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10 Till ! NORFOLK NEWS : FRIDAY , JANUARY M , 1002. 11.1111. How Northern Nebraska Be came Settled Up. 0 , R. BUCHANAN GIVES HISTORY The Settlement of Norfolk by a Col ony of Germans The Pioneers of Holt County How the Country was Advortlsod. Major J. R. Buchanan , goiioral pas- Hongor agent of the F. 12. A. M. V. , in anaddroHS before the Htato historical society at Lincoln last week gave flomo interesting facfs rolot'ivo to the Holkllug of north Nebraska his subject bolng , "Tho Gioat Railroad Migration into Northern Nobronka. " Introducing his address Major Buchanan said : "Tho railroads and the Blblo nro the two most potent agonoioa of modern times which have operated In the western orn country. The railroad molten ix newer or uuocouplod country accessible and creates or establishes markets in oouvoii ; iont localities. The Blblo with its do- vetoes follows , giving a moral tone to the locality , which moans safety , law V aud tranqulllty. Only the sturdy , It hardy and Industrious should but unfortunately many others do go to anew now country. Usually , however , the percentage of the bettor class which oo- ouplos a now section Is sniHolontly largo to impress Its virtues upon the country in tlmo of need. Education follows as a correlative necessity a prerequisite teA A ironorons and ro- eposivo soil and a good ollmato consti tute the reasons for populating a now country and dotormlno Its destiny. Oonoomlng the history of the build ing of the Elkhorn ho said : "January 20 , 1809 , the Fremont , Klk horn < fc Missouri Valley railroad was organized and commenced building up the Klkhorn valley. I am assured by Judge K. K. Valontlno of Wiwt Point that ho moved the United States land ofllco from Omaha to West Point In ff May , 1809. There worethou | only twolv houses In West Point , mainly a llttlo colony of Qormims from Watortown , "VVls. , conspicuous among whom was the father and family of our present Btato treasurer , William Stuofor. The Elkhoru bnildod in 1809 from Fromonl to Maple Greek , tou miles , and rostoc for the winter. In 1870 it was built from Maple Greek to West Point twouty-fivo inllos , arriving there oil Thanksgiving day. Small sottlo- inouts had scattered up along the valley as far as French Greek , now the railroad station of Glearwator. , , "Perhaps as conspicuous , a settle ment as any was a small oolony of thirty-sovou Gorman uthqrans , also from Watortown , Wlsoonsou , who sought a now country where with their Very limited moans all could looaio to gether and support jointly 'a church of their faith. They were piloted to the present site of Norfolk in I860 by Ir. . Stuofor , their former townsman in "Wisconsin , who had preceded them , lo cating at West Point. Ono of their number , Mr. Herman Bratxsoh , in 1870 platted the original town of Nor folk. Nearly all of that oolony , with a numerous growth of children and grand children are still living thoro. A notable fact is cited by ono of the descendants I to the effect that the children and grand children of those pioneers are tailor , larger of frame , and usually more robust than their ancestors , and theyjittributo if ! this mate. to the healthful , invigorating oil- 1 "As the railroad opened markets and extended its lines settlements become more numerous. In 1871 the railroad vos extended to Wisuer where It rested uutil 1879. In 1873 a small colony from Beloit , Wisconsin , headed by ono John T. Prouty , settled a llttlo east of the pres ent Bite of O'Neill but later scattered or replaced by General O'Neill , who with eighteen Irishmenmostly Foulans , who had accompanied him in his raid in Canada on the 81st day of May , I860 , and known as O'Neills' Irish brigade took up lauds aud settled in Holt coun ty. A party with whom was Mr. Jonas Glse , a civil engineer and member of the city council of Omaha , made a trip in 1878 north to the O'Noill settlement , nlso from Norfolk to Niobrara. They re ported that from about four miles north of Norfolk there was not n sign of 1mb itatiou on the way to Niobrarn , nn il they reached seine branches on the Nio brara river. "In 1879 the Elkhoru railroad was extended - tended to Buttlo Creek. In 1880 to No- ligh , the county seat of Autolopo ooun ty , nud in the fall of 1880 I cauio to the road. I found nil that'northern part of the state very sparsnly occupied and in fact but little known about it. " Mnjor Buchanan then detailed condi tions as ho found thorn aud told of his efforts to induce immigration. Ho began advertising "Free homes for the Million. " The tide of immigration turned toward north Nebraska , attracted by his advertisement of free homos and cheap lands. Now there is little laud in the counties he tried hardest to Bet- tie that can bo bought cheaply. He gave figures showing the increase in population. The Elkhorn had no laud grout , while other Nebraska roads had lauds for sale , thus drawing settlers way from the northern port of the state. The speaker sold while trying to settle the territory through which his road run ho analyzed the mill and satisfied hlniHolf what the results would bo. ThostookrulBors farther west were pros- purmifl , and the northwest corner of the ntato is now well populated with these pooplo. Bamming up results ho said : "Now there Is a population of ever fifty thousand in thono now counties which at the tlmo I ro for rod to above were at tached to Holt county for judicial pur poses. There In an luoroneod popula tion in Holt county and the oountlos iwHtofour main line of fifty thousand There are half as many moro or an ucroiiHO of fifty thousand , in that orrltory went of our main line aud ilong and wont of the branch line slnco milt which loavoHjtho main line nt Sorlb- iiir , pasnlng through Colfax , Platte , andBoono counties and joining the main line again at Oakdalo. " WEDNESDAY WRINKLEsT Mrs. II , MoBrido is visiting In Madl son. son.This This Is another of these January May days. Fred Jasper of Plalnviow was a oity visitor ever night. M. H. Lynch of Now Oaatlo , was a Norfolk visitor yesterday. ' The Browning olub mot hut night with Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Morrow. Mr. nud Mrs. F. H. Beoln and Miss Josslo Sturgeon are on the slok list. P. J. Couloy , who is a firemen on the Northwestern in Iowa , is homo on a visit. visit.Tho The Baptist Ladles Aid society will moot with Mr. D. D. Hall tomorrow afternoon. Mrs. J. B. Maylard and Miss Nolle Seymour went to Lincoln Monday for a wook's visit. The fow-days-old infant of Mr. and Mrs. Wot/.ul of North Twelfth struct died yesterday. W. E. Spencer wonttoMoadow Grove yesterday where ho disposed of n bunch of cuttlo to a HoHkins feeder. Mrs. M. 1) . Tyler loft on the early train for Omahtx and from there expects to go to Illinois for a few weeks' visit. The lee is disappearing from the Elkhorn - horn , together with the skating and the Immediate hopes of the ice man for a crop. crop.Tho The medics of Platte county have or gauizod a society with Dr. H. J. Arnold us president nud Dr. B. O. Tioslug as secretary. Both officers live in Ooluin bus. bus.Tho The girls of the High school basket ball team have boon invited to engage in a contest with the team of Wayne High school , but no date for the contest has yet boon sot. The ladles' and gentlemen's bowling olub of South Norfolk had possession of the Hight alloy last evening nud en joyed the auinsbinont most thoroughly. Some very oroditablo scores were made by both gentlemen and ladies. The work of repairing , pointing add papering the east room of the Star clothing store has boon completed and tbo goods are now being moved book. The west sldo will now be repainted and repapered , so that it will accord with the bright and clean appearance of the east room. ' Mr. and 'Mrs. E. B. Kenyan have brokou up housekeeping and for the present have accommodations at the homo of Mrs. Mary Davenport on North Ninth street. They expect to leave for California as soon as Mrs. Kenyan's health will permit. ' ' The High School Athletic association is discussing the project of holding n old day of sports in the spring. It is something never yet undertaken hero , but otlior Sphools have found such a day both outertaliu25 and profitable and the association should be encouraged to at tempt such a feature of commencement exorcises , W. B. Vail , temporary chief of tl o fire department during the absouco of Ohlof liartford , urges that all remain ing members of the fire department turn out and assist when an alarm is turned in during the absouco of other members of the department who are attending - tending the association meeting at Ne braska City. At the grand lodge Sous of Herman , hold in Nebraska City this week , Fred Volpp of Wayne was ro-oloctod grand president. The other oillcors chosen were : John Mattes , jr. , first grand vice president , Nebraska Oity ; Win Piopon- stock , second grand vice president , Wayne ; J. H.Lohuian , grand secretary , BloomUeld ; J. E. Melcher , grand treas urer , Wisnor ; G.A. Nieuiou , physician , Wayne ; H. A. Rothsack. trustee. Sohuylor ; J. H. Johannes , grand guide , Columbus ; Jacob Bentlor , grand inside guide , Nebraska Oity. The thirty-first anniversary of the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Hull was celebrated by a largo number of rel atives nud friends last night nt the homo of the family on the Thirteenth street road , near the Elkhorn river. A num. her of the guests attended in a hay rack and the evening was thoroughly enjoyed by nil who participated. Games , music , sociability and refreshments were the events of the ovening. All guests were cordially welcomed to the Hull homo , oven the two strolling vagabonds who applied for accommodations. W. H. Loavy or Omaha , state organ izer as well as counsel for the Nebraska' [ lotall Grocers and General Merchants nHHoofation , wan hero Monday in ho interest of that organization and has succdodud beyond all expecta tions , every merohatit in Norfolk hav ing joined the nnsoolatlon. The Im mediate and particular Interest of the association is to oppose the passage of Donate file No. 1020 , known as the parcels post bill. The promptitude with which Norfolk merchants rallied to the support of the association Is but an evidence df the interest taken by the merchants of other towns and cities in the defeat of this bill , which threatens the welfare of all country merchants. The merchants have boon informed of the nature of the bill and propose that the mail order and department houses of the cities shall not succeed in having it made into a law If their stubborn and combined opposition can avail to defeat the Bohouio. Thb body of Thomas H. Tracy was takou to Lo Mars , Iowa , on the 0 : ! ! 0 M. & O. train this morning , the pdrty being ing Col. and Mrs. E. H. Traoy and Mrs. W.T. Baldwin of Milwaukee , Wis. , Who arrived In the oity lout evening. Buforo leaving the house on North Tenth street brief services were conducted by Rev. . J. 0. 8. Wollls of Trinity Episcopal church. Several members of the Ma sonio lodge , G. A. R. post and B , P. O. Elks attended at the hoaso and formed an escort to the depot. Funeral ser vices are to bo hold at Lo Mars this afternoon and intormout will bo at the cemetery near that oity. A copy of the Riverside , California Daily Press of January 15 , in which WOE enclosed a spray of the popper plan with its rod berries , has boon received containing the following item of inter- nat to Norfolk pooplo. Mr. and Mrs. lolllvor formerly resided hero , their uiarriago ceremony having taken place In the old Reno hotel of this oity : "Yes terday was the tenth anniversary of the marriage of Mr. aud Mrs. W. O. Toll- vor , aud they colobrntod the ovout with a very enjoyable little party in the oven- lug at their homo on West Tenth street. The rooms were effectively decorated with suiilax , poppers , vlolots nud carna tions and the displayed , legend 1892-1902 was played prominently in the drawing room. This was constructed of tin aud from n huge tin punch bowl in the hall delicious punch was dispensed. The sohomo was made to iuoludo the refresh ments , which were served on tin dishes and partaken of with tin spoons. The favors were fine bits of handiwork in tin , aud the prizes for the games were of the same material. " W. H. Rish is hurrying up the pros pective patrons of his proposed system of sewerage , finding an urgent neceS' sity for having the contracts closed at nn early date. The franchise will ex pire within a few months and unless the contracts are closed up and work begun the opportunity will bo lost. Norfolk is very much in need of such a system from several points of view. It is of importance as a sanitary measure , as the sowdrago now allowed to accum ulate or soak into the soli , to become a disease breeder , will bo carried off , and deposited where no harm will resnlt. It is a good proposition economically , 'tho use of the system being no moro and perhaps less 'than tho'cost'of con structing and maintaining the germ producing cess pools. It will conduce to the comfort and oouveniouco of the people , the appearance of the oity maybe bo materially improved and 'there are numerous other arguments to be urged in behalf of the'system. It would bo unwise to pass this opportunity by , with the hope that the oity will soon construct such a system , as it is not likely to bo undertaken by the city in the near fu ture. One of the obstacles in the way of municipal construction is that the indebtedness of the oity is snob that bauds cannot be voted for the purpose aud while waiting for this condition to be attained the benefits of a good sys tem could as well bo enjoyed. There are Some Simple Remedies iudihpousablo in any family. Among these , the experience of years assures us , should bo recorded Painkiller. For both iutorual nud external applications we have found it of great value ; especially can we recomoud it for colds , rheuma tism , or fresh wounds and bruises Christian Era. Avoid substitutes , there is but one Painkiller , Perry Davis' . Price 25o. nud 50c. We are all Familiar with the deep , hoarse bark , grimly called "a grave-yard cough. " It is the cry of the tortured IUURR for mercy. Give thorn ineroy in the form of Allen's Luug Balsam , a remedy for pulmonary trouble , BO highly esteemed that it is rec ommended oven in the earlier stages of consumption. In the later stages mor tal skill is unavailing. Nobody can af ford to neglect a cold. Docs U Pay to Buy Cheap ? A cheap remedy for coughs and colds is all rightbut you want something that will relieve and euro the moro severe and dangerous results of throat and lung troubles. What shall you dp ? Go to u warmer and moro regular oliuiato ? Yes If possible ; if not possible for you , then in either case take the only remedy that has been introduced in all civilized countries with success in severe throat nud lung troubles , "Bosclieo's German Syrup. " It not only heals and stimu lates the tissues to destroy the germ dis ease , but allays inflammation , cansos easy expectoration , gives a good night's rest , and cures the patient. Try one bottlo. Recommended many years by all druggists in the world. Got Green's Prize almanac. Asa K. Leonard. THE NKWS keeps its job department up-to-date with the latest faces of type and does its work in approved style. AUCTION : SALE ! i ITuvihg sold my fariri , to give possession March 1st , I will dispose Of my personal prop- Qi'ty at public auction at my farm in Union Crook precinct on the Stantou-Madison road , nine miles southwest of Stanton and nine miles northeast of Madison , Nebraska , on Tuesday , Jan. 28 , 1902 , Commencing promptly at 10:00 : a. m. , property as below described : 1 00 HEAD OF HOUSES. , . ' 41 } y These horses consist o'f 40 head of heavy draft horses ; 20 head df fancy driving and saddle horses ; 20 colts coming two years old ; 20 colts coming three years old. Among 'thB * roadsters are several matched spans of drivers , fine single horses and well trained saddlers' . They 'are well broken and some are speedy. No matter what you want in the horse line , you can find it at this sale. . I will also sell four heavy draft stallions. > ' < i i i < x > HEAD OF HOGS. . . ( ir Sixty head of first-class brood sows and gilts ; 100 head of stock hogs. These hogs are of the Jersey-Red breed and are thrifty and in prime condition. EIGHTY HEAD OF CATTLE. , * Of these cattle a number are good milch cows and the balance are steers and heifers now on feed. They are a good lot of cattle. FARfl MACHINERY , Etc. Four good lumber wagons , two hay wagons , five sets nearly new Concord harness , two sets nearly new double buggy harness , -buggy , road cart , three walking stirring plows , sulky plow , three walking cultivators , disc cultivator , corn planter and one mile of wire , four-horse . i harrow , disc pulverizer , force feed seeder , mowing machine , sulky hay rake , harvester and self-binder , set farm and stock scales complete with frame , and numerous other articles nee- 4 essary to the conducting of an extensive farm , including blacksmith kit and numerous small " 7 tools , etc. Also 75 Plymouth Rock Chickens. A credit of 12 months' time will be given on sums of $10 and over , purchaser giving- note with approved security and drawing 10 per cent , interest from date ; sums of less than $10 , cash. A discount of 2 per cent , will be given for cash where a note would otherwise be accepted. PLENTY OF LUNCH FOR ALL AT NOON. , , , ul < H. T. SONNIENSCHEIN. J. R. STUGKER and W. J. PANEK , Auctioneers. W. W. YOUNG , Clerk. THURSDAY TIDINGS. Rose Wilson of Pierce is the guest of Mrs. Michael. J. W. Humphrey had business in * Madison yesterday. M. L. Killo was a city visitor yester day from Orolghton. 8am Friedman of Madison was a Nor folk visitor yesterday. Benjamin MoKoon was in the city yesterday from Winside. Mr. ' and Mrs. J. W. Ransom were Lincoln visitors yesterday. Edgar Knoing was a Norfolk visitor yesterday from Gentral Oity. John Morris of Fullerton transacted ! business in'Nor ' folk yesterday. v W. E. Branson of Albion transacted1 business in1 Norfolk yesterday. Thos. Ryan and Phil Maughan wore in the city yesterday from Tilden. Judge W. M. Robertson lefi today for Dennison , Iowa , on a business trip. Mrs. Harry Lodor loft today for New York city , whore she will visit friends for a month or more. The ladies of the Presbyterian church will give a dinner and supper in the old Fair store building Saturday. Theo and Both Spreoher , daughters of Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Spreoher , have been quite seriously sick from the after effects if scarlet fever. Goo. S. Bridge , brother of 0. S. Bridge of this city , was recently elected director ) f the Chicago board of trade for the ; erm of three years. Appropriate exercises will bo held by hc | various city schools next Wednesday , ti ( observance of the late President tlcKluloy's birthday. Martin O'Meanx loft today for Love Uu'd ' , Col. , whore ha goes to take a po- atlon in the sugar factory. Mrs. O'lleara will follow later. The North Nebraska High School De clnnmtory association has issued invita lions to Its annual contest.which will beHeld Held in Norfolk on April 28. Helen , daughter of Dr. aud Mrs. Frank Salter , was four years old yesterday4and was assisted in celebrating the anniver sary by a party of her little friends. Miss Helen Bridge loft today for Lake Forest , 111. , where she starts to school at Ferry Hall. Mrs. Robert Bridge of Fremont , who has been hero since the death of Mrs. 0. S. Bridge , returned homo at the same time. The Bee's report from the firemen's convention at Nebraska Oity says there are about 400 delegates in attendance , of which the Norfolk delegation of 23 is the largest nud eoems likely to carry away the prize offered. The pupils of the various grades of the city"schools are making a commend able effort to provide their rooms with school'libraried and some of" them have made considerable progress in that di rection. The plan is to encourage each pupil to bring a book or magazine. The meeting of N6rfolk''lodgo'No. ' ' 97 , A. 0. U. W. which was to have been held Tuesday night , will be held Wed nesday night , instead , on account of the entertainment ab the Auditorium. The class of candidates now numbers 50 and it is hoped to make a still farther in crease before the night of the > meeting. The board of education met last night to consider the resignation of A. A. Sims , assistant principal of the High school. The resignation was' accepted and F. E' McCoy , attendinglthe uni versity at Lincoln , was elected to the'po sition made vacant. Mr. Sims resigns to accept the position of assayer with a Denver smelting firm. The complimentary reception and ball to be given at the Elks' club rooms tomorrow eveningbyNorfolk ( lodge , No. 053 , in celebration of the first anniver sary of the organization of the lodge , promises to bo a very enjoyable affair. The invitation list is limited to members of the lodge and their ladles. Com memorative exercises will be held in the lodge roomfbeginning nt 8:15 : , and an hour later dancing will be inaugurated m the large hall above. On Tuesday evening as the Sir Knights of the Macoboes were closing- installation ceremonies they were sur prised as n call for admittance rang through the hall , and npon ascertaining the cause were doubly surprised to find the Lady Bees in waiting with well filled baskets of provisions. They were promptly admitted and in a short time every Sir Knight present truly wel comed the ladles and their store. The unanimous expression was , "Long live the Lady Bees. " The ministers of the various churches of Norfolk met in the Pacific hotel par- .ors yesterday and organized n minis- ; orial association with Rev. S F. Sharp- , ess as president aud Rev. J.F. Ponolier , secretary. Another mooting to complete the organization will bo hold at the same place next Tuesday. The object of the association is to draw the several churches together in closer fellowship. The ministers of surrounding towns will bo invited to identify themselves with the association. Qeorgo D , Folliner , commissioner of public lauds aud buildings , nud his doputv , A. N. Eaton , came up from Lincoln Tuesday and have been taking nn invoice of the state property remaining - ing at the Norfolk hospital for the insane - sane , preparatory to giving it in charge of Engineer A. M. Thomas , who is to bo placed under' T > onds. They 'are"of the'opinion thit'ttie 'duties of Superin tendent Teal and Steward Walker'will bo accomplished.by the first of February , when the property will bo placed in the care of Mr. Thomas. > > A bowling party chartered 'tho Hights alleys last evening a'nd remained until'a bate hour. Some very good scores "were made , not the best of which was ttiat'of J. 0. Stitt , who is credited with having finished one game on 69. When 'all had bowled until they were ti'rod' , the members of tho'party were invited' 'to the * home oi 'Mr. and Mrs. W. ' H. Bacholz to a midnight lunch of coffee and sandwiches , 'with cigars'"for" gentlemen ' Those who participated * in tbo'festivities'were Messrs , and Mesdames - dames W. H. Buoholz , Qeo. D. Butter- field' ' , J. 0. Stitt , 0. H. Reynolds , ? . H. Salter.'O. S. Porker , J. 'N. Bundick , BnVt Mapes , W. N. Huso and Mr. M. D. Tyler. Higgins Bros. , the railroad contractors who have been wintering in Norfolk , are loading their outfit and expect to leave Saturday for Reno , Nova'da , where they have a contract of grading on the Southern Pacific. They expect that the work will take thorn two years. It is on one of the cut-off schemes being undertaken by that company to shorten up its line to the coast. The graders have been keeping their horses at the old White farm south of the city , and the harness , touts and other parapher nalia baa been stored in the frame build ing just west of the Pacific block. They are not definite as to how many men they will take with thorn from Norfolk , but there will bo a number from here. The contractors express satisfaction with Norfolk as a wintering point and intimate that they may winter here again in the future. The Norfolk telephone exchange has boon enlarged to take in the subscribers who live in Battle Greek. Manager Sprechor has during the past week closed contracts with Battle Creek pa trons , whereby for the same rates they are now paying they are to bo connected direct with the Norfolk exchange and given free service with subscribers in this city , while at the same time Nor folk patrons can call up Battle Greek people who have 'phonos , which will bo given numbers in the local switchboard. A telephone was also ordered placed in the residence of Sam Kent , nt Kent's Siding , about half way between Norfolk and Battle Greek. This will bo a con venience to both towns that will prove beneficial. If the same service could now bo extended to Madison , the telephone - phone situation would bo considered fairly good.