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I'HE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOURNAL : FRIDAY , DECEMBER NORFOLK LODGE NO. 653 HOLDS ANNUAL SERVICES. FOUR PASSED AWAY DURING YEAR To the Memory of Departed Brothers , Norfolk Lodge No. C53 Paid Tribute Sunday Afternoon Services Not Largely Attended , but Impressive. Elks of Norfolk lodge , No. 05H , paid tribute to their ubnenl brothers In an nual memorial wrvlroH hold at ( lit1 lodge rooms Sunday afternoon. Knur iiu'inhorH of the local lodge died dur ing the year : Otto F. Tappeit. Ralph 1 , . Hniasu-h , C. 1) . Jenkins and Thomas M. llyan. The services were not largely at tended bill they were Impremdve. Upon the altar a beautiful floral token , lmd been placed. Olllcors of the lodge 'lUli'd tholr stations and the regular memorial service was given. W. M. Robertson , past exalted ruler , read the eulogy. A quartet consisting of J. H. Maylard , Sol G. Mayer , Herman Kle- nan and Charles Gorecko sang dining the services. Following was the eulogy : The Address. Evalled Ruler , Brothers and Friends : This to my mind Is n solemn occasion , meeting as wo do hero today to pay our trllmto of respect to the memory of thoao of our brothers who have passed to the great beyond , to "tho undiscovered - discovered country , from whoso bourn no traveler returns. " In UIOHO strenuous days In which wo llvo It Is proper and wise that wo pause for ono day at least , not only to do homage to the dead , but to cast a retrospecllvo glance over the past , to think for a few moments on the activ ities of the times wo are living In , and HOO If In our own lives wo are do ing the tilings wo ought to do , and are living up to the full measure and stan dard of our capabilities and advant ages. The surroundings In this land with nil of Its advantages furnishes the In centive , especially for Iho young , to place our standard high mentally , and morally. Wo are told that the world Is grow ing worse than over before , that dis honesty and Immorality Is the rule In the lives and actions of men , ralhor than Iho exception , and moro especial ly Is this said of our America , Iho land which boasts of HH freedom and equal ity. Do wo bollovo this ? There being no accurate statistics at hand upon this subject , so far as I know , It Is at best only conjecluro or belief on the part of the Individual who expresses an opinion upon the matter. There is also much said In these days aboul graft In business , In politics , and In every walk In life , and about Iho In sincerity generally of Iho people , some of which is perhaps true , but upon Iho whole laklng Into consldorallon the In crease In population , In wealth and al of our material advancement , and com paring the present times and peoples with those of the past , It does no Beom possible , that the world Is grow Ing worse , but that It Is growing bet tor , that wo are not retrograding but progressing. There are those who claim that this country of ours has reached the zenith of Its greatness , am Its glory , that llko the countries peopled pled and governed by Iho ancients wo will. In Iho near future , teller to dt ! cay. Whllo olhers take a more optl mlstlc view of the sltnallon , and be llovo that wo are yet but In our swad dltng clothes , and that while wo o today think America Is a great nntloi that It will still grow and flourish , so that In the future wo of this ago am tlmo will appear as mere pigmies to these who will come after us. It does not mailer so much lo the Indlvldtm which of these views Is the correc ono ; the question for each ono of n to nsk ourselves Is , are wo as hull vldunls bearing our part of the bur den , are wo helping to make the gov ernment and society botlor , are wo exemplary citizens doing all that 1 required of us as such ? If wo are then wo are doing our duty as men , 1 not wo ought to mend our ways nm commence the performance of all th duties required of good citizens , No man has a right to bo dishonest ti business , In civic llfo , or In any otho way , and Iho Individual Is to a cortali extent responsible for the wrongs , I any , which may exist In our body po litic. It Is said that today there Is n honor In business or In political llfo That Is not true. The great body o the people are honest , and domandln and are gelling Iho highest typo o manhood and character lo fill the in portant places both in civil and po litical life. The llrst question asked about a applicant for place today Is , is h honest , the next , Is ho capable and ii dustrlous , these questions being ai swered In the alllrmatlvo , the man wh aspires to place or position , and moot these requirements has a reasonabl chance of success. It seems to mo w are given to treating these matters to lightly ns a rule , believing as some d that money , pull and graft rule In al things , which is a mistaken view as have already said. I say these thing because this organization In Us ei tlrety Is composed of men who hav moro or less to do with Iho Ihlngs pros out and future of this country , and : seems to mo It should bo our aim hot Individually and as an organization t see to It that a high Ideal of manhoo Is maintained. There Is nothing In th teachings of tMs order , which tend to debase or > ewer the slandard o manhood , but en the contrary wo ar taught to "Bo strong and quit your selves like men. " Appropos of what I have been speal Ing , this from a magazine article was reading this morning , "The publl morality is llko the tide over ebbln and flowing ; but the public consclenc is llko the sea , mighty and Indefinable purifying even Itself , " struck mo fore bly. bly.Lot Lot us treat these things sorlouslj keeping In mind the fact , that the goo < of the community and the llfo of th nation depends upon the honesty am Integrity of Its citizenship. These remarks are not Intended t pply In ivny pomma ! HOIIHO , but MR ; oncral propositions upon whloli much i being mild , niul which will hear ioiiiht ; and rollcctlon. A pool linn ul.l . : Man In bin own Hlar , niul the ROU ! thai can omlor an honuHt and n pcrfoel man 'oinmiimhi all light , all Inlluoncu , all fato. s'othlng to him fallH curly , or too Into. Our actH our nngolB niu , or good or 111 , Our fatal Hhndows that walk by UH Hllll. " Wo como now to pny our homngo o the dead , and of thoHO who liuvo iiHHcd away hoforo the beginning < > f hl year , moniorlal services have boon told and trllmto paid lo thoin. Whllo vo mourn for thum wo nro reminded hat within the past your four ot our irothors havu lull IH and 150110 lo tnu ( Iranil Ixidgo on hlih. ; Hiolhor Otto Tapporl wan horn n ( lornmti } on Urn 2Glh day of Goto- her 18fi2 and came to Hi IB country In Sl'ili , ho dlod on the 22ud day of Match lion , Iho clrouniHtances of ! IH ! dc'iith ml hurlal aio Hllll fresh In our minds. \H waH nald of Hrothor 'I'apporl on nolhor occasion , "At the ago of olgh- ocn ho ontorcd the Horvlco of the Standard Oil company and remained vllh Iho ono employer In vnrloim ca- mcltlQH till the tlmo of his death. Ho VIIB ono of Iho pioneer traveling wiles- nun of hlH conipiuiy , an loyal to his employers as ho waH to his adopted onntry. In such high cstcom was ho mid by his follow Inivollngmon that at ho tlmo of bis domlfio ho was holding ho highest olllco In the gift of the United Commercial Travellers In this tate , that of grand counsellor. " Hrothor Tapport from the tlmo of ho orientation of this ledge to the line of hlu death , was our tyler , never nlsslng hut ono meeting during tlial line , and that on accounl of a storm vhlch prevcntod his getting homo In line for the meeting. Ho panned the ast moments of his life within these vails. Hrothor Ralph I * Uraasch was born > n u farm near Norfolk on the 20th lay of November 1877 , and died hero in the 21st day of July 100G. tt Is lllllcnlt for mo to speak of Ralph , ho vas so well known to all of ns. Ho spent his whole life , except ono ycnr , Ight hero In onr mldHt. Ralph was of a kindly , gonlal , lovable disposition , ono whom It was a pleasure to meet socially or. In u business way. I very veil remember telling him at different times that ho was ono of the young ncn with whom I liked to do business , 10 always mot you with a smllo and a pleasant greeting , If ho had any one- nlcs I do not know It , but It Is true hat his friends wore legion. Brother Jraasch suffered for years uncomplaln- ngly , and at the last yielded up his young llfo as a sacrlllco to the disease which preyed upon his syslem. Wo all miss him , and shall hope to meet ilm on the other shore. I take the liberty" to road hero a Biographical sketch of the llfo of llrother Charles D. Jenkins , as writ- ion and published by a very Intlmalc friend of his. "Tho dealh of Charles D. Jenkins on the 2nd , Instant , extinguishes the original Jenkins family. In 1S72 I/evl Tonkins and wife of Kalamnzoo , Mich Ignn , with their three children , Charles I ) . Jenkins , Edward II. Jenkins and Miss Jenkins who subsequently be came Mrs. Cogswell , moved to Madl son county rtnd took up their homo In the neighborhood nowknown , as Kala mnzoo precinct. About eighteen years ago Lovl Jenkins died and was fol lowed a few years later by his wife Mrs. Cogswell having died before el thor of her parents. Less than two months ago Edward II. Jenkins died at his homo In Columbus , which , will the passing of Charles D. Jenkins , ex linguistics Iho family. "Charles D. Jenkins was born at Knlanmzoo , Michigan , April 25 , 181C and was educated 'by his aunt , Mrs John Corl , at Peorla , Illinois , . Earl > In llfo ho studied medicine and was gradualcd by a school In pharmac ; and spent some time In the drug bus ! ness. Ho also engaged In the hard ware trade at Fort Scott , Kansas , am married Miss Josephine Ashbongh a Nevada , Missouri , January 1 , 1872 who together with Corl D. Jenkins Fred Jenkins and Gladys Jenkins , his children , survive him. "It Is dllllcult to sppak of Mr. Jen kins In appropriate words. Ho was among the noblest types of the race Ho was a man of undoubted Intellect ual capacity , more , In fact , than Is given to the ordinary man , and he was a friend who could bo relied 01 under the most critical circumstances Ho was cheerful and well disposed , am during his long and distressing Illness which covered moro than a year , ho was never heard to complain. Ho line nothing but good words for the worlt at largo. For his country ho had a singleness of Intelligent patrlotlsn and devotion. Ho had a clear concop tlon of our form of government , state and national , and , although ho wa sometimes misunderstood by thos who were not close to him , ho was i strong typo of the American domocra In llfo and In thought. "Mr. Jenkins was frequently calle < to important and responsible publl positions. In addition to the local ol llces hold In his Immediate precinct ho was chairman of the county bean of supervisors over which ho prosldoi to the entire satisfaction of the pet plo. When Governor Holcomb wa elected , Mr. Jenkins was appolnte steward oftho hospital for the insan at Norfolk , whore ho continued until change in Iho administration. In hi prlvalo and public llfo ho was a re ligiously honest man and no ono eve questioned his word or his Integrity. "Ho leaves a wife and three chll dren and a largo circle of friends t mourn his death , and if his account In eternity are as correct ns they ar on earth , his destiny can bo forotoli with certainty. " Of our Brother Thomas M. Ryan , can say but little , ns I had only casual acquaintance with him , but in understanding Is from Ihosc whohno'N him best that ho was a young man o good habits and his llfo promised to bo a useful one , both In his business and In a social way , from what little know of him this Is true , and my re grct Is , that I could not , although th effort was made , got inoro Informa tlon concerning him. Wo little know what the future ha In store for us , wo can not lift th vail and got a gllmpso of. the future tit let us prows on doing the best wean an , HO far UH life's duties are con- erni'd , with the hope that the world ' 111 bo bettor , and not worse , on no- omit of our having lived In It. NEW P08TOFFICE ORDER. > .iyment of Box Rent Must be Made During Last Ten Days of Quarter. The postolllco headquarters at Wash ington has jtiHl Issued now orders re garding the collections of box rent foes which nro Htrlct In the require ments exacted at the postolllcos of the country and leave no option of any hnractor with the postmasters regard- ng the collection of HICHO fees. Here- Her box rent miiHt bo paid during the tiHt ton daj'H of Iho quarter or the box vlll bo declared vacant and closed to IH old patron. The text of the order n full Is an follows : "Hox rent must ho collected at the icglniiliig of each quarter for the en- Ire quarter and no longer. Ton days leforo Iho lasl day of each quarter lostmustors are required to place a illl bearing the date of Iho last day of ho quarter In each rented box. If a iox holder falls to renew his right to its box on or before the last day of ho quarter the box shall then bo loHod and offered for rent and the nail will bo placed In the general do- Ivory. Ivory."P. "P. II. Hitchcock , "Postmaster General. " THE NEW WEATHER MAN. Our brand now weather mon And , by the way , a hummer , Is giving In December The kind you all remember. Enjoy while you can The glorious Indian summer. BOY KICKED IN NOSE BY HORSE Little Fellow Llvlna East of Pierce Is Bndly Injured. Pierce , Neb. , Dec. II. A twelve-year- old son of F. N. Schroeder , living ten nllcs cast of Pierce , was kicked by a lorso and had his uoso crushed In. lo was unconscious for a tlmo but mpcs for an early recovery are enter- allied. YOUNG MAN ARRESTED FOR NIO- 'BRARA FROLIC. WAS SLOT MACHINE TAPPED ? That Is the Suspicion Henry Clark and Charley Gllnes , Two Young Men Who Spent Nlckles Freely , Have Been Arrested on Unique Charge. Nlobrara , Nob. , Dec. 3. Special to The News : An unusual amount of nlckle change has been scattered about town for the past few days by n young fellow by the name of Henry .Clark and Landlord Kindle of the Ilnbbari House became suspicious that his an tomatlc slot machine had been trlllei wllh. Clark starlod for Soulh Dakola Saturday , but missing the boat could not cross before being caught. Char ley Gllnes , who had been trusted , am who left for Grand Island n day or two since , has been arrested there 01 a llko suspicion , and County Attornoj Dorryman has sot the hearing before Justice Bayha for the 5th. LOCKJAW HAD NO TERRORS. ThIrteen-Year-Old Boy Dares Death by Tetanus , and Does Not Die. New York , Dec. 4. Ralph Baldwin the 13-year-old son of Dr. Win. H Baldwin of Norwalk , Conn. , who was slruck by "Joe" Tracy's racing auto mobile In the Vanderbllt cup race , has recovered , conlrary to the expecta lions of the surgeons. Whllo In the race , Tracy's car ran Into the crowd at the turn In Eas Norwich and Baldwin was knocked down. Both of his ankles wore brok on. The surgeons advised that one of his legs bo amputated. "I'd rather die than bo a cripple al my life , " the boy replied. His father would not Insist on the operation , without the boy's consent and Ralph's objections prevailed. As a result , however , tetanus dovelopet and for weeks his llfo was despalrei of. A. G. WINN VERY LOW. Nellgh Man Sinking Perceptibly Oth er Nellgh News Items. Nollgh , Nob. , Dec. 3. Special to The News : Since returning horn from Omaha whore ho was In St. Jo soph's hospital for trealment , A. G Wlnn has failed perceptibly , and hope for his recovery are very low. In response sponso to a message his daughter , Mis Hnltlo , arrived from Lincoln Saturdaj afternoon lo bo at Iho bedside of he falher. Mrs. C. A. Hewitt left Saturday af ternoon for Valentino upon receipt o a message from her son Ira , who nc cldentnlly broke his leg between th knee and nnklo while skating. Mr Hewitt is employed by S. F. Gllmni as electrician of the Valentino mills. "Bud" Conger was arrested Satur day and brought before the InsanlU board on the charge of Inebriety. II was given his choice of either thre years at the asylum nt Lincoln , or t get out of the county. Ho proforret the latter , and Immediately proceedei to got out. Dr. A. F. Conory was called to SVa torloo , Iowa , Friday morning on ac count of the serious condition of hi sister Mrs. Parshall , who was recently Injured In an elevator In ono of th largo dry goods stores of that city. FORMER NELIGH MILL OWNERS 'ARE DEFENDANTS. PILLSBURY CLAIMS DAMAGES Alleging That Plllsbury Sacks Were Refilled and Sold With Onkdnlc Flour , the Minneapolis Firm Wants Big Sum Because of Trade Mark , Nellgh , Neb. , Dec. 3. Special to I'ho News : A case hna been Illed In ho federal court of Omaha In which Vllllam C. , Clyde and Arthur T. Gal- away have been sued by the Plllsbiiry- WnHhhurn Hour mills of Minneapolis or $1,025,000. The defendants In this caHO were residents of Nellgh for over 20 years and owners of the Nellgh nllls. The story In the petition Is his : That Paul W. Smith , lormerly ocal manager nt Omaha of the Pills- inry mills , sold his stock of flour a year ago to the Gallaway company , and that the Gnllaway company then jccamo agents for the Plllsbury flour. The stock comprised 1,200 21-pound sacks. It Is alleged that the Gallaway company asked for 200 empty 48-pound sacks In order to repack the Hour from 100 of the 21-pound sacks. The Plllsbury company avers that vlion the flour was repacked the 400 extra Hacks were kept by the Galla- vay company Instead of being re turned to the Plllsbury mills at Mln- icapolls. Further , that the empty sacks were filled with flour from the Gallaway mills at Oakdalo , Nob. , and sold as "Plllsbury's Best. " By losses n sales , alleged to have occurred .hrough this alleged fraudulent act , Iho Plllshnry company claims lo be lamaged to the amount of $25,000 , and o have been damaged $1,000,000 through the misapplication of the trade mark. MONDAY MtlNTION. Edwin Vnll came over from Albion vestorday. Mrs. Klenlz has gone lo Omaha on n cnso as nurse. Mrs. W. I. Auslin returned from Omaha yeslerday. W. II. Schneider came over from Wayne yeslerday. Ray McCalley was a visitor from Plalnvlow yeslerday. Clarence O. Frllchl of Omaha stopped between trains Sunday. Ed J. Heck came down from Nlo brara yesterday morning. James Council and wife came down from the Rosebud Sunday. I. L. Tomllnson and J. Reynolds were up from Madison yesterday. J. J. Koupal of Dodge was In the city for a short time yesterday. Henry Tlcglor , the original produce man , had business In town Monday. George A. Custer , ono of the found ers of Ilerrlck , was In the city Sunday. R. D. Willis of the Brlstow Enter prise was an Omaha passenger Mon day. day.Robert Robert Hultqulst came over from Oakland and was In town for a few hours. Walter Compton was up from Pllger yeslorday and spent the day with friends. J. C. Conway of Monowl and Henry Kremiro of Verdel registered at the Pacific Sunday. Frank Stuart , Edwards and Brad- herd's agent at Randolph , spent Sun day In the city. A. H. Corbotl of Atkinson went down to Madison yesterday and spent some hours In the city. D. Strain of Niobrara was In town Monday forenoon and left on the noon train for Valentine. Bartlo Elsoffer relumed to Chicago yesterday , after a few days' vacallon from Armour's Institute. R. G. Woodslde , ono of the very earliest settlers In Dawson county , was In from Lexington Monday morning. D. W. Forbes of the Bonesteel Pilot and owner of stores at Bonesteel an < ] Anoka , came down Monday morning. Pete Larson , the Randolph liverj man , brought J. D. Bechol over yester day morning to take the U. P. train south. Misses Lena and Jennie Mills and Mrs. Mary Mills returned from Wayne last night , where they spent Thanks giving. Gone Crooks of Meadow Grove went up to Plalnvlow to close out a mer cantllo business nt the latter place Monday. Engineer McMonlgal of the Long Pine division , accompanied by his wife went to Omaha to visit while ho takes a needed rest. Misses Rulh Shaw and Jennie Wheeler relurned lo Crete this morn Ing , whore they will continue their work at Doano college. O. P. Shoff loft Monday for Harrl son county , Iowa , to look after the 300 acres of corn on his newly ac quired farm near Logan. Clyde Bullock and Oliver Utter re turned to Lincoln yesterday after a visit with their parents during the university Thanksgiving vacation. John Kloko of Brlstow was In tlfo city yesterday between trains , bourn for Sioux City and other points for an outing , out of the business harness. Leo Walters left for Omaha this morning. Dr. J. C. Myers wont to Stanton on the morning train. Fritz Bucholz returned to his homo In Omaha yesterday. M. D. Tjler went down to Lincoln Monday on legal bus'ness. ' Congressman-elect J. F. noyd went over to Wnyno Monday noon Mr. and Mrs , B. C. Gentle returnee from Creston , Iowa , Saturday. Superintendent C. H. Reynolds wont cast In his special car Monday entrain train No. 402. Mitts Bertha Pllgor returned to her Rchool work In Stanton yesterday noon , Mrs. L. C. Taylor has returned homo after a few days' visit In Lincoln and York. Mrs. Herbert Moore of Long Pine spent TlmnkHglvIng week with Norfolk friends. Miss Carrlo Roland has accepted n position with the Johnson Dry Goods company. Mrs. M. E. Cox of Wayne was In Iho city Monday and took the U. P. train for Oconoo. Mr. and Mrs , Henry Brucggoman and daughter Elsie returned from their visit In Pllgor last evening. Mrs. C. E. Greene returned from Lincoln last night , where she spent Thanksgiving with her parents. Chris Severson of Wlsnor was In the clly Monday on his way homo from n vlsll wllh friends In Sioux Clly. T. Kingston and wife of Stanlon re lumed Monday from n visit over Thanksgiving wllh friends In Wayne. G. W. Bishop and James Farrls were In from Sioux Clly Monday and went west to the land of Klnkald home steads. Ed Hyde of Missouri Valley Is here visiting his parents , Mr. and Mrs. Chas. lydo. Ills mother will accompany him lomo. Miss Edith Feyorhelm , who has been visiting at Iho homo of M. D. Wheeler , rolurned lo her homo In Stanton Mon- lay morning. Miss May Durland returned from Lincoln last night , whore she had been visiting her sisters , who are atlend- ng college at University Place. Mrs. J. A. Solhenger will return to icr homo In Clyde , Kansas , tomorrow , after an extended visit with her pa rents , Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Allbery. Will Wolzel , who has been an em ployo of Iho asylum for some tlmo last , has resigned his position and will eave for Los Angeles , Gal. , tomorrow. Mr. W. E. Ellenwood , while swllch- Ing In the yards Saturday night , slipped from the top of a box car and 'ell , hurting himself quite badly. Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Gory are here from Inman to spend ! i week with their daughter , Mrs , Frank Perry and fam ily. ily.Mrs. Mrs. W. B. Hackett returned homo from Sluart where she has been visit ing with friends , Mr. and Mrs. Ahl- man. man.Mr. . George Tlmme of Council Bluffs Is here visiting at the home of M. Moollck. Al. Burling received a message from California Saturday that his brother was dangerously ill and he left for there Immediately. Engineer J. A. Wllley was the suc cessful bidder on trains 5 and C be tween here and Council Bluffs. C. 0. Rankln bid In the Cody local and will make his home In Cody , where he has the Sunday layover. Mrs. Van Evans has been very sick for the past week with pneumonia. Tom Hlght has been pushing his house along quite fast the last week. Wm. Bray has his house nearly fin ished and ready for occupancy. Rev. Arthur Hinds of the Second Congregational church was ordained Sunday. Night Yardmaster Hannah handed In his resignation Saturday night. Mrs. Minnie Etter of Nlobrara passer through here yesterday from Pllger where she spent Thanksgiving with her daughter , who Is teaching school thero. Miss Lenora Lylton , modiste in Mrs Ware's millinery establishment al Spencer , came down on the Bonestee train yesterday on her way to Des Molnes. Dr. Beard and wife of Stanton re turned from Butte yesterday where they have been visiting Mrs. Beard's sister , Mrs. W. T. Wills , wife of a leading attorney of the trans-NIobrara country. Mr. and Mrs. B. T. White and fam lly returned to their home In Omaha yesterday. Mr. While had come to Norfolk on the evening before. They were Thanksgiving guests at the homo of Mr. and Mrs. Burt Mapes. There will bo a box social at the Ray school house Friday night. Ev erybody is Invited. Adam Phllben of Bloomfleld was re leased from the hospital yesterday af ter only three weeks' detention. Miss Edna Stafford has resigned her position with the Durland Trust Co and has accepted ono In the office o C. C. Hughes. She will begin worl there In the morning. A. H. Norwood , an Interesting character actor In the early history of the strug gles between Oakdalo and Nellgh , was In town Monday morning with his fam lly going by way of Sioux City to his now homo In western South Dakota. The Wednesday club wishes to state that the reading by Mrs. Dearborn at the Congregational church Tuesday af ternoon will begin promptly at 2:31 : o'clock. There will no regular meet Ing of the Wednesday club this week The marriage of Miss Lillian Jack son to Esta P. Woodrlng of Councl Bluffs Is announced to take place this month at the homo of Mr. and Mrs Culbertson of Norfolk , 423 Soutl Fourth street. Mrs. Culbortson Is a sister of Miss Jackson , who has just arrived In the city to make propara lions for Iho wedding. Miss Jacksoi has visited In Norfolk before and has many friends In the city. A young man working at the Dudley livery barn had a fortunalo escape from what might have boon a serious accident nt the barn Sunday morning Ho fainted or for some cause fell un conscious In a stall whore ho was found later not at all Injured by the horses that secerned to have stoppoi cautiously about the helpless form Ho did not regain consciousness mill Dr. Mackay waa called. JUSTICE EISELEY EXPLAINS HIS POSITION IN MATTER. * HE THINKS JAIL A SOFT SPOT Takes the Position That He , Himself , Would Sometimes Gladly Have Ac- ceptcd Jail Bunk Calls on Police to Fet Busy and Make a Few Arrests Norfolk , Neb. , Dec. 3. Editor News : Your description of the caplnre of Iho overcoat thief , Gco. Goblmrd , and al- eged criticism by the pollco and fault- IndliiB on their part In not dealing mrdor with him when up the same lay , did not escape my notice. He , Goo , Goblmrd , was brought up on a charge of having by misrepresen tation obtained from Mayer Bros , an overcoat worth $25 October 27 , 1900. I was not aware when the fellow was up Ihat ho was , or would be , charged with other crimes nor was It oven In timated that ho would bo. Yet If there had been , or had ho In that way at different ! lines , at differ ent places , In other words ono nt the Imo , obtained a dozen overcoats not exceeding In value of this ono , Just as this fellow seemed to operate , ho could not have been sent to the pen itentiary and made to work Just the place ho ought to be upon this com plaint. If guilty under the statutes ho was liable to a fine not more than $100 , no minimum sum Is named , or not ex ceeding ninety days nor less than thir ty days In county jail not both. Now he , the defendant , having plead ed guilty and having made restitution to Mayer Bros. , and that was the con dition , and It being known that ho hail but few dollars , therefore , after care ful conslderallon , I fined him $5 and costs taxed $0.55 Including meals , of ficers , Justice and a witness for all of which was paid. Of course this would have been doubled had there been the least probability of getting It. A sixty days' jail sentence would have meant expense upon the county of $50 , en abling the thief thereby this winter to roast his shins and grow fat and spend his money for whisky and tobacco. There are many cases where nothing else can bo done. And now Mr. News , I have seen the day In Nebraska when I would have gladly availed myself of a chance such as last described and had not stolen anything , either. And as It now appears from your said article that It was not the activ ity of the police that made this fellow disgorge the stolen plunder after all , therefore they had better watch their own side and bring up the chicken thieves. C. F. Elseley , Justice of the Peace. No further complaints were filed against Gebhard. CHANDLER QWENBROUGHT HOME _ Norfolk Man Who Was Hurt by Train in Hospital Three Months. Chandler Owen , the Norfolk young man who was so seriously Injured by a train over three monlhs ago , was brought home In a prlvalo car over the Union Pacific railroad last night and was taken to the homo of his parents , Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Owen , Nebraska avenue and Twelfth street. He was brought to Norfolk In the private car i of the superintendent on this division of the Union Pacific. Chandler was In the Presbyterian hospital , Omaha , for just three months and three days. Ho was hurt on the thirtieth day of August In trying to board a moving train. The fleshy part of his hips was badly torn and cinders In the wound made It dangerous. An operation was performed upon him In Omaha , but another will be necessary as soon as ho Is strong enough to withstand Its shock. The surgeons be lieve that It will be four to six months before he will be able to endure an other strain and It was thought that ho might as well bo at homo meanwhile as In the hospital. Ho wlthstoond the Journey to Norfolk from Omaha com- fortably. He said , when he got home , S , that It was the best place ho had ever been In. Ills many Norfolk friends will hope for his speedy and complete recovery. SUICIDE IN SECOND STORY OF BEEMER STORE. WILLIAM GROSSE ENDS LIFE Despondent In His Old Age , Father of Beemer Business Man Suicides by Means of Quarter-Inch Rope From Rafters of Building. Boomer , Neb. , Dec. 4. Special to The News : William Grosse , aged eighty-four or eighty-five years , who had been making his homo hero with two of his sons , suicided today by hanging himself to the rafters In the second slory of his son's Implement store , by means of a quarter-Inch rope. Dr. Wells , coroner at West Point , was notified. f The old man had been despondent for some years and this Is believed to bo the cause of his act. His Hens , Herman and Frank , are in business hero. Try a News want ad. for results.