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About The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19?? | View Entire Issue (March 1, 1907)
s JMIH NORFOLK WEEKLY NKWS-.JObJWAL ; FK1DAY , MARCH 1 , 11)07 ) , \J. FEELINQ GROWS AMONG DUSI- NESS MEN IN ITS FAVOR. 1 CONFERENCE FRIDAY MORNING Superintendents Dradcn and Reynolds Were Out of Town Wednesday. Plnn Endorsed by Presldlnu Elder Tyndnll. The eommltteo appointed by the Commercial club , Messrs. MnthewHon and Hoffman , to visit olilclals of the Chicago .t Northwestern railroad on the question of building n union de pot and running I ho main line passen ger trains tliiough IN- city , found this moinlng that SnpcrlntomlonlH llrndon nnd Reynolds were both out of town , being on an Inspection trip over thn South Pintle district. They will re- tnin to the city Thursday ovenlng , and an appointment was made to moot them Friday morning. Fiom the sentiment alieady devel oped over the proposition , It IH plain to he neon that the Commercial club will have no dllllciilty to raise the funds necessary lo secure the right of way which the club proposes lo of fer the railroad If It will build a track from Us line southeast of town to In tersect with the C. St P. M. & O. east of the Northfork bridge and como into town over that line , reaching Its own main line again by way of the \yest leg of I he Y. It Is not so Im probable that the company might ac cept this proposition. It Is very sim ilar to the situation at Fremont a number of years ago , and there the company built n new line that was considerably farther In order to reach the business center of the city. Moro recently the Northwestern built a piece of track fifteen miles long around the city of Omaha to enable Us trains to reach the union station. The ordinary width of a right of way tor n railroad Is 100 feet , but for the two miles of track required to make this change It perhaps might not bo necessary to purchase moro than sov- enty-ftvo feet of ground , which If ac ceptable to the company , would re duce the expense to the Commercial club 25 per cent. It is not believed that this project will cost the city to exceed $ louO and the club has $1,000 of this In the treasury. No bettor plan has over presented Itself to Norfolk to Invest $1,000. What the Commercial club Is able to offer In the way of an Inducement for the railroad to build a track as proposed will In no way recompense the company for the Initial cost nor the additional expense of operation , to say nothing of the money that Is to lie Invested In the union station , but thcro are other factors to the situation which may appeal to the olllcors of the company. Running the trains Into Norfolk would better accommodate the patrons of the road , a thing that rail way olilclals are always anxious to do , In face of a general contrary opinion. The company must erect some sort of a depot In place of the one burned a year ago , and If the other roads will combine with the North western Itwill solve the depot ques tion for practically all time. And the possession of such n depot on the main street of the city would go a long way toward wiping out a disagreeable fric tion that has existed between citizens and railroads for years. The company probably realizes- that even if the supreme court decision Is In favor of the closing of the street now asked for depot purposes , that It i now a year later than when the proposition was before the council be fore and there may bo a change ol sentiment by this time , as there un questionably Is with the public. Many of those who favored closing the street a year ago are now joined will the ranks of the opposition , as the > have become convinced that the clos Ing of Philip avenue would work t real Injustice to people who own prop erty west of the tracks. So that , evei with a favoiablu decision from the supreme promo court , there is no assurance that the giving of the street to the rail ioi\d company will not bo blockei again and people be obliged to stain around the old passenger car for 01 other year while waiting to take th train. A union depot with Northwester ! main line tinlns running Ino It , woul certainly -.olve a lot of proposition that are now perplexing both the nil road and the citizens , and It Is hope that the- railroad officials will rocelv the proposition In the same earnes manner In which it will bo tendered b representatives of the Commercial club at the conference to bo held Fri day morning. Endorses the Proposition. Editor News : 1 wish to heartily thank you for blazing the way for n now union depot in Norfolk. You have advocated many gojad causes , but none much moro needed than this. I want to in some way encourage you and our Commercial club touching this enter prise. Surely If over a town needed a becoming railroad station wo do. I am humiliated every time I think of our delapldated condition as to this matter. We must now present a unit ed and solid front and get , If possible , what wo need In this regard.Vo have lain In the ashes long enough ; wo must now rlfeo and shine. Neither Norfolk or our railroads can afford to treat this matter indifferently. Every property owner In Norfolk should get very busy about this matter at once , and remain thus until something Is done. This so much needed Improve ment and comfort should appeal In ionldi'iil In our r Iniii'M to every IItie elly. If wo will only look after uwlvon an n city , wo m-ed not fear hat people will como llot-ldng to UH. , et Norfolk and our rallroailM begin o pull together and keep pulling and xe'll HOOII have a city In nlzo and np- ( nnini'o which wo would not bo Hhamod of. Again I thank yon. YOUTH for Norfolk , I ) . K. Tlmlall. Birthday Party. A largo ciowd of neighbor and rlenilH were pleasantly eiitortnlned at lie homo of Mr. and Mm. Anton Illicit- milhiHt evening , the occasion being ho forty-ninth birthday-of Mr. lluch- olz. Cards and other aniUHomi'iitH veio enjoyed and dellcloiiH refresh- lentH were served. YANKTON & SOUTHWESTERN ENGINEERS - GINEERS RETREAT. . WILL HAVE TO TAKE NEW TRACK The'Twclvo Engineers of the Yankton & . Southwestern Railroad , Who Had Planned to Leave Norfolk for the South , Back up Six Miles , [ From Weilnemlay'H Dally. ] The corps of twelve surveyors where ro getting a line for the projected 'unlUon & Southwestern railroad , and ho panned through Norfolk yester- ay , wore compelled to back up nix illen by arriving unexpectedly at a lornenhoo In the Elkhorn river which , ' the line were built , would require ho building of two brldgen. The lornoshoo encountered In a couple of tiles south of Norfolk , a little to the ant of the town's edge. The surveyors had planned to leave Norfolk and go on straight south. It 'as planned to make their next head- uartors at ClarkHon , Neb. , and they ad arranged to have their mall for- arded to that point , hut the double urvo In the river forced them to ro- reat six miles north of Norfolk and tart over on a now survey , which It as thought would land them cast of his bend In the river. FOUR INCH BLANKET COVERS THE NORTHWEST. LION USHERS OUT FEBRUARY f the Windy Month Comes In as Feb ruary Went Out , There Will be Calm Days and Meekness For Easter at the Month's End. [ From Thursday's Dally. ] If March Is ushered In as February vas ushered out , the lion's roar will Ing from end to end on these prairies at the beginning of the windy month and the meekness of the lamb , if fa- ( > lo como true , may bo expected to one Easier Sunday the month's last lay. lay.Norfolk Norfolk and northern Nebraska , ns veil as the Hosebud in South Dakota , iwoko Thursday morning underneath i four-Inch blanket of evenly dlstrtb' itcd snow. The wind was from the torth , the barometer was low and ear y In the day moro snow was whipped through the air. There was every In. llcatlon , however , that the skies would clear up and the mercury drop. COLD WAVEJ-ORECASTED Weather Man Predicts Decided Drop In Mercury for Friday. According to the United States : weather bureau , the first slice ol March will come to ns right out of tin refrigerator. A cold wave Is predicted from the Chicago olllco for Friday , and a cold wave means a decided drop in the tem perature. An was indicated by the wind at Norfolk Thursday morning , which blew strongly from north to south , a high barometric pressure will arrive from the north , and a high pressure means cold air and clear skies. EARLIEST EASTER IN 30 YEARS. That Occasion Falls This Year on the Thirty-flrst of March. Easter Sunday this year comes at Its earliest date within thirty years. The day this season chances to fallen on the thirty-first day of March , and because It Is the end of March the superstitions will bo particularly in terested in knowing how the first portion tion of the month Is ushered in. The particular Incident which has brought out this fact of Easter's ear liest arrival within thirty years , is the fact that a Norfolk woman's birthday comes on March 31 every year and Easter Sunday has been later than her birthday over since thirty years ago , In her life time Easter has fallen on her birthday but once. No , there's no use trying to find out who the woman 4s. TAFT "THE JOLLYMAN. " Cuban Composer Dedicates a Comic Song to Secretary of War. Havana , Feb. 27. Avellino Colmllos , n Havana composer , has just published a piece of music entitled "Tho Jolly- man , " dedicated to Secretary Taft , whoso picture adorns the title page. In the space of a few days a want ad. will find you a buyer. LINCOLN LAWYER SELECTED FOR FEDERAL JUDGESHIP. 4 BURKETT'S FRIEND WINS OUT PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT WILL AP POINT HIM THURSDAY. TWO MUNGERS ON SAME BENCH Nebraska Congressional Delegation Gets Together In Washington And Names Lincoln Man , Burkctt's Man ager , For Lifelong Position , Washington , D. C. , Feb. 27. Thorn- iR C. Mungor was today named by the Nebraska congressional delegation for the position of federal judge In the newly created federal judicial division In Nebraska. Mr. Miinger was the choice of Son- n.tors llnrkett and Mlllard mid Repre sentatives Polhu'd and Ktnknld nt the outset when the congressional delega tion met In conference this morning , and others of the delegation , while not favoring Mungor , had no oppoHltlon candldato upon whom they had united an a rival for place. Senator Burkett , who has boon ac tive in behalf of Miinger , then succeed- d In switching enough votes to make Miinger the choice. It had been previously determined ' the Nebraska delegation that the choice of the caucus should bo named an the unanimous candidate of the en- ; lro delegation and Mr. Mungor will 10 appointed by President Hoosovelt. President Roosevelt announced this ifternoon that ho will formally ap point Tom C. Munger as federal judge : omorrow. TOM MUNGER'S FRIENDS PLEASED New Judge's Selection Met With Fa vor In Lincoln Circles. Lincoln , Neb. , Feb. 27. Friends of Tom C. Mungor of this city , who was today named In Washington ns fodijr- iil judge In the newly created judicial illvlslon In Nebraska , are highly elat ed at his selection. Mr. Mungor had been Senator Bur- kett's campaign manager and Senator Burkott worked hard to secure the appointment of his friend to this life long position. WILL IT BE "TOM AND JERRY ? " New Bill is the One Establishing Fed eral Court in Norfolk. The selection of Tom C. Mungor of Lincoln as federal judge In the newly created 'federal ' judicial division In this state gives rise to a peculiar sit uation. Until now -there has been but one federal judge In Nebraska. His name Is Mnngor. Ho came from Fre mont and Is well known , not only In Norfolk but throughout the entire stnto. Tom C. Mnnger Is in no way relat ed to the original Judge Munger. Out the namoH arc identically the same. And now , with two federal judges , each named Munger , confusion will bo In the air. Somebody at Omaha has suggested that , since the newly named judge Is "Tom" Munger , the other one might bo called "Jerry. " The new bill , which has passed con gress , provides that eight towns in the state shall be federal court points. These cities are Norfolk , Omaha , Lin coln , Chadron , Hastings , McCook , Grand Island and North Plntto. All federal court cases arising in a given district must bo tried at the federal court town in that district. At each of these federal court points , Including Norfolk , will bo a deputy federal court clerk. Grand juries will bo held only In Omaha and Lincoln , but the people Indicted shall then be reverted to their own districts for trial. The Norfolk district comprises Madison , Stanton , Pierce , Wayne , Antelope , Knox , Hoyd , Hock , Drown , Holt and Keyn Palm counties. Federal court In Norfolk will be held In the handsome federal build Ing here , which has already been mag nlllcently furnished for court , with a court room , federal judge's office , federal oral marshal's olllce , federal prison federal .clerk's office , etc. Court'will bo hold hero regularly In September , with the original Judge Munger , the "Jerry" Munger presld ing. CLOTHING STOREJO MOVE AWAY C. & N. Stock Will be Transferred to Marysville , Kan. , March 15. Ono of Norfolk's clothing stores is to bo taken away from the city. The C. & N. clothing store , owned u > Campbell & Nlobrlcht , who bought on J. W. Humphrey , , will bo moved In a little less than three weeks to Marys vlllo , Kan. Mr. Campbell returned last nigh from a trip to Broken Bow , Kearne > and Marysvillo , Kan. Ho nnnouncei that ho had decided to transfer hi stock to the latter place March 15. FIRST STREET BRIDGE REPAIRED Bridge Gang Now Moves West to Re pair Flannlgan Bridge. , The First street bridge over th Elkhorn river , just south of Norfolk has been repaired and teams can no\ cross It. The work was complete during the day and the brldgo con ruclion nan * then moved west to re- pill the Flannlgan brldgo , which was also il'imaged In u recent Ice serge Uural carrlerH have boon stalled during the pant few dayH on account of the bridges being out. Carrier HOIIHO , on route No. 2 west of the city , make ? only half of his route one day , the olhor biilf the next day , there be ing two btldgPH the Kost bridge , which overturned and fell to the river , and the Flannlgan bridge out of or der on his territory. Carrier Beoln has had to make nn extra long trip because the First street bridge was out , but ho crossed It for the first time Wednesday afternoon. THURSDAY TIDINGS. J. H. Mnsslc WBH over from Wayne yesterday. O. Stratmann was down from Butte yesterday. H. C. Hall of Brunswick was In Nor folk yes lord ay. Fred Smith of Spencer wan In the city yesterday. D. M. Barnes was down ftom Plain- view yesterday. H. M. Johnson of Stuart was a city visitor yesterday. S. S. Van Norman was down from J'lerco yesterday. M. F. Harrington of O'Neill was In Norfolk yesterday. Lillian .Inrman of Fullerton was In Norfolk yesterday. Charles Ayers was In Norfolk yes terday from Boncsteel. Josophnlc Krlon'ort was in Norfolk yesterday from Monterey. Mr. and Mrs. Jacobs of Stnntonweto Norfolk vlstors yesterday. Mrs. Thomas C. Smyth of Spalding was in Norfolk yesterday. Dr. Thomas of Plerco was In the city over night on business. Thresla Frelckensteln of Crolghton was a city visitor yesterday. P. J. Smith and L. H. Baumann of Nellgh wore city visitors yesto'rday. Mrs. Lizzie Lewis of St. Edwards was a Norfolk visitor on Thursday. Mrs. J. H. Allen has returned from her visit In Hapld City , S. D. Clyde Bender returned from Albion last night , after spending n few days with his parents. Mrs. J. B. Becson , who has been visiting her sister , Mrs. J. A. Keleher , returned to her home In Anthon , Iowa , tils morning. E. E. Miller , salesman for Chas. Don- van Cigar company of Sioux City , re- urned yesterday fiom a six weeks tripe o the Black Hills and Wyoming. Paul Rudat Is homo on a two weeks' ncatlon , having been away for a year ml eight months. Ho is now em- loyed In the shipping department of lie Tnmnicn Curio company of Don or. or.Thomas Thomas Mestor of Plerco was trans- cling business In Norfolk yesterday. Rudolph Kerbol and Jacob Wachal of Beemcr were in Norfolk yesterday. County Attorney Jack Kocnlgsteln vas In Wayne yesterday on legal busi- less. less.William William Goantz and Henry , Stolten- iorg were In Norfolk yesterday from Dodge. A. H. Oberg and C. E. Anderson of Newman Grove were Norfolk visitors esterday. County Commissioner John H. Hard- ng was a Norfolk visitor yesterday fiom Meadow Grove. Mrs. Irvin Gerecke of Fremont Is Isltlng at the home of her parents , Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Mullen. Miss Stella Wright of Plalnviow vis- ted Miss Fac Livingston between rains yesterday on her way homo from WlnSide. W. W. Qulvey of Pierce was in Nor- bile over night , returning to his home n Plerco from Wayne , where ho had ) een on legal business. Harry Lodor Is expected home this evening from n six weeks' trip to the 31ack Hills and Wyoming. Rudolph H. Hopfinger and Miss Alma Slmklns were united In marriage yes- onlay at the office of Justice Lam- jert , who officiated. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hnaso enter tained a few friends last evening in loner of Miss Nettio Nenow , who eaves for Los Angeles , Gal. , tomor row. The evening was delightfully passed In a series of games , after which refreshments were served. A box social was held at the old Alvin - vin Lowe schoolhouse , two miles wcsl of the city , at which $18 was cleared Among the special features on the pro gram were choice ducts by Mr. ant Mrs. A. E. Craig and Mrs. John Ray and Miss Hazel Benedict. Many oth ers helped to make the event a complete pleto success. Miss Lottie Johnson of Warnervllle Is teacher In the school Physicians and druggists are work Ing overtime in Norfolk to check the spread of epidemics that have sprung up among children. Included in the roster are measles , chlckenpox am scarlet fever. The Inclement weather has been conducive to colds and the epidemics have easily got hold of vie thus about town. None of the cases are serious but they are causing a den of Inconvenience , Druggists allover the state are be Ing besieged with telegrams from mod leal preparation manufacturers urging them to oppose senate bill No. til In the Nebraska legislature which , the druggists claim , Is unreasonable and unjust. The bill provides that prepa rations containing alcohol be labelei as poison and that the formula , show Ing just how each medicine is com pounded , be printed on the label. Th medicine people claim that tlio na tlonal pure food and drug law give protection to the consumers of medl clncs and that a law of this kind ough to bo passed within a state to supple ment the national law. Further re strictions than are offered In this , however over , the druggists claim to bo unreasonable sonablo and unjust Interference with vested rights. CALUMET , Baking * Powder The only high grade Balling Powder sold at a moderate price. Complies - plies 'with the pure food laws of all states. Trust nnklnjr Powders sell for 45 or 50 ccoti per pound and may bo Iden tified by this exorbitant price. They are a menace to public health , as food prepared from them con tains lariro quantities o ( Koclicllo alts , a dangerous cathartic druc. D TELHARMONIC" MUSICAL SYS TEM WILL REVOLUTIONIZE. S WORTH TRIP TO NEW YORK E. H. Tracy Tells of Marvellous New Electrical Instrument , Costing $200- 000 , Which Produces Any Tone Known to Human Ear. Dr. Tlmddeus Cahlll's wonderful lectrlcal music Invention , the "telhnr- lonlc system , " which Is now being emonstnited for the first time In < Jew York City and which promises .o . revolutionize the world of music , s one of the most marvelous Inven- Ions of the ago and the demonstration of the system Is worth the trip from Norfolk to Now York , with no other mrpose In view , according to E. H. Tracy , who has Just returned from a rip to Gotham. By mere accident Mr. 'racy went Into the telharmonlc cen- rnl station on Broadway and he was unnzed beyond expression at the to- ally new and different instrument hat ho found. The telharmonlc system is an elec- rical method of producing music by sound waves. A basement filled with 145 dynamos Is the mill In which the electricity for these sound waves is urned out. A keyboard to which the electrical waves are carried over vires , nnil which is played upon just is a pipe organ , registers the elec- rlcal vibrations and produces the nest perfect sounds of all descrip tions. This keyboard is located In he same building as the dynamos. From this instrument may go any lumber of wires which will carry the nuslc to thousands of homos , hotels , theaters , churches anywhere , in fact , within a radius of 150 miles. In your lome you may have a little receiver resembling a telephone disc. By turn- ng a button you may turn on the music and listen to the sweetest strains that human art can produce. Instrument Cost $200,000. The telharmonlc Instrument which Mr. Tracy found in the central station of this electrical music hall , cost $200- )00. ) The system of producing music al sounds of any and all sorts by elec- : rlcal machinery was only perfected by Dr. Cahlll after twelve years of work at Holyoke , Mass. His theory was that all sound Is produced by sound waves or vibrations , and that a dynamo revolving forty-seven times a second would create one tone while a dynamo revolving 4,700 times a second end would give forth another sound. And varying numbers of revolutions jetween would run the gamut of every cnown sound. The theory worked out. After twelve years the 115 dynamos , rang ing In motion from forty-seven revolu tions a second to 4,700 per second , have been so mastered that every known sound can be produced by a simple touching of an electric button. These dynamos , whirling In a base ment , send varying vibrations over wires to the keyboard In a distant and quiet room. A skilled musician plays this keyboard just ns ho would manipulate a pipe organ. And from the wires come forth a concert In it self. Piano music , tlftit of the flute , the cornet , the piccolo , the harp , the cello , the violin , the drum any and every kind of music , In fact , known to the human ear , can be produced by this electrical instrument. It Is not imitation music. It Is the real , genuine tone. And from the machine wires radiating out In all directions for 150 miles , will carry the music which the operator produces upon the keyboard there In the central station. In the homo a mile away , at your bidding , comes the music as If from nothingness , out of the side of the wall or from a palm concealing the receiver , or from a. chandelier In the celling. There Is no whir of the ma chinery , no rasping sound like that In the phonograph just pure , unadul terated musical tones In all their sweetness and richness. Because ono keyboard can produce any style of tone , from drum to harp , It Is said that twenty-flvo keyboards placed about a room will be able to produce music that could not bo equalled by an orchestra of 200 pieces. Ono moment an operator may bo pro ducing violin music , the next moment cornet music on his keyboard so that , by working nil nt the same time , r twenty-live will bo able to do what 200 ordinary Instruments could do , some playing now , others at another time. Norfolk Will F'eel Effect. Norfolk , in Mr. Tracy's opinion , will before long feel the effect of this won derful invention. He believes that before - fore a great while there will be central stations established in every city ami \ that one will be In Omaha , Denver , Kansas City , etc. When that time crimes wires will go out nil over the state carrying the music from this In strument to hundreds of towns. You people here In Norfolk may have an instrument In your homos and turn on the music at any hour for a concert. One player will operate the keyboard in Omaha. A surprising feature of the system , said Mr. Tracy , Is that the music can be distributed very cheaply. The cost to a house Instrument will be only about twenty cents an hour while the electricity is turned on , so that for twenty cents one could turn on an hour's concert In the evening that would be perfect and of perfect mel ody. Street lights will be equipped with transmitters and a city may have a continuous concert at every street corner , coming out of the heavens above , by means of the new Invention. It is so arranged that the transmitters may be placed in arc lamps and regis ter the sounds. For a street parade the street lights will do away with the necessity of a brass band for there could bo a continuous round of brass band music In every arc light. Will Furnish Dance Music. It Is so arranged that by a little stop In the discs , Jt is possible to get very loud or very soft music from the wires that load Into your dining room. It Is therefore seen how ono trans mitter placed in a dance hall will flood the room with delicious harmony of an orchestral nature , perfect for the dance. "The possibilities of the Invention are limitless , " said Mr. Tracy. "They defy comprehension. Nothing re mains now but the development of the system all over the United States , before our musical tastes and meth ods will be revolutionized. The old Instruments will still remain , but this new Invention will give an education to the public , producing a great music- loving nation , such as had never been dreamed of before. It Is- worth the trip to New York City just to hoar and see this new Instrument. " Mr. Tracy had read In McClure's last summer of the Invention , but did not dream of finding the machine In working order. A CHANGE IN BANKING CIRCLES W. A. Witzlgman Becomes Affiliated With Nebraska National. A change In Norfolk's banking cir cles will take place Friday morning. W. A. Wtlzigman , who has been vlco president and manager of the Citizens National bank for two years , has sev ered his connection with that Institu tion and will Friday morning become associated with the Nebraska National bank. Mr. Wltzigman's resignation was ten dered to directors of the Citizens Na tional bank at their mooting last Sat urday evening and It Is said that no arrangements have been made to fill the vacancy in the bank which Is caused by his departure. The official title of Mr. Witzlgman In the Nebras ka National bank has not yet been as signed by the directors. Mr. Wltzlg- man will Increase the Nebraska Na tional bank force by ono man , as the institution Is adding him without losing I any of the old force. Mr. Witzlgman came to Norfolk from Meadow Grove , where ho was cashier of tho'Meadow Grove State bank. Ho Is still a direct or In that bank and also a director In the Battle Creole Valley bank at Battle Creek. Newport News. S. P. Robinson of Marlavillo and , v Roy Robinson of Atkinson were hero ' yesterday. Miss Nettle Fisher and her brother Merle were here Tuesday from Atkln- / son. -V C. II. Rodgers was here from Thur- man yesterday. John Ernest of Boomer and E. C. Walter and Dean McNamara of Ponder ami R. W. Gilbert of Wlsnor , stopped i hero on their return from the Bassott Si horse sale to see our local horse deal- ft ors. They returned homo on the train It Wednesday morning. S