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THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOURNAL , FRIDAY , JUNE 23 , ion. Coombs , Athletics1 Strong Arm Man Connie Mack's Star Pitcher Now Rapidly Rounding Into Form That He Displayed Last Season Photo by American Press Association. Daubert , Sensational First Sacker Many National League Experts Think Brooklyn Star the Greatest of All Caretakers of Bag No. 1 Photo by American Press Association. Character Study of Johnny McGraw Picture Gives an Excellent Idea of How Giants' Leader Appears When Scheming How to Outwit His Opponents Pboto by 'American Pr M Association. Hans Wagner In Deep Thought Pittsburgh Great Shortstop Now Batting , Fielding and Running Bases as Well as He Ever Did Photo by American Press Association. Baker , Clever Third Baseman Guardian of Last Station For Philadelphia Americans , One of the Best In Business 4 ( : ' ? * < feAz & < \z > < ' NH-iT - " . - vv r.- - . * . Photo by American Press Association. Oakdale. The Gotch-Dworak wrestling match , to have been held In Nellgh last Fri day , was given up owing to Gotch be ing taken suddenly 111 Friday after noon. John Hertz arrived last week from California and after a short visit with relatives here will locate at Tllden. Rev. Mr. Hinkle of the First Meth odist church of Nellgh preached at the Methodist church here Sunday even ing. ing.J. J. P. Booth was a ouslness visitor to Fremont Mrs. Robert Lelth arrived last Sun day from southern Minnesota and Mr. and Mrs. Lelth expect soon to occupy the house now occupied by W. N. Gardener on Jenks street. A large number of Oakdalo citizens attended the race matinee at Nellgh last Friday. Misses Leila Admire and Mattie Tavener and Charles Warwick were among the Oakdale people returning home Thursday evening from Lincoln. Mrs. A. B. Dillon came down from Alnsworth last Saturday and visited until Wednesday with relatives and old friends. Last week the city officials passed an ordinance making the maximum speed limit for automobiles ten miles per hour and signs are now being painted to that effect Mrs. Charles Thompson of Randolph who has been here visiting relatives , departed Tuesday for Clearwater am Nellgh for a week's visit with friends and relatives. She was accompanied by her sister , Miss Edna Strlngfellow Misses Inez Dunham and Jennie Me Coy were Nellgh visitors Monday. E. E. Galloway of Omaha visited Ir town Sunday. Mrs. John Nelson of Tllden vlsitee from Monday to Thursday at the home of O. B. Manvllle. Flag day was observed generally throughout town by the displaying ol flags. Young Gptch was In town betweer trains Wednesday evening from Ne llgh. llgh.Howard Howard A. Rowe of Omaha was hen visiting relatives and looking aftei property Interests Thursday morning Henry Torpln. who has been quite 111 and under the care of a trainee ! nurse , Is reported to be on the road te recovery. Wednesday the now printing press was received by C. II. Frady for the Sentinel. It Is a 1900-pound DIamone power press , -with a capacity of 120f copies per hour. Mr. Frady will con nect a gasoline engine to furnlsl power. SHE WOULDN'T ELOPE. So a New York Young Woman's Lovei Sends Bullet Through Her. New York , Juno 1C. Because Mrs Carmelia DeGruccla , 20 years old , re fused to elope with him , John Omegt jh walked into th roBtaurant where she was today , pushed aside the Infant she held nt her breast , shot her through the heart rtud fled. He has not yet been captured. REFUSES PARDON. Revlvallit Prefer * to Make Convert * Wlth'in Prison W ll . r/iul / Graynor , thirty-seven years of nge , who Is ne'rvlng n forty year term in the Texas Htatc penitentiary for murder , re-fused n pardon , declaring that he can do more good In prison than out of It and that he purposes finishing the twenty-five remaining years of his sentence. Slxte-ch years ago Graynor quarreled with a woman , whom he shot to death At least fifteen > ncn who served In the penitentiary with him and who have since been released were convert ed by the young convict and are now leading upright lives. Ho taught ste nography to six of them In prison , and four holel responsible positions , two of them being court stenographers in largo cities. A Gift. "I regard conversation as n gift , " re marked the studious woman. "It usually Is , " replied Miss Cay enne. "If people hnel to pay for It there would be much less of It. " Washington Star. Living Portrait of Mark Twain. A singular story come's from n small town in Pennsylvania. On April III. 1010. a cow was born on n farm near Alburtls nt almost the Identical mo ment whi'ii Murk Twain died at his home In Connecticut. On her right side , outlined In dark brown against a snow white background , Is a profile bust of that author. The > likeness , which was plain at the birth of the calf , has grown more and more dis tinct until It Is now Impossible to fall to Identify the well known features. Naturally the cow was named Mark Twain. It is safe to say that the great humorist would have appreciated this Joke of nature at bis expense. Washing Your Hands. When you go to the washstand and carefullj wash your hands with n gen erous application of soup and hard brush do not think for an instant that your hands are clean. The tenacious microbe refuses to be disturbed and clings to the flesh throughout the whole operation. There are some chem ical compounds which will dislodge the busy bacilli to n certain extent , but not entirely. According to the In vestigations of a medical authority of the Prussian army , the best results In the direction of giving the hands a sanitary cleaning are accomplished by the use of alcohol. A bath of pure alcohol will remove about 99 per cent of thd gcrnis. Where it is dcsirexl to clean the hands hyglenlcally it is rec ommended that tbQfhands be not first washed with water , for this will so adulterate the alcohol that it cannot accomplish Its work as effectively as otherwise. Engineers Feel Honored. Locomotive Engineers Journal : It Is a great pleasure to the railroad men of Nebraska In general and the engi neers in particular to note the appoint ment by Gov. Aldrlch of Mr. Andrew H. Vlele as member of the state nor mal board. Brother Viele has been a member of Div. 2CS , B. of L. E. , Norfolk , Neb. , since 1885 , running upon the C. & N. W. Ry. He has been a member of the Norfolk board of education for six years and its president for four years. He Is well qualified to assume the du ties of the new office. Chinese Plague Deaths. Amoy , China , June 17. Eighty- three deaths from the bubonic plague and seven deaths from smallpox were reported In this vicinity during the two weeks ended yesterday. Cleveland Wins Morris Cup. Chicago , Juno 1C. The Country club of Cleveland , O. , with a score of 19 down on par , unofficially , was an nounced the winner of the seventy- three teams entered In the Tom Mor ris memorial trophy competition. The official result of the match will not be determined until records of all games have been received and examined by officers of the Western Golf associa tion here. More than a score of the teams were prevented from playing by the rain , a downpour extending from the Great Lakes to the Rocky mountains. Many- clubs , on the other hand , disregarded the storm and played the match through in the rain. The rain is given as the reason for the comparatively high scores of many of the clubs. The Omaha Field club was one ol those whose participation was prevent ed by rain. The Country- club and Happy Hollow club , both of Omaha , returned cards of 77 and SO down on par , respectively. The Tom Morris trophy Is an annual contest of eighteen holes against the official par of the various courses , and was open to nil clubs of the Western Golf association and played by chosen teams of eight amateur members on June 1C , the anniversary of the birth day of Tom Morris , who died at St. Andrews , Scotland , in 1908. The tro phy was given by Peter Dawson of Glasgow , Scotland. The winning club retains ownership of the trophy for ono year. It must bo won by n team for five consecutive years before it be comes the property of the club. Big Rain In General. A rain amounting to 1.C3 Inches at Norfolk , and worth hundreds of thous ands of dollars to this territory , has fallen upon northern Nebraska and southern South Dakota. The rnln began In Norfolk at 4:20 : o'clock Friday afternoon and contin ued until 10 at night. By C o'clock an Inch and a half of water had fallen. There was some hall , but no damage is reported. Llghtnlnfe burned one barn near Norfolk. A heavy rnln had fallen over the northern edge of the state and the Rosebud country during Thursday night. Small grain and pastures wcro bad ly In need of the moisture. Northwestern railroad headquarters In Norfolk Saturday morning had re ports of rains over Nebraska and southern Dakota. The heaviest rain was In the vicinity of Norfolk , this deluge extending west to Nellgh and north to Crelghton. Light rains wcro reported between Nellgh and Long Pine and a good rain on the north end of the Colomo line , from Nlobrara north , There was a good rain from Fremont cast and as far west as Cedar Bluffs , on the Lincoln line. West of that , the rain was lighter. There was a light rain on the Hastings and Superior lines. The Oakdale-Scrlbncr line had the same heavy inin that fell In Nor folk. Tell of Rosebud Rain. Trlpp county Is thoroughly water- soaked , according to four Norfolk trav eling men , who 'returned from that part of South Dakota Friday. "It was the biggest rain Trlpp coun ty ever had , " Is the report brought by C. H. Groesbeck who , with George II. Spear. S. F. Ersklno and J. C. Lnrkln saw the heavy rain In the Trlpp coun try. It commenced raining at Carter nt 4:30 : Thursday afternoon and nt. Dallas at G:30 : Thursday evening. The rain was very heavy and did not cease until 3:30 : Friday morning. At Winner a near-cloudburst filled the cellars with water. "Everyone Is jubilant In Trlpp coun ty over this rain , " says Mr. Groesbeck. "One farmer declares his land Is worth $20 an acre more today than it Was a week ago. " Streams in that vicinity are swollen. Very Heavy In Trlpp. Dallas , S. D. , June 17. Special to The News : Everybody In Dallas and In Trlpp county Is happy today. Thurs day night's rain soaked the grounei Icr about two inches and the crops are now in excellent shape. The rain was accompanied with a little hail. At Winner there was a near-cloudburst , but no damage has been reported ex- rept tlint cellars were filled with wa ter. Whole Rosebud Soaked. Bonesteel , S. D. , June 17.All of the Rosebud country received a splen did rain Thursday night. In western Gregory and Tripp county It was ex ceedingly heavy , accompanied by a violent wind and n great deal of light ning but no serious damage has been reported from either. The rain came none too soon as small grain was beginning to suffer from the long spell of hot , dry weath er. Nellgh , Neb' : , June 17. Special to The News : A million dollar rain yes terday afternoon and night in this vicinity is putting it at a low figure. The continued hot weather during the past week had a tendency to cause the small grain and garden vegetation to suffer greatly , but with the large amount of moisture during the past twelve hours will greatly revive these , and the pastures will also bo bene fited. The farmers in this Immediate vi cinity report that corn was never in better condition than at the present time. Stanton Boosters in Mud. Six Stanton Booster automobiles \vero stuck in the mud between Pllger and Wlsner Friday night , but finally the cars were run into Pilger and left for the night. The Stanton boosters claim credit for the rain. Reaches Almost to Ewlng. Ewing , Neb June 17. Special to The News : There was no rain at Ewlng. The rain started a few miles east of this point , and south. Omaha , Neb. , June 17. A heavy rain fell here last night and soaked the ground thoroughly. Battle Creek , Neb. . June 17. Rain fell hero yesterday but It was not as heavy as that reported In other parts of this vicinity. Rains All Over Middle West. Chicago , June 17. A downpour ex tended from the Great Lakes to the Rocky mountains yesterday afternoon and last night. Southwest Nebraska Soaked. Lincoln , Juno 17. Southwest Ne braska , which has had practically no rain for two months , got a thorough drenching last night. Reports from as far west as Sidney on the Union Pacific and McCook on the Burlington tell of timely downpours , the precipita tion ranging from two to four Inches , Near Indlanola , creeks are overrun ning their banks. The rain belt ex tends to the eastern line of the state. Heavy rains also fell In north Nebras ka. It Is estimated that two-thirds of the state got a good wetting. Rain Clear to Casper. Drenching rains fell over practically the entire territory from Casper , Wyo. , clear across Nebraska to Norfolk , ac cording to J. B. Maylard , who has just returned from a business trip to Cas per. "We went through three rains , " said Mr. Maylard , "and the whole ter ritory was soaked. Heavy rains fell over practically the entire territory between Norfolk and Casper. " VALUABLE RING STOLEN. Columbus Man Follows Negroes Here But Ring Is Not Found. Followed from Columbus by a man who believed they had stolen a val uable ring from him , two negroes were arrested here last night by Patrolman O'Brien. The prisoners were searched for the stolen ring , but the officers could find nothing on them. The vic tim of the theft declares the ring had been given to him by his wlfo. Ho had loft It In n pocket of his trousorn which ho had hanging up In a closet. The ring was gone when ho looked for It , and ho suspected the two col ored men , whom he had soon around the house. Ho followed them hero on the eaino train. The negroes were released. OMAHA CADETS REBUKED. Supt. Davidson Delivers Public Reprl- mnnd at Graduation Exercises , Onmlin , .lime 17. A Bcathlng public reprimand \vns lust night administered to six high Bcliool cmletH , one of them nu olllcor , for "rushing" the guarel tout at Hnrlnn , In. , during tlio locont regimental encampment ( hero and re leasing the prisoners. The reprimand was administered by Siipt. Davidson , and the six cadets were forced to ap pear on the stage during the com mencement exercises of the .school at the Drandels theater. All the cadets are sons of well known Omaha parents. Therohuho was made In public , following which It was announced that In view of their accepting the public reprimand two of the cadetH , who were seniors , would bo permitted to graduate with their class of 202 others. The cadet officer was also reduced to the ranks. Supt. Davidson adminis tered a scathing rebuke to the young men , stating that their parents fully Justified his action and that the boys had made full apology for their action. To Operate On Noted Prisoner. Bartlett Richards , the Nebraska cattle - tlo king serving a jail spntonco at Hastings for violation of the federal fencing laws , Is now , and has been for three weeks past , at Rochester , Minn. , consulting the Mayo surgeons , and during the coming week ho will sub mit to a surgical operation. The News learns this from a reliable source and Is the first paper to print the story. Mr. Richards Is In charge of Deputy United States Marshal Sides of Da kota City , Neb. , to whom the prisoner- patient was turned over at Sioux City by United States Marshal Warner. An effort has been mode to keep the matter a secret. Deuel Barn Destroyed. Lightning at 4 o'clock Friday after noon struck and totally destroyed the largo barn on the Prank Deuel farm , seven miles west and ono mile north of the city. Mr. and Mrs. Deuel and their sons had much dlfllculty In sav ing the animals which wore housed In the barn. All the harness and other farm equipment was saved. Murh hay , however , was destroyed. Mr. Deuel and his sons were coming in from their work in the fitld as the rain began falling and they saw the lightning as It struck'life barn with a. terrific crash. Mrs. Deuel was at wprk In the house -when th'e'e'rasir ca'ino , "a'lta she rushed into the open Immediately , working heroically with the remain der of the family in rescuing the an imals. The most difficult work , however - over , was the saving of the sheds and the residence , which were threatened with destruction from the fire. "Had it not been for the heavy rain which followed , " says Mrs. Deuel , "we would have been unable to save the other buildings. " Wlsner Gets Fierce Storm. Wlsner , Neb. , June 17. Special to The News : The worst electrical storm ever known hero preceded last night's rain. The residence of J. C. McNlsh was struck by lightning and badly damaged by fire and water. A mile and a half of telephone poles are lying across the road near here and 110 Bell phones were put out of com mission across the river. It began raining here nt G:25. : but at Pllger , a few miles north , rain began falling at 3 In the afternoon. Between Pllger and Wlsner Is a solid sheet of water. The fire at the McNlsh residence was finally put out. Mr. McNlsh is in Buffalo and Mrs. McNish left yester day morning lor Lincoln. Lightning also struck at the homo of Rev. Mr. Slocum but did no damage. Cooke Verdict Today. Clnclnnal , O. , June 17. The fate of Edgar S. Cooke , charged with embez zling $24,000 from the Big Four rail road , will be decided today by the jury which for five days listened to the sen sational testimony presented by the defendant witnesses. Another St. Louis Fire. St. Louis , June 17. A spectacular fire , which firemen were called out to battle with while the mercury was 97 , burned fiercely for four hours and damaged the mill , warehouse and lum ber yards of William G. Frey Manu facturing company to an extent esti mated at $300,000. Notice to Redeem. To whom It may concern , and more particularly to L. H. Watson : Notice Is hereby given that the un dersigned , on November 17 , 1909 , pur chased from the county treasurer of Madison county , Nebraska , at public sale , lot ten (10) ( ) , block twenty-three (23) ( ) , of Hillside Terrace First addi tion to the city of Norfolk , in Madison county , Nebraska , for the delinquent taxes for the year 1908 ; that said lot was assessed for the years 190S , 1909 and 1910 in the name of L. H. Wat son ; and thereupon a treasurer's cer tificate of tax sale Number 373 w'ns made and delivered to the undersign ed , and the undersigned Is still the owner and holder thereof. That the undersigned has paid the taxes for the years 1909 and 1910 subsequent to said tax sale ; that the time to redeem from said sale will expire on November IS , 1911 , immetli > itifly Vifter which the undersigned will apply for a tax deed to said 'described lot , If redemption Is not made. Dated Juno 17 , 1911. J , S. Mathewson , Owner of snld certificate.