THU NOUFOLK WEEKLYNEVVa-JOUKNAL KHIUAY DKCEMUKR 25 190 *
Hiccoughed for Two Weeks ! Cured.
Hpokano. Wash. . Dec. 23.-l'by l.
clans ut HI. Luke's hospital In Spokane
have Just succeeded In checking an
attack of hiccoughs , which has racked
Daniel Mclnnls. of Wallace. Idaho ,
continuously since the morning of no-
cumber 5. Dr. C. P. Thomas and Dr. S.
10. Lambert , who have charge of the
ease , admit they are puzzled by the
character of the ailment , and they Imvo
ordered their patient to southern Cal
ifornia In the hope that a change of
cllmato will prove beneficial. The
case Is unique , thou'h not without
precedent. There are records that It
has resulted fatally. The hiccough
ing was violent I ho first seven days ,
racking the body and making sloop
out of the question. Electricity was
used In the treatment.
Kangaroo Meat Gotham's Xmas Fad.
Now York. Dec. 211. To bo In fash
ion this Christ mas It will bo necessary
to order kangaroo at u hotel dinner.
Two hundred of these animals wore
Impoited yesterday by a game dealer ,
and they nro to appear on the menus
of the leading hotels and restaurants
Christmas day and Now Year's eve.
A PIONEER DEAD.
Carl Tews , Age Seventy-Two , Dies
I Tuesday Morning.
Carl Tows , a pioneer of this vicinity
of sonio thirty-live years residence ,
died nt 9 o'clock Tuesday morning at
the residence of C. W. Morton , whore
bo has been for thirteen years past.
old. A
Ho was seventy-two years
wife , who also lives In Kdgewntoi ,
three sons and two daughters survive.
The funeral will probably bo bold
Wednesday afternoon.
Christmas Is Coming.
Wall Mason In lOmporta Gazette.
In sooth It Is a goonly thing , this
Christmas festival ! And may it now , as
over , bring much comfort to you all !
At such a time the whole world wide a
happy aspect wears ; it Is a time to
casj nsldo your selfish griefs and
cares , and bo as cheery as a wren that
hops -from spray to spray ; God rest
you merry gentlemen , let nothing you
dismay ! Be joyful as a katydid , ol
gladness bo the fount ! It Is the time
to take the lid off your fat bank ac
count ; the miser has no place or part
In Christmas cheer or mirth ; to him
who has the open hen t jiMongs the
pleasant earth. So lot us tlu'ii with
voice and pen exalt the Chrl-Umas
day ; God rest you , merry gentlemen ,
let nothing you dismay !
Zulauf's Mustache Gone.
Pierce Call : Our first Introduction
to Billy Xuliiuf was about seventeen
years ago last fall when we attended
a race moot at Norfolk. Billy didn't
have Cap't. Mack or King Woodford
in those days , but bo had a blonde
mustache that was not only the apple
of his eye , but envied by all the boys
who had been working the oat and
sweet cream prescription over time.
Wo might also comment upon the ad
miration society of the weaker sex
and bis popularity among them be
cause his upper lip was adorned be
comlngly with that blonde hlresute
Wo mention this at this time so that
posterity will remember that Billy was
not once so bleak and bald under his
probocls as he is now. Either domes
tic troubles , an old fashioned Ne
braska sand storm or the careless
pouring of kerosene on the lire has
shorn him completely of his thing of
beauty and joy forever and he can bo
seen most any morning steering down
the- street under bare poles. He has
lost his mustache !
Long Pine Chief Practices.
Long Pine Journal : Chief of Po
llco / . B. Cox hold target practice
last Monday night using for his target
Jack Castle's bird dog , "Jim. " The
dot ; hud attacked the marshal and he
emptied his six shooter in an endeavor
to put the dog in the happy hunting
grounds. Nevertheless the dog came
out without a scratch and Mr. Castle
has sent him to Council Bluffs to keoi
him out of mischief.
DATE OF THE OPENING.
Lamro Journal Says Exact Date of
Opening Is Still Uncertain.
Lamro Journal : When Judge Ylt
ton wont to Washington about two
weeks ago. it was stated that in con
nection with the recommendation of
certain government townsites ho
would recommend the postponement
of the date of filing to be changed
from the 1st to the 25th of March. It
Is very doubtful if the date can bo
changed without another proclamation
from the president. The townsites
and the change have not boon official
ly made known nor are they likely
to be known for some time. It is
n question whether the homesteader
would be benefited by the change. No
one can tell what the weather will be
March 1. It might bo worse Marcli
25. It takes time to put up the neces
sary structures and ready to break
the soil when the ground Is In shape.
It would benefit Lamro , for It would
give her that much more time to pro-
part for the spring opening.
Annual Meeting on January 8.
s.v The annual meeting of the members
of thu Norfolk Commercial club , to
gether with the annual election of
directors , will be held'on Friday , Jan
uary S , l'J'09 ,
The election will bo held a week
later than the club rules provide , but
the postponement was made by Presl
dent DoBiier In the Interest of a large
attendance of members than could be
secured on the first Friday of the
month , which In addition to being the
first day In the month Is this year a
legal holiday.
First Election Under New Plan.
The election of directors will bo the
first held under the new plan worked
laced nt an election at the nnmml
nootlng , limited , however , to mum-
iocs.
Manner of Election.
The method of election Is prescribed
> y thu following amendment to thu
> y-laws adopted last January :
"Thu election of directors shall bo
ly ballot and shall bo held at the
line of the annual meeting. Each
nombor shall he furnished ten days
irovldits to the annual mooting , a list
if the sustaining members , and shall
Icposit his ballot , with the number of
iliaros to which ho Is entitled to vote
o appear on the reverse side of his
inllot. at the time of the meeting in
suitable box. In case a member
Inds It Impossible to attend In per
son he may have his vote deposited
> y a duly authorized proxy. The bal-
ot to be counted at the mooting and
he nine members receiving the high-
'st number of votes shall bo declared
ho directors for the coming year. "
The State Convention.
Details connected with the quos-
Ion of entertaining the state conveii-
Ion of Nebraska Commercial clubs In
Norfolk next spring will coma before
ho annual mooting.
Northwest Weddings.
William Selffort of Stnnton county
and Miss Alma Warnko of Battle
Jreok were married In Battle Crook
ast week.
TUESDAY TOPICS.
Charles Rico went to Oakdale TUCK-
lay on business.
Mr. and Mrs. Bcswlck went to Oma-
iii Tuesday to spend the Christmas
Holidays.
W. H. Stevens of Gregory , S. D. ,
imssod through Norfolk Tuesday on
; ils way through to Sioux City.
P. C. Anderson of Fairfax passed
through Norfolk Tuesday on Ills way
liome l'ion : Omaha whore , on a trip
combining business and pleasure , he
liud been taking In the corn show.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Peoples of St.
Charles , S. D. , stopped In Norfolk long
nough to make connections with the
train for Correctionvlllo , In. , whore
they will spend the holidays with
friends and relatives.
Miss Chase of Stanton was a Nor
folk visitor on Monday.
Chris L. Anderson went down to
Pllgor on business yesterday.
K. E. Drobert , who has been attend
ing college at Amos , la. , Is expected
homo tomorrow.
Mrs. W. J. Austin and Miss Mar
garet Austin went to Sioux City this
morning to spend the day.
Preston Ogden is spending his
Christmas vacation at the homo of
Rev. Thomas Blthell In Fremont.
C. W. Pursol , a prominent lawyer of
Ida Grove , Iowa , was looking up a
western location in Norfolk yesterday.
Carl Austin of Inmnn who has been
visiting a day or two in Norfolk left
this morning to spend Christmas with
friends in Schuylur.
Herman Schelly , who has been at
tending the Crelghton college of phar
macy at Omaha , has returned to Nor
folk for the holidays.
Principal Sutherland of the school
at Sprlngcreek Mills , stopped off In
Norfolk last night on his way to spend
the holidays In Madison.
Charles O'Connor , traveling repre-
sentnjlve uf 'the International Cor
responding school of Scranton , Pa. ,
was In Norfolk yesterday.
Miss Margaret Lowry Is visiting at
the home of her brother , Prank Lowry ,
of Norfolk. On Wednesday Miss
Lowry , In company with Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Lowry , will go to Omaha to
spend the holidays.
Miss Dertha Pllger , who has been
leaching school in Stanton , has re
turned to Norfolk to spend the Christ
mas vacation with her family.
Thill Do Mnranvlllo of Sioux City ,
owner of fast horses and well known
track man , passed through -Norfolk
Monday on bis way homo from Crelgh
ton.
ton.Mr.
Mr. and Mrs. G. O. Rankln of Chad
ron stopped off In Norfolk Saturday
on their way down to Scrlbnor and
visited ths evening at the A. Grauel
residence. Mr. Rankln , who is an
engineer for the Chicago and North-
weutcrn , will now run between
Scrlbnor and Cornlca.
Among the day's out of town visi
tors In Norfolk were : II. Barnes. Bat
tle Creek ; Martin Belling , Madison ;
T. P. Britt , O'Neill ; H. II. Howath ,
West Point ; C. L. Clark , Gregory , S.
D. ; P. M. Moodle. West Point ; J. K.
Hanson , Tilden ; P. H. PortorfiHd ,
Pllger ; E. E. Erlckson , Newman
Grove ; II. E. Mason , Meadow Grove ;
M Gibson , Crelghton ; J. H. Farlln ,
Madison ; Charles Miles , Wlnnotooir
A. M. White , Poster ; T. T. Hpaly.
Burke , S. D. ; Joe Schwartz , Spenc-i-r ;
Elmer and John Hedliing , Brlstow ,
Jos. Sturm , Gregory , S. D. ; Miss Cora
Hawkins , Meadow Grove ; August
Zandls. Stanton ; Bon Smidt. Wisner ;
1" . E. Swengol , Plalnvlew ; J. Barth.
Mndlson.
The quarantine has been raised from
the E. C. Adams residence.
Indians at the Junction are doing a
land office business selling bea.l work
and moccasins to home bound pas
sengers on thu passing trains.
Failure to secure a quorum last
night prevented a meeting of the Com
mercial club directors. The meeting
was adjourned until next Monday
evening.
The sccrotary of the Norfolk Basket
ball association is already receiving
challenges. The first ono comes from
Stanton and will bo answered just as
soon as the team has been lined up
sufficiently to make a showing.
If looks don't belle , turkey will be
commoner than chicken the twenty-
fifth. Expressmen are getting stiff-
armed from handling crate loads of
fattened birds.
Can a dog that chases sparrows bo
classed as a hydrophobia victim ? The
actions of an over-spirited canine In
o neighborhood of the Junction Is
certain nervously Inclined persons are
afraid to go homo In the dark.
Monday wns the shortest day of thu
year. At noon the sun reached its
farthest point south. The sun rose
Monday morning at 7:51 : and set al
1:58. : Prom now until Juno 21 , the
days will gradually got longer.
It is ptobablo that Charles Harding ,
i former Norfolk man , will be elected
president of the Omaha school board ,
when the board reorganizes next
month. Mr. Harding Is the oldest
member of the board In point of ser
vice. The present president , David
Cole , also a creamery man , retires
from the board the first of the year.
Norfolk's mayor has been captured
by the tribe of Bon Hur. "Ills honor , "
I ho mayor , was duly Initiated Into the
order last night with appropriate cere
mony. Mayor Sturgeon was a mem
ber of a class of live who were Initiat
ed. The Initiation was followed by
a lunch. An address during the evenIng -
Ing was made by State Deputy Way
of Lincoln. On January 25 a "district
congress" of the Bon Hur will bo held
In Norfolk. A big class , numbering
possibly 100 , will bo Initiated hero
then. Many of the candidates will
conic from away.
The Lamro Journal of last week
tolls of an accident to Fred Salter.
The Journal says : P. II. Suitor bad
the misfortune to break ono rib and
crack another on Thursday of last
weok. Ho was carrying wood on the
crook bottom , and In going down the
bank he slipped and fell. Ho landed
on his back on the wood he was carryIng -
Ing with the P'sult of breaking a rib
and cracking another. Ho suffered
considerable pain , and lying down was
out of the question for a while. At
present ho is getting along nicely , but
It Is very sore yet. He is able to be
around , but cannot do much work.
Mrs. Frank Pulsz , herself a pioneer
and the wife of one of Madison coun
ty's oldest pioneers , died Sunday
morning at 9l0 : ! at the family homo
between Norfolk and Hosklns. Mrs.
Pills/ was sixty-six years of ago.
Married In Chicago , she came to Ne
braska as a young bride In 1870. Her
. 'oath was the outcome of an accident ,
tins summer. During the performance
of her household duties she suffe-e 1
the misfortune 'o fall and break her
Ing. Since then she had never fully
lecovered from the effects of the
shock and has been gradually declin
ing. The funeral arrangements have
boon made for Thursday. A proces
sion will leave the house and escort
the body to the church nearby whore
Interment will bo made in the family
iot. The burial services will be rood
by Hie Hev. EmII P. Fran/ , pastor of
the Reformed church.
find Who Owns All This Hog ?
"Whose mule is Julia ? " Or in local
language who owns the hog ?
Justice G. C. Lambert will have that
question to decide.
W. E. Reed swore out a warrant
against Andrew Nerd yesterday for
withholding certain monies alleged to
u - . ' hrn fi'oi" thr Sell.1 t n hoar
ho loaned to Nerd for service.
That was two years ago -ind Nerd ,
who has had the hog ever since , was
doubtless beginning to believe he
owned him.
Anyhow , last week , when loading
up a wagon box with hogs he included
the disputed piglet.
Later he sold the same to the Farm
ers Elevator company.
The purchase price of the valuable
and ancient relic of bygone bacon ,
totaled up in dollars and cents ,
amounted to $21.00. Of this amount
Nerd left $15 In care of the elevator
company for Reed.
Reed wants It all.
Nerd declares the hog has eaten up
$0.20 worth of corn during the two
years. It is very probable that unless
the animal was sick all the time , lie
has !
Then Reed says that If at that time
he had disposed of the hog to the
market buyers he would have been
good money abend. Hogs were then
selling for seven cents , against the
five fifty they are bringing now.
And he figures that now it has come
to a soiling proposition ho wants all
there is in It.
The question will bo decided in
justice court in a day or two.
ANOTHER ROSEBUD PHONE LINE ,
Line From Presho to be Built to
Lamro and Other Points in Tripp.
Lamro. S. D. , Deo. 22. Special to
The News : The owners of the Pierre-
Presho telephone line have purchased
from Ed Blunk , the fifteen miles of
line from Presho to Sylvia and will
erect an extension to Lamro. .lordab ,
Little Crow , Woods postolllco and to
tne Uosobud agency just us soon as
work can begin.
The manager of the Plorre-Presho
line in company-with George Mitchell
01' Presho was in Lamro looking over
tlio route of the telephone extension.
The manager said that if proper ai-
rr.ngemeiits could not be made fo.-
connections with Gregory and Dallas ,
wherever the land ofllce was located ,
ho would also build a line from Lmnro
in Grcgory.
The Tripp-Meyor company's telephone -
phone line is already In operation
fiom Lamro to Dallas and Gregory.
Business Changes In the Northwest.
13. P. Hans , who recently bought the
i . H. Maas general merchandise stock
at Battle Creek , will take possession
In a few days.
Lamro , S. D. , Is to have two now
lumber yards. The Dallas Lumber
company and the Superior Lumber
company , both of Dallas , arc prepar
ing to do business form Lamro during
the opening next spring.
John White , a Chadron hardware
dealer , has purchased the John Cain
ranch southwest of Chadron , consistIng -
Ing 'of ' twcnty-ono quarter sections
to bo about JIIO.OOO. Mr. Cain will/
move to Chadron.
Otto Merger has bought J. M.
Mead's furniture stock at Long Pine ,
HO yurchaslng the building. Mr.
Berger In the spring will move the
stock to his department store , where
It will take the pi art1 of his grocery
stock , which has been purchased by
E. O. Munn. Mr. Mead , who has the
distinction of being Long Pine's old
est resident and business man retires
ttom active business and will remain
at Long Pine.
Cnpt. Mnpes Invents Bomb.
Captain William Mapes , a Nebraska
army olllcer well known In Norfolk
through frequent visits to this city
and who.se wife was formerly Miss
Lola Illnkely , a daughter of Mr. and
Mr * . C. A. Hlakely of Norfolk. < s
ei edited In a New York dispatch with
Inventing a new army bomb which
will make one soldier equal to forty.
The dispatch which was sent from
New York and which appears In the St.
Louis Post Dispatch and other eastern
papers , is as follows :
What is suld to be the most deadly
hand grenade ever invented has been
sent to the army arsenal at Manila for
trial. If the tests prove successful
the American army may come into
possession of a weapon which in case
of emergency would make one Ameri
can private equal to forty men. Cap
tain William S. Mapes of the Twenty-
lift h infantry , II. S. A. , who Is n Now
Yorker by birth and a NobrasUnn by
adoption , IB the Inventor of the new
grenade.
The grenade Is nine Inches loir. ; and
an inch In diameter , similar in appear
ance to a stick of dynamite. For one-
third of Its length the tube , which is
made of light cast Iron , is packed with
giincotton , the explosive that distri
butes the forty bullets when the bomb
strikes the ground.
It Is stated that these bullets are
distributed parallel to the ground at
an altitude so slight that even the
soldier who is lying prostrate when
the bomb explodes is In oven greater
danger than the man in a kneeling or
standing position.
It Is Almost Safe.
In the lower end of the tube is the
detonating cap , while around the part
that holds the giincotton is a small
can made of light tin which contains
the forty bullets. The upper end of the
bomb contains a cap that is fitted with
a punch or plunger called the war
head.
The bomb is so constructed that it
can lie carried with almost absolute
safety by the soldier , but In order to
obviate any possible accidental dis
charge it is further flttc-d with another
small cap of tin , which fits over the
detonator end of the bomb. The
bombs are very light and each soldier
can easily carry several of them , and
when the time to use them comes it
requires but a few moments to get
the bomb ready to be hurled.
The soldier first pulls off the pro
tecting cap. Then ho detaches the
warhead and places it over the deton
ator. Attached to the bomb are two
long tapes , and taking the ends of
them he whirls the bomb over his head
as he would a slingshot , and casts it
from him. As the bomb leaves the
soldier's hands the tapes unwind and
streaming out behind the missile keep
the warhead to Mio front facing the
enemy.
Scatters the Bullets.
When the end of the tape is reached
the bomb describes a semi-circle and
descends to the ground , the contact
causing it to explode with terrific violence
lence , scattering Its bullets and the
pieces of metal in a line parallel to
the ground and in direction away from
the soldier who had thrown it. A sol
dier can throw the bomb more than a
hundred yards.
Captain Mapes is also the inventor
of the "poncho boat , " which is made
of a poncho , two shelter tent poles ,
four rides , and two blankets. It will
float the entire equipment of four
men.
Captain Mapes served through the
Spanish war as a major of
the Second Nebraska Volunteer In
fantry. After the war ho entered the
regulars as a first lieutenant in the
Twenty-fifth Infantry. He is now in
Manila with his regiment.
AN ACTUAL FORECLOSURE.
Ancient History Recalled by Occur-
ranee of Event Now Rare.
West Point , Neb. , Dec. 22. Special
to The News : A forcible reminder
of the conditions existing in this coun
ty fourteen and fifteen years ago is
furnished by the advertisement in this
week's local paper of a sheriff's sale
of farm lands In Cumlng county by
virtue of a decree of foreclosure.
This is the first case of the kind oc
curring In Cuming county for many
years , a sale of mortgaged lands being -
ing a rare phenomenon to the present
generation.
FAMILY ILL ACROSS SEA.
West Point Man's Wife III and Little
Child Dying in Bohemia.
West Point , Neb. , Dec. 22. Special
to The News : The family affairs of
Joseph Kase , an estimable citizen of
West Point are causing him consider
able concern. Last spring Mrs. Kase
and their children went on a visit to
Dohemla , their native land , Intending
to return In the fall. A week nftor
the arrival of Mrs. Kaso at the home
of her parents she was stricken with
Illness and has been in n sanitarium
since that time. The children wore
left in care of their grandmother and
news just arrived that the younger
one Is fatally 111 with scarlet fever
and that no hope Is entertained of
Its recovery.
J. S. KAY HAS APPENDICITIS.
Ncllgh Horseman Submits to Opera
tlon Has Severe Attack.
Nellgh , Nob. , Doc. 22. Special to
The News : John S. Kay , np romlnent
horseman of this section of the state ,
was operated upon yesterday morning
at 10 o'clock by Dr. D. W. Bcattlo at
his hospital In this city for appen
dicitis.
At the present time Mr. Kay Is
/ days , the doctor states , ho Is abso
lutely certain of his recovery.
MONUMENT TO A TREE.
Famous Tree on Lone Tree Hill is to
Have a Monument ,
Valentine Republican : In our last
Issue wo staled that some disposition
would be made of the l no Pine tree
which grow at the top of Lone Tree
hill , relative to erecting a monument
to its memory. It has been planned
to make souvenirs of the tree and sell
them at different prices according to
sl/.e and amount of decoration. All
the money that is reull/ed from the
souvenirs will bo put Into the monument
ment ; the greater the amount ob
tained , the bettor I lie monument. A
committee will be chosen to decide
about the monument when souvenirs
are all sold.
North Nebraska Deaths.
Mrs. P. J. Growler died at her home
northeast of Lynch last week.
"Grandma" Just died at Redwood ,
an Inland town south of Lynch.
A six months old baby of Mr. and
Mrs. Prod Eggors of near Hloomfiold
died last week.
G. W. Lockwood of Lynch died In
Sturgls , S. D. , where he had gone to
loot ; for a homestead.
Catholic Knights Elect.
West Point , Neb. , Dec. 22. Special
to The News : The local branch of the
Catholic Knights of America at West
Point have elected the following of
ficers for the coming year : President ,
Very Hev. Joseph Ruesing ; vice presi
dent , Prank Roznc ; recording secre
tary , John Llndnle ; financial secre
tary , Ford Walter ; treasurer , William
Stleren ; sergennt-at-nrms , Theodore
Gontrup ; sentinel , Uenuird Kanp ;
trustee , two years , John Rolchllngor ;
trustee , three years , Henry Gentrup.
SNOW AT VALENTINE.
Last Week's Snow Storm the First
Heavy Snow of the Season.
Valentino , Neb. , Doc. 21. Special to
The News : The ground was covered
Saturday with a blanket of snow four
or five Inches deep. It was the first
good snow this section has had this
winter.
MONDAY MENTIONS.
Arthur Sar visited friends In Madi
son Sunday.
Mrs. A. L. Tucker of Carroll is visit
ing in Norfolk.
Mr. and Mrs. Stoakcs of Omaha arc
visiting at the D. K. Tindall home.
August Milnitz of Plalnvlew spent
Sunday at the Charles Belersdorf
home.
Miss Dertha Hagenmaicr has re
turned to her home in Kansas for the
holidays.
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar IlatiptH return
ed Sunday night from their woding
trip In Arizona and New Mexico.
Ed Grant , who has been laid up
with the grip for the last few days ,
is sufficiently recovered to be up and
around again.
Arthur Miller of Gordon , who Is on
his way home to Cooksvllle , Mo. ,
stopped off In Norfolk and visited old
friends Monday.
A. E. Kull , a member of the South
Dakota Realty company of Burke , S.
D. , was in the city looking after prop
erty Interests here.
Mrs. A. Sohlinger and little
daughter of Clyde , Kansas. , are in
Norfolk and will spend Christmas at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Al-
berry.
Miss Florence Taylor Is spending
the Christmas holidays with her
mother at Lynch.
Mrs. Dan Bowden and daughter ,
Dorothy , of Gregory , S. D. , visited In
Norfolk last week.
E. .E. Miller has just returned from
his long Wyoming trip , and Intends
to stay In Norfolk now until after the
holidays.
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Morrison of
Gregory passed through Norfolk on
their way to Chicago. Mr. Mor
risen is one of the partners of the
Homestead Land company with offices
in Grcgory and Lamro. Ho expects
to remain in Chicago until about the
first of the year.
Among the day's out of town visi
tors In Norfolk were : J. II. Parlin ,
Madison ; D. Phillips , Dallas , S. D. ;
O. J. Roeke , Boomer ; J. H. Pylnion ,
Wisner ; Miss Hattlo Shulthles ,
Wayne ; A. N. Mauch , Plain view ; P.
L. Loner. Madison ; E. P. Jensen , Stanton -
ton ; J. M. Cupreln. Earl McKim. Fred
Marshall , Alnsworth ; Miss Hazel
Adams and Ruth McGee , Madison ;
D. P. Wilson , Bloomfleld ; P. E.
Stevens , Dallas , S. D. ; C. L. Clark ,
Gregory , S. D. ; John Nelson , Bestow ;
J. W. Vankirk. Crelghton ; Mr. and
Mrs. P. J. Studeny. Verdlgre ; A. E.
Kull , Bonestcel ; J. P. Edelsteln , Dal
las , S. D. , Guy L. Evans , Creighton ;
H. Harris , Dallas , S. D. ; H. J. Backos ,
Humphrey ; Don II. Poster , Dallas , S.
D. ; P. H. Pope , Wayne ; Mr. and Mrs.
E. G. Darnuni. Dallas , S. D. ; P. W.
McGowen , Dallas , S. D.
Misses Lillian Dogner of Norfolk
and Lenora Hans of Battle Crook re
turned Sunday from the girl's semi
nary at Redwing , Minn. , to spend the
holiday vacation.
A J. Durland , who has been In Nor
folk for several days past looking after
local business Interests following a
visit to New York City , left Sunday
noon for his home In Seattle , going
by way of Omaha.
A mother and daughter reunited af
ter fifteen years of separation Is the
little heart story back of the visit
of Mrs. Jess Boomer to Omaha. Mrs.
Beomor arrived home last night from
Omaha , whore she has boon visiting
her mother , Mrs. Rose Dahlnian.
whom she had not seen or heard from
for fifteen years ,
Mrs. Louise Asmus loft on the 11
o'clock Union Pacific tran for Co-
lumbua where It Is expected that she
Wednesday morning for gall bladder
trouble. Her son , Fritz AHIHUH , will
( } to Columbus Tuesday lo ho present
luring the operation and her daugh
ter , Mrs. Ludwlg KoonlgHtoln , m >
ilso go.
Morldoth Daniel , a former resident
; > f Norfolk , has recently purchased a
Irug store In Munson , Iowa.
The brief filed by Senator Allen In
the supreme court asking for a reversal -
sal of the Boche sentence contained
110 pages.
Ray Wohor has moved from South
Second street to Madison avenue , his
new home being between Ninth and
Tenth streets.
Few Nebraska newspapers but have
contained mention during the past
wool < of olocllon of delegates to the
state Ili-emon's convention In Norfolk
next week.
John Mi-Kerrigan of Hosklns has retired
tired from active work and moved to
Norfolk , whore he occupies a homo
which he recently built.
The Madison Post reports that W.
W. Weaver , who moved to Madison
from Norfolk not long ago , has pur
chased a now Ford touring car to bo
lollvorod next spring.
County Superintendent P. S. Per-
luo was In Lincoln last week making
arrangements to secure a Lincoln resi
lience after the first of the year when
he becomes deputy state superintend
ent.
ent.E.
E. Olson , receiver of ( lie Valentino
land office , who received word In this
city last week of the sudden death of
his father at Hassott , was returning
from Omaha with his wife , the latter
having been called to Omaha by the
Illness of a sister , who underwent an
operation.
The Weekly Press of this city , to
gether with the printing plant , lias
b"on leased by W. II. Weeks of Fre
mont , who Is the editor of ( lie Fre
mont News , a weekly paper recently
started there. Mr. Weeks will take
possession of the Press January 1 and
will turn the paper Into a Democratic
publication.
Madison county during the pnsl
year , according to the Madison Post ,
has expended $21,7ol.G-l in road innk-
K and bridge building. The work
done has been permanent. Tumble
down bridges have been replaced by
substantial bridges that will last for
years. The importance of good roads
In recognized pretty thoroughly In
Madison county , especially by the
farmers.
On Death Bed Plans Funeral.
Realizing that she was soon to die
and foreseeing nearly the hour that
she would pass away , Miss Ella L.
Mather lay on her death bed Saturday
and Sunday morning , saying "good
bye" to girl friends and to relatives ,
planning the details of her own funeral -
oral and making final preparations for
death.
Saturday night she had Dr. C. W.
Ray , pastor of the First Methodist
church , called and was baptized.
Death came at 12l0 : ! Sunday noon ,
a short time before a sister , Mrs.
Charles Vail , was able to arrive from
Omaha on the noon train. During the
morning Miss Mather seemed to live
in anticipation of seeing her sister.
"If she could only come on the M.
& O. I would see her , " Miss Mather
said , "but I cannot wait longer. " The
M. & O. does not connect with the
Omaha train on Sunday and Mrs. Vail
was compelled to come by way of
Fremont.
Mother at Death Bed.
Mrs. Mather was at her daughter's
side when she died. Saturday noon
Mrs. Mather had returned to Tilden ,
but on receiving word of the turn for
the worse had returned to Norfolk on
the early morning train Sunday. A
sister , Miss Lulu Mather , was also
here.
Good-Bye to Girl Friends.
Conscious of approaching death ,
Miss Mather took a final farewell from
her girl friends who called to see.
One youns lady , calling In the morn
ing , said that she would bo back In
the afternoon. "No , " said the dying
girl , "Kiss mo now. I will not be
here then. "
Planned Funeral Details.
Miss Mather , lying on her death
bed , planned out the details of her
own funeral. She selected most of the
pallbearers , picked the dross she
wished to be buried in and passed on
other details of the burial.
The dress she picked to wear to the
grave was a light silk mull with faint
lavender flower , a dross she had made
last summer.
Was Not Afraid.
At no time after the physician had
told her that she must die , did Miss
Mather fear death. A few hours be
fore her death she asked those about
her to sing a hymn , only to add a
moment later that she would sing
them herself as best she could. She
did.
Parents Live at Tilden.
Miss Mather died at the residence
of Mrs. C. Rasloy on Norfolk avenue
onue whore she made her homo. She
was the daughter of Thomas and Mary
Mather , living six miles south of
Tilden.
Funeral Tuesday.
Short funeral services will bo con
ducted by Dr. C. W. Ray of this city
at the place of death at 11 o'clock
Tuesday morning. The services will
bo hold Just before the remains are
taken to the Junction station and
thence to Tlldon , where the regular
services will bo hold at the Methodist
church. She will bo laid to rest In
the Tilden cemetery bosldo a sister
who proceeded her sonio years.
Dr. Ray will accompany the funeral
party to Tlldon and conduct the ser
vices there in the Methodist church
The Northwestern consented to have
a special coach attached to the evenIng
Ing freight to bring the Norfolk pee
pie back In the evening ,
Miss Mather will bo missed by a
largo circle of friends In Norfolk and
whom she has nerved In the capacity
of n seamstress. She will bo inlHtuuI
not only for her
handiwork but nl i >
for the pheorfullnoHH and mirth shn
mingled with her labors.
Death resulted from bhiodpolsonlng.
which followed an . operation made
necessary by a no\-orc attack or
rheumatism and other ooinpllcnlluiiH.
IS BEST NORTH STATE SPELLER.
Who Will Meet A. D. Wllberger of
Boyd County In Match ?
County Superintendent Purdue IH lu
ocolpt of a communication from A. l > .
Wllborgor well known In Madison , lu
which ho SIIJ-H , according to the Mndl-
on Posi , that ho Is much surprised !
hero Is not more attention given U >
spoiling In the public schools. Mr.
Wllborgor stales that bo taught sonin
I fly terms In Nebraska schools unit
hat ho Is still tntnroHlcd In thu work.
Ho Is Inclined to think thai ho bins
ill the medals for spoiling In iluyil
L'ounty , for that mutter north No
traska , and stands willing to defend
the title against ail challengers the
natch to be In the spoiling of Mlfh
words from Webster's dictionary ,
"lore Is u chance for sonio Madlsou
oui.ly crack speller to got a reputa
tion.
Nebraska Air has Cured Her.
This will bo a merry Christmas for
Miss Alice Renrdon , granddaughter of
Mrs. Charles Uxlgo , who came U
Madison county just one your ago
I'uesday of this week suffering wlllt
Miberoulosls from which physicians
irodlotod she would die wllhln a very
'ow months , and who has now , In spito-
: f predictions , practically fully ro-
jovorod from the dlsoa.so.
Miss Roarilon Is fifteen years of ng ( *
mil her homo is in .lollel , III. Her
mother was formerly Miss Enimii
Uidgo of this city. When Miss Roar-
Ion came to Norfolk a year ago she
weighed ill pounds ; today she wolglm
1:11 : ; .
Fresh Air and Horseback Rides. .
Fresh air , raw eggs , pure milk and
liorsohnck rides have contributed leI
I ho patient's recovery in Nebraska- .
She slept in a tent all summer anil
now sloops with four windows wide *
> pen every night. She rides a horse *
four miles a day and oats four raw
ggs every day. Every morning slii *
akes a cold bath. She drinks plenty
) f pure milk during the day.
As a result of this Nature treat
ment , her cough is gone and she feelK
line.
Miss Renrdon naturally thinks No-
lirnska Is the greatest place on earth
and the Christmas season will bo a
merry one , Indeed.
ACCIDENT TO PRIEST.
Father Hettwer of Stuart Sustains
Broken Leg.
Thrown out of a buggy , which tip
ped over in turning a bad corner on it
dark night , Father Hettwer , priest at
Stuart , sustained a broken leg , tliw
fracture being below the knee. Jere
miah Murohy , who was driving , was
also thrown out , but not severely in-
jiiiod.
Father Hettwer was returning from
Hammond , an Inland town in Rock
county where bo had been conducting :
a mission , and the accident occurred
tis he was Hearing Stuart.
Madison Girls Beat Humphrey.
The girls' basketball team of the
Madison high school defeated Hum
phrey 9 to C last Friday.
Contest Rumored.
Sioux City Tribune : There may bo
several contests for scats in the next
congress it seems aside from the two
announced for lowans. All of them
turn upon the election returns except
one originating in Nebraska. This
one has to do with a question of eligi
bility of the successful candidate. But
lioyd Is claiming that Latta used
largo sums of money In the aid of his
candidacy , and in manner which under
the Nebraska law , makes It the duty
of the attorney general of the state-
lo start a prociodlti' , ' In the nature of
oust or IT > prevent the Issuing by ( hi *
proper state authority of n certificates
of election , it might scorn that such
a proceeding would present unusual
difficulties for Mr. Boyd. Indeed , It IPS
easy to see how ho could personally
profit by it , but news from Washington ;
Is that he Is busy looking up the law
and canvassing his chances for keepIng -
Ing Latta out of his seat.
Schoenauer to Omaha.
Plalnviow News : Arlan Schoonauor
has "signed up" with the Omaha
Western league ball team for a "try
out" next spring. Arlan Is n good
all 'round ball player and will make *
those leaguers bustle to bent him out
of a place on the Omaha team next
season.
Cuming County Champion Husker.
West Point. Nob. , Dec. 19. Special
to The News : The county record for
cornhusklng for the season of 190S
has boon made by William Fischer or
St. Charles township who husked and
cribbed lit ) bushels of corn In elgbl.
hours and thirty minutes.
A NORTH NEBRASKA WEDDING.
Rumored that Columbia "Prof" Will
Wed Valentine Girl.
Fremont Herald : It is rtimore.l .
among his largo circle of friends lu
this city that H. L. Holllngworth.
familiarly known as "Holly , " has fall
en victim to Cupid's wiles and will
enter the blissful state of matrimony
December 29. His bride to bo Is Miss
Lota Sleoier of Valentino , Neb. The
wedding will bo hold In Now York City ,
where Mr. Holllngworth holds n chair
of psychology in Columbia university.
Mr. Holllngworth Is well known In
Fremont , having held the principal-
ship In the high school two years ago.
Ho was very popular among his pupils
and gained for himself many friends
