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Herr Joseph Gahm, Visits
the Fatherland and is ...
Forced Into Kaiser's
Service
HAD NEGLECTED TO
BE NATURALIZED
In a Letter to His Friend in
Omaha Former Ottumwa
Pianist. $ays He is Drill
ing as a Private
.Prom Friday's Daily
Herr Joseph Gahm, one-time idol of
Ottumwa's musical public and posses
sor of a luxuriant growth of hair that
-•has been the despair of even Fader
^ewskl himself has been humiliated.
Returning to Germany, his fatherland,
for a two years' course of study, he
\was rudely taken into custody, drafted
xtnto the army, and compelled to carry
'ft gun aiiu drill as a mere private,, all
.'becauBe during his long residence in
America he failed to renounce his
^.legianoe to Emperor William and take
•lip American citizenship. Hie follow
.ing from Omaha tells of his misfor
tune:
Omaha, Neb., May 8.—Josephtiahm,
one of the best kijown pianists of the
a jnjifiloian of 'a
standing, to shouldering a. musket
the raiser's army. HmyGahm Sett
S4tWvmonth«c«Wt Intending to
.spend a .year Germany studying
music. When he landed and it was
discovered fce had not .taken out clti
senship papers in the United States
he was arrested for evading army sehr
Ice. In a letter to a brother musician
In Omaha Herr Gahm now .announces
he is drilling as a private with a pros
pect of continuing in the kaiser's serv
ice ofr two years. Gahm's failure
'to take out naturalization papers here
Is explained by his friends as due to
tils 'artistic temperament It Is said
db Was' wholly wrapped up in hfs
music and unsophisticated as to the
ways of the world and of the German
"W in particular.
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Her® In the Nineties.
Herr Gahm was in Ottumwa in the
early nineties and conducted a studio.
With Hans Albert, the incompatible
violinist, the Herr was the undisputed
leader in local musical circles When
"he determined recently to take a
further course of study in Germany he
arranged with Jean Duffield, the Ot
tumwa pianist, to take charge of his
studio In Omaha.
And unless powerful Influences can
be brought to bear on the kaiser it is
probable that Mr. Duffield will remain
In charge until Herr Gahm has served
two long years as a private in the Ger
man army. "]f.
BANKERS RETURN. S
Major Lacey and State Auditor B. F.
Carroll Address the Asso^W^
elation. MtlM
Messrs. J. C. Jordan, B. P. Brown,
W. B. Bonnifleld, Jr., L. E. Stev
ens and Henry' Merrick returned home
last evening from Oskalosa, where they
-attended the meeting of the Group of
Bankers' association. Mr. Stevens is
secretary of the association which in
cludes several of the surrounding
counties with 102 banks of which 81
are members. The meeting proved to
be one of the most successful ever
held. The visiting bankers were well
entertained. Major John F. Lacey and
B. F. Carroll, state auditor, addressed
the association.
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i' REUNION CLOSES.
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Meeting of the Society of the Army of
the Potomac Brought to
.' An End.
Washington, May, 3.—The thirty-sev
enth annual reunion of the society jf
the Army of the Potomac will be
brought to a close tonight with a ban
juet. Old soldiers were received at
the White Hosue this afternoon.,,,
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TEACHER8 ELECTED.
Moravia.—The teachers elected for
the ensuing year of the Moravia
schools are as follows: Principal, P.
B.^.
Woods assistant principal. Miss
-Ruby Phillips grammar, C. E. Tucker
fourth and fifth grades, Ethel Scott
primary, Myrtle Bishop first primary
'Miss Ortense.
... Primitive Baptists Meet.||||
Sunnyslde.—The Primitive Baptists
held their monthly meeting at the Ct in
3read College school house Saturday
end Sunday, an'l Sunday morning: at
30 o'clock administered the service
ff Baptism to Miss Hallie Hociter
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ADMIRAL'S SON
IS A SUICIDE
CHARLES J. STEADMAN, TOURING
EUROPE WITH SENATOR AL
DRICH, KILL8 SELF.
Paris, May 3.—Charles J. Steedman
of New York, son oL the late Rear Ad
miral Charles Slteedman committed
suicide by shooting himself last night
at the hotel De L'Orient here.
Steedman and his wife, who Is the
daughter of a former governor of
Rhode' Island reached Paris on April
SO, accompanied by their ohild. They
had been touring in an automobile
with Senator and Mrs. Aldrich of
Rhode Island. Since his arrival here
Steedman had become despondent.
ANTI-EUROPEAN
RIOTS IN INDIA
NATIVES BURN AND PILLAGE
CHURCH AND DESTROY PROP
ERTY OF FOREIGNERS t*
Allahabad, British India, May 8.—
Serious anti-European riots have oc
curred at Ravalpindi, Punjab. A' Hin
du mob burned two bungalows, pillag
ed the mission church, looted the post
office, burned a garage and all motor
car* in It. destroyed the plant of the
pow«r house and smashed the win
dows In residences of many Euro
peans. The armed police eventually
obtained the upper hand and dispersed
the rioters. The town is now patroll
ed by a squadron of the tenth hus
sars. The outbreak is attributed to
the incendiary influence of well known
agitators.
TENOR CUT8 TONGUE.
Rossi, Italian Artist, Attempts Suicide
..• With Scissors When His
Voice Is Lost, Wm
Milan, May 8.—Arcangelo Rossi,
the tenor, who was with the Conried
opera company*' in San Francisco dur
ing the earthquake, and who as the
result of the fright he experienced,
has not' since been well, endeavored
to commit suicide -here yesterday. He
recently k»t his voice. This calam
ity weighed so detipfry pa Ms
tb$£ he' Went crasy and yesterday he
cut out his tongue with a pair "f.
scissors.
Last winter In New York, Rossi,
during & performance of "Don: Pas
quale" at the Metropolitan opera
house, broke down while suffering
from a serious nervous trouble, and
did not sing again with Mr. Conried's
company.
JOHN CUDAHY GROWS STRONGER
Seriously III as Result of a Fall at His
l&L Residence Two Week*'./
Ago.
Chicago/. 111., May 3. The
condition of John Cudahy, the
packer, who was seriously injured in
a fall at his home, S254 Michigan ave
nue, two weeks ago, showed a marked
Improvement last evenihg. Mr. Cuda
hy was preparing to leave home one
morning when he slipped and fell on
the stairs, fracturing his right arm
above the elbow. At the time, it was
believed the injuries were not serious
but he suffered a sinking spell and his
condition became critical.
'M
il MRS. SLADEK HELD.
Chicago Woman Found Guilty by Cor
oner's Jury of Poisoning
Members of Family.
Chicago, May 3.—Mrs. Mary Slad9k,
daughter of Mr. "and Mrs. Frank Mecte,
who recently died as the result of ar
senical pofsonlng was to lay by the vor.
diet of the coroner's jury held to await
the action ot the criminal com* It is
claimed she mixed arsenic in food pre
pared for the family. ^,
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WITCH ELM WINS
Distances Twelve Competitors in Big
t.e*, Event at New Market
r-v't England.
London, Eng., May 3.—The thousand
guineas slakes at New Market today
were won by Witch Elm. Frutality won
second and Sixty, third. Seventeen
horses started. The stakes were for
three year old fillies, and the distance
a mile.
PENN TO SPEND $50,000.
Oekaloosa College Will Build New
Dormitory for Girls—Gym
nasium Dedicated.
Oskaloosa, May 3.—(Special.)—The
announcement was made at the cor
ner stone exercises of the new gym
nasium today that Penn college would
also build a girl's dormitory this sum
mer. The total of the improvements
will reach a value of $50,000
INHALE GAS FOUR DIE
SERIOUS MISGIVINGS FELT BY
GOVERNMENT OVER. EFFECT
BACKWARD SPRING HAS HAD
COMPLETE FAILURE
NOT THOUGHT OF
SERIOUS DROP FROM CONDITIONS
OF PREVIOUS PROSPEROUS
YEARS ANTICIPATED
ment-Hf
Washington Bureau of
The Ottumwa Courier,
Washington, May 8.
There is Berious misgivings in some
quarters in which weather and crop
conditions are closely observed by
government authorities, that the crop
Beason of 1907 is going to be less fav
orable in this country than several
preceding ones- have been. Indeed,
what some cynical republicans reftir
to as "democratic weather" has benn
altogether too much in evidence this
season to please people who are anx
ious that the business situation shall
have the benefits of continued record
breaking harvests.
No other element has been compar
able in its influence toward maintain
ing the great prosperity of the coun
try for a long period, with the effect
of the 'great crops that have been
harvested and for which there has
been found ready market at high
prices. Nature has smiled her most
alluring smiles on the great agricul
tural domain of Uncle Sam, and last
autumn, when Secretary Wilson is
sued a pronouncement that the time
of crop failures was past in thiB coun
try his. view was taken seriously 'n
many quarters. He declared that im
proved agricultural methods and bet
ter understanding of soils, weather
and the adaptability of particular
craps to particular conditions,-
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A
GflsMi
William Gross and Family Wiped Out
•mf at Their Home in Jersej^ffips
I# City.
New York, May 3.—William Gross,
his wife and two sons were found dead
from inhaling illuminating gas in their
home in Jersey City today.
Iowa Lumber Company Robbed.
Iowa City. May 3.—Special)—Burg
lars broke into the Duluth Lumber
company'3 office last night and forced
the safe. They secured less than a
hundred dollars but took valuable na-
Ntbito new and'
mighty satisfactory condition.
Much Concern Is Felt.
Nobody suspects that crop failure Is
now impending. The season is al
together too young for justification
of dire predictions of disaster. BUt
it is a faot that weather conditions
this spring have not been satisfactory,
taking the country over, and that
tlere is concern for the season. The
winter was long and much colder than
usual in almost all sections. The
spring has been cold and backward,
and there are reports of excessive
precipitation in some localities ana of
drouth'In others. There were a few
days of phenomenally hot weather in
March, which broke records in almost
all parts of the country and gave veg
etation a' start that later proved un
fortunate In many places, because it
.was followed by an extremely cold
spell. As a result the mean tempera
ture for the season to date is not very
far from normal: but the hot period
in March has to be averaged with the
cold weeks since in order to make up
this average, and therefore the con
clusion from averages is not a fair
representation of the conditions as
they effect crops. The season is on
the whole backward and conditions
throughout the country are described
as "spotted."
J. E. Welliver.
VETERAN, SLAYER, ACQUITTED
Man Who Killed Combatant in Duel
With Pitchforks, Is Given Liberty,
by Indiana ury.
Marlon, Ind., May 3.—After deliber
ating twenty minutes, a Jury found
John Huzzy not guilty of the murder of
John Smith. Both men were civil war
veterans and members of the Nation*)
Soldiers' home In Marion. After quar
reling on Jan. 3 last the men armed
themselves with pitchforks and fought
One of the tines of Huzzy's fork pene
trated the brain of Smith, killing him
SETTLE TURKISH PROBLEMS.
Imperial Irade Issued by Sultan Re
gj§! garding American School
'WM Troubles.
Constantinople, May 3.—As the re
sult of the energetic representations of
the state department through Ambas
sador Leishman, an imperial irade, was
issued today in regard to the American
schools and other questions long
pending between the United StateR and
Turkey r-nthorizing the ministers to
take action in the matter. This is ex
pected to lead a satisfactory settle-
Pl^g
LUCAS.
Lucas.—The friends of Miss Ethel
Lane gave her a pleasant surprise
Monday. It was her 17th t/irthday.
All report a fine time.
Mr. Joe Knotts who "has been spend
ing the past two weeks with her fam
ily, left Monday for Mexico.
Mrs. Jane Owens received word, from
the feeble minded school at Glenwood
that her son David is not expected to
live.
Mrs. Henry Hunter, who has been
visiting her mother at Oskaloota, re
turned home Wednesday.
Little Jtfaudie Lewis of Colfax came
Monday to visit a few weeks with her
grandparents,.Mr. and Mrs. Jm. Gallo
way- -a&j'
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.7"TI™WA, WAPJSIXO COUNTY, IOWA, SATURDAY, MAY 4. 190".
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£$*4
Three Thousand Longshore
men Out in Brooklyn Alone
—Many Strikes Follow
May Day
New York, May 3.—The strife® of
longsh^ttten diK-^.rof tfte,
BuBh company and along .pie 'Water
front In Brooklyn, which bas been in
progress for several days, assumed
seriohs proportions today when three
thousand men went on a strike in
Brooklyn alone.
Police reserves are on duty along
the water front and are prepared to
deal with any outbreak. US#?*1"!
St. Louis, May 3.—The striking web
pressmen returned to work early to
day. The Republic and Globe-Demo
crat came out with their city edition
on time. The question involved Is to
be settled by arbitration. |pg
Ice Famine In Detroit, lol
Detroit, May 3.—Five hundred ice
handlers today struck for an Increase
in wages. The city is ioeless.
Fight Delays Work.
Philadelphia, Pa., May 3.—Pour
thousand bricklayers, stonemasons,
and granite cutters are idle today as
a result of a dispute between their
unions as to which craft shall lay
the stone after it has been made ready
by the granite cutters.
"Katy Employes on a Strike.
Hannibal, Mo., May 3.—Forty men
employed at the M. K. and T. round
house in Hannibal went out on a
strike yesterday. They asked for an
increase of pay ranging from 10 to 25
cents more per day, which was re
fused. The men alfected include cin
der-pit men, fire knockers, wipers and
coal heavers. The pay of the coal
heavers was Increased several days
ago, and they have no grievance, but
quit work through sympathy.
Open r'-m Wins Out
Vancouver. B. C., May 3.—A dis
patch from Fernie says it Is unofficially
reported today that the miners have
decided to return to work. The agree
ment practically means the achieve
ment of the closed shop priheinies.
OTTUMWA MAN
IS A SWINDLER
JESSE J. YOUNG PLEADS GUILTY
AT KEOKUK AND WILL BE SEN-
Keokuk, May 3.—(Special.) —Sam
Jones, a real estate 6windler who has
"een In Jail here for the past six
months, pleaded guilty and gave his
correct name as Jesse J. Young. He
pays he has a wife and child in Ottum
wa He will be sentenced ne*t Tues
day.
8IGOURNEY GIRL BADLY BURNED.
Miss Josephine Arnold Starts Fire
With Kerosene and Explosion
Results.
Sigourjey, May 3.—Miss Josephine
Arnold 15 years old, was badly burn
ed while trying to start a flre .with
kerosene. An explosion followed,
burning, the girl about the face and
reck. Though suffering great pain,
,fear injuries are not serious.
Puzzle Picture: Locate the Foraker Boomlet.
The Omaha Packets
Raise 8y000 Men
South Omaha, May 3.—The en
tire working force of all the pack
Ing houses In South Omaha, about
8,000 men, were today granted an
advance in wages of from five to
fifteen per cent, The raise Is ef
fectlve Immediately. Two hundred
men who were out on a strike at
Armour's and Cudahy's plants re
turned to work.
Washington Town
Surrounded by Fire
Belllngham, Wash., May 3.—The
town 0f_ Maple Falls, with a popu
latlon or 800, situated In the north
western part of Whatcom county,
ia eurrountled Jy forest Are* ind ls.
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Mrnina.t. B5f0re
tfie wl.npViweht' '4
d$wi a frahotio call'for help was"*
made. A special train with Are
fighting apparatus left here today
for the scene.
BALFOUR FOR
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Strike Is Settled. %&$$
PROTECTION
FORMER BRITI8H PREMI^R'"AB'AN
DON8 ATTITUDE OF INDECISION
AN^TAKESSTAND^™
•_
London, Hay 3.—Presiding today at
the annual demonstration of the
Primrose League, the great organiza
tion of the unionist party, ex-Premier
Balfour abandoned his previous atti
tude of apparent indecision on the sub
ject and came out squarely in favor
of protection under the name of prefer
ence. He said he was satisfied the pre
ference policy, would untimately be
adopted by thiB country.
AKINS RECONCILED.
Mrs. Mary Prouty-Akln, Daughter of
Judge Prouty of Dea Moines With
draws Divorce Proceedings.
Des Moines, May 3.—After a com
plete separation, an indefinite lot of
trouble and an application for divorce,
Mary Prouty,Akin has become recon
ciled with her husband, Benjamin
Akin, and will take their 3-year-old
daughter, Ann, and join him in Juno
at Muskogee, I. T., where Judge
Prouty has set Akin up in the lumber
business.
It will be remembered that Mrs.
Akin returned in November to her
home after domestic disagreements
which were an utter surprise to her
father and mother, Judge and Mr?.
Prouty, and that the letter went im
mediately to Cincinnati where the At
kins lived in a vain hope to straight
en matters out. It ended in an appli
cation for divorce by Mrs. Akins, who
made practically no charge against
her husband. She has since remained
in Des Moines with the little girl. The
suit' for divorce has been, withdrawn,
Mr. Alcin is still in Cincinnati, but
will join his family here early in June
and take them on to their new home.
The reconciliation is as much of a
surprise as was the disagreement, but
the host of friends of all parties con
cerned hope it is for the best.
CHA&E BURGLARS ON HAND CAR.
Vandals After Looting Grinned Rail
road Tool House Are Given
Hot Chase,
Des Moines, May 3. (Special)—
Burglars after breaking into the Rock
Island tool house at Grinnell were
chased on a hand car to Turner. Three
were caplnred and four escaped toward
Des Moines.
Aged Politician Dead.
^Columbus, O., May 3.—Silas N.
Field died today of acute Bright's dis
ease. He had been either se'rgeant-at
arms or assistant at every republican
state convention for the last quarter of
a century.
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Si
firnm.
30,000 Acres of Land Will be
Settled Soon—Only Ir
rigated Tract Ever
,, Opened
Omaha, May 3.-rThe government
htis definitely- decided to proceed with
the Huntley project, opening 30,000
acres of government land for settle
ment near Billings/Montana by a lot
tery or drawing system. The exact
date has not been fixed but it will be
about June 30.
This will be the first government
land ever thrown open for settlement
where water for irrigation is imme
diately available.
8URVIVOR8 SAFE.
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A.
8teamer Westgate Lands Crew of 811
versl Ip Destroyed by
Explosion.
Plymouth, Eng., May 3.—The British
steamer Westgate, arrived here today
and landed the survivors of the crew
of British tank steamer Silverlip,
which was destroyed by an explosion
of benzine in her cargo while passirfg
through the bay of Biscay. The engi
neer and four firemen were killed and
four others of the crew were seriously
burned.
|f{4MAGAZINE EXPLODE8.
Twenty-one Persons Injured and Hun
dreds Injured Ih Catastrophe
In China.
Hong Kong, May 3.—Very great de
struction to life and property was caus
ed at Canton yesterday evening by an
explosion of a gunpowder magazine.
Twenty-one bodies have already been
recovered from the ruins. Hundreds
of persons were injured.
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Iff HELD FOR GIRL'S DEATH
Dr. George Fitch, Detroit Physician,
Jailed on Charge of Statutory
ly Manslaughter.
Detroit, May 3.—Dr. George A.
Pitch was arraigned on the charge of
statutory manslaughter in connection
with the death of Miss Edith Presley,
proof reader of the state senate, which
has caused a great sensation at tho
state capitol. When asked to plead,
Fitch stood mute. His examination
was set for May 7 and his bail fixed &i
$5,000 which was fiot furnished.
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GOV. HUGHES
TURNED DOWN
NEW YORK 8ENATE FAIL8 TO
8UPP0RT HIS RECOMMENDA
TION FOR KELSEY'8 REMOVAL.
Albany, N. Y., May 3.—One year to
a day from the time of his original
appointment by Governor tllggins, the
senate last night reconfirmed Otto
Kelsey in the office of state superin
tendent of insurance, giving only 24
of the 26 votes necessary to sustain
Governor Hughes' recommendation of
his removal from office. Twenty
seven votes were cast against remov
*1.
The result was received tC ^h ap
plause and cheers from crowded floors
and galleries..
The senators broke party lines as
follows: For. removal, republicans,
22 democrats, 2 against removal,
republicans 10 democrats, 17.
NUMBER 116
SWEEP OVER
THE ENTIRE
Mercury Stands Below Freeze
ing Point at Many Places
in Iowa This After
noon
WORST FROST OF
SPRING IS COMING
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General Period of Cold Te,tn
peratures and Snow and
Rain Felt in Ottfer
States
The heaviest May snow in yean
is falling .in Ottumwa today.
The exact amount of preclpit*.
tion could not be definitely figured.
at 8 o'clock as uie snow was
then still falling, but the gauge
at the flre station showed that
practically half an inch of snow
had fallen. In some sheltered
places the snow stands neuly
an inch deep and much of It haa
melted. The thermometer hung-'
closely around thlrty-flve degrees
above all day, fluctuating lower
than .that as the afternoon ad
vanced. Practically no further
damage is being done to local fruit
trees as the snow is rapidly melt
ing and the cold is not excessive.
Few blossoms ar^ bqlng hurt
further tha, winds are merciful
..... ly laying lo? so.far. ,But it Is a
coheeaed th&t a frost tonight wiH
do great damage.
Des Moines, May 8.—(Special.)—
Iowa is In the grasp of one of ttfi
worst storms fcJr this period of thl
year for a decade. Reports state thai
in many sections all over the stat«
snow is falling this afternoon. Ai
teome points the mercury stands at 81
degrees &bove aero. The indications
,are ..that the worst frost of the spring
will visit the state tonight.
Not only Iowa is affected by the
wintry blast but the sister states of
Colorado and Missouri are today suf
fering from the same cold wave.
The storm seems to be general ia
its scope.
Council Bluffs, May 8.—(Special^—
It has been snowing hard here all
morning, the' snow melting about si
fast as it falls. At 10 o'clock tht
storm had begun to abate. '-''C
Two inches at Atlantic.
Atlantic, May 3.—(Special.)—Two
inches of snow had fallen at 10 o'olock
this morning. It has been snowing
hard since day light. $
Des Moines Feels 8torm.
Des Moines, May 3.—(Special.)—
Snow began falling here early and
the storm continued all morning. At
9 o'clock there was about two inches
on. the ground. It is melting fast.
,• Snowing at Oskaloosa.
Oskaloosa, May 3.—(Special.)—1
began snowing hard here at 9 o'clock
this morning. The snow is melting
rapidly.
Fruit Gone In Nebraska.
Lincoln, Neb., May 3.—Snow whi
N some places fell to the depth of four
inches covered the greater part of
Nebraska this morning. Snow is
driven by a heavy wind in the eastern
part of the state, the drifts delaying
trains. Fruit and other vegetation
which escaped the fatal results from
the preceding storms are now given
up as killed.
Missouri Affected.
St. Joseph, Mo., May 3.—A snow*
storm of blizzard proportions is raging
here this morning.
Kansas City, May 3.—There was a
light fall of snow here and in north
west Missouri this morning, follow
ing a cold rain.
In Kansas Alsoi'V
Wichita, Kas., May 8.—Sleet is tell
ing in this vicinity today. The Una*
perature stood thirty degrees.
Cold Wave in Iowa.
Sioux City, May 3.—A cold wart
struck this city late yesterday after
noon, and at 9 o'clock last night th
temperature was 30 above zero. A Hgbl
snow is falling.
Big Drop at Omaha.
Omaha, Neb., May 8.—Following
warm day a high north wind sprang
up last evening, accompanied by ids
elded fall in the temperature. From 45
above zero at 7 o'clock the merenflr
dropped to 36 at 9 o'clock.
Killing Frost fcxpected.
Norfolk, Neb., May 8.—-Sleet an{
snow fell here last night A killing
frost was forecasted by the weather
bureau.
Blizzard at Colorado 8pringa,
Colorado Springs, May 3.—A blind*
ing- blizzard prevailed here yesterday
afternoon.