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About The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19?? | View Entire Issue (Oct. 4, 1907)
PHIS NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JObBNAL : FRIDAY , OOTOIJKR 4 , 1907. THERE HAS BEEN SOME ACTIVITY IN NORFOLK. ELKS WILL DANCE NEXT WEEK The Marriage of Miss Ethel Miller.to Dr. Hewitt Allen Waggoner of Oma. ha Was a Marriage of Interest to Norfolk People. [ From Bctunlny'H Dnlly.l The week was marked by noclnl ac tivity In Norfolk , with signs of inoro to follow. The events which filled up the calendar were participated In largely hy femininity , the autumn's frost being" not yet far enough ad vanced to call men Into their dress suits. A marriage of particular Inter est to Norfolk during the week was that of Miss Ethel Miller , daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Home Miller , to Dr. Hewitt Allen Waggoner of Omaha. Pleasures of the Week. On Wednesday a very pleasant luncheon for Miss Mary Odlorno of Boston was given In the homo of Mrs. V , 13. Davenport on Norfolk avenue hy Mrs. Davenport , Mrs. T. E. Odlorno and Mrs. H. C. Gentle. The luncheon was served In four courses. During the afternoon six-hand eurhro was en joyed. Mrs. L. I ) . Nicola was success ful In attaining the largest number of punches In her score card and received a handkerchief beautifully trimmed with laco. Mrs. D. Mathowson was fortunate In the all-cut contest and nlao received a handkerchief. Mrs. Ilolden enjoyed her usual luck at shouting and received a teddy bear. On Thursday afternoon Mrs. S. F. Ersklno was hostess at a rather unique ti o'clock tea which proved highly en joyable to the forty-five guests. After supper had been served , Mrs. W. F. Hall sang n pretty solo and then Mrs. ISIcMurphy of Lincoln , state food Inspector specter In Nebraska , gave an Interest ing discussion of the new pure food law In this state , going Into detail as to the Intention of the law , the evils to be overcome , and the things about foods that housewives ought to know. A party complimentary to Mrs. J. E. Copeland was given Tuesday evening at the homo of Mrs. A. Ilandklov In The Heights , Some twenty ladles of The Heights were Invited to Mrs. Randklov's homo as a farewell party to Mrs. Copeland previous to her de parture for her new home at Evans- Ion , Wyo. The evening /was Informal. Mrs. C. E. White was hostess to a company of ladles nt a Wednesday noon luncheon. Coming Events. The Elks will begin a series of six dancing parties with a dance at their club rooms next Friday evening. The Friday evening reception which Norfolk teachers who were connected with the city schools last year bad planned to hold complimentary to the new teachers on the force this fall was Indefinitely postponed on account of the Inclemency of the weather Fri day. The reception was to have been given In the parlors of the First Con gregational church. Waggener-Mlller Wedding. Omaha Bee : A home wedding , beautiful In all of Its appointments , was solemnized Wednesday evening nt 7:30 : o'clock when Miss Ethel May Miller , daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rome Miller , became the bride of Dr. Hewitt U Allen Waggoner , Rev. E. H. Jenks officiating. The home of the bride on Grand avenue and Florence boulevard , Is ideally arranged for such an occa sion , all of the rooms being largo and spacious and arched doors made it possible for all of the guests to be in full view of the bridal party. The bride and groom were unattended ex cept by little Dorothea Clarke , the ring bearer , who made a charming \ \ picture in a dainty frock of white French lawn , over pink silk. She car ried the ring In an American beauty rose. The bride wore an exquisite imported gown of white embroidered chiffon which was made princess and trimmed with real lace. She were a long tulle veil which was held In place by a wreath of white lilies of the val ley and her shower bouquet was of the same flowers. Her only ornament was n pearl necklace , a gift of the groom. The ceremony was performed In the living room before an elevated bank of palms , while around the rooms were clusters of white carnations. A reception followed the marriage ser vice with only the wedding guests , numbering about sixty , present. For the reception the dining room was dec orated In tones of pink and green. A low mound of pink roses adorned the table and candle light cast an effective subdued blow. Mr. and Mrs. Wag goner have gone on a wedding trip through the east and on their return will be at homo to their friends at the new Rome hotel. Mrs. Waggoner wore a striped Alice-blue go-away-gown with gloves and hat to match. ACROSS SOUTH DAKOTA. Ballasting Roadbed Across Reserva tion to the Black Hills Country. Mitchell , S. D. . Sept. 27. That the Milwaukee railway Is not losing any time In ballasting Its roadbed across the reservation to the Black Hills coun try la shown by the fact that the com pany has put a day and a night force i to work In getting out the sand and [ 'V gravel from the pit near Oacoma. An I-J electric light plant has Just been es tablished at the gravel pit to furnish light for the workmen. Several nun- .dred carloads are hauled out in a day and distributed along the track , and at the present tlmo the roadbed IB completed In ballasting for some dis tance west of Miirdo. During the winter It Is expected steps will be taken by citizens for the erection of a new high school building. An effort will bo made to concentrate public opinion on a $100,000 high school building , to hold a special elec tion during the winter , sell the bonds , and then commence work In the spring. The agricultural exhibit at Mitch ell's corn palace this year , from all Indications will surpass any previous year. Twelve counties have already made application for space In this de partment , and the products of the soil will be shown to a fine advantage. The counties to display their products are Hand , Douglas , Stanley , Jcrauld , DavlHon and the exhibit of Brooklngs agricultural college. BOLDNESS OF THIEVES GOING UP IN NORFOLK. USE TRAINED DOG TO HELP Three Chicken Yards Were Ransacked by Rustlers In Broad Daylight. Heads Are Wrung Off on the Spot. Not Caught. Like everything else , the nerve of chicken thieves In Norfolk's vicinity Is going up. Now they're stealing chickens In broad daylight with the aid of a trained dog. The chicken rustlers drive along a roadway and hide behind a hedge. The trained dog goes Into the chicken yard and , one by one , brings out the specially selected fowls. The heads are wrung oft then and there , and the dead birds tossed Into the wagon. There were thrco victims to these thieves Monday Barney Edwards , Mr. Thomas and Mrs. Robert Bathko. Three birds were stolen from Mrs. Balhko and the deadheads found at the roadside. The dog was a light yellow animal with a peaked nose. The thieves were not caught. Their theft occurred In broad daylight. GETS ARTIFICIAL LIMB Norfolk Boy Cripple for Life as Result of Baseball. Carl Nitz , son of Albeit Nitz living five miles northeast of Norfolk , went to Omaha Monday to have fitted on the artlllclal limb that he Is to wear through life. One of young NItz's legs was ampu tated Just above the knee in an Oma ha hospital during the summer. Loss of the limb , It was said , was due to complications resulting from an Injury received In a game of baseball. When young Nitz lay very 111 at his homo north of town last spring and the trip to the hospital seemed neces sary the klndess of a "soulless" rail road corporation was appealed to that the young man might be spared the dangerous ride overland to the depot. It was for young Nitz that the M. & O. passenger stopped at the Nltz farm yard , through which the road passes , while the sick boy was carried to the train. After weeks spent in the hospital Carl Nitz was able to return to Nor folk. Now he is going back to Omaha to find a mechanical substitute for the limb he lost in the hospital some weeks before. West Point News. West Point , Neb. , Sept. 30. Special to The News : A marriage license has been granted to Ellas Anderson and Miss Esther E. Henry of Garfleld township and to Paul Wegner and Miss Mollle Munderloh of Nellgh township. The subscription Hat now being cir culated In Cumlng county for the pur chase of a colony of Hungarian pig eons has met with such success that fourteen pairs of birds will be pur chased and colonized. The heavy rain which fell generally throughout this section yesterday was a great relief to suffering humanity. The dust had become intolerable. The potato crop is being dug and the ma jor part marketed. Prices are ruling higher than an average year , the mer chants paying 45 cents per bushel for the tubers. Father Caslmlr Renner , an old time priest of the West Point parish and who for some years past has been sta tioned at Randolph where he has built v largo church and parochial school , ms been transferred to Elgin. N. P. Hammarlund , aged 70 years , an old and well known pioneer settler of Cumlng county , died at the home of his son In Cuming township of ail ments Incident to old age. Funeral services were held Saturday at the cemetery attached to the Oakland Swedish Mission church. Walter Kerl , until lately employed as a compositor on the force of the West Point Republican , has resigned his position and will enter the Univer sity of Nebraska. "Are You Crazy ? " Coming. "Are You Crazy , " a merry musical farce with Frank Damsel and seven teen other clever players , will appear nt the Auditorium next Monday night. This farce Is playing in Omaha this week to Aksarben crowds. The music al numbers are all new and are decid ed hits. The now toddy bear feature will bo seen with Interest. Pretty girls who can sing and dance are said to form a striking feature of the show. "Tho big music fun show , " it is called. This play has been drawing packed houses In the cities at $1 prices. In Norfolk the boxes will bo 75 cents and parquet seats only 50o. Other seats will bo at lower rates. GOVERNMENT MAIL CONTRACT IS AT STAKE. NORTHWESTERN IN RUNNING Four Big Railroads Will Compete for the Million Dollar Mall Contract Be tween Chicago and Omaha and Win ner Will Know It's a Race. Omaha , Nob. , Sept. 28. The great est race of u century over a course GOO miles long , across rivers and prairies , the racers being four great locomo tives , the largest and fastest ever operated - orated by n transcontinental railroad , Is soon to he pulled off between Oma ha and Chicago. The prize Is a con tract worth $1,000.000 , the donator be ing the national government , and the winner will also recelvo the honor and prestige of being selected by the gov ernment to carry the fast mall between the Missouri river and thp great lakes. As its badge of honor the winner will have the right to Inscribe on Its cars the magic words , "tho transcontinental fast mall , " and Its advertising matter may state , "the route of the overland fast mall. " The four monster locomotives which will enter the race will travel over as many different railroads the North western , the Rock Island , the Burling ton and the Illinois Central. The lat ter Is n newcomer In the field of the fast mail , and It has never before com peted for the honor. In past years only the Northwestern and Burlington were considered of force enough to haul Uncle Sam's mall across the country. But two years ago the Rock Island decided It wanted a "throw , " and announced that It would go after the contract. The Burlington beat it out , however , and retained the fast mail. Are After Burlington. All went smoothly until last spring. Then came the new rate laws , and among all the states which passed re strictive laws Nebraska headed the list. In retaliation the Burlington has reduced the time of the fast mall until now H requires about three days for a letter and an answer between Omaha and Chicago. A general howl arose all over the west , and as a result the government Is going to relet the con tract , and to the road making the best schedule and maintaining that sched ule for a month will bo given the con tract for the fast mall between the Missouri and the lakes , this Includes the mails for the Pacific coast and the orient as well as the local Nebras ka mall. The Northwestern was the first road in the Held , and declared its intention of getting the contract If possible. Having the only double track between Omaha and Chicago , and being shorter than any of its competitors , the North western claims that none of the other roads can make better time between the two points. But the Rock Island , since its failure to secure the contract two years aio , has been preparing for the future , and to that end has rebuilt many miles of Its line through Iowa. It Is now hav ing built six of the largest and fastest locomotives In the west , and with these greyhounds it expects to get in ahead of the other racers. The Burlington has had the contract for so long it believes Itself Invincible , and its officers say they do not fear the outcome. Central a "Dark Horse. " But the Illinois Central Is an un known factor In the race a "dark horse. " Never before has the Illinois Central had the nerve to get in a con test with the other giant lines between Omaha and Chicago , where there Is a run known as one of the fastest in the country. There Is yet a possibility that the contract will have six entries instead of only four. The Milwaukee and the Chicago Great Western are both ca pable of making It Interesting for any ine which beats their trains from Omaha to Chicago. Especially is this true of the Milwaukee , which is only one mile longer than the short line be tween the two points. The mileage of the different Omaha- Chicago roads is as follows : North western , 491 ; Milwaukee , 492 ; Burling ton , 490 ; Rock Island , 503 ; Great West ern , 501 ; Illinois Central , 51C. The coming race Is attracting the ; reatest attention among railroad men jverywhere , and the winner will know t has been racing. NEWS OF WEST POINT. Rains Help New Bank Report of Pierce County Fire. West Point , Neb. , Oct. 1. Special to The News : Frequent recurring rains have put the fields In fine con- lltlon for fall plowing which is becom ing more and more the custom in this section of the state. Stubble fields are now soft and mellow and in excellent condition for plowing and fall seeding. Pastures have been greatly benefited by the recent rains as also late corn which has not been damaged in the least by the light frosts of last week. News was received from Pierce of the total destruction by fire of the dwelling house of Louis Schlote , a for mer West Point citizen who now lives three miles west of Pierce. During the flro his daughter , Ida , was severe ly burned. Cumlng county now boasts of anoth er national bank , the First National of Bancroft having commenced busi ness last week with a capital of $30- 000. The officers are : J. E Turner , president ; J. E. L. Carey , vice presi dent ; A. G. Zuhlke , cashier ; directors : J. E. Turner , J. E. L. Carey , A. G. Zuhlke , John Munderloh and John Her- melbrecht. This Institution succeeds the private bank of J. E. Turner which was the first financial Institution In Bancroft established seine twenty years ago. The Woman's club of West Point have announced their first meeting for the coming season for next Tuesday , October 1. Kmtl Von Seggorn , editor of the Ne- hraska Volksblatt , has purchased the fine residence property of Andrew Sorcnson In Nellgh's addition. Henry Hachmclcr had the misfor tune to have his jaw broken and sus tain other severe Injuries In a run away n few days ago. GIVE ARGUMENTS TO SHOW BASE BALL SUPERIORITY. WON TWENTY IN TWENTY-FIVE Atkinson Was the Only Team In the Northwest Which Twice Defeated O'Neill ' O'Neill Insists That Atkin son Is Not Champion. O'Neill Neb. , Oct. 1. Special to The News : O'Neill closed the 1907 base ball season by defeating Brunswick on their home grounds last Saturday afternoon by n score of 5 to 1. On last Thursday afternoon O'Neill de feated them upon our grounds here by the same score , 5 to 1. During the season Just closed the O'Neill team has played twenty-five games and has won twenty of them. The only tea'm that has defeated us twice this season is Atkinson , which defeated us by a score of 3 to 0 last Friday , but they had but two of their regular team on the field and were reinforced by three western league players : Ice Hall of Sioux City , Stein of Lincoln and Townsend - send of Omaha. O'Neill defeated No- Hgh three straight games and Nellgh defeated Atkinson three straight. O' Neill defeated Alnsworth three out of four and Alnsworth defeated Atkinson three out of five. So It would appear that their grounds for claiming eham plonship honors were not good. Railway Notes. A. C. Bird has tendered his rcsigna tion as vice president In charge of traffic of all the Gould lines. It Is reported that the Burlington has been making almost as good tlmo with its htock trains from the north west as its passenger trains make. The Panhandle people have disposed of a number of their old eight-wheel engines used for switching purposes and will replace them with new en gines. George F. Stevens , president of the Chesapeake & Ohio , states that his company has resumed operations that had boon canceled when the recent scare over money matters came. He last week approved of an order for the completion of twenty-eight miles of double track that had been temporarily arily abandoned. The Chicago & Eastern Illinois Is turning over 150 carloads of coal per day to the Peoria & Eastern at Dan ville Junction , to bo shipped to the northwest , avoiding delays in getting into Chicago and out. It Is expected that quite a now business will be built up over this now route to the north west. The P & E. will get a 128 miles haul. Owing to the congestion of traffic on roads cast of St. Louis no consign ments of grain are accepted by the Burlington road. The embargo pro vides that no Burlington or foreign cars may be loaded with grain to either St. Louis or East St. Louis. Foreign cars may be loaded on the Hen of that road only when destined to points on connecting lines beyond St. Louis. It is understood that other roads are considering following the Burlington's example. A rumor is current that at the an nual meeting of the Chicago & Alton road , In Toledo next month , the Haw- ley-Shonts Interests will show their ownership , George H. Ross , now vice president of the Clover Leaf , will be elected president of the Chicago & Al ton. Should this be the case , it is be lieved that he. will be continued as vice president of the Clover Leaf. Mr. Ross Is a product of the C. B. & Q. road and began his railroad career in the freight department . When T. P. Shonts secured a controlling Interest In the Indiana , Illinois & Iowa road , he called Mr. Ross from the C. B. & Q. and made him traffic manager of the "Three I's. " He soon got that road on a paying basis and sold It to the Lake Shore , and with Edwin Hawley , purchased the Clover Leaf , and Mr. Ross was Immediately made traffic manager and afterward given the title of vice president. Moving Pictures Start. [ From Tuesday's Dally.1 The first night of moving pictures and light vaudeville at the Auditorium proved a genuine success In splto of the Inclement weather. A good sized audience listened to the songs , watch ed the buck and wing dancing and en joyed the moving pictures. Vaudeville features were buck and wing jig dancing by Olllo Uecher ; the hobo band by Ben Hull , Harold Clark , Walter Howe and Herman Schelly ; the stage hands' quartet by Howe , Hal- loway , Ballantyne and Brueggcman ; illustrated songs sung by William Wetzel. All these features were hear tily applauded. They were snappy. The moving pictures were clever and well received. The last film , in particular , made a hit. This Is en titled , "Father Buys a Moke , " and shows a number of gymnastics through which one real active mule can go. The shows will continue every night , excepting when there Is n theatrical attraction booked. The admission is ton cents to any part of the house. CITY COUNCIL INVESTIGATES PO LICE MATTERS. CHIEF FLYNN IS EXONERATED It Was Said That Old Records Were Brought In to Justify the Fee Propo sition Matter Is Now Considered Settled. IKrom Tuesday's Dnily.i The city council conducted its po lice "Investigation" Monday evening behind closed doors. As a result of the investigation Night Officer Braasch has left the force , Chief of Police Flynn has been exonerated of the charges against him and Mayor Durland says that there will be a now deal In police court mat ters. ters.The The following men were present at the investigation : Mayor Durland , Councllmen Buchholz , Craven , Degner , Dolan , Haaso and Kauffman , Acting City Attorney Hurt Mapes , Chief Flynn and Night Officer Braasch. Officer Braabch did not file addition al charges against the chief and the question of alleged over-charges ex acted from prisoners was taken up by the council. Outside of the men pres ent no witnesses were examined. An Old Custom. At the close of the Investigation council men said that old police court records were examined and as one of the Investigators said : "Tho practice of making what might bo called 'over charges' under the head of police ex penses can bo said to have become amore moro or less recognized 'custom. ' In fact police expense charges have been actually less as an average during the last few months than formerly. " Along towards midnight a formal motion was passed declaring Chief of Police Flynn to have been exonerated of all the charges filed against him. Officer Braasch was then asked If , in view of the circumstances and the council's action , he thought that ho could serve on the force with his pres ent chief. He did not think so. Brnasch Resigned. A motion to declare Night Officer Braasch's place vacant was Intro duced. It was never put to a vote , however , as Officer Braasch was of fered an opportunity to resign , of which he availed himself. The resig nation was accepted. The vacancy on the night force will be filled by the mayor Thursday even- Ing. In the interval Chief Flynn will secure the services of a special officer. One result of the recent police epi sode , it Is said , will be an adjustment of the chaotic "fee" situation as It affects police court. Will Regulate Fees. "Police fees will be a matter of con sideration at the next council meet ing , " said Mayor Durland , "and action will be taken by the council rather than by the mayor. " Mayor Durland has expressed himself as satisfied that there will be no further occasion for charges of abuse In the matter of over charges entered on police court dock et. Would Excuse Fee Matter. "None of these cases where exces sive fees were claimed to have been charged are matters of any great im portance , " one member of the city ad ministration said Tuesday morning. "Tho fact is that none of the people from whom the fees were collected were nice people and the truth is that they did not get what was coming to them in police court as far as their fine was concerned. I think that the chief's hack and assistance fees were straight enough and custom is back of them. " Braasch Had a "Hunch. " Officer Braasch said Tuesday that he was ready to drop the fight. The ex-officer said that Monday afternoon he became aware of the course that the investigation would take and that councllmen had said plainly enough what would happen to him when his row with Flynn came before the city council. Consider Affair Ended. The city administration now con siders that the police row has been fi nally settled and that the police charg es are now burled. The whole matter is frankly admitted to have been very unpleasant to members of the admin- tratlon , who thought the "executive session" Monday night the easiest way to have the affairs quietly settled. Say He Should Have Kept "Mum. " Ex-Officer Braasch has been reproached preached for the publicity that ho save the police trouble. In fact this was one of the grievances against him. H was said that Instead of consulting an attorney he should have made his alleged disclosures to the chief , the mayor or the police committee , recog nized authorities. TUESDAY TOPICS. Born to Mr. and Mrs. George Plantz , a son. Mrs. R. W. Williams Is homo from Omaha where she has been visiting her husband. George Bentle of Gregory , S. D. , Is visiting at the home of Mr and Mrs. Solomon this week. Among the day's out of town visit ors In Norfolk were : Graydon B. lackson , Fairfax , S D. ; Thomas Wells , Madison ; Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Whlpplo , Nlobrara ; I. B. Saunders , W. F. Bas- sort , James E. Hublmrd , Albert Moore , Bazlle Mills ; Howard Grubbs , C. B. Grubbs , Brunswick ; A. R. Oleson , WIsner ; John A. IShrhardt , Stanton ; George W. Kirk , Plainview ; J. L. Phil lips , St Edward ; Mrs. J W Sargent , I'lalnvlew ; Carl R. Peterson , Monowl , Brail Hoffmoyor , Stanton , John W. Brown , M. Nichols , Foster ; W. J Shafer , Fairfax , S. D.j J. W. Cottrell , Genoa ; C. W. Brandt , St. Edward ; W. II. Locke , Stanton ; E. H. Whltehead , St. Paul. Burt Mapes was In Pierce Monday afternoon. Misses Frances and Jennie Burner spent Saturday In Norfolk. J. II. Conloy leaves Tuesday on n business visit to Boxbutto county. Klmer Hlght went to Omaha Sunday for a few days' visit during Aksarbon week. H. Rhodes of Crelghton , vice presi dent of the North Nebraska antl-horso thief association , was In the city from Crelghton. Captain George W. Ixisoy was also here. The association Is planning to go Into Gregory county , S. D. , for co operation among the people of that section In fighting the horse rustlers. Mlas Nettle Ncnow has nearly re covered from a very severe attack of the grip. Miss Tcsslo Dlxon has succeeded her sister as stenographer In J. H. Conley's office. R. J. Smith , formerly of Renvlllo , Minn. , has n position In C. S. Hayes * jewelry storo. Mosaic ledge No. 55 , A. F. & A. M. , will hold Its first October meeting on Tuesday night. , The Pioneer Hook and ladder com pany will hold their regular meeting Wednesday evening. The third grade In the Lincoln buildIng - Ing was dismissed Monday as a re sult of the illness of the Instructor , Miss Clara Brueggcman. Charles F. Hoegcr announces the coming marriage of his sister , Miss Hazel Hoeger of Portland , Ore. , to Dr. G. 13. Watts. The marriage will take place Tuesday , October 8. Miss Anna Crosby will resign her position as saleslady In the A. L. Kllllan store this evening In order to accept a similar position with the Polletlcr Dry Goods company of Sioux City. Monday during school hours one of the brick chimneys on the new Lin coln building collapsed. Fortunately school was In session nt the time and the shower of bricks fell to the ground with no Injury to the school pupils. W. C. Ahlman , who has had an au tomobile agency In Norfolk , Is figur ing on fixing up an automobile garage on Norfolk avenue. Mr. Ahlman may erect n corrugated Iron building , 28x40 , on Norfolk avenue between Second and Third streets. Several temporary changes have been made at the Northwestern train dispatchers' office as a result of the absence from the city of E. Sly , who is trying to recuperate his health. Sam Reynolds , night chief in the office js occupying the chief dispatchers' chair while W. J. Johnson has been sent out from Chicago to act as night chief. Pending Herman Bocho's trial next December and the return of the jury's verdict in the Norfolk murder case no action has been taken cither by the state or the county towards pay ing the rewards that were offered last May for Boche's capture. Constable J. II. Conley , who brought Bocho in to Madison , expects to receive the $200 state reward and the $100 county reward at the conclusion of the Bocho trial. trial.Tho The last chapter in the Philip av enue Injunction case will probably be written at the city council meeting next Thursday evening. The remonstrators - strators who sought the assistance of the courts In their fight against the closing of Philip avenue for depot pur poses have announced that they have withdrawn from their suit against the city , now rendered of little moment hy the erection of an Individual North western depot away from the disputed crossing. The remonstrators have asked that the city pay its costs in the case , consisting principally of the city's attorney fees. A committee has been appointed to Interview the city's legal representatives in the depot bat tle for a report at the next meeting. William Dunn , once of Pendor , who came to grief recently In Norfolk , has the check habit. Dunn has the Im pulses of a millionaire and writes chocks with delightful ease hut has so far neglected to collect a bank ac count. In Norfolk William forgot that his Pender account did not match a check he presented to the Hazenpllug saloon. Ills memory failed In two sim ilar Instances here and a local court handed out thirty days In the Mndlson county jail. William's time at Madi son was out last week but he hadn't : ot past Humphrey before ho stum bled back Into the old check habit. Chief of Police Flynn has been advised that William la now In the county jail nt Columbus for thirty days on account of the Humphrey transaction. TWO FREIGHT TRAINS MEET. About $8,000 Damage Results In Wreck on Albion Branch. Northwestern freight trains No. 339 and 340 mot head-on three miles east of Petersburg , on the Oakdale-Scrlb- nor branch , last night. Fireman Hlm- | I cliffe of Fremont sustained a broken collar bone , the two locomotives were pretty badly damaged , one car of oats was totally destroyed and three cars of cattle were badly wrecked , though only flvo animals were killed. None of the passengers was Injured. The englncmen jumped and in this way Fireman Illmcllffo sustained a frac tured collarbone. The damage is cs tlmatcd at about $8.000. The two freight trains met near a sharp curve. The train orders had been properly Issued for the trains to meet at Petersburg. In some way the Petersburg agent failed to dullur the order to train No. 310. An tlon as to the exact respou.silliit ) > be held by officials Cattle on the train were- lot out of the cars onto the prairie near the track Passenger service was at once resumed by means of transferring pas sengers around the wreck. Moderate Price talumel faking ? owder tl.CHt 00 will IKI alrrn for hvnltli Jimn J in Cnluini VI THOUSANDS CLEANED UP IN DAKOTA - - KOTA THIS FALL. HIT BANKS AND POSTOFFICES Horde of Criminals Invaded the State * . With Harvest Hands and Have Op erated In Several Small Towns lr Different Parts of the State. Sioux Falls , S. D. , Sept. 30. Chica go yeggmen who came to the two Dn > kotas with the Influx of harvest hands several weeks ago have been reaping a rich harvest In the way of bank and. postolllce robberies slnco their ar rival , and before cold and stormy weather sets In , which will bo the sig nal for the stopping of operations , and. their return to their headquarters for the winter , probably will "clean up" ' anywhere from $100,000 to $125,000. The operations of the yoggmeu lit the two Dakotas during the fall of 1900 Is estimated to have netted them $100.- 000 , and their profits on this season's' operations promise to surpass UIOBO of last year. Within a few weeks yeggmon have robbed more than a , score of postolllccs In North and South. Dakota , and In addition have held u ; > and robbed numerous banks , in nearly every Instance securing good Irnulo. In a few cases the hauls were excep tionally large. So numerous have been the rob beries of postolllccs In particular that a familiar salutation when one post master writes to or talks over the tel ephone with the postmaster in another town is , "Has your safe been crack ed ? " At a convention of North Dakota postmasters hold a few days ago thcra were present a number of officials whoso safes had been robbed during1 tiio past few weeks. How to prevent the further spread of the safe crackIng - Ing mania was one of the live topics : of discussion during the convention. Inspector Ilegge , postofllco Inspector for the district , was among those pres ent , and ho stated that within a few weeks nineteen postolllccs In North Dakota alone had been robbed. Ho further reported that owing to the shrewdness of the cracksmen , who left absolutely no clews , not a single ar rest had been made as yet , notwith standing that the federal nuthoritlea had worked strenuously , and were still working , to secure evidence which warrant arrests being made. Inspector Heggo recommended that postmasters In the smaller town a should keep but a very small amount of either money or stamps on hand. Remittances , ho ' stated , should bo made every day from the office to the nearest depository. Only enough stamps should be kept on hand to sup ply the day's business. Ho gave It as- his opinion that when yeggmen cracto a safe and secure only from $25 to $50 for their pains their operations will cease. DOLAN GOT HIS CROSSINGS. City Council Changes Its Mind About : Building Them. Councilman Pat Dolan , the repub lican-democratic representative of the Fourth ward in the city council , has got his two crossings. Councilman Pat has kept faith with his constituents and has riveted the friendship of Fourth ward voters wltlt two more cement bonds. Councilman Dolan has been engaged this summer In the worthy work ot pulling the Fourth ward out of thw mud. There were miles and mllcB of cement sidewalks mixed In Norfolk during the summer and In no section , of the city did the merry work go on faster than In the Junction. In fact the city administration thought that Dolan's sidewalk and crossing propensities threatened a. dcficit in city funds. So the city ce ment crew were pulled away from the Fourth ward with the result that Dolan appealed to the council last evening. Dolan asked for two cement crossIngs - Ings at Second street and Michigan avenue to complete the summer's work and threatened to lay them out of his own pocket. But the council relented and the ad ministration was instructedjto back down to the Fourth ward again and give Dolan his crossings. Don't Push The horse can draw the load without help , if you reduce friction to almost nothing by applying -MicaAxl to the wheels. No otlu-r lubri cant ever niudc wears so long and SUVCSKO much horse power. Next time try MICA A.VI.E G UKASE. Standard Oll. d ; Jacvrporate'L