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1 m c ti I i w S1 1 i TWO VIOLENT DEATHS Herman Roecker Has His Neck Broken A WINBIDE TARMER 8UI0IDES Long inl otn Letpr UmmI In ItnlMiif Ilimp IIhn a Filial linvct ltdijniiilii V Meiulo ii llnrtirlnr Converts Illn Wind mill Into it Scuflolil Herman Roecher n prosperous young Guruian fanner living ubont fivo miles Houtheust of tho city hi Stuutoii county met with n fatal accident yesterday in u rather peculiar manner He was taking an old pump out of a well using as a level for lifting it a long beam After tho pump had been raised as high as the lever would bring it with ouo hitch ho must have tried to secure it or something because it slipped back in sonio manner raising tho lever with surprising forco As tho beam flow up tho end of it Ktruck Mr Roecker under tho chin breaking or dislocating his neck Ho was not instantly killed but was ren dered unconcious and died a few hours later Tho deceased had been married but about two years and leaves a young wife and one child to mourn his loss Ho was in comfortable circumstances and had just completed a lino new house this spring linnet to u Windmill Benjamin Y Meade aged lo years and residing on a farm three miles south of Wiuside committed suicide by hang ing himself on a windmill tower yester day morning about oclock Ho was a bachelor According to one story he dressed himself in his best clothes on getting up and walked over to tho home of a neighbor Mr Lacroix whom he awakened and requested to come over after breakfast as he had some business matters which he wished to talk over Mr Lacroix went over and found him us described The deceased left a note bidding the world goodby and stating that ho was driven to his death It is said that he has been very downcast lately and told friends that lie expected to bo arrested He left a gold ring and a 50 bill to be given to Maude who according to a letter among his effects was a married lady friend living in Iowa WEDNESDAY WRINKLES R A Tawney of Pierce was in the city yesterday F J Acltels of Stauton was a Nor folk visitor yesterday Miss Mae OIney was a passenger for Madison this morning Senator W V Allen was in the city yesterday from Madison Rev J 1 Parker was a passenger for Jiloomfield this morning II A Drebert returned this noon from a visit to West Point Mrs Mathewson and Mrs Hardy were visitors in Stanton today HE Hardy returned this morning from a few days visit to Chicago Mr and Mrs G K Grimoldby ar rived on the noon train from tho east A company of young folks went to the Yellow Banks today to camp out n few days Miss Annie McBride went to Wayne this morning to visit with Miss Batchelor Henry Schroer returned to his home in North Bend this morning after a few days visit with Norfolk frieudB Miss Kate Kelly who has been visit ing in Mt Vernon Iowa for the past five months returned to Norfolk today Edna and Gilberta Durland came down from Plainview last evening to visit a short time with Norfolk relatives John Van Horn who lives south of the city injured his knee with a chisel yesterday and now gets around with some difficulty Geo B Christoph with hiB family drove over to WiuBide this morning to attend tho wedding of his brother and Miss Emma Knebel Edward Rowlet died suddenly at Mad ison Monday forenoon while at work in bis garden Paralysis was tho cause of his death He was 74 years of age and the father of 22 children by three wives The announcement that the Salvation Army is to desert its post in Norfolk is an error New officers will bo here to take the place of the old ones when they leave and it is merely one of their cus tomary transfers O E Evans has moved his family to the first house south of the Lincolu school on South Third street He states that bis upholstering business is becom ing so large that it requires the room heretofore occupied by his family at hiB ehop on Main street Miss Ruthe Shaweutertaiued about 80 little friends yesterday afternoon at her home on South Twelfth street in honor of her four cousins who are visiting here Tho time was very enjoyably passed with games aud amusements while ico cream and cake were served for refreshments Chris Madsen came home yesterday from Chicago to visit relatives and friends It is bis first visit home in nearly two years He is now traveling for 0 M Hendersons boots and shoes and is having remarkable success Ho was with tho Fair store as clerk previous to his doparturo for tho east A pnrty was given last night in honor of Herman Zitckovski nt his home in Edgowater on First street Thero was a largo crowd and a very enjoyable evening was passed Tho rain storm delayed the guests until after tho usual hour and it was 2 oclock this morning before the party was broken up There was a pleasant gathering of Christian Scientists last evening at tho residence of Mr and Mrs S F Dunn on Fourth street in honor of Mr Dunns brother and wife Mr and Mrs 15 R Dunn Christian Scientists from Denver who tenniuate their visit with Norfolk relatives and return to their homo this evening The campers returned last night from their outing of two weeks at tho mouth of tho Niobrara river They were brought down from Verdigro in Super intendent Reynolds private car Tho party was composed of Mrs John Guild aud Miss Lillio Burt Mapes aud family 0 B Durluud and family Mrs McBride and Miss Annie tho Misses Durland Miss Nellie Seymour aud Miss Edith Parker W W Mangus is in the city from Randolph While hero he took bonio ladders which were in II C Trumans possession claiming that they wore his property Ho failed to consult Mr Truman before appropriating them and the latter had him arrested on tho charge of burglary claiming that Man gus had no right or title to the property It is understood that tho troublo has since been amicably aud satisfactorily adjusted Mangus formerly worked with Mr Truman and there was an outstanding account between them Tho Auditorium is to bo further com pleted aud some changes niado prepara tory to tho approachiug amusement season of 1000 1001 Work has now commenced at laying floors in the dres sing rooms aud other rooms under the stage while an additional dressing room will be built tho four not being sufficient to fill the needs of many of the large troupes Changes will also be made to prevent tho eutrauce of water to the basement During last nights storm considerable moisture found its way through and it was found that it will be necessary to prevent it in the future An absent minded minister of Maun yunk Penn tells this story on himself 1 live in one of a row of brick houses that are exactly alike and when I came homo from a walk the other day I saw a new hat hat rack in tho hall I dont think much of your hat rack I called upstairs It has a cheap look I hung my hat on it and turned into the parlor A strange yoang man a friend of my daughter 1 supposed snt with his feet on the piano stool and smoked a ciga rette I abominate cigarettes You seem to be making yourself at home 1 observed cuttingly Yes why shouldnt I he retorted flushing up I looked around tho parlor and the fur nishings seemed strange to me By jove I thought quick as a flash Im in the wrong house And sure enough I was I apologized to all hands but I was sorry I had said what I did about the hat rack Politics is warming up somewhat but it is reported that it is far from assum ing the interest that it did in 181KJ A gentleman that travels a great deal says that political subjects are not discussed to any great extent on the trains Dur ing 1695 there was almost constant dis cussion by travelers of political ques tions who now seem to have little inclin ation to talk on those lines Tho reason it is presumed is that thero is little com plaint about conditions while in WM everything seemed wrong Strqet dis cussion of political questions is becoming somewhat interesting but as a rule there aro not aB mauy on the streets with time hanging heavily on their hands and willing and ready to talk politics or discuss almost auy question for pastime as was the case iu ISilfl The campdlgu is opening up very quietly compared to that four years ago But nevertheless there is probably as much or more earnestness than at that time W A Hemlebeu has returned from Omaha and reports an arrangement that means much to him as well as Norfolk While there he secured the position of poultry agent for Northeast Nebraska and other territory for the Armour Packing company and is to make his headquarters in Norfolk He was given letters of credit for an almost unlimited amount and will begin operations at once at his old stand near Dudleys barn The poultry will be handled by coops and carB and he expeotB to practically control the market as Armours insist on weight fair alike to themselves aud customers To follow all this Mr Hem lebeu sees the opportunity of starting a brauoh house here for the company They have already established such houses at Lincoln and DeWitt and are moat favorably impressed with Norfolk If they conclude to establish a branch house here Mr Hemlebiu believeB it will mean the investment of 25000 or 60000 in Norfolk North Platte Tribune The Union Pacific has placed an order for new equipment that astonishes railroad men who have been watching orders placed by that road in the past About a year ago the road bought forty new THE NORFOLK IMtiWS THURSDAY ATWST 15 1100 tlvos for heavy freight work Theso were delivered to tho road and aro now in service Following this order the road placed another for forty locomo tives and these aro being delivered now at tho rate of ono per week Now tho road has placed an order for twenty now passenger engines 1100 steel frauto box cars and ilOO steel frame coal cars arc in cluded in tho now order which may yet bo extended to take in severel hundred stock cars and other rolling stock Tho twenty passenger engines which inci dentally come in tho saino order with soveral now freight engines for tho Oregon Short Line are of tho Baldwin compound typo each weighing 171000 pounds Kueh has a sixty nine inch driv ing wheel sixty six inch boiler 1150 flues a fire box 118 inches long and thirty nine inches wide JI000 feet of heating surface four cylinders and 21X pounds water pressure Mr Nightingale returned homo this morning from Minneapolis While thero ho had an experience that showed him tho effectiveness of tho police system of a largo city One night some one entered his room in tho hotel nt which ho was stopping and robbed him of his watch his money and his return tickot he having no knowledge of tho theft uutil morning On learning his loss ho at once notified tho police Ho was nsked if ho could identify his watch and he said ho could A tour of tho pawn shops was then made uud tho pieco was located and identified The broker thought ho could identify his customer and ho was finally located and arrested inasmuch as Mr Nightingalo was a long distance from home and it would require con siderable time to convict tho prisoner of grand larceny on tho advice of tho of ficers he placed a low vnlno on his watch and tho robber was indicted for petty larceny of which ho was convicted and sent up for days Tho money aud ticket were1 not recovered Mr Nightingale reports that wheat in that state averages from 20 to 25 bushels per acre Many of the farmers aro fol lowing tho custom of last year of sowing flax on wheat stubble thus harvesting two crops from ono field in a single season Flax raised on wheat Btubbb last year averaged to 7 bushols per acre the cost of cleaning in Minneapolis beiu one cent per bushel Mr Night ingale says that Minnesota will give McKinley and Roosevelt 00000 major ity A FABLE Story Willi ii riillticiil Moral About tlu Man Who Didnt Know it Oooil Tiling A ragged and weary Tramp strolled into town one day aud wis met on the street corner by the Philanthropic Citi zen who said Here my friend is a dollar Go and buy you something to eat To his surprise the Tramp turned and tan yelling He will kill mo I lie will kill mo His wild flight was stoppod by an other man to whom ho said That man back there offered mo a dollar and I know ho wants to kill me The other man said You go back and take his dollar Ho is all right He wont hurt you He wants to do you good The Tramp was fiually persuaded and returned and got the dollar and had several good warm meals and some liquor A day or two afterward he again mot the Philanthropic Citizen who offered him work at good wages but the Tramp again cried You want to kill me1 and ran away Ho was induced by a friend to return and accept the job which he did and got good wages with which he supplied himself with food and clothes and pro vided his family tho necessities of life The Tramp wns living contented and happy until an Agitator coming his wny said his employer wnnted to kill him aud again his great fear was aroused Tho agitator said You ruin his busi ness and happiness shall be yours But said the tramp That will throw me out of a job and my family will starve Never mind your family said the Agitator ruin his business or take the dire consequences which I have recited So the Tramp started in to ruin the Philanthropic Citizens busiuess and was only prevented from doing so by a large number of sensible townspeople who saw what he was up to and who dealt severely with the Tramp knowing what the Philanthropic Citizen had done for his welfare Anyone having a small allotment of souse can realize that the above is a story a fable if you will No person could be so foolish as to distrust a man seeking only to do him good and proving his worthy intentions by unmistakable acts of kindness But it has a moral point a political meaniug Men who were afraid that they would be in want and their families starving under the McKinley adminis tration have since discovered their mis take and are convinced that they were wrong but some have heard tho voice of Agitator Bryan reciting the diro con Be vuences of imperialism and the trusts and militarUm and other bogys until they are ready to destroy their prosperous condition aud denounce iu bitter terms the administration under which they have been benefited It seems impossible to demonstrate to them that they are well off and had better leave well enough alone RSI PCI j 1T s IXI Lightning Strikes Many Places IT DOES NO VERY GREAT DAMAGE An llicli unit it Hull ot Ititlnfitll litnl MkIK Oviiiiul llnte 1 Struck A loo Lincoln School ntul it Milliliter ul llitrnn itinl ltc lilciicc The storm last night was a repetition of the one the night previous but very markedly accented It broke loose about the samo time as tho ono preced ing and seemed to have inim heled all the reserve forces of tho heavens artil lery to aid in tho demonstration For the brief space of time the storm lasted there was a constant Hash of lightning and the roar mid crash of thunder win in cessant The rain fell in torrents and the wind was at times very strong Length of tinio considered it was a record breaker and was the htornt of a life time The record indicates an inch and a half of rainfall and when it is consid ered that an inch of water means hun dreds of tons to tho acre wonder is in creased Although there wns much electricity in evidence tho displny seemed largely confined to a strata of air high above tho earth but us far as can be learned many bolts struck A bolt struck tho southeast corner of tho Oxnard directly above the room occupied by Landlord Spear and wife It entered tho room through tho ceiling tearing a hole but other wise doing very little damage Mr and Mrs Spear were both quito severly shocked and were badly frightened Mr Spear was somewhat deafened in his left ear but hopes to recover his hearing in a short time It was too close a call for comfort and they do not long for n repetition of tho experience Tho homo of Mrs Lucy Mather in Hayes addition was also struck The screen door was torn oil and tho plaster ing was damaged to a considerable extent No one was injured although the occupants were quito near tho dis turbance Tho barn on the Durland property on North Tenth street wns btruck the mysterious fluid taking effect on ono of the corner posts and tearing it loose Although tho barn was occupied by four head of horses that stood within six feet of tho post They were uninjured The tall chimney on tho new Lincoln school building was stiuck the bnlt striking the rock top of tho chimney breaking it in two and knocking out a few brick that supported it Whether or not it did any damage on the inside of the building has not been learned There wero probably numerous other tnkesbut tlieso aro all that have been learned of up to the present time During Monday nights storm light ning struck the house of Louis lli ken dorf iu Edgewater park but did no particular damage The bolt entered at tho chimney and made its exit through a side wall making a hoo not much larger than would be made by a revolver or rifle bullet Mrs Heckeudorf was dressed but wns lying upon the bed and the bolt passed through the room not more than a yard above her head She had tho sensation of being surrounded by flames but beyond a shock and fright she was uninjured Reports from other towns aro to the effect that the storm of Monday night was by no means locid At Battle Creek the Methodist church was struck but was not seriously dam aged At Madi6on the residences of Win EisenbanerandRev Jockin were struck but not seriously damaged Gus Klitskes barn was hit and totally de stroyed and with it sheds out buildings Loss 800 no insurance John Howe and Charles Sprout lost a stack of grain each O S Christian lost u valuable cow and E T McGehee two steers At Tilden the barn belonging to Pat Kielty living east of town was struck and burned and a valuable team cream separator several sets of harness and other less valuable contents were destroyed Subscribe for Tin Nokkolk Weekly News Judges count of the votes cast up to 0 oclock a m Aug IS 1K0 in J D Sturgeons Colored Porters Sewing Machine contest We the undersigned judges appointed to couut the voteB cast iu the above named contest hereby certify that the votes have been cast to date as listed be low Porters name Al Johnson 5 votes works at Pocifio Dave Shores 0 votes works at Oxnard P F SlRECHKIl Oscau UlILE Judges Goshen 111 Genesso Pure Food Co Le Roy N Y Dear Sir6 Somo days since a package of your Grain 0 prepar ation was left at my office I took it home aud gave it a trial and I have to say I was very much pleased with it as a substitute for coffee We have always used the best Java aud Mocha in our family but I am tree to say I like the Graiu 0 as well as the best coffeo I ever drank Respectfully yours A O Jackbok M D 1 11 Pv ff TT w4 I m ii GOOD judge must have both experience and learning A housekeeper should be a good judge for she too must have experience and learning or she may think that the soaps made to look like Ivory Soap are just as good With experience she will know that they lack the remarkable qualities of the genuine Ivory Soap 994ioo per cent pure tonmaNT Kit ihi Mrcitft 4 buu to lionm AiSENSATIONALHUMOR Pierce Man Said to Have Shot His Son STORY PROBABLY EXAGGERATED Another Itiport sijm Ho lint Shot n tin Itoy 1iirtlcH to Illn Allnlr uro OIhIiiiiI ltclutlvcn to C II Kralin A Wol I Until In tho 1 1 curt ol tlic City A report reached here from Pierce yesterday to tho effect that William Krueger a farmer living northeast of that place had shot his lVyeur old son twice killing him instantly aud that it was attributed to insanity on tho part of tho father Tho story was to the Hoot that the boy had quarrelled with his father and had then run awny from homo against his fathers wishes but recently returned and his father became so en raged at him that the shooting followed Tho Kruegers are distantly related to 0 If Kruhn of this city and when the report readied him boat onco telephoned to Pierce on hopes of obtaining particu lars of the affair His informant was not positively informed but was of the opinion that Krueger had not lulled his son but had shot at him a couple of times It was likewise reported that a neigh bor who undertook to interfere was also shot at by Krueger Detailed information concerning tho affair is not obtainable but it is probable that the report telephoned Mr Krahn is about correct A Wolf In ii Culvert 15 B Ovelmaus dog Zip was re sponsible for a considerable excitement yesterday afternoon and evening He came to a stand yestenbiy afternoon at a culvert near the Widnniun residence on North First street his actions clearly indicating that he had found game His find wns investigated and sure ns shootiu there was game a largo and ferocious wolf with fiery eyes had taken refuge in tho culvert The report spread quickly aud it was not long before a gang of men and boys had assembled with the iiiteutiou of capturing tho ani mal on whoso scalp n largo and juicy bounty of - is offered by the county The plans for getting him out were mauy and devious Some suggested sending dogs in and tho effort was made but they refused to do their masters bidding being apparently in mortal ter ror of the caged brute Chief Widaman himself entered into the spirit of tho occasion and fired a shot in hoping to frighten the beast out but he refused to budge Some bright mind suggested drown ing the brute out and it immediately oc curred to another that a stream from u fire hose would be the proper caper but Chief Winter entered a demurer and tho scheme was not put into execution Another suggestion was that he bo smoked out and a fire was built with this intention but its offects proved un availing and the wolf still held the situ ation The effort to dislodge the beast was abandoned late last night but this morn ing renewed endeavorB were made to rout him J W Edwards fiually became dis gusted with the futile work aud secur ing a rod with a crook in it proceeded to drag the monster out by main force His successful effort disclosed whut many declared was a common cur pup but is said that Mr Ovelmau persistently adheres to his original contention that it is a wolf and insists that the scalp and pelf are his as the original finder Some insist that he should know claim ing thai his experience as a hunter jus tifies Ins contention It may be that the learned county dads will be reiiirod to pass on tho question providing tho scalp is presented for the bounty It llii IIhI hist of letters lcinuiuiiiK uncalled for at the pohtollleo August Ill 11100 Mrs II Halter Thomas A Bairo MiH Ada Henedirk V II Alexander Thomas iilucliel Ghiis Oaselman Will Dean Miss Jessie Kills Gus 1511ors Miss Lizzie Diinkiu Ceo Ileni lim Kenny Prank Mehring N X Patter son lurry ltcgau losia Schoeii G II Smith Mis liillio Serantou Clius C Scott W I Tietko If not called for in days will bo sent to the dead letter office Parties calling for any ot the above please my ndveitised P I SlUIXJIIKK P M In lh7 also Mr liryun said Thou shall not But thank goodness thoj did In tlui Illhli let Conn of M hUhiiii Couiltj Ntlininltu In the matter of the estate of M h Andrus deceased This cause came on fur hearing upon lie petition of Burt Mupes administra tor do bonis mm of the chtatii ot M 1j Andrus deceased praying for licence to sell tho following dcscribid real estate in the county of Madison in the state of Nebraska to wit Lots ono I two three C5 four and five of block one I of Bees subdivision of block fifteen lfi of Dorsoy plaeo ad dition to Norfolk Junction or a suffi cient amount to bring the sum of 111 HI for the payment of debts allowed against said estato and the costs of adminis tration there not being faufllcient per sonal property to pay the said debts and expenses It is therefore ordered that all persons interested iu said estato appear before me at the office of Mapes and Hasten in the city of Norfolk iu Madison county Nebraska on the 17th day of September 1000 at one oclock p in to show cause why a license should not bo granted to the said administrator to sell so much of the above described real estato of Faid estato as fchal bo necessary and pay said debts and expenses Dated this 4th day of August 1900 Dowlas Conk Judge of tho District Court V lr SCR0F Ur j thin blood weak lungs nrJ I paleness You have them in hot weather as well as in cold SCOTTS PMIIF SintSJ riirps t them in summer as in winter It is creamy looking and pleas- ant tasting oc and fi oo i all ijrurcuts IMIMMIIIIItvW HUMPHREYS Witch Hazel Oil T1IK PILE OINTMENT One Application Gives Relieft It curea lilt or Hemorrhoids External or Inter nal Illlnd ur IllecdlnicItctilUffor UuruingrisurtM and KlJtulau Kcllef lraiiiediaU cur certain It cure Uunu Bcaldj and Ulcerations and Con tracUom from Duros Tne Ittlk f luitaut healing wonderful It curt Torn Cut or Lacerated Wound and Urulnea It curtM ilolla Crliuncltu JVlons Runrounds Ulcers Old Bored lu ulug Eruption Scurfy or Scald Uead It curt Inflamed or Caked lireadts and Soru NImiIc Invaluable It curea Salt lUunun Teller Scurfy ErupUoms Chapped Hand Fever llltlerD Soro Upd or Nostril Corm ltunlon Sore and Chafed feet Stings ot Inecta Uowjulto lilted and Sunburn Threo Bisoe 25a 60c and 100 Sold by DruggitU or tent pre paid on receipt of ptisv HUMPHREYS MED CO r WlIUi Jbu UU JKW YWIUa 4J