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8 Tim NOKKOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JObUNAL ; FKIDA * . SEPTEMBER (5 ( , 1'JU7. THIS IS GENERAL VERDICT IN NORTH NEBRASKA , HEAVY COST , NOTHING GAINED Nebranka'B New Statewide Open Pri mary Election System Found Few Friends on Its Flrat Practical Opera tion , According to Comment. BasHoU , Nob. , Sept. 4. Special to The NW\B : Expressions from the general - oral rank nnil lllo of both parties last ovenlng In tlint the primary law IB n lint fnlluro In ninny ways. In lloclc county the Independents nntl demo crats hail no Interest In It anil very low of thoni nptnrontly voted. Seine of Ihom whom all know to have boon democrats walked Into the polls and asked for and voted the republican ticket In order to assist ( ? ) the republican - publican friends who were necking nomination. Ono old-time democrat wan hoard to remark after ho voted that "tomorrow ho would bo a democrat again. " This kind of thing disgusts the best element of nil parties. Thin fact and alno that the Htato In general Is put to n double oxpenao will , It Is bolloved , kill this primary law. The now primary law In Nebraska has few ardent friends In Norfolk to day , If ono may Judge from remarks hoard among people of all parties. A great many different features of the now law were severely criticised and few If any features were commended. It was complained that the primary makes as much unnecessary expense to the county as Is Involved at n. regu lar election. The taxpayers pay this cost. It was argued that no more poo- pl < > go to the primary election than would go to a caucus , so that nothing was gained. It was argued that "ring rule" Is simpler under the primary than under the caucus system , and that one party can go In and nominate weak candidates on another party's tlcekt , In order to score a strategic point for the general election. "It Is all farce , " said a prominent farmer who Is a democrat , "I am for repealing the law. " "I like the old way of getting to gether In big crowds at n caucus that Is where patriotism Is aroused , " said n republican. "It Is unnecessary expense , when there Is no object attained. The ob ject was to do away with machine rule. If the people will only turn out , they can do that simply enough under n caucus , " was a common comment. All In all the general verdict was that the primary had proved n failure. THURSDAY TIDINGS. Miss Lizzie Schram was In Plorco "Wednesday. Sol Mayor returned from Lincoln last evening. Miss Florence Darrott Is homo from n visit at Tlldcn. Miss Fnlo Burnlmm returned yester day from a short visit at Tllden. C. 11. Durlnnd loft Wednesday morn ing on a business \lslt to Council Bluffs. Miss Nan Carborry loft Thursday fern n short visit to the state fair at Lin coln. coln.Miss Miss Serlo Small left nt noon for a five weeks' visit with her sister at Omaha. Mrs. Edward Tanner and daughter of Battle Creek were In Norfolk yes terday. Miss Bertha Pllgor leaves Friday for St'anton , where she will teach school this year. D. P. O'Brien arrived homo last night from a two weeks' visit at Al ton , Iowa. Miss Marlon Preeco , who has been visiting In Norfolk , went to Battle Creek last evening. Miss Susie Hayden of Danbury , la. , Is visiting In Norfolk this week , the guest of Miss Anna Kclehor. J. M. Flannlgan of Stuart passed through Norfolk yesterday to Join a hunting party out of Bonestecl. Miss Olllo Elliott of Lincoln , who Is the guest of Miss Mlno McNeely , has been In Wlnsldo for a few days visit. Miss Delia Howard Is homo from a west Nebraska trip made In the Inter ests of the Nebraska children's home society. Miss Lena Miller of Utlcn , who has been the ugest of Miss Anna Miller In Norfolk this summer , will return homo tomorrow. Rev. J. L. Vallow and family loft on the morning train for Alliance where Mr. Vallow will bo pastor of the Al- llanco Methodist church. Mrs. O. R. Ellor of Lincoln , who has been visiting her parents , Mr. and Mrs. II. C. Matrau , since returning from a Colorado visit , left at noon for Lincoln. Mrs. M. E. Wilson , who Is making her homo In Norfolk with her daugh ter , Mrs. Hall , left yesterday for a visit at her former homo In St. Joseph Tom Bell of iJnsk , Wyo. , was the guest of his brother , P. _ F. Bell , today Mr. Bell Is returning to Wyoming after tor accompanying a shipment of cattle to South Omaha. Among the day's out of town visitors in Norfolk were : Miss Margaret Meyer er , Bloomfleld ; M. Melcher , Pierce ; C. Martin , Plorco ; Miss Mary Smith Verdel ; Miss Gate , Pierce ; A. O. Bau man , Calhoun ; N. C. Estabrook , Carleton - ton ; Miss Bernice Specs , Belgrade ; Geo. W. Kirk , Plalnvlew ; A. E. Hlx son , Gibbon ; J. 11. Mark , Naper ; Miss Bernice Kllbourne , Battle Creek ; R T. Cain , Battle Creek ; M. P. Kavanagh Petersburg ; Mrs. F. H. Klocko , Bel leu ; Dr. Thomas , Plorco ; Gus Schnol- lur. Pmrl Layton , Frank Drlsroll , I'll- RCP ; Mrs. A. .1 , Lamm , nioomlleld ; tobcrl Anderson , Genoa ; Mrs , Thomas Owyer. Miss Maggie Shandean , Silver Clock ; Charles L. Linn , Itosktns ; C. Hehrniidor , Gray ; W. H. Ix > cko , Stan- ton. Charles NOHOW of Gordon , who hail Hjient the summer In the east visiting Now York , Washington and the .James town exposition , Is In Norfolk on n short visit with Ills mother , Mrs. Mary Nenow. Mr. and Mrs. C. S , Hayes , Miss HUH- lull Hayes and Mrs. C. S. A. Bargolt arrived In Norfolk last evening after n live weeks' visit In the east that In cluded tilps to Canada , Now England , Now York , Washington and the James- lown exposition. Eail Henderson of Washington , D. C , , Is In Norfolk on n visit with his cousin , I iwrenco Hoffman. Both young men will enter the state uni versity nt Lincoln this month , Law rence Hoffman registering for the course In modtclno. The Commercial club did not moot Tuesday. This week's mooting of the Trinity guild will bo held at the homo of Mrs. A. Morrison. Stanton Register : A party was hold it I ho R. Y. Apploby residence M on lay night In honor of Jonnnet Parish > f Norfolk. A very pleasant tlmo was had. Rov. H. 0. Knowles , the "boy preach- ir" who Is holding revival services In the now Christian church , will preach will preach Thursday evening on "Tho Divine Name. " The meetings start at H p. in. and conclude at 9lf : > . Congtessmnn J. F. Iloyd of Nollgh will be In Norfolk on the afternoon ) f Saturday , September 11 , and would io pleased to meet any old soldier laving pension or other business which ho desires Congressman Boyd o look after. The mnrrlago of Mr. 1C. D. Small of Vorfolk and Miss Ida von Goetof vlorth Platte took place at 7 o'clock his morning In the Church of Our Savior , Noith Platto. Mr. Small and ils brldo will como to Norfolk tomor- ow. They will make their homo at 107 Koenlgsteln avenue. Next Sunday Is the date of the mis sion festival to bo hold by St. Paul Ev. jnthernn church In Pasowalk grove. Tlio services will bo hold In the morn- ng and afternoon. Christ Lutheran church of Norfolk and the Lutheran churches nt Hadnr and Stanton will oln with St. Paul's church In the ser vices of the dav. Miss Agnes Barnes of Battle Creek was In Norfolk yesterday afternoon. Miss Barnes was winner of The News ) lnno contest last Saturday night and says that the Instrument 1ms arrived it her homo and that she Is very much pleased with It. Miss Barnes said that she wished to express her thanks to The News and to the friends who voted for her In the contest. The Norfolk Long Distance Telephone phone company Is constructing a tele phone exchange at Ilosklns to replace a purely local system of farm linos. A switchboard of 100 capacity has been ordered for the exchange , which when completed will bo turned over to the men who have built the farm lines running Into Hosklns. This will bo the llrst exchange to bo connected with the Norfolk Independent ex change. The Norfolk Brownies are the latest organization to entertain n Norfolk baseball toumnment project. A three days' tournament with four teams con testing Is the arrangement they have In mind. Teams would bo secured from Norfolk. O'Neill , Stanton , Pierce , Pllger or other north Nebraska towns. A meeting to discuss the tournament will bo held by the Brownies at once. The tournament will probably bo held In two or three weeks. Orln H. Covcll and Miss Jennie Ar- mett , both of North Platte , were mar ried In Norfolk Wednesday , the cere mony occurring nt the home of the bride's sister , Mrs. Homer , on Has tings avenue. Rev. F. W. Benjamin of the Baptist church performed the ceremony. Mr. and Mrs. Covoll left Thursday morning for North Platto. The brldo was a Madison county school teacher last year and made her homo with her sister In Norfolk during the time she was teaching near the city. Concerning n report current that Rlngllng brothers aspire to control the principal circus business of the world and are negotiating to get the major ity of stock in the Barnum & Bailey show , which Is owned by the widow of the late James A. Bailey , J. T. Mc- Cadden said yesterday In Now York that there had been no option given as reported , but did not deny that ne gotiations were In progress. Further than saying that his sister , Mrs. Bail ey , had not contracted to sell her con trol of the circus and that he , as the next largest stockholder , had not dis posed of his share of stock , Mr. Me- Cndden was reticent about the report. Besides the show under their own name the Rlngllngs own the Foro- paugh-Sells circus. The Barnum & Bailey circus ownership carries with it a contract with Colonel W. F. Cody , "Buffalo Bill , " to present him in this and other countries. With the acqui sition of the Barnum & Bailey show the Rtngllngs would control the circus business of the globe. The question of the great amount of money neces sary to finance such an undertaking arises. The Rlngllngs would have to secure an amount of cash which would tax the coffers of n Monte Crlsto to accomplish their reported ambition to control the circus business of the world. They are wealthy men ant money makers and It Is believed tha they could get together all the capita needed. LIST OF CANDIDATES WHO WERE FORMALLY NOMINATED. SOME NAMES WERE WRITTEN IN f the Rullno of the Secretary of State Holds Good , There May Have Dacn Some Unlocked for Nominations at the Primary Election. MndlHon county with other Nebras ka counties Is now In the midst of n llrect primary law campaign. It Is iinovntlon all along the lino. The ef fects of the now primary law do not stop with the primary election but ex- end through the campaign. It Is a wlso politician who has n clear vision of how the campaign Is 0 proceed under the now order of hlngs. In Madison county the results of the irlmary are known as far as they nf- ect the candidates who filed with the county clerk for nomlnatlono. These nen who formally entered the prl- nary contest won county nominations : for county treasurer , Frank A. Peter son rep. , Otto Euolow dcm. ; for county clerk , George E. Richardson rep. , Matt Shaffer , Jr. , dom. ; for county sheriff , f. J. Clements rep. . Geo. W. Losoy lorn. ; for county Judge , Christopher Schavland rep. , William Bates dom. ; or county superintendent , Frank S. 'erduo rep. ; for clerk of the district court , W. H. Field rep. ; for county assessor - sessor , P. W. Ruth rep. , John R. Man- ilng dom. ; for county coroner , Homer i. Kindred rep. ; for county commls- loner , J. H. Harding rep. , Sunderman lent. May Be Others. But If the secretary of state's ruling espoctlng the legality of names writ- en In on the primary ballots hold , then hero were a largo number of other ounty nominations made Tuesday. There were no aspirants for populist , oclnllst and prohibition county nomi- latlons and for certain places on the epubllcnn and democratic tickets. As a result the canvass of the ballots it Madison Friday will show that many ) f these nominations which went bog ging will hnvo been captured by men ecelvlng a few scattering votes. It s very probable that Field and Perdue n addition to getting their party nom- nations have also won the opposition lamination through democrats writing heir names on the democratic prl- nary ballots. In Norfolk a largo number of com- illmontary votes were cast that may n some cases result In nominations. ? heso scattering votes will be counted vhen the county board of canvassers ncets Friday morning In Madison. The county central committees by ho new law will be chosen by the county nominees , who will also select 1 delegate for their respective parties o represent the county In the delegate neetlngs nt Lincoln which will select .ho state central committees and draw ip the state platforms. The now law does not prohibit can- lldates running by petition. PUBLIC READING ROOM. Will Soon be Established by the Pub lic Library Committee. A public rending room to bo open on week day evenings Is being planned > y the library committee of the Nor- 'oik ' Woman's club. A formal announcement of the open- ng of the rending room Is not yet ready but It Is probable that after Oc tober 1 such a reading room with icriodlcnls and books at hand will stand with open doors to the Norfolk nibllc. The public library committee , ap- jointed by the Woman's club , Is back of the plan. It was this committee which started and still has control of .ho public library. But the library IBS only been open on Saturday after- loons for the circulation of books and the library committee has desired to render Its library rooms In the Bishop ilock more serviceable to Norfolk. To Norfolk people and to the young men of the city It Is thought that the reading room will hold out a pleasant nvltatlon to spend an hour or so In : ho library when down on the streets evenings. In addition to the mag tines and books Chicago , Omaha and Norfolk dally papers will bo placed on lie each evening. A special committee has been ap pointed by the library committee to work out the details connected with their new plans. Pending the efforts of the new city library board to secure n city library through appeal to Andrew Carneglo the library committee of the club still has charge of the public library and continues to Improve Its service. The following now books will bo In the li brary ready for circulation next Sat urday afternoon : Crawford , "Tho Ralstons. " Thackery , "Vanity Fair. " Thackery , "Pendennls. " Mrs. Sarah Pratt Carr , "Tho Iron Way. " "Langford of the Three Bars. " Richard Harding Davis , "Tho Scar let Car. " Mnrah Ellis Ryan , "For the Soul of Rafael. " Marah Ellis Ryan , "Told In the Hills. " Dixon , "Tho Traitor. " Charles E. Craddock , "In the Ten nessee Mountains. " Charles E. Craddock , "Prophet of the Great Smoky Mountain. " Lytton , "Tho Last Days of Pompeii. " Oxenham , "Tho Long Road. " "Alice For Short. " "The Invaders. " Ulnnch McMnnus , "Our Llltlo Dutch Cousin. " llliuicti McMamis , "Our Little Japan ese Cousin. " Stockton , "Tho Tlng-a-llng Stories. " Stockton , "Tho HOUHO of Martha. " Howard Pylo , "Stolen Treasures. " Funeral of a Child. Gertrude Wachtcr , the four months old child of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Wachter , living live miles north of the city , was burled Tuesday , the funeral taking plnco from St. Ev. Lutheran church. The llttlo ono died Sunday night. Interment was in the Lutheran comctory. TWELVE THEATRICAL PEOPLE COME TO NORFOLK. PREPARING FOR THE SEASON "A Bachelor's " Honeymoon" Will be Rehearsed on the Stage of the Nor folk Auditorium From Now Until the Middle of September. For the first tlmo In Its history , the Norfolk Auditorium will from now un til September 14 bo the sccno of the rehearsal and staging of n profession al piny. Twice each day , beginning tomorrow , a theatrical company of twelve people under the management of Onkcs & Gllson will rehearse the lines of "A Bachelor's Honeymoon. " Herbert do Gucrro Is lending man In the troupe. The company will open Us season In this city September 1-1. The twelve members of the troupe will remain In town until the opening , goIng - Ing through their parts twice a day on the Auditorium stage with empty chairs for an audience. Their rehear sals will not interfere with the West minstrels Friday night , or with any other attraction that may bo an nounced. THAT WAS THE PRICE PAID IN KNOX COUNTY. PEOPLE THERE ARE DISGUSTED There Were 600 Votes Cast In Knox County and the Primary Election Cost the Taxpayers $1,200 General Public Thinks That's High. Crelghton , Neb. , Sept. 6. Special to The News : There wore COO votes al together cast in Knox county. The primary will cost the taxpayers of this county $1,200 , so that , getting down tea a fine point , the primary has cost the people of Knox county Jusfoxactly $2 per vote. Everybody in this part of the state Is disgusted with the high priced and useless luxury. Olson Runs Strong. West Point , Neb. , Sept. 6. Special to The News : Ton precincts of Cum- Ing county give Albert 190 , Loorals 292. No republican returns are available except West Point , where Reese has 15 majority. Fifteen precincts give , for district Judge , Moodlo 609 , Graves 449. Indications arc that A. R. Olson ( rep. ) will carry the county by 100 votes. The republican vote was ex tremely light. For county officers the nominations are not yet determined. On the democratic clerk of district court , the result will be very close , chances In favor of Zacok. Accurate returns , especially republican , are Im possible to procure. In Brown. Alnsworth , Neb. , Sept. 5. Special to The News : Returns are slow coming In , but enough Is known to determine a part of the county ticket. Repub lican H. S. Jarvls for county clerk ; Florence N. Johnston for county su perintendent ; John M. Gardner for surveyor ; Frank Plersall for sheriff ; Uriah Chester of Long Pine and E. E. Waggoner of Johnstown for county commissioners. Wright and Hughes for treasurer , very close ; Jacobs and Pettljohn for assessor , very close , probably Pettljohn. Jacobs was nom inated on the democratic ticket. The other democratic nominees arc , Clyde Perkins for county clerk ; Wm. Perkins for sheriff ; T. W. DeLong for treasurer ; C. W. Potter for county judge. For supreme judge , so far as known , Reese has 177 and Sedgwlck 67. For district Judge , Scattorgood 198 , Alder 134 , Douglas 24 , Brown 18 , Porter ter 26 , Jenckes 61 , Morgan 21. Wayne County Result. 'Wayne , Neb. , Sept 5. Special to The News : George Farran of Win- side has been nominated 1 the repub licans for county commissioner In the Second district over August Zlomer of Hosklns , by 14 votes. Ed Carroll was nominated by the democrats. In Cherry County. Valentine , Nob. , Sept 5. Special to The News : Twelve precincts In Cher ry county out of twenty-seven , give Rceso 131 , Sedgwlck 64 , Alberts 26. Looinis 42 , Meier 35. CHRISTIAN CHURCH IN NORFOLK FORMALLY OPENED. STARTS OUT FREE FROM DEBT The New Church , Built on Park Av enue and Sixth Street , Has Seating Capacity of 250 People Will be Ve neered With Brick Later. The now Park Avenue Christian church building was dedicated Sunday , the congregation occupying their first church homo In Norfolk for the first tlmo on Sunday morning. Sufficient funds were raised during the morning lo clear the now church from debt. Special services will bo hold nil through the present week In the now church , Evangelist H. G. Knowles of Topokn , Knn. , coming to the city for the purpose. The dedication sermon Sunday was preached by Rov. W. A. Baldwin of Lincoln. Services wore also held In the afternoon and evening. The now church building is a frame REV. H. G. KNOWLES. structure furnishing an auditorium with a seating capacity of 250. The Interior Is of neat design and opera chairs are used In the auditorium. A frame building at present , the new church Is to bo covered Inter with a brick veneer. The building will also lie extended within the next few years by the addition of class rooms. These Improvements will be made within the next three or four years for the con gregation enters Its new home free trom debt , the $774 raised Sunday clos ing up the church's outstanding finan cial obligations. The Christian church has a member ship of sixty-three. Ten of these mem bers were added yesterday. The special meetings which will be continued from Sunday through the present week will be conducted by Rev. H. G. Knowles of Topeka , Kan. Mr. Knowles is known as the "boy preach er. " GOVERNMENT WILL PUSH EF FORTS TO DISSOLVE TRUST. ARE AFTER BIG OFFICIALS A Hearing Will Begin In New York Wednesday Which , the Government Officials Hope , Will Furnish Evi dence That May Dissolve Trust. Washington , D. C. , Sept. 3. Suc cessful In its anti-rebate prosecutions of the Standard Oil company , the Unit ed States government will renew more confidently than ever its efforts to force dissolutions of the trust. Out of the mouths of officials and employes the government proposes to establish the monopolistic character of corpora tions. This proof will be secured from more than fifty witnesses , who will be examined in New York beginning to morrow. Tremendous though the blow struck by Judge Landls at the Standard , It is really the anti-trust proceedings upon which the government depends to de stroy the monopoly and create a condi tion of fair competition. The policy to be pursued In the case has been framed with the utmost care , the In tent being not merely to dissolve the trust but to institute criminal prose cutions of men "higher up , " who will bo proven guilty of willful violation of the law. Rockefeller Immune. John D. Rockefeller and John D. Archbold arc entitled to Immunity through appearance in Judge Landls' court , but Henry M. Flagler , Charles Pratt , O. H. Payne , William Rocke feller , H. H. Rogers , and others have no claim to governmental considera tion. Few , if any , of these men will bo required to testify. The government will rely upon sub ordinates to show conditions which exist and to make a chain which will convlnco an Impartial jury that acts of minor officials really were initiated and directed by the oil magnates. The attendance of witnesses , of course , can bo enforced by government prosecut ors. It is also claimed here that wit nesses can bo compelled to give evi dence , oven If their testimony might tend to incrlmlna'o them. Under the law , however , buch witnesses would be Immune fiom punishment as to matters of which they should testify. Always the Same alumet taking 3owder The rnlr high iirnda Ilaklnit Powder mid at a moJerMe price. REESE APPARENTLY NAMED BY REPUBLICANS. AND LOOMIS BY FUSIONISTS Returns Are Being Received Slowly , But at a Late Hour Indications Pointed to the Selection of These Two For Supreme Judge. Omaha , Neb. , Sept. 4. Returns con tinued to come in slowly today but at n late hour today Indications pointed to the nomination of Reese for supreme premo Judge by republicans and LoomIs - Is by the fuslonlsts. OLSON AND GRAVES STRONG. Stanton County Gave Them Votes for Judgeshlp Nomination. Stanton , Neb. , Sept. 4. Special to The News : Returns at a late hour to day Indicated that Sedgwlck was run ning slightly ahead of Reese , but the result will be close between them. Neuman Is nominated by democrats for commissioner , this office having1 been contested. A. R. Olson of Wlsner received prac tically the unanimous support of repub licans for the district Judgeshlp nomi nation , as did Graves among the dem ocrats. Antelope County. Nellgh , Neb. , Sept. 4. Special to The News : Not half the vote was polled In Antelope county. Returns from townships up till a late hour this morning gave Sedgwlck a lead of six votes over Reese. Anderson and Coup- land are running strong for regents. The vote for regents in Nellgh was : Anderson 69 , Coupland 97 , von Mans- felde 18. For county treasurer two wardsgive Fletcher 116 , Malzacher 42 , and for sheriff Barkdoll 60 , Hughey 28 , Prater 27. Pierce County Result Pierce , Nob. , Sept. 4. Special to The News : Pierce county gives Reese about 75 over Sedgwick. There was only ono contest in each party for county offices , on the office of assessor. It seems probable that Pulcifer ( rep. ) was nominated , and Gus Llerman ( dem. ) It will require less advertising to sell that property now than at any other season of the year. Don't throw that piece of machinery on the scrap heap unless it is really not worth advertising. You can buy some things In the stores today for less than the mer chants paid for them for such are the vicissitudes of store-keeping. EXCURSION WILL RETURN AS FAR AS VERDIGRE. EXTRA COACHES FOR THE EAST The Northwestern Railroad Announces That Special Excursion Train Ar rangements Have Been Made for Next Tuesday , Circus Day , In Norfolk The Northwestern will arrange their train service to care for the circus day crowds. The road will care for the circus day visitors , giving train service to north Nebraska people on the lines lending into Norfolk that will permit a visit to Norfolk on next Tuesday and enable the visitors to return to their homes the same evening. North Nebraska people can como to Norfolk on next Tuesday , witness the big afternoon performance of the Barnum & Bailey circus and still have several hours for shopping and visiting in the city , both before and after the big show. The Northwestern on circus day will run a special train from Norfolk to Verdlgre which will leave this city at 7:30 : p. m. People living on the Bone stecl line may accordingly come to Norfolk on the morning train , arrive In this city at noon and return on this circus special. The Northwestern has also arranged to accommodate the people who come into Norfolk on Tuesday from the east For their benefit the freight which leaves for the east at 8:30 : p. m. will be turned into an accommodation train , passenger coaches being added for the service as far east as Hooper. The train connections on the North western west through north Nebraska are perfect for a circus day visit to Norfolk. Tuesday visitors to this city can arrive from the west on the regu lar trains either In the morning or at noon. The westbound Deadwood pas senger leaves the Junction depot at 8 p. m.