Till' ' : MKFUC ) ( ) WEEKLY NKVSJOU \ UN A iV.FKl DAY , JULY 10 .1'JOS ' ,
NELIGH MAM PUT OFF MOVING
TRAIN , IT IS CLAIMED. I
PART OF FOOT IS AMPUTATED
Nelson of Neligh , Celebrating In Oak-
dale , Tried to Return Home on
Freight Claimed Crew Ejected Him
While Train Was Moving.
Nollgh , Nob. , July 7. Siiec'.al to
The NUWH : Ejected from u moving
freight train , IIH It IB claimed , a young
iniin by tlio mime of NolKon from thlu
city IH In u serious condition ns u re-
Mill of tlio action of the train uro\v.
Part of his foot was crushed and It
WIIH later found necessary to have
two tees and part of tlio foot ampn-
luted. Hlood poisoning IB feared.
Mr. Nelson , who has boon working
tor Hoinotlnin In tlm North western
brickworks here , wua in Oakdalo dn
the afternoon of the Fourth. Tlio
passenger from I ho cast being late ,
Nelnoii , desiring to return homo an
soon ao possible , boarded a freight
train , .said to be No. 119. it Is claimed
that ho was ejected by the crew while
the train Svas In motion.
The young man was taken to a hotel
In Oakdule ; whore the company sur-
ni'ou , Dr. Mlnton , amputated two toes
and part of the foot. From Information
received hero this morning by friends ,
the young man Is In a very serious
condition and Is supposed to bo suf
fering from blood poisoning. The ac
cident may cost blur his life.
TUESDAY TOPICS.
Mrs. Fix loft for Idaho today.
13. P. Olmstod wns In Albion today.
Hurt Mnpes wns In Madison ycstor-
day.
day.Fred
Fred Ilaaso left for Stanton Tues
day.
day.Mrs.
Mrs. 13. L. BovoridGO wont to Hadar
today.
Mrs. J. 13. Barnes Is visiting In
Denver.
Mayor Sturgeon was In Madison
Tuesday.
Miss Maude Clarke went to Madi
son today.
Mrs. J. K. Smith roturncd to Plain-
view today.
C. 13. Doughty went to Children today
on business.
Mrs. L. 13. Mayhcw went to Meadow
( Jrovo today.
Mrs. Will Hall loft for Albion Tncs
day morning.
Elmer Bycrly left today for Hot
Springs , S. D.
Homo Miller of Omaha was at tlio
Junction today.
O. N. Stukey and family went to
Plainview today.
Miss Bessie Ulchlo went to Foster
on the noon train.
Willis McBride was in the city yes
terday from Elgin.
W. K. King of Humphrey was in
Norfolk yesterday. >
Carl Schulz of Wayne was In the
city Monday evening.
Miss Nona O'llrlou returned from
Niobrarn last evening.
Councilman P. J. Fucsler celobratci
the Fourth at Altoona.
Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Wheeler returned
at noon from Chicago.
T. Hell of Wayne is reported verj
low with typhoid fever.
Miss Thelsen of Crolghton arrlvet
in Norfolk last evening.
Miss Clara Wolf went to Long Pine
Tuesday to visit a sister.
Miss Fay Livingston came homo
from Madison last night.
Mrs. Kerr of Pierce was in the cltj
Tuesday between trains.
Mrs. Fred McDonald came homo
from YorU last evening.
Mr. nnd Mrs. P. Koutz of Hoslclns
were in the city yesterday.
Spencer Butterfleld returned from
the Rosebud country at noon.
G. F. Strelow left for Long Pine last
evening to spend his vacation.
Mra. F. Cuerkswert of Omaha Is
visiting Mrs. B. A. Marquardt.
Miss Llllle Lous of Hock Island Is
visiting at the homo of F. Schelly.
Mrs. O. L. Hyde and children re
turned from Wlnnetoon yesterday.
Miss Grace Klddor of Stanton is
TlBlting the family of A. M. McGiunls
Mr. and Mrs. George Davenport oi
Madison are visiting Mrs. Mary Daven-
port.
port.Mrs.
Mrs. II. Zltkowskl and Miss Lizzie
Sche'ly returned from Chicago lasl
evening.
Roy LulUnrt went to Harrison todaj
to work on a ranch the rest of the
summer.
Miss Ethel Brown of Boulder , Wyo.
Is In Norfolk the guest of Miss Opa !
Olmstcd.
R. R. Hall returned to Omaha this
morning after a two weeks' layoff fron :
the road.
Misses Bessie Hamilton nnd Holer
Heebo returned from Plalnvlow lasl
evening.
Albert Berry and C. H. Sweet oi
Wuyno were guests at tlio E. P. Olm
sled homo.
Mr. nnd Mrs. Ed Berge , who have
Ic-en visiting Mrs. Mather , roturnct
Lome at noon.
Miss Bcckley of Crolghton , who has
been Visiting Miss Bland , returnee
home at noon.
Mack Harding of Omaha Is in UK
city visiting his grandmother , Mrs
M. A. McMillan. He graduates nex
year at Yale.
George E. Schiller and family o
Central City are spending a week 01
two nt the Oxnnrd.
Miss Belle Temple returned t <
Wayne today after a short visit will
the C. C. Gow family.
Miss Bertha Pllger will return to
morrow from Tecumseh , where sh <
bus been viiUlnf her ilslsr , Mr * . Rob-
ben.
ben.Mr.
Mr. and Mr . I'M Johnson arrived
today to upend a few days visiting
Mm. Margaret Jolmnun.
Mm. R. F. Schiller Is In Toronto ,
( anadii , where she will spend the
in xt month or six weeks.
11. Solomon has gene to Chicago to
take a special course In the Northwest-
in Conservatory of Music.
Ralph Dlrehnrd Is In the city from
Omaha , visiting friends. He Is n
unlor In Wisconsin university.
Charles Rice and C. II. Groesbcck ,
vho attended the Hosklns Fourth cole-
i rail on , aiy It was unusually line.
Misses Lydla Rohrko and Clara
Inrnlc returned yesterday from Madl-
on , where they spent the Fourth.
Mrs. Jesslo Reynolds of Denver , re-
urned to her homo today. She was
iccompanled as far as Columbus by
icr mother , Mrs. I. G. Westcrvelt.
Will Davenport and children will ur-
ive In the city this evening to spend a
ew days camping with F. E. Daven-
tort and family on the Ray farm.
Frank Barnes arrived In the city
esterday from Rushvllle for a visit
at the home of his father , W. J.
larues. He said that Norfolk had
grown amazingly In three years.
It Is said that the strawberry sea-
ion has about reached the end.
The Catholic church at Pierce will
el the contract for a new school bulki
ng this week.
It was a cold night In Norfolk. The
hormometer got down to within
welve degrees of a frost , registering
'orly-throo.
Mrs. Guy Peyton , living at 310 South
I31oventh street , Is suffering from a
mdly wrenched side as the result of
i fall on a sidewalk yesterday.
Carl Schlmmelpfenlg slipped on a
adder last Sunday and falling to the
ground struck his shoulder with such
'orce. ( hat he was unconscious for a
short time. Fortunately no bones
ro broken but he was so badly
shaken that ho will be unable to get
around for n few days.
Orchard News : M. M. Sornbarger ,
an old resident of Antelope county ,
but who , for the past few years has
jeen interested In oil lands near
levelnnd , Okla. , has been visiting old
friends in this section the past week.
Owing to ill health the doctors or
dered him to come north until fall.
Mr. Sornbargor has been connected
with the horse trotting associations
: > f this section of Nebraska for more
than twenty years and numbers his
friends by the score. He was Instru
mental in organizing the short ship
ment racing circuit in this section.
G. B. Sailer and Dr. D. K. Tindall
left today for a two weeks' trip In the
mountains of Colorado and Wyoming.
After spending a few days at the
lomocratlc convention and taking a
few'scenic side trips they will return
to Wyoming nnd fish In the Laramfe
river around Wheatland. "We will
constantly bo on the look out for
bear , " said G. B. Salter. "Yes , we will
constantly bear them in mind , " said
Dr. Tindall.
D. Muthewson of this city , who re
cently returned from a Now England
visit , was a victim of one of the pois
onous "black tail moths" during his
visit. The black tail moth has been
Imported into Massachusetts for the
purpose of exterminating the Gyps >
moth , the Gypsy moth having been a
pest in destroying tree foliage. The
black tail moth , while deadly to the
Gypsy kin , also proved poison to
many humans. The caterplller , crawl
ing across one's skin , leaves a poison
ous trail and inflammation follows
The Gypsy moth Is said to have been
originally introduced into Massaclius
setts thiough an accident. One mai
had brought n number of the little in
sects to .tills country in the though
that they might produce silk. A stern
came aiJiig , overturning his ca. e o
them , and the moths soon spread ovei
the state. Massachusetts has already
appropriated several hundred thons
anil dollars in its fight against the
insect.
NORTHWESTERN SAVED 3 LIVES
Superintendent Reynolds Sent Specia
From Fremont to Lincoln.
Fremont , Neb. , July S. After twent.
, four hours of waiting In the midst o
the Hood near Lincoln , Mis. Liudholn
and her two llttie children wen
rescued in a special Northwester !
train sent out from Fremont by Super
i..undent C. H. Reynold" . The relic
lurce rescued the unfortunate wornai
and her little children from wher
they were clinging to a fence guard
Division Superintendent Reynolds
learned of the woman's ' perilous situ
atlon through Conductor Wheelocks
who was waterbound on No.13 , som
distance from the woman and children
Olaf Anderson and' Arthur Hansel
were taken along with a boat to effec
the rescue. Mayor George Wolz , als
accompanied the party. Provision
wore taken along and left with In
train crew on No.13. . The woman an
children were brought to Fremoni
They were so weak they could hari
ly stand upon their feet , nnd carufn
attention will bo required to brlu ,
thorn bo.ck to a normal strength. Whci
found the trio were almost exhanste
from hunger nnd cold and the surgin
water about thorn. They had bee
driving to Lincoln when the llooj over
took the team nnd buggy. By
mighty effort the horses reached th
railroad crossing , swimming part o
f j the way. The buggy was slight am
being on a lower level than the horse
who stood on the tracks , offered llttl
protection to the woman and chlldrer
Before the water got too high the
scrambled to the fence guard , an
hero clung all day and most of th
night , hoping and praying for rescue
STATE SECRETARY WILL MEET
Y. M. C. A. COMMITTEE.
FINAL CAMPAIGN TO BEGIN
Arrival of State Secretary Bailey for
a Day's Conference Will Mark Re
vival of Building Campaign Will
Leave a Worker Here.
Immediately after the arrival of
State Secretary Bailey in Norfolk Wed
nesday evening , an Important confer
ence between the state secretary nnd
members of the Norfolk executive
committee will bo held In the olllco of
Burl Mapes , chairman of the com
mittee.
With Mr. Bailey's arrival will begin
the final campaign to complete the
Y. M. C. A. building fund , $ U,000 of
which has been raised already. The
state secretary will bo In Norfolk a
day , leaving for the Rosebud country
to see the Y. M. C. A. work among the
iidlans. With Mr. Bailey will come
n experienced Y. M. C. A. worker who
111 remain In Norfolk until the build-
ig fund Is raised.
Before Mr. Bailey leaves Norfolk
e Is expected to map out a plan of
nmpnign. A Y. M. C. A. building
iclosiod before the winter months Is
lie purpose of the concentrated effort
lanned.
Wednesday evening's meeting in the
tapes & Hazen law olllce is called
or S p. m.
BASE BALL CAPTAIN LEAVES.
E. C. Shafer Closes Cigar Factory and
Will Locate Elsewhere.
E. C. Shnfor , captain of the Norfolk
> asc ball team , has closed his cigar
actory and will leave the city.
Mr. Shafer may engage in the cigar
iianufacturing business In Iowa , pos-
Ibly at Farmington , la. Ho came to
s'orfolk the llrst of the year from Mis-
ourl Valley , opening n cigar manu-
acturing shop on the third floor of the
last block. He did a good business
ocnlly but did not attempt to extend
iis territory beyond Norfolk.
As captain of the new Norfolk base
mil team Shafer has made friends In
Norfolk. His removal from the city
vlll leave a gap in the local line-up.
Mr. Shafer will not leave Norfolk
mill the end of the week.
Real Estate Transfers.
Jlenl estate transfers for the week
ending July 3 , 100S , compiled by Madi
son County Abstract & Guarantee com-
mny , olllco with Mapes & Hazen :
Daniel Scheer to John Bohlsen , W.
> . Cons. $11,000.00 , swVi 2-22-1
Bernhard C. Walter to J. M. Parker ,
W. D. Cons. $90.00 , lot G , block 11 , C.
. Hayes Addition to Norfolk.
C. F. Elseley to Clara Grace Parker ,
W. D. Cons. $1-10.00 , lot 1 , block C , C.
S. Hayes Addition to Norfolk.
David Phillips to George W. Phillips ,
W. D. Con. $1.00 , nw'A neVi and cy ,
: iwVj of 1S-2K' .
Henry Klocsner to Fred Lau , W. D.
Cons. $3,000.00 , neVi of 80 % of neVi
ind part of the nw'4 of seVi of no1/ !
of 21-2-1-1.
Ferdinand Pasewalk to James Gray ,
W. D. Cons. $350. Lots 10 nnd 11 ,
block 7 , Pasewnlk's Fourth Addition
to Norfolk.
Ferdinand Pasewalk to James Gray ,
W. D. Cons. $200.00 , lot 12 , block 7 ,
Pasewalk's Fourth Addition to Nor
folk.
George A. Scott to Andrew J. Dur
land , W. D. Cons. ? 1.00. e CO acres ol
swVt of 24-21-1.
Andrew J. Durland and wife to Nor
folk Building & Loan Assn. , W. D.
Cons. $1,200.00 , lots 11 , 12 , 13 , M and
15 , block " Pasewalk's 2nd Addition
and lot 15 , block , Pasewalk's 3rd Ad
dition to Norfolk.
Mary G. Mntliewson and S. S. Cot
ton to Henry E. Owen , W. D. Cons
52G.OO , w 1C feet of n 100 feet of lot
2 , block 3 , Ilaaso's Subiirband Lots
to Norfolk.
Thomas Elliott to Jacob Vlnznoy
W. D. Cons. $1,100.00 , pt of nwVl ol
nwM 5-21-1.
BAN ON SUNDAY SHOWS.
Mayor of Crawford Puts Lid on Sun
day Shows.
Chadron Journal : Those who have
been in the habit of attending the
Sunday theaters and riding on the
merry-go-round on Sunday will be
under the painful necessity of hunt
Ing some other amusement next Sun
day and all the Sundays following , foi
the mayor has ordered both the merry
go-round and the theaters to cease do
Ing business on the Sabbath day. This
move will meet the approval of those
who like a quiet Sabbath.
Columbus Race Meeting.
Columbus Is making extensive pro
parntions for the forthcoming annua
race meeting. That city claims the
best haif-mrlo track in Nebraska , now
barns have been built nnd there is
plenty of water nnd straw to bo had
People who attended last year said ;
"Wo had the best treatment possible
We are all coming back. " Hobbles art
not barred on this track. The dates
arc July 29 , 30 and 31. Purses arc
as high as $300. It Is expected tlm1
a largo number from Norfolk and In
termedlato towns will take advantagi
of the occasion for nn outing.
COUNCILMAN OARVIN WILL LEAVE
Expects to Move West About Augus
1 Vacancy to Be Filled.
Councilman S. W. Gnrvin nnd hli
family will leave Norfolk about Aug
ust 1 with the Intention of permanent ! ;
locating at some point In the west. |
First they will go to Denver to remain
at least several weeks and pormnn- .
ently If they like the town. The re
moval of Mr. Garvin from the city will' '
leave n vacancy In the First ward's
representation on the city council.
Mayor Sturgeon , according to the law ,
will appoint n new councilman to (111 (
the vacancy ,
Mr. Garvln's term of councilman
runs until next spring. He Is a re
publican nnd has served on a number
of Important committees , always with
etllclency.
Mr. Garvin recently sold his homo
on Koenlgsteln avenue to John Koenig-
teln.
Ralph Garvin , now connected with
le Norfolk Long Distance Telephone
ompany , will accompany his father
rest.
GREGORY WINS 2 OUT OF 3.
Defeated by Burke , Gregory Wins
From Butta And Herrlck.
Gregory , S. D. , July 7. Special to
'he News : Defeated by Burke 7 teat
at Unite on Friday , the Gregory
Champions" suffered their third do-
fat in the fourteen games they have
layed.
At the last moment Gregory's bat-
ery failed to appear , forcing the
lanagemeul to pick a battery from
he Inlleld and to use two Untie play-
rs. In their crippled condition Greg-
ry was only beaten by two scores. At
ne time ( lie score even sitood 5 toI
n Gregory's favor but by a few errors
n the seventh Inning Burke ran in
lireo scores.
On the Fourth Gregory took Butte
nto camp by n score of 13 to 10. The
jinno was poorly played but the rapid
ase stealing of Gregory defeated
Jutte.
On the llfth the crack Herrlck team
A-as defeated 5 to 1. Gregory secured
'our runs In the lirst Inning. The re-
nninlng innings were completed In
ast order , each side securing but one
core.
[ Beginning Tuesday and continuing
intll Saturday of this week Gregory
las live ball games scheduled , Burke ,
.vhich beat Gregory at Butte , will be
; ilaycd Wednesday and Saturday.
FALLS DOWN STAIRS
_
August Hellerman Cuts Gash In Back
of His Head Not Serious.
Falling the full length of the stairs
ending from the second floor of the
Citizens National bank building ,
August Hellerman , janitor of the
.milding , was severely injured last
evening. A gash about three inches
eng was cut in the base of his head ,
cqulrlng several stitches to close up
he wound. Mr. Hellerman's injuries
ivere not considered dangerous.
Hellerman was working on the
bird step from the top when he fell
lown the east flight of stairs. He wns
liurrled to his home on South Sixth
street and Dr. J. H. Mackay called.
Th6 injured man has lived in Norfolk
"or about twenty years and was until
recently janitor of the Norfolk high
school.
This morning he was reported as
feeling decidedly better.
SOON TO RESIGN FROM COUNCIL.
S. W. Garvin Will Tender Resignation
at an Early Meeting.
S. W. Garvin will resign his seat in
the city council as one of the repre
sentatives of the First ward , at an
early date. He has not yet determined
whether it will be at the forthcoming
meeting , or the meeting two weeks
later , but probably the later one.
Mrs. Garvin is a sufferer from rheu
matism and it is her ill health that
causes the removal of the family. If
relief is found at Denver , that may lie
selected as the permanent home. If
no locality Is found which seems to
bring relief , the family may ultimately
return to Norfolk. Their household
effects will not be-shipped from this
, city until they have found a permanent
location.
Burned His Hand.
George Davenport of Madison was
one of the Fourth of July accident vic
tims this year. Holding a thirty-ball
roman candle In his right hand , he
was very severely burned in the hand
when tlie candle exploded. His palm
and thumb were injured. This acci
dent Is doubly Inconvenient because
his left arm Is just recovering from
the effects of a surgical operation.
Order of Hearing.
At a County Court held at tlio Coun
ty Court Room , In and for said Coun
ty , July 7 , A. D. 1908.
Present , Win. Bates , County Judge ,
In the matter of the estate of James
N. McCarty , deceased.
On reading and filing the petition of
Catherine Heltman , praying that ad
ministration of said estate may be
granted to Catherine Heltman ns ad
ministratrix.
Ordered , That August G , A. D. 190S ,
at one o'clock p. m. is assigned for
he > aring said petition , when all persons
Interested In said matter may appear
at a county court to be hold at the
court room In and for said county ,
and show cause why the prayer of pe
titioner should not be granted ; and
that notice of the pendency of said
petition and the hearing thereof , be
given to all persons interested In
said matter by publishing a copy ol
this order in the Norfolk Weekly
News-Journal , n weekly newspaper
printed , published and circulated In
said county , for three successive
weeks , prior to said day of hearing.
Win. Bates ,
[ Seal ] County Judge
The way to please a man Is for n
lot of women to get up a picnic and
let him bo the only man invited.
NORFOLK PAVING COMMITTEE
PROCEEDS TO STUDY UP.
WILL GO TO OMAHA TOMORROW
The Committee , Just Announced , Con
sists of Mayor Sturgeon , Council
man Kauffman , Councilman Craven
and P , Stafford.
Tlio Norfolk paving committee will
go to Omaha tomorrow , If present
plans carry , to get In touch with the
general paving situation. The com
mittee will also spend some time In
Fremont , which has several miles of
paved streets.
The paving committee , crealcd by
the city council , consists of Mayor .1.
D. Sturgeon , chairman , P. Stafford ,
Northwestern roadmuster , Councilman
Dan Craven and Councilman 13. U.
Kauffinnn. The mayor was placed at
the head of the committee by the
council. The full membership of the
committee has just been announced
by Mayor Sturgeon.
The paving committee was created
to make n definite report on the local
situation to the council. It will visit
different cities nnd will also lake up
the question of local finances. The
report Is expected to touch in n con
crete fashion on all phases of the pav
ing problem.
WEDNESDAY WRINKLEb.
I. Nightingale went to Pierce today.
Dr. Bear was In Hosklns Tuesday.
Henry Schulz went to Hosklns yes
torday.
R. 13. Williams went to Bonostocl
this morning.
C. P. Phrlstlnnson went to Humph
rey yesterday.
Lawrence Hoffman went to Battle
Creek at noon.
F. 13. Lehman of Kansas City is In
town on business.
Miss Lillian Luckey of Hosklns was
In town yesterday.
Mrs. M. J. Winter returned from
Omaha last evening.
Miss Laura Durland returned from
Plainview last evening.
Mr. and Mrs. C. I. Bernard have re
turned from Plainview.
E. P. Wcatherby left for Creighlou
this morning on business.
Will 2utz has returned from a va
cation visit to Watertown , Wis.
Mrs. Anna Hotmail of Wnrnervllle
was In town yesterday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Ilazcn returned
from their eastern trip last evening.
Dr. Edgar of Fonda , la. , was in the
city yesterday visiting L. A. Rothc.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Foster went to
Crelghton on the morning passenger.
Frank Pllger , county superintendent
of Pierce county , was In the city Tues
day.
day.Mrs.
Mrs. W. I. Austin and her daughter ,
Miss Margeret , were in Sioux City
yesterday.
Mrs. Sornberger came down from
Plainview last night to visit her son ,
Bert Sornborger.
Mrs , Wiclunan and Miss Emma
Wichman of Hndnr were In the city
hopp'ug ' yesterday.
Martin Wagner returned Tuesday
from Watertown , Wis. , where he has
been attending school.
Miss Ethel Erforcl , principal of the
Central City high school , is a guest of
the Schiller family at the Oximrd
hotel.
Ex-Sheriff G. W. Losey of Battle
Creole was in the city yesterday. lie
said that farmers wore ready to cut
winter wheat.
The day's out of town visitors were :
Mrs. E. S. Eley , Genoa ; County Sur
veyor A. .1. Thatch , Madison ; S. W.
Llghtner , Lynch ; A. N. Matheny ,
Wayne ; H L. Clossen , Seward ; Win.
P. Mohr , Spencer ; B. E. Buckmastor ,
Crelghton ; Miss Mary Baines , Crelgh
ton ; Joseph Krause , Platte Center ;
A. Curray , Poncn ; Mrs. A. B. Eastman ,
Bonesteel.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mas-
hik , a daughter.
Miss Frieda Korth Is on a "acation
from the Beeler store.
II. F. Barnlmrt is fixing up An of
fice above the Bee Hive store.
C. Evans is excavating for a new
seven room cottage at the Junction.
Miss Julia Kelleher is working ns
bookkeeper 'in ' the city treasurer's
oflice.
Owing to the absence from tlio city
of J. D. Sturgeon , the directors of the
Commercial club did not meet Tues
day afternoon.
Miss Verona Nenow has resigned
her position with the Norfolk Shoe
company.
Dr. Brush nnd family are moving
Into the Durland property on South
Ninth street.
The foundation for J. L. Weaver's '
now two story house on South Ninth
street Is being laid.
A Sunday base ball game is being
planned between Norfolk barbers and
a Joint nine representing the cooks ,
waiters and bakers.
Messrs. Kent nnd Sprout shipped a
special train load of cattle to Chicago
cage the Fourth which they expect
to top the market.
The Northern touring cars of J. W.
Ransom nnd Messrs , Irvln , Molcher ,
arrived yesterday afternoon from De
troit In uood condition.
Mr. Homer of Warnervlllo , whoso
strawberry plants each year produce
later than almo.st every other bed , is
btlll suppljlng the marhit
Lorln Doughty lias resigned his po
sition ns baggageman at the North-
western's uptown depot. The place
will be filled by Lester Weaver
A largo number of delegates passed
through the city on their way to the
Lutheran Lpnguo convention to beheld
held In Nenvmun Grove Thurmlay.
Miss Resile Duffy went to Stauion
Wednesday to visit friends.
Mrs. lllnheiiey , who innUofl her
home In Norfolk with her daughter ,
Mrs. C. P. Parish , left today for
Spoknno , Wnsh.
County Superintendent Mnrpl.y of
Knox county was In Norfolk during
the afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Harper passed
through the city yesterday evening on
their way to Clearwnter.
Bornlce and Donald Mapos and
Dorothy and Charles Durland returned
from Plalnvlow last evening.
Dr. J. M. Alden of Pierce passed
through the city at noon enronto to
Wayne on a matter of business ,
.Mrs. J. L. Grotty of Pierce , S. D. ,
who has been visiting hero for live
weeks owing to the Illness of Mr.
Sheean , returns to her home tomorrow.
Mr. and Mrs. George Thompson of
Chadron left yesterday for the Can
adian northwest to visit a brother and
look after land Interests , after n visit
with M' ' ' . nnd Mrs. McNamoe.
C. W. Pratt , master mechanic , and
Mr. Thompson , assistant superintend
ent of motive power , olllclnls of the
Northwestern railroad , passed through
the Junction today in a private car.
Ed Blersdorf , a druggist from Hart-
Ington , has been hero several days
visiting his parents , Mr. nnd Mrs.
Charles Blersdorf. He leaves In a
day or two for Minneapolis for a three
weeks' vacation.
Rev. F. W. Kidder , living north of
cemetery , lias been very sick. Rev.
Edwin Hooth jr. , held a communion
service at his homo this afternoon.
Dr. O. R. Meredith lias recently pur
chased a complete set of stereoscopic
anatomical \lews. They are novel and
exceedingly useful for research work.
M. 13. Pnngle , the new trainmaster
of the Northwestern nt Norfolk , lias
bought nnd will move into the house
Dr. Brush has been occupying on
South Ninth street.
The Norfolk Commercial Club Aux
lllnry will meet next Tuesday evening
for the semi-annual election of of
ficers. 'The meeting will be In the
nature of a , smoker.
The management of Mapes" "own , "
Norfolk's amateur base ball nine , 1ms
suggested a game betweeen the Nor
folk amateurs , nnd the traveling men
as a feature of the U. C. T. picnic.
Chief of Police Peters found a check
1'uesday at the Union Pacific depot for
the amount of $12.50 , endorsed by
AK. . Tracy and made payable to H.
I. Norton. The chief could not locate
the owner.
A. J. Durland , shortly before he left
on his Pacific coast trip , came Into the
possession of the Bloomfleld opera
house , trading nine quarters of Knox
county land for the opera house build
Ing , a two and a half story structure.
The new assistant priest of the
Catholic church of the Sacred Heart ,
Father J. Rotlikegel , Is expected in
Norfolk in a few days to succeed
Father Peter Donnelly. Father Don
nelly goes to Broken Bow , where
RolhKcgcl has been stationed.
At an expense of about $2.50 for
each occasion , the residents of Koenig
stein avenue nro having a King road
drag used on their street after each
rain and at least once a week. The
drag experiment is proving highly
satisfactory and may be taken up by
other sections of the town.
The sale of fireworks hi Norfolk tills
year was considerably below normal.
Last year when there was also no
celebration here the Norfolk sale was
considerably above the average. But
last year Norfolk people stayed at
home while this year they visited
neighboring towns , about SOO going
to Madison alone.
A Norfolk citizen complained yes
terday against action of the city water
department in temporarily shutting ofl
certain parts of the city from water
without given notice to the consumers
effected. He said that more or less
of the inconvenience Incident to be
ing suddenly deprived of water can
often be avoided by consumers when
given a brief notice.
The Woman's Homo Missionary
society of the Methodist church hold
their annual election of olllcers yes
terday afternoon. After the election
the ladles held an informal picnic on
the lawn of Mrs. J. II. Oxnam on
South Tenth street. The olllcers electet
were : President , Mrs. J. H. Oxnam ;
lirst vice president , Mrs. E. Sly ; second
end vice president , Mrs. S. E. Hewins ;
secretary , Mrs. M. C. Demmond ; cor
responding secretary , Mrs. L. M
Beeler ; treasuer , Mrs. J. L. Lough.
One Norfolk man without waiting
for the allied campaign of the Norfolk
Commercial Club Auxiliary , Woman's
Club and Civic Improvement society
against the sparrow has begun a single
handed attack on the birds. On this
man's porch are two nests of wrens
unusually tnmo and constantly both
ered by sparrows. So a ride Is kept
handy and ever nnd anon , the Norfolk
man takes a crack at the anti-shoot
ing ordinance and the sparrows. He
kills on nn average of about six spar
rows a week. The peculiar part of the
affair is that the peaceful little wrens
have become quite accustomed to the
crack of the rifle nnd never stir at a
discharge , apparently realizing that it
is fired in their interest.
When n man tells his friends that
ho has "accepted" a now position that
wns offered him , ho doesn't fool them
any. They know from experience that
tlio position was not offered him , but
that he hounded it for months. Not
one man in twenty ever had a position
offered him.
When a man looks back on the time
ho has wasted In life , ho regards ns
the greatest waste the time he has
spent In waiting for his wife to dress.
CREIGHTON FARMER SHOOTS AT
WIFE WHO FALLS IN FRIGHT.
HUSBAND THEN SHOOTS HIMSELF
FERDINAND BESSER DIEDTHINK
ING HIMSELF A MURDERER.
TRAGEDY ENDS FAMILY QUARREL
Bcsscr , Living Seven Miles North of
Crclgbton , Thinking He Had Killed
His Wife , Jumped Over Prone Body
and Ends His Own Life. t
Crelghton , Neb. , July S. Special to
The News : Ferdinand llesser , n far
mer living seven miles north ot
Crelghton , committed suicide after ho
supposed he had killed his wife , at
their home yesterday. That Mrs. lies-
Her was not killed IB due to the fact
that she was so badly frightened when
her husband' ! ) murderous bullet sped
after her that she fell to Iho ground. .
Under the belief that ne had shot his '
wife the husband placed Iho muzzle
of his revolver In his mouth and pulled
the trigger.
Wife Left the House.
The suicide and attempted murder
came at the end of a family quarrel
In the farm house north of Crolghton.
The altercation started over n Irlvnl
natter , and after It had progressed n
lew minutes the wife left the house
and started toward the gate. This
so enraged Dosser that ho grabbed
his revolver nnd Htoiit.l , .1'ti f her. By
the time lie had reached the door the
woman wns probably ton or ilftcen
feet away from him running toward
the gale , with a bad aim ho fired , the
Imllet going wide of the mark , bill Iho
realization that her husband was at
tempting to kill her so frightened the /
\\omnn that she fell to the ground In J
the gateway and her senses wore so ?
x
paralyzed that she did not utter a
sound.
Jumped Over Wife's Body.
Believing that he had killed Ills wife
Hcsscr jumped over her prone body
and running a short distance out Into
I lie road , deliberately placed the muz
zle of the revolver In his mouth , pulled
the trigger and died instantly.
Ferdinand Dosser was a prosperous
farmer -15 to 50 years old , who had i
lived In this county several years and >
was doing well. A number of grown
sons and daughters , besides the wife ,
survive him. Ho was well known in
the community and generally well
liked , although many feared him , for
his temper became uncontrollable at
limes. It Is said that previous to
coming to Knox county he worked for
W. If. Unlterflcld when he lived in
Wisconsin.
The funeral will be held today at
the family home north of Crelghton.
Mr. Bryan's Standing.
Kansas City Star : The changed at- \j
titude of Lincoln , Neb. , towards its *
InronioHl citizen , Mr. William J.
3rynti , has more than a local signifi
cance it was Inevitable that Lincoln
should have regarded Mr. Bryan's first
'loniin.ition to the presidency as a
Ire-ale of politics. The town know him
"nly ns %
a precocious orator "
, a "spoil-
binder , " 'belonging to a class of poll-
tHans many of whose members make
I'HssIng ' succfss
with superficial elo-
queupe. aroiiFing contempt among
the thinking for the very reason that
' fy have an irrational iniliienco over
the unthinking. Even In those days
Mr. Bryan was not n mere "spoil-
binder. " liit ) he had not yet demonstrated - ,
stratod superior gifts. He had accom-
pllshed nothing to stamp him as a man
of uncommon parts. Ills success in the
Chicago convention wns regarded by
his fellow citizens of Lincoln as mere
luck good luck for him , bad luck for
his party.
Even now It cannot be said that Mr.
Bryan has done anything of commandIng -
Ing importance. Of course , ho has not
had ofllclal power. He 1ms no op-
portnnity to put his policies Into ef
fect. On the other hand ho has made
innumerable speeches and has pub- f
Hshed a paper. Ho is better on his
feet than with his pen a good deal
better. But In general Mr. Bryan has
shown only the adaptability of the
earnest plodder. However , his plod
ding has been upward. He has become
steadier. He Is much less the dema
gogue than ho used to be. Ho Is less
Insistent on his personal views. It Is
not in his nature to compromise on
what he regards as essential prin
ciples , but ho has learned the lesson
of conciliation as n means of political
success , and has come to realize that
party success Is essential to party
power. In the
meantime ho has pros
pered and has shared his prosperity
with his townspeople. IIo has mani
fested a local public spirit that speaks
well for his Ideas of still broader
citizenship. Naturally the most
marked change In attitude toward Mr.
Bryan Is in the Immediate vicinity of
his home.
But the Important thing , In view of
Mr. Bryan's assured nomination for
the presidency , is that the country
will take him more seriously than over
before ; that he will not bo regarded. J
oven by a small class as a joke ; that
ho has become a more stntesman-llko
publicist , a steadier politician. He
will bo a stronger opponent this year
than any of the republican party have
had since Cleveland's time.