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About The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19?? | View Entire Issue (Nov. 25, 1904)
SEDIMENT OF MUD AND IRON FOUND IN BOTTOM. NOT A SINGLE BIRD WAS THEFIE Immense Tube is Now ns Glenn as a Well Washed Tumbler Physician says Tiler * Is No Typhoid , ttspcolal- ly , Anywny " ! Told You SoV Busy Woll. the Rtmidpll"1 has hi > en cleaned out. And there waa nothing In I'- ' Thljt IH thr report of Water Com inlSBlmifr Spnuldlnn under whoso di rection the Immetwp rcuprvolr won ycmtordny emptied , through thn city mains , nnd then clt-mir-d thoroughly AH that fho pipe contained wan a nod Jinont.- foot > r wi thick , of mud ami Iron which hnd nettled from tlip-wutPi Into thp bottom of the pipe. Throngl HIP huge manhole at the botlont of Iho Htnudplpo. I hi * mud WIIH hauled out and today Iho ( all lube Inlo which Iho Norfolk city water Is puinpod In ns clean an a well washed tumbler. No Birds In It. "There were no birds In Hie pipe , " said Mr. Spauldlng. Just where that hluejny , which was said lo have been Kutm drowning by two boys , has dis appeared to. Is one of the problems asked by the man on the street today who "told you so. " And there are a lot of them. This matter IH explained , however , by the man In charge by the fact that the Htandplpo has been overllowlng about twice a week all summer , thus carrying out any object which may have rested on the surface. The public scorns to bo glad , also , that the standplpo has been cleaned and It IH rather a general opinion that It. ought to bo cleaned at least once a year Just on general principles. A good many people hail thought about ( he proposition long before It was tak en up by The News. Say There's No Typhoid. "Thoro Isn't any typhoid fever In town , anyway , to amount to anything , " remarked a physician. "Thoro Isn't any more now than there always Is at this time of the year. If there were a wholesale badness about city water , as suggested , ( here would be a thou sand cases In the city Instead of a half do/.on or so. And most of the CIISHSI nro In ( ho country , anyway , where they are using well water. " One man spent considerable tlmo complaining because a scare was cre ' ated. No ono has been found to bo seriously affected. A good many have been worrying for a long while be cnuso there was no screen over the pipe and a large majority are glad that the big cylinder was cleaned out and that there was a means to bring the cleaning about oven If the Idea was a bit disagreeable to the liner sensibil ities of a few. A MADISON COUNTY MAN WHO KILLED HIS WIFE. SHE FORGOT MARRIAGE VOWS Proving Unfaithful , She Was Killed by Her Husband He Was Sen tenced to Serve Twenty Years In the Penitentiary and May Get Out. A report from Lincoln concerning a Madison county wife murderer , who was defended by W. M. Robertson of this city , says : It was learned yesterday that tov. ! Mickey has been considering the feas ibility of granting a commutation of sentence to Fred Sergeant of Madison county , now serving a twenty-year term In the state penitentiary for kill ing his wife , whom he charged with infidelity. Since ho has been In the penitentiary , the man has claimed con sistently that the discovery of her un faithfulness ourngod him to such a degree that ho could not resist the de sire to kill her. Sergeant Is now aliont fifty years of ago. Previous to the commission of the crime for which ho was sentenced ho had borne a good reputation. When he killed his wife , there was very strong public sentiment against him until the belief prevailed that his wife's conduct had played a part In the tragedy. At ono time It was so strong that the man was brought to the penitentiary for safe keeping , for fear of violence from the Madison county neighbors of the couple. Last summer his case was under discussion. Warden Meemer had rec ommended the man for a Fourth of July pardon , but Chief Justice Hoi- comb , who Is required to sign such documents by the statute , refused to act on the ground that It would bo im proper to establish such a precedent , and the governor then deferred the further consideration of the cane un til ho could weigh the points Involved. In discussing the matter with a re porter ( his morning ho Intimated that there was a possibility that ho would grant the commutation. The Wabaoh. Is the only line landing you at the world's fair. Hound trip rates from Omaha nro as follows : $8.fiO sold dally except Friday and I'lIK NORFOLK NKWS : Kill I ) AV. NOVKMMKK U5 , UMli. SCHOOLHOUSE JIEARLY BURNED Prompt Work of Farmers in District No. 69 Saved the Dny. A imn of linl IIHICH | Marled n lire-111 MchoolhoUHo yard , district No. Oil. Monday nlKhl. which might liuvit proved dlmmlioiiH , H burned till around Mini up I" Hi" bulhlliiK. TlU'ti II ninicd with Hit1 wind and went to I he nolKhhorliiK liayHlachn. A eoiiplo of fiirin hnndH miw the mnoho. loaded n plow In u witHoi ) niul drove to ( ho Held nt u lively rnto. nrrlvliiK Jimt I" I line in mivo wivorul ImyMtnchH. Mr. mid Mm. ( liH > rjc Dudley spent Monday nt the home of ( loorno.Tan- nolilll and wife. John Kent and Ceitlo Hills were KtH'Hts of the MlBso * Kvaiis Sunday. Two more weeks of this weather will ceo Iho bulk of the porn In thu crllm. The writer has not lend luindredB of ItrHHHlmppors and crickets In thn field mid bollovoii this la the latest they have over been HOCII. Invltiillnna nro out. for Iho wadding of Christ Mich and Mlldu llolcho al Hie .lohanneH Lutheran church tomor row. Hural Route No. 3. The wedding of Mr- Otto K. llueli tier took pliit'o TliiifHday , and a good lime \saH had by the guests. Dancing and oiijoyablo games wont Into tin ( elehiatlon. ( iood music for the oe caston WIIH fnrnlHhed by Mr. I'rlber now and Mr. Nortwloh. .Inhii llrothagan's ( wutity-Hecotn lilrlhday will bo celebrated Satunla > night. liuill Llehtonborg madii n business visit In Norfolk Wodnosday. Mrs , Oscar Lcuhuinnn IIIIH been 01 the Hluk list for the pant few iluyH. llorman I'Yolloh al tended to bust ness In lladiir. HANDSOME DISPLAY OF CHINA. Effective Colorings In the New De sijns ( on Display Now. The ImndHotno display of hnm painted chlim which ! r now attracting llui eyes of art lovers to the homo o Mrs. H. \\roathorhy , corner Keen Igstoln avenue and Thlrtoonth street IH a thing of homily and a Joy forovoi Some of the most exquisite creation that have buun placed before Norfoll spectators are now being oxhlbltod. Among the handsomest bits In the work are a magnificent vnso , twontj Inches high , done In rhododendron with a background of rich ollvos am yellow. The Mowers are a bcaullfu pink. Another ospcc.lally handsom piece Is a largo tankard done li grapes , There are a number of prottj steins done In Indian heads , and man ) dainty creamers and sugars and fancj plalos of every al/o. Salad dlshe are done In the effective now coloi Ings. Something now In the decora tlons this year are the geraniums li all their rich shades and colorings. Many people have been unable t attend today and Mrs. Weatherby has decided to leave the display for all day Monday and a most cordial Invitation Is extended to all Norfolk ladles and gentlemen. Burglnrlze a Jail. Albion , Neb. , Nov. HI. Special to The News : A robbery was committed here. The city authorities bad several - oral gallons of whisky , wines and sev eral bottles of beer In the city Jail that had boon found In the pi a en of business of John Summer , whose place was searched last week by the local anti-saloon league. A hearing was sot for today In the county court on this search and the booze was beIng - Ing held for evidence. The parties who did the stealing of the "boo/.e" wore next to how to do the business as they sprinkled red pepper all around where they had been at work so that no dogs could get the scent In the event that the au thorities decided to get the hounds to trail. No clue so far has been dis covered to give any Idea as to who got the llijiior but the local police are hard at work on the cnse. The liquor business In Albion the last two years has caused a great deal of trouble. The people voted down the license proposition and they are now trying to keep the boot-leggers from getting In their work but they are having n hard time to keep them down. Several special police are em ployed to watch this part of business and they have succeeded In locating several lots of liquor , while the dis trict court has had four or five cases In this lino. Most of them pay their line of $100 or so and that Is the last heard of It. On one occasion the county authori ties and the city marshal had a street fracas In seeing who was to get one load of boo/.e that was captured. And for awhile the situation was quite ex citing. Finally the county judge gave the municipal officers the control of the stun and that affair was settled , but this affair will undoubtedly prove more serious. World' * Fnlr. The Union Pnrlflc In connection with the WnfoHHh line now runs through electric lighted Hleepors to St. Louis and return. Passengers are landed at iniiln entrance of exposition at n con venient hour In the morning , thus snv- ! nK time ntul expense on arrival at St Louis , and avoiding the great crowds ut the \\K \ union Htatlon. Many hours quicker than any other route. No change at cars. Illustrated fculile to the fair free on application to J. n EUefTer , agent. Fine plush and fur robes and horse blankets. Largo assortment. Reason able In cost. Paul Nordwlg. IIGHLAND PHECINCT THE HOME OF UNUSUAL QUARTET. TWO OLDEST IN THE COUNTY . II. Thatch Has Voted In the County Since It Was First Organized One Voter of Almost n Century , Another Ninety-One. Halllo Creek. Neb. , Nov. 19.-Rpo- clal in The News : Thcro'iiro four re- iiarkulile voters In Highland precinct , vho cant their voles at the Bounty arm at ( ho lale oleclloti. One In S. I. Tlmich , who first , voted al Hie llrwl deft Ion of MadlHoit county and since hat tlino has not missed an election n the same enmity. The county was irgnnl'/od In 180K , and he has there fore voted al ten national elections , anting his Mrs ! vote when ( Irani and Seymour were Hie presidential eandl- Inli'H. Anol her of Hie mmrlol IH Uncle lllllle Smith , the oldest voter In the county , who Is between nlnely-lht > and 10(1 ( years of ago , and guvo It as Ids opinion that this was the last na tional elecllon al which he would cast his ballot. The third Is .lames Pow- II , the second oldest voter. Ho Is ilnely-ono years of ago , but looks wenly years younger. Ho Is well known hi early settlers In Norfolk and ither portions of the county. llo novod bore recently from U'arnervlllo o make his homo with his grandson , Dr. II. O. MUIIHOU. The fourth man deserving of mention said thai he novY'r voted . " This wrong. man ev ery one knows he's .Hmmlo C'lark. Battle Creek Notes , Mrs. O. H. Mans and little son Al- vln visited Wednesday with friends at Tllden. Or. 10. Tanner wont to Omaha Wednesday on professional business. 10. F. Hans has placed a nice monument ment on the grave of his daughter Iluby at the Lutheran cemetery. C. F. Montross has taken a perma nent position In the Enterprise olllce. Mrs. L. M. Thomsen and two chil dren were visiting Thursday with her brother , Howell A very , and other rel atives at Tllden. Mrs. Thomas Wndu Is seriously sick at the St. Joseph hospital In Omaha. Mr. Wade Is at her bedside. Herman .lost has rented the Kdon farm north of Iho Klkhorn. C. I ) . Hoyer went to Cherry county Wednesday where he has filed on a ( ' 10-aero homestead. Mr. Hoyer Is well known throughout the county. Some years ago ho was the democratic can didate for county superintendent but was defeated by Mr. Mossman. Late ly ho has been foreman at the lumber yard of his fulhor-ln-law , L. 11. Maker Charles Marsh of Meadow ( irovo was visiting wllh relatives here Fri day. LITTLE BOY WHO WAS SHOT BY HIS BROTHER , CLAUDE. HE SUCCUMBED EARLY TODAY Shot on Monday , November 7 , and Lingering for More Than a Week , the Wound Inflicted Carelessly Fi nally Overcame the Small Victim. Little Donald Housh Is dead. The S-year-old lad shot more than a week go by his older brother , Claude , at ho apar'-uo.i's nt his parents on Nor- 'olk avenue , passed away shortly he- fore 2 u'clojiv this morning from the effects of the wound that was Indict ed. All during the night , his parents say , ho rested peacefully , and the end came quietly. The funeral arrange- nents had not been completed this nornlng. The burial will probably take place tomorrow but the hour was not stated. Story of the Shootina. A week ago last Monday morning the shooting occurred. Just after breakfast the 15-year-old brother. Claude , who Is on the night shift of bellboys at the Oxnnrd hotel , came liomo for his sleep. With him ho brought a tiny 22-callbre revolver that lie didn't know was loaded. Ho had traded a watch for the gun temporar ily. Carelessly twirling the gun about on his lingers , the boy Hung its nose In the direction of his small brother and snapped the trigger. The hissing ball of load drove straight Into the Httlo fellow's breast , burying Itself far beneath the surface and near the heart. Ho reeled for a moment , screaming. His wounded form was picked up by his mother , who was at hand when the tragedy occurred. Sur gical attention was given the wound at once. The Httlo fellow suffered severely for many days. Ho was too weak to withstand a surgical operation. Pneu monia set in and the attending sur geons gave him up. ICarly this week they declared ho could not live. Then a Christian scientist , George N. Deels , was summoned. Ho said there was hope. For two or three days the lad has been reported , each morning , to bo Improving. Yesterday there was said to bo still hope. A little while after midnight ho succumbed. Repairing neatest , best , cheapest. Paul Nordwlg , harness man. HAGUE TRIBUNAL MEETS Arbitrate Differences Regarding Taxes Levied by Japanese. The Hague , Nov. 21. The Hague Tribunal ni < t today to arbitrate the illffonincoM lietweon Japan and Hug- land , Frani'r and ( Jermany , an to the lax levloil iiy the Japanese govern- mc.nl on th > ' buildings situated In the forolgu eonceHsloiiH at Tokio. Squirrels are Plenty. Squirrels : ire becoming qulto plenti ful In the proves In this section of Ne braska , ami for aomo years ImntorH have boon afforded grout sport In shooting them In the timber along Iho Hlkhoui and 1'lalto. Now they are Invading the groves In the coun try lying iK'twoon ( ho two streams , and tire b"ronilng numerous In the neighborhood. Frank Mojostrlo tolls IIH that lh' ' i'o are more than fifty In the grove that s'urroiimlH his homo , flvo mjlos soul boast of town. Llltlo did our old friend , Kev. N. 11. Moore , think when ho set out that timber back In the early Kovontles that during his lifetime it would bo Inhabited by I he pretty Hqulrrels Hint were so plen tiful In his eastern homo. Ilowells Journal. Serves Pie on the Street. Two novel election bets were set tled here last Saturday , lleouuso of having backed an erronlous Judgement I'll1. J. C. Clark acted the part of host and on the walk in front of I'ngland's pharmacy prepared a table , spread the cloth and served two delicious cherry pies to L. .1. llorlon and such others t\s were present , either by design or chance. The wager was on who would be elected governor. The other bet was between Mob Appleby and Miss Maude Lowe , also on governor , the slake a pound of candy. The popular little school ma'am of the Canadian settlement lost and when Mob wont to the bakery for his sweets ho found tied up and awaiting him a largo sack of licorice suckorc. Ho has over slnco been tr.Ing to figure out who was al luded to as a sucker. Stanton Picket. Engineers Meet at Cleveland. Cleveland , Nov. 22. One ol the most hugely attended informal gath erings of the numbers of the Broth erhood ot LonuKotlve Knglnecib was held in this city. Hlght hundred members of that oiganlzatlon are present from \ \ duly tcparated paita of the country. The meeting was said to have been for an interchange of Ideas umong the memluMS. U being said by a piomlncnt delegate present. that there was nothing special under consideration , that the order was In flue condition and the relations of the engineers with the railroads \\eie sat isfactory. Strikers Win Their Point. Chicago , Nov. 22. Teamsters , strike against the Furniture Manufactmers' ahsoriatlon was cause for noting In the downtown streets last week , returned to work. The employers signed an agreement with the drivers , prominng that there should ho no discrimination against union members In the hiring of teams ters. The employers also agreed to pay teamsters for two-horse wagons $14 a week. This Is an increase of 50 cents above the pay last year. President Takes No Part. Washington , Nov 22. The following - ing statement was given out at the white hoiifeo : "Any statement that the president Is taking any part what ever ni the Missouri senatorial con test , directly or Indirectly , for or apalnst any candidate , has no founda- tlnn whatever in fact. The president will not Interfere In the sllehtest de- Kr ie it the contest. " A .Iminiicne Hint. The proverbial politeness of the Jap anese hits resulted In the development of u number of nuat little customs. One of the hext I * the manner In which one hostess gets rid of an unwelcome guest She docs not hint that the time In about ; ip for MH stay or that she Is going visiting mmn. but sets to work preparing a dainty luncheon , which Bhe piickn In u little box. ties up with ribbon nnd paper and hands to the guest Home morning. It Isn't an Insult , either ; It's Junt a hint , nnd one that Is always tuken. llrhlnd the liar. . If you are an amateur photographer and Imve u negatlM ! of some friend whom you would like to see locked up for a long term , put your printing frame just Inside a wire mosquito net ting when you print the next picture from the negative. The result will be n print showing your friend behind the bars. The effect will be almost startling. MlntnUen. Jack I thought that the author of this book was famous for his keen un derstanding of women. Jane Well , do you doubt It ? Jack Of course. He says that the heroine suffered In si lence. Kansas City Independent. llnplil. "They say that he has a pint , " said Miss Primly , and there was awe In her voice. "Well. " said Miss Speedson. "If he has one he's going so fast now that It will never overtake him. " Ex change. I'rrc Fiction. Mrs. Muggins Do you read much fic tion ? Mrs. Muggins-No ; 1 get all the fiction I want listening to my hus band's reasons for coming home late. Philadelphia Kccord. Hit lint. He It's hard to keep a secret some times , Isn't It ? She I don't know. I've never tried It. Detroit Free Press. NORTH NEBRASKA HAS REASON TO FEEL GOOD. HOLIDAY TRADE TO BE LARGE With n Bumper Corn Crop In the Fields , n Stretch of Fair Weather for Its Husking nnd n Good Price on the Market at Its Selling. I From Mondny'H D.UIy.1 There Is every reason to believe that the Tlmnks lvliiK day which has boon promised for this country four days hence , Is going to be the Imp- ploHl November Thursday that was over recorded In Iho annals of north ern Nebraska. From present condi tions , It Is evident that the merchant of the north Nebraska town , with his holiday stock lined up for Inspection ; together with the farmer of the north Nebraska land , who Is just now finish ing the plucking of his mammoth Holds of bumper corn , will have a right to unite In u bit of thanksgiving whoso sincerity has not , perhaps , been known for a score of years or more. The year which is just closing has been a remarkable one In many ways for northern Nebraska. Many rec ords have broken during the various months. The corn record Is smashed ; the frost was later than ever ; the summer weather prevails longer than the law allows and the snow the first and only up to date came just In time to give a hardness to the ker nels of corn , and then disappeared In an obedient sort of way , In order to allow the farmers to get Into the fields. And It Is this fact the fact that the farmers are now In their fields , and that the weather IIIIH been warm which will give the merchant the big gest holiday trade that has been known In many a long year of wait Ing. The farmer has money to spend ; his products have bronchi him KOOI prices ; ho hasn't had to spend that money , thus far , for an overcoat nor for overshoes ; nnd the result will bo that the counters in the holiday shops will bo stripped long before Iho nigh for Santa's visit. The cash whlcl otherwise would have been used It the buying of fuel for the base burner or and hoods for the babies , will be turned into turkeys for the dinner tops fori the boys , picture books fo the sweethearts and fountain pens foi the men. Today the streets of every northen Nebraska village are ( inlet. Kvcrj railroad train creeping over the pral rios. Is slightly filled ; and stores are closing early. The reason of it all can bo traced lo the cornfield and the beet Held of northern Nebraska. There aren't enough men foot free in tills whole north 1'latto countrty to crib the crop of corn In a reasonable length of time , and there aren't enough to run the mills and factories that are running. The farmers have been crying for help ; and the Idle man Is rare. Hp with the early birds of the day , the cornhuskor begins his labors long before the sun creeps over the eastern nlll ; and the rustle in the Hold can lie heard for hours after that same sun has gone ( o his couch. Sunday work mid night work and early day work are absolutely essential to get this Inimenso crop Into a place of safety. Hut when that job Is done and with this sort of weather It will bo- done within a fortnight the north Noroska farmer will bo Independent ; ho will have silver jingling In his trouser pockets and rolls of bills bulg ing out his Inside pockets. He will nine to town and buy his furniture nd ho will get on the cars for the liking of a ride. It will bo a joyful Thanksgiving day text Thursday ; and It will bo a merry 'hrlstmas here four weeks later on , vllh a mighty happy Now Year to fot- ow along about the first of January. Saturday good 7 days. $ i.SO : : sold dally good 15 days. The Wabash Is the only line that amis passengers at the main entrance ) f the world's fair grounds. Also the only line that can check your baggage o the world's fair station. Think what u saving of time , annoyance and extra car faro. All agents can sell you through tlclc- ) t and route you over the Wabash. Very low rates to many points south and southeast. For beautiful world's fair folder and all Information call at 1501 Farnatn St. or address , Harry E. Moores , Gen. Agt. Pass. Pcpt. Wnb. U. H. Omaha , Nob. W. M. RAINBOLT , CASHIER , COM PLETED TRANSACTION. HE WILL RETURN TO NORFOLK Local Parties , Among Them Some- Very Able and Prominent Osmond Business Men , Have Purchased the Security State Bank at That Place. The Security State bank of Osmond , purchased by Norfolk parties several months ago and operated for some time by W. M. Ualnbolt of this city , has been sold by Mr. Halnbolt to Os mend men and has already passed into their control. Mr. Hnlnboll , who held a position heio with the Norfolk Na tional bank prior to his Osmond resi dence , will return to Norfolk within two weeks , again take up his work In the Norfolk National bank and re main in this cily permanently. The bank was bought by N. A. 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