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VISITOR IN NORFOLK WAS OPERATOR -
ERATOR IN EARLY DAYS.
COULD TALK ONLY TO MADISON
Mrs. Budenz Had Charge of Operating
Department of Telephone Office
Eighteen Years Ago Was First to
Talk Over Wire to Omaha.
A nmmmoth change In tliu telephone
system of the city , of which Hho for
merly hud charge in the operating de
partment , was found In Norfolk this
week by Mrs. Dora N. Hudonx , who
nrrlvod from MnrtltiHVllle , 1ml. , to vis
it old time frlemlH , and who was the
chlof nnd only telephone operator in
Norfolk eighteen years ago , when
there were , Instead of the 700 sub
scribers now served with wires to talk
over , something less than an even 100.
Mrs. Budenz had charge of the op-
crating department for the company
when its ofllco was a tiny room , and
the switchboard tinier yet , In the second
end floor of the old Journal building
which burned on South Fourth stieet
Borne years ago. Underneath the tel
ephone ofllco was The News In the
first stages , nearly a score of years
ago , of Its Its dally venture. The fact
that the telephone office was over The
News ofllco led to the adoption of Jour
nalism as her profession by Mrs. Bu-
dena little later , and In that profes
sion she has held a unique position ,
having been for years , while on this
paper , the only lady city editor In Ne
braska and being at the present time
the only lady city editor the state of
Indiana has over known.
In close connection with The News
office , Mrs. linden/ naturally was sur
rounded with the newspaper atmos
phere , and , as her literary ability made
itself manifest day In and day on4. ,
she was finally Induced to take up
the work as city editor on this paper ,
Tor a little while at least. She stayed
in the work at this desk for nine solid
years and then , having moved to Mar-
tlnsvllle , Ind. , with her mother , Mrs.
Julia Egbert , she assumed charge of
the same department on the Martins-
ville Reporter.
No Toll Lines In Those Days.
In those early days of telephone ser
vice in Nebraska , there were no toll
lines leading out into a hundred dif
ferent corners of the commonwealth
as there are today. In fact , when Mrs.
Budenz had charge of the operating
department of the Nebraska Tele
phone company here , eighteen years
ago , there was just one long distance
line leading out of Norfolk , and that
went only as far as Madison , or fifteen
miles. There were no wires over
which people could talk , as they can
now , to Omaha or Sioux City or New
York or , for the matter of that , even
to Hadar or the farms between here
and there.
Finally they did get a line into Oma
ha from Norfolk a round about line
which entered Nebraska's metropolis
by way of Grand Island and then Lin
coln. It was many hundreds of miles
longer than it needed to be. And the
first person to talk over that line , be
tween Omaha and Norfolk , was Mrs.
Dora E. Budenz.
'Mrs. Bndenz is the guest of Mrs.
N. A. Ralnbolt at the .present time.
She will be here for some little time
and her friends here have already be
gun to entertain her.
She says that she still looks at Nor
folk as her home and hopes to perma
nently return , one day , to this city.
SATURDAY SITTINGS.
Rev. J. J. Parker is in the city from
Plalnview.
Burt Mapes returned from Omaha
last night.
Mrs. Reno of Oakdale was in the
city yesterday.
D. C. Maine of Wayne was In the
city yesterday.
R. Solomon went to Wayne at noon
today on business.
M. C. Hazen made a business trip to
Battle Creek today.
Mrs. E. Tanner of Battle Creek is
In town this morning.
J. F. Boyd returned to his home in
Nellgh at noon today. ,
F. A. Matson of Madison is a busi
ness visitor yesterday.
D. B. Duffey made if. business trip
to Battle Creek today.
W. H. Buttorfield returned from
Omaha at noon today.
Mrs. W. H. Schrelber of Hoskins is
shopping in town today.
Miss Nelllo Lauman of Wayne IE
visiting in the city today.
E. A. Bullock made a business trip
to Butte , Nob. , today at noon.
Walter Dunn went to Pllger thU
morning to resume his work.
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Thornton of TJ | .
den were In the city yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. Watson of Pierce wert
shopping in the city yesterday.
Miss Nettle Dortch went to Omaha
to attend the Ak-Snr-Ben today.
Mrs. Paul Karo and children of Ly
one are In the city visiting today.
Mrs. S. F. Klrstead of Tilden If
visiting at the homo of S , G. Dean.
Miss 'Kathryn Shaw went to Battle
Creek yesterday , returning this morn
Ing.
Ing.Chas.
Chas. Hnlac went to Stanton to at
tend the fair at that place yesterday
Mrs. Ilnrninh returned from O'Nell
last night where she has been visiting
J. K. Brown and wife came dowi
from Crolghton for a' visit In the citj
today.
Miss'Jennie Schwenk returned fron
Stanton where she has been attendlnf
the fair.
E. Korth returned from Stanton las
night where ho had been taking In Uu
fair yesterday.
Mrs. E. A. Moore has been out ot
i week's trip with Mr. Moore , They
returned today.
The Misses Braasch stopped over
n the city last night on their way
homo from Pierce.
fl. C. Price mid wife of Tilden spent
a few days at the home of W. NV.
Weaver this week.
( JiiHslo Hoth wont to hit * home at
Clearwater , Nob. , last night to spend
Sunday with his parents.
W. E. Steadman left for Omaha at
loon today to spend Sunday. She will
return the llrst of the week.
Miss Clara Bonier returned today
from Davenport , Iowa , whore she has
) een on a two weeks' vacation.
Mrs. .1. Hnrtmnii returned from n
trip in Wyoming and Wisconsin last
light. She has boon gone a month.
M. C. Ha/.en and family will break
camp next week and return homo.
They have camped for the past six
months.
George D. Buttorfleld has boon in
Chicago this week , lie will return
tonight , but will go on through to the
western part of the state <
Miss Mlnnlo Neuman , who has re
cently had an operation In Omaha ,
has Improved so as to bo able to ro-
urn to her homo in Stanton.
C. A. Randall , republican candidate
'or senator from the Eleventh district ,
s in town. He spent the week at the
Stanton county fair. He says that
ludge Boyd was there part of the
time and Judge Graves , who held
court there , was also on hand.
Mrs. H. Denton and daughter Mad-
olln went to Omaha on a week's visit
with friends and relatives.
Six extra coaches wore added to
No. 402 this morning to help in the
transportation of the immense crowds
that are ( locking to Omaha to attend
the Ak-Sar-Ben.
Mrs. W. C. Roland , Mr. and Mrs.
Mason Fraser and Mrs. J. . F. McGrano
drove to Stanton yesterday to take In
the fair.
Mrs. P. P. Kllloran and son Farnk
went to Omaha to attend the Ak-Sar-
Ben festivities now going on at that
place.
Anthes & Smith yesterday purchased
a fine team for use on a delivery
wagon.
Dr. Alden was able to be out of bed
yesterday and was up and at omul the
hospital after his week's Illness.
William Wagner shipped two car
loads of gravel to Wlnslde and Wayne
this week , which shows that the qual
ity of gravel taken from here is of the
best.
best.The
The Norfolk woman's club will cel
ebrate Its tenth anniversary on next
Monday afternoon in the parlors of the
Congregational church. Special prep
arations have been made to celebrate
the occasion in an appropriate man
ner , and a large attendance of both
present and former members is antici
pated.
Fremont Tribune : Rnfus McMartin
was this afternoon found to be a fit
subject for the asylum and was or
dered sent to Norfolk. While McMar
tin gave rational answers to most of
the questions that were asked him ,
there was evidence that the board be
lieved Justified it in concluding that
the patient was unfit to be at large.
Mrs. Frank Cummins , who was op
erated upon at Rochester , Minn. , a
few weeks ago for gallstones , returned
to Noriolk yesterday morning. She
was accompanied by Mr. Cummins ,
who has been at Rochester all of the
time since her operation. Mrs. Cum
mins Is recovering rapidly. She with
stood the trip pretty well and , though
still weak , is gaining in strength every
day.
day.What
What might have been a most se
rious accident was narrowly averted
at the Willey pantorlum yesterday af
ternoon on North Fourth street. Mc
Clelland Hight was cleaning clothing
with gasoline when the pan contain
ing the gasoline was accidentally up
set , spilling the liquid on the hands
of Hight. Thinking that the gasoline
should be burned off the floor , some
one applied a match and the gasoline
did the rest , by severely burning
Hlght's hands before it could be ex
tinguished.
The state board of charities and cor
rections will meet in Norfolk for two
days , week after next , Tuesday and
Wednesday , October 9 and 10. This
board is a charitable Institution , or
ganized for the purpose of studying
on' now methods of caring for the
criminal and unfortunates of this
world. The meeting was secured for
Norfolk through an invitation present
ed by A. K. names. There will be
discussion and lectures by prominent
men on the two days when the board
meets here.
The report that B. T. Reid had been
killed In a railroad accident up near
Deadwood is untrue and without foun
dation , as Mr. Reid has been heard
from since the report was received , at
Sioux City. The only foundation for
the story Is that a traveling salesman
for Foot , Schultz & 'Co , was killed in
an accident In Minnesota. Much anx
iety was felt for Mr. Reid after the
people had heard of It as Mr. Reid Is
one of the proprietors of a Norfolk
shoo store , and has many friends hero
who had become alarmed.
Lincoln News : A motion for the
appointment of a referee to take evi
dence In the state's quo warranto suit
brought to oust Dr. J. M. Alden as
superintendent of the asylum for the
Insane at Norfolk was filed Wednes
day In supreme court by the attorney
general. The court is expected to rule
upon It at the sitting next week.
Whllo the suit Is pending. Dr. Aldcn'e
salary warrants are being held up In
the auditor's ofllco. Ho has not re-
celved any pay from the state since
July , when the governor's order of ro <
moral was made. Meantime a report
sent out from Norfolk last Saturday
Indicated that 'Dr. Alden had suffered
a stroke of apoplexy.
I'LL-PAID LONDON CLERK INHER.
ITS THREE MILLIONS.
FROM MAN LIVING AT LINCOLN
< ln of Noted People nnd Once Weal >
thy , Department Store Clerk In Dear
Old London Town Tells of Upa nnd
Downs Until Nebraska News Came.
C' . E. P Drouot , a clerk earning a
small Hillary In a largo London dopiut-
nent store. Is the holr to an American
fortune of $ , ' 1.000.000 through the death
if his cousin , C. C. Kimpp. nt Lin
coin , Nob. To an Interviewer , says a
London dispatch , the fortunate man
said :
"I am not so cure that 1 sot nn much
store by the money as souio men
would. 1 lost n fortune of CHO.OOO
once ; so money and I uro no strang
ers. "
Quito a romantic little story was un-
fohhtl by Mr. Drouot. Reading a
weekly paper one afternoon he saw
that n Mr. C. C. Knnpp of Beatrice ,
Mob. , hail died , leaving a fortune of
5:1,000,000. : Inquiries wore mndo for
he next of kin.
"I knew at once , " said Mr. Drouot ,
'that the Mr. Knnpp referred to was
ny cousin , nnd that beyond himself
10 had not another relative living
with the possible exception of one
ndy , who had not been heard of for
vears. 1 bad no Idea of claiming a
share In the fortune at the time. I
inly wanted to he sure about any llv-
nB relations , so I wrote and made In-
luirlcs , and now 1 am going to No-
iraalm to see for mysolf. "
The story of Mr. Dronet's relation
ship to Mr. Knapp is , however , far
more interesting.
The grandfather of both men was
in ofllcer in the British army , and
leld the post of chief supply officer
n the Bahamas , under the old system
> f ordnance supply. In later years
10 was stationed In Canada. During
ils stay In the Bahamas his daughter
married Capt. Knapp , whose son , the
ate C. C. Knapp , settled In Nebraska.
Mr. Drouet's father was captain and
Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Lloyd Richter -
ter Creake Drouot , who acted as A.
0. C. to Gov. Eyre In Jamaica.
The family have always betu con
nected with military affairs. A cons-
n of Mr. Drouet's grandfather was the
famous Marshal Drouet , Count 'Ea-
on , one of Napoleon's favorite gen
erals , who afterward became coinman-
der-In-chief of the French army. Mr.
Drouet , who Is related to many noble
families of England , Is also a nephew
l > y marriage of the lit. Hon. John
Burns , M. P.
MAYOR IN VAIN ORDERS CON.
TRACTOR TO STOP WORK.
CLAIM THE FOUNDATION IS SOFT
Mayor Friday Declared Today That
the Gutter on the West Side ot
Fourth Street is Being Built on Sod
Says it Will be Torn Out.
[ From Friday's Dullv.l
There Is trouble today over the now
cement gutter which Is being built
along the west side of South Fourth
street , between Norfolk nnd Madison
avenues. Mayor Friday declares thai
the gutter Is being laid on an unsound
foundation of bed along that street
and has ordered M. Endres , the con
tractor , to discontinue the work and
lay in a solid foundation. Mr. EndrcE
declares that he takes orders from the
city engineer , only , and that he would
be entitled to damages If the wort
was stopped. So ho kept on building
the gutter.
Mayor Friday says that the guttei
will be torn to pieces and a bettei
foundation put under it. He has beer
informed by the engineer superintend
ing the work that. If the sod is al
lowed to remain , the gutter will sinl
and crack.
TILDEN CARNIVAL WEEK.
That City Will Entertain Crowds ol
People Next Week.
The last fall fair and carnival foi
this part of the country this seasor
will be held at Tilden next week , be
ginning Tuesday and continuing untl
Friday. Thursday Is planned for Nor
folk day , when It has been planned t (
run a train to Tilden and back agali
for the benefit of the people of thli
vicinity. Tilden Is promising the tlmi
of anyone's life and looks for a mam
moth crowd.
Following Is a program of the rac <
events :
Wednesday , Oct 3.
3:00 class trotters $201
2:20 : class trotters or pacers 201
Thursday , Oct 4.
2:25 : class trotters $20' '
2:30 : class trotters or pacers 20i
Pony running race 2
Friday , Oct. 5.
2:50 class trotters or pacers $20
Free for all 25
Free for all running race 7
Entries close In harness races Sept
13 , 190G. E. B. Hanson , Secy.
HURT ON ROSEBUD.
Miss Weaver Fell From Horse ani
Was Badly Hurt.
W. W. Weaver received word fron
his sister who lives on n claim on th
Rosebud , of nn accident which oc
curred to her She and a hrothe
have claims adjoining , the brother ha <
one to Gregory and Him was loft
ilonc In the evening Him saddled her
lorno and went In drive I he cattle In ,
ho horse hecaino unmanageable and
brow her , breaking her leg two Inch-
'H nhovo the ankle. She wan a long
ray from the IUMIHO , but not far fiom
he road. She crept to the road and
xwlted there until her brother te
urned from Gregory. Ho took her
inok lo Gregory Immediately and who
H under the doctor's rare.
Mr. Weaver took his mother tliioiiKh
iero , from Wakolleld. on her way to
Gregory , where Him will nurse her
laughter.
The brother and sinter had jiiHl
iroved up on their claims and woio
; olng to learn , MHS ! Weaver having
teen offered a position UK stenogra
iher In a bank Slit * will ho holploHn
or nt least six weeks
MORFOLK HAS ESCAPED FROM
WATER FATALITIES.
BUT THERE WERE TRAGEDIES
There Han Been Little Boating on the
Northfork During the Past Summer ,
and the City Has Been Spared From
Loss Other Sudden Deaths.
The summer season has about conm
o an end and Norfolk IIIIH CIIIIHO for
ejolclng In one respect at least Dm1-
ng the past seiiHon there has been
10 death by drowning In either the
Northfork or the JCIkhorn rivers. Thin
s decidedly unusual for Norfolk and
he people of this city feel highly
hnnkful that siie.h a record has been
nude.
For many yearn past It has been
Norfolk's misfortune to lose at least
) iio life and sometimes more during
lie Hummer months by drowning In
either the Northfork or the Elkhorn-
gonornlly the Northfork. The waters
of that stieam are filled with cold
springs that bubble up underneath and
hose cold springs have been the fatal
'caturo of the river. Although the wn-
or on the surface generally HOOIIIH
'airly warm during the hot days of
summer , It Is but a few feet down
hat the swimmer finds a current that
s very cold. Tills chilly underlayer
> f water sends chills through the av
erage human being nnd cramps fre
quently result , taking down even the
jest of swimmers.
To add to the fatal nature of the
stream is Its depth. The river , though
mrrow , ( lows in a tremendously deep
channel and for this reason It is the
more dangerous for swimming or boat-
ng. It Is deep enough to allow dlv-
ng from the top of the railroad bridge
without danger of striking the bottom.
Little Boating This Year.
There has been little boating on the
river during the past summer the
east , perhaps , that has been known
in Norfolk for a dozen years or more.
There are still a number of canoes
on the river and some row boats , to
gether with a new steam launch , but
they have not been as much used as -
In the past , owing to last season's sad
accident , nnd no trouble has been ex
perienced.
Have Been Tragedies , Though.
But Norfolk has had other trage
dies during the summer season , if not
on the water.
Clyde Williams of this city was
killed on a train near Cheyenne. Lit
tle George Dorsey met death in the
treet , from a passing horse , which
was said to have kicked him. Mr.
Stark , a railroad employe In the round-
lionse , was killed by the handle of a
jackscrew. A section man was killed
letweon hero and Hoskins on the M.
& O. road , when the train struck a
handcar and sent It lunging after him.
And two other men met deaths in a
tragic way on the same night.
Skating the Next Danger.
Aside from tragedies over which
there is no control , skating will be
the next serious condition to confront
Norfolk and offer death unless caution
is taken. The cold springs in the
Northfork , which give men cramps ,
also fill the Ice with airholes In the
winter time and make skating upon Its
surface decidedly perilous. If precau
( Ion is taken against skating on that
river , accidents will be spared.
Yon will get the knack of finding
chances and opportunities through
reading want ads. , nnd then you will
not worry about It oven If your friends
Insist that you are simply "lucky"
Death of Ella Heckman.
Ella Heckman , the five-year-old
daughter of Emll Heckman , died shortly -
ly before noon today after a two
weeks' Illness from typhoid-pneumo
nia. The funeral will bo hold Monda >
afternoon from the house on Madison
avenue at 2 o'clock and services will
be held In the St. Paul's Lutheran
church at 3 o'clock. In the absence of
the pastor , Rev. Mr. Wltte , the Hadar
minister , will have charge.
MEETINGS TO CONTINUE.
Revival Being Held by the Christian
Church to Continue Two Weeks.
The gospel meetings of the Chris
tlan church will continue another two
weeks. State Evangelist Whiston wll
apeak and ping every night of those
two weeks at 8 o'clock. The tent Is
comfortably heated and lighted b >
electricity. The subjects for this
week are as follows : Monday , "Tho
Covenants ; " Tuesday , "A Fateful Do
clslon ; " Wednesday , "Facing One's
Record , " Thursday. "A Short Bed ; '
Friday , "The Crimson Tide ; " Satnr
" day , "Some Unspeaknbles. " All are
I cordially Invited.
AND Iron Moxintain
R.oviie
Offer The Following
Very Low Rentes
Tn Crrd-vlii | inlnli In llm
WEST AND SOUTHWEST
EVERY FIRST AND THIRD TUESDAY DURING 1906
Special llomescekers1 Tickets al Less Than ONE FARE FOR THE ROUND TRIP
Final Limit of Tickets 21 lnyn , With Htopovor Privilege. *
On the Same Dates SPECIAL ONE-WAY COLONIST TICKETS
WILL BE ON SALE TO OE11TAIN POINTS IN THE
WEST AND SOUTHWEST
AT AIAUST HALF 'IIIH KlUHILAIt ONIl-WAY HATH
Them * TiuhotH will be llinitiMl to continuoiiH IIIIMNMKO. , no HtopovorH tom \
nllowwl ; nil tlultclM to marked "Hooond-oliiHH , not. good In n 4indard HlooiiiK |
cant.
Go see the wonderful prosperity of the Country offer
ing the greatest opportnnitioB on earth.
lor further Information , mnpa. folders , etc. , nddrcn.i
T. F , GODFREY , Passenger and Ticket Agt. , Omaha , Nob.
H. C. TOWNSEND , Gen. Pass , and Tkt. Agt , St. Louis , Mo.
TOM HUGHES. Traveling Pass. Agt. , Omaha , Nob.
Ask for a Ticket East
on "The Milwaukee"
Insist , Uuit it , read from Onwliiilo Chicago
via the
Chicago , Milwaukee ® . Si ,
Paul Railway
Leave Union Station , Omaha 7.55 a. m.t
0.45 p. m. or 81)5 ) p. in. Arrive Union
Station , Chicago , ' , ) . ! ) ( ) p. m. , H.)5 ! ) a. m. or
( . ) 'J5 a. in.
Through train service to Chicago from all
points on the main line of the Union
I'acific Hailroad.
F. A. NASH ,
General Western Agent ,
1524 FarnaLm St. Omaha , Neb.
I
HOMESEEKERS' ' RATES
via
ILLINOIS CENTRAL R. R.
-TO-
Points in Minnesota , Korth Dakota and the Canadian Northwest. Tick
ets on Hale every Tuesday at one faro plus $2.00 for the round trip , good re
turning twenty-one days from date of sale.
Trains leave Omaha at 8:00 : a. m. and 8:80 p. m. .
Rates ami full paiticnlars at City Ticket Office , 1402 Faruain St. ,
Omaha , or write
writeSAHUEL NORTH ,
District Passenger Agent ,
OflAHA , NEBR.
Feeling Nature's
Pxilse
Throw aside the cares of every day life and hide yourself amid the
eternal hills of the
R.OCKY MOUNTAINS
The Midland route "hits the bull's eye of the world's scenery. " Spe
cial rates all summer. Best line to Salt Lake and Pacific coast points.
Elegant dining cars , service a la carte. Through Pullman observation
cars.
Send lEc in stamps and get a handsome
color reproduction of Charles H. Harmon's fa
mous painting , of the Seven Castles. "Fine enough
for a wedding present. " All Midland agents or
Colorado Midland Railway
C. H. SPEERS , Q. P. A ° , 17th and California Sts. , Denver , Col.