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TI1E NORFOLK WKKKLY N'KWS-JOVHNAb , i'MUDAY , JULY 7 , 191J ,
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SOCIETY
Pleasures of the Week.
Tlio nuiHlcale given by MIHH Howard
of Warren , Olilo. who IB u guest In the
home of IIIT unrli' , ( ' . I1. Parish , was a
delightful treat to those fortunate
enough to he present. Miss Howard
IH a splendid musician and an artist
and tlio guests who were present
Hpoak In glowing terms of the enter-
tiiliiinent. Light rofroslinients daintily
iiorvud rounded out an evening that
WIIH ono of great pleasure.
Tlio program : I'relude , Dallade , Cho
pin ; NlghtHong , Schumann ; Hark ,
llnrlt tlio Seliubort-Llszt EvenIng
, Lark. - ; -
Ing Star , Wagnor-Lls/t ; Magic Fire
Scone , Wngnor-llrassln ; Kendo Cnprlc-
cloHO , Mendelssohn.
Intermission.
Prelude , llachmanlnoff ; Slolghrldo ,
TBchalkowskl ; Hiimoresque , Dvorak ;
March Wind , MaiDowell ; Wedding
Day , Grieg.
Mrs. I ) . Mnthowson was hostess at
a charming 1 o'elock luncheon on Fri
day , when she entertained the Bridge
dub , Mrs. X. A. Halnholt , Mrs. W. II.
Butterfiold and Mrs. C. It. Allen of
Dtirant , Okla. Tlio quests found places
at ono long table In tlio dining room
beautifully appointed. In the game of
bridge that was Indulged in during
the afternoon the high score was made
by Mrs. (3. I ) . Hutterlleld and Mrs.
Mnthowson presented her with a. pret
ty favor brought from Holland.
Mrs. .John Friday and Mrs. V. St.
Clnir Mitchell wore hostesses at a.
very pleasant ! l o'elock breakfast on
Wednesday morning in the home of (
Mrs. Friday. Forty guests found ,
places at prettily lajd tables , and
thoroughly enjoyed the two-course
menu. After breakfast the morning
hours were spent socially.
Mrs. Culmseo very pleasantly enter
tained ; v company of ladies at a 1
o'clock luncheon complimentary to
V Mrs. Fred Hunter , who will soon leave
Norfolk. Cards was the diversion.
Mrs. C. C. Gow received the prize for
the high score.
Mr. and Mrs. .John Friday gave an
Informal dinner on Friday in honor of
Mrs. Friday's nephew , Eugene Crotty.
and his bride. Mr. and Mrs. Crotty
were married on .Monday at Ida Grove ,
In.
Mrs. O. L. Hyde entertained a company
of ladles Wednesday
pany twenty-live on
day afternoon in honor of Mrs. Phil
Harmony and her guest , Mrs. Foster
of Lincoln. Mrs. Hyde served a splen
did supper at 0 o'clock.
Mrs. Kingsley entertained a small
company" of "friends ' .it the Country
club on Monday afternoon to compli
ment her sister , Mrs. Hume of Omaha.
Bridge was enjoyed during the after
noon. Mrs. Kingsley served very
dainty refreshments.
Mrs. George 11. Spear pave the la
dies of Trinity guild a rare treat on
Thursday afternoon by taking them
out to the Country club. Mrs. Spear
served a tempting supper for her
guests at 5 o'clock.
Mrs. John I ! . Hays was hostess to
the Tuesday Bridge club on Tuesday
morning. After the games Mrs. Hays
served a lunch at 2 o'clock. The club
prize wont to Mrs. E. I' . Weatherby.
Personal.
Mrs. L. M. Keene of Fremont spent
the week In Norfolk , a guest in the
home of her parents , Mr. and Mrs. J.
S. McClary.
Mrs. Hume of Omaha , who has been
the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Kingsley at
the Pacific the past week , returned
homo today.
Mr. and Mrs. C. U. Allen of Durant ,
Okla. , arrived In Norfolk on Wednes
day. Mr. Allen left Friday for Marlon ,
la.
Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Nicola and son
Dick left this morning for three
months trip to the Pacific coast.
Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Salter and Master -
tor George Salter are enjoying camp
life for ten days at Long Pine.
Mrs. J. W. Dietrick left Tuesday
morning for an extended visit in Ft.
Dodge , la.
Severe Tornado at Mitchell. S. D.
Mitchell , S. D. , July 3. Saturday
night a severe tornado and rain struck
this city , doing considerable damage.
It came from the southwest and pass
ed over the eastern section of the city ,
just escaping the business section.
The Mitchell Furniture company suf
fered'the heaviest loss when a fourth
of the roof was torn from its building
and water poured in on a floor tilled
with furniture and leaked through into
the lower roof. The roof was carried
200 feet and dropped in front of a ho
tel. The damage will he about $5,000.
A dozen barns in the eastern part of
the city were carried away or blown
tint to the ground. Portions of a barn
were blown Into the front plate glass
window of A. C. Peterson's residence
and frightened the occupants of the
house , where a wedding was just about
to take place.
A barn belonging to a farmer named
Goodwin , eight miles north of town ,
was struck by lightning and was burned -
ed , together with three cows and three
horses.
Goodwin was standing in the barn
door and was struck with a piece ol
wood that entered his leg. Several
other large barns In the pathway ol
the storm wore blown down and de
stroyed.
v Hall Damage Extensive.
Hall did extensive damage in south
crn Madison county and in Plattc
. - * *
county during the f > lorm a week ago.
Corl Jenkins of Kalamazoo , who wns
In Norfolk Saturday , said ho was com
pletely hailed out and the hall damage
covered a patch live miles long and
two miles wide.
SOUTH DAKOTA AT A GLANCE.
Colomo has employed engineers to
draw plans for a municipal water
works system.
The Western South Dakota tennis
tournament will bo played at Muf'.o ' ,
July 10-11.
Engineers have Mulshed the prelim
Inary survey of the proposed Irriga
tion project west of Itnpid City.
The farm buildings of Jack An
drowH , living near Keystone , wore de
stroyed by a lire of unknown origin.
Heuben Warner of Alcester , S. D. ,
mid Miss Alice Grove of Colan , Neb. ,
were married at Elk Point.
The county commissioners of Ly-
man county turned down the saloo.i
men'H bonds and the county IB "dry. "
Saturday evening Mr. and Mrs.
Charles 11. Klbhee of Mitchell cele
brated the fiftieth anniversary of their
marriage.
By a large majority the voters of
Onldu voted $11,000 in bonds for the
construction of a waterworks system.
The state railroad commissioners
have ordered the Northwestern rail
road to erect a new depot at Sturgls.
James W. Joyce , a well known Hot
Springs business man , committed sui
cide by shooting himself through the
heart.
Rapid City capitalists are agitating
the erection of a cement plant similar
to that under eburs-e of construction
at Chambers.
Judge K. B. Wheeler of Wheeler is
able to be out of doors after several
months' confinement as a result of a
stroke of paralysis.
A bad lire swept through Lommon ,
destroying three livery and feed barns
and stores and fourteen head of horses
and entailing a loss of $10,000.
Mrs. Sylvester Allison of Sturgis
has been taken to a Chicago hospital
to undergo an operation necessitated
by injuries sustained in an automobile
accident.
Dr. Honnon F. Ratte. former legislator
later and well known in political and
mining circles in the Black Hills , has
announced his candidacy for congress
in the June , 1912 , primaries.
Ole Mookestad , aged 24 , of Sioux
Falls met his death. While standing
on a ladder he lost his footing and
fell , striking his side against a lever
and rupturing one of his kidneys ,
every section of South Dakota ha\e
Miss Emma Peshek , for two years
assistant cashier of the First State
bank at Wagner , has accepted a posi
tion with the Havinia State bank.
Drought conditions in practically
been relieved within the past ton days.
Aberdeen and vicinity being the latest
to receive welcome showers , aggregat
ing about an inch of moisture.
A heavy windstorm damaged the
fajr rounds , b.uildl/ij s.jit. Clark.
Work on the new Nqrthwestern de
pot at Clark is being rushed to com
pletion.
The voters of Bancroft authorized
'the board of education to issue $ C,000
worth of bonds for a new school build
ing.
Frank Albright , a storekeeper at
South Shore , has let the contract for
a $5,000 building in which to conduct
his store.
Clarence M. Lambert , a Gettysburg
business man , died in an Aberdeen
hospital after an operation for appen
dicitis.
Arrangements have been-completed
for the entertainment of the state lire-
men's tournament in Lead next week ,
John Potzer , a wealthy fanner liv
ing near Delmont , was seriously In
jured by being thrown from a buggy
| during a runaway.
Homesteaders living west of the riv
er continue to move out of the section
which is reported burned out by the
drought. *
Rattlesnakes are very numerous
around Fairburn , four persons having
been bitten by the reptiles within the
past week ,
R. E. Cone , formerly of Mitchell , has
been elected president of the James
Valley bank at Huron and will assume
his duties Saturday.
The court contest over the mayor
ally election in Bridgewater resultei
In Jacob Tchetter being elected bj
four votes on the recount over C. A
Kay , to whom the election returns gav <
the cilice by one vote.
Judge Hughes rules that the weti
won out by two votes at the recen
election in Miller. The drys will carr :
the case to a higher court.
The Sioux Falls Kennel club is send
Ing out catalogues in which are listei
the prizes and classes of the big do (
show to be held there October 12-16.
WEDNESDAY WRINKLES.
Otto Voget has purchased an auto
mobile.
A. Bohlander and family have lef
for their future home in Montana.
Otto A. Voget and his sister , MIsi
Pauline Voget. returned from a shor
visit at Omaha.
A regular meeting of the Ad clul
will be held Friday evening. A largi
attendance is desired.
A regular meeting of Mosaic lodgi
No. 53 was held Tuesday night n
which the fellowcraft degree was con
ferred on one candidate. Special meet
ings were called for July 11 for E. A
degree : July IS E. A. degree , and Jul ;
25 for work In F. C. degree.
At the regular meeting of the bean
of education the resignations of Mis
Chappell , who goes to Omaha , am
Miss Rosella Cole were acceptet
Misses Hazel Adams of Madison , Ros
Ballar of Dewltt , Mary Coyle o
O'Neill and Nettie C. Collett of Rosr
Ha were elected teachers for grad
school positions.
THE FOURTH HIS JONAH DAY.
Norfolk Man Finds Luck Runnln
Against Him On Tuesday.
To have seven accidents In ono da
Is the lively Fourth of July esper
5 enced Tuesday by Dr. C. J. Verges c
this city. Early Tuesday morning
the doctor's automobile went wrong
and he discovered that a shafting had
broken. Discarding the machine he
took his bicycle , which he punctured
enrouto down town. He then bor
rowed a bicycle from a friend and
while in a garage an automobile , back
ing up , ran across the borrowed bicy
cle , putting it out of commission. He
then sat In a friend's automobile
which was to convey him homo ami a
tire blew out. The doctor then walked
home and , lying on a sofa , told himself
softly about the extremely hot weath
er and while his feet were rosMng
comfortably on a projecting piece on
the wall , they suddenly slipped , knock
ing down a cut glass vase , which was
broken Into bits. Then uccurrc.l the
runaway of his team and the doctor
now pronounces the day one of 111
luck.
New Dakota Officer.
Pierre , S. D. , July 5. The state Im
migrant board appointed J. D. Bets of
this city immigration commissioner.
Ho will at once take up the work of
that department for the Interests of
the Ktate.
Auto Skids , Turns Turtle.
St. Joseph , Mo. , June 5. Thomas
and John Roderick , Dennis O'Connor
and John Swearlnger of Perrin , Mo. ,
were Injured when their automobile
skidded and turned turtle at Saxton ,
this county , today. They were brought
to a hospital here. O'Connor has a
broken leg and the other men are in
jured interni.lly. All are farmers.
Taft Enroute Home.
Pittsburg , July 5. President Taft
spent eleven minutes in this city to
day enroute to Washington from In
dianapolis. The train was an hour
late reaching here.
When the president's train was nearing -
ing Steubenville , O. , the air pumps on
the engine went out of commission.
A new engine was attached to the
train , but there was forty minutes de-
ley. At Carnegie , a freight engine
jumped the track a few minutes be
fore the president's train was due.
This accident held the train twenty
minutes. Notwithstanding that sev
eral electric fans were in operation ,
the temperature was 91 degrees in
the car and the president was working
laboriously with his handkerchief wip
ing away the perspiration , which roll
ed down his face.
Too Windy to Fly.
Washington , July 5. Long distance
telephone messages received hero to
day from Aviator Atwood , who stop
ped over night in Atlantic City on his
proposed flight to Washington Indi
cated that he would not attempt to
continue his journey today. Atwood
said the wind continued too high for
successful flight.
Queen Dowager Dead ,
Turin , July 5. Mariapla , queen dow
ager of Portugal , died at the royal
chaueau at Stupinlgi at 3in : o'clock
this afternoon. She had suffered from
uremia.
South Side News.
Art Wood of Montana is here visit
ing at the home of his brother , T. G.
Wood.
Mr. and Mrs. John Hinze went to
Omaha yesterday.
Charles Blanc went to Hoskins yes
terday.
Mrs. W. B. Wolfe went to Long Pine
to spend tte Fourth , and returned
home this evening.
M. Moolick and two children spent
the Fourth at Tllden.
Mrs. Harry Hoskinson and daugh
ter Genevieve arrived home fiom a
few days' visit with Neligh relatives.
Grover Mayhew and Miss Lenore
Moolick celebrated in Tilden.
Mlt-s Mildred Cozait , formerly of
the Junction but now of Chadron , Is
here visltng wth friends.
Mrs. H. C. Dick and son Clarence
spent the Fourth with Mrs. Dick's pa
rents , Mr. and Mrs. Ahlman , at Stuart.
Miss Ruby Andrews was at Tilden
yesterday to attend the exercises.
Mrs. Rose Homer and two children
spent Tuesday at Ewlng.
Miss Helen Brown , formerly of the
Junction but now of Lincoln , returned
home after a few days' visit with old
friends.
Charles Tribsecs celebrated in Til
den.
den.Mr.
Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Chrlsman and
two children were In Tilden yester
day.
Misses Anna and Carrie Trlbsees
spent Tuesday down on the U. P. line ,
Kriekhaus-Hewlg.
At the home of the bride's mother ,
Mrs. Anna B. Hewig , at Omaha Satur
day afternoon , occurred the wedding
of Carl L. Kriekhaus of this city and
Miss Johanna Hewig. The young
couple returned to Norfolk Saturday
night and will make their home at 313
South Eighth street. Mr. Kriekhaue
is foreman of the press room In The
News plant. Miss Hewig only recent
ly came to Omaha from her home at
Evansvllle , Ind.
LEWIS TO FIGHT REAGAN.
Former Norfolk Fighter Here Enroute
to Pueblo for a Battle.
Harry Lewis , the lightweight fightei
who has exhibited some in this city
has returned from the east where he
won several battles. For the pastyeai
Lewis has been at the game steadllj
and arrived in Norfolk Tuesday nighl
to settle up some business matters
Lewis is enroute to Pueblo , Cole ,
where he Is matched with Jlmmlo Rea
gan for July 20. He lights Joe Riven
and Earl Barnes in August.
"I expect to be back this way In i
few months , " says Lewis , "and I woulc
be glad to meet anyone In this vlcin
Ity weighing from 124 to 130 pounds. '
Farmer Dead by Lightning ,
Brlstow , Neb. , July 5. Special t (
The News : A. G. Elvlng , a farmei
living four miles northeast of here
was struck by a holt of lightning Mon
day and instantly killed. The bol
3f made a hole In the back of his hea <
nearly a half incn in diameter. He
with his son was In the Held plowing
corn. The ( cam was not hurt , but ran
away. Ills son was only a short dis
tance away. His tcnm was untouched
but became frightened and ran away.
The son was stunned by the shock but
recovered < iulckly.
Mr. Elvlng was about 45 years old
and had lived hero only a few years ,
coming hero from South Omaha.
Auto Turns Somersault.
Neligh , Nob. , July 5. Special to
The News : S. F. Gllman , proprietor
of the Nollgh of this city , had an acci
dent Monday afternoon that was cer
tainly wonderful that his death was
not Instantaneous.
Ho was riding In his automobl'.e east
of the mill , and in the attempt of
backing up the clutch refused to work
when he and the machine went over
backward down a twenty-foot em
bankment , turning once over complete
ly and landing right side up. Aside
from numerous bruises on the body
and face , Mr. Oilman sustained no
other Injuries. This Is accounted
from the fact that the top of the ma
chine was up. However , this was
smashed as was also the glass and
frame of the wind shield.
Nebrnskan Killed in Auto.
Beaver City , Neb. , July n. nr. II. A.
eagar was killed when an automo-
lie , driven at a high rate of speed ,
truck the end of a bridge , rearing
om the compact and throwing him
lit. His skull was crushed. Mrs.
eagar and a party of friends In the
ar escaped without serious Injury.
r. Keagar was a kell known athlete.
Tilden Wins From Norfolk.
Tilden , Neb. , July 5. Special to The
ows : In the most exciting ball game
ver seen in Tilden the home team do-
eatod Norfolk 3 to 2 yesterday af-
rnoon.
A crowd estimated at 3,000 the
irgest crowd ever seen at a ball game
i this county watched the battle on
tie diamond. No runs were made un
it the fifth inning and the ninth inn-
ig saw a tie game. Kingdon struck
ut eight men and the two Norfolk
Itchers struck out seven men. C. A.
inlth of Tilden was umpire.
Reitzmann of Wahoo and Denton of
sorfolk pitched for Norfolk.
Niobrara Loses Game.
NIobrara , Neb. , July 5. Special to
The News : Niobrara lost the only
game of the week while playing with
, 'erdigre Saturday. The score was 7
o 12 in favor of Vordigre.
The carnival company left for Co-
ome. The crowds during the week
tvere not as large as have been in at-
endance other years , presumably on
it-count of the extreme heat and dry
iveather. The corn is still holding its
own. A light shower of rain fell.
The Fourth of July was celebrated
lore. Several celebrated in other
ilaces along the line.
Verdigre , Neb. , July 5. Special to
The News : In a game of baseball
ilayed at Niobrara during the last day
of the carnival Verdigre defeated Nio
brara to the tune of 17 to 12. The
'eature of the game was the hitting
of O'Keefe , who obtained a single , a
two-bagger , a three-bagger and a home
un. The fact of the matter was that
the Verdigre boys hit Niohrara's pitch
er when they wished and when a score
was needed a score was got. Before
the game Niobrara thought they had
this game in their vest pocket , and
their betting money was covered at
sight. The horse shoe presented to
Niobrara a week ago was got back
and presented to Fred Seller of Verdel.
Batteries : Verdigre , Dunaway and
Barta ; Niobrara , AVhipple and Waba-
slia. Umpires , Preston end Bagley.
Time , 2 hrs. 20 minutes. Verdigre
will play Creighton Thursday at
Crelghton and Niobrara Saturday at
Verdigre.
Enola Wins Again.
Enola , Neb. , July 5. Speeclal to
The News : The Pleasant Valley boys
again went to their defeat in a game
with Enola Sunday. It was a fast
; nmo allround score 5 to C. Batter
ies : Enola , Miller and Carson ; Pleas
ant Valley , Sent and Raabe.
Ewlng Stops Prize Fight
Ewing , Neb. , July 5. Special to The
News : The largest crowd ever as
sembled in Holt county gathered for
the Fourth of July celebration here.
It is estimated that 5,000 people were
here.
The prize fight which had been
scheduled between Gene Sullivan of
O'Neill and Rub- ) ; Nelson was stopped
by Marshal Coyne and a great throws
of men was disappointed. The biplane
was unable to make a flight owing to
high winds.
Reed Speaks at Stanton.
Stanton , Neb. , July 5. Special tc
The News : The glorious Fourth open
ed here with a cloudless sky. A large
crowd was present. Hon. Willis E
Reed of Madison delivered a very In
teresting and eloquent address , which
was listened to by a large crowd on the
court house square. The afternoon
s.aw a large automobile parade , ath
letlc sports and a baseball game.
Where Neligh Celebrated.
Neligh , Neb. , July 5. Special to The
News : Two hundred and eighty-elghl
tickets were sold at this station Mon
day evening and Tuesday morning foi
people that desired to celebrate the
Fourth at Ewlng. Neligh won the
ball game there from O'Neill by r
score of 4 to 5.
It was reported that about the like
number of people from here went t (
Tilden to celebrate. A large numbei
took advantage of the good roads am
drove down fn automobiles.
Colome's Celebration Success ,
Colome. S. D. , July 5. Special t <
The News : Colorae's big celebratloi
was a complete success as a sani
Fourth. Not an accident with fire
works , as none was used until tin
evening display. The ball game be
tween Clearfleld and Colome was woi
by the homo team , score 14 to 13.
Winner plays Colomo hero today and
Mlllboro tomorrow.
Old Crime Is Dug Up.
Colome , S. D. , July 5. Special to
The News : John Bowen , better
known here as "Coffee John , " was ar
rested several days ago for selling
liquor to Indians. H now appears ho
is the man wanted by Iowa olllcers on
a charge of murder committed In Has
tings , la. , fifteen years ago.
It Is alleged ho shot a man by the
name of Booth at Hastings , who re
fused to dance at llowen's request ,
also shooting another man In the leg.
After the shooting , It Is said , he es
caped on a horse into the Ozark moun
tains In Missouri , heavily armed.
Search was abandoned and a reward
of $100 offered , but he has never been
arrested. A man living hero now who
formerly lived in Hastings , says ho
recognized John and notlfli-d the olll-
cers , who are hero to take him to
Iowa.
Western Dakota Asks Relief.
Pierre , S. D. . July 5. Petitions are
being circulated in the northwestern
part of the stf.te in which the ehilm-
holders are asking for relief on ac
count of tlio diy conditions In that sec
tlon. They .isk that they bo "absolv
ed and discharged from making any
further payments duo to the govern
ment on these lands. " In this terri
tory claim they have a precedent in
the action for relief of settlers on the
lands of the Slsseton reservation ,
where conditions were settlers did not
raise crops for several years and that
as they are In a worse situation than
wore the Sissoton settlers , they are
entitled to the same relief which was
given to the settlers further east in
the state. While they arc so petition
ing they do not expect to secure ac
tion without a light , and are preparing
to make such a fight as they can for
the relief they ask.
Stupid Blunder of a Policeman.
An Omaha citizen , visiting his old
time friend W. J. Gow In Norfolk ,
was seized by Policeman Livingston
Saturday night , arrested on suspicion
that he was the insane man who has
been terrorizing women for a week ,
and thrown into a filthy cell at the
city jail.
Officer Livingston refused to listen
.to the stranger's explanation of his
identity. Without giving the man a
chain c to prove his sanity , without
taking the trouble to verify the man's
statement that he was a friend of ono
of Norfolk's most prominent business
men and that ho had just been visit
ing at the Gow homo on Nebraska
avenue , Policeman Livingston , acting
more the role of the insane man he
was hunting than his prisoner , locked
the Omaha citizen behind the bars
and held him there in the ill-smelling
cnge , like a common hobo , until Officer
O'Brien appeared on the scene , recog
nized the great blunder that Living
ston had made , verified the prisoner's
story by telephone and compelled
Livingston to dismiss the man whom
he had made the victim of his inex
cusable stupidity.
Walking Peacefully Along Street.
The stranger is an Omaha black
smith , and he had known Mr. Gow
for many years. Ho was just coming
down town from the Gow homo when
a crowd of boys , accused of being the
insane man in question and held until
Officer Livingston arrived.
Taking the word of boys who knew
nothing about it , Policeman Living
ston , without listening to the strang
er's story , marched W. J. Gow's guest
to the city jail and turned the key on
jhim. Livingston said a banker had
told him what the crazy man looked
like and he guessed this was the fel
low. The fact of the matter is , the
crazy man wanted is thin , while Mr.
3ow's guest is a heavily built man , of
argo frame.
May Locate the Crazy Man.
The real insane man , the police say ,
: ias been located. It is said he has
been living with a negress for some
days.
The man sought for is not an es
caped patient from the insane hospital.
'If he had been one of our patients ,
we'd have had him long before this , "
said Dr. Johnson , the superintendent.
Husband Shoots the Man.
Omaha , July 5. Finding his wife
talking with another man In the rear
of Cameraphone theater , Fourteenth
and Douglas streets , at 7:30 : o'clock
last night , J. W. Wheaton , C23 South
Twenty-sixth street , opened fire on the
man , James Kellog , shooting him
through the right shoulder. Three
shots were fired but only the one
took effect.
Mrs. Wheaton's cries brought Officer
Barta to the alley and Wheaton was
arrested and booked for shooting with
intent to kill.
Kellogg went to seek medical atten
tlon at the Wise Memorial hospital
The physicians were unable to tell how
serious is his injury.
The Wheatons had been separated
since more than two years ago. Mrs
Wheaton is employed as pianlsto at
the Cameraphono theater.
Won't Pay Fine ; Sweeps Streets.
Thomas J. Jones and II. Cornell
who were arrested Sunday night for
being drunk , will have to sweep the
dirt from the pavement on Norfolk
avenue to pay for their lodging in the
city jail. Both men , who are reportei
by the police to bo hoboes of the worst
type , refused to pay their fine In Judge
Eiseley's court. "Wo will lay out our
fine In Jail , judge , " they both said
"We have some money , but we won'
pay it. "
"Well , " said Judge Eiseley , "we
need you on the street. " He then
turned the tramps over to the stree
commissioner , who promises to sec
that they do their duty.
R. H. Hedges and F. Ryan , who were
arrested for sleeping out , were arrest
ed , but to the Judge they declared tha
they believed the officer was giving
them free lodging , and that while the >
n were not drunk and had plenty o
money they did not believe they should
bo fined. Judge Elm-ley , after a care
ful consideration of their cafe , allowed
them their freedom. Both men are
enroute to North Dakota.
SHE LEARNED TO PLAY
THE'PIANO BY MAIL
Girl Performi In Court Oplnieni Dif
fer to Her Skill.
After her father , Augustus Dods , lind
tentltlcd that she had obtained all her
musical education by correspondence
through the * I'nlted States School of
Music , Adele Pods , a fourteen-year-old
girl , played two pieces on a piano before -
fore Justice Brady and a jury In the
Now York supreme court. The deco
rum of the court was disturbed by the
applause which greeted her efforts , for
the room was lllloil , and Interested au
ditors crowded the corridors outside.
Miss Poils and her father were wit
nesses in the school's $50,000 libel suit
against Collier's Weekly , based on an
editorial calling the scheme of teach
ing music by mall "a triple plated
swindle. " Although Miss Pods' playIng -
Ing won the approval of the court
room auditors , U did not satisfy the
professional music teachers who were
present to testify for Colller'H. They
criticised her work us inartistic. Ono
of them also criticised the playing of
Melvln Vreeland , a New Jersey farm
er's boy , who learned to play a violin
by correspondence. He declared that
the lad's playing wan tmch that no
regular teacher would undertake to In
struct him.
The girl played Smith's "Marche des
Tambours' ' and a sonata by Mo/art.
She mild she had never played for
BO many persons before , but was not
visibly embarrassed. James W. OH-
borne , counsel for Collier's , asked her
if she had not studied Hinging in the
public schools before she look lessons
from the correspondence school of mu
sic. She said that she had , but de
nied that she had ever played a piano
before her father spent $1 < ! to buy her
a course of Instruction in the school.
J. K. Blckford , who prepared the
violin lessons for the school , was one
of the witnesses.
"You are a professor ? " he was asked.
"No , ti teacher , " he replied , with a
smile , lie said he had taught violin
playing for seventeen years. Ho said
Hint the school did not claim to maki
finished artists on the violin , but .only
: o help pupils to play with a reasona
Die degree of proficiency.
LIVES WITH NECK BROKEN.
Brooklyn Man Was Terribly Injured on
Ship Forty-eight Years Ago.
Having lived forty-eight years with
a broken neck , Edmund Mnlone , sixty-
seven years old , of Brooklyn claims a
record. lie says be owes his life to
the fact that there was no surgical
ild near when he sustained his terri
ble injury.
For two years after the accident the
upper part of his lx > dy was paralyzed ,
but after recovering from that he enJoyed -
Joyed line health and has worked hard
every day up to a few months ago.
At the age of fifteen Malone ran
away to sea from his home In Ireland.
In physique he was almost a man
then and four years later was aboard
a sailing vessel as an able seaman.
During u storm ho was pitched from a
high must , landing on the deck on his
head.
There was no doctor on board , so
the boy stayed In his bunk until the
ship reached New York five weeks
later. "Every bone in his neck was
crushed , but by the time he reached
New York they had started to grow
together. lie went to a seamen's re
treat , lint for some strange reason his
case received little attention. Ills
arms were paralyzed , but ho regained
the use of them after two years. Then
Malone started to look for a job.
The broken neck gives him no dis
comfort , except that It is stiff , and he
can't turn his head without moving
his body. There is a large lump on
the back of his neck where the bones
have been thrown out of place.
Several days ago Malone went to an
eye and ear dispensary. A doctor ac
cidentally twisted his head while
treating n sore ear , and Malone ex
claimed , "Look out for that neck ; it's
broken ! "
The doctors gathered around and
proclaimed it the worst fracture of
the neck they had ever seen.
PLEADS FOR THE RICH.
College- President Deplores Attacks on
Successful Business Men.
In his baccalaureate sermon Presi
dent Flavel 3. Luther of Trinity col
lege , Hartford , Conn. , condemned the
Indiscriminate attack upon men whc
are adversely criticised because ol
their business transactions.
"Wo rend and hear much , " said he ,
"of evil , grn plng selfishness In the
business world. Men are held up bj
name to the scorn and derision of the
reading and listening world. Theli
methods of business are denounced Ii
many quarters as of devilish origin
and of fatal effect.
"There Is something in all this , bin
the curious thing Is that these men
whose names , I suppose , occur to yet :
as I am speaking , when you come tr
meet them , are honest , straight , up
right , loving fathers , faithful hus
bands , Christian gentlemen , charitable
lovers of men and 'lovers of God.
"There Is something pitiful In tin
genuine surprise with which In thi
last few years Christian gentlemen ol
the sort whom I have described din
covered that the things which thej
hove been doing are regarded by tin
world as evil.
"I do not believe that these men nr <
sinners above other men. They an
the victims of the imperfect standardi
which bore been placed In theli
bands. "
MONDAY MENTIONS.
H. A. Senn of Sholes was In the city
transacting business ,
A , H. N1 It'll1 has gouo to Wayne on
normal school business.
G. P. Biitterlleld returned from a
business trip to Chicago.
Cl o l.i'dcrer went to Plcivo to
spend the Fourth with his parents.
L. S. Wood of Petersburg spent Sun
day with the C. M. Mayllold family.
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Halpln left to
day for a long visit with relatives In
Ireland.
Mrs. Herman Kamrath of Lindsay IH
hero visiting with the C. P. Christian
t.en family.
Oliver G. Hoscnhaum of Omaha IH
In the city vlstlng with Mr. and Mrs.
Karl Stefan.
\Vllliani Hauptll. cashier of the Mon
owl state hank , Is In the city visiting
i-lth relatives.
P. P. Campln of Cres , Cul. . In visit-
ng at the home of his brother In law ,
ioorgo H. Spear.
Mrs. Hlldcbrnn and son Lloyd of
iienver are hero visiting with Mr. and
Mrs. J. K. Smith.
Mr. and Mrs. William Ilellerman of
Neilsvllle , WIs. , are here visiting with
August llelleriiian.
A. Hohlander has moved his olllce
'rum tlie Mast block. Ho will tnovo to
l-'lathead , Mont. , some time this week.
Mrs. W. W. Iligginbotham and son
l.loyd of Seattle arrived In the city to
\isit her patents , Mr. and Mrs. Ed
I'orry.
Ralph Ltiikart spent the day In Nor
folk , visiting with old friends , lie IH
planning to go east to some big uni
versity this fall , to complete his med
ical course.
A regular meeting of the hoard of
education will be held In the high
school building tonight.
Nine members of the Norfolk hand
will go to Hoskins Tuesday to play at
the Hoskins celebration.
Pat Cumin is suffering from an In
fection of his right eye , as the result
of a cinder falling into Hie member.
Miss Anna Iteeder of Hastings , who
has been here visiting with Mls.s Lot
tie Schmledeberg , has accepted a po
sition at the state hospital.
The Elkliorn Life and Accident In
surancc ollices were moved to the new
quarters in the Koenlgsteln block Sat
urday. Jack Koenlgsteln shares the
now quarters with the company.
C. M. Mayfleld , formerly of Peters
burg , is moving his olllce into the room
formerly occupied by Miss C. B. Ociim-
paiigh. in the Bishop block. Mr. May
field has rented the house at 208 South
Twelfth street.
M. Ileilinan of Oconomowoc , WIs. , a
brother of Ernest Heilmaii , who for
merly lived here , is in tlio city looking
for a farm. Mr. I tollman sold his prop
erty in Wisconsin and expects to lo
cate in Norfolk.
Harry Witt has resigned his posi
tiort as storekeeper for the Northwest
ern road at the south side and after a
ten days' vacation will take up other
duties with the company in this city.
He will not go to Missouri Valley.
Mr. and Mrs. Perry Klnney of Stanton -
ton , who have been sojourning for the
past year in California , have purchas
ed the J. A. Balhintyno house on Nor
folk avenue , between Thirteenth and
Fourteenth streets. Mr. Klnney is a
stock buyer and may go into business
here. Ho is a brother of Albert Kln
ney of Norfolk.
The funeral services over the re
mains of Mrs. C. H. Baker , who died
at an Omaha hospital from the ter
rible burns she suffered as the result
of filling a gasoline stove tank at her
home un South Thirteenth street , last
week , tool ; , place at Lincoln , her for
mer home , Saturday. The remains
were taken from Omaha to Lincoln.
Mr. Baker has not yet returned to Nor
folk.
Because the Fourth of July crowd
will likely find some other means of
amusement Tuesday night , tlio Ad
j club s moving pictures at the Lyric
theater will be run for two nights , both
Tuesday and Wednesday. Wednes
day's audience will be given a great
treat in the way of patriotic reels and
special films. The Ad club looks for
a fair audience Tuesday night and a
large one on Wednesday night.
Two barns were destroyed by lire
Saturday afternoon as the result of
careless handling of firecrackers in the
hands of small boys on North Eighth
street. The buildings were those on
the properties of C. W. Landers and J.
J. Clements. The horses belonging to
the Norfolk Ice Cream and Cone com
pany were stabled In the Clements
ham , hut they were t.'iken out and
saved. The firemen saved the barn
of Dr. II. J. Cole , on which the burn
ing cinders were falling rapidly. Other
buildings in the vicinity were threat
ened. From what can bo learned of
the origin of the blaze , boys were play
ing around the barns , and thinking a
firecracker would make more noise
when exploded on the Inside of a
building , they threw one Into a barn.
The place was in flames very soon ,
and the fire had gained too much head
way for the firemen to save either
barn.
"Magic" Cloths.
Many housewives gladly pay 2. > cents
for so called "magic" cloths , us they
are very useful for silver and other
metals. Being dry. they do not soil
the bunds or clothing and do their
work until the cloth Itself wears out.
To make such n cloth take one quart
of gasoline , one-half pound of whiting
and one-eighth ounce of olelc acid ,
mixing all together and Blinking well.
Soak pieces of woolen cloth In the
mixture and hang them In the open
air In a shady place to dry. When
the cloths are dry the "magic" quali
ties have been given to them , nnd these
they will never lose. The material
must be wool. New York Globe.
Stayed That Way.
"Hello , Stubbs ! Haven't aeon yon
for months. The last time wo met , I
remember , you were trying to break
Into literature. Did yon SUCCCHH/ "
"Yes , and I've been broke over
slnce.-Bo3ton Transcript.