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o Til IS NORFOLK WEEKLY NMWS-JOUllNAL : I'MUDAY , AUGUST 10 , 1907.
DELIEVED TO BE THE RESULT OF
THE TWO CENT FARE.
WHOLE SITUATION HAS CHANGED
It Is Believed Thnt the New Rate of
Fare In Thlo State Han Much to Do
With the Largely Increased Travel.
More Cars Placed In Service.
Stnnton Picket : People who do not
ride on railroad trains do not renll/.o
( o what , extent the 2-cont rate has
ntlmulatod travel In Nebraska. Take
the Northwestern as nn oxmnplo.
Before the 2-ccnt per mile rate went
into effect there were two trains each
way dally between Stanton and Oma
ha. Those traltiH wore never crowded.
Tlfero WIIH hardly n trip hut. In any ono
of the cars one could find from ten tea
a dozen empty seats. Now the whole
nltuatlon IIIIH changed. More earn
have boon placed In service on those
trains , but fltlll they are crowded
crowded almost an badly ns n street
car at the mippor hour.
Last Monday twenty-ono Stnnton
men went to Omaha to attend the
meeting of the Knights of Ak-Snr-lten.
They went on train No. ll and a num-
tier of them had to stand almost the
entire distance , IIH there were no unoc
cupied si atH In any of the cars.
Crowds got on the train at almost
every station. By the tlmo the train
reached Fremont , there were many
people standing In the nlHtcn.
The Stantonltes returned Tuesday
afternoon on Northwestern No. 3 and
before the train left the depot , the
Rtnndlng room sign should have been
hung out , OH there were not seats
enough for the passengers. For the
llrst sovonty-llvo miles out of Omaha ,
the numher getting on the train was
much greater than the number getting
off , so that the farther the train got
from Omaha , the more crowded it be
came.
Conductors say that the condition
Monday and Tuesday was no excep
tion , but was a thing occurring every
day. They cannot account for It , but
people generally believe the travel is
duo to the 2-ccnt rate.
Fairfax Notes.
Fairfax , S. I ) . , Aug. 13. Special to
The News : W. Ferguson has boon ap
pointed city marshal and water com
missioner In the place of Will Lam-
liort , who recently resigned to move
to his homestead north of Burke , thlr
ty-llvo miles northwest ot here. Vic
Ollnn , city cleric , also resigned and
Hob Woldner was appointed. Mr
Ollne , who recently sold his hardware
store , will leave In ti few days foi
Olympla , Washington , where ho has
secured a line position.
Little Hoscoo Moses , son of Mr. am'
Mrs. Orris Moses , died Friday am
was burled Saturday. Hoscoo wns seven
en years old and had been sick foi
nbout a year. For three or foui
months ho had been gaining and overj
body thought ho would get well. 1I <
was a bright little fellow and all arc
sympathizers with the parents.
Antelope Teachers.
Nellgh , Neb. , Aug. 13. Special tc
The News : The Antelope count ]
teachers Institute opened In this cltj
yesterday morning with an attendant
of 114 for the opening day. Superln
tondont C. E. Ward has entire charge
of the work. The Instructors are F
M. Gregg of the Peru state normal
Prof. Hooper of the OaUdalo school !
nnd Miss Grace Groves of the Kearno ;
normal.
Getting Ready at Nellgh.
Nollgh , Neb. , Aug. 13. Special t <
The News : All arrangements for thi
most successful carnival and raci
meet that has over been held in Nc
llgh has practically been completed
Secretary W. W. Cole says that th
entries for the races now exceed slxt ;
for the three days.
Not only does Nellgh have the reg
ular schedule of races that each tow :
on the circuit has , but they have n
addition. John S , Kay , proprietor o
the Hlversldo Park stables , has ai
nounccd and has been placed on th
official programs , Shade On Futurlt
for foals of 1905 , trotters and paeon
$200 each day on August 22 and 23.
Kicked by a Horse.
Lindsay , Nob. , Aug. 13. Special t
The News : Little Danny Weldne
was kicked by a horse yesterday , su :
talulug a concussion of the brain nn
having his face cut open , nccosslta
ing three stitches to close the woum
He will probably recover. '
Frank McDonald , who was lun
while playing ball in Tllden , Is aroun
again and recovering his former healt
rapidly.
Night of Accidents.
It was a disastrous nlghton tli
Nebraska & Wyoming dlvlsloflbf tl
Northwestern railroad so far as ace
dents are concerned. A brakeman wr
killed , a conductor injured and tl :
Superior line tied up with a broke
journal on one car. At Rushvlllo 1
K. Butler , a brakeman , was killed an
west of Long Pine Conductor C. (
Smith was blown oft a. train and hot
legs broken , ono in two places.
Our City Cousins.
Atnsworth Star-Journal : It Is coin :
cd the thing in the city to patronl ;
the country cousin , and at the san
time have a little sport out of. him <
the side "ho is such a yokel. " Ho
a good fellow to have about , as 1
I produces the stuff that given them a
good living , but he don't want to come
too oloHo lest ho soil the good clothes
and offend the HOIIHO of smell , lint
he "will do" In his way.
Once In a while tiomo member ot
( hi * city press who In paid to he as fun
ny as ho can without hurting , goes
t' nilgh the country exchanges to find
some local Item of news which ho may
exploit- an example of country Jour
nalism. There IH mich a funny chap
on the World-Herald.
A conplo of weeks ago the Star-Jour-
mil came under hlH eaglu eye. It had
probably escaped that eye for ninny
mooiiH , lint this time It caught. If we
do tuiy It ourselves , It was a good num
ber , and had many things In UH col
umns that were worthy and worth
whllo. Hut the eagle eye didn't catch
any of them. It glanced along the
personal or minor mention colnmiiH un
til It. found thin Item :
"J. W. llnrr Is mowing the Congre
gational church grounds , Ho IH lining
the lawn mower , perhaps the 11 rat at
tempt of the kind ever made on these
grounds. It Is slow work , hut to use
a slang phrase , 'ho IB getting there,1
and the results are most desirable. "
That was so excruciatingly funny
that It forced him to Rhut his eagle
eye and put his hamlH to his sides to
keep them from bursting. When ho
came to ho grasped his trusty shears
nnd clipped It. Then with ono fell
swlpo of the paste brush ho landed It
In the middle , of a sheet of paper and
wrote a head , "Something Doing in
Alnsworth , " and sent It forth to glad
den the world the World-Ilorald's
world.
This Is all right. Wo have no objec
tions to their having all the fun they
can get out of It. Hut If the funny
chap on the World-Herald had had ono
gllmpso of the condition of the grounds
before llnrr went at them , and had
seen llnrr whllo ho was at work , bendIng -
Ing and sweating over It as ho did , and
could now see the change that ho
made he might ronll/.o that this item
was of more real Importance to this
community and our constituency than
the whole bunch of society rot that
they servo up to their readers on Sun
days ,
It all depends on the point of view.
If we can afford any real fun or amuse
ment for our city cousins wo shall not
have lived In vain.
SECOND LIFE LOST THERE WITH
IN 24 HOURS.
SMALL SON OF O. D. BEEMER
Twelve-Year-Old Boy , Swimming With
Companions In the Elkhorn , Loses
His Life Six Drownings Near Here
Within Five Days.
' Drownlngs of the Season.
In this vicinity 17
In the United States 535
Wlsner , Neb. , Aug. 13. Special to
The News : The eldest son of O. D.
lleomor of Wlsnor drowned In the
Elkhorn river yesterday afternoon , this
tragic death making the second drown
ing near Wlsner within the past twen
ty-four bom's. The Becmer lad , a boy
of twelve , was In swimming with two
companions , ono n brother , in the
river south of Wlsner.
Searching parties left at once for
the scene of the drowning. Between
200 nnd 300 people gathered on the
river bank during the afternoon.
Mr. Ueemer , the boy's father , is a
furniture dealer of Wlsner.
Remarkable Drowning Cycles.
Drownlngs have come In remarkable
cycles In northern Nebraska this sea
son. Four persons were drowned to
gether near Page , two last week al
Center , two near Nellgh within a few
hours , and now two near Wlsnor with
In ono day. Six persons have per
Ished In waters of northern Ncbraskr
during the past live days.
n RACES AT O'NEILL.
n
Track In Good Condition , Weathei
j. Ideal For the Sport.
o Northern Nebraska race lovers wll
turn during the next three days U
O'Neill where , this 'Wocjjfr the Nortl
Nebraska Short Shtpmji | | | crles r\ \
that place will bo onTjRi ! track li
said to bo in good contfltlon and tin
weather thus far has been ideal. M
H. McCartney , secretary , made man ;
friends In Norfolk ns well as did thi
the other hundred O'Neill visitors an.i
it is not at all unlikely that a ; ; ooi
crowd of Norfolk people will attem
the races each day. '
Following Is the program :
Wednesday , August 14.
2:35 : class trotters $20' '
2:20 : cla34 trotters or pacers 20
VL-mllo rumilng race for Holt coun
ty horSfo 7
Thursday , August 15.
2:27 : class trotters $20
2:25 : class trotters or pacers 20
Running racemllo 7
Friday , August 1C.
2:50 : class trotters or pacers.$20
Free for all 25
Free for all running race 10
New Division of Northwestern.
Pierre , S. D. , Aug. 12. To meet th
needs of the now extension of th
Northwestern railroad a now dlvlsio
itzo has been created to extend from thi
zo city to Rapid City. C. T. Dike , th
10m engineer in charge of construction o
m the new line , has been selected n
Is superintendent of the new divlsloi
10 with headquarters at Pierre.
MAN AND HIS WIFE DROWNED AT
CENTER WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
THEY ARE TAKEN TO WEST POINT
Body of Mr. Elliott Recovered Thurs
day Nlcjht and That of Mrs. Elliott
Friday Evening Details of Tragedy
Corrected.
Crolghton , Nob. , Aug. 10 Special
to The Nowa : Tim bodies of William
Elliott and his wife , who wore drown
ed Wednesday evening an they were
driving homo from Center , have been
recovered. That of Mr. Elliott wan
found Thursday evening about ono
hundred rods down the stream from
where their buggy went Into the wa
ter hurled under a pile of brush. The
body of Mrs. Elliott was found last
evening at 5:30 : a quarter of a mile
awny similarly covered up.
Two hundred people Joined In the
search for the bodies the day follow-
ng the drowning , hut although the
Htream has shrunken to a mere rivu
let neither of the bodies could bo lo
cated until that evening , when Mr.
Elliott was found as stated under a
pile of brush and rubbish. The search
was continued through the night and
all day yesterday and ns the searchers
were almost ready to give up hope
they came upon the body of Mrs. El
liott at a point they had passed over
many times during the day. She was
burled under a mass of sand nnd rub
bish.
bish.Tho
The bodies were brought to Crelgh-
ton during the night and this morning
were taken on the early train to West
Point , where the funeral will bo held.
Some of the details of this tragedy
were not secured correctly when the
first report was sent. The daughter ,
whoso name Is Inn , Instead of being n
child eight years old Is n young
lady of eighteen and her parents were
aged forty and thirty-seven , respective
ly. A fourth person wns in the cnr-
rlago with the Elliotts when it wont
Into the water , Mrs. Franse of West
Point , a sister of Mrs. Elliott who was
visiting them. Miss Elliott and Mrs.
Frnnso were on the rcnr scat of the
carriage , and when It went over they
had n little better opportunity of sav
ing themselves. Miss Elliott , who is
a good swimmer , says that when she
was plunged Into the water she swam
quite a distance under the water , the
force of the stream keeping her down.
Finally she felt her hand touch some
thing solid nnd clinging to that she
climbed to the surface , when she
found that she had hold of a tree ,
Crawling up this out of danger she
managed to maintain her position mi-
til relieved.
Mrs. Frnnso held to the buggy box
ind when It turned over she was able
o cling to the bottom until It floated
near the bank of the stream when she
undo a Jump and reached dry land
She Immediately gave the alarm whlcli
jrought neighbors to their assistance
A number of relatives from Wesl
olnt , Including Postmaster Elliott ant
Mr. Franso , were at the scene of the
, ragedy during the search and nccom
innlcd the remains to West Point this
morning. *
Mr. Elliott , the drowned man , had
filed his name as a primary candidate
'or republican nomination as district
court clerk.
WAS ELECTED TO NORFOLK.
Teacher Figuring In Sensation Appllec
For Place Here.
Miss Kathcrino Hudson , the Pen
lormal student who had Professoi
Soarson of the normal school arreste (
on the charge of attempted assault
was elected last spring ns a membei
of the teaching force of the Norfoll
city schools. The position was de
cllned by Miss Hudson , who had askei
for a seventh grade and had boot
elected to ono of the sixth grades
The young lady , who graduated thi !
year from the normal school , was wol
recommended to the Norfolk board.
Word of Professor Searson's nrres
was received with a great deal of sur
prise in local teaching circles. Prol
Searson was well known over nortl
Nebraska. This spring ho was on th
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program of the Northeast Nobrask :
Teachers' convention meeting in Noi
folk.
SPOKE ONJEMPERANCE
Mrs. Curtis of Texas Delivers Speec
on the Street.
Mrs. Curtis of Texas , speaking o
the temperance question , addressed
crowd of people on the street In Noi
folk last night. Of rather attractlv
appearance and using her native soutl
ern accent , Mrs. Curtis was an entei
talnlng talker and ono of some wi
Her address here was much the sam
as that delivered in Lincoln a fei
nights ago. She told of evils of th
liquor trnlllc and declared prohlbltlo
was the remedy.
"Thero are 000,000 drunkards an
500,000 fallen women in the world , a
duo to liquor , " said Mrs. Curtis. "An
the remedy lies In the ballot. "
Mrs. Curtis excused herself for ai
pearlng on a public platform and a
tacking liquor on the plea that a motl
er has a right to fight for her chlldre
In the best way possible. She sal
that her husband was a drunkard ui
til thirty years ago when he reformc
nnd since then ho has been a preache
Mrs. Curtis said that men who d
clarcd she had no place on the publ !
platform would never go to a theatc
but for the high kicking women. St
declared saloonkeepers always die violent
lent deaths , never happy deaths , and
Halt ! that therefore she was hero to
help them die happily by getting them
out of their business. Nebraska law ,
uhe sayn , compels teachers to tench In
the schools the dangers of alcohol ,
She scored newspapers that nccept
liquor advertising and said nil Influen
tial papers are for prohibition. She
said people drink when they're wet
to dry out ; drink when they're dry to
"wet up ; " drink when they're hot , to
get cold ; nnd when they're cold , to
got warm ; when they have headaches ,
to get rid of them ; and when they
haven't headaches , to get them.
MTH. Curtis said there nro thirteen
snlooiiH In Norfolk , paying n license
of $10,000 per ycnr. There nro 5,000
people In Norfolk. Thnt means , she
mild , that Norfolk sells Itself for $2
per head. She said that was pretty
cheap , when a good hog was worth
$25.
FOUR IN NORTH NEBRASKA THIS
WEEK.
ELKHORN HAS CLAIMED MANY
The Present Summer Has Been an
Unusually Disastrous One In Drown
lngs , Fifteen Occurring In This Vi
cinity Alone.
The drowning near O'Neill Friday ,
the dual drowning tragedy at Cen
ter this week nnd the drowning of n
babe In a tub of water near Newman
Grove , marks the fifteenth death by
drowning In northern Nebraska and
southern South Dakota for the1 sum
mer , to say nothing of the three men
who lost their lives In the Missouri
river near old Ft. Randall , east of
Fairfax , last winter. But despite the
unusual number of drownings In this
part of the country , Norfolk has thus
far been particularly fortunate in re
cording up to date not one single
case , and people of this city are now
hoping that the season will be fin
ished as fortunately as It has begun.
The largest number drowned atone
time in the northwest this summer
was In the lake near Page , when a
boat capsized and four of a picnic
party perished.
Two have drowned at or near Val
entine , two at Nollgh , ono near Oak-
dale , a boy at Clearwater , a man whoso
body was found near Bonesteel , a
child near Newman Grove and Mr.
and Mrs. William Elliott at Center on
Wednesday night of the past week and
Lewis Sullivan Friday evening near
O'Neill.
Not only has it been an unusually
disastrous season here , but all over
the country. Ono Chicago paper ,
which has tried to keep a record and
whlcli probably has learned of not
more than half of the drownings , puts
the number to date at 51G.
SPECIAL POLICEMAN CHARGED
WITH ASSAULT AND BATTERY.
WILLIAM GREEN FILES CHARGE
I As the Result of Trouble Which Arose
Between the Two Men , an Echo of
Week Before Last Comes Into Jus
tice Court.
Instead of being tried Monday af
ternoon the case of the State against
Robert Bathke went over till next
Monday morning at 9 o'clock. The
case was to have been heard this week
and preparations for the trial had
. been made Monday afternoon when
\ the defendant asked that the hearing
be postponed on account of the ab
sence of certain witnesses. On next
Monday the same Jury which had
been summoned to try the case will
meet again to try the special officer
who Is charged with assault and bat
tery. On motion of the defense Win ,
Green , the complaining witness has
agreed to stand responsible for the
costs in case of failure to convict
The costs will bo heavy.
The Bathko case , an echo of racing
week , was sot for trial before Justice
Lambert late Monday afternoon. Rob
ert Bathke , charged with assault ant
battery by Win. M. Green , appeared
In court with his attorney , M. C. Ha
zen.
zen.Bathko
Bathko served as a special police
man under Chief of Police Flynn nl
the driving park and after his episode
with Win. Green on the Thursday oi
the races It was stated by Green'f
friends , who considered Green badlj
treated , that the matter would wine
up In the courts. County Attorney
Koenlgstcin prosecuted.
The following Jury was picked t (
hear the case and to determine win
was the aggressor In the quarrel a
the race track : Warren McClary , A
B. Baldwin , George Schwenk , Joe Tru
lock , R. F. Bruce , J. A. Porter.
Take a Vacation.
Now is the time to take a vacation
got out into the woods , fields am
mountains and visit the seashore , bu
do not forget to take a bottle of Cham
bcrlaln's Colic , Cholera and Dlarrhoei
Remedy along with you. It Is almos
certain to bo needed and cannot hi
obtained on railroad trains or steam
ships. It is too much of a risk for anyone
ono to leave homo on a Journey with
out It , For sale by Leonard the drug
Blot
GIRL NEAR ATKINSON VICTIM
THIS TIME.
SAVES SISTER FROM FLAMES
VIIBS Klrkland , Daughter of Rev. Mr.
Klrkland Living In Outskirts of At-
klnson , Was Badly Burned About the
Face and Arms.
Atkinson , Neb. , Aug. 10. Special to
The News : A daughter of Rev. Mr.
Klrkland was severely burned in the
ionic of her parents near town by the
explosion of kerosene. She herolcnlly
aved her sister from injury. Wheth
er the Injured girl will recover the use
of her sight or not Is not known.
The young woman was filling a ker
osene stove from a four-gallon can. A
amp was burning in the snmo room.
Suddenly the explosion occurred and
ho heat and force of it ate through a
iloor nnd wall. The girl was badly
burned about the face and nrms and
icr sight is in danger , but she bravely
saved her sister from the ilaincs.
MONDAY MENTION.
Ed. Drcbort of Pierce was in Nor-
! elk Sunday.
Jack Wollls of Lincoln spent Sun
day in Norfolk.
C. H. Mohr of Plalnviow spent Sat
urday In Norfolk.
Herman Piero of Wlsner was in
Norfolk Saturday.
A. G. Fetton of Gregory stopped in
Norfolk Saturday.
Mrs. J. A. Long \Vnkefield was In
ho city Saturday.
N. W. Clover returned home last
evening from Omaha.
G. C. Rouse of Meadow Grove wa
n the city yesterday.
S. J. Powell of Pierce was a Satur
day visitor in Norfolk.
Willis McBrlde of Elgin has been in
Norfolk for a brief visit.
Miss Elslo Tingle of Butte was a
Norfolk visitor Saturday.
Ralph Dufur of Fairfax was a Sat
urday visitor in Norflok.
J. B. Donovan of the Madison Star-
Mall was In Norfolk over Sunday.
Senator C. A. Randall of Newman
rove was a Norfolk visitor Saturday.
I. J. Johnson and son , Carl , left Sat
urday noon for a trip to Rockford , 111.
County Clerk George Richardson
wns in Norfolk from Madison Satur
day.
day.Miss
Miss Stern of DCS Molncs is a guest
of her aunts , Mrs. D. Bauni and Mrs.
J. Baum.
I. J. Johnson and son , Carl Johnson ,
left Saturday noon for a week's visit
in Rockford , 111.
Mrs. W. E. Powers of Pierce was
in Norfolk on Saturday , the guest of
Mrs. A. H. Klesau.
Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Horisky and baby
have arrived in Norfolk from Chey
enne , Wyo. , for n few days' visit with
relatives In Norfolk.
Thomas Dudley of St. Joseph and
daughter , Mrs. Fred H. Beerstecher of
Three Rivers , Mich. , are in Norfolk
on a visit with George Dudley , sr.
H. A. Rowe of Lincoln arrived in
Norfolk last evening on a short busi
ness visit to this city. Mr. Rowe , who
Is a railway mail clerk , made Nor
folk his headquarters for several
years.
A. J. Pasewalk , assistant cashier of
the Farmers and Merchants bank of
Wakefield , arrived in Norfolk Satur
day for a ten days vacation visit with
his parents , Mr. and Mrs. August
Pasewalk.
Claire Blakely arrived in the city
Saturday night from St. Paul , where
he is in the employ of the Great North
ern railroad company as a telegra
pher , to visit for a few days with his
parents , Mr. and Mrs. C. A , Blakely.
Dr. R. C. Simmons Is in Plalnview.
Dr. G. A. Young left at noon for Lin-
coin.
coin.Rev.
Rev. Thomas Blthell returned at
noon from Tllden.
L. A. Footo , the Sioux City banker ,
Is in Norfolk today.
Mrs. W. H. II. Hagey Is visiting a
sister in Cedar Rapids , Iowa.
W. J. Stadelman returned at noon
from a business trip to Chicago.
E. F. Huso arrived homo at noon
from a short business visit in Omaha ,
Mrs. A. M. Leach and children are
spending the week in Glenwood , Iowa ,
Miss Mary Walker is in Nebraska
City on a three weeks visit with rel-
atlves.
Miss Lottie Pllger , who has been
visiting in Norfolk , returned to Plain'
view yesterday.
Miss Agnes Barnes of Battle Creek
ono of the contestants in The News
piano contest , passed through the clt >
enrouto to Madison.
P. J. Stafford and son , Gerald Staf
ford , left at noon for a visit to Dulutl
and the lake regions.
Miss Katherlno Boehnho returned tc
Omaha Sunday morning after a tor
days' visit in the city.
Homer Tannehlll and family sponl
Sunday in Norfolk , guests at the home
of Mr. and Mrsi George Evans.
Mr. and Mrs. W. II. Rlsh arrived
in Norfolk last night from their home
at North Yaklma , Washington , for r
month's visit with former friends.
Norfolk friends have received cards
from Mrs. Luclnda A. Hare of Cert
land , N. Y. , announcing the marriage
of her daughter , Mabel , to Rev. Johr
t M. Hinds of this city last Wednesday
Mr. and Mrs. Hinds will be at home
in Norfolk after September 10. The
groom Is pastor of the Second Congre
gational church of Norfolk ,
Mrs. J. W. Miller of Beaver Dam
Wla. , and Rev. Mr. Hlrsch of Chlcagc
are guests at the G. A. Kuhl homo on
The Heights. Mrs. Miller and Mrs.
Kuhl nro sisters nnd Mr. Hlrsch i
their nephew.
The Ladles Mlsslonnry society of
the Congregntlonnl church will meet
with Mrs. A. Osborne Tuesday nfter-
noon. Tiie Indies of the church and
their friends are cordially invited to
be present.
Hosklns Headlight : A representa
tive of the state experiment station at
Lincoln was hero Saturday to inves
tigate the cause of the death of O. F.
docker's hogs. It seems that Mr.
Clocker a short tlmo ago shipped n.
numher of hogs to the Omaha market ,
and two of these were condemned by
the state Inspector. A postmortem
examination proved they were infected
with tuberculosis. One of Mr. Clock-
er's hogs was killed and the experi
menter took the Internal organs with
him to Lincoln where they will bo ex
perimented on.
Pierce Call : Rev. C. H. Dains has
solved the question , satisfactorily to
himself at least , that Nebraska farm
ers can raise cotton. As nn experi
ment ho planted a dozen or fifteen
plants of cotton nnd showed us a row A
of good thrift y plants across his
garden and standing two and one-half
foot high , The plants were all budded
and nbout to burst In blossom. The
( lower is very beautiful. In a week
or so comes the boll and this contains
a solid mass of cotton , which sooa
ripens , pops open nnd shows the whlto
fluffy cotton rendy to bo picked. To
one who has not seen cotton grow it
fs quite a curiosity.
Norfolk Saturday evening came near
adding a name to the list of north
Nebraska drownings already swelled
far beyond the usual proportions. Gus
Nltz went into the Northfork for a
brief swim Saturday evening after
work. A good swimmer , he was out
In the middle of the stream In a mo
ment. There he was seized with a
cramp and stood to become the latest
victim to the river's greed had not
his little son waded out Into the stream
with a long limb.
Effects of the telegraph strike In
other cities has begun to be seriously
felt In Norfolk , although the Norfolk
Western Union office Is still operat
ing. The demoralized conditions at
Chicago , Council Bluffs , Sioux City
and Omaha had their effect all along
the line and many messages which
sought to get out of Norfolk to those-
places were badly delayed. No tele
grams are accepted in Norfolk except
ing subject to indefinite delay and in
many instances patrons are using the
malls and telephone wires as surer
methods of communication. Local
Manager Havlland said that In trying
to send a message to Chicago the
chief operator at Omaha Informed him
that there was In the Omaha office a
stack of telegrams a mile deep piled !
up for Chicago delivery.
From ancient archives The Nevada
Representative has resurrected an ac
count of the first ball game played In
Nevada , Iowa. On August 2 , 18G7 , the
game was played and N. A. Ralnbolt ,
then of Ames , figured In the result
and helped bring in n tremendous vic
tory for Ames over Nevada. The fi
nal score In that pioneer game was
CO to 55. Two hours and thirty min
utes the diamond warriors consumed
In their Initial contest. That N. A.
Ralnbolt was the prime athlete of
Ames and Nevada in those ball games
of the sixties is attested by the fact
that ten of the runs brought in for
the victors are still credited to him
in the sporting records of Iowa. Not
only did Mr. Rainbolt score more runs
than any other player and they all
went some but he was only put out
once. That ball game of forty years
ago is still talked of in Iowa.
The Northwestern passenger which
pulled out of Omaha for Norfolk yes
terday afternoon carried the smolderIng -
Ing elements of a domestic upheaval.
A western ranchman , a wife and hus
band drifting apart , two little daugh
ters ignorant of the stir , a western
gun and the possibility of gun play on
the crowded train formed the constit
uent parts of the situation that gave
rise to a feeling of tension on the part
of the passengers who were nware
of the jelatlons existing between the
little group of their fellow travelers.
For two years the man and wife had
worked for the sheep ranchman on
his western ranch. Then , It was
claimed , the husband had deserted the
wife who had gone to Wisconsin. Last
week the ranchman went to Wiscon
sin to bring the woman and the two
little daughters back to his ranch.
The harmony of the party , however ,
was broken by the sudden appearance
of the husband In the union depot at
Omaha. Those who witnessed the
"scene" in the big Omaha station fol
lowed the western Journey with Inter
est and at times with concern as a
big gun in the ranchman's possession
was shifted from pocket to pocket.
On ono seat sat husband and little
daughter. Behind sat the ranchman ,
the woman and the second little girl.
The woman watched to see that her
child was not kidnaped , the ranchman ,
as ho told fellow passengers , to see
that ho did not look unexpectedly Into
the mouth of the husband's gun. So
the train pulled In and out of Norfolk ,
the ranchman , who was twice the slzo
of the husband , sitting behind nnd
shifting his revolver about to the
heart beats of his fellow passengers.
The party had tickets for Chadron.
FOR SALE My residence property
at 312 South Fifth street must bo sold
before September 1. Submit bid with
terms to owner , Howard A. Howe , Lin
coln. Neb.
FOR SALE Ten thoroughbred Du-
roc-Jersey boar pigs , ono mile west of
Norfolk , Obod Raasch.
