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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.