fllE NORFOLK NEWS : FK1UDAY , KKMHUAHV 15)05 ) ,
HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS ARE
STARVING TO DEATH. ,
FARMERS OUGHT TO FEED THEM
Instead of That , Many of the Family
of Mr. Bob White Have been Slain.
Helpless Little Creatures Huddle up
to be Shot at. j
, Poor llttlo quail.
This Is a hard winter for Mr. Bob
i" ' & * ' White. His" race IB suffering from thoM
M severity of the eason and It Is esti
mated by conservative authorities In
Norfolk that it will take another five
years of careful protection before the
supply of this line little bird , the best
friend the Nebraska fanner ever had
and the prettiest creature In the
woods of the west , shall again equal
i the quantity that lived and sang and
* How about-In the thickets of the nu-
1 - tumn of 1901.
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Snow drifts so thick that the llttlo
f creatures are unable to get to the
ground their ro'al homo are Mho
cause of the great falling off In their
' ranks just now. And many a pot
hunter , unsportsmanlike and unskill
ful , Is taking advantage of the help
less little feathered beings to slaugh
ter them by the wholesale.
Their pretty feathers dampened by
the heavy falling of snow , the quail
whole families in a covey kuddlo up
under n tree and , chilled by the wintry
winds , become unable to fly for any
great distance. They thus fall an
easy prey to the passing lad who had
gone hunting for rabbits , or to the
stray cat that catches as many as it
-pleases , or to the follow who should
v be feeding them grain.
Starving to Death.
Unable to got at anything to eat ,
I * ' with no place to stay but out , too titn-
id to beg to ? food of the neighboring
farm and yet as hungry as hungry can
he , the Bob White prows weaker and
weaker every day until , at length , he
lies down and dies. And just In this 'j '
manner hundreds and hundreds of
these little creatures , apparently pro
tected by the law of the state , have
been killed by starvation after suffer
ing in the snow.
V Along every , rural roadway the dead
of the quail family may be seen. And
for every bird dead may bo counted up
right now a hundred worms' that will
come ink ) existence next summer , to
' thrive/on the farmer's cabbages and
potatoes.
Now and then a quail may be seen
in the tops of a tree , but he has boon
able to get there only because that
particular tree had Httlo sprouts hangIng -
Ing far enough down to the ground to
make a ladder for Dim. lie is unauie
to fly today even to the top of one tall'
\ \ < te tree..Dr.
' ' < - , ' .Dr. ,1. H. Mackay , who had picked
It up on the roadside , Hronght a
starved little bird intothe , city this
J , morning , merely as an example of the
hundreds that are going the same
route. One man said today that he
! ! had seen , only last week , ' a hunter
with thirty-eight of the birds as a
day's bogging.
Not in a long time before have there
been such frequent numerous flocks
of quail as there were last fall , and
not again for just as long , perhaps ,
will there ever be again.
Spencer In 1904.
The /blknUng shows the principal
improvements made in buildings dur
ing the > ear of 190-1. There has been j
much done In the way of paint and repairs -
pairs which is not here Included. This
shows nothing wonderful. But It does
show a healthy and substantial growth
which Indicates confidence In the fu
ture of the town and the country
around it. Wo do not here include
the new ( louring mill , nor our ten thou
sand dollar water plant , which is not
yet quite completct but well under
way , nor any other of our public Im
provements , which ar > altogether con
siderable :
E. Mann & Co. . addition $ 700 00
John Frostrom , residence . . . . COOO 00
Elmer Weltzel , veranda . . . . 50 00
S. C. Clucasf residence 1850 00
Mr. Shears , residence u 00000
Mr. Shears , residence 000 00
Mr. Rotter , residence 1001) 00
Dr. Randot , Ice house 25 00
A. E. Gore , barn 250 00
I , Wm. Wllkerson , residence900 00
D. J. J. Hornbeok , residence. 850 00
James Myers , residence /UO ! ) 00
Lena Rhader , residence . . . . 830 00
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W. J. Colllngs. barn 200 00
, .I. W. Ross , addition to resi
dence \ . ' 100 00
Advocate ofllce 100 00
Dr. Skqlton , ofilco and barn. . 350 00
, .110(01 ( Woods , conveniences . . I00 ! 00
Swanson & Peterson , photo
-t * gallery 150 00
Ole Frosoth , residence 500 00
F. Matoushok , store building. ISOO'OO '
Jonas Johnson , photo gallery 100 00
Mr. Becker , store building. . . 1300 00
Chas. .Splcknall , repairs 100 00
Wm. Kloke , store building. . . 2150 00
Elmer Dorothy , addition 175 00
Wm. Mohr , ofllco and barn. . . 1000 00
L. E. Angel , residence 7(50 ( 00
Aug. Korth , ice house 200 00
Vac Jlracek , bakery COO 00
Wm. Krotter & Co. , lumber
building 1500 00
Jack Mott , addition 125 00
Fred Sedlacck , addition nnd
; t heating plknt 2000 00
School board , out-bulldlngs
nud repairs 200 00
J. T. Woods , barn repairs. . . . 250 00
Myers & Williams , repairs100 ! 00
Al. Kloko , residence 1000 00
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Dorothy & Splcknall , repairs. 60 00
N. A. Hagcnstolu , residence. . COO 00
Dan C. Brown , repairs 260 00
Total 131,125 00
The above shows thirteen now resi
dences , three line new store buildings ,
Wm. Krotter & Go's , largo lumber
building , Wm. P. Mohr'n flue now
double olllco building and several oth
er buildings which make a good showIng -
Ing , outside of the numerous additions
and repairs. Spencer jVdvocate.
TWO VICTIMS OF ONE SURPRISE
Miss Dora Dorsey and Miss Manry
King Each Had a Birthday.
A surprise birthday party was per
petrated upon two young ladles last
night at the homo of Miss Dora Dor
sey , Spiith Second street. Miss Dor-
soy and Miss Mary King were the vic
tims of the surprise. Miss Dorsoy was
fifteen years old yesterday and Miss
King was fourteen. Cecil Mlll.er won
first prize , n Bilk scarf , for the boys ,
and Miss Dora Dorsey won first prize
among the girls. Wallace Dorsey won
the booby prl/.e for his side and Miss
Nora Moollck won the booby prl/o for I
girls. ,
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CREIGHTON YOUNG MAN HAS DIS j '
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TRESSING ACCIDENT.
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HE MAY LOSE THREE FINGERS
After Having Wound Dressed by
Creighton Doctor the Voting Wan
Was Brought to Norfolk for Care
and Treatment in the Hospital.
Creighton , Neb. , Feb. 1. Special to
The News : Ernst Martin , an unmar
ried man twenty years of age , caught
, his right hand In a corn sheller > 'es-
terday afternoon. He lost his first
and second fingers in the ma\\ of the
crushing machinery , and may lose the
third linger , although his doctor will
make an effort to save tltat.
At the time of the accident he was
working at , the farm of E. Stallup ,
live miles southeast of town. He was
brought In Immeniately and Dr. Bur-
roll dressed the lacerated hand. On
the afternoon freight he-was taken to
Norfolk for hospital care and treat
ment. This is tlio first cornsheller ac
cident In this vicinity since November
20.
Repairing neatest , best , cheapest
'Paul Nordwlg , harness man.
FOR SALE. My thoroughbred Nor
man stallion Is 3 years old , 17-i hands
high ; weight 1,600 pounds. Has n
heavy , wide leg : good action , and .is
well broke. Guaranteed a sure brood
er. Inquire of John II. Harding , Mead
ow Grove , Nob.
Battle Creek.
On Wednesday , at noon , Miss Nell
Craig , one of Battle Creek's popular
young ladies , and Frank C. Huddle , a i
prominent farmer of Emerlck precinct ,
were untied in marriage at the home
of the bride's sister , Mrs. .A-F. Lewis ,
at Fremont , tills state. .
Manor Brothers of Platte Center ,
who recently traded land for the im
plement stock belonging to A. Axen ,
have made another deal whereby the
entire stock is transferred to Hengst-
ler Bros. , implement dealers of this
place.
P. F. Zimmerman Is sawing lumber
this week for J. M. Warner , south of
town.
Mrs. Herman Scheor of Meadow
Grove visited relatives here Saturday.
The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Hans-
gott Werner was christened at the
Lutheran church Sunday morning.
Fred Craig took suddenly sick Tues
day and is under the'care of a physi
cian.
cian.Mr.
Mr. and Mrs * Adolph Mantey visit
ed at West Point Sunday with Mrs.
Mantey's mother , Mrs. Sophie Schrlev-
or , who has boon sick.
Fred Fuerst , HP. , was a business
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visitor to NorfolkTuesday.
Dr. E. Tanner is suffering from a
bad cold this week. * * "
It Is a wonder to some that Col.
Tim Pioi-ce don't get sick , being out
In this cold nearly every day crying
sales. Ho Is qualified to lose his tem
per , anyway , but he doesn't.
FOR SALE. My mammoth black
Jack , foaled nud grown In Nebraska
Is II years old , stands 15 % hands high :
weight 900 pounds. Has a large bone ,
good stylo. Is good performer. In
quire of John II. Harding.
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NORFOLK GETS COLDEST OF IT
Nineteen Below .Here WWIe Omaha
Had a Balmy Day.
With the mercury standing down at
the nineteen below zero mark in Nor
folk , Omaha was enjoying n balmy
day today with a temperature of six
degrees below. A telegram received
from that city today states that the
coldest .weather of the night was six
degrees below. Norfolk and northern
Nebraska have been getting the worst
of it all winter on the weather lino.
All along , this section of the country
has received the extreme minimum re
corded anywhere In the country.
FACE OF ILL-FATED DRAGA SEEN
DY SUPERSTITIOUS.
CREWS CAN'T BE HIRED TO STAY
Desert the Vessel at the First Oppor
tunity Police nnd Other Officials
are Afraid of the Apparition Young
Girl Sees It. ' '
Vienna , Feb. 1. An extraordinary
story Is being told here , on the au
thority of a Uudn-Pesth correspon
dent. Some weeks ago the yacht
which the Ill-fated Servian Quoou
Drnga bought shortly before her death
was brought up the Danube to the
Hungarian capital by Its purchaser , a
Belgrade merchant.
Owing to queer stories current about
the yacht difficulty had boon experi
enced In got ting a full crow , ami on
arrival al Buda-Pcsth several men de
serted. Two days later a dinner par
ty was held on board. A nnmhor of
Idlors. attracted by the yacht's tragic
association , were loitering on the quay
wlioti suddenly a frantic scronm was
hoard , and a hcijulll'ul young girl , In
evening dross but without her cloak ,
rushed out of the companion way and
dashed along the gangway to land.
The excited crowd attempted to slop
her and ask what was the matter , hut
with the mysterious words , "Tho face !
The face ! " she tore herself away and
rushed down the road.
Next morning rumor spread rapidly
that the electric lamp lu Iho yacht's
saloon had gone out during dinner ,
and Unit a hideously gashed head , liv
id and streaming with blood , hnd
Uarod down at the company through
a blue mist on the after bulkhead.
! "It Is Draga's ghost" said the super-
I stitlous.
On the following day the crow deserted -
sorted In a body. The river authori
ties ordered n guard lo be sot on
board. Dlfllculty was experienced In
getting anyone to spend the night on
the haunted yacht , but at last an old
waterman , named Blrnham , was In
duced to go on board.
At daybreak he was hailed from the
dock by the man who hail oomo to relieve
lievo him. No answer was received.
The , relief , being frightened , ran
ashore and refused to 'go near the
yacht.
An hour later throe policemen , each
trying nervously to keep at the tall
of the profcession , wont on board the
yacht , and proceeded down the com
panion ladder. In the saloon , lying
on his back , nnd in a swoon , in which
he hnd apparently boon for several
hours , was the watchman. On his
face was a look of inexpressible her
ror.
ror.When
When brought to Blrnham re
fused to say what he had seen , but ex
claiming wildly , "Tho face ! The
face ! " staggered on shore.
Try a News want nd.
SMALL BOY SAWS HIS FINGERS
Blade Slips and Teeth Dig Into His
Flesh Frightfully.
tAuRURt Dignan , an 11-year-old hey
who -lives on South Fourth street ,
sawecj into his linger yesterday so
that the bone was laid bare. Ho met
with the accident while reducing big
chunks of wood to little ones. The
blade of the saw slipped and the cruel
teeth dug into his lingers frightfully.
The wound was sewed up.
THURSDAY TIDINGS.
( i. D. Ueese was in the city from
Pierce.
Mrs. Jones was down from Buttc
Tuesday.
Mrs. John Huebner Is in Norfolk
from Hoskins.
W B. Powers was in the city from
Pierce Tuesday.
Mrs. Smith of aFlrfax registered in
the city Tuesday.
Mrs. B. Tanner was lu town from
Battle Creek Tuesday.
Chas. J. Dugan came down from
Bonestecl on the morning train.
Sleighs wore out today , but not for
pleasure. Now and then a traveler
would bo seen riding In one of the
cutters , but he was a traveler who
preferred to bo at home. There wen-
no bobsled parties scheduled and the
livery stables didn't do a rushing bus'-
ness In that particular line.
H. 13. Owen pleasantly entertained
a party of ten gentlemen at dinner
last evening for his brother , ' Wm.
Owen of Laramie , Wyoming , who Is a
guest hero on his way homo from n
visit to the gold fields In Nevada. A.
A. Lovelace of Omaha enjoyed with
the local guests the pleasures of the
evening.
The world gave a cold welcome to
the girl baby who was born at the
homo of Mr. and Mrs. Marsh Canady ,
south , oftho'Junction , , last night. To
bo born both on flroundhog day and
on the coldest day In six winters Is a
hardship , for sure , but Miss Caundy
didn't seem to mind it In the least.
She said this morning , In fact , that
fiho rather liked the Idea.
Fremont Tribune : The bursting of
a cylinder head on the engine of
Northwestern train No. 2 at about 9
o'clock this morning caused a d'elay
of more than an hour a half mile east
of the water tank. The train left the
passenger station on time and was
CAUGHT BY THE GRIP.
RELEASED BY PE-RU-NA :
"The world of
medicine recognizes
Grip as epidemic
catarrh. "
Medical Talk.
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LA GRIPPE in epidemic catarrh. It
spares no clnhH or naUonuUy. The
cultured and the ignorant , Ilio nrintoorat
and tlio pauper , the IIIIIHSUR and the
classes arc alike tmhjcct to In grippo.
None are oxumpt nil nro lluhlo.
llavo you the gripT Or , rather , has
the grip got youT Grip la well named.
The original French tcrn , la grippe ,
lias been shortened by the busy Amorl-
can to rend "grip. " Without Intending
to do BO a now word has boon ctilnt'd
that exactly describes the cano. As if
fiiuni' hidunufl gianl-.vith awful Ciur had
clutched in In its futal ohisp. Men ,
woman , children , whole towns and pities
iiru caught in the Imnef'il grip of a tor-
rihlo mounter.
Tliu following lotton fcjioak for thoui-
heading out at a good rate when
the accident occurred. Incoming
trains from ( lie east were given some
Incouvonleneo
Tlio Angell's comedy company ,
booked fora week's stand In the Nor
folk'Auditorium and which was to
have put on the third of the series of
repertoire last night , was frozen up
In ( he theater without a handful of
auditors , and finally gnvn up the at
tempt to put on a show. It was too
cold a night for anyone to venture out
to see a bit of comedy on the stage.
Life was too much of a reality to take
any chances at the playhouse.
.Judge Hayes fined one man $10.10
today for being disorderly. Th < * fel
low had deliberately struck another j
in the faro The other , the assailant
said , was to blame. "It was this way , '
said the defendant , Mr. John OOP. "I
was walking up the street carrying
plumbers' tools to the west side. 1
had no mittens on. Seven people had
asked mo If It was cold enough for
mo. and I.had said It was. Then this
piker met me. 'Morning , ' says he ,
'and Is this cold enough for ye ? ' Ami
I thought I had a right to slug him. I
did It , knowing I'd have to pay a fine. "
Oscar Uhle has a thermometer
which was put out of the running by
the cold of today. The temperature
guago was manufactured evidently for
Omaha or some other , tropical spot.
It was never made for Norfolk. The
minimum that it Is able to record is
twentv degrees below zero. Consequently
quently when the weather man saw
It and went It Hfteen better this morn
ing , the thermometer was unable/to
call the bet and had to quit the play.
The mercury In the tube got together
at the very bottom of the glass and
huddled up in a snug manner , to smile
at passers- ! ) who migfit take It as a
real sign of the temperature.
The Northwestern has piannori to
carry the Idea of tho'socd special tea
a logical conclusion and will noxi endeavor -
deavor to Instruct the farmers of i
western Nebraska on potato culture , j
how they can Increase and Improve
their crops , and giving other valuable
hints. Western Nebraska already has
an enviable reputation in the growing
of potatoes , but there Is a chance for
Improvement oven there , pr < l the uni
versity exports are qualified to glvo
tho. growers Instruction that will bo
beneficial. The "potato special" will
bo run on February 28 and March 1 ,
from O'Neill to Harrison , the last sta
tion this sldo the Wyoming lino. Tlia
equipment will bo the same as was
used on the former occasion. Export
agriculturists from" the faculty of the
state university will have charga of
the scientific instructions for th I
farmers on potato growing and seed
selection.
flolvt'H ax to the cllli'iii'v of P'Tunii In
cnHi'H of la griiin | | or KM afiiT HToriH.
After itfcr.ts : of t. < i ( irlppc l.'r.idlc.ili-d
by Pc-m-iiii.
Mr . I'lcd W < Inhorgi i , WxHti-rlo ,
Albany dmiil. > , N. V. , u i , ic :
"Several j ' ! iiH nn < i I hud an ulliii'k nf
la grippe which left in.nrrurf . in : \
pfi-truti'd ! rnnditinii. Then I hud an-
oilier nlliieK < > f hi gi Ipj'ii ' which left me
worse. I had Irleil three gnod phynleliiiF (
bill all inaln. . I gavi P < rui'ii n'lrlul
Inat-hort tune I \\IIH fueling lietter and
1 ll ' ' . " Mrs
now am : n v IIH I'nyo'Mt.
Fred Weinherirrr.
lion.liiincs It. Oiilll ol Oniiiliii.
Hull. JunirI I ! ( . l-t KIII lit ll | <
oldei-l ami IIH I < -n n < l in < > ii r Uiiiulin
Nob. lit' hi.- ; il"IHmuch lo IllultO II
what II IN , * en ing mi puMIc UmrdH n
number of dutch , ltd i-iidor * * ' * IVrmm
In Ilii' folloing \\iinlH :
"I iiiiillHyriii-Mnld.um linleriliil In-arty ,
nnd I'crunn him hclpul IHC niialn It.
TuoyonrN ngu I luiil In pi l | > | > r niy llfi
\\IIM ilcMpnlicd iif. IVrunii mived mo.11
J. It. ( HUH.
A Kul.ilUr ot Ahi.ihmi Lincoln.
Mr , .Milan S. Lincoln , \\lin ri-nldi-H at
HI ! ! I. Slioi'l , N. W. , Wil'hliiwlon , I ) . ( ' , ,
IIIIH tint hunnr of being third cousin lo
Alirnhiini l.liii'nln. lie \\rllcn :
"I hud la | > ilppi < Hllmi'H befoul
U.MIIoiir , iiii'iliclnc. Pniir ycarH ugo f
l-iyim tin' line nf I'criinit , ulnco which
lime I liuvinui liiirn iKiiililcd with ( hut
illKi-iiMi. I IMIM now d" 11 * iiiiii'b work ut
\ vdrnU UK I \ \i r ciiiiiil in my life- , t
IIIIM- H.IIIH il liini ( > III ill l"il piilllldN III
\M''l'.lil.-S. H. Mlii'ulll ,
I'c rn-ihi Nof Only Cured , , ( itliipo lint
Itcnctllcd the Whole Sy.Ui'in
MIMHlii - . . M. | iri' -liT , I : lil N. I'.rynnt
AM > . , MI ii in n | n illMinn. . , wrlli-x :
"LiiHi Hjirlng I MI If i i i-d fmni hi grippe
and w IH pin sinll curiil hut tlm luul
ufloi i MVi'tH ri'in.tlni'd ihningh Ihi-piun *
mcr and Minirlicw [ illil mil gut Btrong
IIH I \\nn licloii . dm1 of my ciilh-gn
rilfiiili- \\lio M iiu \i-oilng mo nxkid HID
in liy IVriinii nnd 1 did MI uiul found
Hall mid inoin Ihun 1 hud cxpci'li'd. It
nui only < -nri-d miif lhr > i-iilarrh lint
ri ' mo In pcrfi'i'l hctillli , Inilll up
Iho I'liUnNHli'tn nnd limught u hnppy
fi-i'llng of liiiiiynncy which 1 had not
Kimv\ fur'yuirn. ! " Allen M. Ircnnlor. )
An Aclri'.ss * Ti-.stlinoMlnl.
MI-H Jean Cowglll , < ; rii\\uld dporii
HIIIIHC , THM , , N. V. , IM the lending Indy
\\llli tlio Aiiliicj Hloek Co. Hho wrllc
I "luniim tin- pn l winter ( if I'KII I
-iilTiTml lur HevriilM rln from u HI'MTO
attai'k of grlppi' , > \ hleh luft n heriout
eiilnn 1ml condition of Iho Ihroiit nnil
hcnd ,
"NiHiiiT on hiigpi'Nted I'eriiiiu. As
hint icHoi'l , ; iftcr MiiMling much Mum
nud niniii v on phyKlcliuiH , I ( rlt'il tlm
remedy fnllh'fiillj , nnd In u few wt-i'ltH
wns IIH well IIH liver.1 Jenn Cowglll.
A Soiitlicni Jndfir Cured.
.luil e 11 or at lo J. OOMM , HnrtMcM , fla. , '
wrlles :
"Siiino flvo or six yoiim ngo I hnd .1
very ci'M'ie npell of gnpii | , which It'ft
mo with Hyxlemlo enlanh. A friend
mlvli-cd me In try your Pcrunn which I
did , nnd IVIIM linmedhiiely licneilted and
enn-d. 'I'ho third lioltlu rompl ( < tad the
CMiro. " II..1. ( JllHS.
If jou du inildrrlvii prompt und hatln-
fni'tory rivnllM from "the u of I'eruna ,
\ \ rilu nloin'e to l > r. ! Inn innn , giving n
full hlali'iiifiil of ymir i'n-e utid helll
ho jilfiihi-d to give you hix valuable ml-
\ iee f rails.
| Ail > ln-4 Dr. llnilinnn , I'ri-Hldenl of
'The * II u Una n Siiiiitnnii'ii , i'oliiniliiitt , CX
Every One
a
Should Know
Mie tfi-eiU advantage's olTm-od In Uimiigh
car service on a journey east , if you can
board a car al your home town and not
leave it until' yon reach Chicago , it is an
advantage worth considering. This can he
done from any | ) oint on the main line of
the Union Pacific Hailroad h\ jiskinj ; for
tickets via the
Chicago , Milwaukee &St , PaulyRy.
The trains on this line are hrilliantly light
ed by electricity , are steam heated , and
equipped with every modern safety device
known to ntilway service.
F , A , NASH , Gen'l ' Western Agent , 1524 Farnam St ,
OMAHA , NEB.
ii FOLLOW THE FLAG"
EXCURSIONS SOUTH
DAIL\
.If yon are thinking of a
trip
SOUTH
SOUTHEAST
EAST
write and let us toll yon best rates , lime , route and
send marked time tables.
This saves you worry , annoyance and makes yon
feel at homo all tne way.
Call Wubash lUity Oflieo , 1(501 ( Farnam St. , or ad
dress
HARRY E. MOORES ,
a. A. 1' . D. Wabash U. H.
Omaha , Nebr.
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