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About The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19?? | View Entire Issue (June 17, 1910)
rft - TTTE NORFOLK WEEKLY MFAVS , Tn\AL. FIUDAY. JT'NE 17. i Start Soon on Y. M , C. A. 'I IK plans mid Hpcilllcallon.t nf ( he \ M. 0 A. building are llnlnhod anil now 1,0 Into thn liamlK ( if the huljuMuK u mmlttoo , who will HOOII hold a meet' hi : and iiHk eonlrnctoni Tor bids for tin ( oiiHtrut'lloti of the building on Mm V M C1. A. lot on the soul beaut corner of Fouilh H ( root and Mndlson avunuo. The building will face l''onrlh ' street nllh a beautiful onlrnneo. Stonr tilops lend to the wldo doorway. On both sides Ilicni will ho largo square lilllarH of combination brick and Htonu. Ahovo Mm door the loiters "V. M. C. A. ' will bo cut In Htonu. immediately Inside the door the larfo ; lobby lit untorod. This lobby ruim across the ontlro lower floor to the went end of the building. On ono iddo lit the reading teen ) , boys' loom anil wardrobcH. The HOcrotary'H of- lleoH are on the other nidi1. The boys' room ban a separate oiltranco from llin north Hldo. The gymnasium will bo located on I lie south Hide , reaching up to the second Moor. 'I'ho stairway , which nnu ! up to llio other two floors , Is situated In thu mid- dlc of the building , The swimming pool , bowling alloy and shower room , game room and boating apiiarattm arcs all located In the IwHoniont. Hero all comfort that possibly can bo furnished IB sketched out In the plaiiH , which show many new Ideas In modern building. The set ( mil lloor la neatly lilted up wllli olghl dormitories , each provided \\itli a wardrobe and access to a line baihroom. lilted up with showers , etc. T'IOHI' ' inntiiH are situated In the north end of the building facing thu post of- Ike. The end of this lloor Is taken up bj the upper gallery of the gymnasium. Twenty single rooms and a largo shower bathroom take up the onlirc third lloor. These rooms are all outside - side rooms , extra precautions being taken to see that they are well venti lated. lOaeh room Is provided with a largo \\ardrobo with the hallway run ning in between thorn. The rooms \\ilt vent lor $10 each per month. Ac cording to homo of the building com- mltteo many of those rooms huvo al ready been spoken for and they do- ( hire ( hat all will bo routed bel'oro the control tor has commenced operations. WEDNESDAY WRINKLES. C' II Groosbock wont to Dallas. V V Light returned from Madison. W. C. Tomplclon of O'Neill was in the city. \V. .1. Oow roturncU from a business trip at Neligh. II. rocker and E. ICorlh went to I'lerco on business. William Haboratroh of Ncllgh was in the ( ity ou business. Mrs. .T. Minor has gone to Corning , la , for a short visit with relatives. Justice C. F. Eiscley and George Dudley went to Madison on business. 1' . P. Hell has gene to Grand Island to attend Iho undertakers' convention. Dr.Vrlght of St. Louis was in tiio city visiting with the U. F. Schiller family. Mrs. W. A. Klngslcy and children have gouo to Omaha to visit with friends. Mrs. .T. C. S. Wollls. Jr. , of Omaha is In the city , visiting her sister , Mrs. P. II. Sailer. C S , Itridgo and his brother , Hobert TJridge of Fremont , went to Wood Lake on business. Miss Lconoro llagel of Columbus Is hero to spend a few weeks' visit witli her sister , Mrs. W. F. Hall. Mrs. George U. Chrlstoph has gone to Alliance to spend a month's visit with her sister , Mrs. Charles Tnbbs. Dr. F. G. Sailor and family of 1'iercc and C. II. Salter of Norfolk have gone to Long 1'ine for two weeks' camping and lishing. Airs. George 11. Desmond is going to Uivorton , Neb. , for a visit with her paionts. Mr. Desmond will spend a few days in Omaha. O. L. Anderson is reported ill. The Trinity guild will meet with Mrs. Matrau Thursday afternoon at 13iO. : : Deputy postmaster H. C. Gentle has east olllco work aside and is enjoying a two weeks' vacation , which ho will spend at ills old home at Crcston , la. Charles Harneko of Norfolk , who was operated on at Omaha Tuesday , is ( reported as doing very well. The HapHst Missionary Circle will meet Thursday afternoon with Mrs. L. Nichols , 800 South Fourth street. Mrs. Lmlwig Koenlgstein returned from Rochester , Minn. , where her mother , Mrs. Asimis. underwent an operation. Mrs. Asmus Is reported as doing well. lames Thomas again is busy at the loial postofllco as extra clerk and car rier , lie Is now taking the place of V. .1. Hoohnkc , who is taking a llftccn days' vacation. The Stanton baseball team arrived hero at noon to play u ball game with the Norfolk clerks' team at the driv ing park diamond. The game was called at U:30. : ' ' of the First 1 ho Ladles' Aid society Congregational church will meet at tilt home of Mrs. Edwin IJooth , with Mrs. F. E. Davenport assisting , Thurs day at 2 30 p.in. deoi-go H. Chrlstoph and J. E. liar- pei of Clearwater went to Omaha to attend the convention of the Nebraska Pharmacy association , which will hold a three days' session there. The elec tion of olllccrs will take place Friday evening. Ernest llunsch returned from n busi ness trip at Pierce. Mr. Haasch made tie ! trip in his automobile and reports the roads In bad shape. It was neces sary to obtain the nld of horses to pull the machine out of many bad places In the roads. A meeting of hose company No. 3 was hold at the city hall last evening. A communication from the York lire- men was read Inviting the Norfolk llromen to attend the dromon's tourna ment which will ho held at that piano Juno 21 , J.5 and 1C. ! Flro Chief MUlard Green has re- cr-lvod an Imitation funn Ilin HOCIV lai ) ol llu Madlhon F'liulli ' of July ontt'ilnlninont committee , Inviting all the Ilieiiten and Norfolk cltl/.eiiH to rome to Madlttou on July 1 to piiitli-l- pale In the celebration to 1m hold there on that day , City Lcauc [ | io Organized. Norfolk now him a city ham-ball leagno ennuis ! Ing ot llvo local team * . They aio the c-lorkN , traveling men , railroad men , bookkeepers and lire- men. men.Tho The league wan organised at a mam * meeting of baseball faiiH held at tie | city hall last night , al which Clarence Rasoloy acted an chairman.V. . F. Hall was elected president of the league ami W. J. Stafford M'eretary and tieasurer. Each manager was elected a director. Friday night at 8 o'clock the man agers and ollloor.M of the league will niool at the L. Urueggeman olllco on Norfolk avenue to arrange a schedule and draw up inles. The making of a schedule will bo a hard proposition , say the fans who were present. Games , they declare , should bo played at leas ! three times oni'h week. The gate receipts will easily pay all expenses of the league and at the end of the series the re maining funds will probably bo divid ed equally among each team. The pennant Is the object of the contests. What the pennant shall bo will be de cided at the meeting of the directors. Following aio the managers of each team : Clerks , Clarence Rasoloy ; Hookkeepers , Cleo Loderer ; Railroad- era , William I'.eck ; Traveling Men , C. W. iMcMaslers ; Firemen , L. 11. Ken- nerson. Commencement Recitals. The conservatory junior class pro gram at the Auditorium Tuesday even ing proved to be all that was claimed for it and more. The stately bearing of the performers and the well ren dered music conspired to Impress the audience ( bat music is a valuable cle ment in education , and ciptips the stu dent with breadth of character. Throughout the entire program Intense Interest was manifest , and not a single failure or breakdown , every performer being possessed of a poise and stead iness unusual. The following participated : Lotha Larkin , Elmer Heeler , Helen Craven , Lcota Leach , Hossio Ward , Gladys I'asowalk , Foodora Frledrichs , Mildred Gow , Grace llrando , Ruth In- bolder , Elva Tompleton , Grace Hills Edyth Nelson Ulrich , May Schwcnk and Esther Kollorman. The graduating class and the post graduates will render the dual pro gram on Thursday evening , June 10. Mrs. Heels , the director , is sparing no pains to amplify every detail making it an event of the season. Dr. Tindall will present the diplomas with a short address on the subject of music. The incidental features of the program will be of jio small importance. Golf Teams Chosen. Captains of the two golf teams who will bold a tournament at the Country club giomuls Friday afternoon have chosen their men. The teams arc composed of all the golf playing mem bers of the club. The teams are as follows : nines C. E. Hurnham , captain ; S. M. lirnden , G. 1) . Hulloi-lieUI , W. A. Wll/.lgiiiiiii. Dr. P. H. Sailer , S. G. Mayer , L. P. Pasewalk , N. A. Rain- bolt , M. E. Pangle , J. R. Carter , E. S. South , W. II. Hlakeman , R. C. Sim mons , E. E. Illght. C. II. Durland , George Spear , W. N. Huso , A. Dogner , W. F. Hall , H. T. Reid , Sam Erskine , C. H. Sailer , J. E. llaasc , John Fri day , S. F. Erskino , W. A. Kingsley. N. A. Huso , E. F. Iluse , C. F. Shaw , M. O. Wolcott , W. R. Pargcter , Dr. J. P. Pecival , C. M. Uhlig , II. C. Saltier , E. W. Blitz. Reds J. S. Mathewson , captain ; A. L. Killlan , D. Mathewson , C. H. Rey nolds , John R , Hays , J. H. Maylard , F. 10. Davenport , W. P. Logan , E. M. Hunllngton , Dan Craven , W. J. Staf ford , H. A. Pasewalk , M. C. Ha/.en , C. S. Parker , C. A. McKim , G. J ! . Chris- toph , A. E. Chambers , George N. Heels , R. E. Tlilcm , C. E. Tliow , Dr. E. L. llriish , T. 10. Odiornc , F. A. Heeler , Dr. C. J. Verges , G. H. Sailer , R. H. Humor , J. H. Dclanoy , C. S. Hrldge , C. P. Parish , JO. P. Wcathorby , Paul /AIO- low , C. A. Ritchie , A. II. Kiesau. F. 'A. McGiunis , C. J. Hnllock , A. T. Hutchinson - inson , U. O. Kiesau. Thornberg Acquitted. 'Neligh , Neb. , .lupno ifi. Special leThe The News : F. M. Thornberg was today - day acquitted of the charge of murder ing his neighbor , August Rakow , last October. .Thornbrg admitted the killing , but claimed self defense. The Jury brought in a verdict at 1BO : this morning. The freeing of Thornborg was a complete surprise to the community. People hero who had been following the trial anticipated a conviction of some sort. It was after U o'clock when Judge Welch reached the courtroom to hoar the verdict. Thornberg was set free and Iho jury discharged. Five ballols were taken. . The Ilrst one was to lest the sentiment as to second degree murder. Then there were three on manslaughter. Then came the acquittal. Thornborg , previous lo the shootIng - Ing , had been ordered off the prem ises of Rakow. The shooting was over , a ? U ( inarrol. Rakow was shot dead in his hay meadow , fourteen miles from Neligh. There had been bad blood between them. The jury wore : W. McCango , George McCalln , John Hock , Thomas Lisincn , William Green , G. E. Iloffficn , O. N. Smallwood , Thomas Kent , John Hulchlnson , Fred Wagner , Harry Tier- ny , Michael McGulry. The State Rests. At Iho conclusion of the cross ex amination of Iho defendant his at torneys rested their case shortly after II o ( Io < k > < trrcla > moinl'u- , 'I he Male called In icbti'ta. ' Jlenrj | Mailer at the ( oinmoncenient of ( he lafleiiiooii session and ntiin County At torney IMce. Export lenlimouy wa Int induced by the state In Iho person of Dr. 8. R. Hopkins of Omaha , who Is a physician and Ktirgoon of ( hat idly. Ho tout Hied In logard lo Iho wouiidM Inlllf'tcd upon the head of the defendant by a pitch fork , and wheth er or not they weie of a natuio lo caiiKo lack of memory for an Indell- ulle period , or meiely of a short dura tion. To the best , of his judgment the concniislon of thu brain such an hi ought out In the evidence In this caw would be of a short duration. Dr. W. F. Conwell of thin city , also testified In regaid to the above , with practically the same views as that sworn to by Dr. Hopkins. After these witnesses had tOMlllled both sides rested and the allbi-noys pioceeded to argue Iho case before the jury. It was agiecd thai the stale in cloning , which was Senator Allen , should not. consume more than one- half of ( he ( line Hint the atlorneys for llio defendant conminied In their argu ments of the case. County Attorney Rico occupied thirty-live minutes in Ills opening re marks for Hie slate. Attorneys Wil liams and Harrington for the defen dant consumed forty-livo minutes and Senator Allen In closing consumed twenty-three minutes. 'I'ho Instructions by the court were read to the Jiry | after supper and con sumed thirty-live minutes. It was ( onceeded by many present , who in recent years have had the opportunity in hearing the like read by a court and in a murder case , but expressed themselves in not having Iho pleasure of listening to such elegant instruc tions as given by District Judge A. A. Welch. 'Ine jury wont Iq their room for de liberation al. S:40. : In most cases of this nature rumors are numerous as to what verdict the jury may bring in , but in tills murder trial now closed there were very few expiessions apparent , and very few conceded an aciiuillal. In fact what sentiment there was , was evenly di vided between that of an acquittal and that of finding the defendant guilty of manslaughter. Complimentary To Mr. Cheney Creighton , Neb. , June 15. Special leThe The News : A surprise reception was sprung on Harry Cheney at Creighton on Monday evening at the home of his mother , Mrs. George 10. Cheney. The participants included members of the dilfcrent Cheney families in town , the employes of Iho Socurily bank of Creighton of which Mr. Cheney is the president , and a few personal friends. The affair was infoTmal and was given , as the speaker of Hie evening said , lo commemoralo the importance and honor conferred by the grand lodge of Masons upon the recipient , Mr. Cheney , as grand worshiplfnl master - tor of Masons of Nebraska during the present Masonic year. To Harness the Niobrara. Omaha , Juno 15. A new power company , capitalized at ? 1200,000 lias been incorporated by two Omaha men and a Swiss capitalist , F. Jneggi. It is called the Niobrara Investment company and its plant will bo located at the mouth of the Niobrara. Mr. Jaeggi , who was connected witji the North Lotip river power scheme , lias withdrawn from that and will invest most of Iho money which will bo utilized in the Niobntra propo sition. It is the intention to furnish electric power at a low cost to Sioux City and for local industries near Iho power plant. A cement manufactory is a. certainty there , for there is a big deposit of raw material at hand. Reed Files for Senate. Madison , Neb. , Juno 15 , Special to The News : Willis E. Reed left yes terday for Lincoln on legal business. While at Lincoln ho will lilo as a can didate for United States bomitor , sub ject lo the democratic primaries. Just before taking the train ho pajd the county tieasurer ? r > 0 , the lemiircd fee for filing , and look the treasurer's re ceipt for the same with him. Reed was formerly a law parlner of ex-United State < < Senator William V. Allen of Madison. Ho will make his campaign against comity option , fight ing Mr. Hryan's new Issue. WANT BRYAN TO MAKE RACE. i Petitions Sent Into Every Nebraska County to Force Him In. Lincoln , Juno 15. A concerted movement looking to the entry of W. J. Hryan in the Nebraska senatorial race was begun yesterday , when dem ocratic leaders of Iho slalo prepared for the circulation of petitions in every county of the stale asking Mr. Hryan to enter the contest. Two forms of petitions have been framed , ono intended for democratic voters ( and one for signatures of members of all political parties. These petitions were sent broadcast immediately , llio object being to have returns made by the time Mr. Hryan returns from Eu rope. The circular Is signed by J. II. Hut- Held of Lincoln , and among the names mentioned ns sponsors for the move ment are State Representatives Wil- hon and Evans , Dr. P. L. Hall , vice chairman of llio democratic national commllleo , W. E. Haskloy , Judge A. S. Tibbels and Frederick Shoppord. Save Bryan Would Run , Lincoln ! Juno 15. "I have assur- luicL that If u sulllclont number of people sign the pctlllous asking him to bu a candldalo that Mr. Hryan will " said Victor Wilson run for the senate , son who Is now circulating petitions ask'lng Mr. Hryan to premlt the use ot his name. Mtv Wilson -would not say who had Inlormutl him that Mr. | lrMI -vi Mill i , ii.-i > M ! iii nin but ho \ > ; Hr ; u with Ills uorltltti tin- Idea ll'iil tlieie In t'.O ' doubt ( hat ( he pio. l- dentlal candidate will rit inlo Hie raie. At ( hi * lime Representative lOvaim ot Hamilton county IH having pelltlons circulated In eight countioH and In each of tliese has has linked members of the legislature to write to friends of theirs to get busy In other coiTiHIos , Victor Wilson said practically every person he had pre sented th6 petitions to had signed them with the except Ion of two demo crats. Evans milo lie had met one democrat who refused' li > sign giving as a learon thai , bo did not believe Mr. Hryan should outer stale politics al all. Noted South Dnkotan Dead. Aberdeen , S. I ) . , June M. Major John II. Plckler , who , while a member of congress from South Dakota , Intro duced the resolution which anlfmri/cd llio Ilrst rural free mall delivery , died at Ills homo In Fnulklon yesterday. He was ( ! ( ! years old. Major Plcklor wn a member of Iho FIfty-llrat. Fifty- second , Fifly-thlid and Fifty-fourth congresses and was a pioneer loader In developing Iho slate. Ho was com missioned a major at the age of1 , for bravery In the civil war. DAKOTA ATTORNEY ACCUSED. David P. Thomas of Sturgls Accused of Violating Law in Homestead. Sturgls , S. D. , Juno 11. Attorney David P. Thomas of this place lias boon arrested by J. W. Parmley , dep uty United Slates marshal , on an in- dlclmont returned by the federal grand Jury nt the recent federal court ses sion in Deadwood , charging him with violation of law In connection with the taking of a homestead while he was United States commissioner at AVasta. Ho gave bond for his appearance for trial nt Pierre on Juno 121. New Tclearaph Wire. Gordon. Nob. , Juno 17. Allen Gru- vor and Ks ! gang of sixlcon men are building the Western Union Telegraph company's'now line from here to Chad- ron. The gang came hero Saturday night Irom Scribner , where Ihey had finished a line. Cattle to Market. Gordon , Neb. , June M. Special to The News : Eddie Hill shipped two cars of cattle to South Omaha. Dead From Apoplexy. Neligh , Neb. , Juno 11. Special to The News : Alex Robwedder , a farmer leslding about eight miles north of Neligh , was stricken witli apoplexy last Friday evening while on his way in Iho pasture to return witli cattle. He died shortly after being taken into llio house and before medical aid could be summoned. Funeral services were held at the Presbyterian church in that vicinity Sunday afternoon. Hu- rial look place in llio cemetery nuar llio church. Other Jewelers Stung , Too. A. F. Danan , alias W. L. Howard , and with probably several more aliases altaohell to his real name , will not lie brought back from Fremont for pros ecution. Danan , who through u bogus draft swindled George II. Hurton , a Noifolk jeweler , out of ? ; :7..ri : ( ) , has many charges against him. Ilo was caught at Schuylor by peputy , Shot iff Tullle of Fremont while in llio very act of working the hamo game on a jeweler of that city. It was the same old game his son was graduating , lie wanted a watcli to send him as a gift. He had just finished up on M. liuck , a Norlli Uend jeweler , whom lie defraud ed out of a ? - ' , " ) watchand , some money. The jeweler became suspicious and telephoned the Fremont niilhorllies , who caught the man at Fremont. When he was brought to Fremont it was found ho had swindled R. M. Herrc , a Fremont jeweler , out of a sum of money and a wnlch. He had in his possession a large number of valuable watches and $210 in cur rency. County Attorney Nichols telephoned Sheriff Baumnn at Fremont yesterday , but was notillcd that Danan would bo prosecuted at Fremont. Over u dozen charges are lllcd against him by jew elers all over Hie country , lie is want ed in Dakota and all through Ne braska. Sheriff Hauman said lie had been re ceiving telegraph messages for two days from various points in Dakota , asking Mint the man be hold. "You'll bo out of ollico long before lie over gels out of Iho peiiilonllary , " Hauman said lo Nichols. Thornberg On Stand Again. Neligh , Neb. , June M. Special to The News : Apparently completely re covered from his collapse of last Fri day , F. M. Thornbcrg resumed Iho witness stand today in his own behalf , to toll bow ho killed his neighbor , A. G. Rakow. At the opeifing of court Mils morning Judge Welch permitted the defendant to hear the questions utid answers of the last half hour of last Friday , re read in order that ho might correct miy niisstalemonts which ho may have made when his mind did not compre hend what ho was saying ! Ho changed the distance from llio ccnlor of Iho hayrack whore ho said Rakow was standing , making it four feet from him ( Thornberg ) Inslcad of 'seven. ' Thornborg says ho was climbing up Inlo Iho haytack , presumably for the purpose of accompanying Rakow homo to settle their quarrel. Rnkow struck him seven limes with a pitchfork , he says , before he fired the fatal shot that dealt death. The pitchfork blows rained down while Tliornborg was climbing up Inlo the rack. Thornberg's head bcomcd cleared up this morning. District court opened shortly after II o'clock yosteidny afternoon in the Thornborg murder trial. The defen dant was requested to 'tako ' the stand by I lie court to rcmimo the croHS-oxntu- Inntlon by the state. There wuroabout Hin mention ( * nnkod by Senator All - l < n when a leteityvi ; taken until SrD : this morning. Home Tnlcnt Game nt Nclluh. NoliKli. No.I ) . . Juno M. Special to The News : A challenge was issued and IH cepted by UK * mnmiKcr of Hit Taylor Valley baseball team about two weeks ago by Manager E. S. Scollold and Captain Hartley of this city. The two ( earns \\eio to bo married men and ( o ha\o had some experience dur ing their lifetime of the national game. This eVent was pulled off at Rlveraldo park yo.stoidaytafternoon. . 'I'ho nt- tenilanco was Increased by the legal talenl now In the city and the pres ence of the jury In the Thotnborgcase. The Nellgli has-beens thoroughly dem onstrated Mint I hey had not entirely forgotten the game and defeated ( lie vltilnrs by a scoio of ! ) to 5. Follow ing hi tlie score by innings : Neligh n : : o : s i o o o * - Golf Match Next Friday. Under the captaincy of C. 10. llurn- ham of the "bines" and J. S. Mat how- son of the "icds , " the Ilrst Country club tournament will bo held on Iho golf links next Friday , when the blues and reds will battle to determine which learn ahull pay for the luncheon to lie served In the evening/ The com mittee lias sent out notices to nil mem bers to bo present at the- grounds atI o'clock Friday ultornoon , when the different teams will bo chosen. Alter the totalling of the scores Hie ladies ot Trinity church will serve luncheon in llio club house , which will 1)0 ) decorated for the occasion. The regular Friday night dancing parly will then follow under the direction of James Dolnney. Two Fires in Same House. i'Mrc ' from a mysterious origin gut ted n clothes closet In the homo of C. F. Jlanso at oil ! South Eleventh streel at S o'clock last evening. Neither Mr. nor Mrs. llaaso were In llio house when the lire was discovered. Mrs. Haaso enlered the smoke-iilled rooms ami was overcome by Iho smoke. She bad lo bo carried out to the sidewalk and later was taken to a neighbor's Iioiibo. Mr. Haase suffered slight burns about the face. Ilo entered the burning closet and his beard and eye brows were scorched. The firemen put out the Ilamo with the aid of chemicals. At 11 o'clock this morning lire again mysteriously broke out in the attic of the house. It was discovered by neighbors , who rushed into tie | house anil found Ihat the wall of the attic was in Humes. With the aid of water brought upstairs in buckets they ex tinguished the ( lames. Much of the family's clothing was burned. To Prevent Fires July 4. A. V. Johnson , Nebraska lire com missioner , is anxious to prevent loss of life and properly by reason of llio celebration of July Fourth. To that end lie has issued the following state ment : "On July ! , 11)0 ) ! ) , the loss by lire di rectly traceable to fireworks amounted lo ? 20,000. If every properly owner and every patent could bo persuaded lo pay some attention to Mils impoit- ant mailer , giving to their employes , their tenants , their neighbors or their children timely warning as to the pro tection of properly from Fourth of July loss , the loss of 1910 would un dergo noticeable decrease. "It Is the special business of the Nebraska lire commission to impress upon the general public facts that will tend lo awaken men , women and chil dren lo the importance of protecting property from loss through fire. In anticipation , therefore , of llio general celebration throughout Nebraska July 1 , the Nebraska lire commission re spectfully submits to the people of this stale these suggestions : "In the effort to preserve life jind prolect property , the place for the au thorities to begin Is with the sellers of fireworks. Ordinances and laws pro hibiting the bale of the moro danger ous variety of fireworks may bo en forced more readily than orders seek ing to regulate or prohibit their use after they have been sold. Strict su pervision by authorities over places where fireworks are being disposed of and nolico lo dealers Ibat the law wll ( ho enforced to the letlcr will reduce the lire loss to the minimum. "Small children should not be per mitted by their paronls or guardians lo handle fireworks or matches. "All persons using mat dies or punk or lighted firecrackers should bo care ful to see that these do not contain lire and when they are thrown away they Hliould not he thrown in Iho vi cinity of inflammable material. "When fireworks are exploded In the evening particular care should betaken taken that the place from which they are discharged is clear of debris or inllammablo material and that ( be lo cality in which the sparks or lights are likely to tall is free from buildings that might bo destroyed. "Tho 'toy balloon' is most dangerous so far as property is concerned. If this cannot lie abolished altogether it should not ho permitted to bo sent up after the general public lias retired for the night. "All collar ways , fence corners and places where waslo paper or od ) rub bish accumulnlcs Hliould be given a cleaning up before July ! . Where it Is impossible to clean up entirely , the premises should bo given a thorough drenching so there will bo no danger of any lighted article carelessly thrown starling a blaze. "Tho mayors of several cities have already commenced a systemallc cam paign looking to the prevention of llro loss on July 4. Their good example ought to bo followed by the authorities ol every city and village in the stale. " Were They Accomplices ? Three suspicious cnaraclers late Monday night hammered on the dooi of the llio station and requested ol Flic Pi her Monroe that they bo ml milled into the jail for a ni ltl's hid ; : in ; , . Fionl the qtiCKllons they nskeil Monroe became tmsplgloim of them and he telephoned for Conwtablu Klynii ami Nlglil Watch O'Hrten. who. Upon theli arrival , found that the strangers hut1 dlKiippcaied. Whether Iho men wen accomplices of Toulon and Manning who tipcnt the night In jail , It ) noi known. Mill they wore very paillc.ulai In their quortions as lo wholhor 01 not any one was In jail and to gut n descilptlon of the two men who wore yesteulay hound cuer lo the district court for burglarizing Iho Ovorockei stoio. After being lofiiFOd iidinlttanco tc the jail by Monroe the three men walked lo the roar of ho ( Inllon and later disappeared. It is loporled Unit about elf-.lit character . suspicious ! ' spent the night near llio roundhouse , Whether llio three men wore only looking lor a night's lodging or whelh or tcy ! : were at tempt ing a jail break is not determined by llio autliorllles. GOT AWAY QUICKLY. Man Who Swindled Engclman Cleanec up $15 in 45 Minutes. Frank O'Neill , who swindled Allor ney J. C. Engolman out of $ lfi , aftei telling him of a tallroad accident al Clinton , Nob. , In which his cousin wiu alleged ( o have lost both hands , ( ooli but forty-live minutes to got his moiioj and leave the illy. lie tried .Indue Powers on the game al 10 o'clock , M D. Tyler at 10i'0 : and finally landed Mr. Engolman at 10:30. : lie took tin II o'clock train for Coliimbnn , half at ; hour later , accoiding to Constable. Finklionse , who Investigated Iho cast during the atternoon and found thai O'Neill bad spent Sunday night at the Munson hoarding house on Soull Fonith strcol. During ( ho night other boardord ii tlie place hoard O'Neill describing va rious klndu of railroad wrecks whlcl netted him mon y. Names of ntlor noys weio heard between snores am' in ( lie morning O'Neill inquired of the boarders who were prominent at tor noys in the city. lie way caieful nol to get any allornoys who leprosenlei railroads. One of the hoarders sav , him leave the city at 11 o'clock t'oi Columbus. TUESDAY TOPICS. Hrnno Wiilors of Wayne was hero C. J. Eby of llaitinglon was in the city. Miss Clara Polcnsky or Madison was in town. Mrs. Hugo Paul of llndar was iii Iho city. S. A. McDowell of Lyons was here on business. C. Llclitenborg of lladar was a Nor folk visitor. Miss Dors. Palm went to tladnr to visit with friends. Mr. and Mrs. M. K. Pollock of Hart' ingum was in the city. Mrs. Fred Schul/ wont to Uosklns for a short visit with friends. Frank Lehman returned from a busi ness trip through South Dakota. Norton Howe and Peter Stafford , jr. , attended a dance at Tildon Monday evening. Hans Pokcnse of Randolph is in tlie city visiting at the homo of Julius Salxwedel. Hurt Mapos has gene to Madison to assist in the settlement of the A.C. , Anderson estale. Angst Stolfcn and son , Simeon Stef- fcn , of Halllo Cieek were in the city cm onto to Grand Island. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Gottingcr have gene to Challanooga , Tonn. , whorp Mr. Gottingor is allomiing llio T. P. A. convention ao dclegalo from this dis trict. C. H. Durland , A. Hiicliholy. and George 15. Chrlstoph have gene to In- man , where tlioy will npprni.so piop- crty for the Norfolk Huilding and Loan association. Emery Stockholm , rcprcsonling the Ahpor Green Lumber company of Win- bide , was in llio city on business and calling on fi lends. Mr. Stockholm was formerly witli the Updike Grain com pany of Omaha and is well known hero. Robert Marquardl has accepted si position at tlie Hall book store during vacation. The llro station olllco at the city hall Is being made larger. A general over hauling is going on. The old walls have loon ) taken out and a pine floor will bo put down. The Norfolk firemen's baseball loam pholograplis have been finished and bliow u ] ) in line shape. Tim Carrabinc has resigned his po sition as bookkeeper at the Norfolk Long Distance telephone ollice. Miss Minnie Hrnusch has accepted ; i position as stenographer in tlie Kaasch Hrothors' real estate olllco. Charles Harneko , a blacksmith In Iho employ of August I'asowalk , went to Omaha to undcigo an operation. Thurbday night the Woodmen of the World debating club will bold a kan garoo court. A large attendance is expeeled. The Degree of Honor will hold Ihoir social mooting- Wednesday afternoon nt : ; : o at the homo of Mrs. P. J. Uarnes on South Eighth street. Ndws of the death of Mrs. L , II. Drake , a sister of Mrs. W. II. IJuttor- field of Norfolk , was received in Nor folk yesteidny. She died yesterday morning at Corning. N. Y. Mrs. Drake was known In Norfolk , having vibKod hero several times. Omaha Hoe : A. G. Elllck , H. C. Hromo and Clinton Hromo have form ed a law partnership under the name of Hromo , Elllck & Hrome. Ofllces will bo opened at TOo Urandoia thcalor building as soon as the building Is completed. Until then members of the firm will remain at their rospoc- tlVO OlIiCOB. Mr. , ; ii < l \Ir . K. F. JOrsklno will leave mxt Monday for n trip ( o hi- . old home tu Canada and Mien ulll joiiniey to Veiinont , Mr . Ernklno'H lormcr ho-.o , and ( o New York. Mr. ' Miic. , ontoiilo , will slop at Coluni- i.ii. . . u. . .1 ih'K-Hut" from Nebraska ( o the national I'nlled Commercial Trav- eli r ' ( Diiventlon , A icBular mooting of ( ho Norfolk ,1'oniirrrtlul , club illree.torH was hold 'nt noun al the OMinid hotol. Thorn UuU been no niccilng tor several woolm and a largo amount o'f work was reported ported bv the oecrotary. 'I'ho tllruelom KCI to Emorlck Wednesday ovoillng lo uUend the meeting of the farmers In * toroslod In the Norfolk-Newman Grove intolitrban proposition. A crowded city hall is promised foi1 tonight's meeting of baseball faun , who will endeavor ( o organl/o the city league. C. W. Mi Master , of llio trav eling men's team , L. Keiinersou of Iho llreineii and Chuonco Rnseloy of the clerks have ordeied Iliolr players to bo plot-cut at llio meeting. All pliasou of ba.-c'balldom will bu gene over and It lu holicU'd ' Cmt Iho bathers , Iho rntiioad men and the Wnrnorvlllo Ion nut will all bo present. Six bundled apple trees Ilia ! had Juiit titiaincd an ago when ( hey should bnar licinlly wore doslroyed when llro ittirted by n hpnrk fiom n Norlhwoal- ern onjilno swept 1111 urchind two miles oa'st of Aillngton recently. The or- clmid Is the properly of Major Ormn- by , the well known Wyoming slock- man. Ornibby's orchard contains about 2 1)0 ) tioes and bordei-B on the railroad rlfchlofity. . It was a beautiful plum mid lias lor ycaiu caused much com ment by passenger passing by. Ne gotiations for Foltlomont of Iho dam age car.M'd by the llro are ponding. If they fall , Ormsby will bring mill , against tlie Noithwesterii for liio vnluo of Hie Injured treua. N. A. Ralnbolt lias returned irom ti few weeks' fishing on his Inko in Witt- connln. Accompanied by his wife and son , W. M. llnlnbolt of Omaha , ho re- tu.hicd to SI. Paul , where Mrs. Rain- holt remained to visit for a short Mini ! with friends. Mr. Rninbolt and bin soli went to Omaha , Mr. Ralnholt ar riving hero Tuobday. Fisli wore plen tiful on the lake , pickerel Iho sixo of a man's arm wore numerous and black buss n common repast on ( ho luncheon table. To show Mint it Is not an easy matter to land a pickerel Mr. Rainboll exhibits an injured linger through which a hook passed during a Imltlo wi'th ' an extraordinarily largo fish. Mrs. Rainboll , he says , was as lucky at'fishing ' as any of the party. Omaha Moo : Charles Norton , vet eran railroad passenger conductor , him been rcliieditli a pension by Mm NorlhwcbU-rn road after forly-oighl joara with Mio Northwestern company. For ( ho last twenty years or moro Mr. Norton has boon running out of Oma ha lo points west , and Is perhaps ono ot ( lie host known conductors in Ne braska. Ik-ginning lilo as a freight , hrakcnian in 1802 , he was promoted two years later to a freight conductor. In'1870 ho took his next stop upward , anil was made extra passenger con ductor. ,111 187ho loft the Northwest ern to go to work for the Iowa Central and had charge of tlie first train Mini ever ran o\or the road. Shortly after wards he was made trainmaster of the ] u\Ui Cential and remained in that po sition until ISSO , when lie came back to the Northwestern as a passenger conductor. For moro than twenty years ho has been on trains leaving Omaha , and up to three years ago made his homo in this city. Ho now makes his homo in Henson , wiioro lie is living with bio family. THE EDISON CAR A SUCCESS. , Talk by J. A. llar feld Resented by the Maker of the New Storage Type. Kansas City Star : J. A. Hurzfold , president of the public ulilillcs com mission , .started something when ho said MIC "Honch cars , " oporalcd on ( ho Twenty-eighth and Twenty-ninth street car lines in New York City with Iho Edison storage batteries , had not yet proved a success. R. II. Heach of the Federal Storage Hattory Car company , \vhich manutacturcs the cars , in a let ter to the Slar , says Mio slalomonlfi made by Mr. Har/.feld about llio fail ures of Iho car and Iho HO percent loss of electric currant after ( he baltory has boon charged , are not ( run , "There is no curroni loss whatever Irom the Edison battery after It la charged , " Mr. Heacli wrote. "Yon stnto that if the car ever is perfected Micro will of coin-be bo no need for under ground trolleys. As a mailer of fact the car has been perfected , and it lias boon accepted and acknowledged by all Intelligent < nglnours In this coun try who know anything about It. Tlioso cars are being manufactured and sold regularly to traction companies all cner the United States. " Con way F. Holmes , vice president of tho' Pioneer Trust company In Kansas ; City , rode on tlie storage battery cars recently while in Now York and made ( some inquiry about their success. "So far the storage battery cars have proved an absolute success on the level slrcct car lines In Now York , " Mr. llolinea said this morning. "The cars are operated Micro with two 5-horsopowor motors. In Kansas City , whore the bills are long and sleep It requires four flO-horsepower motors on each ear. While llio tcstn and experi ments BO far have been a success on level streets ns level us a lloor It doobii't mean that the cars could bo operated In Kansas City. The tests , if over made hero , might provo suc cessful. It isn't right ( o say Iho car Isn't successful , because so far It has been very successful , " This Was Flr.n Day , Did Old Glory wave from your ( lag- slafl' Tuesday ? It was "flag day" In America. \ North Nebraska Deaths , S Henry Nelon dlod near Albion. Mrs. A. Chillis of Wakellold died at Lincoln.
