fHK NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JObKNAL ; FKIDA.Y , OCTOBER 26 , 1907.
CONCEALED NO FAULTS , TENDER
HEART WITHIN.
LOVED CHILDREN AND FLOWERS
At the Last Meeting of Norfolk Lodge
No. 653 , B. P. O. E. , an Eloquent Tri
bute to a Sturdy Pioneer Was Deliv
ered by Long-time Friend.
The following tribute to the memory
of C. W. Brnasch , deceased , was read
by H. C. Mntrnu at the regular meet
hig of Norfoll : lodge No. CC3 , B. P. Oi
E. , Oct. 12 , 1007 :
Exalted Ruler and Brethren. The
utury of a man's life Is quickly told.
A chllil IH born , endowed by his cro-
ntor with that divine spark , a human
soul , with powers and capacltlof un
developed alinoHt Infinite were It not
limited by a physical body.
Helpless Innocent Infancy , growing
childhood , budding youth , vigorous
manhood , mature years , declining pow-
fru , old age senility or second child-
liood , death and the grave , Is the life
story of every human being unless In
terfered with or Interrupted by acci
dent cr disease.
There nro two sides to every human
life ; that which the world sees and
makes note of , and an Inner Ilfo which
Is only In a limited degree revealed
to a few Intimate nud trusted friends ,
and Is only clearly known and under
stood by nn omniscient God whose all-
Boeing o > o searches the hidden secrets
of nil hearts.
The writer of this paper came to
Norfolk twenty-two years ago , and In
the performance of his duties as rail
way station agent made the acquaint-
unco of Mr. Bransch , a substantial ,
shrewd business man , always reliable
ivnd reasonable , an old army comrade ,
nnd n true nnd loyal friend. Almost
dally contact In business seemed some
how to create a feeling between us of
personal friendship and love.
In many things wo did not agree ,
but these differences scorned but to
ncccntuate our mutual regard and
friendship for each other.
Brother Bransch had his faults but
they were on the outside , nnd visible
to all men. Ho was not the kind of a
man who can bo a model of virtue nnd
propriety at homo , and a gay Lothario
when away from homo where his
home folks are not likely to hear of
Ills escapades. Our brother scorned
deceit and hypocrisy and never at
tempted to hide his faults under a
mask of false respectability. Ills busi
ness associates , neighbors and friends
nmong whom he moved in this place
for a third of a century saw him dally
passing in and out among them , at
tending to his business , on our streets ,
nnd In his favorite haunts , and found
him ever the same transparent char
acter concealing no fault or Imperfec
tion from his fellow men. To some
his faults may have seemed Inexusn-
ble , but wo as Elks , admonished by
the beautiful precepts of our order ,
will "write them on the sands" where
the tide of passing years will oblit
erate them forever , while we "Inscribe
Ills virtues on the tablets of love am :
memory. "
Brother Brnasch loved his family
nnd his home. To his wife and chll
Oren he was ever a kind husband am
lather. No sacrifice was too great for
lilm to make for their comfort am
pleasure. With sufficient means to
provide for their wants , he used the
same unsparingly for his loved ones' '
benefit and pleasure , hut money could
not purchase health , and we all know
how fatal disease attacked ono after
another of this family until in the
short space of six years the wife and
mother , daughter , and three sons all
passed away , leaving him , an old man
nlone and solitary In a home that had
been the center of his hopes and af
lections.
Brother Braasch was a social man
his nature seeming to crave the so
clety of old acquaintances and friends
To them he was ever the same "Bill,1
n wholesouled , genial and entortalnlnj
companion. This very lovable qualltj
of mind and temperament contributed
doubtless to his chief weakness , nn (
habits that may have shortened hlf
life.
life.As a son he was unmindful of his
filial obligations to his parents , and he
told me more than once that he turned ,
over a largo portion of his wages to ,
his father until he was twenty-seven
years of age. His parents wore poor
und money scarce when the family set
tled here , and Brother Braasch walked
to Omaha and found employment with
n railroad company , and his father
would drive his team to Omaha , tim
ing his trips to arrive there about pay
day , when he would load the old man's
wagon with flour , meat and groceries ,
and send him home with a little mon
ey In his pocket to pay expenses on
the road. His railroad boss became
accustomed to periodical requests for
a day's lay-off from work and an extra
installment of wages , and would ask
him , "Is the old man coming again ? "
As nn American citizen Brother
Bransch offered his Ilfo for his adopt
ed country , and shed his blood on the
field of Gettysburg In the defense of
the union. As a citizen of Norfolk he
contributed of his time and means to
the building up nnd prosperity of this
his homo city.
He loved children nnd flowers. It
is a little thing to mention , but I hnvo
seen him ranny nt ime stop n llttto
child on the street , glvo It a dime and
say , "Go nnd get some cnndy. "
You nil know nnd have seen his
s homo with its beautiful lawn , shade
trees and flowers. Those were plant
ed , nurtured and cared for by him to
give plensuro to his loved ones , nnd
for his own love of the bonutlful in
nature.
When diminishing strength nnd in
creasing physical infirmities ndmon-
ished him thnt the grent change might
not bo far away ho made disposition of
his earthly possessions by bequeath
ing thorn to friends whom ho loved
nnd trusted. His priceless treasures
had gone before him to that celestial
country toward which ho was hasten
ing now , nnd where ho hoped to bo
re-united with thorn again. In his last
sickness bis mind Boomed to wander
back to hla boyhood days , and when
apoke It would often bo in the Ian-
, * $ v.In JYTAUvQlJfiriffTln TTfpj
his lllnosB got the old hymn book hlu
mother lined ami read to him the
'milins In ( iertnnn ho had hoard sung
when a hey In church. One particular
psalm , the Twenty-third , which bciltiB ;
'The Uird IB my Shepherd I shall not
want , " ho wanted read to him over
and over nKnln. Ono day ho said to
IH ! faithful friend and attendant , "For
all the wronp things 1 have cvor done
I ask Oed to forgive me. " Can any
no doubt that this cry of ropentenco
wan heard and answered by a mercl-
'ul Oed who knows our Infirmities , and
'whoso property IB always to have
mercy ? "
The prayer of the poor widow and
fatherless whoso poor homo was
wanned during the Icy blasts of winter
> y the unheralded alms of our brother
will ascend to heaven In his behalf.
And so wo leave our departed broth-
r to the tender mercies of our hcav-
nly Father whoso forgiveness ho Im
plored.
At the hour of 11 , dedicated by Elks
to the memory of "our absent broth
ers , " wo will think of him , re-united
as wo hope and trust with his dear
ones who preceded him to the other
shore. May ho rest In peace.
BROWNIES BEAT BATTLE CREEK
IN TEN INNINGS.
WAS SCORE OF NINE TO EIGHT
In a Ten Inning Game at the Driving
Park Sunday Afternoon , the Norfolk
Brownies Wound up Their Diamond
Season In Close Game.
A ton-Inning game with Norfolk fi
nal victor over Hattle Creek by the
score of nine to eight closed the
" 1907" baseball season in Norfolk Sun
day afternoon. The closing game was
witnessed n fair-sized crowd at the
driving park diamond.
Sunday's game left honors even be
tween the Brownies and Battle Creek.
Earlier In the season Battle Creek
won from Norfolk In a fourteen In
ning game and Sunday the tie was
smashed by the Brownies. A giune
between the two nines will be one of
the opening features of next spring's
baseball.
The season's last diamond battle
was far from errorless but It was a
snappy game of ball and was filled
with Intervals of real playing.
It was In the seventh Inning that
the Brownie hoodoo was rung on the
stage. The Norfolk boys had the
game well In hand when the balloon
pulled loose In that Inning and when
the last man was out It was a gamete
to fight for.
The ninth Inning left the game
eight to eight.
Quoener supplied the winning score ,
At a moment when the hostile pitcher
was Intent on second base and the
Battle Creek catcher had n mind on
an unruly mask Queener , who has
gained something of a north Nebraska
reputation , stole from third and made
In homo for the last victory of the
season.
During the eighth and ninth innings
when Norfolk drew goose eggs the
Norfolk Junction supplied the batter }
, for Battle Creek with Mushon and
I Burnett. During the two Innings thai
the substitute battery reigned flv <
Brownies were fanned.
The baseball season In Norfoll'
closed with Sunday's game.
The line-up :
Battle Creek Norfolk
C. Richardson p Bove (
Cronetto c Glissmar
Mansko lb Brueggemai
Heuver 2b Reynolds
Ixisey ss Col (
Crosby 3b Queenei
Savory cf Bryan
j Lambert cf How <
D. Richardson If Schell ;
The score :
i Battle Creek . .OOOOOOC02 0 !
Norfolk 0211211001 !
Umpire , Win. Wetzel.
IMPORTANGE OrJUNDAY SCHOOL
State Secretary In Norfolk Discourse
on This Feature.
The "twentieth century Sunday
school" that represents the evolution
of the old-time Sunday school formed
the basis of the talk of Secretary H.
M. Steldloy , of the state Sunday school
association , delivered Sunday to the
Norfolk district Sunday school con
vention. The Sunday school , Mr.
Steldley said , was once merely the
nursery of the church. Now ho said
It was fast becoming a regular church
service where the congregation meets
for bible study.
The county district convention , rep
resenting largely Norfolk Sunday-
schools , met Sunday afternoon and
evening at the First Congregational
church.
Other speakers In addition to Sec
retary Steldloy were Mrs. O. R , Mere
dith , who was a delegate to the state
convention , Dr. C. 7. Ray , pastor of
the Methodist church , and Miss Minna
Stooker , secretary of the Otoe county
Sunday school association.
A quartet composed of Messrs. Solo
mon , Gow , Parker and Kiesau fur
nished special music at the meetings.
District conventions in Madison
county were announced at Meadow
Grove for Monday and for Newman
Grove on Tuesday.
DEMOCRAT APPOINTED.
State Superintendent McBrien Names
W , D. Redmond for Place ,
Lincoln , Nob. , Oct. 21. Special to
The News : W. D. Redmond , regis
trar at the Peru normal school , was
today appointed by State Superinten
dent McBrien to succeed L. C. Hnrn-
ley , assistant superintendent who died
last week.
fL n. demop.rnt and
ALL STEEL FIRE PROOF PASSEN
GER COACH OUT.
DOESN'T RESEMBLE OLD COACH
Circular Windows Replace the Old
Square Ones Width of Aisle In
creased Fresh Air Taken Into the
Coaches From Underneath.
Omnhn , Nob. , Oct. 10. From the
Omaha shops of the Union Pacific ,
ho first of an entirely now typo of
ill-steel fireproof passenger coach
went Into service this week. Its
round roof nnd ends , sldo doors , nnd
circular windows glvo the car nn np-
> caranco entirely unllko that of the
nmlllnr wooden coach. On a founda-
Ion of massive 12-Inch I-beams , the
Ihs of the car of three-inch channel
ron extend continuously from sldo to
side In the form of nn Inverted letter
U. "
The end sills of the undorfrnmo are
steel castings eleven feet long by nine
'eet nine Inches wide , weighing 3,700
loundH. In the total weight of 89.300
Bounds , there are only 200 pounds of
wood. The car's weight of 1,1-15
munds per passenger figures out over
200 pounds per passenger less than
my steel coach of modern typo built.
In place of the usual square win-
lows , the new Union Pacific coach has
21-Inch circular windows In aluminum
sash that with their rubber casing
form an absolutely weather and dust
proof window. By reducing the thick
ness of the walls an Increase of seven
Inches In the width of the aisle has
been made possible. A constant sup
ply of fresh air Is obtained from In-
: akes located at either end of the car ,
The air Is led through boxes under
neath the car containing double sets
of dust screens which thoroughly
clean the nlr before any of It is ad
mitted to the car.
The car represents the latest stej ;
toward solving the problem of how tr
construct a passenger coach that will
not burn , that Is collision proof , and
one thnt will have these advantages
while being more comfortable for the
passenger and not too heavy for econ
omlcal operation.
West Point Briefs .
West Point , Neb. , Oct. 21. Special
to The News : F. A. Kuester was mar
rled to Miss Louise Feyerherm at the
Rmnnuel German Lutheran churcl :
yesterday , Rev. M. Ixjlmcr , pastor
performing the wedding ceremony
Over 300 Invited guests were presenl
at the marriage. The couple are the
children of pioneer settlers , promlnenl
In Elkhorn township and were bon :
and brought up In Cuming county
They will make their home at Crowd
where the groom Is the resident agent
of the Nye-Schnelder-Fowler company
Robert O. Brandt , cashier of the
First National bank of Pilger , was
united In marriage yesterday nt tin
home of the bride's parents to Miss
Florence Nellor , Rov. G. L. Goodell
pastor of the Methodist Eplscopa
church , performing the ceremony
The bride Is a well known schoo
teacher of Cumliig county. The new
ly married pair will be at home t (
their friends at Pilger after Novem
her 1.
The session of the West Point Wo
man's club last week was devoted t <
ancient English history and was heh
at the home of Mrs. Louise Krause
The roll call was answered by quota
tlons from John King. "A Medlaeva
Tournament" " was the title of a pape
read by Mrs. P. M. Moodle ; the sub
ject of "The Great Charter" was pre
sented by Mrs. O. C. Anderson am
Mrs. William Gentrup discoursed 01
"A Half Century With Edward Third.1
The price of farm lands In Cumlni
county Is still soaring. Michael Me
Namara has sold his farm of 480 acres
northwest of West Point , for $45,120
being $94 per acre. This Is thought
to be the largest real estate transac
tlon over made In Cuming county.
The new home of the West Polni
National bank Is rapidly nearlng com
pletlon. The building Is being equip
i > ed with the most modern bujglar
alarm system , the alarm gongs sound
jig not only In the Immediate vicinity
of the bank building but In various
places throughout the city.
MINNESOTA 8 , NEBRASKA 5.
Cornhuskers Made a Good Showing
Against the Gophers.
The close game of football between
Nebraska university and Minnesota
Saturday afternoon at Minneapolis , re
suiting In a victory for Minnesota by
a score of eight to five , was n splendh
showing for the cornhuskers It was
not expected that Nebraska would win
and the fact that the score was BO
close was eminently satisfactory to
Nebraska followers. Weller made the
Nebraska touchdown. Coach Cole 1
apparently making good.
TALK ABOUT YANKTON ROAD.
A. A , Kearney Calls on Secretary eState
State at Lincoln.
Lincoln News : That the old Yank
ton Southern railroad project has no
been dropped , but Is still being pushed
with prospects of success , is the state
ment of A. A. Kearney , an attorney
of Stanton , who has charge of secur
Ing the right of way through Nebras
ka and Kansas. Kearney was In Lin
coin yesterday and called at the secretary
rotary of state's office where Ins
spring the company behind the schem
( lied articles of Incorporation. He de
clared that good progress Is beln
made toward getting the right of way
The road as laid out on paper wll
follow the air line route from Yank
tnn fft thft-flulf- . MftTlPO with fln'
Lincoln , Omntm , Knnsns City , Topeka ,
Oklahoma City and other large centers
to one sldo for the sake of building
on n straight line. In Nebraska it
will pass through Norfolk , David City ,
Seward and Fntrbury , nnd In Knnsns
It will reach Wichita. Passing
through Colfax , Butler and Seward
counties In this state , the road will
follow the Biuno half-section line for
a distance of sixty miles or more with
out a curve.
CUT OUT SLOW SCHEDULES.
Western Railroads to Restore Fast
Trains.
Omaha , Oct. 21. Slow schedules ,
ne of the necessary consequences
f 2 cent fares , as the railroads were
ireful to explain at the time they
ere put In effect four months ago ,
re to be abandoned. The roads which
ook off trains nt that time will re-
luce thorn In service and other new
rains will be added to care for the
icroase of travel which the ralroads
re now almost willing to admit has
onio with the lower fares. In June
ist two hours were added to the time
f fast trains between Chicago nnd
malm or Sioux City. Corresponding
cushioning of the schedules were
mile between the Missouri river and
louver. It was said there was a pop
lar clamor for greater safety and
lore punctuality. With slow sched-
les , however , the complaints of late
rains have been greater than ever ,
nd next month the former basis Is
o be restored. A general change on
11 roads will become effective on
November 10 and the following week.
Jetalls have not been worked out In
nil , but It Is announced today that to
u-et the demands of the public all
'ast trains will bo made faster be-
Aveen Chicago and Denver , and also
o and from other western points.
On the Burlington No. 1 , the prln-
ipal Denver train , will leave Chicago
'our hours later. No. 13 , the day-
ght train to Omaha , which was tak
n off In June , will be replaced. Fast
chedules on the Billings line arc also
joing worked out. Other Improve-
lents In the service west of the
Ivor Include dally service Instead of
ally except Sunday between Sioux
City and Lincoln. Corresponding re
lictions in time will be made on the
Tnlon Pacific , Northwestern , Mllwau-
ee and Rock Island lines. The 1111-
lols Central will also lop an hour or
nore off the time of Its fast trains to
ho Missouri river , and It Is said will
eplace the locals which were taken
ff when the schedules were slowed
own.
WOULD PAY LESS FOR CITY THAN
NOW FOR SCHOOL.
ANNEXATION MEANS A BENEFIT
People Living in Outlying Districts , Af
ter Investigating the Matter , See
Where They Will Profit in Dollars
by Coming In.
Are city taxes such a bugbear after
all ?
This question Is being asked by peo-
) lc who have stopped to figure out
vhat annexation would really mean in
he way of additional expense to the
citizens of Norfolk now residing In
outlying districts which it is proposed
o bring within the legal limits of Nor
folk.
folk.Men
Men who have done a little figuring
say that when the owners of suburban
ots get out their lead pencils they
vlll find nothing In the taxation propo
sition to turn them against annexation ,
Norfolk city taxes are not high ,
Owners of property in the additions
which are expected to be annexed al
ready pay state and county taxes and
even taxes for the Norfolk school dis
trict to which nearly all this property
ias boon attached. Now it is a fact
hat this property would pay even less
n city taxes for the privileges of be
'ng In the city than they now pay In
school district taxes for the privilege
of being In the Norfolk school district
The city tax levy for the present
year is twenty-six and three-eighths
mills. But of this levy nine and three-
eighths mills were voted for Interesl
ind sinking fund purposes and under
the provision of the Nebraska statute
the land annexed would not bo liable
for these taxes. The tax levy assess
able against the annexed territory
would accordingly be seventeen mills
on the dollar valuation.
As Nebraska property by law Is as
sessed nt one-fifth Its supposed rea
value each citizen brought within the
city limits would pay only $3.40 for
each $1,000 worth of property that he
was credited with owning.
The Edgewater park resident , who
may be supposed to own a thousam
dollar home In annexed territory-
would find thnt his $3.40 was spent as
follows : $1.CO Into the general fund
to meet the general expenses of a city
government , Including the street am
police departments , 65 cents Into the
street lighting fund from which al
Norfolk obtains benefit and from whtcl
the outlying districts may expect to
obtain light service , 80 cents Into the
water extension fund to extend the
water service beyond present wate
lines , and 35 cents Into the public 11
brary fund to support a public library
of which the people of the annexe (
territory could become patrons i
brought within Norfolk.
The facts of the taxation side o
annexation are such that citizens who
have looked up the matter believe tha
those who were at first Inclined to op
pose annexation will find good reason
for a now opinion. In fact a numbe
of men who nt flrst remonstrated hnv
told members of the council that o
consideration and after a friendly dls
cusslon with councilman they hni
weakened In their objections and tha
what they now thought most essentla
jin * iJiPtiirnTi/A f\f O * * Qnnnyo / lonl * * Q
RIMINAL TERM OF FEDERAL
COURT HAS BEGUN.
NORTH NEBRA8KANS INVOLVED
G. H. T. Babcock and John Agnew Are
Now on Trail and R. W. Mahafferty
and A. F. Hatch Will be Tried Later
on.
Omaha , Neb. , Oct. 21. Special to
'ho News : The criminal term of fed-
ral court began this morning lu 0ma
il.
il.O.
O. H. T. Babcock and John Agnew
re on trial today and R. W. Mahaffer-
y and A. P. Hatch will ho tried later.
Ml are charged with land frauds.
All of these men are from northern
Nebraska.
MONDAY MENTION.
C. 13. Tabor of Omaha Is hero visit-
ng nt the home of John P. Boock.
Carl Illco was up from Missouri Val-
oy for a visit with his father , W. B.
lice.
lice.MIPS
MIPS Matlo Dewey spent Sunday In
ladlson , the guest of Miss Eva Hor-
ham.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Miller of Wis
er were In Norfolk , the guests of Mr.
nd Mrs. George Melstcr.
Miss Mamlo Ward arrived homo
Sunday evening from Madison , where
ho was the guest of Miss Bess Per-
uo ever Sunday.
Miss Jennie Wheeler has returned
o Doano college at Crete after a short
islt lu Norfolk.
Miss Clalr Anderson came down
rom Crclghton Monday noon for a
hort visit at home.
W. V. Allen of Madison was in Nor-
oik Monday morning , leaving at noon
o attend district court at Stanton.
Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Kennedy visited
olatlves In Crelghton over Sunday.
Mr. Kennedy returned to Norfolk Mon-
lay noon.
Mrs. D. S. Jackson of Nebraska City ,
accompanied by her daughter , Miss
Sllen Jackson , Is In Norfolk on a short
visit with her son , J. S. Jackson.
Col. Frank Hamlln of Omaha passed
hrough Norfolk at noon returning to
Omaha from Bazllo Mills , where he
vas the guest of George A. Brooks.
Among the candidates for county
offices in Norfolk Monday on the oc
casion of the horse sale were Sheriff
. J. Clements , republican candidate
or re-election , County Commissioner
T. H. Harding , candidate for a second
erm , P. W. Ruth , republican candidate
or county assessor , George W. Losey ,
democratic candidate for sheriff , John
Manning , democratic candidate for as
sessor , and Otto Zuelow , democratic
candidate for treasurer.
Among the day's out of town visit
ors In Norfolk were : Sheriff J. J.
Clements , County Superintendent F.
S. Perdue , Madison ; P. W. Ruth , New-
nan Grove , republican nominee for
county assessor ; Mrs. Booth , Plain-
view ; James G. Weber , Crelghton ;
George W. Kirk , Plalnvlew ; Edwin
Strong , Wayne ; Miss Grace Jehnke ,
Grand Island ; Peter Kautz , Charles
Leslie. Hosklns ; J. H. Wright , B. W.
Wright , Wayne ; H. M. Scott , Plaln
vlew ; George W. Park , Oakdalo ; W.
M. McNolty , Monowl ; W. C. Campbell ,
Crelghton ; O. E. Plere , F. C. Schlede ,
Wlsner ; R. A. Emerson , Crelghton ;
T. J. Sharp , Osmond ; Floyd Miller ,
Pierce ; S. S. McAllister , Shelton ; B.
Mannefehl , West Point ; John P. Clas
sen , Madison ; B. F. Classon , Coin-
stock ; H. A. Ramsey , Winslde ; W. T.
3erry , Newport ; Tom Adams , Elgin ;
Win. Dunn , Weeping Water ; C. F.
Mitchell , Crelghton ; C. W. Thompson ,
Newport
The O. M. C. club met with Miss
Llz/io Schnun Saturday night at her
ionic on South Third street. A very
pleasant evening was spent.
The Ice firm of Oertwlck Sporn
has been dissolved , J. W. Oertwlck
purchasing the interest of his partner ,
Wm. Sporn will remain with the firm
for a time.
A piano recital will be given In Stanton -
ton Thursday evening by Ludwlg
Koenlgsteln's Stanton pupils. An In
strumental quartet and a song and
several piano numbers composed by
Mr. Koenigsteln will form pnrt of the
program.
Walter Mason left on the morning
train for Teknmah to be married to
Miss Myrtle Fletcher of that place.
Mr. Mason and his bride will arrive
in Norfolk this evening and will make
this their home. The groom is in the
employ of O. W. Rish here.
Mrs. Warrlck received a telegram
Saturday morning from Dos Molnes
announcing the death of her sister
Mrs. Carter. Mrs. Warrlck left on the
noon train for that city. Mrs. Carter
was known In Norfolk , having visited
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Weath-
erhy.
erhy.M.
M. M. Fauoott , president of the Fan-
cett-Carney candy company , while rep
resenting Norfolk's candy on the Bone-
steel line last week made the banner
sale In his career as a candy sales
man. It was on last Tuesday that
President Faucett's sales reached
their highest day's total.
W. H. Butterfleld & Son have de
cided not to feed cattle at their Nor
folk feed yards next y ar. They will
feed at Wausa and Crtight' ' n as here
tofore. The high local market engrains
grains Is given as a reason for the
change , as It costs more per head here
to fatten the beeves than at other two
points.
O'Neill Frontier : Divorces arc
about as quickly obtained In Holt
couty as they are In South Dakota
On October G. J. B Berry filed a peti
tion In the district court praying tor
a decree of divorce from his wife , Ella
H. Berry , and before supper that oven'
the afternoon .of October 6th. Cruel
and Inhuman treatment were the
grounds upon which the decree watt
prayed for.
"When Wo Were Friends , " a pop
ular comedy , will appear at the Audi * ,
torluin tonight. Concerning this play ,
the Springfield , I. , Stnto Register says :
"When We Wore Friends" received
UH llrst presentation on any stage at
the Chatterton last night. William
Miioauley gave n splendid perform
ance of the loading role. The cast
was excellent , the scenery and cos
tumes line and the play , which IB by
W. B. Patton , a big success. "
North Nebraska merchants have be
come reconciled to the upward sweep
of prices , according to commercial
men who make their headquarters In
Norfolk. "It used to bo a mighty hard
ask for a man to get business when
10 brought news of n raise In prices , "
said one Norfolk traveler yesterday.
'But that day has gone. I Ilnd that
merchants nro used to the word of
ilghcr prices and that It Is no longer
llllloult to sell on n raised price. "
Little Altalenn ChamberH entertain
ed twenty-two of her little friends Bat-
inlay at the home of her parents , Mr.
and Mrs. A. H. Chambers. The occa
sion of the party was the fifth birth
unnivorsary of the little hostess. The
able nt the Chambers homo was beau
tifully decorated with candles and
lowers. Many nice presents were re
ceived. The hours from two to five
w -re npent at the Chambers home.
Stanton Picket : Saturday Rev. C.
. Dawson and family drove to Nor-
'oik. Returning , when a mile from the
town the horses became frightened
it n steam thresher and started to
un. Rev. Mr. Dawson , who was drlv-
ng was thrown out and against a
jnrbctl wire fence. Ills hands were
slightly cut and his shoulders bruised.
About the time the horses started to
run , the double-tree broke and they
lecame detached from the buggy. Af-
er this they circled about and were
caught. While the women were badly
'rlghtened , Rev. Mr. Dawson was the
only one ! u the party who was In-
lured.
Charles W. Cluto of Butte wants
Governor Sheldon to como to that city
and straighten out the city authorities ,
according to the Lincoln correspon
dent of the Omaha Beo. He writes
that the mayor of the city , M. P. Sle-
egls , swore nt him and promised to
beat him , merely because Chile chal
lenged his vote. That he challenged
at least twenty persons , but nil of
them voted by swearing In their votes.
He said he had reported the matter
to the county attorney but had receiv
ed no relief , notwithstanding he had
been hung In efllgy. The communica
tion will be referred to Governor Shel
don Immediately upon his return from
the south.
In discussing the establishment of
an Odd Fellows home , the Omaha
News refers to Omaha as nn aspirant
for the location. Norfolk Odd Fellows
have had In mind submitting a bid
from this city for the location of the
homo. The Omaha News says : "Tho
establishment of a home was decided
on by the Odd Fellows , who will ex
pend upwards of $50,000 In Immediate
construction , In Omaha or any other
city , that offers sufficient Inducements
for the location of the Institution. The
selection of a location was placed with
a committee , which was Instructed to
commence negotiations at once. Oma
ha was strongly urged as an aspirant.
The Odd Fellows will contribute 25
cents each per year to the home fund ,
amounting to $5,000 annually.
That the scarcity of railroad em
ployes , which seems to exist In Oma
ha , Is not so noticeable In other west
ern cities Is the statement of railroad
men who have recently como to Oma
ha , according to reports from that city.
According to an Omaha paper one
fireman who had been working on the
'Frisco out of Kansas City as nn extra
man , says that he was rarely able to
make more than $10 a month , and that
engineers , even those supposed to hold
regular places , often did not makeover
ever $15 a month. "Down there an
extra man will not get In over a third
of his time , " he added. "I grew tired
of earning so little and came to Oma-
ha , where I got a position easily and
have certainly had a chance to earn
all I want to make. I guess I could
work every hour In the month If I
could stand It. "
When Tony Pasha , who played short
stop for Pierce the past season , went
to Chicago to see the world's series
played off the Omaha News printed
the picture of the Pierce shortstop
and threw this sidelight on his career :
"Tony Pasha , better known In Omaha
as 'Neno' and formerly one of the hesl
newsboys here , passed through Omaha
Monday on his way to Chicago to see
the world's championship series. Tony
has been playing short for the Pierce
Nob. , team this season and has made
good. His playing was classy enough
to attract attention and ho will prob
ably bo seen In the Three I league
next year. Tony Is a baseball fan of
the first water , In addition to being a
clever player , and simply could not
stay away from Chicago when such
an event as the championship series Is
on. "
There Is one less town In north Ne
braska. The demise of Baker , on the
South Dakota line In Boyd county has
been recorded by local commercial
travelers. The tragedy of Baker Is
the story of an Inland town that failed
to make good. Once Baker was a
nourishing little village. It was cred
ited with a postolllco. n saloon , a black
smith shop , a hardware store , two
general stores , a livery stable , a hotel
and two churches. But the day of
both church and salonn Is gone
Months ago the postoffice was dlscnn-
tlnued by a federal government car < > -
U-hb of Baker's doom already plainly
written \i d now WF. . Uakor , the
last to drop faith In the town , has
moved his general store away from
Baker. Baker , now demised , was
eleven rnlloH , nnrlJinnqf nf. . .TIHtto snd
NCREASED EXPENSE OF PRODUC
TION GIVEN AS CAU8E.
ADVANCES A DOLLAR A BARREL
The Question Is : . "When Beer Goo *
up , Will Leas Bear Go Down ? "
Smaller Glasses May Reflect the In
creased Wholesale Cost ,
First It was thread , then It was
Milk , now It's going to be boor. All
ilong the Hue prices are booming un
it a silver dollar Is getting ashamed
of Itself.
But the price of beer Is going up.
s'orfolk liquor men have the tip mitt
lu > Information Is authentic that the
> rlco of beer all over the United States
H HOOM to bo raised by the brewers.
I'hn wholomile price of beer , It Is mild ,
H going up a dollar a burrel , the nilna
icing duo to the heavy Increase to
iruwt'rti In the coat of the Ingredients
) f beer.
The man who has found In his beer
i constant comforter against the rls-
ng tide of prices besetting him will
Ind that beer too Is In the upward
swing. "High prlci-H" llko many nn
overworked human , bus taken to
Irlnk.
Although the raise which Is to bo
innounceil IH to be a decided Increase
n the wholesale price , It will also of
lecewslty reflect Itself In the retail
Iquor trade becaubo the saloon man
ias a prolit to protect. It's smaller
glasses , more foam and less weight
that the prospective announcement
will spell to the beer drinking public.
All beer Is going up ; will less go
lown ? That's a question of the mo-
nent.
Brewers believe that the steady In
crease in the prices of < fll classes of
'ood has prepared the public for the
raise. In their own business the brew
ers have seen the raise put equarely
before them by the upward flight of
: ho cost of every item that goes into
the expense account In beer making.
"The brewers have found the solu
tion , " said a representative of one of
the big breweries In Norfolk , "Now
jeer's beer as long as its good beer
and a glass of beer Is a glass of beer.
"But there's a neat problem in psy
chology iu the story. Is beer drank
for quantity or IH It the social glass ?
If It's the former the brewers will
have greater Income and the same ex-
[ > ense , If It's the latter brewers will
liave the name Income and less ex
pense. It depends on the consumer ,
but either way the brewer wins.
"But there won't bo less money
spent for beer on account of the mine.
The smaller glass may malic a man
take two but It won't make him go
without one.
"You know It's only the brewery
that knows no season. Men drink In
the winter to get warm , In the summer
to keep cool. They drink to celebrate
success and to drown grief. Love
and hate , grief and sorrow , It runs the
list of the feelings. It's confusion of
the enemy and luck to the cause.
"And beer Is going up Just as sure
as thread did. "
It Isn't only beer that Is getting
more expensive. Three times within
the last three months the wholesale
cost of whiskey has jumped.
AGAINST HORSE THIEVES
Association Has New Local Organiza
tion at Meadow Grove.
A branch of the antl-horsethlcf asso
ciation was organized at Meadow
Grove on Saturday. An initial mem
bership of twenty-five was secured and
considerable enthusiasm was mani
fested. The organization of the Mead
ow Grove branch came as a direct re
sult of the recent operation of a horse
thief at Meadow Grove which served
to bring home the value of the organi
zation.
officers were chosen at Mead
ow Grove : C. J. Hlxon. president ; S.
W. Deuel , sr. . vice-president ; John
Warrlck , secretary ; Dr. II. L. Kindred ,
treasurer. A local captain will bo se
lected Saturday.
The Meadow Grove men have entered -
terod into the organization with en
thusiasm and expect to have a mem
bership of fifty In two weeks
A meeting to organize the country
adjacent to Battle Creek will bo held
In Battle Creek Saturday.
Branches of the North Nebraska
Livestock Owners' Protective associa
tion have been established In these
towns : Wlnnetoon. Verdlgre. Creigh-
ton. Wayne , Hosklns , Pilger , Mndlson ,
Norfolk , Warnervllle and Monowl.
Ainsworth Items.
Alnsworth , Neb. , Oct. 21. Special
to The News : The Rev. H. C. Van
Vnlkenburg of Nora Springs , Iowa ,
was called to the Congregational
church In this city today.
Dan Reinert , jr. , an old resident of
this city , died last Wednesday morn
ing anil was burled Thursday after
noon. He had long been a sufferer
from inflammatory rheumatism.
A well-attended and enthusiastic re
publican meeting was held In Johns
town Saturday evening. It was ad
dressed by Hon. J. A. Douglas of Bas-
sett. candidate for district judge.
Judge Morris of Johnstown. John M.
Cotton , H. S. Jnrvis nnd Mitchell E.
Hughes of Alusworth.
Senator Norns Brown will speak
hero on Oct. ; iO.
Pliin snitl of a man that "he picked
something out of everything ho rend "
Both men and women readers nnd an
swerers of ads. do this. And the
"something" is , usually n bargain }
