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NMKKOLK NKWS. SliJI'TIMHIOK 22 , iiJ5 ) MRS. HERMAN WIPPERN , WHO WAS KIDNAPED YEARS AGO. UUT NOW RESTORED TO HOME Gecnuse of Her Long Sepnrntion , She Never l.cunud the Bohemian Lan guage o ( I.C'Father and Mother , and They Can't Talk English. A iK'cnllnr Kennel to the restoration of Mm. Herman \VIiiern | | of St. l.oulh lo her pariMilH. Mr. anil Mrs. MIKe Seholmwt , at dross. Noli. , aflor HR- ! had boon lililimpecl and lost for ulRh- leoii yeni-H , him cnino ahoul In the In- ahlllty of Mrs.VIiioni | | and lior newly toiind pnrcnlH to talk to each other In the emme laiiRiuiKo. As a romiM of ( he queer predicament. Mrs.VIiiorn | | IH trying to learn I1" . . . . . . . .Ian IIIIIKIIUK" and her father and mother are attemptIng - Ing to ntnMor Iho UiiKllsh Inn ne. odd HlKim nnil dllllonU w'nrli HorvliiR mean- \\hllo to lirliiK an undcrntandlnK he- i ween them. The reason for thin In the farl that Mrs.Vlpnern , when nluvnH > mysterl- oimly Uldnnpod almost twenty yearn n o , was n wee little tot of 2 , Jimt lilu encniKh to toddln nliout the hnnne and unable to understand a word In any UnRUiine , Her father and mother talked nothhiK ' 'lit Hoheinlan and have never neqnlred the lOnglM ! . MrwVip - porn , the Rtolen child , was thrown \\ltli circus people nil over the United siixtoi nnd lenrnod well the Amorlrnu. . word * . l > ut of course never had occa sion to acquaint hernelf with the Inn- mmgc of her parentH. CmiHoquantly iho meeting hot ween parents and daughter , when the kidnaped child WJIH tlnally located the other day , was n rather singular affair , though n hnppy one. Ths Strnnge Story. The story of the strange Kidnaping of Mm. Wlppern when Hh" was a child eighteen years ago. of her earoor as I he supposed daughter of a clrniH wo- , niiin , of the llmil revelation to lior that j the trnpezo performer wan not horl ! mother and nt lust , after n oonlliiuoiiN j search of flvo long > enr8 , the restora tion to her parents In Iloyd county , Nob. , Is tnily Ntrnngcr than Iletloii. It was ono night nt mitiROt that the child wns missed from the yard In' | mint of the fannlinima. That j just eighteen Hummers ago. And until . the other day not one single word In I , tlie-Bhapo of a clew as to lior wlioro- ' iihouta was ever heard by the anxious parents , Mrs. Wlpern was thought by her parents to h , vo been Rtolon by a neighbor , a ranchman named Ornmhy , imt In truth she WIIH tnlten by n cir rus performer named Mrs , Heard. Mrs. Beard brought the child up from infancy , almost , to womanhood , be- He > < t that Beard was her name. She leu 1 to cnll the canvas ot the cir cus homo and the circus ring her i > ! a "imd. I years ago Mr . Deard bocume Ml ' the night before nho died she lull young Klrlthat _ she was really iu > liter , after all that her true mi m 'Lela Franklin , and that she lull n stolen , when a child , from a i town In Nohrnslin. Alone In Hie Id , she htH-nnio the bride , n 0. of Herman Wipern of St. 1.01 I the night she learned that she \Vl ! ut a daughter of the circus wo- inn the Kidnaped girl IHIB searched. For fl\e lonq ; years she tried to locate her father atid mother. At length she wrote n KMter to the chief of police of Omaha , asking for Information. Newspaper publicity did the rest. A few lines of typo served to bring to- gothtor the long lost child and her be wildered parents , then more than a thousand miles apart , nnd In aplto of the fact tiat the parents are tin nine to road BngMsh. Sow It In the Papor. The letter , printed , was noted by n daughter of Anton Schelnost at Hutte , Neb. TVe little girl Is a cousin of the Kidnaped child. The letter , which asked for Rome clew that would lead' ' Mrs. Wl'-eni to her pnronN , gave such an Identical story with that of her cousin , that Josle Scheinost told her uncle. Her uncle , Mike Soheluost. had faith nnd correspondence between his brother. Anton Schelnost. who can write English , and the missing girl , followed. Pictures wore exchanged and there was such a close family re semblance that Mrs. Wlpern finally decided to come to Nebraska for n trial. She arrived at Gross , an inland town , nnd was mot by all of her rel atives from various parts of the state. And It was established In their minds beyond the shade of n doubt that she was really and truly the long lost child. She returned to St. Louis for her belongings and 1ms just this week come back to Gross , whoro. on the prairies that arc fanned by the winds from the unending Rosebud reserva tion , he IB gaining a tnn on lior choolc and. though slowly , ability to handle I the language of Bohemia. THE HERZIG MURDER STORY. A Denial and Confirmation of the'Story of Innocent Man Hanging. WM the Btory cent out from Mlnot. N. D. . regarding the confession of Charles Her/Is of a murder thirty years ago , and his suicide a few days ago , the truth or a fake ? The Associated Press carried the torthlB week. Yesterday the Asso ciated Press sent out from St. Paul a dispatch stating that telegrams from Oov. Snnrlnn of North Dakota tended lo Indicate thuro was no truth to the story. A later dispatch from Mlnot says : A messenger Just In from thn Hid- donwood country corroboratoH Iho Hloryof the finding of the body of Charles Ilorzlg , the confessed murder er of l.l//lo Oromlmchnr , for whoso killing Charles Hleillng WIIH hanged j nl Youngstown , Ohio , In 1877. HOWIIR not a member of Hie Hcitirhlni : parly , which made the ghastly discovery In a deep rnvlnn In Wnllncn county , hut i ' HIIVM that ho got his Information from u man named nronnon , who claimed ' lo have inflated In cutting down and burning the dead body of Horzlg. II Is also claimed thill a small tolenropo grip WIIH found near the place where ho had siilcldod , In which were docu- | inonlH fully oHlahllHhlng his Identity , and giving a new Hugo of truth to Iho ' alleged confession. Kxcllomonl over Iho matter IH run ning high here and now developments are anxiously awaited. Several repre sentatives of eastern pa pern reached' ' < he city this morning and tire working ou this uiiimual story. Sheriff Ix'o' ' HtatoH ( hat ho has Information at hand which loads him to believe the Hlory IH well founded and that Iho miloldo IH noiii1 othoi ( him the mnrdi'i'or of I.b/.lo Cniinbnchor > PLACE COUNTY TICKET IN THE POLITICAL FIELD. WOMAN NAMED ON THE TICKET Miss Charlotte M. White In Nominated for Superintendent , C. D , Jenkins for Treasurer , J. L. Daniel for Clerk , T. D. Precce for Sheriff. The democratic county convention belli at Ilattlo Creek yoatorda" was slow In netting together , on account. ' of the storm and delayed traliiH. Kl- nnlly about " > o'clock , It was decided that nil the delegates were there who would bo nnd the convent ton watt called to order by M. 11. Foster , chairman - , | ' man of ( he county central committee. I The convention was organized by I the election of F. ,1. Halo chairman' ' and J. II. Mackny secretary , with P. ' , IS. Martin as aHslstant secretary. | i Nominations were then declared In .order ami the convention proceeded to place In nomination Iho following named candidates , practically all by' ' acclamation : County clerk U J. Daniel. County treasurer C. D , JonUlus. Sheriff T. D. Prooco. County judge Wm. llatos. County superintendent Miss Charlotte lotteM. . White. Surveyor W. IT. Salmon. Coroner Dr. Walter Pllger. Tlolegatos to the democratic state convention were elected as follows : | 1 1 I'uul Nordwlg , Alex Morrison , 13. IV Kiuiffmnn , A. D. Howe , J. TI. Mackny. i \V. P. Thatch , ( . . C. Stevenson , M. R' , ' Foster , C. K. Plass , Owen O'Neill , Thos. Wade , Thos. Lestlna , E. H. Lnl-j ' ktirt , Chns. Hlnnmn , Deo. Brandt , J. 8 , Craig. A county central committee was se lected as follows : Norfolk First ward , John Friday ; Second ward , Carlo Wilde ; Third ward , II. F. Paul : Fourth word. J. C. Spellmnn ; outside , F. D. Krantz. Madison city , F. II. Davis : precinct. Carl Roliiecclns. Yal- { ley , John S. Craig ; Deer Creek , M. J. Koony ; Meadow Cro\o ! , ,1. Vaughn : j .loflVrson , .1. F , Newhall ; drove , Fred Hueston : Highland , S. II. Thatch ; Bat tle Creek , Thos. Wade : Wnrnervllle , Frank Lehman : Union , Nick Schmltt ; Falnlcw , Dan Mnhonoy ; Schoolcraft , Thos. Lestlna ; Emerlck , Aug. Uorg- meyer ; Sliollcreek , Wm. Hartwlg ; Kalamn/oo , Ernest Malhan ; Green Garden , Xlch Christiansen. M. B. Fos ter was re-elected chairman nnd J. 11. Mackny was ro-electcd secretary of the central committee. The Populists. | The populist county convention met , In Ilattlo Creek at the same hour thnt.i iho democrats did. only their meeting ! was hold In another hall. All but two of the precincts of the county were' ' represented. The convention was organized by the election of A. J. Dressier as chair-1 man nnd C. S. Evans secretary. I Conference committee was np- . pointed and after this committee had' ' reported the action of the democratic j convention , the populist convention placed the same candidates In nomlna- | tlon ns did the democrats. The only' ' candidate that was conceded to the populists was C. D. Jenkins for coun ty treasurer. i j Delegates to the state convention were named ns follows : W. V. Allen , L. H. linker. C. S. Evans , C.V. . Crnm. A. .1. Dressier , II. llnrnoy , W. Stork. \Ves McCallum , J. A. Moore. C. D. Jenkins , Goo. LipUe , C. T. Mullly. linns Unhlston , J. W. Upton , J. W. Gtbbs. A county central committee was then chosen and the convention ad- journed. ACETYLENE PLANT EXPLODES. Charles McAllister Was Injured In Hardware Store. Grand Island , Nob. , Sept. 1C. An acetylene plant in McAllister's hardware - , ware store exploded here yesterday , ; causing a thousand dollars' dnmnso and injuring Charles McAllister. Will trade two well Improved farms In southwestern Minnesota for n stock of merchandise. Land at a low cash price. Address box 2 , Lukoflold , Minn. MORE THAN TWO INCHES OF WA TER FELL DURING NIGHT. INTENSE ELECTRICAL DISPLAY New Work on Corporation Gulch Secma to be Dolnrj theWorkRequlred of It Lightning Strikes In Several Places Telephone Lines Hurt. H-'inin Hniniiliiv > Dully.1 Thin Hocllon of Iho country was vis- Hod by ono of Iho IIIOM ) severe HtoruiH of the HoaHiui last nlKht. The rain came down III shoots and the lightning played hide and seek In all direct Ions. The amount of water ( hut fell during Iho night was l.ii ! : luchoH , making It one of Iho heaviest rainfalls of the year. The storm started about 7 o'clock last evening , and WIIH preceded by a heavy , diuh , sultry atmosphere , which presaged that something would ho doing heforo morning. For Iho Ural llmo In years after such n Hlorin , Corporation gulch did not Hood Iho whnlo of the west side of ( own. Iho now ditches that have been constructed Inking care of Iho freshet without dllllcully , thus carrying out Iho promises made by the city admin- NlrnlInn when Iho work was begun. Norfolk nveiiuo curried a considerable volume of wntor , however , but It was all from Iho high ground to the north. This will In part bo obviated when the work of drainage along the east and west Btroots IH completed so that each street will take care of lls own water. During the storm the lightning was vivid and furious. A bolt shot Into the old Hample room of the Reno hotel but did not sot It afire. No one was In Iho hiillilliiK at Hie time , but two men In Dudley's livery , next door , were knocked down. These were DP- nuiH Horn nnd Arthur Flatt. employes , and the two horses they were hnndllnir at the llmo were also lloored. At the snmo liiHlnn ! the electric lights went 'out and ( ho men thought the end had eomo. Shortly they were nblo to pick lliomsclvoH up and llnd that they were not Injured , and the horses fared equally well. At the farm of Fred Krnutz , two miles south weal of town , the went wna lit ruck by lightning and burned to the ground. No one was In the building. The telephone wires were badly de- mornll/ed by the storm and It was prnetlonlly Impossible to commuulento any distance In either direction thin morning. Most of the lines In to\vn were working , but badly. TUESDAY TOPICS. Phil Kyrlsn of Dnzllo Mills was In town over night. Lyle Nicola of Foster was Iu the city over night. Mr. and Mrs. John Davenport of 131- gin visited here over Sunday. Cashier I * P. Pasownlk of the Nor- folk National Is homo from a trip through Colorado. E. II. Tracy has gone to the Durland ranch In Kiiox county , where he will be two or three days. I Miss Edna Stafford returned Tast evening from a two weeks' visit with her sister nt BuLto , Mont. I Mrs. M. Elliott has returned from n visit during the summer at Hart- Ington , Onkdule and other points. j Rev. F. P. Wlglori of Elgin was in I the city this morning. He was on his 1 wny to attend the Niobrara Presby tery. tery.Miss Miss Jessie Crooks , who hat" been visiting Mrs. A. J. Durland. left this morning for her home In Washington , Iowa. S. G. Coryoll wont to South Dakota this morning with four land buyers. | Ho expects to be gone the balance of , the week. i Wm. Courtnngo of Plalnvlew was In the city this morning on his wny . to Minnesota. Mrs. W. F. Smith nnd her slstor-In- Inw. Miss Agnes Smith , returned last night from n two weeks' visit to rel atives in Sioux City. Oscar Uhle and A. Ducholz returned from their trip to Portland nnd the west. They were accompanied by August Deck of Hosklns. Mrs. Ell/nbelh Henderson returned from Chicago yesterday to resume hoi- work In the dressmaking department of the Johnson Dry Goods company. D. C. Gentle has returned from Creston , Iowa , where ho and Mrs. Gentle - tlo were visiting. Mrs. Gentle went to Chicago for a short visit before re turning home. A. Schumacher and Earnest Mlttol- stadt of Pilger were In Norfolk over night , having come on both business and pleasure. Mr. Schumacher Is a brother of Mrs. J. Schwartz. Mrs. A. J. Durland left last evening for Hot Springs. S. D. , where Mr. Dur land , who has been In the Black Hills some days , will join her and they will ' spend a week nt the Springs. I The prediction for fair wcnthor to night and rising temperature Wednes day will bo received with joy In Nor folk. | A letter came to Iho Norfolk post- ! olllco yesterday addressed , "Amlnv V Thgll , Klofron , Aksarben. " Inverted the letter rend , "Vnlmn G. Light , Nor folk , Nebraska. " A huge bird which had flown against the wires during the severe rainstorm of yesterday , was caught this morning 'by ' nu employe of the postodco ant I carried into the federal building where It was given ft berth. Miss Ella Mnthor , the young lnd\ j who wns thrown from a horse severn days ago and Injured qulto severely ' Is just now recovering enough to re | pair gome of the Injuries. Among others , Hho Is having three teeth which were broken In the accident , replaced today , "After an experience of this sort , " said Richard Peter , the Drnnnch ave nue bliickHinlth this morning , In front of whoso simp the water stood In poolH , "It ought lo bo clear that Nor folk needs a woworago system. AH a morn matter of health , wo need It. It would only cost each man a few cents a year and It would add dollars and dollars lo the value of every lot In Norfolk. " The Irclnro of Father Vniiglmn , which wan to have been given at the Auditorium last night , wan postponed until this evening at the same place. . There seemed to bo a conspiracy of Inlliiences against the lecture. First , the train upon which Father Vnuglmn arrived was late , anil when ho did get hero II was In Iho midst of ono of the most dlMiigreeable storms of the son- son. With n piomtso of fair ami warmer weather , It Is hoped that noth ing will Interfere to prevent the lec ture tonight , as there nro n largo niiin- her of people who nro really nn\loii8 to hear it. Father Vnuglinu has the reputation of being one of the most eloquent platform speakers In Amor- lea , and his appearance In Norfolk nmkos an opportunity that should not bo lost. The weather bureau should bo given credit for predicting the storm of yes terday nnd the fair weather of today. There are always those who , with a superior tone , remark , when fair weather Is predicted , "Well , we might as well look for rain , now. " But as n matter of fact the weather bureau strikes the forecast just about right eight lime's out of ten , and when ho does niKs , It Is merely a miss of a few miles Iu location , or because of a slorm coming down from Canada , whore there nro no telegraph wires with which to report conditions. The weather bureau Is n science , operating all over this country , which Is so com plete and marvellous that it should be given credit by all America. There Is no gues1- worn in the weather bureau. The long-dls'tnuco predictions of Hicks and a I'c w other "prollls" nro the ridic ulous things in this line. A. P. PILGER UNDERGOES A RE- MARKADLE OPERATION. WILL BREATHE THROUGH TUBE Suffering From a Cancer In the Throat , Mr. Pllger Was Operated on and Withstood Operation Well Lornyx Wns Rejnoved. fFrom Sntimlnv's Dally. ] Dr. Pilger leturned lute last niU'i from Omaha where his father. \ I' Pilger , Thursday underwent n \ > 'vn mnrkable and serious surgical up i tlon In which the laruyx and MHI. . were removed because of cancer of I'M- ' throat. It was the first operation o the kind ever performed In Omaha ami probably in Nebraska , and uniiMi.i i terest was attracted among Omai surgeon * . The voice of Mr. Pilger was remm 1 so that he will never be able to Ml' ' again. His larnyx was also rem' ' > \ - u An opening In the neck was madt ' which , hereafter , he will -breathe , m stead of through the nasal organ : i before. This arrangement will bo p > i manent. An opening , too , was ma > ' in the throat for feeding him U-iii.i.1 | ( Ily , although H is believed pn , i ! that he may later be able to < < through the mouth. The pgtitnt was under the knif ' u. three solid hours but withstood tin < I ects of the strain with remarl , il > ! < vigor , bis pulse being as strong aii < ho operation as before , Yest idn\ however , his pulse had wenKem ! slightly. The cancerous growth which \\.is i. moved was only about the si/o of nu Jngllsh walnut , but It had been glow ng rapidly. It was first noticed l.i- spring. The operation was performed \ , \ Drs. Ixml nnd Henry. The son of the patient properly dmg losod the case and It wns through his advice primarily , backed by that of Omaha surgc-ons , that the operation was performed. An excuse never accomplishes all ii s expected to accomplish. BUSHELS OF SPARROWS FOUND UNDER PIERCE TREES. SEVERE STORM LAST NIGHT Corn East of Pierce Was Badly Dam aged and Nine Miles From That Town Corn Cribs , Sheds nnd Other Buildings Were Blown Down , ( Pierce , Neb. , Sept. IS. Special to The News : A heavy ralu and hail storm visited Pierce hint night. As a result of the hall , dead sparrows which had boon killed by the ImllsloiioH were found under the trues this mornIng - Ing by the bushel. East of town corn was damaged tea a considerable extent and nine miles east It IH reported that sheds , corn cribs , granaries nnd other outbuild Ings were blown down In u muall BIG BOILER EXPLODES. Five Men are Injured , One of Whom Will Die , In New York. New York , Sopt. 19. Flvo men were Injured , one of them so badly that he will die , when n mammoth boiler of 1.(500 ( horse power exploded here to day. 50 YEARS' EXPERIENCE TRADE MARKS DESIGNS COPYRIGHTS & .c. Anmnn < Mt < IIhil a aliptfh nml ilrnrrin'lnti niiif nul'-k t imor * ) in fitir tu'l'ilan ' frco ulictlicT tin IMVOM * n i4 iir 'Imlily tuitvnfnltlo r. tmii'ifiti-a * , , , , , . , - . , > . ; - . .thlonriul. 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