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About The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19?? | View Entire Issue (June 30, 1911)
; A TI1E NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOUKNAL , FRIDAY , JUNE 30 , 1911. Joseph Rlth. \ Utah died at the homo of bin daughter , Mrs. J. Smltli. ut Wlnno- teen nt 2 o'clock lust Saturday afternoon - noon of old nut- . Funeral bcrvlces wore hold last Sunday from the Moth- odlht Episcopal church nt Wlnni'toon. Interment was made at llazllo MIllH beside IIH ! wife , who died fifteen years ago. Mr. Rlali was born In Dauphin county , Pa. . September 1C , 1827. lie wan married to Hannah Herd Novenv her 18. 1851. To thin union thirteen children weio Lorn , of whom there are six HviiiK. They are W. 11. anil .1. 11. KlHh , North Yaklma. Wash ; : C , 11. Klsli , Lynch , Nob. ; M. C. Hlsh am ! MTH. J. Smith at Wlnnctoon , Neb. , anil O. W. HlBh of Norfolk. Mr. nerved three years In the civil war. Two New Ball Teams. Proving that the unlucky numbei " 1 ! ( " held no alarm for them , thirteen memhcrK of the Norfolk Ad club helil a Bjieclal meeting hint night. Then are now Ififi members In the club , will pnwpects of 200 very BOOH. In the near future there Is to bo .1 ball game and the proceeds arc goln Into the treasury of the Ad club. Sec retary Hawklim of the Commorclii i lub was present at the special meet Ing Monday evening and , declaring hlniM'lf captain of the Commercla club baseball team , he challenged tlu Ad club team to a game which wll take place on the driving park dli mend after the Fourth. Secietarj CabaniBS was elected captain of UK Ad club team and the challenge wai Immediately accepted. S. 0. Maye : lias agreed to pitch the game for tin Ad club and F. A. Heeler Is to art ai tlinger for the Commercials. The proposition of holding n li'irsi lair in connection with the race inert ing met with favor from incmbcri present. The question of this fair li to be the feature of the next meeting Secretary Hawkins of the local raci committee reports that entries for tin Norfolk races are coining In very nice iy- The football game between the Om.n 1m and Norfolk high school which Is ti be played here on October 7 , was in dorscd and the local team Is to receivi the support of the club. K/ New Steel Bridge Ready for Use. The new steel bridge over the mil dam is completed. County Commit Kioner Ilurr Taft reports that with th exception of a minor change in th sidewalk , the bridge is ready for usi Dirt will be hauled In to 1111 the ope cpace connecting the bridge with th utreet within the next few days. Thl space has been kept open to kee teams from driving over the concret flooring. TUESDAY TOPICS. II. F" . Uarnhart went to Niobrara o business. Miss Mildred Gow returns this evei ing from Des Moines , where she ha been spending a few weeks wit friends. , ot Mr. and Mrs. Watson have returne .from Sioux City. Miss Grace Fowler Is enjoying ten days' vacation. Henry Krucger of Pierce is her transacting business. H. S. Thorpe went to Randolph an Omaha on a few days' business trip. Mrs. W. O. Coburn and Mrs. N. 1 Crowell of Stuart were visitors lu tli city. city.Mr. Mr. and Mrs. Asa K. Leonard hav gone to Long Pine to spend a week vacation. Rev. and Mrs. Dana C. Colegrov and their daughter leave today ! or month's visit at Cleveland , O. , an other points on the great lakes. Miss Leona Goucher has returne from a ten days' vacation which sr spent with friends at Minneapolis , S Paul and other great lake points. Born , to Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Beaten n daughter. The Presbyterian Missionary sociel will meet with Mrs. Percy tomorro afternoon. Born , to Mr. and Mrs. Luther Ta lor of Wayne county , a daughter. A new runway is being construct * to make easier the exit of the fli team at the fire station. The boy scouts are scheduled fi practice this evening. They will me on Tenth street and Hayes avenue b fore marching out of the city. Peter Serhan , an Italian laborer ; the Northwestern cinder pit , missed clinker yesterday and connected hai witli his thumb , which was bad smashed. The deat mute baseball team , oft making a thorough inspection of Nc folk , decided that the playing of bi for that day was impossible , and thi left for Humphrey. Winside comes Norfolk Wednesday for a game. The upper floor of the new Key < building , being constructed on Fif street and Madison avenue , is to 1 converted into a hall. This hall mi be initiated to the public by a dancii party given by the Ad club , on tl completion of the building. Charles Eckhardt , 1301 Park aveni suffered a painful injury yesterd ; when he stepped on an upturned m on the Northwestern freight platfor : where he is employed as a freig handler. The nail went through t sole of his shot Into the flesh. A letter has been received he from D. Rees , who is in San Francis attending the convention of the > tional Sunday school association , which he is a delegate from this ci Mr. Rees reports the convention a si cess. He will be absent from Norfc about five weeks. Hose company No. 4 of the sou side have completed arrangements 1 the banquet which they will give honor of the lire department at t south side hose house Wednesd evening. The members of other co panics will meet at the fire station a inarch to the south side hose house a body. The skating rink has quit buslne John Bland , the proprietor , was bu yesterday storing his property and to turn the key over to William Uei V cr , who has a leaeo on the buildii Mr. Illand declares If he cannot Jlnd a suitable place In the city for an up-to- date rink , he will erect a building for the purpose. Norfolk Elks are busy today inviting their friends to the muslcale to be glv. en In the Marquardt hall Thursday evening by Miss Olive Cleaveland Howard of Warren , Ohio. Besides the hour's entertainment by Miss Howard the program Includes other Interesting features. The hall is to be decorated with small trees to represent a sum mc-r garden. Funeral services over the remains of Dr. Dertha Ahlmann will take plact at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon from the family home on South Flftli street and at 2:30 : nt the Christ Luth eran church , where Rev. J. P. Muellei will deliver n sermon In the Gerrnai language and Rev. Mr. Schelps ol Pierce will deliver a sermon In Eng llsh. Interment will be made In tlu Prospect Hill cemetery. Twenty automobiles bringing abom llfty Newman Grove boosters are ex pected In the city Wednesday evening C. J. Fleming of the Commercial clul entertainment committee has com pletcd arrangements to give a smokei In the Elk club rooms In honor of the Newman Grove guests , who are hen to advertise the two days' Fourth o July celebration at Newman Grove Business men are Invited to attem the smoker. Believed to be suffering from a se rlous illness , a printer who has beei In the employ of a local weekly publl cation for a short time , was fount Monday afternoon by Constable A. W Flnkhouso In n livery stable. Dr. A B. Tasbjean , the city physician , wa called to pass upon the man and declared clared the case one of delirium trc mens. The man was turned over ti Chief of Police Marquardt , who gavi him a berth In the city jail. It re quired the strength of three men t ( hold the man until the arrival of thi city physician. Among the day's out-of-town visitor In Norfolk were : Rev. F. Hefnei Coleridge ; Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Johnsor Wttkeflold ; Myrtle Searby , Crookston Elva Senrby , Crookston ; G. T. Bentei Burke ; W. B. Stark , Niobrara ; Mrs E. M. Vaught , Genoa ; Mrs. A. W. Ar derson , Genoa ; L. W. Bowman , Star ton ; A. L. Johnson , Plalnview ; Nor R. Kidder , Scrlbncr ; Alize J. Fall banks , Scribner ; Miss Era. M. Cur nlngham , Valentine ; W. J. Barkei Gregory ; H. Backes , Hooper ; M. "b Greeley , Atkinson ; S. J. G. Irwir Creighton ; George L. Thompson , Wii netoon. , Probe Alaska Deal. Washington , June 27. As a sequi to the decision of the interior depar nient yesterday cancelling the Cui nlngham Alaskan coal claims , Senate Poindexter of Washington today ii troduced a resolution which was in mediately passed calling upon th president for all available informatio ns to the alleged effort of the Coi trailer Railroad company to monopi llze the water front of Controller Ba In Alaska. This bay Is the natural outlet ( rich Behrlng river coal fields. Every Friday Golf Tournament Day Every Friday hereafter for the ba ance of the season will be golf tourn : ment day at the Country club , accon ing to an announcement made b Chairman George B. Christoph of tl : sports committee. The tournaments will be handicn events in every instance so that tl : beginners will have an equal chanc with the veterans of winning the ton naments. Some sort of prize will I put up every Friday for the day's wl : ner. ner.These Friday tournaments willha\ nothing to do with the tournaraem for the Burton cup , details of whic will be announced shortly. Next Fi day afternoon will see the first of tl weekly tournament series and all go ! ers are urged to take part Detectives Subpoenaed. Washington , June 27. Further tesl diony intended to show that Edwai Hlnes , president of the Edward Him Lumber company of Chicago , play * nn Important part In the election i Senator Lorlmer and was interested : the senator's election , was today giv * to the senate committee investigate the election by W. S. Cook , n lumbe man of Duluth , Minn. Mr. Cook ac nowledged his bitterness toward M ( lines and declared he had never fe very friendly toward him. 'I know his way of doing business he explained. "Hines has a way going about business that I do n think is honorable. When he wan to buy timber he gets an option ai then goes around trying to hurt tl credit of the seller. " "Cite an instance , " challenged .A torney William J. Hynes for'N Hlnes. "John Mellon of the Allger Srm company of Duluth , " retorted Cook. Three detectives who are said have been employed to shadow CU ence S. Funk , general manager of tl International Harvester company ai star witness at the present inquir were "ditched" today In a novel wi by Mr. Funk. "Ditching" Is the tec nical phrase for thrown off the tra Mr. Funk had detectives subpoena as witnesses before the senate coi mlttee Investigating the Lorlmer cu and left the witness stand unshadow for the first time in weeks , It claimed. Oiled Road Biq Success. After two extremely heavy rains , i Inspection was made of the new oil > r road south of this city. "It Is bett than ever , " says County Commission ie Taft. "You would not know It rain y on the road at all. " So great an Improvement is the c ed road after a rnln that farmers ha passed enthusiastic comment on t new improvement. After such rai s. as fell here Saturday and Sund night , farmers report that it has oft Is been Impossible to drive over ser portions of South Thirteenth stre B. After the recent rain , however , au mobiles and farmers In heavy wagons drove over the oiled road as easll ) and comfortably as If they were driv ing over the pa\ed section of the city One fanner's wife , living some ills lance south of here , Inquires of Conn ty Commissioner Taft If ho cnnno ! have the road oiled as far as her farm "The oiled road is such a convent ence , " she says. "There Is no dual and the rain has no effect upon It. " The rain has made the oil road 2 ( percent better than It was before , tlu Inspectors say. It has packed hardei than ever and the sandy spots whlcl vere oiled look as good as the spot ! vhlcli were clayed. Hawkins Breaks Several Ribs. "Three ribs broken , possibly four > ne rib is torn loose and the spliu iadly wrenched. " This Is the verdict Dr. Waters pass d on Secretary A. W. Hawkins of tlu Commercial club , who fell down i ew stone steps in front of the C. J 'lemlng drug store shortly after noon Ir. Hawkins walked out of the ston vlth his hands In his pockets when hli eet slipped from under him and hi ell heavily on his back. Frlendi landing near by helped him to hi : eet , and the accident was passed of IB a slight one. Mr. Hawkins wa ; ible to walk to his rooms at the B. T leld boarding house , but the pain be arne so Intense that he visited a phy lolan , who found the fractures. Tin njured secretary was put In bandage ; uul was able to walk to his olllce. Wrestling , Breaks Leg. Alnsworth , Neb. , Juno 27. Speela o The News : Roy Woods , a boy llv ng near here , had n leg broken In vrestllng match yesterday. Nellgh Cellar Is Flooded. Nellgh , Neb. , June 27. Special t The News : More than three inche of rain fell in Nellgh and vicinity earl esterday morning , possibly being th leaviest rainfall in three years , t argo number of cellars were iloode n different parts of the city. The barber shop of Joe Clair , whlc s located In the basement of the N < igh National bank , was given a con of more than four Inches of mud an water that forced its way through a opening made a few days prevlou rom a four-inch water main , that ha jecn removed and a smaller pipe pi n its place. It required the service of a couple of men during the fen noon to clear up the floor and furn ture. ture.The The high wind that preceded th rain did little or no damage to th crops in this immediate vicinity. : was reported during the early part ( [ ho forenoon that a heavy hail ston tiad visited Elgin during the night an that crops were badly damaged. Li cal telephone service was not cri ] pled here , but it was impossible t ; et connections over the long dlstanc lines. Piano Drops , Man Killed. Ainsworth , Neb. , Juno 27. Specli to The News : Burney B. Milks , so of B. W. Milks and Mrs. Lydia Mill Lamb , aged 23 years , was killed in a accident on Saturday evening near h home at Moon Lake , about twent five miles southwest of Alnsworth. 11 and his mother were moving a plar from his home to that of his rnotlu when in going over a rough place tl piano was thrown out , carrying hi : with it and pinning him to the groun killing him instantly. The funeral services were he' from the M. E. church here Mend ! morning. Mrs. Lydla Milks Lamb , tl mother , lived In Norfolk last year. Fight Fire to Save Auto. Bonesteel , S. D. , June 27. Spec ! to The News : The old farm houi belonging to John Denker , four mill south of Bonesteel , was struck I lightning Sunday night and burned the ground. The old house was us for a handy house. Hired men root ed in it and it was used also as a far garage. The automobile was save after a battle with the hot flames. M Denker narrowly escaped by the a sistance of his 14-year-old girl. At tl time of the accident the whole Denki family was in the big new houee abe fifteen rods away. The loss is about $1,200 , with nbo $200 insurance on the furniture ai building. Farm House Demolished. West Point , Neb. , June 27. Spec ! to The News : Sunday night's stor was cyclonic In character. From It est advices from outlying districts tl devastation was greater than In tov or the immediate vicinity. In to ? the wind tore big trees from the roots , overturned small buildings ui broke innumerable branches from c namental and forest trees and did ge eral damage to the gardens and lawi of the homes of the city. The stor struck West Point at 12:15 : and co tlnued for one hour with unabated vl lence. South of town It appears have had greater destructive pow < the farm home , barns and outbutldln of Edward Drahoe , living six mil southeast of the city , having bei completely swept away. The secoi storm struck the city about 3 o'cloi and finished the work that the fir blast had left undone. The streets a strewed with debris , fallen tre < boards and everything of a loose r ture which was In the path of t storm. A barn 60x100 feet on t farm of George Reeson west of to\ was moved completely from Its fou dations , carriages and buggies we lifted up by the wind and thrown every direction In the neighborhood Crowell , nine miles south of this plai The dwelling hoube of ex-Mayor Sc nenschein , the former executive the city at West Point was badly da aged. Dickson a Candidate. O'Neill , Neb. . Juno 27. Special The News : Attorney R. R. Dickson this city , one of the leading attorne in this judicial district , has at It D- yielded to the pressure brought bear upon him by his friend * and has announced that he will be a candidate for the republican nomination for dis trict judge for the Fifteenth district , which comprises the counties of Holt , Hoyd , Rock and Keya Palm. There will probably be no other candidate for the republican nomination. Mr. nickson Is one of the most successful lawyers In the section of the state and has been engaged in the active prac tice of his profession In this elty forever over twenty years. Ho Is well fit ted for the position upon the bench. Omaha Voting on Bonds. Omaha , June 27. Omaha is voting today on two bond Issues , one for $8,250,000 for the purchase and Im provement of the water plant , and the other for $200,000 asked by the coun ty for the co'mpletlon of the court house. Australia Has 4,449,495. Melbourne , Australia , June 27. The now census gives the commonwealth of Australia , consisting of New South Wales , Victoria , Queensland , South Australia , West Australia and Tasma nia , n population of 4,449,41)5 ) against 3,773,801 in 1901. Direct Vote Taken Up. Washington , June 27. The joint resolution for the direct elections ol United States senators was sent tc conference today by the senate , 1h vice president naming Messrs. Clark ( Wyoming ) , Nelson ( Michigan ) anil Bacon ( Georgia ) as conferees. FOUR DAYS TO PAY UP. You Big Corporations Want to Hurry With Income Tax. Washington , June 27. Four days re main in which corporations may pa > their federal taxes. A heavy penaltj will bo assessed against All that havt not paid when the treasury closes 1U doors on June 30. While the government's estimated Income from the year is $16,000,000 only $14,000,000 bad been receive * when the treasury began business to day. More than 26,000 concerns havt made returns. For the last week corporation tai payments have been coming in at tu < rate of about $1,000,000 a day. To Protect Jews. St. Petersburg , June 27. The mln Istry of trade is negotiating with tlu ministry of inetrior with a view to thi temporary suspension of the order o the governor of Tobolsk , Siberia , pro hlblting Jews attending the fur fair a Tyumen. If the ministry of the in terior does not grant this concessioi the other ministry will take the casi before the council of ministers. Pre mler Stolypin holds the post of In terior as to the present action , wa taken following a telegraphic appea by the board of trade for the exclusloi ( of Jews from the business. The prc mler recognizes that the order of tin governor of Tobolsk is in accordanc with the letter of the law , but the lav has never been applied vigorously. Riots Feature a Strike. Philadelphia , June 27. Disturbance about the plant of the Baldwin Locc motive works , where a strike of mor than 5,000 men has been in progres for three weeks , are becoming mor } frequent. Today a trolley car earn ing Baldwin workers was attacked b ; strike sympathizers with stones am bricks. No one was seriously hurl but the police made a number of ai rests. Wreck Being Cleared Away. Throughout the night section crews brought from every station along th M. & O. line from Emerson , worke steadily clearing away the wreck e freight train No. 13 , which went int the ditch three miles this side of Hos 3 kins Monday morning. It was b < Y lieved by local railroad officials tha a passenger train would go east D noon. A train crew was ordered fo 10 o'clock. The wreckage , it wa , said , would be put to one side and a ! work was centered on pulling th tracks back into place on the roadbe * Engineer Edward Lynch was take from Dr. Waters' office to a comfor able room In the Pacific hotel las evening. His condition is satisfactor to the physician , who says the engii eer will recover. He will be taken t Sioux City today , if the track is clea : ed. Up to 10 o'clock a. m. no trai had entered or left the city ever th M. & O. road since Sunday night. Awaits Arrest in Auto. To have a man for whom he had warrant , wait for him in an automi bile , was the good streak of luc which Constable John Flynn of thi city encountered at Pierce Monda afternoon. Charles Hamilton , stepso of G. W. Woodruff , who Sunday crea ed a disturbance in the Union Pacifl restaurant , which resulted in the ste ] son receiving a hard right on the nos bringing blood , was not satisfied wit the warning given to his stepfather I Chief of Police Marquardt. He too it upon himself to swear out a wa rant , charging that Woodruff had u : lawfully and feloniously beaten an struck his mother , Mrs. Sadie Woo ruff , who has been ill. Constable Flyn telephoned the Pierce authorities i locate Woodruff and upon his airlv : at Pierce he was surprised to fir Woodruff waiting for him with an a tomobile , and Attorney O. S. Spillmn ready to defend him. "I'm looking for you , Mr. Officer said Woodruff to Constable Flyn e Here is my automobile. Step in ar wo will drive to my attorney's ottl < and then to Norfolk. " The three arrived here late Mond. evening and Judge C. F. Eieeley co tlnued the case until next Thursday. Mortensen Election Void. Lincoln , June 27. The NebrasJ supreme court last evening confirm * the right of W. J. Furse , appoint * railroad commissioner to fill a vacant by from Gov. Shallenberger , to reta the office. The court decided the ele tlon of Peter Mortensen , nominal * by the republicans and elected with- nit opposition last- November , was II- t'gnl as no vacancy existed. The np- lolntmcnt. it IK held by the court , wills until the next general election md ( hero was no occasion for the loinlnatlon * jf Mr. Mortensen. Madison News Notes. Madison. Neb. . Juno 27. Special to 1'ho News : A marriage license was ssued to Elmer H. Stomo and Miss lesslo C. Webster , both of Schuyler. County Attorney Nichols attended o legal business in Lincoln. E. D. Kcssiguc , for several years ablnet maker in the Jacob Henderson urnlture store of this city , has rented he Huber pool hall and will open a urnlturo store. South Side News. MlsB Lenore Moollck and sister Esther went to Omaha Sunday noon for n week's visit with friends and rel Uives. Miss Madallne Welsh of Lynch wat > lere and visited at the Jack McGnine lorne Friday on her way to Arthur , la. to attend the Crotty-IJenedlct wedding Miss Martini Evans arrived lionu from Fremont Saturday evening where she spent a week with friends Miss Bess Etter of Niobrara spenl Saturday and Sunday at the home ol lier uncle , M. Moollck , and left Surulio noon for Battle Creek , after a tw * weeks' visit with old friends nt Pilger Miss Etter will spend a day only ai Battle Creek , going from there U Wayside , returning to Norfolk in t month. Miss Hulda Manner of Sioux Citj spent Sunday at the Junction. Mr. and Mrs. Claude R , Bencdic1 and son Claude left Sunday for Ar tlnir , la. , to attend the wedding o Gene Crotty and Miss llnttlc Benedict formerly of the south side. H. B. Alexander took his two chil dren to Oakdale yesterdoy , where the : will visit with their grandparents , Mr and Mrs. William Alexander. Sunday night's wind played havoi with south side property. A largi cottonwood tree was uprooted nt tin section house. Trees wore broken outbuildings overturned and Mr. Kin cald's barn was hurled against hi ; house and stood on one end. In man ; cases window lights were broken. Work was resumed on the nev Third street depot yesterday , after i delay of several days. SOUTH DAKOTA AT A GLANCE. The contract has been awarded fo a new Catholic church edifice nt V : enna. Henry D. Schuderg , postmaster n Colome , has been recommended for n appointment by Congressman Martlr The mangled body of Charles Ster of Ramsey was found three miles eas of Wolsey. It Is believed he fell fror the blind baggage. Julius Olson , son of County Supei visor John Olson of Lake county , wa killed when thrown from a buggy in runaway near Junius. The Retail Dealers' association c Pierre is behind a movement to clos all business houses at 6:30 : p. m. eac day except Saturday. Raw ham eaten at supper by the \ O. Millspaugh family of Westport wi probably cause the death of the pa : ents. A boy and a girl will recover. Frank Craft , state fire marshal fo South Dakota , was elected presider of the National Association of Stat Fire Marshals at the annual rneetin in Chicago. The South Dakota Holiness assocli tion has begun a three weeks' cam meeting at Mitchell. Rev. F. Gathers , pastor of the Metl odlst Episcopal church at Bruce , wh suddenly disappeared , has been loca ed at Luton , la. Formal announcement of the cand dacy of Thomas Sterling for Unite States senator , to succeed Robert . Gamble , is made in a statement issue by Mr. Sterling. Vermillion business men have sul scribed liberally toward a Fourth < July celebration. Mrs. Emrnn Chapman Daniels , comely young telephone operator , wr arrested at Deadwood charged by tl : federal officials with raising pesto flee money orders. The South Dakota league of pos masters elected the following ofllcen President , H. H. Maupln , Egan ; vie president , George F. Fulley , Henrj secretary , F. D. Lowry , Leola ; trea urer , Mrs. Fanny Holllday , Conde. The III Fated Balloon. Paris , June 27. The balloon whlc fell into the North sea Sunday vti the Andromed. It left Santa Cloud i 8:30 : o'clock Saturday evening in tl elimination race for the grand prh Instituted by the Deutsche De I Meurthe. It was manned by George Blondel as pilot and Leon Corbln : passenger , and IB the only one of tl nine starters to meet with serious a cldent. The balloon was carried 01 to sea. Brown County Crops Benefited. Ainsworth , Neb. , June 27. Spec ! to The News : Ainsworth was visit * with a fine rain Sunday evening , amounted to a fraction over an inc and as it came steady it sunk dev deep into the ground and will do world of good. Things were gettir a little dry. Rain at Presho , S. D. Presho , S. D. , Juno 27. Special The News : Heavy rains all Saturdi afternoon , the first good rain sim May 29. Small grain on old groin well farmed , fair ; on new groui where cultivated has been in line co dition. The alfalfa Is good. It Is corning crop in this country. Rain at Royal. Royal , Neb. , Juno 27. Special , The News : Sunday night was a glo to all farmers , a good Inch of rain fa \ , Ing during the night. It was gener , all over this section of country. Boys Get Liquor ? Nellgh , Neb. , June 27. Special he News : Office Nichols and Jack- on of this city have for some time con convinced that a large amount of ootloggliig was going on In Nellgh. nil not until Satin day were ni rusts lade. Ward Helmer was seen to secure quor. and upon the confession of n ounger brother of the accused and a oung son of E. D. Kilbourn. both mln- r * , acknowledged on the stand In the Mice of Justice McAllister that Ilel UT did secure beer for them , but did ot give them the half pint of whiskey int was found on their persons. Act- ig County Attorney O. A. Williams rranged for the preliminary hearing efore Justice of the Peace J. M. Me- Ulster , who bound the defendant ver to the next term of the district ourt. A bond of $100 WIIB furnished y Frank Helmer , brother of the no- used , for his appearance. Bruce Dun- an was also arrested late In the after- eon on the charge of cruelty to an nals and paid n fine of $5.30. He ft his team standing for hours on the itrcct in the hot sun. Oil Barge Blows Up. Port Arthur , Te\ . , Juno 2(1. ( An ex- loslon on the oil bnrgo Humble in 10 harbor hero today caused the eath of one man and the destruction y lire of property valued at about 200,000. The explosion was felt for evcral miles. Three barges , a tug ml three warehouses filled with oil , t the Texas company pier , were de- troyed. Royal Beats Creighton. Royal , Neb. , Juno 27. Special to ho News : The Hofsmlth coltH of Creighton were defeated by the Royal ! reek Rats nt Royal , i core : Royal 17 , Creighton 0. Batteries , McCay and ' "orsbury , Lucus and Garvey. Valentine 13 , Ainsworth 10. Alnsworth , Neb. , Juno 27. Special o The News : The ball game at Lonp Ine June 25 between Alnswortli iVhite Sox and Valentine resulted In score In favor of Valentine , 13 to 10 , Both sides were batting heavy and si ew costly errors. Batteries : Valen Ine , Belden and Fisher ; Ainsworth Davison , McCoy and Perkins. Umpire Lloyd Harris. Madison-Pierce Row. A Madison-Picrco ball game al lerco Sunday broke up In a row The score stood 3 to 3 and a ball was atted which , if fair , was n home run ; f foul , it meant no score. One sid * lairned it was fair , the other sid * lairned it was foul. An all aroiiiu row resulted and Pierce fans are sal * o h.ivo virtually driven the Madisor Dlayers out of town. Elgin Likes Norfolk. Elgin , Neb. , Juno'27. Editor News Wo wish to thank Norfolk and tin Norfolk baseball team for the kiru rentrnent they gave our boys nt Sun dny's game. You certninly bnvo i Hinch of rooters , but what good Is i city If they can't have rooters to root We hope to see your ball team pla ; at our little city in the near futuri and hope you will bring a largo dele gntion of Norfolk citizens along. Elgin likes Norfolk and we hop < Norfolk will like us. Yours , Ira Wolfe ecretary Elgin baseball team. Running Team Beats Firemen. Notwithstanding the fact that tin driving park diamond was coverei with water from Saturday night's rain the firemen's ball team was on tin : round waiting for the telephone mei to put In their appearance for th < scheduled game. The latter not ar pearing , the running team stoppei their practice end a five-inning garni was played which resulted in the dc feat of the regular fire team by a scor of 8 to 5. The features of the gam were the homo run by Bland , the thre * bagger by Walters and the excellen catching by McCune on third. Another Camorra Juror Sick. Viterbo , Juno 27. One of the juror n the Camorra murder trial was r * ported 111 today and in consequenc the case was adjourned until Friday. MONDAY MENTIONS. J. T. Gilmore of Chicago is In th city transacting business. Mrs. Frank Hume of Omaha is i the city visiting with her sister-in-lav Mrs. W. A. Kingsley. Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Keene , Jr. , c Fremont are here visiting with Mi and Mrs. J. S. McClary. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hartford n turned from a two weeks' fishing an camping at Dewey lake. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Frohloff and thel sou John Frohloff of Rock Rapids , la are in the city visiting with thel sons H. F. and L. W. Frohloff. Lodor & Adams opened their si loon in the Storz building Saturday. The Burns club will meet at the re ; idence of Mr. Ballantyne Tuesda ; June 27 , Charles Richardson has been elec ed as janitor for the Grant schoi building. Miss Tessio DIxon. daughter of V P. Dlxon of Norfolk , Is just recoverin from an operation at Denver , for a ] pendicltis. There will be a meeting of the A club at 8:30 : this evening at the Bu lock offices. All members are reques ed to be present. The running team of the Norfol fire department is now scheduled f * practice morning and evening for tl contests at Tilden July 4. D. Baurn Is still laid up with an a tack of fever at the J. Baurn borne o Madison avenue and Eleventh strec Mr. Bnum , though somewhat Impro ed. Is still very weak. F. Brnasch , F. Tannehill and 1 Krantz were re-elected directors i the Farmers Elevator company , at tl annual meeting. Following the mec ing a smoker and lunch were enjoye Francis Jones , the little son of D and Mrs , Jones , formerly of Norfol was seriously burned by the exploslr of a toy steam engine , at their herr in McCook. Mrs. Jones was former Miss M attic McNIsh of Norfolk. The lad Is.In a hospital nt Hot Springs. The U. C. T. ball team undc-rweut n workout on the drMtig park diamond Saturday evening. Thn team la preparing - paring for a game with ono of the local aggregations for the near futuro. The nnnouncomcnt of the wedding of Prof , dimwit > f the St. Paul Luth- rrnn school mid n > OMMR liuly from Wisconsin was announced by Uov. John Witt In the St. Pnul church Sun day morning. ' Loren Harris has been nddod to the plant department of the Nebraska Telephone ephone- company bore. Mr. HairlH comes from the Oiniihn hendqunrtors. Ho Is married and his coming here means another family for Norfolk. Among the day's out-of-town visitors In Norfolk were : Jerry Chullk , Lynch ; N. U. Culler. Nowcustlo ; 10. L. Kompson , Elgin ; Totld Hoover , Bnttlo Creek ; F. A. Heller , West Point ; U. U. Brunson. Ewlng ; Mr. and Mrs. Mntthlosen , Pierce ; A. M Hard. Crolgh- ton ; W. J. Barker , Gregory ; J. T. Glaze , Lynch. There was some excitement In the Union Pacific rostnurnnt Sunday morn ing when G. W. Woodruff and his Btop- son engaged In a llstlc contest which resulted In the Btopwm calling nt the police station with a wlilto apron cov ered with blood. Ho asked for the arrest of his stepfather , who ho claim ed attacked his mother who IB 111. Chief of Police Marquardt notified Woodruff that another complaint means arrest. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Harry , parents of Mrs. P. H. Davis , have rented the house at 504 South Ninth tsruot , and are coming hero to live. The house they are renting was spoken for fiix weeks before it was vacated , which hews the great demand for homos lu Norfolk. The Women's Homo MlHBlonnry HO- jlety of the Methodist Episcopal hurch will meet with Mrs. J. H. Ox- iam on South Tenth street Tuesday afternoon at It o'clock. There la to be innual election of otlicors and a plo- : ilc supper. All members are urged o bo present. Rev. and Mrs. William Butzko of Shelton , Neb. , are in the city visiting ivith Mr. and Mrs. Julius Degner. Rev. Mr. Butzko has been pastor of the jiitherun church at Shelton for some. years and IB now enroute to Polk , Neb. , where be will take charge of ho Lutheran church. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Koenlgsteln efFort Fort Smith , Ark. , have written Nor folk relatives that they have sold their Arkansas property and will como to Norfolk next month to live. Mr. Koen- gstein will practice law horo. Mr. and Mrs. Koenigstein were formerly residents of this city and have n great many friends here. City Physician A. B. Tashjean re ports that the general health of Nor folk for the past week has been excel lent. No contagious diseases have been reported and while there is n lit tle rheumatism , there are no serious cases. Whooping cough has been re ported. Most of the illness , he says Is due to the extremely warm weather. H. C. Matrau Will Make Clerk Race. Representative H. C. Matrau of Nor folk will run for county clerk on the democratic ticket. " 1 have not yet filed , but I think I will run , " he said Monday. "I do not think there will be any opposition to my candidacy in my party and I don't think Mr. McFarland has any on the republican side. " The county democratic convention will be held at Battle Creek on July 11. P. J. Stafford is chairman of the central committee and will call a cau cus to elect delegates next week. SPRECKLES ON THE STAND. California Sugar Man Tells of Rela tions With Trust. Washington , June 26. The story of the relations of the California Cane and Beet Sugar Interests with the American Sugar Refining company , the so-called sugar trust , was told be fore the house sugar committee today by John D. Spreckles of San Francis co. Mr. SpreckleB represented the Western Sugar Refining company of California , a cane sugar enterprise , and the SpreckleB Sugar company , a beet sugar plant. He was formerly connected with the Sprcckles Philadel phia sugar plant , sold to the American Sugar Refining company in the nine ties. Joseph F. Smith , president of the Mormon church and head of the Idaho- Utah Sugar company , was not called as n witness this morning and it was stated that he probably would not tes tify until tomorrow. President Smith arrived today and went directly to Senator Srnoot's house to be his guest. Asked whether he had any particu lar reason for not wishing to come to Washington , Mr. Smith replied that his own desire had been to avoid n long and tiresome journey while suf fering from a severe rheumatic attack when he felt that he could add little or nothing to enlighten the commit tee. "FAINTING BERTHA" CRAZY. Lincoln , Juno 26 "Fainting Bertha' Liebbko Is stirring up things at the state penitentiary In a reckless man ner , her latest actions having been the breaking out of all the window lights In the room where she Is con fined. Her arms are severely cut and bruised from this rigorous exer cise and she is in a bad physical con dition. Running and jumping at the doors and furniture In the room hall of the women's ward and chasing the other women inmates hero and thcro has been daily exercise for the swoon ing ono for the last three days. So hard has she been to get along with , and so much of a disturbance she has created slnco her Imprison ment that Warden Dclahunty haB com plained to Dr. Spradlng of the stnto insanity board and says ho wants the woman tried as to her mental condi tion. IIcndK of the various insane 3 asylums are inclined to fight shy of f the woman ,