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M. II. 1UOICSIO , Lincoln.
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II. T. ChAIUC12 , Jr. . Omalia.
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A. A. WKIjCH , Wnyno.
For JuilKo , Ninth ill-strlat to 1111 vacancy
A. A. WISLCII , Wnyno.
For JudK . KlBhth district
A. 11. OLSON , WlHiior.
For JuilircH , Fifteenth district
J. A. DOUGLAS , IlaHsott.
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Q13O. B. HICHAUDSON.
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FUAN1C A. I'ETBUSON.
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J. J. CL15MI3NT3.
For JudRe -
CIIIUHTOIMII3R SCHAVLAND.
For dork of dlHtrlct court
W. II. FIELD.
For nuporlntomlont
FRANK 8. PERDUE ) .
For HBBOHHor
P. W. RUTH.
For coroner
DR. II. L. KINDRED.
For surveyor .
A. J. THATCH.
For conunlHHlonor , Third district
JOHN U. IIARDINQ.
Norfolk Precinct.
For justices of tlio peace
C. F. EISELET.
Q. C. LAMBERT.
For cotiBtablou
, Q. F. niLQER.
J. M. COVBRT.
For road overseer
J. \ . MOORE.
Sheriff J. J. Clements has been a
.credit to Madison county , and It IB
, for the host Interest of the county that
iio bo ro-elected. His record Is clean.
ire has performed his duty on every
occasion with marked ability. Ho has
made a splendid sheriff for the people
of Madison county and ho Is entitled
to another term.
Madison county has been fortunate
In securing the service of so capable
a county clerk ao George E. Richard-
eon. Ho has conducted the affairs of
his ofllce In a manner of which the
county at large , as well as the repub
lican party , may bo proud. Ho Is en
titled to a large majority for his re
election.
j THE WEST INDEPENDENT.
I It Is a peculiar fact In connection
with the recent bank troubles In New
I York City that not the slightest disturbance -
turbance has been felt In the west ,
Twenty years ago things would have
been different. Today the west Is Independent -
dependent of the east and , In fact , IE
extending credit to the east. In days
gone by It was the east that loaned
and the west that borrowed.
Never In the history of this countrj
has the west been In such sound fin
uncial condition as today. The crops
for several years past have beer
abundant. Laborers are busy earning
Rood wages. High prices prevail foi
farm commodities as well as laboi
product.
Such an Incident as that In New
York may tend to put a check on sonu
of the unwholesome speculation oi
Wall street. Hut the west Is pult <
comfortable in its Independence o
New York conditions.
A TESTED TICKET.
The republican ticket submitted li
Madison county this fall Is one tha
has been tested and found worthy
Every man on It has gone through tin
test of public service , and every mai
on it has demonstrated that he I
clean , capable and conscientious ! ;
working for the interests of the tax
payers of the county. The public a
largo will tin doubt appreciate th <
guarantee that Is thus , through pas
service , given to the future service o
this ticket. Every man on the .Mad !
son county republican ticket has beei
tried out. Every one has stood th
test. A vote for the straight repul
llcan ticket means a vote for a clear
worthy and well tested ticket In Mad
son county.
Dr. H. L. Kindred of Meadow Grov
has faithfully and ably served Mad
son county as coroner. His service
have been so acceptable , In fact , the
no opposition cared to test his popula :
Hy either In the primary or In th
regular election. This is a stron
compliment , but one well doservec
Dr. Kindred has made a perfectly a <
ceptable coroner In every way.
A. J. Thatch Is the only candldat
for county surveyor In Madison com
ty. His services have been accoptabl
to the county in the past and his rei
ord will sufllco to make people gla
to give him their support.
In P. W. Ruth the republicans c
Madison county siiffrnlt a candldat
V > - A 4. .t . .
the best public lntore t demands for
that ofllco. Mr. Ruth has earned the
rcRpect of his acquaintances by reason
of his falnieiw and absolute Impartial
ity In taking the asseBwnent. People
who doslro favoritism would do well
not to vote for Ruth. For ho Is square
and clean and he treats everybody
Just exactly alike. Whether or not
the public wants an absolute square
deal will bo largely shown In the vote
for P. W. Ruth. And It Is pretty gen
erally belloved that the square deal Is
just what Is wanted.
There Is no reason why Sheriff J.
J. elements , the present sheriff of
Madison county and republican candi
date for ro election , should not bo re
placed by the voters of the county.
He has made an olllclont sheriff. His
record Is a clean one. He has been
deemed by republicans of the county
to bo worthy a re-election , and they
submit his ? record as his platform.
Good service In the past deserves rec
ognition and Sheriff Clements Is entitled -
titled to a re-election this year.
Madison county Is very fortunate In
having secured In the office of county
superintendent a man of the type of
Frank S. Perdue. Mr. Perdue has
been named by republicans of the
county for re-election and ho has been
paid the compliment of having no op
position either In the primary or In
the election. Ills services have tend
ed toward the substantial advance
ment of Madison county's school sys
tem and never In the history of the
schools of this county has this Institu
tion been In such excellent condition
aa now ,
It has been forecasted that Frank
A. Peterson will run well up among
the Madison county candidates who
will bo elected to office In the forth
coming election. Mr. Peterson's past
exporlenco as deputy under Treasurer
Christopher Schavland has prepared
him for taking charge of the county's
finances as no other experience or
schooling could. Ho has been trained
ndor ono of the ablest county treas-
rers that Madison county ever had ,
To Is a clean .squaro man , a product
f Madison county and If ho were not
. candidate the people of Madison
ounty would rise up and Insist that
o take the ofllco . For his training
makes him the logical man for the
ilaco.
George E. Richardson has served as
lerk of Madison county but one term ,
le has made an excellent official In
ivery way. His office administration
has been flawless. In Mr. Richardson
he people of Madison county have se
cured a public servant who consclen-
lously takes care of his share of the
county's business. He has selected an
ble deputy in S. R. McFarland. Mr.
Richardson has been nominated for re
election by the republicans of the
county at their primary election , and
: ie will receive a handsome majority ,
t is apparent , at the coming election
n November.
Christopher Schavland has given
Madison county excellent public ser
vice. The people of Madison county
know him and know his worth. The
iieople of Madison county believe that
hey have been fortunate In the ser
vice thus far of Christopher Schav-
and. And they're right about it. Ap
preciating his ability , his wholesome
and sterling character and his past
good services , Madison county will
inquestlonably take advantage of Mr.
Schavland's candidacy at this time to
make him county judge. He Is too
able a man to lose.
John H. Harding was nominated by
the republicans of Madison county at
the primary election as a candidate
for a second term as county commlS'
sioner. His first term has been n
clean one , and withal an able one
Mr. Harding Is one of the well known
and thrifty farmers of Madison coun
ty. He has the Interests of the countj
at heart , as has been demonstrated b >
his first term In ofllce. Ho has beer
an ardent advocate of better roads ant
permanent bridges and both roads ant
bridges have very materially Improvet
all over the county since his service
One prominent fact should appeal tc
the voters of Madison county in th <
election of county commissioner this
year. As the board stands at present
the three commissioners are dlstrlbut
ed over the entire county and eacl
portion of the county gets Its share o
representation. The justice of thli
and the desirability of It , Is at onci
apparent. But If Mr. Harding shouh
not be re-elected , the people of th <
western end of the county in th (
neighborhood of Meadow Grove , Bat
tie Creek and Tlldcn would lose thel :
representation on the county board al
together. The candidate opposing Mr
Harding lives near Madison. Bi
there Is already one Madison man
John Malone , on the board. If Mr
Harding were to bo defeated , there
fore , the county board would consls
of two Madison men and one Norfoll
man. That this would bo cmlncntl ;
unfair to the western half of the coun
ty Is at once apparent. In cases whlcl
need Immediate attention on the par
of the county commissioners , the wes
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man nome time and cost the county
Homo considerable expense for the
necessary Journey. It Is desirable that
the county commissioners should be
distributed over the county as nearly
as possible , and this fair distribution
would be dofcalod If John Harding
were not to be ro-elocted. This Is but
one of the reasons why Mr. Harding
Is entitled to a certificate of confidence
from his Madison county neighbors at
this election. He has made a capable ,
painstaking , conscientious official. Ho
Is honest and ho Is sincere in his In
terest In the welfare and progress of
Madison county. He has served but
ono term and he Is entitled by all that
Is fair , In view of a clean record dur
ing his llrst term , to re-election. And ,
being a farmer from the wont end of
he county , his re-election Is but Jus
co to the people of that section , who
re entitled to representation. A vote
or John Harding means n vote for
air distribution of representation , a
ote for better roads and better brldg-
s , and a vote to glvo an honest farm-
r who has served well ono term , the
ompllment that is his due.
It would hardly be fair for Madison
ounty to have two commissioners llv-
ng at Madison and none at all In the
.vest . end of the county. A vote for
larding Is a vote to allow the west-
rn end of the county representation
n the board.
Christopher Schavland has given
rladlson county people splendid public
orvlco. It was not his own ambition
hat made him a candidate for county
.idgo. Ills friends insisted upon his
making the race. He wo"uld make an
deal county Judge.
A vote for the Madison county re-
ubllcan ticket Is a vote for men who
ave been tried and found worthy and
fficlent In the county offices. It Is
vote for a clean , able administration
f the county's affairs. It Is a vote
'or ' economy and at the same time
ubstantlal things In the way of Im-
rovements better roads and better
ridges.
ALL FAVOR FALL FESTIVAL.
The business men of Norfolk are
apparently a unit In favoring the es
tablishment of some sort of creditable
orn palace or other type of fall fes-
Ival In Norfolk. With such general
entlment favoring the plan , It Is to
be hoped that the matter may be
brought Into action and plans started
.his fall for next year's festival.
The advantages of such a festival
o Norfolk and her neighbors all
.hroughout this northwest , are at once
apparent. All that the Idea needs
now. It Is evident , Is a little organlza-
Ion and systematic execution.
A COMPLETE TICKET.
The Madison county republican tick
et Is complete. There are no gaps.
The republicans have submitted to
he voters an entire list of candidates
for the various offices. One scratch
of the pencil In the republican circle
will cast a vote for the entire list.
The Madison county democrats offer
a number of gaps where no nomina
tions were made. It is possible to
vote for a candidate' for every office
by voting the straight republican tick
et , If one wished to vote for every
office , without scratching.
The simplest operation In this elec
tion Is to vote the Madison county re
publican ticket straight. And It Is a
ticket tried out and tested ; a ticket
whose every man Is worthy the fullest
confidence of the people of this coun
ty. There Is no reason for not voting
tor the entire list.
FIGHTING HORSE THIEVES.
One fact stands out pre-eminent In
connection with the organization lasl
year of northern Nebraska farmers
against horse thieves. And that Is the
fact that not since that association
was organized has a single member ol
the association lost a horse througt
theft. No better argument In favor ol
a more extensive organization coulc
exist ; no more Inducement could be
held out to those farmers who are nol
now members.
There Is now said to be about $1,00 (
In the treasury of the association
And every cent of that would bo spenl
In the capture of a single horse thief
Horse thieves have been working Ir
northern Nebraska during the pasi
year. But they have shown a fine dls
crimination. They have Invarlablj
selected non-members of the associa
tlon for their victims.
COMING TO SEE THE BENEFIT.
It Is gratifying to note that mon
and more of the citizens who live Ir
additions not now included within th <
legal city limits of Norfolk , ore com
Ing to the belief that annexation wll
work benefit to them. It Is said tha
many of the citizens who at first wen
Inclined to remonstrate against thi
expansion of Norfolk's legal city llm
its have now come to the view tha
the extension of the limits will worl
benellt to them rather than hardship
It is to be hoped that this same vicv
may bo adopted by them all aftc
thoroughly considering the matter Ii
all of Us phases.
Fire protection alone would meai
much for the people living outside th <
body , both Inside and outside the {
present city limits , ought to benefit
by the annexation.
LET THE HOnSE DO THE WORK.
It was not BO very long ago that
they told us the horse was at the end
of his rope. They were evidently mis
taken. Today the horse Is more In
demand than over before and ho Is. .
going to keep right on being pressed
Into further and further service. The
horse Is going to do much toward solv
ing the problem of farm labor I
In Norfolk today there has been ,
stabllshcd a big horse market Hun-1
reds of horses off western range arc' '
rought Into this horse ma-Uot at froj j
uent Intervals and arc sold In the
uctlon ring to scores of buyers gath-
red hero from several states. And
ho horses are bringing much higher
rices than a few years ago when wo
vere Informed that an end of the
erse had como.
As a matter of fact the farmer Is
elylng more and more upon the stur-
y and uncomplaining horse to solve
ho Industrial problem of the agrlcul
nral regions.
Labor Is today scarce In all lines of
ndustry. And particularly Is this true
f the farm. Many young men fall to
ppreclato the beauty of living out In
he open air and seek the congested
enters of population. Harvest season
lowadays brings Its serious dlfficul-
les in the matter of securing adequate
iclp.
iclp.But
But Yankee Ingenuity will solve
nest any problem. They say neces-
Ity Is the mother of Invention , and
nbor scarcity drives men to Invent-
ng machinery. The lime Is now upon
s when machinery will do the farm
, vork that was formerly done by hunan -
nan hands. And horses will pull the
nachlnes back and forth through the
lelds.
It will take more than the steam en
gine and the automobile to run out
ho horse.
SAYS HUGHES IS THE MAN.
Dr. E. Benjamin Andrews , chancel-
or of the Nebraska state university
and ono of the broad-gauged educat
ors of the country , who Is intimately
n touch with things political and
economic , has just returned from a
rip In the east. While east Dr. An
drews delivered a number of addresses
and came In close contact with a num
ber of well known leaders of Amer-
can thought. It Is interesting to note ,
n view of the western sentiment for
Secretary Taft , the Impressions gained
by Dr. Andrews to the effect that Taft
would be defeated by Mr. Bryan If
nominated and that Governor Hughes
will be named if the east has Its way.
Dr. Andrews says that Governor
Hughes Is the best educated lawyer In
America today and the opinion of
Dr. Andrews Is'not to bo sneered at.
He Is a man whoso opinions have long
been given national attention and re
spect.
The Minneapolis Journal says of Dr.
Andrews' visit to that city Saturday :
Dr. Andrews , questioned about po-
Itlcal sentiment In the east , confessed
to great surprise over the conditions
as he found them.
"I talked , " said he , "with men of
affairs who are natural leaders , and
who ought to know better than most
of us In what direction the real under
currents of public sentiment are set
ting. I found among these men and
It was my good fortune to come Into
close and confidential contact with
many of them what struck me as an
entirely remarkable unanimity of opin
ion as to political probabilities.
"The first proposition on which
these observers agree Is , that If Taft
Is nominated by the republicans , he
will surely bo defeated. By Bryan ?
Yes , of course , for there Is no question
that Bryan will be named on the other
side. It may strike you as remarkable
for It struck me In that way that
these observers , who are mostly repub
licans , should say that Taft will be
beaten. But they base their opinion
on the ground that Taft Is not nearly
so strong as Roosevelt , because It Is
felt that the president desires to bring
about his nomination merely to give
continuance and effectiveness to his
own policies. A good deal of weari
ness with the Roosevelt policies Is
becoming manifest In the east , even
In New England , where he has always
been strong. But this feeling is be
coming intensified by the effort to
name Taft as the heir to the throne.
The working of the machinery Is too
palpable , and the deputy of the Roosevelt
velt management Is naturally not near
ly so strong as the chief engineer. It
Is Taft's Inability to enlist the com
plete , If waning strength of Roosevelt
that convinces these observers of his
pre-ordained defeat If nominated. "
"Do they expect to see Taft ? " Dr.
Andrews was asked.
"Well , this very feeling that he
cannot win at the polls Is naturally
causing a reaction to Hughes. There
Is a very strong but silent movement
under way to bring about the nomina
tion of Hughes. It Is In the air that
Hughes will be named. If ho Is , I am
certain that he will be elected and I
am a democrat , you know.
"Charles E. Hughes Is the ablest ,
strongest man In American public life
today. I know him well knew him In
his student days at Brown university ,
and his career has been no surprise to
me. I consider him the best educated
and best equipped lawyer In the coun
try at this moment , not even excepting
Elihu Root. The strong point about
Hughes for the east is that the stal
warts trust him. His veto of the 2-cent
rate bill convinced them of his thoroughgoing
ough-going probity and unswerving de
termination to do the right thing , re
gardless of the consequences to him
self. Ho Is a steadier , more level
headed man than Roosevelt , and would
: Three Times Mayor of Norfolk
Prominent Avenue Today Bears His Name
JOHN KOENIGSTEIN
Evrrjbody In NoifolU , and pretty
noarl > evtr > body who ever visited
Norfolk , has heard of Koenigsteln nv-
eniip. The name of that street stands
pro-eminent among the names of Nor
folk thoroughfares because It Is ono
of the most attractive avenues of the
town. Along Koenlgstcln avenue
stand some of Norfolk's prettiest
homes. And thus It Is , in the name
of this avenue , that the personality of
John Kot'iilgstoln , pioneer business
man in Norfolk and three times mayor
of the city , will be given down to the
generations which will make up the
population of Norfolk in the ages that
are to como.
John Koenigstein was told , after a
battle In the civil war , that he might
as well send a last message to his
friends at home. He carries the bul
let in his left shoulder-blade to this
day. But ho survived that wound and
a little while afterward settled In
Norfolk. His was the first drug store
that Norfolk had and it was he who
twice built up the big Pacific hotel
brick block at the corner of Norfolk
avenue and Fifth street originally
in 1882 at a cost of $20,000 and again
In 1887 after the first structure had
been destroyed by fire.
It was February 8 , 1873 , when John
Koenigsteln first landed in Norfolk.
He built as a drug store at that time
the building occupied today by L. Wet-
? .el , gunsmith. And from then until
two years ago he was actively engaged
in the drug business. Since 1905 Mr.
Koenigstein has withdrawn from the
activities of business life and now
looks after his extensive property In
terests , meanwhile enjoying life by
spending the winters either in the
south or In California.
Three times has John Koenigsteln
been mayor of Norfolk and he has
never aspired to other public office.
In 1888 , in 1889 and again In 1891 he
was elected as chief executive of the
town. And during those three admin
istrations Norfolk moved up a good
many pegs. For Instance , during
those three administrations , Norfolk
got waterworks , electric lights , tele
phones , sewer , street railway , sixteen-
foot sidewalks , a dike to protect the
town from the Northfork , state Insane
hospital , fair grounds , federal court
designation , creamery , .foundry and
sugar factory. It is not claimed that
all of these Improvements came as a
result of the administration of John
Koenigsteln in the mayor's office. But
the fact remains that they came while
he was mayor of Norfolk and some
of them are directly traceable to his
administration.
Born in Bavaria.
John Koenigstein was born In
Rheine Pfalz , a small Bavarian state ,
November 3 , 1838. It was near the
town of Kusel. Between the ages of
six and fourteen years he was educat
ed In the common schools and later
attend Latin school , where languages
were taught. His father died In 1850 and
his mother with six sons came to
America to save compulsory army ser
vice which would be exacted of her
boys In the old country. It was in May ,
1851 , that this mother left her native
land for a new free country. By rail
she took her little flock of sons to
Paris , then to Havre and from there
they embarked on the Elizabeth Kimball -
ball , an English boat , for America.
when he will perpetrate one of these.
Hughes steers his own course without
the slightest attention to his own po
litical fortunes. The novelty and san
ity of such a way of doing things has
touched the Imagination of the east
strongly. If the east can dominate
the convention , Hughes will be named
and elected.
"I have given you , let It bo under
stood , not my own opinions of the
present situation , but those I gathered
on my recent trip. "
AROUND TOWN.
Keep out of the sand burs.
Now for the husking bee.
Autumn leaves put on their war
paint In the Indian summer time.
It's a lucky man who knows when
to raise potatoes and when not to ,
It's n safe bet that beer will keep on
going down Just as long as It goes up ,
and longer.
A balloon line between Norfolk and
Trlpp county ought to appeal to some
venturesome young man about now.
' 'nrtytwo diys wore consumed In the
trans Atlantic trip. landing In New
Y < > rk July U , the mother wont to Cin
cinnati and remained a year. Iwxtor
t > y steamboat she went down to St.
| XMIK | and In the spring of 1855 bought
i farm In Monroe county , 111 , south
of st Louis. On that farm John Kocn-
IgHti-ln worked until a year before the
\uir In I.'itln school ho had learned
something of drugs and so he wont teSt
St Units for work In that lino. Al
most a year ho worked In a drugstore
hoi c when the civil war was declared
and. like many another youth , young
Kooiilgsteln enlisted In the Forty-third
Illinois Infantry. That was Sopt. 2 ,
1SC1
i During the forepart of the war this
i regiment was sent against guerrillas
i in Missouri. loiter It was taken fur
ther south to Fort Henry and John
Koonlgstcln participated In the Imttlo
> f Shlloh , Ft. Donaldson. Corinth , the
battle of lukaund In the slegoof Vlvks-
burg under General Grant. The regl-
moiit in which John Koeiilgsteln
marched belonged to the Sixteenth
army corps , McCIernand's division ,
Iloss' ' brigade. At Shlloh McClornand's
; JlvIblon gotin to a cross fire , supporting
i battery , and every horse was killed
almost at the same Instant. The bat
tery was lost , though spiked In time
to prevent confederate use of It. Many
comrades foil at that time.
After the fall of Vlcksburg July -1 ,
18G3 , this regiment was transferred to
Steel's army and stationed at Little
Hock till March , ISC I , when they
marched , with General Thayor's army ,
to the Little Missouri river. Quito n
fierce little battle was fought at the
Pralrlo Dual ) , the fight taking place
out on the open field where both
armies were In full vlow. About this
time the army ran out of food and a
provision train headed toward It was
cut off. For days there was little to
eat and oven an ear of corn tasted
good to John Koenigsteln for quite a
little while.
Badly Wounded at Jenkins * Ferry.
It was at the battle of Jenkins' Fer
ry on Saline river that John Koenig
stein was wounded , April 30 , 18G4.
The fighting started at daybreak and
ran till afternoon. Toward the close
of the battle John Koonigsteln was
shot In the left shoulder. The bullet
dug Its way into the shoulder blade
and lodged there. The wounded were
loft on the field and taken prisoners.
Prisoner Koenlgsteln was taken with
others to Princeton , Ark. , and placed
in the Presbyterian church for a hos
pital. This old church stands today
just as It stood then , Mr. Koenigsteln
having last year , with one of his sons ,
revisited the old battleground where
he fell and the church where he lay
between life and death.
The surgeon told this wounded sol
dier that it was unsafe either to ex
tract the bullet or amputate the arm.
Good health in the patient alone stood
out for encouragement. But the sur
geon said that It might be well to send
any messages back home which ought
to go.
After a time the surgeon went Into
the wound with a corkscrew arrange
ment , hooked a bunch of coatcloth ,
bone-bits , etc. , and drew out the lump.
From that time on the wound healed ,
though for years the man had no use
of his left arm.
Ono day rumor came that the "Yan
kees" were about to recapture prison
ers at Princeton. Accordingly , the
prisoners , wounded and all , were load
ed into lumber wagons and driven at
terrific speed over rough roads to Camden -
den , Ark. Later all prisoners who were
able to make the inarch , walked to
Shreveport under promlfee of ex
change. It took seven days. At
Shreveport they merely got command
to march on to Camp Fort , near Tyler ,
Tex. On February 8 it was announced n
list of 200 prisoners would be exchang
ed. A list of the lucky ones was read ,
The name of John Koenigsteln was on
the list and his heart leaped as It never
had before. The exchanged prisoners
wore taken by boat down the Red
river to New Orleans and there
dressed up. John Koenigstein slept
high In the boat and one morning
awoke with his cap burned entirely
off , save the visor. A spark from the
engine had struck his cap and burned
it off his head while ho slept.
It was bareheaded and barefooted
that this newly exchanged prisoner
are unprotected stables still to be
found.
Some card players seem to thlnli
that slamming them down hard on the
table Is half the game.
When a man economizes , he buys
fewer clothes ; when a woman econo
inlzes , she buys less to eat.
A railroad brakeman In northern Ne
hraska had a fit the other day aftei
making a run. U Is said that fits an
scarce In the uniforms supplied brake
men nowadays.
With this year's crop and this year's
enormous prices , the northern Nebras
ka farmer can buy whatever ho wants
without regard to the fact that goot
prices are the rule for all commodities
"I am mightily struck with the fes
tlval Idea that Is being carried out a1
Tllden each year for the farmers , '
said a prominent Norfolk fanner. " /
festival where all of the farmers an
Invited In for a day or two , with ex
pcnses all paid and without any Intcn
tlon of getting money from the visit
walked Into New Orleann off that boat.
All of the Holdlcru who had boon Im *
primmed at Tyler , Tex. , were woefully
rugged. Hero , however , now clothing'
was provided.
Horn a thirty-days' furlough wail
granted for resting up. During that
furlough the war came to an end ami
President Lincoln was klllod. Private
Koenlgsteln ordered to apponr ( it
Sprlnglleld , 111. , to bo mtmtorod out.
Snw Lincoln In His Bier.
To Sprlngtlold President Llncnlu
was brought for burial. There John
Koonlgstoln saw the olnln president
as his body lay In state , being viewed
by thousands , In the Illinois capltol
building. And the dead president
looked like life , as though ho were
peacefully asleep.
To the funoriil of President Lincoln
and to the cemetery where ho was
placed In the vault , John Koonlgstolii
marched under command of "Fighting
Joe" Hooker.
On April iO , ISGfi , Soldier Koonlff-
Htoln became again a private citizen
Ho then went back to hln mothor'a
farm for a long rest. In lSfi7 ho waa
married to Mrs. Hard ! . She owned
a farm and John Koonlgateln engaged
In Its operation. Hero the late Daniel
J. Koonlgstoln , twlco mayor of Norfolk -
folk , was born. After two years Mr
KoonigHtoln was loft a widower with
one llttlo son , consumption having
claimed his wife. In 18C9 ho was mar
ried to Miss Magdnlo.no M. Hohrons la
St. Clalro county , III. From there ho
wont to Watortown , Win. , and engaged
In the drug business. From Watortown
had como the original colony of stur
dy Germans who settled Norfolk and
Mr , Koenlgstcln became acquainted
with many of these. They wrote let
ter after letter urging him to como to
Nebraska and finally ho sold his store
and started for Norfolk In February ,
1873. Ho staged from Wlsnor to Nor
folk and the location scorned favorable
so he built a drug store on Norfolk
avenue between First and Second
streets. The lot he bought from Col.
Mathewson.
George Berry , now a prominent
sheep ranchman In this county , wjia
driver of the stage In that early day.
Built Pacific Block Twice.
This pioneer building ho occupied
until 1880 when ho built his drugstore
where it stands today , Fifth street and
Norfolk avenue. Two years later h
built the Pacific block at a cost ot
over $20,000. Four years this brick
block stood and then , in 188G , while
Mr. Koenlgsteln was visiting In St.
Louis , the whole structure was burned.
Mr. Koenlgstoln had been carrying1
$8,000 Insurance but It chanced that
$5,000 of this expired a few days be
fore the fire , so that ho only realized
$3,000 Insurance. He had thought the
chances for fire were slim. With cour
age undaunted , however , llo rebuilt
the block In 1887 as It stands today.
After the fire and before rebuilding ;
Mr. Koenlgsteln built a frame drug
store for temporary use. It was erect
ed within a week. It is now occupied
by Mrs. Cummins as a boarding house
Mr. Koenigsteln laid out four addi
tions to Norfolk. He bought the farm
which the late Frederick Dedermaa.
had homesteaded , which included part
of The Heights ami a considerable
strip north of Norfolk avenue. One
entire block In this land he reserved
for his own homo and here he built a.
handsome residence , which he only re
cently sold. Around his home he gave
lots to his boys and four of them , at
different times , have built homes and
lived near the parental dwelling.
Mr. Koenigstein Is the father of sev
en sons and one daughter , Mrs. R. A.
Mittclstadt of this city. Four of the
sons are living today : Jack Koenlg-
steln , Ludwlck Koenigstein , William
Koonlgstein and Arthur J. Koenlg
steln , all professional men. Daniel J.
Koenlgsteln died last spring In Los
Angeles and two sons , Ernest and
Phillip , aged six and two , succumbed
1879 to an epidemic of diphtheria that
raged hi Norfolk. To every son Mr
Koenigstein has given two lots and
upon them every son has built for himself -
self a homo.
John Koenlghteln's good business
judgment has made him financially In
dependent. Today he Is one of the
well-to-do of northern Nebraska. Be
sides the Pacific block , he owns today
a number of residence lots In Norfolk ,
a farm west of town , a farm In Stanton -
ton county , two farms In Holt county ,
about 200 acres of land In Arkansas
and twenty acres near Salt Lake City.
Thrice he has been honored by hla
neighbors with the office of mayor
and today he lives a quiet , peaceful
life made pleasant by the good will of
many friends.
after having been entertained like-
that .aren't going to do their trading
away from home. "
ATCHISON GLOBE SIGHTS.
The poor have the best of the rlcli
In at least one respect ; Jewelers charge'
$15 to clean a striking watch.
A milliner says that every woman
whoever tried on a hat In her store
first said by way of preparation : "My
hair isn't fixed right. "
There Is always talk going on
about the worst man In town , but no
body seems to care much about the
best man In town.
ThUT
Wo offer ono hundred dollars reward
for any case of catarrh that cannot bo
cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure.
F. J. Cheney & Co. , Toledo , O.
We , the undersigned , have known F
J Cheney for the last fifteen years , and
bollovo him perfectly honorable In all
business transactions , and financially
nblo to carry out any obligations made
by his firm.
Waldlnfr , Ktnnan & Marvin ,
Wholesale Druggists , Toledo , O.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken Inter
nally , acting directly upon the blooi %
and . mucous . > . . . surfaces . - of the - srstjj
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