TTIE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEW JOURNAL KBH AY JULY 2 1909
TUESDAY TOPICS ,
C. 8. Hayes returned from Pllgor
last night.
II. W. Abtfl of Columbus la In Nor
folk on buulncHB.
Kttnbnll Drobcrt IB homo from Amos
college for the Btiintnor vacation.
Col. 8. 8. Cotton and dnughter , Mrs.
Mary Mnthowaon , wore In Wnltonold
Tuesday , spending the day. with Mr.
nnd Mrs. J. D. Ilttukoll.
8. J. Henderson , of llio North Amor-
Icnti ABsmnnco company , IB here from
Oninha adjusting the IOBB on the Dnlu
ntock , which was burned out last week.
Mm. Hornmn Chrlstoph nnd Mrs.
Smith , who Ijavo been In Norfolk visit
ing nt the homo of George D. Chris-
toj > h tor the past week , have loft for
tlictr homo nt Now Hampton , la.
Dr. J. C. Myers loaves Wednesday
for Battle Creek , Mich. , where ho will
too treated nt thu sanitarium for a
monUu Mrs. Myers will visit In Chicago
cage nnd Galena , 111. , , In the meantime.
The thermometer crawled to 92 In
tno shade fn Norfolk Monday.
Snm Krsklno , Jr. , now holds the beat
record for golf on the local club links.
3c IUIB made the round In CO.
Horn , to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Darnoko ,
rnrly this morning , a bouncing baby
! boy weighing about nine pounds.
Fred Haaso , who lives three miles
aiorth of Norfolk , IB icported very 111
aind not expected to llvo. Mr. Hanso
fa 7C years old and his ago will very
Qlkcly work much against his recovery.
Mrs. A. D. Yates , who had been at
tending the funeral of the sister who
dropped dead In Lincoln , has returned.
Mrs. Yates says her 10-year-old son ,
who Is In the hospital at Lincoln being
Created for heart trouble , IB still very
911.
Major W. E. Moaglo of the Santee
agency , has resigned his position there
and Is In Norfolk today. Major Men-
file has been In the Indian service for
fifteen years and has resigned to go
Into private business. Ho will engage
in Ibe land business.
Toning Donnoy , the Iowa fighter who
la'to fight "Kid" Jensen bore July 3 ,
came to Norfolk from Omaha nnd went
( through to Sioux City , where ho will
'finish training with Trainer McKIm of
/Oinriha. / Young Donney Is confident
Ahnt ho will stop the Norfolk favorite.
No trace has been found of the two
men who were Jailed nt Stanton after
stealing Fred Bocho's boat here. The
prisoners cut a hole through the top
< ol the jail nnd escaped. Sheriff Stuck-
cr inafle every effort to find them. It
is suspected that they had outsldo aid.
A now Instrument for finding and
tracing up trouble Is being Installed In
llio local office of the Boll Telephone
company. The Instrument Is called
the wheatstono bridge. With this In-
mtmuient It Is possible for the wire
chief to trace the trouble up to ns near
AS three or four feet.
'Masons ' that were In Pllgor Sunday
"have returned'and report that they
were royally entertained by their Pll-
gor brethren. An excellent program
wns rendered and they say they were
well repaid for the trip. About twenty
or more Masons from Wlsner were
In Tllger Sunday.
The regular Wednesday evening
band concert , taking place at Second
street and Norfolk avenue , will begin
at 7:30 : Wednesday evening. The Nor
folk band and the band attached to the
Jjewls-Schweder shows , now In the
city. Will unite for the concert , which
wJll lost , It Is stated , forty-flve min
utes.
utes.George F. Strolow , who resigned ns
pharmaceutical clerk In the Chrlstoph
3nig store to engage In the drug busi
ness at Long Pine , was married In
Omaha to Miss Ella A. Znbel. a daugh
ter of Special Claim Agent Zabel of
the Union Pacific. Mr. Strelow and
bride arrived In Norfolk Monday even
ing and departed Tuesday for Long
Pine. The bride and groom are both
xrnduatea of the Crelghton school of
pharmacy.
Among the out-of-town visitors In
Norfolk were : J. J. Clements , Madi
son ; H. W. Elley , Madison ; E. B. Glr-
ton , Wayne ; J. C. Ecko nnd wife , Win-
side ; A. T. Bellerbeck , Humphrey ; F ,
R. Baker , Crelghton ; D. S. Jasmor ,
Crelghton ; R. V. Wilson , Butte ; Carl
Warner , Butte ; E. Slaughter , Butte ;
N. J. Clemens , Pierce ; A. B. Dillon
Onkdale ; H. M. Scott , Plnlnvlew ; F. L
BtcNown. Wlnslde ; C. H. Loukeys
iarnro ; Mrs. W. C. Hastings , Newmnr
Grove ; Mrs. A. U. Armstrong , Butte ;
N. E. Gardner , Lamro ; Harry C. New
man , Columbus ; F. Remehder , Morrlll ;
O. H. Glllesple , wife and daughter
Madison ; Mrs. Burns , Randolph ; Join
E. McAllster , O'Neill ; J. F. Barta
Gregory ; H. Pltzer , Plalnvlew ; A. C
Watson. Plalnvlew ; Dave Baker , Bone
steel ; Mrs. A. D. Seefken , Wayne ; C
W. Hnwes and wife , Lamrjs ; Geo. P
Strclon nnd wife , Long Pine ; M. T
Thompson , Battle Creek.
FIVE NAVY MEN SCALDED
Were Members of Crew of Torpedi
Boat Hull ; Fireman Will Die.
Snn Francisco , June 30. Five mei
of. the torpedo boat Hull were bad ! ;
scalded by the bursting of a belle
tube. It Is feared B. F. King , fireman
was fatally injured. The boat wa
slightly damaged. The others injurei
wore : J. M. Robor , Francis I. Cra\v
ford , John R. Carter , Newton Carlal
Divorce From Colonel TucKer.
Chicago , Juno 30. Mary Ellzabetl
{ Dolly Logan ) Tucker was granted ;
divorce from Col. William F. Tuckoi
U. S. A. , retired , on grounds of desei
tion. The matter of alimony , It wa
stated , had been settled jirlva olj
Colonel Tucker did not content Mn
Tucker was given the right to , resurn
her maiden name.
FOR l-ARMtRb1 WIVtb.
Indiana Threshera Must Provide Thel
Own Dinners , They Say.
Indianapolis , Ind. , June 29. Th
farmers' wives of central Indiana have
rebelled against the practice of mak-
big dinners for threshing hands , aud
the owners of machines that go from
farm to farm threshing wheat will
have to provide dinners for their men.
The wives of the farmers organized
against the big dinner attachment on
threshing dnya nnd when thresher
owners cnmo around to mnko con
tracts nnd were Informed of the wo
men's edict many of them refused to
mnko contracts , saying they had no
way to provide dinners for the men.
AH the farmers In some counties have
formed threshing companies among
themselves nnd linfe decided that
every man must provide himself with
dinner. The organization IB spreading
to other sections , nnd the big dinner
nt threshing time Is to bo n thing of
the past.
Adventlsts at Sioux Falls.
Sioux Falls , S. D. , Juno 29. The
thirtieth annual mooting of the South
Dakota conference of Seventh Day Ad-
vontlsts has commenced here nnd will
continue In session until July 4. The
mooting IB being hold on Scnoy island ,
In the northern part of the city , near
the falls of the big Sioux river. Those
In attendance are enjoying the outing.
Orchard-Osmond Ball Game.
Osmond , Nob. , Juno 29. Special to
The News : Orchard defea d the Os
mend Blue Stockings in a good game
of ball here Saturday , 7 to 2. Duna-
way and Jowltt , old Plalnvlew stars ,
with Topnor of that place , wore Or
chard's stars. Gore , Senlft and Chap
man wore Osmond's battery , while
Dunaway and Jewitt worked for Plain-
view.
Great preparations nro being made
for the celebration Saturday , July 3.
A free vaudeville show will be one of
the attractions. Randolph nnd Os
mend will play ball for $100.
New Test of Federal Law.
Another form of teatlng the federal
law prohibiting the exchanging of
railroad mileage for newspaper adver
tising , is to be tried out.
The NOWB IB In receipt of a propoi
sltlon from the Kansas City Southern
under which the railroad agrees to do
a certain an unt of advertising with
in a year , the paper agreeing to buy
nt regular rates mileage books to an
amount equal to at least 90 per cent
of the sum spent by the lallroad for
advertising. At the end of the year a
balance is to bo struck , under the
proposition , and the difference paid in
cash by whichever party happening to
owe the other.
At present all railroads are paying
cash for their advertising and news
papers are paying cash for transporta
tion.
tion.As
As a result , the newspaper men in
general are making more money be
cause , lacking transportation , they're
staying closer home.
Do Not Accept Resignation.
The members of the First Baptist
church held a meeting to consider the
resignation of their pastor , Rev. J. L.
Hedbloom , nnd when a vote was taken
It was unanimous not to accept resig
nation. Mr. Hedbloom began his pas
torate here June 1 , 1908 , and has
grown In favor and popularity with
the members of his congregation from
the very beginning , and should he
close his labors hero , It will be keenly
regretted by the members and friends
of his congregation.
He expects to enter the evangelistic
field about September 1 , and will make
his headquarters at Stromaburg , Neb. ,
where he waa the highly esteemed pas
tor of the Eden Baptist church for
more than twelve years before coming
to Norfolk.
Sioux to Celebrate.
Sioux Falls , S. D. , June 30. Special
to The News : Desiring to be ns pa-
rlotic as their white brethren , the
Sioux Indians on the Lower Brule res
ervation have arranged for a Fourth
of July celebration of a very elaborate
haracter. Not satisfied with a single
day's celebration , they have concluded
arrangements for a celebration which
will commence July 1 and continue
for two days thereafter. Thousands of
ndlana will participate.
Fire Destroys a Restaurant.
Crelghton , Neb. , June 30. Special to
The News : Just before noon today
; he restaurant of John Kennedy waa
: otally destroyed by fire.
The fire was caused by the explosion
of a gasoline stove. The building , 24s
60 , was completely gutted.
Bassett Defeats Atkinson.
Bassett , Neb. , June 30. Special tc
The News : In a hotly contested ball
game hero the local ball team defeated
the strong aggregation from Atkinson
score standing 6 to 1 in favor of Bas
sett. The visitors could not bunch
their hits and Stockwoll , pitcher foi
the locals , was a puzzle to the vlsltora
Although the day was very warm
large crowd witnessed the game , nnc
at no time did interest lag.
Batteries Atkinson , Klrkland ani
Martin ; Bnssett , Stockwell and Cur
tiaa. UmpireArtus. .
In the evening the Baasett tean
hired the opera house and gave a fre <
dance. Although smarting * from de
feat , the Atkinson boys are true sports
men and wore loud In praise of th <
treatment they received.
COURT CLERK EMBEZZLER ?
McCook County .Officer . Said to Havi
.Disappeared , Leaving a Shortage.
Sioux Falls. S. D. , Juno 30. Througl
reliable sources from Salem It Is re
ported thn A. G. Buch , the regularl ;
elected clerk of courts for McCooi
county , is short In his accounts am
his present whereabouts Is unknown
It Is also stated that he has reslgnei
his office nnd that F. W. Mitchell ha
been appointed to fill the vacancy. I
Is Intimated that the charge of omboj
zlement will be brought against Bud
when he Is located.
Increnie In School Apportionment ,
Pierre , 8. D. , Juno 29. O. C. Dok-
ken , commissioner of school and pub
lic lands , estimates that the December
Apportionment will Increase the
amount distributed to the common
chools of the state this year to $550-
000.
Penniless , Though Rich.
Sioux Falls , S. D. , Juno 29. Not-
vlthstnndlng that ho has documents
n his possession showing that ho has
loposltcd In banks In Scotland and
Canada an aggregate of about $30,000 ,
an old man , who with his wife nnd the
nether of the latter arrived in Sioux
Falls n day or two ago In n covered
vngon , is lying in the city jail In do-
ault of the payment of n fiuo of $10 ,
vhlch was assessed against him In a
ocal court for drunkenness. When
arrested the prisoner , whoso name Is
William Williamson , had only $2.05 In
cash in his possession. When naked
by Chief Grose , of the police depart-
nent , why ho did not glvo his wife
some money , ho stated that she had
nero money than ho , the Inference bo
ng that she also has n considerable
sum deposited In banks , while herself ,
mother nnd husband nro traveling
about the country In a covered wagon
and In an apparently destitute condl-
Ion. The elder woman Is 8G years of
age. The trio are the strangest people
vlth whom the police have had to dealer
or some time. Williamson states that
10 deposits his money In banks in
Scotland nnd Canada because ho has
no confidence in the banks of the Unit
ed States , and fears that If ho places
its money in banks in this country the
nstitutlons will fall and he will be left
icnnilcss.
Donovan Gets More Seines.
Madison , Neb. , June 29. Special to
The News : Game Warden J. B. Donovan
evan has just returned from Schuyler ,
where he arrested Orvllle Hnshborgor
or selling.fish , and seized 1,000 feet
of seines from other parties , as fol-
ows : C. E. Hashbergor , John Van
lushen , George Gleos. Orvllle Hash-
> erger was fined $9.70 before Judge
Bates , county judge of Colfax county.
Nellgh to Build New School.
Nellgh , Neb. , June 29. Special to
'he News : The annual school moe't-
ng of district No. 9 , of which the city
f Nellgh is included , was held yester-
ay afternoon nt the high school build-
ng. There wcro a large number of
lie voters present. The retiring mem-
era of the board were Mrs. W. S.
Cleaver and Fred Thornton. The later -
: er was re-elected , and W. L. McAllis-
er was elected to succeed Mrs. Cleav-
r. A 25-mill levy was voted. It was
> y a unanimous vote that the district
mild a school house on the lots now
wned by them In the west part of-the
Ity. The two lots south of the high
chool building were purchased for a
playground.
Invite Suffragettes.
Sioux Falls , S. D. , June 29. Special
o The News : At a meeting of the
ommercial club of this city , it was
voted to extend an invitation to the
national convention of the equal suf-
rage association of the United States
o hold its next annual convention in
Sioux Falla.
Two Prostrated by the Heat.
While switching in the yarda at
teemer yeaterday , Brakeman S. L.
Muss , on a Northwestern freight train ,
was overcome by the heat and had to
> e brought to his homo at Norfolk
Junction. Today he Is reported better
and will be able to go to work tonight.
The thermometer crawled to 92 in
.he shade yesterday and ono prostra-
Ion was caused by the Intense heat In
Norfolk.
An unknown man had been sitting
on the edge of the sidewalk nearFues-
er's tailor shop on Norfolk avenue
when he was stricken unconscious.
hief of Police Marquardt noticed the
stranger sitting there about 2 p. m. ,
and at 2:30 : p. m. found him lying un
conscious on the ground and took him
to the city hall , where he is being
cared for.
The man is about 45 years old. He
could not give his name.
Aeronaut Will Go Up In Balloon ,
nounced that they would grant the
miners' demands.
The grievances of the union men in
clude the charges of discrimination
against union employes ; demands for
hearing for discharged men ; long
lunch time ; installation of bulletin
boards in car barns , announcing lay
offs and shorter hours.
GOVERNMENT WANTS MONEY
Call Made on National Depositary
Banks for Federal Deposits.
Washington , Juno 30. A call on na
tlonal depositary banks for a return
to the treasury of government funds
aggregating approximately $25,000OOC
was made by Secretary of the Treas
ury McVeagh. Of this amount f 9,000 ,
000 Is called for July 15 and $16.000 ,
000 for August 15.
Balances In all active depositaries
are uniformly reduced to the lowest
amount which the dally needs of the
government will permit
Both Fighters Training Hard.
"Kid" Jensen , the Norfolk fighter Ir
the bout planned for July 3 , is so fai
the favorite , although It Is repartee
Young Donney is working and training
hard oh a farm near Norfolk.
Jensen Is by no means behind Ii
training. Ho has Just returned recent
ly from Mullen , whore It Is repartee
he has had some hard roughing ant
will make It very Interesting for th <
Iowa fighter1. .
Referring to the challenge for i
wrestling mutch In the Burke GnzetU
by a Burke wrestler , Jensen toda :
said :
"I did not refuse to wrestle the
Burke wrestler , nnd will only bo too
glad to wrestle him If I could get the
opportunity. After my contest with
Young Donnoy I am booked for n bout
with a negro fighter In Grand Island. "
A number of chnllangcs similar to
that of the Burke wrestler , It Is re
ported , have boon received by Jensen ,
nnd nt present he cannot see his way
clear to accept all. at ono time.
Horse Killed By Lightning.
Cnrlock South Dakotnn : John Fodo
had a valuftblo horse killed by light
ning in Wednesday's storm. The horse
was standing with its head over a
wire fence when the lightning struck
a nearby post Jake Horst had n cow
killed by lightning In the snmo m mi
nor in Sunday's storm.
FIERCE STORM IN IOWA
Inch of Rain Fell ! Great Trees Uproot
ed ; Street Cars Tied Up.
DCS Molnes , In. , Juno 30. A fierce
wind , hall and rain stoim struck Dos
Molnes about G o'clock yesterday
evening uprooting tiees , demolishing
street signs nnd flooding cellars. Ful
ly an Inch of water fell. Street car
traffic was tied up because of the
violent lightning which struck n num
ber of buildings. Telegraph poles aio
down to the north and west. The DCS
Molnes river reached the highest stage
this year recording 13.10. Many cat
tle were drowned and are floating
down the stream.
At Boone great trees were uproot
ed , the farmers' elevator was set on
fire by lightning nnd many windmills
were blown down. The wind reached
a velocity of 32 miles an hour.
A. C. McDonald , 60 , a prominent
resident of Cincinnati , la. , was killed
there during the storm by lightning.
Fight Prohibition In Tennessee.
Memphis , Juno 30. Statewide pro
hibition nnd the auxiliary amendment
of the recent legislature , which will
become effective at midnight , will have
their flrfjt test In court here today ,
when an application will be filed In
chancery by stockholders of a brew
ery seeking to prevent the enforce
ment of what is known as the manu
facturers' act and to secure an Injunc
tion against the sales law , which pro
hibits the sale of alcoholic beverages
manufactured in Tennessee.
RECORD BREAKING RAINS.
Over Eight Inches of Water Has Fallen
at Sioux Falls.
Sioux Falls , S. D. , June 30. The
past few days have been strenuous
ones for the various railroads enter
ing Sioux Falls , due to the heavy
rains and floods. My permitting trains
of other companies to use the tracks
of the more fortunate roads trains
have been kept running. Track re
pairing crews have been working day
and night to repair the damage done
by washouts , and trains once more are
running pretty well on time.
The rainfall here during the present
month has been greater than during
any June in the past ten years. The
total for the month at this writing has
been 8.50 inches , about half of which
fell during the past week , and moat
of It In two storms. The rainfall for
other Junes , as shown by the records
of the United States weather bureau
In this city , has been as follows : June ,
1898 , 6.38 inches ; 1899 , 6.91 ; 1900 ,
3.45 ; 1901 , 5.12 ; 1902 , 2.98 ; 1903 , 3.01 ;
1904 , 5.75 ; 1905 , 6.89 ; 1906 , 4.84 ; 1907 ,
5.40 ; 1908 , 7.08. Thus June of the
present year , with 8.50 Inches , exceed
ed the record of any June in the years
mentioned.
Boy Dragged to Death.
Sioux Falls , S. D. , June 30. The re
cent dragging to death by a horse of
the 12-year-old son of Mr. nnd Mrs. M.
Bowen , well known residents of View-
field , Pennington county , according to
the particulars which have been re
ceived here was a very distressing af
fair. The boy had started to go fishing
on horseback , when the animal became
frightened and got beyond his control.
The horse finally threw the boy over
a barb wire fence. His injuries would
have been slight , had it not been for
the fact that one of his feet became
fastened in the stirrup. In this posi
tion , with the horse on one side of the
fence and the dangling form of the
boy on the other , the horse ran for
some distance. After getting loose
from the fence the horae , with the
body of the boy still dragging , plunged
Into n creek , where some inen cap
tured It , and after an effort succeeded
In cutting the boy loose from the
horse. Life was , of course , extinct
The body , from being dragged along
the barb wire fence , was mangled al
most beyond all semblance to a human -
man form. Every shred of clothing
, had been torn from the body of the
unfortunate boy.
Dead from Riding Plow.
Sioux Falls , S. D. . Juno 30. Special
to The News : As the result of an ap
parently trivial Injury James Pike , ono
of the best known farmers In the vi
cinity of Aurora , Is dead. He was engaged -
gaged In plowing his corn , nnd while
riding the corn plow the seat of the
machine chafed him. Although the
Injury was quite painful , he thought
little of It nt the time , and apparently
never dreamed that it endangered nia
life. Some days later , however , blood
poisoning developed. This , with the
complication of a weak heart , made it
impossible for the physicians to save
his life.
Held for U. P. Robbery.
Twin Falls , Idaho , Juno 30. Marvin
alias Eilllam Mathews was held in
$25,000 bond by United States Com-
mlaaloner Frnsler to appear before the
federal court In Omaha on the charge
of complicity In the hold up of n
Lnlon Pacific train May 22. Owing
to Marvin's failure to furnish the re
quired bond , ho will bo taken to
Dolso July 1 to bo hold subject to his
removal to Omaha.
Robert 8plan ! , who was arrested
here together with Marvin , was dis
charged on account of lack of evi
dence.
Recover Drowned Man ,
Grand Island , Neb. , June 30. Spe
cial to The1 News : The body of Mil
ton O'Neill , a young mnn who was
drowned nt Shelton Sunday , was
found by James Son'mnn , n farmer ,
near Alda , lodged in n wire fence along
the river. The river had carried the
body twenty miles.
Madison Coming En Masse.
Madison , Neb. , Juno 26. Norfolk
Commercial Club : At the regular
meeting of our club hold Thursday ,
June 24 , your Invitation to celebrate
with you on July 3 was unanimously
accepted nnd the Madison Concert
band employed to nccompany us. Wo
deslro nt least six extra coaches to
accommodate our people and desire n
train to return , leaving Norfolk nt
10:30 : p. in * sharp. Trusting .you will
have good weather nnd with best wish
es of our club for your success , wo are ,
Yours respectfully ,
Madison Commercial Club ,
By George Wycoff , President.
A Spectacular Night Parade.
Something spectacular will bo pulled
off In Norfolk nt midnight July 3. The
lights all along Norfolft nvonuo will bo
shut off nnd the fire team and wagon ,
with flaming fuses on the wheels nnd
body of the wagon , will make n run
down Norfolk avenue , which will make
the wagon look like one big blazing
fire.
fire.Police
Police will be stationed at each
crossing to keep the streets clear.
About 10 o'clock In the evening there
will be a night parade in which the
militia will march down Norfolk av
enue firing off romnn candles , sky rock
ets , etc.
Stores Close Saturday at 6.
After some disagreement ns to the
closing of business on Saturday , a
petition was signed by nearly all mer
chants and business men today readIng -
Ing as follows :
"We hereby agree to close our place
of business nt 6 p. m. July 3 , and keep
open Friday evening , July 2 , In order
that those who wish may do their Sat
urday evening's trading Friday even-
Ing. "
Most of the meat markets , grocery
stores and department stores will all
make one or two deliveries In the
morning Saturday , and those wishing
deliveries made will have to order
early.
Locomotive Engineers.
Lincoln , June 30. The annual re
union of the Brotherhood of Locomo
tive Engineers nnd in connection with
It conferences of members of the or
der began here , with an attendance of
300 engineers , nnd as many more rail
road men from nearby states of the
union. At an open session of Abe
brotherhood addresses were made by
Grand Chief Stone , of the brother
hood ; Daniel Willard , second vice
president of the Chicago , Burlington
and Qulncy railroad ; P. H. Morrlssey ,
of the American Railway association ,
and Mrs. Murdock , president of the
ladles' auxiliary.
Earlier in the day a business sea-
slonof the engineers' brotherhood was
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held behind closed doors. It was an
nounced that the meeting was of a
routine character , unimportant , and
that no trouble was impending. The
reunion , together with business meet
ings , continued today.
Omaha Astronomer Honored.
Omaha , June 30. Right Rev. Fa
ther William Francis Rlgge , rector of
the observatory at Crelghton univer
sity , received notice that he had been
elected a fellow of the Royal Astro
nomical Society of London , composed
of the greatest astronomers in the
world.
Father Rigge Is well known In the
field of astronomy In this country , and
has achieved high standing in his
work.
Marriage of Miss Etta Schneider.
Fremont , Neb. , June 30. Miss Etta
May Schneider , daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. R. B. Schneider , was married
here last evening to Charles Westlake
Turner of Minneapolis. Mr. and Mrs.
Horace G. Burt of Chicago wore among
the guests.
Pllger 1 : Wayne 0.
Pllger , Neb , , Juno 30. Special to
The News : Pllger beat Wayne at
Wayne yesterday In a clean-cut game ,
1 to 0. Features were pitching of
cooper who struck out 17 , passed 1
and hit 1. No Wayne man got beyond
second. The same teams play again
at Wayne July 5.
Fights In Swollen River.
Hudson , S. D. , June 30. J. A.
Stearns , the local liveryman , had a
narrow escape from drowning In the
Big Sioux river. Ho and Mrs. Stearna
were returning from Rock Valley , but
during their absence the river had rla
en rapidly and looked unsafe for crossIng -
Ing between the big and little , bridge
east of town , BO Mr. Stearns unhitched
his team and started to drive the
horses across. The team entered the
swift current and tried to swim to the
higher land on the other side , but both
horses were swept down stream by
the swift current , both horsed getting
tangled up In the wire fence of Cable's
pasture. Mr. Stearns did not hesitate
when he saw the peril of his horses ,
but swam out to one of them and
succeeded In freeing It from the wire ,
then mounting It he started the horse
for shore , but the horse throw Itoell
backwards In the water nnd the man
and beast wont out of sight In the tur
bid stream. Mr. Stearns IB a good
swimmer , but hampered as ho was by
his clothes , could make but llttlo head
way , and had It not boon for the on-
courngomont ho received from his
wife nnd the many people along the
banks ho would have been tempted to
gUo up the struggle , but the cries of
the people tolling him that there was
n trco but a short way off made him
renew his efforts , nnd ho succeeded In
reaching the { roe In safety , remaining
In Its branches until Elinor Andciaon
nnd Dr. Okoy rescued him from his
perilous position with n boat.
Those of our renders who are In
terested In business education should
send nt once to the Grand Island Busi
ness nnd Normal college of Grand
Island , Nebraska , for free clrculais.
This school IB one of the largest nnd
most successful In the United States
and Is just now making n special
offer to young people of limited means.
Students are not required to pay any
fees until they have time to graduate
and secure positions. Wo understand
n number from this county will nttond.
WEDNESDAY WRINKLES.
W. T. Fisher , real estate mnn of
Randolph , was n city visitor yesterday.
Ho has just purchased a big Imple
ment stock nt Pllgor , which ho Is Just
now engaged In closing out.
Boyd County Register : Mrs. F. M.
Cooklnghnm of Humphrey , sister of
Postmaster C. A. South , and her llttlo
niece , Miss Eugenia South of Norfolk
arrived here last Friday evening for n
week's visit. They returned homo
Thursday morning.
A. B. Dillon , deputy grand maater
workman of the A. O. U. W. , baa re
turned to Norfolk nnd is again en
gaged In writing cheap protection. Ho
left his daughter , whoso serious Illness
called him away some weeks ago ,
somewhat Improved with a fair pros
pect of recovery.
Among the day's out-of-town visit
ors In Norfolk were : R. H. Mathew-
son , Wnkefield ; Mrs. C. M. Beckley ,
Crelghton ; James Nichols , Madison ;
H. J. Backs , Humphrey ; W. J. Sears ,
Crelghton ; A. F. Neablt , Tllden ; M. K.
Kile , Crelghton ; Phil. O. Hlllo , Hadar ;
G. N. Hlnks , Lamro ; Frans. Nelson ,
Hnrtlngton ; B. Sires , Plalnvlow ; M.
Williams , Emerson ; J. Dye , Emerson ;
A. Dye , Emerson ; A. L. Zavltz , Mitch
ell ; W. H. Field , Madison ; F. M. Bak
er and wife , Nlobrara ; Ona Berge , Ver-
del ; H. Clemens , Pierce ; H. Brum-
bargh , Sargent ; Mrs. H. L. Hanson ,
Lamro ; Joe Clements , Madison ; Al
fred Barker , Nlobrara ; W. E. Meag-
ley , Santee ; Jacob Williams , Flan-
dreau ; E. H. Oecke , Pierce ; Mrs. Me-
Culloch , Wolbach ; Miss Lorena Bloom ,
Wausa ; Jos. Krause , Platte Center ;
H. J. Stelnhousen , Crelghton.
Drifting Souls.
Ah , there bo souls none understand.
Llko clouds , they cannot touch the land ,
Drlvo as they may. by field or town.
Then wo look wlso at this and frown.
And wo cry , "Fool ! " nnd cry , "Tako hold
Of earth and fashion gods of gold ! "
Unanchored ships , they blow and blow ,
Sail to and fro and then go doWn
In unknown seas that none shall know
Without one rlpplo of renown.
Poor , drifting drearhcrs , sailing by ,
They seem to only live and die.
Call these not fools ! The test of worth
Is not the hold they have on earth.
Lo , there be gentlest souls sea blown
That know not any harbor known ,
And oft of this the reason Is
They touch on fairer shores than this.
Joaqutn Miller.
Woman's Keen Sense of Humor.
A lady who was at the head of a
suffrage organization attended a social
function during the course of which
there was presented to her a gentle
man who seemed disposed to poke fun
at the principles so dear to the lady
and her following.
"All this goes to show , my dear
young lady , " said he , "how utterly you
women lack a sense of humor. "
"I perceive you share the general er
ror In that respect , " said the suffra
gette.
"That women lack humor ? Yes. "
"Really , sir , you're most unobserv
ant , " continued the suffragette. . "There
Is in uery married woman's life at
least one occasion when sbo evinces
the keenest sense of humor. "
"You astonish mo ! " exclaimed the
man. "May I ask you to particular
ize ? "
"Certainly. Does she not get by the
'love , honor and obey' part of the mar
riage ceremony without so much as n
snicker ? "
To Be Sharp.
The Aryan root "ak" meant "to be
sharp , " and the Idea of sharpness hai
followed it at least through 10.00C
ye'ars Into all of the family of lan
guages of that tongue. It is quite like
ly that the property of sharpness win
conceived of by these ancestors from
handling shells , the first knives that
man knew. That cutting edge was re
ferred to by "ak" long before the meal
primitive people bad learned to put
an edge on flint When these Arynni
wanted t > express the idea of sharp
ness of mind they used the same word
This root went into the Greek , where
It became "akros , " meaning pointed.
In Sanskrit it Is "acre , " meaning tht
same thing. In the Latin wo flnd
"acrlmonla , " signifying sharpness , from
which our "acrid" comes. The Latin
Rather Unusual.
During a trip of an English vessel
one of the crow died of fever. Next
day the crew was ordered nft to the
quarter deck to attend the burial scry-
Ice. There being many snarks about ,
the captain ordered ono of tbo firemen
to attach two bags of coal to tbo
corpse to make euro that It would
sink. This was done , tbo burial serv-
Ico-was rend , and the remains of the
unfortunate man had just been con
signed to tbo waters when ono of the
sailors , Pat Cassldy by name , burnt
Into laughter. In anger the captain
turned and asked the reason for this
untimely demonstration.
"Well. " replied Cassldy , wiping bis
eyes , "I've Been many a man going below -
low , but that's the fust time I've scon
ono takln' his own coals with him. "
Th * Missing On § ,
This Is ono of the old stories told by
Henry Plows of Trnvuro , the Now
York stnuimerlng wit. Mr. Clews al
ways Insists that the average Wall
street broker Is the most honest of
men.
"Trnvera , " sold Mr. Clews , "was once
Invited to bo a guest nt a yacht regat
ta. Th waters of Newport harbor
were covered with a beautiful squad
ron. Mr. Trnvers found that each
yacht belonged to n banker or broker.
He gazed blankly Into the distance for
a tlmo and then Inquired softly ,
'W-w-w-whcre are the c-c-customors'
yachts ? ' "
Witty and Cauitlc.
Lord Crnmvorth when lord chan
cellor used to Bit continually with the
lords justices , for the purpose , It was
Raid , of enlightening lilmsolf an points
of which ho WIIB Ignorant. "I wonder
why old Cranny always sits with the
lords JiiBtlcPs , " said some ono to Sir
Richard Botholl. AH umml , he was
humorous and nt the mime llim > caus
tic. "I tnke It to arise. " said ho , "from
n childish Indisposition to be loft nlono
In the dark. "
When attorney general , Uctholl oncu
tlnlHhed an elaborate address just ns
the court adjourned nt noon. Ilia
Junior , who expected to follow on the
same side after lunch , said to him ,
"Mr. Attorney General , you have evi
dently made n strong Impression on
the court. " "I think so. too , " replied
Bcthell. "Don't disturb It. "
She Wasn't Saltish.
A llttlo girl of throe was having a
naughty time of It one evening. The
mother undressed her and put her to
bed nnd decided to leave her for a
time to the gentle ministrations of
her father. lie succeeded In quieting
her. The mother came to bid her little
Klrl good night nnd upon asking , "Well ,
dearie , have you asked God to forgive
you ? " received the reply :
"Yes , nnd I asked him to forglvo
you tool"
Sincerity.
The shortest and surest way to lire
with honor In the world Is to be In
reality what we would appear to be ,
and If we observe we shall flnd that all
human virtues Increase and strengthen
themselves by the practice and experi
ence of them. Socrates.
The Judge's Advice ,
Some years ago many farmers along
the line of the Missouri , Kansas and
Texas railroad brought suit against It
nnd engaged n young lawyer named
Brown. Judge Gnntt. who was pre
siding , was compelled to throw many
of the cases out of court IKJCBUBO they
were Improperly brought. „
Brown was mad nil over. Swelling
with Indignation , he arose and said ,
"Your honor , will you please tell me
how It Is possible In this court to get
Justice ogalnst n railroad company ? "
Judge Gantt quietly Ignored the con
tempt of court shown by the lawyer
nnd asked , "Do you wish an answer
to that question , Mr. Brown ? "
"Yes , fair. " defiantly replied the In-
dljrnant lawyer "yes , sir. and I want
to know how n farmer can get his case
into this court so that It will be
heard. "
.Tudse Gantt smiled nnd said , "Well.
Orst. Mr. Brown , I'd advise the fanner
to hire a lawyer. "
Junction News.
Miss Ruth Shlvely arrived .home
from Omaha laat evening.
Miss Rose Fisher of Waterloo , la. , is
visiting with her brother , Ed Fisher ,
this week.
Miss Margret Taylor , who has been
ill , is able to be around now.
Mr. and Mrs. Worth Fisher of Oma
ha are here to spend the Fourth a't
the Ed Fisher home.
Mr. and Mra. H. G. Bain and two
daughters are visiting with Mr. Bain's
mother , at Elgin , until Friday.
Mrs. Fauste , who has been quite 111
for some time , Is somewhat Improving.
Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Johnson have
arrived home from a visit in Omaha.
Miss Ellen Greene of Tllden will
spend Independence day with Norfolk
friends.
Miss Jennie Thomas Is here visiting
for a short time on her way home to
Omaha from Dallas , S. D.
Mrs. Walter Russell carne In from
Omaha Sunday evening.
Leonidas Evans and Bister , Martha ,
took the noon train yesterday for Fre
mont. *
F. E. English went to Scribner yes
terday to visit his family.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Dcnton and
daughter , Madallne , went to Omaha
yesterday on business.
Mrs. Fauste , who has been quite 111
for the past week , Is slowly recover-- *
ing. " 4V
Mrs. Tlnkley and two daughters ,
Mildred and Fannie , of Osmond , came
down to spend the Fourth with Nor
folk friends.
Legal Notice.
Ernest Slmhtns , defendant , will
take notice that on the 1st day of
July , 1909/ Irene Slmklns , plaintiff
heroin , filed her petition In the dis
trict court of Madison county , Nebras
ka , the object nnd prayer of which
are to obtain n divorce from the de
fendant on the ground that during the
month of May , 1909 , the defendant
committed adultery with ono Jennie
Fuller , in Norfolk , Madison county ,
Nebraska , and committed adultery
with her on the ,2nd and 3rd days of
June , 1909 , at different places In Platt
county , and cruelly and wantonly
failed nnd refused to support the plain
tiff , although able so to do.
You are required to answer said
petition on Monday , 9th day of August ,
\
A. D. 1909.
Dated July 1 , 1909.
Irene Slmklns , Plaintiff ,
By H. F. Barnhart ,
Her Attorney.