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That Old Time Christmas.
They Hay that ClirlHtiiins In not what
It used to be ; that It IH becoming so
that nowadays people "hate" to
eo It como. That the real Christmas
spirit of years ago Is fast dying away
and soon It will bo a thing of the past ,
Just like thu other old fashioned days
of Joy. There's a dear old sister not
far from Norfolk who writes to her
Norfolk brother and sister whom she
IniH not HCUII at the family Christmas
for inmy a Christmas day and
In suggesting some now light on
the mibjeet says , "Why not try to
make Christmas what It used to he In-
Htoad of what It IH today ? Think It
over seriously and see If you cannot
iinnUu It moro of a Joy festival. " Sug
gesting further she says :
"Christmas used to bo a Joy festival
Avhon p'joplo gave few gifts except of
tlio t.plrlt. You know that Christmas
now IH Just a parody of Joy. Lot's go
Irnck to the old ways. Let's dress the
Chrlntmas tree with simple gifts for
thu children , hut let us grown-ups
glvu each other no material gifts ex
cept a Christmas card that wo choose
carefully. Then to those wo love , lot's
glvn a gift of the spirit. It's easy when
you get to thinking about It ! Lot's bo-
Hides that , wo that no ono wo know
spends Christmas day alone. Let's
hang thu mistletoe and the holly with
its old meaning , which wo toll to the
children. Let's stop the old thoughts ,
light thu old tires , sit close to ono another -
other and bo glad. If you agree , will
you put a candle In your window on
Christmas eve to show that old Ideals
have como to you ? "
Pleasures of the Week.
'Ono of the most delightful social
events of the season was the dancing
party given at Marquardt hall last
night by Mr. and Mrs. Gcorgo D. But-
terlleld to guests numbering about
120. The affair was a brilliant success
in every way. Marquardt hall never
looked prettier that It did for this
party , inu decorations wore as unique
as they were attractive. The Christ
mas spirit was the theme of the deco
rations , and they gave the hall a tone
that was decidedly different. All along
the great walls little Christmas trees
were growing , while the air overhead
was filled witli the green and red of
the Yuletide. The orchestra was par
tially hidden behind a hedge of Christ
inas trees that surrounded the plat
form. For those who did not care to
dance , cards were provided. A deli
cious lunch was served during the
evening in buffet fashion.
Mr. and Mrs. Warren Rouse were
pleasantly surprised when a number
of friends and relatives called to help
Mrs. House celebrate her 70th birth
day. Mrs. Rouse received many pretty
and uselul gilts. A dainty lunch was
served. Those present were : Mr. and
Mrs. Warren Rouse , Mr. and Mrs.Me-
Kerrigan , sr. , Emmett McKerrigan , Mr.
sind Mrs. Jim Rouse , Miss Dorothy Ban-
man , Mrs. Cora Baunian , Mr. and Mrs.
Hay Parks , Mrs. W. D. Lewis , Miss
Ruth Rouse , Mrs. Fred Byerley , Mr.
and Mrs. C. E. Rouse , Mr. Albert.
Lewis , Miss Mabel Rouse , Mr. and
Mrs. J. Gnno , Lloyd Rouse , Raymond
Parks.
A. wiiij , .1. . , ui' y . ' . . „ a- ' 'r'.rr.'Js en
joyed a delicious live course dinner
with Miss Ruth Witzigman on Wed
nesday evening , celebrating her eigh
teenth birthday. The long table was a
thing of beauty with it's bright decora
tions of holly , while each guest was
given an American beauty rose. A jolly
evening folowed the dinner.
The Spiderweb social given by the
Y. P. S. C. E. of the Presbyterian
church Friday night was a success in
every way , there being a good attend
ance and each guest being the re
cipient of a Christmas present. The
evening was spent In looking for
presents , after which music and
luncheon were enjoyed.
The South Side Climbers' club met
with Mrs , E. W. Stansberry Saturday
afternoon. Mrs. Spcllmau was a
guest of the club. The prize for the
afternoon's contest was won by Mrs.
O. E. Hcdrlck , after which a two-
course luncheon was served.
Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Bullock , Mr. and
Mrs. Crosier were guests with Mr. and
Mrs. George N. Beels on Thursday
evening at a small Informal dinner
party in honor of Mrs. Robert Utter ,
a visitor from Texas.
Election of officers in the Ladles
society of the First Congregational
-church places Mrs. E. M. Huntington
president again , Mrs. W. P. Logan ,
vlco president ; Mrs. A. H. Viele , see
rotary and Mrs. O. L. Hyde , treasurer.
Mrs. E. E. Gillette entertained a few
friends at a 6 o'clock dinner on Wed
nesday evening complimentary to
her brother and his bride , Lieutenant
and Mrs. 'Eugene Ely.
The ladies of the Presbyterian
church met with Mrs. Bates on North
Eighth street , Thursday afternoon.
The W. C. T. U. enjoyed a meeting
In the homo of Mrs. J. A. Ballantync ,
on Tuesday.
Personals.
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Smith have
rented the Kaufman cottage on North
Ninth street and will occupy it the
first of January. Mr. and Mrs. Stan <
field , who now have rooms In the Cot
ton block , have taken the cottage to
bo vacated by Mr. and Mrs. Smith ,
corner of Norfolk avenue and South
Eleventh street
Mrs. A. C. Smith , sr. , will leave
"Monday for her home in Cedar Falls ,
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Iiu , accompanied by Mrs. A , C. Smith ,
jr. and daughter , Ellnorc , and who will
upend thu holidays with her. Mr. Smith
will Join them Intur.
Dr. and Mrs. C. 3. Verses will en
joy the holldayn In thulr hnndBomo
now home. They expect to move next
Monday.
Mrs. ChnrlcB Sturdevcnt will come
up from Coliimhim on Monday , for a
vlHlt with Mrs. O. L. Hyde.
Mrs. George Davenport came up
from Madison on Tuesday and re *
turned on Wednesday.
Mltm Klolso Dletrlck left Friday for
Dtibuiitie , where she will spend Christ-
Jims.
Coming Events.
Mrs. I ) . S. Bullock will entertain the
Neighborhood Kensington next Wed
nesday afternoon.
TO OBSERVE CHRISTMAS
Knights Templar of Norfolk Are Pro.
paring for the Day.
Damascus commandery No. 20 ,
Knights Tumplar , Is arranging for an
elaborate observance of Christmas , as
Is thu custom of that order all over
the world. Eminent Commander Sir
David KCCH will act as toastmastcr ,
and the following toasts will bo re
sponded to :
"What are we here for ? " Sir An
drew II. Vlnle ; "The Templar's Declar
ation , " Sir Charles II. Bright ; "Tho'
Knight of Today , " Sir Pearl H. Davis ;
"The Prince of Peace , " Sir John Mel-
maker ; "Response to the Message of
Our Moat Eminent Grand Master , "
Sir David Roes.
Albion.
County Commissioners I. H. Do
Larm , Mike Cavey and G. K. Plttin-j
ger returned today from Grand Island - '
land , where they have been in attend
ance at the Nebraska State Associa
tion of County Commissioners. Mr.
Cavey was elected a member of the
legislative committee.
Fay Spencer Is now able to bo out
after a terrible aiege of rheumatism.
Mrs. Kunkle , mother of Harry Kun- i
klff , a prominent ranchman of Peters
burg , died at her home In Peters I
burg yesterday. Old ago was the 1
cause of her death. Funeral next
Sunday.
H. E. Stewart has been appointed
postmaster at Loretto , Neb. , to take
the place of G. J. Mills , resigned.
Surveyors were in Albion last week
plotting out the switch which will
connect the Union Pacific and North
western railroads. The commission
at Lincoln has given them ninety days
in which to place the switch.
II. C. Steiner will erect a large
brick building on the lot now occu
pied by Mr. Johnson's barber shop ,
next spring , same to be occupied by
a drug firm.
Tile second annual corn show and
domestic science exhibit is now m
progress. Today is the first day.
Mucli interest is taken by the young
people of Hoone county , and as a re
sult the hall resembles a county fair.
Corn and subjects pertaining thereto
are exhibited , and there , are discus
sions relative thereto. Bakery goods
and needlework are well displayed
and show the work of the young la
dies. A very large attendance was re
ported. County Superintendent Miss
Hannah Johnson deserves much credit.
for the work she has started along i
tills line nf odiieational work. '
Lead Woman Kills Man.
Lead , S. D. , Dee. 15. C. B. Herbert ,
aged 45 years , was shot and killed
last night by Mrs. Amlc Berry. The
woman's husband works at night at
the Homestake mine. They live in a
'
liouse owned by Herbert. The latter
was quite deaf. Last night he went
to the Berry home and tried to enter.
Mrs. Berry recently came hero from
the east and did not know Herbert.
She asked who was at the door , and
when she received no reply fired
through the door with a revolver ,
shooting Herbert through the heart.
She has not been arrested.
A PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY.
California's Electors to Be Chosen by
a Statewide Vote.
Sacramento , Cal. , Dec. 15. A presi
dential preference primary , but pro
viding for the election of the twenty-
six presidential electors at largo by
a statewide vote , passed the assembly
today by a vote of 73 to 0.
PRICE OF GASOLINE GOES UP
A Quarter of a Cent a Gallon Added
, By Standard Oil.
New York , Dec. 15. The Standard
Oil company has announced an ad
vance of a quarter of a cent a gallon
in the price of benzine and gasoline.
Albion.
Albion , Neb. , Dec. 15. Special to
The News : Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Howell
left today for California on an ex '
tended visit. They go by the southern
'
route , and stop at Mexico for a short
time.
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A miscellaneous shower was given
Miss Jessie Dennis last evening , and
her engagement to Mr. W. H. Kellogg
was made known. Mr. Kellogg was as
sistant principal in the Albion schools
last year , and is at present superin
tendent of the schools at Platte Con-
ter. They will be married shortly af
ter Christmas.
The Commercial club met last even
ing to transact the usual business.
The most Important feature of the
meeting was the good roads. The club
decided to offer prizes to the party
maintaining the best one-mllo of road
in Boone county , with a King dragon.
Prizes range from $10 to $50.
A COMMITTEE IS SCORED
Sudden Ending of Controller Bay
Probe , la Censured ,
Washington , Dec. 15. The sudden
ending of the Inquiry Into the charges
that the government had allowed n ,
monopoly of the coal harbor at Con-
i i trollor Bay , Alaska , was roundly
I scored In the republican minority report -
! port of the house committee on In
terior department expenditures filed
today.
The republicans said that common
decency If not Justice would have de
manded noino Investigation to expose
thoBo responsible for the fabrication
of the so-called " lck-to-Dlck" letters ,
alleged to have been written by Secre
tary of the Interior Balllnger to
Richard Ryan , the latter supposedly
representing the Guggenheim Inter
ests.
"Tho action of the majority of the
committee , " It said , "can have hut
one effect , that of shielding the per
pctrator of the libel and throwing
around whoever , through malice , In' '
spired the cowardly attack on the
president. "
Would Make This a Shipping Point
Why not make Norfolk a basing
point , and supply to the towns In the
surrounding country all their neces
sary supplies as cheaply as they can
purchase them In larger cities In the
least ? Willis E. Reed , of Madison ,
speaking before the Norfolk branch
of the State Federation of Retail deal
crs at their monthly meeting in the
Commercial club rooms Thursday
night , declared that with the present
outlook of over a half of a million dollars
lars worth of improvements in one
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year , the wonderful location , and with
i ] the exercise of the proper unity and do *
. , termination , aided by capital , Norfolk
could make a city in Nebraska like
Waterloo and other cities in Iowa.
"W. H. Avery of Tilden , state secre
tary of the federation , was also an in
teresting speaker at the meeting , and
he reviewed the work of the associa
tion as far back as 1006 when there
were but about forty members in the
association In this stato. There are
now 150 local organizations with 2,600
members.
Secretary Avery paid Norfolk mer
chants a pretty compliment at the out
set of his address. "I could not help
noticing when I came to Norfolk today
the tastefully trimmed windows In the
Norfolk places of business , " he said.
"Although I am a merchant myself ,
the sight of those windows made me
feel as If 1 should do my Christmas
shopping in this city. "
Mr. Avery spoke briefly in connec
tion witli the parcels post question
which he declared would not be of any
benefit to the Interior country.
South Norfolk News.
Miss Nadlne Sumner of Fremont
visited relatives here yesterday.
Mrs. Anna Van Horn returned from
a few days visit with her daughter ,
Mrs. Charles Pierce of Winnetoon.
C. B. Maynard of Helena , Mont. ,
passed through the Junction last even
ing on his way homo from Omaha ,
where he had taken a car of cattle.
Pat McNeely went to Neligh on bus
iness yesterday.
Miss Anna Darwell of Ashland was
here yesterday on business.
Dr. Eliot Rests Well.
Colombo , Dec. 15. The physicians
in charge of Charles W. Eliot , presi
dent emeritus of Harvard , who was
operated on for appendicitis , report
that his condition is favorable.
Railroad Is Not Blamed.
Neligh , Neb. , Dec. 14. Special to
The News : The following Is the ver
dict of the coroner's jury in the find
ing on the deatli of Alfred Graham :
"We the jury duly empaneled , here
by find that the deceased came to his
death by stealing a ride and falling
from train No. C , westbound , on
Wednesday evening , Dec. 13. Signed :
Cf. A. Sellery , J. N. Mills , E. C. Mor
gan , E. T. Best , sr. , Allen Hopkins. "
The above verdict exonerates the
railroad company from any blame
whatever. The train crew returned to
Neligh yesterday afternoon and were
immediately escorted to the under
taking parlors of Skinner Bros. , where
the inquest was held. The fireman
testified , after ho hail reviewed the
corpse , that ho was the same man
that ho ejected from the "front end"
at Meadow Grove. The engineer tes
tified that the lights were in good or
der and that no ono else was seen on
either side of the track when enterIng -
Ing the city limits. Ira Wood of this
place was the only witness who testi
fied that he recognized the corpse as
the person he had seen on the depot
platform Wednesday afternoon about
1 o'clock. J. F. Boyd acted as counsel
for the Northwestern company , and
Lyle Jackson his reporter.
The father of the unfortunate young
man arrived In the city on the early
morning passenger , and intends to re
turn with the body later In the day
for his homo near Cody.
Ask Bucketahop Decision.
Washington , Dec. 16. The national
"bucketshop" fight inaugurated by the
government some months ago reached
the supreme court of the United
States yesterday when counsel for
Louis Cell a of St. Louis and Samuel
W. Adler and Angello Cella of Now
York filed notice that they would ask
that tribunal to review the difference
of the District of Columbia court of
appeals , which had the "bucketshop"
law "constitutional. "
Black Hand In South Dakota.
Pierre , S. D. , Dec. 15. In an attempt
to break up a black hand gang which
yesterday secured a check for $1,000
signed by Henry Esselbrugge , a
wealthy rancher of Sully county , and
has threatened to burn buildings be
longing to Samuel Thorp , unless he
furnished $1,500 , officers are watching
the place where the latter was ordered
to place the money. Esselbrugge , who
Is a bachelor living forty miles north
of hero , received word that unless ho
placed $1,000 In cash at a certain
place , his farm buildings would bo de
stroyed. A signed check was placed
there , and the sheriff and other of
ficials watched until early morning ,
when they retired to the house to
warm themselves. When they returned
shortly afterwards , the check waa
gone , Essclbruggo notlllcd all banks
In the vicinity to stop payment on the
checks , and bloodhounds were ob
tained to trail the men , but failed.
Sam Thorp , also a wealthy rancher
of the same county , received a letter
notifying him to place a check for
$1,500 at a certain place under penalty
of losing his buildings by fire. Off I
cials are on guard.
Oakdale ,
Dr. L. L. Nelson went to Sioux City
last week , where ho purchased a new
runabout. C. A. Wleat drove the ear
to Norfolk Saturday and Dr. Nelson
met It ( hero and accompanied htm
homo Sunday.
Vina Lytle of Tilden was the guest
of her cousin , Vera Beer , the later
part of last week.
C. B. Beer has rented the now Hop
kins hotel building , and after a
thorough renovating by W. L. Pnyno
& Son , will Install new furniture and
fixtures throughout , and open up a
strictly commercial hotel , continuing
his other hotel and restaurant.
Wallace Thornton , assistant at the
depot , spent a couple of days last
week visiting in Minnesota.
D. B. Leach entertained a small
party of high school friends at his
homo three miles south last Friday
evening to an oyster supper.
Dan Springer , who has been attend
ing school at eBatrlco for the past
four months , returned homo Saturday
evening to stay until after the holi
days.
E. A. Brodboll entertained a party
at cards at his home last Saturday
evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lelth are this
week moving into the Harper house ,
east of the U. B. church.
Earl Knowlton arrived the first of
the week for a visit with his parents ,
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Knowlton.
Miss Cora Wagner entertained a
party of young friends at the home of
her parents , one half mile south of
town Tuesday evening.
W. L. Stanton of Meadow Grove was
In town Thursday transacting busi
ness.
ness.Dr.
Dr. L. L. Nelson and O. B. Manvllle
wore business visitors to Neligh
Thursday afternoon in the former's
new Ford runabout.
Wilkinson Brothers have sold out
their dray and express line to Eugene
Barkdoll , who will take possession the
llrst of the year.
D. C. Lingenfeltcr , jr. , of Plain-
view was in town yesterday , and while
here purchased a very line eighty acre
tract quarter of a mile of town of Mr.
Park of the Oakdalo bank , through
the O. B. Manville agency.
Final Chinese Convention.
Shanghai , China , Dec. 16. The na
tional convention which Is being held j
at Nanking Is expected to hold Its |
final session soon.
PLUMBERS TO SUBMIT.
Plan Agreed on for Dissolution of the
Plumbers' Trust.
Washington , Dec. 1C. A tentative
agreement contemplating the dissolu
tion of the so-called "plumbing trust"
has been reached between the department - |
ment of justice and counsel for the
Pacific Coast Plumbers' association.
The ultimate outcome depends upon j t
the attitude of the officers of the association - | )
sociation to whom the plan , which is ;
in the nature of a compromise , will bo i
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submitted. f
It Is proposed that the association ' t
shall submit , without resistance , to a >
civil suit of dissolution , based upon , t
terms outlined by the government. [ ]
In consideration of this the department - ?
ment of justice would terminate the !
grand jury Investigation now "being' ' i
conducted at Los Angeles , Cal. f
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FARMERS HAVE BEEN STUNG. t
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So State of Minnesota Is After Un i
licensed Commission Men.
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St. Paul , Minn. , Dec. 16. As a re
suit of a secret investigation which
has been carried on for several
months the Minnesota railway and
f
warehouse commission is prepared to j
bring action against nearly 5,000
commission merchants in the state ,
who , according to Charles F. Staples
of St. Paul , a member of the commis
sion , are doing business without li
censes.
Mr. Staples said the commission has
received scores of complaints from
farmers who have lost heavily by
dealing with unlicensed commission
men , and that the commission Intends
to prosecute the latter with vigor un
til each ono of the unlicensed mer
chants is put out of business or com
pelled to furnish credentials which
will procure for him a license.
THE "POWER" BEHIND MABRAY \
State of Iowa Is Prosecuting Benjamin ,
Marks at Council Bluffs.
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Council Bluffs , la. , Dec. 16. In the ' ,
trial of Benjamin Marks , charged (
with conspiracy in connection with j
fake sporting events for which John ]
C. Mabray recently served a federal .
penitentiary sentence , witnesses were |
called today to show Marks' connec- ]
tlon with the alleged fraudulent trans- .
actions. The state is making an ef
fort to show that Marks was "tho
power behind the throne" in protect
ing open gambling In this city for
several years , and that Mabray's operations
orations were an incident to the vlo
lation of the state statute against
gambling. 1
Marks , according to the opening (
statement of Attorney General Cosson i
of Iowa , who is prosecuting the case , j
"fixed" city and county authorities as
a result of which the Mabray promoters - i
motors took to exceed $1,000,000 from (
various persona of different states. ;
Charges were also made by Cossons <
that several persons of prominence i
might bo brought into the case. Ma- \
bray himself would ho put on the
stand , hut It was not intimated by the
prosecution when his testimony would
bo given.
$1,000 TAKEN FROM HOUSE.
Nune Declare * She Was Seized and
Carried Away by Robber.
Axtell , Neb. , Dec. 16. The homo of
Peter Weedlun , on a farm near here ,
was entered yesterday by ono or more
robbers , and $1,000 In cash and a gold
watch stolon.
Mlsa Hclman , a trained nurse of
Omaha , who has been attending Mrs.
Weedlun , who Is ill , had left the house
to get a pitcher of fresh water from
the well. As she was returning , she
asserts , some ono seized her from be
hind , pressed a handkerchief against
her mouth and nostrils and carried
her away. When she regained con
sciousness at 0 o'clock she was In a
church some distance from the Weed-
Inn home , ho assailants are supposed
to have entered the house by the door
she left open. The young woman is in
the care of a physician , and the sheriff
and county attorney are Investigating.
Hunt Dakota Blackhander.
Pierre , S. D. , Doc. 16. According to
threats sent out in unsigned letters
last night was to bo the last for pay
ment of several thousand dollars to a
would-bo blackmailer who has fright
ened a number of Sully county per
sons. Deputy sheriffs with bloodhounds
wont on guard at a ranch that had
been threatened witli destruction , and
the state fire marshal directed further
search for the writer of the so-called
blackhand letters.
WANTS SHEEP MEN ORGANIZED
Speaker at Omaha Would Eliminate
Congestion in Shipping.
Omaha , Dec. 16. "Reformlc Distri
bution of the Products of the Sheep
Industry , " was the subject discussed
this morning by P. G. Johnson of
Ulackfoot , Idaho , at the wool growers'
national convention. Mr. Johnson de
clared for the organization of the
sheep growers , which would prevent
the great fluctuations in receipts of
sheep at the packing centers , thus In
suring more stability in price , which
he said would benefit the consumer as
well as the producers.
The speaker had no words of cen
sure for the packers because they take
advantage of a heavy run of sheep to
cut the price to the grower , but he
declared the belief" that the ultimate
consumer does not often benefit by
the decline in prices.
At the sheep show 12. N. Bissell ,
Eastshoreham , Vt. , took all prizes for
merino rams , including championship
2-year-old , yearling and Iamb entries.
The prize for the best flock went to
Robert Taylor , Abbott , Neb.
In the rambouillet class honors were
divided between F. S. King Bros , com
pany , Laramie , Wyo. , and A. A. Wood
& j Son , Saline , Mich. The former took
first on 2-year-old and yearling ewes ,
flock i and pen of ten ewes ; the latter
firm secured firsts on ram and ewe
lambs , pen of four lambs , and pen of
ten rams.
In fat sheep the University of Wy
oming took all the first prizes.
DIVES THROUGH THE ICE.
Iowa Pastor Finds Body of His Own
Daughter at Bottom of Lake.
Marshalltown , la. , Dec. 16. When
they ventured out on ice that had
been honeycombed by the recent warm
weather , Faith Essex , aged 7 , and
Esther Nelson , aged 6 , went into eight
feet of water at New Hartford , la. , In
the northern part of the state , and
were drowned. The Essex girl was
the daughter of Rev. and Mrs. H. A.
Essex. Mr. and Mrs. Hans Nelson
are the parents of the Nelson girl.
The girls , both pupils in the pri
mary department of the New Hart
ford schools , were dismissed from
school at 3:30 : Wednesday , and appar
ently went to "skate" on the ice of a
deep bayou north of the schoolhouse.
When the girls failed to return homo
their parents became anxious , and a
searching party was organized.
Among the searchers was Mr. Es
sex. Noticing a broken place in the
Ice , and fearing the worst , ho dived
into the Icy waters and came up with
one hand clutching a dead body which
proved to bo that of his daughter. Be
numbed by cold and burdened by the
form of the little girl , the pastor was
unable to gain a foothold on the ice ,
and when others of the searching
party rescued him ho was almost
dead from cold and exposure. The
body of the Nelson girl was found a
half hour later In the same place.
LEAD WOMAN EXONERATED.
Mrs. Berry Had Been Frightened by
Others Trying to Get In.
Lead , S. D. , Dec. 16. Evidence
showing that she was badly frightened
by previous attempts of unknown people
ple to enter her house , resulted in the
coroner's jury yesterday exonerating
Mrs. J. J. Berry , the young matron
who Thursday night shot and killed
Charles J. Herbert , her wealthy land
lord , when he sought admission to her
house to see about rent. She was
alone with her babies , and Herbert ,
being deaf , did not hear her warnings
before she fired several shots from an
automatic revolver through the door.
ONE SON GETS IT ALL.
Will of the Late Telegraph Magnate ,
Eckert , Is Upheld.
New York , Dec. 16. The will of the
late Thomas T. Eckert , formerly presIdent -
Ident of the Western Union Telegraph
company , which was contested by his
son , James Clendennlng Eckert , was
sustained by Surrogate Cohalan.
The bulk of the estate , which was
valued at $3,000,000 , was left to an
other son , Thomas T. Eckert , Jr. , and
James C. , who wan left only $50,000 ,
contested on the ground that his
brother unduly Influenced his father
who , ho assorted , was of unsound
mind by roaflon of ago and physical
disability.
The claim of Marie E. Davis , or
Dare , who went Into the trial near the
close and announced that she was the
widow of the general , Is set aside on
the ground that her claim arose solely
from the "hallucination of a dlnor-1
dered mind.
"The decree will bo appealed by the
contestant , it was announced , If not
sustained he will lotto also his he-
queBt of $50.000 , as the clause pnv
vides that If he contested , his share
should revert to the estate.
Using Dumdum Outlets.
Constantinople , Dee. 16. Officials
of the Turkish war office are circu
lating complaint that the Italian
troops in Tripoli are using dumdum
bullets. Several bombs are reported
to have been discovered at the of
fices of the grand visor and the min
ister of war.
TRADE CONDITIONS BETTER
Marked Betterment Is the eFature of
the Year's Business.
New York , Doc. 16. R. G. Hun and
company's Weekly Review of Trade
today says :
"Tho betterment In Industrial and
trade conditions , signs of which have
been visible to close observers for
two months , has now become plain to
all , and is reflected by the expansion
in bank clearings and railroad earn
ings , the big uplift in the iron and
steel trade , the advance In copper , the
inactivity in dry goods.
The brisker demand for money , and
the confidence Inspired by the record
breaking cotton crop 'of upwards of
15,000,000 bales. Business men are ills
posed to move ahead , and the situa
tion as tin1 year draws to a close Is so
much more encouraging as to be the
year's most conspicuous development.
The holiday trade is notably active
In all the large cities. Tills retail ac
tivity , coupled with the unusual warm
weather at the end of the year , oper
ates tn make wholesale operations
slower , but there has been no cheek
In expansion in business. The out
look for the new year is exceedingly
promising. In the dry goods trade the
most noticeable development Is the
betterment in woolens and worsteds.
Silks are also stronger. Leather in
dull , but prices are firm. Hides are
weak.
Each week serves to emphasize the
pronounced betterment In iron and
steel. Operations at mills and fur
naces arc on the enlarged scale and
several plants , now inactive , will start
again before the close of this month.
The November statement of the United
States Steel corporation was particu
larly favorable. Prices are strengthen
ing slightly. Wire goods have ad
vanced $1 per ton. wire nails being
now quoted at $1.5. for carload lots.
Sheets are firmer. Bessemer and open
hearth are strong. Pig iron is more
active , and some good sized sales are
reported. Spot furnace coke Is in bet
ter demand , and has advanced 5 cents
a ton.
"Following the heavy decrease in
copper stocks last month quotations
have advanced within a fraction of
1 cents. "
State Gets Starved Rock.
Ottawa , 111. , Dee. 16. Starved-Roek
passed into the hands of the state of
Illinois yesterday when the negotia
tions for the picturesque tract were
concluded. The state paid $140,000 for
the 290 acres. It is planned to make
one of the finest state parks in the
country. The property lies ten miles j
west of Ottawa on the south side of .
the Illinois river. Starved-Rock was
visited by the early French missionaries
(
aries , and was the scene of numerous
bloody conflicts between the Indian !
tribes. Upon it the Illinois warriors
made their last stand and after being .
starved were finally exterminated by
their enemies.
On This Job for Twenty-five Years.
If the miller of the Dee was happy
when ho doffed his cap and told the
good king that he was happy and !
envied nobody , in the bygone days , so
'
also is the miller of the Sugar City
Cereal mills , notwithstanding the '
twenty.five consecutive years of ser- .
vice.
vice.On
On the L'3rd day of this month , when
the signal at the mill tells the men to
start their afternoon's work , James H.
Lough will have started on Ills twenty-
sixth year as the miller of the Norfolk
Hour mill. Taking out six weeks when
he was ill and found it necessary to
stay at his home , this miller has
hardly missed a day from his work in
supervising the manufacture of the
material from which our daily bread
is made.
"And have you not found this con
tinuous work somewhat a strain on
your physical system ? " was asked of
the miller yesterday.
"No , " he replied , "my tlmo here Is
bo well occupied , that I do not have
time to think about how long I really
have worked here. I like the work. I
like those that work around me and I
am glad I am here. "
These who work under his direction
declare they have yet to hear an
unkind word from Mr. Lough. About
nine of the men under his charge have
1
been employed under him from five to i
seventeen years , and nothing but kind '
words are heard from them regarding I
g
the miller.
"Ho has been here so long that the
entire mill seems to be a part of him , " ;
says ono man who knows him well.
"It has been often declared that this
c
miller can go about the Interior of
the busy mill , and with his eyes closed
can put his hand on any part of the
machinery. " Another man says that
with his eyes closed ho can go about Ji
the noisy machines , which grind the
wheat Into Hour , open the various
slides of the many grinders and , mix
ing the contents together in ono hand ,
can pick it out and name the variety
of "middling. "
"He comes by our house at 6:30 :
every morning , " nayo onn Norfolk cit
izen , "whistling to beat the band. HP
can't whlntlo a tune , but hit * face Is
nlwayn happy , and ho keeps It ROIIR. | "
"Yen , I havu been Inside thesu four
walls a very long time , " mild Mr.
Lough , "hut at that It doesn't seem
so long. " Then opening a slldo on om
grinder , ho took out a handful of
flour.
"Thin IH flour , " ho snld authnrltn-
lively. "It IH the flour before It It *
bleached. It IH very pretty , Isn't it ?
Como over horn. When the daylight
shlnoH on it , Its color Is a beautiful
gold. Yes , It Is Hour. It in a much pret
tier gold after It IH made Into bread
from thin unbleached material. "
Was Born a Miller.
JamoH Lough was horn a miller. Ho
was horn on a farm In Monongahola.
W. Va. . In 1886. When ho WIIH four
years old his father took him to Penn
sylvania where llttlo JamoH was
brought , up In a Hour mill which hln
father had purchased.
When Mr. Lough waa but. 12 years *
old ho was put In charge of the manu
facture of Hour under his father's u-
porvlHlon. When 17 years of ago ho
had full charge of the mill , but the call
of thu west brought him to Illinois * ,
and ho spent almost an entire summer
on an Illinois farm. When not quite
18 yearn of age , ho eamu to Norfolk.
Ills present employer had purchased
thu Norfolk mill only a year previous ,
and Mr. Lough was employed an an
assistant , miller. Thu mill wan then
owned by Burchard , Hrldgo & Co. Mr.
Lough remembers his llrst entrance
into thu mill at. I o'clock on Dec. 23.
At that hour and datu every year
since , Mr. Lough has stood before the
clock at thu mill and , with thu other
employes , donned thu white work
clothing of a miller and started on an
other year's work. It only required a
few years till Mr. Lough became mil
ler in charge , and that poslton hu has
held ever since.
On June 10 , twenty years ago , Jami'H
H. Lough and Miss Elizabeth Moss
were united in wedlock , and to this
happy t'ouplo a son and daughter were
born. The daughter la now 18 yearn of
ago , and will be among those who will
graduate from the high school this
year. The hon Is now 14 years old.
Three yearn ago , Mr. Lough was a \
candidate for a plaeo on the board of
education , but was defeated by C. S.
Bridge , his present employer. Ho is a
faithful church member , and is very
prominent In A. O. U. W. circles , hav
ing passed through all olfieial chairs
of that order.
Rosebuddcrs to Join Elks Here.
Soon after the first of January a
large number of prominent Rosebud
citizens will be initiated into the Nor
folk lodge of Elks. The local lodge has
just obtained a special dispensation
from the grand lodge , permitting the
initiation of these South Dakota men ,
who are geographically in Yankton's
territory. The accessibility to Norfolk ,
as compared with thu roundabout ,
journey to Yankton. Mr. Shepard of
Colome was the first one of the Rose-
builders to be initiated. More than a
.scoro of others have already signified
their intention of joining.
Death of G. H. Romig.
Nellgli , Neb. , Dee. 10. Special to
The News : George II. Romig died thin
morning at : : ( ) at his home In this
city after an illness of several months'
duration. For the past three days ho
had been up and around and appar
ently gaining strength when lie was
suddenly taken worse yesterday af
ternoon about 4 o'clock , and never re
gained consciousness. In all probabil
ity he suffered a hemorrhage of this
brain during his last hours. Mr. Romig
was one of Neligh's and Antelope
county's oldest settlers. No arrange
ments at this tlmo havu been made
for thu funeral.
Later It was decided to hold the
funeral Monday afternoon at . ' ! o'clock
from the Congregational church.
Railroad Victim Had a Good Home.
Neligh , Neb. , Dec. 1C. Special to
The News : John Graham , the father
of Alfred Graham , who met his un
timely death in tills cty last Wednes
day evening by falling from the pas
senger train , was in Neligh yesterday
making arrangements for the remov
ing of the body of ills son to Cody ,
from which place they will be taken
to the iiome , twenty-six miles north ,
where funeral and burial services will
take place.
Mr. Graham appeared to be a man
of high standing in his race , and from
all appearances 1s a prosperous and
industrious farmer. Ho brought with
him gilt-edge recommendations from
leading business men of Cody , that ho
presented to C. J. Anderson of this
city , whom he has known for about
eighteen years. In an interview with
Mr. Graham he stated that his son
was born at Pine Ridge agency
twenty-two years ago , and in his own
broken language said that he could
not see why his boy would not stay at
home. Ho intimated that he was the
favorite of the family. "Had a good
home ; homo that cost $3,000 ; money
In the house and money in bank , and
If Alfred only for 2 cents let him
know , I would send him money. "
Ho also stated that ho gave the
young man $50 , and about $35 that ho
liad saved of his own , started on the
twenty-second of last September for
Lho Carlisle Indian school in Penn
sylvania , He got as far as Sioux City ,
where ho secured employment at the
dock yards as checker , and up to the
lmo of receiving the telegram from
lore announcing his death , ho had not
loramunlcated his'whereabouts to his
mrenta. Mr. Graham expressed his ap
preciation to the people of Neligh for
heir kindness extended , and upon
tearing the verdict of the coroner's
ury read was perfectly satisfied that
10 ono was to blame for the accident
md death of his boy.
He said that ho was the son of John
Jraham , a full blooded Indian , and
Jiat his wife was a white woman of
rlsh descent , whoso name was Llzzlo
iIcDonald before their marriage.