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About The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19?? | View Entire Issue (Nov. 27, 1903)
8 THE NORFOLK MOWS : FRIDAY , NOVEMBER 27. 1908. Market is Flooded and Shippers Will Wait a Month. MEREDITH GETS $30 JUDGMENT The Week In Court After Handing For Eighty Hours , the Jury In the Case Agnlnst John Cearns Flnnlly Disagreed Robinson Re-Arrested , The hay market has received a con- Bldorablo Jar thu past few weeks and shipping has about come to a stand- Htlll from this point , lloth Omaha and Sioux City markets are Hooded and the probabilities are that there will not bo any more whipping for a month or more yet. Local buyers for shipping purposes are not buying anything - thing at present as they have a large stock on hand. The Amelia Creamery people are stacking up quantities of hay In O'Neill to await the opening of the market. Pretty fair local prices prevail nevertheless. Thu baled pro duct Is selling for $ l.fiO a ton , and loose $3 to $3.GO. In the county court yesterday J. II. Meredith was given Judgment for $110 In a suit to recover rent from a far mer named Stewart from the vicinity of Stuart. Meredith claimed to be the properly authorized agent of land that Stewart had leased from another party for an agreed price of $1)0 ) a year. The plaintiff sued for $100 but was given Judgment for the amount Stewart had agreed to pay to the other party. Stewart claimed ho did not know but what his transaction with the other man was all right and was ready to pay the $30 to the right person at any tlmo. The brldgo and other Improvements on the road between the Northwest ern depot and the river are completed , making a very commendable change In traveling conditions In that strip of hitherto bad road. McOreovy's orchestra has been en gaged to go to Stuart next Wednes day to furnish music for a Thanks giving hall that evening. This Is the second call this orchestra has had from Stuart In a short tlmo. District Court. District court continues In session since November 9. A great many unimportant matters have been clear ed oft' the docket , as has also several more Important cases. .Tudgo Harrington has presided dur ing thu sitting this week. In the ease of the state against John Cearns for alleged rape of the person of Ida Uarnes the Jury dis agreed after hanging out for eighty hours. It stood eight to three for conviction. The other cases which wont to trial wore : August Holmors vs. Bertha Rolm- ors ; decree of divorce entered. Ewlng State bank vs. J. 1C. Spears ; suit over attachment of goods , ver dict for plaintiff. State vs. W. J. Robinson , violation of game laws ; not guilty. Robinson had boon caught by the game warden with eighty-nine prairie chickens in his possession. George L. Carter , the game warden , was on hand at the trial and ten minutes after the ver dict was rendered had Robinson un der arrest again. Robinson 1ms been taken to Omaha for trial and was lined $100 and costs. Delia M. Reed vs. Douglas Jones ; jury disagree. This was a retrial of a case involving the ownership of n largo quantity of hay In Swan town ship. The jury hung for about two days , coming in last evening , and being - ing discharged until January 19. The Slattory-Shaw case which was expected to come up for re-trial at this term will not bo hoard until Jan .ill . uary. A special term will then ho hold to try the case. In the mean time Edward Slattcry , the defendant , is out on ball. O'Neill Frontier. I ; ! DUSY DAY AT BATTLE CREEK Lots of People In Town , an Auction and a.Horse Race Saturday Bat tle Creek Items. Battle Creek , Nov. 23. Special to The News : It was very quiet In our city last week excepting Saturday , when the town was crowded. In the afternoon a public sale of implements and stock attracted lots of people , and the auctioneer , Col. T. D , Preeco , sold everything. Horses wont from $1.00 up , and at last sold his 5-cent whip for 15 cents. After the sale the crowd was Invited to the race track , whore T. D. Preeco's running horse met George Fry's of Plorco county. Preeco won. John Shrader Is building a resilience lienceIn Highland park , 24 by 24 , with an addition of 12 by 1C feet , Aug ust Stoffon is the contracting car penter. On the 19th a daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. John Schereger. Mrs. H. C. Relf , who has been very sick for two weeks , wont to the Ger man Lutheran hospital at Sioux City for an operation Saturday. Editor F. E. Martin wont to Omaha Saturday to the sick bed of his aunt , Mrs. A. D. Jones , Carl Johanusen was hero Saturday from Tllden. Mr. James P. Carow and Miss Mag gie Sosslor were married Friday even ing by Rev. Mr. White of the Baptist ta church. Tlio groom IB n well known > oung innn In the employ of I \ J. Hnlu mid the bride In thu oldest daughter ( if Mr , mill Mi'H. Hutu T. Bonslor. .liiHt a few of tlio frlcnilH anil the relatives ntloiuliMl tlio lecoptlon at tlio homo of tlio hrlilo'H jmronlH on Depot street , following Hio coroniony. Itoglniiing next Siiiiilny services will ho hold twlco at the Oorinnn Lutheran church. The first mooting will coniinonco at 10 o'clock In the morning and the next at 7 In the evening. ' 1'ho tniHtooH of the church have onloroil HOIIIO line chandollorH to lllil the building. The population of thin congregation IH ahoiit 700. I'M. lllorsilorf visited yontonlay with his parents at Norfolk. Hovlval meetings began In the Bap- tint church yoHtonlay. Ilov. Mr. Will to will ho assisted hy Ilov. .1 , II. Clay of Norfolk. Thanksgiving HorvlcoB will ho hold it the Gorman Lutheran church and the M. 13. chnrchoH Thursday. MIHHOH Myrtle and Laura JohiiHon , who nro employed In the railroad ho- ul at Ixmg Pine , are visiting here thin week with tholr parontH , Mr. and Mrs. C. 1' . Johnson. llohort 1'arkH , who UVOH seven mlles Houtli of Tlldon , wan here on business Saturday. .Tohnnlo Borchors han routed the 1) . J. Drajo farm four mllet } Houth , on .ho crook. It Is rnmorod that some- : hlng olHo is llkoly to happen before ho moves onto the plnco. 0. Cameron of Norfolk was here Friday In the Interest of Omul's boor. Commissioner FInnogan was In Battle - tlo Crook Saturday. Win. Dogan of Meadow Orovo has taken T. J. Taylor's place as suporln- tondont of the comity poor farm until ho first of March. Miss Hattlo Mayhow of Norfolk vis- ted with relatives here Friday. BOOTH ASSIGNS HARD PRACTICE The Cornhuakcra are Working to the Limit In Order to Meet Illinois. Hard Game. Lincoln , Nov. 21. That the corn- makers have n florco proposition on , holr hands In the game against Illl- iols for Thanksgiving day , is Just low conceded In university athletic circles and Coach Booth Is working its men to the limit of practice In order that they may bo able to moot Woodruff's bunch when they get here Thanksgiving. Ex-Captain Wostovor stayed in Iowa ast Saturday to watch the game igalnst Illinois and ho admits that the victory of Nebraska over Iowa iffords no just comparison and no grounds for thinking that because o\va boat Illinois that the cornhusk- ors nro going to do the same thing. 'Iowa has Improved marvelously , " says WoBtovor , "and wo will have the worst light of years In Illinois. " Illinois has had a representative at several Nebraska games and Booth is irranglng a few surprise parties In the Thursday gamo. To win this tlmo will glvo Nebraska another year of unbroken victories and every effort will bo made to boat the visitors. Perry of Norfolk Is pleasing the coach ind has a reputation ahead of him. MADISON TEAM WILL NOT PLAY There Will be no Football Game at County Capital on Thanksgiv ing Day. Madison , Nob. , Nov. 21. Special to The News ; The Madison football team will not play upon the gridiron Thanksgiving day at all because of a lack of practice which has very much crippled the local organization. It had been thought to moot Wayne hero for a game but this will not ho done and the cloven young athletes will eat turkey at homo Instead of battling over the pigskin. [ It has been rumored In Battle Creek during the week that the Madi son team was to play against Colum bus in Norfolk on Thanksgiving but this was without foundation. A num ber of young persons had planned to drive down for the event. ] Her Feet Wholly Dead. Humboldt , Neb. , Nov. 24. Mrs. Roy Leach , wife of a farmer a few miles north of this city , has boon the vic tim of n peculiar malady , which seems to have loft her foot wholly dead , the result of imperfect circu lation of the blood. The condition became so serious last week when gangrene set In that her physician de cided amputation was necessary , and took off her right foot above the an- klo. They hope to save the remain ing member , but are in doubt. IS MUCH LAND OFFICE BUSINESS Over 100 Homestead Filings Have Been Made In the Last Month at O'Neill. O'Neill , Nob. , Nov. 21. From a Staff Correspondent : The United States land olttco hero has been doing a "land office business" In the popular sense of the term during the past month , over 100 homestead titles having been filed. There is every prospect that the rush will keep right on in earnest as Garllold and Wheeler counties , not far distant from hero , are settling very rapidly Just at the present time. O'Neill itself has been keeping pace with the land ofllco and is doing just as much business ns Uncle Sam's agency In this city. m finger Mark orTrade Mark- Which - \ Common Soda Crackers fingered from the time they leave the baker till you get them in a bag , ' ' * > / . , , . OR - ' > WAV.- * i * . * JJ * Uneeda Biscuit in the In = er = seal Package with , all that the In-er-seal Trade Mark means / . ; sealed tight , kept right , from the oven to the table. . Which Will YOU haVe ? NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY _ North Nebraska , South Dakota and Black Hills. HAS NOT REACHED OMAHA YET. Town of Humphrey , Neb. , Alone Es capes from the Blanket Which Cov ered the Earth When This Territory Woke up this Morning. North Nebraska , southern South Dakota and the Dack Hills country woke np this morning underneath a heavy blanket of pure , white snow and the blanket grow thicker every minute. When this section of the globe went to hod last night the sky was not particularly clouded and the nlr was rather too frosty for snow but not a dark colored bit of the glebe re mained visible when the sun didn't dawn today. From telegraphic and telephonic re ports received at The News ofllcathls morning. It Is Indicated that the storm has stretched over the entire Black Hills country , covers all of north Ne braska and goes up along the North western In its terminus at Donesteol , at least. The area scatters as far southeast as Fremont , northeast as far ns Wayne and southwest to Col umbus. At noon today the snow had not reached Omaha or southern Nebras ka. Another very peculiar feature of the extent is that while the low pressure has covered a wide range of territory throughout this part of the earth , Humphrey , Nob. , is high and dry and hasn't seen a single sparkling hexagonal crystal today. It Is anticipated that the storm will glvo some slight trouble to trains and they will no doubt bo delayed to a certain extent by the clogging of the rails. SKULL CRUSHED. Engineer Fatally Injured by Striking a Mall Crane. Alliance , Nob. , Nov. 24. W. J. Ry an , traveling engineer for the Bur lington , was fatally Injured at Reno. While riding on the engine and In specting the operation of a new de vice for dumping ashes , ho loaned out of the cab window and was struck on the right side of the head by the crane used for catching mall. Ho was brought to Allllanco and placed in charge of Dr. Bollwood , who found the skull broken and depressed and pressing on the brain a part of which oozed out. Trephining was at once performed , and Ryan Is resting as easily as could he expected. There Is practically no hope of recovery. Ho is a single man. His parents re side , at Wymore , where his father is road in as tor. DISTRICT COURT AT VALENTINE November Term Convenes With Judge Harrington Presiding The Im portant Cases. Valentino , Nob. , Nov. 21. The No vember term of district court which convened hero yesterday , Judge Har rington presiding , promises to bo a long and interesting session. 'There are forty-one cases on the docket , seven criminal and thirty-four civil. The criminal cases consist of one shooting with Intent to kill , Robert W. Tollies ; assault with intent to kill , W. R. Boddy ; altering note , ArtloT. Mead ; horse stealing , Joseph Bud Hand ; assault with intent to commit rape , Culla Stockton ; stabbing with Intent to kill and wound , Lame Dog ; obtaining money under false pretense , Ida M. and Irving M. Jones. Of these the case against W. R. Boddy ( col ored ) will perhaps take up the most tlmo. Boddy is proprietor of a res taurant here and it is alleged that ho struck a domestic therein named Boo Molllt on the head with an Indian club causing Injuries which will al ways trouble hor. Jeffers of Omaha , has the defense. The case against Robert W. Tello is on trial now. Among the civil cases is that of Willis Ashby ( colored ) against James B. Hull , Thomas A. Yearnshow and the Metropolitan Mutual Bond and surety Co. for $5,000 damages. He alleges that having got drunk In the defendant's saloon and had his fin gers cut off by a train ho Is entitled to compensation. Only three divorce cases appear on the docket. WEDDING AT NELIGH. Howard Johnson and Miss Mabel Krlse Married at Noon. Nellgh , Nob. , Nov. 24. Special to The News : Howard Johnson and Miss Mabel Krisc , both of this city , wore married at noon yesterday by V. F. Clark , of the Congregational church. Mr. Johnson is a member of the harness firm of M. M. Johnson & Sons and is one of the esteemed young men of the city. Miss Krlso Is a graduate of the high school ahd has spent a number of years In teaching. She Is also quite proficient in music. The wedding was rather a quiet af fair , the bride's father having been laid to rest only a short tlmo ago. State Has Made Greater Growth Than Any Other. 50 YEARS AGO STATE HAD 3,000 Today Sixty-two Cities Have More Than 1,000 Population Nearly All Provided With Waterworks , Lights and Modern Improvements. Lincoln , Nov. 21. Statistics com piled by the department of labor show that Nebraska has made probably greater progress than any other state in the union. Briefly it is shown : - Population fifty years ago , 3,000. Sixty-two cities now have more than 1.000 population , excluding Omaha , South Omaha and Lincoln. Beatrice , Fremont , Grand IslandKearney , Hast ings , Nebraska City , Plattsmouth and York havp more than 5,000. Tholr in debtedness is $1,547,292. All but three of the sixty-two towns have waterworks ; fifty own their own plants. Forty-nine have lighting plants , the value of the light plants being $804,500 and the gas plants $273.500. Edgar , Fairfield , Friend , Geneva , O'Neill , Oakland , Ponca , Sid ney , University Place , Weeping Wa ter , Red Cloud and St. Paul have no light plants. Sidney. Fairfield and Auburn have no water plants. Private corporations own water plants in Broken Bow , Falrbury , Kearney , McCook , Nebraska City , North Platte , Plattsmouth , Wahoo and York. The total value of the water plants Is $2,337,500. The one at North Bend is worth $12,000 and the Fremont plant $200,000. Hast ings has a $175,000 system , Nebraska .City one worth $150,000 , and Beatrice $125,000. In the matter of indebtedness Be atrice owes $375,892 ; Nebraska City $300,000 ; Hastings $277,400 ; Fremont $208,000 ; and Kearney $70,000. There are 4C9 churches , 217 sqhools and 273 saloons In the sixty-two towns. Aurora , Falrfleld , Hebron , Humboldt , Lexington , Pawnee City , Tecumseh , University Place , Weep ing Water and York have no saloons. In the other towns an average II- cense of $1,000 is exacted. At Wayne the license is $1,000 , the highest price charged. Sidney only charges $500 for a license. Nebraska City and Beatrice have eighteen churches each. Wahoo has fifteen , and Geneva and Beatrice own ton schools. Forty-five towns own 103 public halls , and forty-four have sixty-seven parks. City halls valued at $173,200 are owned by thlrty-flvo of the towns. Grand Island and Kearney public buildings are worth $25,000 ; West Point and Wahoo $14- 000 ; Fremont and York $10,000 , and the others range from $800 to $8,000. Statistics of growth are Interest ing. In the last year there were 1,058 new buildings erected In the sixty-two towns , 950 being residences and 108 for mercantile purposes. The aggregate cost was $2,083,300 , which Is an Increase of $70,850 over last year. People Believe In It. It 1m been cynically said that any thing can be' sold by advertising now- a-days. This is not so. Many lini ments have been advertised but only one Perry Davis' Painkiller has stood the test of sixty years' use. To day its popularity Is greater ' ; u ever and is based not upon what anybody - Mr body says but upon what the remedy does. There Is but one painkiller , Perry Davis' . are the most fatal of all dis eases. FOLEY' ' KIDNEY CURE Is I Guaranteed Remedy or money refunded. Contains remedies recognized by emi nent physicians as the Best for Kidney and Bladder troubles. PRICE 50& and $1.00. Sold by Klesau Drug Co , ames to different games-all new one in each package of Lion Coffee your Grocer's.
