Nebraska Newspapers

    TUB NORFOLK WKKKLY NKWSJOUKNAb , Fill DAY , FKI111UAKY 4 , 1910.
Great Hunting on Qulf Coatt.
Writing from Hoimton. Tox. , to hi
friend , J. C. Lark 111 of Norfolk , A. I
J-aggor , formerly of thin city , tolls n
interesting story of lilH limiting o :
Iilolts on I ho gulf. Following are e :
corpts from IIH ! letter :
"Pliu coldest It has boon lu.ro ) HIIIC
Uio mldtllo of December wan 41 ! abov
M.TO. iiiid up to 78 In the daytime , an
my fuel lilll HO far for heating him boo
less than $1. Thin sounds Ht range , In
it IH thu truth. Thu orange crop I
about all picked , but Htrawborrlos hav
lioon In tht * marki.'t for over a moot
und they grow in thu open lluhl. F. I
Kstabrook ban boon hero for a woo
and you can aHk him about this who
1m gets back , Have had lotH of goo
limiting , but did not not out on a due
hunt. A case of HbollH doun not In *
long down ho re , and If I had yoi
ahtirtx and Hilly JUIICH hurtwo woul
contract for about a carload of Hhulli
1 have given gamete ovury one I knix
nnil thun HOIIIU. 1 got the Jacksnlpu f <
vor a couple of weeks ago and won
out thruo aftornooiiH and not , rospei
tlvuly , fifty-four , forty-throe and slxt ;
two birds , which also Included uboi
ton duckn and rlco lions. I don't kno' '
what 1 would have done if I had pi ;
In a whole day at It. The birds wur
quite wild and 1 burned up nearly 2.
shells In the afternoon , not c.ountin
the number twos and the It , H.'H.
" 1 was out on a email shoot last Moi
day afternoon and got twonty-ono an
four ducks. 1 have my dog here 1101
and he did some pretty work. I jii *
take a train out in any direction an
am back by G o'clock. Had a line due
shoot up at Koty and used a tralno
ox for stalking. Would got up wlthi
tiftoen yards , but It was pot shootln
and simply murder. Wo had a nogr
to bandlo the ox , and ho and the o
are old market hunters. Ho had use
the ox for the last nine yoars. " T
Hhow how perfectly ho worked , w
atalkcd a Canada goose and I stoo
within fifteen yards of It. and bofor
ho know what happened I cut his boa
off with a load of No. 0 chilled shoi
Have had some nice bay shooting , an
tell Bevoridge that I made a nice kil
on San .lacinto and HIack duck bay.1
oif Morgan's point. We were dow
there in an automobile and had a she !
road all thu way and turned off as big
as forty-live miles an hour. "
STILL DRINKING WINE.
And It Isn't the Ordinary Kind Tha
J. Johnson Drinks , Either.
New York , Jan. 1 ! ! ) . Jack Johnso :
heavy weight champion , appeared ii
Jefferson Market court this mornini
to answer the charge of assaultini
Norman 1'lndor , an under-sized cor
Btimptive negro.
After I'inder , peering coyly out fron
behind a thick bandage , had toll1 111
atory , Barrister James Nugent , repre
seining Johnson , promised Magistral
Hermann to show that "Aly client , Mlf
tali Johnson here , was merely chasiui
this person , Finder , in a spirit of fun
when this person , I'inder , fell dowi
Borne steps and hurt himself. "
Hearing this , I'inder was gottini
ready to tell it all over again , but tin
magistrate cut him short by coutinii
lug the hearing and ordering both side
to have their witnesses on hand then
Johnson , surrounded , escorted and fol
lowed by an entourage of plain am
negro managers , trainers , friends , wel
wishers and backers , departed in i
large red motor car. 1'indor wen
away afoot and limping.
Plnder told with pride that he live *
at 2li West Ninety-ninth street. No
Kroes who live in Ninety-ninth stree
are always glad to tell their address
It's the Fifth avenue of the black belt
1'indor told the magistrate that hi
and two "ladles" were sitting in tin
rear room of Huron Wilkin's cafe. 25 !
West Thirty-fifth street , some time at
tor midnight , drinking and engagini
In social conversation , when Johnsoi
entered.
I'inder reports the succeeding event
as follows :
" drink " I'inder win
"Have a , says ,
thun counted himself one of Johnson'
titanchost trionds and admirers.
"Wine. " grunted the champioi
"Wine. "
"Wine it is , " said Pindur. his voici
and heart sinking. "WineV You moai
Ilhino wine , don't you , Mister John
sing ? "
"Wine , real bubbling , white folks
J5-a-swig wine. 1 don't drink nothlni
but wine. NVine for Jack Johnson. "
"Say , " ventured I'inder , "don't yoi
make no habit of this with me. I'l
buy the wine all right this time , bn
don't make no habit of it. I knowo <
you when you was drinking beer onto
a bucket or draining a keg. Wine
huh. "
"You Is casting aspersions on m ;
character , " yelled the champion. Hi
let drive. That's about all I'inder re
members , but it is alleged Johnsoi
jumped upon him with his No. 12s , o
bigger. Then there is an exciting
story of "stomping" by the pugills
and also , It is alleged , ho drew a re
volver and threatened to puncture Pin
tier's skin.
Johnson was arrested and wen
quietly to police headquarters , whenci
he was taken to night court and ar
raigned before Magistrate Kernochan
"Ono thousand dollars for.fnrthe
hearing , " said the magistrate , who dii
nut seem much impressed with John
son's size or his gold teeth.
Johnson dug deep into his pockets
Ho brought forth a few bills , but the ;
weren't enough by a long shot. Hi
stopped smiling. Johnson was in roa
trouble now and ho knew it.
"Hit Mr. George Little , " ho said
-tilt him quick. Tell him 1 needs
him. "
A policeman came forward to leai
the champion to a cell. Johnsoi
looked as though ho were going ti
make a light , but ho didn't. Ho wen
to a cell and peered through the bun
until Cieorgo Little , his manager , ap
Beared with the necessary ball.
A HUNCH HITS GLEASON.
Rlckard's Partner Sees Where He Ma
be a Victim of Freeie Out.
Now York , Jan. 29.Rleknid , wh
Insists that the Jeffries-Johnson llgli
will take place at Salt Lake City n
he will forfeit the entire amount of th
purse , $101,1)00 ) , has Dually sncceede
In taking a stunning fall out of Jac
tileason of San Francisco , his repute
partner. When Glonson learned thu
lllckard had promised to post th
Iiur.se with Stakeholder Sullivan an
had leased the Salt Air Palace froi
the Mormons , ho suddenly real I/e
that he might be a victim of a frco/.t
out game. So he wired T. I ) . Sulllvn
for Information and was Informed thu
Itlckard had promised to put up th
purse Inside of two weeks. As a n
suit tileason now says that the llgli
must bo hold under his nianagemon
In California and that ho will depen
upon Jeffries and Johnson to stand b
him.
There was a rumor among sportin
men yesterday as a result of the ro\ \
between Ilickard and Gloason that I
will not be long before the tight I
declared off. It was shown that Jo
fries and Hurger were In league wit
Glcason many weeks ago and that the
would not have accepted llk-kard's hi
if Gleason had not been declared I
with it. It was also pointed out thn
Itickard had Johnson sewed up Ion
before ho came east to bid for th
mill and that If a clash between th
promoters occurred the rival pugilist
probably would take sides.
NEBRASKA , THE DICTATOR.
Iowa Willing to Make Concessions fo
Game With Cornhuskere.
Iowa City , Jan. 29. No split be
tween Iowa and Nebraska over th
football schedule is admitted in low
City and it is stated , though not o :
ticially , that every effort will be mad
to heal the breach which exists accon
ing to a story sent out from Lincoln.
Iowa is anxious to play Nebrask
this year and the management wil
make many concessions to get th
Cornhusker.s on the schedule. Th
Nebraska management is reported a
being peeved because Iowa has a tei
tativo date with Purdue for Octobe
22 , the date Manager Eager of Nebras
ka preferred. Iowa offered the Con
buskers the Saturday of November 11
but this did not moot with Nebraska'
tavor , for Illinois may be on the ellj.
iblu list for this date and Manage
Kager is anxious to get a game wtil
the Illlnl if possible. According to th
Lincoln story Missouri will be addoi
to the Cornhuskor schedule in plac
of the lowans.
Following as it does the report tha
Nebraska bad angered Kansas by i
dictatorial attitude on the schedule tin
report from Lincoln is not regardei
as authentic here , for it is not believei
that Manager K. O. Kager would put
sue such an impolitic policy , especiall ;
in view of the relations of Nobraski
to the Chicago conference taken tc
gether with the Influence of Prof. A
Ci. Smith of the University of lows
in the conference deliberations.
JOHNSON IS WHIPPED NOW.
London Discovers that Jeffries is De
scendant Famous Hanging Judge.
New York , Jan. 21) ) . Ono sometime :
has to go away from home to lean
the news. A London newspaper
which has just readied this side
throws some light on the ancestry o
,11 , m Jeffries. It says :
"Jeffries , former heavy weigli
champion , is a direct descendant o
Lord Jeffries , the famous hangini
judge of olden times. Lord Jeffrie ;
had seven sons , six of whom wen
prominent Jacobites. After the re
hellion they escaped to Virginia , am
the pugilist traces his descent in dl
ruct line from one of them ,
Judge Jeffries conducted the I'nmoii !
court held alter the battle of Sedge
moor in 1(585 ( , when ! ! 20 execution !
were ordered and carried out. He diet
in the tower of London. "
Abolish Forward Pass , Says Coy.
New Haven , Conn. , Jan. 2 ! ) . Tei
Coy , captain of Yale's championshi ]
eleven last fall , believes that two im
portant changes should be made In tin
football rules this year.
" 1 would advise , " he says , "the aboil
tlon of the forward pass and the re
ductlon of the number of yards to hi
gained on four downs to seven , in
stead of ten as at present. "
The Big Fight Will be Slow.
Cincinnati , Jan. 2t. ! That the Jef
fries-Johnson fight will be longest eve ;
fought for the world's championshi ]
in pugilism ; that Jeffries can "com *
back" In the bust way , and that tin
tight will attract the betting of at leas
two millions of dollars in the worh
are assertions made here today bj
William A. Brady , former prominen
pugilistic promoter and now one o
the principal theatrical men in thl :
country. Brady said , also , that tin
people should not worry about when
the mill will be pulled off , as the promoters
motors know what they are talkini
about and will not throw away tha
$101,000.
"I have every good reason to be
licvc that the mill may last so Ion ;
that some of the spectators will leave
the stand before it is finished , " sah
Mr. Brady. "Just llguro it out foi
yourself. Jeffries will not lead , be
cause he knows the danger of that , especially
pecially for a big man and one win
has come back to the ring after a lout
iibsence. Neither will Johnson , when
I consider the greatest defensive lighter
or of the age.
"They will both light cautiously am
It will bo a test of endurance. Jef
fries Is not going to take any chances
rind the black man has been on the
JefetiBlve In all his contests. Oi
course , Jeffries will take a brave leai
occasionally , but the negro t HO gooi
a defensive man that he will bloc !
him and get away clean. It's to b
the greatest battle In half a contur ,
and 1 wouldn't miss It for well , fo
a whole lot of money.
"As to the question of whether Jel
fries can come back In condition , ( her
IH no chance for him to do iinytliln
else. Ho Is not by any means an ol
man. lie has dissipated some , but mi
enough to hurt him materially. Dldn'
he whip Flt/HlmmoiiH when little hoi
tor than a novice and at a time who
Fit/ was considered nil unbeatabl
man ? All he has to do Is to wale
his diet and to work hard for Hire
or four months. Then he will be a
lit as a fiddle. Hut understand , till
Is not saying anything against th
negro. Johnson could have Tough
Corbett twenty-live rounds and neve
minded It. He's a turrlllc Intlghtei
and HO Is Jeffries , for that matter , bu
Johnson , to my mind , Is a bit too can
fill In pinches like this. However ,
know ho will put up a great battle.
" 1 don't think the light will be Cough
on the Fourth of July , next. Kvor ,
lighter has his little cranky spulls an
one of Jeffries' is on the matter of th
day of his lights. Ho won't enter th
ring on any day except Friday. Th
Fourth of next July conies on Mondaj
Therefore , the promoters will have t
choose another day , as his superst
tlon has been tested In this way an
has found him firm. "
Asked which man will win , Brad ,
told his Inquirer that ho was not plcl.
Ing winners for the public , but woul
bet on one of the men.
IS LUCK WITH JOHNSON ?
Four Months' Training on Blackwell'
Island Would be Great.
New York , Jan. 211. The orduu
through which Mlstah Jack Johnsln
is passing just now took another twls
when Magistrate Herrman held bin
for consideration by the grand jur
in ? 1,000 on the charge of whipping
consumptive negro named N'orma :
Plnder. An effort was made by Jiir ,
my Nugent , the resourceful counsel fo
Johnson , to show that the case wa
a "frameup" and that Pindur had re
celved his injuries falling downstair
in "Baron" Wilklns' negro resort li
West Thirty-fifth street on the nigh
of the assault.
"Did he fall or was he pushed ?
asked Magistrate Herrman , who know
a thing or two.
"He fell your honor , " said Jimmy.
"Did the stairs hit him on the heai
witli a chair ? " pursued the magistrate
"No , your honor , " said Jimmy , "bu
the chair jumped up and "
"That'll be all , " said Magistrati
Herrman , "tell it to Sweeney. 'Mistal
Johnsing' is held for the grand jur ;
in ? 1,000. Next case. "
And the doughty Jack fell in lim
with the bench of Saturday night " 'Jan
stors , " "dips , " "yeggmen , " "hooks" am
"strong-armed" women who make Jet
ferson Market a social study ol' a Sun
day morning.
Johnson will not have to serve mon
than four months if convicted on tin
charge of assault. That would let bin
out in June. He would then be ii
grand condition for the light on Jul ;
4. He would have been on the wate
wagon for four months and there i ;
tine outdoor exercise on Blackwell'i
Island , where a new system of sewen
Is now under construction.
Johnson doesn't know how lucky h <
Is.
People Hunt for Beds Here.
The increase in tralllc through Nor
folk , caused by the tilling up of th <
great territory to which this city ii
the gateway , has come practically tc
the point where Norfolk needs greate ;
hotel capacity with which to take can
of the people hunting places to sleep
Very frequently people find the bo
tels jammed to the guards , with cots
brought into service , and the searcl
for beds is not always rewarded. /
number of Norfolk hotels turn peopli
iiway every night. And with the tralll <
growing from month to month , will
no signs of its diminishing , and wit )
still more territory in the Hosebnc
probably to be thrown open to settle
ment next fall , still further inereasiiu
the current of human beings that Hews
through tills point , the demand foi
more hotel capacity is going to gei
greater instead of less.
Fairfax Woodmen Install.
Fairfax , S. 1) , , Jan. 28. The loca
[ amp M. W. A. installed the followiiu
ullieers here : Fred L. Flint , a pasi
consul acting as Installing otllcer ;
Consul , C. W. Geyer ; advisor , H. Kos
la ; banker , W. M. Walters ; clerk
W. H. Cox ; escort , B. M. Piper ; watch
man , H. Selling ; sentry , ID. L. Dufur ;
camp physician , Dr. M. H. Claggett ;
managers , O. F. Parchun , Rnlp Dufur
The installation ceremonies were
lield in the presence of a largo gath
urlng of Woodmen and members ol
the H. N. A. , the original intentlor
being to hold a joint installation , but
Lhls was prevented on account of the
Illness pf one of the H. N. A. state
Dllicials , who was expected to be pros
sent. They will Install Friday eve
iiing. After the Installation an eloganl
banquet was served.
Drebert Has Resigned.
II. A. Drebert , agent for the North
western railroad at Norfolk , has re
signed his position , to take effect dnr
ing the coming week. He will bo sue' '
needed by W. 10. Cook , who for sonic
.Into past has been agent at Stanton. .
Mr. Drebert will become cashier at the
Union Pacific-Chicago , St. Paul , Minne
ipolls Omaha joint depot In Norfolk
lie has been In the employ of the
Northwestern for thirty years. The
vacancy of Operator Styles at the lot
: er station will bo tilled by Cashier
Arnold , whose position Mr. Drebert
will till.
FRIDAY FACTS.
Mi > ml Baker of Dallas was Here.
W. Baker of Dallas was In the dtj
F. II. Seller of Verdel IH In the eltj
Claude Heed returned fiom Plorct
Klmer Hardy returned from Ainui
la.
Mrs. I ) . Malone of Pierce was In th
city.
Hubert King went to Wayne on bUH
Mess.
.Miss Lilly Langenberg returned froi
Wlnslde.
Mrs. It. Walters returned froi
Wayne- .
Miss Hattie Jonas returned froi
Wayne.
Judge Douglas Cones of Pierce wa
In Norfolk.
J. 10. Haase went to Meadow Grov
on buslnuHs.
10. C. Wagner of Oakdalo called o
friends here.
Mrs. Robert Tomplln of Hosklns cal
I'd on friends here.
County Attorney James Nichols wa
In the city from Madison.
William Llchtenberg of Hadar wa
in the city calling on friends.
Mrs. C. J. Havlland of Sioux City I
in the city visiting with her parent *
Mr. and Mrs. 11. 0. Brneggotnnn.
Miss Dena Lehman has resigned he
position with the Bee Hive.
Father Ciibauor , who has been 1
Omaha , is expected to return today.
J. S. Sawyer of Knox county Is i
the city visiting with the T. G. Hlgli
family.
C. B. Durland , who has been on
business trip along the Dallas line , ha
returned.
10. J. Hix has just returned from 10
gin , where he Instituted a Mason !
lodge. Mr. Ilix reports a plcasan
time among the lOlgin fraternity.
C. C. Binaiis. olllcial time lock cleai
or of the American Hankers associs
lion , was in the city and cleaned th
locks at the Norfolk National bank.
Paul Luebcke , who has purchase
the Laliman grocery 'stock , Is movin
Into the apartments above the Uhl
department store. He will also mov
ills grocery into the Uhle store , whic'
he will probably open for business nex
week.
Norton Howe and Peter Staffor <
have changed the date of their las
farewell dance from next Thursday t
Wednesday. February 2 , next week.
Frank Woods , former cashier of th
First National bank of Spencer , ha
been made president of that banl <
Norris Cloakluy takes Mr. Woods
place as cashier.
Norfolk friends received word Fr
day of the death of Mrs. Veach , foi
merly Miss Mabel Hook of Norfolk
Mrs. Veach died in a hospital at Cat
per , Wyom. , on Thursday , from apper
dicitis. The body will be taken ti
Missouri Valley , la. , for burial.
The Norfolk girl who was offerei
two farms and $2,000 cash by a farme
if she would consent to marry his son
is wondering why the farmer docs no
return for the answer. Although sin
does not deny she will marry the farm
er's son , the girl says she wants t <
see the prospective groom before sh <
gives her consent.
Battle Creek Enterprise : Forme
Postmaster F. W. Richardson went ti
Madison Saturday. Remaining eve
Sunday with his son , George , In tha
city. ho left for Cherry county , when
ho has a farm and expects to rcniali
permanently. Not only will Mr. Hlch
iirdson be among relatives In tha
county , but he will neighbor with oh
friends. The removal of this pionee
L'ittzun is regretted by Battle Creel
iind Madison county people generally
Scotts wha' ha' wo Wallace bled
und a' the devotees of Burns and St
Andrew and John O'Groat will fore
gather Saturday night in Marquard
liall and hold a concert and litorar ;
program , followed by a feast of haggis
sowens , bannocks and oaten cakes
There will bo music on the bagpipe :
nnil sword dancing and gaellc songi
jy a company of male and female danc
3rs Imported for the occasion. Ever :
Scot in town is busy rasping his voic <
lo get a line burr for the occasion.
Water Commissioner Brnmnuind , li
explaining why ho did not fill the
stnndpipe to its utmost capacity dur
Ing the test of the city's wells , says
: > wlng to the fact that the valves
springs and cells of the pump are si
: > ld and in such bad condition , this was
not possible. Ho declares If the citj
would renew the springs and the cells
which would cost about $30 , ho wil
guarantee to overllood the standpipc
within four hours. If he falls to dt
; his , ho says he is willing to pay foi
: ho new purchase of the springs ane
A patient sent yesterday to Omalir
jy one of the local doctors experlencet
; reat dilllculty in getting a bed , ever
, n an open ward. The hospitals there
\ro all full , including the basements
\n Indian from north Nebraska , wltl ;
ils face badly damaged , was operated
jn without an anaesthetic. Ho woule
lot permit its administration and stoic
illy , without a murmur , oiidured the
nnnlpulatlons of the surgeons while
: hey cut flaps from his face , built uj
i new nose and gouged around amonp
.he exposed bonus of his countenance
.he other day.
T. A. Price , agent of the Indepondenl
Jo-operative Oil company of Sioux City
s in the city and has opened an ofllcc
it the Blakeman storage. According
o Mr. Price , his company will make
s'orfolk their headquarters for this sec
ion of Nebraska. Oil tanks will be
milt hero next summer and a wagon
onto established In Norfolk. The
'ompany docs much business on the
Ihadron line and it is said , with Nor-
'oik as Its headquarters , they can ills'
rlbuto their oil more conveniently
ban from Chadron or any other place
n this section. The company are
vholcsalors of all petroleum products ,
They also handle the Pennsylvania oil.
Chief of Police Murquiirdt has re
ceived a letter fiom Robert Kills c
Nevada , Mo. , asking that a search b
made for his wife , who left him som
time ago In company with a cook wh
la supposed to be employed In a No ;
folk restaurant. Mrs. Kills , accordln
to her husband's letter , Is thu mot ho
of seven children and was once nrres
ed at St. Joseph , Mo. , probably on a
order by her husband , who traced ho
to the Missouri city. Since leaving S
Joe she has been traced to Norfolk , h
says. A number of letters hav
reached Mr. Kills at Nevada by som
unknown friend who has , In the letter
which were unsigned , had reference t
Mr. Kills' wife. Mrs. Kills Is also Hill
to be employed at a Norfolk restai
rant. Mr. Kills asks that thu chief r
police notify him If Mrs. Kills ha
asked for a divorce. He also asks tlm
Hie circuit judge's name bu sent bin
Snow Plow Stalled In Snow.
Orchaid News : The snowplo' '
which was sent west Saturday nlgl
ahead of the passenger got stalk1
west of town and the high wind drlfte
the snow behind them so It was in
possible to gut either way. The pai
sunger was tied up hero until Momla
morning when it got through to Pag
and soon after to O'Neill getting bac
on the return trip about ! ' . o'clock 1
the afternoon. The big rotary jilo' '
arrived about midnight Sunday nigli
and was from that time until afternoo
Monday getting through the drift
which had settled and fro/.en after th
shovelers from Orchard went to th
assistance. The Burlington is ce ;
tainly having a hard fight with th
snow this winter but have so far bee
able to gut through with much les
delay than on previous winters.
Battle Creek News.
T. C. Mayhew , formerly of Battl
Creek and Norfolk , who lives on
homestead in South Dakota now , vlsi
ed here Monday.
Miss Selma Hoffman of tUx > Han
general store , has taken a vacation.
Thomas K. Hanson of the Gonna
bank at Tilden , was in Battle Croc
Monday on business , and also visitin
at the home of his cousin , M. L. Thou
sen.
August Saltier , one of Battle Creek'
carpenters , will leave soon with hi
family and will locate in a larger cit
in Colorado.
Irven Rogers , who has rented hi
farm , southwest of Battle Creek , i
going to have a sale the first of nex
month , and intends to move to Omah ;
William Pruusker went to Laure
Monday for a visit with his dauglitei
Mrs. John Stechling.
Rev. J. Hoffman wont to Amswort !
Sunday afternoon. The cause of hi
trip was church matters.
Harry Barnes of the Citi/.ens haul
sold his dwelling hi the east end o
town to James Blohoveck. Mr. Darne
will move Into the house In Hlghlnni
Park , vacated by John Locht , but ii
the course of a year Intends to pu
up a modern dwelling.
Monday night Col. T. D. Preece am
Ralph Simmons weni up to Oakdali
on business.
W. L. Boyer , one of Battle Creek' :
merchants and the present mayor o
the city , is going to put up a largi
store building , solid brick walls , eight ;
feet long , on his vacant lot west o
the Koryta saloon this spring.
Bernard Warlike of this place an <
Miss Ida Hintof Neligh , who wen
married at Neligh Wednesday of las
week by Rev. J. Hoffman of Batth
Creek , returned Monday from a shor
wedding trip in the east and settlec
ilown on the Warnke farm , two mllei
north of town.
Thomas J. Taylor , who lives on thi
Brown ranch , west of town , is balinj
hay this week.
Marshall Carter , who came hen
iibout a year ago with his family frpn
Urayson county , Va. , with the inten
lion of locating , went back Wednesday
und will operate his own farm again.
GETS A SPANISH LETTER.
S. W. Llghtner of Lynch the Latest t <
Receive Fake Appeal.
S. W. Lightnor of Lynch is the latesi
north Nebraskan to receive a Spanisl
letter from the gang of Spanish swind
lers in Madrid. The same story is
[ old the story of a man Imprisonei
who , for financial aid in gaining liber
: y , promises a third of his great for
inne. The government recently is
sued a warning against those Spantsl
nvindlurs , who are flooding this parl
) f the world with their fake requests
Following is the fake letter :
Madrid , 25-11-1'JOy : Dear Sir : Al
.hough I know you only from good ref
? rences of you honesty my sad situa
.Ion compels me to reveal you an
mportant affair in which you can pro
-ure a modest fortune saving at the
mine time that of my darling dangh
.or.
Before being Imprisoned here I was
jstablished ns a banker in Russia as
roil will see by the enclosed article
ibout me of many nnglibn newspapers ,
.vliich have published my arrest In
.ondon.
I beseech you to help me to obtain
i sum of 480,000 dollars 1 have In
\morlca and to como here to raise the
iclx.ure of my baggage paying to the
eglstrar of the court the expenses of
ny trial and recover my portmanteau
ontaining a secret pocket where I
lave hidden the document indlspens-
iblo to recover the said sum.
As a reward I will give up to you the
bird part , viz : ItiO.OOO dollars.
I cannot receive your answer In the
irlson but you must send a cablegram
o a person of my confidence who will
lellvor it to me.
Awaiting your cable to Intrust you
n all my secret , I am sir ,
Yours truly ,
Grodlnsky.
First of all answer by cable not by
etter as follows : Paredes , San Bern-
irdos GS prosl isgulerda interior , Mad-
Id , according Llghtner.
A PEARL FOR HIS LAST QUARTEF
After Ordering Oysters Hungry Sal
or Found Himself Worth $200.
New York , Jan. 2i > . Here's the bu
quarter I've got In the world , ( llv
mo some oysters , and go as far IIH yo
like , " was the request with whlc
John Olson , a sailor employed on th
Scandinavian-American line , greete
William Gau , proprietor of a timrlu
at 12112 Washington street , Hobokei
an ho entered that establishment.
Mr. Gnu opened the oysters. Th
sailor looked hungry , HO ho mad
haste. As the third oystur was prle
apart Mr. Gau gasped. Tliuro was
big pearl.
"Wull , that's thi' best luck I've lui
In a long time , " ho observed. "Isn
it a beauty ? "
"Walt a minute , " piped up Olsoi
"Didn't I buy the oysters , and dldn
you take the money ? My oyster , m
pearl. Hand 'or over. "
The oyster man protested , but th
sailor argued so convincingly that M
Gau finally ncquolseod. They went !
once to a jeweler , who appraised th
jewel at $201) ) .
WILLS LUNGS TO MEDICAL MEI
Bert Morphy Will Aid Fight Again ;
Tuberculosis.
Bert Morphy , "the man who slip ;
to beat the band , " who came to No
folk from Dallas during the Trlppcom
ty rush to serenade The News an
deny the report that Dallas had bee
destroyed by a prairie lire , has wllle
his lungs and larnyx to the Bunnel
Medical college , to be used as weai
ons in the light against the great whit
Plague , says the Detroit News.
According to the newspaper roper
Morphy sings with band accompan
ment for other than monetary reason ;
The songs he sings are a battle ft ;
life. In the winter of KS1I7 Morphy I
said to have been in the last stages i
tuberculosis. He wont to Dr. .lame
H. Blair , of the Bennett college. Mo
phy already was a singer , but his wor
had been confined to hall and other ii
door gatherings. Under thu directlo
of Dr. Blair he became an ontdoo
singer and developed into a lusty glan
of song who can be heard even who
the band is playing. The sickly Moi
phy of IS ! ) " is hardly to bo recognize
in the 17rpouml > Morphy of todaj
These are the circumstances whic
give force to Dr. Blair's theory tha
the lungs and larnyx of Morphy wii
prove that consumptive patient
should all be in the open air.
Humphrey Farmers' Institute.
Humphrey , Neb. , Jan. 2 ! ) . Specia
to Thu News : The farmers' Instltut
was held in St. Francis school hal
Thursday and Friday of this week
and proved to bo one of the most in
teresting meetings of this kind eve
hold in Humphrey. Large crowd !
\\ere in attendance both days. Tin
hoys' and girls' corn growing routes
proved to be an interesting featun
[ ( gain this year. The boys and girl ;
feel greatly encouraged and next yeni
the corn will be butter than ever.
Doesn't Robin Know Snow ?
Go along , you robin.
This is no place for a summertime
[ 'roaturo of your plumage. Don't yoi
know it's snowing ?
The snowdrifts decline to run awa\
und play with the bubbling waters o
the gulf. They insist on keeping theii
| ) lace in the field at the front.
More flakes fluttered down Satur
; lay morning , casting a thin white
Hauzo over this territory. It was just
ihlck enough to cover up the littlt
stretches of slippery Ice and drop yoi
when you least expected It.
Notice of Sheriff's Sale.
By virtue of an order of sale issuec
iind directed to me by the clerk of thi
district court of Madison county , Nebraska
braska , upon a decree of foreclosure
rendered by the district court of Madi
* on county , Nebraska , on the -Ith daj
af November , li)0t ) ! , in favor of Napol
. on A. Rainbolt for the sum of $ IO.S (
with interest thereon from Novemboi
J , l)0t ! ) ! , at 7 per cent per annum , am :
in favor of Napoleon A. Rainbolt foi
: ho sum of $54.52 with interest therein :
: 'rom November 4 , 1)0 ! ) ! ) , at 7 per con !
Her annum , teigether with $27.25 , costs
) f suit , and accruing costs , in an nc
: lon , wherein Napoleon A. Rainbolt IF
! > laintiff and Justus P. Leaver , et al.
ire defendants , 1 will offer the prom
ses described in said decree and taker.
is the property of said defendants , to
ivlt : Lots eighteen (18) ( ) and twenty
[ 20) ) in block three ( a ) of Riverside
Park addition to the City of Norfolk ,
Nebraska , and lots six ( G ) , seven (7) ( ) ,
seventeen (17) ( ) and nineteen (19) ( ) In
jlock three (3) ( ) , lots seven (7) ( ) and
> ight (8) ( ) in block six ( C ) , lots two (2) ( )
mil three Ci ) in block eleven (11) ( ) , and
ots thirteen (13) ( ) and fourteen (14) ( ) in
) lock thirteen (13) ( ) , all In Riverside
'ark addition to the city of Norfolk ,
n Madison county , Nebraska , for sale
it public auction to the highest bidder
or cash in hand on the 7th day of
March , 1910 , at the hour of 1 o'clock
) . in. , at the east front door of the
: ourt house at Mndlson in said county
mil state , that being the building
vhereln the last term of said court
vas hold , when and where duo attend-
nice will bo given by the undersigned.
Dated this 25th day of January , 1910.
C. S. Smith ,
Sheriff of Said County.
Order of Hearing of Final Account.
In the matter of the estate of Ira G.
Vostervclt , deceased. In the county
ourt of Madison county , Nebraska.
Now on the 20th day of January ,
910 , came Amelia A. Wostervolt , John
Vostervelt and Jeffery Westervolt , ex-
ciitors of said estato. and prays for
'ave to render an account as such ox-
ciitors.
It is therefore ordered that the 25th
ay of February , 1910 , at 1 o'clock p.
i. at my ofllco In Madison , Nebraska ,
o fixed as the time and place for ex
amining and allowing such account.
And the heirs of said deceased , and all
persons Interested in said oHtnto , are
required to appear at the tlmo and
place HO designated , and show entitle , If
Hitch exists , why said account should
not bo allowed.
It Is further ordered that mild Ame
lia A. Westurvolt. John Wusturvolt and
Jeffery Westorvolt. executors , give no
tice to all persoiiH Interested in said
estate by causing a copy of this order
to be published in the Norfolk Weekly
News-Journal , a nowHpaper printed and
In general circulation In mild county
for throe weeks prior to the day m't
fur said hearing.
In testimony whereof I have here
unto set my hand and alllxed my olll
cial seal thlH 20th day of Jannarv , A.
D. I It 10. Win. Bates ,
( Seal ) County Judge.
Estimate of Expenses.
At a mooting of the board of county
comnilssionurs of Madison county , Ne
braska , held January K ! , I1UO , the fol
lowing estimate of expenses of Madl-
HOII county for the year I'.HO ' was prepared -
pared and on motion adopted.
County bridges $2r > .r > 00
County roads lti.000
Rlprapplug streams 2,000
County institute fOO
County printing i.fioo
County attorney's salary 1.000
Care of paupers 3,000
Fuel , postage and expenses. . . . 1,500
Books , stationery and supplies. 1,500
Klectlon expenses ; t,000
Salary assessors and deputies. . 3,500
Soldiers' relief 800
Poor farm expenses 1,000
County superintendent's salary. l.fiOO
Salary clerk of the board 500
County commissioners' salaries 3,000
Bounty on wild animals 500
Jailor's fees 1,500
Janitor's salary and expenses. . 1,000
District court , jurors' and coun
ty olllcors' fees 7,000
Insanity commission 1,200
Aid to agricultural societies. . . . 000
Furniture' , repairs to court
house , and insurance 1,500
Clerk of the district court , sal
ary COO
Salary of sheriff and assistants. 3,000
S. R. McFarland ,
County Clerk.
Road Notice to Land Owners.
To All Whom It May Concern : The
commissioner appointed to view a road
commencing at southeast corner of
section 14 , township 24 , range 3 west ,
In Deer Creek precinct , MadlHon coun
ty , Nebraska , running thence west
along the section line one-fourth of a
mile , terminating at southwest corner
of the se'/i of the se'of said section
14 , has reported In favor of the opening
thereof , and all objections thereto or
claims for damages must be filed in
the county clerk's olllce on or before
noon of the 15th day of March , A. D.
1910 , or said road will be opened with
out reference thereto.
Dated this 5th day of January , 1910.
Geo. 10. Richardson ,
( Seal ) County Clerk.
Notice to Bridge Contractors.
Public notice Is hereby given that
sealed bids will be received by the
board of county commissioners of
Madison county , Nebraska , for the
furnishing of all the necessary ma
terials and labor for the erection and
completion of the following bridges ,
or so many there'iif as shall be ordered
built by the said county commissioners
during the year beginning March 110.
1910 , and ending March 29. 1911 :
One Ifi-foot roadway , 70-foot span ,
steel bridge , with tubular piers , across
Battle creek , near Battle Creek mill.
And such other bridges of like class
us above , ranging in spans from 50 to
SO feet , as necessity or emergency may
require , to be ordered by said board of
[ oiinty commissioners , within the pe
riod herein specified.
One Id-foot roadway , pile and string-
IT bridge , approximately 40 feet long.
All such other bridges of like clahlj
is the bridge last described , as neces
sity or emergency may require to be
jrdered by said county commissioners
within the period herein specified.
At the same time and place as here-
n specified bids will also be received
! ty said county commissioners for a
yearly contract for the repair of all
Bridges and approaches to bridges
which may bo ordered repaired and
naintained by said county commission-
jrs during the period above specified.
All such bridges and parts of bridges
o bo built in accordance with plans
mil specifications heretofore adopted
iy said county commissioners and now
) n file in the olllce of county clerk of
mid county , at Madison , Nebraska.
No bid will lie considered unless it
s accompanied by a certified checker
or $2,000 , payable to the county clerk
> f Mcdlson county , Nebraska , which
ihall bo forfeited to the county of
dadlson in case the successful bidder
'ofuses ' to enter into a contract if the
ame shall bo awarded to him. Such
'heck ' must bo under separate cover
hat It may be examined and verified
> y the county clerk prior to the open-
ug of said bids.
The party receiving the contract will
10 required to give a good and suf-
Iciont bond in such amount as the said
ounty commissioners may designate ,
onditionud for the faithful perform-
nee of said contract. Bids and checks
rill bo received at any time prior to
2 o'clock , noon , of February 19 , 1910 ,
y the county dork of Madison county
t Madison , Nebraska , and said bids
, 111 be opened at the commissioners'
lllco at Madison , Nebraska , at 1
'clock p. m. . on March 1 , 1910. AH
Ids shall bo made on bidding shcet.s
ropared and furnished by the said
ounty dork on application.
The commissioners reserve the right
3 reject any and all of salt } bids.
Done by order of the county com-
ilssioncrs of Madison county , at
Inilison , Nebraska , this 13th day of
unuary , 1910.
S. 11. McFarland ,
' County Clerk.