THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NUWS-JOKURNAL : FRIDAY , OCTOBER 11 , 1907.
THERE 18 LITTLE DEMAND FOR
THEM NOWADAYS.
NO SPECIAL DENEFIT IN THEM
About One-Fourth the Commercial
Travelers Out of Norfolk Uae the
Two-Cent Mileage Books , the Other
Three-fourths Buy Local Tickets.
The Norfolk sale of two-cent mllo-
ago books , good In tlio hands of bear
er nntl good for the tranHportatlon of
nny number of portions up to the limit
of mileage In the book , has been slow
In Norfolk rnllronil olficefl.
It In claimed that commercial trav
elers do not buy the books an rondlly
as It was Riippouod they would , travelIng -
Ing men stating that as they can buy
local tickets as needed for the same
rate charged for the bookB that there
IH no decided advantage In the pur-
chaao of the book ticket. It Is esti
mated that about a fourth of the trav
eling men who" Icavo Norfolk use the
mileage books whllo the other three-
fourUm now purchase local tickets.
Companies which provide transpor
tation for their salesmen , the packing
companies In particular , are liberal
purchasers of the mileage books
Those companies do not purchase
nilloago books at their homo ofllco but
send orders for the books to bo deliv
ered to the salesman at the lattor's
stopping place.
"When the mileage books were placed
on sale It was said that a heavy sale
was not looked for and It was not
thought that tboro would bo the do
mend for such tickets that tbere bad
been for the old reduced rate mileage
The tickets are sold by the railroad
companies In compliance with a state
law.
CARS FOR SECTION MEN.
Experiment Being Made on Lines In
Southwest.
Lincoln , Neb. , Oct. 5. The Rock
Island has for several months been
publishing an employe's magazine , de
voted to the good of the company ant
Us service. It opens Its October mini
her with a Quotation from Elbert Hub
him ! : "An ounce of loyalty Is worth
n pound of cleverness. " Continuing a
long quotation from the same author
the maga/.lno says : "And don't for
get 'I forgot' won't do In business. "
The magalzno Is largely devoted to
news and gossip gathered from the big
system. It tells of a now departure In
railway maintenance departments as
follows :
"Experiments nro being made wltl
motor cars for the use of section mer
on both the southwestern and Choctnw
districts. Two cars were ordered for
service on the Sallna branch and one
car each on the Hillings and Tecumsel
branches. It has been found that the
cars are capable of hauling twelve or
llftcen men and two push cars full >
loaded with ties , so that It appears tha
by the use of the motor cars section
men may get to and from their work
more quickly and also accomplish
much larger amount of work than for
merly. "
The Rock Island Is to build a now
eating house at Pratt , Kan. Motive
power terminal appliances and a new
freight depot arc planned for Eldorado
Kan. Twenty miles of rails will bo laic
on the old grade west of Amarlllo
Tox. , and the remainder of the grade
to Tucumcarl , N. M. , will bo fitted with
rails during the following year. It is
said that new wires now being placed
will bo In position before the first o
the year and that by that time carofu
handling of wire matter will relieve ml
telegraph congestion.
The magazine publishes a depart
ment under the head "For doing mor
than duty , " showing whore nierl
marks have been bestowed. It 1
shown that out of seventy-five to
eighty rewards bestowed thirty wer <
for voluntarily firing an engine when
the regular fireman had been disabled
had become ill , exhausted or had deserted
sorted his post of duty. Men thus re
warded were engineers , conductors
brakomcn and flagmen. Ono station
agent was rewarded for prompt action
following a cyclone that destroyed th
depot and scattered the records eve
a largo territory. He recovered hi
records after the storm and saved tin
"on hand" freight. Many marks weri
bestowed on men who did more than
duty in getting important trains eve
the road and In avoiding terminal con
gestlon by the use of their brains. Th
following tells whore one man was re
warded , oven though his efforts to il
a bravo act were not successful :
"Fireman John Ramey , Oklahom
division , ten merit marks for attempl
ing to save the life of a small chll
who was sitting on the track In fron
of an approaching passenger train
As soon as the child was noticed Mr
Ramoy went out on the running boar
with the intention of catching th
child from the pilot , but ho was unabl
to reach the pilot in time to proven
the child from being killed. "
A Nebraska man secured morl
marks for a similar performance a
shown by the following statement :
"Brakeman D. H. Emery , Nebraska
division , ten merit marks for pulling
man out of the way of moving train
in Falrbury yard , August 22 , whlcl
was the means of saving the man
from being severely injured by the
train. "
At Chlckasha a train crew was re
warded for switching train when th
yard crow did not put In an appear
ance. An Iowa operator discovered n
broken flange In a passing train , stop
ped the train and avoided a wreck and
was rewarded.
Referring to men not in line for re
ward , the magazine sa : "Tho man
some
who has at bin tongue's end the rela
tive values of Blocks and bonds of
every railroad and Industrial enter
prise In the country may auk 'What
tlrno does the 5 o'clock train leave ? ' "
HERRICK WON BASEBALL GAME
Nellgh Went Down to Defeat In Rose
bud Territory.
The RoBobud won from north No-
> raska at baseball at the Horrlck
troct fair , Hcrrlck defeating Nollgh
n two fast games.
The Horrlck street fair wan the
event of the week in the Rosebud and
wo close games of ball between NeIgh -
Igh and Horrlck were features of the
air.
air.Tho
The Thursday game went to Her
rlck by the Bcoro of 5 to 4 whllo the
victory In the second game was Her-
rick's by 5 to 3.
Dr. Conwoll , manager of the Nellgh
line , and the Nellgh players were in
Norfolk Saturday , returned homo from
Icrrlck. Queener of Norfolk , who
lold left field for Nellgh , returned with
ho Nellgh men.
Dr. Conwell would not conclude that
ils players had been outclassed at all
> y the Ilcrrlck lineup. Another game ,
10 said , would bo played on Impartial
grounds to give a fair test.
Before the Nellgh team left Herrlck
irrangoments had been made for a
aino to bo played next Thursday at
Boncsteel between Nellgh and Herrlck.
The game will bo played for $100 n ,
sldo and more money will bo In sight.
The game Thursday will probably
close the 1907 season for Nellgh.
The races and other features of the
Ilcrrlck fair were said to bo good.
SATTERLEE BROTHERS' STORAGE
IS DESTROYED.
WAS OF INCENDIARY ORIGIN
Sattcrlee Brothers , Who Started Into
the Ice Business In Norfolk This
Year , Are the Second Ice Firm to be
Wiped Out by Fire.
Satterlco Brothers' Ice liouso jusi
east of the city burned to the grounc
at midnight Saturday. It was the third
Ice house fire In that immediate vlcln
Ity within three months.
That the Ice house fire was of incen
diary origin Is not doubted for n. mo
ment by the proprietors , the firemen
or others familiar with the circum
stances. But at that point the evi
dence seems to cease.
Last July the big double Ice house
of Waldo & Dlllcnbcck , only GOO yards
from the ice house of Satterlee Broth
ers , was totally destroyed by fire with
a loss estimated at from $7,000 to
$8,000. No insurance was carried.
The business was recently taken back
by George Schwenk , who had disposed
of the Ice plant to the now firm.
Saturday at midnight the Satterlee
Ice house was found on fire for the
second time within the week. On the
previous Sunday evening the blaze had
been discovered in tlmo to extinguish
the burning straw.
But there was no relief Saturday
night. The house was nearly a mass
of flames when the blaze of light
brought the alarm. Outside of the fire
limits , there was no possibility of sav
ing the building although the hook and
ladder company made the run to the
fire. The building was a total loss and
the ice was badly damaged.
The ice house was valued at about
$1,000. Insurance protection was $700.
About 150 tons of ice was in the house ,
the ice being valued at about $500.
Some insurance was carried on the ice.
The Saterloo Ice house stands just
north of the residence of O. E. and
George Sattorlee on East Norfolk av
enue beyond the bridge. Only a strong
south wind Saturday saved the Satter
lee barn and possibly the home from
destruction.
This was Satterlee Brothers' first
year in the ice business and in view of
the Incidents of the past week they
are very uncertain as to their future
course. They have a limited supply
of ice left in the old ice house near
the sugar factory and will try to sup
ply their customers. The firm had re
cently completed an ice pond.
With an extended spell of hot weath'
er It Is said that Norfolk would face
an Ice shortage , the present supply of
ice In the houses of the four local deal
ers being estimated as capable of last
ing about ten days with a warm weather
or demand. The demand for Ice fluc
tuates greatly In the fall months. As
a result of the ice house flro last July
some outsldo Ice has already been
shipped Into Norfolk.
Sattorleo brothers have found noth
ing about the vicinity of the burned
Ice house to throw light on the origin
of the fire. The last visit to the Ice
house was made at noon , no tramps
were seen about and there is no rea
son to suspect spontaneous combus
tion.
tion.Tho
The ice house was a new frame
building , 32x50 and twenty feet high.
SAYS "BLACKHAND" DID IT
_
Post-Card That Doesn't Tell the Truth
Received by Moeller.
Emil Moeller has received a post
card which does not tend to solve the
mystery of his chicken-slaying , be
cause there Is no longer any mystery
there. The post-card bears the Ink-
drawing of a black hand. The Index
finger Is pointing to a chicken's head.
"Tho Black Hand did it , " says the
post-card. But the post-card lies.
Dogs did it and the dogs have been
killed.
Mr. Moeller returned from Omaha
to find his sixty-four dead chickens
still dead.
SSHElPtNW
FIRST BIG HORSE AUCTION HELD
IN NORFOLK.
BIG CROWD IN ATTENDANCE
W. H. Butter-field of Norfolk Paid the
Highest Price for an Animal , BuyIng -
Ing Four at $152 Each Flfty-flvo
Sales Made.
[ From Tuedav' Datlv.i
Norfolk was Initiated Monday into
the mysteries of the sales ring of n
go mi I no big horse sale.
Monday Smith Brothers' Land and
Live Stock company , which has re
moved from Newport to Norfolk , held
Its initial sales in the now stockyards
constructed for Its special use by the
union stock yards company organized
among local business men. And the
attendance of horsemen at the first
sale attested the wisdom of the rcmoV'
al to Norfolk.
During the four or five hours of the
sale Monday afternoon several hundred
horses were disposed of to the highest
bidders. Fifty-five sales were recorded
In all , each sale auctioned off carrying
with it from ono to thirty odd horses.
The forty-four horse pens that com
prise the now stockyards were filled
with animals for Monday's sales , each
bunch of horses waiting In turn to be
driven Into the sales ring.
An amphitheater with several tiers
of seats surrounds the circle of the
sale ring. Hero sit the spectators
horsemen , farmers and the curious. A1
a signal the gates open and n score ol
horses shoot Into the sale ring. Round
and round the nnlmals circle in the
narrow ring under the critical eyes of
the prospective buyers. Slowly the
bids mount up under the encouraging
generalship of the auctioneer , mountei
by way of authority on a sleepy horse
At the end of a few minutes the auc
tloneer falls to get n raise and the sale
Is mado. A quick entry in the books
another gate swings open and the
horses rush down a driveway to their
pen. Then the ring fills again and an
other sale Is on. Some of the sales
run up to two and three thousand del
lars.
lars.The
The horses that topped the marke !
In price Monday afternoon were bid In
by W. II. Buttcrfield of Norfolk. Mr
Buttorfield bid $152 apiece for four
horses , two bays and two browns. The
lowest sale recorded was a black colt
bought In by Emil Rettler at $7.
The crowd brought to Norfolk Mon
day by the sales was In Itself a sufll
clent indication of the benefit that wll'
accrue to Norfolk through the big
horse sales. Sixty or eighty horse
men , It Is said , came into Norfolk 1
rail. Twenty people were brought to
the city by Smith Brothers while
farmers of the vicinity were well rep
resented.
The attendance at the first horse
sale was satisfactory to nil parties
The removal from Newport to Norfolk
has brought Smith Brothers Into new
and additional territory and ono effec
of this was noted In a llttlo backward
ness In the bidding , a not unexpecte <
feature at an initial sale.
Among the men who bid in horses
at the Monday afternoon sale were :
Joseph Crllly , Bonesteel ; E. A. Dan
lelson , Leland , 111. ; W. A. Jones , Lan
der , Wyo. ; W. Rathje , Holsteln , la.
L. C. Bailey , Oelrlchs , S. D. ; J. E
Nichols , Stanton ; W. H. Butterfleld
Norfolk ; B. S. Kelley , Walthlll ; W
E. Taylor , Madison ; George A. Hagen
Clarkson ; Wm. Dunn ( auctioneer ) ; G
O. Schmitt , Madison ; Emil Rettler
John Kauff ; Tim Preece , Battle Creek
N. Clemens , Verdol ; W. B. LIndstead
F. H. Chandler , Norfolk ; A. A. Shook
Chamberlain ; J. E. Francis , Pierce
W. E. Ferrell ; C. B. Thompson ; John
Krantz , Norfolk ; J. W. Relce ; T. C
Cantwell ; Jack Moore , Battle Creek
D. D. Brunson , Norfolk ; R. W. Rohrke
Notes of the Sale.
A second sale of range horses wll
be held by Smith Brothers In two
weeks. Then the range season wll
close with another sale two weeks
later.
As soon as building arrangements
can bo made the Smith Brothers Land
and Live Stock company will put up
a live stock barn In Norfolk that wll
hold 200 head of horses. The range
sale season ends during the first o
November but horse sales In the sta
bles will bo held every two weeks
throughout the winter.
Smith Brothers have handled 7,000
head of horses this season.
P. M. Maley. J. S. Smith and C. A
Smith of the firm will remove to Nor
folk from Newport. The question o
ofllces and other details of the remova
will bo lined up during the coming
week.
C. M. Thompson , president of the
Rock County State bank and a prom
Inent member of the big horse firm
will remain in Newport.
After the sales had closed at C p
m. Monday about four hundred horses
remained over for a special Tuesday
morning sale.
The Nebraska National bank Mon
day evening was converted Into a
clearing house for horse sale checks
for the benefit of the parties to the
big sale.
Three auctioneers presided over the
ring at different periods : William
Dunn of Weeping Water , O. V. Kenas
ton of Butte and T. D. Preeco of Battle
Creek.
"I think we have found the location
for a great horse market , " said J. S
Smith after the sale , "I think the loca
tlon superior to Omaha or Sioux City
Wo have railroad and hotel nccommo
datlons hero and are in closer touch
with the farmer buyers. '
Among the candidates who were Infer
for the horse sale were Sheriff J. J
Clements , candidate for re-election ;
eorgo E , Richardson.
-andldato for ro-clcctlon ; Deputy
Treasurer Frank Peterson , republican
: andldato for treasurer , and Deputy
Assessor P. W. Ruth , republican can-
lldato for assessor.
Among the men who bought nice
itrlngs of horses were :
W. Rathjo of Holsteln , Iowa , bid in
hesc sales : seventeen marcs and geld-
ngs at $ GO , total $1,020 ; ono buckskin
at $100 ; fifteen colts nt $35.50 , total
$532.50 ; twelve colts nt $20 , total $240 ;
ono colt at $10 ; two bay marcs at $58 ,
otal $110 ; ono bay gelding nt $81 ;
ono brown gelding at $75.
E. A. Danlclson of Leland , III. , bid
n twenty-one marcs at $ GO , total $2-
205 , and two greys at $27 , total $54.
Joe Crilly , down from Boncsteel ,
( ought this bunch for the Rosebud :
seventeen mares nt $79 , total $1,343 ;
thirty-two yearlings nt $23.50 , total ,
f752 ; twenty-nlno yearlings nt $28 , teal -
: al $812 ; ono small roan , $20 ; eight
mixed nt $21 , total $1G8.
L. C. Bailey of Olrichs , S. D. , was
high on these ; ten mares and colts nt
$28 , total , $280 ; five yearlings at
$12.50 , total $02.50 : one brown geld
Ing , $38 ; ono grey , $54.
W. A. Jones of Lander bid In fifteen
geldings nt $101 , total , $1,515.
W. H. Butterlield of this city made
these purchases : four bay und browns
at $152 , total $008 ; ono bay nt $95 ;
ono sorrel saddle horse at $40 ; ono
black gelding at $8G ; one bay gelding
at $52.
William Dunn of Weeping Water ,
the auctioneer , liked a bunch of twen
ty-three geldings well enough to bid
them In at $51.50 , total $1,184.50.
Tim Preece of Battle Creek got nine
teen mixed at $70 , total $1,444.
A. A. Shook from Chamberlain bid
In twenty-five mixed mares and geld
ings at $81.50 , total $2,037.50 ; and one
roan saddle pony at $40.50.
J. E. Francis of Pierce got fifteen
mixed at $9G , total $1,440.
W. E. Ferroll of Lander purchased
seventeen marcs at $75 , total $1,275.
John Kauff bought eighteen mixed
at an even hundred , total $1,800.
G. W. Relco bid $75 per on seven1
teen geldings , total $1,050.
G. O. Schmitt of Madison bid In six
teen colts at $40 , total $640.
TUESDAY TOPICS.
County Attorney Jack Koenlgsteln
was in Stanton todav.
Miss Jessie Drebert Is homo from a
two weeks visit In Pierce.
Miss Ethel Doughty has accepted
a position In the Sturgeon music store ,
Misses Lily Marquardt and Dolly
Pfunder are homo from a short visit
In Stanton.
Fred Koester , who Is in the drug
business at Carroll , was in Norfolk
over Sundey.
Jo Wiles , attendant at the Norfolk
insane hospital , is said to be very
seriously ill.
Miss Patrlca Kenney of Schuyler ar
rived in Norfolk last evening on a visit
with her cousin , Miss Edna Loucks.
Mrs. Fred Largen and children of
Crolghton have returned home after a
short visit in Norfolk at the homo of
Mrs. Largen's sister , Mrs. J. D. Stur
geon.
Dr. C. W. Ray returned yesterday
from Omaha , where he was assignee
to Norfolk for the coming year by the
North Nebraska conference of the
Methodist church.
Mrs. A. J. Durland will entertain nt
1:30 : o'clock luncheon next Friday.
Mrs. N. A. Ralnbolt entertained nt
luncheon yesterday for Mrs. Kelper.
Alex Suyder of Warnervllle has traded
od his farm for the C. H. Brake real
denco property at the corner of Ninth
street and Pasewalk nvcnue. Mr
Brake expects to farm.
The ladles aid society of the Meth
odlst church gave n reception Monday
afternoon for Mrs. S. E. Howins who
leaves In a short tlmo with her bus
band for Wisconsin to spend the win
ter.
ter.Tho
The marriage of Mr. Grant Percy of
Crawford and Miss Mary E. Covert of
this city will take place at 4:30 : o'clock
Wednesday afternoon at the home o
the parents of the bride-to-be , Mr. and
Mrs. J. Covert.
Ed Hnrter , in n postnl card written
Sunday night from the Mayo hosplta
at Rochester , Minn. , stated that he
would bo operated upon the nex
morning for acute appendicitis and
possible gallstone trouble.
The C. W. Braasch will contest wll
como up for hearing in the county
court nt Madison next Monday. The
matter will como before County Judge
Bates on the protest filed by the sis
ter , Mrs. Apfel , against probating the
will.
will.L.
L. Z. Lee , a Northwestern switchman
who moved to Omaha from Norfolk
last spring , will return to this city wltl
his family the first of next week. Mr
Lee has found Norfolk preferable to
Omaha and his wife's health has not
been good In the latter city.
A half-tone photograph of Rev. Dr
Jennings , formerly of Norfolk but now
with the Methodist Book Concern , ap
peared on the front page of the Mln
neapolls Journal last week. Dr. Jen
nings was heralded in Minneapolis as
n "Methodist of wldo note. "
Satterleo Brothers upon an examln
atlon of their insurance papers Mon
day found that the Insurance on their
ice house destroyed by flro Saturday
night was $ GOO rather than $700 as
they had nt first supposed. They also
found that no Insurance had been taken
out on the Ico. As a result the fireless
loss will mount several hundred dollars
lars beyond the Insurance carried.
The Norfolk school board at their
Monday evening meeting ordered that
a fire drill should bo held once or twice
a week in the OIney building now used
as a temporary high school building.
There are two entrances by which the
pupils may leave the building In case
of fire and it is mainly to familiarize
the students with an exit in the back
part of the building that the flro drills
arp to bo Instituted. t _
ITIZEN8 THERE HAVE VOTED
$12,000 BONDS.
BUILD CONCRETE RESERVOIR
Big Tank Will be Forty Feet In Diam
eter and Ten Feet In Depth Will
be Built on the Gregory Butte , 100
Feet Above dyt.
Gregory , S. D. , Oct. C. Special to
The News : Gregory citizens have
voted to have a $12,000 nwterworks
system. The bond issue for that
amount carried by n practically unanl
nous vote , and the contract with the
Western Engineering company of
Yankton , S. D. , for the construction of
ho system was ratified. The spoclfl
inttons call for n largo concrete or ce
ment reservoir forty feet in diameter
and ten feet in depth to bo located
ipon the Gregory butte which reaches
a level of some 100 feet above the egn
oral elevation of the city. This will
nfford n pressure of moro than three
atmospheres , or sufficient to throw a
three-Inch stream clear over any build
Ing the city. The mains will bo eight
Inches in size and nt present just traverse
verso the business district. Later it
is the Intention of the town council
to extend them Into every part of the
residence section. Work will bo begun
at once and pushed. When completed
Gregory will have the largest and most
efficient waterworks system In this
portion of the state. An abundance
of pure , sofo water may be obtained
here at thirty feet down in quicksand.
Besides the $12,000 for the construe
tlon of the system , the city will go to
the expense of putting in n largo well
to afford a rapid and abundant flow.
MONDAY MENTION.
Fred Klentz went to Albion Satur
day.
day.Mrs.
Mrs. George Mclster and son are In
Pierce.
Mrs. Mary Elliott Is home from
Omaha.
George B. Christoph is homo from
a visit to Omaha.
A. J. Durland went to Omaha Mon
day.
day.Burt
Burt Mapes and M. D. Tyler were in
Stanton Monday afternoon.
Miss Etta Nappcr returned last week
from a short visit in Omaha.
J. H. Conloy arrived home Sunday
morning from a business trip to Box-
butte county.
Among the day's out of town visit
ors In Norfolk were : P. W. Ruth ,
Newman Grove , republican candidate
for county assessor ; Edward Haisch
Dallas , S. D. ; W. J. Woods , Spencer ;
John Shannon , Carroll ; County Attor
ney J. A. Van Wagcnen , Pierce ; W. C.
Cleveland , Wymore ; Bern Molecher ,
Steve Svoboda , Wilbcr ; Mr. and Mrs.
II. Reed , Oliver Carson , Madison ; C.
E. Stalley , Pierce ; H. J. Barkes , Hum
phrey ; Charles W. Jones , Bloomfield ;
J. J. Walters , Battle Creek ; E. C.
Ketchem , Cedar Rapids ; C. E. Ripple ,
Butte ; 0. J. Kenaston , Butte ; G. F.
Leaveagh , Valentine ; R. E. Buckmns-
ter , Crelghton ; Joseph Schmltt , Hum
phrey ; F. B. Buckwaller , Homer ; J. S.
Smith , Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Thompson
Newport ; Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Davis
Bassott ; John Martin , Ed Boyle , Ce-
resco ; A. J. Huff , Exeter ; Frew W ,
Rehbock , Crawford ; D. J. Hlleman , B
J. Paulson , Dakota City ; W. R. Locke ,
Stanton ; Wm. Dunn , Weeping Water ;
Mrs. Li. M. Ray , Oakdale ; Mra. W. E
Reed , Mrs. A. H. Corbett , Madison ;
Miss Joslo Richardson , Madison ; L ,
Wagner , Creighton ; E. W. Olmsted
Nellgh ; M. F. Wolfe , Sencer ; J. W.
Taylor , Madison ; J. C. Hayes , Greg
ory , S. D. ; M. Fox , C. L , Fox , Bel
grade ; H. B. D. Thompson , Florence ;
Paul Hackstock , Humphrey ; E. S. Kel
ley , Walthlll ; E. E. James , Falls City ;
C. F. Kaul , Madison ; G. E. Stork , Mad
ison ; Frank Shank , Silver Creek ; Miss
Mary Swoartwood , Silver Creek.
Editor J. B. Donovan of the Madison
Star-Mail was in Norfolk during the
day.
day.Mrs.
Mrs. W. S. Fox arrived homo last
evening from a short visit in Colura
bus.
Attorney K. W. McDonald of Stan
ton was In Norfolk Monday on his way
to Stanton.
Bon Blerer and mother , Mrs. Ray ,
of Oakdale , came to Norfolk In the
former's touring car.
E. W. Klnney of Chicago , who is
west on a business trip , spent Sunday
with his brother-in-law , C. S. Bridge.
Miss Anna Bocnko has returned
from Omaha where she has been the
guest of her sister during Aksarben
week.
Among the Stanton visitors In Nor
folk Monday were Mr. and Mrs. Emil
Schultz , Mrs. Frank Lensen and Mr.
and Mrs. George Porter.
Mrs. E. P. Weatherby and Mrs. Burt
Mapes left Monday morning for H
tings to attend the meeting of the
state confederation of women's clubs.
Judge A. Van Wagenen , a prominent
Sioux City attorney , was In Norfolk
Monday in company with his brother ,
County Attorney J. A. Van Wagonon
of Pierce.
County Clerk George E. Richardson ,
candidate for re-election , and Frank
Peterson , republican candidate for
county treasurer , were Monday visit
ors In Norfolk.
Among the north Nebraska bankers
vho stopped in Norfolk on business
Monday were : C. F. Roc , cashier of
ho Ponca Valley bank of Lynch , J. D.
Inskell of the Farmers and Traders
bank of Wakefleld and W. E. Taylor ,
cashier of the Madison State bank.
Dr. G. K Kolper arrived in Norfolk
Monday noon from Pierce to Join his
wife In a few days' visit in the city
before leaving for California where
they will spend the winter. Dr. Kol
per _ wasat _ the head of. the Norfolk a
liospltal for four years and Is the guest
of old friends In the city.
A. M. Woodrough of Newark , N. J. ,
special land examiner of the Pruden
tial Insurance company , who has been
n Norfolk and northeast Nebraska for
the past week In the interests of his
company , returned to the cast today.
Mrs. C. M. Pancoast loft Norfolk nt
noon for a short visit in Fremont.
Mrs. Pancoast does not expect to re
turn to Norfolk but will bo Joined In
a short tlmo by her husband , Dr. Pan-
coast , who has disposed of his prac
tice In Norfolk.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wiles ,
a son.
The family of John Stevens on South
Fourth street are sick with diphtheria ,
The first fall meeting of the 0. M.
C. club was held Saturday evening at
the homo of Miss Matilda Herrmann.
Miss May Schwenk was elected presl
dent and Miss Llzzlo Sclirnm chosen
secretary of the club for the coming
year.
The annual meeting of the Ladles
Missionary society will bo held at the
homo of Mrs. MacMlllan on Tuesday
afternoon , October 8. Olllccrs will bo
elected at the meeting. The ladles of
the congregation and their friends arc
cordially Invited.
A now plank platform was laid and
a few minor repairs were made about
the Union Pacific passenger depot last
week. But so far nothing has been
heard concerning the overhauling and
remodeling that the passenger depot
was expected to receive.
Postal cards from Thurso , Scotland
have begun to arrive in Norfolk , signed
by Dr. Mackay. They were mailed
Sept. 13. Dr. Mackay has been homo
for n couple of weeks. Ho says that
ho went to Scotland and was there
eleven days , visiting his aprents.
Fremont Herald : Mrs. Henry Mack
wife of Conductor Mack of the North
western , Is being treated at Fremont
hospital , where she was taken late
Wednesday night after accidentally
swallowing nn overdose of headache
pills. Her condition is not considered
serious.
Norfolk people are again to bo reminded
minded that there Is a real demand
for old magazines and other reading
matter at the Norfolk hospital. Nor
folk people having magazines or nny
thing else to contribute to the hospital
library may leave the same at the busl
ness office of The News.
Among the north Nebraska "mnlds
of honor" at last week's Aksarben
festival and ball in Omaha were : Miss
Ruth Brcssler , Wayne ; Miss Ruth Ev
ans , O'Neill ; Miss Florence Juell , New
man Grove ; Miss Frances Jerman ,
West Point ; Miss Lena McKnight ,
Long Pine ; Miss Ruth Myers , New
port.
"Are You Crazy ? " will be seen at
the Auditorium tonight. This Is a real
ly clever musical farce comedy with
Jingling songs and good feature stunts
to laugh at. The company carries
eighteen clever people and made a hit
In Omaha last week. The entire lower
floor is to be sold at 50 cents. A new
series of moving pictures will start
Wednesday night , the first number of
the high school lecture course coming
Tuesday night
A heavy killing frost Is the present
desire of many Madison county farm
ers. Corn , whllo promising a good
crop , Is maturing slowly and a good
frost that would harden up the ears
Is accordingly In demand. Corn husk
ing may start in two weeks around
Norfolk. Men who have driven over
the county Bay that the husks are un
usually open this fall and that the task
of gathering In the crop will bo easier
than usual as a result
A carload of telephone wire received
by the independent telephone people
In Norfolk means that the work ol
stringing wires for the independent
system will probably start during the
week. In the shipment of wlro re
ceived there was a total of 910,920 feet ,
or about 173 miles of telephone wire
Like all other building operations in
Norfolk this fall the construction of
the now telephone plant is being held
back by the general scarcity of labor
Invitations have been received in
Norfolk from Mr. Rome Miller of Oma-
ia , extending to Norfolk friends an
Invitation to be present at a "private
view" of the new Hotel Rome on
Thursday evening , October 10 , from 8
to 11. Dancing will form part of the
evening's program. The following
Omaha gentlemen will compose the
reception committee : Messrs. Wat
les , Klrkendnll , PIckens , McGrew ,
Wllkelm , Judson , Chase , J. L. Ken
nedy , A. C. Smith , Wharton , Dodge
and Klerstead.
Will Mlttlestadt , a young farmer llv-
ng near the Benedict ranch northeast
> f Hoskins , died Saturday in a Sioux
City hospital , death following an op
eratlon for appendicitis. The remains
vero brought from Sioux City for the
unoral , which was arranged to be held
Monday noon nt the home , with John
Schlndlor of Stanton , ex-grand presi'
dent of the Sons of Herman , conduct
ng the services with the lodge ritual.
nterment was in the now Lutheran
emetery. The deceased was survived
by a wife and baby son. Will Mlttle-
stadt was one of the sons of Fred Mit-
tlestadt , who lives on the Northfork.
As the fall run of range stock to
market continues the shipments of
Wyoming and South Dakota range cat
tle through Norfolk over the North
western gives no indication of drop
ping below last year's figures. The
shipments of this year and last are
said to run about the same , Indicating
that the settling up of the northwest
with farmers and small ranches has
up-to-date not seriously interferrod
with the great cattle Industry In the
western country tributary to Norfolk.
Each week some 700 stock cars are
being loaded with range stock shipped
through Norfolk to market. Shipment
of local feeding stock through Norfolk
Is in addition running about 300 carp
weok.
STORK BROUGHT THREE OF A
KIND THIS TIME.
OUGHT TO PLEASE ROOSEVELT
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Horst of Madison
County Were Parents of Seven Sat
urday Morning Now There Are Ten
Children In the House.
( From Moiulny'fl Dally.l
A visit of a true RooHoveltlau stork
to the farm house of Jacob Horst n
mlle and a half north of Norfolk Sun
day morning brought a Btidden In
crease to the Horst family. Three
baby girls were the Sunday morning
visitors to the Madlbon county farm
house.
Saturday Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Horst
were the parents of seven children.
Today they are the parents of ton.
Whllo ono of the baby triplets Is n
trlllo weak the physicians hope that
the Sunday trio will grow into thrc'o
hi'althy infants. The total weight of
the llttlo Sunday visitors was fifteen
pounds.
It IH said to bo about eight years
since n family in this vicinity were
blessed with triplets. Other children
In the Horst family liuvu arrived sep
arately.
METHODISTS TO IMEET AT STANTON
Next North Nebraska Conference Will
Convene There.
The next meeting of the North Ne
braska conference of the Methodist
church will bo held In Stanton. Stan-
ton's invitation to the conference was
accepted unanimously by the big Meth
odist ' metclng in Omaha. * - l- .
The conference will meet In Stnnton.
next fall. This Is ono of the most Im
portant church Butherlngs held In Ne
braska , 1-10 north Nebraska Methodist
pastors receiving their assignments at
these annual conferences. *
At the conference session In Omaha
llev. Thomas Blthell of Norfolk , presid
ing elder of the Nellgh district , was
elected alternate to the general confer
ence at Baltimore next May. Nebras
ka sends three clergymen and three lay
delegates to this conference. s
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PIERCE HORSE AGAIN GOBBLES
UP THE MONEY.
LAST DAY OF STANTON RACES
Good Crowd , Fast Baseball and Good
Horse Races Characterized the Clos
ing Event at the Stanton County
Fair for 1907.
Stnnton , Neb. , OcL 7. Special to
The News : The last day of the Stanton -
ton county fair was marked by flno
attendance and good attractions.
The ball game resulted in a victory
for the Stanton nlno over the Clarksoa
combination by a score of nine to five.
Chace , Mayers and "Si" Hartman
twirled for the colts. Person caught.
For Clarkson Schultz and Schulti
formed the battery.
The races resulted as follows :
2:50 : special trot or pace :
Lady Jim 1 1
Jake Hail 4 2
Dicland 2 2
John A 3 4
Time : 2:33H : ; 2:32 : % ; 2:31 : % .
Free for oil :
Captain Mack 1 1 1
Freddie C 3 2 3
Miss Klopping 2 3 3
Time : 2:28 : 4 ; 2:27 : % ; 2:27 : % .
One-half mile , free for all running
race :
Fox E 1
Miss Dewey 2
Lady Clare 3
Bessie B 4
Time : 54 % ; 55 % . r
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The merchant who tells women
about a now dress fabric reaches a
larger audience than can bo reached
in this city by the most popular lec
turer , actor or singer.
You MiJst ] M Forpt
We are constantly improv
ing in the art of making Fine
Photos.
Newest Styles in
Bards and Finish ,
We also carry a Fine Line
of Mouldings.
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