The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, December 25, 1908, Page 7, Image 7

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    TI1K NORFOLK WIWiaYNEVVaJOURNAL KHIUAY DKCKMU : H 25
FRIDAY FACTS.
Mrs. J. H. Maekny Is visiting In
Fremont.
Burt Mapes returned yesterday
from O'Neill.
dim Warner of lloskliis was In Nor
folk on Wednesday.
Dr. O. W. Mordllh was In Battle
Creek on Thursday.
C. T. Mullock wont to Lincoln yes
terday on business.
Mrs. Whlllor and daughter of Tlldon
were lu Norfolk on Woni.t8'1.'i ! ' > .
Mi and Mrs. A. lln'U'd'o' ' . 'if llos
kl'ix ' were in Norfolk yo'iterduj.
Mrs. R. C. Simmons -uul mother ,
Mi'J. Mock , loft yesterday lor Boomer ,
.1. D. Sturgeon loft y t onlay on
tuiHincHs visits to Anoka and Verdol
Miss Anna Palm was'oil' of the at
U-ndanls of the Uocker-KanKCh wed
ding al Plerco.
Jean Morseli of Scrlbnor came up
ThurHduy for a visit at the homo of
his sister , Mrs. R. O. Webb.
Mrs. A. J. Woathorholt , who has
been visiting In Norfolk , returned at
noon to her homo at Hodklns.
Miss Emina Korth who bus been
visiting friends In Plerco for the punt
week , returned to Norfolk yesterday.
Mi a. Mary Spauldlng loft yesterday
fc > " Oolghton , where slio will spend
t'io holidays with her daughter , Mis.
Mrs. John Welch. Mrs. J. Brown
and Mrs. P. Kllloran urn going to
Oiniilni to attend the closing days o !
the corn show.
( Jus and Otto Hendrlx of Sciibnor
voio In Norfolk yesioruay on their
way to Wakellold where they have
bought a meat marko' . .
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Dye of Meadow
Grove , who are on a honeymoon trip ,
are visiting in Norfolk at the homo of
Mrs. Dye's'uncle , Myron Twlss.
C. J. Milllgan of Sioux City , one of
the largest hay and feed dealers of
northwestern Iowa , passed through
Norfolk yesterday on his way homo
from O'Neill.
Carl Hanson and son of Bloom-
lit hi who wore going .hrough witii
cillkto Omaha , stopped off yesterday
and visited friends in Norfolk. Mr.
Hanson formerly resided here.
Miss Mildred Forbes , a daughter of
W. D. Forbes of Unite , stopped over
lu Norfolk on her way homo from a
girls' school at Sioux Falls , S. D. , for
the holidays. ' While here she was a
guest at the home of Dr. Rray.
Among Iho day's out of town visi
tors in Norfolk were : Miss Nellie
Kaull , Winslde ; Miss Fay Moore , Al
bion ; Louis F. Bokampor , Antony
Bokampor , Plorco ; A. J. Wilcox , Greg
ory ; R. J. Sulgrove , Madison ; J. B.
Murmun , Lynch ; K. W. McDonald ,
I Pierce ; H. Hyonger and wife , Greg
ory ; E. T. McGehee , Madison ; E.
Crook , Foster ; A. E. Stubbs. Tilden ;
Fred Seller , Center.
Mr. and Mrs. Greydon B. Jackson ,
Frank H. Jackson and a party of
friends stayed over in Norfolk last
night on their way from Dallas to
visit relatives In Omaha. Besides the
Jackson family tlioro was also with
the party Frank Jacquith , and Miss
Ester Jacaulth of Okihoji and Mrs.
Elmer Johnson Of Omaha. Mr. Jac
( juilh Is the proprietor of a large sum
mer hotel on the lake front at Okl-
bojl , Iowa.
Miss Knight of Meadow Grove was
In town yesterday.
Miss Trossle Weaker passed through
Norfolk yesterday on her way to
Plorco.
Robert Schelly , Western Union
messenger , has been sick for several
days past.
A blase clearly dlscernablo from
farms east of the city led to the re
port last evening that there was a
lire at Stanton.
The thermometer only fell to 11 tie
greps above zero Thursday night despite
spite the fact that chilly wind made
it seem much colder.
Dr. C. A. McKlm , state veterinarian ,
will deliver and address on Iho subject ,
"A State Sanitary Law for Nebraska"
on January IS at the meeting of the
Nebraska Veterinary medical assocla
tlon held In Lincoln at the state farm.
Advice from Pierce is to the effect
that no action has as yet been brought
in the Pierce courts as a result of
the pounding administered to Robert
Fonshe of Hoskins recently at Hndnr.
James M. Lloyd of Yankton , who
contracted typhoid fever at Dallas
during the Trlpp county rush , is just
able to be out of bed after a seven
weeks' siege of the disease. His
physician lays the blame for his 111
ness upon drinking water.
Plerco Leader : M. Nichols and
family of Norfolk have moved onto
the R. Lanmaa farm southwest of
Plerco and will work the same the
coining year. As has been previously
stated in the Leader , Mr. Lanman has
moved to Norfolk , where he has pur
chased the Bob Seller livery barn
and residence property.
H. F. Barnhart went to Nlobrara
yesterday as counsel for the Indian ,
David Campbell , who was arrested for
perjury In the Foorster liquor case.
Campbell's arrest was for swearing
that ho had never at any recent time
received Intoxicating Manor from the
saloons. Ho said the only drink he
over did get from the saloons was
"rod pop. " The county attorney dis
puted this.
Robert Gallagher. v' > died this
r week at his home In Page , had many
friends In Norfolk and throughout this
section. Ho was one of the pioneers
I
of Holt county nnd was until some
time ago cashier of the State Hank
of Page. He also took an active part
in Democratic politics. Ho had been
sick some six months with Brlghts
disease. Ho was born In Albany , N
Y , on February 1C , 1SC4.
Trains arrlIIIR In NfrfoU Th n s-
day bore with them silent ycl convlnc
Ing evidence rf the sovn'.y of the
weather in the north an1 west. Cow
catchers loomed white and Icy with
Long Pine and Valentino reported a
fall of nix Inches of heavy snow , whlh
tlio.se coming In from Da las any that
conditions up that nolc.hboyhoo'l are
oven worse than that. The \\eathoi
forecasted by the trains followed dur
ing the afternoon and evening.
DE AS PRETTY AS POSSIDLE.
St. Louis Minister Even Puts " 0. K. "
on Powder.
St. Louis. Mo. , Dee. 18. The young
women of the First Methodist Episco
pal church may now use the powder
puff , likewise the paint bnmh and the
brow pencil wltUout any compunc
tious of conscience. Tholr pastor ,
Hev. Phillip C. Fletcher , says It Is all
right.
Lecturing on "Ixivc , Courtship ami
Marriage , " he told them that beauty
WIIH a duty , and that if they had not
been born that way , It was Incumbent
on thorn to powder and paint and pen
cil themselves.
"If I were a young woman I would
try to ho winsome , " ho said. "Heauty
Is n duty. Young women ought to
strlvo to appear to the very best ad
vantage , menially , physically and mor
ally.
"If by the use of powder puff ,
paint brush and brow pencil you can
make yourself more handsome , you
have my consent to use thorn freely.
"It Is right to supplement the works
of God. To bo ugly in an age like
this is but little short of a sin against
God and self. "
Letter List.
List of letters remaining uncalled
for at postollleo at Norfolk , Nob. ,
Dec. IT , , UIOS.
Mrs. Laura nnrllotl , Miss Mary
Dempcke , Win. J. Dean. Mrs. Nettle 11.
Gregory , Mr. Clias. Ilackenschmitt.
Mr. G. O. Hasscn , Mr. Harry 15. Long ,
Miss Louis Thomas , T. D. Wllsey ,
Ernst G. Wilson , J. W. Wllky , Mr.
Austin Willie.
If not called for In tlfteon days will
' ) o sent to the dead letter olllcc. Par
ties calling for any of the above ,
please say "advertised. "
John H. Hays , P. M.
TO ADVERTISE SOUTH DAKOTA.
Business Men Will Appeal to Legisla
ture for Immigration Bureau.
Watertown , S. D. , Dec. 19. The
forthcoming session of the South Da
kota legislature will be called upon to
wrestle with the proposition to es
tablish a bureau ot Immigration that
shall be equipped to advertise the
state's resources and to show the ad
vantages It offers to the home-builder.
The last legislature took one small
step In that direction , having provided
for the appointment of a commissioner
of Immigration , but constituting him
also ex-offlelo secretary of the State
Fair association. The legislature fall ;
ed to appropriate more than a mere
bagatelle for carrying on the work of
the commissioner.
Not since the territorial days , when
P. F. McClure , now a banker at Pierre ,
was appointed commissioner of Immi
gration through the grace of a Demo
cratic governor , who , in turn , was se
lected by the president of the United
States , has there been any systematic
effort , so far as the state government
is concerned , to set forth the resources
of South Dakota. Several attempts
have been made to revive the office
and place It upon Its former plane ,
but , as a rule , these efforts have met
with strong opposition from the rural
members , who usually predominate in
number.
Because of the activity of real es
tate men and the commercial clubs of
the larger cities , plans have been ma
turing for besieging the legislature ,
which convenes next month. Already
many members-elect have been pledg
ed to suppoit a measure providing for
the bureau of immigration.
HAMMOND IN POLICE COURT.
Typewriter Man Struck Employe With
a Cane. Under Bonds.
Now York , Dec. 19. Charged with
having struck one of his employes
with a cane in a dispute over the pos
session of a stock certificate , James
U. Hammond the
, seventy-year-old
president of the Hammond Typewrit
er company , was tried in police court
and put under bonds of 5200 for Ills
good behavior for three months.
Horace G. Allen , a buyer for the Hammond
mend company , was the complainant.
Mr. Hammond denied that he struck
Allen. Allen also offered a complaint
of larceny against Mr. Hammond in
connection with the alleged seizure of
the stock certificate. The magistrate ,
however , Instructed counsel that he
might present this matter again to
morrow when a different judge would
be on the bench.
MURDER RECORD IS REDUCED.
Fewer Homicides In Chicago Than In
Any Year Since 1901 Except Two.
Chicago , Dec. 19. According to sta
tistics gathered by the police depart
ment's bureau of records 150 persons
were murdered in Chicago this year.
In twenty-four of these cases the mur
derers escaped detection. The figures
for the six preceding years follow :
Murders. Unsolved.
190'- 113'I !
1903 15S 22
1901 135 15
1905 173 HI
1906 165 15
1907 170 15
Race to Ireland on $1,000 Wager.
Chicago. Dec. 18. Among the pas
sengers aboard the Lupltanla. which
sailed from New York to Qucenstown.
was Pat O'Malloy , n Chicago politician
who Is racing to Ireland on a wagei
of $1,000. Jim O'Loary. the stock
yards "gambling king , " has the othei
end of the bet.
It was at the First ward Democratic
ball Monday night that the unique
wager was made. O'Malloy and
cording to custom , each sent the other
a case of champagne. These ami rev
nil other cases vanished when , at 2:30 :
a. in , , O'Loary approached the box
occupied by O'Malloy. Another bottle
was opened.
"You'd be a long time In Ireland ,
Pat , before you'd get any of this stuff
to drink , " was O'Leary's toaat.
"Oh , I don't know , " replied O'Mal
loy. "I drank wluo before 1 over saw
America , and at my fathers table ,
too. "
"You mean buttermilk , don't you ,
Pat ? ' " O'Loary rejoined. "You never
saw any llz/ water In Limerick. "
The loud guffaws that greeted
O'Leary's badinage brought O'Malloy
to his feet.
"Say. .Jim , " ho said , "I'll hot you
$1.000 that I can lie lu Ireland a week
from today and I'll hnvou bottle of
wlno with father and mother. "
The wager was made and two hours
later O'Malloy was on his way.
STUDENTS ROUGH IT.
Forestry Pupils of Nebraska Univer
sity Go to Minnesota.
Lincoln. Neb. , Dec. 19. Students of
the forestry department of the Univer
sity of Nebraska will rough It for
three weeks lu the Wisconsin and
Minnesota lumber camps. They loft
this week under the leadership of
Prof. Phillips to study lumber and
forestry problems.
WOMEN FIGHT OVER DIVORCE.
Society Women in London Bound
Over to Keep the Peace.
London , Dec. 18. Mrs. Mabel Louise
Atherton , a beauty of tempestuous ca
reer , who sued Captain Yardo Mnller ,
son and heir of Lord Churchston , for
$100,000 , alleging breach of promise ,
was In police court yesterday prose
cuting Mrs. Taylor Elderly , an Ameri
can woman , for assault.
Mrs. Taylor , it is charged , called at
Mrs. Atherton's luxurious residence in
Park Lane , on Monday , and , telling
her she had "come to spoil her beau
ty , " sie/.ed Mrs. Atherton by the neck
and severely choked her. After a
struggle the servants , aided by a po
liceman , checked the attack.
Behind this singular assault is an
other story. Mrs. Taylor's daughter ,
Mrs. Stirling , now is suing her hus
band for divorce In the Edinburgh
courts and names Mrs. Atherton as
co-respondent. The case is not yet
decided. Mrs. Taylor stated today that
her daughter had been made miser
able because she believed Mrs. Ather
ton had been telling people that Mrs.
Stirling drank. Both women wore
bound over to keep the peace.
Isanc Davidson.
Nlobrara , Neb. , Dec. 19. Special to
The News : The following tribute to
the late Isaac Davidson was paid by
Frank Nelson of this city :
"Honesty and energy are the great
essentials In this sphere of man's ex
istence. Isaac Davidson showed to
this country this very thing up to the
day ho died at Niobrara on December
14 , 1908 , a little over seventy years
old. Energy and integrity and honesty
form the monument lie has left erect
ed in the minds of all who know him.
He came to this country from England
In ISSu and has conducted affairs with
success on both sides of the ocean
until about two years ago when he
retired. "
BANK DEPOSIT LAW.
Will Provide Permanent Fund of $100-
000 Immediate Payment of Claims.
Lincoln , Neb. , Dee. IS. In order to
defeat any organized effort of the
bankers of the state to socuie any
emasculation of the proposed law for
the guarantee of bank deposits , the
Democratic leaders have undertaken
to have drawn up for immediate pre
sentation to the legislature , after or
ganization , a bill that will be known
as the administration measure , and it
is intended to push this through with
out any amendment.
A computation is now being made
of tile losses to depositors through
the failure of banks in the state , be
diming with before the panic of 1893
and closing with the last statement
Upon this basis the assessment will
be fixed , the idea being to secure a
permanent fund approximating $100-
000 , available to satisfy all claims.
The bill will provide for the Imme
diate payment to depositors of the
amounts they have in a failed bank , ae
soon as they prove up their claims
This Is the point that hits the bankers.
They want payment deferred until the
receiver has found out how much the
assets fall short of meeting the
claims. Mr. Bryan and Governor Shal-
lenberger Insist that such a provision
would mean that the measure would
fall of its purpose , slnco such a law
tvoiihl not attract any hidden money
into the banks.
Duslness Changes in the Northwest.
Bassett Loader : While up from
Newport E. L. Myers announced that
ho would this fall build an Implement
house about 30xCO just north of the
Glosser building and that In the
spring ho would build another build
Ing practically a duplicate of and ad
joining the Alderman hay barn.
Miss Etta Barnes , the Oakland
milliner , has purchased the building
formerly occupied by the Oakdalo
Sentinel.
W. R. Carlock sold his building in
Oarlock , formerly occupied by C. A.
O'Jane , to Whites Brothers.
Johnson Brothers have traded the
Wausa brick yard for a half section
of land In Hyde county. South Da
kota.
West Point News.
West Point , Neb. , Dec , 14. Special
to The News : Mr. F. W. Sorensen , a
well-to-do farmer of this vicinity , loft
for an extended visit to his native
Copenhagen , and will visit relatives
there nnd other places.
The school board met In regular
monthly session Monday evening. The
committee on building and property
was ordered to dispose of old hot air
furnaces which are now stored In the
basement of the school building and
to repair walls and ceilings. Christ
mas vacation for the children and
teachers was fixed from December 18
to January 4.
The West Point basket ball team ,
both girls and boys , played a very fast
game with the Visnor boys and girls
on Friday evening. The score was
21 to 8 In favor of the West Point
hoys and 40 to 13 In favor of our
girls.
A Promise.
O'Neill Democrat : We are request
ed to announce that the Anheuser
Busch club will give a llmberger social
at their rooms Friday evening. A
number of new features will distin
guish this social event from any of
the other classical programs thus far
prepared by this elite elan. The menu
will lie served In courses , the number
of which will depend entirely upon
the capacity of memuee. The secrecy
of this select order of convivial epi
cures precludes our being more defi
nite as to the time , the place and the
membership , and further affiant saith
not.
Weller-Love.
West Point , Neb. , Doc. 14. Special
to The News : Dennis C. Weller , a
member of the firm of Wellor Broth
ers , lumber dealers of this city , was
married to Miss Gertrude Love of Ponder
der , Nebraska , the latter part of this
week. The bride is the daugthor of
Mr. and Mrs. S. D. Love , prominent
citix.ens of Pender.
AMES PLEADS GUILTY.
Charles Mix Convict Will Have An
other Sentence to Serve.
Sioux Falls , S. D. , Dec. 19. Special
to The News : Robert Ames , who is
serving a term of twenty years in the
Sioux Fails penitentiary for man
slaughter committed in Charles Mix
county , was arraigned before Judge
Jones , of the state circuit court , and
entered a plea of guilty to the charge
of assaulting Steward Gill at the pen
itentiary. Judge Jones announced
that sentence would bo Imposed on
Saturday of this week. The defend
ant was represented by W. G. Porter ,
assistant United States attorney for
South Dakota.
Amos has about fourteen years to
serve on his present sentence.
On Oct. 2 , 1907 , Ames , in the effort
to escape , proem ed an order for a
broom , and , while Gill was In the
store room procuring it Ames crept in
behind him and in the semi-darkness
attacked the unsuspecting steward ,
stabbing him five times , and inflicting
injuries from which Gill has not yet
recovered. Ames was about to deal
the death-blow when officials of the
prison appeared on the scene and dis
armed the convict.
A SAUSAGE SUIT.
Jewish Paper Sued for $250,000 , Dam
ages for Sausage Article.
New York , Dec. 19. Before Justice
Erlanger in part four of the supreme
court Moses Zimmormnnn , head of an
east side sausage manufacturing con
cern , pressed a suit for $250,000 dam
ages. He alleges publication in a
Jewish paper of an article declaring
that "a certain firm" sold large quanti
ties of sausage to Jewish customers ,
alleging said sausages to bo kosher
when they wore not.
The trial did not go on , because It
was necessary to amend the complaint
as to description of the defendant.
Mordant quality was ascribed to a
heading in the article complained of ,
and which read like this : "What wo
eat bologna , corned beef , spiced
meats , smoked tongue , and meats
which bear a seal of heredity direct
from carcasses of dead horses. "
DEATH OF ISAAC DAVIDSON.
Old Settler at Niobrara Buried by His
Odd Fellow Comrades.
Niobrara , Neb. , Dec. 18. Special to
The News : Isaac Davidson , one of
Xiobrara's old settlers , died this week.
The funeral sen ices were held in the
Presbyterian church , the Odd Follows
having charge. Mr. Davidson was
born in Longtown , England , and cnino
'o this country In 1S83.
His loss is felt by the whole com
munity.
NOTED "BIG CHIEF" DEAD.
"Jovernment Used American Horse of
P'ne ' Ridge to Treat With Hostlles.
Pine Rldco. S. D. , Dec. IS. Chief
American Horse , a noted Ogallala
"Moux chief , died this week on Pine
Idtjo rosprvatlon. Since leaving the
a path Ir 180S he had rendered vain-
Me service to the government In sub-
lulng the Sioux nnd other hostile
"P-os. Two years ago the war do-
nrt'nent used him to subdue the
onocide ; band of Utes In Wyoming.
v was seventy-six years old.
The Halns Jury.
The jury which Is trying T. J. Ilains
's composed of the following men :
William Hill , foreman ; Thomas
Walsh , builder ; Henry Pecker , ship-
' it ; dork ; Samuel W. Johnson , sup-
ily dealer ; John Bouham , stableman ;
'toderlck Leo Richmond , cashier ;
Moxander Jardln , plumber ; Hugh Me-
' 'ullttgh , milk dealer ; Louis New , car-
enter ; William McLean , stage me-
hanlclan : Patrick Ahearn , retired
armor ; Henry Boenlg , factory fore-
niii.
Evaded the Sheriff.
Plorco Leader : On Monday of this
veek , Sheriff L. E , Philips of Teka-
mah , Burt county , arrived In Plerco ,
nd In company with Sheriff TO. A.
purpose of apprehending and arrest
Ing Frank Taylor , who Is wanted In
Burt county on a statutory charge
Taylor Is a young man about twenty
years of age and has been shucking
corn near Plalnvlew for the past sev
eral days. Sheriff Phlpps was unable
to get Ills man , as the bird had "Hew
the coop" when he arrived to get him.
Scaffolding Falls , Man Is Killed.
Aberdeen , S. D. , Dec. IS. Fred
Barr , of Lemmoii , S. D. , a carpenter ,
was Instantly killed and U. Ethlngton ,
of this place , badly Injured In the fall
ing of a scallfold on the new Methodist
church hero yesterday.
Raleigh Scott Free.
Raleigh Scott of Page Is now free
and safely married , with his domes
tic troubles apparently at an end. At
the last term of the district court the
charge of bigamy against him was
dismissed by the county attorney.
Scott Is the man who married a
young girl near Page and was later
arrested for bigamy. Ho claimed that
ho thought his wife had a divorce , was
released on bond , secured a divorce
from his first wife and remarried the
second one.
Sold Booze nt Inman.
At the O'Neill district court tills
week Frank Coleman of Innian ad
mitted selling liquor without a license
and was lined $100. Six cases of beer
were discovered by the sheriff when
he raided the place. The court in
structed the sheriff to destroy the
liquor.
Railroad News.
K. K. Hicks , agent of the North
western at Fremont , was elected sup
erintendent of the Methodist Sunday
school during the week.
Mr. Kelly will Inspect these illes to
see that they are kept properly. The
position is made somewhat experi
mentally , as the whole sot of tariff
files has but recently been put in.
Charged with having stolen 500
pounds of soft coal from the Chicago
& Northwestern railroad in Lincoln ,
Joe Wright and Earl Wright , aged thir
teen and twelve years , have been sum
moned to appear before the juvenile
court of that city.
Pierce Leader : During the past
couple of weeks the county treasury
of Pierce county has been swelled
several thousand dollars made by
the railroads paying their taxes. The
Chicago & Northwestern railroad has
paid Into the treasury $0,459.12 ; the
C. B. & Q. , $1,751.40 ; the C. St. P.
M. & O. , $1,009.59.
D. L. Kelly , chief clerk In the North
western freight department at Sioux
City , has been made tariff inspector
for the western division of the road ,
with headquarters In Sioux City. The
position is a now one , made neces
sary by the tariff files that have boon
installed in accordance with require
ments of the commerce commission.
TEDDY , JR. , FOR LEGISLATURE.
Citizens of His New Home Try to
Start Him In His Father's Path.
Waterbury , Conn. , Dec. IS. Not
content with the appointment of Theo
dore Roosevelt , jr. , as major on the staff
of Governor Lllley , residents of Thorn-
psonviile , the manufacturing town
where young Roosevelt is employed ,
are planning further honors for the
president's son' nothing less than a
seat In the Connecticut assembly. All
that he needs to qualify for election to
this legislative body is a little longer
residence In the town , and this lie
will have completed at the next ses
sion of the general assembly.
All the prominence which Thomp-
sonville gives Mr , Roosevelt Is not ex
actly relished by that young man.
SHIVER WHILE COACHES BURN.
Northern Pacific Passengers Routed
Out Into Snow at St. Cloud.
St. Paul , Minn. , Dec. 18. By the
explosion of a gas tank in a day coach
on train No. 4 , south-bound Northern
Pacific passenger train , two cars were
destroyed and the train was delayed
two hours in reaching St. Paul.
The explosion occurred at 5 o'clock
just as the train was pulling out of
St. Cloud.
A day coach was burned to the
trucks , not any of the woodwork re
maining. A tourist sleeper was
about half destroyed before the fire
department succeeded in extinguish
ing the llames.
Both the day coach and sleeper
wore filled with passengers , but all
escaped without Injury , those in the
sleeper being forced out into the snow
In night clothes.
Many passengers lost grips and
wearing apparel.
WHOSE MULE IS JULIA ?
Marlon County ( III. ) Democrats Dis
pute Maryland Claim to Prize.
Mount Vernon , 111. , Dec , IS. The
claim of Allegheny county , Maryland ,
that It Is entitled to Julia , the trick
mule of W. J. Bryan , because of hav
ing the largest democratic gain of
any county in the country , Is disputed
by local Democrats. They assort that
the Marlon county Democratic vote
was CO per cent greater this year than
In 1901 , Bryan receiving 4,001 votes
to Parker's 2.490. Allegheny county
claimed the mule because of a gain
of 22 > per cent.
The Brief Visit.
Walt Mason : I won't be long In
this vale of tears ; my works may inn
for a few more years , br.t even thn1
Is a risky bet , and the sports arc
hedging already yet. At morning a
gent feels gay nnd nice ; nnd evening
finds him upon the Ice , with his
folded hands and his long white
gown , and his toes turned up and his
plans turned down. So , viewing this
sad uncertainty , and hearing the wash
chortle the best I can , and try to cheer
up my fellow man ; to make a follow
forgot his care , and make him laugh
when he wants to swear , Is as much
as a poet can hope to do , whoso lyric
Is twisted and broke In two.
PENNSYLVANIA COAL SCARE.
Mining Expert Says Mich Supply Will
be Exhausted in 84 Years.
New York. Dec. 19. That the en
tire eoal supply of the Pennsylvania
coal Holds will be exhausted In eighty-
four years was the alarming predic
tion made by Prof. William Grllllth , a
mining expert and geologist of Sernu-
ton , Pa. , at the hearing of the govern
ment suit against the anthracite coal
carrying railroads for Illegal combina
tion In restraint of trade under the
provisions of the Sherman and ( runt
law. Prof. Griffith estimated the total
available supply of anthracite coal for
shipment In 1905 at 2.229,201.050 tons
and said at the present rate of con
sumption the supply would be used
up In 1992.
I'nder ' cross examination Prof. Grif
fith admitted that his estimate of the
supply of anthracite eoal still available
had not Included the probable yield of
the so-called semi-anthracite eoal Holds
of northern Pennsylvania. Thesio , he
judged , would cover a territory of
about 2,000 acres. In answer to fur
ther questions he gave it as his opln
Ion that only 50 per cent of the coal
in the regions mentioned bad been
mined and marketed.
Northwest Weddings.
County Judge Dewald of West Point
has married Harvey Huston and Miss
Emily Marek of Dodge county ; Albert
Magnuson and Miss Agnes Ilyden of
Burt county , and during the week
granted licenses to wed to the follow
ing : Edward Luedko and Miss Anna
Meyer of Bismarck township ; Peter
Mueller of Halstead , Kan. , and Miss
Anna Showalter of Wlsner township ;
Simon Meeske and Miss Agnes Mai-
chow of Elkliom township. The fame
of Judge Dewald as a marrying judge
Is said to have gone forth far and
wide , being required to perform nearly
all of the marriages of the young people
ple of all surrounding counties.
Business Changes in the Northwest.
John Melster has taken charge of
the Boyd hotel at Wayne.
August Redmer lias sold his Beomer
meat market to Gus Henich.
George Lex/otto is now proprietor
of the Tremont hotel In Bonesteol.
Klein & Norton of Atkinson have
opened a meat market In Mussel ) .
The Wayne Butter company is a
new business Institution at Wayne.
Jacob Nuss is to open a new bakery
and confectionery store in Dallas ,
S. D.
M. S. Holsclaw and W. D. Jones
have opened a moving picture show
at Pierce in the Koiper building.
Andy Hanson has sold his saloon at
Plainview to parties from York , Nob. ,
possession to bo given the-first of
the year.
The Comstock Cousins of Boomer
have traded their hardware business
for a half section of land In Greeloy
county. Kansas.
R R. Pritchard or Harlan , la. , has
bought the P. H. Dow restaurant at
Plainview , to take possession the first
of the year. Mr. Dow will move to
Creighton.
Dallas Ne\vs : H. B. Gordon of St.
Louis was In Dallas several days the
past week and while here ho became
the owner of the Wagnr real estate
olfico building , diet Slaughter leased
the same from him and will establish
his real estate and locating ofllce
therein at once.
Joseph Ttinunond , Iho West Point
barber , has purchased the shop and
business of H. A. Riser at West Point
and has consolidated his own business
with the new purchase. Mr. Turn-
inond is the oldest barber in Cnmlng
county and was the secretary of the
barber's commission under Governor
Poynter , holding the ofllce until the
law creating the commission was re
pealed. There are now only two shops
In West Point.
Lee McNeely , a young man closely
connected in the past with a number
of prominent men in Washington , is
coming to the Rosebud country to be
associated with the Jackson brothers
at Dallas. McNeely was first a news
paper man , but later bet-aae con
lldential secretary to Speaker I lender-
rfon and then to Joe Cannon , sorviir.
as the last two years as sncrelnry to
the late Senator Allison. It \\.in in
this way that he cnmo In touch with
the Jacksons who wore on close terms
with Senator Allison , whose death
was n great blow to Dallas In its land
ofllce aspirations. In Dallas McNoely
will become secretary of the Pioneer
Trust company.
Not Dangerous This Time ,
O'Neill Frontier : Mrs. Harriett S.
MacMurphy of Omaha , deputy pure
food commissioner , was an O'Neill
visitor Tuesday last. As a result
of her last visit to O'Noill , n little loss
than a year ago , Mrs. MncMurpuy
had one of our local butchers arrested
and fined for
selling adulterated sau
sage. Wo understand that upon this
trip , however , .Mrs. MncMurphy was
merely looking after some private
business and there will be no saqot to
her visit.
Consistency ,
Osmond Republican : Brother Mack-
nus of the Pierce Lender , gave a good I
sized side Jump last week , because ]
The Norfolk Dully News offered to .
print 1,000 ruled letter heads for a !
Pierce customer for $2.50. The
Leader calls The News a "butlnskl , " ! ,
etc. Let us see , Mrother Loader , U
was less than three months ago that
ono of the Plorco papers offered to' '
print 250 bill heads for the vil
lage of Osmond for $1.50. This' '
Job would necessitate easily flvo times
as much composition and two "make-
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fer to do that Job either.
MUNSEY IS OPPOSED.
Cardinal Gibbons Holds Movement
Against Sunday Afternon Paper.
Baltimore , Dee. 1 ! ! . Frank A. Mun-
sey's plans to conduct a Sunday af
ternoon newspaper lu Baltimore 'havo
aroused protest , and Cardinal Gibbons -
bens Is at the head of a committee
of prominent eltls-.ens which plan to
light the Innovation. Postal card
have been sent broadcast , asking for
signatures of those opposed to the
"publication , sale nnd distribution of
a newspaper on Sunday afternoon. HH
a wholly unnecessary disturbance of
the cliaracler of the day , a disturbance
not warranted by the public iieoir ,
since the operations of government ,
business and sport are'alike
ponded on Sunday. "
HAPPIEST IN SOUTH DAKOTA.
Martin Browcr Finds Sister Lost Since
Childhood ,
Sioux Falls , S. D. , Doc. 19. Special
to The News : One of the happiest
men in South Dakota Is Martin Mrow-
er. for the past four years a resident
of Hntcliinson county , who recently
was advised of the finding of a sister ,
from whom he had boon separated
since they wore more children. Mrow-
or was raised as an orphan in a Catho
lic institution at St. Joseph , Minn. ,
and upon growing to manhood drifted
to South Dakota. Ho had always sup.
posed that ho bad not a living relative
on earth , and ha | joy upon being no
tified by the authorities of the in
stitution at St. Joseph that his sister
hud lioen located can bo imagined.
He lost no time In leaving for Minm
sola so ho could be united to the sis
tor of whoso existence ho so long waw
In iirnornncc.
Hens Work Night and Day.
Chicago , Dec. 19. What some per
son might consider a mean fraud , IB
being played on the lions at the poul
try show In the
Coliseum. The poor
creatures are unable to distinguish
between sun light and the rays of In
candescent lamps. The result Is. that
they are laying two eggs every twenty-
four hours.
Each lays an ogK some
time in the day , and then about mid
night each lays another. Then HghtK
are extinguished by the management
so the ambitions fowls can get a nap.
HOT REPLY TO BRYAN.
Pennsylvania CoaToperator Tells Him
Why He Lost.
llVsburg. pa. , Deo. 19. William
J. Bryan's efforts to learn from his
friends in various parts of the coun
try what , In their minds , was re
sponsible for his recent defeat , met
with an unexpected response when he
addressed J. B. Corey of Miaddcck. n- .
wealthy coal operator and uncle of
William Rills Corey , president of the
fulled States Steel corporation. Mr
f'oiey previously had boon an admirer-
of Mr. Bryan , and hart boon a factor in
the democracy of Allegheny county
In his letter to Bryan ho said :
"I assign the cause of your defeat to
ihelnck of true patriotism. The means
used , to use a familiar figure m1
speech , was the refusal of intelligent
American voters to burn their hands u
second time on the same rodhot iron ,
that of electing hungry Democratic
ofllco-sookors to displace the Republi
can salary grabbers and treasury
looters. This , Mr. Bryan , strikes me
as perhaps the leading cause. To have
elected William J. Bryan in either of
Ills three candidacies , especially thci
'ast. would have been to jump out of
the frjlng pan Into the lire. Grer-d
' f olllce mid spoils were too great for
the patriotism of William J. Mryari
and his friends to nmko n sacrifice
* o save his country from an inevitable
and disgraceful failure
, hence your
defeat. "
TOM PLATT'S MEMOIRS.
T. C. Platt Said to be in Writing Game.
Too What Will He Tell ?
Now York. Doc. Hit ) was an
nounced hero that the publication of
Iho memoirs Of irntpi | , states Senator
Thomas C. Phut would bo begun in a
magazine soon. Plait's term In the
soimto will end March I next. Ho was
.once n commanding figure In Now
York state politics. For many years
ho practically was master of the Re
publican organization In this state.
Politicians have heard with Interest ,
bordering In some cases on solicitude ,
'the statement that Senator Platt'B
recollections had been written with
great freedom and frankness and dealt
with political matters , great and
small , and politicians of varying do-
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