TI1IC NOIIKOLK NUYVS.iniUNA ! M * WAY , .lANUAllY 1
JOHN LAKltY OF NORFOLK PACKS
SERIOUS CHARGE.
KANSAS' SHERIFF AFTER HIM
Doy About Elohtccn Yearn Old , Whoso
Pnrcnta Live on South Fifth Stre-i ,
Arrested by Chief Hay Two Broth-
era , Doth Younger , Also Crooked.
IKroir VVednoBilrty'H Unity. )
.lolin Ukoy of Norfolk , ngod about
eighteen , has boon arrested by Chin
of 1'ollco Hay on a charge of burglary
and grand larceny. The boy In charged
with having roblloil n Jewelry Hlorout
Ottawa , Kan. , on tin- night of Di-com-
bor 10. W. R Cndy. sheriff of the
county In which J.n' ey Is alleged to
luivo committed llio crime , will arrive
In a dny or two to take the youthful
primmer buck to Kansas for trial.
The boy lives with hlH iiarcntH on
South Fifth Htroot. When arrested by
Clilof of 1'ollco Hay bo donlod any
knowledge of tlio crime charged
against him , hut udiulttod thai ho had
boon down In Knnsnii u coii | > lo of
weeks ago , and that bo wan In the
town of Ottawa wlion the robhory oe-
currod.
Jewelry Theft Charged.
YoiuiB UiUoy WIIH arroatod on the
strength of a postal card received by
Chlof Hay from Sheriff Cody In which
n full and accurate doHcrlitlon | of
Ijikoy waa'Kvon. \ . A reward of $10 waa
offered for the arroHt. The postal card
stated that Uikoy was wanted on a
charge of having stolen a. number of
watches , chalna and articles of that
sort.
sort.Sheriff Cody was notlllod and telephoned -
phoned to the Norfolk police chief
nuking that the prisoner be hold and
stating that ho would arrive here Just
as BOOH aa possible , likely tomonow.
Had Trouble Here.
Young l nkoy has led a more or less
checkered career. Not long ago ho
created some excitement al. tlio boardIng -
Ing holme of Mrs. C. C. Robinson , corner -
nor Norfolk avenue and First street.
Mrs. Robinson complained to the po
lice that Lakoy had taken a bottle of
carbolic acid up stairs and that this
bad been taken from him.
And John IH not the only-member
of the Lakey family who has shown
himself to bo light , lingered. Olio lad ,
about ten yearn old , a younger brother
' * WK10hn , was only recently caught in
a local meat market In the act of ox-
"tracllng money from a cash register.
When found lie had much of the coin
in Ills pocket and a handful of quar
ters just ready to dump Into his Jeans.
.loss In still another brother , and he
too is alllletod with the same streak.
About a year ago he raised a check
which had been given him for a week's
twurH. He tried to cash It at a local
'i ( Uorfe' but failed because be had nog.
luot d to erase the writing and revise
' .lt idong with his altered llgures.
Th'ero Is some thought in police clr-
"eles' of trying to send the youngest o (
this trio , the lad caught near the cash
register , to the state reform school.
SHE PREFERS WAYWARD LIFE.
Anxious Mother .Failed to Get Daugh
ter From Norfolk Resort.
An anxious mother from Tekamali
arrived in Norfolk Tuesday afternoon
In search of her wayward daughter ,
Dora Tool. She located the disgraced
young woman In a house of ill fame
here , succeeded in getting her away
from the place and to a hotel , thought
she had the girl started back home and
then , at the last moment , found that
the elusive Dora had given her the
slip and returned to her old haunts.
The Tekamah woman's name was
not available because she declined to
register at the hotol. , Being married
a second time , her name Is not Mrs.
Tool. But whatever her name , she re
turned to Tekamah at noon without
the long lost child.
Mrs. Teel went tlrst to Chief of Police
t
lice Hay when she arrived In town but
he had no authority to aet In the mat
ter without necessary legal papers
and she went to the huuse armed will
a constable. Daughter Dora was
found and appeared willing to mom
| k her ways. She left the resort Immo
\ \ dintely and accompanied her mother
to the Queen City hotel , where the.\
engaged a room for the night.
And then Dora had a enller. IK
| i claimed to be a very dear friend. Ii
I ) fact ho and Dora were engaged to he
married , according to the yarn thn
was given to the anxious mother.
" \Vo want to be married tonight. '
said Dora , "and will go right back am
get my trunk. We will meet you a
the early train and go to Tokamal
with you , mother dear. "
And so they went searching for
Dora's trunk. They are searching yet ,
so far as the disappointed mother Is
concerned. She went to the early
train expecting to bo met by her
daughter and the new son-in-law. But
no daughter appeared.
Discouraged in her effort to restore
the girl to respectability , the woman
boarded her train and went homo to
Tekamah all alone. And Dora is atlll
an inmate of the place where she was
found by her mother in the afternoon.
The young man who was "going to
marry Dora" was merely an attache of
the place.
It was said that the girl had come
to Norfolk from her homo In Tekamah.
Her mother said that she Is eighteen
years of ago.
BACK TO THE SUGAR BUSINESS
Herman E. Zltkowskl Has Had Enough
Newspaper Experience.
Herman B. Zltkowskl , who quit the
Mig.ir h tnoN8 Inwt spring to r-n"i.Rt
i thv pul > lrfiiton | of n
\'c.tfo1k , lw * hnd enough
.ilniifi I ho jiturnnllHtlc line In thin rlty
and hns nturned to Colorado to en-
, , HRP once more In thn manufacture of
AtiKHr. Ho learned bin Irntln no mignr
boiler In the old Norlolk factory and
In Raid to be a very excellent man at
that profoHnion.
Mr. Hllkowitkl wan the democratic
candidate for reproHoiitatlvo to the
slate legislature from thin county last
fall and was defeated by T. 13. Alder-
son ,
CUT OUT OLD MAN.
Millionaire Father and Son Sued for
the Hand of a Pantry Girl.
Lexington. Ky. , Jan. 9. Roscoe
Ontehlngs , jr. , Washington , I ) . ( ! . , and
Miss Cynthia Campbell were married
at Winchester. Ky , , last night.
The wedding butt peculiar features.
Young Catehlngs Is a son of Million
aire Roscoe Cati'hliigH , whoso home Is
In Washington , hut who has largo holdIngs -
Ings In London , Ky. , and who makes
his home there a portion of the time.
The young woman was a pantry girl
at the St. George hotel In Winchester ,
and came of a poor family at Jackson.
The father fell a victim to her beau
ty. During a visit of the son , his fa
ther Introduced the girl and the ac
quaintanceship resulted In a proposal
by the son. When tlio wedding waa
over , the elder Catehlngs made the
couple a present of the ditchings ho
tel In London and $10,000 In cash.
BONE THROUGH THE FLESH.
Serious Condition of Arm on a Twenty
Mile Drive ,
Lynch , Nob. , Jan. 7. Special to The
News : Rny llarvoy sustained n brok
en arm in a runaway. His team be
came unmanageable out on the road
and turned his wagon over , one wheel
passing over his loft arm , breaking It
below the elbow and ( mattering the
bone so badly that an end projected
through the llcsh. After the accident
ho splinted the Injured hand and drove
twenty miles from his homo near Ruth
to Lynch , to have the Injured member
sot.
Miss Clara E. Clark , a professional
nurse , arrived In Lynch from Jackson-
llle , 111. She will locate hero permn-
lently for the practice of her profcs-
ion.
Just a Plain Drunk.
Noligh. Neb. . Jan. I ) . Special to
'ho News : John Congre was picked
ip on the street Monday evening by
Marshal Cokor and landed In jail for
lie night. Yesterday morning ho was
irought up before I'ollco Judge McAl-
Inter who assessed the usual Hue with
IrlmmiiiKS for drunk and disorderly ,
vhich was promptly paid.
TWO STAR'S RESOLUTION.
Why Two Stars Changed His Manner
1 of Life.
Gross , Neb. , Jan. 10. Special to
The News : Two Stars was comfort-
ibly saturated with tire watet and in
ho gloaming of a balmy evening last
week the vibrant air shuddered witli
he strident notes he intoned while
iromcnadlng the Missouri river front ,
ills hilarity grew less and loss con
spicuous and the throng of interested
spectators turned * their thoughts to
nore profitable channels , as Two Stars
turned his steps toward the channel
> f the river and the treacherous ice
where ho lay down to sloop and pleas
ant dreams. It was 3 o'clock In the
norning when ho awoke sober , to Hnd
his luxuriant tresses frozen to the
rlvor Ice. To say Two Stars was sur
prised docs not half express his feel
ings. Ho lifted up his voice in divers
tones and various tongues , but none
of the names called upon responded.
After Baking more accurate hearings
lie began to call on certain citizens of
Nebraska and South Dakota 'to come
to his help.
Ills Now Year's resolution Is short
and to the point Two Stnrs Is a walkIng -
Ing temperance pledge.
A TIME OF MOVING.
Spencer School and Business Houses
Take New Locations.
Spencer , Xeb. , Jan. S. Special to
The News : The last few days have
been a time of great activity In the
moving business in this city. This
seems somewhat strange , since it is
midwinter , but when the now bank
building was completed , the bank
building was completed , the bank
moved In. The postolllco moved into
another part of the same building.
The Advocate moved Into the building
vacated by the postofllce. Dr. Armour
has moved Into the new brick. The
school was moved from the old build
ing into the now one. The I. O. O. F.
and Masons will soon move Into the
now hall In the second story of the
hank.
PARCEL SHOWER AT SPENCER.
(
Another Bride Is Bountifully Remem
bered by Friends.
Spencer , Nob. , Jan. 8. Special to
The News : The Indies' Artistic Needle -
dlo club of Spencer yesterday after
noon gave a parcel shower from -1 to
0 o'clock , at the homo of Mrs. F. J.
Sedlacek In honor of her sister , Miss
Elizabeth Korab , who will bo united
In marriage on Wednesday of this
week to Oeorgo E , Armour , a young
and rising physician of this place.
Miss Korab , the brldo to ho , Is a. graduate -
uato nurse with a successful experi
ence , and Is a most excellent young
lady. The shower was a miscellane
ous one and consisted of many useful
and beautiful articles.
If you hove something to sell , lot a
want ad. "bring It to market , "
NKW COMPANY BEEN FORMED IN
THIS CITY.
WITH A CAPITAL OF $10,000
A New Enterprise , Backca by Well
Known Local Business Men , Has
Been Added to North Nebraska In
dustries Duy City Milk House.
[ From Thurnday'H Dally. ]
Norfolk Is to have a now creamery.
The now Institution will bo operated
and owned by local business men , who
have already organized themselves
Into the Norfolk Creamery company.
It will bo an Independent plant with
the avowed purposeof lighting the
creamery "trust" In Nebraska , and Its
orgunl/.crs niiy that it will bring relief
to farmers not only around Norfolk
but all over northern Nebraska and
southern South Dakota as well.
The following olllcers hnvo been
elected by the now company : Presi
dent , J. W. Ransom ; vice president ,
W. A. Wltzlgman ; secretary , Ooorgo
0. Buttorllold ; treasurer , D. C. Her-
rlngton ; general manager , S. H. An
derson ; local manager In Norfolk ,
Walter Pottco.
The following men constitute the
board of directors : .T. W. Ransom ,
W. A. Wltzlgman , George D. Butter-
field , D. C. Ilcrrlngton , Obed Rnnsch ,
S. 11. Anderson and P. A. Blakeman.
The capital stock of the new com
pany Is $10,000 at the outset and will
bo Increased as conditions justify.
Begin Making Butter.
The now creamery company have
bought the City Milk House , corner
Madison avenue and Fourth street ,
and will operate In this building for
the time being , although new quarters
ire now being sought. There Is at
present machinery In this building
with which to make 800 pounds of but
ter per day and this machinery will ho
run to its fullest capacity. More ma
chinery will be Installed later. The
City Milk Ilouso will continue in re-
tall business.
It is pointed out that first of all ,
this will bo a northern Nebraska
cieamory for north Nebraska and Nor
folk. It Is argued that cream can bo
shipped to Norfolk from all over this
great cream section of the stale , to
hotter advantage than to Omaha or
other points in the southern part of
the state , because the cream , when It
arrives here , will bo in better condi
tion than after the longer haul.
It Is also said that farmers around
here can benefit because they can
como lu and sell their products for
cash and take the money home with
them If they desire.
The organizers bc-llevo that , because
this Is another Industry for Norfolk
nud for the northwest , It will succeed
from the start. The men who have
formed the new company arc well
known in Norfolk business circles and
Norfolk will watch with interest
tlio growth of the new enterprise.
THURSDAY TIDINGS.
E. G. Barnum came down from Buttu
yesterday.
H. G. Hoist of Tllden was a Norfolk
visitor today.
W. R. Brooks of Fremont was In the
city yesterday.
W. R. l ocke of Stnnton was In Nor
folk yesterday.
J. L. Phillips of St. Edwards was in
the city yesterday.
W. W. Weller of West Point was in
Norfolk yesterday.
Mrs. L. M. Peterson of Wayne Is In
the city on business.
J. O. Odden of Fremont was a Nor
folk visitor yesterday.
Glen Townsend of Alnsworth was a
city visitor yesterday.
Mrs. H. Miller of Battle Creek was
In the city yesterday.
W. Spence of Madison was In the
city on business yesterday.
John H. Llndalo of West Point was
a Norfolk visitor yesterday.
C. E. Burnham went to Tilden at
noon to' attend a bank meeting.
Mrs. Lillie Scott of Battle Creek
was a Norfolk visitor yesterday.
Mrs. A. B. Bender and daughter
Rena of Elgin are visiting In the city.
Mrs. Charles Pierce \Vinnetoon
Is in the city visiting her father , J. H.
'
VanHorn.
James F. Toy , president of the Citi
zens National bank , is in the city to
day on business.
S. W. Gnrvln has returned from an
extended trip to southern California.
Ho enjoyed the balmy clime of that
section very much but was glad to get
back to Nebraska.
Mr. and Mrs. Kail and son of Spen
cer visited relatives in the city yester
day on their way to Ponca.
Attorney H. KUburuo of Battle
Crook was in Norfolk yesterday en-
route homo from Madison.
G. F. Bilgor , manager of the Grand
Union Tea company , went to Stanton
today In the Interest of the concern.
George D. Buttcrfleld wont to Oma
ha on the morning train to look after
business matters.
Superintendent Reynolds roturnei
at noon from a trip around the Albloi
branch and loft at once , accompanlei
by Train Master Mount , for Bonestoel
beyond which place they will Inspec
the now track in the Rosebud.
Otto Rankln , the Northwestern en
glneer who hns been at Ainswortl
since ho waa scalded in a wreck , was
brought to Norfolk on the early trail
and is now at the homo of his father
In-law , August Graul. Dr. Salter won
to Alnsworth and accompanied him 01
the trip , which ho stood very nicely.
J. A. Rupert died at Hadar and tlio
remains will bo taken , it was said , to
' nlu1 Bluffx , N'ltb. , for burial. "Mr.
ilu ; > iT 'M p'ir * ntB arrlvi" ! f m i ( ' ' ! '
nlR. Th" deceased wan a brother In-
law of Station Agent Friend at Hndnr.
A. O. Ifnrcn brgnn his duties In the
oltlro of the Diirland Trust company
Thurfidn.monilnrj. .
Mr * . John Spollman returned home
from Scrlbnor hint evening , where she
had been visiting her parents ,
'A. Batomtm , wlio hns been suffering
with paralysis , was reported much
worse this morning.
The little son of Mr. and Mrs. Coleman -
man Is quite sick with chicken pox.
Win. Bray and family have moved
In their now homo just north of John
Ohm's homo.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Denton and
daughter 'Mndollno returned homo
from Iowa yesterday where they spent
the holidays with , parents and other
relatives.
Joseph Schllllnger of Sioux City Is
lore visiting with his aunt , Mrs. Bran-
Igan.
A farewell party was given by Ben
Loucks to his friends last evening ,
lie leaves next week for Oregon.
The Modern Brotherhood of Amer
ica have arranged for a feast at their
installation of ofllccrs Friday night ,
lloast beef will bo served , as one fea
ture.
ture.Nell
Nell Bailey , who has never recov
ered from the paralytic stroke sus
tained when l jc Bailey was killed , Is
reported to have taken to the use of
morphine heavily of late and It Is said
that she Is not expected to long sur
vive.
vive.The
The North Nebraska Mutual Insur
ance company met and elected olll-
cors and directors. Herman Buctow
was made president and the following
were elected as adjusters in their re
spective counties : Fred Grim , Stanton -
ton ; Frank Peters , Pierce ; Charles
Green , Wayne ; Herman Buetow , Mad
ison.
ison.A
A business meeting of the ladles'
guild of Trinity church will be hold at
the homo of Mrs. W. N. Huse Friday
afternoon from 2 to ! . Members are
requested to como prepared to pay
their dues.
The room formerly used as a sam
ple room at the Pacific hotel has been
remodeled and divided off Into eigh
teen sleeping apartments. These have
been newly varnished and papered ,
and fitted up witli steam heat and elec
tric lights. The basement , which has
been used for a printing office , is now
being used for sample rooms.
President George Evans of the
Noith Nebraska Live Stock Protec
tive association , tried in every possi
ble way to force Ge.orgo Gobha'rdt to
reveal the identity of the friends who
let him out of jail , but Gobhardt re
fused. He declared lie did not know
the men. This theory Is considered
absurd , but no sweating process would
bring out more.
Tlio last quarter's report of the local
registrar of vital statistics shows sev
enty-seven births and eighteen deaths ,
Five of the deaths were In the hospi
tal for the insane and three were due
to accidents. The report for the past
year places the number of deaths at
eighty-six , divided as follows : Mur
der 2 ; suicide 15 ; accident C ; asylum
21 ; disease in city proper , 5,5. Births
Male , 99 ; female , 82 ; total , 181.
The first regular train on the Rose
bud extension of the Northwestcrr
from Bonostcel was started Thursday
It Is an accommodation train , carrying
both passengers and freight , and ruin
is far as Ilerrick , fourteen miles , leav
UK Bonesteel at 10 o'clock in the
norning , and returning leave Hcrrick
it1 in the afternoon. Bonesteel peo-
ile celebrated the opening as a boll-
lay , a big excursion accompanied by
i brass band patronizing the first
rain.
rain.Work
Work on renovating the Auditorium
was commenced yesterday when the
house was placed In the hands of car
penters , who will be followed by paint
ers , decorators , plumbers and so forth.
An order has been placed for three
lew hot air furnaces , which will ar
rive today and bo Installed as rapidly
as possible. The first ambition of the
lew owners of the house is to make it
comfortable , while something In the
way of redecorating will be done ,
though perhaps not ns much at this
time as ought to bo or as much as the
owners wish they might.
The Long Pine Ancient Order of
United Workmen lodge held an en
thusiastic meeting at which It was de
cided to organize a band of twenty-five
pieces. The lodge decided to furnish
the instruments and limited the mem
bership In the band to members of
the lodge. A neat sum of money was
voted for the purpose and the pro
ceeds of the annual ball given by the
lodge were also turned into the band
fund. John Patching was appointed
to take charge of the matter and Prof.
B. Simpson was engaged to teach the
band. Mr. Simpson has had much ex
perience as a band teacher and is a
splendid slide trombone soloist , and
all nro assured that under his leadership -
ship the work will progress very rap
idly.
idly.A
A premium of $500 is offered by the
city of Norfolk and $2,500 by O. P.
Herrlck , sewer contractor , to dispose
of the $40.000 sewer bonds Issued by
this city for the sewer work. Under
the law the city can not offer more
than $500 to any party as n premium
for disposing of the bonds , but Mr.
Herrlck Is offering from his private
purse $2GOO , making a total of $3,000.
A Chicago firm offered to dispose of
the bonds In consideration of $3,000
for their work. The offer was made
n month ago and the city council 1ms
now appointed . committee to learn
If the odor Is still open. Mr. Horrlck
was not hero when the offer was first
received , which caused delay In ac
cepting the offer. Mr. Horrlck's work
will amount to about $33,000 , leaving
about $7,000 to the city.
M
WILSEY'S RESOLUTION WAS TOO
STRONG FOR SENATE ,
HOUSE MEMBERS GET STAMPS
After a Bitter Fight Lasting All Morn
ing , the House Voted to Allow Each
Member Ten Cento a Day In Postage -
age Milder Lobby Bill Coming.
'
Lincoln , Neb. , Jan. 9. Special to
The News : In the senate today Sen-
iitor Wllsey's anti-lobby resolution was
withdrawn. A milder one will be In
troduced later. This is the bill that
Burns opposed.
Three Joint committees will lie
mined to take under advisement the
railroad , anti-pass and primary bills.
The senate committee on committees
will select the members.
After a bitter light , lasting all the
norning , the house today voted to al
low each member ton cents In stamps
each day.
PARDON OF MRS. LILLIE.
Trial Judge In Her Case Discusses the
Governor's Pardon Abuse.
Wahoo , Neb. , Jan. 10. Much has
boon said and written about the par
doning power and Its abuse. Govern
or Mickey's term of ofllco has expired
and as the legislature is now under
way it may not bo out of place to
briefly review the record of the late
executive and at the same time sug
gest a remedy that may correct some
of the abuses of the pardoning power.
This article Is written In the hope
that the legislature may find a way
to prevent the late abuses. The ap
palling list of pardons and commuta
tions granted by the governor Is too
fresh In the minds of the people to
need repetition ; suffice It to say that
it piactically covers every offense de
nned by our criminal code. It may be
well to notice a few cases to Illus
trate the point : Three years ago this
month Louis Woodruff , a married man ,
was tried before Judge Evans and a
jury at York for statutory rape com
mitted upon a child under the ago of
llfteen. The jury stood cloven for con
vict ion and one for acquittal. In
March following he was tried for the
same offense , found guilty , and sen
tenced to a term of four years , the
minimum sentence under the statute
being three years. On appeal to the
prpirT" court the judgment was af
firmed. He was out on ball pending
the appeal but was taken to the peni
tentiary about two > rs ago. lie was
given an unconditional pardon by the
go.vrnnr In September190G , after
serving one year and eight months.
A llttlo less than two years ago Mrs.
Lillie was taken to the penitentiary to
serve n life sentence for the murder
of her husband. .Vir-.tt thirty days
were occupied in tl < o trial and motion
for p. " .v trial in the district court.
The jiiry was made up of the best citi
zens of Butler county. Seven of them
members of the same church to which
Mrs. Lillie belonged and as I remem
ber it two or three of them were mem
bers of the Catholic church.
They were not permitted to separate
during the trial nor communicate with
any one except in the presence and
hearing of a sworn ofllcer of the court ,
Every effort was made to exclude from
them everything relating to the case
except the evidence given by the wit
nesses. She was ably defended by
Senator Aldrtch of David City. The
jury found her guilty as charged. Her
case was appealed to the supreme
court where her interests wore looked
after by Senator Allen , Judge Hamer
and Senator Aldrlch. After several
months of patient examination the
judgement of the district court was
affirmed , Chief Justice Sedgwick writ
ing the opinion of the court.
Three subsequent motions for re
hearing were filed by her counsel and
all of them denied by the court. The
governor disagreed with the jurors and
courts and gave her an unconditional
pardon after less than two years of
confinement in the penitentiary. In
this case neither Mr. Walllns , Mr. Har
ris and Judge Evans an\l Senator Has
tings , all ot whom were connected
with the case officially In the distiict
or supreme courts and the attorney
general , the trial court and supreme
court nor any of the jurors joined in
the application for a pardon.
About four years ago William Cam
pion was adjudged to bo the father of
an illegitimate child by the district
court of Sewurd county. His case was
reviewed twice by the supreme court
in different plia es of it and the dis
trict court was affirmed In all respects.
Campion was sent to jail for failure to
comply with the order of the court
requiring him to support his child.
After remaining In Jail for more than
a year ho escaped. During the sum
mer of 1900 he was extradited from
Kansas to answer to the charge of de
serting his child. The sheriff refused
to liberate him on account of the com
mitment on the paternity charge. Ap
plication was made to the governor
for a pardon In the paternity case.
The attorney general advised the gov
ernor that he had no authority to par
don in a civil case. The governor dl <
It nevertheless. In November of last
year the grand jury of Sownrd county
indicted Campion for child desertion
and ho was tried on this charge and a
second Jury found him to bo the father
of the child. A motion for a now trln
was filed by defendant's counsel. This
motion Is still pending and undisposed
of by the court. At the close of the
criminal trial counsel for the mother
of the child made application to the
court for an order remanding Campion
Porfoot In quality ,
fflodoruto In prloo.
to jail on the paternity charge. The
motion was sustained. Campion again
made application to the governor to
pardon him on both charges.
Although the motion for a now trial
had not been passed upon by the court
and forty jurors under oath In one
case and another had found that Cam
pion was tlio father of and should sup
port the child , and the district court
and supreme courts had sustained the
first verdict , the governor disagreed
with all of them and again pardoned
him , and if the governor has his way
about It this helpless child will never
recolve the care which the law has
said It should have.
The foregoing cases fairly Illustrate
the point designed by this article.
There are many good citizens of this
state who adhere to the notion that
when the constitution separates the
powers of government Into legislative ,
judicial and executive , that the whole
of this power was not Intended to be
vested In the executive. It It wore
possible for the voters of this state to
have vouchsafed unto them wisdom
enough to elect an omniscient gov
ernor who could fill nil departments
and bo all wise and not otherwise all
would be well while such a governor
lived ; but where the public should de
sire to elect a successor they might
make a mistake , and for this reason It
might be well to retain the three de
partments until a better form of gov
ernment is devised.
The judicial power of this state Is
vested In the justice , county , district
and supreme courts. These courts are
maintained at a large public expense
and their judgment should not bo over
turned by the opinion of one man. I
would therefore suggest that our con
stitution be so amended as to create'a
board of pardons of five , of which the
governor should be ex-offlcio a mem
ber , and that an cx-chlof justice , an'
ox-governor , an ex-district judge and
a physician of good repute constitute
the remaining members.
If wo had such a board of pardons
it Is believed there would be little
complaint of executive usurpation Or
abuse of the pardoning power. At
least the responsibility would bo di
vided and the opportunity to make
such blunders would be minimized.
Very respectfully , B. F. Good.
JOINT INSTALLATION.
G. A. R. and W. R. C. Officers "Major
Braasch" Today , Please.
Mathewson G. A. R. post and the
Womans Relief corps held a joint in
stallation of officers at the post hall
list night The following ofilcers wore
nstalled by the Womans Relief Corps :
President. Mrs. A. D. Howe ; senior
\ice president , Mrs. Matrau ; junior
vice president , Mrs. Bondurant ; chap
lain , Mrs. Davis ; treasurer , Mrs. Dlx-
on ; secretary , Mrs. Hill ; conductor ,
Mrs. Redman ; guard , Mrs. Dudley.
Ofilcers of the G. A. R , were In
stalled as follows :
Commander , A. N. McGlnnls ; senior
vice commander , James Rouse ; junior
vice commander , J. S. Morrow ; chaplain -
lain , Rev. J. W. Bovee ; su/geon , Dr.
W. H. H. Hagey ; quartermaster , H.
M. Roberts ; adjutant , W. H * . Wida-
man ; sergeant major , C. W. Braasch ;
quartermaster sergeant , George Dud
ley ; officer of the day , C. P. Bycrly.
After the installation the ladies of
the W. R. C. served an old fashioned
bean supper with cake , coffee and
"fixliis. "
The new sergeant major , C. W.
Braasch , was the only ofllcer who had
not previously held an ofllco in the
post , his modesty preventing him from
accepting office heretofore. ? V
Major Braasch was n member of the
Twenty-sixth Wisconsin , belonging to
the Eleventh Army Corps and partici
pated In the battles of Chancellors-
vlllo and Gettysburg , being severely
wounded at Gettysburg on July 1 ,
ISO ! ! . He has earned his title of ma
jor and his comrades will extend to
him all honors belonging to the title.
GET GOOD CHAIRMANSHIPS.
Randall and Alderson Each Placed on
Important Committees.
C. A. Randall , state senator from
tills district , has been made chairman
of the committee on public buildings
for the present session of the legisla
ture and T. E. Aldorson , representa
tive from Madison county , has been
made chairman of the house commit
tee on Insane hospitals.
HARDING IS PRESIDENT.
Former Norfolk Man Is President of
New Cream Company.
Charles Harding , formerly of the
Norfolk creamery at this place but of
late years at the head of the Harding
Cream company of Omaha , Is presi
dent and general manager of the now , \
' ' '
Farmers' Co-oporatlvo creamery which'
has Just been organized In Omaha wlth
the stated purpose of "lighting the
trust. " The Harding Cream plant in
Omaha has been sold to the new com
pany. It Is said that farmers will b'e
encouraged to send cream direct to
Omaha Instead of bringing it to cream
stations in small towns , thus cutting
out that much of the Industry which
has heretofore been a benefit to the
small towns.