The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, March 26, 1909, Page 7, Image 7
TI1M S .TOTIUXM , PH1DAY MAIIHH i > SETTLING A NEW COUNTRY. Homesteaders Haven't Time to Indulge In Sentimentality. Gregory , South Dakota , March 23. In western South Dakota thu html- MCHH of transforming n section of In * dlan reservation Into n > settled and productive farming community has do- veloped Into mieh n commonplace af fair that any sentimental consldcra- ttoiiH that might hover around such an Incident aru Hcnrcoiy brought to mind. Mont of thu men and women Involved In thcHc periods of transformation arc largely concerned with thu practical side of the question thu making of homes , the problem of present exist ence and future profit. In spite of the commonplace view HO generally entertained an outsider may bu pardoned for Indulging In just one gasp of sentiment In connection with the opening of Trlpp county , an event scheduled for April 1 a few days hence. Hero IH nn unorganized county , not even under state jurisdic tion , about forty by sixty miles In extent - tent , unsettled at the present time except as to a few tenants on Indian leased lands. Within two months the prairies of that county will be dotted with the cabins of settlers , and more than half a dozen towns will ho pushed for metropolitan honors. In connec tion with this rush of settlement , and an Important part of It , will come the ii'Mtntlan of county organization and the burning questions of county seat location and selection of county of ficers. . Four thousand men and women , hailing from nil sections of the United j States , will participate In the business ( and settings of this grand drama , ) which Is now receiving its finishing touches at the hands of government. officials. Hundreds of these prospective set-j tiers , since receiving notice of the op-1 portunltles accorded to them in the drawing last October , have been out looking over the land , and are watting In eager anticipation for the day when the bars will bo thrown down for the selection of their farms and the subset qnent settlement and cultivation. It can bo stated as an absolute fact that no matter what proportion of dropouts - outs there may bo among those hav ing numbers , there are more than enough outsiders anxious and waiting to take up every acre of tillable land as soon as the number rights arc ex- hausted. So Trlpp county will bo set tled , organized and cultivated just the same. While the now settlers coming Into Trlpp county will probably meet with their full portion of discouraging cir cumstances , there , Is one condition making the Initial processes moro qasy and comfortable than they might t otherwise have been. This Is the In i- tense and uncompromising rivalry be tween the towns of Gregory and Dal | las. Dallas la located on the borders of Trlpp county and is the terminus of the Northwestern road extending into this country. Gregory Is four miles east , a handicap In location that has just recently been overcome through securing the government land office. Tbeso two towns will do practically all of the outfitting for the settlers going into Tripp county this spring , and for the several new towns ( Inland ) to be established there. Very natural ly each town Is anxious to make the best Impression on the Incoming settlers tlors , and all sorts of privileges and conveniences will result. Up In this country just now the prospective homesteader ranks as a traveling prince , and every possible effort Is directed at his entertainment and satisfaction. One fact that seems to bo not gen erally known , although quite patent from a knowledge of homestead regu lations , Is that all of the women who have drawn Tripp county homesteads are legitimate matrimonial prospects. They are either real widows , grass widows or maiden ladles above the ago of twenty-one years. Thera Is n total of about 300 women among those In the first -1,000. Very few of the women get "cold feet" on their home stead opportunities. They are either more discerning as to the prospective advantages or they average much bettor tt. tor nerve than the masculine element. Following the Gregory county openIng - Ing four years ago About 30 per cent of the men sold rellnqulshments the first year. Out of 200 women homestead ers only ono failed to hold on long enough to secure a patent. Practical ly all of these women still own their j farms , although many of them have . since married. Mrs. May Melser of Kennebec , S. D. , the holder of No. 1 In the .Trlpp county drawing , was a grass widow nt the time of the draw ing , but has since secured a divorce. She expects to como to Gregory about . March 20 and will work In _ one of the offices here during the filing pe riod. She has received hundreds of proposals of marriage since her lucky stroke , but rejects them nil with scorn. She Is very much disposed to try It alone for a time , at lenst. The land office at Mitchell was form ally nbnndoned Snturdny evening and the headquaiters of this district will In the future bo located nt Gregory The contract has been let for the erec tion of a handsome two-story building , to be used here as n land office , but that building will not be available for some time. To meet the situation In the meantime the firm of Slaughter & Standlford has turned over their suite of handsome office rooms for the use of the land offlco people , and have erected n temporary offlco In the street for their own use. The filings will commence on April 1 , fifty numbers being called on that day and fifty the following day. From April 3 to 13 , inclusive , 100 numbers will bo called each day. From April 14 to April 22 , inclusive , 160 numbers will be called each day. From April 23 to May 3 , Inclusive , 200 numbers will bo called each day. The flvo Sundays In this period are , or course , excepted in the filing period. There are about 3,500 farms actually \y \ subject to filing at the present time. ThoBo not taken by persons having numbers , up to and Including 4,000 will be Hiibject to entry next Septem ber , by thoHC having numbers from 1,000 to 0,000. If there should bo any land | , J left unentered after the fall num ber | , ( rights are exhausted It will bo subject to general entry. Junction News , E. Williams of Missouri Valley Is In the Junction on business. Dudolph Rlmovskoy arrived homo from Lindsay last night where he had been watching an engine. Jewell Fountain came In on No. 5 from Missouri Valley last evening John Koorhor Is clerking In the C. S. Hoar & Co. store. Mrs. S. G. Sattcrloo went to Omaha Sunday and returned home last night. Atlolph Harsh of Walnut Grove stopped over In the .lunation last on his way to Omaha , where Mrs. Harsh Is In the hospital. Mrs. John McGranc was a passenger to Omaha yesterday morning , return- j ing home In the evening. J. W. Merrlam , who got under the cars at Fremont about n month ngo and got his shoulder bone broken , Is not getting nlong ns well ns ho should. Lillibrldge and the Family Cow. Burke Gazette : L. S. Lillibrldgo has bought a family cow. Mr. Lllllbridgc Is a connoisseur on cows. The force of this ( iHseitlon may be judged from the I i fact j. that lie ban been wanting a cow for some time , but In all this broad . land j ' thi-ie was only one cow that met I Ms ( uitiu approval. She Is a very j fancy cow and was owned by a very i fine ( fail ily out In the country who v - loath to pail with her on ac count of her Intellectual breeding and hidyllke j den.eanor. She Is a pure bred mouse coloird Jersey. Mr. Lillibrldgo was bound to have her , however , and , the glitter of bis gold finally severed the loving ties which bound Blossom to ( her happy home. Mr. Lllllbrldge paid $ -15 for her , and the lady of the house stood at the window and wept as dear Blossom was led away. Mr. Lillibrldge i was touched. He is feeling still more deeply "touched" now. Ho j led 1 Blossom to Burke and put her In a mahogany finished stall with an up holstered manger. He surrounded her with alfalfa hay , bran mash and all the luxuries of life. No rude plebian cows were allowed to Intrude Into her patrician privacy. Mr. Lllllbrldge treated her with the utmost courtesy and respect , and in the gloaming ad vanced a pioposltlon for milk. Blos- som replied by planting her right hind ihoof suddenly and firmly against Mr. Lllllbrldge's vest and repelling his advances - vances with unction. She did a con tinuous repelling act for ten minutes , and Mr. L. decided that there was al ready enough milk In the house for breakfast , anyhow. The next morning Blossom accepted the bran and fodder graciously , but when Air. Lllllbrldge bi cached the subject of the evening's controversy she gave him a how-dare- you-slr glare and smote him on the shin. We regret to state that Mr. L. lost his temper. He returned Inside the barn and mixed things with Blos som. Blossom proved to bo strong on | iu-flghtlng and the net result of ton minutes' melee was n crippled banker and an indignant and Implacable cow. Anyone having milk to sell would do well to consult Mr. Lillibrldge. Also anyone who don't care what happens I to them can win a generous nurse by going on for two rounds with Blossom. Mr. Lillibrldge is confident that a mistake - take was made In her pedigree , and declares that she is half mule and half liyena instead of pure jersey as al leged by the Innocent weeping lady out on the farm. A hole has been cut In the loof and a boy has been hired to : drop fodder down to Blossom every day. Mr. L. has tried to bribe the boy to give her a stick of dynamite , but the boy likes his steady job. Mr. Lilli bridge goes homo by a circuitous route for the reason that Blossom kicks the side of the barn out every time she smells him going by. DREW $7.10 IN NORFOLK. Man Who Hit Fenske Celebrated His Acquittal by Coming to Norfolk Frank Modrow , the Hadar bartender who threw Robert Fenske of Hosklns out of the Hndar saloon with such force that Fenske Is now suing the proprietor for $5,000 damages and who was acquitted in the county court at Pierce on the grounds that the as sault was provoked , was gathered In by i he Norfolk police for taking on too much of the local brand of fight juice in celebration of his acquittal. ' Judge Elseley accessed the usual ' ' $7.10 , Judge Eiseley holding that the e"assault of the booze bottle was un provoked. Modrow paid. LAND OFFICE TO STAY PUT. Dallas Delegation Calls on Secretary of Interior. Washington , March 19. Secretary of the Interior Balllnger advised the Dallas delegation , headed by E. A Jackson , that ho could not reopen the government land offlco controversy ns regards Its removal from Mitchell to Gregory. The secretary held the view that Inasmuch as the removal had been determined upon by his predecessor In office and ordered by the presldenl he could not now Interfere with Its transfer from Mitchell to Gregory. The secretary further stated , however over , ho would consider any new evl 1 denco that the Dallas people mlgbj have to offer for a removal of the office from Gregory to Dallas. Mr Jackson has not fully determined ye what course to pursue in view of the secretary's position , but will leave no effort untried to obtain the land of flee for bis home town. He is ac cotnpanled by E. G. Patterson. It Is likely that they will try to Interest Prettldstit Taft In the controversy In the hope of getting n presidential order for a new hearing. Senator Gamble Is understood to be somewhat aroused over a circular let ter sent out by the Dallas Commercial club to the Rosebud entrymcn urging them to join In a petition for thu lo cation of the land office at Dallas In stead of Gregory. This letter Intl-'u mates that the office was located nt Gregory by Gamble to punish his po litical opponents and was n "patron age" favor extended to him by a for mer administration. Mr. Gamble contends the land office controversy was settled on Its merits and resents the Insinuation thai President Roosevelt velt decided in favor of Giegory to give him patronage. INQUEST LATER. Old Man Killed at West Point Was a County Charge. West Point , Neb. , March 19. Spe cial to The News : Michael Kueckel , an aged resident of West Point was In stantly killed yesterday afternoon at 2:10 : at the railroad crossing on Grove street nt the north end of the Chicago and Northwestern passenger depot grounds by the Black Hills passenger train No. C , cast bound , which was just entering the depot. The unfortunate - fortunate , man , who was n widower and had been for some time n county charge occupied n shnck west of the station and was apparently on his way to ' prepare dinner , having a package of meat In his hand when struck. Coroner Llngenfelder was summoned mmedlately and after viewing the ) ody removed It to Ills late abode and summoned a Jury. The inquest will be icld later , probably when the train crew return. The deceased was old ind feeble. He was a native of Pom- neranla , Germany , and was about seventy-five years of age. More Time for Hadar Suspects Sioux City , March 19. James Mor rlson and Harry Joyce , the suspects icld here for the robbery of the Hadar , Neb. , bank on the night of January IS , , 1909 , may yet he able o prevent the Nebraska authorities from taking them to that state for rial. A stay of proceedings has been granted by the supreme court and the ncn cannot be taken from Iowa until nfter the heailng In June. D. H. Sullivan , attorney for Mor ison and Joyce , and A. Van Wagenen , epresentlng the Nebraska authorities , appeared before the supreme court and Mr. Sullivan perfected an appeal No lengthy arguments were made , the attorneys simply stating the proceed ings as they had been carried out. The court decided to give the case nn immediate hearing and It will come up at the June period of the May term of court. Meanwhile Morrison and Joyce will spend their time in the Woodbury county jail awaiting the court's do clslon. They were to have been tried at the April term of the Pierce county court. If the Iowa supreme court re mands them to the custody of the Nebraska - braska officials there can be no trial f In their case before next fall. It is one of the few extradition cases that have been appealed to the Iowa tribunal and the ruling will bo watched with Interest. me question which Mr. Sullivan will raise concerns the prop sr authenticity and return of the extradition papers ns presented In Sioux City. Contrary to the precedent estab lished In former cases no ball was fixed for the suspects. The supreme court decided it would be easier to make n speclnl order placing the case on the calendar for the May term than to tangle it up more by admitting the men to ball. Buy Grounds for Club Building. A deed will soon be filed at Madl- sent ransferring to the Eagles lodge of Norfolk a thirty foot frontage on the north side of Norfolk avenue between Second and Third streets. The prop ) - erty purchased by the Eagles Is the vacant lot between the buildings oc cupied by the Nordwig harness shop and the David Cole cream agency. The lot was sold to the Norfolk aerie by H. J. Graves , who lives on South Tenth street , for $1,200 , the purchase being made out of funds on band. The purchase of the Norfolk avenue property Is said to mean the erection of a substantial and permanent homo for the Norfolk aerie within the next two years. It Is quite possible that arrangements may bo made to have the building put up this summer or fall. The Eagles will build a two- story structure with club and re- ceptlon rooms on the second floor and a double store room on the first floor. The Norfolk aerlo was organized March 11 , 1903 , and now has 150 mem- hers. Second Gamble Twin Dead. The second of the little twin boys born to John Gamble and bis Filipino wife died about 8 o'clock this morn- Ing and was buried at 3 o'clock be side the other twin who died Wednes day "night. INDIANS FACED DANGER. Missouri River Caused Trouble in Charles Mix County , S. D. Sioux Falls , S. D. , March 22. Spe clal to The News : As n result of the present high water in the Missouri river , and the forming of a huge Ice gorge , the Sioux Indians and white sot- tiers living along the Missouri river In Charles Mix county , hi the vicinity of Yankton Indian agency , have been having all sorts of. experiences during the past week. A number of the settlers lost consider- able stock and grain , while others were fortunate enough to remove their stock and other movable property to ( the higher ground after the water com menced to rlHO and before It was high enough to prevent their escape. A number of the Indians who re sided close to the river bank were taken unawares by the rapid rise of the water and escape was cut off. They were forced to toke refuge on the roofs of their dwelling houses , from which perilous position they were rescued by boats after many hours of ' tedious waiting for the arrival of the [ rescuers , who were forced to make 'iiiclr way through masses of floating ice with the danger every moment of their frail craft being dashed to pieces iind the occupants drowned. South Dakota News. John H , Lnrkln , forger and embez zler , who was captured at New Or leans after an exciting chase , has been brought back to Sioux Falls IIu wtis pardoned from the pcnltont'.n' } only last fall. Captain Seth Bullock has taken Albert J. Moore , alias J. L. Ferguson , alias Harry A. Everett , a noted sv.lndler , to the Leaven worth peniten tiary. Bison will retain the county seat In Perkins county , Lomn . n dropping tl.o suit. suit.Tho The dead body of Dwlght Vincent , aged thirteen , wns found nenr Bur- bank. Presho is making a bid for Chicago Roschmldcrs. . Fred Erlchkc , formerly of Nebins- ka , Is wanted at Plankington for de serting r. wife and child , and Issuing worthless checks. FRIDAY FACTS. W. S. Complon has moved Into the residence recently vacated by W. J. Halm. John W. Oertwlch has moved to Albion. C. S. Smith of Madison Is In town. The Quaker doctors arc now work ing In Fremont. P. F. Kllloran , who fell from his engine at Long Pine and badly In jured his heel and ono hand. Is able to be about today with n cane. Mr. Kllloran came back from Long Pine Thursday. Ho was lighting the head light and accidentally slipped Into the engine pit. Hosklns Headlight : William Roker of Norfolk , Is the new implement dealer who has taken over the stock of the Anderson Trading House. He expects to move his family ne'e as soon as a house can bo secured. Mr. Roker has the appearance of being n gentleman and wo hope he meets with success. Hosklns Headlight : Albert Wilde has decided to look for greener pas tures and will move his pool hall stock to Hndar nbout April 1. WET OR DRY FIGHT. Two Plainview Factions Hold Caucuses at About Same Time. Plnlnvlew , Neb. , March 20. Special to The News : The cltlzens-lndepend ent caucus was held In the opera house Thursday evening and the fol lowing ticket placed in the field : For mayor , O , E. Engler ; city clerk , P. F. Boyens ; city treasurer , F. C. . Holbert ; police judge , J. K. Smith ; alderman , First ward , George Hill ; al derman Second ward , Bruce Sires ; al derman Third ward , Christian Hccht M. Sorensen was chairman of the meeting and A. Still , secretary. Forty- one votes were cast at the caucus nbout half as many as attended a yeai ago. The ticket is pie iged to license saloons , that being the prime object of the meeting. The citizens anti-license caucus was held about the same time in the pub lie reading room in the city hall. Be tween sixty and seventy voters at tended and there was considerable en thusiasm. Dr. E. F. Barnes , who missed being elected mayor by but a few votes last year , was nominated for mayor by acclamation. C. W Lee was nominated for city clerk ; H W. Stocking for treasurer ; Dr. Hoag land for police judge ; G. F. Durland alderman First ward ; H. J. Nelson , al derman Second ward ; J. F. Parks , al derman Third ward. C. W. Lee was chairman of the meet ing and A. G. Cole secretary. The ticket named Is pledged against sa- loons and favors reform In the flnan clal affairs of the city and for economy all along the line. Gregory Keeps Land Office. Washington , March 22. Secretary Balllnger of the Interior departmen has decided that the land office a Gregory , S. D. , shall not bo removed to Dallas as desired by some of tlia leading citizens of the latter place Senators Gamble and Crawford ascer talning that a quiet , but determine ) effort was being made to bring abou a change of location saw Secretary Ballinger and went over with that of flclal all the facts relative to the lo cation of the new land offlco In Soutl Dakota at Gregory. They showed tlia not only Former Secretary of the In terior Garfleld , but the commissione of the general land office and ex-Presl dent Roosevelt had been consnltci with as to the location of the land of fice and Gregory and that they hat all concurred in the opinion that i was the most advantageous place to locate the new land office , in vlev of its close proximity to the lands re cently opened for settlement In Greg ory county. The delegation of South Dakotan which has been In Washington for tin last two or three days endeavoring ti bring about the change , has gone home. As pretty n campaign as couh bo Imagined was put up by the Dalla people to create sentiment In favo of the change. The Iowa and Ne braska senators were flooded with tele grams and letters asking them to sup port the change , Senator Cummin alone having -received nearly flft telegrams urging this action , and th ropognnda oven extended to for as to like In Senator Warner of Missouri , It was urged among other things hat the office building at Gregory had ot been erected and that the Greg- ry people had forfeited their right to etaln the office. It wns urged that here wns no national depository nt Jregory. Senators Gamble and Craw- ord showed that the reason the office ulldlng was not completed was be- nuso the weather made It Impossible o do any outside work for weeks list and that so far as a national do- iosltory was concerned , application vas now on file with the comptroller f the currency for the erection of a latlonal bank at Gregory , with $50.- 00 capital. Two Heroes. Brunswick Independent : A gasoline tovo caught fire nt the C. F. Hanson lomo last Thursday and It might invo resulted In a serious blaze had lot Dan Cox performed the heroic leed of carrying out the stove. Jim Morson Is another heio. IIu saved ho life of a noble dog which was about o be torn to pieces by a dog much arger than himself. As a result Jim s carrying a scar on his hand , made by the ungrateful dog. Brunswick had ought to bo proud of those two heroes. Three Houses Are Robbed. Burglars Satuiday nlgtit robbed the mines of D. Mnthewson and J. A. Bal- antyne. The homo of A. G. Thlem vas also broken Into and robbed , irobably this morning. An old ring , norc than 100 years old and valued for Its connection with the past , rep resents the most Important loss to Mr. Mathewson. Mr. Ballnntyno regrets : ho visit of the robbers most for the oss of a gold watch given him by old friends just before he moved to Norfolk. Invade the Sleeping Room. Footprints showed this morning that two men were concerned In the Bal antyno robbery , which occurred early Sunday morning. A doctor bad called at the Ballantyno home at 11:30 : Sat irday evening and after he left mem bers of the family failed to lock the door. With this easy entrance the burglars Invaded the sleeping apart ments on the first floor of the Ballan tyne home nt 1209 Norfolk avenue. The robbers found Mr. Bnllantyne's ilothes on a chair about two feet from the head of the bed whore be wns sleeping. Without waking their host the visitors rilled the pockets. Secured Valuable Watch. In cash the burglars secured $2.48 , missing several large sums of money in different parts of the bouse , valuable gold filled watch , the gift of old friends to Mr. Ballantyno just be fore he moved to Norfolk , represents ; he real loss tlnough the umglary. Sunday morning when the Ballan- tynes awoke the parlor door and the front door were open. On the porch in a neat pile wore three empty pocketbooks - etbooks which had not yielded profi * to the burglars. The Mathewson Robbery. The residence of D. Mathewson al 1102 Koenlgstein avenue was entered Saturday night or Sunday morning probably by unlocking one of the doors. The burglar or burglars did not go above the first floor. Drawers were opened and examined carefully the contents being placed on the floor in neat piles. No silver was taken neither were the men hungry for food was passed unnoticed. The Old Ring. The burglars secured an old Mexl can knife , less than 510 In money and an old ring , more than 100 years old bearing a small circle of pearls with a cameo set in the center. The rlnj , which naturally bhows signs of ago Is valued very highly by Mrs. Math ewson on account of the many years It has been In the family. Reward for the Ring. For the return of the ring Mr. Mathewson has offered a reward of $25. Dropped Second Ring. In leaving the Mathewson residence , an empty purse was dropped on the piazza and with the purse a second ring which had been taken was drop ped. i From Thieves Back to Thieves. The old Mexican knife taken by the burglars I has an Interesting history. It was purchased by Mr. .Mathewson In the t "thieves' market" In the City of Mexico. It had before that of course 1I been 1 stolen and now falls again In the hnnds I of thieves. The Thiem Robbery. A. G. Thiem , on going to his home on Pnsewalk avenue between Eighth and Ninth streets this morning , found that the house had been ransacked. A suit of clothes , an extra pair of trousers and a pair of patent leather shoes were missing. What else was taken Mr. Thlem could not say. No one has been at home for some days. Mrs. Thiem being away on n visit. A neighbor saw a light in the house at 5 o'clock this morning and thought that the Thlcins had returned. Police Notified. The Norfolk police were notified and Chief Peters is working on the rob bery. It is believed that crooks from Sioux City and Omaha who have be ii trailing Tripp homesteaders Into Nor folk nmy be responsible. Independents Gain 5 Towns. A transfer of stock sufficient to con stitute a controlling interest In the Humphrey Electric Light & Telephone Co. was made Monday afternoon nt Humphrey to W. J. . Stadelman of the Norfolk Long Distance Telephone com pany and C. J. Garlow of the Independ ent telephone company nt Columbus. John Hugg , the Humphrey banker , who wns the largest Individual stock holder In the Humphrey company , re tains his Interest. In addition to owning Its own buildIng - Ing in the business section of Hum phrey and owning and operating the only electric light plant in town , the Humphrey company which is now The Old Overland Trail of ' 49 Is tlio pri'si'iit route of Union Pacific Tin1 stor.y of its iiilcnsol.v interest inK history is told in "The Overlniul U'oule to the Komi of a TlioiisnmlVim - ders , " eoiitiiinin lieiiutiful eolored en- jjra villas of the superb scenery on the direet route to California Sent free on receipt of 1'Je posture Nd { . 'Alt AIKALS niitl SKIWCK the MIOST in the WOULD Electric Block Signals All the Way The Safe Road to Travel Inquire of CHAS. W. LANDERS , Agent Norfolk , Neb. brought Into line with the Independent telephone interests of north Nebraska owns and operates the telephone ex changes at Humphrey , Cornlea , Ton- orva , Lindsay and St. John , owning also the wires between those towns. The company has been depending on a sub-license franchise from the Ne braska company for Its outside con nections. No Changes In Management. Under the new organl/atlon there will be no change In the management of the several exchanges , all connec tions remaining Intact , save that the subscribers will have the additional advantage of the long distance con nections of the independent toll wires. Norfolk-Columbus Circuit. The Norfolk Long Distance Tele phone company will bring Its toll wires Into Humphrey at once. The Columbus company has its wires as far north as Crcston. A now copper circuit is to be run between Norfolk and Columbus , bringing the first in dependent connections between these cities. Norfolk U. C. T. Pick Officers. Olllcors of the United Commercial Travelers , Norfolk council No. 120 , elected Saturday evening : K. C. Ljiigel , senior counselor ; C. II. Taylor , junior counselor ; A. A. Chambers , past senior counselor ; George II. Spear , sec retary-treasurer ; ( Jus Markltan , con ductor ; (5. Crete Hymer , page' ; Will- lam W. DeHart , sentinel ; executive committee for two year term , A. E. Lagger and Mayor .1. D. Sturgeon. Adding live new members to the roll , and electing officers for the com ing year , the Norfolk council of the U. C. T. meeting Saturday evening brought the local membership up to 139 , at the same time acting favorably on seven applications. An adjournment was taken by the council until March 27 , next Saturday , when four additional candidates , to gether with the seven applications ac cepted last Saturday , will bring the number of members up to the 150 mark required to give the Norfolk council three Inste.ul of two delegates j to the grand council meeting < tt Co lumbus May 21 and 22. The election of representatives and alternates to the grand council was postpcned until next Saturday , when the election together with the Initia tion of the eleven candidates will be a special order of business. MONDAY MENTION. Mrs. L. M. Kcene , jr. , of Fremont Is visiting her parents , Mr. and Mrs. .1. S. McClary. William V. Allen of Madison was in Norfolk Sunday , leaving In the evenIng - Ing on the west hound passenger. Mrs. E. A. Bullock and son , Clyde , went to Clearwater Saturday for a brief visit with Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Harper. Rev. G. L. Barker , who conducted services at the Methodist camp meetIngs - Ings formerly held here , and also con ducted meetings at Neligh , is holding n revival at Plainvlew. Carl Ziech , formerly of Madison county but later of Spencer , died at the home of his brother , Ernest Ziech , fpur miles south of Spencer from heart trouble. The funeral was held at ' Spencer. Norfolk , llle most north Nebraska towns , is having more Illness this spring than It had a year ago , accordIng - Ing to local physicians. Tonsilltlb , rheumatism , quinsy , grip , bronco- pneumonia and gastro-intestinal trou bles are n few of the ills that are due. Damp , heavy weather , the doctors say , causes diseases of the stomach and the Intestines. Valentine Republican : Mrs. E. W. Flynn is regaining her health rapidly and Is now able to bo out of bed. Her condition Is so much Improved that the services of Mrs. John Harden , the nurse , who has been with Mrs. Flynn through her entire sickness , are no longer needed. Miss Nannie Flynn of Norfolk , sister to Mr. Flynn , arrived Thursday morning and will assist In the Flynn household until Mrs , Flynn regains her strength. Mrs. R. A. X.i-gan of Sidney , la. , IB visiting her sister , Mrs. G. W. Ruhlow. Attorney W. E. Reed of Madison was in Norfolk Monday on his way to Sioux City. Jean Morsch of Herrlck , S. D. , la visiting at the home of his stater , Mro. 11. O. Webb. Mrs. Koltermah of Pierce and Mrs. Thurber of Fremont were guests oC Mrs. IJ. W. Ham-It Sunday. Mrs. C. F. Shaw left for Rockforrf , 111. , at noon to accompany the body of her mother to KH llnal resting place. O. 10. Hurnham Is expected iiomu from Washington thin evening or to morrow. Mrs. Burnliam will return the latter part of the week. C. B. Suiter Is able to be down town for the llrst time after ten days of illness. The Damascus commandery will hold a special meeting this evening for work in the Black Cross. .1. M. Covert , who recently moved to 121 South Fourth street , Is about to build a rug factory on his promlsou , the factory building to bo itixttw Charles Ulee has just returned from nn extended trip through the east. Mr. Rice traveled over 5,000 miles , Includ ing Washington in his trip so as to witness the Taft Inauguration. IIu had reached LoulH\llle enionte Iminet when he received a telegram froire Washington announcing the death oC his brother. He returned to WashliiB- ton for the funeral. Little Alllce Horsey , who has bcois critically 111 at the Catholic convent : at .Madison following an operation for appendicitis , was bi ought home on this morning freight from Madison. Tlio new parcel wagon of the Norfolk : Transfer and Storage was converted Into nn ambulance , In which the little girl was conveyed to her home Ira South Norfolk. Suspected of having embezzled about $ , ' ! 50 from Tracy Bros , company for whom ho was formerly a traveling salesman , Charles E. Lovejoy , form erly of Norfolk but now of Omaha , is being given a i opportunity to settle and thereby escape prosecution Ho Is still confined at the Omaha police station , but says that his friends prob ably will secure his release within a few days by advancing the amount ho Is alleged to have appropriated. A complaint charging the laccncj of ? 10.SO from Tracy Bros , company , to bacco denlcr.i , was filed in the Omaha police court against Lovejoy to afford grounds for holding him In jail \vhilo his former employers look up their records more closely. The Tracy brothers say they suspect Lovojoj of having appropriated small sums of money from them dally for a period oC time , but were unable to Hurt spe cific case. Following a short service at thu Shaw residence on South Eighth street , the lemains of Mrs. Mohalu Jonks Ransom , who died Saturday at : the homo of her daughter , Mrs C. l < \ Shaw , where she has been visiting for some time , were taken to the Northwestern depot for shipment to > ' { oekford , 111. Dr. Ray had charge oi ? the services. Mrs. Ransom was eighty- three years old. Her death canio an a sad shock to the friends she has made among the ladies of The * Heights during her visit. A son ar rived from Rockford to accompany the remains there for burial. Notice to Creditors. The State of Nebraska , Madison Coun ty SB. In the Matter of the Estate of Fred rick Schelly , Deceased. Notice is hereby given to nil persona having claims and demands against Fredrick Schelly , late of said Madison county , deceased , that the time fixed for filing claims against said estate is six months from the 3rd day of April , 1909. All such persons are required to present their claims with the vouchers to the county Judge of said count } nt his offlco in the city of Mndlson' , in said Madison county , on or before the lib day of October , 1909 , and that all claims so Hied will be heard lioforo said judge on the 4th day of October , 1909 , at ono o'clock p. m. John Schelly Is the ndmlnlstrntor of the estate. It Is further ordered that notice to all persons Interested In said estate bo given by publishing a copy of this ordpr In the Norfolk Weekly News- Journal , a weekly newspaper- printed , published and circulating In said conn- ty , for four consecutive weeks prior to said day of hearing. Witness my hand and seal this 19th day of March , A. D. 1909. Wm. Bates , [ Seal. ] County Judge.