THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOURNAL.
PART ONE NORFOLK. XKHKASKA , l-'KUm , Al'iiTST , HIM : ] . PAGES 1 TO 8
Republicans of Ninth District
Make Quick Work.
HAPPY HARMONY PREVAILED.
Took Just Seventeen Minutes to Hold
the Convention M. D. Tyler Is
Chairman of the Judicial Commit
tee Chances are Fine.
[ From Monday's Dally. ]
Harmony and Judge , T. V. Boyd
prevailed unanimously at the repub
lican convention of the ninth judicial
district , held in the city hall at 11
o'clock this morning. It took just
seventeen minutes for the calling of
Vho assembly , the disposition of cre
dentials , a nomination and adjourn
ment.
Judge Boyd expressed his appre
ciation of the honor in a brief speech
in which he stated that ho had tried
to administer the affairs if the olllco
in a manner which would bring no
blame upon the republicans and no
dissatisfaction. "I have tried to treat
everybody on a common level , " said
the judge , "with justice to all and
favoritism to none. "
While he realized that the chances
for election at the outset seem bright
er this year than two years ago , Judge
lloyil said lie would carry on just as
vigorous a campaign as ho had" before -
fore , and asked help of the republicans
nil along the line.-
M. D. Tyler of this city was named
by the nominee as chairman of the
judicial committee. Other members
are :
\l \ Antelope , N. D. Jackson.
Knox , W. ' D. Funke.
Pierce , Jos. A. Williams.
Madison , I. Powers.
Wayne , A. A. Welch.
The convention was called to order
at 11 by Chairman Jack&on. George
Boyd was secretary. Jas. Nichols and
P. Nelson were the committee on cre
dentials. They reported that there
was no contest and that the sixty-five
delegates were entitled to seats in
the convention.
On a call of counties , Judge Boyd
was unanimously named. Judge Powers -
ers , chairman of the Madison county
delegation , made a speech in which
he brought out the responsibility at
tached to the bench and the fact that
the man whom Madison county de
sired was thoroughly able in every
way.
way.On
On motion of Lundburg , of Wayne ,
the nomination of Boyd was made by
acclamation. -L )
The committee was authorized to
fill any vacancies that might occur.
Then the convention adjourned.
A large number of the delegates
present took the noon train for Lin
coln , to attend the state convention.
To the State Convention.
The republican state convention Is
to be hold at Lincoln tomorrow after
noon for the purpose of nominating a
candidate for the office of supreme
judge and two candidates for regents
of 'che state university.
While the convention promises to
lack Interest so far as any contest for
the head of the ticket is concerned ,
it will bo of more than usual interest
to north Nebraska , and Norfolk in
particular , as the place has been con
ceded to a resident of this city , Judge
J. B. Barnes , and it will be the first
time In many years if ever that a
man from this section of the state
has been accorded that honor , and
this condition of affairs has only been
brought about through the determined
fight made by Mr. Barnes and his
friends during the convention of two
years ago when Mr. Sedgwlck carried
off the honors.
Judge Barnes left for Lincoln this
morning to open headquarters at the
Lindell hotel where he will receive
his friends. He was accompanied by
W. N. Huse , a member of the Madison
county delegation , and the balance
of the Norfolk contingent left for the
capital city on the noon train.
The Madison county delegation are :
W. M. Robertson , W. H. Bucholz ,
Burt Mapes , F. M. Slsson , M. D. Tyler ,
J. R. Hays , W. N. Huso , C. B. Burn-
ham , F. L. Putney , C , . A. Randeil , Geo.
R. Wycoff , A. N. McGlnnls , A. Hln-
man , C. S. Smith , M. Klassen , H.
Halderson , H. Miller.
NOON-DAY BLAZE ,
Home of Albert Degner In South
Fourth Street Narrowly Escaped
' Destruction Today.
[ From Monday's Dally. ]
Fire In a closet at the homo of Mr.
and Mrs. Albert Degner , 501 South
Fourth street , at noon today , created
considerable excitement in that neigh
borhood and threatened something
serious for awhile.
Mr. Dcgnor ordered his son to his
room for a change of shoes , and In
making the change the boy stepped
on a match which set flro to a roll
of cotton batting that soon filled the
*
Ilttlo room with smoke and flames ,
The frightened boy gave the alarm
and his father and mother hurried to
the rescue. Mr. Deg'tier wont to the
the bath room after .bucket of water
and Mrs. Dognor seized the roll of
blazing cotton to drop it in the bath
tub. That disposed of , Mr r c > r
started to tear the hla/lng clothing
from the hooks In the closet mid the
lire was soon extinguished with il few
palls of water.
Mr. Degnm-'s hair was singed and
his hands quite badly burned us the
result of Ills light with the llames.
Smoke and lire did some damage
to the wood work and plastering
which \ V.V. . Robe * , in whose com
pany the propei t / 'nsurod , or
dered repaired at A'
"DANGER ! KEEP OUTI" II ? * " .
"Trespassers Will be Prosecuted , "
Says the Sign , and People
Believe In Signs.
[ From Tuesday's Dally. ]
"Danger , iveop out. Trespassers
will be prosecuted. " That Is the sign.
In bold faced letters , which stares at
the Inquisitive and curious hullvdual
who would take a chance at walking
along the uncertain scaffoldings on
tlio United States court house build
ing today. Two men have fallen
through already , mammoth derricks
are constantly creaking beneath the
weight of some enormous stone that
weighs many tons , bricks are falling
indiscriminately about and the spot
is not the safest place In the world ,
withal. The slgnfi were put up by
Superintendent Williams this morning
for the bonellt of onlookers and not
many besides Superintendent of Con
struction Fain and the workmen , are
permitted to go by the lines.
One thing about the sign just put
up , is that it never falls In wet weather
though a fall may be needed to make
sonic people believe in signs.
The immense Iron colums for the
second story of the structure are be
ing hoisted today , and 1 umber for this
story has arrived.
LOCK-JAW CAUSES DEATH ,
Little 7-year-old Boy Steps on n Stub
ble and Cold Water , Which
Was Fatal.
[ From Monday's Dally. ]
Lock-jaw , caused by stepping upon
a tiny stubble twelve days ago ,
brought death to the li'Ule 7-year-old
son of a farmer named Ilillc , living
near Hadar , yesterday morning. The
little fellow had punctured his heel
and was brought to a Norfolk phy
sician for treatment. Two days later
he was apparently well and began to
go fishing. He kept up his pastime
for over a week and Saturday was
seized with tetanic convulsions. The
nerves in the foot had been so af
fected that there was no saving the
little fellow's life. He had been suf
fering from the symptoms for twenty-
four hours before a doctor was called ,
so that all remedies failed. He was
unable to even take a drop of liquid.
He had taken cold during his fish
ing. Not a sign of swelling or irrita
tion is apparent about Vhe wound in
the foot.
MILITIA GETS NEW GUNS ,
Fifty Handsome Pleces.With Bayonets
Belts , Arrived This Morning
for Use.
[ From Monday's Dally. ]
FJfty brand new Krag-Jorgensen
army rifles arrived in the city this
morning for use by the boys of Com
pany L. Accompanying the handsome
pieces were a half hundred belts and
bayonets. Those are the guns tha'i
are to replace old pieces In the entire
militia. The boys have also received
their tan colored kahkl uniforms and
3,000 cartridges. There are 2,000
rounds of loaded shells and 1,000
blanks for target practice. The ma
terial came to Lieutenant Carl Pilger.
Captain Fuller is expected home to
night.
ACCIDENT AT FEDERAL BUILDING ,
Stone Fitter Kelly Took a Fall From
"the Top to the Cellar Saturday
afternoon.
[ From Monday's Dally. ]
The second accident at the United
States court house , now building at
the corner of Madison avenue and
Fourth street , occurred Saturday af
ternoon when M. Kelly , a stone fitter ,
dropped from the topmost point of
Vho scaffolding to the collar below.
Ho was badly shaken up but not ser
iously injured. He stepped upon a
plank which was not fastened and an
instant later shot dawnward like , i
thousand of brick. Kelly Is working
again today.
KICKED BY AHORSE , .
Son of Walter Rowlet of Warnervllle
Suffers a Battered Face and a
Fractured Skull.
The 8-year-old son of Walter Row-
lett , who lives southwest of Warner-
vllio was kicked by a horse last eve
ning.
The little fellow's face was badly
cut and bruised and the Indications
are 'that the skull has received a more
or less serious fracture. Medical at
tendance was summoned and the best
possible was done to relieve the boy's
distress.
Occurred Between 4 and 5
O'clock Yesterday.
BLEW HOUSE OFF OF THE EARTH
Not a Splinter of the Home of Krlger
Can be Found Mrs. Krlger Injured.
" 'In Fields Ruined by Funnel Fol *
j/p j ay Historic Creek.
' . iKroni Saturday's Dully. ]
Hattlo Creek. Aug. 15. Special to
The News : A tornado which brought
ruination and disaster In Its funnel
shaped form , struck the country along
the historic stream called Battle
creel ; , near this place , yesterday af
ternoon between t and fi o'clock , The
twister kissed the earth three distinct
times and us a result one farm house
with all of Its contents has utterly dis
appeared off the face of the earth ,
the occupants were quite badly hurt ,
eighty acres of grain are completely
demolished nnd wagons and loose ar
ticles are distributed Indiscriminately
across the country.
The storm blew the house of a man
named Krlger , living five miles south
east of Hattlo Creek , all to pieces.
Not a board nor a shingle , not oven
a piece of furniture that was In the
house can bo found today. Mrs. Krl
ger and two children wore In the
building at the time it was stViicK.
She was batlly bruised about the nock
nnd bronst and one of the children
suffered from a broken collar bone.
Not a splinter of the home remains.
An eighty-acre field of grain belong
ing to Fred Scheorgor was swept
clean. It was literally torn up by
the roots and Is now a patch of waste.
At another farm in the path of the
tornado , a gang of men were at work
stacking. They saw the approaching'
funnel , unhitched tholr team and
withdrew. They left the stacker
standing.'ith a tremendous and deaf
ening roar the cloud swirled by , fall
ing but eight rods to catch the men.
When It had gone no sign of the
stacker remained , while the very
spokes of the wagon wheels were
twisted and bent and torn Into a man
gled heap.
An eye witness of the storm , who
saw it from a distance , states that
the funnel followed Hattlo creek and
dipped distinctly three times.
Struck Also Near Meadow Grove.
Meadow Grove , Aug. 15. Special to
The News : A'tornado struck south
west of this place last night. The
house on Phillip Rochafeller' farm ,
six miles In that direction was lifted
off its foundation and moved consid
erably , while the barn was also badly
damaged.
Was Oppressive In Norfolk.
At the time of Hattle Creek's storm ,
between 4 and G o'clock , the atmos
phere In and about Norfolk was smoth
ering In Its oppressiveness. The sky
was clouded with blackness and a
heavy rain fell. The barometer
dropped very low and people suffered
for a short time , hut there was no
other indication of the tornado ,
COULDN'T FIND HER WILLIAM.
Norfolk Woman Looks In Vain for
Husband , but Doesn't Care.
[ From Saturday's Dally. ]
The following bit of gossip , dipped
from the Crelghton People's News ,
tells of a Norfolk woman's misfor
tunes away from homo :
Mrs. William Stoiper , claiming her
residence Norfolk was In town Tues
day afternoon looking for William ,
whom she said was working in town.
William had got it into his head that
Creighton was a pretty good town
and insisted on coming up and seek
work. After some persuasion his
wlfo finally bid him goodbye and told
him to go , and he promised to send
for her at the earliest possible mom
ent. That was about two weeks ago.
Monday she got word to come to
Creighton , William promising to meet
her at the train. Hut Imagine her
surprise when alighting from the
train William could not bo found , and
diligent inquiry failed to locate him.
She remained In town Tuesday
night and went up to the reunion
Wednesday and it said the last seen
of her she was being escorted around
by one of Crelghton's young men ,
and judging from her demeanor did
not care whether she found William
or not.
A BUNCH OF LIBEL SUITS.
Sheibley of Ponca Wants Something
Like $28,000 for his Lacerated
Feelings.
[ From Monday's Dally. ]
Sioux City , Iowa , Aug. 17. Three
more damage suits for alleged libel
have been started , growing out of
the hot congressional campaign in
1902 , wllon J. J. McCarthy was elected
over his democratic opponent , Judge
Robinson , in the Third Nebraska con
gressional district.
Suits asking In the aggregate for
a largo sum have now been filed. The
plaintiff Is Thomas J. Sheibley of
Ponca , father of Miss Anna Sheibley ,
who is In the abstracting business.
During the campaign certain doc
uments were circulated concerning
Congressman McCarthy , reflecting
I upon his character. Later au aflldavit
In ili'iiiuN wan publlMhed , which tl <
SlieluiejH claim \uis llhelom c.mci'iii
inu 'ihoinsolvos.
The new milts eonimonred are In
the mini * of ffi.OUO on I'll Illld the do
lendaiitH are OOOI'KO L. Kelson of the
llarllngton Herald.V. . N. Huso of
the Norfolk News and Franklin I )
Kales of Poiit-a , chairman of the con-
KiosMonal campaign
The Ponca Journal has already been
been maile the defendant In a suit for
$10.000 daniauoH.
A WIERD LITTLE FLY-TRAP ,
A Tiny Mouse Runs About In a Down
Town Window , Eating up the
Little Insects.
[ Prom Tui'iulny'n Dally. ]
A wlord Ilttlo Hy-trn | ) . unique In Its
methods but Intensely active In Us
mission. was working huril to decrease
tin- number of Insects In a vocaut store
loom oT the Koonlgfltolit bloc ) ; thin
moinlng. It wan a trap that no money
could buy at a banhvaro store and
diii' . which , tlmiiKli once obtained
might disappear at any Instant and bo
n < > ni % for good. .More than an.\tiling
else , however , Itas a living , breath-
hit ; example of the fact that familiar-
Itj breeds contempt and that modesty
and shyness wear off with rubbing up
aualnst the world.
The trap was nothing but a wee
lltilo mouse , naturally frightened Inlo
seclusion by the slightest souad , but
haxlng giown HO accustomed to the
hundredtt of people who pass every
hour of the day , that It stayed In the
fnmt window of the room , facing Nor-
follv avenue , and ran back and forth ,
bonding and turning , crouching and
jumping , In Its elTorts to catch the lly-
IIIK Mies that covered Uio window pniio.
People stopped to watch , not close to
the glass and moved right up to It.s
very eyes , but the tiny Ilttlo mouse
cared not at all , and kept up Its per
formance like a trained rabbit la a' '
ciiciiH. Almost every second It would
land a lly and nwalow It whole. Then
Itould dart to the other side of the
wbulow , leap Into the air and crab an
other on the wing. Thu Illes would
trto got avvoy , move around In a way
th.it would dely a human attumpt , but
the little animal was too clover at
every turn for their thousand-eyed
heads , and Invariably caught bin game.
UN boadllko eyes would no sooner spot
the black little Insect than 1 was bin
to have and to hold , and In royod
upon them Incessantly , handling them
with as much arrogance and hardness
of heart as some sly old cat would
have used upon him , had she comu
along Just them.
The people might come and the people
ple might go , but the mouse , It seemed ,
wont on forever enjoying life , playIng -
Ing about and eating up the Hies.
OFF FOR THE BIG FIELD MEET ,
A Number of Norfolk's Lovers of
Sport Will Watch the Fun at
O'Neill tomorrow.
[ From 'W > dMP ( lny'H Dally. ]
A number ot Norfolk sportsmen will
take in the famous field meet which
Is to bo hold Jn O'Neill , beginning to-
morrow. C. H. Reynolds , Hurt Mapes ,
W. H. Bucholz and Dr. I' . H. Salter
left at noon today for Long Pine and
will return for the fun tomorrow.
This field meet Is one of the most
extensive over pulled off in America.
There are about 125 entries and some
of the best dogs of the country are on
the ground. The lay of the land there
Is ideal for such an event and there
are plenty of chickens , It Is merely
a contest as to points In the hunting
dogs , no birds being killed. Rev. S.
F. Sharpless , who has just returned ,
states that in one pen he saw a trainer
getting a bunch of fifteen animals
ready for the running.
FUSION IN PIERCE COUNTY ,
Democrats and Populists are up to
Their Old-Tlme Tricks , With
out Harmony ,
[ From Tuesday's Dally. ]
Pierce , Aug. 18. The democrats and
populists of Pierce county are up to
their old-time tricks and fused In good
shape. All was not harmony.
The ticket nominated was as fol
ows : Treasurer , Leonard Sclnnltof
Plum Grove precinct ; clerk , L. H. Led-
erer , of Pierce precinct ; Judge , W. H.
McDonald , of Pierce , precinct ; super
intendent , Frank Pllgor , of Pierce pre
cinct ; sheriff , 13. M. Jones of Pierce ;
assessor , Frank Strelow , of Logan pre
cinct : clerk of district court , Henry
Raiibach , of South Uranch precinct ;
surveyor , August Huobnor , of South
Branch precinct ; commissioner , first
district. William Dedlow , of Dry Creek
precinct. The delegates comprising
the third commissioner's district de
cided to postpone their convention for
a couple of weeks.
NAVIES PROCEED TO SALONICA ,
Cablegram From Paris Announces
That the Powers Will Make a
Demonstration ,
Paris , .Aug. . 19. Special , to .The
News : It has been determined that
the powers will make a joint naval
demonstration before Saloulca.
State Convention Was Called
at 2 O'clock Today.
IS A CLEAR FIELD FOR BARNES.
ills Nomination was Conceded In Ad
vance Acclamation Does It Other
Contest Conice Over Naming Two
St.it ; Regents for University.
I From Tiiemlny'n Dully , ]
Lincoln , AUK. IS. Special to The
News : AH was well known belorelhe
convention wan culled lo order ( his
afternoon , the nomination of Judge .1
II. HarnoH , of Norfolk , for Judge of
the supreme court , wts an assured
fact. I'i was Mitcd to name the can-
dldntc by acclamation.
The ( ' ( inventIon was called to order
al o'clock , riiarloH l | . Sloano of
Kill more county presiding as temporary
chairman , who Hpoke brlelly but force
fully on the cunont IHSIICS hcl'on the
people with sulllelent ginger to bring
good humor lo the delegates.
llelore vhe convention assembled
Judge Uarncs' headquarters In one of
the Llndoll hotel pallors was the cen
ter of Interest , for there ho was hold
Ing a continuous reception nf friends
from all parts of the slate who had
come lo Hue the pro-conceived duty
ol the convention was can led mil In
all Its details. The Judge wa.i In his
most genial mood and those who met
him considered II , n privilege to trasp
the hand of one so well quallllcd lo
lend the republican party to vleluiy
this lull.
The only contests will be for the
two iitato university regencies , for
which the are lour active candidates ,
Charles S. Allen of Lancaster county.
AV. 0. Whllmore ol' Doughm , I' . A.
HIIIIon of I'awaeo i.nil L. M. Hates of
Drown. Their si length IH about
ciiuallj divided. The expressed tloslrt !
ol the party li'iidiMM lo have a short ,
harmonious convention seems lair to
be roall/.od.
Delegates say them has boon very
llltli ! consideration of the platform.
All aie iiKi'ocil that the unanimous
sentiment ol the paity In the state
calls lor a lousing cndoiscmont of the
president's ndinlnlstiatlon and that
nothing short of a hearty declaration
In favor of his nomination next year
Is evurywhcre cxpeciod. It IH liHHUtcd
that such action will bo tal.on by the
convention.
Delegates declared that the open
fl ht of the party In the press nnd on
the stump would ! > < tnado on the rec
ord of President Roosevelt's admin *
Istiatlou.
Interest at Home.
While It was consldored that there
would be no doubt of Judge Harnes'
nomination for the supreme jiidgoshlp
at Lincoln today , there was much In
terest manifest by the people In learn
ing that the nomination had actually
been made and accepted. Politicians
of all parties awaited with Homo Im
patience news from the convention
and inquiries at The News olllco were
frequent regarding Its proceedings.
While there was nothing Intimated
by him or his friends that ho would
bo a candidate , It was with some grat
ification that mention of Dr. F. M.
Slsson's name was noted in connec
tion with university regents. They
reali/.o that ho would make a most
worthy regent , but with Judge Harnes
of this city on the bond of the ticket ,
It would of courhc bo Impossible to
ask that one of the regents , also ,
should como from Norfolk.
LITTLE BOY IS SUFFERING ,
Four-Year-Old Ernest Rlkautkt Was
Poisoned and Was Very Near
Death's Door.
[ From Wednesday's Dally. ]
Little lirnest Rlkauakl , tho4-yoar-old
nephew of George Stnpenhorst , has
.suffered untold agonies during the
past two days from poisoning , but
shows signs , tills afternoon , of recov
ery. The little fellow is thought to
have eaten ice cream which had been
poisoned by standing in a tin , or to
have drunk milk which had soured
and thus become poison from contact
with metal. All day long yesterday
and all through the night he wcm
from one convulsion Into another , ant
his temperature was 107. It was
thought this afternoon that If the fc
vor could 1)0 broken lie would recover
Mr. and Mi a. Stapenhorst , at their
homo on the corner of Park avenue
and I'ourth street , have boon con
stantly at work , doing everything t <
save the Ilttlo fellow's life , and have
been under dllllcultles because the ;
are both 111 themselves. They have
become sick from moisture In the col
lar , as water has stood two feet de oi
there for several weeks and theio
seems to be no possible method of
keeping it out. It Is said that man }
homos In this neighborhood are nf
fectcd in the same way and ill hcaltl
folows.
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WILL GO TO FORT RILEY ,
Twenty-fifth Infantry to Have a Long
March From Fort Nlobrara to Nor
folk Board Cars Here.
[ From Wcilnemlay'H Dally. ]
During next month there will be a
great gathering of the military forces
of the country at Fort Rlluy , Kansas ,
for competitive drills , practice at Held
campaign work , maneuvers , tactics
and all branches of military science ,
to be of advantage In event of war
In giving the soldiers opportunity to
realize just what an active field cam
paign would mean. State encamp
ments of the national guard have
given away to this gathering and the
Nebraska guard will participate in
the Fort RIley gathering , loavlns Nor
folk some time about the middle of
September.
The twenty-fifth infantry , stationed
at Fort Nlobrara. is another military
organization in this section of the
state to attend the meet. They will
march from their reservation near
Valentine to Norfolk , a distance of
something like 300 miles , giving them
experience and practice in this neces
sary war knowledge , and from hero
will board the cars for Fort Rlley ,
giving them a short time on the train
to recover from the fatigue of their
march.
STATE BOARD PASSES'THROUGH.
Officials Who are Trying to Locate
the New Normal School are
Wined and Dined.
[ From AVednesJ.iy's Dally. ]
The state board of education passed
through Norfolk at noon today for
Long Pine and Alnsworth , whore they
will Inspect the .sites offered-for the
new institution. The board are mak
ing a complete tour of the state In
their efforts to locate the place. R.
A. Tawney , of Pierce , a member , came
down this morning and joined the
other members hero.
"Wo are lta\Ing a great time , " said
Tom Majors , who is a member. "Every
place wo go the citizens of the town
consider It their duty to wine and
dine us , and It may bo necessary to
make a second trip to seriously con
sider things. They are showing us
too good a Unto JusJ. now to do much
thinking , "
