fllK NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOl HNAL : PHI DAY JANUARY 24 , 1908.
COMMERCIAL CLUB INAUGURATES
THE CAMPAIGN.
WILL PUSH MATTER VIGOROUSLY
A. J. Durlnnd Concludes to Accept
Presidency of the Club , nnd a Sys
tematic Campaign for Equitable
Rates Is Started.
A. J. Durlnnd will accept ( ho presi
dency of the Norfolk Commercial club
nnd a systematic campaign looking to
an adjustment of tlio Norfolk freight
rat OH will bo entered on.
ThlH was annoitncod at the conclu-
lon of the Tuesday meeting of the
Commercial club , dlroutors.
At the meeting the matter of freight
rated was discussed. It wa anld that
the campaign for freight rate adjust
ment , once Initiated , would probably
last two or tjirco ypars , requiring more
or IOBU expert information besides the
" * 15J/ employment of a good attorney , the
! j very beat that could bo obtained , .and
Involving altogether a probable expense -
penso of at least 12,000 Jn addition , to
the -regular annual expensesof the
club , ; " > > ' \ < i * i
. , , After thorough consideration ' .nnfl
discussion hyxthq club , tho. following
. resolution was adopted :
"Resolved , That | n vlow of the ex
isting discrimination , in. freight rates
against the city of Norfolk and In view
of the instructions of the club at its
annual mooting passed by unanimous
vote , we'thVtllrectdrs'o'r'Uie Commcr -
clal club , bollcvo that the following
procedure should bo' carried out :
"That we should employ an efficient
secretary and an attorney to investi
gate and Inform us what these discrim
inations are , after which wo should
make a submittal in a friendly man
ner to the railroad company of our
request for a discontinuance of such
discriminations , nnd if such redress
-as wo deem necessary is not made ,
-then action should bo begun in the
proper tribunal and the controversy
carried through to a final adjudication.
60 AFTER THE CONVENTION
Delegation Hope to Bring Firemen to
Norfolk In 1909.
"Norfolk , 1909" was the banner that
the Norfolk firemen carried to Ne
braska City Tuesday , when the dele
gation composed of twenty-two Nor
folk firemen left over the Northwest
ern In a special car for Nebraska City ,
Iho 190S convention city.
Norfolk sent a big delegation to the
state convention Instructed to use ev-
cry effort to bring the 1909 convention
of Nebraska volunteer firemen to this
city next winter.
The special coach provided for the
Norfolk firemen was decorated with
bunting and banners.
The Norfolk delegation which left
Tuesday morning for Nebraska City ,
was composed of J. H. Hnase , H. W.
Winter , M. R. Green , Bun Dixon , Ed
Dlxon , P. J. Fuesler , Fred Hellermau ,
W. P. McCune , James Lindsay , Henry
King , William King , L. Bruce , H.
Paul , L. Kennerson , Robert Reynolds ,
M. Schmledeberg , Ed Brueggemnn , W.
Rouse , Ed Mullen , C. E. Hartford , John
Napier and V. A. Nenow.
TEMPLE QUARTET CONCERT
Auditorium Comfortably Filled With
Well Pleased Audience.
The Auditorium was comfortably
filled Monday evening on the occasion
of the appearance of the Temple quar
tet concert company , the third num
ber of the high school lecture course.
Norfolk people who appreciate good
voices were delighted with the quartet
and \vith the soloists.
Miss Lucy Lee , the reader , while
hardly the attraction of the evening ,
gave some pleasing readings.
President Pile of Wayne college ,
County Superintendent Pilger of
Pierce , County Superintendent Perdue
of Madison and E. O. Garrelt of Fre
mont , the latter a prospective candi
date for lieutenant governor on the
democratic ticket , occupied a box at
the concert.
Financially the management of the
lecture course find that they have
about $210 to raise by single admis
sions to the next two numbers.
Up to date the work of securing sup
port for the lecture course lias fallen
pretty largely on City Superintendent
Bodwell.
EXECUTIVE BOARD REORGANIZED
North Nebraska Live Stock Protective
Association.
The executive b'oard of the North
Nebraska Live Stock Protective asso
ciation was re-organized In Norfolk
yesterday nt the first meeting held
since the general meeting.
President Rhodes of Crelghton , Vice
President Krantz of Norfolk , Secre.
tary Mason of Meadow Grove , Treas
urer Craig of Norfolk and Chief Cap
tain Losey of Battle Creek were at the
meeting.
The board Is to start in on an Imme
dlato campaign to extend the organl
znttou.
MINISTERIAL ADVERTISING.
Rev. C. W. Snvidge of Omaha Adver
tlses Record.
Omaha , Jan. 20. The latest in ad
vertislng , that of a minister , the Rev
Charles W. Savidge , who advertises
that "he is ready to bury the dead
whet/ever called on , and will go to the
coin/tery when necessary , " nnd thai
"hi fevlll marry couples at any hour ol
tin ay or night , " has Just come of ]
the ess.
ess.minister's
minister's advertisement is Ir
ape of a pamphlet , the first page
itdorned with his photoginph , and the
BUt'coodlug pngt-s tolling of bin work.
That It pa > s to ndvi > rllse Is a truth
recognized by the Rev. Mr. Snvldgo ,
for he Hhows that he 1ms burled l.&OO
people and marrlod over 1,100 couples.
Ho claims the record of the west for
loading people In , or uscoittng them
out , of misery.
WINTER HORSE SALES
Initial Sale Monday Afternoon Indi
cates Big Future.
Smith Brothers' winter sales of nn-
llvo horses , which opened with the In
itial sale Monday afternoon , brought
a big enough crowd of buyers to Nor
folk to make the prospects for the
winter scries very bright. The Nor
folk horse market Is believed to have
a big future.
The market was topped by a bay
mare at $205. Most of the horses sold
from $05 and $75 up to $150.
The next sale of native stuff will be
held on Monday , February 3.
For a Cleaner City.
The following resolution was v sub
mitted to the Norfolk Woman's club
Sfonday afternoon by Mrs. M. A' . Mc
Millan ahd unanlraoitsly' adopted by
Iho members ol the club present :
"Whereas all mothers ate desirous
that1 their children become good ct- } {
zens and welcome everything In'the
way of reform that will help promote
high ideals , and
' ' "Whereas , our mayor Is trying to
create a better .sentiment by enfbrc- }
Ing the Slocum law and by introducing
other reforms , therefore , be It
"Resolved , That the Norfolk Wo
man's club extend Its hearty sympathy
to him In his work and that each
member so far as possible will cooperate
erate with him in his efforts for the
enforcement of law and hence a clean
er city. "
STATE DELEGATION IN CONGRESS
ASKED TO DECIDE.
HAMMOND AND ROSE CANDIDATES
The "Iowa Idea" is Adopted by Ne
braska Senators and Congressmen
and the Collectorship Will Come tea
a Vote Next Saturday.
Saturday President Roosevelt asked
Senators Burkctt and Brown to call
together the Nebraska delagation and
decide the collectorship appointment.
The delegation immedlatiatly met in
Congressman Boyd's room on the third
floor of the new office building and
decided that the "Iowa Idea" should
govern the action of the representa
tives from Nebraska in the national
halls of legislation on state-wide posi
tions. This reserves to the individual
members of the delegation all post-
masterships in their several districts ,
postmasters in home towns of sena
tors and land offices in cities where
senators reside. On all other matters
of patronage , however , in which the
state is Interested the delegation will
have the right of selection , each mem
ber being entitled to one vote. The
vote on the collectorship was set for
Saturday , January 25.
Senator Gamble introduced to the
president Joy M. Hackler and Wlnslow
D. Dougherty of Gregory , S. D. , who
are east upon a pleasure trip and sight
seeing in Washington enroute to New-
York.
Senators Burkett and Brown have ,
with Judge Boyd , indorsed P. E.
Taylor of Tecumseh for examination
for a consular position.
Among the pension bills passed Fri
day by the house were two Introduced
by Judge Boyd for Alfred G. Anderson
of Palmer nnd Edwin T. Farmer of
Albion , each for $30.
The National bank of Ainsworth ,
Neb. , has been authorized to begin
business with $35,000 captal. R. S.
Rising is president , J. M. Hanna , vice
president , and C. A. Barnes , cashier.
GRIEF IN THE 'PHONE.
The Mix Up That a Person Gets Into
at Norfolk Junction.
When you are at the Junction tick-
etoffice of the Northwestern don't ask
to use the telephone. It holds only
grief.
A local telephone system connects
the ticket office , the round house and
the dispatcher's office. The busy
traveler breaks Into the ticket office ,
grabs the telephone and begins to
ring. If the traveler is a man of slow
comprehension the conversation over
the wires is apt to be vigorous and
Interesting.
W. H. Duncan.
W. H. Duncan , an old settler of Ne
braska , died at the home of his son
John Duncan In Norfolk on the 18th
day of January , 1908. He was born on
the 10th day of October , 1S39 , in Can
ada. He came west with his parents
to Wisconsin and lived with them until
he married Miss Mary Duncan of
North Dorchester , Canada. He was
the father of five children , three sons
and two daughters , who are all left to
mourn his loss. He also leaves one
brother In Grant county , Wisconsin ,
and two sisters , one in Grant county ,
Wisconsin , and the other in Norfolk ,
Five grand children and many other
relatives sympathize with the be
reaved. Mrs. Duncan died nine years
ago.
We are thankful for all the kind'
ness and help we received during oui
father's sickness and death and burial
John Duncan.
James Duncan.
Charles Duncan.
Margrett Drudge.
Ethel Sesler.
BURT SHOEMAKER IS TAKEN TO
WEST POINT.
SHERIFF MALCHOW GOT HIM
Shoemaker Is Charged With Being Im
plicated With Kennard In the Rob
bery of Charles Miller of Oakland
In West Point.
Burt Shoemaker , arrested on n
Northwestern train In Norfolk Monday
afternoon when In the company of Ray
Kennard , watf taken to West Point
Tuesday noon by Sheriff Malchow of
Cumlng county.
The Cuming countj sheriff was In
Norfolk but n few minutes to get
Shoc.maker , who with Kennard Is ac
cused of bblng Implicated with ahold-
tip or robbery committed on Charles
Miller of Oakland , who. was visiting In
West Point when ho got "touched , "
so the officers say , for $8.
Shoemaker claimed that Miller was
"touched" by Kennard but admitted
Using part of the-"haul" to purchase
railroad" tickets t6 Plalhv'Iew , his home.
Sheriff Malchow Intimated In' Nor
folk that he could' ' have additional com
plaints filed , against-both Shoemaker
and Kennard.
CHARGED WITH STEALING WHEAT
'
\
Frank- Sims , a Farm Hand , Taken to
Neligh.
Frank Sims , a young farmhand of
nineteen , was taken back to Neligh
Tuesday noon to answer to the charge
of stealing a wagon load of wheat from
his erstwhile employer , a farmer
named Clark who lives near Neligh.
Sims marketed the load of wheat
and came to Norfolk , having a brother
living some seven miles east of the
city. He was arrested In Norfolk and
held until Marshal I. E. Atkins of Ne
ligh arrived for his man.
TUESDAY TOPICS.
M. C. Hozen was in Wayne Tuesday
afternoon.
Director Vradenburg of the Norfolk
band went to Wayne Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Mullen left for
Nebraska City Tuesday morning.
Ed O'Shea of Madison was In Nor
folk Tuesday on his way to Tllden.
Mrs. W. R. Walling and Mrs. G. W.
Plantz returned Tuesday noon from
Long Pine.
G. Crook , cashier of the Foster state
bank , was In Norfolk Tuesday on his
way to Meadow Grove.
Dr. and Mrs. C. W. Ray went to
Stantoii Tuesday noon , Dr. Ray speak
ing in the evening at the Stanton
Methodist church , where revival meet
ings are in progress.
District Judge A. A. Welch was in
Norfolk Monday.
Misses Prauner , Lambert and KHe-
der of Battle Creek were Norfolk
visitors.
C. L. Wattles , banker of Neligh ,
, ransacted business In Norfolk Mon
day afternoon.
C. M. Thompson , the Newport bank
er , was In Norfolk to attend Smith
Brothers' horse sale.
County Attorney Jack Koenlgsteln ,
who is in Battle- Creek on business ,
came in to Norfolk over night.
Trainmaster J. Leppla of Fremont
came to Norfolk Monday to attend a
meeting of local railroad men here.
O. R. Webb , a farmer living near
Plainvlew , was in Norfolk on his way
to locate an Idaho homestead. His
family will join him in the spring.
Carl Felk Is sick with the grip.
Chris Anderson is on the sick list.
Mrs. Louise Schwartz is quite sick.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Moore ,
a daughter.
Mrs. L. Wachter , jr. , who has been
very sick , Is bettter.
IMrs. S. A. McNeely has revovered
from an attack of the grip.
Miss Lizzie Gildea Is ill with the
grip and with an attack of tonsllltls.
Both Dr. and Mrs. J. C. Myers have
been troubled with an attack of the
grip.
grip.The
The club of young women formerly
known as the "Even Dozen" club has
changed Its name to the "Phylo" club.
Sam Reynolds has had the grip for
several days. A relief man has been
handling his work as chief night train
dispatcher.
The O'Neill Democrat is authority
for the statement that the fur trappers
in Holt county will get about $12,000
for this season's work.
Mrs. Renee Shordeman of Stuart
has come to Norfolk , having secured
the position of stenographer in the
Sturgeon music company's office.
Maple trees have begun to bud and
the sap Is flowing. Whether or not
there will be damage when cold snaps
come Is an open question among tree-
men.
men.A.
A. H. Winder has made application
in the district court at Madison for a
divorce from his wife , Mrs. Mary J.
Winder. Mapes & Hazen filed the
petition.
E. S. South , formerly of Newman
Grove but now In business in Norfolk ,
is moving into the W. J. Gow residence
on the corner Twelfth street and Ne
braska avenue.
E. J , Splttler Is the new mayor of
Ewing , having been appointed by the
village board to fill the unoxplred
term made vacant by the death of
J. A. Trommershausser.
'The Bonesteel motor was taken off
its run Monday In order to put in a
new clutch , the old clutch having be
come so worn that It occasionally
failed to work on curves and hills.
The faculty at the Boston conservatory
vatory of music say that Miss Lois
Gibson of this city will probably fin
ish her course In two years. For most
people the course requires three tc
five years.
"I believe that the Gregory county
scat will rcniuln at Fairfax , " snld n
mtm from Gregory. "Tho light Hint
has developed will , It appears , leave
the county went where It now Is for
some time. "
"I am anxious to see every Norfolk
Industry succeed. I realize that every
Industrial success In Norfolk will make
my farm that much more valuable. I
am proud of Norfolk , " This was the
sentiment expressed yesterday by a
well Known farmer , who lives near
here The Increase In land values
with the success of the town IH n
point that is being given more nnd
more consideration.
Butte Gazette : While they are talkIng -
Ing of suitable material for vice presi
dent , the Gnzelteo would suggest the
inune of Congressman M. P. Klnknld
for that position , He Is recognized
from ocean to ocean ns otto of the
most nble men in that august body
and has received many honors nt the
hands of President Roosevelt , which
gdes to show that our popular Presi
dent nppreclntes his work ,
Chief Justice J. B. Barnes left for
Llnboln where the supreme court met
Tuesday. The week's session will be
Important. Among the opinions long
since , duo are the following : The/suit
against the alleged. Lumber trust ,
which was In the hands of the court
before the summer ailjournmenj. This
case * Is on the decision of Refreo Post ,
both' "sides objecting to his decision.
Thw suit against the express compan
ies and the mandarrius' suit against
the < < State Board of Assessment to
compel the board to show just how It
arrived at the valuation of the proper
ty of the Union Paclflo railroad.
Hosklns Briefs.
Rumors are afloat that a new butch
er shop is about to be started here.
Mr. Schroeder , sr. , has been ill for
the last week and is slowly improving.
The sale of Aug. Deck occurred at
his farm six miles east of Hosklns and
one of the best and largest sales this
year was reported.
A wrestling match has been sched
uled at the local opera house , to oc
cur on the 23rd of this month. Halli-
dan of Sioux Falls and Walton of Nor
folk are to be the main attraction ,
with a few preliminaries. The partici
pants for the preliminaries have not
been made known. This Is the first
match that'has been'held ' at Hosklns
for a long time , and a good crowd is
expected.
Mr. Lundberg of Wayne is about to
start a new newspaper at this place
in the old Headlight office.
Miss Minnie Koehn and Arthur
Weatherholt , both of Hosklns were
united in marriage at the home of the
groom's parents in Norfolk the latter
part of last week.
Verne Zeimer was seriously ill the
latter part of last week , but is slowly
recovering.
Frank Phillips and John Kaulen
were Norfolk visitors Monday.
Quite a few young people from Hos
klns attended the play at Norfolk last
Saturday evening.
Frank Phillips and Will Barge were
Sioux City visitors Sunday.
Mrs. Roehrke of Meadow Grove is
visiting her mother , Mrs. Wm. Zutz.
A great many sales are scheduled
'or the latter part of January and fore
: iart of February. Almost all the own
ers are Intending to go to South Da-
Icota.
SNOW PURIFIED THE AIR
Welcome Moisture in the Atmosphere
Removes Dust and Germs.
A light coating of snow was spread
over the earth Tuesday night , a wel
comed gift from the weather man to
dust-ridden north Nebraska.
Despite the mild temperature , few
days were more disagreeable than
Tuesday. The wind had disagreeable
trength and the air was saturated
with dust.
But Tuesday was not only disagree
able but positively unhealthy , so Nor
folk physicians said. The air was
filled with dust , lively skirmishing
germs , and all kinds of Impurities , the
result of the long winter dry spell
when neither snow , rain nor the
sprinkling wagon , quiets the dust of
the city streets.
So the snow was welcome when it
came Tuesday night. Physicians say ,
too , that mild weather In the winter
months Is most productive of colds
and grip.
ANOTHER PETITION COMES UP TO
THE PIERCE COMMISSIONERS.
QUESTION THAT WILL NOT DOWN
Having Just Refused to Grant a Li
cense For That Town , the Board Is
Now Confronted With Another Pe
tition Another In Prospect.
Pierce , Neb. , Jan. 22. Special to
The News : Notwithstanding the fact
that the board of county commission
ers refused to grant Geo. M. Phifer a
license to run a saloon at Foster only
last Saturday afternoon , another peti
tion is already being circulated for the
same purpose. This time there are
two applicants in the persons of Hen
ry Niegenfiend and William Dean
As two other parties stand in waiting ,
according to their own statement , tc
make application If the present nppll
cants lose out , there promises to be
a long drawn out contest as the remon
strains nro nt nothing but nominal ex
pense to carry on objections and the
tax payers have the major part of the
costs to pay , the war will likely be
waged until , as suggested by The
News , the resident freeholders become
more unevenly divided by death , era
Igratlon and immigration in Fostei
precinct.
TWO DIME-NOVEL BOYS COME TO
NORFOLK TO KILL INDIANS.
THE LADS ARE FROM LAUREL
Disappointed In the Scarcity of Big
Game Here the Boys Travel on to
the Wilds of Sioux City to Try Their
Luck There.
Nothing doing In the Indian line In
Norfolk- .
Hunting Indians , two Laurel lads ,
Carl Gollx , ago thirteen , and Will Stu-
kns. nqo sixteen , cnme to Norfolk ,
where , disappointed nt the scarcity of
Indians to hunt , they expressed their
shot gun and rifle back to Laurel , giv
ing up the Indian end of their chase.
Monday afternoon J. D. West , city
marshal of I-nitrcl , arrived In Norfolk
looking for the runaway boys. He
traced the boys from Beldon to O'Neill
and then to Norfolk. While hero bo
received word that the lads had gonp '
to Sioux City.
Little Carl Goltzwho Is the only
son In a , prominent Laurel family , was
the financier of the party , leaving
home last Saturday with $48 and a. '
gold watch which cost CQ and which
had been a present to the boy.
Both boys had been reading litera
ture of the wild west variety.
WEDNESDAY WRINKLES.
Miss Anna Miller IB homo from Bat
tle Creek.
J. C. Roth of Clearwater spent Tucs-
day In Norfolk.
II. A. Haley arrived home yesterday
from South Dakota.
Miss Minnlo Schram is home from
a short visit to Stuart.
Jack Pringlo , who formerly traveled
out of Omaha , making this territory ,
was in Norfolk Tuesday renewing ac
quaintances. He is now with his- house
In Qmaha and his visit to Norfolk
Tuesday was the first time he had
been In this city for several years.
Dr. Schcmel of Hosklns was in Nor
folk Wednesday.
A. J. Durland was in Pierce county
on business Wednesday.
Mrs. C. B. Durland arrived home
Tuesday evening from a short visit at
Plainvlew.
Ed. Bennlng is a member of the Nor
folk delegation of firemen at the Ne
braska City convention.
There is a slight improvement in the
condition of Mrs. D. Mathewson , who
is seriously ill with grip.
John Ballantyne of Gregory , S. D. ,
was In Norfolk Sunday. From here
he went to Omaha to attend the lum
bermen's convention. Ho is expected
back tonight for a short visit with
home folks.
James Kllllan of Cedar Bluffs was
expected in Norfolk Wednesday to as
sist in the annual invoice at the A. L.
Killlan store.
Mrs. Alex Peters , who was very ill
with the grip , is much better.
Dr. Salter operated on J. W. Marrall
yesterday , operating on the leg for
bone trouble.
Word has been received from Spo
kane , Wash. , of the arrival of a little
daughter at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Otho Johnson , formerly of Norfolk.
She is the first child.
An effort is to be made to close the
three saloons at Missouri Valley , la. ,
the only saloons In the county. The
saloons have been indicted by a grand
jury. Their licenses read to 1911.
The Ladies Aid society of the First
Congregational church will be enter
tained by Mrs. Boas and Miss Helen
Bridge at the home of Miss Bridge on
Thursday afternoon at 2:30 : o'clock.
II. A. Haley now occupies the build
ing formerly iibed by the Bennett pi
ano company , which discontinued Its
business in Norfolk this week. Mr.
Haley's new store building is to be
used for carriage and sign painting.
O. J. Johnson , formerly of the John
son Dry Goods company of this city ,
has purchased an orange grove thirty
miles from Los Angeles and will en
gage in the orange business. He writes
that there is no place like California.
The theatrical papers speak In terms
of only the highest praise concerning
MisS Grace Cameron and her opera
company , who will be seen In that
popular production , "Little Dollle
Dimples , " at the Auditorium Satur
day night.
H. M. Eaton , commissioner of public
lands and buildings , has been notified
that the last of the Boyd county farm
ers whose land was recently appraised
were willing to take the land at the
valuation mnde by the state board of
educational lands.
Carl Steinbare , who committed sui
cide near Humphrey , ended his life
with a homemade poison. Ho made
the poisonous mixture principally out
of phosphorus dissolved from the ends
of matches. After the poison began
to take effect Stelnbaro .sent his little
boy after a doctor in order to be re
lieved of the pain. He died before the
doctor arrived.
Among the many novel offerings of
the Grace Cameron company to bo
seen in "Little Dolllo Dimples , " at
the Auditorium , Saturday night , is
one of the greatest Russian dancers
ever seen in this country. She Is
known as Emma King , the whirlwind
dancer and was first seen In this coun
try two years ago with the famous
Russian Ballet Troupe , which played
at Hammerstein"s New Yorlc Roof
Garden all summer.
Mrs. Elton Sherdeman , who with her
husband recently moved to Norfolk
from Lincoln , was a playmate of Grace
Cameron , the actress , In Falls City
not very many years ago. Mr. Sherde
man is traveling out of Norfolk for the
Rock Island plow company. A sister
of Mr. Sherdeman , Miss Renee Slier-
( Ionian , Is making her home with hor' '
brother.
A new hind onioo for South DnUotn
In provided In n bill Introduced In the
Mounto by Senator ( Iambic of South
Duhotn providing for the ostabllKhmont
of a now hind district In South Dakota
with Iho ollloo nt Lommon , S. D. The
now dlntrlct IH to be composed of the
northern purls of Butte and Shannon
counties , embracing a trnct of about
1,000.000 acres not now accessible teat
at the present land offices.
HORSE HIT THE LANTERN
Then the Flames Spread Quickly and
the Barn Was Burned ,
Pierce , Neb. , Jan. 21. Special to
The News : The ringing of the lire
bell aroused people nt about 4 o'clock
to find that the barn of T. A. Lea was
burning. Mr , Lea lives just outside
the Incorporation and hence the fire
men wore unable to lay hose to the
flames and the barn was a total loss.
The fire originated In an unusual way.
Mr. Lea was up early to take his
daughter to her school where she wnt
teaching in the country. Taking a
lantern to the barn ho hung It on a
Vug nenr one of his horses' head.
The horse in 'throwing his head aroumj
knocked the lantern off and broke the
globe. The barn Is arranged with a
feedway and -horses on each side.
The lantern fell into loose hay and
Instantly the llanies spread. There
were nineteen head of llvo stock In
flip barn nt the iimo but all were
'saved. Mr. Lea was painfully but not
dangerously burned in rescuing the
live stock and trying to extinguish the
llames. The loss is about $500 with
only one hundred nnd fifty dollars in
surance.
STAR ON TWOJJONTINENTS
Miss Grace Cameron Has Delighted
Europe as Well as America.
The dainty little comic opera star ,
Grace Cameron , who Is to appear with
her big musical company at the Audi
torium in Norfolk Saturday night , has
not only captured the hearts of the
American people but has almost as
large a following in London , Berlin ,
Paris , Cape Town , Johannesburg , and
In fact all the larger cities of the
world , as she has had In America.
During her famous career with such
celebrated organizations as "The Bos-
tonlans , " "Poxy Qulller , " Henry W.
Savage's grand opera company , "The
Telephone Girl , "Tho French Maid , "
"The Girl From Paris , " "Nancy
Brown , " "When Johnnie Comes March
ing Home , " "The Tenderfoot , " "Piff
Paff Pouff , " etc. , etc , Miss Cameron
has never played a part that she did
not make a pronounced hit in , and has
never had or given a bad performance
in all her life. This is attributed as a
good and sufficient reason for her
present popularity , for as Edwin Booth
often said : "The success or failure
of actors depends upon their ability
and willingness to keep faith with their
public. "
The life of a conscientious actress
is a most difficult one. Miss Cameron
devotes her entire life to the public
and her dally habits and routine of
living Is made to coincide with her
views to keeping faith with her public
so that she will never have to disap
point her audiences.
First is the delicate care of the
throat , next the vigilance In keeping
the tones of the voice properly placed ;
then there Is the morning plunge , the
regular massage and the usual care of
the health , the French , Italian and Ger
man lesson and In fact the whole life
of a conslcentious prima donna Is ex
pended in the Interests of the public
and in the effort to keep faith with
the public.
SIX YOUNG MEN ANSWER CIVIL
SERVICE QUESTIONS.
NORFOLK CARRIER OR CLERK
Applicants for Position In the Norfolk
Postal Service Are Examined by
Val Light , Secretary of the Local
Examining Board.
Six young men , five living in Norfolk
and one In Madison , took civil service
examinations at the Norfolk federal
building Wednesday on the chance of
gaining the position of carrier or clerk
In the Norfolk postoflice. The exam
inations were conducted by Val Light ,
secretary of the local examining hoard.
Those who took the examinations
were : Ernest A. Arnett , Madison ;
Lorln F. Brueggeman , Herman F.
Haase , Harrison G. Peters , James E.
Thomas and Herbert L. W. Wichman
of Norfolk.
The examination lasted four hours
and a half and consisted of tests In
spelling , arithmetic , letter writing ,
copying , penmanship and geography.
The papers will bo forwarded to Wash
ington , D. C. , where the successful con
testants will he accorded a place on
the eligible list for a period of one
year.
As soon as the necessary papers are
received In Norfolk an examination
will he given for the position of store
keeper and ganger In the revenue de
partment. Frank R. Bartley of Neligh
will take this examination.
A Prophetic Song.
"Nebraska Is Going Dry. " At least
that's what the members of the Nor
folk W. C. T. U. sing.
Tuesday afternoon the W. C. T. U.
met at the Brewer home nnd they
closed the meeting all "
by singing "Ne
braska Is Going Dry. "
Twenty-five women were present at
the meeting. The afternoon's program
was arranged by Mrs. Kldder , Lunch
was served.
MACHINE THAT AUTOMATICALLY
TIES BALES OF HAY ,
INVENTED BY W P EVANS
Commercial Club Investigating the
Merits of the Machine With Purpose
of Promoting a Plant to Manufacture
Them Here.
A now buy prosH Invented by Walter
P. Evims of Meadow Grove and which
Is expected by its inventor to revolu
tionize the hay press business Will be
tine of the llrst things to ho investigat
ed by the Norfolk Commercial club
In Its 1908 program.
Evaus first conceived the Idea of the
new press about fourteen ycnra ago.
His invention wus perfected within the
past year. Quo machine has already
been constructed nnd js said to be
working satisfactorily. C , W. Carr of
Meadow Grove helped build this first
machine and will Hharo in the patent
rights. ' '
The feature of the no'w press Is au
automatic tier. It in claimed to be the
only press In the country which ties
its own bales.
Not cheapness , but economy pj operation -
oration Is the advantage claimed for
Evans' now hay press. It IB claimed
that the prosB docs away with three
men , with a feeder and two tiers , it
is said by the Inventor that where
seven men with an old style press bale
from twenty-five to thirty tons of hay
in a ten-hour day , four men with the
new press Can halo fifty tons' . The
price of baling hay , It Is said , would
drop from $1.20 to 75c a ton. By at
taching the press to a threshing machine -
chine , straw , it is said , could ho put
up for GO cents a ton , a price that
would open a new field for the hay
press.
The Evans hay press Is expected to
sell at the price of Iho best presses ,
about $1,000. It was estimated by
Evans that a capital of about $100,000
would bo required by the manufactur
ing company.
Mr. Evans has taken the matter up
with directors of the Commercial club ,
who at present view the new presw
with favor. The sugar factory build-
ins lias been suggested as a possible
location for the industry If brought to
Norfolk- .
During the next few weeks the Com
mercial club directors may be expected
to try to turn themselves into hay
press authorities.
Mr. Evans is thirty-three years old.
He was in the newspaper business at
Meadow Grove until the last year erse
so , Rince which he has blven his time
to his hay press. He Is a son of C.
S. Evans , editor of the Norfolk Times-
Tribune , who has a reputation as an
Inventor nnd who has a practical in
vention on the market in a new paper
folder.
CHERRY COUNTY ASSESSORS.
List of Deputies Named for the Va
rious Precincts.
Valentine , Neb. , Jan. 22. Special to
The News : P. II. Young , county as
sessor , has appointed the following
deputy assessors : Wm. E. Haley , Val
entine precinct ; C. W. Bennett , Cleve
land and Dewey Lake ; C. W. Cramer ,
Table ; T. F. Kelley , Minnechnduza ;
Chas. Hudson , Kewanee and Sparks ;
Wm. Kennedy , Kennedy ; Barney Mc-
Nitt , Loup ; J. M. Uehling , Pleasant
Hill and Goose Creek ; J. W. Grooves ,
Wood Lake ; Dan Barnes , Glllispieand
Barley ; Wm. Rlcketts , Ell ; E. B. Quib-
blp , Merrlman ; Ira Johnson , Irving
and Lavaka ; Alex Burr , Mother and
Buffalo Lake ; Capt. Osborne , Steen ;
M Mone , Cody ; Alois Shaefer , Nenzel
and Sharp's Ranch ; Wray , Georgia ;
Sweeney , Enlow ; Wm. Heelan , Schle-
gc-1 ; Earnest Heth , River ; W. D. Spen
ser , German ; .
A little excitement was stirred up
yesterday afternoon when a team be
longing to Albert Haley of Sparks took
fright and ran away pell mell down
Main fatreet. He was loading freight
at the depot when they started and
was not in the wagon. Fortunately
there was a clear space down the
street and no damage resulted beyond
the spilling of some of the load.
The building recently occupied by II.
Hoening as a piano store has been
rented by Elmer Bristol , who Is going
to stock It with groceries and open a
grocery store. Mr. Hoening is now
managing the Fair store.
MISSOURI RIVER CONGRESS
Norfolk Delegation Attends Big Meet
ing In Sioux City.
G. D. Butterfield , J. B. Maylard , C.
E. Burnham and Henry Haase , mem
bers of Norfolk's delegation to the
Missouri River Navigation congress at
Sioux City Wednesday and Thursday ,
left Norfolk Wednesday morning to
attend the big meeting which is to pull
for the opening of the Missouri river
to navigation.
L. A. Rothe , the fifth member of the
city delegation , was threatened with
an attack of the grip and was unable
to leave on the morning train , although
he expected to attend at least one ses
sion of the convention.
W. P. Logan , appointed a delegate
by Governor Sheldon , left at noon for
Sioux City.
Interest in the future of the Mis
souri river is strong all over the west ,
where river navigation Is expected to
help freight rates.
What has become of the old fash
ioned boy who believed that a hair
from a horse's tall , kept six weeks ,
would turn Into a snake ? And of
the old-fnshloned boy who believed
that the bug known as "money bug , "
if kept long enough , would turn Into
money ? ,
