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THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOURNAL , FRIDAY. JULY 8 , 1910. A
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PEOPLE'S PULPIT.
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Sermon Three Men and Two
by
CHARLES T , Women Whom
RUSSELL ,
Putor Brooklyn Jesus Loved.
Tabernacle.
Text , "Lord , He Whom Thou
Lovcst Is Sick. "
Chicago , June 20. Pastor HiiBHoll of
UK ; Ilrooklyn Tabernacle preached here
twice today In Orchestra Ilnll. As
UHtiul ho liiid a InrKo mid attentive tin-
fllcncc. We quote one of bis discourses
li ) jinrt UH follows-
All men who have any knowledge of
Jesus esteem him Christians , Gentiles ,
and JOWH. All men whatever thclt
religious convictions arc ready to admit
the surpassing personality of the great
Nnzarene nnd his wonderful words of
life. It Is tin respects hlB Messlabshlp
that they differ. However , we sub
mit that If ho were not the special servant -
ant of Jehovah , the Bon of God , us
fcc clnlmcnl , sent Into the world on a
rpeclnl mission , then ho must of neces-
nlty have been either n deceived mnn
or n wicked ImpoHtor. HH ! wonderful
personality and words of Justice nnd
wisdom nnd love contradict the
hought that he was either Ignorant era
a deceiver. Hence the only tenable
ground IB that he was n deceived mnn
or clue that he wan Indeed the Son of
God who acted nnd spoke nnd per
formed mlrnclcB under Divine direction
nnd jxnver. We hold that the cvl-
tlunces of his teaching overwhelmingly
corroborate the truth of his claims.
Hut here we make n distinction be
tween the claims which our Lord Jesus
made for himself and other claims
which have been made for him with
out his sanction and without apostolic
or other Inspired corroborutlon.
Let It not be supposed that we are
forgetting the length and breadth of
Jesus' love for all humanity nnd a spe
cial love for all of his disciples , yea ,
for all who loved righteousness and
nought , as he did. to do the Father's
will. In keeping with this was his
prayer for his disciples on the night
before his crucifixion , In connection
with which we read. "Jesus having
loved his own , loved them unto the
end" ( John sill , 1) ) . And again his
statement "Greater love hath no mnn
than this , that a man lay down his life
Tor his friends" ( John TV , 13) ) . And
ngnln his statement , "Who Is my moth-
cr , nnd who are my brethren ? And
lie stretched forth his hand to his disci
ples , and said. Behold my mother , nnd
tny brethren ! For whosoever shall do
the will of my Father which Is In
Heaven , the same Is my brother , nnd
ulster , nnd mother" ( Matthew xlll.
48-50) ) . These expressions give ns n
glimpse of the length nnd breadth of
the love of Jesus. Hut for the present
occasion let us consider those persons
whom Jesus Is said to hnve specially
loved.
Beholding Him Loved Him. "
The rich young nobleman who came
to the Lord said , Rabbi , what good
thing shall I do that I may Inherit the
Kingdom of God ? Jesus salth unto
blm , Thou knowGst the command
ments . . . and he said unto him ,
Master , nil these have I observed from
my youth. Then Jesus beholding him ,
loved him. Jesus lovingly admired
the young man who was thus desirous
of being In full accord with the Heav
enly Father's will. That young man
had very much of the Master's own
spirit. He wanted to do right and he
desired , to have the gift of God , eter
nal life. He thought that he must
have merited this by his faithful atten
tion to the Law. Yet he knew that he
had not attained to eternal life , that
the dentil sentence was still upon him.
lie nought counsel of the greatest
lUibbl , the greatest Teacher. That
Teacher loved so earnest a spirit and
proffered him advice on what he still
lacked of coming fully up to God's re
quirements of those who will be grant
ed a place In the Messianic Kingdom ,
which In "due time" Is to bless Israel
and , through Israel , all the families of
the earth.
In no uncertain terms the Master
gave the young man to see that while
he had been keeping , probably to the
best of his ability , the commandments
of the decalogue , he had only Imper
fectly discerned the meaning of the
Divine requirement of love for his
neighbor as for himself. The young
man was very rich. And to fulfil the
requirements of the Law to love his
neighbor as himself would have meant
not the hoarding of wealth , nor necos-
HJirlly the distribution of it nil , but
the wlso use of It In the Interest of his
tellowmcn. Hut to gain n share In the
Kingdom would require even more
thnu this. Hu must take up his cross
nd become n follower of Jesus walk-
Jug In the steps of full obedience to
the Divine will. The price was too much
Tor the young man , and he went his
way. Jesus merely nnswered the ques
tion but did not urge the young man
to thus present himself n living tacri-
/Ice to God nnd his service. Indeed In
no case did Jesus ever do more than
Invite never did ho urge. On the con-
trury he ndvlsed , Sit down first nnd
count the cost of dlsclpleshlp.
What could we surmise respecting
the eternal destiny of this young man
who had been striving so earnestly to
keep the Law and to gain eternal life ,
and who turned from Jesus and de
clined to take up the cross and follow
him ? Could wo suppose that Divine
Justice would send such a man to eter
nal torment under these conditions ?
If there worr such n penalty ever him
could w\j suppose that Jesus would
have allowed him to go without urg
ing him strenuously , without at lenst
wnrnlng him , that by his course be
was making the choice of eternal tor
ment ? Can wn Minnow that nnr > KlnH- ,
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tor Knew mat nil the people whom he
addressed and who failed to accept his
message would bo consequently con
signed to eternal torture , and that
he let them go without urging the mat
ter upon them ? We could not so
think ! Thank God we are gradually
getting free from the bondage of error
fastened upon us by those who mis
translated certain words In our Bible.
We get the proper view when wo re
member that Jesus' message at that
time was "The Gospel of the King
dom. " He was merely Inviting who
ever might have the car to hear and
the heart to appreciate the privilege
to become associated with himself in
the glorious Kingdom for which he
told his disciples to prny , "Thy King
dom come ; thy will be done on earth
ns It is done In heaven. " What the
rich young man lost was the special
privilege of becoming n Joint-heir with
Christ in that Kingdom which , in due
time , will be established nnd whose
mission will be the blessing of Israel
and the world. It will bring to them
"times of restitution of nil things
which God hath si > okcn by the mouth
of nil the holy prophets since the
world began" Acts III. 10-21. )
"He Whom Thou Lovest Is Sick. "
Our text stands related to n very
wonderful chapter In our Lord's min
istry. Jesus with his disciples was
about three days' journey from Beth
any , the home of Lazarus , Martha nnd
Mary. But they knew his where
abouts , for he was a special friend and
their homo was his homo whenever
he was near Jerusalem. Lazarus took
seriously 111. But the two sisters , Mar
tha and Mary , feared nothing , since
they had such great confidence in Je
sus , even to belief in his ability
to awaken sleepers from death. They
thought It proper to send the Mas
ter word respecting Lazarus , but
not proper to dictate to him what
should be done In the rasp. Rather
they left to himself to decide wheth
er he should speak the word and
rebuke the disease or whether he
should come to Bethany and take
the sick by the hand nnd say , Arise.
The simple message they sent was ,
"Lord , he whom thou lovest is sick. "
The beautiful , childlike , simple faith
which they exhibited must have been
very precious in the Mnster's sight.
Nevertheless Jesus said nothing , and
did nothing in the matter for three
days. Then he snld to his disciples ,
"Our friend Luznrus sleepeth. " They
did not grasp his meaning until he
said to them plainly , Lazarus is dead ;
and I am glad for your sakes that I
was not there. 1 am glad because it
will give me an opportunity to demon
strate to you and through you to all
who shall be my disciples In the fu
ture the great power of God that Is
vested in me in respect to the resur
rection of the dead.
All Bible Students surely have no
ticed how frequently In the Scriptures
the word "sleep" Is used as a poetical
synonym for death. "Abraham slept
with his fathers. " "David slept with
his fathers. " Prophets , priests and
kings are said to have slept with their
fathers , whether good or bad. Like
wise the New Testament uses the
same figure of speech. We read that
St. Stephen the martyr , stoned to
death , "fell asleep. " St. Paul speaks
of the Church as falling asleep in
death and refers to all of our friends ,
good and bad , who go down Into death ,
as being "asleep lu Jesus. " He tells
us that we need not sorrow for them
as others who know not the resurrec
tion hope. All who fall asleep In death
because of Adam's transgression and
Its death sentence have in Jesus a
Divinely appointed Redeemer who In
God's due time is to awaken all the
Bleeping hosts of Adam's race. "All
that are in their graves shall hear the
voice of the Son of man and come
forth. " They that have done good
( who have secured Divine approval as
worthy of eternal life ) shall come forth
unto the resurrection of life [ full per
fection ] ; nnd they that have done evil
[ that hnve not secured the Divine ap
proval as being worthy of eternal life ]
shall come forth in the resurrection
for Judgment ( John v , 28 , 29) ) or trial ,
for discipline , for correction in right
eousness during Mouslah's reign of
1,000 years.
Coming forth In that Judgment time
or trial time , nil the willing nnd obe
dient will eventually be lifted out of
sin and death , while those disobedient
to the light nnd opportunity will be
again consigned to death Second
Death , everlasting extinction ( John v ,
28 , 20 , II. V. ) .
We hnve read our Bibles too care
lessly in the past nnd hnve given too
much heed to those who , with less op
portunities thnn ourselves , grossly misInterpreted -
Interpreted its teachings. What did
we think respecting this word "sleep"
anyway ? Did we suppose thnt both
the good nnd the bad "sleep" In heav
en ? We were told thnt the bad wouitl
go to a place too warm for sleep. But
our own brains and our own Bibles
we never thought of using In connec
tion with the subject. Now , when we
hearken to the Word of God , how
plain , how simple , how reasonable , are
its teachings ! The dead are dead nnd
not alive. However , In view of God's
plan that there shall bo a resurrection
of the dead "hi due time" he speaks
of the dead not as extinct like the
brute , but ns merely nsleep. They
uro wnltlng for the mornlng-thc glo
rious moruliig of
wiien "ttie Hun of Righteousness shall
arise with healing In Its bcnms. " when
Hntan shall be bound for n thousand
years and deceive the peoples no more
Instead of the reign of Sin and Death
the relpn of Righteousness nnd Life-
everhistlng shall begin. How boautl
fully the Scriptures answer the ques
tion of where the dead sleep. "Many
of them that sleep in the tlust nf the
earth shall awake" ( Daniel xll , 21.
"Lazarui , Come Forth. "
Jesus nnd his disciples turned their
tops toward Bethany. Poor Martha
nnd Mary meantime were sorely dis
appointed. Not for n moment did they
suppose thnt their mighty Friend
would nllow this trouble to come upon
them that he would neglect to come
or to use his powrr to save Lazarus
from dying. So grief-stricken and so
heart-broken were they that Martha
only came to meet the Master , and her
first words were those of gentle reproach
preach reminding him of their dis
appointment in him : "Lord. If thou
hndst been here ( if thou hadst come
when we sent thee word ) our broth
er had not died. "
What message of comfort did Jesus
express ? Did he sny , Martha. Lazarus
Is far better off In heaven ! He Is with
the angels ! He in singing nnd very
happy ! Surely you would not bring
him bnck to earth ngnln ! Were these
the words of Jesus ? No. He merely
said , "Thy brother shall rise ngnln. "
He thus Implied that her brother wns
not alive but really dcnd. How could he
rise ugnln if he had , not censed to live ?
Martha's reply indlcnteo that she un
derstood what were the teachings of
Jesus and of the prophets. She said ,
"I know that he shall rise ngaln In the
resurrection at the last day. " But Je
sus wished to draw her attention to
the present nnd to hnve her nsk him
even nt this time to cnll Lnzams back
from the sleep of death. So he said ,
"I am the resurrection and the life. "
You , Martha , recognize me ns the Mes
siah , the Son of God. You believe that
eventually when the resurrection does
take place , God's resurrection power
will bo exercised through me. And
now I am here with you. Why do you
not ask me to exercise some of this
power in advance ? Where have you
laid him ?
Martha finally caught the thought ,
but replied , No , no , Lord , it Is too late
now. By this time he stlnkcth. for he
has been dead four days. If you hud
come when I sent you word , or even
had gotten here within n day or so.
there would have been some hope , but
now it bos gone too far for that ; for
decomposition has net in. No miracle
could possibly reorganize broken-down
tissues. But Jesus insisted that they
should show him the place. When ho
came to the tomb , what did the Master
do ? Did he command Lazarus to lay
aside his crown nnd harp in heaven
and bid the angels goodby nnd come
bock to earth life ? No ! Did he call
for him to come up from Purgatory ,
the locution of which nobody knows ?
No ! What did he say ? Addressing
the tomb , he Bald , "Lnznrus , come
forth ! " And what occurred ? The
dead one came forth. He was not
alive at all ! He was dend !
The Beloved Family.
We rend again , "Now Jesus loved
Martha nnd her sister , and Lazarus. "
Some hnve thought that they discerned
Lazarus amongst later disciples of
Christ possibly Barnabas. But any
way he was one whom Jesus loved ,
even though he was not one of the
apostles who followed with the Lord.
And Martha has come down to us us
a synonym of bustling , energetic hos
pitality , "busied about many things. "
Yet surely she was loving nnd loyal
to the Mnstcr. Jesus loved Martha
nnd we may be sure therefore that he
loves all of similar character. But he
loved Mary also. And we do not for
get that when she gave up some of
her housework that she might Bit at
the feet of Jesus and learn of him the
Master declared that she had "chosen
the better part. " This was the same
Mary who anointed the Mnster with
the precious spikenard ointment live
days before his burial. Martha and
Mary both loved nnd were loved of the
Lord , yet , evidently , Mary's love and
the form it took was specially approv
ed of the Master.
Finally we come to John the loving
disciple of whom it is said that he was
"that disciple whom Jesus loved. "
What n glorious testimony was John's !
We remember that he nnd his brother
loved the Lord BO deurly thnt they de-
Blrcd thnt in his Kingdom in the future
they might be next to him , one on his
right hand , the other on his left hand.
We remember that the Master nnswer
ed that only by drinking of his cup of
shame nnd Ignominy , and by being
baptized into his sacrificial death could
they hope to Bit in his throne at all.
And we recall how loyally they agreed
to these terms.
In proportion ns we are desirous of
having the Master's aprovnl nnd smile.
let us each seek to cultivate bis char
acter-likeness. The Apostle tells us
that such copies of God's dear Son are
to be honored with a share with him
in his Kingdom glory on the heavenly
plane. To such will come the honor
and privilege of blessing nnd uplifting
mankind In general to an earthly sal
vation In Paradise restored by and
by. AB we note the special features
of character which called forth the
Master's love we will mare and more
be able to copy them in reaching our
goal.
An Unnecessary System.
"You ought to have a burglar alarm
system in your house , " said the elec
trical supply agent , "so thnt you will
be awake-lied If a burglnr rnlses one of
the windows or opens n door nt night. "
"No burglar can get in here while we
are peacefully sleeping , " replied Mr.
Newpop. "We arc weaning our baby. "
Chicago Hword-IIerald.
Notable Exceptions.
Mrs. Bloobumper Yes , everybody is
ilways ready to give advice.
Rloohumper There are exceptions.
"Are there ? "
. * * T/7j % * " -T * t . . Cll - 'f vniin In Mio
Missing Steamer Sails In.
Bombay , July 2. The Austrian
Lloyd steamer Trieste arrived here
this morning under snll , having lost
her propeller. Much anxiety was felt
IBB the steamer wns twelve days over
due from Aden. She loft Trieste on
June 4 with 283 passengers nnd a
crew of eighty-five.
QUEER PRANK OF LIGHTNING.
Norfolk Man Knocked Senseless , One
of Six Horses Killed.
August Sehulz of Kdgewatur wns
rendered unconscious by a bolt of
lightning Saturday evening , which en
tered his barn Just ns Mr. Sehulz wns
coming out of the door. The bolt en
tered the south end of the bnrn pass
ing by Mr. Sehulz , Jumped over five
horses nnd killed the sixth. When Mr.
Sehulz recovered consciousness he
found thnt his only experience from
the accident wns n thorough soaking.
He cannot bay Just how long he lay
on the ground. He entered the bnrn
where he found his dend horse.
Most of today's real estate deals arc
the result of recent classified ads.
Most of tomorrow's will be. too !
Three Nebraska Towns Get Returns.
Only three cities In Nebraska got
the complete light returns hot off the
wire Omaha , Lincoln nnd Norfolk.
These are the only three cities In
Nebraska which hnve Associated
Press lensed wires.
Why We Like Fights.
Nlobrara , Neb. , July 4. Kdltor
News : Primarily and fundamentally
our interest in prize lighting Is psy
chological and not animal or physical.
The animal Interest IB secondary , nnd
Incidental , but real. Anything that
exhibits highly developed power ap
peals to our Imagination and feelings.
The prize fighter not only exhibits
power in action concrete power
but there is to us 11 Inrge degree of
hidden reserve power , which we can
not fathom nnd which we therefore
magnify and half Idealize , as we do
all mysterious , felt , unmeasured , per
sonal forces. Moreover , we feel sub
consciously thnt the fighters' ability
to conquer is possible t us , If only re
motely , and this Indirectly feeds our
vanity.
No doubt the love of physical con
test is rooted in our inherited nerves
and in our sympathetic , but selfish
nnd brutal desire to see Jeffries or
Johnson strike hnrd , clever blows and
endure punishment , nnd finally land
a thrilling and irresistible blow , but
If like power could bo manifested In
a concrete spectacular manner , In con
test , with the Troglodyte brutality
eliminated , we would be fascinated
and thrilled without being uncon
sciously lowered toward the point
where we could watch bull fights and
bloody gladiatorial contests with un
concern or delight. The moral problem -
, lem IB one of tendencies.
With apologies to Elbert Hubbard
and Jack London , whatever is natural
is not right. It may be natural to
fight half clad for a piece of raw meat
on a bone , or murder those who have
erased our names from their visiting
list , or pound our friends' faces with
gloves , but the body social IB not ele
vated thereby.
Our danger lies in the fact that
manifested power intoxicates us and
causes us to excuse the associated sel
fish animal qualities that , given full
play , made Sulla and Tilly and Na
poleon what they were and are.
Yours truly ,
Frank Thompson.
SATURDAY SIFTINGS.
August Roth of Fremont was in the
city.
city.G.
G. K. Wiencke of Hooper was in the
city.
city.F.
F. A. Redline has gone to Crelghton
on business.
C. E. Burnham has gone to Omaha
on business.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Young of Carter
were In the city.
Mr. and Mrs. F. Klug of Stanton
were in the city/
Charles Nelspn of Nlobrara was a
visitor In the city.
Mr. nnd Mrs. R. L. Thomas of Pierce
were visitors here.
A. A. Corkle of Omaha is in the city
calling on friends.
Mrs. C. Slaughter of Dallas was a
visitor In the city.
A. E. Stubbs of Tilden was here
transacting business.
Miss Helene Schemel of Hoskins
called on friends here.
Thomas P. Mnthews has gent to his
home at Grnnd Island.
T. B. Scroggs nnd J. L. Scroggs of
Herrlck were in the city.
George Southworth returned from a
business trip nt Brlstow.
Gustavo Mnrotz ot Hoskins was in
the city transacting business.
George Osten returned from a few
days bustncsB trip at Lincoln.
Joseph Schndy hns gone to West
Point to visit with relatives.
Mrs. Emil Elkoff of Tilden is In the
city visiting with the C. B. Davenport
family.
Rev. A. W. Crawn of Chicago IB the
new pastor of the Second Congrega
tional church nt the Junction.
The W. C. T. U. will meet with Mrs.
Melmnkcr , 423 South Fifth street ,
Tuesday nfternoon nt 3 o'clock.
Chief of Police Mnrqunrdt IB looking
for J. F. Sperry , 45 years old , wanted
nt Dendwood , S. D. , for stealing mules.
Carl Rich , who for the past month
has been employed In Norfolk ns city
salesman for the Bennett Piano com
pany , hns been called to Omaha to
take a position In the collection de
partment of the snmo company.
Dr. Bertha Ahlmnn returned from
Excelsior Springs , Mo. , where she had
been taking treatments. The extreme
ly warm weather nt Excelsior Springs ,
Bays Mrs. Ahlman , was the cause of
her return to Norfolk earlier thnn she
nrtinn ana tov
Is much improved.
Deputy Postmnster B. C. Gentle Is
bnck nt work after a fifteen dnys'
leave of nbscnce. U. J. Boehnke hns
nlso returned from his vacation spent
In the Black Hills , nnd relieved 1
Charles Richie , who today commences
his twenty dnys' leave of absence.
The railroad men and the traveling I
men's teams of the city league com I
menced playing ball on the driving
rark dlnmoiid Saturday nfternoon.
Sunday the lengue will put on n doubleheader
ble-header , the Hrst game between the
traveling men and the Kdgownter
teams , the second between the railroaders
readers nnd the firemen.
J. W. Swenson of Sidney , who wns
In the city Friday evening visiting
with the C. K. Burnhnm family , made
his visit to Norfolk one of business
and pleasure both , having closed four
or live large land deals with local real
estate men. Mr. Swenson Is consid
ered the shrewdest business mnn for
his age in Cheyenne county.
P. 11. Davis , William Graves nnd L.
II. Hinds returned from n trip through
Cnnnda , where Mr. Hinds purchnsed n
half section of land. Fifteen automo
biles filled with Inndseokers were In
the party , going through many parts
of the country. The crops , says Mr.
Hinds , nre looking very good. The
enforcement of the "blue Sunday" Inw
by the Canadian mounted police , says
Mr. Graves , wns n fenture of Interes
during his stny In Canada. No Sun
day baseball is allowed and no pcrsoi
Is nllowed to carry concenled weapons
Dr. P. H. Snlter hns moved into his
new quarters above the Leonnrc drug
store , where n suite of six rooms hnvt
been engaged by him for his offices
His public olllce nnd reception room
is situated in the front part of the
building. A very pretty set of mission
style burwood oak furniture nnd a
beautiful green rug give the room an
attractive appearance. The private
olllce is beautifully decorated. The
bath room hns also been remodeled
The operating room Is spotlessly clean
and sanitary. Off from this room Is
the patients' bedroom. The - Inborn
tory is situated off from the receptioi
room.
Four fires inside of one hour is a
record breaker in Norfolk. Four
times , with the assistance of employes
at the electric light plant did Assist
arit Fire Chief Frank Carrick put on
the ( lames which started n blaze on
the roof of the light plant. Yesterdaj
afternoon sparks from the smokestack
started a little blaze on the roof ant
Mr. Carrick soon had the fire out wltl
the aid of a hose nnd bucket brigade
which has been drilled at the 'plant
A moment later the roof was again in
flames from the same origin. A space
of about eight square feet was burnec
and this was also put out. Twice
more the roof began burning and the
firemen were kept busy putting out
the flames.
MOTOR BOAT IS FINISHED.
Built Complete by James Delaney arc
E. F. Huse of Norfolk.
Hard at work on the stage of the
Norfolk Auditorium for the past
month , James Delaney nnd E. F. Huse
have nt last got to the point where
the drawing of a breath Is a luxury
A motor boat will be launched am
christened in time to ply the cool wa
ters of the Northfork on July 4.
The launch Is an 18-footer , flat hot
torn , with a beautiful narrow prow
built for speed and equipped with a
powerful engine.
The two Norfolk young men are
credited with building every inch oi
the boat themselves , with no profes
sional assistance whatever. The en
glne was shipped in posthaste from
the east and work has been going on
night and day to onnhlc the owners
to have the boat ready for launching
on the Fourth.
No formal program for the launchIng -
Ing has been announced , but It is re
ported that on th < ? morning of July 4
the pretty little craft will bo ready to
slide down the planks Into the waters
of the Northfork. One report also
says that a number of bottles of ice
water will be broken over the prow ol
the boat by some popular lady of the
city and the words , "I christen thee
" will be said. Then the gas
oline will be started running and the
chug-chug of the motor will be heard
as the first boat of its kind built in
this city will make its initial trip up
the river.
Another Big Rain.
Another copious rain fell last night
In northwestern and northern Nebras
ka and In southern South Dakota.
Northwestern railroad headquarters
at Norfolk received reports this morn
ing showing thnt there was a good
rain during the night In Boyd county ,
Neb. , nnd Gregory county , S. D. , sonk
ing the entire country between Spen
cer nnd Dallas.
Rain All West From Inman.
There wns n good rain from Inmnn
to Long Pine nnd n light rnln between
Long Pine nnd Chndron.
There was a light rain , varying In
duration from ten to forty minutes ,
west of Chadron to Careyhurst. Doug'
Ins , Wyom. , got a half hour's rain.
North of Chadron there was .light rain
as far ns Oelrlchs , S. D. , but none
north of there.
Second Drenching for Rosebud.
This IB the second drenching the
Rosebud country hna had within n
week , as it is also the second rain be
tween Inman and Long Pine.
Norfolk hasn't hnd more Hlnn n few
drops of rnln for some weeks , though
there hnve been showers around the
town.
The country thnt used to bo con
sidered "out of the rain bolt. " hns been
getting the most of those tlronchlngs.
Fair weather is forecasted for the
next two days.
Holt County Hay Crop Saved.
O'Neill , Nob. , July 2. Special to
The News. A heavy rnln fell nil over
the south portion of Holt county nnd
county lino. The hay country was
very much In need of rnln nnd this
timely soaking will put the liny men
lu position to contrnct for the season's
crop of liny , which will bo n fairly
good crop. While the dry weather has
somewhat Injured the growing crops ,
the oats , although shorter thnn last
yenr , will be better thnn In many oth-
er counties. The corn crop is boom
ing since the warm weather came , nnd
promises to make good. At this writ
ing rains are falling steadily In the
vicinity of Kmmot and Atkinson.
From present appearances this nnd
other localities north nnd west of
here will hnve good rains Inside of
twenty-four hours.
Estimate It An Inch at Gordon.
Gordon , Neb. , July 2. Special to
The News : The heaviest rnln of the
Benson fell here Frltlny nfternoon.
The rain begun falling about 4:30 : and
fell heavily for over nn hour. It wns
accompanied by n brisk wind nnd hall.
Although most of the hailstones were
small many fell that measured three-
quarters of an Inch In diameter.
It Is estimated that over nn Inch of
rain fell. Severn ! places In town the
streets were filled from curb to curb.
A team driven by n man named
Newcomer bolted during the storm
nnd rnn townrd home. The team wns
hitched to n large farm wagon nnd
when they struck the rnllrond crossing
the box was nearly Jolted off. No one
was in the wngon nt the time.
The East is Sweltering.
New York , July 2. No relief wns In
sight today from the hot wave which
for several days past has held the
eastern section of the country In its
grip , and yesterday caused four deaths
and scores of prostrations In this city.
Continued heat was the local weath
er bureau's early prediction today.
The thermometer was standing nt 78
nt S o'clock. At thnt time the humid
ity level was 08. Several prostrations
were reported at 8 o'clock and swelled
rapidly every hour.
Four Dead in PittsburQ.
Plttshurg , July 2. Ninety-three de
grees was the olllcial temperature ,
with 101 registered on thfe streets.
Four deaths directly due to heat were
reached. It was the hottest of the
year.
Four Dead in Chicago.
Chicago , July 2. Four deaths and a
score of prostrations from heat occur
red here. It was the hottest of the
year , the temperature being at 03 de
grees.
Six Die From Heat in Philadelphia.
Philadelphia , July 2. Six deaths
were reported as due to the heat
here. Ninety degrees were registered.
Not to Tear Down Railroads.
Beverly , Mass. , July 2. President
Taft had a long talk with Chairman
Knapp of the Interstate commerce
commission regarding the adminis
tration of railways. At the conclu
sion of the interview It was rande
plain thnt the added authority given
to the commission by the new statue
Is not to be used arbitrarily or for the
purpose of hindering the railways In
conduct of their business. The power
to suspend new rates , probably the
most direct weapon placed In the
hands of the commission , Is to bo
used only In exceptional cases. Chair
man Knapp told the president that
the commission hnd refused an appli
cation under the new law for a sus
pension of increased rates on horse
vehicles and automobiles. He said
that there wns nothing on the face
of things to show that the new rates
were unjust or unreasonable. The
interstate commerce commission will
not aim to fix definite rates for the
railways and th > 3 power of suspen
sion will bo applied only to rates
when a prelimlnnv nearlng gives in
dication that they are excessive.
Mtflht Pave With Concrete.
After working at a solution to the
high cost of paving , property owners
abutting the paving district No. 1 be
lieve they have solved the question
whereby they can save to the property
owners of Norfolk avenue $24,000 of
the money they intend to spend on
paving the street with brick , by using
7-inch concrete paving mixed with five
parts stone or gravel and one part
cement.
Meeting Thursday Night.-
The bids of two contractors for the
brick paving are being hold pending a
thorough investigation by the prop
erty owners of the concrete paving
proposition which Is said to be used
in mnny large cities and giving satis
faction. The property owners will
meet Wednesday evening to discuss
the proposition , and Thursday night
they will report their decision to the
city council when thnt body will net
upon what recommendations the prop
erty owners wish to mnke townrd the
new paving proposition. The council
has given the property owners till
Thursday night to decide between two
materials to be used for the paving ,
brick or concrete.
Some Towns Using Concrete.
At the meeting of the city council
Inst evening the reports of the two
committees who have returned recent
ly from a tour of Investigation ot the
cost of paving in other cities , were
lieard. Their reports show that Har-
Ian , la. , IB paving Its streets with five
Inches of concrete base and well test
ed Capital brick , a combined curbing
for $1.98 a square yard , Including all
excavating. The contractor there ,
they sny , hnd not heard that Norfolk
wns going to pave and therefore did
lot file his hid. For the same kind of
work In Norfolk , two bids were filed
for about $2.35 per square yard , not
ncludlng the excavntlng , which the
city Intends to do Itself.
Costs From 93c to $1.60.
C S. Bridge nnd J. W. Ransom , who
returned from Sioux City , where mnny
ilocks of streets upon which there Is
leavy trnlllc will bo paved with the
now concrete paving , reported to the
jouncll that Sioux City's engineer hns
lust returned from a tour of invostlga-
Cnnnun , nnd every place when * con
crete paving IB being used. He found
thnt the concrete paving IB replacing
brick nnd giving great sntlsfartloti
They nlso found thnt the cheapest ron
crete paving could ho laid for uas ! > . ' {
cents per square yard , nnd the highest
II.Go. 'according to tin1 way th city
Is situated ns to obtaining gravel and
Hand.
Would Cost About $ tr4 Here.
A number of city otllclnls of Sioux
City recommended the concrete a * be
ing it new nnd satisfactory paving
Norfolk could pave Its streets for not
more than ? 1 34 per square yard , say
the Sioux City otllclnls. On this pav
Ing n guarantee would be given which
they sny Is meeting with great sntls-
fnrtlon. Norfolk hns plenty of gravel
and plenty of Hand. All that would
have to be shipped here would bc the
cement. The labor Is here and the
money would remain In the city. It Is
pointed out. The property owners
present , Including nearly half th < > city
council , were greatly In fnvor of the
concrete paving , believing no time
should be last In stnrtlng operations.
Says Brick is Better.
Owing to the fnct , however , that the
entire number of property owners
were not represented , time until next
Thursday night wns nsked by the
property owners nnd It wns granted
by the council.
Contractor Crnig of Omaha wns
here nnd , although he made no effortB
to discourage the Norfolk men as to
the concrete paving , he strongl > advo
cated brick , which he said was much
more satisfactory than the com rote
which , he said , Is a new thing nnd
hard on horses.
There were mnny arguments fn fa
vor of the concrete pavement by busi
ness men , nnd In the discussion with
Mr. Craig It wns brought out that Hnr-
Inn nnd Sioux City officials claim thnt
some brick people are combined with
contractors. Should n town turn down
the bids filed by contractors and IMIV
the brick on their own nccord tin
bidders get a commission Just the
same in mnny cases , it Is snld.
Wayne Normal Notes.
The Indies of the Y. W. C. A held
n most enjoyable social In the gym
nnsium Inst Snturdny evening. The >
had planned n lawn social but the
shower In the evening forced them
Indoors. A Inrge crowd was. pres
ent nnd n most enjoyable time wns
hnd.
hnd.Mrs.
Mrs. Murphy , state food Inspector ,
nn old friend of Mrs. Pile , took sup
per nt the college Monday evening.
Rev. Mr. Corky gave one of his
Inimitable chapel addresses on last
Thursday morning. He has promised
the school n day's visit this week.
The ministers of the various churches-
are always welcome.
Professor Kemp of the public
schools gave the address Sunday af
ternoon , the occasion being the Joint
meeting of the Y. M. C. A. . , Y. W.
C. A. and Catholic club. A largo
number were present nnd many com
plimentary things have been said of
the nddress.
Misses Maude and Edith Rouse of
Blnckblrd , Holt county , who arc for
mer students nnd successful tench-
ers , were here for a day Inst week.
They nre spending the summer at
home.
Lnst week wns a busy one for the *
management. Besides enrolling and
arranging the programs of nearly 400
people , the Echo wns mailed and
mnny other things done. The first
week is always the hard week and
all draw a sigli of relief when it Is
ended.
W. E. Miller , county superintendent
of Cedar county , spent Thursday of
last week on the hill. He was here
In the Interests of the Nebraska
School Review. On Friday , W. K.
Fowler wns here on n like mission
for the Nebraska Teacher. Both gon-
gentlemen were pleased with the sub
scriptions they received.
Mrs. Hornberger , superintendent of
the Detention Home io Lincoln and
probation officer of I ancaster coun
ty is the guest this week of Mrs. Pile.
Mr. Solomon's classes are very
Inrge. Ho understands the needs of
teachers regarding vocnl music and
what is best of all , knows how to In
struct. His work will be of much
value to the teachers , because it is
practical as well ns instructive
The Fourth of July being a iioliday
many classes are having an extra
hour this week In order to give the
students full work and still have this
day off.
James H. Pile returned Sunday eve
ning from Omaha In the new 3 horse
power Oakland automobile , which ho
purchased there.
Order of Hearing of Final Account.
In the matter of the estate of Vallio
n. Nethaway nnd Mary L. Nethaway ,
deceased , in the county court of-Madi
son county , Nebraska.
Now on the 25th day of June , 1910 ,
came J. J. Clements , the administrator
of said estate , and prays for leave to
render an nccount ns such adminis
trator.
It Is therefore ordered that the 30th
day of July , 1910 , at 1 o'clock p. m. ,
nt my office In Mndlson , Nebraska , be
fixed as the time nnd plnce for exam
ining and allowing such nccount. And
the heirs of snld decensed. nnd all per
sons Interested In said estate , are re
quired to appear at the time and place
BO designated , and show cause. If such
exists , why snld nccount should not be
allowed.
It Is further ordered thnt said J. J.
Clements , administrator , give notice
to nil persons Interested In snld estnte \
by cnuslng a copy of this order to bo \
published In the Norfolk Weekly * ;
News-Journal , a newspaper printed
nnd In general circulation in snld
county for three weeks prior to the
day set for said hearing.
In testimony whereof I have here
unto sot my hand and nfllxed my of
ficial Benl this 2nd day of July , A. D.
1910. Wrn. Bates ,