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IM1K NORFOLK VVKKKLY NEWS JOURNAL : FRIDAY , FEBRUARY 15 , 1907 ,
HEnE'8 ONE THAT WAS WRITTEN
TWENTY YEARS AGO ,
DY JOHN DRENNAN , SIOUX CITY
Behind This Poem la a Story of CharIty -
Ity That Welled up In Sadie's Heart
and Cared for an Outcast Beats
the Sheep Theme.
Thorn's u poem about Sadlo Diibols
that hami'l boon printed In Norfolk.
It hMHii't lioon printed anywhere for
twonly years , and then ItVUH In Sioux
City. It was written by John Hronmin
jours ago a prominent citizen of Sioux
City , mill liulilntl a poem IH a Htory u
Btory of charity that wolloil up In Sa-
dlo'B heart anil prompted her to go
down Into the hovel of a nodal outcast ,
nftor all others had turned away , and
uurflo the woman during her dying
hours. Sadtu lined to work In Sioux
City and upon this occasion John Hrcn-
nan wrote a poem that wan printed.
During the pant few daya Sadlo hau
Iieun the Biibjoct of a numhcr of
rhymes written In Norfolk and In
towns near here , all of thc.ni having
como as the roHiilt of a llttlo suggon-
tlon , by way of Jest , printed In this
paper.
Following IH the poem , written September -
tombor 2-1 , 1887 , and a copy of which ,
printed Bpcclally for her In largo typo ,
liaugH In a fraino on the wall In Sa-
He's parlor :
Sadie Dubols.
Sndlo Dubols Is a maiden of forty ,
lllg as a barrel and black as the
night ,
Strong as a tiger , light boat-toil and
hearty ,
Trim to her duty and florco In a
fight ;
Never was classified comely or clover ;
No trace of beauty , her color an
noys ;
Still , ns I pass her , I take off my beaver
And bow with affection to Sadlo
Dubols.
Down on tlie levco resided a woman ,
Widow and mother of two little
boys ,
Sickness befell her the creature was
human
Smothered her soul In the cup thai
destroys ;
Helpless and friendless , miseries end
less ,
Famine and fever Invaded her homo ;
Piety ( ? ) turned up Its nose at the
friendless ,
Decency under her roof would not
come.
Still in the olty one spirit had pity ,
Courage to comfort the woman In
woo ;
Like a true woman , Instinctively hu
man ,
Cared for the wretch who had fallen
so low.
Tenderly cared her , kindly prepared
her ,
To start on the Journey to regions
of light.
This Is why Sadlo to mo Is a lady ,
Black as a raven , with spirit so
white.
"When Gabriel trumpets the final rev
eille ,
Calling us all on the terrible day ,
The homely and pretty , the wise and
the witty.
Each from his tenanted hovel of
clay ;
When at the moment the sentence Is
'given ' ,
Eternity's woo or eternity's joys ,
Fondly I hope for a corner In heaven ,
High In the circle as Sadlo Dubols.
John Bronnan.
NORFOLK'S MEDICAL PROFESSION
Physicians and Surgeons.
Speaking of professional men of con
structive value to a community brings
up very naturally the discussion of the
medical men , whoso services mean
more to any community than can bo
measured In dollars and cents , whoso
personal sacrifice Is often very great
and who every day are saving human
lives that , together , make up the very
life of a locality. AH this aside from
their personal worth as citizen , for
outside their professional capacities ,
men of medicine make llrst-class citi
zens In a town.
As Norfolk Is liberally supplied with
other Industries unknown to most
cities of this size , so also Norfolk has
her quota of medical men more high
quality of physicians , perhaps , than
n city of this size might really have
claim to.
And hero again enters the matter of
Norfolk's admirable location as a rail
way center , the hub of a largo wheel
which centers hero for medical consul-
tatlon and discussion , just as for other
commodities. *
Norfolk surgeons have been carried
on special trains for more than 100
miles to attend critical cases. In days
gene by Norfolk was the homo of phy
sicians who rode and drove all over
'these frontier prairies , helping the 111
and bringing them back to life and
health.
Of such rank Is the medical profes
sion in Norfolk today that the Elkhorn
Valley Medical association Is said to
rank well with Uio state association ,
and people arc attending the sessions
of that organization from points quite
distant ; even Sioux City , in Iowa , being -
ing represented at the last meeting
here.
But that only shows the compara
tive prestige of this ns a medical cen
ter.
ter.Norfolk
Norfolk physicians and surgeons
stand high among their fellows In this
section of ( ho country ; their opinions
are considered worth while In consul
tation. All of whlrh merely Impresses
upon Norfolk Iho fact that the man
who IH. Ill Hhould cheer up and call a
doctor with the consoling thought that
ho will get a good one.
Imaglno being brought from a Bound
sleep between midnight and morning
to answer a doorbell or a telephone
call on thi'Ho nlglitH of far below zero
weather , only to llnd HiimnioitH to drive
out Into the chilly air for Hoveral miles ,
o administer to the suffering. Yet
his IH what we are calling upon our
uedlcal people to do every night of
ho week , and they do it without a
ivord of protCHt. Suoh IH the heroic
Hiiorllleo that the inoillral man Is called
ipon lo undergo , YCH. of conrso they
ot paid for It HomotlmeH ! Hut rich
> r poor , woll-to-do or destitute , the pa-
Ion ! who IH dying fiom fever gotH all
ho attention from the Norfolk physi
cian that bin Hklll can suggest. Modi-
sine and thu medical profoHHlou IH no
oHpoclor of perHoiiH , and It IH a Hiifo
insertion that every physician In the
city IH carrying on hlH books accounts
amounting to hundrodH and InindredH
of dollars that can never bo collected
indor the sun. More than that , It Is
the family that IB very largo and fro-
niontly the one that IH veiy poor ,
which courts the most disease and con-
eqiiontly a largo part of the work of
thoflo doctors Is of a charity sort.
AH It Is a hit of mighty good fortune
that there lives In a community a keen
attorney to light the legal battles for
blH follows , or an able minister to lift
up the civic Ideals and moralH , HO It Is
also a fortunate city that possesses
medical men who are painstaking and
conscientious and Hklllful.
Such factoi-H are vitally const motive
factoi-H In any region of the world.
The Dentists.
Allied with the medical profession
IH that of dentistry. And just as It Is
a constructive factor which knows how
and when to operate for appendicitis ,
BO It Is equally constructive and equal
ly vital that a community be supplied
with men fao skilled and experienced
nH to know when and how to extract
an aching tooth And , Incidentally ,
when not to.
Everybody has teeth. At 'least ev
erybody beyond a certain ago and yet
not beyond a certain age. Yet few
people realize the Importance of tak
ing care of their teeth or the danger
In not having the right sort of treat
ment for these enamelled grinders.
Now and then wo read In the ills-
patches of a man who died after hav
ing bad a tooth extracted. Nine
chances out of ten ho would have died
anyway , If they bad given him time ,
but that's not the point. Nobody ever
heard of anything like that occurring
In Norfolk. That's duo to skilled den
tistry.
Health and life , to a certain extent ,
depend upon the care of the teeth. It's
a special department that the physi
cians and surgeons have left to the
dentists. And It keeps the dentists
mighty busy just. looking after the
mouthful of Ivories with which wo eat.
Ever have an aching tooth ? Then
you know how much dentistry can defer
for suffering humans. And they can
do a lot more that you may have been
fortunate enough to have escaped. But
that's simply dentistry In general.
Norfolk has particularly skillful
members of the dental profession. To
put It conservatively , Norfolk is
equipped In this profession In a man
ner of which the city may Justly feel
proud. Among others , Norfolk den
tistry Is ono of the city's boasts. By
vears of practice individuals hero have
built up splendid practices , and those
dental practices , aside from the pro
fessional viewpoint , are Important fea
tures of Norfolk's upbuilding as a cen
ter.
ter.Tho
The North Nebraska Dental associa
tion is one of the strong associations
of the state.
UNCERTAINTY AND HESITANCY
OVER PRIMARY BILL.
THE MEMBERS ARE "STUMPED"
Committee to Prepare a Primary Bill
Does Not Know Which Way to Turn.
To Adopt System Pledged Would
Obliterate the Party.
Lincoln , Feb. 11. Special to The
Nws : Uncertainty and hesitancy mark
the demeanor of the members of the
subcommittee selected to outline a pri
mary bill.
It Is now an open secret that the
members are "stumped. " It Is claimed
that they do not know which way to
turn. To adopt the "state wide" sys
tem pledged In the platform means an
obliteration of the party , claim many
who discuss the matter this morning.
The primary advocates would com
pletely "gig back" if they dared. However -
over , It is insisted that they must re
port some semblance of a primary bill
to silence the "fake reform" shouters.
Teachers Institute.
Alnsworth , Neb. , Feb. 11. Special to
The News : The Brown county teach
ers' institute convened hero Saturday
and held an exceptionally good meet-
Ing. The teachers were hero from
Long Pine , Johnstown and all over the
county and the now principal , Mr.
Graybiel , appeared to give perfect sat
isfaction to all the teachers , as ho
stood before them and conducted an
Impartial program , giving the country
teachers the same chances as the town
teachers.
AGREED UPON BY MEMBERS OF
THE JOINT COMMITTEE.
PROVISIONS ARE STRINGENT
Employes of Railroads , Attorneys and
Physicians Who Receive Salaries of
$500 a Yera , Caretakers of Stock and
Few Others May Ride Free.
Lincoln , Nob. , Feb. 0. Special to
The NOWH : I'ndor thu provisions of
the imtl-puHH bill agreed upon by the
members of the railroad joint com
mittee , the only exceptions made arc
employes of the roads and allied cor
porations and caretakerH of stock.
The Hhort list of exceptions IH said to
liu duo to the announcement of Gov
ernor Sheldon that ho would not slin ?
a bill which did not conform cloHcly
to the party platform.
The argument on this bill wan long
and loud , special effort being made to
Include the Inmates of old soldlerST
homes and ministers on the list of
exceptions. The wording of the anti-
pass bill , as it was introduced , In nam
ing the persons who may properly ride
on passes , IB faulty , as It nays "bona
fldo employes" Instead of "employes
of railroad corporations , " but the mem
bers of the joint committee Insist that
this was an oversight In drawing up
the bill , and that It will bo corrected
by adding nn amendment.
A line of from $100 to $1,000 Is pro
vided for violations of the provisions
of the bill , and the ono who accepts
a pass IB made equally liable for prose
cution with the giver. This last clause
has roused much opposition.
Both the anti-pass bill and the two
cent fare bill were Introduced In the
house yesterday afternoon. As the
commission bill , which Is about 10 ,
000 words long , was not copied In
time , It was hold over until today for
Introduction.
The text of the anti-pass bill as In
troduced Is ns follows :
A bill for an act entitled "An act
regulating and limiting the Issuance ,
giving , receiving ami using of free
tickets , free passes or free transporta
tion In any form for transportation of
passengers over any and all the lines
of railroad within the state of Ne
braska and to provide penalties for
violations thereof. "
Be It enacted by the legislature of
the state of Nebraska :
Section 1. It shall be unlawful for
any railroad company or corporation
owning or operating any line or lines
of railroad In the state of Nebraska or
any officer or agent of any such com
pany or corporation to directly or in
directly Issue or give to any person
or persons any free tickets , free passer
or free transportation in any form for
the transportation of any passenger or
passengers over or on any lines of
railroad or any part thereof so owned
or operated by it in the state of Ne
braska , except to persons hereinafter
designated and limited ; and it shall
also bo unlawful for any person or
persons not Included within such class
es hereinafter designated and limited
to accept and use any such free tick
et , free pass , or free transportation in
any form ( so Issued and given in violation
lation of this act ) for travel on or
over any line or lines of railroad or
any part thereof In the -state of Ne
braska.
Provided , however , that nothing con
tained In this act shall be construed
to prohibit or make unlawful the Issu
ing or giving of any such free ticket ,
pass , or free transportation to any
person or persons within the classes
hereinafter designated and limited or
the acceptance and use of the same
persons within such classes , viz. , bona
fide employes and their families , offi
cers , surgeons who are annually em
ployed at a salary of not less than
$500 per year ; attorneys who are ac
tually employed and receiving salaries
of not less than $500 per year ; to new
essary caretakers of livestock , poul
try and fruit ; to employes on sleeping
cars , express cars and baggage cars ;
and to linemen of telegraph compa
nies ; to railway mall service employ
es ; baggage agents ; and persons In
jured In wrecks and physicians and
nurses attending such persons.
Provided , further , that the provi
sions of this act shall not bo construed
to prohibit the interchange of passes
for the officers and bona fldo employes
and their families of other railroad
companies , nor to prohibit any rail
road corporation from carrying pas
sengers free with the object of provid
ing relief In cases of general epidemic ,
pestilence or calamitous visitation.
Any railroad corporation violating
any of the provisions of this act shall
bo guilty of a misdemeanor , and for
each offense on conviction tliereof
shall pay a fine of not less than $100
and not more than $1,000.
Row Over the Brewers.
Lincoln , Nob. Fob. 9. Special to
The News : So demonstrative did John
W. Parish and Elmer E. Thomas be
come in speaking respectively for the
brewers and the Omaha Civic federa
tion in the hearing before the senate
committee on cities and towns that
Senator Gibson had to spring between
the two men and Insist on order. The
hearing was on the Gibson bill to pro
hibit brewers from owning saloons and
to limit the number of saloons In a
locality to ono for every 1,000 of pop-
ulatlon. Senator Patrick and Senator
Gibson , as well as Mr. Thomas , de
fended the bill. Senator Gibson ex
plained that the bill was Introduced
for the benefit of the retail liquor
dealer and to prevent a beer trust.
Mr. Parish insisted that there is no
beer trust , and said that the brewers ,
Hiving money to Invest In that man *
ler , simply helped out men who did
tot have the capital to go Into bust-
IOHH for thomHolvoB.
A Loophole ,
Senator McKoHbon of Uincanter ban
irobably discovered a technical loop-
mlo which may debar corporations
'rotn appeals to the federal courts.
Phis discovery was made by accident.
McKoHson had Introduced a bill to pre
vent Insurance companies from taking
their litigation Into the federal courts
HI penalty of being refused a license
to do business , The nttornoys In the
Honate charged the measure with mi-
coiiHtltutlonallty. McKosHon retorted
that ho could llnd a federal decision
which would make the law effective.
Ho Dashed a case from the WlBcoiiHln
reports , the suit being agaltiHt the
Homo Insurance company of Now
York. The court hold the law uncon
stitutional , the statute being similar
to the McKesson measure. However ,
when the Insurance company com
plained of being driven from the state
the court offered no redress but said
that It was within the police power of
the state to oust the companies when
it HO desired and the exorcise of the
police power was not subject to Judi
cial review In the federal court. The
bill was referred to the judiciary com
mittee and an effort will bo made to
extend the provisions of the law to all
foreign corporations.
The regulations of the liquor traffic
has been a matter of much discussion
during the week. Senator Patrick has
taken an advanced aland In this mat-
tor. He Introduced a bill to compel
saloon petition signers to share in the
financial liability of any damage Iho
saloon keeper might do. This bill was
killed after a red hot discussion in
Iho committee of the whole. Those
who voted In favor of the bill were
Burns of Lancaster , Epperson , Glover
Holbrook , McKesson , Patrick , Root
Sackott , Wllcox , Wlltso and Wilson
These who voted against the bill were
Aldrlch , Ashton , Buck , Byrnes , Clarke
Dodson , Gibson , Goodrich , Gould. Han
nn , King , Latta , Luce , O'Connell , Phil
lips , Randall , Saunders , Slbley , Thorn
as , Thomson , Thorne , Wilsoy.
Both the senate and the house are
committed againHt capital punishment
legislation. Bills to repeal the death
penalty laws have met with a cold re
ceptlon. In he house Raper's measure
was defeated by a vote of < 50 to 25
while In the senate Clarke's bill was
allowed to go on the general file mere
ly out of courtesy to the Adams conn
ty man.
IS TO BE ASSISTANT GENERAL
FREIGHT AGENT.
WITH HEADQUARTERS IN CHICAGO
Will Have Charge of All Local Frelgh
Traffic In the State of Iowa Ha
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Been Traveling Freight Agent fo
Eight Years.
Michael J. Golden , who for the pas
three years has been traveling frelgh
agent for the Northwestern road , wit
headquarters In Sioux City , and wh
held a claim on the Rosebud reserva
tlon four miles southwest of Dallas
has been appointed assistant genera
freight agent , with headquarters 1
Chicago , effective February 15. H
will have full charge of all local tra
flc In the state of Iowa.
C. B. COOKE DEAD.
Well Known Northwestern Conductor
a Victim of Typhoid Fever.
Boone , Iowa , Feb. 9. A telegram re
ceived In this city today announced
the sudden death of Conductor Charles
B. Cooke at Longvlow , Tex. , of ty
phoid fever. Mr. and Mrs. Cooke and
two children left here on the 21st of
December on a pleasure trip , also to
vlst Mr. Cooke's brother In Texas , and
the news of his death was quite start
ling. He has been on the Northwest
ern road here since 1874 , and was a
son of a prominent Presbyterian di
vine. The remains will be brought
here for burial.
SUPT. WHALEN INJURED.
Northwestern Official Struck by a
Freight Train at Boone.
Boone , Iowa , Feb. 9. Yesterday af
ternoon at about 3 o'clock Superlnten
dent W. H. Whalen of the Ilwa divi
sion of the Chicago and Northwestern
Railway company , was struck by a
freight train In the yards and Injured.
He had been In the yards with the
division engineer and was returning
to the city when the accident hap
pened. At this time his injuries are
not thought to bo of a serious nature.
Ho Is now at the Eleanor Moore hos
pital.
"The Burglar and the Waif.
It was a better sized audience that
witnessed the performance of "Tho
Burglar and the Waif" at the Auditor- !
urn than the thing deserved ; it was
melo comedy , melo romance melo-
everything that the crowd saw. Miss
Marie Young , as Llttlo Captain Polly ,
was pretty and petite , though not so
young as the role would make her ap
pear. Wlllard Ward as "Bub Brink , "
a lad who stuttered and wore overalls ,
brought applause from the galleries.
Incidentally his whistling was the besl
feature of the whole show. S. T. Leon
ard , as John Livingston , was not bad.
But on the whole the production was
disappointing in many ways. After
the heartrending struggles had been
conquered several heroes sent bullets
Into the villain's back altogether , and
they all lived happily after that.
OCIAL WHIRL CONTINUED TO BE
ACTIVE.
LENT TO BEGIN WEDNESDAY
The Past Week Has Been One Pleas
ure-Filled , and Three Large Dinners
are Scheduled for the Coming Week.
Details of the Calendar.
fKrorn Saturday's Dally , ]
The social whirl In Norfolk , which
as been unusually active during the
irosent winter , will continue to a cer-
aln extent through the Lenten season ,
hough perhaps with not quite so
nany events to 1111 the calendar as
mvo prevailed during the forepart of
ho season. Next Wednesday will
nark the beginning of this forty-day
icrlod. The past week has been
narked with many pleasures and three
arge dinners are scheduled for the
coming week.
St. Valentine's day , next Thursday
evening , will be the occasion for mer
riment and hearts will have their In
ning.
Pleasures of the Week.
Monday night was the sixty-sixth
> lrthday of Dr. A. Bear of this city
and It was also the occasion for a din-
icr party In the Bear homo on Nor-
'oik avenue. A largo number of
rlends were seated at small tables at
0:30 : o'clock and served In four cours
es. Gentlemen after dinner enjoyed
cigars In a cozy little den , after which
covers were cleared for an evening of
six-hand euchre. In this the shouting
prizes were presented to Mr. Gow ,
Mrs. Mlttclstadt and Mrs. Boas , while
ilghscore prizes went to Mrs. N. A.
Huse and Mr. Weatherby. The ladies
received carnations and books. At the
close of the games a little surprise
was sprung on the host when Mr. N.
A. Ralnbolt , In a witty and ideally fitt
ing little speech , presented Dr. Bear
with a handsome silver loving cup
with his name and the flate engraved
on the outside. Mr. Ralnbolt said that
a small cub of years ago had grown
into a good sized bear and that he had
been bearing the burdens of life for
sixty-six years. He presented the gift
as a token of the esteem from a few
old time friends. The evening was an
altogether delightful one In many
ways.
A delightful dinner party was given
In the homo of Dr. P. H. Salter Friday
evening by Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Salter
and Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Salter. A
dinner in four courses was served at
0:30 : o'clock , the half hundred guests
being distributed about the home at
small tables. Cigars were enjoyed by
the gentlemen , after the dinner for a
half hour , six-hand euchre afterward
centering the attention. In the series
of games during the evening the la
dles' shouting honors were taken by
Mrs. O. J. Johnson , the ladies' high
score by Mrs. W. N. Huse , the gentle
men's shouting prize went to Mr.
Mayer and the gentlemen's high score
to Mr. Reynolds. The ladles received
pretty sterling silver , gold lined Indi
vidual salts , and to the gentlemen went
dainty decks of cards.
The Epworth League social at the
M. E. church last night was a success
in every way , a large crowd being in
attendance. The musical program was
good , the male quartet , composed of
Lawrence Hoffman , Ross Tyndal , Har-
y Faucett and Claude Ogden , deserve
pecial mention. A nice'sum of mon
ey was cleared for the society.
Mrs. G. B. Salter and Mrs. P. H.
Salter delightfully entertained a com
pany of Indies Tuesday afternoon at
I o'clock luncheon , euchre following
as an after-luncheon pastime. In the
[ ilaylng Mrs. George H. Burton and
Mrs. W. N. Huse were the successful
winners and received dainty souve
nirs In the form of bud vases.
Miss Small and Miss Von Goetz de
lightfully entertained a few friends
last evening at the home of Robert
Utter. Cards wore the feature of the
evening , after which a dainty two
course luncheon was served.
The chess club was very pleasantly
entertained by Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Haaso at their home on North Eighth
street Tuesday evening. Refreshments
wore enjoyed at the close of the games.
Coming Events.
Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Huntlngton will
entertain at a dinner party Monday
evening.
Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Huntlngton will
entertain at a dinner party Tuesday
evening.
Miss Edna Loucks will entertain her
Sunday school class this evening at a
masquerade party.
An informal concert and dancing
party nt the insane hospital will bo
given Saturday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Salter and Mr.
and Mrs. P. H. Salter will entertain at
a dinner party in the homo of Dr. and
Mrs. P. H. Salter next Thursday even-
Ing.
Weddings.
A pretty homo wedding took place
on Tuesday morning when Miss Delia
Herrlngton , ono of the popular young
ladles of Norfolk , daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. D. C. Horrlngton , became the
brldo of Ralph D. McKlnnoy of Omaha.
The ceremony was performed by Rov.
W. J. Turner of the First Congroga-
lonnl church In the home of the
irldo's parents on West Phillip av-
oniio at 0SO : o'clock In the morning.
Miss Bertha Howe acted as bridesmaid
and Mr. Robert 12. Grady as grooms
man. The brldo was beautifully
Iressod In a gown of lace over white
satin , and the color scheme was green
nnd while. The brldo was given away
by her father. The ring service was
used In the ceremony. After the ser
vice a delicious wedding breakfast was
served to the twenty guests , Intimate
friends and relatives , who were pres
ent. The young couple were the re
cipients of many beautiful gifts. They
loft on the noon train for Omaha ,
where Mr. McKlnnoy Is engaged In
business , and where they will reside
at 3151 Fnrnnm street. They will bo
at homo to their friends after March 1.
At 11 o'clock Monday morning a
pretty wedding ceremony was per
formed in the homo of Mr. and Mrs.
Stanley Satterloo when their eldest
daughter , Miss vEula Sattorlee , became
the bride of Mr. Harry Luhlow , Rev.
Mr. Benjamin of the Baptist church
performing the ceremony. Mr. Roy
Satterlcc acted as best man nnd Miss
Inez Satterlee as bridesmaid. Tbo
bride was beautifully attired In blue
silk. After the ceremony , the fifty as
sembled guests enjoyed a sumptuous
wedding breakfast. Mr. nnd Mrs. Luh
low left on the noon train for Newman
Grove , where they will visit friends be
fore returning to Norfolk where they
will reside on a farm owned by the
groom.
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DR. BEAR HAS 66TH BIRTHDAY. -
Old Time Friends Present Silver Lov
ing Cup to Him.
Dr. Alep.iu"r : ! Bear celebrated his
stxty-Hlxth birthday in this city last
Monday night at a dinner party. At
the close of the evening's pelasure , a
silver loving cup , a token of the love
and esteem with which his old time
friends regard him , was presented to
the host , the presentation speech be-
ing happily made In apt fashion by one
of Dr. Bear's friends of longest standIng -
Ing , Mr. N. A. Ratnbolt.
In responding to the presentation ,
Dr. Bear remarked that he wouldn't
have known It was his birthday If his
wife hadn't told him ; that he had
reached that age In life where one
wishes to forget rather than remember
the passing mile posts.
Dr. Bear was born In Virginia on u
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February 4 , 1841. He came west to
Norfolk in 1871 , at the age of thirty.
Here he has resided ever since and ,
besides growing day by day Into the
affectionsof , his neighbors and fellowmen -
men , he has built up a large practice
and a large fortune. Today he Is one
Jr
i -S >
of the extensive property owners of
the city.
In the early days , when this was the
center of a frontier section , Dr. Bear
did untold good deeds among the set
tlers ; he would ride In below-zero
weather for miles and miles to care
for the ill and injured , and as a result
he came to be regarded as one of the
very foundation rocks of the commu
nity.
nity.He
He has been a life-long democrat WlC
Born In Virginia , he served as a sur - ) .
geon In the confederate army during
the days of the civil war. Since com
ing to Nebraska he has been promi
nent In the affairs of state , having at
one time been a member of the state
legislature.
Though still as young In his ways
as a boy of twenty , Dr. Bear asserts
with seriousness that he has really
and truly como to the CG-mark , and
during the past year he has taken Into
his office as a partner In his practice
a rising young physician who was born
and bred In this city , Dr. Walter Pllger.
Atkinson Items.
Atkinson , Nob. , Feb. 11. Special to
The News : M. F. Harrington spoke
to a good sized audience on govern
ment ownership of railroads In the
town hall Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. Pat Barrett , llvng seven miles
In the country , Is very ill and It was
found necessary to remove her to Oma
ha on the early train Dr. Douglas will
accompany her to the hospital , where
It Is hoped an operation will bo suc
cessful.
.Before Lenten Society.
Lindsay , Neb. , Feb. 11. Special to
The News : Mrs. Hollaran entertained {
numerous lady friends at cards Thursday - * '
day afternoon.
Thursday evening the band gave
their last dance , the best one of the
season.
Sunday night Mrs. J. F. Finch enter
tained the whist club. Friday night
Mrs. B. G. Walker gave a farewell
party to the doctor and his family
who are moving to Omaha. '
Monday night the ladles of the Royal
Neighbors gave a hard times social.