R THE NOKFOLK WEEKLY NEWo-JOURNAL FRIDAY JUNE 11 1009
No Dooliton Yet On Boche.
Lincoln , Nob. , Juno 7. Special to
Tlio NOWH ; The Buprumo court did
not hnnd down n decision today In
iho CIIHO o ( llornmn Bocho , the Nor
folk innn awaiting llnnl decision on hla
npponl from tlio district court sentence -
tonco of ton years In tlio penitentiary
for killing Frank Jarinor. The docl-
slon will probably bo given Wednesday -
day of tills wo ok. It wad thought It
would coino this wook.
Plnycd With Qun ; 6-Year-Old Shot.
Elinor Wcston , fi-ycar-old son of
Frank Weston , baggageman for the
Star Tranafor burn , was accldontly
shot In the arm and log by the ills-
charge of a shotgun at the Weston
homo at 305 Braasch avenue at 10:30 :
n. in. The wounds were painful and
rather alarming for the moment ,
though an oxanilnatlon mado. soon af
terwards by Dr. W. II , II. Hagoy
showed that only llosh wounds had
boon Inlllctod.
Did 3-Ycar-Old Pull Trigger ?
Two boys were playing together
\vllh an old shot gun , Elinor Weston
nml his 3-year-old nephew , Ralph
BuHhnoll. It was thought that Halpn
may liavo pulled the trigger , though
Homo bullovod that the gun had ox-
] ) lodcd as the chlldron played with it.
The old shot gun used had boon
broken Into two pieces , but the llttlo
follows fastened It together with a
horse shoo nail. Climbing up on a
cupboard a shell filled with No. G
nliot , "bird shot , " was obtained and
crammed Into the old gun.
The gun was still partly broken ,
with the result that while most of the
shot passed through the barrel , break
ing a big hole In the wall and narrow
ly missing two chlldron in another
rdom , part of the shot scattered. Shot
Btruck two flngors on the loft hand
and made a llesh wound In the right
log.
log.Last
Last Friday llttlo Elmer Weston ran
n fish hook in his foot , requiring the
aorvlco of a physician to extract it.
TUESDAY TOPICS.
Coolc Brothers' baseball nlno defeat
ed the Farmers nlno 17 to G on the
"home diamond yesterday nftornoon.
A full attendance Is desired at the
regular meeting of A. O. U. W. lodge
Tuesday evening , as there is business
of importance to como before the
members. A. B. Dillon , deputy grand
master workman , will bo present.
The big now turbine engine of the
Norfolk Electric Light & Power com
pany , 350 horse power , was started
yesterday. This will moan Improved
service , Inasmuch as breakdowns will
Lo prevented by emergency machln
cry from interfering with continuous
service.
Louis Thompson , son , of Mr. and
Mrs. J. T. Thompson , who has been
so seriously 111 for throe months , is
now able to bo out and is recovering
strength rapidly. His friends for a
ilmo were quite alarmed over his con
ditlon , but will bo pleased to know
that ho is now entirely out of danger
Attorney General Thompson , Secre
tary of State Junkln , State Treasurer
Brian and State Architect Burllnghoof
wore In Norfolk Saturday and Sunday ,
spending their time at the state hos
pltal.The party came from Lincoln
to Investigate the progress which was
being made towards completing the
now buildings.
Ed Engol's U. C. T. cubs arc finding
nn occasional afternoon off In which
to smash n ball over the baseball lot
with a view to the annual game with
the Elks. A challenge from the U. C.
T. bunch v--ill appear in the near fu
ture and it Is understood that it will
be promptly uccopted by the Elks.
Last year tne victory went to the U.
C. T. nine. 25 to 14.
Edmund Welsh broke both bones In
his left wrist Sunday in a bicycle na
cldcnt. He hit a tree and was quite
painfully hurt. The victim of the ac
cident Is probably Norfolk's youngest
business man , having established a
messenger and delivery service In
Norfolk some time ago. The message
eervlco will continue , as Welsh has
secured a boy to take his place unti
lie can take up the work himself.
Ladles mustn't swear In Norfolk ,
The new police force is sensitive
nbout It and have put a ban on the
swearing habit. Miss Ethel Ilecd , 18
years' old , a Norfolk girl , was lined in
police court Saturday afternoon for
using profanity to the detriment of
good order in the city. Fine and court t
costs amounted to over ? 8 and was
paid. It Is not knovn how many "cuss
words" Miss Reed Is alleged to have
used , so Iho price per word set bv
the now police code is not known.
Miss Reed Is said not to have taken
Iclndly to the idea of arrest and Is
credited with leading Night Officer
O'Brien in a lively 100-yard sprint.
Her father has been In the employ of
the Singer Sewing Machine company
in north Nebraska. In Jail Miss Reed
spurned a restaurant meal rather than
cat It in company with an officer. She
was in Jail over night and tlio greater
part of Saturday.
Mrs. J. A. Nix left yesterday mornIng -
Ing for Grand Island , to visit her son ,
Howard.
Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Durland of
rialnvlew spent Sunday with Norfolk
relatives.
Dr. J. C. Myers is rfovotlng a largo
part of his time to state veterinary >
work under the direction of the state
department , leaving today for an of
ficial trip through the west part of tlio
state.
Charles Landers , Ralph Lulkart , Ray
Hyde and Ross Tindall arrived homo
within the last two days from Lincoln ( ,
whore they are students at the state
unlvirslty. The university summer
vacation begins this weok.
THE FORT KEARNEY REUNION.
Plans Perfected for a Great Gathering
June 23 to 26.
Kearney , Neb. , June 7. Officers of
the Fprt Kearney National Park asF
soclatlon report great Interest In the
coming reunion of old soldiers ami
old Bottlers Juno 23-20. A largo at-1
( ondanco Is promised from eastern
Nebraska. The program covers four'
days. Kearney and Holdrodgo com
panies , N. N. G. , will bo In camp the
'our days. The full program will bo
announced In n few days. For pro-
ramfi or general Information address
M. A. Hoover , secretary , Kearney.
For Information In regard to touts ,
etc. , address J , 11. Larimer , quar-
ormestor sergeant ; In regard to
music , Prof. A. O. Thomas ; in regard
o concessions , Ed. A. Miller.
There will bo addresses , band con
certs , patriotic songs and dross parade
each day , and a campflro each oven-
tig. The conclusion will bo a sham
battle on Saturday , the last day , In
.ho forcu'oon. The Interest will not
ag from the opening until the last
minute of the encampment.
Death of Mrs. Mendcnhall at Tllden.
Tllden , Neb. , Juno 7. Special to1"
The News : Mrs. F. E. Mondonball of
.his city , formerly Miss Isabel ! Risk
of Battle Crook , for several years a
prominent Madison county teacher ,
succumbed bore yesterday to paraly
sis. Mr. Mondonhnll Is n jeweler.
DR , MACKAY S TREASURER
Norfolk Doctor Elected Officer of
State Association.
Omaha , Juno 8. The Nebraska
State Health association effected a
permanent organization at the Rome
tiotol by the election of Dr. A. T. Qulg-
oy of North Platte as president , Dr.
Winnoll of Omaha as vice president ,
Dr. G. B. Marvel of Aurora as secre
tary and Dr. J. II. Mackay of Norfolk
as treasurer.
The afternoon .was given over to the
discussion of the proposed organiza
tion and the appointment of commit
tees for the more extended session to
convene at 9 o'clock tomorrow morn-
ng.
GIRL TO UMPIRE GAME
Student at the University of Nebraska.
In South Dakota.
Sioux Falls , S. D. , June 8. Miss
Amanda Clement , the celebrated girl
umpire , will make her initial appear
ance for this season at DeSmet on
Thursday afternoon of this week ,
when she will umpire a ball game to
be played on the occasion of the an
nual picnic and celebration of the old
settlers of DeSmot and vicinity. At
present and for some time past Miss
Clement has been a student at the
University of Nebraska at Lincoln ,
and has refused many offers to um
pire ball games , not wishing to have
her studies Interfered with. She con
tinues to receive offers by almost
every mall , but before devoting much
of her attention to umpiring ball
games desires to complete her course
at the university. .
Spencer Wins the First Game.
Spencer , Neb. , Juno 8. Special to
The News : Spencer wins the first
game of ball for the season , defeating
Butte by a scoio of 7 to 4. A good
crowd was in attendance and the game
was interesting throughout. Harry
Walling , who pitched for Spencer last
year , was in the box and pitched an
excellent game , striking out fifteen
of Butte's sluggers. Ed Hill , an "old
time ball player , ably assisted him be
hind the bat.
Summary Batteries : Butte , Good
and Ford ; Spencer , Walling and Hill ;
struck out by Good 7 , by Walling 15 ;
Hits. Butte G , Spencer 8.
Garrett Gets a Boost.
Fremont , Nob. , June 8. E. o. Gar
rett came h'omo from Chicago a few
days ago , where he went to confer
with the officers of the American Book
company , which he has for many years
represented. While there ho had his
territory Increased , so that It now In
cludes all of Iowa north of tbo North
western road. Along with this addi
tion to territory he has been given a
boost of $400 a year in salary.
$20,000 , for Glover Heirs.
O'Neill , Nel . , Juno 8. Special to
The News : verdict for $20,000
against the Northwestern railroad , as
a result of the death of Brakeman
George V. Glover at Chadron two
years ago , was returned by the district
court jury and represents one of the
heaviest damage verdicts returned In
Nebraska since the $5,000 limit was
removed from damage verdicts for the
loss of life.
The case was brought by Frank
Hoffman as administrator and was
transferred to O'Neill from Dawes
county , being a suit for damages for
the death of Glover , who died at Chad' '
ron on November 12 , 1007 , his death
alleged to have boon caused by Injuries
sustained oh the defendant company's
road. The suit was brought for $30-
000.
Glover was a brakeman working for
the company and about 2. o'clock on
the morning of November 11 , 1907 , so
the plaintiffs alleged , started for his
homo from the railroads In Chadron
and was struck by a train while cross-
ing n railroad track , sustaining in
juries from which ho died the next
day. The plaintiff alleges negligence
on the part of the railroad company
because It "failed to give notice or
warning to said George V. Glover of
the approach of said car , at said time ,
In the dark , without a light and with
out a brakeman thereon , and without
giving notice or warning of its approach
preach , was a reckless , careless and
negligent act. "
Glover left a widow and three minor
chlldron and the suit was brought in
their behalf by the administrator.
Flvo witnesses were hero from Chad
ron for the plaintiff and n half dozen
or tnoro for the defendant.
! Judge Wostovor presided 'at the
trial.
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Cement Dlock Machine.
O'Neill , Nob. , Juno 8. Ford Bazol-
man , of the Bazelman Lumber com
pany of this place , has invented n ce
ment block machine whereby throe
men can make a thousand blocks In a
day , and It la said to bo a far hotter
block than was over before on the
market. A patent has been applied
'or. Already Mr. Bazelman has been
offered $10,000 for bin invention , and
It is believed that it will bring htm
much tnoro than that amount.
Death of Sheldon Boy.
Rapid City , S. D. , Juno S. Maynard
Sheldon , 12 years of ago , who resided
near Cnpn , In thlc county , was bltton
by a rattlesnake last Thursday. Be
fore a physician could bo reached his
body began swelling and ho passed
nwny. The boy's mother ( tied several
years ago and ho waa raised by Mrs.
M. T. Johnston of Norfolk. When bitten -
ton ho was with his father , who re
sides at Capa.
.
Spencer Celebrates for a Week.
Spencer , Nob. , June S. Special to
The News : A big four days' celebra
tion will bo bold at Spencer , beginning
Juno 30 and ending July 3. The Wal
ler Savage Carnival company has been
secured and will give a free street
fair.
fair.This
This will bo the biggest celebration
In Boyd county. No gambling devices
or fakers will bo allowed on the
ground.
BODY OF GIRL IN MISSOURI.
Evidence Found Indicates Young Woo
man Was Murdered.
Omaha , Juno 8. The body of Annie
Nelson , n Danish girl , aged 22 , who
disappeared from the vicinity of Flor
ence , Neb. , May 22 , was found In the
Missouri river near South Omaha yes
terday. There were evidences that the
girl had been ill treated and murdered
and her body thrown Into the river to
conceal the double crime. There is no
clew to the murderer.
FORTY-SIX THOUSAND GOPHERS.t |
Day County Boys Gather Rich Harvest
In Bounty.
Sioux Falls , S. D. , June 8. The
county auditor of Day county has just
made a report which proves that the
boys of that county have not been
idle since the county commissioners
offered a bounty for the killing of go
phers within the boundaries of the
county , effective from May 1 to Juno
15. The report of the county auditor
shows that since May 1 and up to this
time he has checked in 46,000 gopher
tails and paid out about $1,150 in
bounty. The annihilation of the 46-
000 gophers will prevent damage to
crops amounting to much more than
the bounty paid for killing the go
phers. Several thousand more of the
destructive llttlo rodents are expected
to be killed before the bounty ceases
on June 15.
ODD FELLOWS' HOME.
It Will be a Year Before Constructive
Work Is Started.
Sioux Falls , S. D. , June 8. Although
the grand lodge of Odd Fellows of
South Dakota , at its annual meeting
at Deadwood last month , selected Dell
Rapids as the location of a fine home
for needy members which It will erect ,
more than a year Is likely to elapse
before the actual work of constructing
the $40,000 main building will com
mence. The board which has charge
of the work of Installing the homo
does not care to assume too much re
sponsibility , and it is reliably stated
that before awarding the contract the
board will first submit to the grand
lodge for Its approval the plans and
specifications for the building. As the
grand lodge will not hold another
meeting for about a year , the plans
and specifications cannot be approved
before that time , and no move toward
the erection of the building will be
made until this approval of the grand
lodge has been secured. |
South Nebraska Is Flooded.
Lincoln , Juno 8. Seven inches of
rain at Hebron and four inches at
Pleasant Dale today caused floods and
serious damage in and near these
towns.
Near Pleasant Dale 200 feet of Bur
lington railroad track was under six
feet of water and trains were stalled
for ton hours. On the McCook divi
sion there have boon two washouts of
track , one between Strnng and Ina-
vale and one west of McCook. A Bur
lington freight engine and four cars
w6nt into the ditch on account of the
soft track. No one was Injured. The
ciops In the flood district have been
washed out badly.
Barnett Admits Horse Stealing.
O'Neill , Neb. , Juno 8. Special to
The News : William Barnett of Bono-
steel , S. D. , whose sensational arrest
on tbo charge of horse stealing cre
ated a sensation when exacted on a
Northwestern passenger train near
Lynch , pleaded guilty to the charge of
horse stealing at the term of the dis
trict court just ended here and Is now
In the county jail awaiting sontonco.
Barnett was charged with making
off with some fifteen head of horses
from Hugh O'NelU's ranch in northern
Holt county , the boldness of the raid
carrying success for a time. Ho dis
posed of the horses in and near Groo-
ley county and was later shadowed by
the officers from Council Bluffs
through Norfolk until the arrest was
made near Lynch.
South Dakota Endeavorers.
Sioux Falls , S. D. , Juno 8. An .elab
orate program has boon prepared for
the eighteenth annual convention of'pn '
the Sioux Vnlloy Christian Endeavor
union , which will bo hold at Borosford
on Tuesday , Wednesday and Tluirain
day of this week. A number from the
( strict and from elsewhere In the
tate who are Interested In Christian
Sndeavor work will bo present and
nnko addresses. A good attendance
a looked for and the convention Is
xpcctod to bo n very Interesting and
uccossful one.
Brakeman Loses Both Lego.
Plorro , S. D. . Juno 8. George O'Con-
cl Is the victim of a terrible accident
vhlch happened hero early Saturday
morning. O'Connol Is ft brnkomnn In
he employ of the Northwestern rail-
oad. It appears that two engines
vero switching here In the yards and
iy some confusion of signals , the two
nglnes met In collision. O'Connol ,
vho was on the front of ono of the en
gines , was caught when the collision
ook place and as n result both logs
f the unfortunate man will have to bo
mputntcd. O'Connel Is a single man
.ml very popular here. A car load of
lorscs attached to one of the engines
vas wrecked and a number of the
h lorses killed , while others were so-
v croly Injured.
Good Roads Meeting.
Jo'hn Krantz , as clialrman , together
ivltli the other members of the good
r oads ( committee of the Norfolk Com-
norclal club have called n meeting at
u he city hall at 8 o'clock Wednesday
evening for the of
. . purpose considering
, ho question of graveling the Stanton
oad to the Wagner corner. This is
known as thesoutheast , road and is in
bad condition , partly as a result of the
h leavy loads of gravel which are hauled
away from the Wagner sand and grav
el pits. Mr. Krantz Is especially anx
ious to have the meeting attended by
all local gravel haulers and gravel
men generally and by all farmers and
.eamsters interested in the southeast
road. '
WEDNESDAY WRINKLES.
A $500 barn on a farm belonging to
Harry Miller , a Stanton banker , and
r ented by Albert Webster , nine miles
east of Norfolk caught fire about G
o'clock Monday evening and burned
to ( the ground. Two good horses and
a colt burned with the barn. A set
of harness , a saddle , a single harness
and a supply of hay was destroyed.
it Is not known how the fire caught.
Three-fifths of an inch of waler was
he day's allowance given this vicinity
n the twenty-four hours ending at 8
o'clock Tuesday , morning. The tern
peraturo during that time did not pass
beyond 59 degrees and dropped as low
as 51 degrees. The drop Sunday was
from 8,2 degrees to 53 , a change in
temperature which was emphasized
by the extreme dampness. More rain
s forecasted.
Among the day's , ' out of town visitors
n Norfolk were : C. B. Zellars of
Lilncoln , a deputy sheriff of Lancaster
county ; Sheriff J. J. Clements , Leroy
lements , Madison ; F. R. Baker ,
Crelghton ; County Superintendent
Frank Pilger , Pierce ; H. A. Luckey ,
Pilgor ; C. E. Hutton , Pierce ; N. D.
Whitlow. Veidel ; W. Dedlow , ' Plain-
view ; F. Peed , Verdel ; S. G. SJolow ,
Dallas , S. D'Mlss ; Retta Green , Spencer
cor ; Editor H. H. Pease , Beemor
Times , Boomer ; J. Henderson , Madi ,
son ; E. Slaughter , Burke , S. D. ; F.
H. Courtney , Lynch ; L. E. Bliss , Dal-
as , S. D. ; Rev. Albert Lamm , Gross.
Mrs. C. Hanger is ill with the
measles. t
Mr. and Mrs. Y. D. Huffman have
, one to housekeeping at 1304 Norfolk
avenue.
A son of P. S. Valentine , living on
South Thirteenth street , is suffering
from an attack of measles.
The children's day exorcises of the
First Congregational church have been
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postponed to Sunday , June 20 , by or
der of the committee. *
The city council holds its regular
June meeting tonight. This is the
"bill night , " when claims are allowed
against the city and the consideration
of the bills will take up a good part of
the session.
Mrs. E. F. Stear has moved Into the
cottage at the corner of South Eighth
street and Park avenue recently va
cated by C. Booth , a Norfolk traveling
man , who has moved to Salt Lake City
with his family.
Fred G.'Rooster has disposed of his
drug store at Carroll and will travel
out of Norfolk. Mr. and Mrs. Koestor
for the time being will make their
home in Norfolk with the latter's pa
rents , Mr. and Mrs. H. A , Drebert.
E. A. Bullock has Just received a
shipment of twelve1 automobiles , prob
ably the largest single shipment that
over came into Norfolk. The ma
chines are nil 30-horse power , 4-cylin-
dor Studebakers , and will bo distrib
uted through north Nebraska and
southern South Dakota.
A Mast block baseball fan yesterday
made a fair sized wager that the West
ern league victory1 this year would 11
rest with cither Sioux City or Wichita ,
at present the two loading nines. Last
year the same men bet on the Nation
al league results , the Mast block play
ing the Hold against Chicago.
Dr. R. A. Mlttolstadt has sold his
dentistry practice in Norfolk to Dr. J.
E. Bowen of Omaha and Dr. Bowen is
now in charge. Dr. Mlttolstadt eaid ,
regarding his future plans , that he had
made no definite determination. For
a year at least ho will take a rest , vis
iting the Seattle exposition among
other things. Dr. Mittolstadt said that
ho had known Dr. Bowen for some
time and sold his practice to him be
cause of his confidence In Dr , Bowon'a
ability.
Rev. Carl Martin , pastor of St. Jo
hannes church In Norfolk and also In
charge of the Lutheran church nt Stanton -
ton , was married today in Rochester ,
Minn. , to Mrs. Augusta Bernt The
groom , who has been in Norfolk as a
pastor for nearly two years and who
IB well Jlkod by his two congregations ,
In G9 yeara old. The brldo lo 04. The
members of the Norfolk church recently -
contly purchased the first house south
of the First street church for a par
sonage.
Madison county will , In nil proba
bility , bo well represented at the state
Sunday school convention which moots
In Kearney Juno 15iH ! and 17. Mad
ison county has the distinction of be
ing the banner county In the state
Sunday school organization , consider
ing the matter of the payment of all
apportionments and In statistical re
ports furnished from each school. The
county is the unit In the organization ,
but Is also divided Into districts , In
which conventions are hold each year.
The two closing recitals connected
with tlio local commencement exor
cises of the Norfolk Interstate branch
of the Western Conservatory of Music
will take place Tuesday and Wednes
day evenings of this week nt the Au
ditorium. In addition to the Norfolk
music students , pupils from Wlnslde ,
Pilgor , Hosklns. Battle Creek , Madison
and Plorco will take part In the recit
als. The ensemble numbers , It Is said ,
will bo of special Interest. A feature
of the commencement exorcises proper
oV
Wednesday evening will bo the pres
entation of a gold medal and the
awards for perfect attendance.
Mrs < W. E. Gleason was down from
Hosklns Tuesday.
S. W. Warner Is back from a week's
visit to Chadron , his former homo.
O. W. Rlsh , now of Sheldon , la , , Is
renewing old-time acquaintances hero.
Adolph Moldenhauer and Miss Dora
Moldenhauer were In Stanton over
Sunday.
Mrs. R. H. Reynolds is going to Hot
Springs , Ark. , to recuperate from her
recent Illness.
Burt Mapes is back from Butte ,
where he was present at the opening
of district court.
George Dudley , sr. , Is expected homo
tomorrow from a brief visit to his
Trlpp county claim.
G. T. Sprechcr , A. H. Vlele and C.
E. Burnham are in Omaha attending a
meeting of Masonic grand lodge.
D. Roes went to Omaha yesterday.
Mrs. N. Chaco and Mrs. S. E. Horton
of Stanton were in Norfolk Monday.
Mrs. E. F. Stear leaves Wednesday
noon fcr Carroll. Neb. , where she will
bo the guest of Rev. and Mrs. J. N.
Funk.
Misses Inez Vlele and Theo Sprech
or arrived home yesterday from the
Christian Endeavor district convention
at Fullerton.
Mrs. A. M. Leach , accompanied by
her son and daughter , left last night
for Deadwood , S. D. , where they will
be the guests of relatives.
Mrs. John Fogarty , who with her
four-months-old sou , has been visiting
her parents , Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Wlda
man , will leave the latter part of the
week for her home In Fond du Lac ,
Wls.
Wls.L.
L. E. Bliss of Dallas was In the
city this , morning making arrangements
monts to ship artificial ice from the
Pure Ice company to Dallas. S. J.
Sjoblom of Dallas was also hero on
business.
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J. II. Covert has returned from Mad
ison , where he attended the organlza
tlon of a new Modern Brotherhood of
America lodge. Sixty beneficiary
members were initiated and twenty'
hvo social members.
Mrs. John R. Scott of St. Joe , Ida. ,
who has been visiting her sister , Mrs.
Brcchbllls , and her mother , Mrs. Good ,
loft 1 ( yesterday noon for Alpena , Mich. ,
to visit Mr. Scott's father and mother
and other friends.
Mrs. Emma Thurber' Fremont ,
who recently purchased the Dr. Scog-
gln property on South Eighth street ,
returned home yesterday after spend'
fng a few days in this city looking
after improvements in the property.
Fremont Tribune : General Super
intendent Braden and Division Superintendent
intondent Reynolds of- the Northwest
ern were In the city Monday morning
on their way to Lincoln by special
car. They wore Joined hero by F. L.
Burrell and O. H. Feldman.
Mrs. O. L. Hyde will leave next Sun
day for Minneapolis , where she will
join Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Stacy and two
daughters on n boat trip down the
river to St. Louis. The/ / party will re
turn to Minneapolis by way of Chicago
and Dover. Mrs. Hyde will then spend
a few days with her sister , Mrs. Stacy ,
returning to Norfolk about July 1.
Miss Anna Herrmann will leave to
morrow evening for Oakland , Gal. ,
where she will spend a five months
vacation. Miss Herrmann nt Oakland
will bo the guest of Mrs. C. F. Simp
son , formerly Miss Ella Curas of Battle
tlo Creek. Miss Helen Herrmann , who
Is going to attend the University of
California , at Berkeley , wljl go out to
California later in the summer.
W. M. Robinson of Omaha , general
manager of the Bennett company's
piano business , was In the city today
Inspecting the company's newly estab
llshod Norfolk branch. Ho expressed
satisfaction at the amount of interest
local people are taking in the store
and says it is the company's intention
to maintain a largo and up-to-date 1
stock at the Norfolk branch.
County Attorney James Nichols was
expected up from Madison Tuesday
evening to Investigate the charges
which have been filed against Ernest
L. Slmklns , the cabman who is $
charged with selling mortgaged prop
erty. Slmkins is still in the city jail.
Slmklns made an effort to settle the
case against him by trying to straight
en out the tangle in his various mort
gage ventures.
Horace and Gilbert Case , members
of the Norfolk "boy mob" who have
boon in the city Jail for the past week ,
were taken to Madison by Sheriff
Clements Tuesday. The boys will betaken
taken before County Judge Bates and
sent to the reform school on n com
plaint which has been filed in the
Portland
This levy one-way Colonist Unto in effect every
day to April 30,1900. Tickets good ( on payment
of tourist car rate ) in through Tourist Sleeping
Curs which run daily to Portland and the
Northwest
via
Union Pacific
Electric Block Signal Protection. The Safe Road to Travel.
Dining Oar Meals and Service "Tho Beat in the World. "
Ask about the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition , Seattle , Wash.
For reservations , tickets and informationinquire ot
E. L. LOMAX , Agent , Omaha , NebrJ
county court. The commitment of
the boys to Kearney is not being con
tested.
Mrs. M. A. hlncMlllan left Tuesday
for Omaha , where she joins Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Harding in a unique trip
to the east. The party will go by rail
to Detroit , where Mr. Harding buys anew
now automobile. From Detroit they
go by auto to Now Haven to attend
the commencement exorcises nt Yale ,
Mack Harding being a graduate. Mr.
and Mrs. Harding will tour Now Eng
land in their car and will return to
Omaha in the machine , with their fam
ily. In case Mrs. MacMlllan with
stands the journey all right she will
return in the car.
A Strong Indorsement.
Lincoln ; Neb. , Jan. 2 , 1909. To
Whom It May Concern : It gives mo
pleasure to testify to the high moral
character and literary qualifications
of Mr. A. E. Ward , with whom I have
been personally and officially acquaint
ed for several years.
" "
"Xs deputy state superintendent , I
knew him as one of the most progres
sive and painstaking county superin
tendents in the stato. I visited his
school ofUcors' associations and coun
ty institutes on several occasions
while he was county superintendent
of Cedar county. Great interest in
educational matters was manifest on
every hand.
Under the certification act of 1905 ,
when I was serving as state superin
tendent , he accepted , the position of
vice president of the state board of
examiners for county certificates , and
served efficiently In this capacity until
Congressman Boyd tendered him the
position of private secretary. Mr.
Ward's work In the office of tbo state
superintendent at the time the new
certification act was inaugurated
makes him authority on all questions
concerning the examination of teach
ers.
ers.He
He holds a state professional cer
tificate , good for life in Nebraska ,
which Is sufficient evidence of his
scholarship. He is n man of unques
tioned integrity and untiring Industry.
From his broad experience in both
the business and educational world I
do not hesitate to give him my un
qualified Indorsement for any position
his Judgment would accept.
J. L. McBrien , ,
State Superintendent of Public In
struction.
Fleharty July Fourth Orator.
Harry B.1 Fleharty , a prominent at
torney and democratic politician of
South Omaha , \Vill deliver the Fourth
of July address in Norfolk. Mr. Fle
harty was the first choice of the com
mittee on speakers and expressed a
great deal of pleasure in accepting the
invitation.
Mr. Fleharty last fall was a candi
date for attorney general on the dem
ocratic ticket and spoke at the Audi
torium , delivering one of the principal
addresses of the local campaign. His
speech "took well" with both sides and
was classed by a number of local dem
ocrats as above the Norfolk speeches
of olthor Senator Owen of Oklahoma
or Mr. Bryan of Lincoln.
Fleharty has been In Norfolk on
other occasions and has a wide ac
quaintance hero.
Contract Let for Club House.
Tom Johnson , a local contractor ,
was awarded the contract for the club
house of the Norfolk Country club at
a meeting of the building committee
held last evening to open bids. The
club house is to bo completed by July
if possible. Work will start at once
and It is estimated that the building
should bo put up In about three weeks.
Mr. Johnson's bid was $1,200 for the
house complete. Four bids were re
ceived , the amounts ranging from
$1,200 to $1G40.
Home Love Best Charity.
Wo have como to realize that a
child needs something more than
clothes and food to develop the best ;
it needs the love that can only bo
found in a homo. The success of the
whole depends entirely upon the suc
cess ot the unit , and this can only bo
achieved by recognizing each unit ,
though it.bo merely a puny llttlo child
of want r crime , as an individual ,
with individual characteristics and an
individual ycarniug for lore.
KEEPING BOYS ON THE FARM.
One Man's Method of Making Life At
tractive to Sons.
"A farmer whoso son Is also n
fanner" Is writing his autobiography
for the World's Work. The editor has
asked him to toll particularly how his
son came to enjoy farm llfo and not
banker after the allurements of the
city.
"From the very first , " says this
rural philosopher , "my partner and I
sot out to make llfo enjoyable for our
children , " his "partner" being his wife.
There follow tales of porterhouse
steaks which "would have appotlzed
the Jaded palate of a dyspeptic presi
dent , " and of huge bowls of straw
berries and cream "which Queen Vic
toria might have envied. " For play
fellows the fortunate young folks of
this farm had calves , colts , horses ,
pigs , pigeons , Angora rabbits , dogs ,
birds , guinea pigs "and oven a whlto
rot ! "
Boys and girls do not enter this *
world of their own desire. The com
mandment which bids thorn honor
their fathers and mothers has an un
written corollary. Parents must honor
and comfort their chlldron. The farmer -
or In the magazine did this In setting
forth the best ho had in thought and
food. It is likely that many a son
has gone further astray than "off the
farm" for lack of such a keen sense
of loving responsibility at the head of
the homo. Anyway , the boy is not
kept to the acres by thp selling of the
best Joints to the city markets while
the chuck steak is served to the
family.
NO COMPROMISE WITH TRUTH.
T
Absolute Sincerity In All Things if I
- Marks Men of Standing. ? '
Sincerity is made up of two words
sine > and cere sine , without , and
cero , wax ; without wax. And It means
absolutely pure , transparent.
The human mind Is constructed for
truth telling. This Is Its normal con
dition ) and under the exercise of true
living and true thinking the character
becomes strong and robust.
Wholeness , completeness , comes into
the life from truth , from sincerity , ;
but the moment wo attempt to twist
the mind Into expressing deceit It becomes -
comes abnormal and works all sorts
of harm to tbo character.
I have in mind a very brilliant
writer who exchanges his talent for
cash in political campaigns. He has
written some of the best campaign
documents for all political parties , but'
the lack of sincerity In his character
so discounts his personality and abil
ity that ho has no standing as a man.
He Is' recognized as a brilliant writer ,
but as a man totally without convic
tions.
There is something in the mind it
self which thrives upon sincerity and
which protests against all that is
false , against all sham. Nothing over
quite satisfies this longing but abso
lute truth. The mind quickly becomes
sickly and weak when
forced to ox- 'fiuT > '
press what is false. Orison Swett "T " '
Marden , In Success Magazine.
GAVE BIRTH TO MICE IN TRAP.
Male Parent's Devotion Rewarded by
Freedom of Brood.
A Manayunk woman , going to her
mouse trap the other morning , found
a mouse in it , with six llttlo mice as
well.
well.They
They had , of course , boon born after
their mother's capture an amazing
thing. But more amazing still was
the fact that they lay in a small round
nest like a bird's , a nest made of bits
of paper , thread , straw and shreds of
linen and flannel.
The woman , Instead of drowning
forthwith the mother and her brood ,
retired , and from the next room
watched the trap secretly. Her watch
soon was rewarded. Another mouse
trotted up with great caution , thrust a
straw through the bars , and a few
moments later returned with a shred
of pink calico. The captive mother ,
with these , contributions , proceeded to
complete her nest.
This incident so moved the woman \L
that on retiring that night she put a \
handsome- piece of cheese in the trap
and opened the tiny door. When she
came down in the morning mother
and young and choose were gone the
nest alone remained to witness to the
truth of bor tale.