'IMI i , ' \vwMin.v i. fiMMmv n inno
KDIETRICH SOMEWHAT IMPROVED
. ( Former Senator Suffering From Heart
Trouble In Omaha Hospital.
Ouuilm , Nov. ! IO. Former Somitor
ChnrJoH II. Dlotrk'li of Hustings , Nub. ,
wlio In nt the Methodist hospital hum
unilcr treatment for heart tumble ,
piHHi'd ' a very comfortable night tuul
xvmi MJininvhat Impiovod this morn-
Jug.
Madison Paper Changes Hands.
Alitillson , Nob. , Nov. 30. Special to
The NOWH : The Madison Star-Mall
c'lmngod lnuiilB yoBtordiiy. Archlo 1C.
JDowwui , BOH of J. II. Donovan , as-
siijirtng minimi an proprietor. The
transfer of the management of the
from father to KOII comes an a
Inasmuch as It seemed gen-
uniloratooil that Otto \V. Wolfe ,
( the present efficient foreman , would
Ocaso the paper and have control of
din iiMtmgomont In the near futiiro In
'Clio ' event that a change wan nuide.
Jllr. Wolfe contlnnea ah foremna under
maktt Initial arrangements for the
( former editor and proprietor , will re
itula Homo connection with the mail'
, agoinont and working Ktaff at least , tin
.til Ills BOH bccomoH tlioroiiRhly In
: akiJJtd ns proprietor. Archlo K. Donovan
van In well and favorably known In
'Madison having grown to young and
sprandsing manhood horo. Ho gradual
3d from the Madison high school last
year and has for years been Idontl
fled with the working lorco of the
Slur-Mall.
'SuptV. . T. Stockdalo of the public
ddmiflB at ( Ills city attended a meet
ing of the executive board of the State
Teachers' association of which ho Is a
iimsmbur to close up the business In
connection with the state association
xocontly hold. Under the now regu
lation Superintendent Stockdalo , as
secretary of the state association ,
will also become secretary of the
4ixttcutlvo board. Superintendent
SUx'.kduIo will go to Omaha next Sat-
airday to moot with the now board to
innko Initial arrnagcmontH for the
1010 meeting.
thulgo Hates united In marriage-
JIH ! .office . Saturday afternoon Jess
J > tiK"loH Laltoy of Norfolk and Miss
TCdnn Maria Ilannen of Meadow Grove.
W. N. Huso , editor and proprietor
* > ! ' the Norfolk Dally News , transacted
business at the county seat Monday
.afternoon.
'Teachers at Madison.
Madison , Nob. , Nov. SO. Special to
The News : Madison division of the
Madison county teachers' reading clr-
clo met at the high school room Sat
urday with Supt. N. A. Ilousel In
Charge , Supt. W. T. Stockdale , the
, ! ocal manager , befng absent. After
' lie reading of the minutes of the last
mooting Wilson's picture study In elo-
. nientary schools was discussed. Then
Ella L. C. Vallstedt , Delia Bryant , Ed
na Craig , Mary Brink , Mabel E. Ilor-
isliaui. Sarah J. McFctters , Alta Prince ,
followed a careful study of Salisbury's
'Tho Theory of Teaching by the Use
of. Supt. H. W. Eaton's Questions. "
Each teacher present received a pain
.jsihlet containing these questions.
"The date of the next meeting was
oflxed for December 11.
Those attending were : Otis E. Tay-
Vjor , Pearl Sherlock. Beulah Craig
CMario Brinkman , Mlna Antlsdel , Clarence -
-once II. McFarland , Mona L. Plass
Cuclle Ward , Anna Baas. Mary Lie-
bcr , Edith A. Lyon , Harold Diers , Ed
tm Barney. Fannie J. Bryant. Lola
Taylor , Amelia Bauch , N. Ellzabetl
McFarland , Llzzlo Busteed.
F. U. Woerth Dies On Table.
'The sudden death of F. H. Woerth
-prominent contractor and builder
of Scflbner , leaves the Norfolk public
'library only half finished , by the mai
who started H. It Is believed hero
ithat Mr. Woerth's son will probably
ttlnlsh the building.
"Mr. Woerth built Uie new additions :
to Ihe state Insane hospital here las
year and at the time of his sudden i
death held contracts at Petersburg
-and St. Bernard. Nollgh library people -
tOte
plo had talked with him In regard to
the proposed new building there.
Mr Woerth was In his usual good
Sicnllh the latter part of last week. Ho
was taken 111 In Omaha suddenly Sat-
urdny and was operated upon In St.
Joseph's hospital. Mrs. Woerth hur
ried to his bedside from Scrlbner. Sun-
clay afternoon ho died. He had lived
In Scrlbner twenty years.
Sheriff Mote Is Ousted.
Chadron , Neb. , Nov. 30. Special teen
The News : Judge J. J. Harrington
ousted Sheriff L. K. Mote from office
on complaint filed by County Attorney
'Edwin D. Crltes charging in
ors in office , and luibltuiil and fill
( misconduct In office.
Bryan Men for Francis.
Lincoln , Dec. 1. Though the time
'tor the nomination of presidential can
didates Is still three years In the future
fu.ho
ture , the democratic party all over the
country Is casting around for material
-and from the activity of Nebraska dem
ocfats it Is beginning to look as though
the party in this state will again cut
considerable figure In the national con
tention , even If Mr. Bryan Is not a
candidate.
Two of Mr. Bryan's'most loyal sup
porters have already announced their
preference for former Governor David
\ . Francis of St. Louis , providing of
eourse. that Mr. Bryan himself IB not
a candidate. Governor Shallonbergor
has already nominated Governor Fran-
els in a speech delivered on his recent
trip down the 'Mississippi river with
President Taft's party and ox-Mayor
Francis W. Brown of Lincoln has en-
.dorsed the speech * of the governor and
nald that , second to 'Mr. Bryan , he
would prefer Francis to any other dem )
ocrat In the country. Mayor Brown
represented Mr. Bryan on the resolu
Uons committee at the late national
democratic convention and waa his
spokesman there more than any other
man.
Thornbcrg Gets Ball.
! Noilgh , Nob. , Nov. 30. Special to
The News : The bond of $7.500 for
the release of F. M. Thornberg was
ipproved by County Judge Wilson yes-
urdny afternoon and the prisoner Is
low at liberty until the next term .
the district court , which Is set to conn'l' I
vono about the 20th of December.
Those signing the bond were : John
S. Kay , II. C. Jackson and the father
of the accused.
Death of Lewis Davis.
Orchard , Neb. , Nov. 30. Special to
The NOWB. Lewis Davis , one of the
old settlers of this section , died at his
homo west of Orchard Sunday evening
of cancer of the stomach , after an Ill
ness of but a few weeks. Mr. Davis
came to Antelope county from Ohio
In 1882 , taking a homestead a few
miles west of the present location of
this town , and has since made his
homo there. Ho served during the
civil war In an Indiana regiment of In- '
fantry. When the first United Presby-
torlan church In this section was es
tablished , In 1883 , the deceased was
elected a member of the first session
and was also a charter member of
the church. Ho has always boon an
active member and official In that de
nomination. "Uncle Lewis , " as he was
familiarly known to nil , was the friend
of everyone and during his twenty-
seven years' residence hero made a
large circle of friends. It is said , and
truthfully , that ho did not have an
enemy. The funeral will bo conducted
n the United Presbyterian church of
his place on Tuesday , conducted by
Rov. H. E. Lackey of Ewlng. All busl-
less houses will bo closed during the
icrvlccs.
Child Drowns In a Cistern.
Sioux Falls , S. ID. , Nov. 30. Clara
Shumway , ugcd 7 , daughter of Mr.
mil Mrs. Walter Shumway. who had
list taken up their residence on what
s known as the George Shumway farm
n Splnk county , lost her life by drown-
ng as the result of childish curiosity.
She met her death by falling into a
cistern. It Is supposed the little girl
aised the cover to look in , and lost
lor balance and fell through the open-
ng to her death In the water leneath. )
The cover went back Into place , and
when the child was missed It was flf-
eon minutes or more before the dls-
.racted mother thought of raising the
cover and looking into the cistern ,
where she discovered the body of her
shlld.
Sheriff Stucker of Stanton
phones The News that the three
tramps who robbed two stores at Stanton -
ton hist week will bo arraigned today.
Ho says that Sheriff George F. Pear-
sail of Ainsworth , who came to Nor
folk yesterday with a patient for the
Insane hospital , thinks these three are
the same men just released at Ains i-
worth after serving 100 days for petty
larceny. Sheriff Stucker Is anxious to
got In communication by telephone
with Sheriff Pearsall.
AFTER DAKOTA MURDERER.
Fugitive Accused of Murder Said to
be Heavily Armed.
Aberdeen , S. D. . Nov. 30 One of
the Gnnt brothers , charged with the
murder of Louis Maxwell at Englevale ,
N. D. , last week , was captured by a
sheriff's posse In a straw stack four
miles from Brltton , S. D. The older
brother , the man who is charged with
the shooting , Is being chased through
western Brown county by a posse.
The captured man Is but 18 years
old. He .was armed with a rifle and
two revolvers , but made no resistance.
The fugitive Is 24 and Is heavily arm
ed. Sheriffs from several counties
are in pursuit. Maxwell was shot In
a quarrel. The Gant brothers are
Texas cowboys.
Dakota Gun Accident.
Draper. S. i > . , Nov. 30. Otto Bau-
man , a young man of 17 years , resid- [ !
ng twenty miles north of this place ,
was killed by the accidental discharge
of a shotgun. He had taken the gun
with him while hauling liny and was
standing on the hay rack holding the
weapon , when It slipped and fell
against the hammer , causing the ex
plosion. He received the full charge
In his stomach and right side , and
died the following day.
New Disease Among Horses.
Nollgh. Neb. . Nov. 30. Special to
The News : There is n disease among
horses in this and adjoining counties
that Is puzzling the veterinary surt
goons. The animals that have recently -
ly died In Antelope county have been
considered valuable and a heavy loss
Is reported to the owners.
Veterinary Surgeon Mnthews of this
ilsR.
city was called to the farm of J. R.
R.of
NIchol on the Willow , northeast of
here , last week to give treatment to
three horses that had this unknown
disease. He administered medicine of
various kinds , but In spite of his efforts -
ofes
forts they died. Mr. Mathews states
that In all of his experience ns a veterinarian
Btal.
erinarian ho has never seen Its equal.
During the sickness of those animals ,
he says , the pulse and temperature
both were normal at all times. He :
iem
further says that no doubt It Is n germ :
disease and contagious , as reports , ro
arriving dally from the extreme th
thm
part of the county and also from >
Pierce county of the rapidly dying off
of horses from this cause. Mr. Mathews -
ews thoroughly examined the Interior
organs of one of the dead horses at
the NIchol farm and found they were
In excellent condition.
The loss to Mr. NIchol Is estimated
at about $500. Ho IB on a visit to rel
atives In Iowa and had not boon In
formed of his loss until the third animal
inmo
imal had died. Ho Is expected home
today ,
Burglar's Heart Touched. |
Chicago , Nov. 29. "Those are great
kids. I have not much coin , but you
give them this from me. "
-Thus Bpoko a burglar early today as
ho returned to Adolph Huber the moilred
oy ho had found In the house and had
,
added ' [ ' ; thereto a silver coin of his own ,
because ' two sleeping children , daugh
ters of Hiiber , caused the burglar to
repent ' his crlmo.
Unconscious of danger , the two chll-
dion slept while the burglar with a
drawn revolver In nn adjoining room
threatened to kill their father If ho
\
did not glvo up his money. '
After robbing the apartment In
which Huber was sleeping the burglar
entered the room In which the chll- | I '
dron wore sleeping and after gazing
at them for a moment , tiptoed out and
returned the money to their father.S1
The police are looking for the kind
hearted burglar.
Harry McLane Was Innocent.
Harry W. McLane , the Northwestern
locomotive fireman who was taken off
an engine In Norfolk last month and
transported to Belle Fourche , S. ID. , by
a detective who claimed the fireman
was wanted on a charge of horse
stealing , 1ms established his innocence
and Is back in Norfolk.
It was because the horsethlef used
McLano's name and because McLano
resembled the description given of the
real thief , that the Innocent North
western fireman here was arrested and
taken to Belle Fourche.
George Cunningham , night foreman
of the Hock Island shops nt Falrbury ,
Nob. , went to Belle Fourcho with nn
affidavit from the Rock Island showing
that McLano on Juno 15 , 1908 ( the
date of the horse theft ) was employed
and working in the Falrbury shops.
An hour and fifteen minutes after this
affidavit was filed with the county attorney
tornoy at Belle Fourche , McLane was
dismissed by the court.
McLano went at once to Falrbury ,
where his mother was almost crazed
over the predicament Into which her
son had fallen. lie has lost twenty-
eight days and the mistake of the
South Dakota people has cost him over
HI Hans , the man who lost the team
and mountain buggy , came to Norfolk
himself to get McLane. He promised
McLane that In case he should prove
his innocence , ho would reimburse him
for all his time lost and expenses , but
this Ho failed to do , getting out of
town as soon as McLane had estab
lished his Innocence.
McLano will take legal action , If
that is possible under the law.
McLane's friends here , who always
have neld him In high esteem , shudder
to think how narrowly ho escaped go-1 |
Ing to prison for another man's crime
and because of a mistake.
Von Greek was the name of the de
tective who took the fireman off his
engine here and arrested him on the
charge.
A gold crowned tooth In McLane'sA' ,
mouth was one of the details of deer
scrlptlon that corresponded with the
description given of the thief.
Ruth Bryan at Atkinson.
Atkinson , Neb. , Dec. 1. Special to
The News : Mrs. Ruth Bryan Leavltt
left here after a stay of three days
ns the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas ,
J. Wllburn. Mrs. Leavltt's three ap ,
pearances in Atkinson were before
crowded and enthusiastic audiences. I
Her next lecture was given In Stuart.L
Dakota Implement Men.
Sioux Falls , S. D. , Dec. 1. The elevtr
enth annual convention of the Retail' [ j i
Implement Dealers' association of ,
South Dakota , Southwestern Mlnneso-
ta and Northwestern Iowa , to bo hold
in Sioux Falls on Tuesday , Wednesday
and Thursday , December 7 , 8 and 9 ) , ,
promises to be one of the greatest I
conventions ever held In South DaY [
kota.
Night Policeman Is Indignant.
Night Police O'Brien Is indignant
over the statement made by Judge j I i
Elseley to tne Ingham woman , that ho
! ,
believed that she was getting too much j
police , protection from the night watch. I
I
He says that he does not believe the
restricted district is upheld by any '
police official and says ever since he
has been on the force he has tried In
i
every way possible to eliminate any
trouble In that section of the town. I i
I
"I would like to have stated in The
Dally News , " said O'Brien , "that In
.
the t case of Edna Ingham , I do not
know j the woman and If I met her on
J }
the street I doubt very much If I could
recognize her. When Justice Elseloy
says that I am protecting her or any ,
other house of ill fame he Is surely | j
crazy. I have driven out twenty-one
street walkers ( women ) and some
eighty tramps since I have been on
the | police force , and surely this does ! !
not i look ns If I was harboring any
|
good j feeling toward these women. Any
orders < from Mayor Friday to me will
always bo and always have been re-1 i
gardod as law by me and I always
have ] tried to do my duty. | I '
"The trouble between Judge Elseley
and , mo is that when I , In some mlsun-c !
derstandlng ( , turned the Inghnm wo-1
man , loose , after I had paid out trans
portation money after arresting her ,
the warrants were turned over to the
constable , who would get the arrest !
fee , where It would have left mo shorten
on transportation money. Some time
ago wo closed up a house and about :
six women wore arrested. I collected
about $147 from the entire row ; out
of this Judge Elseley got $12 In ono
day. Now ho gets rand when ho gets
less than $5 a day. Myself or Chief
Marquardt never get ono penny for
these arrests. "
Bell Company Builds Line Fast.
Grand Island , Nob. , Nov. 29. Special
to The News : The Nebraska Telephone -
phone company rushed fifty men Into i
'
St. Paul , Nob. , yesterday to construct
a line through the town. Some years
ago the Nebraska sold to the Howard
County : Independent company , resorvroc
Ing the right to run toll lines through
the town. The latter company recentorn
ly sold to the York Independent comBni
pany and , fearing they would bo barson
red from St. Paul altogether , the Noor
braska company took Sunday to slid-
denly erect an Individual lino. No
resistance was offered by the munici
pal authorities.
TUESDAY TOPICS.
C. H. Hartford wont to Omaha.
G. S. Southworth went to Lincoln.
H. F. Uarnlmrt returned from Vor-
i"0' ' .
Mrs. Ewlng of Hooper was In the
'city. :
Knox Tipple returned from n trip to
McCook.
Mrs. C. Knapp of Hosklns was In
the city.
H. L. Slaughter of Gregory was In
the city.
Mrs. Oeorgo Meyers of Stanton was
In the city.
Dr. P. H. Salter was at Plain view
on business.
W. J. Stndelman Is transacting busi
ness at Lincoln.
Miss Elsa Kraus of Spencer Is here
visiting with John F. King.
C. G. Zuolow returned from nn ex
tended trip on the western coast.
A. D. Shepnrd , cashier of the Dallas
bank , was In the city on business Tues
day.
day.Mrs.
. Mrs. Frank Noonan and daughter ,
Miss Winnie Noonan of Stanton , called
on friends here.
Miss Beatrice Marshall of Niobrara
Is J * In the city visiting with her aunt ,
Miss Edith VIole.
Joy Ware , after spending Thanks
giving with his parents at Wlnside ,
has returned to Xorfolk.
William F. Turtle , representative of
the National City bank of Now York
city , Is in the city looking after busl-
ness.
Miss Emma Dobney , who has been
here on a week's visit with Mrs. Clar
ence Cox , returned to her homo at
/
Stuart.
Mr. and Mrs. H. G. nrueggoman
have gone to Pilger , whore they will
help celebrate the birthday of their
grandfather.
Born , to Mr. and Mrs. John Penny ,
a son.
The Wednesday club will meet with
Mrs. Sol G. Mayer tomorrow after
noon.
The Trinity guild will meet with
Mrs. C. II. Reynolds Thursday after
noon at 3 o'clock.
The Tuesday night club meets with
Miss Tina Cizek this evening. The
regular bible studies will be gone over.
Walter Jones , traffic manager of the
Nebraska Telephone company who has
been j ill , Is now able to be at his desk
again.
The Degree of Honor will have n
regular meeting for election of .officers
Wednesday night at the G. A. R. hall.
All ' members are requested to be pros-
ent.
Elmer Reed IB wearing a bandage
over his eye as n result of It coming
oin
in contact with a gum drop which was
thrown at him in a playful scuffle by
Klmball Barnes.
C. F. Page , former manager of the
Norfolk baseball team , was in the city.
Mr. Page has been around Central
City and Humboldt. Corn in that vl- ,
is fine , he says.
The congregation of the St. Paul's
.
Lutheran church held their annual
meeting at the church Tuesday after
noon. The report of Julius Haaso , the
treasurer , was received.
Peter Stafford , jr. , and Norton Howe
have arranged to open up a dancing
school ( at Marquardt hall. For music
Miss Cooper has been engaged. She
will also be Included in the Avery or-
chestra.
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Walter of >
York have moved to Norfolk and will
make their home on South Second
street. Mr. Walters will assist his
J
father. B. C. Walters , in the carriage
business.
A. H. Robertson is reported 111.
J. W. Fetter , who has been 111 for
the past week , Is now able to bo up
town again.
Arthur and Charles Ahlman have
gone to Warnervllle on a hunting ox-
peditlon. Rabbits are reported mini-
erous in that vicinity and the two
hunters are expecting to make a big
killing there.
Mrs. J. II. Mackay has gone to Sterl ;
Ing. Colo. , where she will attend the
funeral of her brother , Robert Mullen ,
who formerly lived In Norfolk. No
particulars ' of Mr. Mullen's death have ,
been received here , beyond the meagre
announcement that ho had expired. red
"I believe If a petition was passed
along the street with a view to have
VQm
Norfolk avenue paved every man
would attach his signature to the pa
per f , " said a well known Norfolk man
today. "Never have I seen the street
J
in ns bad shape this time of the year
before. "
The Norfolk German Lutheran
schools are preparing for their annual
| Christmas eve program , which will be
'presented J nt the Christ Lutheran
church. Many recitations and musical
program will bo tendered by the mon -
j
plls of the school. Professor Stoffon
reports his school Is doing finely , over
104 students being now enrolled. The
St. Paul's school will probably also
have a similar program. .
That the purchase of the Pan-Amorl-
can railway which runs from Mexico
City to the Guatemalan frontier was
made indirectly through the American .
ambassador , D. B. Thompson , for the
Mexican government Is believed to bo ,
true hero by people who have had
direct ' Information In this matter from '
bankers who are Interested In the new
railroad purchase. Ambassador
Thompson who has resigned his dip
lomatic position wltn the American
government has been appointed pres
ident of this road In which position
the son of the Mexican president , Diaz ,
will bo associated with Mr. Thompson.
The president's son Is ono of the dl-
rectors of the road , and this also Is
sail to Indicate that the Mexican gov
ernment has much to do with the road.
Bankers at Lyons , Nob. , have for
sometime boon Interested In the former
or organization of this road ,
i W. Z. King went to Boomer on busi
ness.
II. S. Thorpe wont to Lincoln and
Omaha on business.
A. J. Thatch , county surveyor of
Madison , was In the city Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Asa K. Leonard have
| gone to the Dr. Meyer ranch near
Butte , whore they \\lll ; spend a few
days. >
days.Miss
Miss Agnes Matrau and Miss Corn
Hosklns have gone back to school nt
Lincoln after spending n few days In
Norfolk.
Arthur M. Sonneliind , who has been
spending a few days with his parents ,
returned to Omaha where ho Is at
tending the Crelghton Medical col-
lego. .
Among the day's out-of-town visit
ors In Norfolk were : W. Y. Cooke ,
Nlobrarn ; D. A. Harrington , Buttc ;
L. Benton , Vordel ; Miss Nettle Bongo ,
Wlnnotoon ; Mrs. A. L. Wllcox ,
O'Neill ; W. II. Green , Crelghton ; A.
B. Dillon , Oakdnlo ; A. Carper , Spoil-
cor ; W. B. Boyurly , Pliilnvlew ; J. H.h
Peterson and wife , Durko ; Fred L.
Wanser , Plaliiviow ; M. Williams ,
Lynch ; Dr. S. A. Campbell , Tllden ;
E. B. Smotlau , Schuyler ; V. II. Smot-
lau , Schuyler ; S. G. Shcpard , Gre
gory ; George Harms , Scrlbner ; Jacob
Rcutlio , Gregory ; Sterling Wanser and
wife , Page ; Harry J. Evans , Rush-
vllle.
Miss Ella Turner of Oakdale is hero
visiting friends for a few days.
Miss Beulah Hllmann of Meadow
Grove is visiting relatives near the
Junction.
Miss Maude Bailey returned to her
home In Enimott last evening , having
spent Thanksgiving and Sunday with
Norfolk relatives.
The railroad company Is building a
large Ice house at the west end of the
yards.
Mr. Tucker of Chicago , general store
keeper of the Northwestern Railroad
company , was In the shops here yes
terday.
The Owl restaurant , which has been
operated by James Lovl for some time ,
changed hands and William Beck will
now conduct It.
Mr. and Mrs. Strong are the proud
parents of a bouncing baby boy.
While hauling oats from his farm
northeast of Norfolk to the farm of
William Wagner Monday , A. Wichman
accidentally slipped and fell from the
moving wagon , badly spraining his
right knee.
Arthur Ahlman who has been hero
spending a few days with relatives
has returned to Omaha. Mr. Ahlman
has sold out his taxicab business at
Omaha and in company with Jockey
Thorp of Omaha expects to go south
and probably locate In Texas.
Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Busch have
moved to Omaha where Mr. Busch
has secured n promotion with the Ne
braska Telephone company. J. N.
Wicks , who will bo Mr. Busch's suc
cessor , was hero Saturday but has gone
to Omaha and will return here to take
up his new duties In a few days.
Mr. and Mrs. August Kraus of Spen
cer stopped In the city for a short
visit with John F. King. Mr. and Mrs.
Kraus were on their way to Lincoln.
The Men's club of the First Congre
gational church will hold its first so
cial meeting of the season at the
church parlors next Monday evening.
A supper will be given , after which a
speech will be delivered by former
State Superintendent J. L. McBrien ,
at present director of the university
extension work. Mr. McBrien is said
to be a very able and eloquent speaker.
Otto Voget , violinist and pianist , has
determined to relocate permanently in
Norfolk and , besides conducting his
music studio , will open n wholesale
and retail shop as western representa
live of the Violin Import House of New
York. He will rent an upstairs suite
of rooms and conduct n salesroom.
This is the Information received in a
letter from Mr. Voget , written at Sioux
City.
City.Over
Over sixty members of the Norfolk
Eastern star were banqueted at the
Masonic hall last evening , after the
Beulah chapter , No. 40 , held a special
meeting. Grand Matron Mrs. Hnttie
M. Scott of Stromsburg was present
and after ono candidate was initiated
Mrs. Scott held a short school of in-
struction. The four-course dinner ,
which was catered by Fred Thlem , was
served by the ladles of the Eastern
Star.
Madison Chronicle : J. C. Engelman
has decided to return to Norfolk to re
sume the practice of law at that place
and will move his office furniture and
effects within the next few days , Mr
Engelman has been located here for
a number of months past , but con
eludes that ho can do better to stay
with the practice ho already has a
Norfolk , where ho was located for
some time before coming here than to
try to pick up a new practice hero
Mr. Engelman has made quite a num
her of friends hero In his unassuming
way , who will regret to see him leave
J. R. Morris , who has been here
spending Thanksgiving with the D
Rees family , returned to his homo a
Omaha. Mr. Morris la secretary and
general manager of the Nye-Schnolder
Grain company of Omaha. Six years
ago he came to Norfolk direct from a
farm In England , and for many weeks
he was without work and unable to
obtain any In Norfolk. He applied for
a position at the hospital for Insane
without effect. During these days of
hard luck Mr. Morris made his home
with Mr. Rees , who now says Mr. Mor
ris has made good and has made him
proud to have been able to help him.
Mr. Morris now has a very responsible
position and Is considered the best
grain Inspector In Omaha.
A Norfolk man received n card from
a Chicago'frlond ' recently which Bhows
the speed of a great city. The statlH-1 I
tics of the great city of Chicago showjM. j
the following startling facts : Every
foity seconds an Immigrant arrives ; |
every three minutes some one Is ar-
rested ; every six minutes n child Is
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born ; every seven minutes there Is a
funeral ; every thlrtoc'ii minutes a coucon
plo gets married ; every forty-two milltho
ulos a new business starts up ; every (
forty-eight minutes a ship loaves the ,
harbor ; every hour and a quarter BOIIIO
ono Is killed by ncoldunt ; every Movon
hours some ono falls In business ; every
ory * eight hours nn attouipt to kill
some ono Is made ; every eight and n
half hours a couple Is divorced ; every
ton hours some ono commits suicide ;
every two days some ono Is murdered.
E. i M. Hiintlngton and J. W. Ransom ,
tin two appointed by the Y. M. C. A.
building comniltti'o to make Inspec
tions of various Y. M. 0. A. buildings
with a view of getting an idea of what '
Norfolk's new structure will bo , will
make ' their report to that committee
this { ' evening , wlion a mooting Is called I
nt the Mapes & Hazen offices. The .
building committee meets In conjunc |
tion with the trustees and will con- '
sldor the plans of the building ns sug- ,
gostod by Messrs. Ransom and HuntIngton - I
Ington from the Information gathered
by those two gentlemen whllo at lias-
tings , Fremont , Columbus , Lincoln and
York. A plan of a building which this
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committee has drawn will bo submit- '
ted to the building commltteo for their
approval tonight. F. E. Davenport has
already begun to make collections [
which when completed will release
the deed for the Y. M. C. A. The deed |
Is now on deposit In a Norfolk bank. i
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Report On Y. M. C. A. Plans.
Tentative plans for the Norfolk Y.
M . C. A. building were suggested by
J. W. ' Hansom and 1 ] , M. lhmtlngti > n ,
the Investigating commltteo who re
cently vlsltod a number of Nebraska
cities to got Ideas on a building , at a
meeting last night of the building
commltU'o. The commltteo approved
the suggestions , which are now to bo
worked out on pa pur , however , before
final adoption. The plaiiH as'suggest-
oil contain what were regarded au all
valuable features found In any of the
buildings visited.
The commltteo found nt Columbus
a building costing $2l.OOO ! on a lot
costing $5,000. Equipment outside of
dormitories cost $2,000. There are
twoiily-ono dormitories , renting for
from x$7 to $12 monthly. The annual
expeiiHU was $5,000 , as follows : Sou-
rotary , $ ! H ) monthly ; physical director ,
$55 . ; light , $20 ; water. $20 ; coal , JSO ;
| U | , $45 ; maid , $25 ; balance Incl
dentals. ( , Columbus has a inenibcrHliI' . )
of 350 with a membership foe as fol
lows : sustaining members $15 $ , young
men | $10 , boys $5.
At Central City a smaller building
was found costing $1,500 ; cost of lot
$1,000 j ; equipment $1,500. There are
eight dormitories , Uniting from $11 to
$10 monthly. The annual expense In
$2fiOO. The city furnishes water free.
Membership is 325.
At Hastings a building cooling $22-
000 .1 was found ; cost of equipment $13-
OfiO . ; lot cosl $4,000 ; twenty-oiio dor-
iinltorlcs . ; annual expense $5,500 ; mem-
bcrshlp 400.
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York has n $30,000 building on a
$3,100 lot ; equipment cost $4,000 ;
twenty-one dormitories ; annual ex-
penso , $5,000 ; moniborshlp 4G5.
Fremont has a magnlllcont building ,
elaborate , costing $51,000 ; cost
of equipment $5,000 ; cost of lot $9,300 ;
twenty-two dormitories ; annual ox-
iioiiso $9,000 ; membership 530 ; busl-
ness men's club Is a feature In con
nection.
The committee estimates that the
running expense of the Norfolk build-
Ing will be : Secretary $100 monthly ;
physical director $ GO ; light $20 ; water
should bo donated by city ; coal $50 ;
Janitor $50 ; maid $23 ; Incidentals $20.
Total , per year , $3.875.
The commltteo would llko a gymna
sium ns near regulation size as pos
sible , 40xGO foot , with 20-foot celling ;
natatorlum largo enough for nil prac
tical use but smaller than In buildings
visited , recommending 14x30 or 18x40 ,
graduated from 3 to 7 feet In depth.
Shower baths equipped with niarblo
slab and tile lloor IB recommended.
Billiards , pool , euro , shuffle boards ,
etc. , should bo provided.
Separate entrances are suggested for
boys and men , as this will bo more
satisfactory.
A brick building is recommended ,
face to bo pressed , paving or sand-
lime brick ; gymnasium to bo walled
In light brick ; gas and electricity
should both be provided ; boating Is a
sorlous problem , but water for pool
and building should be two separate
plants. First lloor should be finished
In Imitation oak , mission ; second floor
in oil birch flooring.
The report concludes :
The dormitories , wo believe , will
glvo the best satisfaction to bo equip
ped with the Minneapolis bed-cot ; one
combined library and writing table ;
chiffonier ; small rug , and two chairs.
These should be provided for about
$ GO to $70 per room.
Arrangements , If possible , In the
toilet room on second floor should pro
vide for at least two shower baths , as
we do not recommend the uao of tubs
under any circumstance.
As the building will be equipped with
a kitchen , realizing that there Is noth
ing more socializing than a lunch ,
would like to see this feature tried.
Wo recommend a membership fee
13 follows : / -w
Sustaining members $15.00
Full membership 10.00
Country membership for
those who live two miles
or more from the build
ing 4.00
Boys , 10 to 10 years 3.50
Boys , 16 to 18 years 5.00
Good for all privileges.
We believe that care should bo ex
ercised In the selection of the secre
tary and physical director , as this
means everything to the Interest ,
growth and life of the work.
More Sioux City Yeggmen.
Watertown , S. D. , Nov. 30. The
members of the gang that blow the
safe of the Norton bank three vooks
ago and obtained more than $2,300 In
cash , are now under arrest , the last of
the four to be apprehended having
been placed In the Codlngton county
Jail last night. The man Is known as
Frank Michael , alias "tho Arkansas
kid. "
The three other alleged members of
the gang are being held by the Sioux
City police until papers can bo made
out extraditing them to South Dakota.
Buy Wayne Normal Thursday.
Lincoln , Dec. 1. The Btate normal
board will meet tomorrow to take
steps toward locating a now normal
school for which the late legislature
appropriated $35,000. The first of the
week only three towns had made prop
ositions for the school Alliance , Gor
don and Crawford. Representative
Harlngton of Brown county has been
trying to Induce the board to locate
the proposed school at Ainsworth , but
up to the first of the week Ainsworth
had not filed a bid for It , though this
may bo filed before the board meets.
It IB provided in the law that the town
which secures the school must donate
eighty acres of land to the state.
At this meeting of the board It Is
expected to make arrangements to
visit each of the towns and Inspect the
sites which are offered. At the sanio
meeting It Is likely the board may de V
mal. cide whether to buy the Wayne nor
To sell your house ana get all cash
for your equity can be done although
not easily badvertising. .