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
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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.
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