Nebraska Newspapers

    THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOURNAL : FRIDAY , JANUARY 24. 1008
NUMBER WHICH THE WOMEN'S
CLUB EXPECTS TO HAVE.
BY THE FIRST DAY OF JULY
Fine Collection of Standard Works
Which Will be Turned Over to the
Committee of the Carnegie Building
on the First of July.
The Woman's club , wlioHo energy
ntul perseverance nrc responsible for
Ihe starling of n llbrnry In Norfolk ,
expect to bnvo 1,000 volnmoH of Btan-
clnrdvorl < 8 to turn over to Hie Car
negie llbrnry cominltteo on the first
of .Inly. The women of thlH club start-
cd n llbrnry In n small way n few
years ago. gathering together ns nmny
liooUs ns funds would allow nt the. out-
oet , since which time they have been
nccumulatlng new hooks nntl they con
fidently expect to hnve n thousand vol
umes by the ilrst of .Inly.
The library IH maintained In n room
Sn the IllHhop block , which Is opened
jit stated Intervals and In charge of a
librarian , and It Is well patronized by
the people of the city.
The success attending the effort to
flpcnre a Carnegie building for Nor-
lolk must very largely bo credited to
the woman's club.
New Books.
The following Is the list of hooks
recently added to the public library :
An Kncoro Margaret Deland.
The Old Peabody Pew Kate Doug
Ins \Vlggln.
At the Sign of the Jacko'lantorn
Myrtle Heed.
Romance of an Old Fashioned Gen
tlemnn F. llopklnson Smith.
The Little City of Hope Marlon
Crawford.
The Second Ocnornllon Phillips.
Satan Sanderson Hives.
The Stooping Lady Hewlett.
Domestic Adventures Josephine D
Dncnn.
Liza Tnrgenelff.
When Molly Was Six White.
Red Coat Captain Olllvant.
With Mask and Mitt Dudley.
The Crimson Sweater Barhour.
The Little Colonel's Knight Comes
Hiding Annie Johnston.
Abhle Ann , Martin.
Captain June Alice Hegan Rice.
Motor Uoys of the Plains Young.
The Rival Campers Ashore Smith
Five Little Peppers' Llttlo Drowr
House Sydney.
The librarian wishes to call alien
lion to some of the new additions :
"The Old Peabody Pew" Is a sweet
pure New England tale , In Mrs. Wig
ttln's best style.
"An Encore" Is another of the Oil
Chesler lales In which Margaret De
land has given us a renewed acquaint
ance with dear old Dr. Lavender.
The library also cohlains n nice llsi
of the American statesmen series.
To the books of travels has beer
added "Through the Gates of The
Netherlands , " by Mary E. Waller.
The juvenile department Is illlei
with much of the best literature foi
children , historical and instructive as
well ns fiction.
Little Colonel Scries.
The many admirers of the "Little
Colonel" have been delighted to set
her picture nt the library and to know
she Is n really , truly girl. Book dealers
ors all say that since Ihe days of Miss
Alcott no author has taken so stronj
n hold on the children that the de
maud is steady , not fluctuating , foi
Ler books. At the Indiana Stale Fed
eration of Women's Clubs Mrs. John
ston was given an ovation. The ex
oellence and charm of Mrs. Johnston's
work is absolutely to be depended on
Hi Every young girl who reads her book !
ll'i ' will be the better for knowing so love
ly a character. Mrs. Budenwel
known to people In Norfolk and i
writer for the Indianapolis Star am
Cincinnati Enquirer , kindly loaned tin
picture and also writes :
! "Mrs. Annie Fellows Johnston , anther
thor of 'The Lltllc Colonel , ' Is not m ;
personal friend , but we have a nuitna
friend In Mrs. Mary Lawton , widow o
deneral Henry I awton of Peewce Val
ley , Ky. . who this week terminated i
visit here with Dr. and Mrs. E. V
Green.
"Mrs. Lawton and family figure li
the Llttlo Colonel scries because o
their social relations with the Cochrai
family , 'The Little Colonel' being Mis
Hnttle Cochrnne In real life.
"Mrs. Lawton lb Mrs. Walton In th
books and her daughters Frances
Katherine and Louise are , in the sc
vlts , Allison , Kittle and Ellse Walton
Manly Lawton , her son , bears th
name of Randall. Mrs. Craig , niothe
of Mrs. Lawton , we recognize n
Ginndma Mclntyre. Aunt Allison 1
Miss Frances Craig , sister to Mrs
Lawton. and the "Two Little Knight
of Kentucky" are Craig and Wlllian
Oulbertson , her nephews , who live wit'
their parents In Louisville , Ky.
'The Little Colonel' has visile
twice in Martlnsville for a month eac ;
lime and I have met her almost dnll
during her visits. She Is n charmln
young girl not at all affected or In th
least spoiled by the prestige that th
books have given her. Mrs. Lawto
is a devoted mother and constant !
with her young daughters. Miss Cocl
vane Is with them much at their horn
tuid when they are making visits s
that their lives arc very closely Intel
woven.
"Mrs. Annie Fellows Johnston wa
left a widow with three small chlldrei
to support and educate. Naturnll ;
Sifted In the line of literary worlc , I
particular that of child life , she wa
encouraged by her hosts of friends t
devote her time and talents to th
writing of more hooks after the firs
one ( which I think was entitled 'Bl |
Brother' ) was successful on the mai
Itet.
During a visit to Peewco Vnlle ;
Mra. JohnKton heard so many Inci
dents connected by ( he babyhood of
little Untile Cochran thnt she an
nounced her Intention to write n story
about the child and her grandfather
who has since died. The story Is true
to the letter and when the author be
gan to collect material for the work It
grew so fascinating that It was 1m-
posHlblo not to continue from volume
ono to volume two and after they were
printed the demand for more cnmo BO
Insistent that they were continued and
ten coiiatltuto the series. The one
which wns published for the holidays ,
'The Little Colonel's Knight Comes
Riding By , ' It Is said will bo the Inst
book of the series. A good part of
this book la fiction pure and simple ,
but you will find that Mnrtlnsvlllo's
famous mineral springs hnve favorable
mention. The visit of which the book
speakH was made hero In May and
June of this year. "
ROCKEFELLER'S PROFITS CUT.
The Sun is Helping to Reduce Earn
ings.
"The sun Is pulling our mutual friend
John D. Rockefeller out of some of
his earned profits , " remarked N. A.
Ralnbolt this morning gazing at the
calendar. "It Is Indeed an unobserv
ant person who hns not noted that the
period of day light Is getting gradu
ally longer nnd longer. "
"Today from sunrise to sundown Is
ten hours , twelve minutes and thirteen
seconds.
"Since December 22 the days have
been growing longer and the people
have been using less light. Rocke
feller's profits are being cut , the Nor
folk electric light company is having
Its profits cut each day and the gas
company is also losing.
"Now Rockefeller Is n canny man
and loves his profits. You'd think
that ho would get out an Injunction
against the sun. He ought to hold
it down to union hours. "
MULE GEOGRAPHY.
A Farmer's Place Located Two Miles
Beyond the Mules ,
A farmer appeared at the Norfolk
ofllce of the Nebraska telephone com
pany. He wanted a telephone on hla
farm. Where did he live ? That was
the rub. "Well , " said the farmer re
flecting. "I live just two miles the
other side of Ihose brown mules. "
The fanner has his telephone but It
wasn't located according to the mule
geography.
West Point News.
West Point , Neb. , Jan. IS. Special
to The News : Frederic Gaster , one
of the odlest setllers of Cnmlng coun
ty and an original homesteader , died
at his farm home this morning at the
age of 79. Mr. Gaster has been a res
ident of Cnmlng county over forty
years and has always taken a promi
nent part in the upbuilding and devel
opment of the Elkhorn valley. He
tiled of cancer of the stomach , his ad
vanced age militating against the cure
of his malady. Ho leaves a large fam
ily of .sons and daughters and a large
estate. He was one ot the best known
of the early pioneers , a man of rugged
honesty and much respected in the
community where ho lived so long.
The spring term of the Cnmlng coun
ty district court will convene at West
Point on February C with Judge Guy
F. Graves of Ponder on the bench.
William Dill has been selected as
chairman of the county board of su
pervisors. Dill Is a republican , the
first one to be thus honored In many
years. He has also been elected pur
chasing agent for the county.
At a meeting of the creditors of
Feehan Brothers , who made an assign
ment for the benefit of their creditors ,
Olio Kerl of West Point was unani
mously elecled assignee of the estate
and has taken possession. The Fee
han Brothers operated a saloon in this
city for about eighteen months.
County Assessor John Clatanoff has
appointed the following as township
assessors for Cumlng county : Baiv
croft , Charles Kramer ; Cleveland , M ,
M. Tyrrell ; Grant , John Skala ; Elaine ,
John Lueschen ; Wlbiier , George Lehm
kuhl ; Beemer , Birch Bowyer ; Logan
Frank Kafka ; Neligh , John Koehler ;
Gai-field , Charles A. Anderson ; Elk
horn , A. W. Toelle ; Mismarck , G
Koopmans ; Lincoln , Jos. Schulte ; St
Charles , William Ollgmueller ; Cum
Ing , S. P. Johnson ; West Point , F. J
Malchow.
The new officers of the Moden :
Woodmen of America , who were elect
ed In December , were Installed or
Monday evening. They are : Consul
Al. Harlline ; advisor. Fro nit Miller ;
banker , B. G. Hermann ; clerk , Augusl
Hanfl ; escort , H. S. Hadler ; watch
man , Fred Kloth ; sentry , JTerman Wll
do ; camp physician , Dr. H. L. Wells ;
manager , F. J. Brazda.
RACE MEN TO BANQUET.
Delegates at the Monday Meeting tc
be Entertained.
Next Monday wher the annual meet
Ing of the North Nebraska Short Ship
mcnt Race circuit Is held In Norfoll
the delegates In attendance will be en
tertalned at a smoker or banquet Ir
the evening at the Oxnard hotel.
The presidents and secretaries o :
the local associations are delegates tc
the general association meeting.
COLDS AND GRIP.
Prevalence of Complaints Is Chargec
Against Unusual Weather.
While the "open winter" has led t (
an unusual amount of sickness In tbli
vicinity , most of the cases of lllnesi
have been colds and attacks of th <
grip.
grip.From the point of fatalities the winter
tor has not been unhealthy In Norfolk
There has been but one death In tin
city during the present month.
The death rate In Norfolk Is always
low ,
WHY J. K. MACOMBER CHANGED
FROM SCIENCE TO LAW.
N. A. RAINBOLT FIGURED IN IT
Mr. Macomber Was a Professor In the
Ames College , When a Little Per
sonal Application of Law Caused
Him to Change Professions.
J. K. Macomber , one of the lending
attorneys of Dos Molnes , Iowa , nnd
one of Sewer Contraclor 0. P. Her-
rlck'H lawyers In the Intter's big suit
against Norfolk , owes his present pro
fession to a peculiar incident In which
N. A. Rnlnbolt of Norfolk figured. In
cidentally Mr. Macomber was In Nor
folk yesterday looking tip matters con
nected with the Ilerrlck suit and was
the guest of his old friend , Mr. Raln
bolt.
Nearly thirty years ago Mr. Macom
ber was not a lawyer but a professor
of physics and mathematics In the
Iowa state college at Ames. At that
time n now scheme In lightning rods
was flourishing over this western coun
try , filling the coffers of the promot
ers with much gold and silver. This
lightning rod graft was based on a
claim that lightning rods could be
built without ground connections but
so constructed that the electricity ,
once lightning struck the rod , would
bo diffused again In the air.
Professor Macomber wrote an ar
ticle characterizing the whole thing as
Impossible and a fraud. The new rods
were bringing in a rich harvest and
the Amos professor was promptly sued
for $50,000 damages In the federal
courts.
N. A. Ralnbolt was one of the attor
neys engaged to defend the scientist.
In preparing the defense affidavits
were secured from a number of the
world's famous scientists of America
and Europe. The latest knowledge
and the most authentic facts that the
world knew about elcctrlclly and light
ning rods were collected.
When the affidavits were filed in
court the $50,000 damage suit was has
tily dismissed. But for the defendant
the results of the suit did not end
with the dismissal of the case. From
his forced plunge Into law he decided
to become a student of law. So Mr.
Macomber gave up his position In the
college and wont Into a lawyer's office
to read law. And in time ho became
ono of the best lawyers in Iowa.
Mrs. Macomber Is well known among
students of travel. A remarkably well-
traveled woman and a thorough lin
guist she has conducted many parties
of studenls lo Europe and even lo the
far east.
Mr. Macomber while In Norfolk
placed the local end of the Herrlck
suit against the city in the hands of
Attorney M. D. Tyler.
Battle Creek.
Lambert Kerbcl and his brother ,
Joseph Kerbel moved to Spencer , Boyd
county , Tuesday. Lambert Kerbel sold
his dwelling In Highland park to Jos
eph F. Sob , who took possession at
once.
Gotlleib Sibbol has rented his farm
one mile north of town to Reimer
Gardels.
Robert Pierce departed Wednesday
for an extended visit with relatives
at Rural Retroal , Va.
W. H. Slocker was visiting the lat
ter part of last week at the home of
his daughter , Mrs. Oliver Miller , at
Orchard.
Al Vandoventer was here Friday on
business from Madison.
Henry Schmidt of Oakdale has
moved here on one of Al Ommerman's
farms north of town.
Lots of people are on the sick list
at present , at least ten out of a hund
red.
Adolph Mantey moved lo this place
with his family from Meadow Grove
Monday and occupy the Connelly
house on the west side.
Tom Crook , who is employed at
Nerick's meat market , accldently shol
a rifle bullet into his right foot , at the
railroad station Sunday night. He
immediately was taken up town tc
Dr. Tanner's ofllce and the doctor
tried to do all ho could for him , but
at present the bullet is still In hU
foot and causes htm considerable trou
hie. The young man came here about
four months ago from Bassett , where
he is well known.
C. C. Christiansen was hero the letter
tor part of last week visiting his bro
ther , Andrew Christiansen and fam
lly.
lly.Al
Al Ommorman was here Tuesdaj
from Norfolk on business.
Tuesday Chas. Miles shipped one
carload of catllo and Frank Huddle
one carload of hogs.
The Bailie Creek "lid" has beer
screwed down slill Ughler. Tables have
been banished from Ihe Baltic Creel' '
saloons. All tables , including hot !
card tables and pool tables , have beer
ordered removed from the saloons
Dice games are also placed under the
lid restrlcllons. Hereafler Ihe llllle
"bones" won't roll In Batlle Creek.
Geo. Brechler , a banker at Page
was visiting relatives and friends here
Sunday.
Eugene Crook was over here Wed
nesday from Foster.
During the first seven days of the
month 1,004 head of catlle , hogs ant
sheep were shipped out of Stanton foi
the South Omaha markets.
The Battle Creek Enterprise reports
the arrival of a lltlle son at the home
of T. D. Preece.
J. C. Cottrell , a former proprletoi
of the Osmond roller mills , Is the defendant
fondant In a sensational divorce suit
filed against him by his wife. The wife
asks for $20,000 permanent alimony
claiming that her husband Is wortl :
about $00,000. Mr. Cottrell Is mayoi
of Klugsley and a state representa
tive from Plymouth county , In. Cot
trell Is chnrged with having Improper
relations with another woman.
Mr. and Mrs. Ward M. Brnyton of
Stuart and tlaughteis have gone on n
trip to old Mexico nnd up the Pacific
coast to Washington. They will return
the first of May by way of Denver.
Tom Cnrlyle , who formerly run n
hardware store at Wlsner , Is a nephew
of John G. Carlyle. Cleveland's famous
cabinet officer. Tom Garble wns In
West Point recently nnd wns quite
sick for some time.
REMOVED THE MISSOURI RIVER.
Dividing Line No Longer Appears on
Rock Island's Mileage Book.
The Rock Islnnd rnllroad hns done
a now thing. It has removed the Mis
souri river from the mileage book
map. It announces a new mileage
book to be placed on sale February
15 , which will be good on either side
of the river. The book will be good
for one thousand miles and will soil
nt $20. It will be good for ono year
from date of sale. It will be honored
on all Rock Island system lines , on
the Frisco lines , on the Chicago and
Eastern Illinois between Chicago and
St. Louis and between Danville and
SI. Louis nnd on the Bullngton line
between Burlington and St. Louis.
The book Is good for more than one
person east of the Missouri river and
good for one person only west of the
river. In Colorado , South Dakota
and Louisiana the equivalent of one
and one-half miles will be taken from
the book for each mile traveled , while
In New Mexico six miles will be taken
for each four miles traveled.
NO ICE HARVEST HERE YET.
A Thickness of Only Eight or Nine
Inches Caused by Warm Weather.
George Stalcup , who is one of Nor
folk's big Ice gatherers , jestorday In
vestigated the condition of the ice
in the lake above the sugar factory
and found the Ice to be eight or nine
inches thick. With favorable weather
Mr. Stalcup will begin putting up Ice
the first of next week.
No Ice has been put up In Norfolk
yet.
yet.G.
G. W. Schwenk's new Ice house Is
completed nnd ready to receive sever
al thousand tons of ice as soon as the
river is frozen sufficiently to permit
Ice culling.
DUE TO APPENDICITIS.
Another Change Made Necessary in
the Norfolk Teaching Force.
There has been anolhcr change in
the Norfolk leaching force. Tills time
it was due to appendicitis.
Miss Katherine Willis of Dorchesler ,
elecled lo Ihe Fourlh grade In the
Grant school following Miss Judd's
resignation , has to go to the hospital
Inslead of coming to Norfolk. Miss
Willis has had an allack of appendl-
cllls.
cllls.Miss
Miss Cutlery of Pllger , a sister of
Miss Addy Cutlery who is already on
Ihe leaching force , has been called
to Norfolk and will be regularly elect
ed to fill Ihe vacancy as soon as Ihe
board can meet. Miss Glittery has
taught at North Bend.
THE CITY DIRECTORY.
Citizens Should Help Make it as Com
plete as Possible.
If a young man or woman calls at
your home with a pad during the com
ing week , don't lock your door. It
won't bo an agent but enumerator for
the new city dlreclory that F. S. Robl-
son Is to publish In Norfolk.
The work of listing Norfolk citizens
for the directory will begin Monday.
The entire city will be covered twice
in order to check names and render
the dlreclory accurate. The canvass
is expected to be completed In a week.
Among Norfolk business men Mr.
Roblson Is finding plenty of support
for his directory.
The directory will be published In
about three weeks.
DEATH FROM APPENDICITIS.
Joseh B. Gerken , a West Point Young
Man , Dies Suddenly.
West Point , Jan. 17. Special to The
News : Joseph B. Gerken , assistant
in the office of the county treasurer ,
died Wednesday of appendicitis. The
deceased became 111 a week ago and
was removed to the Emergency hos
pital at the Home of the Aged , for
treatment and Dr. A. P. Condon , of
Omaha , sent for to perform the oper
ation. It developed later that the
operation had been deferred too long ,
the patient being too weak to with
stand the shock. He gradually sank
until death relieved his sufferings.
The deceased was In his twenty-
fifth year and was a young man of ex
ceedingly good ability and bright
promise. He leaves a widowed mother
and a numerous family of brothers and
sisters to survive him. The remains
will be Inlerred Friday morning under
Catholic auspices , Ihe local branch of
the Calhollc Mutual Benefit Associa
tion having charge of the funeral ar
rangements.
Judge Guy T. Graves has set the
terms of court for the year 1908 of
the several counties In the eighth
judicial district as follows : Cumlng
county , February 3 and September 14 ;
Dakota county , February 17 and Sept
ember 28 ; Stanton county , March 2
and October 19 ; Cedar county , March
1C and November 9 ; Dlxon counly ,
March 30 and November 30 ; Thurs-
ton county , April 13 and October 5.
The first day of each term Is set for
the hearing of applications for citizen
ship.
J. H. Conley , of Norfolk is In West
Point in the interest of the Fraternal
Order of Eagles , of which he Is state
deputy. The prospects for the or
ganization of a strong lodge of this
order In West Point are good.
Try a News want ad.
SMALL NUGGETT FOUND IN THE
CRAW OF A DUCK.
ON THE FARM OF H. C. STANCE
Piece of Gold the Size of a Small Bul
let Is Found , Which Is Pronounced
the Real Thing by Competent Au
thority.
Madison county's gold crop Is lookIng -
Ing up. Additional reports of gold be
ing picked up by fowls are coming In.
II. C. Slnnge , n prominent fnrmor
of Buttle Creek precinct , cnmo to Nor
folk Saturday with a particle of gold
the size of n small bullet that had
been found in n duck's craw. Mr.
Stange took the particle of yellow
metal to George II. Burton's where
the metal wns tested and found to be
gold.
gold.Mr.
Mr. Stange lives about two miles
south of the Elkhorn rlvor and about
eight miles southwest of Norfolk. At
different times small pieces of gold
have been found In chickens and
ducks on the Stange farm.
Mr. Stango has no designs on a
slock company as he ndmlls thnt the
gold has hardly been found In paying
quantities.
Chickens and ducks have been in
dustrious miners on several Madison
county farms. Gold has been found
on Ihe farm of Peter Bussey.
The jeweler who examined the par
ticle of gold said thai it was a gold
nugget weighing about a pennyweight.
He said that It was about twenty-throe
karat. The value of the little piece
of gold was placed at about eighty
cents.
Gold eating ducks are valuable for
they easily double their value.
SATURDAY SIFTINGS.
G. R. Burton is In Omaha.
John R. Hays Is home from Omaha.
Miss Buchholz went to Stanton Sat
urday.
L. A. Rotho wont to Lynch on busi
ness Friday.
Miss Luree Beemer of Lincoln is
visiting Miss Fate Burnham.
Mrs. L. C. Taylor nnd Mrs. S. E.
Saundcrs visited in Bonesteel Friday.
Mrs. A. B. Lane lias returned to
Council Bluffs after a visit in Norfolk.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Owen returned
at noon from a short visit to Omaha.
Rev. and Mrs. J. C. S. Wellls visited
at the home of H. G. Coryell In Plain-
view Friday.
L. B. Nicola Is moving Into the house
recently vacated by S. M. Braden on
The Heights.
Nelson Shaw of Deadwood Is In Nor
folk on a visit with his sister , Mrs.
A. M. Leach.
Miss Margaret Hamilton , who Is
teaching school near Crelghton , came
home to spend Sunday with her pa
rents.
The B. B. C. met with Mrs. S. E.
Saunders Thursday afternoon. Light
refreshments were served.
Mrs. Chas. Evans nnd Mrs. Frank
Muffiey of Meadow Grove are visiting
with her son , C. E. Evans.
Spencer Butterficld , on account of
an attack of the grip , has had to post
pone his return to Ames college a few
days.
Bruce Sires , a real estale man of
Plainview , was In the city over night
on his way to Derby , Iowa , to attend
the funeral of his mother.
C. J. Horn , hog salesman for the
W. F. Denny & Co. live stock commis
sion merchants of South Omaha , Is In
Norfolk visiting Adrian Craig.
Among the day's out of town visit
ors In Norfolk were : D. McLeod ,
Brunswick ; C. A. Johnson , Fairfax , S.
D. ; Knox Tipple , Stanton ; Charles
Paul , Creighton ; T. Hoover , Battle
Creek ; Miss Ida E. Seldel , Stanton ;
A. J. Bccbe , Butte ; Robert M. Peyton ,
Creighton ; Matt Hey , Herrlck , S. D. ;
W. G. Shlpman , Randolph.
R. C. Smith has the grip.
Mrs. G. A. Young has been sick.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. M. R. Frazer ,
a son.
Miss Anna Herrman Is III with an
attack of the grip.
District court in Stanton county will
convene Monday with Judge Graves
on the bench.
Michael Rooney , jr. , of Battle Creek
who has been very sick with typhoid
fever , Is in a fair way towards re
covery.
Miss Florence Bauch of Madison
has been teaching in the Wchenkle
district on account of the sickness of
the teacher , Miss Agnes Flynn of this
city.
Madison will be rcpresenled at the
state firemen's convention at Nebraska
City by Chief A. V. Smith , Will Pin-
ney , Roy Hardesty and Ross Wll-
berger.
A bulldog belonging to Officer W. II.
Llvlnston of Soulh Norfolk has been
poisoned. The dog was considered a
valuable animal and the poisoning
aroused considerable indignation.
Senator F. J. Hale of Atkinson , his
son , P. G. Hale , and two daughters ,
Misses Virginia and Elizabeth Hale ,
came down from Atkinson to atlend
the Elk's anniversary dancing party
Friday evening.
The Norfolk National bank now has
the use of two additional rooms for
Its banking quarters. An extension
was recently added to the Mast block
to give the bank more ample facilities.
The two extra rooms have been finish
ed.
Johnnie and Jlmmle and Nellie and
Kate were promoted Friday. In nil
the grade schools of Norfolk the sem
ester promotions wore announced Fri
day afternoon. Monday the new sem
ester begins. About half the pupils
will have new teachers.
The farmers' telephone company at
Madison at Its annual election chose
the following officers ; Oscar Sunder
man , president nnd manager ; Paul
Remior , treasurer : 11. C. Hnsklns ,
seeietnry. Mr. HiiHkliiH will look after
Ihe coitHtriictlon of new lines.
The Sunday school teachers' train
lug clans will meet Tuesday evening
at the Christian church Instead of
Monday evening. That night tin
Temple quartet appears at the Audi
torlum under the nnsplcles of the
high school lecture course.
The W. C. T. IT. will entcrlnln nil
Interested In the cause of temperance
nt the home of Mrs. Brewer on Tues
day afternoon. All who desire to nt-
tend nre to Inform Mrs. Bnllantync ,
as carriages will bo provided for those
who go. The carriages will leave for
Mrs. Brewer's homo at 2 p. in.
\ \ \ J. Sladclmnn , manager of the
Norfolk Long Distance Telephone
company was one of the speakers nt
a banquet given In connection with the
independent telephone association In
Lincoln. Mr. Sladclmnn WIIH nlso uanv
ed ns chnlrmnu of nn auditing coin *
in It tee appointed nt the Mate meeting.
Ing.
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A revolver that Isn't n revolver nt
nil , but an Ink well , guards Train
master K. O. Mount's desk nt his office
at the Junction. The Ink well on Its
upper side Is a perfect Imitation of n
revolver nnd lying consplclously on
the trainmaster's desk suggests some
of the outside tales of the "Norfolk
habit" of gun carrying.
A. J. Dtirland , who won a $1,000
judgment ngnlnst Contractor O. P.
Horrlck of Dos Molnes as the result
of alleged damage to his First streol
property from sewer trench blasting ,
will not have the judgment which he
obtained in Justice Rlseley's court con
tested In the district court , owing to
the failure of Herrlck to file the nee-
cssnry transcript in the dlstricl court.
The postolllco department hns found
the columns of The News an effective
publicity medium. There was recent
ly announced In The News n postofllce
civil service examination lo be held
next Wednesday. Immediately follow
ing ( lie publication of the announce
ment Val Light , secretary of Ihe ex
amining board , received over a score
of applications. Some of the appli
cations came from Ihe Rosebud coun
try in South Dakota. The examina
tions are given In the Norfolk federal
building.
The small boy with more ingenuity
than hone&ty has sent the gum and
candy slot machine nt the Junction
depot back to the factory. The small
boy found n way to get his pennies
back , \\orklng an endless chain that
was disastrous to the financial stand
ing of Iho machine. So the Automatic
Sales company of Brooklyn has called
the old machine In and will provide a
new one that carries a combination
supposed to be too deep for Ihe naugh
ty small boy whose system of frenzied
finance has temporarily retired the
Brooklyn company from the Norfolk
field.
field.Madison
Madison county will have a dele
gation of twenty-one In the democrat
ic stale convention called to meet In
Omaha on March Si. Other north Ne
braska counties arc entitled to the
following representation in the conven
tion to pick delegates to the Denver
convention : Antelope county , 7 ;
Boone , fl ; Boyd , 7 ; Brown , 3 ; Cedar ,
20 ; Cherry , G ; Cumlng , 25 ; Dlxon , 11 ;
Holt , 18 ; Keya Paha. 2 ; Knox. 17 ;
Pleice , 9 ; Rock , 3 ; Stnnton , 10 ; Wayne
11. Douglas county will hnve 130
votes , Lancaster county 40. The lotal
number of dolcgalcs alloled is 1,058.
If fifty democratic voters file a peti
tion with the county committee before
February 14 the county delegation
shall be selected by n primary election.
Rev. Thomas Bilholl has gone to
O'Neill to assist In the revival services
at the Methodist church in O'Neill.
Otto Mecher ! , Fred Neuman , Carl
Degner and Mr. Braasch of Ixonia ,
Wis. , are in Norfolk on a visit with
friends and relatives. Mr. Melcher Is
a nephew of Julius Wichert , sr. Mr.
Neiimnn Is a nephew of Carl Winter ,
sr. Mr. Neuman lived In Norfolk a
number of years ago. It was from
Ixonia that the pioneers of this vi
cinity came.
E. P. Olmsted has returned from
Nlobrara.
J. B. Maylard Is homo from a busi
ness trip to Boyd county.
Mr. and Mrs. Schelly have been vis
iting in Stanton this week.
Mrs. J. J. Clements of Madison has
been visiting in Norfolk during the
week.
Father Trevls was expected home
Saturday from a business visit lo
Chicago.
Misses Minnie and Clara Melcher
of Osmond are visiting relatives In
the city.
A MEMORABLE PARTY.
Stafford Danced and Welch Made a
Speech.
"That party at the railroad hall at
the Junction will live in the history
of the Junction , " said a South Norfolk
man. "Of course the society reporter
saw that the party was an Interesting
social event , but I am afraid that the
reporter missed the real Important
events of the evening which will make
history.
"Pete Stafford , sr. , came to life af
ter a Rip Van Winkle sleep of twenty
years and danced three dances. Yes ,
and Pat Grotty and many others
danced again who have not danced
these many years.
"And J. J. Welsh , who captured first
prize at cards , was forced to make a
public address. A speech was de
manded and being a true Irishman
Welsh made an oration from a chair ,
an oration as graceful as Stafford's
dancing was eloquent. "
Dallas Ousts Gamblers.
Dallas , S. D. , Jan. 18. The lid was
put on Dallas today when all saloons
removed their roulette wheels and
gambling devices from their places of
business. It Is rumored hero that the
order is general throughout Gregory
county.
A
JUDGE KELLY PROMPTLY DIS
MISSED THE CASE ,
NIGHT SESSION OF COURT HELD
Contest Over County Assessorshlp of
Pierce County Results In Failure to
Make n Case by Gus Llerman Other
Contest Cases.
Pierce , Neb. , Jan. 18. Special to
The News : After consuming all day
In the trial of the contest case be
tween Gus Llerman of Hiular and E.
D. Pulclfer of Plalnvlow over the of
fice of county assessor , a night ses
sion was held last night to finish the
case. After the Introduction of the
testimony County Judge Kelley with
out hesitation dismissed the complaint
nt the cost of Llermnn nnd the prob
ability now is thnt nil contests cases
will bo dropped. In cnse Llermnn up-
penis the contests over county cleric
nnd commissioner will come on for
trial later.
The Foster saloon license case la
again being heard today by the board
of county commissioners.
Home Talent at Neligh.
Neligh , Neb. , Jan. IS.- Special to
The News : What no doubt will be
the largest crowd since the opening
week of Nollgh's new auditorium , will
be In evidence tonight at the play
house , when the Neligh Dramatic com
pany will present "Perils of a Great
City , " which Is given for the benefit
of the local I. 0. O. F. lodge. Every
reserved seat In the house was sold
yesterday noon , and It Is predicted
that standing room will bo nt n pre
mium before the curtain goes up to
night.
70 MILES FOR FIVE CENTS.
Frank Tannehill Made Trial Trip on
Chicago Elevated.
Frank Tannehill , who has just re
turned , sick with grip , from a trip to
Indiana , had the satisfaction of riding
seventy miles for n nlckle on elevated
railroad In Chicago , and could have
gone twenty miles more if he'd had
the time to do It.
He started out at daybreak to see
how far he could go for his llvo cents.
That's n great fad there now , he says.
IIo rode until 11 o'clock and could
have gone twenty more miles , but for
the fact that ho had to catch a train.
Mr. Tannehill stopped In St. Louis
and was there when the powder mill
explosion occurred. He got the grip
back In Indiana everybody In town
got It the same day. It seems to be
about the same brand of grip that
Norfolk has.
DOCTORS DON'T AGREE.
Fixing Boys' Throat Does Not Remedy
His Disposition.
Roy Bortles , the bad boy of Plain-
view who was to be reformed by hav
ing his throat operated on , has at
last been placed on the operating table
at the General hospital at Omaha. But
the Omaha doctors did not agree with
the Pierce county physicians that the
boy's disposition was due to his throat
trouble. The Omaha men said that
the lad's disposition was probably due
to the way In which he had been rear
ed.
It Is probable that a good home will
be secured for the boy.
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