THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOURNAL : FRIDAY , JULY 2G. 1907.
NEW HOUSE OF WORSHIP FOR GER
MAN CONOREQATIONALISTS.
TWELFTH OF ITS KIND IN CITY
Rev. F , C , F. Schertf , Pastor of the
New Church , Is Assisted by n Num-
her of Other Ministers In the Special
Dedication Services ,
/Ion church , the homo of the Gor
man Congregational church In Nor
folk , wns dedicated with HiK'clal nor-
vices on Saturday nml Sunday , Huv.
V. C. F. SchorIT , imfltor of the new
church , be Ins assisted In the dedlcn-
, tlon program by Ilev. A. Suffa , pastor
of the Siiloiii Congregational church of
Lincoln , Hov. S. II. Schwab , pastor of
the /.Ion church of Lincoln , and Ilcv.
W. J. Tumor , pastor of the First Con
gregational church of Norfolk.
liy the dedication of this now church
Norfolk gains UH twelfth church build
ing. The latent addition to the list of
Norfolk churches Is a neat frame
Btructuro nt the corner of Eleventh
street and Park avenue. It Is n com
pact building with a vaulted roof In
the Interior , with a seating capacity
of over 150 people , with electric lighting -
ing and with basement arrangements
for heating. It Is a church of pleas
ing appearance and gives evidence of
taste In the Interior arrangements and
furnishings.
Special services were hold at the
church Saturday evening and on Sun
day morning , afternoon and evening.
Part of the afternoon service was con
ducted In English , Hov. W. J. Tumor
delivering one of the addresses of the
afternoon. The male quartet from the
First Congregational church also as
sisted In the afternoon service. At
tendance at all the services was largo.
From holding weekly services Sun
day afternoons In the vestry rooms
of the First Congregational church ,
the members of the Zlon congregation
now have their own house of worship.
Most of the members of the now con
gregation arc Russian Germans , men
of strong religious faith. Preceding
the formal organization of the congre
gation a little more than a year ngo ,
those people with their informal
"brotherhood" under their own guid
ance hold weekly services In their
homes in the country around Norfolk.
Ilev. F. C. P. ScherfC was called to
Norfolk soon after the organization of
the congregation hero. A man of per
sonality and influence both in and out-
aide of his congregation , the now pas
tor worked successfully for the end In
view , guiding his people Into actual
church organization and erecting In
the city the now house of worship.
MONDAY MENTION.
Ray Estabrooit spout Sunday in I'll-
gor.
gor.Mrs.
Mrs. Younger was in Blair over
Sunday.
II. II. Harding of Madison Is in Nor
folk today.
Tom Crowe of Lynch was in the
city Sunday.
J. A. Hlco of Stuart spent yesterday
In Norfolk.
D. Roland of Hnrtlngton was in the
city Saturday.
John Pllnney of Tllden was in Nor
folk yesterday.
John Joseph of Wahoo wns in the
city yesterday.
ib. Phillips of Plalnview wns in the
city yesterday.
F. A. North of Plalnvlow stopped in
Norfolk yesterday.
C. E. Weinberger of Madison was in
Norfolk last evening.
C. L. "Wattles of Nollgh wns a Sun
day visitor In Norfolk.
George Berry Is homo from a trip
through southern Utah.
Mtss Edith Schram is homo from a
visit to Missouri Valley.
H. C. Mercy of Plerco was In Nor
folk on business Saturday.
L. H. Baumau of Valentino wns in
the city yesterday between trains.
Mrs. J. D. Sturgeon and children
have been in Creightou on a short
visit
C. A. Johnson of Fairfax was a
South Dakota visitor in Norfolk yes
torday.j
Mrs. C. G. Culver of Chicago arrlvei
nt noon to visit her sister , Mrs. S. M
Braden.
J. A. Farlln , Frank S. Perdue am
II. B. Allen of Madison were in Nor
folk last evening.
County Attorney nnd Mrs. J. A. Van
Wagonen of Plerco were in Norfolk
Saturday evening.
Mrs. Pierce Welch and son , Edwin
Welch , are home from a visit at Miss-
ourl Valley , Iowa.
Misses Edith Barrett and Lizzie
Schram were up from the Fremont
normal over Sunday.
Ludwig Koenlgstolu has returned tc
Norfolk from a visit in Kansas City
nnd Fort Smith , Ark.
Mrs. Robert Schram and daughter
Miss Irene Schram , of Chicago are
visiting relatives in the city.
Gordon Nellgh of West Point , \vhc
has been employed In the Northwest
era freight office during the absence
of Agent H. C. Matrau on his eastern
vacation , returned to West Point Sat
urday.
Mr. nnd Mrs. John H. Hulff and
daughter , Miss Gretchen Hulff , left
Norfolk this morning for their new
home in Los Angeles , Calif. They
were accompanied ns far ns Columbus
by Julius Hulff.
Mrs. Lampo , who has bee.n in Nor
folk on a visit with relatives , has re
turned ot her home In Olpe , Kan.
Harry Hartford and Bun Halvers <
stein are home from their vacation
vlnlt to the lakes at Haywnrd , WIs.
MSH | Helen Hrldge nnd her cousin ,
Miss Laura Hrldgo of Fremont , loft
yesterday for u Lake Superior visit.
13 , 13 , Cartnoy of Fremont nnd Mrs ,
H , Cartnoy and Mlas Kvn Cartnoy of
rilden were in Norfolk thlw morning.
MlKBOR Bertha M. Richardson , Mar-
norlto Lund and Ruth Richardson of
Jattlo Creek were In Norfolk Satur-
lay.
lay.Mrs.
Mrs. II , E. Owen left nt noon for
lockford , Iowa , called there by the
llness of her sister , Mrs. C. II. An-
IrowH.
E. M. Bates of Chadron , formerly
well known Norfolk engineer , nr-
Ivod In the city this morning for n
Itilt with friends.
Father Alberts returned nt noon
mm Nellgh.
Mrs. W. S. Fox left yesterday for a
visit to Columbus.
Sydney McNeely was down from
lonosteel over Sunday.
Mr. nnd Mrs. George Spear have
gone to Hot Springs , S. D.
Dr. C. A. McKIm will visit Norfolk
icxt Friday or Saturday.
Dr. A. S. Warner and E. G. Barnum
of Bntto were In Norfolk this morning.
A. II. Klesau , Sam Reynolds nnd N.
\ . Huso returned Monday morning
from n trip north of Valentino.
Rov. J. L. Vallow returned Monday
norntng from Wayne , where ho con-
lucted special services Sunday.
Trainmaster E. O. Mount returned
Saturday evening from Gregory , where
10 spent the greater part of the week.
Marcus Reynolds , Herman Schelly ,
lien Hull nnd Ben Bcchtcl formed n
! tahlng party nt Craig's slough yestor-
lay.
Ira Heald of Boomer and Bert Beck
of Omaha were In Norfolk over Sun-
lay on a visit with their aunt , Mrs.
S , Simmons.
Miss Agnes Borgo of Lake Preston ,
S. D. , who has been In Norfolk , guest
at the Randklov home , left Monday
for a visit In Lincoln.
Judge R. E. Evans of Dakota City
imsscd through Norfolk Monday mornIng -
Ing on his way to nttend n term of the
llstrlct court in Boyd county.
Dr. nnd Mrs. J. C. Myers left nt
noon for a visit at Denver. Dr. Myers
will bo absent a week while Mrs. My
ers will spend a longer time in the
Colorado mountains.
County Superintendent Prank Pllger
of Pierce wns In Norfolk over Sunday
on his way to Wayne , whpro ho serves
ns n member of the Wayne normal
summer school faculty for three
tveoks.
Lorln Doughty Is home from Ames ,
Iowa , whore ho went to make arrange
ments to enter Ames colleco In the
fall. lie will spend the time Interven
ing at Lander , Wyo. At Ames he will
tnko n civil engineering courso.
Miss Elizabeth Sharplcss , who has
been in Norfolk for a short visit with
her sister , Mrs. Jack Koenlgsteln , loft
today for Omnhn , where she will bo
the guest of relatives before returning
to her homo at Fergus Falls , Minn.
Fred Salter , who was in Norfolk
over Sunday on n visit with relatives ,
returned Monday to his homo in Greg
ory. He was accompanied homo by
Ills daughter , Miss Marlon Salter , who
has been visiting her cousin , Miss
Dorothy Salter.
James Gllden lenves with his fnmlly
Tuesday morning for Hastings , where
they will make their homo In future.
Mr. Gildea has lived In Norfolk for
the past fourteen years , during nil of
which time ho hns represented the J.
R. Watklns Medical company of Wi
noun , Minn. , one of the largest com
panies In the world of its kind. Mr.
Glldcn has traveled all over the 'north
half of the state in the interest of his
company. Ho has now been trans
ferred to the southern part of Ne
braska and will make his headquarters
tors in Hastings.
Mrs. B. W. Barrett is quite sick.
Wednesday the Norfolk "Brownies"
go to Onkdnle to play Nellgh In a
base ball tournament.
Summer Is advancing. Sunday W.
M. Darlington had sweet corn served
from his own garden.
To harmonize with the use to which
It is to bo put , the Norfolk pickle and
vinegar works Is being painted an em
erald green.
Burt Kummer , who has been with
the 11 rm of W. J. Gow & Brother , has
accepted a position as stenographer
in General Superintendent Bradcn's
ofllce.
Mrs. J. K. Boas invited In a fo\\
friends Saturday evening to play cards
and in the Interest of the games the
Intense heat of the atmosphere wa
wholly forgotten.
Saturday , July 27 , Campbell Broth
ers circus show at Chadrou , the big
- Nebraska show visiting that town on
Its return from Its western trip.
Nearly a score of young ladles from
The Heights were guests Saturdaj
evening nt a party given by Mrs. A ,
Randklov , complimentary to her guest
Miss Agnes Berge of Lake Preston
S. D.
D.Young
, Young ladles from Norfolk who have
been attending the summer school nl
the Peru state normal are expected
homo Tuesday or Wodriesday , the
summer session ending this week.
Fred Koerber writes that ho has
moved his telegraph construction gang
to Buffalo Gap , S. D. Ho saya it is hot
and dry up there but that at night a
thick blanket Is needed , while a per
son wants to wear nothing In the day
time.
Everett J. Slmonds , well known in
Norfolk through his work as assistant
state secretary of the Young Men's
Christian association , nnd Miss Bor
thana Atkins , both of University Place
and both graduates of Nebraska Wes
leyan university , were married Friday
evening In University Place , Chnncolor
luntlngton of Wesleyntl performing
ho ceremony.
Miss Dorothy Sailor on Saturday
evening entertained a score of her
young friends at a party given for her
cousin , Miss Marlon Salter of Gregory ,
A Norfolk citizen Saturday evening
ittempted to walk through one of the
date glass windows o'f tho'Star cloth-
ng fltoro with disastrous results to
ho window.
Action brought by the democrats to
mvo the supreme court pass on At-
ornoy General Thompson's interpre-
atlon of the new pilmnry law , will
nko Supreme Judge Barnes to Lin
coln , whore ho will Join Judge Sedg-
vlck > nt 10 o'clock Tuesday morning
n hearing the arguments presented In
ho case.
Mlsn Margaret Nlchol , daughter of
lohn Nlchol of Nellgh former stownrt
it the hospital , has been elected mat-
on and Instructor of domestic science
nt Foils Nlsslon Institute at Hurklmcr ,
V. Y. , n training school for young
vomcn planning to bo foreign or homo
nlsslonarlos , settlement workers etc.
Miss Nlchol last summer conducted
classes In cooking In this city.
Gregory Is going to have a 111100
lays tournament nnd carnival on
September , G and G , with base ball ,
races nnd a big street parade as
features. The celebration Is to bo an
innual affair handled by the Gregory
Tournament and Carnival association
vlth II. P. Slaughter president , Joy
Incklor treasurer and Frank Hurlburt
secretary. The celebration at Gregory
comes directly after the one nt Nnper
mil nearly two weeks before the fair
at Bonesteol.
Clcnrwater Record : The five-year-
old son of O. II. Hoyt , of Hackberry
follow , met with n very painful acci
dent Monday afternoon. Ho was run
over by a wagon , the wheel passing
over his neck and breaking the lower
aw. Ho was at once brought to town
and attended by Dr. Hall , who pro
nounced that no serious Injury had
been sustained and the lad would
probably be all right when the frnct-
ired bone had healed. It is fortunate
that the little fellow was not more
jadly hurt.
The choir boys of the Trinity Epis
copal church had a liumber of Norfolk
: uests Sunday at their camp on the
Yellowbanks. Rev. nnd Mrs. J. C. S.
Wollls , John B. Mnylnrd and fnmlly ,
Morton Seymour of Lincoln , Mr. ni.d
Mrs. A. Morrison , Tom Odlorne , Rnlph
Lnlknrt nnd Loulo Thompson visited
the camp during the day. Fritz As-
tnus , who has had charge of the boys'
camp , has turned the camp over to
Rev. Mr. Wellls and returned to his
work In the Norfolk National bank
whore his two weeks vacation lapsed
today.
HEARING ON THE HABEAS COR
PUS PROCEEDINGS.
AT O'NEILL MONDAY AFTERNOON
Upon the Decision in the Case Will
Depend Whether Editor Miles Will
Stand for Trial In Holt or Madison
County.
A hearing on the habeas corpus pro
ceedings In the Miles libel suit nt
O'Neill wns set for 4 o'clock Monday
nfternoon In the district court nt
O'Neill. The court at O'Neill passes
on the legality of the writ and the
proceedings which prevented Sheriff
Clements from bringing Editor Miles
to Norfolk last week to face the libel
charge filed in a local justice court
by Supreme Judge J. B. Barnes.
In case the write is set aside by the
district court Sheriff Clements at
O'Neill , having already formally nr-
fjteil the O'Nolll ( Independent ed
itor , may return to Norfolk with his
prisoner.
County Attorney Whelan nt O'Neill
hns expressed himself ns glad to have
the nsslstnnco of Judge Barnes' attor
neys in the prosecution of the libel
suit nied nt O'Neill In case that is the
action under which the libel prosecu
tion Is carried on.
Former Senator Allen arranged to
come up from Madison Monday noon
to join Attorney Burt Mapes at Nor
folk , the two Madison county attor
neys leaving on the noon passenger
for the west to represent Judge
Barnes' interests in the Monday hear
ing.
NORFOLK SAW A METEOR-
Flashed Through the Sky Sunday
Evening.
A largo meteor , said to bo the most
brilliant ever seen In this vicinity ,
Hashed through the sky Sunday even
ing . It appeared in the southeastern ,
sky nnd passing rapidly In an arc to i
the northwest broke in a brilliant
flash of light. The long luminous tall
of the big meteor lit up Norfolk like
an electric search light. The meteor
appeared about 9:30 : o'clock , described
a brilliant arc across the heavens and
broke Into starry fragments.
Meteorites , masses of stone or iron
fallen to earth from space , are often
found about the country. They usual
ly show a pitted surface with a fused [
crust , caused by the heat developed
In their rapid passage through the
earth's atmosphere A meteorite
weighing fifteen hundred tons fell in
a vacant park in Chicago some twenty
years ago.
Try a Newo want ad.
1,471 CATTLE BEING DELIVERED
BY NAPPER.
PORTION OF ROSEBUD TREATY
A Large Contract Secured by 8. T.
Napper of Norfolk Is Just Being
Fulfilled at the Rosebud Indian
Agency.
Branding of the 1,171 cattle which
arc being delivered to the United
States government nt the Rosebud
ngoncy in South Dnkotn , for distribut
ion amount ; the redskins , by S. T.
Napper of Norfolk , begnn nt the agen
cy nt 3 o'clock yesterdny morning nnd
will bo finished tomorrow. The entile
were shipped to Crookston , Neb. , by
Mr. Nnpper nnd driven from thnt point
to the agency , which Is nbout thirty
miles north.
Part of Gregory County Treaty.
The distribution of these cattle by
the government to the Rosebud Sioux
Indians Is a part of the trenty agreement -
ment mndo between the Indians and
the government when the Gregory portion
tion of the Rosebud reservation was
ceded to the government for settle
ment.
The government agreed to pay the
Indians a certain amount In cash nnd
besides thnt to Issue one heifer to
every mnn , woman nnd child of the
tribe. There nre 5,000 Indlnns on the
reservation nnd to ench the govern
ment gives a fine young "critter. "
This distribution begnn last yenr and
Is being continued this summer. Last
yenr S. T. Nnpper of this city secured
the contrnct nnd later D. Roes became
nssoclnted with him in the contrnct ,
which amounted to $114,000. This
year the contrnct Is up nround the
$200,000 mark and Mr. Napper Is hand
ling It alone.
Shipping Cattle From Texas.
All of the heifers came from Texas
plains nnd they are as handsome a
bunch of live stock ns were ever
brough into the northwest. The heif
ers must be , by terms of the contract ,
between three and five years old and
must'pass inspection.
The animals were shipped from
Texas to Crookston In thirty-nine cars.
From Crookston the herd wns driven
across the country to the Rosebud
agency for the branding process. En-
route the storm of Saturday night
was encountered nnd by one bolt of
lightning three of the heifers were
struk dead while a pony being ridden
by one of the cow boys was dropped
to Us knees by the shock. Others of
the herd were stunned by the bolt.
And peculiarly enough just three of
last year's herd were lost by light
ning In the same spot while being
driven to the agency.
If the three dead animals had been
killed by any other process than light
ning , they would have been picked up
and eaten by the Indians but there Is
an Indian superstition against eating
anything killed by lightning. Dead
animals which have succumbed to
tuberculosis nre picked off the prairies
and enjoyed by the redskins as a
relish. And more than that , they are
not fussy about the portions that they
eat.
The Brand That Is Burned In.
Three brands are placed on each of
these heifers Issued to the Indians.
In the first place the letters "I. T. "
are burned into the sides of the heif
ers. This means "Interior Depart
ment. " Next comes the figure indicat
ing the district to which the Indian
to whom the animal is being Issued
belongs. And last comes the number
of the Indian. These brands remain
in the cattle flesh forever and prevent
theft or doing away with the stock.
Once given these heifers , the Ind
ians have no right to either sell them
or to kill them. This is prohibited by
the government in order to protect the
Indians against themselves. Other
wise they would sell the stock for
little or nothing , or they would eat
it immediately at a big feast , to which
all of their neighbors would be invited.
Every so often a quantity of beef
is issued to the Indians who can network
work , so thnt they are provided for.
These heifers Issued to them are sup
posed to bo turned out on the range
so thnt the increase will add to the
property of the tribal members. Each
spring the stock Is rounded up nnd
the cnlves nre branded.
Get Around The Law.
But In some few cases the Indlnns
are cunning enough to get around the
law and enjoy their heifers at feasts.
For Instance one man who was "wolf-
Ing" on the Rofeebud last year catching
groy wolves for a ranchman , found a
dead heifer on the prairie. Ho noted
that just between its eyes was a small
bullet hole. For three or four days
the animal's carcass remained on the
ground and then it disappeared. The
The Indian who had shot it had nl
allowed It to He on the ground for some
time so that In case ho was brought
up on the carpet for the loss of his
animal ho could point out that it
"dled"-and of course even a govern
ment order couldn't prevent a heifer
from "dying" if the heifer saw fit to
do It.
The Branding Process.
The branding begins at the Rose
bud agency at 3 a. m. and here for
one place the Indians do work. They
work like troopers all day long , and
with lightning speed. Seizing the
branding irons , they burn the letters
and figures Into the sides of the cattle
with th& rapidity of rapid flro guns.
On an average these branding men
will stamp seventy-five animals nn
liour , or more tlinu one a minute , and
they are able to attain a speed for
some llttlo time of two n minute.
When It Is considered that this means
first sizzling In the "I D , " ( then the
district emblem , then the number of
four figures It may readily bo seen
that two n minute Is "going some. "
Makes The Cattle Sick.
Being branded Is no Fourth of July
picnic celebration for the cattle. Ima-
Sine having seven hot ironsone nt n
time , plastered Into your flesh while
you were imprisoned In a "squeeze"
pen which held you tight nnd prevent
ed your moving In nuy direction. Thnt
Is what's happening today to the heif
ers that Mr. Nnpper has Just sold to
the government and it makes the cat
tle sick. For a couple of days they
nro confined to their beds on the
prairies nnd their tcmpernturo is sent
up several degrees with fever Then
they recover , marked for life.
Search for years has been made to
find some other process , and a more
humane one , of branding stock. Acids
of various sorts have been tried but
up to date no method save the hot
Iron has been found to burn the per
manent mark.
Mr. Napper , nfter delivering these
Rosebud heifers , will tnko a large ship
ment of mares to the Standing Rock
agency In North Dakota. Every In
dian , when he attains an age at which
the government deems it wise to make
the gift , receives a team of fine mares.
These animals must weigh * not less
than 1,050 and must average 1,100
pounds. They must be first-class
stock. Within a few days Mr. Nap
per will leave for Standing Rock in
North Dakota to deliver a bunch of
these animals. Next year there may
be a similar Issue at Rosebud. '
Tom Priest , formerly a farmer west
of Norfolk but now of Merrlman , Neb. ,
Is acting ns foreman of the cowboys
who are driving the cattle Into Rose
bud.
FRANKLIN BAKERJN NEW STUNT
Former Norfolk Clergyman Startles
Colorado Springs.
A dispatch In the Roctty Mountain
News from Colorado Springs , Co. , has
the following with regard to Rev.
Franklin Baker , formerly pastor of
the Second Congregational church In
Norfolk :
An "undenominational" church , with
the stage of a vaudeville theater for
its nltarj Is the latest departure to
stir religious circles of Colorado
Springs.
Signing himself , "yours for dellglous
liberty , " the Rev. Franklin Baker , un
til recently pastor of All Souls' Uni
tarian church , has declared for an
undenominational house of worship
and announced that , beginning Sun
day , Juno 30 , he will conduct services
at the Empire theater. M. M. Man-
gasarlan , lecturer and minister of the
Independent Religious society of Chicago
cage , will be present on the opening
evening and will make an address.
"The new church , " says the Rev.
Franklin Baker , "will be founded on
human sympathy and moral science.
Poets , artists , musicians , philosophers
will be its prophet teachers. The no
blest literature of the world will be
Its Bible. 'Live and labor , ' its holy
sacraments. And instead of worship
ing one Savior we will gladly build an
altar In the heart for everyone who
has suffered for humanity. "
The clergyman who makes the a
nouncement came to Colorado Springs
two years ago from the Pacific coast.
Several months ago he caused much
comment In religious circles by in
augurating an "institutional system"
at All Souls , which had among other
things pool and billiard tables for the
amusement of the young people. He
resigned the pastorate cf All Souls re
cently to go east , and it was announc
ed , to engage in institutional church
work. Now comes the announcement
that this clergyman will conduct dl-
vine worship In a theater , and Cole
i ado Springs Is talking In a lively
way.
PROGRAM FOR MEDICAL MEN.
Elkhorn Valley Medical Society Meet
Ing Here Today.
The program for the mid-summer
meeting of the Elkhorn Valley Med
ical society , which will be in session
In this city this afternoon and evening -
ing , Includes the following papers :
"Malignancy of Bono Tamors"
Robert R. Holllster. Omaha.
"Tho Necessity of nn Early Diag
nosis in Diphtheria , More Especially
During Malignant Epidemics" A. B.
Tashjenn , Norfolk.
"Glaucoma ; Report of a Case of Ab
solute Glaucoma" A. G. Lueschen ,
Columbus.
"Demonstration of Dressing for
Fracture of the Neck of the Femur. "
J. P. Lord , Omaha.
"Alkaloids and Galenical Prepara
tions. " A. L. Mulrhead , Omaha.
"The Therapeutic Value of Rest in
Bed. " W. F. Milroy , Omaha.
"Some Points of Diagnosis in Ab
dominal and Pelvic Surgery. " R. D.
Mason , Omaha.
"Floating Kidney and When to Op
erate. " A. C. Stokes , Omaha.
"Headache. " A. D. Dunn , Omaha ,
"Types of the Insane" J. H. Mac-
kay , Norfolk.
"The Duties of the General Physi
cian In Relation to Insanity. " H.
Douglas Singer , Norfolk.
Officers of the society are : Dr. Be-
attlo , Nollgh , president ; Dr. Rhoden
of Fremont and Dr. A. S. Campbell of
Tllden , vice presidents ; Dr. Peters ,
Stanton , secretary ; Dr. Hagey , Nor
folk , treasurer.
Mica
Axle
> Grease
Helps the Wagon up
the Hill
The load seems lighter Wagon
nnd team wear longer You make
inoro money , and have more time I
to make money , when wheels are
greased with
Mea Axle Grease
The longest wearing nud most
satisfactory lubricant in the world.
STANDARD DDL CO.
LONG PINE WOMAN MEETS WITH
TERRIBLE FATE.
ACCIDENT GASOLINE PLANT
A
CLOTHING SATURATED WITH GAS
OLINE AND ON FIRE.
A MASS OF SEETHING FLAMES
In This Condition , Mrs. Lamb of Long
pine Rushes From Her Restaurant
Calling for Help Dies In Great Ag
ony a Few Hours Later.
Long Pine , Neb. , July 22. Special
to The News : Mrs. W. D. Lamb , who
with her husband wns conducting a
restaurant here , was terribly burned
with gasoline at G:30 : Saturday evenIng -
Ing , from the effects of which she died
In terrible agony at 3 o'clock yester
day morning.
With her clothing a mass of flames
and calling for help , Mrs. Lamb rush
ed from her restaurant in the southern
part of town on Saturday evening. Im
mediately a large crowd of people , at
tracted by the cries , rushed to the
scene and attempted to assist the fat
ed woman. Ovad Morgan , an em
ploye of an adjoining building , proved
himself a hero In his efforts to extin
guish the llames which were rapidly
devouring the woman , but his efforts i
nnd those of others were without ef
fect , ns her clothing was entirely
burned from her body . Mr. Morgan's
hands nnd face were badly burned
but his Injuries are not serious.
The woman was carried to the of
fice of Dr. McKnight , where every
thing possible was done for her com
fort , but she was injured past medical ,
assistance and died several hours lat
er. The funeral was held at the Con
gregational church yesterday after
noon at 4 o'clock. The deceased
leaves a husband and two children.
Mrs. Lamb had started to fill the
tank for a gasoline lighting apparatus ,
which Is located In the rear of her
building and which furnishes light for
the building and an adjoining business
house. The tank had been pumped
full of air and when a cap was re
moved from the tank the room was
soon filled with gas which Ignited from
n range used in the kitchen. Mrs.
Lamb was In the midst of this sea of
flume and she rushed from the house
with her clothing afire and saturated
with the gas.
Two of the buildings where the ex
plosion occurred were completely gut
ted , leaving only the frames and side
walls. The property loss by fire was
not heavy as the building was an old
one not of much value.
TOOLS IN HIS LEG.
Doctors Remove Chisel , Nails , Screw
Driver and Other Things.
Deadwood , S. D. , July 22. A small-
sized carpenter shop was located in
the left leg of Henry Anderson when
that gentleman underwent an opera
tion nt St. Joseph's hospital. For
many months Anderson has been both
ered with his leg and enjoyed the dis
tinction of being an accurate weather
prophet In the vicinity where he made
his homo. Finally ho became unable
to walk , and consulted the doctors.
They decided to open the leg. Soon
the knife ran Into a small chisel , and
when this had been taken out , a cou
ple of nails nnd a screwdriver fol-
( lowed. Further down the log the
probers found several chunks of wood
nnd then n piece of tin. Anderson re
called that a couple of years ago ho
had been digging a ditch when ho was
the victim of a premature explosion ,
but ho was Ignorant of what his leg-
was carrying.
Goes to Rochester for Treatment.
Nellgh , Neb. , July 22. Special to
The News : Sam Udey went to Ro
chester , Minnesota , last week to con
sult the Mayo Bros. , the eminent sur
geons. From a letter received from
him by friends It is learned that ho
expected to enter tie hospital for
treatment , and at the end of six weeks
undergo another operation.
Want ads. are "first aid to the wor-
rled. "