The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-06-01
LONG Owe THROUGH AIR
n. n. SCHNEIDER DID A DARING
STUNT IN SLEEP.
LIT IN POOL OF MUDDY WATER
Popular Commercial Traveller, Driving
Between Reservation and Jamison,
Was Hurled From Buggy Like Shot
Out OF Cannon.
LNrom Mondny'a Dnllyl

tFrom Mondays Dnilyl
II anyone is of the opinion that the
Rosebud is dry, barren desert they
have only to ask Herman Schneider,
n knight of the grip who represents
the Sioux City Iron CO., to learn that
Il sometimes rains up there and that
the mud accumulatos In such quanti'
ties as to make travelling, especially
ON foot, rather n disagrcoabo occupa'
ton.
Mr. Schneider went through an ox.
perience In that country last week
which he does not care soon to repeat,
although he is well pleased that he
escaped with his life.
II you have Travelled the road from
Norfolk to the Junction within the last
few days you will realize something
of the condition of the roads on the
Rosebud only II anything they are
worse. Mr. Schneider was on n long
and lonesome drive with team that
had seen better days. For hours he
labored most industriously with the
rawhide In an almost vain attempt to
keep the animals In motion. The vio-
lent exercise caused Mr.. Schneider to
become so fatigued that he fell asleep.
His dreams were pleasant but not OF
long duration.
The team crept along the road for
short distance when they came to
very steep hill. When the buggy
pushed upon them IL seemed to give
them new life and they actually got up
some speed. Mr., Schneider slept
peacefully. dreaming of the large or
der he has just taken In Dallas, but
o, how sudden and rude was his awak-
ening.
The ncckyoke broke and the tongue
entered the ground, stopping the bug
gy instantly. The team freed them.
selves from the vehicle just In time
to keep out of Mr.. Schneider's road
AS nearly as he could measure the
distance. he travelled through space
for distance of about thirty feet
alighting in a solution of ninety pei
cent water and ten per cent Rosebud
loan, which was fortunate in every
sense except being conducive to his
he lost his glasses and was unable tC
locate them.
Extracting himself as best he coulC
from the solution commonly knowr
as mud. he gaZed around in sort o
da2ed condition for time. He thel
took an inventory of his physica
standing and found that all member!
were intact and that he was not SO
riously injured,
The team did not await his order
but had proceeded toward Jamison
Not knowing how far 1t was to tow
and for want of anything better to dc
Mr. Schneider siezed a heavy grip II
For eight long miles, through occa
sional showers and mud galore, h
wended his way until finally, footsor
and weary, he arrived at the oasis 4
the desert (?), the village of Jamisor
just over the line in Nebraska,
might truthfully be said that upon hi
arrival he was not exactly fit sui
ject for dress parade.
The team had arrived on schedul
time and had been taken in charge
native, through whose kindness tn
vehicle was brought in, the necessar
repairs made and Mr., Schneider wer
on his way rejoicing.
The loss of his glasses was a seriou
affair to Mr.. Schneider as he Is q
most helpless without them and
took him two days to decipher the o
ders he received after the accidei
when he returned to Norfolk.