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    TIIK NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOURNAL , FRIDAY , JANUARY 13 , 1911.
8 O'CLOCK LAW NOT IN FAVOR.
\
Dakota Lawmakers Are Not Likely to
Pats It.
Plorro , S. D. , Jan. 10. Opinions of
tnumburH of tlio loKiHlnturo who arc
willing to oxprcBs UioniHclvoa on the
proixiHccl 8 o'clock naloon closing Inw ,
which will bo presented by Roprescn-
tatlvo Tyler , range nil the way from a
ntrlctly daylight saloon to twenty-four
hours of opurntlon.
The strongest Hcntlniont la for a
comproinlno' between the present 11
o'clock closing and nn 8 o'clock COH <
Ing , 0110 being conRldorcd later than
necessary and the other rather early.
If any law on the subject IB enacted It
undoubtedly will bo a compromise bu <
twcon the two hours.
The Black Hills Rontlmcnt , BO far aH
can bo learned , IB for an all night mv
loon on account of mlno BhlftR chanK <
Ing at different hours of the night
ORANGE CAUSE OF DEATH.
Physicians Unable to Dislodge Ob
stacle from Throat of Grain Man.
Huron , 8. D. , Jan. 10. William H
D Smith , aged CO , traveling auditor foi
the Van Duson Elevator company , oiu
of the moat widely known grain mcr
In the northwcBt , died at his home
hero. Some days since while eating
oranges a Heed or bit of peel lodged In
his throat. Physicians were unable tc
remove the obHtaclc and death result
cd. Ho was the father of Alfred C
Smith , editor of' the Huron Mornlnf
Herald , and Howard Smith , a studcnl
at Johns Hopkins university , A wlft
nlso survives him.
A Hunting Accident.
Bonosteol Herald : While out hunt
Ing , Knuto Tysdal , living north o
Abe Turgoon's place , was accidental ! ]
hurt by the explosion of an old gun
the shell and parts of the gun hlttliif
him above the eye. Mr. Tysdul ha :
lost the sight of one eye and , it li
feared if not careful treatment 1
taken that he will loose the sight o
the other.
Conductor Dick Not Killed.
A rumor that Conductor Hugh Dlcl
of Norfolk had been killed , was cut
rent on the streets Tuesday , but then
was no foundation for the report.
WRESTLER IS INJURED.
English Champion's Shoulder Llgz
merits Torn Out of Commission.
Bay City , Mich. , Jan. 10. After on
hour and 50 minutes of hard wrestlln
hero tonight John Dlllltor of Toled (
lightweight champion of the Unite
States , caught William Dlngham c
London , England , English llghtwelgli
champion , napping , and with a ban
morlock put Bingham out of coramii
skm for at least months. Ills shoulde
ligaments were torn.
Blngham's manager defaulted th
second fall with the understandln
that ho Is to have a return match , thu
leaving the championship title undi
.elded.
In another hall "Strangler" Lewi
of Toledo and Frank Burns of th !
city , mlddlewelghts , wrestled thre
hours without a fall.
Some Fight Challenges.
Here is a chance for some good 14
pound pugilist. Jack Dunleavy , 01
West Tenth street , DOS Molnes , a bo
instructor with a record , wants i
meet any boxer weighing 145 poun <
In Nebraska. Ho says in a letter thi
he is in good shape and it is take
from that he Is ready to go into tl
ring any time. Dunleavy is knov *
all over the country , and ho woul
without doubt , give his opponent
good time. Ho Is now boxing instrw
or for the Dos Molnos Athletic clu
Dunleavy wants to como to Norfol
having heard boxing contests are L
Ing held hero.
Besides himself he offers to mnt <
Johnnie Buckley , "Tho What Che
Cyclone , " who , ho says , weighs 1
pounds. "Buckley is a novice and hi
two knockouts to hlB credit , " sa ;
Dunleavy.
In his letter Dunleavy also wan
to match Max Norton , a wrestl
known as "Young Hackenschmldi
Norton is said to be the fcatherweig
wrestler champion of Great Brltn
and wants to meet anyone in the sta
at 125 to 128 pounds.
Packy McFarland Wins.
Kansas City , Jan. 10. Packy K
Farland of Chicago won the declsi
over Johnny McCarthy of San F
clsco in a ten-round bout hero.
Fairfax Farmers Organizing.
Fairfax , S. D. , Jan. 10. Special
The News : A movement has be
under way for some time looking
the organization of a Farmers' On
company hero with the ultimate a
of establishing an elevator or p
chasing one of thoee already hero.
The movement seems to bo me
Ing with a ready response among t
farmers around and near the town
TUESDAY TOPICS.
W. H. Bailey , formerly of this c
but now of Omaha , Is here buy !
grain.
Fred Benne of Stanton was h <
visiting with friends.
Mrs. A. E. Ward or Madison was
the city visitng with relatives.
Miss Mildred Forbes of Bonestt
on her way to school at Sioux Falls ,
in the city visiting with Miss Mlldi
Gow.
John D. Haskell of Wakefleld
D. Mathewson have gene to Gregi
to attend the regular directors' HK
Ing of the First National bank.
George Grainger returned fr
Omaha.
Mrs. H. A. Hall of Long Pine wa
visitor In the city.
Miss Mabel Brechler of Battle Cn
was a visitor In the city.
Charles Bolersdorf returned fron
business trip to Wlnsldo.
Miss Ruth Shlveley returned froi
visit with relatives at Council Bluffi
L. C. Hopperly has returned froi
visit of several weeks In Portland with
his parents. While there he met Max
Annum , formerly of Norfolk , who looks
prosperous.
( Jcorgu W. PhelpB of Madison was
here.
County Clerk S. U. McFarland , on-
route to Madison from Tlldon , was in
the city.
L. Uuckotidorf returned from Mln-
ncapolls , where ho attended the funer
al of hlfl staler.
Miss Mlnnlo Parr , who was hero vis
iting with friends , returned to her
homo at DnllnH.
Charles No now. who was hero visit
ing with relatives , lias returned to his
home at Gordon.
County Attorney Janios Nichols and
Sheriff C. S. Smith of Madison wore
hero on business.
Arthur arid Miss Bertha Wachter
have gone to Now Ulm , Minn. , to re
sume their collcgo studies.
Miss Maggie Meyers returned to her
homo at West Point nftor a few days'
visit here with fjionds.
County Commissioners Burr Taft
and Henry Sundcrman of Madison
went to Tllden on business.
ROSH Volco of Hnrtlngtoii has nc-
copied n position an clerk In the Fair
store moat market.
Hay MuBBoliniui line ncceptcd a tem
porary position ns collector for the
Norfolk Light and Fuel company.
The Presbyterian Aid society will
meet with Mrs. Frlcko on West Phlllr
avenue Thursday afternoon at 2
o'clock for work.
George Oslen hns resigned his posl
lion as superintendent of manufaetur
ing nt the Norfolk Light and Fuel com
pnny and hns accepted the position ol
solicitor for the Norfolk Electric Light
and Power company.
The second" now building for th <
year 1911 hns been announced by tin
directors of the St. Johannes church
who will build a new parsonage on tin
church grounds. This new buildtni
will cost about $2.000.
The Norfolk business college bns
kotball team have engaged the secom
floor of the Taylor building for tin
practice work and are using the largi
room to good advantage. The team i :
scheduled for a game with the clcrki
next Thursday. The militia team Inn
not yet been organized.
John Shea and James Quinlan , win
stole some valuable silk In the A. I.
Killlnn store last week , will get i
hearing at 1 o'clock Wednesday aftei
noon . before Judge C. F. Etselej
County Attorney James Nichols wil
be present at the hearing. It Is prol
able the men will be bound over t <
the district court.
S. E. Martin , manager of the Ch
cngo Lumber company , is recoverln
from a painful Injury to his right ey
ns the result of an accident while Hi
ing a 22-calibre rille n few days ngc
Mr. Martin was taking aim at n targel
When ho pulled the trigger the ban
mer jumped out of Us socket an
struck Mr. Martin In the eye.
All Norfolk public schools will b
dismissed Wednesday noon except th
grades in which Miss Ethel Lon
1 taught. The students of these grade
' will assemble Wednesday aftornoo
> and attend the funeral in a body. A
Norfolk teachers will also attend th
funeral in a body. The funeral will b
held from the Methodist Episcops
church at 2:30. :
Funeral services over the remain
of Charles L. Siecke , who died at hi
homo on Lincoln avenue last Saturda
night , will take place at Wisner Frt
t day afternoon. The remains will I
shipped to Wisner and accompanic
by the family Friday noon. No wor
has yet been received from n son i
Oregon , a reply from whom has bee
delaying the funeral services.
Of the fifteen justices of the peac
and police judges in the city of No
folk since the year 1876 , there are bi
six left in the city. Judge C. F. Els
ley , going over the old dockets ar
records , found some very interestir
cases In which Norfolk "old Union
were involved. The justices and p
lice judges since 1876 follow : He
man Gerecke , Augustus Sattk
George N. Beels , H. G. Brueggema
Dan Desmond , Howe Egbert , W. Gre
ory , Colonel S. W. Hayes , C. F. Ele
ley. Chester A. Fuller. A. J. Durlan
G. Goble , George Corvin , Joe Daniel
George C. Lambert.
J. L. Rynearson of Madison , seer
tary of the Northeast Nebraska She
Ship race circuit , has notified the 1
cal secretary , P. M. Barrett , that
meeting will be held at the Oxna
n hotel In this city on January 16
make dates for races next suniun
Mr. Barrett has called a meeting
the local association Wednesday nig
at the city hall and all .those intorei
o ed in horse racing are asked to
n present.
o At the regular meeting of the N <
folk German Mutual Relief assoclatl
tn held in the city hall the following
fleers for the ensuing year were ele
ed : President , Carl Schmledebor
vice president , C. H. Krahn ; secretai
Otto Zuelow ; assistant secretary , J.
Haase ; treasurer , H. W. Winter ; <
rectors for three years , W. H. Bucke
dahl , Pierce ; Richard Peter , Wllllf
L Klug , Fred Hellerman ; for one yei
, „ Fred Nordwlg.
reIn Mrs. Bodel Peterson.
Mrs. Bodel Peterson was born
In Denmark March 13 , 1831. She dl
January 6 , 1911 , in Omaha. She lean \
Jl , n sou and his wife , six grandchlldr
is and two great grandchildren to mou
3d her loss.
She vas the mother of R. Johns *
id 312 North Ninth street.
ry Funeral services were conducted
Rev. Mr. Klrkpatrlck.
Since It's Pavec
, m Why Muddy Street
"Is there any particular advantn
in paying out thousands of dollars :
a paved street and then , because
ok neglect on the part of the city str <
commissioner , having to endure I
same sort of mud and slush and I
passable crossings that were In voj
i a before the street was paved ?
This Is a question which many N
a folk people are asking just now. It
Impossible to cross Norfolk avenue
without dropping Into muddy slush
that comes well over the soles of the
shoes , and there hasn't been any snow
fall for more than n week.
Added to this Is the fact that a
searching look up and down the thor
ough faro falls to reveal the where
nbouts of the street commissioner or
anybody else trying to relieve the sit
uation.
FIREMEN QUIT SHOW GAME.
Lost $175 on' the Two Attractions
Drought to Norfolk.
Norfolk firemen have lost about $175
on two lyceum bureau shows brought
Into the city to play for the benefit of
their treasury , which they hoped to
Increase. The show business. tSioydo-
clare , Is , financially speaking , a poor
onu for them.
When the question was brought to a
vote whether or not the shows should
bo contracted for the show won by
oiio vote , but the llremou do not lay
their financial loss to this split vote.
When the first show lost them about
$93 a meeting wan held during which
every fireman declared the next show
would bo a success If moral , support
from every fireman could make .It so.
The show was well advertised and all
the men worked In harmony , but the
Bhow proved a financial failure , the
firemen losing about $78. From now
on the firemen say they will consider
more seriously any other show propo-
nltlon.
Announcement.
three years , 1 have concluded to re
locate in Norfolk again. A short his-
lory here will not be out of place.
I started In the Jewelry and optical
business In 1870 , continued the same
for about thirty years. In the spring
of 1907 , when everybody seemed tc
have the land fever , I got It , too
Thinking that I needed a rest fron :
business affairs I went on a homesteai
in South Dakota. After two yean
recreation on the healthful prairies li
South Dakota I was ready for busl
ness again. I thought I would try i
large city , so I went to Omaha. Aftei
one year's stay I found that I was ii
the wrong place. So I decided tc
come back ( o my first love.
In conclusion , will say that when
left Norfolk I did not destroy an ;
bridges ; I left them in such n shnpi
tliat I could come bnck at any timi
with a clear record. While ft is no
always possible to please every per
son , I have done my best to give every
one a square deal , and I shall con
tinue to do the same in the future ai
1 have done In the past.
I am very much pleased with tin
oordinl greetings that have been ex
tended to me from my friends and ac
qunintnnces. I hereby thank them al
for their good will towards me , and
hope to meet and renew many more o
my old acquaintances'as well as new
1 shall announce ray place of busines
later. Respectfully ,
Q. F. . W. Marqunrdt.
His Norfolk Friends Pleased.
Dr. Marquardt's many Norfol
friends will be more than pleased n
bis decision to return to this citj
where he lived for so many years.
DR. JOHNSON TO JAIL.
Convicted Lincoln Physician Face
Two Years' Term.
Lincoln , Jan. 11. Dr. William F
Johnson , 68 years of age , occupies
cell In the Lancaster county jail. A
soon as the mandate from the si
preme court reaches the clerk of th
district court , which will be within
day or two , a commitment will b
made out and Johnson will be take
to the state penitentiary , where h
will begin serving a sentence of tw
years. Johnson was convicted on Ma
2 , 1910 , of performing on Novembi
25 , 1909 , a criminal operation upo
Amanda Mueller , a 16-year-old 'glr
from the effects of which operatic
she died December 2 , following. D
Johnson's wife , daughter and son , wt
accompanied htm to the sheriff's ofDc
were nearly overcome with grief.
Commissioners Proceedings.
Madison , Neb. , Jan. 5 , 1911 , 1 p. m
Board of county commissioners-
pursuant to adjournment , commissio
ers present , Burr Taft and Henry Su
dorman.
On motion tbo minutes of the mc
Ing of December 12th were- read ar
approved. The county clerk was i
structed to correct the 1910 tax 11
by computing the p rnoual tux
Louis Slxta , on an actual valuatk
which Is ? 2COO less than It is noon -
on account of erroneous assessment
On motion the clerk was Instruct )
to correct the 1910 tax list by strlkli
out the personal tax of Charles 1
Sturdovant In Norfolk city of $4.23 , <
account of a double assessment.
On motion the clerk was Instruct
to correct the 1910 tax list by compi
ing the personal tax of Frank Been
on an actual valuation of $4,000 le
than at present computed , on accou
of erroneous assessment as to note *
r. On motion the clerk was Instruct
to correct the 1910 tax list by coi
putlng the tax of Frank Wachter ,
school district No. 20 instead of schc
district No. 2.
On motion the clerk was Instruct
to correct the 1910 tax list by redi
ing the personal tax of the Crow
Lumber & Grain company $13,000 i
tual valuation , on account of over i
n , sessment.
On motion the clerk was instruct
> y to correct the 1903 tax list by str
Ing out for said year the tax of $32 ,
on the nwVi noV4 ne 4 section :
township 24 , range 1 , In city of N
folk , on account of double nssessme
On motion the clerk was Instruct
of to correct the 1910 tax list by strlkl
ct out the personal assessment of t
10 American Express company In Ma
son city , $12.49 , on account of orn
eous assessment.
On motion the clerk was Instruct
irto correct the 1910 tax list by cc
Is putlng the school tax of Fred Wagr
In school district No. 21 , Stanton
county , Instead of school district No ;
i' , Madison county , on account of mis
take In listing same.
On motion the clerk was Instructed
to correct the f908 tax list by Btrlk-
Ing out the Bpoclnl city tax on lot 4 ,
C. S. Hayes Choice addition to Nor
folk city , according to resolution of
city council now on Illo In clerk's of
fice.
fice.On
On motion the following ofllcial
bonds were approved.
James Nichols , county attorney.
L. M. Johnson , road overseer , R. D.
No. 13.
Ed Fuorflt , rend overseer , R. D. No.
o
Phillip Recg , rend overseer , R. D ,
No. 15.
David Larson , road overseer , R. D.
No. 5.
JoBoph Choutka , rend overseer , R.
D. No. 14.
Wllllnm Schwartz , road overseer , R.
D. No. 26.
William Purdy , road overseer , R.
D. No. 9.
Peter Emlg , road overseer , R. D. No.
24.
James H. Hunter , road overseer R.
D. No. 3.
John Hoffman , rend overseer , R. D.
No. 8.
Jacob Ambioz , rend overseer , R. D.
No. 23.
John Flynn , constable , Norfolk pro *
clnct.
C. D. Johnson , steward at the poor
farm , submitted his report and settle
ment was made with him as follows :
Battle Creek , Neb. , Doc. 1 , 1910.
To the County Commissioners Mad !
son county Gentlemen : I herewltli
hand you my third quarterly report
as follows :
Cash on hand and in bank , Oc
tober 31st $ .0 (
Cash Receipts.
November 5 , county warrant . . 50.0 (
November 18 , cash fpr 5 hogs ,
wt. 940 Ibs. at $6.45 125.1 !
Cash Pnld Out.
October 26 , O. P. Dnwson , labor 5.7t
October 29 , Robert Hartman , la
bor 11.51
Cash on hand December 1 ,
1910 157.91
The following bills have been Incur
red :
attle Creek Telephone Co $19.51
lark Sessler 8.5 <
! . Hans 11.91
[ award Miller Lumber Co 51.2-
' . Koester 9.9
eorge Hobus , threshing ii.2i
, W. Mans 11.21
: attle Creek Hardware Co 49.51
harles Ulrlch 10.5
harles Hanson C.C
V. L. Boyer 11.0
Dlttrlck 11.1
Mbert Degner 2.5
ittlph Fuerst 4.0
J. Strieker 2.0
C. D. Johnson , November salary
$40 , loss $20 , part payment on
horse keeping : 20.0
C. D. Johnson ,
Stewart
On motion the above bills were 01
ered paid by county warrants.
On motion the following bills wer
Ho wed :
-oonan Lumber Co. , lumber for
bridges $ 2.9
H. E. Mason , C. D. No. 3 30.1
rven Rogers , work , C. D. No. 2 4.0
Villiam Low , work R. D. No. 2 73.0
William Low , work , R. D. No. 2 6.0
Clug & Heckendorf , gravel , C.
D. No. 2 6.7
Battle Creek Hardware Co. ,
hardware , R. D. No. 3 4.1
Battle Creek Hardware Co. ,
hardware , R. D. No. 2 , . . 3.3
Battle Creek Hardware Co. ,
hardware , R. D. No. 11 3.C
Battle Creek Hardware Co. ,
hardware 10. (
Battle Creek Hardware Co. ,
hardware ' . 4. (
eorge Hobus , work , R. D. No.
21 - . 12. (
Frank Shlnkus , lumber , C. D.
No. 3 19.1
Sdwnrd Lyon , work , C. D. No.
Chicago Lumber Co. , ( Meadow
Grove ) lumber for bridges. . 4. (
J. H. Catteruian , repairs 4. !
Roy Do Long , work , R. D. No.
4 24. !
Roy Edwards , work , R. D. No.
4 22. '
Charles A. Gabolman , work , R.
D. No. 5 11.1
David Larson , work , R. D. No. 5 20.1
Frank Ives , work , R. D. No. 5. . 15.1
William Fllslnger , work , R. D.
No. 14 , . 70.1
n verts , R. D. No. 15 17.1
, N. Rowlott , work , R. D. No. 19 2. <
Dan Sheer , work , R. D. No. 22. 2U
Eugene Erarlch , work , R. D.
No. 22 18J
John Berry , work R. D. No. 7. . 2.
John Rizor , work , R. D. No. 10 3.
T. W. Tlllottson , work , R. D.
No. 7 6.
Frank Sobotkn , work , R. D. No.
11 53.
W. F. Wright work , R. D. No.
12 6.
Franz Dittrlck , work , R. D. No.
< l 12 10.
i. Joseph Dlttrlck , work , R. D.
n No. 12 10.
D J. H. Clauss , work , R. D. No. 26 4.
Henry Wellman , work , R. D.
No. 26 14.
c Carl Polenske , work , R. D. No.
H 26 60.
cS. . S. Chont , work ; R. D , No. 26. 14.
8 Gust Tesko , work , R. D. No. 26 8 ,
Henry Sunderman , freight , R.
D. No. 15 1 ,
k A. J. McWhortor , hauling Jura-
> her 4
University Publishing Co. , sup
plies for superintendent 5
Hammond & Stephens Co. , sup
plies for superintendent 48
Madison Chronicle , supplies as-
i signed to S. C. Blackuian. . . 22
1 Norfolk city , expenses for pau
per , Hagordorn , claimed $52.-
50 , wholly disallowed as not
? d a proper charge against then
ncounty ,
sr F. A. Long , attending pauper. . 1
F. A. Long , member board of
Insanity 19.00
F. A. Long , attending prlsonois 18.00
Basso Auto Co. , livery 10.50
Dr. A. E. Gndbols , attending
pauper 6.00
Madison County Farmer's Telephone -
phone Co. , rent and tolls , . . . 46.95
Mutrnti & Wlllo , coal for elec
tion 1.25
Ous Kiuil , laundry 10.00
Earl Flchtor , board for Jury. . . 3.00
Klopp Bartlett , supplies 12.0G
S. R. McFarland , 4th quarter
salary , postage , etc 130.00
N. A. Ilousel , salary for Decem
ber 116.67
N. A. Housol , ofllco expenses. . 11.28
J. Henderson , mattress for Jail C.7C
Madison Telephone Co. , tolls
and rent to March 31 , 1911. . 44.10
William Bates , fees , state cases 24.80
W. II. Field , 4th quarter salary 100.0C
Madison Butter & Egg Co. , sup
plies fOr pauper 5C
H. Sundorman , labor and mile
age 29.4C
J. H. Jackson , supplies for pau
per 6.0C
Mallory & Jowett , supplies for
pauper 0.11
The matter of the road petitlonet :
for by 8. T. Nappor and the remonstrance
stranco to same was taken up am
several witnesses being present evl
dence was taken and the matter wai
laid over for the board to look ovei
the road before giving a final dcclsloi
In the matter.
In thu matter of the school tax foi
Fred Hnaso erroneously assessed run
paid for the year 1909 In school dls
trlct No. 2 , it was ordered that wet
rants bo drawn authorizing the coun
ty treasurer to pny Fred Hnnso $10.61
and school district No. 2 $1.53 out o
any funds in his hands belonging ti
said school district No. 2.
In the matter of the excessive tax
able valuation o ? the Union Paclfl
Railroad company In Madison count }
after considering instruction of stat
board of equalization , whose letter
are on file , the county clerk was In
structed to compute their taxes fo
the year 1910 on an assessed value
tion of $1,380 less than at presen
computed , on account of over value
tion.
tion.On
On motion board adjourned.
S. R. McFarland ,
County Clerk.
Back Numbers.
. We will pny 25 cents apiece for on
copy each of the Norfolk Weekl
News-Journal of the following dates
October 15 , 1909 ; November 26 , 1909
July 29 , August 19 , August 26 , an
September 2 , 1910. These are wnnte
to complete our files.
The Huso Publishing Co.
The Nebraska Cities.
Lincoln Journal : The census n
port on Nebraska cities of more tha
. ' ,000 people shows that an interestln
race is still on among a group of con
munlties that have been sharply coi
testing for third and fourth place fc
more than twenty years. Countln
Omaha and South Omaha as on
Grand Island is now showing a clea
pair of heels' as the "third city. "
will be observed , however , that it
less than one thousand ahead of tw
competitors and that several oth
bright and ambitious communities ai
still within hailing distance. The pa
ding of 1890 and the failure to dellai
the figures entirely in 1900 makes it
difficult matter to compare the growl
of the last ten years with provloi
decades. Nebraska City , which no
shows a decrease , and Lincoln , whk
makes a poor showing of growth i
compared with its real advancemcr
are apparently the chief sufferers fro
this old condition. The figures for tl
two census periods are as follows :
1910. 1901
Omaha 124,096 102,5i
Lincoln 43,973 40li
South Omaha 26,259 26,0i
Grand Island 10,326 7,5
Beatrice 9,356 7,8
Hastings 9,338 7,1 :
Fremont 7,178 7,2
York 6,235 5.1
Kearney 6,202 5,6
Norfolk 6.025 3,8
Nebraska City 5,488 7,3
Falrbury 5,294 3,1
Columbus 5,014 3,5
The most rapid growth recordi
bore is in-the case of Falrbury , whl
makes a gain of 68 percent. Ne
| | comes Norfolk , which is at last begl
nlng to show the advantage of its po
tion as "the Lincoln of the Nor
Platte. " ICflnrney , it will bo rcmo
„ bored , received Its solar plexus frc
j ? the boom later thai ) any other city
j : the state , consequently has few
years of returning prosperity to sh (
in these figures. The railroad siti
tion has been to the advantage
; Grand Island in the triangular conU
for first place In the central part
the state. Hastings and Kearney , i
peclally Kearney , are now hopeful tl
this advantage will soon bo equallz
by the proposed Platte river main 11
of the Burlington. Each of these tht
10
cities is confident of gaining and ho
Ing first place. Beatrice Is in this ci
10 test also , although competing . In
different way and In a territory mi
10 nearly its own. That it will ma
10 steady advances along with Fremo
as Nebraska develops into a manuf
10 luring state goes without saying. Yt
presents one of the most interest !
to series of figures on the list. Twei
10 years ago it had only 3,405 pee ;
)0 ) " " clalmi
when the "third cities" were
more than ten thousand. Ten yei
54 ago It quietly moved up to 5,132 , o
now , without saying a word , It sha
)0 ) 6,235 people and wins a seat well u [
the city class. York can account
DO Us prosperity easily enough , but Is
well behaved to volunteer expla
30 tlons.
30 Comment on Norfolk's Growth.
Lincoln Trade Review : Norfc
the commercial center of north i
braska and southern South Dak <
baa taken great strides during
. year 1910. In fact , not since the be
50 days of 1888 has there been so mi
improvement and BO much activity Ir
Norfolk an during the yuar jusl
closed.
Foremost among the Improvement ;
that the year hns brought forth wiu
the paving of eight blocks of Norfol1 <
avenue , thu main luminous street ol
the city. The work of paving Ink
street with brick has just boon com
pletcd and Indications are that It It
just the beginning of n paving move
tnont which will extend Into all parti
of the city within the next year 01
two.
Another Important factor In tlu
development of Norfolk which ha *
boon brought to light In the year thai
has just come to an end by way ol
the federal census. The census showi
that Norfolk hns 6,027 people , a gall
of over 55 percent In ton yenrs ovoi
'iSS , " In 1900. This Is olllclnlly sale
to bp the greatest percentage of gall
shown by any city In the Third con
giosslonal district and It Is bcllovoi
this Is the greatest percent ago of In
cronsu shown by any city In the 8tat <
of Nebraska.
rhuro has been a great deal of 1m
portant building done In Norfolk with
in the past year. A $25,000 Y. M. C
A. has been started and Is almost completed
ploted , a $10,000 Carnoglo llbrar ;
has been finished , the Huso Publish
ing company has added a largo nddl
tion to Its newspaper , job printing am
binding plant , A. C. Taylor has bull
a now block and J. C. Engelman ha
built a two-story business block whlcl
will bo Increased to three stories litho
the spring. It Is estimated that 10
dwelling houses , costing from $2,00
to $12,000 each , have been built. Th
Union Pacific and M. & O. railway
have completed plans during the yea
for the building of a $35,000 stntloi
on North Fifth street.
The bank deposits of the city hav
grown wonderfully , reaching the $2
000,000 mark ; the business houses c
the town are In a most prosporou
condition. There have been no fal
ures and a number of now enterprise
have ben started. An indication c
the confidence that reigns among th
business men in the city's future i
found in the purchase of the Mac
block by the Norfolk National ban
at a cost of $25,000.
Norfolk's trade territory has bee
increased by the extension of tli
Norfolk-Dallas branch of the Nortl
western railroad Into Trlpp county , !
I ) . , mnking this city still more of
commercinl hub than ever befor
Prospects for the year 1911 are moi
encouraging and the people of No
folk believe that Norfolk , within
few years , will be the largest tow
In Nebraska outside of Omaha an
Lincoln.
Did Hogrefe Poison Wife ?
Wayne , Neb. , Jan. 11. Special t
The News : The first testimony in tl :
Henry Hogrefe murder cnse wns i
traduced In district court here todn
the jury having been secured at
o'clock last night. The state is tr
ing to prove that Hogrefo , a blac
smith at Altona , a small inland tow
in Wayne county , poisoned his wife I
putting strychnine into n dose of sal
on May 13 , last.
last.The
The Jury.
Following are the members of tl
jury : Louis Koch , German fnrine
Henry Jnsmeyer , German tnrmer ; Au
list Miller , merchant , Carroll ; Jol
McDonald , farmer ; Oscar Johnso
fnrmer ; Adolph Kieper , Germnn fr
mer ; Bert France , Carroll impleme
dealer ; E. M. Hyatt , Wlnside uic
chant ; August Behmer , German fan
er ; Chris Dehn , German farmer ; Au
ust Ziegler , farmer ; Nels Herman , ff
mer.
1 Suicide , Theory of Defense.
B County Attorney A. R. Davis mm
the opcnivg statement for the prosoc
tion and Fred S. Berry for the t
„ fenso.
" . The defense will try to show th
, Mrs. Hogrefe , who was a cripple , h :
, threatened to commit suicide durii
a violent quarrel over a niece wi
whom Hogrefe had been unduly In
mate.
Younq Woman Burns at Pierce.
Pierce , Neb. , Jnn. \ } . Specinl
The News : Mrs. Ray Fryer , aged
and mother of a 6-months-old ba
girl , died at 9:30 : o'clock this morni
as a result of fatal burns sustain
last evening when she poured ke
seno on a fire.
Mrs. Fryer's husband had kindled
fire in their little house near the Cr
livery barn , where Fry or workn , a
had gone out. The fire did not bu
and Mrs. Fryer poured kerosene up
It. She set the oil can some distar
away but the flames darted out fr <
the stove , reached the oil can and <
ploded it.
it.Woman
Woman a Mass of Fire.
Burning oil woa thrown upon t
little woman and she was instant ! }
it , mass of fire , the flames roaring hi
above her head. She attempted
ie escape by way of the front door 1
! 0 found that bolted.
Realizing her peril and appreh
slvo for her baby daughter , the bu
ing woman cried out to 10-year- '
re May Smith , who was in the room ,
[ o save the baby , and then ran out i
it back door.
c. Through Window With Baby.
: k The Smith girl picked up the cli
ig and jumped through a window si :
ty terlng the glass , to save the baby.
lo Mrs. Fryer ran from the back d <
ig around the house and Into Main stn
rs I screaming for help. She collided w
id Mr. Inheldcr who , with his son i
vs Thomas Flecta , wrapped their co
In around the woman and put out
oreo fire. She was carried into Gate's
oo ory barn where she suffered a gr
ia- deal until 4 o'clock this morning , wl
she went to Bleep and died bet
noon.
Corset Saved Her Somewhat.
Ik , The woman's face was badly bi
feta - cd , her hair was burned off , her ni
ta , were badly burned and the ontlro b
ho ' blistered save that portion protoc
ni by her corset. There were no d
ch flesh burns. Dr. F. G. Salter was <
od to attend her and ho ndmlnlnteifu
opiates to rnllovo lior suffering.
Fryer's people llvo at PlnlnvU * ,
from which place ho and hla you in
wlfo came to Plorco three inontha ao. .
Her mother wns formerly Mm. J. H.
Lot * of Plnlnvlow. She now Hvos in
Colorado ,
A Channe In Nebraska National.
A chnngo In olllcors of the Nobrni-
National bank of Norfolk was mt > lent
nt the niuiunl directors' mooting In Id
ycsterdny. W. A. Wltxlgmnn vv
n.ndo president and G. D. IJuttorflc d.
former president , WUH inrnle chairman
of the board of directors. The chau. , " '
was made an a matter , of convonlon
In conducting the business , owing o
Mr. Buttcrllold's frequent absent
from the city on bUHlnona of W. H.
lUittorfleld & Sou.
There wns no other ulmngu In of
ficers or directors.
Deposit Guarantee.
Now York Journal of Commorc >
This IB an Interesting and Imports 't '
decision upon the rights of Htntos m
this mnttor , but it dooa not pass ur '
the wisdom of the policy or requlri < i ?
all the banks of n state to join In t o
gunrnntoo of the payment of the < 'o-
posits of ench other. It only doclti 4
that It has the rights.
Cleveland Plain Dealer : The gu u1-
anty plan appears to have lost none of
its popularity in the west , it Is 110
longer Indorsed merely by n single ] o-
lltlcal party and Its present victory In
the courts may bo expected to give It
still moro favor. It Is not , howov < r ,
likely to be an Issue In another na
tional political campaign.
Now York World : The deposit gu > r-
antoe law of Oklahoma may bo oci n-
omlcnlly undesirable In the long run ,
but the people out there deem It nocs. .
sary and the supreme court upholds Its
constitutionality. It will bo well i ir
bankers in all parts of the country to
heed the lesson. Not in the west 01 ly
do bank depositors wish n guarantee
that their money is safe.
Philadelphia Ledger : In Its declsi in
that the bank guaranty laws of aoma
of the western states are not In c < n-
lllct with the constitution of the Unit
ed States , the supreme court express- "
no opinion upon the soundness of BU 'U
Htnte legislation. The decision is 01 Iv
to the effect that the plan adopted U )
Insure the deposits in banks , by : s-
sessment upon nil bunks to imiko good
the deficits of some , Is not such a
taking of private property without Jit
compensation as is forbidden by t 10
constitution , but is within the reason
able exercise of the police power of
the state.
Springfield Republican : This fii-ul
outcome wns to have been expect * d
We pointed out at the time that U
laws providing for a mutual guaranty
of deposits were invalid , then nil
schemes under consideration for ban ) :
currency reform on the basis of ISBIHM
against assets protected by a mutual
guaranty fund would have to be given
up as unconstitutional , which would
put an end to the whole business. T .o
bank deposits are only pne form of
bank credit and liability , while bai.l
circulating notes are only another
form of the same thing , and if the onu
cannot validly by law bo protected by
a mutual guaranty fund , no more In
all reason can the other.
Business Changes.
John Sullivan of Grlnes , la. , has
purchased the building confectionery
stock of O. A. Garnet at Bonestoel.
M. E. Kerl has purchased the Kcr-
kow jcwolery business at West Point.
H. C. Buckcndahl hns sold his hard
ware business at Pierce to Ernest
Peters and R. Steinkrnus.
J. P. Anderson of Naper purchased
the Potter store at Winner.
POLITICS AND POLITICIANS.
Governor Chester A. Aldrlch , tlu :
new chief executive of Nebraska , K
a Methodist of the old fashioned soil.
At the social events to be held during
his term of office there will bo no
dancing as he does not believe in
"balls. "
In declining to attend the Ualtiinoia
Jackson day banquet , William J. Bry
an said : "It will be Impossible lo bu
present and I hesitate to send a Id
ler to be read at the celebration , lot
It might prove n discordant note , if.
ns I would Infer from the preliminary
arrangement , those who originated
the mootlne were dissatisfied -with Uio
last democratic national platform. *
* * The recent elecflons have vindi
cated many planks of that platform. "
George A. Lincoln , state fish ami
game warden of Iowa , has advised thu
farmers of the state to go into the bus
iness of raising fish for food , in view
ie of the high cost of living. "Food
ieh fishes , " he says , "can be raised with
: h no more difficulty than chickens or
tout "
vegetables.
ut
Two new United States senator *
nn - will represent each North Dakota and
n- Virginia In the next congress , A num
Id ber of states are selecting one now
to senator , but these two states are estab
ie lishing records of their own. Those
elections , however , will not prove un
usually interesting because1 it Is pretty
Id well ngreed who shall succeed the
it- present Incumbents , If any changcM
at all are made.
or
3t , General Luke Wright , former BCI-
th retary of war , has joined the Barkis
nd club , since ho la reported to have ex
its pressed a willingness to run for tlu >
ho senate. Once It was reported tha
Governor Hooper of Tennessee would
bo a candidate for the ofllco , bu'
en Hooper seems to feel that the enl ,
ire reason for sending him to Washington
would be to get him out of the go\
ernor's chair , therefore he prefers to
rn- remain governor. If General Wright
rnns
ns decides to bo an opponent of Bonato
dyed Frazler , the chances are that ho would
od not have much trouble in getting elect
op | od , for ho has many republican as
ill- well as democratic friends.