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The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-12-07
WILL IMPORT LABORERS
ONLY EIGHT MEN IN NORFOLK
WORKING ON SEWER.
PLAN TO KEEP OUT FROST

Contractor Herrick, Who Left Yester.
day for a Business Trip to Des
Molnes, viii Petition the Council
to Allow Flowing Done.
Laborers will be imported from
Des Moines and Omaha to complete
the Norfolk sewer system, unless the
demand is supplied in this city, ac-
cording to Contractor o. p Herrick,
who left yesterday for Des Moines on
business connected with the construc
ton work. Eight men are now at
work on the sewer at the outlet end
while 100 are needed.
Spades are being used thus far in
the construction work at the river end
of the new sewer, but machinery for
the excavation work will be brought
into play later The first digging cut
a ditch two and half feet wide and
about five feet deep.
To Keep Frost Out of Ground.
Mr.. Herrick will petition the city
council Thursday night to allow him
to plow up the sewer path from Madi.
son avenue clear to the river, foot
and half deep, and to distribute ma
nure along this trough in order to
keep out the frost. This will allow
the work to contiue all winter. When
the digging reaches a given point, the
material will be removed and the
ditch covered over with earth.
The laying of pipe has not begun.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-12-07
FORECAST OF THE MESSAGE.

The president in Panama
The passing by Guatanamo
To Ponce and to San Juan
And how that Hearst still can so on
The Ecyles speech at Omaha.
A constitution for Oklahoma
Snohomish flooded and Tacoma
A cyclone crossing Alabama
The Japanese in Yokahoma
Cigarets and their aroma.
The Yankee Dreadnaught's iron keel
And Binger Herman's timber steal
Roots call at Montevideo
Taft's Buffalo preside
Chicago's record baseball spiel.
At Page Page, Samoan group
The Utes upon the road to scoop
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-12-07
BEEMER BANKER ILL.
r. o. Brandt viii Undergo an Opera
ton for Appendicitis.

Beemer, Neb., Dec. Especial to
The News: r. o. Brandt, assistant
cashier of the First National bank of
this place, was taken to Omaha to be
operated on for appendicitis. On Mon
day of last week he was taken with
the third attack of this malady. and
for several days his life was despaired
of. He has improved very much since
and is in good condition to undergo
the operation.
Elsie Nelor, the eleven-year-old
daughter of John Nellor, was also
taken to Omaha on the same train
to take treatment for spinal trouble,
Elra Harrison, whose parents re-
side in Beemer, was married on
Wednesday evening of last week at
West Point to Miss Mamie Camp of
that city, Rev. Lipe performing the
ceremony.
Mr.. Harrison, who has been in the
restaurant business at Wisner for
some time past, has purchased a res
taurant at Dodge and will move to
that place soon.
The new Holmes building is near
ing completion and will in short
time be ready for tenants. This build
ing is 50x80, two stories, and adds
much to the appearance. of the bust
ness portion of the town.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-12-07
CORN NEARLY ALL CRIBBEp.
Ninety Percent Of 1t In Cunning County
is Put Away for Winter.


West Point. Ncb Dec. 1.-SpccIal
to The News; The funeral of Mrs.
Fred Rombcrg occurred In West Point
Monday her remains being laid to
rest In Mount Hope cemetery The
death of Mrs. Romberg was very sud-
den, she having been about her house,
hold duties as usual up to within
Few hours of her death. She was the
wife OF Fred Rombcrg, n well known
farmer ana old settler, living four
piles north of town, and was highly
respected in the community. She
leaves n husband and large family
of grown children.
The new mercantile building of tho
Stlcron-Jcrman-B aumann company is
rapidly nearing completion. The fix.
lures are installed and stock is being
put in shape rapidly. The building Is
by far the finest in It's size and gener.
al appearance between Fremont and
Norfolk. The inside fixtures are up-
to-date and In the very best material.
no expense having been spared by the
proprietors. The business conducted
order of n department store.
Ninety per cent. of the corn crop OF
Cunning county Is now safely cribbed.
The weather for the past month has
been highly favorable for gathering
corn and every advantage has been
taken of that fact by the farmers, ev.
cry available man, woman and child
being pressed into service in the corn
fields. Large numbers of fore-handed
farmers are finished and are helping
their less fortunate neighbors. The
yield Is universally found to be much
more than the usual average, in size,
quality and quantity Should the usual
Thanksgiving snow fall 1t would find
very little corn in the field in this
county.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-12-07
COULD RUN PosToFFIcE.
John r. Hays Believes Private Con-
troll Would Result in Economy.

John r. Hays postmaster in Norfolk,
believes that the private parties who
have made a proposition to take over
from the government the operation of
the postoffice, and who claim that I'M
der private management the postoffice
department could be operated more
economically than under government
supervision, has the right theory con-
corning the matter. Mr.. Hays said in
this regard:
Nobody can tell certainly. I am
inclined to think private parties could
operate the postofiice cheaper than
the government is doing but can give
no data on which to base such an opin-
ion"
The new type of postage stamps
promised for next year, on which 1t
is claimed the names of cities will
appear, will have no particular effect
upon the receipts of the Norfolk post
office in the eyes of the department.
Mr.. Hays said speaking of this sub
except possibly where stamps are pur-
chased to enclose in letters in lieu of
small change and this would make
such small difference that it would not
be worth mentioning"
The names of issuing Offices will be
printed on stamps next year, 1t is
said, in order to check postofflce rob,
berries and in order to detect padded
postal receipts.
The proposition of private parties
to take over the postoflice has caused
government ownership agitators to
take notice and has made the public
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-12-07

Tho Drago doctrine at The Hague
Aseptic swine immune from plague
The Marquis Boni and his dupe.
The heather and tho washln' he
Had stolen up at Shoshoni
The trICcntcnninl on the James
The SandhIll rcncers and their games
Dcnnturcd alcohol made free.
The army post cantccn saloon
Fair Cuba and our own Magoou
His hound-llle hunt for trusts and
crooks
And exc his whack at spelling books
Tho problems of Poor and Coca.
Tho breeders rules for mcndiug man
What kind OF Gamers can cam ,rs can
Standpattcrs and the CummIns man
Why silver has gone up again
To dig the ditch on contract plan.
G. w. w.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-12-07
CUPID DOESN'T COUNT AGE
TWO OLD COUPLES IN NORTH.
WEST JOIN HEARTS.
ONE GROOM is OVER SEVENTY

One Bride is Slxty.flve-None Under
Flty-seven - Age Cuts No Figure
With Love Making on the Rosebud
Correspondent Says.
Fairfax, S. d., Dec. Especial to
The News: A marriage license was Is.
sued yesterday by the clerk of the
courts to Henry Bailey Of Burke, S.
d., aged sixty-two, and Mrs. Nancy e.
Bartlett, aged fifty.seven.
They are both from the new Rose.
bud reservation, which shows that age
cuts no figure in love making on the
reservation.
Similar Case at Winside.
Winside, Neb., Dec. Especial to
The News: Jacob Longnecker, aged
seventy-two, and Mrs. Mosebank, aged
sixty-five, were married at the NJ. IL
parsonage, Rev. p. j. Lawson ofliciat.
ing
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-12-07
WRETCHED MAIL SERVICE
Towns West of Norfolk Suffer Miser-
ably Since Train Was Extended.

There is something radically wrong
with the railway mail service between
Norfolk and Chadron on the newly
extended Northwestern train, Nos.
and 2. Apparent lack of sufficient
help on the mail cars to handle the
bulk of business carried in that train,
has so crippled the service that there
is practically no dependence to be
placed upon it at the present time.
People living in all towns west of
Norfolk on that line are complaining
and the complaints are getting loud.
On several occasions bundles of mail
have been taken past Battle Creek,
Neigh, Ewing and perhaps other
towns. One one day last week, in
stead Of bringing back the delayed
bundle on the early morning train,
the package was not returned to Ne
ligh until the next forenoon. A train
was missed in its return.
The old time postal clerks on that
line have long been hard pressed in
getting out the mail. The additional
territory between Long Pine and
Chadron has not in any way lightened
the burden. A helper has been added
but the force of workmen, apparently,
is still insufficient because the most
wretched service yet experienced is
now being received.
The postal clerks are working till
they are black in the face to handle
the mail, but the load is too heavy.
The people west of Norfolk want
and demand a better service.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-12-07
SOFT COAL S|S PER TON
THAT is THE STIFF PRICE AT
GREGORY, s. D.
RAILROAD EXTENSION SLOW

Rosebudders Hope for Relief When
the New Bonesteel.Greeory Exten-
sion Of Northwestern is Completed,
But That viii Not be Soon.
Gregory S. d., Dec Especial to
The News: Soft coal is selling at SIS
per ton in Gregory today. The com
munity feels that this is more than its
share of woe but there seems at the
present time to he little hope for relief
until the completion OF the new North
western railroad extension, which Is
progressing very slowly across the
Rosebud. 1t appears now that the new
line will not be finished by the first
of the year. There are fourteen miles
of track yet to iron.
A heavy sleet storm fell today.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-12-07
GOOD CROPS ON ROSEBUD.
Cornhuskers are Scarce at Four Cents.
Gregory to Have asMilI.

Gregory, S. D., Dec. Especial to
The News: Fine weather until today's
sleet storm continued in Gregory coun-
ty and corn husking progressed rapid
ly. The crop is of excellent quality
and the yield is large Many fields
are yielding over fifty bushels per
acre. Corn huskers are very scarce at
four cents per bushel
The wheat yield was large and quail
lty was good.
Gregory is to soon have a mill. Mr..
Nolecamper of Holt county, Neo., has
signed a contract to move his plant
from Eagle Mills, Neb., to this point.
This will be a good thing for Gregory
md the surrounding country.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-12-07
IN LEAGUE TO HIDE SLAYER.
Case Of Negro Troops in Philippines
Much Like the Texas Affair.

Much Like the Texas Affair.
Washington, Dec. A. President
Roosevelt has had brought to his at
tention another case in which a COM
pany of negro soldiers has refused to
give evidence. In all its essential fea-
lures the new case Is on a parallel
with that which resulted in the dis
charge of Companies B, and d of
the Twenty-fifth infantry, on October
s last.
First Lieut. Robert b. Calvert, of
company NJ, Twenty-fourth infantry,
a negro regiment, was murdered while
Company NJ was stationed in Leyte
province, Philippine islands. Quar-
termaster Sergeant Taylor, who has
been twenty-one years in the service,
was called to the tent of Lieut.. Cal
vert shortly before the crime was
committed. He is, so far as known,
the last to see the officer alive. While
he was in the tent loud words were
heard and shortly afterwards five
shots were fired, all of them striking
Lieut.. Calvert, and one of them pierre
ing his heart.
There is no direct evidence to con-
Wet Taylor Of the crime.
All the enlisted men of the company
have been placed under arrest for
their refusal to throw any light on the
case.
1t is believed that the president will
order the dishonorable discharge of
all the enlisted men of the company.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-12-07
The Yaroo Mississippi Valley

Is the title of new pamphlet now
ready for distribution and published
by the Illinois Central Railroad com.
pany
II describes In detail the resources
and possibilities of the richest valley
In the United states. For n free copy
address the undersigned ut Manchcs.
ter, Iowa. j. f. Merry,
General immigration Agent.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-12-07
HERMAN FRITZ RECOVERING
Man Whose Arm Was Torn OFF, Will
Iive-Fairfax Needs Houses.

Fairfax, S. D., Dec. Especial to
The News: Herman Fritz, whose arm
was torn off with a threshing machine,
is improving nicely and all danger is
over.
Fairfax needs several new houses as
there is not a house to rent in town
and about a dozen families want to
move in here as soon as houses are
available.
A contract has been let for large
brick building to be built in the spring
on Main street between the Fairfax
State bank and the Oline hardware
store. This will fill the gap on Main
street and make a nice appearing
block.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-12-07
Candy Factory Prepares.

The new freight elevator which has
been waited upon for SO long by the
candy factory promoters has at la
arrived and is installed and in wor
ing order. 1t will not be long befor,
the installing of the machinery will
commence.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-12-07
JOHNSON-M MASON.
Ohio johnson and Miss Esther Mason
Married in Seattle.

Ohio Johnson and Miss Esther Ma
son were married in Seattle, Washing
ton, on Thanksgiving day. Both these
young people are well known in Nor
folk. The groom is the Oldest son of
Charles H. Johnson. Miss Mason was
formerly an elocution teacher here.
Both have many friends here who will
wish them much happiness.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-12-07
70 JOLT DIVORCE COLONY
NEBRASKA AND OTHER STATES
TAKE THREATENING ACTION.
MAKING DISCRETION A CRIME
The Divorce Colony at Sioux Falls,
According to a Dispatch, is Liable
to be Broken up at Any Time by
New Laws Throughout Country.

Pierre, S. d., Dec. 4.-The divorce
industry Of Sioux Falls is likely to
receive a severe jar If a few more
states follow the lead of New York,
Nebraska and Virginia and declare
abandonment of wife or minor chill
dren to be a felony. Besides the
three states named, the governors of
several other states have recommend
ed the same laws.
This action makes the offense an
eXtraditabe one, and already Govern
or Elrod has granted several extradi-
ton warrants on that charge, and has
several pending. In some of the APP
plications it is alleged that the person
wanted is in this state for the pur-
pose of securing a divorce, and this
is what will make the colonies" rus
tie.
With an unsympathetic sheriff like.
ly to appear to take the divorce appll-
cant on a criminal charge, the gal
cites of the colony are likely to be
rudely broken in upon at any time.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-12-07
POLICE CHIEF HAY RETURNS

Been Enjoying Leave of Absence-sur-
prised Some of His Friends.
Chief of Police James Hay returned
to Norfolk last night after an extend
ed visit with his father at Henderson,
Neb. He had been off duty on leave
of absence until the first Of December
and some of his friends thought that
he had shaken the dust of Norfolk
from his boots for good, but the big
chief surprised them all end gave them
"horse laugh" when he got off the
train.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-12-07
THE FRIDAY DECEMBER T. 1906

realize that the departments dotcrml-
nation to Increase the newspaper post.
age rate, which must inevitably in.
crease newspaper rates. is unfair.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-20
WaShingtOnLctter

Washington. D. c., Dec. 2O.--The
clerks in the government service in
Washington are clamoring as loudly
as they dare, for an increase in their
salaries. in which demand the local
press supporting them. 1t is natural
for If the clerks have more money to
spend the local merchants VIII ulti-
mately profit and everybody will be
pleased
But no one yet has touched the
practical side of the question i'm pub
lie discussion. The fault is not in the
low salaries, but in the system itself.
1t is properly pointed out that the
cost of living has greatly increased
here or elsewhere within the past 10
years; that $1,000 year will not go
as far now as 1t would 10 years ago.
But the fact has been overlooked that
the clerk who drew $1,000 year 10
years ago is now receiving $14O0,
$1,000, $500 or even $4,000 per an.
mum. Thus his salary has kept pace
with the increase in the cost of living.
There are three exceptions, the
clerks who were at the top 10 years
ago and who are stiTl there, and those
clerks who did not deserve promotion
or who find their promotion estopped
by the failure of those above them to
die or resign. Yet these three classes
are insignificant as compared with
the total number of clerks.
Twelve years ago there was n clerk
in tho postoffice department receiving
$1,000 q year. He is now a member
ot President Roosevelt's cabinet. This
goes 70 show it can be done. The
grave fault with the system is that the
extremes are too close together.
Practically no young man who can
earn 5000 year in private employ
ment will enter the government serv-
ice, for the reason that the utmost
limit for clerks is practically $4,000 a
year, The majority of men prefer
private employment. where If success
full, the prizes range from $4,000 to
100000 a year.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-20
Preparing for the Session.

Secretary of State Dunbar has COM
menced active preparations to have
the capitol ready to accommodate the
legislature, which will meet four
weeks from yesterday, says the Salem
Statesman. Rolla S. Southwick, the
carpenter. will set to work this morn
ing building temporary partitions
across the old library room in the up
per story. to make rooms in which the
state engineer, who now occupies a
room back of the senate chamber: the
corporation department, which is now
in the room usually allotted to the
speaker of the house, and the state IL
brary commission, which occupies
one of the large committee rooms on
the basement floor, may be housed
during the session.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-20

The Union Pacific and Burlington
have defined their positions as to
newspaper advertising for next year
and are sending out contracts to the
publishers in territory tributary to
the lines of the roads. The contracts
provide that all advertising shall be
paid for in cash and il any transport
tation is asked for by the publishers
1t shall be paid for at the tariff rates
in cash.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-20

found surreptitiously disposing of q
picked wing, the father forced him
to swallow an emetic OF. mustard and
warm water.
The boy had sense and pluck
enough to run from home, and 1t is
because the father went to look for
him with rawhide under his coat,
that he now finds himself awaiting n
charge of cruelty to the lad. The Of
ficers OF the Society for the Preven-
ton of Cruelty to Children state that
for a long time all sorts of cruelties
were practiced on him, and that he
was forced to do menial work to save
the expenses of a servant. The boys
name is Cyril, of frail mind and
stunted physique and for years, 1t is
stated, did nothing but work hard
and weep.
Champion Blk Biographer.
A former United States bank ex-
aminer named Lionel Stagg, who
posed as n magazine writer, and
agreed to write biographies OF emf
nent men, succeeded in swindling n
including the Rockefellers, Carnegie,
Vanderbilts and ]. P. Morgan. The
sum of $3.50 was demanded from each
eminent person to write compliment
tary biographies of them in an imag-
mary magazine under the head of "As
Others See U.s."
Stagg conducted his operations
from a house in Fifth avenue which
is under course of construction. His
face was familiar along upper Broad
way until recen''y and his friends
will be surprised to hear that he is
an ex-convict. He is a man of edu-
cation, comes of good family,
dresses in the height of fashion, and
was popular in literary and artistic
circles. The police are anxious to get
his present address. Stagg, who
forged the name of Homer Daven-
port, the artist, is a charter member
of the Blue Pencil club.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-20
Passed Examination Successfully.

James Donohue, New Britain, Conn.,.
writes: II tried several kidney reme-
dies, and was treated by our best ply
sicians for diabetes, but did not i'm
prove until I took Foley's Kidney
Cure. After the second bottle I
showed Improvement, and five bottles
cured me completely. 1 have since
passed rigid examination for life
insurance" Foley's Kidney Cure
cures backache and all forms of kid
ney and bladder trouble. Koeppens
drug store.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-20
NEW YORK LETTER

New York, Dec. 2o.-Three MUIR
ders of a foul character, three kid
napings and various other crimes have
been committed by the Italian Black
handlers during the past 10 days, and
no person made amenable. In the
city there is n highly paid. highly or
ganized and supposedly highly eff
Client staff OF italian detectives who
do nothing but work on sdch cases
as these. but 1t is extraordinary. that
with murders of almost daily occur
renee at present they seem perfectly
at sea, However, persons who know
the workings of the mind OF the
lower class Sicilian or Calabrian, may
be able to guess why the detectives
are always baked by silence and
evasion. and may be able to under
stand why the newspaper documents
always end in the same way, "The
murderers escaped"
Detective Sergeant Joe Petrosini,
head of the italian detective staff,
when he heard of the latest murder
said: What I predicted months ago
is coming to pass. This thing is
like n cancer that spreads and grows
worse as II spreads. The people of
this country do not realize that we
have now in this city the worst brig
ands and bandits and hired assassins
from Italy. Not even n law-abiding
italian will help us to find muir
derer II he belongs to our race, as
they are either silent by fear or an
inherent racial trait. No American
citizen is at present safe from the
Malta and unless these criminals are
rounded up and deported the serious
state of things at present existing will
be greatly intensified"
elped Snakes Shed Their Skins.
The head keeper of the reptile
house in the Bronx zoo performed
most dangerous job a few days ago.
In one OF the glass cases were six
moccasins, a brand of deadly snake.
shedding their skins. AS the rep
tiles had no shrub or sand to help
them in the operation, Snyder, the
head keeper, went into the glass en-
closure, and for three hours worked
over the moccasins, while a breath
less crowd watched him, and when
he emerged from the cage all the
moccasins had been skinned.s
The operation was difficult and re-
quired a good nerve and quick eye,
but though Snyder is not a mild look
ing man by any means. the delicacy
of his touch during the proceedings
rivaled that of a connoisseur handling
a piece of valuable ancient lace.
A Champion Mean Man.
This city can easily claim to num-
ber among its citizens one OF the
meanest men In the country. He is a
wealthy man, holding a responsible
position in an insurance company.
and on Thanksgiving day made ris
weak-minded son cook the turkey,
"fixin's" and all. Then he ordered
the lad to make a meal on bread and
water, while he gorged himself, with
the choicest portions of the national
bird. When the hungry youth was
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-20
Danger In Asking Advice.

When you have cough or cold do
not ask some one what is good for 1t,
as there is danger in taking some un-
known preparation. Foley's Honey
and Tar cures coughs, colds and pre-
vents pneumonia. The genuine is in
a yellow package. Refuse substi-
tutes. Koeppens' drug store.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-20

All the news all the time in the
East Oregonian.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-12-24

ALL good help should call here. We supply all the best places ana always ,nseq large numbers. Sleeman's Re- ni taiaDle employment Agency. 76S Chap