TllM NOHFOLK WKBKLY NEWS-JOURNAL , FRIDAY , SEPTEMBER S , 1911. . r ;
LARNED THE WINNER
Newport , R. I. , Sept. D. For tlio
fifth Hiicccssivu yonr and tlio eighth
tlino In hlM career , William A. Lamed
of Buininlt , N. J. , won tlio national
lawn tcnnlH championship by successfully -
fully defending his tltlo against Man-
rk'o E. McLoughlln of San Franeisco ,
In tlio challenge match , In ( straight sets
0-1 , G-t , G-2. McLoughlln was outplay *
cd In all dopnrtinents of tlio game.
Lamed for twenty years has been
ono of tlio most important figures In
American lawn tennis history. For six
times ho has ranked first and ho has
been second nnd third live yearn each ,
Ho has seldom slnco 1S92 ranked be
low sixth.
Naper Beats Burke.
Burke , S. D. , Sept. 5. Special to
The News : Napor beat Burke , S. D. ,
In a fast nine-inning gnmo hero Sun *
day. The score was 0 to 5. The fea
tures of tlio game were the hard hit
ting by Napcr and tlio fast pitching
by A. Tingle. Home runs were made
for Naper by Slaughter and II. Tingle
In the eighth Inning , which saved tlio
day for Naper. Batteries : Naper ,
Tingle and Tingle ; HurUo , Miller and
Ellison. Struck out : By Tingle , 11 ;
by Miller , 8. Hits : Off Tingle , G ; off
Miller , 11. Errors : Naper , 0 ; Burke ,
8.
St. Edwards Wins Series.
Et. Edwards , Neb. , Sept. 5. Special
to The News : St. Edwards won a
series of four straight , defeating Bel
grade by the shoutout route Wednes
day :
HUE
St. Edwards 20003011 0 7 It 1
Belgrade 000000000 0 2 5
Batteries St. Edwards , 1'cterson
and Agnew ; Belgrade , Hoffman and
Garvoy.
Thursday Humphrey was easily de
feated , not having a chance after the
first inning :
U. H. E.
St. Edwards. . 1 00 0 i" . 0 2 2 2 12 10 2
Humphrey 000000002 2 5 G
Batteries St. Edwards , Hunt and
Agnuw ; Humphrey , Toudll and Her-
man.
man.Friday Fullerton was defeated In ft
good game that was interesting until
it was over :
U. II. E.
V Fullerton 100000000 1 4 G
St. Edwards. 100010010 I ! 5 2
Batteries St. Edward , Peterson and
Agnew ; Fullerton , Thellman and Han
som.
Saturday Lindsay was handed the
same kind of treatment and went
homo with the small end of the score.
The feature of the game was the pitch
ing of Hunt who struck out eighteen
and allowed four hits , and the batting
of Agnew getting four hits out of live
times up. Score by innings :
U. H.E.
St. Edwards. 020320302 12 11 2
Lindsay 000001001 2 3 5
Batteries St. Edwards , Hunt and
Agnew ; Lindsay , Smith , Zavadll and
Herman.
Tafts Back at Beveriy.
Beverly , Sept. 5. The government
yacht Mayflower with the president ,
Mrs. Taft , Horace Taft , Charlie Taft ,
Miss Mabel Boardman and Major Butt ,
the president's military aide aboard ,
dropped anchor off West Beach , north
of Beverly today , having come from
Islesboro , Maine. Later in the day the
president resumed his golf at Myopia
with Major Butt.
West Point.
West Point , Neb. , Sept. 4. Special
to The News : Miss Katheryn V. Lan-
ger , ti former popular teacher of Cum-
ing county , has accepted a position as
principal of the public schools of Fern-
dale , Wash.
The teaching force of the Beerner
public schools for the coming year is :
Principal , Prof. Wright ; assistant
principal , Miss Viola Noonan ; kinder
garten , Miss Kuhl ; first Intermediate ,
Miss Lilian Woods ; second interme
diate , Miss Clara Breetzke ; grammar
room , Miss Sadie Aver.
Prof. William Theissen , late princi
pal of the Beemer public schools , is
now in charge of the schools at Pierce
in the same capacity.
Nellgh Schools Open.
Nellgh , Neb. , Sept. 5. Special to
The 'News : The public schools of this
city opened yesterday morning with
the largest attendance ever on record
for the first day , 3S8. Supt. C. A.
Mohrman stated that this number was
thirty more than had enrolled ono year
ago. He also stated that all the grades
started In their work nicely , and with
the bright corps of teachers the year
promises the best ever. Following are
the list of teachers in the city schools :
C. A. Mohrman , superintendent ; Lizzie
M. Dickey , principal high school ; Mar
ian A. Cochran , latin and mathema
tics ; Estella Reid , history and Eng
lish ; Gertrude Alton , eighth grade ;
Mrs. Owen Housh , seventh grade ;
Grace Warner , sixth grade ; Loretta
Wright , fifth grade ; Mao Cavanaugh ,
fourth grade ; Mildred Thornton , second
end and third gradesGrace ; Jackson ,
second and third grades ; Percle Cass
and Leona Shenefelt , kindergarten
and first grade.
Heavy Rain at Niobrara.
Nlobrara , Neb. , Sept. 5. Special to
The News : Ono of the hardest raina
of the season fell here Sunday after
noon. Vegetables have been more
plentiful than was expected.
The Nlobrara schools opened yester
day with a good enrollment. The fol
lowing corps of teachers are in
charge : W. S. Cook of Steele City ,
Neb. ; Anna Bogenhagen of Osmond ,
Neb. ; Dora Hess of Plainvlew , S. D. ;
Cora Ewing of Nlobrara , and Sibyl
Warner of Creighton.
A STRIKE CONFERENCE.
Illinois Central Union Leaders Meel
to Discuss Plans.
Chicago , Sept. 5. The questlor
whether a strike will be called 01
w.hether another effort will bo inad <
to adjust the controversy between th <
V
federated shop employes of the Bll
nols Central and the railroad Is to be
settled at ti conference of the olllcers
of the International unions Involved
to bo held at 10:30 : o'clock today.
The apparent crisis was brought
about by a communication sent last
night to W. F. Kramer , secretary of
the blacksmiths and helpers union , by
Pros. C. H. Markham of the road ,
refusing to grant an audience to the
federation representatives. Mr. Mark
ham also made It plain that he would
not recognize the federation.
Despite the fait that the letter ap
parently left the union men the alter
native of calling a strlko or receding
from their demands , both President
McCrcery of the federation Tind Secre
tary Kramer asserted that they still
had hopes that an amicable adjust
ment might be reached. Although the
union men would not say what their
plans were , they made It known that
arbitration as a last resort had been
discussed. The International officers
said too that n strike will not bo call
ed until all possible means to settle
the differences have been exhausted.
"Wo don't know ourselves what will
be done , " said Kramer. "The decision
will bo reached Thursday morning. "
Takes Horse , Burns Stable.
Page , Neb. , Sept. 5. Special to The
News : A large barn on the George
rcchlcr farm three miles northwest
of Page burned down at midnight Sun
day night. Seven head of horses , COO
bushels of grain , harness and other
articles were consumed. Also about
a dozen hogs. Some of the neighbors
who were visiting nnd were returning
homo noticed the lire nnd got to the
farm before the barn was entirely con
sumed. John Clasey and family , who
were tenants on the farm , were fast
asleep and did not know there was n
fire until the neighbors woke them.
A few bushels of small grain was all
that was saved out of the barn.
After the fire had died down It was
noticed that one of the best horses
was missing , also the saddle which
hung in the oat bin. The missing
horse was tracked through a gap In
the trees west of the farm yard and
diagonally across a stubble field to the
section line road where the wire fence
was down. The thief must have been
acquainted with the premises and the
fence. The tracks led up to the road
west of the barn.
Sheriff Grady arrived on the scene
about S o'clock Monday morning and
after an investigation decided that the
barn was burned by the thief in or
der to cover his crime.
Search is being dilligently made for
the thief. The property destroyed is
partially covered by insurance but the
loss will be heavy. Mr. Clasey , who
rents the farm , Is considered one of
the best farmers and ono of the best
citizens hereabouts and has no ene
mies.
The missing horse is about eight
years old , weighs 1150 pounds , color
bay with small white spot on left
hind foot ; collar scars on shoulders ;
black mane and tail ; holds head high
and good stepper.
REACTS ON MADERO.
Mexico , Sept. 5. "Long live Ma-
dero ; death to Pine Suarez , " was the
shout with which the people In Puebla
greeted n speech by Francisco I. Ma-
dero , Indicating how the candidacy of
Jose Pine Suarez for vice president
has been received in some parts of
the republic.
Only In n few quarters has the Insurgent -
surgent movement been directed
against Madero , the progressive nom
inee for the presidency , but the spirit
of antagonism towards Suarez has
been manifested by means of public
statements and editorials throughout
the republic.
Even friends of Madero expressed
lively fear that the selection of Suarez
and the riot of Sunday when Gen.
Reyes , the opposition candidate for
the presidency , was stoned , may have
the effect of lessening the chances of
Madero for election. A number of
dailies in the capital condemn the riot ,
asking in derision : "What sort of a
democracy Is this which we have gain
ed ? " Dr. Francisco Vasquez Gomez ,
the defeated candidate for the vice
presidency , published a statement as
sailing Madero for having annulled the
biffs of the revolutions and declares
under the regime of Diaz more con
sideration was given Madero himself
when he organized a manifestation In
the capital in 1910 than was accorded
to Gen. Keyes.
While Madero in a public statement
deprecated the riot , he explained that
the people were afraid that Reyes
would impose on them another dictat
orship. He also made ti prediction
that his ticket would have the sup
port of 99 percent of the people.
A Little Boy Dies From Burns.
Tilden , Neb. , Sept. 5. Special to
The News : Fire in a barn at the
farm of F. L. Danes yesterday after
noon , cost the life of a little 2-year-
old boy who died at 3 o'clock this
morning from his burns. He was bad
ly burned about the face.
The father was in town and the
first the mother knew of the fire was
when she looked up and saw her
child , sitting on a pile of hay and
wrapped In flame. She ran and seized
him , and the little fellow walked into
the house. Mrs. Danes then untied
the horses but one mule went back
into the fiames and was so badly
burned that It had to be shot
The barn was built two years ago
and had room for sixteen horses.
There was a big cow shed and gran
ary. Some oats and wheat were
saved.
This is the second tragic death in the
Danes family within three years. A
daughter was smothered to death In a
pile of sand three years ago.
The barn burned yesterday was
partly covered by insurance.
Tama Jim at Lincoln.
Lincoln , Sept. G. Secretary of Agrl-
- culture Wilson who is hero to speak
j at the state fair today , attended a
; meeting of the republican state com-
mltteo last evening and spoke briefly
In defense of President Taft and his
administration. Ho declared that the
republican party will bo returned to
power.
"The only question Is who shall be
the next president to carry on the poli
cies of the party , ' said Mr. Wilson. "I
have no hesitation in saying that It
will bo President Taft. Ho Is n great
man nnd has grown greater as presi
dent. Ills state papers are models.
Ho goes into every detail of things on
which ho writes. Ho is not n poli
tician but understands the great prln-
Mples of government nnd applies
them ,
"I have not the slightest doubt In
the world as to his rcnomlnatlon. It
Is up to the people of the west and
uilddle states to elect him. And I
think they will do It. 1 have been In
Washington for some time and I know
how well he Is considered there. And
I have been in Iowa for a week. I
find that younger , more vigorous men
have taken hold of politics there.
They talk right from the shoulder.
They are doing things right now for
the president and they will keep at It.
I have great faith that this magnifi
cent young state will not be found
wanting when the roll Is called. "
Dr. Condon Wins Case.
Humphrey , Neb. , Sept. ( i. Special to
The News : Marshal Becholdt of this
town has been discharged by the town
board , following investigation by Gov.
Aldrlch into Dr. Condon's charges.
The governor told the board that If
they didn't discharge the man he
would begin ouster proceedings.
The governor declared the marshal
was unlit for his job ; that he brazenly
lied on the witness stand , oven deny
ing every statement made by the
Catholic priest of Humphrey ; that
Humphrey had a great many harlots
In It during the carnival and that there
was widespread debauchery , which the
marshal made no effort to suppress.
The governor said the marshal's as
sault upon Dr. Condon was uncalled
for and not the civilized way of set
tling things. The town board then
met and complied with the governor's
request.
Nellgh Plans Flights Friday.
Nellgh , Net. , Sept. 5. Special to
The News : The business men of this
city have made final arrangements for
a day of amusement and entertain
ment at Riverside park next Friday ,
September S , that will be absolutely
free to everybody. Two biplane flights
and a demonstration are scheduled
for the afternoon.
Owing to the failure of the parties
that were secured by the Nellgh driv
ing club to fly with their biplane dur
ing the race meet and baseball tour
nament In August , the citizens of Nc-
ligh have never felt satisfied , and as
they were fortunate In making ar
rangements with the Curtlss Exhibi
tion company of New York for a flight
on the above date , the Commercial
club took the matter in hand and
called a special meeting last Friday
evening. President F. M. Housh ap
pointed William Wolfe , F. G. Aurlngor
and M. O. Dixon as a committee to
solicit the business men. Six hundred
dollars was raised in a short time ,
which made the entertainment abso
lutely certain ; $500 of this will bo
paid to the Curtiss Exhibition com
pany , providing two flights and a dem
onstration are made.
No flights , no money , was the con
tract signed yesterday atfernoon by
C. L. Wattles , secretary of the Ne-
ligh Commercial club , who was In
Omaha and who in turn telegraphed
this report to F. G. Auringer of this
city. The signing of this contract
shows the spirit of the citizens of No-
ligb , and in order to satisfy all those
that were disappointed In not seeing
the flight during the race meet , they
decided unanimously to make this ex
hibition absolutely free to every ono ,
and there will be no charge of any
kind , and all are cordially Invited to
accept of Ncligh's hospitality on Fri
day of this week.
Arrangements are now in progress
to add other entertainment for the im
mense crowa that will certainly be
present.
Heavy Rain In Dakota.
Sioux Falls , S. D. , Sept. 5. The
heaviest rainfall of the season fell
throughout this part of the state Sun
day night , adding two and one-half
inches to the abundant supply already
in the ground and making an aggre
gate of about fifteen inches of water
which has fallen since the rains com
menced about July 10.
Judge Welch.
Bloomfield Monitor , June 29 : The
Monitor is pleased to announce In this
issue the candidacy of Judge Welch ,
of Wayne , for renominatlon to the
office he has filled so honorably and
so well , that of judge of the ninth
judicial district of Nebraska. His abil
ity and fairness on the bench have
won for him the praises and con
gratulations of the entire district re
gardless of the political beliefs of
those who have watched his course.
Two years ago Judge Welch run and
was elected without an opponent in
the political field and this unique sit
uation in this district is more than
likely to be carried out again In the
present campaign. Judge Welch has
served all people alike during his serv
ice on the bench and his friends are
alike numerous in all parties. Since
our friends of the opposition are the
authors of the sentiment that the
bench and the schools should be sep
arated from political strife it is not
likely that Judge Welch will meet with
opposition this fall. The Monitor is
proud to announce to our people that
Judge Welch is desirous of succeeding
himself , and we know that the result
will be a satisfactory verdict of ap
proval of his past course and a vote
of confidence in his superior ability
and wisdom.
School Bells Ringing Again.
For the first time In three months
school bells rang out on the bracing
September air of Tuesday morning In
Norfolk , calling back to' their desks
and books the nearly 2.000 children of
school age who live In Norfolk homes.
It was the first day of Supt. Cro-
slcr'fl administration over the public
school system of the clfy , Supt. Hun
ter having been at the head of things
when the last school term came to an
end. Many new faces there were
among the teachers , mid the day was
spent getting acquainted. The only
hitch occurred at the Grant school ,
where the building was not ready for
school to start.
Mrs. Lydla Pierce.
Mrs. Lydla A. Pierce died at 5
o'clock Monday afternoon at the homo
of her daughter , Mrs. E. A. Waddell ,
103 South Fifth street. Funeral ser
vices will be held In the homo at 10
o'clock Wednesday morning. Inter
ment In the Hosklns cemetery.
Mrs. Pierce was "born In Washing
ton county , N. Y. , April 9 , 1827. She
has resided in Nebraska for twenty-six
years , twelve of which she spent at
Hosklns.
Mrs. Pierce was n member of the
Methodist church and Rev. J. W. Kirk-
Patrick will have charge of the funeral
services In Norfolk.
Madison Boosters Here.
Pilot Haskins of the Madison boost
ers arrived in the city with a follow
ing of twelve automobiles loaded with
fifty-four Madison boosters on sched
ule tlino Tuesday morning from Stan-
ton. The boosters , who arc advertis
ing the Madison county fair Septem
ber 12 to 15 Inclusive , report a fine
trip , no accidents and much hospital
ity on all hands. The boosters were
met by A. W. Hawkins , C. C. Gow , 0.
M. Maylleld. Charles Dudley and other
members of the Commercial club
about two miles east .of the city , and
were escorted here by these business
men. A parade up and down the pav
ed section of the city was enjoyed before -
fore luncheon.
After luncheon the boosters with
much blowing of horns and shaking of
hands with their Norfolk friends left
the city enroute to Battle Creek. Be
fore returning home they were sched
uled to visit .Meadow Grove , Tilden ,
Emerlck and other towns.
Knights of Grip Turn Printers.
"Norfolk Council No. 120 , U. C. T. "
That Is the way the traveling men
making their headquarters in Norfolk
are stamping the registers of hotels in
tholr respective territories. C. II.
Taylor , J. O. Treganza , C. A. Burras
and other prominent traveling men
initiated the Norfolk hotel register
with these stamps yesterday and they
report that as many as a dozen of
these stamps each day can be found
on the registers of hotels In other
towns In this vicinity. This success
ful way of advertising Norfolk was in
troduced by the Ad and Commercial
clubs of this city and George Spear ,
member of the Commercial club's
traveling men's committee , Is handing
out to the many traveling men who
make Norfolk their headquarters , a
unique combination stamp , pen and
pencil with which the Norfolk ad Is
Imprinted In purple colors behind the'
name of each traveling man who reg
isters at any hotel. Heretofore the
traveling men have been registering
from the city In which the firm they
represent is located. With the "handy
stamp" introduced by the Commercial
club , Norfolk is rapidly being put on
the map of the traveling world.
"Tlio boys are sure taking to the
stamp , " says C. H. Taylor , who pressed -
ed the button of his combination pen
cil and put the stamp against a local
hotel register until the word "Nor
folk" stared all comers in the face.
"It's a handy article and I have seen
as many as eleven of these stamps at
work on a hotel register up the line atone
ono time. "
Webster to Choose Secretary.
Lincoln , Sept. 5. John L. Webster
of Omaha , selected chairman of the
state republican central committee ,
was empowered to choose his own
secretary.
WRESTLERS SLEEP SOUNDLY.
Hack's Knee Not Seriously Hurt He
to England , Gotch Back Home.
Chicago , Sept. 5. George Hacken-
schmldt slept soundly last night. The
restlessness from which he Is said to
have suffered for several nights prior
to his match with Frank Gotch and
which had been put forward as an ex
cuse for his defeat , apparently had
entirely disappeared. lie fatlll com
plained of pain in the knee which had
been given a severe wrenching by the
lowan , but there was no indication of
a serious injury. The Russian is ex
pected to sail from New York for Eng
land on September 9.
Gotch also had a good night's sleep ,
being In bed shortly after 10 o'clock
and being invisible to callers until
well on toward noon today. He will
return to his Iowa farm , leaving for
Humboldt tonight.
TUESDAY TOPICS.
C. II. Kelsey went to Pierce on busi
ness.
Jake Mehner of Dallas was here on
business.
C. Hendrix of Bonesteel was a vis
itor in the city.
Miss Ruth Evans of O'Neill was
hero visiting with friends.
J. T. Gllraore of Chicago was In
the city visiting with L. Sessions.
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Blue went to
Lincoln to spend a week at the state
fair.
fair.Miss
Miss Adelia Buchholz went to Al
bion to spend a few weeks with
friends.
Mrs. D. B. Duffy and daughter Bes
sie have gone to Long Pine to spend
a week with relatives.
C. J. Bullock went to Lincoln to at
tend the state fair where the Bullock
company has an exhibit.
Miss Sophia Nethaway left on the
noon train for Wahoo to attend the
Luther college the coming year.
Mrs. D. K. TIndall has gone for a
two weeks' visit with her daughter ,
Mrs. G. H. Gray of Central City.
Born , to Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Wag
ner , n daughter.
MlhS AldiMt-on of Chambers , Neb-
has accepted a position In a millinery
store here.
J. A. Morgan of Carroll was lined
$7.10 In police court this morning for
being drunk.
The Presbyterian Aid society will
meet with Mrs. Bryant Thursday af
ternoon at 2 o'clock. A full attend
ance Is desired.
Adolph Mohlonhauor Is unable to hi1
at work because of a severe attack of
rheumatism.
The case of Madison county versus
S. A. Cokeley was continued In Judge
Elseley's court until next Tuesday.
P. II. Harmony has moved from the
WIIkliiB house on Eleventh and Philip
avenue to the house vacated by R. II.
McKlnney of Twelfth street and Mad
ison avenue.
1. J. Lane , special agent for the Ne
braska Telephone company , has mov
ed hero from Fremont and will bo lo
cated hero permanently.
Pinkies colts retaliated Monday af
ternoon by defeating the Nebraska
telephone team by a score of 1C to 14
on the driving park diamond. Secre
tary Hawkins of the Commercial club
umpired the game.
O. J. StefTen returned from Rock
Rapids , la. , whore ho visited with his
sisters. Mr. Steffen was an eye wit
ness to a horrible death met by two
motor cyclists. The men ran Into each
other at Rock Rapids last week and
were instantly killed.
Koine Keleher Is captain of the Nor
folk high school football team this
year. Rev. Dana C. Colcgrove takes
F. M. Hunter's place as coach and will
take the players for their first work
out on the driving paik this evening.
The schedule of games Is not yet
ready to be announced.
Albert Kinney has now taken pos
session of tile old Koyen garage. Mr.
Koyen is moving into his now build
ing. Tlio moving is all being done
with a wagon pulled by an automobile.
A heavy safe was transported to the
now building. It was on a platform
drawn by an automobile.
Karl Krlobel of Hooper , Neb. , who
is spending a week with his daughter ,
Mrs. II"tiry Klatte , Is renewing old
acquaintances with Judge C. F. Else-
ley and other G. A. R. members. Mr.
Krlebel , in company with the father
of E. M. Zlesche , came to Nebraska
in nu ox team Immediately after the
war.
Chief of Police Marquardt is back
"on the job" again. With his return
Night Patrolman W. S. O'Brien was
put back on his regular beat and
George Wheeler is substituting for W.
H. Livingston who , in company with
his son W. G. Livingston , has gone to
Rock county to spend n week with his
son O. E. Livingston.
A. J. Koenigstein , William Beck and
B. Halverstein of this city and Emmett -
mett Hayes and Messrs. Patterson and
Baxter of Chadron returned from a
successful five days' hunting expedi
tion near Irwin , Neb. Millions of
ducks , they say , are haunting the
sloughs of that vicinity. The hunters
brought back many mallards and plen
ty of grouse and chickens.
D. C. Armstrong , who has the con
tract to build sewers in Norfolk , ar
rived here from Sioux City at noon.
Mr. Armstrong reports that he will
commence work next Friday. For the
first time in Norfolk's history a sewer
digging machine will be used for this
work. It is estimated by Mr. Arm
strong that he will make about 800
feet per day with this machine.
The city council holds a meeting
tonight. Today the prevailing ques
tion among city employes and some
councilmen is "Where is Worley &
Co ? " the engineers who worn to make
the "dollar down" municipal light
plans. The engineers have not been
heard from since the departure of En
gineer Rockefeller of that company
who was to make some preliminary
plans here.
"One drunk has $40. " That was the
report written over the police register
yesterday. The "drunk" referred to
sobered up in time to realize that he
was "in wrong. " His "wad" was
brought to him at his own request
and an officer soon was seen walking
around with a $20 bill in his hand in
an effort to extract $7.50 , the amount
of the fine from the " "
, "big" bill. The
effort was successful.
Gus Wagner is looking for the own
er of automobile No. 15393. This ma
chine , he declares , ran Into him west
of the city and threw him and his
wagon into a ditch. The tongue of
the wagon was broken and although
the driver of the car was kind enough
to help him hold his frightened horses
he lost no time in speeding away
when the animals were quieted. The
car , say local dealers , probably be
longs to some other town.
Betting on Monday afternoon's
world championship wrestling match
was very light in Norfolk. Gotch had
been a favorite from the start and be
fore the match commenced in Chicago
not a bet could be had from any of
the "Hack" admirers here. From
South Dakota comes a letter from P.
J. Barnes , formerly of Norfolk. Mr.
Barnes wants some advice on the bet
ting ring In Norfolk and declares ho
was covering all Gotch money nnd
betting heavily on "Hack. "
Twenty-live members of the Nor
folk landwehr verein and their ladies
returned last night in a special car
from Omaha , where they attended the
convention of the western district of
the German veteran society. The Nor
folk delegates report that although
Norfolk received some votes for next
year's convention , the real fight was
made by Manning , la. , West Point and
Grand Island. The latter city won
the convention over West Point by
only two votes. Veterans from Hart-
Ington and other towns in this vicin
ity were In favor of Norfolk. When It
was seen that Norfolk had no chance
the Norfolk delegates gave West
Point their votes.
Among the day's out-of-town visitors
In Norfolk were : W. L. Stanton ,
Meadow drove ; 0. E. Banska , Win
ner ; G. F. IVrchou , Fairfax ; J. P.
Reeves , Carroll ; Harry Llnton , Dan
F. Burross. Carroll ; J. S. Reynolds.
Colomo ; Miss liny Reynolds , Colome ;
ICImor Hughes , Colome ; Orluan
Hughes , Colome ; Miss L. W. Mellrldo.
Carroll ; Miss Ollu > llrlnuy , Poiu-a ;
Rev. C. E. Flnklo. 1'onca ; M. C. Gam
ble , Stanton ; E. E. McCrlght. Lynch ;
E. H. Leach. Humphrey ; F. S. I In-
IIHIIIB , Burke ; / . 1C. Doano , Fairfax ;
VY. P. Mohr. Spencer ; G. Krenzleii ,
Stanton ; S. C. Blackmail. Madison ;
Mrs. McLaughllu , Butte ; Miss Stella
Story , Butte ; Mrs. J. Story , Bntto ; B.
NVhltwer , Tilden ; Mr. and Mrs. John
Lemly , Tilden ; J. J. Backes , Hum
phrey.
Water Power Plant Here ?
Norfolk citizens and business men ,
members of the Ad and Commercial
clubs are asked to bo present at theme
mo lift tor mans meeting to be held In
the city hall Wednesday evening at
8:30 : when further discussion will beheld
held on a proposition which may mean
many manufacturing houses and more
business for Norfolk.
Last night about thirty Norfolk
business men met In the offices of the
Norfolk Electric Light nnd Power
company and after hearing the propo
sition of eastern capitalists who do-
clarc , through E. A. Bullock who has
just returned from Chicago , that after
looking over propositions throughout
Nebraska nnd this section of the coun
try they find Norfolk the most prom
ising city In the stnto of Nebraska.
So promising do they find it that on
two occasions they have sent a spe
cial engineer hero to Investigate the
feasibility of a water power plant on
the Elkhorn river throe miles from
the city. On another occasion these
capitalists were bore themselves look
ing over the proposition. These devel
opments bear out the rumors that en
gineers were in the city not long ago
with a purpose of harnessing the Elkhorn -
horn for power.
So enthusiastic were the business
men over the proposition that they
called Tuesday night's meeting a pre
liminary one and the proposition Is to
lie presented to the citizens as a whole
for their Investigation and discussion.
Would Build a Canal.
The capitalists do not ask the Nor
folk people for any money. All they
want Is their aid in securing options
on sites and the right-of-way for a
three-mile canal , co-operation In get
ting business for the plant and the
united and harmonious moral support
of the citizens here. The plant would
materially reduce the cost of power.
The engineer who Investigated the
situation made a report of his findings
hero and this report , which was in
spected by the business men Monday
night , will be open for inspection at
Wednesday night's meeting.
"I recommend the proposition as n
safe and profitable Investment , " says
tlio engineer in his report to the finan
cial backers of this proposed water
power plant.
The water power plant will cost , ac1
cording to the engineer's figures ,
$202,500 , and be of 2,000 horse power
with a dam six feet high. The power
house would be almost within the city
limits. The canal would bo three
miles long and a fall in tlio river for
these three miles was estimated at
thirty-one feet.
Wednesday's Meeting.
Wednesday night's meeting is called
for the purpose of talking over with
the Norfolk people the proposition of
the eastern financial backers who
through Mr. Bullock declare that the
proposition looks very good to them
and that all rests with the people of
Norfolk whether or not they want a
water power plant which will bring to
Norfolk many manufacturing plants
whose first question to cities in which
they propose to locate is , "How cheap
is power ? "
Tliis proposition , say many of those
looking over the engineer's report
Monday night , is a keynote to the
problem of bringing outside money
and industries to Norfolk. With a
power plant like this , they argue that
the Industries will come here unso
licited. Many of those present de
clared that if Norfolk had a water
power plant like this , other cities
near-by would purchase power from
Norfolk. All these questions are to
he talked about and the full proposi
tions of the eastern capitalists arc to
bo presented to the meeting Wednes
day night.
Prefers Death to School.
Joplln , Mo. , Sept. 0. Preferring
death to attendance at school , Homer
Davenport , son of Benjamin N. Dav
enport , who lives near here , killed
himself. The boy shot himself through
the heart with a revolver and fell dead
at the feet of his father.
Ewinu.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Angus of Boyd
county are here visiting friends.
Attorney Donahue of O'Neill was
on our streets Monday.
Mrs. J. S. Burnett and daughter
Nora and Sylvester Burnett and wife
of Hoover , S. D. , are visiting relatives
here prior to taking up their residence
in Norfolk.
Mrs. R. Perrln , who lives on the
Huffman ranch , was called to Wayne
Sunday on account of the illness of
her father.
Joseph Thoendel , southwest of Ew
ing , threshed his wheat and oats last
Friday , the former turning out sixteen -
teen and the latter twenty-seven bush
els per acre.
Miss Elizabeth Graham returned
from her summer's vacation in Iowa
and Missouri and has resumed her po
sition of assistant principal in the EwIng -
Ing schools.
John May was a business visitor at
Neligh Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Gunter of AtchIson -
Ison , Kan. , arrived In Ewing Monday.
Mr. Gunter has rented his father's
farm for next year.
Mrs. Florence Butler , who Is n
teacher In the Omaha schools , depart
ed for that city Sunday.
Miss Hilda Belgian of Petersburg
is visiting her sister , Mrs. It. 0. An
derson.
K. II. Fisher , the venerable father of
1) . E. Fisher , In very 111 at piesont.
Frank Campbell , democratic eaudl
date for county Judge , and ( \ E. Hall ,
republican candidate for clrtl ; of the
court , were each leeeut visitors from
O'Neill.
Our city park management Is hav
ing all the dead trees taken out of the
paik and \\lll In other ways luue lui-
prmetuentH made looking toward the
beautifying of the same.
Mr. and Mrs..lames Brown of Le
loy , III. , were visitors for it week at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Adam Hlg-
ler. Mrs. Brown Is n nleeo of Mr. Slg-
ler.
Frances and Laurence Lewis of
Gregory , S. 1) ) . , spent Sunday as the
guests of Marguerite Haneman and
Mary and Mildred Berlgan.
J. A. Furley and son shipped n car
of horses to Sioux City Friday.
t
Tommy Jacobsen , while attempting
to break a block of Ice In Green's drug
store the other day , had the misfor
tune to mash ono of his fingers.
While stacking hay for John Dr/.o-
welckl a few days ago Fred Koth fell
from a stack and injured himself
quite severely.
Ed Davles nnd George Brewer are
among Ewing's representatives at the
state fair this week.
L. 11. Jones of Sioux City visited
his brother-in-law , M. T. Keiiyen , and
his old friend , E. Spittlor , the past
week. Mr. Jones leaves for homo
Wednesday.
More pupils from the country have
started In with the present term of
our school than was ever known bo-
fore.
SOUTH DAKOTA AT A GLANCE.
His horse- stumbling caused the
death of Rudolph Johnson
, 10-year-old
son of Charles Johnson , a farmer near
St. Onge.
J. M. Wood of Mitchell , was thrown
across a caboose ad painfully Injured
while the freight on which ho WJIH
riding was switching.
William Tonsmann , a homesteader
on Whetstone creek in Gregory coun
ty , was bitten by a vicious horse and
after terrlblo suffering died.
Miss Emelyo Ego of romervilk' ,
who had acquired quite a reputation
an a chaulfeur , says she has lost her
nerve and will give up motoring for
good.
Mrs. William Eggleston of Davidson ,
had a rattlesnake to attack her that
she might photograph it. She manag
ed to got the picture and escape In
jury.
jury.Work
Work has begun on the now union
station at Wutcrtown.
The homesteaders of Xiobacii county
have formed an organization for the
purpose of more effectively present
ing their claims and needs to the
railroad companies.
Tlie team , wagon and every earthly
possession of John Lavory , a prairie
schooner emigrant , were lost in the
Choyeiinc river at the Sleeve crossing ,
east of Hot Springs.
Preparations have been completed
for the annual convention of tlio South
Dakota Rural Mall Carriers' associa
tion , which will bo held in Sioux Falls
on Monday and Tuesday.
Tlio campaign for an endowment
and building fund for the greater Red-
field college has culminated with a
total subscription of $58,000 by the
citizens of Redfield and Spink county.
The farmer's institute at Dupreo
attended by a record breaking crowd.
Many exhibits of farm products were
made and Dr. II. H. Stoner of High-
more , lectured on dry farming.
D. F. Jones of Watertown , C. E.
McCauley of Aberdeen , and A. L. Fel
lows of Sioux Falls , have been ap
pointed a committee to assist the
state pure food and drug department.
They will fix the standards of various
drugs.
Dr. II. II. Stoner of Ilighmore , iu
talked of as a possible successor to
A. E. Chamberlain , state superinten
dent of formers' institutes. Gov. Ves-
sey , it is understood , has conferred
with him in regard to such an ap
pointment.
Five elevators , containing 25,000
bushels of grain at Oldham , were de
stroyed by fire. They belonged to
Jones Bros. , Larson & Metcalf , Farm
ers' Elevator Co. , George Brown Ele
vator Co. and the E. W. Ketcham Ele
vator Co.
Fully 3,000 Yankton county people
gathered on the banks of the Jim
river at Yankton for the old settlers'
picnic , the particular spot the river
being the same as was crossed for the
first time by some of the old timers
there assembled fifty years ago.
The Woodmen of the World have
organized Fall River camp No. 47 , at
Hot Springs. Mayor Bentley Is com
mander.
Samuel Penrose , employed by J. II.
DeWltt of Fedora , falling from a hay
rack , was impaled on the handle of
a pitchfork and killed.
Heavy crop losses from hall storms
are reported near Mitchell.
II. II. Tilley , proprietor of the Da
kota Hide and Fur Co. of Aberdeen ,
has been arrested on a charge of fraud
and is in the hands of the federal
authorities.
The $250,000 endowment fund for
Redfield college was completed when
people of that city raised $58,000 In a
whirlwind campaign. James J. Hill
contributed $50,000.
Twenty-one South Dakota cities and
towns promised to send delegates to
the meeting of a state federation of
commercial clubs at Huron.
There Is a shortage of game war
dens In the Black Hills this year on
account of the lameness and abun
dance of game. Wardens all over the
state are having more or less difficulty
In enforcing the law.
A dispute over the matter of con
cessions at the Yankton county old
settlers' picnic led to an assault on T.
J. Welby by Charles Smith. Mrs.
Smith and John Inch also participat
ed In the fray. The case is now In
the courts.