I'lIK NUKKOliK VVKKKLY NhJVVS JOKUKNAL : Fill DAY , OCTOniM 18 , 1 07 ,
NORFOLK CITIZEN THINKS IT
WOULD PAY.
NEED HORSES AT FIRE HOUSE
The Writer , In a Letter on the Sub
ject , Snye Expense of Maintaining
Team and Driver at Fire House
Would be Saved In Fires.
Ily mioer coincidence the following
IcttiT , which has boon received by The
News , was written Oct. 13 , the day
before the lire which destroyed a | Kj ) )
( nctory nnd two barns In nn early
morning blaze , the flames being well
under wny before the alarm was
turned In :
Norfolk , Neb. , Oct. 13. Editor of
The Dally NewH : As a citizen of Nor
folk and ii reader of The Dally News ,
1 would like to say a few words which
voice the sentiments of a good many
other people In regard to hotter fire
protection. The city council Is about
to undertake the expansion of the city
limits which will Include several out
lying districts In the city's govern
ment. It Is to be hoped that the city
ndmlnlHtrntlon will follow this up with
proper municipal protection as In for
mer expansions they have sometimes
been lax In the matter of expanding
lire protection. The district east of
the river to Dench street , three blocks
Miiaro | and the site of a number of
lesldences , Is a notable example of
this , as there Is not a lire hydrant or
n foot of water mains in the district.
Another thing which I think the city
could profitably take up Is the main
tenance of a team and at least one
man day and night at the central Jire
house to respond to tin alarm and take
the lire lighting apparatus to any part
of the city where It Is needed. Mis-
Miurl Valley , lown , maintains such a
system and It is giving satisfaction.
Sheridan , Wyo. , a town of 3,000 Inhab
itants , maintains one full company of
three men at the lire house all the
time and the history of the city Is
noticeably free from disastrous fires.
The cost of maintaining this protec
tion to the cltv is about $2.100 ner
year , yet the people of Sheridan are
willing to pay the price of this In the
assurance of first-class lire protection.
Ah the double shift law Is In effect In
Nebraska It would cost Norfolk just
double this amount or a little over
$ -1,000 per year. No one In Norfolk
can deny that the losses by fire In
Norfolk from Oct. 1 , 190C , to Oct. 1
1907 , have far exceeded $1,000. Nor
folk has grown too large and the fire
district Is scattered over too large ar
nrea for the old volunteer department
to do prompt and effective work. The
time consumed from the turning li
of the alarm until the fire department
scattered nil over the town at various
occupations , can run perhaps sevora
blocks to the fire house to get the fire
lighting apparatus and then severa
blocks more to the fire gives the flro
n start which often the firemen can
not always get under control. This Is
noticeably true of llres at night. No
long ago n friend of mine , a gentle
innn of TopcUn , Kan. , came to Nor
folk with the intention of investing It
Norfolk city property. After looking
mound he did not invest. The reasoi
he gave was inefllcient fire protectioi
for the outlying districts. I believe
that the establishment of an olliclen
lire department would be an nssur
mice of better lire protection to rosl
dents of Norfolk and a standing evl
dence of the present advance Norfoll
Is * making. Yours ,
An Admirer of Norfolk nnd The
Daily News.
TUESDAY TOPICS.
Miss Nettle Nenow has recoveret
from n several weeks illness from ma
larla fever.
n. W. Woolverton , formerly o
Pierce , died a few days ago at Spo
kaue , Wash.
City Treasurer Julius Haase ha
been absent from the cashier's desl
in the Citizens National bank on ac
count of an attack of grippe.
Manager Mathewson Is authority fo
the statement that the baseball season
In Norfolk next year will open wit !
n game between Mnpes * "own" and
the Norfolk Brownies.
J.V. . Hansom Is moving Into the
property which he recently remodeled
just north of the Methodist parson
age. .1 C. Adams will occupy Mr
Hansom's present residence on Soutl
Fourth street.
Ed Harter of Norfolk , who was operated
orated on several days ago by Mayo
Bros. In Rochester , Minn. , is doing
very well , according to a letter re
ceived by W. N. Huso from Dr
Charles Mayo.
The Queen Esther circle of the
Methodist church is planning a churcl
bazar to be held in the church some
time during November. A church en
tertalnment will form part of the even
Ing's program.
Norfolk attorneys were notified yes
terday that district court at Albion
Lad been adjourned on account of a
the death of a brother of Attorney II
C. Vail. District court in Albion wll
convene on December 5.
AVord received from Mrs. George
D. Uutterfleld from Davenport , Iowa
is very encouraging In regard to tht
Improved health of her father , A. P
Doe. Mrs. Butterfleld will remain In
Davenport until her father Is able to
accompany her home for a visit in
Norfolk.
Creighton News : Frank Lindsa >
nnil wife came up from Norfolk Sun
day and visited a short time at the
Geo. A. Lindsay home. Frank has sev
ercd his connection with the North
western. They left on Tuesday fo
Los Angeles , Calif. , where they wll
reside In the future.
On next Wednesday afternoon In
Christ Lutheran church In Norfolk Ar
nold Wagner nnd Miss Antonla Leh
man will bo united In marriage , Re\
J. P. Mueller performing the wedding
ceremony. The wedding will tak
place nt 3 o'clock. Miss Lehman la
the daughter of Mr. nnd Mrs. W. L
Lehman of this city. Mr. Wagner Is
a prominent young farmer living two
miles southeast of Norfolk.
Dr J II. Mackny has been notified
uy the editor of "Recreation" that that
tibllcallon has accepted an article of
IH ! giving an account of a vacation
pent In Nova Scotia. The article ,
vhleh will lie published during the
ext few months , will bo accompanied
> y n photograph of Dr. Mackay's camp.
) r. Mnckay has four other articles
vhlch will be published during the
ext few months In different publlca-
Ions.
Lincoln Star : Augusta II. , who
married Fred O. Hltney on February
1900 , at O'Neill , Neb. , was today
'ranted a divorce on showing that de-
'endant for the last year had refused
o support her notwithstanding the
act that ho knew her to be In dull-
ate health and unable to do manual
abor. On showing by the plaintiff
hat defendant was extremely anxious
hat n dlvorco bo granted as ho was
desirous of remarrying , the court In-
erted In the decree n provision forever -
over barring the defendant from mar-
ylng again.
Only the apparent stupidity of the
mllco authorities at Blair prevented
he arrest of two of the men who h.ive
recently flooded north Nebraska with
'wild cat" $20 notes of n defunct Geor
gia bank. According to a dispatch
rom Hlnlr two strangers caught In
he act of turning some of the fake
wentlcs Into the coin of the land were
Aimed loose by the police on account
> f a fear that conviction might not
ollow a trial. Two Blair stores "bit"
in the bad money and one of the
stores failed to recover Its "change. "
Three men arc said to have operated
n Blair. The Blair dispatch con
cludes : "The men arrested were re-
eased , as the ofllccrs concluded they
could not bo convicted If held. The
bills were Issued by some defunct
bank of the state of Georgia , which
at one time had been legal tender , nnd
the men claimed that they thought
they were good. They were well
dressed nnd supposed to belong to .the
snmo gang. The bills , nt each place ,
were passed on young and Inexperi
enced clerics. "
HIS WITNESS FEE SERVES AS JAG
GERM.
GOT A DOLLAR ; COST HIM $8
Paul Felbecorn of Pilger , Who Is Here
Working on a Church Building Ap
peared In Court Twice During Day ,
In Different Roles.
A prosecuting witness In the mornIng -
Ing upholding the dignity of the law
In police court , drunk on his witness
fees In the afternoon and thrown Into
the city jail at night , was one day's
record for Paul Felbercorn who said
that his home was at Pilger and that
he was working on the new church
building In Norfolk.
It Is something of a jump from pros
ecuting witness to a prisoner at the
bar but Felbercorn found that the dollar
lar fee which came so easy to the man
In the witness chair paved the way
for his appearance In police court In
another role. The same police court
which had handed out the dollar In
the morning sought to reap a harvest
of $8 after the second act.
The Pilger man was said In police
court to have first come to grief after
midnight in a Norfolk saloon , where
he was reported to have Interjected
some remarks In a private conversa *
tlon provoking the wrath of ono ol
the men conversing. The man whc
struck the blow was arrested and
fined in police court.
Then Kelbercorn got his witness
fee.
FOR MISUSING THE MAILS.
West Point Woman Has Been Arrested
on Serious Charge.
West Point Republican : For more
than two years an anonymous letter
writer has been abroad In this city ,
Letters of the most scandalous nature
and greatest indecency were addressed
to prominent people of this city , some
of them going through the mails ,
while others were dropped promiscu
ously on the streets. So long as the
contents of these letters were devoted
to a very reputable gentleman on
"Wall" street , little , If any , effort was
made by the local postofllce people to
detect the gnllty party. But , by and
by , these letters took a wider range
and viciously assailed the characters
of some of the most respectable wo
men of the town. And this , too , with
out any provocation whatsoever , the
writer indulging in wholesale slander
without sense or reason. When things
reached a most aggravated stage , the
postmaster presented the matter to
the postofflce department with the re
quest that It bo given Immediate at
tention. An Inspector was detailed on
the case and , coming to West Point ,
he laid plans for the detection of the
offenders. In n little while his efforts
were crowned with success , certain
occurrences pointing strongly to the
guilt of a certain middle-aged lady ol
this city. During the latter part of
September the Inspector laid the mat
ter before the federal grand jury In
Omaha and an indictment was prompt
ly returned. The suspected woman
was taken to Omaha Wednesday ,
where she will be required to answer
the charge In federal court.
Cut out the store-customers who arc
Influenced by store-advertising and
you will not need a tenth of your cler
ical force. You could discharge most
of the people who work for you , and
otherwise "save money. "
"MAPES1 OWN" BEAT OUT 8TUR-
GEON-BEELS TEAM.
JACK KOENIGSTEIN A HERO
By a Well Put Two-Baae Smash He
Broke the Tie Score and the Game
Was Won , Nine to Seven The Air
Was a Little Bit Frosty.
The Norfolk baseball season Is over.
Mnpes' "own" are the amateur
champions of the town.
The Sturgeon-Heels trade shovers ,
beaten In the third nnd "rubber" game
9 to 7 , have been formally debarred
from nil baseball reminiscences.
County Attorney Jack Koonlgstoln
Is n he-ro. The county attorney Is n
"he-ro , " nnd n baseball "ho-ro" be
sides , because he won the amateur
swat-fest Friday afternoon for the law
yer bunch In the sixth Inning by n
real two-bnso hit that broke a tic
score.
There was an October chill In the
air Friday afternoon that brought the
spectators out to the driving park In
overcoats ] Part of the spectators
came out to see the lawyers whipped
while others were actuated by a great
hope that the trade promoters would
be gloriously trounced. Both sides
deserved the worst. It was said , but
Koenlgsteln's smash Into the field In
the sixth gathered in victory for the
lawyers , real estate and Insurance
combination.
O'Hrlen opened In the box for the
trade shovers but when lawyer tallies
became alarming Ray Estabrook was
hauled In from where he had been sta
tioned nt a convenient angle In the
field. Carl Davenport for the trade
shorcrs and Charles Durland for
Mnpes' "own" represented drafts from
professional material to fill holes In
the line-up.
The sixth inning won the game for
Captain Mapes.
The score :
Trade Shovers..2 2001200 0 7
Mapes' "own".2 4100200 x 9
The line-up :
Mnpcs" Sturgeon's
Nicola p O'Brien , Estabrook
Koenlgsteln c Koenlgsteln
Doling Ib Burton
Anderson 2b Beels
Mapes ss Logan
Powers 3b Hall , Faucett
Lcderer rf O'Brien
Durland cf Sturgeon
Mathewson If Ware
Notes of the Games.
Nicola did not have his former con
trol. He hit three men , gave seven
bases on balls , , struck out eight ant' '
gave two hits. O'Brien struck out two
men. Estabrook ten. Estabrook gavt
six hits , hit one player and gave two
bases on balls. O'Brien in his two
innings gave one real hit and let two
walk.
A split thumb took Will Hall out of
the game. M. M. Faucett substitute !
on third and really caught a fly or
two.
Doling was registered with a two-
base hit while Koenigstein made three
bases on his winning hit that brought
In two scores In the sixth.
Umpire Howe olliclated.
Koenigstein won-the game. There
were three men on bases and the
score tied. Captain Mapes came ni
and fanned. Then manager Mathew
son pounded the air. But Koenlgsteln
brought back vivid memories of his
old time prowess by swinging into a
hard smash over In left field.
FIRST FOOTBALL ACCIDENT.
Leroy Gillette Cuts Lip , Loses Tooth
in Amateur Scrimmage.
Norfolk has had Its first football ac
cldcnt of the season.
While the Norfolk high school wll
not be represented on the checkeret
field , a football team has been orga
nlzed among students at the Olney
building for local games.
Practicing for the Saturday after
noon contest with a local eleven from
The Heights Leroy Gillette of the sev
cnth grade fell a victim to the scrim
mage. His lower lip was cut and one
of his upper teeth knocked out.
This week the freshman class orga
nlzed to take its part in high schoo
affairs. By local custom class officers
at the high school are usually elected
In the freshman and again In the se
nior year. The freshman officers are :
Clyde Gwinn , president ; Florence Fan
cett , secretary and treasurer. Senior
officers were selected last week
Sophomore class officers who hold
over are Dolly Pfunder , president ;
Charles Durland , vice president ; Su
Ban Gillette , secretary and treasurer
The junior officers still are : Helen
Maylard , president ; Lowell Ersklne
secretary and treasurer.
Thursday morning of this week the
Innovation of a fire drill was Intro
duced in the high school quarters In
the Olney building. At the first trla
the building emptied In a minute and
a half. The students were nt work
again in three minutes from the sound
Ing of the first bell. According to
present plans these drills will be con
tlnued twice a week.
Wednesday morning recitations gave
evidence of a good attendance of high
school students at the first number of
the high school lecture course at the
Auditorium the evening previous.
MONDAY MENTION.
M. D. Tyler Is In Lincoln.
A. H. Vlele has been quite 111 for a
few days' past.
Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Barnes , sr. , were
In Madison over Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Blakeman re
turned Saturday evening from Omaha
Joseph Keith of Fairmont , Minn ,
son-in-law of the late Charles Lodge ,
Is here , having arrived too Into for
the funeral.
W. J. Stadclman Is In Omaha on a
short business trip.
H. F. Uarnlmrt has gone to Bruns
wick on business.
Mrs. Nick Kent has gone to Clearwater -
water to visit relatives.
Mrs. James Leonard of Albion Is
tere attending the funeral of Charles
.odge.
Miss Gertrude Godel of Humphrey
vas the guest of Miss Matlo Dewcy
ivcr Sunday.
Mrs. Ralph Jennings of Fremont Is
n Norfolk on a visit with Miss Ger-
rude Stclnbnngh.
Lloyd Bender , formerly of Albion
) tit recently a salesmen In n Norfolk
store , has left the city.
Miss Metta Wilde arrived In Nor
folk Saturday evening from Baztle
Mills for n short visit.
C. Stalcy , president of the Pierce
state bank , was In Norfolk Saturday
on his way to Sioux City.
Mrs. John Rcardon of Jollct , 111. ,
nnd Miss Fannie Ixidgo of Chicago
ire at homo to attend the funeral of
.heir father.
Among the day's out of town visit-
) rs In Norfolk were : A. C. Porter ,
Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Garmong , Fairfax ,
QcForcst , Creighton ; Lloyd Contes ,
North Bend ; E. E. Bushnell , Butte ;
W. S. Dale , Bnssett : W. A. Klngsley ,
Stanton ; E. C. Mohr , Monowl ; George
F. Boyd , Oakdnlo ; J. H. Farlin , Madi
son ; H. Schoof , West Point ; F. T.
S'lchols , University Place ; Charles
Slson , Stnnton ; E. R. Sprntt , Madi
son ; Mr. nnd MrsN. A. J. Richardson ,
Foster ; J. Custeel , Lynch ; W. E. Pow
ers , Pierce ; M. W. Colomb , Rosebud ;
S. D. ; F. W. Rehbock , jr. , John Vlttcr ,
Crawford , F. Nelson , Hartlngton.
Mrs. Robert Howe and children of
Randolph have been the guest of Mrs.
C. J. Hlbbcn.
James Hutchlnson of Kelly , Iowa ,
returning from the Rosebud was the
guest of John F. Flynn in Norfolk over
Sunday.
Sylvester Burnett , mother and sis
ter leave Tuesday to spend two
months In Menomonle , Wis.
Harry Howe , one of the state dairy
inspectors , was up from Lincoln over
Sunday for n visit with relatives.
S. D. Robertson and E. H. Hayes
left at noon for Omaha to attend the
grand lodge meeting of the I. O. O. F.
Miss L. Buoy of Ewlng , who has
been the guest of Mr. and Mrs. James
Covert , left at noon on a visit to Ar
cadia.
John Schoreggo and Theodore
Schoregge of Sioux Falls stopped In
Norfolk Monday for a brief visit with
their brother , E. J. Schoregge.
George D. Butterfield arrived home
Saturday evening from the east ,
where he was one of Nebraska's dele
gates at the national convention of
bankers at Atlantic City , N. J. Mrs.
Butterfield stopped In Davenport , la. ,
where her father , A. P. Doe , Is 111.
Frank Flynn has entered Boyle's
business college in Omaha.
Albert Kell , the new night officer ,
will take up his duties Monday even-
Ing.
Editor S. C. Blackmnn of the Madi
son Chronicle was named by the coun
ty central committee ns Its secretary.
The Norfolk fire department In
place of its annual carnival which It
was unable to hold this fall , will give
a department dance.
C. A. Wolfe , who Is in temporary
charge of the Norfolk jewelry store
for the Shook Manufacturing comV
pany , spent Sunday with his family In
Omaha.
Tom Farrage , one of the old home
steaders of Madison , has moved to
Norfolk and now has his home on
South Fifth street. Dow Wells of
Madison has also moved to Norfolk.
Owing to the pressure of other du
ties Julius Ilulff has resigned his po
sition ns secretary of the Madison
county Sunday school association.
Cleo Lederer has succeeded him aa
secretary.
The "glrlless" telephone exchange
that the Independent telephone com
pany Is to Install In Norfolk will not
be entirely "girlless. " Three operat
ors will bo employed In the new ex
change , two at the long distance
board and one at the information dask.
J. H. Conley has taken Charles Mil
ler Into partnership with himself In
the Insurance and bond business , plac
ing in the young man's hands a half
Interest in all save the real estate
part of his business. Charles Miller
is a son of Conductor S. L. Miller of
the Junction.
Mrs. Reed of Madison was ono of
the seven delegates to the biennial
session of the national federation of
woman's clubs at Boston selected by
the state federation meeting last week
In Hastings. Mrs. Corbett of Atkin
son was named as ono of the alter
nates. Mrs. Ernhardt of Stanton was
chosen vice president from this dis
trict.
The Norfolk flro department has voted
ed to purchase two now hose carts ,
expending $238.50 from Its own treas
ury for each cart. The new carts will
bo modern In construction , will be
heavier two-wheel carts , will run eas
ier and will have labor saving chain
reels. The carta will replace the pres
ent carts kept in the city flrchousc and
used by the Mast and Queen City hose
companies. Both of these carts have
given evidence of long service.
A little Norfolk avenue tragedy Sat
urday was witnessed by a score of
people. Someone's pet rabbit had
wandered Into the avenue and In an
Instant one of the city's surplus dogs
had broken the creature's back. Men
who would have taken the Incident as
a bit of sport In an open field were
noticeably affected when the proceedIng -
Ing was transferred to Norfolk av-
onue. A half dozen men sprang to
rescue the rabbit from the dog and a
nearby Norfolk avenue store was
fitted up as temporary hospital quar
ters.
NORFOLK PROPERTY HAS BEEN
ADVANCING IN PRICE.
MOST ACTIVE SINCE EIGHTIES
Norfolk Real Estate Has Shown Great
er Activity During the Past Year
Than at Any Time Within the Past
Eighteen or Twenty Years.
Norfolk's hopes and prospects for
general business expansion are being
reflected In a general advance In city
real estate values.
The demand for city property In
Norfolk during the pant four or five
months , has , It was stated at the office
of the Madison County Abstract &
Guarantee Co. , been more active that
at any tlrao slnco the late eighties.
It IH easier today to sell Norfolk
property than It has been for years
nnd It Is said that more city property
Is actually changing hands at this time.
The upward tendency of prices IH
general , including suburban property
Touching Norfolk avenue business pro
perty , however , there have been few
transactions to register relative values.
Two vacant Norfolk avenue lots In
the residence section sold last spring
for $1,500. Over the city residence
lots In good locations bring from $ ! ! 00
to ? GOO. In the additions the lots
range from $100 to $200. City pro
perty values have been rising grad
ually in Norfolk for the last three or
four years.
The day of the $ fiO lot In Norfolk is
pretty much a thing of the past. As
a general estimate of local conditions
Is is said that vacant lots off Norfolk
avenue , Including The Heights , the
the Junction , and the cast and north
sections of the city , have about doubl
ed In price during the last three or
four years.
"Norfolk real estate values , " one
Norfolk real estate man remarked yes
terday , "have gone through a process
of stiffening up in the few years jusl
past. Owners' nnd buyers' valuations
of lots often differ and the difference
In Norfolk a few years ago was great
What I mean by values stiffening Is
that the buyers nnd owners are get
ting close to the fenme price. "
"Norfolk real estate , " this man con
tlnued , "Is I think still unreasonablj
cheap all things considered. The aver
age value of good Inside lots , lots nol
adjacent to the country , I think aver
ages about$2f)0. Compared even with
other north Nebraska towns Norfolk
city property has not reached Its pro
per level. "
There are many evident reasons whj
Norfolk residence property has beer
stiffening in price and why the tip
ward movement in lot values over the
city Is slated to continue.
There Is the general reason thai
touches the growth and prosperity ol
the city. Norfolk , it Is pointed out
seems to be becoming self-counsclons
beginning to realize the possibilities
of her position In the northwest , a
position which she has recently beer
setting forth new efforts to better fill
Bnt there are specific reasons. Nor
folk property Is being bought by home
builders. Part of the Increased de
mand has come from traveling men
who have been making their head
quarters here In additional numbers
and from railroad men who have ant
probably will continue to be active ii
the list of home buyers.
The campaign for better streets anc
side walks is beyond the slightest
doubt registering Itself in increase !
property values. Residence propertj
decreases In value as It Is removed
from the business center of the town
By no city of the west during the pas' '
three years has Norfolk been overtnk
en in the miles of cement sidewalk *
laid. And these sidewalks nnd cross
ings have brought and are brlnglnc
suburban Norfolk farther nnd farthoi
into the city. It Isn't mere distance
that counts for In all reality a plec <
of property seven blocks from Nor
folk folk avenue but reached by com
cnt walks and crossings Is nearer It
than another piece of property thai
must be re-ached over four blocks ol
mm ) and delnpidnted walks.
Not only Is sidewalk building In
creasing the value of Norfolk property
beyond the mere investment In th *
walk but good roads work the same
way. And there Is no doubt that the
graveled roadway when snccessfullj
completed on South First street will
not only bring north nnd south Nor
folk nearer together but will bring ; in
creased property values to South First
street property.
Just now an important annexation
ordinance is before the city council
It Is believed that this property will
reap an increased value In the course
of a few years and will share In the
general upward movement of Norfolk
property to which It will bo closet
united in many ways.
By tbe construction of a new sewei
system , by the extension of water
raalas and by on extenslra cemenl
walk campaign , it is pointed out that
the city Is giving added value to Nor
folk property. "What paving will be
to Norfolk avenue the cement walk
and crossing has already been to out
lying Norfolk.
Building activity In Norfolk Is In
creasing lot values In many parts ol
Norfolk. On Phillip avenue the school
district is erecting a splendid $40,000
high school nnd the Northwestern a
$25,000 brick city passenger station.
In the north part of the city the con
gregation of St. Paul Hv. Lutheran
church are erecting a handsome $20-
000 church homo. On east Norfolk
avenue the independent telephone com
pany Is about to put up a neat two
story exchange building of press brick.
Farther west on the ovenuo P. J.
Fuesler has just moved Into his now
business building that ptito another
modern front on Norfolk avenue.
YANKTON ROAD SURVEY.
Report Says It Will be Completed by
First of the Year.
A dispatch to the Ynnkton Press
nnd Dakotan from Onthrle , OKIa. ,
says :
Fremont Hill of Cincinnati , presi
dent of the Vnnktnn , Wichita and
Houston railroad , spent the past week
In southern Kansas. Oklahoma and
Indian Territory , consulting with en
gineers who are making the survey
from Maple City , Kansas , to Bonnlng-
ton , I. T. , n distance of 300 miles. He
came direct from Ynnkton , where nr-
rangements have been made for con
structing that end of the road , his In
tention being to connect the Dakotns
with the gulf nnd thus give the wheat
growers an outlet for export via Gal-
veston.
The engineers have been nt work on
the Kansas-Indian Territory portion
of the line since February , much of
the time being spent In Wichita on
profiles. President Hill made n per
sonal Inspection of the proposed route
between Wichita and Cleveland , Okla. ,
In the gas belt , via Wellington , Knns. ;
Ashton , Peckhnm nnd the Otoe Indian
reservation In Oklahoma , thence fol
lowing the Arkansas river to Cleve
land. A former survey made to Cleve
land via Douglas , Kans. , will bo aban
doned because of steep grades and
sharp curves.
Tlu > survey In the territories will bo
completed within two months and the
surveying gang In Texas Is also ex
pected to get through by that time ,
completing the entire survey from
Ynnkton to the gulf. It was originally
Intended to route the road via Ponca
City , Okla. , but President Hill vetoed
that part of the route because of nn
Increased mileage that ho desires to
avoid. .Instead of following the Ar
kansas river near Ponca City , an air
line across Kay county to the river
will bo made , and thence to Cleveland.
MISS JOSEPHINE BUTTERFIELD
JUNIOR PRESIDENT.
NORFOLK GIRL IS POPULAR
Presidency of the Junior Class at Wei-
lesley Attests the Immense Popular
ity There of a Northern Nebraska
Girl.
Miss Josephine Butterfield , daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Butterfield
of Norfolk , has just been elected pres
ident of the junior class at Wellesley
college.
Class presidency nt Wellesley car
ries with It enviable honor. And more
than all others , Is the junior presiden
cy significant of popularity with Wellesley -
lesley girls. Miss Bntterfield , popu
lar in Norfolk , has attained great pop
ularity on the campus of the famous
old college nt Wellesley. For three
years past this fact has been attested
by other Nebraska Wellesley girls ,
As a result the name of a Norfolk girl
will be perpetuated by Wellesley tra
ditions.
Senior presidency nt Wellesley IE
based much less on sincere popular
Ity among classmates than the honoi
as head of the juniors.
Got thlncfl through want ad
West Point , Neb. , Oct. 14. Special
to The News : Dr. W. H. Schwencker ,
dentist , of West Point has just returned
turned from an extended vacation
which he spent in Burlington , Iowa
During his visit he was united in mar
riage to Miss Ida Hoeborg of that
place. The newly married couple will
go to housekeeping In West Point Im
mediately.
OPEN COUNTRY WEST OF GREGORY -
ORY IS OVERSWEPT.
SETTLERS HAD HARD FIGHT
As Yet it Is Impossible to Tell How
Much Serious Damage Has Resulted
From the Fire Spread Out Several
Miles In Width.
Gregory , S. D. , Oct. 13. Special to
The News : A vast prairie fire raged
all day along the line of Trlpp and
Gregory counties five miles west of
Gregory all day. The fire started some
nine or ten miles southwest of Greg
ory near the Tripp county line and
has been driving due north all day be
fore a strong south wind. The set
tlers along the line In this county had
a hard fight all day to keep the fire
confined to the open prairie In Trlpp
county as It endeavored to break over
the line a number of times Into adja
cent corn and stubble-fields. Your
correspondent stood on a hill from
which the fire could be plainly and dis
tinctly seen eating Us way to the
north , lighting the sky with a lurid
glare and sending up great clouds of
smoke. It Is still burning furiously
and has swept over an area many
miles In extent. It has been Impos
sible to learn nt this tlmo of any se
rious damage other than thousands of
tons of hay. It was burning fiercely
opposite the Bull creek country , some
twenty-five miles north of where It
started. It has spread out until it is
several miles In width now. Hard
fighting nil day on the part of the set
tlers along the line is all that has pre
vented the burning of many /arm
houses In the contiguous territory.
TRAMP APPREHENDED WITH THE
GOODS AT LINDSAY.
JAILED , THEN TURNED LOOSE
Nervy Thief Talked to Billy Murphy
and All the While He Had on Mur-
phy's Shoes and Part of His Ward
robe Headed Out of Town.
Lindsay , Neb. , Oct. 14. Special to
The News : A tranger , or rather n
bum , who has been In town for a day
or two giving no name , tried to make
away with a wardrobe not belonging
to him Just after supper. Ho neatly
put In a largo bundle a suit of clothes
and Home socks , underwear and shoes
belonging to Billy Murphy , nn over
coat belonging to Fred Schmadoko
and a fur coat belonging to Joseph
Herman nil boarders nt the hotel.
Hefore supper he was calmly talking
to Bill Murphy , wearing Murphy'a un
derwear and shoes. The clothes were
missed and a search Instituted. The
clothes were all found In the pack.
At the railroad yards the man was
caught boarding the eastbound train.
He swore he had a confederate , which
was latr learned to bo tnlso. Ho was
placed In the cooler over night and ns
the losers did not care to prosecute
he was given n tie pass and told to
move quickly , which ho did. The last
seen of him , ho was fast moving In the
direction of Newman Grovo.
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MADISON COUNTY FARMER THE
VICTIM THIS TIME.
TOOK HARNESS AND BUGGY TOO
Charles Kocpper , Living Two Miles
East of Meadow Grove , Sustained
Loss During Night Tracks Followed
In the Frost.
A team of horses , a set of linrnoRc
and a buggy were stolen from the
farm of Charles Koeppcr , two miles
east of Meadow Grove in this county ,
during the night. Fiom tracks In the
frost , It was known that the theft was
committed near daybreak. The tracks
led east toward Norfolk , Madison ,
Stnnton or Pierce and the sheriffs at
those places were notified. The stolen
team Is a pair of bays , a horse and
mare , weighing about. 2,1100 pounds.
The thief apparently was leading a
third horse , which had been ridden to
the farm.
The horsethlef took the horses out
of the barn , cut a pasture fence with
nippers , led the stolen animals Into
the pasture and there harnessed them
with the stolen harness to the stolen
buggy. Driving out , ho apparently re
paired the fence that he had cut.
Tracks were followed a mile east
and then lost In n multitude of othef
tracks. Mr. Koepper hats offered a re
ward of $25.
TRANSFER COMPANY'S CAPACITY
TO DOUBLE.
START CONSTRUCTION SOON
Increased Contracts for Norfolk Trans
fer Company Justify the Doubling of
the Plant and New Building Will Go
up at Once.
W. H. Blakoman , who has just r -
turned from a business trip to Omaha ,
announces that the capacity of tbt
Norfolk Transfer company's wart-
houses will be immediately doubled
by the building of a new large ware
house. This additional storage capac
ity Is made necessary by Increased
contracts which have just been BO-
cured.
"Increased contracts that have just
been secured justify the doubling on
our storage plant , " said Mr. Dlak -
raan , "nnd the work on a large n w
building will begin at once. "
Yoil Mi Not Forget
We are constantly improving rW r
in the art of rJ
ing making Pine - -J r
Photos. ; .
Newest Styles in
Bards and Finish ,
We also carry a Fine Line
of Mouldings.
I. M. MACY
60 YEARS'
EXPERIENCE
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