MODERN BROTHERHOOD OF AMER.
ICA CLA88 INITIATION.
LARGE CLA88 OF CANDIDATES
Norfolk Members Do Not Know Ex
actly How Many Visitors Will be
Here Dnnquct Will Follow the In-
Itlntlon.
The Norfolk ledge of the Modern
Urothcrhooil of America la ready for
a big night Friday when several big
delegations of ledge candidates nru
coming to Norfolk from away for a
big joint Initiation which will bo In
charge of tlio local lodKC.
Norfolk members do not know ox-
nctly how many guests they will liav
from away. They expect llfly or sov-
enty-llvo candldatca nlono.
CandldatoH nro expected from Stanton -
ton , Carroll , Wayne , Meadow Orovo ,
Wnrnorvlllo , IJuttlo Crock and Crolgh-
ton.
Btatu Manager 8. 8. I lay man of
Grand Ittlaiul will bo In Norfolk for the
Initiation.
A banquet , probably In G. A. H.
hall , will follow the initiation.
West Point News.
West Point , Nob. . Dec. 27. Special
to The News : The local Deutsche
Lamlwchr Voroln have planned a
unique entertainment to bo given at
the opera house In West Point on
January 11 , for the benefit of the so
ciety. The entertainment will bo a
series of eighty living pictures repre
senting BCCIIOB and events In the Fran
co-Prussian war and will occupy about
thrco hours for the performanceHon. .
Jacob Houck of Omaha will explain
the meaning and history of the scenes
nnd tableaux as the drama proceeds.
Fifty persons will take part In the per
formance.
Much Interest Is being shown by the
local farmers In the forthcoming Farm-
crs's Institute , which Is scheduled to
take place early In February. Cumlng
county has heretofore distinguished
herself In the number and classy of
progressive farmers who are alive to
the benefits of these gatherings.
The holiday trade In the various
towns of Cumlng county has this year
been abnormal. Merchants report a
greater volume of business than In
any previous year. The flue weather
prevailing , good roads and the appar
ent abundance of money combined to
produce this happy result.
Henry Slatanoff , a well known fann
er of western Cuinlug county who has
boon visiting In Germany for the past
six months has returned homo. While
ho enjoyed his visit he says he Is glad
to get back to the United States and
expresses his firm opinion that Ne
braska boats the world.
Jacob Hagedorn , n well-to-do farmer
of thl county , has for the second time
been adjudged Insane nnd has been
lodged In the hospital at Norfolk
Cnmlng county Is acquiring an unen
viable notoriety by reason of the large
number of cases of Insanity which
develop here.
Victor Lnndholm of Cnmlng town
ship has just been granted a patent
upon what appears to bo unique in Its
line and promises to be a great boon
to the farming community. It is a de
vice by which n traction engine Is
made to do all the work of building
fences. This machine not only digs
the holes but drives In the posts ,
stretches the wires , fastens them , and
leaves a completed fence as It pro
ceeds along. An immense distance of
fence can bo built by one operator
with this machine in ono day.
The newly elected officers for 1908
of St. Joseph's branch , No. 403 , of the
Catholic Knights of America arc :
Very Rev. Joseph Rueslng , president ;
Frank Rezac , vice-president ; William
Stlercn , treasurer ; John H. Llndale ,
recording secretary ; Ferd. Walter , fi
nancial secretary ; Theo. Gentrup , ser-
geant-at-arms ; Bernard Kaup , sentinel ;
Charles McDermott , trustee for three
years.
REV. FRANKLIN BAKER'S BIBLE
Former Norfolk Minister Said to be
Preparing New Version.
Rev. Franklin Baker , formerly pas
tor of the Second Congregatlona
church in Norfolk , nnd who has at
tained more or less notoriety and pub
liclty in several ways , Is now , It would
seem from the following letter to the
Denver Ropubllciin , preparing a now
bible. The letter says :
"This man Baker makes people think
makes thorn think that some terrible
mistake has been permitted to live
nnd poison the minds of unsuspecting
generations. 'That paper idol , ' the
Bible , is doomed to speedy suppres
slon. For. while It docs not contain
the nauseating obscenity of Boccaccio
or Do Kock , yet It is sufficiently lech
erous to cause Baker to carefully ex
nmlno his copfc' ; and wherever ho
finds anything that cannot withstand
his pure and lofty gaze , ho ruthlessly
cuts out the leaf with a penknife and
throws the offending portion into the
grate.
"Ralph Waldo Emerson , under the
nom do plume , 'Alfred Tennyson , ' tried
to stem the tide of reverence for the
wicked volume by writing 'Crossing
the Bar , ' which , as everyone recalls
Is a bitter attack on the Bible and
protest against having anything to do
with n certain Pilot , whoso name is
not mentioned. The real Simon-pure
Bible is now In course of preparation
under the strict supervision of Baker
A number of well known literary light
have been asked to contrlbuto to thl
work , among them being Confucius
Buddha , Palno and Walt Whitman.
"Special concessions have boon
granted to Whittier and Lowell ; for ,
despite their generally uniform ortho
doxy , they said some things that wer '
sufficiently at variance with the 4'
work : 'Baker's Bible--A Symposium
by : Several Who Knew Nothing About
ho Blblo , nnd Some Who Know Det
er Than They Wrote. ' Respectfully ,
Farnum St. John "
The Rev. Mr. Baker at ono time
tartled people of n California commit-
Ity by producing n billiard cue and
Indred sporting articles In the pulpit
with which to Illustrate a sermon. A
louplo of years ago ho made a long
.valk . with a Sunday school class.
iVhllo hero ho played leading role In
, n amateur production of "The Chris-
Ian. "
Mrs. Baker was formerly Miss Efl
o Ball of Norfolk.
TEDDY BEAR CRAZE ENDS.
Fad For Peculiar Pets Has Succumbed.
Bears Drug on Market. *
The Teddy bear craze Is dying out ,
ccordlng to the toy dealers In Now
fork. When the stores closed Christ-
IIIIB most of the toy departments were
irctty well cleared out , except for
'eddy ' bears.
In the holiday rush just over , thou
ands of dogn , elephants , monkeys and
nbblts , made of furry cloth and stuffed
s are the Teddy bears , wore sold , but
ery few of the great numbers of bears
hat went Into the top shops early In
he season have left the shelves. Last
cason the dealers could not get
enough of them. This year they are-
i drug on the market. are'I
SPORTS
It cost Vale $10,000 to maintain Its
'ootball ' team for six weeks last fall
: md the gate receipts at games turned
80,000 Into the treasury. The cost
if the football team's maintenance
, VHH as much as would have been the
est of paying six professors for a
'ear.
Tommy Burns will light Jem Roche ,
; ii Irish champion , at Dublin on March
7 for a $2,500 a side and a purse of
7,500. Burns recently whipped Gunter -
ter Molr , English champion.
Kansas City Is to have a six-day bl-
: ycle race.
Jimmy Barry has offered a match teAl
Al Kauffman.
Reno ( Nov. ) is trying to get a Me-
'arland-Nelson ' battle.
Mlko Sullivan Is trying to get a
match with Stanley Ketchel.
GOLD IN ANTELOPE COUNTY
A Christmas Goose That Revealed the
Secret.
Nellgh , Neb. , Dec. 27. Special to
The Nes : Besides Its agricultural
wealth , It Is not impossible that Ante-
ope county may forge to the front as
producer of gold. For Christmas ,
Mrs. M. J. Romlg bought a fine goose
nt Rorby's market , and remembering
he reported finds of valuable articles
n the craws of geese , that lady made
a close inspection of the contents ,
with the result of finding n couple of
bright looking particles , the size of a
argo pin head. They were taken to
Jeweler Cleaver , who inspected and
tested them and pronounced them to
be pure gold.
Inquiry at the market only devel
oped the fact that the geese from
which the above was selected were
purchased from a farmer residing east
of this city , but whose name was not
known.
Doubtless the incident will excite
more or less comment , and in some
cases will be disbelieved , but the facts 3
are exactly as given. An effort will 11
be made to locate the feeding ground l |
of the geese , with the hope that the
search will result in untold wealth to
the lucky discoverer.
Shares of the Antelope County Gold
Mining nnd Development company (
may sometime be an allurement to
investors.
LINDSAY WILL LEAVE PIERCE.
Resident for Quarter Century Wool
verton's Death the Cause.
Pierce , Neb. , Dec. 27. Special to
The News : A regrettable surprise
has reached all Pierce county and the
city of Plerco in particular , when Ben
jam In Lindsay announced on his re
turn from Spokane a few days ago that
ho and his estimable family will re
move from Plerco in the near future ,
the only unsettled question being what
western city will bo their future rest
dence. In all probability It will bo
Spokane , Washington.
Mr. Lindsay has , for more than a
quarter of a century , been one of the
most respected as well as valuable cit
izens of this place. IIo was the senior
member of the well known firm of
Lindsay & Woolvorton and has seen
Plerco grow and been a material fac
tor In building it up from a half dozen
frame houses to a model city of the
second class. While Mr. Lindsay still
retains much property here that will
bring him to Plerco frequently his re
moval will bo a serious loss to the
town nnd Mrs. Lindsay will be Inex <
presslbly missed In church and social
circles. The death of Byron Woolver-
ton which occurred a few weeks ago
at Spokane where both gentlemen had
largo holdings of property , has de
manded ruoro of Mr. Lindsay's time
than ho could devote were he to re
main in Pierce. The best wishes of
all will follow the departing family.
SKATING AT VALENTINE.
New Roller Skating Rink Has Been
Opened There.
Valentine , Neb. , Dec. 27. Special to
The News : Bauman's roller skating
rink has been opened here in the op
era house. A new maple floor has
boon laid , making a perfect floor for
dancing and skating. A largo crowd
was in attendance , making It a grand
success.
Try a News want ad.
A CHRISTMAS PARTY THAT WAS
TURNED INTO A WEDDING.
EVERYONE WAS SURPRISED
Three Other Couples Made Happy on
Christmas Wedding Bells and
Christmas Bells Ring Together No
Demand for Leap Year.
A Christmas party was turned Into
a ! Christmas wedding In the Bishop
block | J Wednesday evening , when Miss
Eva Mlhllls surprised her guests of
the evening by retiring suddenly and
reappearing In bridal costume. Rev.
J. C. S. Wcllls , rector of Trinity Epis
copal church , also appeared at the
psychological moment , performing the
ceremony . that united Mr. Richard H.
Kllmurry nnd Miss Mlhllls. About a
score of friends present at the party
had no Intimation of the party's In
tended climax. Mr. Kllmurry formerly
lived In O'Neill but is now employed
I" , a painter by H. A. Haley. The
' young people will live in Norfolk.
Mlller-Walter.
From playmates together , living In
houses ' across the street , Fred Miller
ofIIIO South Third street nnd Miss
) Charlotte * Walter of 429 South Third
street , became husband and wife
'Ili Thursday afternoon , the wedding tak
ing place at 2:30 : o'clock in Christ
liI
Lutheran I church , Rev. J. P. Mueller ,
pastor ' of the church , officiating.
The brldo was attended by Miss
Lillian Dognor and Miss Anna Brock-
or , the groom by Ole Boehnke and
Carl Bluecher.
The bride Is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. B. C. Walter. The groom Is a
young Norfolk carpenter. Mr4 and
Mrs. Miller will spend the winter with
the groom's parents.
Invitations were issued to a recep
tion to follow the wedding , the recep
tion taking place at the Walter home.
Peters-Dick.
James C. Peters and Miss Mabel R.
Dick escaped Norfolk friends by being
married In Fremont Tuesday evening.
They returned to Norfolk Wednesday
noon nnd are at present at the homo
of the groom's father , Alex Peters , on
South Fourth street.
The young people were met in Fre
mont by David Price and Miss Made
line Stlne of Thayer.
Mr. Peters Is one of the force In the
Davenport shoo store , Is a popular
young man , helped make a success of
the band minstrels and has a proml-
.lent part In the firemen's minstrel
show next Monday. Miss Dick Is the
laughter of Mrs. M. Dick living at the
Junction. Miss Dick lived In Atkln-
; on before coming to Norfolk Junction
and has many friends there as well as
n this city.
Rohrke-Braasch.
Amid a constant shower of rice H.
Rohrke and bride , the latter until
hristmas evening Miss Selma
Braasch , passed through Norfolk
Thursday noon enroute from Hadar to
Lincoln by way of Omaha.
The jolly party which came down
from Hadar with the young people
consisted of A. Hulett , A. Hastorf. E.
Rohrke , Mr. and Mrs. C. Braasch , E.
Braasch and M. Braasch of the vicin
ity of Hadar.
The wedding took place Christmas
night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Braasch south of Pierce , Rev. Mr.
Brauer of Hadar conducting the wed
ding service.
. . , .
Mr. Rohrke Is a street car conductor
In Lincoln and is a son of G. M.
Rohrke living near Hadar.
HANSEN COMPANY WILL FIGHT.
Tilden Corporation Will Not Accept
Involuntary Bankruptcy ,
The Hanson Mercantile company of
Tilden Is not going to accept involun *
tnry bankruptcy by default.
The company has filed a notice in >
the Norfolk division of the federal
court demanding a federal jury. The.
company's request was filed by Attor- '
ney M. H. Harrington of O'Neill.
This action will probably have the
effect of holding the bankruptcy hear
ing over until another session of the
federal court In Norfolk.
Burt Mapes has been named by
Judge Munger as receiver for the Til-
den company.
GREETINGS BY POST CARD.
New Feature In Christmas Mail Matter
Has Grown Up.
One of the most noticeable things
about this Christmas was the growth
of the custom of sending postal card
Christmas greetings. Of course the
souvenir postcard fad is responsible.
A very largo portion of the mail that
was exchanged from point to point
was made up of postcards , prettily
decorated and bearing timely greet
ings. The cards are appreciated , too ,
by the recipients. It makes a person
feel good to know that he has just so
much as been thought of by a friend
RAILROADS
Record Railroad Year.
During the year 1907 the railroads
of the United States Installed a total
of 60,335 miles of block signals , more
than during any other year of the his
tory , built 6,730 miles of new road
and bought nearly 159,000 freight cars
1,899 passenger cars and 3,777 loco
motives.
The installation of block signals was
nearly 8,000 , miles In excess of the previous
vious year. With the exception o
190C , the construction of now lines was
greater than since 1888.
The record of receiverships and
foreclosures also give evidence of th
general railroad prosperity. A total
o
receivers. Six roads were Bold at fore
closure and they represented 114 miles.
In Canada during the year , 723 miles
of new road were constructed and in
Mexico 319 miles.
The states west of the Mississippi
river ! show the most marked develop-
nent ' In railroad building. The northwestern
, .
western territory of North and South
Dakota , Washington , Oregon , north *
rn California and Nevada have been
nest active.
Red Tape Halts Trains.
Grand Forks , N. D. , Dec. 27. Cana-
llan government red tnpo has caused
ho temporary discontinuance of train
ervlco between Mordcn and Wnlhalla ,
I'hlch began a week ago last Monday.
The Great Northern was running
rains through to Mordcn from Grand
'orks. The Canadian government dls-
overcd this week that the crossing of
.ho Great Northern and Canadian Pa-
Iflc had not been Inspected by the
ulgh royal railway commissioners , nnd
o the Great Northern was ordered to
discontinue running trains until the
nspcctlon Is made. Trips are bolng
mule to Wulhalla as usual from Grand
'orhs.
OPERATION NOT PROBABLE.
M. Barrett Practically Assured That
Ho Will Not Submit to the Knife.
P. M. Barrett of Norfolk , state pros-
dent of the Eagles , Is quite confident
hat ho will return to Norfolk from
lochcster , Minn. , without having been
operated on. A letter to this effect
s received Thursday.
Mr. Barrett loft Rochester to spend
Christmas with relatives at Dubuque ,
owa , returning to Rochester the lat
er part of the week to report to the
klayo brothers.
Mr. Barrett expected to bo operated
in for appendicitis or gallstones.
Battle Creek.
D. L. Fender , the section foreman
it this place , will quit his position In
he spring. He is going to farm and I
las rented Mrs. O'Hnra's place south-1
ivest of Battle Creek.
The city cooler had to stand another
bake-up on Christmas day. A young I
icrman who has altogether different
deas of the laws of this country than
he many other Germans here , was 1m-1
jibing very strongly on Christmas day
and also handled his pocket knife free-
y , was locked up ; but then ho broke
everything up In the jail and bursted
every window pane , so that Marshal
'ornett ' had to put him Into the steel
cage. Just a year ago ho had a spell
Ike It , when he broke the blade of his
knife In another man's chin. Ho has
wo friends in Norfolk , the county nt-
orney and Attorney M. D. Tyler , and |
one friend in Spencer , Ilerm. Eucker
tvho keeps that broken blade In his
[ lockotbook for a remembrance. He
; ot his dose Thursday in Judge Denw
nls' court.
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Miller of Orchard -
chard spent Christmas here at the
liome of her parents , Mr. and Mrs.
W. H. Stocker.
Prof. J. G. Zuck , principal of our I
ilgh school , departed last Friday for
Michigan , where he has real estate. I
Otto Janke , who has been visiting
about two months at the home of his
.incle . , Henry Stoltenberg , went to his
home at Milwaukee Sunday. I
F. C. Melncke of Vordigre is here
on an extended visit with friends. Mr.
Meincke Is a former merchant of Bat-1
tie Creek.
John Rodekohr left Monday for Con-
cordla , Mo. , for a visit with relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank M. Srb of How-
ells were visiting here Sunday with
his brother , Joseph F. Srb and family.
n They came up here from Norfolk on
their way home from Monowl , Boyd
county , where they were looking at
some farm property.
Tom and Ira Cartney of Tilden I
spent the forepart of this week at the | :
home of their uncle , J. W. Rick. The
boys are students of the Peru state i
normal. 111
A local conference of Lutheran mln
Isters ' will be held here the latter part
of this week.
John Hengstler of the Hengstler
Bros , implement business , went to .
Michigan Sunday on a business trip. ,
Wm. Blerman , Jr. , Is here this week
from Wayne visiting his parents , Mr.
and Mrs. Wm. Bierman , and other
relatives.
Mrs. M. L. Smith of Clearwater ,
came down Tuesday to spend Christ
mas at the homo of her daughter , Mrs.
Frank Ulrich.
Wm. Seiffert is hero from Stanton
to spend the holiday week with "old
friends. "
Chas. Huddle , who arrived here re
cently from Virginia , has occupied the .
Chns. Lamport house south of town In
Hogrefe addition.
Miss May Willis , who wont to Oma
ha some time ago , is homo hero with
her parents , Postmaster and Mrs. F.
H. L. Willis. She was accompanied
by her friend , Mrs. B. Hutton , who
formerly lived in Battle Creek.
Student Wm. DItzen occupied the |
pulpit the second Christmas day , December -
comber 20 , at the Lutheran church. |
At noon he loft for Omaha for a visit
with his folks.
Christmas eve exercises were held
in the Lutheran and Baptist churches ,
In the latter they were united with
the Methodists , and Christmas mornIng -
Ing services were held in the Cath
ollc and Lutheran churches.
Thaw Gave Gifts.
New York , Dec. 27. Harry Thaw
has made Christmas gifts to everyone
In the Tombs , which has been his
home since the night In Juno , 1900
when lie shot Stanford White on thereof
roof of Madison Square garden. To
each keeper he gave a box of cigars
and to each matron a half dozen hand' '
kerchiefs. To each man prisoner he
gave a box of chocolates and two cl
gars and to each woman prisoner a
handkerchief.
JACK THOMSON , A COLORED CITI
ZEN , IN SEARCH OF BLOOD.
MADE A NOISE LIKE A BAD MAN
Wife Seeks Protection of Police , Claim
ing That Man Is Going to Kill Her
In Various Interesting Ways Thom
son Is In Jail.
Jack Thomson , barber shop porter
and a colored cltlxen of Norfolk of
several weeks' tolerance , made a noise
Thursday night like n bad man , threat
ened a colored woman whom ho claims
ns his wlfo and was finally run In by
the police.
Thomson and his woman have been
quarreling vigorously over since they
hit Norfolk and their noisy quarrels
on Norfolk avenue having been exas
perating to the police who have had
trouble enough with whlto shooting ,
affrays. '
Thursday evening the Thomsons
pulled off another Norfolk avenuoquar-1
rel. The woman sought the police for
protection , claiming that the man was
going to kill her In various Interesting I
ways. '
Officer Kell Jailed Thomson later In.
the evening. |
FRIDAY FACTS.
Floyd Drngoo of Crelghton attended
the Christmas ball In Norfolk Wednes
day evening.
Miss Alice Holt went to Plorco to
day for a visit with relatives.
Mrs. M. Moollck Is on this week's
sick list.
Julius Salzwedel , who was taken
suddenly 111 with paralysis at his homo
ono mile east of the Junction Tuesday
evening , was able to eat Christmas
dinner with his family and relatives.
E. W. Williams of Missouri Valley
was in the Junction Wednesday.
Mrs. C. R. Kampmnn , who has been
confined to her bed for some months ,
Is able to be around again.
Mr. nnd Mrs. Shlpplco of Battle
Crock spent the holidays with their
daughter ! , Mrs. Elmer S. Cummins.
Leon Case , who has been braking
on the Black Hills division , came
down ( Monday for a short visit with
his parents , and returned to Chadron
Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Fred Ellerbrock returned home
rom Fremont last evening.
Miss Edith Marty of Crelghton spent
hristmas with her sister , Mrs. Mlko
. Ryan , nnd also attended the Christ-
nas dance.
Miss Baker , who has been taking
: are of Mrs. Holmes who has been
quite ' slcjt for the past month , went
iiome to Carroll yesterday to spend
Christmas with her parents.
Mrs. A. L. Tucker of Carroll visited
.vith . Norfolk friends over night , hav-
ng missed a train connection here
y esterday < noon.
Dr. H. T. Holden was in Omaha yes-
.erday.
John Friday was in Pierce on busi
ness Thursday.
M. C. Hazen was in Crelghton Thurs
day afternoon.
J. H. Conley went to Lynch during
the morning on business.
Miss Barnhart arrived home Thurs
day ) evening from Crelghton.
Miss Dora Green of Hoskins was a
guest at the Schwenk homo Christ
mas. :
mas.Mr
Mr | and Mrs. Fred Koerber left to
day to visit Mr. and Mrs. John Beach
n Gregory.
Mrs. John R. Hays , who was ill with
a threatened attack of the grippe , has
regained her health.
G. W. Plantz , train dispatcher at
the Junction , spent Christmas with
his wife in Long Pine.
Miss Minnie Koehn of Hoskins , who
spent Christmas in Norfolk , returned
h iorae Thursday noon.
Carl Rice came In from Chadron
for a Christmas visit with his parents
Ivlng south of Norfolk.
G. A. Kuhl and daughter , Miss Bir
die Kuhl , are visiting Mr. Kuhl's parents -
rents in Morris , Iowa.
. Samuel Temple and daughter , . Miss
Belle . Temple , of Wayne are visiting at
the home of C. C. Gow.
Ell Herscheiser of O'Neill was the
? uest of his sister , Mrs. Thomas Shlve
ly , on his way to Schuyler.
Henry Weinberger and family of
Foster returned homo yesterday after
spending Christmas In the city.
Train Dispatcher P. H. Dornsthorpe
Is on the sick list the result of a severe
cold having settled In his eyes.
John B. Barnes , jr. , and bride left
last evening for their home in Casper ,
Wyo. , after a short wedding visit in
Norfolk.
Leon Tompklns and Carl Austin left
Thursday for Inman , where they have
charge of a ranch belonging to the
former's father.
Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Smith are home
from a two weeks' visit with Mrs.
Smith's ' parents In Sioux City. They
were accompanied home by a brother
of Mrs. Smith , Thomas Fleming.
County Treasurer-elect Frank A. Pe
terson , who was in Norfolk yesterday.
Is still to announce the deputyshlp for
the coming two years. The announce
ment , however , is expected soon.
Mr. and Mrs , B. C. Gentle left Thurs
day for Creston , Iowa , where they will
attend the wedding of Mr. Gentle's
sister , Miss Grace Gentle. Mrs. Gen
tie had planned to leave earlier in tly
week but a slight Illness postponed
her trip.
Paul Wetzel was in Stanton Thurs
day evening.
Dr. E. L. Brush returned at noon
from Inman.
J. S. Smith and E. L. Myers arrived
in Norfolk at noon from Newport.
Mrs. Richard Rohrke of Meadow
Grove was In Norfolk Friday , leaving
for Pierce.
A. C. Peterson , who lives at 109
North Tenth street , was able to be
0. F , Strobeck of Newman Grove
Is visiting at the homo of Mrs. linker
son.
son.M.
M. F. Harrington of O'Neill ' andlpi
Richard Johnson of Stuart came ln
Friday noon.
Mr and Mrs. C. J. Tubbs of Alliance
who have been the holiday guests of
Mr. and Mrs. George B. Chrlstoph , re
turned homo Friday.
Mr. nnd Mrs. Cress I. Bernard
passed through Norfolk at noon , on
their way from Plalnvlow to visit rcl-
ntlvcs of Mr. Bernard In lown and
Missouri.
Pat Carborry , employed In the Ar
mour & Co. chicken business , left yes
terday n < | oii with n car of chickens
for San Francisco. Ho expects to bo
gone three weeks.
N. A. Huso Is homo from Excelsior
Springs , Mo. Mrs. Huso , who is suf
fering with n sovcro attack of tonsl-
lltls nnd quinsy , Is still In West Point
and will bo unable to return homo un
til next week.
State Manager S. S , Hnyiuan of the
'J1 . B. A. arrived In Norfolk Friday
noon to be present at the big rally nnd
Initiation of outside candidates by the
M. B. A. lodge in Norfolk Friday even
ing. The last rally of this nature was
held in Mr. Hayman's home , Grand
Island. '
Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Durlnnd , Misses
. Edna , Lulu , Luclllo and Gllborta Dur-1
land of Plalnvlow , Mr. nnd Mrs. Cross
I. Bernard of Lincoln and Mr. nnd
I.M
Mrs. R. H. Wood of Plnlnvlcw who
were Christmas guests at the Dur-1
land home , left yesterday noon for
their homes.
F. L. Campion , day operator at the
Junction office of the Northwestern ,
lias returned to Norfolk after spendIng -
Ing six weeks In Colorado where ho.
was called by the illness of his brother'u '
with typhoid fevor. This week ho
was able to accompany his brother to
nls homo In Grand Island.
Among the day's out of town visit
ors in Norfolk were : I. G. Alyca ,
Meadow Grove ; II. F. Slaughter , Greg
ory , S. D. ; W. R. Locke , Stauton ; R.
C. Bond , Ilartlngton ; William Arnold ,
Randolph ; M. H. Christiansen , Plain-
view ; Gcorgo nnd Jnko Schmaljohn ,
Rockvlllo ; P. D. Phillips , Wayne ; M.
H. Gable , Plalnvlcw ; B. J. Overtoil ,
Grctna ; Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Pheasant ,
Plerco ; S. G. Ewlng , Fairfax , S. D. ;
lharles Spar , R. Stelnkrnus , Pierce ;
Mrs. G. B. McGlll and son , Albion.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. John Carsten-
en , a daughter.
Mrs. McCully of New York City ,
: ias accepted the position of stenogra
pher In the office of the Durland Trust
lompany.
County Treasurer-elect Frank Peter-
ion was In Norfolk from Madison. Mr.
Peterson has not yet announced his
icputy appointment.
The Elks are planning their annual
anniversary dancing party for Janu-
iry 17. An informal Elk dancing party
ivlll also be held Friday , January 3 ,
iccordlng to present plans.
District Judge Welch will hold n
short term of the district court at
.ladlson . next Monday afternoon. No
matters of particular moment are apt
.o come up although one or two di
vorce cases may be acted on.
Three boys got soaklngs by going
.hrough the Ice at Klug's pond yester
day afternoon , they say , and by night
he skating was "all In. " One Norfolk
boy bought a brand new pair of nickle-
plated skates and then lost out on
the chance to use them.
Norfolk firemen are awaiting with
considerable Interest word from the
liorse cart company to whom the two
carts recently purchased by the do-
r irtment were returned. The two
carts were shipped back to Now York
ity , not having come up to the stand
ard insisted on by a majority of the
firemen.
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Dowling of Mad-
son were called down to Columbus one
Jay last week to meet their actor son ,
Frank Dowling , who plays the lead
ng role in "A Girl's Stampede. " The
company Is just starting on a tour of
: he southern and western states , ex
meeting to return to Denver about the
first of April.
Jim Creamer got bold on Christmas
ve and when two police were called
to a Norfolk resort to subdue him
even the superior numbers of the in-
adlng force did not put Ideas of dis
cretion into his head. So he drew
a few smart taps and was thrown into
the city jail. Ho was brought before
Police Judge Elseley yesterday and
fined $5 and costs. He paid.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Sandow and Will
Schmidt of Verdlgro were Christmas
visitors In Norfolk at the homo of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Holtman. Mr ,
Schmidt Is the young man who holds
nn appointment from Congressman
Boyd to the national military academy
at West Point. The vacancy at West
Point for this district will not exist
for another year. Schmidt teaches
school at Monowi now but wants to.
substitute the sword for the birch rod. |
Lou Cousins , the young Norfolk man
who was taken ill witli an attack of
paralysis in this city some weeks ago ,
has been removed from the home of
his mother In Bancroft to St. Joseph
hospital In Omaha. When taken to
Omaha Cousins could walk a little. |
Frank Cousins , who was In Bancroft
to see his brother before the latter was
taken to Omaha , has returned to Nor
folk. The Cousins homo is In Ban
croft about six miles from the Olson
farm , where the countryside Is being
searched for the missing body of little
four-year-old Lilllo Olson. Cousins
says that the feeling is very strong In
the country around Rosalie but that
suspicion Is no longer directed against
the girl's father. Cousins thinks that
If the murderer of the llttlo girl was
located a lynching would bo in very
Immediate prospect. Hlgglns was
lynched at Bancroft. The llttlo Olson
girl's father Is a very large man , n
hot headed fellow and rather Ignorant ,
Incidentally ho is about the only
Swede in that section.
[ COUNTRY WILL BE ON CASH BASIS
|
IN A FEW DAYS.
!
I HEAVY SALES ARE REPORTED
The Entire Nation Is Beginning to Fee/
the Effect of a Better Condition of
Affairs Gold Is Released by the
Hoarders.
Chicago , Hoc. 27. The Trlbuno
says America Is preparing to begin In
fact n "proHperous Now Year. " The
last of the money hoards which con.-
trlbuted In n largo measure to the recent -
cent currency stringency were dragged
from their hiding places nnd poured *
Into the channels of trade during the
Christmas shopping period.
The millions thus liberated , swelled
by nearly $200,000,000 $ In dividend ! *
which will bo paid In Chicago nnd Now
York during the next ton days , will
make the clearing house certificate a
rare guest In the pocket of the waga
earner.
Many of the corporations anticipated
dividend day and bcforo Christmas sent
out checks to their stockholders.
These which did not pursue this courser
are busy writing checks which will bo
distributed before Jan. C , 1908.
The worklngman , too , has cause to
welcome the coming year. From all
sections of the country coma nunouncc-
numlB that mills and factories closed
when the Wall street cyclone devel
oped ' will bo reopened without delay.
' \roiind Plttsburg , Pa. , alone 50,000
men will go bark to work next week.
The hoarder's stocking that arch
enemy of business prosperity haa
come out of Its hiding place , emptied
Its all Into the channels of trade , and
permitted Itself to bo hung over the
fireplace to bo filled by the various
Santas who were abroad early Christ
mas morning. The money thus put
buck into circulation and dividends ,
amounting to many millions of dollars ,
soon to be paid , will force Into oblivion
the clearing house certificates which'
have been doing service In the finan
cial world.
It was the hoarder's stocking that
was credited with being the cause of
the financial stringency. But now it
Is this Hiiino misunderstood bit of rai
ment that Is credited with bringing :
so much Christmas cheer to Chicago.
In other words , If the holiday shop
ping craze had not Impelled the hoard
er to unheard , there would not have
been nearly so much currency turned'
loose In the retail stores during the
last few weeks , for the truth Is that
what the hoarder let go was the wad
of treasury notes , or the stacks ot
coin , that he drew out of the banlc
when ho first felt a premonition of the
financial ( lurry.
That the scattered hoards will ma
terially aid in effecting the early re
tirement of the clearing house certifi
cates still In circulation Is the belief
of many of the city's bankers. It is
predicted by these experts In finance-
that the currency expansion attribut
able to the hoarder's release of tho-
hidden treasures wjl so favorably af
fect the local situation that within :
three weeks all the certificates issued ,
by the banks associated in the Chica
go clearing house will bo out of cir
culation , with the exception of the cer
tificates that are certain to bo retained *
as souvenirs or "curios" by many per
sons.
sons.All
All the bankers Interviewed were
unanimous In expressing the oplnlom
that the total expenditures during the
1907 Christmas holidays have never
been surpassed a showing which they
said was nothing short of marvelous
In view of the financial flurry.
"I am one of those who believe the
unloading of the hoarder's treasures
in the retail stores during the shopping
flurry will prove a material factor in
effecting the retirement of the last of
the clearing house certificates , " said
E , \ . Hamill , president of the Cora
Exchange bank. "Information that h.m
reached the bankers through the sen
sitive channels of the merchants' ac
counts proves beyond question that
he hoarder's stocking has been emp-
ied into the channels of trade. la
'act ' , ft would bo a safe guess that
here arc no more hoards.
"I believe fully 30 per cent , of the
money poured into the retal stores dur-
ng the holiday shopping would bo
found , if It could be traced , to have
come from the stockings of the hoard
ers. "
CHRISTMAS GIFT SAVED LIFE.
Sheriff Bauman of Fremont Saved
From Bullet by Lap Robe.
A Christmas gift from his wlfo
saved the life of Sheriff Bauman of
Fremont Wednesday night , when the
accidental discharge of a revolver
sent a11 steel-Jacket bullet through
the ( bottom of a chair into a fine new
water-proof laprobe spread over the
chair. Sheriff Bauman's body was la
direct line to receive the bullet if it
had not been stopped by the fourth
thickness of the heavy robe. The pistol
tel fell from the belt of J. C. Cook
who had just come into the sheriff's
office with Bauman and was removing
his overcoat. The pistol struck the
floor and went off.
ROW OVER A DOG.
Feltman Takes Several Shots at Marshall -
shall of Uehlino.
In a row over the shooting of Felt-
man's dog by the marshal of Uehllng
near Fremont , Albert Fultman , a Ueh
llng dealer In feed and poultry , took
several shots at the village marshal ,
wounding him twice.
Sheriff Bauman went down in an au
tomobile and brought Feltman to Fre
mont. It Is said that if the village-
marshal had not had his gun in a
leather case there might have been a
tragedy.