NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JObBNAL : FRIDAY , JULY 12 , 1907 ,
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PACKUHS COMIC TO AOIUOUMENT.
In Kaunas City It Is claimed Unit nn
cud to the piu'korH-Htockmun'H light
over post-moiti'in Inspection of cows ,
is at an ond. I'ncluirH In Knnmm City
have agreed Unit the post-mortem rule
shall apply only to dairy cow stuff , and
this Is claimed to bo u victory for the
commission mi'ii. It IH mild that the
light ended with that agreement.
The light began alx wcohs ago when
the packers put Into effect a now rule
regarding the post-mortem Inspection
of cowa. The piickorn determined that
they would not pay for any cowa until
nfter post-mortem inspection has
proved the animals to bo sound. Commission -
mission men claimed this was unfair
and that the Inspection ought to bo
niado on Uio hoof. The commission
men In Kansas City look at the settle
ment as a winning for tholr side of
the case.
HIGH WATER MARKS.
The past week has been ono of mo
ment In commercial Norfolk. It has
not been a record week for gaining
now Industries or building castles In
the air. But It has boon a week that
marked a hlghwater mark In Norfolk's
commercial Importance In moro ways
than ono.
A Norfolk bank , for the first time
In the history of the city , reached
Uio million dollar mark In deposits.
Wednesday marked the biggest day's
business over transacted by the local
express companies. Both incidents ,
which came along In the ordinary
course of events , may serve aa guagcs
to Uio city's prosperity.
As the territory radiating from Nor
folk extends and Increases , Norfolk Is
constantly Increasing in commercial
.Importance.
This , as the commercial center of a
vast area , Is constantly drawing hero
, in more and moro lines of business ,
the trade of the northwest
Norfolk is growing In importance.
The growth Is a steady ono and a bet
tor ono because It Is steady. Every
hlghwater mark In any of the city's
Industrial barometers serves to glvo
satisfaction to Norfolk people. The
constant growth of the town In a com
mercial way exemplifies Norfolk's
judgment of itself , based upon its lo
cation. , . . „ ,
UNWRITTEN LAW.
Harry Kendall Thaw Is not going to
have such an easy time next fall to
secure a Jury disagreement aa ho did
last spring In his trial for murdering
Stanford White. The "unwritten law"
plea which aroused for a time so much
sympathy for Thaw and his wife , Ev
elyn Nesblt Thaw , Is suffering from a
reaction. The "unwritten law" has
been overworked. The brainstorm has
been used with too much effect and
sentiment is rising up In favor of ver
dicts delivered In strict accordance
with the written law.
The trial of Thaw , the recent nc
qulttal of Judge Loving In Virginia
and the acquittal of Frank Brink are
Instances which serve to react against
freeing murderers under the "unwrit
ten law. "
A Chicago professor took the unwrit
ten law wave as his topic for Fourth
of July and told students Uiat the
courts would disintegrate If the silly
custom continued.
It Is folly to make laws for the pun
ishment of murder and then to free
murderers because they are able to
work upon sympaUiy outside the law.
It Is folly to free men who ought to
go to the gallows' , because they ap
parently were excited at the moment
of killing , when the law says they
ought to hang.
There will be a reaction from this
sort of yellow law. After a while It
will bo necessary to line up close tc
the written law In order to enjoy free
doru.
ATTACKS VACCINATION.
Elbert Hubbard ought to bo smll
ing. Elbort Hubbard dubbed hlmsol
a Philistine because ho wanted t (
throw stones at the "chosen people. '
Among the "chosen people , " accord
ing to his early account , was Mr. Ed
ward Bok. Later that portion of tin
medical fraternity which upheld vac
clnatlon as a grand good thing fo
preventing smallpox became the tai
get for missiles hurled by Fra Elberl
us , and now ho ought to rejoice be
cause his attacks upon the vaccine
Uon habit has been Indirectly uphel ;
by ono authority.
James R , Brewer , secretary of th
state board of charities In Maryland
after having made a personal Invest !
gallon , takes the center of the stag
and announces a new danger whlcl
people undergo , in his Judgment , whe :
they submit to vaccination. He say
that vaccination Is directly and pr
marily responsible for the nlarmln
spread of tuberculosis among us. II
holds ( lint vucclno virus , taken from
COWB , carries tulicrculnr germa Into
llio system more rapidly tlmn nny
tlu r method. Ho claims Unit the
( Into Is not fur distant when the lawn
will prohibit vncclmitlon Instead of
punching ( hOHo who rcfuso to submit
to It.
Ijtst winter Elbort Huhlmrd mndo
u luiu ; nttnclc upon vncclnnllon. It
ended In u reply from some physician.
May wo not expect u reply from
nnmo phyHlclan to the nttitck mtulo by
Mr. Brewer ?
NI3W LAWS IN NEBRASKA.
A largo tiunibor of now laws bccnmo
oKccllvo In Nebraska yesterday. The
measures cimetod nt the last eosslon
of the legislature not carrying the em-
orBoncy cliuiao , nro now nil In forco.
The Htnto 1ms mndo no provision for
Informing the public Juat what the
now Iftwa aro. Dependent upon char
ity , aa It were , the state's bnalncas In
this regard Is woefully neglected.
Many persona will no doubt bo made
crlmlnala because they are not In
formed an to the now laws restricting
their acts , and such as these will suf
fer penalties very unfairly. Newspa
pers will In most Instances print
briefly a synopsis of the moro Interest
ing features of the laws. But the
state ought to provide for sufllclent
publicity to rnform the entlro com
monwealth as to the nature of the
now enactments ,
Among the now laws are these :
Providing for Investigation of swamp
fovcr In horses , tuberculosis In hogs ;
appropriating $0,000 for traveling ex
penses of judges of supreme and dis
trict courts ; suppressing bucket
shops ; fixing minimum state bank cap
ital at $10,000 ; requiring state Institu
tions to deposit cash funds with the
state treasurer ; making the theft of
chickens or pigeons of $5 value a fel
ony ; Increasing court reporters' fees ;
permitting county Judges to charge
$3 for marriage license fees ; provid
ing for the election of county assess
ors In the fall of 1907 ; requiring coun
ty Institutes to bo held In Juno , July
or August ; authorizing county judges
to receive unclaimed legacies ; provid
ing for the maintenance of detention
homes ; prohibiting discriminations In
prices of commodities ; abolishing ( lowery -
ory Interests ; relating to the division
of property In cases of divorce ; amend
ing the drainage law ; providing for
the Incorporation of grand and sub
ordinate lodges ; preventing the sale
of liquor within two and a half miles
of an army post ; requiring the recordIng -
Ing of marks and brands ; for the cre
ation of a municipal railway fund In
cities of 25,000 or less ; making the
poll tax $2.50 payable In cash except
In villages or cities ; repealing the
statute permitting the state board of
public lands and buildings to Investi
gate complaints against state superin
tendent ; fixing coroner's fee ; estab
lishing primary election system ; pro
viding for pure food , pure milk and
pure drugs ; providing for the use of
road drags on the public highway ;
fixing limits and liability of villages
for damages and defective streets ;
providing for the division of counties
In road districts ; for a special levy
for Improving country roads ; for the
division between county and road dis
tricts of road funds ; providing maxi
mum freight rates on certain commod
ities ; preventing stopping of trains
across a street for more than flvo min
utes ; requiring railroads to sell 1,000-
mile mileage books for $20 , good for
anyone or any number of persons ; re
ducing express rates twenty-live per
cent ; prohibiting the employment of
night telegraph operators under twen-
one years of ago ; allowing cities of
1,000 to 5,000 to extend water mains
to connect with private property.
One of the most prominent of all
these laws Is the direct primary pro
vision , the effects of which are already
being felt. There will bo no conven
tions this year to nominate candidates
for olllce , as In years gone by. Candi
dates are already llllng tholr an
nouncements with county clerks un
der the provisions of the new law.
THE SCANDALMONGER.
Wlion will tnlkors refrain fromovlt-spenbliiKl
When listouora rofrnlu from oviHionrhiR ,
Hiiro ,
God pity the Innocent victim of c
scandalmonger !
Society hangs men who ir'i-doi
their fellows with knives and ns
The mob lynches these brutes \\ho bj
beast force rob Innocent women o :
their honor. Wo put in jail the mai
caught stealing mere money and we
Bend to the penitentiary that persoi
who deals in business frauds. Th <
commercial world shuns the mai
whoso word Is false so far as com
morclallsm goes. But a worse crlm
inal than all of these , the scandaluion
ger , Is allowed to run at largo unmc
d lestcd by the law and not oven lookci
down upon as it should be by all tha
stands for decency In the human race
Moro vicious than the murderer o
flesh who destroys life with a leai
bullet and pays his penalty on thj
gallows , Is this scandalmonger thlni
that steals about In the dark and
with his victim's back turned , sink
deep Into human character Just a
precious and just as sacred as humai
life the poisonous blade of unfount
ed Blunder. And yet , the knife drip
ping with blood of some follow being's
fair iiiuiio and reputation , this sneak
ing creature tiptoes softly on and on ,
ever stabbing when opportunity af
fords , and never molested by the
Htrong arm of the law , never com
plained against In the courts , never
blacklisted by the world to nny great
degree.
The world gets red In the face and
graba Its gun when some Ignorant
bnito of a negro slips upon a helpless
girl or woman and makes her the vic
tim of his diabolical beastliness. Yet
thin same world , Inconsistent It sure
ly seems , will fold Ita hands and grin
a knowing grin when aomo oven moro
culpable because moro Intelligent
brute Htuala around In the dark and
commlta a more grossly wicked crime
by besmirching the fair name of help
less womankind the fair iiiuno that
Is woman's most priceless possession ,
"Down with the thief ! " "Down with
the counterfeiter ! " "Down with the
man who is cheating us In our money
matters ! " shouts the conscientious
world , bound to see the public morals
raised to the proper standard and
bound to protect the public from dis
honesty and pickpocket Yet the
same old world sits with Its legs
crossed , cars gaping wide , eagerness
beaming from the eyes and attitude ,
to catch the slightest now tale of gos
sip , accepting the false for the truth
and never once questioning the guar
antee , only to make all haste In re
peating the yarn , grown a llttlo with
ago to bo sure , to the next lover of
mankind , ears equally open and brain
equally prepared for the scandal seed
to bo sown.
Men In business hesitate to say that
which they do not know to bo true ,
realizing that unreliability means busi
ness destruction and the blacklist.
Yet people who represent the Intelli
gence of a community , supposed to
represent all that is high and lofty and
admirable In life , will bo often among
the first to set the example for retail
ing the blackest kinds of falsehood
the falsehoods that arc based on riot
ous Imagination and which destroy the
good name of Innocent men and Inno
cent women without cause.
Far better the scavenger who goes
about his garbage work and does it
honestly and without harming his fel
low man , than the human vulture who
swoops down Into the sewers of life
seeking fragments of spicy slander
with which to satisfy a filthy appetite.
There Is reason for gratitude in the
fact that not all the world Is a scan
dalmonger. There Is reason for joy
In the fact that there arc men and
women , clean minded and clean lived ,
charitable enough to always give the
benefit of a doubt and wholesome
enough In soul to find so much pleas
ure in the good things of life , the joys
and the successes of men , the sunshine
and the songs of birds and the rip
pling of waters , that the black and un
wholesome scandal yarns that are for
ever whipping up like a whirlwind ,
tossing down the street and dlsslpat
ing themselves in the distance , are all
crowded out for lack of space.
Properly enough there are laws re
stricting newspapers to the truth. Just
as properly there ought to be compiil
slon , from public sentiment If nothing
more , for people to speak nothing but
the truth.
Communities have characteristic ! }
just as have Individuals. In the small
town , communities get close together
In their lives. To make the life of
any community ideal there should be ,
among other things , a righteous re
gard for the truth and a wholesome
contempt for the untruth , particularly
where a fellowbelng's name Is con
cerned.
THE NEW TELEPHONE SYSTEM.
An Important stop in Norfolk's life i
was taken when the city council 1
passed the ordinance granting n fran
chise to a second telephone company.
Whether or not It was n wise step ,
considering the welfare of Norfolk as
n whole , remains for the practical op
eration of the second telephone sys
tem to demonstrate. Now that the )
franchise Is granted , however , It Is to )
bo hoped for the sake of Norfolk's
future good that the Innovation of the
second talking system may prove a
positive benefit and not a umrden. It
was a grave responsibility .that was
placed upon the shoulders of the cltj
council when they were required tc
solve the problem. It was a question
affecting the city not only for the pres
ent but for all tlaio to come , and the
responsibility of determining whethei
the voting of the franchise would b <
Imposing a burden upon the people oi
Norfolk or pushing Norfolk forwari
along the route of commercial prog
ress , was by no means Insignificant
It was a question not to bo sottlcc
upon the basis of personal likes 01
dislikes. It was a problem not to bi
it solved by prejudice one way or an
other. It was an abstract , impersona
public question the effects of whosi
settlement must bo felt by the cltl
zens of Norfolk during the entlro lift
of the city and because of the ira
parlance of this responsibility it wai
essential that members of the councl
investigate the various phases of th
dual phone question thoroughly befor
casting the final vote. And while m ,
exhaustive research was made by the
council to ascertain the true situation
In other cities whom two systems are
In operation , yet It Is to bo hoped ,
now that the franchise Is granted that
the city nt largo may not have cause
to regret , after the now wires get Into
practical operation , the Judgment of
the present administration.
It would perhaps require several
years of practical operation to demon
strate the true benefit or the true dis
advantage of a double telephone sys
tem. For this reason The News be
lieved that exhaustive research Into
the situation In cities where two
lines had been operating for several
years , before the franchise was grant
ed , In order to got genuine facts from
a disinterested and competent source ,
would bo no moro than fair to the
people of Norfolk who must abide by
the judgment of Its eight councllmcn.
And while auch nn Investigation was
perhnpa not made as extensively as
could have been done , the people of
Norfolk will hope , for the sake of the
welfare of the city as a whole , that
the best thing for Norfolk's good has
been done.
There were strong arguments both
for and against the granting of the
second telephone franchise. There
can bo no question but that the dou
ble service will Involve additional ex
pense and additional annoyance to the
people of Norfolk. Whether the ben
efits accompanying the double service
would offset and overbalance those ob
jections , was the question put up to
the city council. And there can bo
no denying that It was a question of
no slight moment , entailing no slight
responsibility for all time upon the
men who settled It by their votes.
On the one hand It was argued , and
not without reason , that the Installa
tion of a second telephone system
would Involve two telephone bills for
every business house at least , two tel
ephone books to consult , two bells to
jingle and two Instruments to confuse.
It was further argued that the estab
lishment of a new $50,000 phone sys
tem would simply mean that the people
ple of Norfolk , sooner or later , would
bo compelled to dig down Into their
pockets and pay that $50,000. A second
end telephone service Is not going to
bo Installed for fun , and It must be
conceded that the public will not only
pay the cost , but pay also a dividend
upon the original capital Invested. So
much for the objections.
In reply to the arguments against
two systems and favoring a single
telephone system , were chiefly the ar
guments that the Independent telephone -
phone company would bring Norfolk
Into closer touch with a vast orrltory
in the northwest ; that closer contact
would mean commercial expansion for
Norfolk ; that Norfolk's prestige as a
business center would bo Intensified ;
that toll line rates throughout this
section would be reduced ; that telephone -
phone service over the new system
would bo cheaper than over the pres
ent system ; that many moro tele
phones would be installed throughout
the city and county , resulting In more
extensive and therefore more valua
ble service ; that the new system
would bo a "homo" Industry , to an ex
tent , leaving a quantity of Its expense
money In Norfolk for supplies , etc.
The strongest arguments In favor of
the new system were the facts that
Norfolk would be brought Into closer
touch with people out through this
territory , that more extensive tele
phone service would result and that
toll rates would be reduced.
There was nothing easy In the task
of weighing over the various points
for and against the double service.
Unless new benefits could be realized ,
It would be easily unwise to grant a
franchise to a spcond company which
would mean additional expense and
additional Inconvenience. But these
benefits , and striking ones , were fore
casted by those Interested In the new
system. And It was to thoroughly test
the comparative worth of the benefits
or the disadvantages of the double
system , as demonstrated after several
years of practical working , that The
News believed the city council ought ,
In fairness to the whole people of Nor
folk , to make a complete Investigation
In other cities which have already
gone through the experience and know
from practical operations whereof
they speak. The view of one man In
another city , or a dozen men , would
not bo sufllclent upon which to base
an action of so much importance , for
good or bad , to the people of this city ,
The true worth to a whole city , con >
sldered from all sides , could alone be
cited as a basis for voting upon the
franchise.
The question of a second telephone
system In Norfolk was ono beyond
and above a personal matter. Per
sonally Mr. Stadelman , general man
ager of the new company , Is an ener
gotlc , whole-souled , progressive ant
ambitious gentleman. Ho has made
friends In Norfolk , as ho deserved , ant
Norfolk will only too gladly welconu
him as a citizen because he has the
earmarks of a "live wire" and because
Norfolk today is in need of just a :
many "live wires" as can crowd int <
the city limits. But the question o
a double telephone system for a cit ;
'e was ono broader than personal llkei
o or dislikes. It was one that ought t (
have been studied In the practical op
eration very comprehensively before
being nettled. Now that it is settled
once for all In Norfolk , however , Nor
folk people will hope that the stop tak
en will prove to bo a wise one , bring
ing benefit enough to more tlmn offset
the burden entailed. And Norfolk at
the outset will view the matter op
timistically , hoping that the second
system may prove as desirable an In
stitution ns Mr. stndolman , its general
manager , la a citizen.
AROUND TOWN.
But it's fine for the corn.
If you can't boost , don't knock.
It was knee high by the F , all
right.
Maybe Herman doesn't like Joe's
board.
Two bands proved to be two many
at Iladar.
It's n different kind of music In the
air at Hadar.
Now If we can only keep shy of an
early frost !
Norfolk Is going ahead , despite
statements to the contrary.
"Faith , hope , charity , these three ,
but the greatest of these IB charity. "
The Hadar drouth Is said not to
have been broken oven by the rain.
Talk has a reputation for being
cheap. But It may become expensive.
They're wearing a bunch of counter-
felt curls now that cost $5 per bunch.
Talk Is getting cheaper in Norfolk.
Rates have been reduced on business
telephones.
A girl visiting in Norfolk says she
ouldn't marry any man who says
'emalo" or "victuals. "
An Omaha girl engaged to be mar-
ed says she likes her fiance almost
s much as she likes her dog.
When a book agent asks for a list
f susceptible "literary people , " for
eaven's sake protect your friends.
Herman Boche has twice succeeded
n killing other men but ho failed
hree times yesterday to end his own
fe.
How do you like to answer the tele-
hone , only to be asked by a voice
int you do not recognize , "Who is
Ills , please ? "
A Norfolk woman feeds pancakes
o the cow. The cow Is still alive , but
s days will probably be shortened by
everal years.
With two telephone systems , will
here be twice as much talking In Nor-
blk ? There's too much talking hero
ow along some lines.
The new phone bell will ring by
> Jew Year and the new school bell
vlll ring by January 15. M.eanwhlle
he Bell phones will keep on ringing.
Who said Charles W. Fairbanks was
old blooded ? The vice president
umped Into the lake to save a girl's
fe , and without the slightest thought
f publicity or his presidential asplra-
ions.
When Oxnard bellhops meet Pa-
iflc bellhops on the street , they call
ut : "Hello , Foote. " When Pacific
lellhops meet Oxnard bellhops on the
treet , they call out : "Hello , Schll-
er. "
Thirty-six deaths and something
ess than 2,000 injuries resulted from
elebratlng the nation's birthday.
Wouldn't the nation be held responsi
ble , inasmuch as It had the birthday
hat caused the blood to flow ?
With pretty nearly $75,000 being
spent for a new passenger station and
new high school , there Is building
activity to burn over on Philip av
enue. Within a block , the two now
tructures are going up. And each IB
being built to replace a building de
stroyed by fire.
Norfolk once more can thank Its
ucky stars for having escaped a se
vere storm. That bunch of tornadoes
that swept over the northwest , with
punctuation points at Long ino , Crelgh-
ton , Petersburg , NIobrara and Gregory
might as easily as not have swung Into
Norfolk , but a good natured fate pre
served us.
A fourteen-year-old boy called oul
this last night to a comrade a hall
block away : "I made a dlmo easy
Mamma told mo she'd glvo mo a
nickle If I got homo by half post six
I got that nlcklo and then she sent me
up town for some groceries. The fel
low in that store cheated him
self out of flvo cents and you see tha
nlcklo goes in my pocket , too. Wasn'l
that easy ? " All of which goes tc
prove that the place to begin In ele
vating the "public conscience" Is or
the small boy growing up.
ATCHISON GLOBE SIGHTS.
The man who whines , makes othoi
people look pretty good by compart
son.
Some men hate bull dogs so the }
would censure one for chewing at
agent ,
It an old man likes a rocklnc cbai
ho can't make any claim to being old-
fashioned ,
If a woman brags 'a good deal on
her kin , It Is a sign they live In an
other town.
Hit John Barleycorn every time you
get a chance. Even behaving his best ,
lie is meditating mischief.
Wo have noticed that when a wo
man hears that another woman waa
never In love , she says , "Bah ! "
The now neighbors next door always
turn out better than their furniture
looks when It arrives on a wagon.
Before she undertakes It , the av
erage woman says every day for a
week : "I Just must wash my head
today. "
When an agent calls to collect , ho
Is not nearly as polite as ho was when
ho called to coax you Into signing the
contract.
When a man kills himself for a
woman she gets lots of sympathy , but
when a woman kills herself for a man
she la laughed at
The pudding with the most plums
In It for a newspaper reporter Is the
man who hates his kin and tells all ho
knows about them.
If a man borrows your lawn mower ,
and falls to return It , don't become
discouraged and let your grass become
ragged ; borrow another lawn mower ,
and go to work.
It Is going to be hard when a woman
gets to heaven and finds herself flying
around In a one-piece robe , with no
cause for feeling In the back If her
skirt and her waist are together.
People have been bothered so much
by soliciting committees that many
citizens who are amiable at all other
times , become disagreeable when approached
preached by such a committee. And
you can't blame them much ; passing
the hat has become a tremendous nui
sance. And half the time It is un
necessary.
An Atchlson expert In flirting says
that when you take hold of a girl's
hand , and she doesn't say anything ,
but gets that cold , steel gray look in
her eyes , as If she had sick headache ,
you had better let loose and run. But
If the girl grabs her hand away , and
says , "Now you stop ! " the expert says
keep right on ; it's all right.
OVER NORTHWEST PRAIRIES
Anoka Herald : We expected to o : t
our paper out on time this week but
the first of the week some of the boys
were shooting off some fireworks In
front of Hammorlun's store wo
bought wo would celebrate a llttlo
oo , and getting hold of a roman can-
le we commenced to shoot , and we
Id shoot , but not in the direction that
vas Intended , for Instead of the fire-
all going the right way It went back-
vards and the result was that wo
aught it , Heaving us a pretty badly
illstered palm on the right -hand.
This was the first roman candle we
jver tried ot shoot , and wo swore off
Ight tViere of over trying to shoot any
more of them. Mell Hagerman , our
elegrapher , had a similar accident ,
etting his right hand quite badly
urned. v
Rural Route No. 3.
Mr. and Mrs. John Faubel , jr. , were
visiting with Mr. and Mm Albert
Mrs. Charles Herschlog and daugh-
ers left Wednesday morning to visit
vith her sons at Stanton.
Aug. Huebner made a business trip
Sunday morning to Stanton , returning
Sunday noon.
Sheriff Dwyer and Attorney Van
iVagenen and families of Plerco were
n Hadar Sunday evening.
Two regular northbound freights
were delayed several hours last week
tore owing to a misplaced switch ,
which caused the coal tender to leave
; ho track. The proper official at Nor-
'olk was given Immediate notice there
of and was ready to como up with the
wrecking train , but tholr services were
lot required.
Oscar Huebner accidentally slipped
on the grass whllo playing at a neigh
bor's and cut a gash fully two Inches
long which caused the little fellow to
bo quite restless , but ho Is much better
today.
Mrs. Ed Morris is still quite 111 with
the attack of rheumatism at this place.
The bowery dance which was held
July the Fourth was largely attended
and everybody reported a jolly time.
The Hadar Concordla band Is going
to Wlnsldo Sunday to furnish music
for a mlsslonfest given there.
Misses Mary Brlsso and Edna Nod-
row went to Plerco on Tuesday.
Otto Huebner of Albion was In Ha
dar over night Sunday.
WATCH THIEF GETS THIRTY DAYS
Charles Russell Will Spend a Month
In Madison Jail.
Thirty days In the county Jail at
Madison was the sentence pronounced
on Charlie Russell Wednesday morn
ing , when Russell admitted stealing a
watch belonging to Chris Gllssman.
Russell had no defense when brought
before Justice Elseley.
Russell said that Wednesday mark
ed his first appearance as a prisoner
in court. Ho Is a young man of twen
ty-two , claims to live in Minneapolis
and says that ho is an orphan. Russell
has been in Norfolk for about a month
and will spend about the same length
of time in Madison.