A DELIGHTFUL SPOT IN THE CITY
OF O'NEILL.
ENTERPRISE.
IS A GRATIFYING
.Artistic Skill flinl Persistence Have
Produced a Park In Which Not Only
the Owner Takes a Justifiable Pride
Out the Whole Town as Well.
One of the chief attractions of the
city of O'Neill Is the private park of
Col. NelU llrennau. Situated upon
nt the north line of
u rise of gronnd
IH of the most beautiful
the elty , It one
tiful snots In the whole country.
u tract of but n few acres , Mr. llren-
Illtn IWB demonstrated what can be
done when the principle , of Intense
cultivation Is applied. Within Its hor-
tiers may bo found every known vn-
rloty of tree that will grow In this
country , grouped In such n manner
H8 to give the most artistic effect.
Besides , he has hundreds of ( lowering
jilnntn and shrubs , all placed with the
eye of a landscape gnrdonvr. HO BH to
bring out the most pleasing effect.
A complete system of waterworks has
fooen Installed In the park , which
brings moisture to every tree and
every flower when needed , but. the
pipes nre getting a rest this year bo-
cnnse nature Is furnishing all the
wntpr needed , and more.
While the park Is not an oasis In
n desert , because Holt county , could
by no manner of means be palled a
desert , yet It bears the same rela
tion to the surrounding country as
Iho rose does to the dandelion. The
gronnd space that IH not occupied by
Iroos nnd shrubs Is devoted to a well
trimmed green sward. In the midst
of the beauty of the place Mr. Hren-
nan has left nn opening where he In
tends some day to build a line resi
dence , nnd It will make an Ideal
homo.
Mr. Hrennan started this park
twenty years ago , at which time he
planned the future beauty of the
place , nnd he has given It constant
nttontlon since , every season adding
something more. It Is now not only
Iho prldo ot Mr. IJrennan but all the
townspeople share with him In tak
ing pleasure from It.
Mr. nrenmin Is an old timer In Ne
brnsltn. lie remembers very well the
days when the grasshoppers came
and devoured every green thing In
sight nnd of the hard limes which
followed this plague. In those days
ho used to work at whatever ho could
Hull to do , and the lack of a wheat
harvest meant the loss of quite a
number of dollars to him. In the
days when there was , no railroad near
er than WJsner , Mr. Hrennnn used
to run a freight wagon from that town
to O'Neill , and ho says there was not
n dog on the trip that would bark at
him they all know him. Those were
the good old days when he was wal
lowing in the luxury of being poor ,
but ho does not wallow that way any
more. Ho now conducts a store at
O'Neill and Is quoted up toward the
hundred thousand. He has demon
strated not only that Nebraska soil
will produce one of the prettiest
parks In existence but that It will de
velop men of wealth If they stay by
it.
CARL SGHULZ IS DEAD TODAY
Battle Creek Pioneer Succumbs to
Dropsy East of There at 4 O'clock
This Morning.
Hattlo Crook. Neb. , Juno 11. Spe
cial to The News : Carl Scliulz dlod
at 4 o'clock this morning of dropsy.
His homo was three miles east of
town. Ho was seventy-two years old
nnd the father nf thren olillilrniiVII -
Ham Schulz , 13d Schulz and Miss Em
ma Schulz. Mr. Schulz was ono of
the originators of the German Luth
eran church hero. Ho had lived In
this county forty years and was well
known to the business men of Nor
folk.
SATURDAY SIFTINGS.
F. 0. Aurlnger was In Norfolk from
Neligh.
A. H. Hackhaus came down on the
early train from Plorco today.
F. H. Free was a morning passen
ger from Plalnviow to Lincoln.
A. L. Button passed through the
city today cnrouto from Plalnviow to
Lincoln , on business.
F. M. McNeoly loft last night for
a visit to Omaha and to take In some
of the doings of that city.
John Bridge , who 1ms been so long
ill nt college In Oborlln , Ohio , will
arrive homo for the summer next
Saturday.
.Mrs. H. K. Mussolmnn and son Hay
nro in the city from Columbus for a
visit at the homo of her mother , Mrs.
L. B. Musselman.
Miss Ethel Doughty has returned
from a visit In Omaha. Mr. Doughty ,
who accompanied his daughter , went
on to Iowa nnd will return tonight.
J. S. Hoagland of Plnttsmonth , ono
of the leading Odd Fellows of the
state , passed through the city on his
way to Laurel where ho will attend
a district Odd Fellows meeting.
Mr. nnd Mrs. W. H. Bridge have
returned from n delightful six weeks'
trip to Los Angeles , San Francisco
and other points on the Pacific const.
During their trip they visited their
daughter , Mrs. McCornlck.
George B. Chrlstoph has returned
THE NOUKOUv NKWS : Fill PAY , .U'NM 17 , 15)04. )
fit.m . the dnitipNlK1 convention ni
Fremont. Mr C'hrlsloph was en
.lornpil . as one ( if three nici ) for the
appointment as a mpinber of tliPRtate
iiiiiinl of examiners , In miceeed Mr.
Tonners of Lynch. Mr. ( 'hrlstoph
will have solid support from his many
Norfolk friends In the inntliT.
At the regular meeting of Klks tills
evening four candidates for member-
ihli | nro to lit < voted on.
Marcus llpyniiltlH Is nno Norfolk
hey who hits lifi'ii catching Hub of
moment thin wpok. UP landed two
mighty ciirp , wplghlng about eight
pounds each , on ti throw line In the
Ullilmrn.
Much of the wlntPr'B accumulation
of rubbish having been gotten out of
the way the wc-odH urn now rising In
tliolr might ntul iiHKPrtliiR their de
mands for the nttPiKInn thnl only a
sharp sickle will HatlBfy.
ThP spasm of Jupiter PluvhiH dur
ing the jmHl fcnv ilnyH haw not hoc-n
n Haltering success. Tin1 clouds have
assembled , but hnvo falk'd to pre-
rlpltntn innlHtnro , which IH gratifying
to the ppoplo of thin section who have
had more thnn tholr share of wet
ness. The roadH arc drying nt > and
getting In condition for travel nnd
with a fc > w days of warmth It IH ex-
ppptoil that the porn crop will fairly
linntn.
\Vayno Herald : Arthur F. Orinith
of llandolph , who waH In Wnyno last
week , IH n prodlny In mnthematlps.
! lo gave nn pxlillillloii at the college
here ami showed wonderful skill In
the real in nf * problems that limy ho
Boh-Pd according to rules with which
ho had become fainlllar. Anythlns ho
has ohsprvod In nmlhpinatlcM , ho can
handle with marvolons rapidity. Ills
memory SPOIIIS to IOHO nothing In the
way of figures and 1st a wonder In
liiHtant ami accurate roprodncllon.
While IIP haH a wonderfully retentive
mind for mathematics , ho possesses
no unusual reasoning power.
MnrrliiQc of Colonel McDonnell.
Captain Fuller and Lloutonaut I'll-
Kor of company L are In receipt of In-
vHathma to the wedding of Miss Clou-
ovlove Conrad to John W. McDon
nell at St. Mitchell church at Fair-
hnry. IhlH state , on Juno 22. Mr. Mc
Donnell IB colonel of the Second reg
iment , Nebraska National Guards ,
and IB n popular business man of
Kalrhnry.
Captain Fuller's Drother.
IlarcourtV. . Fuller died ul Los
Angeled , Cnllf. , on June 0 , from mi
attack of Hplnnl meningitis. Deceased
was a brother of Chester A. Fuller of
this city.
Dr. L. C. niclck , X-Ilay and Thnrra-
pontlc Labaratory. Kobortson , block ,
Norfolk , Nob. ' 1'hono Black 250.
PEOPLE ON BONESTEEL BRANCH
COMPLAIN.
LETTERS ARE CARRIED THROUGH
Not Infrequently the Mail Is so Heavy
That the Force of Clerks Cnn Not
Handle it All Before the Destina
tions , and tfle Result Is Bad.
People living between Norfolk and
Monesteel complain of the mail serv
ice. They are displeased over the
fact that so many of their letters ami
papers which should ho put off the
north bound train , are carried
through to the end of the line nnd
not delivered until the next morning.
The reason for the delay In the mall
service IH said to bo a lack of sutll-
olent help on the train to handle the
mail In time to get it oft' the train.
.Mail clerks are worked to the very
limit and even then are unable to
llnish all of the bags of envelopes and
newspapers that are dally sent to
the people of the new northwest.
Residents of the territory In no
way blame the mall clerks. They ap
preciate the fact that the clerks are
putting In time plus , are battering
the life out of the letters in order to
get them all worked , and that they
are as anxious as the patrons that
the mall should bo linlshed and de
livered on time.
The mall car which leaves Norfolk
at 1 o'clock in the afternoon and
which arrives at llonesteel , S. D. , at
5:20 : , is chucked up full tilled to
the very top of Itself with literature
of one sort and another that Is head
ing from the east to the west. Very
frequently , though , not invariably ,
this batch of mail Is said to be car
ried past the stations for which It
is intended , worked during the brief
stay at Bonestecl , where the clerk
gets a llttlo rest , and dumped off next
morning on the rcaurn trip.
Occasionally Important mall which
is very much longed for , is delayed
In this manner and Isn't opened by
the business man until the next day.
People on the Uonestcol line who hap
pen to be In love with residents east
of their own stations , miss out on
their letters every llttlo while and
the result Is that leap year clubs find
work hard and mighty few marrlagp
licenses are ever Issued. Too many
Interruptions so roughen the course
that many a match that might bo n
happy one for fair , Is broken un
timely.
For more reasons tlmn one addi
tional mall clerks are needed.
WILL BE MANY EXTRA TRAINS
DURING REGISTRATION.
LAND BUSINESS OPENS AFTER
There are Many Schemes to Get a
Dollar Apiece From the Visitors.
Can Not Commute on the Klnk.ild
Proposition Musts Live up to Law.
It IH quite likely that a train leav
ing Omaha at 7 o'clock In the even
ing and arriving at llonestcel very
early HIP next morning , will bo put
on the Northwestern railroad as BOOH
an the real rush to the Ko.scbud be
It IH anticipated by the olllclals
of the Northwestern system In thin
city that there will he between 5,000
and 50Hill ( hnmcspphcrs to haul up to
the edge of the territory to be opened ,
after the first of July.
During the heaviest part of the
rush , there will probably be a largo
number of passenger trains each day
going out of Norfolk for the Hose-
mil country. It Is anticipated by the
inthorltlcH hero that there will he a
train every hour or two rtn some of
the days as many trains being pro
vided as are necessary to adequately
handle the crowd.
The regular extra train which will
leave Omaha at 7 o'clock nt night
nnd arrive next morning In Uonestoel ,
will pass through Norfolk about mid
night. Thin train 1ms not been ab
solutely decided upon but will prob
ably ho established.
II Is reported by those who nre
passing to 'and from rtonostuol that
the place has now a nourishing pop
ulation of l.ono people. People from
all over northern Nebraska are ar
riving In campers' wagons nnd are
cooking tholr meals with the regular
old fashioned frying pans the friends
of the western pioneer.
Many of the visitors who nro now
going up to the edge of the Itosehud
are from the east. Strangers ure ar
riving every day from Illinois , Indi
ana , Iowa , Pennsylvania and other
stales nearer to the rising sun. Many
come for a day or two , look around ,
Investigate the land and the process
es which are to bo used , and then
return homo to toll the people hack
east how to go about the business.
There seems to be no question but
that a man , In order to get a home
stead on the reservation , must really
live on the laud for the length of
time required. 1 t takes fourteen
mouths to commute. It will bo Im
possible for the homesteader to live
on his claim one night out of six
mouths and retain possession. There
will bo n big hunch of people Just
waiting a chance to jump such a
claim. There will bo a scheme , how
ever , used In relinquishing. Some
\\lio draw will accept n sum of money
from an outside party for relinquish
ing. The outside party will then
jump on the claim.
Many Enterprises.
There are many new enterprises
springing up In Boncstool to get a
dollar from the visitor when the rush
Is reached. One of the schemes sug
gested Is the plan for telegraphing
every man who registers , when his
number is drawn out , and notifying
him In this way as to whether ho Is
lucky or not. There Is said to bo an
excellent Hold for a hotel and restau
rant Hue during the time , as accom
modations on the ground will ho taxed
to the fullest extent.
Ueal estate dealers who are selling
lands through this section and for
the matter of that through the entire
west just now report a little slack in
business on account of the free pros
pects of the Hosebud. Hut they an
ticipate n lively reaction as soon as
the land Is meted out. They argue
'hat when the 2,000 homesteads nre
gone , there will still be several thou
sand people who are looking for land
anil they , being in the humor , will
purchase lands In the west.
It is expected that there will bo
banners stretched across the streets
of Honesteel during the registration ,
advertising other land companies in
a largo way.
Klnkald BUI Land.
There Is already quite a little ac
tion in O'Neill nnd Holt county on ac
count of the Klnkald bill , which goes
Into effect the latter part of this
month. The date of the taking effect
has not yet been definitely deter
mined , but Land Commissioner
\Veekes expects the law to begin duty
about Juno 27 , 2S or 20.
With this land , each homesteader
gets a section. There are several
hundred thousand acres through the
northwest , and some of It Is very fer
tile.
Can Not Commute.
In the case of the land which Is to
bo secured under the Klnknld law , li
Is stated by Mr. Weokes that there
will bo no chance to commute and
that the letter of the law will bo en
forced In regard to living on the land
for live years , Improving each year
There have already been protests tiled
In the land otllco against the giving
of homesteads to some who have been
on the land for a number of years In
one way or another.
In many Instances , a big bunch of
homesteaders are taking their ranch
es in adjacent sections and will , when
the entire layout Is fenced In , run big
bunches of cnttlo there.
Wanted A good man , at once , to
take up an established tea and coffee
route , tine speaking Herman pre
ferred , reference required. Penna
nt-lit position to right party. Address
r.rand I'nlon Tea Co.105 N. 25th St. ,
South Omaha , Neb.
MONDAY MENTION.
C. K. Jones of the Ponca Journal
was In town Saturday to attend the
funeral of A. J. Johnson , who was a
good friend of his.
Sig. Schavland was over from Mad
ison to pay his respects to Father
Johnson.
At Or. Bates of Vonllgru was In
the i. . . yesterday to attend Iho John
son funeral.
Mr. nnd Mrs. C. I ) . Campbell of
Crouton were hero to attend the fu-
Moral of A. J. Johnson.
Martin Itaasch has returned from
the university nt Lincoln , where ho
graduated this year , lie has now
completed his education and will
make his home In Norfolk.
Ualph C' . Campbell , one of the prom
inent students of the state univer
sity nt Lincoln , passed through Nor
folk today enroute to Crelghton ,
where lie will make his home for the
summer , assisting In Iho real estate
olllce ol his father , S. O. Cmpbell.
Ho was accompanied by his younger
brother.
W. II. Johnson nnd wife arrived
from Denver Saturday. Frank John-
Bon and wife of Dennlson , Texas , L.
Johnson of Sioux City ami Edwin -
win Johnson of Chicago nil arrived
In the city Saturday , called home on
Recount of the sudden death of their
father.
The Woman's Missionary society
of the Congregational church will
moot with Mrs. John U. Hays tomor
row alternoon nt ! 1 o'clock.
Norfolk Rlks will picnic nt Kent
Siding on July 4. All outside mem
bers of the lodge will bo Invited to
participate with the resident * mem
bers in the picnic.
It Is planned by a number of lodge-
men of the city to arrange for a fra
ternal day , to follow the state fire
men's tourney. The date will be
August 5' All Norfolk lodges will
be Invited to co-operate.
"We are looking around the city
with a view to building. " said two
traveling salesmen in Norfolk yester
day. One of thorn was from St. Paul ,
Minn. , and the other has recently
moved to Norfolk. Many more than
nro In the city now , would come to
Norfolk if houses were available but
at present there Is not a vacant house
In the town.
Among the new lire teams to enter
the tournament which will be held
In Norfolk this summer , nre Plain-
view and Creighton. Creighton has
a brand new set of uniforms that nre
good enough to take any prize and
has , also , a new truck that Is a hum
mer.
After n season of dry weather , last
ing several days , Monday morning
opened with another little spell of
moisture , accompanied by the cus
tomary chill In the atmosphere , and
the clouds are threatening more pre
cipitation. A little shower Sunday
and some additional wet this morning
has at least served to lay the dust.
Peter Kant/ , assistant engineer of
the llosklns lire engine company was
In the city yesterday and states that
his company is practicing to take
part In the regulation engine com
pany race which is to take place on
August 2 , the first day of the state
llromon's tournament. Osmond also
has a lire engine and company which
will bo In the contest , and there are
probably other fire engines that will
appear to try for the honors.
Harry Lodor of this city has anew
thing In the way of n clock. On this
piece of mechanism there nro no
hands and no face , but the hour nnd
minute are shown by llgures , the
minute figures changing every sixty
every sixty minutes. If the time is
half past twelve , the clock plainly
ays " 12-oO , " and so on around the
changes of the day and night. It
may bo the coming style of time
piece , as It is much more simple than
the old style of clock.
Carl Schulof this city has pur
chased the harness shop of Charles
Flores at Hattle Creek and will leave
Norfolk for his new home today.
Mrs. Schulz will follow later In the
week. He has been In the retail shop
of Winter & Schulz , on Norfolk av
enue , for more than a year. Mr.
Flores Is forced to give up the work
because of his hands , which have
completely given out. They swell at
the slightest bit of work and he will
leave the harness for other labors.
UNKNOWN PARTIES SECURED $8
SUNDAY NIGHT.
GOT AWAY WITH NO STAMPS
Took no Money Orders or Other Prop
erty of the United States Govern
ment Is no Clew to the Guilt of
the Nocturnal Visitors.
Hadar , Neb. . Juno 14. Special to
The News : The postofllco here was
entered and robbed on Sunday night.
The burglars secured $ S In cash but
took no money orders or other gov
ernment property of value. There is
no clew as to the guilt of the rob
bers.
DR. MACKAY BELIEVES THERE IS
OIL UNDER NORFOLK.
WOULD DEVELOP CITY WELL
Produces Geological Figures to Show
that the Elkhorn Valley Is a Most
Favorable Locality to Prospect for
Oil Would Solve Many Problems.
Neglected and undeveloped lies
the richest and most promising asset
that Norfolk possesses , while rail
roads , factories nnd other enterprises
are discussed and fostered. I refer
to the abandoned deep well tind I
will submit evidence to prove the un
limited possibilities that remain dor
mant In that hole which has been
neglected and abandoned so many
years. Indeed the proposition to
have the pipes drawn almost pre
vailed at one lime. ISverywhcro In
the great central valley of the contl-
fient , from the gulf to the arctic cir
cle , wherever wells have been bored ,
artpslan water , gas or oil have boon
atruck. The geological formation of
this region is an open book with the
leaves of the different underlying
strata all thoroughly Indexed. In
Nebraska the earth's crust has beou
penetrated In a do/en different local
ities from north to south. The ar
tesian basin varies from 800 feet In
depth on the northern border to 2-
500 on the Kansas lino. The Norfolk
well has reached a depth of
870 feet , lacking 200 feel of reaching
the first artesian level. In the sub
joined chart the different strata
through which the well has been
Earth's Surface
"
200'ft'
glacial nnd
Jertiary deposit
400 ft Plorro shale
100 ft
cretaceous shale
300 ft Dakota sandstone
SCO ft
carboniferous
limestone
I'etroleiim ' level
sunk are indicated as well as the
substrata in which great possibilities
for water power , gas and oil lie.
That there is oil In the carboniferous
limestone that constitutes the basic
formation of Nebraska in Madison
county is beyond question. Twehe
ye.irs ago the writer secured from tli '
deep springs of Taylor creek , fiv
miles northwest of Madison , a quiin
tity of scum and after washlmr , li'-
tering and distilling it obtained t\\ > .
ounces of a fair quality of petrol.Mini
oil. These springs have a constant '
temperature of CO degrees Farenhcit j
showing In the absence of volcanic i
action , a very deep origin. East of |
Norfolk in the bluffs there Is a spring
that yields petroleum , the appear
ance and odor of which is unmlstak
able. From the strata penetrated by
the borings in the Norfolk well the
Ulkhoru valley is a most favorable
spot to prospect for oil , for it Is evi
dent that the carboniferous limestone
can bo reached at less depth than In
any boring heretofore undertaken In
the state. For example , In Norfolk
there exists but one layer of the
Honton and Nlobrara shale , viz. , the
dark chalk , while In other borings
there has been found two folds , the
white and dark , each of 200 feet
thickness. The Pierre shale , which
in many portions of the state , par
ticularly in the southern and west
ern parts. Is 1,500 feet in thickness
is less than 400 feet hero. Within
21 miles there Is a blowing well which
when llrst opened emitted gns , but
being only a cavern In the upper lay
ers of the carboniferous limestone it
quickly exhausted Its gas. Blowing
wells are found In all gas districts.
The borings from the Norfolk well
reveal the following formations : The
first 200 feet Is composed of post ter
tiary loess , glacial deposits , Interstrat-
Itled with tertiary marl , blue slum
and Arlkaree rock , there being 35
feet of red marl , 50 feet of blue clay
and 40 feet of blue Arlkareo rock.
The next layer discloses Plorro shale
of the cretaceous period 400 feet In
thickness and Intorstratlfled by occa
sional seams of sandstone and veins
of iron pyrites and llgnlto shale.
Then comes the Beaten and Nlobrara
shale represented here by the dark
chalk layer , the white layer having
pinched out. This fold Is only about
lee feet. The next Is the Dakota
sandstone , the oldest of the cretaceous -
ceous formations , estimated to be at
this | KInt ; IOO feet thick. Into this
strata the well penetrates approxi
mately 125 feet. Beneath the sand
stone 175 feet below the bottom ot
the well lies the llrst arteslon level
and 800 feet beneath the sandstone
through the carboniferous limestone
lies the second artesian level anil
also the petroelum bed , approximately
1,800 feet beneath the earth's sur
face. These various strata dip at n
uniform angle from the mountains ,
caused by the post tertiary folding
and volcanic uplift of the Hocky moun
tains. The average Inclination Is
live and two-thirds feet to the inllo.
The altitude nt Norfolk Is 1,100 foot ,
at Chndrou , I50 ! miles west , It Is 3-
400 , giving a fall of 2,000 foot
With water power assured the dam
could bo cut out , thus solving lho >
drainage problem , the con.sumpllon
of high priced coal for pumping , light
nnd manufacturing would cease nnd
the possibilities that lie In the deeper
levels for oil. gas or increased pres-
i ure from artesian sources are wor
thy of serious contemplation.
.1. II. Mackay.
UNKNOWN ROBBERS BREAK IN
HARDWARE HOUSE.
GUNS , SHELLS AND WATCHES
Burglars Entered the Hardware Store
of Stntsmnn & Rclchcl at Nnper
Last Night , Breaking Open the Back
Door No Clew to Robbers.
Nnper , Neb. , Juno 11. Special to
The News : Last night burglars entered -
tored the hardware store of Statoinnii
& Uelchel , breaking open the back
door and cutting the panel of n par
tition. They carried away several
gnus and revolvers , with cartridges ,
nnolrot IrnK-na nnrl flvo wntnlma
There Is no clew to the robbers.
Steal Horses at Hadar.
Iladar , Nob. , Juno II. Special to
The News : Flvo horses , n buggy nnd
a harness were stolen from this place
last night. This , following so closely -
ly upon the postolflco robbery of Sun
day night , has created great conster
nation among the people of the com
munity.
Iladar Is a town of loss than a hun
dred people , live miles north of Nor
folk.
folk.Sheriff
Sheriff Clements of Madison was
notified of the robbery and he imme
diately called up Sheriff Jones of
Pierce county for consultation in cap
turing the parties. It Is likely that
the horses can not be more than Ilfty
miles away at noon today.
Among the horses stolen were a
gray team , three sets of harness and
a spring wagon from Herman Wach-
ter. Also they stole a bay mare and
a black gelding from M , G. Roerktt
and a pony north of here.
Fifth Grade Picnic.
The children of the Fifth grade ,
Lincoln building , enjoyed a picnic
east of town yesterday afternoon ,
willi the refreshments and other en
joyments that go with such a gath
ering
attends all those
WHO DRINK
Absolutely pure , wholesome , | > v *
delicious. . . . . '
I CASH FOR I
POULTRY
*
Highest Market $
Prices Paid
at all Times.
NORFOLK.
* Long Distance Telephone , 183.