THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOURNAL , FRIDAY , SEPTEMBER 29 , 1911.
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Topics of Interest to President Taft the Fea
Them Compose the ture of Opening
Program Day
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By JAMI.S A. tDCEttTON.
conservation congress of this
THE Is devoted chlelly to the
former. Most of the subjects
already announced relate to
Borne plmse of agriculture or to the
tountry llfo movement. The keynote
of the gathering Is conservation of the
( toll. A statement by Glfford Plnchot
made two years ago shows that In
America the average wheat yield IB
lens than fourteen bushels per acre ,
iwhllo In Germany It Is twenty-eight
uud lu England thirty-two bushels per
acre. The contrast is made all the
inoro Khirlng by the fact that moat of
our neil has been in use loss than n
hundred years , while that of Germany
and England has been farmed n thou-
nand years or more. Yet naturally
there Is no richer soil on earth than
that of the Mississippi valley and of
other portions of the United States.
Why , then , IH the vleld of this fertile
und virgin soil less than ono-hnlf that
of the two older nations ? Obviously
because we have not resorted to In
tensive and scientific farming to the
nine extent ns Europe. The small
amount of land available and the ne
cessity o.f forcing this land to produce
to its full capacity have compelled the
Kuropcan formers to get out of every
ucro Its greatest possible yield. Hero ,
where wo have had millions of acres
unused , we have squandered , our ro-
Hourccs and neglected our opportuni
ties. Now that our country Is more
thickly settled wo are beginning-
face similar conditions to those of Eu
rope. We must learn the same lesson
that the older nations learned long
ngo. Hence we have the conservation
movement conservation of forests ,
conservation of natural resources , In
cluding water power nnd minerals , and
conservation of soil.
What Farmers Must Study ,
notation of crops , fertilizing , more
careful nnd intelligent methods , closet
economy , co-operation In buying nnd
Belling , are among the tilings that
American farmers must study. All of
these subjects are treated In the con
servation congress. Ono entire ses
sion Is devoted to eoll conservation.
It will bo presided over by F. D. Co-
burn , secretary of the Kansas state
board of agriculture , nnd among the
speakers will bo ex-Governor W. D.
Hoard of Wisconsin , editor of Hoard's
Dairyman ; Or. F. D. Mumford , dean
of the school of agriculture , Univer
sity of Missouri ; Professor E. M. Ton
Eyck of Kansas and Professor Cyril
O. "Hopkins of the University of 1111
jiols.
, Among other subjects that should
Interest farmers nre "Tho Trend of the
Conservation Movement , " by Dr. W.
J. McGee of the bureau of soils ;
Washington ; "Tho Social Llfo on the
Farm , " by Professor T. C. Atkinson
of West Virginia , overseer of the na
tional grange ; "The Country Church , "
by Dr. Warren II. Wilson , superin
tendent of the board of homo mis-
Kions of the Presbyterian church ; "The
Country Life Movement , " by Walter
II. Page , editor of the World's Work
und n memlM > r of President Roosevelt's
country life commission ; "Co-opcrntlon
Among Farmers , " by W. A. Bcaret ol
tlio same commission and "Cutting ; Out
the Middleman , " by Charles S. Barretr ;
president of the Farmers' Educational
nnd Co-opcratlvo Union of America. .
Mr. Barrett's Address.
The title of Mr. Barrett's address it
especially significant lu view of the
.fact that the state granges of Now
York and Pennsylvania have already
started a movement in New York city
to eliminate the middleman by bring
ing the farmer and retailer together ,
hoping thus to Increase prices to the
farmer and reduce those to tbo con1
euuier. If this movement0succeeds In
New York It Is the design of the
grange to extend it to every city ol
the country. If the Fanners' union
also takes up a similar work It will
enlist most of the organized farmers
of the land , for it is altogether the
largest association of Ita kind In
America , containing millions of mem
bers , mostly In the south , whllo the
grange Is strong In the north. Secre
tnry of Agriculture Wilson has alsc
been talking along this line , ndvocat
Ing that the consumers organize In the
same -way that the farmers are or
ganlzed.
The address of Mr. Beard on "Co
operation Among Farmers" follows
the same general direction. This begins -
gins to look like business. If the
American people learn to co-operate
on the Rochdale plan or on nny othei
honest , sensible plan the high prices
question will bo In the way of solu
tlon. This Is n great country , they
toll us the greatest In the world , wltl
tlio best government. Granted. Yel
no country was ever so great that II
could not learn. Now and then the
best of nations reach the point when
they simply have to readjust them
selves to new conditions. Have w (
not reached that point now ? Wltl
the constant Iwostlng of prices to con
miners without any corresponding In
crease In the prices paid to farrnen
nro we not compelled In the very nature
turo of things to protect ourselves'
The producers and consumers const !
ttifo the vast Ixilk of the people. Yei
Between these two the predatory in
tercuts placet themselves and grab the
lion's share of profits. They force
Sown the amount paid the producer
ind raise t ) at charged the consumer ,
thus enriching themselves nt the ev
ooaso of botlu lu the old days tLu
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feudal baron took n position on the
main traveled roads nnd compelled all
merchants passing that way to pay
Irlbuto. The modern baron camps out
on the road that leads from the pro
ducer to the consumer and levies a
larger tribute than over did his feudal
prototype. It Is the nature of this
species to Increase their exactions.
The more they get the more they
want , Finally their demands grow so
Insolent and oppressive that their vic
tims combine to put them out of busi
ness. That was the history of the
feudal robber , and that promises to be
the story of his latter day successor. .
It Is to be hoped that speakers in the
conservation congress may have the
patriotism , the love of humanity and
the courage to handle this question
without gloves. If so they will Inter
est not only the farmer , but all classes
of the population. This , too , belongs
to conservation , for It means the con
serving of the people's means. Money
to the equivalent of all other forms of
rojve nnd America ; " Governor Herbert
B. Hadley of Missouri , who do'hers
the address of welcome ; Governor
Walter Itoscoe Stublm of Kansas , who
presides ovar a conference of the gov
ernors present , nnd perhaps Speaker
Champ Clark and William Jennings
Ilryun.
The Convention Hall.
The great hall In which the conven
tion meets Is the same that housed
the Democratic national convention lu
1000. It seats 15,000 people , but will
be tilled to its capacity with delegates
alone If even n fraction of those at
tend who nro entitled to do so. The
governor of each state Is authorized
to appoint fifteen delegates , and may
ors of all cities over 25,000 name flvo
delegates each and of those under 25-
000 three each. Three Is ulno the
number allotted to each Iward of
county commissioner * ) throughout all
the states of the Union. Each na
tional and state organization having
to do with conservation names five
delegates , each state university , col
lege , agricultural college or experi
ment Ntatlnn name * two , and each
board of trade , commercial club , or
similar organization Is entitled to
three. Then there nre n largo number
of honorary members who have been
Invited. Altogether there Is a possi
bility of 50,000 delegates to the con
vention. Of course not all of these
can attend ; but , the railroads having
ihado n special rate , there may bo ex
pected an Immense outpouring of people
ple from the setlon of country close
to Kansas City.
The conservation movement lu
America Is comparatively young , this
helm ; the third of I lie- annual con-
property , and therefore the man or
combination of men who have the
power to take away the money of the
common citizen can thereby confiscate
his homo nnd livelihood and destroy
his llfo itself.
Other Subjects.
The country life movement , the im
provement of the country school ,
church nnd social conditions and the
betterment of the farmer's lot gener
ally are also scheduled to occupy a con
siderable portion of the convention's
attention. This was a pet theme * dur
ing Roosevelt's administration , but has
dropped out of sight somewhat since.
Now It Is again to come to the front ,
thus giving notice that the Roosevelt
Influence la still dominant In the con-
nervation association. It could not bo
otherwise with Glfford Plnchot n
president. It should be explained In
passing that , while" Mr. Plnchot IB head
of the association , Henry Wallace of
Iowa Is president of the conservation
congress. Wallace Is also a member of
the country llfo commission. In com
menting on the prominent placet given
to the fanners on the program Mr.
Wallace said ( his happened by design.
He expressed the hope that when the
proceedings of the convention were
printed they would form an authorita
tive handbook for the American
farmer.
President Taft will bo at the con
vention and deliver an address. Ho
has the evening of Sept. 25 , the open
ing day , all to himself. The conven
tion meets In the auditorium In Kan
sas City Sept 25-27 , inclusive. Among
the other speakers scheduled are Sec
retary of the Interior Walter L.
Fisher , who stops on his way back
from Alaska ; James B. Gartleld , who
held the same office under ItooBOvelt ;
Glfford Plnchot , who was given a no
table ovation at the last convention ;
Senator Joseph L. Brlstow of Kansas ,
who speaks on "Tie Farm and the
Postal Service ; " Senator Gilbert M.
Hitchcock of Nebraska , whose subject
Is "Conservation In Congress ; " Dr.
Harvey W. Wiley , who will talk on
"Tho Health of the People ; " Captain
J. B. White of Kansas City , chairman
of the executive committee , whoso
theme is "Practical Forestry In Eu-
ferences. but already It has million
of adherents. Last year there was ai
Immense gathering at St. Paul , and i
president and an ex-president wen
among the speakers. The subjee
then was public lands , and quite i
little factional feeling was aroused be
twcen the respective adherents of fed
eral and state control. Thcodor
Roosevelt made the chief address 01
the side of federal control nnd wa
ably seconded by former Senator Bev
crldge of Iivllana and others. .Tame
J. Hill made a rather vigorous speed
In behalf of state control.
In Inter years there has sprung u |
In America n cluster of movement
that , while In one sense Idealistic , ar
'still practical and highly necessar.v
Among these may be mentioned th
good roads , country life , back to th
farm , city beautiful , reclamation am
conservation movements , all of whlcl
are kindred and aim at a common goal
With rather lofty scorn Undo Jo
Cannon would doubtless lump then
all under the general head of "uplift.
Closely associated with these is th
effort toward co-operation In city am
country. More and more the masses o
the people are being Influenced by th
spirit of these labors In their bohalt
for they are beginning to realize tha
they will be the ones to reap the ben
fflt. Taken together these lines o
endeavor constitute ono of the mos
hnpeful signs of this age. The caus
Is humanitarian nnd means the In
: re'ipp of beauty and of human bar
pllK" > 8.
. FOWLER'S ENGINE STOPS.
While 7,500 Feet In the Air , the Er
glne Suddenly Quits.
Colfax , Cal. , Sept. 25. Engine trot
ble terminated Robert G. _ Fowler'
second effort to soar above the 7,00 (
foot pass in the Sierras in his nl
tempted transcontinental flight whlcl
began September 1. After n burst o
phenomenal speed , ho alighted In :
meadow In Emigrant gap , from ni
altitude of 7,500 feet. At that heigh
his engine quit working.
A Dakota Wreck ,
Ipswlck , S. D. , Sept. 25 An east
bound special train on the Mllwauke
coast line , loaded with emigrants
stock and lumber , was wrecked foui
miles west of here at 4 o'clock yes
terday afternoon. Eleven cnra o
sheep , ono car of emigrant movable !
and one car of lumber went into tin
ditch. Scores of sheep were killed
Olnf Street sustained n dlslocatei
shoulder and J. 11. Lewis , of Rome
N. D. , received n bad scalp wound , bu
there were no fatalities.
Italy to Take Firm Hand.
Rome , Sept. 25. The Italian gov
eminent Is moving rapidly and wltl
determination In the matter of ni
Italian protectorate over Tripoli.
The government has decided t <
call to the colors 112.000 reservlsti
so as to be prepared for all enter
gcnclcs , both at homo and abroad.
WERE FOUR EXPLOSIONS.
Further Details of How French War
ship Was Blown to Fragments.
Toulon , Sept. 25. An appalling na
vnl disaster attended with cnormoiii
loss of llfo occurred at daylight to
day when the battleship Llberle blev
up In this harbor. The death loss li
variously estimated from 330 to 501
or more. The killed Include officer !
nnd men of the Llberte , nnd also i
largo number of those from nearb ;
warships.
Ship Torn to Fragments.
The first alarm of fire was soundci
shortly nftei 5 o'clock. This was fol
lowed by four successive exploslom
of Increasing Intensity as the fin
ncnred the powder magazines , whei
at 5:35 : n deafening explosion lltcrnll ;
tore the great warship to pieces am
sent her to the bottom , a mass o
twisted wreckage.
Bodies High in the Air.
The fierce explosion was followei
by great fissures which opened In tin
steel armor and framework of tin
warship. A piece of armor plate wni
hurled against the cruiser Repunliqin
with great force , damaging her plates
Scores of dead bodies were hurlei
high Into the air with huge fragment
of framework , armor , bursting shell
and the suffocating smoke from tin
exploded magazines.
Men Stick to the Ship.
On the first explosion the mei
rushed from their quarters and bun
dreds sought safety In springing over
board. But the great body of men
officers and the crew , remained 01
the ship nnd went to death as the cul
minuting explosion tore the ship inti
fragments. Ono report says the shi ]
broke In two in the middle ns i
sank. Another report says that be
fore she took her final plunge severa
of n her guns discharged n requien
salute.
The Libeite was anchored In tin
roadstead , where she has been slnci
the review of the fleet by Preslden
Fallierles on Sept. 4. Particular sig
niflcance was attached to the review
the most Imposing in the history o
the French navy , as it was made 01
the very day that France communl
cntod to Germany the terms on whlcl
the republic offered a settlement o
the Moroccan dispute with Germany
Following the review the fleet re
sumed the autumn maneuvers am
gun practice. On Sept. 20 the ai
mored cruiser Gloire was engaged ii
target work when a port gun explodei
as a projectile was being inserted ii
the breech. One gunner was killei
and thirteen men Injured.
Have Little Warning.
Today's disaster came with littl
warning. The fire was discoverei
about 5 o'clock and a signal sonndei
throughout the vessel summoning tin
crew to fire quarters. Orders wer
given to flood the decks and inrtisli
ing- waters failed to check the rapid ) ;
spreading flames.
Smoke poured from the warshl ]
nnd attracted the attention of th <
other ships in the squadron , whicl
hurriedly dispatched boats with mei
and fire apparatus to the aid of the !
sister ship. Presently , minor explc
slons began within the Liberto am
many seamen flung themselves ovei
board.
Cries of "save yourselves , " "fir
near magazines" could be heard ring
ing across the water In the stlllnesi
of the clear morning.
Scores Leap Overboard.
From every side scores of sailon
leaped overboard and swam frantical
ly for safety but scarsely more thai
100 had plunged Into the water befor
the scries of detonations could b ,
heard In a terrific explosion tha
seemed to tear out the side of tin
great steel vessel which swayed eve
to ono sldo and sank.
In a moment dead bodies and debri
were floating about In the dlsturbei
waters that splashed around the up
per works. In a wide circle aroum
the spot where the craft had iloatei
so proudly a few minutes before , tin
seamen who escaped death were Btrug
filing desperately and small boat
were picking up as many as the ;
could reach.
Guns Salute As Ship Sinks.
As the battleship went down severa
of the guns discharged requiem BQ
lutes.
The Llberte had a compliment o
700 men. Of these 140 were away 01
shore leave , so that the 560 wen
aboard when the fire broke out
Rough estimates place the number o
those who jumped overboard some
where between 100 and 200.
The rumble of the explosion wai
heard through the city and immensi
crowds of the people were soon at th <
wharf.
TELEGRAPH TO WINNER.
Inspector and Eight Linemen Here ti
Extend Wire from Dallas North.
A special Inspector of the Westeri
Union Telegraph company's plant de
partment with headquarters nt St
Paul , Minn. , passed through Norfoll
Saturday afternoon enroute to Dallas
from which place ho says the tele
graph line will bo etxended to Win
ner. A cable Is to be constructed
from the "depot telegraph office ni
Gregory to an uptown office.
Sixty additional telegraphers an
being placed In the various station ?
along the line for the land rush telegraphic <
graphic force. Some of these men
have come from points in Indiana ,
nnd many east of Chicago. They con
traded with the company to work
throughout the land rush.
MONDAY MENTIONS.
C. 11. Gioesbeck returned from n
business trip In Indiana.
Fred Sasse of Pierce , Is hero visit'
ing with his son , Ernest Sasse.
Mrs. William L. Lehman has gone
to Wellington , Colo. , to visit with hot
brother.
The Misses Martha Bruinmund
Anna Koepfel and Eliza Filter have
gone to Omaha nnd Syracuse to visit
with relatives nnd friends.
W. II. Storey , formerly of Brooklyn ,
N. Y. , has accepted a position with C ,
S. Hayes.
John Sehwtchtenbcrg has returned
fiom a several months' visit on tin
western coast.
C. 11. Taylor returned from a few
weeks' vacation which he spent wltli
relatives In Iowa.
Miss Bertha Fowler has gone tc
Mount Pleasant , In. , where she takes
charge of the Brazllton hotel.
Mrs. Anton Bucholz has gone tc
Chicago and Watertown , Wls. , tc
spend a month with relatives
Mrs. 11. A. Hall of Long Pine , it
here visiting with her parents and het
brother , M. Fraser. Mrs. Hall Is civ
route to California , wher she nnd her
husband will make their futuie home ,
Edward Beiersdorf of Emerson
spent the day here with his parents
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Beiersdorf.
Max Janowsky Is back from a twc
weeks' vacation , which he spent wltli
friends at Cedar Rapids , la. , Omnhn
and Fremont.
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Lane of Sioux
City , spent Sunday here with theh
parents , Mr. and Mrs. O. J. Lane. Mr
Lane is district special agent of the
Nebraska Telephone company at
Sioux City.
Miss Vera Johnson , who underwent
an operation for throat trouble at
Omaha Saturday , returned hero Sun
day night. Next Friday she will un
dergo a delicate operation for eai
trouble at Omaha.
An adjourned meeting of the cltj
council will be held tonight.
Mrs. Fred Klentz is suffering from
an attack of lumbago with sciatica.
The new regulation olive drab nnl *
forms and caps have been received lr
the quartermaster's department ol
company D , local national guards
for two weeks' camping near Omaha ,
Henry Hasenphlug has purchased n
new automobile for his taxicab bus !
ness here.
Gerald South lias accepted n tern
pornry position with the Fleming
drug store.
The son of Mrs. Fricke of Park nve
nue , is suffering from blood poisoning
on both legs.
Gus Cades' new shoe shining build
ing is being constructed on Nortli
Fourth street. The building Is to bt
of cement block.
R. E. Palmer , who was injured a
few weeks ago , is experiencing sonic
pain from his injuries. A cast was
put on the injured leg Saturday.
The Home Missionary society o !
the Methodist church will meet wltli
Mrs. F. E. Hewlns , 303 South Twelftli
street , Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock ,
R. B. McKinney went to Oninhn
Sunday to undergo an operation foi
stomach trouble. He will probably
stay in the hospital for several weeks ,
Albert Wilde nnd Sherman Poling
are having a cement block lunchroom
building constructed on Phillip ave
nue and Seventh street. Althongli
this building when completed will be
a substantial one , it is to be torn
down after the Rosebud land opening ,
Three arrests were made here Sun
day evening. Two of the offenders
of the intoxication ordinance were re >
leased , and II. Preece , a Creighton
bartender , who declared he brought
his whisky here from Creighton , spent
Sunday night in jail and was let go
Monday morning.
G. L. Carlson is to address the Nor
folk boy scouts Tuesday evening in
Pasewalk Grove. Mr. Carlson has
taken a great interest in the boy
scout movement in this city and on
request of Master Scout A. O. Hazen
he will tell the scouts what they can
accomplish In their good work. The
scouts have been ordered to report
to Mr. Hazen nt the grove at 5 o'clock
Tuesday evening. The address is
scheduled for 5:30. : Those Interested
In the hoys scouts are invited to at
tend the meeting.
Mrs. Benjamin Pugh , daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Lehman of the
city , died at her home in Bakersfield ,
Cal. , Saturday. Her sister , Miss Dlna
Lehman , of this city , en enroute to
Bakersfield to visit with her sister ,
and has not yet been notified of her
sister's death. Mrs. Pugh has been
111 for several years , but her death
was sudden. Only recently her par
ents here received news from Califor
nia that their daughter was improv
ing in health and for this reason her
sister left Norfolk for the western
visit. Mrs. Pugh leaves two children ,
aged 4 and C. Mr. Pugh is a railroad
conductor.
Last Ball Game of the Season.
Sunday's ball game between Nor
folk nnd Creighton will be the last of
the season in Norfolk. Incidentally
this ball game will decide the cham
pionship of northeast Nebraska.
Creighton has claimed this champion
ship , but according to Manager Staf
ford of the Norfolk team Creighton
and Norfolk have played six games
this season , each winning three. The
rubber comes Sunday afternoon on
the driving park diamond.
After Sunday's game the diamond
will bo turned into n gridiron and
Capt. Keleher's high school squad will
contest with Wayne next Saturday In
the first football game of the season.
Ewlng Marshal Wins.
Ewlng , Neb. , Sept. 23. Special to
The News : A wrestling match he
tween Charley Wilson , a professlona
hailing from Iowa , but now located ii
southwestern Holt county , nnd Mar
shal Coyne of Ewlng was pulled of
Thursday i.lght before a crowdci
house nt CliainberH. Although n ML
fellow and showing considerable scl
cnco In his movements , Wilson pro VIM
himself very much Inferior to Coyne
who got two falls out of three. The
first fall was won by Co.\ne with i
crotch and neck hold In 0 minutes
and tlio second fall In 1 ' { minutes by
a neck and body hold.
Many women who were ndmlttei
free , were among the audience. II
W. MeClure , president of the Ewliif.
Athletic club , referced the contest.
Gene Sullivan Wins Bout.
O'Neill Lightweight Defeats Wlsner
Man In Seventh Round.
Spencer , Neb. , Sept. 23. Special t (
The News : Gene Sullivan of O'Nell
and Jack Richmond of Wlsner met Ii
a ten-round bout at the opera housi
Thursday night. Sullivan won In the
seventh annul with a left hook to the
jaw. He had previously knocked
Richmond down several times but tin
little fellow was game and fought
hard until counted out by the referee
Both fighters weie aggressive' , but
Sullivan had the better of It In scl
enco and wind and at no time did he
let his opponent land a hard or wel
directed punch. In the second roum
Richmond went down for six seconds
He rallied nnd made a good showing
afterwards. He could not land am
Sullivan was an easy winner.
Richards Is a Candidate.
Huron , S. D. , Sept. 23. Charles N
Cooper of Lemmon , S. D. , ns his next
friend , announces that R. O. Richards
of Huron , will be an insurgent cnndl
date for United States senator to BUG
ceed Senator Gamble of Yankton.
Cooper outlines a radical platform
expressive of the sentiments Richards
will advocate as the basis of his can
didacy. Richards favors government
ownership of railroads ; stands for La
Follette for president ; the initiative
and referendum recall , and all re
forms contained in the bill for a prim
ary law now before the people under
the state referendum law.
Richards holds that all other candi
dates are reactionaries and that the
state is strongly progressive.
Omaha Man Says He Is Not Klmmcl
Omaha , Sept. 23. "From all that I
can learn through the newspapers
this man at Niles IB not George Kim-
mei. If I could but see him nnd talk
with him a minute or two I could say
for certain. "
Thus Walter Misener , the architect
at 42C Ramge building , expressed him
self regarding the modern Rip Van
Winkle whose sudden reappearance
has startled the entire country. Mis
oner and Kimmel were born and rais
ed at Niles , Mich. , and were brought
up side by side. Later , in Omaha ,
they roomed together and slept In the
same bed for a long time.
"There are two things which make
mo think this man at Niles an im
postor. The press reports say that
ho used bad grammar. Now George
was well educated and so precise in
his language and grammar as to make
it almost painful. They say that the
Rip Van Winkle at Niles has grey
eyes. George's were brown , and I can
swear to that with my dying breath. "
Republicans to Meet In Norfolk.
Membeis of the state republican
central committee residing within the
Third congressional district , togethei
with chairmen of county central com
mittees In Third district , are called
to meet in Norfolk Monday evening
for the purpose of determining how a
candidate for congress shall be se
lected.
W. W. YOUNG MENTIONED.
Stanton Attorney May Be Candidate
in Congressional Race.
W. W. Young of Stanton is being
mentioned for the republican con
gressional nomination in the Third
district.
ED. KEARNEY FOR CONGRESS.
Boom For Jackson Man Launched by
Dakota City Editor.
Dakota City , Neb. , Sept. 23. Mel
Schmled , editor of the North Nebras
ka Eagle , in the current issue of his
paper launches a boom for Ed T.
Kearney , of Jackson , for the demo
cratic nomination for congressman to
succeed the late James P. Latta. The
nominating convention will be held at
Norfolk at 2 p. m. next Tuesday.
Will Push Paving Plan.
Owners of about 300 more feet of
property on West Norfolk avenue
have about promised to sign the Nor
folk avenue paving petition , according
to members of the Norfolk Ad club ,
who nt last night's meeting firmly be
lieved that the petition would be sign
ed and ready to turn over to the city
council this fall. An owner of about
150 feet of property has promised the
committee who are aiding in the cir
culation of the petition , that if his
signature will make the petition com
plete , ho will be glad to sign.
Much enthusiasm was shown over
the paving proposition and a number
of citizens who own property declared
at the meeting that Norfolk should
not stop this fall with but ono peti
tion for paving. They pointed out
the necessity of having the Ninth ,
Third and Fourth street petitions
ready with the Norfolk aAenuo peti
tion this fall when the council can
call for n bond election for all the
paving districts simultaneously.
Ad Club Dance Ocl. 0.
The Ad club's dance will bo given
in Marquordt hall on Friday evening ,
Oct. C. Chairman Voget of the en
tertainment committee declared that
this dance , being the opening event
of the season , would bo attended by
probably the largest crowd Marquardt
hall has ever held for a similar event
Committees were appointed and by
tonight the Ad club dance tickets will
bo on sale at many of the bushiest *
houses and among tlio railroaders on
the south side.
"Ask Me" Buttons BOc.
As a result of action taken at last
night's meeting the "Ask Mo" buttons
will bo sold for fifty rents Instead
of $1 each. It was argued 'that every
button could bo sold for fifty contw.
For Land Rush Display.
C. C. Gow called attention of the
club to the fact that no arrangements
have been made for the distribution
of Norfolk literature during tlio land
rush which comes ten days hence. Ho
suggested that every person coining
to Norfolk or going through to tlio
new country should be given litera
ture about Norfolk. Ho also sug
gested an agricultural display of Nor
folk products at some depot. Thin
matter was left In the hands of n com
mittee who will work Jointly with
the Commercial club on this propo
sition.
Yes , We Need a Hospital.
That Norfolk needs n hospital was
again shown by the fact that two
Norfolk people found It necessary , In
one day to go out of the city to untlor-
go operations.
MSH | Vera Johnson , ( laughter of Mr.
and Mis. George Johnson , was taken
to Omaha yestenlay to nutlet go an
operation for ear trouble.
II. 11. McKlnney , secretary of tlu >
Elkhorn Life and Accident Insiirnnco
company , expects to go to Omaha to
day to undergo an operation for stomach
ach trouble from which he has been
suffering for some time.
The il-yenr-old BOII of Mr. and Mrs.
J. W. Drown , 1220 Nebraska avenue ,
was operated on for adenoids.
These are only n few of the cases
which local physicians say nro
brought up every week in Norfolk and
which could be taken care of here as
well ns at Omaha.
Since the offer made by Ilov. Dana
C. Colgrove of the Trinity Episcopal
church , there has been nothing done
toward the hospital proposition. Tim
discussions have dwindled down to
the "we need n hospital" but no real
action is being taken.
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SATURDAY SITTINGS.
Charles Hulac went to Omaha.
O. S. Spillman of Pierce was here.
W. E. Shields went to Sioux City
to visit with relatives.
Mrs. Mary Jordan of Long Beach ,
Cal. , is visiting Mrs. S. M. Druden.
Mrs. Otto Kami of Hoskins Is hero
spending n few days with relatives.
Fay B. Miner returned from a few
weeks' visit with relatives at Corn
ing , la.
Mrs. Addle Corby of Neligh is visit
ing at the home of Mrs. M. P. Suiter.
Mrs. J. F. Ray went to Waterloo ,
la. , to spend a few days with relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. William Mnrotz of
Hoskins were in the city visiting with
friends.
Mrs. Edward Belersdorf of Emer
son is here visiting with Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Beiersdorf.
Hugh Haymond has gone to Lin
coln to lesume his studies at the
state university.
Ex-Senator Wllnm V. Allen of Mad-
son and W. L. Stark of Aurora were
here on business.
Will Zutz , cashier of the Gregory
National bank , was here visiting with
his parents , Mr. jtind Mis. E. W.
Zutz.
Zutz.Mrs
Mrs , E. L. Brush , accompanied nor
sister Miss Eula Stllson to Atkinson ,
where she will % isit for a few days.
Dr. Brush , who has been hunting
chickens in Holt county , mnde a short
visit at Atkinson.
Born , to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cook ,
a son.
Born , to Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Dun
can , n daughter.
The Elks will hold a regular meet
ing tonight. There will bo initiations.
John Pettibone has accepted a tem
porary position with the Keisau drug
company.
The formal opening of the Commer
cial club rooms will take place some
day ne\t week.
A few patrols of the Norfolk boy
scouts enjoyed the day camping on
the Elkhorn liver south of the city.
Miss Bessie Hichcy has gone to
Kearney to take a primary course In
the Kearney normal school.
Miss Mary Odlorne has accepted a
position with the Bennett company ,
vacated by Miss Lydla Brueggemann.
Charles Hichey has returned from
Omalm where he has spent several 1
weeks. Mr. Richey goes back to work 1
at the postofflce Monday morning.
There were over 125 Masons at the
masonic dedication services at Wayne
Friday In which ceremony E. J. Rlx
and C. E. Burnham of this city partici
pated.
The new street sweeper has arriv
ed in the city and Is being given a
try-out by M. R. Green , who has offer
ed to sweep the streets free of charge
for the remainder of the year.
Opportunities arc given Norfolk
young men to enjoy a two weeks va
cation and Incidentally visit the Ak-
Sar-Ben festivities at Omaha if they
; ake advantage of the offer given them
by the officers of the local militia
company who report there are about
Ive vacancies In the company's ranks
lore. Lleuts. Anderson and Bruegge-
nann are ready to enlist men for the
encampment nny time before next
Wednesday morning when the com
pany leaves Norfolk for Bellevue
vhere they will camp for two weeks.
J. S. Bulterfield drove his automo
bile Into Norfolk last night from Os
mend after the machine had been
damaged In an accident near that
ilace. Con-Ing down hill , he met an
other car going up. The other car re
fused to turn out and Butterfleld ,
hlnking he could get by , turned too
nr to rhc right. One of his brakes
ailed to work , pivoting the car on
he other rear wheel , which collapsed
allowing the machine to turn over on
ts side. Nobody was hurt owing to
he fact that the car was running very \
lowly. There were five people In tlio.
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