THE NORFOLK AVEEKLY NEWS - .JOURNAL , FRIDAY. MARCH 11 , llO. ! )
PEOPLE'S
Sermon by
CHARLES T.
RUSSELL
Pastor Brooklyn
Tabernacle.
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Cumberland , Md. , Feb. 2"-Pnsto :
IlUHROll of Brooklyn Tabernacle , New
York , preached twice hero today In
our largest auditorium. Ho Is well
known here nnd had fine nudtcnces.
We report his discourse from the
above text ns follows :
Today this prophecy Is fulfllleel In
our midst ! Notwithstanding the fact
that during the past century Bibles
have been printed nnd circulated
among the people by the million , and
notwItliBtandlng the fact that educa
tion hns become general BO that rich
nnd poor , old ml young , have the
ability to read God's Word , neverthe
less we are In the midst of the very
famine specified by the Prophet. It
seems almost Incredible that we should
bo furnishing now with Bibles In our
homes , when our saintly forefathers
did not famish , though education wns
limited. The secret lies In the fact
that Increasing Intelligence on every
hand hns awakened our reasoning fac
ulties along religious lines , and the
result Is the gnawing of hunger In our
hearts. Our hearts nnd our tlesh cry
out for n living nnd a true God aGed
God greater than ourselves more just ,
more powerful , more loving. Feeling
our own Impotency , we more than
ever feel our need of the Friend above
all others with a love that stlcketh
closer than n brother's.
Consequently we cannot find the
rest and refreshment and comfort
from the Scriptures which our fore
fathers derived. Consequently the
young men and the purest of heart In
the world nre repelled by the religion
of the past as represented In the
creeds of all denominations. They
nro hungry for the Truth. They nre
thirsty for the refreshment which they
need. Intellectually many nre lookIng -
Ing , wnnderlng , from sea to sen de
siring the brend of life nnd the wntcr
of life. Scnnnlng the creeds of nil de
nominations they find them practically
alike as respects theories of eternal
reprobation and damnation for all ex
cept the elect , the saints. They nre
faint for lack of spiritual food and
drink. They even look to the heathen
and exnmlue the Theosophy of India ,
the Buddhism of Japan and the Confu
cianism of China , seeking for some sat
isfying portion of Truth. These are In
some respects like the prodigal son far
from homo. They perceive the swin
ish content with the husks of busi
ness , money , pleasure nnd politics , but
their spiritual longings cannot be sat-
isfleel with the husks which the swine
cat. They are thought peculiar be-
qpuse of their Interest In spiritual
things. They nre misunderstood by
their best earthly friends. They must
learn that In their wanderings along
the highways of science and world-
religion they will never get satisfac
tion. There Is n famine In every de
nomination , In every part of the world
No one thinks of looking to the Bible
for refreshment and strength. The
Illghcr Critics of all denomination ! :
have brnndeel It unreliable. The Pro
fcssors In all the great Colleges nre
reprobating the Bible and opeulj
laugh at the thought of finding there
either brend for the hungry or watei
for the thirsty.
This Is the very picture given In oui
context "They shall wander from sea
to sea , from the North even to the
East ; they shall run to nnd fro to seek
the Word of the Lord nnd shall nol
find It. In that day shall the fair vlr
gins and the young men faint foi
thirst" ( Amos vlil , 12 , 13) ) .
The Bread of Life and Water of Life
These hungry hearts must learn thai
there Is only the one satisfying portior
under the Sun the living and true
God , and Jesus Christ whom he bai
sent to be the Bread of Life for thi
world , and tbo message of grace fron
bis lips to be the Water of Life. It li
ours to call the attention of this Truth
hungry class to the Great Teacher wh <
declared , "My flesh is food Indeed am !
my blood is drink indeed ; except y <
cat the flesh of the Son of Man , ane
drink his blood , ye have no life It
you" ( John vl , 55 , K3) ) . But scarcely
will the Intelligent of our day hearkoi
to these words , so prejudiced are theli
minds by the fallacies which becloue
their understanding. They see not
neither do they understand the good
ness of God.
Why Is this ? Why are these Blblei
In millions of homes , Catholic ane
Protestant , neglected ? Because thi
people know not that the bread of llfi
and the water of life which they seel
are hidden therein. Why Is this ? W <
answer that conditions were ver ;
much the same In Israel at tbo timi
of our Lord's First Advent The "ex
planatlon he then gave Is appllcabli
now. He said , "Ye do make void thi
Law of God through your tradltlons"-
"the traditions of the ancients" ( Marl
Til , 13 ; I Peter 1 , 18) ) . So now , th <
traditions-banded down from our fore
fathers really make void , meanlnglest
ungracious , the message of God's Wh
dom and Lore sent to ns through tb
Lord , the apostles and the prophet !
Those who still hold tenaciously to th
creeds of the post are thorough ] ;
blinded now to the true teachings o
God's Word , while , alas , the majorit ;
of the Independent thinkers , tn reject
ing me dogmas or me pant , nave n
Jectod the Bible also , believing tht
the teachings of the creeds truthful !
represent God's Word. These are wai
dering hither and thither , hungerin
and UUntlnjr , lookln * for tht bread <
o oo O
PULPIT.
. . .
A FAMINE
IN THE LAND
' 7 will tend a famine in the land ; not a
famine ol bread , nor itiint for water , but
of liearing llie wotdi ol the Loid" ( Amoi
tiii , II ) .
o oO- " - - *
me nnn water or lire , ana milling it
nowhere , because1 they neck not where
alone- Is to be found.
"Ho , Every One That Thirtieth , Come
Ye. "
Ho ! Ye all that hunger for Truth ,
Come ye. There Is an abundance for
us all In our Heavenly Father's won
derful provision In the Bible. Desert
ing all the creeds nnd traditions of
men , let us gnthcr at our Heavenly
Father's Board as his family , as his
children. Let us prove the truthful
ness of his declaration that "Like as a
father pltleth his children , so the Lord
pltleth them thnt reverence him. " Let
us seek and obtain the satisfying per
tion. 1/et us satisfy our longings at
the table of Itlvlne provision. Mark
the Lord's words nnd consider how
truthful they are , "Blessed are they
that hunger and thirst after righteous
ness , for they shall be filled" ( Matthew
v , ( i ) . It Is this Truth-hungry class
thnt we address. We know their
heart-longlngH , for we hnd the same.
We know the satisfaction which they
crave , for we have received It and are
therefore doubly glad to hand forth
the bread of life nnd the water of life
to those who desire It. There arc
plenty renely to Bervc the nppctltcs of
those who long for pleasure ball
games , society fetes , chess , travel , etc.
We have not a word to say agulnst
these. It Is not our thought that they
are going to eternal torment ; hence we
do not frantically beset them , nnnoy
them. Let them have their plensure ,
Let them wait for the time to conic
when something may occur In their
experiences which will put them Intel
the class of the broken-hearted and
contrite of spirit and cause them tc
feel after Ge > d , If haply they might
find him as n satisfying portion. It
harmony with the Master's direction
It Is our nlm to "bind up the broken
hearted ; to comfort those that mourn ; '
to tell them of the oil of joy which the
Lord Is willing to bestow for theli
spirit of heaviness nnd sorrow for sli
( Isaiah Ixl , 1-3) ) . As the Master ex
pressed no reproof of those eugagec
In any form of moral reform , ever
asceticism , so it Is with us. We dcsln
to oppose no one who Is doing anj
good work , whether he follow with us
In every particular or not. There an
HO many engaged In doing evil works
and so few engaged in doing good , tha
not one of the latter class can b <
cpared from the ranks of the service o :
righteousness.
As the Master did not give his timi
to temperance reform , nor social re
form , nor political reform , but dl (
give his time to the instruction of thi
people In the doctrines of the Dlvlm
Word , so let us be Intent to follov
bis Instruction in this matter , no
teaching for doctrines the precepts o
men , but the Word of God , which llv
eth and abldeth forever expoundlni
unto the people- the Scriptures and as
slsting them to see the length am
breadth of their meaning. Nevcrthc
less , as the religious teachers of th
Master's day tinted Jesus nnd his dis
ciples for this cnuse , "Becnuse the ;
taught the people , " nnd persecute *
them because they did not walk li
the beaten pntbs of their day , so w
may expect also to be hated wlthou
cause ; so we may expect that tb
scribes and Pharisees and Doctors o
the Law today will be grieved becaus
the people are taught , because th
light of the knowledge of the glory o
God shining in the face of Jesus Chris
IB presented to the people as an in
centive to love and obedience , instcai
of the doctrine of eternal torment. I
matters not that all the educated mln
Istry today well know , and would no
for a moment deny , their disbelief i
the doctrine of eternal torment , i
cross-questioned. Nevertheless man
of them bate us and oppose us , be
cause we show the people the tru
interpretations of God's Word , and Hi
before the eyes of their understand
ing a God of Love , Just , Merclfu
Righteous altogether , and fully capo
blc both In wisdom nnd power to wor
out all the glorious designs which h
"purposed In himself before the four
datlon of the world : "
(1) ( ) They perceive thnt the teachln
of the doctrines of Purgntory and etei
nal torment has not had a sanctlfj
Ing influence upon mankind in all th
sixteen centuries In which It has bee
prenched. They fenr thnt to den
these doctrines now would make
bad matter worse. They fear that 1
the Gospel of the Love of God and o
the Bible that it does not teach etei
c
B nal torment for any were made get
7 orally known , the effect upon th
world would be to increase Its wicked
ness , to make life and property les
secure than now and to fill the worl
still more than now with blasphemies
(2) ( ) They fear also that a certal
amount of discredit would come t
themselves because , knowing that tb
Bible does not teach eternal tormen
according to the Hebrew and Gree
original , they secreted the knowledg
from the people. They fear that tbl
trould forever discredit them wit
their hearers. Hence they still ou
wardly lend their Influence to the da
trlnes of eternal torture , which the
do not believe , and feel angry toward
us because we teach the people tb
Truth upon the subject , which the
know will bring to them hundreds c
questions difficult to answer or dodg
God's Lev * Constmlneth Us ,
I ask you , dear readers , Were yo
constrained to btcom * children of Go
and to render to trie lx > rd tuo nomngu
nnd the obedience of your lives
through fear or through love ? I am
not asking you whether you never' '
have feared ; but t nm asking you ]
what brought you to the point of con
secrating your life to God ? Surely
thnt was not fear ! I nm nwnre , of
course , that there Is a proper , godly
fear , reverence , nnd thnt the Scrljt-
ttires eleclare It "Tho fear ( rever
ence ) of the Lord Is the beginning of
wisdom" ( Psalm cxl , 10) ) . Hut this Is
not the fear of eternal torment , which
tends to drive out love. How could
we love or esteem or truly worship n
God purposing the eternal torment of {
his creatures from before their cren-
I tlon ? |
I could give you many proofs of the
power of love over the human heart ,
I In contrast with the ungodly fear of ,
the error. God says to us In so runny' '
words , "Their fear toward me Is riot !
of me , but Is taught by the precepts of
men. " As nn Illustration : At n Bible
Students' Convention not long ago In
Ohio a wcll-drcsscd gentleman in at
tendance told me of how his heart had
been touched with our presentations of
the
"Ix > ve Divine , alt love excelling. "
lie said , "For years I have been a
member of the Presbyterian Church' '
' without being really n Christian at all , <
, Occasionally I wenl on sprees ; some
times I gambled and drank , etc. , etc. ' |
Not until I received n knowledge of i
the true character of God ns set forth .
' In your 'Scripture Studies' did my1
heart ever come to the proper nttltudo
, of surrender to the Lord. Then I waa
i (
glad to give him my little nil , nnd
wished It were more. " The next day , ' '
passing from the hotel to the audi
torium to n question meeting , this gen
tleman put a slip of paper Into my
hand , which I supposed waa n ques
tion , and I thrust into my coat pocket. '
On the platform I drew It forth as one
, of the questions to be answered , and ,
to my astonishment , found It wns a
check for $1,000. The mnn hnd not
been nskcd for one cent ; but the Love
of God hnd cnptlvntcd his heart nnd
gotten control not only of It , but of
his pocket-book and nil. He wished to
show the Lord his npprcclntlon of the
Love Divine , the length nnd brcndtb
nnd height nnd depth , of which he now
comprehended , ns never before ,
Another case : I met with a Conven
tion of Bible Students In Chattanooga
some five years ago. A gentlcmnn at
tended who Introduced himself to mo
snylng thnt he wns from Mississippi
nnd thnt he had become deeply Inter
ested In my presentations of the hnr-
mony of the Word of God. He snld
in substance : "Brother Russell , I will
not attempt to tell you how wlckeel a
man I wns be'fore I got your literature.
My dear wife here , an earnest Mctho-
dlst , said to me , 'John , John , you will
l
surely go to hell ! ' I replied to her ,
'Mary , I know It ! I know It ! And ,
Mary , I nm determined thnt I will de
serve nil that I get. I nm not going
to hell for nothing. ' One of your tracts
cnme to my desk In my store. I snld
thnt this wns different from anything
I ever undcrstoeMl respecting the teach
ings of the Bible. It seems more God
like nnd more rational. I sent to you
for vnrlous Bible Students' Helps. The
result , denr Brother Russell , Is thnt the
Love of Goel has constrained me , has
conquered me , In a way that the doc
trines of devilish torments could not
Influence me. Now I see the true
tenchlng of God's Word. I cnn honor
him nnd worship him and take pleas
ure in laying down my life in his serv
ice. I have made a full consecration
of everything. For a time I sent you
a ? 50 check every month ; but , Brother
Russell , that was In the nature of con
science-money , because the most prof
itable feature of ray store trade was
the sale of liquor to the Mississippi
negroes. Those checks stopped , be
cause , as the grace of God more nnd
more filled and overflowed ray heart.
It brought me to see that I must love
my neighbor ns myself nnd do injury
* to none. Thnt is all gone now , Brother
Russell , nnd my whole life Is devoted
to the service of God nnd my fellow-
men. "
Three murderers confined In the Co
lumbus , Ohio , Penltentinry bad from
childhood been trained in the doc
trines of eternal torment In different
churches and yet committed murder ,
Those men , under God's providence ,
received some of our literature "Scrip
ture Studies" and were cut to the
heart when they lenrned of the Love
of God , ns expressed in the Divine
Plnn of the Ages. To be brief : A
knowledge of the Love of God made
such a change In the hearts and lives
' of those three murderers thnt the
I" prison-keepers took knowledge of them
that they had been with Jesus and
0 hnd learned of him. By and by they
were paroled and today two of them
re preaching the Gospel of the Love
of God , seeking to bring their fellowmen -
men out of the condition of darkness
and sin Into the glorious sunlight of
Divine Love nnd Truth. Ilnvlng tried
the Gospel of fenr nnd dnmnntlon and
torture for sixteen centuries ; having
seen that under this teaching there are
more blnsphemy nnd general wicked
ness than even In tbo heathen world ,
ts It not due time to give the true
bread and water of life to the hungry
0 and thirsty ones who , for lack of it ,
are searching the earth nnd many ol
them falling into Higher Criticism , Infidelity -
fidelity and other delusions peculiar ton
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n
Japan's Bar to Anti-Japan * * * .
A bill was Introduced In the Japa
nese diet at Tokyo the other day pro-
Tiding that no foreigner may own land
in Japan unless he Is a native of c
country which permits Japanese tfl
own land within Its boundaries.
Hie Idea of Economy ,
"It's all Tery well for yon to prenet
economy , " said bis wife , "but 1 notice
whenever 1 cut down expenses thai
you smoke better cigars and spend
more money for your own pleasun
than at any other time. "
"Well , confound It , what do yon BUD-
poae i want you to economize for , any
wrr-Chlca o Record-Herald.
THREW KISSES FROM A TRAIN.
And a Married Woman Resented I * .
Shooting a Brakeman.
. Mutch 7.--At lonely
Joplln , Mo. , - - the
mining camp of Cllffuood , Mo. , In a
remote suction of Jasper county , eigh
teen miles north of .loplln , Mrs. Sat ah
Vanderpool. the pretty young wife of
Corbln Vamlcrpool , a miner , shot and
dangerously wounded a brakeman of
a Missouri Pacific , train running on
the branch between Carthage and
I'lttsburg. The brakumnn , whoso imme
could not be obtained , wns taken away
by friends.
Mrs. Vanderpool used n revolt er
nnd snys she shot because the brakeman -
man Insisted on forcing his attentions
upon her. This happened Fcbiuary
112 , but because of the Isolation of thu
camp nnd the silence of the railroad
employees , news of the shooting was
suppressed until today. A few weeks
earlier Mrs. Vanderpool phot threq
times with n pump fun at n freight
locomotive. She asserts the engineer ,
firuman nnd others In the cab por&lst-
ed In waving their handkerchiefs nnd
throwing kisses ur her as their train
sped by. The shot from tlie pump gun
rattled like hnll on the engine.
Mrs. Vnnderpool moved to Cllffwood
live weeks ago. She says the train
crows have been Hlrtlng with the wo
men who lived in the house before
she moved In.
"My husband told mo not tn stand
.for nny foolishness. He gave me In
structlons to shoot If necessary. So
I shot. "
The so-cnllejl tllitntlon * between
train crews and Cllffwood maids nnd
matrons Is said to have been quite ;
general. Beginning with an exchange
of love missives , the girls holding the
notes on the ends of long sticks nnd
passing them to the trainmen as they
passed , nnd the crews in turn tossing
notes from the cars , the flirtatious
' reached a point where trains would be
stopped on the litlle used stretch of
, track nnd visiting would bo In order.
.Trouble began when Perney Gum , 14
years old , ran awny to Pittsburg , Knn. ,
only to be followed and brought back
by her father , John Gum. Then came
the shooting of the brnkomnn. Now
the trains on the Cliffwood spur pass
that little settlement at full speed.
PIERCE WINS DEBATE.
First Inter-High School Debate for
Creighton.
Creighton , Neb. , March 7. Special
to The News : The Pierce high school
debating team won from the Crelgh
ton high school debaters here in the
first debate of the year In the North
Central District of the Nebraska Hlgl
School Debating league , winning the
votes of the three ijidges In n spirltei
and high-grade discussion of the
league question , "Resolved , Thnt La
bor Unions are on the Whole Bene
ficinl. "
The members of the Pierce lean
are : Hnrold Boyce , Warren McDon
nld and Benjnmln Inhelder will
Charles Chilvers ns alternnte. Tin
Creighton debnters nre : Dwight Lyon
Glenn Merritt nnd Tharl Strain am
Gordon Snunders ns alternate. Encl
speaker had ten minutes and then flv <
minutes for rebuttal.
At the conclusion of the rebutta
speeches the judges , without consul
tatlon , handed up sealed votes , Judg
Ing , according to the provisions o
the constitution of the league , " 01
the merits of the debate Irrespective
of the merits of the question. li
deciding which team did the mon
effective debating the judges gnvi
equal weight to (1) ( ) presentation ( Ens
lish nnd delivery ) , (2) ( ) direct argumen
and refutation nnd (3) ( ) rebuttal. " Tin
Judges were Prof. M. M. Fogg , profet
ser of rhetoric at the University o
Nebraska nnd president of the lengue
Supt. R. S. Whltley , of the Sioux Cit ;
fachools ; and Rev. Edwin Booth , jr
pastor of the Congregational churcl !
Norfolk.
The debate held the closest nttentloi
of a Inrge audience in Green's thentei
The Pierce Team wns nccompnnlei
by Supt O. R. Bowen , who had trnlnei
the tenm nnd Principal Rena Olmstem
and a "rooting" sqund of n dozen , ani
Creighton wns out In force to follow
the discussion. It was the first ir
ter-scholnstlc debnte in which Creigt
ton hnd ever partlclpnted , the wor !
in debate having been established n
Creighton this year by Supt. E.
Cownn , who came to Creighton Ins
yenr from Ogalnlln.
The training of Crelghton's ne\
tenm wns under the Immediate dlre <
tlon of Miss Jennie Benson. Judg
Calvin Keller of Creighton presided.
Pierce won the chnmplonshlp of th
district Inst yenr by defeating Alblo
nnd so hnd the honor of sending n rei
resentatlve , who was Allen Bechtei
to the stnte chnmplonshlp debate o
the high-school fete day In Maj
Pierce nud the winners of the Albloi
St. Edward nnd the Wnyne-Rnndolp
will be paired to decide the dlstrk
championship for 1910 , which is t
be settled by April 13. The stat
championship debate will be held n
the University of Nebraska on Ma
13.
Before the debate Professor Fog
spoke on the object and work of th
league in which there nre slxt
schools the largest high school d <
bating league In the country. The ol
ject , ho said , is to give Nebraska big
school students vigorous training I
clear , connected and cool-headed thlnl
ing in preparation for vocation and fc
citizenship.
Small Fire at Clearwater.
Clearwater , Neb. , March 7. Specli
to The News : A fire started In th
barber shop of G , W. Myers , but b
quick work of the citizens and th
chemical engine It was soon extli
gulshcd. It caught from a gasolln
blaze used in beating water and bi
fore noticed bad crawled between th
studding and reached the top of th
building. Tbo damage was mostly b
water , as was also the saloon nej
door.
The C. & N.V. . rnilrond bridge ,
three miles oust of town over the Elkhorn -
horn , hns been threatened for some
dnys , by nn Ice gorgo. lee breaking
up In the river above had lodged
agnlnst the bridge , but Foreman Hilda-
bnugli has had n force of men workIng -
Ing with It nnd hnvo w.itchud It nights
nnd hnvo succeeded In ge'ttlng It cut
loose. Section men from other plnces
ns well ns Roadmnster Stafford were
assisting.
The Elkhorn Is high but still within
Its banks.
Ducks are plentiful.
* IDO Itrunrit , * HW.
The ri'inli-i-H of Hits paper will lie
itciiHcil to k'uni that there IH at leant
jut ) failed \ ( IlHUHNi- that HI-UMICO luis
tlOl'll llblu tO I'll 1C III 111 ! Its HlllWt ) . Mild
tlnit IH Catarrh. Ilnll'H Catarrh Cure
Is thi ) only pimltlvu ouru now known
to the inoUlcul fraternity. Catarrh ho-
liiK 'i ' i-oiiHtlUitlonal illBi'Mnu , ri'iiuiruH
a uoiiMtllutlonal treatment. Hall's Ca
tarrh Cure IH taken Internally , actltiK
directly upon the blooil nud tnneniiH
Hiirt'aruH of the system , thoretiy dc-
HttoyliiK the foundation of the dl ciso.
unit Klvlntf the patient HtreiiKtli by
InilldliiK ni > the constitution and assist-
liur nature. In doing Its work. Die
pruprlutorH have xo itntrh faith In UH
curative powers that they offer One
Hundred hollar * for liny i-awo that it
falls to euro. Send for llHt of te.nl-
mnnlalH.
AOdrt-HH : R J. CHKN'KY & CO. , To
ledo , Ohio.
Sold by Di-UKKlstH , 7dr.
Tiiko Hall's Family Tills for consti
pation.
SATURDAY SIFTINGS.
A. Buchhol/ went to Winner on bust-
ness.
ness.Dr.
Dr. II. T. Hplden returned from
Omnhn.
.1. W. Ransom went to Sioux City on
business.
C. K. Burnhnm went to Sioux City
on business.
.1. C. Engelmnn went to Wnkefleld
on business.
C. S. Bridge hns returned from Chicago
cage nnd other points.
Peter Stnfford nnd John Welch re
turned from n business trip at Wnyno
and Wnkefleld.
Mr. nnd Mrs. J. L. Bench and son
have gone to Seattle , where they will
make their future home.
Miss Helen Giles of North Bend hns
just returned from Chicago nnd Is In
the city for n three days' visit with
Miss C. B. Ocumpaugh.
Miss Mnbel Rlx is reported 111.
W. L. Lehman is on the sick list.
Mr. Box was In the city Friday ,
looking for rooms.
Mr. nnd Mrs. George may return to
Norfolk from Sioux City.
Henry Ertznar has sold his town
property to J. L. Thornburn.
The B. Y. P. U. will give a social at
the Junction hall this evening.
Joseph Tassley of Holt county was
In the city enroute to Gregory , to
which place he is moving.
B. W. Jonns is still absent from bis
post nt the locnl postolllce. His Ill
ness is not considered serious.
N. S. Westrope , wno hns moved bis
fnmlly hero from Plninview , has rent
ed olllces In the Bishop block and will
conduct his real estate business from
here.
C. W. Lemont , who is still confined
to his home suffering from nn nttack
of rheumatism , Is reported slowly Im
proving.
Battle Creek will organize nn Enst-
ern Star chapter tonight and the of
ficers of Beulah chapter have been
Invited to assist the grand patron in
doing the work.
Trnlnlonds of homestenders * person-
nl effects , including horses , cnttle nnd
family dogs , are being shipped
through Norfolk dnlly enroute to Trlpr
county.
The Elkhorn nnd the Northfork
rivers nre bankful nnd rising. The ;
high water In the Elkhorn Is snld tc
bo n partial cnuse of the rise in the
Northfork. A rise of four feet will be
required before the Northfork goes
over Its bank enst of the mill.
A Jury term of the district nnd Unit
ed States court will be held In Norfolh
Monday , March 21. Judge W. II. Mun
ger , George II. Thummel nnd R. C
Hoyt will bo here to nttend this term
The jury will be drawn Monday , Marcl :
7. A Inrge list of trial notices is ex
pected here soon.
Street Commissioner Uecker under
took to solve the muddy crossing ques
tlon yesterday by putting his force 01
men to work with a lire hose. Manj
of the gutters have not been kepi
clcnn and nro filled with Ice , causing
a drawback to the street commission
or'u work , and at many points side
walks were submerged In mud ant
wnter.
Mrs. E. S. Stnnfteld's condition It
reported worse. Dr. C. L. Culmsee
nnd Dr. E. L. Brush were called to hei
house last night , her physician , Dr. II
T. Holden , being out of the city. Dr
Culmsee says Mrs. Stnnfleld had twc
hemorrhages nt 10 o'clock last nigh
nnd wns bleeding Internally. The doc
tor would not sny whether nn opera
tlon would be necessary nt thts time
Because the stnte laws provide thn
all live stock passing through tin
state should be officially Inspected , si ;
cows onroute to South Dnkota fron
Magnet , Neb. , and three horses en
route to Cnllfornln from Herrlck wen
stopped here by Dr. C. A. McKIm fo
inspection. He has been kept busy fo
the past three weeks inspecting stocl
which is being shipped to South Da
kota.
W. J. Stadelmnn stopped a runawa ;
team which was attached to a wagoi
of the Norfolk steam laundry , 01
Fourth street and Norfolk avenue. Mr
Stadelmnn saw the team coming dowi
the street through the deep mud am
ir succeeded In stopping it by waving hi
hands and yelling. The mud was to <
deep , however , and ho did not endeav
or to go out from the crossing to gras ]
the reins.
Another reason why Norfolk shoub
pave was brought before the publl
when Street Commissioner Uecker die
covered that water which had beet
left standing In tbo gutters on Norfoll
avenue was seeping through thi
ground under the sidewalk In front o
the Elmer Reed bargcr shop , where ai
underground channel leading to base
mento of business places had nlrend ;
formed. The sidewalk , which was al
ready caving In , brought to the ntten-
thin of thn street commissioner the
probable dnnger to persons walking
above the undermine1. The brlckh
were taken up and the cave-In Is beIng -
Ing filled up. The street commission
er urges thnt property owners should
KCU to It thnt the gutters In front of
their plnt'os of business nro nlwnys
donned out.
F. A. Heeler , who returned yesterday -
day afternoon from n three weeks' trip
to the eastern markets , reports that n
grent scarcity In eggs prevailed In
New York city during his stny there1.
Twenty thousand canes of eggs , however -
over , which arrived from Austria ,
brought tlw price from till cents per
dozen down to 45 cents , which price Is
being paid for oggn by the consumers
there now. At Washington Mr. Beeler
visited the Smithsonian Institute ,
where he looked over n largo vnrloty
of bundles which contained skins of
animals killed by Colonel Roosevelt
tn his hunting expedition In Africa.
Lenvlnfc New York for Philadelphia ,
Mr. Beo.'er wns on n train which was
almost wrecked on account of n mis
hap to some of the machinery on the
engine. Mr. Beelor did not stny long
In Philadelphia. He snys the street
rnrs were running , but very few pas
sengers ventured to ride In them , He
says there Is a healthy boom to mnke
Roosevelt president again.
Land Raised $5 a Year.
West Point , Neb. , March 7. Special
to The News : 13. llubenka bought
two forty-acre trnets of land Inst
week paying therefor $125 per ncre.
his land sold twenty yearn ago for
23 per ncre , nn Inerense of $5 per
ere per annum since thnt time.
PIERCE ELEVATOR CASE.
ye-Schnelder Company Must Appear
In District Court.
Pierce , Neb. , March 7. The dls
rlmlnntlon case brought ngnlnst the
s'ye-SchnoIder-Fowler Grain company
t Hadar , Neb. , was decided by Judge
Colly , before whom the case wns tried ,
ml the defendant company was held
o be guilty of discrimination , as
barged In the complaint , nnd ordered
o appear and answer nt the llrst dny
f the next term of district cenirt In
'lerce ' county.
Courtwrlght nnd Sidner of Fremont ,
ppcnring for the Nye-Schnelder-Fow-
er company , defended on the theory
hnt their company could not be helel
inble on the complaint , unless It could
e shown that their nets complained
jf were done with the criminal Intcnl
o Injure or destroy the business ol
heir competitor , and clnlmed that
hey raised prices nt Hadar higher
hnn at nny other point in the stnte ,
purely for the purpose of getting n
pnrt of the business at n point where
hey were getting prnctlcnlly none.
The state wns represented by C. II.
Stewart , county nttorney , who present
ed evidence to show thnt the defen-
dnnt hnd lost money on every bushel
of grain that hnd been bought nt Ha-
: lnr nnd that they hnd discriminated
between the towns of Foster and Ha-
; lnr , nnd nrgued from this that the only
reasonable Inference wns thnt the de
fendant paid these high prices at Ha-
lar , not for the purpose of getting a
business thnt wns losing them money ,
but for the purpose of making their
competitor take business at such
prices , if they took It at ojl , thnt
would eventually put them Into bank
ruptcy.
MONDAY MENTION.
Albert Ahlmnnn went to Dallas.
A. E. Ward of Madison was in the
city.
city.W.
W. M. Oelsligh of Tildfen was In the
city.
city.Emil
Emil Zitkowski went to Rocky Ford ,
Colo.
Colo.W.
W. J. Stndelmnn wns in Lincoln on
business.
Dr. C. A. McKIm went to Pierce or
business.
D. Mnthewson went to Wakefleld on
business.
William P. Mohr of Spencer wns Ir
the city.
E. P. Weatherby went to Plnlnvlew
on business.
E. R. Penrson Is at Fremont vlsitlnf
with relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Gllman of Ver
del were here.
R. G. Rohrke of Hosklns was In the
city on business.
Miss Nelson of Tllden wns in the
city visiting with friends.
Mrs. G. A. Miller of Hndar wns ir
the city calling on friends.
J. S. Smith nnd A. A. Corkle o
Omnhn were in the city on business
C. W. Henderson of Sioux City spem
Sundny with the W. R. Hoffman fnm
ny.
ny.Miss
Miss Nora Dlxon of Denver Is In tin
city to spend two weeks with hei
parents.
Miss Annettn Schloto went to Til
den , where she will visit at the L. W
Schlote home.
Mr. nnd Mrs. Cnrl Patch of Lincolt
nre In the city visiting with the Fret
Brnnsch family.
Mr. and Mrs. O. Hauptll have goni
to Los Angeles , Calif. , where they wll
visit with relntlves.
II. Richardson of Michigan , a forme
schoolmate of B. T. Reid , was In tin
city enroute to Montana.
Mrs. F. Ahlmnnn and daughter , Mis
Hnttle Ahlmnnn , have gone to Trip ]
county to locate on the homesteai
which wns left by the late Frederic !
Ahlmnnn.
H. Stelnkrnus of Plninview , who ha
been engaging In a debate through tin
columns of The News with Dr. Macka ;
and the editor of the Anoka News eve
the high cost of living , was In thi
city Monday afternoon.
Over 100 representatives of tin
opera
eral ate
to Ur
WRITS tO * DOOK ON FILES AND R
DR. K.R. TAMMY. 224
$1000.00
Given for any lubttnnce in-
juiioui lo health found in food
teiullinjj from tlie uie of
Calumet
Baking
Powder 11
Farmers Mutual Flro Insurance
clatlon of Madison , Pierce , Way no anil
Stnnton counties were o.xpectud In the
city Monday to nttend the animal
meeting of thnt nssoclntlon nt 2
o'clock nt Mnrqunrdt hall.
A horse attached to n feed wagon
ran away Monday afternoon nnd wa
stopped near the railroad crossing.
No damage wns done.
The llrst straw hnt of the scnson
was noon on the streets. A young lady
was the wearer of this first sign e > r
warmer weather. Many n glnneu did
sht > attract.
Freul Stein of Minnesota Is In the
city visiting with friends. Mr. Stein
Is a cousin of Mrs. F. Schulz nnd Mra.
II. Korth of this city. The cousins
have not seen each other for thirty-live
ycnrs.
During the heavy wind storm which ,
visited the city Sunday , many hat *
were blown Into the middle of muddf
Norfolk avenue. Their owners , who
would not risk the journey Into the
middle of the street , paid as high ns
fifteen cents to youngsters to mnke
the trip.
Five persons took the exnmlnntion
hero for additional clerical force al
thu census bureau nt Washington.
Among them wore : Mlron F. Embro ,
Cnrroll , Neb. ; Fred M. Hopkins , Bn -
sett ; Mndo Deuol , Meadow Grove ;
Paul Bryant nnd Floyd A. Chamber-
Inln , both of Norfolk.
The remains of Joslnb Daniels , who
died at his home In Edgowator Friday ,
were shipped to his old homo at Uri-
lontown , Knn. , this morning. Mr , Dan
iels was 74 years old nnd was born nl
Unlontown , where ho has a son living.
O. J. Daniels , who Is connected with
the Lowe feed store here , Is nlso a
son.
son.A Inrge number of Norfolk hunters
were up with daylight Sunday mornIng -
Ing and made their way to the various
streams and watering places near thu
city. The ducks , however , were
scarce nnd the hunters returned empty
handed. Several of the sportsmen
started out agitln Monday afternoon
to try their luck.
Many windows In the residence dis
trict of the city are being broken n
the result of carelessness on the part
of boys armed with nlr rifles. A num
ber of women whoso windows have
been broken by the cnreless shooUiiff
of the youngsters nre threatening tn
put the matter in tlie bands of the
chief of police.
C. H. Brake of Wnrnervllle writes
The News : "If you hear nny kicks on
paying $5 per for seed corn , I know
where some 2,500 bushels of I'JfJS
straight yellow seed corn , stated by
owner , whom I know to be a respon
sible farmer nenr Hnwnrden , to have
tested not loss thnn 94 per cent on
several tests , is for sale at $2. "
A horse fell into a cnved-ln sewer
ditch nt the corner of Eleventh street
nnd Koenlgstcln avenue Sunday morn
ing nnd wns only tnken out nfter
strenuous work by John Krantz and
several other people who were at
tracted to the scene of the accident.
The rend wns nppnrently sound , but it
gnve wny ns the horse stepped upon
a spot over a ditch not properly filled.
W. F. Hall and Dr. C. S. Parker , who
have enthusiastically taken up the
proposition of putting on another
home talent play nt the Auditorium ,
for the benefit of the Y. M. C. A. fund ,
held a conference nnd It Is not be
lieved the "Union Depot" will again
be presented here nt this time. Mr.
Hnll believes a meeting should be
called and all those Interested In this
movement should give their Ideas as
to whnt should be played. Something
on the plnn of the "Union Depot" Is
endorsed by a number of those Inter
ested.
ested.The
The Elkhorn river near Battle
Creek hns been on a rampage for
three dnys. Lnst Sunday a horse at
tached to a wngon belonging to Mr.
Koerber fell through the bridge which ,
spnns the river enst of Battle Creek ,
fThe , driver wns not Injured. A num
ber of Norfolk people making visits
nenr Bnttle Creek were compelled to
cross n pnrt of the river over planks
Inst Saturday night.
Albion News : Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
Blmson left the lirst of the weqk for
Norfolk where they will make thelo
home , Arthur having been sent thert
as second man by the Chicago Lumber
company. We are glnd to see Arthur
given this promotion , which comes as a
reward for faithful services , but regret
to have ho and his estimable wife
leave the community. They will be
greatly missed here. The News wish
es them the best of success In their
new home.
At the home of the groom's par
ents at Council Bluffs on February
2G occurred the wedding of Otis M.
Le Roque and Miss Thcreso H. L. Lob-
now , Miss Lobnow Is the daughter
of Mrs. M , G. Lobnow of Omaha ,
formerly of Norfolk. Miss Lobnow
has for a number of years been en
gaged as bookkeeper and stenogra
pher with a prominent commission
firm at the Exchange building at
South Omaha. Mr. Le Roque is mana
ger of the Omaha Plating works al
Omaha.
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