Image provided by: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, Lincoln, NE
About The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19?? | View Entire Issue (Dec. 30, 1910)
THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOURNAL , FRIDAY , DECEMBER HO , 1)10. ! ) TUESDAY TOPICS. K. C. Sweet of Mndlson was In the city. city.J. J.V. . WIsoiiBtlno of Bnttlo Creek was hero. i W. F. Kiillon of Pierce wan a visitor - ' or In the city. | Elmer Huobnor of Plerco waB n vis itor In the city. j 8. M. Rosenthnl returned from a VB- ! It with relatives at Sioux City. Herman Lehman of Stanton was In the city visiting with relatives. I Lorin Doughty returned from Ames , In. , to visit hero with rolativcH. i Miss Alvina Miller returned from n visit with friends nt Bazlln Mills. j G. ICarlson has- gone to Pawnee City to lecture on scientific horao breeding. Wlllnm Hauptll returned to Mono- wl after a few days' visit hero with relatives. I Arthur Lancaster lias returned fiom Kearney where ho spent a few days' with relatives. , j Thomas L. Sloan , n prominent at torney of Ponder was In the city transacting - acting business. I i MlKS Cutru and sister of N''wwun Orovo were hero attending the rail road mon's ball. Ross II. Tlndall has returned to Omaha after n day's visit with his parents In Norfolk. A. B. Stokes nnd wlfo nnd Mrs. D. K. Tlndnll have gone to Central City on n visit with relatives. Miss Dona Lehman of Fremont was hero visiting with her parents , Mr. nnd Mrs. W. L. Lehman. George Swelgnrd of Hosklns was In Norfolk attending directors' mooting of the Farmers' Mutual Insurance com pany.x. . Frank Kllloran of Chadron , Neb. , Is In Norfolk for the holidays nnd n visit at the homo of his parents , Mr. and Mrs. P. F. Kllloran. Mrs. II. A. Hall and daughter ; , ' Misses Dorothy nnd Marjory of Long . Pine , were in .the city visiting with the R. M. Fraser family. Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Marshall and daughter , rtllss Beatrice Marshall , of Nlobrara , wore In the city visiting with Mr. and Mrs. A. II. Voile. i . Mr. and Mrs. W. T. O'Donnell and son John of Bozemnn , Mont , will arrive In the city Monday evening for a visit at the homo of Mrs. O'Donnoll's sister - tor , Mrs. P. F. Klllornn. j ' I ' The Ladles Guild will meet with Mrs. S. M. Braden Wednesday after noon for work. I A. H. Velio is reported ill. Archie ( low is on the sick list. George F. Schiller of Central City , proprietor of the Oxnard hotel , Is hero looking over his property which is undergoing extensive repairs. ' Sam Kline entertained at a stag ] > party yesterday afternoon about fifty of his Norfolk friends. There was plenty of music and refreshments. The special mooting of Mosaic lodge , No. 55 , A. F. and A. M. , called 1 for tonight has boon postponed until tomorrow , Wednesday night. Work In E. A. degree. In the Rice livery stable oillce are relics of K. Ondrak's railroad accident. Ills hat , shoe and several bones were picked up and put on exhibition thoro. The shoe shows plainly how Omlrnk was run over. ' The Sons of Herman gave an entertainment - tortainment last evening to many friends nnd children. A largo Christ-1 ! mas tree was well decorated and many gifts wore presented to the children , j ' The entertainment ended with n dance. ; ' James Johnson , a former Northwest- crn conductor , has purchased the J. , A. Montague pool hall at the Junction. Miss Hazel Clark , who has been night telephone operator at the Ne braska Telephone ofllco , has resigned her position and will take a nUrso's course at the state hospital. Slgnor Telesto , a prominent violin ist of Denver , Colo. , has purchased j from Professor Otto A. Voget of this city nn old Gngllanus violin which was made In Naples , Italy , In 1722. The violin has Its pedlgre with It. The violin sold , by Professor Voget has Its maker's signature In his own hardwrltlng on the back. The pur chase price was $850. TERSE TALto OF GOTHAM. New York , Dec. 27. Mrs. Arthur Murray Dodge , widow of the multi millionaire philanthropist and herself noted for her charities , takes especial interest in day nurseries. In fact it is doubtful if any woman in the .United States has done as much to develop the day nursery Idea as Mrs. Dodge , except Miss Diddle , of Philadelphia , who organized the movement in , the United States. Mrs. Dodge is inter ested in BO many different nurseries , besides being president of the state association of day nurseries , that it Is necessary for her to have n regular staff of assistants. One of the duties of this stuff of assistants is to visit the .different In stitutions and find out , through actual interviews with each little inmate , what his or her particular want is in the way of a' Christmas gift On the upper west side of the city Is n nursery established in a densely popu lated colored neighborhood. Little Tommy has never In his brief llfo ex perienced the luxury of being con sulted regarding his Christmas wishes. \ Ho was absolutely incredulous tyhen ' Mrs. Dodgo's representative asked * V him what ho wished Santa to bring him. "Really can I have anything I want , . Mlsus ? " ho replied in answer to the , * - agent's query. f "Why , yes , .Tommy , " she assured him , alarming thoughts passing through her mind for fear ho would nsk for a steamboat or n railroad system. "Anything nt all I want ? " persisted Tommy. "Yes , anything you want" Tommy's little black face grow pos itively radiant "Toll him , " ho said , scarcely restraining his ocstncy , "tell him to bring mo a great big pork chop. " Ho was not a very hard looking char , nctcr an ho stood before Magistrate Kornochnn , who IB noted as Now York'B society Judge , accused of ells- orderly' ( conduct , but ho had given a policeman a lively ten minutes the night before. When the policeman finished his story the magistrate asked the prisoner what ho had tp say for himself. "Well , Judge , 1 am not such an aw- fill bad follow and I have never boon arrested before. Last night I Just got a little too much to drink nnd I sup pose It made mo feel nasty. " "Do you llvo In this district , nnd Is there anyone who can speak for you ? " asked the magistrate. "You know that for all that I can toll you might bo lying to mo. " "Yes , " replied the 'man , "I llvo In this district and perhaps the llonton- tint known me. " The magistrate turned to the lieu tenant who was standing behind the desk , and asked If ho know the man. "No. " replied the lieutenant , "I do not know him. " - "Well , " said the magistrate turn ing to the prisoner , "what have you got to say ? " "If I wore such a bad diameter as they are trying to mnko mo , ho would know mo , wouldn't ho ? " "You may go , " said the magistrate , "but bo careful next time. " YOUNG WOMAN DIES SUDDENLY. Miss Llllle Rehwader Expires Near Alnsworth In Painful Death. Alnsworth. Nob. , Doc. 28. Special to The News : Miss Lllllo Hohwader. daughter of Hans llohwader and wlfo , living about three miles northeast of town , died from acute indigestion Tlio deceased was 20 years old last May , and was a young woman of many accomplishments and hosts of frlonda among nil classes. She was the organ ist at the Christmas exercises at the German Lutheran church , atrl assist ed with the Christmas dinner , it ner homo Sunday afternoon. Monday morning she arose as usual and got the family breakfast. After that bho romplnmi'd of not feeling ' .veil and went to 1-cd She grew rapidly worse until sei'/ctl with convulsions KIT 'temperature went up to 10S. Drs White nnd Remy attended her , and everything was done to iclieve her , but she died In about an hour and n half after the first attack. . .Miss luclle McCord and Theodore Kit tor of this city wore married Sun day afternoon at Wood Lake by Rev. Mr Jordan. The bride Is a daughter of W. H. McCord and wife of this city , and Is n young lady of many ac complishments. The groom Is n prom inent young business man of Ains- worth. No Trouble to Get Cats. Spokane , Wash. , Dec. 27. Albert J. Randall , a rancher in Oknnogan coun ty , Wash. , who recently placed nn order for 1,000 cats with S. S. Gilbert of Sharon , Pa. , Is receiving his mail in barrels at Conconully these days ? The writers , who represent practically every state and province In America , say they will supply all the cats need ed If Randall will pay the express and cartage charges. Randall has taken up the work on behalf of orchardlsts and farmers in north central Washington , who be lieve they can rid the country of gophers - phers nnd other ground pests by turn ing the cats loose on the land. He will visit various districts In Pennsyl vania early in 1911 , making headquar ters at Sharon , whence a consign ment of 7,000 felines will start across the continent In npril. Gilbert and n score of volunteers have promised to assist In rounding up all the stray cats In nnd near Sharon. Randall says he Is willing to pay a fair price for all the cats that are delivered to him. He will not say how ho ex pects to rid the country of cats after the gophers leave. Did He Get Well ? Butte Gazette : Wo have heard numerous Inquiries from the Norfolk News Renders In this locality as to the outcome of that typhoid fever case , where the Christian Science people were about to bo held for the murder of the young man. Will the correspondent from Nellgh en lighten them on the subject ? Broke Finger In Contest. Bonesteel Pilot : Fred Schmidt , brother of Earnest Schmidt of Grif fin's hardware , broke the middle fin ger on his right hand Tuesday while indulging in a contest with Walter Rustemoycr , In pulling lingers , to as certain who possessed the most strength. O. A. Garnet did a little surgical work last Friday on his own hook , but , however , It required the services of a real surgeon to complete the Job. He was testing cream at his place of business nnd by some means got his little finger too close to the gearing of the tester and the result was that It was completely amputated nt the first Joint It was so quickly done that O. A. did not realize what had occurred until a few seconds af ter. Ho Is now /under the care of Dr. Kennston. Vesta Victoria Returns. New York , Dec. 27. Miss Vesta Vic toria , the popular English music hall singer , returned to America today. She conies to fulfill engagements that will keep her In this country until the spring. Birthday of a Soldier. Today's birthday party Is in honor of Brig. Gen. A. M. Rowe , civil war veteran and head of the militia of Ohio. Rowe , whoso olllclnl title is adjutant general of Idaho , is one of the old guard , who , responding to the first call of Lincoln in 1801 , fought through the civil war from Ita very be ginning until the last bugle call , Most of his service was in the army of the Cumberland , nnd ho participated in the battles of Shlloh , Pcrryvtlle Stone River , Liberty Cap , Chlcamauga , Chat tanooga , Rocky Face Ridge and Re- Piicn , becoming totally disabled , his right arm being permanently disabled by a shell wound In the last fight Ileforo enlisting In the war Mr. Rowe was a school teacher In Portage county , Ohio , nnd having given four years to his country , ho again took up his study nnd entered the preparatory department of Oborlln college , Obor- lln , Ohio. Having graduated , Mr. Rowe again resumed his favorlto pro fession and for many years continued In educational work as principal In the high school at Stoubonvllle , Ohio ; as superintendent of schools nt Steubon- vllle , Ohio , Huron , S. D. , nnd at dif ferent schools In Minnesota nnd Ida ho , Mr. Rowe established for himself n splendid reputation as a teacher and scholar. Mr. Rowe was chairman of the department of graded schools and academics at the world's fair at Chi cago. During those years of educa tional activity , ho was an enthusiastic worker In the Grand Army of the Re public. September in , 18CS , ho married Miss Caroline Oakley of Ravenna , Ohio. They have one child. Alexander Oak- luey Rowe. who has distinguished him self in the service of the Rock Island railroad at Omaha , Neb. Since Gener al Rowe took charge of the olllce of adjutant general of Idaho , new llfo and Interest are- apparent in the state militia. Medical Censors Accuse Doctor. New York. Dec. 27. At the general meeting of the county medical socie ty here todcy the expulsion of Dr. Robert Kuiiitser , chief physician of the Sydonhnm hospital will be recom mended. The case has created a sen sation In medical clicles all over the country owing to the prominence of Dr. Kunltser. He Is charged with being implicated in the falsification of records and histories of cases at Dy- donham hospital. The charges go back to still other allegations made a year ago , which at the time caused a violent stir In medical circles and concerned - corned another of the city's large hos pitals. Among the very wealthy pat rons of Dydonham hospital are the Guggenheims , Hahns and others of prominence. Isaac Guggenheim with drew from the board last year fo.r some reason that has not been thor oughly explained. CITED 183 CO-RESPONDENTS. The Evidence Secured a Brooklyn Wife a Divorce. New York , Dec. 27. A great stack of Letters from lovelorn women was produced In the court before Justice Putnam In the divorce action brought by Mrs. Edna E. Sanborn of Brooklyn , active In Brooklyn amateur dramatic circles four years ago as Edna Earl. The case was tried today and she won her divorce. Mrs. Sanborn as serted she had evidence against 183 co-respondents. She believes that Is near the record. ROBCOO II. Sanborn , the defendant , Is a real estate dealer. Detectives were unable to serve him but they did find 104 letters , of which sixty- three were made a part of his wife's proffered evidence. The specific com plaint was that Mr. Sanborn was found by a raiding party of detectives In a brooklyn hotel , August 27 , under circumstances warranting n divorce. A Basketball League. Elgin Review : A basketball league was formed last week which Includes the Elgin , Albion and Newman Grove high schools. Prof. Newell was in Newman Grove last Thursday evening where ho met representatives from the other .schools and the league was formed. Each school will have two teams , a girls and a boys. It is planned for each town to have two games during the winter. The first games will probably be played about January 6 , in Elgin and the other games will follow at convenient in tervals In the other towns until El gin's turn comes again. Tbo cham pionship game will be played in Al bion. By the time the final game arrives it is figured that considerable Interest will bo worked up , and by having the game played at Albion , It will give a better opportunity for Elgin nnd Newman Grove parties to attend , than it would if It was held at either of the other towns. Were Pleased With Norfolk. Clearwater Record : Thomas Mar- wood and H. W. Mitchell were Nor folk visitors last week and while there had the pleasure of being shown through The Norfolk Dally News printing establishment by Mr. Huse , the genial manager , and to say we were surprised is putting it mildly , as we did not expect to see as com plete n plant west of the Missouri river. We believe If more \lcltors In Norfolk would look It over when In town they would have more of n realizing sense of the magnitude of the business carried on , also of the wonderful work being done by this same Norfolk Dally News In the way of educating , opening up and develop ing this new northwest. Ashcroft Wanted There. Plerco Call : Ross Ashcroft , who was tried several weeks ago on the charge of murdering Harry Ropp nt the Yankee Robinson circus grounds in Pierce , is wanted by the police nnd detective force of Des Moines , la. , on the charge of larceny. It Is charged that ho purloined a diamond ring to the value of $125. Inquiry has been made of our county officials ns to .when . Ashcroft Is to bo released. It is understood that when Ashcroft is released the Des Molncs authorities 'will ' bo In Plorco to receive him , Aruied with n governor's warrant Under the Judgment of Judge Welch Ashcroft could bo held In the county Jntl until both line and costs of prosecution nro paid , but County Attorney Stewart says ho does not propose to keep Ashcroft and put the county to the expense of boarding him after ho has remained In Jail thirty days and thus satisfied the amount of the fine. Cattle Case Settled. Nellgh , Nob. , Doc. 27. Special to The News : The Strnub-Holanlskl cat- lie crtso was decided by County Judge Wilson last Saturday , This was the case wherein Strnub wished to recover ( lie value of seven head of cattle that ho claimed were short whllo In the possession of Zolanlskl. The Judge decided In favor of the defendant , which places all costs In the case upon the plaintiff. A counter claim had been presented by Attorney Charles H. Kclsoy for the defendant , for the sum of $100 , and the court granted to the amount of $1)0. ) Gift for Night Watch. ' Nollgh , Nob. , Dec. 27. Special to The News : John M. McAllister cir culated a paper for about thirty min utes yesterday morning nnd secured $15.75 from n portion of the business men of Nollgh , although not near all wore seen. This amount was turned over to Night Olllcer Jackson ns a Christmas present , which showed the high esteem ho is hold In by the busi ness men of this place. ' Norfolk Hospital Still Full. Plerco Leader : William Obor of Mills precinct was brought to town the latter part of last week nnd on Monday was adjudged Insane by the board of insanity. Just as soon as word Is received from the authorities at Norfolk , Ober will be taken to the hospital at Norfolk for treatment. The difficulty at Norfolk seems to bo that the asylum is always so jammed with patients that no moro can be taken until some are turned out In the meantime Ober Is at liberty in Pierce , although Ed. Wilson has been delegated to keep an eye on 'him. Fight Against Parcels Post. New York , Dec. 27. The New York brunch of the American League of As sociations , a powerful combination of leading mercantile houses throughout the country , today followed the lead of the Chicago bank in taking Up a campaign against the proposed estab lishment of local rural parcels post service and a big fund will bo raised in this city to fight the bill now be fore congress. The association has a total membership of about 100. The members of the association do a. wholesale mall order business and are aiming their light against the retail mall order houses. The apparent pur pose of the campaign , according to the promoters , is to save the country merchant from elimination. Scientists in Session. Minneapolis , Dec. 27. More than 2,000 members of the American asso ciation for the advancement of science are here to spend one week attending the annual meeting of their associa tion. Among them are some of the greatest scientists in the United States Including men from all the leading col leges , government employes , private investigators and well known authors of scientific books. Every branch of science will bo rep resented at the various sessions , and the Importance of the meeting to the world at large , as well as the Inter est and benefit to the members will be great In addition to the regular meetings a large number of sub-socie ties , such as the American society of naturalists , association of American anatomists and others are holding their anual conventions. Senator Root to Visit Carnegie. New York , Dec. 27. United States Senator Root , chairman of the Carne gie peace foundation will have a con ference with Mr. Carnegie today to personally notify him of the govern ment's action regarding the $10,000- 000 given by Mr. Carnegie for the promotion of world peace. Bees Pay Better Than Hens. Albany. N. Y. , Dec. 27. Officials of the state department today stated that while they had no desire to throw cold water upon the big poultry exhibition which opens In Now York this week , It is shown fiom statistics Just pre pared that bees are more valuable as wealth producers than hens , even when eggs sell at 50 cents n dozen. An Idea of the magnitude of the honey industry may be gained from the state ment that the crop In the United States each year amounts to $20,000- 000. There are said to be 30,000 bee keepers In the state of New York , which stands second among the states in the production of honey. GOULD WEDDING A SECRET. Where and When Edith Kelly Became - Mrs. Frank J. He Won't Tell. Now York , Dec. 27. Where nnd when did Frank J. Gould marry Edith Kelly , the pretty little actress ? She says they wore not married in Edln- burg , Scotland , although a circum stantial account of the ceremony there was cabled to this country in Novem ber. Frank Gould refuses to say whether the ceremony took place In Paris. The couple returned to Now York today on the Lusltnnia after nearly three months abroad. Mr. Gould was found by a reporter in the smoking room. The young millionaire said he had cqmo to Now York to get Ameri can turkey and plum pudding , and would remain two weeks. Upon re turning to Franco ho Intends to de vote all his 11 mo to his stable of race horses , which has been quite success ful. ful.Tho The reporter showed him n clipping from a newspaper , alleging to bo an account of his wedding to Miss Kel ly in Edinburgh. Ho refused to com ment on It , saying ho had nothing to tell about his private affairs. Mrs. Gould was then sought. She was ac companied by her sister , Hetty Kelly , who IB pretty ns a poach. The report er produced his clipping again and the young woman laughed. "How ridiculous , " tdio exclaimed. "Wo weren't married In Edinburgh. I don't know where St. Giles's church , In which the mnrrlngo is said to have taken place , Is located. " " \Voro you married In Paris ? " asked the reporter. "Ask Frank , " replied Mrs. Gould , With n laugh. "Wero you married In Nice , Flor- o > ' ! e , Rome , Lisbon , Madrid , Stock- In. , in , St. Petersburg , London , Dubliner or Copenhagen ? " persisted the re porter. "Ask Frank , " was the laughing reIteration - Iteration , Hetty Kelly wants to go on the stage , but Mrs. Gould won't let her. Mrs. Gould denied her husband lias purchased the Gayety theatre In Lon don , and contemplates establishing her there as a stay. She says she had enough of the stage when she ended her engagement in "In Ha vana , " at the solicitation of Mr. Gould , who had Just boon divorced from his first wife , Helen Kelly. Southern Educators Convene. Chattanooga. Tenn. , Dec. 27. The alinual meeting of the Southern Edu cational association opened hero to day and will bo In session until Thurs day night. The special territory of the association consists of sixteen southern states , also including the District of Columbia. In the last two years the association has been large ly recognized and has begun a new era in its history ; namely , that of organizing and utilizing specialists In education and of making investiga tions of educational problems and con ditions. The association was orga nized by southern educators twenty years ago and has no connection with "The conference of education In the south , " of which Mr. R. O. Ogden of New York is president. Mayor Gaynor of New York Is among the distinguished speakers on the program , having been Invited ' 'toy President D. B. Johnson to be one of the guests of honor. Yankton Paper Shocked. Burke Gazette : The Norfolk News suggests that the fire department be called out and turn the hose on the militant suffragettes , and the Yankton Press nnd Dakotan claims to be shocked at the immodesty of the sug gestion. Calls on the Pope. Rome , Dec. 27. Prince Maximilian of Saxony , has arrived for an nydlence of Pope Pius. He is denying hlmsoJf to all callers. The object of his 'lslt is to personally explain to the pope the authority for his famous article in an ecclesiastical periodical on the union of the Oriental an.l Roman churches. It is his desire to prove that he was in no way rebellious against the authority of the Roman church , that he did not criticize his superior , and that modernist theories did not enter into his argument. Prince Maximilian Is professor of Can on law at the Swiss university of Frei burg. Portuguese Bankers Arrested. Lisbon , Dec. 27. Former Premier J. Luciano do Castro , twelve former governors and directors of the Portu guese Credit Fonclr Bank , all of them formerly cabinet minister and the chief accountants , treasurer and cash ier of the bank , were arrested on a charge of using Illegal methods In con nection with the administration of in structions. All of them were releas ed on bail. Castro , who is a paralytic , was unable to appear before the mag istrate and his bail was fixed at $2,000.000. This was furnished by four capitalist friends. Trainmen Give Ball. The twenty-third annual ball of Elkhorn - horn Valley lodge , No. 101 , Brother hood of Railway Trainmen , held at Marquardt hall Monday night , will go down In the history of the order as one of the most successful that ever has been given. A mammoth crowd , beautiful decorations and delightful music were the features. Railroad lanterns in profusion were a pretty feature of the decorating. Following were the committees in charge : Master of Ceremonlea R. C. Dem- nion ; assistants , Henry Kennedy and E. V. Hulac. Committee of Arrangement J. A. Zook , T. E. Flnley , H. L. Brown , H. C. Uecker , R. C. Deramon , R. G. Goodell , G. D. Bley. Reception Committee Messrs. L. J. Knapp , W. B. Wolfe , C. R. Cox , R. L. Nichols , J. A. Zook , J. V. Johnson , G. D. Bley , J. F. McGrane , W. I. Walling , O. P. List , A. D. Smiley ; Mesdames L. J. Knapp , W. B. Wolfe , C. R. Cox. R. L. Nichols , J. A. Zook , J. V. Johnson , G. D. Bley4 J. F. McGrnne , W. I. Wailing - ling , O. P. List , A. D. Smiley. Invitation F. R. Dobney , E. W. Stnnsberry. B. F. Dick. L. D. Halvor- stein , W. A. Bruce , M. D. Perry. Floor M. E. Pangle , M. O'SullIvnn , H. C. Williams , J. B. Brown , E. A. Apfel. D. P. McGrane , R. C. Stevenson , H. W. Lenon. A. B. McLaughlln , F. C. Weber , B. J. Sorenberger. One hundred nnd fifty couples were on the floor at one time. Each dancer received a pretty carnation. The dance was declared by all to bo a de cided success. Found Dead In a Store. J. C. Burton , a retired railroad man , father of George II. .Burton nnd Mrs. Gcorgo Chrlstoph of Norfolk , was found dead at 0 o'clock Monday night by his son. The Burton Jewelry atoro was clos ed Monday afternoon and J. C. Bur ton , who Is In the habit of going to town every afternoon to call at t o postofflco for his son's mall , entered the store about r > o'clock. His son came to the store at G o'clock and saw his father seated In n chair ap parently asleep. When ho endeav ored to awaken the father , the son found him dead. Heart failure IB said to have been the cnuso of his death. Mr. Burton lea\os a widow , two [ daughters Mrs. George H. Chrlstoph , and Mrs. Mamie TtihhB and a son , George H. Burton , to mourn his loss. His home Is nt 112 South Thirteenth street. Funeral services will bo held from the homo Wednesday afternoon. Mr. Burton was a member of the Rail road Men's Baggage association. Joseph Burton was born at Salem , MIIRS. , flfty-nlno years ngo on August , S , 1S51 , In 1855 ho moved to Waukon , la. , with his parents and there re mained until about four years ago , when with his wife , ho'camo to Nor folk to llvo. roHldlng nt 112 South Thirteenth street , where the funeral In the charge of Rev. Kdwln Booth , Jr. , of the First Congregational church , will bo held Wednesday afternoon at " o'clock. Mr. Burton has a sister , Mrs. C. M. Balloy , residing at Dos Molncs , la. Ills three children now llvo In Norfolk , Mrs. Tubbs , having recently moved to this city from Iowa. Mr. Burton was married on Septem ber 21. 1871. to Miss Etta Dickinson. In Iowa for twenty-nine years ho WIIK brnkeman and baggageman on a Milwaukee - , waukee branch line. The Burton Funeral. Funeral services over the remains of J. C. Burton took place from the family homo on South Thirteenth street tit 2IfO : Wednesday afternoon , after which the remains were Inter red in the Prospect Hill cemetery. Rev. Edwin Bootli had charge ot the services. The pallbearers were : John Fri day , Dr. F. A. Bryant. J. W. McClary , J. L. Lynde , L. H. Hinds nnd Bennett Seymour. Always Gloom for Holidays. Richard Arp , father of Mrs. A. D. Yates of this city , died at his homo In Clay Center , Neb. , on December 26. Mrs. Yates nnd her three children are confined to their beds with illness , and she was unable to attend the fun eral. For the past four years , either on Christmas or on the Fourth of July a death has saddened the Yates home , and Mr. Yates declares his misfortune seems to have no limit. "Every holiday of Importance there is either a death or serious Illness in my family , " he says. Wayne Stock Association. Wayne Herald : The Wayne County Live Stock protective association met hero Saturday to elect officers and choose delegates to attend the north east Nebraska meeting at Norfolk January 29. Here are the officers : F. E. Strahan , president ; W. H. Gil- dersleeve , secretary and treasurer ; II. F. Wilson , auditor ; Clyde Oman , head captain. Delegates to Norfolk are : W. H. Glldorsleove , Oscar Rhoin- hart , Chan Norton , Walt Williams , G. S. Mears and F. E. Strahan. The purpose - pose of the association , as Is generally known , Is to assist in the detection and conviction of horse thieves. WEDNESDAY WRINKLES. J. B. Lytle of Nellgh was in the city. Mr. James of Humboldt was a Nor folk visitor. Miss Hilda Aron of Hosklns was n visitor In the city. Miss Daisy Robinson of Stanto'i was u guest of Miss Bertha Pllger. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Dick returned from a wedding trip at Lincoln. Lawrence Barnes of Kansas City Is here to spend a week with friends. B. P. Snyder has returned from a visit with relatives at Dallas and Co- lome. Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Corkle of Oma ha are in the city visiting with rela tives. Cleo Lederer returned from Pierce whore ho spent a few days' visit with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Klngsloy and children are at Stanton visiting with relatives. Miss Myrtle Rauhouser returned from a few days' visit with relatives at Wayne. L. H. Hinds and family returned from a few days visit with relatives at David City. Mrs. J. A. McKenzle of Albion was In the city visiting with her sister , Mrs. C. W. Landers. James Blanchnrd , who was here visiting with friends , has returned to his home at Chadrou. Tom Bell , the well known ranch man of Lusk , Wyo. , is In the city visit ing his brother , P. F. Bell. Misses Emma Marquardt and Flor ence Barrett spent a day's visit with Mrs. Ed Hoopman at Madison. County Attorney James Nichols and Sheriff C. S. Smith of Madison were In the city transacting business. Ed Oury , formerly driver of the hos pital stage , has returned from Texas and will leave next week for a visit with friends In Utah. Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Logler , who were here visiting their parents , Mr. and Mrs. Fred Nordwlg , have returned to their homo at Sioux City. O. B. Miller of Brunswick and Wal ter Miller of Flagler , Colo. , are in the city visiting with their brother , Frank Miller , east of the city. O. B. Mil ler Is principal of the Brunswick schools. Roy Ashburn of this city IB report ed to have sustained n badly Injured arm while working In a sawmill at Tlldon last Sunday. William Wagner Is reported quite ill. Mrs. Joseph Pliant has recovered from a recent Illness. Louis Thompson resigned his poaj- tlon as collector at the Norfolk Light and Fuel company. Several Interesting equity cases nro scheduled to bo heard by Judge A. A. Welch at Mndlfum Thursday when dltttrlct court COIIVOIICH. A number of Norfolk attorneys are Interested In these cases. W. H. Dexter of Cluulron , nn old time Norl'olkan , wa In the city over night greeting friends , of whom ho still has many here. Ho went to Oma lia at noon to attend the traveling men's banquet. Emphiyort at the state hospital pn- sontod to Superintendent J. C. Peclvnl a beautiful gold Masonic emblem ring as a Christmas gift. Every patient at the hospital received a gift on Christmas day. Mra. W. T. Shlvoly has gone to Omaha from which city she will ac company to Norfolk -Mrs. William Storta , who underwent an operation at an Omaha hospital. Mrs. Stovts Is reported to bo iccovorlng sU'M'lly ' J. L. Hello Isle , for a number of months the star tmlcsiiinn of the Den nett Piano company of this city , was obliged yesterday to resign his posi tion on account of 111 health. Mr. Hello Isle returned to his home at Vermllllon , Kan. , last night. James ( "Kid" ) Wt-Ht , whose chal lenge ( o a 20-round boxing exhibition was. quickly accepted by Leo Davis some nights ago , writes from Sioux Falls saying lie Is training haul for his fight with Davis on January 11. West expects to bo In Norfolk soon. Workmen on the paving work re moved over 5,000 condemned brick from Norfolk avoimo Wednesday after noon. There nro now twenty-three cars of paving brick on the track. Foreman Kllno reports that the work of laying the brick will commence soon. P. M. Barrett , sot-rotary of the Nortn Nebraska Short Ship Race association , has received notice from President W. C. Caley of Crelghton that a meetIng - Ing of the association will be hold at the Oxnard hotel In this city at 2 o'clock January 1C. At this meeting , dates for next summer's races will bo sot. A largo attendance Is looked for. A VENGEFUL ENOCH ARDEN. No Sentiment In a Pennsylvanlan Who Had Wife Arrested for Bigamy. Wilkcs-Barrc , Pa. , Dec. 28. The lat est Enoch Arden to come to light ap peared In this city today and promptly took the romance out of his story by charging the woman ho loft hero an his wlfo with bigamy and asking a warrant for her arrest. Ho is Lord Fowler Lord Is his first name , not a title who disappeared from Mcshoppon , five miles west of here , ton years ago , nnd kept himself completely hidden until throe months ago , when he came back looking for Mrs. Fowler. True to the lines ot the Tennyson romance , Mrs. Fowler had worn her heart out looking for her missing husband , nnd after six years married W. W. Price , firmly believ ing , ns she says , that Mr. Fowler was dead. Throe months ago ho reappeared , and without giving any record of his Itinerary for the preceding ten years , went before the grand jury and suc ceeded In having Mrs. Fowler-Price In dicted on a bigamy charge. He an nounced today that ho would press the chargo. GARY OFFICIALS ARRESTED. An Election Scandal Stirs Model City of Steel Corporation. Gary , Ind. , Dec. 28. Charged with conspiracy to prevent a true register of the ballots cast in the election of November 8 , Mayor Thomas E. Knotts , Chief of Police J. D. Martin and eight other public officials of this city were arrested on Indictments by the grand jury. They wore released on bonds ranging from $2,000 to $0,000 pending a hearing In court. All of the men are leading democrats. The republi cans were victorious in this county nt the election , but Gary was carried by the democrats. Election day hero was marked by rioting near the poll ing places , because of charges that efforts were made to Intimidate voters. Oothers of the indicted men are. Emmett N. White , president of the board of public safety ; Street Commis sioner Patrick Finerly , and Police Cap tain Mulcahey and Gustav Newman. With the exception of the mayor all are charged with attempts to in cite riots or unlawfully to enter elec tion booths in addition to conspiracy to commit a felony. Busse Turns Down Fights. Chicago , Dec. 28. Mayor Busse re fused to permit the staging of boxing * bouts for the benefit of the firemen's relief fund. President Everett C. Brown of the Chicago Athletic asso ciation had arranged'for the use of Horse Show pavilion nt the stock yards , and said ho would guarantee $25,000 for the firemen's fund if given permission to hold the bouts. Several fighters , Including Jack Johnson and Packey McFarland , had volunteered their services to aid the benefit. Box ing exhibitions have not been permit ted in Chicago for several years Fltrslmmons Stops a Fight , Foil Du Lac , WIs. , Dec. 28. The fight between Tommy Doifgherty and Franklo Conloy was stopped at the end of the fifth round when Dough- oily wa compelled to retire with a wrenched shoulder. Dougherty want ed to continue but Bob Fltzslnimons , former champion , who was referee , re- fiihcd to allow it. Conloy did the loadIng - Ing and time and again drove Dough erty against the ropes. Ruddy Beats O'Keefe. Cleveland. O. , Dec. 28. Lou Ruddy ot Cleveland , middleweight , defeated Johnny O'Kcofo of Denver hero in a 10-round battlo. Ruddy had the bet tor of the flgnt uiroughout In the prollmlnnrlos Kid Williams of Cleve land had the hotter of Matt Brock , also of this city Look for n tenant through want ad vertising as most tonant-flndora do.