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About The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19?? | View Entire Issue (Dec. 6, 1907)
THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOURNAL ; FRIDAY 6 , DECEMBER' IMMENSE CROWDS OF FARMERS WERE IN TOWN. OFFICERS ARE WELL SATISFIED A Large Number of Articles Offered for Sale and a Big Crowd of People In Attendance at Norfolk's First Ex change Day. The llrst "exchange day" In Its actual operations was a success. "Exchange day Is a success and we are satisfied with the Ilrst day's show ing , " snld Ernest Haasch , head of the commltlee , after Ihe exchange trans- ncllons were well advanced. "There has to be a llrsl day and a period of experimenting. Bui exchange day Is starling off splendidly. There are three or four hundred bnnnfldo farmers In for the exchanges. We have a good list offered and exchanges nro being made. Horse sales are of course a little slow on account of the money Htrlngcncy but the farmers are be coming acquainted with Iho features of exchange day and next month will see an e\on better allendance than wo have today. " It was a representative gathering of north Nebraska farmers In the Slaughter yards where Iho exchange day Iransactlons took place. There were several hundred farmers in Nor folk and the livery minis took on a circus day appearance. An actual at tendance of over three hundred far mers was the estimate of the ex change day committee. Most of the farmers present came from Madison , atanton , Wayne and Plorce counties but some were oven in attendance from as far away as Platte county. About fifty head of horses were of fered for sale. Ten bend of cattle , seventy-live to a hundred hogs and pigs , tlireo wagons , flvo buggies , farm produce , a Hereford bull , sheep , cal ves , and such household goods as stoves and organs were also displayed. Before the sales had been long In progress sales began to bo recorded. There was no auction connected with the sale , as the farmers' commltlee frowned on the auctioneering feature. The splendid line of horses nnd live stock offered for sale stretched more than half way around the feed shecds. Although the sales were private sales members of Iho committee rendered assistance In making sales , while op portunities were offered to have the horses and oilier animals put up brought forth for exhibition and sale purposes In the center of the yards. Here members of the committee took active charge and rendered every pos sible assistance. THE PARADE. Nearly a Mile Long and Every Fea ture Interesting. Few if any of the parades that have passed up Norfolk avenue have been more significant than the "exchange day" parade that Wednesday morning ushered In the first "exchange day. " Nearly a mile In length the parade was not only interesting in character but more than anything else it signi fied the common cause that Norfolk has made with tlio farmers of this vicinity to establish a sale and ex change day as a Norfolk Institution to be managed for the benefit of the farmers of this secllon. The parade , marching to the music of three bands , formed en Third streel and passed up Norfolk avenue to Slxlh street , doubled round a block and came back down the avenue. The line of floats , wagons nnd horsemen was nearly a mile long. Ernest Haasch , chairman * of the committee in charge of the exchange scheme , and J. D. Sturgeon , who orig inated the recent exchange day aglla- lion and who represented the trade promoters , rode at the bend of Ihe parade. Both were mounted on white horses. Three bands were In the line of march. The Norfolk band , Ihe Coiv cordla band of Hadar and Ihe Union band of Hadar each headed a secllor of the parade. Representatives of the Norfolk com merclal club and the city government rode In carriages near the head of the parade. President C. E. Burnhnm Secretary C. C. Cow and Directors Wltzlgman , Sol Mayer , A. Degnor ami George D. Buttorfield represenled the commercial club , Councllmcn E. B Kauffmnn , Julius Degner and Antor Buchhol/ and Chief of Police Flynu the city. Thejptirade was not run In forma' seclions. It was Jusl a big collectlor of floats , farm wagons with produce horsemen and livestock , all brought together to show that town nnd conn trysldo had joined to make the ex change day scheme a success. Tin , parade was In a way a guarantee o : what was back of the now venture. - * * Prominent In the parade came tin Norfolk lire department in uniforn and with apparatus. The most elaborate of the float ! were the two ropresonllng Iho Ne braska Telephone company nnd tin A , L. Kllllnn store. On the big lloa Jilted oul by Ihe telephone compan ; nearly a complete telephone systen was represented. Telephone post ; btrung with wire and cable , energetli linemen , desk and wall telephone helped make the float effective. Tin float of the Kllllan company deslgnei by their expert window dresser was i prettily decorated bnrgo covered will ii merchandise. The Sturgeon musl < J comjftny sent three dray loads o pianos into the parade. Olhors reprc sented were : Anthes & Smith , G. A cit : The most representative and like wise the most Important feature of the parade were the farm wagons , live stock and tmlesdny produce that Inter mingled with the oilier features of the parade. The live stock ranged from a prl/.o Hereford bull to a diminutive burrow and a ram , suggestive of Sa die of poetic fame. Sale pioduco was shown In wagons. The wagons con tained everything from a big rack of hay to a tiny little squccllng pig. A number of farmers were mounted while others rode In the parade In carriages and farm wagons. The parade was well supplied with comedy features. There were several clowns. One wagon held a "make be lieve" wife and bore the legend , "Wife for sale or trade. Any old way. Como early. " A charioteer , who might have been a woman but wasn't , rode in an impoverished country chariot. EXCHANGE FORMALLY OPENED. Business Address by A. J. Durland , Responded to by Ernest Raasch. The formalities of the first exchange ay wore short At the close of the arade A. J. Durland made n short ddross of welcome at the Slaughter ards , turned over to exchange day so. Ernest Haasch , chairman of the irmers' committee , spoke a few words i reply. Mr. Durland spoke effectively and 0 the point. Climbing Into a wagon ml without walling for tiio formality f an introduction Mr. Dnrland , who ad been selecled lo deliver the ad- ress of welcome , came at once to the oint and held the attention of his udttors. He said In part : "A trade Is different from a sale , loth parties to a Irado make money , sale should benefit both sides. A rade does. "On this basis we have arranged this xchango day. The same plan has icon very successful elsewhere , par- icularly at Watertown , WIs. , as our ider settlers recall. The scheme Is 1 simple one. Men have found that iy an exchange day they could meet t a ccnlral point and save the time hat would bo , consumed In running ) ver the country for 'trades' they may , vant to make. This work wo are on s an excellent thing. 'I ' have boon In Norfolk about thlr- y years. Wo have been working hard o make a town. We have put a good ileal of time and some money Into It. And in tills work we know that we iced the help of you farmers. "Norfolk offers you a market , what s generally understood lo be the best narket. You get more for your pro- luce here. And you find that you can > uy your goods and supplies cheaper lore than elsewhere. In short , you catch us coming and going. ' That Is .ill rigth for this is the place for you o come. " \VJhat the commercial club has con- Tilmted lowards Hie expenses of this exchange day they gave gladly because hey wore anxious to have the ex change day started. As an exchange lay is strictly your day and for your exclusive benefit. Otherwise you find yourself In Norfolk , where Norfolk merchants appreciate your trade. 'On the first Tuesday of eacli month one of these exchange days will be leld here In Norfolk. 'Norfolk lias co-operated gladly In starting exchange day. Our commit- cos have been working hard for Its success. They have put In a week of oed hard effort. " Ernest Raasch on behalf of the farm ers replied in a few sentences. "We farmers , " said Mr. Raasch , "will take nold of this exchange day and push it along. " Exchange Day Notes. The next "exchange day" will been on January 7 , 1908. Those Madison county pioneers who saw exchange days successful In Wis consin were the most enthusiastic supporters of the project In Norfolk. "This exchange day has gone along way towards showing that the in terests of town and the farm arc mighty closely connected , " said one man. "It is schemes like this that boost for the whole section that count. " The committee , which Is to be con gratulaled on the success of the firsl exchange day and which will have per manent charge of the project in tlu future , Is made up of the following prominent farmers of this vicinity : Ernest Raasch , chairman , Adrlar Craig , R. W. Rhorke , Ernest Melcher Peter Bnssey , Carl Winter and Free Terry. The commlltee was named bj the joint committee of the Commercla club and trade promoters assoclatiot which first took uji the exchange daj project. A handsome specimen of thorough bred stock shown was Ernest Raasch'i registered Hereford bull , Mohawk four years old and weighing 1,001 pounds. He Is a Madison county pro duct and when six months old wai purchased by Mr. Raasch for $125. Hi held him Wednesday at ? 150. L. C. Hepperly brought six pun blooded pigs to the exchange , Duroi Jer&les. Three were sold after UK sale had been In progress but a shor time. Three good bands formed a happ ; feature of exchange day. The twi Hadar bands remained In Norfolk untl the early evening and gave a numbe of concerts both on the street and a the exchange yards Henry Hascnpfiug was so Impress ed with the enterprise of the exchang day committee and the success of th THURSDAY TIDINGS. The score or so of young men who are preparing for the firemen's min strels are engaged In almost dally rehearsals. Pneumonia seems to bo having con- Iderahln inn In this locality just al iiresent. Miss Helene Suiter Is the asl ono reported seilously 111 with his disease. The Redmond Sunday school class : > f the Methodist church met nt the loinu of Miss Villa Adams for a fare well party for Miss Anna Fair , who eaves Friday for her now homo in hoals. Fred Perry has succeeded George Younger as a clerk In the Leonard ; lrug sloro , Younger leaving for Omaha today to study pharmacy in .ho Omaha College of Pharmacy , a branch of Crelghlon university. The Norfolk lodge ot the Degree of loner elected olllcers Wednesday evening , choosing the following : Mrs. Mice Fairbanks , chief of honor ; Mrs. ) ella Case , lady of honor ; Mrs. Jen lie Larson , chief of ceremonies ; Mrs. Jennie Lynde , recorder ; Mrs. Louise Schwartz , financier ; Mrs. John Dal anlyne , receiver ; Mrs. Anna Kocrbcr , ishcr ; Mrs. Lydla Llncrode , Inner ivatch ; Mrs. 'Vina McGranc , oulor watch. Madison county is going to have .hree district court terms next year n place of the customary spring and 'all terms. And all three terms will 1)0 ) Jury terms. The first term of court 'or 1008 will bo called the first Mon day In February , it is said. Only Jury cases will be tried at tills term , the In tention being to clear up the Jury cases now pending. The Bocho case , f no further delay Is secured , will bo tried at lliis February term. Other terms of court at Madison will be held in June and in the fall. The Union Pacific passenger train brought to the city last night ono of the new steel coaches which have re cently become a factor of the main line of that road. The car Is very dif ferent from the ordinary coach In that 11 stands lower on the wheels , Is built of sheet steel with rounded corners , .mil Is entered from the side In the middle of Iho car Instead of at the ends. In appearance It Is very much like the motor car being used on Ihe Bonesteel run of Ihe Northwestern , except that it has no motive power and can only be used on a regular train. Tlie "sf wer contract suit filed against the city of Norfolk by Conlraclor O. P. Herrick of Dos Molnes will be heard in Norfolk by District Judge Welch. The suit was to have been tried to a jury at Madison during the present term of court , but the attor neys interested in the case agreed to waive the jury and try the case lo Judge Welch , Iho hearing lo lake place in Norfolk at Judge Welch's con venience. In this suit several Ihous- and dollars are at stake as a resull of n dlspule between Herrick and the council as to the nature of their fin ancial relations. Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 : o'clock In Christ Lutheran church in Norfolk , Mr. William H. Bockelmann of Pierce county and Miss Hclene Boi'he , the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Bo- che living soulh of Norfolk , were unit ed in marriage. The wedding cere mony was performed by Rev. J. P. Mueller , pastor of the church , and was followed by a wedding dinner and re ception at the home of the bride's parents. About 200 guests were pres ent at the reception. The young people ple will live seven miles northeast of Pierce. Among the gucsls from away was Mrs. Henry Bockelmann and daughter of Pierce. Albion News : For convenience , sup pose it is' four miles between Albion and Boone , and four miles between Boone and St. Edward. A freight train a mile long Is standing with the ca boose In front of the Albion stallon. When Ihe Iraln slnrls for Boone the brakeman who is in the caboose begins walking over the train toward the en gine and just as he reaches the engine it pulls Into Boone. How far did he walk and how far did ho ride bolween Boone and Albion ? When Ihe train leaves Boone the brakemnn gets on the engine and starts to walk back to the caboose , and just -as ho reaches the caboose It Is pulled In front of the . St. Edward stallon. How far did he I walk and how far did he ride between Boone and St. Edward ? Tilden Citizen : This community was startled on Tuesday evening by n report that Mrs. Ella Thornton hail diopped dead in Norfolk. Telephone . communication was had with the fanv | ily of Arthur Clillds , a son-in-law , al Norfolk , bul nolhlng sallsfactory could be learned. Later on , however , Mrs Thornton called up from Norfolk wltli the grallfylng assurance Ihot she was very much alive and In excellenl health. Enquiry showed thai Ihe re , port originated from an ambiguously I worded telegram. This dispatch was sent from Newman Grove nnd was Intended to convey the fact that Mrs Thornton's sister was In a dying con H dltlon , nnd Iho family desired Mrs Thornton to como nt onco. A little son arrived nl Iho homo ol . Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Donner In Soull 0. Norfolk In lime for "exchange day.1 c The county commissioners are nboul 0 to close up the affairs of Corporatlor gulch sometimes more euphonouslj known ns the "Norfolk avenue water way. " Yesterday it was announced that a compromise had been reachei with Dr. Tashjean whereby the count } was to pay D. Tashjean $200 nnd re celve n deed to the lot on which dam ages were claimed. Dr Tashjean hai previously brought suit for $400 It the district court. The only suit now pending against the gulch Is the sul filed by S. T. Nnppcr and the com TO BE OPENED BY SMITH DROS. IN THIS CITY. SHORTLY AFTER FIRST OF YEAR. Winter Sales to be Run up to the Time That the Big Range Sales are Started Again , About the Middle of June. The Norfolk horse market Is to bo thrown open by Smith Brothers short ly after the first of Iho year. Winter sales of native horses will be started by Smith Biothers' Land and Live Stock company sometime next month and will conllnuo every Iwo weeks there after. Those sales will run up to the llmo that the big range sales are starlod again , Iho dale of the Initial sale of range horses hav ing boon set down as sometime near the middle of June. Arrangements will bo made for a sale barn In Norfolk for the bl-wcckly auction of native horses. While the winter horse' sales will not bo con ducted on quite as largo n scale ns the open air range sales sllll each In door sale is expected lo see a few hundred head of horses of native stock brought out for sale. Smith brothers consider the pros pects In the general horse market to be bright and are even more confident that last fall's sales fixed Norfolk's status as a horse market. Yesterday a member of the firm predicted that within sixty days the market would have completely recovered from any setback received as a result of the flury. Preparatory for the big range sales In Norfolk next summer Smith broth ers have a man out at this time con- Iracllng for horses for next summer's sales. WEDNESDAY WRINKLES. Mrs. Chas. Lodge left at noon for Kalamazoo , Mich. , In response to a telegram announcing that the laic Mr. Lodge's eldest sister Is dying. Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Melcher and E. G. Melcher have gone to Stanlon to attend the fiftieth wedding anniver sary of the parents of Messrs. Melcher , Mr. and Mrs. Martin Melcher Albeit Melcher , another brother , passed through Norfolk yesterday on his way to Stantou from his home In Portal , N. D. Paul Lynde arrived In Norfolk yes terday from Cheyenne , Wyo. W. II. Blakeman and E. E. Coleman left this morning for Randolph on busi ness. ness.E. E. F. Huso and Frllz Asmus , man ager and Ireasurer respecllvely of Ihe Norfolk Auditorium , left at noon to attend the Wednesday evening open ing and ball at the new Ncllgh Audito rium. Among the day's out of town visit ors In Norfolk were : Charles Schlen- der , Osmond ; A. E. Reed , James Cross , Crelghton ; J. G. Slowe , J. G. Sulton , Bloomfield ; A. Nohler , Emerson ; Wll- ford Standiford , Herrlck , S. D. ; Miss Ryan , Slnart ; E. Crook , Foslor ; B. J. Overtoil , Gretna ; J. M. Roberts , Ash land ; Mrs. Severa , Battle Creek ; L. P. Kerbel , Spencer ; Lambert Kerbel , Battle Creek. At1 o'clock Wednesday afternoon the marriage of Mr. J. B. Hlght and Miss Mabel Estabrook was celebraled at the homo of the bride'e parents , Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Estabrook on Soulh Ninth street , the ceremony being per formed by Rev. W. J. Turner of the First Congregalional church. The wedding was a quiet affair , few out side the Immediate families of the con tracting parties being present. Mr. and Mrs. Hlght will spend Ihelr hon eymoon on a homeslead near Inlerlor , S. D. It may be crude for a time but after awhile It will be theirs , and it seems a good practical way fop young people to start to establish a home. L. Ottinlr has taken charge of the repair department of the Norfolk shoe store , John Thomson has come up from Madison lo work as a shoo maker in Ihe Davenport shoe sloro. F. A. Beeler was Ihreatened with Ihe grippe for a short time but was able to bo down town again yester day. day.Lltlle Rulh McCune , the little four year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Will McCuno , badly scalded one of her feet by sticking It Into a bat tub filling with scalding hot water. Word has been received from Cud- da , N. Y. , of the death of Mrs. Wm. McKlm , very suddenly of heart fail ure. Rev. Mr. McKlm formerly lived In Norfolk , going from hero to Sallna , Kansas. Later ho became rector of an Onelda , N. Y. , church. The thirty-two head of registered Red Poll cattle which will bo offered for sale In this city Thursday , have ar rived In charge of their owner , S. P. Robinson of Newport. This will bo one of the mosl important stock sales held In Norfolk this season. The Ladles Aid soclely of Iho Con gregational church will meet In the church parlors Thursday afternoon at a o'clock. Members are requested to nole Ihe change of hour. O'Neill Independent : The Knights of Columbus are arranging for the adoption of a big class of candldatea at the first meeting in their now hall which will bo completed about Jan- nary 1. It ought to be easy to secure candidates for this meeting as Ihe or der is one of the best nnd the splen did new hall ought to bo an attraction , Pierce Call The motor car on this branch has Its troubles along with the rest of the world. Tuesday morning on the run up from Norfolk the "ker ilked and steadily refuseil nnd out with a darkness that was aw ful. The acetylene plant evidently was pouting. Mrs. H. M. Culbertson was called to western Nebraska today on busi ness , where she expects to remain sev eral weeks. Attorneys E. P. Weathcrby and II. F. Barnharl , who are attending court nt Madison , were up from Iho county seal over night. Mrs. W. II. Shlppo left this noon or Beaver City , Neb. , where she was summoned by the Illness of her broth- ur-ln-lnw , Eugene Harvey , who was very low. L. II. Drake of Corning , N. Y. , ar- Ived In Norfolk yesterday to join his wife who Is visiting her slsler , Mrs. W. II. Butlerlleld. Mr. Drake was accompanied to Norfolk by his daugh ter , Mrs. Mlllard , of St. I/nils. Chan Norton , the Wayne county farmer who suffered at the hands of mrso thieves , was In Norfolk Tues- lay on his way to meet George l osey at Wnrnorvlllo with the intention of following up certain clues which Cap- : aln Loscy ran across In the pursuit > f the recent Battle Creek horse Ihloves. W. J. Stadelman , manager of Ihe Norfolk Long Distance Telephone ompany , left at noon for Chicago to sco about the Immediate shipment of ho automatic switchboard and other L'qulpincnt of the company. The sec- 'mil floor of Iho company's new Nor folk avenue exchange is being put In ondllion to receive the switchboard ; it once. The commerlcial club directors Tuesday voted to lend their usual sup- ) ort to the North Nebraska Teachers' ussociatlon on the occasion of Us April meeting in Norfolk. While the as sociation lias virtually determined to come to Norfolk again the officers re- ; ard It as rather essential thai Iho now high school building should bo completed In time to care for the con vention. Columbus Telegram : Will Hall of Norfolk , accompanied by his mother , passed through Columbus last Sunday on their way to David City , lo bo pres ent at Ihe final administration of the estate of Mrs. Hall's father , who died about one year ago. Mr. Hall says that Norfolk business men claim the past year has been the most prosper ous since they have been located in thai cily. Miss Grace Bridge , a niece of C. S. Bridge of Norfolk' , was among Iho 300 guests present at the Thanksgiving dinner of the American societv in London. Whiteluw Reid , the Ameri can ambassador , with his wife were among the guests , Mr. Reid being one of the speakers at the dinner. Field Marshal Sir George Stuart While also spoke , eulogizing President Roosevelt In Ihe warmest terms. Miss Bridge is from Fremont. Friday night , If present plans are carried out , a number of Norfolk people ple will visit Neligh , where the week is being given over to the opening of the new auditorium. The Arlington stock company Is playing a week's engagement al Neligh and the audi torium opening Is bringing many north Nebraska vlsllors lo that town. Friday the play will be followed by a ball. Norfolk people who go to Neligh Friday will return on the early morn ing Irain. Norfolk people missed a splendid production when they did not carry through the guarantee offer necessary to bring to this cily "The Flower of Ihe Ranch. " This is Iho verdict of John Duncan who was In Sioux City over Thanksgiving and saw the play In that city. The company , the scen ery and Mr. Howard's songs were all high quality and would have pleased Norfolk , Mr. Duncan says. Mr. Dun can's home is In Sioux City , but ho lives In Norfolk temporarily while serving as the engineer in charge of Iho conslruclloii of Ihe Independent telephone system. The date which was offered Norfolk was secured by Yankton , "The Flower of the Ranch" appearing there Wednesday evening. Sheriff J. J. Clements was sent to Tilden Tuesday to levy a heavy allach- ment on the slock of Ihe Hanson Mer cantile company , an atlachment for $0,350 having been sworn out against the company by the German bank of Tilden , the bank seeking to prolecl llself on money which 11 claims lo have advanced Iho firm. In Tilden Sheriff Clements levied on more than half Ihe company's slock. The goods levied on wore taken from the sloro and placed In another Tilden building. Other credllors have sent representa tives to Tilden. E. B. Hansen of the mercantile company last fall sought the republican nominallon for county Ireasurer but was defeated by F. A. Peterson al Iho primary. Sheriff Clements passed through Norfolk Wednesday on his way back to Madi son. Commenting on the dlslrlcl court last week the Madison Star-Mall said : "On Tuesday nine foreign born men received their final naturalization pap ers. One of thorn when asked by the court If he was opposed to the United Stales government , said ho was , but the applicant had presence of mind enough to correct his answer later. Another one when the court asked him If ho were In favor or having more than one wife at a tlmo , answered , No , but I know several men who are. " Is divorce a failure ? Well ! judging f i oin the smiles usually seen on Iho face of a newly made voluntary wid ow ono would probobly answer in the negative. An even half dozen couples were , by grace of the laws of the slate of Nebraska , "put asunder" at this sitting of the court. Ono woman who alleged habitual drunkenness of her husband ns the reason \\liy she should be divorced , said that the man In the case "was drunk all the time , " All she asked of him was to keep sober Complies with the pure food laws of every state UCfflE Til Calumet In tnmlo of tlio flnrst mntorlnN pos- Htm. I II Nlble to delect , ntnl nmUes llulit , easily illurMul - - - Hroml , HlKoiiltH or Pastry ; therciotu , It Is locom- memlccl by lemlltit ? physicians nml Uicmlslii. nnnNftMy ' " < 1' < l" Cnlumel you nro nhvnvs nnnurcil of InUUIIMill I n ( 'ootl hnUlnk'i therefore , tlioro 1 no wniln of 1 11 > * material or tlmo. Calumet In put up In nlr-lliiht cans , It ulll kcrti lounrr ( linn nny o'lur ' linking I'ovvclci on Iho mnrkct iiiul hits more riilalnif power. In co carefully nml scion- CALUMET tlllciilly prepared Unit the nriitrnlfriillon o ( tlio Ink'ieilleiiti Is nhiolutely pcifect. , Tliotvforo.CnlumrtlouvesnaKorliella Unite or Alum In Iho food. It Is chemically correct. $1,000.00 clvon for nny siilislnncp In- Jutloim to heultli fouiul In Calumet WILLIAM SCHULZ HAS A VERY NARROW ESCAPE. STRUCK BY A RUNAWAY TEAM Buggy Mashed Into Kindling Wood But Schulz Escapes Without Injury. Close Call for Lloyd Rouse Three Runaways In One Afternoon. AVIlllam Sehula Wayne county farmer , came as clohe to death In Nor folk Wednesday afternoon as a man well could and escape uninjured. In Ihe sight of hundreds of people , his wife among the number , Schul/ was In tlio very heart of as terrible and dramatic a runaway collision as lias ever been seen on Norfolk avenue. His buggy ran Into and lltlorly crush ed by a heavy runaway Ice team , Scliul/ was dragged by friends oul of an indlserlmliiale mixture of buggy wreckage and sprawling horses. For a moment after the heavy team had plunged against the light top bug gy and all had gone down together in one wreck a thoughlful man would scarcely have bet on Schulz coming oul of the wreck alive. Kut he did , and with only a slight bruise on his body. body.William William Schul ? lives on a Wayne county farm about live miles east of UosKins and some fifteen miles from Norfolk. He came to Not folk for "ex change day" and brought his wife and baby daughter. Late in the afternoon Scliul/ start ed home. His wife and little baby stood in front of the Fair store wait ing for him. The Wn ne county far mer was driving slowly up Norfolk av enue and reached Fourth street just as a team hitched lo one of J. W. Oerlwich's Ice wagons swung out from the alley behind the Fair store and started on a run down Fourth street. Schiiix , with his buggy top up" did not see the heavy team and wagon bearing down on him although a hun dred people on the crowded street had time to mark the Impending accident. The Coucordla band of Hadar was playing near the corner and Hie slreet was lllled with exchange day visitors. The Oertwich loam slruck Iho light top buggy squarely. It was overturn ed and crashed Inlo pieces. All four horses were thrown and entangled In the mix-up. Schul ; ' . was thrown be neath the mixture of wagon and horses. Men sprang to his rescue and the top of the buggy was torn in two in order to drag him out from the heap. And Instead of being dead or terribly mangled Schul/ came out of the accident with scarcely a scratch. It was some minutes before the horses could be goltcn to their feet. The animals also escaped Injury. Schul/'s light buggy was entirely demolished. The buggy was replac ed however before he left Norfolk , Oertwich and Schnlz getting logether on a satisfactory adjustment of tlio damages within an hour of tlio acci dent. Officer Kell made a frantic effort to stop Ihe runaway. As Iho horses swung on to Fourth street ho caught on to the empty Ice wagon. Hut be fore lie could reach the lines the horses had crashed against tlio buggy. Kell shut his eyes as the light buggy went over like pasteboard. KH1 wasn't the only person to close their eyes. More than a hundred people stood horrified , looking for a certain tragedy. After It was all over Schul/ examined his horses for marks , petting , hugging and swearing al Ihem Iho while. LLOYD ROUSE RUN DOWN. Under the Wheels of a Buggy But All Right. Little Lloyd House , a ten year old school boy. was run down on Norfolk avenue late Wednesday afternoon. Standing near the Kllllan store not for from the scene of the earlier Scliul/ collision ho Is said lo have slopped backwards from Ihe street gutter In tlmo to collide with a horse driven by Fred Asher , a young farmer living southeast of town. Young House fell under the buggy , ono of the wheels passing over his head and arm. arm.Tho House lad was picked up by men near b > nnd once set on his feet was able toalk away The boy Is , ho son of James Rouse of Norfolk a | rural route earrur No bones were broken In the accident and the physi cian who wai called to the House home did not think that any of the injuries horse , a spirited animal , and was unable - able to avoid the boy who backed Into his path. TOO MUCH NOISE. Tin Pans Cause Hack Team to Go to the Dnrn. An I mpromptu charivari starled by some small boys near the Hstnhrook home on Soulh Nlnlh street resulted In a hack team running away In the early part of the evening. The hack had been called to take J. 1) . Hlght and bride to the Junction depot but the unusual din set up by the small hoys of Ihe neighborhood resulted In tlie horses turning hcol and scamper ing back to tlio livery barn. No ono was In tlio carriage at the tlmo. The horses ran straight to the sta ble without mishap , although nar rowly missing a collision with a buggy near Third strecl and Norfolk avenue. The bride and groom did not miss their train as a result of the runaway. | WEDNESDAY WRINKLES. Smith Uros. Land and Live Stock i company have disposed of the Davis ranch , an 1,800 acre ranch In Hock county , to J. J. Cams of Minneapolis , Minn. K. If. Kuhleman , who has recently purchased a hotel at Shoals , will not leave the road bill will conllnuo lo travel for his present hardware nnd I Implement house. Mr. and Mrs. Knhleman will leave Norfolk for Shoals this week. District Court and Prices. West Point , Nob. , Dec. 5. Special | to The News : District court reconvened vened on Monday morning after the i cress taken for Thanksgiving. The first case called was the Gillesplo mat ter wherein Olllespie , a young man , was charged with an attempted as sault upon three lltllc girls in West Point on July < ! last. The case was stubbornly fought on both sides. The jury acquitted the defendant after a short deliberation. Tlio prices of farm produce and stock in the local market are slcadlly advancing and have nearly reached the poinl where they stood when the late financial flurry slruck Iho coun try. Farmers are hauling In consid erable produce and public confidence seems lo be aimosl reslored. North Nebraska Appointments. "Congressman Boyd has appointed F. B. Hico of Central City as n mid shipman In Ihe naval academy. H. Martin Anderson of Norfolk was se lected as second alternate. " The above dispatch from Washing ton was sent out yesterday and Is not understood in Norfolk where It was though that Hans Anderson of thla city was to receive the cadet appoint ment to Annapolis , Anderson having had no competition at the recent ex amination in this city held for the pur pose of selecting cadets. Yesterday's Washington dispatches also stated that Brantley B. Sludovant had been named ns register of the land ollico at O'Neill. The following north Nebraska postmasters - masters have been named : Robert J. Marhh , O'Neill ; E. F. Fnrrott , Arlington ; Edward K. Mack , Bancroft ; W. A. Danley , Chadron ; Kthel Hopkins , Oakland. NORFOLK INDUSTRIAL COMPANY Annual Meeting and Election of Of ficers. Stockholders of the Norfolk Indus trial company , the organization that controls the sugar factory property , participated In the annual election of directors Tuesday , the election taking place In the ollico of Mapes & Hazen. Canvass of Iho vole showed the re election of the following directors : N. A. Halnbolt , A. J. Durland , II. A Pasowalk , A. H. Klesau , A. Dognor , Dr. A. Bear and C. F. A. Marquardt. The board of directors will hold their annual meeting either the latlor part of this week or next week. Choice of Subjects , At the regular meeting of the Nor folk Woman's club Monday afternoon , three subjects wore presented for next year's study : South America , early Inhabitants and government , physical features , natural resources , literature and art ; modern Italy , architecture , libraries , museums , art , Industries , etc : tlio Bnyvlew Reading course on Itnlj and Greece , a course of study now being used by 1 200 clubs. A full attendance Is desired at the first meeting In January to decide which subject will bo used. Flno -1 printing a specialty. - ] irginpt work , nnd