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WILL START AT MADISON MOM.
DAY , FED. 24.
AT 1 O'CLOCK IN AFTERNOON
The Trial of Herman Doche for Killing
Prank Jarmer May 1 Will Start at
Madison Wrck After Next Civil
Cases Until Then.
S Madison , Nob. , Feb. 11. Special to
Thu News : In the district court this
morning the Uocho murder trial was
set Tor 1 p. in. Monday , February 24.
Not wool : will bo given over to civil
discs waiting Jury trial. The Ilrst
CIIBO to bo called next Monday will bo
the case of Dr. P. 11. Sailor against
the Nebraska Telephone company.
Herman Uovlio will bo tried for the
murder of Frank Jarmer before the
district court at Madison this month.
Doth sides are ready for trial and It
IB announced that the court will not
bo asked to continue the case ngaln
but that It will bo tried when the Jury
meets next week.
It was also announced Tuesday that
the defense would not ask for a change
of venue but would be content with a
Madison county trial.
The jury which Is to try Herman
Uocho nnd pass on other Jury cases
are to come up at this term of court
will aBsemblc In Miullbon next Mon
day. District court was opened by
Judge Welch at Madison Monday af
ternoon , canes being assigned and pre
liminary motions acted on. It was
said that this preliminary work would
bo completed by Tuesday evening
when an adjournment would be taken
until next Monday. Attorneys I. Pow
ers , M. C. Iluzen and 1 P. Weatherby
returned from Madison Monday oven-
ing.
ing.A.
A. II. Winder of Norfolk was grant
ed a divorce Monday afternoon. The
divorce case was not contested , Mr.
Winder volunteering to pay his wife
$5,000 alimony and to contribute $25
a month towards the support of the
younger child , The three older chil
dren are being supported by Mr. Win
der in u private school at Chicago.
PROHIBITION AT LINCOLN ?
Agitation is Going on Many Favor
High License.
Lincoln , Neb. , Feb. 11. Special to
The News : Business men , politicians
and preachers are involved In a merci
less prohibition campaign.
Asserting that Lincoln as a student
nu town and a college center should be
dry , the agitators have organized a
civic league and raised a campaign
fund. No municipal election is due
this spring so the league has arranged
to have the proposition submitted at
a special election.
For the first time in the history of
Lincoln the ministers are laboring
with a number of politicians as their
allies. These men have In the past
been identified with the machine. The
politicians believe that the spread of
the prohibition movement in the south
Indicates its popularity and they wish
to bo on the winning side.
The brewers and the saloon men
are quietly organizing. So far thej
have made no public move. The busl
ness men are divided but a large num
her favor the saloon system under higl
license.
Six years ago the question was sub
mitted and the saloons won by a mar
* gin of barely ninety voters.
JT- .
WANT MEDAL FOR LARSON.
B. of R. T. Suggest Government Meaa
For Northwestern Hero.
Fremont Tribune : Frank Larson of
this city , the plucky young Northwest
ern railroad fireman who saved the
life of a little three-year-old boy near
Exeter , may be given a hero medal by
the United States government. The
Urotherhood of Railway Firemen , of
which order young Larson Is a mem
ber , will endeavor to have the young
man's brave act recognized In such
fitting manner. Engineers Gardner ,
Fahy and Hemming , who are leading
members of the order , have secured all
the facts In connection with the Inter
esting incident , including pictures of
Larson and the little child he saved ,
and will see that It Is taken up in the
proper manner. Mr. Hemming called
at the court house yesterday to make
inquiries among the officers there as
to the methods that ought to be pur
sued.
Larson Is in Fremont at present
He Is very modest about it all , and
does not know what to think about the
attention he has attracted to himself
He saved the child from under the
wheels of the engine by leaning out
over the pilot and throwing It off the
track. He hung on a chain attached
to the coupling apparatus while ho per
formed the daring feat , escaped with
out a scratch , as did the child. The
train was running at a rate of fifteen
miles an hour at the time.
BURLINGTON SHORT OF ICE.
Much of the Road's Supply Must Come
400 Miles.
Lincoln Journal : The Burlington's
ice harvest has been cut short am
this has happened before the companj
got its ice houses filled and before the
three thousand tons usually stored out
( * side of this place was piled up forlat <
winter and early spring use. It is sail
that It will require nearly three thou
sand tons moro for the Lincoln dl
vision than what Is now In sight
Some of the houses In this city hav
not been filled. Ice cutting has beei
stopped at Malono's lake , near Lin
coin , at Crystal lake , near Dakot.
City , at Crystal lake , near Hastings
and at other places in this territory
The company has between sixty am
M \ nU ll\ ( cars coming from the Nlo-
riu r at Marshland , hut oxen this
will leave the company short
The Durlltiptnn K not alone short
of Ire It l said Hint other railroads ,
with the possible exception of the
Northwestern , wblrh began an parly
harvest In the vicinity of Valentine ,
will be short.
Much of the Union Pnclllc'H Ice sup
ply was taken from the I nrnmto river
In Wyoming , and this has been
Hhlpiied to Nebraska storage points.
Some of the Laramlc Ice Is of excel
lent quality.
It Is still ) Ksslblc to get Ice In the
far northwest , and the shortage In the
supply probably will bo made up from
this source , notwithstanding a four
hundred mile haul Is Involved.
The warm weather and recent rains
have cut short the harvest and have
flooded the ice fields with from a few
nches to two feet of water.
MUDDY STREETS WILL MAKE A
POOR IMPRESSION.
ON HUNDREDS OF VISITORS
) ne Norfolk Man Suggests That Per
haps Norfolk Might Borrow a Strip
of Paving From York or Fremont
for Use This Spring.
"It Is an unfortunate fact , " said a
Norfolk man this morning , "that con-
entlon time is spring time and spring
line is the time that Norfolk avenue
s a sloppy sea of mud and water.
"Norfolk Is the convention city of
orth Nebraska. Here we have 250
ppresentatlve young men of Nebraska
n Norfolk this week. Look at what
vo have to show them as our principal
treet.
"I tell you we need paving this week.
Ve ought to have it for this convcn-
ion. Maybe we could buy a paved
treet at York ( > r rent a small strip of
mved streets from Fremont.
"Look at the conventions that wo
vlll have this spring after the Y. M.
A. men are gone : the north state
eachers convention , the state travel-
ng men's convention , the third district
republican congressional convention ,
) esldes one or two church gatherings ,
lortors , dentists , firemen next winter ,
and others.
" ' "
"Let's pave.
WAS IT FLATTERY ?
Norfolk Said to be Blessed With More
Than Its Share of Nice People.
"I would like to make my home In
Norfolk , " said a stranger who had oc
casion to stop In Norfolk on business
this week , "because I never saw a
own which apparently had so many
nice people. I mean people who are
pleasant to meet , agreeable sort of
folks to associate with , interesting
ind apparently sincere.
"That's the way your bankers , mer
chants and professional men as a
whole impress me and I suppose that's
the way they Impress most strangers
who have occasion to meet them.
"Norfolk must have been favored
beyond ordinary towns of its size IE
the class of people that chance brought
to It for citizens. Now , this isn't flat
tery. It's Just a little observation.
"Think about it yourself. Just rur
over a list of some of your prominent
men and see how they size up witb
the average leading citizen in the av
erage small city. "
And the Norfolk man the strangei
was talking to got to thinking aboul
it and finally admitted that Norfolk
was a pretty good place to live In.
Taft Then , Sure.
Chicago , Feb. 12. "The Chicago
convention will nominate Secretary
Taft. President Roosevelt will see tc
that if he lias to come out here and
make a speech from the floor of the
convention hall. "
This prediction was voiced today by
Secretary Urey Woodson of the demo
cratic committee , who , with Chairman
Taggart , is here for a conference with
Roger Sullivan on the plans for their
party convention in Denver on July 7.
Mr. Woodson Is the national commit
teeman from Kentucky.
Mr. Woodson said : "Last Juno or
July it seemed certain that remibllcans
of my state would line up solid for
Fairbanks. Effort to create a Taft
movement looked like a frost. Now
everything has changed , and it is evi
dent that the Taft men are going tc
carry the state. Fairbanks does not
seem to have any show at all down
there. "
RICHARD CARLE WAS IN TOWN.
The "Spring Chicken" Musical Com
edy Troupe Passed Through.
"Tho Spring Chicken" company , r
musical comedy troupe enrouto fron
Lincoln to Sioux City , stopped In Nor
folk for lunch at the Junction eatlnj
house. The company carried flfty-foui
people and had the use of a specia
coach and two baggage cars. The fa
mous Richard Carlo is at the head o
the company.
Boy Goes to Kearney.
Madison. Neb. , Feb. 12. Special tc
The News : Ellsworth Shlppee , tin
Norfolk boy who stole the pennies
from the Second Congregational churc )
and who last week swiped a flash HgbJ
lantern and revolver from Officer Wm
Livingston at the Junction , will b <
taken to the reform school at Kearney
This Is the decree of County Judg <
William Hates.
Young Shlppeo is fourteen years old
His mother died several years ago am
his life In recent years has been prett ;
largely spent on the street.
Try a News want ad.
SLOP , SPLASH , SPLASH , SLOP
AND THEN MUD.
BOTTOM GOES OUT OF STREET
Everybody in Norfolk Seems to be
Anxious to Pave Norfolk Avenue , In
View of the Dlsagrable Features
of Spring Mud.
Slop , slop , slop , splash , slop. More
slop. Moro splash. Some swearing.
A sudden revival of Interest hi paving.
"Pavo Norfolk avenue. " "Do It
now , If not now soon , at least right
away and before anything else. "
A dozen informal paving clubs wete
organized along Norfolk avenue today
as people splashed through the mud
and the bottom of the street began to
go down and down and down.
A Norfolk bunker waded across. "I
thought wo were going to pave , " he
said.
"I bellovo we forgot we were going
to pave , " said a business man looking
down at his shoes.
The spring mud has arrhed. By
this morning Norfolk avenue was tak
ing its regular spring mud bath. Nor
folk avenue gets muddy always at
least once a year and that muddy
spell stretches over the springtime ,
bringing the city into disrepute with
Its vissltors.
Tuesday was a near-spring day.
Spring always llnocks the bottom
out of Norfolk avenue In about
the same way that a presidential mes
sage alfects the New York stock mar
ket.
ket.A
A sentiment that paving must be
Norfolk's * first municipal Improvement
Is In evidence along Norfolk avenue.
WEDNESDAY WRINKLES.
S. M. Rosenthal was In Pierce yes
terday.
Dr. P. II. Salter was In Verdlgre
Tuesday.
Deputy James of the Modern Wood
men wont to O'Neill yesterday.
F. L. Putney and L. O. Watcrbury of
rilden were In Norfolk yesterday.
Ed Chase of Stanton was In the
"Junction on business.
Herman Mai has moved his family
from Lincoln avenue to Mr. Billing's
louse east of the Junction.
Herman Salzwedel has purchased
, wo lots on Lincoln avenue , formerly
owned by Charles Baker. Mr. Salz
wedel Intends to move a house onto
them from South Thirteenth street
nnd prepare to go to housekeeping
soon.
Billy Linstead returned to work in
the roundhouse yesterday after rest-
ng up two months.
A. R. Beaten went to Clearwater
yesterday and returned home In the
vening.
The N. H. O. E. club gave the third
of their series of card parties in the
railroad hall last evening. Many at
tended. At 11:30 : the tables were set
aside and large tables were brought in
" "
and lunch was served. After supper
the tables were quickly cleared and
pan-led out and a ball was then given ,
and all spent a very enjoyable even-
Ing. Mrs. John Hinzo received the
lady's high prize , which was a vase ,
Mr. List the gentleman's high prize ,
and Mr. Dooley the man's booby prize.
Harry Alexander has moved his fam
ily from South Second street to Ru
dolph Blatt's house on Second street.
R. Lawrence Is back from Plattc
Center.
Mrs. E. O. Mount left at noon for
Omaha.
Frank Beels went to Oakdale Tues
day noon.
Dan Craven was In Madison on busl
ness Monday.
Judge I. Powers returned to Madl
son Tuesday morning.
George A. Brooks of Bazllo Mills
was in Norfolk Tuesday.
N. W. Clover , commercial agent foi
the Union Pacific , left at noon foi
Omaha.
Mrs. Charles Sutherland left on a
western trip to visit relatives In Wash.
Ington.
Senator F. J. Hale of Atkinson was
In Norfolk Tuesday , leaving at noon
for Atkinson.
W. W. Weaver left at noon to at
tend the state hardware men's con
vention in Lincoln.
T. V. Golden , a , prominent O'Neill
attorney and old settler , was in Nor
folk Tuesday morning.
W. C. Ahlman went to Crelghton
Tuesday noon to play with the Crelgb
ton band at the Crelghton firemen's
minstrels.
Miss Katie Weldenfeller is home
from Omaha , where she has been in
a wholesale millinery house.
Miss Laura Buckendorf Is expected
home Wednesday from Minneapolis
where she has spent the winter season
In a wholesale millinery house.
Mrs. 0. R. Meredith was summoned
to Lake City , Iowa , this morning by
a message stating that her mother
Mrs. S. A. McKlbben , was very 111.
Miss Minnie Berger of Cheyenne
who has been visiting her aunt , Mrs
Joseph Schwartz , has gone to Pllgei
for a short visit before returning home
State Secretary J. P. Bailey and As
slstant Secretary E. J. Slmonds o.
the Y. M. C. A. arrived In Norfoll
Monday evening to help handle the
stats convention convening Thursday
Councllmen Craven , Dolan , Buch
holz nnd Kauffman spent Tuesda ;
afternoon In Stanton looking over thi
Stanton pumping station. The ques
tlon of replacing the present equip
ment In the Norfolk water plant hai
been suggested and the four council
men were sent to Stanton to look inti
the new system of power In use a
Stanton. They will report at the coun
ell meeting on February 20.
George B. Chrlstoph left at noon fo
Fremont to attend a meeting of th
state board of pharmacy |
Frank Cousins Is homo from Ban ,
croft , whcro his brother IB very 111. j
C. C. Wright of Omitlm , a North
western attorney , was In Norfolk yes
terday.
S 0. Mayor Is expected home
Wednesday evening from n short visit
to Lincoln.
John Friday went to Llcoln Tuesday
to attend the state hardware men's
convention.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Foreman of Orchard
were In Norfolk , taking their little
five year old son to Omaha to bo ex
amined by Omaha medical specialists.
Sioux City physicians thought the lit
tle lad had a cancer.
Among thu day's out of town visit
ors In Norfolk were : C. Horst , Madi
son ; Mrs. O. F. Strubeck , Newman
Grove ; Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Rail , Roomer
mer ; C. M. Lost IT , Bancroft ; C. F.
Peters , St. Paul ; C. H. Mohr , Plain-
lew ; Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Henderson ,
hulison ; Louis Glaser , Stanton ; C. E.
Ann , Hosklns ; J. A. Duncan , William
laas , J. D. Duncan , jr. , Wayne county.
Butte after two years In darkness
as electric lights again.
H. A. Haley has COIUP In from the
oad for the time being at least.
B. F. Wood's now Bonesteel paper
s the "Gregory County Herald. " It
s democratic.
A number of alterations atid 1m-
rovements are being made In the
Iturgeon music store.
The Fremont Commercial club Is
iiaklng an effort to revive the aban-
oned sugar factory at Leavltt.
It Is said that the city is filled with
lore peddlers of needles and such
ther odds and ends than for a long
lino.
lino.A
A box social was announced for
Vodncsday night at the school house
n the Raasca district , two miles west
f the city.
Mrs ? . M. A. Weber , formerly of Nor-
oik , In writing from Fullerton , Gal. ,
o Norfolk friends , says that she is en-
oylng health and prosperity.
Thomas B. Walker , for twelve years
lostmaster at Atkinson , has turned
ho office over to his successor , Dell
Akin , editor of the Atkinson Graphic.
Wednesday morning dawned with a
warm , wet enow fa/ing. With the
itreets already very soft and muddy ,
he additional dampness did not tend
n any way to improve conditions in
Norfolk.
Norfolk tennis fiends will get an
larly start on the game this spring ,
lev. John M. Hinds and Frank Beels
vere talking tennis this week. It is
aid that tennis will be played moro
, yBtematlcally this year than ever be-
ore.
ore.The
The family of W. H. Bridge , former-
y of Norfolk , are now located In their
new home in Spokane , 2CO East Ninth
street. John Bridge is employed in
a wholesale grocery house at Spokane ,
vlth the privilege of buying an Inter
est In the establishment.
Fremont Tribune : Bert Thomas
eft for Norfolk last evening where
10 will enter the employ of the Ne
braska Telephone company as line
man. Mrs. Thomas accompanied him
as far as Wisner , where she will spend
a month with relatives before Joining
icr husband at the former named
place.
Examinations will be held at various
joints of the United States February
26 and April 13 for federal veterinary
nspectors. Notice to that effect has
iust been received In Norfolk by V.
V. Light , clerk of the civil service
joard. There arc forty vacancies to
fill. The position pays $1,400 for two
years , $1GOO for two years and $1,800
thereafter.
Friends of B. W. Jonas who hap
pened Into the vicinity of the genera !
delivery window of the postoffice
smoked good cigars yesterday if they
smoked. It was a day of double cele
bratlon with Mr. Jonas , just as is
svery February 11. It marked the fif-
y-seventh year of his life as well as
the thirty-second wedding anniversary
He was born on his weddlng-day-elect
March 3 , the first Tuesday in March
, s the next exchange day. On account
of the approach of spring when farm
lorses and Implements will be In ac
: ive demand this exchange day Is ex
pected to be the most active of the
exchanges held so far. Members of
: he committee are satisfied with the
: iold that exchange day has taken on
the people of this vicinity and looker
or some lively buying next month.
Hooper Sentinel : John Thompson
of this city has recently had patented
a coupling to be used in connecting
the heavy steel rails on railroads , thus
doing away with the old method of
> oltlng them together. It Is said by
those who investigated the device that
t Is complete In every respect. For
several weeks it has been In use In
: ho railroad yards at Scrlbner and has
been pronounced by the roadmastor of
this division as being a success.
Congressman Boyd , In the face of
strenuous opposition , won a victory
In the house of representatives by
liaving his amendment appropriating
$12,000 to rebuild the bridge across
the NIobrara river connecting the town
of NIobrara with the Santee agency
Incorporated In the Indian approprla
tlon bill. Congressman Hlnslmw , mem
her of the Indian affairs committee ol
the house , offered Judge Boyd's amend
ment , against which a point of ordei
was made by Chairman Sherman ol
the committee. Mr. Sherman reservet ;
the point of order that Judge Boyt :
might explain the conditions whlcl
prompted the amendment. And this
the representative of the Third dis
trlct did in a manner that won bin
friends. While his speech was short
It was entirely comprehensive to tu <
extent that It satisfied the clmlrmar
of the committee and ho withdrew tin
objection which ho had made ngalns
the amendment , even though It wai
new legislation. It was Judge Boyd'i
maiden effort , and what is moro to th <
point , he won bis contention.
BOB" STAUGHTON WILL RETURN
TO HIS OLD HOME.
HAS FALLEN HEIR TO MONEY
Robert Staughton , For Many Years a
'Bus ' Driver In Norfolk , and For
Twenty Years a Resident of the
West , Starts Abroad This Spring.
After twenty years in America away
rom his old English home Bob Staugh-
tm , the Oxnard 'bus driver who re
cently came Into a smalt fortune in
England , IB going back to the English
Hlt > this spring. A father and two sis-
era still live In England. The Staugh.
on home Is fifty-six miles out of Ixm-
Ion.
Robert Staughlon , sr. , now prosper-
) UB and retired , made a comfortable
'orlune ' out of truck gardening , a great
udustry In the country tributary to
ho big city.
An aunt died recently lu England
and from her estate a few thousand
lollars fall to the Norfolk nephew ,
who will now revisit old England.
"Hob" Staughton , "Bob" to every
ravolor In north Nebraska , typical lit-
IP Englishman , resident of Norfolk
for twelve of the twenty years In
America nnd most of the time driver
of the Oxnard 'bus , Is probably known
personally to as many north state poole -
[ ) le as any Nebraska man.
Staughton will retire from the 'bus
the first of May. During the spring
unl summer he will visit England. It
may be a visit or he may stay forever.
It depends on how the old country
looks to a man twenty years In the
west.
His home Is In St. Noots , Iluntlng-
tonshlre , England.
LENSER NOW ADMITS IT.
opcodes That He Forged Four Checks.
Was Not In Court.
The failure of Chris Lenser , charged
with forgery , to appear In the district
court room at Madison this week re
sulted In a $500 bond signed by C.
Lenser nnd Frank Lenser being de
clared forfeited by District Judge
Welch. Young Lenser Is still In Nor
folk , however , and will be In Madison
next Monday , when it is thought that
the forfeiture of the bond will be set
atiidc.
Young LeriBer now admits having
forged the four Garfield Woodbury pay
checks which came Into his possession
when he was baggageman at the Junc
tion depot and handled the railroad
mall. Ray Kenuard , an ex-brakoman ,
was with him and passed most of the
checks. Lenser tried to pass at least
one check but failed.
Backs Sullivan at O'Neill.
O'Neill Democrat : The Deinocral
has in its possession one thousand
dollars , not In clearing house certlfi
cates , but In cold clammy cash , ready
to deposit as a forfeit and side bet
that our own "Gentleman Jack SiilH
van" can win the decision in a 45-rouni
glove contest with any man on eartl
weighing ICO pounds.
Discuss Rates.
Freight rates wore discussed by sev.
oral members of the Commercial cliil
in President Durland's office Tuesday
morning. A quorum was lacking , how
ever , and no further action was taker
on the freight proposition. Some ad
ditlonal rate statistics were brought
before the club and discussed.
IS AFTER CRANE.
Roosevelt Will Entertain Massachu
setts Senator Feb. 19.
Washington , Feb. 12. A little din
ner at the white house on Feb. 19 , at
which President and Mrs. Roosevelt
will be the hosts and Senator and Mrs ,
Crane the guests may bo far reaching
In Its effect on the contest for the
presidential nomination. SenatcV Crane
is the field marshal of the anti-Taft
forces , and It Is said that the president
lias invited him to the white house foi
the purpose of talking over the situa-
lion with him.
Senator Crane , It will be romenv
bered , was ojiginally for Secretary
Taft. He was one of the first leaders
lo take up the fight for the war mln-
Ister and for a tlmo It looked as If the
senator would manage Mr. Taft's cam
lalgn. His relations with the presl
dent and Secretary Taft wore of the
closest nature In the early part of the
Taft campaign and ho frequently conferred -
ferred with both of them.
When the reports reached Washing
ton that part of the plan In Ohio tc
secure the presidential delegation foi
Secretary Taft was the elimination ol
Senator Foraker. Senator Crane Im
mediately went to Secretary Taft ant
advised against such a course. He
went further and insisted that Senatoi
Foraker should be taken into Taft's
organization with the view of stlenc
Ing all opposition in Ohio to the secre
tary. Senator Crane realized the 1m
liortance of an early assurance thai
Secretary Taft would have a solid del
egation from his homo state and was
anxious to bring about a peaceful ar
rangement with Senator Foraker.
But Senator Crane's advice was dls
regarded. There have been many vor
slons of this development , in the rela
lions between Secretary Taft nnd Sen
ator Crane. By some It Is clalmei
that the opposition to peaceful negc
tlatlons with Senator Foraker cami
from the white house. Others say Urn
It was Secretary Taft , who was op
posed to entering Into an agreemen
with Senator Foraker. It will probabl ;
never bo known who was really re
sponstblo for the rejection of Scnato
Crano's plans , but it is known that a
the close of the Interview betwcc :
Secretary Taft and Mr. Crane the ser
NEW NORTHWESTERN DEPOT
AT NORFOLK COST $25,000
The Northwosloin's pity Btntlou has
sot a standard which Norfolk ppoplo
iopp to sc ( > approached by the1 nthor
allrond depots of the city. This hope
n Norfolk Is shared likewise by north
Nebraska travolprs who have occasion
to pass through Norfolk and who find
u the uptown station of the North
western as comfortable and as pleas-
placed lu a pity depot. Norfolk people
ple on the occasion of the recent for
mal opening of the depot wore sur
prised at tlie pleasing nppparance of
the Interior of the depot with the at-
traotlu' waiting loom with tllo lloor.
tinted walls and dark llnlslipd wood
work.
The station wan built at n cost or
Htt PCK f * ' . . * , Mh
$ $ $ } & - '
p.VfiwJiJit.SSi' , ,
v'.W.WBfe * AC V > . > . 4fr
V-Ui
VUiw
ant a place to pass the minutes be
tween trains as could be wished.
The Northwestern uptown depot Is
not the union depot Norfolk people
once ill-hired. Its exterior appearance ,
while representing a neat style of
architecture , falls to do the station
Itself justice or to represent the money
that the company this fall and winter
ator left the scene lu a very ugly frame
of mind. Since that time he has been
untiring in his opposition to Secretary
Taft.
Taft.The
The dinner to Senator and Mrs.
Crane will take place when the light
for the presidential nomination has
reached an interesting stage. By that
time there will have been a number
of the most Important tesKs of strength
between the Taft and antl-Taft forces.
Many of the southern states , as well
as northern states , will have selected
delegate1 ; , and the political leaders
will then bo able to make some sort
of estimate upon the number of dele
gates which the various candidates
will have in the next national conven
tion. The way will be open then for
new combinations , and the president
will doubtless indulge in some frank
talk to Senator Crane.
DEATH OF WILLIAM G. BEELS.
One of the Early Settlers of Norfolk
Passed Away at Noon.
William G. Beels , one of the pioneer
citizens of Norfolk , died at 12 o'clock
Wednesday noon at his homo at 430
South Fifth street , death coming at
the advanced age of seventy-seven
years , due to old age.
Mr. Beels was one of the earliest
settlers of Norfolk now living , having
come to this city thirty-four years
ago. He arrived in Norfolk in March
of 1874 , the family following In Juno
of the same year. He engaged princi
pally in farming and stock raising. He
retired from active business in 1894.
Mr. Beels had been a Methodist min
ister In his earlier years and was one
of the pioneer Methodists of this vi
cinity.
The funeral arrangements will be
announced Thursday.
FIGHT OVER LIBRARY.
New $10,000 , Library at Onawa , Iowa ,
Causes Town to Divide.
Onawa , la. , Feb. 12. Considerable
interest has been stirred In the past
hree weeks over the location of the
: iew Onawa library building , but so
far it has not approached the bitter-
less exhibited over the location of the
Congregational church a few years
ago.
ago.The
The Northwestern road divides the
town , with about a third of the popula
tion on the east side , and it Is this
maglnary line that has caused trouble
n the past. After the removal of the
Congregational church location and
he building of the new edifice on the
west side , Addison Oliver purchased
the old building and converted it Into
public library building , endowing it
with $3,000.
Recently the library board took up
he matter with Carnegie with the re
sult that ho has consented to give $10-
000 for a new building. Not to be out
done Addison Oliver doubled the offer
and made a donation of $20,000. It Is
now up to the local library board to
select a new location , as the old one
is too far removed from the center of
the town and It Is this that is giving
Its members some trouble and the
'eastslders" considerable worry.
C. H. and B. D. Holbrook offered to
donate a new site for the building on
Iowa avenue , southwest of the court
house , with the condition that $500 be
donated to the library fund. On the
other hand some of those who live or
the west side have been active , and II
Is said that consent has now been ob
talned for the location of the ncv ,
building on the west side , providing s
site will be donated.
The proposed west sldo location is
on the Wight lots , on Iowa avenue , twc
blocks west of the railroad , and It Is
believed that an effort will bo made
to secure this location . The westsid
ers have been busy trying to raise tin
$500 stipulated , but had not had mud
success last evening. However , it ii
likely that A. W. Mann , a rich east
slder , who recently built a $10,000 res
rdence on that side will como forwan
and donate the stipulated amount , ai
his well known generosity will bo ap
pealed to. The end of the controvcrs ;
is not yet lu "sight. "
$2fi,000. It replaced a depot destroyed
b.lire . aear or BO before. With
the coinliii , of spring attention is to
Ite given to the grounds about the
station.
Trains from the Bouosteol line or
the Northwestern and from the Sioux ;
City line of the Minneapolis & Omnhn
stop at the new station.
STEAM TRAIN TO REPLACE IT ON
. BONESTEEL RUN' ' .
RUN IS TOO LONG FOR ONE CAR
It Is Said That Officials of the North
western Arc Satisfied With the Mo
tor's Work and Two Care May be
Put Back on This Line Later.
Coincident with a new Northwestern
tlmo caul which goes Into effect next ,
Sunday the Bonesteel motor running
between Norfolk and Bonesteel will
be formally replaced with a regular
steam train carrying baggage and ex
press and probably mall. The motor
has been In the Union Pacific shops
for some time , a steam train without
Hie baggage and express features do
ing substitute service.
Too Much For One Car.
In this connection it Is said that ,
motor car service on the Bonesteel
line Is not definitely abandoned but
that the round trip of 214 miles a day-
has proved too long a run for one car.
Having Just one car and not being ;
able to secure additional motors at this ,
time the Northwestern found It ad
visable , It Is announced , to withdraw
ho motor for the tlmo being from
; ervice on the north line.
May Restore Motor Service.
Northwestern railroad officials have
jeen entirely satisfied with the motor
car experiment and have had no com
plaints to make against the car. As a
means of handling light traffic the car
s regarded as a successful innovation ,
t had too great a task on the Bono-
steel line. With existing traffic con-
lltions continuing the Northwestern
ixpects to see motor car service re-
itoretl on the Bonesteel line with an
additional motor car.
Motor May Go East.
The motor was sent Into the shops
sometime ago for extensive repairs
vhlch have been about completed. It
s not known where the car will bo
lent but it Is said that the Northwest
ern will probably use It In Illinois for
ihort line service.
Verdigre Freight Earlier.
Save for the Verdigre way freight ,
which leaves fifteen minutes earlier ,
Norfolk trains arc not affected by the
new card.
The new card cuts the Superior-Fre
mont freight run. This run has been
147 miles and it Is said that the run
was shortened to Insure compliance
with the slxteen-hour law. The Su-
icrlor line freight crews will stop at
Linwood Instead of going to Fremont ,
Iropplng twenty-four miles from the
run. The Hastings line trains will
carry all shipments between Fremont
and Linwood.
Pierce Man Buys Fast Horse.
Plerco Leader : Jas. Askey , living
on the Willow , west of Pierce , last
week purchased a fast horse at Omaha ,
and the latter part of last week the
animal passed through here to Plain-
view where bho was unloaded and
taken to her now home. The marc's
name Is Alsa Hal and she Is said to
have a record of 2:1414 : and was raced
last season at matinees. She is a
pacer in gait nnd roan In color. Mr.
Askey is the owner of several colts of
fast breeding and has a trainer to look
after them most of the time.
Wo understand that Mr. Askoy Is
figuring on racing his now animal next
year , and If ho does It Is not saying
too much to state that there will be
some hot contests between Miss Hal
and Capt. Mack , Billy Zulauf's horse ,
even If no other fast horses do show
up.
"Shady G" Reported Sold.
Nellgh Register : It is reported that
Mr. Griffin of Sioux City has sold
Shady G for a fancy price to a gentle
man named Brown , who will take this
fine animal to Europe.
