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About The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19?? | View Entire Issue (Aug. 12, 1910)
TI1K NOHKOMC WKKKLY NKAVS-IOIWNAU I'MtllUY. ' AUGUST 12 , 1)10. ! ) FHIDAY FACTS. A. C. Logan of Center was here. W. C. Cnley of Crclghton wan In the city. Ernont I'otors of Pierce wan In the city. city.A. A. U. Dillon of Oakdale was a visitor In Norfolk. Mrs. 0. L. Evans hna Just returned from n six weeks' trip through Yel lowstone-park , accompanied by a party of classmates of Lincoln. Julius Frohllck of Madison was In the city calling on friends. Mr. and Mrs. John 1'ofahl of Hos- kins wore visitors In the city. Mrs. T. W. Schllllngton of Omaha Is In the city visiting with the Joseph Pliant family. Mrs. Frank Scott and daughter , Leona , returned from their trip to the eat and Canada last ovenlng. Among the Madison' visitors In the city Thursday were : W. L. Dowllng , T. E. Aldorson , M. S. McDulIle , F. A. Peterson , Harvey Hosklns. Mrs. Earl Drown , her mother , Mrs. GunderHon , and Miss Julia Tokhelm of Dallas arc In the city visiting at the east and Canada last evening. The regular Friday evening dance at the Country club house will be held this evening. Joseph Pliant , who has been at Omaha taking medical treatments , has returned home. Ulds for the paving of Norfolk av enue will be opened by the city coun cil at their meeting Monday evening. E. W. Iluse , until recently editor of the Beatrice Express , has purchased the Wayne Herald and Is now In pos session of the paper. An automobile driven by Mr. Nlles of Tllden was stuck between Norfolk and Stanton Thursday , and a Norfolk imtomobllo was sent to pull the stalled machine out of her trouble. Lee W. Henry , editor of the Plain- view News and candidate for the dem ocratic nomination for s'.ato senator from the Eleventh district Madison , Pierce. Wayne and Stanton counties was In Norfolk Friday. Mr. Henry's only opponent In the race is Phil Cole of Wayne. Herman A. Braun. a tailor In the employ of P. ,1. Fuesler , a recent ar rival from Berlin , Germany , has pur chased the entire library , consisting of over 300 books , of the late Rev. Carl Martin , deceased pastor of the St. Jo hannes German church. Mr. Braun Is a graduate of the Berlin college and will now again take up his studies. M. J. La Velio returned to Norfolk last night from Sioux Falls , where Mrs. La Velio's brother , Policeman Collins , was shot and seriously wound ed by a negro last Sunday morning. Mr. Collins was shot completely through the body , the bullet going clear through the lung and Just miss ing the heart. The doctors have not yet said just how serious the results are apt to bo. Mrs. La Velle is still in Sioux Falls. Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Thompson have .received word that their son , Louis Thompson , Is speedily recovering from the effects of a surgical opera tion which was performed upon him at Dubmiue , la. , a month ago , and he soon will be able to return home. He has been able to bo out of doors for some days. Ills many Norfolk friends ' will lie glad to know that his complete \ recovery is now looked for , after more than a year's illness. Traveling on bicycles , R. L. Calla- ban and his son , Guy Callahan ol Knox , Ind. , arrived in this city Thurs day afternoon. They are now stopping at the home of W. M. Denton , GO-I South Eighth street , where thpy will remain until Sunday. From hero the travelers will leave again on their hi cycles for the Trlpp country. Thej will go through North and South Da kota. They made the trip from Knox Ind. , to Kansas , through which state they rode , thence through Nebraska. Bids for the construction of the Nor folk Y. M. C. A. building will IK opened by the executive committee this evening. The old house wind was on the Y. M. C. A lot and whtcl was recently purchased by J. W. Ran Mini , is being moved to the lot across the fciviet west of the Y. M. C A. lot Robert King returned from a busl ness trip to Omaha. He had not beei aware of the accident which occurrei to his wife during his absence. Six is , however , rapidly recovering fron the fall she received when her horsi ran away. But Miller Rode Broncho. Fireman Miller of the Northwester ! railroad , the star catcher of the rail road men's baseball team , who playei in the field for Norfolk Thursday made a record for himself as a bron cho buster last night when he success fully rode one of the wildest horse "Prof. " Moran had In his corral. Me ran is in the city with a bunch of out law horses and Roy Shaw , Harry Me Getrick and Ling Sickles , three cow boys who are guaranteeing to ride an ; animal living. They gave several good exhibition on the race track Thursday evening t a crowd of SOO people. After riding few wild buckers one of their mos ferocious animals was brought out an an offer was made of $25 to any ma In the audience who would rlelo th animal without pulling leather. N one answered , but as soon as the ai nouncer said that the two cowboy offered $5 each to any man who woul ride the animal pulling leather , Fin man Miller , with his baseball unlfon on , Jumped Into the arena and offere to try It out. "Ho sure will bo killed , " were th mutterlngs of the crowd ns the watched the young railroad man fe < over the girdles to see that ovorythln was secure. The'horse turned seven sommorsaults and the crowd was see pleading with Miller to give up hi endeavor at riding the horse. A sack was put over the animal face and after everything was seem the holdings were cut and Mllh sprang into the saddle. With one to rifle leap the animal sprang Into the air and It looked as If the railroader would he shaken to pieces. Ho clung desperately to the hack of the outlaw , curhlng confidentially. For fully three minutes he clung to the saddle , his head and body shaking like a live elec tric wire. After the thiee minute bat tle , the horse stopped his bucking and stood still. Miller sprang from the saddle and received his $10 fiom the two cowboys. A collection was taken up hy the audience for him. Later In the evening the announcer told the crowd tiMt he was endeavor ing to get Miller to join his show. He believed after a little training Mil ler would be one of their best ridem. REPORTS FROM DAKOTA. Wheat Makes up In Quality and Price- for Yield Corn Great. Sioux Falls , S. D. , Aug. C. ThreshIng - Ing Is In progress In many localities and will be quite general in the great er part of the state by the middle of next week. Corn , flax and late pota toes have been greatly benefited by recent rains. With favorable weath er during the remainder of this month farmers will be pretty well through with their threshing by September 1 , which would bo several weeks earlier than usual. Should It develop that the yield of some grains Is below the bumper yields of former years , the crop In general , because of the comparatively high market price at present of most grains , will give the farmers a reve nue equal to that of former years when larger crops were raised but prices were lower. The present situation with reference to crop conditions and threshing is revealed by the following reports : Urldgewater First threshing re ports received hero Indicate a bumper yield of wheat , with oats a good aver age yield. R. A. Savage threshed 20 bushels of wheat per acre testing 01 pounds , and -45 bushels of oats of superior quality. R. 13. Harter reports 27 bushels of blue stem per acre , and 25 bushels of velvet chaff , testing GO pounds to the bushel , witli oats -10 bushels per acre. Ideal weather pre vails and shock threshing Is in full swing. Iroquois Small grain harvest is ompleted in this vicinity and thresh- ng Is now commencing. Crops are spotted and some llelds will show fair , vhllo others will yield low. Twenty ears ago the first of August , No. 1 vheat was worth 75 cents per bushel n Iroquois. This year It was worth on ( hat date $1.15 , and It Is of good inallty. A half crop this year will irliiK nearly as much money as a full crop In 1890. Wentworth The harvest In this vi cinity has been of a somewhat freak- sh natme. Where one man , for In stance , finished rutting a week ago , mother has just commenced , while another is stacking his about as fast as ho is cutting it. Some look for " 50 bushels of wheat an acre , and all say that while barley Is not a good crop , it is better than last season and he grade is line. Planklnton Several threshing out fits have commenced operations with- n sight of town. Oats threshed on the farm of R. M. Egglcston , just lorth of town , averaged about 10 bush els per acre. Although this is a low yield , Eggleston thinks i.elghborlng fields will yield much better. White lake Some of the farmers In the northern part of Aurora county are estimating a 25-bushel per acre yield of wheat this season. Scotland F. Becker , who has paid careful attention to crops In this vi cinity for over 30 years , says the wheat and corn crops have never look ed better than this season. With the exception of hay , all crops are yieldIng - Ing well. Threshers are bringing In reports that wheat Is averaging from 20 to 21 bushels to the acre. The quality , weight and color Is the best in years. Chancellor Erlckson brothers have threshed some oats and were the first to bring new grain to town this sea son. They report the yield to bo bet tor than 40 bushels to the acre , and the grain is of extra fine quality and free from foul seeds. Alpena Fred Wahl has 200 acres ol wheat , from two bundles of which he threshed out seven and one-thin ; pounds. These bundles were thresh ed by hand right from the binder and It Is estimated the entire 200-acre field will yield an average of 12 bush els per acre. Faulkton Estimates place the ylelt of small grain in this vicinity at al the way from 50 to 100 percent of n full crop. Desmet The harvesting of smal grain rapidly is nearing completion li this vicinity. Hod Perry brought in the first load of new wheat for the season. It was of the velvet chaff va rlety and tested G2 pounds to the bushel. The quality was good , but the yield was very light. A TEST HAND AT BRIDGE. Kansas City Star : In that pleasant ly desultory volume , "Tho Bridge Fiend , " Mr. Arthur Lorlng Bruce sug gests that bridge players may be dl vlded Into five classes the idiots , the butchers , the tinkers , the artists am the necromancers. The idiots , o course , are players who do no think Ing at all. Their ambition is merel ; to take tricks with their aces am kings and then to trust to Providonc < for the rest. The butchers have a no tlon that It may bo posstblo to estab llsh a suit , and so to make the smalle cards good. But their thinking stop there. If the suit doesn't establisl itself automatically , then they blam the poor cards. The tinkers do a llttl more thinking and take one or tw < more tricks In a hand than the butch ers do. The artists are In a clas above. They finesse and throw th lead so that their aces may be led ute to nnd generally manage the gam from a scientific standpoint , The come the few really great BtrateglsU he necromancers , who outline a plan f campaign , know where all the cards re and figure out after dummy lays own his hand Just what tactics are ecessary to win the game. Mr. Bruce cites an Interesting test and. The leader's , method of playing t determines In which of the five lasses ho belongs. On the rubber nine score twenty-four all. dealer mkes It hearts , holding ace , queen , nek , nine , two of hearts ; eight , seven f clubs ; nine , seven of diamonds ; ten , hie. eight , five of spades , Leader olds ten , eight , three of hearts ; three f clubs ; ace , king , ten , eight , five of lamonds ; queen , seven , six , four of pades. Dummy holds king , four of carts , Jack , ten , nine , two of clubs ; ueen. Jack , six , four , two of dla- innds ; ace , two of spades. Third and holds seven , six , live of he-arts ; ce , king , queen , six , five , four of lubs ; three of diamonds ; king , jack , hree of spades. The idiot , seeing a singleton club ml not knowing that an ace , king ult gives a better lead , puts down his hreo of clubs , which third hand takes 1th the ace and leads back the king ml then the queen , which Is ruffed y dealer with the jack. Dealer then xhausts trumps , leads diamonds and ets leader clear the diamond suit for ilm. Then he gets In through duin- iy's ace of spades and takes tricks vlth the queen and jack of diamonds , lie Jack of clubs and the last heart. Jealer makes three tricks. The butcher , having a better notion f sound leads , leads the king of din- iinnds , which he follows with the ace f diamonds and the three of clubs 'bird hand takes his king nnd queen f clubs and then leads a low club , vhlch dealer ruffs with the Jack of earts. Dealer then takes out three ounds of hearts , makes the ace of pades and the Jack and queen of dla- iionds. Then he ruffs the jack of lubs and third hand makes the king if spades. Dealer thus makes two ricks. The tinker , moro watchful , observ- ng his partner play the three of dla- lends to the kind lead , figures that as he two of diamonds Is exposed the hreo cannot be the beginning of an cho , and consequently that his part- icr has no more diamonds. So ho eads his low diamond next , to give bird hand a chance to trump while he till has command of the suit with his ce. Third hand trumps , as was ex- iccted , and leads back the king of lubs and the four , which leader rumps and leads the eight of din- uonds. Third hand trumps , but Is vertrumped by dealer , who leads the PO of hearts and then a low heart , vhlch dummy takes with the king. Dummy leads the queen of diamonds. Dealer discards a spade and leader akes the trick with the ace. What- 3ver leader plays dummy can get on , ind on the jack of diamonds dealer an discard losing spade. Dummy hen makes his ace of spades and deal- ir his two hearts. Dealer loses one In pades or clubs. Thus dealer makes me trick and the rubber game. The artist leads his king of dla- nonds and then his ten , which dummy lovers with the jack and third hand rumps. Third hand leads queen of clubs and then a low club , which lead er ruffs. Leader plays the five of dla- iionds , dummy the four , third hand rumps and dealer overtrumps. Deal er cannot now take another In clubs or diamonds and he loses the game and rubber unless he , too , Is an artist and switches to play for a ruff in spades with one of dummy's trumps ind leads two rounds in spades. In that event dealer makes one odd. The necromancer plays the first four tricks as the artist did. Leader Is then in the lead , having ruffed a low lub. Leader thinks if dealer has six hearts to the ace , with the ace of spades in dummy , the game is lost ; or If he has five hearts to the ace with : he king or jack of spades. Dealer must be prevented from rufflng low spades In dummy. Leader leads a heart which dealer takes and leads a low spade to the ace , coming back with the two of spades , which third liand takes with the king and follow ing leader's cue leads a heart , which dummy takes with the king. Dummy then leads a club , which dealer trumps and leads the nine of spades , which third hand takes with the jack. He then leads the ace of clubs and dealer loses the next spade trick and the game. A clever civil examination It Is that Mr. Bruce proposes In the play of this hand and it is to he recommended to anyone who Isn't too proud to find himself graded in the tinker class Why wouldn't It be a good plan foi the women's bridge clubs to hold year ly examinations and Issue certificates of proficiency ? Then the Idiots and butchers might play together Instead of spoiling the game by getting into the classes above them. ELKHORN VALLEY BALL LEAGUE Nellgh , Oakdale , Clearwater and Til den In the Association. Neligh , Neb. , Aug. G , Special tc The News : The Elkhorn Vallej league was organized by a called meeting at Oakdnle last Monday even Ing , In which four towns compose the league and are Nellgh , Oakdalo , Clear water and Tllden. Harry Torpln of Oakdale was elect cd president of the association , ane ho will settle all disputes ns thoj arise , and to him alone is left full an thorlty to sanction the forfeiture o games. Each club has appointed managers agors , and according to the rules adqpted no club can have moro thai three salaried players. The rulei adopted are similar to those of tin major leagues. Each team will play eighteen game : nine at homo and nine abroad. Tin first game on the schedule Is that o Tlldon vs. Clenrwater on the groundi of the latter. The rules also stati that all teams pay their own expenses and receive all the gate receipts. Bert W. Watties of this city is man nger of the Nellgh team , and their schedule at home Is as follows : Au gust 12 , 1G , 19 , September 2 , G , 9 , 23 , 27 , HO. The managers of the different teams are wideawake baseball fans , and It goes without saying that there will bo abundance of sport in the national game right In Antelope county. Nellgh Chautnuqua Opens. Nellgh. Neb. , Aug. G. Special to The News : Rlversldo park for the first time In Its history was lighted by electricity last night. All is in read iness for the first annual chautauqua of this city , which starts this after noon by the Beard Concert company. At 3 o'clock a lecture will bo given by Thomas E. Green and at 8 In the even ing a concert by the Beard company. The program for tomorrow after noon and evening Is as follows : 2:30 : Prelude , Chautauqua Ladles' orchestra ( sacred ) . 3:00 : Lecture , Judge Lee S. Estello. 7:00 : Vesper service , A. C. TIbbltts. 8:00 : Concert , Chautnuqua Ladles' orchestra ( sacred ) . Over sixty tents are now on the grounds occupied , and many more are arriving. The Women's Federated clubs have erected a rest tent for the convenience of the public. H Is currently reported that , weath er permitting , Nellgh will without question , have a large crowd during the entire nine days of the session. .Mrs. Carrie Nation Is scheduled to lecture next Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Mark Twain In Private Life. Frank Hey wood in the Now York Evening Post : Mark Twain has been bpeiken of as possessing no semblance of humor when in general conversa tion or "out In company , " I do not know whether this may be true or not , but one does not expect to sec a Hint givevoff sparks unless brought sharply Into contact with steel ; one cannot even be expected to "rise to the occa sion" at all times and set off a joke as you would a rocket. I knew Mark Twain fairly well. My acquaintance with him began thirty years ago , somewhere in the ' 70s , quite accidentally , while traveling to Ts'ow York from Elmlra. On the first oc casion we met In the comfortable smoking room of one of the broad gauge cars of the Erie railway , which once distinguished that road from others , but which have long since been discontinued for the standard gauge. He was returning from Elmlra , where Mrs. Clemens had lately presented her liege with a daughter the second. He mentioned the fact in the course of the ride , and while I had known of the baby's arrival , I did not know Its sex. I congratulated him , of course , and ventured to ask , "Mr. Clemens , Is the first Mark ? " ' Without a ch.ingo of expression , but with a slight twin kle in his gray eye , ho replied : "N'o , this makes the Twain. " I always found him very pleasant company good in repartee and uel- dom given to Ill-natured criticisms , which , 'f ever indulged in , were used with a sugr.r-coating that effectually removed the possibly bitter taste. On another occasion we met on an Erie train at Elmira , with Dan of "In nocents Abroad" association.Ve were again seated in the smoking com partment and enjoying Mark's cigars. He seemed rather quiet , and not in clined to talk much. Dan rallied him on his unusual reticence , when Mark slowly replied : "The fact Is , fellows , I have just re turned from a lecturing tour in the middle west , and I may as well say right here that the closing nights were not what a press agent would call a howling success , so far -as audiences were concerned. Why , if you'll be lieve me , at a lecture the other week in a town of six thousand souls at least I suppose they had souls there were not over fifty of them' in the hall ! " We smiled audibly. "Well , " I remarked consolingly , "I suppose the rest of the people were at home reading 'Innocents Abroad' and forgot all about the lecture. " "That's very kind , and a useful sug gestion , but I would hate like the dickens to chance a house-to-house canvass to ascertain if that wore so ; " then , after a few vigorous puffs , he continued , "I only heard from one man In that town , and he had got my name mixed up with George Francis Train's , and was heard to declare that he wouldn't travel ten feet to see that mountebank pranqe around the stage in his blue swallow-tailed coat , with brass buttons , not even on a pass. 1 have wondered when and how he dis covered his mistake , and If he did sc unaided. But. that he did finally get straightened out was evidenced by the letter I received from him later , which read something like this : " 'Geo. F. Clements. Dear Sir : 1 am awful sorry that I didn't meet you when you was in town. Have always thought I would like to see someone who had been to the llttlo graveyard w.here Adam was burled. So you was some relation to him , hey ? Well well ! ' " It has ueen my good fortune to have always found Clemens a genial trav ellng companion and I generally en Joyed his stories when told by hlmsell quite as much ns those printed in hh books and the magazines , and none were more unctuously told than those relating to the experiences on his "pleasure excursion" to the Holy Lam on the Quaker City In June , 18G7. Chautauqua Has Begun. The Norfolk chautauqua opened Sat urdny with n prelude from the Itnllni boys' orchestrn In the big tent. Aftei the prelude Judge Lee Estello o Omnhn gave a lecture. The crowd to night will be onteitftlned by a concor of the orchestra. Over thirty tents are now on tin grounds and more are being put up All day Norfolk campers were bus ; going tlirough the city enrouto to tin grounds with drays Iroxled down wltl camping equipment. Henry Haase , who Is selling tickets at the gate1 , has an Ideal camp. It 1 ? equipped with both Bell and Automatic telephones , which he says the public is welcome to use. The headquarters tent Is In- ei.ied near the large tent , ami eat ables are to be had on the grounds. Sunday afterneion. after the prelude by the orchestrn , Dr. Charles Medbury will lecture. In the evening the la dles' orchestra will give a concert. Judge Estelle of Omaha , In his lec ture on the Norfolk chautauqua plat form Saturday afternoon dealt largely with Incidents of law and society com bined. "Until recently all laws have been protecting society from the Individ ual , " he said , "and moro recently the law Is protecting the individual from society. " Ho spoke of the safety appliance law on the railroad and then warmed up into his most Interesting subject. "The Child Labor Law. " He made a broad assertion that he would take the children from the work of men and send them to school. "I have been misquoted in this state ment a number of times. 1 do not be lieve that the children should network work , but they should be taken out of the factories and the sweat shops. " "The most important law , which goes back to 1873 , is the juvenile court law , " said Judge Estelle , and he quot ed a great many Incidents In the direc tion of saving the child. He quoted Phil Brooks , saying "A man who helps a child takes to him all things hu man. " The judge then told a story of a llttlo boy who was a born artist who had trouble In school when they tried to kill the art taste the youngster had , within him and supplant it with books , which , said the judge , is an impossible I thing to do. The youngster had occa- | slon , in company with other boys , to visit an art gallery. When he entered the door ho stopped stock still for a two hours' gaze at n picture. Time was up for him to leave and the lady in charge of the gallery touched him lightly on the shoulder , telling him he must go. "Who p.linted that picture ? " he asked , pointing to the one he had looked at for so long a time. The lady told him Paul Rubens was the artist. "The youngster then looked i.round the gallery and at other pictures and then slowly lifted his hand and point- 1 ed to another picture along the wall , saying : | "There's another picture which Ru- bens painted. " I I "This happened in 1891 , " said Judge Estelle , who Is authority for the story being a true one , "and now the young man is in Europe painting pictures which are criticized by the greatest artists In the world. " I "There is a mistake made in the public schools which is gradually be- I ing remedied. That mistake is the method of putting the children Into one common school and turning them out the same way. " Dahlman Uses Bill Boards. A new departure In political cam paign methods Is to bo Inaugurated in Nebraska Monday when Mayor Dahl- man of Omaha will cover the state bill ' boards with mammoth posters in be half of his candidacy for the demo- 1 cratic nomination for governor. | On the upper left hand corner of . the poster Is a black and white halftone - ' tone photograph of the mayor , blgcer than life size. The balance of the pos ter Is In big red letters , saying : "Vote for James C. Dahlman foi governor. You know what he stands for. His word Is as good as his bond Primaries , August 1C. " I J This Is the first time the poster has , been used in a political campaign ir this state. Last year this method was used with effect In England in the parliamentary election. Dahlman and Reed at Madison. Madison , Neb. , Aug. G. Special t ( The News : Mayor Dahlman of Oma ha and Willis E. Reed , Madison coun I I ty's candidate for the democratic sen atorlal nomination , spoke here las night. Dahlman delivered the sanx speech that he had given at Norfoll in the afternoon. | ' Speaks On Street. Mayor James C. Dahlman of Omahi spoke to a large crowd of Norfolk pee pie Friday afternoon on Norfolk av enue. He made his address very brie owing to the fact that he was sched uled for an address at Madison in tin evening. Willis E. Reed also made i brief address. | Standing in the rear seat of his an tomohlle the Omaha mayor said : | Mr. Chairman and Citizens of Nor folk : It gives me great pleasure ti bo able to speak to you here today. j shall make my address brief as yoi came for the purpose of witnessing i racing affair and not attend a polltica meeting. I I feel peculiarly at home when al tending a racing meet. Twenty year of the best part of my life were spen upon the plains of western Nebrask ; , In the capacity of cowboy , and I fee | proud of having been one. Often hav i I tried my skill with less fortunat , I "punchers" In an effort to break th ! spirit of some unruly animal. It wa ' , our only diversion and sport. t I But to get down to business , I am 1 ! candidate for governor on the dome > cratic ticket. I am fighting for wha * , I believe is right , and for the right vidual the right of personal liberty- 1 , of the masses. In the first plnco , I nr unalterably opposed to county optlor because It takes away from the Ind for which our forefathers died undo the leadership of Washington an moro thnn that , It deprives the varlou towns In the counties from runnln their own affairs. For Instance , suppose Omaha haj pened to bo in the same county as 1 Norfolk. Stretch the Imagination sti further nnd for the moment wo wl suppose that wo had county option I I actual operation. On this Oasis , If tli 'r i voters of Omaha , n mnjorlty of then decided that they were not In favor c saloons , Norfolk citizens would bo di 1 prlved of the right to drink a glass e beer In the saloon , because there' ' vould be none. regardlens of whether ho majority of people here wanted laloons or not. For Home Rule. Do you call that Justice do you call hat home rule ? Is there a man with- it the rnnge of my voice who can show i ue where I am wrong when I say that 'Ver ' since democracy \vns born. It has ttiod for local self government and to uake the unit as small as possible * ' Surely none will contradict me when say that county option enlarges the' i inlt. Why not be content with our ii ( . 'sent manner of having each town ind vlllngv decide for Itself whether r not they want the saloons ? At the Grand Island convention I lelpod to vote down the leader of the mtlnnal democracy , anil although I tated to do this , I did it because I bought that the majority of Nebraska oters are against county option. I till believe so. and my belief will be nolded Into proof on the IGth day of Vugust when voters everywhere will ast their individual vote for or igalnst the candidates taking sides on oitnty option , and If I am any judge if Indications I will win over my op- lonent by nn overwhelming majority. After helping to vote down our na- lonal leader , Shalleiibergor nrose he- ore the convention and announced his villlngness to sign a county option jlll , if passed by the legislature. With all republican candldatns iledged by their party's platform to Ign a count yoptlou bill , it can be ilainly seen that I am the only candl- late on either side who has come out n the open and pledged myself , as 1 iletlge myself to you now , that I will eto any county option bill , should It n > passed by the legislature. Would Move Capital. Then again. 1 am in favor of moving he state capital from Lincoln to the entral pnrt of the state , where It vould be fair to all Nebraska. I oh- act to Lincoln containing the capital vhen It ought to be in the central part of the state. Coming as It does , Is the act that within a year or two wo will be forced to appropriate enough uoney to build a new capltol costing rom two to four millions of dollars. 1 am In favor of establishing an ar- jltrntlon board that will , In my opln- OH as well as In the opinion of many nbor leaders , do away with strikes In nr great state. SATURDAY SITTINGS. D. Neal of Plainvew was in the Ity. Ity.Mrs. Mrs. George Boyer of Tlldon was In ho city. Frank Hlrsch went to Stanton on uslness. Mr. nnd Mrs. E. Kaul of Madison veru hpre. J. R. Pnnncr of Neligh was a visitor it the race track. v Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Lindsay have 40110 to Creighton. Douglas Cones of Pierce was a Isitor in the city. Dr. P. H. Salter went to Plalnvlew Saturday afternoon. F. Dlttberner and family of Madison vere visitors In the city. E. Sass , chief of police of Hosklns , vas a visitor in the city. Mr. and Mrs. R. Washburn of Til- len were visitors in the city. Mrs. C. P. Davenport returned from three weeks' vist with relatives at nmnn and Page. Hiss Naomi Gray of Central City Is isiting her grandparents , Dr. and Mrs. D. K. Tindall of Norfolk. Among the Tilden visitors were Misses Bessie Warren , Irene Ryan , Vnna Wenke and Anna Stanton. Mrs. E. F. Stear and daughter have gone to Lincoln whence they go to Omaha to make their future home , It Is said. Edward Flynn , a prominent druggist if Valentine , is in the city visiting ivlth his parents , Mr. and .Mrs. J. F. Flynn. J. E. Haaso has gone to Marshfleld , Wls. . where lie will join his wife , who Is spending n two-weeks' visit with relatives. Mrs. W. A. Moldenhauer and her niece , Miss Xelma Neuman of Hallam , have gone to Lincoln for a week's visit with relatives. Lawson G. Brian- state treasurer nnd candidate for the republican nom ination for congress in the Third dis trict , was in the city on business. S. II. Grant , his daughter Miss Addio Grant and James Grant of Madison , re turned Friday from Lynch wher they attended a successful reunion of the G. A. R. Dr. C. J. Verges has purchased a four-cylinder Overland automobile. A new addition has been built on the A. G. Heckman residence at 720 South First street. The Friday evening dancing party b'iven at the Country club house was a success. The dancers report an en joyable time. Dr. D. K. Tindall has grown a tomato mate this year which weighed 1'A pounds. This seems well for a dry season. "Schlitz" Is the name of the now boat recently built by Godfrey Maas and Fred Draegor. The boys will launch the new craft on the Northfork tomorrow morning , wlien tno ciirlsten- ing will take place. Mrs. George N. Beels entertained a company of ladles from Pierce on Wednesday Mrs. Staley , Mrs. Mohr and Mrs. Turner. Miss Rosella Cole entertained at a G o'clock dinner seven friends. Those present wore : Mrs. Rnhn , DIxon , Neb. ; Miss Carrie Harding , Omaha ; Misses Maud Rees , Opal Coryoll , Ver- nn Coryoll , Mny Johnson , Ruth Shnw. The largo amount of blood on the sidewalk in front of the Mooller buildIng - Ing on Norfolk avenue is a mystery to the police , who report that although there mny have been n fight on the street last night , nothing wrong was reported to them. A meeting of the Norfolk board of education will bo held at the Al Dog- nor hardware store this evening. Su perintendent F. M. Hunter , who hna just completed his work at the nor mal Institute at Red Cloud , is expect ed to return to the city this o\enlng John Srhwichtenherg uho is visit f Ing with Ernest Ilnnscu nnd who was Old Dutch Cleanser Shortens your clean ing work in the kitchen through- o u t the house. This One Cleanser in handy sifter can keeps the house and everything in it spick and span with half the time required with old-fashioned cleaners. ClearvsScrub $ ScoursJPolisKes For porcelain ware and on the bath tub. Old Dutch Cleanser is the one safe cleanser to use. The New and Better Way Sprinkle Old Dutch Cleanser on a wet cloth , rub well , wipe with a clean , wet cloth. Takes off all dis coloration and scum and will not scratch. Use it for all your clean ing. The one best cloanscr for the farm. LARGE SIFTER CAW struck on the head by a Imsobnll at the driving park diamond Thursday afternoon , consulted an attorney Fri day with a view of filing a suit for damages against the race association. Mrs. Kate Shaw , mother of C. V. Shaw of this city , was found dead In her bed in her home at Iloscoe , 111. , Saturday morning. No particulars have been received by relatives here , uxcopt a telegram notifying thorn of Airs. Shaw's death. Mr. Shaw left at noon for Hoscoe. Rev. Dr. D. K. Tindall has just re turned from the great Lincoln assem bly , where he was called to meet Bishop Nuolsen and other leaders of his church and to attend the assembly , and he Is now homo to attend clmu- tauqua. Ho anticipates a pleasant and profitable time at the chautauqua la Norfolk. Among the campers on the chau- tauqua grounds will be Dr. and Mrs. George IJrandt and two children of Holstein , In. The party are now visitIng - Ing at the homo of Mr. and Mrs. .1. W. Hansom on South Fourth street. Mrs. Brandt , who is a sister of Mrs. Ran som , graduated from the Norfolk class of J'JOS and later graduated at Cedar Rapids , la. Now that the Norfolk baseball play ers are back in their old positions on their respective league teams , having won the two ball games from Nellgh and Tildcn , they will meet on the driv ing park diamond tomorrow afternoon to endeavor to tear the pennant from the grasp of the clerks. The games scheduled are to bo played between the clerks and railroad men ; travelIng - Ing men and Edgewater. A narrow escape from an accident occurred at the driving park in the afternoon , when a large crowd of youngsters climbed to the roof of the new grandstand extension. The rooC broke through on the west end , but luckily none of the boys fell through. Soon after the roof broke not a boy was seen on the high porch , where they had climbed to get a view of the broncho misting In the amphitheater west of the grandstand. J. H. Qulgley , a Nebraska pioneer , prominent and wealthy stockman of | Valentine. Neb > , has just put the fin ishing touches to one of the most beautiful new theaters in the state. The theater's seating capacity Is about 500 , and It is equipped with the most modern conveniences. Ed Hans , the Norfolk scenery artist , has just re turned from Valentine , whore he put In place the scenery for Mr. Qulgley's theater. Mr. Hans did the work In Norfolk. K. E. Morey , W. H. Haley and Edward - ward Flynn of Valentine , who made the trip from Council Bluffs to this city in a new automobile purchased at Council Uluffs by Mr. Moroy , board ed the new machine early this morn ing and started for their homo at Val entino. Mr. Morey reports the roads between Norfolk and Omaha in excel lent condition. Ho expects to meet with bad roads before ho reaches Val entine. Mr , Morey while here visited with Mr. and Mrs. Pettlbone. Thresher Through a Bridge. Wlnslde. Neb. . Aug. C. Special to The News : Yesterday afternoon , while moving their threshing machine about two and one-half miles south of this place , San Reichort , Herbert Tay lor and John Relchert had the misfor tune to break through a bridge , en gine and separator going down into the creek. Mr. Rolchart , who was run ning the engine at the- time , was con- sldoiubly cut about the fare , neiessl tating his c-oiiung to town to have It attended by a physician No serious damage only to the bridge.
