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The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1903-07-10
HOW TRAMPS USE OLD PAPERS.
"Some Uses EN- Fer Some Tings
and Some Fer Others"

ltrom Mondays Daily.J
"There are more ways of using news
paper than there are Of cooking eggs, u
explained rough looking tramp who
came into THE News office this morn
ing to ask, "Could yees please spare a
few old ixchanges?" A dozen times q
week during the summer, tramps of
just this type will drop into the ex.
change room of newspaper Office and
want old papers. They always take
several along and they never say what
the things are good for. 1t gets to be a
matter Of curiosity after while. 50 the
Weary Willie who came this morning
was asked about it.
"What under haven do you do with
those exchanges?" asked the editor.
"Well, we're not above pretty nearly
anything under heaven" replied the
tired traveller. He folded them up and
then went on, "Some uses 'em fer some
tings and some uses EN- fer others. -
Then he stopped and put on his toughest
look.
"In de foist place" he said, 1--WE read
'em. Offer we get two or tree days
behind de woiter wagon, we read up de
poipers and come alongside again.
Otter we've read 'em troo, we takes
'em fer different tings. We makes beds
wild 'em at noight by spreadin' 'em out,
and besides dat we uses 'em to wrap up
lots of tings de mex day. We wraps up
lots of different tings in 'em. An it
looks better to copper, too-dis is on
de q. ito see a feller busy readin'
when he comes along.
"Oh some people uses 'em fer some
tings an some uses 'em fer others, but l
use 'em to wrap up different articles,
mostly" said his trampdom, as he
chucked the papers in pocket, and
went away.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1903-07-10

NJ, "arcely more than half his
+. Stafo "a miser, with sor-
did, a. hsfo,, as always In
sordid natu fcal D. nersonal
appearance. He .'0cie,s but one
suit of clothes, his W.. suit. He
knew no Sunday except as Jay of rest
from toll. Pleasure, recreation, bash
were unknown if not unheard of in his
experience in life. Love- He loved his
wife as the animal loves the person
who feeds 1t. Never during the several
years of their married life had she been
farther from home than TO a neigh.
bors, and not q cent, except for the
most urgent necessities Of life could she
ever wiring from his miserly grip. One
day woman stole her away and paid
her way to festival and she met other
men and they were nice to her and she
went back to the old drudgery and got
a beating from her husband. Then she
left him and in short time he coaxed
her back but she again left him and but
yesterday he was in Norfolk trying to
induce her to return with their child.
He offered mutual friend whole big
dollar to get her back. Will she go?
She probably will.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1903-07-10
HIS DAUGHTER LAID HIM OUT.
Norfolk Father Was Sent to the Floor
by a Clothes Wringer.
tTrom Tuesdays Dally.l

Because he couldn't stand for the man
who wanted to be his son. law, a
Norfolk man, who lives in n downtown
avenue, took half hour of yesterday
to chastise his daughter And because
she didn't like the remarks that he made
the much-in-love daughter laid her
daddy out upon the floor, stiff and sense.
less, with blow from heavy. old
fashioned clothes wringer. This morn.
ing the man, who came to before very
long, has been asking his attorney what
could be done to the young woman
whose "blow almost killed father"
1t seems that the girl went to picnic
and spent the afternoon Sunday with
the man who had asked her for her
hand. Fearing the worst. her lover
came home with her and made matters
worse-far worse-by broaching the
subject to his maybe father.in law. The
young gallant was thrown out of the
house for an answer.
Yesterday, rs a sequel, the objecting
parent called his daughter in to call her
down. There was something doing
from the tap Of the gong and the min
ute papa got out his little hammer to
knock on her intended. the independent
daughter grabbed the clothes wringer,
spared minute for an opening, and
then sent in oorking rap that drove the
old man sprawling to the mat When
the mill was over and the masculine
victim had been counted out for fair,
the wife and mother came upon the
scene but took Immediately to the tall
grass The matter was not reported to
the police, as the legal question is being
investigated. The girl thinks she de.
serves her choice for husband.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1903-07-10
ENUMERATORS STARTED TODAY.
Began Counting the People of Nor
folk This Morning.
[Trom Tuesdays Dally.l

lIIOH h Ddly'I
Census enumerators started out in
Norfolk today to count the lie.
They are four in number and they viii
likely be at work for six days. The
takers are: August Brummund, first
ward s. Il. Adams, second woad, J. M.
Covert, third ward; NJ A. Wilkinson,
fourth ward.
The purpose Of the census is to es-
tablish the fact that Norfolk has 5000
people, in order that bonds may be-
voted for paving the intersections of
Norfolk avenue. For that reason it is
desired that everyone who lives in Nor
folk and everyone who can be legitim-
ately counted, get into the enumerar
ton.
There is some difference Of opinion as
to the total that the count will roll up
Some place the estimate as high as
5000, many call it n few hundred be-
yond the 5000 mark and few ara
skeptical.
According TO the ratio of children,
Norfolk ought to have more than 5000
people. There are about | 800 children
of school age and 319 is not too high a
rate to figure on. This would give the
city $3.50 people
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1903-07-10
ADVANCE GUARDS HERE.
Men Looking Over tournament Ac-
commodations for Racing Teams.

Men Looking Over Tournament Ac-
commodations for Racing Teams.
lrrom Wednesdays Dailyl
The indications are that there will be
an unusual number OF entries In the
racing events to take place In Norfolk
during the approaching state firemen's
tournament
Teams and racers and fast men In
various sporting events are preparing to
come from all parts Of the state, and
number Of representatives have already
been here to look over the grounds and
tracks and provide quarters and accom-
modations for the men.
Among these was l.. b. Garry Of
York, who represents one of the fast
teams OF the state that took q number
of prizes during the last meet at Grand
Island. Mr., Garry secured accommoda-
tion for the men of his team at the
boarding house of Mrs. Austin, South
Fourth street.
Another team representative who has
been here is A. o. Hull Of Fremont.
He is in the city today looking over the
grounds and looking up aocommoda-
tions for the representatives of that de-
partment who will visit in Norfolk.
Mr. Hull is one Of the oldest starters Of
tournament races in the state and his
record would not be complete should he
not make every endeayor to attend the
Norfolk meet
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1903-07-10
PIERCE COUNTY FOR BARNES.
Republicans Yesterday Afternoon
Held Enthusiastic Convention.


Pierce, Neb., July THE republic.
ans of Pierce county held an enthus-
iastic convention in the opera house
yesterday. o. J. Frost of Plainview
was elected permanent chairman and
Schuyler Durfee of Pierce permanent
secretary. The following delegates were
elected to the state convention: Thomas
Chilvers, DR.. ]. M. Alden, II. II. Mohr,
B. M. Smith, Chess NJ Leedom, w. L..
Mote, N M. Nelson, Charles H. Stew
art and d. l.. Crellin. The following
delegates were elected to the judicial
convention: B. S. Leedom, G.. w.
Mitchell, H. j. Billerbeck, o. J. Frost,
L. Button, T. H. Webster, Benjamin
Lindsay, Judge J. A. Williams, W. w.
Quivey. Resolutions were read and
adopted endorsing the administration Of
President Roosevelt, also Judge Barnes
of Norfolk for supreme judge and Judge
J. f. Boyd of Neigh for denomination
as district judge. The convention placed
the following county ticket in nomina-
ton: County clerk, w. G.. Hirons |,
clerk of district court, William B. Chill
vers; treasurer, H. M. Nelson county
judge, J, A. Williams; sheriff, George
w. Littel; superintendent, l.. p. Tin
der; surveyor, L. X. Springstern cor.
oner, DR.. John Mayer assessor, Charles
Worker; commissioner, First district,
Mis- Nissen; Third district, August
Schwitchtenberg
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1903-07-10
PAGES / TO s.

ness breeds business, and few live
merchants can do much to attract trade
and traffic TO town"
You are eminently correct. Sam
Goldberg has done more for Nebraska
City than fifty merchants who adver-
tise by circular, on fence corners or
sidewalks. He has drawn trade to the
town that has benefited those who are
too stingy to draw IL themselves. But
one man cannot do 1t oil. 1t requires q
concerted action on the part of all who
are Interested In the attraction of trade,
and the man who Is not sufficiently in
terested to assist in drawing trade to
the town in which he wants to do busi-
ness IL detriment to the business in
terests of that town. Beatrice Sun.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1903-07-10
cow HOOKS cow.
SpauIding's Dairy Herd Depleted by
Walters annimai.
[From Tuesdays Daily. ]

Vdltc' S<TiiIf'd'
tFrom Tuesdays Daily.l
II. l.. Spaulding is short one COW and
John Walter is attempting to figure out
if he is in any way responsible for the
loss of his neighbor, as it was his prop
erty that put his neighbor's animal out
Of the way Walters cow seemed to
have taken violent dislike to the Spaul-
ding animal and on two previous oo.
casions had attacked her, but without
doing damage. Last evening the Spaul-
ding animal was lariated out as usual
on vacant lot near the home of the
family on South Ninth street. The
Walter COW was being driven in from
pasture with bunch of other town
COWS when her eye lit on the staked out
bovine. She at once butted in with her
sharp horns, having the Spaulding COW
at disadvantage owing to her being
tied with rope, and soon made short
work of her killing her almost instantly.
Naturally there are regrets in both
homes The Spaulding animal was a
faithful beast and valuable, and the
family hates very much to lose her.
The Walter family also has regrets that
their cow-likewise a good one-should
have done as she did.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1903-07-10
A HEAVY RAIN STORM.
Norfolk and Vicinity Thoroughly
Soaked just Before the Fourth.
[From Mondays Dailyl


[From Mondays Daily.l
The rain that commenced falling
Thursday night and continued all
through Friday was one of the heaviest
of the year, the government gauge at
DR.. Salter's showing fall of three and
-hundredths inches on the morning of
the Fourth, The total fall for the first
week of the month has been three and
37.hundredths inches.
The ground was thoroughly soaked
for the Fourth, and the cellars and
ponds held large surplus of moisture,
which has not yet drained away. Mud
of a particularly deep and sticky variety
fell to the lot of the patriots who wished
to celebrate, but it dried considerably
during the day and towards evening the
roads had again become quite passsble,
and the air dry enough to permit the
burning Of fireworks.
The cellars held more water after the
storm than at any previous time this
season. seam pump was set to work
this morning taking the moisture from
the cellar of the cold storage
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1903-07-10
What One Advertiser May Do.

Referring to what this paper (Beatrice
SUM had to say of Sam Goldberg's style
of advertising, the Nebraska City
Tribune adds that twenty-five mer-
chants in this city advertising their
lines of goods as Sam Goldberg does
is, would make Nebraska City known
for fifty miles in every direction as the
leading and best market in southeastern
Nebraska for anything needed in the
household, the shop or ON the farm, and
would bring thousands of dollars of
trade to this city from people who now
never give the town a thought. Busi-
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1903-07-10
SCHOOLD|STR|CT FINANCES
Condition Of School Treasury
is Shown.
DEBT is BEING REDUCED.
Estimate Of Expenses for Ensuing
Year is Published-Board viii Buy
No More Pencils, Pens or Paper.
Resignation of Miss Morrow.
tFrom Tuesdays Dally.l

lFrom Tuesdays Dally.l
The regular meeting of the board of
education vas held last night with all
members present except Mr. Koerber.
After reading and approving minutes
report for the month of June, showing
balance cash in the general fund of
81, 1888 with unpaid outstanding war.
rants amounting to 80, ,2235S, was read
and ordered fled.
The secretary's annual report for the
fiscal year, July l., 1909, to June 80,
1908. was read, ordered filed and copy
furnished the local newspapers.
President Bear verbally reported the
resignation Of Miss Edith Morrow as
teacher to accept position elsewhere
and same was accepted. Miss nellie
Morrow was elected to fill the vacancy
The following bills were read and al.
lowed:
S. G. Dean, glass and repairs, SO 10.
Dodd, Mead & Co.. books, o..
Norfolk Brick Works, sidewalk brick,
IS.
s. f. Dunn, screen door, 20 cents.
August Hellerman, labor, repairs,
$50.
H. G. Bruggemann, census enume-
rator, $50.
S. +. Adams, labor, repairs, $29
On motion it was ordered that for the
ensuing year the pupils be required to
furnish their own pencils, paper, tab.
let's, pens and pen-holders.
Communication from Messrs. Carton,
Schroeder and Lay requesting the use of
the Lincoln school grounds for religious
meetings, with permission to. erect
tents for said meetings and for use of
their families until September 1, was
read and on motion it was ordered that
request could not be granted.
The board adjourned.
H. O. MATRAU,
Secretary.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1903-07-10
RUNNING TEAM AT STANTON.
Norfolk Boys Received Fine Treat
ment and Got Purse Of $25.


The running team of the Norfolk fire
department entered the race at Stanton,
for the prizes offered, In competition
with the running team of that town.
They came out second best in the race,
and received as their reward $25 in
cash. 1t is said by by-stander that
they made equal or better time in run
ring but lost to the Stanton team in
coupling, the work being undertaken by
one Of the boys who had never before
tried it, while that for the Stanton
team was done by AL Marks, who not
only gives promise of taking the state
championship at the coming tourna-
ment but of landing the worlds cham
pionship.
Marks gave some exhibition coup
lings, after the race that were simply
astonishing. He would pick up the
nozzle and literally throw it at the
coupling, the force of the throw and the
twist given putting it on so tight that q
spanner is required to loosen it. He is
remarkably adept at the trick and his
friends think he cannot be beaten by
anyone.
The Norfolk boys report that they
were treated most courteously at Stan
ton and enjoyed their visit very much.
Manager Reynolds expects to give
them some severe training during the
two weeks preceding the tournament
and wants to see them take bunch Of
the DriZes Offerad at that time
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1903-07-10
HOW THEY SPENT THE Day
What the People Who Were
Left at Home Did.
THEY HAD SOME CELEBRATION
People Thronged the Streets all Day
Long and a Good Portion Of the
Night-Threw Confetti and Shot
Firecrackers.
tFrom Mondays Daily.]

ltTOm Dally.l
Despite the announcement that there
was nothing to be done in Norfolk on
the Fourth of July, there was something
doing every minute. 1t was not q pre-
arranged sort of celebration with 100
guns at sunrise and patriotic Grafton
in big tent, with the reading of the
Declaration Of Independence and base
ball game in the afternoon and public
display of fireworks upon which the
town had spent 81 900 Zone thousand
dollars at night.)
1t was just warm time all the while
which several thousand people who
were left in the town, made for them
selves. They thronged the streets just
as though it had been real celebration
for fair, and they shot Off firecrackers
and threw confetti until they were
black in the face. They drank lemon.
ade and pop and ginger ale and when
the night time came along they crowded
into Norfolk avenue and exploded dyna-
mite.
People from the country around Nor.
folk came in to spend the day and make
merry. They wanted to come to Nor
folk whether there was an advertised
celebration or not. And at night they
sent up fireworks until the heavens
were filled with bursting rockets and
fiery sprays. 1--WE sold ten times as
many fireworks" said one dealer, las
we would have done with a celebration.
Everybody celebrated individually and
otherwise they would all have watched
the public display
Among the folk who stayed at home
picnics were feature. Lawns all over
the city were converted into out. of door
dining apartments, where several fami-
lies would come together to do their
share toward making the eagle scream.
Besides these, too, many went to the
river banks and lounged about in the
shade of great trees or tossed sizzing
explosives into the water.
There were few accidents for Fourth
and the physicians were given the min
imum of work to do in plastering hands
back to the arms from which they came.
Company l., N. N. G., spent the
holiday in Stanton, where they lived
like real soldiers and mixed in a skir-
mish drill and sham battle which were
quite superior.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1903-07-10
PARTY AT NIAGARA FALLS.
Norfolk People Enroute to Boston
Arrive at the Famous Spot.

Niagara Falls, July 3.-To The News ::
The Norfolk party reached Niagara
Falls at IL m. today. We had splen-
did run from Chicago over the Wabash.
All have spent the afternoon visiting
interesting places about the Falls. The
party divides here. Some will 20 by
way Of Toronto and Montreal to Boston I;
others will go by way of Albany and
New York. The former leave at 8
o'clock this evening, the latter at 8. All
are well. O'CoNsoR.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1903-07-10
say ?
LAWN HOSE STOLEN.
Taken From Water Commissioner
Simpson and Frank Davenport.
(From Tuesdays Daily.l

(From Tuesdays Daily.l
Several residents of the west side are
short some lawn hose this morning,
having had visitation during last
night that was not to their liking.
Water Commissioner j. E. Simpson is
short forty feet of his line and brass
nozzle. The balance was nicely ceiled
near the hydrant, he having left it after
sprinkling, stretched ont over the lawn.
Frank Davenport is also short thirty
feet, and it is probable that others have
sustained similar losses.
1t is believed that the hose was taken
to be sold for old rubber aud that the
brass nozzles may find lodgment in some
junk dealers scrap pile. The losers are
investigating, and II they can locate the
missing pipes and find out who took
them there may be trouble on in the
police court.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1903-07-10

brother, George II. Spear, and his wife,
in the death OF their daughter, Grace
Emily, desire herewith to express our
deepest sorrow and tender to chem our
heartfelt sympathy In their sad bereav.
ment.
Adopted by the Aerie In regular
session July l. 1908.
j, II. MAoKAY,
julius ALTsCuuLER,
Il. A. BULLOCK,
Committee.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1903-07-10
WAITING FOR IRON COLUMNS.
Work is at a Standstill on Govern
ment Building Today.
[From Tuesdays Daily ]

"Work around here is practically at
standstill," said Superintendent Fain
of the federal building, today. 1--WE
are held up by the delay in our iron
columns and we are now hoping that
they may come today"
The iron columns that have been so
long waited for at the structure extend
to the third story of the building. Three
layers of granite now cover the foun-
datioh TO the new postoffice and the
main entrance In Madison avenue be-
gins to loom up in nice shape.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1903-07-10
Resolutions of Sympathy.
[From Mondays Daily.l

The following resolution of their
sympathy has been inscribed upon
parchment and presented to MIR. and
Mrs. George H. Spear by the Sugar City
Aerie of Eagles
Although to remember be but to
lament and sympathy increases sorrow,
yet who could wish to forget their be.
loved dead?
Therefore we, the members of Sugar
City Aerie f. o. E. of Norfolk, Neb.
sharing the grief Of our esteemed
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1903-07-10
DRAGON FROM MANCHURIA.
Want to Exhibit at Norfolk-Matter
Referred to Tiger Club.
(From Mondays

ltToHn MONDAY s DARYL
The following message has been re-
ceived by O, E, Hartford, president of
the State Firemens association, and by
him it has been referred to the Tiger
club for action. What the club will do
about it will probably be announced
later:
Seattle, July 40. E. Hartford, pres.
ident Nebraska Firemen's association
Have just arrived with famous Dragon,
captured in wilds of Manchuria for ex.
hibition in the United States. Do you
want it for attraction at tournament /?
Answer. K. L. T. TAEs.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1903-07-10
One Boy Hurt.

The young Americans, and older ones,
who celebrated the Fourth in Norfolk,
were fortunate in getting through the
day with a minimum of accidents, but
one of at all serious nature being re-
ported. The victim of this was Dewey,
the 6-year old son of Mr.. and Mrs. II.
T., Mccormick, 200 South Ninth street.
The little fellow picked up cannon
cracker, which was lit and thrown out,
but failed to explode at once and he ran
and got it again, holding it quite close
to his face as it went off. Innumerable
grains of powder entered his face and
eyes, thrown in quite deep by the force
of the explosion. A physician was sum-
moned and tediously removed the specs
of powder. The lads face is healing
rapidly ard one eye appears to be all
right, but the other gives cause for
some worry, as a scum has formed over
it and the sight seems affected He
may be taken to specialist in Omaha
or Chicago if immediate improvement
is not noted.
Mr.. Mccormick had desired to avert
Just such an accident and naturally
decided that the best way was not to
provide his boys with crackers until he
could be there to show them how to fire
the squibs, but in his absence down
town Dewey picked up the big one and
started a celebration of his own, with
the above consequences
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1903-07-10
Smash Plate Glass Window.

A plate glass window in the restaur.
ant of ]. Freythaler, 5ll Norfolk avenue,
was smashed in by a crowd of celebrat.
ors. 1t seems that there was too much
confetti in the air for one fellow who
came along. He didn't take it as was
intended and the next minute there
were more fists flying promiscuously
about than there was confetti. No ar
rests were made.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1903-07-10
Costly Break .

During the night before the Fourth a
large plate glass window in che saloon
of William Berner, corner Third and
Norfolk avenue, was broken. A small
round hole gives the appearance of q
sky rocket break or bullet. The cause
is unknown. The damage amounts to
$40.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1903-07-10
EDITORS IN OMAHA.
Royal Reception rendered to the
Visitors During Today.

Omaha, July Especial to The News
Right royal has been the reception ac-
corded by local newspaper.men to the
National Editorial association, who
numbered more than 900.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1903-07-10
Financial Statement.

Report of Receipts and Disbursements
of the School District of Norfolk City,
Neb., for the fiscal year beginning July
/, 1909, and ending June 80, 1908:
RECEIPTS.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1903-07-10
What il Means.

"What it all went to show" said q
business man, sis that the people
around Norfolk-the farmers who dc
their trading here from one month";
end to another-want celebration, and
it is about time for Norfolk to make up
its mind to have some kind of cele-
bration every single year, regardless OF
the outside"
The children of the Christ Lutheran
church parochial school spent the
Fourth at picnic in Rhuelow's grove.
They had good time.
The Methodist Sunday school children
enjoyed picnic celebration.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1903-07-10
Estimate of Expenses.

Estimate of expenses for the school
district of Norfolk, Neb., for the fis.
cal ear
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1903-07-10

A Dollar for a Wife.
This is story of q man who married