The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, November 27, 1903, Image 1
THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS = JOURNAL I , , , , NOUKOUC NIMH ASK A I'M ' ! I DA V NOYICM Ill-lit - 'J7 1DOIJ Ten-Year-Old Suffers - - Boy . Greatly From a Smoke * SALESMAN VIOLATED STATUTE The Small Brother of J. A. Rnlncy Bought a Little Cylinder of To bacco and Nearly Died Future Violations of Law Will be Punished. [ From Monday's Dally. ] Despite the stnto law which pro hibits the snlo of tobacco and cigar ettes to young boys In Nebraska , J. A. Halnoy of this city Is satisfied that his 10-year-old brother has been able to purchase the little bits of nicotine In Norfolk and threatens , If the prac tice Is continued and found out In V the future , to make trouble for the statute's violator. The case In particular which has called the attention of Mr. Ralncy to the disregard of the state laws re- lers to his young brother who , It is said , carne very near to death's door during the night as the direct result of a cigarette which ho had smoked late In the evening and which ho had leen able , directly contrary to the let ter of the law , to purchase from a re tail house in the city. The little fellow was taken frightfully - fully ill after ho had gone to bed at night. His suffering was enough to arouse the entire household and a physician was Immediately sum moned to care for the patient. Ho declared , says Mr. Rainey , that the illness was due to nothing more than tobacco and the little smoker then 1 told of his purchase , where he had bought the paper cylinder and how he had enjoyed the fumes from its poisonous contents. After a night of careful medical attention he was finally made well again but Mr. Ualney purposes that not another spell shall be encountered and therefore , in today's News , gives One warning to the retail tobacco dealers of the city. WERE GOING TO SHOOT THINGS Three Young Men , From Battle Creek Left a Team Out all Night In the Cold Air. [ From Monday's Dally. ! "When three young men from Battle Crook who were looking for axcite- ment , dropped into Norfolk Sunday evening and threatened to shoot out the town on Monday morning , they thought might have the entire police force going south until they ran against Chief Kane and were relieved of their weapons. The youths stayed all night on the row east of the city and left a team of horses shivering in the chilly nlr. The team belonged to a Battle Creek liveryman. In the mornIng - Ing the trio of brave ones drove Into the city and were going to do things right. The police were watting for thorn , however , and in the middle of a public square relieved them of their loaded guns and knives. They then drove westward toward their home. Two young men from Atkinson wore entertained at the city jail over night. They started out toward Atkinson this morning. START CHURCH AT PLAINVIEW Congregationallsts Will Have a Mod ern Frame Edifice In a Short Time. Work to Begin at Once. [ From Monday's Dally. ] A. Morrison , of the firm of Morri son & Herman left on the noon train for Plalnview to begin the excavation for the now Congregational church at that place , his firm having secured the contract for doing the work. The building will bo rushed to completion as rapidly as possible and If the weath er will permit , may be completed dur ing the winter months. Rev. J. J. Parker , formerly of Nor folk , Is the pastor , and has been using his best endeavors toward the building of a new edifice. It Is expected that the church , com pleted and ready for occupancy , will cost about $6,000 and will bo modern and commodious. MESSMAN IN JAIL AT CENTER Sheriff Otis Robinson Returns to Knox County From South , [ From Monday's Dally. ] Sheriff Otis Robinson returned Wednesday from Pawnee City bring ing with him L. F. Mcssman who was taken to Center and lodged In jail. Messman is the well known Vordlgre bank wrecker and was at liberty un der bonds awaiting his trial which was to have como up at this ad journed term of court. He failed to put In his appearance for trial at the tlmo set , thereby forfeiting his bond , and the sheriff was sent after him. Ho will now have the supreme pleas ure of lying In jail until the spring term of court , unless ho can furnish another bond. An Important business change took place at Wlnnetoon the past week , in which Chas. Emick buys a heavy in terest In the Jones & Co , store. The deal was practically closed the latter part of last week and Monday Mr. Emick went up to Wlnnetoon and . - " havo' ' been Invoicing the stock ' " ' ' Pt-f' * T'10 ' nnn'8 iinme will read ht t , ' ' Company and the News , . ? ' % ) / iei'o are others who will bo . ° P/cV | , oil In the store the business will ij ) enlarged in nil lines. Mr. Emick will l.o general manager and with his experience In the merchandise business and his re liable and upright business methods employed In the management of the store there Is no reason why It will not do a largo business and prove to bo an Important factor in Wlune- toon's welfare. Mr. Emick Is well known In this part of the country and his many warm friends wish him suc cess In ills new Hold. Creighlon News. EAGLES COME FROM CHADRON Norfolk Taxidermists Report an Un usually Large Amount of Heavy Work This Year. [ From Monday's Dally. ] Two largo eagles wore received this week from Chad ran by Sessions & Boll , taxidermists , to bo taken care of. They are handsome specimens of the American bird family and will make excellent ornaments in Chadron homos. The firm reports an unusual amount of heavy work this season , many elk heads and a largo number pf eagles and pelicans having been shipped Into the city. THE STATE AT ST , LOUIS FAIR A Moving Picture Theatre Showing Photographs of the Industries of Nebraska. Omaha , Neb. , Nov. 21. Nobrasaka is to have a moving picture theater at the St. Louis World's Fair. By this means , with less expense than otherwise could bo done , the state will bettor represent Its varied agri cultural and other Industries to the people who visit the Louisiana Pur chase fair than perhaps any other _ state will do. The plan Is to erect In the Nebraska allotment on the center aisle of the agricultural building a pavilion or theater in which three or four different picture performances will be given daily , each representing completely some Nebraska Industry. An export from Chicago has been busy making these films since early summer and will be busy until late next spring. The exhibitions , which will be giv en from two to four times a day , ns the patronage demands , It Is planned , each will present In its entirety some of Nebraska's great Industries. The cattle Industry will for instance show the ranges , with the herding , sorting and rounding up of the steers , the shipping on board the cattle trains , the arrival and delivery in the stock vards in South Omaha , and the inside of the packing houses with the pro cesses of meat preparation. In con nection with the range scenes a pic ture of a bucking broncho was ob tained in the net of throwing a punch er , and It Is said to bo one of the best pictures of the kind ever ob tained. The grain and farming pictures have partially been obtained. The harvesting part is all complete ex cept corn husking , which will be tak en today. Spring must be awaited to get the planting scenes. The list will Include harvesting and threshing scones , the stacking of hay and grain and the process of handling grain In all its stages. The sugar beet crop will have a showing and the gatherIng - Ing of apples and other orchard scenes have been provided for. DRIVER BEATEN. Unknown Assailant Waylaid and Beat a Livery Driver. Superior , Neb. , Nov. 24. That the man who murdered John Anschutz , the wealthy Smith county farmer , Is still In the region between Red Cloud and Lebanon is evidenced by a second murderous assault. An schntz's brother came out from the east to attend the funeral of the murdered man. Ho went to Smith's livery stable In Red Cloud and se cured a team and driver to take him to his brother's place. When the driver was returning to Red Cloud after dark ho was waylaid and beaten - on Insensible. Ills team afterward ran off and got into a barbed wlro fence and was cut up. The driver , who had been struck on the head with something blunt , laid In the road all night , and it will bo remembered that Monday night was a very cold one. Next morning his team was found by a searching party and a little later the driver was discovered. The northern part of Smith county is settled by n very intelligent and well-to-do class of farmers , but In the past four or five months there have been a Dumber of terlfllc crimes committed there. The first was the shooting of a young man by a 1C year old lad. The young man lived and the lad was not prosecuted. Next followed the triple murder of Tom Madison , then the killing of Anschutz , and last , the attempt to kill the Red Cloud driver. Child Has Narrow Escape From Death at Fairfax Yesterday. CARPENTER MEETS ACCIDENT. Loses the Ends of Three Fingers by Allowing His Hand to Come In Con tact With a Buzz Saw Other Fair fax News Items , Fairfax , S. I ) . , Nov. 23. Special to The News : Little Theodore Alfred , aged live years , son of Charles 11. Alfred , had a narrow escnpo from death by accidentally taking Roughen on Rats yesterday. Ho was visiting at the homo of Mr. Alfrod's mother , and while playing around the house the little fellow picked up Home of the poison which had been placed to kill mice , and ho ate a small portion of It before his grandmother discov ered what ho was doing. When the family realized what had happened they ( mediately brought , the child to town and Dr. Cook was summoned. After working with the hey all day It was announced nt midnight last night that it was believed the boy would recover. J. H. Moses , a carpenter , lost the tips off of three fingers yesterday morning by running them against n. buzz saw. Ho was turning out BOIDO ornaments on a buzz saw which was propelled by a gasoline engine. The work gave him some trouble and in attonmptlng to manage the saw and at the same tlmo to watch the pattern , ho forgot to keep track of his fingers , and his hand slipped Into the saw. clipping the tip ends off of tlireo of the fingers of his left hand. T. F. Shufllebotham , representing the Edwards , Wood & Co. , is hero making arrangements for the opening of nu otllco for the company at this place. He expressed himself by sayIng - Ing that the locationpromised more than was anticipated. Mrs. M. E. Day , who has been visit ing her brother at York , Neb. , returned last evening. Her daughter , Miss Jottio , and Grace Murphy , mot her at Anoka and accompanied her home. Robbers at Pllger. Pllgcr , Neb. , Nov. 23. The store of F. A. Huston was broken into by thieves Saturday night and consider able booty taken. The robbers made their escape , leaving no clew as to their identity. Entrance was gained by prying open a window in the rear of the store. ASSIGN SUBJECTS TO THE FIREMEN President Hartford of the State As sociation Arranges Program for Annual Meeting at Fremont. TFrom Monday'- ) Dally 1 President C. E. Hartford of the Ne braska State Volunteer Firemen's as sociation has just made the assign ment of subjects to bo treated by members of the association at the an nual convention of firemen which is to be held at Fremont on January 19 , 20 and 21. It Is Intended to have nn especially fine program at this meet ing and a largo attendance of firemen from all parts of the state is expected. Norfolk expects to ho represented at the convention with Its usually large delegation of fire lighters. The program of papers and address es assigned , is ns follows : Our National and State Associa tion , and tholr Relation J. L. Schlek of Beatrice. J. C. Cleland of Fremont was left to select his own subject but is ex pected to appear on the program. What Can bo Done to Increase the Interest in Local Departments John Wilson of Kearney. Why do Wo Attend this Association ? F. Schnltz , Sewnrd. Spontaneous Combustion and Its Origin F. D. Hunker , West Point. WAS A SAD ENDING TO A VISIT Benjamin H. Potter , Brother of Mrs. A. L. Tannehlll , Dies of Pneu monia. [ From Monday's Dally. ] A sad ending to a visit which had been otherwise a happy one , came this morning , when Benjamin H. Pot ter , of Edna , Kansas , who has been visiting at the homo of his sister , Mrs. A. L. Tnnnehlll south of the city , succumbed to pneumonia and died at 3 o'clock. Mr. Potter was seventy- two years old. A brother arrived from Kansas to accompany the re mains homo for burial tomorrow morning at 0 o'clock. INTERESTED IN A HORSE RACE Ed. Crooks' Speedy Animal Won from an Outsider Events for Thanksgiving - giving at Meadow Grove. Meadow Grove , Neb. , Nov. 23. Special tp The News : Considerable money changed hands hero Saturday afternoon as the result of n running race between the horse owned by Ed. Crooks and an outsider. The Crooks animal won and UIOHO who backed thu local nnlmiil added not a little to tholr supply of spLMidlug nuuiuy. Thimo races are a regular Saturday feature on thu tracks huru and attract much Intoroflt , that of last Saturday being pulled off before- largo number of Inturc-Htod spectators. There Is to ho a bluu rock and tur- kuy shooting match huro on Thanks giving between n team of local sports and one from Battle Crook. Thuuveut Is attracting much Interest and the day will JloHu with n nmsquunido ball In the evening , which will bo well at tended. The family of Clmrloy Daniel , living a mlle south of town , lias been nllllc.t- od with scarlet fovor. The two chil dren who have been sorlosly sick , nro now considered out of danger , but their mother who ban been giving them constant attention , has contracted the disease , and Is now quite sick with It. Ed. Loney has sold his harbor shop to George Reese of Tlldon who has taken possession. DID NOT FIGHT AT STANTON Tommy Sullivan and Kid Bayers Were Booked for a Mill But Crowd Was Small. Stanton , Neb , , Nov. 211. Special to The NOWB : Tommy Sullivan and Kid Sayors were billed to go lioro Saturday night in a mill to a Mulsh but the crowd which gathered for thu- sport was too small to warrant the show and the light was declared off. KIDNAPED A GIRL AT YORK Daughter of a Nebraska Farmer Spir ited Away From Her Home Sunday Night. York Nob. , Nov. 21. Bloodhounds brought from Lincoln yesterday morn ing arton track of the kidnapper of Hcnhih Thomas , the pretty 10-year old daughter of a farmer living near Arhorvlllo. The kidnapping occurred Sunday evening , when Henlah stop ped out of the house. The girl's par ents heard her screams and rushed to the door , only to see a buggy driv ing away at break-neck speed. A posse was hurriedly organized and hunted during the night without avail. The girl had been summoned as a witness In a criminal case against John Hlnlr , who lives In that neighborhood , and Blair's friends are suspected of having spirited her away. Ed. f ndrews. Ed. Andrews always was a favorite In Norfolk circles of play-goers. When ho used to make this city years ago and put on operas of comic sort in the theatre at the corner of Hraaseh avenue and Fourth street , ho always drew largo houses and they always cheered him enthusiastically. From the size of the house which turned out at the Auditorium last evening to greet him hero again , It would seem that his popularity had not waned In the slightest degree. Ho made a hit and ho was practically the whole show himself. As the hatter In "Birds of a Feather , " ho was worth laughing at and laughing hard. That is what the house did from start to finish and It had Its money's worth In the end. Ed. would have left a little better feeling toward himself , however , if he had shown any inclination to appreciate the applause which the audience gave him. When they tried to call him before the curtain ho merely bowed and went away. Some actors do that , though , so that wouldn't bo so had. When they sent up a request , how ever , for him to sing his old , old song , "Tit Willow , " he might at least have acknowledged the compliment. De spite this , however , Mr. Andrews gave his hearers a lot of rare good wit and that Is what they paid him to do. With hut six people In the entire cast it was pretty nearly up to one of thorn to be the whole show. Comic opera without a chorus Isn't comic opera with a chorus , exactly , and the attempt of the Andrews people to do entirely without a chorus Is unique , to say the least. A MAN IS KILLED AT SPENCER John Tonnlng , a German Farmer , Is Thrown From His Wagon and Dies Later. Spencer , Nob. , Nov. 23. John Ton nlng , a Gorman farmer living near here , is dead as a result of a fall from his wagon. Ho was returning to his home from Spencer and was thrown out , sustaining injuries which caused his death within a few hours. Ho leaves a wife and three grown daugh ters. Deer in Cass County. ' Plattsmouth , Neb. , Nov. 24. Link Fowler saw a flno largo deer In his pasture , but not having his gun with him the animal escaped. Some of the neighbors secured their guns and started out after it , bound on having some venison for dinner. They track ed the door across the creek several times and out Into the timber , whcro the trail was lost. How to account for its appearance in Cass county Is a difficult problem to solve. Burlington Said to be Consider ing New Link. IT WOULD RUN FROM O'NEILL Line May , It Is Said , be Used to Join Burlington Route and Great North ern For a Short Cut to Denver- Hill May Be More Than Hunting. . . ( VNolll , Nob. , Nov. 211.--U lookit Just now very much IIH though the trip of LtnvlH W. Mill IhmiiHh this section of the country was nmrn than n moro hunting jiuinl , as was ntnlod In News messages last week. From Stuart cotm-n thu Information that a gentleman was In that town re cently , who had driven over the coun try from Hurwoll for thu purpose of looking over the topography of the country with a vlow of running a survey - voy from Hurwoll through Stuart to llonostoul , S. I ) . The correspondent discussed the matter with HOIUO of the prominent cltl/oiiH and business men of Stuart the other day , and the rumor was vorlllml. R. M. Johnnon and A. L. Herrlck , both of Stuart , stated that they were figuring on the line nt this tlmo. Those gentlemen claim with the opening up of Gregory county that it would become n very Important line , as it would give thu Burlington road Its portion of the traffic , which will bo very heavy , to the newly opened territory , and , that It would eventually ho extended on from Bonesteol to connect with the Great Northern system and would thereby make the connecting link , and , short line , from thu Great Lakes to Douvor and the west. Notwithstanding this there can hone no question hut that the proposed loule from O'Neill west , would bo much more advantageous than either tilt1 proposed line from Sioux City to Ashland or oven from Bui well to Bonosteel , The line from hero to Dinning or some other point on the llurlliiglon would not cost much to construct. There would bo no costly bridges or big grades or cuts and the right of way could bo secured very cheaply. Besides this II would make the run shorter from thu lakes to Denver by several hours. As It is , In case one desires to go from St. Paul , Minneapolis or Duluth or other points thereabouts to Denvr , Hot Springs , S. D , or the west In order to travel on the Great Northern or Bur lington , It Is now necessary to run to Gnlosburg or Hurllngton lu order to i Inch the main line of the Burlington , while with the connecting link from O'Neill to Dunning It would make a great saving of tlmo and would un doubtedly greatly increase both the passenger and freight trallic from the lakes to Denver and thu west. For these reasons these who urn familiar with J. J. Hill's determination to have a through line of his own , foci conHilont that the link will be built from O'Neill to Dunning or Alliance this coming year. This report from Denver Is causing now Interest In the proposed extension from hero southwest. ONE ON THE POLITICIAN. Keg Contained Only Clear Sparkling Water Instead of Beer. O'Neill , Nov. 211. An amusing and true political stdry Is going the rounds. It seems that during the closing days of the last campaign a politician who has always tried to work both sides for the Implements of political warfare came to O'Neill and visited the headquarters of both committees to Impress upon them the power ho wielded either way. This was done in the hope of receiv ing a largo sl/ed consignment of re freshments. After falling in his mis sion In disgust he was making a bee line for the nearest saloon lamenting the fact that Inlluentlal men were not properly recognized or apprecia ted. A practical Joker , knowing the object of the want , remarked to a friend In a loud tone of voice : "I wonder who I could get to take this keg of beer out to Blank precinct ? " Hearing this remark ho came up and said : "I am going homo soon , and I am your man , I will take the boor out. " Ho was assured that ho would ho pleased to Imvo him take It out and deliver It at the homo of a prom inent citl/.on , giving ills namo. The politician did not like this and said : "I will take it , but to my own homo. I have four votes in my family ami the other man only has two in his. ' It was finally agreed that ho might take It to his homo. Ho was told to got his team and buggy and drive round to the back end of n saloon and In a short tlmo ho drove up wltl his buggy. Ho promptly lifted the keg into the buggy and to the dozen or moro who were on to the joke do llvored this speech : "I want to thank yon very much for this. I ap preclato It. The voters of my precinct - cinct will appreciate this recognition of mo and tomorrow evening I wll assemble the voters of my preclnc and will properly distribute H. " Ho then got Into the buggy and was soon on his way homo. While no authen tic report has boon received by tlios who furnished the keg of Just l\o\ Hie "assembled voters" disposed of the contents , It Is said when the poli tical leader tupped thu keg and saw the clear Hpurkllng water coming out of the spigot he fainted mid was HO overcome that ho was tumble to cast his vote on olectJon day. Buttc Bnrn Burns. Unite , Neb. , Nov. 211. A now barn , Tour bonieii and fiOO bushels of corn belonging to Henry Kost burned Sun day. LOHH , $ KOO. No Insurance. DYNAMITE RAYMOND BANK. Burglars Get Nothing for Their Night's Work. Raymond , Nob. , Nov. 21. Special to The NOWH : Burglars last night dynamited thu hank hure. The snfo romalned Intact and nothing was no- cured. Raymond Is but ten miles distant From Lincoln. ASKWITH IS MADE COMMANDANT The Appointment of Askwlth as Com mandant at Soldiers' Home Is Made by Mickey. Lincoln , Nov. 21. Special to The News : Aakwlth lmn been appointed commandant of the Nebraska soldleni' Homo at Grand Inland , The an nouncement han just been made nt the atato house. NEBRASKA MAN BREAKS RECORD Leach of Omaha In a Shoot at Cin cinnati , Breaks World's Record With Rifle. Cincinnati , Nov. 21. Special to The NOWH : Leach of Omaha , the crack rlllu shot , today broke the world's rec ord with a 22-callbro rllle. Ho broke 1.G01 pigeons in the Hliool. WRECK ON THE BURLINGTON. An Engine and Several Cars Smashed In Collision Near Salem. Snlom , Neb. , Nov. 21. A serious wreck occurred here lit fi o'clock on the Burlington between the Portland llyer No. 12 and u westbound freight , running extra , completely wrecking No. I2'H engine and reducing six or eight freight cars to kindling and blocking the main line. The engineer and llreman Jumped and escaped In jury. Had they stayed at their postH they would undoubtedly have been killed , an their cab was filled with thu wreckage of a box car. The cause of the wreck was the extra being delayed between this place and Falls City by a defective air brake causing them to lose time until they were able to reach the passing track hero \vlth their train , HO the engine was un coupled and run here and a hrakemnn sent forward to Hag No. 12 , as It doea not stop here , but for some reason the engineer on No. 42 failed to stop when ( lagged , as the fog nt that time prevented him telling what the Hag was. The extra had just entered the siding with the engine and six cars , when No. 12 struck the train. The i"irs were part empty. Three cars of lumber Unit were wrecked were transferred to others , not being damaged to any extent. EBRASKA WOMAN IN TROUBLE /Irs. Stephcncen of Beatrice Stranded In Pittsburg , After Having Been Confldenced Out of Money. Pittsburg , Pa. , Nov. 21. Mrs. Law- once Stevenson of Beatrice , Nob. , is tranded in this city , having en- rusted nil of her available cash to nines Rodgers , whom she came hero o marry , and who took her money ml then decamped. Rodgers posed ns a California mine > wner. Mrs. Stevenson was charmed > y his manner and went with him to s'ow Orleans , where nn engagement vas contracted. Rodgers went to Now York and then wrote for Mrs. Stevenson to come to Plttsbnrg , vhoro ho was buyng mining ma chinery. She did so. Her fiancee then Informed her that 10 had to have a little ready cash to nake a payment on the machinery mil she passed over her purse with about $500. She lias not seen the man since. She told her story to the police and was allowed to sleep last night at the central station. Mrs. Stevenson has a son at O'Neill. NEW TIME CARD TAKES EFFECT Trains Leave According to New Sched ule for the First Time on Sun day Noon. fFron Monday's Dally. ] Yesterday noon the now time card on the Northwestern system took ef fect and trains out of Norfolk ran a little later than heretofore according to the now schedule. The changes were outlined in The News last week In detail. The only change , practic ally. Is the leaving tlmo for the Bono- stool and Long Pine trains , which Is fifteen minutes later. The Donestoel train Is now a turn-around and stops in Norfolk botwcon G In the morning and 1 o'clock.