THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NRWS-JOUHNAL : FRIDAY IS ,
ANNUAL ELECTION OF DIRECT
ORS'OF COMMERCIAL CLUB
FOLLOW LAST YEAR'S PRECEDENT
Plan Is to Have Ballots Sent by Mall
Showing Choice For Directors of the
Club Action Not Wholly Harmo
nious on the Plan ,
The commercial club directors nt
their Tuesday meeting decided to fol
low last year's plan of holding the an
nual election of directors by mall.
The plan met with opposition last year
and some opposition was again evident
at the meeting Tuesday. The election
will bo held the first week In January.
Under the plan put Into operation
last year the secretary will mall bal
lots to the members of the commercial
club of whom there Is said to bo about
seventy-five. The ballots will be re
turned by mall , the polls closing on
the date set for the annual election by
the club's by-laws , the first Tuesday
In January , this year January 7.
The annual meeting of the club , at
which the vote will bo canvassed , will
bo held either on the regular annual
meeting date or a few evenings later.
An Invitation to this meeting will be
extended to business men and to cltl
zens who arc Interested In the up
building of Norfolk.
The sentiment against nn election
by mall has come from commercial
club members who state that nn elec
tlon In open meeting Is more demo
cratlc and In better accord with the
by-laws of the club.
TUESDAY TOPICS.
Frank Becls went up the Bonesteel
line yesterday. v
J. W. Ransom Is homo from a busl
ness trip to Chicago.
M. D. Tyler returned to Norfolk
Monday evening from O'Neill.
County Attorney Jack Koenlgsteln
was In Madison Tuesday afternoon.
Burt Mapcs returned Tuesday noon
from O'Neill , where he was in attendance
anco at district court.
O. W. Rlsh has returned from
Wayne , where he secured the contract
for the extension of the city water
mains.
, Jfr Mr. and Mrs. N. A. Huse left at noon
for Excelsior Springs , Mo. , whore they
will remain a couple of weeks seeking
health from the mineral waters of that
place.
Attorneys M. F. Harrington of Of-
Nelll and Richard Johnson of Stuart
were in Norfolk Tuesday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. T. G. Hight and little
son left last evening for their South
Dakota homestead near Interior , S. D
County Commissioner Burr Taft
t went to Madison Tuesday noon to at
tend a meeting of the county commis
sloners.
LeRoy F. Nethaway of Wahoo and
Claude L. Nethaway of near Fort Cal
noun , left for their respective homes
Tuesday morning.
Mr. and Mrs. George Dally of Ord ,
and daughter , Miss Sadie Dally , re
turned at noon to their home In Ord ,
from where they were summoned to
Norfolk by the death of Mrs. Netha
way.
way.Mrs. . L. M. Beeler returned home
last evening from St. Joseph , where
her sister , Miss Pearl Reese , Is recov
ering from an operation for appendi
citis. Miss Reese Is still In the hos
pital.
Carl L. Goucher , representing the
Klopp & Bartlett company of Omaha
was In the city , visiting his old-time
friend , A. L. Killian. These gentle
men were schoolmates In the days long
ago and the visit was enjoyed by both.
R , E. Robinson of the Crofton Jour
nal was In town between trains , on
his way homo from Madison , where
ho had been to see Senator Allen about
bringing proceedings against the In
surance company that carried a policy
on his plant at the time it burned.
Miss Sophia Nethaway , made or
phan by Thursday's tragedy , returned
Tuesday noon to the convent at West
Point where she was sent a short time
before the tragedy. She was accompa
nied to West Point by her aunt , Mrs.
Sophia Bellinger , enroute home to
AValioo.
Mrs. Isaac Powers , who has been
seriously 111 , was said to be a great
deal better Tuesday and It was thought
that unless some complications set In
that she was on the road to recovery.
Her daughter , Mrs. Whitney of Chica
go , was called to this city by Mrs.
Powers' Illness.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. William Deg-
ncr , a son.
The Eagles will give a smoker on
December 19 , a week from next Thurs
day.
day.The
The West Side Whist club will meet
with Dr. and Mrs. P. H. Salter Friday
evening.
Because next Friday falls on the
thirteenth of the month the Christian
Endeavor of the First Congregational
church has determined to hold a "Fri
day" social In the church parlors.
Dr. W. R. Peters of Stanton was
called to Colorado by the death of his
mother who had gone to Colorado to
better her health. A husband and
daughter were with Mrs. Peters. The
body Is to be taken to the old homo in
Wisconsin for burial. Mrs. W. R. Pe
ters , who was formerly Miss Maude
Tannehlll of Norfolk , went to Omaha
yesterday to meet the funeral party.
Verdlgre Citizen : Friday little Ber
tha Elk , aged eight years , was laid to
rest on a prominent point of land just
south of town. Little Bertha was a
favorite with her people and her bu
rial was conducted by the usual wlerd
and fantastic custom of the wild In
dlan. All day long at intervals as the
uwlnd would waft across the beautlfu
Hey of the Ponca and as the eye
s.
would cntch their motions of great
sorrow one could not help being con
vinced of the common brotherhood of
man and that after all the heart of tin1
Indian Ig no logs human than that of
iln whlto brother.
NVord bus hwn n-ctlved announcing
he marriage December 2 of Tom V.
lead of Chicago and Miss Katherlnc
Schmt'ltzor of Wlnonn , Minn. Tom
Head Is a son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A.
Head of this city , where Tom lived
intll he reached the age of manhood.
For n number of years ho was nn em
ploye of The News office , first as a
printer nnd then as a machine operat-
> r. Ho went from hero to St. Paul
and then to Wlnona , where ho found
the lady of his choice. For the past
few years he has been conducting a
cigar store and news depot In Chicago
cage , and Is reported to bo doing a
good business. He still has many
friends In Norfolk who are watching
his successful career with Interest.
The Bonesteel line will probably
have nn opportunity to sec a north
Nebraska girl , Miss Lulu Nethaway
of Wahoo , on the stage. Miss Ncth-
away wns called to Norfolk from her
company by the tragic death of her
brother and sister-in-law , Valley Ncth *
away and wife , who played parts In as
terrible n tragedy as any the sister
has ever acted. Miss Nothaway's
company , the Kluber Dramatic com
pany , plays In Rising City and Bell-
wood this week and in Fullerton the
first of next week. Then their bookIngs -
Ings contemplate a trip through Nor
folk up the Bonesteel line. Miss Neth'
away left Norfolk yesterday to join
her company at Rising City. She was
Nethaway's younger sister and the one
to whom he addressed the death mes
sages.
Lincoln Journal : The supreme
court has appointed three of the bar
commissioners to take testimony In
the matter of disbarment charges
against Attorney Allen G. Fisher of
Chadron. The commissioners chosen
are C. H. Sloan of Geneva , W. L. An
derson of Lincoln nud H. P. Leavitt
of Omaha. Captain Fisher was the
subject of a legislative Investigation
on account of his connection with land
belonging to the estate of an alien
that was offered to the state under the
law providing that alien heirs cannot
Inherit real estate and that such lands
must escheat to the state , the state to
pay the appraised price of the proper
ty. The legislature recommended
some action and Attorney General
Thompson some months ago filed a re *
quest with the supreme court for dls
barment proceedings.
"Remember the rural carrier. " This
Is a pertinent reminder which every
Christmas season holds for the r.ura
route carrier , who on account of the
peculiar services he renders In his
paclty as a government agent usually
and very properly comes in for a
Christmas remembrance. The five ru
ral carriers who daily make their trips .
out from the Norfolk postofflce will
spend Christmas day in the mail wag
ons for the malls will be swamped
with the holiday rush and there Is no '
est for the carrier. So the custom
of remembering the rural route car
rier for faithful service rendered often
mder many difficulties has a very na-
ural and proper foundation. Patrons
of the rural routes who desire to re
member their carriers usually do so '
vlth a gift of farm produce , gifts
vhlch the carriers appreciate.
The state board of public lands and
mtldlngs , according to a Lincoln dls-
latch , has made a change in the ma-
erial in two of the buildings to be
constructed at the Norfolk asylum !
vithout increasing the price but at
he expense of fireproollng for one
building. The board gets stone Instead 1
of pressed brick. W. G. Morton of
'raerson ' , who had the contract for the
vork , spent the day with the board.
Upon the advice of State Architect
Jerllnghof the board made the change.
The contract price remains the same ,
577,852. One wing , a cottage and a
storehouse are to be built. Under the
aw the wing Is to be fireproof , but
the cottage need not be fireproof.
Both were originally to be of stone ,
but brick was substituted In order to
; et the .bids within the appropriation.
The wing will still be of fireproof ma
terial but the cottage will not , though
: he iron work Is to remain the same
and both buildings will be of stone the
thickness of the walls.
LOCOMOTIVEENGINEERS
Geo. F. Parker Elected Chief of the
Division.
As a result of the bi-annual election
of officers by the Elkhorn division ,
No. 2C8 , Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers , George F. Parker will be
chief engineer of this division of the
brotherhood. C. J. Hlbben will be the
delegate to the International conven
tion at Columbus , Ohio.
Engineer Parker as chief engineer
succeeds Ed Wood , who has been at
the head of the division for many years
past but declined to stand for a reelection
'
election this year.
The result of the election plafces the
following engineers in the division of
fices for the coming two years :
George F. Parker , chief engineer ; Pat
Crotty , first engineer ; B. W. Caldwell ,
second engineer ; C. J. Hlbben , first
assistant engineer or secretary ; John
Welsh , second assistant engineer or
treasurer ; Charles Mandelko , third as
sistant engineer ; Ralph Allen , guide ;
E. G. Wood , chaplain ; Daniel Flnley ,
chairman of board of adjustment ; Pat
Crotty , secretary of insurance ; C. J.
Hlbben , delegate to International con
vention ; Pierce Wblsh , alternate dele
gate ; McMonagle , Halversteln and
Parker , committee on fuel economy.
Daniel Flnley was again selected to
represent the division on matters of
adjustment. Among the other officers
who were re-elected were First Engl
neer Crotty and Secretary Hlbben.
DISPOSED OF IN MADISON COUN
TY AT RECENT TERM.
IMPORTANT CASES WENT OVER
Among the Cases Wiped Off the Docket
Were a Number of Divorces , One of
Which Was Settled by Murder and
Suicide.
Mndlson , Neb. , Dec. 11. From a
staff correspondent : As a result of
the recent term of the district court
In MadlBou there are forty-one less
cases on the Ma'dlson county docket.
Definite action was taken or dismiss
als recorded In that many district
court cases.
Without exception the more Import
ant canes went over until a later term
but the forty-one cases acted on re
presented nearly a third of the cases
pending.
This Is a summary of the action of
the district court :
Father Anthony Wojclcchowskl ,
until this week assistant priest In
Norfolk , secured a decree of the court
changing the name "Wojclechowskl"
to "Alberts , " Its English equivalent.
Judge Welch held that In this land
of the free It was not meant that any
man should be chained to a name like
"Wojclechowskl" without his consent.
It might do In foreign lands but never
In free America.
The divorce case of Mrs. Bertha
Endres , which was recently dismissed
was reinstated during the progress of
the term and now holds Its place on
the docket.
The following divorces were granted
during the term : Mrs. Bertha Baker
from Walter J. Baker , Mrs. Ida Ver-
plank from John Verplank , George R.
Seller from Mrs. Anna S. Seller , Mrs.
Anna E. Hull from Hoagland Hull
Mrs. Renata Ueckermann from Frank
Ueckermann , Mrs. May C. Palmateer
from Thomas J. Palmateer.
The following divorce cases wore
dismissed before being called for trial :
Ferdinand Winter from Mrs. Minnie
Winter , Mrs. Martha Pryer from Lee
Prycr , Mrs. Mary Contois from Josepl
Contois , Elma C. Benish from Charles
Benish.
The divorce case of Mrs. Mary L
Nethaway against Valley B. Nethaway
was never called to trial , murder ant
suicide removing the case from the
jurisdiction of the court although the
case still stands on the record. The
Nethaway case was No. 3C19.
One of the "oldest Inhabitants" o
the court docket was amputated dur
Ing the term when the case of Robert
C. Boyer vs. Charles T. Rlchardsoi
et al was dismissed for want of prose
cutlon. The case was next to the old
est cases pending and had gone over
from term to term for six years.
The following cases were dismlssei
during the term : Walter Foster vs
Citizens National bank of Norfolk
Frederick Schlumbohum vs. Richard
Korth , Lawrence Heckendorf vs. Mich
ael Endres , Norfolk Lumber company
vs. J. L. Hight , John M. Dlneen vs
Peter Long , Rettle A. WJlllams vs
Highland Nobles , Walter Foster vs
Citizens National Bank et al , Louisa
Reikofske vs. John D. Hale et al , C. V
Carbaugh vs. Williams Stokes , William
V. Allen vs. F. A. Long et al , Herman
Fricke vs. Joseph Soles , Edwards & .
Bradford vs. Catherine Laubsch et nl
Most of these cases were settled o
compromised.
Clara M. Hills secured an Injunction
against Sheriff Clements to proven
the levying of an execution.
For twenty-four hours the jury ii
the case of the First National banl
of Madison vs. Charles W. Sprout
involving a promlsary note , pondering
over the evidence and at the end o
the twenty-four hours were still unable
to agree. The case was continued.
Oscar A. Richey of Norfolk won ant
lost a suit. A jury gave him a ver
diet for $144.50 against George H
Bishop but Judge Welch refused t
grant him a divorce.
Charles Schlendor was sued by H
J. Backes lu a fruit tree case but wet
the suit before a jury.
The Turner and Beer cases agalns
the county for witness fees were de
feated on demurrers.
Anna Lovelace on motion of he
attorneys was given a verdict o
$551.CG against the estate of the lat
Joseph Severa ,
The sale In the case of L. B. Bake
I vs. Sarah Anson et al was confirmed
Curtis , the Columbus plumber , wh
appealed from a $10 fine under th
Madison plumbers' ordinance , had hi
appeal dismissed but gave notice of
further appeal to the supreme court.
The justice court decision In the cas
of George F. Mead vs. Raclmol K
Yates was reversed.
The appeal In the case of Paul Dltt
mar vs. Herman Kuntz et al was dls
missed.
The following cases were won b
default : Emma Voss vs. the unknow ;
heirs of John Krauss , the Koch Vege
table Tea company vs. T. R. Colema
et al , C. B. Burrows vs. Evan D. Hammond
mend on notes for $1,423.85.
Judge Welch took the case of A.
Hope Co. vs. Mrs. W. Severns under
advisement.
The jury rendered a verdict for ? 1C
in the case of I. T. Cook again S. G.
Dean.
D. A. Ommermann secured a fore
closure decree for $450 against Anton
Warnke et al.
Among the cases continued were
the following : the murder charge
against Herman Boche , the hospital
cases , the case against Pat Chandler
and the several damage suits filed dur
ing thp last few months.
New Suits Filed.
Franz Kampe has engaged Jack
Coonlgateln as attorney and has |
irought n lawsuit In the district court >
) correct his nnturall/.atlon record. I
On February II , 1S92 , lit1 was granted i
ils naturalization papers under the
ame of "Frank Kompo. " Because he
Iked his old name best Mr. Kampe
jrought n lawsuit to have the records
orrected. Judge Welch , In view of
ho nature of the request , took action
ist week , ordering that the error be
orrt'cted. '
Oscar A. Richey , who once tried to
eplcvln a paper which his attorney
nought might bo In the possession of
. W. Ransom , H. F. Barnhart or Jack
{ ocnlgsleln , has appealed from the
ustlce court of Judge Elscley.
Henry Goodrich of Tlldon filed a
ivorcc suit , alleging desertion on the
art of his wife , Mrs. Helen M. Good-
Ich.
The German Congregational "JCIon"
hurch of Norfolk asks for permission
o mortgage real estate to complete
layments on the new church.
The case of Tewo vs. Gobler has
ecu appealed from justice court.
In the county court the will of Mrs.
Elizabeth Pllgor has been probated
nd her son-in-law , A. Degner , named
s executor.
O'NEILL EDITOR WILL NOT BE
TRIED IN'MADISON COUNTY.
HABEAS CORPUS IS SUSTAINED
'roceedlngs Begun In Holt County to
Prevent the Bringing of Editor Miles
to Madison For Trial Held Good by
Judge Harrington.
Editor George H. Miles of the O'Neill
ndependent is not to be brought to
Norfolk to face the criminal libel suit
started In this county by Judge Barnes
District Judge Harrington of O'Neill
ms held that Miles was entitled to the
writ that he asked for last fall to pre
vent Sherrlff Clements from placing
ilm under arrest on the Madison
county charge.
At the time of Sheriff Clement's
attempted arrest of Miles , which was
frustrated by a writ of habeas corpus
from the Holt county district court ,
Lhe Issue was argued before Judge
Harrington by counsel representing
tioth sides. Judge Harrington held
the matter 'under ' advisement until
district court convened In O'Neill this
week.
After Judge Harrington had an
nounced that he had sustained the con
tention of Miles' attorneys for a writ ol
habeas corpus the usual formal mo
tions were made by the attorneys rep
resenting the state and Judge Barnes
The case which was filed againsl
Miles at O'Neill to head oft the Madi
son county proceedings Is still on the
Holt county docket.
COULDN'T ' SEE TOOTH EXTRACTED
Miss Osmer Fled From Dentist's Office
and Then Fainted.
Unable to witness the extraction 01
her friend's tooth , Miss Anna Osmer
of near Elgin iled from a Norfolk dent
Ist's office Tuesday afternoon. Aboui
the moment that the unruly tooth was
extracted Miss Osmer had reached the
foot of the stairs , where she fainted
through some psychological contagion
A few moments after Miss Osmei
had fainted on the stairs she was
found and carried back to the dent
Ist's office where she was soon re
stored to consciousness.
Miss Osmer , who was tenderhearted
ed enough to be affected by her
friend's pain to the extent of fainting
lives near Elgin and fs In Norfolk on
a visit with Miss Anna Broecker.
The Incident created some excite
ment about the office building where
it occurred.
O'Leary ' Threw His Men.
Butte Register : There was quite a
crowd at the opera house to witness
the wrestling match between Jack O'
Leary , welterweight champion of the
northwest , and Bobby Ford , August
Luth and Charley Currey , all three of
whom he threw within an hour , hav
ing some time to spare. Currey was
first and stayed four minutes , , Aug.
Luth then tackled him and stayed nine
minutes , Bobby Ford came third and
gave him quite a tussle , staying eleven
minutes , and then it was a question In
the minds of some whether he was
quite down Qr not. O'Leary is not a
heavy man , his weight being but 140
pounds , but he is very active and thor
oughly understands the game.
Saturday evening O'Leary threw big
Adolph Jononchek at Gregory In two
straight falls.
Brakeman Nichols Injured.
Fremont Tribune , Dec. 10 : R. T.
Nichols , a brakeman on the North
western who has been making his home
in Fremont , was seriously Injured this
morning in Omaha. While passing
under the Tenth street viaduct on top
of a moving freight car he was struck
on the head by a protruding piece of
iron and was knocked to the ground.
He sustained a painful scalp wound 1
three Inches in length and was hurt
about the chest. He was removed tea
a hospital. Nichols went out of Fre
mont last night. He Is a young man
about twenty-four years of ago. Ho
has been boarding at the Brunswick
and has many acquaintances In Fre
mont.
Today's ads. contain some "opportu
nltles" that may appear to you to bo
"too good to lose. "
KINKAID HOMESTEAD ACT NOT
BEING FAIRLY TREATED.
CONGRESSMAN REGISTERS KICK
Masterly Inactivity of the Land De
partment Is Destroying the Purposes
of the 640-Acre Homestead Act.
O'Neill and Broken Bow Land Offices
Washington , Dec. 11. The so-called
Klnkald homestead bill , which has
largely been taken advantage of by
farmers In western Nebraska , has had
a series of tips and downs In the land
office , which Its author , Moses P. Kin *
kiild , proposes to rectify If It Is In his
power. Since the passage of the Kin *
Itald act he has watched Its effects
and noted Its drawbacks. It was un
doubtedly the best bill that could bu
passed at the time , according to mem
bers of the public land committee , and
It Is doubted If such a measure could
have been passed In any congress
since the Fifty-ninth , and the possibil
ity of Its passage In the congress now
In session is extremely questioned.
However , It is a law and the measure
of good it has accomplished is testified
to by the large number of entries that
have been made under Its provisions.
Notwithstanding It is a law , the land
office has been extremely pertinacious
In Its Interpretation of features of the
Klnkald act to the extent that many
entries that have been made on lands
.n . the territory affected by the act
lave been held up until Intending set
tlers have grown tired of waiting \ipon
ictlon by the department and have
nbandoned their entries completely.
In fact , by Its masterly Inactivity , the
and office , having presumably more
vital things at hand , has made it nec
essary that the representative from the
Sixth district bring It before the atten
tion of the land officials.
Judge Klnkald had a long confer
ence with Commissioner Ballinger of
the general land office In relation to
the operation of certain features of
the bill which gives intending settlers
the right to enter upon lands over and
above the ICO acres prescribed under
the general homestead law. He
brought to the attention of Mr. Bal-
linger that the act , which was intended
to be in the nature of a large relief
for the honest settler , was being
choked to death in the general land
office because of the failure to admin
Ister the law properly , and especially
so in relation to the purchase of iso
lated tracts surrounding lands entered
upon by the homesteader. It was Mr.
Klnkald's contention that the appllca
tion for these purchases should be
passed upon In due season by the de
partment , but instead applications
have been allowed to grow musty in
the department and so far as any a&
tion of officials show have been entire
ly forgotten.
Judge Klnkald , who knows every
foot of the Sixth district and who is in
complete harmony with his coustitu
cuts , sees the necessity of increasing
the size of Isolated tracts which may
be purchased by homesteaders from
a quarter section , which Is now the
law , to three-quarters , and he pro
poses to ninjte a fight along these lines
In order to make his bill still more
effective.
He also urged upon Commissioner
Ballinger that the ruling of the gen
eral land office relative to entry of old
soldiers upon lands in the Sixth dis
trict included under the provisions ol
the Klnkald act should bo resumed
and that the right of entry should be
given the old soldier the second time
If in the first instance , by reason of a
misunderstanding , his first entry was
not satisfactory to the department
He urged the resumption of the for
mer ruling. Judge Kinkald pointed
out In his Interview with the commis
sioner that other states in the arid or
semi-arid belt were moving for laws
like that of the Kinkald act , only that
they Insisted upon a larger acreage
upon which entry could be made by
the intending homcbeeker Lhau under
his bill , which to him showed the trend
of the western mind upon these very
important land questions.
"The Interview was entirely satisfac
tory , " said Judge Klnkald , "and I have
every reason to believe that a more
liberal construction will be made upon
the law than has characterized the
department's position in the last few
months. "
Objects to Closing Land Offices.
Being upon the subject of land mat
ters at the Interior department the
representative from O'Neill saw Sec
retary Garfleld In relation to the dis
continuance of the Broken Bow nnd
O'Neill land offices , former Chief Clerk
Macey of the land office , and now an
Inspector of the Interior department ,
after a visit to the offices above named ,
having recommended their discontin
uance. Congressman Klukald insisted
to the secretary that both the land
offices In question were paying their
own way and that within a year and a
half the first section of entrymcn un
der the Klnkald act will be ready for
settlement and t&ot will give the of
fices a largely Increased amount of
work to do for a long time to come.
Secretary Garfleld promised that no
action would bo taken until those In
terested had a chance to be heard.
On Thursday Judge Klnkald will In
troduce a bill granting 240 acres from
the Fort Nlobrara reservation to the
town of Valentino for reservoir and
water works purposes.
Funeral of Thomas Richards ,
Crelghton , Neb. , Dec. 10. Special to
The News : Thomas Richards was bu
rled yesterday morning under the aus
pices of the Odd Fellows and A. O. U.
W. lodges. The funeral was held at
the Episcopal church , conducted by
Arfrrackles * Aviosa Coffee
> s cleaned , jojrf f . .cl aiicf pacl'njjefl hy
without 4ixelouch c.5 * a hand , A machir.t ,
constructed in our own ahoya pacha Uiu coffee ,
weighs it , wraps , ifr , and seals the
automatically. It reaches the cup the cicancat ,
most wholesome and cheapest good coffee in
the world.
A31BUC1OJO nnoa. New York City.
lev. Mr. Stockwcll. There was n
ergo attendance In splto of tlio bad
vlndy morning. There wore flfty
members of the A. O. U. W. nnd twen
ty Odd Fellows , tlio former tinder com
mand of T. J. Buckmastcr and the
ntter under the leadership of A. J.
felly , mayor of Grclghton. All the
otlgo members were In uniform. The ,
adles of the Odd Fellows were large *
y in attendance. Tlio procession was
a long one.
Mr. Richards was a member of tlio
Odd Fellows , Rebeccas , A. O. U. W.
and U. of II. Those lodges are losing
one of the best members they ever
had.
STANDING ROCK AND CHEYENNE
RESERVATIONS AFFECTED.
SENATOR GAMBLE'S NEW BILL
A Million Acres of Land In the Northwestern -
western Part of the State Will be
Thrown Open to Settlement If the
Bill Becomes a Law.
Washington , Dec. 10. Senator Gam
ble has Introduced a bill to open the
lands of the Standing Rock and Chey *
nine Indian reservations In Schuassc
county , In the northwest part of South
Dakota.
West of the Missouri about 1,000,000
acres are covered , In the western part
of the two reservations. The bill pro
vides for three commissioners to ap
praise the lands nnd make a classifica
tion of them. They must qualify In
twenty days after appointment by the
president and complete the work with
in four months.
The bill carries an appropriation for
the payment for the school lands of
$75,000 , which are to go to the state ,
and $20,000 additional for expenses of
appraisement and any allotment of
work necessary.
The senator has had the matter un
der discussion with the Interior de
partment for some time and expects
an inspector will be sent to take It up
with the Indians , looking to an agree
ment in Hue with the bill's provisions.
The act could be passed Indepen
dent of agreement , but It is thought
best to secure the Indians' consent.
If the bill passes the lands will likely
be opened next fall or early in 1909.
The lands are highly desirable for ag
ricultural purposes and grazing , and
He along the Milwaukee's extension.
FIREMEN'SMINSTREIS '
Department Planning Entertainment
for December 30.
The Norfolk fire department Is ar
ranging to give a minstrel show at the
Auditorium on the evening of Decem
ber 30. Fifty members of the depart
ment will appear in burnt cork and
the usual trimmings. Rehearsals are
now being held nightly under the di
rection of Mr. DeForest , who was one
of the support of Walker Whiteside
when he was here two years ago , and
who is unusually competent to take
charge of an amateur performance of
the character planned by the firemen.
The actors in the coming performance
are working hard and by the 30th of
the month will be able to give an en
tertainment that will be well worth
seeing.
This entertainment Is being given
primarily to raise funds toward paying
for two now hose carts that have been
ordered tor use of the department and
which will cost $ . ' 00.
LAW FIRM DISSOLVED.
Barnhart & Koenlgsteln Sever Busi
ness Relations.
The Norfolk law Jirm of Barnhart
Koenlgsteln was dissolved Tuesday
morning , Attorney Barnhart turning
the office over to his partner , County
Attorney Jack Koenlgsteln.
The firm of Barnhart & Koenigstein
lias been In existence since the first
of the year and has had its share of
the legal business arising In Madison
county. Before this partnership was
formed Mr. Barnhart practiced law in
Norfolk with Judge Po'wers for sev
era ! months.
Attorney H. F. Barnhart came to
Norfolk from Pierce a year ago last
June. In Pierce county ho had been
county attorney and while holding that
office secured the conviction of Nolgen
find , one of the few murderers who
have been hanged In Nebraska. Last
year he was the democratic candidate
for county attorney In this county bu
was defeated by Jack Koenigstein , who
a few months later became his law
partner.
Mr. Barnhart did not make his fu
ture plans public Tuesday morning.
Stanton Cattle Shipment.
Stanton , Neb. , Dec. 10. Special to
The News : Ten carloads of fat cattle
were shipped from here last night.
Ed. Zllmer shipped two carloads to
South Omaha , Bob Appleby shipped
four , E. W. Thorp two , and J. II. Benne -
ne two to the Chicago market. This
Is practically the first of the present
season bhlpmcuts from this place.
Use News want ads.
TO ASSUAGE THE FEELINGS OF
MARY ETTA BONNEY.
BRINGS SUIT IN DISTRICT COURT
Mary Alleges That Her Character Wa
Damaged to the Extent of $5,000 , by
Certain Statements Made by Mr.
and Mrs. Walcott.
Madison , Nob. , Dec. 10. From a
staff correspondent : A number or
milts , Home of general Interest , have
been recently filed In the district
clerk's office. These suits were en
tered too late to be hoard at the re
cent term of court and will be among
the cases heard next spring.
Coin of ( ho realm , to the extent of
$5,000 , will ease the feelings of Mary
Etta Uonney and In part repair the
damage which she claims has resulted
from false charges made against her
by Mr. and Mrs. M. O. Wnlcott of the
railroad eating house In Norfolk.
The suit for 15,000 damages was di
rected against Mr. and Mrs. Walcott
and was tiled byV. . V. Allen as attor
ney.
ney.Tho
The plaintiff , Mary Etta Bouncy , al
leges that on lust July MP. nm * Mrs >
Wiilcott charged her with stealing $18
form the room of tlio young lady who
was employed as cashier In the eating
house. She also claims that the defendants -
fondants searched her and her homo
In an attempt to
find the missing mon
ey. For this she sues for $5,000.
SMALL POX AT WAKEFIELD.
Churches and Schools Ordered Closed
for Three Weeks.
Wttkclk-Id , Neb. , Dec. 10. Wnkefleld
Is just now having a siege of small'
pox , and many of the homes are quar
antined. Officials have ordered that
there be no public meetings of any
kind for three weeks. This inculdes
churches , schools and every character
of public gathering. Health officers
are working hard to stamp out the dis
ease and with
the stringent measures
adopted It Is believed
there will bo no
serious trouble , after the quarantine
is lifted.
Not So Bad As Reported.
John D. Haskell , banker of Wake-
fleld , who was in the city Tuesday af
ternoon , says that reports of small
pox at Wakeflcld are very much exag
gerated. The town had exactly four
cases of the disease but one of them
was released from quarantine and hail
a ticket out of town when he left
lome. This was a tramp corn husker ,
who brought the disease to the town
some weeks ago. Since then three
other cases have
developed and so
strict has been the quarantine that all
: ases are expected to make their ap-
liearance this week , but as a matter
of precaution the schools , churches
and other public gatherings have been
ordered dispensed with for three
weeks.
Stanton Picket Sold.
Stanton , Neb. , Dec. 10. Special to
The News : A contract of sale has
! > een entered Into between the pros-
tmt owners of the Stanton Picket and
Carl Strahle , jr. , and a companion , by
which the latter
become the owner
and take possession of the Picket on
and after January l. Carl Strahe Is a
graduate of the high schools here , is
a practical printer and with his co-
owner Is now employed by the Rees
Printing company of Omaha. He is a
young man of good character and ex
cellent reputation and there Is no ques
tion but he will deserve success In his
new venture. Nothing Is known of
Carl's partner but It Is safe to say
that he is a good man and a practical
printer.
The state of Nebraska , Madison
comity , ss.
At a county court held at the county
court room , in and for said county ,
December 9 , A. D. 1907 , present , Win.
Bates , county judge.
In the matter of the estates of Val-
lle B. Nethaway and Mary L. Netha-
way , deceased , and of the guardianship
of Sophia Gladys Nethaway , a minor.
On reading nnd filing the petitions
of Claude L. Nethaway and George
Dally praying that administration of
said estate may be granted to J. J.
Clements as administrator , and that
said J. J. Clements be appointed the
guardian of Sophia Gladys Nethaway ,
a minor , ordered , that January 10 , A.
D. 1908 , at one o'clock p. m. Is as
signed for hearing said petitions , when
all persons Interested In said matter
may appear at a county court to be
held at the court room In nnd for said
county , and show cause why the pray
er of petitioners should not be grant
ed ; and that notice of the pendency
of said petitions and the hearing there
of , be given to all persons Interested
In said matter by publishing a copy
of this order In the Norfolk Weekly
News-Journal , a weekly newspaper
printed , published and circulated in
said county , for three successive
weeks , prior to said day of hearing.
( A true copy ) Win. Bates ,
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