THE NOUFOLK WEKKLY NEWS-JOURNAL FIUDA ? NOVEMBER 5 1909
NEBRASKA REPUBLICAN.
Omaha , Nov. 3. The Bee says this
afternoon It looks like the republican
judges were elected , but It's very close
and returns are not all In yet ,
Omnhn , Nov. 3. Election returns
from the ntnto nru too meager to show
concliiHlvoly which party IIUH won , Hit
( Mioiih | ; l > < known to , innko It curtain
that the majority given William J ,
Bryan n year ago linn been utmost If
not In qtiltu wiped out. Indlcntloim
are that the republlcniiH hnvo elected
tholr tlneo cnndldntcH to the mipr'nno
bench , making Hint court solidly re
publican. That party nlso madu a
cluiin Hwoop In this ( Douglas ) county
nnd In Lttncantor county ( Lincoln )
both of which wont democratic a yonr
KRO. The vote wan much smaller than
tliat of laiit year.
Dotli Sides Still Claim It.
Lincoln , Nov. 3. The Judicial elec
tion in Nebraska will not ho decided
until practically nil of the returns are
lucolvod. State Chairman llay.vanl ,
lopublican , claims the election of all
three republican Judges by majorities
ranging from 7,000 to 12,000. Uoino-
crntlc claims are confident for the
election of Judge J. J. Sullivan of
Omaha , and hopes arc hold out for
the election of the other , t\vo d-j"io-
crata. Returns hnvo boon roi'olvt-d
from less thnn a fourth of the ntato.
RESULTS IN ANTELOPE COUNTY
The Democrats Show Decided Gains
Throughout the County.
Nollgh , Nob. , Nov. 3. Special to
The News : The returns of the elec
tion of Antelope county wore slow In
coming In , nnd especially many of the
townshipn reporting on the county
ticket nnd not the head. The follow
ing Is n partial vote on Judges of the
supreme court :
Dean , G72 ; Good , 040 ; Sullivan , 505 ;
KarncH , 777 ; Fawcott , 743 ; Sedgwlck ,
,7sr - , „ ' . ; ' .
'
On'tlio co'unty ticket 6lghtoon town-
shlpa hoard from glvo Lanson ( rep. ) ,
clerk , 220 majority ; Fletcher ( rep. ) ,
treasurer , 520 ; Wilson ( rep. ) , judge ,
200 ; Mlllor ( dom. ) , sheriff , GOO ; Con-
well ( rop. ) , coroner , 480 ; Ward ( rop. ) ,
superintendent , 125 ; Staple ( rep. ) , sur-
Toyor , liGO. Republican supervisors i
are elected In the Second and Fourth i
districts. It is stated that the repub
lican.in the Sixth district is also elect
ed , but it is impossible to verify the
Htatptnont
ThorOfis a very closa race on coun
ty judge and superintendent , but It
Is given out that they will both pull
through by a small majority.
The democrats made a docldod gain
throughout the entire county.
At noon it was certain the republi
cans had elected county judge and
unofficial returns gave the republican
candidate for county superintendent
flvo majority.
KNOX SOLIDLY DEMOCRATIC.
Republicans Didn't Get a Look-In.
Barnes Led Republican Judges.
, Crpightoi ) , , Nobv Nov. .3. Democrats
won'in Knox county with a whoop , all
the way from 35 to 500. The follow
Ing officers wore elected : Treasurer
Crnndall , by 500 ; sheriff , Vlasnlkovei
Burns by 250 ; superintendent , Murphj
by 250 over Hlckman ; clerk , Phil
Clarke by 200 ; surveyor , Seoloy b >
200 ; coroner , Mothen over Kalor bj
200.
Sullivan got the highest vote foi
judge , Dean Lowest ; Barnes was hlgl
man for republican Judge , Fawcotl
low. Every county officer elected it
a democrat.
DEMOCRATS SWEEP PIERCE.
Not a Republican Elected to Office
In That County.
Plorco , Neb. , Nov. 3. The demo
orats swept Plerco county , cnrrvlni
every office. The following democrats
wore elected : Clerk , McDonald ; sn
porlntendent , Pilger ; sheriff , Goff
commissioner , Delow ; coroner , Dr
Oolko ; treasurer , Hccht ; judge , Kelly
REPUBLICANS IN BOYD.
Democrats Get a Couple of the Offices
Republicans the Rest.
Butte , Neb. . Nov. 3. Boyil count ;
elected : . Sheriff , Bradstrcet , dem.
treasurer , Yocum , rop. ; clerk , Rttli
ardson. rop. ; superintendent. Brand
vie , rop. ; judge , Leslie , dem. ; coronoi
Reaty , rop. ; surveyor , Whltehorn , dor
REPUBLICANS IN STANTON.
They Landed Five Out of the Elgh
Offices There.
Stanton. Nob. . Nov. 3. Republican
won Ilvo of eight offices In Stantoi
county. The following wore elected
Clerk , Sharpe , dom. ; treasurer , IVyc
rop. ; sheriff , Stucker , rop. ; superln
tendent , Burnham. rop. ; Judgo. Cowan
dom. ; surveyor , Wagner , rop. ; coi
oner , Louis Dorn , dem. ; commisslonci
Ed Danlols , rep.
BROWN COUNTY REPUBLICAN.
Democrats Gain Two Officers In th
Day's Results.
Alnsworth , Nob. , Nov. 3. Browi
county officers : Treasurer , Stan !
dom. ; clerk , Wilson , rop. ; sherlfl
Rood , rop. ; superintendent , McAr
drows , rop. ; judge , Potter , dom.
THE RESULT IN HOLT COUNTY.
Democrats and Republicans Split Hot
ors of the Day.
O'Neill , Neb. , Nov. 3. Followln
were results in Holt county : Treai
uror , Hornlsh , rop. ; Judge , Maloni
rop. ; sheriff , Brady , dom. ; clerk , i
doubt , democrats leading ; suporlntoi
dent , Miss Mlllor , dom. ; coroner , don
ocrnta loading.
MIXED RESULTS IN WAYNE ,
Republicans Take Some , Democrat
Some of the Offices.
Wayne , Neb. , Nov. 3. Democrat
.nd republicans divided honors In thl
rumtf. The following were elected
Sheriff , Grant Mcnrs , rep. ; clerk ,
Chntlos Reynolds , dem. ; treasurer ,
Charles Beoboo , rup. ; superintendent ,
Mrs. Llttell ; Judge , Brltton ; survey
or , Guy Strickland.
REPUBLICANS IN DIXON.
Sheriff Masked Only Democratic Vic
tor In That County ,
i'onca , Nob. , Nov. 3. The officers
elected In Dlxon county : Sheriff , Mas-
kell , dem. ; Judge , Brown , rep. ; su
perintendent , Teedo , rep , ; trensurer ,
Kny , rep. ; clerk , Rico , iup. ; coroner ,
Graham , rep.
CUMING COUNTY RETURNS.
Democrats Get Most Offices , Republi
cans Get Some of Them.
West Point , Neb. , Nov. 3. Follow
ing were officers elected In Cumlng
county : Treasurer , Xeppolln , rep. ;
sheriff , Herman , dem. ; judge , DeWnlt ,
dem. ; coroner , Dr. Wells , dem. ; su
perintendent , Emma Miller ; surveyor ,
Holler , dem.
Deserted a Child ,
Cody Cowboy : Sheriff Rossoter
came up from Valentine the first of
the week to got a child that had been
loft homeless. U seems A. F. Fin-
layson married a widow with two
children at Long Pine , several years
ago. Last spring they moved up hero
nnd farmed on Boiling Springs lint.
About two weeks ago they sold out
and left the country for parts un
known leaving one of the above men
tioned children , n boy of flvo years ,
i at W. M. Flnlayson's. The latter notl-
' Hod the sheriff and ho came and got
I the boy , who will probably bo taken to
I the orphans homo. The child being
no relation whatever , to W. M. Fin-
laysou , ho of course felt his duty to
turn it over to the authorities , which
was the only nnd proper thing to
do. /
Eckers Retire Frorn Newspaper.
Wlnsldo , Neb' . , Nov. 3. After twenty
years In the newspaper business , the
Eckor family retired yesterday. Or-
rln Garwood , formerly of the Hoaklns
Headlight , becomes the owner and ed
itor of the Wlnsldo Tribune.
Results In Madison County.
Returns from the various precincts
of Madison county show the election
of C. S. Smith , republican-for sheriff ;
William Dates , democrat , for county
judge ; S. R. McFarland , republican
for county clerk ; Frank Peterson , re
publican , for treasurer ; N. A. House !
democrat , for county superintendent ;
Hurr Taft , republican , for county com
mlsslonor.
Precinct Officers in Norfolk.
For justice of the peace :
W. H. Weekes , dem. First ward
10i : , Second ward 85 , Third ward 62
Fourth ward 71 Total 321.
William Lehman , dem. First win !
100 , Second ward 92 , Third ward 00
Fourth ward 76 Total 329.
. C. F. Elseley , rep. First ward 113
Second ward 125 , Third ward 102
3 j Fourth ward 56 Total 396.
George C. Lambert , rep. Flrsl
ward 115 , Second ward 124 , Thirt
ward 85 , Fourth ward 57 Total 381.
,
t-'or constable :
r
Ira M. Hamilton , dem. First wan'
Y
94 , Second ward 98 , Third ward 63
Fourth ward 63 Total 318.
A. W. Flnkhousc , dem. First ware
127 , Second ward 116 , Third ward 88
Fourth ward 78 Total -.09.
G. F. Ullger , rep. First ward 99
Second ward 110 , Third ward 67
Fourth ward 52 Total 328.
James Covert , rep. First ward 108
Second ward 121 , Third ward 9'
Fourth ward 65 Total 389.
For precinct assessors'
Fred Krantz , dem. Norfolk pre
cinct 105.
S. N. Parks , rep. Norfolk nru''nc
45.
8 Fred Braasch , dem. First ward 110
iW. . H. Wldaman , rop. First wan
; 112.
112.J.
J. F. Redman , dem. Second wan
105 , Third ward 67 , Fourth ward 61-
Total 23U.
F. G. Coryell , rep. Second wan
121. Third ward 100 , Fourth ward 61-
Total 282.
Road overseer district No. 1 Hcnr ;
Uockor , dom. , 101 ; Obed Raasch , rep ,
62.
Hunters Don't Kill Quail.
Elgin Review : The last legislator
closed the season for hunting quai
At the present time It Is contrary t
shoot quail at any time. Farmers ma
rejoice and nimroda bewail. But th |
closing of the quail season will hav
little effect on the Increase of th '
bob-white. The number of quail kllle
by the hunter was comparatively fo\\
for the beautiful and swift wlnge
bird is able to care of Itself. Foi
hunters can shoot well enough t
kill a quail under favorable circuit
stances , and they are usually hunte
In brush , trees or tall weeds , th
average hunter would get about on
bird In ten shots. At this rate cxtei
initiation of the bird would bo Indi
finite.
How McLane Was Traced.
Madison Chronicle : Here Is a llttl
story of a team stolen at Bell |
Fourcho , S. D. , Just north of the Blac ,
Hills , sold in another town , recognize ,
by n young man who had worked 1 j
the livery stable from which they ha
been stolen , returned to their ownc
and the alleged thief afterward trace
down nnd arrested.
The story Is of greater Interest her
because In the course of events whlc !
it unfolds , the scones shift to Madlso
,
county where some of the Inter acl
In the drama were playod.
Vaughn Greek , the young man wh
hailed originally from Lebanon , Me
was the ono who had worked in
Itvory stable in Belle Fourcho , and wh
was familiar with all the teams in th
barn. Young Greek , some tlmo aftc
tha particular team in question ha
boon stolen , happened to bo in ai
oihor town la South Dakota , the nan
of which our Informant did not recall ,
and noticed a team which ho at once
' recognlr.ed as ono which had belonged
to tlu' Belle Fourche stnblo. His cu- |
rlor.lty was aroused nnd ho learned
who owned the team and from whom '
ho had bought them. Greek then com-J '
tnunlcatod with the owner of the
loam , who cnmo nnd got his property ,
nlthough the mnn who hnd bought the
tenm wns nn upright mnn nnd nn In
nocent purdinfeor. Hairy McLano was
the name of the young mnn who hnd
sold the team , nnd Greek obtained n
description of him and then made up
i his mind that ho would do n little de
tective work on his own account nnd
try to locate nnd capture McLnne. Re
cently Greek cnmo through from the
west to Fremont with some cattle ,
' nnd either knowing or suspecting that
McLano wns n lire man on the road ,
ho made Inquiries at Norfolk , nnd
found that such was the case. On his
return from Fremont ho again stopped
off at Norfolk and managed to secure
an Introduction to McLnno. This wns
on Wednesday of last week. Greek
and McLano became quite friendly
and Greek Dually had to Invent nn
excuse for getting nwny from his
new found "friend" long enough to
call In the police nnd liavo him
placed under arrest. On Thursday
ho cnmo to Madison and hnd Coun
ty Attorney Nichols Issue n warrant
for McLano In order to hold him.
Sheriff Clements then wont to Norfolk
and brought his man hero. McLano
was willing to return to South Dakota ,
so Sheriff Clements loft with him
Thursday ovonlng from hero for Battle
Creek by automobile , nnd took the
trnln there In order to forcstnll any
possible action on the part of Me-
Lane's friends there to compel the se
curing of requisition papers before
taking him out of the state.
McLano Is now probably safe In Jail
at Belle Fourche awaiting further de
velopments.
The Auto- Now l.n Elgin.
Elgin Koviow : I'ho ' grand prize
automobile given In The Norfolk Dally
News contest Is now In Elgin. It was
won by Miss Bertha Bennett by a vote
of 11.243,210 , which was 4.285.780 votes
more than her nearest competitor , and
more than 8,000,000 votes more thnn
the third highest. Only a few of the
contestants reached the million mark.
Some of the prizes wore won with less
thnn a million votes. The grand prize
won by Miss Bennett Is a four-passen
ger 30 horsepower Overland and Is
snld to bo ono of the best cars built
In Its class. Besides this valuable
prize she was awarded a $00 set of
beaver furs as a special prize for get
ting in the most votes during a cer
tain week of the contest.
While the prize was drawn In the
1
name of Miss Bertha Bennett , her
father , L. Bennett , managed the business '
,
ness and procured a great many of
;
the subscribers. Her brothers , her
uncle , L. J. Bennett , and Mlnton J.
|
Miller also took nn active pnrt In the
campaign. Their friends responded j
nobly , some paying two , throe , four or
more years for the paper.
It was reasonably certain last Sat
urday , the closing day of the contest ,
that the Bennetts had won the auto !
mobile , for it scorned almost Impossible
i
ble that anyone could secure more subscribers '
'r
scribers than they. Last Saturday
alone more than 100 now names were
secured.
Sunday night the contestant , to.
gethor with her father , L. Bennett , her r
brother , John Bennett of Clearwater ,
her uncle , L. J. Bennett , Mlnton J ,
Miller , and her friends , Miss Lizzie j
Fltzporald and Miss Volla Hawk ol f
Oakdalo went to Norfolk to sec the
count. Anxious friends waited all day ,
Monday for some favorable news , but
none came. Tuesday morning as soon a
as the telephone office was open H
was learned that the car and furs wore
won. There was great rejoicing here \
3. by relatives and friends who had sc
d generously assisted In winning the
I coveted rri/es.
d I Miss Dennett and her friend , Mist
- Fitzgerald , came to Oakdalo on the
I train and drove over , reaching here
d about noon Tuesday. Lotjan McBrldc
- was sent for to drive the car home r
| Ho was mot nt Tlldun bv L. nnd L. J
y Ronnett and Mlnton J. Miller with the ,
. , I car , and tlio rnrtv proceeded home
arriving here about 2:30. :
A Inrtro crowd soon gathered at Mr
Bennett's store to see the prizes ant j
congratulate the workers on their sue
" cess.
cess.The
The result of the contest only shows B
° what can be done by combined eiforl
ljr and persistency. There were r gooi
3 lot of fellows working from the time
the contest opened until It closed. The
° winners may well feel proud of the
" prizes won , the work that was accom
' pllshpd and the loyalty of thelr friends 1
11 Mr. Bennett and his daughter Issuer
w this statement :
0 We are proud of trd loyal and untlr
ll- Ing sunport of our i'rlends during The
d Norfolk Daily News voting contest , foj
10 which we were enabled to win tin
10 automobile nm' a set of furs. ' We
r. value the prize * but wo hold the loyal '
e. ly of our friends far above them. The
people of El in and vicinity responded
penerously as nlso did those of Ne ,
llgh , Oakdalo , Clearwater and Peters
burg , as well ns people from the en
lo tire county. It Is Impossible ? for us tc
o meet and thank each one personally
fc but wo bog to take this opportunity o
, j expressing our appreciation to oacl "
and every ono who aided In any wa :
in the contest. We hope that wo ma :
" bo permitted to return a like or othoi
Jr favor to those who took such nctlv <
id interest.
Wo also doslro to express our pleas !
ro I uro to the management of The Nowi
n and the contest managers In tin
m prompt and able manner that the busl '
ness of the contest was dispatched am
IH the fairness of the aaino.
L. Bennett ,
Bertha Bennett.
City to Own Light Plant.
Mayor Friday launched a moveraeni
looking toward municipal ownerahi ]
arof.an | electric light system for Nor
id folk at the city council meeting las
night
10 Tha mayor took occasion to argui
In favor of such a plan when the bill
of the Norfolk Electric Light & Pow
er company was presented. The coun
cil cut the electric light company's
bill $8 for poor service dining the
past month and the subject of mu-
nlclpnl ownership wns tukon up In
conjunction with the reduction of the
bill.
"Ono night we received no light at
all , " the mayor said , "and on various
occasions the lights have been out
altogether for two hours nt a time.
City Dark on Cloudy Nights.
"On cloudy nights when the moon
ought to have been shining , there j
have been no lights nt nil on the
streets , despite the fact that this Is I
the time lights are most needed and
In splto of the fact that the old con
tract , which oxplicd two years ago
but under which the streets are still
lighted , requires lights on cloudy
nights.
,
I "The service Is very poor nnd I
think that the electric light system
should bo conducted by the city In
conjunction with the water works.
The city will bo running the electric
light system before my administra
tion ends. "
Mayor Fiiday said that It now costs
the city about $165 a month for light
ing nnd that this can be done much
i cheaper. "I have looked Into this
proposition with an authority compe
tent to spunk , nnd this Is what I llnd :
The city can , by running Its own lightIng -
Ing system , light the streets of the en
tire city , Including Edgewater and all
side streets , where light Is most nec
essary , nnd could run the lights later
than midnight nnd from 5 o'clock In
the morning till daylight on winter
days , all for about $125 per month. "
I The bill that was cut was one for
I about $72 for arc lights. The light
' company's bill , as finally allowed , was
for $252.80.
Whether the electric light question
will bo taken up at the next meeting
of the council Is not known on ac
count of the great amount of prollml-
' nary work of the main street paving
Is necessary to be disposed of. Mayor
Friday believes the voting of bonds
and the question of what kind of ma
terlal to bo used for the paving will
como up at the next meeting. Mr.
Friday believes brick Is the most
favorable material for this work.
I
The display lights which a commit
tee bfllio Commercial club had pur
chased for Illuminating Norfolk dur
ing holidays were purchased from the
owners by the city for $143.50. There
are ten strings of these lights and it
Is believed by the council that they
are ot great benefit to the city.
To Reorganize Junction Company.
Flro Chief Ed Mullen won a point
for the firemen when asking for the
reorganization of the lire department
at the Junction , the fires there ho says
arc not attended to by the company
there and a reorganization or a dls-
continuation of that company is nee-
essary. The council gave permission
to Mr. Mullen to dispose of the mat-
i tor through the fire department. A
fine also will be Imposed upon those
using fire apparatus for other work
than In case of fire.
The city council met In regular ses-
sion at 8:50 : p. m. , Mayor Friday pre-
siding. Present. Blakeman , Winter ,
Coleman , Craven , Fuoslor , Fischer
" .Hlbben ; absent , Dolln.
. I Moved by Coleman , seconded by
Fuesler , that the report of Blakcman
on Main street switching bo accepted
Carried.
Moved by Winter , seconded bj
Blnkemnn , that the special tax of
$21.89 be stricken from the tax list
apnlnst lot 7 , block 2 , Pnsewalk's
Fourth addition , and the special tax
against the south 130 feet of lots 9
10 and 11 , block 3 , Mathowson's First
, addition , bo stricken from the tax list
carried.
A letter was read from a canning
factory promoter , and on motion was
referred to the Commercial club.
Moved by Craven , seconded by Cole
man , that $25.18 be refunded to T. E
Odiorno on lots 2 and 3 , block 2 or
Original Norfolk Junction , on account
of being assessed twice. Carried.
Moved by Blakeman , seconded by
Winter , that a Glllesple grader be pur-
chased at the price of $40. Carried.
' | Moved by Coleman , seconded by
Blakeman , that Mr. Taylor bo allowed
to cover the roar of his building with
. sheet Iron over No. 14 asbestos paper.
I Carried.
W. J. Stadolman of the Independent
I Phone company handed the city a
j chock for $73.85 , the 1 per cent of
D gross receipts as per the terms of
0 franchise , and , on motion of Winter ,
3 was tendered a vote of thanks for the
L. same.
' Moved by Blakeman , seconded by
j Winter , that the council purchase the
, ten strings of lights across Norfolk
. avenue , complete , for $143.50. Car-
B ried.
y Moved by Craven , seconded by
B Fischer , that the council grant pormls-
0 sion to the Nebraska Telephone com'
" pany to place poles on the alloy line
? between Third and Fourth streets , In
. block 3 , Pasowalk's First addition , be.
i. tween Park avenue and Pasowalk av-
ionue. . Carried.
D | The following bills wore reported on
. by the auditing committee :
* Guy E. Smith , $83.95 ; Western
Bridge and Construction company ,
y $82.50 ; J. Dlgnan , $1.50 ; H. W. Win.
J. ter , $41.05 ; W. H. Blakoman , $37.50 ;
o A. Fischer , $37.50 ; P. L. Dolln , $37.50 ;
C. J. Hlbbon , $37.50 ; P. J. Fuoslor ,
$37.50 ; D. Craven , $37.50 ; E. E. Cole
a man , $37.50 ; H. F. Barnhart , $100 ; J ,
P Friday , $75 ; W. D. Uockor , $00.50 ; J ,
' H. Mackay , $30 ; Ed Hartor , $76.10 ; A.
Degnor , $1.25 ; A. Brutnmund , $65.35 ;
National Motor company , $98.80 ; W
R. Beswlck , $4 ; Matrau & Willo
$20.10 ; W. J. Stafford , $100 ; T. Far
ago , $4 ; Coleman & McGlnnls , $54.15 ;
t John Schmidt , $49 ; O. Raasch , $5 ; I
T. Cook , $107.75 ; W. H. Widaman , $8 ;
J. Krantz , $17 ; F. Fir , $2 ; R. N. Towl
$130 ; Now York Bolting and Pkg. com
pany , $12 ; Mapes & Hazon , $40 ; N. L
Dutoner Tel. company. $11.40 ; W. J
UNOFFICIAL ABSTRACT OF VOTE CAST IN MADISON mm , NOVEMBER 2 , 1909.
Drown , $20 ; Nebraska Phone compnny ,
3:95 : ; W. H. Livingstone , $48.98 ; C. V.
A . Mnrquardt , $75 ; Goo. Wheeler , $12 ;
\V. S. O'Drlcn ' , $60 ; L. Ilrun , $50.05 ; Ed
Monroe , $125 ; Norfolk Light nnd Kuel
'o. ' , $152 ; J. n. Herman , $75 ; S. G.
Dean , $07.50 ; F. O. Thlem , $1.25 ; C.
Dudley , $2 ; C. Pllger , OOc ; O. W. Rish ,
! 47.85 ; Norfolk Electric Light and
? ewer company , $252.80.
Moved by Winter , seconded by
Fischer , that bills be allowed as read ,
arrled.
Moved by Blakcman , seconded by
? uesler that city lease lot on South
Third street to Geo. Stalcop for $15
per year for five years , subject to sale ,
city attorney to draw up the lease.
Carried.
Moved by Coleman , seconded by
Winter , that sewer district No. 1C be
accepted. Carried. "
Moved by Craven , seconded by
Blakeman , that the bond of. Guy E.
Smith for sewer districts , " T3 , 14 nnd
15 be approved. Carried.
Moved by Dlakeman , seconded by
Winter , that the estimate of district
No. 14 be allowed and that the clerk
draw warrants on district No. 14 for
$507.51. Carried.
On motion the reports of the water
commissioner and the city clerk were
referred to the auditing committee.
The council adjourned at 12:20 : a.m.
Bar Switching From Avenue.
Without waiting for action of the
railway commission the Union Pacific
and the M. & O. railway companies
have nn order stopping the switching
on Norfolk avenue entirely. This or
der Is now In the hands of C. W.
Landers , agent of these roads here.
The trainmen are objecting strenuous
ly against this action on account of a
delay of thirty minutes caused during
train time. The transcript of evidence
of the recent hearing was sent to the
commissioners at Lincoln Monday.
New Depot or Union Depot.
That switching on Norfolk avenue
will be eliminated and that either a
new depot or a union depot Is In store
for Norfolk , as outlined by The News
several days ago , was the report made
to the city council last night by Coun
cil W. II. niakeman , chairman of the
committee from the council to go Into
this matter with the Commercial club
committee.
"We received a telephone message
from Commissioner Cowgill , " said
Mr. Blakeman , "askliiR us how the
Norfolk people would like the discon
tinuance of switching on Norfolk ave
nue and have all the trains run Into
the Northwestern depot here. He
was told that this would be satisfac
tory for the present , but nothing fur
ther has been heard from him. "
Mr. Blakeman stated that the old
depot would probably bo used for a
freight depot. "The railroad officials
at Sioux City , Lincoln and Omaha , "
said Mr. Blakeman , "have made a
recommendation to this effect accord
ing to Commissioner Cowgill. "
The committee on this work will be
continued until probably the work for
them Is completed.
MRS. PAUL ON STAND.
Answers Questions Concerning Parent-
afje of Her Youngest Child.
Omaha , Nov. 3. "What Is the
name of your last child ? " General
John C. Cowln asked Mrs. Paul , Mon.
day morning , when ho had recalled her
to the witness stand in the Paul dl
vorco trial.
"Nellie May Paul , " replied Mrs ,
Paul.
"Who Is the father of the child ? "
asked the attorney.
"Who Is the father of that child ? "
repeated Mrs. Paul. "lie knows , " she
said , pointing toward Mr. Paul ,
"John Paul knows who is the father ol
of that child. There Is no question
In his mind. "
Attorney Jefferls did not cross-ex
amlno Mrs. Paul on this question.
Mrs. Gordon , sister of Mr. Paul
testified that some months before the
birth of the child Mrs. Paul sat bend
Ing over some yarn with which she
wau toying and said contemplatively :
"I wouldn't be surprised If this babj
has blue eyes. Wouldn't It be awfu !
If It had red hair ? "
Mrs. Gordon said she did not re
peat this to Mr. Paul until the child
was born , and ho had commented or
the baby having red hair and hai !
questioned whether ho was the father
Mrs. Gordon vehemently denied hav
ing tried to ralso suspicion on thli
score In Mr. Paul's mind , nnd said
that on the contrary she had tried to
comfort him.
"I told him that the color of the
baby's hair nnd eyes might change
as it grew older , " she said.
Mrs. Hugh Suttto testified that not
long after the Pauls were married
Mrs. Paul called her up over the tel
ephone and said : "This Is Mrs. Jack
ass Paul talking. "
RANCHER BURNED TO DEATH.
Aged Settler Lost Life While Fighting
Prairie Fire.
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Brown County Democrat : John
Thomas , who for twenty-five years
has struggled to make a homo for his
wife and family In Cherry county ,
met death , an awful death , at his
home thirty miles south of Wood Lake
last Thursday , when he was so badly
burned in a prairie fire that ho died
at 4 o'clock Friday morning , after
suffering agony untold.
Mr. Thomas who was about 05 years
of age had been feeling Indisposed
for several days , and when on Thurs
day morning the other men left to
light a prairie fire which had started
on another ranch n short distance
away , he remained at home. During
the afternoon the lire had gained
headway and the old gentleman de
cided that he would go out and help
Just how he came to get caught
by the flames will never be known ,
but he was probably overcome by the
heat and fell when fighting the fire.
When he was found by other fire
lighters only a short time after he
arrived on the scene , every stitch of
. clothing was burned off with the ox-
| ceptlon of an undershirt , and the
i llesh of his lower limbs was so fright
fully burned that the llesh fell from
the bones.
Mr. Thomas was hurried homo and
although , everything possible was
done he succumbed to his Injuries at
4 o'clock the next morning. Ho left
a wife and three grown children. The
funeral was held Saturday afternoon
at Wood Lake , and Interment was
made in the cemetery there.
WEDNESDAY WRINKLES.
Julius Haaso went to Madison.
R. F. Baker returned from Gregory ,
Miss Elsie Murquardt went to Oma.
ha.
Miss Martha Koehn returned from
Stanton.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Hucbner and
daughter , Miss Margaret Huebner , ol
Hosklns , were in the city calling on
friends.
Miss Adelln Buchholz returned from
Stanton.
Mr. and Mrs. John Krueger of Hadai
wore in the city.
Mrs. William Strato of Hosklm
called on friends here.
George Brooks of Bazllc Mills wat
In the city on business.
The ladies of the Trinity guild will
meet with Mrs. Matrau Thursday af
ternoon at 2:110 : o'clock.
William Kutz of HoskliiH was in tha
city visiting with relatives.
M. J. Sanders and Walter Jonctt.
went to Randolph on buslnoHH.
Rev. nnd Mrs. Aaron of
were In the city calling on frlondB.
F. E. Yost of Council Bluffs IB In
city calling on old friends. Mr. Yo t
was formerly a Norfolk man.
August Olmstcnd is reported ill.
The Ladles Aid society of tha Bap
tist church will meet at the homo o7
Mrs. A. C. Stoar on Thursday after
noon.
noon.W.
W. C. Roland has gone to Omnhn tw
visit MB wife , who Is ill at n hospiUiA
there. It Is reported Mrs. Roland fa-
well on the way to recovery.
The Ladles Aid society of the S o-
end Congregational church will moot
iu the lecture room of the church
Thursday afternoon to tie comforterw.
A full attendance is dqalrod.
A fast game of football will bo <
played hero Friday afternoon between
the Norfolk high school second teai
and the Columbus second team. Th >
| fact that this will bo the first tlm
I the Norfolk second team has played !
an outside team , It Is believed by Urn
football oiitlnislastH , will niulco It a *
hard struggle. The game Is called fof
3 o'clock.
A large delegation of Norfolk teach
ers went to Lincoln Wednesday in n
special car. The assembly of Nebras
ka teachers nt Lincoln will probably
consist of many representing Hchootu.
around Norfolk. Educators from aTU ,
over the country will deliver addresses ,
at this meeting , which lasts threa
days , and much baneilt will bo dorlroit'
from these lectures by the teachon
The students get a three days' holiday.
Loyal Legion Meets.
Columbus , O. , Nov. ? . The Hoclety
of the Army of Tennessee and the
Loyal Legion met hero today and held-
an Informal session at the Southern
hotel. General Grcnvlllo M. Dodge of
Council Bluffs , In. , is presiding. Tha
society was received by Governor and5
Mrs. Harmon this afternoon and win
bo In session nil day nnd tomorrow
Balloons Make Sham Attack.
Cologne , Nov. 3. The airship squad
ron consisting of the dirigibles Pnrso-
wal II , Zeppelin II , nnd the mllltarr
airship No. II , continuing their maneu
vers In the valley of tin- Rhino , execu
ted a sham attack upon' fortreHs
Uhrenbreithteln early today. LcavinR
hero soon after midnight the squadron
How up the Rhino to Oobloir/ , sur
prised the garrison there- and then
swooped down upon fortress of Epron-
brcltstoin on the opposite bank of the
river. The airships returned hors
early In the forenoon.
You can climb up the "want ad lad
der" to any reasonable business sue
cess , and personal Independence.
Everybody In Norfolk rends Tha
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