MRS. CHARLES EBLE SOUGHT SU
ICIDE IN RIVER TODAY.
A COLORED MAN RESCUED HER
Well Known Norfolk Woman. Mother
of Fifteen Children , Plunged Into
Northfork's Cold Current at 5 This
Morning , but Fisherman Was Near.
( Frdrn Wednesday's Dnlly. )
Mrs. Klilc , widow of the Into Clmrles
JBUlc who tiled . .ItinoI. . and one of the
old settlers In this vicinity , tried to
end her life In the Northfork river ,
Just around the hend from the mill-
dnin nt 5 o'clock this morning , nnd
was prevented from drowning In the
cold wnters by John King , n colored
man , who chanced to be fishing a
short distance from the place she went
into the stream.
King says that Mrs. Eblo resisted
his efforts to rescue her and begged
him to allow her to drown , declaring
that she was of no more use In this
world and that she did not want to
live. After she had been taken out
of the deej ) water to the shore , how
ever , she made no further efforts to re
turn to the river.
Mrs. Eblo Is about sixty years of
nge and the mother of fifteen chil
dren , thirteen living. Her husband
died three weeks ago , tmost of her
children are grown up and away from
home and It is supposed that her lone
liness led Mrs. Eblo to seek a relief
from life in the Northfork today. For
some weeks past she has been suffer
ing from insomnia and has been un
able to sleep at all at night for sev
eral weeks. Her husband was a pioneer
neer here and left his family in com
fortable circumstances.
After having been rescued , Mrs.
Eble was taken to her home in a cab.
King's Story of the Incident.
King , the colored man , Is porter at
the Turf Exchange saloon. He went
to the river at 5 o'clock this morning
for the purpose of looking after his
fish lines that ho had set last night.
He told his story to The News as fol
lows :
"I had just taken a fish off a hook
and was rebaiting it , when I heard
someone breaking through the brush
about twenty feet away from me. A
moment later I heard a splash as of
someone jumping Into the water , and
looked up to see a woman In the
stream , holding her head under the
water. She wore a man's coat and
this , together with her skirt , tended
to hold her up on the surface and
made it impossible to sink. I waded
out and grabbed the woman. She told
me to let her drown as she did not
want to go back home , but I told her
she couldn't do that , and pulled her to
the bank. The water was only up to
my boot tops.
She was so heavy with water-soaked
clothing that I was unable to carry
her out of the water. She remained
quiet on the shore , at the edge of the
water , and made no further efforts to
get back into the stream , so I began
to look for assistance. After -waiting
a time for someone to come along , and
finding no one , I walked to the near
est house and enlisted aid from a
man , who helped carry her up on the
high bank. A cab was telephoned for
arid she was taken home. I did not
know who the lady was. "
Was a Queer Fate.
A queer feature of the tragedy Is
found in the fact that , although Mrs.
Eble chose an hour of the day when
the world was asleep and when she
supposed she could dive Into the si
lent current of the indifferent river ,
there was , by some kindly provision
of chance or fate or whatever else It
may be termed , a lone fisherman only
twenty feet away from the secluded
nook that she had selected , and that
he should have seized the drowning
woman before she was able to shut
life from her lungs with the water
seal. Had she seen the fisherman
there baiting his hook , or had she ac
cidentally entered the river for her
fatal plunge a few yards further away ,
or just around the bend as she might
have done there would have been
nothing to tell the story of the death
later in the death excepting the empty
couch at home when the woman's chil
dren would have missed their mother ,
and then the dragging of the river.
King , the colored boy who was thus
by accident placed at the very spot
where the tragedy was to be attempt
ed , and who was by further accident
hidden from the sight of the woman
seeking seclusion and death , said that
he was intensely frightened when he
saw the human form battling to get
underneath the covering of the river's
surface , and , though he jumped out
into the stream by sudden and intui
tive Impulse , he was still shaking with
fear hours later , over the experience
that he had gone through.
Warnervllle.
Mrs. Guy Warner and children of
Spaldlng are the guests of Jfrs. War
ner's brother , H. J. Morris.
Ed Creamer came down from his
homestead in Garfleld county Sunday
to visit hla sister , Mrs. Geo. Wheeler.
Will Webb came down from Oak-
dale Sunday and will assist his father
on the farm the rest of the season.
The new M. E. church will be dedi
cated next Sunday , when Dr. D. K.
Tyndall , presiding elder , Rev. J. M.
Bothwell of Madison and Rev. J. P.
Poucher : of Norfolk will be present
and take part in the exercises.
In district No. 16 W. J. Glbbs was
elected moderator , M. U. Homer
treasurer , A njne .months' school.wae
decided upon. The school board has
contracted with Miss Lottie Johnston
to teach the fall term of school.
At the annual school meeting In dis
trict No. 25 Monday , H. R. Herrlngton
was elected trontmrer and n nine
months' school was voted.
Fred Terry went to South Omaha
Tuesday with n carload of fat cattle.
GOES TO NEW YORK.
D. A , Holmes , Formerly of Norfolk ,
Makes Successful Move.
A letter received today from Mrs.
D. A. Holmes , formerly of Norfolk and
later of Sioux City and Evanston , 111. ,
states that Mr. and Mrs. Holmes have
decided to move to New York City.
Mr. Holmes has very bright prospects
In the eastern metropolis. He has
been wonderfully successful in Chica
go , but the move Is one for the bettor ,
as ho steps Into an enviable place
there In n law practice.
DEMOCRATS TO NOMINATE CON
GRESSMAN HERE AUGUST 29.
WILL BE GRAVES OR HOWARD
The Democratic Congressional Com
mittee of the Third District Last
Night Met in Norfolk and Determined -
mined to Hold Convention Here.
Democrats of the Third congression
al district of Nebraska will nominate
a congressman In Norfolk on Wednes
day , August 29 , nt 2 o'clock In the
afternoon. The convention place and
date was set last night at a meeting
of the democratic congressional cen
tral committee , which was held at the
Oxnard hotel.
It was the general sentiment of the
committeemen who attended the con
vention that the nominee of a candi
date to make the race In this district
against whomever the republicans put
up as a successor to McCarthy , will
bo either Judge Graves of Pender or
Judge Edgar Howard of Fremont. P.
E. McKlllIp , the candidate two years
ago , was present last night and was
made temporary chairman of the con
vention. Edgar Howard was also pres
ent at the committee meeting.
These who attended the committee
meeting were : Dan V. Stephens , secretary -
rotary of the central committee , Fre
mont ; Sheriff E. A. Dwyer , Pierce ;
W. P. Cowan , Stanton ; J. B. McDon-
nel , Pierce ; Judge Douglas Cones ,
Pierce ; A. H. Bachaus , Pierce ; Walter
Phillips , Columbus ; J. M. Johannes ,
Columbus ; Patrick Emmett McKlllIp ,
Humphrey ; Edgar Howard , Fremont ;
Dr. J. H. Mackay , oNrfolk.
The convention will be held in the
Auditorium here , this building having
been promised for the convention by
the Norfolk Commercial club. The
representation for the convention was
placed at two delegates-at-large from
each county In the district and one
delegate for each 100 votes cast for
Mr. McKlllIp , or each major fraction
thereof.
Pierce Wanted Convention.
There was something of a contest
In the committee meeting last night
over the location of the convention.
Pierce wanted It , and yet some of the
committeemen favored Norfolk on ac
count of the location.
"We all want Edgar Howard to
make the race , " said one of the com
mittee this morning , "but it Is Impos
sible as yet to say whether he will do
it or not. It Is very probable that ho
will be nominated at our state conven
tion for railroad commissioner , and as
that convention is a week earlier than
this at Norfolk , it is likely he will not
be in the running here. "
Mr. McKlllIp stated that because of
business reasons and the Impossibility
in unloading his affairs onto anyone ,
he will hardly be able to make the
race. Ho said he thinks there will be
six or eight candidates when the time
comes.
ESTIMATE SCHOOL EXPENSES
Board of Education Makes an Esti
mate of Moneys Needed.
A special meeting of the board of
education was held last night to make
estimates of the funds needed for the
support of the schools for the fiscal
year 190Q-7. The following estimate
was adopted :
Superintendent and teachers'
salaries $14,000
Officers' and janitors' salaries. 2,100
Books COO
Supplies 500
Repairs 1,500
Fuel 1,200
Furniture 400
Miscellaneous 400
$20,700
Less receipts from licenses. . . . 5,000
$15,700
Interest on Bonds.
1889 Issue of $25,000 $1,500
1898 Issue of $11,000 550
Sinking Fund.
1889 Issue of $25,000 $2,500
Total amount necessary to raise
by taxation $20,250
H. C. Matrau , Secretary
Operate on a Horse ,
A beautiful bay horse belonging to
J. W. Brown of Stanton was operated
on by Drs. McKlm and Meyers this
morning for an abscess on the neck.
The operation was successful.
The best heavy castor machine oil
at 40c per gallon at Paul Nordwle'B.
THE NOHFOLK NEWS. Fill DAY , JUNE 21) ) , 11)00. )
Thais the Name We Paid $500. ° - ° For
Because it describes so well the unquestionable superiority of
Our New Bottled Beer
We give hearty thanks to all who were kind enough to send
us n suggestion , but there could only be one winner , The lucky
man is Mr. K. Kearney , of Sheridan , Wyo.
He suggested "I.uxus , " which is taken from the words
luxury and luxurious , and the committee composed ol K. II ,
Kastor of II. W. KaMor \ Sons Advertising Co. , Chicago , III. ,
A 1) . Mayo , General Advertising Dcpt. Kecord-Ilerald , Chicago
cage , 111. , and Samuel S , Sherman , Business Mgr. of the Inter
Ocean , Chicago , 111. , who were appointed to pass on all names ,
felt that nothing else was quite so good aMhis , though there
were thousands of mighty good ones. Some of the names
suggested could not be considered , as they were already in
use by other brewers ; others were repealed so often that ,
had any of them been selected , it would have been imrxis-
sible to determine to whom the prize was to be awarcled.
Mr. Kearney says it's easy money , but it's worth
every cent of it to us.
Watch for the appearance of
Bottled Beer
and ask for it at your dealer's about July 14th.
It's ready now Pure , Sparkling , Well Aged ,
\ \ holcsome , Satisfying , Refreshing but we
can't get it on the market until the
labels are ready.
Fred. Krug Brewing' Co.
Omaha , Nebraaha
THE TOWN OF PAGE IS SPLIT
INTO TWO FACTIONS.
WROUGHT UP OVER A SALOON
Tie Vote at Village Election , One Side
Representing the Saloon Proposition
and the Other Prohibition , Leads
Contestants Into the Courts.
O'Neill , June 27. Special to The
News : As an example of what fac
tional fights can do , the town of Page
in this county shows up a strong Illim-
( ration. Page Is a small village thir
teen miles east of here on the Great
Northern railroad. At the village elec
tion In April there was a tie vote be
tween two candidates , one represent
ing a faction wanting a saloon and the
other the faction opposed to a saloon.
If the saloon advocate was elected it
would make a majority of the village
board favorable to granting a saloon
license , and if the other was elected
no license would be granted. To set
tle the tie vote , lots were cast and the
saloon advocate won out. Then an
application for a saloon license was
not long In being filed. The opponents
of the saloon then went before the
village board with a remonstrance ,
setting forth divers reasons why the
good name nn'd peace and quietude of
their fair village should not be al
lowed to suffer by the establishing of
a regular booze dispenser In their
midst.
The petitioner had three of the vil
lage board on his side and the remonstrators -
strators two of the board with them.
A hearing of the remonstrance was
had , the remonstrators calling down
Attorney Dickson from O'Neill to look
after their side of the case. But the
board was obdurate and continued to
vote three for the petitioner and twofer
for the remonstrators.
The petition was granted and now
the remonstrators are In district court
here with their case. The case was
called in court before Harrington yes
terday afternoon. The court room
was pretty well filled with Page people
ple who came up to see the thing
through court. Attorney Dickson , who
two years ago closed all the saloons
In O'Neill for about two weeks on a
similar procedure , represents the re
monstrators , and County Attorney Mul
len the other faction. It will take
another day to dispose of the case.
Page Is all "torn up" over the af
fair. The feeling has become so
strong that the town has been divided ,
one faction staying to one side of the
street and the other faction on the
other side as they move about town.
Old neighbors who have lived boslde
each other for twenty years will not
now speak to each other.
Baugh-Wllley.
At the home of the bride's parents ,
Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Willey , Miss
Ethelwyn Willey and Mr. John Daugh
were united in marriage , Rev. D. K.
Tyndall officiating.
At 8:15 : , after the guests had ar
rived , the wedding march was sound
ed and the groom and Dr. Tyndall en
tered , followed by the bride , leaning
on the arm of her father , and grooms
man Lloyd Pink and Miss Cora Daugh ,
the bridesmaid.
After the ceremony a delicious wed
ding supper was served.
The bride work a'lovely creation'of
white net trimmed with lace and car
ried a large bouquet of American beau
ty roses.
The out of town giiestH were MHH !
Cora llaugli , Lloyd Kink , Mrs. Cham
bers and Mlas Daisy Chambers of
Hastings ; MI H Elsie Plttlngor of
York , and Mrs. Sarah King of Vlnton ,
Iowa.
Mr. and Mrs. Itaugli' leave today for
their new home In Blair.
INSANE HOSPITAL INMATE WHO
WAS MENTIONED MUCH.
WIFE SAYS WAS WELL TREATED
Mr. Dalrd is the Old Man Who Was
Alleged to Have Been a Victim of
Cruelty and Who Was Believed by
the Board to be Dead ,
[ From Tuesday's Dally. ]
James Baird , an old man who had
been an Insane asylum Inmate for the
past six years , and who was conspicu
ously mentioned In the Investigation
testimony of Attendants Biggs and
Cronk as having been the victim of
cruelty administered by Attendant El
lis , died in the Norfolk hospital yes
terday afternoon at . ' 1 o'clock.
The remains or tno patient were
prepared for shipment to ClarkH , Neb. ,
where , the funeral will bo held. Mrs.
Balrd and daughter , Miss Nellie Balrd ,
arrived in the city this morning from
Clarks to accompany the remains
home , nnd Mrs. Schwartz of Omaha ,
another daughter , arrived also.
Mr. Balrd was sixty-eight years of
age.
age.Mrs.
Mrs. Balrd was asked by The News
whether or not she thought her hus
band had been mistreated In any way
at the Institution. She said that she
did not think so , and that she was sat
isfied he had enjoyed good care ever
since he had been In the hospital.
Patient Balrd wan the inmate who ,
Biggs declared , was Jumped upon
while In bed by Attendant Ellis. He
is also the patient whom the board of"
public lands and buildings believed to
be dead , and later discovered to be
olive. The board labored under the
impression that Baird was one of the
patients alleged , to have succumbed to
cruelty. At the close of the Investiga
tion someone said they might bring
him In to testify.
"What ! Is ho alive ? " they asked.
Mr. Baird died yesterday of Brlghts
disease.
Come In my store and examine the
fly nets I am offering at $3.05. It will
pay you. Paul Nordwlg.
Governor's Decision Soon.
A Lincoln dispatch says that Super
intendent J. M. Alden and Assistant
Dr. P. S. Nicholson of the Norfolk
asylum have been summoned to Lin
coln to appear before Governor Mickey
at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon , July
2 , and Introduce any defense they may
have in answer to the charges made
against them by the governor.
The transcript of the testimony tak
en at Norfolk was delivered to the
governor yesterday afternoon and by
Monday afternoon the governor will
he ready to announce bis decision In
the matter.
New Bank Building at Hadar.
A new brick bank building ie being
built at' Hadar this week.
II will lie sold everywhere In the West
and we have time shifts in our bottling department work
ing day and night , getting ready lor the enormous demand
that is bound to come for
The Best Deer Brewed
It is light in color and is not heavy or sticky but delightful
with meals or for refreshments. It it tint only a pure beer -
it Is not only made rl lil but it is made expressly to
suit your taste. We have brewed beer in Omaha ( orM ) yearn
long enough to learn what the public wants * and long
enough to leain how to make beer th.it pIcaiscN the public
taste exactly. We ate not trying to force our taste upon
you , but ate catering entirely to your taste.
We know how good " LIIXIIS" Mottled Ueer la now
You will know in a few weiks.
We thank you again for your suggestion" , also
for the interest you have taken in our name conk tit.
STRIP TWELVE MILES LONG , TWO
WIDE , DEVASTATED.
CROPS AND FRUIT ARE RUINED
All Windows in the Town of Crelghton
on Northwest Sides of Buildings ,
Were Broken Hall Drifted Two
Feet Deep At 7 Last Night.
Crelghton , "Neb. , Juno 27. Special to
The NCWH : A heavy hall storm de
stroyed all crops In a strip twelve
miles long nnd two miles wldo , extend
ing from a point tun miles northwest
of Crelghton to two mlluH HoutlieaHt ,
last night. All fruit , uropH and gar
den Htuff In the path of the Htorm was
destroyed hopeleHHly. About twelve
fanners suffered losses , as there were
only twelve In the storm's route.
Breaks Many Windows.
The Htorm came at 7 o'clock last
night. It started ten mllcH northwest
and passed through Crelghton , doing
damage to windows In this city. Prac-
tlcally every window In town on the
northwest side of thu buildings , wan
broken.
Many church windows wore shat
tered.
Hall Two Feet Deep.
In places the hail wan drifted , whore
It fell from roofs , two foot deep , and
the wholu town wan covered with a
blanket of whiteness like Know.
The hailstones were between the
size of hazclnuts and hen's eggs.
During the storm lightning struck
the M. E. church but did not damage
It much.
Crops Pounded Down.
In the country the crops were pound
ed Into the earth and trees were
stripped of their leaves. Fruit was
ruined.
CARNIYAUT NELIGH ,
Fourth Annual Festival to be Held
August 22 , 23 and 24.
Nellgh , Neb. , June 27. Special to
The News : That Nellgh will again
have a carnival this year was thor
oughly demonstrated last evening at
the city hall whore a large crowd of
business men and citizens had gath
ered In response to the adjournment
taken a week ago.
C. L. Wattles was elected chairman ,
and when a vote was taken whether
Nellgh should have a carnival again
this year In connection with the race
meet In August 22 , 23 nn'd 2-1 It w.'io
unanimously "yes. " It was also decid
ed that a carnival association should
be formed , and to perfect such an or
ganization the chairman was instnrct-
od to appoint a committee of five busi
ness men , who shall appoint mib-com-
rnlttees. Mr. Wattles stated that ho
would consider the matter of appoint
ing the men until today when he would
notify each one.
As Nellgh has had four successful
carnivals , it can bo no doubt that the
coming one will be even more success
ful than the ones passed.
GUN PLAY AT LONG PINE.
Two Negro Cooks From Eating House
Start Something.
Long Pine Journal : A couple of col
ored cooka at the Rome Miller eating
house , became pretty well tanked up
on tarantula juice last Saturday night
and tried to run the town. Tlroy start
ed In at IhvliK'll'H Hirloon , whuro ono
of thorn slapped a young man of the
town , which caused considerable 111
feeling among the whllo people Bland-
Ing near. A young mrrvoyor climbed
up on a box and inuilo a motion that
tlu > negroes IK ; removed and told them
to "Hlddoo ! " The colored men tlion
went to the eating IIOIIKO and tried to
Htnrt a dlHtiirbaneo and they were Im
mediately discharged. Ono of them ,
u big greasy looking negro , started to
go through the IIOIIHO with n big knlfo
In each liiiud and looking for trouble.
The excitement lasted until II o'clock
In the morning.
Hvuryoue on the street carried ono
or two revolvers. Knlfo and gun plays
were the chief attraction of the oven-
lug with the exception of a razor now
and then.
GOSPEL WORKERS GO TO EXTREME -
TREME AT GRAND ISLAND.
RAILROAD MEN ARE DESERTED
Two Wives Have Abandoned Their
Husbands and Children to Follow a
Band of Disturbing Religious Per
sons Who Create Disorder.
Grand Inland , Neb. , Juno 27. The
blind of gospel workers who curried
their devotions to the point of disturb
ing the entire neighborhood , and who
were given an egg shower a few evenIngs -
Ings ago by youths of the vicinity ,
have gone to Hastings. Two homes ,
It Is said , have been broken up by the
preHpnce of these people hero.
Mrs. George Rlley , wife of a me
chanic In the Union Pacific shops , de
serted her huSlmiul and little child to
join the band , as did also the wlfo of
another shopman , name unknown.
The Rlley child has been sent to rel
atives at Ki-urney.
FIRE AT SOLDIERS' HOME.
Lightning Struck Chapel , and Bolt Was
Communicated to Hospital.
Grand Island , Neb. , Juno 27. Spe
cial to The News : During a heavy
electrical and rain storm last night
lightning struck the chapel at the
state soldiers' home , and the bolt was
communicated by wlro to the hospi
tal. In the hospital the lightning ren
dered Mrs. Foutz , a member , uncon
scious and gave one of the nurses a
severe shock.
The former needed the attention of
a physician , but was well today.
The lightning set fire to the chapel ,
but It was soon extinguished and the
damage was light.
NORFOLK EAGLES HONORED
P. M. Barrett of This City State Wor
thy Vice President.
Norfolk Eagles gained a feather for
their cap In the state meeting of the
order at South Omaha this week by
the election of P. M. Barrett of this
city as state grand worthy vice presi
dent. The boys returned nome at
'noon , nnd all reported an excellent
time. Among those who attended wore
Delegates P. M. Barrett and B. B.
Kanffmann , and Visitors Prank Car-
rick , Fred Domnlssee , Frank Jarraer ,
Leo Spauldlng , Mlllard Green.
The whole town of South Omaha
was gaily decorated for the occasion ( ft
and the visitors were royally treated.
t