HIE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOURNAL : Kill DAY , MAY 2'J 1908
MADISON COUNTY MAN SECRE
TARY OF STATE DOARD.
TO LINCOLN THIS MORNING
Ex-Trcnsurer of Madison County Is
Appointed as Secretary of the State
Assessment Donrd of Equalization.
Several Were After It.
Christopher Sehavland , ox-county
Ireamtror of Madison county , WIIH appointed -
pointed secretary of the Htato assoss-
mcnt hoard of equall/atlon yesterday
afternoon. Mr. Schavland WIIH noil-
lied at Madison yeHtorday aftoruoon
and left thlH morning for Lincoln to
iiHmimu his now duties. The poHltlon
carries with It a salary of $1,000 per
> ear.
ear.Mr. . Schavland waa brought forth a
few days ago by Madison county
friends. His very excellent record as
county treasurer In this county inado
him at once a forniidahlo candidate
In the. race. Hut he did not win
\\llhout opposition. Among the other
candidates Keeking the olllco wuro
Frank Helvey , Nebraska City , John
Burrlss of .lohnson county , J. H. C.
Miller of Lincoln , Frank M. Staple-ton
of Lincoln and ISarlo Mathews of
Omaha.
THURSDAY TIDINGS.
W. S. O'Urien has accepted a posi
tion In the Ward cigar store.
lart of the machinery for the now
creamery was received yesterday.
John II. Gee uml Miss Almlrn Smith
of Albion were married In Omaha.
The ladies aid society of the Pros-
bjterlan church will meet with Mrs.
Hugcl tomorrow afternoon.
Dr. H. J. Cole of Norfolk responded
to the address of welcome- delivered
at the opening' session of the state
dental society In Omaha.
"rock bass" was
A pound-and-a-half
pulled out of Kent's slough by N. A.
Halnbolt. J. S. Mathewson about the
tame time landed a two-pound black
bass. Fishing is said to he good
The briok building occupied by the
Moeller saloon Is being altered so as
to bring the windows down to the required -
| ft quired level. The windows at the
IP Turf exchange have been lowered.
Smith & Son , sewer contractors ,
have a force of men working on both
the Fifth street sewer and the Heights
sewer. The former will probably be
completed In a week , the latter In
about a month.
Dr. F. A. Long of Madison , a for
mer president of the state medical
society , responded to the address of
welcome delivered by Governor Shel
don at the fortieth annual meeting of
the state association In Lincoln.
F. L. Kaut/.man of Lincoln lias ar
rived In Norfolk to take the position
of olllce manager of the sale and
collection department of the Realty
Advertising cigar company. The
company has otllces In the Bishop
block.
Mrs. Anna Mndsen received a checli
this morning for $2021 from Special
Agent Pettltt of the Bankers Life in
surance company , covering the
amount of insurance on the life o"
her son , Charles Madsen , carried li
that company.
Suits for the Norfolk base ball team
were ordered yesterday by the base
ball directors. The new suits nre to
bo gray with blue trimmings. The
base ball prospects are beginning to
look encouraging. The directors are
looking for a game to open the loca1
season.
"Uncle Dilllc" Prlngle , the old or
Ban grinder who Is over a hundred
years old , Is back In Norfolk agali
with his ancient music box , which Is
nearly as ancient as Uncle nillle him
self. Prlngle's stay Is never long ii
any one place. He will be In Norfolk
until next Saturday.
H. F. merer and L. R. Sheldon
at pasted through Norfolk last evening
with a big twenty-five horse-power
Rambler touring car for Orln Hall
a Neligh liveryman , who Is to use
the machine In connection with his
livery business. Mr. Blerer , whose
homo Is in Oakdale , has a real estate
office In Omaha.
Wnyne Democrat : Winsido playec
ball here on Sunday , defeating the
Hosklns boys 5 to 2. The most stir
ring event of the day was a bout not
on the hills between a Norfolk young
man nnd Chas. Green's son , the Nor
folk man being put under $10 bonds
to appear here Monday morning
which he forfeited.
The Nebraska state pharmacoutl
cal association will meet In Omaha
June 1G-1S. The state board of pbar
macy wll meet the first day of tht
convention for examinations. Las
summer the druggists camped out li
the beautiful park In Seward but a
downpour of rain turned their minds
to the Omaha hotels.
This week's democratic conventioi
In California was controled by ex
Congressman Theodore Bell , the na
tlonal president of the Eagles. There
has been considerable Interest take :
here , especially on the part of Norfoll
f V Kagles , in the factional fight In the
ranks of the California dcmocracj
because of the efforts which have
been made to bring Mr. Bell to Nor
folk on the occasion of the state con
volition of Eagles next month. Yes
torday's dispatches told of a vlctorj
for Bell over the old machine forces
The convention endorsed Bell for
temporary chairman of the natlona"
convention at Dt'iiver.
Lincoln Journal : Assistant State
Engineer George Bates has returned
from a trip to the Nlobrara river
where he established a gauging sta
tlon. Ho found a narrow channel
only 180 feet wide nt the Whiting
bridge , six miles southeast of Spencer -
cer , which will make an admirable
gauging station. Most of the bridges
over the river are from GOO to 1,000 ,
leet. The stream was measured and
showed a How of 2.800 cubic feet a
second. It Is believed the llow will
never fall below 2,000. Mr. Hates be-
Moves the Nlobrara will afford as good
water power as the platle , but the
market for mill products on the NIo-
brant may bo more difficult to reach.
Alienist Visits
PoiiKhkeopsiu , N. Y , May 13. Har
ry Thaw waa visited In the Uutchuss
county jail by Dr John P Wilson , a
mudlcul examiner of this city. Dr
Wilson was called In by Thaw's counsel -
sol , and if his examination satisfies
him that the piUonor Is sanu , ho will
bo one of the live experts that the relater -
later will put on the stand when the
habeas corpus ptocoudlngs arc begun
before Justice Morschauser In this
city tomorrow.
Belolt Man Ends His Life.
Belolt , WIs. . May 13 12 H Smythp
of Hololt , aged sixty-six years , a
vealthy retired farmer who has largo
> roporty interests In Bertram ! , Neb. ,
committed suicide on a train at Davis
Junction , 111. , by shooting himself In
lie. huad. Ho was returning to Hololt
rum the west , where he had Just ac-
Uilred a largo property through the
death of a r latlve. Ho loaves a fam-
ly No reason Is assigned for his act
Lincoln Saloons Under New Schedule.
Lincoln , May 12. Lincoln saloons
opened today u : . t . the all-dayllghi
schedule. Th i now regulation pro
vides that drinking places must not
open bofoie. 7 H in. and they must
: loae at 7 p. in. The minimum llcunso
s $1,000 and thu number of saloons Is
Iniltod to twenty-llvo. Foity-threo ap-
ideations havu boon made tor JieuuBo
did when eighteen applicants are
'turned down" today , stirring ttmos
are expected In the rooms of the ex-
\lse b'inrd.
SOLDIER SHOW NO REMORSE
Man Who Killed Three Comrades at
Manila Planned Crime.
Manila , May 16. Th military au
: horltios will surrendur Bcachara , the
Camp Stotscnburg murderer , to thu
civil authorities , who will put htm on
trial foi murder It la alleged that
Beacham Is Insane , but Inquiry shows
that the crime waa premeditated and
carefully planned. The prisoner
showed no remorse until ho heard' the
regimental band playing the funeral
march at Private Clark'a funeral ,
when he broke down and wept.
FIVt ITALIANSJRE DROWNED
Launch In Which Party Is Cruising
Capsizes Off Newburyport.
Nowhuryport , Mass , May 11.
Caught , by a big wave as they were
crossing the barIT Plum island , at
the mouth of the Merrlmac river , nine
men of tills city , who were on a pleas
ure cruise In a naphtha launch , were
capsized and live of them were drown
ed. Captain George R Bailey , the
owner of the launch , nnd three other
men were picked up by passing boats
The drowned men wore all Italians
and employed In shoe shops hero.
Stale May Aid Tornado Sufferers.
Lincoln , May 16. Acting Governor
Saunders has Instructed Captain
Phelps of the adjutant general's office
to look Into the condition of the Ne
braska tornado sufferore. If those
who have been made homeless are
found to be In need of immediate as
sistaucp the Ftnto will take steps to
supply them with tente and supplies.
Senate In Favor of Motto.
Washington , May 13. The ucnat
committee on finance voted unanl
mously to report the bill alread
parsed by the house providing for tli
permanent restoration of the words
"In God We Trust , " to gold and silve
coins of the United States. The motto
was directed to bo omitted from thi
coins by order of the president.
Raiders Fire Tobacco Barn.
West Union , O. . May 14. Night rid
ers applied a torch to the large barn
of William Shell , four mites west o
this city , almost under the very noses
of soldiers under command of Captain
Darnell. The property loss is $3,500
Only one man saw the raiders. The ;
sent two men on foot up to the barn to
fire the building. Shell is an independ
ent tobacco growec and a member o
the Law and Order League.
CALIFORNIA MACHINE BFATEN
Democratic Convention Controlled by
Theodore Bell.
Fresno , Cal. , May 20. The Cullfor
nla Democratic stata convention closed
its aesbions after having elected fou
delegates at largo to the national con
vantlou at Denver and adopting reso
lutlons Instructing the entire Califor
nla delegation to vote as a unit for
William J. Bryan's nomination fo
president. The convention , by reeolu
tlon. indorsed former Congressman
Theodore A. Bell for temporary chair
man of the national convention.
There was absolute harmony on na
tlonal questions , but much discussion
among party factions for the contro'
of the organization , In which contest
Theodore Bell won out against Gavin
McNab , who for many years had been
the dominant flguro in Democratic
politics in California.
$20,000 , for Home for Aged ,
Dos Molnes , Mny 14. F. M. Hubbell
the wealthiest man In Iowa , signed n
note for 120,000 , payable "ton days
after my death. " The note Is In favo
of the Iowa Homo for tha Aged am
Mr. Hubbell's two SOIIB , F. C am
Grover , signed the note with thuii
father as executors of the F. M Hub
bell estate The note wan turnee
ever to Secretary Watts of tbo Hoim
for the Aged. It will boar interest a
6 per cent from maturity.
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UNE EXCHANGE ANNOUNCED
FOR SATURDAY , JUNE 6.
AUCTIONEER SERVICE FREE.
After Several Months' Trial Farmers
of This Vicinity Will Pass on Nor
folk Exchange Day A Big Day
Promised.
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The exchange day committee has
leclded to try a well-advertised Sat-
irday exchange day. Mayor Sturgeon
vim has labored hard In the exchange
lay cause , announces that the next
'xohange ' day wll bo held on Saturday
line (5. (
It Is also announced that the auc-
Inneer feature will he a prominent
art of the afternoon of the next ex-
hangc. An auctioneer , .loo True-
ock , will bo present for what over
line It takes to disi > ese of the what
s offered. Arrangineiits have been
nade to have all articles auctioned
iff free of charge.
The exchange day In a way will
> o on trial June C. The opinion of
.he farmers' present Is to be polled
respecting the day. Their opinion of
he most desirable date and of the
lest plan of operating the exchange
will lie sought. An Informal reforen-
lum vote will bo taken.
An extnumlinary effort will be
nade. It Is announced , to make the
June exchange day by far the best
'xchange yet held. A campaign is to
jo started to get the farmers of this
vicinity to boost the day by bringing
eng lists of live stock , produce and
'arm articles to the exchange. "Any
ind everything" is wanted , the com
mittee says.
Michigan Also Nebraskan's.
Lansing , Mich. , May 21. The Demo
cratic state convention unanimously
adopted resolutions Instructing Mich
igan's delegation to fhe national con
vention at Denver to vote as a unit
foi the nomination of William J. Bry
an fo * president until his nomination
South Carolina Instructs For Bryan.
Columbia , S C. , May 21. The state
Demon utlc convention , by resolution ,
instructed the state's delegates to thu
national convention to vote for the
nomination of William J. Bryan for
the presidency.
Forest Fire Raging In Colorado.
Colorado Springs , Colo. , May 21. A
telephone message from Clyde , in the
mountains west of this city , Indicates
that the wind has shitted , blowing the
names of the lorest fire which has
been raging since Tuesday , directly
towards the watershed of Colorado
Springs , on the south slope of Pike's
peak. So for the fire has destroyed
moro than 1,000 acres of timber.
Chlnaee School for 'Frisco Chinese.
Ban Francisco. May 21. A Chinese
school , where the children of locs.l
Chinese mav bo educated In Chinese
li to be built in this city at onco. It
will bo the only school of 1U kind IE
tMs country.
Grand Jury Probes Mclntyro Failure.
New York , May 20. The affairs of
the failed brokerage firm of T. A. McIntyre -
Intyre & Co. were before the grand
Jury. Several bookkeepers and clerks
were examined.
Rev. Kelffer Heads Synod.
York , Pa. , May 20. Rev. J. Spongier
Keiffer of Hagerstown , Md , was elact-
ed president of the general synod ol
the Reformed church in the United
States.
Willllam L. Wilson Found Guilty.
Port Huron. Mich. , May 20. Will
lam L. Wilfion , on trial here , charged
with embezzlement of upwards of $75.
000 of the funds of the United Home
Protectors' fraternity , of which he was
secietary. was found guilty.
Charities and Corrections Conference
Richmond Va. , May 8. With four
cctional meetings , beginning at tha
same hour , the national conference ol
charities and corrections got down to
work , the section subjects being chil
dren , criminals , needy families ana
public health.
Passenger Boats on River.
Davenport , la. , May 20. The Dla
mend Jo steamers are being put Into
condition for a busy season on the
river Two regular passenger boats
will be started from St. Paul and St
Louis early in June and touch at Iowa
ports twice each week in each dlroc
tlon. The Quincy and the St. Paul
are the steamers to be put Into the
service.
K.AMES DEATHSJN LANDLORDS
Iowa Physician Says Desire for Profits
Is Responsible for Mortality ,
Des Molnes , May IB. Greed of land
lords who prefer profile to sanitation
is responsible for the high death rate
in the United States , according to Dr.
T. L. Haiard of Iowa City , who dellv *
ered the chief address before the
Iowa Hahnemanu Society of Homeo
pathic Physicians. He urged moro
stringent state luws regarding aanltu
tlon and disinfection of public oari
and waiting rooms.
Those officers were elected : Preil
dent , R. W. Horaan of Wobbler City ;
flrst vice president , C. M. Morford of
Toledo ; second vlc preiident , B. R
Ames of Knoxville ; secretary , O. A
Hunton of DCS Molnos ; treasurer , M
A. Royal of D s _ Molnos1 _
Ruef's Fate In Jury's Hands.
San Francisco , May 20 The cnse
against Abraham Ruof , former pollt
leal boas of San Francisco , charged
with bribery , which has been under
way In the superior court for several
weeks , was given to tha jury.
Girl Dieo While Telephoning.
Maruhnlltown. lu. , May 11 With
he rrivlxor to h - rar In the act of
answering a cnll at the Newburg , la. .
telopt one exchange , Bessie Beatty , an
iperator , agml nineteen , fell fioin the
tool with henit disease and , without
consciousness , died lu a fuw
GRAND OLD WRESTLER HERE TO
MEET PIERCE.
AT THE AUDITORIUM TONIGHT
Farmer Burns Trained Champion
Gotch nnd Will Discuss Chicago
Match and Give Physical Culture
Talk Before the Wrestle.
Fanner Burns , who next spring
will have been forty years on the
wrestling mat , arrived In Norfolk last
. veiling for his match with Prof.
i'ierce at the Auditorium Thursday
evening. The farmer had a slight
cold which he contracted from the
cold wave. "I'll work that cold out
n a few minutes when the wrestle
> tarts , " Burns said.
It will be worth going to the Audi
torium just to hear Farmer Burns lec
ture on the simple life , Uie kind of a
Ifo that has kept him in the llrst
ranks of wrestlers years after his
earlier opponents had dropped by thu
ivayside.
Farmer Burns will have something
to say about the Gotch-Hackenschmldt
natch at the Auditorium. Burns
trained Gotch for the match and was
closer to the big world contest than
my other man than the referee. Ho
was asked to say something about the
Chicago match at the Auditorium nnd
promised. He will make it part of
tils lecture on physical culture.
"Why does Iowa have so many fa
mous wrestlers , including the world
champion ? " someone asked Farmer
Burns In Norfolk.
"Well , I've been making wrestlers
out of Iowa boys for years , " the "far
mer" admitted. "I've trained l.GOO
boys and men , giving them thirty
wrestling lessons. Some I have
trained for a long time. " Along with
ills training Burns gave his pupils the
benefit of his views on temperance ,
swearing and smoking.
Farmer Burns is truly "tho grand
old man of the mat. " lie has wrestled
about 0,000 men in his time and has
traveled across America twenty or
thirty times. He trained Frank
Gotch , now a greater wrestler than
ills teacher. But Burns can wrestle
them all for a chance at second place.
"Pleice is a big man and will give
me a lively match , " Burns said.
Fanner Burns denied indignantly
that there was anything the matter
with the Gotch-llackenschmldt match
but the "yellow streak" in the "Rus
slan Lion. "
"It's local betting thai spoils wrest
ling , " commented Burns. "If betting
could be cut out wrestling would get
mighty popular. Men bet and If they
win it's all right. If they lose they
yell 'fake. ' "
"Wrestling has been developed tea
a finer point In America than any
where else. Gotch and I can teach
any country in Europe how to wres
tie. And I will throw any man in the
world of my age. "
Pierce Arrives.
Prof. Pierce , who goes against
Farmer Burns at the Auditorium , ar
rived in Norfolk at noon. He was In
good condition and ready to push the
farmer in the mat contest. Pierce Is
a wrestler of ability.
Oscar Wasem , the Lincoln wrestler ,
also arrived in the city at noon , com
ing down to see the match.
LEWIS MAKES STATEMENT.
Denies Deslow's Fake Charges and
Passes Compliments.
Harry Lewis , champion lightweight
of the south , says he was not a fake
Instigator Friday before the Lewis
Couhig contest which failed to come
off. Lewis says that he Is a man with
a reputation. Ho says that Couhlg's
manager Is a hot air pusher and not
an artist In the line , either.
"Deslow's talk as far as It concerns
mo Is rot , " declared Lewis after read
ing the statement of "Young" Cou
hig's manager. "Ho says that I wns
trying to work up a fake. The facts
arc not that way.
"I have been in Norfolk for a week
preparing to work ' '
out under 'Kid'
Jensen of your city for a go with
Walter McCarthy of Council Bluffs.
In drops Deslow and Couhig , broke.
They want n match with someone nnd
I am brought In.
"Friday they come with a proposi
tion for two-minute rounds. They
had other propositions not exactly In
line with an exhibition. Deslow want
ed to go out with the 'knucks. ' Wo
had had au agreement with the mayor
that It was to be merely an exhibi
tion. Jenfcen , who Is going to stay
right here In Norfolk , had given his
promise. How would that have
looked ?
"I have been In sixty-four fights
nnd have only lost two both to heav
ier men. I won the lightweight chain-
plonbhlp of the south over Young
Maher In thlrty-threo rounds before
the Southern Athletic club In Now
Orleans In 1902. I'll eat everything
I've said If you can find any record
of those seventeen lights of this Cou
hig.
"Couhig and Desiow have gene out
to Cheyenno. I'll fight that Couhig
anywhere for any sum , the light not
to be less than twenty rotinds.
"As for the hall I had arranged to
get It on condition that wo could glvo
It up at 10 o'clock , But they showed
up without gloves or anything else. "
SPERRY IN COMMAND OF FLEE1
Admiral Thornns Lowers His Flag as
Successor's Colors Are Railed ,
Snn Francisco. Mny 1C. lU'or Adml-
nil Charles Stlllmnn Sperry. returned
within six inuiitlis fioin n mission uf
peace as one of thu AiiHTlcun dele
gates to tin1 confeienco at The Hague ,
assumed command of the strongest
force of llrst class lighting ships as
sembled In the lilstoiy of the notion.
lU'ur Adinlrnl Charles M. Thomas , who
succeeded lli'nr Ailmlrnl Kvans aa
commander lii-chlof of the Alliuitlo
lleoted , hauled down liln Hag fioin tlio
triuk of tin- Connecticut , and ton min
utes later Admiral Sperry was re
ceived on lioard the llitg hlp with tlu
solutes and other nnval honors befit
ting his iKisltlon. The ceremonies
wcro carried out In the briefest posal-
llu ) faphlon , and In strict accordancu
with navnl regulations.
When Admiral Sperry took com
mand the rmirKiinlzatlon of the fleet
Immediately was carried Into effort
and throughout thu noon hour the
waters . of the bay echoed the call nf
bugles , thu rulllo of drums and the
strains of martial music from half a
dozen quarter decks.
FRANK SGHNECK FOUND GUILTY
Slayer of Wife and Two Children Gets
Life Imprisonment.
Ottawa , Kan. , April 24. Frank
Schnecli , on trial for the murder of
bis wife , who , with her two children ,
was killed lu her homo ut Centropolls ,
Feb. 7 , 1907 , was found guilty of mur
der in the lirst degree. The verdict
carries llt'o Imprisonment.
The bodies of Mr. . Jane Schneck
nnd her two young childien were
found in their homo with their throats
cut liom car to ear. It was alleged
that Schneck wns assisted In the
crime by Mrs. Molllo Stewart , a mar
ried woman with a family , and with
whom Schnvuk was infatuated.
The Life Plant.
There Is a strange wild plant In Qua
deloupe called the "life plant. " If a
leaf bo broken off and pinned by tha
stem to the wall of a warm room , each
of the angles between the curves of the
leaf margin soon throws out a number
of very white tentacles , or roots , and
soon a tiny new plant begins to sprout
and In the course of a week or two at
tains a height of two or three Inches.
When the old leaf shrivels , the new
plant Is cut off and planted. When
carefully cultivated , the life plant pro
duces curious red and yellow blossoms.
AB a plant freak It certainly Is na In
teresting as the everlasting plant of
Mexico
NORFOLK FRATERNAL SOCIETIES
Masonic.
Damascus Comnmndery , No. 20 ,
Knights Templar , meets the third Fri
day evening of each month In Masonic
hall.
Damascus Chapter , No. 25 , R. A. 11. ,
meets the second Monday In each
month In Masonic ball.
Mosaic lodge , No. 65 , A. F. & A. M. ,
meets the first Tuesday In each month
In Masonic hall.
Beulah Chapter , No. < 0 , Order of the
Eastern Star , meets the second and
fourth Thursday of each month at 8
p. m. In Masonic hall.
Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
Elkhorn Encampment No. 27 , I. O.
O. F. , meets the first and third Tues
day evenings of each month.
Norfolk lodge No. 46 , I. O. O. F. ,
moots every Thursday evening.
Deborah Rebekah lodge No. 63 , I. O.
O. F. , meets the flrst and third Friday
evenings of each month.
B. p7o. E.
Norfolk lodge , No. C53 , Benevolent
and Protective Order of Elks , meeta
regularly on the second and fourth
Saturday evenings or cacn month
Club rooms open at all times. Lodge
and club rooms on second floor of Mar-
quardt block.
Eagles.
Sugar City Aerie , No. 357 , meeta In
Eagles' lodge room as follows : In
Eagles' lodge room the first and third
Friday evenings of each month.
L. MrLTof A.
The Loyal Mystic Legion of Amor
lea meets at G. A. R. hall on the fourth
Thursday evening of each month.
M. B. A.
Sugar City lodge , No. C22 , meeta on
the second Friday evening of the
month at Odd Fellows' hall.
Sons of Herrmann.
Germanla lodge , No. 1 , meotu the
second and fourth Friday evenings ol
the month at Q. A. R. hall.
Norfolk Relief Association.
Mcots on the second Monday evenIng -
Ing of ? ach month In the ball ever Ii
W. Winter's harness shop.
Tribe of Ben Hur.
North Nebraska Court No. 9 , T. D.
H. , meets the first and third Monday
evenings of each month.
Knights of the Maccabeet ,
Norfolk Tout No. 64 , K. O. T. IL ,
meets the first and third Tuesday
nvenings of each month.
Ancient Order of United Workmen.
Norfolk lodge , No. 97 , A. O. U. W. ,
meeta the second and fourth Tuesday
evenings of each month.
Woodmen or the World.
Norfolk lodge , W. 0. W. , raeota on
the third Monday of each month at
Q. A. R. hall.
Royal Highlander * .
Meets the third Tuesday of each
month at 8 p. m. , in G. A. R. hall.
Highland Nobles.
Regular meetings the second and
fourth Monday nights of each month
T
* First Congregational Church
Rev. Edwin Booth , New Pastor
A new minister. Itev I&Inln Booth.
Ir. begins ills work In Norfolk Sunday
Homing. Itev. Mr Hooth comes to
Norfolk from Beatrice to accept the
mstorshlp of the First Congregational
liurch of Norfolk. Words from Heat-
Ice are very encouraging to men and
voiiien of Norfolk who li.ise welcomed
lie new pastor this week.
Rev. Mr. Booth Is the c'xth ' pastor
) f the First Congregational church.
Those who preceded him wrie Itev.
I. W. KIdder , 1S70-7S ; Ilev. M. II.
Mead , 187S-S1 ; Rev. J. G. Spencer ,
18S2S.Hev. ; . J. J. Parker , lSSfi-1002 ;
lev.V. . J. Turner , 1902-08.
The history of the First Congre
gational church , whose sixth pastor
s about to hold ills first regular ser
vice In Norfolk , coveis a period of
hirty-eight years.
Historical Sketch.
In the-winter of 1S70 Hev. J. W.
< idder , a Congregational minister
'ram Michigan appeared on the ground
looking for a Held of labor , having
: ieen directed to this locality by the
superintendent of the Homo Mission
ary Society of Omaha , Ilev. Mr. Gay-
lord. Mr. Kidder found eight people
who would unite in forming a Con-
iregatlonnl church , and they Invited
him to come and take charge of the
work. He accordingly returned to
Michigan for his family , and about the
first of April came back and im
mediately took the preliminary steps
for organization. After several Informal
mal meetings a notice was given callIng -
Ing upon all those who were desirous
of forming a church body to meet at
the house of Col. Mathewson on the
15tli day of May , 1870. The meeting
was held and a committee appointed
to prepare a Constitution , Articles of
Faith and Covenant , to bo presented
for consideration at a future meeting.
On the 20th of May another meeting
was held to hear the report of the
meeting committee. The constitution ,
articles of faith and covenant were
adopted by the following persons , to-
wit : Charles Mathewson , Mary G.
Mathewson , ( his wile ) , J. W. KIdder ,
Mary A. Kidder , ( his wife ) , Joseph
Mathewson , Charlotte E. Olney , Hattle
G. Mathewson , Thomas W. Ward ,
Kittle M. Ward ( his wife ) and Mathias
W. Baker , who declared themselves
as a body of believers In the I rd
Jesus Christ , to be the "First Con
gregational Church of Norfolk. "
The following named persons were
chosen to be the officers of the church :
For pastor , Ilev J. W. Kidder ; deacon ,
T. W. Ward ; clerk , J. Mnthewson ;
at I. O. O. F. hall.
G. A. R.
Mathewson post , No. 109 , meets In
G. A. R , hall on the second Tuesday
evening of each month ,
regular meetings.
Royal Arcanum.
The Norfolk chapter does not hold
regular meetings.
Knights of Pythias.
Knights of Pythias , meetings everj
second and fourth Monday , In I. O. O
F. hall.
M. W. A.
Norfolk camp No. 492 , M. W. A. ,
meets every second Monday in O. A
R. halL
State Sunday School Convention.
The state Sunday school convention
meets in Fremont on June 9 to 11.
W. C. Pearce of Chicago the superin
tendent of the Teacher-Training and
the adult departments of the Interna
tional Sunday School association , will
be there. Mrs. I ameraux of Chicago
will have charge of the elementary
work. Prof. Eichhorn , the gifted lead
er of music at the York convention ,
will bo at Fremont. Fremont people
will furnish lodging anil breakfast for
all credentlaled delegates.
Junction News.
Mr. and Mrs. Castle and daughter
Clarice came down from Chadron last
evening on a visit with Mrs. Castle's
sister , Mrs. C. O. Hedrlck.
Mrs. Fairbanks of Scribner Is In the
Junction on a visit.
THROWS PEUEG AWAY
South Norfolk People Come to Relief
of Boy With Peg Leg.
Emt ry Honnix. who for tht- past
yiar or two hat. hnl.bU-d through life
with a pig U-g , is > to ha\c a m-w leg
Now a modern artificial limb means
about as much to a man with a peg
leg as a four cj Under machine does
to the nuto-crank who Is compelled
| trustee * , Charles MathewMin , JosepL.
Mai hew ison. Mathias Baker.
The pastor and clerk were Instruct
ed to call a council to organize the-
church as such. In March , 1871 , it
was decided to secure a lot and build
a church edificethereon. . Steps were
immediate ! } taken to procure fundf
wheiewllh to build , which resulted In
raising between $800 and $ ! tK ( ) . The
Congregational Union gave a grant of
$ .100 to complete the house.
Hev. Mr. Kidder continued hla sor-
\lccs unlit July , IS7S , when ho resigned - '
od and the church secured the ner\Ices
of M. II. Mead , from the Hurtfcirci
Theological Seminary , nnd called n
council to ordain him. Hev. Mead re
mained with the church till May , 1SSI ,
when physical disability obliged him
to give way. The church was with
out a regular pastor from this tlmn-
until February , 18S2 when the Rev.
J. ( ! . Spencer accepted a call and oc
cupied the pulpit until February 1885
On the 1st of M y 1885 the Hev. J. .T.
Parker of N. Y. accepted a call. At
the same time- the church assumed
" . elf support , " and owing to the In
crease of numbers nnd rapidly grow
ing congregation a larger house ol
worship was deemed indispensable ,
and the present site was selected and
measures at once adopted to erect n
suitable church , which was completed
in the fall of 1885 at a cost of about
$0,000. During ISflfl , $ UOfl was ex
pended on the enlargement of tin-
chinch building , two valuable1 roonifc
being added on the -north side , at u
later date $000 was spent in decorating"
and painting the whole.
Hev. Mr. Parker closed his connect
ion with the church in UI02 , having
gained a position in the city of re
markable esteem and Influence , lie
was succeeded by Rov. W. J. Turner ,
whose happy and profitable pastorate
was ended two months ago.
In 1901 ! the parsonage was piirchap
< -d , costing with later Improvomente
R500.
The First Congregational church haa >
a history co-ordinate with the historj
of the city. For several of the earlier
years It was the extreme frontlos"
church In northern Nebraska of an ?
Knglish speaking denomination. It Iff
now well equipped , free from debt ,
well organized and harmonious.
No institution has a stronger or
better influence In the city.
Rev. Edwin Booth , Jr. , the pastor-
elect , Is hero and will commence his
service in official capacity Sunday
morning.
to drive old Dobbins. Only most people
ple don't appreciate It. Bonney does.
Bouncy is the Norfolk boy who waF
run over by a train back at Cortlaml.
111. , while stealing a ride. Therc-
was-n't much romance to the accident
Ills mother is a widow and poor. The
boy got a peg leg.
A subscription paper was started.
It didn't make much progress until
Howard Heymer , ticket seller at tht
Junction depot , took it up. Then It
marched up to $50. Fifty dollar-
more was necessary and that amount
was shared by lieymer , a Northwest
ern conductor who doesn't want lite
name mentioned , and the Western
Artificial Limb company of Council
Bluffs.
So Bonney gets a new leg , not
quite as good as the old one but bet
ter than the peg article , and as good-
a substitute for a natural limb ap
human Ingenuity has devised. Bon
ney has already been to Omaha to
have the new limb fitted.
Now that the matter has been car
ried through It is desired that public
acknowledgement he given those whc
donated to the cause.
Howard lleymor took special Inter
est In the matter because ho has to
use au artificial Jlmh himself as the-
result of a railroad accident.
BROUGHT GREAT RESULTS.
Battle Creek Merchant's Ad. in The
News Was Effective.
Battle Creek , Neb. , May 21. Frank
Ruzlck stated that his meat adver
tisement In The Norfolk Dally NCWP
brought him great results.
South Dakota News.
Richard Cramer was shot anrt
killed In his blacksmith shop at Hot
Springs by a rival workman.
The annual meeting of the Odd Fel
lows' grand lodge opened nt Sioux
Fall-
Clusi- ciiisi rvcrs of the pMinarj
( .iinpalcn pri-dicti'd that
a mixi-ct
tlflvi-t will in > nominated.
The state high school athletic con
test will be held \fermllllon Friday
and Saturday.
