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About The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19?? | View Entire Issue (April 22, 1904)
DEXTER COLD STORAGE IS PAY ING LARGE AMOUNTS. DRAW FROM LARGE TERRITOHY Makes .in Egg Market for Norfolk that Is Profitable to the Form cm and Good for the City Five Car loads Now In Stornnc. JKnun Siilnnlny'H Dully. ) The fitrmorH mid chicken fanciers arc Just now roall/.lng excellent re turns from Ilio eggs promised. Homo of ( lii'in with largo Hocks of poultry lire getting III $10 lo $ lfi a week frnin Unit ttoiirco alone , and will make more' when tlioy begin selling young poul try. Since S. K. Poxtor arrived In Ilio city from Lowell , Mass. , to 111 ! tlio cold storage plant here this IIIIH been n center for activity In the lion fruit Industry , all iivallulilo of tlio product lining In demand hero and the prices being accordingly higher tliun though there WUH no market horo. A force of fourteen noonlo are now employed ut tlio iilanl In receiving , candling and packing awny the oggo. Slneo Atirll f > eight earn of eggs have been received at the lo\tor plant of which llvo cars are now In Htora'go. The prlco paid the fannorH anil other merchants averages ahont $ iOflO ! a carload , and the active sea- win will conllnno until tlio plant. IB filled to capacity , which will require many moro carloads. ' 1'ho eggs n ro jimt now In good con dition anil the spoiled eggs are now nl a nilnlinuiu and will Increase IIH the lions heiln to HI < ( and the weath er heconit'H warmer. The payments from the cold storage Homo days run up Into the thouHaudH of dollars , that goes almost directly Into the pockets and to the hank accounts of the farm ers of this territory. K. L. Kstahrooh IH building a largo local business that IK alno helping the town IIH marUot for hut tor and and the cold storage people are tak ing all ho can spare aw well as wlm/ can be Hecurod from the grocers anil what they obtain direct from the farmers for tholr business of filling the local storage plant. Some of the eggs are holng shlppod to the etiHt nftor grading here , and altogether It IH an Important Industry to Norfolk uud to northeast NolmiHkn. The success of this enterprise Is uvldcnco of what could bo done here nlong other similar Hues and It will not ho long buforo Norfolk will at tract business mon who will endeavor to bcuoflt by the business of the ter ritory of which It Is the logical con- tor. TWO PUBLIC BUILDINGS ARE MOVING ALONG. COURTHOUSE EXTERIOR DONE. Superintendent Williams Is Getting Ready for the Sidewalks on the Out Side of the Place Asylum Is Mov ing Upward Rapidly From Awny. Superintendent f ! . K.Vllflams of the government building Is getting ready to put In the now cement side walks all around the federal property just as soon as the frost Is out of the ground enough to allow the work. The engine which has stood at the north side of the structure during the in > i in ctmu in iiiu aiiuiiiiii' inning uiu year and which has hoisted brick and buckets and men and material to the top of the courthouse , has now been taken out of the way and the entlro yard Is cleared. Clay is being filled In for the re ception of the new walks and the lawns and the other things that will go to make the premises look well from the outside. The plasterers are still working and will soon have their duty done. At the Asylum. Work at the now state asylum goes merrily on and the Capital City Brick company Is pushing the thing for all it is worth those nice days. The old brick that came out of the walls of the ruined building , have been going Into the piles of cleaned ones for use in the cottages and the workmen are getting up the founda tions. The cellars are excavated and before so very long the now plans will begin to thoroughly materialize. It has lately been decided by the state board that the company must use the Twin City brick , as provided in the contract from the beginning , Instead ot the Omnlm brick which was being urged by the Omalm people. t Concerning Norfolk's prospects this v year , the Omalm Commercial , n maga zine devoted to the Interests of the c west and in this particular issue to b the building that is going on through PI out the country , says : -ft There will bo moro building of real- dcnco property in Norfolk during tlio present season than In any that has passed. Contractors report that fully 200 now homos , all of comfortable slzo and to cost rather moro than has been the wonted prlco , will begin im mediately when the weather clears. Ainonu' the moro extensive Improvements - monts In Norfolk may bo mentioned the now United States court house T- TIIK NOHKOUC NKWS : 1'MtIDAY ' , AIMUL 22 , HUM. and pofttnllko building that will ho romplulnd by May 1. This IH prnc.tl cully MiilHliod now and COM ) $ IOOf < > o The new Rlnlo honpltal for tlio In- MIIIIC , ( he llrnl collage nynU'tn to bo limiiiniiiili'd In the west , U Jimt being hi'Kiin and will bo done by October 1. An appropriation of $11)0.Olio ) wan maihi by the Nobnmlia legislature for this Institution , which IH to replace that doMlioyod by llro. ' The Chicago & Northwestern rail road IH JUKI completing a now switchIng - Ing yard , machine shops , round house and freight quarters , Including twenty inllt'H of track , that cost $2fii.0t)0. ( ) During the coming mtmmor an elec tric st i eel car line Is planned for the city and Ilio American Meet Sugar company will add several thousand dollars' worth of Improved machinery to HH plunt. Over $750,0(1(1 ( ( WIIH ex pended during I'.Mtll for building Im provements In Norfolk HIGH WATER MARK THOUGHTTO HAVE BEEN REACHED. NO DAMAGE DONE THIS YEAR While the Rise Has Been Lighter Thnn Usual , the Amount of Snow In the Valley Was Still n Surprise to the Oldest Inhabitant. I Kniin Kililny'N Dulls.1 The Norlhfork river IH gradually re ceding today and It Is believed that the high water mark IIIIH been safely piiHHod for I'.IOIYVhllo ' there WIIH at no tlmo any particular danger from the Hood which came down In the bed of I ho river there WIIH Htlll a very deep llttlo lake just north of the Min neapolis .t Omaha railroad embank ment and In that district persons who wanted lo ambulate did HO In mois ture moro than knee deep. The guago at the Sugar City Cereal mills Indicates that the stream IH now dropping steadily and that it will before - fore many bourn moro have gouo down Into Its normal channel. YVhllo the rise this year IIIIH boon the slightest that Norfolk IUIB known In many seaHons , yet there was con siderably moro of snow In the valley than had been anticipated by the old est Inhabitant. The blizzard of a week ago brought about the only snow fall that this territory has ex perienced and that was but a trace , - far us Norfolk practically speaking , -so folk was concerned. It Is known , of course , that the snow was very much heavier northward. At Crolghton the banks wore up to the awnings and a llttlo farther up the line the Honestool passenger train couldn't got by a , drift ono whole day. In Norfolk there wasn't a drift moro than throe or four foot high and those that wore were very hard to locate. The streets have boon pretty thor oughly guttered HO that snow In the hills northwest of the city would likely run along smoothly when molt ed Into liquid form and rolled Into town , .lust what would happen on the Thirteenth > proposition If there were even an ordinary amount of the crystallized moisture , is a puzzle that may not bo so bard to figure out. The Klkhorn Is rising somewhat and will no doubt experience greater high water than the Northfork , as the territory through which it churnt * got more of the white drifts than that experienced In this immedato vicin ity. Illegal Practicing. Huron. S. I ) . , April ID. M. F. Yog- ge , who for several months past has boon practicing ophthomology here under a diploma Issued by n Chicago cage institution following a brief term there , was sentenced in circuit court by .ludgo Whiting Saturday afternoon to pay a line of $50 and to servo fif teen days In the county jail , for violating lating the state law regulating the practice of medicine. The court was pretty severe In his lecture to Mr. Yeggo before pronouncing sentence , and also took occasion to severely criticise the institution that gave him a diploma after a term covering only about a month. Yeggo's manner of advertising was declared misleading and on that account the court came down on him heavily. The case will likely bo taken to the supreme court. The action In the circuit court was brought by the state board of medical examiners , and who propose to bring similar actions against other irre sponsible parties , and the Chicago Institution may come in for special attention. Iowa Photographers , lies .Molnes. In. , April 10. There is scarcely a city of the state that Is not represented among tlio visitors who are hero for the annual conven tion of the Iowa Photographers' asso ciation. Today was devoted to the ii'iH-ption of the .visitors and the ar rangements of the exhibition of pho tographs which is an Important ad junct of the convention. The real work of the convention will bo taken up tomorrow morning and will con tinue through Thursday. The pro gram provides for a number of lec tures and addresses on the latest methods and discoveries In the art ot photography. The News reaches the people. It you want to talk to the people talk through The News. SPECIAL LETTER TELLING OF BANANAS AND CLIMATE. HEAT WAVES QUIVER ON WATER Cool In Nebraska , Budding at St. Louis , Blossoms In Nev < Orle.tno and Too Hot For Comfort on the Water. ( lulf of Mexico. April 1 ! ! . To The News : It Is not often that corruHpon- donee can bo written and nialln , ! at neil , but 1 wrlto this on the iiHsiinuico that a return VOHHO ! will take It luck to Now OrleaiiH today. The steamship "Hwvoily" IH a ban ana boat belonging to the Hoot of one ol the great fruit companion and ha : ; accommodations for a do/on passem gurs. It Is bound for Belize , I'oro Cortex , and Porto Ilarrlim , arriving at the latter place about April 18th , and starting back to Now Orleans a couple of dayH later with 20,000 bunch es of bananas. The banana busluoHH from Central American ports him grown to Im- meiiHo proportions in the last ten years. To the ports of Now Orleans and Mobile there como now on an average of 1 ! 10,000 bnnchoH per week. These are mostly taken north to dls- Irlhutlng centers by special refrig erator trains I In1 mime day of their ar rival In port. Only the broken bunches are kept In Now Orleans. From Costa Itlca and Jamaica the steamers to Haltlmore , Philadelphia and New York probably moro than duplicate the ship ments to gulf ports , and If the Florida and Mexican crop could bo figured on ono could discover what a banana-oat- lug country the United States has be come. Average Sit bananas to the bunch , and It will bo noticed that nearly a million and a half go north from the two gulf ports each week the year around. I saw a banana ship unloaded at Now Orleans. It came up to the wharf in the evening. It was a ves sel of the Norwegian typo and was loaded with 21,000 bunches. About 100 laborers , Italians and colored , commenced passing the cargo up out of the ship , across the wharf , and into the cars which stood about fifty yards distant. The mon were under several supervisors , and worked systematical ly. Two lines were formed like bucket brigades at a country fire , and the stream of fruit from the ship to the cars was continuous. No ono dared to lag , and soldiering was Impossible. Aside from the two brigades a number of laborers shouldered bunches and carried them across the wharf to the cars. According to popular northern belief there were at leaHt 10,000 tar- autuas In that cargo , but the half- naked laborers paid no attention to them , and doubt lean never thought of them. In live hours the two train loads of bananas were transferred from the ship and were on their way to Chicago. Perhaps the peeling of some of these same bananas will be ornamenting Nebraska sidewalks be fore the end of the week. The banana tree is not a tree. It Is a yearly plant like a fat giant of a cornstalk. The big green stalks are about six Inches through up to five feet above the ground , where the leaves begin , and are ten or twelve feet tall. Some are In slumps , three or four In a hill , and some are kept in straight rows like listed corn three or four feet apart each way. The leaves are ten feet long and a foot , wide , Intermingling so as to form a dense shade. ICach stalk bears one bunch of bananas. After the harvest the stalks are cut off close to the ground. One or more shoots como up from each stump , and in eleven months the harvest time comes again. Hy regulating the time of chopping down the stalks the large plantations have a continuous harvest. Contrary to general belief , bananas are not as good when allowed to ripen on the stalk as they are when picked green and then ripened by sun or artificial heat. This fact I learned on a former trip to Central America. Down In that fruit country they say that the two-thirds tilled banana con tains the most sweetness , and Is the choicest crop. Those which are square and sharp in the sections sell for a better price than the full grown ones that have become round and plump. Plantains look much like bananas and grow on the same kind of a plant. They are not eaten raw , but are boil ed , fried or baked , retaining about the consistency of the sweet potato. Fried : ) r baked they are very good eating , but the Nebraskan who ate the boiled plantain would very much miss borne good butter or other lubricant. The ordinary Central American has never acquired the taste for butter , so bo does not miss it , and boiled plantains form the basis of every native meal. The fruit may bo dried , ground to a powder , and then kept for months. In Its various forms It Is said to bo the only single article of human food that will sustain life the year around. Nchrnskaus make frequent eastern and western trips , but few of them reall/o the sudden change of seasons in a trip south. Imagine my experi ence this time. Leave Omaha with snow on the ground. At St. l/nils the trees mo showing green. In Tennes see the trees and flowers in full bloom. In Mississippi the corn three inches high , and In 1/oiilHlana apparently Himunor , with roon , paiiama hats and Hhlrt walstn In glorious bloom. Then noiitli on the lower rlvor , and out on the gulf til'1 ' heat waves of a tropical sun. ICujoy It all the HIIIUO week. Frank A. Harrison. Plnn to Oust Addlcks. Dover , Del. , April 1 ! ) . Following the example sot a month ago by the Addlcks faction , the Regular or Antl- Addlcks republicans of Delaware met In convention hero today to elect del egates to the national convention at Chicago. The republican national committee sent to both factions of the party In Delaware a request to elect dolt'galoH to the Chicago conven tion and this action on the part of the national committee IH regarded by many IIH confirmatory of the recent report to the effect that the committee - too would endeavor to Induce the Chicago cage convention to admit both the contenting delegations of Delaware , each with a half vote , for the purpose of creating a tie vote when it came to the Holoctlon of momborH of the national committee , thus defeating the re-election of Addtcks. The va cancy thus created could bo filled by the committee , and , it is believed , would result unfavorably to Addlcks In view of the fact that President lloosovelt and other administration leaders are supposed to bo not too warmly disposed toward him. DECISION IN LILLIE CASE. Supreme Court May Sustain Sentence of Lower Court. Lincoln. April 19. It Is not Improb able that the supreme court of Ne braska will announce its decision In the case ot Mrs. Lllllo , convicted in the district court of Butler county of the murder of her husband while he he was asleep In bod. As the capi tal punishment , It became the duty of Judge Good to impose a life sen tence upon the defendant. The CIIHO has been before the supreme oourt for review for several months. At the start Mrs. Lllllo secured a stay of sentence and has since been in the county jail of Hntler county. The fact that the court has held the case for a long period of time causes many to predict that the de cision will be an afllrmatlon of the life sentence. The ground for this belief Is that of the practice of the supreme court point out that in criminal cases when the defendant Is in jail or In the penitentiary and the court decides to reverse the de cision of the lower court , n decision Is speedily nnounced. In' cases where the defendant is In custody and the court determines on an affirmance of the judgment no haste Is deemed necessary. If this Is any guide the outlook for a reversal In the Lllllo case Is gloomy. Mrs. Lllllc herself Is cheerful over the outlook . \nd has vrltten friends about the plans she expects to pursue when she is at. lib erty A white woman sent to tii1 peniten tiary at this time would find horsclf occupying the same apartments with llvo colored women convicts. LONG RESIDENT OF NORFOLK PASSES AWAY. WILL ARRIVE HERE WEDNESDAY Interment Will be In Prospect Hill Cemetery Thursday Morning , With out Funeral Services Being Held. Lived on South Thirteenth Street. Levl Bromc , who lived for many years on South Thirteenth street In this city and for many years previous to his residence here , In Stanton , died yesterday afternoon in Bntte , Mont. , and the remains will arrive in Norfolk Wednesday night over the Union Pa cific. Interment will take place in Prospect Hill cemetery from Sessions & Boll's undertaking establishment on Thursday morning. There will be no funeral service here , that having been held In Butte before the journey eastward was begun. The announcement was received by friends in Norfolk through telegrams this morning. The deceased will be remembered by scores and scores of friends here. He was the father of II. C. Brome , of Omaha , and of Miss Fannie Brome , Miss Laura Brome and Miss Cora Brome , all of whom were well known In Norfolk during their days of teaching here. Mr. Brome came to Norfolk shortly after 1SSO. A few years ago the fam ily moved to Butte. Montana Stockgrowers. Miles City , Mont. . April 19. In point of attendance the nineteenth annual meeting of the Montana Stock- Krowers' association , which botran hero today. Is the largest ever hold by the association. Tlio sessions will continue two days and will bo devot ed to an exhaustive discussion of the various questions of live importance to those engaged In stock growing. The local commercial organizations have provided elaborate entertain ment for the visitors. Sends Goods to Norfolk. Leigh , Nob. , April 19. The general stock of merchandise which was re cently purchased from Al Willering by Rosenthal & Krasno was today shipped to Norfolk , where the owners have a store of the same kind. MRS. GIOTHE NEAR ATKINSON FOUND IN POND. WAS JUST SIXTY YEARS OLD Having Been Missed In the Evening , a Search Was Started and Contin ued all Night Long Without Suc cess Mysterious as to Cause. Atkinson , Neb. , April 1C. Special lo The NOWH : After having boon missed by her husband and family early In the evening and hunted In cessantly all through the cold , raw night without Hiiccessfully locating her , the body of Mrs. Glotho , a woman of sixty years , was finally found yes terday in the Icy waters of a water ing pond of a pasture , where she had In some unknown manner been drowned. The Glotho farm Is about seven miles cast of Atkinson. Mrs. Glotho had not boon quite herself mentally of late and when she did not return homo Thursday night , her family be came alarmed. There was no sleep In the homo that night and through the darkness the several persons hunted , hunted , hunted for the woman who was lost. The sun rose over the prairie and still she came not homo nor did the searching party succeed In their mission. Several hours after daylight the dead body WUH accidentally discovered stretched out at the bottom of the pasture pond and the llfo had fled. The pond was about five feet deep. The case is a complete mystery. YOUTH WITH THE GANG ARREST ED AT FREMONT. SNOWDEN IS DEAD MAN'S NAME James Kelly , the Fellow Wanted for the Killing , Was Last Seen at Grand Island and Bought a Ticket for An other State Associate Got. Fremont , Neb. , April 18. Sheriff Baumann has arrested one man con nected with the gang responsible for the murder of Arthur Snowdon at Humphrey. Snowden's parents live at Kearney , and Rogers was an as sumed name. Kelly , who is wanted , was last seen at Grand Island , where he bought a ticket for another state. New crimes are being heard from every day. Ho tried to kill a man at Humboldt and broke into a house at Omaha. The youth arrested was with the gang and a partial confession has been obtained from him about It. T , P , A , STATE CONVENTION Drummers Will Hold a Meetlg in Lincoln Friday and Saturday. The state convention of the Nebras ka division , Travelers' Protective As sociation of America will meet at Lin coln April 22. There will bo about 100 delegates present , apportioned as follows : Omaha , Post A , thirty-seven ; Fre mont , Post B. seven ; Lincoln , Post C , fourteen ; Nebraska City , Post D , live ; Grand Island , Post E , four ; Nor folk , Post F , five ; Hastings , Post G , five ; Beatrice , Post G , four. The el ective officers of last year will also be present. The entertainment will be in the hands of Post C of Lincoln which will serve a banquet Friday evening and a list of notable speakers have been secured. The banquet program is as follows : Toastmaster , .Tas. II. Wintersteen , Post B. Address of welcome , Geo. A. Adams , mayor. Response to welcome , R. F. Bacon. Post A. "Advancement of the Commerce of the West , " II. M. Bushnoll , Post C. Report secretary-treasurer , R. F. Hodgin. "Influence , Power and Responsibil ity of the Commercial Salesman , " Hon. W. .T. Bryan , U. S. A. T. P. A. "What Is It and Why Should We bo Members ? " M. Wulpi , Post A. "Evolution of the Traveling Man , " Col. Geo. E. Jenkins , Fairbury. President A. V. Whiting will call the convention together for a short business session before the banquet. The committees will bo appointed and the annual report of the president will bo made. On Saturday morning the convention will meet for business and olllccrs will bo chosen for the follow ing year. * A Chattanoogo Druggist's Statement. Robt. J. Miller , proprietor of the Read House drug store of Chattan ooga , Tenn. , writes : "Thero Is more merit in Folcy's Honey and Tar than in any other cough syrup. The calls for it multiply wonderfully and wo sell moro of it than all other cough syrups combined. Kiosau Drug Co. N'T tie : FOOLED rr.krilK . ( tiiiilne , orlglna' POCHY MOUNTAIN TE , \\Je only by Madlion Mco cine Co. , Muilifon. Wls. Kcvpa yuu ncll. Our trn mark cut on each pncknt 1'tlk.c , 35 cents. N v r i In bull : . Accept no sub tute Ask > our To make good bread , you must have good yeast. It's the first requisite. You never saw a sweet , well- raised loaf without it. livery loaf made with Yeast Foam is sweet and well- raised , good to look at 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 Ilrcatl made with this wholesome , vegetable yeast i retains its moisture , fresh ness and whcaty flavor until the last of the batch is gone. The reason is simple : Yeast Foam leavens per fectly , expaiulingand burst ing the starch cells and permeating every particle of dough. The secret is in the yeast Each package contains enough for 40 loaves , and sells for Sc at all grocers. Try ft package. Our fa tuous book , "How to Make Bread , " mailed free. NORTHWESTERN YEAST CO , CHICAGO , of all dis are the most fatal eases. 9 ® KIDNEY ftOHF. It I FOLEY Guarantaad Remedy or money refunded. Contain * remedies recognized tv emi nent physicians as the best for Kidney and Bladder troubles. PRICB 50& and SUM. "She Has Cured Thousands DR. CALDWELL OF CHICAGO Practicing Aleopailiy , Home opathy , Electric and Gen eral Medicine. Will , by request , visit profeslonally NORFOLK , NEBRASKA , PACIFIC HOTEL , THURSDAY , APRIL 21. ONE DAY ONLY. returning every four weeks. Consult her while the opportunity ts at hand. DR. CALDWELL limits her practice to the special treatment of diseases of the eye , ear , nose , throat , lungs , femala diseases , diseases of children and all chronic , nervous and surgical diseases of a curable nature. Early consump tion , bronchitis , bronchial catarrh , chronic catarrh , headache , constipa tion , stomach and bowel troubles , rheumatism , neuralKla , sciatica , kidney diseases , lirlght'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 the spine , diseases of the brain , par alysis , heart disease , dropsy , swelling of the limbs , stricture , open sores , pain In the bones , granular enlarge ments and all long standing diseases properly treated Illnoil uml .Skin niNonNex. Pimples , blotches , eruptions , liver spotH , falling of the hair , bad com plexion , eczema , throat ulcers , bone pains , bladder troubles , weak back , burning urine , passing urine too often. The effects of constitutional sickness or the taking of too much Injurious medicine receives searching treatment , prompt relief and a cure for llfo. Diseases of women. Irregular mens truation , falling of the womb , bearing down pains , female displacements , lack of sexual tone. Louiorrheu , sterility * or bnrrencss , consult Dr. Caldwell and she will show them the cause of their trouble and the way to become cured. riinrrrN , Collt-r , Flxtiiln , | > | | CN and enlarged KlandH treated with the subcutaneous Injection method , abso lutely without pain and without the loss of a drop of blood , is one of her own discoveries 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 has no superior In the treating and diagnosing of diseases , deformities , etc. She lina lately opened an olllco In Omaha , Ne braska , whore she will spend a j.or- patients. ° oaJ1 Incurable Von cases nff her accepted mony for treatment. Consultation , examina tion and advice , ono dollar to those Interested. DR. QUA CALDWEI/u & CO. . Address all mall to Neb ,