TUK NORFOLK WKKKLY NKWS-.iWHNAL. FIUDAY , SBPTKMIIKK . ' 10. 1010.
WALSH TO GET NO PARDON.
Commuting of Sentence Best the For
mer Danker Will Receive.
Washington , Sept. 28. No imnlon
will ho granted to .lolin II. WulHli. former -
mor Chicago bunker ntul capitalist ,
who IH serving a llvo-yoar sentence In
the Leaven worth ( Kan. ) penitentiary
for violation of the hanking lawn.
The ht'Hl ho will rocolvo. If the pres
ident grants him any clutnoncy , IH the
commuting of Ills Hontonco to a period
that will permit hlH llhoratlon within
a few months.
TlilH HtatiiH of the case became
known today following the reference
of IhoV"lHli pardon putltlon to Dis
trict Attorney Slum at Chicago.
Danker Killed In Tnxlcab.
Poughkoepslo , N. V. , Sopt. 28.
George Cornwall , vine proHldont of the
Poughkeopsio Savings hank , died as
the roHiilt of Injuries received yesterday -
day when a train struck a taxlcah In
which he was riding. Edward S. Atwater -
water , president of the Farmers and
Ma'nufaetiirorH hank of this city , who
wii3 in the cah , Hiiffered a fractured
Hkull and hln condition and that of the
chauffeur , George Key , are serious.
New Hampshire "Progressive. "
- Concord , N. II. , Sept. 118. A plat
form constructed hy progiossivo mom-
hers of the party was adopted at the
ropnhllcan state convention held here.
Under the now primary law this was
the only work which the convention
had to do. The administration of
President Taft. was endorsed to Iho
extent of a commendation of the "ro
pnhllcan achievements of the last con
gress under the leadership of President
dent- Taft In carrying out In such a
length measures and principles Inau
gurated hy Theodore' Roosevelt. " The
party nominee for governor , Hohert P ,
Bass , addressed the convention.
Tnft Dines Chinese Prince.
Washington , Sept. 28. President
Taft was host at dinner last night tc
his Imperial highness , Prince Tsa
Sunn , head of the Imperial Chlnest
naval commission now in Washington
There were forty-nine guests , includ
ing all of the memhers of the presl
dent's cabinet with the exception o
Secretary Dickinson , who is in the fa
east , the Chinese minister and tliosi
comprising the prince's entourage , .
McFarland Whips Hyland.
Now York , Sept. 2S.Pnckey McFat
laud , the Chicago lightweight , out
pointed and outbattlcd "Flghtiii !
Dick" Ilyland In a slashing ten-roum
Niobrara's Shakespeare Club.
Nlohrara , Neb. , Sept. 28. Spocla
to The News : The Nlohrara Shakes
peare club held its first annual nice !
ing to plan the year's work at th
homo of Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Iloustoi
cm Monday night. The club begin
the tenth year of its existence undo
favorable conditions anil with an ir
crease in membership. Olilcers elecl
ed to servo for the ensuing year ar
as follows : C. W. Deiuol , president
Harriet H. Draper , vice president
Maude Marshall , secretary ; Ino
V'lele , assistant secretary , Vera N
Ileach , treasurer. "The Tempest
was the choice of the members fo
the first half year's reading an
"Othello , " which was read some si
> ears ago , will be reread the latte
part of the year.
DAN ON WILD CAT LOANS.
Washington , Sept. 28 In order t
prevent corporations , linns and ind
vlduals from borrowing to the oxter
of their credit In their own cities , the
going elsewhere and doing the sami
Controller of the Currency Murra
has decided upon the cstabllshmor
of a central credit bureau in Was )
Ington In which will bo recorded a
such borrowings from national bank :
A SLAM FOR PINCHOT.
Los Angeles , Sept. 28. That th
cheers which greeted Clifford Plnchot' '
speech before the American Minln
Congress were tributes to the man pe
sonally rather than to the theories c
conservation which ho enunciated , wn
indicated by the introduction of resi
lutions which denounced the Ian
withdrawal plans of the consorvatioi
ists as "mere sham and pretense" an
condemned proposed conservatlo
legislation , which tends to make mil
lug men and other citizens of th
United States lessees of or trlbnt
payers to the national government. "
Another resolution demands that tli
forestry bureau bo debarred from b <
coming a party to protest against
miiio claim and that It no longer pn
ceoil on the presumption that a mine
who has located a claim in good fait
within a forest reserve is a timbc
thief in disguise.
The real test between the conserv ;
tionists and anti-conservationists. hoe \
o er , will come today or Thursda ;
when the resolutions denouncing tl
conservation plans and declaring f (
free right pf mineral entry on gover :
ment lands without lease or tax wi
come before the convention as
whole.
Knox Disturbed at Rumor.
Washington. Sept. 28 Secretary <
State Knox is greatly disturbed at
persistent rumor that his son , Ph
andcr C. Knox. jr. , has gone to Ren
Nov. , for the purpose of obtaining
divorce. Young Knox was married
few months ago to n shopgirl , but i
though his parents were indlgnai
with him for a time they have recer
ly become reconciled to tholr son ai
daughter-in-law.
"Tho story that Philander 1ms goi
to Reno , or that ho Intends seeking
divorce in any state , Is absolute
without foundation. " said Secrotai
Knox today. "Tho boy and his wl
nro together at my farm at Valh
Forgo and are enjoying themscln
greatly in the country.
"They have been on the farm f
several weeks. The subject of a <
vorco never has been mentioned , ai
those rumors arc as cruel as they are
untrue. "
A Doctor Loses Leg ,
Lindsay , Neb. , Sept. 28. Special to
The NOWH : Word comes from Colutn-
him that Dr. Walker had his leg am
putated ahovo the knee yesterday
morning. Dr. Walker wan hurt In an
automobile accident on July M when
his machine , becoming unmanageable ,
tipped over on his leg , crushing the
larger hone and scalding the leg bad
ly BO that all the soft parts had
filoughed away.
Skin grafting had been done sev
eral times , nine or ten largo strips
from so many Individuals being graft
ed onto his leg. It seems he sudden-
i turned worse. The amputation foi-
twed. Ho is now resting easily.
Nelson-Housh.
Nellgh , Nob. . Sopt. 28 Special to
he News : Miss-Edna F. Housh ,
aughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Housh
f thlw city , was married at high noon
nlay to Archie L. Nelson of Oakdale.
'ho young couple were made man
ml wife at the home of the bride's
arents , and after November 1 will
e at home at Oakdale.
CALLS AMERICA A "BOTCH.1
Irs. Charlotte Wilbur Praises European -
pean Architecture.
New York , Sept. 2S. The American
rchltect Is responsible for American
lerves and that the harmonious lines
f the architecture of Europe are con-
nclvo to peace and repose is only
no of the many Impressions Mrs.
harlofte Wilbur of the Sorosis club
as brought back with her from a trip
broad.
"I dc not like to say America looks
Ike a 'botch' to mo every time 1 come
lack to it after a sojourn in the old
otintry , " she said , "for It doesn't
sound patriotic.
"Hut It seems to me the feeling of
piiet that descended upon me while
was in Franco completely deserted
ue the moment our monstrous build-
ugs loomed upon my vision as I came
ip the harbor.
"Certainly Europe Is peaceful and
ileturosquo , " she continued , " and I
really think it is a pity that so thrif
ty ami economical a people should
mve so little reward for their labor.
"When you take Into consideration
the waste and prodigality of the Amor-
can people , as shown by their build
ings , their markets and the farm
amis , one cannot hut feel that some
thing ought to be done to check them ,
I hey should see the meritorious ex-
imple of the people of the older coun
tries.
"However , America is very pleas
ant , even if she does rend her chil-
Iron's nerves with her high buildings
mid high finance. "
MASTER MASON DEGREES.
Five Candidates Given Work at a Spec
ial Meeting in Norfolk.
The Master Mason degree was con
ferred on L. .1. Larson , O. N. Strong ,
Hess H. Tludall , Frank G. McGinnis
and George Loan , the five candidates
at the special meeting of Mosaic lodge
No. 5fi , Tuesday evening. The meet
Ing took up the entire time , commene
lug at Ii o'clock Tuesday afternoon
until 12 : oO Wednesday morning.
Seventy-nine Masons Including
thirty out-of-town visitors were seated
at the dinner table In the banquet
room. The ladles of the Masons , nn
dor the excellent charge of Miss Edltl
Veile , served the dinner.
On account of his wife's illness
Grand Master Harry A. Cheney o
Creighton was unable to be present
much to the regret of all the loca
Masons.
Past Grand Master S. W. Hayes
who celebrated his ninetieth hirtlulaj
anniversary last Monday , says ho sa\\
the Master Mason degree conferred li
Massachusetts Ilfty years ago and thai
u Is practically the same today.
"In all my experience as a Maser
1 have never seen as many Masons
gathered in lodge as there are tonighi
except once , in Chicago , " said the col
on el.
Among the out-of-town Masons pros
eat wore :
W. W. Brown , Crolghton ; .T. K
1
Brown , Crolghton ; C. A. Reitnerr
Pierce ; C. A. Kyrc. Omaha ; W. D
Glittery , Pilgor ; .1. H. Roberts , Pierce ;
H. .1. Steinhausor , Croighton ; A. ,1
Mastallr , Pierce ; .1. P. Iloagland
Pierce ; Dr. H. L. Thomas , Pierce ;
John Turek. Pierce ; G. H. Hanks
Croighton ; M. L. Kile. Creighton ; S
J. G. Irwin , Creighton ; O. A. II. Bruce
Creighton ; Calvin Keller , Crolghton
,1. A. Wltton , Plerc ; E. V. Strain
Creigliton ; E. B. Blank , Crolghton ; J
S. Coe , Creighton ; J. W. S. Adams
Crolghton ; W. T. Phllbrick , Crolgh
ton ; ; Schuyler M. Durfce , Pierce
Louis P. Toiinor , Pierce ; Rosc'be ' H
Demmer , Crolghton ; Harry C. Kuester
Creighton ; J. Dommer , Creighton ; Ar
tluir Oelke , Pierce ; A. L. 13ramie
Pierce ; 10. F. Cushman. Scrlbner.
WEDNESDAY WRINKLES.
Rurt Mapes went to Orchard 01
business.
II. S. Thorpe went to Omaha 01
business.
M. J. Sanders went to Spencer am
Lynch on business.
C. E. Turnbull returned from a busl
ness trip to Wayne.
E. C. Robinson of Sioux City wa
lt here visiting with friends.
C. E. Burnham went to Omaha ti
attend the state bankers' convention
L. E. Soymoro returned from Crelgl
ton , where he spent a week's vacatioi
with relatives.
Miss Delia Pillar , who lias spent th
summer with relatives in Portland
lias returned here.
George D. Buttorflold ami W. A. Wil
zigman are in Omaha attending th
state bankers' convention.
Mrs. M. Brtibaker and her guesl
Mrs. James Deuel of Strawberry Polni
la. , went to Pierce Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Uoy Hight leave Thurs
day for an extended visit at Denver ,
where they will look over property.
Mrs. 1' . T. I'nruh ' and her daughter.
Miss Sophia Unruh were here from
.Madison , where they visited with P. T.
Unruh.
II. L. Snyder , chief clerk to General
Manager Walters of the Northwestern
road at Omaha , Is In the city visiting
with friends. Mr. Snyder was for many
years an olllclal of the Northwestern
load In this city.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Fowler of Sen
eca , Mo. , and Mr. ami Mrs. Arthur
Broad of Crookston , Neb. , are visitors
at the H. B. Thomas farm. Mr. and
.Mrs. Btoad are on their way to Mis-
Miurl for a short visit.
Mrs. O. A. Short of Lander , Wyotn. ,
enrouto to Bedford , 1ml. , where she
will visit \slth relatives , is hero visit
ing with Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Evans.
Mrs. Short will he remembered here
as the sister of Thomas Batte.
Mr. and Mrs. U. E. Foster , former
Norfolk residents but now of Sedro
Woolloy , Wash. , write Norfolk friends
that they will make a visit to Norfolk
on October 1. Mr. and Mrs. Foster
are eiiroute to the east , where they
will visit with friends. Mr. Foster
for some years conducted a newspaper
at Plalnvlow.
Miss Easter Currier Is reported
quito ill. '
.John Thomas has accepted a posi
tion as clerk with the Norfolk Post
Card company.
Preston Ogden of Lincoln Is visiting
i his parents and Claude Ogden has re-
i entered Wheaton college for another
1 year.
1 Ncligh and Norfolk will battle on
the driving park gridiron In the first
' football game of the season Saturday ,
1 October 1.
William Haasch has purchased the
Mrs. August Neno property , consisting
of one house and three lots on South
1 Sixth street.
Mr. and Mrs. George Bates of Frank
lin Grove , 111. , have moved to Norfolk.
Their car of household goods arrived
hero yesterday.
; Raasch Bros , report the sale of the
' Martin Brubaker farm of forty acres
two miles northwest of the city to Her-
nmn Hillo. The land brought $1Sii per
acre.
acre.AI Best , formerly a member of the
' firm of King & Best , real estate deal
ers , has purchased a fine team of
horses and will start a dray line busi
ness here.
D. Baum and Mrs. J. Bauni have
gone to Omaha where Mr. Baum will
nave a monument placed on his wife's
grave. Mrs. D. Baum died In Norfolk
ono year ago.
t
' Frank A. Brown , a local travelinf :
talesman , formerly a member of the
St. Mathlas choir of Omaha , will sing
a solo at the coming concert for the Y ,
M. C. A. benefit October 7.
Roy Lamb and Miss Florence Crouk
who went to Omaha last Thursday
' were married In that city last Friday
I They will make their future home in
Council Bluffs. Mr. Lamb is a North
western fireman.
The Ladies' Aid of the St. Johannes
Lutheran church have made theli
treasury richer by $27 as the result ol
a dinner and skating party given ai
the skating rink last evening. A large
number were present and a pleasanl
evening's entertainment was enjoyed
Ten carloads of slag have beei
brought here by the Union Pacific rail
load company for use on their tracks
and right-of-way on Norfolk avenue
Some of the slag will be used for bal
last and some be used in place o
gravel for the concrete base for the
paving.
John Robinson , proprietor of th <
Norfolk Hunk and Metal company , de
clares that Norfolk could easily sup
port an iron foundry. Mr. Robinsoi
bold 100 tons of iron casting Tuesday
to the Beatrice foundry. "I could fur
nish enough iron myself to keep ;
foundry going in tills city , " says Mr
Robinson.
Disappointment reigns supreme ii
the camp of the Norfolk baseball team
Several of their members found at th <
last moment that they could not go
away to go to Stanton for the low
postponed game with the Stantoi
team , making it impossible for the en
tire team to go to the Stanton fair foi
the scheduled game. Wednesday was
Norfolk day at the Stanton county fall
tnid many Norfolk people have beoi
preparing to make the fair a visit.
John Broecker , while visiting hi :
son. Louis , at Randolph , took serious
ly sick there last week , on Frida :
evening the relatives were telephone !
for and Mrs. B. W. Jonas , eldes
daughter of Mr. Broecker , took th <
train for Randolph on Saturday morn
ing to take care of him. From tin
latest reports received hero the indl
cations are thai he is improving slow
ly. and will bo brought home as sooi
as he Is able to be moved. Join
Broecker is 70 years old and has beei
enjoying fair health for his age.
Representatives of seventy-live Job
bins , manufacturing and other inter
t-sts of Lincoln will visit Norfolk at i
] > . m. on Monday. October 10. Tin
Lincoln excursionists are traveling ii
special cars and are out with the glai
hand everywhere. The Lincoln Com
merclal club , which is the sponsor o
the trip , believes that mutual acquaint
ance will bring mutual benefits. Tin
members think this so hard that thl
excursion is the second long one thl
year. The tourists are carrying i
band , a bundle of live wires and several
oral cases of the glad hand.
WANT LAW REPEALED.
Mining Congress In Los Angeles No
Satisfied With'Statute.
Los Angeles , Sept. 28. One of th
resolutions presented to/the / resoli
tlons committee of the American Mir
Ing congress for consideration toda
calls on the federal congress to repen
the law segregating coal lands and t
Instruct the president to abrogate th
withdrawal orders he has issued a ;
feeling sucli lands.
The law. It Is asserted , is "rank so
cialism , It Impairs the value of the
millions already Invested In the min
ing Industry , and not only destroys
the miner's hope of fortune hut makes
It ImpoHblblo for him to secure the
necessary capital to develop his
claims. "
HER DYING REQUEST.
Dead Girl's Drother Accuses the Di
vinity Student.
Olathe , Kan. , Sept. 28. At the pre
liminary hearing of Karl M. Byckel ,
the divinity student charged with the
nun dor of Frances Peters , a young
typist of Kansas City. Mo. , R. R. Pe
ters , brother of the dead girl , testified
today : .
"The last time I saw Frances was
In the hospital at Kansas City. She
then said to me : 'This Is the last time
you will ever see mo. My dying re
quest is that you catch that guy. lie
took mo to Olathe and ruined me. ' "
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY
First Voters.
Fremont Tribune : The first voters
.have a clear duty to perform In the
pending election. Lest they forget
I hey should reflect on history so re
cent as to hardly seem worth ro\lv-
Ing KH far as older persons are con
cerned those who had a part in mak
ing it ami enduring the.consequences.
Only once In fifty years has the
democratic party had full control of
Kovornmenlal affairs. That four year
period should ho studied by the young
men who have no recollection what
happened. They ought to know how
democratic success became an Instan
taneous failure. The country then had
j no confidence In the sagacity of demo-
I cratlc statesmen. Big business con-
I cents Immediately began curtailing
I their output and cancelling orders for
material. Confidence was shocked.
When nobody believed In the future
of business because the business con-
ceins did nut believe in the demo
cratlc party it spelled panic.
These young men who arc voters
now were boys then who had no
tense of the gravity of the situation.
Do they think the democratic party
nas leatned how to govern since then
when it has had no experience ? If
they think a panic would be a good
thing ; if they think the people are
living so riotously as to threaten the
safety of the country and that they
ought to he taught a lesson In hard
ship and poverty and suffering In or
der to bring them hack to economy
in living , perhaps there would be
some sense in their voting to put
democracy in power. Still they should
. be very careful of their diagnosis of
, the situation lest they mistake a
mere temporary disorder for a func
tional disease.
We do not believe the tanners of
Nebraska need to have another such
object lesson. They have come Into
*
a period of well-earned and well-de
served prosperity. It would bo folly
for them to undertake a reversal of
policies under which they have made
such great progress toward comfort
and competence.
The young voters should consult
their elders with respect to the abil
ity of democrats to govern before they
decide to put them In position of
power.
The President and the Colonel.
Fremont Tribune : The press re
ports of a few days , ago that President
'
dent Taft had become'thoroughly tired
of serving as president and that he
will stand ready when his term ends
to turn over the presidency to Colonel
Roosevelt again , lacks specific and reliable -
liable confirmation.
It Is altogether probable the presl
dent feels that his efforts to give a
dignified and serviceable adininlstra
tlon are not evoking as much popu
lar enthusiasm as they deserve. II
L only human that he should regret
that the platitudinous utterances ol
the colonel should set people tc
shouting lustily for him when the
performances of the president in ac
tually carrying out the policies the
colonel recommends meet with sc
much sullen silence from the same
people.
The president has for a long time
had cognisance of this situation , ami
has for mouths declarehe ' would
win the endorsement ot the people
before his term was at an end. He
has waited patiently for a turn In the
tide , but the colonel came home fron :
the jungle about the time when If
should have turned and his con.int
seems to have interfered somewhal
with the delayed endorsement. Mr
Taft has held many important posl
tions and no one in any of them evei
excelled him. His idnilnistration as
president is no exception and ultimate
ly it will bo so voted.
The difference between raft ant
Roosevelt is in non-essentials , not it
the really great things.
Roosevelt knows how to command
applause ; Taft does not.
Roosevelt stages all his plays am
personality superintends the electrlca
effects.
When he gets ready to do a thin *
he has the property all in place. H <
presses the button and the band be
pins to play.
Not so with Taft.- When near tlu
close of the congress that onactet
the Payne-Aldrlch bill ho siimmonei
a delegation of senators to the whlt <
house to lay down the law to them
they acquiesced. lie told them the }
must respect the platform pledgei
and bo honest with the people. Bu
when it was afterwards suggested t <
him that ho should send a mcssagi
to congress In which ho would mak <
these same demands , ho demurred
This , ho said , was grandstanding. I
didn't comport with his quiet , effec
1 tlvo way of doing things. But , al
3 the same , ho lost hy It. The pec
D Plo llko hippodromlni , ' , they like tin
big noise , as well as the big stick
They had seven years of both , am
! t was Inevitable that whoever should
succeed the Roosevelt administration
would have to continue them In some
measure or Buffer an eclipse.
Wo are pleased that the president
has not really thrown up the sponge
hut that ho still has an abiding faith
that his honest efforts will bo crowned
with popular approval.
ETHER DRINKING NEWEST VICE.
Consumption Has Assuoied Abnormal
Proportions In France.
Paris , Sept. 28 , The drinking of
ether Is the newest vice in France ,
compared to which drinking abslntho
mil Injecting morphine are compara-
Ive virtues. Ether drinking has as
sumed abnormal proportions , probably
iecausi > the sale Is free.
Physicians say that a pint and
three-quarters of ether Is as much as
anyone can safely take In a day. But
i druggist says Unit one of his cus
tomers absorbs seven pints dally. He
uis tried to lessen the quantity , recog-
ilzlug the danger , but his fair client
for It is a woman simply makes
up the deficit by going elsewhere.
Consumers of other begin by breath-
tig its vapor. Soon this pleasing of-
i'ect wears off ; then they drink it.
The consumption of ether Is not con-
lined to any special class of society.
It is asserted that -10 percent of the
poorer classes who go to the dispen
sary of the prefect of police are ether
fiends.
Ether is a distillation of alcohol and
sulphuric acid. It has an aromatic
odor and Is highly Inflammable.
TOWN JEERS "HOBBLED" GIRL.
Logansport , Ind. , Drives Chlcagoan to
Refuge in a Cab.
Logansport , 1ml. , Sept. 28. That a
hobble skirt , however beautiful in
Chicago , constitutes a dangerous cos
tume to wear In small cities was evi
denced here.
Logansport saw Its first example of
the true hobble on a woman who left
a Chicago train at noon , and before
she had gone live blocks she was at
tended by such a mob of jeering fol
lowers that her return to the Penn
sylvania depot was made in a cab
through the streets.
Miss Margaret Conovor of Chicago
did not stop long enough to give her
street address to the grocer who help
ed her out of the trouble. She was
onrouto to Cincinnati and "hobbled"
oil' a Panhandle train In Logansport
with the assistance of the Pullman
car porter. The hobble skirt was
brown , which is as far as the average
mail writer can describe it. It was
about eighteen inches in diameter at
the bottom , and there was a band
somewhere just above the ankles that
not only Impeded its wearer's locomo
tion but threatened to tie up trafllc
on the main streets.
It was Loganspon's nrsi view of a
hobble skirt and mere man marveled
at the porter's dexterity in getting his
passenger down the steps alive. Then
the trouble began , trouble that will
make the Logansport police more
careful about guarding women who
reach here clad in hobble skirts , be
cause they make too much excite
ment among the protelariat.
Before Miss Conover had crossed the
street about live minutes later , she
had a folowing almost as large as the
first time the dlrectolre skirt was
worn down State street , Chicago.
First the following was fairly rever
ent. Then attached more ribald mem
bers until , live blocks from the depot ,
the wearer lost her nerve and tried
to get into a grocery store , where
there are live stone steps to climb.
Miss Conover evidently had some
experience with the hobble. She went
up sideways instead of trying to gc
up the steps direct. Tills gave the
mob outside especial pleasure and
they showed it by their cheers. Or
the last step , she swerved a little to
ward "lino speed ahead" and there
was a ripping sound.
As casually as possible under the
circumstances , Miss Conover approach
ed the clerk , saying :
"Let me have five pounds of sugar
or baking powder , or something. "
"And may I see the proprietor , ot
the bookkeeper , or anybody if she is
a woman ? "
While the crowd waited for her re
appearance Miss Conover arranged foi
a retreat to the Pennsylvania station
by hiring a carriage and being driven
through back streets.
She left Immediately for Cincin
nati.
Hot Springs , Ark. , Sept. 27. Attei
attracting much attention for several
days , gowned in up to date garments
cut on the hobble skirt pattern. Mrs
Theodora Bourne of Evansvllle. Ind.
is in a local hospital suffering from a
fractured ankle. Mrs. Bourne was
coming down the steps of her hotel
when she fell. She declares she had
been weakened by the hot baths , and
Insisted that the hobble had nothing
to do with the accident.
SWISS VINEYARD AT NIODRAR/ >
Natives of Mountainous Country to Be
Drought to Nebraska.
Niohrara , Nob. , Sept. 28. F. Jaegg
secretary-treasurer of the Niobrarr
Investment company , with headquarters
tors at Omaha , was In town for sev
eral days last week and arranged foi
the subdivision of about 1,000 acres eland
land Into 40-acre tracts. These lands
will be broken up partly yet this fall
the purpose being to start an exton
slvo vineyard. Swiss people from the
wine districts of Europe will take
charge of them.
On this particular tract , also , are t (
bo found the raw materials for Port
t land cement , which this company wil
' also promote. The Peters Trust com
1 i pany has passed favorably upon iti
| bond issue of f 800.000. and they an
3 being floated hero and In Europe. Mr
. ' Jaeggl while hero negotiated othe
1 land deals for future development.
No Place for Insane.
County Attorney James Nichols and
Sheriff C. S. Smith , who have been In
the city the past two days endeavoring
to find some relief for Henry linger-
dorn. the 2i-ycar-old ; tlroman who Is
confined to his room at the Junction
suffering from sunstroke which they
believe has caused his temporary In
sanity , returned to their homes at Mad-
Uon thoroughly discouraged Wednes
day afternoon.
"The state hospital authorities agree
to take either llagerdorn or Phillips ,
hut they have no room for both , " said
Sheriff Smith. Phillips , who was tak
en to Madison , Is reported at Madison
to he a raving maniac and the Mad
ison jail Is an unfit place for him ,
while llagerdorn cannot he moved ex
cept on a stretcher. "
Sheriff Smith said : "Nearly every
sheriff in every county , I believe , has
at least one Insane patient whom he Is
forced to hold In jail to await room at
the state Institutions. There Is a build-
lug standing vacant here In Norfolk.
It Is incomplete , I'll admit , but It him
been under construction since 1H ! > 7 ,
and from what Information I get from
the authorities It will remain so until
another year has elapsed. It seems
tiiat the work Is at a standstill be
cause It has been tjound necessary to
wait for the legislature to meet so that
another appropriation can ho had. The
painters have been working on this
building , but they have stopped. There
Is very much more workto be done on
It before It Is competed. The condi
tion at present Is such that It domamih
the people's attention. "
The sheriff declared the blame
should be. laid to the state architect or
tlie stale miildlng committee.
Superintendent J. C. Poclval of the
s < tate hospital declares that although
lice painters are still working they are
doing slow work , owing to the fact
that there Is no more money loft to
pay them.
"It will take at least $18,000 to $20-
000 to finish the building. " said the
superintendent to The News. " "The
painters must now wait for money un
til the next legislature meets. We
have no room for any more patients
and the new building should hy all
means be completed. There are now
eight patients awaiting admittance. "
TUESDAY TOPICS.
Alvin Bowman is acting cleric-car
rier at the postolllcc , filling the place
of Herbert Wlcjiman , who has been
granted a week's leave of absence.
William Koenigstein of St. Louis
was in Norfolk to attend the funeral
of his sister , Mrs. It. A. Mittclstadt ,
A. ,1. Koonigstein of Fort Smith , Ark. ,
was unable to come.
Mrs. N. A. Ralnbolt , who Is takinp
treatments at a sanitarium at Rattle
Creek , Mich. , is reported getting
along nicely. Mrs. Rainbolt will re
turn to Norfolk in about one month.
Extensive remodeling Is going on in
the ollice of the Nebraska Telephone
company. A large extension is belli } ;
added to the switchboard and the par
tltion cutting off the operating roon
Is being taken down and moved tc
the south part of the ollice to make
more room for the operating force.
Charles A. McGervoy , general agenl
for the Hartford Life Insurance com
pany in Nebraska and Iowa , will
headquarters at Omaha , died Sundaj
in Kansas City , following an operatloi
for appendicitis. Mr. McGervey was
known in Norfolk. He was Uli yean
of age and is survived by a wife am
little daughter.
Dr. Victor Arenson of Los Angeles
Calif. , who is said to be a line soloist
has been added to the monster pro
gram of the musical entertalnmeii
which will be given for the benefit o
the Y. M. C. A. fund at the Audltoriuii
October 7. Dr. C. S. Parker , chatrmai
of the entertainment committee , sayi
the musical will be a big success.
County Attorney James Nichols
president of the insanity board , am
Sheriff C. S. Smith of Madison wen
in the city endeavoring to find soim
relief for Henry Hagerdorn , the unfor
tunate young railroad fireman win
was recently overcome by a sunstroki
and Is now believed to .Jjo insane1
Sheriff Smith believes it may ho posi
sible to move Hagordorn from hen
to the state institute if room for bin
can be made at the hospital.
Many Masons from various town :
surrounding Norfolk arrived to attorn
the special meeting of Mosaic lodge
No. nn , A. F. & A. M. . which wa :
called to order at ( \ o'clock Tuesda ;
afternoon. Grand Master Harry A
Cheney of Creighton was in the clt ;
and the Master Mason degree was t <
bo conferred on six candidates. At '
o'clock a dinner was scheduled In tin
banquet hall.
With no money on his person wltl
which to pay for a night's lodging , !
stranger in the ell- ; was taken in b ;
Night Patrolman O'Brien and givet
shelter in the city jail over night
This is a common occurrence in Nor
folk , says Chief of Police Marquardt
Many times during the past montl
strangers have made application ti
the police to be allowed to spend tin
night In the jail.
The every-day question as to wliei
the excavating of Norfolk avenue wil
begin , will soon bo answered by tin
arrival of William Dixon with his grad
Ing outfit from Battle Creek. Owini
to the unfavorable road conditions th
trip from Battle Creek with the outfi
will be a hard one , but It Is reportei
at the olllco of Kat/-Cralg compan ;
that Mr. Dixon will ho able to read
Norfolk by this evening. In the mean
time the contractors are not Idle , j
force of men are hard at work cuttin ;
down some of the wldo concrete side
walks to comply with the grade whlc !
was given the contractors hy City Er
glneer II. H. Tracy a few days age
The laying of the concrete curbln
will bo commenced at once.
John Welend.
Humphrey. Nob. , Sopt. 29. Speclr
r' to The News John Welend , ono c
the oldest settlers of Humphro :
passed away Tuesday evening at 8
o'clock.
He was horn In Germany In LSIIO.
At the' JIRO of II years he came- with
his parents to Illinois. In 1SHS ho
came to Humphrey , where he lesldeil
until his death. The deceased leavoH
a wife and four children. Mrs. ( ills-
dorf of Humphiey , Mrs , O. Donald ot
Omaha , John Welend , jr. . and Mlko
Weleml of Gregory , S. D. Funeral
services will ho conducted hy Father
I Hide-brand at St. Francis church Fri
day at S o'clock a. m.
Delegates Worn Out.
Delegates to the second day's ses
sion of the republican state conven
tion were worn and weary from tlu
excitement ami turmoil of Tuesday's
esslon , when Colonel Theodore
toosevelt scored his first victory. The
rogresslve leaders were In a confor-
nce until a late hour and when the
chedulo time came fqr the opening of
he convention three-quarters of the
elegates were present. Vlro Pn-sl-
ent Sherman was an early comer ami
vas cheered as was State Chairman
VoodrnlT , who came later. There
vere resounding cheers for William
larnes , Jr. , leader of the old guard ,
hen ho entered.
Colonel Roosevelt called ( he coin en-
Ion to order at II : 18.
The committee on credentials re < -
lorted there were no contents anil
here was no report to be made which
liclted from the temporary chairman
\ords of congratulation.
Ellhu Root Permanent Chairman.
United States Senator Root wan
lonilnalcd as permanent chairman of
he convention by the convention on
.ermanent organization. The report
vas adopted and Colonel Roosevelt ap-
lointed Charles S. Francis of Troy and
Speaker Wadsworth of the assembly
o escort Mr. Root to the chair.
Chairman Root thanked the conven-
lon for the honor It had conferred
ipon him. He i-alil there was passing
> ver the onllru country a revolt
igainst the timeworn form of political
trganizatlon.
Root Sees Change Demanded.
"Initiative and referendum , recall ,
lirect election of senators , direct twin-
nations , " said the chairman , "all are
symptoms of evidence that the people1
if the country feel that our forms of
iiolitical organization do not adequate-
y furnish the voters of our political
[ larfies means lo give effect to their
milt leal will.
Republicans Must Meet Demand.
"No call for freedom , no call for
'ree and full expression of the vote-rn
L'vor found the republican party un
willing to answer and to load. It lien
icforo tliis convention to show our
people that so far as our party can ,
: > ur political organization shall be am
plified , so that the farmer and work
man can give Ills ballot to the polls ill
fuller fashion. "
Mr. Root urged that the convention
nominate good candidates as a guar
antee of Iho party's good faith.
"We have been told by some that
the wish is father to the thought , that
the controversy which was brought tea
a vote in this convention yesterday Is
to bo a long , Internal quarrel between
the leaders of this party equal to the
old stalwart and half-breed contro
versy decades ago.
Says Sherman Won't Bolt.
"I do not so estimate the character
and loylaty of my friends , many of
them among the -1-in voting in the con
vention hero yesterday. In no such
direction will march the phalanx guid
ed by my friend , the vice president of
the United States. This has been our
fight here within the state , with no in
terference. It has been fought man
fashion and a majority of this conven
tion has decided and the members of
the minority will bow loyally to the
result. "
Chairman Root's speech was hear
tily cheered.
Mr. Prcdergast of Kings read to the
convention the report of the resolu
tions committee.
Taft and Hughes Cheered.
References to President Taft and
Governor Hughes created rounds of
applause.
Speaker Wadsworth moved a minor
ity report which ho said contained a
substitute for the direct primary plnnk
in the majority report.
A motion to limit the debate on the
platform to two hours was uarrk-d.
At the end of the debate Chairman
Root announced that the amendment
proposed by Mr. Wadsworth wis lost ,
the vote being -lOIl for the amendment
and GOO against it.
Going Over Building.
Neligh. Neb. . Sopt. 20. Special te )
The News : The building on the cor
ner of Coo and Cottotiwood stre-ets
that now Is owned by F. Page ! was *
erected nearly thirty years ago by
Messrs. Reach , Hall , Anderson and
Ray. A. J. Anderson is the only one *
of the quartet that still resides in No-
Hgh. These men started the First Na
tional bank of this city In this build-
Ing.
George H. Romig was the mason
who put up the building , and while *
working on the second story the scaf
folding gave way , letting the men and
brick pile In a heap on the south side
of the structure. Mr. Romig was the
only one injured and ho suffered a
fracture of the right wrist.
Owing to the brick becoming loose
all over the building , they have been
taken down and are being replaced by
new. The work Is now going on under
the supervision of Mr. Romig. who had
the contract for the same work about
thirty years ago. After the building
Is completed It will bo occupied hy J.
P. Set/er of this city , who will open
up a first class restaurant.
Bonesteel Fair On.
Fairfax. S. ! 3. bopi. 211. Special to
The News : The big Gregory county
fair opened at Bonestcol with an aver-
ago'first day attendance , good weather
and excellent prospects for the best
fair ever held in the county.
