8 * Tills ! NUHOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOUKJNALKHIDAV JUNK 18 1909
6IN G , BARTON I < BEAU
Prominent In Omnha and Several
Times a Millionaire.
Oinnlm , Nob. , Juno 10. Guy C. Nor
ton , ono of the orBiinlxorB of the Amor-
lean Bundling nnil Holliilng company ,
llccl nt liln country liOino nonr this
slty Inst night. Mr. Barton retired
from liiuilnaaa sovornl years ngo and
vnB rntud nu Eovornt tlincn n million'
nlrfl. I'm the PIIHI two years his mind
linn licen affected nnd his death cumo
no n result of thlo nflllctlon. Mr. Bar-
ion waa founder of the Oinnlm nnd
Grmit Smoking company , with large
llnnta In Denver nnd Omaha and the
imrJeus nround which was formed lat
er the American Smelting nnd no-fin
ing company. Ho was for many yearn
jircflldrnt of the street car system of
tlita city. Of recent years much of
liln 1lmo has been devoted to a model
ifnrm. which ho owned near GHmor ,
nbout ten miles south of the city.
Northwestern Brakeman Hurt.
"Fremont , Nob. , Juno 15. Harry Pro-
vianco , brnkeman on the Superior lo
cal freight train , while switching nt
.Ablo Sunday morning was caught bo-
stwoen two cars nnd severely Injured.
The engine and waycar mndo a fast
Tun with the Injured man to Fremont ,
where ho was taken to the hospital.
The extent of the Injuries nre not
3jnown. Ho wns cnught In the right
side nnd shoulder nnd badly crushed.
Tto bones nro broken , but It Is fenred
that Bomo Intornnl Injuries wore sus
tained which may bo serious.
The nccldont occurred nbout 9
o'clock. When the nlr wns released on
the string of standing cars the slack
wont out , causing the two cars ho was
coupling to bump together.
Ono of the cars is said to bo an old
etylo Erie car with the bumpers on
the outside.
Provlanco has Just been in the ser
vice for two years nnd has Just re-
.turned to work after n short vncntlon.
'Atkinson Wins 11-lnnlng Game.
Nollgh , Nob. , June 15. Specinl to
The News : The most interesting nnd
exciting gnmo of baseball played this
season took place yestordny nfternoon
t the nivorsldo ball park , between
the Noligh Sluggers nnd the Atkinson
Juniors. Not until the seventh Inning
was there n player crossed homo plnte ,
smd then the visitors aocured two runs.
The gnme ended in the eleventh in-
jnlng by n score of C to 4 In favor of
v Atkinson. Following is the score by
winnings :
Atkinson . . , .0000002200 2 6
Sfollgh * . .0'0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 4
Batteries : Atkinson , Perdy nnd Wil
son ; Nellgh , Hnrrlraan nnd Cole.
Stanton Has Boy "Phenom. "
Stnnton , Neb. , Juno 15. Special to
The News : The Stanton "fans" were
well pleased with the recent work of |
Herman Seldel , their "high school
jiltchor. " Sunday ho was requested to
siccompany the Pilger team to Dodge.
\Vhen they arrived they found Dodge
with n plugged team , four players hav
ing been hired for the occasion. Set-
del was put in the box and , while he
lost the game by n score of 4 to 0 , yet
Iio struck out eighteen of the opposing
i players and held the Dodge team down
to two hits , a performance which , con
sidering his ago of only 17 years ,
would do credit to any pitcher outside
of the leagues.
Fry Makes His Getaway Safely.
Frank Fry , a young man from Meadow -
)
ow Grove , serving sixty days in the ,
county Jail for appropriating a horse
\vhen drunk , mode a getaway from
Sheriff J. J. Clements Monday morn-
Ing. The sheriff had let the young
man outside for n little fresh air and
Fry took advantage of the liberty for
a duck for still further freedom.
Sheriff Clements notified the Nor
folk officers and started to drive for
this city early in the afternoon.
Fry "wns sentenced by Judge Welch
nt the recent term of court
Stanton Register to Build.
Stanton , Neb. , Juno 15. Special to
The News : The Stanton Register will
lie In its own home by the time snow
flies , unless the present plans should
fall. Saturday last Alfred Pont , the
proprietor , closed a denl with John S.
Hancock whereby he became the own
er of a lot 25x112 facing on Pacific av .
enue , a most desirable locntion. On .
tills ho will immedintely commence
the erection of nn office building 25x60
to be constructed of stone.
The plan of the building contem
plates three offices , to occupy the
front of the building , then will come
'tho composing room , a room 24x24 ;
then will como a largo press room.
It will be equipped with the latest nnd
best presses and will be a credit to
the town.
Patterson Goes to Kansas.
Lincoln , Juno 15. Governor Shal-
Benberger yesterday issued an extra
dition warrant to convoy Clarence
Patterson ( colored ) from Omaha to
Kansas City , Kan. Patterson Is ac
cused or grabbing a Irty or diamonds
In a Jewelry store of Kansas City and
escaping.
The Color of Lakei.
'Some lakes are distinctly blue , oth-
ra nre of various shades of green , so
that In some cases they nro scarcely
. distinguishable from their level , grass
c surrounded banks. A few , too , are a-
'most black. The Lake of Geneva is
i azure lined , the Lake of Constance and
< he Lake of Lucerne are green , while
Che color of the Mediterranean has
i been called Indigo. The Lake of Bricnz
I la greenish yellow , and its neighbor.
ILake Thun , Is blue.
rv
v Faihlon , Not Health.
'In nine cases out of ten , oays the
Iowa Health Bulletin. If a physician
tells a woman that In order to Improve
tier health she must wear her clothes
in a certain way she will follow the
drice of her draw ranker Instead ,
.
The Northwestern rnllrond company
has filed a domurro'r with the stnto
rnllwny commission to the application
of the Hny Springs Telephone com
pany to compel the rend to Install n
telephone In Its depot nt Hny Springs ,
under the provisions of the Bnrtos
law , and will bo heard Juno 24.
Will " " .
"Burlington" Disappear.
Burlington , In. , Juno 16. Is tho'
immo "Burlington" to disappear as
the trademark of a great railroad ?
This Is the question that Is ngltntlng
the minds of n good many people who ,
hnvo had much to do with the up
building of the grunt system which
now bears that name nnd who still nro
potent fnctors in its ovorydny affairs.
The question hns been nrouscd by n
rumor which hns had more or less cur
rency over since James J. Hill became
possessed of the rond. The story has
cropped out that Hill is to nbnndon
the name Burlington nnd plnco on the
equipment nnd on the mnps instead ,
either the name Great Northern or Bur
lington and Northern. This rumor has
died down only to bo renewed again ,
after n considerable Interval , and now
it comes with added force , and the
latest phase of it is that Mr. Hill will
merge the Burlington with his other
railroad holdings and call the combina
tion the Colorado Southern. To these
who have lived as n pnrt nnd parcel of
the upbuilding of the Burlington sys
tem this , latest rumor seems nbsurd ,
nnd they nro not inclined to glvo it
nny credence nt nil.
But the report persists so strongly
that many are inclined to believe that
some change ' ponding. The an
nouncement that John F. Stevens , for
merly general manager of the Great
Northern , latpr chief engineer in con
structing the Panama canal , and sub
sequently nnd until lately connected
with the Now York. New Haven and
Hnrtford road , is to ngnin enter the
employ of James J. Hill ns the head of
the combined systems of railroads , has
given color to the rumor.
The plan , ns the statement goes , is
to make the Hill system ono of the
greatest In the world , covering the
entire west , with branches taking in
every portion thereof nnd enstern al-
llances thnt will mnko the system a
formidnblo ono to all other transcon
tinental railroads. But ns for the
chnnging of the trndo mnrk "Burling
ton , " no ono believes that Mr. Hill is
so lacking in business instinct ns to
throw nwny so valunblo nn nsset to n
rnilrond system. No rend in the world
is better known through its name than
the Burlington , nnd like the good will
of n newspaper that name Is worth n
fortune to the owners of stock. Be
sides this it would cost a fortune sim
ply to reletter the equipment and-pro-
duce new stationery , not to speak of
the untold cost of filing new sets of
reorganization papers in every county
through which the various lines of the
big system runs. Men who are at all
posted in the road's affairs scoff at
the Idea that the Burlington system is
to disappear from the map.
KAUFMANNAR6UMENTSATHAND
South Dakota Murder Case In Hands
pf Jury Thursday or Friday.
Flandrenu , S. D. , June 16. With the
examination yesterday afternoon of
Dr. A. S. Rlde ; of Flandreau , the defense -
fenso In the trial of Mrs. Moses Kauf-
rnann for the murder of Agnes Polrels
was concluded. The state will pre
sent a small amount of rebuttal evl-
jdenco today , after which nrguments
will begin nnd the case will go to the
Jury Thursday evening or Fridny morn1
ing.
The Band Concert.
The program for the regular weekly
Wednesday evening band concert , this
week at the corner of Fourth street
and Norfolk avenue , between 8 and 9
p. m. , was announced as follows :
March "Grandloso. "
Overture "Hearts of Gold. "
Waltzes "Memories' Dream. "
Solo for Trombone 'Mocking Bird. " i ,
Indian Dance "Little Big Foot"
Overture "Moving Pictures. "
March "Idora Park. "
New Northwestern Block System.
Announcement has been made from
Chicago of the completion by the Chi-
jcago and Northwestern line of its
.automatic electric block signaling
.system between Chicago and the Mis-
jsouri river. !
The most recent stretch to be Im
proved In this way is the sixty-mile
section in. Iowa west of Boone , which
has been completed at a cost of $120-
000. This Is ono of the longest con
tinuous stretches of block signaling in
the United States. The Northwestern ,
has automatically protected about 725
miles of double , or 1,450 miles of sin
gle track. Between Chicago and Oma-1
hn there were installed about 1,0001
signals , ono to each mile on each side
of the right of way. | (
The service used is the Hall disc ,
which has been employed by this road
since 1893 with various technical 1m-
provements. It works by nn olectrio
track circuit which automatically pulls
the semaphore to the " "
"proceed" posl-l I
tion when there Is no train in the !
block.
The Sioux City branch of the Northwestern -
western Is protected by a manual
block system , and it is not expected
that the electrical block will be placed
upon this branch , because the traffic
Is not so heavy as on the main line.
Now that the Chicago , Milwaukee
and St. Paul railway has completed its
Pacific coast extension and is rapidly
getting the road In shape for through
traffic , the officials nre. turning their
attention to the construction of branch
and feed lines to develop business.
It is stated that 430 miles of branch
lines in North and South Dakota have
been placed under contract The first
leaves , the main line Immediately west
of the Missouri river and runs south
and wesi through the Cheyenne Indian
reservation , 150 miles. The second ex
tends along the plateau between the
\
.Moroau nnd Grand rivers to Slim
Buttus , > 150 miles. The third leaves
the main line nt McLaughlln , twanty-
llvo miles west of the Missouri rlvt-t ,
thoncc north to the crossing of the
I Cannonball rlvor and west to the west-
'crn ' boundary of Hottlngor county , N.
D. , 130 miles.
Iloswoll Miller , chairman of the
board of directors , nnd President A. J.
Barling are making nn inspection of
the now western line.
PLATTE HIGHEST EVER KNOWN
Ordinarily Placid Stream Is Doing
Much Damage In the West.
Bridgeport , Neb. , Juno 15. The
North Plntto rlvor Is the highest over
known , running over its banks , flood
ing low Innds nnd causing much dnm-
nge. Bridges hnvo been cnrrled out
nnd the head gate of one Irrigation
cnnnl wns led nwny. Sovornl other
hend gntes hnvo been dnmnged. Con-
stnnt wntch is being mndo of the
bridges nt Guernsey nnd Bridgeport
which nre threntened.
Guy Smith Gets the Contracts.
Guy E. Smith of Indlnnoln , In. , se
cured the contracts nt the city council
meeting Inst evening for the construc
tion of the three new sewer ditches
nnd the water mnin extensions. Mr.
Smith wns in Norfolk Inst summer on
sewer contracts nnd his work gave
good satisfaction.
The bid on ho water mnin extension
wns very low. Fifty-six cents a foot
wns bid where the mains Inst yenr
were Inld for 65 cents. The sewer
bids nre also believed to bo low.
The successful bids by Smith wore
ns follows : Sewer district No. 10 , on
South Fourth street , $510.10 ; sewer
district No. 11 , on North Tenth street.
$621.56 ; sewer district No. 12 , on
South Fifth street , $298.91 ; wnter
mnin extensions In the vicinity of
Prospect avenue and Tenth street ,
running to Eighth and Koenlgstoin , on
Taylor and Tenth street to Columbia
nvenue and from Mndison avenue to
Phillip avenue , on South First street ,
$2,678.12.
Smith desires to start work on July
1 and to finish by the middle of Aug
ust.
ust.John
John Elslnger of West Point bid on
the sewer contracts and Elslnger nnd
P. Shurtz of Norfolk on the wnter
<
main extensions.
Will Not Drop Y. M. C , A. Project.
The Y. M. C. A. building campaign
in Norfolk is to be pushed forward.
The contributors' meeting , held in
Mnrquardt hall last evening voted that
the campaign for raising $25,000 he
carried through. The Y. M. C. A. pro
ject has been lagging for some time
and the conference at Marquardt hall
was to determine whether to drop the
project or to start out with renewed
vigor for the $8,000 remaining to be
raised.
Form New Organization. >
After thegathering , which consisted
of about forty contributors , had voted
to continue the campaign it was de
cided to organize a provisional Y. M.
C. A. organization here to back the
campaign until the building is secured.
The following officers were elected :
G. T. Sprecher , chairman ; L. M. Beel-
er , vice chairman ; George B. Chris-
toph , secretary ; George D. Butterfleld ,
treasurer.
The following new soliciting com
mittee was nnmed , with nuthorlty to
Increnso its own membership : Dr. O.
R. Meredith , G. B. Chrlstoph , C. B.
Durlnnd , C. C. Gow , J. A. Ouster , D.
Rees , A. E. Chnmbers , C. M. Hlbben ,
P. F. Dolin , Cleo Lederer , Mrs. Mnry
Mathewson , Miss Ettn Durland , Mrs.
J. A. Nix , Mrs.V. . M. Beebe , Mrs. C.
P. Byerly , Mrs. A. S. Stear , Mrs. John
Denton , Mrs. Hammond , . Mrs. J , H.
Lough and Miss Edna Loucks ,
Bailey and McCornack There.
A lunch was followed by an Informal
mal discussion of the local situation.
In this discussion State Secretary Bai
ley of Omaha and F. A. McCornack , a
prominent Sioux City banker , partici
pated. Mr. Bailey said that he saw
no reason * for discouragement , more
having been raised here at the incep
tion of the campaign than was usually
the case in a town of this size. Eigh
teen mouths was spent at Fremont
raising the first $20,000. At Columbus
three men pulled the campaign
through. The situation was better
than at Fremont when they started the
new campaign to , revive the dormant
association. Mr. McCornack told of
what associations were doing In Iowa
and South Dakota.
Burt Mapes presided.
"
Double Their Subscriptions.
A number present agreed to double
their subscriptions , while others prom-
sed to increase their pledges 50 per
'
cent. The sentiment of those present
seemed almost unanimous in favor of
r continuing the effort.
I Mr. Bailey will return to Norfolk In
the early part of July. Plans for the
new campaign will then be mapped
out.
THURSDAY TIDINGS.
Burt Mapes was-in Tllden Wednes
day morning.
Dr. W. H. Pilger nnd Dr. A. B. Tnsh-
Jean were called to Battle Creek Tues
day.
day.Miss
Miss Clara Benson of Des Molnes ,
In. , arrived in Norfolk last evening , to
be the guest of Miss Edith Stear for
several weeks. Miss Benson was ac
companied from Omaha by Mrs. Stear.
"Mrs. Elsie Desmond is home vfrom a
three months' trip to"he Pacific coast ,
including Los Angeles , San Francisco ,
Portland nnd into the border of old
Mexico. During her travels she met
mnny former Norfolk people , particu
larly In southern California.
Mrs. J. T. Wolfkiel and children are
visiting for a few days with Mrs. John
Ray , west of the city.
Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Hummel have
been summoned from Sioux City on
account of the serious illness of Mrs.
Hummel's mother , Mrs. A. Brummund ,
whose condition was considered crit
ical during the day.
Nebraska cfty Press : Mr. and Mrs.
K. O. Burroughs and child of Norfolk ,
Nob. , were In the city over Sunday ,
Mid while hero hrtd their machine re
paired fit thcTDuff gnrnge. They hnvo
Just finished touring Iowa nnd leave
this morning for n trip through Kan
sas nnd Nebraska.
Deputy A. B. Dillon , or tno A. O. U.
\V. , requests that these persons whoso
applications ho has written during the
Inst week appear before Dr. Hagey be
fore Saturday night for examination ,
aa It is very necessary that all appli
cations bo forwarded to the grand
medical examiner not later than Mon
day.
day.Mrs.
Mrs. J. A. Mullln ot this city died
Wednesday morning In Fremont. Mrs.
Mullln had been an invalid for sev
eral years and wont to Fremont about
three months ngo for treatment nt the
hospital there. A daughter , Mrs. Irvin
Gorecko , lives in Fremont. Mrs. Mul
lln is survived by n husband and by
'tho following children : Mrs. Irviu
Gerecko of Fremont , Mrs. J. H. Mac-
kny of Norfolk , Mrs. Brown of Fairfax ,
S. D. , Hugh and Robert Mullln of Col
orado.
A 5-year-old son of J. W. Brlnckman ,
n printer living nt 415 Kputh Sixth
street , fell from the top of a telephone
polo between 8 nnd 9 o'clock last even
ing nnd escaped with a compound frac
ture of the nrm Just nbovo the elbow.
Drs. Benr nnd Pilger sot the broken
nrm. The Brlnckman lad climbed to
the top of n twenty-flvo-foot polo of
the Automatic Telephone company and
attempted to slide down the guy wire.
It proved a feat too difficult 'for the
Ind's tender yeard and he fell to the
ground. Telephone pole climbing is
n common nmusoment in Norfolk nnd
the slide for life on a steep guy wire
hns more dangers than the average
circus net. The police do not permit
boys to climb telephone poles when
they cnn stop them , nnd pnrents nro
expected to co-operate. Both tele
phone companies object very much to
the practice. . ,
"Bring It to pass" if it is neither
an absurd nor an Impossible thing
by the help of a want ad.
Pennsylvania Reserve Forests.
A deed entered at Somerset. Pa. , th
other day conveys 3.402 acres of de
nuded tlmberlnnd in Lincoln , Jeffer
son and Jenncr townships to the com
monwealth of Pennsylvania. The land
purchased will be replanted with tim
ber and will become part of the pro
posed state reserve forests. Negotia
tions are pending for additional thou
sands of acres for this project , and it
is said the reserve to bo established In
this section will assume gigantic pro
portions. Hereafter no county tax on
the land described in the deed will bo
assessed , but the state will pay road
nnd school taxes.
The "Lone Star" to the "Red Planet. "
From somewhere down hero in Texas
Wo shall yell hello to Mars
And shall flash a joyous greeting
From the old earth to the stars.
And we'll ' tell them of the wonders
We've accomplished , and we'll trac *
All our deeds tn lightning flashes
Throughout interstellar spaca ,
We will tell them how Wright brothers
Have at last learned how to flit
Like bald eagles , and we'll show them
The United States Is it.
And we'll tell of other wonders
That it has been ours to do ,
And of other dreams wo'ro dreaming
That will soon bo coming true.
And we'll send a message for them.
Message for each Martian chap ,
Simply telling them it's Texas ,
That bright jjlaco upon the map
That they're looking at , and tell them
We have watermelons here
And the best of red strawberries.
Red and luscious all the year.
And we'll signal them with cabbage
In symmetrical designs
Or tomatoes tall and growing
Or with watermelon vines.
We have gardens big enough to
Be seen through the miles of space.
We don't need a mile wide mirror.
We'll grow signals on the place.
When wo show them miles of cabbage ,
Green and growing , and a bunch
Of sleek cattle 'twill be asking
Them to cpmo across to lUnch.
When we show them miles of melon *
Round and hefty on the vine
They will know they will be welcome
If they'll step across to dine.
Oh. they'll signal Mars from Texas !
They will be compelled to do that.
For It is a cinch that Texas
Is the spot they're looking at ,
And the effort would be wasted
If 'twere put forth otherwhere.
"Texas" will be the first signal
That goes leaping through the air.
-Jndrt Mortimer I wls In Houston Foot.
Dreams.
"A remarkable and lucky thing hap
pened to mo once when I was dead
broke , " imparted the aspiring pout.
"It was near to the Christmas hoi- !
days , and 1 , needing money badly , sent
a poem to a certain magazine. On tbo
third night after 1 dreamed that my
ooern bad been accepted for $50. Of
course when I woke up I wns much
disappointed. But the very next day ,
lo , there came the fifty dollar check
for verses I"
"Ah , you were in luck. "
"Wait. Two days subsequent back ,
cnmo my poem , accompanied by an ex
planatory epistle from the editor. In
this he said that owing to a dream his
treasurer had dreamed the third night
previous ( same night BB wine ) me
treasurer , under the Impression that
his dream was a reality , forwarded my
check on his own book. " '
"Remarkable Indeedl Did you return
the check ? "
"Oh , nol I sent back the poem , to
gether with a note stating that under
no circumstances could I dream of re
turning the fifty. " LIpplncott's.
He Learned a Lot.
Once a boy thought he would braid
a mule's , tall. Later , when his father
was trying to straighten up his fea
tures so that his mother wouldn't have
to get acquainted with him all over
again , he asked , "Father , will I ever
bo beautiful any more ? "
"No , my child , " said the father , aa
he delicately pried the bridge of the
lad's nose Into something like its old-
time form , "no , my child , you will ner-
er be beautiful , but you'll know
dnnged sight more. "
Notthwestern Conductor Hurt.
Fremont Tribune : Tuesday evening
Northwestern Conductor A. V. Martin ,
whllo standing on top ot n car , wns
thrown by the sudden motion of the
train back against the cupola of the
way car nnd Buffered a severe Injury
striking his hend on the edge. The
force of the blow wns 'sufficient to
ciiuso unconsciousness for n short
time. The injured man was tnkon to
the hospital. The wound In hln hcnd
is not serious.
RECALLS NIOBRARA TRAGEDY ,
"Maloncy" of Kadoka Killed Man Who
Flirted With Divorced Wife.
Niobrnrn , Neb. , Juno 17. Specinl to
The News : Mike Mnlonoy , the Kn-
doka murderer , is remembered hero
ns "Ike" McOwnn. Ho was tried for
murder hero in 1903.
Ho hnd lived in Niobrnrn for four
or five yenrs nnd hnd worked In Ho-
Inn's blacksmith shop.
Ho wns an export horse sheer , nn
American , an ordinary laboring man ,
nnd wns addicted to "booze" nt times.
It scorns thnt ho shot William Mor-
ritt hero because Morrltt hnd been
making love to McOwan's divorced
"wife. " Merrltt had a penchant fo
flirting with other men's wives nnd
the public seemed to sympathize will
the murderer. At any rate , McOwnn
wns brought to trlnl but wns not con
victed.
After the trlnl he wont to lown , 1
is believed. It is known thnt ho drank
n good denl , but from what can bo
learned he wns not considered a "bnd
man. "
Ewlng and Inman Couple Wed.
Madison , Neb. , June 17. Spocinl to
The News : County Judge Bntes is
sued a marriage license to and joiner
in holy wedlock John Burke Wood o
Ewlng nnd Miss Myrtle McDermott o
Inmnn nt the county court room yes
tordny nfternoon.
Henry Funk Buys Madison Grocery ,
Madison , Neb. , Juno 17. Special to
The News : Henry Funk , traveling
salesman for Marx Saddlery company
Omaha , has purchased the O. K. gro
eery of thfs city from John Wahl and
assumed possession of the same yes
terdayT Mr. Funk formerly reslde <
here with his fnmlly nt Mndlson , am
he Is n brother of Fred Funk , one o
Mndlson's merchnnts. Mr. Wahl ex
pects to go Into the stock business
with his brother In the very near fu
turo.
ROSEBUDDER HANGS HIMSELF
Joseph Posplsel Hangs Himself In a
Granary Six Miles from Gregory.
Gregory Times : On Monday morn
ing Joseph Pospisel was found hang
ing in the granary , dead. It appears
that he had gotten up in the night and
gone put to the grannry nnd swung
himself1 from a rafter. No details
could be learned snvo whnt were
brought in yesterdny by Cnhoy's boy
who went out there to the farm abou
six miles east of Gregory. The farm
was rented from Mr. Cahoy by Pos
pisel. He left a wife nnd several smnl
children.
FRIDAY FACTS.
A telegram came early this morning
to John R. Hays announcing the death
of his mother at Lamar , Mo. Mr. Hays
is at present in Denver visiting his
son , and the telegram was forwarded
to him there. He hnd expected to be
home Snturdny evening.
William Eschenburg , the young man
from West Point who obtained some
notoriety recently by representing that
he was here with the Bennett , Piano
company and in this way obtaining
credit , has just escaped from a little
difficulty at Nellgh. Constable J. F
Flynn cnme bnck from Nellgh last
evening but without Eschenburg
whom it was said might > have been
wanted on a charge of obtaining mon
ey under false pretenses. Eschenburg
settled the account in question , which
was simply money loaned him by an
acquaintance in this city. It was snid
that Eschenburg was held at Nellgh
for Jumping a hotel bill at Tilden , but
this matter was dropped.
The funeral of the late Mrs. Anna
Carberry Kennedy will be held at 10
a. m. Friday from the Catholic church
in Norfolk. Following the services
the funeral party will drive to Battle
Creek , where the Interment will take
place. The following relatives had ar
rived up to last evening : Mr. nnd
Mrs. John Dudley , Ruskin , Neb. ;
Jnmes Dudley , Onk , Neb. ; Mrs. J. L.
Sullivan , Des Molnes , la. ; Ed Carter-
yy and Miss Eva Carberry , Panora ,
la. The following relatives were ex
pected today : Mrs. J. W. Armstrong ,
Portland , Ore. , and Mrs. E. , C. Steph
ens , Blackfoot , Ida. , sisters of Mrs.
Kennedy ; James Kennedy , Fort Worth ,
Tex. ; T. J. Donahue , Omaha.
"The sun this evening will look as
though some one hnd bitten a qunrtor
out of it , " said a learned manjn Nor
folk , who pretends to some knowledge
of certain matters pertaining to the
heavens and who Thursday morning
was discussing the partial eclipse of
the sun to tnke place this evening ,
"To us in Norfolk the eclipse will begin
nbout n qunrter niter < 5 o'clock tonight.
It will be visible until just before sun-
sot. These who wish to observe the
phenomena can do so by merely look
ing at the sun through a piece of
smoked glass. The eclipse will bo to
tal in Siberia , but the common people
Qf this state will find that they need
smoked glass to observe the eclipse
for , while the sun will stop shedding
much of its light in this latitude for
a little more than half an hour , there
will be enough blessed sunlight to
blind the eye. It has been several
years the sun has been off the reser
vation this way. "
A store's output of "bargains" must
Increase constantly and bargains are
always advertised.
PILGER WILL
GOME IN FORCE
STANTON COUNTY TOWN WILL
ROOT FOR FAST BALL TEAM ,
SPECIAL TRAIN ARRANGEMENTS
Pilger , According to Word from That
City , Will Be Largely Represented
In Norfolk on the Fourth Loyal to
the Baseball Team.
Pllgor , Nob. , Juno , 17. Special to
The News : Pllgor will bo out to the
Norfolk celebration In force. A spe
cial car hns been ordered to accom
modate the visitors from hero. The
special reason for this is the fact that
the ball team will bo Ihoro. Pllgor
has a fast team this year nnd , although
they hnve had a losing stronk of Into ,
it hns been mostly hard luck nnd not
n Inck of good bnll playing.
Arrangements nro being mndo with
the Northwestern rnllrond to allow
the visitors to get nwny from hero In
the forenoon on freight No. 119 nnd
return on th6 evening freight , No. 40.
Every ono hero feels highly pleased
that they cnn go to Norfolk to cele
brate , as whenever they hnvo boon
there they hnvo been roynlly received
and always come homo feeling that
Norfolk people are royal entertainers.
AMERICAN STEAMER ASHORE.
Dispatch Received at Manila Tells of
Another Accident.
Manila , Juno 17. According to tele
graphic advices received hero the
American steamer Snn Juah is ashore
nt the mouth of Cnrnngnlnn hnrbor ,
Island of Snmnr.
Haase Says He'll Run.
Mndlson , Neb. , June 17. Specinl to
The News : Henry Hnnse wns at Mad
ison yesterday nfternoon boosting the
celebration nt Norfolk July 3 , nnd
hanging up posters advertising the
snme. Mr. Haaso hns been mentioned
ns a likely candidate before the pri
maries for the nomination ns county
clerk on the democratic ticket , but ho
has been undecided about the matter.
Yesterday he conferred with promi
nent pnrty supporters nt the county
seat and afterwnrds declnred definite
ly thnt ho would mnke the race for
the nomination.
S.R. . McFarland , deputy county
clerk , has no opposition , so far as Is
now known , and will probably have
none for the nomination as county
clerk on the republican ticket. The
snme mny be said of Mr. Haaso. So
it looks very much like McFnrlnnd nnd
Hnase , both Norfolk men of mnny
yenrs' residence. Henry hns Sam
skinned in avoirdupois.
Nine-tentn or the net benefits of
store competition nre shnred by ad'
readers.
SALTING BABIES.
An Old World Practice That Goes Back
to Bible Times.
"Salting" newly born Infants , a prac
tice that dates far back to Biblical
times , still obtains in many parts of
the old world. The Armenians in the
Russian government of Erlwan cover
the whole surface of the babe's body
with fine salt , especial care being
taken with the interstices between the
fingers and all depressions , such as the
armpit and the bend of the knee , so
that no point ahull remain unsalted.
The unhappy Infant Is left in the
salt for three hours or longer and is
then bathed Invurui water.
The Armenians , < ot some districts ,
having abandoned the practice , nre
called "unsalted" and nre1 despised by
the others.
The modern Greeks nlso sprlnklu
their babes with salt If nn enlight
ened mother protests the midwife is
ready with the objection , "But If It
isn't snlted It will be puny add wil
never amount to anything. "
If this salting process is carried on
to excess the poor babes don't stand i
at all. The skin becomes as red as
fire , the Irritation is intolerable , and
tbo child dies In convulsions. Yci
there Is a mountain tribe in Asia Ml
nor that mercilessly salts Its newborn
babes for twenty-four hours , which
shows thnt the limits of human en
durance nre wide In some cases. This
ancient custom'Is. ' still in vogue in
many parts of Germany , but the rites
are merely symbolical. In ono district
a little salt Is rubbed behind the
child's ears , in others a pinch of salt is
put on the tongue or a little paper of
salt is inserted under the garment It
gives understanding , the people say ,
and wards off evil spirits.
The action of salt in keeping meat
sound no doubt is tbo reason that this
strengthening and sustaining power
ns ascribed to it. The usage oecame
common in eastern countries , and it
was not entirely confined to them. The
prophet Ezckiol , referring to the do-
jencrncy of Jerusalem , says :
"Neither wast thou washed in water
to supple thce ; thou wast not salted at
all nor. swaddled at all. "
To many oriental tribes this means
a grave omission of parental duty.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Sustaining .Life. .
Airs. Andrew Crosse In her "Remi
niscences" describes an old nurse born
nt Broomflcld , England , who lived to
> e nearly a hundred. "All her life she
ind eaten 'a dew bit nnd breakfast , a
stay bit and dinner , n nommet nnd
crummet and a bit after supper , '
clcht men Is In all. Besides this It was
ler Invariable custom to mix together
ill the doctors' atuff left after any ill-
nens in the bouse nnd R wallow it on
he principle that what had cost mon
ey should not be wasted. "
World's ' Largest Standi/rd / Will
Wave in Pittsburg.
*
DIMENSIONS 80 BY 160 REEL
With Its Hnnolnoi the Ping Will
Weigh About Half a Ton Each Star
Will Bo Eight Feet High To Cost
About $900.
Pittsburg , Pn. . will unfurl the lar
gest ling In the world. This giant
sample of Old Olory. which will likely
float between the courthouse1 and the
Frlck building , will be SO by ICO feet
in dimensions. The width of each of
its thirteen ntrlpes will bo greater than
six foot , and each star will bo eight
feet high. The material In the emblem
alone will weigh 700 pounds , and the
ling with Its ImnglugH will weigh about
a half ton.
The best standard United States
bunting will bo used In the construc
tion of this whopper Insignia of liberty
nnd Independence , which will b ? eight-
con times larger than the largest flag
In the government service and 400
times larger than the standard storm
flng of the United States army.
The monster cloth of red , white and
blue will be acquired by the city of
PUtsburg through the patriotic energy
of Captain Howard B. Ourslur , private
secretary to Mayor Mngco.
It will take between $800 and $000
to manufacture the flag , and Captain
Ourslcr hns nlrcndy put up $200 as a
nucleus to the fund. It Is Captain
Oursler's Intention and the hope of
Mayor Mngeo to hnvo the flng ready
for raising with appropriate ceremony
on the Fourth of July , which promises
to bo the most enthusiastic Independ
ence day celebration in Pittsburgh his
tory.
So great will be the weight of the
flng thnt Its seams , which will bo
made of the strongest shoemakers'
thrend , must be re-enforced with heavy
tape. 2.000 feet of which will bo used.
Were nil tup material thnt will go to
make the flag stretched In n single line
it would encompass Greater Pittsburg ,
making n chain eighteen nnd n quarter
miles long.
Captain Ourslcr has hit upon a
scheme for building the big standard
which promises to bring to the front
many Betsy Ilosses. It Is probable
thnt different sections of the ling will
be sewed by the women's patriotic so
cieties of IMttsburg. Including the La
dles of the G. A. It. , Daughters of the
Aracrlcnn Revolution , Daughters of
1812 nnd n number of other organiza
tions. ' \
The firm which has agreed to fur
nish the material to Captain Ourslcr
at cost price has also declared Its will
ingness to supervise the sewing of the
material In order that the scums shall
be uniform.
Contributions to the flng fund will bo
received by Captain Ourslcr at the ,
mayor's office. Each contribution will
be acknowledged. Persons who send
In donations will bo given souvenir
cards worth keeping certifying to the
contributions , nnd these who partici
pate in the construction of the emblem
nlso will be nwnrded certlllcates.
There Is no flngstnff in Pltt.sburg tall
enough or strong enough to hold such
n flng as Cnptnln Ourslcr proposes ,
nnd even if there were it would take
n big hurricane to float It. Therefore
it has been suggested that it bo strung
across Grant street between the court
house nnd the Frlck building. Pitts
burg Dispatch.
FITTING OUT THE HALF MOON.
Reproduction of Henry Hudson' * Ship
to Be Ready In July.
Good progress is being rondo toward
'
completing the ship 'Halve Maen ( Halt
Moon ) , recently launched from the
navy yard at Amsterdam , Holland.
This queer looking craft which tbo
people of the Netherlands nre sending
as a token of their friendship for
America , Is expected to bo one of the
most attractive features of the naval
parade to be held in connection with
the Hudson celebrations in New York
in October.
When rigged and fitted out the Halve
Maeu will be an exact reproduction of
the vessel sailed by Henry Hudson.
The ship is built of heavy oak timbers
and has the high poop and long nosed
prow of old Dutch nnd Spanish gal
loons. She is nbout eighty tons bur
den , sixty-three feet long , has eighteen
feet beam nnd draws seven and a half
foot of wnter. Her crew will number
twenty men.
Tbo Halve Macn is being fitted with
three masts nnd sails of nncient pat
tern. Her armament will consist of
several antique cannon handed down
from early generations of Dutch ad
venturers. She will bo rendy In- July
nnd will bo shipped on ono of the Hoi-
Innd-Ameriqn Jlnors for transport
across the Atlnntic. On Sept 27
she will make her official entry into
Bandy Hook , after which she will bo
banded over to the American commit
tee in charge of the Hudson celebra
tion. '
Many a real business success dates
back to a "business opportunity" ad.
State of jOhlo , City of Toledo , ruca
Frank J. Cheney makes oattuthat he
Is senior partner of the nrm of F. J.
Cheney & Co. , dolnff business in the
city of Toledo , County ana State afore ,
said , and that said arm will pay the
sum of ONE HONDHED DOLjAriB for
each nnd every case of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by the use of Hall's
Catarrh Cure. FllANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subooribed
n my presence , this 6th day of Decem-
361 * * * \t ! . * 1856 *
( Seal. ) A. W. OLEASON ,
Hajl's Catarrh Cure Is taken internai.
y , and acts directly on the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system. Bend
for testimonials free.
c. , & JSIENEY. & CO. , Toledo , O.
Bold by all DruKBlsts , 7Sc.
Take Hall'fl Family tills for con tl-
pat ion.