TUB NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOURNAL : FU1DAV , KE13HUAUY 7 , .008
IFRDVIKENT NORFOLK PASTOR
MAY GO TO IOWA.
TO 'A PLACE IN 8HENANDOAH
% V. J. Turner of tl-c First Con-
grejvrtlonal Church of Norfolk Has
Been 'Called by the Congregational
.Church of Progressive Iowa Town.
UCT. W. J. Tumor , pastor or the
H-Mnt , CuvKrugatlnnnl I'litirch In Nor
folk for Kiivcial yinrs past , hna ro
cehed n call front ( ho Congregational
vJiureh nt Shonnndonh , Iowa , which it
I < B thought tuny hu nccoptcd.
IMembcrs of tlio Norfolk congrega
tion Elated Wednesday tliat whllo they
had Intltnutlotis of the Suonati-
call , Mr. Turner's resignation
4iad not horn placed with the church.
t < t was thought , however , thnt the mat
sler. would coino up at the prayer meet
ing Wednesday evening.
Mr. Turner has been prominently
rldcnlillcd with Norfoll : during the
Ifyoars of his pastorate here. Shcuan
iflonh , the Iowa town which Is seeking
: C.o Eecuro the popular Norfolk , Is a
yirosrofiBlvo city of ahout Norfolk's
sHlzo situated in southwestern lown.
Mr. Turner tilled the pulpit nt the
: > hcnnndonh church u week ago last
itiunday. He was pleased with the
tlown.
'WILL SERVE MEALS DOWN TOWN
iOnly Waif the Delegates Have Been
Provided For Thus Far.
At Ji fully attended meeting of the
ontertalnmont committee for the Y. M.
C. A. convention held last Tuesday
evening In the ofllce of Mapes & Hazon
it was voted to servo the delegates
with dinner and supper both Friday
.vuul Saturday at Marquardt ball.
This stop was taken In the hope
Jthat the relief afforded by taking out
rthesf Jour meals from the household
itnigM. luduce the ladles to volunteer
UiUfllrJe.nt entertainment at the homes
> 'o accommodate the delegates who
" Hiave jilanned to attend. At present
uanmcthlng less than half of these dele
gates arc provided for.
' The service of the four meals at
Wfirquardt hall will be entirely of the
i.stag order , no call being made upon
( .the ladles for assistance In this part
of the undertaking.
It Is earnestly hoped that the people
< of Norfolk will rlso to their accus-
rtomed high plain of hospitality at this
Knost important time.
All pledges of entertainment should
M > e made at once to relieve the anxiety
itvhlch no\v rests upon the committee.
The committee is composed of the
following gentlemen : Dr. C. W. Ray ,
I. C. Hasten , L. M. Beeler , E. A.
SMoorc. llev. W. J. Turner , D. Mathew-
: fion , W. J. Gow , Dr. Parker , Herman
IKiesan , Rev. J. M" . Hinds , Ray Hyde ,
3tev. J. L. Stlne.V. . W. Weaver , Dr.
SMeredlth , E. E. Coleman , L. H. Led-
'Crer , M. W. Decker , Rev. J. C. S.
jtVoille , J. IJ. Maylard and Fritz As-
itnus.
tt-MV.ESTIGATE HOSPITAL WAGES.
Says State Board Will Come
to Norfolk.
Linci'ilii , XrlL , Feb. 5. Special to
The Nowo : The Nebraska state
; ioanl of public lands and buildings
. announced thin afternoon that It will
investigate tiiv wages of nurses in the
tlljavliipB imd Norfolk insane asylums.
2tVUK .saiil that the maximum scale at
Is ? 13 monthly and at Nor-
k flOO.
Dr. CJ. A. Ycung. superintendent of
< tbf' Norfolk hospital , received first
fxoriL of the proposed investigation ,
Ttntsntioued in the above Lincoln dis-
palch , when telephoned by The News.
.Or. Young wus in no way alarmed
over the telegram , stating that the
: figures were entirely untrue. The
maximum w\e ; paid to nurses In the
Norfolk hospital , Dr. Young said , Is
UJI'X ' The superintendent of nurses ,
who ( s an olllcial of the institution ,
iiSPtS but $75.
"I hope the board will como this
voek , " Bald Dr. Young , "for I am
rnnxious to leave next week for a short
tacation in New York. The board
will learn that the figures given in
the dispute ! ! are unfounded. They
tiinve no ground for complaint against
'tin1 wages in the Norfolk hospital. At
ithe present time we have $1,700 to
; the good , over what we were allotted
Jby the legislature to have expended
mp to date for salaries. "
. .REGARDING . KILLING DOGS.
( People Comment Upon Shooting Ani
mals In Public.
There has been considerable unfavor
able comment in Norfolk over the
shooting of a dog on Norfolk avenue
toy a member of the official force of
ithe city nnd over the general practice
if dispatching the local canine popu
lation on public streets of the city in
i too plain view of women and children.
'The last case seems to have aroused
somefeeling. . It was claimed that on
.account of the frozen earth a bullet
might Jiavo glanced with disastrous
results , liut a more serious objection
i to the killing of dogs on the principal
; sti'tvt of the city seems to be that a
. -public execution of that kind In the
of women and children is nl-
objectionable.
UD HITS PASTOR.
Who Performed Ceremony
Charged With Violating Sunday Act.
Winnipeg , Man. , Fob. 5. Egged on
< the local branch of the Dominion
: . c.\ which has been agitating for
S'bbath ' observance , the police
i r Iy I took the names of over three
hundred pontons accused of breaking
the provlhlotiH of the Ixml's day net ,
, nnd the local onforcerH of the law not
only shut down tight the Sunday lid
l ul Jumped on It until no respectable
citizen dared be noon walking on Main
street.
Previous campaigns along this line
were faded IIH the result of a raid that
Included in its widespread net news
paper reporters , cab drivers , a minister
who was performing a ceremony , mer
chants taking stock , railroad employes ,
druggists , shoe-shine artists , livery
men , newsboys Helling American Sun
day papers , restaurant and hotelkocp-
ot-H and fruit venders. All are sup
posed to have been pursuing their oc
cupations in violation of the new Sun
day act , which specifically says that
no work is allowed except it Is a nec
essity or an emergency.
The alliance has been carrying on a
campaign for several weeks , and has
complained of the lack of enthusiasm
of the local police force. Open-air
skating , and even In covered rinks ,
and concerts "profane and sacred , "
have lately besmirched the fair repute
of the gateway city as n strict sabba >
tnrlnn observer and yesterday the
police became busy.
The recent law passed at Ottawa
hinges for its enforcement on the in
Itlatlvo of the local provincial author
ity , and therefore the three hundred
or so citizens apprehended must be
first reported to the attorney general
of this province , who will then decide
as to whether action shall be taken.
The newspaper olllces were raided
about 5 o'clock and reporters caught
writing up stories of morning ser
mons.
Read Them.
13o sure and read the ads. calling
attention to the real estate bargains
offered In this issue by the Grain Belt
Realty company of Colby , Kan.
NOT SO TERRIBLE.
Hackenschmidt Downs the Terrible
Turk at Sioux City.
Sioux City , Feb. G. Before a crowd
of 1,200 spectators Charles Hacken
schmidt , of DCS Molnes , the Swedish
lightweight wrestler , won two falls
out of three of a gruelling contest
from Ahamnd Karaknoff , a Turkish
wrestler of ability from Montreal , Can.
At times the contest on the mat be
came so Intense that Referee Tom
Burns , brother of "Farmer" Burns ,
had to caution the men about using
rough tactics. The match was catch-
ns-catch-can , pin falls , two points
down , strangle hold barred , and was
for a percentage of the gate receipts.
STEALS OFFICER'S GUN AND LAMP
Nervy Sneakthlcf at Junction Enters
Livingston's Home.
The nerve of some sneakthief or
sneakthleves at Norfolk Junction is
pretty nearly unlimited. Last week the
Second Congregational church was en
tered and robbed. Now it is the home
of Policeman Livingston that is invad
ed and looted.
It was the officer's trusty revolver
nnd flash light that this sneakthief got.
The touch was made while the officer
slept.
It was last evening at about 5 o'clock
when the theft took place
Cattle in Good Condition.
Sioux Falls , S. D. , Feb. C. Reports
from western and northwestern South
Dakota , where considerable herds of
range cattle yet are grazed , are to the
effect that cattle on all parts of the
range are in excellent condition. Ow
ing to the line winter thus far but
little If any feeding has yet been done ,
although many of the cattlemen have
immense quantities of hay standing
ready in the stacks for use whenever
it becomes necessary.
Baby Named for Evelyn Thaw.
Yankton , S. D. , Feb. C. It Is gener
ally conceded that the naming of a
baby is quite a task. Evidently a Vo-
lln family found it so , as was noticed
here at the court house when a family
of the name of Peterson handed in
the birth of a girl for recording. The
freshly arrived miss will answer to
the name of "Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Peterson , " which it is thought here
will hold her for a while.
Eighth District Court Dates.
Ponder , Neb. , Feb. G. Judge Guy
T. Graves has set the following dates
for terms of court for the year 1908
in the respective counties of the
Eighth judicial district :
Cumlng , February 3 , September 14 ;
Dakota , February 17 , September 28 ;
Stanton , March 2 , October 19 ; Cedar ,
March 10 , November 9 ; Dlxon , March
110 , November 30 ; Thurston , April 13 ,
October 5.
"
Madison Soldiers Lose.
The Genoa Indians took a basket
ball game from the Madison soldiers
this week , defeating the militia com
pany's team 30 to 18. County Super
intendent F. S. Perdue acted as um
pire.
Madison has the basketball fever.
From one to two games are played at
the opera house every week and draw
big crowds.
Letter List.
List of letters remaining uncalled for
at the postofflce at Norfolk , Neb. ,
Feb. 4 , 1908 :
Mrs. S. Baity , Mr. S. J. Coffman , W.
M. Garriclr , Mr. Clarence J. Godwlell ,
H. S. Grelner , Mr. T. K. Johnson ,
Thomann Mathies , Mr. C. D. May , Mr.
C. O. Moench , Mr. George Roblson ,
Mr. Charlie Stephens , E. A. Ward ,
Charley Woodword , Miss Myrtle
Wright.
If not called for in fifteen days will
bo sent to the dead letter office.
Parties calling for any of the above
please say advertised.
John R. Hays , P. M.
NEW BUILDING NOT TO BE USED
THIS TERM.
MUCH WORK TO BE DONE YET
Heat Will be Turned Into the New
High School Building by Saturday ,
and Plasterers Will Then Begin to
Finish Their Job.
Norfolk school authorities do not
expect to gain possession of the now
high school building In time to admit
pupils during the present school year.
The clns of 1908 will graduate with
out over having been In the now buildIng
Ing-
IngThe
The members of the board of cdu
cation wcro slow to admit that the
building would not be ready for use
this spring but In the fuco of the progress <
gross up to this time that fact is now
generally conceded.
January 15 , 1908 , was the contract
date for the completion of the building.
For every day that lapses beyond that
day the contractor is to suffer a penal
ty of $10.
By today , it was said at the high
school the last of the radiators will
he connected. The heat will probably
be turned into the building Saturday.
With the building heated , Contractor
Vnlin says that ho will put a big
force of plasterers to work and get
through with that part of the contract
in short order.
"But I still see something like three
months of work on our new high
school , " said a board member yester
day. "And there will then be a cer
tain amount of delay In getting the
big $40,000 building ready for the
students. We will , however , insist on
the work being hurried through as
rapidly as possible although hopes
that our present school building con
ditions will be remedied before Sep
tember school opens seem rather vain.
Despite the handicap of the lack of
a regular school building for the high
school and upper grades members of
tlie board agree that the Norfolk
schools were never doing more effec
tive work than right now. This Is
said to be especially true of the high
school , now housed in the Olney build
ing , where an unusually efficient fac
ulty have triumphed over the obstacles
interposed by last spring's fire.
OUR TRAIN ACCIDENTS.
Railroad Editor Declares Death List
is Near Minimum.
W. H. Boardman , editor of the Rail
road Gazette , in discussing train acci
dents , said in the current issue of his
paper :
"Wlillc it is true that 5,000 passen
gers and employes have been killed
on the railroads in the last year , never
theless people generally accept this as
meaning train accident killing and as
sume that all of it or nearly all of
It can be stopped. This common be
lief is misleading and does a lot of
harm. An "injury" is a variable , from
a bruised thumb to a lost leg , and the
minuteness of reporting varies on dif
ferent railroads and in different count
ries , so that fair comparison can only
be had from the more accurate records
of those killed. Let ns separtate the
items and try to see how much of the
killing is within control of railroad
officers , or anyone : Only 1,421 people
were killed in train accidents. Of
these , 77G lost their lives in collisions ,
and it is quite nearly true to say that
every collision is due to disobedience
of orders a lack of discipline so that
at least this much is pure waste and
can be stopped. Of the 515 lives lost
in derailments this is nearly but not
quite true. A detailed examination
shows that at least twenty-two of
these lives could not have been saved
by the railroad man's vigilance. Un
usual disturbances by the forces of
nature and malicious Interference are
beyond control. Also by no means all
these derailments were due to a lack
of discipline ; a considerable proportion
fully one-fourth were caused by de
fects In equipment , preventable but
not by the same methods. Equipment
includes the roadway and its struc
tures , as well as all rolling stock. One
hundred and thirty lives wcro lost in
unclassified train accidents , and these
cannot be analyzed fully , except that
we find the same causes , human er
rors , defects of equipment and uncon
trollable elements.
"The other killings which go to
make up the total of 5,000 are 3,579
lives lost on the right-of-way , and a
careful examination of these losses is
most instructive. For example : Seven
passengers lost their heads by stick
ing them out of windows and 147 pas
sengers were killed while trying to
save time in getting on and off trains.
Due to the same foolishness , more than
2,000 passengers were wounded self-
inflicted injuries , beyond the control
of others.
"In coupling and uncoupling cars ,
302 employes lost their lives last year.
In the year 1890 a greater number , 393 ,
were Killed while doing that work , al-
thougn the number of freight cars in
service has considerably more than
doubled during the period and the yard
and terminal work has increased by
a much large proportion. This subject
is worth a little further study. Rail
road accident statistics show , uncer
tainly that 15 are Injured for each
one killed ; but in car coupling acci
dents the ratio Is about 23 to 1. In 1890
7,812 were Injured while coupling less
than half as .many cars were coupled
as last year , when only 3,948 were in
jured ; that is to say more than 75 per
cent of these injuries have been elim
inated. We may assume that this rela
tive reduction in killing and wounding
Is entirely due to the use of the auto
matic car coupler.
"In tending switches anil other simi
lar work about trains , yio were KIIIOU
this year , This , too. is a proportionate
reduction , duo to the increasing use
In busy yards of n power movement of
switches In connection with the inter
locking machines.
"In contacts with overhead bridges
nnd structures 1 i2 lives were lost last
year. The method of classifying acci
dents has been changed so that wo
cannot in this case make exact com
parisons , except thnt bore , there has
been an enormous reduction duo en
tirely to the invention of the Westinghouse -
house air brake , with the result that
brakcmen rarely need to ride on the
freight car roofs.
"There remains unclassified the
large number of 1.S73 lives lost on the
railroad right-of-way. Perhaps the
largest single Item is the killing of
trackmen. The formen of a track
gang has a heavy responsibility. Ho
knows the time table nnd watches his
timepiece but he needs to be alert nnd
watchful for extra trains and light en
glncH. Nevertheless , foremen vary In
tlertness and the killing goes on.
These workmen , Italians and the like
arc apt to be stupid but with a low
cunning. In night work it is difficult
to keep track of them and protect
them. They will skulk and bo found
dead on the track behind n passing
train , Material improvements have
been made in the methods of watch
ing out and warning , but we need not
expect much reduction in this kind of
killing.
"It would seem therefore , that only
a small reduction can now bo made in
the above mentioned total of 3,559 lives
lost outside of train accidents. It ap
pears also that nearly nil of the 1,421
lives lost in train accidents would bo
saved If there were strict obedience by
employes and if the design and ma
terial of rolling stock nnd permanent
way were perfect. Perfection is not
attainable In this world , and therefore
a somewhat careful examination has
been made of the accidents which in
volved these 1,121 lives. Without goIng -
Ing Into detail , it does seem possible
to reduce that loss by two-thirds that
is to say , our problem is limited to
the saving of 1,000 lives of passengers
and employes a year In railroad op
eration.
Warnerville.
C. J. Lodge went to Oakdale Tues
day to visit his brother-in-law , John
Conley.
Monroe Horner went to Moorcraft ,
Wyo. , Monday to visit his brother.
Floyd Chamberlain and Roy Sleeper
went to New Mexico last week to look
over the country with a view of locat
ing.
Peter Bove , who has been laid up
with the grip and kidney trouble for
two months past , is able to be out.
C. J. Lodge sold his personal prop
erty at auction last week and will re
move his family to Lincoln the first
of March onto the ten-acre fruit and
poultry farm which he recently pur
chased.
There will be a , wolf hunt Thursday ,
Feb. 13 , at which Norfolk sportsmen
are cordially invited to be present.
It is purposed to start at 1:30 : o'clock
p. m. and to center on section nine
teen , one mile west of Warnerville.
Northwestern- Agent Resigns.
Hot Springs , S. D. , Feb. G. C. P.
Sage , local agent of the Chicago and
Northwestern railway at this place
for the past sqvqral years , has re
signed his position and leaves this
week. He has been confined to his
work so closely .that he will spend
some time visiting and traveling be
fore he settles down to business again.
About Summer'Rates.
The Western Passenger association
has appointed a committee to confer
with eastern lines and arrive at an
understanding with reference to sum
mer tourist rates for the coming sea
son.
son.The
The western men have been unable
to reach an agreement with respect to
such rates. One strong faction is in
favor of refusing to make a lower rate
for summer tours. A second faction
favors charging the same fares as last
year -which would be $30 from Chicago
cage to Colorado points , about 1
cents a mile. A third has proposed a
rate of $26.50. It is considered likely
that the rate of last year will prevail.
"Appearances" Make or Mar a Mod
ern Store.
"Appearances" are so deciding arc
such scale-tipping factors that it is
of. fundamental importance that an
important store's advertising should
look important ( by occupying Import
ant space in an important paper ) as
well as that it should be important !
The "appearances" of a store's ' ad
vertisements should be continuous ,
too , or they will lack the magic force
generated by reiteration they will
lack the persuasive quality which lies
alone in insistence !
Advertising that carries good news ,
always , to a store's patrons ; that is
big with store-facts , as well as big In
space used ; that is never missing
when a reader comes to look for it
that sort of advertising sets "the law
of appearances" to working for that
particular store !
ATCHISON GLOBE SIGHTS.
Men arc so stupid at the beginning
nnd end of their lives.
It takes so much to astonish a man ;
so little to astonish a woman.
Tact is always remembering that a
fine needle requires a fine thread.
Some people hit you a tremendous
blow on the back and think it Is wit.
In your opinion , how heavy should
the fine be for the woman who first
thought that a leaf of lettuce helped
out the eating qualities of a sand
wich ?
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT PERDUE -
DUE IS SILENT.
IN REGARD TO STATE RACE
Says the Annual North Nebraska
Teachers' Association Will Open
Thursday Instead of Wednesday for
Country Schools' ' Sake.
County Superintendent F. S. Per
due of Madison was in Norfolk Thursday -
day afternoon but did not comment on
ills proposed candidacy for the nomi
nation for state superintendent. Mr.
I'erduo's name is being proposed in
this connection over the north section
of the state but the Madison county
school man has so far refused to dis
cuss the matter. It is known , how-
over' Hint no announcement concernIng -
Ing the state superintendent's office
1ms been authorized by htm.
"Sickness is to some extent inter
fering with the work of the country
schools Just now , " said Mr. Perdue.
"In spending four days among Madi
son county schools I have found live
of our schools temporarily closed on
account of sick teachers. The Battle
Creek schools have opened again af
ter a smallpox scare.
"Everything looks encouraging for
country school work. In the next few
years , comparatively speaking , the
country schools are going to make far
greater progress and development
than the city schools.
"Something of this will be forecast
ed at the big teachers' convention in
Norfolk next April. Arrangements
have been made to have the conven
tion open Thursday instead of
Wednesday to encourage country at
tendance.
"More money is to be spent on coun
try schools. The country school will
not try to imitate the city school butte
to develop so as to do its own work
best.
"You already hear the consolidated
district school discussed In some parts
of Madison county. That of course
is a slow development.
"The Norfolk convention will be big
ger and better than over this spring.
The Madison high school has pupils
drilling for the annual oratorical con
test in Norfolk , and exnocts to t.nkn
away some of the honors again this
year. "
Mr. Perdue was accompanied to Nor
folk by a nephew , J. A. Shanks of Cen-
tervllle , Iowa. The latter came to
Nebraska to take the pharmaceutical
examination at Fremont next week.
THURSDAY TIDINGS.
Roy Bock of Kearney is in Norfolk
on a short visit with friends.
S. G. Mayer and F. E. Davenpor
were business visitors in Tilden Thurs
day.
day.Burt
Burt Mapcs , receiver for the Hanson
Mercantile company at Tilden , went
to that city last night to hold the re
celver's sale.
County Attorney Jack Koenlgstein
was in Madison Wednesday in con
nection with the meeting of the county
commissioners.
W. S. Harding of Nebraska City ,
special agent for the Springfield fire
and marine Insurance company , was
in Norfolk calling on Chris Anderson
who is the company's special agent
In the north section of the state.
O. J. Johnson arrived in the city
last night from his new home in Cali
fornia , to arrange for the shipment of
his horses and other personal effects.
Mr. Johnson spent the greater part of
the day meeting old friends in Nor
folk.
folk.Mr.
Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Viele , who were
expected to arrive in Norfolk Wednes
day from a Michigan visit , sent word
Instead that the blizzard which was
sweeping over the northern states
would prevent them from starting for
Norfolk until train service was free
from interruption.
Officer Livingston is again able to
ho on duty after a short illness.
Ray Gerdell returned homo to
Scrlhner after a few weeks' visit with
Norfolk friends.
Miss Regina McGann arrived homo
last evening after enjoying a few
days' visit in the east.
Miss Maude Wliitla , who spent the
past week with friends in Norfolk , re
turned to her home in Battle Creek
last evening.
Fireman Hammnn at the Junction
is the proud father of a ten-pound
daughter , who arrived Tuesday even
ing. His face is all smiles nnd the
mother and babe are doing nicely.
Miss Jennie Nyland has been quite
sick.
sick.Born
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Burt Hammond
mend , a daughter.
Mrs. Elton Sherdeman was quite ill
yesterday , following a fainting spell.
Edwin Vail of Albion has been ad
mitted to practice before the Interior
department.
H. F. Barnhart was able to be out
yesterday despite the slippery walks.
The wound lu his knee has virtually
healed and he is able to walk without
a cane.
Crelghton Engleman has come down
from Wayne to join his father , J. C.
Engleman , in Norfolk. Mr , Engleman
has taken his son into his office in
the Mast block.
J. W. Ransom has been acting as
manager of the creamery company
during the Illness of Manager Ander
son. Mr. Ransom has been putting In
his mornings at the creamery.
On account of the Y. M. C. A. con
vention next week interfering with
prospective plans there will bo no
meeting of Beulnh chapter , O. E. S. ,
tonight. All members take notice.
Agnes Kell , the six year old daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Julius Kell , and
Hattlo Koll , u younger daughter , have'I
"both been very sick. Llttlo Agnes has
been dangerously 111 with pneumonia.
| M. C. Hnzen returned Wednesday
i morning from Nellih.
I C. A. Reed of Madison was In Nor
folk Wednesday on business.
Miss Mamie Ward will return Mon
day from a visit at Nolmwka , Nob.
Miss Minnie Berger of Cheyenne
will bo the guest of her aunt , Mrs.
Joseph Schwartz.
MiHM Kdlth Barrett has resigned bur
position as teacher of the Tnnnehlll
school , smith of the city on account
of 111 health. She was taken 111 with
the grip about three weeks ago and
Is Htlll In poor health.
State Veterinarian MoKlin has ap
pointed a number of assistant state
veterinarians , among the number be
ing G. J. Collins , West Point ; James *
C. Myers , Norfolk , nnd W. R. O'Neal ,
Wayne. These assistants arc paid
under the law $5 n day for actual time
worked.
The Norfolk district of the Ne
braska telephone company received
llttlo trouble from the sleet storm
Tuesday night which brought consid
erable1 ( rouble to the company's toll
lines In other parts of the state.
Trouble was reported from the vicin
ity of Columbus.
It wasn't a brendthief , after all , who
took three loaves of bread from the
Lewis & Goldsworthy bakery wagon
on Norfolk avenue. As It developed
later , it was merely the salesman from
i store who had had a sudden call for
the bread and , seeing the wagon , took
the shortest way of getting the loaves
loslred.
The O'Lenrys lost out In their West
Point matches. Jack O'Leary took
the first fall from "Rastus" Thompson
In eleven minutes but Thompson took
the last two falls of the wrestle in
ten and thirteen minutes. In the pre
liminary Jack Casey of Wlstior throw
"Jim" O'Leary , getting the necessary
two falls. For next Saturday Thomp
son lias taken on a handicap match at
West Point , agreeing to throw Casey
twice and Jim O'Leary once in an
hour of wrestling.
An Omaha Bee dispatch from Wash
ington states : "Mr. and Mrs. W. N.
Huse of Norfolk and Mr. and Mrs. S.
M. Braden , Mr. Braden being general
superintendent of the Chicago &
Northwestern with headquarters nt
Norfolk , are at the Shoreham hotel ,
having stopped over here on their way
south. Tonight they dined with Judge
Boyd. "
Word was received yesterday that
ex-Governor John A. Mickey was in a
critical condition at his home in
Osceolu , suffering from aterlal scicso-
sis and uramic poisoning. Dr. James
L. Greene , superintendent of the Illi
nois hospital for the insane at Kanka-
kee , formerly superintendent of the
Nebraska asylum in Lincoln was sum
moned from Illinois to examine the
patient. Dr. Greene said that the ex-
Governor Sheldon for requisition pa-
little chance for recovery.
Lincoln Star : A complaint has been
filed with the pure food commission
against U. S. Gunter of Ewlng , in
which it is alleged that he is testing
cream under old and now Illegal
methods. The old method required
the use of a pipette in making meas
urements for tests ; under the new law
the cream samples must be weighed.
Tills method is regarded as much
more accurate and as the quantity of
cream used for each test is small it
is necessary that the greatest care
be used to obtain accurate results.
The Lincoln Commercial club is
making an earnest fight against the
ruling of the Interstate Commerce
commission relating to the long and
short haul clause of the act to regu
late commerce , and the Nebraska dele
gation in congress has been urged to
work for the passage of a measure
similar to the Hardy bill , which pro
hibits a transportation company from
charging a greater freight rate on the
same class of goods for a short haul
than for a longer haul on the same
line. Senator Brown presented the
resolutions of the Lincoln Commercial
club bearing on this subject and they
were referred to the committee on
interstate commerce.
The authorities of Gregory county
arc preparing to make a demand upon
Governor Sheldon for requisition pap-
pers in the case of Homer Hill , a for
mer resident of South Dakota who
was arrested a few days ago in Boyd
county , on instructions from the au
thorities of Gregory county. Hill is
charged with wife desertion by his
wife , who is a resident of Burke , one
of the new towns in the ceded portion
of the Rosebud reservation in Gregory
county and who is said to have been
left by her husband in destitute cir
cumstances. When the requisition is
granted Hill will he brought back to
South Dakota for trial at the next
term of the state circuit court in
Gregory county.
Fifty-three years of active service
for the Chicago and Northwestern
Railroad company is the record of Ell
O'Dell , Galena division brakeraan , who
was pensioned in 1901 , and came out
from Chicago to visit old friends on
the west Hues. Mr. O'Dell has lived in
Chicago since he was five years old.
Now ho is seventy-seven. The old
railroad man began work for the com
pany when it was known as the Chicago
cage , Iowa and Nebraska , in 1848 ,
long before the road was built Into
Iowa. He was a brakeman during all
of the fifty-three years of service with
the company. His retirement on a
pension of $1 a day dates from March
14 , 1901. His proudest possession is
n letter from Superintendent W. E.
Morse placing him on the Northwest-
orn'e roll of honor. Ho IB the com
pany's oldest pensioner.
HYDROPHOBIA IN MILK.
Entire Nebraska Family Taken to Pas
teur Institute ,
Lincoln. Neb. , Feb. 4. Special to
The News : James Gollatly , a Hamll-
Lon county farmer , with his wife ,
Used by
Millions talumef
taking
Bowder
with the l > rt >
grandmother nnd nluo children nil
wore tnkon today to the Pasteur in
stitute In Chicago to be treated for
hydrophobia contracted from drinking
milk.
M. Elliott to Leave.
The Norfolk Pickle factory girls
gave a farewell surprise for Mr , and
Mrs. M. Elliott Tuesday evening nt
the Elliott home. Refreshments wcro
served during the evening , which wns
thoroughly enjoyed by those present.
Mr. Elliott and family leave in a short
time for their new home in Lincoln.
ECZEMA NOW CURABLE.
All Itching Skin Diseases Which Arc
Not Hereditary Instantly Relieved
by Oil of Wlntergreen.
Con eczema he cured ?
Some physicians say "YoH. "
Some sny "No. "
The real question is , "What Is meant
by eczema ? " If you moan these scaly
eruptions , these diseases which make
their first appearance , not at birth ,
but years afterward , nnd perhaps not i
until middle ago then there can no '
longer bo any question that these
forms of eczema are curable.
Simple vegetable oil of wlntergreon ,
mixed with other vegetable Ingredi
ents , will lilll the germs that infest
the skin. Apply this prescription to
the skin , and Instantly that awful itch
Is gone. The very moment the liquid
Is applied , that agonizing , tantalizing
itcli disappears , and continued applica
tions of this
external remedy soon
cure tlie disease.
Wo carry In stock this oil of wintergreen -
green properly compounded Into D. D.
I ) , prescription. While wo are not
sure that it will cure all those coses
of skin trouble which are inherited , .
we positively know that this D. D. D.
pr dcrlption , whenever rightly used ,
will euro every last case of genuine
eczema or other skin trouble , which
did not exist at birth.
We know this. Anyway you , your
self , will know that D. D. D. prescrip
tion instantly takes away the Itch the
moment it is applied to the skin. Asa
K. Leonard , NorfolkNeb. . Stop that
itch today instantly. Just call at our
store and try this refreshing nnd
soothing liquid ; also ask about D. D.
D. soap.
150,000
ACRES IN
Winter Wheat
This Year
In the Best Possible Condition
in Thomas County , Kansas.
$150,000 Completed Construc
tion Work in Colby in 1907.
ICO acres , G miles from Colby , > /
mile to school ; ,1-room house , new ;
granary , stable , cowsheds , well , wind
mill and tank ; 85 acres in winter
wheat , new ground and one-third goes
to buyer ; smooth nice land , $1,000 ,
easy terms.
100 acres smooth , nice land , l1/
miles to market ; 3-room frame house ;
stable , henhouse ; 80 acres in wheat ,
one-third delivered to buyer , $3,200 ,
easy terms.
ICO acres nice ; good frame house ,
painted out and in ; stable , henhouse ,
well and windmill with two tanks ;
some alfalfa land ; iys miles to mar
ket ; 1 mile to school , $3,500 ; easy
terms.
320 acres , nice ricli land , smooth ;
good neighborhood ; 100 acres in win
ter wheat ; rich , deep soil , no sand , no
stono. A bargain at $15.50 per acre ;
easy terms.
We own these improved places and
others and will give a tenant fanner
or any other man who wants a good
home a deal on anything we have for
small cash payment and the balance
on long time. Some larger tracts nt
low prices and on easy terms. Send
for poster , address
The Grain Belt Realty Co.
Colby , Kansas.
i German Farmers
You want cheap , good farm
land among your own people , J
easy to buy , easy to pay for and *
good when you have got it. We
have it. A half township right
among German farmers. Rich
soil , level , no sand , no stone , no
swamp , will raise 20 to 30 bush
els of wheat and 30 to 40 bush
els of corn to the acre , close to
railroad market.
Small Cash Payment
balance annual or optional , low
interest. No such chance of
fered for colony purposes In a
rich farm country before. . Write
today nnd see what German
farmers are raising now and for
pint and particulars.
GRAIN BELT REALTY CO.
COLBY , KANSAS. -