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    1IJE NOHFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOURNAL FIUDAY DECEMUEK 10 I 09
A 8IQHTLE88 MAN'S ' BRIDE.
The Dllnd Qed Snares a Blind Victim
In Hl Net.
Now York , Doc. 7. More imthotlc ,
probably , tliuii any other wedding over
celebrated In St. Tliomas'H church , the
clmrrh of weddings , wan tlint of Vera
IMnc'Karlnml Moses , daughter of Mr.
mid MTU. Jninott MOHCH , to Edward
IMnttliowH Clmmborluln. which took
jlnco tboro at noon. The HCOIIO , and
It wan a inottv onu. WIIH lost to tbo
bridegroom. The happy face of the
lirltlo WIIH unseen by him , for , Ilko the
'lltllo god of love who tnado the match
tunl brought the young people to the
altnr to plight their troth , Mr. Chain-
licrlaln IB blind.
Hut the wedding had boon rehearsed
thoroughly , and not a false step did ho
innko. Only for the pat lion of It , n
im-tlliT wedding soldoin has boon soon.
'CupL Paul 13. Chamberlain , United
States Marino Corps , a brother of the
bridegroom , and Jamtm McKco Dorden
wervpfl , nn ushers , and another brother
of Mr. Chamberlain , Justin Morrlll
Clmmborlaln , waited upon him as best
man.
MORE LAND FOR SETTLERS.
Gamble Busy With Bills for Opening
Tracts.
Washington , Doe. 7. Senator Gam-
Ilo began work at the capital by preparing -
paring bills for opening the several
Indian reservations In South Dakota.
One bill ho will Introduce tills session
7 rovldos for opening the remainder
of the Standing Rock reservation In
South Dakota , about 800,000 acres. Iy
another now bill Senator Gamble pro
poses to open the remainder of Cliey-
cnno Rlvor reservation , Including 1-
000,000 acres.
Mr. Gamble also has a bill pending
before the senate for the opening of
7fiO,000 acres of Pine Rldgo reserva
tion In Bennett comity. The Indians
arc said to practically have consented
to the provisions of this bill , with
Homo minor modifications that Senate -
to Gamble will make. Ho also plans
to renew his efforts toward the open
ing of tbo northern part of Pine Rldgo
reservation , the bill for which was re
ported favorably once In the senate.
Another reservation opening bill
Senator Gamble has before the senate ,
ainil which he will seek to have passed
tbls session , Is the one relative to
tbo Rosebud reservations , Including
two townships on the east and that
, ipart of the .reservation which lies
Wiortli of the 10th parallel. This Rose
bud bill covers 800,000 acres.
According to Senator Gamble , 11
ilng8 on which arol to be made next
.April on the recent opening of the
Standing Rock and Cheyenne River
aumls , necessitates the establishment
of n now land olllco In that part of
itho state. Ho has the bill before the
senate now for tbo location of this
office at Lo Beau. It is believed here ,
Ihowever , the new land office will bo
{ placed west of the Missouri river on
account of the development of the
TCBCrvatlon and tbo greater accessi
bility of more western locations.
Senator Gamble will have with him
this session as second assistant clerk
to lila committee Vernon Smith , re
cently Instructoi in the Yankton busi
ness college.
'Russian ' "Empress In Fair Health.
'St. Petersburg , 'Doc. 7. Alarming
iroports concerning the condition of
Wie empress originate dally In Irre
sponsible sources. There is no truth
whatever In these stories. It Is well
Icnown the empress lias suffered for
two years from the effects of a ner
vous breakdown and Inflammation of
the veins of the lower limbs. How
ever , thorejias been no marked change
in bur condition , which is in no sense
critical. Telegrams received dally
Jfrom Llvadla show that the empress
3s attending the usual dinners and
ceremonies of the season. The royal
Saintly is expected here about Decem
ber 12.
SOLDIERS LEAVE OHIO TOWN.
Propositions Regarding Strike There
Are Being Discussed.
nililgeport , O. . Dec. 7. Several sug
gestions in connection with the strike
at tbo Aetna Standard mills of the
American Sheet and Tin Plato com-
spany iare being discussed today In
JPitteburg.
Late last night Superintendent Will-
lam Goodhuo and District Manager
< C. A. Robinson were summoned there
by the officials. Two propositions ,
each of which it Is said Is unfavorable
to the strikers , are being considered
at the company headquarters. A third
proposition suggested to Joseph Bish
op , of the Ohio state board of arbi
tration by the strikers , will be laid
before tbo officers of the American
Sheet and Tin Plate company this
afternoon in Pittsburg.
Contrary to expectations , no effort
was made to resume work at the
plants today. A majority of the sol-
< llers , it Is said , will be sent homo dur
ing the day.
1QIRLS RIDE ON RODS.
Escaped Inmates of Milwaukee Indus
trial School Found Cold , Exhausted.
Milwaukee , WIs. , Dec. 7. Two little
girls , Agnes Smith and Annie Luedko ,
both 13 years old , who escaped from
Che Industrial school hero on the night
of November 20 , niado a forty-mile
trip to Jefferson Junction clinging to
the rods underneath a passenger train ,
and then walked ten miles across the
country In an attempt to outwit offi
cers they knew would bo seeking them.
Both are sick from their hazardous
escapade and the Smith girl is not
expected to live. They were found by
tbo police near Johnson's Crook this
morning , cold and hungry.
ABSENT MINDED ; FATALLY SHOT
St. Louis Man Wounded by His Friend
and Neighbor Latchkeys Blamed.
8t. Louis , Dec. 7. His mind concen
trated on a business matter , the sim
ilarity of adjoining houses , and the
fact the latchkeys fitted each door will
result In the death of Fred Volkor. llo
entered the wrong house and started
to climb the stairs of what ho thought
his own residence when ho was shot
through the abdomen by John P. Warden -
don , ills neighbor and friend.
Extra Session of Illinois Solons to
Make New Laws.
Springfield , III. , Doc. 7. Governor
Doiiooii Issued a proclamation calling
the legislature In extra session December -
comber 14. Twenty subjects are In
cluded in the call ,
The most Important are :
To enact a primary election law.
To enact a corrupt practice act ,
governing caucuses and primaries held
by political parties and elections.
To enact legislation concerning the
construction of a deep waterway and
the scheme of water power between
Lockport and Utlca and to Issue bonds
In payment therefor.
To consider an act upon a proposed
amendment to the constitution of the
United States with reference to a
federal Income tax.
To enact legislation authorizing
cities , villages and Incorporated towns
of this state to adopt the commission
form of government.
To enact laws providing for suitable
fire fighting equipment to be Installed
In all coal mines.
"LIL ATHUH" HAS REFORMED
Johnson May Fight His Way Into Pop >
ulnrlty , Says Robert Edgren ,
In splto of his many blunders * of
the ring , Jack Johnson , heavy weight
champion seems likely to fight his way
into popularity , says Robert Edgren.
Since the beginning of time the world
has taken kindly to real fighting men
and has turned a blind side to their
faults.
For years Jack Johnson was a faker.
Ho hlppodromed until It became a
habit. Yet after winning the tltlo
from Tommy Burns ho changed and
began showing his real ability. With
one exception , his fights have been
worthy of n champion. The excep
tion was In the Philadelphia affair
with O'Brien. Johnson appeared in
the ring fat and red-eyed from a sea
son of midnight riot. Whether ho was
physically unable to fight or ho simp
ly "pulled" I don't know , but ho made
a sorry showing.
Since that time he has done genuine
fighting.He battered tough Tony Ross
and beat up Al Kaufman In the most
scientific manner. He fought and beat
Ketchel scientifically. All through the
Ketchel fight he showed his mastery
except for a single moment In the
twelfth round , when the slugging cow
boy managed to send home one blow
that dropped the bulky negro and left
him badly dazed. In the few seconds
after he rose to his feet Johnson
proved himself a genuine fighter. Ho
didn't stall. Meeting Kotchel's first
plunging attack with a brace of blows
Into which he threw all of his enor
mous strength , Johnson turned a pos
sible defeat into a sudden and de
cisive victory. The rlglit-hander that
knocked Ketchel out did more damage -
ago than all of the other blows John
son landed during the fight" .
San Francisco accounts tell that
Johnson , still dazed from the effects
of the knockdown he had suffered him
self , turned and followed Ketchel as
bo was dragged to his corner. He had
thrown such force Into the knockout
blow that he feared the result. Af
terward he said that he was very
greatly relieved when ho saw Ketchel
recover and sit up In his chair.
There Is nothing vicious about John
son. He's a good natured big coon.
That "golden smile" of his during a
fight Isn't all put on for effect.
Ketchol and Johnson were friendly
long before they fought. They once' i
trained In the same camp. During
the matchmaking they bantered each ,
other , but neither ever had any |
"knocking" to do , either then or while J
training for the fight. I Imagine that
Johnson rather liked Ketchol. Ho
fought him for the money there was
In it. He didn't care to beat the smallJ
or man up unnecessarily. Ho didn't | I '
let all of his great strength go Into
his blows until Ketchel had floored I ,
him , and he suddenly realized that
ho was up against a tough proposition.c
!
and that ho really had to do something
suddenly or risk losing his title. Then
in a flash , he let loose all that was in
him. The result Is already ring his- ! i
j
tory.
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The interesting question now : | j
How will Johnson fight against Jef-
fries ? Will ho begin in the style that
ho finished with on Ketchol ? Will he
put every ounce of his strength Into
every blow ? Or will he see In Jeffries
a man oven bigger and stronger than
himself and fight cautiously ?
'
A BLOW TO THE ICE TRUST.
Evidence In a Letter Tells How Small
Dealers Were Driven Out.
New York , Dec. 7. "We are cutting
off at our ice bridges all the dealers
who have been buying Ice elsewhere ,
in the hope that wo may bo able to
scoop their trade , which Is better than
selling them ice , because they only
come to us when the warm weather
Is on. "
This Is nn extract from a letter written -
ton in May , 1903 , by John D. Schoon-
macher , then president 'of the Ameri
can Ice company , to Wesley M. Oler ,
who was then a vice-president located
In Baltimore , and read by the prose
cution at a session of the court which
1
Is trying the American Ice company
i
for alleged violation of the AntiMonopoly
nopoly law. The defense objected
strenuously to the introduction of this
letter , but Judge Wheeler admitted It ,
remarking that It "showed what the
defendant In this trial was doing. "
West Point Bank Deposits $800,000
West Point , Neb. , Doc. 7. Special to
The News : The last published re
ports of the three banks in West Point
show i combined deposits of a llttlo.
lover | < $800,000.
I - Mlse Margaret Collins , a well known
school i teacher of Cumlng county , the
daughter i of former Superintendent
William Collins , was examined by the
j Insanity I commissioners and found to
II I bo a fit subject for treatment at the
hospital. ' This Is the second attackj !
. of the same malady which has befallen |
'Miss ' Collins. She Is an exceptionally [
bright girl. | |
i \V. A. Wlose , the 12-year-old HOU of
Fred. Wlcso , has received from Secretary -
rotary Mellor of the state board of.n
agriculture a draft for $30 , being the
first premium In the boys' acre corn
growing contest for the season of 1909.
The amount of corn raised on the acre
planted by this boy was n fraction un
dcr 114 bushels.
Wrestlers at Verdfgre.
Vordlgro , Nob. , Dec. 7. Special to
The News : Those present at the
wrestling match hero between Bon
Pavelka and G. A. Taylor witnessed
the best exhibition of the game over
seen In this part of the state. The
match lasted ono hour and twenty-
five minutes without any great ad
vantage being gained by either man.
It was agreed to wrestle it out at this
place Saturday evening , December 11.
An exciting contest Is assured.
Lincoln Doctor Under Arrest.
Lincoln , Dec. 7. Dr. W. II. John
son , ono of the leading physicians of
Lincoln , was arrested last night
charged with being responsible for
the death of Amanda Mueller , a 16-
year-old girl , who died four days ago
at a local hospital. The arrest fol
lowed a coroner's Inquest on the body
of the girl , and a verdict that her
death was duo to a criminal opera
tion.
tion.An
An anonymous letter received Sun
day by County Attorney Tyrell sug
gesting nn Investigation of the case ,
resulted In the inquest and arrest.
Miss Mueller was the daughter of a
well known Lincoln traveling man.
A BRIDE RICH , BUT HAPPY.
Joseph Leiter , Once "Man-About-Town"
and Speculator , a Good Husband.
Chicago , Dec. 7. Mrs. Juliette Will-
lams Loiter is the daughter of Lieu
tenant Colonel Williams. Everyone
who. knew Joseph Leiter and was fa
miliar with bis career as a "man-about-
town" was astonished when he mar
ried pretty Juliette Williams and set
tled down to domesticity. The mar
riage seems to have been a success.
Much of the time of the young couple
is spent abroad.
HARRIMAN HAD 149 MILLION.
And All of His Property Was Left to
His Widow.
New York , Dec. 7. Edward H. Harg
riman was worth 149 million dollars
when he died. This became known
when the appraisers appointed by the
surrogate's court finished their esti
mate of his holdings. Before his death
and shortly after It , all sorts of esti
mates were made about his fortune ,
ranging from fifty million dollars to
250 million dollars.
'DAD" WAS A GOOD FELLOW.
Having Eloped Himself , He Had a
Surprise for Daughter.
Chicago , Dec. 7. As two youthful
elopers , who feared the "parental
wrath , " slipped Into a downtown hotel
last night , the father of the bride , W.
A. Campbell , stepped from behind a
pillar and confronted Dr. Lee Roy
Walston and his bride.
The couple shrank back , for they
had been dodging the imagined ire of
Mr. Campbell all clay. Mr. Campbell
raised his hand , but it was In signal
to the orchestra , which at once struck
up the familiar chords of the wedding
march from Lohengrin.
In his determination to "be a good
follow and take his medicine like a
man , " as Mr. Campbell expressed it ,
the father-in-law also had invited thir
ty of Doctor Walston's classmates to
Join J the young people at dinner.
" \Vo didn't know how nice father
and mother would bo about it , " Mrs.
Walston said as she sat between them
after supper , with a hand on the arm
of each.
"I say when you are outwitted don't
squeal , but act as If you liked It , "
replied the father. "Those are my
sentiments. Roy got to windward of
j
me in this deal. As a matter of fact ,
, haven't a great deal to say , inasmuch
as I eloped with my girl's mother when
,
I was 19 years old and she was 17. "
BESSIE DE VOIE SPEAKS.
Woman Who is Suing Gould Gives a
Statement Regarding Teal Trial.
Now York , Dec. 7. Miss Bessie Van
„
Dorn ] , known on the stage as Bessie
Do ] Vole , who is suing Frank Gould for
t
breach 1 of promise , gave out a state
ment i , which w a sworn to by a no
tary public , which contains extracts
from letters which Miss Van Dorn c
says were written to her by Mr. Gould.v
The statement says the following are '
extracts from letters written to Miss
Van Dorn by Gould during the trial
of Mrs. Ben Teal , which , she says will c
explain her silence at that time :
"I shall certainly , as I have already
told you , do everything I can to correct
the slander which has been thrown on
you , who are so Innocent. There are
certain persons who would use you
regardless of anything but their own
ends , and those wo must beat and
bring to Justice. Please don't be dls
couraged. Whatever I do will bo be
cause I believe it best for you. "
Railroads Must Get Busy.
Switching across Norfolk avenue has
not been eliminated and the railway
commission's orders to build a now de
pot in Norfolk by the Union Pacific
and M. and O. railway companies has
been disobeyed , according to the re
port which was given the city council
last night by their committee. The
.city attorney was given instructions
j to t draw up n now ordinance which
, will eliminate the switching entirely
and the committee was given Instruu-
lions to take further stops In the dl1
rectlon of getting a now depot here.
The committee will from now on
work with more vigor and will soon
get In communication with CommlH-
slonor Cowglll , who , the council bo-
jllovos 1 , does not know that the railroad -
road people have taken no stops as
yet to eliminate switching otherwise
than requesting the city authorities to
arrest train crews. This action on
the part of the city , It IH said , would
not hold as the old ordinance docs not
prohibit the switching. Councilman !
Blakeman I , who Is chairman of the
committee , will probably bo very busy
from now on endeavoring to get Norn
folk a new depot.
Alex Morrison appeared before the
city council and made a plea for the
removal of nil Inmates of houses of til
fame. "During the last year , " said
Mr. Morrison , "you have taken In some
very undesirable citizens and It Is. '
about time that element was closed
up. In talking1 with the city attorney , I
ho said ho would simply follow and
carry out the will of the council. I ,
have , therefore , concluded to take up | t
the matter with you. I have already.K
taken this matter up , and I do not I
think a private citizen should bo required - j
quired to act. I want to know what
stops or action you will take In this
matter. "
Councilman Winter told Mr. Morri
son the council already have a com
mittee for this matter and It was fin
ally referred to the fire and police
commission. It has been hinted that
Mr. Morrison made threats to take up
the matter of closing the houses in
the restricted district with the governor -
ernor If the city attorney did not act.
In taking up preliminary plans foru ,
the paving on Norfolk avenue which
will take place in the spring , the city
clerk was instructed to serve notice
on all citizens to make all their waterc !
and sewer connections Immediately. |
Emil Bovee , who had just returned
from Shenandoah , la. , where over
eight miles of paving has been put in ,
and who has witnessed the work of
putting in much of the paving in that
city , volunteered a few suggestions to
the council. Mr. Bovee believes brick
will be the most satisfactory material
for paving here , although creosoted
blocks have also proved very -
tory in Shenandoah. The brick pavn
Ing , Mr. Bovee said , will cost about
$2 a square yard. Although there Is
some brick paving In Shenandoah , Mr.
Bovee says It has not proved satisfac
tory. This was caused by the settling
of the earth and also the poor quality
of brick. People In Shenandoah , ac-
cording to Mr. Bovee recommend the
Galesburg brick. Much difference in
the ] brick is found. Mr. Bovee's sug
gestions brought up some discussion
of the settling of the sewer ditch.
Councilman Blakoman declared the
ditch which has been dug up by the
Bullock company had not been filled
properly , not flushed , and loose dirt
and frozen rocks used to fill it after
the pipe had been laid. This , says
Mr. Blakoman , resulted in his losing
a valuable horse , which fell into the ;
ditch recently and later died from the
effects.
Hoboes who are arrested and those
who are arrested for being drunk will
liave a chance to work out their fines ,
according to an order Issued by the' , '
council to the street commissioner to.
put all old boards and planks In tbo
city yards. Many "Weary Willies"
who are let out of jail on account of
not being able to pay their little $7.10
will be given a buck and saw and ,
under the surveillance of the street
commissioner will "saw wood , " which
will be sold or used by the city.
Kauffman to Start Bowling Alley.
E. B. Kauffman was given permis
sion to build an extension on the old
will install a bowling alloy. Mr.
Kauffman has leased the building for
three years.
Council Proceedings.
Council met in regular session at
8:25 : p. m. , Mayor Friday presiding.
Present : Blakeman , Winter , Coleman -
man , Craven , Fuesler , Fisher. Ab
sent : Hibben and Dolln.
Minutes of last meeting read and
approved.
Moved by Fuesler , seconded by Fisch
er , that Mr. Kauffman be allowed to
erect a temporary building In rear
of old Western Union building to bo
covered with metal for bowling alley
purposes only , for a period of three
years.
J. W. Bovee addressed council on
paving at Shenandoah , la.
Moved by Blakeman , seconded by
Winter , that matter of Mrs. KIdder's
sewer assessment on district No. 14 be
next meeting. Carried.
A. Morrison appeared ana requested
the council to take some action to
wards the removal of the houses of 111
fame cast of the river , and on motion
of Winter , seconded by Fischer , matter
was referred * * fire and police com
mittee.
Moved by bi&iv man , seconded by
Winter , that the city attorney draft
ordinance to eliminate switching
across Norfolk avenue. Carried.
Moved by Winter , seconded by Cra
ven , that committee appointed to con
fer with railroad companies be Instructed -
structed to take up matter of now
depot and switching on Norfolk ave
nue further with the railroad com-
mission. Carried.
The following bills were reported
O. K. by the auditing committee : J.
Herman , $22.50 ; N. E. L. and Power
Co. , $400.07 ; W. R. McFarland , $12 ;
W. H. Wldaman , $ C ; National Meter
Co. , $02,00 ; Ed. Harter , $69.00 ; H.
Brumraund , $13.25 ; R. Peter , $1.76 ;
A. Brummund , $51.00 ; Huso Publish
ing Co. , $59.85 ; Ed. Monroe , $125.85 ;
L C. Mlddlestadt , $27.08 ; Peoples
Department store , $1.00 ; Ed. Ham ,
$2.00 ; W. H. Livingston , $55.00 ; W.
O'Brien , $60.00 ; C. P. Marquardt ,
{ $77.60 ; George Dudley , $1.7fi ; U. King ,
$488.00 ; F. Potrai , $20.50 ; Dodge Iron
I Co. , $107.00 ; II. E. Hardy , $13.20 ;
J1 [ Matron & Wlllo , $15.95 ; F. Fox , $4.00 ;
. 1 * . 13111 , $4 ; Ed. Uruoggoman , $1.10 ;
11 | E. R. Welch , $2 ; Edwards & Bradford
( Lumber 1 Co. , $2.00 ; G. 10. Dudley ,
, $2.00 ; A. Degnor , $1.15 ; I. T. Cook.
$08.25 ; Nebraska Telephone Co. ,
? 3.10 ; 0. H. Burton , $11.00 ; W. Sponi ,
f.'i.OO ; N. L. & Fuel Co. , $09.00 ; lloff-
, man and Vlolo , $20.80 ; W. J. Brown.
$18.00 ; W. Klug and Co. , $11.52 ; H.
Hlrsch l , $1.00 ; John Schmidt , $37.00 ;
H. | May , $15.00 ; J. Lindsay , $2.00 ; E.
Maar , $2.00 ; W. D. Ueckor , $00.00 ;
R. I Peter , $5.50 ; J. Friday , $25.45 ; A.
Pasewalk I , $9.90.
Moved by Blakeman , seconded'by
Winter , that bills bo allowed as read
and warrants drawn for same. Car
ried.
Council adjourned at 11:20 : p. m.
Pen Picture of Depot.
If Union Pacific or M. & O. railroad
officials could but see the vile , filthy ,
overcrowded , undorheated condition of
the cigar-box in which Norfolk answers
.
swers for a depot jointly used by those
two : railroads , any day of the week ,
they'd surely act. Tuesday noon's dis
gusting situation at the station servos
as an example.
The depot was HO jammed with poo-
pie that one could not move unless
the person bumping shoulders moved
first. It was like the sardine pack
around a big circus tent when the
show opens. Cattle in an ordinary
stock train , or oven hogs , are bettor
cared for by the railroads than were
the people in that depot at noon waitIng -
Ing for the outgoing Sioux City train
on the M. & O. and the outgoing Un
ion Pacific freight to Columbus.
But a small fraction of those crowd
ed into the filthy little room wore ac
commodated with seats. Most of them
had to stand. Ono woman stood hov
ered into a corner , with five little
children. There wad no place for her
or her little ones to sit down. Toilet
conveniences of any sort were out of
the question. Another woman from
Dallas carried a 2-montlis-old babe ,
and found no seat where she could
rest her weary body.
Outside wan zero weather and it was
cold within. There was a smell about
the room that was sickening. It would
have been disgraceful to have boxed
cattle headed for the Omaha market
as these human beings , passing
through Norfolk , were boxed.
Why this old station , built back in
the middle ages , has been allowed by
the railroads to servo even up till 1909 ,
when traffic has been multiplied a
hundred-fold through Norfolk , is more
than the people of Norfolk can under
stand.
It Is time the railroads wore made
to act and the city council will have
the hearty endorsement of the people ,
not only of Norfolk , but of the entire
northwest in their demand that some
thing bo done , and be done quickly.
Got a Seed In Her Throat.
Mrs. Bondurant of Norfolk got a
watermelon seed lodged In the folds
of her throat September 28. She has
been in an Omaha hospital for several
*
weeks as a result of It , and is still
there. Her condition yesterday was
reported to bo not quite so .well. It
was flvo weeks before the watermelon
seed was finally extracted and the
throat is now badly swollen and is
bleeding considerably. The , Omaha
physician attending Mrs. Bondurant
says she can bo cured , but will not
say how long a cure will require. Un
less she Improves soon she will betaken
taken to Hot Springs , Ark. , for treat
ment. .
Mrs. Bondurant Is the mother of
Mrs. B. P. Pippin of Norfolk. Mrs.
Pippin says that the watermelon seed ,
which so stubbornly resisted extrac
tion , was finally dissolved and cut
away with iodine , all save the very
point. Finally the physician was able
to extract the point. But this has left
the throat In bad condition.
Two weeks after the seed lodged In
the throat Mrs. Bondurant went to the
: ,
Omaha hospital , where she remained
three weeks more before the bother
some little foreign substance was fin
ally taken away.
Mrs. Bondurant then came home ,
but shortly afterward the throat began
swelling and bleeding and she re
turned two weeks ago for further
treatment. Yesterday she was not
quite so well.
Preacher Says "Advertise. "
J. L. McBrien * superintendent of the
extension work of the state university , !
entertained the Men's club of the First' '
Congregational church at their first
regular monthly meeting at the church
last evening. An oyster supper was
served by the men of the club and a
successful meeting is reported by the |
members. Superintendent McBrien's j
speech was on "Side Lights On Great !
Men. " Briefly ho quoted many great
men and the lectures of great men.
Mr. McBrien , who has come in con
tact with men whoso lectures have
become widely known , not only
brought his audience in touch with
Rlloy and McKlnley , but his recita
tions and lecture on Libby prison and \
other interesting historical places f
wore greatly appreciated by all. t
Superintendent Hunter delivered a i
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short""address on "Tho Place of Men e
In Church Work. " c
Rov. Edwin Booth , jr. , in a speech
to the men , received much applause
when ho said : "If a man has a thing
to sell , and whispers It into a well ,
he's not so likely to collar the dollar
as the follow who climbs up a tree and f
hollers. " I
"Tho church is falling behind the f
times , " said Mr. Booth , "and modern
advertising methods should bo taken
up , but a preacher must not blow his
own horn and I leave it to you men
to advertise our meetings , etc. " f
The Men's club expect to hold their I
meetings regularly every month i
throughout the winter. Special addresses - i
dresses from well known public men
will bo had and a regular program Is.
being 1 prepared. The attendance nt
this I meeting , although qulto largo , was
not what was expected , probably ow
ing to the extremely cold weather.
McBrien at High School.
Mr. McBrlon spoke at the high
school Tuesday morning on "Success
or Failure Which ? " Ills address
there was said to ho almost as elo
quent as his very fine address at the
Men's club meeting , and the high
school enthusiastically received his
lecture. '
TUESDAY TOPICS.
E. Brady of Burke was In the city.
W. 2. King returned from Boomer.
C. E. Hall of O'Nolll was In the city.
A. M. Reed of Dallas was In Nor
folk.
II. F. Barnlmrt has returned from
Omaha.
Charles Hartford returned from
Omaha.
Henry Davis of Yankton had busi
ness here.
Mrs. Charles Green of Hosklns was
In the city.
John Pofahl of Hosklns called on
friends here.
A. E. Ward of Madison was In the
city calling on friends.
S. A.
MIsklmmliiB returned from n
business trip at West Point.
Mrs. E. A. Waddell and daughter
have returned to Meadow Grove to
spend the winter.
Mrs. Frank Schulz and son of Pierce
were calling on friends here.
II. S. Thorpe returned from a busi
ness trip at Omaha and Lincoln.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Seller of Vcrdol
were in the city visiting relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Hucbnor of llos-
kins were in the city visiting friends.
Julius Ilaase and Charles Bclers-
dorf have gone to Texas on business
which will probably keep them In the
south about a week.
The Wednesday club will meet with
Mrs. W. N. Huse.
Burt Mapes IH nt Madison attending
county court. The settlement of the
Hngol estate will probably como up
today.
Mrs. P. II. Salter and son George
have gone to DenVer to see Mr. and
Mrs. W. H. Butterfleld , who expect to
go to California to spend the winter.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Cole , who have
been making their home at 104 South
Eleventh street , are moving to North
Tenth street , whore they will .occupy
a cottage and keep house.
Mr. and Mrs. 13. S. South went to
Humphrey to attend the funeral of
Mr. Cooklnglmm , who died there sud
denly last Saturday night. Mr. Cook-
higham was a brother of Mrs. South.
Stores liere are having a hard time
making their deliveries. Ono mer
chant who was unable to secure n
wagon to deliver his goods to custom
ers obtained the services of a hack , In
which ho made deliveries about the
city.
city.The
The Ladies Aid society of the First
Congregational church will meet at
1004 Norfolk avenue at the homo of
Mrs. Culmsee , with Mrs. Musselman
assisting. This is the last meeting of
the year and a large attendance Is
desired.
A team attached to a wagon belong
ing to Samuel Coakley ran away yes
terday afternoon. Going over the
rough road on Norfolk avenue the axletree -
tree broke and the wagon was badly
damaged. The horses were stopped at
Fifth and Main streets.
William Ahlman has Invented a new
skate sharpener. The power to run
this machine is taken from the fly
wheel of an automobile , from which n
belt is run to the emery stone on the
skate sharpener. Mr. Ahlman is think
ing of patenting his Invention.
David Smith , the Deverre , Neb. , air
ship inventor who has a flying ma
chine under construction here , has re
turned to his homo. Mr. Smith expects -
pects to return to Norfolk tomorrow
to resume the work on his machine ,
which is being delayed because mate
rial , which has been ordered in the
east , is slow in arriving here.
At a meeting of the E. O. D. club of
the high school the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year :
Fred Peters , president ; Gerald Staf
ford , vice president ; John Lynde , sec
retary ; Frank Fox , treasurer ; Glenn
Brlggs , assistant secretary and treas
urer ; Romie Kelcher , chaplain ; Har
old Morrison , porter ; Harold Lucas ,
janitor and custodian. After the elec
tion of officers light refreshments
were served.
Asa K. Leonard , who has been
spending a few days at the Dr. Myers
ranch , near Butte , In company with
his l wife , has returned and reports a
fine outing. Mr. Leonard says the
ranch is an ideal place. The house ,
which is about completed , is located
on the north end of the ranch , the
south side of the ranch is boifnded by
the t Niobrara river , and a fine sloping
land l from the river to the house
makes a beautiful farm.
Officers of the Norfolk fire department -
mont mot at the city hall last night
and the department's books were amit
ited. Herman Winter , treasurer of
the state firemen's association , declared -
clared that Norfolk Is the only city
where firemen have made money on
firemen's tournaments. Nearly every I
town which has been holding tournaments - r
ments , Mr. Winter says , has lost money - f
ey , The state association allows the r
city holding a tournament about $200.
It costs nearly $500 to hold a fire (
men's tournament.
Frank Felger , who was badly burned
about tbo face and body , when a large
vessel containing carbolic acid fell
from a shelf and was spilled over him ,
Is back at work and no bad effects
from the dangerous acid are felt by
him. Immediately after the acid had
been spilled over him alcohol was
poured over Felger's face , which Is
what saved him from being marked
for life. Not a mark or burn is left on
Folger's face , who now is thanking
himself for being about the luckiest
man in the city. Harry Hartford's
quick wit in dashing alcohol over the
burned face , saved the day.
HURON ENGINEER KILLED.
Two Freight Trains on the Northwest
ern Collide Head-On.
Huron , S. 1) . , Dec. 8. Two freight
trains on the Chicago and Northwest
ern collided west of Volga and Engi
neer Coldri'ii of the westbound train
was Itlllod. Both ongluoH and mn'oriil
i-ars wuro wrecked. The dead engi
neer resided In Huron and had a wlfo
and three children , llo WIIH a well
known Odd Follow , member of the
Eagle lodge and Brotherhood of Ix > eo-
motive EiiKlnoorH. Assistant Superin
tendent Stowurt waw on Coldron'a
train and pormnmlly superintended the
clearing of the wreck.
BURGLARS RUN DOWN.
Two Men Who Raid Store In Dakota
Are Captured After a Chase.
Mllbank. S. D. , Due. S.--Burglars
broke Into the store of A. A. Anderson
at Labolt. An alarm was given and a
posse of mon pursued the burglars
west to Troy , fifteen miles. The place
where they took refuge was surrounded -
ed by the members of the pease and
then they telephoned to Sheriff Cross
of tills city , wito went to Troy during
the night. The posse remained on
guard until the sheriff arrived and ar
rested the mon. A full kit of burglars'
tools was found In their possession.
WED YOUNG AND ONLY ONCE.
Live Quietly and Rear Children , Mrs.
Frank Leslie Tells Girls.
New York , Dec. 8. Mrs. Frank
Leslie , Baroness do BIIZUH , has some
thoughts quite her own.
"What would you do If wo c'oTihT'bo1-
gin all over again ? "
"I would marry at 19 and have chil
dren. I am qulto sure I would live a
quiet life. "
"Do you advise all girls to do that ? "
"All without exception. "
' And then get divorced when the
time romes ? "
"I do not believe in divorces at nil
except perhaps when a man Is a hope
less drunkard a drunkard is much
worse than a murderer. "
This remarkable woman believes
she has a very good excuse for mak
ing this distinction. She referred to
the time of Frank Leslie's death
when she had nothing except inexper
ience and a $300,000 debt In his pub
lications to wipe away.
She went to live In Ninth street
near 1 Fifth avenue in a room with
out a carpet. She lived In an attic ,
to t be exact , and worked all day and
looked 1 after eighteen lawsuits. She
kept at it until she restored the Frank
Leslie magazine to good favor and
now she has an income of $100,000 a
yuar.
AMERICA TO SEE GYROSCOPE.
Germans Will Send Machine Across
to Interest Capital.
Berlin , Dec. 8. With a vfuw of en
listing American interest and support
In the German gyroscope and mono
rail system , as opposed to the Bron-
nan English system. August Schorl ,
the multimillionaire proprietor of a
Berlin daily newspaper , has arranged
to send the German invention on a
long exhibition tour throughout the
United States.
MARTIN WON'T SERVE.
Dakotan Quits His Place on Lands
Committee.
Washington , Dec. 8. Representa
tive Martin of South Dakota has ten
dered Speaker Cannon his resignation
as a member of the public lands com
mittee. Mr. Martin feels the speaker
did not give him proper consideration
in the assignment on the committee.
When Martin was In congress before
la- was a member of the public lands
Loni'iiittco , ranking next to Momloll
of Wyoming , whom the speaker re
cently made its chairman on his re
turn to congress , succeeding Colonel
Parker , after having been out only ono
session , Martin asked to be restored
to this place on the public lands com
mittee. The speaker Is sail to have
Intimated this was possible to do ! n
view of the peculiar situation , Marttn
not having been OH * an entire con
gress. Accordingly , when Mondoll
was made chairman of the committee
Martin thought he would rcsumo his
rank next to the Wyoming member
and thus be second on the committee
Speaker Cannon , however , surprised
Martin by putting him down to eighth
place , advancing ahead of him such
men as Parsons of Now York city , who
Is said not to know any more about
j public lands than Martin does about
the Bowery. Martin had Informed
Cannon he desired his old place on
the committee next to Mondell or did
not want It all all. Ho also expressed
n hope for a place on the committee
on interstate and foreign commerce ,
owing to his activity In such legisla
tion , but the speaker evidently gave
this suggestion no more consideration
than he did Martin's request for the
ranking place on the public lands com
mittee.
Just why Speaker Cannon chose to
Ignore Mr. Martin's desires for com
mittee assignments is not known , but
friends of the South Dako'ta congress
man believe they see some connection
between the speaker's action and the
act that Martin made a severe criti
cism of the cotton tariff schedules at
the last session.
Martin sought to get the president
to demand a reduction of the cotton
rates , and his activity in this regard is
said to have , aroused the ire of the
Cannon-Aldrlch leaders In congress.
Soon after , at any rate , the speaker
announced his committee appointments -
ments , which were sotnowbat dlsap-
pointing to Mr. Martin , and caused
his resignation from the public lands
committee. Mr. Martin has been
counted on as ono of the strong stal
warts of the house , and there Is much
Interest In his future attitude toward
Cannon. ' '