Nebraska Newspapers

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IE recent tragedy In whlcl
T nearly l , " > 0 lives \\ere lost In i
New York , factory building ( In
ended a great tunny roninnci'H
Men and women identified among tht
t. tlms these to whom thuy were ti
t..i\o been married tvlthln n very shor
lie
Kuxli ) Salomon wa.s early In llnu t <
view the bodlen at the morgue. Slit
was looking for Joseph Wilson , hei
nance The young man had come fron
Philadelphia Homo months ago ant
found work in the Triangle Waist com
t'imy'H ' lofts. Wilson had coniu here t <
l i near ( he girl he meant to marry
lie wa.s to have called upon her Sat
unlay ulgbt , when he had promised ti
set ( he tlate for their wedding. He tilt
not come to her. She knew where h
worked anil had telephoned the build
nig Saturday evening. Then she hean
of the tire. Ho Hhe came to look amoni
( he colllns. At collln No. 31 who stopped
ped- saw on ii linger ( he ring Hhe hat
given her Hweetheart. She spoke thei
of a watch. They found It and opened
od the ciiso for her. Her own plctur
was Inside. Hhe fell Into her mother'
arms. Then both knelt on the flooi
lore their hair and garments and hate <
to be placed In the care of nurses.
Harry Marks similarly found Paulln
Levlne , to whom he was engaged. I
her purse was her envelope with It
merger salary , and In a comparttnen
was the wedding ring he had give
her. Around her neck was a golde
chain and on It n locket. Marks' pit
ture was In the locket.
A llttlo stoop shouldered man. Ai
thony Mldolo , came sobbing up to Cai
tain O'Connor , commanding the pollci
He led the big captain to a colll
where was the body of n girl a llttli
childish body.
"My llttlo jjlrl , " said Mldolo. "In hi !
ears and on her finger are the llttl
gold things I gave her last Christmas ,
Sernflno Maltese , n young typesette
collapsed afler the ordeal throng
which he passed. It was that of lint
Ing among the 133 dead his sister
Lucy nnd Sarah. He tried to go o
with the search ; his mother was aiuon
the missing. An ambulance surgeo
gave him restoratives and advised tl
half crazed lad to return later an
seek among the bodies his parent
> orpse.
Abraham Roblnowlt ? was one c
those who Jumped from the eighth floe
only to be crushed to pieces In th
street. He was to have been tnarrie
next week.
Bride of Month a Victim.
Airs , nthel Schneider , a bride of on
mouth , plunged to her death from tl :
eighth floor. Her husband. Uarr ;
after repeated attempt * to rescue he
was trampled by the onrush of pan :
stricken girls and carried to the strut
In the arms of several firemen
"We were married In Portland. M <
last month and arrived In this eit
only twelve days ago. " be said. "YV
h..il been stopping with my wife
I'ousln , who bad been employed by tl
Triangle Waist company. After so
eral days of pleading 1 gave my wl :
permission to work with her cousin.
"On Saturday , which was to bo hi
first pay day. I called ut the offices i
the waist company for her. I four
It enveloped in ( lames.
"Suddenly I heard n scream , ar
there on the ledge of the window
saw my bride. I rushed Into tlie ha
way and bad reached the second tlo
when I was knocked down and trai
pled upon. After that everything I
came dark.
"When I regained consciousness thi
told me that my wife bad Jumped fro
the window Immediately after 1 h ;
entered the building. "
How Many Died.
A thirteen-year-old girl hung t
three minutes by her finger tips to t
sill of n tenth tloor window. A long
of flnmo licked at her lingers , and s
dropped to death.
A girl threw her pocketbook. th
her hat , then her furs from a ten
floor window. A moment later t
body carne whirling after them
death.
At n ninth tloor window a man ant :
woman appeared. The man embrac
the woman and kissed her. Then
hurled-her to the street and Jumpi
Both were killed. Flvo girls smash
a pane of glass , dropped in a stn
pllng tangle and were crushed Into
shapeless mass.
A girl on the eighth floor leaped
a fireman's ladder , which reached 01
to the sixth floor. She missed , stri
the edge of a llfo net nnd was plcl
up with her back broken. From <
window n girl of about thirteen yea
a woman , a man nnd two women w
( heir arms about one another thr
themselves to the ground In rapid s
cession.
Ono girl Jumped Into a horse 111 :
ket held by firemen and pollcern
The blanket ripped llko checseclo
and her body was mangled almost
yond recognition.
Another dropped Into a tnrpau
held by three men. Tier weight t
It from their grasp , and she struck
Ftreet , breaking almost every bone
her body.
A Remarkable Experience.
Henry Meshel had a most ertrno
nary experience In escaping from
ninth floor. Ho ran to the elevr
Rhnft nnd , finding the car stalled nt
bottom , leaped out nnd caught the v
rope.
lie was nblo to selzo It as he jum
and slid to the car , from which
clambered to the floor. This was
the subcellar , as It chant-ed , and Me :
was not nlile to find his way out II
helped to niNe two men nnd a woma
who also had roint1 down Ihe ropu an
then sat down to wait until some on
ramo xvho would lead them from th
cellar.
This did not happen for four hour
by wlil'-h ' time thu collar had beconi
so filled with water that Meshel tin
his companions had trouble at tlmei I
keeping ( holr heads above the level <
the water.
Rescues by law Students.
defusing to admit that he had pla ;
ed the role of a hero , Professor Fran
II. Summer of the N'ow York unlvers
( y law school , which adjoins the 1
fated loft building , said thai the lion
share of credit belonged to the sti
dents of his class. Professor Sommi
said :
"I was lecturing to n class of nbot
Hfty boys. All was quiet and seren
when suddenly we heard the toot t
whistles and the sound of gongs ar
lire engine1' . I threw open the door i
( he lecture room and then the door t
the law school faculty room , whir
opens on an nreaway separating 01
building from the burning one.
"Some of the boys followed me , ar
we saw the ten story building nrro' '
( ho areaway was on fire. The opt
space between us and that bulldlr
was filled with smoke. There we ;
ear piercing shrieks , and girls appea
ed nt ( he windows of ( he lofts 1
which was the waist factory.
"We hurried to the roof of our bulli
Ing , where two ladders had been le
by painters , ami the boys used thes
In the work of rescue. They workc
like beavers , Apparently never glvlr
a ( bought to the possibility that the
own building might catch fire from tl
flames that were leaping out Into tl
open space.
"How It was done I don't know , hi
In a surprisingly short time about flfi
girls were brought across the ladde :
to safety. The boys paid no attentlr
to the ( hick smoke nnd risked llfeai
limb ( o steady ( he terror stricken glr
on the ladders. Some of the resent
were pitiable sights. In some casi
It was necessary to beat out the flnnii
that had caught their clothing , ar
many of them had blackened faei
nnd singed hair and eyebrows. "
Evidence of Heroism.
Fireman T. J. Alehman , who w
stationed on the ninth floor , said :
"There was one brave little la
jumped to her death from this floe
and I think there were a lot of her
lues if ( he truth could only bo know
The girl 1 lel'er to was found crush *
to death on the pavement below wl
a water bucket clasped tightly In h
arms. She had been trying to light tl
tire , poor child. They hud to pry t !
hui-koi out of her arms. "
Ulmming a little inside court who
about twenty ( he bodies were foui
: t fence of iron palings. Most
the bodies found here had struck t
tops of ( he palings and hntl ( o be pu
ed away from the top of the fence I
main force. In one case the body
a man after being pierced by t
metal points of the palings struck (
top crosspleee of Iron which holds t
lulling- , together a few Inches bflr
their points with force enough to be
the rail downward for many Inches
Fire Ladders Didn't Reach.
On the ledge of a ninth story wlndt
two girls slootl silently watching t
arrival of the llrst lire upparati
Twice one of the girls made n mete
to jump. The other restrained h
tottering in her foothold as she i
40 They watched firemen rig the 1 ;
tiers up against the wall. They s :
the last ladder lifted and puttied ii
plate. They saw that It reached 01
thi seventh ' ' < / < > r.
For the tulrtl time the more frig
ened girl trltxl to leap The bells
arriving tire wagons must have rh
to them The other girl gestlculai
In the direction of the sounds , f
she talked to ears that could no loni
hear. Scarcely turning , her coinpau
dived head tirst lno the street.
The other girl drew herself ere
The crowd in the street were stret
lug their arms up at her shouting n
Imploring her not to leap. She mi
a steady gesture , looking down use
o assure them she would rem
brave , but a thin ( lame shot out of
window at her back and touched
hair. In an iustum her head t
aflame. She tore at ber burning host
est her balance and t.jme shoot
ilown upon the mound of bodies bcli
From opposlto windows spcctat
Raw again and again pitiable comtj
lonshlps formed in the Instant of de
girls who placed their arms aroi
each other as they leaped.
Brave Elevator Boys.
Joseph Vlto and John Gasper ,
elevator boys , performed heroic w
of rescue. Officials of the police i
fire departments credit these yemen -
men with having saved by stick
to their posts fully COO lives.
The boys ran their cars up and de
until the shafts were ablazo. E
made no less than twenty trips
and down after the flrat alarm
given.
Mrs. Mary A. Lookabaugh.
Neltgh , Nob. . April 10. Special
The News : The funeral service ;
Mrs. Mary A. Looknbaugh , wlfo c
H. Looknbaugh of this city , were
yesterday afternoon at the Mothc
Episcopal church , Rev. E. T. Gee
presiding elder of Nellgh district ,
official charge of the services.
Lookabaugh was born In Wlscoi
, In July , 1872 , and was married tel
! l Lookabaugu In this city In 1898.
deceased In survived by u husband , n
winter. Mrs. Fannie Shade of this city
nnd n brother , Ityron Ward ofootl
bum. In The Indies of the Rebecca
lodge , of which Mr * . Looknbaugh wan
a member , attended the services In n
boilx. She wan nl o n member of the
Ro\lewt rH club of NullKh , of which
organization she Is the third member
in an many jears to pass away.
Burial was hold In Laurel Hill coino-
tery nftor the funeral services , nnd the
remains were placed at rest beside
these of her father and mother , who
proceeded her no\ornl years ago. The
palhearors wore : C' . .1. Allison , W. ,1 ,
Shane , John Lamson. N. Sawders , W
< ' Pike nnd F. . K. llc-ckwlth.
Roosevelt Starts East.
Spokane , Wnsh. , April 10. Theo *
doro Roosevelt completed his visit to
the state of Washington on his "last
speaking tour" when ho departed for
Moscow , Idaho , nt 4 o'clock yesterday
afternoon. Ills Sunday In Spokane
was n qulot one , after the iinusim !
amount of speeclunnklng nnd rocop
tlon ceremony crowded Into Saturday
Mr. Roosevelt attended church In the
morning In company with Goveriioi
Hay ami Senator Polntloxtor nnd
lunched as the guest of W. II. Cowlcs
of this city. From Mr. Cowlos' home
ho returned to his hotel for a , brlcl
test before his train left for Moscow
Idaho. Today Mr. Roosevelt will re
turn to Spokane late in thu day to take
Iho train for Sand Point , Ida. , the noxi
succeeding stop In Itinerary.
DRISCOLL COMING OVER.
English Featherweight Champion Due
to Arrive First Week In April.
Jem Drlscoll. the featherwelghl
champion of F.ngland , is coming tc
America the llrst week in April , .leu
is anxious ( o retire now that he has
won the Lord Lonsdalo belt for keeps
but say.s that he'd like to win the
American -title , too , and make him
self the real world' * ! champion befon
he puts the old gloves , shoe- , and tlglKi
away with the moth balls.
Drlscoll has received several good of
fers from the promoters In this coun
try to meet Abe Attell and three 01
four other pugilists on this side of thi
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DUISCOIjL , ISMIMSH
0 i CHAMPION.
r. Atlantic. Jem Is considered to
. - about the shiftiest boxer that over
1 pearetl in the iln . He met Attell
New York about two jears ago i
outpointed tile American champ
L.i t slimmer heas > t.iken
t. i and forced t t > b.ick tu ICngia
Witlllll tillhlit few IIIOIlllls lilt ; 1C
i lish cliMintxnli has sliuuu III * old ti
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Ml FORKED BALL THE LATEST
CREATION.
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hid Every season there la some
lie < new ball sprung on the fans , and
If g this year Is no exception. In the
In Northwestern league , where the
he timber is typical of the tall and
er uncut , a pitcher named Jim
as Hall Is credited with having dis-
-f covered the new terror , which
for ferocity has the spltter lookIng -
w. ? Ing like a busted automobile tire.
irs Hall has named his creation the
in- x forked ball , and twlrlera nt scv'
inth § eral of thu training camps arc
nd < ? > giving It rather serious consider
% ation.
The ball Is held between the
index and second fingers. This
he position gives to it the name
rk "forked balL" The ball Is said
nd the style
to break something on
ng " " but drops quicker
of. the "spltter ,
ng er and shoots more to ono side
None ot the pitchers has sue
, vn it t <
cecdcd in mastering as yet
.ch the dcgreo of perfect control
up but that credence la given to th <
story Is proved by the numbei
who are trying to do so. In order
dor to thoroughly control thli
now creation the twlrler mus
have largo hands.
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KH JOHNSON SINKS AGAIN.
go Former Cleveland Mayor , Near D (
Rallies Under Stimulants.
It a
In Cleveland , O. , April 10. Foi
sin Mayor Tom U Johnson , who
Mr night was near death , but rallied
[ 'ho dor strong stimulants , suffered ai
or sliiklnj ? spoil early today. Doapll
these rolnpnes , cjaeh of which leave
Mr. Johnson weaker , his physician D
Oscar Thomas says that the foritu
umyor may llvo through the day c
longer.
Fire nt Dnlton , Gn.
Dnlton , On. . April 10. The prlnc
pal business block hero was dostroye
by llro which started In the Dnlton hi
tel nt midnight and burned until 3:2 :
n. m. The loss is estimated nt
quarter of n million dollars.
Northwest Weddlnas.
Otto Ruben nnd rteblna Eckhoff wet
married nt West Point.
C , Hlghtowpr nnd Uolla Albers wei
man I ml nt Pierce.
Klmcr Uerklp > nnd Anna Carlso
were mnrrlod at Dalian.
PITTSBURG GETS A. A. U. MEE'
National Championships to Be Decide
In Pittsburg Juno 30 nnd July 1.
Announcement wai made recent ]
that the National Amateur Athleti
union outdoor track and Held chan
plmishlps will he held In Pittsbur
June 150 and July 1. It wn.s general !
believed the plum of the outdoor * e
son would go to Cleveland , ami th
nniiouiK-HituMU came IIH a surprise t
followers ot the sport In other .tii-s
SLOANE TAKESJJP AVIATIOf
Famous Ex-Joc ! < cy Now Anxious \
Become Prominent as Bird Man.
Racing men in New \ork have r
celvetl loiter * from Paris Inform ) !
them thai the late- . ! enterprise of Tc
Sloane , I ho Jockey , is aviation. Sloai
N now at Nice as an aeroplane ptii
of Le Ciigneatix.
Dining the annual fete of flowers :
Nice Sloane mounted n biplane and fu
lowed ( In * parade , circling over It ai
tlirmvhm tinners on the crowds !
another ( light Sloane ( lew to Canm
anil t irclctl the city and harbor , pn"
Iny : so close to the ynchts at aucli
there that the people on board cnu
talk tu him Sloane had n very sucees
fill season lat slimmer at Itrtissels at
has got together a very good stable i
horses , hut 'bis 1'rlfiitls say that indio
tlons now are1 that he will become
Infatuated with the avladon gaine
to lose his Interest In horses
COMING SPORT EVENTS
Harvard will lio'd ' the. intercolleirla
trad ; anil 1'iclil championships at cm
bridge. Mass. , Mny ' . ' 0 and 'J7.
'KrneM Harry will row William . '
luitiy in June Inr Sl.Out ) stake and 11
Knglish | iKilcNsionil till' ' . i'.any
the prcM-nt I'linniiMiui
The Ainenc.in Miowling assoelati
. ' remitta , known
will linlil niiiinu.'H
the American Henley , at Philadclpli
May " 7 The People's regatta will al
\n > held Hit-re July I.
Tlif woman's eii.stern golf champ !
and intercity matches for the ( irlsci
cup will he played this year at t
Rr.ie Muni Country club at West Ne
ton. near P.oston. during the week
June o
PI.ins are miller way to form
Houthein iimaieur rowing associatl
of oarotneii from clues located
Washington , Virginia and Marylai
( anil the national association will
asked to sanction n regatta on t
P.itapsco river , Baltimore. Aug. 5.
Hurt in Runaway.
Gregory Times-Advocate : Pet
Keck , who resides with his daught
Mrs. Jacob Akermnn , six miles nori
east of town , was badly injured in
runaway just outside the city 11
Us. As Mr. Keck was drivi
homo , one o [ the tugs became unhitt
etl and he got out to fix It. The tec
was very restless and as lie got ba
into the buggy , before he could f
hold of the lines , the team started
run. They had not run far when t
i j buggy pole became detached from t
neckyoke and plunged into the groui
throwing the unfortunate man w !
terrlllc force to tiie ground , break !
both jaws nnd nose , cutting a gash
his forehead and bruising his rif
arm. Ho was Immediately picked
and brought to Dr. Ahern's ofll
where he will remain , attended by i
daughter , until able to be remov <
Mr. Keck is 50 years of age nnd t
fact , coupled with the extent of '
injuries , may prove fatal.
Jumps Off Train.
Stanton Picket : Last Saturday
the westbound passenger train , No ,
pulled Into the yards about an lit
late the main track was held by tn
No. 0 and the westbound took the s
track and pulled on through the ya :
to back In from the west. After pa
Ing the station a woman by the nn
of Mrs. Welgel of Hooper , who v
coming to visit relatives out northe
of town , was seen to leap from
platform of the moving train and r
ed along In the cinders. She tliou
the train was going on through to
without stopping nnd opened the A
tibule nnd jumped out. Her face
scratched and she was badly shal
up , but otherwise she was uninjut
Atkinson Prairie Fire.
Atkinson Graphic : A destruct
prnirlo llro started eight miles soutl
Kola on Monday morning through
carelessness of someone , which cau
losses which In n measure can ne
bo replaced. Miss Lllllo Monroe '
the heaviest loser. All her bulldit
hay nnd some cattle , poultry am
nice grove of plno trees about 1
years old , In which she took spe
prldo were destroyed. Mr. Clifford
next , losing n largo frame barn nnd
of his hay. V. A. KelloRg lost nl
his tame hay nnd other hay exc
h , thrco stacks. Mrs , Monroe last al
her hay except three stacks. Mr. 1
er mini and Mr. Kennedy , all of their I
st Mr. Brunor four .stacks of liny.
in- Pfund ono stack and stacker , bes
in.h - other losses which can never be i
mated , nnd by the wny the people a
PI-OSS thuniHL'lvus they nto going
nmko an example of seine of these ilr
Inign If this llro business docs not sto
for they tire gotllnj ? tired of boll
burnt out ycnr nftor > enr just throat
cnrelosstiPHB.
To Stop nt Alnsworth.
Alnsworth Democrat : Some tin
ngo n petition was circulated throng
out Alnsworlh by Phillip Mousing
and others ntldressed to the ofllclnls
the Northwestern railroad compnn
nsking that No. I ! , the westbound pi
sungcr train , which Is duo here
lt:02 ! : n. in. , make Alnsworth n roguli
stopping point , Instead of n ling st
lion , ns it hns boon for the past BR
prnl months. The train was suppost
to stop only when carrying pasponge
from iiolnts enst of Norfolk , nnd mat
i the service extremely bad nt this poll
A few dnys since word was rocelvi
from Superintendent 'Walters thr
commencing April 1 , Alnsworfh won
be n re'gulnr stopping point for No.
SCHULZ MUST GO TO PRISON.
Chauffeur Convicted of Wanslaught
Loses in Supreme Court.
Omaha , April 10. Klr.st to ho co
slcted of a killing as the result
icckless drhing In Onuilui Al Schui
chauffeur , hns lost In his appeal
the supomo ) toiirt. He must servo o
his sentence of three years In prisi
Imposed In the district court here.
Schul/ was convicted of mnnsltuig
tcr in district eourt. He was nrrcHti
June 2. > to answer for the death
William Krug. who was killed In
< rnsli between his machine and th
driven by Schulz.
A FIRE AT ELKHORN , NEB.
Entire Town is Threatened With D
struction by the Flames.
Klkhorn. Neb. . April 10. Flrewhii
threatened to wipe out the town ye
tcnlay afternoon destroyed H.
Nolto's grain elevator at a loss
$1.000 , partly covered by insurance.
The cause of the llro Is not know
Sparks from the burning building we
driven over the town by the wind ai
&eM'ral minor fires resulted. The ci
zens wore put to their utmost to pi
vent the burning of the entire town.
The Grove hotel , directly across tl
street from the elevator , was on fi
before the flames were under contn
RECALL MAY BE TRIED.
An Attack is Made on Pierre May
and Two Commissiners.
Piorie. S D. . April 10 Itecall pe
tins with the object of ousting Maj
Mallery and Commissioners Newt
and Greenough are being circulat
today Some time ago the ma.\or ai
the members of the commission who
terms did not expire filed their res
nations , which were accepted , to .
into effect on the election of tlu
successors. A new ticket was 11011
natud by petition , when the may
and the two commissioners withdn
their resignations , anil this lias be
followed bv the recall petitions.
Norfolk 9 , Madison 4.
Lack of interest lost Madison hi ;
school their first game of ball wi
the Norfolk high school , at Madis
Saturday afternoon by a score of
to 1.
Matlihon started out nicely , rtiiini
in two scores In the first inning li
after that Smith was rather wild a
Norfolk put in a score in the secoi
two in the fifth and sixth each , a
four m tlie ninth.
The mounds were in fine shape I
the attendance was rather.poor.
Norfolk featured In batting a
base running and their battery was
so in good condition. While Kelel
only passed ono man. Smith for Ma
son let four men go by. Madis
comes to Norfolk for the return gaii
The local team goes to Stantou nt
Saturday.
The score :
Norfolk 010022004-
ladison 200101000-
Batteries Kcleher and Luc ;
Smith and Hates.
SOUTH DAKOTA AT A GLANCE
Jacob Alkens , n farmer near Rose
had a narrow escape from death wl
his wife , who is insane , attacked li
with a knife.
The latest "dope" on the fede
judiciary appointment Is that either
D. Elliott or E. E. Wagner will IE
the appointment.
Dean Uichartls , cashier of the Cr
dall bank , had a narrow escape fr
death last week when a druggist
filling a prescription substituted a i
sonous drug for a harmless one.
Beadle county had five deaths i
forty-four births during March.
Work has been begun on Hurc
$10,000 waterworks system.
The Ft. Pierre Brick Co. Is exp
menting with crude oil for fuel.
WHAT OTHER TOWNS ARE DOI
By the combined efforts of the
don Commercial club and the farm
substantial road work is being d
lending out of that town.
A local branch of the Nebraska
tall Merchants association has b
organized at Ainsworth.
A REMARKABLE AUTO RECOR
1,491 Miles Negotiated in Twenty-f
Hours at Los Angeles.
Los Angeles , April 10. Driving
Italian Fiat of GO horsepower , Va
tine Hust and Frank Vcrbeck won
21-hour race over the Playa Del . '
motorcloine , piling up the remarki
score of 1,1'Jl miles , an average
C2'/8 miles an hour , breaking
American record ot 1,253 miles m
by Poole and Paschck with a Ster
car at Brighton Beach August
last.
last.An
An American-made Cadillac of
horsepower , driven by Adnlr and Hi
dette , was second with a score of 1
miles , an average of over GO milef
hour. Ton cni'B stmicd the long grli
at 4 o'clock Snttmlny nfteruoon m
seven Mulshed.
The rnco wns renmrknble on nccou
of the freedom of tire trouble nc <
dents nnd liecauso of the great mil
ngo of the first nnd nocoml cars.
The rnto wan the llrst of ( ho kit
to bo run on a specially construct
speedway In America. Tlu Brlghti
Bench course on which the previo
record was made U n ono-mllo dl
trnck lined for horse racing , whllo tl
motordomo hero is n otic-inllo boa
course with Ftcep banking.
The gerntost steoro ever tnndo
twenty-four hours' driving wn ndo ]
od b.S. . . F. RdKo , with n Nnpler c
o > er the Brookslnnds. Hnff. , speodwn
11102. KtUo covered l.fiGO miles , b
It \UIH a lecord tiiat and not a < oni |
tit Ion ctont
Make Harem Skirts to Bury Women I
.1. Ollmort' , wno hint summer h :
charge of the Scsnlons Boll undi
taking parlors for Hcvernl months di
Ing the absence of the proprietors ,
in the city with n , mnv line of mult
taking supplies. Mr. Ollmoro declar
last pvonlni ; to a News man , whllo
uas display ing hl.s goodii to MCHSI
Sessions & Bell , that the hobble nkl
has not only readied his line of bu
IICH.H. but that the harem skirt Is al
among his samples.
"People want the style all the tlu
I have had the hobble klrt among i
sample * and have sold It for sot
time. The harem sKIrt Is being ma
nt the tactory now , " he said.
Albert B. Rlchnrdson.
Ainsworth , Neb. . April S. Special
The News : Albert 11. lUchnrdson til
lust night nftor three weeks stcknc
from grip. Funeral services will
held Sunday afternoon In charge
the Masons. Deceased cnme hu
.something o\er a year ago from B :
tie Creek , Neb. , bought a ranch a
engaged in real estate and insuraii
business in Ainsworth with II. S. Sue
60 BOILERMAKERS STRIKE.
Railroad Discharges Man for Stayl
Home When Wife Is Very III.
Sedallu , Mo. , April 8. Because t
Missouri Pacific railroad tllscharg
an employe In the local shops for :
mniiilng away from work when 1
wife was seriously 111 , sixty bollcrmr
ers and helpers in the compan ;
shops struck totlay. They ilema
reinstatement for thtj discharged e
ploye.
School Notes.
Practite on the senior play. "Mi
chant of Venice Up-to-Date , " hi
since tlieacation , begun in good e :
nest. Thursday e\ening all the ae
were rehearsed at the Auditorium a
the play promises to be a great si
cess. It is attracting attention r
only in Not folk , but in adjoining tow
and calls for the reservation of tit
ets from people in the surround !
towns have nlrendj begun
The children of the grades are se
Ing tickets for the exhibit of plctur
to be shown in the high school but
ing April J9. 20 and 21. There will
entertainments given eacli oyening
the high school auditorium. The V
man's club of the city will furnish t
program one evening , the Gorman ci
is to give a play a second , and on t
third music will be rendered by t
pupils of the public schools. The p
ceetls of the exhibit are to go towi ;
buying pictures for the grade bui
ings. The exhibit is similar to t
one shown two years ago. Everyei
at that time appreciated the value
such nn exhibit to Individual pupils
well as to the school as a whole , a
the patronage of the public is solit
ed.
There has been an unusual numl
of visitors at the high school durl
the past week.
Monday afternoon a little ovatl
was given to Gladys Cole , when I
high school recognized in a forii
way her success as a contestant In 1
North Nebraska Declamatory eontt
SATURDAY SIFTINGS.
M. R. Green returned from Pllg
where he went on business.
Miss Bessie Monroe of Fond du L
Wis. , arrived this morning to make
extended visit with her cousin , M
Frank Scott , and other relatives.
M. D. Tyler returned from Linct
where he attended the supreme coi
J. II. Kemp , G. J. Green and J.
Mines of Wayne were visitors In
city.
city.Rev.
Rev. Otto Bergfelder was a guest
Rev , Jr. Osthoff at Hooper during
week.
John Rnasch of Pierce Is in the t
visiting with his nephews , Ernest ;
William Raasch.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Spauldlng ot I
eraon were In Norfolk over night
their way.home from Crelghton , wh
they attended the funeral of Jos
Rulss.
The Merchants hotel nt Gore
Neb. , is closed to the public.
Benjamin Pliant Is confined to
room at the Pacific hotel with an
tack of throat t'ouble.
Ransom & Anderson report the i
of the Sillier property , 431 So
Fourth street , to A. C. Stear.
The household goods of J. W. Bo
are being sold at public auction by
Boveo today. He leaves In a few d
for California.
Theodore Miller , register clerk
the local postolllce , has gone to CI
enne , Wyom. , to spend n two wei
leave of absence.
Mrs. H. H. Miller , who Is coufl
to her bed at the borne of her dai
e ter , Mrs. H. A. Haley , is repot
slightly Improved.
The ladles of the Congregatie
> f church , of the Koenlgsteln dlvls
gave a successful public dinner in
church parlors Friday night
Henrietta Crosmnn nnd her c
pany arrived from Slour City at
o'clock to present the comedy , "A
Matrimony , " at the Auditorium
night.
At n recent meeting of the Mini
ti rial association It was decided
i cliiuigo Iho hour of evening aliUrfiti
sorvlco from 7:80 : to 8 o'clock until
October 1.
An itutoinobilo tour In ( nlkcil of b/
! seine of the Norfolk mtlotuobllo en
tlumlast * . A trip to the various lawna
In this \lelnlty will be mndo , H Iho
plans po through.
Henry Ahrpim was arrenled Friday
nlKht by Patrolman O'Mrlen for being
drunk and dlitnrdorl ) . He wan lined
' $8.r.o 111 .Indue C F. Klneley'B court
Saturday mornltig.
The ' two-time * n-yonr" traveling
mnn Is In Norfolk once more , Hotels
are well crowded with the o trnvolora ,
who visit their territory with sniniilo
only twlco each year. '
The rod cross deRree was conferred
upon Supcrlntciitli'nt J. H. Kemp mid
Dr. ( } . J. Green of Wayne nt n spoolnl
mcetluK of Damascus commniulory No.
20 K. T. . held Friday evening.
Funeral er\ice over the ronmlns
of Mrn. Minnie Oestrlch will take
place In the llndar Luthernn church
nt 2:30 : Sundny nfternoon. Interment
will bo mnde In the Hntlnr cemotory.
The ladles of the St. Jalinnnos
church take occasion to thnnk nil who
attended the chicken pie dinner Inst
Tuosilny , nnd by ( heir attendance helped -
ed to make It u success. The result
amounted to $ IO.ir > .
The Norfolk board of oducnllon hns
received the welcome report from Lin
coln that the senate hns reinstated the
bill for appropriation of normal train
ing which Thursday was turned down.
The bill was passed Friday.
Tlie names of ( he young people who
will be conlirmetl In the St. Johannes
Lutheran thurch Sundny are : Adolf
Wnrnsteilt , Willie Urnun. Josophlno
tlltle , MagtlalentMlehelson , Mnrgn-
rota Rlcko nnd Clara Wnrnstetlt.
Neligh Register : Mr , nnd Mrs. G.
R. Nesblt left Wednesday for their
now home at Norfolk. Mr. Nesblt will
run a medicine wagon , his territory
being ( hat part of Madison county
north of the Elkhorn river anil all of
PUrce county.
The case of Paul Frohloff versus his
godmother , Mrs. Itertlia Rlcke , will
bo heard in Judge C. F. Elsoley'fi courf.
at 9 o'clock Monday morning. Frohloft
charges that his godmother Is with
holding from him a promissory nolo
with n face value of $ Gf > 0.
The case of Hrnssler & Williams
versus F. L. Wnnser of Plainview ,
which has been pending In Justice C.
F. Elseley's , com I , has been trans
ferred to Justice George C. Lambert's
court. The plaintiffs ask for lGO as
commission for ( lie sale of a farm In
Holt county.
Another case for the attention of
the local board of charities appeared
in the city totlay when n woman about
! 110 years of age called at the olllce o
j Constable John F. Flynn and asked for
I money enough to buy bread. She de-
I claretl she was camping on tjie out
skirts of the city.
I The 7-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs
I James Coylo of O'Nolll was operated
upon in Norfolk Saturday by Dr. A. B.
Tashjean , Dr. Salter assisting , for ab
scess of the mnstoltl. There has been
an epidemic of this ailment in Norfolk
during tlie past ten days. The child is
nt the Klentz home on Braasch av
enue.
Seven tramps , two of them almost
boys , v * * > re arrested by the police yes
terday. Four of them were brought
before Judge Elseley feir trial , but hav
ing no money they were turned loose
on a promise that they would leave
the city within an hour. The other
three , Judge Eiseley reports , were not
brought before him.
Norfolk high school baseball club
No. I play their first game this after
noon at Madison with the Madison
high school team. The Norfolk line-up
follows : Romie Keleher , captain and
pitcher : Harold Lucas , catcher ; Don
ald Mapes , tirst base ; Leland Landers ,
second ; Thomas Odlorne , short ; Caryl
Logan , third ; Ed Koerber , left field ;
Henry Pnsewalk , right ; Aiming Smith ,
center. A second team Is being organ
ized.
Captain C. L. Anderson may go to
the Mexican frontier on May L Cap
tain Iver S. Johnson of Stanton , who
is now with the Eighteenth Infantry at
San Antonio , has written tlie Norfolk
militiaman and has given him information
mation which makes Captain Antler-
son believe he Is third on the list of
militia ofliccrs to go to the front. Cap
tain Je > hnson- will bo relieved on April
10 anil Captain Anderson may go to
his relief on May 3.
Norfolk will very likely have n dele
gate at the national convention of the
Travelers' Protective association ,
which meets in Philadelphia next
f June. It Is said Secretary II. O. Kie-
B ' sau of Norfolk post. "F , " may be that
delegate. State Secretary Charles
, Hopper and Delegate Melcher of Oma-
* j lui are in the city conferring with Sec
retary Kiesau as to the local post. The
htate convention will be bold at Lin
coln on April 21 and 22. The Norfolk
delegates are : President Fred Get-
h linger , Secretary Kiesau , Ed Engle ,
George H. Spear , C. E. Doughty , Sam
Ersklne.
Sunday nftornoon at .T o'clock n spe
cial train consisting of ono baggage
car , one diner , two standard sleepers
anil one observation car , will go
through Norfolk carrying seventy-five
members of the Sioux City Commer
cial club and stockmen to Rapid City.
Sunday night on No. 3 a special party
of South Omaha stockmen , including
A. F. Stryker , secretary of South
Omaha exchange nnd secretary of the
National association , will go through
the Junction to Rapid City to attend
the big national stockmen's meeting.
An old man , well under the influence
of liquor , caused amusement to sev
eral spectators yesterday afternoon
when he supported himself by n "stop"
signal on the Union Pacific railroad
right-of-way on Madison avenue and
Seventh street , nnd continued walking
around the signal polo for almost a
half an hour. A well beaten path was
made by his strenuous efforts to "get
n start" before a friend helped him on
his way. The most comical part of his
Journey was noticed when ho "slowed
down" near the signal. Looking up at
the "stop" sign , nnd then commenced
° his whirl.