8 TIIK NORFOLK NIOWS : KI11DAY , NOVI3MBKU 10 , 1905 ,
WAKEFIELD PAIR WERE HUNTED
ALL OVER COUNTRY ,
THAT P088E HAD NERVE PLUS
One of the Deputies of the Country
Constable Stepped Out In the Track
of the Robbers and Commanded
Them to Hold Up Their Hands.
"Norfolk poojdn who were on tliti
trnln which piinsod through Wnltonolil
Tuomlny inornlnit when thn two eap
titrod Yejwnen worn placed on bourtl
mid taken lo 1'onoa for Jiillhii ? , report
nu InloiiHoly drnmntto nrono nt the
rnllrnnd station InVn1 < oflo1il. Anthn
train drew Into the town , piiHHeiiien >
Haw conRrpRntod aliout the dopnt
inaintnoth inoh of inon , women am
children. It looked a thoiiKh ever >
human lielnj ; In the town of WaUofloli
was at the Hint Inn and no doubt that
wan trno. Down Iho ntront from the
town to the depot cniuo two men and
between thorn worn the | ) alr of rrooltn ,
ono of thorn with hla wouudod arm
ImndaRod and the otlior tlKhlly linnd-
cuffed to hlB rnmpanlon. The two cap-
tlvoa were placed on the roar end of
the train and were talton through to
the Btnokor. The man who had boon
wounded wan prey halrod and looked
na though ho had noon many a thrill
ing oxporlonco whllo the other wan a
young man , whlto with a deathly pal
lor on IIH | cheek , who looked neither
to the right nor the loft , hut walked
Htralght ahead , riveting bin oyon before -
fore him. At Coburn Junction the
two prlRonent were taken off the train
and placed on the one bound for Pon-
oa. The Jail at Tonca ban steel colln
HO that It IR likely the inon may bo
liold.
Had Been Hunted For Years.
The older of the two crookn who
wcro caught had been hunted for many
yours In all of the principal eltlen of
the country on various charges rang
ing from burglary to murder. Ho wan
badly wanted In St. Paul for a killing
In 1902 and there was a big reward
offered for him. And then , to fall
Into the handn of a country constable
out In the country and In the dark ,
ufter ho had so cleverly eluded the
detectives of the United States , niudo
lilm cnrso bin fool luck.
They Helped One Escape.
The man who escaped did so with
the aid of the two who wore captured ,
.lust an the old man was shot and
cried out In pain , his young compan
ion tossed down Ills gun and remarked
to the third. "You duck ; I'll stick. "
And the third man , sle/.lng the op
portunity , did "duck" and made a safe
getawav.
Tt had boon reported for several
days that there was a largo sum of
money In the safe of the saloon which
was robbed at Wakefleld and friends
of the owner feared for him lest some
night his place might bo burglarUed
The gang who did the work arrived
In the town the night of their blow
ing from Sioux City and they bad
como to Sioux City from Yankton.
Annry nt Small Amount.
When the robbers found that they
had secured hut $ HO they cursed their
111 fortune anil were swearing lllto
pirates when the nlghtwatch first snw
them , working In the dim light of their
dark lanterns. Inside the saloon Ho
hoard them sav , too , "Let's get that
nlghtwatch before wo go , " and then
tliey fled.
When the robbers anproaehod the
ambusbed posse three miles cnst of
WalvOfleld , one of the constable's
crowd stopped right out In the middle
of the track and. with nerve to spare
hut very f'-ollslily , commanded the
trio of iiidnrlniiR veggmon to hnltnnd
throw nn their hands. This undoubt
edly sounded like a Joke to the three
dynamiters nnd their three revolvers
began sp'ttlng ' fire as a response. Hut
In the linttle t' ' < at ensued the nosse
had the advantage ns they were armed
with rides nnd shntcuns while the
burglars bad nothing but revolvers.
The wounded man was placed In
the carriage In waiting and the two
captives vere driven Into town. When
the successful posse reached Wake-
field they announced their coming with
a volley of sharp shotgun shots and
the whole town turned out. One of
the townsmen said , "Let's string them
up , " but Constable Oreon hushed up
thnt talk.
Queer Work of the Dynamite.
The dynamite did queer things In
tearing out that saloon. The door of
the safe was hurled through the big
plate glass window In front. Ono
huge pane was taken out by the force
of the door but the otlior was loft
standing unharmed. Through a pair
of doors ono chunk of the safe was
hurled nnd miraculously enough only
half of the doors was harmed. The
whole front of the saloon was blown
out so that It could bo seen from the
railroad train , leaning out on the
street like a drunken man.
Two saloons were blown up similar
ly at Vela , S. D , , yesterday morning
and the robbers have escaped.
THURSDAY TIDINGS.
Judge William Bates was In Norfolk
today.
Russell "Williams of Ilosklns was In
Norfolk this morning.
A. L. Klngsley of Dloomfleld was In
Norfolk over night.
C.V. . Crumcounty superinten
dent , was In Norfolk over night.
Mrs. Jos. Shoemaker of Omaha is
visiting at the homo of E. P. Weath-
erby.
Leland Dean is very low at the homo
> f hln parents , Mr. and Mrs. 8. (1.
Dean , South Klghth street , thin after
noon.
Orion Porter of fill r fax , S. 1) . , was
In the oily yesterday.
! ' . A. Heeler ban returned from a
bunlncnn trip to Chicago.
Mm. O. A. Potornon nnd Mm. Hole
ert Mathowson of Wakollold are In
the city , RiieatH of Mm. Darlun Math-
OWHOII.
Mlsn Nettle Dortch han gone to Oma
ha to wo lllchard Mansfield , who ap
pears there tomorrow night In "Don
Carlon. "
Mm , Charlon I/odoror and her daugh
ter , Until , started yesterday for Kan
Has on a visit to Mr. I.ederer's brother
and also to her brother , John Hru
baker.
Prank Chlnawlck , on rural roulo No
,1 , ban Just completed a now barn.
Norfolk lodge No.Ifi , I. O. O. P. ,
will hold a meeting tonight to confei
the llrst degree.
The diphtheria iuarantlne | has been
raised from the Hot/lmif homo on ru
ral route No. Jl.
Carl Mndstrom ban arrived In Nor
folk from lllnlr to take the position ol
canhler at the union depot , succeed
Ing Mr. Pargotter who recently lofl
for San PranclHCo.
l.eland Dean rested fairly well las !
night but his condition showed no I in
provement thin morning. It wan
feared last night that ho could not
survive the night and there was little
hope this morning that ho would bo
able to long continue his battle for
life.
Jake Lindsay In Buffering with a
very badly crippled nnklo as the re
suit of a severe kick which ho re
colved from a homo nt the old fair
grounds the other day. Ho In on
crutches today.
I'riuik IIaa.no Is the first Madison
county farmer thus far reported to
hnvo finished hiiHklng bin corn. Ho
finished Monday. Ho husked nboul
2,000 busholn from llfty-llvo acres , or
an average of HO 4-11 bushels per acre
C. A , Wonton llnlshed yesterday , lie
had sixty acres and husked 2,500 bush
els.
The Nown will publish In a few days
a directory of all the fraternal socl
etlos In Norfolk , If It may have the as
nlstance of the secretaries In compll
Ing the same. The name of the order
Is wanted , together with the time nut'
place of meetings , The secretary o :
every order or lodge In Norfolk IE
earnestly requested to furnish such In
formation before Friday evening.
All citizens of Norfolk In any wn >
Interested In the welfare of the city
and especially In the sewerage piopo
sltlon , are urged to attend the mass
mooting which will bo held tonight ai
the city hall. This mooting was caller
by the city council for the purpose
of determining whether or not Norfolk
wants a sewerage system. Upon the
result of tonight's .mooting the clt >
council will base their action of calling
or not calling a special bond olcctloi
to Install sewerage. It Is anticipated
that all these who oppose the systen
will bo nt the meeting tonight to dowr
the movement If possible. It Is there
fore especially urged that these In
favor of It bo present to use their In
llnonco toward the Improvement. Al
property owners no doubt realize that
their property will bo Immensely In
creased In value by the sewerage sys
tern , and this should lead to a largo
attendance tonight.
Name New Town Copenhagen.
Plalnvlew Republican : Fred Morse
Informs us that the Oreat Northern
has named the station west of Plain
view Copenhagen. This paper has the
honor of first suggesting the name
Copenhagen and wo feel Just a little
proud of It. The station Is In the
Dane settlement , as fine a lot of farm
era as there Is In the state , and n ?
good cltl-'ons as can bo found anywhere
whore They are bard working , Goi1
fearing people , many of them old set
tiers , and their homes are models o
comfort nnd artistic taste. A number
of the best people In Plalnvlow onct
lived In this Dane settlement and are
proud of the fact. The name of Copeu
hagen pleases them and wo are glai
of It. The name Is associated with
itho childhood days of many of them
It is an easy name to pronounce niu
ono that Is easily remembered. It Is
the name of the capital of Denmark
ono of the loveliest and most hlghl >
civilized nations of history.
NOTED CASE OF MRS. ROGERS IN
U. S. SUPREME COURT.
THE JUDGES TOOK IT UP TODAY
Mrs. Rogers , Who Murdered Her Hus
band In a Brutal Fashion In Ver
mont , Was Saved From Gallows by
Reprieve to December 8.
Washington , D. C. , Nov. G. The ap
peal In the case of Mrs. Mary M. Rog
ers , convicted of the murder of her
husband , Marcus Rogers and sen
tenced to death by the Vermont court ,
wna taken up by the United States
supreme court today , to decide the
question whether the constitutional
rights of Mrs. Rogers were violated
during her trial In Vermont , as Is con
tended by her counsel. Upon her ap
peal to the United States supreme
court Mrs. Rogers was reprieved un
til December 8 , and the case was set
for today upon the request of the Vor
nmnt state government , so as to give
ample time to pass upon the ques
tions involved In the habeas corpus
before the expiration of the reprieve.
FORMER NORFOLK GIRL HAS ADVENTURE -
VENTURE WITH NERVY ONE.
SERPENTS' MYSTERIOUS ESCAPE
Making Himself at Home on Top of
a Shelf When the Lady of the House
Arrived , He Quietly Crawled Under
the Chiffonier.
Mm. Hubert Cheney , formerly MBH !
LlHlo Wilkinson of this city , wrllcu ot
11 thrilling adventure with u imlluimko
at bur ranch homo near Pierre , S. D.
Mm. Cheney and u ulHtur-ln-law were
uloiiu at the ranch , Mr. Chenuy and
Ned WllkliiHon having ridden aomo
distance iiway for the day. The two
young women , having bcun about the
ranch for an hour or ao , roturnud to
the IIOIIHU and upun enturing found
to their terror that a hugo bullsnake
hail Htretuhud himself at full lungtl
upon a uhelf which tested high up
against the wall of the room. Fearing
to luiivo the houue lust the b. s. might
oaeapo and tearing , too , to strike , the
pair were dismayed IIH to the course
which they might pursue. At length
one uf them had a happy thought and
they determined to capture the crawler
or In a big Back with a hoop at Its
mouth Just IIB they capture boaa In
the JungluH.
Accordingly the hoop sack was secured
cured and placed at one end of the
shelf to act at ) a pitfall for the inon
Bter. From the rear the prospective
captive wan urged to go Into the Back
by means of a well directed club , lint
the b. B. merely raised up his chin ,
looked Into Iho sack with a haughty
glance and gave his wonld-bo captors
a laugh. Finally , through persistent
coaxing from the club , the shelf dweller
or did drop oft Into the sack nnd
then the excitement began.
The weight of the beast carried thu
sack and all to the lloor with a thud.
Slozlng liln opportunity just as the
Btngo hero slu/.es his opportunity lu a
inolo-draina , the crawler began to
crawl and carried his head under
nciith a chiffonier. Ills tall went drag
ging after and the puzzled young wo
men were left "holding the sack. "
To got nt the deceptive creature
they drew the chiffonier from the wall.
But no serpentine spectacle greeted
their eyes. The b. s. had utterly dls
appeared. Visions then of the great
big collor all wrapped up Insldo a
drawer of the chiffonier , making him
self at homo In a nest of neckties and
dainty handkerchiefs , came to Mrs.
Cheney. Hut a thorough search failed
to reveal the monster at that time.
Mr. Cheney nnd Mr. Wilkinson re
turned , nnd they searched diligently
from cellar to garret. But their hunt
was unavailing.
Hours afterward they learned why.
Away back In the corner , underneath
the chiffonier , was a tiny hole through
the lloor of the house and through
this liolo the bullsnnkc had gone down
Into his earthy den.
H03KINS HAPPENINGS.
Win. Wcatherholt was a Wayne vis
itor Wednesday.
J. M. Cherry of Wayne was In town
Thursday night.
Miss Trlpp of Wlnsldo Is visiting
with Jennie Wnddell.
A little money changed hands on
election in Ilosklns Tuesday.
The band met Thursday night and
practiced for .a couple of hours.
Miss Anderson Is In Hosklns yet ,
but expects to return homo In about j
a week.
Mrs. RliQroko arrived In Hosklns
Tuesday to make her parents a abort
visit.
visit.Mrs.
Mrs. Foster nnd Ethel Wcatherholt
were passengers west Thursday morn
ing to Norfolk , returning on the after
noon trnln.
Mrs. Long of Wlnsldo visited Thurs
day nnd Friday with her parents , Mr.
and Mrs. A. T. Waddell.
Kdgnr Swnnson , while fixing fence
Friday thought his knee needed tend
ing to , so he tried to drive a staple
Into It.
Geo. Paddock and Mr. Benton drove
to Norfolk Saturday and were com
pelled to remain until Sunday on ac
count of the storm.
Battle Creek.
Mrs. Lizzie Carrablno was visiting
with relatives at Norfolk Friday.
Mrs. M. Endres of Norfolk was
hero Friday on a visit with her pa
rents , Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Pratt.
Mrs. O. II. Mans was at Norfolk
Friday visiting relatives.
J. A. Moore has been very sick for
nearly five weeks of catarrh. Very
often ho Is confined to the room.
Frank Pltzer of Stanton was hero
Wednesday on business.
Geo. W. Howe wna hero Tuesday on
business from Wlsner.
A. G. Meyer was a Norfolk visitor
Saturday.
R. E. Allborry wont duck hunting
Saturday morning and while he was
discharging his gun the magazine
ploded and his nose and forehead
were badly bruised. At once ho went
to town for surgical assistance , and
ho was trimmed up , and not hurt se
riously.
A daughter waa born to Mr. and
Mrs. John Dennis Thursday , tholr first
child.
J. W. RIak bought the property he
Is occupying near the Miller lumber
yard , of Mrs. Annie Allen of Norfolk.
J. A. Wright , ono of our real estate
men , sold ono 80-ncro farm of Joseph
Tinkral to August Hohenateln and the
120-acro Flllmor farm to Joseph Fink-
ral The land In located about seven
Mr. nnd Mrs. Frank Ieo and chil
dren of Oakdalo were visiting hero
Sunday at the homo of Mrs. LCO'B pa
rents , Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Schlack.
Holy communion services will beheld
held at the Gorman Lutheran church
next Sunday.
One of our store hoopers offered $10
cash to a purnon who would haul the
largest load of women to bin ntoro
last Saturday. Frank Brown of High
land got the plum , having nineteen
women on his wagon. The average
weight wnn 200 poutidn.
Mlnnos Bird nnd Lou Johnson ar
rived homo from Casper , Wyo. , Sun
day for a vlnlt with their parents , Mr.
and Mrs. G. P. Johnson.
Chas. Pruoss of Tllden was visiting
hero Monday nl the homo of his uncle ,
Win. Clasoy.
miles southwest of town In Highland
precinct.
The Ladles union of the Lutheran
church received three now oil paintIngs -
Ings Monday from an artist In the {
east , for which they paid $50. The
pictures will bo a decoration for the
altar.
SYSTEM OF GATHERING FIGURES
I
MATERIALLY CHANGED.
QUICK RETURNS BY TELEPHONE
Great Contrast Between Methods In
Use Today and Those In Use Ten
Years Ago , When Returns Came In
Leisurely by Team.
The telephone has worked wonders
In this country during the past few
years. Ten years ago such a thing ns
giving detailed returns almost com
plete from every precinct In Madison
county by noon of the day following
election was out of the question , but
the stringing of telephone wires all
over the country has made It possible
for every precinct vote to be recorded
as soon as the count Is finished. Ten
years ago the points along the rail
roads could bo reached by wire , but
It was necessary to wait for the Inte
rior precincts until a member of the
election-board could hitch up hlstenm
the morning after election and drive
to the county seat with the returns.
These of course wcro always senlei' ' ,
and often the man who carried them
forgot to make an outside memoran
dum of the number of votes received
by the various candidates , and the se
quence was that It was often necessary
sary to wait until the official count
was made at the end of the week ,
if the vote was anywhere near close ,
before the actual result would be
known. The difficulty of getting re
turns In the old days often led to the
remark that Norfolk was closer to
Now York on the matter of election
returns than It was to Madison coun
ty , because detailed figures from the
east could be learned quicker than
they could bo secured from a precinct
a dozen miles away. But this Is all n
thing of the past , the world Is living
In a faster age , nnd the telephone Is
the medium through which this
change has come about.
Incidentally It may bo mentioned
thnt the telephone company receives
no compensation for the service ren
dered the public In securing election
returns , the great work connected
with getting the figures nnd compiling
them being done gratuitously under
the personal management of Manager
Sprecher. This Is a work that Is ap
preciated by the public , although the
public may bo slow to acknowledge
the fact. It Is a habit of the public
not to say it appreciates a good thing ,
even though the appreciation Is genu
ine and sincere , nnd often a person
who Is trying to do the public a good
turn does not know whether ho has
succeeded In pleasing or not , because
no ono takes the trouble to commend
him for his efforts , but let him do a
thing that Is unpopular and the public
will Immediately kick nnd ho will not
remain long In Ignorance of the fact
that ho has gone against the grain.
Wo pay 7 cenis lor No. 1 hides ; C
cents for No. 2 hides. Cash. Palace
Meat Market.
THE TWO DYNAMITERS CAPTURED -
TURED AT WAKEFIELD.
"KID" PARKER AND JACK LYNCH
A Heavy Guard Has Been Stationed
at the Ponca Jail Because it Is Be
lieved These Prisoners Will be Held
With Difficulty.
The two yeggmen who were cap
tured by a posse of citizens near
Wakcflold yesterday morning nnd who
have been taken to Ponca , whore they
are being closely gunrded , have finally
weakened Into giving their names ,
"Kid" Pnrker nnd "Yorklo , " alias
Jack Lynch , who are thought to bo
members of the gang who hnvo been
blowing safes In southern South Da
kota this fall and who n few weeks
ago secured $5,200 In a bank at Spring
field , S. D. , Just across the Missouri
river from Nlobrarn.
They are thought to belong to a gang
of burglars which killed Policeman
Meyer of St. Paul In 1902.
The Running Fight.
The explosion was heard at 2:30 : a.
m yesterday by Nlghtwatch Cramer ,
who saw the outlines of three men
dimly before the safe In the saloon.
"Here , you fellows , what the devil
are you doing ? " he shouted.
"We'll show you , " they replied , send
ing a volley of gun shots through the
window nt him , Ho returned the flro ,
hiding behind dry goods boxes.
People came rushing from their
houses with guns , nnd Constable
Green saw the men running down nu
alloy. lie saw them take the railroad
track east out of town. Ho rounded
up four nervy citizens with guns and
they drove , In a roundabout way , east
of town. Three miles from town they
halted and hid In ambush with posi
tions commanding the rallrond track.
Soon they heard three voices In the
still night , talking seriously.
When the robbers came almost to
them the constable and his compan
ions stepped out. "Unit and throw
up your hands , " they commanded.
"Go to h , " answered the rob
bers , beginning to fire. For a moment
there was n hall of bullets and then
suddenly Lynch screamed.
"Stop , stop for God'a sake , " ho cried.
"I'm hit"
"All off with you , Yorklo ? " asked
Pnrker , throwing down his gun.
Then the thugs surrendered and
Lynch , bleeding from a severe wound ,
begged the officers to get a doctor.
At first they refused to give their
names but later at Coburn Junction ,
where they were met by a Sioux City
detective , they realized that their iden
tity was known nnd admitted tholr
nnmes. It Is believed the missing man
is a yeggman named Nash. The deal
at Wakofield was framed up several
days ago.
PLAINVIEW EDITOR IS PLEASED
WITH NORFOLK HOSPITAL.
DR. ALDEN IS THE RIGHT MAN
Inmates are Fond of the Superinten
dent An Able Corps of Assistants
at the Institution Is a Credit to the
State of Nebraska.
Plainvlow Republican : During our
visit to the hospital for the Insane at
Norfolk last week we met several pa
tients from this part of the state that
wo were acquainted with and had
pleasant conversations with" them.
Through the kindness and courtesy
of Dr. Alden. the superintendent of
the Institution , we were shown over
the grounds nnd different depart
ments. No sane man can go through
these rooms without admiring their
condition. With plenty of light and
ventilation they are as cheerful as cir
cumstances will permit , besides being
scrupulously clean. The Inmates are
fond of Dr. Alden who greets them all
with a pleasant smile , na they do him.
The doctor has an able corps of assistants -
sistants who treat the patients kind-
Powder
Porfoot In quality.
Modornto In prloo.
ly , gently and humanely. They all
showed us the utmost courtesy. This
Institution Is a credit to the state and
It Is plain to nn observer that Govern
or Mickey has the right man In charge
of It. Henry Evcra remarked on our
way back to Norfolk that It would bo
unmanly to even mention the state
taxes that support such nn Institution ,
no matter how much waa needed to
operate It.
TEACHERS IN SIOUX GUY TODAY
No School Sessions of School Were
Held in Norfolk.
Teachers of the Norfolk schools
went to Sioux City this morning by
the early train and are spending the
day there to study the methods em
ployed along educational lines in that
place. They were accompanied by
Superintendent O'Connor , nnd will re
turn this evening. As a result of the
visit there was no session of school In
Norfolk todny and students are enjoy
ing the holiday.
A slight change in the hours of the
school scsslona Is In contemplation by
the board of education and will bo
published at nn early date. The
change , however , does not make any
radical difference from present condi
tions.
AN ATTRACTIVnNTERTAINMENT
The Wednesday Club Enjoys an Un
usual Feature at Its Meeting.
Seldom does a Norfolk audience enJoy -
Joy so delightful a treat as the recital
given to the ladles of the Wednesday
club yesterday afternoon by Mrs. Ida
Dearborn of Minneapolis. Mr. Darius
Mathewson was hostess for the occa
sion and It was through her efforts
that the talented elocutionist visited.
Norfolk.
Mrs. Dearborn appeared In a mas
terly presentation of "A Doll's House,1 *
by Henrlk Ibsen , whom she Interprets
as only his countrymen can. She out
lined briefly the life nnd works of
Norway's foremost author , and then
seemed to draw Into the very pres
ence of the audience the people Ibsen
has created. Mrs. Dearborn has the pe
culiar nnd delightful quality of mak
ing her hearers feel each emotion of.
the characters she portrays , and
throughout the three acts she held her
audience charmed with her versatile
and individual Impersonations. The
second act was given In the pictur
esque costume of Norway.
"A Doll's House , " Is a drama of
| great emotional intensity and makes
! arduous demands upon Its interpreter ,
to all of which Mrs. Dearborn proved
herself fully equal.
Following the drama she granted
the urgent requests for another selec
tion , this time of a humorous charac
ter , and gave "The Cow and the Bish
op. " She Is an artist of rare ability ,
and will be warmly remembered by
all who were privileged to hear her ,
both for her charming personality and
her powerful Interpretations.
At the close of the recital Mrs. Math
owson completed the pleasure of the
afternoon by serving a delicious lunch
eon.
eon.Mrs.
Mrs. C. R. Hngard , a member who
i leaves Norfolk today to make her
| home in Sioux City , was presented
with a remembrance expressive of the
club's regard and its regret at losing
her.
her.About
About twenty-five guests were pres
ent , Including Mrs. Robert Mathew-
I son and Mrs. Peterson of Wakefiold.
The Wednesday club ladies are cer
tainly indebted to Mrs. Mathewson for
a red letter day.
O. R. MEREDITH. D.O
OSTEOPATH.
Office , Coiion Block , 'Phone Black 23.
Residence lee North Tenth 5trret. 'Phone PS4
ABSTRACT OF VOTES CAST IN MADISON CO. . NOVEMBER 7,1905