PIIE NORFOLK WEEKLY NKWS-JOUKRNAL : FRIDAY , NOVEMBER 8 1907.
OMAHA BEE POINTS TO MADISON
COUNTY SUCCESSES.
WHY BE AN OIL KING TODAY ?
From Nothing to Wealth , From a Dug *
out to Comfort and Luxury , From
Hardship to Rural Route and Tele
phone I
Omahix Sunday Dec , Oct. 27. Do
drcAinn conio truoT Could one dream
of greater luck than going Into a now
country as n young man and penniless ,
Bottling down upon tlio unbroken pral-
rloo. and finding one's self , Junt at
llfo'a prime , with lands worth close
up around the 1100.000 mark , with
ftlcck herds of cattle around ono'u
barnyard , with the respect of the com
munity , with a modern homo and mod-
rn luxuries for one's comfort , with
orlop , fresh country air to breathe
from morning until night , and with no
difficulty In the world to worry over
for the rest of one's life ?
And yet It's not luck , after all. Nor
to It a dream. Such cause for content
ment on earth has como to hundreds
nnd thousands of ordinary men Just
Iilaln folks all over these fertile
plains of Nebraska as the result of
foresight and persistent effort proper
ly applied. The Btory of success , as
success In this v/orld goes , Is no un
common tale In the Nebraska farm re
gions of today. Productive expanses
of fertile soil , comfortable and oven
luxurious modern homes , well painted
nnd well built barns and substantial
and expensive farm
cribs , up-to-date
machinery , good looking modern car
riages and fat looking herds of live
Block , are today common pictures
painted hero and there and every
where over these broad prairies , and
it U the story of failure that attracts
interest and attention , rather than the
commonplace story of success.
There was a time when kings of fi
nance had deep meaning for the west.
But today kings of the farm land arc
of more Importance. Today the Ne
braska farmer , who walked Into this
section without a cent to his name
thirty years ago , and who homcsteaded
& quarter section of land woith homesteading
steading Is as Independent as a c/ar ,
or more so , and ns care-free as care
free could bo. Gloomy forecasts ol
financial distress have no alarm for
him , secure as he Is from panic's per
ils , and on "Easy street" through n
calm knowledge that his crops go on
growing , his cattle taking on beef ,
oven while their master sleeps. It Is
little wonder that this uncrowned em
peror Is taking Joy out of life , wlthoul
a mixture of the city's ncrvo-straln
realizing as ho does that each passing
moment Is adding more and more tc
his material well-being.
From nothing to fame and fortune-
to a niche among the "honest rich'
and "desirable citizens" at the age ol
48. To walk Into a virgin paradise nl
the nge of 10 and to bo Independent ol
the wolf , to be Independently rich un
der BO ! Prom a dug-out and a home
stead to possession of G80 acres of the
finest farm land In all the world , r
modern home equipped with every con
Ycnlonce , to a place of honor in th (
legislature of the commonwealth , ante <
to bo a young man still ! Does It no
eavor of a romance or a magazliu
story for Sunday afternoon reading'
Why bo an oil king ?
Nor is one's imagination called intc
play to weave this story. The hero o
this particular tale Is Thomas E. Al
derson of Madison county , Nebraska
And Ills Is but the usual success tha
has been attained by persistent farm
Ing in Nebraska. As a youth of 19
young Tom Alderson and an oldei
brother carne to Madison county. Tha
was In 1871. Alderson had been bon
back in Iowa county , Wisconsin , Oc
tober 26 , 1852 , arid ho had a yearnlnj
for the now west. His yearning wai
that of a money-maker. First lo
eating on a farm three miles south
cast of Norfolk , then moving to th <
present site of Creston lu Platte coun
ty , Tom Alderson In 1874 returned t (
Madison county and took a claln
eight miles southeast of the presen
city of Madison. Upon that claim h <
still resides , though differently en
vlroned.
Coming to Madison county In 187 <
with no capital save their courage am
willingness to work , John W. Ray am
Louis W. Ray , now owners of 1.00 (
acres of fine farm land five miles wesi
of tills city , stand out as notable ex
amples of the success that can be at
talned from Nebraska's soil througl
persistent effort Undaunted by th <
fact that during the first throe yean
of their life In this country their crops
wore ravaged by the grasshoppers
these two young brothers , today undei
V - 46 , kept stiff upper lips and "mad (
good. " Continuously for a third of t
cratury they have farmed the land or
which they live. They took home
steads nnd later added to their claims
Panning has been their only occupa
tJon.
Besides farming today 1,000 acre ;
* f land bordering on the Elkhorn rive
and there Is no prettier valley li
Cod'a out-of-doors than the Elkhorn-
tkcse Ray brothers feed and ship ti
market every year about sixteen cat
loads of fat cattle. All of the con
and other grain raised on their farn
land Is fed to their own llvo stock
Last year they raised 15,000 bushel
of corn and 400 tons of hay has beei
eut this year. In a year they shlppoi
sixteen carloads of cattle to market-
ten cars to Chicago and six to Soutl
Omaha , Besides this , they ship six t
ten cars of hogs sixty head to th
oar every year to Omaha. And whei
U Is borne In mind that bogs are prac
"velvet" on the farm , tnel
"board and keep" amounting to prac
tically nothing at all when a hnrd of
cattle In maintained , It may bo seen
that John I ) . Rockefeller has no mo
nopoly on all of the money-making of
the country. Not while the Nebraska
farmer IH on earth.
Holh John and I/nils Ray are hap
pily married , beautiful homes nnd
charming wives being among their
proudottt poHSCBiilons. Their domestic
relations are particularly pleasant ,
and , living next door to the rest of the
world on account of the rural mall ser
vice and the telephone , they have noth
ing to dofllro. Besides being success
ful farmers Uioy are princely fellows
and tnku a large Interest In the affairs
of the community. L. W. Ray haa one
son and John W. has two sons.
Battle Creek.
Lambert Korbcl went to Spencer
Monday whore ho Is Interested In the
saloon business.
Geo. Stevenson of Madison was hereon
on business Monday.
Stove Coloy , who has been running
one of Napper's ranches north of town
moved back to town again Monday
and Is occupying the Connelly house
on the wejit Bide.
Chns. II. Brown nnd brother-in-law ,
Dr. Ramsey , arrived hero Monday
from Omaha on a business visit.
Otto Janko arrived hero Tuesday
from Milwaukee for an extended visit
with his uncle , Henry Stoltonberg nnd
family.
An antl-horscthlof association was
organized hero Saturday afternoon
vlth about forty members. Adrian
Craig of Norfolk nnd Geo. W. Losoy
voro attending. The following officers
voro elected : President , E. J. Brink ;
vlco president , John II. Rodekohr ; sec
retary , Fred Volk ; treasurer , Herman
logrefo ; chief captain , Frank Mass-
nan. The membership fees are $2.00.
County Clerk Geo. E. Richardson of
Madison was visiting relatives and
'rlends hero Tuesday.
County Commissioner Burr Taft was
lore Tuesday from Norfolk on official
justness.
Henry Massman , sr. , returned
Thursday from the national farmers' '
congress at Oklahoma. Ho snys there
s no place like homo and Nebraska.
Jake Pratt , who left hero about thlr-
: een years ago for Montana , arrived
lore Friday from Idaho , where ho la
living on his own farm now , for un
xtended visit with his parents , Mr ,
uul Mrs. Geo. Pratt , and other rela
tives.
Miss Birdie Hale of Atkinson was
visiting hero the fore part of this week
with relatives and friends.
James Richardson , who has been
working this summer at Aberdeen , S
D. , and Devils Lake , N. D. , is home
for a visit with his parents , Mr. and
Mrs. John Richardson , who are living
north of the Elkhorn.
Joseph Dittrick is building a ma
chine shed 16x40 south of his black
smith shop.
Walter Barrows Is 111 with the grir
and has suspended his duties in the
Sessler livery barn.
Wolsey Diven and Miss Annattn Levees
voos wore here from Petersburg Satur
day and Sunday for a visit at the home
of Henry Stoltenberg , southwest ol
town.
James Glllesple , a wealthy Irlsl :
farmer who lives southwest of town
is claiming that the price of corn wll
bo 60 cents a bushel in the near fu
ture. He has just returned from r
visit to the "Emerald Isle , " and r
grain buyer here thinks that ho die
not see much corn across the Atlantl <
pond.
There was one candidate here this
week who claimed that he is always
with the people. A bystander said :
"I believe you are right , but som <
times the 'people' will be rejected. "
Prof. M. G. Doerlng and Prof. Wm
Dltzen of the German Lutheran school !
went to Sewnrd Monday where a neu
building of the seminary was dedicatee
on Thursday , Oct. 31 , and the minis
ters and teachers of that synod wil
hold a special conference.
W. C. Day , station agent for th (
Northwestern at Albion , was vlsltlnf
with old friends here Sunday.
Frank Connolly , who was worklnj
for Geo. Soughvenler at Inman , return
ed home Monday.
Miss Emma Walter spent Sundaj
with her brother , Wm. Walter , at Ne
Ugh.
Reformation services will bo hole
In the Lutheran church next Sundaj
morning. The evening services wll
commence from now on at 7 o'clock.
John Clasey of Page was vlsltlnf
hero Saturday nt the homo of hit
mother and other relatives.
E. E. Cartney went to Fremont Mon
day where he expects to make his fu
ture homo.
ATKINSON MEETING A SUCCESS
Methodist Ministers of That District
Held a Meeting.
Atkinson , Neb. , Nov. 2. Special tc
The News : The ministerial meeting
which has been In session the pas !
days of the Methodist church of this
district was a decided success , nnd i
great help to all who were able to at
tend. Some fourteen ministers wen
In attendance. Rev. A. R , Julian , pre
siding elder of this division , has epen
most of the week here.
Hon. M. P. Klnkald of O'Neill nni
James Cowcll of Lincoln are In tow :
for a little talk and rally at the rlnfc
R. R. Dlckson and wife of O'Neill , wltl
Mr. J. C. Hnrnlsh , are among the othe
visitors from abroad.
Mrs. Anna Klernen with her daugt
tor Violet , left for Seattle , Wash. , 01
a short trip. Mrs. Klernon has land
cd Interests In that country , and wll
look after the same at this time.
The advertiser wno believes tha
cut prices is a necessary factor of BUI
ccssful advertising should wako up.
Advertising la the best business llf <
insurance gold can buy.
HALLOWE'EN FESTIVITIES RULED
THE WEEK.
THERE WERE OTHER PARTIES
\ Good Many Different Kinds of
Amusement Were Drought North In
Norfolk During the Week In Cele
bration of the Festal Day.
It has been Hallowe'en week In a
loclal way In Norfolk , and many were
'ho fantastic events held In celebrating
' .ho occasion. A number of novel Ideas
were brought Into play as pleasant
'eatures of the day. There was danc
ing and there was cards and there
wore other types of diversion. And ,
besides the Hallowe'en festivities ,
there was considerable else lu the way
if things doing.
Pleasures of the Week.
Ninety ladles were guests Thursday
afternoon of Mrs.'Asa K. Leonard and
Mrs. L. E. Wallcrstedt , hostesses at
i charming one o'clock luncheon nnd
euchre party on the afternoon of Hal
lowe'en. In Marquardt hall , where
Mrs. I eonard and Mrs. Wallerstcdt
entertained , a pretty scheme of Hal
lowe'en decorations was carried out.
iV three course luncheon was served
In the early part of the afternoon , the
Vradenburg orchestra playing while
the luncheon was being served. The
greater part of the afternoon was tak
en up with euchre , the honors at cards
? olng to Miss Fannie Norton who won
the euchre prize , to Mrs. Desmond who
von the all-cut prize , and Mrs. Young
< vho won the shouting prize.
Mrs. D. S. Bullock and Mrs. E. A.
Qullock pleasantly entertained at 1
o'clock luncheon Wednesday afternoon
In the home of Mrs. E. A. Bullock , corner -
ner Twelfth street and Madison nv-
onue. After luncheon six-hand euchre
proved a pleasant diversion for the af
ternoon , Mrs. C. H. Reynolds taking
high score honors and Mrs. John R.
Hays low score. The home was pret
tily decorated with autumn leaves.
Mrs. W. O. Tolllver , formerly of Nor
folk but now of Calfornla , was an out-
of-town guest.
Misses Bessie Ward and Roblnot
Eble entertained a dozen friends at a
ileasant Hallowe'en party Thursday
evening. In addition to progressive
flinch a number of Hallowe'en games
ivore played.
Cards were enjoyed at a Hallow-
'en party qivcn by Misses Lizzie
Schram and Anna Miller nt the Schrarn
ionic on Wednesday evening. There
vere a dozen guests.
The chess club was entertained at
in evening at progressive high five at
ho home of Mr. and Mrs. V. A. Nenow
MI Wednesday evening. Refreshments
vere served.
The fifteenth wedding anniversary
) f Mr. nnd Mrs. William Hllle was
he occasion of a pleasant gathering
it the Hllle home In honor of the an-
ilversary.
Misses Emma and Lydla Bruegge-
nan gave a Hallowe'en party for the
F. F. S. club at the Brueggcman home ,
Miss Lena Mills entertained the
fomig ladles of Queen Esther clrck
in Monday evening.
The Degree of Honor gave a surprise
party for Mrs. B W. Barrett on Mon-
lay evening.
The West Side Whist club met with
Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Davenport last
ivonlng.
The Norfolk band gave a dancing
party at Marquardt hall Wednesday
jvenlng.
Miss Dorthy Salter entertained a
low friends Hallowe'en night.
A birthday party was given for Mrs.
? rnnk Moldenhauer.
Coming Events.
The Elks will have a dancing party
it their club rooms next Friday even-
ng , November 8.
Eugene Moore will be seen at the
Auditorium Monday night In "My Boy ,
Jack. "
Miss Mae Abbott will be seen at the
Auditorium Tuesday night In My Dixie
Girl. "
DON'T BURN AUTUMN LEAVES.
This Is the Advice of Dean Bessey ol
University Botany Department.
Norfolk people who are making bon
Ires out of the autumn leaves , accord'
Ing to Dr. Bessoy , head of the depart
ment of botany at the University ol
Nebraska , are virtually burning mon
ey.
ey.Dr.
Dr. Bessey Is stirred from an eco
nomlcal rather than a sentimental
standpoint and gives voice to sentl
ments which will Interest Norfolk
property owners.
"Whatever you do with your leaves
don't burn , " says he. "You might af
well burn up your dollar bills , foi
leaves are worth dollars If rlghtlj
bandied.
"The falling of the leaves hasngali
started up the annual waste of raklni
them up and burning. Leaves contali
much valuable plant food. Leavei
added to the soil would enrich It. Thi
reason that forest soil la rich Is tha
year by year the leaves have been al
lowed to fall to the ground and dcca ;
there , adding their substance to th
soil. If wo went Into the forest an
raked up the loaves , taking ther
away , the forest soil would be as loan
as that of the open ground. Fortun
ately we have not yet begun doing
such n foolish thing.
"But wo are wasteful , to say the
east. We rnko off the leaves from
our grounds so that not a leaf Is al-
owed to add Its decayed substance to
ho soil. We expose the soil nnd sod
o the dry air of the fall and winter
iy removing the leaves. This dries
iiit the soil unduly , nnd the only won-
ler Is that more of our grasses and
ther plants do not perish from
roiith. Why should wo not allow the
eaves to remain on the ground ? The
first rain will beat down most of them
nto the grass , and there they will stay
mill rotted , which will bo the case by
icxt spring. I fear that It Is hopeless
o urge people not to rnko their yards.
Everybody docs It , and not to do what
'verybody ' docs would bo quite Impos-
Iblc. So I suppose we will rake off
ho leaves , In spite of the fact that wo
tight not to do so.
"Well , If you must rake off the
eaves put them In a neat pile In one
corner nnd throw on a few buckets of
vnter-to wet them down. Toss on n
ew shovelfuls of earth to keep them
rom blowing about ; then go about
our business until next spring when
on will find that you have n nice lot
) f rich leaf mould with which to .for-
lllze your ( lower beds , and for use In
he pots of your house plants.
"If you have n bed of ferns put a
oose layer on It , being careful not to
pack thorn down. They will protect
ho ferns from freezing or drying out
n the winter , nnd when spring comes
hey will prevent them starting up
oo early. Do not remove the leaves
rora your fern bed. Ferns like to
; row among leaves. They like the
moist , cool soil that lies under the
nass of leaves and they grow luxur-
autly all summer long. "
CLOSE OF CAMPAIGN.
End Was Peaceful , As Had Been the
Opening of the Battle.
The closing ( lays of the political
campaign in Madison county were ,
is had been the opening , calm and ex
ceedingly quiet. There was a little
shaking of hands among candidates
and voters , and that was about all.
There were no speeches , no torchlight
processions.
There was everywhere a feeling
iniong republicans that , If the party
> ut turns out and does Its duty at the
rolls , there would be a victory nil
along the line from the head of the
Ickct down. In Madison county the
'act that the republicans had put up a
lolid ticket , with no gaps In It , was
considered favorable to the party's
success. The present Madison county
) fllclnls have given splendid satlsfac-
ion and it was believed this service
would be heartily endorsed nt the
> olls. There was everywhere in Nor-
'oik , as in other parts of the county , a
lispositlon to uphold the present
board of county commissioners for
; he very excellent work they have done
n building better roads and bridges all
over Madison county. People in Nor
folk comment upon the Improved roads
and many said they Intended to vote
'or Harding's re-election because he
iad earned It with good roads. The
lermanent remedy afforded for the
Corporation gulch water was also com
mented on as a strong sign of the
present board's progress. There was
ilso a general belief that the northern
nnd western parts of the county should
) e represented on the board , which
would not bo the case were Mr. Hard-
ng defeated. Sheriff Clements , whoso
tome is in Norfolk , will receive a big
vote here. Christopher Schavland ,
whose excellent services have been
ippreciated by Madison county people ,
will receive a big vote for county
judge. It was said In many quarters
hat George Richardson , the present
efficient county clerk , and Frank Pe
terson , deputy treasurer and candidate
'or treasurer , would get very large
majorities. There Is every Indication
of a complete republican victory , If
he party vote Is cast.
MORE CAVALRY SENT TO CHEY
ENNE RESERVE.
CAUSE OF MOVE NOT KNOWN
TWO MORE TROOPS ORDERED TO
TROUBLE SCENE.
PREPARE TO HANDLE THE UTE8
Two Additional Troops of Cavalrymen
From Fort Des Molnea Have Just
Been Ordered to Proceed at Once
to South Dakota.
Omaha , Nob. , Nov. 4. Two more
squadrons of cavalry have been or
dered to the Cheyenne Indian reserva
tion in South Dakota , where the rene
gade Ute rods have caused trouble.
The two additional troops of caval
ry were ordered from Fort Des MolneE
the order having been received thh
morning.
The cause for this latest movemeni
of soldiers to the scene of trouble hac
not been learned In Omaha up til
noon.
Heard Harrington Speak.
Butte , Neb. , Nov. 4. Special to Thi
News : M. F. Harrington spoke litho
the court house at Butte on government
mont ownership of railroads. A larg
crowd greeted him.
NEW PLANS ON NORTHWESTERN
ARE NOW IN EFFECT.
SHIFTING OF POSTAL CLERKS
Twenty-seven Clerks Now Operating
Through Norfolk Will Hereafter Re
port to Omaha Office Norfolk-Dallas
Service Under New Form.
Omaha , Nob. , Nov. 1. Important
changes affecting the railway mail
service on the Northwestern Hue west
of the Missouri river went Into effect
today.
Full cars heretofore operating out
of Missouri Valley will now go out of
Omaha , and twenty-seven clerks em
ployed on thcso trains between those
points nnd Deadwood will report to
the chief clerk nt Omaha Instead of
at Sioux City. Clerks heretofore per
forming service between Omaha and
Gregory , S. D. , will bo assigned to
runs on Omaha and Long Pine trains
Nos. 1 and 2. Service between Nor
folk and Dallas will bo by apartment
car under the supervision of the chief
clerk at Sioux City. Runs of clerks
on the Fremont and Lincoln railway
postolUca will bo extended to start
from Missouri Valley.
This service also will bo under the
supervision of the Sioux City office.
The change Is made for the good of
the service , as the postolllco depart
ment views It , for the reason that mall
cars and the runs of the clerks will
correspond with the manner In which
through train service Is operated by
the Northwestern.
SATURDAY SIFTING3.
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Lacey have been
in Clearwater on n visit.
Sheriff J. J. Clements was In Nor
folk during the day from Madison.
E. P. Olmsted arrived homo yester
day from a visit to his farm near
Sutherland.
Mrs. James Hay and little son and
daughter have gone to Los Angeles ,
Calif. , to spend the winter with Mrs.
Hay's mother.
John II. Harding , republican candi
date for re-election as commissioner In
Madison county , spent the day In Nor
folk.
folk.John
John Hermann , who Is engaged In
building a new church at Albion , Is
In Norfolk for a short visit with his
family.
Mrs. W. II. Butterfleld Is enjoying
a visit from her sister , Mrs. Brake of
Corning , N. Y. Mrs. Brake Is accom
panied by her nurse.
The W. C. T. U. will meet with Mrs.
Westervelt Tuesday afternoon at 3
o'clock.
Miss Grace Fowler of Lead , S. D. ,
has accepted a position In the depart
ment store of Anthcs & Smith.
Dr. D. K. Tindall , presiding elder
for the Norfolk district , has secured
a minister for the vacant pulpit in
Dakota City. Rev. H. G. Pittlnger is
Dakota City's new minister.
H. E. Mason , a prominent Madison
county banker , was in the city yester
day afternoon from his home at
Meadow Grove. Mr. Mason is suffer
ing from a broken hand sustained a
week ago in a runaway.
Lincoln Star : One of the Campbell
brothers , owners of the circus bearing
that name , has been visiting at his
home In Falrbury. He says the show
has had a fairly successful season and
will quit the year's work November 2
with a profit to Its credit.
Lou Cousins , the man who lost the
power of speech and the sense of hearIng -
Ing , Is gradually Improving. Friday ,
while still unable to speak , he was
able to make a sound with what used
to be his voice. Cousins regained
sufficient control of the nerves and
muscles of the throat to bo able to
swallow and take nourishment.
Smith Brothers' Land and Live
Stock company , which last month re
moved from Newport to Norfolk , has
opened offices In the Bishop block.
The company's next big horse sale ,
and the last sale of western horses
lor the season , will be held at the new
sale yards In this city on Thursday ,
November 7 , two days after election ,
J. D. Sturgeon came out of a dream
of baseball defeats and sorrows long
enough yesterday to say that he would
formally challenge the nine known last
summer as Mapes' "own" to a catch-
as-catch-can wrestling match with the
Sturgeon-Beels trade shovers. EntliU'
slasm In the wrestling sport Is growing
; n Norfolk and Sturgeon's challenge la
In the air.
Bonesteel News : Geo. Krotter , who
for several years pa&t has been identi
fied with the telephone Interests ol
this county , nnd who for the past twc
years has been the active manager ol
the Gregory County Inter-State Tele
phone company , the stock in which
company is owned and controlled b >
Gregory county people , has resigned
his position as manager and has bocc
succeeded by G. B. Meredith of Oma
ha , a man of wide experience In the
work.
The failure of the speaker of the
evening , Ex-Congressman Andrews
now a prominent official In the Wash
ington treasury department , to maki
connections Thursday resulted In th <
political meeting at Madison belni
called off. The Andrews date at Mad
Ison announced for Thursday , was
the only campaign speech announce !
for this county. The nearest meetlni
that the democrats have arranged 1
the Bryan meeting at Humphrey Sat
urday afternoon. Several Norfoll
democrats planned to hear the dcmc
crattc leader at Humphrey.
Lincoln supporters of the sturd
German In the wrestling match be
tween Oscar Wascm nnd Charlie De !
Ivuk at the Oliver theater In Uncoil
were not disappointed in the porfora
anco of Wasom , who IB well known In
this section. Tlio Lincoln man won
the big muich which wont for thrco
rounds. Wnsom gaining the first fallen
on a half-Nelson and Rclw < orB hold and
the third on n half-Nelson and log hold
that defied Dellvuk's hardest attempts
to break. Uoltvuk's fall from Wasom
In the second bout caino after WnRom
Imd foolishly laid himself open to pun
ishment In an attempt to hold an Im
perfect half-Nelson. The time for the
three falls was 30:17 : , r > : Gl , 10:20. : A
second match for three falls out of
llvo will bo pulled off In IJncoln dur
ing the winter between Wasom and
the Austrian. A wrcstlo between
Farmer Burns , who was In Norfolk
this week , and Oscar Wasem Is being
talked In Norfolk. Such a match , It
Is said , would have great drawing
qualities.
NEED GYMNASIUM.
The Advantages and Absolute Need
of It Arc Being Discussed.
With the announcement that plans
will soon bo undertaken for the enter
tainment of next February's delegates
to the Nebraska Y. M. C. A. conven
tion which will bo hold In this city ,
there Is beginning to bo hoard In Nor
folk considerable discussion of the
possibilities of a Y. M. C. A. building
nnd a creditable gymnasium.
Of Interest In this connection have
proven the remarks of "Farmer"
Hums , the famous wrestler who was
seen In Norfolk the other night. "You
ought to have a gymnasium , " said
"Farmer" Burns. "A gymnasium lu
this town would make stronger young
men and young women. It would
build muscle nnd brain and health. A
gymnasium would turn out young mon
of wholesome minds you never saw
a true athlete who wasn't a gentle
man. "
Commenting upon this , n Norfolk
man remarked : "That IB the truth.
Athletes , In order to bo good athletes ,
must be pure In mind and body. "
Farmer Burns , though ho admitted
that ho was uneducated as to mind ,
being barely able to read or write , at
tributed his wonderful muscular de
velopment to the fact that ho has nev
er used liquor , tobacco , tea , coffee or
profanity. The fact that hlB remarks
on this subject were roundly applaud
ed shows the admiration to bo found
In Norfolk for muscles and the under
lying dcslro for a gymnasium whore
muscle could be built.
REAL ESTATE ACTIVITY li
Brown County Farmers Pay For Two
Farms From One Crop.
Alnsworth , Neb. , Nov. 4. Special to
The News : There Is quite a bit of
activity in real estate in this vicinity
of late more so than usual. W. S.
Moore has sold his half section near
Moadville to Zack Foster for $11,000.
Moore will como to Alnsworth to live.
The county Is overrun with buyers
from the eastern part of this state ,
from Iowa and from Illinois. But why
shouldn't it be ? The fame of our big
potato crop has gone out , and mon of
money arc wanting to get hold of land
that can produce like that. The Ca
nadian land boomers are wont to tell
this man and that man who raised
enough wheat on their places this year
to pay for the laud. J. M. Hill raised
enough oats on his land near Alns
worth this year to more than pay for
his land. Many farmers have raised
enough potatoes this year to buy two
such farms as they cultivate. There
is no use to go to Canada for such
productiveness.
W. A. Slonecker and wife of Tren
ton , Missouri , who have been visiting
their son , William Slonecker at Mead-
vllle , left here Monday morning for
Pllger where they will visit other rel
atives for a while. They will then go
to Seward and to McCook to visit
other relatives before returning to
their home.
There is little excitement here In
politics. The county will give the re
publican ticket a good vote , and near
ly all , If not all of the local republican
ticket will be elected.
MADISONJJJELIGHO
An Interesting No-Score Game Played
at Nellgh Saturday.
Nellgh , Nob. , Nov. 4. Special to
The News : The Madison and Nellgh
high school elevens played the first
game of football this season at River
side park Saturday afternoon. That
the game was interesting from start
to finish plainly shows when at the
end of twenty-five minute halves , nei
ther side were able to score. Madison
had the advantage in weight by sever
al pounds , but wore not as fast as the
Nollgh backs. Whenever the visitors
bucked the line which was frequent
they made the required gain in each
Instance , and carried the Nellgh boys
off their feet. It was by the hardest
kind of work on the part of Colter of
Nellgh , that prevented Madison from
scoring. It was an Ideal day for foot
ball and the game was witnessed by
an unusually large crowd.
NORFOLK A MORAL TOWN.
New Arrival In City Comments on
Lack of Drunkenness and Crime.
"I want to say that I consider Nor
folk one of the most moral cities ol
Its size that I have been In , " remarked
i Norfolk man who had recentl >
moved to town. "I notice very little
drunkenness on the streets , there
seem to ho few crimes committed am.
apparently the community Is a nun
contributor to either the peni'entlarj
or the reform school. I consider Nor
folk on a high moral piano. The pee
pie here suuiu to bo unusually Intel
lectual nnd there Is an utter abscnci
of that "fast" atmosphere which li
found In social circles of so man ]
cities. "
FIRST THEFT FROM ASSOCIATION
MEMBER.
A REWARD OF $630 IS OFFERED-
THIEVES WENT INTO WAYNE
COUNTY SATURDAY NIGHT.
ALSO TOOK A SPRING WAGON
At the Farm of Chan Norton , In Wayne
County , Four Horaes Were Stolen
Saturday Night Association Makes
Quick Big Offer.
Wayne , Neb. , Nov. 4. Special to
The News : Four homes wero. stolun
rom the farm of Chan Norton , near
Vayne , Saturday night. A reward of
GfiO IB offered for the thlovoft and prop
erty. This lu the tlrst theft to affuct
ho North NobuiHkn Llvo Stock Pro-
oetlvo association. Of the reward ,
ifiOO Is offered by the association , $100
> y the owner and $ fiO by Iho county.
Tin1 four horses stolen were black.
Ono was a gelding weighing 1,000
lotinds , one a gelding weighing 1,200 ,
uul two marcs weighing about 1,100
lounilH each. One mare has a white
'out , the other has both hind foot
vhlle. The small gelding has a lump
m the right ankle , lu a kind family
IOTHO and will single foot ( jomo.
Throe of the horses have their forc
eps clipped. The spring wayon was
leavy and covered with mud. The
mrncBB has throe tugs spliced on the
omls. One vyas an old bridle , onu new.
W. H. Glldorsleovo IB secretary of
ho Wtiyno county branch of the antl-
lorse thief association.
Warnervllle.
O. D. Munson went to Battle Creek
Saturday for a few days' visit with
ils son , Dr. H. O. Munson.
The box social at J. A. Chamber-
aln's Friday evening WBB well patron-
zed and the sum of twelve dollars
vas realized for the M. E. church.
Ed Warner nnd wife of Jerseyvllle ,
11. , who have boon visiting Mr. War
ner's parents for several days , went to
Gnrflold county Monday where he has
a homestead.
S. S. Haymon of Grand Island , state
naimger of the M. B. A. was here ono
lay ItiBl week and wrote live nppllca-
Ions for membership In the Warner-
Illo lodge.
Notice.
To the Congress Construction Com-
ian > ' You arc notified that on Aug-
ist 15 , 1904 , you placed In my waro-
louse on Braasch avenue In Norfolk ,
Nebraska , for storage , throe derricks
nnd fixtures , one box of rope , one bar-
el of Junk and three pair of stone
ongs , that the charge against said
) roporty to November 15 , 1U07 , is
; 105.00. If said rhnrgu in not paid
vitliin throe months from the 1th day
of November , 1907 , the same will be
old according to law.
George W. Stalcop.
PASSENGER BOARDS.
Mext Meeting of Western Association
Will Consider Revision.
Chicago , Nov. 2. A call was Issued
or the next regular mooting of the
Western Passenger association , to be
lold Nov. 7. Some Important business
las boon docketed for consideration ,
imong which is a proposition to abol-
sh nil local associations. Since the
passage of the Hepburn act , and Its
strict enforcement by the interstate
commerce commission , there has been
a strict maintenance of rates and total
abstinence from all the practices which
hese associations were organized to
> revent , so that there Is no longer
iny reason for their maintenance , and
as they cost a good deal of money , it
s proposed to get rid of this useless
expense.
It Is also proposed that nil second-
class party rates be abolished , and
hat this class of business hereafter be
charged the regular 2-cent rate.
Southeastern roads have recom
mended to the association that Its
nemliPrs cease the use of prepaid or-
k-rs In all outside territory , and this
ccommendation will be discussed.
-"urthor , It Is proposed to restrict dates
of sale and limits of excursion tickets ,
KO that It will be unnecessary to give
the interstate commerce commission
ihe statutory notice of the roads' In
tuition to run the excursions.
The association also proposes 'to
have a general revision of Its articles
if agreement and rules of operation.
\ great variety of routine business
also Is docketed for discussion.
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