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The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1904-01-22
SOCIALIST MEETING IN OMAHA
Committee Prepares to Give Views Of
Party to the People Of the
Natjon

Omaha, Jan. 18.-The members Of
the executive committee of the social
ist national committee-or quorum"
as they prefer to call it, are in session
at national headquarters in Omaha, to
prepare for the national convention
and the coming campaign. Other mat
ters of more or less Importance are
also to be attended to, and the quo.
rum will be in session for several
days.
Those who are present are Barney
Berlyn of Chicago, John NJ Work of
Des Moines, S. NJ. Reynolds of Terrc
Haute, and Victor l.. Berger of Mil
waukee. They are meeting in the Nc
Cague block Offices, which are the
home of w. NJ, Mailly, the national
secretary-treasurer of the party.
Saturday was devoted by the quo
rum to the auditing of the secretary
treasurer's accounts, and the canvass
ing Of the referendum vote on proper
tional representation on the national
committee. 1t is known that this prop.
osition was carried by large major
ity. 1t provides for one national COM
mitteeman from each state, he to cast
one vote for each 100 dues-paying
members of the party in the state
which he represents.
The plans for the national conven.
tion in Chicago, which convenes May
l, include a monster labor day dem
onstration, at which it is hoped IL
make such a socialist showing as will
| convince the country that the social
| list party will have to reckoned with
1t is thought highly probable that
the quorum will retain Mr., Mailly as
national secretary-treasurer.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1904-01-22
BURGLAR MAY DIE FROM WOUND
William Lewis, Caught Stealing Corn
at the State Farm, Receives
Bullet Wound Below Heart.

Lincoln, Jan. 19.-William Lewis,
with a bullet below his heart, was
brought into the police station at l
o'clock yesterday morning by two
captors who overpowered him after
desperate struggle after he had
been caught stealing corn at the state
farm. The shot was fred by Axel
Stratton, who with l.. d. Taylor, an
other employe at the farm, had been
set to watch for a thief who had been
visiting the farm for several weeks.
Two sacks of corn from the state
farm barn were found in Lewis buggy
few rods from the house. Lewis
is farmer whose home is at Thir-
teenth and South streets.
The wounded man was examined by
DR.. Slattery who pronounced it a
probable fatal injury. DR.. Beachly,
city physician, arrived and both ply
sicians accompanied the injured man
to the city hospital where further eX-
animation led to the belief that the
bullet had entered the abdominal cav
lIy anu was plODdDly lOuSCu III Inc
stomach or bowels. 1t entered just
below the left nipple and if it had
gone straight in would have pierced
the heart 1t was apparently DETECTED
downward The wounded man was
suffering great agony. Whether his
life can be saved is extremely doubt
full
Foreman S, w. Perrin, accompanied
by his two employees from the farm
brought Lewis to the police station in
a carriage and remained to learn the
extent of the injury inflicted. Mr.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1904-01-22

ern Otoe county, was in town today
visiting friends. He says that the
Pennsylvania company that has been
securing oil options on land in his
nelghborhood has secured $500 acres,
and that work will begin in the spring
on his land or that owned by Henry
Settlers. Mr.. Nutzman is Of the opin-
ion that oil will be found in paying
quantities on his land.-Nebraska
City News.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1904-01-22
MANY STATE MEETINGS THIS WEEK
Lincoln Will Be Host to Twenty-one
Of Them-MjorityC Concern Agri-
culture and Animal Industries.

Of Them-Mjority Concern Agri-
culture and Animal Industries.
Lincoln, Jan. 1S.-Beginning today
twenty-one state societies will hold
meetings in Lincoln. The majority of
them are associations for the promo
tion OF agriculture and animal indus
try The railroads have made a rate
of one fare plus so cents from Ne
braska points. The tickets will be
sold from January 16 to 81 and are
good to return January 25. BY tha
payment of a fee of so cents the
holder of a ticket may have it ex-
tended to February l. The following
Is list of the meetings which will
be held during the week;
The state board of agriculture,
Memorial hall, university, January
1921.
State swine breeders association,
state farm, January 19.
Nebraska dairymens' association,
state farm, January 20-21.
Nebraska veterinary medical asso-
citation, Memorial hall, university. JAN
uary 90
Duroc-Jersey breeders association,
Commercial club rooms, January IS.
Association of agricultural students,
state farm, January IS.
State farmers institute. some time
during the week.
Nebraska state poultry association,
one night during the week.
Nebraska corn improvers' associa-
ton, state farm, January 2l.
| Nebraska bee keepers association,
state farm, January Is.
Nebraska irrigation association,
state farm, January 21
Nebraska stock growers associa-
ton, some day during the week.
Nebraska Shorthorn Breeders asso-
citation, state farm, January 21.
Nebraska state horticultural asso-
citation, state farm, January 1921.
Nebraska park and forestry associa-
ton, state farm, January 21.
The farmers cooperative grain and
live stock association, January 21.
South Platte millers association,
January 1929.
Nebraska state society of labor and
industry, January 10.
Nebraska mutual insurance associa-
tion, January 2l,
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1904-01-22
As VIEWED At FAIRFAX
Result of The News Box Con.
test Was Pleasing.
THE HUsTLERs WHO DID 1T

Best Town in the Best County In the
Best State" Wins over Madison by
a Small Margin When 5000 Votes
Were TeIegraphed to Norfolk.
Last Friday evening about o'clock
Pearl Porter and Judge Starcher went
down to the depot and telegraphed to
The Norfolk Daily News 5000 votes
for Fairfax" and then the excitement
began.
The cause of all this furry was the
Box Contest inaugurated some weeks
ago by The News for northern Ne
braska and Gregory county towns.
The prize was box at the new
theater in Norfolk during Harry
Beresford's production of THE Pro-
fessors Love Story" last Monday even
ing and was awarded to the town
which sent in the most subscriptions
to The News before 6 o'clock Friday
evening, January 8, and in neck and
neck race Fairfax won out over Madi-
son, Nebraska.
This is the vote which made Fair
fax famous: Fairfax 6,750 and Madi-
son 6,4O0. A. Mason as mayor ap-
pointed the six from here who went
down to the Sugar City Monday morn
ing.
The delegates were Mr.. and Mrs.
Starcher, Mr.. and Mrs. Edens, P. o.
Porter and w. o. Smith. Mr.. and
Mrs. Starcher and Pearl Porter went
down to Winside for few hours visit
with G. e. French and e. w. Tucker,
who are now running a bank at that
place. In the evening Mr.. Huse of
The News escorted the delegation to
the opera house and saw them firmly
located behind the bank of palms and
flags with which box b was decorated
The audience applauded.
After the performance the Elk's
extended the Fairfax visitors all 1.-The
privileges of the club room for ten
days.
Mr.. Huse, editor of The News, was
very courteous and showed the visi
tors about the town and through the
plant of The News which was very
interesting as the linotype and other
workings of daily paper were new
| to them.
They returned on Tuesday and re
port the finest of times and voted
three cheers for The News and Nor
folk-FairfaX Sun-Review.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1904-01-22
BLAIR ON TRIAL AT YORK.
Kidnapping Case Will Occupy Atten
ton Of Court.

York, Neb., Jan. 1S.-The case of
the state VS.. Lou F. Woodruff has
been on trial in the district court for
a week. The jury after being out two
days and two nights could not agree
and Judge Evans discharged them,
The John Blair and Beulah Thomas
case is now on trial and will perhaps
occupy the attention of the court for
several days.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1904-01-22
BOY IS FATALLY STABBED
Two AinSworth Youths Have a
Friendly Scuff1e.
SON OF A PROMINENT CITIZEN
The Little Fellow Was Fatally Stabbed
and Died in Spite of Every Effort
to Save His Life-The Wound Has
Created Sensation.

Ainsworth, Neb., Jan. 16.-In
friendly scuffle between Ralph Will
liams and Sid Chestnut, the 17-year-old
son of prominent local business man.
the latter was stabbed in the throat
The victim died in spite of the efforts
of surgeons.
Surgical aid was summoned from
O'Neill. The two boys were boon
companions and the stabbing was
purely accidental.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1904-01-22
Old Resident Dies suddenIy

West Point, Jan. 16,-Special to The
News Mrs. A. Schwarting, an old
resident of Cunning county, died very
suddenly last evening.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1904-01-22

County institute ...........$ 125 90
County road .............. 10000 90
County printing ........... 1900 90
County attorneys salary E. 1000 90
Care of paupers .......... 5000 90
Fuel, postage and expense. 1900 90
Books, stationery and sup
plies Observation-Disclosures. 1000 90
Election expenses .......... 5000 90
Salaries for county assess
or and deputies ......... $500 90
Soldiers relief fund ...... 1000 90
Poor farm expenses ....... 1900 90
County superintendent, sal
ary Observation-Disclosures. 14OO 90
County bridge fund ........ 10000 90
County clerks salary as
clerk of board ......... 500 90
County commissioners sal
ary NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. $500 90
Bounty on wild animals -. 1000 90
Jailor fees ................ 1900 90
Janitor's salary and county
officers assistants ...... 5000 90
District court jurors ...... $500 90
Insane fund .............. 1900 90
Riprapping on streams ..... 2OOO 90
Aid to Agriculture society. 700 %
Furniture and repairs on
court house, insurance on
Jail and court buildings. 1900 90
Road Indebtedness ........ 5000 20
Interest on court house
bonds between Madison
and Union precincts .... COO 90
Sinking fund for same .... 400 90
Battle Creek village Jail
bonds and interest ...... $50 90
On motion the board agreed not to
support the School News with county
| funds.
On motion board adjourned to Feb
ruary 25, 1904.
Emil Winter,
County Clerk.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1904-01-22

Perrin explained that nineteen sacks
of shelled corn had been taken from
time to time. The thefts became so
annoying that a watch was set
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1904-01-22
Rumors Active Again

Fred l., huffman, one of the leading
and most prosperous farmers of north.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-05-26
CHURCH NOTES.

The Grace Lutherans have decided to
build an addition 10 their church on
Mifflin st. to be used as Sunday
School or lecture room.
The L. P. congregation has had a
large granite headstone placed at the
grave of the late Rev John 5 Mckee
in the North Cemetery. Sunday scores
of the congregation visited their dead
pastors resting place.
At the Presbyterian General Assem-
bly, at Buffalo, last Thursday, DIR. j.
Addison Henry of Philadelphia was
elected Moderator. unanimously. DIR.
Moffat's friends delayed putting him in
nomination, and were taken by surprise
by motion to close the nominations.
On Friday the Assembly took a step
towards the union of the Northern and
Southern churches by passing resolu-
ton removing "all aspersions and
charges made by former assemblies re
hecting on the Christian character of
the Southern Presbyterian church.
The Northern Conference of the
Pittsburg Synod, Lutheran Church. is
in session in Zion church, near W. Sun
bury, this week.
The General Assembly of the L. P.
church is meeting at Greenville this
week The Butler county representa-
tives are Revs. ]. NJ. Digit of Zelieno-
pie. c. s. Meanor of Harrisville and j.
J. Imbrie of Harrisville, and Elders j.
C. Digit of Zelienople, i. II. Miller OF
COMPROMISING and VIM. Bovard OF
Slipperyrock.
Your presence is invited at the all-day
meeting, Friday, May 27, at the Gospel
Tabernacle, Mercer ST. Special pro
gram arranged. Speakers and singers
expected are Prof J. NJ. Kirk, Rev. III.
Dyke and Mr.. Jacobs, a converted He
brew.
Services morning afternoon and even
| ing.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-05-26
DEATHS.

JORDAN-At her home near Clinton
vile. Nav IS, 1904. Mrs. Hannah
Jordan. aged about so years.
Mrs. Jordan was found dead in her
house. upon the return of her nephew.
THOMPSON-Ath her home in Centre
township, May ), 1904 Mrs. Phebe
Thompson, wife of w. J. Thompson,
in her Send year.
She was daughter of Elijah Thomp-
son Her husband and four children
survive her.
EDMUNDSON- the McKeesport
hospital. May II, 1904 Rev. John
Edmundson, formerly of Prospect.
HUBY-At her home in Butler May
10, 1904, Mrs Mary J. Hubby, aged %
years.
MCCALL-At her home in Butler, May
81, 1904, Mrs. Ella B., wife of VIM
Mccall, aged 40 years.
Mrs. McCall's death was sudden one
and was due to paralysis. She was a
daughter of Thomas Richards. decd.
Of Centre township.
MCCULLOUGH At his home in But
Ter, May 90, 1904 Sidney p. McCol-
Tough, aged IS years.
CHRISTIE-At her home in Concord
township, May II, 1904, Mrs. Isaac
Ell. Christie nee Anna Eliza Russell,
aged about 60 years.
Her husband, one son, Henderson,
and one daughter, Minnie, survive her.
BELL-At his home in Washington
twp, May %, 1904, James Bell, aged
50 years
He was the father of Justice Harvey
Bell of North Washington, d. Marshall
Bell of New Castle, Ira and Allison
Bell.
He was member of U. p church.
BARTLEY-At her home in Clay twp,
May Is. 1904, Mrs. David BARLEY,
aged 81 years.
She was sister Of e. W. Phillips Of
Butler.
PIERCE-At his home in Clay twp
May Il, 1904, Everett, son of VIM. E.
Pierce, aged % year2.
EHRMAN-At her home in Buffalo
twp, May &. 1904, Mrs. Catharine
Ehrman, aged so years.
KISK his home in Free
port. May %, 1904, S. NJ. Kiskaddon.
ETZEL-At her home in Summit twp,
May 90. 1904. Mrs. f. Etzel, mother
Of Mrs. Schnur, aged 81 years.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-05-26
Hospital Donations.

Mrs. G. A. Hite cans chow chow, 2
cans fruit, 3 bottles chill sauce; Mrs.
Ritter 8 bottles extract of lemon, Il lbs
baking powder, boxes yeast, package
wheatlet, z packages mince meat, can
elderberries, cans golden wax beans. 2
cans string beans, pound tea. can homi-
ny, bottle celery sauce, pound ginger. 2
bottles beef extract, package Postum, 2
pounds pepper, package nut flakes; Miss
Grace McCafferty, glass jelly; Mrs. j.
C. Mettler, Evans City. basket fruit;
Mrs. J B. Mecbling, 3 jars fruit; Con
nell & Groutt, china pitcher; Mrs. Jacob
Boos, jar of apple butter; DR.. A. NJ
HeiIman. black board; J. V. Ritt5 cash
800, potted plants, cut flours; Mrs. j.
Zonis, cash $35; Il. Ii. Hunt, West
Winfield, basket fruit cut Hogers; j.
A. Richey, basket Zweiback. A guam
tity of miscellaneous articles from the
temporary hospitals: City of Brotherly
Love hospital, Lyndora hospital, Wag-
ner hospital and the Butler Relief Com
mittee
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-05-26
Receivers Notice.

IN RE LYNDORA SUPPLY COMPANY
Notice is hereby given that on the 18th
day Of April, 1904 the undersigned was
appointed Receiver of the Lyndora
Supply Company. a corporation under
the laws of the State of Pennsylvania,
whose principal place of business is in
the Village of Lyndora, Township OF
Butler, County of Butler. Pa, by the
Honorable James " Galbreath. Presi
dent Judge of the Court of Common
Pleas of said county; that l have &C
cepted said appointment, and have en-
tered upon my duties as receiver afore
said
NOTICES. hereby given to all person:
who are indebted to said company t
make payment TO SAID Receiver, and al
persons having any legal claim against
or demand upon said company, shall
make proof of the same, in the manner
provided by law, and present the same
To the undersigned within six months
from the date hereof. or be debarret
from coming in upon the fund.
ROBERT B. LEAN,
Receiver from Lyndora Supply Co,
Lyndora, Pa, April 25th, 1904
FRANK Il. MURPHY, Attorney.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-05-26
WAR NOTES.

Last week was bad one for the Japs.
Two of their war vessels collided, dur
ing fog, while close to Port Arthur,
and cruiser sank; and battle ship
struck Russian mine and sank in
thirty minutes-a large number of Of
ficers and men went down with their
ships.
Besides this, the division that the
Japanese General Kuroki had sent
north, around the left flank of the Rus
sian army, was attacked by superior
force and compelled to retreat to the
main army.
The reports of great land battle at
Port Arthur, sent out Tuesday, were
untrue, but the Japs seem to be making
ready to reduce the Port by regular
siege. Yesterday heavy siege guns
were being landed on the peninsula.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-05-26
OIL NOTES.
The Market-Re Remains at S163.

= The Market Remains at S162
Middlesex The Burton Oil oS Gas Co.
have another rig up on the Edward
Knoch farm. No 1 is doing about 100
bbls. week The Forest is building
rigs on the Hiram Flick and Mary A.
Flick.
Penn twp. Toomy and Wasson's two
wells on the Puff are doing go bbls. per
day; the Southern Cos well on the D.
B. Doutnett about 80 and the App. Cos.
No. /, Marshal 25.
Allegheny Co-Eisler & Co. got
another 15-bbl well in the Montgomery
field last Friday, on the Ackley farm.
about miles below the Butler Co. line
Ohio-The Southern OIL Co struck a
400-bbl well in Monroe Co, Ohio last
Friday.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-05-26
Concord.

The P. o. at Magic is soon to be dis
continued.
Mrs. NJ. Fl. Marshall of Hooker suf-
fers from an attack of lumbago.
t. J. Russell and wife of Erie are
visiting Mrs. Russells mother, Mrs.
Nancy Campbell of Hooker.
Blanche Shook and Verne Stewart
represented Troutman Sunday School
at the district convention at Springdale.
Rev. Charles Mckinney of Iowa has
been called to the bedside of his mother,
who is very sick at her home near West
Sunbury.
George York, while on visit last
week to his parents near Troutman, had
two fingers cut off from his right hand
while assisting in repairing an engin
A pretty home wedding occurred at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. r. p. Black
near Magic, on Wednesday of last week,
when their daughter, Ada, was given in
marriage TO Mr. James Agnew OF Pit
cairn The bride was the recipient OF
many useful and handsome presents
After the ceremony the happy couple
departed for Pitcairn where they will
go to house keeping at once.
Rev. C.. ". Miner will close the
lecture course at Troutnian on Friday
evening, June 3rd.
Mrs. Ann Eliza Christie, nee Russell
wife OF I. II. Christie, died of liuger-
ing illness at her home. Tuesday, May
18th, aged 81 years. In early life sue
united with the Presbyterian church at
Concord where she continued faithful
worker all her life. Her husband and
| two children. Minnie and J. III. Christie,
are left to mourn her loss. Mrs. Christie
was of a bright, cheerful disposition,
kind alike to all In her death the
community has lost one Of its best and
most highly respected and useful mem
bers. In the absence of her pastor, Rev.
Sloan, the funeral obsequies were con
ducted on Thursday by Rev. w. S. Nc
Nees of North Hope. assisted by Rev.
Charles Mckinney. After the service
! in the church her remains were laid to
rest in Concord cemetery in the pres
epee of great eoncourse OF people.
SILEX.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-05-26
CURRENT EVENTS.

The disasters sustained by the Japan
ese both on sea and land, last week,
indicate that their commanders are be-
coming overly confident, or as the boys
say "a little TOO gay"
Admiral Togo sent part of his fleet in
to the outer harbor of Post Arthur,
where they were caught in fog, dur
which one cruiser was rammed by
another and sank; and splendid battle
ship struck mine and was sent to the
bottom, as quickly as was the Russian
battleship, with similar loss of life. On
the land the japanese General risked
dividing his army-a most dangerous
thing to do-by attempting to send
column around the left flank of the
Russian army, but it was discovered
and driven back.
Some of the accounts say that the
Hatsuse, the Jap. battleship that was
lost, struck two floating mines, ten
miles from the coast, which, if true,
indicates that the Russians are disre-
garding international law. The sea is
full of currents, and mine let loose in
it may be struck by any vessel thous-
and miles away and ten years hence.
People interested in U. S. Steel (some
spell it steaD stock took lively interest
in Young Rockfeller's visit to Pittsburg
last week, and his inspection Of the iron
and steel mills there. The Rockfellers
have been accommodating that stock and
it is surmised that they are looking
forward to the control of the company.
An Improvement in commercial con-
ditions is noted and steady improve
ment is expected.
It is true that there have been great
many men laid off in the last few
months, and it ought to be remembered
and taken to heart that most of these
are the immigrants who have poured ID
upon us in the last five years. They
came when we were having boom times,
and now that there is slack they are
out Of positions. Fortunately most OF
them are thrifty and at the worst can
live on what the average American
wastes. Still their presence has had
great effect on the commercial condl
tion Of the country and will have mucn
more in the future.