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About The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19?? | View Entire Issue (Jan. 20, 1905)
TIIK NORFOLK NtiWS : FRIDAY.JANUAKY 20 , l'JU5. r ' i \\IL A , \ Mustang Liniment curort CUH , IluriiH , MEXICAN Mustang Liniment ourott SpruliiM unit Strulnt * . MHXICAN Mustang Liniment IN u poHhlvo euro for J'llcH. PEOPLE OF DOONEQnEELEY AND WHEELER COUNTIES ANGRY. A WELL KNOWN CATTLE THIEF Finally Convicted , After Many Dattles In the Courts , Lnmb Was Put De- hind the Darn Now He Has Deen Released on a Pardon. Albion , Nob. , .Inn. 111. Special to The NOWH : When the IIOWH readied lioro that Mike Liunb , tlio fainoiifl cattle - tlo niHtlor , had boon pardoned out of tlio state penitentiary , oxcltomont pro- vallod and a grout fooling against the governor's action In tlilH matter was demonstrated In thin community. Men besieged the court house to learn tlio particulars of the matter from County Attorney Sponr who hail re ceived telephone Information from Attorney Doyle of Lincoln In regard to It Tlio name of Mike Lamb , to tlio people - plo of tills locality , resounds with deeds of high handed cattle stealing. Ho was the recognized lender of a band of cattle rustlers who operated In this part of the stnto for years past. Doono , Wheeler and Orooloy counties and the adjoining territory was the locality worked by thorn and their headquarters scorned to bo In the vicinity of the Lamb farm which Is situated about twenty miles west of hero. During the tlmo that this gang has boon stealing cattle two men have mot their deaths and pitched bat tles have boon fought between the out laws and the authorities. Suits have been brought against this man Lamb In both Oreoloy and Uoono counties and at the tlmo that ho was convicted In Qreoloy for stealing cat tle a suit was pending In the district court here against him. It was agreed at the tlmo that they try the case In Oreoloy county no thnt the expense of bringing the witnesses to Albion might bo saved as nearly all of them lived In Greeley. It was a relief to tlio people In Hhls part of Nobrnskn when It wns found that the famous Mlko Lnmb was , at last , safe behind the prison burs for ho had fought CHSO after case In the courts to good ofiVet and had also served one term of two yours In the penitentiary. So It Is not without cause thnt the law abiding cltl/ons are up In arms berauso of this pur- don. Seovral of the loading mou of the town have boon hoard to assort thnt they would furnish funds for the pur pose of renrrestlng and convicting this criminal on some of the other numer ous charges thnt arc hold against him. Some rumor of a "necK tlo partv" Is also current In the event that this cattle - tlo stealing business Is resumed. A general disgust Is expressed at the action taken by the governor In this pardon and Irrespective of political Ideas nil are condemning this act. Thnt the people In the vicinity of Codnr Itnplds and Oreoloy are also very Indlgnnut Is undoubtedly true ' and If they had boon consulted on this proposition It Is very doubtful wheth er or not one person could have boon found In either place thnt would have senctionod this unreasonable action. FRIDAY FACTS. V. E. Ollnc wn * up from Columbus yesterday. David Larson ofVahoo was In Nor folk yesterday. Robert Anderson of Wayne was In Norfolk yesterday. B. D. Currier of Albion was a Nor folk visitor yosiordny. Z. II. Oonnott of Long Pine was a Norfolk visitor yesterday. E. H. Charron of Bloomfleld was a Norfolk visitor yesterday. Mrs. K. 0. Hitchcock of Pierce vis ited In Norfolk yesterday. Tllton Dutcher wus a Norfolk vis itor from Plorco yesterday. Miss Josephine Stark was In the city yesterday from Pierce. John Johnson ofVausn lnul busi ness In the city yesterday. Miss E. Jackson was In Norfolk yes terday from Newman Grove. II. O. Romlg of Nollgh was hero yesterday to visit his brother Max. W. II. Fullerton was a business vis itor to Norfolk yesterday from Bloom- field. r N. D. Doleson and son , Fred , are at present visiting relatives In Kansas City. , Miss Ethel White has gene to WaS - S hob to spend Sunday with her aunt , 'Mrs.'W. R. Mitchell. Mrs. Vannonburg of Spaulding and Mrs. II. J. Hill of Monroe were visit ors to Norfolk yesterday. Supreme Judge J. B. Barnes has ro MEXICAN tang Liniment In HMO litiMivi'i nlxiy years. MHXICAN Mustang Liniment cures Spavin ami Klngliono. MEXICAN Mustang Liniment ctiroH nil forms ofKhunnmtlHin. turned from Lincoln , where ho at tended ( he recent session of the supreme premo court. ,1. ( ' . Cloland , ox-proslilont of the State Volunteer Flrcmon'H associa tion. Is In the ) city In the Interest of the big K. P. mooting on the LTith of this month. 10. A. Itullouk returned last night from Omaha , where he attended the convention of the Neb rsnaaondklbc convention of the Nebraska and Iowa Implement dealers. W. M. Robertson returned last night from Lincoln , whore ho had been on business. At noon today ho went to Meadow Orovo whore , with his son , 8. D. Robertson , ho tried a lawsuit today. Mr. Robertson returns tonight to bo present at the meeting of the commercial club. A special meeting of the Queen City HOBO company Is called for tonight. A now daughter has arrived at the homo of Mr. and Mrs. I ) . W. Caldwoll. Attend the mooting of the commer cial club at the city hall tonight at 8 o'clock. A boy was born at the homo of Mr. and Mrs. Will Wltman , northwest of Ilndar , yesterday. "Oughtn't the man to bo hung , " asked a business man this morning , "who darca to ask If it Is cold enough for you ? " The West Side Whist club enjoyed r. very delightful mooting at the homo of Mr. and Mrs. David Damn on Nor folk avenue last night The Commercial club moots tonight to consider n street railway proposi tion. If you are Interested In Norfolk you are Interested In this proposition. Therefore you should bo present. The Commercial club will meet to night at the city at 8 o'clock sharp to consider a street railway proposition. Everyone Interested In advancing Norfolk should bo there. Morris Mayor , formerly of this city but lately manager of a largo whole sale house In Chicago , has returned to Nebraska. Ho Is at Albion whore ho will engage In the dry goods busi ness with Mr. Decker , father of Mrs. Mayor. Reports from O'Neill state now that the published articles In which it was said that depositors In the defunct Elkhorn Valley bnnk at O'Neill want ed their money back , and that they would likely accept the proposition of Mrs Hagorty , were bnsod on false letters from depositors. The letter of Mrs. Nora Sullivan was forged , Mrs. Sullivan snys. It Is said now thnt the depositors do want the guilty parties punished. The Knights of Pythias of this dls- ti > lcl are to have nn opou meeting in NorfolkIn Odd Fellows hull , Wednes day ovonlng. January 2Gth. to which the general public Is Invited. Rov. L. P. Ludden , former chaplain of the stnto senate , will bo the speaker. The gentlemen are asked to bring ' tholr Indies. At the close of the open 'meeting initiation In throe ranks will tnlu > phico and the set-rot work will be oNomplllled by Ornnd Chancellor Kll- dow. If spooks and hobgoblins and disas ter and hard luck do not stalk unmo lested through the world today It will not be because there Is not n combination of Friday and the thir teenth of the month that should ac complish the end. If there Is supersti tion at nil regarding the unlucky day of the week and the unlucky day of the month that Is what the world is against today. There are however , those who claim that the combination Is fortunate for them and such will probably undertake to swing in a for tune today. The first piece of bad luck drawn by the people was the low temperature , the mercury Indicating a very low and frigid temperature. No Poison In Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. From Napier , Now Zealand , Herald : Two years ago the pharmacy bonrd of New South Wales. Australia , had nn analysis mndo of nil the cough medi cines thnt were sold In thnt market. Out of the entire list they found only one that they declared was entirely free from nil poisons. This exception wns Chamberlain's Cough Remedy , mndo by the Chamberlain Medicine company , Dos Molnes , lown , U. S. A. The absence of nil narcotics makes this remedy the safest and host thnt can bo had ; and It Is with a fooling of security that any mother can give It to her little ones. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is especially recom mended by Its makers for coughs , colds , croup and whooping cough. When taken In time It prevents pneu monia. This remedy Is for snlo by Leonard the druggist. Special Barglns Jn Land. SO-acro tract , Improved land ; fine location , close In , near town , price and terms right. G. R. Seller. Mustang Liniment I'm * Man , Ltuast or I'onltry. MEXICAN Mustang Liniment licalH Old Sores quickly. MEXICAN Mustang Liniment cureH Caked Ucldcr In cowa COLDEST WEATHER WITHIN PAST THREE YEARS HERE. CRISP , COLD , UTTERLY CALM HIGHEST SHOWN YESTERDAY BY MERCURY WAS ZERO. HIGHEST BAROMETER KNOWN Today Brought the Record for the Past Three Years In the Cold Weather Line , and It Brought the Highest Pressure Ever Known Here [ From Friday's Dally. ] Twenty-six degrees below zero was the minimum temperature as record ed by the United States government thermometer in this city up until 8 o'clock this morning and today Is the most Bovorcly frigid that has been known In Norfolk or the northwest within a period of three years. The only day during the three years which was as cold as It is today , was Jan uary 27 , 1901 , when the mercury sank down to twenty-nine degrees below zero. zero.Tho The warmest weather thnt was re corded all day yesterday , was an oven zero mark. The mercury did not rlso In its iny tube above that mark all day long , and was only as high as zero for a brief space of the afternoon , be tween 2 o'clock and 4. Having been enabled by the radiant heat of the golden sun to crawl up to the zero spot , the llttlo long cylinder of quick silver got scared , slunk away , drooped Its head and darted back to Its for mer haunts. Highest Barometer Ever. Another remarkable fact in connec tion with today's abnormal weather Is the extremely high barometeV. So heavy was the atmosphere tljiit Its weight sent the mercurial guage high up into the tube 30.50 Inches high. Never before within the memory of Dr. P. II. Snltor , who hns chnrgo of the gunge In Norfolk , hns the barom eter boon so high. It is probably the highest barometer in the United States today , ns heavier air than this Is a very rnro thing on this planet. A high barometer indicates thnt the nlr is heavy. It Is so cold nntl so com pactly pressed together thnt all of the moisture Is squeezed out. It Is crisp , clean , pure nlr and Is packed together because It Is cold. People llttlo realized how severely chilly It wns until they consulted the thonnomotrlo mercury , for with ab solute calm the frigidity wns not blown Into humanity In the same dis tressing fashion that accompanies a windy day of cold. The sky has boon perfectly cloudless - loss , and the smoke from dozens of big chimneys and smokestacks curled around aimlessly , not knowing Into which direction it ought to go , and having no place to go but up. Part of the smoke wandered south and part of it east this morning , indicat ing the perfectly windless weather thnt it is. CHOSEN FOR THE SENATE AT LINCOLN TODAY. HOUSES IN SEPARATE SESSION CONGRESSMAN FROM THE FIRST IS ELEVATED. t WILL OF REPUBLICANS PREVAIL Congressman Selected by His Party for the Exalted Position Is Approved by the Legislature Today In Sepa rate Session , ( From Tuesday's Daily. ] Lincoln , Nob. , Jan. 17. In separate session Elmer J. Burkett , republican , was today elected senator from Ne braska to succeed United States Sen ator Dietrich. Rosebud Lands for Sale Cheap. If you wish the best bargains in claims that have ever been offered or MEXICAN Mustang Liniment Uesl for IIofHu ullmeiitH. MEXICAN Mustang Liniment Uest for Cattle alluictita. MEXICAN Mustang Liniment Beat for Sheep ailments. ever will bo offered you again , coma and see us within the next thirty days or before settlement Is made upon thorn. Wo can soil you line level claims from two to six miles from good towns for from $1100 to $500 , and can sell you good claims farther from town for from $200 to $100. These claims are equal In quality to farms adjoining the reservation that are sell ing for from $3,000 to $5,000. Come now If you wish to take ad vantage of these bargains. Richard-Owen & Co. , opposite city hall , Itonestcol , S. D. .lorry Smolich , Bohemian land Agt. Welcome a Son. Mr. and Mrs. Myron Collamer wel comed a bouncing baby boy to their homo In this city last night NORFOLK DELEGATION LEAVES IN A SPECIAL CAR. TO BE A THREE DAYS' SESSION Columbus Will Undoubtedly Prove a Royal Host and Make the Boys Glad That They Attended Norfolk Will Rank High With Visitors. In their special car , fully uniformed and bobadged and with the coach an nouncing to the world who its occu pants were with largo lettered ban ners occupying the full length of space the Norfolk delegation of about thirty fireman left over the Union Pa cific railway for Columbus to attend the annual session of the Nebraska State Volunteer Firemen's associa tion which meets in that city this year. The session opens today for a three- days' meeting during which the best at the disposal of the people of Col umbus will be given the boys. Other Inrge delegations will attend from oth er towns and cities but the Norfolk delegation expects to rank well up among the top notchcrs in appearance and numbers. An Interesting program hns been prepared and Columbus pro poses to make the firemen glad they came and anxious to come again. THE TROCADEROJJHANGES HANDS Harry Loder Sells Stock to James F. Walton of Walnut , la. The Trocndoro has changed hands. James F. Walton , a well-to-do citizen from Walnut , Iowa , has purchased the stock and business from the former proprietor , Hurry Lodor. Mr. Walton will soon arrive to take charge of the business. His son Is already in the city. Mr. Lodor has been In Norfolk as owner of the Trocndero for the pnst seven years and has made a largo number of friends among men. of the city. Previous to that time ho was on the road ns traveling sales man , through the northwest. He has not yet determined just what his fu ture plans shall bo. It is possible that ho may arrange to continue his resi dence In Norfolk , with headquarters here for a territory In which he may travel. Mr. Lodor Is well known among the traveling men and his suc cess in that line Is assured. He has made the Trocadero well and favor ably known during his ownership. For Wrestling Championship. New York , Jan. 18. John Plenlng , the "Butcher Boy , " is confident that he will regain the Graeco-Roman wrestling championship from H. II. Egebberg , the "Giant Dane , " when the two come together on the mat in the Grand Central palace tonight. On the occasion of their previous bout In this city Ploulng lost the title to Ege- berg. That contest was one of the most sensational over seen In this city , and the men appeared so evenly matched that a return meeting be tween them wns demanded by the many followers of the sport Both have been training faithfully for sev eral weeks and appear to bo In the pink of condition for tonight's go. EXPLOSION OF RANGE. Mrs. J. D. Sturgeon Hears of Accident in Her Crelghton House. Mrs. J. D Sturgeon hns received word of nn accident in her house at Crolghton. The wntor pipes that fed through the rnngo to furnish hot wa ter became frozen and when the heat of the fire that had been started thawed the pipes and admitted the water to the hot range steam was gen erated and there was nn explosion. The accident took place yesterday morning. Try our Now York buckwheat flour. Feed store , Pacific block. MEXICAN Mustang Liniment limbers tip StlfTJolnts , MEXICAN Mustang Liniment penetrates to the very bouo. MEXICAN Mustang Liniment always gives satisfaction * FUNERALS OF CARRIE JACOBSON AND HER MURDERER. ARE HELD SEPARATELY TODAY Miss Jacobson , the 18-Year-Old Daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Hans Jacobson , Who Was So Brutally Murdered , Was Burled Near Home Today. Noligh , Neb. , Jan. 17. Special to The News : The funeral of Miss Car- rlo Jacobson , the 18-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hans Jacobson , who was so brutally murdered whllo she slept In her bed yesterday morning , was held today at the llttlo Grecian Bend church west of hero. The ser vice was conducted just at noon by Rov. Mr. Williams. The body of the murderer and sui cide , Andrew Nelson , was taken to Clearwater yesterday by his uncle and the burial took place at that place to day. TUESDAY TOPICS , R. C. Woler was up from Pllger Sun day. day.Thos. Thos. Lug of Tilden was in the city Sunday. J. L. Burns of Crelghton was In the city today. G. B. Taylor of Hadar was In the city Sunday. A. W. Llnke was down from Hos- klns Saturday. Geo. Buckmastcr wns a city visitor from Onkdnle. AJ. . Howe was n city visitor from St. Edward today. Wm. Piepenstock wns in the city from Wayne Sunday. T. D. Duffshey was a visitor from Battle Creek Sunday. H. F. Moore and family of Schuyler were In Norfolk Sunday. L. L. Shaffer of Plalnvlew was a Sunday visitor in Norfolk. W. M. Olmstead of Neligh was in the city , greeting old friends. Frank Berry of Wayne visited over Sunday nt the home of E. P. Olmstead. Miss Lizzie Preuss of Meadow Grove was a Sunday visitor In Nor folk. folk.Christ Christ Mohr , E. Mohr and G. W. Mohr of Osmond and Ernest Mohr of Pierce were In the city Saturday. P. H. Stacey , formerly of Louisville , Ky. , who has recently located at Crelghton , wns In the city yesterday. John Lake was over from Wayne. Chns. Linn was over from Ilosklns. John O'Neill of Tilden was In the city. city.Frank Frank Pilger of Stnnton was in Norfolk. Chas. Craig of Laurel was In town yesterday. I. G. Miller was over from Wayne yesterday. James Stephens was in the city from Carroll. E. II. Tracy made a business visit to Pierce today. Mrs. P. C. Marsch is in the city to day from Orchard. J. W. Kornlek was down from Bat tle Creek yesterday. Elmer Hunt was a city visitor yes terday from Nlobrara. H. C. Blarleon was In Norfolk yes terday from Humphrey. Misses James and Mayer of Stanton - ton attended the opera. J. E. Thomas of Neligh had busl ness In Norfolk yesterday. F. Moore came down from Crelgh ton on the early train today. W. H. Newman and John Erlcson were Norfolk visitors yesterday from Bristow. Henry Lessman was a Norfolk vis Itor yesterday from Wayne. Sheriff J. J. Clements was In the city yesterday on oulcial business. H. N. Miller and A. H. Loebe were In the city over night from Stanton. Rov. Father O'Driscoll of Blair was a guest of FRather Walsh yesterday. Miss Freda Baker of Stanton came up for the play and will return today. F. W. Ulolcht was up from West Point yesterday. Miss Nelllo O'Neill was In Norfolk from Battle Creek. Jacob Forester of Butte was a City visitor yesterday. Mrs. E. Tanner and daughter were down from Battle Creek. Ben Jeffers of Bonesteel trnnsncted business here yesterday. F. A. Milker and C. G. Texley were up from tSnnton yesterdny. Al Marks cnme up from Stnnton to join the Norfolk delegation to Colum bus. bus.H. H. E. Buckmaster , Mrs. J. M. Buck- master and Fr. Ems were Saturday visitors to Norfolk from Crelghton. Bank Examiner Kline of MInden was in the city yesterday to examine the Norfolk National bank. Ho found MEXICAN Mustang Liniment cures Frostbites and Chilblain * MEXICAN Mustang Liniment Best tiling lor a lamu liorsc * MEXICAN Mustang Liniment drives out all inflammation. the affairs of the bnnk In excellent condition. Ed Harter returned at noon from Nollgh. He was there when news of the dual tragedy at the Jacobson homo was brought to town and says that there was considerable excite ment over the affair. Mr. and Mrs. Wheeler of Plorco are visiting their friend , Mrs. C. C. Far ley of this city. Arthur Kern Is homo from Stanton whore he has been visiting with rel atives for the past two weeks. P. II. Green , F. C. Cnloy and E. R. Storey of Crelghton were in the city .A. 0. Ho well was down from Nollgh. Margaret O'Neill , Belle Dufphey , Miss Richardson and George Schnoll of Battle Creek took in the opera last night. F. II. Dayton of Portland , Oregon , Is a guest at the home of W. H. Butter- field. He is a nephew of Mrs. But- terfield. C. A. Johnson , vice president of the Nebraska National bank , was In the city this morning. Ho returned to Fairfax this afternoon. Water Commissioner H. LSpauld - ing has not been able to bo nt his office - fice for a week past and much of his work has been conducted by City Clerk McFarland. The commissioner has had a telephone , No. A 145 put in at his homo and ho Is able thereby to transact some of the business ot his office as well ns to care for the work as financier of the A. O. U. W. His many friends hope to se him able to soon again attend to his office du- ties. ties.Tho The West Side Whist club will meet with Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Boas on Thursday evening. Lincoln Star : The walking Is good at Norfolk , but the town , wants a street car system and is bound to have it. Special services in the Presbyterian church at Osmond closed Sunday night. Rev. S. F. Sharpless ot this city prenchcd there during the week. The Ladies Aid society of the Con- gregntlonal church will meet Thursday - day afternoon with Mrs. C. D. Sims at 2:30 o'clock. Ladles of the con- gregatlon are invited to be present. When in Omaha a few days ago , C. D. Jenkins fell on the Iron steps of the Millard hotel and Injured his back quite seriously. Since his return home ho has been confined to the house with a regular place on the Invalid list. list.The The sugar factory at Ames closed the season last Saturday after a run of 115 days of twenty-four hours each. Fourteen million pounds of sugar was produced from 51,000 tons of 'beets and it is estimated thnt the fnctory made a net profit of about $400,000. Tlio Junior promenade In the Nebraska - braska university will be held February - ary 10. The ball will be as usual at the Lincoln hotel. An innovation on the part of the management has been inaugurated this year In the shape of Invitations to members old and new. The almanac promises two eclipses this year , visible to the people of the United States. A partial eclipse of the moon will take place on August 11 and 15 , nnd a total eclipse of the sun visible here as a partial eclipse will take place on August 30 , the sun rising eclipsed. The drawing on the hand painted Jnrdinler which was offered by Trinity - ity ladies was held at the Leonard drug store. A committee of G. J. Hahn , Mrs. G. J. Hahn and H. R. Ward supervised the drawing. Ticket No. 2 was drawn out by Mrs. Hahn. Charles Gerecke held the mate and re- celved the prize. W. W. Cole , manager of the telephone - phone office at Neligh , was the first man to be informed that murder had been done at the Grecian Bond yesterday - terday morning. Shortly after 1 o'clock he was awakened by a sharp ring of the telephone bell , and was informed of what had taken place. Ho notified the coroner at Orchard that the dual tragedy had occurred , and requested that the officer come at once for the inquest which was held at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Building improvements at Osmond are going on rapidly. J. B. Tupper's new block50x80 feet , is finished. Dr. Crystal occupies the south room with a drug store and G. W. Mitchell the other portion with a general store. Up-to-date pinto glnss windows , fur- nnco and acetylene gas form a portion - tion of the modern arrangements. The Farmers' state bank building , the same size , will bo ready for occupancy - cy March 1. The corner room will be occupied by the bank and the south room by Freedom's general store. This Is a two-story structure and the upper floor will bo used for lodge pur- poses. The lot south of the Cupper block will bo occupied by a large brick building which will bo put up by E. Uecker and occupied by Turner - nor & Peterson ns a ment market