Nebraska Newspapers

    THE NORFOLK AVKKKL-Y NKWS- JOURNAL , FRIDAY , JANl'ARY 7 , 1010.
MONDAY MENTION.
A. C. Unntft of Wlnsldo was hero.
W. P. Logan returned from Ponca.
\ Frank Jackson of Dallas was In the
city.
city.Mrs.
Mrs. Bessie 1) . Poyton returned from
Omaha.
W. J. Stndolman returned from
Onmlia.
Mr. and Mrs. Johnson of Crolghton
were hero.
Elmer Might returned from Omaha ,
whore ho went to see "The Merry
Widow" opora.
Fred Thlum Is In Omaha on busi
ness.
ness.Mr.
Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Stafford visited
relatives In West Point.
Mlns Violet Oostorllng has gone to
JJattlo Creek to visit with trlends. I
M. J. Sanders , J. W. Wicks and L.j
Ilolln have gene to Lnurol on busi
ness ,
Peter Anderson of Brunswick Is In
the city visiting with the A. G. Nelson
family.
Miss Laura Durland , who has been
visiting at Plalnvlow , has returned to
Norfolk.
Miss Mary Kane and Martin Kane
nro spending a week with relatives at
Wlsnor.
Mrs. W. J. Braasch and children of
Plntto Center are In the city visiting
relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. L. Shannon of Ewlng ,
who are on their wedding tour , are
visiting with the E. D. Perry family
hero for n short time.
Floyd Aniundson returned from
Elk Point , S. D. , where ho spent the
holidays with relatives.
J. S. Buttcrlleld and E. F. Huso returned -
turned from Sioux City , where they
wont to sco "Tho Merry Widow" op
era.
era.J.
J. H. Scrlvon of the Pine Uldgo In
dian agency was In the city enrouto
to his homo at Mitchell.
Hay Estabrook returned to Lincoln
Monday morning to resume his music
al studios at the university.
Mr. and Mrs. II. F. Schiller have re
turned from Central City where they
liad been visiting relatives.
John Davenport , who has been visit
ing with relatives nt Now Matamoras ,
O. , has returned to Norfolk.
S. Temple , who has been hero visit
ing with his daughter , Mrs. C. C. Gow ,
1ms returned to his homo , at Wayne.
Mr. and Mrs. S. G. Mayor and chil
dren returned from Lincoln where
they spent the holidays with relatives.
Miss Clara Wilde returned from
Milwaukee where she had boon spend
ing a two weeks' visit with relatives.
Leonard Ilageland of the Nebraska
university spent a few days here visit
ing with Sam Ersklno and other
friends.
Mr. and Mrs. F. II. Hume , who wore
here visiting with the W. II. KIngsley
family , returned to their homo at
Omaha.
Miss Maude E. Rees has returned
to Crete after spending the holidays
hero with her parents , Mr. and Mrs.
D. Rees.
Emory Phillips , who has been hero
spending the holidays with Adam Phil
lips , has returned to his homo at Sa
lem , S. D.
Mr. and Mrs. Gerry have returned to
their homo at Inman after spending
some time with their daughter , Mrs.
Frank Perry.
Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Walker , form
erly of Norfolk but now of Plaits-
mouth , are hero .visiting with the S.
\ F. Ersklno family.
"Blisses Lena Munsterman , Emma
Schulz and Loulso Schulz returned
from Fremont after spending New
Years day with friends.
Misses Selma and Hattie Claus , who
have been here visiting with the Wil
liam Uecker family , have returned to
their homo at Battle Creek.
Mr. and Mrs. II. B. Rhodes returned
to Sioux City at noon , after spending
the Christmas holidays at the homo of
Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Estabrook.
Mrs. II. C. Ohler and baby of Fair-
bury , J. W. Franco and daughter and
Mrs. D. W. Bodwell of Omaha , who
have been visiting with Mrs. Franco
during the holidays , have returned to
their homes.
William E. Luobcke visited at the
homo of H. Helns last week at Gresh-
nm. Nob. , and Mrs. II. Holns of Gresham -
am , together with her daughter , Mrs.
H. W. Luebcko and two sons of St.
Joseph , returned to Norfolk to visit
with Mrs. Mary Luobcko.
There will be no mooting of the
Wednesday club until further notice.
Paving plans promise to como Infer
for definite discussion at tonight's
city council meeting.
The regular meeting of the Mosaic
lodge , No. 55 , will be held Tuesday
evening at 8 o'clock.
Mrs. Valentino of Boomer Is In the
city nursing her son , Curry Klraball ,
who has been very 111.
The Gorman Lutheran Relief asso
ciation Is holding their annual meet
ing at the city hall. New officers will
be elected.
The adjourned term of the district
court will convene at Madison Tues-1 I
, day. The court will bo in session
probably two days.
Skating was enjoyed on the various
lakes and ponds surrounding Norfolk.
The water has been frozen for a num
ber of weeks and skating at this time
Is nt Its best
Miss Ruth Harding , who was in the
city visiting her grandmother , Mrs. M.
A. MacMlllan , returned to Omaha en-
route to Vassar college. Miss Hard-
Ing sang a beautiful solo at the Con
gregational church Sunday.
William Kurtz of the Lyric theater
denies the rumor that ho Is in any
way connected with the recent pur
chase of the Crystal theater. Ho says
that ono theater is enough for htm to
look after and ho is not Interested In
the Crystal.
The postofflco was crowded to Us
utmost capacity Sunday afternoon with
people waiting for tholr mall , which
was delayed on account of the Omaha
train , which did not arrive until 2:15 :
In the afternoon , The train Is duo
hero at 12:50. :
"For goodness sake take that little
want ad. out of The News , or I will
have to hlro a private secretary to an
swer all the replies I have received
fiom It , " said n local business man
who Inserted n small want ad. In The
Dally News , for a dork.
R. F. Schiller , who has Just return
ed from Central City , says his bro
ther , George E. Schiller has sold the
Schiller hotel of that city , and also
hln old homo. Mr. Schiller has pur
chased the building formerly occupied
by the Farmers Bank at Central City.
Holiday vlsltorn are now returning
to their various homes and soon the
traveling men's namesv will again ap
pear In the hotel registers. A major
ity of the visitors at the Norfolk ho
tels during the past week have been
people going through Norfolk to their
various homos , Including the school
teachers who are now returning from
tholr two weeks' Christmas vacation.
Funeral services over the remains
of Oscar Lloyd NOHOW , Infant son of
Mr. and Mrs. V. A. NOHOW , were
hold Sunday afternoon. Services
were held at the residence at 2 o'clock ,
Rev. Mr. Witt delivering a sermon.
Services at the St. Paul church were
held at 3 o'clock , Martin Wagner giv
ing a sermon In English , after which
the remains were Interred at the St.
Paul cemetery.
Manager Wolcott of the Chicago &
Northwestern eating house at Norfolk
Junction Is trying to locate George
Armstrong , a roustabout at the eating
house , who disappeared yesterday
noon with a $25 express money order.
The money order lay on the desk in
an envelope. It turned up missing.
The empty envelope was found In the
coal shed after the train had gone and
Armstrong had departed.
Miss Mamie Killlan and William Me-
Gehan were married at the homo of
the bride's parents , at Wahoo , Now
Years' day. Miss Killlan is a niece
of A. L. Killlan of Norfolk. Mr. Me-
Gehan Is attached to the government
service at Manila , where the newly
wedded couple will make their future
homo. Among the out-of-town visit
ors at the wedding were Mr. and Mrs.
A. L. Killlan of Norfolk.
The Sons of Herman leased the
Fchwertfegor hall for five years. The
hall has been remodeled and will soon
bo fitted up with a stage where a
"homo talent" play will soon bo given.
A saengerfest , It Is said , will soon bo
organized hero. The Land Wehr Ver-
clii has sub-rented the hall from the
Sons of Herman for ono year. The
Carpenters' union , It Is said , Is also
anxious to use the hall for their meet
ings.
Death of Mrs. A. F. Conery.
Noligh , Neb. , Jan. 3. Special to
The News : Mrs. A. F. Conery , wife
of Dr. Conery , died this morning just
before 10 o'clock , after a prolonged
Illness. During the past several weeks j i
she had suffered intensely. Mrs. Con
ery Is survived by a husband and
daughter , Esther , besides two sisters.
No funeral arrangements have as yet
been made. The family has lived In
Nellgh more than twenty years.
Falls from Hlah Ladder.
Beemer , Nob. , Jan. 3. Special to
The News : Hugo Mueller , furniture
man and undertaker of Boomer , fell .
from a high step-ladder In his store.
Ho was packing away seine Christ
mas goods in a box on a shelf , when
the ladder slipped , throwing him to
the floor and the box falling on him.
His face is badly mashed and his back
'
hurt. Mr. Mueller was able to get to
the next store , when he became uncon
scious. Medical aid was called and
It Is hoped that no serious results will
follow.
John Reifschimder , of the firm of
Stoetzel & Reifschimder ( hardware ) ,
severed his connection with the firm
January 1. Mr. Stoetzel will continue
the business. Mr. Relfschtmder be
comes a knight of the grip. He will
carry the Paxton & Gallagher line of
hardware the coming year.
Falls On Icy Sidewalk.
West Point , Neb. , Jan. 3. Special to
The News : County Supervisor Rich
ard Stafford met with a serious acci
dent at his homo at Bancroft. He was
taken with a severe spell of coughing
and In the paroxysm he lost his bal
ance and fell on an Icy cement side
walk with great force , sustaining a
fracture of the skull. Some hope of
recovery Is held out by attending phy
sicians.
Boston Is Buttermilk Mad.
Boston , Jan , 3. Boston Is drinking
buttermilk to the extent of 10,000
quarts a day. All first class soda
counters , restaurants , hotels and oven
bars , servo buttermilk. One popular
men's lunch establishment In the
downtown district serves forty gallons
lens of buttermilk a day In summer
and nearly as much In winter.
This supply Is secured by a private
dairy on the promises. Every morning
there Is a churning , conducted on the
latest scientific principles. The but
termilk thus secured Is thick and
creamy. The butter Is merely a by
product , and Is used In the kitchen.
Many of the patrons of this place
have forsaken soup and pie luncheons
and have taken up buttermilk. In
fact. "Do you buttermilk ? " Is a standIng -
Ing question In the business section.
"To buttermilk" does not mean nec
essarily to diet , but the man In whom
the doctor observes a disquieting ten
dency to excess adipose tissue nowa
days holds himself In readiness to
got on the buttermilk cart forwlth.
Nonbuttermllkers nro Inclined to
poke fun at Boston's buttermilk leg
ions , but the buttormllkers take them
selves and their buttermilk seriously.
They say some remarkable cures of
serious Ills nro dally being credited
to the use of buttermilk ; that nt first
It was largely looked upon as a most
refreshing beverage , especially during
the summer , but that after Elle Metch-
nlkoff , the great biologist , and ether
scientists not only recommended It
as a health food , but took to drinking
It themselves , things looked different.
j I Physicians- particularly those who
made a specialty of studying the diet
| I began to look Into the matter. As
n result , many of their patrons sufferIng -
' Ing from Indigestion , liver and kidney
troubles were advised to form the
buttermilk habit. The quantity usual
ly depended on the case , but a quart
could always ho easily taken In a day ,
and oftentimes much more. The but
termilk doctors lilso suggested that
their women patients drop Into some
buttermilk depot when In town shopping -
' ping and take n glass of buttermilk
In place of Ice cream soda or similar
drinks , claiming that Its action Is at
once refreshing and Invigorating to a
woman's tired nerves.
Buttermllkers are Mostly Men.
But Boston's buttermilk adherents
are as yet largely men.
I The seasoned buttermllkor takes
several glasses a day , and when ho
goes homo will take as many more be
fore retiring.
| It Is not unusual for a Boston ho
tel , restaurant or drug store to run
short of buttermilk.
In the suburbs there Is a steadily
growing Inurcasc In Its sale , and the
best dairy men have their regular
household customers who take at least
a quart of buttermilk a day and us
ually more.
While the call for buttermilk Is
much larger In the summer , for It sure
ly quenches thirst , the seasoned but-
termllktaker drinks It the year round.
Ono of Boston's buttermilk enthusi
asts Is Dr. N. C. Davis of Dorchester ,
who has this to say regarding butter
milk and the benefit derived from but
termilk drinking :
"Buttermilk Is formed by the action
of certain bacteria , or microbes , which
break up the sugar In milk into the
substance known as lactic acid. The
peculiar taste characteristic to sour
milk Is duo to this lactic acid.
"There aro. however , 150 varieties of
lactic acid bacilli. Therefore , It Is
quite necessary that a great deal of
experimenting should have been done
In order to find the special form that
will give the best buttermilk and beef
of advantage In treating disease. "
Doctor Davis not only advises one
to form the buttermilk habit , but ho
practices what he preaches , having tak
en buttermilk faithfully himself every
day for a year. lie says that while
formerly subject to a severe form of
headache , ho has found a complete
cure by the taking of buttermilk.
Last Blow to the Doubter.
The genuine buttermllker will refer
you to a recent number of the New
York Medical Journal , containing an
article by Haven Emerson , M. D. . In
which he says that the use of butter
milk is based on three distinct pro
perties :
"First , that pathogenic bacteria do
not thrive In a medium that has a
marked degree of lactic acid such as
buttermilk. Second , that the process
of carbohydrate and proteld disinteg
ration occurring in the souring of milk
makes a softer and more digestible
and smaller curd and a resulting food
In a state of partial digestion. Third ,
lactic acid bacteria as they occur In
buttermilk activates peptic secretion
and digestion. It Is useful In the feedIng -
Ing of Invalids or of Infants who are
suffering from a disordered digestive
process. Its use has been proved val
uable in the dietary treatment of pul
monary tuberculosis , and In the modi
fied food for Infants whether these
Infants be well or ill. "
If the doubter be not floored by
these facts ho may be convinced by
the statement that a business man In
Boston and another in Charlestown
claim they have been entirely cured
of Brlght's disease by buttermilk.
In Germany buttermilk is largely
used as a remedy for various diseases.
One eminent physician claims that the
bacteria of diphtheria , typhoid and
tuberculosis perish spontaneously in
buttermilk. Ho also says that but
termilk is ono of the best dietetic rem
edies of gasto-intestinal diseases of
children.
The old way of making buttermilk
In the dairy was to allow milk to sour
before pouring it Into churns. After
churning the butter fat was removed
and that left behind was termed but
termilk.
According to the new method of
making buttermilk , cream which has
lost some of Its former sweetness is
used. This Is pasteurized and placed
In the churn after having been exposed -
posed to a certain temperature. When
It leaves the churn It contains lactic
acid only , all ether microbes having
been destroyed.
Northwest Weddings.
Noligh Leader : The following mar
riage licenses have been issued by the
county judge : Guy E. West of Noligh
and Myrtle Ofe of Oakdale ; Ira O.
Ellenwood and Josephine Alice Wood-
worth of Neligh ; Lowell M. Bickford
and Emma Reutzel of Nellgh ; Martin
M. Tousgaard and Sophia W. Bohnert
of Neligh.
MULDOON PICKS JOHNSON.
Jeffries Has Been Indolent , the Negro
Busy , Argues "Billy. "
New York , Jan. 3. It Jack Johnson
beats Jim Jeffries In that Fourth of
July fight It looks very much as If the
pugilistic championship will remain
with the negro race until Jack gets too
old and feeble to put up his hands.
There doesn't seem to bo a man In
the heavyweight division this day who
looks llko ho will over bo a champion ,
or even a near-one. Just a few days
ago a list of candidates for the crown
was mentioned , but since then the
light of ambition 1ms been dimmed in
two.
two.Jack
Jack Jones , the Mannyouk minor
who came out of obscurity to take up
the white man's burden , fell by the
wayside on Christmas day , when an
other big fellow by the name of Reed
clipped him on the Jaw for the fatal
count. As for Reed , ho Is about as
good as ho over will bo , and ho Is not
claiming anything more.
The other big ono to be toppled over
was California's pet youngster , Walter
Schttlkcn. Ho came out of the ama
teur ranks , where ho had always been
a winner , and went against "Gunboat"
Smith. Ho lasted seven rounds. The
only thing that ho has a chance In In
the future Is the "excuse club. " When
the count was given him and ho recov
ered sulllclently from the shock to bo
able to say something , ho claimed that
a low blow landed on him In the sixth
round and killed his chances.
Now all we have loft Is whatever
Billy Madden has In hiding upon his
farm , and our old friend of Rldgeflehl
Park. N. J. , Jim Stewart , and Joe
Jeannette knew the latter and declared
that ho might bo no mo good some day
If ho will take enough time off the
trolley car ho manages to do some
training.
As the time for the light draws near
er general opinion seems to bo swerv
ing to the side of the hegro man.
When the match between Jeffries and
Johnson was first talked about It wab
"Jeffries will turn that black man
white" with a majority of those who
llko to dope out winners of fights. Now
there Is no such expression used.
Those who pride themselves on their
good record at doping coming events
have asked to be excused from saying
anything.
The moat logical opinion of the prob
able result Is that of Billy Muldoon ,
the man who once trained John L. Sul
livan and who knows as much about
the physique of a man as n physician.
Muldoon's opinion would seem to in
dicate that Jeffries is a forlorn hope.
"An athlete -cannot absent himself
from the ring for so long a period and
then como back as good as he was
when ho left It , especially If he has >
led an Indolent life or a life that has
not had a healthful attachment to It , "
IH the way he talks.
He argues that , although there Is
little difference between the ages of
the men , the negro has the advantage ,
and what Is more In his favor , ho has
been In continuous action for the past
six years , while Jeffries has clone noth
ing in the pugilistic line during that
time.
"I should not be at all surprised , "
said Muldoon , "to see the outcome of
the fight very similar to that which
occurred in New Orleans when Corbett
wearied Sullivan Into defeat by his
youth and staying ability. When men
got on In years , they wear down in
any contests , especially so when they
have been out of the game for some
time. It is 100 to 1 that Jeffries will
never be able to punch the bag as long
and as hard as he could six years ago ,
and that Is the best Indication that
ho Is not as good as ho was. "
FRANK GOTCH'S OPINION.
Jeffries Will Whip Johnson , Says the
Wrestling Champion.
Kansas City , Jan. 3. Frank Gotch
Is one athlete who believes that James
J. Jeffries will return to the ring and
remove ono black spot from the pug
ilistic horizon. Frank , of course , Is
traveling with the former champion
and naturally wouldn't knock If he
felt like It. But Francis says that Jeff
is good good enough to whip a whole
regiment of negroes.
"When you see Jeffries in Kansas
City next Tuesday night you will
agree with me that the big fellow is
ready right now to fight for the cham
pionship , " writes Gotch to the sport
ing editor of the Star. "I have been
with him six weeks now and every
day I see him improving. Don't think
for a minute that he has lost his speed.
He races around Sam Berger like a
cooper around a barrel and ho certain
ly has strength. I have been wrestling
with him and can vouch for his
strength. Ho considers this tour only
a little preliminary workout , but , be
lieve me , before he Is through he won't
carry one ounce of surplus flesh. I
have practically agreed to go to the
hills with the big fellow when ho be
gins training for his fight with John
son. I don't know whether I will be
able to help him any , but I will give
him the best I have. Wait until you
see him next week and you will say
that I have picked a winner. "
Hit By Train.
Cumlng County Democrat : On Tues
day afternoon as Adam Peatrowsky
was driving across the railway track
near the postofllce , the engine of a
freight train coming from the west
struck the rear end of his wagon ,
breaking off ono of the wheels. Mr.
Peatrowsky was thrown violently out
of the wagon upon the ground , barely
escaping with his life. His team ran
away and later was taken up near the
river bridge. It appears that the en
gineer was not looking ahead at the
moment , neither was Mr. Peatrowsky
aware of the approaching train , until
the crash came. Aside from a bad
shaking up and a terrific shock , Mr.
Peatrowsky suffered no further In
juries from the accident It was an
exceedingly narrow escape from death.
DROPS DEAD AT DEPOT.
Old Soldier Expires Suddenly on
Omaha Depot Platform.
Omaha , Jan. 3. While waiting on
the platform of the union station early
last evening to change cars onrouto to
Danville , 111. , from Hot Springs , a
middle aged man dropped dead from
heart failure In sight of a number of
passengers who were about to take
the train.
From letters and data found on the
man's clothing It is believed he Is W.
D. Miller , an Inmate of the Battle
Mountain sanitarium , branch of the
national home for disabled volunteer
soldiers. A pass card showed Miller
to have been a member of the late
company A , Fiftieth Iowa Infantry.
From a notebook the names and ad
dresses of a number of relatives were
secured by the coroner , who was sum
moned , and they will bo notified.
Wltten Wants Railroad.
Wltten , S. D. , Jan. 3. Special to
The News : A public meeting was.
held in Wltten this afternoon that
was attended by at least 200 repre
sentative homesteaders of this vi
cinity , the object of the meeting waste
to devise some means whereby the
railroad could bo secured nt Wltton
A petition was drafted and signed by
over 200. Said petition will bo pro
Hunted to the officers of the North
Western railroad as soon as possible
West Point Wants Races.
West Point , Nob. , Jan. 3. Steps
have been taken and n movement In
niigurated In West Point for the pur
pose of placing this town on the rac
ing circuit map and of having n big
racing meet hero next summer. An
effort will bo made to join the Teka-
mah-Fr.emont-Columbu8 circuit.
Big madlson Land Deal.
Madison , Neb. , Jan. 3. Special to
The News : A big real estate deal was
consummated whereby A. E. Remen-
dcr purchaser the Fred Bender farm ,
a short distance east of Madison , at
$118 per acre , and Bender comes into
possession of the Remendor brick liv
ery barn as part consideration of $7.-
000 , now leased and operated by in-
rich Matthews. It Is understood that
this deal will not mnko any difference
with Matthews' lease , and ho will con
tinue to operate the barn as ho has
been doing.
MAKES WAR ON BAD EGGS.
Pure Food Commissioner After Violators
lators of Law.
Vormllllon , S. D. , Jan. 3. Commis
sioner A. N. Cook of the South Da
kota food and drug commission , caus
ed the arrest of Folda & Sons of
Lostervllle , S. I ) . , for shipping rottener
or stale eggs. At Yankton a plea of
guilty was entered , and the offenders
wore let off with a small line and com
pelled to pay all coats of the action.
Dr. Cook has several similar cases
under consideration , and ether arrests
are likely to follow.
There Is considerable complaint all
over the state in regard to rotten
eggs , and the commissioner proposes
to follow up every clue that will lead
to the arrest of law breakers.
1910 COURT SCHEDULE
Judge A. A. Welch Announces Calen
dar for Ninth District.
Judge A. A. Welch of the Ninth ju
dicial district of Nebraska announces
the following court schedule for
1910 :
Pierce February 3 , September 1.
Madison March 10 , September 22.
Knox April 7 , October 13.
Antelope April 2S , November 3.
Wayne May 19 , November 2-1.
Jury first Monday of each term.
Naturalizations first day of each
term.
Reporter , W. II. Powers , Norfolk ,
Nebraska.
Coasts Under Car Wheels.
Omaha , Jan. 3. Ernest Nason , 7-
year-old son of John Nason of 2130
South Thirty-fifth street , was Instantly
killed yesterday afternoon by a street
car which struck him while coasting
on the street.
The accident occurred at Twenty-
ninth avenue and Farnam street. The
boy was coasting down the hill at high
speed , when he slid out onto the tracks
as a westhound car came by. The motorman -
torman was unable to stop the car in
time to avert the accident and the
boy went under the wheels. His body
was badly mangled and he died in
stantly. The police were notified and
made a report on the case. Coroner
Ileafey will hold an Inquest.
BANANAS FATAL TO BOY.
Deal for All Fruit He Could Eat Causes
Death of Youth at Bladen.
Bladen , Neb. , Jan. 3. After eating
sixteen bananas John Claussen , 10
years of age , became 111 and died at
his home at this place. With a num
ber of companions , he entered a res
taurant. For a cash payment of 5
cents the proprietor offered the hoys
all the bananas they could cat. It is
claimed that the fruit had been frozen.
Lack of Water Causes Trouble.
In connection with the local electric
light situation the present manage
ment of the Norfolk Electric Light and
Power company made a statement tea
a News reporter.
They say that the problem of a
central station always Is to anticipate
the equipment needs in advance and
that their company has always been
successful In this until very recently ,
when a combination of circumstances
seemed to render this impossible.
"When the present management
took hold of this plant , which was in
1895 , " said E. A. Bullock , the presi
dent , "the company owned just one-
half mile of polo line and was charg
ing for current at the rate of 24 cents
per kilowatt , whereas we now have in
the city of Norfolk over forty miles of
polo lino' and our highest rate Is 10
cents per kilowatt. "
"At that time , " continued Mr. Bul
lock , "the equipment of the power
house consisted of a fiO-horsepowor
high speed engine and two Edison bi
polar generators , or dynamos , which
machinery , even at that date , was ob
solete. The circuits were all .llroct
current and service was only supplied
during the hours between dusk and
midnight.
"In 1900 the company decided on a
policy of extension , in face of the fact
that the business at that time was
most unprofitable. It was decided that
the method of distribution then in
practice was not suitable for a city
covering the territory that Norfolk
does , so the entire lines wore rebuilt
and new lines constructed In parts of
the city which had not been able to
have service before. These new linen
were built for high tension distribu
tion , the 'julco' being supplied by anew
now 200-horBopower Corliss engine and
a Wostlnghouso alternator the high
tension circuits were 2200 volts , trans-
Little Things Annoyer
or Pl ease Us
Little tilings annoy us the little
curl of smoke that , if left alone ,
would soon smutlKu the furnishings
and make work for the house-wife.
There arc no annoying little
things In the
PERFECTION
Oil Heater
( Equipped with Smokeleas Device )
They've been banished by hard
thought and tireless work. In their
stead there are little things that
please that make for comfort and
satisfaction. The little self-locking
Automatic Smokeless Device
that actually prevents smoke the little lock on the inside of the tub *
that holds the wick in check keeps it below the smoke zone , so ac
curately adjusted that it cannot go wrong these are some of the
little things that please that have contributed to the name and fain *
of the Perfection Oil Heater.
The most satisfying heater you can buy always ready easy to
manage always dependable quickly cleaned.
Brass font holds 4 quarts burns 9 hours. 'Attractively finished
in Nickel or Japan in various styles and finishes.
Evtry Dealer Everywhere. 1C Not At Yoitri , Write Cor D erlptv ! Clioultr
to the Nearest Agency of the
STANDARD OIL COMPANY
( Incorporated )
formed to 110 and 220 for entrance to
the consumers' premises. "
Mr. Bullock said further : "The ma
chinery was nt that time much too
large for the load wo had , and though
our conditions were such that we were
not operating at any kind of a profit ,
the service which wo soon extended
to twenty-four hours was the most sat
isfactory In the state at that time , and
wo wore gaining customers , not rapIdly -
Idly , but at a healthy rate , In two or
three years after the Installation of
this unit. Still , we did not have suf
ficient load to operate economically.
"Soon after this we changed our
selling policy turned the supply and
wiring departments over to a local
contractor and started an advertising
campaign In The News a policy
which at that time was comparatively
new and untried. Its sucess was al
most Instantaneous , and we soon saw
that wo wore not only taxing ourselves
financially ( it costs about $20 to con
nect up a customer ) but that it would
soon tax the capacity of our plant.
You may appreciate the results of this
policy when we state that In sixty
days we connected up seventy-five
houses. The education of the people
to the many modern' uses of electricity
through our ad In The News resulted
in so much new business at once that
we were swamped that was all. A
year ago wo know that In order to
carry the December peak load of this
year It would be necessary to have a
complete new plant. We decided to
install the very best apparatus pro
curable , and , owing to developments
In the industry , a plant which would
manufacture current economically and
enable us to maintain the low rates
we had established after the policy of
larger successful companies.
"We purchased a large DeLaval
steam turbine directly connected to
two General Electric alternators , the
only unit of the kind In the state out
side of Omaha and Lincoln. This ma
chine operates condensing that Is ,
the exhaust steam is condensed and
fed back to the boilers. In order to
do this it was necessary to have a
water supply of fiOO gallons per min
ute. Engineers told us that we could
procure this from wells near our power
house and had this been true we would
have had our plant successfully in
stalled and in proper working order
last June , but after much costly ex
perimenting wo found that we could
not get sufficient water "from a well
near our power station , and it was
necessary for us to run a pipe line to
the river. This line Is part of the
way more than eighteen feet deep , and
even by paying exorbitant wages it
was not possible to get a sufficient
number of men to work In the freez
ing water to finish the work before our
December load was on us. This we
have just recently completed and our
next work was to learn the proper op
eration of the turbine under our condi
tions. Though our engineers are the
best obtainable , this was no simple
task , as may be easily understood from
the fact that a man sent out to us
from the manufacturer fell down. Wo
finally mastered this , however , but not
until we had several interruptions of
the service , which no doubt lost us
several friends who could not be ex
pected to understand the circum
stances. "
Mr. Hullock then stated something
of the future plans of the company.
"At the present time two largo water
tube boilers are being made for us at
Oil City , Pa. , which have an overload
capacity of 1000-horsopowor at 200
pounds pressure. These will be ship
ped this month. They will stand twen
ty feet high and will necessitate the
complete rebuilding of our power
house , which will at that time he made
completely fireproof and will present
a very pleasing appearance to the
passer-by. With this now plant wo
will ho able to operate more econom
ically , and give the people of Norfolk
a service which will bo unrivalled by
anything In the country , both for re
liability and for steadiness of Voltage. "
In the power house , where the new
turblnu was In operation , It was point
ed out that the little rotor which wan
practically "all there was to" the en
gine , revolved some 0,000 revolutions
per minute , ojul that the unit , though
more than twice the size of the old
one , takes up less than one-third the
floor space.
Ciiiiiiot lie Curcil
by local applications IIH tln-y cannot
reach tlucllmascd portion of tinunr. .
Tlioru In only one way to euro < k-af-
no.HH , and that IH by coiiHtltutlonul
remedies. Ui aftiSH ! IH caiiKoil by an
Inflamed condition of the IUIICOUH lin
ing of the KiiHtaehlan Tube. . When
thl.M tube IH inllamed you have a riim-
blliiK Hound or Imperfect hearing. nml
when It IH entirely eloHed , DeafiiCHH IH
the roHiilt , and unle.s.s the Inllainniatlon
can ho taken out and thin tube restored
to UK normal condition , hearing will
be destroyed forever nine cases out of
ten are caused by Catarrh , which IH
nothing bul an Inllamed condition of
the imiooiiH surfaces.
We will Klve One Hundred Dollars
for any case of Deafness ( caused by
catarrh ) that cannot bo cured by llall'H
Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars , free.
K. .1. CHUNKY & CO. , Toledo , O.
Sold by llrtiKKlstH. 7ic. !
Taltc Hall's Family 1'llls for consti
pation.
Burns Her Eye.
Sioux Falls , S. I ) . , Jan. 4. As the
result of a peculiar accident , Miss Cora
Lovre , a vwell known young woman of
Toronto , Douel county , may lose ono
of her eyes. At the time of receiving
the Injury she was engaged in washing
the zinc under a cook stove In her
home. She had occasion to rise and
poke the lire. The young woman then
resumed the work of washing the /.inc.
and in moving about she came in con
tact with the hot end of the poker ,
which struck her squarely in the eye.
The eyeball was badly scorched. It
has not yet been fully determined
whether or not the sight can bo saved.
The Hospital Masquerade.
A New Years masquerade ball was
given by the attendants of the hospi
tal for the Insane at their amusement
hall in that institution. The ball wns
beautifully decorated in various colors ,
oak leaves , holly and ferns being fea
tures of the decorations. The Norfolk
orchestra furnished the music to
which a largo party of dancers In
beautiful and unique costums kept
time.
A number of prizes were awarded
to the masqueraders , for the best
dressers and best Impersonators of
characters which their costumes rep
resented. Ira Gale as "Uncle Sam , "
on the gentlemen's side won the first
prize and Miss Mary Drager as an
"indian Maid" the first prize among
the ladles. Mrs. J. K. Wilson aa
"Topsy" and J. B. Mitchell as an
"Irish Policeman" won second prizes.
Punch and other refreshments were
served. The ball was a decided suc
cess.
NINE DIRECTORS TO BE CHOSEN
The following notice has been sent
out to every member of the Norfolk
Commercial club by Secretary J. D.
Sturgeon :
"Tho annual meeting of tin Norfolk
Commercial club will be held Friday ,
January 7 , at 8 p. in. , In the city hall
for the election of a hoard of nine
diiectors for the ensuing year ; for
the transaction of any other business
brought before the meeting ; for a gen-
oinl discussion of the past and future
business of the club , and to receive
the reports of the president , secretary
and treasurer.
"You are earnestly requested to bo
present as the meeting is an Im
portant one and should bo attended
by every member of the club. Como
yourself and urge your friends and
neighbors to come and enjoy the busi
ness and social features which will
Include light refreshments.
"Go over the list and make your se
lections of the nine men you want on
the board to conduct the business of
the Norfolk Commercial club for the
year 1910.
FISTULA-Pay When CURED
Piles All Rectal Diseases cured without a surgical )
operation. No Chloroform , Ether or other gen
eral aneasthetic used. CURE GUARANTEED
to last a LIFE-TIME. iRTKXAUiNATioH FRBK. 1
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DR. E. H. TARRY , 224 Dee Bulldlne , Omaha , N br > sk >