Of flee with Mapes & Hazen , Norfolk Nebraska. John B. Johnson and wife to Inge borg Gutru , warranty deed ; considei ation , $1,000. Lots IP. and 14 , Blocl . " > , K. R. Addition to Newman Grove Martha A. Erksine and husband ti Samuel A. Erskine , warranty deed consideration , . " > . East titty-nine fee ol Lot 0 , Block C , Haaso's Suburbai lots to Norfolk. Andrew C. Johnson and wife ti Singleton B. Cain , warranty deed consideration , $50. Part of soutl : west quarter of southwest quartei 34-21-4. Ollie J. Warner and husband t George Scheerger , warranty deed consideration , $1S20. : ? Part of soutl east quarter , 12-23-3. Dirk Bee and wife to John Dietei jr. , warranty deed ; consideratioi $40,000. South half , 34-22-1. Joseph Schrennoehl and wife t Martin Buettner , warranty deed ; coi sideration. $10.000. Southwest qua : " 2G-22-1. tor , - - - -Frederick D. Krantz and wife t Martin Sporn , warranty deed ; coi sideration. $1,000. Lot 20 of Du : land's Suburban Lots to Norfolk. Ernest Dlefenderfer and wife to I A. Varner , warranty deed ; consider ! tion , $4,4. 1. Lot 3 and south half c Lot 2 , Block 3 and Lots 9 , 10 , 11 , 1 : Block 1. Enola. II. A. Varner and wife to E. Diefei derfer , warranty deed ; conslderatloi $8,000. Southeast quarter 19-23-1. William L. Abel and wife to Ott Hanson , warranty deed ; consider ! * lon , $2,750. Lots 3 and 4 and pa : nf Lots I and 2 , Block C , Kimball < Blair's Addition to Tilden. A. E. Turnbull and wife to Mary . Salmon , warranty deed ; consider : tlon , $46.00. North 41 feet of Lots and C , Block 4 , Mathewson's Secon Addition to Norfolk. John Delter and wife to Dtrk Bo < warranty deed ; consideration , $3C 000. Southwest quarter 17 , and nort half northwest quarter 20-21-2. M. O. Wager and wife to Arthur ( Apfel , warranty deed ; conslderatloi $2,150. North C feet of Lot 2 , Wes Meadow Grove. P. V. Lewis and wife to trustees t M. E. church , Meadow Grove , warrai ty deed ; consideration , $1. Part < northeast quarter northwest quartc 25-24-4. H. S. Overocker and wife to A. 1 Kenney , warranty deed ; considera tion$2,100. South half of Lot 4 and north half of Lot . Block t , Dur- land's First Addition to Norfolk. Bank of Philip to H. C. Peckham , qiilr claim deed ; consideration , $100. West If , feet of lx > t It and East 117 feet of Lot I , R. . Homing's Subdi vision to Norfolk. H. C. Peckham and wife to H. C. Sattler , warranty deed ; consideration , $3,000. West 15 feet of Lot 3 ami east 37 feet of Lot 4 , H. G. Fleming's Sub division to Norfolk. Xack H. Foster and wife to Andrew W. Good water , warranty deed ; 'con sideration , $14,000. Part of northwest quarter 4 , northeast quarter north east quarter C-21-2 and south half of .southwest quarter 33-21M. Blanche Allen and husband to Frank Kamrath , warranty deed ; con sideration , $3,162.50. Northeast quar ter Block 11 , Mandamus Addition to Madison. Ncal R. Wucoff to Joseph II. Stib- ley , warranty deed ; consideration , $500. Lot 9 , Bcuna Vista Tract , Madison. Jessie A. Wycoff and husband to Jo seph II. Stlbley , warranty deed ; con sideration $1,000. Lots 5 and 6 and the north half of lots 7 and 8 , Buena Vista tract , Madison. Fritz Kamrath and wife to Joseph Dankey , warranty deed ; consideration $4,000. Part of the northwest quarter of the northeast quarter of 5-21-1. John Philip Knapp and wife to Car son Kettleson , warranty deed ; consid eration $1,000. Northeast quarter of 21-21-2. Johannes Linse and wife to George Batty , warranty deed ; consideration $12,800. North half of the north half of 30-22-2. Otto Dittberner and wife to Valen tine P. Schmltt , waranty deed ; con sideration $11,700. East half of 23- 23-2. Charles Springstube and wife to "Yank .M. and Augusta Wright , war anty deed ; consideration $5,000. Vest half of the northeast quarter 32- 3-1. Edwin Rowlett and wife to Charles V. A. Draubo and Emma Draube , war anty deed ; consideration $8,000. West alf of northeast quarter of 22-22-1. William J. Gores and wife to Gustav Omil Klowann , warranty deed ; con- ( deration $ GOO. Lot 1C , West Side 'ark addition to Madison. D. S. Guinter and wife to M. Mather , vurrauty deed ; consideration $1.00 , , ot 11 , block 6 , Dorsey Place Addition o Norfolk. Joseph Dankey and wife to Fritz \anirath , warranty deed ; considera- ion $4,100. South half of the north ; ast quarter of 23-21-1. Jonathan S. Stewart and wife to W , * , Abel , warranty deed ; consideration 1.4,000. . East half of lot 5 , block 1 , Me omb's suburban lots to Tilden. Fritz Kamrath and wife to Anna and Si-nest Nathan , warranty deed ; con- { deration $1. Southwest quarter oi 0-21-3. Phoebe Barnes to G. E. Klowann .nd . Edgar E. Lehmann , warranty leed ; consideration $140. Lots 2 , 3 , 4 ml 5 , block 53 , Railroad addition to Madison. David N. Goldberg to George Reis ) ig , warranty deed ; consideration ? 100. Lots 4 and 5 , block 3 , C. S layes addition to Norfolk. David N. Goldberg to Conrad Reis jig , warranty deed ; consideratioi : 1400. Lots \ and 5 , block 3 , C. S layes addition to Norfolk. Bertha Maurer and husband to Jos mid Charlie Trapp , warranty deed : consideration $5,600. West half ol lortheast quarter of 4-22-2. Carl Hartman and wife to Willian E. Shrader , warranty deed ; considera tlon $2,200. Lots 2 to 14 , block 14 Dorsey Place addition to Norfolk. Clara S. Doerlng and husband t ( Anna Rezmicik , warranty deed ; con sideration $1,000. Lots 7 and 8 , blocl 33 , Pioneer Townsite company's add ! tion to Battle Creek. Win. Selling and wife to Julius Leh man , warranty deed ; consideratioi $400. Lot 2 , block 2 , Collamer's addi tion to Norfolk. William L. Dowling and wife to Cat H. Knapp , warranty deed ; considera tion $1,625. Lot 1 , block 50 , Clari- , < Madison Mill company's addition ti Madison. P. C. Anderson and wife to Harr ; Hardy , warranty deed ; consideratioi $1,000. Lots 3 , 4 , 5 and G , block ' Verges suburban lots to Norfolk. N. P. Dodge , jr. , and wife , to S. I Vcrnon , warranty deed ; consideratio $ ! )9. ) Lot 181 , Homestead addition t Norfolk. Elgie R. Dannals and husband t John Huseby , warranty deed ; consh eration $1,700. Part of lot 4 , block McComb's suburban lots to Tilden. Valentino P. Schmitt and wife t Otto Dittberner , warranty deed ; coi sideration $24,000. Northeast quarte of section 15 and west half of soutl west quarter of 11-21-1. B. C. Gentle to John McKcrigai warranty deed ; consideration $12 < Lots 2 , 3 and 4 , block 16 , Hillside To race addition to Norfolk , James A. Drahota and wife to Mar Spulak , warranty deed ; consideratio $42,000. West half and west half < the northeast quarter of 16-22-3. Helen E. Do Wolf et al. to Thoma G. Dufphoy , warranty deed ; consider ! tion $16,600. Southeast quarter f 6-23-4. Helen E. Do Wolf et al. to Gottfrie Schulze , warranty deed ; consideratlo $4,600. North CO acres of the soutl west quarter of 9-23-4. William J. Kaul to Frank Schec warranty deed ; consideration $16,00' ' Southeast quarter of 24-22-3. Maple Stock , Land & Live Stock C < to Kate Kaul , warranty deed ; consii eration $11,500. Northwest quarter c 31-23-3. Maple Stock , Land & Live Stoc Co. to John Brosh , warranty deed consideration $11,200. Northeast qua ter of 25-23-4. Hllger Greisen and wife to Elbert ' 1 McGehee , warranty deed ; consider ! on $16,000. Southwest quarter of li-21-I. Carl II. Knapp and wife to Robert ousH. u arrant y deed ; consideration 1,000. Block 37 , Fritz addition to Mud- .on. .on.Elbert T. McGoheo to Christian Ash , arranty deed : consideration $10,500. outh half of the southwest quarter of 2M. Haider-ion Enters County Politics. Madison , Neb. . March 8. Special j The News : ,11. llalderson of Now- .mil . Gro\o filed as a candidate for otiuty attorney subject to the will ml wish of the republican primary. Clouds of County Attorney Nichols rged him to file but to all he replied two terms nilil out , " and he abso- utely would not file for a third term. The frlejids of Thomas Alderbon uiv been active the last few days n an endeavor to persuade him to liter the race for the nomination of epresentatlve , but at this time he uis given little If any encourage- iient that ho would do so. Fire In Deadwood Mine. Dcadwood , S. D. , March 8. Fire of nknown origin almost totally do- troyed the treatment plant of the Mo- ill Mining company at Pluma , near ere. The milt was an old one , re lodeled four years ago , and has l-oen andling 400 tons of ore dally. The oss is about $150,000 , fully insured. Two hundred men are thrown out of mployment. The company is con- rolled by Pittsburg capitalists , the ; eneral manager being J. V. N Door if Denver. Filings Will Start April 15. Gregory , S. D. , March 7. Special o The News : Filings for homestead ands in Mcllctte and Bennett conn- ies will bo received sit White River , ommencing April 15. Tills informa- Ion was letehed in Gregory by a olegram from Judge Witton. It is probable that the department ivlll conduct the filing by the same nethods as used in Tripp county. On April 15 a certain number of the ucky ones will be called , and the tvork continued each day until 4,000 names have been accounted for , and lien the work will again be taken up n the fall and the remaining list of 4,000 names completed. In a short line the government will notify each successful drawer the day and time ivhen his number will be called. As the time draws near for the fli ng , locators are unusually active in heir efforts to convince the prospect- ve homesteader of the fact that they lire the most reliable locating firm in ho business. Many are up in the air lince the designation of White River as the place for offering filings. Sev eral locators expect to establish liree or four offices. It is estimated that traffic over the Milwaukee and Northwestern railroads will be about equally divided and locators who ex- leet to do an extensive business will naintain offices at Gregory and Win- ler to catch the homeseekers who come over the Northwestern , and at Murdo for those who go by the way of the Milwaukee route , while it will be necessary for all to have offices at White River. Boys In Jail at Neligh. Neligh , Neb. , Marcli S. Special to The News : Frank Motzney and Glen loward , the two youths arrested for stealing forty-eight bushels of corn a iveek ago today , and who secured a stay in the trial until April 2 , gave bond for $100 each , but were only at iberty a short time. Yesterday they tvere real-rested for "breaking and en- erlng , " this complaint not having been : nade in the former charge. This charge makes the crime a criminal act. The bond was put at $40 , and the county judge refused to accept the former bondsmen. Unable to get bail , the boys arc in jail. Their hearing Is set for next Tuesday. Atkinson. Jesse Brook , our hardware mer chant , Is slowly recovering from a se vere sickness. Tlie Cottage hotel has again ( hanged hands , Mrs. Farley and tan ) , ily taking charge the first of UK month. Miss Josephine Scott won first lion ors in the declamatory contest am : will go to Norfolk ( lie last of the month for higher honors. Charles Goodoll , who has been io catc-d here for the past two years ai ticket agent , left this week , his destl nation being southern California. Hi will join Mrs. Goodell in Omaha , am they will visit in Kansas before goin > to their new home. Oscar Nollson and bride have re turned from their wedding journe : and moved out to the John Neilsoi ranch near Amelia. Mrs. J. J. Stilson spent the pas week with her daughter , Mrs. E. L Brush , in Norfolk. Jed Landon , our horse man , has an other carload ready and will leave fo \ormont with them tills week. Prof. Carson , president of tht ant I saloon league of Nebraska , spoke t < a large and appreciative audience a the M. E. church Sunday night. Tom Campbell , traveling salesman was In town over Sunday with hli parents. Oakdale. Heber Herd of Central City wai transacting business In town betweer trains last Thursday. Gus SeiniB of Pierce was a busincsi visitor to town the latter part of las week. C. E , Dunbar of Omaha transactec business hero Friday of last week. During the past week J. R/--Basketi moved Into the rooms over his now restaurant ; F. A. Chllds moved Intc the C. F. Reno property ; T. A. Kin non moved Into the property recentlj vacated by F. II. Newton , and Harrj Dillon moved Into the II. B. Dillon property. C. B. Wilson of Mondamin , Iowa was In town between traiiiR Saturday of last week. S. L. Kldder suffered a paralytic stroke last Friday which cumo near being fatal , but late reports are that he Is Improving and soon oxitecla to be able to be about again. Next Sunday Kev. Mr. Mallard of the Methodist church of Albion will occupy the pulpit of the Methodist church here In the forenoon , In the Interests of the Wesleyun Endowment fund , and Rev. Mr. Snyder will go to Albion. Mrs. 11. H. Hawk passed away Sun day afternoon at about 1 o'clock , after an Illness of short duration , and al though she was under the euro of a trained nurse and the best of medical talent nothing could be done to pro long her life. The funeral was held Tuesday-ufternoomat 3 o'clock at the Methodist church , Rev. Mr. Snyder of ficiating. She Is minTvod by a hus band and HV ( grown children , all ot whom were here. Partial arrangements have been made for the hand and the members of the Epworth League to reproduce their program at Tilden In the near future under the auspices of a new band being organized there , Friday of last week J. R. llaskett opened his new cafe in the old Dillon building , after having It entirely re modeled , repulntrd and repapered in side and installing new fixtures throughout. He now has a cafe second end to none in this part of the coun try. Miss Winnie Binger came down from Harrison , Neb , , the latter part of the week and will assist them. The declamatory contest lias been set for Friday evening , March 15. There will be about twelve contest ants. ants.Miss Miss Anita Rankin spent Sunday in Meadow Grove. Mr. and Mrs. S. I. Nles of .Neligh were visiting in town Sunday. The farmers of the community have organized the Farmers' Produce com pany for the handling of butter , eggs and poultry , and this week opened up quarters in the Mrs. J. L. Campbell building , with F. M. Obershaw as man ager. 11. II. Springer returned Sunday from Omaha , where he spent the latter part of last week. J. E. Cooper and I. C. Reno returned last Sunday afternoon from a trip to Arkansas , where they were investigat ing the Ozark country , but did not see anything to warrant their making any purchases at this time. Messrs. Levi Gutru and H. Halver- son of Newman Grove were business visitors in town Tuesday and Wednes day of this week. Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Hall were Neligh visitors Tuesday. Thos. Leo was a business visitor to Neligh Wednesday afternoon. A. G. Fluckey returned Thursday morning from Inman , where he went Sunday evening to move his family and personal elfects here. He will oc cupy the Mrs. J. L. Campbell house. Battle Creek. It. C. Ferguson mined here from WInona , la. , last week and in com pany with Ills brother , Duraii Fergu son , who lives south of here , will start Saturday with two carloads of cattle , horses and household goods for Manitoba , Can. , whore they have bought land. The same time "Cot" Salmon will leave with one carload lor that country with the intention to locate on a homestead. Miss Paulina Wienck is here on an extended visit from Cleveland , O. , at the home of her sister , Mrs. August Volk , jr. Fred Seheerger has be-on seriously ill for about six weeks with lung trouble. County Commissioner Henry Sun- derman was here Monday on otticial business. Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Lang , who sold their restaurant recently at Madison , are here on an extended visit with relatives. They are looking up a new location. Warner Daniel is sick with an at tack of pneumonia , but on the road to recovery. And C. A. Hodman , a well known old soldier , is also confined to the room on account of sickness , Mrs. Hedman , his wife , at present is sick in a hospital at Omaha. Miss Ita Barnes came home Monday from Cherry county , where she was teaching. From here she will go tc Geneva , where she has taken a posl tion as teacher. Miss Mary Neuwerk was visitinp Saturday and Sunday at the home ol Henry Stoitenberg jr. , and Carl Wie ting , relatives , who live south of Til den. William Palmer arrived here Mon day from Carlisle , Neb. , for a visit in tlie home of his parents , Mr. am Mrs. F. H. Palmer. Mrs. Clara Hainan , accompanied bj her son , Otto , leturned last week aft er a two months' visit with her moth er , Mrs. Rose Arnold , and other rela tives at Holmesville , O. Miss Ida Bergeman of Osmoni was visiting hero from Monday unti Wednesday with Mr. and Mrs. Charlei Lamport , jr. Peter Zimmerman , who has rente ( the Charles Praeuner farm south o town , sold his residence property south of the .Methodist church to Dr Warren Hall , the dentist , for $1,700 Mr. Zimmerman will give possession on April 1. Peter Neuwerk , who was run ovoi b > his dray wagon last week , as re ported. Is Improving wonderfully am soon will be able to be "on deck' again. Quite a lot of people of Madisoi county are moving to Idaho and Cona 'la this spring , but others are "coming in. " Taft'To Speak In Boston , Washington , Marcli 8. Plans foi President Taft's trip to New England practically were completed. The president will make at least half u dozen speeches In Boston and two in Now Hampshire and will ride at the head of the St. Patrick's day parade In Boston , Ho will speak at Nassau and Concord. He will leave Washing ton on Sunday night , spend Monday in Boston , Tuesday In Now Hamp shire and probably bo back In Wash ington on Wednesday. Seek Help from Insurgents. Washington , March S. Democratic members of tlie senate committee on finance decided to stand by the steel tariff revision bill as passed by the house. The republican majority of tlie committee will negatively report the bill. In the senate the democrats first will go on record for the house measure and then seek common ground with the progressive republic- nns. Chinese Looting Spreads , Pekin , March 8. A meeting of the six ministers decided to send a pro test to Presldont-olect Yuan Shi Kal against the presence of Chinese troops within the seven-mile limit of the Tien Tsln concessions. Looting s generally prevalent In the province of Shan Tung and particularly city ) f Tie Tsln. It Is also spreading liroiigliout northern China. THREE DEATHS IN WRECK. Score of Persons Injured When Wabash - bash Train Jumps Track. Danville , 111. , March S. With the 'xccptlon ' of a negro cook , unidenti fied , a score of persons Injured in ho wreck of a passenger train on he Wabash railroad near West Le banon , Iiid. , late yesterday , \\lii ic- - over , it was today reported at the liospital. The bodies of Mrs. D. B. Itood of St. Louis and Fred Grant of Adrian , Midi. , crushed to death when : he day coach of the train rolled down n thirty-foot embankment , are at West Lebanon. Tlie report that two unidentified men were dead In . the v\lockage proved unfounded today. iglit cars left the track and went down the bank when the train struck ii broken rail. A steel mail car turn- . 'd over twice , but the five clerks in it weie unhurt. Mine Explosion Kills Four. Merritt , B. C. , Marcli 8. An explo- lion of gas in No. 1 level of the Dia- niomhale collieries killed four men , severely burned two others , and im- iirlsoned four without hope of rescue. Two of the dead are John Hogg , aged ! 4 , and Harry Grimes. The first in- imation of trouble below was given when Alex Patterson , who was stoop ing to put the line in the sleeve at the main slip , was blown thirty yards to he engine house. A fan weighing more ban a ton was blown out. Strikers In Demonstration. Lawrence , Mass. , March 8. Tlie striking textile workers made a big , although quiet , demonstration this morning prior to the time for opening the mills. Thousands of men and women crowded Essex street , and the approaches to the factories were lined with pickets , but no serious trouble oc- : -nrred. Arrests of strikers were made for too strenuous picketing or disor- ilerly conduct. No increase In the number of employes resuming work was noticed. Lawrence Children at Philadelphia. Philadelphia , March S. Forty chil dren of striking textile operatives of Lawrence arived here to be cared for until the labor troubles in Mass achusetts city are over. The young sters were conveyed to the labor lyceum - ceum whore they were given a feast bofoie being turned over to the fami lies that have volunteered to care for them. Those arrivals iorm the first installment of the 200 children which are to bo cared for here , according tea a member of the reception commit tee. BIGGER WHEAT CROPS. That's the Preliminary Estimate from Southern Hemisphere. Washington , March S. Preliminary estimate of the wheat crops of the southern hemisphere , announced by the International Institute of Agricul ture at Rome , has been received at the department of agriculture here , showing tiio production in Argentina and Chile exceeded that of the previ ous year , while in Australia and New Zealand it was less. Added to the production of the northern hemisphere for 1911 , tlie world's production of wheat Is given at 3,445,316,01 ! ) bushels , which is about 00.5 per cent of the production in 111 10. The wheat production of Argentina is estimated at 17,562,553 bushels , Chile , 38,580,500 bushels ; Australia , 75,353,228 bushels , and New Zealand , 6,487,131 bushels. The production of corn in Argentina is estimated at 275,550,000 bushels The area sown to wheat during the autumn of 1911 in Belgium , France , Great Britlan , Hungary , Roumania and Japan is greater than that sown dur ing the corresponding period of 1910 The condition of the winter cereal crops in the northern hemisphere is good. Steamer Out on Ice. Racine , Wls. , Marcli 8. The steamei Racine of the Goodricli line , was re leased today from the ice off this harbor , where she had been fast since Monday morning. Fully a hundred pounds of dynamite were used to cleai a channel through a twenty-five foot float that was heading the steamer The tug Langlerso also was released , and the steamer Iowa found a channel leading south and will follow It to the old position of the Racine , from whence It will bo an easy matter to get into Racine harbor. Bennle Pliant. Bonnie Pliant , half brother of W. A. Kingsley of the Pacific hotel , died at 9:10 : Friday morning , from hardening of the glands. He was 15 years old. Funeral services will bo hold In tha Methodist church at Stauton by Rev. J. F. Pom-bur at 2 : , " ( > Sunday uftei noon. The remains will bo taken from /i Norfolk to Sluntnu at noon Saturda.v The pallbearers will include six mem hers of the elans to which lleunlo Pi hint belonged at the Grant ami Lin coin schools. The mother , Mrs. Jt > soph Pliant , and two brothers , W. A Kingsley and Walter Pliant , survive him. Bennlu Pliant was born in Omaha nn Juno .10 , sixteen years ago. He moved with his parents , Mr. and Mr > . Joseph Pliant , to Stnntou , eight years ago , Four years ago the family mov ed to Norfolk and Bennlo attended he Grant and Lincoln schoolH. Two years ago he became ill and found it icccssary to stop his studies. Ills 111- less gradually grow worse until ta- passed away. ANOTHER SLAP AT UNCLE SAM. Colombia Issues Statement Saying Knox Was Not Invited. Washington , March S. A new twist was given the tangle over Secrotnrj itnox's visit to Colombia by the IH- sunaee of a statement by Roberto Mac- Duall , charge d'affaires of the Colom bian legation , stating that Societar > ICnox had not been invited to Colon , lila. The statement reads : "Tho charge d'affaires of the Co- ionihtan legation said that he was au thorized by his governmtnt to staff- that Secretary Knox had not been iu- vlted to Colombia. " Beyond this categorical declaration no explanation was forthcoming from Mr. .MaeDuall. The Interpretation liowever , which was generally attach ed to it was that while the Colom lilim government had earlier made it clear that Secretary Knox would IH welcomed If he desired to visit Co lombia , no actual invitation for him to do so had proceeded from tin Colombian government. Sheriff's Sale. By virtue of a decree directed tome mo from the clerk ol the district court of Madison County , Nebraska , on a judgment obtained in the district court of Miidlson County , Nebraska , on the 27th day of November , 1911 , \l In favor of the State of Nebraska , at * \ plaintiff , and against Emil Hitter , as defendant , for the sum of $200 with Interest thereon at the rate of 7 per cent per annum , and costs taxed at $38.35 and accruing costs , I have levied upon tlie following real estate taken as the pioperty of said defend ant , to satisfy said decree , to-wlt : The east half of the east half of the northeast quarter of tlie north west quarter of Section Twenty-five , (25) ( ) , Township Twenty-four (24) ( ) , north , range One (1) ( ) , west of the 6th P. M. , in .Madison county , Nebraska , subject to taxes , a mortgage of seven hundred dollars. And will offer the same for sale to the highest bidder , for cash in hand , on the 12th day of April , A. D. , 1912. in front of the east door of the court- imuse in Madison , Nebraska , that be ing the building wherein the last term of court was held , at the hour of 1 o'clock p. m. . of said day , when and where due attendance will be given by the undersigned. Dated Marcli 4th. 1912. C. S. Smith , Sheriff of Said County. HELP WANTED. WANTED All parties Interested In the Gulf coast , Texas , country to write us for information. Come to a coun try where two crops can be grown each year , where the soil is good , war - t < -r sweet and pure , where the mm of summer is tempered by the cool breeze from tlie gulf and where stock does not have to be fed more than half the year. 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