NIB NUUPOLK WEEKLY NtiWS-JOUIhNAL FRIDAY , At'CU'RT 7100H
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* Events of the f
I SOCIETY
J Week in Norfolk $
I iMt Saturday wan n grnal day for
the ( raveling men and their families.
Once each year Ilieno kulghta of the
grip lay aside tlielr order books and
Humpies and hie thcmselveH to the
woods for an all day picnic. For one
whole day these busy travelers play
limy are hoys again and enjoy the
HportM of real hoys. A line basket
dinner served at noon taHled to them
llko the good things "mother used to
mako. " The hundred travelers , their
wlvoH and friends who enjoyed the
picnic pronounce It a great success.
A Jolly picnic party spent Thursday
afternoon near Hadar. Theoso who
iniido up the party were : Misses
I ls GIliHon , Mellle Hrlduge. Mary.
Odlorne and Helen Maylard , Miss
Nnrlel JOIIOH of Lincoln , Miss Lucllo
Tracy of Kansas City , Miss Carrlo
Harding of Omaha , Spencer Butter-
, field , Archie Gow , Sam Ersklno and
7 Morton Seymour of Madison.
The Doll Sowing club IB a now or
ganization composed of a dozen little
maidens who meet twice each week
to BOW for tlielr dolllea. Miss Doro
thy Chrlaloph Is president , Miss Edith
Butterlleld vice president , Miss Helen
Reynolds secretary and Hcatrlco Gow
treasurer. The second meeting of the
/ now club was held on Thursday afternoon -
. noon with Edith Imtterllold .
The Wednesday club held it morn
ing session nt the homo of Mrs. 0.
D. Butterlleld on Tuesday. The club
will have a rcBt tent on the chautau-
qua grounds which will bo comfor
tably ilttcd up for benefit of the mem
bers of the club and their friends.
Mrs. N. A. Ralnbolt entertained a ,
company of relatives at a "family
party" last evening for Mr. nnd Mrs.
M. E. Crosier of Avon , la. , who are
visiting at the homo of Mrs. Crosier's
sister , Mrs. E. A. Bullock.
Mrs. W. H. Buttorficld entertained
a dozen young people at a porch
party Friday evening of last week.
Miss Nellie Bundick was the guest of
\ honor. Light refreshments were
/ served during the evening.
Mrs. A. Bear entertained a com
pany of friends at an Informal card
party on Thursday afternoon. A
dainty supper was served at the
close of the afternoon.
Miss Carrlo Trltmby entertained a
few of her friends Thursday after
noon , the occasion of the parly being
her twelfth birthday.
' The members of the Methodist Sun
day school enjoyed a picnic at Spring
Branch on Thursday.
Personals.
Mesdnmes G. D. Biittorflcld , C. II.
Reynolds. G. A. Young. C. E. Burn-
ham , P. H. Salter , W. N. Huso and
N. A. Huso went to Sioux City Friday
morning to attend n house party In
the homo of Mrs C. R. Allen. The
ladles will return home tonight.
Miss Gertrude Mount of Fremont.
who had been visiting her young
j friends a few days returned to Fremont
* on Thursday. Miss Marlon Maylard
accompanied her to visit until Mon
day.
Mrs. D. O. Stone and daughter ,
Opal , of Hawardcn. Iowa , visited the
past week In the home of Mr. and
Mrs. C. S. Brake on their farm flvo
miles out of the city.
A letter from Mrs. A. J. Durland to
Norfolk friends says they have taken
a furnished house in Victoria , B. C. ,
and are nicely settled there to stay
some time.
f Miss Luree Becmer of Lincoln nnd
her counsin , Floyd Beenier of Pennsyl
vania , Imvo visited with Miss F l
Burnham during the past week.
Miss Katheen Boas of Sioux City
is in Norfolk for a visit with Miss
Helen Muylard and other young
friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cummings
moved Saturday Into their handsome
new residence on Koenlgsteln avenue.
f Miss Kathryn Parkinson of Madi
son , Wls. , arrived Friday to visit her
cousin , Mrs. P .H. Salter.
Conductor and Mrs. Fox are enJoying -
Joying their new homo on Koenlg-
steln avenue.
Mrs. T. E. Odiorno and daughter ,
Mabel , have returned from a visit In
Sioux City.
Miss Olllo Elliott of University
Place is the guest of Miss Mine Me-
Neely.
Miss Marlel Jones of Lincoln is the
guest of Miss Mellie Bridge.
Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Braden spent
the week In Chicago.
Hymenlal.
At 8 o'clock on Tuesday evening
the mnrriago of Miss Elizabeth Schel
ly , daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred
erick Schelly , to Dr. Carl J. Verges ,
was solemnized in ( he family homo on
f North Seventh street. Seventy-flve
guests , relatives and friends of the
young couple witnessed the ceremony
which was performed by Rev. J. P.
Mueller , pastor of Christ Lutheran
church. The bride wore a beautiful
K wn of white silk and rarrled white
roses. She was at I ended by her
coimln. Miss l.lllle Long of Hock Is
land. III. and her sister. Miss Llllle
Schelly. Miss lying wore a pretty
continue of green silk , while- Miss
Schelly was gowned In pink Bilk. Miss
Mary Herman of Hock Island , n llttlo
coiiHlu of the bride , wan flower girl.
The groom was attended by Kd Hriieg-
gemnii and Fred Hellerman. Follow
ing HIM ceremony and congratulations
a wedding mipper of six courses was
Berved. Dr. and Mrs. Verges loft
Wednesday noon for a trip to Cole
rado. They will be "at home" to
their friends after September first ,
at the Verges residence , 111 2 Prospect
auMiito. Many beautiful gifts aa well
as sincere congratulations were given
this young couple/ who are very popu
lar among their friends.
The following account of this wed
ding of a former Norfolk ulrl IH taken
from a San DIego , Calif. , paper : At
the homo of bor parents Mr.i and
Mrs. 13. II. Uetiua , Twenty-llfth and
A streets , nt 8:0 : : o'clock Inst even
ing , Miss Hhodn Kendall lie-qua was
united in marriage to W. W. Francis.
The rooms , were charmingly decorated
with Bweet peas , white roses and as
paragus fern. Dr. Jordan performed
the ring ceremony under n canopy
formed by asparagus fern curtains ,
draped against a background of sweet
peas. A basket of sweet peas
hung from the center of the
canopy. The bride was gowned In n
dainty light blue silk trimmed with
whlto lace. After refreshments had
been served the young couple were
driven Immediately to their new
homo 3S3G Center street. These
present were Dr. and Mrs. Jordan ,
Mr. nnd Mrs. E. II. Requa , Mr. nnd
Mrs. Geo. B. Wright , Mr. nnd Mrs.
Richard Ileqiia , Harriet Requn , Lewis
and Randall Requa , Mr. W. II. Fran
cis , Miss Francis , Mr. nnd Mrs. J. R.
Berry , Mr. and Mrs. Hust , Mrs. Cor
coran , Mr. and Mrs. Huddlcson , Mrs.
G. K. Phillips , Mr. C. L. Torr. Mr. J.
Burnett , Lillian Ilolmquist and Mrs.
C. K. Smith , the great aunt of the
brldo who celebrates her ninety-first
birthday today.
On August 12 Miss Ruth Daniel of
Omaha , a daughter of the late Dr.
Daniel , for many years n prominent
resident of Norfolk , will ho married
to Mr. John II. Llonberger. After a
trip through Colorado , the bride and
groom will go to the Klmball ranch nt
Mercer , Neb. , n station half way be
tween Fremont nnd Vnley.
The engagement of Miss Minnie
Verges of Norfolk to Mr. II. Frltzsche ,
a landscape gardener of Thuerlngcn ,
Germany , was announced recently.
Slumber Party at Nellgh.
Nellgh , Neb. , Aug. 1. Special to
The News : It was a "slumber party"
in fact a late Introduction here
given by Miss Vera Cleaver of this
city last evening in honor of her
friend , Miss Helen Tanner , daughter
of Dr. Tanner of Battle Creek.
There were sixteen jolly girls in
the crowd , and it goes without sayIng -
Ing that the time they had was ono
to be long remembered. Those present
ent were Misses Helen Tanner , Lot
tie Mnybury , Olive Hall , Esther Con-
cry , Elsie Teagarden , Ettn and Grace
Jackson , Grace Berry , Fern Bradbury ,
Grace Ryan , Nettle Wattles , Louise
Palmer , Georgle Fletcher , Irlno Set
lery and Grace Borgadus. Miss Bolon
chaperoned the young ladles.
TO LEGISLATE COW DRIVERS
INTO COW LEADERS.
Hasn't Norfolk outgrown the town
herd ?
This question is being propounded
by several property owners who want
an anti-cow ordinance.
They havn't anything specially
against the cow It's the cow drivers
they are after. If the cow reformers
carry the day there will bo no cow
drivers at all. Instead there will bo
cow leaders.
The greatest complaint comes from
the southwest part of town. "What's
the use of trying to beautify the
town , " exclaimed one citizen In dis
gust , "when lawns are ruined by
cows tramping over them. "
Up In the prairie country of the
new northwest the cow Issue Is a big
one. The herd law question Is an
active issue. It is strange that It
should nlso bo In Norfolk. But here Is
n party of citizens demanding thnt
"cow leaders" replace "cow drivers. "
Norfolk is proud of it's handsome
lawns. A lawn competition Is now
In progress. Prizes are being offered
to stimulate Interest in better kept
property. Fences are dropping. And
hero the cow , a discerning and patient
animal , picks the choicest grass
patches while the small boy plays
marbles by the way side. "We don'l
dispute Uio place that the cow has in
the northwest or the growing Impor
tance of the dairy Interest. Wo just
say that the place of the cow in Nor
folk Isn't loose on a public street or
wandering over a lawn , " said one ol
the ordinance seekers.
WYOMING RANCHMAN YEARNS
FOR MUSICAL AFFINITY.
HE HAS WRITTEN TO NORFOLK
Herman S , Wood of Saratoga , Wyo. ,
Has Hunch That Somewhere In
Norfolk Is a Young Lndy Who
Would Like To Be n Ranch Bride.
In there a young lady of thirty in
Norfolk who can play an organ ?
Out In Wyoming there Is a lonely
ranchman. He mlses that organ.
Here Is a chance for a Norfolk
girl of thirty to play her way Into
matrimony. She can win n husband
and a homo on a Wyoming ranch.
Won't this offer appeal to some
s'orfolk girl of thirty ranch , husband
irgnn and all ? Herman S. Wood ,
anchman and lonely , thinks it would.
Some way he got n tip that his nf-
Inlty , his organ playing affinity of
thirty lives In Norfolk. And he has
ilso seized the Idea that Miss Affinity
would change her address from Nor-
'oik to the sunny wind-swept ranch
nil near Saratoga , Wyo.
Who would be most likely to know
) f the young lady In Norfolk most
calculated to fill the generous re
quirements of our ranchman ? Mr.
Wood thinks that the Norfolk post-
mister should bo able to help him out.
: Io has written to Postmaster Hays.
The government is delving Into
> retty nearly everything Just now.
Mnybo it has n matrimonial bureau
n one of Its departments.
But Mr. Wood has pinned his faith
nn Norfolk and hero Is his letter :
"Saratoga , Wyom. , July 27 , 1908.
Postmaster. Dear Sir : I will write
lo see in you can find me a house
keeper or a young lady that wants to
set married and live on n ranch hero
n Wyommlng. if you can find one
for mo tell her who I am and where
I live , n woman about 30 years old ,
one that can play an organ , toll her
my name nnd nddress and oblige.
Herman S. Wood. Write soon. "
THE BLACKLISTED HUSBAND.
A Queer Story of Kansas Politics Told
In Emporla.
Topeka , Kan. , Aug. 1. Politics ap
parently makes stranger bedfellows In
Kansas than anywhere else under the
sun , as illustrated by a peculiar con
dition of affairs reported from William
Mien White's town of Emporla
Kansans have always taken their pol
itics seriously , but the climax of par
tisanship has been reached in the
case of Mrs. Mary McCreary Parkman ,
the editor of the Emporla Times , nnd
her husband , Harrison Parkman , the
county surveyor of Lyon county. Mr.
Parkman is a republican and is a can
didate for re-election , and Mrs. Park
man is n Democrat and a candidate
for county superintendent of schools.
Outside of ofllce hours and betwetn
campaigns Mr. and Mrs. Parkman ap
pear to lead the lives of ordinarily
contented folks , agreeing pretty well
on religious , social and business ques
tions , but when the nominations have
been made and the keynote is
sounded they go at it like brother law
yers employed on opposing sides of a
case.
case.Mr.
Mr. Parkmnn labors under a handi
cap. It is one of the rules of the
Times that when he Is mentioned he
is simply the "county surveyor , " his
name never being mentioned. This
policy of blacklisting her husband
has caused some comment in the town
and Mrs. Parkman hns written an
editorial giving her side of the case.
She frankly states that she believes
she has the right to do as she pleases
with her newspaper and that if she
puts up with her husband morning ,
noon and night she should not have
to be putting him in her paper all
the time. Asserting that she and her
husband agree pretty well on religion ,
literature , art , the nebular hypothesis ,
the comparative value of breakfast
foods and the proper way of poking
the fire , Mrs. Parkman continues :
"But we disagree on politics. Wo
think our husband hns a good deal of
sense for a mere man on lots of
subjects , but on politics he doesn't
know much. He is a Republican a
black Republican , a mean black Re
publican , and as such has no claims
on us cither as a molder of public
opinion , a fellow citizen or as a wife.
Wo will cook for our husband , we will
mend our husband's clothing , we will
brush and darn him , nnd keep him
ui ) ns our husband. But as an ofllce
holder of a vile , venal and corrupt or
ganization , an emissary of Wall street ,
and ns nn oppressor of the poor , our
husband has only our unspeakable
contempt. Ho should thank his lucky
stars that we do keep his name out of
the Times. "
That would appear to bo enough to
hold an average husband for a time ,
but Mrs. Parkman evidently knows
Mr. Parkman and suspects that he
will try to show that ho Is not a
quitter , so she adds this postsscrlpt :
"We know enough of our husband
should ho attempt to press this matter
too far to make his vote in this elec
tion llttlo more than scattering ,
But up to the present we have said
nothing. We have believed that our
duty as a wife had some claims on
our duty as an editor. But a word to
the wlso Is sufficient , and If our hus
band has learned a lick or sense
fro u pant experiences \\lih us he will
lake n grand Immortal tumble to
biiiiM-lf and call off his dogs. Wo
think a KIMH ! bit of our hnnlmnd , llrst
ami laxt , and In one way and another ,
l > ui we permit of no foolishness from
this Republican county surveyor.
Ii > Is a bad tot and wo withhold
crtaln mailers In this affair on ac-
ount of the respectability of the
rilc-H concorned. "
Mr. I'arkiuau'.H situation commands
sympathetic condolences. What
irollt Is It to a Kansas politician to
nive his clothes mended , his socks
larned , bin meals cooked and liltt
odglng furnished and made attractive
f he has to go over the political route
neog ? Any liberty loving judge In
Kansas would declare such treatment
o come under the head of cruel and
imisual punishment forbidden by the
constitution.
n
MEACHAM , ARRESTED IN NORFOLK -
FOLK , SAVED FROM PRISON.
Hugh Meacham , the young deserter
'rom Fort Robinson arrested in Nor-
'oik last January , whoso story of army
Ife in The News aroused considerable
nterest nt the time , has escaped the
'ederal prison. The sentence passed
on him was merely a nominal one
the forfeiting of ? 5 of pay.
The story of Meacham's arrest in
The News was read In Indiana by
those who by chance had formerly
ntorestod themselves in the young
man. As n result inlluentlnl men ex-
rtcd themselves in the soldier boy's
ichalf.
Meacham's story Is told in the
Wednesday's issue of the Martlnvllle ,
Ind. , Reporter :
Prosecuting Attorney II. L. Moss
ms received official notice from the
lendquarters department of the Mis
souri , U. S. army , Omaha , Neb. , of
the action taken in the case of Frank
Hugh Meacham , before a general
court martini at Fort Crook , Nebrask i
March 18.
Young Meacham was released from
confinement In the Morgan county
jail last April and taken to Spencer ,
Owen county , for trial on charge of
larceny. He was acquitted nnd re
leased on parole. Later he went to
St. Louis and enlisted in troop K ,
Sth cavalry , U. S. A. and ordered to
Fort Robinson , Nebraska , from which
place he disappeared on or about
January 0 , 1008. January 10th he was
apprehended at Norfolk , Nebraska ,
and taken to Fort Crook and confined
until the sitting of the court-martial ,
when he was tdled on charge of de
sertion.
His plea was "not guilty , but
guilty of absence without leave , in
violation of the 32nd Article of War. "
Sentence , "To forfeit flvo dollars of
his pay , release from confinement and
restoration to duty. "
During the time young Meacham was
confined In the jail here he attracted
considerable attention owing to the
large and varied amount of beautiful
needlework lie did while there. He
Is physically Incapacitated for other
ilnds of work hut a willing helper In
the household duties , and the court
martial was inclined to give the young
man another chance.
North Nebraska Oil.
Bloomflold Monitor : II. D. Van
Campen , who hails from A-kron , Ohio ,
and who has been for some time past
investigating the surface indications
west of Crofton for oil or gas , has
been in our city for several days past
talking up the proposition with some
of our business men.
Mr. Van Campen's method of oper
ation is to secure a five years' lease
on something like 15,000 acres of
land near the city prior to beginning
operations on a well which is to be
put down at least 2,000 feet or until
oil , gas , coal or other minerals maybe
bo found in paying quantities. The
test well Is to be begun this fall eras
as soon as the leases are secured and
can probably bo completed by the first
of next January or thereabouts. No
farmer or land holder who grants
these leases will be asked for a dollar
and the lease does not prohibit the
farmer from working his land in the
meantime and taking cnre of his crops
just the snme ns ever. If oil or other
paying minerals are found a royalty
is paid to the owner of the farm on all
oil or minerals taken out. If nothing
is found the leases become null and
void. To drill the well a corporation
Is formed by those caring to invest
nnd all stock so taken Is made abso
lutely non-assessable.
A business meeting was held at the
Commercial club rooms nt which wore
present some fifty business men nnd
citizens. An expression was asked ol
those present as to whether the feel
Ing was favorable to the movement
and every man In the room but ono
gave affirmative assent to the very de
sirable proposition. It Is safe to say
now that Bloomfleld proposes to tesl
the depths of this country and ascer
tain once and for all whether there Is
anything below the surface worth
going after or not. It Is a big under
taking and takes big people to go
after the proposition. As the Monitor
understands the proposition it believes
it to bo O. K. There can certainly
be nothing lost , and much might bo
gained.
Non-continuous advertising of your
store Is confession of non-continuous
interest in your store-public.
W. A. RILEY WON WIFE HERE
OVER FAMILY OBJECTIONS.
Mrs. W. A. Hlley , whose husband Is
ivnltliig trial for the murder of J.
10. KlttH. the Rosebud homesteader ,
in Hurke , lived In Norfolkfor several
nonths Just preceding her marriage-
: < > lllley. Mrs. RIley made her homo
with her sister , Mrs. H. V. Evans.
Mrs. Evans very bitterly opposed
ho marriage , Rlley's vMlls to the
Ovan'a homo In Norfolk In fact led
o a break between the two slstora.
Die strained relations continued.
Mrs. Hlley still clings to her bus-
mud. She was at the preliminary
rial with her little baby.
For her sister Mrs. Evans baa been
iiucli affected by the Rosebud trng-
dy. She has , however , no sympathy
'or her brother-in-law who IH charged
murder.
SATURDAY SIFTINGS.
Miss Ruth Grnuel went to Wayne
nt noon.
Mrs. G. O. Rnnkln returned to Cody
Saturday.
Mrs. M. D. Wheeler left for Oak-
lalo Saturday noon.
Mr. and Mrs. H. F .Barnhart went
to Crelghton at noon.
Miss Lena Mills returned from
Wayne Friday evening.
Misses Alice and Florence Barrett
returned from Pierce Saturday.
Miss Opal Coryell returned from
Meadow Grove Saturday noon
Will Crossland of Wayne is visiting
at the home of Mr. Thomas Blthel.
Mr. and Mrs. John Koerbcr are
home from a month's visit in Cole
rado.
rado.Mrs.
Mrs. E. Mitchell and Miss Jennlo
Englesby of Battle Creek were in the
city yesterday.
Misses Ethel and Bernlce Hibben and
Roy Hibben returned Saturday noon
from Chicago.
Geo. A. Brooks of Bazilo Mills
passed through the city Saturday on
Ills way home.
Miss Belle Temple of Wnyno will
Oe the guest of Mrs. C. C. Gow during
the cbnutauqua.
Mrs. Sarah Logan and niece will bo
the guest of Mrs. L. A. Rothe during
the chautnuqua.
Frank Pllger , superintendent of the
Pierce county schools , was In the
city Friday night.
Miss Carrie Gettlnger of Omahn nnd
Miss Rlcka Gettlnger of Rockport ,
Mo. , are the guests of Mrs. F. G. Get-
finger.
Mrs. E. Graham of Sioux City is in
Norfolk visiting her mother , Mrs.
Kumetz.
Miss Mariel L. Jones , who has been
visiting Miss Mollle Bridge , returned
to Lincoln Saturday.
Mrs. W. F. Thurber of Fremont ar
rived at noon to visit Mrs. B. W.
Barrett for a few days.
W. R. Hnmm of Roscoe , Mo. , Is In
the city visiting nt the homo of his
brother-in-law , W. II. ClarK.
Mrs. J. F. Lindsay wont to Crelgh
ton at noon to visit her mother-in-law ,
Mrs. G. A. Lindsay , who Is 111.
Miss Essie Vosburg , who has been
visiting Mrs. Ed Beels , i chimed at
noon to her home at Carrick , S. D.
Will Schelly , who has been visiting
his parents , Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schel
ly , returned to Benkelman Saturday
noon.
Miss Ethel Nelson has returned from
Spencer , where she has been visiting
her grandparents for the past four
weeks.
P. R. Cook and family left this morn
ing for Spencer , Where thesy will go
camping for ten days on Herbache's
island.
Mrs. James Poole and children re
turned Friday evening from Hol
brooke where they have been visiting
relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Mathewson
of Walthlll will be in the city during
the cliautauqua visiting friends and
relatives.
Mr. nnd Mrs. John Williams left for
Missouri Valley , Mondnmin , Modalo
nnd other points In Iowa to visit re
latives and friends.
Mr. and Mrs. V. G. Huebnor ol
Pierce were guests at the home of H.
H. Miller Friday evening on their re
turn from St. Joseph.
J. R. Carter , assistant manager of
the Nebraska , Telephone company
went to Kearney Friday to spend Sun
day with his family.
H. E. Hardy went to Columbus Sat
urday morning to bring Mrs. Hardy
homo. She has been In the hospital
for twenty weeks , but Is rocuperntlng
rapidly.
A. J. Colwoll , superintendent of
bridge building for the Northwestern
railroad , returned FIrday from a motor
car trip to Dallas , where he has been
Inspecting bridges.
E. H , Lulkart , candidate for state
auditor , A. J. Dunlovy of Excelsior
Springs , Mo. , and W .11. Hograve of
Stella were among the visitors in the
city to hear Senator Dolllvor speak.
E. D. Cresswell of Omaha , foreman
of the Nebraska Telephone company's
construction work , arrived in the city
Friday to superintend the repairing of
the toll lines between Norfolk nnd
Wayne.
Dr. O. R. Meredith will leave Sunday -
day for Klrksvllle , Mo. , where ho will
attend the American Osteopathlc as
sociation for a week. From there he
will go to Do Wltte , la. , to visit his
parents.
Hon. J. A. Van Wagenen of Pierce ,
county attorney and candidate for
state railway commissioner on the
Republican ticket , and something of
u fisherman by way of pastime , was
In the clly over night.
W. L. Lehman IK taklnjM vaca-
ilou from the Star Clothlnx company.
G. P llonsli caught t\\o channel cat
fish Friday morning In the Northfork
river below the mill dam , one Ilsh
welKhlng eight pounds an ; ! the oilier i
flvo.
flvo.S.
S. W. Garvln , who recently resigned
| IH ! seat In the city council , nccoiu-
liavled by Mrs. Garvln , loll today for
Kansas to visit a daughter , Mrs. C.
. ' . Ragaii. After their Kansas visit
hey will go to Denver. Mr. and Mrs.
larvlu have left their household
; OOIH ! In Norfolk and It Is possible
hat they will return to thin city af-
er the winter. Ralph Gamn will
olu his parents next week.
F. L. Kaiitzmnn has severed his
oiinecllon with the Really Adverlla-
ng Cigar company and ' 'eturned lo
.Ineoln Friday noon ( o engage In the
! > rliitlng business with his father.
Miss Olllo Elliott gave an elocution
recital Friday evening before a fair
sl/ed but very enthusiastic audience In
Meadow Grove. Miss Elliott has the
legree of bachelor of elocution from
Ihe Nebraska Wesleyan university and
lias been giving successful concerts
'or the Inst two years In different
larts of the state. Miss Elliott was
formerly a resident of Norfolk and
tnught school in the grndes for one
vear.
The first meeting of the credUora
) f the Faucett-Carncy company , which
lias been adjudged n bankrupt , will
lie held In Norfolk on August 11 at
3 a. m. A trustee may be appointed
it this meeting and creditors will be
isked to prove tlielr claims. Ono of
the first steps of the creditors who
linVo thrown the candy ilrm Into bank
ruptcy will probably bo to contest the
isslgnnient made lo the bank of the
[ Inn's business.
W. T. I arimore of Oklahoma has
icrepted the position of superintend
ent of agencies for the Elkhorn Life
and Accident Insurance company of
Norfolk. Mr. Larlmorc will have en
tire charge of the agency work of the
company in all parts of the state. lie
comes highly recommended to the
company and has had many years of
experience as an organizer and solici
tor. It Is thought that bo will prove
a valuable man.
Great Interest Is being manifested
In the comnlg race meet. Up lo date
six horses are on the track continu
ally trying out and several more will
arrive next week. W. M. Xulauf of
Pierce Is here with his sorrel gelding
pacer , Captain Mack , with his record
of 2:15'/i. : Woods Cones of Pierce has
King Woodford , a brown stallion trot
ter , on the track working out. Ills
time Is 2:29'4. : W. U. Rhodes has two
horses here , Windsor Walnut , bay
stallion pacer , 2:21V : { > , and Birdie Col-
yer , 2:31. : D. T. Ambrose also has
two horses hero for the races. ' A. G.
Wiley has a three-year-old bay geld
ing pacer and Eugene Wiley n brown
stallion pacer with a record of 2:18Vi. :
Denver , Pueblo and Boulder , Colo. ,
papers the past months have contained
considerable about H. C. Truman ,
formerly In the paint and wall paper
business here. Truman took care of
n sick man , George M. Murray , who
was dying of tuberculosis. Following
Murray's death ho was arrested and
charged with making way with prop
erty belonging to the dead man valu
ed at about S2.000 and consisting of
over $ r > 00 in currency , two gold
watches and eight diamond rings. In
vestigation taken up by the Eagle
lodge of which the deceased was n
member showed that Truman had de
posited the property with the under
taker and had later called for and re
ceived it. Truman claimed that Mur
ray in the presence of Mrs. Truman
had said that he had no relatives and
that Truman could retain his property
nfter his death. Truman was with
Murray three days in a tent near the
tollgate at the mouth of Boulder
canon. Tmman turned the disputed
property over to the sheriff.
PAST TWO YEARS HAVE BEEN
CONSTRUCTIVE ONES.
ENTER : THE O'NEILL BALL TEAM
O'Neill Business Men Have Learned
How to Get Together on Public
Moves New Church , New K. C.
Hall , New Fair Grounds.
O'Neill , Neb. , Aug. 1. From n staff
correspondent : The past two years
have been constructive so far as this
famous old town is concerned. A
new church , a race track and fair
grounds , a creamery , a beautiful nnd
substantial Knights of Columbus hall
and opera house , several miles of
broad cement sidewalks and many
beautiful homes all these and more
have been added to the city.
O'Neill Is prosperous , and more ac
tivity is promised as soon as this
bumper crop comes in. Many people
hero look for an extension of the Bur
lington road from here into the south
west.
O'Neill business men get together
quickly and harmoniously on every
new public move that comes up and
all push. They're making a good
town. Last night they got together
and decided to organize a base ball
team. The necessary funds were
quickly forthcoming.
ORGANIZE BRANCH OF TrIE STATE
PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION.
WILL ENTER POLITICAL FIELD
Gathering In nn Enthusl.it.tlc Mnsi
Meeting a Norfolk Division of the
State Protective Association Was
Started Sunday Afternoon.
President , .1. J. Welsh.
Secretary-treasurer , Gcorgo A. Kon-
bill.
Vice presidents , S. L. Mlllor , con-
luctors ; r. J. Hibben , oiijilneors ; 11.
I' . Homier , llremen ; F. J. McGraue ,
ralnmen ; Frank Coleman , track do-
mrtnicnt ; R , ,1. Eeclos , brldgo do-
mrlmiMit ; C. M. Wiiry.lmehor , tele-
; rnpliors ; F. W. Koerber , Itnuinen ;
lohti llluzc , machinists ; tillhort An-
lerson , car repairers.
At a masH meeting of lallroad om-
liloyes In Railroad hull , well attended
ind displaying considerable entluifi-
asm , a local division of the Nebraska
State Railway Employes Protective
issoclatlon was formed Sunday aftor-
10011.
The protective association Is a
lolllical organization of railroad em-
; ) ] o > os. It disclaims * any connection
with national politico at thla flmo.
Itn Interests will center this year In
eglslatlve candidates and candidates
'or railway commissioners.
Fair play for the railroads and fair
treatment for the employes IH the
ilalform of ( he orgniilzallon. It will
seek to win the voters of the state to
his viewpoint. The Norfolk division
formed Sunday afternoon will meet
.wlco a month to keep In touch with
lie situation , the meetings to bo hold
n railway ball at 2 p. in. on the soc-
> nd Sunday and at 8 p. in. on the
fourth Wednesday In each month.
Fremont has a division and a di
vision la to bo organized 'at Chadron.
Pho Norfolk organization will Include
the Inlermedlnto territory.
Prominent Railroad Men Here.
Members of the state executive
board who were in Norfolk for the
meeting were L. C. Macumber of
Omaha , chairman of the b' . I' , board ,
| iH. . Croaby of Omahn , chairman of
the C. B. & Q. board and P. II. Mor
risen of Fremont , chairman of the
C. & N. W. board. F. M. Ryan , chair
man of the executive board , C. D.
Hopkins , chairman of the C. St. P.
M. & O. board and M. J. Roche , sec
retary of the executive committee ,
lind been expected hero , but were
called to Sioux City to organize a di
vision.
The mass meeting was called to
order by P. II. Morrison of Fremont.
P. F. Dolln was elected temporary
chairman , George A. Kendall , tem
porary secretary.
Mr. Morrison was the first speaker ,
explaining the purpose of the organ
ization. The way for Hie employes
to protect their Interests , ho said ,
was to direct their vote in the right
direction. It was a matter which had
been passed over very lightly but
which was now being brought so forc
ibly to their attention as to make
some action seem necessury.
The power of the state legislature
and the state railway commission
over the well being of the railroads in
general was explained by F. H. Cros
by of Omahn. He then hhowed how
the well being of the railroads rencted
upon the employes.
L. C. Mncumber , who Is chief con
ductor of the Order of Railway Con
ductors on the Union Pacific system ,
told of the effect of recent legislation
and explained the employes' ' organi
zation last April.
Among the other railroad men who
spoke were J. J. Welsh , C. M. Wurz-
bacher of Tllden , A. B. Lane of
Scrlbner , J. McCarty , section fore
man at Tllden , S. L. Miller , P. F.
Dolin , J. F. McGrane , G. E. Kendall
and F. Colemnn.
Purpose of the Organization.
The purpose of the organization , it
was brought out at the meeting was
not to prevent , obstruct or oppose
any legislation demanded by the gen
eral welfare of the state , but to pre
vent such so-called nntl-railroad legis
lation as would work against the em
ployes. It was felt that the Interests
of the banker , merchant , the manu
facturer and the farmer were the
snme , nil tending to the general pros
perity of all.
The membership of the association ,
It was stated already Includes over
in.OOO of the 22,000 railroad employes
In Nebraska and that the entire rail
road population would soon bo In
cluded.
It was stated that of the 80,000,000
people In the United State 8,000,000
of them gain a livelihood through the
agency of transportation companies.
The speakers claimed that In recent
years the Interests of these 8,000,000
people have not been given proper
consideration.
LOT SALE 1NJORTH HERRICK
Twenty Lots Are Sold In First Ad-
dltlon to Herrlck Saturday.
Herrlck , S. D. , Aug. 3.--Special to
The News : Town lots were sold at
auction Saturday In the first addi
tion to the town of Horlck , known as
North Herrlck. Twenty lots were sold
at a good price and It Is thought sev
eral residences may soon be in process
of construction on this new addition.
H. F. Slaughter of Gregory was the
auctioneer.