Pretty hot Thursday afternoon, every body was hunting the shady side of the tree.

Emmet Cox spent Sunday with friends at Laurel.

Sam Case, of 12 miles north, was in town Tuesday afternoon.

Carl Jones was a sioux City passenger Wednesday morning.

Jack Buchanan and family spent Sunday with Jack's parents south west of McLean.

Mell Furness drove over to Creighton Sunday after Miss Elsie Black.

F. J. Clarke and H. L. Bloomgren were Sioux City goers Monday morning.

France gets the big negro slugger and Uncle Sam gets $15.000, well that was a good swap any way.

A very quiet little game of ball Sunday, Magnet vs McLean, on the Magnet grounds, score; 2 to 8 in favor of the former.

Dr. Whesien, of Norfolk, occupied the pulpit in the Christain church Sunday morning and evening.

Richard Jones returned to Magnet again Monday night.

Tuesday Frank Clarke sold to A. R. Bigelow a new Runabout Ford Auto Car.

Monday Chris Paulson lost one of his work horses.

Carl Erickson has; rented the hotel and will soon have it in opperation. He is now having the interior renovated painted and refurnished. Mr. Erickson will run a first class up to date house where the hungry will be fed and the weary will find rest.

Mrs. Amos Wright and little daughter took the early train Monday for Omaha.

John Haarhuse has a car load of fat hogs on the Sioux City market Friday.

At the school meeting Monday F. A. Furness was chosen clerk for a term of three yrs. $2.500 was voted for the expenses of the next school year.

Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Dawson and children spent Sunday with friends at Belden.

During the month of June there was shipped out of Magnet 22 cars of stock and one of old iron, for the same month, there was shipped in 2 car loads of sand and one of coal.

Otto Bently has gone to the M. W. A. Sanitorium at Woodman near Colorado Springs, Colo. Otto's many friends in this vicinity are very interestingly watching his case and aid very gratified to hear of any improvem[e]nt that is being made in his case.

A group of young friends gathered at the home of Miss Lulu Buchanan, to help her celebrate her 10th birthday. A pleasant afternoon was spent after which refreshments was served. All report a good time.

A pick up team went to Wausa Saturday afternoon and played an aggregation of that place a game of the National game, which resulted [in] another defeat for the Magnet team. The Magnet lineup is as f ollows: Catcher John Leckler Pitcher Orval Salmon; First base Willie Dodson: Second base Ross Dodson; Third base Frank Clarke: Short stop Avery Baker Right field Charly Robins; Center field Ed Soost; Left field Wm Mainquist. The score 9 to 2 in favor Wausa. As usual the umpire was rotten.

Tomorrow is the great National holiday and should be recognized by every one in these United States. They should show in some way, their gratitude to those who fought and those who fell, to give to us this independence of goverment which we enjoy.

Gov. Morehead has appointed Dr. J. M. Talcot, of Crotfton, as a member of the advisory board of pardons to succeed Dr. J. S. Butler, of Superior.

Guy Jones, of near Mitchel, South Dakota, was visiting with friends here the first of the week.

Saturday Frank Clarke sold to John Baudett a new Ford 5 passenger Touring Car. This makes ten new cars which Mr. Clarke has sold in this viciniity this season.

Be careful about turning your cows out in the Alfalfa pastures. Frank Vickory lost a valued cow last week by being over fed with green Alfalfa.

Quite a nice little rain fell here Sunday evening but not enough which the dry condition demanded. While [the] amount of rain which fell will be of considerable benefit we are in need of a much heavier precipetation, small grain and pastures are in bad condition and any amount of rain will not make a half a crop of amall grain. Corn is doing nicely.

Thursday July third, 1913.

Last Sunday morning while the two little girls of Tlied Clousen were coming to Sunday school they were over taken by an Auto car from McLean and upon the approach of the car the girls seperated one going to the right and one to the left of the road, when the car man was almost between them the youngest of the girls, Clara, started to cross over to the side of her sister when the car struck her and knocked her clown bruising her up in a bad way. After the accident the car man picked her up and took her home and from there he,with her parents, took her to Randolph where her injuries were treated and at this writing the little one is getting along very well.

Mrs. Geo. Bangs and little grandson, Bernard Davis, took the train yesterday noon for Sioux City. Mrs. Bangs for a short visit with her daughter and little Bernard returned to his home.

Magnet is getting to be quite a shipping point, for fat hogs.

W. E. Dodson took the train Wednesday noon for Spencer where he will spend the 4th with friends.

Geo. Jorgensen had a car load of hogs on the Sioux City market Wednesday.

A. J. Erickson shipped hogs to Sioux City Tuesday. Mr. Erickson went' down with them to look after some business matters in the city.

Last week while W. R. Dodson was doing some repair work at the hotel he fell from the scaffold, which caused the dislocation of a shoulder. Dr. Kerley, of Randolph was called and reset the dislocation.

L. J. Hoyle, the E. W. Hurst, land man, of Crofton, was here Saturday having his Auto Car repaired by our expert garrageman.

Fred Fager and family of near Bloomfield, spent Sunday with friends in this vicinity. Fred says crop prospects up that way are fine.

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Theo Roher is doing some carpenter work for C. M. Burket 12 miles north this week.

Carl Henkel, of Bloomfield, spent the 4th with his sister Mrs. Albert Hansen near here.

Miss Artie Salmon, who is attending school at the state Normal at Wayne, spent the 4th and until Monday morning with her parents here.

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Gunderson are visiting with friends up in Boyd county this week.

Mrs. J. W. Furness took the Monday morning train for Denver, Colorado, where she will recuperate and visit with friends for a few weeks.

Our ball team went out to the Eagle Valley ball Diamond Sunday afternoon and brought back the scalps of Eagle Valley's base ball warriors dangling at their belt. Our team is doing some pretty good work, when they have a chance and we are in hopes that they will match a game on some week day so that it will do our town some good. The business men do not receive a cents worth out of a Sunday's game and as a consequence do not feel like supporting a team where they do not derive any benefit.

Saunders, of Verdel, visited with his sister, Mrs. J. H. Ashby, the first of the week.

H. Graves and wife returned Tuesday from their Boyd county visit, of three weeks.

A good old fashioned rain would be highly appreciated just now.

Carl Erickson took possession of the Magnet Hotel Monday and he wishes to notify you that he is prepared to give the general public as good hotel service as can be found in any town in north east Nebraska.

Richard Jones and C. J. Carlson took the early train Tuesday for Clarinda, Iowa, where they expect work in the pop factory of Mr. W. Freeman.

C. H. Villiman and father Grant, were passengers to Sioux City Tuesday.

Miss Nora Davis, of Croften is visiting with friends in this vicinity this week.

Fred Soost spent the 4th. [with] friends in South Dakota.

Alma and Elna Dodson and Bessie LaRue attended a concert at Wausa by Miss Kaping their music teacher.

Mrs. Jens Anderson is under the Dr's care this week.

George Bangs received a telegram Monday afternoon from his daughter Mrs. Robt. Anderson stating that her husband was at the St. Joseph hospital, at Omaha. Mrs. Bangs took the early train Tuesday to the above place. Mr. Bangs up to the time of this writing had not been informed as to the nature of Mr. Andersons affliction but presumed that it is appendicitis.

J. H. Ashby was off the sick list the first of the week.

The farmers are going over their corn the third time and their alfalfa the second time and both crops are in fine condition.

Posters are out announcing the G. A. R. district reunion at Bloomfield on the 16, 17, and 18, inst. An elaborate program has been arranged for this occasion and is predicted, by the management that it will be one of the best reunions ever held in this district.

The M. E. Aid Society will meet with mother Preston at her home, Friday afternoon this week.

A. E. Mainquist and wife, boar[d]ed the east bound train Monday noon for Excelsior Springs, Missouri, to try the health giving qualities of tthe different waters found at that place. Mr. Mainquist says that he may conclude to buy one of those good old Missouri farms, for they are "the good kind."

Some of the farmers seem to think. that rain, in any quantity, would not save the oat crop.

Miss Lora and Lotta Crellin, of Pender, are visiting their grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. Dawson, and other friends in this part, this week.

If you see it in the MAIL believe it.

Wm Soost was the first to start the harvest going, he cut a small piece of rye the the first of the week.

Sanford Cox was in town a few days ago looking for a house to rent. He has been working on a farm down near Pender for E. T Crellin.

Mrs. C. S. Jones, and two little boys, took the noon train here Monday noon for Duluth Minn.

Miss Lilly and Maggie Mainquist, who have been visiting with friends in Iowa, since June 2, returned to their home here Monday noon feeling very enthusiastic over their vacation.

Richard Jones extended his 4th of July celebration over to the 5th and while he was burning powder in first class patriotic style his face came in close contact with an explosion, which neccessitated the prompt action of a surgeon to save his eyes and put his face back in shape, which took seven stitches and a lot of court plaster.

Mrs. C. N. Barrows is visiting with her daughter, Mrs. Frank Hathaway, up near Niobrara this week.

The forerunner of The Cole Circus and Menagera company was here Monday posting bills for the above show which will be at Randolph on the 15, inst.

Miss Florlilia Ludden was an early passenger to Wayne Monday.

Mr. and Mrs. Sigler, of Sioux City, spent the 4th with Mr. Sigler's sister, Mrs. H. A. Leckler.

John Hirschman and family of Belden, visited with friends of Mrs Hirschman, here over Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Gorton were at Randolph Saturday afternoon.

L W. Hatheway and family passed through here Saturday afternoon on their way home at Brunswick, after spending the 4th with friends af Coleridge.

Ross Dodson spent the 4th at Sioux City.

Another nice little shower Sunday night.

Dr. Whealen, of Norfolk, filled the pulpit at the Christain church Sunday morning and evening.

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Mrs. Geo Shaw and children of Verdel, are visiting at the home of Mrs. Shaw's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Ashby, this week.

Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Gifford, of Belden, were over Sunday visitors at the W. W. Greeno home.

R. E. Jones returned from Hay Springs Thursday noon, he reports everything booming ut there.

A new roof is being put on the Gibson store building this week.

Thursday July 17, 1913.

Wednesday night Frank Clarke drove over to Pierce, taking with him Emil Erickson and Miss Pansie Hansen, who were married and returned to the home of Emil's parents in the afternoon. We will devote more time and space to this worthy young couple in our next issue.

There are but four of the boys of sixty one living in this vicinity and they, with their families are at the district reunion at Bloomfield this week.

Friends and old school mates, from Bancroft, are visiting with the Mainquist girls this week.

Ice Cream and Cake will be served in the Restaurant building, by the M. E. Aid Society Saturday afternoon and evening. Come.

Notice is hereby given that the firm of Erickson Bros. formaly* doing business at Magnet is hereby desolved on and after the 17th. day of July 1913. All accounts will be collected and all bills payed by A. J. Erickson.

Mrs. Chastine, of Burke, S. Dakota, came in on the evening train Tuesday for a few days visit with her mother Mrs, Haveland and Mrs. J. H. Baker and Mrs. T. J. Couture, her sisters.

Dr. Warren who confines his pratice to eye and ear treatment and the fitting eye glasses for patients of any age will be at Magnet Hotel Monday, July 21, 1913.

Last week Arther Halleen sold his Ford Auto Car to his brother Herman.

Quite a few of the Magnet citizen attended the Cole Circus at Randolph Wednesday.

Pete Haley, of Wausa, is putting in an arched cave for Jim Ward on his Magnet property.

Mr. and Mrs. Chris Leckler took the early Tuesday morning train for Colorado to visit with their children and enjoy the high altidude among the foot hills of the big rockies.

Frank Clark sold to A. J. Erickson a new Ford Touring car Monday.

Charly Bently, took the morning, train at McLean Friday for Woodman, Colorado, to make Otto a short visit. Otto is taking treatment at the Woodman Sanitorium which is located at the above place.

W. N. Salmon and son has purchased a new separator for their thrashing outfit.

Jim Ashby had some more trouble with his Auto car last week, which cost him in the neighborhood of fifty dollars. It does seem like that those Auto cars are an expensive luxury.

Friends from Oakland visited at the Hagstrom and C. C. Joh[n]son homes Saturday and Sunday.

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J. S. Ellis, of McLean, took the train here Monday for Bloomfield where he will attend the North east Nebraska G. A. R. district reunlon.

... errors in the first inning with 2 passed balls and a single which allowed the visitors to score 7 times after that the home team settled down and with fast fielding and heavy stick work forged ahead and were within one score of the visitors at the end of the ninth.

Unpires Wilson and Dodson.

The Second Game went only 4 innings, which resulted in a score of 5 to 0 in favor of Eagle Valley.

There is some talk of the erection of a grand stand on the ball Diamon[d].

C. H. Villiman has left Magnet for Sioux City, where he has accepted a position in a barber shop.

The temperature has been rather intemperate lately.

Orvil Salmon and Ross Dodson went over to Norfolk Tuesday morning to look for a job of work. It seems like that they need not go away from home to look for work when there is so much to do here.

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Nelson of Omaha, and Miss Nelson of Shenadoah, Iowa, visited at the Frank Bloomquist and Charly Nelson homes the first of the week.

Hugo Grant and father Harry Bruner and, Mrs. Hugo Grant and Mattie Furness drove up to Bloomfield Sunday in Miss Mattie's car.

Dr Hansen, of Wausa was called to the O. S. Swanson home Monday morning to administer, professionally, to the physical needs of little Ivan.

Geo Bangs was an early passenger to Omaha Monday to see Robt Anderson who is confined in the St Joseph Hospital at that place, after undergoing as operation.

Mrs. I. O. Woolston was quite sick, the first of the week.

A. E. Mainquist had a car load of hogs on the Sioux City market Saturday morning

The Elkhorn ranch had a car of fat hogs on the South Omaha fat stock market Friday.

Read carefully the Magnet State Bank's new add* in this issue.

This railroad work train is doing some ditching between here and Randolph, this week.

The Hans Nelson farm was sold last Week for $127.50 an acre. Mr. Nelson will move back to Wausa next spring.

Some good reading in the Bank add* this week.

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The ladies aid have purchased a new carpet for the methodist church.

A sister from Missouri is visiting with Mrs. L. G. Burch this week.

T. J. Couture took Mrs. Chastain and Mrs. Haveland over to Creighton, Monday morning, where they took the train for their home at Burk, South Dakota.

Mrs. Len Buchanan, of McLean took the noon train here Tuesday for a business trip to Randolph.

Nine little girl friends of Rachel Snygg met at her home one day last week and helped her celebrate her 7th birhday. The afternoon was very pleasantly spent in playing games. at 5 o'clock ice cream and cake was served, a fine time was reported.

A. E. Mainquist and Harry Jorgenson each had a car load of fat hogs on the fat stock market at Sioux City Tuesday.

Mainquist had another load of fat hogs on the Sioux City market Wednesday.

A few weeks ago John Henkel, formaly* of this place quit his job in a packing house at South Omaha and took up a job as trackman on the railroad, of which he is an experienced workman, during. the hot weather of last week he received a sun stroke which laid him up for a few days. We have been recently informed that he has an attack of typhoid fever.

From all indications Sher[i]dan county will have a bumper potato crop again this fall Geo. McClusky was showing us some new potatoes Wednesday that were fine for this early in the season. He got four from one hill which averaged one half pound each besides a lot of small ones. HAY SPRINGS NEWS.

Mr. [and] Mrs. C. N. Barrows were early passengers to Randolph Monday.

Dr. Warren who confines his practice to eye and ear treatment and the fitting of glasses for patients of any age will be at Magnet Hotel Monday, July 30. 1913.

Charly Bentley returned from his Colorado trip Tuesday. He seemed very well satisfied with the treatment which Otto was receiving at the Woodman Sanitorium. Charly said that, there were but three patients from Nebr. which shows that the climatic conditions in Nebraska are very good.

Friends from Oakland were entertained at the H. L. Bloomgren home the first of the week.

Mr. and Mrs. Robt Anderson arrived here from Omaha, where Mr. Anderson a short time ago underwent an opperation. They are stop[p]ing with Mrs. Anderson's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Bangs.

Frank Clarke brought out another new Ford car Thursday.

Mr. and Mrs Mainquist returned, Saturday evening, from their Excelsior Springs, Mo., visit. Axel does not seem to be quite so enthusiastic over old Missouri now as he was last winter.

The M. E. Aid Society did very well with their ice cream social Saturday the proceeds being $18.

W. C. Gorton was a guest of his daughter, Mrs. C. O. Shannon at McLean Sunday.

Mrs. M. J. Furness and Mrs. Lucy Black spent Sunday with friends at Carroll.

Auditor Hovelson, of The Smith Hovelson Lumber Co. was here Monday checking up their business here.

Mrs. Axie Ellsbury, of Laurel, visited with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cox, the latter part of last week.

Mr. Kasner, of Iowa, was here the first of the week looking after his real estate interests. He owns the half section where W. E. Delozier lives

Mrs. C. H. Weaindtils is in Omaha attending a law-suit as a witness.

It is awful hard to keep a Nebraska corn crop down. It has been nip and tuck between the corn and the day hot weather, but corn seems to have the best of it yet.

H. W. McClure and family of Ewing, are guests at the J. C. McClure home this week.

Quite a bunch of our fans saw the ball game at Randolph, Randolph vs Coleridge.

R. E. Jones saw the sights at Coleridge and vicinity Sunday.

W. E. Dodson took the.noon train yesterday for South Dadota points to work in the harvest field.

Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Clerke, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Mitts started yesterday afternoon for Valiska, Iowa, via the Ford rent, where they will visit a short time with friends.

Virgil Salmon took the morning train for Sioux City this morning.

Walter Jones went to Verdel this morning to rent a farm.

The railroad officials, from Omaha passed through here Wednesday just as fast as steam could carry them. They did not even stop long enough to see how their crop of weeds were getting along. We was informed a few days ago that there is a crossing between here and Wausa where the weeds have grown so high that even a moving train cannot be seen from the wagon road. Will Wausa stand for it?

This vicinity reports a nice little shower of rain Tuesday evening.

Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Delozier visited with friends at Coleridge Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs: Thomas Delozier, from Oklahoma, arrived here on the evening train Friday for a visit with their sons; Dock and W. H.

Magnet is getting to be quite sporty. Sunday after noon a ball game, a horse race and a fight were the events that caused quite a bit of excitement.

Thursday July 24, 1913.

Mrs. Wm Behn returned from a visit, Monday with friends the Lyons.

This week will wind up all the early harvest in this part.

My friends, help the editor in his wild-eyed search for news. When your wife gives a: tea party, if you have recovered from the effects of the gossip, drop in with the news: When a baby arrives; fill your pockets with cigars, and call: If you go to a party, steal some of he good things and leave 'em with the item in our sanctum; if your wife licks you, come in and let us see your scars and tender sympathy through the paper, if your mother-in-law has died don't be bashful about it; give in all the commonplace news in short whatever makes you feel very proud, sad, lonesome or glad, submit it to our 24 karat wisdom while we stand on end with gratitude which will pour from every pore like moisture from the dew-besprinkled earth. ex.

J. H. Ashby drove over to Creighton Monday where he took his daughter, who took the train for her home at Verdel.

Wm Soost and sons, Ed and Harry, and Otto Swanson, Siturday drove up to Fred Soosts jr. on a fishing expedition.

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Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Furness took the early Monday morning train for Denver for a short visit with friends.

Frank Hagadorn an old timer of this part, but now a resident of Cheyene, Wyoming is here this week.

Another nice little shower Sunday night.

A. J. Erickson was a business visitor at Sioux City Saturday, on business connected with his mercantile business here. Mr. Erickson is endeavoring to give his patrons the best that money can buy

Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Cressy, of 12 miles north, were guests at the mother Preston home the first of the week.

Judging from the amount of freight unloaded here every day by the train men we are led to believe our merchants are doing a good business.

Paul Larson was here Tuesday checking up the Anchor Grain agent. Mr. Larson is the Auditor for this Co.

Mr. and Mrs. Dick Waddell spent Saturday night and Sunday with their old friend and neighbor, John Buckland eight miles north east.

Quite a few of the farmers contracted their oats for 30 cts. and a few days afterwards oats advanced to 31 cts. We have noticed all our short career that the best time for a fa[r]mer to sell his products was when they were ready to haul to the market.

Mr.and Mrs. Fred Mullin, Mr. and Mrs. Chas.Kirkpatric, of Coleridge were in town Monday afternoon calling on friends.

The following corrected prices of grain and stock were handed in by R. E. Jones, agent Saunders Weistrand Grain Co.

Had your vacation? Then do your Christmas shopping early.

A manufacturer is always an authority, if not on the tariff, at least on how much tariff he wants.

A friend of Tom Watson, in Georgia has named a watermellon, which shows how Tom is appreciated at home.

That Mexican revolution does not proceed rapidly enough to keep the moving picture men from yawning.

According to the Government report there has been a serious falling off in the oats yield this year, though the crop of wild oats seems to be as big as ever.

W. A. Preston and family passed through here Monday on their way home from Pearl Creek, where they had been visiting at the H. N. Holcomb home.

Mr. and Mrs. Robt Anderson departed for their home at Brule Saturday morning.

Sanford Cox is in the South Dakota wheat fields this week near Northfield.

Friends from Randolph spent Sunday with Miss Millie Woolston.

At the request of the Woodmen and other friends, of my son Otto, I will here give you a brief sketch at what I think of the condition of things as I saw them at the Woodman Sanitorium. When I arrived at the Sanitorium I found Otto in a very much improved condition in spirit as well as phisically and under the kind and gentle treatment he is receiving out there, my earnest belief and hope is that, he will will soon overcome the malady of which he is afflicted.

The physcians employed at the inst[it]ute are of the very best and know how to treat the many complications of diseases that come to them. Dr. Geiser, who has charge of Otto's case, is a very pleasant man to meet, besides being a very capable man professionaly and I must say that I have the utmost confidence in him and I honestly believe that his hea[r]t is in his work.

After one goes out to this place and sees the good work that is being done for afflicted hummanity, it seems to me that every Woodman would be proud of the fact that he is a member of this great order, I feel so myself and in this case I so judge others. Very truly, C. A. Bently, Magnet Camp, 8763.

Mrs. H. L. Blomgren is enjoying a visit from her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Johns. of Bloomfield.

Frank Clark and Jim Mitts returned from their Iowa visit Monday afternoon. They report a very pleasant time. Frank says it is about 200 miles from here to Spencer, Iowa, and they drove it in about 10 hours in the Ford. Their wives will return home later.

In responce to a telegram announcing the serious illness of Mark Freeman, his son-in-law, R. E. Jones took the noon train for Omaha where Mr. Freeman is confined in a hospital after having underwent an opperation for some kind of stomach trouble.

Mrs. J. P. A. Peterson and little daughter took the train Monday for Oakland for a visit with friends.

Sunday afternoon the North Star ball team from north of Wausa came down and took our team on for the second game this season, which proved to be a good game from start to finish and after the smoke and dust had cleared away at the end of the 14th inning the score looked like this.

The Fans claim the above game to be one of the best games ever played on the Magnet diamond. Every player did his duty and but few errors were made on either side. Harper, the local pitcher, struck out 14 men, to his opponents 7. The game was not accompanied by the usual amount of rag chewing but was a clean one all the way through. The north star bunch are a nice bunch of fellows and play an honest game.

Mrs. G. A. Williamson, of Bloomfield, is visiting with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Coop, this week.

There was no preaching services at the methodist church Sunday on account of the pastor being off on a vacation.

Some of the oat fields are getting pretty weedy, on account of the slowness of the grain in ripening.

A. J. Erickson and T. J. Couture, made a business trip to Creighton Monday evening.

A. E. Mainquist, Robt Stober and Fred Johnson, each had a car of hogs on the Sioux City market this week.

Dick Waddell, Tuesday, severed his connection with the Anchor Grain Co. caus[e] unknow[n], to us.

Mrs. Winget is visiting with her son Ed at Creighton this week.

A passenger train will leave here for Wayne Sunday Aug. 3. at 12 30, p. m. The double header ball game at Wayne is the attraction. Train returning in the evening.

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Mrs. Mel Furness was at Randolph Tuesday.

The Magnet base ball team will play the Sholes team at Sholes next Sunday.

Leslie Ward is reported to be very sick with a case of blood poison in his right arm.

Ralph Harper was over from near Belden Sunday.

Art SteckeIberg was a business visitor do Randolph Monday.

Miss Lillie Mainquist returned Monday from a visit at Bancroft.

Pete Anderson shipped four cars of cattle to Omaha Sunday night.

Miss Mary Moore attended chautauqua at Randolph Wednesday.

Frank Furness and family attended the chautauqua at Randolph Sunday.

Mrs. Harry Jorgensen and children returned from Omaha Monday night.

THE MAIL is a day late this week on account of the editor being sick Thursday.

Mrs. J. E. Mitts returned Monday from a visit with relatives at Fostoria, lowa.

Chris Gunderson's mother and brother came from Spencer for a visit Saturday night.

Mrs. Dick Waddell was called to Winside Wednesday by the serious injury of. her brother in a runaway near that place.

Theo. Roher and J. V. Fletcher returned Tuesday night from a fishing trip to Wynot. They report fairly good fishing.

In the matter of the petition of Roscoe Black, Administrator of the estate of Samuel T. Black, deceased ...

W. C. Gorton was at Randolph Saturday.

Sam and John Bayles who have been visiting their cousin, D. C. LaRue, left Monday morning for their home at Union.

H. L. Bloomgren was at Wausa Thursday.

Dr. Terry of Randolph was in town Frida y.

J. H Ashby made an auto trip [to] Osmond Friday.

Miss Frieda Tady was a Wausa passenger Monday.

J. C. Moore and Wm. Soost made an auto trip to Hartington Monday.

Mrs. Will Greeno was a chautauqua visitor at Randolph Tuesday.

E. E. Snygg and children attended the chautauqua at Raudolph. today.

Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Furness returned Saturday night from a trip to Denver.

Frank Doane and wife of Bloomfield visited at the Sam Allen home Sunday.

Little Albert Sandberg is recovering very nicely from his recent illness.

Mrs. Henry Henrickson and children were Raudolph visitors Tuesday.

Mr. Bloomquist, father of Frank Bloomquist, was a Wausa passenger Saturday.

Alfred Johnson of Essex, Iowa came Saturday to visit at the A. E. Mainquist home.

T. A. Anthony and wife were down from Wausa Wednesday evening in their auto.

Theo Couture drove J. H. Ashby's car to Newcastle Saturday returning Sunday.

Victor Carlson and family of Oakland came Saturday for a visit at the C. C. Johnson home.

Arthur Steckelberg and Miss Millie Woolston attended the chautauqua at Randolph Sunday.

C. A. Swartwood of Fremont will preach in the Christain church Sunday morning and evening.

Threshing commenced on the Elkhorn ranch this week. The Johnson boys are doing the work.

Mrs. W. H. Westated returned to her home here Tuesday evening from a visit [to] Omaha and Fremont.

Mrs. John Scofield of Wayne came Saturday night for a visit at the W. A. Preston home south of town.

Mrs. G A. Williamson returned Saturday to her home at Bloomfield after a visit with Magnet relatives.

Theo. Roher and Henry Leckler and wife attended the Randolph-Bloomfield ball game at Randolph Thursday.

Mrs. A. L. Ellis of Anamosa, Iowa returned to her home Tuesday after two weeks visit at the L. G. Burch home.

THE CEDAR COUNTY NEWS will put out a Nebraska booster edition of their paper in a magazine form sometime in September.

On Wednesday P. J. Sandberg installed a telephone in the THE MAGNET MAIL office, If you know a news item, phone it to us and it will be appreciated.

Ernest Stratman, son of Paul Stratman southeast of town, was kicked by a horse last Friday. His right arm was broken below the ebow. Dr. Cook of Randolph set the broken bones.

Ross Dodson, Theo. Roher, Fred Kelly and Avery Baker attended the ball game between Randolph and Carroll Wednesday. They say it was a good game and resulted in a score of 1 to 0 in favor of Randolph.

Among the people who attended the double header ball game at Wayne Sunday were: Ross Dodson, Jim Dodson, John Leckler, Paul Buol, Ellis LaRue, Ed Jordan, George Behrends, Jim Bayles, John Bayles, J. E. Mitts, Jennie Allen, Ruth Erickson and Leona Baker.

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D. C. LaRue went to Union today.

Donald Snygg is on the sick list this week.

Mrs. J. W. Furness spent Tuesday at Mrs. Bartlett's assisting her in getting ready to go for a visit to her old home in Shubert.

At a meeting in the city hall Monday night it was decided to hold a carnival in Magnet.

P. J. Sandberg was elected chairman and Fred Soost secretary. A Finance Committee consisting of Hugo Grant, Fred Soost and A. J. Erickson was appointed to solicit enough money to cover any shortage that might be. Secretary Soost was instructed to correspond with various carnival companies in regard to securing them for the second week in September.

Let us all get together and boost and show the neighboring towns that we can and will have the best carnival in this section of the county.

Last Tuesday evening about 6 p. m. the Carroll boosters arrived here on their trip advertising their carnival. There were 32 autos in the string and each one was loaded with boosters. The Carroll band played a selection and then L. R. Bellows invited the people of Magnet and-vicinity to attend the Carroll carnival August 20 to 22.

They will no doubt show all who attend a good time.

Fred Soost and O. S. Swanson this week purchased the Ford auto agency of F. J. Clark and will sell these cars.

J. C. Moore was on the sick list Wednesday.

City water was installed in the hotel yesterday.

Ruth Erickson was a Wausa visitor Wednesday.

W. C. Gorton was at McLean on business Tuesday.

Robt. Mayden was a Wayne passenger Wednesday morning.

"Slim" Salmon and Frank Graves were transacting business in McLean Tuesday.

Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Ludden left Friday morning for short visit at Surprise, Nebr.

L. E. Hovelson of Sioux City assisted in invoicing the local lumber yard Tuesday.

Mrs. Hugh Grant went to Sioux City Wednesday for a visit with relatives and friends.

H. L. Bloomgreen made a drive to Stanton Sunday and one to Meadow Grove Tuesday.

The friends of Mrs. Driver will be pleased to know that she has been allowed the mother's pension.

Jim McClure shipped a car, of hogs to Sioux City Monday night. He accompanied them returning Tuesday.

E. Birge was a Norfolk visitor Monday.

B. D. Mayden was at Randolph Tuesday.

Art Steckelberg was a Randolph visitor Monday.

J. H. Baker was a business visitor to Bloomfield Monday.

Pete Dawson went to McLean to consult the doctor Friday.

Hartos Brandt of Randolph spent Sunday with friends in Magnet.

E. F. Halleen, Ross Dodson and Dick Waddell were in Wausa Monday.

This vicinity was visited by a hard rain Saturday night. The corn looks like new.

Ross Dodson left Tuesday for Norfolk where has a job as brakeman for the C & N. W. Ry.

C. D. Thompson and Pete Larsen were up from Randolph Wednesday repairing the telephone line.

Misses Amelia Poggensee and Martha Weber of McLean were Magnet visitors Sunday evening.

F. J. Clark loaded his household goods Wednesday, preparatory to shipping them, to Correctionville, Iowa.

Mrs. F. J. Clark entertained her her Sunday school class Monday afternoon. A fine time is reported. Refreshments were served.

Robt. Mayden left Wednesday morning for Hastings, where he goes as a delegate to the State Convention of the Christian church.

F. J. Clark returned Saturday from Correctionville, Iowa, where he had been invoicing a lumber yard for the Smith-Hovelson Co.

We are Indebted to J. M. Contie, of Sioux City, representative of the Western Newspaper Union, for helping us get out our paper today.

F. J. Clark and wife and Fred Kelly left today in their auto for Correctionville, Iowa, where Mr. Clark has a position as manager of a lumber yard.

J. H. Baker returned last Wednesday night from Rockham, S. D. where he had been working. Jack says he is now ready to take care of his home trade.

Thro. Roher, Ernest Halleen, J. H. Baker, Arthur Halleen and John Beaudette took in the ball game at Bloomfield Tuesday. The trip was made in he latter's auto.

Miss Mattie Furness and Harvey Bruner drove to McLean Monday evening to meet Miss Edith Ludden who has been spending her vacation at Lincoln, Ulysses and other points.

Wm. Hammond of Randolph came Monday to take charge of the Smith-Hovelson lumber yard. Mr. Hammond is a good business man and we wish him success in his new position.

A. O. Swartwood, J. W. Furness Edith Ludden and Mattie Furness went to Pearl Creek Tuesday. On the way home they had trouble with the car which caused them to send for Bloomgreen who brought them home.

A. O. Swartwood preached last Sunday morning and evening to a good congregation at the Christian church. He is a fine speaker and the Christian people would like to secure his services for a year. He will preach next Sunday morning at Oliver Grove and in the evening at Magnet.

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Last Sunday the Magnet ball team went to Sholes accompanied by a few boosters and came home victorius. The game was a good clean one, free from rag chewing or other elements of dirty baseball. Harper and Leckler were the battery for Magnet. Harper struck out 8 men to his opponent's 7. E. F. Halleen and Mr. Root of Sholes were the umpires.

The game was a well attended and well played one and at the end of the game the score looked like this:

Magnet ... .. .. ..7
Sholes ... .. ... ..5

We were unable to learn when a return game was to be played.

Preaching at the Christian church every Sunday morning at 11 a. m. Sunday school at 10 a. m. Endeavor Society at 7:15 p. m. Preaching at 8 p. m. Everybody welcome.

A. O. Swartwood will take up the work at the Magnet Christian church until he can locate a preacher, for this church. Mr. Swartwood will give vocal lessons at the church every Saturday evening at 8:30. Everyone that can sing or wants to learn are welcome.

A. O. Swartwood will preach next Sunday afternoon at the Lookout school house

The Christian Workers will serve ice cream (both home and factory made) with cake, in the restaurant building Saturday afternoon and evening August 24th.

Friday afternoon while Nels Peterson was attending the show at Wausa prowlers broke into the house and took $4.50 and proceeded to upset the furniture and tear up the house in general. Entrance was gained by breaking in a window.

Friday a fight was put on in the public highway near the railroad track. Paul Buol was hauling grain to town when one of the section men became abusive and finally it became unbearable then Paul started in and took him on for a trimming. There has been considerable complaint from this section crew disturbing passersby.

One man reports their throwing rocks at him. Marshal Roher says that somebody will be arrested if this is not stopped.

Miss Ludden was a Wayne visitor on Saturday.

Miss Jennie Allen was in Randolph Friday.

F. E. Vickory was a Randolph visitor Sunday.

Dr. Hansen of Wausa was in Magnet Monday.

Emil Roher of Fremont was in town last Thursday.

Charlie Wildner returned from Wayne Monday noon.

Mrs. Berg was down from Wausa Saturday on business.

Mrs. John Soost went to Bloomfield for a visit Monday.

J. H. Baker was a business visitor to Bloomfield Saturday.

Mrs. Art. Marsh and Alma Dodson were In Randolph Friday.

Dave LaRue returned Saturday night from his visit at Union.

Dr. Lansing and family spent last Thursday night in Magnet.

Wayne is talkking of holding an auto race meet in the near future.

Mrs. B. F. Maple came Wednesday to visit at the Arthur Halleen home.

County Sheriff Dave McFadden was over from Hartington Monday on business.

Mrs. Snooks south east of town lost a valuable colt by lightning last Tuesday.

A. A. Holmes returned Tuesday from Union Neb. where he had been visiting.

E. F. Halleen, Dick Waddell and Hugo Grant took in the ball game at Sholes Sunday.

Wm. Newell of Omaha came Saturday and visited old Magnet friends over Sunday.

Wm. Hammond went to Randolph Saturday to spend Sunday with his parents and other friends.

We had another hard rain Monday night. Strong wind and lightning were features of this storm.

O. S. Swanson and Fred Soost went to Sioux City Friday and drove out a brand new Ford auto to demonstrate with.

Mrs. E. T. Crellin and children left Friday for their home at Pender after a visit wifh her parents, Pete Dawson and wife.

Mrs. Jim Mitts went to Randolph Saturday to spend Sunday with relatives. Jim drove down Saturday night returning Sunday.

Miss Lydia Johnson and two brothers of Wausa came down Saturday noon and spent Sunday at the Johnson home south of town.

D. B. Park of Randolph came up last Thursday evening and spent the night with Wm. Hammond. D. B. was shaking hands with old friends Friday morning.

E. F. Hallen, Ross Dodson, T. J. Couture and J. H. Ashby started for Randolph Wednesday afternoon to attend the ball game, but near the Ludden place the car broke down.

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We notice by the Randolph papers that the Chautauqua tent was blown down in the storm last Tuesday.

WAYNE HERALD: Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Stageman and daughter, Marjorle, of Randolph, were in Wayne Saturday morning on their way to Yellowstone National Park.

According to the Wayne papers work on the new depot at that place is progressing rapidly. When completed it will be one of the finest in this section of the state.

Lightning struck the barn on the farm which Carl Hard lives 2 miles north of Wausa. The barn was not injured much. Mr. Hard, who was in the yard, was badly shocked. Neighbors soon arrived and put out the fire.

WAYNE HERALD: Mrs. L. B. Kincannon and children of McLean, Neb; find Mrs. E. M. Collins and daughter, Miss Jessie, of Panama, Ia, who were here visiting the A. F. Whitney and Mac Miller homes, left yesterday morning for Hartington.

WAYNE HERALD: Mr. and Mrs. David Nettelton of the Randolph vicinity, stopped in Wayne over Friday night on their way home from Craig, Neb, while in Wayne, they were guests at the C. Panabaker home.

RANDOLPH TIMES: Miss Clara Raber met with a very painful accident in Omaha last Sunday. She was on her way to enter the wholesale millinery house and was spending the day in Omaha. In some manner she fell from a street car and sustained a broken arm and several cuts and bruises about the face. She is being cared for in Omaha.

Miss Dorothy Peck, cousin of the editor, came up from Randolph Wednesday evening for a few days visit.

B. D. Mayden was in Randolph Monday.

Old newspapers for sale at this office, adv

Robt Mayden returned Tues evening from Hastings.

Lee Beckner returned to his home at Bancroft today.

The Anchor Grain Co., elevator is being repaired this week.

Mrs Fritz Sandberg is improving nicely from her recent illness.

The editor and wife spent Sunday at the home of his parents south of town.

Mrs Hugo Grant returned Monday from a visit with Sioux City relatives.

Leonard Buchanan and family spent Sunday with the Carl Herd family near Wausa.

Mrs. L Greeno of North Platte Neb, came Wednesday to visit the Will Greeno home.

W. Delozier, Ruby Delozlier J. H. Baker and John Beaudett made a business trip to Crofton last Thursday in the latters auto.

J. H. Ashby and wife returned Tuesday from a visit at Spencer, Verdel and other points. They attended the Old Settlers picnic at Verdel.

The state fair at Lincoln September 1-5 will be the scene of a larger number of free attractions than ever before. Liberati's band, the grand opera concert stars and eight different vaudeville attractions head the list. The speed program and the fireworks will also break all previous records.

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At a meeting in the city hall Monday night arrangements were made to hold the Magnet Carnival and Baseball Tournament next Thursday, Friday and Saturday, September, 4, 5, and 6th. The change in dates was neccessary as the Dohrman Amusement Co. had no open dates except next week.

The Dohrman Amusement Co., will be here with a human roulette wheel (a riding device), a merry-go-round, vaudeville show, haunted house show, etc., besides various stands. Their band will furnish music for the ball games. VonSeggern will put on both a single and double trapeze act, also will put on the break-away-ladder act as a free street attraction.

Three big ball games have been scheduled for these three days, as follows:

Thursday, Magnet vs. Sholes, Friday, Magnet vs. Randolph, Saturday, Magnet vs. Wausa. These games will all be fast ones and well worth while.

In the evening a big bowery dance will be held and the best of music has been secured. Good order and a good

time is assured to all. Every one is invited to attend this carnival and have the time of the season, for Magnet has secured the best talent obtainable for this carnival. Every day is a big day, so be sure and come for a good- time to all is guaranteed.

RANDOLPH TIMES: A movement is under way in Randolph for a ball tournament this fall, along the lines that in past years has brought such excellent base ball to our city. Nothing sure has been done, it is merely, on the docket with considerable mention in its favor.

Mrs. Jessie C. Davis of Sioux City arrived here yesterday to visit her parents Mr. and Mrs. Geo. H. Bangs. She took the civil service examination last April and has been assighed as stenographer in the U. S. land office at Lemmon, S. D. at a salery of $1000 a year.

Ross Dodson spent Sunday in Sioux City.

P. J. Sandberg was in Randolph Monday morning.

B. D. Mayden left Saturday morning for Chicago.

Hugo Grant made a business trip to Sioux City Wednesday.

Dr Genning and family were in town Friday evening in their auto.

Dick Waddell was business visitor to Merrill, Iowa, Saturday.

4 horse power gasoline engine for sale cheap. Magnet Garage.

Misses Mattie Furness and Edith Ludden were Carrol visitors Friday.

James Bruhn of Bloomfield was visiting at the Wm. Soost home Friday.

F. E. Harper of Belden visited Tuesday at the home of his brother H. I. Harper.

F. E. Vickory and son Lyman, were Omaha passengers last Thursday morning.

Bring in your produce and get the highest market price. A. J. Erickson. adv.

J. H. Baker went to Bloomfield Monday where he will do some car,renter* work.

Mrs. S. A. Kopp of Sioux City came Saturday for a visit at the Earl Jones home.

Bring in your cream for we are now prepared to handle it. A. J. Erickson. adv.

E. C. Aegerter and E. R. Williams were up from Randolph Wednesday on business.

Fred Eggers and Joe Holms of Bloomfield were in town Tuesday on a real estate deal.

Fred Soost, Theo. Roher and H. L. Bloomgren made a business trip to Osmond Tuesday.

Miss Dorothy Peck returned to her home at Randolph after a visit with Magnet relatives.

T. J. Couture, Robt. Dawson and Pete Dawson drove to Belden Sunday in the Ashby auto.

Mrs. Dick Waddell returned Monday evening from an extended visit with relatives at Winside.

Mr. Evans of Wayne, formerly a ranchman near Bloomfield, was in town Saturday buying mules.

Sam Guss took the early train Monday for Dakota City, where he will attend the Old Settlers picnic.

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Leckler of Kimball, Colo. came Friday evening for a visit with relatives here.

Mr. and Mrs. C. Bennett of Sioux City drove out Sunday in their auto and visited at the Earl Jones home.

Mrs. John Wagner and children left Saturday for a visit with her brother, John Clausen, at South Omaha.

Walter Eckstrand returned to his school work at Ames, lowa, Friday. He has been working at the Elkhorn Ranch.

Clyde Fox, Wm. Kappes and Matt Thies and wife were up from Randolph in the latter's auto Wednesday morning.

Last week a veterinary from Wisner was at the Elkhorn Ranch vaccinating hogs as preventative against hog cholera. This is an excellent preventative against hog cholera.

J. H. LaFrance and family of Holstein, Iowa, were here Friday visiting at the Wm. Soost home. Mr. LaFrance is looking at land in this vicinity.

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Herbert Reese was up from Randolph Tuesday.

Mrs. Berg was down from Wausa Monday on business.

Jim Mayden was up from Randolph Tuesday evening.

"Buzz" Salmon was a Sioux City visitor Tuesday.

We pay the highest prices for poultry. A. J. Erickson.

B. D. Mayden returned Tuesday evening from Chicago.

J. H. Beales and Wm. Hammond were Randolph visitors Sunday.

D. E. Marsh and Jess Hansen were up from McClean Monday.

Flossie Coop returned Monday from a visit with her sister at Bloomfield.

Miss Esping was down from Wausa Monday attending to her music class.

Gus Berg and Gus Nelson were down from Wausa Sunday on their motorcycles.

Miss Clara Paper of Bloomfield spent Sunday with her friend Miss Mattie Furness.

Louis Sutton of Ignacia, Colo., was here Sunday in his auto. He drove from his home.

Dave LaRue is among the cripples this week with a sprained ankle. He was getting in a buggy and in some way wrenched his ankle.

Chas. Bentley and family and A. J. Erickson visited the John Haarhues family north of Coleridge Sunday. They made the trip in the Erickson auto.

Wm. Hammond went to Randolph Tuesday where he will have charge of the Smith Hovelson yard there during the absence of manager Robinson.

The United States Civil Service Commission announces that on the date named above an examination will be held at

Wayne, Neb., as a result of which it is expected to make certification to fill a contemplated vacancy in the position of fourth class postmaster of class at Magnet, Neb., and other vacancies as they may occur at that office, unless it shall be decided in the interests of the service to fill the vacancy by reinstatement.

The new M. E. Church at McLean will be dedicated Sunday. Services will be held all day Sunday. Dinner will be served in the church basement.

The Dohrman Amusement Co., arrived the first of the week and set up their shows, concessions, etc. The glass blowers show is good, the Haunted House show is another good attraction, both the merry-go-round b and human roulette wheel have a big share of the business. The free act of F. VonSeggern wis an extra good one.The ball game Thursday was won by Magnet by a score of 11 to 4.

School was postponed until next Monday on account of the carnival being held this week. The teaching force this year will be: Mrs. Berg, principal. Miss Myrtle Bumail, primary ??.

All legal voters, resident of, or on rural routes served from Magnet, who are patrons of the post office are entitled to vote at this primary. - F. A. Furness, Committeman

Wausa, Neb, Aug. 25. The first annual tournament of the Knox county tennis association, held at Bloomfield, came to a close Saturday afternoon. There were twenty entries in the singles and ten in the doubles, Bloomfield, Crofton, Center and Wausa having representatives in the tournament. The singles championship was won by Joe Hultman, Wausa's 46 year old tennis crack, H. R. Anderson, of Wausa, being the runner up.

The doubles championship was won by Hultman and Liddele, H. R. Anderson and L. C. Anderson, also of Wausa, being the runners-up. - SIOUX CITY JOURNAL.

Carl Hand of Wausa was in town Friday

J. H. Beales of Dakota City is the new station agent.

Fred Leckler was a Randolph passenger Saturday.

E. R. Sutton of Dallas, S. D., was in town Friday on business.

4 horse power gasoline engine for sale cheap.

H. F. Bruner left Saturday for Newcastle where he will be station agent.

W. A. Coop went to Bloomfield Saturday and spent Sunday with his daughter.

J. P. Johnson and family of Cherokee county, Iowa came Saturday for a visit with friends.

Mrs. Hugo Grant and baby left Friday for Missouri. She was called by the death of her father.

Word received last week from Otto Bentley at Woodman, Colo., says that he is much improved in health.

Frank Osborg and family of near Wausa came down Saturday to visit Chas Johnson and family east of town.

Snygg Bros. store was painted white on the inside and newly papered. This makes an excellent improvement.

Mel Furness is much improved from his recent illness.

John Palmer was down from Wausa in his auto Sunday.

Emil Erickson and wife were passengers to Oakland Saturday.

Well drillers are putting down a well on the place farmed by Mel Furness.

Bartos Brandt of Randolph, was visiting a the Sam Allen home Saturday.

Bring in your produce and get the highest market price. A. J. Erickson. adv.

Bring in your cream for we are now prepared to handle It. A J. Erickson. adv.

C. J. Peters of Hay Springs came last Thursday for a visit with Magnet friends.

G A. Hatheway of Council Bluffs was here Friday. He drove down from Brunswick.

Theo. Couture and J. H. Ashby drove to Wausa Friday evening, where Mr. Couture consulted a doctor.

The front of the Bangs drugstore was painted a slate color trimmed in buff this week. It makes it look like new.

CREIGHTON LIBERAL: Mrs. Steigle was down from Winnetoon between trains Saturday.

RANDOLPH TIMES: Grover and Robert Barnt returned Monday night from a trip of several weeks to North Yakimah, Washington. They found that country in a prosperous condition, although a little dry.

The Carroll carnival is reported as a success. A big automobile parade was a big feature. The ball games were also good.

CARROLL INDEX: Miss Dodson of Magnet was down last week visiting at the A H. Owens home. She returned home Saturday.

CREIGHTON LIBERAL: During the fiscal year from June 30th, 1912, to June 30th, 1913, the output of twine and rope at the big plant in the State penitentiary here far exceeded the sales of the previous years. and, It is claimed, has saved the farmers of South Dakota at least $50,000 through the difference in prices of the penitentary product and those of the so called "trust." In the year ending June 30 just the sale of twine amounted to $233,948.74, while the rope totaled $10,399.23. In the fiscall year 1911-12, the twine sales reached $93,873.65 and rope $3,384.26. With the big crops in the state and over the northwest the demand for the penitentiary twine surpassed the sales of last year by $13,873.10 while rope sales were more than tripled. - Report from Sioux Falls.

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P. J. Sandberg was a Randolph visitor today.

The editor was a business visitor to Wausa today.

The silos are being filled at the Elkhorn Ranch this week.

We pay the highest prices for poultry. - A. J. Erickson

County Attorney Peterson of Wausa was in town Tuesday.

Oscar Spooner of Wausa attended the dance Friday night.

Robt. and Theo. Cox were passengers to Hay Springs Tuesday.

Revival meetings began at the Christian church Sunday evening.

Orpha Dodson of Wausa attended the carnival here last week.

A baby daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Carl G. Jones Wednesday.

Soost & Swanson sold a Ford touring car to Ed ???ger Friday.

Russell Larsen of Randolph attended the carnival Friday evening.

Elmer Hughes of Carroll attended the dance here Thursday night.

O. Rinehart and wife and Mrs. Tilke were Randolph visitors Monday.

Fred Soost went to Sioux City Tuesday and drove out a new Ford auto.

P. Johnson of Wausa visited this week with his nephew, H. L. Blomgren.

J. H. Ashby sold his Jackson auto to parties near Plainview this week.

Quite a bit of prairie chicken hunting has been reported around Magnet lately.

W. H. Delozier and wife left Tuesday to look after their farm at Hemingford.

Henry Gropper and Mr. McDonald were down from Wausa Tuesday on business.

The editor and wife spent Sunday at Royal and Neligh visiting relatives and friends.

We had a nice rain Tuesday night which lasted all night. It will help the fall pastures.

Miss Johns of Bloomfield has been visiting her sister; Mrs. H. L. Blomgren, the past week.

Earl Thompson was over from Osmond Friday night in his auto. Earl was enjoying the carnival.

Miss Mamie Guss of Omaha came Saturday night for a visit with her parents and other relatives.

Andrew Bisenius and Jess Anderson were up from Randolph taking in the carnival Thursday evening.

John Haarhues and family came over from Coleridge Saturday and spent Sunday at the Bentley home southwest of town.

Wm. Hammond returned Tuesday from Randolph where he had charge of the lumber yard during the absence of the manager.

The Bible class of the Christian church will serve ice cream and cake Saturday. Proceeds to go towards buying chairs for the primary class.

In a letter to his father, C. A. Bentley, Otto Bentley says that he is gaining rapidly and that he is allowed to get up all forenoon and to take his rest chair outside from 3 to 5 p. m.

Art Steckelberg, Ross Dodson, Avery and Arnold Baker and A. J. Erickson took in the ball game at Randolph Tuesday. They report two very good games but a very small crowd.

Prowlers broke into the ice house owned by F. A. Furness on Friday night and again on Monday night. Marshal Roher says that someone will be paying a high price for ice.

D. G. Collier, his daughter, Bessie and son, Clayton, returned last Friday from an auto trip of nearly three months in the mountains of Colorado and Wyoming. They spent about three weeks in the country about Ft. Collins and Loraine fishing and visiting with acquaintances they met on previous trips. They also autoed to Saltt Lake City and Ogden and to Pocatello, Idaho, and Bozeman, Montana. On the return trip came via Coby, Thermoplis and Chyenne in Wyoming. At Evanston they ran onto our former townsman, J. L. Lake and his wife, and report them as prospering. At Bozeman they saw Carl Hoehn and report that he has a fine drug store and is doing well. It was a great trip and all made by auto and the car is good for another one.

The carnival held last week was fairly well attended, Saturday night bringing the largest crowd.

The ball games were all won by the home team.

The carnival was free from objectionable actions with one or two exceptions, one of them being a disgraceful episode in which F. Waters of Bloomfield was the party to be blamed.

School opened Monday with an enrollment of 29 in the grammer room and 39 in the primary room.

F. E. Vickory is the new janitor.

The school house was cleaned and put in order before the beginning of school.

The enrollment this year is the largest it has been at the opening of school for several years

The editors of this paper wish to have a number of country correspondents. We will appreciate it very much if you will call and find out about our proposition. We wish to make our paper newsier and better, so desire to secure all the news that is possible and if you know a news item we will appreciate it very much if yoh will let us know about it.

Mel Furness was a passenger to Omaha today to consult physicians.

Miss Clara Paper was up from Wayne Friday night for a visit at the J. W. Furness home.

Miss Hazel Waggoner returned Monday to her home at Randolph after a visit at the J. E. Mitts home.

Despite the extremely dry season and the continued heat, the Nebraska State Fair for 1913 was a success from every point of view While there was a noticable falling off in the agricultural exhibts from certain sections, the live stock display was better than ever.

The extreme heat served to decrease the attendance somewhat below that of 1912. "Omaha and South Omaha Day," Friday saw ...

The NORFOLK PRESS is to put out a Nebraska Booster edition fir the near future.

Wausa has arranged for a Chautauqua to be held next summer.

Ed. Crentz of wausa has accepted a position with a Detroit firm as traveling representative.

A fire at Hartington last Friday burned a barn and one horse for Chas. Derby.

Neligh is holding an Old Settler's picnic today.

Another post office primary is to be held at Plainview September 20 The first primary created much dissatisfaction. Nine candidates have filed.

PLAINVIEW NEWS: The foot race between Clifford Hammond and Dan Galligher of ONeal was pulled off here Monday night about dark. Hammond won by several yards in a very pretty race. Jack Sullivan the well known fighter was here as manager for Galligher.

We notice by the Newcastle Times that the Old Settlers picnic at that place was well attended.

NEWCASTLE TIMES: We are very sorry to note that Harry Ogden, the band leader, has gone away from Newcastle, and will not be employed as leader. Harry was a dandy good fellow and was competent to instruct any band. If the band wants a leader we do not see why he was not returned. We are right here to state that we believe it would have been a good thing to retain him, as the business men were willing to pay the bill. We

go on record as saying that we would cheerfully pay our share towards his salary as long as he would stay. We wish him success where ever he goes.

PLAINVIEW NEWS: While driving home to dinner Thursday noon in Jim Neal's Ford car Elmer Phillips together with Del Baber and Frank Dunaway were badly injured in an auto tip-over just west of town

Mr. Phillips had borrowed Mr. Neal's car to drive home to dinner in and had taken Mr. Baber and Mr. Dunaway on as passengers. The latter men were to ride out to Mr. Phillip's place and return with the car.

When out a short distance Mr. Phillips who was driving the car opened it up-to a high rate of speed and being used to driving a heavy car was unable to control the light Ford with the result that the car skidded into the ditch at the side of the road turning upside down.

Mr. Baber, sitting in the front seat was thrown clear of the car about thirty feet away and escaped with a badly wrenched right leg and a badly torn pair of trousers. Mr Phillips was pinned under the car and received a badly smashed shoulder and other minor injuries. Mr. Dunaway was also pinned under the car and received a broken collar bone and possibly internal injuries

Mr. Baber crawled to the car and lifted it enough for the other men to get out. Rural Route Carrier Little came along shortly after in his auto and took the injured men to their homes. Dr. Coe and Dr Jensen were called and set the injured members and they are resting as easy as could be expected at the time of going to press.

Five states will be represented at the good roads meeting to be held in Lincoln on September 23. The meeting is called to devise ways and means of consolidating all trans-continental route associations, there being four routes now in the field.

The four associations represented are the Midland trail; Denver to Salt Lake, 535 miles; the Omaha-Lincoln-Denver route; 630 miles, the river to river route through Iowa; 236 miles, and the Tri-City-Rock river route in Illinois; 180 miles.

Secactary Parisoe of Omaha-Lincoln-Denver route predicts the attendance of several hundred delegates and enthusiasts including the Governors of Nebraska, Utah, Iowa, and Illinois.

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P. J. Sandberg was in Randolph Tuesday.

Dr. Schafer of Wausa was in town Friday.

Dave LaRue was an Omaha passenger Wednesday.

Lote Marsh was up from near McLean Monday,

L. W. Broeker of Norfolk was in town last Thursday.

Mrs. Sam Guss attended the Sioux City fair Monday.

A. E. Mainquist was an Omaha passenger Tuesday.

Chas. Magunson took in the Sioux City fair Wednesday.

We pay the highest prices for poultry. A. J. Erickson.

Olof Larson of Lincoln was in town Monday on business.

Albert Hansen and family were Sholes visitors Sunday.

Frank Jones spent Sunday with his parents at Bloomfield

Mrs. Hugo Grant returned from Missouri Friday night.

John Haarhues Sr. was a Sioux City visitor Wednesday.

W. H. Delozier and wife returned Monday from Hemingford.

Miss Mamie Guss left Monday for a visit at Bloomfield, Mont.

Geo. Jorgensen made an auto trip to Randolph Saturday.

Jim Pierson was up from Randolph last Thursday night.

I. Harper and family were Sioux City fair visitors Wednesday.

Frank Grothe and family returned from Randolph Friday night.

C. H. Westadt and family were Sioux City passengers Wednesday.

Dr. H. Howell of Wakefield was in town Friday on on business.

Art Steckelberg left Wednesday for a visit with home folks at Lyons.

Theo. Clausen and family returned Monday night from a visit in Omaha.

The Elkhorn Ranch shipped 12 cars of cattle to South Omaha this week.

Theo. Roher and O. S. Swanson attended the Sioux City fair Wednesday.

Miss Olga Eggert of Lyons came Tuesday for a visit with the Wm. Bayne family.

E. E. Snygg and family were passengers to Omaha Friday to visit relatives.

Mrs. Tom Driver returned from Hartington Monday and will make her home here.

Wm. Hansen of Oakland came Wednesday to visit at the Emil Erickson home.

Geo. Butterfield and family of Norfolk were visitors at the Elkhorn Ranch Saturday

Dr. A. H. Terry was up from Randolph Tuesday having Blomgren do some work on his auto.

Mrs. Hirschman came up from Belden Friday night called by the death of her grandmother.

Mrs. B. F. Maple, mother of Mrs. Arthur Halleen, returned Tuesday to her home at Wayside, Neb.

Mrs. Frank Doane returned to her home at Bloomfield Tuesday after a visit at the Sam Allen home.

Mrs. Harlan Black and children of Verdel came Monday evening for a visit with Magnet relatives.

Mrs. Frank Graves and Mrs. Geo. H. Bangs were at Randolph Tuesday having some dental work done.

Randolph never was a good loser, but has to have a stomach ache in the ENTERPRISE when they lose a game.

P. J. Sandberg was at Sioux City today.

W. C Gorton was in Randolph Wednesday.

O. Rinehart and wife were Randolph visitors today.

F. A. Furness and family attended the Sioux City fair today.

H. L. Bloomgren and wife drove to Sioux City today in their auto

4 horse power gasoline engine for sale cheap. Magnet Garage

Harry Jones and J. H. Ashby made an auto trip to Crofton today.

Bring in your cream for we are now prepared to handle it. A. J. Erickson. adv.

Bring in your produce and get the highest market price. A. J. Erickson. adv.

Mel Furness returned to Omaha today where he to taking treatment for his recent illness.

Dr. Howel, the eye specialist, of Wakefield will have an office at the Magnet hotel Wednesday, September 24th. Glasses fitted. adv.

Thomas Driver entered the 5th grade Monday. This makes the

enrollment 30 in the Grammar room.

Lula Buchanan was absent part of the week on account of sickness.

Instruction in penmanship was was begun Monday.

Another pupil was enrolled Tuesday, bringing the enrollment up to forty.

Those having children of school age, send them now, so no beginners class will be organiized in the spring.

The First Annual Pow-Wow of the Ponce Indians is being held at Niobrara this week.

The Cedar County Fair at Hartington last week was well attended and a good display of exhibits were on hand.

WAUSA GAZETTE: THE MAGNET MAIL came out last week in a five column quarto size with four pages of home print. The new editor, Brother Burch is certainly giving Magnet a paper that is a credit to the town and the local business men should give it their liberal support.

ROYAL POST: R L. Drayton met with an accident the other day, which might have resulted more serious[l]y than it did. He jumped on the side of his brothers auto, a big Cadillac weighing two tons, but did'nt get a good footing, and was thrown off and under the wheels, which passed over his leg and arm. Fortunately it was in soft sand, and no bones were broken Lee's arm and leg were pretty badly bruised however, but at this writing he has been able to discard the stick with which he has been hobbling around all week.

NIOBRARA TRIBUNE: The dress that made Milwaukee famous - Schniz A few of Niobrara's charming young, ladies have adopted the style in a very modest way. They fail to sew up one of the seams about six inches from the bottom of the skirt, and make use of a patch of some fancy high-priced material to display a conservative portion of the anatomy. From the description the writer has received, there is no particular need for anyone taking to the back alley on account of this "style." If the young ladies do not go to extremes in trying to out do each other, all is well.

RANDOLPH TIMES: Albert Larson the oldest son of our townsman Peter Larson, on Thursday morning told a tale that has been a puzzle to all who have heard it. The young man says he was going home about 9 o'clock Wednesday evening and in turning at the school house two men, to him unknown, came from behind the corn cribs and passed him but turned at once, one grasped him by the throat and the other struck him. Albert relapsed into unconsciousness and when he came to himself he was bound to a fence post at the west edge of the grove on the Totten place where Allen Watson now lives.

He struggled fiercely and at last freed himself. except that his hands were tightly bound behind his back with binder twine, and a baling wire was loosely bound about his legs. He was able to take short steps and made his way slowty toward the Watson home. This was about 10:30 o'clock when he met Leo Hugehroth who untied his arms and legs and accompanied him to Mr. Watson's door. The lad was badly frightened and spent the night at Watson's. Albert describes his assailants as of medium size one wearing dark trousers and a light shirt, the other in overalls.

What the object for such an attack could be is beyond comprehension unless it was a practical joke. Yet if it was any of his young men friends the lad would have been liable to recognized them. He claims to not know how he was taken the half mile or more nor to have known the men. Except for numbness in his arms and wrists from their tight binding, he was unhurt.

CROFTON JOURNAL: A man by the name of Biles was badly used up at Constance Sunday morning during what is reported as a row over wages.

It seems that Biles had been employed for some time as a farm hand by John John, a well known Assyrian store keeper at Conaiance, and when he asked for his wages and stated his intention of quiting. John informed him that he was lazy, words followed in which Biles insinuated that John was a direct decendent of the canine family, and as Biles tells it, John didn't attempt [t]o bite him, as one would naturally suppose he would, seized him by his throat with one "paw" and grasped a heavy iron rod used for stirring the fire in the other and proceeded to whale him over the head with it. One ear was cut ... and several marks on the throat that looked suspiciously like finger marks were silent reminders that Mr. John was not favorably impressed with his employee's opinion of him.

This all occured about 6 o'clock Sunday morning and Bliss was left alone in the house until about three o'clock when a Hartington physcian was called who dressed his wounds The local physicians were also there and the man will in all probability recover.

John John tells an entirely different story, his version of the affair being that his man came home drunk and fell against a wagon and several other things and that he helped him into the house where he did some more falling which is responsible for his badly battered head. No arrests have been made.

(The above is an abbreviated version of what actually appeared in THE MAGNET MAIL. The full text, containing details of the injuries, may be more than you want to read.)

The recital given last Thursday evening at the Lutheran church by pupils of Miss Esping's piano class was a very pleasing affair. While some of the pupils who took part in the program are not particularly far advanced and simple selections they all did their parts well and in a very creditable manner. The recital as a whole proved that there is a great deal of musical talent among the young people of this community and that this talent is being most successfully cultivated and trained by our efficient piano teacher, Miss Minne Esping. A goodly number of people turned out to hear the recital.

Carl Swanson, a son of Mr. and Mrs Axel Swanson, north of Wausa, has been suffering this summer and early fall with what he has supposed to be rheumatism Last week Mr. Swanson went down to Sioux City with him, where the ailment was diagnosed as nervous trouble. The young man remained in the city for a course of treatments at a sanitarium and according to latest reports is slowly improving.

Mildred Shoberg a daughter of Mrs. Gus Shoberg east of town, is holding down a position as operator in the telephone exchange at Randolph.

Alfred Johnson, the popular salesman at the G E. Swanson store, left the first of the week for Sioux City to take in the sights at the interstate Fair. While out on the trip he will also make a visit to his farms in northern Iowa and look after his interests in connection with the same.

Albert Newquist, north of town is improving his place this fall by the erection of a new barn. Carpenters are at work on the building this week.

G F. Shalander is carrying his right hand in a sling this week suffering from a bad bone felon in the thumb. Gus says that thumb is proving one of the most touchy pets he has ever been celled upon to care for. In the daytime he seems to behave fairly well but at night the excruciating pain keeps him walking the floor the greater part of the time.

Mrs. Chas. Welander took the noon train Tuesday for Lyons, Nebraska, for a visit with relatives and friends at that place.

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Amos Wright went to Norfolk today.

Gus Berg was a Wausa passenger today.

Fritz Sandberg, was in Wausa Saturday.

J. C. Moore was a Sioux City visitor Monday.

Sam Guss returned Saturday from Sioux City.

Fred Soost made an auto trip to Wausa Saturday.

Eunice Preston was a Randolph passenger Monday.

Mrs. J. W. Furness was an Omaha passenger Monday.

Heaters from $4.75 up at the Swanson Hardware Co.

Read the Swanson Hardware Co's ad in this issue.

A. O. Swartwood was a passenger to Fremont Monday.

John Anderson of Pierre, S. D., was in town, Wednesday.

A. J. Erickson returned Saturday evening from Sioux City.

Geo. H. Bangs was a business visitor to Sioux City Monday.

Jim McClure shipped a car of hogs to Sioux City Tuesday night.

H. F. Bruner of Newcastle was visiting friends in town Monday night.

J. H. Baker came down from Bloomfield Friday to visit home folks.

Art Steckelberg returned Monday from a visit with his parents at Lyons.

The rain Tuesday night and Wednesday certainly cooled the atmosphere.

Theo. Roher and J. V. Fletcher were grading the streets the first of the week.

Claus Lindquist and family north of Wausa visited at the A. J. Erickson home Sunday.

Theo. Roher returned Saturday from Sioux City where he had been attending the fair.

Rev. F. O. Hultman will preach in Swedish Sunday at 3 p, m, at the Methodist church.

Mrs. Sam Allen left Friday for Wichita, Kansas, where she will be a witness in a postal fraud case.

Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Clark of Royal, parents of Mrs. Ray Burch, came today for a visit at the editorial home.

The Elkhorn Ranch shipped 5 cars of fat cattle to the South Omaha market this week.

Mrs. Gust Wenstrand of Wakefield visited her sister, Mrs. A. J. Erickson over Sunday.

Wm. Dodson jr., returned Saturday night from Newark, S. D., where he has been working.

Bartos Brandt of Randolph was visiting at the Sam Allen home, south of town, Wednesday.

Miss Olga Eggert returned to her home at Lyons Monday after a visit here with relatives.

Dick Waddell received word Monday night that he had passed the government mail service examination.

Otto Swanson and wife went to Wakefield Wednesday to attend the wedding of Mr. Swanson's cousin, Miss Mable Larsen.

BLOOMFIELD JOURNAL: Jerry Horrigan and Mrs. arrived in town Thursday evening to superintend some more improvements on Jerry's numerous farms. The first improvement was made on H. Carsten's place where a big barn was built by B. T. Baker and Bro, and Jerry told us that in all his experience he had never had a better job done on any of his places than the one on Carsten's place by B. T. Baker and Bro.

The revival services closed at the Christian church with last Sunday's services, At the giving of the invitation in the morning three more came out to make the good confession. These were baptized as the close of the evening service. The audience reached its climax at this time. The house was packed to the very pulpit, with young men standing in the side aisles on both sides of the room.

Mr. Swartwood preached on the subject "The Opening of the Great Library" and dwelt upon the fact that we are each writing, or enacting out our own biography and these are to be opened on the great day of judgement, when we will be judged out of these books according to our deeds. He plead for the people to see that their names were recorded in heaven and exhorted them to be ready for that great day.

The attention was perfect. Taking the meetings from the beginning to the close were very successful.

Magnet 11 a m "Vine And Branches."

Oliver's grove 3 p m, "Spiritual Inheritance."

Magnet 8 pm, "The Great Library."

A story is told of a married lady who compared her husband with a handsome piano lamp that he had presented to her. Her husband felt quite flattered until she mentioned the particulars of the resemblance. "Well" she said, "you know, my dear, it has a great deal of brass about it, it is handsome to look at, it is not remarkably brilliant, needs a good deal of attention, liable to explode when half full, flares up occasionally, is always out at bedtime and is bound to smoke.-Ex.

As this is the season when people throughout the state, are preparing to start fires in their stoves and furnaces for the winter, we deem it a most opportune time for this departmen to make some suggestions along these lines and we trust will tend to lessen fire loss in the state.

First, this department through its inspectors and deputies, is going to insist that no one in the state use a stove that is not safely protected by metal or noncumbusible material underneath." Let no citizen fail to place a metal stove board under the stove so as to protect the floor. Last winter about 150 fires were reported as caused by "stoves with no protection underneath."

Second, every home owner and business man should see that the chimneys and flues of his property are in safe condition, Have them inspected. cleaned and repaired if necessary. This will not only lessen the danger from fire, but will make your stoves and furnaces burn better and make you more comfortable for the winter.

Third, do not store ashes in basements. Never throw them near wood partitions. Put them in metal receptacles or throw them out in open space away from fences or buildings

The exceptionally hot, dry weather of July and August caused an unusual number of fires these month. Most of this enormous loss could be averted by due care and vigilance on the part of owners and tenants of property.

Let us by caution and care hold down the fire losses in the future and thereby conserve the resources which Nebraska now needs.

Jim Mitts is on the sick list this week.

The Cadets at the Methodist church October 1.

Enford Marke and wife were passengers to Oakland today.

Mrs. Gus Wenstrand returned to her home at Wakefield today.

Crocus, hyacinth and tulip bulbs for sale at Swanson Hardware adv.

If your EYE or HEAD troubles you, watch for Dr Howell's next date at Magnet hotel.

How does the village editor manage to make the newspaper he does, is a question which has been often asked and never answered in but one way. He is his own editor, reporter, business manager, foreman, mailing clerk, and frequently compositor. Alone, or

with an assistant, he turns out every week a paper which, while while perhaps not brilliant, still contains substantially all the general news al the day, and all of the news of the locality. The paper has an influence far greater in proportion to its circulation than any of the great metropolitan dailies, and it has done more to educate and reform the people than the churches and the public school. The over worked country editor is not properly appreciated for he does more for the community in which he lives than any other individual. He must be a firm believer in a reward hereafter or his nerve would desert him early in his career. Ex.

Mrs. A. J. Coleson took the noon train for Onaua [Omaha?] Friday for a visit with relatives and friends in that city.

Emil Froatrom of Wahoo, Nebraska, and Nicholas Freatrom of Banner county, this state. came up Thursday evening for a visit at the home of their brother, J. A. Frostrom, of this place.

Sam Shaver is the man who succeeds Ernest Nordstrom with A. E. Tunberg, the Wausa pump man. Mr. Shaver is an experienced man at the business. He comes from the southern part of the state. He is a man of family and is up against the same proposition as

others who come to this town, that of finding a house in which to live.

Mr. Shaver's family is still staying at his old home but will move to Wausa as soon as he is able to rent a house.

Ed Crentz came in Friday for a short visit with relatives and friends at this place. Mr. Crenix informed us that the territory assigned him by the house he represents comprises the southern portion of Nebraska or all that part of the state lying south of the Platte river. He will have his headquarters at Lincoln. He was to enter upon his new duties as traveling salesman with the beginning of this week.

The Old Settlers Picnic at Neligh last week was a success in every way.

Pender is to hold a carnival from September 30 to October 5th Sayidge Bros. carnival co., and the Elwin Strong show will be there.

Fire injured the jewelry store and photograph gallery of H. G. Heald at Wynot last Sunday morning. The origon of the fire is unknown.

NELIGH LEADER: John Smith, colored, plead guilty in county court to stealing a dog, a rifle and a few cents in money from the home of John Hunter' west of Elgin. He was fined $79 and costs, which he paid by selling his team and some other property. Springer, the Indian, who was with him, was discharged. Smith said he had nothing to do with the theft.

NORFOLK PRESS: Dan Weyenberg. a C. & N. W. engineer and Frank Benner, a workman in the employ of the Northwestern, were brought to the Norfolk General hospital on stretchers Tuesday, both being badly hurt at Lynch when a wrecking car on which they were working went down a twenty foot embankment. Weyenberg is suffering from a compound fracture of the leg and is thought to he injured internally.

RANDOLPH ENTERPRISE: This city is to have a new lumber yard, it being in operation right now. I. H. Bruner has started a lumber yard on his lots northwest of the Burlington depot. He has some stock on the ground at the present time, and tells the editor that more will be arriving daily, until he has a complete stock. He will pile his lumber in the sheds in his cattle lot and add to these as necessity demands it. This makes four lumber yards in Randolph.

NELIGH LEADER: September 1 - The proprietorship of the Oakdale mill passed into the hands of A. T. Galloway, and the existence of the Galloway Milling Co. ceased Hereafter the business will be conducted under the title of the Oakdale Mill, A Galloway, proprietor. With the affairs of the plant in a settled condition and liberally backed by necessary capital, it is bound to be successful. Mr. Galloway has been connected with the milling business since boyhood and is thoroughly familiar with every detail.

CLEARWATER RECORD: We learn that Mrs. L. G. Gibbs met with quite a serious accident while she and the children were driving to Orchard Monday. She met an automobile which frightened the team, causing them to turn clear around, upsetting the buggy and getting away. When Mrs. Gibbs finnaly extricated herself from the wreck she found that one of the children had a broken arm but otherwise they were none of them seriously injured. Joe George happened along just then and took them along Into town in his auto and Dr. Fletcher set the broken arm. The parties driving the auto that caused the accident never stopped nor looked back but kept right on going. It seems to us that if they knew the name of the driver of the car that they might make it kind of interesting for him, anyway teach him a few lessons in common politeness and humanity, and by the way, there are a whole lot of automobile drivers that need to be learned something.

RANDOLPH TIMES: Peter Larson informs this editor that, after some investigation, he is getting down to the facts concerning the assult on his son Albert reported in last week's Times. Pete don't lay any claims to being a second Sherlock Holmes or to read fingerprints, but by some well placed inquries and a little ???

he declares that he has just about got the numbers of the bunch. Furthermore he declares that the matter will be brought before the courts and the law invoked. The young man was seized on the street near the school house and' then taken to the nearby corn cribs and knocked on the head with a piece of board, a hankerchief being used as a gag. The blow rendered him unconscious and when he came to he was tied to a fence post at the Allen Watson place. The point that Mr. Larson makes is that his son might easily have been killed or serious[l]y injured by this attack at night and he proposes if it is possible, to teach the perpetrators a lesson that rmay save some one's else son from a like experience.

SIOUX CITY JOURNAL: Hartington, Neb. Sept. 15. - What might have proved to be a disastrous fire, had it not been for the prompt and efficient work of the fire department, was discovered about two o'clock this morning at the rear of the office occupied by John J. Goebel and Z. M. Baird. and the building occupied by the M. D. Lydick harness shop. The fire which appears to have been of incendiary origin, started in a narrow opening between the two buildings and worked its way up the sides and over the top of the Goebel office, spreading to the building occupied by the Hartington Herald, The greatest damage was done to the Lydick property, the fire eating its way into the interior of the building and damaging a large amount of the harness stock. Mr. and Mrs. Lydick, who live upstairs over the harness shop were not awakened until the fire had made much headway.

The damage done to the Lydick building and contents will amount to about $1,000, and the damage done to the Goebel office and the building occupied by the Hartington Hereld, that are owned by the Globe Clothing company, will amount to about $500. All the losses are fully covered by insurance. It is the intention of the owners to repair the buildings as soon as the losses are adjusted.

Miss Mable Lundgren left the last of the week for Lincoln to resume her studies at the Wesleyan University In that city.

P. A. Anderson has put down a cistern this week and is at present digging a basement and otherwise improving and fixing up his property on West Broadway.

Miss Alfreda Engdahl returned Friday evening from a visit to Duluth, St. Peter and other places in Minnesota. She reports a pleasant trip and a most enjoyable visit.

John G Anderson returned the first of the week from Sioux City where he had spent a few days looking after business interests and taking in the sights at the Interstate Fair.

Herman Anderson, who had his legs and feet quite badly scalded In the engine explosion at the August Anderson home a couple of weeks ago, is fast improving and last Saturday made his first visit to town after the accident. He was still walking with crutches but says he to getting along nicely and expects to soon be fully recovered.

Stack threshing is now well under way in this locality and a greater amount of grain has been coming in to the local elevators during the past week than at any time before this summer. Oats, which make up the bulk of the small grain In this section, are of exceptional good quality this fall and the yield is on the average proving very satisfactory.

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