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About The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19?? | View Entire Issue (Dec. 2, 1904)
TIIK XOItl'OI.K XIOWS ; I'MMDAY ' , DKCKMIJKK 2 HUM. SCIENCE DOES NOT CREDIT ABIL ITY OF "PROPHETS. " IS DANGEROUS TO ENCOURAGE Difficult for the People to Distinguish Between the Claims of Charlntano and the Accomplishments of Sci entists Apply Tests. The United States weather bureau N Is taking pains to warn tlio people against those who pretend to tell what the weather will bo days and week , nnd months In advance and warn them that such forecasts are not to ho re lied upon . Tlio following article ex plaining the matter has been Hunt : In the early ages , when the masses of even the lending nations of tlio earth were Ignorant , the belief was general that certain so-called sages or wise men had a knowledge of coming avoids. As most people did not un derstand the natural phenomena by which they were surrounded , they readily believed tlio assumptions ol n shrewd observer whoso knowledge , exceeding their own , enabled him to forecast some events In a way that scorned to them wonderful. In after days , with the Increased education of the masses , the proem- Ing of a living by the profession of a seer or wise man has been relegated to the seml-clvillzed nnd barbarous peoples. Hut even In civilized coun tries charlatans in various profession al and scientific fields , fortune tellers and long range weather fprecnstors have a lucrative following. Although many patrons profess to doubt the value of the purchase , they do not ap pear to realize the danger of encourag ing such parasites on the community. Science is making rapid progress and It Is sometimes difllcult for the average person to distinguish between the claims of charlatans and the ae- complishmctns of scientific men. Many people are too busy with their own special line of work to attempt to separate the possible from the Impos sible In other lines. For It often re quires much study and careful Investi gation to intelligently decide such a question. It would therefore seem wise for specialists of unquestioned attainments , after careful Investiga tion , to denounce charlatans and ex pose their methods , thus aiding In ed ucating the public , advancing civiliza tion , and preventing In many In stances substantial pecuniary loss to the nation. Such tests as have been outlined Tiave been applied by meteorologists the world over to long range weather forecasts , with the result that no me teorologist of standing has been able to endorse either the basis upon which long range weather forecasts can be based Is yet to be determined. The Importance of weather forecasts is now recognized In all civilized coun tries , and most governments maintain a corps of scientists to devote their time to forecasting and to a study of meteorology with a purpose to In crease the accuracy of forecasts anil extend the period for which they can bo Issued. These scientists Investi gate the work of those claiming to make long range forecasts and would only too gladly aid the development of any theory that seemed to promise the advancement of forecasting. It would seem that the universal con demnation of long range weather fore casts by meteorologists would deter mine their value among thinking men , but In spite of this fact some repu table newspapers publish them , prob ably without much consideration , thereby apparently giving them sane tlon and misleading the readers who liave not had opportunity to acquaint themselves with the progress that has been made in meteorology , and so presume they are worthy of consid eration. It is not profitable , within the limits of this article , to attempt to point out the errors of principle In volved In long range weather fore casts. A careful study of meteorology would be necessary to understand the reasons. But anyone can test the re units by careful , systematic observa tlon.'a work requiring little time. Enter tor on a calendar each day for a month or more In advance the weather pro dieted for the locality of the observer. For the days the forecast appears to bo Indefinite , so state. Then day by day enter on the calendar whether the forecast is verified or not. To bo fair to all sides keep this up for a year or more ; then carefully compute three items , the number of days the fore cast was correct enough to be of vnl no , the number Incorrect , and the num her of days for which no forecast l > could bo determined. Then there Is a basis to determine whether the re suits justify a use of the forecasts or not. not.Tho The result of such a test would un doubtedly lead to the conclusion that the publication of these 'unwarranted forecasts , especially of severe storms , floods , droughts , etc. , should bo prevented vented by law In order to protect that portion of tbo community liable to InJury - Jury In a way similar to that which prevents uneducated , Irresponsible persons from practising law , medicine etc. Let all prove their ability to fore cast by a trial before a competent tri bunal , ns the employes of tlio United States weather bureau must do be fore being allowed to spread their forecasts before the public. William Wachter will take notice , hat on the Kith day of Soplemhcr I'.MH , S. YV. Hayes , u JiiMleo of tbo lenco of Norfolk product , Madison comty. NobniHka. Issued an or.lor of Utnchiuoiii for the mini of Jfio.tm In in action pending hofurc him , whrrolu Inmos 11. Cnnlcy Is plulntirt' , and \VII- lam \Vaohlor defendant , that pi-op- orly of defendant onmtlHlliig ot money inn boon attached under said order. Said cause was contluuod to I ho ! ! rd lay of Ducombor , 1 till I , at 0 o'clock a. in. Janiu.II. . Conloy. SATURDAY SITTINGS. Clyde I'einvoll was In tlio city from 1'ngo. 12. Darker was a Norfolk visitor from Spencer. A. C. Smith of Lynch was a visitor In the city. .1. W. Hush of Tllden was In the city on business. A. H. Ahum was lu Norfolk from Datllo Creek. ( leo. 0. Hayha was down from NIo- brnra Friday. Francis Petersen was down from Foster Friday. lOrncst Milk was in the city from Itassett Friday. Guy Oeuel was In the city from ' Meadow drove. Kd. L. Jonol was a Norfolk visitor Krlday from Plorce. .1. F. and S. I1. Miles wore In the city Friday from \Vinsldo. .las. E. Mall and Otto Sohaublo wort1 In town Friday from Pllgor. Mrs. 1 , . C. Taylor and Airs. C. fo. \Vhlto vltdtod yoslorday In Omaha. Ernest Hrldgo and Spencer Hutter- flold went to Lincoln to watch the football game. Miss Olgn Graul and Miss Inez Kynn are doing the Louisiana expo sition this week. Editor , T. II. Donovan of tbo Star and .1. A. Madden wore over from Aladison Friday. Air. and Airs. .Tonas Welch of Col umbus are visiting at tlio homo of Conductor W. S. Fox. , .1. H. Barnes , jr. , superintendent of the schools at Tekamah , Is In the city to spend his vacation at the home of his parents. AIlss Elsa Ilulshorg of Oahor , Or- many , has arrived In the city to make her lioiiie with Airs. Dr. Ilertha Ahl- mann. W. II. Johnson left at noon today for Excelsior Springs , Mo. , where bo will bo during the next two weeks , seeking relief from rheumatism. Miss Otella Pilger went to Anoka to spend her Thanksgiving vacation with her sister , Miss Bertha Pilger , who Is principal of the Anoka public schools. Mrs. Seuorbeln of Stanton was In the city for a time yesterday , shop ping. She was expecting to meet her daughter hero , who is returning from a visit to Wisconsin. Dr. C. S. Parker Is recovering from his recent attack of typhoid fever and expects , within a few diO's , to be In bis ofllce. Rev. Mr. Fuerer of the German Evangelical church welcomed a son to his home on Pasewalk avenue and Sixth street , Wednesday night. The members of the household de partment arc requested to bo present next Monday at the meeting of the Woman's club. Business of Import ance will bo brought up for considera tion. Superintendent and Airs. N. A. Lock- wood welcomed a handsome and lusty son. to their home at ( lie corner of Braaseh avenue and Tenth street yes terday noon , and If the boys at the sugar factory are finding tlio superin tendent unusually lenient and good natured - tured ( lie cause Is not hard to find. Four weeks from tomorrow Is Ciiristmas and many of those who will give gifts are already making their selections and laying- them aside un til the happy day arrives. The Nor folk merchants arc opening up elegant stocks of Christmas goods and the early buyers are getting the choice of the display. Nellgh Leader : A report made by C. L. Wattles , treasurer of the carni val and race meeting of 1904 , rendered November 2. ! , 190-1 , shows that be has received a total of $3,13-1.30. . Of this sum there was received from II. S. Rollins from the sale of tickets , $2- C7S.21 , and from W. W. Cole , from con cessions , etc. , J-ino.15. There has been disbursed on checks drawn by the sec retary the sum of $3,072.03 , being pay ments for the additional land bought by the park commission of Air. May- bury , for park Imporvements , the car nival expenses and race purses , leav ing a cash balance now on hand of $01.37. WISNER FOOTBALL TEAM RECORD Has Lost But One Game During the Season Many Fine Victories. The Wlsner and West Point football I teams have played four games during I the present season. The first resulted j In a tie , 0 to 0. The second pa mo Wls ! 11 to 0 In favor of Wlsner. the third . ' ! ! to O.in ifavor of Wlsner and in tlio last game , during which West Point is said to have 'plugged up with the Oakland bachflold. Wisner won 5 io o. The only game that the Winner j team lost throughout the entire sea. I son was with the Omaha Indians , in a I cracking contest which gave the In dians a victory of C to 0. The Winner team has a right to feel proud of Its 190 J achievement. Very Low Rates to International Live Stock Exhibition at Chicago , Via the Northwestern line. Excursion tickets will be sold Nov. 20 , 27 and 28 , limited to return until Dec. 5 , Inclu sive. Apply to agents Chicago & Northwestern R'y. YOUNG THURMAN GIDDONS ADMITS - MITS HE BROKE INTO HOUSE. HE POINTS OUT POCKET BOOK While the People of the House Were Awny , He Entered ThroUQh the Rcnr Door , Took $26 and Escaped Over Night Caught , He Confessed. Young Thurmnn Gibbons , aged sev enteen years , yesterday afternoon con fessed to burglarizing the homo of Hnglnccr Callwell on the night hoforo and returned the niotiny , nhoiit $ ! ! ( ! , which ho had takon. The confession was wrung from the young man , who had at first donlod It , through the clov er efforts of Chief of Police Kane , who had given undivided attention to the case from the moment it was report ed. The burglary orcurrod at about S o'clock In the ovonlug. Air. and Mrs. Callwell had gone to the railroad sta tion at South Norfolk to moot a train nnd It. was during Unit time that the theft occurred. When Airs. Callxvoll returned , the mouoy was nilHHlng. Al most Immediately the caw was reported ported and Olllcors Kane and 1'llgor , In a cab , wont In search of a duo. They figured at once that young Gibbons bens was the guilty party. For ono thing , on that same oveiilng and at about 8 o'clock , the youthful burglar had como to the Schrainm homo , next door , and had asked for something to eat. Evidently ho had gone directly'over to tlio Callwoll house and entered. The police know that it was someone familiar with the home. Money In Each Pocket. Efforts which lasted all night wort1 futile In finding Gibbous. At 0 o'clock yesterday morning Chief Kane saw the fellow walking up Norfolk avenue. llo waited and whim the boy passed by , tapped him on tbo shoulder. Ho took him into a room and at once searched the fellow. In every pocket of the lad's clothing , bo had money concealed. In his overalls and coat and vest , be bad flvo dollar bills and ten dollar bills and sliver. Asked as to where ho bad got ton the money , the young man at first said ho didn't know , then claimed ho won It playing pool and Inter in the day , when pressed through the sweatbox process , confessed It all and even wont so far as to lead tbo officers to the spot where ho had thrown awny the pocket book. BAND OF40 PASSED THROUGH HERE LAST NIGHT. TAKE OFF PATENT LEATHERS Once More They Go Back to Their Ab original Modes of Living , and Will Enjoy the Winter as Is Their Wont , Out Near Rushvllle. Colonel Frank Ciiminlngs' Indians have returned from the St. Louis ex position. Forty of them , including twenty chiefs , u few KIMUIWH , a lot ol braves and papooses , passed through Norfolk last night enrouto home to Ilushvillo , after their visit during the summer at tlio great exposition. Again at home , in Nebraska , they will discard their patent leather shoos and once more put on the hlankots. There was a great contrast between the Indians who passed through Nor folk last night and those who went through here , enrouto to the fair , last spring. Then they wore patent Ion Hi- er shoes , war paint , neatly pressed shirts and collars of linen. Now they look like they do at home. This Is the last contingent of the World's fair Indians. Many of them said they had a good time , but they were all glad to get back homo. WEDNESDAY WRINKLES. O. H. Dovltt was down from I ng Pine. N. II. Buhner was in Norfolk yester day from Hadnr. F. L. Cook of Lyons had business In Norfolk yesterday Airs. Tom Smith was down from Randolph yesterday. Joe Smith of Columbus was a Nor folk visitor yesterday. II. D. Perry was In Norfolk yester day from Central City. P. D. Parsons was a Norfolk visitor yesterday from Chambers. 13. J. Russell was a Norfolk visitor yesterday from Fullerton. N. H. Newman of Oakdalo transacted - ed business In Norfolk yesterday. S. Baylos and F. W. Faulstlck of St. James were In Norfolk yesterday. Banker Hifrry Harnes. of Battle Creek was In Norfolk yesterday on business. Water Commissioner II , L. Spaniel ing is able to bo about again today and is In his odlco. Miss Anna .Miller has returned from Pierce whore she has been visiting < lurlng the past week. Rev. J. .1. Parker came down from Plainvlow last night for a visit with relatives and friends. F. Dolozal was hero from Fremont. P. E. McKlllIp of Humphrey was a Norfolk visitor yesterday. Aliss Edna A. Bullock , secretary of the Nebraska Library board , was In tbo city yesterday and went to Wnyno today. Miss Katharine Speece , who has lioou trimmer for tlio Din-land SlHterx dm Inn. I lie punt HOIIIMUI , him loiurnod Id her home lu Columhim. MI-H. U , K. Sonnet' , who him boon vl * ItliiK her daiiKlilor. Mr * , C. II , llahli , lor the past llirou week * , UMIVO.H In- morrow for her homo In Grand ItnphlH , this state. 11. F. LiinouMlor oamo down from llulto this morning , llo Is ( in bin xvuy to Columbus us deputy sheriff of Hoyil ouuty , ilolng work Cor the term of dlsl rid court now In xosHluu. Mr. and Airs. Chtis. ROMS , who luive made their homo In this city fur some llmo , are preparing to move to Cali fornia. They will visit nnroutn , arrlv- tig at their dcHllnutlou nhout January 1. A number of Methodists went to Stiinlon today to attend the luiiornl if .Mrs. C. M. Grlllllh. wllo of the Moth- ullst pastor nt that jiluco , who died Alonday night after a lingering Illness. Miss Daisy Martin of Alohlson , Kan sas , arrived lu Norfolk today for a vis it with her sister. Alrn. F. K. Davou- tort. Miss Martin formerly lived In Norfolk and has a great numy friends lore. Hho has just come from Chica go , whore she has boon visiting , W. N. Huso Is reported to he prue- llonlly out of danger from his recent ipornllon , Is feeling like himself niiiln ; nut was ahlo Io be given a little nour ishment yesterday at the Clarkmin hos pital , Omaha. Mrs. Thomas Wade of Iliillle Crook lied lu St. Joseph hospital. Omaha , Monday night and the remains wore taken to the home lu llalllo Creek lint night Tor the funeral services. Mr. and Mrs. Wade liavo lived In Mad- Isou county for a long time and ( heir family has always been among the foremost of the community. Fnlrl'nx Sun-Review : Mr. Sam Wil son , of the linn of Wilson llros. & Co. of Norfolk , Nob. , cnino up on Sunday evonlng'H passenger , ami Monday morning left for the new town of Greg ory , accompanied by Mrs. lOdwiii M. Sturdier and .Miss Mary Wilson. The party went up to Gregory for the pur pose o.f beginning Ijio erection of buildings on their ! OH ! In that town. They returned Tuesday evening. llouosleel Pilot : Wm. I.anioreanx came In from Gregory Tuesday. He reports tluil the prairie lire that raged on the reservation hist Friday and Sat urday was very destructive. Several burns and much bay was consumed. .Mr. LumoroauN lost : i,0iio posts which wore located on his ranch sixty miles northwest of Honest eel. lit ) had had 10,000 posts which ho had sold to Wm. Knitter & Co. to be delivered In Greg ory. Seven tennis were doing the work and 7,000 bad boon delivered. Ills loss Is100.00. . Fairfax Sun-Rovlow : Work on the artesian well which Is being put down on Freil Hentz's farm , east of Fair fax , Is now at a Btaml-stlll , as the ma china that was lifting used was too light and could not stand the strain. They have ordered a very heavy ma' chine , however , which Is expected dal ly and as soon as it arrlvon It will beset set up and the work continued to completion. Tbo well IH already down nearly seven hundred fool and the men who are sinking It say that they have the best Indications of water. Pierce Call : Herbert Craven In formed us lust Saturday that Mr. Hcnzlor had dosed a deal with a Kan sas City firm for the dynamo , engine and gas producer that will be used In the electric lighting plant soon to lie Installed in Pierce. . The engine will bo 70 horse power and furnished bv the Weber ICnglne Co. The gas pro ducer is a Into Invention and will saxo thorn quite an Item In running their engine. Tlio machine manufactures gas for the running of tlio engine from coke , chnrconl or hard coal and Is said to be cheaper than gasoline. Rural route carriers say that they would very much appreciate tlio kind ness of their patrons if tlio people liv ing along tlio routes who mall letters in tlio boxes , would lay In a small stock of postage stamps so that the letters mailed might bo all ready for the ofllce when the carrier comes along. A number of patrons are said to mall letters and drop pennies Into the boxes. On these cold mornings the carriers find It a great Inconve nience to dip their chilled fingers into the box for the cold copper. No doubt If the patrons understood the discom fort thus caused , they would gladly Htamp the letters themselves. Laurel Advocate : I' " . E. Ward , gen eral manager of the Great Northern railway , and W. W. Hroughton , gener al freight agent , of St. Paul , and Fred Rogers , division freight and passenger agent , of Sioux City , made a short stop hero Thursday afternoon of last week. They were on a tour of Inspec tion , and were traveling in a railway automobile the first railway "chug- buggy" this writer had seen a most excellent way to see the country and at the same time. Inspect the road. If we are rightly Informed this Is the first year of the railroad automobiles , and the Great Northern road has two of tbo machines. 'Yostorday hundreds of dandelions were In bloom on some of the parks nnd lawns of Norfolk , but today they hnvo been given ono of the severest nips of the season by Jacob Frost. The mercury skillfully maneuvered toward the zero point last night , but the prospects are that the low point for the storm period has been reached nnd that after today the beautiful In dian summer weather will return and comfort those who have been forced to burn extra coal and put on unusual numbers of warm clothes. The mer chants have appreciated the change as It has hustled up those who have .delayed their purchase of winter goods until the weather enforced the need of such materials. SAYS PAT DfDN'T HAVE HEART TO MEET HIS DEPOSITORS. WARRANTS OUT POR BANKERS A Meeting of Dcpoaltors Will be Held lu O'Neill Thursday Night , When Stnto U.ink Examiner Whlttcmoro Will Give f-ull Report of Alfalro , O'Neill , Nob. , Nov. li'.l. - Special to The NUXVH : Hank Kxamlnur Frwl Wliltleiuoro wan Interviewed today and gave out HID statement that of the $ ( 'M' > , O < M ) of loans , at the hint state ment of ( he lOllihorn Valley ImnK , bo was up to this llmo ahlo to llud bill $2r > ,0i)0 ) In notes ; that the loan and discount register am missing and that the affairs of the bank are lu mieh shape ( hut the true condition can not bo ascertained for two or three days. Warr.uito Out for Them. Warrants are lu the hanflu of the sheriff diurglng llugerly with receiv ing deposits niter ( ho bank wan Unowu Io bo insolvent and McGroovy with omho/y.llng oily money. A deposit ors' mooting has been called for Thurs day , at which time the examiner ex pects to make a full report. Put llngorty wan oxer mix-only years old. llo wan prominent lu church nnd local all'alrs and had the peoples' con- Ihlence. Fouling In hitter and doeu not ubatu an developments proceed. Mrs. Hagcrty Speaks. Airs , llagurly , who IH vice president of the hank , mild today : "Tlio nmvu- papers have mild that Mr. llagerty look away a large sum of money. This I IH untrue , llo lool < only about $1(10 ( Neither did he take any notes. Any one can see the notes would bo no good to him. llo could neither sell nor collect them under present coil dlllouH. The only pnperu bo look wore private papers , of no commordiil val ue. Mr. Hiigorly only loft , because ho could not pay , and he bud not the heart to meet , I ho depositors , most ol whom were old time It-lends who had placed Implicit conlldonco lu him. All Not Gold That GllUcrn. "It is a great misfortune that lie went into tlio hanking biiHiiiesii. He was well off before he engaged In banking and bo IH tbo greatest suf ferer by the failure. Tbo bank had many heavy losses. Mr. llagerty had confidence ill ctmtomorH who borrowed from him and who could not or would not pay. If the debts duo ( ho bank were all paid , nobody would lotto any thing. Those who criticise Air. linger- ty , might also glvo some attention to those who borrowed and never paid the money back. " Letter List. List of letters remaining uncalled lor ni ihrt pnnUilIicu nl Norfolk , Nab. , Nov. i ! ! ) , 1(101 ( : Mr. F. P. llpnooin , Mm. Amanda llooieii. Mm. AKKO ! D. llrnwor , Mr. cimrlo.x L. Ill-own , Mr. Marlon P. IJul- lilt , Mr. Albert Coiuolor , Minn AgnoH Chenlleld , Mrs. Hurry RoynoldH. Minn ( Illiela Senior. .1. D , Wlllllll. 13(1. ( Wil son , Hex. I ) . D Wiley. II not called for In fifteen days will be Honl to ( ho dead letter o 111 ( ' , ( ) , Parllt-H calling for nuy of'tlio ttbovo ploiiHo nuy "advertised. " John It. llnyH , P. M. * * " J" * * llorso hmiiuclH. Plimh nnd fur robes , Fluent assortment In oily. PrlcoH low. Paul Nordwlg. II In economy to use waul ads If you have anything to sell , e.vdiango or give away : or If , on tint other hand , you want to rout , buy of borrow. HILES STEWART , WHO WENT TO WHEELER , S. D. BEN WELBAUM IS THE AGENT It Io Snld That One of the Stewart fJoyn Confessed to Trying to Rob the Chicken Coop of Gim Stock , HI' . , nnd That He Shot Into the Gang. A report from Lincoln says I hat fur ther llt-lil IH Io bo shed In the shoot- lug of ( limtnv Stork. Jr , by bin father , living at Lyndi , lloyd county , when Henry Sloxviirt In brought biiek from Wheeler. K I ) . , oil II rofpilsltlon Issued yesterday by Governor Mickey. Hen Wolhiium , agent , has gone nfler Slow- Mirl. The man In company with Jlllen Stewart , Is charged \vllh burglary. On the nlgbl , of November 22 , Gimtav Slock slml his HOII who xvan a niivnl engineer from the Pacific eoasl at homo on a visit. Olio pub lished report , was Hint ( lie KOII said be fore be died Unit his fat her tried to gel him Io go to a neighbor's hou house and a quarrel followed. Thin lnli > WIIH received xvllli doiibln and It IH now Hald ( hat lilies Stexvart has con- fouled Hint he and Henry Stoxvnrl and young Slock xvonl Io the dilckou IIOIINO of Stock senior to rob it and the old man came out and shot tbo llrsl person ho HIIXV. TblB proved to be his son. All this will be cleared up when tbo missing man Is brought back. Tbo requisition Is bused on a com plaint signed by the elder Stock that Henry and lilies Stewart on the night of November li'-i broke Into his chicken house Intending to steal property worth $ f > 0 and ( bat they did steal and carry away dilekeiiH to the value of | $ [ * > No mention IH made In the complaint - . . plaint of tlio younger Stock who xvas | shot. Arriving at St. Louis at 8:30 : a m. M For di'tcriptivo and illustrated pamphlets , heels on-tlio different states , I M iniqm , folderri , utc. , write the jmt-K'nger nnd tiel.t-t agent at Omaha. XI M TOM Hl'GHKS , T. P. Agent. T. F. CJODFKKY , P. & T. Agent. I H S. K. Corner 14th and Douglas , OMAHA , NKH. XI M * Z + ZZZXX + XXXXX + X + X tX + Z-fZ + Z + Z + Z-J-X-f X + XX + Z + X + X Every One Should Know the great advantages offered by through car sen ice on a journey cast. If you can hoard a car at your homo town and not leave it until yon reach I'hicago , it is an advantage worth considering. This can bo done from any point on the main line of the I'liion Pacific Railroad by asking for tickets via the Chicago , Milwaukee & SI. Paul Ry- The trains on this line are brilliantly light ed by electricity , are steam heated , and equipped with every modern safety device known to railway service. F , A , NASH , Gen'l ' Western Agent , 1524 Farnam St , OMAHA , NEB.