Nebraska Newspapers

    MIM NOLltiULIC WtftiKIA' NEWS-JOUJINAL FKIDAiFEBUUAUY 12. I'JOS ) .
Hndar Robber Found and Lost.
Hhurlff Dwyer ( if 'IMorco county
thinks Iho man who robbed tliu lliular
bank u Hhort time mo ; , has twice boon
In Urn custody of Hlonx City pollcu ,
anil ullowoil. for some peculiar reason ,
to go free hoforo IMorco county au
thorities could got there.
A Hocond man , ugulnst whom Sheriff
Dwyer HiiyH there wan no possible ovl-
donco , vvaH arrested In Sioux City and
hold for several days. The ono whom
llio Hhorirf bollovoH to have boon the
jullty ; party , was arrested tlio ether
day at 0 o'clock In the evening and
turned lonso at 10 o'clock thu same
night , the Hherilf HiiyH.
New Clew Found In Norfolk.
A now clew was found In Norfolk to
Iho robber. In the wrecked vault of
the hank at lliular u knlfo was found.
A Noifolk hardware store ( dentllled
Iho knlfo an one sold here and the
man who Hold the knife also Identllled
the photograph of a crook well known
to the police In Sioux C'lty. aw that of
the man who bought the knife. ThlH
waH the Huino photograph Identified by
.lohn Fetter MH the picture of a man
whom ho Haw on the platform of the
M. 0. station hero the morning nftor
the robbery. ThlH photograph was so-
loelud Indupundontly by each of thuwo
men , from a' group of photographs
liroiiKht to Norfolk by a detectlvo.
Sheriff Dwyer consldorH the ovldonco
against thlH man as almoBt Invincible ,
nnd yet In Hplto of the evidence
ngulnst him , the man , when arrested at
G o'clock In the evening In Sioux City ,
IH Hald to have been turned loose at
10 o'clock that sumo night.
Where the man IH now , there Is no
knowing.
NEGRO SUSPECTED OF MURDER.
Joe Hopkins In Jail at Ottumwa , la. ,
Charged With Crime.
Ottumwa , la. , Feb. 8. Joe Hopkins ,
a negro holding the position of gov
ernment Inspector of meats In the
Morrlll packing plant , and , ono of the
most widely known negroes In the
state of Iowa , Is In jail here today sus
pected of the brutal murder of Miss
Clara Rosen. The murder was done
brutally with a rock. Miss Uosen was
BOOH to have been married.
Third Death In Bott Home.
Scarlet fever for the third time In
a fortnight has brought death to the
John Uott home llvo miles northeast
of Norfolk. The third dl-ath occurred
Sunday when an eight-year-old daugh
ter died. The child was burled Mon
day. A son ana one other daughter
died of scarlet fever n fortnight ago
when the disease first appeared In the
llott family , one living but twenty-
four hours , the other forty-eight. The
last death was that of eight-year-old
Kalherino.
Little Dakota Land Open to Entry.
Sioux Falls , S. D. , Keb. S. Special to
The News : Two or three years ago
there wore millions of acres of la nd
subject to entry In the region between
the Missouri river and the Black Hills ,
In western South Dakota , the region
having formerly been u part of the
Great Sioux reservation. The con
struction of two lines of railroad from
the Missouri river to the Ulack Hills
resulted in the rapid settlement of the
immense region by white homestead
ers.
ers.So
So great has been the Intlux of home
steaders that practically every aero
of government land now has been en
tered. The great scarcity of land In
that region IB shown by the fact that
two homestead entries recently were
made on land lying almost entirely
within the "breaks" of the Cheyenne
river. Neither homestead contains
over twenty-live acres of tillable land ,
while "the persons who made the en
tries will each bo required to pay the
government for the full 1(30 ( acres. It
Is Biiggested that the parties who made
the entries must have read an article
recently published under thu title ,
"Land Panic , " in which it was pre
dicted that In twenty years from now ,
at the present rate of increase In popu
lation , the proportion of land for each
Individual would not exceed four
acres.
At any rate the recently occupied
land between the Missouri river and
the Ulack Hills is increasing In value
beyond the most sanguine expectations
of two short years ago. At that time
rellnqnlshments covering good quar
ter sections (100 ( acres ) of land were
rejected at $150 which today could not
be purchased for a rate less than $10
an acre.
Heil : estate men who have investl-c
'
Rated the prospect of purchasing either'
rellnqnlshments oj deeded lund In that
region report that every homesteader
on n good quarter section of land Is
holding the si.rne at prices ranging
from $15 to $20 an acre for Improved
homesteads. Many refuse to even con
sider offers of $25 an acre.
The government charged fifty cents
an acre for the land , and prior to the
construction of the two railroad lines
across the region two or three yours
ngo the land found no takers even at
this low price.
Cantonwlne Hearing Delayed.
Sioux Falls. , S. D. , Feb. 0.-Special
to The News : The hearing In the
case of J. C. Cantonwlne and wife of
Armour , formerly of Dlxon , which waste
to have been hold this week before
Henry A. Muller , referee In bankruptcy
in this city , has been adjourned until
March 21 ! , and , on stipulation of thu at
torneys representing all interests In
the case , the hearing will bo hold at
Armour.
Bonesteel to Incorporate ,
noncstcel , S. D. , Feb. C. Special to
The News : At a meeting of the town
board this week , a petition numerously
signed , was presented to that body
asking that a special election be held
before the regular municipal election ,
to vote upon the proposition of in
corporatlng as a city. The petition was
favorably received nnd an election
was culled for thu latter part of this
month.
Donesteel Notes.
Word comes from W. (5. ( I Iyer , who
IH In a hospital at Omaha , receiving
treatment for heart trouble , that his
physician was obliged to tap him
last week , an took away about two
juartH of water from around the heart.
Mr. Hyer's many friends In ( iiogory
hope that ho may BOOH bo among the
rapidly convalescing.
Gregory county had line weather
and bright sunshine up to Friday
morning all the week. Friday an over
cast sky with a chilling damp wind
from the northwest made ono think
that the "groundhog prophesy" may
be borne out this spring.
Thu local M. W. A. lodge la rapidly
coming to the front as a strong In
stitution In our midst. Revived about
two years ago with a do/.en members ,
Its roll la now near the seventy-live
murk. Recent meetings have wit
nessed numerous Initiations. The
Forester team , captained by Dan Mel-
cher and composed of eight members ,
has just received some handsome
new uniforms. Much of the prosperity
of the order Is due the venerable con
sul , C. .1. Alexander , who during the
past two seasons bus brought in over
forty applications. There are three
initiates for the next meeting. The
camp meets the second aild fourth
Wednesdays of each month.
JAPS NOT EXCITED.
Action by Nevada House Does Not
Arouse Them.
Tokio , Feb. C. The passage by the
lower house of the Nevada legislature
of the anti-Japanese resolutions was
received here with remarkable Indif
ference. The leading newspapers point
to the fact that Nevada Is a small
state and does not represent the senti
ment of the American people.
Athletes Flock to Boston.
Hoston , Fob. G. The annual Indoor
track nnd Held games of the Hoston
Athletic association , which will he
hold In Mechanics hull tonight , have
attracted to the city more than GOO
athletes , representing al the prom
inent colleges of the east.
Puts it Up to Col. J. C. Elliott.
Anoka , Feb. C. Editor News : 1 de
sire to say In reply to an article of
recent date from a West Poiiu editor
wherein he states that there ought to
he hundreds or\thousands of young
men and women ready to accept my
challenge , that older ones and editors
are not barred In my challenge. I Infer
from what he said that he considers U
a very easy proposition but that he
does not care to win any laurels or
he would call me. It seems as If
none of the thousands he spoke of
care to try it , so in order to induce'
him to win such an easy reputation I
will sweeten It with n little coin , and
call him on the side for any sum from
VJ. to any sum under $100. Now , Mr.
Editor , if you take me for an easy
mark place your money In your hank
and notify me and I will respond at
the Anoka National bank.
Respectfully ,
H. D. Willberger.
Mustn't Dump Bodies in the Northfork
City officials. , of Norfolk say that
they have started a campaign to pre
vent the Northfork river being made
a dumping place for the bodies of
dead animals.
Gus Bathko was the first man to be
caught In the Northfork river drag net
and taken into police couit. He was
charged with having let u dead horse
remain In the mill pond about a mile
above the mill.
Dathko , who rented the ground for a
pasture for the town herd , explained
that the horse belonged to a non
resident and that he found it In the
river October 15. He said that he
secured a team and tried to take it
out hut a fifteen foot bank made It
impossible.
In the course of the testimony one
witness said that he had seen a dead
hog close to the bank of the river.
Another witness swore that a bug of
( lead klttends had been fished out of the
river near the Elkhorn bridge. The
body of the new born babe fished out
of the river by Al Johnson was not
mentioned. These facts , while not
exactly germuiii'to the case , were
brought out to show the nature of the
abuse and aroused Judge Eiseley's
wrath.
Judge Elseley fined Dathke $5 and
costs nnd ordered him to remove the
horse from the river. If this was not
done the Judge said he would fine him
$10.
$10.The
The case was filed by Jhlef of
Police Peters and was prosecuted by
City Attorney M. C. Hazon. It was
announced that the case was brought
as u warning against all who leave
dead bodies In or near the river. The
law Is equally severe against those
who deliberately place the bodies of
animals In the rivers and those who
own the adjacent property and leave
the bodies there. While the case was
out of the city limits It was explained
that the city was interested in not
having the water In the river which
runs through Norfolk polluted.
Will Reed Owned the Hog.
The much legally discussed ques
tion us to the proprietorship of a
Madison county hog has been decided.
By a decision rendered Saturday by
Justice C. F. Elsoley , the plaintiff , W.
E. Reed , was pronounced the rightful
owner.
The hog in question has itself gone
up In smoke. It was shipped from
Norfolk and Is probably causing
troubles closewhcre in the guise of
wlenio wurst and bacon.
The suit was filed in December ID
ttie justice court of G. C. Lambert. W.
E. Read claiming ownership of a hog
that was sold to the farmers' elevator
company liy Andrew Nord.
A change of venue was obtained by
the defendants the case coming up In
C. F. Elsoloy's court.
The farmers elevator company , as
being Involved by liio purchase of the
Reed property , and Andrew Nerd were
co-defendants in the milt.
The heavy costs of the protracted
huvmilt were paid by thorn.
The hog case was very , very
tangled. Reed us a favor lent the
animal to Nord. Nerd sold thu hog
after two years to the elevator com
pany. Reed obtained the hog on the
replevin suit and sold It to I lie South
Omaha packers. Nerd claimed owner
ship In the hog , claiming that he had
arangcd to buy the aunlmal from Reed
DR. HOLDEN WILL NOT LEAVE.
Rumor Prominent Physician Is to Re
move to Omaha Entirely Groundless.
It having been reported on the
streets that Dr. H. T. Holdon was to
locate In Omaha , Dr. Holden took oc
casion this afternon to declare the
story to bo entirely without founda
tion.
tion.He
He will not leave Norfolk.
Columbus Beats Madison.
The Columbus high school defeated
Madison at basketball Saturday by a
score of 27 to 20.
M , & O. Bridge Burns in Night ,
A three-span bridge on the M. & O.
between Wlnside and Hosklns burned
out early this morning , blocking traf
fic on the road for the greater part of
the day. Fortunately the lire did not
result In a wreck , the early morning
north bound freight discovering the
wrecked bridge ubont It n. in. and re
turning to Norfolk. The fire had near
ly burned out at that time
The early morning passengei was
held on this side of the bridge by the
fire and the noon train was likewise
tied up on the ether side.
The bridge was said to bo over
Pigeon creek and wns a three-span
structure. It was entirely consumed
by the lire.
A section gang was sent out from
Norfolk to help replace the bridge.
The regular bridge gang came down
from Emerson.
Last week the M. & O. was snow
bound for nearly two days between
this city and Sioux City.
It was not known here how the fire
started.
Passengers and baggage were
transferred past the bridge , the morn
ing passenger backing -Into thu city
during the noon hour.
Ainsworth Would Like the Normal.
Alnsworth also would like a state
normal school If such an institution
Is sent Into north Nebraska. Alns
worth has gone so far as to have a
bill introduced In the legislature. A
mass meeting of citizens have sent a
delegation to Lincoln. Representative
Harrington has charge of the bill.
North Nebraska Deatns.
Mrs. Mattie N , Field died Sunday
at her home east of Newman Grove.
August Draube , one of the oldest set
tlers In Stanton county , died at the ad
vanced ago of eighty-nine. Death was
due to old age.
August Kilmer died at Stanton. Ho
suffered a stroke of pura'.ysls Sunday
evening and had been unconscious
since. He was a well-to-do farmer ,
living on the edge of town.
L. F. Herbolshelmer living east of
Pierce died in an Omaha hospital
Wednesday.
David Hums living southeast of
Madison died of pneumonia Tuesday.
Real Estate Transfers.
Real estate transfers for the week
ending January SO , 1909 , compiled by
the Madison County Abstract Guar
antee company , office with Mapes &
Hu/.en.
John M. Erickson to Joseph G. Col
lins , W. D. Cons. $1,900. W. 145 feet
of N 75 feet of lot 4 , block 2 , Pnse-
walk's addition to Norfolk.
William King to Emllie Wilff , W. D.
Cons. $2,000. Lot 18 , block 3 , Dorsey
Plnce addition to Norfolk.
Thomas H. Scsler to Andrew J.
Wells , W. D. Con. $3,000. Lot 1 and
o 33 feet of lot 2 , block 25 , Battle Creek.
Isaac Powers , Administrator of the
estate of Kutherlno Hangartnor , de
ceased , to Jacob Hangurtner , W. D.
Cons. Order of Court. Lots 25 , and 2G ,
C. W. Bransch Addition to Norfolk.
Dora Vnndoventer to Frank C. Up
ton , W. D. Cons. $5,500. K % of ne'/l
of 22-22-1.
David Reeves to Joe P. Reeves , W.
D. Cons. $533.33. Va interest In neVl
of 1-24-3.
Maggie Hein et nl to Fred W.
Harms , W. D. Cons. $12,000. Ne'A
OO.OJ.O
Frank Synovec to Sue A. Cox , W. D.
Cons. $2,500. Lots 5 and G , block 3 ,
Norfolk.
Sue A. Cox to R. Lanmnn , W. D.
Cons. $2,500. Lots 5 nnd G , block 3 ,
Norfolk.
Krlst Kleveland and William Klove-
land to Thomas G. Ostrem , W. D.
Cons. $1,200. WVLof soVi of 17-21-4.
B. H. Lulkart to Herman Wletlng ,
W. D. Cons. $20,000. , SVj of soft of
11 and n& of 14-22-1.
FRIDAY FACTS.
Dr. H. T. Holden returned last evenIng -
Ing from Omaha.
C. C. Gow Is home from a trip up
the Bonesteel line.
Louis Schellen , who has been visitIng -
Ing relatives here , has returned to his
home in Wisconsin. J
Summoned by telegram to the bed
side of'his brother , V. W. Barrett of
Brunswick , passed through Norfolk
Thursday on his way to Kellorton , la.
Among the day's out of town visi
tors in Norfolk were : A Peterson ,
H. C. Grovljohn. CarolljJ. B. Ryd-
back , Wakofleld : G. A. Ostergrow ,
Concord ; J. P. Born , Wnusa ; C.'A.
Llndahl , Brlatow ; II. II. Chrlstensen ,
Stanton ; Matt Classen , Jr. , Spencer ;
R. .V. Wilson , F. Weber , John Roth ,
Unite ; Deputy Oil Inspector F. J.
Pratt. Humphrey ; County Superin
tendent 12. A. Murpltey , Center ; Louis
Storm , Gregory. S. I ) . ; S. A. Keller ,
llorrlck , S. n.
Mrs. John Friday has been quite
sick.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Boyle , a
son.
Otto Kami of Norfolk and Miss Min
nie Marqnardt of Ha'dar , were granted
a marriage license Tuesday by Judge
. .olloy In the Pierce county court.
A marriage license has been Issued
hy County Judge Butes at Madison
: o E.nll Henry Wlchmiinu of Pierce
county and Miss Dora Buettow of
Norfolk.
Councilman H W , Winter , who was
taken with a very' severe cold follow
ing exposure during the lire the night
of the bll//.urd , Is now confined to Ills
home.
Pierce Cull : J. A. Van Wagcnen
left last Saturday for Sioux City ,
where ho will be associated In the law
business with his brother , Judge A.
Van Wugenon. Mr. Van Wa-enen was
a resident of Sioux City before coming
to Pierce six years ngo.
Seventy-live enthusiastic hunters
took part In u big wolf hunt nt War-
norvllle yesterday and succeeded In
rounding up n Jack rabbit. No wolves
were seen. As the men converged a
Juck rabbit sprang up. Twenty shot
guns had popped before the rabbit was
stopped.
Patsy Maguer , the Sioux City
gambler who hus some fume In
the Rosebud country , with his part
ner , proprietors of the Interstate club ,
raided recently , have moved out of
their quarters , hag and baggage with
the announcement that they are out
of the business for good.
The funeral of Chris Bick , sr. , was
held Wednesday afternoon from St.
Johannes church. The pallbearers at
the funeral were Carl Reiche , Herman
Mnas , August Klentz , J. 13. Hunsc ,
August Bnthke and Anton Flllnow.
Tlie body was brought to Norfolk
Tuesday night over the Union Pacific.
Wayne Democrat : One of the
strangest accidents that ever hit tills
line of railroad wus pulled off this
side of Wukefield lust Monday mornIng -
Ing , by the cast-bound train. The
front trucks under the engine dropped
off and out of commission entirely , the
train sliding along forty rods before
being stopped , and no other damage
occurring. It wns like a man fulling
oft a seven-story building and not be
ing scratched.
Wayne Democrat : President Pile
is again seriously ill , a professional
nurse being here to care for him. The
Democrat understands that his daugh
ter , Helen , who Is attending college
at Rochester , N. Y. , has been sum
moned home , but not because Presi
dent Pile's condition Is considered
critical. It appears that a recent trip
to Lincoln over-taxed the educator's
strength and he has not been making
satisfactory recovery.
Hollow Horn Bear and the other
Sioux chiefs of the Rosebud country
have seen President Roosevelt. Of
their visit the Washington Post of
last Tuesday says : "Hollow Horn
Bear , whose face adorns the five-dollar
silver certificate of the United States
and a party of Sioux Indians from the
Cheyenne river and Rosebud agen
cies , who have been In Washington
several days on business with the de
partment of the Interior , would not' '
leave the capital until they had seen
the "great father. " They were shown
through the White House yesterday
nnd introduced to the president.
Among the other Sioux wore Reuben
Quick Bear , High Pipe , Stranger
Horse , Dan Good Voice , Iron Light
ning , Straight Head , Giles Tapotola ,
John Colombo and his daughter ,
Louise. The .two delegations were
accompanied by their agents , the Rev.
A. B. Clark and Dr. L. F. Michael.
George 13. Schiller of Central City
is in Norfolk.
Dr. II. T. Holden wus in 'lloskins
yesterday afternoon.
Frank E. Drebert ana D. L. Murray
of Pierce were in Norfolk.
B. T. Reid hus just returned from a
trip toMils ranch In Wyoming.
E. O. Gnrrett passed through Norfolk -
folk on his way to Fairfax , S. D.
Mrs. G. D. Butterfield went to
Omaha yesterday to meet her husband
who Is returning from Washington ,
D. C.
N. B. Dolsen has Just moved from
South Tenth street to a ntw residence
built by F. E. Davenport on Koonlg-
stein avenue. ,
Norfolk people counted by the conI
sus taker , City Clerk Harter , at noon ,
2.5CG. It becomes evident as ( lie cen1
sus advances that If the G.OOO mark Is
passed at all It will probably be by u
very narrow margin.
People driving over the roads sny
thut never were the highways In
worse condition than nt this time.
They are very rough and , with the
freeze of Friday morning , have be
come even more Impassable. Ono of
the Wlllem milk wagons broke down
on the way to town , an axle snapping
under stress of the constant Jarring ,
caused by the rough roads' .
E. H. Lulkart of Tilden , In Norfolk
looking after business Interests here ,
states that he has not decided just
where he will make Ills home. When
Mr , Lulknrt bought the bunk at Cedar
Ruplds the ether day it was announced
that ho would move there. While such
a course Is possible , It has not been I
definitely decided on. It has been
thought that Mr. Lulkart would move
to this city. Ho bought the bank at
Cedar Rapids on ruthor short notice ,
an opportunity for a good Investment
presenting Itself when he was In
Cedar Rapids on other business.
The relatives of Ferdinand Brandenburg - 1
enburg , confined in the Madison coun- <
ly Jail under a $300 peace bond , have
come to his relief. Friday afternoon
two of his nephews , Including Fer
dinand Brandenburg , jr. , who signed
the complaint , arranged to give the
$300 bond. It was stated that Brand
enburg was to go to the home of a
nephew In North Dakota , where Ills
local troubles would probably bo for
gotten. It was announced that one of
tile nephews would go to Madison
Saturday to secure the uncle's re
lease. County Attorney Nichols gave
his consent to the iirruiigement.
THURSDAY TIDINGS.
W. O. Percy is quite sick at his home
at r > 0 ! South Ninth street.
Tlie wolf hunt which was to have
taken place near Jlosklns last Friday
takes place Friday of this week.
The government has made a change
In rural route No. 1 south out of this
city and In rural route No. 5 north
out of Madison. Several patrons on
each route have been transferred.
Ed Hanson , formerly of Tilden , who
sought the Republican nomination for
county treasurer a year ago , has en
tered the real estate and Insurance
business In Beach City , Ohio. A baby
3011 arrived at the Hanson home last
month.
O'Neill will be In the racing game
this year. At a muss meeting It was
decided that If the town could not be
reinstated in the north Nebraska cir
cuit with suitable dates an independ
ent meeting would lie held. The last
week in August is most favored.
Word wus received in Norfolk till ?
morning that Andy Webb of Madison
had died between 0 and 7 o'clock.
Death was due to inflammatory rheuma
tism. Webl ) was a carpenter by trade
and wus well known in Norfolk. He
wus a member of the Madison lire de
partment.
"BIlllo" Wilson , the O'Neill baseball
player who has played a number of
panics in Norfolk , will catcli for Keo-
lull ; in tlio central association next
year. Do Silva of Ainsworth will
pitch for the same team , Ed Relchele
is In the center field und Hildchrnnd
of O'Neill on first base in the same
nine.
nine.H.
H. A. Howe , a son of A. D. Howe
of this city , has gone to Pueblo , Colo. ,
to become manager of the Pueblo
plant of the Beatrice Creamery com
pany of Lincoln. Mr. Howe was one
of the pure food Inspectors until Gov
ernor Shallcnbergcr took ofllce when
he gave way with the others who held
office under the Sheldon administra
tion.
tion.P.
P. T. Unrnh of Tyndnll. S. D. ,
known in Norfolk us B. B. Thomas ,
and charged with defrauding a Men-
nonlte insurance company , doing busi
ness at Mountain Luke , Minn. , accord-
to a Sioux Falls dispatch , hus been in
that city In consultation with mem
bers of tlie official board of.the com
pany. It Is thought that nn attempt
is being made to settle the difficulty.
Unruli is said to have defrauded the
company out of $9,000 while acting us
Its agent in Nebraska , where the ac
tion was brought.
Dr. Frank Osborn , formerly of Noi-
folk , wus succeeded this week as su
perintendent of the state Institution
for feeble minded youth at Beatrice ,
by Dr. G. L. Roe of Beatrice , and with
his wife left yesterday for Mexico ,
where ho will visit and look over the
country for some time. Concerning
Dr. Osborn's administration , the Bea
trice Express says : "While serving
the state up superintendent at the in
stitution ho has made many friends
and proven himself an efficient officer.
He has looked after the wards of the
state in a manner highly creditable to
himself as well as to the goVernor who
appointed him. "
The Norfolk hoard of education has
declined with emphasis to take u stand
against the state teachers' association
or Its November meetings. Recenty the
hoard received from the Plattsmoutli
board a circular letter asking Norfolk's
assistance in a move to refuse to
release the locnl teachers to attend
the state meetings if the latter were
held In November Instead of during
the Christmas holidays. The Norfolk
board promptly tabled the Plattsmoutli
request and directed a 'reply to that
effect to bo sent to Plattsmoutli. In
private conversation members of the
local 1 board have expressed themselves
as i curious regarding the point of view
of i the Plattsmoutli authorities in mnt-
tors I relating to the betterment of its
teaching i force.
Postmaster Hays , us a member of
the Norfolk teaching force by virtue
of a request by the postmaster gen
eral , Is giving a series of lectures this
week to Norfolk school children. Yes
terday i Mr. Hays made two talks in
the I Grant building nnd today spoke in
the I Lincoln building. What he said
had 1 to do with postal matters , the
intention i being to familiarize the
school children with essential points
In makng use of the postofllco faclll-
t.os. I Postmasters all over the country
are i taking part in "this campaign of
education" which it Is hoped will les
sen the mistakes made every day
through carelessness or ignorance by
postoffice ] patrons. Mr. Hays being a
pleasing ] speaker the talks have been
exceedingly Interesting to the pupils.
Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Idle are homo
from I n visit to Oklahoma.
IX Muthowson nnd J. S. Mathewson
spent the day out on n hunting trip.
Carl Nordwlg has returned to Nor
folk I nnd is in the employ of P. J.
Fuesler. I
Miss Clara Harrison , who has be n
II' ' for two weeks past , ons returned
to her work In the C. S. Hayes Jewelry
store.
The two-year-old son of George FHnk
living on Park avenue near the tracks
has nearly recovered from an attack
of typhoid fever.
Norfolk people counted by Census
Enumerator Harter at noon , 2,341 , Mr.
Harter has been pressed by other
duties and has been unable to press -a
his cotiBiiH taking thu past twenty *
four hours.
W. J. Studelnmn , who was elected
president of the Norfolk Driving club
it a time wlun he was absent from
the city and who requested time to
consider the matter before accepting
the place , has now decided to accept
the office. There Is every Indication
that the race meet In Norfolk this
summer , given fair weather , will he
one of the most successful events jet
held In north Nebraska.
The Ben Hur ledge of this city u
week- from next Monday will add a
large class to Its membership rolls.
Twenty-three new members have al
ready been secured for the class und
It is hoped that this number will ho
raised to about llfty at the time of
tlie class adoption. The work will bo
put on by the local ledge team , hut ,
lodge members from Page , Neb. , will
bo special visitors.
Madison county auto victims so far
this week are Cornelius Jacobson of
Norfolk and Dr. M. D. Bilker of Til-
den. Dr. Baker broke his arm In attempting -
tempting to crank his automobile
Tuesday evening. Both hones in the
right arm were broken. Mr. Jiicobson
had the ligaments In his right wrist
and hand severely und painfully
strained by a similar accident at Madi
son Wednesday. He wns cranking an
auto when the gnsollne engine jerked
back. Ho lives at 11M2 Phillip avenue
and had his .arm dressed in Norfolk
Thursday niornii" * .
The Elkhorn Bu Iding and Savings
association became of age this week ,
holding Its twenty-first annual meet
ing. At the stockholders' meeting the
old directors were re-elected as follows -
lows : H. J. Cole , Albert Degncr , W.
A. Witzlgnmn , T. E. Odlorne , F. E.
Davenport and H. C. Matran. Tlie di
rectors at their meeting re-elected 11.
J. Cole president ; W. A. Wit/.lgmnn ,
treasurer , and T. E. Odlorne , secre
tary. A. Degner , as vice president ,
gave way to H. C. Matrau. Mr. Ma-
Iran and Dr. Cole were two of the six
Incorporutors of the association twen
ty-one years ago.
Police Judge Elseloy passed the
cigars yesterday. Business in police
court picked up in such an astonish
fashion wth tlio descent of tlie
gronndhog. back into his hole that
Judge Elseley became convinced that
the fee famine was over , New Year's
resolutions forgotten and the day of
police court trials restored as in tlie
days of Chief John F. Flynn. "Them
were happy days , " remarked the
judge , reflecting buck upon the time
when the wheels of Industry hummed
in police court. That was the time
when the city council offered Judge
Elseley u salary in place of his fees ,
but the judge stuck to his fees. Then
the country braced up , reformed and
arrests ceased. The judge's fees ,
which once were worth more than a
salary , wouldn't buy smoking tobacco.
That wns why when court wns over
yesterday Judge Elseley went down
on Iho avenue and bought real cigars.
For he found three cases to try. Peter
Quick paid $8.10 for being Intoxicated.
Quick works on a brulgu gang und a
little later fell by the wayside again.
The second prisoner , a young man
who said he wns soliciting for the
Omaha Bee and Twentieth Century
Farmer , wanted his name cancelled
und wus registered on the docket as
"John Doe. " He paid $7.10 ; charge ,
intoxication. The third mnn , arrested
by Officer Kell , hud his case con
tinued until Saturday.
Order of Hearing of Final Account.
Ill the Mutter of the Estnle of Curl
Kell , Deceased In the County of
Madison County , Nebraska ,
Now on the 20th day of January
1909 , came Aiigusto Kell , the adminis
tratrix with will annexed of said
estate , and prays for leave to render
an account as such administratrix. (
It is therefore ordered that the 2fith
day , of February , 1909 , at one o'clock ]
p. m. ut my office in Madison , Ne-
brusku , bo fixed as tlie lime and plnce
for examining and allowing such ac
count. And tlie heirs of said deceased ,
and all persons Interested In said
estate , are required to appear nt the
time and place so designated , and
show cause , if such exists , why said
account should not be allowed.
It Is further ordered that said
Auguste Koll , administratrix , give
notice , to nil persons interested In said
estate by causing n copy of this order
to be published in the Norfolk Weekly
News-Journal , a newspaper printed
and in general circulation In said coun
ty for three weeks prior to the day set
for said hearing.
In testimony whereof I have here
unto set my hand and affixed my of
flclnl seal this 2Gth day of January , A
D. 1909.
Wm. Bates ,
[ Seal. ] County Judge.
Over 300 Forge Men to Come.
From 300 to 400 blacksmiths , accord
ing to the estimate made by local nifn
of the forge , will he In Norfolk this
month on February 24 nnd 25 to at
tend the annual convention of the
st'uto association of the blacksmiths.
The Commercial club will assist in
handling the convention.
The business sessions will be hold In !
the city hull. Headquarters will be
established at the Oxnard hotel.
The president of the state associa
tion Is John Edwards of Hustings , at
one time a resident of his city.
The object of the blacksmiths in
bunding together Is to encourage a
uniform scale of prices , circumvent
the dead heat and obtain legislation
which will make their charges a lien
upon the property handled.
The convention last year was held
In Fremont. Gus Nltz and Richard
Peter attended from this city.
Other conventions coming to Nor
folk soon are the school folks' banquet
and meeting February 12 , the stnto
u for uny lutatitnce in.
I uioui l licnllli Itituul in'
inu.ting ( torn tlie me of
commercial clubs March 17 and IS and
tlie ' North Nebraska Teachers' associa
tion March 31 and April 1 and 2.
BLACKSMITHS HOPEFUL.
J W. Edwards , Formerly of Norfolk ,
Expects Their Bills Enacted ,
Hastings , Feb. fi. "We have hope
that tlio legislation we are asking for
will be enacted by the legislature at
.
this session , " said J.V. . Edwards ot
this city , president of the state as
sociation of horseshoers , whcolrlghts
and blacksmiths , which will hold Its
annual convent Ion In Norfolk Feb
ruary 21 and 25.
Mr. Edwurds bus returned from Lin
coln , where he conferred with u num
ber of members of the legislature rela
tive to the proposed bills. Ilo says
the members Informed him that his
requests wore reasonable und that the
prospects wore good for the passage
of the hills.
"senator Tlbbols Is looking after
the bills for us , " suld Mr. Edwards ,
"und I think he will get them through
if anybody can. "
One of the bills , providing for a lien
on horses for shooing , was Introduced
by Senator Tlbbots. Tlie ether meas
ure , which will come up later , pro
vides for examination in the allied
blacksmlthing crafts.
Sheriff's Sale.
By virtue of mi execution directed
to mo by the clerk of the district court
of iMadlson county. Nebraska , on n
Judgment J obtained before Chester A.
Fowller I , a justice of the peace In and
for Norfolk precinct , Madison county ,
Nebraska , on tlie 25th day of January ,
1901 ' , In favor of Mary E. Spaldlng us
plaintiff , and against Oscar A. Rlchey
and Minnie Rlchey as defendants , for
the sum of $28.95 , and costs taxed at
$28.95 and accruing costs , I have lev-
led upon the following described real
estate , taken us the property of suld
defendants , to satisfy suld execution ,
to-wlt : Lots one (1) ( ) , twelve (12) ( ) ,
thirteen ( ! ! ! ) and fourteen (14) ( ) , in
block eight (8) ( ) of C. S. Hayes' addi
tion to Norfolk , Madison county , Ne
braska.
And will offer the sumo for sale to
the highest bidder , for cash In hand ,
on the 23d day of February , A. D. 1909 ,
In front of the county court house nt
Madison , in said county and state ,
that being the building wherein the
last term of court wus held , at the
hour of 1 o'clock p. m. , of said day ,
when and where due attendance will
bo given by the undersigned.
Dated this 21st day of January ,
1909.
J. J. Clements ,
Sheriff of said county.
Seeds , including snake and oilier
cucumber , prehistoric and ether corn ,
both sweet and Hold , pcncllarla ,
squash , niLlon , mammoth sunflower ,
und hundreds of other seeds , 1 cent
mid Hi ) per packet , ( also seed In bulk )
direct from grower to planter. Garden
Guide and descriptive price list free.
Address H , M. Gardner , seed grower ,
Marengo , Nebraska.
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