The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, September 01, 1911, Page 8, Image 8

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NAME NttW JAP CABINET.
Snlonjl Mends the List ns Premier.
Officially Announced.
Toklo , Aug. 30.--MarqulKO SiilnoJI
today submitted to the emperor for
lilK approval or naincH of muii compos
ing Iho now calilnol which lie fonnod
In HiiecoHHlon to llio inlulslry headed
by Count Knlmira , after which the
personnel wan olllclatly nnnounccd ns
follows :
1'romlor , Marquise SalonJI ; homo af
fairs , KHnara ; Ilnaiico , Talauo i'ama-
inoto ; war , Lieut. Oon. iHhlmoto ; navy ,
Vlco Admiral Mlnorti Salto ; agrlcul-
turo and commerce , Hnron Noboakl
Maklno ; oninmunlcatloiiB and minister -
tor of foreign affairs ( pro torn ) , Count
Tadasu Hayashl ; Jusllco , Massahlh
MatHiula ; education , Sumllalm Ha-
Holm.
Holm.Tlio
Tlio ambassador to the United
States will ho appointed minister of af
fairs after his arrival at Tolclo.
Moro Cranberries This Year.
MIddloboro , Mass. , Aug. . ' ! 0. Cran
berry harvest on many boga In this
Bcctlon bcBnn today and by the llrat
of next week HhlpmontH will have
Htarted. 0rowers look for an increase
of about 11 percent or 11,000 ! barrels
over last year's erop.
Latta Has Good Day.
Ilochestor , Minn. , Aug. 30. Con
gressman Latta of Nebraska , who was
operated on recently for an Intestinal
disorder , continued to Improve today.
IIo IB fast passing danger and chances
are very good now for his recovery.
POET KEMP TALKS.
Says Sinclair Affair Will straighten
Itself Out ,
Now York , Aug. 110. Harry Kemp ,
the Kansas poet , named as co-respon-
dent In the suit for divorce which Up-
ton Sinclair , author and socialist work'
or , has brought against his wife , Metn
Fuller Sinclair , said today that ho did
not know whether ho and Mrs. Slin
dalr over would ho married.
The poet , who has spent many years
In traveling and verso making , said he
was content with the present situation
which ho said would bo straightened
out in u way that will bring happiness
to all concerned.
"The present , " said Mr. Kemp , "is
an unusual situation and if the per
sons Involved in it were of the usua
sort there probably would bo attacks
and incrlmlnations and recriminations
But wo are not of that sort. "
The poet said he wondered whai
they thought of him In Kansas.
EXCURSION TRAIN WRECKED.
Crowded With Visitors to the Ohlc
State Fair.
Columbus , O. , Aug. 30. A passongei
train on the Hocking Valley road wai
wrecked this morning while enterln ;
tbo city. It was loaded with visitor !
to the state fair.
The train was No. 30 and left Toledi
nt 3 o'clock this morning. It was dui
'hero at 7:30 : , but was late. Ambu
lances and railroad men have gone t <
the scene of the accident. The wreck
It is reported , occurred on n switch
No ono was killed nor seriously hurt
according to the latest reports. Oni
car left Lho track and was overturned
Lakes-to-Gulf Convention.
St. Louis , Aug. 30. Official an
nouncement of the sixth annual con
ventlon of the Lakes-to-the-Gulf Dee ]
Waterways association , Chicago , Oc
tober 12 , 13 and 14 , was made toda ;
by W. K. Kavanaugh , president of tin
association.
Semi-Finals In Burton Cup Match.
The Burton golf club tournament a
the Country club has narrowed dowi
to the semi-flnals , but four players be
ing left In the match. The four re
maining players are McKinney , Uttei
E. Hlght and E. F. Huso. McKinne ;
will play Utter and Hight will pla ;
Huso. The two winners in thes
matches light out the final match fo
the cup. The semi-finals and finals wil
bo 18-holo events.
A largo number of golfers spen
Tuesday afternoon on the links in tli
qualifying round for the Mayer cui
The sixteen lowest scores will stay ii
the contest for the first round.
Schools Open Next Tuesday.
When the schools open for the con
Ing season at 0 o'clock Tuesday morr
ing , September 5 , the students wil
find some new improvements , ne\
teachers , new desks in many case
and a new superintendent.
The opening of next season's schoc
year will be an Interesting one to al
the students , especially to those c
the Lincoln and Grant schools , wher
contractors are hurrying to finish a
much as possible the new addition
which will make more room for th
students last year crowded to the u
most capacity of these schools.
Supt. M. E. Crosier , who has bee
rushed with much official as well a
personal work , reports all in readines
for the students on the morning c
September 5. The books have bee
overhauled and rechecked and ar
ready for clear eyes of the fresh sti
dents. Sanitary drinking fountain
are being installed in all school bulh
ings and when school opens the sti
dents will bo initiated to the use c
sanitary paper towels which Mr. Cr <
sler has introduced hero.
Mr. Crosier estimates that there wl
be 1,350 students In school this yea :
This includes the 200 In the big
school building. The Grant school wl
bo used as soon as school opens. M :
Crosier has comerrea whh the coi
tractor , who assures him that the wor
is being rushed and that all but tw
rooms will bo ready for use. The no1
Lincoln building will not be complete
but the old building will bo used unt
October 1 , when Mr. Crosier declare
the new building will bo flnlshei
This will mean that there will be hi
ono Lincoln building and the ten
'east" and "west" Lincoln building
will bo abolished.
The thirty-four teachers who are t
teach school under Supt. Crosier's d
j rcctlon thli yonr have been notified
to he in Norfolk tomorrow cveiiliiK to
, nttond the preliminary Instruction to
I teachers , which will bo hold In the
high Hchool bulldliiK by Ml' . CroBlor.
j The general teat-horn' meeting will be
held at 210 : ! Saturday afternoon.
I The feature of the preliminaries be
fore the opening of school will be the
two ( las' examination of pupils Thurs
day and KrldayT The examinations
will bo held In the high school build
Ing and commence at ! ) o'clock each
morning. All pupils wishing to ad
vance to any grades or those entering
from oilier schools will bo those who
will take these examinations.
To Play Omaha at Football.
Supt : Crosier Is as enthusiastic ever
athletics as was ex-Supt. Iluntor.
"Our football team has hold meetings
already , " ho says , "and wo are well
worked up over the coming game with
Omaha scheduled for October 7. The
boys look good to mo and wo will have
a good team this year. "
Some Information recently received
by Supt. Crosier which will make the
teachers feel better is the fact that
the teachers' old certificates , notwith
standing that they have expired , hold
good un'll after tlio now certificates ,
Issued by J. W. Crabtrco , have boon
Issued. The now certificates will cost
but $1. A representative of the state
department of public instruction , says
Mr. Crosier , will visit Norfolk In Sep
tember.
*
The staff of the Norfolk schools for
next year follows :
High School Building J. I. Thomas ,
principal ; Fannie U. Conklin , Pone-
iopo Hlng , Grace Uopa , Ben Bedell ,
Mabello Hay McVeigh , Anna Ilahn ,
Uosella Cole , Nettle J. Collette , Hose
Bailer , Mccla Stout , Minnie Subletto.
Lincoln School Kdwlnna Beard ,
principal ; Rebecca Duggan , Nora M.
I'otras , Bessie F. Gasklll , Mildred Porter
ter , Flossie Powell , Eleanore Mueller ,
Eva Ilorsham , Thco Sprecher , Vera
Hay ward , Emma Potras.
Grant School Eva Surlier , princi
pal ; Carrie Brush , .lennie Mills , Ma
bel Bowen , Clara E. Whitney , Mary
E. Coylo , Hazel Adams , Until Norris ,
Mildred Cow.
Washington School Harriet Math
er , principal ; Genovleve Stafford , Mae
Mullen , Mrs. K. S. Sbambaugb.
Jefferson School Linda Winter.
Uceso Solomon will again have
charge of music of all schools.
Wife Shows Marks of Husband's Fist ,
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Bove , 212 Creek
alley , injected some excitement into
the usual quietude of that neighbor
hood yesterday afternoon. The result
was that Mrs. Bove visited the police
station and reported that her husband
had "licked" her , and to prove this she
exhibited marks of a fist upon her face ,
Constable John Flynn was called tc
the scene of the light , but Bove had
gone. Wash lines full of clothes and a
. full oven of bread showed that Mrs
'
Bovo was not idle and that the bus
band could not find fault with her ,
3 I Mrs. Bove was advised to make com
plaint against her husband , but in
stead she visited the ofllce of an at
I torney , where It was believed othei
legal action would be started against
Bove.
, Bove later visited the olTlce of Con
| stable Flynn and declared that be had
not struck his wife. She hit him , he
said , but ho could not display the prool
marks as his wife did.
Mr. and Mrs , Bove are both aboul
60 years old and have recently come
to Norfolk from their farm near Enola
Mrs. Bovo Is an industrious woman
She keeps a half dozen boarders. II
was reported at the Bove homo thai
the husband objected to Mrs. Bove go
ing to another church than that at
tended by him.
Togo Sails Home.
Seattle , Aug. 29. Admiral Comv
Togo boarded the Japanese liner Tarn
bl Maru today and started on the lasi
leg of his tour around the world.
Eggs Disappear When He Comes.
Ivan McKellip of Albion , stale daln
Inspeclor , made another visit to Nor
folk yesterday and today he Is finish
ing up his search of "bad eggs" whlcl
have been reported to him as beinj
sold by some dealers. His search
however , has proved unsuccessful
partly because the cold weather , IK
says , has a tendency lo keep the eggi
In good order. Norfolk compared will
other cities , be says , is good as fa :
as his work of ferreting the unlawful
ness of the creamery and dairy bus !
ness is concerned. He recommend !
highly a number of Norfolk establish
ments for their sanitary conditions
but declares his work is a difficult on <
from the fact that people who person
ally complain against the purchase o
bad eggs are as a rule unwilling t <
notify the dairy Inspectors of when
they made purchases.
Arrest for Loaning Cream Can.
One of Mr. McKelllp's actions whlli
In the city was to discover that a glr
In the employ of John Klug , a nowlj
established cream operator , had loan
ed to Frank Duel , a farmer , a crean
can , Ihus violating the strictest o
cream laws. Mr. Klug , although him
self Innocenl of Ihe vlolallon , appearei
before Judge Elseley and pleadei
guilty to the charge and paid $5 am
costs.
costs.With
With Mr , McKellip were several rep
resentallves of creamery establish
ments and they were united In tin
slatements that Mr. McKellip Is mali
ing a "clean-up" which will bo of grea
benefit to all concerned.
"I have no kick against Mr. McKel
lip's action In arresting one of m ;
agenls , " said ono representative. "Tin
agents find H difficult to refuse to loai
farmers cream cans and after Ihe ;
are brought up In court a few times
Iho farmers themselves will see tin
seriousness of the law. Mr. McKelll ]
has been very considerate in his nc
lions against all concerned. He give
it all cream operators a chance on thol
first offense , but his strictness in th
second offense gave many of then
something to think about. "
His Visits "Tipped Off. "
In a sketch of his inspection trl
'his ' I'H't ' ° f Nebraska , it
that Mr. McKolllp's visits
to becoming a signal lit ono town to
otlfy'thu merchants of others , Those
Ignals have been made more notice-
bio after Mr , McKolllii arrived. At
Jrlstow , Gross , Naper and ti few other
owns Mr. McKellip was unable tend
nd any merchant who had any eggs
n hand. It was reported to him , how-
ver , that the eggs were carried away
n crates Just before ho arrived.
Work on Depot About to Start.
Work cm the new Union Pacific and
ho M. & O. Joint passenger depot in
Norfolk has begun.
Surveyors arrived yesterday. Car-
oads of material are here and work-
neil begin today to move the old sta-
Ion from Its present site to make
oem for the now structure.
This will bo good news to Norfolk ,
mrtleularly in view of the fact that
ho Union Pacific system Is at present
nvolved In labor troubles and there
ivaa soma fear expressed lest the pos-
Iblo strike might interfere with the
: onstructlon work.
Attacks Railroad Plan.
Lincoln , Aug. 29. Chief Justice
inapp of the commerce court and
udgo Sanborn , author of the decision
n the Minnesota two-cent rate case ,
ivero attacked by George Ulcc , chair
man of the South Dakota board of
railway commissioners , at the meeting
of the different states called by the
Nebraska commission hero this morn-
ng.
ng.Knapp
Knapp was censured by nice for his
speech upholding the proposal that
roads should have a right to charge
rates that would permit them earning
money to make improvements. Ulco
continued :
"If Knapp , Sanborn and others have
their way , It will be an end to all rate
making. "
Representatives of six states were
present when the conference opened ,
Kansas , South Dakota , Iowa , Wiscon
sin , Oklahoma and Nebraska being
represented.
Poisoned Candy Sent to Girl ?
Grand Island , Aug. 29. That he gave
Edith Hunt , an employe of the Sol-
ller's home , a box at poisoned candy
with Intent to kill , is the charge plac
ed against Robert Morris , a member of
the institution , and the latter was ar
rested last night and is being held to
await the outcome of Miss Hunt's ill
ness.
ness.Morris
Morris was admitted from Lincoln
a few months ago , as a Spanish-Am
erican war veteran , having served
ivlth the First Nebraska in the Philip-
lines until discharged on account of
Usability.
Brlon Seeks a Divorce.
Cincinnati , O. , Aug. 29. Special to
The News : Walter S. B'rion , claiming
Norfolk , Neb. , as his home , flled suit
for divorce yesterday.
HUNTING IDEAL MAN.
New York , Aug. 29. Mrs. M. Fuller-
Sinclair , wife of Upton Sinclair , the
socialist author , today said that she
would seek to earn her living on the
stage , and hoped to appear in serious
roles. She says she is still looking for
her Ideal man.
She has not yet made up her mind
to defend her husband's action for di
vorce , filed yesterday.
"I have permanently come out of my
doll's house , " she said , "but I trust I
will not be lost In a wilderness that Is
somewhat unexplored and unchartered ,
"Two years ago Mr. Sinclair and I
decided that we were utterly unsuited
for each other , and that I should be
free to find someone else. But I stay
ed married to him and it was a great
mistake , because It is difficult for a
woman to pursue a new love when she
is bound up so much in an old one.
"Mr. Sinclair Is an essential monog
amist , without having any of the quali
ties which an essential monogamist
should possess. He Is over-developed
intellectually , and has no tlmo to de
vote to a wife. The true proportions
of human relationship fade into insig
nificance beside his work.
"Now a woman Is Instinctively a
monogamist when she finds the right
man. Her hunger for her real mate is
so strong that she Is bound to search
for him.
"It ought not to be made so difficult
for a woman to assert her freedom. It
would not be if men were less selfish
Men look on women as their property
and at least nine out of ten men Insisl
that a woman bo chaste before they
marry her.
"Mr. Sinclair and I are utterly dif
forent. lie has the strict ascetic He
bralc temperament ; I have the artistic
Greek temperament But wo are good
friends.
"Harry Kemp and I are very con/
genial. But I don't know whether 1
shall marry him or not. I am stll !
looking for an ideal , and I ain not
sure that Harry Is that one. "
Old Church Is Moved.
Burke , S. D. , Aug. 29. Special tc
The News : The Sacred Heart churct
was successfully moved to its new lo
cation In Burke last Saturday frorr
the spot where It has stood slnco II
was built nine years ago two mllet
south of Burke. The moving was done
by means of a largo traction engine
Although the building was still on the
trucks , services were duly held In the
now location on Sunday.
Injured Farmer Dies of Wounds.
Niobrara , Neb. , Aug. 29. Special tc
The News : Joseph Kurka , the farmei
who was so serlflusly Injured In a run
away accident , died Sunday afternooi
at 3 o'clock.
His team , which was hitched to i
mowing machine , became frlghtenec
during an electrical storm and rar
away. The machine was out of repali
or ho would probably have been ton
to pieces at the time. Ho was verj
ambitious for a man 74 years of age
and Insisted on working if ho was
able. The funeral was hold at 11
o'clock this morning and the deceased
was laid to rest beside the wife anc
daughter who have preceded him lethe
the grave. Of his Immediate family
live daughters are loft to mourn his
loss.
Calls Gary n Socialist.
Chicago , Aug. 2 ! ) . Congressman A.
0. Stanley , chairman of the special
committee Investigating the so-called
stool trust , declared that Elbort 11.
Gary , chairman of the executive com-
milieu of the United States Steel cor-
potation is a socialist. "Tho only dif
ference between Gary and Congress
man Victor Berger Is that Gary does
not know that ho Is a socialist. If we
endeavor to follow out Mr. Gary's
Ideas of government supervision we
are going to land in Mr. Borger's fan
tastic heaven of government owner
ship. " Congressman Stanley reached
hero on a tour of all the steel com
pany's plants. IIo will spend today at
Gory , Ind. , and will probably leave the
next day for Duluth.
Valentine Wins Series at Burke.
Burke , S. D. , Aug. 29. Special leThe
The News : Valentino won the base
ball scries against Burke hero by tak
ing yesterday afternoon's game , 8 to 1.
This was for the championship of
northwest Nebraska and southern
South Dakota.
Elision for Burke made a home run ,
scoring tno only tally chalked up for
Burke. An old man pitched for Burke.
Saturday's game was won by Burke
in eleven innings with a score of 3 to
2. Kirk'and ' was In the box for Valen-
line , and although the Burke sluggers
secured eleven hits they were unable
to bunch them when they needed them
the most , and Valentine's snappy Hold
ing saved them from disaster at many
stages of the game. Benter did the
pitching for the locals and let the vis
itors off with one little hit.
Nobody scored until the sixth , when
with two down Brotsky singled , Trues-
dell followed with another and In the
ensuing tangle Brotsky reached third.
Then the mighty Garvey whulod It for
three sacks and Brolnky cantered the
last lap. In the ninth the homo boys
got buck fever and let two Valentine
athletes across , but tied things up by
registering another in their half.
Everything was quiet on both sides
during the tenth , and also in the elev
enth , HO far as Valentine was con
cerned. In Burke's half with ono out
Benter singled , Emery doubled the
bet , Kavanaugh sacrlfled and beat the
ball to first , keeping the visitors busy
while Mr. Benter was making his ack
nowledgments to the grandstand.
The Sunday Game.
Sunday's game was quite similar ,
neither team having lost any "pep. "
Eddie Miller in the box for the locals
allowed the visitors but two hits , but
in the fourth inning and also In the
tenth a Valentine man crossed the
plate during a temporary lull in the
activities of the home defenders. The
Burke boys secured six hits from De-
Silva's delivery , and got their first run
in the third , when Miller helped him
self to first and scored on short drives
by Emery and Kavanaugh. Burke lost
an opportunity to at least tie the score
In the tenth. Ellston hit for two sacks
and Brotsky singled and stole second ,
Ellston going to third. Truesdell was
bowled out at first. Garvey's fly fell
in the well in left field and Ellston
failed to beat it back to third , and the
Valentine pennant went to tlio top of
the mast.
J. M. Biggins of Bonesteel umpired
the series and gave everybody the best
of satisfaction.
The largest crowds of the season
have attended the games.
CHARLES GREENE DEAD.
Well Known Nebraska Lawyer Dies
Two Days After Return from Europe.
Omaha , Aug. 29. Charles J. Greene ,
ono of the best known lawyers of the
Nebraska bar , died Sunday afternoon
in a sanitarium In Now York City , two
days after his return from Europe. It
was known bore that his condition be
came critical while in London , and
news of his death was not wholly un
expected by his friends.
Frost In North Dakota.
Minneapolis , Aug. 29. All cold
weather records for August in Minne
apolis for twenty years , with the ex
ception of ono day the memorable
August 23 , 1891 were broken yester
day whea the thermometer registered
40 degrees above zero. August 23 ,
1891 , the mercury dropped to 42 de
grees. Pollock , S. D. , experienced a
heavy frost , 31 degrees being regis
tered there. At Mlnot , N. D. , 33 de
grees was recorded and at Dickinson ,
N. D. , 2G degrees. There was damag
ing frost at both places.
Hall at Niobrara.
Niobrara , Neb. , Aug. 29. Special to
The News : A hard rain with some
hall which did no damage visited this
vicinity Saturday afternoon. It Is re
ported that signs of a light frost wore
noticeable Monday morning.
HACK READY FOR GOTCH.
Says He Has Learned All the Holds
Since Their Last Match.
Chicago , Aug. 29. George Hacken-
schmldt , challenger for the world's
wreslllng championship , began the last
week of his training for his match
with Frank Gotch , with the same light
work that baa characterized his pre
paration since reaching America. He
declared ho already was In the best
possible condition physically and only
required some training to keep him
going. Hackenachmldt waa up early
and took a long walk on Ihe shore of
Lake Michigan. Ho played a few
games of handball. During the middle
of the day , ho spent his tlmo resting
on the front porch of his quarters.
"Tho last tlmo I met Gotch I waa
poorly posted on the numerous holda
In the game , " said Hackenschmldt.
"Gotch la faalest in lock holds that
I did know and did not hold him.
I thought then that I would bo able
to wear my opponent down , but found
I had overestimated my strength. I
know now a man to beat him has to
know all tlio holds of the gaino and to
he ableto put one of the holds on
him In tlmo. "
Referee Edward Smith left for Hum-
boldt , la. , to confer with Gotch
the rules of the match.
Do You Know Walter Urlon ?
Do you know of any "Walter S.
Hrlon , banker , " In Norfolk , or his wife ,
"Frances ? "
Mrs. Urlon today filed suit at Cin
cinnati , O. , for divorce from her hus
band and she alleges Ihat he's a bank
er at Norfolk , Neb. Nobody of that
mine la known in Norfolk , so far as
The News can learn. Certainly there's
10 such banker. Hero's a telegram
to The News from Cincinnati , received
this afternoon , telling the story :
South Side News.
Jake Chrlstensen left for Standard ,
Can. , where lie owns land.
Fred Cornell is pulling down a ce
ment sidewalk at his property on
South Fourth street and Hastings av
enue.
enue.W.
W. E. Mullen arrived homo from
Chicago , where ho had been on busi
ness.
ness.Mr.
Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Bally of Los An
geles , Cal. , stopped off here lasl even
ing for a few days' visit at the home
of his brother-in-law , J. C. Adams.
Mr. Bally is on his way home from
the east.
Mr. and Mrs. S. T. Adams returned
homo last evening from a six weeks'
visit with relatives in Westport , N. Y.
Word was received here from Chad-
ron that Mrs. Frank Clark , formerly
Miss Elsie Case of Norfolk , is very 111.
Mrs. Burt Taylor returned homo
from the east last ov.oning.
Miss Luella Moolick and brother
Harry rclurned home last night from
North Bend , where they had been \s- !
Hlng llieir uncle the past two woks.
Harry says he swam tlio Platte river
at its widest point.
The general olllce building now
stands on the north side of the tracks ,
to make room for the tracks to the
now depot.
Allen Castle of Long Pine came
down Sunday to visit his sister , Mrs.
Fred Bailor.
A. Preston of Rockford , 111. , was here
between trains Sunday on his way
home from the Black Hills.
Guy \Voodbury has resigned his po
sition as a fireman for the Northwest
ern and will grasp the plow handles in
Knox county for a living.
James McCuno of Missouri Valley
passed through the Junction yesterday
on his way to Chadron , where he is
operating a steam shovel.
Mr. and Mrs. Dave Kulin have gone
to Hot Springs , S. D. , for a week's
outing.
S. II. Imlay has rented the Charles
Hlbben property on South Third street
and will move his family here from
Dallas this week.
Mrs. II. V. Evans spent Saturday
and Sunday in Long Pine.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Conley of Snyder
are hero on a few days' visit.
L. C. Chapman , general foreman of
the shops , returned from a business
trip to Clinton , la. , last night.
Woodmen at Burke.
Burke , S. D. , Aug. 29. Special to
The News : The third annual Greg
ory county M. W. A. picnic attracted
the usual big crowd last Saturday , it
being estimated that 3,000 were on the
grounds at 4 o'clock in the afternoon.
A very complete program of sports
was carried out , the Valentlne-Burko
ball gams being the chief event. At
11 o'clock an industrial and calithum-
plan parade headed by Krofta's band
of Gregory marched through the main
streets , and during the afternoon a
good program of minor sports was
carried out. Large delegations of
Modern Woodmen from every camp in
the county were present , and It Is be
lieved that the occasion will bo of
much benefit to the order throughout
the county.
TRIPP COUNTY GETS RAIN.
Ground Soaked to Depth of Two to
Five Feet Crops all Right.
Witten , S. D. , Aug. 29. Special leThe
The News : Uairi fell in a genlle gen
eral rain. During Ihe past month
there has been over twelve inches of
water and the most has soaked into
the ground , it all falling in gentle ,
steady rains except one Ihat waa a
dashing down pour. The ground la
well soaked to a depth of from two to
three feet.
The corn and potalo crop , Ihat waa
( { bought to bo a failure , will ho far be
yond the expectalions of any one.
There are many flelda of corn that
will yield forty buahela to the acre.
George Brewer , living four miles north
of town , expects to have 3,000 bushels
of corn , also Harry Huestead , living
eight miles north , states that ho will
have 2,000 bushels , and these are but
a few of the many that are making
good In Trlpp county.
The contract haa been let for the
alnking of the artealan well In Witten
and work will begin In tbo near fu
ture.
ture.Thoro
There are a great many farmera
from east of the river and also from
Iowa and other states that have been
hero looking for land to rent. They
think the prospects are betler hero lo
rent and give a third than to bo com
pelled to pay from $3.50 to $5.00 an
aero cash rent In the other states , and
there is lots of land hero at that
rental.
A largo acreage of wlnler wheat la
being prepared for seeding and ns
they will get in early so that it will
get a good start this fall all look for
ward to a good crop.
CLOUDBURST IN PENNSYLVANIA
Child Washed Off a Bridge and Drown
ed Stage Driver Perishes.
Bradford , Pa. , Aug. 29. A storm re
sembling a clgudburst , accompanied by
a high wind , broke over this part of
Pennsylvania , extending into western
New York. Redmond Smith , aged 7 ,
was washed from a small bridge into
the Eunice creek and drowned , while
u driver of a stage and passenger were
drowned In llio highway between here
and Saluiatiaea.
Train nud street car service Is se
riously crippled and wlro communica
tion to most points Is out of commis
sion. *
A New Product In the Rosebud.
Witten , H. P. , Aug. 2L ! Special to
The News : There has been consider
able excitement In thla part of late
over the discovery of extensive beds
of kaolin which has been found In the
hllln and buttes of thla locality. Kao
lin Is the principal Ingredient used In
the manufacture of thu famous "Den
ver mud. " H Is also the principal in
gredient of "Fuller's earth. " Prepara
tions are being made lo work Ihe find
to some great extenl soon. It Is ex
ported thai Ihe greater part of the big
buttea of which this county and Mel-
lotto are well stocked with the
mineral.
Hit by Trnin ; Drops In River.
Omaha , Aug. 29. Yesterday after
noon J. T. Meeker , lineman , was
struck by a Northwestern train and
thrown from the Union Pacific bridge
into the river. Ills body baa not been
recovered. A corps of Western Union
men were stringing a wlro across llio
bridge al llio lime of llio accidonl.
Mocker was 2-1 years old and came
from Mlddlelon , Tenn. , where his par-
enls live.
Wlnslde Defeats Wayne , 10 to 2.
Wlnslde , Neb. , Aug. 29. Special to
The News : With "Kiddo" Wilson doIng -
Ing the Btunt yesterday Wlnside save
Wayne something they will remember
for a long lime. The game was foughl
hard up lo the fifth Inning , then Win-
side got busy and made two scores
and after the sevenlli got busy , run
ning in eight more , Wa > ne making on
ly two scores , both being home runs ,
naileries , for Wayne , \Valworth and
Ocl'ow , for Winslde , Wilson anil
Pomeroy. Wilson struck out nine and
allowed four hits , Walworth struck out
four , allowing ten hits. Wayne made
five errors and Winslde one. Attend
ance r > 00. Umpire , Clossen.
Dar Out McNamara Stamps.
Washington , Aug. 29. An order
which will eliminate from tlio mails
absolutely the redress stamps and the
McNamara defense fund stamps , be
cause on their faces they are called
"stamps , " was issued by Postmaster
General Hitchcock. Serious Inconven
ience In handling tlio mails from par
ticular localities had ben experienced
by tlie postal authorities on account of
the use of the adhesive stamps.
IN RACE FOR CONGRESS.
"Ole" Branson of Mitchell. Formally
Announces that He Is Candidate.
Mitchell , S. D. , Aug. 29. Asked to
day concerning the numerous reports
that he would become a candidate for
Ihe republican nomination for con
gress from Ihe First dlslricl , O. L.
Branson of lliis cily made Ihe follow
ing statement :
"I am a candidate for the nomina
tion for congress in the First Congres
sional dlslrict.
"Some tlmo ago when It waa ap
parent congress would give us three
representatives , friends of mine sug
gested that I make the race for the
nomination , and with this end In view
I have looked the situation over care
fully , and because of the assurance of
support 'which I have received from all
parts of Ihe dislrlct , I have decided to
become a candidate for the nomina
tion , and I am encouraged in the be
lief that I can win. "
NEWELL ACCUSED.
Councilman Whltley Files Information
Against Him.
Sioux City , la. , Aug. 29. Specific
charges against John C. Newell , sus
pended night captain of police , were
filed with the board of police and fire
commissioners by Councilman R. S.
Whltley , head of the public safety de-
parmtent.
The charges allege that Newell neg
lected to close certain gambling dens
and houses of prostitution in Sioux
City ; that he received a valuable diamond
mend ring from Edith Sorensen , pro
prietor of an alleged house of 111 fame ;
that he accepted $10 in cash from
Retta Tappan , proprietor of a similar
bouse ; that ho practiced gross par
tiality , corruption , oppression and ex
tortion.
TUESDAY TOPICS.
Judge Douglas Cones of Pierce waa
here.
here.W.
W. L. Purdy of Madison waa a visitor -
or In the city.
H. L. Harrington of Bonesteel waa
hero on business.
A. H. Backhaus of Pierce waa In the
city transacting business.
Otlo Sleckling of Laurel waa In Ihe
city vialting with E. C. Raasch ,
W. A. Kingaley and Robert Ballan-
lyne went to Wayne on buainess.
E. J. Snyder relumed from Junc
tion City , Kan. , where he acted aa
relief agent for the American Express
company.
Chris Gliasman went to Stanlon
Monday lo play with the Stanton ball
team.
Miss Lcona Raasch returned from
Dallas , where she spent a week with
her sister , Mrs. W. R. Stevenson.
Among the day'a out-of-town visitors
In Norfolk were : P. T. Unruh , Madi
son ; Mrs. Burns , Willen ; Mrs. F. E.
Wells , Witten ; Fred Bargholz , Wayne ;
H. B. Stockeus , Plain view ; H. A. Price ,
Fairfax ; II. D. Weygande , Meadow
Grove ; F. A. Matson , Beemer ; Dolly
Tinsley , Spencer ; II. J. Backes , Hum
phrey ; Mrs. C. M. McDonnell , Prim
rose ; L. Hoferer , Primrose ; D. W.
Gelselman , Geneva.
A. B. Buchholz went to Hosklns.
M. C. Hazen wont to Madison on
business.
P. L. Zuelow went to Winner on
business.
J. E. Haase Is back after a few days'
vacation.
Otto Voget returned from Omaha
with his now mitomobilo.
Miss Agnes U. O'Coiiuell of Sohuylor
Is visiting at the Clinch homo.
Mr. and Mrs. Wlohlnklo of Madison
are hero visiting at Hie homo of .1. V ,
I'lynn.
Mrs. Llda Pheasant Gregory of Oma
ha Is here visiting with the 11. C. Mn-
trau family.
Mr. and Mrs. A. II. Vlolo wont to
Nlohrara In their automobile to vlsll
with relatives.
B. C. Walters wont to St. Louts , Do-
troll and Chicago to spend mjvoral
weeks with friends.
.1. 1) ) . Donovan , editor of the Mad
ison Star-Mall , and Sheriff Clint Smith
wore In the city.
Misses Agnes and Clara Smith re
turned fiom Wakelleld , whore they
spent a week's vacation.
Horn , to Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Green , a
son.
David Maston was acting night pa
trolman Sunday night , taking tlio place
of W. S. O'Urlen.
Ernest Sasso la night patrolman for
the next week or so , succeeding for
llio tlmo being Patrolman W. S.
O'Brien.
Mr. and Mrs. John Flynn have boon
appointed by County Judge Hates as
custodians of the little Stevens baby ,
which was involved in a suit In court.
The office building of tbo North
western on the South side IH now lo-
caled aboul Hlxty feet north of Its old
site. The * building was moved to allow
tbo work of laying of new tracks.
Commissioners of Madison county
are arranging for an Inspection of all
county work. This Inspection will bo
made nomotlmo this week. All county
Institutions and county work will bo
examined.
J. Dignnn , replying to the city's In
quiry regarding a sewer ditch in which
Claude llousb was hurt when thrown
from a wagon , declares be did not put
In the sewer In question , but that the
work wan done by Coleman & McGin-
ills.
Sam Erskine and Lowel Ersklno re
turned from Chicago , where they at
tended the "kiirnea" of the Delta Tail
Delta college fraternity. Among the
"Dolts" there was Clityuii Clark , speak
er of the house and candidate for Ihe
\
presidency.
Ilosklns farmers coming to the city
reported that a light frost visited that
vicinity Monday morning. The water
In the troughs was covered with a
thin coat of ice early Monday morn
ing. In low places the frost was very
noticeable , but It was very light.
Three Norfolk grocers C. P. Par
ish , Charles Pllger and Lolk & May-
hew have como to some assistance to
Constable A. W. Finkhouso In llio care
of the Henry Busch children. Those
grocers are providing all the bread
and other food for the motherless
children.
Mr. and Mrs. II. II. Luke have re
ceived word that their daughlcr , Mrs.
Lon Mosley of Denver , is seriously ill
with typhoid fever. She Is In a Den
ver hospital , where she Is receiving
the best of care , but her condition Is
considered critical. Mrs. Luke will go
to Denver unless she hears within the
next day or two that her daughter is
betler.
Otto Rodekohr of Batlle Creek , re
turning from a several weeks' visit In
the country surrounding Dallas , S. D. ,
was in Norfolk exhibiting samples of
corn , potatoes , alfalfa and other pro
ducts of the Dallas counlry. The corn
looks very good and llio polatoes can
not bo surpassed.
Mrs. R. J. Eccles returned from
Hot Springs , S. D. , whore she visited
with her husband , Councilman R. J.
Eccles , who is ill at a sanitarium. Mra.
Eccles reporta that the condition of
her husband la about the same. She
is unable lo say just when he will be
able to return to Norfolk.
Tbo social committee of the Coun
try club have changed the date of
this week's dance from Friday to
Wednesday evening. The change of
the date was necessary on account of
the Inability lo secure Ihe orcheslra.
The arrangemenls for Wednesday
night have been completed.
Millinery trimmers arc arriving for
the season. Miss Vanberg of Chicago
has accepled a season's work with
Miss May Barrett ; Miss I. Sasse of St.
Paul , Minn. , Is back for the season
with Miss Leona Goucher ; Miss May
Rosenbaum of Omaha has been em
ployed by Mrs. E. A. Waddell.
J. S. McClary Is having a cement
block warehouse constructed In the
rear of the present McClary building.
The warehouse Is to be built for the
use of the Nebraska Telephone com
pany. It will bo twenty-five by thirty-
live feet in dimensions and a freight
platform for the use of Ihe now rail
road swltchtrack will bo constructed.
The boy scouts starlcd on their day's
"hike" this morning on schedule time
from Pasowalk grove. There was a
great demand for eatables during the
early hours and before the scouts left
the grove It was seen that each scout
was well supplied with his day's ra-
lions. The scouls first visited Kent'a
Siding and from Ihere , If llrao allowed ,
they would march to Batlle Creek.
In Ihe council chamber of Ihe clly
hall , where Iho clly falhers and Ihe
Norfolk firemen hold meelings , the
ticking of a clock can bo beard for the
first time In many years. The clly
hall has been without this necessity
for a long time. Some months a'go
when Iho hook and ladder company of
Ihe fire deparlment , celebrated their
twenly-lhird anniversary C. S. Hayes ,
an old lime fireman , presenled that
company with a clock. The clock was
put in place today.
The mysterious burning of a dilapi
dated outbuilding at the rear of the
city hall caused some excitement at
10 o'clock last night. The fire driver ,
In his hurry toget to Ihe fire , was
slightly injured when he was struck
by the tongue of the hand hose cart ,
while ho was groping aboul in Ihe
darkened flro slallon. Ills back was
wrenched bul he Is able lo bo al work
today. The lighted end of a cigar , It
Is presumed , may have started Iho
blaze. There was danger for a lime of
Iho flro connecting with the city hall ,
hay being In close reach of the fire.