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TllK NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-.10UKNAL , FRIDAY , JANUARY 27 , 1911.
VERDICT ACCUSES PARENTS
Coroner's Jury Charge * Stehr Practic
ally With Murder of Child.
The verdict of the coroner's Jury :
After , viewing and examining the
body of the child nnd listening care
fully to all the evidence before us ,
wo find thnt the child's death wan
caused by the Inhuman treatmonl and
cruelty of the stepfather , Henry
Stohr , and Iho criminal neglect of
both the stepfather and the mother.
The body of the child was greatly
emaciated , nnd badly bruised In va
rious pnrtH , the feet being frozen nnd
rolled , rendering amputation neccs-
hary , resulting In tetanus , which was
the Immediate cause of death. We
further find that the Inhuman and
cruel treatment of Iho stepfather ,
Henry Slehr , was done with felonious
Intent nnd wns the Indirect cnuso of
the death of the child , Kaurt Stohr.
After two dnys of Investigation and
ono hour anil twenty minutes of de
liberation ever tlie evidence , the Jury
In the ; Stohr case reported the above |
verdict to the county cqroner , Dr. M.
I ) , linker.
According to County Attorney Nleh-
OH ) , the verdict ninounta to almost a
charge of murder In the first degree.
Stohr Is held now under a charge of
assault and battery , but County Attor
ney Nichols Hays ho cannot Hay jusl
when the preliminary hearing will beheld
held or what charges will be Hied
against him. When asked If the wife
would bo Included In the case the at
torney declared he would not know
that until he had looked over bis evi
dence.
Stehr was not present when the
Jury returned their verdict. Ho had
been taken by Sheriff Smith to see
Ills wife , who had asked If he might
coiao to sec her.
Crowd Gathers to Hear It.
The Jury went into deliberation im
mediately after arriving at the city
hall at 3:45 : and when It was reported
throughout the city that the jury was
deliberating large crowds of curious
spectators , anxious to hear the result
of the verdict , packed the city hall
and Judge Elseley's olllce. Kvery few
moments Constable John Flynn , on
duty * at the city clerk's olllce , where
in the jury was seated , was besieged
with Imiuiries as to how the jury was
getting along , and when they would
bo through. Coroner linker and Coun
ty Attorney Nichols wore also victims
of many questions.
The crowd grouped off in bunches
and discussed the case. In this crowd
wore Mr. and Mrs. Paul Dankrabt ,
relatives of Mr. and Mrs. Stcbr , who
testified against them. Both of these
people seemed as Interested In the
case as all other people in the room
and they took an active pait In the
gossip. The long wait disappointed
many who had stopped their day's
work Just to hear the verdict and be
fore the jury made Its appearance
both the city hall and the police
judge's ofllco were nearly empty.
Bven Mr. and Mrs. Ilankraht had dis
appeared.
The crowd was a very orderly one.
There was no talk of violence and no
unpleasant remarks were made.
At 5:10 : , D. Uees , the foreman , fol
lowed by the other members of the
jury , entered the hall and , handing
Coroner Baker the written verdict ,
said :
"Mr. Coroner : This Is the Jury's
verdict : "
Then the coroner signed the ver
dict and read it. There was no com
ment whatever among the spectators ,
who quickly left the room apparently
satisfied.
Just before the jury was dismissed
\ Coroner linker asked each juryman
Individually. "Mr. . is this your
verdict In the case ? " Each man an
swered , "Yes , sir , " and was imme
diately dismissed.
Question Mrs. Stehr.
When the jury convened after the
noon recess they went to the Stehr
home , whore they found Mrs. Stehr
walking in the yard. She was very
pale but was able to testify. The
jury sat in the front room of the Httlu
cottage and it was easily seen every
member of that body was somewhat
uncomfortable- from the chilly atmos
phere in the room. Mrs. Stehr her
self looked cold , and Coroner Bakei
won admiration from his Jurymer
when he removed his overcoat anil
placed it about the shoulders of the
woman he was questioning. Th (
room , although sparsely furnished
would have worn a more cheerful as
pect had the presence of a stove beer
In evidence. Only a kitchen stove was
owned by the Stehrs. On a small ta
bio near the front door was a tin )
Christmas tree , cheaply but neatlj
trimmed , while on a center table Ii
another corner were a number of pho
tographs , one or a ralr blonde girl
probably Mrs. Stehr in girlhood , am' '
one of a line looking man in soldier's
uniform resembling very much Henr :
Stehr who. It is said , served in th <
German army.
Mrs. Stehr's testimony was verj
much-a reretitlon of what was hean
from -her husband , but it in semi
ways differed. She said her soi
Kaurt had suffered with measles am
intestinal trouble and that bandage
tied by Mr. Stehr caused some of tin
bruises. While Stehr testified thn
he tied the blindages with a string
Mrs. Stehr declared they were fastened
toned with a safety pin.
The little bed in which Kaurt slop
was found In another room of th
house. This is the bed which was re
ported Tuesday to have disappeared
It developed through Mrs. Stehr'
testimony that her present child wa
born when she had been married BO\
en months. Excitement and worr ;
over Kaurt , whom the German pollc
had guarded , caused her baby's earl ;
birth , she said. A complaint wa
made by some persons In Germany a
the time , she said , that Mr. Stoh
whipped the boy. and when Mr. Steh
was called before the authorities
physician testified that there was n
cause for complaint. She also test
fled , as her husband 'did , that th
scratches on Knurl' * fate were canned
by him falling through Ills bed. The
scar on the back of the little boy's
neck Hhi ) said was caused by a boll
being lanced at one time.
When nsked If Mr. Stelu knew of
the birth of Kaurt , nho mild no. but
Hint he had learned who Knurl's fa
ther xyir after they were married.
Asks to See Husband.
Just as the jury was leaving the
house .Mrs. Stehr broke Into lears and
asked If her husband was In the city.
Sheriff Smith told her that lie was
and she asked If he could not come
to see her. Her request was granted
and Stehr was brought to see his wife.
by Ihe sheriff while the Jury was de
liberating In the city hall.
JUKI a llltlo excitement was created
during the Tuesday morning session
of the coroner's Jury when City At
torney II. F. llarnhart declared to Or.
Maker that he was defending Stehr
and then leaned over Ihe reporter's
shoulder and told that parly lo take
his dictation. Coroner Maker Imme
diately ordered the attorney away
and told him to come to the other
side of the table.
"Ho had a perfect right to appear
for Stehr , but had no right to stand
over the stenographer and do any dic
tating. I told him to come to the
other side of the table but did not
prohibit him from appearing , " said
Dr. Maker.
Stehr was taken to the county Jail
at Madison before the verdict was
known. "I would not leave him hero
over night. " County Attorney Nichols
said.
said.Tho
The funeral of little Kaurt was hold
( his morning.
Is Hooted at Funeral.
Mi's. Henry Stehr was hooted
Wednesday by women of her own na
tionality attending the funeral of her
little : ! -yenr-old son , Kaurt , whose
denth Is blamed by the coroner's Jury
to cruelly al the hands of the mother
and thn father , who is In the county
jail at 'Madison. At St. Johannes
church Mrs. Stehr was given a scnth
Ing rebuke In the sermon of the pastor -
; tor , Ilev. Otto Morgfeldor , such as
' never before in Norfolk's history , was
administered to any person at a fu-
: neral.
I The funeral was the most sensa-
tlounl In the city's history. Mrs. Stohr
i was hooted as she walked behind the
' little casket from the Klentz homo on
j Mraasch avenue , where the litllo boy
died following nmputatlon of his feet ,
o St. Johannes Lutheran church on
iouth Second street.
"Hang Her Up ! Hang Her Up ! "
"Hang her up ! Hang her up ! "
hunted a woman In the German Ian-
liiagc as Mrs. Stehr walked behind
he casket of her dead child , on the
vay from Ihe Klontz home to the
church. Mrs. Slchr dropped her head
nnd walked on.
In the church , after a scathing ser-
non such as will go down In the an-
mis of the community , Mrs. Stehr
fainted in the arms of the Sunday
school superintendent.
*
"When the little boy went to his
mother for love , ho did not get It ;
when ho went to his father for love ,
10 was whipped , " the pastor said.
Mrs. Stehr was seated Immediately
n front of the minister.
'To Heaven Without Hands or Feet. "
In the course of his remarks , the
lev. Mr. Mergfelder said :
"It is better to go to heaven without
eilher hands or feet than to go else
where with both. "
He reviewed the pitiful life of the
lead boy and the molher winced un
der the lash of a sermon such as the
people of Norfolk had never before
istened to.
Mrs.1 Stehr fainted In the arms of
Sunday School Superintendent Aug
ust Urnun when the casket was closed
at the church. She rode to the ceme
tery in a carriage in which was the
body of her son.
When They Hooted Her.
The Klentx. homo was crowded at 10
o'clock when Rev. Otto Mergfelder and
Superintendent August Mraun arrived
with the large Sunday school class of
the St. Johannes church. Mrs. Stehr
was already there and after the short
services the little children lined on
both sides of the walk as the tiny pall
bearers with their small burden
inarched to the carriage. The mother
followed close behind the casket and
when the crowd caught sight of hot
there were several who hooted her ,
One woman yelled loudly in the , Gor
man tongue :
"Hang her up ; hang her up. "
Mrs. Stehr heard the cry and bowetl
her head very low.
St. Johannes church was already
crowded when the funeral party ar
rived. The casket was placed on the
altar and the many floral offerings
which were brought by the children
from the Klentz homo were placed
around it. Many viewed the remains
of the lltlle boy In the casket. Mrs
Stehr took her seat directly before it
Feel Bitter Toward Her.
Mefore the minister finished many
of those who were in the crowdei
church were in tears and there seem
ed much bltterncss'ligalnst Mrs. Stehr
After the children had sung a touch
Ing hymn the casket was closed. Mrs
Stehr stood up and then fainted , fall
ing into the arms of Superintendeni
August Mraun.
At 110 : : ! the litlle pallbearers Er ! <
Fucsler. Waller Mraun , Martin Mraui
nnd William Maas look Ihoir placei
nnd marched oul of the church will
Ihe casket , followed again by Mrs
Stehr , who had by that tlmo recovered
ored sufficiently. The casket wai
placed on a seat In a carriage am
Mrs. Stehr was sealed directly op
poslte this.
Led by Superintendent Braun am
lltlle Max Laubsch , who carried i
wreath of flowers , the children march
ed up Norfolk avenue to the rallroai
tracks , where they were mot by thi
Oxnnrd omnibus , kindly donated fo
the occasion by the owner. They wen
all seated In the 'bus and they followo <
a I the carriage conveying the little deai
Iboy ' and his mother to the new Luth
e eran cemetery , where interment tool
place. 4 >
"Wo Germans are of the opinion thai
Ihe molln.T Is more to blame than the
fnther , " said Superintendent Mraun.
"Never before In the history of Nor
folk has n mother received such pun
ishment as Mrs. Stehr has received to
day. The pastor's sermon and the
hooting of women of her own nation
ality Is more severe punishment than
can be Inflicted by any length of stay
In the penitentiary. "
Cot Dooze for Woman.
William Vates , a colored painter
who has lived In Norfolk Ihe past two
years , must seno thirty days In the
county jail because he furnished Mrs.
Sam ( Soon , colored wlfo of Sam Goon ,
Ihe only Norfolk Chinaman , with In
toxlcnllng liquor. Mrs. Goon Is on
Ihe saloon "black lint" and an offense
of ibis character , say * Judge Elseley.
Is worth n $100 fine.
Yates was arrested yesterday by
Patrolman O'Brien and In Judge Else-
ley's court he admitted buying the
liquor for the woman ,
"I did not know she was on Hie
blacklist , " said Yntes. "She furnished
Ihe money and I bought her the liquor.
I won't He' about It. "
"Well. " snld Judge Elseley. "this be
ing your first offense , I will let you go
lor $10 tine nnd costs. "
Vates did not have the required
amount and was sent to the county
jail for thirty days.
WEDNESDAV WRINKLES.
Judge A. A. Welch of Wayne was
hero.
Allen A. Strong of Gordon was a vis
itor in the city.
Paul Marolz of Hosklns was a vis
itor In Ihe city.
11. S. Slaughter of Gregory was a
visitor in the city.
Miss Mary Mrioss of Pierce was here
visiting with friends.
Miss Hannah Lambert of Ewing Is
In the city visiting with friends.
A. L. Itool of Omaha Is in Ihe city
vlsiling with the W. A. Kingsley fam
ily.
ily.Dr.
Dr. P. II. Sailor relumed yesterday
from Gregory. S. 13. . where he was
called on professional business.
I Mrs. J. C. S. Weills , jr. , and her
' daughter are bore visiting at the home
of Mrs. Weills' sister , Mrs. P. II. Sai
ler.
I The Wide Awake class of Ihe Prost -
bylerlan Sunday school will hold a
t
pleasant hour social at the home ol
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Ilallantyne Thurs
day evening. Everybody is cordially
Invited.
Henlah chapter will hold a regulai
meeting tomorrow evening. There
will be work and refreshments served
The Stehr case was the first one
which Dr. Maker , the new Madison
county coroner , has been called upor
, lo investigate.
I Mr. and Mrs. John Krantz wrile
from Oregon lhal they are enjoying
their visit but have found no place
that suits them as well as Nebraska.
| The Presbyterian Aid society will
meet with Mrs.F. . At Bryant Thurs
day afternoon at 2 o'clock. On ac
count of Important business a full at
tendance Is requested.
Patrolman Ernest Saase arrestet
, Fred Mayer , an employe of a bridge
gang , for being drunk. The otlicei
_ found Mayer lying in an alley. Judge
j Eiseley's fine was $7.10 , but the prls
oner could pay bul $3.50.
| When asked if he would look mu
Ihe case of the reported "blind pig'
in Ihe east portion of the city , County
Attorney James Nicliols said he woult
but that he lacked evidence at the
present time.
I Frank Machmueller. son of Mr. am
Mrs. William Machmueller , farmer !
Ihing four miles south of the city , am
Miss Freida Fnbritz , living east o
here , will be married in the Chris
Lutheran church at 2 o'clock Thurs
day aflernoon.
1 To show Iheir appreciation of th <
work done at the Durland sisters
building fire. Ihe A. L. Killian Co. hai
presented the Norfolk fire departmen
with $25 and C. M. Durland with $ h
The Killian store was threatened for !
time , while the firemen saved much o
the building which was burning.
Mrs. Robert Smith and two children
arrived in Norfolk last night fron
Mankato , Minn. , to make their home
Mr. Smith , who is superintendent o
the job printing department of tin
Huse Publishing Co. plant , has beei
here some time. The family ha
apartments at the Hull residence , coi
ner Koenigsleln avenue and Tenll
street.
Chief of Police Marqnardt has tach
ed up a scarlet fever quarantine sigi
on the D. P. Duffy residence , 121
i Madison avenue , where Ihree mem
i hers of the household are sufferini
with the disease. The three victim
are Misses Gertrude , Edna and Dell
i Huffy. Mr. Duffy left his home las
, Sunday when he discovered that hi
, children were suffering from the dls
ease and Monday the house was off
cially quarantined.
[ The most exciting pa me of bowlln
over roiled In the Kauffman alleys wa
, played last evening between the Peei
less nnd Veteran teams , which resuli
, ed in Hie victory of the former. It wa
anybody's game all the way throng
; and the game was not won until th
i last ball was rolled. The Veterans
s although defeated Tuesday night , hav
i issued a challenge to the Peerless o
i any other team wishing to play. Las
i night's score follows : Peerless , C4 !
. r.12. 662 ; Veterans. 600 , COI , 640.
Funeral of Mrs. Conrad.
Funeral services ever the remain
of Mrs. Leonard Conrad , who died n
her home near Hndar last week as th
. . result of fatal injuries received whe
i n runaway team ran Into the buggy i
which she was riding , took place Tuei
I day afternoon at 1 o'clock from th
family home at Hndar nnd at 2:30 : i
the Hndar Lutheran church , wher
Rev. Mr. Ilrauer had charge of the so
1 vices. The remains were interred I
1 the Hndar cemetery. Mrs. Conrnd wn
'
born In Norfolk on April 17 , thlrly-tw
c years ago. Besides her husband sli
leaves five young children Irwln ,
Esther , Matlle , Sadie and Julius. Her
wldowtd mother , Mrs. Frank Heck-
man , Ihi'fl In lladnr. The pallbearers
were : Anton Hucbner. William Ml.
lor , Reynold Rohrke. Arnold Wachter.
Richard Wachter. William Heldemnn.
Among the oul-of-town relatives at
Hie funeral were : Miss Tlllle Hicks.
Cherokee , la. : Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Apfel , Meadow Grove ; John Huebner ,
HoHklns ; Phillip O. Hill , Norfolk.
Law Makers In Norfolk.
Without advance announcement , the
committee on public lands and build
ings of Ihe Nebraska state legislature
dropped suddenly Intn Norfolk Tues
day night , trudged nlone through the
mud to their hotel , went unaccompa
nied to the stale Insane hospital
Wednesday morning. Inspected Iho In-
slllulion and departed from the city
for Lincoln.
1 The committee came lo Norfolk
from Wayne on the evening train and
. their reception here , owing to Iho fncl
' that no notice had been received of
their Intended visit , wns in marked
j contrasl lo llielr welcome at Wayne ,
j wheio they visited the state normal
school during the day.
Had Given Wayne a Tip.
At Wayne the. committee wns met
at the train by n Commercial club
committee in automobiles and they
were escorted to the college. They
were President Conn's guests at lunch.
In the evening they were guesls of
Senator Kohl at a dinner , he being a
member of the committee.
The Norfolk Commercial club re-
I colvod no advance notice of the com
mittee's coming , and nobody else has
1 been found who wns Informed.
i On the committee were : Messrs.
R -agan of Douglas , Volpp of Dodge ,
Tlbbets of Adams , Manning of Cnss ,
Wilcox of Hurt. McGrcw of Franklin ,
Marlling of Oloe , Vernun of Johnson ,
1 Kohl of Wayne.
Back Numbers.
We will pay 25 oenls apiece for one
copy each of Iho Norfolk Weekly
News-Journal of the following dates :
October 15 , 1009 ; November 2C , 1909 ;
July 29 , August 1 ! ) , August 26 , and
September 2. 1910. These are wanted
to complete our files.
The Huso Publishing Co.
BUT BEATTIE WON'T RESIGN.
So Wickersham Will Have Name of
Successor Sent to Senate.
Washington , Jan. 25. Chnrlton R.
Mealtie , United - Stales attorney at
New Orleans , lias refused to accede
to Attorney General Wickersham's re
quest thai he resign and has so no
tified Ihe department of justice.
No action had been taken last
night , but it was said the usual cus
tom followed In such cases wns to
send Ihe nomination of a successor
to the senate. Mr. Meattie's removal
would bo accomplished by the confir
mation of his successor.
The department interprets that Dis
trict Attorney Beattie would consider
his resignation an apology for his re-
-ent criticism of the attorney gen
eral's decision in the New Orleans
clearing house cases.
LEWIS LOSES OUT.
Mine Workers Elect Iowa Man for In
ternational President.
Columbus , O. , Jan. 25. According
to the report of Ihe lellers which was
submitted to the international conven
tion of United Mine Workers of Amer
ica today , John P. White of Oskaloosa ,
In. , was elected International president
by n majority of 21,744 ! votes. Thom
as T. Lewis , the present international
president , received 72.190 votes.
Western States Begin Campaign.
Omaha , Jan. 25. President , James
. _ llrady , ex-governor of Idaho ; treas
j uror , William Walker of Oakland
Calif ; secretary , Will A. Campbell ol
' Omaha ; vice presidents Robert N
; Lynch of California , 1C. W. Pottibone
t of Montana , Riley Atkinson of Idaho
. C. C. Chapman of Oregon. W. R. Mel
i lor of Nebraska , W. W. Armstrong elf
f Ttali and Alfred Patek of Colorado.
With the above named officers elect
i , ed , all constiluting the executive com
i mittee with power to act , the West
. ' ern Development association came
f into active existence yesterday at the
> Rome hotel. This organization wil
i be completed by the election of vice
5 presidents from Washington , Wyom
I ing and Nevada. Organized to dlven
the Immigration nnd capital moviiif
across llio country to the states o
Nebraska , Colorado , Wyoming , Utah
i Washington , Oregon and California
* instead of allowing it to drift to Can
-1 ada or Texas because of lack of ad
; vertlslng and invitation from thesi
s slales , Ihe campaign will now begin
i Fully 100 dolegales represenling UK
t slales named were In attendance a
B the sessions yesterday and much on
thuslasm was sHo\yn.
A. Galusha Buys a Clothing Store.
5 A. Galusha , formerly secretary o
s state nnd who for the past few yean
- . has boon traveling out of Lincoln , ha :
> ! purchased a clothing store at McCoofc
s | He has taken his son Adalr In as !
It parlner , and the business will bo con
e ducted under the firm name of Galushi
i , & Son , Adair having resigned ills pc
o sitlon with the secretary of slale
r i which position he lias tilled for th
t past six years inul to which he wa
reappolnted by Secretary Adnlr. Moll
Mr. Galuslm and his son have beei
practically raised in n clothing store
Mr. Galusha having been In that busl
ness at Rod Cloud before he was elect
ed secretary of stale. The new Urn
arcboth popular among men and the ;
will do a good business at McCook.
SOUTH DAKOTA AT A GLANCE.
11. J. Piper of Winner Is wanted 1
two counties on the charge of hors
rustling.
Editor W. H. King of the Parke
Press-Leader has sold the paper to I
G. Estes of Salem.
0 The population of Pierre , S. D. , a
announced by the census bureau Is
n.056 , compared with 2,300 In 1000.
A meeting of Mlnnehaha county
business men Interested In good roads
was held at Sioux Falls on Snlurday.
The Slate Federation of Commer
cial clubs will hold their annual meet
ing at Sioux Falls on February f. and
7.
Otis Bowers , the famous minstrel
who recently died In n snnltnrlum at
Davenport , wns a native of Yankton.
Indict Union Representatives.
New Orleans , Jan. 25. Indictments
against sixty-seven representatives of
labor unions charging Interference
with Interstate commerce were quash
ed but these charging Interference
with foreign commerce were upheld.
The Indictments charge Hint the mem
bers of the Now Orleans dock and
cotlon council , composed of ropreson-
tallvos of several unions , Interfered
1 with foreign commerce when , during
a strike , It forbade the coal wheelers'
union's members to load n ship.
MAY PARDON SOCIALIST EDITOR
I
Taft Becomes Interested in Appeals
for. Clemency to Warren.
Washington , Jan. 25. President
Tnft nnd Atlorney General Wicker-
sham have become Intereslod In the
plea for the pardon of Fred D. War
ren , publisher of a paper at Glrard ,
Kan. , now serving a sentence In Leav-
enworlh penitentiary for sending Ille
gal matter through the malls.
The case has boon taken up outside
of regular channels for pardon appli
cations at the department of justice.
Warren wns convicted of publishing In
his paper an offer of $1,000 reward to
nny person who would kidnap former
Governor Taylor of Kentucky from his
refuge In Indiana and cnrry htm bnck
to Kentucky for trial in connection
with Ihe assassination of Governor
Goebel. An extended propaganda for
his pardon has been recenlly set
a 11 oat.
Won't Ask for Pardon.
Fort Scott , Jan. 25.-Fred Warren ,
I editor of a socialist paper In Glrard ,
1 Kan. , under sentence to a year in jail
for improper use of the malls , refused
to endorse a petition to President Taft
for a pardon prepared by Congress
man Campbell.
BIG BOND AWARD.
New York City Raises Over Sixty Mil
lion Dollars in Short Time' .
New York , Jan. 25. After more
than seven hours of canvassing , at
the close of what Comptroller Ponder-
1 gast termed ' "the grealent bond sale
Hint lias ever taken place in any
lional bank , were unsuccessful with
a bid of $100.87 for "all or none. "
They lost by a narrow margin of on
ly $4,241.50 for their bid would have
netted the city $60,538,200. In all
568 bids were received aggregating
l:24,933,030. : :
Can do Business Here.
Lincoln. Jan. 25. The Pacific Mu
tual Insurance company of California
won a victory In the federal court
I when Judge Miinger sustained the
I plea of the company and declared that
it had a right to do business in No-
1 braska. Ex-State Auditor Searle bar
red the California company from Nebraska -
' braska because local concerns were
'not ' admitted in that slate on rorlpro-
cal terms. The ruling of the Insur
ance department is reversed.
Gallagher to Prison.
New York , Jan. 25. James J. Galla
gher , who shot Mayor Gaynor and
, Street Commissioner Edwards on n
steamship in dock at Hoboken last
August , wns taken to the Now Jer
sey state prison yesterday to serve
twelve years at hard labor. The sen
'te-nco , Including a line of $1,000 , Is foi
Ills attack on Edwards. He has not
been tried for his attempt to assassi
1 unto the mayor.
Complains to Rail Commission.
Humphrey , Neb. , Jan. 25. Special
lo The News : The Humphrey Com
mercial club has filed a complaint will
the Nebraska stale railway commis
sion against the Chicago & North
western railroad company because ol
[ I Its refusal to carry passengers 01
' 3(55 ( , a freight going west at f
, 'p. ' m. , and for not furnishing waltinf
'
room facilities at their depot Ir
Humphrey. The Union Pacific trail
brings passengers westbound fron
the south at 9 a. m. nnd from tlu
north at 12 in. , who on their arriva
at Humphrey must remain In Humph
rey until 10:17 : nt night. The freight
No. 365 , carries passengers as far ai
, | Humphrey , but refuses to carry then
_ j beyond. The pdssenger traffic Is ver ;
, good out of Humphrey over tin
I Northwestern and it is often impost
. siblo to got standing room , much les :
a place to sit down. There are nlm
seats in the "waiting" room and wliili
Ihey are crowded against the Wai
t on two sides you can touch the stovi
3 with your hand from the seats. I
3 Is a largo cannon-ball stove and take
up quite n bit of room , nnd most any
body who is unfortunate enough li
lake llio Northwestern 10 p. m. trail
would envy n car of stock for beini
comfortable and roomy.
Adopt Commission Plan.
Kowaneo. 111. . Jan. 25. The commis
sion form of government wns ndoptei
here at a special election by a ma
Jorlty of 505 out of a total of 1,736.
Ainsworth News Notes.
i Ainsworth , Nob. , Jan. 25. Specln
to The News : Airs. Larrlssn Plxlej
widow of James Plxley of this city
died Monday about noon nnd wn
buried Wednesdny nt 2 o'clock. Th
deceased was about 80 years of ag
11'and ' had been a crippled Invalid fo
8 more than seven years. Her husbnii
died some two years ago. She wa
r Iho mother of Charley and Joe Pixie
'
of this county , also of Mrs. Hamlllo
and Mrs. Hastings of this count :
8 Mrs. Ronfro of Idaho , nnd Mrs. Wei
ster of Mississippi. The deceased has
been a faithful member of the Metho
dist church for ninny years nnd n
patient sufferer during all her years
of Milieus. The Immediate cnuso of
her death was cancer of the stomach.
Miss Matilda Kcrclzotihcck , ono of
the most successful teachers of this
county , daughter of Herman Kerol/on-
beck and wife , was married Tuesday
forenoon at the family residence to
Earl A. Schaeffer , a railroad man , of
Chndron.
A Knockout In Fifth.
Albany. N. Y. . Jan. 25. Kid Henry
of Troy knocked out Sailor Burke of
New York In the llflh round of a sched
uled ten-round bout hero.
Fight Ten Rounds.
Buffalo , N. Y. , Jan. 25. Honey Mel-
lody of Boston and Paddy Lnvln of
Buffalo went the limit of ton rounds
before the International Athletic club
here.
Both Through the Ropes.
Boslon , Jan. 25. Jim Barry of Chicago
cage was given the decision over San
dy Ferguson of Chelsea In n fast
twelve-round bout nt the armory A. A.
In Iho twelfth round Barry drove Fer
guson through the ropes nnd both fell
to the floor beneath , but neither wore
Injured.
O'Neill Plans a Bout.
O'Neill , Neb. , Jan. 25. Sporting Editor -
itor , The News : The Young Men's
Athletic club of O'Neill are to give a
grand opening nt the K. C. hnll Jan
uary 30 with n good nthlctlc cnrd.
Mnrlle Cnln , the rising O'Neill boy.
and Gene Sullivan will go Ion rounds
at llio windup. Cain expecls to score
n knockout.
LaFollette Re-elected.
Madison , Wis. , Jan. 24. In the assembly -
sembly loday Ihe vote for United
Stales senator gave La Follolle. re
publican , 59 ; Weisso , democrat , 27 ,
and Kleist , socialist democrat , 12.
Two democrals were absent. The
senate will vote on United Stales son-
alor this afternoon.
Senator LnFolletto's re-election Is
certain.
Culberson In Texas.
Austin , Tex. , Jan. 24. Chnrles A.
Culberson wns nominated In both
branches of the Texas legislature to
day to succeed himself ns United
Stales scnnlor. There were no other
nominations. The house and senate
will meet in joint session to report
Senator CullTcrson's election.
Iowa Deadlock Unbroken.
DCS Moines , Jnn. 24. The joint bal
lot of the United Stales senatorship
, by the Iowa legislature resulted as
follows :
Young 35 , Funk 27 , Kenyon 34.
'
Garst S , Porter ( democrat ) 53. Ah-
sent , 1. No election.
No Change In New York.
Albany , Jan. 24. There was no
change for United States senator on
the sixlh ballot today.
Charles Louis Slecke.
Wisner Chronicle : Charles Louis
Siecke died at his homo at Norfolk
last Saturday night , having been In
declining health for a number of years.
The body was brought to Wisner yes
terday afternoon and taken to the Odd
Fellows hall , where the rites of that
order wore performed by Wisner
, lodge No. Gl. The interment was
1 made in Wisner cemetery , under the
auspices of Finnicnin post , G. A. R. ,
Ihe deceased having been /.ealons
member of these orders for many
years.
i Mr. Siecke was born near Merlin ,
Germany : October 31. 1837. His par-
cuts , Christian nnd Louisa Siecke , em
igrated to America in 1807 and settled
in Wisconsin , where the mother died
Hie following year. Mr. Siecke wan
married to Doia M. Witte In 1867 , and
the next year they came to Cumin ?
county , locating a homeslead south of
the present site of Wisner. By hard
i work and judicious management llie.v
prospered and accumulated a hand-
|
home compolency of this world's
j goods. Retiring from the farm Mr ,
Mrs. Siecke have passed several
years in Wisner , then n short time in
. | Texas and the last few years at Nor
| , folk. His death is mourned by the
' widow and seven children , Paul and
' (
i Louis Siecke of Stanton county , Theodore
odoro Siecke , Mrs. Gustav Pioro and
'
| Mrs. John Klawlller of Wisner. Mrs
| j Charles Wehrur of Norfolk , nnd Eric
Siocko of Oregon.
Mr. Siecko's life was ono of variec
and interesting experiences. Begin
ning -life as a farmer , he entered tin
service of his country al Iho outbreal
of the civil war in 1SC1 as a volunteei
In the Fifth Missouri infantry. H <
was discharged In August , 1861 , aftei
the disastrous campaign in Missour
ending al Wilson's Creek. He re
turned lo Wisconsin and In Oclobei
re-enlisted in tho' Sixteenth Wisconsii
Infantry. He became sergeant li
IS62 and in ISM wns made first lieu
tenant and then captain of Compan ;
f. Forty-eighth U. S. colored Infantry
His company participated in the bat
lies of Shiloli. siege of Corinlh , lukn
Colemnn's Crossroads and many min
or engagements. Ho was discharge !
January 4 , 1866 , al Union Rouge. La ,
and went to Chicago , where ho en
gaged in the drug business , but wa
soon after burned out , losing all In
possessed. After working for a slier
time at Council Bluffs nnd making i
visit to Ills native place in Germany
ho became n homesteader bore.
In civil life he wns always a clos
Ktndent of the affairs of Ihe countr ;
and stnle , nnd look an active intores
in local public affairs. He wns a com
ly commissioner from 1870 lo 1876am
n supervisor In 1SSS. Ho was eleclei
to the legislature In 1898 , nnd In ever ,
position wns n capable and trusted ol
ficlal. In every rotation In life Mi
Slecko wns honored by his follows
who recognized in him a man unfllncl
Ing courage of conviction nnd unln :
penchable integrity. This communlt
with whoHo early history ho was so
Intimately and prominently associated
received bin body with domoiiMlratloiii
of marked respect and gave It sepul
chre with honors bellttlng the tin in-
ory of n bravo soldier , n sturdy pioneer
neer and respected fellow eltl/.en.
A precious ono from us him gene ,
Aolco we lovvd l stilled ;
A pliice Is vacant In our homo ,
Which never cnu be Illled.
"I'ls hard to speak the tender word * ,
When love ban bound UKheart. .
"I'ls hard , so hard ( o speak the words ,
Wo iiiiiHt forever part.
So They Fought It Out ,
Nellgh. Neb. , Jan. 23.- Special to
The News : Without nny previously
arranged posters or ndvortlnoinontH
calling Ihe attention of Iho public that
a fistic encounter would t .ko pl.ico
across the Elkhorn river , outside of
the city limits Snlurday afternoon ,
drew a crowd thnt numbered In the
neighborhood of about 100 puglllstlcnl-
ly Inclined sports.
The principals In the light wore Ol
iver Powell of this city and ( Jus Paul
sen , a farmer boy who lives n few
miles east of this place. Both young
men are about the snmo ngo nnd
equally built. The dllllctilty started
Friday night at n dance that was hold
in the country nnd which several of
the town boys attended. The coun
try boy-H claimed that Iho town
"sports" attempted to run things to
suit thonmolves , nnd dually centered
on the two above mentioned to scrap
It out.
I Paulson came to town Saturday
with a good number of his supporlors ,
1 nnd of course Powell had his. There
was a blow or two slruck before Iho
city limits were readied , but after
gelling on Iho. other side of the Elkhorn -
horn the bout started in earnest. The
information given out Is that the set-
to lusted three rounds , with Powell
having the bettor of the argument
during onch event. It Is further stat
ed that when the blows began to hurt
they both quit by mutual agreement.
No Choice In Iowa.
Dos Moines , Jan. 21. The joint bal
lot on United States senator by the
Iowa legislature today resulted as
follows :
Young , 26 ; Funk , 24 ; Myers , l , ;
Garst , 7 ; Franko , 2 ; Judge II. M. Tow-
nor , 1 ; Claude Porter , democrat , 15.
Absence or not voting , 20 ; necessary
to elect , 80.
Shot Near Princeton Club.
The shooting occurred In East
Twenty-fifth streel , a short dlstnnco
from the Princeton club house.
Five shols were discharged , when
Mr. Phillips wns soon lo fall heavily ,
at least one of the shots having taken
effect in his lofl side near Iho heart.
The man then turned the weapon
on himself and was taken In nn un
conscious condition to Mellovue hos
pital.
pital.David
David Graham Phillips was born at
Madison , Ind. , October 31 , 1807 , bolng
44 years old. Ho graduated from
Princeton In 1887 and has been writ
ing since August of that year. ITe
i belonged to the Princeton club In
Now York , near whose apartments he
was shot ; the Manhattan and the Na
tional Arts club.
Mr. Phillips has written many sto
ries that achieved note. Among them
were : "The Social Secretary , " "Tho
Fortune Hunter. " "The Deluge. " and
many contributions to well known
mngazlncH ,
, Ho was not married.
A Cold Bath Was His Fate.
i A Winslde , Nob. , farmer returning
j from a resort in the east portion of
the city al IOiO : : Saturday night broke
through the ice in the Norlhforl ; and
was almost drowned. The water was
quite deep but ho managed to get out
after bolng almost exhausted by Ills
calls for assistance.
The man , probably thinking of tak
ing a short cut for the city , was cross
ing the- river when the ice gave wav
and he went into the chilly water : * up
, to liis neck. For some time lie yelled
for help , but when aid was not forth
coming he crawled out himself and
, made his way to his hotel , whore ho
was assisted In the removal of fro/.en
clothing. The farmer weighed about
185 pounds.
Business Changes.
Malser Werner of Mattlo Crt-ok has
purchased a general merchandise bus
iness at Humphrey.
J. P. Hay-lies has purchased ihe Van
Patter livery and focd business at Ne-
1.Ugh. .
.J Jacob Montz has purchased the R.
j H. linger general merchandise. )
r" Fairfax.
Order of Hearing
on petition for appointment of admin
istrator or administratrix.
The state of Nebraska Madison
county , SB.
At a county court held at the county
court room , in and for said county ,
January 24. A. D. 1911.
Present , Wm. Mates , county Judge.
In llio matter of the estate of Sarah
1C. Long , deceased.
On reading and filing the petition of
Thomas Long , praying that adminis
tration of said estate may bo granted
to Thomas Long , as administrator.
Ordered , Thai February 20. A. D.
1911 , at 1'o'clock p. m. . Is assigned for
hearing said petition , when all per
sons interested in said matter may
appear at a county court to bo held
ni the court room In aiul for said
county , and show cause why tlio
prayer of petitioner should not bo
granted ; and lliat notice of the pen-
doncy of said petition and the hearing
thereof , be given to all persons inter-
esled In said malter by publishing n
copy of Ibis order In the Norfolk
Weekly News-Journal , a weekly news
paper printed , published and circulat
ed in said county , for three successive
weeks , prior to said day of hearing.
IA true copy. )
Wm. Bates ,
( Seal ) County Judge.