The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-09-07
DEATH Of NEIGH EDITOR
JAMES r, CARY SUccUMBED AT
HIS HOME YESTERDAY.
BENEFIT GAME OF BASE BALL


Neigh and Stanton, Receipts to Go
to Fosbere, Who Broke His Ankle
At Albion on July the Fourth
Neigh, Neb, Sept. Especial to
The News: James X. Cary died at
his home in this city yesterday after
noon at 5:25. With the exception of
his youngest son, the entire family was
present at the time of his death.
Mr. Cary was born in Saratoga
county, New York, October 10, 1881.
He was decended from Quaker parent
and early in life engaged in school
teaching for time on Long Island
and afterwards in the suburbs of Gin
cinnati, Ohio. Relinquishing teaching
he entered the University of Michigan,
graduating in the class of 1859. In
1867 he published a monthly magazine
in Chicago, Ills, devoted to emigration
interests, called Iowa in 1867" He
next located in Des Moines, Iowa, in
the employ of Ret. Clarkson of the
State Register, serving for a time as
legislative reporter for that paper
When the C. & N. w. r. X. built into
Nebraska, and laid out the town of
Blair in the fall of 1871, he located
in the new town and engaged in the
nursery business.
While living in Blair he was appoint
ed lecturer and organizer of Good
Templer lodges. While serving in this
capacity he travelled over the entire
states of Nebraska, Colorado, Wyom-
ing and Utah. In the fall of 1874 he
was married at West Point, Neb., to
Miss Mary Mathews. To this union
were born three children who with
the mother survive him. After marri
age he located on farm near Beemer
and engaged in farming and sheep
raising. In May, 1887, he purchased
the Neigh Republican. He changed
the name of the paper to the Antelope
Tribune, and ran it as prohibition
sheet. In March, 1898, he purchased
The Yoeman of T. H. Pollock, and
then discontinued the publication of
the Tribune, and devoted his entire
time and energy to the dissemination
of populism. In the early part of 1905
he sold the Yoeman to Maurice Nc
Dermutti. He next devoted his at
tention to the local telephone business,
being general manager of the North
ern Antelope Telephone company,
No arrangements as yet have been
made for the funeral services.
Base Ball Game.
A game of base ball has been ar
ranged to take place at Oakdale on
Thursday, September 10, between Ne
light and Stanton. This is to be a
benefit game for Carl Fosberg, who
fractured his ankle during the Neigh
Albion game July 4. The entire pro-
ceeds, it is reported will go to him
Old Settlers Picnic.
The old settlers and soldiers picnic
opens tomorrow at Riverside park for
gram for the first day is: 900 a. IN.
to 2:30 D. m, going into camp; 800
p. M, address of welcome by Mayor
| j. C. Jenkins; 400 p. M, short
speeches by old settlers and soldiers;
1880 p. m, address by Charles H.
Kelsey; 500 p. m, ladies quartet;
cornert solo, Mrs. Shenefeldt; recita-
ton, Miss Melick; violin oslo, Miss
McDougal; vocal solo, Mrs. Myrta
| Conger.
School Opens.
The Neigh public schools opened
today with the following teachers for
the ensuing year: w. n. Stevenson,
superintendent; Miss Ethelwyn Hand,
assistant high school; Miss Edith
Field, assistant high school; Burt B.
Butler, grammar room; Eunice Rich
ardson, fourth room; Edith Jones,
third ROOM Maud Johnson, second
room; Ethel Burlew, kindergarten
Grace Warner, supply.
College Term Begins.
Gates academy opens Tuesday morn
ing upon the second quarter century
of the history with a strong purpose
to give to the people of this part OF
the state all the advantages of the
New England Christian academy. The
following are the instructors for 1906
and 1907: j. E. Taylor, principal +;
instructor in Greek and history, Miss
E. Sue Cooper, preceptress; instructor
in latin and normal training, Miss Ma
bel A. Ellis; instructor in English and
German, A. W. Medlar; principal of
business department, and instructor
in mathematics and the sciences, Max
F. l.. Mccullough; director of the
school of music, Miss Cora Morsch
instructor in shorthand and typewrit-
ing, Miss Mabel Ellis; librarian, Mrs
Cora Congdon, matTon.
The applications granted by Judge
j. F. Boyd to become naturalized eiti-
zens of the United States were: Colt.
fried Wilmer, Fred Ritter, August
Christensen, Emanuel Bossard, Ernest
Bossard Knut Melby and Peter Nor
den, all of Antelope county.