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About The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19?? | View Entire Issue (March 11, 1904)
THE NORFOLK NEWS : FRIDAY , MARCH 11 , J904 Mack Spahr , Who Slashed Man's Throat Here , is Out. WOULD KILL FOR FEW DOLLARS The Convict Sent up From This City With a Very Light Sentence of Three Years , Has Been Let Out of the Penitentiary on a Parole. [ From Monday's Daily. ] There Is such n thing as overwork' Ing executive clemency. Authority Is nil right In the hands of uny one who knows how to uao It , hut , It la a mighty dangerous tool when tin hull vldiml who doesn't know the rospon sthllltlcs attached to It , guts hold of the handle. Governor Mickey Is per Imps a very kind-hearted man. There Is such a thing ns being too kind hearted. At all events , after the olll- clals of Norfolk and Madison county have put In their best efforts attemptIng - Ing to bring to justice sonio low , mis erable villain after the county has gone to the expense of prosecuting a wretch who would deliberately slash another's throat from ear to ear and leave the helpless victim In the roadway to die , It would seem that one of the best things the gov ernor of the state , whoever ho may happen to be , could do , would bo to allow the law to take Its course and let the criminal hell hound pay the penalty Inflicted , The report from the stale peniten tiary shows that among three pris oners just paroled , one was n Norfolk convict , sent up for assault with In tent to kill. Mack Spahr Is the con vict's name. He cut the throat of a negro In this city over a year ago. The crime was committed on First street , just north of the North- fork bridge. The negro had a few dollars In his pocket. The two had been working together at the junction and were out on a tear together with one other man. In the morning the negro was found lying by the roadside , his face burled In the dust , with a gash through his throat from ear to ear. It was one of the worst slashes that has been known. The wound was gaping open and had become filled with sand from the street. Spahr was arrested and convicted and sentenced to serve two and a half years. The entire term was not considered much of a sentence , yet the pity of the state executive has been touched to let out the would-be murderer on a light service. By good care the col ored man lived , but be was expected to dlo from the robber's razor slash at any moment. TUESDAY TOPICS. Burt Mapes has gone to Denver. E. P. Fulsan was down from Crelgh- ton. ton.R. R. R. Phillips of Madison was In Norfolk. A week from Thursday Is St. Pat rick's day. E. M. Tlppon was a Norfolk visitor from Superior. W. M. Robertson has gone to Den ver on business. E. P. Weatherby has returned -from a business trip to Omaha. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Hansed were In the city from Lindsay. 1 W. I. Funk of Fullerton had busi ness in Norfolk yesterday. Howard Boomer has goc > . . work as brakeman , aft , . weeks recreation. Frank Gabloiarin and -FrC(1 Smth , of Green Gordon visited over Sunday at the r Ilgor home on South Fifth street. It Is now about time for a general clearing up of the rubbish In the business and residence parts of the city , as a preventive against fire and disease. f Mrs. Anna Siedschlag died at her home on First street at 7 o'clock this morning. She had been ill for sev eral weeks. She was sixty-seven years of ago. The funeral will prob ably be held on Thursday of this week. A week from today the ground hog's reputed control of the weather will lapse , and , because he has held rigid ly to his promise for the specified time , it is to be hoped that ho will relinquish all right and title to the governorship of the weather promptly on the date. , Fourth street Is beginning to as sume some business proportions , but its advancement to a business street will undoubtedly bo greatly accel erated when the postofllco moves into its now quarters In the government building which Is nearlng completion. The building of cement and brick walks will undoubtedly bo resumed with greater vigor than ever with the opening of the coming season. There are many old plank and board walks that need replacing with permanent wants , anu pedestrians would bo grateful - ' ful for the Improvement. F. K. Fulton , manager of the p1 of the Norfolk Light and Fuel pany , received a telegram ye .ant from his mother who lives com' bell , Franklin county , stall father waa sick and not AJ. Camp- live. Mr. Fulton left .rig that his train for the komo of /expected to poctlng to stay u- QQ the noon Daasod- , bin parents , ox- ttll the crisis la The democrats , having Issued n call for tholr city convention for a week from today , and the republicans hav ing considered the matter of calling tholr convention , It begins to look as though the city campaign would soon bo open , and It is time If thcro Is to bo an election , as the annual munici pal contest is duo to close early In April , leaving only about throe weeks for the contestants to bo nominated and placed in line for the fray. J. A. Mix has returned from Chicago cage , where ho has been in a hospital since the middle of December. Mr. Mix was In a wreck on the North western In which ho received a brok en heel. Ho was In charge of the train. A very heavy car was just ahead of the way car and the way car turned over. Ho was on top of the car and In jumping off , broke his heel. Ho Is able to walk , but Is forced to tise his toes In doing so. Ills heel Is now bandaged up in plas ter of parls and has been allowed a year In which lo got well. Many Feet of Snow. [ From Mondny'ri Dally.l The open winter that hits been ex perienced In Nebraska can bo the more appreciated when It Is conw- pared with Illinois , where ninety-sev en Inches of snow baa covered the ground. The following from the El- gjn , 111. , News , shows the winter there : "Figures for the snow fall during the present year are astonishing oven to the old resident who has lived In Elgin for a half century and who has experienced many hard winters. The record for below zero weather Is also something of an eye opener. "Since Nov. C , the date of the first snow , a total of 97'/4 Inches has fall en. Piled In one huge drift over the town It would reach nearly to second story windows. It would be several feet above the heads of citizens and would bo nearly half as high as the trolley wires. "February 10 the heaviest fall was registered. Snow during this storm piled up to the height of eight inches. At four other times , on December 28- 29 and February 17-18 , there was a fall of six inches. The total for the year , according to the schedules of D. n. Jencks who makes measures each day , has been eight feet , one and a half inches. Eight years ago six feet of snow fell during the win ter , but never , since ho began keeping his records , In 1803 , has the total fall for the year been heavier than during 1903-01. " UNION GOSPEL SERVICE. Opening Meeting Was Held Last Evening. [ From Tucsdny's Dally. ] The meetings being conducted at the Congregational church by Rev. M. H. Lyon of Chicago under the auspices of the two Congregational churches , the Methodists , Baptists and Presbyterians opened with very deep interest shown. The fact that there were many turned away last evening brought It early to the at tention of those having the meet ! " In charge that there would no' -tj adequate accommodations for A f > pie and the proposition ' the'peo- larger accommodations > f Securing the hands of a com wy * 'gfverj Into ers of all the c' - < ntU'ee. The sing- the leadershi' . wwnes unltci : under a large c1 - r. C. H. Oolten Jn choir rr - olioir that fllled the did. " " an(1 tlie Dinging was splen - 'fk * ' " ' ' " Mr. Lyofi 'began ' the meeting wflh a ten-minutes talk on the Impor tance of gospel meetings , convejlng the thought that inasmuch as it was necessary for the farmers , thp politi cians , the merchants and other inter ests to plan special efforts , it was of importance that there should bo re ligious revivals occasionally. His sermon was practical , sensible and especially appealing to people who think and reason for themselves. The subject was , "The Value of a Soul. " Among other things Mr. Lyou said : The difference in lives is largo ! ' a difference In standards of value. ' you know what a man regards " greater and what ho deems of ° ' importance you have a key tr 'CRi ' > character and an Index to his f > llls All effort is proportional to .uture. tion of value. No person pr reallza- effort to gain something hr .ts forth of no worth. If you are to J regards to put aside other things p get poaplo of their strength and thd sacrifice rescue men they must jubstanco to that a human soul Is , first realize clous value in creatl tuo most pro- say , man has been on. Strange to recating the value ' foremost In dep- subjected it to c jf a soul. He has tlte and to money ouquost , to nppe- cares more for . y\i0 \ average man for manhood. jrnSnfcy than ho doeb ested in mak Mutty , arc raoro intor' ng a life. . a j ing than In malt nas snov ' Gmftojn the other hand , the en' environment and Jy tuo < 1 ° S aowmcnt of mankind and by for man's ro- .ft of his own1 Bon , ntlon how mucli ho values a hu- AD soul. Kven the > poorest creature B of Infinite worm in ms aigm. i a human life was worth Christ dying for. Save for It Is worth our living a man If you can. If i'ou cannot save " a" man , save ft woman. If you canno save a woman , save a child. It wll bring Joy to that heart , Joy to you among the angels o own , and Joy ° Thla evening Mr. Lyon will apeak on "Preparing the Wny ol the Lord. Every singer In the city has been In vltod to Join the big chorua choir. Despite the Frost and Wind , Women are Looking. TORPEDO SHAPES WILL LEAD Ribbons nro to be Used This Season In Quaint Effects and Lavender Will be a Prominent Coloring Feature. Narrow Drlms In Front. ( From Monday's Bally. ) Already , In spite of wind and frost , the feminine portion of the city IH haunting the mlllnery stores to get a peei > at tlio now styles. A number of stunning creations nro bolng shown. The now Parisian modes consist of n mass of frills and furbelows and de lightful Inconslstenc'IrH which fascin ate with tholr utter disregard for con vent iunnlltloH. Lavender IB the host shade , with empire green as a close si'iumd. Extremely small Unworn In con trasting colors will be nuii-h used both as trimming , and for the entire llowor toipies which will be tpiilo the thing. A popular combination IH nmall niscit In lavender , pink , and light blue , whllo quantities of fernn arc uhown by some designers. Tlio spring liatH will be small. Almond shaped toques and torpedo sailors predominate , whllo military shapes nro quite good. Some of the modes nro noticeable be cause the back brim Is much wider than the Iront , the object being to droop this part over the coiffure. Some of the small hats are made like mourning hats , even with the long flowing veils. Narrow laces are much employed as trimmings , the favorite ones coming In the Bruges effects. Ribbons In Quaint Effects. One of the best new trimmings is the ( lie moire ribbon which Is used In an many as eight shades. The use of the moire ribbon Is an old style revived. Not only docs the ribbon represent past fashions , but the man ner of using It Is alter the quaint Idea of hews as they made them long ago. The heavy effects for street wear will bo quite the thing , lliilllo strands in loading colors will be the most popu lar materials for these. A number of the street hats are In the colonial shapes. Gainsborough effects will bo somewhat used for later In the sea son. Ombre shadlng.s will bo used a great deal in silks , mallnes and chif fons. fons.One1 One1 model which Is shown Is an almond mend shaped toque of electric blue ralllo braid with n heavy back brim \ falling low over the coiffure. Tl > - sides are caught with a pair of . * toning green buckles fonnei1 . gita- points , giving the np * yf long : > eetle backs. Tbe frr &VAft'io ( of is rather pointed > ( j ( \IQ ] toque lown over the ' , String squarely elaborately xWv. The. creation Is very litt' flftltrueted , but with . . Wmmlng. ? > V/E / 'FARMER'S SUCCESS. Ovfa'de a Fortune for Himself and His Soi is. if ioI7om [ T.ucs Jay' * Daiiy-i It Is not a dlfflr nit matter for any resident of Ncbrr kBka to point out a score or more o' i his friends who , coming to the s' mto poor in purse , are today pos /CSsed } of sufficient wealth to enab io them to have the comforts of life fc The men who made fortunes tilling our rich ana produc tive soil are 3 plentiful as the breezes that _ sway the boughs on the countless t fces that today beautify our once trcciCBS prairies. But you lay , thes' , mcn have llvod here a nfo- .Ime. T jj ,8 , true tn tt few instances 11 /f /r ll must bo rcmombor0(1 tliat i , comparatively speaking , a lew country , and there yet remains | ibundanco of opportunities for In- .trious and ambitious men. But wo are straying from our sub- &ci. What wo started out to toll was what has been done by one of the many who came to Nebraska from foreign shores. The man to whom wo refer came to this state from his atlvo land , Bohemia , some fifteen or ; xteen years ago. He had relatives jero who assisted him in defraying 10 traveling expenses of his family nd starting them upon a rented arm. The man was past middle life , ) olng at the time of which we write bout fifty years of ago , but that fact Id not dampen his ardor nor deter ilm from his determination to pros per In the land of his adoption. Three 'ears of labor on his part and that of ils family , upon a rented farm , gave ilm sufficient means to make a pay- nent upon a place of his own. The farm ho purchased consisted of one hundred and sixty acres of unbroken prairie. Hero prosperity followed him. That pralrlo farm Is today In a high state of cultivation. To show for fifteen years on a Ne braska farm ho has a place that would sell for $9,000 , stock , farm ma- chlnory , etc. , valued at fully | 2,000 raoro. Nor Is that all , for while ho has been prospering himself ho has assisted two of his sons In securing farms of their own. It Is not to bo wondered at that ho sings the praises of Nebraska , and writes to his rela tives nnd friends across the ocean to come to free America whore happi ness , contentment and plenty are within the roach of all who irtrtTO to attain them ? -Stantoo Picket The NOWB reaches the people. U you want to talk to the people talk through The NOWB. NIEGENFIND DILLS ARE ALL PAID Expenses of the Pierce County Mur- deror's Hanging. ( From Momlny'H Dally. ) A dispatch from Lincoln mxy that nt last the OXPOIIHOH Incurred by tin Htnto for tltu execution of NelgonUnd hnvo boon paid. The money wan tak en from the penitentiary cash fund for the piirpo.so and of the liuit pay ment made $ fil ) wont to Douglas coun ty for the scaffold and $1110 hi charged up to "execution expenses. " Of the amount allowed Gtx > rgo StryUor. the Omaha HpoclnllHl , received ? 7.80. ! ! In all the board of public landii and buildings appropriated $ ! [ > ! ! .Nil for this execution and the paymontii have been made In ImttallmontH from the penitentiary cash fund , the auditor having refused to audit the account The original bill handed In by the warden was for fllOO , but the board thought thin oxcoHHlvc. Ilccauiu1 of all the Hiiuahblo In Holding ( ho ac count of Nolgonllnd'H taking off the board adopted a resolution to pay In the futurn only $ IM ) for an execution , the warden to receive that amount and pay the oxpetURoa This WIIH done In the llhen cam1 , and SlryKer received $711 for bin part of the nf- lair , though all of he bill has not yet been paid. SPECIALIST OFREPUTATION , Years of Special Prnctlco Affording Excellent Opportunities. FACTS WORTH MENTIONING r' By Dr. Caldwell. Several years ago. whllo In private practice , I thought It wrong to adver tise , simply hocaimo I had hoon told so and had not had experience ) enough to know hotter. After a whllo I dls- covered a valuahlo plan of treatment In certain cason , and fortunately ob tained a largo nnmhor of patients , enough to fully test my plan and prove Us success. I thereupon prepared - pared a lengthy paper upon Iho sub ject and read It hoforo the state med ical society. What was the result ? A half tv do7.on momhors took the floor to say what the treatment had heen for a hundred yY-nrfl lack , and to claim that the old treatment , though unfiiiccoRHful , should ho con tinued , notwithstanding that the now treatment had heon successful. I thought dllTerontly and tontlnuod to HBO the now motho ; , , ! , mxdQ v rnarkahlo cures that * t cnsog bccn pronour . . , nrnmllo. , 'm'1 ' ' ness Incr Y "XYiVT V my IUB' 10I1 u , uascd rapidly , > ; 18 cnch por. vr ] . .it I curcil to' ' , , Bomo frontl | > s 'ciuno In tun'nn(1 ( WIIH cur0j. ( dnch patient n''lVortlsed mo a little. What then ? , jn that largo city thcro wore not 'uioro than 400 cases of the kind , \ cured every case that came to. Tna and then had nothing to do Gxcopt the ordinary business of a local physician. I knew there were hundreds and thousands of others elsewhere , who might ho cured If they only know ; and I advertised. Cured hundreds of others and I have advertised over since. I have re lieved more suffering , cured inoro pa tients , made more people happy , and done more good generally because I have told the people what I can do , and I shall go on with the good work as long as my strength will permit. I advertise because I have some thing worth advertising. I have made myself competent by years of spec ial study and experience , and by the expenditure of largo sums of money. By advertising I place before the people ple the facts which enable them to Vnow what I can do. I thereby roaoli thousands , who , given up by local physicians or nnsucccssfuly treated , glvo themsoves up ns Incurable. I cure them and thereby enlarge my Held of usefulness. By no other way than advertising could those people have known that they could bo cured. Every thrifty and prosperous busi ness In life , save those of law and medicine , advertise freely. Lawyers do not , for they only use In business what others have made for them years before. They only do what has been written. "Regular" doctors do not advertise for the same reason. They have nothing new , nothing which someone else has not written or told them of , they get tholr know ledge from the books. A man may read medicine until ho Is blind and then know nothing of It. To bo suc cessful ho must apply his own mind. Make his own researches , and to do that ho must have room and oppor tunity. He must have cases , huff- dreds of them , and compare results. If ho does not do this ho is a machine - chine without novelty , skill or In genuity , still plowing with a wooden plow , still traveling on foot or horse back , and Ignoring the advantages of steam , living but not learning. The same is true of a lady doctor. Below you will find published the names and addresses of some of the recent euros that I have made. These people's afflictions were , under the ordinary physician's care , considered hopeless , and no prospects for a euro : Mrs. Kate Scnall or AlDion , cured of catarrh of head and stomach. Mrs. William Zuerg of Blue Vale , Neb. , cured of nervous heart and female disease. Mrs. J. E. Connolloy ol Akron , Nob. , cured of cancer of long stand ing Mrs. Augusta Soydon of Ponder , Nob. , cured of nervous liver and stomach disease. Mrs. Ella Scochman of Wayne , Nob. , cured of rheumatism , female disease and skin disease. John Harper of Columbus , Neb. , cured of heart disease , stomach and liver disease. Emma Stalko of darks. Neb. , cured ot nkln aiaoase , heart tronblo and dropsy. Dr. WMVCT'I Treatment , tjropforthblood | 0 rmUforikln raptloo We will give a 25c Box of " Elmo aFREE CACTARINE" FREE To all who suffer from Stomach. Heart or Nerve Trouble In order to quickly Introduce "KlmoCiuslnrlno" to tliosowlio sulTor from Stomach ach Troubles , liullwuitloii , Kormontntlon , Dyspepsia , Hour Stomach ; from Heart Disease , Palpitation , Shortness of Iliimth , In-ocular 1'nlHu , Fainting and Dl/.y.y Spells , Smothering HpollH , Ithmmmtlmii or Neuralgia , of the llnnr-l ; from NorvouH DlHoasosVoak or IrrllnMn Nerves , Sick Nervous IhmdaelicH , .Nerv ous 1'ro.slratlonand to glvo nil milTerorH an opportunity of touting this romarlc- nhlo modlolno In tholr own Individual ease without unv expense , wo will rflvo i25c box of " Elmo Cnutnrlno " FKKE lo nil. lloto In our plnii. rorul : CUT OUT COUPON Till In the lilixnlt lines anil Ncml It to Kltnn COUPON NO. 1100 Uhcmli'nl rnmimliy , HCM Mnliicn , louu , mill you " ivcolvo liy inlnin mull un nitlcr for u Im ICInillVHi'iiil MIC mi order mi my il ' of "Klino'n'lnrlm < " Tulii > tlilMonlnr loymir for a FHCti&V IMIV of "ICImo Unutitrlnu" ilnmidsl nnil ln < will ttlvi' yon finof iMmurc u NO thul I I'lin try It , iV ! 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YOU MUST NOT FORGET Thaiwo are ( ioiisUmUyjfrowin / in iho art of making I'M ' no I'hoi.os , and our products will al ways 1)0 ) found U ) embrace i-ho and Nowosl , Si rarry a | pc n,10 , Of. suitable for all kinds of COLLEGE THIRD YEAR. Conservative Management , t Thorough Equipment , Commodious Rooms , Superior Instruction. Fvill Business Courses. It will pay you to attend this School. No va cations. Enter any time. Addr ° S9 > C. H. BRAKE , Norfolk , Neb. Vagaries of n Cold. You can never bo quite sure where a cold IH going to hit you. In the fall and winter It may settle In the bow els , producing severe pain. Do not ho alarmed nor torment yourself with fears of appendicitis. At the ilrst sign of a cramp take Perry Davis' Painkiller In warm , sweetened water and relief comes at once. There Is but one Painkiller , Perry Davis' . 25 and CO cents. It Is Eacy to Say 'Bo ' careful. " but we must all go from heated houses into chill outer air , and the change sets us coughing and wheezing. Avoiding winter colds Is difficult ; curing thorn Is not hard ' Balsam. Better If you take Allen's I ung ter begin when the cold IB young and not wait until It settles deep Into the lungs , for then , oven with Allen's Lung Balsam , complete relief will bo slower. The Illinois Horse Co. can supply GO pedigreed draft stallions ; 30 of them Imported ; G breeds Porchoron French Draft , English Shire , Belgian Clyde ; 5 colors black , brown , bay roan , gray ; rich blood , extra shlri breeders 2 to 5 years old. Some wll make 2400 pound horses. Easy pay ments. The general manager will bo In Sioux City for a week. 22 Ballon block. Permanent address , Dos Molnes , Iowa. 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