The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, June 16, 1905, Page 3, Image 3
TillNOlt : OLKiWs : I KI'MY , 'I'NK C. . I nr > JOHN YAGER OF ALBION FATALLY - LY HURT AT AMES. BOTH KNEES WERE RUN OVER Jumped From a Train at Midnight and Fell Under the Wheels Taken to Fremont Hospital But He Cnnnot Gurvlve the Injury. Fremont , Neb. , June 9. Special to The News : John Yager of Albion , twenty-four years of age , had both legs crushed at the knee at midnight In the Ames yards. Ho Jumped from a freight train and fell under the cars , .4 . the wheels passing over both legs. The Injured man was brought to the hospital In Fremont and every thing possible was done for him , but the doctors give It out that he cannot survive the shock. SATURDAY SIFTINGS. Mrs. H. E. Owen went to Columbus today. W. W. Vaught of Pllger was In the city over night. A. E. Gore of Spencer is a visitor in Norfolk today. n. T. Arnold of Wakefield was in the city over night. H. J. Backes of Humphrey was in Norfolk this morning. W. D. Walker of Pierce was a Nor folk visitor yesterday. "Win. Zutz of Hosklns was in the city Saturday morning. M. Nichols of Foster had business In Norfolk this morning. Mrs. A. J. Rye ] has gone to Hot Springs , S. D.-for a visit. Mrs. Harned and daughter , Miss Etta , of Orchard , are visiting friends in the city. Mrs. P. C. Marsh and daughter , Lil lian , of Battle Creek , are visiting in Norfolk today. .1. A. Custer has returned from Can ton , 111. , where he went to attend the funeral of his father. A. R. Etig and Elmer Dahlberg of Plainview were in the city this morn ing on their way to St. Edward. Misses Mayme and Val Ecker were over from Winslde last evening to at tend the conservatory commencement. Walter E. Wood of Omaha Is visit ing his friend , President Geo. D. But- terfield of the Nebraska National bank. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Turnbull re turned this morning from a business trip to Orchard , representing tbolr nurseries here. E. M. Huntington went to Tildon yesterday with his automobile for con veyance and v-ill look after his farm interests in tbnt vicinity. Misses Eva Mohrmnn. Ethel Clill- vors , Grace Craig , Mildred Martlndel , Ellen Clark , Isabelle Williams. Hazel Keenan and Faye Hutton , and Mas ters Lloyd Mohr and Chris Powers , form a party of young people from Pierce in town today. Senator Win. V. Allen was In town from Madison today , meeting old friends and acquaintances. L. Sessions has returned from Oma ha , where he attended the State Fun eral directors' association ( luring the week. Geo. B. Christoph and wife returned last evening from York , where they have been attending the annual meetIng - Ing of state druggists. Mr. and Mrs. W. W. White of Sum- erset , Ky. , arrived in the city yester day. Mr. White Is a new train dis patcher for the Northwestern. Mrs. Pippin went to Omaha today to visit her daughter , Mrs. Lester Par ker , from whose home comes the re port that an llpound daughter was born yesterday. Neal Horiskey , who Is now cblef train dispatcher of the Union Pacific at Cheyenne , is expected borne this evening to pay a visit to his parents , Mr. and Mrs. Horiskey. Superintendent John Barnes of the Tekamah public schools is home to spend a portion of his holiday vaca tion with his parents. Guy Barnes Is also home from Tilden for a visit. H. L. Spanieling passed another bad night and was much weaker this morning. It is considered that he might pass away at any time , or that ho may live several days , but hope for his recovery has been given up. Samuel Porter , special examiner of the United States bureau of pensions , with headquarters at Grand Island , was in the city totfay on business con nected with his position. He is one of the four examiners looking after the matter of pensions in Nebraska. The other three are located at Omaha , Lincoln and Hastings. Mr. Forterhas n large section of the state from the west line to the east central portion to cover , and Madison county is In cluded in his territory. The business of his office .keeps him going night and day , very frequently. Conductor Tailor and Fireman Howell are building handsome new homes on South Fourth street. The grounds at the Grant school building are being graded up , a lawn will be started , and other work will be done to make the yard handsome and attractive. Tomorrow Is Memorial day for the Tribe of Ben Hur , and a memorial ser vice will be held at Odd Fellows' hall at 2:30. : The sermon will be preached by Rev. J. F. Poucher , pastor of the M. E. church. Emll Moeller is having his pressed brick sidewalk raised to the grade of adjoining walks and IB , In addition , / * > . . - > - . . giving the interior of his place of business a thorough decoration of nlcoly blended color In paint. F. A. Orlssoy , who has recently suf fered n relapse from an attack of ty phoid fever , Is reported to be very low at his homo on North Ninth street , and his friends and family fear Unit ho may not survive during the day , unless there Is a sudden and rad ical change for the butter. W. A. Schwertfergor was one of the locomotive llremen who enthusi astically planned for the picnic at Nellgh , but who had good and suffi cient reasons for not attending. Ho remained at home to properly outer- tain a bouncing eight-pound son who arrived at his house that morning. A Norfolk base ball team , organized this week with William White as man ager and Walter Dunn captain , went to Pierce today to moot a tonm of that city on the diamond. The Norfolk team Is composed of good players and they expect to meet anything that comes along and show them a good light. The Norfolk Electric Light and Power company commenced stringing wires this morning from the power house to the hospital for the Insane , which will bo lighted from the city plant. Down Main street the line is being strung among the other wires of the system , necessitating closing down the day current this morning from 7 to 10. Just two days more until show day , and It promises to be a show day , so far as the attraction is concerned , Hiich as Norfolk has not seen for many years. The extent of the attraction Is manifest by the fact that but two dates are made in Nebraska Omaha and Norfolk. Omaha gets it by rea son of being a city with a good terri tory to draw from , Norfolk by reason of Its location and railroad facilities alone. ' Crelghton Courier : A decision was handed down Tuesday in the district court regarding the village extension case which has been hanging fire for some time. 270 acres were ordered taken into the corporation and lays as follows : 20 acres south of the mill known as the Packard land , ex tends to ( lie mill pond on the east ; 10 acres , lying north of town , known as Peyton stock farm ; 40 acres north and west of the Catholic church , ex tending to the section line ; 30 acres south of Crelghton known as a portion of Columbia Heights addition. This extends from Mrs. J. C. Cleveland's residence on Bryant Avenue to the section line south of town ; and 140 acres , known as the entire Carlin's addition to Creigliton , lying south and east of the city , taking in Dr. DIs- brow's and M. II. Rafferty's interests. BODY OF DAN FOUEY RECOVERED AT HOOPER LAST NIGHT. SECOND OF TWO DROWNED MEN Foley's Body Was Found a Mile Below the Point of Drowning Fourth of July Celebration at Hooper Aban doned. Hooper , Neb. , June 10. Special to The News : The body of Dan Foley , who with his companion Ed. Nell was drowned by the capsizing of a ferry at this place on Tuesday , was recov ered last evening. The body of Neil had been found earlier in the day. Both bodies were badly decomposed. The body of Foley was found a mile down the river from where the two young men were drowned , while that of Neal was recovered five miles down stream. The funeral over the two unfortun ate young men was held this morning and was attended by all the prominent citizens of the town , among whom there Is general sorrow and regret over the untimely death of the two young men. It has been decided to abandon the Fourth of July celebra tion that had been planned , on ac count of the gloom which hangs over the community. Cheap Lands. A first class eighty-acre tract of Im proved land , splendid location , good soil , nil lays level and nice , only five miles from Norfolk , Neb. Price right. G. It. Seller , Norfolk , Nebraska. Two Ball Games. There were two ball games in Nor folk Sunday afternoon. A picked team defeated the Fair store team 18 to 3 and a picked team played against the traveling men. CHILDREN'S DAY EXERCISES. Little People of the Sunday Schools Give to Missions. Children's Day was observed Sun day by a number of the. Norfolk churches with pretty and Impressive exercises III which the little people of the Sunday schools took prominent parts. The day Is planned to foster the missionary spirit among the chil dren , when they may give of their savings to help spread the gospel nmong the heathen of foreign lands. Very generous contributions were taken. Flowers play an important part in the exorcises of the day and the church decorations were gorgeous In peonies , roses , ami other flowers of this season of the year. The chil dren taking part showed careful trainIng - Ing and enthusiastic zeal in doing credit to the occasion. THE ADVANCE GUARD LEFT FOR NIOBRARA TODAY. WILL PICNIC FOR TEN DAYS Tyler , Mapes , Koenljjsteln and Others - ers Start for the Woods This After noon and the Others Will Follow Tomorrow. U'nitn KrUln > 'n Onllv.l Attorneys Tyler , MapoR and Jack Koonlgstoln of Norfolk , C , H. Kolsay of Nellgh and Andy Olson of Winner left today for Nlohrarn , whore they go as nn advance guard to the plonkof the bar of northeast Nebraska , which starts at that place tomorrow. As the time for the outing approaches those restive limbs of the law could not withstand the temptation to hie themselves - solves to the sequestered wilderness ) of Government Island and thus gain a day over the regular picnickers. Besides , there are n few things In do and they thought they could do them better than the others , so they have hiked up n day In advance. They went equipped with a big nut- tit of tents , gasolene stoves , various kinds of provisions but no moat , and I a supply of remedy for snake bites. ! The snakes are said to bo pow'ful thick on Government Island , and nn abundance of "remedy" Is required. No meat was provided for by the commissary department , as It Is into of the requirements that enough fish be caught to supply the table [ | HI ! or starve will be the rule with the law yers next week , ami who ever hoard of a lawyer starving ? The advance guard will also ar range for busses to hurry the lawyers who arrive tomorrow directly from the train to the tall timber of the picnic grounds , so that they may go into seclusion as speedily as possible. Tomorrow the rest of the bar of north Nebraska will put in nn appear ance at Niobrara. Among those who go from here will Attorneys Powers and Weatherby and Judge Barnes ; Senator Allen , Lawyers Heed and Foster from Madison ; Judge Jackson , Judge Boyd of Neligh ; Goo. Boyd of Oakdale. A number are exported from towns northeast of here , and every station between hero and N'lo- brara will furnish its complement of legal plcnicers. Then the towns east of Niobrara will send -a bunch , and the picnic will be complete. They ex pect to remain ten days. Getting Ready for Nlobrarn. Niobrara , Neb. , Jnuo 0. From n staff correspondent : There will bo legal phrases In the air around N'lo- brara for the next ton days. Begin- niiiR with today the lawyers nf north ern Nebraska are assembling here and until the end of next week there is going to bo something doing. There arc already letters In the postofllcn for Burt Mnpos of Norfolk , who Is one of the loaders In the organiza tion for the picnic scheme and that is taken as a sign that , the lawyers are coming to town. The spot that was selected for the ten days' outing of lawyers , judges and clerks , is the most beautiful one on the river bore , and It has boon prepared in the finest sort of shape for the arrival of the barristers. There is a place for baseball , fishing , bathing and all forms of recreation. There in the cool retreats , away from the hurry and rush and worry of a strenuous world , the legal lights will enjoy every minute of their recrea tion. Niobrara people have made nil plans for entertaining the visitors and are looking for a great time with them. It is presumed that Burt Mapes and Jack Koenigsteln will get into the water the minute they arrive and never leave until they go home. Burt will catch the fish for the crowd and he will cook them , too. His friends have a photograph of Burt catching bull heads and sticking them iqto bis pocket instead of using a string. The lawyers will have the time of their lives , for Niobrara never does things by halves. Attorney Houston of Niobrara is working hard to get the park ready. Peaches and Apricots. Treading on the heels of the last of the southern strawberry crop , peaches and apricots have arrived In the Norfolk markets , and will contest with the home grown berry , now com ing on , for favor with lovers of fruit. As is usual with the first fruit of the year , the first shipment is not of the highest grade and quality , but It will answer the purpose of a change very well. HAIL IN COLFAX COUNTY A Severe Storm Visits the Central Part of the County. Schuyler , Neb. , Juno 12. Special to The News : A , heavy hall storm passed through the central portion of Colfax county , extending to within six miles of Schuyler. Pigs and chickens were killed and much dam age was done to vegetation. It was the most severe storm this section has experienced for years. Last Rites for Mrs. Estabrook. In the presence of relatives , neigh bors and friends , the last rites for Mrs. D. S , Estabrook were given Fri day afternoon at 3 o'clock at the home of the family on South Ninth street. Roy. J. P. Poucher paid fitting tribute to the llfo and character of the d ( ceased in her devoted work a wlft mother grandmother and to her di ep religious /oal , speaking IORMOIIH for the living and paying tribute to the dead. Beautiful mimic was rendered by a mixed quartet and the llornl of ferings banked about the casket at tested to the remembrance of friends. Brief commitment services were tipok- on at the grave In Prospect 11111 cemetery - otory and the thoughtfulness of friends was again In ovldenco there , where Iho grave had boon lined ami beautlllod with sprays of llowors and follago. Butte News Notes , Butte , Neb. , Juno 11 ! . Special to The News : The teachers of Boyd county who spent the last week very pleasantly attending Ihe teachers' In stitute In this city , left Saturday even ing for their homes. Ira Hull , recently of this city , loft Saturday evening to accept n posi tion as drug clerk at Lyons , Nob. Carl Warner and Floyd Hull started to drlvo to Anoka Sunday morning to get a buggy which was In a smash up the night before. The horse they wore driving became frightened tit the buggy on the side of the road and started down one of those steep hills at a rnto that was terrifying. The drivers landed nt the bottom of the hill quick enough , with n few close calls and another badly binashed bug gy. gy.The The Bank of Boyd county has boon making very extensive Improvements , and are now having It finished and dcoorntod by C. R. Williams. ATTORNEYS MAY QUIT FRIDAY Lawyers Spending the Week at Nlo- brara Prepare to Break Camp. The attorneys In camp at Niobrara may break camp Friday and return to their homos on a freight train Fri day night. M. 1) . Tyler of this city who has just returned from a trip to the camp , says that when ho loft ( hero was u fooling in favor of this. PONY NAMED NORFOLK. Shetland Born Here Is Attraction nt the Show Grounds. A beautiful little Shetland pony born at the circus grounds hero this morning has boon named "Norfolk" In honor of the city. The llttlo ani mal Is about the size of a cat and Is carried around In the arms of the men. \Vo sell flour , oil meal , mill feed , stock and poultry supplies. Flour and Feed store , Pacific block. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE DONE TO PROPERTY LAST NIGHT. ELECTRICITY AND WIND RAGE Several Business Houses and Resi dences Struck by Lightning and the Aultman-T.iylor Warehouse Is Un roofed. Omaha , Neb. , June 10. Special to The News : A severe electrical and wind storm passed over this city last night , doing considerable damage to property. The Glencoe elevator , the Prague hotel and two residences were struck by lightning. The Ault- man Taylor warehouse building was unroofed by the fierce wind. A Card. The "Koonigsteln Pharmacy" hav ing been changed to "F. F. Ware & Son's Pharmacy , " we take pleasure In commending the new firm to the pub lic as in every way worthy of not only holding the patronage the business enjoyed under our management but to increase It. We wish also to express our appreciation of and thanks for the liberal patronage we have re ceived during out thirty-two years of business relations. Koenigstein's Pharmacy. Johnson-Blewett. Announcements have been received here of the marriage of Miss Alta Katherine Blewett to Mr. Julius John son , both of Fremont. The wedding took place at the home of the bride's parents In Los Angeles , California. Kelly-Neumann. Announcement cards have been re ceived in Norfolk of the marriage of Miss Clarice Elizabeth Neumann to Mr. Fred J. Kelly Wednesday , June 7 , at Wymoro , Neb. Mr. Kelly Is su perintendent of schools at Cedar RapIds - Ids , Neb. , and Is well known among northern Nebraska teachers. Helms many friends In Norfolk , having vis ited hero on several occasions. They will bo at home In Cedar Rapids Sep tember 1. Mr. Kelly Is a graduate of the state university. As an advertising medium The News-Journal is unexcelled In Its ter ritory. Wabash Special Train for teachers and their friends to As- bury Park , N , J. , leaving Chicago 2 p. in. June 29. going via Detroit , stop ping at Niagara Falls , Albany , steam er down the Hudson river to Now York and salt water trip to Asbury Park. All agents sell via Wabash from Chicago. Marry E. Moores G. A. P. D. Wabash R. R. , Omaha , Neb. COMMITTEE EMPLOYS THE DIXIE CARNIVAL COMPANY. AMUSEMENTS OF HIGH CLASS A Number of Free Street Attraction ! mul a Band Finances Coming All Right Valentine Band of Twenty- five Pieces. I From Hatiinln.v'H Kiillv 1 Preparations fr ( ) the Fourth of July celebration and borne meet are pro gressing rapidly and It Is an assured furl now that the event will he n hum mer. The soliciting company was out yesterday and mel. with a ready re sponse to the financial call , Indicating that the business men are anxious to give their customers a good time. A contract was closed by the aniiiso- men ! committee this morning with .1. J. Davis , advance agent lor the Dixie On nival company , Dave Thomp son maungor , to bring their aggrega tion of atlnirllons to this city on July , ' 1 mid I. The committee has been In vestigating the merits of the company for several days and Is fully satisfied that It will moot the approval of the people. Yesterday Secretary Mathow- KOII of the Commercial club telephoned A. C. Felt , cashier of the First Na tional hank of Superior , where the carnival IK showing this week , and the reply was that the shows are clean and respectable and are giving satisfaction. The advance agent has a number of recommendations with him from towns where the company has been and In every ease II Is slated that there Is nothing Immoral about the exhibitions , and that Ihe company Is composed of high class , rcllnod pee ple. The local committee saw the adxautago of the attractions offered provided they were all right , but did not propose to stand sponsor for any more shows of the character that have hot n hero In the past. Hence they took plenty of ( line to Investigate and bollevo they have not bought a gold brick this time. They have ro- setTcd the right In the contract to close any show at any tlmo that the exhibitions are not considered all right. The carnival comes for n week begin ning July ! l , but the committee deals with them for two days only , the third and Fourth. They given certain number of free attractions on the streets ami besides have lout shows at which an admission fee will , ho charged. The company consists of about 100 people ami carries a circus band of leu piec es. It has Its own light , plant , and uses thousands of electric lights to Illuminate Its grounds pud louts. The free exhibitions will be given on .Main street Olid the tents will bo elected along that thoroughfare. The lending feature of Iho free ex- hlbltloim will bo the high dlvo , an athlolo diving from the height of ninety foot into u tank containing four fool of water. Two exhibitions of this character are to bo given on the Fourth , afternoon and evening , and ono each day during the remainder of their engagement. Thou there will bo aerial artists who perform on bars In the air , acrobats and contortionists. The tent shows , to which an admis sion will be charged , are live In nuin- bor. Roselle , electrical serpentine and radium dances ; Port Arthur , kl- nctoscoplc representation of the war In the far east ; the train robbers , real istic representation of holding up a train , Edison's latest masterpiece ; the Old Plantation , songs and charac teristics of the south before the war ; Loretta the snake charmer. Besides the company ; carries a Ferris wheel 10 foot high and a merry-go-round. All these attractions arc designed to coax nickels from the pockets of the people , but there will be enough free shows to keep up the Interest , and the time will be so well filled that no one will need to take In these shows un less he wants to. Music. When it was decided to hold a cel ebration and horse meet the plan contemplated hiring two bands for the occasion. The carnival band will fill one place , and the committee on music has accepted the proposition of the Valentine band for the other. This band consists of twenty-five pieces and its recommendations are that It Is a first class musical organi zation. Race Meet. The committee on racing events several days ago outlined their pro gram for the two days. On July 3 the track events will consist of two trot ting races , for purses of $100 and $150 and a running race of half mile dash. On the Fourth there will be two trotting races , purses of $150 and v" \ running race for $75 , half mile and'repeat , roadster race for $30 , and an automobile race for $50. Hartman-Shoff. At a quiet home wedding last even ing at 0:30 : at the homo of the bride's parents , Mr. and Mrs. O. P. Shoff , Miss Ethel A. Shoff was united In marriage to Mr. Henry A. Hartman , a druggist of Rapid City , S. D. , Rev. J. F. Poucher of the M. E. church of- ficiatlng , and the newly united pair left on the train an hour later for their new home in Rapid City. Miss Shoff has for eome time been teaching elocution in Norfolk and is herself a reader of finished training and natural ability , through her tal ents coming in contact with a large number of the people of Norfolk who will wish her a happy and prosperous fu'uro ' In lur new relation Though she ban lived In Not folk but n ohorl Him , i.lnci her father bought the Ox > mini bold , nho has won many warm frli uds and acquaintances. The I'lomn Is a litnlily-recomiiftidi'd biiNlnoNM man of Iho Black Hills and IniM the ruHpecl and cHlooni of u Inrgo clrclo of acquaintances. Pierce 15 ; Norfolk M , At Pierce Saturday afternoon the Plorco junior baseball team defeated the Norfolk juniors In a long , hard gnino , the final score standing IT. to M. Norfolk boys had Iho hotter of the game until the seventh Inning , when they went to pieces ami allowed Plcrco to score freely. After Unit It was a slugging match In which Pierce won by a nock. A game between PInlnvlow and Plerco In being played ut Plcrc.0 this afternoon. A Swift Gnme. Aln&worth , Nob. , Juno 9. Special to The News : A great giiino of ball was played on the diamond bore > os- terday afternoon , between Alnsworth and Valentino. The snore stood tit the end of the ninth Inning 1 to 1 , and In the last half of thu tenth Alns- worth made ono more. A Gnme for Blood. Crolghton , Nob. , Juno 10. From a slnlT correspondent : Plainview won a biiHeball victory hero over Lynch In one of Iho most hotly contented games of the season , by a score of 10 to 8. Moth teams played for blood. Lynch did Us scoring In the latter part of Iho game. A largo crowd saw the game. Repairing the Oxnard. ( ) . i' . SholT , owner of Iho Oxmml hotel , has under way oxlenslvo repairs to that hostelry. Steel ceilings are replacing the out-of-date llmo and sand arrangement , a now roof Is Ink Ing the place of the old and the rooms are being re-papered and Hie building thoroughly renovated throughout. I-ARM LOANS lowest Riles IW , J. GOW & BRO , I NORFOLK , NEBRASKA. Money on Hand FARM LOANS Slie Has Cured Thousands DR. CALDWELL , OF CHICAGO I'nirlicintf Aluopiifby , llmno opulhy , Kl 'dricinnl ( JIMI- ( 'rul Motlu'iiio. Will , liy request , visit profesloiiallj NORFOLK NEBRASKA , OXNARD HOTKL , TJIRSinY. .ir.NE ri : ONE DAY ONLY. returning every four weeks. Consult her while the opportunity IB at hand. DR. CALDWELL limits her practlc * to the special treatment of diseases of the eye. ear. nose , throat , lungs. TemaU UlECHxes , diseases of children and all chronic , nervous and surgical disease ! of n curable nature. Early consurop- tlon. bronchitis , bronchial catarrh , chronic catarrh , headache , constipa tion , stomach and bowel troubles , rheumatism , neuralgia , sciatica , kidney diseases , Orient's disease , diseases or the liver and bladder , dizziness , ner vousness , indigestion , obesity. Inter rupted nutrition , slow growth In child ren , and all wasting diseases In adults , deformatles. club feet , curvature of the spine , diseases of the brain , par alysis , heart disease , dropsy , swelling of the limbs , stricture , open sores , pnln In the bones , granular enlarge ments and all longstanding disease * properly treated. Illnuil find Skin DUtnurii. Pimples , blotcties , eruptions , liver spots , falling of the hair , bad com plexion , eczema , throat ulcers , ban * pains , bladder troubles , weak back , burning urine , passing urine too often. The effects of constitutional sickness or the taking of too much Injurious medicine receives searching treatment , prompt relief and a cure for life. Diseases of women. Irregular mens truation , falling of the womb , bearin * down pains , female displacements , lack of sexual tone. Leucorrhea. sterility or barreness. consult Dr. Caldwell and ihe will show them the cause of their trouble and the way to become cured. Ciinorm , Goiter. KUtuIn , I'lltm and enlarged glands treated with the subcutaneous injection method , abso lutely without pain and without th loss of a drop of blood. Is one of her own discoveries and Is really the most scientific method of this advanced ago. Dr. Caldwell has practiced her profes sion In some of the largest hospitals throughout the country. She has no superior In the treating and diagnosing of diseases , deformities , etc. She has lately opened an office In Omaha. Ne braska , where she will spend a per tion of each week treating her many patients. No Incurable cases accepted for treatment Connultatlon , examina tion and advice , one dollar to the Interested. DH. ORA CALDWELli & CO. Cnlcturo ni.