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The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1906-12-14
Januar Skin Run.

John Tannehill, postmaster at An
con, Canal Zone, Panama, recently
sent jaguar skin to Sessions & Bell
to be made into a rug for a Christmas
present to his mother, The rug was
finished yesterday and placed in their
window. 1t is a beauty.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1906-12-14
TELLS OF BEING SHOT.
Barte Elseffer First Witness-DetaiIs
of the Testimony.

Madison, Neb., Dec. 11.-Special to
The News: Eugene Dietz, a farmer
from near Norfolk, is now on trial
here, charged with shooting Bartie FL
setter, son of the union depot agent at
Norfolk, with intent to do great bodily
injury. The shooting occurred when
Elseffer, with other youths, went
swimming in the Elkhorn river near
Dietz' premises. The prosecution put
Bartie Elseffer, the victim, first on
the stand and followed with others
who corroborated his story The de
Tense, in the opening statement, de
clared that it would be proven that
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1906-12-14
TWO OLD PEOPLE DIE.
Robert Urich and Mrs. Schmeckdeper
Succumb at Creighton.

Creighton, Neb., Dec. 11.-SpeCial to
The News: The deaths of two old
people, long residents of Knox county,
have caused sorrow in Creighton to-
day. Mrs. Marguerite Schmeckdeper,
aged eighty-six, succumbed early this
morning and Robert Urich, aged sew
enty-nine, died late last night.
Mr.. Urich had lived here for years
and was formerly a gardener.
Mrs Scnmeckdeper was the mother
in-law of William Andrews, grain buy
er here for the Updike Grain company.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1906-12-14
STORY OF THE CASE.
History of One of Madison county's
Unusual Shootings.


The verdict of mot guilty" in the
case of the state against Eugene Dietz
closes one of the unusual cases in the
county's history. Bartie Elseffer son
of j. B. Elseffer of Norfolk, agent for
the Union Pacific and Chicago, st.
Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha railroads
in their union depot, was shot in the
summer of 1905 by Eugene Dietz, a
farmer living about mile and half
south of the city on the Elkhorn river.
Bartie Elseffer was a youth of sew
enteen years on that summers after
noon year and half ago when, in
company with crowd of companions
of the same age, all sons in Norfolk's
prominent families, went to the Elk
horn river for a swim, as they had
been accustomed to do for months and
weeks in the past When they came
home it was with one of their number
so badly wounded by the charge of a
shotgun at close range that he lay
for short time between life and
death, was belfast for two months and
probably never will recover fully from
the effects of the wound. He was shot
in the foot, but not severely, at the
same time.
With young Elseffer on that disas
trous swimming expedition were Sam
and Lowell Erskine, sons of S. F. Err
skine; Harlan Johnson, son of w. H.
Johnson; Archibald and Harold Cow
sons of G. c. Cow; Spencer Butterfield,
Of pntfnrfip1d Tho shot
from Dietz' gun went into the crowd
and it was by chance that Elseffer was
struck.
The story of how the shooting &C.
CURED was told in the testimony of
both the complaining witness and by
the defendant excepting in the detail
as to how the gun happened to be
fired. All of the boys in the case
swore that they were pursuing Dietz,
who had taken their clothing and
started toward his house, and that he
twice turned around, looked at them
and then fired. They all testified that
nobody had touched him and that there
was nobody within six feet of him
when he shot Dietz, on the other
udHu, Cldllltu do ulo uSiChoS Iii'I Wv
boys had come upon him, were tug
ging at his arm to gain their clothes,
and that he was struck over the head
with a club before the gun was dis
charged, accidentally, into the crowd
He claimed he was taking the clothes
to force the swimmers to give up their
names, and that he wanted the names
in order to arrest them for trespass
ing They had consulted an attorney
and had been told that they could en-
ter the river at another point and
walk down into the swimming hole
which was off Dietz' shore, without
trespassing. This was the only de
sirable hole in the vicinity, On this
August day they did that, when Diet
appeared with dog and gun, tried tc
set his unwilling dog upon the swim
mers and then fired a shot into the
water which came within a few fee
of young Elseffer They hurried out
He seized their clothUg and the shoot
ing followed. He Claimed the boys
had brought dog with them which
worried his stock, as his ground TO
not wanting them in the vicinity.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1906-12-14
TRAIN STRIKES WAGON.
Horses are Killed, Youthful Driver is
Injured About the Head.

Nickerson, Neb,, Dec. 10-Special
to The News; Train No. 5, the main
line Northwestern Black Hills passen-
ger struck farmers wagon here Sat
urday night, killing the horses and in
juring the man. Carl Brinkman, aged
eighteen, was the driver He was in
jured about the head seriously and it
was feared he might not recover. The
team belonged to his foster father, p.
Fahrney.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1906-12-14
VERDICT WAS BROUGHT IN WITH.
IN AN HOUR.
ELSEFFER is DISAPPOINTED

Father of the Wounded Boy Felt That
the Case Against Dietz Was so Clear
That He Ought, in Justice, to Have
Been Punished.
Madison, Neb., Dec. Especial to
The News: Eugene Dietz was found
not guilty of shooting Bartie Elseffer
with intent to do great bodily injury.
The jury was out just about an hour,
and Dietz has gone home to his farm
near Norfolk, free man.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1906-12-14
WEDNESDAY, WRINKLES.

WEDNESDAY WRINKLES.
Frank Phillips of Hoskins was a
city visitor yesterday.
Dr. and Mrs. Cherry of Winside were
Norfolk visitors yesterday.
G. e. Foster was a Northwestern
passenger Wednesday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs J. G. Stitt went to
Omaha Wednesday for a day or two.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Huebner of Hos
kins were visiting in the city yester-
day.
A. II. Rowe, postmaster at Oakdale,
was in Norfolk on business Wednes-
day.
l.. N. Costley and M. e. Pangle of
Chadron were in Norfolk on business
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kruger and Mr.. and
Mrs. Karstens of Pierce were Norfolk
visitors yesterday.
II. F. O'Neill returned Wednesday
from his Gordon ranch to his Iowa
home for Christmas.
Albin Olson, cashier of the Amer
lean Exchange bank at Bristow, was
a business visitor in Norfolk Wednes-
day.
Mrs. George Darvill of Sioux City
has arrived in Norfolk to visit her
sister, Mrs. A. A. Hull.
Fred Benning will leave today for
Dubuque, Iowa, where he goes to ac-
cept a position as baker.
Clyde Wilkinson of Oakdale, one of
the builders of Antelope county, spent
Wednesday forenoon in Norfolk.
T. Winters, who has been in the
city some days on business for Rome
Miller, returned to Omaha yesterday.
Mrs. l.. c. Taylor returned last night
from York where she took her son
Dale to attend the Ursaline academy.
]. w. Humphrey, who has been in
the city for the past few days, left at
noon for trip north, up the Bonesteel
line.
Willard Hight and Arthur Allen went
to Stanton Wednesday where they
have the Grenzien building under con-
struction.
David Eastman of Rosebud agency,
came down from Valentine Wednes-
day morning and will go to Ell Reno,
Oklahoma, for the winter.
T. f. Stone, formerly Of Norfolk but
now of Sioux Falls, spent an hour in
Norfolk yesterday visiting relatives,
He is now travelling for a Chicago
house.
Judge Starcher of Fairfax was in
Norfolk Wednesday on his way to
Mitchell, S. d., to manage a land con
test in the United States land Office
for C. ]. Brown, treasurer-elect of
Gregory county.
Homer Williams went to O'Neill Wis
iting yesterday
James Nix, who has been quite sick
is able to be up and out of doors now
The Sunday school children of the
Second Congregational church gath
cred at the church to practice for the
Christmas exercises.
The Northwestern ice house Is be
ing cleared out so it can be refilled
with ice
Lars Larson, one of the Northwest
ern firemen, left at noon for his ole
home in New Brunswick, where he
will visit for two months.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Durham of Hot
Springs, S. D., are here visiting will
Mrs. Durham's parents, Mr. and Mrs
Chas. Long.
Master Mechanic e. w. Pratt o
Missouri Valley passed through here
yesterday on his way home from Chad
ron.
Engineer j. A. Mullen has bid II
runs No. Al and AZ between Fremon
and Lincoln.
Albert Durham of Orchard Is visit
ing with friends in Norfolk this week
Engineer James A. Malsi has bee
assigned to runs No. 81 and 80, be
tween Long Pine and Cody, with tn
Long Pine Sunday lay-over.
A. r. Beaton, who is saving WOO
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1906-12-14
MAKES LONG SAD JOURNEY
STRANGE LINE OF FATALITY IN
MFAYDEN FAMILY.
WAITS NJ NORFOLK FOR TRAIN
Father OF Mrs. n. v. McFayden Ia
Killed ut st. Edward While Soaplne
a Belt In an Observation-Disclosures Of
Family Killed In Rosebud Tornado.
tTrom Wednesdays DnnyJ


Peculiarly sad and tragic fate seems
TO minglc in the life of Mrs II. V. Nc
Faydon of Gregory, S. ~, who passed
through Norfolk on the early morning
train Cnroutc to St Edward, Ncb., to
attend the funeral Of her father. Her
parent, Jack Blackctcr, met death In
the Fonda elevator mt st. Edward on
Monday, while soaping belt. His
head was jorkod against an iron pull
Icy and his skull crushed. A year ago
last summer another member of the
family, Roy McFaydon, was tragIcally
killed In the tornado which swept over
the Rosebud reservation. He met
death when the building in which he
was sleeping, collapsed. His father
was postmaster at the new town OF
st. Elmo, and It was at that point
that he was crushed to death. He was
the only person instantly killed by
the storm, though sixteen others were
badly injured, and two more died lat
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1906-12-14
Serious Operation,

Pierce, Neb., Dec. 10.-Mrs. Frank
Wood, mother of Mrs. ]. T. Pringle,
arrived from Casper, Wyo., and under
went serious operation, performed
by Drs, Salter of Norfolk and Pringle
of Pierce. Mrs. Wood is doing as
nicely as could be expected.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1906-12-14
Unfortunate Coincidence.

Mrs. McFnydcn, who spent the morn
ing in Norfolk waiting for train CON
ncction on the Union Pacific, seems to
have been unfortunate not alone In the
tragic fatalities that have taken off
members of her family, but she was
extraordinarily unfortunate in this par
ticular instance in having to make the
long journey from her home In Greg
ory thirty-hvc miles northwest of
Bonestcel, to St Edwards, immediate.
ly after having finished the route a
few days ago in returning home from
a visit to her fathers home.
Scarcely had Mrs. McFayden reached
Gregory, after hard trip and many
hours of travel, before she received
telegram announcing the sudden end
to her fathers life, and summoning
her to retract the difficult route, with
It's tedious waits.
On her way to Gregory last week
from st. Edward, she was compelled
by circumstances to spend pretty near
ly twenty-four hours in Norfolk, await
ing n train connection. She had ar
rived on the Union Pacific from the
south and had been compelled to wait
over here until the next afternoon to
catch train to Bonesteel. Arriving at
Bonesteel she drove thirty.iive miles
to Gregory and had practically just ar
rived when the message from st. Ed
ward came and she started back.
Mrs. McFayden made the long drive
from Gregory to Bonestecl in company
with her little daughter.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1906-12-14
D|ETZ IS ACQUITTED.
JURY FINDS HIM mot GUILTY"
OF THE CHARGE.

HE DENIED BAD INTENTION
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-12
That French Qvercoat
R. X. Time Table.

Trains leave Bank street FOR BkIDGEPORT AND NEW YORK--6;35, 7:55, 10:52 a. m.; l:lA 2:49, 4;35. 6:15 p. m.
 SUNDAYS-7O5, $50 (ts Brides. . port) a. m.; 1:15, 6:10 D. m. FOR ANSONIA AND NEW HAVEN -lO0 (except Monday, 6:35, 75d lO:52 a. m.; 1:l5, 2:49. 4S5, 6:lS s;50 p. m. SUNDAYS-1O0, 705. $50 a. mi l:15, 5l0, 7;50 P m. . FOR WATERTOwN-6:45 s32, l10o .. m.; 1:23, 3.57, 5:10. 0:12. 7Oa, $50. n20 p. n. SUNDAYS-9:53 a. m.: s17 D. m. FOR THOMASTON, TORRINGToN and ,wlNSTED-S:27, 105S a. m., l:19, 3:53, 6:5S. S:.4 D. n.
 sUNDAYS-9;5s a. m.: SIT D. m.
 HIGHLAND DIVISION.
 Trains leave Meadow street FOR HARTFORD, wILLIMANTIC PROVIDENCE. PUTNAM AND BOSTON-6,45. S;32 a. m.; 122Q 3:l5, 7:34 (to HartfordD p. m. FOR DANBURY-s:30 a. m.; 20A 100 p. m.
 FOR PoUGHKEEPsIE-sso .. m., 205 D. m.
 SUNDAY for BRIsToL-f.onnect Ing with third rail strains)- s3Q lOsO5 a. m.: POO. sos. 100 D. m.
 DUBLIN STREET STATION. cnu uEpInEN aNn ,ffnnrR TOwN-9:21 a. m.: CHS D. m.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-12

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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-12
NAUGATUCk NUGGETS

The knitting room of the Dunham Hosiery Go has shut down and about fifty hands will be out of work.
 The Gilbert High school basketball team of Winsted defeated the Nauga- tuck High school five in Winsted Fri day night by score of 30 to 2.
 Ojeda council, K. of C., will hold q meeting in Pythian haM tomorrow evening. There will be initiation and all members are requested to attend.
 The Sons of Veterans will serve a bean supper at their celebration of Lincoln day at Grand Army hall this evening. There will also be a social session
 A number of the young men in tle borough who have secured employ ment in different towns in the state were in the borough yesterday calllnl on friends and relatives.
 Shoe dealers who had a surfeit of rubber goods since early winter had it nicely relieved Friday and Saturday. Sales were reported to be unusually heavy for two days. They hope it will continue.
 William H. Kehoe has returned from Hartford where he audited the books of the grand secretary and treasurer of the Foresters of America. MT Kehoe is the chairman of the grand court auditing committee.
 The High school basketball team will play the New Haven High school quintet in the gymnasium on Wednes- day afternoon. The teams have met before this season and New Haven was the winner. The Naugatuck five expect to turn the tables in the game Wednesday.
 Dennis Curtin secured employment at the freight depot Saturday and e. tered upon his duties there. He hat not been working long when barrel of iron fell on his toe, crushing it. H. was attended by surgeon. but it is thought that the toe will not have to be amputated. .i'1
 The Naugatuck High school basket ball team met defeat Saturday after noon in Torrington at the hands of the LIiSH SSuOUl HNe VI lHdL pldCt ny Cllc score of 30 to 20. The Torrington players were in great shape and they put up a fast game. The Naugatuck boys made some fine throws for, goals and were only beaten by the hardest kind of a contest. aH
 William Cox of Church street met with painful accident while at work in the Chemical Cos plant Saturday afternoon. He was standing on q staging when it gave way and he fell to the floor, distance of about fifteen feet. He was attended by Dr Carroll, who found that his arm was badly sprained. It is thought that he will be able to work in few weeks.
 The owner of the bundle of wonen's clothing which was found few days ago in a lot near the retaining plant of the United States Rubber Co has noe sdt: apptared:' W-Hy' thes rblihflit was placed there is not known. It contained a skirt. some stockings. a comb and some underclothes, The garments were all old and the police are of the opinion that they were thrown there by someone who wanted to get rid of them. The clothing is now at the police station.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-12

tion, but the thought of hundreds of people coming along in totalignorance of the awful fate that awaited them put an end to their hesitation, and with a word of encouragement to their mother. they started
 Down they went, slipping and slid ing. with all the speed they could muster. At last one of them got into such position that he could go no further. The other (who had caused the bar to falD suddenly slipped down on his back. and felt his legs dangling into space. To get back with out help was an impossibility. He lay there for one terrible second. not knowing what depth of a fall lay beneath him.
 Then the rumble of the approach ing train brought back to him the thought of the impending calamity.
 With a muttered prayer he let go his hold 10 fall into space.
 Much to his own amazement he landed without being hurt. after a fall of about IA fatt. and springing mp he flew down the remaining distance. just in time to hurl the bar into the sea and jump back as the train dashed past with it's freight of human beings. who little dreamed how mar rowIy they had escaped the jaws of death .-e
 Thus ended what might easily have proved a serious calamity.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-12
\ DESPERATE CLIMB
HOW TWO MEN SAVED A TRAIN
 FROM DESTRUCTION. M
Braved Death That They Might Pre- vent Terrible Catastrophe in Ire land-Arrived Just in the
 Nick of Time.

Near Bray Head, in Dublin, the train runs along precipitous cliff from Bray to Wicklow. This is an extremely dangerous part of the line, as the track curves on emerging from the tunnel, and were there any ob- stacle in the way, the train would not have time to stop before being hurled into the sea about 40 or, 50 feet be- low. Only about three feet lies be. tween the edge of the cliff and train. Is it wonder that people feel ner- vous when the train reaches this spot, and breathe sigh of relief when the danger is past?
 From the railway the precipice again rises about 150 feet, and on top of this is a walk. Two gentlemen and their mother were one day stroH- ing along this walk, engaged in con versation. It was just about time for the train to pass, and they were wait ing to have view, of it winding like serpent halfway down the cliff.
 A railing was being erected along the edge of the cliff, and number of iron bars were lying about. One of the gentlemen, in moving, hit one of them by accident with his foot, when, to his horror, it slipped over the edge and went sliding down the cliff. They watched it for a moment of .breathless anxiety, hoping it would continue it's journey into the sea. To their horror it stopped, and lay right across the line. At this moment the sound of a shrill whistle, as the. train entered the tunnel, reached the ears of the party. A
 For moment the gentlemen stood in horrible perplexity. To go, down that precipice seemed certain destruc-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-12
Suburban News
OAKVlLLE HAPPENINGS

I < ' | 7 v J. H. Bronson, president of the Oak vile Co, accompanied by Mrs Bronson is enjoying a three weeks vacation il the south MT and Mrs Bronson art now registered at the Carolina, in Pin hurst, N. c.
 Mrs Joseph Geoghegan of Newton Heights is suffering from slight at tack of rheumatism.
 w. H. Jones denies the rumOr tha1 his white pacer, Snowball, is to be en tered at the races at Charter Oak the coming season.
 A son was born Friday night to Nil and Mrs J. E. Smith of the Water town road.
 Miss Margaret Grenier of Davis street has severed her connection with the Waterbury Buckle Go.
 A very pleasant whist party was given at the home of the Misses Me Donnell on Friday evening. Prizes were won by Mrs H. B. Russell and W H. Jones. Consolation prizes went to Mrs William Smith and John Shields
 Next meeting of the Woman's aux. Hilary will be held with Mrs Dubois at the home of Eugene Skflton on Main street Wednesday afternoon.
 Miss Louise Baldwin has returned from a visit with relatives in Bridge port.
 Miss Lillian Fredericks was sur rpised by a large gathering of her lady friends at her home near Davis street on Saturday evening.
 Miss b. J. Mattoon of New York city is visiting with her parents on Falls avenue.
 Miss Bertha Borthwick of Brooklyn, N. Y., is visiting with her mother on the Middlebury road.
 Complaint is being made about how the trolley cars are run on the Oakville line. It is claimed that they are run at terrific rate of speed from the Driving park to the trolley termina. regardless of curves or the trestle just below Falls avenue. One resident states that he noticed car last eyen- ing, cross this bridge at full speed. which is contrary to. the rules of the company and dangerous practice which should be stopped.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-12
WATERFOWL JOTTINCs

Clinton Judson and Frank Turkis- ton of Morris left last evening for the north to buy live stock.
 Mir and Mrs wilmer Peck of Oak. vile spent Sunday at Samuel Peck's.
 Byron Blakeslee of Waterbury visit. ed his parents, Mir and Mrs Albert Blakeslcc, yesterday.
 David Shields, who suffered the loss of leg. the result of railroad acci. dent, was removed from the Water bury hospital 10 his home here Satur- day.
 Mrs w. :. Munge-. aged a years, died at her residence Sunday morning. Mrs Munger had been resident of Watertown for the past fifty years. coming here from Madison. Conn. Slc was greatly Interested in church work and constant attendant of the Con grcgational church. Besides her bus band. she leaves one solf. Dr Carl E. Munger of Waterbury, and a sister who resides in Madison. The funeral will he held Tuesday afternoon from the Congregational church. The Watertown fire department re- gently purchased valuable card table from the Watsrtown Library associa- tiOn. The table has already been in- stalled in the department rooms.
 The disagreeable travelling of yes ter,lay did not interfere with the at tendance at the various ch~rches.
 Tfe Taft school hockey team won a decisive victory over the Riverview academy team at POughkeepsie on Saturday Score. 6-1. Deming of the Taft team played a splendid game
 The ice on Echo lake is now abou. 5is inches in thickness. If the wealth CT holds out cold for a few days longer NIr Munson expects to harvest the an- nual crop of fec.
 To-day is LincoIB's birthday. The day is not recognized as holiday here.
 Miss Margaret Lynch of Waterbury visitel in town yesterday. Miss Lynch will leave rhortly for New York city where she will study to be trained nurse.
 The condition of Miss Margaret Dunn Is somewhat improved
 It was reported that cock fi=b' was held near Bristol on last Satur- tlssy evening WsteTtovn and Bristol were the eoHteSting parties. Water town lost.
 William l. Miller. who formerly conducted a tonsOrisl establishment ISsre. but who Is now lOcated in Cali forIIia. Is considerably improved in health. He does not contemplate re turning east for some time.
 Miss Sarah KieIty entertained friends from Waterbury over Sunday
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-12
Correctly Read.

Once in a while these fortune-teIler people do hit it right A palmist in London told a customer that he was shortly to undertake some legal pro- eeedfngs and that he would be suoces=- fuL The pzImfst was right The GUS toner vss constable and the next morning the paImisz was fined i1 po- ice cogrt-Ttica Observer.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-12
SHERHFS SALE.

State of Connecticut, New Haven
 County, Waterbury, Conn, Feb 9.
 1906.
 By virtue of an execution to me di- rected I will sell at public. auction to the highest bidder the following which levied said execution on in suit of ]. F. Smith X Company vs The McGov- ern Construction Company. viz:-
 10 lbs dynamite. s1 Wilkes, steam pump, pile of sand. about JO0 loads. dover sectiom: 2 piles of sand. about loo loads. (upper section: and about ! tons of soft coal. tupper section,. at o'clock D. m. on the 23rd day of FebT1tary. 1g66,at the Werton Foun- tain. so-callcd, in said Waterbury, Conn.
 Attest:-
 MAURICE r. CARMODY. 2-lO-3 Constable.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-12
YOUR WIFE NUl WELL!

Before trying so-called blood puEi. Gers and drugs, give her a bracins drive behind a good horse and save doctors and drug bills. Young man. you need not walt till you gre married the young lady will appreciate sooi turnout We keep them. single or double. C. D. PENNEY,
 g. SCOyIII. STREET.