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Herman Roecker Has His Neck
Broken
A WINBIDE TARMER 8UI0IDES
Long inl otn Letpr UmmI In ItnlMiif
Ilimp IIhn a Filial linvct ltdijniiilii V
Meiulo ii llnrtirlnr Converts Illn Wind
mill Into it Scuflolil
Herman Roecher n prosperous young
Guruian fanner living ubont fivo miles
Houtheust of tho city hi Stuutoii county
met with n fatal accident yesterday in u
rather peculiar manner
He was taking an old pump out of a
well using as a level for lifting it a
long beam After tho pump had been
raised as high as the lever would bring
it with ouo hitch ho must have tried to
secure it or something because it slipped
back in sonio manner raising tho lever
with surprising forco
As tho beam flow up tho end of it
Ktruck Mr Roecker under tho chin
breaking or dislocating his neck Ho
was not instantly killed but was ren
dered unconcious and died a few hours
later
Tho deceased had been married but
about two years and leaves a young
wife and one child to mourn his loss
Ho was in comfortable circumstances
and had just completed a lino new
house this spring
linnet to u Windmill
Benjamin Y Meade aged lo years
and residing on a farm three miles south
of Wiuside committed suicide by hang
ing himself on a windmill tower yester
day morning about oclock Ho was a
bachelor According to one story he
dressed himself in his best clothes on
getting up and walked over to tho home
of a neighbor Mr Lacroix whom he
awakened and requested to come over
after breakfast as he had some business
matters which he wished to talk over
Mr Lacroix went over and found him
us described
The deceased left a note bidding the
world goodby and stating that ho was
driven to his death It is said that he
has been very downcast lately and told
friends that lie expected to bo arrested
He left a gold ring and a 50 bill to be
given to Maude who according to a
letter among his effects was a married
lady friend living in Iowa
WEDNESDAY WRINKLES
R A Tawney of Pierce was in the
city yesterday
F J Acltels of Stauton was a Nor
folk visitor yesterday
Miss Mae OIney was a passenger for
Madison this morning
Senator W V Allen was in the city
yesterday from Madison
Rev J 1 Parker was a passenger for
Jiloomfield this morning
II A Drebert returned this noon
from a visit to West Point
Mrs Mathewson and Mrs Hardy
were visitors in Stanton today
HE Hardy returned this morning
from a few days visit to Chicago
Mr and Mrs G K Grimoldby ar
rived on the noon train from tho east
A company of young folks went to
the Yellow Banks today to camp out n
few days
Miss Annie McBride went to Wayne
this morning to visit with Miss
Batchelor
Henry Schroer returned to his home
in North Bend this morning after a few
days visit with Norfolk frieudB
Miss Kate Kelly who has been visit
ing in Mt Vernon Iowa for the past
five months returned to Norfolk today
Edna and Gilberta Durland came
down from Plainview last evening to
visit a short time with Norfolk relatives
John Van Horn who lives south of
the city injured his knee with a chisel
yesterday and now gets around with some
difficulty
Geo B Christoph with hiB family
drove over to WiuBide this morning to
attend tho wedding of his brother and
Miss Emma Knebel
Edward Rowlet died suddenly at Mad
ison Monday forenoon while at work in
bis garden Paralysis was tho cause of
his death He was 74 years of age and
the father of 22 children by three wives
The announcement that the Salvation
Army is to desert its post in Norfolk is
an error New officers will bo here to
take the place of the old ones when they
leave and it is merely one of their cus
tomary transfers
O E Evans has moved his family to
the first house south of the Lincolu
school on South Third street He states
that bis upholstering business is becom
ing so large that it requires the room
heretofore occupied by his family at hiB
ehop on Main street
Miss Ruthe Shaweutertaiued about 80
little friends yesterday afternoon at her
home on South Twelfth street in honor
of her four cousins who are visiting
here Tho time was very enjoyably
passed with games aud amusements
while ico cream and cake were served
for refreshments
Chris Madsen came home yesterday
from Chicago to visit relatives and
friends It is bis first visit home in
nearly two years He is now traveling
for 0 M Hendersons boots and shoes
and is having remarkable success Ho
was with tho Fair store as clerk previous
to his doparturo for tho east
A pnrty was given last night in honor
of Herman Zitckovski nt his home in
Edgowater on First street Thero was
a largo crowd and a very enjoyable
evening was passed Tho rain storm
delayed the guests until after tho usual
hour and it was 2 oclock this morning
before the party was broken up
There was a pleasant gathering of
Christian Scientists last evening at tho
residence of Mr and Mrs S F Dunn
on Fourth street in honor of Mr Dunns
brother and wife Mr and Mrs 15 R
Dunn Christian Scientists from Denver
who tenniuate their visit with Norfolk
relatives and return to their homo this
evening
The campers returned last night from
their outing of two weeks at tho mouth
of tho Niobrara river They were
brought down from Verdigro in Super
intendent Reynolds private car Tho
party was composed of Mrs John Guild
aud Miss Lillio Burt Mapes aud family
0 B Durluud and family Mrs McBride
and Miss Annie tho Misses Durland
Miss Nellie Seymour aud Miss Edith
Parker
W W Mangus is in the city from
Randolph While hero he took bonio
ladders which were in II C Trumans
possession claiming that they wore his
property Ho failed to consult Mr
Truman before appropriating them and
the latter had him arrested on tho
charge of burglary claiming that Man
gus had no right or title to the property
It is understood that tho troublo has
since been amicably aud satisfactorily
adjusted Mangus formerly worked
with Mr Truman and there was an
outstanding account between them
Tho Auditorium is to bo further com
pleted aud some changes niado prepara
tory to tho approachiug amusement
season of 1000 1001 Work has now
commenced at laying floors in the dres
sing rooms aud other rooms under the
stage while an additional dressing
room will be built tho four not being
sufficient to fill the needs of many of
the large troupes Changes will also be
made to prevent tho eutrauce of water
to the basement During last nights
storm considerable moisture found its
way through and it was found that it
will be necessary to prevent it in the
future
An absent minded minister of Maun
yunk Penn tells this story on himself
1 live in one of a row of brick houses
that are exactly alike and when I came
homo from a walk the other day I saw a
new hat hat rack in tho hall I dont
think much of your hat rack I called
upstairs It has a cheap look I hung
my hat on it and turned into the parlor
A strange yoang man a friend of my
daughter 1 supposed snt with his feet
on the piano stool and smoked a ciga
rette I abominate cigarettes You
seem to be making yourself at home 1
observed cuttingly Yes why
shouldnt I he retorted flushing up I
looked around tho parlor and the fur
nishings seemed strange to me By
jove I thought quick as a flash Im
in the wrong house And sure
enough I was I apologized to all
hands but I was sorry I had said what
I did about the hat rack
Politics is warming up somewhat but
it is reported that it is far from assum
ing the interest that it did in 181KJ A
gentleman that travels a great deal says
that political subjects are not discussed
to any great extent on the trains Dur
ing 1695 there was almost constant dis
cussion by travelers of political ques
tions who now seem to have little inclin
ation to talk on those lines Tho reason
it is presumed is that thero is little com
plaint about conditions while in WM
everything seemed wrong Strqet dis
cussion of political questions is becoming
somewhat interesting but as a rule
there aro not aB mauy on the streets
with time hanging heavily on their
hands and willing and ready to talk
politics or discuss almost auy question
for pastime as was the case iu ISilfl
The campdlgu is opening up very
quietly compared to that four years ago
But nevertheless there is probably as
much or more earnestness than at that
time
W A Hemlebeu has returned from
Omaha and reports an arrangement that
means much to him as well as Norfolk
While there he secured the position of
poultry agent for Northeast Nebraska
and other territory for the Armour
Packing company and is to make his
headquarters in Norfolk He was given
letters of credit for an almost unlimited
amount and will begin operations at
once at his old stand near Dudleys barn
The poultry will be handled by coops
and carB and he expeotB to practically
control the market as Armours insist on
weight fair alike to themselves aud
customers To follow all this Mr Hem
lebeu sees the opportunity of starting
a brauoh house here for the company
They have already established such
houses at Lincoln and DeWitt and are
moat favorably impressed with Norfolk
If they conclude to establish a branch
house here Mr Hemlebiu believeB it will
mean the investment of 25000 or
60000 in Norfolk
North Platte Tribune The Union
Pacific has placed an order for new
equipment that astonishes railroad men
who have been watching orders placed
by that road in the past About a year
ago the road bought forty new
THE NORFOLK IMtiWS THURSDAY ATWST 15 1100
tlvos for heavy freight work Theso
were delivered to tho road and aro now
in service Following this order the
road placed another for forty locomo
tives and these aro being delivered now
at tho rate of ono per week Now tho
road has placed an order for twenty now
passenger engines 1100 steel frauto box
cars and ilOO steel frame coal cars arc in
cluded in tho now order which may yet
bo extended to take in severel hundred
stock cars and other rolling stock Tho
twenty passenger engines which inci
dentally come in tho saino order with
soveral now freight engines for tho
Oregon Short Line are of tho Baldwin
compound typo each weighing 171000
pounds Kueh has a sixty nine inch driv
ing wheel sixty six inch boiler 1150 flues
a fire box 118 inches long and thirty
nine inches wide JI000 feet of heating
surface four cylinders and 21X pounds
water pressure
Mr Nightingale returned homo this
morning from Minneapolis While
thero ho had an experience that showed
him tho effectiveness of tho police
system of a largo city One night some
one entered his room in tho hotel nt
which ho was stopping and robbed him
of his watch his money and his return
tickot he having no knowledge of tho
theft uutil morning On learning his
loss ho at once notified tho police Ho
was nsked if ho could identify
his watch and he said ho could
A tour of tho pawn shops was then
made uud tho pieco was located and
identified The broker thought ho
could identify his customer and ho was
finally located and arrested inasmuch
as Mr Nightingalo was a long distance
from home and it would require con
siderable time to convict tho prisoner of
grand larceny on tho advice of tho of
ficers he placed a low vnlno on his watch
and tho robber was indicted for petty
larceny of which ho was convicted and
sent up for days Tho money
aud ticket were1 not recovered
Mr Nightingale reports that wheat in
that state averages from 20 to 25 bushels
per acre Many of the farmers aro fol
lowing tho custom of last year of sowing
flax on wheat stubble thus harvesting
two crops from ono field in a single
season Flax raised on wheat Btubbb
last year averaged to 7 bushols per
acre the cost of cleaning in Minneapolis
beiu one cent per bushel Mr Night
ingale says that Minnesota will give
McKinley and Roosevelt 00000 major
ity
A FABLE
Story Willi ii riillticiil Moral About tlu
Man Who Didnt Know it Oooil Tiling
A ragged and weary Tramp strolled
into town one day aud wis met on the
street corner by the Philanthropic Citi
zen who said
Here my friend is a dollar Go and
buy you something to eat
To his surprise the Tramp turned and
tan yelling He will kill mo I lie
will kill mo
His wild flight was stoppod by an
other man to whom ho said That
man back there offered mo a dollar and
I know ho wants to kill me
The other man said You go back
and take his dollar Ho is all right
He wont hurt you He wants to do
you good
The Tramp was fiually persuaded and
returned and got the dollar and had
several good warm meals and some
liquor
A day or two afterward he again mot
the Philanthropic Citizen who offered
him work at good wages but the Tramp
again cried You want to kill me1
and ran away
Ho was induced by a friend to return
and accept the job which he did and got
good wages with which he supplied
himself with food and clothes and pro
vided his family tho necessities of life
The Tramp wns living contented and
happy until an Agitator coming his wny
said his employer wnnted to kill him
aud again his great fear was aroused
Tho agitator said You ruin his busi
ness and happiness shall be yours
But said the tramp That will
throw me out of a job and my family
will starve
Never mind your family said the
Agitator ruin his business or take
the dire consequences which I have
recited
So the Tramp started in to ruin the
Philanthropic Citizens busiuess and was
only prevented from doing so by a large
number of sensible townspeople who
saw what he was up to and who dealt
severely with the Tramp knowing what
the Philanthropic Citizen had done for
his welfare
Anyone having a small allotment of
souse can realize that the above is a
story a fable if you will No person
could be so foolish as to distrust a man
seeking only to do him good and proving
his worthy intentions by unmistakable
acts of kindness
But it has a moral point a political
meaniug Men who were afraid that
they would be in want and their families
starving under the McKinley adminis
tration have since discovered their mis
take and are convinced that they were
wrong but some have heard tho voice of
Agitator Bryan reciting the diro con Be
vuences of imperialism and the
trusts and militarUm and other
bogys until they are ready to destroy
their prosperous condition aud denounce
iu bitter terms the administration under
which they have been benefited It seems
impossible to demonstrate to them that
they are well off and had better leave
well enough alone
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Lightning Strikes Many Places
IT DOES NO VERY GREAT DAMAGE
An llicli unit it Hull ot Ititlnfitll litnl MkIK
Oviiiiul llnte 1 Struck A loo Lincoln
School ntul it Milliliter ul llitrnn itinl ltc
lilciicc
The storm last night was a repetition
of the one the night previous but very
markedly accented It broke loose
about the samo time as tho ono preced
ing and seemed to have inim heled all
the reserve forces of tho heavens artil
lery to aid in tho demonstration For the
brief space of time the storm lasted there
was a constant Hash of lightning and
the roar mid crash of thunder win in
cessant The rain fell in torrents and
the wind was at times very strong
Length of tinio considered it was a
record breaker and was the htornt of a
life time
The record indicates an inch and a
half of rainfall and when it is consid
ered that an inch of water means hun
dreds of tons to tho acre wonder is in
creased
Although there wns much electricity
in evidence tho displny seemed largely
confined to a strata of air high above
tho earth but us far as can be learned
many bolts struck
A bolt struck tho southeast
corner of tho Oxnard directly above
the room occupied by Landlord Spear
and wife It entered tho room through
tho ceiling tearing a hole but other
wise doing very little damage Mr and
Mrs Spear were both quito severly
shocked and were badly frightened
Mr Spear was somewhat deafened in
his left ear but hopes to recover his
hearing in a short time It was too
close a call for comfort and they do not
long for n repetition of tho experience
Tho homo of Mrs Lucy Mather in
Hayes addition was also struck The
screen door was torn oil and tho plaster
ing was damaged to a considerable
extent No one was injured although
the occupants were quito near tho dis
turbance
Tho barn on the Durland property on
North Tenth street wns btruck the
mysterious fluid taking effect on ono of
the corner posts and tearing it loose
Although tho barn was occupied by
four head of horses that stood within
six feet of tho post They were
uninjured
The tall chimney on tho new Lincoln
school building was stiuck the bnlt
striking the rock top of tho chimney
breaking it in two and knocking out a
few brick that supported it Whether
or not it did any damage on the inside
of the building has not been learned
There wero probably numerous other
tnkesbut tlieso aro all that have been
learned of up to the present time
During Monday nights storm light
ning struck the house of Louis lli ken
dorf iu Edgewater park but did no
particular damage The bolt entered at
tho chimney and made its exit through
a side wall making a hoo not much
larger than would be made by a revolver
or rifle bullet Mrs Heckeudorf was
dressed but wns lying upon the bed and
the bolt passed through the room not
more than a yard above her head She
had tho sensation of being surrounded
by flames but beyond a shock and
fright she was uninjured
Reports from other towns aro to the
effect that the storm of Monday night
was by no means locid
At Battle Creek the Methodist church
was struck but was not seriously dam
aged
At Madi6on the residences of Win
EisenbanerandRev Jockin were struck
but not seriously damaged Gus
Klitskes barn was hit and totally de
stroyed and with it sheds out
buildings Loss 800 no insurance
John Howe and Charles Sprout lost a
stack of grain each O S Christian
lost u valuable cow and E T McGehee
two steers
At Tilden the barn belonging to Pat
Kielty living east of town was struck
and burned and a valuable team cream
separator several sets of harness and
other less valuable contents were
destroyed
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Judges count of the votes cast up to
0 oclock a m Aug IS 1K0 in J D
Sturgeons Colored Porters Sewing
Machine contest
We the undersigned judges appointed
to couut the voteB cast iu the above
named contest hereby certify that the
votes have been cast to date as listed be
low
Porters name Al Johnson 5 votes
works at Pocifio Dave Shores 0 votes
works at Oxnard
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Judges
Goshen 111 Genesso Pure Food Co
Le Roy N Y Dear Sir6 Somo days
since a package of your Grain 0 prepar
ation was left at my office I took it
home aud gave it a trial and I have to
say I was very much pleased with it as a
substitute for coffee We have always
used the best Java aud Mocha in our
family but I am tree to say I like the
Graiu 0 as well as the best coffeo I ever
drank Respectfully yours
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GOOD judge must have both experience
and learning A housekeeper should
be a good judge for she too must have
experience and learning or she may think that
the soaps made to look like Ivory Soap are just
as good With experience she will know
that they lack the remarkable qualities of the
genuine Ivory Soap 994ioo per cent pure
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AiSENSATIONALHUMOR
Pierce Man Said to Have Shot
His Son
STORY PROBABLY EXAGGERATED
Another Itiport sijm Ho lint Shot n tin
Itoy 1iirtlcH to Illn Allnlr uro OIhIiiiiI
ltclutlvcn to C II Kralin A Wol I Until
In tho 1 1 curt ol tlic City
A report reached here from Pierce
yesterday to tho effect that William
Krueger a farmer living northeast of
that place had shot his lVyeur old son
twice killing him instantly aud that it
was attributed to insanity on tho part
of tho father
Tho story was to the Hoot that the
boy had quarrelled with his father and
had then run awny from homo against
his fathers wishes but recently
returned and his father became so en
raged at him that the shooting followed
Tho Kruegers are distantly related to
0 If Kruhn of this city and when the
report readied him boat onco telephoned
to Pierce on hopes of obtaining particu
lars of the affair His informant was
not positively informed but was of
the opinion that Krueger had not lulled
his son but had shot at him a couple of
times
It was likewise reported that a neigh
bor who undertook to interfere was also
shot at by Krueger
Detailed information concerning tho
affair is not obtainable but it is probable
that the report telephoned Mr Krahn
is about correct
A Wolf In ii Culvert
15 B Ovelmaus dog Zip was re
sponsible for a considerable excitement
yesterday afternoon and evening He
came to a stand yestenbiy afternoon at a
culvert near the Widnniun residence on
North First street his actions clearly
indicating that he had found game
His find wns investigated and sure ns
shootiu there was game a largo and
ferocious wolf with fiery eyes had taken
refuge in tho culvert The report spread
quickly aud it was not long before a
gang of men and boys had assembled
with the iiiteutiou of capturing tho ani
mal on whoso scalp n largo and juicy
bounty of - is offered by the county
The plans for getting him out were
mauy and devious Some suggested
sending dogs in and tho effort was made
but they refused to do their masters
bidding being apparently in mortal ter
ror of the caged brute
Chief Widaman himself entered into
the spirit of tho occasion and fired a shot
in hoping to frighten the beast out but
he refused to budge
Some bright mind suggested drown
ing the brute out and it immediately oc
curred to another that a stream from u
fire hose would be the proper caper but
Chief Winter entered a demurer and tho
scheme was not put into execution
Another suggestion was that he bo
smoked out and a fire was built with
this intention but its offects proved un
availing and the wolf still held the situ
ation
The effort to dislodge the beast was
abandoned late last night but this morn
ing renewed endeavorB were made to
rout him
J W Edwards fiually became dis
gusted with the futile work aud secur
ing a rod with a crook in it proceeded to
drag the monster out by main force
His successful effort disclosed whut
many declared was a common cur pup
but is said that Mr Ovelmau persistently
adheres to his original contention that
it is a wolf and insists that the scalp and
pelf are his as the original finder
Some insist that he should know claim
ing thai his experience as a hunter jus
tifies Ins contention
It may be that the learned county
dads will be reiiirod to pass on tho
question providing tho scalp is presented
for the bounty
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hist of letters lcinuiuiiiK uncalled for
at the pohtollleo August Ill 11100
Mrs II Halter Thomas A Bairo
MiH Ada Henedirk V II Alexander
Thomas iilucliel Ghiis Oaselman Will
Dean Miss Jessie Kills Gus 1511ors
Miss Lizzie Diinkiu Ceo Ileni lim
Kenny Prank Mehring N X Patter
son lurry ltcgau losia Schoeii G II
Smith Mis liillio Serantou Clius C
Scott W I Tietko
If not called for in days will bo
sent to the dead letter office
Parties calling for any ot the above
please my ndveitised
P I SlUIXJIIKK P M
In lh7 also Mr liryun said Thou
shall not But thank goodness thoj
did
In tlui Illhli let Conn of M hUhiiii Couiltj
Ntlininltu
In the matter of the estate of M h
Andrus deceased
This cause came on fur hearing upon
lie petition of Burt Mupes administra
tor do bonis mm of the chtatii ot M 1j
Andrus deceased praying for licence to
sell tho following dcscribid real estate
in the county of Madison in
the state of Nebraska to wit Lots ono
I two three C5 four and five
of block one I of Bees subdivision
of block fifteen lfi of Dorsoy plaeo ad
dition to Norfolk Junction or a suffi
cient amount to bring the sum of 111 HI
for the payment of debts allowed against
said estato and the costs of adminis
tration there not being faufllcient per
sonal property to pay the said debts and
expenses
It is therefore ordered that all persons
interested iu said estato appear before
me at the office of Mapes and Hasten in
the city of Norfolk iu Madison county
Nebraska on the 17th day of September
1000 at one oclock p in to show cause
why a license should not bo granted to
the said administrator to sell so much of
the above described real estato of Faid
estato as fchal bo necessary and pay said
debts and expenses
Dated this 4th day of August 1900
Dowlas Conk
Judge of tho District Court
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