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The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1904-01-22

seen in Norfolk so frequently but that
their presence is considered ground
for comment and they receive the at.
tention Of their pale faced successors.
A couple Of them were on the streets
today and were the subject for the
usual attention.
Miss Nell Morrow has accepted the
position of historian for the Norfolk
high school alumni association, to sue
ceed her sister, Miss Edith Morrow,
who Is unable to be In Norfolk this
year. Members of the association
trust that when the present Senior
class is welcomed, a large number of
the old graduates will take active in
terest.
Mrs. N. A. Rainbolt gave o'clock
luncheon yesterday in honor Of Mrs.
e. C. Harris of Chadron and Mrs. Or.
KEEPER of Pierce, who are visiting
here. Covers were laid for twenty
ladies and dainty feast was served.
Both guests of honor formerly lived
in Norfolk and have many friends here
and Mrs. Rainbolt provided the occa-
sion for a happy renewal of old-time
acquaintanceships
Norfolk streets are thronged with
an unusual number of teams for this
season of the year and business is
said to be unusually good by the
merchants. The demand for winter
goods continues very satisfactory and
the prospects are that the winter
goods will be well cleared from the
shelves before the spring stocks begin
to arrive
At the meeting Of the directors of
the Battle Creek Valley bank held
in that city Wednesday William Stat.
ford, son of p. j. Stafford of this city
was advanced to the position of as
sistant cashier, with an increase in
salary to correspond with the ad
vancement. His friends in this city
will be pleased to learn of his good
fortune and pleased also to know that
his employers recognize his ability
Twenty-one firemen have thus fal
signified their intention of attending
the firemens state convention at Ere
mont, and it is expected that severa
more will join the crowd before il
comes time to leave for the conven
ton city II. w. Winter is listing the
names of those who will attend Sc
that he may know how many ticket:
will be required and 1t will be neces
sary for all who contemplate goint
If they are to be provided with tickets
at the rate given to the delegates. l
will be understood that only delegates
or members of the association ar
entitled to these advantages.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1904-01-22
A RUN 0F MISFORTUNE
Joseph Vlazney Has Had More
Than a Share of Bad Luck.
HAD A cALAMIToUs SUMNER
Farmer West Of Norfolk Commenced
to Lose Out With the Flooding Of
the EIkhorn Early Last Spring and
II Kept Up All Summer Long.

the Elkhorn Early Last Spring and
1t Kept UP All Summer Long.
Joseph Vlazney, whose farm is
along the Elkhorn at Kent's Siding
has had more than a full share of
trouble during the past year and
should be justified in a belief that
there is a Nemesis on his trail If he
had ever done anything very wicked.
He has certainly had about all the
bad luck to which any one man Is en-
titled, and would undoubtedly under
take to nail a ton of horseshoes up
II he thought they would change it
and bring good fortune once more.
His series of i'll fortune commenced
last spring, when the turbulent, shift
ing Elkhorn swung it's waters against
his land and floated away six acres of
rich Nebraska loan that will go to
fertilze the delta at the mouth of the
went his barn and his well.
Later on one of his sons had his
leg broken while wrestling with COM
panion at school, and the doctor was
to be paid, beside which the boy was
compelled to remain in bed until the
bones knit
After he was about ready to get
out of bed another son was taken with
a severe attack of typhoid fever that
authorized another Doctors bill and
nursing.
Then another son became the vic
tim of the same disease and required
his share of attention and more ex
pense.
The death of Mr.. Vlazney's father
in Iowa added another to the series o.
calamities that have been following
the family.
Quite recently Mrs. Vlazney was
the victim of a runaway accident, was
thrown out and one of her limbs was
fractured. She was recovering from
the accident when taken sick, and i
will be some time before she is abl,
to be about.
One of Mr.. Vlazney's best bloodet
horses became entangled in a bari
wire fence and was badly cut up.
This is all of the calamities of tn,
family to date, but there is yet nj
positive assurance that i'll fortune ha
deserted them. That it is more thai
a full share of grief for one family
all will admit and will hope that tn
limit has about been passed and tina
good fortune, exceeding if possible tn
, hard run of luck, will follow.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1904-01-22
Progressive High Five.

Miss Emma Melcher entertained a
company of about thirty friends at
progressive high five last evening at
the home of H. G. Brueggemann on
Philip avenue. Six tables of players
tried for the elusive five-spots until
after midnight when the honors were
awarded, number being in for the
cut Miss Dina Schram was given the
first prize for ladies and Carl Pilger
that for gentlemen. Consultations went
to Miss Otelia Pilger and Rudolph
Wickert. The serving of choice re-
freshments rounded out an enjoyable
evening.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1904-01-22

taken for royalty we ought To make
the best of It," We did.
On the sixteenth Lieutenant Little
of the Thrtieth Infantry (who left the
next day to join his regiment ut Fort
Crook, Ncb) and myself took the
night train to IIlmcjl to see the big
review. This time we did see the om-
pcror and looked at him until we
grew tired The review was the most
impressive thing | ever saw and out
side of the foreign military attaches
and ambassadors we were probably
the only foreigners present among n
crowd of several hundred thousand
people. As the emperor passed down
the line of some three miles, which
was lined with people from ten to n
hundred deep, you could almost have
heard pin drop. The silence was
really painful. The Japanese, no mat
ter what the occasion, never cheer or
make any demonstration when the
emperor passes.
We spent six days in all at Kioto
visiting Buddhist and Shinto temples,
old ruins, etc, and also seeing the
huge bell Weighing "a tons, which Is
the largest suspended bell In the
world. The day we left Kioto we ran
just half an hour ahead of the imperial
train all day long, the emperor being
on his way back to Toxic. Unbeknown
to us he was to stop at Shidyanka
over night, which was also our des-
tinatlon. As the only hotel in town
had been reserved for the imperial
party we had to stop at a Japanese
yadoga (tea house,. Our meals were
sent over from the hotel however and
were fine, being the same as the i'm
perial party received. Again we had
good look at the emperor. From
Shidyanka we went to Kodjec, Miyan.
oshita Hahone, Kamahura Yokahoma
Toxic and several less important
places. At the Imperial hotel at To
kio we again ran into royalty. The
Maharajah of Kopurthal have a suite
of rooms near ours. He was also ac
companied by the princess and bril-
liant suite. There are four more
cities in Japan | want to see then
will be contented on that score, viz;
Nara, Nikko, Hakadate and Arlma
| am going back to Canton with al
empty purse but well and strong
again. My trip entire will includ,
about 5000 miles, mostly by water
Give my love to mamma and papa
Fay, Bessie. Harley and that othe
rolly polly boy who is as big one wa!
as the other. Merry Xmas to one al
all. Lovingly. Jim.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1904-01-22
FRIDAY FACTS.

F. ]. Hawader is city visitor from
Creighton.
Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Miller have gone
to Chicago.
c. s. Sultan was over from Bloom
field yesterday.
Ed. C. Walton was up from Hum
phrey yesterday.
Geo. Faye of Madison was city
visitor yesterday.
Thos. Wolf was in Norfolk yester-
day from Creston.
M. F. Hambly was over from the
county seat yesterday.
H. ]. Johnson of Stanton was Nor
folk visitor Wednesday.
Sheriff Clements paid one of his
frequent visits to Norfolk yesterday.
DR.. ]. II. Mackay was called to Mad
ison on professional business today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Tews welcomed
new son and heir to their home last
night.
Willard Brink of Battle Creek was
in Norfolk for a time yesterday after
noon.
Mrs. II. l.. Kindred and Mrs. l.. r.
Prichard of Meadow Grove were Nor
folk visitors over night.
Mrs. William V. Allen and daughter
Miss Villa, were in the city yester-
day from Madison.
Miss Louise WELLS left for Omaha
on the noon train to resume her
studies at Brownell Hall.
]. w. Stewart, a banker at Wisner
came to Norfolk last evening for the
dancing party given by the Trinity
Social guild. Mr.. Stewart returned to
Wisner this morning.
r. w. Speiser of Lincoln was in the
city last evening for the dancing par
ty given by the Trinity Social guild
Mr.. Speiser went to Bonesteel at noon
today and we'll return tomorrow even
ing.
Chester A. Fuller, manager for the
Edwards, Wood & Co., has returned
from trip to Humphrey, Madison and
other points. The commission house
is getting established in northern Ne
braska very rapidly.
The Trinity Social guild gave very
pretty dancing party in Mast hall last
night, which was enjoyed by small
number of dancers. The Mandolin
club furnished music. Punch was
served at one end OF the hall.
w. NJ. Robertson returned this
morning from Niobrara. THE repub
licans of Niobrara," said Mr.. Rob
ertson, will probably present the
name of Frank Nelson for delegate
at large to the national convention
from the state"
At meeting of the new board OF
directors of the Citizens National
bank, the following officers were elect
ed last night for the ensuing year
G. A. Luikart, president; c. S. Bridge
vice president; l., p. Pasewalk, cash
ier; j, E. Haase, assistant cashier.
! The primitive Americans are not
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1904-01-22
POSITIVE BLOCK SYSTEM NEXT
Nebraska G. Wyoming Division of the
Northwestern Railroad Will
Have Arrangement.

The new positive block signal sys-
tenn is being inaugurated extensively
by the Chicago & Northwestern rail-
road and within the not distant future
the lines in this part of their territory
will be equipped with the arrange
ment.
The Chicago & Northwestern Rail-
way company yesterday installed a
positive block signal system between
Sioux City and Missouri Valley, COM
pleting the system between Sioux City
and Chicago.
The Northwestern has had the pos
tive and automatic block system in
operation on some of it's lines in Illi-
nois, Wisconsin, Michigan and Iowa
for several years. Now, within the
last thirty days, or, since railroad
wrecks became so numerous, it has
added to its positive block system, in
Guiding the Sioux City-Missourl Val
ley line.
The installation and maintenance of
a block system entails large expense,
but for the safe transportation of pas
sengers and employees of railroads it
is the best method yet devised.
Officials of the Northwestern said
yesterday that ultimately the system
would be installed on all of the roads
lines. They said the policy of the op-
Grating department was to surround
the running of it's trains with every
possible safeguard.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1904-01-22
RECALLS The ECCENTRIC TRAIN
w. z. King Of This City Remembers
the Man in Central Park, New
York CITY

w. q. King of this city is one of the
men who well remembers the emf
nently peculiar and eccentric George
Francis Train, who died at Mills ho-
tel No, l, in New York City. Mr..
King remembers seeing the man in
Central park many time and of not
ing his peculiarities.
He always had a rule" says Mr..
King, in speaking of his reminisceuce,
'as to the time that he talked with
men. He never talked to any man
more than five minutes at a time. If
he were talking to you and happened
to be in the midst of long and very
profound sentence, he would stop
short off on the five-minute mark and
turn away from you.
"He was always very fond of chill
dren, In the park he would be COM
pletely encircled by them and he
never went into the district without
pocketful of candies and peanuts
for them to eat"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1904-01-22
SATURDAY SETTINGS.

F. F. Brown was up from Hooper.
Worth Halsey was a Norfolk visitor
from Tilden.
R. F. Nesbit of Oakdale is a Nor
folk visitor.
Mrs. Clara Bogdler is a city visitor
from Anoka.
R. Edwards of Humphrey visited in
the city yesterday.
Miss Hattie Mayhem is visiting with
friends in Neigh.
John Tannehill has gone to Lincoln
for visit with friends.
Chas Miner came down from Fair
fax, S. d., this morning.
Miss Grace Losch of West Point is
visiting friends in Norfolk.
Nathan Almeyer of Kansas City is
visiting the Baum brothers.
M. o. Housed had business in the
city. He is from Harrington.
]. p. Jeppesson of Plainview had
business in the city this morning.
R. F. Bruce will go to his old home
in Vermont where he will visit until
spring.
Miss Matte Halsey was in the city
this morning on her way from Anoka
to Tilden.
At an initiation of the Eastern Star
lodge, Mrs. Prichard, of Meadow
Grove and Miss Beemer of Winside
were taken in. Mrs. Kindred of
Meadow Grove was also initiated. A
delightful banquet followed
Hon. ]. r. Manning of Wayne, who
will be candidate before the next
republican state convention for the
Office of commissioner of public lands
and buildings, was in the city this
morning. Mr.. Manning has been
through quite a portion of the north
ern part of the state and his candid
acy Is meeting with strong approval
and encouragement.
In Local Manager Hollyfield of the
Auditorium, Labor Commissioner Bush
met an old-time friend, they having
known each other in Omaha some
years ago, where they worked togeth-
er. They enjoyed a visit together
hugely.
Every day is becoming to be mar
ket day in Norfolk, but Saturday con-
tinues to hold above all other days in
the number of teams on the streets
and the people in town. The mer-
chants find that Saturdays continue
to be their busy days.
A remarkable test has been unin-
tentionally made during the past upon
the material of which the Norfolk Ma
tional bank vault is constructed A
tiny spindle in the vault stuck so that
it could not be easily worked as it
should. In order to get at the spindle
plug had to be removed. The plug
is little over an inch in length and
could only be taken out by means of
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1904-01-22
NORFOLK IS ORDERLY
Absolutely Nothing in Police
Circles.
THE CITY is YOUNG AND GOOD
But Has no Symptoms OF Dying Young
Five Months Since Anyone Was
Taken to Madison-Tramps, Thugs,
Thieves and Terrors all Missing.

IfrOm fIluNN \ lJHllN.l
Norfolk Is young, and 1t Is good,
but 1t Is not going to furnish support
to the ancient saying that "the good
die young" because Norfolk Is not
going to die. It is long ways from
being sick. In fact 1t was never bet
ter and never felt better in It's life
But there is no getting around the
fact that 1t has had but little real
strenuous work for the police officers
to do in some time.
"It has been five months" said
Chief of Police Kane this noon, "since
Norfolk has even gone 80 far as to
send man to Madison" which is
saying volumes for the goodness of
the people and OF the city.
1t used to be an occurrence of at
least once or twice week that some
one was sent to Madison for term
of Imprisonment. The city jail for
merly had inmates almost constantly
and 1t was not infrequent that men
from Norfolk were landed in the pen
itentiary, but that time Is long since
past, evidently, at least 1t has not
been assertive for nearly half a year
The thugs and the petty thieves and
the robbers and the tinhorners are
pretty thoroughly cleaned out, and
everything Is serene in justice and
police courts. There are even scar
city of civil suits and no neighbor
hood and family ructions to call foi
the attention Of the police officers, ant
this Is really remarkable statement
considering that Norfolk is railroad
center and therefore a dumping grount
for tramps, dead beats and criminals
The tramps are either south, or de
not like the treatment they receive
in Norfolk, and the thugs have Ions
since decided that there were bette
and greener fields than Norfolk.
The worst thing about 1t is tina
there is little for the courts and tn,
police officers to do and the newspa
pers find it hard to get along withou
an occasional police court sensation
but withal 1t Is very satisfactor,
condition of affairs and none are in
sisting on change.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1904-01-22
MAKES RULING ON FIRE ESCAPES
Upon to Inspect Buildings In Many
Cities and Towns.

Since the Chicago fire Labor Com
missioner Bush has received many
requests to inspect cities and towns
and to enforce the fire escape law.
Prior to the Chicago disaste. he
found people very Indifferent, but now
they are eager to have him see that
the provisions of the law are en-
forced.
One of Mr.. Bush's rulings has made
1t impossible to compel owners Of a
certain class of three-story buildings
to put in fire escapes. Where a build
ing of this height Is not entirely de-
voted to sleeping rooms, he holds that
1t is not used for dormitory purposes
and therefore the owners can not be
made to put in fire escapes. Many
three-story buildings in Lincoln are
devoted to sleeping rooms with the
exception of store rooms on the first
floor. While these are dangerous
buildings Mr.. Bush will not endeavor
to make the owners put up fire es-
capes. 1t has been suggested that a
test case in court might overrule the
labor commissioner. The law does
not state specifically that the entire
building shall be used as a dormitory.
1t says that fire escapes shall be re-
quired on buildings more than two
stories in height used for manufactur.
ing purposes, or for hotels, dormitor.
les, schools, seminaries, hospitals, or
asylums." The law further provides
that for such buildings "one fire escape
shall be required for every twenty-five
persons, for which working, sleeping
or living accommodations are provided
above the second stories of said build
ings." This is taken to mean that II
sleeping apartments are provided
above the second floor, fire escape
is required on three-story building
The only question that appears to re
main unsettled is whether a three
story building, all of which is the first
floor, comes under the head used fol
sleeping apartments except the dor
mitories." Some go so far as to as
sert that II any part of building Is
used for sleeping apartments the build
ing should be termed a dormitory.-
State Journal.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1904-01-22
kindereartners.

Mr.. and Mrs. G.. d. Butterfield last
evening entertained number of peo-
pie who belonged to what was once
known as the kindergarten club, at
the most elaborate dread and milk"
supper ever given in town. In the old
days the Kindergartners always had
good time when six or twelve were
gathered together, and the reunion last
evening brought a revival of the old
spirit of jollification.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1904-01-22

a drill. Two bank safe experts have
been drilling into the plug with the
sharpest drills on earth for the past
four days and as yet they have gone
at the rate of about one-thirty.second
of an inch day. So hard is the ma
terial that the keenest drills were
made to shrivel before the steel of the
bank vault They will keep at it until
the plug, fraction by fraction, is drilled
away.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1904-01-22
IN NORFOLK SOCIAL CIRCLES
tFrom Saturdays Daily.]
The Elks.

Norfolk Elks gave the second of
their series of social entertainments
at the club rooms last evening. The
affair was well attended and the games
of military euchre were interesting
and closely contested.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-12-14
CAYENNE PEPPER.


Troubled VIA iusomuin.
'nit vDu cyo. ul @ cayenne pepper
sauDwl n:'
Ili. question was asked q lady TO
W uum ,lrrp!pss nights were growing
10 be- au almost uncudurabie burden.
"Not thnt but have tried about
everything else was the discouraged
answer - don't suppose however.
that It would de- me- any more good
than the rhousand aud one things !
have tried.
II have suggested the remedy TO n
great many people similarly afflicted.
aud iu every in.tdu," good results haN"
followed ] Wi~h lou would let me
make you ore.
The haggard face of the slccplcs.
womnn told it's own story She Ian.
guidly lsscutcd To hri friends request
with little or mo- faith iu its efficacy.
yet willing. liLo the prONcrbial drown
ing man. tp catch ut straw that
promised any relief
A cracker was forthwith produced
and quite generously nuttcrcd \ lih
crul apr.nhlug Of cayenne pepper was
then added. the two halves put togcth
or and the patient requested TO par
take Of the spicy ouu.orllon
Strange as II may seem but little
Inconvenience was experienced The
slight smurliuS sensation in the mouth
was soon over and uo unpleasantness
was felt Ia the stomach The cracker
wns eaten Just before retiring. aud
very soon after the patient was sleep
ing peacefully.
The pepper acted as a stimulant 10
the stomach. drawing the blood from
the excited brain and inducing a night
Of more refreshing sleep than had been
experienced for long time The rem.
edy was repeated the next night, with
the same result A cayenne pepper
sandwich In much less harmful than
drugs and When taken in small guam
ttlDs IN good tonic for weak stom
ach
Sick headache has also been known
TO yield 10 u cup OF hot water TO which
have been added generous pinch Of
cayenne pepper and nip Of soda as
big Us pea. Table Talk
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-12-14
MCMILLAN.

SNstiIl CORES puud'u''.
Mcmillan. T. g.. Dec. li--Rov
Brown. who is recently from Tennos-
see. delivered two sermons sunday
TO large and apprcciative audiences
Miss Boulah Connell Of Sulphur
WAS visiting Mr. Hobbs family and
other friends in Mcmillan last week.
Mr. and Mrs Dan Skaggs OF near
urirvood were in town Saturday.
Abe Foster and family moved 70
town last week.
Miss Lee Swanord spent Saturday
and sunday visiting MIR. Zeke VIII
liams and family.
number have begun hog killing
Rort Ford moved his family To Wap
anucka last week
We had nice and enjoyable enter
tainm,ni ut Mrs Davis Friday night
Mrs. j. !. Cox son and daughter
left Thursday to visit relatives IN
North Carolina. while on route she
viii visit her husband Dr. j. j.. Cox
and others n Memphis She viii stop
over nj Hickory 20 soc her sister ana
thence 10 milton. whore she will visit
her mother She viii hc gone several
weeks aad We know she viii have an
enjoyable visit
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-12-14
ARDmoReirE SPECIAL EDITION.
D Christmas Edition on the City Of
Ardmore. with Fine Illustrations.

D. Christmas Edition on the City Of
Ardmore With Fine Illustrations.
with a view OF complying with IN,
many requests from all sections Of
ths country for information relative
to ArdmOfe and vicinity, the Ardmore
ite will issue special Christmas
cotton. The edition will contain the
exact character Df information re-
Questod by business men and other
pergons desiring 10 locate in this sec
{ on OF the territory. az well as re
view Of the local business interests.
The Christmas special will be high
ly illustrated with half tone engrav.
ing OF the city and points OF inter
est together with those OF local bu
Hess houses It will be printed on
enc paper ana will be- distributed ircr
OF charge TO every home in Ardmorc
It will also be sent to persons who
mako requests for Information as TO
uls section.
The Ardmoreito has employed
Ncssrs John r. \. Tindau and Ray
D. Harris, two well known newspaper
nca 20 compile the edition.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-12-14

In the world of politics the mnn who
would obtain political prcferment must
be serious No man who cultlvntes hu.
NOR 10 the exclusion or hls other gifts
can hope 30 attain 90 the highest places
N the political arena. rbe American
citizen reserves the iualicuable right Ia
vote for whom he wills, and the serious
man who supprrSsCs his sense Of hu
mur rather than the man who cult,
Yates it Is honored with his preference
Senator Chamccy VI pcpoW.