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n THE NOUOLK WRKKLY NI < nVS..TOTIT\J AT , &MMDA Y JANUARY fi 1909 i SOCIETY Minn Vornii Coryoll entertained the members of the CIIHH ! of ' 08 on Wed nesday evening at her home on Nor folk avenue A delightful evening wan spent liy the young people. All Ilic old class songs were enjoyed over again M 12 o'clock Mrs. Coryoll nerved ( i throe-course mippor. The Icporai IOIIH worn the clans colors , pink nitil irreen anil worn very effective. At midnight the crowd WIIH reinforced hy the appearance of several members of the class of ' 00 , who catno to extend to the ui her gnosts greetings In their own way The members of the elans of ' 08 were all proHcnt except Claude Ogilon and were Bessie Hlehoy , Edith ICvaiiH , Edna Lonckn , Agnes Matran Iyili | ; Bniosgeman , Linda Winters , Vi'i-na ( 'oryell , ltalili | Lulhart and Herbert llailplll. I'DUHiinlly pretty decorations , to- nHher with an excellent program of Tinrilr l.v ) ! jho llrolgliton orchestra made the leap year dancing party u-ii KM Monil'y ' evening ! n Mar- | iiardl hall hy the young ladloH of Trinity wie.lal guild a great success. ll HcIoilH punch \VIH ( HOrVOd to tllO xi'iiU'-nion liy the ladles throughout the evening. The party was a very on lovable one and not ted the guild fifty six dollars. Mrs. G. A. Young entertained n lioiise party of seven ladles from Co lumbus at the hospital yesterday. Thornin the parly were : Mrs. II. It. Mrs. 13. II. Chambers , Mrs O E Pollock , Mrs. Evans. Mrs. C. A. Mrs. H. A. Clark. Mrs. Jlait Yesterday afternoon the visit ing ladies , assisted by some of the force , gave a very pleasing Tiinlc.ii , consisting of both vocal and Instrumental music. \ surprise party was given Mr. and Orln Brubaker Tuesday evening at the home of their father , Martin llrubaker , two and one-half miles northwest of the city. The guests , who were old time friends and neigh bors , brought refreshments with them and n Jolly evening was spent. Mr. and Mrs. Brubaker are hero from Washington for a visit. Mr. and Mrs. W. II. Butterllold en tertained a small company of friends jNow Year's eve. A few of the guests were Invited for ( ! o'clock supper , and Inter In Ihe evening were joined byi .lolly crowd who stayed for a game of Sirldge and to welcome the now year. JMra Butterlleld served very nice re- tfreshments. Mrs. H. C. Mlttolstadt. assisted by IMiss Fale Burnham , entertained the young ladies of Trinity social guild siml their gentlemen friends at a pleasant social session at the homo of Mrs. Mlttolstadt on Wednesday ovenlng. Cards furnished amusement. JLInht refreshments were served at 11 o'clock. Dr. nml Mrs. G. A. Young Informally fl rocehiil Norfolk friends in their apart- ' jiients at the hospital last ovenlng. A little dancing party was a feature of Ihe evening and refreshments wore served In the superintendent's suite. Mr. and Mrs. G. B , Sailor enter tained a small company of friends at cards on Wednesday evening. The West Side Whist club enjoyed a iin-etlim with Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Bui- lot k on Tuesday evening. Tbe New Year's dance given by the Iln > department w'as attended by some nlni'iv couples. Mrs S. G. Dean entertained a small t'ompn-iy of ladles at dinner on Newi0 Year's day. | Personal. | MisKnth Norrla of Sioux City , Is in Norfolk for a visit with Miss Helen IMaylard. Mrs. C. 15. Bnrnham returned Tues day noon , from a visit with her par- uts at Adel , Iowa. Miss Opal Olmstod returned Friday noon from Boulder , Colo. , where she lias spent the past few months. Ih Mrs. Jennie Whitney of Chicago is vljitlng her parents , Judge and Mrs. I. Powers. She will bo hero severe ! weeks. C. B. Doughty wont to Belle Plalno. Iowa , ou Wednesday to' spend Now V'V 'H.V ( . with his mother. Mr. Doughty will vis-It lu Marshalltown , la. , before Hie returns. -Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Snyder , accomI I panled by Uov. and Mrs. J. F. Pouchor of Stanton , spent Xow Year's in Her- mail , Nob. , in the homo of Mr , and JMra. Hanson. 11111 ! Mrs. J. C. S. Woills are nfcaln settled in the rectory , after spending several weeks In the homo of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Hoynolds , while n now furnace was being installed and other improvements made. . Hymenlnl. At the home of Mi. and Mrs. Frank Donol seven miles west of the city , n wedding reception was given in . honor of Bernard Douol and bride , i. formerly Miss Hazel Shlpoll of Colos- liorg , la. , the wedding having taken lilnco December 22. Seventy-five quests were served at a 2 o'clock din ner Tbe guests from away were : [ Mr nnd Mrs. Perry Griffith. C1.\v- > Mrs Will D'-nel vai 'i . Mr and Meadow Gro\e C Deuul. Page : Mr and Mrs George Williams , Mr and I Mrs John KrantMr and Mrs Ed , Connolly , Norfolk. The hrldo and groom will go to housekeeping on the groom's farm two miles west of HOB- kltiH. Reed-Estabrook. In the prvHuncu of only the noaroHt friends and relatives , WednoHday , December 110 at 10 a. in. , occured the marriage of Miss Florence Olon Esta- brook and Mr , Charles U. Iteed of Sioux City , at the homo of the bride's parents , Mr , and Mrs. F. L. Estahrook 1108 South Ninth street. The affair was marked for Its simplicity and Millet elegance. The ceremony was performed hy Dr. Charles Wayne liny after which a delicious four-course breakfast was served by the following ladles : Mrs. A. L. Lugger , Miss May JoluiHon , Miss Weatherholt and Miss llotmlo GIlloHpIo of Madison. Rod and green was the color scheme used throughout. The bride's gown was cream voile over silk. The happy couple were the recipients of a magnif icent display of cut glass , sterling silver and linen. Mr. and Mrs. Itecd loft on the afternoon train for Sioux City , whore Mr. Heed Is employed as a Linotype machinist. The out of town guests wore : A. C. Ix > gan of Center and the Misses Bessie and Hello Gil- lesplo of Madison. Mrs. Heed's golnq away gown was a green tailor suit with hat and gloves to match. Mr. Heed was for live years a mem ber of The News family , holding the position of machinist-operator. When the order for the llrst Linotype that came to The News was placed , Mr. Heed , who at that time lived in 131k Point. S. IX , and was well recom mended , was sent to a technical school In Chicago to learn the machine. When the machine reached the office Mr. Heed was hack from Chicago ready to sot It up and ho operated and took care of the machine for more than live years. Ho soon became an expert operator and a thorough machinist , enabling him last spring to go into one of the Sioux City offices and hold a machine with the best operators. Mr. Heed is a thoroughly upright , honorable young man , with a good head and strong heart , and ho will make a good husband. Byerly-Wheeler. A very pretty wedding occurred Thursday evening , December SI , at the home of Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Wheeler In The Heights , when their daughter , Jeannette , was united in marriage to Elinor C. Byerly. At about 5 o'clockthe happy couple marched down stairs to the strains of Mendelsohn's wedding march played by Miss Hutli Shaw , and stationed themselves beneath an arch In the par lor where the Uov. ISdwln Booth of the First Congregational church pro nounced the words that made them man and wife. The bride was attired In a gown of white organdy and carried a bouquet of loses , and the groom wore the con volitional black. , There wore no attendants and only the relatives and a few intimate J friends witnessed the ceremony. The dining room and parlors were beautifully decorated In yellow and white with greon. After hearty congratulations had been extended an elaborate five-course dinner was served. Mr. and Mrs. Byerly were the re cipients of many beautiful presents. Amid a shower of rice and old shoes the .voting couple departed on the evening train for Chadron where Mr. Byorly Is engaged In business and where they will be at homo to their friends after January 15. Bolzell.Mlnton. Onkdale Sentinel : On Wednesday evening , December 21 ! , at fl o'clock , at the ( ; home of Dr. and Mrs. E.V. . Min- ton , in Onkdale , occurred the marriage of their daughter , Katie , to Dr. C. 15. Bolzell 1 ! of Exeter. The bride has grown to womanhood In this city and has many friends among old and young. She Is possessed of ninny graces ofnlnd and person , and is capable of filling the home she will adorn with happiness. The groom re sided In this city the past summer and until a month ago , when ho wont to Exeter to engage in the practice of his profession , dentistry. Those present were : Mrs. Eliza beth Bol/oll and Miss Margaret Bolzoll of Montfort , Wls. , Mr. and Mrs. Henry Torpln , Mr. and Mrs. C. II. Torpln , Mr. and Mrs. Ellas Noy , Mr. and Mrs. A. Warner , Mr. and Mrs. Burton Crink- law , Mrs. Jennie L. Campbell , Mrs. Edith J. Hutcheson of Norfolk , Misses Lottie Cooper , Mary E. Brainard , Fan- nlo Moans , Volla Hawk , Ethel Admire , Nellie Morris. Messrs. Henry Bolzoll , Ed Wagner. Engagements. Norfolk friends will bo interested in the announcement from Spokane , Wash. , of the engagement of Miss of this city.I I J Ethel j Hartley , formerly . to ( George Townloy Ironsides. The wedding is to take place in the early | c spring. The youiic ; couple will make s their homo in Spokane and later go to Montreal to live. t Coming Events. Mr. nnd Mrs. J. B. Mnylard will en- tertnln n company of friends * next 11 Tuesday evening In honor of their guest , Mrs. Duvnl. Society at Gregory , One of the crowing society events of the year 190S at Gregory was a leap year ball Tuesday night , given * | MA the Skidoo club consisting of - \onng ladies nt liri'gorj's , iMomineiii families. \ three-course lunch was served a midnight The i Iijoung ladles were assisted and chap-'f 1 oronod by BOIIIO of their mothers , Mrs. Blgsby , Mrs. Ditto , Mrs , Strange and Mrs. Spencer , who helped to servo the lunch. Wayne Wedding Anniversaries. Wayne , Neb. , Jan. 2. Special to The News : Golden weddings are the order of the day In Wayne. On December 2H Mr. and Mrs. O. J. Bufflngton celebrated bratod their golden wedding anniver sary. The cards uro out for the fiftieth anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Martin. D. C. Main has just been back to Iowa to attend the sixtieth anni versary of his parents. Mr. and Mrs. L. N. Tharp were married twenty-nine years ago Tuesday. Firemen's Bnll at Nellgh. Nellgh , Nob. , Jan. 2. Special to The News : The nineteenth annual ball of the Nellgh volunteer lire department was held at the Auditorium on Thurs day evening. It was by far one of the most successful gatherings of Its na ture In the history of the department. Over 100 tickets as advance sale wore disposed of and It Is anticipated that a like number were sold during the evening of the ball. The music was furnished by the celebrated Hem- tin's orchestra. The lire-lighters of Nollgh are re membered each year by the property owners and citizens of this city for their good and faithful service ren dered. THE HONEYMOONERS COMEHONIGHT , Capacity Audience Will Greet Cohan's ' Sparkling Show , The company of sixty people twenty comedians and comediennes , and forty pretty chorus girls , who are to present George M. Cohan's famous "The lloiioyiuoonors" at the Auditor ium arrived in the city at noon from Lincoln j , whore they played at the Oli ver to a packed house last night. A capacity audience is promised for the evening's event. Anything bearIng - Ing the Cohan trademark Is gilt-edged , and Norfolk will cordially greet the big show. "The Honeymooners. " If George M. Cohan had never written - ton anything but "Tho Honeymoon- ors" his fame would bo national as a composer and humorist. In this de lightful Cohaiieso.no production the brilliant young author-actor-composor is at his best. Ho wrote , composed and slagged "The Honeymooners , " for himself and made it represent the very best of which ho was capable in order to present himself for an entire sum mer to Broadway. Ho wrote a re sounding success for the Now Amster dam l theater whore the song show ran all last summer at winter prices and thousands came again and again. The music Is Irresistibly catchy and of the twenty musical numbers there are at least half a dozen pronounced song hits that every one In Now York is whistling nnd humming. Among the favorite songs are "Kid Days , " "In a One Night Stand , " "I'll bo There in the Public Square , " "Make a Lot of Noise , " and "If I'm Coin' to Die I'm Coin' to Have Some Fun. " The plot It a masterpiece , it Is as carefully worked out and followed up as If "Tho Honeymooners" was a serious drama. Cohan has no rival In the art of mingling music and excitement and to the accompaniment of delight ful music the spectator watches with eager Interest the progress of love , politics and sport in the Vermont vil lage of Tlgerville. Cohan is a mas ter of the Yankee village type and in "Tho Honoymooners" ho has covered the entire range of country types with n humor an satire exceeding ati.\ thing over done by Iloyt. In the matter of costuming and production "The Honey mooners" eclipses anything on the road. The fact that the song show- was produced at the New Amsterdam theater known as the "theater beauti ful" is proof of its scenic excellence. The cast is made up of Broadway favorites and includes such well known players as Willie Dunlay , James Hartley , Daniel Sullivan , Jack London , Thomas A. Ilearn , William Singer , Annie Whcaton. Gertrude Lo Brandt , Hose Gildea and Minnie Pol- lord. The chorus selected and stageil by Mr. Cohan contains some forty of the daintiest and prettiest girls who ever were induced to leave Broadway because a show was a success. A CLEVER JOKE. Mrs. Robinson of Columbus Plays Stellar Role. Mrs. II. B. Robinson of Columbus played the stellar role in a clever farce which completely "took In" n half dozen Columbus ladies onrouto to Nor folk New Year's eve. Mrs. Robinson telephoned the ladies , who had plan ned coming to n house party , given by Mrs. Young at the hospital , that she was unable at the last moment to come. Her friends came without her. At the station the Platte county sheriff placed an Insane woman on the train. She was heavily veiled and quite demented. The sheriff placed the patient In custody of the conduc tor , naked him to see that she did not get off the train before reaching Nor folk , and to place her in n cab. At each station the woman made a bee-line for the door and tried to leave the train. The house party ladies were frightened at her. At the destination in iNorfolk the conductor placed the patient In n enb bound for the hospital. The other six ladles got Into the same cab , by chance ' At tbe door of the hospital the woman - ' man threw off her veil nnd gave her friends the laugh. AQAIN8T WAYNE PROPOSITION. Report That O'Neill Wanto the State Normal Located There , The Sioux City Tribune published n dispatch stating that the proposition to buy the Wayne normal college and make it a state Institution Is already meeting with opposition. According to the Tribune O'Neill wants the school located there and members of the legislature from that locality have announced their Inten tion to oppose the buying of the Wayne Institution. Would Turn to New Railroads. The News today prints a letter from A. J. Diirland , until a few months ago , president of the Norfolk Commercial club , addressed to members of Iho club. In this letter Mr. Diirland re views the freight rate question and touches the present situation , presents some Interesting and Important ll - ures on Norfolk's past development and business future and enters upon a discussion of the possibility of Nor folk securing three new lines of rail road through this section. The letter , of unusual moment just now In view of the annual meeting of the Commercial cluh next Friday evening , and In a way a report to that body , Is as follows : To the Members of the Norfolk Com mercial Club : At the lime 1 had the honor of accepting the presidency of the Norfolk Commercial club I hesi tated to do It because , llrst , 1 believed the directors were not fully In har mony with the resolution passed at the annual meeting of the stockhold ers , and also because 1 did not ex pect to bo In Norfolk for more than half of the year of 1908. I frankly ex plained my position to the members of the board , and took pains to read to them a typewritten statement of my position on I he freight rate question , which had been made the main ques tion for us to consider at jour annual meeting. Upon receiving from each Individual member of the board the promise of bis support on this ques tion , I finally accepted the oflice. Rate Conference. Wo at once got busy nnd formulated a letter to Mr. Pierce , general freight agent of the M. & O. road at St. Paul , asking what we considered we were entitled to In the matter of better freight rates to Norfolk. Our railroad committee , as we called It , was em powered by the board to employ an attorney. Ami accordingly it em ployed H. C. Brome , osq. , of Omaha , agreeing to pay him $1,000 and travel- Ing expenses to conduct our case through both the federal and state rail road commissions and through any other court in which our rights were to bo adjudicated. We paid Mr. Bronio $250 as a retaining f < lo , and Messrs. Sprecher and Bullock of the railroad committee , together with Mr. Brome , had a conference with the state railroad commission at Lincoln , and later on the same parties , to gether with myself , met Mr. Pierce by appointment , at his oflice In Omaha , and then at bis suggestion went to the Northwestern office , where we mot General Freight Agents Miller of the Northwestern and Lane of the Union Pacific. Our matters were handled very efficiently by .Mk'ssrs. Sprccher and Bullock , Mr. Brome being present at that time for le al backing and to get in touch with the situation , and wo all felt good progress was made. At this juncture the railroad employes in Norfolk be came restive , under the mistaken Idea that Norfolk's Interests are not their interests ; protested to us that some of them wore not employed regularly , others on half time , and that If wo would cease the agitation of the freight rate question until business [ licked up in the fall they would bo greatly pleased. Wo were , of course , not only willing but anxious not to hazard their income in any way , and after threshing their matteis out very thoroughly before our board of direc tors , and at a special meeting of the members of Hie club , it was decided to hold matters In abeyance until a ctr tain date , which I think was Septem ber 1 , I DOS. Positive Results. July 1 , I left Norfolk for a visit to the Pacific coast and upon L. A , Hothe devolved the management of your club , tinder Hothe's management your interests were efficiently taken care of and he is entitled to a special credit In pulling off our first chantauqna meet ing , which I understand brought a considerable number of people to Nor folk and was on the whole a success in every way , particularly for a first meeting. The people of Norfolk re ceived the efforts of your board ap parently with much appreciation , more than doubling the membership of the club , there being no loss than seven teen business houses carrying ten shares each July 1 , 1008. The Oxmrd hotel gave us a banquet of forty plates , which was a very enjoyable affair and without precedent. Also re flecting this situation , the Young Men's auxiliary of the Norfolk Com mercial club was instituted , gaining a membership of about fifty , four-fifths of whom were young men who had not before been members of our club and probably would not now have become so except for the opportunity of co operating , partly by themselves , as a permanent committee of this club , with power to chose their own chair man and clerk , one of whom attended the weekly meetings of our board to report to nnd keep In touch with it Also perhaps one of the best proofs of the atmosphere prevailing In Nor folk in the early summer , some part of which was , I am sure , due to our efforts , was the conslderniiblo demand for houses , both for renting and pur chase , so that within my knowledge three houses were bought by tenants in order to hold their occupancy. Present Rate Situation , Immediately after the special meet ing above referred to , wherein it was agreed to hold our freight rate cam paign in abeyance until September 1 , I wrote Mr. Pierce at St. Paul that we bad agreed 10 hold matters until Sep tember 1 , so far as any further ne gotiation or action was concerned , but that In ease nothing was done by his road to better our condition by that dale , we should tln-n take whaie\er action \\tf * m i'i" " .u . \ . li mil or niKcr- v\ i.-1. \\iihonl tuiihii notice. I aKo VVIO'e ' Ml. llrollH1 ! o Ille SlllllteffiCl Il < re follovxs a reiit.il of a part nt the secreiarj'b minutes of the meeting of the board of directors September 29 , 1908 : It was moved by Burnhnm and seconded by Hoffman , that a com mittee of three , with Mr. Hoffman as chairman , be appointed to go to the railroad employees' meeting on Sunday , October I , and explain to them that the time had arrived for the Commercial club to com mence action In the freight rate case , and confer with them In re gard to It , and ( o cull on Mr. Bradeii and explain to him the situation , and ask for the adjustment before commencing any action , and that this Is his last chance to do some thing for Norfolk In the way of freight adjustment , and on motion carried. The secretary was Instructed to write to the Fremont Commercial club for a copy of their by-laws. Meeting adjourned. J. D. Sturgeon , Secretary. This resolution naturally niillllled the effort the club had made and placed It In a worse plight than It had been at the beginning of the year as far as the freight rale situation was concerned ; Its quietus was made not by a "bare bodkin" but by courtesy killed by courtesy the same Influence thai defeated Judso Williams for re election as railroad commissioner. This committee never haa/oportod. Probably the lallroad men have been too busy to hold meetings since. A Matter of Population. 11 might not be amiss to call your attention for a moment to our Increase in population from 500 In 1S80 to 5,000 In PJ10 , being at the average rate of 1GO per annum for Iho thirty years ; or from ; l,000 in 1890 Iq 5,000 In 1910 , being an average of 100 per annum for twenty years , from which It would seem that the birth rate has so little to do with It that we must conclude that commercial advantages , with churches ami schools are the only fac tors. New Railroads. It seems to me that Norfolk can grow only In three ways : by farmers' trade , which Increase must bo slow , through trade from other towns , and by Industries of its own. The two first mentioned have given us a gain of 100 a year for the last twenty years , and will make a city of JO.ooo people In fifty years more ; whereas , if wo could occupy our field to the north and west of us on as good terms as Sioux City , Omaha and Lincoln , we would have 20.000 or L'5,000 population In twenty-live years , This Is our only chance , and to avail ourselves of it we must throw off the grip of the freight rate that is choking our life out , either by prompt , active , forceful and ag gressive action or possibly promote other railroads , which being done would give us a grip on our territory that would compel business here. That is to say , a line of road through the central part of Madison county to Elgin , Deloit , Chambers , Amelia and the southern part of Hock county , would flist settle the county seat question , and piss through fifty miles of splendid , well settled farming coun try , and as much more through what is sure to bo the best dairy region of Nebraska with plentiful bay and pas ture and enough farm land to sup port that business , and flowing wells wherever a pipe is driven into the ground. Another Possible Line. Then a line could lie built to the northwest , leaving the Northfork valley aboiut Hadar , occupying the famous Willow Creek- valley , where the farmers have made more money than In any other part of Nebraska during the past twentv-llve years , then on to Orchard , Mlddlo'iraneli. ' Spencer. Butte and Jainieson also occupying , with the exception of the short dis tance through Holt county , a splendid farming country and mostly well set tled. At the last named town , to-wit , .liimlcson , n well posted Boyd county land man has recently purchased for speculation several farms at $ ! ! 0 per acre ; then , finally , the Yankton line , which is the best known route , but much the most difficult to build and operate profitably. A Chance to Act. I have driven over all of those routes many times and know the grades are easy and the territory Is sufficient to support a good business for railroads. It is probably true that local help could be had to build these branches , and if your secretaiy would get the requisite data , put in the best possible shape and present it to people who build railroads , something surely could be accomplished. U. P. Activity. The Union Pacific surveyed a short line from North Bend to Norfolk , ' and did some work to the north into South Dakota in 1900 , but the Wall street Hurry in the spring of I1ID7 followed by the panic in the fall of that year , stopped further operations. This com pany is now reported to bo developing its mileage in the state of Washington to the tune of $50,000,000 , the work be ing well under way , and there is prob ably no doubt of their ability to flinineo these matters or of their be ing ready at this time to take hold of good propositions. If there is a good paying business for these branch lines as suggested , of which there Is no doubt , you can pro mote them If you will sot about it ; and with these , or say two of thorn , assured , a situation hero will bo created that will bring other trunk lines from the east to our city. Would Not Change Front. I would not like It to be understood that I am In favor of changing front In our effort to get what we are en titled to In the freight rate matter , hut I believe this could be carried along with the promotion of additional railroads in our field , as they are twin matters and naturally go together , that IB to say , the rate question af fects ( lie Norfolk field primarily and .Norfolk incidentally , in much the Rnnie manner as do Hie additional lines BURKeBtert besides an earnest , open effort to right n wrong should not be unpopular with anybody. All of which Is respectfully sub mitted , A. J. Durland. Was a Forty-Cent Burglar. Henry Gllssman , a young baker , ntj I the Parish bakery , caught a burglar tampering with the safe in tho' ' grocery department of the Parish store insi before midnight Satniday Foiled in his efforts to get at ihe s.ife tl'e ' biirttlar foiciiloung ( ! 1IK man to ghi- him bis pocket money thlr > ( ho CHUB The Intruder then escaped through a side window lie had left open. The burglar's haul amounted to forty cents. Ho found a nickel which had passed unnoticed in the ciuih box. In the safe on which ho was working was a considerable sum of moiie > , possibly $250. In an unlocked drawer hy his side was a valuable gold watch. Description of the Man. The burglar Is described by GllHS- man asayoung man of medium bight. The fellow was slender and dark cum- plexloned. He wore a slouch hat and a dark suit. The man was unarmed save for a knife with which ho threatened the young man who Interrupted his work. Familiar With the Store. The man who effected an entrance was familiar , apparently , with the Parish store and bakery and with ( In habits of those about the place. He entered a side window leading Into the room just behind the store , He apparently knew that the safe would ! be apt to contain a considerable sum Saturday night , that the heavy door to the safe was not locked but mere ly kept closed as a protection against lire , that a drawerfull of keys , one of which might open the Inside door to the safe , was close at hand , Without going through the other drawers , one of which contained the watch , the fel low secured the keys and was ap parently at work when Henry CSIIss- man entered. Enter Young Gllssman. Henry GllHsnmu , who sleeps over the store , usually retires early , but Saturday night had been back In the bakery rending. Heady to go to bed some lime after 11:30 : , he went Into the front store to see what time it was. Mr. Pariah bad left the store about llfteen minutes before. AH he passed tbe open window he fell aj draught and turned on a llihl. ; | When he stepped Into the next room he looked down the store and still half a sleep saw a man crouched down 1 0' hind the end of the candy case. The fellow bad n knife and once dlS' covered ran down to Gllssman who Is a young man of sixteen or seventeen years. A Dramatic Burglar. "Got any money ? " growled ( lie burglar. "No. " said Gliasman. The boy does not bank his money and usually cairies a considerable sum , but fortunately had little in Ills pockets. "Take off your coat , said Mr. Burg lar. The coat came off. "Take off your vest ! " The vest came off. The burglar searched them. Tbe hold-up man then went through the trousers pockets and came up with thirty-live cents and a key , which ho threw on the floor with disgust. But ho was not a careless burglar and he took the thirty-live cents and the nickel from the register. "Keep still or I'll blow yer head off , " said the gentleman as he made a get-away out the back window. C. P. Parish was called over the telephone and hurried to the store. A clerk came in to got h.s overcoat. After while a policeman came. "Well , be bad his nerve , " said the policeman. A light over the safe and a small light in the back of the store burned the while. The show cases and a cur tain partly hid the man. Still it was a bold job. No arrests have been made. Eves Overlooked. h'd C. Eves In the O'Neill Democrat : Our esteemed friend , Doll Akin , In enumerating the men in Holt county that are entitled to n salaried appoint ment left "me an' Georgle" out. I wouldn't have done that to Dell durned if 1 would. Another Rosebud Disappearance. Herriek Press : Another one of those mysterious disappearances lias taken place and this time the parties interested are Herriek people. On Wednesday evening , December 23 , Henry Mojck , who for some time past has conducted the Rosebud meat market at Ibis place left homo telling bis wife that bo was going to the farm of his mother six miles northwest of llorrlck and upon his return next day they would go together down town and purchase Christmas presents for the children , of which there arc throe. Upon leaving home Mojck rode out with Forney Coughlin to n point four miles north of Herriek and leaving Coughlin there said bo would walk across the fields to bis mother's place about two miles farther north. This was in the evening about 5 o'clock. When he left the buggy- Mr. Cough lin it was the last ever seen or heard of Henry Mojck so far as wo can find out at present. Rural Carriers Organize at Nellgh. Neligh , Nob. , Jan. . Special to The News : The rural carriers comprising representatives of the counties of Holt , Knox , Pierce , Madison nnd Antelope - lope formed their first organization in the court room of this city , known as the Elkhorn Valley district. The following were the officers elected : James A. Butler of Ewlng , president ; F. II. M. Donovan of Elgin , vice president ; M. W. Sowders of Nellgh , secretary ; Harry Olmstead of Nelleh , treasurer. The executive committee consists of M. W. Sowders and Harry Olmstead of Neligh , Liny Babcock of Clear- water. $23,500 For Kllgore Wreck. Valentine Republican : The claim agent for Ihe Northwestern railway company recently made settlements with the heirs of George Kennedy , Foster Speas and M. N. Hawkins , who were killed In a collision near Kilgoro last August , The widow of Mr. Speas. whose hoaie Is at Mahogany Buttes , Wyom ing , received $111.000 ; James \ . Ken- nei'\ ' a'lnilnistiaiiir and biother of I ! ' i I. l Kelilledv , li-ceUi-d $ .r , Illlll ; ntlil .1 ' nt . \i N IIiwKmwlio li\i s in New York , received $ : ; Vin Frank Brewer of Lander , Wyoming , 1'u'l ll.unr i > l ttnmlh mi- li.ll MI tun i 'i ' pi'ppi i : NO If. I mill fill ( mill. K < ii i \ ni | > li- , Mi.inv I'i'p- | > -ts \ i'\i \ li iv I1' ' ' " ' I ' ' ell i li 'UO dcliir uli i s .ild d ; t' ' . .I nl I ' ( i no pi-ppcl is pn ' ' nn I im.tiii ) ; . TomHi 'd. ' ! | > icrs o'l l.'iuls po-.css I'm ' u ( iuti so.nniiinu plnpi-rliiM \\hirli nro found only in spii R of hi li qn.ility. l-riild ! nir-hglit , \tiili no wi-nUniinui no i'\inxuu' | to im'Ulitii'S | , no losl o ( Niltuir s ( - . - . ISracnrs to Unit * Thnra urn wr > Ulniln TONE'S nml IIUIMEG CLOVES MUSTARD GIHGflt TONE BROS Don Molm > n. jown. \\ho was seriously Injured in the wreck , received $ fi)00. ( ) It will be remembered that Kennedy and SpeiiH were killed Instantly and ll'iwklns died soon after being brought to Ibis city. They were on their way to Omaha with a shipment of sheep when the fatal accident occurred. Mr. Brewer was Ihe only one of the quartet asleep In the caboose \vbo did not sustain fatal Injuries and his escape Is miraculous as the caboose was smashed Into kindling wood and h > > was hurled throni-li the air novoral feet. Mr. Brewer remained here some time receiving medical attention. While he wns fortunate In not being killed , Ihe Injuries he sustained will remain with him through life. FATHER WALSH APPOINTED. Catholic Priest at Battle Creek Placed on a State Board. Hev , Father Thomas Walsh of Bat tle Creek , until recently of Norfolk , lias been appointed a member of flu1 board of advisory secretaries to the slate board of charities and correc tions , comprising Governor Sheldon , Land Commissioner Eaton and Stale Superintendent Mclirlen. Father Walah Is appointed for a four year term , the appointment coming from the three state officials whoso offices place them on the board. The stale law provides for a board of four seerotnticH to co-operate with the state board of charities and cor rections. The duly of the board Is to Inquire Into the whole system of public chari ties , to Investigate the methods and \ practices of the state correctional In stitutions and to ascertain the condi tion , by inspection or otherwise , of prisons , jails , public hospitals , asylums , industrial schools , etc. , In the state. The board may require uniform re ports and registration and has official power to conduct investigations. Public recognition given Father Walsh from time to time Is always gratifying to his many friends In Nor folk. CONDUCTOR HURT. B. L. Daiting Thrown From Moving Train and Severely Injured. Fremont Herald : While attempt ing to board his train as It was pass ing the depot at Bennlngton at . ' , ' : 15 Sat urday afternoon , Conductor B. L. Ualting of the Northwestern , who re sides at 250 North Logan street , was thrown violently to the ground , strik ing upon his back and left shoulder. The shoulder was dislocated and some of the ligaments In the back were torn loose by the force of Iho impact. . As Iho train of which he was In charge entered Bennlngton Conductor Daiting alighted at the depot and re mained there while some switching wns done In the yards. In leaving town the train got under headway some dis tance west of the depot and was run ning at a rate of speed not less than fifteen miles an hour when ho tried to board It. 'The ' injured man was carried into Bennlngton whore be was cared for by a physician. Later ho was brought to Fremont on a special train , arriving here at ( i15 : ' p. in. The ambulance con veyed him to his homo Though ex ceedingly painful the injuries are not regarded as serious. BIG CHIEF WANTED COIN. Wanted J. D. Haskell to Send $100. Had Grand-Dad 197 Years Old. Sioux City Journal : Charley Green , a big chief from Nebraska , ballasted with booze , out of money and accom panied by a man who , ho said , was his grandfather and aged , according to Charley , 197 summers , blow Into the police station yesterday afternoon and asked Chief Dlneen to call up J. D. Hnskoll , of Wukeflcld , Nob. , and got $100. Charley , besides having n grand father 197 years old , claims another distinction. He thinks ho is the QUO big plutocrat of the reservation and Bays he has $1,000 in the bank. It was of this sum Charley wished to draw his $100. When told ho would have to get his squaw's consent , "heap big" dlgust was written on Charley's face. "No money , no firewater , " he said and , tucking the aged grand-dad Under his arm , he walked out to find his squaw. Business Changes In the Northwest , John Angus has purchased the Slov- enson grocery store at Lynch. ( ! . W. Wlleox at Klgln has purchased tie Frank Hou h Imple-ncnt business Tin linn "i i < n\mer Ai Griffin , man- i . : ! of the auto garage at Madison , IIUB been dlssuheil. Mr. Haynior con tinuing the business.