Nebraska Newspapers

    TflE NORFOLK WEt&L.Y . NEWS JOT3UNA.L FIUDA.Y A PHIL 9 19QS ) 5
The Election In Nebraska *
Lincoln , April 7. * Tlio question of
ualoon license waa tlio dominating la *
stto In tlio municipal elections held In
Nebraska IOWIIR and villages , niul returns -
turns , wlitlo showing a tow surprising
changes , do not Indicate a landslide to
oltlier nldo. Tlio gains especially In
tlio smaller towns , arc on the side of
the "drys. * One of tlio Important vic
tories of the no-llcciiHo forces was at
Koarnuy , which city voted out tlio sa
loons by a majority of C8 , where a
substantial license victory was ex
pected , As an offset to this , Alliance ,
which for a year has been without sa
loons , decided In favor of their reestablishment -
establishment by nearly 100 votes after
the most strcnuom ) campaign In his
tory of the town. Beatrice , which n
year ago voted no license by a slender
majority , yesterday Increased Us "dry"
vote by over a 100. Hastings , which
for n year has been the scene of
strife between the opposing elements
because of contention over whether
the town a year ago declared for or-
against saloons , rencdord a victory In
favor of the "wot" side by a majority
not largo , but sufficient to bo decisive.
Mlndon , however , a license town
practically over since Its foundation ,
declared against saloons by a heavy
voto.v Party lines wore drawn In very
few of the contests , mixed tickets beIng -
Ing the rule.
The "Wet" Towns.
Following Is a list of the , prlnclpnl
towns that voted for license : Albion ,
Alliance , Alma , Arlington , Bancroft ,
Battle Creek , Beemor , Belgrade ,
Bloornllcld , Blue Hill , Brunlng , Calhoun -
houn , Chndron , Crawford , Deshlor , Ed-
dyvlllo , Edgar , Elmcrcek , Emerson ,
.Eustls , Falrbury , Kails City , Florence- ,
Fremont , Qllload. , Qlonvlllc , Ornnd Is
land , Harvard , Hastings , Hnvolock ,
Hebron , llumboldt , Kcnesaw , Law
rence , Louisville , McCook , Nebraska
City , Norfolk , Ocqnto , Ognllala , Platts-
tnouth , Red Cloud , Rule , Seward , Shelton -
ton , Sidney , Shubert , Silver Creek ,
Sterling , Wahoo , Waterloo , Wayne ,
West Point , Wlsnor.
The "Dry" Towns.
Those which declared ngalnst sa
loons Include Alnsworth , Ashland , Au
burn , Aurora , Barada , Beatrice , Beaver
City , Bellwood , Blair , Callaway , Cedar
Rapids , Cook , Craig , David City , Dawson -
son , Decatnr , Dewltt , Fairmont , Fullerton -
I ton , Geneva , Genoa , Gibbon , Herman ,
Holdrege , Indlonola , Kearney , Ken-
nard , Mlndon , Nellgh , Oakdale , Oak
land , Ponder , Peru , Stella , Syracuse ,
Tecumsch , Ulysses , Western , Wood
Ulver , Wymoro , York.
People's Ticket at Pierce.
Pierce , Nob. , April 7. Special to
The News : The People's ticket won
out hero , electing the following :
Mayor , Daniel Duff ; clerk , W. L. Ton-
nor ; treasurer , M. Inhelder ; engineer ,
Craven ; councllmen , Buckendahl and
Rastede.
Randolph Tied.
' Randolph , Neb. , April 7. 'Randolph
elected two "dry" councllmen , one
"wot , " and one was on both tickets
but believed to favor saloons , If ho 1ms
a right , under , the law , to vote on the
question.
No Fight at Stanton.
1 Stnnton , Nob. , April 7. Special to
Muo News : Lev ! Miller was elected
mayor here. There was no fight , and
no Issue.
Plalnvlew Goes Dry.
, Plalnvlow , Nob. , April 7. Special tc
The News : The city election here
was a sweeping victory for the no
license ticket. Dr. Barnes , the no
license candidate for mayor ! defeated
O. E , Engler , his majority being Of
votes. G. F. "Dnrland In the First ward
defeated George R. Hall for alderman
Herman Xelson defeated Brnco Slrct
In the wet Second ward for alderman
J. F. Parks defeated .T. G. Fitch for al
derman In the Third ward. C. W. Let
won over P. F. Boyens for clerk and H
B. Stocking defeated F. C. Holbert foi
treasurer. Dr. H. H. Hoagland foi
police judge was elected without op
position. Every no-license candldatt
In the city won out by large majorities
Blglln Mayor at O'Neill.
O'Neill , Neb. , April 7. Special tc
The News : Blglln was elected mayor
There was no issue.
Alnsworth Goes "Dry. "
Alnsworth , Neb. , April 7. Special tc
The News : Alnsworth wont "dry. "
No'Issue at Madison.
Madison , Neb. , April 7. Special tc
The News : There was no contest
here.
" " "Wet. "
Stuart "Wet , Long Pine
Stuart , Neb. , April 7 , Stuart wenl
"wet. " Long Pine went "wet. "
Wausa "Dry. "
Wausa , Neb. , April 7. Wausa wo il
"dry. "
Brunswick "Dry. "
Brunswick , Neb. , April 7. Bruns
wick went "dry. "
Oakdale "Dry. "
Nellgh. Neb. , April 7. Special tc
' The News : Oakdalo went "dry. " El
gin Is .reported to have gone dry.
Wayne "Wet" by 26 Votes.
, . Wayne , Neb. , April 7. Special t (
The News : Wayne went "wet" by 2 (
votes.
Carroll Goes "Dry. "
Carroll , Neb. , April 7. Carroll -wenl
"dry" by two votes.
Coleridge Goes "Dry. "
Coleridge , Neb. , April 7. Coleridge
which has been "wot , " went "dry" yes
terday.
Wlsner's First City Election.
\Visner , Neb. , April 7. Special t <
The News : The first city election fo :
Wlsner resulted In a victory for thi
Peoples : ticket with Charles Btanglei
for mayor , who waa pitted agalns
Fred Schrolbor on the Citizens' ticket.
Other successful candidates are as fol
lows : For clerk , C. F. Delly , Peoples' ;
treasu rer.I. H. Keller , Peoples' ; en-
glni'or ' , Gus Wessol , Citizens' ; police
judge , J. W , Lafforty , Citizens' ; alder
men First Ward , S. Emloy , Citizens' ;
R. Work , Citizens ; Second ward , H. A.
Lelsy , Cltlzenn'-j Peter Witt , Peoplefl1.
There was no vital Issue at stake.
Newport and Bassett Dry.
Newport , Nob. , April 7. . Special to
The News : At the village election
yesterday Dr. E. F. Dodd , B. Lovensky
and C. M , Thompson were elected.vil
lage trustees. The saloon question
was not an Issue as the majority of
freeholders are opposed to the saloon.
From Bassott , where the Issue was
"wet" or "dry , " word comes that the
no-license nominees , Dr. C. H. Root ,
Ralph Armstrong and Clarence Tonu > -
kins , wore elected.
Hosklns "Wet. "
Hosklns , Neb. , April 7. Hosklns
went overwhelmingly "wet. "
Bush Mayor at Crelghton.
Crelghton , Neb. , April 7. Special to
The News : Charles Bush was reelected -
elected mayor , Sharp and Colby are
elected councllmen. There was no
issue.
Newman Grove Dry.
Newman Grove , Neb , , April 7. Spe
cial to The News : At the village elec
tion Newman Grove went dry for the
first time In the history of the town.
Rev , George Hcnrlkscn and Gilbert
Gutru , the dry candidates , received
123 and 138 votes respectively while
the wet candidates , Axel J. Nelson and
Anton Nelson received 79 and 59 votes
respectively. While It was generally
considered that the town would go
I dry , no one expected such an over
whelming vote. H Was a clear Issue ,
OB the four men were good , clean men ,
so that .nothing personal entered into
the flght.
Clearwater Wet by One Vote.
Clearwater , Neb. , April 7. Special
to The News : In yesterday's election
Clearwater went wet by one vote In
the most closely contested election
ever held here. In spite of the snow
storm a full vote waa out as the ques
tion 'of saloon or no saloon had been
'
submitted by the town board for settlement -
tlement one way or another by the
majority of the voters.
Two new board members were to be
elected , and In this contest S. W.
KlmesVas elected and the vote re
sulted In a tie between Ralph Chace
and O. D. Lewis for second place. One
ballot , which might have settled the
election either way had to be thrown
out by the judges as the candidates
names were scratched instead of hav
ing a cross placed opposite and it was
done In such a manner that it was
Impossible to tell which way the voter
Intended tq vote. It has not been
learned how the tie for second place
on the board will be settled.
Staple Mayor at Nellgh.
Nellgh , Neb. , April 7. Special to
The News : This city may be "wet"
for at least one more year. Such was
the verdict glven'by the voters of Ne
llgh in yesterday's election. It was
a remarkably close race between W.
L. Staple and J. C. Jenkins for mayor ,
the former retaining his office by a
majority of 12 votes. Last year the
present mayor defeated William Camp
bell by 51. Those elected were :
Mayor , W. L. Staple ; city clerk , T. S.
Pexton ; treasurer , J. J. Melick ; police
Judge , Joe McCalg ; engineer N. B.
Sweltzer. Councllmen , First ward , E ,
E. Beckwlth ; Second ward , W. L. Mc
Allister.
The city clerk , treasurer and the
two councllmen-elect are men who
favor a change of the present system
of city affairs.
Despite the condition of the weather ,
a total of 338 votes were polled. Each
of the reform pandldates received a
majority ranging from seven to thirty-
one votes.
Some declare Nellgh will be dry af
ter May 1 as the council is tied and It
Is a question whether the mayor can
vote on the question.
Six Months for Stealing Two Cents.
Springfield , Mo. , April 7. Judge
John F. Phillips , in the United States
district court , yesterday sentenced
Cleveland Carroll , a Pulaski county
boy , employed as a mail carrier , to'six
months In the Missouri reform school
for embezzling postal funds. Carroll
is said to have appropriated two cents
given him to buy a stamp. He de
stroyed the letter he was to mall.
Successful Flight of Twelve Hours.
Frelderlchshafen , April 7. Count
Zeppelin's airship made a successful
flight today of twelve hours' duration.
It went first to Wangen , In Wurtem-
burg and returned to Freiderichshafen
by a different route.
Turkish Vessels Wrecked.
Constantinople , April 7. A storm
has been raging on the Black sea for
the last two days. Several Turkish
vessels have been wrecked and a num
ber of lives lost.
Packing House Wages Raised.
Omaha , April 7. Two of the South
Omaha packing houses have accepted
the wage scale asked by the newly 'or
ganized Federation of Labor. This Is
for common labor , such as was per
formed by the Greeks who were run
out of town at the time of the riot.
These men weie paid 12 % cents per
hour. The new scale Is 17 % cents.
Negro Is Punished.
Philadelphia , April 7. Twenty-five
years imprisonment and $2,000 fine
was Imposed upon GeorgeWashlngton ,
a negro who was convicted of holding
iars. Ella Cutain , a woman , a prisoner
In his room and III treating her.
He robbed her , and the woman ,
physicians testified , is a physical
wreck as the result of her exposure.
She testified that she had been de
tained by Washington In liU house for
four days.
TOLEDO HART HIT.
Terrific Hurricane There Does Tre
mendous Damage to Property.
'Toledo , Ohio , April 7. Hundreds of
men out of work , thousands of dollars
damage done and many persons
slightly Injured , are the results of a
hurricane that visited Toledo and vi
cinity today. The wind attained n ve
locity of GO miles an hour. The roof
of the plant of the Masslllon Bridge
company , 180 by 400 feet , was ripped
off and hurled into a field and 300 men
were thrown out of employment until
the damage can bo repaired. Pedes
trians were Injured by falling signs ,
parts of roofs , chimneys and limbs ot
trees. Many women wore bowled
over by the wind. In small towns near
Toledo considerable damage was done.
Many houses wore struck by lightning
and the occupants stunned , but there
are no reports of fatalities.
TORNADO HITS BERU , IND.
Four Factories and Several School
Buildings Destroyed.
Bern , Ind. , April 7. A | tornado
struck this town at 8 o'clock last night
and destroyed four factories and sev
eral school buildings and wrecked
many small structures. Samuel
Comes was caught under the wreck
age when his dwelling collapsed. He
has three ribs broken , a fractured arm
and Internal Injuries , but may recover.
TORNADO HITS WABASH , IND.
Score of People are Injured , Thousands
of Dollars Damage.
Wabash , Ind. , April 7. The only
cyclone Wabash his : known In twenty-
five years hit here last night , Injur
ing n score of persons and doing thou
sands of dollars worth of damage. The
storm struck tlfe city at 8 o'clock
passing through the northeast section
of town. A dozen houses were de
molished.
Mrs. James Hayes and four children
wore pinned beneath the wreckage
of their home which caught fire. The
mother was badly burned and will die.
The children were seriously hurt.
Shoots Herself.
Rushvllle , Neb. , April 7. After re
turning from church with her hus
band , Mrs. C. L. Hoopers , wife of the
county superintendent of schools of
Sheridan county , Neb. , entered her
private room In the family home , se
cured a revolver , placed It against her
right temple and fired. Death was In
stantaneous.
It Is believed the woman killed her
self In a fit of despondency , as the do
mestic relations were pleasant. Be
sides the husband she'leaves twb chil
dren.
Crofton Fire Losses. "
Crofton , Neb. , April 7. Late sum
marizing of the fire here show tthese
losses : ,
J. C. Holder , owner of livery barn ,
$1,000.
Shaffer , owner of livery stock , seven
horses and all vehicles and furnish
ings , $1,500.
J. B. Sauser , hardware stock and
building , $7,000.
J. H. Brassfleld , hotel structure ,
$3,000.
ueorge Wheeler , hotel furnishings ,
$1.500.
Electric light plant , ? 2,500.
Fruit Tree Man Breaks An Arm.
Bristow , Neb. , April 7. Special to
The News : Dan Carter , an Omaha
fruit tree salesman , sustained a broken
arm in a runaway four miles north of
town. The fracture Is just below the
elbow of the right arm. Mr. Carter : s
an uncle to Mrs. N. J. Allen of the
Hotel Phoenix of this place.
Ban on Chain Letters.
Omaha , Neb. , April 7. The postof-
flee department at Washington has
notified the Omaha postmaster that so
far as chain prayer letters are con
cerned they are Illegal in Nebraska
and are not entitled to transmission
through Uncle Sam's mails.
Death of Atkinson Settler.
Atkinson , Neb. , April 7. Special to
The News : Mrs. Clara Bltney died at
her home Tuesday morning at 8
o'clock , aged sixty-three years. She
had been a patient sufferer since Feb
ruary.
Mr. and Mrs. Bltney owned one of
the first general merchandise stores
in Atkinson , and their youngest son ,
Fred , was the first white child born
In this city.
The deceased leaves to mourn her
loss , a husband two brothers , Thomas
and William DIckerson ; one daughter ,
Mrs. Phoebe Krenger , of Chicago ; a
son , Robert , of Norfolk , and two sons
of Atkinson , Herbert and Fred , besides
many relatives and a host of loving
friends.
Farmer , and Little Matched.
New Orleans , April 7. Kid Farmer
of Peorla , III. , and Walter Little of
Chicago , have been matched for a ten-
round bout at the Royal Athletic club
hero Monday night , April 12.
Would Keep Tariff on Hides.
Cheyenne , Wyo. , April 7. The
Wyoming Stock Growers' association ,
representing practically all the cattle
growers of the state , adopted a resolu
tion protesting against the removal of
the tariff on hides.
Searching for Bodies.
Sioux Falls , S. D. , April 7. Special
to The News : A search is being
made for the bodies of the little sons
of Herman Felklns who with their
mother were drowned some weeks ago
while attempting to cross the East
Vermtlllon river In Turner county , a
bridge baring collapsed and precipi
tated them Into thp stream , which was
badly swollen by the melting ot
snow. Some days' ago tlio body of
Mrs. Folklns was found. She was
frozen In between two huge cakes of
Ice and her arms were entwined so
tightly about the trunk of u small wil
low tree that It was necessary to chop
off the tteo , both nbovo and below her
arms , before the body could bo re
leased.
WEDNESDAY WRINKLES.
Not since the Letter movement In
1898 , eleven years ago , has wheat sold
In Norfolk at thq price being paid to
day , $1.10 per bushel , cash. The pres
ent high price Is duo to the Patten
corner In that cereal.
N. J. Allen , Jr. , proprietor of the
Phoenix hotel at Bristow , has taken
charge of the Aksarbon hotel at Bono-
steel. Mr. Allen Is an experienced
(
hotel man and commercial travelers
say that he will make a success of the
Bonesteel house , t
Among the day'siout of town visitors
In Norfolk wereSoitEx-Congressman J.
F. Boyd , Nellght ; S. R. McFarland ,
Madison ; G. A. Taylor , Charles A.
Adams , Ponca ; Frank Osborn , Hartlng-
ton ; S. C. Clucas , Spenror ; Fred
Dlerks , Madison ; P. H. Pope , Wayne ;
Misses Moran andv Reed , Hosklns ; E.
E. Wright , Madison ; Mr. and Mrs. H.
C. Hanson , Verdel ; E. G. Barnum ,
Dallas , S. D , ; J. F/Geazo , F. Schnuck ,
Lynch ; A. M. White , Foster.
A meeting of the library board has
been called for Thursday afternoon.
Miss Lillian Fox , who Is In Roches
ter , Minn. , will undergo an operation
for throat trouble on next Friday at
the Mayo hospital.
Two Norfolk citizens at least were
the recipients of votes "written In" at
Tuesday's election. Two Third ward
voters voted for Julius Degner for the
council while Frank Schula had one
vote for police Judge In the First
ward.
The * mass meeting at the city hall
Thursday evening of this week , the
first quarterly meeting of the Com
mercial club this year , will discuss
among other things the matter of a
Fourth of July celebration In Norfolk.
Sentiment along Norfolk avenue
seems If anything to be opposed to a
Norfolk celebration and In favor of
giving the day over to the other
towns and cities of north Nebraska.
In this way Norfolk can give her en
tire energy , It is pointed 'out , to
various other events of the summer
and fall , while Norfolk people can
take advantage of the Fourth to visit
neighboring towns and reciprocate In
this way for visits to Norfolk during
the race meet , chautauqua and other
events. What Norfolk business men
now seem to favor is an October fes-
Mvnl and stock show , something which
has often been suggested but which
has never been definitely outlined. The
Fourth of July celebration may , how'
ever , have support at the meeting.
Mayor Gerlng of Plattsmouth will
speak at the meeting.
Saloon Man Sees Grief.
The new daylight sawon law , of-
fectlve July C , has Injected fresh
complications into Norfolk's already
burdened saloon problem.
The famous "compromise" ' ordi
nance of last spring has been outdone
by the legislature with the result that
Norfolk has stricter saloon regula
tlons In sight than were even con
templated In the new ordinance.
How Many Saloons.
The principal featu.es of the pres
ent ordinance are the provision limit
ing the number of saloons to seven
and the provision raising the license
fee from $750 to $1,200.
It Is declared locally that the day
light saloon law will hit several Nor
folk saloons very hard and that It Is
more than possible that several saloonkeepers -
keepers will not apply. At present
William Burner , Charles Marquardt ,
John Weldenfcllor , Martin Sporn , J.
H. Kelleher , Otto Selling at the
Moeller location , and W. H. Redmer ,
who purchased the Beverldge saloon ,
have made application to the city
clerk , while it. Is understood that P.
M. Barrett , Emll Koehn and Ed Grant
have applications ready. Nothing has
been heard form the Tarpenlng and
Stokes snlqons. Applications may be
filed by them at any time. Any of the
twelve saloons may also withdraw at
any time before the licenses are
granted.
The ordinance cannot be repealed
or amended by less than five votes In
the city council.
School Funds In Danger.
The'school funds are said to bo In
considerable danger of suffering a
severe shrinkage. According to a
letter which the school authorities
have received from County Superin
tendent Housel the assessed valua
tion of the school district In 1908 was
$007,303. If it has not been increased
since then a levy up to the ful
legal limit of twenty-five mills will
yield less than $10,075. Aid from the
state brings in $2,500. The actual ex
pense of running the schools Is from
$23,000 to $25.000. The salary roll
amounts to about $18,000 , books and
supplies $2,200 , repairs and building
expenses $1,200 , fuel $1,200 , and other
expenses about $1,000. Saloon licenses
have heretofore yielded the schools
about $7,000 a year and the city about
$3,500. Under the division In the now
ordinance , the schools will receive
$500 from each saloon or $3,500 and
the city $750 from each or $5,250.
The $7,000 received from tne sa
loons by the school board has been
really needed In keeping up the ef
ficient standard of the work and In
giving the children as practical and
as thorough an education as can bo
obtained In the state. The city Is to
gain this year through an Increase
In taxable property on account of an
nexation but this gain will not come
to the school district. An effort may
be made therefore to have the schools
E t un Increased snare In the saloon
license even If the present license
ordinance stands.
How the News Was Received.
A few minutes after Governor Shnl-
lenbcrgor had signed the daylight
saloon bill his action was clicked into
Norfolk over the leased wire of The
News and a few minutes later was
being read over the city. In different
quarters the news was received dif
ferently.
"Omnlm and South Omaha will , of
course , be the hardest hit , " said C. H.
Groesbcck , general manager for the
Guml Brewing company In this torn-
tory , "but such cities as Grand Is
land , Fremont and Norfolk must also
suffer. I believe that some of our
saloons will have to close. With this
burden added to the saloon business
the saloonkeeper can hardly make n
living on an Increased license. I can
not understand why It is when wo
have a saloon law , admitted to bo one
of the best laws Nebraska over had ,
giving local self government , this now
bill should have been rushed through ,
rushed through , as I understand it , by
fraud and with the Intention of put
ting Shallcnborger 'In a hole. ' I think
Shallonbcrger should , however , have
stood up llko a man for home rule and
vetoed It. The daylight law gives the
loafer all the time he wants to drink ,
but restricts the personal liberty of
the business man , the laborer , the
worker. It Is a blow to the saloons , of
course , but Is also a blow to the school
fund of the state. "
GOLD WAVE COMING
Washington Issues Special Forecast
to Give Warning.
Washington , April 7. Warning of
a cold wave with frost , which Is ex
pected to reach down Into the Gulf
states , was sounded today In a special
forecast Issued by Chief Willis Moore
of the weather bureau.
New Mayor on Paving.
John Friday , who next Tuesday will
again become mayor of Norfolk , this
afternoon committed himself again to
the paving of Norfolk avenue.
Mayor Elect Friday declined to
nmko any formal statement at this
time. In an interview , however , he
declared himself as confident that the
main street would be paved during hla
term.
"We will pave Norioik avenue ,
said Mr. Friday. "We will pave 't '
right. We will pave It legally. We
will pave It with the support of the
business men and the property
owners.
"First , before paving , must come a
Norfolk avenue sewer system to con
nect with the new sewer main. The
property owners , I think , want It.
Norfolk avenue , as soon as possible ,
must be fixed so that once It is p"aved ,
the paving will have to. bo broken
open as few times as possible. The
call for a new sewer district Is urgent
and I believe the property owners will
see that It Is taken up at once.
"Preparatory to paving I think the
city must insist on Norfolk avenue
property owners making water con
nections with lead pipes.
"All this takes time but can bo
hurried through In the next few
months.
"As to paving , It Is but the matter
of a day to get the backing of the
necessary property owners. We are
In a position to care for the Inter
sections.
"The street will be paved this year ,
If possible. At the most paving can
not bo delayed beyond next year.
"Paving in Norfolk will be a repeti
tion of the experience with the sewer
system. It was fought and fought
hard. But It was voted through. .
With experience It has proved to be
a good thing and new sewer districts
are being petitioned for on all sides.
Nearly the entire city , will bo Included
In a few years. "
Paving was first taken up during
the last Friday administration.
The vote In detail according to un
official returns Is :
Mayor
Sturgeon , n. . 83 111 85 55 334
Friday , D. . . 95 149 121 130 501 107
Clerk
Hiirtcr. U.D..173 240 201 184 804 801
Treasurer
Anderson , U. 85 128 81 02 3iG !
Stafford , D. . 95 129 120 133 483 127
Engineer
Colwell. U.D.1C2 238 193 1SD 778 778
Police Judge
Elseley , U..104 142 109 05 420 14
Ilnase , D. . . . 73 109 97 127 406
Councllmen Maj.
Itlakeman , R 95 12
Nltz , R 83
Colom'an , R 139 31
Ulilo , D 108
Loilclcs , R 81
Plfther , D..t 124 43
Donner , R 55
Dolln. D 137 82
School Bonrd
Praser. R. . . 70 72 80 47 276
Huntlngton 100 95 88 45 328
Mntrau. D. . 85 110 116 100 411 83
WelBM , D. . . . 65 81 95 107 348 20
*
Total vote. 181 260 206 195 M2
Sturgeon's majority over Durland
a year ago was 254.
Lynch Goes "Wet. "
Lynch , Neb. , April 8. Special to
The News The "wots"
: won In the
city election here. Following wore
the votes : "Wots" J. F. Glaze 81 ,
D , Molsha 82 , Fr , Coulter 79 ; "Dryu"
S. W. Lightner 35 , J. W. Newell 32 ,
Dick Keller 33. The total vote cast
was 110.
CHANGE IN APPOINTEES.
Mayor Friday Will Have a New List
to Give Out Soon.
Although Mayor Elect Friday today
denied that any city appointments had
been determined on or promises made ,
gossip In political circles has been
busy nil day fixing up "slates" for the
now mayor.
It Is generally bcltovcd that August
Bruniinund will bo named ns water
'commissioner .uul H. F. Barnhardt as
city attorney , although Judge ? Powers ,
despite his Republicanism , \\ould
probably bo equally acceptable.
The now mayor , it is said , will aim
to take special euro In his police ap
pointments.
France After Castro Now.
Paris , April 7. The French govern
ment will undertake to prevent Castro
from using French territory as a basts
of operations against the present gov
ernment of Venezuela.
Gale In Chicago.
Chicago , April 7. A gale averaging
IS miles , wltli a maximum of GO , did
much damage of minor Importance
last night.
Mine Operators Refuse Demands.
Philadelphia , April 7. At the meet
ing of the coal operators with Presi
dent Lewis of the United Mlno work
ers' ' of America and officials of the
organization In the three anthracite
districts of Pennsylvania today , the
operators refused all of the miners'
demands and submitted Instead a pro
position to continue the recent wage
agreement for a term of tjiree years
ending March 31 , 1912. To give the
miners time to consider the proposi
tion , the conference adjourned until
3 p. hi. tomorrow.
OFFER KLING IN TRADE.
Chicago Offers to Trade Off Her Great
, Catcher.
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Chicago , April 7. John Kllng , gen
erally conceded to be the gieatest
baseball catcher in the business , Im6
been offered In trade for thiee Cincin
nati players , Spade , McLean and Hug-
gins , by Manager Chance of the Chicago
cage National leage team , according
to a dispatch today from Terre Haute
to the Dally News.
Bryan Writes of Saloon Bill.
Lincoln , April 7. Special to The
News : W. J. Bryan endorsed the
signing of the "daylight" saloon bill
In an editorial today. He says : "It
Is distinctly to the credit of this great
state that It Is the first to enact a law
so In keeping with the clam , intelligent
thought ot the country. "
He believes that the practical working -
ing of the law will win over even
those who now bitterly oppose It.
Governor Shallenberger today
signed the two Randall bills allowing
banks to give government , state ,
school , county or municipal bonds as
security for state and county de
posits.
South Dakota News.
Cattle In Medde county are reported
healthy. ,
Prairie fires did damage southwest
of Pierre.
Bob Fields has been told to leave
Zclls.
Peter Swift , winner of No. 2 In the
Tripp lottery , from Ponca , has just re
cently been married.
Judge Trlpp held his first term of
court at Yankton. He sentenced John
Martin and Roy Dunlap to eighteen
months In the penitentiary for forgery.
STURGEON OUT TUESDAY
Mayor Waives Technicality and Says
He Will Quit With the Old Council.
Unless some legal obstacle Inter
poses , Mayor J. D. Sturijcon will turn
over the office of mayor lo his successor
ser , ex-Mayor Friday , next Tuesday.
According to a ruling ol the city at
torney , Mayor Sturgeon's * erm would
not expire until May 4nerely the
new n.embers of the , city council tak
ing tluir seats on next Tueslay. City
Attorney Hazcn holds that as the
charter speaks only of councilimn , the
other officers would be governed by
the municipal year named in a 'ocal
ordinance.
Mayor sturgeon stated this ahtr-
noon that he believed that the office
of mayor should change when the
new council came In and that he was
ready to yield to his successor. Mr.
Sturgeon was one of the callers who
congratulated Mr. Friday. The pres
ent mayor took his defeat good na-
turedly , although ho admitted that
he had counted on a closer vote.
A special meeting of the old coun
cil will be held Monday evening fo
canvass the vote. If Norfolk is to
have a new salary ordinance effective
during the next year It will have to
be passed at this meeting by the old
council as an officers' salary can not
be raised during his term of office.
Wets Gain in Indiana.
Indianapolis , AprU 7. The prohibi
tion wave that has swept over In
diana received a check yesterday when
Blackford and Cass counties both
voted "wet. "
Republicans Win In St. Louis.
St. Louis , Mo. , April 7. By a ma-
Jorlty of 11,403 Frederick H. Krels-
mann , Republican , was elected mayor
of St. Louis yesterday. Ho received
59,816 votes and his Democratic oppo
nent , William G. Woorner , 48,353
votes. The entire Republican city
ticket was successful with the excep
tion of five members of the house of
delegates.
Republican Mayor In Kansas City , Kan.
Kansas City , Kan. , April 7 , Complete -
pleto returns from yesterday's election
in Kansas City , Kan. , show that Judge
U. 8. Guynr , Republican , was elected
mayor over his Democratic opponent ,
John W. West , by a majority of 300.
The Democrats elected a majority of
the city council.
Sanitarium Wlna In Chicago.
Chicago , April 7. In the city elec
tion hold hero tlio provision for u tax.
levy to erect a tuberculosis Haiiltnrliim ,
carried by n largo .plurality. The
towns of Evnnston and Clccio n'u >
nulled the annexation proportion.
The Republicans elected Isaac N.
Powell , troasureij. The Romihltcim
candidate for city clerk was defeated
by F. Conneis , Democrat. The two
parties cnniu out about even In tlio
city council.
"Drys" Win In Colorado.
Denver , April 7 Piohlbltlon waa
the main Issue In the municipal olcc-
tloim held In Colorado outside of Den
ver yesterday. The anti-saloon party
generally was victorious , . Colorado
Springs went "dry , " by 2,000 majority.
The town has never had a saloon , but
the election will prevent ding stored
from selling liquor In the future. La
Junta , Canon City and Castle Rock nil
voted against the saloon , whllo Crip
ple Creek and Colorado City remained
w t.
Mr. and Mrs. Bryan In Texas.
Brownsville , Tex. , April 7. William
J. Bryan , accompanied by Mrs. Bryan ,
arrived at Mission , Tex. , yesterday to
spend some days on the fruit planta
tion which Mr. Bryan recently pur
chased.
One Steamer Rams Another.
Montelone , Calabria , April 7. Four
men wore killed and many otlioro
wounded In a conflict in this town to
day with the local cnrblncrs. The uu-
thoiltlcs nro endeavoring to collect
now taxes which are exceedingly un
popular. As a protest the people
marched through the streets In pro
cession and Invaded the dty hall. The
carblncrs were called out , whereupon
the pedple sounded the tocsin and u
fierce riot followed In which the sol-
( nors tired on the people.
THURSDAY TIDINGS.
Charles Leluman was here from
Dallas to vote. He has returned to
Colomb , Trlpp county. S. D. . where
he will build a building for the Guml
Brewing company.
George Brooks of Ba/.llo Mills wan
In Norfolk over night , loturnlng from
an extended visit In the south. Ho
has been In Alabama and adjacent
states for the past two months- .
Mrs. Emma O'Reilly and her nolce ,
Miss Zlllah Marks of Mlddlovillc ,
Mich. , stopped over with friends hero
yesterday on their way to the Rosa-
bud. Mrs. O'Reilly diew No. 127D la
the Trlpp county drawing.
Among the day's out of town vlsf-
tors in Norfolk were : H. A- Nerd ,
Spencer ; E. H. Eastman , Mr. and Mrs ,
13. J. Dowd , Center ; Ralph Emory ,
Wayne ; D , W. McGregor , Madison ; !
Mrs. J. R. Alcock , Butte ; Rutlio B ,
Franks , F , L. Putney , D. E. Lutx , Til-
den.
den.Mrs.
Mrs. N. A. Rainbolt is In Omaha oil
a visit.
Mr. and Mrs. D. Mathewson nrct
visiting in Wakefield.
J. E. Huaso leaves in the morning1
on a business trip.to Omaha.
M. C. Ha/en left Wednesday noon ,
to attend district court at Pierce ,
Little Geneveve Culbertson Is greatly - '
ly Improved after being very sick the
past week.
The difficulty which
has been ex
perienced In getting the Hadar bank
robbery suspects out of Sioux City
has led to Judge A.ran Wagenen of
Sioux City drawing up a bill providing
for important changes in the extrad ! .
tlon laws of lown. The bill will bo
recommended favorably by commit
tees of both branches of the Town
legl-latuie.
Ch.ules Dewes of Wausa. formerly
of Norfolk , was in the city yesterday
returning home from Gregory whcro
ho went to file on his Trlpp county
lottery claim. He drew No. 2S9 and
selected a homestead near Redhlll , Ho
related hero the story of how the mnu
holding No. 151 got drunk and , when
his number was called , was not on
hand to file , allhou''h ho had moved
his family and household goods to
Gregory. He loses his chance to file.
One man put his money under his
pillow at Dallas and , forgetting it
when lie went to Gregory to file , lost
bis chance to file.
Atkinson Items.
Atkinson , Neb. , April 7. Special to-
The News : C. J. Wilson of the Wil
son Drug company , has -jeen lately re
modeling his home on South Main
street , and when
completed will bo n
modern homo in every way.
Representative H. A. Allen and fam
ily returned to Atkinson Sunday after'
noon from Lincoln.
Supt. Charles Mohrman of the Atkin'
son schools was called to Orchard Sun
day In response to n telegram that his
father-in-law , John Napier , of Ewlng ,
had died in a sanitarium at that place.
Miss M. Almoda Cockcrlll , principal ,
has taken charge of the schools during
his absence.
Big Hills Project to Cost Million ,
Lead , S. D. , April 8. The * Homo-
stake Mining company has just com
menced another mammoth under
taking that will Involve the expendi
ture of over 11,000,000 and will require
at least a year and a half under'
propitious circumstances to complete.
The new undertaking , on which tho'
actual constructive work will start Irt
thirty days If the
weather proves son >
sellable , Is the building of an electric
power plant on Spearflsh creek , at n.
point about seven miles from here.
This plant will have a maximum ca
pacity of 7,000 horse-power , which Is
to be utilized in the big mills of the
company lu this city , In the mines and
"Red" Clayton on trial.
Sioux City , April 8. After n delay of
eight monts Harry Clayton waa
placed on trial in the district court of
Woodbury county on tbo charge q
murdering Mel Powers. At 3 o'clock
yesterday afternoon the dttoruuys wore
still uelecUng R Jury ,