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About The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19?? | View Entire Issue (Jan. 22, 1909)
Till. . ! NMRVnUC WKKKLY NFWS .intlllNAL WRTIU Y JANUARY V9 1000 n Railroad Men Can't Fight. \ Dallas , a. I ) . , .Inn. 15.- Editor NOWH : You will do inn n great fnvor If you will contradict the statements In your jrnpor. The statements uro this : Thnt "Donny , " n Nortlnvi'Htorn fireman. IB going to light "Kill" Jensen of Norfolk. AH I am Poniiy , I wish you would con- trndlct those statements In your next IHHIIO as It would do mo a great favor. I am a Droman for tlio coiiipauy and could not enter such u thing. Yours truly , 10. Dennett. Perhaps War Out no Famine. Mr. Common Citizen can slap his frost bitten lingers and smile. There will not IK.'an Ice famine In the sum mer. There will be Ice to spare In Norfolk nnd plenty of Ice , for that matter , all over north Nebraska. The last summer or two have been eventful ones In Norfolk Ice history. Here Is ( lie story : Summer. 1907 , lire year , total des- trnutlon of two Ice houses , with a total of four "Ice fires. " Summer , 1908 , famine year , appear- nuco of the Pure Ice company with manufactured Ice. Summer. 1909 , ( prospects ) , Ice war with plenty of Ice al low prices. Supply Nearly Up. The week or so of zero weather , despite the mild fall and early winter , made thick Ice rapidly In and about Norfolk. The supply of natural Ice Is nearly housed. G. W. Sehwenk , who will put up 2,000 tons In his new Ice house , has 1,000 tons mi. John Schelly has 1,000 tons harvested and will ndd another COO tons by the first of the week. 1,500 tons being his capacity this year. The Pure Ice company expects to put up 1,000 tons of natural Ice as soon ns the First street bridge Is open over the Elkhorn , which will bo In a few days. Their Ice making plant is esti I mated to have a capacity of ' . ' ,000 II pounds. I Demand More Than Covered The Ice In sight therefore amounts to about ( i,500 tons. Norfolk each year buys from local dealers a little more than 1,000 tons. There lies the possibility of cheap Ice. Would Make Trains Dry. Lincoln. Jan. 1C. . The rioti.ns be Imvlor of the thousands of men from nil parts of the country , who journeyed to O'Neill and other points In Nebras ka and South Dakota last summer ti register for the Trlpp county land drawing , Inspired a bill which was lir traduced In the senate yesterday by Senator Randall of Newman Grove , tin subject of which Is to prevent drunk enness on passenger trains. Incident ally , should the bill become a law 11 will cut out the sale of all kinds of Intoxicants on dining and buffet cars nnd will render the man who carries a llask because the change of water af fects his stomach , liable to bo ejected from the train If he should take a nip The Randall bill prohibits the drink Ing of Intoxicating liquors In any part of a passenger train and nlso forbids any Intoxlcnted person from getting onto a passenger train. Conductors nre required to remove drunken per sons from their trains at the first slot and upon failure to do so they shal bo doomed guilty of a misdemeanoi nnd subjected to a i.ne of $10. Whei n drunken person Is removed from i train the conductor shall give sucl person n note stating what portion o : his ticket is unused. Notice must be. posted In all cars setting forth the provisions of the law and the railwa.\ commission Is Instructed to enforce it During the registration rush the Northwestern road carried trainloads of men to the north whose conduc was reported ns absolutely scandalous They carried gunny sacks full of hot tied beer nnd quart bottles of whisk } onto the cars and within a short time alter leaving Fremont large numbers of them wore beastly drunk. The roai runs through Senator Randall's dls trlct and a great dual of indlgnatloi was felt there over the way the lam seekers acted. ( Two bills wore Introduced in tin senate relating to the wild anima bounty. Randall Is the author of S F. No. 82 which repeals the whole bounty law , while senate file No. 85 by Fuller allows counties to pay a bounty where a majority of the elec tors vote in fnvor of It. The state is to pay no bounty and that by the counties is to bo 10 cents each fo pocket gophers , $3 for wolves , $1 fo coyotes and wild cats and $2 for inouii tain lions. New Plainview Postmaster. Hubert L. Buckingham , who Is to succeed D. L. Crellen as postmaster a Plainview , is at present assistan cashier of the Farmers State bank a Plalnvlow. Ho wns also deputy post master nt one time. Ho will take of Hce the first of next month. Likes The News. In a letter , Peter Stout of Clear water says ho thinks The Dally New is the best paper of Its kind ho know of. Hammerly Held In Sum of $600. Plorce , Neb. , Jan. 10. Special to The News : " , Ierr.Hammorly was bound over to district court In the sum of $000 yesterday afternoon. In ' ) default of ball , he was sent to jail until the next term of court , which convenes February 1. . Hammorly wns Identified by Mr. Abraham , the merchant whom Ham merly Is nlloged to have robbed. W. W. Qulvoy apponml for the defendant. Atkinson Graphic : The Norfolk News reports that Amos Hammerly. a former resident of Atkinson , was ar rested at Pierce fe > r burglarly and Is nlso held on the charge of being a deserter from the U. S. navy In which ho unlisted n few years ngo. Young Hanunurly was here a few weeks ago and stopped with Johnllueton who says ho wns Induced to buy n suit case of him and after filling It up with wearIng - Ing apparel , Hammerly forgot about the sale and appropriated the suit case nnd contents wboti leaving and has so far failed to notify his host when ho would return them. With the Travelers. An Improvement In the hotel busi ness In Norfolk Is noticeable just now due to the fact that the traveling man Is agiiiti abroad. After retiring from the field for a few weeks during the olldays , the travelers are again back n this territory for the spring bust- less. Norfolk hotel business , by the vay , has been Increasing steadily for bout a year. The Rosebud country otitrlbiites an Increasing share of the mslness. WINS $30,000 ON GAMBLE. Toss of Coin Nets Plttsbury Man Small Fortune When House Is Sold. Plttsburg. Pa. , Jan. 10. The toss of i coin on $ ; iii,000 In real money for illbert T. Rafferty , mllllonnire cnpi- alls ! and coal mini. Mr. Rafferty's , ; oed fort tine came the day before he milled for Europe nnd only boenmo mown In Plttsburg yesterday. Mr. Rnfferly gave his Plttsburg muse Into n broker's hands to sell. A mi-chaser offered $125,000. Mr. llnf- forty wanted $25,000 more , and at his suggestion a coin was Hipped to see what price was to be paid. The pur- baser lost. Then the broker put in Ills bill for 5.000. Mr. RnlTerty then suggested o the broker that n coin bo Dipped to see whether the commission should bo $10,000 or nothing. The broker won. Spotted the White Vest. Wlnsldo Tribune : The bride \vas becomingly attired in a gown of white satin and lace , with a dlrectolre belt mil carried n bouquet of white roses , while the dress of the maid was blue albasros and white lace. The groom and best man wore the conventional black , with the exception of a white vest. Canning Factory at West Point. According to West Point papers a project is well under way to start a canning factory in that city. Th'ey figure on a $ K,0)0 ! ( ) factory employing about 150 hands from three to five months. An organization committee has been appointed and stock Is being sold. Secretary W. T. S. Neligh of the West Point Commercial club was the original promoter. Business Changes In the Northwest , F. W. Barefoot has sold his Madison barber shop to Robert Cato. J. W. Straubo of Schuyler has pur chased J. W. Jones' blacksmith shop al Madison. Miss Adele Hastorf will bo suc ceeded as cashier Of the Hadar bank by Miss Lulu Dcnglor of Fremont. M. C. Garrett has been elected presi dent of the First National bank of Madison , of which he was formerly cashier. Ed Frlcko becomes cashier of the bank. Railroad News. The Chicago and Northwestern has announced that by June I It will have Installed a complete electric block signal system between Omaha and Chicago. The company has boon In stalling this system for some time , and at present is working the blocks by men in towers stationed every four or live miles , but by June 1 the few remaining miles will have been In stalled and the system complete. Madison Fair Meeting. The Madison Fair association was held nt Mndlson this week. J. Q. Wnkely wns elected president , J. L. Rynearson secretary. The dates for the next fair were loft more or less to the discretion of the secretary , the sentiment of members favoring Sep tember 14-17 or September 21-24. Judge Welch Grants Recount. Pierce Call : Judge Welch has grnnted n recount In the contest case brought by W. A. Preston against Albert Bloyhl for the office of county commissioner. In the election of 1007 Mr. Bloyhl defeated Mr. Preston by seven votes. February 1 has been set for the recount. Chilly , Just the Same. Clearwater , Neb. , Jan. 15. Special to The N < ! ws : That cement blocks are not frost-proof has been proven to the satisfaction , or rather dissatisfaction , of the town board. They wore con fronted with the problem of how to keep the now chemical fire engine , purchased last summer , ready for a possible fire , nnd at the same time keep the water In It from freezing. So a small lire-house of hollow cement blocks from Norfolk was built on Main street In which to house the en gine and other fire apparatus nnd the problem seemed solved until the recent cold weather began. But It takes moro than hollow cement blocks to keep Jack-Frost out of a building that Is built on the surface of the 0ground , and It has been found neccs sary to keep tire going night and day during the coldest weather to keep the water from freezing. Too Many Indians Boozing , Sioux Falls , S. I ) . , Jan. 15. Special to The News : Deputy United States Marshal Edwards hns returned to his headquarters In this city from nn of' tlclal trip to the Rosebud Indian resur vatlon and Gregory county. While ab sent he arrested a Sioux warrior named Rainbow on the charge of tak ing liquor to bis allotment of land The defendant was taken before United tates Commissioner Mullen of Purke. who as the result of n preliminary hearing held the defendant for appear ance before n United States grand Jury which will convene In Sioux Falls next April. Rainbow Is thu third or fourth Sioux Indian who has been ar rested during the past few weeks on tne charge of taking liquor to their allotments. The government Is mak ing strenuous efforts to put n stop to the practice , nnd the frequent nr- rests nre expected to accomplish this end. \ Neligh I. O. O. F. Neligh , Nob. , Jan. 15. Special to The News : Antelope Encampment - ment , No. 57 , 1. O. O. F. , of this city held a mooting last evening In their hall , where eight recruits wore Initiated Into the mysteries of the order ns John C. Jenkins , head pa triarch , termed the phrase , after the close of the banquet , wo will adjourn to the "skinning pow. " Proclm ly at 11 o'clock the guests wore \ ushered Into the banquet room where a five-course supper was ser ved. It was without doubt one of the most elaborate functions of Its nut tire ever held In Nollgh. The Burton Man- lolln orchestra of this city , consisting of six pieces , and under the leader ship of W. C. Pike , furnished music for the occasion. Members wore present from O'Neill , Clenrwater , Brunswick , Elgin , Tllden and Oakdale. Those mosl noticeable wore Judge A. A. Welch of Wnyne , who responded to n toast , nlso C. E. Doughty of Norfolk and Joe Merldith of O'Neill. S. R. McFarlnnd of Madi son was in the banquet room , but the tnastnmstrr neglected to call em him as tlio "bouquets" were distributed freely and to a queen's taste long before - fore an opportunity presented Itself for n remark from the distinguished brother. Carnation pinks decorated the tables and each guest was presented with the beautiful llowur. Final closing of Initiatory work concluded after four o'clock this morning. Antelope County Supplies , Ncligh , Neb. , Jan. 15. Special to The News : The newly elected board of supervisors of Antelope county have been In session since Tuesday of this week. Although the majority of the board was elected by the Demo crats and Populists at the last elec lion , It was deemed proper at this session to award those making the lowest bid on supplies for the county to receive their merit. The county printing proposition held the members together longer this year than on any previous occasion. The Neligh Register was designated as the oftlclal paper of tno county , and under the advice of the board shall print all legal notices and proceedings of this body. On instructions of the printing com mittee , the county officials nso their best judgment In regard to having their work done at the office where II will be of a satisfactory nature anil of prompt delivery. The majority of the court house of' llcials are Republicans , which means that the Leader will have Its usual run of Job work. SATURDAY SIFTING. K. C. Salisbury has returned to Beatrice. Mrs. Asa K. Leonard has been vis iting in Madison. Mrs. O. C. Warren of Tilden was In Norfolk yesterday. Miss Selma Haaso returned last evening from a visit In Creighton. Assistant District Manager Carter ol the Nebraska Telephone companj went to Wakefield this morning. Mrs. II. F. Hllborn and children who have been visiting relatives , left Snturndy morning for their homo in Dinsdnle , la. Among the day's out of town visitors in Norfolk were : F. E. Dover , Stanton - ton ; D. G. Maxwell , Pierce ; G. P Ickler , Crolghton ; Mr. and Mrs. D. E Lutz , Tilden ; A. G. Cole , Plainview ; Mrs. G. G. Warner , Gregory , S. D. ; H. II. Howarth , West Point ; N. S Westropo , Plainview. Max Schmeideberg has purchased a cottage on South Fourth street. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hlrsch of Sioux City wore granted a divorce not long ago. James Lindsay , his wife and one or two of the children are quite 111 with the grip. Ralph Hutton Is spending n inontl In Now Mexico , assisting his brothei who Is a Burlington surveyor. The Norfolk aerie of Eagles installed their new officers last night , the cere mony being followed by a lunch In the club rooms. Paul Nordwlg Is now at the head of the local aerie , suc ceeding Ray Weber as president. The county clerk's record of mort gages filed and released In this conn ty during the past year gives the fol lowing figures : Farm mortgages filed , 197. amounting to $150,389.27 ; released 220 , amounting to $ fl59,12 < ; .2f > Town mortgages filed , 170 , amounting to fl7C.01S.7S ; released ISO , amounting to $127,190.12. Chattel mortgages tiled 1.3S7. amounting to $ , " 592,070.89 ; released , 928 , amounting to $239,481.92 People still refuse to nso care li ; mailing letters and are still more negligent when postal cards are con corned. A common falling with Nor folk people sending postal cards lr transparent letter covers Is to affix the stamps to the postal Inside. To al Intents and purposes they might have dropped n blank envelope Into the drop box for the postal clerks are not supposed to open envelopes to extract stamps. Thus Anna Peterson over It a far off Denmark city misses some New Year's remembrances mallei : from Norfolk. C. S. Evans Is Dead. Watting for a roll of paper of the right slzo to "try out" n now perfect Ing press of his Invention , asking for life only long enough to put his plans Into operation , to bring his last and most hopeful Invention Into practical stinpo , C. S. Evans , newspaper editor and Inventor , died nt 7:30 : o'clock Sat- inlay morning nt , hls home , office nnd workshop on East Norfolk avenue. Mr. Evans has boon In poor health for a long time. But he could not ear himself away from his ofllco , his ) iipor , the weekly Times-Tribune , or ils Invention , a new perfecting press ) f which he had hoped great things. The dead editor was sixty-seven ears old. His wife , the same age , also n the most feeble health , has been 'or a number of weeks past with n laughter nt Meadow Grove. Evans , ilmsolf , would not follow her but In sisted on staying with his work. Lived Alone. So for some time past he has lived ilone. Since Christmas ho hns printed ils weekly paper without help , putting .n his spare time on the new press which was to revolutionize newspaper printing In tin- smaller offices. It wns i hermit existence , yet he clung to II , bringing his "case" of type from his office Into the living room that he might get up n few "sticks" each day. Daughter Was With Him. Evans was taken very sick Thursday night. Ho was alone in Norfolk. His relatives were notified nut his wife could not conio through the storm to his bedside. Ills daughter , Mrs. J. L. Dunn , nnd her husband came from Meadow Grove Friday morning and were vlth him until he died. Death wn ? caused by peritonitis. At O'Neill and Meadow Grove. Born in New York and spending n considerable part of his early life In Iowa , .Mr. Evans went to O'Neill nbout twenty years ago , publishing a weekly paper there for about live Beat's. Pe- fore that ho had edited th < > Uoono County Republican in Iowa and had other newspaper experience. After leaving O'Neill he published a paper at Me-ulow Grove until he came to Nor folk In 1S9C. Came Here to Help Bryan. Mr. Evans started a dally newspaper In Norfolk during the Bryan campaign and received suppoit from such en thusiastic Bryan men as Senator Allen of Madison and the late G. A. Lnikart. Tlio paper ran as a daily for a time and was afterwards continued as a weekly. Dying , Thought of Press. Dying , Mr. Evans' thought turned to the new press , which was separated from him by only a thin wall. Ho had a model made of the press ready for trial and was waiting for a roll of paper of the right size to give it a trial. Meanwhile his children had been notified but save for the daughter , Mrs. Dunn , could not reach hero In time to see him. The following children survive : Al fred T. Evans , In Arkansas ; Raymond Evnns , Dallas , S. D. ; E. E. Evans and Walter P. Evans , Des Mollies , la. ; Mrs. ,7. H. Custer , Omaha ; Mrs. J. L. Dunn , Meadow Grove. Funeral at Meadow Grove. Although funeral arrangements had not boon made It was thought that the body would be taken to Meadow Grove Sunday. His Son an Inventor. Mr. Evans , In addition to his press , the principle of which was explained in ' The News not long ago , has had on J the market for some time a paper folder , which is being manufactured In Omaha and which Is used In many north Nebraska printing places. Earlier inventions had never resulted In profit to the Inventor , although a force ( pump had a big sale. North Nebraska Deaths. Carsten Slmonsen of Wayne died quite suddenly last week. David Dikeman died last week at his homo near Royal at the age of eighty. Carl Prischmann died Tuesday evening at his home west of Croighton , following a stroke of paralysis. A. E. Kivctt , head of the Klvett I and company and a former resident of ' Wayne , died at Bancroft Tuesday. SLEET STORM. Many People Fell Down In Their Tracks. Cutters Out. Heavy sleet covered Norfolk late Fri day afternoon. Many people slipped and fell as they walked along the side walks. Sleighing was made pos-jibla. Northwest Weddings. A pretty home wedding took place nt the residence of Sheriff and Mrs. Malchow of West Point in which Miss Hattie McCarter , the sister of Mrs. Malchow , became the bride of Robert Leisy , a member of the well known Lelsy family of western Cumlng county. The bride Is n well known and successful ' teacher of Cumlng county where she was born and brought up and the groom Is the mana ger of the extensive farm and ranch Interests of the Lolsy family in this county. Rov. J. L. Powell , pastor of the Grace Lutheran church , performed the wedding ceremony. Edward Wolff of Howell and Miss Margaret Lummel of West Point were united in marriage at St. Mary's church in West Point. Rov. A. E. Klemenz , assistant pastor , officiating at the nuptial mass. THURSDAY TIDINGS. Fred Xlthowskl wns In Hosklns yes terday. Loren Doughty has returned to Ames college. C. E. Uurnhnm is homo from n bank meeting nt Tlldon. Mr. and Mrs. V. G. Huobner of Plorco wore In Norfolk. Mrs. J. A. Shoemaker of Omaha la visiting Mrs. E. P. Weatherby. Mrs. Fred Knro returned to Syracus today , after a visit In Norfolk. Misses Pauline Fechner and Alexii Noninan of Stunt on visited Norfolk friends. Charles Henry of the firm of Henry Hrothers of Wnkefleld , wns In Norfolk , 1 returning i from Wnhoo , where his son who Is attending school there Is quite 111. Mrs. Henry remained In Wahoo. Mrs. E. L. Loucks and son , Edward are In Pllger on a few days' visit. Tlr. and Mrs. William Xulauf of Pierce were In Norfolk Thursday nf- tornoon. Ed Dlxon Is visiting In Kansas. J. D. Sturgeon was In Newcastle yes terday on business. Dr. F. A. Long of Madison was In Norfolk yesterday. Miss Belle Temple of Wayne arrived In the city last evening am a two week's visit with her sister , Mrs. C. C. Gow. Theodore Jensen and family \ \ < ro In Norfolk over night on their way homo to Burke , S. D. , from a visit with Mrs. Jensen's parents at Leigh. Among the day's out of town visitors in Norfolk were : Miss Cora Cotiway , Nlobrarn ; Mr. nnd Mrs. C. H. Black mail , David City ; Elinor IJodlund. Al bert Anderson , Hrlstow ; J. 15. Arm strong , Miss Ethel Armstrong , Plain- vlow ; D. B. Newcomer , Hrlstow ; NVI11- lam Lloyd , Lindsay ; W. Shiilthers , Wayne ; G. P. Bority , Lolgh ; Charles Williams , Schuyler. Robert Broker of Plalnvlow has mov ed to Norfolk , occupying a residence nt 101 North Eleventh street. Mr. and Mrs. R. Y. Appleby of Stanton - ton have left West Buden Springs , where snow has fallen , for warmer climes. They expect to be gone nbout six weeks more , ,1. D. Sturgeon hns disposed of his millinery store at Madison , trading It to Mrs. E. A. Waddcll of Meadow Grove for her slock of ladles' furnish ing goods at llosklns. Mayor Sturgeon will bring the Hosklns stock to Norfolk and consolidate It with his local stock. Mrs. Waddell now has millinery stores at Norfolk , Madison and Meadow Grovo. The military affairs committee of the house authorized a favorable report - port on the bill granting the Chicago & Northwestern railway the right to change its right-of-way over the aban doned Fort Niobrara military resorva- tlon , and giving said railway porniis- slon to construct a new bridge across the Nlobrarn river In conformity with the now rlght-of-wny. Congressmnn Kinkald expects to have the bill a law In a week. North Nebraska rivers have been growing with the rest of the country. This statement , a little startling , ! s set forth by Dr. J. II. Mackay and Is backed he says by the pioneers of this section. The Elkhorn river In the early days could be forded at any place. It is also declared that in pioneer times the river was the same size bore that it now is nbove Onkdale. Now it Is four times Its original size , Dr. Mnckay avers , the growth of the river being due among other causes to the In crease of rainfall. Dr. Mackay also delights to tell about the time the Elkhorn went dry , the dryness being caused by an April blizzard filling the Yellow Banks with dry snow from bank to bank , the small volume of water not being sufficient to pusl through the drift for many hours. Memories of the early days of little streams were brought to mind yestcr day by the visit to this city of County Surveyor A. J. Thatch of Madison , whom Dr. Mackay delights to refer teas as "tho man who dug the ditch for the Elkhorn , " thereby Indicating in a delicate way the fact that Mr. Thatch was a very early settler and suggest ing in a naive way that ho was hero before the river "arrived. " Needless to say Mr. Thatch is really a pioneer , having homesteaded the present Burr Taft farm near this city. Ills brother , Sam Thatch , also homesteaded an ad jacent farm. Relative to the "growth1 of the rivers , Norfolk early settlers will recall that on the occasion of the first Fourth of July celebration in Norfolk It was possible to construct a temporary fool bridge across the river with apparent ease. Elmer Hardy will enter Ames college lego next week. T. G. Hlght Is suffering from a slight attack of blood poisoning in one of his hands. G. W..Segrist and R. H. Freeman of Lincnjn left Norfolk in nn auto Wed nesday afternoon for a trip north. The city jail has been empty for some time. Following President Roosevelt's message , however , It has neon equipped with n now mattress , two now pillows and four wnrm blankets. Pipes breaking in the Schelly per factory threw a stream of water twenty feet and poured some SIO square feet of water Into the factory giving every thing a wintry bath not on the program. Twelve boxes of labels were water soaked. Mrs. B. T. Reid , who is on a claim near Farrell. Wyo. . awoke one mornIng - Ing recently and found the claim house on fire. She extinguished the blaze without trouble but In the Intonselj cold weather had considerable diffi culty of clearing tno house of smoke. Mr. Reid's parents live on an nd jacent 'ranch. Ellsworth Plumsted , representing next to the Inst number of the lectnro course , pleased a fair sized audience nt the Methodist church Inst evening Mr. Plumsted gave a varied program In prose nnd verso. The next nnd Inst number of the lecture COIUMO will bo Ponton C. Growl , the climax num ber of the season's program. Mr Growl's work as nn Impersonator won him many friends In Norfolk nt last summer's chautauqnn. W. J. Stadelman today nt the state convention of Independent telephone men delivers an address on the sub Ject , "Tho Psychological Advei Using o ] 'Long Distance.1 Mr. Stndelmai makes the point mat the independent system should lay greater emphasis on Us long distance service than at present In order to romtui' th. > t i > ni < iul Iden that the "lung distance phone" Is always and necessarily the Bell tele- Of nil and words of tongue or pen The saddest arc these : "It might have been CALUMET Baking Powder Avoid the mislupi tlic disappoint- menu - tlic "b.uj luck" in lukiiic , by avoiding Poor lliking Powder the cheap , or big can kinds anil the liili- | _ l ru-c Trust brands. They arc unreliable they tno often f.nl Don't trust tliem. Put vour faith in Calumet the only strictly high-penile hAuijj po\\dcr sold at a moderate cost.Vc absolutely irtinuittre that the results will please you. Oiuramecd under all pure food laws both State nnd National. Refuse substitutes get Calumet. Received llighcit Awnrd World's I'uro Food Expuailion , ChiciiQo , 1907 phone. Norfolk vum riled b\ the N'nr folk telephone man In niiinv parts nf his address as sho\\ing limv the long distance Ride of nn indepi ndent com pany may be given prominence. But he said that In the popular mind the country over the Boll phone wns nl- ways unconsciouslybought ) of In con nection with long dlstnnce service. Henry Haasc Is Too Lntc. Mrs. Henry Hnaso died Tuesday night at her old home In Merrill , WIs. , where she has been on a holiday visit. Mrs. llaase died before her husband arrived , the latter having left Norfolk Tuesday noon on receiving telegraphic information Unit his-wife had suffered a ! paralytic stroke nnd was not expect ed to live. Though Mr. llaaso failed to ( reach Merrill In time to see his wife alive , the little daughter , Ada , was with her mother at the time. The funeral will be hold Friday af ternoon | In Merrill. Norfolk relatives will 1 bo unable to attend as train con nections ( would not permit them to ar rive in time. U was In Merrill that Mr. nnd Mrs. Haase were mnrrled fifteen years ago. Mrs. Ilnaso was visiting with her mother nnd with a brother , Julo Thil- man , n Merrill banker. Slio wns thirty-eight yours old. The little ( laughter , Ada Hanso , was the only child. Mrs. Haaso wns a member of St. Paul's Evangelistic Lutheran church. The night before ho received the telegram Mr. Haase had n letter from his wife , the letter indicating thut she wns In good health. Battle Creek. J. Rltxdorf , who lived four miles south , has moved to town nnd occu pies the William Volk house in north Battle Crook. The Battle Crook Mutual Fire In surance company , Inc. , will hold its annual business meeting here Satur day in the Valley Bank hall. Grandpa Phillip Beck , Judge E. G. Dennis and Jack Bishop are quite sick at this writing. Last Sunday Rev. J. Hoffman an nounced the be'rothal of George Klein and Miss Mary Werner in the Luth eran church. Next Sunday afternoon the members of that congregation will hold a general business meeting. It was postponed last Sunday on account of the cold weather. Otto Hoffman wns here Tuesday on business from Blakeley. Mrs. M. Warnko went to Hurting- ton Tuesday for a visit nt the home of her daughter , Mrs. B. Lnnghoop. William Lowe , Harvey Kuhrts and t Miss Lena Rinkol were Madison visit ors Tuesday. Henry Stoltenbcrg , jr. , is visiting with friends at Long Pine this week. Dr. Tanner , Charles Martin and Henry Massman are laying in a sup ply of ice for their private use. Fred Brechler , Fred Miller , jr. , and George Hobus wont to Boscobcl , WIs. , Monday for a visit with relatives and friends. Edward Fuerst Is going to quit the dray business. Ho has traded his town property for a farm eight miles northeast of here and expects to move onto the place In the spring. The deal was through G. R. Seller of Norfolk. Howard Miller Is filling his two ' large ice houses this week with the finest frozen water wo had for many years. It's nbout twelve inches In thickness. Robert McKlbbon , known oil over In this vicinity ns "Uncle Bob , " is very sick. Ho Is nn old soldier nnd lives northeast of the Elkhorn river. Haase the Active Head , Cashier J. E. Haaso of the Citizens National bank was last evening form ally constituted the active local head of the bank , a position which ho has nominally held since the resignation of L. A. Rotho as vice president. L. Sessions wns elected vlco presi dent of tlio bank but will of course bo connected with the management of the bank In nn advisory rather than an nctlvo sense. The bank was found to have closed n profitable year's business and the usual semi-annual dividend wns de clared. Tlio follbwlng directors were chosen at the stockholders' mooting : Obod Hansel ) , L. Sessions , George Schwonk , E. M. Huntlngton , John Welsh , P. J. Stafford , Jnmes F. Toy , J , E. Ilnaso nnd P. R Boll. Mr. Bell Is n now inombor on the board. At the directors' mooting Jnmos F. Toy of Sioux City wns ro-electod prosl dent , L. Sessions put In ns vice presi dent , J. E. Haase and W. J. Stafford j again chosen as cashier and assistant t cashier u-speetlvely. i Mr. Haasi' , uht > IK now formally placfd as the local head of the bank ; , i , has boeu cashier of the bank for four I > : < : irs and cunm ded wiili the limtlttt- tion I fur Hew'ii yearn He has lived In Norfolk < all his life , hits always liccu ciiimjed ns one of the most sub- Htnntlal of the younger men nf tlio community and has as n hanker shown himself to be possessed of common sense and unusually ability. He IM n director of the Commercial club nnd has served several terms ns city treas urer. Earl Harper Called to Plainview. Clearwater , Neb. Jan. 15.- Special to The News : Earl Harper , n Clearwnler druggist , was called to Plnlnvlew the first of the week by the Illness of his father , and his condition Is reported worse , Mrs. Harper look the train yes terday noon by way of Norfolk to join her husband at Plainview. Fred Dressier Is assisting In the drug store during Mr. Harper's absence. North Nebraska Deaths. Mrs. Ellen Gould of Pierce died last Monday of heart trouble. John H. Lawrence died at his homo eight miles northeast of Pierce last week. How About That Elkhorn Yarn. Clearwater , Neb. , Jan. 10. Editor News : Dr. Mackay's explanation about the horse Is adequate and leaves no occasion for further argument , as ho does not attempt to prove the horse "lifts" the load and he further explains that extra fat on a horse Is of use only as extra weight or ballast to give the power In the animal moro grip or purchase In starting n load. The doctor will agree , however , that his article must have given a rather different Impression to some of Its readers than what ho Intended to cou. vey or It would not have appeared In last Monday's News under those head lines : "The Horse Lifts the Umd. " "Dr. Mackay Decides Horse Neither Pulls Nor Pushes Wagon. " There Is one other point I would like Dr. Mackay's explanation of and that Is the local in Thursday's News where he Is qtioted as saying In regard to the Elkhorn river that "it , " ( tlio river ) "Is four times its original size the growth of the river being duo among other causes to the Increase of rainfall. " To say that the Elkhorn Is four times as largo aft It wns In early days la startling , to say the least , to one who as a boy used to stand on Its banks and gaze over its expanse and wonder how the .Mississippi could be much larger. However , If It be true that the river was at that time only 0110 fourth Its present size the reason I have not noticed its growth may be attributed to the fact that I was then loss than one fourth my present slzo. A history of Antelope county Is be ing published In the county papers by A. J. Leach of Oakdale , and in the chapter on streams , which has nl- ready appeared , this remarkable growth of the Elkhorn Is not re corded. Perhaps Dr. Mackay has been wrong ly reported on this point but If he has not It would certainly be Interesting to News readers , as well as valuable from a historical point of view , to read n more elaborate account of the growth of the Elkhorn from his able pen. The Deputy Assessors. The list of deputy assessors to act during the coming year have been named by County Assessor Ruth and approved by the county commissioners as follows : Norfolk precinct , A. L. Carter ; Norfolk City , F. G. Coryell ; Valley , A. B. Richardson ; Dear Creek , Wilson Cloyd ; Meadow Grove , Win. McDonald ; Jefferson , Robert Dales ; Grove , Charles Gablomnn ; Highlnnd , Irving Rodgers ; Battle Creek , Fred Volk ; Warnervllle , Fred Terry ; Falr- vlow , Fred Kurtz ; Schoolcraft , W. R. Martin ; Emorlck , C. E. Mclntosh ; Shell Crook , Peter Osnes ; Kalamazoo , Jacob Gnbolmnn , jr. ; Green Garden , i'rank H. White ; Madison , I. B. Uin- nokor ; office assistant , J. L. Rynear- son. A Wayne Tragedy. Wayne Herald : One of the trgedles of llfo was that which took place Sat urday In the committing to the asylum nt Norfolk S. M. Cutler , nged eighty- eight yenrs. Ho lives Just west of town , nud has for the pnst twenty-six years , nnduntil about n week ngo was n'wnys ' quiet nnd pencenble. Slnco then he hns become very violent , hav ing attacked Ms wire , who Is only two years younger , on scvernl oc- r-aslons , onre with a knif.- and again ni-arl > choking her to death , M > it was mi longer ciin.sidert'd safe to have him in tbe bouse with his famil } It is in- di'ed a sad case.