TUB NOMFOLK WEK > ! .Y NF.W.S-.fOrHNAl , : FRIDAY , 2f , DEC'BMUKR
TOO "SICK" TO ATTEND THE
TEACHERS' MEETING.
HAD DANCED ALL NIGHT BEFORE
And jfte Wayne County School Old-
clafs Are All Stirred up Over the
Shocking Violation of the Rulea
"Evil. "
Against the Dancing
Wayne , Nob. , Dec. 21. Because they
danced until 8 o'clock tlio next mornIng -
Ing and wore too "sick" to attend a
teachers' meeting the next day , a num.
ber of Wnyno county school ma'ams
have been oxpoaed and their names
published In the WliiHldo Watchman
Ijy Professor Dlmmlck , president of
the meeting , with comment.
It hits caused ti sensation In the
western part of the county , where
most of the truants live. Although
Professor Dlmmlck docs not mention
the dance , It Is generally known to he
the cause of the "roast. "
AH I ho school laws say that teachers
must attend these meetings and the
county superintendents have power to
revoke certificates for nonattcndancc ,
It IH expcted that there will ho "some-
thing doln' " when the offenders are
culled "on the carpet" by County Su-
perlntendcnt Ltttcll , whose views on
the dancing "evil" are well known
and who , not long ago , declared that
If positive evidence- was brought to
him ( hat a teacher Insisted on running
to dunces to the detriment of her
school duties , he would revoke hot
certificate.
All the truants but one , to use one
of their own expressions , are "slink-
Ing In their boots. " The one exception
says :
"I'd glory If I could cut out dancing ,
then mamma would let me get mar
ried. It , couldn't be any worse than
teaching kids. "
"Then to make It more horrid , " says
another , "It's the second offense for
some of us. Gee ! 1 wish It was over ,
I'd like to get a good holt on Dim-
mlck's hair. "
AFFAIRS IN BAD CONDITION
Many Brown County People Caught by
Green River Bank Failure.
Alnsworth , Neb. , Dec. 21. Special
to The News : Affairs at Green Hlver ,
Utah , are lu bad shape. Many Brown
county people are Interested. Word
was received here that the bank had
failed and that n. M. Eldrcd , former
cashier of the Cltl/.ens hank of this
place , had lost everything , Including
some of his household goods. J. W.
Calver , an Alnsworth man , Is also a
heavy loser at least he will be unless
he can realize on some of the securi
ties that now seem to be almost worth
less. Some time ago ho sold some
property over there at a good stiff
price. He sent the deed out there
through the bank for collection. The
money did not come. He went out to
sec about It and finally accepted a
draft on a bank In Salt Lake City for
Bomo 17,000. The draft went to pro
test. Attorney Wm. Ely left Saturday
morning for Green River to look after
Calver's Interests. There Is quite a
colony of Brown county people out
there and all will bo more or less af
fected by conditions.
CROWNING GLORY OF HIS LIFE
This Is the Way "Joe Hall" Regards
the Killing of Two Men.
"Joe Hall , " a famous cow hey char
acter of the earlier days In north Ne
braska , has become a regular attend
ant at church down in Texas but he
still counts the two men he "got" as
representing the "crowning glory" of
Ills life. Joe Hall's real name Is F. J.
Simmons and he has written another
letter from his Texas home.
This letter Is addressed to the No-
Ugh Register :
I received a copy of your paper a
few days ago in which was printed a
letter I wrote to my old friend , Tom
my Kryger. I never dreamed of see
ing it again after I mailed It or I
might have gotten it up in a little
better shape. As I told Tommy I
killed two men ( if you choose to call
them men I never did ) . We are
told in the Bible the devil was
once in heaven , consequently was
an angel. You'd hardly call htm that
now. I said I was not sorry of killing
cither , I will say now that my mind
reverts to those two deeds as the
crowning glory of my life. The negro
llko the Indian , was a leader among
his people for bad. Old Gray Eyes
was known In that country by western
men to be n murderer without an
equal. Ho had a little band against
a party of surveyors once , killed them
all and burned their wagons. I was on
the spot while the wagon tires and
other Irons were still hot. I know I
was wild and did many wrong things
but some things I did right. The shot
tlyit put an end to old Gray Eyes ,
loader of murder and thieving , also
made fewer orphans and widows with
our people. The shot that settled the
negro did the same for my people in
the south , and If It was wrong to kill
a cutthroat to save better men and
save little children from an orphans' '
home , then I plead guilty to a base
crime , otherwise I ask you to give the
devil his dues If he has any. I told
Tommy I believed I was a Christian ,
and so I do. I shot a deputy sheriff
who was trying to arrest mo for being
drunk and cutting up there. I was
wrong another time when I cut a fellow -
low bad , who himself was drunk and
I was sober. I was doing pretty near
right half the time. Now , it's up tc
you to believe as you like. If you be-
llovo this , accept my thanks ; If you
don't I don't blame you. You knew
mo eight years as Joe Hall and I don't
think any of the cowboys ever know
mynolf. Tliemo who know me then
would not know mo now In appearance -
anco or othorwlHo. I attend church
now , while then I went to saloons ,
liorsu races and dances.
Sumo have written me asking about
Texas. Only a few days ago Texas
was a good country. All at once the
crash came , the bottom fell out , and
conlldcncc and money all took their
lllght and left us In a lamentable con
dition. I could not advlso anyone to
come hoie now. Yours ,
F. J. Simmons ,
Alias Joe Hall.
GOAT BUTTED THROUGH DOOR.
Then Proceeds to Whip a Man at Mid
night.
Bruised and battered on all four
sides and with all of his corners
knocked off , Frank Schlolch , foreman
of Max Studney's barn at G55 Grand
avenue , lies on a cot la the emergen
cy hospital In Kansas City as the re
sult of a midnight battle In the dark
between him and a goat. The goat In
vaded Schleich's room in the barn
Tuesday night , and , as the man was
unarmed , the goat might have killed
him had It not been for the arrival of
another barn man , who subdued the
horned and whiskered beast by throwIng -
Ing a horse blanket over Us head.
Schleich's head and body are a mass
of bruises , part of his left ear Is torn
off and his right knee Is wrenched so
badly that he cannot bear his weight
on It. Dr. W. L. Gist of the emergen
cy hospital says Schlclch will stay in
bed for several days.
"I don't like a goat anyhow , " be
gan Schlelch in telling of his experi
ence. "That fool goat Is kept tied In
the rear of the stable but gets loose
once In a while and then there are
doings at the barn.
"I had gone to bed and was asleep
when the goat woke mo up. tie was
ramming about the barn and I was
afraid he would butt some of the
horses. I stopped out In the barn to
look for Mr. Goat. I heard a low bleat
and a rattle of hoofs on the floor and
I know ho was coming for me. I shut
and locked my door. 'That didn't stop
him. He up and butts at that door
until he comes clean through. Then
I know I was In for It. That goat
makes a break for me and sends mo
clean across the room. Twice I tried
to get to the telephone to call the po
lice , but William headed me off with
a clout In the plexus.
"We were going at It hammer and
tongs when I jumped behind my cot
and tried to grab Willie by the horns.
Then I tried to get his whiskers and
he slid 'em right through my hands
and bit at me. He was madder after
I yanked his 'chinchillas' than he was
before. Ho sailed in and tore up my
cot , trying to get at me for a butt In
a new place. -
"When I saw that the fool goat
wouldn't let me get to the telephone ,
and there was no tree to climb , he and
I began a race around the room , me
yelling 'police fire goats help' and
other things.
"Wlhile we were Jumping the hurdles
In the room , and the goat gaining on
mo all the time , " concluded Schlelch ,
'Fox , a barn man , heard me and came
to my rescue. The goat saw my rein
forcements and took after Fox , but
Pox was armed. He had a red horse
blanket and a lantern. After doing
a skirt dance about the barn In be
tween buggies and wagons for some
time , Fox made a rapid flank move
ment on William and succeeded In
blanketing his head. He seized WIlllo
by the horns and together we placed
the Idiot In Irons. I didn't know L
was much hurt until today , when I
found I was all swelled up In so many
places , and sore. "
Christmas Festivities in District 37.
The holiday vacation was Inaugurat
ed Friday evening In school district
No. 37 by a Christmas tree and an
amateur theatrical , that was very
pleasing to the large number of people
who were present. The tree was boun
tifully laden with gifts for the chil
dren and a real live Santa Glaus dls
trlbuted them. The literary part ol
the program was well done and very
pleasing. Miss Cella Mullen Is teach'
er in this school and she took a star
part in the program in the charactei
of the "colored lady. "
PROBLEM OF BRAKEMAN.
He Rode Four Miles and Walked One
Puzzled Scientists.
Sometime ago The News' published
a brakeman problem which was cred
Ited to a local exchange. It seerm
that the problem was adopted froir
the Minneapolis Journal , which now
republlshes the problem and gives
the answer , the answer being signet
by John F. Downey , dean of the Acad
demlc college , University of Mlnneso
ta , and F. S. Jones , dean of the college
of Engineering , same university.
The Problem
Two railroad stations , "A" and "B,1
are flvo miles apart. A train one
mile long starts from station "A.1
The brnkcman waits until the caboose
at the rear end comes along and get !
aboard. As the train proceeds townn
"B , " the brakeman walks toward tin
engine , going Just the length of th <
train. When the engine reaches sta
tlon "B , " he gets off.
What was the total distance ho trav
eled ? How far did ho walk ? How fai
did he ride ?
The Answer.
The correct answer to the abov <
problem Is that the brakeman rode
four miles and walked one , thus travel
Ing five miles or the entire distance
between stations A and B.
The fact that the train was In ma
tlon while ho was walking toward UK
engine has no bearing whatever upot
the result. This Is the best Illustra
tratcd by assuming that instead o
walking forward while the train wni
In motion he had remained In the ca
boose till the engine stopped at I
thnt im had then uroceeded th <
CONDUIT LAYING AT NORFOLK
BY INDEPENDENT COMPANY.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF WORK
Illustrations of the Work In Progress
of Construction , as Published In the
Western Telephone Journal of Chi
cago.
"Conduit Laying nt Norfolk" Is the
title of nn article written by W. J.
Stadelman , manager of the Norfolk
Long Distance Telephone company ,
and published In current numbers of
"Telephony , " "The Western Telephone
Journal" and "Tho American Telephone -
phone Journal. " The article Is Illus
trated by a series of views taken dur
ing the progress of the conduit laying
In this city.
Mr. Stadclman's article follows :
Mr. Theodore Gary's remarks In the
last bulletin of the International asso
elation , to the effect that the present
Independent telephone construction Is
of a high standard and far superior tc
the work that has been done In the
past , has prompted the writer to present
sent photographs , accompanied by a
detailed description of the manner In
which the new Independent under
ground system Is being put In at Nor
folk , Neb. , a city of 5,000 inhabitants ,
The plant is being built with capacity
to take care of 1,250 lines. About
8,500 feet of conduit Is being laid , and
while the Initial cost over aerial con
structlon seems somewhat great , it is
thoroughly believed that the saving
In maintenance and the efficiency In
service that the company will be able
to give will amply repay the stockhold
ers for the additional outlay.
Manholes are of the oval type , laid
up with hard burnt brick with cemenl
length of the train , alighting at the
engine. The train being a mile long
the caboose would still be a mile froir
B when the engine reached that polnl
and there could thus be no questlor
but that he had ridden four miles. Thai
his walk the length of the statlonarj
train would be Just a mile would be
equally above question.
The fact that the train was In mo
tion while he was walking , does nol
alter the process of. reasoning nor the
final conclusion that he rode four mllei
and walked one.
CONGRESSMEN ARE FOR TAFT.
Both Boyd and Kinkaid Are for the Bl {
Secretary.
Congressmen Boyd and Klnkald an
among the Washington representative !
who have declared for Taft for presl
dent. Interviews to this effect have
been given out.
"I was a delegate to the last repub
Hcan state convention and a membei
of the committee thereof which formu
lated the Taft resolutions adopted b :
the convention , " said Representative
John F. Boyd. "I see no reason for i
change of the sentiment therein ox
pressed. "
"Whom do I think the people o
Nebraska should support for the pres
Identlal nomination ? " queried Repre
sentatlvo M. P. Klnkald. "Well ,
should not want to bo understood ai
volunteering advice upon the subject
and besides our state central commit
tee has declared In favor of Socretar ;
Taft. The resolution passed by thi
committee should be presumed to express
press the sentiment of republicans It
the state , at any rate , unless and untl
another candidate bo preferred by i
convention held for the election o
delegates to the national convention. '
SCHOOL FOR FORT ROBINSON.
Senator Burkett Urges That Some Ar
rangement be Made.
Senator Burkott has taken up will
the war department the lack of schoo
facilities nt Fort Robinson , In view o
the complaint of the superlntenden
of schools at Crawford and hopes t <
bring about bettor educational facll
Itles for the children of soldiers eta
mortar The nlr.eof onrh manhole Is
fentr foot wide.1 , six foot long , live feit
< Ix Inclips deep. One Is shewn In
photiixinph No. 0 Instead of laying
the tile complete lj In concrete the on-
gliuer. Mr. Jno. A Duncan , formerly
e > f Sioux City , Iowa , made an experi
ment with cement joints which provcel
so successful that his plan \\as adopt
ed , and the results stem to be thor
oughly satisfactory.
This method of construction shows
a saving of fro n twenty to twenty-live
per cent. In the- laying of tile when
the comparison Is made with complete
concrete. It should be said thnt It Is
not considered nt all necessary In
cities under 25,000 Inhabitants to give
the underground work the same expen
sive concrete protection that would
be necessary In larger cities. Careful
tests were nmele of tin1 tensile strength
of the cement joints , which were made
of two parts of cement and three of
sharp sand , mnde In the manner shown
In photographs Nos. 5 and 7 , and they
were found not to be lacking In any
pintlcular. Of course , the photographs
only show the men making nn experi
mental Joint , the regular work being
done In the ditch. Photograph No. 8
shows two men breaking a two-way
joint. The outside dimensions of the
tile are nine by four and one-half Inch
es , with a total length of four feet.
This same joint stood hardening for
three days before its strength was
tested. It then took the two men's
combined weight of 375 pounds to
break It.
In preparing the ditch care was tak
en thnt the bottom should be carefully
leveled with a square pointed shovel
in order to give proper alignment for
the seating of the tile. This Is very
essentlnl when using only the cement
joints. Two or three trowelfuls of ce
ment nre placed in the ditch nt the
point where the joint Is to come. Upon
this bed is placed the perforated metal
wrapper , which is three Inches wide ,
This forms the tie , and acts like an
tioned at Fort Foblnson. There is no
school at the fort and soldiers' chil
dren are obliged to go several miles to
school , In Crawford , and pay the high
tuition enacted by the school authori
ties. The suggestion has been made
that the government pay this tuition
or else establish a school at Fort Rob
Inson. A request has been made on
the commandant to ascertain how
many children of school ago are sta
tioned within Fort Robinson , for the
purpose of ascertaining what will be
necessary In the way of school facil
ities.
SCHOOL APPORTIONMENT.
Money to be Received From State b >
Madison and Other Counties.
Madison county has 5,838 children
of school age and will receive $4 ,
168.C3 for school purposes from the
state school fund , according to thi
semi-annual apportionment of schoo ]
money announced by State Superlnten
dent McBrlen. Other north Nebraska
counties will fare as follows : Ante
lope , 4,849 children , $3,402.43 ; Boone
4,548 children , $3,247.50 ; Boyd , 3,441
children , $2,457.00 ; Brown , 1,395 cbil
dren , $990.10 ; Cedar , 5,102 children
$3,043.09 ; Cherry , 2,249 children , $1 ,
C05.90 ; Cumlng , 5,445 children , $3 ,
588.01 ; Dlxon , 4,112 children , $2,930.18 ;
Holt , 4,908 children , $3,504.50 ; Keyc
Palm , 1,148 children , $819.73 ; Knox
0,201 children , $4,427.83 ; Pierce , 3.GGJ
children , $2,014.80 ; Rock , 1,212 chll
drcn , $805.43 ; Stanton. 2,737 children
$1,954.30 ; Wayne , 3,748 children , $2 ,
C7C.2C.
LAST TOUR FOR EDWIN H. PRICE
Manager and Part Owner of "Th
Grand Mogul" Dies ,
Omaha , Dec. 21. Edwin H. Price
manager nnd part owner of "The
Grand Mogul , " which opened at the
Boyd theater Friday night , died ol
pneumonia In his apartments at the
Rome hotel at 11 o'clock Friday night
after an illness of but a few days , ni
a. result of a cold contracted several
weeks ago. Declining to retire frotr
I the road long enough to recover , he
arrived In Omaha Thursday and , will :
the exception of a few moments the
A'.MU" ' ! ' ' ? . it. ! " * " I * . MVV-V. .
expanded motnl lath. Upon this Is
placed the Joint e > f the tile , demol plus
being used. The metal wrapper IH
then put up around the joint and
elnehoel tight by running the end
through the wire loop and folding back
smoothly In place. Finally , the ce
ment Is troweled over the wrapper tea
a thickness of about one Inch ever the
ccntor or heaviest place , tapeilng
slightly to about ono-half Inch In thick
ness at each end , mnklng the joint
eight Inches In width. This process Is
shown by photograph No. 5 of an ex
perimental joint of a four-way duct.
In this picture the metnl strips maybe
bo seen lying across the left hand side
of the tile , also ono strip at the right
linnd stele In the proper place for the
joint. On the center strip you will
notice the metal has been cinched up
In place , and the mason Is In the act
of putting on the cement. Attention
may be given alse ) to the two-way joint
which Is completed. This Is the same
Joint that was afterwards broken , as
shown In photograph No. S. >
When the cement sets It makes a
1 Engineer Duncan , who laid out the underground plant. 2 Throo-way tile , laid In trench ! ) Men laying
three-way tile 1 The noon hour. 5 Mnklng n test joint in four-way tilo. 0 The ditch , four-way tile joint in
foreground. 7 Making a test joint In three'-wny tile. S Breaking a two-way test joint combined weight of
two men , 375 Ibs. 9 Complete four-waj run , and manhole ready to receive cover.
TYPICAL VIEWS TAKEN DURING PROGRESS OF CONDUIT TESTS ANCONSTRUCTION AT NORFOLK.
perfect band around every joint ii
the tile , so that the entire run Is prae
tlcally as strong nnd substantial as i
single tile , and for all purposes equal
ly as durable. Especially is this tru
for service in cities of the same clas
as Norfolk , where the traffic Is ligh
and where the water , gas and sewei
age men have little repairing to di
and the streets are seldom opened
For the benefit of those who like fl
ures , the cost per duct foot Is glvei
as follows : In connection with thesi
it must be borne in mind thnt labor ii
an agricultural territory is extremel ;
high during this season of the year , o
a better showing could have beei
made. The cost per duct foot was
Two-way $ .109 , three-way $ .099 , foui
way $ .091 , average $ .0990. Estlmatei
cost per duct foot where concrete eve
all is used is : Two-way $ .109 , three
way $ .159 , four-way $ .151 , averagi
$ .1590.
day of his arrival , he has been confinei
to his room. With him when h
passed away was his wife and Hous
Physician Waggoner.
Price was one of the best known am
most popular theatrical men of th
country nnd was a member of the fire
of Klaw & Erlanger. Following th
theatrical profession most of his life
ho has seen countless "stars" com
and go and has himself suffered nt
merous reverses , which were happil ;
succeeded with as many successes
At the time of the Iroquols theate
fire In Chicago , Mr. Price was Interest
ed In the production of "Bluebeard ,
which was playing at that house a
the time of the disaster.
Mr. Price was born In New Yor
fifty-seven years ago and , togethe
with his wife , had passed the off sec
sons In their country homo Immed
ately out of New York City. His bed
will be sent there Sunday morning fo
burial.
FIVE TOWNS OFFER REWARD.
Purse of Generous Bulk Awaits Flnde
of Little Olsen Girl.
Rosalie , Neb. , Dec. 21. Flvo hui
dred dollars has been placed In th
bank of Rosalie , which will bo give
for the return of the body of llttl
Lllllo Olsen , dead or alive. The mone
will bo up for the next sixty days , o
until February 29. This money wa
subscribed by the citizens of Rosalie
Bancroft , Oakland , Lyons and Wai
hill.
hill.Tho
The people of Rosalie and the Olse
family are receiving an enormou
amount of mall from all over the coui
try from cranks , clairvoyants nn
others declaring that they can solv
the mystery of the girl's dlsappcai
nnco for a stipulated sum , and advane
Ing the most Improbable and nonset
slcal theories. Most of these letter
bear an Omaha postmark. No utter
tlon Is paid to them.
Not to bo an ad-reader Is to neee !
lessly neglect a hundred "opportun
ties" a year chances to make mone ,
both In buying and selling.
Try a News wont ad.
UNKNOWN WAIF HAS FOUND ,
GOOD HOME.
SEEKING A NAME FOR THE BO'
Infant Utterly Devoid of a Name c
any Kind , Which Will Have to b
Supplied by Mr. nnd Mrs. Guy Net
tal , Who Will Adopt It.
What will the baby's uaino bo ?
Few babes have started out In llf
so utterly devoid of names as th
little live-day old baby boy dropped b
unknown hands on the door sill of th
Junction home of Joe Klos.
Guy Nostel and his wlfo opcne
their arms and their homo to the ur
known babe a few hours after Jo
Klos' startled face peered through hi
door to catch the meaning of the tin ;
wall of a baby on his door sill.
It's a healthy baby , this foundling
And It Is bringing happiness to youni
Nestel and his wife.
The question of the baby's last o
"fnmlly"nnmo Is soon to be settloel
That none may deprive them of tin
child when It grows to know Its fosto
parents , the Nestels , Intend to logall ;
adopt the baby. Proceedings will hi
started In the Madison county cour
to make the new ties legal and bind
Nostol Is n kind hearted young bake
o .iloyod at the Junction ontlng house
Mo nnd his wlfo were without child
ren till the strange gift came out o
the darkness on Monday night.
The Nestols guard the babe care
fully , liven the family dog growl :
at the stranger and waits the growtl
of his little playmate.
There1 are Junction people who sn
that a guiding providence nnd lovllTj
honrts have played together to give
the little innocent baby boy n hnppj
life1 nnd o chance for a useful one.
And who says the world Is gottlni
worse so long ns good balances evil ?
The Norfolk story Is not nlwny :
murder and milcldo.
SATURDAY SIFTINGS.
Mrs. Trlbsoes Is on the sick list.
Mr. nnd Mrs. Allen returned home
from riindron this noon.
Miss Ruth Grauol. who has beer
alcK for the pnst few days , was able
to bo nt school Friday.
Mrs. Kohuborry returned homcfron
Bonestoel yesterday.
Mrs Julius Salzwodol is among the
sick.
sick.Mrs.
Mrs. Ryle returned home from Bone
steel yesterday.
The Owl club boys gave a dance ii
Railroad hall hibt night. All presenl
spent a very enjoyable evening.
Miss Rebecca Duggnn , who is tench
Ing near Hadar , cnme down last even
Ing to spend the Christmas vacation
with her parents , Mr. and Mrs. Axtei
Tohnson.
Harry Cummins , who has been slcli
for the pnst few days , was able to be
nt school Friday.
Jean Crotty is now acting as deliv
eryman on C. S. Hoar's wagon , in
place of S. T. Adams , who is quarnn
lined with diphtheria.
Mrs. Charles Long , who has beer ,
quite sick for the past month , Is able
to be around again.
Miss Geneva Moollck , who Is teach
Ing six and one-half miles northwesl
of the Junction , returned home lasl
evening to spend the Christmas hell
days with her parents.
Burt Mapes was In Verdlgre Friday
Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Braden will
spend Christmas with friends In Masoi
City , Iowa.
Miss Kathleen Boas will bo home
Monday evening to spend the holidays
She Is attending school In Sioux City ,
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Burnham and
daughter Fale will spend a portion ol
the holidays at the home of C. C. Me
Nlsh In Fremont.
Miss Maymo Kleberger was called
to Springfield , Mo. , today by a tele
gram announcing the illness of a sis
ter at Springfield.
W. H. Clark and daughter , Miss
Maude Clark , were In Omaha Sutur
day. They were accompanied by John
H. Clark of Crelghton.
Mrs. C. R. Allen , who has been vis
itlng her sister , Mrs. W. N. Huso for n
short time , left Saturday morning foj
her home In Hawarden , Iowa.
Mr. and Mrs. George Schiller , daugh
ter , Miss Hazel Schiller , and son , Har
ry Schiller , arrived In the city lasl
evening from Central City to spend
Christmas at the Oxnard.
Mrs. E. L. Bleakney of Dcnnison
Iowa , Is here visiting her slster-ln-law
Mrs. C. P. Parish. Mr. Bleakney wll
bo here to spend Christmas. Mr
Bleakney was formerly with the Chris
toph drug store In this city.
A number of Norfolk teachers will
spend the holiday vacation elsewhere
Among those who have gone for thai
purpose are : Mr. A. G. Kennedy te
Weeping Water ; Miss Lambart tc
Falrbury ; MissThorngato to Nortl :
Loupe ; Miss O'Connor and Miss Anne
O'Connor to Wood River ; Miss Shon
ka to Schuyler ; Miss Hanson to SIoui
Falls ; Miss Glittery to Pllger.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Roy D. Mar
tin , a son.
The chess club met during the wcel
with Carl Wilde.
The ladles' aid society of the Bap
list church was entertained Thursdnj
by Mrs. Elizabeth Marshall.
Among the day's out of town visit
ors In Norfolk were : P. J. Flynn
Blair ; F. H. Free , Plalnvlew ; George
W. Park , Oakdale ; S. J. G. Irwln , F
D. Brooks , Crelghton ; W. F. Richard
son , Pllger ; Miss Edith Beechel , Fair
fax , S. D. ; Misses Charlotte ami Flor
ence Carhart , Fairfax , S. D. ; Mlsc
Nancy Conely , Pierce ; Mr. and Mrs ,
F. S. Robinson , Kearney ; H. L. Han
son , Verdel ; Miss Edith L. Qraftt ,
Meadow Grove ; Miss Halllo M. Cor-
nett , Battle Creek ; Fred Fox , P. H ,
SlnuuiH , H. llafnor , lluttoj Misses An-
ke > r and Yemng , HetskliiH ; ( \ 10. llowr.
O'Neill : P. F. CnhlP. Seilbner.
Mrs. Wlehmnn of Hadar was In Nor
folk Saturday.
Lester Weaver and lloss Tlndall ,
who nre ) geilng to school at Woslynu
university at Lincoln , arrived Friday
evening for the holidays.
Spencer Bulterllold and Ixirln
Doughty , ntudentu at the Iowa ntato
college at Amos , arrived In Norfolk
Friday evening to spend Christmas In
the city. , v
Nollgh Loader : TJr. itrnhMffl. if. B.
Swett of Noifolk were at Gates acad
emy ono day last week to arrange for
their BOH and daughter to enter school
after the holidays ,
Charles It Hays of Denver , returnIng -
Ing te > Denver from a trip to Minne
apolis , stopped In Norfolk for a short
visit with his father and mother , Mr.
and Mrs. John R. Hays , leaving Fri
day noon for Colorado.
Snm Ersklno , Roy Lulknrt , Elinor
Hardy and Charles Landers arrived
In Norfolk Friday evening from Lin
coln , whore they are attending the
University of Nebraska. Lawrence
Hoffman , another Norfolk student at
the university , will not como homo
until Christmas morning.
Mrs. B. C. Gentle will leave Monday
for a Christmas visit at Crcstem , la. ,
where she will be joined on Thursday
by her husband. Mr. and Mrs. Gen
tle go to Creslon to attend the mar-
rlngo of Mr. Gontlo'H sister , Mlsw
Grace Gentle , to Ross Marshall of
Now Haven , Conn. Miss Gentle has
boon n guest nt the homo of her broth
er In Norfolk. Mr. Marshall Is n young
mail with something of a railroad ca
reer before him , being at this tlmo
chief clerk to the president of a Now
Englnnd railroad.
Battle Crook Untorprlso : Miss Liz
zie Eyl wont to Norfolk Sunday to nc-
copt a position in the Hills dressmak
ing establishment.
Uursted water pipes are making
Lroublo along Norfolk nvonuo between
h'ourth nnd Fifth , requiring that they
bo dug up nnd repaired.
District Judge A. A. Welch will hold
a half dny's session of court nt Mnell
son next week , announcing his deci
sion In some cases thnt he 1ms hold
under advisement.
Mrs. Klorstbad of Tilden , dlbliic !
li'puty , who was to hnvo boon pn-sont
it the Reboknh mooting Friday ovi-n-
ing will Instead attend the sornnd
noctlng In January , when Initiation
\\ill he hold.
The Madison Telephone company
ins boon allowed by the stnto rail
way commission to make a nito of
M.50 a month for residence telephones.
The Madison County Farmers' com-
niny wns allowed to charge $1.50 and
pi for residence telephones nnd $1
for rural telephones.
Battle Creek Enterprise : S. F.
Heltzmnn and sons , Clarence and War
ren , are in Battle Creek todny pack-
ng the family household goods for re
moval to Norfolk. The Ileltzman' have
spent the summer In various parts of
South Dakota , where Mr. Ileltzman
hns had charge of Northwestern con
struction work. They will make their
ionic In Norfolk for the winter. Mr.
nnd Mrs. Ileltzman are contemplating
i trip to Oklahoma.
Battle Creek Enterprise : John
Locht of Norfolk today opened a shoo
shop in Battle Creek. He is located
n the building with the Burbaker
larness shop and is equipped to do all
< inds of repairing in n first class , work
man like manner ! . M r. Locht has
ip to the presnmt time been In the em-
) loy of the Norfolk Shoo company at
Norfolk. When Mr. Burbaker vac
ates the building about the first of
February , Mr. Locht will install a
complete stock of shoes nnd will con
duct a modern shoe store.
One of the most Important meet-
ngs of the year Is to bo held by the
U. C. T. at their lodge room Saturday
evening. The traveling men of Nor-
'oik have for the past three months
> een working on a plan to raise money
to defray the expenses of the state
convention of the U. C. T. , which is to
meet in Norfolk next spring. In this
audablo undertaking they have re
ceived abundant assistance from
rlcnds and customers all over the ter
ritory which Is made by a Norfolk
raveling man. At the Saturday even-
ng meeting , a piano and certain other
articles of household value are to bo
distributed among those who have
contributed to the convention fund.
Newman Grove Reporter : When a
man In Norfolk walked Into a Union
Pacific passenger car and killed his
wife with a double-barreled shotgun
t was the suddenness of the deeel
which made It so shocking , but , In the
final analysis , It was the long-deferred
effect of a definite cause. There Is
nothing which so shrivels up the mind
nnd soul of a man or woman as an all-
absorbing hate. Many a man has
cherished this strange visitant in his
BOU ! until It became the soul propri
etor , driving out every healthful
thought and holy aspiration. It is
loubtful If there is another sin In the
calendar which will make so sudden
and so complete a wreck. Shun it ns
.ho worst devil thnt over escaped from
the Inferno.
The lecture given by Assistant Su-
ireme Chief Adams of Crawfordsvlllc ,
Ind. , to the Norfolk Tribe of Ben Hur
nt Odd Follows linll Friday evening ,
wns nttcnded by n largo audience , who
were very much interested in what
the lecturer hnd to sny. The argu
ments advanced by Mr. Crawford were
well given nnd convincing. The ael-
Iress was not Illustrated with a ster-
coptlcon , as had been announced , but
Ur. Adams made his points so plain
hat Illustration was not necessary.
During the evening It was announced
hat a north Nebraska Ben Hur con-
rress would bo held In Norfolk some
line In February , which will bo at-
ended by delegates from twelve or
ourteen different courts. As the even-
ng drew to a close refreshments were
served.
