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    TUB NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOURNAL , FRIDAY , DECEMBER 24 , 100 ! ) , 1 il
1 SOCIETY
Pleasurea f the Week.
Friday was the last dny of Hcliool
fit Norfolk until January 3 when the
tcrn-her again takes up her rulu and
Btudlcs again begin , About twenty
Korfollf teachers loft the city for tholr
Siomo.a \ \ ) otlior places , where they will
ajKsnd tlin yulotldo with relatives nnd
friends. Miss Amy Leo I'alno , prin
cipal of the hlRh school , has gone to
Bjer lioino nt Fayotto , In. , where she
will visit roliitlvcfl ; Miss Marguerite
Jtamtmrt wont to Falrbury ; Miss Ma-
mlo Ellis. Mlaa Nolllo Adn I'utnoy ,
and MlHfl lluhy Hnrnoboy 1mvo gene
to their homes nt Lincoln ; Mlaa Al-
iphlna Peterson wont to her homo nt
Wutit Point ; Mrs. Arblo Mondonlmll
wonl , to her homo nt Cnsoy , In. ; Miss
Ncttfo Cownn IB visiting frlonds nt
au-I > iiilH , Mo , ; Mlsa Ponrl Sowoll KOOS
< ti > her hoirio nt Wnyno ; Mlsa Ella Mny
Elliott wont to her homo nt Madison ;
ailan Mnbol lloon wont to Plorro nour
which plnco nho will visit friends who
are holding down n claim. Among the
othcr tonchora who expect to go homo
for the holidays nro : Miss Evn Sur-
fcer , Wntorbury , Nob. ; Miss Uoso Shon-
fta , Schuylor ; Miss Mno Alexander ,
Wcston , Nob. ; Miss Elln Durko. Bns-
ott ; Miss Florence Pnrkor , Konrnoy ;
3Mr n Edwtnn Jlnird , Powell , Wyo. ;
Jkllflfl Lone Chnppoll , Qrnnd Island ;
Miss Mnrguorlto Waldorf , West Point.
The following teachers will spend the
Jiolldiiys nnd the vncntlon nt homo :
Misses Ethel Long , Jonnlo Mills , Laura
Durlnnd , Carrie Brush , Anna Johnson ,
Norn Points , Harriet Mather , Mno Mul
len , Gcorgln Austin , Reese Solomon.
Miss Nonn O'Drlon gave a slumber
party Friday evening In honor of Miss
Xorettn Dohorty. A flvo-courso din
ner wns served after which an enter
tainment wns given by the young
ladles. Miss Doherty has made many
acquaintances during her stay In Nor
folk nnd Is favorably known horo.
She goes to her homo nt Sioux City In
a , few days to spend the winter.
A largo number of friends of Miss
Hattlo Rnasch surprised her at her
fiomo Inst Friday. The party wns In
the nature of n farewell party to
* CvIiss Rnnsch who goes to Jordan , S.
JD. , where she will 'winter with her
sister , Mlsa Agnes Rnasch , who Is
{ holding down n claim four miles from
fthnt town.
Mrs. W. it Bucholz nnd two sons ,
will come up from Omaha on Wednes
< day to spend Chrlsmas In the homo of
Bier parents , Mr. and Mrs. N. A. Rain-
6olt. Mr. Bucholz will como up Fri
day. Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Ralnbolt
and sons will also come up from Oma-
Sha on Friday.
Mrs. N. A. Huso wns hostess to
fche Bridge club nt n 1 o'clock luncheon
on Friday. The honors went to Mrs.
< C. B. Burnhnm , Mrs. D. > Mnthewson
nnd Mrs. S. M. Braden. Mrs. N. A.
Ralnbolt nnd Mrs. D. Mnthowson were
guests of the club.
Mrs. Harry Oldflold gave n dinner
Thursday evening In honor of Miss
JLoretta Doherty who goes to her homo
at Sioux City in n few days. A four-
course dinner wns served , covers be
ing laid for eight young ladles.
Miss Hazel Bryant with a largo
number of friends surprised her moth
er Monday evening. The surprise par
ty wns in the nature of a celebra
tion of Mrs. Bryant's birthday.
August Bertram and Frank Klawonn
celebrated their birthday together
Saturday , nine miles south of Nor
folk. About 100 guests were present.
A. largo dinner wns served , followed by
a dance.
The ladles of the Methodist church
gave an oyster supper In the church
parlors on Thursday evening. A nice
nttlo sum wns added to the treasury.
An entertainment was given In the
school taught by Miss Hnttle Adams ,
Sunnybrook , Thursday night.
'The "Ladles " guild of Trinity church
met with Mrs. J. L. Lyndo on Thurs
day afternoon.
Personal.
rMr. nna Mrs. S. M. Braden expect
tto go to Chicago on Sunday. Mrs.
/ Bradenwill go on to Mason City. la. ,
fen Monday to spend Christmas. Mr.
pBraden will 3oln her there on Friday.
'Mr. nnd Mrs. C. II. Reynolds and
( "children expect to go to Omaha on
Monday to spend a couple of days.
Mr , nnd Mrs. G. D. Butterfleld have
left Portland and gene down to River-
'side , Calif. , whore they will stny a
short time and then reach homo to
.spend Christmas.
'Mrs. S. G. Mayor and children will
, Ko to Lincoln on Monday to spend the
< fiolldnys. Mr. Mayor will join them
tllie last of the week.
P. TI. Salter nnd son George
'returned Thursday from n ten days'
visit with Mr. nnd Mrs. William But
terfleld In Denver.
Ulrs. John Morrison returned to her
Siome In Omaha on Thursday after a
ahort visit In the homo of her brother ,
C. L. Williams.
Wells-Wilde.
Word was received In Norfolk yes
terday of the marriage at Seattle last
Saturday of Miss Martha Wilde , eld-
cat daughter of Carl Wilde of Norfolk ,
to C. II. Wells of Seattle. Mr.and ,
Mrs. Wells will make their homo In
Seattle. Miss Wilde lived In Norfolk
etntll about five years ago when she
-went to Seattle.
Coming Events.
The Ladies guild of Trinity church
are planning to give an entertainment
In the Auditorium on Friday evening ,
January 7. "A Dny In the Union Sta-
tlon" will bo prcsontcd. The Indies
hope that Norfolk people will all bo
anxious to sco how It would seem to
hnvo n union station oven for one
day. Forty-live people will bo In the
cant , nnd the evening promises to bo'
nn Interesting one.
Wayne Normal Notes.
The Misses Carroll , Van Conott nnd
Robertson , nnd Mrs. Pile wore Sioux
City visitors Saturday.
The advanced class In elocution gave
n public entertainment In the chapel
Thursday evening tinder the direction
of the head of that department , Miss
Margaret Carroll.
Harry Shorlmhn , who | ma boon such
n faithful student , has certainly turn
ed out Bonio line work ill the manual
training department. Harry for years
wns a sufferer and not able to bo In
school. However , pluck aiid Industry
hnvo tnado up for this brenk rind ho
Is now able to take his place with the
most favored not only In the manual
training but In otlior work.
The now term will open January
3. Reservations nro being made for
rooms nnd the Indications nro that the
attendance will bo as largo as It was
a year ago.
The Y. W. C. A. girls hold a profit
able bazaar last Saturday evening.
The not receipts wore over $85. This
association will send Miss Robertson
to Rochester , N. Y. , as a delegate to
the International conference which Is
hold riundriennlally. The Y. M. C.
A. will send Mr. Chlnn ns their re
presentative.
Professor tfemp of the public
schools was on the hill Saturday to
watch the boys at tholr manual trainIng -
Ing work. Mrs. Pile deserves much
credit for having made It possible that
this could bo arranged for the boys.
Miss Klngsbury spent Friday after
noon nnd Saturday in Wakofleld. The
public schools were having an exhi
bition of the Turner pictures and Miss
Klngsbury was there with her talk
on are and artists. Miss Klngsbury had
charge of nn art exhibit at ono of the
national expositions and that supple
mented by a year and a half In Europe
makes It worth while to hear hor.
While In Wnkoflold she was the guest
of Mrs. Hnskoll.
On Tuesday of last week Professor
Iluntemer gave a talk on pottery be
fore the Acme club and again on Fri
day before the high school. On Sat
urday of this week ho will speak to
the students at the college. The pot
tery on exhibition was loaned to the
art depnrtment of the federation. Mrs.
Wilson nnd Mrs. Pile while In Lincoln
nt the stnto federation made arrange
ments for It to bo sent to Wayne.
It Is a fine collection and certainly has
done Its part In Wayne.
County Seat News.
Madison , Nob. , Dec. 18. Special to
The News : S. R. McFarlnnd , county
clerk-elect , attended the state meeting
of county clerks at Fremont Tuesday
and Wednesday of this week. The
county commissioners' state meeting
met at Fremont at the same time ,
Commissioners Burr Taft of Norfolk
and Henry Sunderman of Madison be
ing present.
R. E. Strunk of York has purchased
the restaurant business operated by
Clarence Harper of this city , and will
take possession Monday.
Hosklns.
R. M. Waddell , his wife and little
son , of Phillip , S. D. , were here visit
ing relatives this week.
William Moratz and Ben Ruhlow
are working with the railroad bridge
gang.
Mrs. O. Garwood of Wlnsldo , Is vis
iting here.
Ono of Andrew Colander's little
daughters is quite sick with appeudl-
cltis.
cltis.Miss
Miss Blessing of Coburn Junction
visited at her brother-in-law's , B. E.
Crouch , over Sunday.
School will close December 24 for
a two weeks vacation.
The following were stock shippers i
from here this week : R. Kaun , cat-
jtle ; Charles Chapman , cattle ; Eric
Staun , cattle ; H. Welch , cattle ; M.
Benedict , cattle ; F. C. Schroeder , cat
tle ; William Behmer and Gus Schroed
er , hogs.
D. S. Lord spent Sunday with his
family at Randolph. -f
Atkinson.
The Utllo Dulcl club gave n Dickens
party at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Goodell Friday night. The
members were costumed to represent
some famous character In Dickens'
writings , nnd acted the part during
the evening.
Mrs. Mnbello H. Corbett spent the
week In Omaha attending an execu
tive meeting of the stnto board of the
federation. The program given for
the club women by the management of
the corn show at the Auditorium was
greatly enjoyed.
NEBRASKA TEACHER SUICIDES.
Principal of Hlah School of Sterling ,
Neb. , Shoots Himself.
Tecumseh , Neb. , Dec. 18. J. A. Dim-
mlck , principal of thn high school of
Sterling , this county , killed himself by
shooting. Ills wife nnd child were In
nn adjoining room at the timeho took
his life. Professor Dlmmlck was high
ly regarded , nnd his net was a great
shock to people who know him. Ho
had been despondent since his name
had been mentioned with the case of
Miss Lora Neff , who had accused her
father , Dr. Noff , of misconduct. The
case was to have been hoard next
week In court. Miss Neff had , how
ever , made affidavit exonerating Pro
fessor Dlmmlck.
Men are too willing to go to law ,
Remember that when a lawyer advisee
you to go to law , it Is not his funeral
The Americans In Derlln.
The following Interesting letter from
Mac Harding , formerly of Norfolk nnd
now studying In Berlin , having won a
scholarship at Yale last spring , when
ho graduated. The letter wns written
to his grandmother , Mrs. M. A. Mac-
Mlllnn of Norfolk :
! ' Berlin , Germany , Doc. 3. The
American colony a sort of a for
lorn band of oxpatrlots huddled to
gether hero In Berlin , gave a Thanksgiving -
giving dinner last Thursday evening
nnd ns the dinner came at 8 o'clock
hero It coincided exactly with the
2 o'clock dinner which the people In
the old NOW England stnto nt homo
were eating. And when wo consider
1 that wo wore eating an American
Thanksgiving dinner In Germany , thnt
we were eating the turkey and cran
berry sauce but alasl no mince pie
that wo wore used to on Thanksgiv
ing day , ono must admit thnt wo were
m'nklng qulto an effort to preserve ,
our idonls In n foreign land. Of course
Turkey isn't our ideal , nnd the birds
of thnt name would make poor patterns -
terns of virtue , but Thnnksglvlng dny
Is ono of our Ideal days , as President
Wheeler pointed out In his speech
nt the end of the bnnquet n speech
thnt touched on our best traditions
at home nnd thnt breathed the spirit
thnt comes from the west. For ns
he snld , "Tho people In the onst nro
kept pretty busy assimilating tbo real
Americanism that comes only from I
west of the Missouri river. " I was' '
glad ho said the Missouri river for ,
that shuts out Iowa , where the ardent j
patriots are busy making a special sot
of Ideals thnt they wnnt to pnlm off
ns national.
The Germans , too , hnvo a Thanks
giving day , or which translated liter
ally means the Thnnksglvlng festival
for n bounteous hnrvest. But It Is
scnrcoly so great nn occnslon ns with
with us. For It Is only ono of the
religious festival days and comes on
Sunday In the early part of October
or latter part of September. One' '
scarcely knows that It has como nnd
gone , unless one happens to go to |
church on that particular Sunday and
that means that a very small percent
age of the German people think of It.
Whether our Thanksgiving day has
any more religious significance to
most people Is perhaps a question ,
but It must have Indirectly a far bet
ter effect than the German day of
thanksgiving.
The German Sandwich.
There were some three or four
hundred Americans present at the banquet - ,
quet which is , however , a very small
percentage of the six or seven thous- j
and Americans who are here in Berlin I
this winter. But one could have told' '
It was nn American crowd nt a glance , I
for the women present were all well
dressed and handsome nnd that In I
itself tells a story. And then , too , the
fact that none of the men brought
sandwiches , of black bread and cheese
to eat between the dances was another
Indication that it wns not a German
assemblage. If I only had Mark
Twain's pen I could write a book on
the German sandwich that would make
a record. For It Is worth a year's
study In Itself. It Is omnipresent.
One stands in the lobby of a fash
ionable theatre between the acts. A
well dressed woman comes out , feels
in the pocket in her skirt that all
German women have , and produces
a nice fat sandwich with a piece of
ham laid carefully between two thick
ly buttered pieces of black bread. One
looks up to the stage box between
the acts and there one sees a gentle
man in evening dress quietly munch
ing a sandwich. One gets Into a street
car and finds that nearly everyone
In the car is busily munching a sand
wich. The great lobby of the Royal
library Is filled from enrly morning
until closing time at night with a mob
of prominent students munching sand
wiches. The lady at the check stand
hands you your number with one hand
and puts part of a sandwich In her
mouth with the other. The pretty ( ? )
coeds cram their sandwiches as they
rush eagerly from recitation to recita
tion , perhaps finishing the work during
a lecture. I have yet to see a professor
ser eat a sandwich during a lecture ,
but Imagine that It will occur In the
near future. But then It is far better !
,
to bring your sandwich from home {
than to be an American and prefer i
starving. For an American would be |
too proud to eat a sandwich in pub
lic , and would either spend the money
he didn't have or go without entirely.
Three Million Population.
To a German the American colony
In Berlin Is very large for the popu-
latlon of Berlin Is far from cosmo
politan. In 1907 the city had some
thing over two million and of these
only about 125,000 were foreignois of
whom 80,000 were Poles. When ono
compares that city with Chicago
about the some size one sees at once
the difference between n European
and an American city. For Chicago
has six or seven hundred thousand
Germans. Berlin Is a German city
exclusively , with n German popula
tion and German ways , far more pro
vincial in some ways than Now York.
But Berlin is a now city and In that
way resembles an American city. For i
In 1870 Berlin with her suburbs had
only 800,000 people and today with her
suburbs she has three and a half
million. And when ono speaks of
Berlin and her suburbs as separate
cities ono is creating a false Impres
sion. Berlin's suburbs are so close
ly built Into the city that ono side
of a paved street Is Charlottenburg
and the other side Wllmersdorf ,
while the street Itself at ono end
Is Berlin , In many places ono
part of a house stands in the suburb
and the other In the city proper
which leads to many amusing com
plications In police jurisdiction , taxIng -
Ing and administration. Berlin and
Charlottenburg are far more closely al
lied than Norfolk Is with the Junction ,
nnd one need never hosltnto to sny
that Berlin today has three and one-
half million Inhabitants. And of those
six thousand nre Americans , Thnt
doesn't sound like n very large per
centage , does It ? Most of them are
here to study music , for the Impression
has gotten out that Berlin is the place
to study music and ono can live here
for nothing. The last of these ideas
Is decidedly wrong , but the first is
pretty well guarded. For if It is an
advantage to a student to hear
a great deal of music ho can do It
cheaply In Berlin. The opera Is a
long way from being as good as the
opera In Dresden or in New York ,
but the symphony concerts , the piano
concerts , the violin concerts , the
chamber concerts , the oratorios and
organ > rocUals and church concerts and
lledorabends 1 ( vocal concerts ) , crowd
upon ono another so fast that ono Is
bewildered and doesn't know what to
do < and all are good. Poor artists
don't i appear on the concert stage hero
unless they happen to bo Amorlcnns
who wnnt to hnvo the reputation of
having 1 given a concert In Berlin. Those
latter distribute the "comps" with n
lavish hand , rent a hall , give n concert
nnd ; dnslly live down the newspaper
comments , secure ono or two favorable
criticisms from little and unlmport-
ant papers nnd return to America for
n triumphal tour. News travels slowly -
ly , and with the big ocean between
most of it never arrives. i
I'll close this rather disconnected
collection of gossip and garbled fncts
because my paper has run out as well
as my supply of Ideas. That they
run out together mny bo hard to be-
Hove In fnct I hnvo no doubt oven
very favorable critics will bo forced
to conclude that the ideas ran out on
the first pngo.
Mac Harding.
Burke Giant Has Holler.
Burke , S. D. , Doc. 18. Sporting
Editor The News : I see a piece the
Verdigro boys sent In. Well , that's
O. K. for them. Wo called It n draw
and pulled the bets. I split the re
ceipts after two hours and thirty-seven
minutes. I can't see any use wrest-1
ling If they won't give a man n fnll
when he throws his man. I didn't
quit nnd had no notion of doing so.
I am ready to go him again but nobody - ,
body but a Verdlgre man can get n
fnll on a man there. Let them answer
for the above.
II. Tnylor ( Burke Giant. )
A Matter of Geography.
Burke Gazette : There was no
wrestling match In Burke Tuesday
evening for the reason that Mr. Mason
phoned to Tnylor thnt ho had got hurt
nnd couldn't come. Well , getting hurt
over there instead of here saved him
some railroad fare nt lenst , nnd Tnylor
Is still middle weight champion of
South Dakota.
A Prophet ? . Guess Yes.
Burke Gazette : Over six months
ago the Gnzetto predicted thnt the
railroad would not strike any of the
towns now established In Trlpp coun
ty except Colome. Also that It would
go north of Lamro nnd south of Wit-
ten. It seems that the Gazette is
some prophet. The Western Townslte
company of Dallas secured from the
railroad townsite rights In Trlpp coun
ty , and three new towns have been
platted , all of them on the railroad
right of way. Winner ( which name is
significant ) is about two miles north
east of Lamro. This town is bound
to be a hummer and the county seat
of Tripp county. It Is reported that
most of the business men of Lamro
take a sensible view of the situation
and are getting ready to move to j
Winner. They realize that while there
Is sometimes some personal satisfac
tion in a bull-headed fight against
long odds , It does not pay. Lamro has
been built to goodly proportions , and
no one will deny that If the people
of that town cared to be stubborn
about It they could maintain a town
there for a long time. But what's the
use ? Eventually Winner would kill
them off ; and so they will move to
Winner , and with their help that town
will get a quick start and will sur
pass all records for fast and substan- .
tlal growth , for Investors will know j
that It Is permanent.
Doesn't Know the Old Town.
"I don't know the town. I find a
few old landmarks , but I can't place
them. Norfolk has grown remarkably
In eleven years. "
George A. Latlmer , formerly a Nor
folk attorney but now practicing law
In Spokane , has not been here In
eleven years and he finds a great
many changes. He says he knows
none of the people he meets on the
street , save now and then an old-timer ,
and ho can't place the buildings that
he finds.
"I had a hard time trying to make
out The News office , " ho said. "The
Auditorium , next door , wasn't here
when I left Norfolk. "
The federal building has been built
since then , ns have a number of other
big buildings.
"I find the residence district par
ticularly changed,1' ' Mr. Latlmer said.
"Its' full of "timber , and when I left
It was bare. I find a house on every
lot and have no Idea who lives whore. "
Mr. Latimer was In partnership at
Spokane for a time with A. E. Barnes , |
formerly of Ponca and a brother of
Supreme Judge J. B. Barnes of Nor
folk. For the past three years , how-
ever , he has been a member of the
firm of Plummer & Latlmer.
Mr. Latlmor stopped In Norfolk to
visit with Mrs. Latimer's mother , Mrs.
Mary Davenport , and other relatives.
Ho leaves tomorrow for home , going
by way of Sioux City.
LOVE SOFTENS HIS HEART.
Aged and Wealthy Callfornian For
gives His Erring Young Wife.
Now York , Dec. 18. "Not If she
crawls to mo on her hands and knees
will I take her back , " John Wright
Hunt , the wealthy Los Angeles hotel
proprietor , said after returning from
Europe last June , after his wife had
eloped with a Russian who styled him
self Prince Tchernladloff.
"Sho was a dear , sweet girl before
she met that man nnd I hnvo the full
est confidence In her still , " John
Wright Hunt said two weeks ago after
ho had called on his wife at her rooms
In the Hotel Prince George.
"Nothing to say , " Mr. and Mrs. John
Wright Hunt declared when they dls-
appeared from their hotels Saturday
and drove in separate carriages to the
station to take a train for the west.
For they didn't want anybody to know
of their reconciliation.
Since Mrs. Hunt's return from Eu
rope November 28 she had been at the
Prince George until Saturday. Her
husband was at another hotel. Mrs.
Hunt ] repeatedly denied that she had
eloped i In Paris with the prince and
her 1 husband repeatedly dcclarod thnt
ho 1 never desired to see her again. Hut
BOOH i a message wns cnrrlcd between
the | hotels , and he called on her at the
Prince ] George.
Obviously Mr. Hunt had decided to
forgot i or cmlcol his belief that his wife
left | him nt the dinner table In n fash
ionable | Paris hotel last June and thnt
when ho wont to her room ho found
n j note pinned to the pillow saying that
she i had lied to ho free , The story of
the j $50,000 worth of jewels which the
prince had Induced her to carry nwny
and of her huaband's pursuit and re
covery ! of the gems Is now a closed
book ' between them.
Mr. Hunt Is 71 years old nnd his
wife ' 29. They were married eight
years ; ago , when she was known ns ono
of i the most beautiful glrla In Detroit.
When , after the prince had fled from
his ; fnlr companion In Pnrls she hur
ried buck to Now York. She planned
to go homo to Detroit , but the grow
ing probnblllty of n reconciliation with
her husband evidently held her In
Now York. '
CANTONWINE IS GUILTY.
Former Armour Merchant Convicted
of Perjury on All Counts.
Sioux Falls , S. D. , Dec. 18. The jury
in the case of J. C. Cantonwino , on
trial for several days on an Indict
ment charging him with perjury , after
being out only a few hours returned
n verdict of guilty on all counts In the
Indictment against him.
Cantonwino formerly was n promi
nent merchant of Armour , being rated
ns worth $150,000 , nnd on the morning
of September 18 , 1908 , crented n grent
sensation by declaring thnt the safe
In his store had been robbed the night
before of $35,300 In cash.
For some time before the date of the
alleged robbery his financial condition
was known to have been Impaired.
Following the alleged robbery his cred
itors , who had aggregate claims of
about $05,000 against him , Instituted
Involuntary bankruptcy proceedings
agnlnst him. On the day required by
him to make an answer ho filed a pe
tition in voluntary bankruptcy.
The Indictment against him alleged
that in addition to making a perjured
statement to the trustee in bankrupt
cy relative to his Financial condition ,
he concealed the $35,300 which was
alleged to have been stolen , in addi
tion to other cash and property , with
Intent to defraud his creditors.
Cold at West Point.
West Point , Dec. 18. Special to The
News : The severe winter weather
prevalent to the last three weeks
still continues to the almost total
stoppage of corn husking , and other
farm work. One snow storm succeeds
another with very little prospect of
a change. Street thermometers regis
tered 12 degrees below zero yester
day morning.
The following officers of the local
lodge of the Modern Woodmen of
America have been elected for the
ensuing year : J. H. Redebach , coun
cil ; Frank Miller , advisor ; August
Hanft , clerk ; B. C. Herman , banker ;
H. S. Radler , escort ; William Whltta-
ker , watchman ; Fred Klotu , sentry ;
J. D. Romlg , manager.
William August Ilagt , an inmate of
St. Joseph's Home for the Aged , died
in that Institution on Saturday.
William Breitbarth and Miss Chris
tine Roth were united In marriage by
Rev. William Harms , the pastor of the
German Lutheran church.
Gregory Light Plant Assurred.
Gregory , S. D. , Dec. 18. All of the
$20,000 of the capital stock of a com
pany recently organized at Gregory
for the purpose of establishing and
operating an electric light system here ,
has been sold and it Is now assured
that the plant will be Installed. The
plant will be of sufficient capacity to
also furnish power for factories and
other Institutions needing power.
Newspaper Postage Rates.
Madison Chronicle : President Taft
urges In his message , and with a good
show of reason , that the rates of post
age on magazines and ' periodicals
other than newspapers should be in
creased. The points he makes are
that they are hauled on nn average
of several times as far , and that they
contain a much larger average pro
portion of advertising , The Omnhn
Trade Exhibit believes that newspaper
postage should be doubled and maga
zine and periodical rates still more
greatly Increased. Before Increasing
newspaper rates It would bo well to
cut out franking privilege abuses and
look well to the price paid by the
government for carrying malls , which
President Taft says averages more
than nine cents a pound. Isn't there
a little graft In mall carrying con
tracts ? They far exceed average ex
press rates , which are exorbitant.
Northwest Deaths.
Dan Kerr died at Plerpe.
Mrs. J. A. Fry died at Long Pino.
Mrs. N. P. Nelson died at Hooper.
Mrs. Samuel Eymann died at Oak-
dale.
dale.Henry
Henry , Gottlieb Wolff died at Win-
side.
Cream Famine Shuts Creamery.
The Norfolk creamery has been
forced to cease operation and close
their plant on account of the lack
of cream. J. L. Kudrlo says cream
eries all over the country have censed
churning , Including the creamery at
O'Neill , Plalnvlew and West Point.
The Norfolk plant , however , accord
Ing to Mr. Kudrlo will resume opera
lions' about May 1 , when It Is expect
ed enough cream can be purchased
to keep the creamery busy.
Miss Loretta Doherty who has been
bookkeeper at the creamery returns
to her home in Sioux City in a few
days.
Bright and Steady /
Lamp
3
A bright and steady light dcpctuli upon the
construction of the lamp.
C The best skill has put forth its best effort In
\ perfecting the Rayo Lamp.
As the air is fed to the flame so does the light
burn.t The easy-flowing current of air through
the air-tube , of the Rayo Lamp secures a uniform
light , with never a flicker or flare.
The ideal family lamp. Made of brass through
out and beautifully nickeled.
The Rayo is a low-priced lamp , but you cannot
get n better lamp at any price.
Once a Rayo user , always ono
Krtry Dealer Everywhere. II Not at Yours , Write ( of
Descriptive Clrculftr to the Nearest Agency ot tlie
STANDARD OIL COMPANY
( Incorporated )
Down to 16 Below Zero ,
The cold wave got colder. It was
1C degrees below zero In Norfolk Satin -
in day morning.
That wns 2 degrees warmer than
the coldest night of the winter thus
far. The weather man says ic'll warm
up.
There was but slight wind from the
northwest.
The day's average was 5 below.
The highest point was 7 above.
Six Below at Lincoln.
Lincoln , Dec. 18. The temperature
dropped Saturday morning to 6 de
grees below zero at 8 o'clock , accord
ing to local weather bureau observa
tions.
Mercury Drops at Niobrara.
Niobrara , Nob. , Dec. 18. Special to
The News : The mercury fell to 32
degrees in twenty-four hours , dropping
from 30 above zero Thursdny to 2
below zero Friday nt 8 in. m.
Omnhn , , Dec. IS. Six degrees below
zero waa imported by the weather
bureau nt 8 o'clock this morning.
Norfolk Masons Plan Building.
A Masonic temple is planned for
Norfolk. The two lots at the south
west corner of the intersection of Mnd-
ison avenue and Fourth street , diag
onally across from the postofllce , have
been purchased by Mosaic lodge No.
55 , A. F. & A. M. , for the purpose of
erecting a building In the not distant
future.
The lots , 44x90 feet In dimension ,
have just been bargained for at $2,750.
The building , while It Is not yet defin
itely settled , is likely to be three sto
ries high , it is said , with the lower
floor for business rooms , the second
floor for ofllces and the third floor for
lodge purposes.
This will make a sightly corner of
the Fourth street and Mndison nvenue
intersection , with the $100,000 federal
building on ono corner , the $25,000 Y.
M. C. A. building on another and the
Masonic building on a third.
Definite plans have not yet been
adopted , nor is It known just when
the building may be erected.
SATURDAY SIFTINGS.
Ira M. Hamilton was at Battle
Creek.
Louis Smith of Long Pine was here
on business.
Will Schultz went to Berlin , Canada ,
for Christmas.
W. C. Welstrand of Wakefield was
hero on business.
Robert From of Pllger was In the
city calling on friends.
Eugene Cook of Lamro , S. D. , was
In the city on business.
Burt Weston and Robert Louis ot
Pierce were In the city on business.
Mr. and Mrs. August Zlomer of Hos
klns were In the city calling on friends.
August Dlgnan has sone to Clinton ,
la. , to spend Christmas with his
brother.
Miss Erna Wilde has returned from
Pierce to spend the holidays with her
relatives.
R. B. Hall , who has been traveling
In the Black Hills , has como homo to
spend the Christmas holidays.
Miss Inez Vlele , who has charge of
a school at Niobrara , Is hero to spend
the holidays with her parents , Mr. and
Mrs. A. H. Viele.
Miss Vorna Coryell left Lincoln for
Belvidere , Neb. , where she will attend
the wedding of her cousin , Miss Wini
fred Hanson , which occurs the 22nd
of December , after which Miss Coryell
will return to Norfolk for her Christ
mas vacation.
Miss Lillian Degner and her school
mate , Miss Ellis Plalsted of Brecken-
ridge , Minn. , who has been hero visitIng -
Ing with the Albert Degner family ,
have gone to Sioux City to visit school
friends. Miss Plalsted goes homo
from Sioux City and Miss Degner will
return here.
Born , to Mr. and Mrs. George M.
Farley , a son.
Born , to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Os-
tendorf , a son.
Born , to Mr. and Mrs. Emll Prlbo-
now , a daughter.
The Ben Hur lodge will have a meetIng -
Ing Monday night , the 20th , for elec
tion of ofilcors.
Ice skating Is reported very good
at Klug's lake. Preparations are be
ing made by a largo number of the
young folks to do some stunts on the
Ice Sunday.
Constable-elect Flnkhouso was on
his first "Job" Friday afternoon , serv
ing papers on an out-of-town man who
was getting ready to leave the city.
Mr. Flnkhouso was filling Constable
Flynn's place during the absence of
that officer.
Nlghtwatchman Livingstone of the
Junction declares that Elmer Embody
of Emmett Is mistaken In the allega
tion that he was robbed in the Junc
tion saloon. Livingstone declares Em
body only had n $20 gold plcco nnd not
the sum ho clnlma to hnvc hnd.
Train No. 8 on the Northwestern ,
which loft Norfolk for Omaha at G
o'clock last night , was delayed several
hours nt Boomer by ronson of a car
gojng off the track nnd blocking the
main lino. The passenger train , duo
Into Oinalui at 10:30 : , did not roach
Omulm until some time after midnight.
The household goods of M. Grogo-
rinn , who died nt Omnhn some time
ago nnd who bequeathed his savings
to a number of hospitals nt Now York
nnd Omaha , wore sold at public nuc-
tlon Saturday afternoon. Many Nor
folk people who knew Grogorlnn were
surprised nt the number of line books
which made up Mr. Gregorlnn's library.
Postmaster Ilnys Is in receipt of a
communication from Washington nd-
vising him that the bids In the regula
tion screen wagon service of the post
ofllce department must be filed with
the assistant postmaster general by
January 4. No civil service examina
tion is necessary for these positions ,
and a good opportunity is given to
those looking for a government posi
tion , who fear a civil service examina
tion.
tion.The
The school board of the St. Paul
Lutheran bchool met Friday night nnd
decided the school would close for the
Christmas holidays December 24. The
vacation will last two weeks. A Christmas -
mas program , Including n Christmas
tree , will be given by the students on
the evening of December 24. The
Christ Lutheran school will nlso close
next Friday for the same number of
days as the St. Paul church. A tree
nnd an elaborate program has been ar
ranged by Professor Steffen and the
students.
Santa Glaus is receiving quite a
quantity of correspondence from Nor
folk children , who will probably bo dis
appointed if he falls to respond to
their many requests. One of the let
ters addressed to "Mr. Santa Glaus ,
Frldget Zone , " was received nt the
local postofllce. The envelope bore
no stamp. In the letter , written In a
large , childish hand , were the follow
ing words : "Dear Santy : Well , San-
ty , It is near Christmas , so I wil rlto
and tell you that I want large drum
and a big horn. Your friend , " etc.
Uncle Sam ought to install a Santa
Glaus at the dead letter office , local
clerks say.
Rev. August Leutheauser , former
pastor of the Christ Lutheran church
of this city , died suddenly at his homo
at Concord , Neb. , Friday. Ho leaves
a widow and a number of grown-up
children to mourn his loss. The funer
al services will take place at Concord
next Monday. Rov. J. P. Mueller and
probably all of the Lutheran ministers
of the towns surrounding Norfolk will
go to Concord to attend the funeral.
Rev. Mr. Leutheausor came to Norfolk
In 1879 nnd for five years was pastor
of the Christ Lutheran church. Ho
was succeeded by Rov. E. G. Meyer ,
who was succeeded by Rev. J. P. Muel
ler , the present pastor.
How's This ?
We offer One Hundred Dollars reward -
ward for uny case of Catarrh that can
not be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & Co. , Toledo. O.
We , the undersigned , have known P.
J. Cheney for the Inst 15 years , and be
lieve him perfectly honorable In all
business transactions , and llnanclally
able to carry out any obligation made
by his firm. Waldlng , Kinnan & Marvin ,
Wholesale Druggists , Toledo , O.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken Inter
nally , acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Testimonials sent free. Price , 7Gc. per
bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Take Hall's Family Pills for consti
pation.
Hold-up Man at Wymore.
Wymoro. Neb. , Dec. 18. After four
hold-ups In Wymoro last night the
capture of a man suspected of the
work was effected. Ho made his es
cape , however , while an officer waa
taking him to the jail.
The first victim of the hold-up was
O. Crustlfick , a barber , who lost no
money but had a finger badly bitten
in a fight with the bandit. T. O'Hara ,
Burlington auditor , was robbed of $4
by a masked man who put a pistol In
his face while ho was sitting at his
desk in the depot building. Mike
Aronc , a machinist , was roubed near
the coal chutes. Two men did the
job but got only 35 cents.
A little later a section man was as
saulted by two men when ho refused
to glvo up his money. Ho was In bed
in a bunk car at the time.
At 8:45 : Officer Schlanken arrested
"Blsh" Polak , an old offender who has
served timeIn the county Jail and
pen , and who answered to the descrip
tion of the hold-up man given by
O'Hara and Aronea. Poiak was In a
pool hall and at the door broke from
the officer nnd ran. Three revolver
shots wore tired at him and it la
thought ono took effect In the arm.
Polak turned Into tin alley and htui
not boon found.