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I TIIK NOHFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOUKNAL : FltlUAY , OCTOBEK 4 , 1907 NORFOLK DAIRYMAN URQES AC TION DY COUNCIL. CONCERNS LIVES OF PUDLIC 8. H. Anderson , Qualified by Virtue ol Intimate Knowledge With Condi tlons , Says Norfolk Does Not Rcnl lie Need of Protection. "Tho Norfolk city council ought by nil moaiiH to provide against the spread of disease In Norfolk by establishing for milk and dairy Inspection. " This IH thu opinion of s. H. Andcr- BOH of the Norfolk Creamery company , n man qualified by bin Intimate knowl edge of the dairy business to know whereof ho speaks. Mr. Anderson saya that unltiHpcctcd milk IH the greatest ngoncy In the world for spreading dis ease , and that every community's health should he protected ngnlnst Htich dlHoano by adequate dairy Inspec tion. "Lincoln , Omaha and other cities of the state have Inspection for the pro tection of their citizens' health , " said Mr. Anderson , "and the great need of Buch protection In Norfolk cnn not bo put too strongly. " In fnct Mr. Anderson thinks that the city council of Norfolk should at once enact an ordinance providing for a dairy Inspector whoso duty It would bo to see that every dairyman should stor- lllxo all milk sold. "Sterilizing Is heating the milk to n point where all bacteria will bo de stroyed , " said Mr. Anderson , "and the public ! R entitled to this protection. In other cities there are Inspectors for this work , paid by the cities. The city should require that nil milk sold should test up to n certain point and should require all dairymen to take out a. license In order to do business. This would place the regulation en tirely In the hands of the city govern ment and the public would bo protect ed absolutely. " Herds of cows from which milk la taken for city use should also pass a test for health and the city should pro vide n veterinarian Inspector to look after this , In the belief of Mr. Ander son. More tuberculosis comes from cows than from any other source and scientists declare that tuberculosis cnn never bo checked until the cows from which comes the public's milk are rid of the disease. Mr. Anderson as a creamery man would welcome this regulation. "It would glvo the dairymen protection against Impure milk brought to them , " ho said , "and would make It possible and necessary for them to refuse It. " Mr. Anderson says that the import ance of this matter to the lives of Nor folk people can not be ovcrestlnmtod and ho believes the city council should take Immediate action. COST OF SEWER EXTENSION. Sixty-seven and Four Tenths Cents Per Lot Foot is Chnrqe. Sixty-seven and four-tenths cents per lot foot will represent the cost ol the Norfolk sewer system to the prop erty owners of Norfolk sewer district No. 1. This assessment against the district was voted at the city council meeting last evening. The city engineer's report shows that $7.112.15 will represent the total cost of laying the sewer pipe In dis trict No. 1. The report showed that the lateral pipe would pass In front of 11,015.75 feet of property entitled to use the sower. Based on these figures the assess ment against property In the district was fixed at $ .07-1 per running foot. Under this assessment corner lots are assessed at one-half the total footage of the two sides. One-fifth of the sewer assessment must be paid within fifty days of date , a fifth within one year , a third fifth within two years , a fourth fifth within three years and the last fifth within four years. An Interest rnto of seven percent Is attached to the deferred payments which may bo escaped by making payments within ninety days of last evening's council meeting. Norfolk's first sewer district extends from Seventh to Thirteenth street on Norfolk avenue , running a half block south of Norfolk avenue and a block and n half north. FERGUSON TRIAL ENDS. Minister Who Was in Norfolk , Withdraws - draws From Church Suddenly. The trial of Rev. W. P. Ferguson before a special court of ministers at Lincoln came to a sudden and unex pected close by the accused minister withdrawing from the church nnd the Methodist ministry. Ferguson , who was charged with conduct unbecoming to a minister , was on trial during the week before a court of ministers named by the Ne braska conference In session nt Lin coln. Ferguson and his counsel claim ed the chairman of the court was pre judiced and that as a result ho could not get a fair trial. The withdrawal was occasioned when the chairman refused to permit the admission of nlildavlts or evidence derogatory to the character of Mrs. Cross , the wo man In the case , and evidence tending to show the good character of the minister In other cities. Ferguson came from California to University Place , stopping off while en route home from the cast , whore ho wont to bury his wife. Ho preach ed at the Methodist town nnd wns nt once employed. Just before ho reached - ed the Nebraska town stories arrived of his trouble with a woman In Cali fornia. It is presumed that Ferguson , who spent the interval between his suspen sion from the University Place church and the proRont trial In Norfolk work Ing life Insurance , will continue In that Hold. While Ferguson wns In Norfolk during the several weeks pro- vIoiiH to his church trial , It wns rep resented Hint ho wns to bo Bpoclnl Hlnto agent for n DOS Mollies life In Hrnncc company. LARGE CLASSJS CONFIRMED Seventy-five Young People Taken Into Atkinson Church. Atkinson , Nob. , Sept. UO. Special ti rho News : About Hoventy-flvo young tooplo wore confirmed In the St. Joseph - soph Cuthullc church hero yesterday , Bishop Kcnno of Chuyonno , Wyo. , wna ircscnt nnd was assisted by Father cchor , resident priest , Father Klein- nents of WoHt Point and Father Holtt- ver of Stuart. Moses Campbell ami Jonat Scgar were the Godfathers and Mrs. M. Campbell and.'Mrs. D. Segar he nodmothers to the class. The service WHS beautiful and 1m- iresslve throughout , especially the sermon by Bishop Kcnno. The class snotnod to bo almost equally divided jetweon girls and boys. The weather was very disagreeable but did not In terfere In any way. BIGGEST CROWD THAT MADISON EVER SAW. ,000 , PEOPLE WERE ON GROUNDS Nellgh Took Baseball Game From New man Grove In First Inning Fine Exhibit of Pure Blooded Madison County Live Stock Rain Mars Fri day's Events. [ From Frldni's Unlly. ] "Norfolk day" at the Madison conn- y fair saw n crowd In the county seat hat Madison people said had not been 'quailed before In the history of the own. It was conservatively estimat ed that between 4,000 and 5,000 people verc on the fair grounds during the lay and If their experience during the lay coincided with that of the big Norfolk delegation their visit to the county fair grounds was well worth vhllo. The whlto Norfolk badge , an evi- lence of good will towards Madison uul the county fair , lent a noticeable ouch of color to the fair day crowds. \nd the demand for the badges on the mrt of Norfolk people exceeded the supply. Norfolk liked the fair , but confessed that the races were a llttlo bit dlsap- lointing. Norfolk people , however , spoke in praise of what the fair man- igoniont had accomplished this year. The exhibits were good , the stock exhibit especially good , indicating the great Improvement that Is being made n Madison county live stock. Jenkins Irothers were among the exhibitors of line hogs. Nowhere , Norfolk people said , has lorth Nebraska seen a better program of free attractions than was offered to ho fair visitors at Madison. This was one of the features of the fair. The ball game Thursday was taken n by Neligh in the first inning when the Newman Grove pitcher was touched up for live runs. It was good ball , though the 'final tally of about nine to two stood a llttlo top heavy. 'Queener" of Norfolk was out in the center field for the winners. The horse races of Thursday were said to have been lacking in vim. But the fair Thursday , when Nor folk people and other Madison neigh bors to the number of several thou sands looked in at the grounds , wns a decided success. The fair grounds , though filled with concessions to the point of crowding , was well handled , an absence of graft ers being commented on. Friday rain served to mar the last day of the fair. FAST ATKINSON TEAM NOW CLAIMS CHAMP. BELT. IT WAS AN EXCITING FINISH Friday Was a Great and Glorious Day in" the History of Atkinson Baseball- dom , as it Marked the Finish of the Season With O'Neill. Atkinson , Neb. , Sept. 28. Special to The News : Yesterday was a great and glorious day in the history of At kinson baseball. The homo team won the game that decides the champion ship for the season now closed. O'Neill felt bad , bad Indeed , but wo had to do It. The score stood three to nothing in favor of Atkinson. It was baseball from the time thej commenced to play until the finish It was n clean shut-out for the O'Neill ites. The batteries were Prlmley am ! Wilson for O'Neill with Bennett ami Hall for Atkinson , and each side got only three safe hits. The three Atktn son hits made scores , while the three O'Neill hits died sad deaths. The car nival closed with a fine attendance and well pleased crowd. The weather turned very cold and In a measure hindered all of the amusements. From a member of the Atkinson baseball club comes tlris box score : R. II. E O'Neill . . .00000000 0 0 3 5 Atkinson . .00000-100 0 3 4 C Batteries : Prlmley and Wilson foi O'Neill , Bennett and Towusend for At klnson. Struck out by Primloy 10 , b > Bennett 11. Time 1:35. : UmpireJacli Sullivan. YOUNG WOMAN RECENTLY FORECASTED - CASTED BLAZE. SHE WAS ON TRAIN AT TIME PIERCE ATTORNEY HEARD HER MAKE REMARK. AND HE WOULD RECOGNIZE HER County Attorney J. A. Van Wagenen of Pierce Heard a Young Woman Repeat the Accertion That There Were More Fires Coming to Verdlgre Pierce , Neb. , Sept. 27. Special to The News : Is the mystery surround ing fires at Verdigre partially ex plained by a recent remark made by a young woman from that vicinity , predicting the disastrous blaze which yesterday morning destroyed or crip- iled nine business instituions of that .own ? At all events , a young woman wns leard to remark that there would bo nero Urea In Verdigre , and it Is be loved by County Attorney J. A. Van Wagenen of Pierce county , who over- leard the remark , that this may in some way lead to running down the source of llame tragedy In that peace ful and thrifty little city of Kuox coun ty. Forecasted the Fire. It was on a passenger train going from Norfolk to Sioux City a week ago last Saturday , Sept. 1-1 , that this remark of gloomy prediction was mule. The forecast Issued from the ips of a young woman on the train. She made the assertion , pregnant with ts tragic significance , not once but several times. The young woman leaned out of the car window when the M. & 0. train stopped at Wakeileld. A young man on the platform began talking with lor. Suddenly County Attorney Van Wagenen of Pierce was startled at this itterance : "There have been a couple of fires n Verdigre , and there are going to be uoro until more of the town is burned lowii. " This she repeated to the young man , and then laughed. Could Point Out the Girl. Mr. Van Wagenen distinctly remem bers the features of that young wo- nan. Ho could point her out if he should see her again. If she lives at Verdigre and he should meet her , he could point her out to the citizens of that town. Alnsworth News Notes. Alnsworth , Neb. , Sept. 30. Special to The News : There was a slight frost reported from all over the county Saturday morning. Most of the corn , : iowever , was out of danger. The Brown County Potato Growers' association held an Important session In the city Saturday afternoon. Will II. Uemy and family leave Tues ' day morning for a visit I'd the old homo In Indiana. Their daughter , Miss Louie Remy , now of Indianapo lis , Is here on a visit and they are to go home with her. Mrs. Vern Troxel , formerly Miss Verne Remy of Manville , Wyo. , Is here on a visit with relatives. Rev. Robert Flnley Paxton , pastor of the Congregational church , preach ed his farewell sermons hero on Sun day. He goes to Colorado Springs for his health. Two notable weddings have taken place In this county during the past week : Miss Maude Shade and Ralph J. Carpenter , and Miss Eva Mai John son and Henry L. Jackman. Both couples were prominent young people and of the old settlers. JUDGE WELCH'S CAMPAIGN. Will Soon Name Central Committee. This Not His First Campaign. Judge A. A. Welch of Wayne , a can didate on several tickets to succeed himself as district judge In this dis trict , in Norfolk yesterday said that the Ninth district judicial contest was progressing In a harmonious fashion. Judge Welch is not only the candi date of all the parties for district judge but he Is even twice a candidate on the republican ticket , being nominat ed both for the full term and the short vacancy. Judge Welch in n short time will an nounce the personnel of the republican district judicial central committee. This committee will have a compara tively easy berth as Judge Welch's campaign , backed by the unanimous support of the Ninth district , gives promise of managing Itself. Judge Welch might announce cen tral committees for all the Nebraska parties but ho will take no such course. There Is In fact considerable doubt whether or not written names on the primary ballot will afford a nomination. Court procedure Is being taken to ascertain this. Before Judge Welch himself In Dakota county no tion was brought to compel the county clerk to place on the official ballot the names of candidates who claimed to have secured the nomination through names written on the primary ballots The hearing was set for next Monday Aside from the question of part } nominations , however , there Is no doubt of Judge Welch being the unan linous choice of his district. This Is not Judge Welch's flrst. cam paign for district judee. On September 26 , 1800 , in the dayi of funion sticngth , Judge Welch wni tendered n unanimous nomination 1 > : the republican judicial convcutloi meeting In Norfolk. In the Novembe election Judge Welch wns defeated li ; his fusion opponent. William V. Alloi of Mndlson. Judge Welch , however had the satisfaction of carrying Waym county. Judge Welch as been a north No braaka man for twenty-four years. H < was born near Bonnliigton , VI. . It 18ul. Working , reading law , teachliu school , Mr. Welch wns admitted ti practice law In Illinois in 1883. Thai year ho came to Wayne. In 1885 he was elected to the super intendeiicy of the Wayne count ] schools. Ho was elected county attor ncy In 1891 and ngaln in 1S9G In tin face of a Bryan majority In Waym county. Again In 1809 when Judgt Welch was defeated for district Judge by Senator Allen ho still had the satis faction of the complimentary vote giv en him In his home county. Judge Welch was appointed to the district bench by Governor Sheldon following the resignation of Congress man Boyd. ONE RUNAWAY6IRL IN COURT _ John Slmpklns Makes Hard Ftght to Save Sister From Reformatory. Nellgh , Neb. , Sept. 30. Special to The News : No complaint was filed against Tressle Hawk , who was the side partner In the runaway match with Lulu Slmpklns last week. The learlng of the latter came up before County Judge Wilson on the charge of Incorrigible Saturday morning , but wns continued for one week. John Stmpklns , the brother , who Is making a desperate fight to keep his sister from being sent to the state ndustrial school , put up a cash bond of $200 for her appearance before the court next Saturday. LULU SIMPKINS AND TRESSIE HAWK OF NELIGH. WERE APPREHENDED AT ALBION Two Neligh Girls , Aged Fourteen and Sixteen , Decided to See More of the World Than Is Visible at Nellgh. May Land at Genoa , Yet. Nellgh , Neb. , Sept. 28. Special to The News : Ignoring father , mother , ionic and friends , Lulu Slmpklns and Tressle Hawk , fourteen and sixteen years of age respectively , started on Wednesday to see more of this world than was visible in Nollgh. They were driven by a girl friend from here to Oakdalo and from there they took the train for Albion , where the sheriff of Boone county detained their further progress. He had pre viously been notified by Sheriff Miller of this city to arrest and hold them 11 they came his way. It was the Inten tion of the run-aways to land at Genoa , A brother of Lulu Slmpklns went over to Albion on Thursday and re turned with both girls yesterday after noon. They are now In the hands ol Sheriff Miller on the charge of tncor rigible , and will appear before County Judge Wilson today. Young Simpkins Is making a des perate fight to keep his sister out of the state Industrial school. The fa ther , J. W. Simpkins , states that he has done all he could to keep his daughter away from bad company , but It seemed that It was Impossible. Nothing is obtainable as to what course will bo taken In regard to Tres- sio Hawk , but It was presumed that the family would bo present when Judge Wilson decided from the evi dence furnished whether the Indus trial school Is the best place for her. WILL PROBABLY BE TURNED OVER TO COMMITTEE. OPEN MEETING NOT IN FAVOR It Was Said That a Committee Would Probably be Appointed to Look Into Matters That Have Recently Been Made Public. [ From Monday's Dally.l The Braasch-Flynn police Investiga tion will take up part of the evening's session of the city council. No charg es have been filed but councllmen say that It would probably be on the pro gram to take some action on the mat ter. ter.A A committee investigation of police affairs was the suggestion made Mon day by some who thought that mode of procedure preferable to an open council meeting. In fact , It Is prob able that a committee of councllmen will be appointed to inquire Into the matter. It was said Monday that If a com mittee was appointed It would prob ably Investigate the fee question under former administrations in order to as certain how far In the past It had been the custom to depart from the straight line. line.Tho special purpose of the evening's council meeting Is to make a formal assessment of the cost of laying the now sewer district against the resi dents of Norfolk's flrst sewer dlbtrlct. As Councllmen Garvln and Spellman will be out of the city It will require n general attendance on the part of the remaining councilnieu to glvo a quorum. These members arc in the city : Councllmen Kauffman , Haase Dcgner , Craven , Buchholz and Dolan NIGHT POLICEMAN MAKES SENSA TIONAL ACCUSATIONS AGAINST CHIEF OF POLICE Night Officer Ed Braasch Issues Signed Statement In His Own Defense , at the Same Time Delving Into Other " " Police Force Affairs. IFrom Frldny'H Onlly.1 Night OIHcer E. W. Braasch's prom ised statement , shedding llghl on local police matters , Is made public today. It Is sensational In substance , touching not only on the Friday night episode but on other Items of police court his tory. tory.The The facts which were brought against Night OIHcer Bransch and which provoked his reply were these : That on Inst Friday night nfter mid night ho wns summoned to a private rooming house by a Norfolk landlndy who desired police protection against a transient woman roomer who had taken a young mnn Into her room , that the couple had luul the lights extin guished In the room for about thirty minutes before the olllcer arrived , that the door was unlocked at the com mand of Olllcer Braasch after a delay of about ten minutes , that after a con ference In the room the olllcer re turned , suggesting to the landlady that the matter might bo best kept quiet and that the people In the case would pay her to keep It quiet , that no ar rests wore made In the matter until Chief Flynn got busy the next after noon , that the night ofilcer returned and collected as advance room rent which the objectionable woman had paid for her room. Night Offlcer Braasch , who admits that ho blames Chief Flynn for the course recent events have taken , has made a public statement. Instead of 'ollowing the chief's advlco to with- Irnw from the force , Olllcer Braasch ms plunged Into police court history. Part of Olllcer Brnasch's statement s a defense of himself and part con sists of accusations against the chief ) f police. The charges , which Olllcer jraasch says are supported by police court records , are that Chief Flynn has taken fees belonging legally to Braasch and that other fees have been wrongly charged by the chief. This s the substance of the charges that inve been committed to paper by the light olllcer. The whole police court matter , ac cording to the present program of the city administration , will be inquired nto at the council meeting next Mon- lay evening. This date , the occasion of a special meeting of the city coun cil , had been picked for an inquiry into the Friday night episode but since Olllcer Braasch has been heard cer tain councilmcn have declared that the icaring will take a wider range. Here Is Officer Braasch's signed statement : To Whom It May Concern : On the night of Friday last , Sept. 20 , 1907 , I was called to the homo of Mrs. X. Arriving there I was told by Mrs. X that there were some object ionable parties In the liouse. I knock ed at the door of the room occupied by the parties and after knocking three times the door was opened. I saw a young man sitting in the rocker read ing a newspaper. The parties were not undressed. I then went to Mrs.X and asked her If she knew of any thing wrong with the parties. She said she wanted them out of the house. I asked her whether she wanted them arrested or whether Jhe would swear that anything was wrong and she said she did not care what became of them so long as they would leave the house. 1 saw nor knew nothing upon which to make an arrest without a warrant. I then advised them to leave the house and did tell Mrs. X that It would be well not to say anything on account of the Injury It might bo to her house , there being absolutely nothing upon which to base an arrest. I did not leave the premises with the parties and made no arrest and had nothing further to do with the matter until the following morning at about 9 o'clock after I appeared against some other parties that I had arrested and that were before police judge ; it was then that I called upon Mrs. X for the return of the money due to the former occupant ( Miss Brunson. ) Mrs. X then gave me $1.00 which money , after consulting the city attorney , wns turned over to the par ty who sent me after the same. No charge was made for this by mo. I was repeatedly Instructed by Chief of Police Flynn to make no arrests of that nature unless I had positive proof of the commission of a crime. Cases of tills kind were talked over repeatedly - ly between us and my Instructions were positive and acting on these In structions I made no arrest ; this and the fact that there was no evidence to prove up any charge against them. My position as nightwatch Is an ap pointive one appointed by the mayor with and by the consent of the council , and I can only bo removed by the au thorities that appointed me. Notwith standing this fnct I wns threntened by the chief Inst Monday evening that he would remove my star and divest me of the powers of the night watch and remove me. Upon asking him why I should be removed ho answered that I hnd not obeyed orders that ho had given. I asked him where I hnd been dlrellct in my duty nnd ho said , "You have failed to call mo at C o'clock , " when under the provisions of the city ordinance regulating the time to bo put In by the oftlcers his place was on duty at that time. I know of no ordinance or law compell ing mo to call him at C or at any other hour , no more so than that I am com pelled to shine his shoes or do any other thing of a personal nature. He also accused me of not ringing curfew. To this I must say that 1 have forgotten It a few times hut have always watched the streets to see that children wcro off the streets. Ho also accused mo of not handing over to him all the keys of the city offices ant jails , This I deem not necessary and as long as I am the nluhtwatch I pn pose to keep the keys unless ordore otherwise by the mayor or council I charge that the whole friction In twoou the chief and myself IIIIH nrlso over the division of fees nrUlng fron arrests. 1 never got any fooa from at rests inndi' by the chief but ho nlwny gobbled part of my fees. A week agi last Saturday , on September 11 , asked for an understanding In rcgnn to fi'i'H. The chief told mo that over ; time I made an nrrost 1 would got i dollar. 1 then decided to retain all in ; fees In the future nnd not share then with the chief and since then he hai not been the mime John. Other olll cors on the force with the prosen chief have had the same experience The city ordinance states plainly tha1 the nightwatch IH entitled to the same fees as the chief of police. On July 27 last I was called to IIHSH | | In arresting four partlcu near the corner nor of Norfolk avenue and Flr.st street They wore brought up before Police Judge Ulscley , pleaded guilty and wore lined. The total fine and costs amount ed to $ ; ii. ( Of this Chief Flynn re- colvod $1J ( In coats. The costs were Itemized by the chief as follows : Mak ing arrest , $1 ( permitted by law ) ; at tendance In court , $1 ( permitted by aw ) ; hack fare * , $1 ( Norfolk people tnow what regular hack rates are ) ; assistance' , $1 ( of which the magnifi cent sum of $1 was handed to mo for my services , although I was with Flynn nil the time nnd wjis his "assist- int" from Ktnrt to finish ) . The law illowod mo $1 as assistant for each isslHtaneo and In each case. I know if no provision of law that would ex- use the hack fare and the assistance terns In their entirety going to anyone nit the hackman and the assistant. On Saturday last , the 21st of Sop- ember , I made the arrest of two par ies and wns assisted In making the it-rest by Mr. Van Horn , upon whom I jailed for assistance. This arrest was nude at 1 o'clock In the night time vlien the chief was asleep or should mvo been , without his knowledge or isslstnnco , yet the chief was on hand vhon the "spoils" were paid into court mil there was to he a division of them , lo , the chief , met mo and asked me o "let him on a third. " And although with my assistant had full charge of ho arrest and Incurred all the costs , ho chief took full charge of docketing he various items of "expense" in po- ice court the next morning. Those ire the Items ho sot down : Hack faro , > 2 ( although wo walked and no hack vns used ) ; arrest $2 ; attendance In : ourt , $2 ; assistance , $2 ; mileage , 20 enth ; total , $8:20. : Of this amount , ilthough the chief had been absent luring the entire arrest , $3 went Into ils pocket. In the afternoon of Saturday last the wo parties at Mrs. X 's home the ? vening before , wore arrrested. The oung man walked over to the police : onrt and pleaded guilty while the oung woman walked nil alone hroiifih the alloy to the police court ind pleaded guilty. Both pnld their Inos and costs. Yet in both of these jase-s the chlof had assistance charged ip and had the assistance fee collected ind I understand that a member of lis household received the "dig" jhargcd up as assistance. If a "house-cleaning" la wanted , .here are also other facts that can be ooked into. I have at all times tried to do my luty as nightwatch , my duty as out- ined by the chief of police , and recog- lize him as my superior , but I will not mike unwarranted arrests for the sim ile reason of making fees , and that o me seems the reason for the abuse mil insults heaped upon me. I am willing at all times to appear jcfore the mayor and city council and explain my conduct or give any olllcial nformatlon that has come to my uiowledge as nightwatch. E. W. Braasch. NO USE FOR ST. PATRICK. Trained Rattlers Object to Irish Air And Run Away From Trainer. District Passenger Agent Paul S. Mlllspaugh , of the Lehlgh Valley rail road , asserts that the company for which ho works has the most wonder ful trainer of rattlesnakes In Its em ploy that there Is In the United States , says an Ithaca , N. Y. , dispatch. "Last fall wo got hold of a happy- go-lucky Irishman , who Is good com pany for himself , and wo sent him up to be watchman at a lonely gravel pit. After getting accustomed to his new job this son of Erin set to work to es tablish friendly relations with the dumb denizens of the woods , nnd suc ceeded admirably. "One day while walking alone ; a rocky bluff , he almost stepped on a huge rattlesnake. The rattler wns in clined to show fight , but the Irishmnn , seeing a chnnco for nnothor friend , managed to trap It and carry It homo with him. "In time the snake became abso lutely tame. It would writhe about the floor and curl Itself up at Its mas ter's feet llko a pet poodle. Soon there came six little snakes , and they , too , at flrst were pugnacious. But Mother Snake told them It was all right , and in the course of time they became as tame as the parent. "The rattles of the snakes were of different sizes and the Irishman con ceived a musical scheme. He lined them all in a row , with their tails In the nlr. Shaking one rattle after the other ho discovered that different sounds and tones canio forth. Fasci nated by the new Instrument , ho played frequently and finally became so proficient that different tunes wore produced. "Being n patriotic Irishman , once ho started on "St. Patrick's Day In the Morning. " This was too much for the snakes. Mindful of St. Patrick , and his treatment of their forebears many years ago , the snakes rebelled and boat It for the woods. Now the Irish man is without his music and his pet snakes have left forovfcr. " Little Runaway. A team which George Benedict had bought broke loose at the Benedict farm Saturday morning and ran to Norfolk , turning in at their former stable. The spring wagon to which the team was hitched was slightly damaged In the runaway. SAID TO HAVE ELOPED WITH BROTHER-IN-LAW. BUT NOW BACK AT VERDIGRE After Some Months Miss Alice Klop- for Has Returned to Verdigre De serted Wife Rcmnlncd There With Two Children All the While. Vordlgro , Nob. , Sept. 30. Special to The News : Miss Allco Klopfor , daughter of Ernest Klopfer of this place , returned to her homo Saturday after HOIIIO months' absence. She wait said to have eloped with her Bister Itachael'K husband. The sister llachnol remained with her two children at the homo of her father. RAIN BROUGHT GRIEF. Amateur Baseball Game Is Declared Off Outdoor Work Is Held up. The Monday rain brought a touch of grief to Norfolk. To the amateur baseball fiends It meant an "Indellnlto postponement" for the championship gnmo net for the ifloriioon between Mapes' "own" and lie Sturgeon-Heels trade shovel's. Un- ess all the amateur follows happen to got together some bright afternoon the third game of the Horlos will prob ably bo killed by some October frost. The rain drove W. J. Stadelman and ils telephone crew from the new mien - on stock yards site , where the work ) f setting the pouts for Smith Broth- rs' sale yards had been about half completed. The rain also put a complete slop to ill work on the now Independent sys- om , the underground part of which vns only just being begun when the aln of Friday drove the trench dig gers to shelter. John Duncan of Sioux City , the en gineer constructing the plant , turned ho rain to good account by striking nit on a duck hunt down the Union 'aclfic tracks. The rain resulted In a suspension of julldlng operations. On Philip nv- oniio the new high school building Is reaching up towards the second story while the new Northwestern depot la mrtlnlly under roof. Enough work ma been done on both buildings to furnish a good idea of what the flu shed structures will look llko. QUENTIN ROOSEVELT BRINGS PE CULIAR PETS BACK. PUTS VISITORS INTO FRENZY Quentln's Pets From Oyster Bay Frighten Bonaparte and Make Hep burn Dance Women Arc Sent Into Hysterics at the Sight. Washington , Sept. 28. A house full of visitors at the whlto house yester day morning saw snakes real , llvo ones and Cjiientin Roosevelt , young est son of the president , had more fun , combined with disappointment that some of those present did not appreciate the reptiles , than ho haa liad all summer. There is the highest authority in the land for the statement that the largest snake started to eat ono of the smaller ones right In the inner olllce of the white house , where nature faking Is held In utter abhorrence. Bonaparte Shuddered. President Roosevelt was busy with Attorney General Bonaparte when Quentin , disregarding the specious ar gument of Secretary Loch that per haps the head of the department of justice didn't llko snakes , roller-skated Into the private oillce and dumped a wriggling mass of reptiles from a bag upon his father's mahogany desk. Quentin wanted the attorney general to take them In his lap but the buster of trusts nnd smnsher of octopl shud dered. IIo dlcsn't llko snakes. A gentle parental admonition that some folks who really were fond of snakes were In the next room , sent Master Roosevelt skating Into the cab inet chamber , where Representative Hepburn , former Representative Lacey - coy of Iowa , and two others were wait ing to sec the executive. "Hello , " exclaimed Mr. Hepburn , with a smile , thinking the snakes were the India rubber kind. But ho quickly shifted when the youngster thrust ono of the smaller wrigglers into his outstretched palm. Hysteria Among Women. Just then the largest snake crawled up Quentln's arm inside his coat nnd the boy couldn't pull him back because the snako's scales caught In the clothes. When the president looked In to see what was the trouble Repre sentative Hepburn had recovered and very carefully was helping Quentin to remove his coat so that the snake could bo liberated. Disgusted with the lack of appre ciation of snakes in high ofllclal life , Quentin made his exit through the ante room , dragging the snakes behind and nearly driving the women sight seeing contingent Into hysterics. RAIN SUNDAY AND MONDAY. . Two Cloudy , Gloomy Days This Vi cinity Got a Drenching. Sunday was n day of rain , chilly air and gloomy clouds in Norfolk , and Monday was no better. A heavy rain began falling Monday morning and continued through the day , thorough ly drenching this vicinity.
