Nebraska Newspapers

    THE NOttFOLK WE15KLY NEWS-JOURNAL : FRIDAY , DECEMBER U/.1M7 /
tSUOOESTIVE OF THE DELIGHTS
OF EARLY FALL.
SUMMER RESORT WEATHER
Day Wns Observed In Joyouo Manner.
Santa Glaus dives Way to the Teddy
OenriOmzc Among the Little Folks ,
"ffo'irdniy'-Festivities. '
For u third successive Chrlslnms
( flic- bright sky nnil the inlltl fall-like
weather of n Hununcr resort were car
ried lo Nortli Nebraska its n Christ
en a * gift.
Christ tuns day In Norfolk wns ns
of tlio delights of the early
ns a winter day cnn well ho. Dur
ing the day the thermometer regls-
.tcrcd as high ns forty degrees , aver-
.aged thirty-olio degrees uiul nt no time
during the twenty-four hours fell bo-
Sow twenty-two degrees.
Christinas days In 100G nnd 1005
were delightful dnys. Christmas In
13 < M wns dlsngreeablo , a cold dny with
. -A drizzling rain that turned to Ice.
Conservative Dinners.
Norfolk or at least a good portion
aC It ate a cautious Christmas dinner.
For a good part of the town Is on the
sick list not sick " "
very , Just "sick.
"Tho arrival of comparatively cold
weather brought an epidemic of minor
.ailments not only to Norfolk but to
.nil north Nebraska. In this city ser
ious Illness IB light but the man who
Iia.sn't had the grlppo Is probably suf
fering with tonallltls. There Is also
jin epidemic of sore throat about the
lty. Borne physicians being called to
.examine ns many as n dozen "tender
throats" in n. single day. A peculiar
Infection IB aboard that shows Itself
( n , obsesses forming on the fingers.
Miiny Norfolk children are 111 with
h"e chicken pox , said to ho the mildest
* a the diseases of childhood. And for
Ms lot of the "grown-ups" there Is
rthe grlppo nnd tonsllltls.
'A Teddy Bear Christmas.
Thik was n "Tctldlo Bear Christ
mas. "
Skiddoo for Santa Glaus ! Toddle
Dear has the old man on the run.
Uiood bye to the little toy soldier
anil the china doll. Toddy Bear has
( tut them both to the bad.
In other years Santa Clans has been
he one particular bright star at the
Christmas entertainments of the Norfolk -
folk Sunday schools. This year old
Santa was listed as "among those
present. " Ho wns on the outside.
"Isn't this the twenty-fourth of Dec-
amber ? " the old man Inquired. "It's
twenty-fourth for us , " said Teddlo Bear
"Bnt It's a day sooner for you
twenty-three , likewise hike , get out ,
chnee yourself , skiddoo and make
Yinste. This Is our busy night. "
Little tots who In yesterday lugged
slolls to church on Christmas eve
'AiroiiRht "Teddlc-bears" Tuesday. On
Kho Christmas program the Teddle
sbcar was the one Innovation of the
; year. Little ghls who formerly sang
4o their dolls , bowed to the audience
sind sans to their Teddle bears.
"Won't You he My Toddy Bear ? "
was The favorite song on the Norfolk
Siriipram 'Tuesday evening. It was
anus ; in several churches by little
Teddle bear owners present and pros
pective.
" \Jhristnms programs were held In
filpvnn "Norfolk churches Tuesday
evening. ISvury church had a Christ-
ran ? .tree and at least one the Christ
{ Lutheran clmnh had two trees. Sev-
era.1 hundred Norfolk people enjoyed
the songs and recitations of the little
folks At the Norfolk Auditorium the
icurtain did not ascend until 0 o'clock
In order to make way for the Christ
mas programs which began early nnd
were finished by that hour.
This was the first Christmas to fall
-within the reign of the Toddle bears ,
now n fad raging over nil America.
If any Norfolk child wns without a
Teddy hear last Tuesday and few !
were the "Teddlo" was listed among
the arrivals of Tuesday evening.
For months Norfolk dealers have
ftad an unending sale of the Teddy
-bears , constantly appearing In new
.sizes nnd colors and selling for a
grt-at variety of prices. And they
were all great sellers.
But it was at the Christmas tree
program that Mr. Teddlo Bear really
came into his own.
TRAINMEN'S BALL.
tAnnual' Event Was Largely Attended
and an Enjoyable Success.
With bright lights and nags of the
railroad colors , red and green , with
ji profusion of evergreen and with
American ( lags Intermingled with the
llass the railroad boys use , Marquardt
liall on Christmas night wns resplon-
.dent with decorations nnd filled with
.at. least a half thousand people In at
tendance at the twentieth annual ball
o Elkhorn Valley lodge , No. 101 ,
"Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen.
The trainmen's annual ball this year
matched the successes of past years
and In a number of ways was more
enjoyable than Its predecessors , all Im-
Mjj. au'd successful events. The
attendance Saturday evening was pos
sibly no larger than at previous halls
but th&jjumber dancing was greater.
VradenburS's orchestra of eight
pieces furnlh'hed ' the music of the even
ing for the dancing which lasted until
* he hours of tlio night were small.
Six hundred bouquets of the rail
road colors , carnations and evergreens ,
were supplied by the committee.
The railroad men , their wives and
sweethearts , enjoyed special trains to
ind from the ball. The train left the
Junction for the uptown station at
jrnenl.nls
ual courtesies for the annual ball , re
leasing every trainman who could pos-
Hlhly IIP spared from the service.
The committees upon whom the
work of the hall fell and who share In
the credit for the success scored are :
Master of Ceremonies : W. H. Beck.
Assistants : 15. 13. Woods , S. E.
Cummins.
Committee of arrangements : E. E.
Woods , W. If. Beck , 0. P. List , C. Nel
son , J. A. Xook.
Ileceptlon : Messrs. H. Kennedy , M ,
I ) . Perry , W. I. Walling , II. N. Mullen-
dore , J. V. Johnston , C. Hcnrltz ; Mesdames -
dames H. Kennedy , M. D. Perry , W. I.
Walling , Nora Burnett , J. V. Johnston ,
C. Honrltz.
Invitation : E. 13. Woods , F. R. Dob-
noy , R. C. Dcminon , N. P. Lund.
Floor : N. F. Plunder , II. C. Wil
liams " , W. 0. Uecker , S. Martin , O. P.
List. ' -
Knights Templar.
Coming together according to cus
tom and lodge demands on Christmas
morning nt the same hour that
Knights Templar the world over as
sembled to participate In a world-wldo
Christmas sentiment , Damascus com-
mandery carried out its annual Christ
mas program. A number of eloquent
toasts were given , the regular program
being followed by a number of Informal
mal toasts. Eminent Commander J.
B. Maylard presided.
THE HEALTH OF COL. HAYES.
Fremont Knights Templar Honor Nor
folk Brother as Usual.
Knights Templar of Fremont yes
terday , as they have for many years
past on Christmas , drank to the health
of Col. S. W. Hayes of Norfolk , the
oldest Mason living In Nebraska to
day , who organized the first lodge of
Masons in Fremont in 1807.
Colonel Hayes spent a merry Christ-
inns , marred slightly by a headache
that bothered him all day. Thursday
morning , however , he felt much bet
ter. In this he was more fortunate
than many a neighbor who awoke the
"morning after" with a throbbing head.
GREY WOLVESON ROSEBUD
_
A Big Wolf Hunt and Round Up Is
Planned for New Year's.
Lainro , S. D. , Dec. 20. Special to
The News : Last Friday when Attor
ney Van Meter and a party of land
men were west of Lamro looking at
land their bird dogs came howling to
the buggy and clamored to get In ,
whining constantly. They looked be
hind them nnd espied a very large
grey wolf following. The wolf fol
lowed the party for over a mile and
finally when he came uncomfortably
close one emptied a load of light shot
into the Intruder , but with no effect.
At times the wolf would trot up close
behind the buggy , sniffing the air , evi
dently bent on destruction. Finally
he left the trail near the Cottonwood
creek and galloped away. It was a
very large , fine specimen. One of the
eastern men said It looked ns large
as an elephant to him at times. Five
grey wolves have been seen In the
vicinity of Lamro recently.
A wolf and coyote hunt hns been
organized to round up at Lamro on
New Year's day. A large bounty has
boon offered by the cattlemen.
Grey wolves killed six colts for Paul
Lamoureaux , two heifers for Isaac Bat-
tleyoun , and quite a number of calves
this season.
A LAND FRAUD CONVICTION.
H. C. Wyatt Used Old Soldiers for
Profit In Rosebud Reservation.
Kansas City , Mo. , Dec. 20. A Jury
in the federal court found H. C. Wyatt
of Lawton , Okla. , guilt yof conspiracy
to defraud the government of land in
the Rosebud reservation In South Da
kota. The extreme penalty Is two
years In prison or a fine of ? 10,000 ,
or both. Judge McPherson deferred
sentence.
Wyatt nnd B. F. Jeter and Cervnnus
Van Trees of Butler , were indicted last
spring , and Jeter and Van Trees 1m
mediately pleaded guilty. The find
ing was that they had induced old sol
dlers to enter homesteads on the res' '
ervatlon land and then sell relinquish'
ments for about $ .500. Wyatt and the
others then sold the rellnqulshments
for from $100 to $000. They had dis
posed of several quarter sections be
fore the government agents arrested
them.
Operation Monday
A card from Mrs. Whitney , who ac
companied her mother , Mrs. Isaac
Powers , to Rochester , Minn. , says that
Mrs. Powers stood the trip very well
and that she was in good strength.
The operation was scheduled to take
place Monday morning instead of Tucs
day morning , as planned when the party -
ty left Norfolk. Mrs , Whitney says
hut
MAYOR OF TOKIO COMPANY HAVE
CHRISTMAS TREE.
AFTER THE PLAY IS OVER
The Swastika Club , an Organization
of the Toklo Company , Has a Christmas -
mas Celebration That Reminds Actors -
ors of Home.
A Christmas tree for "grown-ups"
for real actor folks , chorus girls and
all this Is one of the contributions of
The Mayor of Toklo company to the
traditions of the Norfolk Auditorium.
Christmas eve brought the Mayor
of Toklo people to Norfolk. There
were some three score of them and
they arrived In two special cars from
Fremont at 1 p. in. The feminine
portion of the big company was soon
scattered along Norfolk avenue en
gaged with the rest of the feminine
world In the last day of Christmas
shopping.
The Christmas tree was announced
by the "Swastika club , " a regular or
ganization which has a membership of
eight In the Mayor of Toklo company ,
the members being eight of the lead
ing women In the theatrical organiza
tion. The principal dressing room
was picked as the scene of the Christ
mas trco to which all the members of
the company received invitations.
Gifts were provided for every mem
ber of the big theatrical troupe. The
Christinas tree was arranged by the
"Swastika club" to give a real Christ
mas eve tinge to the company's ' visit
to Norfolk. And Incidentally It Is the
club's first Christmas tree.
While the Toklo girls were buying
little things hero and there along the
avenue the company's scenery was be
ing hauled up from the station and de
veloped something' like a formal pa
rade.
"THE MAYOR OF TOKIO. "
Enthusiastically Received by a Good
Norfolk Audience.
'The Mayor of Toklo" made good
with a Norfolk audience Christmas
eve and Norfolk made good with "The
Mayor of Toklo , " thus redeeming It
self In the eyes of Joseph M. Galtes ,
heatrlcal promoter , with Avhom Nor-
'oik was In disrepute because of the
) oor reception given his "Holty Tolty"
ast spring. "The Mayor of Toklo"
was the best attraction that has been
u the Auditorium this season and It
was greeted by the largest and most
ippreclatlve audience.
"The Mayor of Toklo" is a tuneful
comedy full of catchy music , pretty
girls , beautiful costumes , audacious
comedians and sharp wit , while the
special scenery used In staging the
piece was the best that has ever been
seen In Norfolk , being the original
scenery used by Jesse Cain when the
piece was first put upon the road.
Norfolk's appreciation of this attrac
tion will go a long way toward secur
ing some of the other of Joseph M.
Jakes' popular productions , among
which are "The Alaskan , " "His Hon
or , the Mayor , " "Raflles , " and "The
Red Feather. " Some of these com
panies are now in the east working
west and others are west working
east , and it Is hoped that Norfolk's
reputation with the manager has so
far been regained by the Christmas
eve experience here that it will be
possible to secure one or more of his
other attractions before the close of
the season.
THURSDAY TIDINGS.
Charles Nenow of Gordon is visiting
relatives in Norfolk.
Dr. R. C. Simmons will return Fri
day from his Kansas visit.
Mrs. N. D. Hall , R. B. Hall and Miss
Marie Hall went to David City yester
day.
day.Fred
Fred Spauldlng of Sioux City spent
Christmas In Norfolk , the guest of his
mother.
H. A. Hoyt of Hayward , Wls. , is
spending the holidays with Norfolk
friends.
Miss Katherlne Boehnke of Fremont
returned home after a Christmas visit
In Norfolk.
Geo. Davenport and wife of Madison
were guests of Norfolk relatives for
Christmas.
Leland Spauldlng arrived Christmas
day from Fort Worth , Texas , to spend
the holidays with his mother in this
city.
city.Chas.
Chas. Harding , wife and daughters
of Omaha spent Christmas with Mrs.
McMillan.
Willis McBride and family of Elgin
were Christmas guests at the homo of
C. H. Reynolds.
Jack Wellls , who has a position with
the B. & M. at Lincoln , was In Nor
folk for Christmas.
Miss Erna Wilde went to Bazlle
Mills to spend Christmas with her
brother , Max Wilde.
L. P. Prlchard and family of Mead
ow Grove were Christinas guests at
the Coryell home.
Halbert Johnson left at noon to
spend the remainder of the week
King relatives In Omaha.
Mrs. Alice Mullen and children of
Albion spent Christmas with Mrs. Mul
len's mother , Mrs. Charles Lodge.
John D. Dasenbrock , bookkeeper at
the Nebraska National bank , spent
Christmas with his family In Lincoln.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas Denny of Tllden
were Christmas guests at the homo
of Mrs. Denny's father , Geo. Priestly.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Brubaker of
Battle Creek spent Christmas with
her parents , Mr. and Mrs. Henry Mil
ler
Mr and Mrs. John Lomly. Jr. , of Til-
den spent Christmas with Mr Lomly's
parents , Mr and Mrs. John Lomly of
Norfolk.
Gcoreo Johnjjo
rentH. Mrs , Johnson will also moot a
brother nnd sister there from Wash
ington , whom she hns not seen for
eighteen years.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Miller and
four f children , who spent Christmas
with Mrs. Miller's parents , Mr. and
Mrs. Julius Salzwodel , returned home
to Council Bluffs Thursday noon.
Harry Johnson went to Omaha
Wednesday morning.
Julius Salzwedol Is among the sick
Mr. nnd Mrs. Jeffries of lown spent
Christmas with Mrs. Jetfrles' parents ,
Mr. and Mrs. Julius Salzwedol.
Engineer Andy B. Mnrshnll took n
two weeks' layoff and went to Chad-
ron to spend the vacation with his
family.
Mrs. William Hill went to Omnha
Tuesday to spend Christmas with Mr.
Hill , who Is In the hospital there , hav
ing his eye treated for a cataract.
Arthur Thurber of Missouri Valley
came up Tuesday evening on No. 5 to
spend Christmas with friends , and also
to take In the Christmas dance.
Mrs. Stamm , Jr. , who Is keeping
house for Mr. Clark , fell this morning
nnd badly sprnlncd her ankle.
Herman Salzwedel , who has been
working In Iowa , spent Christmas
with his parents.
Mrs. Clarence White went to Logan ,
Iowa , yesterday to spend Christmas
with her parents.
Mrs. Robert Wfatson spent Christ
mas with her parents in the southern
*
part of the state.
Mr. Blatt sold his property on Second
end street and Is moving his family
to a farm east of this city which ho
recently purchased.
Geo. M. Dudley left Thursday morn
ing for Rochester , Minn. , to consult
with the Mayo Brothers concerning a
case of appendicitis which has been
troubling him a good deal lately. It is
probable that he will submit to an
operation for the complaint while
there.
Mrs. Charles Lodge has returned
from Kalamazoo , Mich. , where she at
tended the funeral of her late hus
band's sister.
Mr. and Mrs. Max Lenser were In
the city from Tllden for Christmas
day , guests at the Lenser home on
South Thirteenth street.
Dr. and Mrs. F. G. Salter and chil
dren of Fairfax , S. D. , were in town
over Christmas to help make complete
the Salter family gathering.
Mr. and Mrs. II. M. Culbertson went
to Omaha Tuesday morning to spend
Jhrlstmas with relatives. From there
they go to Chicago for a few days.
Mrs. Dobson of Inez , Neb. , spent the
holidays with her daughter , Mrs. Jack
Harrington.
M. N. Farley and wife of Nellgh re
turned home this morning after spend
ing Christmas with Mr. Farley's moth
er , Mrs. C. E. Farley , and brother , Geo.
Farley and family.
Among the days' out of town visit
ors In Norfolk were : Mr. and Mrs. A.
Hanson , Winnetoon ; J. A. Duncan , J.
McHerrlgan , Wayne county ; Mr. and
Mrs. J. J. Lelk , Stuart ; C. Billings ,
Wisner ; T. R. Herrlck , West Point ;
W. W. Crandall , Neligh ; Mr. and Mrs.
J. E. Slaughter , Burke , S. D. ; W. W.
Buckley , York ; William Maas , Hos-
kins ; W. Templeton , Winslde ; A. C.
Loughrey , Tilden ; J. G. McKibbon ,
Hoskins ; George Bufllngton , Dallas ,
S. D. ; President J. M. Pile , Wayne
college ; W. S. Slaughter , Herrlck , S.
D. ; H. B. Hobbs , Madison ; N. II. Nel
son , Hooper ; Glenn Green , Hoskins ;
William Ralnhold , Pllger ; William Ulrich -
rich , Pierce ; W. A. Meserve , Crelgh-
ton ; Miss Sophia Markltan , Verdigre ;
C. E. Collins , West Point ; W. W.
Fielding , Crcighton ; E. Carhart ,
Pierce ; Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Bailey , Pil-
ger ; Otto Schauble , Pllger.
Carl Kell , the old German veteran
who died Sunday at his home in Nor
folk , wns laid to rest Tuesday after
noon In Prospect Hill cemetery. The
funeral was held from Christ Lutheran
church , Rev. J. P. Mueller officiating.
The pallbearers were Al Degner , Wll
Ham Ahlman , H. F. Pasewalk , Carl
Schmledeberg , L. Buckendorf nnd
Frank Stengel.
Tilden Citizen : County Superinten
dent Frank S. Perdue has been men
tioned by some of the strongest school
men of the state as a successor teState
State Superintendent J. L. McBrlen.
The advancement of Madison county's
superintendent to this highly import
ant position would tend toward the
advancement nnd > true efficiency of the
public schools of the state.
O. P. Masters , formerly a North
western railroad engineer In Norfolk
but now of Los Angeles , writing to or
der The Weekly News-Journal , says
that his family thinks the climate of
southern California to be simply ideal
with flowers in bloom all the year
round. He adds that , while times are
close on the coast , he and his family
are all enjoying good health. Mr.
Masters' address is No. 2000 , Pennsyl
vania avenue.
Pierce Leader : One of the many
good features that wo like about north
east Nebraska's bright little dally ,
The Norfolk Dally News , Is the biog
raphy It publishes every Saturday
about Its old residents living in that
city and vicinity. The News evidently
believes In tossing bouquet at one
while ho Is living so that the party
can read It himself , and not wait until
after he Is dead. The work ought to
bo appreciated.
John Fredericks , the Wisner man
who was refused admittance to the
Norfolk hospital last week , was re
fused because diphtheria existed In
his home and the hospital authorities
wanted to guard against an epidemic
at the asylum. When the unfortunate
Wisnor man could not bo placed in
the hospital ho was brought back to
Norfolk and was ono of the eight men
who filled the city Jail last Thursday
evening The man was accordingly
taken back to West Point In the morn
Ing.
an official po
I Herman Korth , Pioneer Farmer
| Made Success as the Country Grew
. '
HERMAN KORTH.
Among the sturdy young Germans
who In years following the civil war
left , the fatherland for the greater op
portunities of the now west , who made
each change of location a move west
nnd ilnnlly found prosperity nnd con
tentment on the western prairie In
the land of the new homesteads wns
Hcrmnii Korth , now living In Edge-
water park nnd classed among the
pioneers of this vicinity.
Herman Korth Is sixty-three years
old , but in spirit he Is n young man ,
strong nnd healthy. Over In Edge-
water park , where Mr. Korth has had
his homo for seventeen years past ,
he has a pretty , home-like spot of five
acres along the banks of the North-
fork.
fork.To
To work with one's hands , to earn
a living fioin the soil , to develop
strong muscles and a hardy constitu
tion , this Is the life of the open west ,
the life which leaves so many men
still hale and hearty after their three
score years have been rounded out.
Herman Korth's life * ip to the tlmo
he retired from the country to Norfolk
yes and even afterwards hns been
a life of the farm. Few workers In
the field were more industrious , few
could show better results of the day's
labor , few had more enthusiasm for
the lough exercise of the field.
Korth's life parallels In many In
stances that of his brother-in-law , Fer
dinand Schulz , who lives but a few
blocks from the Korth home. Korth
was born three years earlier ; he came
to America three years sooner ; both
went from New York to Wisconsin ;
Schulz by a year was the first to
leave ' Wisconsin for Pierce county ;
Schulz married Miss Louise Lukas
seven months before Korth was wed
ded to the sister ; both moved from
Pierce county to farms adjacent to
Norfolk , both In 1890 disposed of their
farms ' to the sugar factory corporation
and both retired to homes In Edge-
water park , to be looked upon with
respect by their neighbors nnd by the
citizens of Norfolk generally.
Hermnn Korth was born on August
30 , 1841 , in Naugard , in Pommern , Ger
many.
He was nearly twenty-one when he
came to America. In the new west
America held up the beckoning hand
of opportunity , while In the fatherland
militarism nnd threatening wars held
closing now on tap in Norfolk. First
they assert there Is less drunkenness
in evidence because they say it Is the
last few glasses which give the mnn
behind the glass too much. Then the
police find that they are able to have
the streets of the city cleared by 12
o'clock. By sending the town to bed
an hour earlier the police think they
have a better behaved and easier man
aged town.
Father Tevls , the new assistant
priest assigned to Father Walsh , like
practically all who belong to the Cath
olic priesthood is an accomplished
linguist. Father Tevls , who was only
recently ordained , speaks six languages
fluently English , German , French ,
Italian , Latin and Dutch. The new
assistant priest was ordained in
Omaha and has only been in America
seven months. But In these seven
months he found command of the
English language and speaks and
preaches freely In English. Father
Tevls' talents also run In the di
rection of music. Since thirteen he
has been nn organist in the church.
His musical education began when ho
was seven. The last two years Father
Tevls spent in Freiburg university In
Switzerland. Before that ho had
studied In the famous Bonn univer
sity In Germany , In the old German
university of Heidelberg , made famous
In song , and In Freiberg In Baden.
Death of a Child.
Paul Herman Bartz , the eleven-
months-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Her
man Bartz , died Saturday evening at
the Bartz homo on Pasewalk avenue
and Twelfth street. The funeral was
held Monday afternoon from St. Paul
Ev. Lutheran church.
Ainsworth Items.
Alnsworth , Neb. , Dec. 20. Special to
The News : Denis Collins , an old set
tler of Brown county and Alnsworth ,
died Sunday morning of a paralytic
stroke that came a week before.
A. G. Armes has bought the McCul-
lis stock of general merchandise the
stock formerly owned by E. D. Law
& Co. Armes Is an old time business
mnn of Alnsworth , has hosts of friends
over the county and Is thus assured
of a largo trade.
Extonsl'prcpnratloimyero made
the requirements of enforced military
f-orvlco.
Among those who cnme over the
Atlantic In 1805 to test for themselves
the words of others who hnd gone be
fore was Herman Korth , his fiUhor
nnd mother , Mr. nnd Mrs. John Korth ,
four brothers" nnd two sisters. The
trip wns made In a snlllng ship. Eight
weeks wore spent on the sea nnd In
those weeks the ocenu rnn the list of
fair weather nnd bnd.
In July , ISCH , the Korth fnmlly land
ed In Cnstlo Garden , N. Y. Only ono
night was spent In New York before
starting for Wntortown , Wls. , whore
relatives hnd already located.
Herman Korth spent six years on
Wisconsin farms. Ho was n hard
worker and more than once the young
Gorman set n pace that the other
hnnds could not follow.
Then came the desire for n western
homcstend , the Independent life of the
mnn who owns his own land nnd who
fnnns on the broad praJrlo of the
west. In 1871 , accompanied by his
brother , William Korth , and by Ear
nest Hellmnnn nnd Louis Hnrtmnnn ,
Korth drove to Nebraska.
About fifteen dnys were spent In
that overland Journey. The brothers
hnd a team nnd wagon , Hellmnn nnd
Hnrtmnnn n similar outfit. The party
crossed the Missouri at Sioux City ,
the two Korths picking homesteads In
Pierce county , their companions set
tling In Mndlson county to the south.
Louis Hartman homestended on
what Is now known as the Machmuel-
ler farm , three miles west of Norfolk.
Ernest Hellman took a farm near St.
Paul church. The Korth brothers lo
cated about eight miles east of Pierce.
Three years later Kortu sold his
Pierce county farm to come to one of
the Lukas farms adjacent to Norfolk.
From 1871 to 1890 Mr. Korth was n
successful Madison county farmer. In
1890 he disposed of his farm , which
became the property of the sugar com
pany about to build the big Norfolk
sugar factory.
In 1S90 ho purchased five acres
along the Northfork In what Is known
as Edgcwntcr park. Hero ho has
since resided.
But Mr. Korth did not see the last
of the farm when ho withdrew from
active farming. Ills present holdings
Include a farm In Pierce county and
he has managed to put In a good many
active licks in the field In the last
seventeen years.
Mr. Korth was married In Norfolk
on April 20 , 1874 , to Miss Bertha Lu
kas , the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Lukns. Three daughters live In
this vicinity , Miss Emma Korth of
Norfolk , Mrs. August Kleunder of
near Pierce , and Mrs. J. J. Trocster ,
the wife of the Lutheran school teach
er living near Pierce.
Mr. Korth Is a member of St. Paul
Ev. Lutheran church. Politics have
never claimed his Interest.
He came to Norfolk when the town
was a little cluster of buildings around
the mill , when the village was still a
village and when the frontier called
for hard work and strength of char
acter.
So today Mr. Korth Is classed among
the sturdy pioneers who helped make
Norfolk and Madison county , laboring
equally well whether their work was
on the farm or in the young village.
the stores here having been larger
than usual.
Wllber McAndrew , who has been a
soldier In the Philippines for about
live years but for the past year at Ft.
Lincoln , Notth Dakota , Is expected
home for Christmas. His time is out.
NO ONE SUSPECTS FATHER OF
MURDERING DAUGHTER.
BUT THE MYSTERY IS UNSOLVED
Finding of the Tongue Also Sets at
Rest the Kidnapping Theory of the
Disappearance of the Little Rosalie
Girl.
Rosalie , Neb , , Dec. 20. The dis
covery of the tongue raised the fever
heat of the search for Lillle Olson ,
the 1-year-old lost daughter of Olaf
Olson , but Christmas eve descended
upon the renter's little shack with the
fate of the girl still unknown.
There Is no one In Rosalie today who
any longer suspects Olaf Olson of
slaying his daughter. On every hand
there Is the expression of confi
dence In the unfortunate farmer , and
regret that the hand of suspicion was
permitted to point at the father. His
attitude while being "sweated" In Fre
mont , his genuine grief which Is now
close to insanity , the unfailing per
sistence and consistency with which
he tells his story are taken on every
hand as unmistakable proofs of his
Innocence of the grewsome act which
unfortunate bits of evidence made
some fear that the slaying of the little
girl had been a paternal one.
Now that even the most suspicious
ones have scouted finally the theory
of paternal slaying ns untenable , the
theorists are more at sea than ever.
The fact that Sunday's find was a
piece of human tongue is taken as
positive evidence , however that LUUo
Is dead , and the kidnapping theory Is
therefore untenable also.
Out at the Olson home , the grief
over the continued mjstery which en
folds the loss of the little girl , together
Alvynye the
Some
whoroven men discussed the case , add
ed to the discovery Sunday of as ghast
ly n bit of evidence ns could have been
found , Is assuming appalling proport
ions. Mrs. Olson sits dazed nnd speech
less , and her friends nro beginning to
"ear for her rcnson , unless the myst-
Ty Is cleared up. Olson worries nnd
veupn night and dny , nnd Christmas
or Rosalie wa n gloomy ono.
Sheilff Bnumnn , of Dodge county
ins asked that every farmer within
en miles search his premises thor-
Highly and that ench fnrmor write nnd
icnd a postal card to Olson telling of
ho result of the search. Sheriffs Bnu-
nan and "Sid" Young led u party of
orty searchers until the little hand
vns worn out. The search bids fair to
continue Indefinitely.
'I see no reason to doubt that Sun-
lay's find wns n child's tongue , " said
herlff Bnuman. "Police Surgeon
'Mtzglbbon , of Omaha , nnd Dr. J. S.
Dovrles were both postlvo of It , nnd
am convinced that nn awful Injustice
ins been done Olson In the rumors
vhlch Infer that ho wns the slnyor
) f his own child. "
Birthday Dinner.
Miss Korrlnnu Snundcrs entertained
he choir girls of the Trinity Episcopal
3hurch at a birthday dinner on Satur-
ay evening , the occasion of Miss Saun-
lors' fifteenth birthday. The evening
vas taken up with music and games.
A three course luncheon was served.
Troops Awe Tribesmen.
Paris , Dec. 20. Olllclul advices re
ceived fiom General Llautoy , com-
nandor of the French forces In Al
geria , state that the two French col-
nuns which have been making an
armed demonstration along the dis
turbed frontier have formed a June-
Ion. The commanders of the two
columns report that the turbulent
rlbes have been greatly Impiessod
by this display of force and that even
ho fierce llenls Nassen tilbesmen are
beginning to pay the Indemnities 1m-
> osed upon them.
Chicago to Have 22-Story Hotel.
Chicago , Dec. 20. Excavation for a
, wcnty-two story hotel , to bo known
as the Lnsallo , will bo begun on March
The building , which Is to bo lo
cated on the northwest corner of La-
allo and Madison streets , will bo ,
when completed , the largest hotel In
ho west. It is to cost $2,800,000 , ox-
luslve of furnishings. The latter will
cost approximately $1,000,000. The
lotel will contain 1,170 rooms.
Shah Is Indisposed.
Teheran Dec. 26. It was an
nounced that the shah had been India-
losed and was obliged' ' to postpone
he formal taking of the oath of alle
giance to the constitution which he
iad promised to do today. There was
i meeting of the diplomatic corps at
he French legation , at which , It Is
aid , the question of foreign Interven-
Ion was discussed.
WRITES FROMJ.IVING TOMB
Miner , Burled In Cavern on Dec. 4 ,
Sends Hope to Friend.
Vicior , Colo. , Dec. 20. EntoinbeJ 1-
000 feet below the earth's surfacu
since Dec. 4 , A. D. Bailey , a miner ol
SlK. Nov. , has written to a friend
jcre telling of his perilous position ,
but expressing his hope of being res
cued within the next two weeks.
Bailey , with two companions , was
caught In the cave-In of the Alpha
shaft , and 500 feet of solid rock
dropped into the pab&age above them ,
cutting off all communication with the
outer world. By a lucky accident ,
lowever , the niche In which they were
working was not filled by the falling
debris.
The Imprisoned miners had oil
enough In their lamps to allow then
to explore their tomb , and In theli
search for a way out they stumbled
upon a six inch water pipe , which ex
tended' down the shaft and which escaped
capod destruction In the accident.
Through this the prisoners estab
ished communication with their res
cuers and soon drinking water and ra-
.Ions were sent down. Then , not sat
sfied with this crude means of talk-
ng with the outside world , they con
nected their telephone with a wire
running up the water column. Al
though In no need of the necessities ol
life , the prisoners are still in grave
danger , as the ground is still settling.
aomD hrovca udtigoroua ono.
Erie , Pa. , Dec. 26. Chief of Pollc
Wagner made a test of the content !
of the bottle found In the Infernal
machine mailed to Archie Carr , 2201
Cherry street , this city , at the South
Erie sub-postofflce. Ho poured two
drops of the whlto liquid on a piece of
wood and taking iV-f
touched a match to the fluid. When
the blaze reached the stuff , a sheet of
flame at least four feet high shot Into
the air , proving the solution to be a
dangerous ono.
Bryan Goes Duck Hunting.
Galvcston , Dec. 20. William J. Bry
an and son arrived here , to bo tha
guests of Colonel W. L. Moody for
several days' duck hunting on the preserves -
serves of the latter at Lake Surpriso.
The party , the other members of
which are Governor Campbell nnd hla
son corgo A , Garden of Dallas , em-