THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOURNAL FHIDAY OCTOBER 2fl 1009
DTHEY DEMANDED MORE MONEY.
World's Series Umpires Believe They
Ohould Have Player's Share.
Wllh UK * world's Borlos games at an
end a utory COIIIOH fiom Detroit how
Ilia four unipltoH would like to make
llttlo extra change as a result of the
Tbnttk'H , There are four umpires In
question. Kach received $100 and ox
JIOIIHOH for the sorlon , whether four or
r.iwon gamoH woto played , which IH
curtnlnly connldeiod a good pot at the
: ml of the Heason. Still they want
annrn , and accotdlng to all reports ,
were not Blow In asking for It.
Their demand IH for a Bum equal to
Uiat which the members of Iho losing
Irani golH out of the scries , which In
thin c.tiHO , was at least $1,200. This
demand IOOKB exorbitant , for the
uinpn have Joined Ihe get-rlch-quick
alub , and are out for the stuff. Still
u good umpire Is woitli every cent ho
and more , too , especially In a
of IhlH kind , hut again $1,200 re-
'inlmlH of one of the $150,000 purse
( that .iL'Il'rk'H wants to meet Johnson.
"Bill" Klom of Ihe National league ,
watt the man chosen to make the first
Uircnk , and ho took the matter up be-
Iforo the National commission. Of
course , Garry Herrmann was the man
ait'on , owing o hln generous deeds In
Uio past. In discussing the matter
afterward , Oarry said that ho realized
Hie Importance of the demand.
"We shall hold a meeting to con-
nldor this matter before paying out
ihe chocks , " continued Hermann. "I
irojill/u that good umpiring Is very 1m-
; iioitnnt lo the snccuss cf the series ,
Unit I am taking no pail tn the discus-
atfon as to raising the fees of the urn-
jilreH in this suites. I think that It Is
si matter which is up to my two col-
UcnKiii'K , who have the hiring of the
.umpires In their respective leagues. I
nlmll leave It to them and will '
acquiesce in anything upon which
Hhey agree. "
President Iloydlor did not seem to
ttic very much Impressed wllh Iho suggestion
'
gestion thai ihc umpires get a raise
amounting to 200 per cent.
"When I was secretary of the
league , ' ho said , "I used to be glad
lo , go to the world's series and take
charge of the business end , working
, < mrd all through the series for $200.
The umpires got twice that sum new
and do not have much work to do. It
rooms to mo that their demand Is
Tutlicr extravagant. Good umpires
are necessary , but It Is a mistake for
* ! icm to suppose thai anyone goes loUie
Uio game to sco them work. People
jo ; to see the players , not the uni-
Tires , though I have no doubt some
totTMals think differently. "
Mr. Iloydlor Is not In favor of
"boosting the umpires' pay too high ,
and will have to bo satisfied wllh
itho glory and Ihe 400 bucks.
Battle Creek May Get Light.
Batlle Creek Enlerprise : That Bat-
ille Creek will soon be furnished with
plectric light and power Is by no means
am Improbability , if wo are to judge
Irom recent developments In the mat
ter deferred some time ago on account
of the lack of available funds. Busi
ness men have recently interviewed
the management of the Norfolk Elec-
Irlc Light and Power company and If
Sprofcnt plans mature It Is highly prob-
.able that the company will build lines
lo Battle Creek next spring. The com-
jpany has recently absorbed other light
companions and contemplates addl-
Hens to the Norfolk plant which will
double Its capacity. In this evenl , Bal-
He Crook can bo supplied with light
.and power at nominal rentals. Manager
,
ager Bullock states that he may soon I
-.present a. proposition upon which Im
mediate action by citizens will be
asked. l
While this matter Is pending Battle
> Creek will worry along In semi-dark-
I
aess. It was the intention of the vll-
Sago Iruslcos lo purchase gas llghls ,
tut the maltor has been dropped until
plans of the Norfolk company are
anndo more definite.
PULLING THE PARALLEL.
The Prize Flnhter as Quoted In the
Paper and as He Really Said It. I
The Prize Fighter ( as quoted ) : I
4feel I may express myself with the
xrenlcst confidence as to the outcome
of the Impending contest. I am not
climating the skill and strength of my
adversary. But I am decidedly of the
opinion that I out-class him In several ,
important essentials. I have not , how i
ever , permitted my appraisal of my I
forthcoming antagonist to have the I
jsUphtost weight with me in my own
Gaining. I feel that the confidence
which my friends and well wishers always -
ways have reposed In me will be per
fectly vindicated. I prefer not to dl-
vnlge at this time the nature of the
Tlan of battle which I shall adopt ; but
3 may say In a general way that I shall
wnquosllonably carry the fight to my
adversary , to employ a colloquialism.
3 dislike to predict bow many rounds
will probably bo necessary to deter
mine the outcome , but I shall bo great-
' 1y surprised if more than eight. I am
ignite familiar with the style of fight-
Sns employed by my rival for honors
1u the domain of Flstlana , and natural-
By enough this Is bound to bo of keen
-advantage to me. I earnestly trust
Hhat my antagonist will be In prime
condition , for I distinctly dislike a man
ho , upon defeat , has the slightest pre
text for endeavoring to establish such
telalms. I do not , as a matter of course ,
tray nny attention to the betting odds
irhon preparing for an encounter of
thla kind. Nevertheless I feel entirely
fe In stating to my friends evincing
a disposition to wager upon the
jcbancoa of my success that they will
And themselves no poorer after the
referee has made his decision. I have ,
as you know , a reputation for cleaving
nto my friends of which I am decided-
Ty Jealous. I trust you will pardon me
from making any further comment.
The Prize Fighter ( as ho said It ) :
Ba-ay , Do , they ain't nuthln1 to It. I'm
to. an' mo number's out , an' th1 red
board's down. I got that piano inovr
er's number ; don't choo worry about
that Bluff. Train ? Mo train for that |
Htlft ? do peddle y'r papers. All ' .
tralnln" I need f'r that crock o' cliccsu
IH a haircut , a kidney stow an' half an
hour's snooze. Sa-ay , If that big rum
' ' * ' blrdloa an'
ain't llstonln' t th' dream
dopln' It out that he heat Cook t * th'
big nail , Jos' three mlnnllH after I git
(
him In th' ring , y * kin leave hot' y'r
shoos In mo an' I ain't chlrpln' a
rhlrp. How'm I goln' t' light th' lob ?
Aw , iinny old way ! I might aoak him
on th * wlshbono t' start off , an' thonlc [
stake him to a sassy spank on th' an-c I
kle. On th' level , though , I'll do a lot ]
o' playln' for his lunch , lie's there i
wit' a punk kitchenette , y' see. an * all
I gotta do Is t' slip hlni a paste or two
between hatched , an' he'll bo rollln'
his lamps llko Hutch th' Hlto puttln'
over th' pan-handle Bluff. Him hit ?
Sa-ay , thai glug couldn't , make a dent
in a nickel's wort' o' lard wit' a pavln'
hammer. I'd bo wlllln' t' have mo
mitts tied hchln * mo back an * let him
poke away at mo all day If I wasn't
'frald o' glltln' nio hair mussed. All
I wanl Is f'r that 500 t' "o right. He's
great f'r hollerln' about , an' I don't
want f'r him t' nudge along wit' any
o' dat comedy after I salt him away.
Jos' y' go an' bet the kitchen oilcloth
an' th' lids off'n the gas range that I
gather , an' you'll be able to buy a pack
o1 dgaroots f'r y'rself. I'm the kink
what Is when it comes t' slippin' mo
pals th's rlghl Up ; d'ye git dat ? That's
all I gotla pay.
SYMPAWZE WITH LANGAN
Man Held for Shooting Woods Came
from 'Boyd ' County.
Spencer Advocate : A tragedy oc
curred on a claim three miles south
'of Hoeland in Tripp county , which
resulted In the death of one home
steader , Alfred A. Wood , who was
shot by John Langan. The trouble
grow out of a contest for a claim will h
Margaret Langan filed on and a Mr.
IMnglo had squalled Ihercon. Wood ,
who has a homestead adjoining , was at
tempting to hold the place for Plngle.
and on a number of limes had driven
the I.angans off. The particulars as
near as we can learn , are , that Frank
Langan and Leo Ilannon drove on the
claim and wore shot at by Woods
several times. Saturday morning ac
companied by John Langan they drove
on the place and were preparing lo
build a house thereon for Miss
Langan. While there Wood , who had
no Interest In the claim al all. shot
at them a number of limes. Ho was
warned by Langan lo go home and
let them alone , but Instead of this
shot twice more at them , narrowly
missing Mr. Langan , and , he , realizing
that this Woods was getting desperate ,
answered the fire with the above re-
suit.
It's purely a case of self defense
as Woods was advancing on Langan
and keeping up a continual fire. Sym
pathy seems to favor Langan and Iho
wife and live children of the dead
man.
Langan was arrested and later re
leased on a $1,000 bond lo appear
before Iho nexl lerm of dlslrlct court.
John Langan was tormerely a resi
dent of Boyd county , and Is well
and favorably known , and has always
been a respectable and law abiding
citizen , and It is to be regretted that
he was compelled to commit this ,
deed as a protecllon of himself and
family. He is a brolher of Martin
Langan , Mrs. W. F. Kloke and Mrs.
Thos. Dennis.
Gregory Advocate : This commun
ity was startled when It was reported
thai John Langan had shot a man In
Tripp counly and had given himself
up lo Olllcor Blakey.
During * Iho rush for land on the
first of October , Miss Maggie Langan
made settlement on a claim four miles
south of Uoseland , and the next day
secured a filing on the same. The
claim Joined A. A. Woods who filed on
No , C74. It seems that Woods' hired
man had also squatted on Uio same
claim as Miss Langan , but had made
no atlompt to make Improvements.
Last Thursday Frank Langan and
Leo Hannan went out to build a
house for Miss Langan , but wore
driven away by Woods at the point of
a gun. In fact , he shot several times
at them. They returned to town and
Saturday Mr. Langan accompanied
the boys to the place and started to
build the house. They had not been
at work but a short lime , when
Woods came running lowards them
with a rllle In his hand. Mr. Langan
started to meet him , and when within
speaking distance he told Woods that
ho did not want any trouble and that iv
he came out lo put up the house. At v
this Woods pointed the gun at Langan
but did not shoot. Langan returned
lo Iho wagon and as ho lurned around
lo see whal had become of Woods ,
Woods fired , the bullet striking be
tween Langan and Hannan , who stood
about four feet apart. Another shot
from Woods' rlflo barely missed
Lan an's head. Langan then relurned
the shot and Woods ran Into a ravine.
Thinking thai he had had enough ,
the boys resumed their work. In the
meantime. Woods , who had gone down
In the ravine , came up on the other
side of them and once more opened
fire , from behind a hill. The flro was
returned. Woods would rise up and
shoot and then duck below the brow
of the hill. Several shots were ex
changed. As Woods did not appear
for some time , the boys under cover
of n hill , crept around whore they
could see down the ravine. They saw
Woods crawling on the ground his
ride still In his hand. Mr. Langan
called to him but ho made no reply.
About this time Mrs. Woods came out
of n cornfield and went to her
husband , finding that he had been
shot , approached Mr. Langan and the
two boys. She told them that her
husband had been shot through the
side near the heart and that she did
not expect to find him alive when sha <
[ returned to htm. She also told Mr.
Langan I that she tried to persuade
Mr. Woods to not molest him , and
.thai she did not blame Mr. Langan
In the least. After the shooting
Langan drove to Gregory and gave
himself up to Olllcer Blakey who tel
ephoned the sheriff of Tripp county.
At the hearing Monday , Mr. Langan
waived examination and was hold under -
dor $1,000 bonds which wore furnished
al once.
Mi1. Langan was one of the early
homesteaders In this county and Is
one of the most respected men of the
county , and while It Is a sad affair ,
Hie t sympathy of the community Is
with Mr. Langan.
Woods had no Interest In the claim
In I question and was trying to keep
people i off at the point of a gun. It
IH I reported that ho made his brags
that t no one would settle on thai
claim. He was a man about thirty-
live years of age and leaved H wife
and five children.
Northwest Weddings.
Peter Wolbol and Miss Sophia
I locker were married at Carlock.
Miss Ella Mahnke and Henry W.
Young wore married at Beemor.
Ilonry Walcker and Miss Emma
Ilruno j wore married at Wlnsltle.
Miss Htilda Ilasoncamp and Emiel
DasFow were married al Boomer.
Miss Lulu Mao Mansfield and
Charles Marlclo wore married at Al
bion.
bion.Earl
Earl Snydcr and Miss Ueula Chris
tiansen of Osmond , were married at
Pierce.
Jasper N. Englehaupt and Miss
Geneva E. Keepers wore married at
O'Neill.
Dr. II. E. Snyder and Miss Anna
Ottis of Elgin , were married al
Humphrey.
Young Groom Shot In Eye.
Ncllgh , Nob. , 25. Special to The
News : Clifford Johnson mot with an
accident Saturday thai may cause the
loss of his right eye. Ho lives on the
Will Krebs tarm , nuout two miles
wcsl of Ibis place , and while shooting
at a hawk the shell exploded tn the
magazine of the gun , which forced the
powder In his face and eyes.
Dr. Minton was Immediately sum
moned from Oakdale , who removed a
large quantity of powder from the
Injured paits. The right eye seemed
to be the most seriously affecled , and
il was not known yeslerdny whether
the sight could be restored or not.
Mr. Johnson was recently married
and had rented the farm where the ac
cident happened. He was brought to
Nellgh and taken to the home of his
parents , M. M. Johnson and wife.
Wlnnelcon.
Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Joyce spent Sun
day in Winnetoon at the home of
,
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Meyers.
W. W. Walton from Cenler , and
Sanford Saunders from Bazile Mills ,
were here Sunday.
Albert Achcnbach and Ed Downs
went to Tripp county to look over the
country with the view of Investing.
Miss Mabel Welter , who Is working
In the Creighlon News office , spenl
Sunday with her parents , Mr. and Mrs.
August Welter , southwest of here.
Mr. and Mrs. Iver Elllngson and
daughter , Mable , from Center , Neb. ,
were In Winnetoon Sunday.
Joseph Rlsh went to Norfolk Mon
day , to visit his son.
Mr. and Mrs. George L. Thompson
and children , went to Niobrara , Sun
day , for a visit with Mrs. Thompson's
parents , Mr. and Mrs. Lindsay.
Mrs. Schoenfeld from Bazile Mills
was In Winnetoon Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Horton are vis-
Ring at the Ilorlon ranch , northeast
of here , with their son and family ,
Mr. and Mrs. Lyman Horton.
The farmers are taking advantage
of this nice weather , and are busy In
the corn fields husking a big corn
crop.
Born , to Mr. and Mrs. Will Frlcke ,
Monday , October 25 , a son.
Mr. and Mrs. Schleen , sr. went to
Norfolk Saturday , for a visit with their
daughter.
Bert Lyons from Noola , Nob. , Is
hero visiting al the home of his cousin
C. A. Lyons and family.
Mrs. C. J. Joyce returned homo
from Norfolk , Saturday aflernoon.
The leacher and pupils of Iho high
school are planning on a school play
lo bo given In the near future.
Mr. and Mrs. Uoy Woods have
moved back to Knox county from
Phillip , S. D. Mr. Woods expects to
take charge of his falher's , J. T.
Woods , farm Ihe coming year.
Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Baker passed
through Winnetoon Saturday , on their
way to Crelghton , where Ihey will visll
with Mrs. Baker's parents , Mr. and
Mrs. John Ayers.
Charles Bougo relurned homo from
Lincoln , Salurday , where he wonl wllh
Ihe two prisoners that wpre recently
sentenced to two years In the penl-
lenllary for stealing from the Free
man Bros , moving picture show at
Niobrara , during the G. A. R. re
union.
The properly known as Iho John
Peler Johnson residence In. WInne-
loon , will bo sold to Iho hlghesl bid
der for cash at the First State bank
In Winnetoon , October 30.
II. W. Crandall went to Sanlee Sat
urday morning.
P. W. Ledyard returned lo Wlnne-
loon Salurday nflernoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bossert from
this place , and their sister and
brother from Lynch , returned homo
Saturday afternoon , after a very
pleasant visit nt their old homo at
Morehead and Monroe , Wls.
Frank Klenow returned home from
Omaha Saturday.
F. L. Fletcher has Just finished
plastering the M. H. Olson and Charles
Van Camp buildings.
To Build Clearwater Waterworks.
Clearwntor , Neb. , Oct. 25. Special
to The News : The village clerk re
ceived a check from the state of Ne
braska for $7,600.
In August the town voted for water
works , Iho state bought the bonds ,
and the money has now come.
Evorylhlng is ready for Iho con-
slrucllon. Charles Thompson of Oma
ha has Iho conlracl for laying the
mains. The DCS Molnos Iron & Hrldge
company got the contract for supplyIng -
Ing the 110,000 gallon olovatcd tank.
The town has bought an IS II. P.
engine , and the brick engine house
22x28 goes , to local'men. The whole
construction Is under the management
of John W. Early , civil engineer , of
Columbus. Neb. Work will begin
about November 1.
Northwest Deaths.
Chris H. Mehrens died at Osmond.
Mall. Melchaloy died near O'Neill.
John Fisher died near Wosl Point.
Mrs. Henry C. Uhlor died at O'Neill.
Elort Ubbon of Leigh died at Bloom *
field.
field.Conrad
Conrad Heesacker died at Hum
phrey.
Mrs. Minnie DoSllva of Ainsworth ,
died at Omaha.
Ready For Land Drawing.
Aberdeen , S. D. , Oct. 25. Every ar
rangement Is completed for the drawIng -
Ing of names of winners of the 10,000
farms In the Cheyenne Illvor and
Standing Rock Indian reservations
Tuesday morning. Lltlle Alice Jack
son , Iho 9-year-old daughter of J. II.
Jackson of Aberdeen , and Josephine
Burke , Iho lllllo daughter of Congress
man Charles Burke of Pierre , chair
man of the Indian affairs commltlee ,
will begin to draw the names and they
will continue all week. There are 81.-
000 applications registered.
Elgin Wins at Basketball.
Elgin , Nob. , Oct. 25. Special to The
News : Elgin high school boys beat
OaKdalo high school boys at basket
ball at Oakdale Saturday , 33 to 15.
The Gates academy girls boat Elgin
girls.
Newman Grove Basketball Team Lose.
Humphrey , Neb. , Oct. 25. Special to
The News : The Newman Grove lady
basketball team finally met llielr
mnlch. In a hotly contested game
bore Saturday , Humphrey won , 9 to 8.
Buys Nellgh Property.
. Neligh , Nob. , Oct. 25. Special to
The News : Harry Thiesen purchased
last week from L. H Suter the corner
property where the Nellgh Register
makes its home. The consideration Is
repotted to have been $3U00.
It Is the plan of Air. Thiesen to build
a two-story brick at-this location next
spring.
The Automobile Goes to Elgin.
Miss Bertha Bennett of Elgin , win
ner of the "Brand prize , a 30-hoise pow
er four-cylinder Overland automobile
In The News voting contest , returned
to her home , with a party of friends ,
on Ihe early morning Irain. Her
falhcr , L. Bennett , together with his
brother , L. J. Bennetl , M. J. Miller
and Logan McBrlde left Norfolk short
ly after noon In the grand prize car
for their home town. Logan McBrlde
had come lo lown on the noon train
to drive the car homo for Mr. Bennett.
The set of beaver furs which Miss
Bennett won as a special offer prize
for one week , also were taken to her
home.
A number of friends had accom
panied Miss Bennett to norfolk lo see
the final count. In the party were :
L. Bennett , her father ; L. J. Bennett ,
his brother ; J. H. Bennett of Clearwater -
water , another brother ; George
Probst , county treasurer of Antelope
county who chanced to bo going their
way ; M. J. Miller , Miss Lizzie Fitz
gerald and Miss Belle Hawk of Oak-
dale.
dale.Mr.
Mr. Bennett Has Six Daughters.
Mr. Bennett , father of the winner ,
has six daughters and three sons. Mr.
Bennetl Is engaged in Iho flour , feei
and produce business at Elgin and
stands high In that community. So
anxious were the people of that entire -
tire region that his daughter should
win thai lasl Saturday about 100
farmers telephoned in tnejr subscrip
tions to The News to him.
Has Been In Three Contests.
This is the Ihlrd newspaper contest -
test Mr. Bennett has been a winner
In. He was the manager of the cam
paign for Miss Verna Ncsbit , now of
Oakdale but formerly of Elgin , when
she won a piano in an Omaha News
contesl ; his daughter , Miss Grace
Bennett , won an organ In the Elgin
Review three years ago ; and now Miss
Berllm gels Ihe biggest of them all
automobile and furs.
The Prize Winners.
The prize winners wore :
Miss Anna Boohnke , Norfolk , piano.
Miss Opal Madson , Norfolk , scholar
ship.
Mrs. Mary Heckman , Norfolk , gold
watch.
Miss Hazel Harrison , Herrick , piano.
Miss Sarah Bennett , Winnetoon , schol
arship.
Miss Christie Kllment , Verdlgro , gold
watch.
Miss Agnes Borgstrom , Anoka , piano.
Miss Carrie Botsford , Tlldon , scholar
ship.
Mrs. J. L. Pickering , Lynch , gold
watch.
Miss Daisy Abbott , Pllgor , piano.
Miss Selma Hoffman , Battle Crook ,
scholarship.
Miss Leonora Dedorman , Norfolk rural
route , gold watch. '
Miss Bertha Bennett , Elgin , automo-
.pile.
Miss Bertha Bennett , Elgin , beaver
furs.
Like Election Night.
It was as exciting as election night
In Norfolk. And Tuesday morning the
long distance telephone calls came in
by the dozen , asking who won.
Atkinson. '
The Utllo Dulcl club gave a very
enjoyable Ak-Sar-Ben party to their
friends and husbands Friday night.
The affair was under the able manage
ment of the president , Mrs. W , P.
O'llrlon , and Mrs. II , A. Allen as host
ess , assisted by Mrs. William Bokhof.
The house was gorgeously decorated
In Ak-Sar-Bcn colors. There were KOV-
oral Nebraska contests , the successful
winners being Mrs. Will Schultz and
Mr. Arganbright. They were Invited
Into rooms where they were properly
ntt I rod as king and queen. Those en-
llllod to "consolation" wore allowed
the privilege of acting as , pages to Hie
king and queen of Ak-Sar-Uon. The
royal company wore escoited Into the
thawing rooms , to their respective
thrones , and crowned as king and
queen.
Mr. and Mrs. John Lyman returned
from a long visll In Iho casl and arc
welcomed home by llielr ninny friends.
Miss Grace Ilawn of Iowa Is visit
ing her aunts , Mrs. Louella Brook and
Airs. Jesse Brook.
Mrs. Mack Is visiting al the homo
of her son , Ellsworth J. Mack.
Will Schultz has been atlondlng to
business matters at Omaha for a
week.
Buys West Point Brewery.
West Point , Ncli. , Oct. 20. Special
to The News : A business deal of
some magnitude has just been COIIBU-
mated by which H H. Howarth , pro
j' piietor ' of the West Point Bottling
works will become the owner of a
controlling interest in Ihe West Point
Blowing association. M. E. Korl , thn
present manager of the brewery In
terests , will retire from thai position
on January 1.
W. C. T. U. Election.
Omaha. Oct. 20. The most import
ant events on the program today of
the thirty-sixth annual convention of
the national Womans Christian Tern-
rernnce , union were the election of
national olllcers for the coming year
and the report of the resolutions com
mittee. There has not boon at any
time a question of retaining in their
rospeclivc rosilions the six general
officers and tholr re-election today was
purely perfunctory.
They arc : Mrs. Lillian M. N. Stev
ens of Maine , president ; Miss Anna
A. Gordon of Illinois , vice president-
at-large ; Mrs. Frances P. Parks of 11-
linols , corresponding secrelary ; Mrs.
Elbabclh Preston Anderson of Norlh
Dakota , recording secretary ; Mrs.
, Sarab Hoge of Virginia , assis-tanl re
cording secretary ; Mrs. Elizabeth P.
Hutchlnson of Illinois , treasurer.
Secretaries of junior branches have
been elective , but at the present EOS-
s'on the bylaws wore so changed thai
Ihese officers are hereafter to be chos
en by the ofilcial board , consisting of
the six general officers , the state pres
idents who are executive officers , na
tional presidents and the suporinten-
denls.
Sioux Falls Pastor Chosen for West
Point Church.
West Point , Nob. , Oct. 20. Special
to The News : Rev. Jesse Burkhardt
of Sioux Falls , S. D. , has been unani
mously called to the pastorate of the
Congregalional church al West Point ,
made vacant by the death of Rev. C.
W. Crofts. D. D. Mr. Burkhardt has
accepted the call.
Junction News.
Miss Mary Davis of Oakdale Is here
visiting relatives for a few days.
T. C. Anderson wenMo Long Pine
lasl evening on business.
Albert Case of Fremont spent Sun
day with Junction friends.
S. W. Burnedy , formerly of the
Junction but now of Wayne , was In
the Junction yesterday on business.
Mrs. T. E. Moolick of Gross , Neb. ,
came down Monday morning on busi
ness. She spent the day at the home
of her brother-in-law , M. Moollck.
E. G. Edwards has moved his family
from Steve '
Burnetle's properly on
Second slreet to one of Mr. Redman's
properties on Prairie avenue.
Mrs. Mathews of Gross was down
on business yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. Clint Rlsh of Wlnnc-
loon were in Norfolk on business Mon
day.
George Malhows of Brlstow trans
acted business in Norfolk yesterday.
Everybody In Norfolk roads The
News.
Y. M. C. A. Fund Grows.
New pledges for the day $1.208.50
Pledges previously announced 1,658.75
Total pledges since Friday.$2,807.25
The biggest total of pledges for the
Norfolk Y. M. C. A. building yet an
nounced for n single day was an
nounced at noon , when It was t staled
$1,208.50 had been pledged during Ihe
preceding twonty.four hours.
This , wllh Iho previous pledges ,
brought the tolal pledged during the
present vigorous campaign to $2,867.25.
And as a result the managers of the
campaign are more enthusiastically
hopeful than ever that the $10.000
additional funds needed will bo raised.
A 7-Year-Old Hero.
During the noon hour wiien com-
rnlllees were lunching nt the head
quarters In G. A. R. hall , one little 7-
year-old boy , who refused to give his
name , brought In three pledges and
was lustily cheered.
With his hat in his hand , the Utllo
fellow marched out of the room after
having done more for Norfolk than
many men a good many years his
senior.
Building to Be Down Town.
A vote at noon among the commit
tees Indicated that sentiment was
unanimous for locating the building
In the business portion of the city ,
where it would bo at once available
to the greatest number of boys and
j'oung men.
A few short addresses were made
at noon. Dr. Holdcn declared that
after interviewing many people , he
found sentiment almost unanimous in
favor of the Y. M. C. A. building. J.
W. Tannehlll , postmasler at Ancon ,
Panama , spoke with enthusiasm over
Y. M. C. A. work in the canal zone and
said that when ho returns south he
will try to Interest former Norfolk
inun now there to Bond pledges back.
High School Boys Score Again.
The high Bc.hool boys , who are en
thusiastically eager for a Y. M. C. A.
with all that Its gymnasium and \a \ (
wholesome surroundings moan to
them , scored again with another big
pledge , bringing.In . $27.50. . This
brought their pledgnt up to $771.50.
They have beaten the record made by
Lincoln high school boys.
Farmers Urged to Send Pledges.
Farmers living around Norfolk , and
people living in towns around Norfolk
are urged to help In the cause. They
may clip the pledge coupon from The
N'ows and mall pledges , either to The
News or the Y. M. C. A. It Is pointed
out that sons of farmers and of people
ple living In towns near Norfolk will
he greatly benefited by Iho Y. M. C.
A.
The day's reporl al noon was as fol
lows :
Team No. 1 $ 370.00
Team No. 2 130.00
Team No. 3 178.00
Team No.1 135.00
Team No. 5
Team No , 0 . ' 2-17.50
Team No. 7 71.00
Miscellaneous 77.00
Total $1.208.50
Y. M. C. A. In Other Cities.
W. W. Cummer , thn man who IH
largely responsible for the building
at Jacksonville , Fla. , association , who
started the subsetiptlon with $3,000 ,
from the beginning , In answer to the
question , "What caused you to be
come interested in the Young MOII'B
Christian Association ? " told this
story :
"I had a Rtonographor in my em
ploy some lime ago , a bright , active
young fellow , who said to me :
"Mr. Cummer , where can a young
fellow llko me and there are many
llko me find a comfortable and pro
fitable place to spend his evenings ? "
I was a hit taken back by surprise
at this question and asked If ho had
not a comfortable room. He replied :
"Yes as good as 1 can afford. It
Is very small , dark and cold ; It will
do to sleep in but nothing more. My
landlady promises mo belter quarters
after a while , but then is not the time
I will need hotter quarters , I want a
llttlo comfort now. I miss my good
old home and my kind loving mother.
I've bunted Ihls city over for a re
spectable place to spend a few hours
between my supper and bed time
and I can't find it. I've tried the ho
tels , barber shops , and stores but I
find I'm not wanted. I've tried Iho
bowling alleys ; that will do for an
hour once a week. There Is only one
other place we boys are welcome to
mid that is the saloon. There we
find sufficient comfort for the body ,
but not for the mind and soul. What
would my mother say If she knew I
frequented such places. I told her I
would not drink Intoxicating liquor
and I won't. I drink soft drlnkB just
enough lo keep me In good slandlng
with the proprietor. "
"I saw the danger In that and told
him so. He admltled It , but. said I : "
"I shall stand out against It don't
you fear. Mr. Cummer , why don't
this city do something for the boys
and young men ? It would pay. In
what would It pay ? Why , by making
men of them. We will have to take
their places by and by , and the bet
ter wo are trained the better wo will
be prepared to perform our duty. If
we fall , whoso fault will it be ? Can
saloons properly educate us In the
lines of many , clean and fit husbands
for the daughters of Jacksonville ?
Are not the good people neglecting
something ? What we want Is a gym
nasium , baths , game room and class
room , nil under the management of
competenl ( dlreclors.
"I answered , I see what you want ,
a Young Men's Christian association
building ' , fully equipped , don't you ? "
He replied In the affirmative. I
said : "Then Mac , my young man ,
you shall have it. "
"It is true the youth of today must
enler into the affairs of life later on.
We have a good city , with a possibility
of being bettor ; a good stale , and Ihe
i best nation on earth , and I consider
It our duty to make It for these
boys to push on and make our city ,
stale and nation still greater. Can
n fow'dollars bo belter Invested than
to t give them a chance ? I say no ,
and that is why I am working for a
Y. M. C. A. building. "
The following letler was received
at headquarters today In response
to a letter senl out lo former con-
trlbutors :
"Dear Sir : The work you are doIng -
Ing Is the kind that makes bigger ,
kinder and broader men , and to that
end I am enclosing my donation of an
increase. "
The railroad men's commltlee have
not made a report as yet , but we shall
hear from them in a very substantial
way later on. Nolhlng Is Iho malter
with the railroad men of Norfolk , and
wo will show you that later on.
A lady at the women's meeting
on Sunday said she would bo one
of 100 women to give $10 , and she
signed her card. Today a women's (
committee was started , and It looks
now as If that lady would have to
pay her $10. Any women who will i
gladly give that amount , If they will '
telephone the headquarters we will l
be glad to add them to that list. [
I
Coaxing.
Mrs. Rrown-I'm afraid to lot you
buve a lilc.vcle Little Johnny-Pon'i
fed thai way. inn Even If It did kill
me. ri'inemlier Hint It would be Hit * lunt
thing I i-vor asked you for.
He Was Out.
Hhort-lf l.oim cnllii with thnt little
lilll IHI him I'm out Mrs Short-Km
i tint would lie telling n falsehood !
Short- Nothing of the kind. I'm out
Of I'AHh. t
.1
! rent men nre they who nee thnt
spiritual IH stronger than any material
force.Euiemon. . <
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UNSINKABLE SHIPS ?
French Navy Department Investigate *
Muilclnn'i Remarkable Claim.
If tlu- discovery of u muslcliin at
Clormotit , Hour Paris , he all tlnil II U
claimed tn he. ships In the future will
no lunger be Ilithle to tdnk , and sal
vage cninpnnles may liquidate their
business , lie Halms to have discov
ered one of mil tire's niyslcrlouMm'crclH ,
but for the present declines to give the
slightest him us to what It Is.
I''or sume time | nist the ministry of
( lie navy lias been nvclvlnjt letter *
from a plnnlst al Clermont. who Minted
thai he was ready to prove hy con
clusive tests that he had a secret for
preventing battleships riddled with
shells and boats or t very dcHrrlptluu
from sinking. Even If a ship were
cut up Into several pieces he could
lirevent It from going to the bottom.
One can Imagine the frame of mind
\vIt'll which tlic officials at the mlnlH-
try received these missives. Itut HOIIII > -
how or oilier , after reluming again
find a-'aln to the charge , he succeeded
In Inducing the ministry to appoint a
representative to attend some experi
ments In a pond In the park of llm
Chateau de Harllevras.
A naval construction engineer , be-
sldes a nenerni , a uilonct , a major and
a university professor , was present.
An exact model of a submarine In y.lnc ,
some two yards long , and a similar
model of a battleship , representing Its
compiirtmenls. turrets. guiiH and the
minutest details , were tried. All the
valves In tin1 submarine were opened ,
anil it was allowed lo sink. In u few
minutes It rose to the surface. The
miniature battleship was then riddled
with revolver shots , and Its hull was
ripped open , but II kept alloat. Noth
ing apparently could make It HlnU one
Inch In the water.
The spectators looked on In wonder
ment. They came lo the conclusion
that perhaps the pianist after all while
running his lingers over the scales and
playing Ueethoven's sonatas had dis
, covered some valuable secrets. They
wanted to know what they were. The
Inventor at this point said that tie
had shown them clearly enough that ho
knew how to make ships nnslnkahle.
lie would not say another word until
a hard and fast contract had been
signed. He would then make experi
ments on a larger scale.
The spectators went away with a
rather mixed Impression , not feeling
quite sure whether they had been III.VH-
tllled or had witnessed a promising
discovery. A report has been handed
In to the admiralty.
Homo Helps.
When one has an old barn roof to
removido not try the ancient , labori
ous way of pulling out the nails. Take V
a magnet and hold It over the hwnl of Vx
the nail till the nail conies out.
> >
To keep the hands perfectly clean
and while while the stove Is being pol
ished let some one else polish It. There
are other alleged met hods , but thta
will prove surest.
The best way to mark an umbrella
Is to embroider the name of the owner
on the little strap for fastening IV
when It Is rolled. Then the pennon who
swipes It can destroy the mark with
out mutilating any vital part of the
umbrella. f
To disguise the taste-of castor oil /
put In three drops of bitter almomlH. a
bit of asufedlta. a touch of rochollc
salts and two drops of sulphuretted
hydropon.
To keep red or pink or maroon or
oerlsp ants out of a refrigerator build
a trough entirely around It and fill the
trough with sorghum molaRscn or ma
ple .sirup or some other form of mud-
Inge. Chicago News.
A Long Time Dying.
Mr. Fred Terry told thin nnerdoto
of the death scene in "The Heel uf
Achilles : "
"One day. " he says , "we were re
hearsing this play , and n member of
uiy company came hi from the street
and asked the call boy how far the re
hearsal had got.
" 'Mr. Terry's just dying , ' replied
the boy.
" 'Good. I've time to smoke a ciga
rette before my entrance. '
"Presently the actor returned and re
peated the question.
" 'Still dying. ' answered the boy.
" 'Oh. I'll go and have another ciga
rette , then. '
"Hack he came and only got th
name reply from the call boy.
"Finally , after smoking five clpi-
rcttes. he asked , a little wearily , how
far the rehearsal had gone.
" 'Still dying. ' answered the call boy.
" 'Great Scott'Kiisped ! the actor. 'He
must be Immortal. ' " London An
swers.
Willing to Try.
Harold-Couldn't you learn to IOTO
me ? Amelia-No. hut ri | try awfully
hard. Pupa has promls-d to send mo
abroad If my health breaks down from
overstudy. you know.-London Scrnn.
Notice of Incorporation.
Notice is hereby given that articles
of Incorporation of the Norfolk Ice
Cream and Cone company have been
duly filed.
The name of the corporation la Nor
folk Ice Cream and Cone company.
The principal place of transacting
business Is at Norfolk , Nebraska. The
general nature of the business to be
transacted , is to bo the manufacture of
Ice cream and Ice cream cones , and
the sale thereof , either nt wholesale
or at retail ; the purchasing and selling
of milk and cream ; the manufacture
of Ices and the purchasing and Belling
of all soda fountain supplies. The
amount of the cnpltahelock authorized
IB $10.000.00 , $6.000 of which must bo
paid in at the time of commencfng
business. Business is to be com
menced on November 1 , 1909 , nnd terminate -
minato in twenty-five years. The high
est amount of Indebtedness or liabil
ity to which the corporation ohall at
any time subject itself shall not bo
more than two-thirds of the capital
stock paid In. The affairs of the cor-
poratlon are to bo directed by aboard
of directors , president , vice preside * ! ,
secretary and treasurer.