Til 13 NOHKOIiK NEWS : FUIDAY. MAJtCH 23 , 11)06 ) ,
THE NORFOLK Ni3ws
W. N. IH1.SIJ , 1'iiMlntirr.
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Kvory tiny oxoopt Humliiy , Hy car
rier per week , 15 rant * , lly Norfolk
poHtntllca delivery , HIT ycnr , in. on , lly
mull on rurnl ronirn uiul ontnlila of
Norfolk , per ycnr , $ .1.00.
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The Now * . KMabllHliml , 1881 ,
The Journal , Kntulillnlioil , 177.
Rvery Krliliiy , lly innll per your , II , bo.
nt the pnMnltlcn nt Norfolk ,
ftooflhd rlntin nuittor.
Killtorlnl Dotmrtinwit ,
No Oltlcn anil Joli lloontH ,
No.
What linn become of the packing
plant \vhlch Wan ( o start In Norfolk
ami concerning which HOIHO pcoplo
luimv ftll of ( ho secret ilolnllH and
piano ?
Nldbn\ra morcbanta uro finding that
ndvovltMlig < 'f Ihn right wort , pays \voll ,
nnil they mo ualng inoro prlntor'H Ink
tlinn In a do/on yeara. It will pay any
( own , nuil northern Nebraska linn OB-
l > oclally good country nowspapora to
circulate the advorllalng In , too.
The ( loath of Professor Hont will ho
received In northern Nuhraaha with
extreme regret by hundreds who re
member that Denial soul wlii < n hotiHoil
to conio Into thin pail of the atnto to
look after his real eatato Interests
llu planted trees In thin corner or the
earUi9fovny ! back In the early days ,
\VAB iv leVer of nature and u lover of
man. In turn , going out to meet bin
cordiality hnd lilH good followHhlp , bin
fellovrmcn loved Dent.
U would bo Well for thoBo post
master odltorn who hope for reap-
polnttnont nt the hands of the com
ing congressman , to got In full touch
with conilltlona before they become
too enthusiastic In defense of Mr. Me
Carthy. That gentleman will not rep
resent this district In congress again
and the situation IB being watched na
It never was boforo. The hand wagon
follows had butter glvo the matter a
good deal of thought before they do
cldo that they will aland by McCarthy.
Among other pointB brought out In
the testimony of Chairman Shonta be
fore the senate committee- Inter-
oceanic canala wore the following ,
which should ho of Intercut to No
braakana : The government la feed
ing employes on the Isthtmia at a loaa.
The Markol contract was a concession
Involving no oxpoiiRO to the govern
ment , made to fix maximum prices
for food on the Isthmua In order to
protect the government employes from
otxortlonato prices then being charged
by purveyors of food. There was
nothing In the concession compelling
the government employes on the lath
mus to patronize Markers eating
bouses. The evidence shows that only
one In every twelve buys food of the
government.
, + "SCOOPS. "
During the past week readers of
The Nowa have boon served with a
number of Important news "scoops , "
In the way of telegraphic reports.
A week ago today more than a thou
Bfind miners went down Into a pit of
a coal mine In Franco nnd wore
burned alive. This was ono of the
worst horrors In a decade , and the
flret reports of the disaster were giv
en to the country to the north of Nor
folk , on the Honesteol line , Just twen
ty-four hours earlier In thin paper than
In any other. It was given earlier to
the country west toward l.ong Pine ,
than In any other papers , and also '
earlier to the country on the Albion
branch of the Northwestern , east to
ward West Point , and northeast to
ward Wayno.
The aamo sort of exclusive service
.
was rendered In the case of the streetcar
.
car wreck In South Omaha , the most
disastrous street car accident over
known In Nebraska.
And again yesterday the same ser
vice was repeated In chronicling the
disastrous train wreck In Colorado.
This Is to say nothing of the local
news every day , Mich as the death of
Benjamin Chambers at Nlobrara and
happenings of more or loss Import
ance In other towns of the vicinity.
And this without regard to market
service , which scores a "scoop" In
these columns every day In the year
for this territory.
The steady Influx of traveling sales
men Into Norfolk IB a cause for con
gratulation among the people of this
city. The commercial traveler Is an
eminently desirable citizen. A "live
wire" to begin with , energetic , prog
ressive and clean cut , ho Is a booster
for Ills home town and never a knock
er. The commercial traveler is
liberal. Ho wants quality In all
things , regardless of the price , and
that is what helps In the building of
a community. Ho Is a "good fellow"
In every way , with attractive social
qualities , and every time a now ono
comes to Norfolk to live , Norfolk Is
the gainer. Through the commercial
travelers Norfolk has attained much
excellent advertising not only through
this section of the country , but all
over the United States ,
! The republican , city ticket Is ono
which the people may well oiidomo at
the polls at tlm coining city flection
to ho held on April 3 , AH a party tick
et nothing could ho aald against any
DUO of the inon who are standing aa
nomlneiw. It la probably true that In
this election aa haa always lioen the
Ko before , party Hnoa will not bo
closely drawn at the city election. IB-
auea are frequently sprung during a
municipal campaign In a town of this
sl/.o that are considered paramount to
parly In a local way , so that the re
sult IH freiiuontly that the parly which
baa the more votes In town olcctH the
leaal nuiuher of candidate ! ! . It la con
ceded that Iho republicans have a ma-
Joilly In Norfolk and at this I line there
Is no apparent reason why every nom
inee on the republican tlcliot should
not ho elected this year.
An Hem mimuthlng Illio the follou
Ing appeared In several country
papers In the wonlurii part of the
alato last week :
"Norrla Drown In our hnmblo opin
ion IB the beat man the republican
parly may send to the U. S. senate.
Ho will make the Ideal senator , for
ho la a good , clean , able man. "
Heads well , doesn't It ? It would ap
pear to represent the aontlmont of the
odllori : of the various papers In which
It appeared , hut aa a matter of fact
It doesn't necessarily. It IB ono of
thono "ready mado" editorials which
are being furnished gratultoualy by
the "nowapapor bureau" which IIIIR
undertaken to make a United States
senator In thla state. The country
newspaper man should ho very charry
of the "ready mado" stuff that la being
sent him from Lincoln , olao It may
lead him Into trouble , because the bu <
reiui-nmdo senator has not really land
ed the prlzo aa yet.
When The Nowa denounced Con
gresaman McCarthy as an Ingrate the
other day , the move waa not taken In
the Interest of any other candidate.
It was Intended simply to aorvo notice
that this paper would not support htm
for renomlnatlon at the coming republican
publican convention , lint now that
the name of Judge Iloyd of Nollgh
has been announced as a candidate
for congress , The News very cheer
fully endorses him and for once at
least thla paper will work with Ha
more or less esteemed contemporary
for the selection of Judge Hoyd. Judge
Hoyd la all that Mr. McCarthy la not ,
and ho will make a representative In
Washington that the Third district
will be proud of. His la the only
name thus far brought out and Me ,
wlio has had his ear to the ground
during the past week , through his man
Kales , has already discovered that
Judge Uoyd Is likely to sweep every'
thing before him In the district.
Thus far The Newa haa dealt with
Mr. McCarthy only In a personal man
ner , the attempt having been to show
that bis honor la a cold blooded In
grate , Indifferent to the dllemmx his
supporters may get Into because of
him. While The Nowa and ono or
two other papers In the district are
the only ones that have had to pay
a good round price for support Ing bin :
i In past campaigns , any other paper
i that goes to hla lescuo In a crltlcn"
| tlmo Is liable to bo caught In the same
lot , because , aa the congressman a ;
ho cannot bo responsible for the va
poring * of "every damned fool newa
paper man In the slalo , " and the man
ner In which ho will allow you to take
care of yourself after you get Into a
scrape has been fully demonstrated
Hut , outside of any personal motive so
far na this paper la concerned , wha
kind of a representnllvo In congresi
haa Mr. McCarthy made ? What has
his record been as a congressman
Ho la now serving his second term In
congress and what has ho done ? Ha
ho been of any value whatever to tlv
Third district as a representative , out
sldo of recommending the appoint
ment of some postmasters who belt
stronir endorsements from local poll
tlclana , such endorsements that h
could not get away from ? Compare hi
record with that of Congressman Kin
kald for Instance. During his firs
term In office , Congressman Klnkat
secured the passage of a land bill that
brought the Sixth district of Nebraska
lnti > prominence all over the United
States , but let anyone show ono thing
that Mr. McCarthy has done that
would Indicate to people living even
across the Missouri river that the
Third district of Nebraska Is on the
map. We have plenty of competent
men who could go to congress and not
bo there three years without doing
something that would glvo themselves
or the district they represent some
i little showing. Lot's elect ono of
those men.
| PHKSS IllWBAU REBUKED.
The Lincoln "press bureau , " which
Is just now engaged In the weighty
duty of manufacturing public senti
ment In favor of certain candidates
for olllce , received a horrible setback
at the hands of the Fifth district republican -
publican press association which met
In McCook the other day. At the head
of tills association is Adam Dreed of
the Hastings Tribune , while F. M.
Klrumel of the McCook Tribune is Its
vlco president. Thoao nro two of tliO
brainiest newspaper wrltera In the
state , and the association aa a whole
la made up of men who have opinions
of their own and acorn the Idea that
they ahoiild endorse the "ready mado"
stuff which la furnished for the ask
ing , Following are the resolutions
adopted at Iho meeting :
"Whereas , The meinhora of the
Fifth district republican association
believe In a free and tintrammcled
press and
"Whoreas , The object of a free
preaa la to volco true Individual and
not ready mnde editorial sentiment ,
therefore bo It
"Hosplvod , That It la Iho acnao of
this association that we moat emphat
ically condemn the self-constituted
press bureau method of attempting to
create political sentiment as has been
practiced In thla stale In years past
iiml aa la now In vogue. "
LICT'S UK FAIR.
If there IB any ono thing moro than
another that ought to bo avoided In a
city of Norfolk's aizo and type , during
a period of dlfforoncoB of opinion auch
as Norfolk la now experiencing re
garding aeveral qucatlons of public Im
porlmice , It Is personal feeling and
hltternesa. Hogardleaa of our person
al feellnga on matters of varloua aorta ,
let us mill maintain fairness to our
fellowmen , granting their rights to
opinions of their own , and respecting
the merit of those opinions. Ixjt us
keep ourselvea lifted above personal
Itlea and above worda and accusallons
which will leave permanent stings
upon our neighbors who chance to ilia
agree with us.
These matlora which Norfolk IB now
considering , Ibo sewerage Byalom
bonds and the depot proposition In
particular , are mailers of principle
and not of personality.
And every citizen of this city , re
gardless of hla property Interests , re
gardlesa of his learning , regardless of
hla business position , haa a right to
think us ho will concerning the two
subjects that are now uppermost In
the minds of this community.
And the very fact that there are
two widely different and definitely op
poslto views on each of these proposl
lions , la proof enough that there are
points of logical argument that can bo
brought Into use on cither sldo of
either question.
Hecauao ono man says It Is too much
of a burden for the city to vote moro
bonds , la no reason why ho should bo
attacked by these wanting the bonds
In a personal manner. ' Ho Is entitled
to thai opinion. And , on the other
hand , just because a man believes that
Norfolk ought lo have sewerage and
that It would bo a sad mistake to vote
down the bonds , which are of sucl
vital importance , and which mean ao
much for the future cleanliness ami
health and reputation of Norfolk just
because bo believes that , la no reason
why he should be maligned by these
who differ with him , and called names
that tend to point him out aa ono win
wants to run the town's affairs.
And just aa it la In the sewer prob
1cm , so It Is In the depot proposition
A man living in the neighborhood o
the railroad tracks where the depot la
planned to be built , has a right to his
belief that the closing up of Phlllr
avenue would damage his property ami
would be an Injus'tlco to the people o
that part of the city , as well as to the
school children of the section. Helms
a right to his own.opinions regarding
the matter , and no one has a right to
doubt the sincerity of his belief. No
ono has a right to call him a crank
because ho wants to keep that stree
open for his children to walk on , anil
no one baa a right to say that bo Is
against the proposition Just because 1
Is a railroad that makes the offer , fo
that would bo no reason at all.
And on the contrary , just becausi
a Norfolk citizen Is In favor of ac
ceptlng the offer of the Northwestern
railroad to build a $15,000 station , on
the ground that the street la closed
gives the remonstrators no license tt
question the motives of that citizen
In Ins belief. The fact that a mar
wants that depot , either because lu
thinks his property will bo benefits
or because ho thinks the city nt larg
will bo sufficiently benefited to give
the street In rolurn , gives no person
the right to say that that man 1
"bought by the railroads , " or that h
wants to stand well with the railroads
or that he Is against the interests o !
1 the city for his own personal gain.
Hecauso a citizen of Norfolk favori
or does not favor a public proposltlor
offers no foundation for his slande
and mallgnation from the lips of thos
who oppose his opinions.
As an example in the proposition
someone haa said on the street tha
The News and a prominent buslnes
man are In favor of the depot propos
tlon because they "havo been bough
by the Northwestern railroad. " Th
person who said this , of course , mere !
lies and Is too much of a coward t
openly stand by the assertion. Whoever
over It was that made this statomen
took It for granted , evidently , that a
of the 600 business men of Norfol
who signed the petition asking tha
the council vacate Philip avenue , wen
paid for tholr signatures and that thol
plnlonn wore the reault of bribes. An
matter of fact The Nowa la under
0 obligations to the Northwestern
allroad or any other railroad , and
icrely baa favored the closing of Phil-
1 avenue because It waa the belief of
hla newspaper that It waa a good busi
est ) bargain for the city to mako.
'hat , It la admitted , la merely a mat-
. ' ! of opinion. Against that opinion
re set up the opinions of a largo nuiii-
or of repreaentallvo business men of
he city , men whoiio opinions are ator-
ng and worth considering. The fact
hat ( hey bollovo and tholr beliefs
ro unquestionably founded on sincere
aaea that the city would bo loser
n the exchange of a atrect lor a rail-
oad station , does not entitle them to
0 censured and scandalized. They
nvo a right to their beliefs , and they ,
'or ' the moat part , aio honorable
enough and honest enough to crcdlj
heir opponents In view with Juat as
mo sincerity as la theirs.
The specific case ban llttlo to do
the mailer. The point to ho em
phasized and to bo remembered by all
Norfolk la that falmcaa and broadness ,
with thinking above the level of per-
onalllloa , fa to ho sought for. The
lepot question will bo settled ono way
r another and will fade away Into the
last , ns will also Iho aowor bond prop ,
osltlon , while the fellowship of the
ommunlly , and the love of each man
'or hla neighbor , must go on mulls-
urbcd until the end of our lives.
Lot us look nt these things In an un-
mpaasloncd way. For a depot Is only
1 depot after all , while the esteem and
rlendshlp of your fcllowman U all
hat there is of life.
It pours the oil of life Into your sys-
: em. It warms you up and starts the
ilfo blood circulating. That's what
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cents , tea or tablets.
The Klosau Drug Co.
Notice of Special Election.
Notice Is hereby given that on Tues
day the 3d day of April , 1906 , next , a
special election will bo hold in the
city of Norfolk , Madison county , Ne
braska , the polling places to bo no
follows : First ward , city hall ; Second
end ward at west oldo hose house ;
Third ward at the residence of Anton
Huchholz , No. 421 South Fifth street ;
"ourth ward at the Fourth ward hose
louse. At which election the follow-
ng proposition will bo submitted to
ho voters of said city :
Shall the city of Norfolk Issue Its
bonds In the sum of $10,000.00 , In de
nominations of $1,000 each , dated May
1 , 1900 , duo In thirty years from tholr
late ; to draw Interest at the rate of
rour per cent per annum , payable semi
annually : principal and Interest pay-
nblo at the Fiscal Agency of the state
> f Nebraska In the city of New York ;
said bonds to bo negotiable In form
nnd to bo designated as "Norfolk Sewed
od Donds. " Said bonds to be used for
the purpose of obtaining money with
which to establish atid construct the
nain sewers of the system heretofore
adopted by said city. Said system of
.
soworngo to bo owned , operated and
controlled by said city of Norfolk , for
the use and benefit of said city and j
the Inhabitants thereof. And shall the
proper officers of said city be author
Ized to levy and collect a tax In the
same manner as other municipal taxes
may bo levied and collected , on all
the property within said city , as shown
and valued upon the assessment rolls
of said city in an amount sufficient to
create a sinking fund , as required by
law , nnd to pay the Interest and prln
clpal of said bonds as the same ma
ture. The ballots * o be used at said
election shall have printed thereon :
"FOR Issuing $40,000 of sewer bonds
of the city of Norfolk for the purpose
of obtaining money with which to es
tablish nnd construct the main sewe
of the system heretofore adopted by
said city ; and for levying and collectIng -
Ing a tax annually , sufficient to create
a sinking fund as required by law.
and to pay the Interest and principal
on said bonds as they mature. "
"AGAINST Issuing $40.000 sewer
bonds for the city of Nprfolk , for the
purpose of obtaining money with
which to establish and construct the
main sewers of the system heretofore
adopted by said city ; and against levyIng -
Ing and collecting a tax annually , suf
flclont to create a sinking fund as re
quired by law , and to pay the interest
and principal on said bonds as they
mature. "
These voting In favor of said prop
osltlon shall mark their ballots with
an ( X ) after the paragraph beginning
"FOR Issuing $40,000 of sewer bonds
of the city of Norfolk. "
These voting against said proposl
tlon shall mark their ballots with an
( X ) after the paragraph beginning
"AGAINST issuing $40,000 of sewer
bonds of the city of Norfolk. "
Said election to be open at 9 o'clock
a. m and continue open until 7 o'clock
p. m. on said day.
Dated this 2nd day of March , 1906
[ Seal ] John Friday ,
Attest : Julius Hulff , Mayor.
City Clerk.
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CORONER CAME FROM MEADOW
GROVE LAST NIGHT.
FUNERAL SUNDAY AFTERNOON
Mr. Tappert Had Deen In Standard Oil
Service Longer Than Almost Any
Other Commercial Traveler He
Prepared For a Long Journey.
[ From Krlilay'H Dnlly.J
The coroner's jury summoned to hold
in Inquest over the remains of Otto
' . Tapperl , mot In the Elk club rooma
ast night and brought In a verdict
hat Mr. Tappert had come to his death
> y Inking carbolic acid with suicidal
ntent. Dr. Kindred , the coroner , ar-
Ivcd from his homo at Meadow Grove
: m the evening freight train nnd Shor-
ff Clements summoned the jury Im
mediately. The Jurora were F. F.
Ware , H. W. Winter , E. E. Coleman ,
Albert Degner , H. A. Pnsowalk and
! . N. Vail.
Mr. Tnppert's funeral will bo hold
from Trinity Episcopal church Sunday
afternoon at 3 o'clock , Rev. J. C , S.
Wollla conducting the service.
A Pioneer Commercial Traveler.
Mr. Tnppcrt was a veteran among
the commercial travelers of northern
Nebraska , having made his homo In
Norfolk for the last alxtcen years. For
thirty-five years he liad labored In the
Interests of the Standard Oil company ,
having gone Into their service when
ho was eighteen yoara of ago and be
ing fifty-three at the tlmo of his death.
For yeara he staged It through the
frontier selling oil , nnd his remlnls
cenccs of the early days In this torrl'
tory ns a drummer were Interesting tea
a degree. Ho began traveling out of
DCS Molnes , and was at that tlmo a
poisonal friend of Mr. Drake of Now
York , ono of the head men of the conr
puny.
It Is evident that he had been con
templating his action for some months ,
letters having been left which bore va
rlous dates , ranging from a day to
nearly two months. Ono of the let
ters was written to Durt Mapes under
date of February 21 , Mr. Mapes being
exalted ruler of the Elks lodge in
Norfolk. This note was folded over
and showed signs of having been car
ried about In Mr. Tappert's pocket for
days , the Ink being rubbed about on
the paper.
Cleaned up His Desk.
A number of other letters wore left
by Mr. Tnppert for his frlqnds In Nor
folk. Those , for the most ; part , were
written by him in his own homo
Wednesday afternoon and having fin
ished his task ho quietly cleaned up
his desk ns though he were going away
for n long journey nnd wanted to leave
It In the neatest of order.
After leaving homo yesterday mornIng -
Ing at n o'clock , presumably for the
purpc se of taking an early freight train
to Sioux City , Mr. Tnppert la thought
to have pone to the hall above the
Elks club rooms and to have remained
theie until noon , when the porter left
for lunch. And during the noon lunch
hour it Is believed that Mr. Tappert ,
all alone In the club room , first sat
down at the desk and wrote , In the
firmest , sfeadleit sort of a hand , a
most beautiful little note of farewell
to Mrs. Tappert , and then calmly went
Into the tiny paraphernalia room of
. the club , to which he was the orJy
member holding a key , and there , af
ter making a comfortable bed , with a
blanket for a pillow upon which to
rest his head , lay down among the In
itiatory apparatus that ho had so jeal
ously guarded as his own charge for
the past six years , nnd fell into his
last , long slumber.
His Insurance.
Friends of Mr. and Mrs. Tappert
will be glad to learn that he was pret
ty well Insured , carrying $0,000 of fra
ternal protection which will come to
the family. He was a member of the
Hoyal Highlanders , the Woodmen of
the World and the Ancient Order of
United Workmen. Members of the
orders to which he belonged will indl-
vldually attend the services at the
church , , but not in bodies as lodge or
ganizations.
Friends and Realtlves Come.
Mrs. Hornard , sister of Mr. Tappert ,
and her daughter , Mrs. O'Toole , ar
rived from Omaha at noon , as did also
Julius Tappert , a brother from Daven
port , Iowa. A sister from Denver may
arrive tomorrow. Other relatives who
have not ns yet been heard from , are
expected later.
Born In Germany.
Mr. Tappert was born in Germany
nnd came to this country when ho was
fourteen years of age. Ho was mar
ried In Burlington , Iowa , Juno 21 , 1888 ,
to Miss Emma J. Mesmer. They re
mained there two years and then came
to Norfolk.
Mr. Tappert was one of the very old
est commercial travelers for the Stan
dard Oil company In America , and was
probably Iho oldest ono In the Norfolk
territory.
Universally very popular , ho had as
few enemies probably as any man liv
ing. Almost too good hearted for his
own welfare , It is believed that his gen
erosity and his warm , whole-souled
nature was really the true cause of
his untimely end yesterday.
For several days ho had been at
home , and ho showed signs of despon
dency during that time. Ho sent Ills
own llttlo boy , Hormlo , to got the acid
with which ho Intended to end nil.
Ho stood well with his house and a
long telegram came this morning from
the manager at Sioux City , expressing
a wish to do anything within the pow
er of Standard OH to make the trial
na easy to bear by the family as pos
sible. The manager naked when the
funeral will bo hold , BO that It Is sup
posed ho will attend the services Sun
day afternoon.
And so It was , with these especially
louchlng delalls arranged for In ad
vance by the veteran drummer , that
ho atarted out yesterday morning upon
a trip Into an enllrely now territory
a long , long trip from which ho know
there would bo no return nt the end of
the week to his family fireside.
The remains will ho laken to Uie
residence tomorrow morning and
friends who desire to do so may call
at the house , aa the casket will not b
oponei ! at the church.
Story of the Tragedy.
Otto F. Tapperl , ono of the oldest
traveling men out of Norfolk , was
found dead In the paraphernalia room
of the Elks club shortly after 1 o'clock
yesterday. His body was discovered by
James Ellis , porter , about 1:15 : , and
he Immediately summoned Dr. Hear
and members of the lodge , who found
that the end had come. Death had
not occurred long before , because hla
body waa still warm. Mr. Tapport wan
tyler of the lodge , a position which
ho has held since Its organization six
years ago , and ho , besides the porter ,
was the only ono who carried a key
to the paraphernalia room. The porter
ter seldom 1ms occasion to visit this
room , but today for some reason ho
went there directly after ho returned
from hla dinner. After ho unlocked ;
the door , It mot with a yielding re
sistance and on peering around ho
saw that Mr. Tappert's feet were In
the way. Finally ho succeeded In get
ting Inside the room , and was horrified
to find the body stretched out on the
floor , the head raised slightly by a
blanket that lie had used ns a pillow.
The porter summoned help at once , but
when the doctor arrived It was appar
ent that nothing could bo done.
The Indications are that Mr. Tap-
pert took his own life , though what
the irotlvo might bo Is impossible to
understand. His family relations were
most agreeable , and ho leaves his wife
and two fine boyt , and two lovely girls ,
Ho had a good position with the Stan
dard Oil company , and was ono of its
oldest men on the road. Ho was popular
with his trade and has hosts of friends-
not only in Norfolk but In every town
In north Nebraska nnd southern South
Dakota. Ho was a member of a num
ber of fraternal orders and among all
he was particularly well liked for his
genial good nature and free hearted-
ness. Yet his friends are forced to the
belief that It is a case of suicide.
It was a strange mixture of human
nature , and one that only makes th'e
case more pathetic , that led Mr. Tap-
pert to choose for the tragedy the one-
little room In all the world where he-
had spent most of his Joking hours.
As tyler of the lodge ever since the
Institution was organized In this city
six years ago , Mr. Tnppert had never
missed a single meeting excepting
once , when he was snowbound out
west nnd even then ho telephoned Into
the lodge so that bis name might he
recorded as "present. " And so It was
that on eveiy other Saturday night he
was on hand promptly at 8 o'clock to
administer all that there was of fun-
making for the young Elk initiates.
And It was In here , surrounded by
apparatus that he had so long enjoyed , ,
that ho chose to He down quietly and ,
having locked the door from within ,
became forever after "an absent mem
ber" of the ledge that he loved.
An Elk carried the sad news to Mrs.
Tappert , at the home on the west side ,
nnd she Is completely prostrated by
the shock of the awful thing that has
happened. Kind friends are with her
and nre doing what lltlle lies within
human power to do under the terrible
circumstances , but that Is not much.
It seems that he was confined to the
house nil day Wednesday by Illness ,
and next morning got up early to make
his trip. He left home nt 4:30 : stating
his intention of going to Sioux City
on the early freight. How Jio came to-
be in the club looms at 1 o'clock la
not clear , but It Is surmised llmt ho
left on the Sioux City train and re
turned to the city at 11 o'clock. The
| Hrter was in the rooms all the morn
ing and until 12:30 : , and ho is positive
that Mr. Tappert did not como there
until after ho had gone. So ho must
have entered Iho rooms shortly after
that time. No other solution can bo
assigned for his rash resolution than
that he had not yet recovered from
his Illness of Wednesday , nnd that in
his weakened stale ho did not realize
what he was doing.
RURAL ROUTE 3.
Carl Schwlctenbiirg shipped n carload -
load of fat cattle to the South Omaha
markets yeslerday.
Miss Mnno Frey Is on the sick list.
Ono of the children of Mrs. A. Setz-
llff Is 111.
Mr. nnd Mrs. C. M. Lederer nro vis
iting the parents of Mr. Loderer.
John Frilz has traded horses.
WANTED CATTLE.
For pasture for the season of 1906 ,
In our 1920 acre pasture located eight
miles west of Crelghton. Running
water nnd timber for shade. . Finest
pasture In this country. Cattle taken
from nnd returned to Osmond , Neb.
Wo keep resident superintendent to
look after and salt cattle at all times.
Terms , $2.50 per head. Write to Kin-
singer & Smith , Osmond , Neb.
FAR.M WANTED
I mil in tlio innrkot fora irofxloll Im
proved , medium size fnrm , capable of crow-
Inc Roodcropt. I want to deal with owner
direct and will rflj' ca hlfplac suits uiul
nrico is rikht.ill take j > oefp.-iion any
time to suit convenience of owner , Send
ile.-rrli > tnn ! and price. Aclilre.- Lock Hex
983 , Mmneapnlii , Minnesota.