THE NOHKOLK WtoPrtLY NEWS JOUltNMj FRIDAY KEBIIUAHY 26 11)09 ) . .
Commissioners' Proceedings ,
Madison , Noli. , Felt. 10 , 1009. nt.1
l > . in Hoard of county commlsHlonors
met jMirHimnt to adjournment. Present
lltirr Tuft , Henry Sundcrman anil
John Malnuo.
Tin- minutes of .lutumry 12 , in and
M wore read and approved.
On motion ilio following appoint
ments were Hindu :
Peter HinlK. road overseer voiul dis
trict No. 12.
8 O. Davloa , road overseer road
tllHlrlpl No. 10.
On motion the tux of 11 our y HIIHIMI-
In Norfolk
pfliiK on personal properly
t'ltv for HI08 , amounting to J5.79 , was
ordered si ruck from I ho tax list on
account of double assessment.
Tlie report of tlio Soldiers' Hellof
romnilHKlon for ( ho > ear commonc-
Inn February 5 , 1008 , and ending Fob-
rnary HI , lull ! ) , was audited and found
and tils-
correct , showing receipts
bnrHomontH aH follows :
lloport of Soldiers' Kollof Commis
sioner for 1008 :
Madison. Neb. , Fob. Ill , 1U09--TO the
Honorable Hoard of County Comml *
fdoiiors of Madison County , Nebraska ,
The SoldlerH1 Ilellef Commission ol
Madison county , Nebraska , bogs leave
to Biihinlt the following report of tht
funds recelveil and expcndcil durliif :
the year commencing Fohninry 5
11)08 ) , and ending February 10 , 1909.
Kocelpts.
Amount drawn during
year hy commlsBlon $805OC
Amount drawn hyV. . II.
Wldaman . ? ; tlO.OO
mount drawn liy .lohn
Crook 200.00
Amount drawn hy Herman -
man Barney and
Claus Young 229.00
Total received $805.00
Overdraft hyVldaman J0.02 !
Total $825.02
DlshursemuntB.
Amount expended hy W. H.
Wldaman $30.02 ! !
Amount expended hy .lohn
2-H.OO
Crook
Amount expended hy Herman
Barney and Claus Young. . , . 115.75
Total expended $705.07
Amount on hand , .lohn
Crook , Kehruary 1(5 ( ,
190 ! ) $ 22.00
Amount on hand , Her
man Barney , Kehru
ary 10 , 1909 9S.25
Total on hand February -
ary 10. 1909 $120.25
We hereby certify that the above re
port Is true and correct.
\V. II. Wldnman ,
.lohn Crook ,
H. K. Barney ,
Soldiers' Holtef Commission.
On motion Herman K. Barney , chair
man , was allowed the sum of ? 250 for
the use of the Soldiers' Ilellef Com
mission.
On motion the following hills were
allowed :
Madison Telephone Co. , rent
to April 1 , 1909 $ 12.00
Madison Telephone Co. , tolls ,
October , November and De
cember 10.15
l.oonuu Lumber Co. , lumber
for bridge , Stanton county
line cast side 22-1 92.50
Loonan Lumber Co. , lumber ,
II. D. No. 10 215.15
Loonan Lumber Co. , Jumbur ,
H. D. No. It 23.15
Hill of Herman Kyle for $205 , caring
for Therese Gaudlltz , was wholly dis
allowed , not a proper charge against
Madison county.
Hume Robertson - Wycoff Co. ,
merchandise U. D. No. U. . 3.50
Hume Robertson - Wycoff Co. ,
merchandise R. D. No. 15. . . 3.25
IJnme- Robertson \Vycoff Co. ,
merchandise R. D. No. 10. . . -1.15
Hume - Robertson - \Vycoff Co. ,
merchandise R. D. No. 11. . . 1.25
John Drown , work , II. D. No. 3 o.OO
T. E. Alderson , wolf scalp 2.00
Gus Knul , salary for January. 50.00
H. Kllburn , register of deaths
and births 1.75
12. K. Ringer , register of
deaths and births 1.50
Chas. Lotheby , register of
deaths and births 7.50
M. L. Koehn , register of
deaths and births 1S.50
H. 11. Mills , register of deaths
and births 7.75
Battle Creek Hardware Co. ,
merchandise R. D. No. 7. . . . 10.70
Kattlo Creek Hardware Co. ,
merchandise bridge fund. . . 9.50
Battle Creek Hardware Co. ,
merchandise R. D. No. 3. . . 5.95
Battle Creek Hardware Co. ,
merchandise R. D. No. 7 12.-10
Battle Creek Hardware Co. ,
merchandise bridge fund . . . 12.75
Geo. K. Richardson , recording
bonds 11.00
Geo. E. Richardson , postage
and expenses 1C.95
K A. Housel , postage anil box
rent 4.75
N. A. Honsol , salary 100.00
John Tully , Insurance , Jail and
court house 82.40
W. W. Weaver , merchandise ,
court honso S.15
J. .1. Clements , salary and ex
penses 213.35
Mrs. Clara Stlrk , bridge lum
ber 1G9.SS
T. H. Herd Grain Co. , coal. . . 80.CO
Charles A. Gabolman , wolf
scalp 2.00
A. J. Wells , livery for commis
sioners 4.00
Gntru Juolson , merchandise
R. D. No. 12 0.45
Madison City , electric light. . 43.80
J. T. Moore , bridge work 39.75
John Uond , bridge work 4.50
Sailer Grain Coal Co. , coal
for pauper 27.00
B. Anderson , rent Mrs. Shel
don , pauper 10.00
Kil llowlett , work R. D. No. 9 3.00
AUK. Unilnnt , work R. D. No. 9 C.OO
Fred Smith , bridge lumber. . . , 93.08
F. W. llearfool , hauling coal. . .75
FarmerH Institute , Madison. . . 33.00
Walter Planck , Journal , county
clerk 2.50
John lli'ggomoyer , work C. D.
No. 2 , ( bill llk > d Oct. 27 ,
1908) 22.00
Western Bridge & Construc
tion C. , on contract 1000.00
Western Bridge Construc
tion C. , on contract 1000.00
Western llrldge ft Construc
tion C. , on contract 1000.00
Western llrldgo Construc
tion C. . on contract 1000.00
Western llrldge Construc
tion C. , on contract 1000.00
Western Urldgo Construc
tion C. , on contract 1000.00
Western Bridge : Construc
tion C. , on contract 1000.00
Western Bridge & Construc
tion C. , on contract 1000.00
Western Bridge & Construc
tion C. . on contract 1000.00
Western Bridge Construc
tion C. , on contract 1000.00
Western Bridge Construc
tion C. , on contract 1000.00
Western Bridge Construc
tion C. , on contract 1000.0C
On motion the bond of Richard C ,
Sleeper , justice of the peace , Warner-
vllle precinct , was approved.
On motion depository bond Citizens
National bank of Norfolk in the sum ol
$0,500 , was approved.
On motion the county treasurer was
directed to make the following trans
fer of funds :
From. 1900 county general fund
to 190S county general fund. . $ 39.59
From 1905 and prior years coun
ty general to 1908 county gen
eral fund 187.27
From 1907 county bridge fund
to 1908 county bridge fund. . 278.51
From 1900 and prior years coun
ty bridge fund to 1908 county
bridge fund 151.52
On investigation the county board
recommended Marsee J. Best for admission -
mission to the Nebraska Soldiers' and
Sailors' Home.
On motion the county clerk was di
rected to advertise for bids for the
construction of the following bridges
in Madison county , Nebraska , during
the year 1909 :
One 70-foot span steel bridge with
tubular piers across Uattle creek near
John Prauner's farm in Schoolcraft
precinct , and such other bridges of a
like class as necessity or emergency
may require.
One pile and stringer bridge , ap
proximately 32 feet long , near John
Hraun's place in Highland precinct ,
and such other bridges of a like class
as necessity or emergency may re
quire , and for the repair of such old
bridges during the years 1909 as neces
sity or emergency may require to be
repaired.
Such bridges to he built or such re
pairs to be made in accordance with
plans and specifications on iile in the
office of the county clerk of Madison
county , Nebraska. Each bid to be ac
companied by a ccrtllied check , under
separate cover , for the sum of $2,000 ,
as a guarantee that the bidder will enter -
tor Into contract and furnish bond for
the fnllillmcnt of same , in case his bid
is accepted. Bids and checks to be
Hied with the county clerk on or be
fore noon of March 19 , 1909 , bids to
he opened at 1 o'clock on March 30 ,
1909.
1909.On
On motion the county clerk was In
structed to correct personal tax of A.
C. Peterson in Norfolk city for the
year 1908 , by computing same on an
assessment valuation of $100 less than
the valuation on which same is com
puted , on account of error in assess
ment.
On motion the county clerk was In
structed to correct personal tax of
Charles Carlstrom In Newman Grove
village for the year 1908 , by computing
same on an assessed valuation of $00
less than the valuation on which same
is computed , there being an error lu his
assessment.
On motion the board then adjourned
to March 1C , 1909 , at 1 p. in.
Geo. 13. Richardson ,
County Clerk.
Balloweg Funeral at Atkinson.
Atkinson , Nob. , Feb. 20. Special to
The News : W. H. Allen of Newport
was lu Atkinson Friday looking after
his building on the west corner of
State and Main streets. The building
Is being remodeled so that the south
half will bo used for hardware and
the north half for a general merchan
dise store.
W. P. O'Brien and J. J. Stilson have
bought out the real estate business
lately owned by A. O. Perry and will
continue the business in Uie same
office.
The body of Ferdinand Balloweg ,
which was shipped from Creighton to
Atkinson Thursday afternoon , was
burled from St. Joseph's Catholic
church Friday at 10 o'clock , by the
Rev. Father Loecher.
The body was brought to the home
of George Balloweg , a son of the de
ceased. Mrs. Miles of Winnetoon and
Mrs. Herman Galleon of Hartington ,
two daughters , attended the funeral.
The G. A. R. of Atkinson , besides
several old soldiers from Stuart , as
well ns many sympathizing friends ,
were In attendance.
Mr. Balloweg was on his way form
Creighton and expected to stop at
Wlnnotoon and Hartington to visit his
daughters. As the train came Into
the station a little ahead of time Mr.
Balloweg had to run to catch the
train. He was afflicted with heart
trouble and no doubt the running was
the cause of his death.
After getting into a seat In the car
he rested his arms and head on the
back of the seat In front of him. People
ple In the car wondered at his atti
tude and on speaking to him , found
that ho had passed away , The tag
on his grip was marked for Hurting-
ton so a message was Immediately
Hunt there and a return message from
a daughter was soon received.
The deceased was an old soldlet
aged sixty live , Ills home for many
years wax near Stuart In Holt county.
He was laid to rest beside his wife in
the Catholic cemetery at Atkinson.
Atkinson Chapter , No. 180 , Order of
Master n Star , entei tallied their woithy
grand man on , .Mrs. Marie Apian. 01
Rushvllle , Neb. . Thursday evening.
Following the usual business of the
chapter the beautiful Initiatory work
was exemplllU'd. ' Sister Apian then
conducted a "school of Instruction"
followed by an exceptionally Interest *
Ing lecture on the work of the order.
The Stars served a tempting lunch
going home at a late hour.
Visitors fiom out of town were
.Miss Florence BlnU of O'Neill , Neb. ,
and Mrs. H. Johnson of Stanton , Nob.
Great credit for the.good work In this
chapter the past year Is duo to the
hard work of the worthy matron , Mrs.
W. P. O'Brien.
FRIDAY FACTS.
12. P. Olmsted was In 12wlng yester
day afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. D. Roes left yesterday
for Blencoe , la. , to attend the funeral
of Mrs. Roes' mother.
J. R. Smith and daughter , Miss Florence
once Smith , of University Place , arc
visiting Mr. and Mrs , 13. H. Brewer.
Miss Kathryn Wilson of Meado\\
Grove is at the home of her sister
Mrs 12. H. Brewer , recovering fron
Injuries received lu a runaway lasl
Christmas.
Among the day's out of town visitors
In Norfolk were : Hannah Bryant ,
Madison ; M. Hart , Sliver Creek ; W.
A. Bowker , Hjirllngton ; "XV. W ,
Weaver. Madison ; Mr. and Mrs. F.
Gllck , Verdel ; F. J. Brown , Tllden ;
George D. Rich , Wlsner ; Raymond
Woods , Fullertou ; W. C. Carroll , H.
13. Cook , C. 12. Fraser , Madison ;
Charles Atkinson , Creighton ; 0. C.
Anderson , West Point ; W. A. Mer-
serve , W. H. Holmes , Creighton ; W.
H. Thomas , Carlock , S. D. ; Fred
Hlnes , Naper ; F. A. Morse , Plalnvlew ;
W. T. Weis , Butte ; P. G. Barnum ,
Carroll ; Victor Anderson , Wausa.
Ed Porter , formerly a butcher at
Anoka , has left there for parts un
known. His wife Is still there.
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Stadelman are
in Omaha.
E. A. Evanson loft at noon to visit
friends in , Des Molnes.
M'lss Williams , a sister of W. R.
Williams , Is In Norfolk representing
the Nebraska orphanage association.
The funeral of C. .1. Chapman will
be held at Dunlap , la. , Sunday after
noon. Mr. and Mrs. P. F. Bell and
Charles Hyde and family will attend
from Norfolk.
Norfolk people counted by City
Clerk Ed Harter at noon , ; ! , cr > 0. . Nor
folk was given 3,883 people by the
1900 census. Mr. Hartor as yet in
his census taking has not been south
of Pasewalk avenue.
Norfolk friends have just received
word of the death of C. B. Sprague ,
an early Nebraska settler , who started
the Blair Times in 1880 , who died in
Pawnee , Okla. , last Sunday. He was
seventy-one years old.
Mayor J. D. Sturgeon Is confined to
his home with a severe attack of
quinsy. He was taken ill yesterday
afternoon and had to call a cab to
get home. The mayor was no better
today. He Is supposed to have con
tracted a cold on coming from Arizona
into the cold air of Nebraska Wednes
day.
day.The pallbearers at the funeral of
the late A. E. Groom were : II. M.
Roberts , W. II. Wldaman , George
Dudley , sr. , A. N. McC.Innis , , II. C.
Matrau and Smith Grant. S. D. Wig-
ton , the Presbyterian minister at El
gin , conducted services In the Presby
terian church. The body was laid to
rest in the soldiers' lot lu Prospect
Hill cemetery.
The Norfolk hog case is going up
higher. Andrew Nerd has appealed
from Justice Elseley decision declar
ing the hog was rightly the property of
Will Reed. Justice Eiseley was the
judge of Nora's own picking , ho hav
ing transferred the case from Justice
'Lambert. Meanwhile the hog In dis
pute has been done Into hams and
sausage all these weeks. The costs
in the proceedings are , however , con-
slderablo and arc at issue. Nerd
claims that ho owned the hog but that
ho owed Reed for him. Reed said the
hog belonged to him all the time.
Nerd sold the hog , which Reed at
once replevined and straightway sold
again.
It is now denied in Yankton that
one John Naughton , a Vermillion rail
road contractor , lost anything in the
Pierce crash when the Yankton-Nor-
folk project fell through some years
ago. It Is claimed there that every
body was paid In full for work done ,
the losers in the whole transaction
being the English capitalists who ad
vanced the money. It Is claimed in
Yankton that the crash was caused by
the Englishmen withholding further
funds , having been seized with an at
tack of timitidy. As a matter of his
tory not entirely forgotten , recollec
tion is held in Norfolk pf local people
who were short more or less consid
erable sums of money in the Pierce
crash. Memory of old Yankton-Nor-
folk obligations which wore not met
does not entirely agree with Iho re
cent statement made In Yankton.
Pierce Is supposed to bo In South
America at this time. His fraudulent
transactions wore supposed to have
amounted up to several millions. The
YJanktou-Norfolk suffered a backset
from the Pierce frauds which It has
been years In recovering from. When
Pierce , who was an Englishman and
who used English capitalists as his
dupes , decamped , the right-of-way was
ready for the rails nearly to Pierco.
Even bridges had been built.
William Zulauf , the Pierce horse
man , according to the Madison post ,
Is contemplating moving to Madison.
Mr. Hiihuif was In Madison last week
looking up 0110 or two business propo
sitions. In case Zulauf goes to Madi
son he would probably stable Captain
Mack and King Woodford there.
\V. J. Gow will return from Colorado
rado the last of the week.
Mr. and Mrs. Woods Cones drove
down from Pierce yesterday.
Mrs. ICdgar Klmball of Booiie , la. ,
a niece , and Mrs. John Jones of No-
va.la. la. , a sister , are guests of Mrs.
Fred Llnerode.
Mrs. Mayme H. Cleaver of Nellgh ,
Wind chief of honor In the Degree
of Honor lodge In Nebraska , was lu
Nrrfolk yesterday.
Among the day's out of town visi
tors In Norfolk wore : Arthur Pap-
.tfln. Madison ; C. F. Sliarpe. Wayne :
D W. McGregor , Madlsou ; Mr. and
Mis. F. Gllck. Verdel ; Oscar Leewlr.
Newman Giove ; Miss Mary Klrby ,
Battle Creek ; Deputy Oil Inspector F.
J , Pratt. Humphrey ; R. R. Dlckson ,
O'Neill ; C. H. Stewart , Pierce ; C. H.
Reed. Madison ; C. E. Hall , O'Neill ;
diaries Mllner , Fairfax , S. D. ; F. J.
Donate , Herrlck , S. D. ; G. L. Kelley ,
Pierce ; Dr. E. M. Barnes , Plalnviow ;
Mr. and Mrs. 12. Schostry , Nlobrara ;
F. H. Shultz , Stanton ; J. E. Mont
gomery , Pllger ; G. Beyer , Sheriff 13.
A. Dwyer , Pierco.
M. Inhelder's interest in the Far
mers' state bank at Hadar , the Institu
tion which was recently dynamited
and robbed by bank robbers , has been
purchased by R. G. Rohrko of
Ilosklns , well known In this city. Mr.
Inhelder was president of the bank ,
which was started in 1900.
As a result of an appeal to the dis
trict court taken in the Fonskc re
monstrance against the Hndar saloon ,
the neighboring village to the north
will bo dry until court sets April 7.
And then the saloon will have to take
Its chances with the court. Thr
Pierce county commissioners turned
down the Fensko remonstrance.
Hadar has only one saloon.
Wayne Herald : Patrick Casey , a
man aged about sixty years , whose
home was at Norfolk but who was
visiting at Carroll , died very suddenly
last week. The remains were brought
here and was interred in the Catholic
cemetery , funeral services being hold
at the Catholic church , Rev. Father
Kearns ofliciatiug. We understand
the deceased has a daughter residing
near Carroll with whom he was visit
ing at the time of his death.
A force of men is busy a mile and
a half east of Madison putting up a
new wooden bridge over Union Creek.
Tills is really an extension of Tliir
tcenth street In Norfolk , 'making It
possible to drive out that road into
Madison without making a jog for
merly necessary. This completes the
list of new bridges which the county
commissioners have ordered in.
R. M. Pearsall , a printer who has
been employed by the Huso Publish
ing company for some months and
who before that worked for the Pierce
Call at Pierce , died at 10:30 : o'clock
Thursday morning following a severe
Illness from Brlglit's disease and
secondary pneumonia. Two daughters
live in Michigan. Two sons also sur
vive , one of thein'being lu the navy.
Mr. Pearsall was fifty-three.
E. L. Mlnton of Oakdale , a member
of the Norfolk repair crew of the Ne
braska Telephone company was one
of the heroes in the aftermath of the
last blizzard , following on foot for
thirty-one and a half miles a path im
passable to horses. Minton , after the
storm , was sent out from Norfolk with
a team to repair breaks and to remedy
trouble in the toll lines between here
and Atkinson. Ho reached Neligh
with the team. At that point the
drifts were so bad that it was neces
sary to abandon the buggy. From Ne-
lish to I tunnn he rode horseback ,
When the horses , for he was accom
panied by a liveryman on a second
horse , had to give up the struggle in
the deeper snow , Minton gave up his
horse and pushed out of Inman on
foot. He had frozen both feet when
ho reached O'Neill and the district
manager in Norfolk tried to call him
back. But Minton walked to Atkin
son and cleared up the line.
Rob Finkhouse Cigar Store.
The Norfolk avenue cigar store ol
A. W. Finkhouse , formerly conducted
by Henry Haaso , was broken intc
Thursday night , shortly before mid
night , the robber , or robbers , getting
off with a small haul without belli ; ;
molested. From the cash register $ ! i
In change was secured. This was al !
the money in the store at the time
A handful of five cent chips was alsc
gathered up , along with flve or sb
boxes of flve cent cigars.
Entrance was effected through the
back of the store. An effort had beer
made to cut the putty from the win
dow , but the glass not yielding the
window was broken In. It Is bellovec !
that hy reaching In the window the
door was unlatched. The door this
morning was found locked from the
Inside. The money drawer was loft
open.
Fred Thlem of the Now Merchants'
cafe heard the sound of falling glass
about 11:30. : He thought nothing of It
at the time. Imagining that some ono
was throwing glass out In the street.
South Dakota Legislature.
Pierre , S. D. , Feb. 20.-Tho senate
sat down on the bill of the Sioux Falls
Elks club , which was asking for the
privilege of serving liquors without a
license. Bates supported the bill , but
found no help along that line , but a
number ready to oppose the measure.
Williams opposed on moral grounds ,
saying the club with their white shirt ,
stand-up collar attempts to evade the
law was making drunkards. Thoreson
opposed on the ground that he could
not vote'to allow a club to run a
saloon without a license. Scroggs said
ho was an Elk , but was opposed to the
bill , and If any club wanted to sell
liquor It should be compelled to take
out a license as any other dealet
would. Curtis and Andrews wen
against the hill and It was as Hat at
Htale beer when the result of the volt
was announced.
The senate also passed the senate
general banking bill and with but one
dissenting vote the house hill ti
establish ti tuberculosis hospital al
Ctister.
The house committee had reportet1
advorsely'on the Brady antl-clgaretli
bill , but he got It onto the calendar foi
discussion and It will bo out In tin
open for today's session.
The old soldiers of the house , wh <
this morning defeated the rosolutlni
asking eoiiv'ress to establish a clvl
war ofllcers' annuity roll , reeonslderei
their action In the afternoon am
passed the resolution after nnietidln ) .
It to Irehide enlisted men. The stati
hall Insurance proposition was dls
cussed In ro.nmlttee of the whole will
Erlckson , Whiting and Taylor support
lug It and Wyinan and Forbls oppos
Ing , the latter wanting the state t <
take up all Hues of Insurance If thoj
took any. The bill went hack to com
mlttee.
THURSDAY TIDINGS.
Rev. Edwin Booth , Jr. , left Thurs
day noon for Hastings to attend tin
state Y. M. C. A , convention. Rev. C
A. Jaqiilth of Neligh will occupy tin
pulpit of the First Congregatlona
church Sunday.
Mrs. Harry Owen Is quite sick li
Wyoming , where she is with her hus
band.
Mrs. C. S. Parker Is now rapidly re
covering from a two months' siege of
pneumonia.
Tlio Fremont Commercial club has
adopted the Norfolk plan of combat
ing fake advertising.
C. J. Fleming has moved into the
cottage recently vacated by Robert
litter , on Koenlgstein avenue.
Yesterday the Nebraska Telephone
Co. still had twenty-seven extra men
working out of Norfolk on storm re
pair work.
Charles Henry Eborllng and Miss
Christine Rakus , both of Norfolk , have
secured a license to wed from County
Judge Bates at Madison.
A marriage llct-nse has been Issued
In thi > county court at Madison to
Earnest A. Sporn and Miss Helen L.
Wegner. both of Norfolk. '
Senator W. V. Allen of Madison
went to Lincoln Wednesday to argue
before the supreme court his appeal
from the Hoche verdict of man
slaughter in the district court.
Charles Rico will leave within a few
days for an extended trip to New
York and other eastern points. He
expects to bo at Washington March
for the Inauguration ceremonies.
A rod on an engine broke just as
the train was drawing into Oakdale
from Elgin , cutting a number of ties.
One of the trainmen was sent back ,
afoot , to Elgin , to head off another
train.
John L. Beach , a former Northwest
ern conductor , has sold his Rosebud
farm near Bonesteol , S. D. , and will
move to a farm near Trenton , Mo. Mr.
and Mrs. Beach are in the Rosebud
now arranging to move.
Paul Nordwig lias just boon able to
get around after another two weeks'
attack of appendicitis. Ho says that
he doesn't want another two weeks
like these , and he expects to undergo
a surgical operation next Monday to
got rid of the trouble.
Frank Byerly , who has been out to
his farm since the recent storm ,
slates that he found eight quail In one
bunch and four In another dead. One
bii'd had taken refuge in a tree and
was frozen so stiff that he had to
break Its legs to detach it.
The Imported Porclieron mure Luz-
anne , owned by G. L. Carlson , died
last evening from a ruptured stomach.
She was the mother of eight colts ,
flve of which sold for $9,100. Her first
colt was sold when thirty-one months
old for $2,750 and the last yearling for
$2,000.
The removal of the quarantine from
the Homo of George Fink on Park av
enue and Seventh street has not had
the effect of releasing the family from
trouble. Mr. Fink Is badly bruised
as tlio result of falling from piling In
the Northwestern yards. Mrs. Fink
at the same time Is very low with
Brlglit's disease.
Mayor J. D. Sturgeon returned last
evening fiom Arizona and has again
taken up his duties as Uio executive
head of the city. Mayor Sturgeon
spent two weeks with his son and two
daughters near Phoenix. Hearing of
the snow drifts in Norfolk Mr. Stur
geon picked a collection of oranges
and lemons to bring back to this city.
Conductor J. W. Merrlam , who was
hurt at Fremont while acting as
braheman , will bo able to return to
Norfolk In a week or ton days. Mrs.
Merriam Is just back from a visit
with her husband at the Fremont hos
pital. Ono of Mr. Morriam's shoulder-
blades was broken and his back badly
sprained , but ho sustained no other
injuries.
Next Tuesday evening the Degree
of Honor lodge will celebrate Us four '
teenth anniversary In' Norfolk by en
tertaining Iho Workmen. Each Work
man may bring his wife , If ho Is mar
ried , and a friend Mrs. Maymo II.
Cleaver of Neligh , head of the Degree
of Honor In Nebraska , will be present
and will make ono of the addresses
of the evening.
Tom Hughes , traveling passenger
agent for the Missouri Pacific railroad ,
Is distributing ono of the most beauti
ful booklets over Issued for advertis
ing purposes. The book Is devoted to
"Mexico , a Foreign Land a Stop
Away. " The book Is done Into nn
artistic and altogether pleasing crea
tion , giving Mexican scenes and de
scriptions In profuse detail.
Mrs. D. uees yesterday recived
word of her mother's death In the
western part of the state , whore she
had been visiting a daughter. The
deceased , Mrs. R. Wilkinson , will he
roniemberod In Norfolk through sev
eral visits to this city. The funeral
will he held Friday at Blencoe , la. The
sad Intelligence of Mrs. Wilkinson's
death was received at a time whi-n
the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs
Rees Is threatened with an attack of
pneumonia.
J. C. Chamberlain has moved to
Norfolk from Plalnviow. He will live
on Koenlgstelu uvoiiue.
Andrew Heath , a son of llnrrj
Heath , u well known farmer , and Minn
Mertle Sowell , a daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. George W. Sowell , prominent
resldonts of Madison county living
oisht miles southwest of Norfolk ,
were married at 11:30 : Wednesday
morning at Madison by County Judge
Bates. A wedding reception followed
it the home of the bride's parents at
0:30 : o'clock. The house was decorated
with pink carnations. Nineteen guests
were present. The young people will
live on a farm ten miles southwest of
Norfolk.
The return to the show business of
A. O. Perry of Atkinson , who with C.
A. Smith has purchased the Lemon
Brothers circus , recalls various Inci
dents connected with the old Perry
Leftwlch circus which was well known
In this section. One remnant of the
old show , an old Dcadwood stage
coach which played a prominent part
lu the pioneer days of tlio Black Hills
and which was operated by the Ameri
can express company , is now owned
by Dr. Smart of Madison. The old
relic stands In tlio rear of the Madison
postofflco.
Frank F. Buchman of Dlxou , 111. ,
and Miss Ethel Vail of Norfolk were
married at 10:30 o'clock Thurs'day
morning at the home of tlio bride's
mother , Mrs. Lucy Vail , at 301 Madi
son avenue. Dr. C. W. Ray of the First
. . .othodlst church performing the cere
mony in tlio presence of a few inti
mate friends and relatives. The groom
was attended by Herman Bechtel , the
bride by Miss Editli Vail. A wedding
breakfast followed the ceremony. Mr ,
and Mrs. Buchmau left on the noon
train for Omaha , visiting at Lincoln
and Kansas City before going to
Dixon , III. , where they will make their
home on a farm after March 1.
This Yankton Southern Move.
The secretary of state's office at
Lincoln is authority for the statement
that there are signs of activity In
Yankton Southern railroad circles and
that I. E. Doty , president.of the Cen
tral National bank of David City , lias
written to the secretary to ask what
it would cost to increase the capital
.stock of the Yankton Southern , which
Is Incorporated in Nebraska , from
$100,000 to $55,000,000. To Mr. Doty ,
Secretary of State Jiinkln has broken
the news as gently as possible that it
will cost $27,500 , the fee to be paid to
the state of Nebraska.
The Two Yankton Roads.
If the secretary of state lias been
quoted correctly in the dispatch fiom
Lincoln , the new railroad rumors are
of additional interest because the
name of tlio projected "Yankton South
ern railroad" is used. The Yankton
Southern , it is to be remembered , is
the road which Fremont Hill has agi
tated and which has claimed to have
a now line surveyed and the right-of-
way purchased from Yankton to Nor
folk and south to Wichita. The Yank-
ton , Norfolk arid Southern , which it is
announced is about to build out of
Yankton , represents the old Yankton
road of many years ago , comes to Nor
folk on the old grade and goes a good
many miles to one aide of Wichita ,
according to announcements.
A Stiuwell Move ?
From Lincoln at the same time
conies a statement from railroad cir
cles , as expressed in Lincoln papers ,
that there have been rumors that the
Yankton Southern is a proposed part
of the Orient road which Stillwell Is
building out of Kansas City to the
Pacific through Mexico. The course
of those rumors has not been located.
The Kansas City , Mexico Orient ,
with which gossip connects the Yank-
ton Southern , is the line now being
const'-ucted by A. IS. Stillwell from
Kansas City to Topolobampo in
Mexico. About 1,200 miles of this
road is now constructed , about SOO
being in operation in one stretch be
tween Wichita and a point In northern
Texas. The northern terminus of this
road , so far as Stillwell himself has
discussed the matter , is to be at Kan
sas City.
Just how much of this Lincoln gos
sip represents confusion in names be
tween the Yankton Southern and the
Yankton , Norfolk and Southern and
how much forecasts possible rivalry
between two Interests seeking an out
let to the gulf through this territory
Is not known In Norfolk. This much
is known hero , that Fremont Hill and
his friends wore supposed to bo on
the verge of floating bonds in the east
and In Europe for their line when the
men who have secured control of the
old Graham Interests suddenly ap
peared In the center of the stage nt
Ynnktou.
'GOLDEN HAIRED BRIDE A BOY.
Removal of Bride's False Hair Reveals
His Identity. -
Cavour , S. D. , Fob. 19. Peter
Footo , a bachelor , wooed and wedded
a young "brldo" who answered his ad
vertisement. The "bride" had golden
hair. After the ceremony the hair
was removed and the "brldo" proved
to be a young man of the town.
Force Bryan's Retirement ,
i Leading Nebraska Democrats are
planning the retirement of Mr. Bryan
from leadership of both state and na
tional Democratic politics.
Behind the movement to force him
out are some of the best Known Democrats -
crats in the state , including Governor
Shnllenberger and Congressman Gil
bert M. Hitchcock , both of whom are
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active candidates for election to the
United States senate two years hence.
Democrats who have faithfully sup
ported Mr. Bryan during bin sixteen
years of office-socking lu Nebraska
and the nation , and who have followed
htm to three presidential downfalls ,
are in the new league to relegate the
peerless leader to the rear.
Mr. Bryan should voluntarily retire
from active offleo-se'eklug after all
other Democratic Interests In Ne-
braska have been sacrlllced for o
many years In his personal behalf , the
leaders argue. And since he IIUH de
clined to do this , they plan to iniiko
It impossible for him to continue. All
tilings have been saerlllced ' for Mr.
Bryan during a dozen years or morn
lu Nebraska Democracy , and leading
Democrats now want a chance to do
things on their own account.
The News has this Information
from an authoritative source In tlio
state capital.
Ask for the Hadar Suspects.
Sheriff Dwyer and County Attorney
Stewart of Pierce county wore In Lin
coln yosteidny afternoon to secure
requisition papers for tlio men charged
with the haul ; robbery and held in
Sioux City. With their requisition
papers they go to lies Moines with
the expectation of having the papers
honored by the Iowa governor today.
With the requisition papers it will not
be necessary to hold the preliminary
hearing set In Sioux City for Saturday.
It will be remembered that It was
because ho was too particular about
getting a sharp pointed butcher knlfo
In Norfolk , that one of the Hadar
bank robbers Is much nearer coming
to justice than ho might otherwlKu
have been. 'Pile man's Inslstnnce
made an impression on 1C , S. South ,
at that time with Coleman South ,
so that Mr. South is now in a posi
tion to add Rome needed ( links to Iho
evidence which is expected to convict
ono or more of the Hadar bank rob
bers.
It Is the alleged bank robber known
as Morrison whom Mr. South Idontl- r
'
lies. This Is tlio man whoso picture '
was at once Identified by John Fetter
as a man ho had seen at the Norfolk
M. O. depot the morning after the
robbery. Mr. South also picked the
picture out of a group of photographs.
The young lady who Is cashier of the
Hadar hank Identifies Morrison as the
man who bought the $2 draft before
the robbery. Julius Kuhl , a fanner
near Hadar , adds his identification.
The knife was used In forcing the
lock to the bank door and was left
behind by the robber or robbers.
When the man , who Is believed to
he Morrison , was showed an assoit-
ment of butcher knives by Mr. South ,
he at once selected one with the
sharpest point. Ho complained , how
ever , that the point was not sharp
enough. It was a Knife which the
firm was closing out and Mr. South
offered It to the man at fifty cunts ,
dropping ton cents from the price.
'Phis also made an Impression on ids
mind and Identified the purchase at
once on tlie sale books.
Tlio purchase of the knlfo was in
vestigated hero by Detective Searles
of Omaha and Lincoln , who was
brought hero by Secretary Hughes of
the state bankers' association. Searles ,
It Is said here , deserves the credit of
riinnlirg Morrison ' .o earth and con
necting him with the robbery.
Two other men , known as Hlley and
Joyce , are hold in Sioux City on the
belief that they can also be Impli
cated.
Engineer is Coming Here.
George Alien Ynlllo , engineer of
the Yankton-Norfolk and Southein
railroad , will bo In Norfolk In about a
week to look over tlio local situation.
Mr. Yuillo Is in Chicago nt this time
conferring with the men who are sup
posed to be financing the new road.
Ik-fore leaving Yankton , Mr. Yuille
explained that Yankton was situated
Just the right to warrant the heavy ex
penditure necessary for the erection
of the big river bridge , that to tin-
west there was as yet nothing , to war
rant such on outlay while to the --ast
there was too much competition. The
same conditions apply to the territory
through which the proposed roud
passes.
Yankton citizens , following a mass
mooting , are out raising n bonus tor
tlio Ynnkton-Norfolk and Southern ! t
Is proposed to have tlio bonus paid by
a bond issue to ho voted before the
guarantors are called on to pay tholr
pledges. Yank Ion has already pledged
a bonus towards the Yankton South
ern road , Fremont Hill's enterprise ,
and Yankton citizens say that they
would bo only too willing to pay both
If they could secure two south roads ,