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'UK NORFOLK' NEWS : FRIDAY , FEBRUARY 26 , 1904. Arnold Martin of Pawnee . County Tells How. POTATOES AND CONN TOGETHER Gets .1 Good Crop of Each and the Same Area That Other Farmers Use for One One Crop Protects the Other and Keeps out Weeds. Kor lliu limit. six juarH Arnold Mar tin of Pawnee county lmn boon prov ing that iv largo fnnn In Nebraska In not essential to bring l a coml'oi tnblo living and Incomu to lliu llllur uf thu noil. Ho hail during that tlinu boon working a farm of twenty acres and It has brought him considerable re- iiultH. Ho IH ruudy to oxumpllfy the fact tliat Intensified farming him Hiiro and hiiiuhioinu rotuniB. On hit ) twenty acroB Mr. Arnold produces many kinds of frulttt and vegetables , sov- ural oropH , and pastures a number of dairy cnttlu throughout the range soa- mm. HlH land IB not of particular hlh ( grade , olthur , and la rathur rouih. ; but ho keeps ovury aero and foot of It coiiHtantly employed from budding tJmo until liarveiit. LiiBlyuar when tlio potato crop \vaa umall and of an Inferior ijuallty nnd much of the corn \VIIH frost-bitten , Mr. Arnold raised a good crop of each , lie tolls liow It wan done an follows , In a re- cunt Inane of the Lincoln State Jour nal : "Tho way I do It IH oaay. Klrst , of con rue , I plant my potatooa early , and of early varlutlcH. lly constant culti vation the neil la kept In good condi tion , and plenty of spring molsturo la kept In the ground by maintaining a IOOHO Hiirfaco by the plow and the harrow. lly the Hrst of Juno the po- tatoim will bu twelve to fourteen inchua high. Then I take n single Hhovol plow about 10 inches wide , being - ing aomuwhat llko a lister , and with a tdngto horse go tluough the rows to mark out furrows for the corn. I do not go deep , not much moro than two inches. The soil , which must have been kept line by the former cultiva tion , la thrown Into the hill on cuch aide. Then I take the drill and plant the corn at Intervals of from fourteen to sixteen Inches , Thu drill drawa Home of the dirt that had been tin own into the potatoes buck Into the fur row , covering the corn. This work must bu done when the soil Is just right and not too wet , ulso thu plow ing will make clods , and 1 don't want thu soil that way. "At this HCtihun the corn , planted shallow , will germinate very rapidly and come up quickly. I have noticed It coming up four days after planting. As soon as a few blades begin to appear above the ground I take my planed Junior , remove thu two hind shovels , leaving two shovels on each side , and go over thu Held letting the one horse walk right In the corn row. This does not do much damage to the corn , for It Is Just coming up , much of it not being yet above the ground. This cultivation makes the ground level again. In eight to twelve days thu corn Is from six to twelve Inches high and growing rapidly , It has to grow fast In fact , for from this time on there Is a race for air between the corn and the potatoes , and the corn must needs win. At this period of growth the potato vines are spreading out moro and moro , and the corn has got to get above the potatoes before the vines close above it. In the wet year llko 1901 ! . when the potato vines grow rapidly , there Is some danger that the corn may not got through before - fore thu vines giow together , and In this case it may be choked out. "I stay with the potatoes steadily , doing everything I can for them , for 1 know they will always repay mo for Jill the work I put Into them. It li just llko feeding a good family cow ; wo don't mind how much she eats , so she gives it back again In rich milk. And so It Is with all our crops. Wo do not do enough for them In the right direction. The average farmer quits cultivating at the time when cul tivation Is of the most importance , when he could begin to make more bushels to the aero and more net pro- lit , and more than the average crops which have never paid In the past , simply by a little moro cultivation of the right kind at this critical point. "Uut 1 got away from corn and po tatoes when the corn was above the potato vines. In a good year , with every thing working right , the Held will look just llko a clover Held at this time. The surface Is well shaded , is not exposed to the sun , and is not evaporating moisture. All through June , when thu corn Is getting to a height of two feet and more the corn is not taking much moisture , and it takes llttlo even at four feet. And so , at the end of the month , when the potatoes begin dying off , the corn has just begun to reach a point where it requires moisture , and as the potatoes are done growing by the end of the first week In July It now has the field to itself. The Held is now free of weeds , these having been kept thor oughly in check by the former culti vation and by the shade of the corn and potatoes. The corn now needs moro molture , and It can have all that its roots 'can find , for the potatoes do not need any moro. The corn now supplies enough shade to keep the weeds down , and thus in the fall wo have a clean potato field and a clean corn field together. Anyone who has grown potatoes Known how to appre ciate tills , "You nnk how 1 dig my potatoes and when. During thu uuminor and early fall I dig ovnry fouith row and sell ( hum on the markot. When the corn IH ilpo 1 cut It up and Hut the fodder shocks' fn that fourth row. Thou I can dig my potatoes any time and put them In thu corn shock. That protoclH them from thu HUH and rain until 1 Hell tliom , When the fodder IH dry I stack It up and plow thu ground again , Drat hauling out thu manure from hint winter and scatter ing It to bu plowed binder , for fertility must bu preserved. " UNIVERSITY STUDENT ARRESTED Charles Vavra Fined $25 for Stealing a Dook Belonging to Others , Lincoln , Feb. 20. Charles Vavra , a university student , madu his debut In pollco court yoaterday and walked away with a line of $2fi and costa for stealing one book worth $2.75 belong ing to 13. 1 < \ Meyers and Ira Hyner. Ho confessed to taking the book yes- yesterday and also secured a stay of judgment for thirty days , Captain Wlodman of the lire department going on his bond. It IB said that Vavra's troubles have only just begun , aa the university an thoritlea are not In favor of students appearing In police court as defend ants , and It Is likely that the young man will bu dismissed from thu uni versity , or at least suspended for a long term. Vavra sold the hook at a second hand store , where it Is said , ho has disposed of many In thu past fuw weeks. Students have been missing books around the rooma frequented by him for the past snvoral months. Ilia parenta are said to bo spending the winter in Florida and send him all the money ho needs to pay his ex penses while In school. The father's name Is Krank Vavra , whoso homo la at Exeter. TRIED TO KILL YOUNGER BROTHER Fourteen-Year Old Boy Made Three Attempts on Brother's Life. Harrlshurg , Neb. Fob. 2(5. ( The case of Scott McCormlck , a 11-year-old hey , living near here. , is extraordinary. Ho lias already made three attempts to Idll a younger brother. As a re sult of the last one , ho was brought before the Insanu commissioner the other day. The examining physician could find no symptoms of Insanity , consequently ho was discharged and again apprehended as Incorrigible. Judge Do LaMaster heard the case and consigned him to the reform school. On the witness stand Ills mother testified that barring this symptom , the boy had always been a dutiful son , and that for the past five years ho had always worked hard and contributed his earnings to the sup port of the family. The mother is a widow and It developed In the course of the trial that she had been in the Insane asylum for fifteen years. , MR. PILGER WOULD WALK. Almost Decided to Leave His Team In Norfolk Yesterday. In the pioneer days of long ago , when the settler In this section of the world know no railroad and many times no way of travel save walking , the dlstai.uo between Norfolk and Stanton was considered a moro noth ing. And the atmosphere of by-gone days Is bound to linger with those who lived them. Adam Pllger , one of the best known stockmen and one of the most pros perous of Nebraska farmers , Is a fre quent visitor In Norfolk from his homo In Stanton county. Yesterday hu drove to town and tied his team near the city hall on North Fourth street. Ho was busy in the afternoon ami when ho had finished his work ho was In a hurry to get borne. With his great constitution and sturdy goo'l ' health , a little walk of ten or twelve miles Is nothing at all. And having so often gone places without bis team , thu animals passed entirely out of his mind and he started off , on foot , to ward the neighboring county on the cast. He had gone some distance before ho recalled , very suddenly , that ho had driven to Norfolk and that his team was still standing up on North Fourth street. If Mr. Pllgor were anything hut a man of the most exemplary habits , his friends might have had a laugh on him but because of his excellent rep utation ho is easily able to prove an alibi. ACCIDENTALLY SHOT. Young Man at North Bend Has a Very Narrow Escape. North Hend , Neb. , Mar. 1. Joe Hlnes , a young unmarried man living near Morse Bluff , was almost fatally wounded about S o'clock by the acci dental discharge of a revolver. Ho was handling the weapon In a dry goods store at that place when It went off , sending a bullet into his chest in the region of the heart. The hall entered a little way above the cardiac organ , penetrated the wall of the chest and lodged under the young man's arm. An emergency call for surgical aid was sent to North Hend and all the doctors hero respond ed. The victim of the shooting was found to bo in a very bad condition but his wound was dressed with care and ho is now getting along well enough to admit of hopes for his ro covery. Miss Caccillia Rhode a Rising Operatic Singer. NOW WITH "WINSOME WINNIE. " Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rhode has a Rich Soprano Voice and Is Pop ular With Theatrical and Music Lovers In Chicago. Chicago theatrical and musical cir cles are just at present bestowing their pralau and adoration upon a now star that has just recently appeared on the stage In that city Miss Cao- clllia Hhoilo , daughter of Mr. and Mrs , ( leorgo Rhode of Norfolk. Miss Rhode haa been taking the part of leading lady In "Winsome Wlnnlu" at the Oarrlck. Mlsa llhodo went to Chicago to take advancement In her musical education In 1890 , and later went to Europe to study under some of ( ho celebrated Instructors there. In 1898 she had an engagement as a chorus girl In the Casino at Now York and later wont to London with fleorgo Lcdorcr's company in "Tho Hello of Now York , " which also cov ered the continent. MlsH Uhodo Is quoted as saying that she never played a "really turly" lead until In "Winsome Winnie" at thn Ca sino , where she mndo her professional debut In the chorus. She was soon promoted to succeed Helen Redmond , who became 111. Norfolk , the present homo of the Rhode family , la not Intimately ac quainted with the now star , but would naturally bo pleased to secure such acquaintance. Aa a girl she made her homo at Fulton , 111. , ami later moved with her parents to Davenport , Iowa , from which city she wont to enter upon her professional career , nnd dur ing the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Hhodo In Norfolk , she haa boon studyIng - Ing or working for her advancement , with hardly time to visit her relatives. Nevertheless , Norfolk people will hope some day to see her and hear her sing. Her company la at present playing In St. Paul. A recent Issue of the Sun day Chicago Record-Herald has this to say of the attractive soprano : "Tho presentation of "Winsome Winnie , " at the Garrlck last Sunday night Introduced to Chicago a new soprano voice of a quality , range and power to compel the notice of the ju dicious. In the big ensemble number In the first act of the musical comedy It was first a noticeable and then al most a dominant quantity. "Research showed the voice to bo attached to the personality of a hand some young woman of commanding Inches and brunette complexion , who was listed In the program as "Alleen , " one of Lord Poorish's daughters Miss Caccllla Rhode. "Later on , In a solo number , then In a duet with the captain ( Mr. Phil ip ) , Miss Rhode demonstrated the fact that the magnificent organ with which nature had equipped her did not lack entirely of training and education. " GETTING READYJOR PLASTERING Everything at the Government Build ing is Moving. Superintendent G. K. Williams of the government building has returned from Ills trip to Boston , Now York and Washington. Mr. Williams finds that the building has boon getting along in good shape since ho loft it , although there have been a few de lays that could not bo guarded against. The retarding of the work has been caused , to a certain extent , by the delay in transportation of tin but that material has now been on the way during the past ten or twelve days and will no doubt arrive before so very long. Just now there Is quite a good deal of insldo finishing going on , The elec tric wiring man and the gas fitting man and the plumber are nil going It In rapid style and within a very short time they will bo ready for the plasterers. Mr. Williams says that ho will have the new structure completed in ample time for the postofllce people to get Into It by the date set in his contract Juno C and that there will bo no holding up on that account. Fink , the man whoso skull was frac tured a few weeks ago in a fall , Is getting along nicely. Ho has at no time been unconscious. Lincoln Shop Lifters. Lincoln , Mar. 1. It is estimated by merchants about town that there are at least twenty professional shoplifters ers In the city at the present time , and they are all operating , too. The wrap affected by a shop-llftor Is us ually a long capo or coat , which fits loosely. Inside the wrap there is generally n long pocket , reaching to the hem , which is arranged to hold the stolen articles. Every clerk knows and recognizes the shoplifter , although ho or she may not scorn to , and all the professionals are spotted the minute they como into a store and are closely watched until they leave. A farewell meeting of the Kinder garten club was held with Mr. and Mrs. C. II. Reynolds last evening , in honor of Mr. and Mrs. W. II. Bucholz. The meeting was in every respect a credit to the tenets of the club. BANKERS AT A BANQUET BOARD Retiring President Is Host at Elabo rate Affair Last Night. Directors , olllcora and employes of the Norfolk National bank were guests last evening at an elaborate banquet , \V. II. IJuchol/ , the retiring president , acting as host. The dining took place at the Pacific hotel , A number of toasts were responded to. John R , Hays , formerly cashier of the bank , was toastmaster and graced the scat of honor with that type of sparkling wit which makes him always so well placed at the head of ti banquet hoard. Among those called on for responses were C. E. Hurnham , the incoming president ; Dr. A. Hear , D. Mathowson nnd W. M. Ralnholt. A very beauti ful gold watch nnd chain was present ed to the departing olllcor by those present. The presentation speech was made by Dr. Bear. The watch hears the Inscription : "Tho Norfolk National Bank W. II. Bucholz. In recognition of faithful and efficient service. 1880 1901. " TRAINMEN MEETWITH ACCIDENTS Veteran Engineer and Young Fireman at Home With Broken Bones. Accidents of n minor nature have retired two of Norfolk'a trainmen for a season , both having suffered broken bones and bruises from falls. Andrew Teal , one of the oldest en gineers on the Northwestern , who has escaped many larger accidents that frequently come In the lot of the train man , was walking along the track when ho slipped on the steel rail in such a manner as to severely wrench his ankle , and fell , striking his shoul der on the opposite rail. One of the small bones of the shoulder was broken and It will bo some time be fore he can resume his place In the cab. Lealand Dean is the other to bo suf fering. He was working about his engine at Long Pine when ho fell from the machine in such a manner as to fracture the bono of his left arm and severely sprained his right wrist. It will probably bo several weeks be fore he can resume his position. OFFERS NO SPECIAL INDUCEMENTS Coast Has no Advantages Over Mid Wests for Young and Ambitious. C. H. Fuller of 1:123 : East Eighteenth street , Los Angeles , Cal. , writes : "I read the letter of M. Mlhllls. pub lished In The Daily News nnd am in clined to agree with him on some points. To a young man , healthy and vigorous , Nebraska or Iowa offers as many or more opportunities than Cal ifornia and so far as health is con cerned I think that climate has little to do with It. But for comfort to the ailing or aged or the man who has made his pile and wants to enjoy life , there is no place so good as southern California. " Mr. Fuller is the father of Chester A. Fuller of this city and has lived on the coast since 1895. EWING. Mr. and Mrs. .1. B. Wood moved Wednesday Into part of the house occupied by .1. K. Snyder. D. A. Hnston returned Saturday ironi Stanton where ho had gone on a business trip several days prior. Mr. and Mrs. Gus Race came down from Douglas , Wyo. , Sunday mornIng - Ing on a visit to relatives. E. A. Stott , accompanied by his daughter Bertha , went to Kansas last week , having been called there on ac count of the serious lllne&s of the former's father. Mr. P. M. Conger has bought out the Edwards & Bradford Lumber company's Interest at tills place , and in the future Mr. Conger will run the business as may please himself and his customers. The Elkhorn hotel had its capacity tried this month. Sleeping rooms full , with guests resting on the couches , or any old place. When a hotel Is run right it will get business. Ed Perry took supper at the Elkhorn - horn hotel last week and said it re minded him of old times. Was glad to see so many of his old friends , as It made him feel like he was at home. Miss Ilattio Robblns of Noligh has accepted a position as dining room girl at the Elkhorn hotel , having tak en the place of Miss Etta Swain who had to attend to duties at home. Mrs. S. A. Drayton has disposed of her residence property at this place and will move to Orchard on or about the 15th of Anril. Jim Butler moved his family up from Frenchtown yesterday. They will occupy the house recently va cated by Nell Provost and family. Mrs. Adam SIglor returned from Lincoln Wednesday on the night train. She reports Mrs. D. C Horton slowly recovering from the fall she had some time ago. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Sheer wont to Lindsay Tuesday , having received word that their daughter , who is at tending school at that place , was very ill with diphtheria. Ivo Vandersnlckt and Joseph Bo- narens returned from their trip to Belgium on last Monday night. The salt water or good liquor has Im proved their appearance very much. Joe brought his wife with him , and wo expect ho will now bo able to make a perfect success of farming out on the Cache creek , as ho will not have to lose any time keeping away from some of his lady admirers. Ad- vocntao. Senate Has Passed a Bill Al lowing Bridge. GRADE ALREADY ESTABLISHED If the Projectors Really Mean Busi nessthe Completion of the Old Line Which Caused Such a Ripple , May Bring Things to Town. Washington , Fob. 20. The senate has passed a bill authorizing the Yankton & Norfolk Railroad company to construct a bridge across the Mis souri river at Ynnkton , S. D. The above dispatch will mean things for Norfolk nnd for a largo portion tion of north Nebraska as well , If the railroaders who have been pushing their project will keep at It and build the line. The grade has already boon estab lished from Yankton to Plorco nnd there remains nothing but the laying of the stcol to establish a railroad sys tem. Years ago the Yankton & Nor folk project sot this section of the country in a whirl. Since then it has been revived nt Irregular Intervals. It Is not so very dllllcult to got a brldgo bill passed through congress. Whether the passage of this bill means anything definite or a contin nance of more project , is not at all known. INSPECTION OFJNION PACIFIC Party of Officials In Train of Three Special Cars Here. A party of Union Pacific officials on an inspection tour passed through Norfolk last night. The train consist ed of three coaches. Those on the train wore E. Buckingham , superln tendent of transportation ; J. H. Gru ger , general superintendent ; W. A. Duel , superintendent ; Charles Ware , assistant superintendent ; W. L. Mc- Keen , superintendent metal depart ment ; C. J. Lain , assistant traffic man ager. ager.Mr. Mr. Lain Is an old friend in the fam ily of J. S. McClary nnd the train was held a time while ho called at the homo on West Norfolk avenue. WEDNESDAY WRINKLES. Dr. A. Bear has returned from Omaha. The residence property of J. W. Humphrey , South Eleventh street , has been sold to L. Slattery of Ha- warden , la. Mr. Slattery Is a ranch owner. He will move to Norfolk April 1. Mrs. George Williams has pur chased the property just west of the Congregational church , the considera tion of the transfer being $2,000. Mr. and Mrs. Williams will occupy it as their homo some time in the fa ture. George Copeland , jr. , of Elgin , Is at the Norfolk sanitarium , where he was operated upon by Drs. Salterthls morning. He is a son of George Copeland - land , the well known cltfzen of Antelope telopo county and the ex-court re porter. Major Phelps of the First Nebras ka regiment ; Major McLaughlln and Captain Eberly of the Second Ne braska , were in the city yesterday on business connected with the military survey of the state. They returned today. Floyd Freeland has again taken a position with the Fair store , having been employed for some time past at the Junction store. He is moving his family from the Ransom house on Fourth street to the house at the corner - ner of Pasowalk and Fourth. Fremont is congratulating Itself over the rumor that the Northwestern is soon to build a new twelve-stall round house at that place soon. The old shell at present used has been outgrown for years , and the people of the city as well as the employes of the road hope that the rumor of a new building will be confirmed. Street Commissioner Miller is at present engaged In making needed re pairs to the plank walks that will yet answer ns walks and will not need to bo substituted by brick , stone or cement for a few months. Under the recent ordinance it is not permissible siblo to build new plank walks and some of the property owners are ev Idently determined that those at pres ent constructed of that material shall have as long a lease on life as pos slble. Manager A J. Dunlevy of the Au dltorium takes pleasure In announcing the appearance at his theater on the evening of Saturday , March 5 , of the sterling American play , "Tho Parish Priest , " by an exceptionally strong company. Local theater-goers will without a doubt find in "Tho Parish Priest" one of the most enjoyable events of the local season. The sale of seats , which opens Saturday morn ing , promises to be very brisk. Not for many years has there been as much moving going on in and about the city as during the opening of the present season , and the mov Ing up to this time is largely local , changing residences in town and country and moving from town to country and from country to town. The Immigrant cars nnd the immi grant wagons have not yet made their appearance but it is anticipated that there will bo a largo number of those To make good bread , you must have good yeast. It's the first requisite. You never saw a sweet , well- raised loaf without it. Uvcry loaf made with Yeast Foam is sweet and well- raised , good to look nt and better to taste. The root of indigestion is sour , heavy bread which forms acid in the stomach. The cure is light , digest ible bread raised with Dread made with this wholesome , vegetable ycnst retains its moisture , fresh ness nnd wheaty flavor until the last of the batch is gone. The reason is simple : Yeast Foam leavens per fectly , cxpandiugand burst ing the starch cells and permeating every particle of dough. The secret is in the yeast Each package contains enough lor 40 loaves , and sells for Sc at all grocers. Try a package. Our fa mous book , "How to Make Bread , " amilcd/ree , NORTHWESTERN YEAST CO , CHICAGO , when the season fully opens and the general movement begins. A healthy sign about the movement already commenced is that numerous renters are moving into their own homes and are ceasing to become renters to be * come owners. Have you indigestion , constipation , headache , backache , kidney trouble ? Holllster's Rocky Mountain Tea will make you well. If it fails got your money back. That's fair. 35 cents , tea or tablet form. Kiesau Drug Co. She Has Cured Thousands DR. CALDWELL , OF CHICAGO Practicing Aleopathy , Home opathy , Electric and Gen eral Medicine. Will , by request , visit profeslonally NORFOLK , NEBRASKA , PACIFIC HOTEL , THURSDAY , MARCH 24. ONE DAY ONLY. returning1 every four weeks. Consult her while the opportunity la at hand. DR. CALDWELL limits her practice to the special treatment of diseases of the eye , ear , nose , throat , lungs , female diseases , diseases of children and all chronic , nervous nnd surgical diseases of a curable nature. Early consump tion , bronchitis , bronchial catarrh , chronic catarrh , headache , constipa tion , stomach and bowel troubles , rheumatism , neuralgia , sciatica , kidney diseases , Brlght's disease , diseases of the liver and bladder , dizziness , ner vousness , Indigestion , obesity , Inter rupted nutrition , slow growth In child ren , and all wasting diseases In adults , deformatles , club feet , curvature of tha spine , diseases of the brain , par alysis , heart disease , dropsy , swelling * of the limbs , stricture , open sores , pain In the bones , granular unlarge- rnonts and all long standing diseases properly treated lllood mill Skin UHO | < IHPH. Pimples , blotches , eruptions , liver spots , falling of the hair , bad com plexion , eczema , throat ulcers , bono pains , bladder troubles , weak back , burning urine , parsing urlno too often. The effects of constitutional sickness or the taking of too much Injurious medicine receives searching treatment , prompt relief and a cure for life. Diseases of women , Irregular mens truation , falling of the womb , bearing1 down pains , female displacements , lack of sexual tone Loucorrhea , sterility or barroness , consult Dr. Caldwell and she will show them the cause of their trouble and the way to become cured. CIIHCCTM , Goiter , 1'lxtuln , IMleH and enlarged glands treated with the subcutaneous Injection method , abso lutely without pain and without the loss of a drop of blood , Is ono of her own dlscovciles and Is really the most scientific method of this advanced age. Dr. Caldwell has practiced her profes sion In some of the largest hospitals throughout the country. She lias no superior In the treating and diagnosing1 of diseases , deformities , etc. Hho haa lately opened an olllco In Omaha , Ne braska , where she will spend a per tion of each weak ti eating her many patients. No Incurable cases accepted for treatment. Consultation , examina tion and advice , one dollar to those Interested. DR. QUA CALDWELI , & CO. . Chicago , 111. Address all mall to Dee Building ; Omaha , Nob.
