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THE NORFOLK WKKICLY NKWS-JOUIWAh : 'KHIDAY , MAY HI , 11)07. )
INDEPENDENT REPRESENTATIVE
TO CONFER WITH COUNCIL.
WILL BE INFORMAL MEETING
W. J. Stadelman of Sioux City , of the
International Independent Telephone
Association , Says He Can Interest
Norfolk People.
The question of a second telephone
exchange in Norfolk will bo brought
Informally before the mayor and the
city council nt a conference nt the city
hall tonight. W. J. Stadclman of
Sioux City , a traveling secretary of
the International Independent Tele
phone association , has asked for a
personal conference with the mem
bers of the city government and the
meeting this evening was arranged to
comply with this request.
The conference that It Is expected
to hold tonight will not bo a regular
session of the council and no action
will be taken tonight on any telephone
proposition that may come before the
council. Mr. Stadelman was in the
city earlier in the week and asked that
he might canvass the local telephone
situation with the members of the
city council. He is expected to bo
present at the conference tonight for
this mirnose.
"Not only will no independent tele
phone franchise be granted tonight , "
said Mayor Ourlnnd today , "but such
a franchise will not be granted at any
time without proper public notice. As
I understand it the .meeting tonight is
just an informal conference. If an
independent telephone franchise is
asked for in Norfolk , the granting of
the franchise would be a question for
Norfolk to decide and no action would
be taken without affording time for
public discussion. "
It is expected that after the con
ference tonight the city council will
meet In regular session to grant a sa
loon license to W. A. Koclm.
FRIDAY FACTS.
Fred Sprecher went to Grand Island
this morning.
Harry Zeimer of Hoskins spent the
day in Norfolk.
Miss Edith Barrett returned last
evening'from Fremont.
Conductor J. C. Aid of Council Bluffs
is back on his Bonesteel run.
Mrs. C. H. Reynolds and children
are visiting with Plainview friends.
Henry Kennedy arrived in Norfolk
this morning from Sioux City to go
back to work in the Northwestern
yards.
County Surveyor A. J. Thatch and
G. Buettner of Madison were in Nor
folk today enroute to Tilden to attend
the directors' meeting of the Elkhorn
Valley bank.
George Kurrock , a former North
western yardmaster In Norfolk , arrived
in Norfolk this morning from Living
ston , Mont. , where he suffered a brok
en leg in a wreck last February.
W. J. Stadelman of Sioux City ar
rived in Norfolk Thursday to confer
with the city officials of Norfolk on
the matter of establishing an indepen
dent telephone exchange in the city.
William Ellenwood left Norfolk at
noon to join the Norfolk colony at
Panama , accepting a position as con
ductor on the government railroad
across the canal zone. Mrs. Ellenwood
remains in the city for the present.
H. G. Bain , another Northwestern con
ductor , left parller in the year to join
the canal service.
County Superintendent Frank S.
Perdue was in Norfolk Thursday noon
on his way to Meadow Grove to pre
sent county diplomas to the eighth
grade graduates at the evening's com
mencement exercises. President Clem
ents of the Fremont Normal was on
the nrocram for the commencement
address at Meadow Grove.
Miss Florence Taylor loft yesterday
for Lynch" for a visit with relatives.
Little Lester Alexander is quite
sick.
sick.Mrs.
Mrs. Low left at noon for Alpa , Kan.
Charles Pllger went to Omaha this
morning.
J. R. Hyde was up from Madison
yesterday.
J. W ! Turner of Genoa was In Nor
folk over night.
A. R. Davis of Wayne was a Norfolk
visitor yesterday.
Miss Kato Sagehorn of York spent
yesterday in Norfolk.
Mrs. E. E. Beckwlth of Nellgh spent
yesterday in Norfolk.
L. C. Mittelstadt has returned from
a business trip to Laurel.
George Schiller came to .Norfolk
from Central City this morning.
Henry H. Storm of Spencer was in
Norfolk yesterday between trains.
Charles Nelson and G. Chambers of
Nlobrara slopped In Norfolk yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Noble of Ham
burg , Iowa , were Norfolk visitors yes
terday.
Mrs. Ida Ferguson of Boise , Ida. , Is
visiting her sister , Mrs. A. R. Arm
strong.
Mrs , D. Baum ai\d Mrs. J. Baum
have gone to Albion to visit with Mrs.
Morris Mayer.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bridge of Fre
mont are visiting at the homo of C.
S. Bridge in Norfolk.
County Attorney Jack Koenlgsteln
returned last evening from Madison ,
where ho was in attendance at the
district court Wednesday and Thurs
day.
day.Editor
Editor W. H. Green of the Crelghton
Liberal , was in Norfolk during the
morning enrouto to Madison. >
The local chapter of the Eastern
Star held an informal banquet last
evening following initiation exercises.
Hilltop Nollor of the HoskliiB Head *
light was In the city over night on-
route to his homo from West Point ,
where he had boon attending district
court. ,
.Inko Chrlsti'iiRou and brother , Chris
ChrlstoiiRoii , and cniiHlu lluus Peterson -
son , returned from Plulnvhnv last
night , where they spent yesterday on
.lake's farm.
C. 13. Burnhnm wes In Tlldon Friday
morning.
Ini Hurnham of Pllger was In the
clly yesterday.
12. P. Weatlierby returned this morn
ing from O'Neill and left again at noon
for Hloomfleld.
General Superintendent S. M. Braden -
den left at noon on an Inspection trip
north on the Bonesteel line.
Mrs. O. C. Klentr. and little son ,
Lloyd , returned to Sioux Falls , S. D. ,
yesterday afternoon after n visit in
Norfolk at the homo of Mr and Mrs.
Fred Klentz , sr.
D. D. Dorsey of Des Molucs , Iowa ,
Is here visiting with his cousin , J. T.
Dorsey.
A little baby boy was born to Mr.
and Mrs. C. E. Evans yesterday.
Mrs. Mary Ellenwood , who has been
hi're visiting with her son , E. W. El
lenwood , went to Coleridge yesterday.
Mrs. John Hln/.e went to Omaha at
noon today.
Some evil disposed person entered
the homo of Ed Adams last evening
and made away with twenty dollars.
Moso Howcl returned home from
Chicago at noon vesterdav where he
has been to take the examinations for
engineer. Mr. Howol passed one hun
dred In air , and also in machinery.
E. W. Ellonwood Is having a now
front porch built on his housa on
South Third street.
The Queen Esther circle met last
evening with Miss Jessie Drebcrt.
The store of 13. B. Kauffman has
boon neatly re-papered and redecorat
ed throughout the interior.
After residing on the Rosebud for
more than a year , Mrs. C. E. Muflly
and her sister , Miss Laura Engelka ,
have left that place for an extended
visit at Lindsay. They are traveling
by carriage and on the way expect to
visit friends at Burke , Bonesteel , Spen
cer , O'Neill , Oakdalo and Clearwater.
The Installation of the new olllcers
of the recently organized Brotherhood
of St. Paul will take the place of the
regular evening services at the Meth
odist church Sunday evening. Short
talks by Norfolk men connected with
the new organization will occupy part
of the evening's program. The per
manent organization of the brother
hood will be completed at a second
meeting to bo held Monday evening.
The ladles of the aid society of the
Congregational church were enter
tained yesterday afternoon at the home
of Mrs. A. Rundklov on South Eighth
street. In the absence of Msr. E. P.
Olmsted , one of the hostesses of the
afternoon , Mrs. Randklov was assist
ed by Mrs. Robert Utter.
Members of the G. A. R. , W. R. C.
and Spanish war veterans will meet
at the Lincoln school house on Sun
day morning at 10 o'clock preparatory
to marching In a body to the M. E.
church. It had been planned to meet
In G. A. R. hall but tills proved to bo
unavailable owing to church services
which will be held there at that time.
Work of carrying on the improve
ment of South First street has been
temporarily suspended to permit the
First stret improvement committee
having the work in charge to ascer
tain the attitude ot Norfolk people to
wards the new roadway. The aim of
the committee has been a graveled
roadway from First street to the Junc
tion and a stretch of upper First street
has already been perfected so as to
afford an idea of what has been and
can be done on the principal street
leading to the Junction. Three hun
dred dollars is needed to carry the
work contemplated to the Washington
school house. Additional subscriptions
for this amount are required by the
committee. Meanwhile the work of
taking First street out of the mud is
lagging.
ANOTHER MISFORTUNE FOR MRS.
AUGUST HAASE.
LIGHTNING CAUSED THE FIRE
Last Year Mrs. Haase's Husband Was
Killed by a Train , a Few Months
Ago Her Two Little Children Died
Together and Now Lightning Strikes
Lightning during the storm yester
day afternoon struck a barn on Mrs.
August Haase's farm a mile and a
half north of Norfolk. The barn
burned to the ground and with It five
little calves in the barn at the time.
Insurance was carried on the barn to
the" amount of'$400.
The lightning bolt left the barn a
mass of flames , rendering it impos
sible to make any successful attempt
to save the building. Only the drenchIng -
Ing rain that was falling prevented
the fire from spreading to the other
farm buildings.
Misfortune seems to follow Mrs.
Hnaso. Last year her husband was
killed by a passenger train running
north from hero on the Bonesteel line ;
a few months ago two of her little
children died suddenly within a few
hours of each other ; and now her
barn is struck by lightning and burned ,
with flvo calves as victims.
When you find a lost article , adver
tise it here and thus restore it to the
owner or establish your own tltlo to
It !
DESIGNER OF NEW HIGH SCHOOL
CAME TO TOWN.
TO DISCUSS SPECIFICATIONS
Owing to the High Water Level In
Norfolk , the Dascmcnt Can Not be
Dug Deep Enough 'to Make the Ef
fective Gymnasium Hoped For.
Architect John Lutousur of Omaha ,
who designed the now high school
building plans on which the school
board la advertising for bids , came up
from Omaha last evening to confer
with the board.
The special session of the board of
education to meut Mr. Ijitonsor was
hold In the new Lincoln building. The'
conference with Mr. Ijitouser touched
curtain details of the plans and speci
fications on which contractors have
been asked to submit bids by June 10 ,
It was the desire of the school board
to embody In the .specifications provi
sions that would Insure the use of as
much as possible of the salvage from
the old building , In order to effect the
maximum saving.
As a result of the meeting last night
several details of the high school plans
will bo modified before passing into
the hands of the contractors. Before
returning to Omaha this morning Mr.
Ivitonsor visited the site of the hlirh
school building and personally exam
ined the salvage that has been secured
from the old building for use In the
now structure.
A representative of the Omaha hy
draulic pressed brick company ap
peared before the board last evening ,
submitting samples of pressed brick
manufactured In Omaha by the hy
draulic process. No action along this
line was taken last night , but It Is
probable that the board will depart
from the ordinary red pressed brick
In erecting the high school building.
A medium brown brick with Iron spots
was viewed with favor last night.
When the now high school building
Is constructed It will contain a base
ment room that may bo utilized for
gymnasium or for other uses , but
which will have too low a colling for
the effective gymnasium that had been
originally hoped for. The reason for
this , It Is explained , lies In the fact
that the high water level in Norfolk
prevents a basement being built be
yond a certain depth into the ground ,
while the basement could not have
been greatly extended above ground
without practically constructing a
throe story building.
Battle Creek.
Otto Fuorst , the electrician , and
Win. Newman wont to Spauldlng Tues
day to put In a new exchange for tel
ephone purposes !
O. II. Mnas , W. U. Fuorst , Fred
Koester and Henry Mloynok wore at
tending the district retail merchants'
meeting at Clearwater Friday. They
decided to knock out all the "dead
beats" and other beets. They were
well received and handled at Clear-
water.
Mrs. Martha Sharp of Nlobrara was
visiting hero last week with her pa
rents. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Hodman.
Mr. Sharp Is employed on the North
western at that place.
"Honest Joe" Trulock was here Fri
day from Norfolk visiting old friends.
Geo. Spear was here Saturday on
business from Norfolk.
Wm. Boiler , who has been hero for
some time In the livery and feed barn
business with his brother Frank ,
boarded the noon train Wednesday'for
the west hunting for greener pastures.
Since last Sunday the morning ser
vices at the Lutheran church will
commence at 9:30 during the summer
season.
Fred Hohenstoin had an addition
built to his house on his farm south
west of town.
Edward Brlese came up from Oma
ha Saturday for a visit with relatives.
A. C. Bredehoeft was a business vis
itor to Tilden Saturday.
Geo. Schmidt , who arrived hero re
cently from Missouri and worked here
In the butter and egg store , went to
Albion Saturday , where he has taken
a position in a general store.
Tuesday Rev. J. Hofman went to
Martlnsburg to attend a conference of
Lutheran ministers of northeast Ne
braska.
Mrs. Rose Krivanek of Meadow
Grove was visiting here Sunday at the
home of her daughter , Mrs. Lambert
Kernel.
Ehrhardt Clans of Omaha was visit
ing here Sunday with his parents , Mr.
and Mrs. llerm. Glaus.
A ball game was played here Sun
day afternoon between the Meadow
Grove and Battle Crook teams. The
result was 1-1 to 8 in favor of our boys.
Henry Just , who Is an employe In
Stoober's tailor shop at Norfolk , was
visiting hero Sunday with his parents ,
Mr. and Mrs. John Just.
Wo had n nice thunder shower with
a fine rnln hero Thursday morning.
There was no wind. The way it looks ,
we will have plenty of pluvlus.
Our public school closed last Friday
for summer vacation. The closing ex
ercises wore hold at the Martin opera
house on the overlings of Monday and
Tuesday. Six young ladles and ono
young man , Pete Losey , graduated
from the eleventh grade , and exercises
were hold Wednesday night at the
opera house , which would hold only
half of the people wishing to attend.
.Mrs. Amanda Scssler went to Clearwater -
water Wednesday for a visit with her
daughter , Mrs. John James.
Fourteen carloads of stock wore
shipped from hero the last three days.
Among the shippers were Win. Now
lay , ,1. L. Pop < ' . .IdHoph and James
Flnkrnl , Oscar Koovos , Tom Lesllna ,
L. C. Homier , John Oil. Carl Praiionor ,
L. 11. linker , John Oxhoruu and How
ard Miller.
Deputy Sheriff Walter Hlloy < if Mud-
( Him Is In this vicinity this week col
lecting dolliuiuoiit ( IINOH.
Phil Lund of Norfolk was hero Sun
day with his unit her , Mrs. Carolina
Lund
T. I ) . Proeoo received ono carload
of horses from the west Sunday. As
far as our horse HOIIKO goes they are
line animals. A. Hrudohocft Is
breaking them and as soon ns broken
they will bo turned over to S. T. Nap-
per for Undo Sam.
R. F. D. 3.
Aug. Iliiobner , who Is sorloimly 111
with rancor , went to Htuiitou Monday.
Otto Rohrko wont to Fremont last
week to look over I ho city.
Mrs. Wm. Schultz of Minnesota Is
hero visiting her sinter , Mrs. John
Kiuthlu.
Fred Conrad celebrated bin birth
day. Mr. Conrad was sixty-nine years
old. Those present from out off town
were Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Conrad , Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Lehman , Mr. and Mrs.
Julius Honno , Mrs. Wm. I ohman of
Norfolk , Mrs. ChiiH. Apfel of Mendow
Grove , Mrs. Agnes MUHHOU of Madi
son.
Hugo Rohrko , who was nt Grand
Island going to school , returned homo
Sunday.
Win. Huolmor of Hot Springs Is vis
iting with his brother and sisters.
Miss Ilortha Rohrko Is making her
home in Norfolk.
Prof. Slechta of Pierce , our Union
band Instructor , came down Tuesday
evening and Instructed the boys , who
are doing nicely.
Kddlo Rohrko purchased a now bug
gy hint week.
Grandmother Heckman returned
from a trip to Council liluffs , where
she had been visiting her sou , Con
ductor Heckman , for the past several
wcokH.
August Heckman and crow nro
erecting a new house at the homo of
Aug. Hticbncr this week.
WEST POINT PAPER'S EDITOR IS
ACQUITTED.
CRIMINAL LIBEL WAS CHARGED
CHARLES HARDING HAD MADE
'THE COMPLAINT.
HIS CREAMERY WAS ATTACKED
E. M. Von Seggern of West Point Is
Acquitted In Short Time In Libel
Case Tried There In the District
Court Hoskins Paper Concerned.
West Point , Neb. , May 2 J. Special
to The News : E. M. Von Seggorn ,
editor of the Nebraska Volksblatt of
West Point , has been acquitted In the
libel case brought against him by
Charles Harding , formerly of Norfolk ,
now president of the Farmers' Co-op-
oratlvo Creamery company of Omaha.
The case was tried In district court
yesterday and a verdict for the defendant
dant was returned by the Jury in a
very few minutes.
The article upon which Mr. Harding
based his charge of criminal libel
against Mr. Von Seggern was one
copied from the Hoskins Headlight.
It made charges against the Farmers'
Co-operative Creamery company.
MISSIONARY MEETING COMING
Annual Convention of W. H. M. S. of
M. E. Church to be Held.
The annual convention of the Wo
man's Home Missionary society of the
North Nebraska conference of the
Methodist church will be held In Nor
folk next month. The convention will
be In session three days , Friday , Sat
urday and Sunday , June 21-23.
The North Nebraska conference of
the church includes the Omaha , Grand
Island , Nellgh and Norfolk presiding
elder districts. The attendance is ex
pected to reach about seventy-five del
egates , each local auxiliary being en
titled to a delegate in the convention.
The program for the convention has
been only partially competed. On the
evening of Juno 23 , however , Rev. John
A. Spyker of Fremont will deliver a
sermon at the final session of the con
vention.
Mrs. William Luce of Fullerton Is
president of the society. I
Last year's convention was held at
Columbus.
BELIEVE HE IS MURDERER.
Man Arrested at Grand Island Held
For Woman Killing.
Grand Island , Nob. , May 27. Spe
cial to The News : The police arrest
ed a man yesterday suspected of hav
ing murdered Mrs. Laura Baldwin at
McCook. The Red Willow county au
thorities arrived in the city today and
bellevo they have the right man. Ho
answers the description qulto fully.
The man gave the name of Null.
The Red Willow authorities will take
him to Holdrego tonight , fearing a
lynching at McCook.
STURDY FATHER FALLS IN FAINT
AT AWFUL SIGHT.
MURDER MOTIVE A MYSTERY
Rumored Minor Trouble Between the
Brothers Trouble Over Hay Land ,
Over a Horse Cut In Wire , Over n
Dog Fight Wives Quarreled.
Ilifsldus. Neb , , May 28.--From a
staff coiTOHpuiidont : With only u def
inite motive lacking to iiiako the
eourso of the HoHklns double tragedy
an open story , neither the coroner and
his jury nor the Wayne county attor
ney could dig out of the peaceful hills
of the Knels neighborhood to the north
of Hoflklus the prompting that lay
buck of the Ktrango act of Henry
KnelH , who yesterday morning maiden
ly drove forth fiom his Holds to slay
his brother and himself.
The Coroner's Verdict.
The coroner's Jury after Investigat
ing the facts open to scrutiny and ex
amining local witnesses , Including
Henry Amends , who saw the tragedy ,
and the widows of the two brothers ,
reached the evident verdict that
George Knots came to his death at
the hands of his brother , Henry KnelH
or "KIIOHH , " the Gorman spelling
still adhered to by the RusHlun-Gor-
man family concerned In the shooting
The Tragic Story Retold.
The coroner's Inquest , held yester
day afternoon brought up for another
telling the strange story of the morn
ing. II. was told how Henry KnelH , ev
idently Intent on the murder of lilHi
brother , bad driven ( c the Amends L
farm where he knew his brother to h
bow Amends apprehending trouble
from the words and appearance of
Henry had warned George back Into
the benne from which be had come In
response to Henry's loud calls for Ills'
appearance , how George In response
to his neighbor's warning had stepped
back Into the doorway of the house ,
how Henry had llreil three shots at his
brother , dragged the dead body out
Into the yard , reloaded his revolver
and turned It on himself.
Children Shrink From Bullets. .
The staggering body of the murder
er and miiclde , Amends bad seen over
bis shoulder as ho hurried to spread
Ilio word of the murder at his door
step. In a back room with locked door
a mother and seven little children
waited the return of the frightened )
head of I lie Amends household. Mean
while Henry had fallen near the body
of I be ( lend brother , he himself soon
lo miccimib to the fulal and self In-
dieted wounds. Examination by the
coroner showed that two bullets had
Inlten elfect In each body. One of lh <
shots Ilrod at George had crashed
through the walls of Ilio Amends homo
threatening the family of Ilttlo chll
dren.
The bare dull yard of the Amends
home , a yard bare even of n blade
of grass , was set aside Monday after
noon for a scene of dramatic Intensity.
The covered body of George lay
through the day by the door step
awaiting the coming of the county ror
oner. A wo stricken children peered
at It from the window and In the yard
groups of men from the neighborhood
and from HoskliiH stirred about.
Father and Mother Find Tragedy.
To this place Conrad Knols and
wife came to learn of the death of
their two sons. Driving from their
homo north of Hoskins to the Amends
farm the old couple came on the strick
en figure of their son. Stalidlng over
the cold body of George they learned
the details of the morning's madness.
A strong specimen of Russian-German
manhood I ho old father fell backward
In a faint at the brutal word that a
second son lay dead n mlle away.
Two other sous of Conrad Knels and
his wife are said to live In California.
Dr. Williams , coroner. Grant Moars.
county sheriff , and George Wilbur ,
county attorney , arrived from Wayne
late In the afternoon to hold the in
quest In the open air. William Weath-
erholt , Frank Denser , Peter Kautz ,
August Rolnhlou , L. Xelmer and D. E.
Nellor made up the coroner's Jury and
the course of the Inquest ran through
the early evening.
Trouble Over Hay , Horse , Dog , Wives
There had been trouble between
the two families living on the adja
cent farms , that was shown early in
the evidence. Trouble over hay land ,
trouble over a hoi so cut on a wire
fence , trouble over a dog fight , and ,
perhaps moro serious , trouble between
the wives of the brothers , was men
tioned during the afternoon. None ,
however , spoke of recent differences
or of the euddcn decision that took
Henry from his hayflcld to slay his
brother In cold blood and to Inlllct a
murderer's punishment upon himself.
The widow of Henry on the witness
stand told nothing new of the tragedy
and would not admit noticing anything
unusual in her husband's earlier acts
of the morning.
Among the neighbors , George Knels
bore apparently the best of reputa
tions. Henry was said to have kept
more to himself. George's residence
in the rolling country to the north
outdated that of his brother by a year ,
the latter having como to George's
homo from near Norfolk some two
years ago. George had previously
lived near Norfolk for several years.
Both brothers cnmo originally from
South Omaha , Henry more recently.
Uotb men were renters.
To ono man at least George was
said to Imvo expressed fear of his
brother and to have avowed the Inten
tion of removing from the dissension
of the neighborhood.
BURGLAR GETS S2.50
Homo of R. A. Doiifjhcrty nt Junction
Is Entered.
The residence of R A Dougherty.
1208 Cleveland Hlteet , WIIH entered by
an unknown mini between 7 and S
oVIock IIIM ! night mid hiii'Klurlynd to
the oNlont of $2.fit ) .
Discovery of the theft WIIK not niiulo
until morning when Mrs. Dougherty
\\enl lo her purse for clintiKU. She
found lluil the money had been taken.
Then she lecalled that she had left
( lie IKIIIHO between 7 and 8 o'clock hint
night , to call on it neighbor , and this
mild have been the only opportunity
for ( ho burglar.
A man's shoe trucks , Imprinted with
mud , weie found on the porch , leading
In mid out of the house , showing tin ;
path of Ilio burglar and piovlug Unit
lie was a man.
Chief of Police FJymi was notified
n H HOOII us the theft was dlncovcrcd ,
but It WIIH too late then to hope to
llnd the burglar.
JURY FOR NEXT WEEK HAS BEEN
DISCHARGED.
A BAIL HEARING FOR BOCHE
Judge Welch Will Hear Arguments
Regarding Admitting Docbc to Ball
In Norfolk Next Tuesday Casscll
Gets Six Months In County Jail.
IKioin Kilduy'H Dully. ]
There will be no jury session of dis
trict , court In Madison county next
week , IIH bad been planned. The Jury
lias been discharged and Iliero will
bo no Jury session of ( ho court until
next ( fall. Merman lloclio will bo tried
next ( fall for the murder of Frank Jar-
mer on May 1. Ills attorney has
asked that lloche bo admitted to ball
and tbe hearing upon this point will
lake place In Norfolk novt Tuesday
afternoon at 1 o'cloclc. Ray CnHSoll ,
a young farmhand who recently' -
milled that ho burglarized the D. Q.
Nicholson store at Madison , was sen
tenced , lo six months In the county
Jail by Judge Welch.
Bochc Gets Continuance.
A continuance In the case of Herman -
man lloche , charged with llrst degree
murder ii i for killing Prank .limner of
Norfolk i , was asked for on the ground
that the defense could not prepare Its
case In so short u period. A petition
asking that Hocho be admitted to ball
was tiled with the court and the tlmo
of hearing arguments in the matter
was set for next Tuesday afternoon.
It was decided to hold tills session of
court In Norfolk.
Them wu t no work of importance ,
for the Jury to do next week and
.Judge Welch decided to discharge the
Jury. Tlio next jury trials will como
In the fall term.
A divorce \\as granted yesterday to
Amy A Hull from her husband , P.
W. Hull. As alimony Judge Welch
allowed Mrs. Hull $1.325 and tbe homo
on Tenth street In Norfolk.
SECRETARY OF WAR WILL PASS
THROUGH THIS CITY.
AT NOON ON MONDAY , JUNE 17
Candidate for Republican Presidential
Nomination Will Make Inspection efFort
Fort Meade and , Returning to Oma
ha , Will Eat Lunch There.
( From Monday's Dally ]
William H. Tail , secretary of war
and candidate for the republican pres
idential nomination , will pass through
Norfolk at noon on Monday , June 17 ,
according to a schedule reported from
Washington. The big secretary will
oat lunch at tiio Junction eating house.
Secretary Taft is coming west on
an inspection trip. He will go to Fort
Meade , S. D. , and , returning to Oma
ha over the Northwestern , will pass
through Norfolk and all other points
on the main line of that railroad be
tween Fort Meade and Omaha. The
secretary will go from Sioux City to
O'Neill over the Great Northern on
Juno 15 , passing through Plainview
and other Intermediate points. From
O'Neill he will go west over the North
western to Fort Meade and then wil
return by way of Norfolk.
While the secretary's trip Is one f <
Inspection of foils , It is possible tli
the value of the journey may not hr
boon overlooked as a political as
Following Is the proposed route ,
cording to a Washington dispatch
Secretary Taft will reach Si
Falls from St. Paul at C:20 : a. m
June 1C , leaving there at 11:15 r .
for Sioux City. Ho will make hie
speecli while on this part of th <
at Sioux Falls. Ho will go to
City on the Milwaukee and St
railroad , arriving at Sioux City
p. m. and leaving for O'Neill , 1
5 o'clock. From Sioux City th
will go to O'Neill on the Grea *
ern , thencja on the Northwef
Fort Meade , arriving there at' *
a. on Juno 1C , , and spending * ) *
until 0:57 : p. m. inspecting
From Fort Meade the parun-
back over the Northwestern Ion
thence to Fort Leavenworth In-
Gamble and Klttredgo
Crawford have been asked
the secretary at Fort M
Is expected that some or
will Join the party at Slo