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Local Weather Data.

Local Weather Data.
 Birmingham, April IS, D. m. Maximum temperature ........ 7s Minimum temperature ................... 66 Mean temperature ................,..... 64 Normal temperature .................... ho Deficiency of temperature since Jan uary ...................................2 POT Rainfall since D. m. yesterday........ Rainfall since January 1.............1766 66 Deficiency of rainfall since January 1, 2.S9
 Weather Report
 Temperature and precipitation as re- ported at the weather bureau for select stations during twenty-four hours ending at 10 a. m: Temperature. Rain
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-19

Tired and nervous women find help in Hoods Sarsaparilla. It enrlches their blood.
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 2OO3 FIRST AVENUE.
 Birmingham.

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Monthly Disbursements.

A comparative statement of disburse- ments for the month of March is:
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Street Committee.

Alderman Stockmar reported for the street committee as follows:
 That the resolution instructing the city engineer to draw an ordinance for paving First avenue from Seventh to Sixteenth streets and Third avenue from Thirteenth to Eighteenth streets, with brick. be re- feIred to the city engineer for report
 That the petition of citizens asking for
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oricers-J. |. Cobbs, President:
 Charles M Spencer. Treasurer: C. c. I Directors-J. B. Cobbs, B. r. Roden, c. Donnely. Harry Jorss, J. Beecher Ada Bertram Jacobs. J. c. Whitfield. H C. 4 Charles A. stillman. E. C. Cole of Birmil
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N5l, 4bl. Receipts for March.

The comparative statement of receipts for the month of March is as follows:
 1905 1906.
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0mee hours from 6 q. m. to 5 ?. m.
 every day.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1906-12-28

over day with Nellie Nelson while on
her way to Tllden.
The North Nebraska Dental nssocia.
ton will hold It sannual meeting In
this city January 3.
The Trinity Social guild announce
a dancing party for next Friday even.
Ing ut Marquardt hall
Mrs. Rudnt entertained ut family
dinner Christmas. Among the guests
were visitors from West Point and the
family of Mrs, Asmus of Norfolk.
Father Walsh conducted two Christ.
mas services. one in Battle Creek In
The morning and one later In the day
IN the Church of the Sacred Heart,
Norfolk.
Offices Of the general superintendent
and assistant general superintendent
Vt the Northwestern were rather de
serted on Christmas. General Super
lntoudout G G. Hughes Is still absent,
Assistant General Superintendent IRA
den was In Chicago, Private Secretary
aud Mrs IT, /" Snyder were in Ohio
and Miss Stafford, stCnoErnphcr, was
in Scribner visiting her parents.
j. B. Elscrfcr, agent at the union
depot here for the Union Pacific and
Chicago St Paul, Minneapolis 4 Oma.
ha roads, has been offered the position
of station agent for the Union Pacific
at Lincoln and has accepted the offer.
He does not know when he will leave.
His son. Bartic Elscffcr, will attend
the state university in Lincoln Mr..
Elseffer has made his home here for
a number of years, having come from
Wakefield, and he has large number
of friends who will sincerely regret
his departure to Lincoln but who will
be delighted with his promotion to a
better position.
Norfolk would have had greater
crowds of Christmas shoppers If more
Christmas advertising had been done
said prominent leader in local AZ.
fairs. at is a duty which merchants
owe to the public to let them know
what there is here for sale. Going
into Omaha one could take an Omaha
paper look it over and select from its
advertisements all of the gifts which
he desired to buy. The descriptions
were given completely and the prices
so that the shopper was very much
aided. While that was done to some
extent in Norfolk, it was not done any
where nearly enough. The crowds
could have been multiplied many times
if such suggestions had been printed
before Christmas and many who went
to Omaha would have stopped in Nor
folk. The public has right to sucl
information"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1906-12-28
THROAT GUT WITH RAZOR.
PATIENT AT HOSPITAL ENDS LIFE
CHRISTMAS EVE.
FRANK sWoBoDA OF ST. PAUL

Picked Lock OF One Door and Burst in
Another-Found Razor With Which
He Finished His Career-We Being
Treated for Acute Melancholla.
Frank Swoboda, from near St Paul
Howard county, n patient In the Nor.
folk Hospital for Insane, committed
suicide by cutting his tnro0t with a
razor, Monday afternoon. While the
attendant on the ward in which he
was located was attending to other
duties, Swoboda succeeded in picking
the lock to the door and then burst in
the door of the clothes closet, breaking
off a solid iron bolt In so doing, and
there caught up razor and gave him
self terrible slash across the throat.
He had not been away from the ward
more than five minutes when he was
found by the attendant but even then
life was practically extinct.
Swoboda had been an inmate of the
UOSDlldl uDbuI lNO lllOulllSt btllb NlNul-
ed for acute melancholia. When he
first came to the institution he was
given constant personal attention, but
for the past month he had become ap.
parently so rational that Supcrinten.
dent Young wrote his relatives week
ago that he considered him sufficiently
recovered to take home. Under the
circumstances the sudden return of
his malady was great surprise to
hospital officials. Coroner Kindred
was notified at once of the suicide and
Tuesday morning he visited the hospi
tai and heard the evidence in the case
He decided that it was unnecessary to
call a jury, as he found that no blame
could be attached to either officers OF
attendants.
While this suicide occurred the af
ternoon before Christmas, the fact was
kept from the knowledge of other pa
tents at the hospital, the officers fear
ing that it would have depressing
effect upon them and make a gloomy
instead of joyous Christmas for the
unfortunates there under treatment.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1906-12-28
MEMORY FADED AWAY.

Joseph Chamberlain, English states
man, Has Mind OF Mere Infant.
London Dec. % The long retire
mont of Joseph Chamberlain, owing to
govt and other ailments hTs led to
constant assertions ana contradictions
regarding the gravity of his condition.
The Chronicle states that he greatly
ovcrtnXcd his strength ut the ccIcbra.
lions in honor OF his 10th birthday ut
birmingham, with the result that no
lost his memory completely. The past
became blank to- him and he could
not remember what had taken place,
even few hours before, and, although
his other faculties were and are m.
injured, his memory Is gone.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1906-12-28
ATTORNEY WAS ASSAULTED
GAMBLER ROBBINS GOES AFTER
ATTORNEY JEFFERS.
GAMBLER HAD BEEN PROSECUTED
Trouble Grew Out of Difficulty at
Burke, When Editor Kinney Was
Attacked a Week Aeo-PeopIe of
Bonesteel are Indignant.

Bonesteel S. D., Dec. 24.-Special
to The News: George LETTERS, an at
torney at this place, was assaulted on
the streets of Bonesteel by gambler
named Robbins. The assault on JEFF
fers was made by the same man who
caused the commotion at Burke about
a week ago when he attacked William
F. Kinney, editor of the Burke Ga
zette.
AS far as can be learned the trouble
originated from the affair at Burke,
an account of which was given in The
News few days ago. Mr. Jeffers, who
had just drawn the ordinances for the
new town of Burke, was employed by
the board of trustees of that town to
prosecute the cases for violation of
the ordinances. Among the cases was
a criminal action against Robbins for
assault and battery.
Yesterday morning when LETTERS was
coming from the postoffice Robbins
met him, spoke to him in a friendly
manner and told him he would like to
talk to him. They walked in the direc-
ton of letters Office and Robbins,
without any warning whatever, struck
letters.
After the combattants separated,
Robbins was seen to reach toward his
pocket for a weapon. However, none
was used and from personal appear
ances Robbins did not have all the
best of it, as he is now graced with a
black eye and letters came out of the
combat unhurt.
So far no arrests have been made
but the law abiding citizens of Bone
steel are indignant over the matter and
swear that unless there is some change
in the conduct of some of the gam
blers at this place the law will be en-
forced to its fullest extent.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1906-12-28

four hours, three streams for seven
hours, two for ten hours and one for
six hours, making an equivalent Of one
continuous stream from oucinch
nozzle for scvCntNCight hours Esti.
mating the discharge of water from
onc.inch nozzle at 05lG gallons per
hour, the fire took 1928 gallons Of
water, or 23,l95 barrels. At the Gus.
TONER'S price of Is cents per thousand
gallons, the quantity Of water used
would have brought the city $ll1.35
II II had been taken out through tho
usual channels.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1906-12-28
SHlNNEY ON CHRISTMAS.
Game Between Two Local Teams at
Neliqh.

Neigh, Neb., Dec 2G.-Specia' to
The News: The main attraction
Christmas afternoon was the shinney
game between the east and west end,
the dividing line being Main street.
The west enders have had the long
end of each game for years, but yes
terday the tables were turned. Final
score: east end 3; west end, 2. The
only serious mishap of the game was
when Tom Davis, member Of the firm
of Cole & Davis, received blow with
shinney club on the right side of
his nose, making cut two inches long.
Mr.. Davis says it was an accident;
that he ran into the club as his skate
came off. 1t is nothing more than a
bad cut and bruise.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1906-12-28
Christmas at Fairfax.

Fairfax, S. D., Dec. 26.-Special to
The News; Christmas day in Fairfax
was observed by the Catholics with a
nice Christmas program at II a m.
A trained choir gave some special mu-
sic which was very fine. The Metho-
dist, Congregational, German, Baptist
and German Congregational each had
Christmas exercises and a tree in their
churches Christmas evening. A nice
dance was held Christmas night in the
opera house.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1906-12-28
Card Of Thanks.

To the friends and neighbors who
have been so kind to us during our
hour Of afiiction, we owe debt of
gratitude. Particularly are we under
obligations to the Brotherhood Of Loco
motive Engineers, who have proven
themselves brothers indeed during the
past few trying days. The floral of
ferings of the Woman's Relief corps
and the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers were beautiful and appre-
ciated.
Mrs. A. Teal.
Mrs. Miller Mather.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1906-12-28
WEDNESDAY WRINKLES.

WEDNESDAY WRINKLES.
Kenneth Tompson of West Point
visited his friend Fred Rooster yester-
day.
Chas. Tindal of Plainview visited
friends in the city Wednesday morn
ing.
Miss Minnie Moss spent Christmas
with her sister, Mrs. Fred Jenal in
Bloomfield
Fred Rooster went TO Battle Creek
last night to visit his father. He re-
turned at noon.
Brete Mccullough went to Omaha
on the early train yesterday to spend
few days with his parents.
Art Dingman Of Missouri Valley is
spending part of the holidays in Nor
| folk with his brothers and sister
Walter Compton of Pilger spent
Christmas with friends in the city, re-
turning to Pilger Wednesday morning
Mrs. d. w. Darlington came down
from Long Pine Sunday to spend the
holidays with her sons, Will and
Chase.
Miss Mary Covert came up from
Bellevue last evening to visit week
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. M.
! Covert
Mrs. Edward Krisel, who spent
Christmas with her sister, Mrs. r. e.
Bryant, left Wednesday for her home
in Omaha.
Leonard Hagglund of Lincoln ar
rived in the city last night to spend
his vacation with Bartie Elseffer and
Harold Cow.
There was family gathering at the
home Of Judge and Mrs. Powers for
| Christmas, the visitors from out of
town being Frank Powers and wife of
Omaha, Isaac Powers, jr., of Jackson
vile, ILL.,, Mrs. H. l.. Whitney and
daughter Bernice of Omaha.
Mrs. Robert Craft and two children
WENT Pierce to spend the holidays.
Mr. and Mrs. j. S. Mcdonald are
here from Missouri Valley, visiting
with their daughter, Mrs. John Reedy.
Mrs. j. Duel returned home from
Stuart, where she had been visiting.
Mr.. and Mrs. Obers Of Niobrara
|
on their way to Ainsworth.
Len Case and sister Elsie returned
home from Eagle Grove, Iowa, where
they had been visiting about a week
with their grandparents.
Berl Martin, from Bonesteel, stopped
off day with Mr.. Stansberry on his
way to O'Neill, where he spent Christ.
mas with his parents.
Lee Jones, who has been been work,
ing at Council Bluffs, is here visiting
with Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Alexander
Charley Dean of Neigh is here visit
ing with his sister, Mrs. w. M. Beck
and is also looking for a residence to
buy.
Roy Satterlee, who has been at Stu
art working. is at home on visit.
Harry Briggs left for Bonesteel yes
terday where he will work for some
time.
Hamp Nelson's parents, of Spencer
Neb., are here spending the holidays
with him.
Jake Christensen has gone to Sioux
City, where he spent Christmas with
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hinze are in
Omaha visiting relatives.
George w. Livingston, one of the
machinists in the shops, got back yes
terday from Boxelder, S. D., where ne
had been visiting his family and Il
now setting up the cigars on account
of bran new boy at home.
Miss Clausen of Spencer stopped
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1906-12-28

imprisonment in the Nebraska peni-
Tertiary.
A motion for new trial was filed
asking for new trial, among the
many reasons assigned being the con
tention that revolver of the same
caliber with which Lille was shot, had
been found in an old well near the
Lille home. The state rebutted this
supposed newly discovered evidence,
by showing that the revolver was
without doubt, the property of Harvey
Lille.
New Trial Refused.
The motion was argued by the at
torneys and after considering it for
three or four weeks, Judge Good over
ruled 1t and pronounced sentence, com.
hitting Mrs. Lille to the penitentiary
for life. The case was appealed to the
supreme court and after considering 1t
for about fifteen months, the court
affirmed the Judgment of the lower
court. A motion for a re-hearing was
granted by the supreme court, but
upon the rehearing the former opinion
was adhered to. Soon after this Mrs.
Lille was taken to the penitentiary
where she has been since.
Petitions to the governor for the
pardon of Mrs. Lille are being cir
1t is reported, have been numerously
signed Some, however, refuse to sign
the remonstrances, giving as reason
that they believe Mrs. Lille had n fair
and impartial trial before a Judge of
more than ordinary ability as a jurist,
of Butler county, the trial judge having
overruled the motion for a new trial.
The supreme court having affirmed the
verdict of the jury and judgment of
the trial court, they do not believe that
| Governor Mickey will override and ig-
more all the history of the case and
grant the pardon asked for. The two
Methodist preachers who, it seems, are
taking the lead in asking for the par
don, are being censured severely by
many of our citizens for their action as
| it is claimed neither of them heard one
syllable of the evidence and are there,
fore wholly incompetent to pass on
the question of the guilt or innocence
of Mrs. Lille. The Journal correspon'
dent has made a special effort to
learn the feeling and sentiment of the
citizens of David City and Butler coun.
ty and finds the sentiment almost uni
versally as above stated.
Look for No Pardon.
Many citizens freely say that at the
time this crime was committed they
did not believe Mrs. Lille guilty and
severely criticised the officers who
were responsible for her arrest. They
do not say at this time that she is
guilty, but after hearing the testimony
and believing the jury, after having
heard the testimony, returned a yer
dict of guilty Judge Good overruline
the motion for a new trial, and this
verdict and judgment having been af
firmed and sustained by the supreme
court, that the sentence should not be
interfered with and they believe Gov
ernor Mickey will carefully examine
all of the evidence in the case ant
they say when he does this he can no
grant the pardon asked for.
At the last meeting of the count!
board of supervisors l.. S. Hastings
was employed to assist the county at
torney in resisting the pardon. Mr.
Hastings assisted County Attorne.
Evans in the prosecution of the case il
the district court.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1906-12-28
WAS A BALMY CHRISTMAS
THERMOMETER GOT AS HIGH AS
40 IN NORFOLK.
ALL STOCKINGS euLoep FULL

Christmas Dinners Were Featured
with Family Reunions $500 Railway
Trainmen Had a Large Crowd and
a Successful Ball.
South California. with It's oranges
turning ripe aud it's bathing in the
paCinC's blue waves, never saw I'm all
it's life moro hnlmy or moro per
roCtly delightful Christmas day than
Christmas of 1906 In Norfolk and the
new northwest. Almost like May
day or Fourth of July. 1t Afforded II
hraCing atmosphere that was hard to
beat and instead of slcighbclls and
ovcrconts, the holiday was featured
with summCr-attcrnoon strolls and un.
clOalcd humans out in the open 60
enjoy the days sun bath. The tenn
pcraturc averaged "a. never got below
20 and went as high ms IS.
It was a magnificent Christmas day
in more ways than one. Santa Claus
cleaned out the great stocks of toys
that north Nebraska merchants had on
hand and children were consequently
lovcrjoyod when Christmas morning
dawncd.
NOrlolks stocking bulgCd with the
good things that had been bought for
| II out of the farm prosperity that has
visited this section during the past
season, and records were broken in
many spots. This week the doctors
will get In with their records.
Christmas tree services were held
in many churches of the city and sur
rounding territory on Christmas eve,
followed by much Christmas tree joy
business ON the morning after In hun
drcds of homes. Christmas dinners
were tremendous affairs in which fam
lily reunions were the feature.
Railway trainmcn enjoyed a good
bit of a holiday and celebrated at night
with their annual ball in Marquardt
hall. The hall had been hastily deco.
rated in the red and green signal Ian
terms of railrOaders, and afforded a
pretty scene to look in upon. The
function was attended by a very large
number of Norfolk people, who danced
! until late hour The music was cX.
cellent and the entire affair, as always
is the case, was splendid success
from start to finish.
The railway boys expressed the view
that this was by far the most success
full annual ball ever given. This was
the nineteenth of these annual events
The Scribncr orchestra, who made
music, were strangers In Norfolk but
they made decidedly good music and
all were pleased with them. A ban
Quet at the Pacific hotel was n feature
of the evening and was partaken OF
by 100 couples. A special train made
four or five trips from the Junction tc
carry the dancers back and forth. The
music stopped at $3.50 a. IN. The
Brotherhood of aRiIway Trainmen fee
grateful to the public for its generous
patronage and, as one put 1t, "wisl
everybody a Happy New Year"
There were people in Norfolk who
spent a quiet day. Bachelors and mel
without families, who board at res
taurants and hotels, and who had M
homes to go to for the holiday, ate
Christmas dinners alone and some o
them spent rather a gloomy day OF 1t
by reason of the contrast between 9th
er peoples celebrations and their own
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1906-12-28
BELIEVES HER INNOCENT.
NORFOLK NIECE HOPES FOR MRS,
LILIES PARDON.
IN HOUSE WHEN HE WAS KILLED

Miss May Lille, Who Has Come to
Norfolk to Make This Her Home,
Firmly Believes In the Innocence
Of the Convicted Woman.
Miss May Lille of Norfolk. tele-
phone operator in the central office of
the Nebraska Telephone exchange
here, who recently arrived from David
City to make this once more her
home, does not believe that her aunt,
Mrs. Lena Lille, was guilty of the
murder of her husband, Harvey Lille,
and hopes that the effort which is once
more being put forth in behalf of the
prisoner to release her from the life
sentence, may be successful
Miss Lille was in the house at Da-
vid City at the time her uncle, Harvey
Lille, was killed. She heard the shots
and while she did not hear anybody
In the house or leave it, yet she firmly
believes that her aunt IL innocent of
the crime for which she was convict
ed.
"There never had been any trouble
in the family and l know of no motive
that could have caused the crime"
said Miss Lille to The News.
Miss Lille formerly lived in Nor
folk with her parents Mr.. and Mrs.
w. w. Lille, both of whom are now
deceased. Mr.. Lille was formerly a
very prominent and very popular com
mercial traveller in this territory. Miss
Lille later went to David City to live
with her aunt and uncle, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harvey Lille, and now she has come
to Norfolk to make her home.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1906-12-28
SHOWS SIGNS Of INSANITY
SWEDE WHO WAS FOUND WITH
THROAT CUT ON ROSEBUD.
Railroad Laborcr Who Claimed to
Have Been Assaulted But Whose
Mates Claimed He Tried Suicide,
Has Violent Spells at Times.

Fairfax, S. D., Dec. 2G.--Spccal to-
The News The Swcdc who was found
near IIcrricll some time ago with his
throat cut, has been brought to Fair
fax and placed in the county Jail and
Is now under the care of doctor,
He has spells Of insanity and at
times is pretty bad, but he seems to DO
improving little every day.
the Bonesteel extension and who
claimed he had been assaulted but
whose comrades believe he tried to
suicide.