The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, January 04, 1907, Page 8, Image 8

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    T1IK NOKKOMC WEEKLY NEWS-JOUJWAL : TODAY , JANUAUY , I'.IOT. '
FEAR THAT ONE VICTIM WAS
DANKER DURMEI3TER.
WHO VISITED HERE LAST FALL
Name of One of the Dead In Frightful
' Rock iBlniul Wreck Is the Same as
That of Dnvenport Man Known Here.
Doy Canned Collision.
I From Tliurmluy'H Dally. !
It Is feared here Unit Julius Hur-
molstor. of Davt'iiiidit. lown , ono of
tlio ninny hilled In the HorU iHliind
wreck In Kansas Wednesday , Is the
Haunt Julius 10. HurmelHtcr who visited
nl th lioinn of Mr. and Mrs. George
I ) . Butterlleld last fall and who linn
been for years nvh'f r of the Iowa Na
tional hank of Miv < nport , Iowa , of
which Mrs. ButtorllHd'H fallicr , A. I' .
Doe , IB president.
l ! | > till after noon no word had been
obtainable to clear up the fear. Thn
nanio of Julius iturmclstcr WUH , Riven
among the dead In Associated Press
domicile * together with the plare of
residence an Davenport. Iowa. 'Phe
ngo was given an thirty-eight. 'I'he
Mr. UnrineiHler known heio was twen
ty-eight , lint It WIIH though ! thai error
might oiiHll.v have heen made.
The name of .InlliiH llurmolstor
among tlm dead fronted greatest np-
preheiiHlon In the home hero whore
ho visited. Seine hope , however , spri'm ?
front the fact that no private message
from Davenport had heon received and
fnrthor hope oamo from the faet that
the BurmelHtor mentioned In ( ho IIOWH
story was roportcd IIH one of a party
of eight homoseohorH , WIIH Bald to liiivo
been riding In the chair car when the
wreck occurred at 5:110 : a. in. , and to
have ROIIO forward Into the Hinoker.
The only fear , when these facta were
coiiHldorcd , waa that there might have
boon error rognrdlng these details ,
though It was thought If the report
was accurate that It could scarcely bo
the man-because It was believed .1. 13.
Burmelstor would have been In the
Pullman , unless ho had chanced to got
on the train for an honr'a ride or HO.
One Incident that tended to give a
serious view to the matter waa the
fact that friends hero know of no
other "JulhiB" Burmolster In Daven
port , though there are many other
families of them In that city.
A telegram was dlspntched Immedi
ately to Mr. Doe to learn definitely.
Mr. and Mrs. Dnrmolster vlalled In
Norfolk last fall for a week with Mr.
and Mrs. Uutterlleld.
This paragraph In the telegraph re
port dhl not tend to clear up the uncor
talnty : "It Is not known to a cer
tainty that Julius BurmolHtcr , of Dav
enport , Iowa , Is dead , but there Is
practically no chance that ho Is alive ,
lie was one of a party of eight homo-
seekers from Davenport who wore
riding In the chair car. Shortly before
the collision ho had gone Into the
smoker , and since the wreck his com
panions have been nimble to find any
trace of Uurmelstor or bis body. It Is
thought that ho was burned to death
and the corpse chaired , beyond recog
nition. "
Details of the Wreck.
Details of the wreck arc roportcd as
follows :
Four white men , a negro train per-
tor and about thirty Mexican laborers
lost their lives and fifty-five persons
were Injured.
The dead :
Julius Burmoister. of Davenport , In. ,
aged 38.
William T. Miller , of Soldier City.
Kan.
Kan.Albert
Albert Link , lOI'.O Pine street , Tope-
kn , colored porter.
Frank Sayre , passenger , New Lon
don , Mo.
Mexican laborers numbering suppos
edly between twenty-live anil thlit >
persons.
W. H. Osgood , of Mltchellvlllo , In.
The fatally Injured :
Holy Alvaro , Mexican laborer , lefl
leg broken , loft arm broken , Injured
Internally and badly crushed.
Berlnlla Ijarra , Mexican laborer
head crushed , left leg fractured , right
leg so badly crushed that amputation
was necessary.
A man who returned from the scene
of the wreck said that over thirty poi
sons were burned to death.
It Is Impossible to Identify the deai
Mexicans.
The trains wore Nos. 29 and HO , run
nlng between Chicago and HI Paso
They met on a sharp curve with fear
ful impact. Adding to the horror o
the collision , fire from the lamps ii
the cars and locomotives was commit
nlcated to the splintered wreckage am
spread rapidly , consuming live of the
forward cars of train No. 20 , wcsl
bound , and burning a number of pas
sengers. All but three of those whr
perished are thought to have beei
Mexican laborers who were'on the !
, way from Columbus Junction , O. , t <
Mexico.
Boy Operator Blamed.
The ofllclals of the company place
the blame on John Lynos. the 10-year
1 old telegraph operator at Volland , win
failed to stop train No. 29 at his sta
tlon after receiving orders to hold 1
until No. 80 had passed. Lymles I
being hold by the authorities of Wa
bannsee county at Alma for Invostlga
tlon.
tlon.By
By the light of the ( laming wreckage
the passengers who were unlnjurci
worked heroically to save those whr
wore pinned fast beneath the mass o
splintered timbers and twisted Iroi
work. The lack of tools to work wit !
In chopping away the sides of the
cars was a great hindrance to the earl >
rescue work.
Knew Wreck Was Inevitable.
Five minutes before the trains
rrnnhed ( OROtliwr I ho oporntorfl for
mlloR nloiiR ( ho linn of ( he Uock Htuid
\Hom ( knew Unit the collision wan
certain , IIH Lyitos wired from Volland ,
and ho had lot No. 31) ) PIIHH , but there
wan no earthly moaiiM'of preventing
the dlnaMler.
The wreck occurred on a grade , on
a curve and In a cut. No. 29 WIIH run
ning nlow on account of the heavy
raile and heavy train. No. . ' 10 had
list reached hie ( op of the hill when
lie engineer HIIW the rellectlon of the
leadllght of ( he ( rain ahead. Ho shut
own and the pansongorH on his train
aid they were not running morn than
en mllcH an hour when the crash oc-
urrod. No , 2 ! ) was not going more
ban fifteen miles an hour at the time.
The Injuries were caused more by
ho Hotting of the emergency brakes
linn by ( ho wreck Itself , according to
lie pnHHongorH. The engineer of No.
0 net lila brakes and almost every
iiidHoiiRor was thrown out of his neat
T berth. Immediately following this
nine the collision. The Mexicans
vore pinioned under the seats and the
oora were Jammed no that they could
Kit got out. In the chair car many
mHHcngors were hold down by the
eals. 'I'he train caught lire from the
; as lamps , which were broken.
The passengers In the rear cars oti
aped In their night clothing and
rossod In the mud beside the tracks ,
'lion came the cries foi help among
he Mexicans In the smoking car and
lie people pinioned fast In the chair
ur. Every man and nearly every wo-
inn on the train turned out to help
oscuo the unfortunates. Seven Mox-
jaiiH were rescued from the smokei
ml then the flames became so bad It
vas Impossible for the men to go In-
Ido the car.
The Injured were lomovod from the
hair cars with less dllllculty and np-
iiirently wore all lescned allvo fiom
hose cms. However , some of the
mBBongora on train No. 20 declared
hat a woman and llttlo ghl I'bout : i
ears old were burned alive In the
hair car.
Statement of the Operator.
John Lynos , the telegraph opoatir
it Volland , who ( led after letting No.
0 got by him , was arrested at Alma ,
en miles away. There , after making
1 statement before the cleik of the
listrict court , ho was placed In Jail ,
jynes , who Is but 19 years old , said
u his statement.
"I had been awake all night and was
lorfectly sober. At about ! or fi
) 'clock this morning the dispatcher
javo mo four outers ; one was for
second No. 20 to meet No. J0 ! at Vol
and Instead of Altavlsta ; No. 20 also
o meet No. 14 at Volland at the same
.line. No. 29 headed Into the east
switch and let No. 11 pass , bncVcd out
) f the east switch and headed down
ho main line. I thought It was going
0 stop at the depot tc take water , as
.rains have been doing , but Instead It
went by at from six to ton miles an
lour. Both boards wore at 'danger'
from the way the level stood In the
) Illco. I cleared No. 14 by pulling
.lown the right hand board for that
train , as I had no orders for No. 14 ,
leaving the westbound board at 'dan
ger , ' as my lever waa In proper place
In the ollice ; hut No. 29 did not stop
mill I ran out with my lantern , hut with
: wo swings across the track It went
out. I then ran to the pump house ,
grabbed the pumper's lantern , waved
It a few times , and It also wont out.
1 also called the pumper , telling him
what had happened. I went back to
the depot and told the dispatcher that
second No. 29 was by , and wo waited
to see If they were going to como backer
or not. I told the dispatcher that J
was coming to Topeka , and was trying
to got there. "
Lynes ( led before the wreck oc
curred , after first forecasting the Im
pending collision.
Five minutes before the trains met
lie called up the dispatcher and wired
lilm as follows :
"No. 29 has gone and I have gone
also. "
Then ho left his key. Even with
this dispatch In hand there was no
possible way of preventing the wreck
GOOD FEELING IN GERMANY.
Great Empire Is More Friendly to
America Than For a Lonq Time.
Berlin , Jan. 3. Prof. Muonstcrbert ,
of Harvard university , In an Interview
says that lately there has been a
marked change for the better In the
relations between Germany and the
United States. Ho gives three causes
for thls. The first Is the popularity o
Baron Speck von Sternburg , the Ger
man ambassador , and his close famll
larlty with President Roosevelt ; sec
ondly , because affairs relating to the
United States are now handled In the
ministry of foreign affairs by Her
Busch , for many years an attache a
Washington , and , third , the growing
antagonism between the United State
and Japan.
Formerly , Prof. Mnenstorbcrg sail
Americans believed that the next nn
tlon they would have to meet In wa
was Germany. Now the CnllfornI
question , the Philippines and the Sane
wlch Islands all presented points o
difference which might easily cause so
rlous trouble.
The reports that ho was cntruste
with u secret mission to the kaiser fo
the conclusion of a secret treaty be
tween the United States and Germanj
the professor declared , wore pure fan
cy.
Alnsworth Notes.
Alnsworth , Nob. , Jan. 2. Special tc
The News : Dr. T. K. Jones of Waco
Neb. , Is hero looking over the towi
with a view of locating hero.
The M. E. church , with Hov. Jl > hn
son as their pastor , held quarterly con
ference hero Sunday , Rev. Julian od
elating.
MORTHEAST NEBRASKA TOOTH-
MAKERS IN NORFOLK.
FOR THEIR ANNUAL MEETING ,
The People of Northeast Nebraska
Were Given at Least One Day of
Peace and Rest , If Not Comfort , by
Closed Shops Among Dental Men.
[ Fiom Thursilay'B Daily.1
Dentists of northeast Nebraska
ocked np their shops early Thursday
nornlng , turned away prospective pa
tents , put away their sledge hammers
ml pick axes and came to Norfolk ,
t was for the annuitl winter mooting
f the Northeast Nebraska Dental as-
Delation , which la growing more and
nero popular every twelvemonth ,
vhleh tlniH called from their homes
nil ofllcos the loothmakors of this HOC-
Ion of the state. Once in each year
hey give their patrons a day of peace
ml rest , If not comfort , by letting
heir grind wheels run down. And
Minrsday was4 the day In Norfolk.
Among the early arrivals was Dr.
larhor of Crolghton Dental college ,
Omaha.
It was arranged that the afternoon
hould bo given over to discussion of
hop matters , while the evening was
aid out for a banquet. Dr. II. J. Cole
f Norfolk was selected as toastmas-
or. The following wore placed on
he program : C. E. Brown , G. B.
laird , T. B. Ileckort , G. M. Mullen , J.
\ Daly , W. M. Condon.
It was expected that a largo number
f dentists would bo In town.
ELKHORN VALLEY DOCTORS.
A/Ill Hold Annual Meeting In Norfolk
January 15.
The eleventh annual mooting of the
Slkhorn Valley Medical society will bo
icld In the Elk club room , Norfolk ,
1uesday , January 15 , afternoon and
evening. Following Is the program :
Call to order 2 p. in.
Reading of minutes.
Report of committee on credentials ,
mil election to membership.
Payment of annual dues.
Reports of secretary and treasurer.
Reports of committees on auditing ;
) n arrangements ; on grievances ; on
iccrology.
Annual election of officers.
Papers.
"Some Facts of Importance In the
Treatment of Certain Infections , " D.
Ar. Bcattlo , Ncllgh.
"Conical Ulcer and Its Treatment , "
? . E. Frnnchcro , Sioux City.
"Tho Diagnosis of Skin Diseases , "
Albert Schalok , Omaha.
"Duodenal Ulcer With a Report of
a Case of Perforation , " M. J. Ford ,
Omaha.
"A Few Cases of Loptomonlngltls In
Practldo , " J. J. Williams , Wayno.
"A Discussion of the Pessary , " Pal
mer Flndloy , Omaha.
"Pulmonary Stenosis , " Hallo L. EwIng -
Ing , Lincoln.
"Tho Field Where the Work of the
Surgeon Approaches That of the Phy
sician , " C. C. Allison , Omaha.
"Report of Cases of Interest to the
General Practitioner , " II. G. Morris ,
Crcston.
"Tho Origin and Progress of Chorlo-
Epltholloma , " E. F. Henry , Omaha.
"Diseases of the Gall-Blndder ; Their
Surgical Treatment , " R. H. Rhoden ,
Fremont.
"Functional Neuroses , " J. M. Alkln ,
Omaha.
Officers of the association are :
President , F. L. Frlnk , Newman
Grove ; vice president , D. W. Beattle ,
Nollgh , and E. A. Weir , Chadron ; sec
retary , W. R. Peters , Stanton ; treas
urer , W. H. H. Hagoy , Norfolk.
Articles of Incorporation.
Know oil men by those presents ,
That we , W. N. Huso , Norris A. Huse ,
Eugene F. Huse and Mary E. Huso do
hereby associate ourselves together
for the purpose of forming a corpora
tion under the laws of the state of
Nebraska , and do adopt the following
articles of Incorporation :
Article I.
The name and title of this corpora
tlon shall be the Norfolk Auditorium
Company.
Article U.
The principal place of business of
this corporation shall ho at Norfolk h
the county of Madison and state o
Nebraska.
Article III.
The capital stock of this corporatloi
shall bo the sum of ono thousand dollars
lars , to bo divided Into shares of $100
each.
Article IV.
The object for which this corpora
tlon Is formed Is to carry on the bus !
ness of managing and operating the
Norfolk Auditorium in the capacity o
lessees or owners and to carry on the
business of bill posting and dlstrlbut
Ing.
Article V.
This corporation shall commence
business as soon ns its articles of in
corporation are filed In the office o
the county clerk of Madlbon county
Nebraska , and continue for a perloi
of fifty 150) ) years thereafter , unless
sooner dissolved by the conbcnt of the
stock holders.
'Article VI ,
The highest amount of Indebtedness
or liability to which this corporntioi
shall at any time subject Itself shal
not exceed the sum of $1,000.
Article VII.
The officers of this corporation shnl
consist of a president , vice president
secretary and treasurer and ono per
son may hold two offices. The off !
cers are to bo selected by the board
of director * of said corporation who
Hhall have Mill power to prescribe the
Hiilnrlen and duties of each olllcer
Artlclo VIII.
The hoard of directors Hhall consist
> f four Hharo holders , and the follow-
ng per otiHW. . N. Iluse > , Norris A
IUHO , ICIIKOIIO F. Muse and Mary E.
IIIHO are hereby appointed directors
) f this corporation to hold their olllces
IK Hitch until the regular annual oloc-
lon takoH place pursuant to articleIX
> f IhoHO articles of Incorporation and
mill their successors are chosen and
liialllled.
Article IX.
The regular annual meeting of the
stock holderti of , thin corporation for
ho election of directors and for the
rnnsactlng of such business ns would
ogulnrly come before It , shall ho hold
it the ofllco o'f the corporation on the
Jd day of January of each year. The
Itrectors elected at such annual meet-
ng shall hold their olllco for the term
> f one year and until their successors
ire elected and qualified.
Artlclo X.
*
The said board of directors nt their
first meeting shall enact by-laws for
he government of said corporation not
nconslstent with the articles of tneor-
loratlon and not Inconsistent with the
aw for the regulation of business of
ho corporation and the management
in < l administration of the affairs , and
hall have the power to , do and per-
orm all acts which may bo legal for
i board of directors to do under the
aws of the stnto of Nebraska.
Artlclo XI.
Each share holder shall at all rcgu-
ar or special meetings bo entitled tome
mo vote either in person or proxy for
each share of stock held.
Article XII.
The articles of Incorporation may be
intended or changed at any regular
neetlng or special mooting called for
hat purpo&o by a two-thirds vote of
all the stock of the corporation.
Witness our hands this 3rd day of
January , 1007.
W. N. Huse.
, N. A. Huso.
E. F. Huse.
'
Mary E. Huso.
The stnto of Nebraska , Madison
Bounty , ss.
On this 3d day of January , 1907 , be-
'ore mo , a notary public in and for
said county and state , duly commis
sioned and qualified , personally np-
icnred the above named persons , per
sonally known to mo to bo the Iden-
.leal persons whoso names are affixed
o the foregoing articles of Incorpo-
atlon and each for themselves nek-
lowledged the same to bo their volun-
ary act and deed.
In witness whereof I have hereunto
sot my hand and afllxed the seal of
: ny office the day and year last above
written.
Carl Wilde ,
Notary Public.
PURE FOOD LAW IS WEAK.
Measure Which Came Into Effect To
day Found to be of Little Use.
New York , Jan. 2. The new year
finds the federal government Impotent
to enforce the provisions of the pure
food and drug law , which went Into
effect. There Is no machinery to en
force It , the only possible manner in
which It can be put Into operation be
ing through complaint and prosecution
ly private citizens before the United
States district court. There is no ap
propriation to pay Inspectors and su
perintendents , and It will be several
months before congress can make an
appropriation and organization be per
fected.
There Is no officer of any sort In this
city charged with enforcing the law.
There Is a disposition on the part of
many dealers In drugs , groceries and
spirits to evade the provisions of the
new law through clever subterfuges.
While there Is a large element dis
posed to meet the law squarely and
comply with all of Its provisions , there
Is an undeniably large contingent of
merchants In this city who are willing
to seize upon plausible pretexts for
evading the law. So , as In the past ,
consumers will continue to be the suf
ferers.
In the candy trade there seems to
be no disposition to evade the law.
The law provides that the Introduc
tion of terra alba , barytes , talc , chrome
yellow or other mineral substances ol
poisonous color or flavor , or any Ingre
dients detrimental to health , shall bo
regarded as adulteration. As the pub
lic will not buy candy which shows
upon the label that It Is adulterated
candy-makers will make no more of II
In this state at least. It must bo under
stood that the manufacturers who
amount to anything declared that thoj
do not use such adulterants. They sa >
that a perfectly pure candy may bo
made to retail at 10 cents.
In the grocery trade evasions will
bo few. The law provides that the old
labels shall be used up to October
next , and largo stocks of foodstuffs
have been laid In by some retail gro
cers with a view to working off on the
trade. The trade recognizes that chi
cory cannot hereafter bo added to
ground coffee , and sold under the
name of coffee.
SENDS PASSES ANYWAY.
John Donovan of Madison Issues Pros
perlty Transportation.
Friends of John B. Donovan of the
Madison Star-Mall are receiving 1907
transportation regardless of the Inter
state commerce ruling. This Is the
way they read :
Prosperity Transportation Co.
Pass
To prosperity , with much happiness
for the year hereon Indicated 1907.
Madison Star-Mall.
Try a News want ad.
I'm , wa. " i > TTfcjlfnfanrf | '
is the only
High Grade Powder
offered to the
consumer at a
Moderate Price
It should not be
confused with.
the cheap , low
grade powders
on the one hand ,
nor the high priced
trust powders on
the other.
MAYOR FRIDAY SAYS THERE IS
NO FUND FOR IT.
HE WOULD LIKE MORE LIGHTS
t Would be Impossible to Install an
All Night Street Light Service Now
Because No Levy Was Made for It
Last Summer Council Meets.
i Prnm Thursday's Dally. )
It would he Impossible at the pres
ent time for the city of Norfolk to In
stall nn all night lighting service on
he streets , In compliance with a sug
gestion made through these columns
n behalf of the commercial travelers
mil the railroad trainmen , according
o Mayor Friday. There Is no levy
or such expenditure at the present
line , according to the mayor , nor
could there be one made before next
summer at the regular time for assess-
ng the annual levy. But the mayor
believes that there ought to be an all
night street light service In Norfolk.
"The plan Is simply out of the ques
tion at the present time , " said that
official , when asked about the request
hat had been made.
"The levy last year did not provide
such an expense and as we are spend-
ng now all that wo can spend under
the levy that was made , there Is no
way of providing for the additional
'und that would bo needed.
"For myself , I wish that the streets
wore lighted all night. I think that
Norfolk pught to have lights on the
streets all night and more light , too. "
At the council mooting tonight
monthly reports from various city of-
Icials will be read. Bills will bo al
lowed and the city engineer will report
on the gutter inspection.
THURSDAY TIDINGS.
Mrs. Greening of Clearwater was In
the city yesterday.
George Slers returned to his home
In Plainvlow yesterday.
Miss May Durland returned from
Plalnview this morning.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Burton went to Nc-
llght yesterday for a few days visit.
Mrs. Carrie Johnson visited her
daughter , Miss Lulu Johnson , on her
way from Wisner to WInside.
The four-year-old soji of Mr. Knuff-
mnn , living north of the old creamery ,
tell down stairs last night and cut
quite a gash in his head.
S. L. Miller , who has been to Excel-
slon Springs , Mo. , taking treatment for
rheumatism , arrived homo about
Christmas and since then has been
very sick.
Train No. 5 was delayed here about
an hour Tuesday evening on account
of the engine that brought It In leav
ing the tracks on the way to the round
house.
Roy Taylor returned to his work as
call boy last night after a week's vaca
tion. Jean Grotty had been taking his
place.
Mrs. Nettie Bush and daughter re
turned to her home In South Dakota
after a week's visit with her parents ,
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Long.
George Smith of Long Pine brought
his son down here ; yesterday where ho
will take a course In the business col-
lego.
lego.Mrs.
Mrs. E. Ellenwood and two children
returned homo this noon from Sioux
City , where they spent the holidays
with relatives.
Misses Letta and Helen Bain went
to Fremont Thursday noon to visit with
their aunt , Mrs. Clint Bain.
Leo William returned to his work
In Inman today after a week's vaca
tion which ho spent with his parents ,
Mr. and Mrs. B. P. Pippon.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Hans and Mr.
and Mrs. George Brubaker of Battle
Greek were In the city yesterday to at
tend the funeral of Mr. Pasowalk.
The Ladles Aid society at the Junc
tion was hold at the homo of Mrs.
Pippin during the afternoon.
There will bo a special meeting of
Mosaic lodge , No. 65 , A. F. & A. M.
nt Masonic hull Friday night for work
in the E , A. degree.
Union service , week of prayer , will
bo hold nt the Presbyterlnn church to
night , Rev. Mr. Vtillow leader. The
topic Is "Tho World Kingdom of the
Spirit. "
The annual meeting of the Second
Congregational church will bo hold
this evening at 7:30 : to elect officers
and transact such other business as
may como before the mooting. Cuoli
practice at 7 o'clock.
NH i iiii i i IT i Brt'lIM ' H _
Word has boon received hero that
the Christmas gifts sent by Salter fam
ilies of Norfolk to the Fred Salter
homo on the Rosebud reservation , did
not burn as was at Hrst feared , but ar
rived on schedule time. The shipment
was In a car in the Bonestecl yards ,
and was untouched by the flames from
the depot.
About fifteen men are now working
on the now sewer In Norfolk. The
force was reduced because of a short
age In lilpe. Ono or two carloads of
pipe are being received every week ,
which is not enough to keep a largo
force of men busy.
Seventy-one children , grandchildren
and great-grandchildren of the late
Ferdinand Pnsewalk attended his fu
neral In Norfolk Wednesday afternoon.
The services were held slightly earlier
than had been planned on account of
the very rough roads. .
Mrs. C. E. Doughty received a tele
gram announcing the death of her fa
ther , L. H. Hutchlns at Belle Plaine ,
Iowa , at an early hour Thursday morn-
Ing. Mr. and Mrs. Doughty left at
noon for Belle Plaine to attend the fu
neral. Mr. Hutchins was known to be
quite feeble but his daughter had noth
ing to prepare her for the sudden end.
A change was made In rules of the
Nebraska Telephone company on Jan
uary 1. Hereafter there will bo two
pay days a month , on the 5th and 20th.
The dally report hereafter must show
the number of Instruments placed , dis
continued and changed from one loca
tion to another. There will hereafter
bo a charge for all moves unless other
wise provided in the contract.
The new 2,000 mileage book adopted
by the western lines was placed on
sale for $50 this week for the first
time in Chicago. A rebate of $4.75
will be paid' for return of the cover.
The old book cost $00 , and a refund
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Letter List.
List of letters remaining uncalled
for at the postofflce at Norfolk , Neb ,
January 1 , 1907 :
Mr. Charlie R. Blodgett , Mr. and
Mrs. James Bell , J. H. C. Ball , Mr.
Russell Clark , Mr. M. R. Daugherty ,
Claud Howard , Mr. John Homer ,
George 'R. Harmon , Dorothy Kelly 2 ,
Mr. John Lyons , Fance Miller , Miss
Elsie Miller , Miss Freeda Muller , Mrs.
Sadie Noyes , Rev. Valley B. Nethaway ,
C. C. Robinson , Mrs. Emma Stephlns ,
Mr. H. L. Settle , Mrs. C. C. Weber.
If not called for in fifteen days will
be sent to the dead letter office.
Parties calling for any of the above
please say "advertised. "
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