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About The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19?? | View Entire Issue (Oct. 13, 1905)
THE NORFOLK NKVVS : KIM DAY , OCTOIJKIt 13 , 1905. YOUNG WIFE OF NORFOLK SUF FERS DUAL LOSS. GEORGE OFFENHAUSER DEAD Mrs. George Olftnh.iuier Returned Prom n Visit to - > r Mother Friday Tlie Mother D tl Saturday Night nnd Husband Sunday Morning. IKrwii M'liiilnv'i Dullv t III fortunes did mil conio Kingly to Mrs. George Offonhaunor of Ililn city , a bride of but a your , who In pnuitrato toilny with grief over the midden nnd bxccodlngly HHI | deaths of both bor mother nnd her young IniHbnnd. A HiOBsngo announcing the death ot bor mother. Mrs. HriiHt , i\t Shonandonh , In. , came Saturday evening and the lioxt morning Mr. Offonliauiior. who had boon fooling unwell for u day or m > , Hiiilduiily miccumhcd to licurl disease al tliolr homo on Phillip nvo- IIIIO. IIIIO.Mrs. . OffonbiuiHor hail JUKI returned Friday noon from n vlsll of three weeks' iluriitlon to bor mother , n jmrnlytlo Invalid for Ibo past four or | lv yearn , and upon bur lotnrn she round bur limilmiul HOiuuwbat 111. At homo bul a day , a telegram came to Mrs. OffonliaiiHcr announcing the dcutli of that inotbor whom nho bad HO recently Imdo goodbye. On account of hoc husbimd'H uondldllon who wired Mint Hho would ho unable lo attend thu funeral of the mother. And before fore twelve hours hud gone round at. R o'clock yontonUy morning George Offcnhausor , too. WIIH dead. The grief stilekoii jouugvlfo col lapsed inidnr I ho liomoiidouH nerve Blraln and friend ! ) fonrod for n few bourn for her own condition , hut today ho bad regained nincb of bcr strength. ' Mr. Offonluiiwor w.is a flno young follow of twonly-llvo years. TIe caino Uv Norfolk a little over a year iigoand onnngod In the Je.we.lry business bore , bis store being In the Ulohards block , no WHH u bard woihor. ambitious for a start In llfu , and wan just beginning to build up a IIno hir-ilness. lie was itbrsonnlly magnetic and bad won many friends dnrliu ; his short May h'oro. A fe\\ months ago bo Joined the ICIUa lodge of this city. * Mr. OffenhaiiHer wan born In Shelby- vllio , 111 twenty live years ago this's | ' ' nibnth and had Rponl most of Ills life tit Shunandoab , la. , and II wan there , ' iibout a year ago , thai he was married' 1 tp Miss Kdllb Hrust. HlH parents have resided In Oinuba for a lltlo over a year , having gone to that city at about the same ( line ho came here. The remains of Mr Offonhnuser wilt bo taken lo Shotiatidonh at noon tomorrow. Services will be held al the homo , bolwoou Third and Fourth ntroots on Phillip avenue , at 10:00 : o'clock tomorrow morning. Miss Of- fonlmuser , sister of the deceased , ar rived In the city from Omaha last ovtMiIng and will accompany the remains - mains to Iowa , whore the father and mother'will bo waiting. A brother- in-law of MrH. Offonhausor and a brother-in-law of Mr. Offonhnuser ar rived al noon today. MONDAY ME ' Mrs. C. II. Drake visited In Madison Saturday. William Stafford spout Sunday In West t'otnl Hov. T. II. Dahuoy went to Oinalm this morning. 13. Flynn of Carroll was In the clly over Sunday. Mrs. C. If. Moroy of Plerco Is In the clly visiting friends. .IMIly Carroll , of the Crelgbtou hall I' ' team , was In the city today. j ' J. K. Douglas of Madison was In i' Um city over night from llosklns. Uoy Ilnnry of Ponder , Neb. , was In the city this moiulug enrontc homo ' from a visit with friends at - HeJd. S. n. I M. Fox and daughter of Hollgrade ' , Nob. , were In the city this morning. j Woods Cones came down from j Pierce on the early train this morn . ' ing | ' George Davenport and A. P Pllger of Madison were In the city over Spn-j day. -j I Douglas Cones was In the city over night cnronto homo from Omaha to ! Plorco. | Uoy Miller of llawarden , Iowa , was a gnesl yeslorday al the homo of C. If. Drake. William Ferguson returned last night from Omaha whore he handled the big olophant. He says the ele phant was all rlghl hut the money wasn't bigenough. . Miss Maude Dlssell of Crelghton Hponl Sunday hero. She was enronto to Hay Springs , Neb. D. Spencer Day returned yesterday from a trip to Omaha , where ho had spenl a very pleasanl week. Mrs. F. W. Jcnal of Dloomflcld , who baa been visiting her mother , Mrs. Mans , returned home this morning. B. Deelor , who has been visiting his Iwn sons , F. A. Deelor , and L. M. Heeler , left at noon for his home In Kugene , Ore. \V. F. Hall has returned from a business trip lo Omaha. Mrs. AHco Austin of Lincoln Is In Iho cily visiting old-time friends. Mrs. George Thompson of Chadron Is visiting al Iho homo of Mrs. W. J. McNameo. Mr. and Sirs. 13. O. Mount spent Sunday at Long Pine where Mr. Mount , as trainmaster , went on rail road Inspecllon the day before. Clyde Burger of Glcnwood , la. , a nephew of C. B. Hartford , passed through the 'Uy onroiilo home from ' trip up the lloiicsleel linn Mi' recelv ed a print on line apples a' ' I-yueh I. M. Maey was able to bo at work ( hlH morning , after a siege of Illnesn. Air Klllen nnd sou Claudi' have gone lo Latnar , Col. , to work In the sugar factory thoro. Damascus chapter , No. 25 , H. A. M. , will bold n regular convocation at Masonic bull this evening. Flro at the homo of Grant Brad- shiiw eiwt of the city and outnldo the lire limits , caused an alarm of tire nt HIIO : o'clock Saturday oveuliig. The departmeiil iiindo ( bo run. C. B. Sailer , who came down from Dallas , S. D. . a couple of weekn ngo lo spend a few days with bin parcutft , Mr. and MrH. G. B. Halter , IIIIH been III over since. Mo ban been Buffering from liver trouble. The Ladles Mlslouary society of the Congregational ahurch will meet with MrH. W. H. Bridge Tuesday afternoon - tornoon at II o'clock. There will he an election of ollloors and nil mem bers nro nHkeil to bo present. Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Oreono arrived homo at 11 o'clock this morning to attend the fuuornl of Ocorgo Often hansel' , who WIIH aHsoclated with them In his store room. They bad started for n trip to Minneapolis and SI. Paul. Hurtling KlHoffor , the young man who WIIH Hbot and wounded by Kugene Die ! ? for swimming In the Klkhorn river several weeks ago , IH able to walk about town. He limps but slight ly and llnds llttlo dlllluulty In gelling about. Sunday In Norfolk wan one of the windiest dayn that IIIIH been known here for many and many a moon , The wind whipped Into town from the south , blowing northward toward an area of low pressure which finally nr rived during the nlghl nnd hroughl with It a heavy rain. This morning WIIH cold and damp. A party of eight Norfolk men left the city at noon today for l/iunar , Col. , where they went to take positions with the new mtgar factory there which has boon built with the material that formerly ran the sugar factory at this place. Among those who went were : Clarence Goroclto , G. C1. ItathKe , Albert Kohl , Dolph Might , Leo Might , Paul Kohl , Bradley How man and daughter. If the numhfM1 of candidates In town was \ an Indication , Saturday was po lltleal day In Norfolk. On that day there | were registered In the city Chris Schavland , county treasurer , candid ate for re-electlou ; J. J. Clements , sheriff , candidate for re-election ; Gee , lllclmrdson j , candidate for county clerk ; F. S. Perdue , candidate for sir perintoiidont of schools ; S. W. Douol , candidate for county jutlgo. These are all republicans. J. L. Daniel , can didate for county clerk , was a lone democrat In the city nt the same time A hugo bullsiiakp , measuring four or IIvo feet In lou'rtli , was killed on a Norfolk avenue sidewalk lasl night al the corner of Fourth streel. The serpent was found crawling across 0110 of the big cement sidewalks , aw al the buslesl corner In town , where dozens of people were walking every moment. It was one of the largest of Its kind seen In Norfolk , The dear form was tossed aside and left lying on the street near the walk , where It became a repusllvo sight to passorshy In New York City recently a huge bullsiinko crawled Into a baby buggy awl was found there when the mother , who bad loft the Infant on ( bo curl whllo she shopped Insldo a store came out again. The Now York ser potil and the Norfolk serpenl were In all probability mates. The Norfolk High school has splendid outlook for a great seasoi with a fast lightweight football lean this year. They have been training for I the past week under the wntchfu eye of their prospective coach aw they t are all making a very good start. The team established signals Satur M day afternoon and did a little at pass ilng the ball In a manner that dli them I credit for the first attempt. 1 line-up 1 Is as follows : C. Ogden , con tor ; Manager L. Guildon , right guard JR. : Lulkart , left guard ; W. Beoler , tackle ; R. Smiley , left tackle \V. Hauptll. loft end : C. Parish , lef r'end : C. McFarland. right end ; Capt B. Hlakoman , quarter back ; H. Gow half back : C. Austin , half back ; 1 Hoffman , full back. A few years ag Norfolk's high school had a tean which was defeated at Plorco 50 to 0 Kitor they produced Frank Perry , wh went to the Lincoln university tear with the best outlook of any froshmn on the team. This year they Inton to sustain that reputation , W. B. Vail has returned from racing trip throughoul northeaster : Nebraska. Ho reports great succes for all three Norfolk horses Captal Mack , Douglas Cone's animal ; Lottl Medium , Vnll's property ; nnd Rube W. , the stopper belonging to Steele Mr. Vnll bnnkod $185 ns a result o his events nnd says that the othe two did equally ns well. The race they started In , wont In about 2:1 : for the most part. At Ponder , the Ins place , Pnul Knro. formerly of thl city and son of Mr. nnd Mrs. Angus Knro of Norfolk , Is prcsldonl of th association nnd was much liked b the drivers. At thnt plnco the rnc < trnck culs Into the Omnhn Indlnn res orvntlon nnd Mr. Vnll was much su prised nt the mnniier In which th Indians hot their money. They dl not gamble In large sums never.ex ceedlng $5 but they were eager I placing small amounts on the wlnnln horses. One big chief held nil of th stakes In his hat and kept ncount o a slip of paper by marks. During th racing ho would jingle his hat full o silver coins. njj THE ONLY TOPIC OF CONVERSA TION IS NEW RATE. THAN HAD DEEN EXPECTED There IB No Topic of Conversation In Norfolk Excepting the New Freight Rate Today Nearly Everybody Ex presses Sntlsf.ictlon. fKrom Hntunlny'H Unity. ] There Is no topic of conversation In Norfolk today but the new freight ate. Pretty nearly everybody IH do- Ighted with the concession on the iart of the railroads and many can Iready HOC money In their pockets nil i | bigger Norfolk an a result. "It IH much more than I had expect- (1. ( U IH more than wo had any righl 0 oxpecl , " Hiild W. H. Dlakomiui , who perhaps more familiar fltb freight rates and their actual working than ny other man In Norfolk today. "To ocuro the rate In so short a tlmo Is , t Hoonm to mo , remarkable. " And that Is the sentiment every- ivlioro. Men who have said lltllo about ho rate proposition heretofore today penly expressed their satisfaction at III he new rate and their appreciation of he offortH of the Commercial club. \ fjroal many biiHlness men express heir great satisfaction al Iho start for Norfolk. The sentiment which would lolltlle the achievements of the Com- iiorolal club IH llndlng a cool recop- ton on every hand. 'For ' a Norfolk man who has made 10 HUCCCHH of hlH own business and o can point to not n penny's worth ) f wholesaling now done hero , to be- Ittle the value of a rate which will illow us lo do business on the same calo as that enjoyed by Hastings , , vhoro $2,000,000 of wholesale business H now done annually , seems to me to 10 most contemptible , " mild one husl- n toss man. "For one to assume that u inless we can become a Chicago In 1 night we waul nothing at all , Is ihout the limit. " NEW WATER WHEEL. Sugar City Ccrcnl Mills Have Installed 100 Horse Power Wheel. The Sugar City Cereal mills have us ) llnlshed Installing a line now 100- lorso power water wheel at the In stitution and , after having boon closed lown for a few days on account of the repairs , are now ready to resume nisliiess with Increased capacity. Hnase-Henkel. Kriiost Haaso and Miss Anna Hen- ; el , both of Undar , wore married at ho homo of Herman Wacbtor near ladar , the Rev. J. Will olllclntlng. Vhe event was highly celebrated by i largo' nuinbor of friends and the linppy couple will reside on a fnrm lear lladnr. CONDEMNS MORMONISM. Miss Hughes , a Missionary , Lectures on the Subject. fKroin Kililuy'H Unllv. ] Miss Hughes , a missionary who spent five years teaching In Utah , de Ivored a lecture at the Presbyterian church last night on "Mormonlsm. " Miss Hughes Is n pleasant speaker nnd was greeted by a good audience Among other things she said : "Mormonlsm Is a counterfeit of Christianity , therefore It has many out ward forms and ceremonies that have boon copied from Christian churches Those are merely the screens behind which there thrives an oath-bound SO' crot society for Iho oncouragomenl of Illegal pracllcos and licentious living. "There nro some Mormons who are not so bad as their religion because they have an Inherited tendency to virtue or have come In contact wltl Influences which Mormonlsm does not afford. The faith Itself Is domornllZ' ing and the grossest of evils are not only unrobukod but encouraged by church leaders. "Tho Mormon church Is the enemy of the United States government Through Its teachings It Is undermln Ing four pillars of our constitution God , homo , liberty and education. By teaching that God Is a physical , pas slonate , licentious being , the minds o the people are corrupted and tholi Ideas of righl and wrong confused ; Iho moral code Is reversed , and vlci Is called vlrlue. "Polygamy Is not Iho worsl fealnro of Mormonlsm. U Is only the faint est suggestion of the crimes for whlcl thai socallcd church stands. Th church leaders are Irylng to make th public think that II has been nhniv donod bul they have ever been docelv. ors. They made a law against poly gamy In order that Utah might become come n state , but Mormons were elect ed to office and the law has never been enforced. It Is openly violated , bu nothing except a man's confession wll load to his conviction and this only litho the few communities where there I a largo non-Mormon population. I there Is convincing evidence agalns him ho Is quickly sent abroad as a missionary. "Tho only remedy Is a nallonal law an amendment to our constitution and It must bo secured soon or th Mormon church will have the powo to defeat it. It Is colonizing In all th wcslorn states nnd controlling th votes of all Its members. It already holds the balance of power In severa states outstdo of Utah and can dictate to politicians nnd legislatures. If 1 can gel control of twelve states It car defeat Iho rallflcntlon of Iho amend meut and that Is Its plan. Its nils lonarloH are merely emigrant agents Vlion U can block national leglsla Ion It can demand Htato legislation n protection of Its vices. "Tho Mormon people do not rcall/.o heir oppression because the church given them much license which they iilHtake for liberty. Their money and holr votes In all the church demands. , Vlth these at Its disposal Its power H unbounded. "Tho public Hchools In Utah were stabllshed In self defense to offset ho Inlluenco of Ibo chrlsllan schools. They are now maintained as a gar- nenl of respectability to help In lin- resslng visitors favorably. They are sod IIH agencies for the dlssemlna- Ion of Mormon doctrines. Wo are iroud , however , that , among the many thor things the mission schools have iccompllshed , they have forced the ! slabllshmcnt of this public school lystom ; for Mormonlsm can thrive inly upon Ignorance , and enlighten- iiient must In time weaken Its hold ipon Its followers. " PROMINENT FARMER OF NORTH DEND IS FOUND DEAD. UNDER HIS OVERTURNED WAGON Coroner's Jury Returns a Verdict That He Came to His Death In an Acci dental Manner Started From Town Late Last Night. Fremont , Neb. , Oct. 7. Special to The News : A special to the Tribune rom North Bond says thai .Tobn Crulckslmnk , a farmer , was found dead 'our miles north of that town this nornlng. The body of the man was indor his overturned wagon , and his chest was crushed. Crnlckshank started homo from town at 11 o'clock ast nlghl. A coroner's Inquesl was icld over Iho remains Ibis morning nnd Ibo vcrdlcl of the Jury was that 10 came lo his death In an accidental nanner. Ho was 30 years old , and eaves a wlfo and four children. He > clongs to a family prominent In this ocallty. Ho is Iho son of Clerk of .ho Dlslrlcl Courl Crulckshank. EDITOR DEFIANT IN FAREWELL Illinois Man , Long a Reformer , Forced Out by Brewers and Saloon Men. The stormy career of Ike Heller , mbllshor and editor of the Spring Valley Press , a weekly paper , ended his evening , says a dispatch from Spring Valley , 111. , when ho stepped : lown and out after burling defiance n a farewell edllorlal bristling wllb vllupcraUon in which ho said : "If there was ever a happy mo- uvtnt In our life that Is when wo come to the end of our night's work in Spring Valley. Friends , the best wo over bad , wo have In Spring Valley ; enemies , the bitterest wo ever had , wo have In Spring Valley , but It Is a pleasure to know that when our labors on earth are ended we will spend our eternity with friends In heaven , while our enemies will bo tak ing enforced sulphuric baths In hell. " For ton years Holler has been en gaged In the reform business In this city , nnd every week deluged his ene mies with the most vindictive Kngllsh contained In the vocabulary. His pat aversion was the Sunday saloon , and his fight against the saloonkeepers cost thorn many hundreds of dollars , Then came a combination of the sa > loon men and brewers , and they paid the editor three prices for his printing plant to let up on thorn and leave town. The new editor and business manager Is John H. Thomas , a loca pollllclan and manager of one of Ibo brewing companies. RAN AWAY FROM MOTHER 16-Year-Old Boy Escapes and Gives Officer a Chase Here. John Dlekcmper , n IC-year-old boy from Omaha who came to Norfoll with his mother , Mrs. Mary Dlokemper at noon nnd who was to have gone or with her to Fairfax , S , D. , gave his mother the "slip" when the train reached Norfolk nnd It was not nntl an hour's seacblng on the part o Constable Hamilton had ended tha the lad was found and restored to his parent. Ho was brought back to ho just In tlmo lo catch the train nnd proceed on the trip to Fairfax , where they went to visit her bother , John A Holbort , a farmer. The lad had nol lived with his mother during his early childhood having been "boarded out" Al longlh when the mother wanted her boy , th guardian who had always laken care of him , kepi him. II was necessary to go to law to decide the case nnd tlv boy was given to his mother. Even then she had a hard tlmo to keep him as was hewn by the experience her at noon. Juvenat-Hannah. Alnsworth , Neb. , Oct. C. Special to The News : D. L. Jnvennt , assistant cashier of the Citizens State bank of this place , nnd Miss Jennlo Ilannaii were married hero Wednesday at Hie homo of the bride's parents , Mr , nnd Mrs. Mel Hannah , vice president of the Alnsworth Stnto bank Rev. T. W. Do Long officiated. The wedding was a notable one hero. Both parties are well known nnd stand high In society hero. Mr. Juvenal Is a gradunlo of the Nebraska state university and Is a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsllon fraternity. Ho is son of a banker at Petersburg , Neb. j MORE FACILITIES NEEDED TO HANDLE THE BUSINESS. ONE WHOLESALE HOUSE STARTED H. R. Ward Announces That He Will be Ready to Supply Dealers Tuesday Morning Blakeman & Coleman Start a Jobbing and Transfer. 'Kionl Ktlii'iv'M ' Mnllv 1 Quo of the very first things that the new freight rate means for Norfolk Is new depot and freight handling facil ities at the city station of the North western. The facilities al this sta tion right now are badly cramped , and the additional tonnage that may be expected on account of the town be coming a wholesale center will nocos- Hltate more room. And this will be but the beginning of the betterments that will accrue to Norfolk because of the now condition of affairs. It has long been believed that Iho railroads entering Norfolk Inlond some day lo erecl a union passenger station. The various lines enter the city In such a manner that a stallon built somewhere south of Main streel could ho reached by all , and now Ihal Norfolk Is to become a more Important - ant point In railroad tlgurlng , it Is not Improbable thai a union station will bo among the Improvements of the near future. No material Improve ments have boon made on either of the llireo railroad slallons In Norfolk for years , and If a union station were not under contemplation these sta tions would certainly have been brought nearer up to date long ago. The very first to take advantage of the now rate and establish a whole sale house here Is H. R. Warn , of the Norfolk Smoke House , who says thai on next Wednesday he will be ready to fill orders from dealers for cigars , tobacco and smokers' articles. Among those to see a bonellt In the new conditions are Blnkcman & Coleman - man , who announce the establishment of the Norfolk Jobbing nnd Transfer company , which will handle agricul tural Implements , wagons , stoves , and other similar articles through their hardware hero. In contemplation of the coming rates they have boon pre paring for business some time and are among the first to get In the field. Mr. niakeman goes to Omaha within a day or two to close up contracts wllh Implement houses which have boon pending the suttlcmonl of the rate question. Mr. Blakeman has con tended for a long time , and ho Is as well posted on the rate question as anyone in town , that the dlstribuling rate is what Norfolk has wanted. The new conditions open up a field for jobbers of groceries , hardware , drugs , harness , wagons , buggies , agrl cultural implements , machinery , fruit , cigars , paper and other commodities SATURDAY SIFTIXGS. M. Nichols of Foster Is In town. A. Huff of Wlnslde was a city visitor this morning. Miss Bula Satterlee wont to Omaha this morning. Mr. and Mrs. P. Bell made a visit to Pierce yesterday. W. C. Martin of Humphrey was a late arrival last night. Mrs. G. B. Carter of Wlnslde was In the city last night. Wilson Hall and Sam Gate of Plerco were In the city yesterday. II. F. Wetzel and wife of Madison were In the city over night. Woods Cones of Plerco came down on the early train this morning. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Porter of Fair fax , S. I ) . , were in the city yesterday. Mrs. Goo. Spear is homo from quite an extended visit to friends In Colum bus. Miss May Durland has gone to Plalnview to spend Sunday with her parents. P. W. Remender and C. E. Parks of Creston wore early arrivals this morning. Mrs. Arthur Pllger nnd children came up yesterday from Madison to visit relatives. R. V. Ilemyorllng of Blair' was In town over night on his way home from Bloomflold. .Too Hughes of Plalnview was in the city this morning enrouto lo Wlnslde to visit his mother. F. Moore of Crelghton came In on the U. P. last night from a business trip to Hie western part of the stale. Mrs. Geo. Offenhauser , who has been vlslllng rolnllves and friends In Shen- nndoah , Iowa , and Omaha , relumed homo yesterday noon. Mrs. John M. Weldenfeller arrived lasl evening with four children from Iowa. They will occupy the second house cast of the postoffice. Gotlelb Braasch and son Herman of Marlon , Iowa , who have been visiting relatives hero the past two weeks , left this morning for their home. Mrs. Annlo Calmer , national secre tary of the W. C. T. U. evangelistic work , will bo In Norfolk Sunday and Monday , October 15 and 1C. W. H. Dexter , whoso headquarters nro now at Chadron and who represents sonts Paxton & Gallagher , Is In the city to spend Sunday with his family. Prcsldenl Robertson of the Commer cial club has gone to his ranch In Knox | county , and Secretary Mnthewson has gone to Bonesteel. Both have been doing strenuous work In the Intercsl of Norfolk lately and they feel that they are entitled to a llttlo rest. The Lynch carnival has been made a thorough success. . The fair wealhor continues. The week has boon one of summer. George Offonhausor ban been on the sick list for n couple of days. Some of Norfolk's stores will bo closed Monday on account of a Jewish il-s holiday. , ( I \ K. H. Tracy , who has been 111 for 'I ' J two or three days , Is Improving In condition. A baby at Frcmonl which died yes terday morning has boon found to have starved to denth. I. M. Mncy Is Improving slowly. To- dnv ho foil fairly strong and ho hopes to be out within a few days. Pat Crowe Is busy entertaining the reporters nt Hutto. Ho says ho wants to come back to Nebraska for trial. Ho make n thrilling stntemenl ono moment nnd nnothor the next. Then ho contradicts them both. Sioux City Journal : F. P. Berger awl II. J. Blngenhelmor of Sioux City i have removed to Crolghton , Neb. , ' % * % k where they have gone Into the banking ' business. The name of the now bank Is the Crelghton Stnto bank. Mr. Berger - ger Is the president , and Mr. Blngen- lielmer Is the cashier. While In Sioux City Mr. Berger was Interested In the Sioux City Saddlery company , but was formerly cashier of the German bank , of Carroll , Iowa. For several years Mr. Blngenhelmer has been In the em ploy of the Northweslern Nnllonnl bank. Crolghton Is a prosperous lown In Knox counly , Nob. , on Iho Fremont , nnd Elkhorn rend , about sevcnty-flvo miles west of Sioux City. GOTLIEB BRAASCH , AGED EIGHTY- ONE , HAS EYESIGHT AGAIN. ENJOYED VISIT IN NORFOLK. Because the Old Man Had Been Re stored to the Use of His Eyes , the Party at Obed Raasch's Home Was an Especially Joyful Affair. [ From Monday's Dnllv ] Gotlleb Braasch of Cherokee , la. , who lasl week ended a vlsll wllb Nor folk relallves among Braasch's , Raasch's and Ilnaso's , had jusl en joyed a transformation which Is known to but few people In the world. Totally blind for eleven long years , he has bul recenlly had his sighl re stored and now ho can see. H was for Ibis reason Ihal Iho farewell party given Friday nlghl al the homo of Obod Raasch was an especially Joyful affair. Al least tblrly families altcnded and the fact that Ihe old man now 81 Is now ihle to recognize his friends and re latives , was occasion for an extra ordinary evening. The aged man accompanied Mr. and Mrs. Herman Braasch lo Norfolk for their visit and then accompanied them homo again. He Is not vet able to read but ho can discern faces before him. It was llko looking out upon a strange world when his sight was suddenly restored one morning , for eleven years had wrought wondrous changes. Children ' had grown up , young ladles whom ho remembered formerly as swinging school books at their sides , were carrying bouncing babies In their arms when his eyesight came back , and so It was a day of wonderment as well as of joy when ho began to see again. A pair of spectacles has been placed upon the old mnn by which It Is be lieved his eyes will grow constanlly stronger. One pair of lenses made It poslble for him to see ns well as anyone - one , but the lense was so strong that A" It would have burned bis eyes out In * a few days. When these glasses were put on him , bo was simply dellghled. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT TELESCOPE - SCOPE REAR ENDS. WAY CAR SPLIT TO PIECES I. W. Olson , a Stockman , Was Injured Child Killed by Grindstone Near Lincoln Woman .Suicides .by Hanging at Schuyler. Crete , Neb. , Ocl. 10. A passenger Iraln was telescoped hero early to day with the rear end of a freight Iraln. The way car was split to pieces. I. W. Olson , a stockman , was Injured. WANTED By manufaclurlng cor- I porallon , energetic , honest man to 1 manage branch office. Salary $185.00 monthly nnd commission minimum in vestment of $500 In stock of company required. Secrolary , Box 401 , Madi son , Wls. PRECINCT CONVENTION. Republicans Met and Made Nomlna- . tions at City Hall. u > fi ( EM * At the precinct convention of re publicans hold In the city hall this afternoon , the following officers were nominated : For Justices of the peace S. W. Hayes and C. F. Elsloy. For constables G. F. Bllger and J. M. Covert. For road overseer district No. 8 William Lowe. For road overseer dlstrlcl No. 1 Richard Boldl. J. S. McClary was chairman and S. II. McFarland , secretary.