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About The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19?? | View Entire Issue (Nov. 6, 1903)
12 TUB NORFOLK NEWS : Kill DAY , NOVKMIJKR , G 1JI08. Thoio are 11 few months In wlilrli to stand up f r Norfolk. Madison coun ty ami Nebraska before llio national campaign IB on. Kidnappings , HUe Imnk robberies , appear to go In bunchim anil by fltund | . Tlio NOWH IIIIH reported two Bonsatlonal nffnlrH of this niitnro withIn - In tin ) past few days , anil would not be astonished to hoar of another noon. Homo scientist has given It out Hint the tallH of onmotH uro coniHHoil | of radium , anil tlio follow wbo can lasso n few of tliom anil brim ; thorn to earth will Imvc his fortune made , UH the substance IH at present iiuotod nl $1- 000,000 a ponnd. "Hiiffalo Mill" IIUH arrlvoil liomotiHt In ( line to go ont Into Wyoming anil gather In n few of thorn- Crow InilluiiH for oxhlhltlon piirponoH. They never will bo mlHHOtl and If ho desires a bunch of thorn ho has general consent to maUo hlH levy on the trlbo. If Oinnhn becomes a grain market It will be of advantage ) to the farmers i f NobniHlta and ( ho woat In as great degree MH to the people of the Htato'H metropolis , and all the people of tlio state can afford to assist Mr. Sllcknoy of the ( Iroat Western In realizing "l droaniH. It IH now aald , and the abortion will bo pleasing to American people , that crime lins not InoroaHod ever what It vrus llfly years ago. Of course II ban InoroaHod , hut RO IIUH the population , BO that there Id now Haiti to bo IOHB orlnio. according to population , than there was n ball' century ago. Some Ingenious YunUoo has Invont- oit an automatic shot gun that pnnipH the Hhot Into the game ix fasty an a man can pull the trigger. Sportsmen now fear that If a few of those guns nro iniiilo and got Into the hands of the pot bunloni there never will bo le gitimate sport for the legitimate sportsman. The farmers of Madison county Imvo rulsotl Homo of the finest corn on earth this season , and they Bbouhl otisorvo the requests of the Nebraska comnilHslonors of the St. Louis expo sition and save out some of tbolr flu- oat samples to bo sent to the world's fair. It Is not only posulblo but prob able that the Nebraska exhibit of this cereal will bo the most noteworthy of any placed on display. The few llttlo Hurries that have oc curred in remote parts of the business world have not appeared to Imvo more than n local effect , and general condi tions are moving along soronolyxand prosperously regardless. Really the country seoma to bo enjoying the most llrui and lasting prosperity ever before - fore known , dosplto the prophecy of Mr. Ilryan of some years ago that It was of a Hooting nature and that the country would soon again bo in the grip of haul times. The indication Is that the retrenchments that Imvo been going on will merely operate to the bonellt of the business conditions of the country and that hard tlmosare yet far In the distant future , If they over eomo again to any extent what ever. llockefellar may got tlio , credit of doing up Morgan If ho does but ho evidently moans that the people shall pay for the fun. Witness the rise in the price of all grades of rollnod oil a cent and a Irilf a gallon during the past week. A cent and a half on one gallon Isn't much , but on a bil lion gallons it will add $ t.r > .000,000 to the magnate's sinews of war. The follow who can extract just a few cents from the pockets of each of the people when bo wishes has what might bo called a cinch. The high wayman makes one or several people dig up , but John I ) , shows no fa vors ho holds np everybody. The former demands "your money or your life. " The latter insists on "your money or your light" similar but different. The eyes of the nation will bo on Nebraska during the present election and , regardless of what the fnslonlsts may say , the attitude of the state toward President Roosevelt and re publicanism will bo gauged by the returns of the election this fall. On the eve of a national campaign It Is desirable that the republicans should stay in line for the ticket , and no ex cuse will bo acceptable If Nebraska falls to record Itself strongly and em phatically In support of policies that have proven so beneficial and satis- tory to the people of a great and growing country. The vote for the of the ticket will bo the evidence of Nebraska's loyalty to the admlnlstra tlon under which all have prospered and It will not do for the republicans to remain away from the polls. The story published In another column - umn , of how the merchants and clti- 7.1'im of the llttlo town of Valparaiso have provided an Income for the puo- plo of that place at n tlmo and through seasons when ordlnarly many of thorn would bo making nothing , offers a val uable suggestion to other towns throughout tlio state that are In the neighborhood of beet sugar factories. It In a subject worthy of consldoin- ( Ion and If every 'own that could , \\o\ilil \ carry out the same kind of program It would add Immensely to the valno of the state and to the earn ing capacity of the people. It will bo soon that the members of the co operative company have not llgured so largely on the Immediate profits as those that have come Indirectly from the Industry , and It may well ho be lieved that the direct profits fiom the business will soon be some thing worth while. The Valparaiso plan Is all right and there are a do/on towns In the neighborhood of Norfolk that could afford to begin at once to put ( ho plan In execution In tlmo lor the employment of their Idle men , wo- moii and children next year. Norfolk , bersolf , might not find It Improfltablo to glvo the plun serious consideration. ) ITK SCOIM-3. S.l\ months ago The News was what Is known In the parlance of the craft as a strictly local newspaper , with but a limited circulation outside the city of Norfolk.Vhllo II thoroughly covered the local Held , It paid little attention to telegraphic news and consequently was not of general In terest outside of this city. During the past half year The News has been promoted to an entirely different class , and the claim Is mndo good that It Is a newspaper Inthe strictest SOIIHO of the word. While the local Hold Is still thoroughly covered , the special telegraphic service which was Inaug urated early In the summer and has since been augmented by an up-to- date market report and a service by telephone covering the whole north ern part of the state , makes It the paper to ho relied upon for the very latest news throughout this part of Nebraska. The one o'clock edition which was Inaugurated a few weeks ago , con tains the morning market reports from Chicago and South Onmh.i up till the hour of going to press. It also contains all the Important news that Is gathered from north Nebraska during the morning by wire , a full associated press report In abbreviated form covering the night service and the latest telegraphic matter from all over the world up till the minute the forms are locked. This makes a service for the lines out of Norfolk with which no news paper can compete. Norfolk Is the hub of a geographical wheel. Flvo rallioads radiate from this center and on every line is an afternoon train which carries the tlrst edition of the paper to Its readers. On the same trains north ami west are carried the morning papers Irom other cities so that The News is given an advantage of about ten hours in telegraph mat ter. The man In Honostoel or In No- llgh gets his stock umrket and grain reports for today early In the after noon and Is able to ship accordingly. The morning paper brings him only > oslerday's report. And the morning telegraphic matter Is ahead of any thing that the people east as far as Fremont , northeasjL to Sioux City and south to Columbus are able to get until the evening papers get to them afterward. The live o'clock cdltlou Is for the city circulation and for the rural routes. It contains telegraphic matter - tor received up till the hour of press from all ever the world. It Is prac tically four hours later than any other evening paper which can reach the city and it contains the same news , largely , which is published in the morning editions of outside papers next day. Another feature of the progress made is In the circulation among the rural route people. Today the farmer has as many advantages as anyone in the city. Ho has his telephone , his dally mall service and all the rest. Ho can enjoy his dally paper just as much as his literary brother who has lived in town all his life and what's moro ho can afford It today whore dozens In town might not. The result of the development by The News Is that it has come to bo recognized everywhere In Its territory as the latest newspaper and one ex clusive In its matter. It Is read by everyone of any prominence In nil of the towns that it visits and when once they Imvo read It they are friends always because it is clean , up-to-tho- minute and reliable. To the advertisers , on this account , the paper is much more valuable than It over could have boon before. It covers practically three Holds , the ctly , the rural routes and the outside towns very thoroughly. Just such an advertising medium 1ms long been needed by many business houses In Norfolk and the results show that It is perfectly practical. N ClomontH for sheriff defeated I/soy by a majority of something more than ( iOO. Field , Clements and Lowe wore clone competitors for the largest ma- loiltles on the republican ticket. Ohio didn't do a thing to Tom John- HOII. The only question IH whether his defeat will bo by 100,000 or moro votes. Dr. Frank Halter was given a band- Home complimentary vote In Norfolk and ran pretty close on the heels of his competitor for coroner. The close race appears to have been between Cruiii anil Howling for .su perintendent and the winner will not have much of n margin to go on. It looks as though but two of the fusion candidates of Madison county had pulled In out of the wreck Winter - tor for county dork and Hates for county judge. lloyd appears to have been elected by a record majority. The foaturoTln his vote Is the way bo ran away from his competitor In his home county. Still , I'lorco did the handsome by tbolr homo candidate , also. A Louisiana mob , largely of negroes , lynched and burned a negro wbo had killed three other negroes with an ax. This Is something different from the usual run of lynching and burnIng - Ing stories that come up from the south , but really It Is of the sort that should bo retired with the rest off the outlawries of the kind. No doubt the usual number of people ple remained out of bed np to a Into hour last night and had the customary feeling of disappointment in not be ing absolutely certain np to the tlmo they webt to bed of who was elected. Nevertheless they would not forego the Interest and the excitement they are able to gather In from election night for a few extra hours of sloop. Madison county did the handsome thing by Harnos , giving him a majority of between 500 and (500whileCJovornor ( Mickey carried the county last year by a plurality of but 2U. : It Is an evidence of the nelghborllnoss of the people of the county that will bo appreciated , by Judge llarnes , bis friends , and an Hem tor admiration to the people of every party everywhere who admire a community that will stand by a home man. If the ordinary American citi .cn does not realize that It costs consid erably moro than the two cents bo places on the envelope to deliver bis letter ho should take a glance at the Hgures of the postolllco department. Postmaster General Payne has esti mated the appropriation his depart ment will need to carry on business during the tlscal year ending Juno 110 , lllOS , and places the figure at $1(58- ( 008,000 , which will leave a deficit of something more than eight millions , representing the gap between the re ceipts of the department and Its ex penses. In the lllack Hills forest reserve theft have boon employed twelve for est rangers and Hvo lire patrol men , whose work has been so effective that there have been no serious forest fires during this season. Several have started , but all have been extinguished before any large amount of damage was done. It has been a well defined policy of the American people for years to protect from lire the limber that has gone Into construction of buildings and houses , but only recent ly has it been deemed advisable to protect the timber In its raw state. The rapid advance In the value of timber , however , affords ample and sufficient reason why the forests of the country should be protected from detsructlon If possible and the em ployment of men to keep a lookout for fires and extinguish them should bo as necessary as It is to protect build ings from destruction. UK-CONSTRUCT THE YARDS. It Is a pertinent tlmo to suggest that the Union Pacific , Northwestern and M. & O. officials might get to gether , and plan the rebuilding of the Union PaclHc engine house with a view to uniting on the construction of a union depot. Perhaps the recon struction of the Union Pacific round house would not bear directly upon construction of a union depot , and then again It might , anyway the sug gestion of getting together at this time with that end In view might not bo deemed Inadvisable and inappro priate. Norfolk would like the union station , and It may bo depended upon that the business men and citizens wlfl lo wirat mlght b"o requfrod of them to attain that object Another , and moro important thought in connection with the sub ject , is the removal of the switching yards from across Main street , as sug gested by one of Norfolk's business men. The arrangements of those yards have always been u menace to the public who use the streets and an annoyance to the trainmen and offic ials of the road under whoso observa tion they have come. It should bo required that a flagman bo kept at the crossing by the railway company. This Is an expense that the company might overcome by a ro-arraiigomout of the yurdn. AH now conducted the flagman's duties are somollincs looked after mid sometimes not , and If there should be an accident on the crossing during the non-attendance of a flag man , the expense to the company might bo much greater than It would be to move the tracks and the yards. It Is therefore conclusive to many that It would bo a wise policy for the company to re-arrange Its yards when the now round house Is erected , and such an arrangement will bo decidedly appreciated by the people of Norfolk who have occasion to cross the tracks. THK RURAL CARRIHR. Fiction Is lepleto and history 1ms given an honoied place to the post rider , who , before the advent of the steam and electric railways , made perilous trips through the wild trails In the uninhabited portions of the country on duty bent. His was a perilous position at best and bis courage In facing all varieties of weather ami all manner of wild boasts and human enemies won for him a , place In the hearts of the people of America and of the world. The mod ern America has his prototype In the man who delivers mall ever thorural routes. True bo does not so frequent ly encounter the perils that confront ed the post rldor , but his duty Is pres sing , and sufferings are frequently as Intense as were those of the man who wont through the wilds on horseback. The Omaha News of recent date pu > s tribute to the rural man In the following language : "There are heroes In plenty In the postal service , and the greatest of them is the rural carrier. "The railway mall clerk risks his llfo every day In the discharge of his duty and too much cannot bo said In honor of bis devotion. "Hut for every day , week In and week ont , unromantlc and homely work for the benefit of the public , the man who carries the mall over the rural route comes first. "For the meagre allowance of $500 a year the cmtntry mall carrier gives his own service , provides a horse , or horses , and a mall cart , and then , for good measure , gives to the public and to the service his comfort , often his health , and sometimes his life. "ISvery day , In good weather or In bail , ever smooth roads or over rough , braving now beat and now cold , through rain or through blizzard , this messenger of civilization makes bis rounds. "Ho puts the rural dwellers upon an equality with the city resident. "Today tlio farmer Is in touch with his markets and with the news of the greater outside world. Dally his pa per comes to his door. His comfort as a man and his usefulness as a citizen are broadened. . "And it is the rural carrier who has done It. "More than anyone else , this agent of advance , with uncomplaining , pro saic round of duty , has united the man of the farm and the man of the shop or desk. "Such a laborer is surely worthy of tils hire. "Money alone cannot buy the en ergy and the faithfulness which are the everyday attributes of the rural carrier , but money can moro nearly repay him for work honestly done than does the beggarly sum bo now receives. "While congress Is voting millions for departments and projects for , po litical reasons , it would do no harm to give a moment of the tlmo and a fraction of that money to men who are worthy of attention and recogni tion. "Comfort and progress even over a small area \\onld bo cheap at much moro than $ ( iOO n year. "Give the rural mail carrier moro money. He earns it. " CREIGHTON. J. II. Herrynmn loft on Friday for u business trip to Kansas City and Joplln , Mo. Ho returned homo on Wednesday. J. L. Seely of Sioux City arrived In town Monday for a short visit with bis son Fred and family. Kugeno Romlg went down to Stanton - ton Sunday morning for a short visit with his sister , Mrs. Ray Evans. He came homo Tuesday. Rob't. M. Peyton was A passenger to Omaha Sunday , going from there to Lincoln on business. Ho returned Wednesday , accompanied homo by Mrs. Peyton , wbo has been visiting in Llttlo Sioux , lown. John K. Carlson returned homo Mon day from a six months visit In Eu rope. Mr. Carlson visited his birth place In Sweden and was in Norway , Zealand and Lapland. Ho reports a splendid and healthful trip. Mrs. John Howes and daughter , Mrs. Walter Russell went down to Norfolk Junction Friday to visit their daughter and sister , Mrs. Frank Idlo. Mrs. Rnssol returned to her homo In Verdlgro Saturday and Mrs , Howes went on down to Stanton to visit her son Luther and family. ATCHISON GLOBE SIGHTS. You can't satisfy Mr. Fool. Some families have everything , and still have nothing. When a man Is bow-legged , you al ways catch him at It. Absence makes the man grow fond er , of the other girl. Everyone classes his friends as so many sheep and goats. Everybody's hand Is against a cat , a spider , a rat and a crow. Advice to bad dogs : Wbon a bull dog has a hone , let him keep It. When apologies begin to creep Into a friendship , It Is growing slinky. If you want fame , don't write a book ; Invent a washing machine. According to your notion , what pro portion of the people are "hard up. " A college student cats more In the football season than two section hands. The real evidence of hospitality Is to cook enough for three when one is expected. Even the clover Edward Hok does not pretend that there Is any cure for old age. If you Intend to pay your bills , pay them as soon as possible , and get the bother over with. When a man emphasizes that he Is going to tell the truth , it is well to verify his statements. There- one thing no man will stand : To let another man inonop- oll/.o the conversation. A woman likes to taste of every thing on the table when she Is a guest , chiefly to "sco how It Is made. " What has become of the old-fash ioned man who used to whittle and litter the sidewalk with shavings ? To the old girls : Get out of a bug gy forward as long ns you can ; to get ont backward Is a sign of age. A bridegroom , colnparcd with the chest of silver and the cut glass , makes n mighty poor showing at a wedding. Some one should write a true love story. Millions of people are fooling with love who do not know anything about It. Somehow , wo admire a boy of twelve all the more if he has no more use for a parlor than he would have for a powder puff. What contempt an idle man's wo men folks have for him ! We should think this would shame him into doIng - Ing something. This Is the season when that appre hensive feeling that the skirt and waist have parted In the back , is about to bo covered by a cloak. The man who tells everything ho knows to his wife , usually knows nothing beyond when preaching be gins and church lots out. Our idea of a good Joke is this : When any person from Kansas City goes to Now York , ho is regarded as green and from the country. Fashion note : ' Momen' sleeves this winter will again be of the style which will cause them to drag in the butter and soup when passing things at the table. Farmers have been fleeced so much that they are very wary ; it is dlHlcult to rob them. The Wise Boys are easier than farmers. One of the smartest men In Atchlson , a prom inent physician , is anxious to invest in Thunder mountain. An Atchison man says ho wants to move on a farm and get rid of the ex citement , bother and bore of business. Wo are In the burly-burly a llttlo , but wo don't know where the excitement comes In. 'ho rest of it is true , but there Is no excitement. In the play at the theatre last night , a woman was killed , but no ono in the audience ever did flnd out who killed her. When there Is a murder on the stage the murderer should bo found Intho last act by a detective , and punished. People have a right to expect this for their ten , twenty or thirty cents. An Atchlson woman , whoso fear of the men is exaggerated every time she reads about them In the ne\\spa pors , recently rode sovonty-flvo mlles on a train , and didn't pull her hand kerchief out once , though her nose clamored for It. Her reason was that "some horrid man might sco her get it ont , and think she was trying to flirt with him. Dasoy Maymo Appleton was Invit ed to visit her uncle's family , living In a Central Branch town. She wont last Sunday , expecting to remain three months , but came back last night , j She found that owing to the shortage of freight cars , not only were the barns , granaries , cribs and other out houses filled with wheat , but the par lor was tilled with It , and she had to Don't forget the old man with the fish on his back. For nearly thirty years lie has been traveling around the V world , and is still traveling , bringing health and comfort wherever he goes. To the consumptive he brings the strength and flesh he so much needs. To all weak and sickly children he gives rich and strengthening food. To thin and pale persons he gives new firm flesh and rich red blood. Children who first saw the old man with the fish are now nfrown up and have children of their own. I le stands for Scott's Emul- -.ioii . of pure cod liver oil a Iclighlful food and a natural onic for childrenfor old folks \m\ \ for all who need flesh and strength. SCOTT & BOWNE , Chemists. 4O9-4I5 Pearl Street. New York. GOc. and $ I.OO : all druggists. sleep on a wheat-Hllfcd straw tick. The lounges were stuffed with It , the jar dinieres were filled , and there hadn't been a washing for a month because the tubs and boiler were holding wheat. When she started home , she found she had to walk to the station , as the wagon was also holding wheat. Dasey Maymo has written a piece about the situation In which she roasts the railroads real hard. An Atchison woman went to Kan sas City yesterday and happened to become acquainted with a real swell ; a woman wbo wears a "gown" when she steps over to see a neighbor. The Kansas City woman seemed in terested in Atchison and accepted an invitation to visit here. The Atchi son woman lives in a four-room house , and may have to make all the neigh bors leave homo to provide a place to bunk the Kansas City woman's ret inue. It cost $ I2 ! to kiss a Topeka woman against her will. A judge yesterday fined a man that amount for indulgence I gence In such practices. Wo don't 1 see why anyone wants to steal kisses. A stolen kiss tastes of teeth and hair. Nothing that is stolen tastes good. A stolen apple has a flavor indicating that it was plucked from the wrong tree , and a stolen melon is warm and green. By using a little diplomacy , a man can go comfortable through life without either stealing green ap ples , warm melons or toothy kisses. There are hundreds of parents in Atchlson who make daily secrillces for their children. How many chil dren in Atchison Tnake sacrifices for their parents ? Do the children love parents as much as parents love chil dren ? Probably not. Old people , when feeble and cross because of 111- ness , are seldom treated with the consideration that sick children re ceive. Every sick child receives at tention and affection. Not ono oltl and sick person in a thousand re ceives attention , kindness and affec tion. Dark / / air < " I have used Aytr's Hair Vigor for a great many years , and al though I am past eighty years of ge , yet I have not a gray hair in my head. " Geo. Yellott , Towspn , Md. We mean all that rich , dark color your hair used to have. If it's gray now , no matter ; for Ayer's Hair Vigor always re- storey color to gray hair. Sometimes it makes the hair grow very heavy and long ; and it stops falling of the hair , too. JI.OO a bollle. All ? " "r tlr"Kl8t cannot supply jon. , , ' ! ' , " ' llr" alll > W0 l I Ml'rCM , , ' " " ° ' " 'lKUe the name jour nearest . express ollVeo. Address. J. C. AVKU CO. , Ixjwell , Maw.