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The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-07-27

Carlsbad. Germany. where he obtained
much relief from the waters, return
ing so much improved that for time
It was hoped that the disease had been
from his system. About six
months ago the disease again appeared
and he spent some months at Excel
slor Springs. Mo. Shortly after he
returned from there, he became bed
fast and II has since been n Tight for
existence, his father and friends be
cling at times encouraged and again
cast into gloom over the prospects for
the future.
Ralph was the son of G. w. Braasch
and IL survived by only two members
Of the family, his father and brother
VIII. on May ., two years ago, his
mother passed away and was followed
Ave weeks later by his sister Gertrude,
who died on the 18th of June. one
brother had died few years before.
VIII Braasch, who is in business In
ST. Paul, Mimi, had been here but n
short time ago to see Ralph and re
turned this morning in response to a
telegram announcing the end.
Ralph was born on the old Braasch
homestead, half mile east of Nor
folk, November 2G, 1877 hence was in
the twenty-nlnth year of his age. AT
ter he graduated he became Interested
in his fathers coal business and has
been an efficient assistant in the Of
fee. G.. w. rraasch Is now left prac-
tically alone. his only remaining son
being in business for himself else
where, and while the whole communi-
ty grieves that Ralph has been taken,
there Is unbounded sympathy toward
the father, whose once happy family
Is now entirely gone and whose joyous
home has become so quickly desolate.
Friends have expressed their sym
pathy through n prorusion of floral Of
ferings, beautiful yet painfully mex
pressve tributes of the sympathy that
stirs every heart in the community.
The funeral will he held this after.
noon at 3 o'clock from the home on
Fifth street, conducted by Rev. j. G..
S Wells of Trinity Episcopal church.
At the cemetery the services will he
conducted by Norfolk lodge b. p. o.
t., No 653, of which the deceased was
n member The Elks burial service Is
brief, simple. yet impressive, and at its
close the Episcopal burial service will
be used. conducted by Rev. Mr.. Wells
The pail bearers selected are s. D.
Robert son w X Small VIM Sta ford
A. X. Barnes, Fritz Asmus and Harry
Hartford. chosen by the Elks and
nearly all members of that order.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-07-27
GRAND JURY AUTHORIZED
COUNTY sSIoNERs BELIEVE
EXPENSE is JUSTIFIED.


County Attorney koenigstein is Carry
ing Out the Suggestion of the Gov
ernor-Applicatio to Judge Boyd
to Issue Order.
County Attorney Koenigstein yes
terday laid the matter of calling a
grand jury to investigate the alleged
hospital outrages, before the board of
county commissioners, and after re-
viewing the request of the governor
that such investigation be held, the
commissioners voted that the expense
would be justified, and an order was
issued authorizing the county attorney
to request Judge Boyd to call such
jury. The request will be presented
to Judge Boyd within few days at
Neigh, and will without question be
granted.
The charges of Governor Mickey are
that four attendants employed at the
hospital have been guilty Of cruelty
and abuse of patients and 1t is alleged
that three patients came to their
death by reason of such treatment. 1t
is expected that Gov. Mickey will fur
nish the evidence which forms the
foundation for the investigation.
This will be the first session of a
grand jury in this county since the law
making the calling of grand jury op'
tional was passed in 1884. In former
years in Nebraska there was a grand
jury in connection with every term OF
district court, but the results proved
so insignificant in consideration of the
expense involved that the legislature
did away with the grand jury system
except upon call of the district Judge
leaving the matter of prosecutions
against criminals in the hands of the
county attorney.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-07-27
Walks Under Water.

A submarine contrivance which per-
mits a person to walk under water has
been invented by r. p. Lawton of
Geneseo, ~ Y. Already he has given
two demonstrations of it's power.
Once he remained under water for an
hour, the other time for forty-fve min
utes.
Clad in a bathing suit, Lawton
walked out toward the center of Silver
lake, holding aloft a fish pole, to the
top of which was attached a flag. He
had remarked to some boys on shore
that he was going for walk in the
lake. When the flag was forty feet
from shore it suddenly disappeared
below the water. The boys waited
for Lawton to reappear, and when he
did not do so they gave the alarm
Lawton reappeared soon afterwards
and explained his ability to walk un-
der water,
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-07-27
DITCH Looks FAVORABLE.
coMMls ssloNERs ARE ENcoUR.
AGED AT PROSPECTS.
MEMBERS HERE YESTERDAY
only Two Property Owners Through
Which the Ditch Will Pass Now
Stand In the Way-Hope to Have II
Up to City Council at Next Meeting.

County Commissioners j. II. Hard
ing, John Malone and Burr Taft were
in the city yesterday working upon the
Corporation gulch proposition, and be-
fore the day was over they had prac-
ticaly come to an agreement with all
claimants through whose property the
proposed ditch is to pass except two
Mrs. Long, who is a nonresident and
owns the lot just south of Norfolk
avenue through which the ditch is to
pass. A proposition has been made to
her by mail but no reply has yet been
received, so the commissioners think
the prospect of making satisfactory
agreement with her are not remote.
The other claimant is VIM. Schilling,
who owns what is known as the Whit
ham property, through the back end
of which the ditch Is to pass. The
commissioners at the meeting held for
that purpose allowed 5000 for dam
ages to this property, which does not
satisfy the owner and it is likely that
he will appeal to tie supreme court.
The only criticism in this case that
has been made on the commissioners
action is that they allowed him too
much rather than too little, as a ditch
would be of great benefit to the prop
erty preventing the flood from over
flowing his whole field, as it now does,
and confining it to a narrow channel,
besides the front of the property would
be materially benefited, doing away
with the unsightly ditch that now
passes his front lawn. There are 9th
ers whose claims are not agreed upon,
but none of them has property touched
by the route of the proposed ditch.
In few days the commissioners
hope they may be able to say that the
whole matter is up to the city council
for action. If the city Is willing to
meet the commissioners half way there
is no doubt but that the ditch will be
constructed and the western part of
the city relieved of it's worst draw
back. The sentiment of the council
at it's last meeting was strongly in
favor of meeting the requirements of
the county, and there is no reason to
doubt but that they will be in the
same humor at the next meeting of
the council, when it is hoped that draft
of an ordinance covering the whole
proposition will be presented.
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RAILROAD DISCRIMINATION
j. p. FoRSYTHE G. CO. FILE COM
PLANT WITH COMMISSION.
c. G. N. w. is THE DEFENDANT

Plaintiff Alleges Discrimination on the
Lumber Rate Against Niobrara on
the Haul Between Verdigre and that
Town.
Niobrara, Neb., July 24.-Special to
The News: j. p. Forsythe G Co. have
filed a complaint with the railroad COM
mission against the Chicago & North
western railway company for over
charge on lumber rate from Verdigre
here of six cents per hundred or some
thing like $50 car for a twelve-mile
haul on what should be through busi-
ness. This is serious discrimination,
the towns of Bloomfield, Verdigre and
Running Water being able to under
sell the yards here 50 per thousand.
Fairfax parties shipped a carload of
twine from Sioux City to Running
Water over the Milwaukee last week,
hauled and ferried it to this station,
reshipped over the Northwestern to
Fairfax and saved money. ]. F. Jones,
near Fort Randall, seventeen miles
from the Northwestern station, char
tered the Fort Randall ferryboat and
was here yesterday intending to re-
turn to his ranch with a load of Port
land cement shipped to Running Wa
ter by way of the Milwaukee.
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No ACTION ON THE GUlCH
PROPOSITION WAS NOT OFFICIAL.
LY BEFORE THE COUNCIL.
WAS INFORMALLY DISCUSSED

lment In the Council to Meet the
mmIssioners Half Way in Their
Efforts TO Correct the Evil.
The ditch proposition did not come
up before the city council last meet.
ing for official action although II had
been expected that an ordinance would
he presented and It's passage asked in
accordance with the request of the
county commissioners. The matter
was informally discussed and It de-
veloped that there Is n strong senti.
mcnt on the council toward the city
paying It's full share OF the expense
of building the waterway, and had the
ordinance been drafted and presented
last evening there Is no doubt but that
II would have been passed.
Mr.. Nelson of Omaha, representing
the Western Union telegraph com
pany, appeared before the council in
response to a notice served upon his
company ordering that their poles be
removed from Main street to the al.
leys. He protesting against having
the Western Union singled out in this
matter, claiming that 1t is not fair to
ask his company to make these remov-
ais when the electric light and tele-
phone poles and wires are allowed to
remain where they are on Main street
The result was that the city attorney
was instructed to go into the matter
with the view of having all poles and
wires removed from the street.
Plans for guttering and curbing,
which were approved last evening,
provide for cutters six feet wide and
six inches deep, built of Portland ce-
ment, in proportion of four to one for
the lower five inches, and one to one
in the upper inch. The cutters are
to extend along either Side of Norfolk
avenue from First street to Sixth, and
on Fourth street from Norfolk to Mad
ison avenue.
The Official Report.
The city council met in regular ses-
sion with all councilmen present eX-
cept Stafford. Minutes of July were
read and approved.
L nG ClJy dIlOluSy was luSll uCISu W
look up ordinances on electric light,
telephone and telegraph wires and
poles, with a view to removing all
poles from Main street.
Plans of the city engineer for ce-
ment guttering and curbing were
adopted
The city attorney is to draw up a
petition to the county Judge to appoint
five appraisers to find damages in the
right of way of the sewer system.
The city attorney reported adverse
| ly on the claim of DR.. Mackay for al
| legged damages.
The matter of the walk on the south
side of lots l and 2, block 1, Norfolk
View. was referred to the street com
missioner and the street and alley
committee.
The city attorney was given more
time in regard to Treunepahl claim
He was also instructed to look uI
deeds of all city property.
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''23.' ~

The rapidity, the completeness, with
which "23" has entered into the ma
tional vocabulary is not only signifi-
cant, it is alarming. We are accus-
toned to having the American Ian
guage extended or condensed in the
most startling ways; indeed, it has
rather become expected of us that
we would produce a new crop of slang
each year, fully as important as
wheat crop or trust crop. And for
eigners, but also the French and 9TH
er continentals, await the expectation
eagerly, impatiently. 1t was INmarked
by an American duchess to King Ed
ward, that in Spain, which she visited
at the time of the Spanish marriage,
very little English was understood
and no American"-thus placing Spain
back in the dark ages.
But "23" Is a decidedly different
story. 1t Is not only slang, but 1t is
prophecy. Its origin has been sought
In the dark backward OF antiquity, and
various ancestral reports have been
made upon 1t. The only one which,
to our comprehension, seems adequate
is the source lodged in the telegraphic
code, and 1t is because of this that the
new slang appears to us in such a
dangerous light. "23" is, in telegra-
ply, the signal sent to clear the line,
to get out" and, as such 1t has i'm
| portant place in the wire-speech of
this nation. Similarly there is a "37'
in current use among the telegraphic
wise, which declares my regards to
you" 1t is because of the American
passion for brevity as the soul, not
only of wit, but of commerce and so
cial intercourse, that we dread any
| further borrowing from the code, that
we fear the drift of American speech
may be toward the reduction of all
our language to signs, and these signs
mathematic. 1t would be a Just pun,
ishment on the part of Providence for
our sins of eXalting the little red
schoolhouse as the temple of the Amer
lean people, and the arithmetic taught
therein as the essence of the soul.
But think what it would mean! We
should lose all the soft and allurinG
syllables which have made English po
etry great, in spite of the superior
liQuidity of the Italian. We should
have no freedom of expression; there
would not be any such things as the
constitutionally guaranteed freedom OF
speech, Everything would become
stereotyped, until the exclamation OF
the old woman in Ramona" that she
didn't see no use of langwedge be
tween folks as didn't understand each
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-07-27
TUESDAY T,DINGS,

]. l.. Whalen is in the city on busi-
ness.
]. w. Vandeventer of Madison is a
city visitor.
Miss Belle Turner is witty visitor
from Pierce.
Arthur Johnson of Bloomfield is a
city visitor.
L. S. Farnsworth of Atkinson is a
city visitor.
J. c. Stitt went to Sioux City this
morning on business.
Carl Zuelow was passenger to
Sioux City this morning.
Chas. Rulo came down from Verdel
this morning on business.
Mrs. Peter Bove of Enola was shop
ping in the city yesterday.
D. D. Lynch of Oakdale was in the
city on business yesterday.
]. R. Drake of Julesburg, Colo, Is in
the city visiting A. N. McGinnis.
John l.. Borcus came down from
Bonesteel this morning on business.
John Miskinnis and wife of O'Neill
were in the city shopping yesterday.
N. P. Jepperson real estate man of
Plainview, was in the city today on
business.
Mrs. S. R. Mcfarland and son Wal
ter departed for their home in Madi.
son yesterday.
Mrs. Fred Klentz and Mrs Geo. Hen.
kle returned from short visit to
Albion last evening.
Miss Margaret Nichol, who has been
conducting a cooking school here, has
returned to her home in Neigh.
Judge N. d. Jackson of Neigh, one
of the supreme court commissioners
was transacting business in the city
yesterday.
The families of H. NJ. Drebert, ]. A
Oman, w. Austin and E. l.. Loucks
are spending the day picnicking al
Taft's grove.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. Koehler of Foster
passed through the city on their way
to Colorado and Wyoming, where they
will spend the summer visiting.
j. ]. Clements, Albert Nois, William
Ludden and Mr.. and Mrs. n. Wellman
were a party that came up from Madi
SON yesterday morning to spend the
day and to shop.
Mrs. H. c. Matrau and daughters
Grace and Agnes, and Miss Hamlin
left this morning for a few weeks
camp at Shawnee, Colo. They will be
met at Lincoln by Mr.. and Mrs. o. R
Eller of that place, who will accom-
pany them.
Attorney General Brown of Lincoln
is in the city and will probably be
present at the republican county con
vention at Battle Greek tomorrow
Now If Mr.. Rosewater would show up
/ Madison county would be the center
of the universe tomorrow.
The remains of Mrs. Mills, who dice
yesterday at Fairmont, arrived in Nor
| folk at noon. The funeral will be held
| tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock al
the NJ. f. church, conducted by Rev
j. F. Poucher.
The frame of the Karo fiat is being
| erected.
! Mrs Wachter was twenty-three
years old yesterday and celebrated the
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-07-27
Woodmen Initiate.
IFrom Tuesdays Daily.l


The Norfolk camp, No. 492, NJ. w.
A., held large meeting and initiation
last night in the l. o. o. F. hall, at
which twelve candidates were put
through the mysteries of the order.
George R. Wycofr, V. c.; D. O. Mich
olson, banker; c. S. Snyder, W. A.;
Clyde Rynearson, escort, and John Fox
and his forester team of Madison
camp, No. 4S5, were here to do the
work of initiation, A large number
of Battle Creek people were also pres
ent.
After the meeting a social session
was held and ice cream and cake
served. In all it was most enjoyable
affair.
1t was through the earnest work of
w, c. James, district deputy of Nor
folk, that these candidates were
brought into the Norfolk camp.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-07-27
INDIANS WILL CELEBRATE
A THREE.DAYS' PoW-WoW NEAR
CENTER, KNOX COUNTY.
IN MEMORY OF DEPARTED CHIEFS
The Big Indian Event This Year Is
Planned to be One of the Most Spec
tacular In the History of the Santee
Sioux Indian Nation.

Planned to be one OF the Most spec
tacular In the History of the Santee
Sioux Indian Nation.
Center, Neb., July "a. - Special to
The News: The Santee Sioux Indians
have fixed the date for their annual
fair and celebration on August l, 2
and 3. Each year these Indians hold
II celebration in memory of the de-
parted chiefs of the Sioux nation and
this year efforts are being made to
make the occasion one of the most
successful and spectacular in the his
tory of the tribe. Three days will be
given to gathering of the Sioux and
the tribes of Winnebago, Omaha, Elan
dreau, Sisseton, Yankton, Pine Ridge
and the Oklahoma territory are ex-
pected to turn out large delegations.
The whole time will be given to In
dian games and sports of all kinds.
War dances, spear throwing, lacrosse,
pony races and the like will be the
noon, the 3rd, a band Of Indians will
charge down across the prairie and
engage the camp in a grand sham bat
tie. The grounds selected for the eel
ebration are on the reservation, five
miles north of Center. near the mouth
Of Howe creek. 1t is an ideal camp
ing place and white people are invited
to come and pitch camp with the noble
red men of this historical tribe.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-07-27
Ralph L, Braasch,
[From Mondays Daily.l

Just as the shades of night were
beginning to fall Saturday evening,
after a long struggle with Bright's dis
ease. Ralph L. Braasch quietly passed
to his long rest, breathing his last at
$50. Ralph had made manly fight
against disease, but his strength gave
out and like many another noble char
acter he was obliged to yield to the in.
evitable. Six or eight years ago symp-
toms of the disease began 20 anpe9r,
and his father promptly sent him to
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-07-27
Railroad Notes,

The Omaha passenger was delayed
about thirty minutes this noon on ac-
count of hot box on one of the cars.
j. c. Aid is back on his old run on
the Bonesteel line. He was made
trainmaster at the Omaha Union sta
ton but on account of the discontin-
uing of the Shoshoni trains he was
given back his old run.
The c. & n. w. railroad is tearing
down the stock yards at the Creigh-
ton depot in order to give more room
to tracks.
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Hadn't you intended to look over
the want ads. today?
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THE BRITISH EDUCATION BILL.
Liberals Main Measure Passed Com
mons by Large Majority.

The education bill has passed its third
reading in the house of commons at Lon
don by majority of 1872. 1t now goes to
the house of lords.
This new education bill Is the main meas
ure on the liberal program for the present
session of parliament. 1t was introduced
into the house of commons by Mr.. Angus
tine Brrell. president of the board OF edu-
cation, April o. Its enactment into law
embodies the fight in England between the
non-conformist element and the Church OF
England. the former being in favor OF the
educational freedom In religious matters
provided for in the bill. The clause in the bill
providing freedom of religious instruction
has been bitterly contested.
Its main features are as follows: From
January I. 1908, all schools maintained by
the local education authority must be pro
vided" schools The local authority is gwen
power to purchase or take on hire the exist
ing schools.
Not a penny of public money Is TO be
used In UNCONVENTIONAL instruction. Teach
ers will be appointed by the local authori-
ties without any tests. All schools receiving
rates will give the same religious education.
Religious instruction may be taught IN
these schools two mornings a week by ar
rangement with the local authority. At
tendance will not be compulsory during re-
ligious instruction, and religious education
will not be given by the ordinary staff.
There will be a further grant of $5.001,o00
from the exchequer for the educational pur-
poses of the bill. The bill sets up a national
educational council for Wales.
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DONNA LEADERS IN COURT.
Begun Against signers
of Viborg Manifesto.

The public prosecutor at st. Petersburg
has started proceedings against the mem
bers of the lower house OF parliament who
signed the viborg manifesto.
The manifesto to the peasants of Russia
was issued. as printed In detail in The Star
yesterday, In the joint names OF al the va
rious labor, socialist and revolutionary or
ganizations including the representatives OF
these organizations in the defunct lower
house. This manifesto declares that the
hopes reposed I'm the lower house OF pariia-
meilt have been blasted by the diabolical
designs of the crowd of grand dukes. cour-
tiers and wealthy landed proprietors assem-
bled around the emperor. whose only pur-
pose is the maintenance of their power
over the people.
This manifesto further accuses the gov
eminent OF betrsying the fatherland by in
yoking the aid OF the German and Austrian
troops The people are. therefore. urged TO
remove the local authority everywhere, to
repIace II with men elected by themselves
and to confiscate all state funds. The troops
also must conform to the orders OF those
elected by the people. The workmen in the
towns. the peasantry and all toilers must.
In conjunction with the troops, seize the HID
erty and take the land which the govern
ment has denied them. The land thus pos
sessed must be handed over to the popular
ly elected local authorities pending the eiab-
grafton of new land law.
The manifesto calls for elections on the
basis of universal suffrage. and concludes
with the words:
.Down with the government and the en-
perorl Long live the dear and free Russian
people!"
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sritish Penny Postage Problem.

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Der of parliament for Canterbury and father
of the Imperial penny postage" idea, has
addressed a letter to Chancellor OF the Ex-
cheauer Asquith and Postmaster General
Buxton at London offering 10 provide an ac-
ceptahle bank guarantee to cover the loss
IN revenue for the first three years which
may follow the adoption of penny postage
between Great Britain and America II the
government viii appoint committee to In
vestigate and report on such probable loss
Postmaster General Buxton replied that the
government could not see Its way to accept
Ing private donations for such . purpose.
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