The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, June 18, 1909, Page 5, Image 5

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    Tllti NOHKOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOUUVAl FiUDA jJUNE 18 1V01) ) .
TUESDAY TOPICS.
Among the day's out of town visit
ors In Norfolk woio : E. P. Slovene ,
Orchard ; O. II. QllloBplo , Mr. Hillings ,
Mnillfion ; Miss Lllllo Sandahl , Wako-
Hold ; Clmrlcfl Mllnor , Fairfax , 8. D. ;
J. II. Moon , D. 13. Foley , Dristow ; 0.
F. Brass , Hlnlr ; G. J. McClollnnd , Fill-
lorton ; Allan Casper , Wayne ; H. W.
Koinp , Humphrey.
K. C. Morohouso of Stanley , WIs. ,
general malinger of the Stanley , Mar *
rill I'lillllpa railroad , nn old tlmo nnd
well known north Nebraska railroad
man In the days of the Elkhorn road ,
died at the homo of his eon , R. II.
'Morohouso , In Omaha Sunday noon at
the ago of'04 years. Ho had boon all-
Ing for ahout six weeks and his death
was the result of a general breaking
down. In company with his wife ho
had been visiting with his son for
Eomo tloio , and is survived only by
thorn and by a brother In Fremont and
a brother In St. Louis. For .many
years Mr. Morohouso was general
freight agent of the Fremont , Elkhorn
& Missouri Valley railroad , with head
quarters first at Missouri Valley and
< later in Orai\ha. \ In this capacity he
was well known by Norfolk and north
Nebraska shippers generally. When
the Elkhorn road merged with the
Northwestern about six years ago , ho
resigned his position to accept the
general management of the Wiscon
sin road. 'Ho was located In Omaha
for many years and. was well known
In railroad circles. Mr. Morohouso
was born at Liverpool , N. Y. , and came
west when n young man , gradually
working to the top In the railroad
business. Ho was with the Northwest
ern for thirty-three years. The funer
al was hold Tuesday at 2 p. in. from
All Saints , with Interment at Forest
. Lawn , Omaha.
George Losoy of Dattlo Crook was in
Norfolk Tuesday.
Hurt Mapos was In Cloarwntor on
business Tuesday.
G. F. Durland of Plalnvlow was In
Norfolk Monday.
Adam Pllgor of Stanton Is a business
v visitor In the city.
Ervln Pont of Stanton visited Nor
folk friends Sunday.
E. A. Bullock Is in Chicago for a
/'Week on business.
, H. Barnes of Dattlo Creek was a
Norfolk visitor Tuesday.
Miss Margaret Austin spent Sunday
nnd Monday in Oakdalo.-
Mrs. B. C. Gentle is homo from a
short visit at Plainvlew.
Fred Hornbloom of Omaha called on
Norfolk friends yesterday.
V. A. Nonow went to Madison Tues
day morning on business.
Mrs. Elsie Desmond is back from a
three months' visit to California.
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Stndelman nave
been in Omaha on a short visit.
Mrs. E. F. Stear returned Monday
noon from a short visit in Carroll.
Mrs. A. H. Deals and daughter of St.
Joseph are the guests of Mrs. Deals'
niece-Mrs. L. M. Beeler.
Mrs. A. T. Johnson and little son of
Omaha are visiting at the I. J. John
son home on Norfolk avenue.
Mrs. C. W. Roy left at noon for a
visit at her home In Hlnton , W. Va.
She will also visit in Indiana.
John Elslnger , the sewer contractor
who built sewer district No. 1 , was up
from West Point Tuesday to bid on
/ \ the new districts.
E. P. Olmsted left at noon over the
Union Pacific with a party of land
buyers for the irrigated country in
Scotts Bluff county.
Obed Raasch left at noon for Tripp
county to visit his sister , Miss Agnes ,
whose claim is eight miles southwest
of Lamro.
C. C. Gow left yesterday for Kearney
[
ney , where he will represent the First
Congregational church at the state
Sunday school convention.
Dr. C. W. Ray , Mrs. Fred Sprecher
and Miss Dessle Sterner , representing
the Methodist church , left yesterday
for Kearney to attend the state Sun |
day school convention. Dr. Ray will
preside at the cradle roll conference.
Mrs. I. R. Southwlck has returned I
from Plalnvlow , where she visited over
Sunday with her parents , Mr. and Mrs.
R. M. Soars , and two cousins , Miss
Anna Fornard of Syracuse , N. Y. , and
Miss Mlllcent Sears of Boston , Mass. ,
who are visiting here.
Dr. J. C. Myers returned on the ear
ly train from the western part of the
state , where ho has been on profes
sional business. While at Crawford
on Saturday he saw hall stones piled
up by the side of buildings a foot high ,
having lain there since the heavy
storm of the day before.
Guy Smith of the firm of Smith &
Son of Indlanola , la. , was In Norfolk
Tuesday for the purpose of bidding on
the new sewer districts. This Is the
firm which built the district In The
Heights , as well as one or two other
districts. The firm's work was very
satisfactory to the property owners ol
the district , although they suffered
greatly from the floods which pro *
vailed the early part of last summer ,
The Rlngllng circus will bo In Fremont -
mont July 22.
Dorn to Mr. and Mrs. A. W , Fuhr
man , a daughter.
The petition for the now Norfolk
sewer district is being prepared today ,
The city council at Us meeting to
night will let the bids for the now v
sewer districts.
The Daptlst church picnic was held
Tuesday In the Durr Taft grove. The
picnic party Included both members ol
the church and their friends.
About BOO people attended the Chll
aren's day services at the Mothodls !
church Sunday. Special services wen
also held at the Daptlst church.
The two Case loys , Horace am
Gilbert , are now in the Kearney Indus
trial school , having been taken there
Friday afternoon by- Sheriff Clements
Mrs. A. H. Vlelo and Mrs. M. E. Pan
gle will entertain the ladles of the
First Congregational church Thursdoj
afternoon at 2 ; 30 o'clock in thechurct
parlors.
O. W. Rlsh and family have returnee
from Sheldon , la. , where they have
been living during the winter. Mr
Rlsh Intends to open a plumbing busi
ness In Norfolk. Formerly ho was in
the same line hero. j
Only three weeks In this country
from Germany , death made a quick
visit to the homo of Paul Pankratts In
Edgowator Park addition. Alfred , a
7-months old baby , died Sunday. The
funeral was held Monday from the
homo , Interment taking place In St.
Paul cemetery. Rev. John WItto had
charge of the funeral.
Homo grown strawberries nro on the
market. Carl Relcho , whoso berry
patch , on his farm south of the city
Is always one of the first In this sec
tion to bear fruit , marketed homegrown
grown berries last week.
Monday as Flag day was not gen
erally observed In Norfolk. A few
flags were In evidence from Norfolk
avenue flag poles , while over the city
an occasional citizen thought It worth
whllo to display the national colors.
Raymond Nix underwent three op
erations in Omaha last week , having
been taken there to consult a nose and
throat specialist. The specialist dis
covered that the boy's nose wan brok
en. Mrs. Nix , accompanied by Mrs.
William Banner , went to Oma.ha ,
Thursday nnd brought her son homo
.Saturday evening1. Ho Is doing very
nicely. '
A. T. Hutchlnson of Valley , vice
president of the A. L. Kllllan com
pany of Norfolk , who has been at the
head of the Valley schools , has given
up school work and Is In Norfolk mak
ing arrangements to move to this city
I to assist In the management of the
Kllllan store. Mr Hutchlnson will
come to Norfolk with Mrs. Hutchinson
in two or three weeks. Mr. Hutchln-
son , who is a brother-in-law of Mr.
Kllllan , will relieve the latter of some
lot the strain Incident to managing a
big store alone. Ho has been In the
city a number of times since the Kil-
llan store opened and already has
quite a circle of friends here.
The Tuesday evening supper at Mar-
quardt hall to decide one way or the
other the future of the Y. M. C. A.
campaign was made the subject of the
following note sent to each of the con
tributors to the fund so far raised :
"More than a year ago , and following
the state convention , the people of
Norfolk started on a campaign , the
object of which was the securing of a
$25,000 Y. M. C. A ! building and equip
ment. The executive committee then
appointed have secured pledges from
220 people amounting to $16,000' The
committee now desires that the con
tributors should express their wishes
as to the future of the campaign. Shall
It bo advance or retreat ? As one In
terested you are invited to be present
at a supper given in Marquardt hall
Juno 15 , 1909. Loyalty to the cause ,
wo hope , will secure the attendance of
every contributor. Please send your
acceptance of this Invitation on In
closed postal on or before June 12.
Very truly , the Executive Committee. "
Chance for Fast Ball Nine Here.
Norfolk Is offered a chance for a
baseball team.
At a time when the local baseball
season Is looking very gloomy , the op
portunity for a nine , with arrange
ments which look gotod to the men
who have had baseball in charge , is
offered by R. Bradley of Omaha , who
last year handled the O'Neill nine and
who is well known as a baseball player
In north Nebraska.
Dradley offers to come to Norfolk to
take entire charge of the Norfolk nine ,
agreeing to put a winning team for a
bonus of about $400 a month. For
this amount Bradley agrees to meet
nil the expenses of the team , to-or
ganize a fast aggregation and to take
his chances on making money by win
ning games. Games would be played
with the leading nines of the state.
The baseball men here have confi
dence In Bradley. The baseball com
mittee decided to put the matter up
! to local "fans" and by tomorrow evenIng -
Ing the result will be known.
Nine men were solicited this morn
ing and $85 a month for two months
was pledged.
Eighteen Months In Pen.
Kearney , Neb. , June 15. Special to
The News : Sheriff Sammons took
R'obert Sutton to the penitentiary to
day. He was a party to the theft of a
horse at Ravenna last November , but
disappeared. He was apprehended
here by Sheriff Sammohs last Thurs
day , as a teamster with the Hagen-
beck show , charged with the crime ,
pleaded guilty and on Monday was sen
tenced to eighteen months in the pen
itentiary.
Convention at Kearney.
Kearney , Neb. , June 16. Special tc
The News : The city Is filling up with
delegates to the annual convention ol
the Nebraska State Sunday School as
sociation , which opened this morning ,
nnd continues three days. An attrac
tive program has been mapped out in
which some of the greatest Sunday
school workers of the country will par
ticipate.
Escaping Man Was In Norfolk.
Frank Fry , who took nn unauthor
ized leave of absence from the Madi
son county Jail Monday morning , was
seen In Norfolk Monday afternoon ,
Pat Chandler , who was a fellow board
er with Fry for several months In the
county bastllo , saw Fry hero and na <
turally was well enough acquainted
| with the prisoner to "spot" him.
i Sheriff Clements and Deputy Sheriff
Elloy were in Norfolk Monday even
Ing , but no trace of Fry was found and
the officers returned to Madison.
All trains were watched Monday.
Fry had served about half of a sixty
day Jail sentence. His father lives al
Meadow Grove. Defore his trial he
was in Jail for six months , so what he
gained by skipping out with a sen
tence hanging over him Is not easily
seen.
Madison , Neb. , Juno ID. Special tc
The News : Frank Fry , who had beet
in Jail at this place for five months
for taking a horse without permission
the evidence showing that ho wno in
toxicated at the tlmo of committing
the unlawful net , escaped yesterday
morning whllo ho was out of the Jail.
The section men near Warnervlllo
saw a man of his description walking
north on the railroad track near that
place yesterday forenoon and It Is
thought ho hoarded the freight passing
north about that tlmo. Sheriff Clem
ents , as soon as ho discovered the pris
oner's absence , notified the police at
Norfolk and other neighboring points
nnd requested thorn to watch incoming
and outgoing trains. Fry had about
thirty days moro time to servo In Jail.
Broken BoW Man Fell 3,500 Feet.
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Broken Bow , Nob. , Juno 15. The
town of Borwyn , several miles east ,
was the scene of much excitement yes
terday when U. Sorensen , a black
smith residing there , ascended 3,500
feet in the air In a balloon and then
tried to make a descent in an aero
plane of his own construction. When
the desired height was reached Sorensen -
son cut the aeroplane loose , but the
rudder was Jammed out of shape at
the start and the machine refused to
be guided nnditurnod < ovornndoveras.
it descended at frightful speed.
Sorcnson clung to the machine and
struck the ground In o sitting position.
The aeroplane was completely de- .
mollshcd , but the aviator , although
knocked senseless , escaped with a
number of bad bruises.
Sorensen , who has been working on
his aeroplane for several months , says
ho will build another at once. Sev *
oral hundred people witnessed the
demonstration.
NORFOLK AVENUE LOT FOR A DOG
But the Dogs Were Good Ones and
Sanford Parker Wouldn't Trade.
Hon. Sanford Parker , receiver of
the O'Neill land office , who has been
n town visiting his son , Clarence Par-
< er , cashier of the American Express
company , retains a vivid recollection
of an opportunity which ho failed to
take advantage oMn Norfolk at an
early day. It was In the early ' 80s that
lie had been to market to Wisner , that
: hen being the nearest railroad point ,
and ho was on his way home. During
his trip ho had become the possessor
of two handsome stag hounds , which
he considered quite a prize. Stopping
over night in Norfolk , which was then
a small aggregation of frontier houses
tiuddled around the mill dam , he met
some man whose name he cannot re
call , who concluded ho would like to
own those hounds , and proposed to
trade Mr. Parker two town lots for
the animals. Mr. Parker went nnd
looked at the lots and concluded that
they wore too far from town to ever
have any real value , so ho continued
on his way with the hounds. Yester
day he was trying to find the location
of those two town lots , and ho con
cluded that they were either what is
now the Pacific hotel corner or the
Citizens National bank corner. And
one of the hounds died shortly after
he reached home.
Speaking of old times , Mr. Parker
recalled the winter of 1876-7 , when he
walked from Nlobrara to Deadwood , a
distance of about 450 miles. This was
during the Dlack Hills gold rush , and
he had become Imbued with the idea
that all one had to do was to get to
Deadwood , where gold was to be found
at the root of every spear of grass ,
and his fortune would be made. Hav
ing no other way to get to the prom
ised land , he walked. When he
reached Deadwood ho had very little
money left , and the next day ue was
"busted. " Then ho went to work cut ,
ting logs until he earned enough to
ride home.
Death of Mrs. Henry Kennedy.
Mrs. Henry Kennedy , who before
her marriage was Miss Anna Car-
berry , died Tuesday afternoon shortly
before 6 o'clock. She has been criti
cally ill and her death was not un
expected.
Mrs. Thomas Donohue of Omaha ,
Miss Lucy Carberry , who has , been
visiting in Omaha , and Maurice Car-
berry arrived last evening from
Omaha. Dr. and Mrs. McLaughlin ar
rived last evening from Sioux City ,
while Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Green came
down from Crelghton.
Business , Changes In the Northwest.
The Edwards & Dradford Lumber
,
company Is1 beginning the erection of
buildings on Its property In the north
part of Osmond which , when complet
ed , will cost about $5,000. All sheds
and buildings will be fireproof.
Flag Day at Madison.
Madison , Nob. , Juno 15. Special to
The News : Flag day was enthusiastically '
,
tically dbserved by'the citizens of
Madison yesterday. Flags were wav
ing from every flag pole , places of
business and many residences were
decorated with the stars and stripes.
Application for administration in
the matter of the estate of Carl
Pruess , deceased , was made in Judge
Dates' court today by Mrs. Carl Pruess.
AUTO NOTES.
Dr. H. L. Kindred , county coroner ,
drove home a new E-M-F " 30" Studebaker -
baker touring car , purchased In Nor
folk from Ellsworth A. Bullock , Tues
day.
day.Messrs.
Messrs. Caulk & Wade of Allen
were In Norfolk the first of the week
and purchased three E-M-F " 30" tour
ing cars from 'Ellsworth A. Dullock ,
one of which they will drive across
country Wednesday , the' ' others for fu-
< uro delivery.
THREE NORFOLK COUPLES.
County Judae Bates Issued Licenses
Yesterday for Four June Weddings.
Madison , Nob. , Juno 1C. Special to
The News : Judge Bates did. a land
offlco business yesterday , Issuing mar-
rlago licenses , of which the following
are among the number :
Henry R. Krause and Miss Mamie
M. Cooper , Anton Peter Larson and
Miss Thelina Adelaide Grauol , and
Homer Clyde Williams nnd Miss Glen-
nlo May Shlppeo , all of Norfolk ;
Archie Herbert Rundqulst of Royal
nnd Miss Rosnlto Adlna Wldorgrcn of
Newman Grove.
Assessment Gain $56,166.
Madison , Nob. , Juno 1C. Special to
The News : The assessment of per
sonal property for the current year as
shown by the returns Is $56,160 moro
than last year , of which gain $23,532
was made in the city of Norfolk. Of
course those figures are subject to
change by the board of equalization.
The total assessment of personal prop
erty lor the entire county for the
present year la $1,2G3,359. Last year
it was $1,207,593.
The average assessment of horses In
the different precincts varies nearly
$50 per head , reaching the highest av
erage of $102.89 in Green Garden pre
cinct , nnd the lowest average of $56.59
In Warnervllle.
The average of mules in the differ
ent precincts varies still moro , the
highest being $127.38 , in Green Garden ,
and the lowest , $70.20 , In Jefferson
precinct
Green Garden also brought In the
highest average on cattle , it being
$23.35 per head , with Schoolcraft and
Highland a few cents less , and New
man Grove the lowest average of
$16.51 per head.
The first day's session of the board
of equalization opened with the usual
number of kickers , to all of whom the
board listened with reasonable pa-
ticnco.
Norfolk's Book Bindery.
A Madison correspondent writes that
a trial docket record , made by the
Huso Publishing company for W. H.
Field , clerk of the district court , and
a foe book and claims record made
for County Clerk Richardson , have
been received nt the court house and
that the officers both speak in terms
of the highest praise for the quality
of the work done and the quality of
the material used.
The books are of the large sized ,
heavily bound books used at the court
house , and were made entirely In Nor
folk.
Lemon Show Was a Lemon.
O'Neill Frontier : A suit growing
out of Az Perry's recent circus ex
perience was filed in the district
court. The case Is that of Anna L.
Perry vs. Franklin V. Lemon , a resi
dent of Dodson , Mo. , nnd Mrs. Perry
sues for $9GGG.G7 , with Interest from
April 21 , 1906 , at 7 per cent per an
num.
The plaintiff alleges in the petition
that she deeded land to defendant
worth above all incumbrances , $14-
000 , and that she was to receive
therefor a one-third interest in a cir
cus and the property thereof , which
she alleges defendant represented to
her to be worth $35,000 in cash. She
further alleges that the one-third in
terest in said property turned over to
her by the defendant was worth only
$2,000 , instead of $11,666.67 , which
she alleges defendant claimed the
property was worth , and she asks
Judgment for $9,006.67 which she al
leges she was wrongfully cheatet
and defrauded outof.
The petition Is a very volumnlous
document and enumerates the several
circus animals and articles which
were transferred , including one train
'of ' cars for the transportation of the
I employes and animals of said circus
Plaintiff alleges that defendant represented
sented said equipment to be in gooc
repair whereas the' opposite was the
case and nearly all the cars had to
be overhauled and repaired before
they could be used.
The case will probably come up for
trial at the fall term of district
court.
Madison Comes With a Band.
Madison , Neb. , June 16. Special to
The News : Last Fourth of July the
people of Norfolk attended the cele
bratlon at Madison in great numbers
Moreover , the Norfolk Commercla
club , at Its own expense , procured the
services of the Norfolk band for the
occasion. The Commercial club , bus !
ness men and citizens of Madison pro
pose to show to Norfolk their appro
elation by going over In a body am
I celebrating with them the third o
, next July. The Commercial club wll
arrange at once with the Madison
band , which is in excellent practice
to accompany the citizens and assis
In making the coming celebration a
gala day for our neighboring city
Arrangements have already been made
for additional coaches on the morning
j freight , and a special train will brini
the visitors home after the display o
fireworks Inline evening. At the leas
calculation , if the day be pleasant , 401
people from this city will celebrate a
Norfolk.
ALL COUNTY WARRANTS Plt *
Interest Bearing Debts of the County
Wiped Out by Treasurer's Call.
Madison , Neb. , June 16. Special to
The News : County Treasurer Franl
Peterson today called in all outstand
Ing county warrants against the coun
ty general fund , the county road fund
and the county bridge fund.
This will wipe out the entire Inter
est bearing indebtedness of the coun
ty , and makes a splendid showing.
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Butte Defeats Spencer.
Dutte , Nob. , June 16. Special to
The News : The first game of bal
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played In our city was witnessed by a
largo crowd at the ball park in Dutt
Sunday afternoon between Spence
and Dutto , nnd a warm game it was
Up to the sixth Inning nothing bu
goose eggs were credited to eitho
side. Dutte then succeeded In landing
ono and at the close of the game th
score stood 9 and 5 In favor of Unite.
Batteries : Spencer , Hill and WallIng -
Ing , Butte , Ford and Gord : Umpire ,
Ben Wolbaun. It was the second
game of the season and the boys have
done very little practicing , but are nil
homo boys and are the making of a
winning team.
Score in Butte-Sponcor game :
Butte 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 3 * 9
Spencer 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 5
Batteries : Butte , Geode and Ford ;
Spencer , Walling , Arff , Dodson and
1111.
1111.Hits
Hits off Geode 6 , off Waiting , Arff
nd Dodson , 14. Struck out by Geode ,
6 , by Wnlllng , Arff and Dodson , 12.
Umpire , Bon Wollbaum ,
Spencer defeated Butte at Spencer
week ago.
8 THE KADOKA SLAYER INSANE ?
Pierre , S. D. , Juno 16. Mlko Ma-
oney , charged with the murder of
ohn Goodon and W. D. Toney of
Sioux City near Kadoka , 8. D. , waived
xamlnatlon and was held without
iail for a hearing on the charge at the
October term of court.
Butte , Neb. , June 16. ' O. R. Robin-
ion , now editor of the Butte Register ,
was the Knox county sheriff who sev
eral years ago arrested Isaac McCown ,
alias Mlko Maloney , the man now
charged with the double murder at
Cadoka , on the charge of having mur
dered William Merrltt.
Mr. Robinson road with interest the
account In Monday's News of the ar
rest of Maloney at Cottonwood , S. D. ,
and his subsequent confession and
relative to what the article said In re
; ard to Maloney's Niobrara .record
made the following statement :
'Mike Maloney , " or Mlko McOwn ,
or Isaac McCown , which last Is his
real name , was arrested at Niobrara
and tried at Center for the murder of
William Merrltt in 1903 nnd was ac
quitted.
I was sheriff of Knox county at the
time and the night of the murder was
n Crelghton on my way to Lincoln
nnd Kearney with a woman for the
asylum and a boy for the reform
school. It was a Sunday night and 1
was Just getting ready for bed when
I received a 'phone from Center say-
ng a murder had been committed In
Nlobrara and that I was wanted there
Immediately.
I secured attendants for my prison
ers and started for Center , as I coult
not get a team to take mo to Nlobrara
I took my own team at Center and nr
rived at Niobrara about 5 o'clock Mon
day morning.
I found that the street from town
to the scene of the murder had boon
packed down by the feet of those who
went down to see what they could see
until there was no hope of using a
blood hound. A rumor was afloat tha1
a woman of the , town had seen the
murdered man go home and a minute
after a man follow him nnd cui
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through an alley to the next street to
Intercept him. I made a search in
this alloy and'found the footprints of
a man running in the fine dust of the
road.
Jack Conway Assists.
About 9 o'clock , In company with
Jack Conway , now city marshal a
Gregory , I went to the west end of
the railroad bridge across the Nlo
brara river and arrested McCown. who
was camping there and fishing. When
lie saw me start across the bridge he
hid Jn the willows , but later came ou
and asked what I wanted. When I
arrested him I told him he was SUB
pected of shooting a man up town , bu
I did not tell him who. He practically
gave himself away by admitting that
he knew who it was , but afterwards
denied that he knew.
When I had him in Jail I took his
shoes and , with a number of witnesses
caused tracks to be made In the alley
by the side of the ones made by the
man who followed Merritt home. They
tallied Identically.
In the trial of the case it came ou
that he had been down to the brewery
Sunday with a number of men drink
ing beer and had exhibited a gun an <
declared that he would kill Merrit
before the sun came up again. When
they arrived up town and drove Into
the liyery barn , he stepped into the
office and saw Merrltt writing a lette
at the desk. None of his companions
saw him after that , but the family o
the murdered man testified that they
heard him exclaim "Is that you , Ike ?
and that the answer was three shots
two of them taking effect
Unwritten Law Freed Him.
On account of the nature of the case
the Jufy found him not guilty , bellev
ing there were extenuating clrcum
stances the unwritten law but
think ten of them have since told me
that they were convinced that he wa
guilty.
Is Murderer "Wrong In Head ? "
McCoun came back to Nlobrara al
ter living in Iowa for some time am
later moved to Verdel and started i
blacksmith shop. Parties there told
me recently that he was not right In
his head. He locked his shop up one
night and went away and has.not been
heard of since until this arrest
DISGRACED , HE SHOOTS HIMSELF
Mitchell Man Robbed In a Resort a
Rapid City , Commits Suicide.
Mitchell , S. D. , June 16. Jesse Ore
go , a night watchman at the plant o
the Turner Produce company , com
mltted suicide by shooting hlmsel
through the mouth , the bullet coming
out of the back of his head. His ag
was 50 years and he had lived her
about five years.
Crego was found lying on the bee
with a small hand looking glass in on
hand and the revolver lying on th
floor. Papers and letters found in hi
pockets Indicated that he had friend
at Rome , N. Y. , a letter having boon
received from 'that place some flv
years ago and was signed by a ma
named O'Mara. There was a smal
amount of money found on Creg6'
person. ,
A letter found on his person gav
the cause for the deed. A week ng
ho wont to Rapid City to file on
claim and had with him about $180 1
cash. He met a couple of friends from
Battle Crock , Mich. , whom ho knew
In former days , and after taking
couple of drinks with them they sug
gested that they go to one of th
sporting houses. He stated In the le
ter that he was "doped. " He also dls
o\ored that ho had been robbed of
bout $100 , and his two friends wore
ilsslng. After leaving the house ho
vent to n hotel to spend the remain-
or of the night and In the morning
o discovered that the balance of his
lonoy , $ t > 7.50 , had been taken from
ils clothes. Ho declared In his letter
mt the dlsgraco was moro than ho
ould stand and so ho took his life.
Junction News.
Mrs. M. P. Ryan nnd daughter , Knth-
ryn , arrived homo from frolghton
ast evening.
Mrs. Brown went to Stanton yostor-
ay for n visit at the homo of her sis-
or.
or.Miss
Miss Lucllo Clark Is on tba nklc list.
James Bronnan Toft for Omaha last
vening to attend the wedding of Mrs.
Brennan's sister.
Mrs. Henry Kennedy passed away
t 5:30 : Tuesday evening nt the home
f Mr. Kennedy's parents , cast of First
trcot. The deceased had suffered for
omo time with Brlght's disease.
The Sunday school children of the
Baptist church gave a plcnlo In Taft's
rove , southwest of the Junction , Tues
ay. A largo number attended and
pent a , very enjoyable day.
Claude Haush went to Long Pine
ast evening on business.
Mrs. William Alexander returned to
icr homo In Oakdalo last evening , af <
or a brief visit at the home of her
on , Harry B. Alexander , and family.
Harry Johnson and sister , Vera , left
yesterday morning for a visit In Oma-
m.
m.John
John O'Nell of Bralnard , Minn. , and
tVllllam Walthaucr of Missouri Val
ey , two machinists , wont to work In
he shops hero today.
Verdlgre Citizen Changes.
Verdlgre , Neb. , Juno 16. W. J.
Squires has purchased the Vordlgro
Itlzen from former Editor John Bar
rett , who goo's to the now town of Wit
.en , in Tripp county , to engage in busl
ness.
SWOOPS DOWNON AINSWORTH
romlnent Citizens Were Enjoying a
Little Seining Nets Confiscated.
Madison , Neb. , Juno 16. Special to
The News : John Donovan , state
leputy game warden , returned yester
day from Ainsworth , where ho made
a raid of fish seines.
Seines were surrendered by Burt
nnd William Dexter and by John
3rady , prominent Ainsworth men. A
arge combination selno belonging tea
a number of prominent citizens and
in the possession of Fred Muller , an
Ainsworth business man , was also
iven yp.
No arrests were made , all of the
property being surrendered promptly ,
Big Muddy Wild at Nlobrara.
Niobrara , Neb. , Juno 16. Special to
The News : The Missouri river at this
place is out of its batiks and is stll
rising rapidly. Widespread inunda
tlon is threatened.
The Chicago , Milwaukee and St
Paul railway has many feet of road
under _ water , caused by the river's
overflow between Running Water and
Springfield , S. D.
There were no trains Monday between -
tween these points , and passengers
who came to Nlobrara had to drive
from Springfield to Running Water tc
take the ferry.
INVESTIGATE MADISON WRECK
Prominent U. P. Officers In Madison
Look Into Matter of New Depot
Madison , Neb. , Juno 16. Special tc
The News : W. R. Cahlll , assistan
general manager of the Nebraska di
vision of the Union Pacific railway
system , Mr. Putnecamp , general su
perlntendent of roadmasters , and Tom
Wade , branch roadmaster of the Genoa
noa and Norfolk branches , were t
reach Madison today In a gasollm
motor inspection car , and while her
were to be entertained by the Com
mercial club. They come primarily
to investigate the causer of the wreck
of the southbound passenger train , No.
30 , which occurred here last Friday ,
and incidentally to look Into the mat
ter of a new depot at this place.
WEDNESDAY WRINKLES.
Pierce now has four saloons , which
is only three behind Norfolk. H. F.
Barnhart returned yesterday from
Pierce , where his client , B. F. Ryle ,
against whom a remonstrance had
been filed , secured a license from the
council.
Tllden % has had a second Fourth of
July meeting and decided not to cele
brate. From reports so far In , the re
moval of Tilden from the Fourth of
July list leaves Clearwater as the
nearest town on the west main line
of the Northwestern celebrating. Up
the Bonesteel line Pierce is the nearest
town to celebrate. Wakefleld has the
nearest celebration on the Sioux City
line. Stanton on the east Northwest
ern main line celebrates. Norfolk will
have no competition on the Union Pa
cific line. Albion on the branch line
celebrates.
Dr. H. L. Kindred of Meadow Grove ,
county coroner , who was in Norfolk
Tuesday , said that ho had no Intention
of filing at the primaries for re-nom
ination. Dr. Kindred , however , has
given general satisfaction as coroner
and ho will undoubtedly bo asked to
allow the voters to put his name on
the ballot again. Dr. Kindred has held
the office for several years. Two
years ago ho had no opposition .at
either the primary or the election.
The office of coroner , ' while there Is
not much compensation , Is occasion
ally quite important. The past year
has not occasioned much work for the
coroner.
Among the day's out-of-town visit
ors in Norfolk were : Mr. and Mrs. B.
B. McFayden , Bonosteel , S. D. ; S. W.
Suverhribb'u , Blair ; Miss Hazel Smith ,
Gust Fjoer , Crelghton ; James Brown ,
Wlnnetoon ; Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Ray ,
Calumet
Baking
Powder
The only litgh-cUu
B king Powder w > lJ t
moderate price.
Vordlgio ; Mr. and Mrs. Chas. G. Coolr ,
Meadow Grove ; A. J. Thatch , Madi
son ; Mrs. W. L. Ilnll , Gross ; Jutlgo
Guy T. Graves , Ponder ; Fred Steward ,
Emerson ; Sanford Parker , O'Neill ; S.
A. Woltzol , Columbus ; John Elulngor ,
West Point.
Notice.
In the District Court of Madlsoii
county , Nebraska.
In the matter of the estate of Jacob
Secular , an Insane and Incompetent
person. Order to show cause.
Now , on this 2d day of Juno , 1909 ,
it being of the regular May , 1909 , term
of the district court of Madison
county , Nebraska , regularly adjourned
to this date , this cause came on for
a hearing upon the petition of Louis
Ledoror , guardian of Jacob Dcohlar ,
Insane and Incompetent , praying for n
license to soil lots 1 to 9 of block 2.'l ,
lots 11 nnd 12 of block 23 , lots 1 to 12
Inclusive of block 24 , lots 1 , 2 and S
of block 25 , and lots 3 and 4 of block
2G , of Hillside Terrace Addition to
Norfolk , Nebraska ; and lots 1 to 4 oC
block 21 , and lots G to 11 of block 21 ,
and lots la and 2 of block 22 , and lots
4 to 11 of block 22 , lot 1 of block 28.
and lots 3 and 4 of block 28 of Hlllnldo
Terrace Second Addition to Norfolk ,
Nebraska ; and lot 20 , block 4 of Nor-
'olk Junction ; lots 2 , 3 nnd 4 of block
of Reese's subdivision of block 15
f Dorsey Place Addition to Norfolk
unction ; and lots 1 and 2 of block 3
of Reese's subdivision of block 1C of
Dorsey Place Addition to Norfolk
unction , all in Madison county , Nu-
biaska , or a sufficient amount of the
same to bring the sum of $1,500.00 for
ho payment of debts duo and owing ;
by the said Jacob Beehlar , Insane and
ncompetent , and for the payment of
mortgages now past duo against the
istato of the said Jacob Beohlar , In-
iano and incompetent , and to provide *
'or the support nnd core of the said
Jacob Beehlar , Insane nnd incompo-
ent , and the costs of guardianship- ,
and of this sale ; and there not being ;
sufficient personal property to pay the
ndebtedness of the said Jacob Beoh-
ar , Insane and incompetent , and to
furnish him with suitable cnro and !
support , it Is therefore ordered that ,
all persons Interested in Bald cstato
appear be'ore me , on the 15th day of ? '
July , 190S , at 2 o'clock p. in. , at court
liouso in Wayne , Nebraska , to show
cause why a license should not bo
ranted to tne said guardian to solB
so much of the above descrlbad real
estateof the said insane Jacob Dceh-
ar and Incompetent , as shall bo
necessary to pay the said debts and ,
expenses.
And It appearing to the court that : ,
personal service cannot bo had upon
the next of kin and those interested In-
the estate of said Jacob Deehlar , In
sane and Incompetent , it Is ordered
that a copy of this order bo published
In the Norfolk Weekly News , a legal
newspaper published in the city ot
Norfolk , In Madison county , Nebraska ,
for four successive weeks prior to the
date fixed for cause to be shown.
Dated this 2d day of June , 1909 ,
Anson A. Welch ,
Judge of the District Court.
Notice.
In the County Court of Madison
County , Nebraska.
In the matter of the estate of F. Wil
liam Docho , deceased.
Now , on the Uth day of Juno , 1909 ,
came Paul J. Boche , the administra
tor of said estate , and prays for leave
to render an account as such adminis
trator.
It Is therefore ordered that the 10th
day of July , 1909 , at 1 o'clock p. m. ,
at my office in Madison , Nebraska , bo
fixed as the time and place for ex
amining and allowing such account.
And the heirs of said deceased , and
all persons interested in said estate ,
are required to appear at the time and
place so designated , and show cause ,
if such exists , why said account
should not be allowed.
It Is further ordered that said Paul
J. Doche , administrator , give notice
to all persons interested in said es
tate by causing a copy of this order
to be published In the Norfolk Weekly
News-Journal , a newspaper printed
and in general circulation in said
county for three weeks prior to the
day set for said hearing.
In testimony whereof I have here
unto set my hand and affixed my of
ficial seal this 12th day of Juno , A. D , ,
1909.
( Seal. )
William Dates ,
County Judge.
Notice.
To Peter Demctrakos , Splros Keffe-
sotls , direst Kost , defendants , will
take notice that on the 12th day of
May , 1909 , C. F. Elseley , a Justice of
the peace In and for Norfolk precinct.
In Madison county , Nebraska , Issued
an order of attachment in the sum of
$ CO,00 in an action pending before him
wherein Nick Gronta Is plaintiff and
Peter Demetrakos , Splros * Koffesotls
and Chrest Kost are defendants.
That the property of the defendant
Peter Demetrakos , consisting of the
sum of $24.74 In the possession of the
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
company , has been attached and gar
nished , under said order. And the
property of the defendant Spires Kef-
fcsotis , cqnsstfng | of the sum of
$20.22 In the possession of the said
railway company , has been attached
ahd garnished under said order , ' And
the property of the defendant Chrest
Kost , consisting of the sum of $21.27 ,
In the possession of the said railway
company , has been attached and gar
nished under said order. Said cause
was continued until the 9th day of
July , 1909 , at 9 o'clock n. m ,
Dated at Norfolk , Nob. , Juno Iff ,
1909.
Nick Gronls , Plaintiff.
By Mapes & Hazen , his attorneys.