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About The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19?? | View Entire Issue (Nov. 1, 1907)
NOUFOLK WKKKLY NKWS-.JObilNAL ; FH1DAY , OCT01WR 25 , 1907. rrnnk A. Peterson , n Mndlnon coun ty young mnu , tins boon Bulunlttod to the people of tills county na the repub lican canillilnlo for county treasurer. Jlo IB peculiarly IHIcd for the tech nical diitloH of Hint olllco , being nt present and having for some years past been In the olllce as deputy coun ty treasurer. HP lias been trained under no less nn olllccr than Chris topher Bclmvlaiul. The tlmo has como when the public demands the best ser vice In Its oiriclals. And consequently It Is but logical that the people of Madison county should select n man for treasurer who has been trained right In the olllce to do the work. It would bo hardly justice for the city of Madison to have two county commissioners and the western end of the county none. Yet this unfor tunate condition would result If the democratic ticket were to bo success ful this fall lu Madison county. Com missioner IlardluK represents the western end of the county , Commls- Bloner Taft the northwestern and Commissioner Malone the vicinity of the city of Madison. The democratic candidate for commissioner lives only elx miles west of Mndison and Is vir tually a Madison man. Ills selection would bunch two commissioners at Madison and leave the entire western part of the county unrepresented. One commissioner can represent the Interests of Madison and vicinity as well as two , so that the people of that bection would hardly desire another. Commissioner Harding , who lives on u farm near Meadow Grove , should be re-elected that the western part ol the county may have Us share of rep- rcMjntatlon. Ho has served but one term nnd he has been conscientious in that service. Ho has earned an other term and the best interests ol the county , particularly because ol the unfair distribution of commission' crb which would result If he were dc > leatcd , urge his re-election. NEBRASKA CORN. Nearly one hundred million dollars Is the farm value placed by experts upon the corn crop which Nebraska lias produced this year. This exceeds by $20,000.000 the amount of gold pro duced In the United States In 1904 , mid almost equals the total value of the gold and bllver production of the country In that period. In comparison with the wealth plucked from Nebraska cornfields lu one year , the figures of the mineral wealth of Alaska , California and Colorado rado , which figure largely In the 1m- ngjnntlvc literature of the day , arc pitifully small. In 1901 Alaska pro duced In round numbers , $900,000 : ! of gold and silver , California $10,000,000 , Montana $115,000.000 and Utah $11-100- 000. A few counties In the heart of Nebraska's corn belt produce more wealth each year than any of these elates. Montana , with all her wealth of copper mines , produced about $50- 000,000 of that metal in 1905 , and the total production of the country for that year only surpasses the total val ue of the corn crop of this state for this year by 30 per cent. Grain men estimate Nebraska's corn crop for 1907 at 190,000,000 bushels , or one-fourth less than the yield oi the state last year. General condi tions and the shortage of the crop In the entire country have had a wonder fully stimulating effect on prices Country elevators are contracting and pioparing for shipment of corn boughl from the farmers at 49 , 50 and 51 cents nnd still the price continues to ad vancc. At this time last year the same quality of corn was purchased fron : Hit1 producers at an average price ol 40 cents , and much of the 190C cror Is even now in the farmers' cribs which means a handsome profit at the advanced price now offered. Few who have not studied the sub Ject realize that there Is but a limltei area of land in which the big yellow car of American corn can bo raised Seven states , as a rule , grow half th < ciop of the entire country. The con belt begins In western Ohio , spreading out fnnllko to take In Indiana , a par of Kentucky. Missouri , Illinois , lowi nnd the greater portion of Kansas anc Nebraska. Texas is the only state out side of this icctlon which figures largi U ) corn production , although the nov state of Oklahoma comes In for a fal share of the representation. But the corn crop Is far from belli ) Nebraska's only source of wealth Winter wheat has become one of tin state's staple crops , and the annua harvest for several years has averngei 50.000.000 bushels. This adds abou $40,000,000 each year in hard cash t < the credit of the producers. Alfalfa i another bonanza , especially in th western part of the state. DIVERSIFIED FARMING. Diversified farming as the key t successful agriculture was given stln ulatlon In a speech at St. Paul the oil or night by James J. Hill , the ral road magnate , In a speech. Mr. Hill' ' address had to do with farming In th "northwest , " and It may bo taken fc granted that he was thinking as muc of this section of the northwest a any other , since his remarks woul apply to this region equally with Mil ncEota and the Dakotas. Pointing to France , "a nation of ai rlculturlsts , a frugal jjloddlng people ne the Importance of agriculture in the prosperity of any country or any portion tion of a country , and the positive necessity of diversification for contin ued productivity of the soil. Applying his lesson to home condi tions , Mr. Hill set anlde lightly the ere deposits In Minnesota , which have been given an Important place among the natural resources of the state , and n which the Grunt Northern road Is extensively Interested , and gave all Importance to agriculture as the foun- liitlon of all Industrial prosperity In the slate and throughout the north west. And as to the need of diversi fication , he said In the course of his address : "You cannot take wheat out of the ground year after year without putting anything back , any more than you could keep on taking It out of an elevator without putting In more grain to replenish your supply. " Mr. Hill told of his efforts to induce the farmers of the northwest to raise cattle and hogs and of his free dis tribution of 800 thoroughbred bulls of the best breeds and from 0,000 to 7,000 head of highly-bred IIORH. For this ho was severely criticised , ho said , by persons who thought that ho was castIng - Ing a grave reflection upon the fertil ity of the Minnesota and Dakota soil and the value -of Its grain products. But he had found his reward In learn ing that the farmers could get between $5 and $10 more for their half-breed heifers than for the scrubs , and In the fact that the farmers were gradually learning that with the cattle running on their land the fertilization of the land with their manure was worth one-third of the value of the food that the cattle had eaten. "I was born on a farm In Ontarla , Can. , where they had to work and they had to think , " said Mr. Hill , "and they always held their own wherever they were planted. In this country , In Manitoba , or anywhere else , they hold their own because they know how to keep the fertility of the soil. You take a gold mine and dig the gold out , and It is an end to it. You take the coal mine and dig It and market the conl and there Is a hole in the ground. And that Is all you have left. But roil keep the fertility of the soil , and t Is a perennial mine it never falls. And with proper care and proper fertl- Izatlon there Is no limit to what you can do. " As an example of profit In cattle raising Mr. Hill relates one of his own xperlments. "When wheat was sellIng - Ing at 55 cents In Minnesota , " said he , "I thought I would try what wheat would do to feed steers. Now , I fed them here ten miles from where we are , a lot of steers one winter. I found that I got 82 cents a bushel for my wheat that I fed to steers. That is a lot bettor than selling It for 55 cents. "Tho agricultural yield per acre in Minnesota , cultivated land , as shown by the last United States census Is $1.07. The average yield In the state of Iowa is $8.30 an acre , and the dif ference applied to the cultivated land In Minnesota would be over $90,000,000 a year. Now , that Is a reason why they should diversify. " Speaking of natural resources , Mr. Hill said : "AH you have In the north west In Minnesota and the two Da kotas at least Is soil and climate , Everything of value comes from foui sources. The seas Is one of them , bul It only contributes about 2V4 per cenl of the whole , nnd the other 97 % pei cent is contributed by the farm , the forest and the mine. Now we have some mines in Minnesota , but thej either don't belong to us or have beer sold to some other people. " Then he went on to show the deple tlon of the vast forests of Minnesota and said that the trees remaining were almost counted. "Without the farm , " said he. "the state of Minnesota would bo practical ly a desert , and if you go on cultlvat Ing the land without renewing It without fertilizing It. it will In time be as much of a desert as the vallej of the Euphrates that once held ( as far as we know ) the Garden of Eden. ' "France has no great mines of Iror or copper or gold or silver or coal , bul I It has a fertile soil and It has frugal Industrious , patient people ; and wha Is the result compared with Grea Britain ? I think it was under the ministry of Lord Liverpool , in 1S19 that Great Britain started on nn are : of expansion and colonization , openlii ! up new fields , new colonies , and en couraglng the manufactories of Grea Britain to produce the various com modltles needed in these now colonies But with all the extended commerci of Great Britain through her enormou fleets of ships covering the wholi world so that It Is said the sun neve sets on her majesty's dominions France a nation of agriculturists , i frugal , plodding people Is today th banker nation of the world , and cai lend Great Britain money when sh needs It because France has taken ou of the soil and It Is saved. Two hur tired tons of farm products an acr arc raised In the market gardens BUI rounding Paris. "The great basis of all your buslnes and your prosperity and your wealt comes out of the cultivation of th soil , and In that you are partlcularl favored. No part of the United State today stands as well , stands on a safe a basis as the northwest. Yo iiilv.wJM Irtfa Mint ft farmer Is going t apped In I Answering want ads. give get a dollar a bushel for wheat and 90 cents for barley and CO cents for corn nnd 50 cents for oats. Why Is wheat worth that price ? Because In certain portions of the world the crop has failed. Why wouldn't It bo bettor for some of our farmers to raise less wheat and more cattle ? Absolutely , n any period of ten or twenty years , he man who cultivates eighty acres n whent will rnlso more bushels than ho man who cultivates ICO , If ho will take good care of his land and fcrtll- ze It. These are statements easy to nake. but they are borne out by the lard , close facts. " NOVEL THEATRICAL IDEA. The drama In America will be given an effective Impetus and a now mark of approval If a plan now being under taken by Charles Frohman , the emln- jut manager , should succeed. Mr. Frohman Is endeavoring to make arrangements whereby the most eminent American actors under his direction may give a scries of month ly performances at the white house in one-act plays by the foremost American actors. For the president and his cabinet to give recognition In this manner to those actors who have achieved pre eminence In their profession and to the authors who would bo Invited to produce the plays would , In Mr. Froh- man's opinion , be better than a com- odlo Francalsc for the encouragement of dramatic art. Maude Adams , John Drew , Ethel Barrymore , William Gill ette , William II. Crane and William Collier are actors whom Mr. Frohman would present In plays by authors of the rank of William Gillette , Augustus Thomas and Clyde Fitch. With arrangements perfected for such performances , Mr. Frohman would bring his companies from New York without Interfering with any engagements playing 'in Washington theaters. Plans would be so drawn that the plays could bo put on In the East room of the White House with out much stage setting. Instead of cenery , curtains of different colors would be used and the lights employ ed so that a negative tone would bo achieved which could be used to re present anything. FOOD AND DRUG LABELS. Henceforth all food and drug labels having to do with commodities sold In interstate commerce , must fill all requirements of the federal regula tions. This has been declared in no uncertain terms by the board of food and drug inspection at Washington. There was an effort made by some of the wholesale grocers to avoid full compliance with the regulations and some encouragement of success had been found in the fact that the gov ernment allowed the use , up until Oct. 1 , 1907 , of old labels , even though incorrect , which had been printed prior to Oct. 16 , 190G. Those old la bels , even though they did not fully comply with the law , were allowed to be used up until Oct. 1 , provided they made no actual mis-statements. And when the first of October rolled around , nn effort was made to have the same privilege granted for one more year. The department has set its foot down upon this , however , and hereafter the board desires that only printed labels be used , or if old labels are used at all , they must be corrected with stickers or erasures to comply with regulations. The board will not be satisfied to have a mis-statement appear in one place and a correction in another. The mis-statement must be entirely obliterated. THE NEW YORK TIE-UP. A strange political tie-up down In New York Is amazing both the sober minded folk of that town and the people of the country at large. And It ought to amaze. For the republican chairman of the county has combined forces with William Randolph Hearst to elect Hearst's party manager , Max Ehmsen , as sheriff of New York this fall. In view of the hitherto bitter opposition between Hearst and the New York republicans , In view of Hearst's defeat by the republicans In Ills gubernatorial race last fall nnd in view of Hearst's bitter attacks upon the republican party , both state and national , such a combination as has been made must bring surprise In deed. And on the face of things , there Is no motive which could In any way prompt the republicans to make the deal. County Chairman Parsons of the republican forces In New York hae agreed with Hearst to supporl Hearst's campaign manager , Ihinscn for sheriff. A year ago Ibmscn was as busy as he could be trying to show that Hughes and the rest of the republican - publican ticket were corporation tools Hearst was the only democrat defeat ed In that campaign , Hughes the onlj republican elected. The logical con elusion must be then that Hearst wan without political strength. And yet In spite of this apparent weakness the republicans have this year tlec up with him for so Insignificant at office as that of sheriff. This year neither a mayor nor i governor Is to be elected In New York A legislature will bo elected whlcl will later have much to do with choos Ing a successor to Senator Platt. Prea Idont Roosevelt has Intimated thath i you u . I- . . . . . . . . I I. . . llnnil In a tiler that the republican organization In' ' Now York Is working with Hearst In order to undermine the president , Is a riddle. But the fact remains that Hearst , through his personal party , the Independence league , " has dic tated the terms of an unpnrdonablo tie-up In which the republicans of New York are getting the worst of it. IhmsoH was formerly a newspaper correspondent for Hearst. OPEN PLAY IN FOOTBALL. Football critics still cling to their love for the closed game. They even criticise teams that win by means of open work and kicking. But from the viewpoint of the spectator , the open play Is much to be preferred over the compact playing which has ruled for some years past. Open playing makes for more spectacular moments , for long runs and long bootlngs of the ball. But the football critics who have graduated from the game still look at compact work as the only science. In speaking of this feature In connection with the Nebraska-Minnesota game , the Minneapolis Journal says : It Is rather remarkable , in view of the efforts of college faculties to miti gate the rigors of football by the adop tion of rules favoring open play , to Had that Minnesota is classed as In ferior to Chicago because , in her Ne braska game , she won by Held goals Instead of by touchdowns. There Is n plain Intimation in this statement that the strong team Is still the one which an carry the ball by main force hiough the ranks of the opposition , n other words , strong football is still onnected with strong muscles and veight instead of with open work , run ning , kicking and "heady" play. If his is the fact , the modifiers of foot- mil have cither compromised their deas or they have gone against some essential feature of the game In en- eavoring to modify it. The fact probably Is that the public till likes to see the close work , the mttle of muscle and weight on the ield , and that the players like that tiud of a game , too. Very likely open play , which is con ducive to the longevity of the players , vill be a growth. It Is a case where he real friends of the sport will have o battle single-handed against the groundlings , Who clamor for the Ro- uan method of hand-to-hand eiicoun- er. That progress has been made Is ev- denced by the fact that Minnesota ticked out her most important victory it the close of last season , and again vicked out her most crucial game at he beginning of this season. But the erdict for a more humane and selen itic game cannot be regarded as com- ileto until the experts upon football jegln to admit that a kicking team is a strong team Instead of a weak one. The Journal's only error lies in the 'act that the public really does not prefer closed play to the open style. The long runs and visible ball are eatures of the open game. FEDERAL CONTROL FAVORED Isaac N. Seligman Believes In a Na tional Incorporation Law. Chicago , Oct 24. The second daj of the convention of the National Civic Federation was devoted to the consideration of "Corporation , Its Con struction and Regulation. " Edgar Ban croft of Chicago spoke on "Trust Leg Islntion ; " I. N. Seligman of New York , The Trust Problem ; " Irving Flshei of New Haven , "Overcapitalization.1 The address by Mr. Seligman was an appeal for a form of national control In the afternoon the pffinalpal speakers were Judge Grosscup of Chicago cage , who discussed "Tho Construe tlon of a Corporation ; " Samuel Com pers , Frank B. Kellogg of St. Paul and E. E. Prusslng of Chicago. LIBEL ACTION FOR M'CLURE'S Former Police Commissioner Demandi $100,000 Damages. San Francisco , Oct. 24. Former Po lice Commissioner Thomas Regan be gen suit for $ li)0,000 ) damages against the S. S. McClure company and for a like sum against the San Francisco News company In the superior court of Marlu for defamation of character. Regan based his suit on articles pub lished in the McCIuro magazine enti tied "A Fight for Reform in San Francisco , " in which he is charged with having divided graft with Eugene Schmltz. J. S. Polk In Critical Condition. Des Molnes , Oct. 24. The condition of J. S. Polk , president of the Dea Molnes Street Railway company , and extensively interested in Intcrurbnns , Is critical. Mr. Polk wns taken sud denly sick and suffered two hem orrhages. He Is seventy-six yeare old , and hib relatives are being hur ricd to his bedbldo He is one of the very earliest settlers to Des Mollies end this part of Iowa and has been a leading figure as a lawyer and cap itallst for many years. Editor Accidentally Kills Himself Boise , Ida. , Oct. 24. R. E. I ock wood , a well known Idaho nowspapei man , accidentally shot and killed him self at Resin. He had planned tc leave for Boise to assume the po sltion of managing editor of the Idahc Scimitar , a weekly paper being start ed by former Senator Dubols. He was making a present of a six-shooter tc a friend nnd in chewing him how tc operate it , shot hlms > elf through the heart. Second Trial of Steve Adams , Spokane. Oct. 24 The second trla of Steve Adams , a member of th < Western Federation of Miners charged with the murder qf Frei ] Taylor , ls expected to begin In earn est at Rathdrum , Ida , today. CInr ence Darrow has been cfiosen as clue counsel for the defense. Cqnslder able difficulty In securing a jury Ii fcxpeoted. with Wcl TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT THEIR CUSTOMERS. WILL ISSUE CASHIER'S CHECKS Until the Financial Stringency Is Set tled In the East , Norfolk Banks Adopt Measures to Save Their Cus tomers Trouble or Annoyance. Purely as a precautionary measure , I In view of the action taken by Chicago cage , Omaha and Sioux City nnd prac tically all other clearing houses In the United St'ites , which have decided to Issue clearing house certificates thiough which clearing house balances will bo settled , and have declined to ship currency or gold , Norfolk banks have decided to adopt practically the same rule and will Issue cashier's checks , which will circulate as freely as currency and will bo accepted for deposit by all the banks. This action taken by Norfolk banks will not Interfere with the ordinary course of business , because checks can bo given in payment of bills the same as heretofore , and the banks will Issue cashier's checks In such amounts as the customer may desire. It Is not believed that It will be necessary to continue this plan moro than n week or two lu Norfolk , and It Is only done now to protect the in terest of customers , whose faith In the banks and in their ability to han dle the eltuutiou will cause business to quickly adapt Itself to the now sys tem. tem.The The banks of Norfolk carry balances In Chicago , Omaha and Sioux City and they send their drafts for cattle , hogs and grain to the banks In those cities. It Is tlmt system which gives the Nor folk banks a credit in other cities. To pay for this produce the country bank looks to the Norfolk banks for Us currency and the Norfolk bank in turn looks to the bank hi Chicago. Omaha and Sioux City for Its curren cy to supply this demand. When the Chlcagc , Omaha and Sioux City banks no longer furnish currency the Norfolk banks could not be expected to do so. The local banks decided that begin ning with the opening of business Monday morning certified checks or drafts would be Issued to cover the balances between banks and cash will be paid only in nominal amounts Any depositor may draw bis bal ances but will be asked to take pay ment elthei in eastern exchange or In cashier's checks. The oflicial statement of the plan adopted by the Norfolk banks , as giv en to The News by officials of the tanks , is as follows : Following the action of the Associat ed Banks of New York last Friday in lecldlng to issue clearing house cer tificates for balances due them in clearing house settlements and their decision to pay no currency , the Asso ciated Banks of Chicago found them selves obliged to adopt the same course and in consequence all banks In fi nancial centers , such as Minneapolis , St. Paul , Sioux City. Omaha , Lincoln and Fremont have been compelled tea a like course. The relations of the Norfolk banks with New York are not extensive and are mainly confined to an exchange business. Their chief correspon dents are in Chicago. Omaha and Sioux City , and if the disturbance had been confined to Now York , Norfolk would only have had a casual interest In the matter , but the action of the Chicago , Omaha and Sioux .City . banks , from whom the currency for the movements of grain and cattle is obtained , In re fusing , temporarily , to pay more cur rency against deposits , has made it necessary for all banks In the terri tory tributary to those cities to take a similar position. This action on the part of the Norfolk banks is taken to prevent any serious disturbance and to conserve the situation. Currency will be paid In small amounts only , but cashier's chocks will be Issued against deposits in denominations as may be required , which will be accept ed for all purposes by all banks and merchants , the same as currency. The Norfolk banks regret the action of the eastern banks , as our local banks were never sounder or in better financial condition , but they cannot , standing alone , supply the currency necessary to move the crops and live stock In Us trade territory. Norfolk National Bank , Citizens National Bank , Nebraska National Bank. This does not mean that there is a question of solvency connected with any Norfolk bank , as at no time In the history of Norfolk has her finan cial institutions been in as good con dition as at present. The balances carried by Norfolk banks In reserve city banks are probably larger than ever before , and there would be no necessity for the new rule were It not for the action of { heir correspondents in other cities , which , in order to pro tect themselves during the stringency of the money market In the east , have refused to ship currency to local banks. The cashier's checks which are be ing Issued will bo accepted at any business house as cash and will bo re deemable as cash on deposit , so that no business In the city need fear evil effect. Its object Is to prevent the Withdrawal of cash from the commu nity until the flurry has passed in the east , and in this effort the banks will have the co-operation an dencourage- ment of every Norfolk business house , whose Interests are being safeguarded by the movement. AROUND TOWN. The overcoat Is going to get Its day , The president enjoys bear hunts but a number of Norfolk men have moro fun and less trouble hunting froes' lees , . I A Sturdy Pioneer of Norfolk Many Times on the City Council J JULIUS DEGNER What more could man desire than to have helped In the founding of a town as one of its pioneers , to have j learned while young to work with the hands nnd to have thus made nn hon est living , to have been one of the founders of the first church In a new frontier , to have reared n fnmlly of ilghly respected sons and daughters , to have built his own homo with his own hands and , In maturer years , to Iwoll In peace and quiet , taking an active interest In the public affairs of .he community and enjoying the friendship and good will of one's lelghbors ? Such a career a career of pence and thrift and community respect ms been that of Julius Frederick Wll- lelm Dcgner of this city , pioneer ) lncksmlth of Norfolk , always promi nent In the public affairs of the com- nitnlty , father of ten children and now sen ing in his seventieth year as coun cilman of the Second ward. It was thirty-eight years ago this month that Julius Dcgner first set foot on the ground where Norfolk stands today. The village had just started , ilo came from Wisconsin to look over Nebraska and , satisfied that Norfolk was bound to make a prosperous own , he determined to locate horc. He returned to Wisconsin , got his 'amlly nnd. in the spring of 1870 , came back to Norfolk to make his perma nent home. First Blacksmith Shop. Together with his brother , Fred. Mr. Degner built the first blacksmith shop n Norfolk. The building stood where he Prlbenow shop stands today , at ; he foot of Braasch avenue on the mnk of the Northfork river. Both brothers took homesteads east of the town on part of the Julius Degner homestead Fred Schwede lives nt the present time. After having conducted the blacksmith shop for some time , these brothers sold out the Hisincfis nnd went on their homesteads Lo engage in farming. And in 187C Julius Degner returned to town to start a new blacksmith shop. This shop he built on the present site of the hardware store of his son , Al Deg ner. And he worked actively at his trade until late in the eighties. Mr. Degner nt that time built a home on North Third street. Today part of that old house serves as the wagon shop of August Pasewnlk. In fad. Mr. Dcgner taught his trade to Aimust Pnsmsalk as well as to Otto Itm-liH Eighteen years ago. after ho hiul retired tired from netlve work , Mr. Degucr built the homo on South Fourth street In whlrh he still lives today. Ho did the work on this residence with his own hands Many Times on City Council. Many times has Julius Degner boon called upon to servo as a member of the Norfolk city council. Ho was first cli'oted to this position by democrats of the Second wnrd In 189C nnd ho nerved during the mayoralty adminis trations of Dr. A. Bear , the late Col. J E Simpson , the Into W. M , Robert son and the Into D. J. Koenlgstcln. Then for five years there was n vnca- tlon from city council work , until last spring he wns ngnln elected to the plnce. One slgnlflcnnt fnot stnnds out In Mr. Dogner's service ns a city council- mnn. During nil of the years Hint ho hns been a member of the council , ho hns nt all times been chairman of the street and alloy committee. Not only has ho hnd the tlmo and ability to net In tlrlB rapacity , but ho hns an well boon conscientious In devoting his en ergies to the work. Ho has also served on the public works and the police committees. Golden Wedding In 1909. In 1909 Mr. and Mrs. Degnor win | celebrate their golden wedding. It was In 1859 that they were married In Germany nnd they contemplate a largo celebration two years hence. . . This golden wedding will bo In line with the family custom , ns Mr. OCR- nor's father nnd mother celebrated their golden wedding In Norfolk some years ngo. The fnthcr hnd como to America a yenr before the son. Julius Degner wns born In Cramonn- dorff , Gernmny , June 30 , 1831. Ills father wns Chris Degnor. On the day that Julius Degner was confirmed , Oct. 29 , 1818 , ho started In upon hln apprenticeship as a blacksmith. At this he worked three years before ho became a full-fledged master black smith. He was married In 1859 and for five years after operated a black smith shop at Volgtshagen. In October , 1807 , Mr. Degner cnmo to America. His father had preceded him a year. Ho nt first went to Leb anon , Wls. , near Wntertown nnd start ed a blacksmith shop. He got the Nebraska fever and came to Norfolk two years later. Mr. Degner was hero when the first church In northern Nebraska wan founded , the Christ Lutheran church of Norfolk. In fact he was one of the original founders. Today that church congregation has one of the handsomest houses of worship In all this territory a magnificent church that cost between $20,000 and $30,000. Julius Degner was the father of ten children. Of those , six arc living to day and all are well known In Norfolk. Al Degnor , the eldest , Is one of the most substantial business men In the city. Besides Al Degner there are : Mrs. August Pasewalk , Fred DCBHW of Hadar , Julius Degner , jr. , a com mercial traveler living at Wlsnor , Mrs. Amelia Namacher , Oconomowoo , Wls . Mrs. Wllhelm Butzke , wife of Rev. Wllhelm Butzke of Buffalo coun ty , Neb. Auction Sales Areyqu intendjnej to hold anjayction sale in the near future ? J\n advertisement > tisement inthe _ JVAJl.Y NEWS will insure - sure a crowd attendingyour sale. Your advertisement would be readjby 4000 people every day. JThe coslb is cjDQSjderably less than you imagine. Keep in mind that the MEWS job dc- partmen t can print JJiose circulars for ojlrrJkes tjv c > rk mjn ship and reasonable - able prices. ANCIENT ORDER OF UNITED WORKMAN JURISDICTION OF NEBRASKA , OURAIONTHLY ASSESSMENT PER $1,000 INSURANCE 18-24 $ . G5 35-30 85 25-29 70 40-44 90 80-34 80 45-49 95 50 years and over , $1.00 Our rates does not increase with ago. Not a stop-rate. Level for life. Twelve assessments per year. Nearly a quarter million on interest. All items of col lections reported each month. Strictly representative. Members admitted at cost. , - tl ti nr
