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The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-07-06
ARRESTED IN SIOUX CITY.
Man Charged With Cheating Norfolk
Junk Dealer, is in Jail.


Sheriff ]. ]. Clements has just re-
turned from Sioux City, where he ar
rested T. Epstein, fugitive from JUS
tice. He is now waiting for County
Attorney Jack Koenigstein to make
out requisition papers, so as to bring
Epstein here.
1t is said that Epstein, few weeks
ago went to Spencer, Neb., and gath
cred big lot of junk at that place,
then he prepared it for shipment to
Norfolk.
He is alleged to have secured the
bill of lading and before the shipment,
took the passenger and came to Nor
folk. He then went to Max Venger,
who is proprietor of the junk house
here and, it is said, sold the goods
that were coming from Spencer to Mr..
Venger, representing them to be cop
per, lead, zinc and old iron. Venger
paid him $50 for the lot and the bills
of lading. When the junk came Ven
ger went over to examine it before
sending it to Omaha and claiming to
have found that about three-fourths
of it was rock.
Venger then let Sheriff Clements
know of the matter and it was found
that Epstein had gone to Sioux City.
Venger found that there was only
about SIS worth of good copper, ETC.,
in the bunch.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-07-06
LFrom sntnrdnN,a nnlIy-l

While no extraordinary function has
characterized the past week In a social
way, yet there have been a number of
small affairs In town to- break the mo.
notony of the hot days. Young people
have returned from college aud this
set has tended to onliycn things dur,
Ing the past few days Guests In town
have been hOnOrCd with few parties
of various sorts, nj which companies
of young people were entertained A
few ladies have given informal affairs
during the afternoons, and the Juno
bride has still held an important part
of the stage. good many Norfolk
people have taken to their summer
camping resorts, and II few are pre-.
pairing to leave for trips Next week
the Fourth of July will ovorshadow all
else. The nrcmcn will give big pic.
mic here, some viii 80 to other towns
and many will picnic, gathering in the
evening for fireworks, at lawns about
town
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-07-06
MICKEY IS CONSIDERING.
GOVERNOR HAS NOT VET AN.
NouNcED DECISION.
MAY NAME YOUNG AND OSBORN

II is Reported That Dr. Young, For
merly Assistant Superintendent
Here, and Or. Frank Osborn Of or.
folk, viii Get Places.
Lincoln, July 3.-Thc Norfolk asy.
lum matter has not been settled.
Steward Peters will send the governor
some correspondence and some vouch.
ers. After that Governor Mickey will
announce his decision. 1t is expected
that he will try to remove the two
men. II Is also expected that they
supreme court the men probably
would hold on during the remainder
of Governor Mickeys term.
DR.. Nicholson, assistant superin.
tendent, came before the board. He
stood by his recent letter, In which
he declared all was not well. Steward
Peters was questioned concerning
some vouchers and an alleged dis.
crepancy in the cash fund. He agreed
to send the vouchers to Governor
Mickey.
The voucher matter the state board
overlooked when probing the case of
DR.. Alden and his assistant. 1t is said
that Dr. Young of Lincoln and DR..
Osborn of Beatrice will be named to
succeed Alden and Nicholson. DR..
Alden ignored the request of Govern.
or Mickey. He refused to answer
either by attorney or in person.
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NOT THE JOB HE CARES FOR.
Or. Nicholson, Reputation Clear, is
WILLING to Step Out.

Lincoln correspondence in Omaha
Bee: What the governor said to
Nicholson and to Peters is a matter
mostly of speculation and what the an
swers of the two men were is also
speculation, because the meeting was
executive and the press representa-
tiyes were forbidden to pass the por-
tails into the chamber where the meet
ing was held.
At the conclusion of the meeting DR..
Nicholson said he informed the gov
ernor the testimony, so far as he was
concerned, is all in, and therefore he
had no further defense to make and
no further statement for the executive
ears That was all there was to the
meeting, he said, except the governor
announced he would take the matter
under advisement.
Just previous to the meeting a tele-
phone message was received by the
governor from Norfolk asking If DR..
Nicholson had resigned. To reporters
DR.. Nicholson said:
81 don't care anything about the
place at Norfolk, but do care some
thing about my reputation, and that
is the reason | asked for an investiga-
ton. l have daughter who is i'll and
have been trying to get away to Min
nesota with her to have an operation
performed, but did not want to leave
until this case is settled. 1t is prob
able someone thought in order to take
my daughter away l would resign ra-
ther than be delayed longer"
During the talk Dr. Nicholson init
mated if his reputation was cleared he
might resign later and not attempt to
hold onto the position.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-07-06
STORY OF BILLY THE BEAR
FRoNTlERsMAN FROM cHADRoN
TELLS OF HIS NAME.
BUFFALO BILL DUBBED HIM

Tells How He Was Frozen in the Biz.
zard-With No Fingers, He is Able
to Write a Fine Hand and Operate
Typewriter CIeverIy.
|. j. f. Jaeger of Chadron, who has
been attending the state meeting of
the Eagles, held at South Omaha,
stopped off in Norfolk by the invita-.
tion of the Norfolk aerie No. 357
Mr.. Jaeger, otherwise known as "Bil-
ly the Bear" is a very remarkable
character. He has managed for some
twenty.three years to live without fin
gers or feet. In January of the year
1883, when he was prominent ranch
man and cattlemau of western Ne
braska and Wyoming, he was caught
in a blizzard near Rock Creek Wyo.,
and remained out in the storm for
four days and a half, when he man
aged to get to ranch. His limbs,
hands and ears were frozen solid and
had to be amputated.
Billy the Bear" writes a fine hand
and can operate a typewriter very
well with his thumbs, which were
saved and did not have to be ampu-
tated
Before becoming a ranchman he
took the part of the bear in Kiralfy's
"Snowfakke," which was then play
ing in San Francisco. While playing
at the Grand theater Colonel w. F.
Cody, who was about to open his play,
"The Red Right Hand" at the Bush
theater, went to his play and it hap
pened that, on being killed in his bear
act BILLY" had rolled too far out to-
ward the footlights., After this the
curtain was to descend. A stagehand
called to him to rail- back-so he gave
a shiver and rolled back. This made
a great hit
Cody was impressed and after the
play, went to see Jaeger, which ended
in Cody's hiring him.
Then it happened that when Gen.
Mcdowell was visiting Cody in Cali
fornia and as they drove up to the
theater the colonel asked for BILLY"
Billy Murelock?" asked the stage
hand. "No, Billy the Bear" And to
this day he is called Billy the Bear"
Mr.. Jaeger is the proprietor of a
cigar store and billiard hall in Chad
ron. He was elected state treasurer
of the Eagles and delegate to the ma
tional council at Milwaukee, as also
is ]. H. Conley of Norfolk.
While here Mr.. Jaeger has been a
guest of j. H. Conley, E. B. Kauff-
mann, P. NJ. Barrett and Frank Car
rick.
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since his speech to the old soldiers at
Milford, published in the Journal.
where he took a strong stand for rail.
road regulation, endorsed the national
administration, and said that while
some might fail in the performance of
duty, he had faith that In the end the
republican party would select men
who will do their duty and protect the
people from the rapacity of the corpo.
rations, the question has been voiced
by many who do not ordinarily take
great interest in matters political
Should a deadlock result In the con.
yenti0n over Brown and Rosewater,
or should the fight grow so bitter that
"a compromise would be desirable, It
is believed that the governor hopes to
be remembered.
Immediately after the announce
ment was made that Governor Mickey
would remove to Omaha at the close
Of his term the Journal quoted a poll
tician who expressed the belief that
Governor Mickey thought Omaha
would be a good place of residence in
case political lightning should strike,
in view of the outlook for n delegation
from Douglas county that may be di-
vided on the question of senator. At
tention was called at that time to the
fact that Governor Mickey is not en-
tirely satisfied that Edward Rosewater
has been taking his usual firm stand
in favor of the people as against the
cOrnOratiOnS.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-07-06
THE JAILBREAkERS.
Grand Island Officer for the Union Pa
clfc TeIeuraphs.

A telegram was received at the Un-
ion Pacific railroad station here this
morning from Grand Island, asking
for a description of the five men who
broke jail here. 1t is possible that
the gang may have gone in that direc-
tion.
Nothing has been done to apprehend
the fugitives and there is no charge
that could be placed against them, so
far as is known, excepting that Of Jail
breaking. 1t has been suggested by
a Norfolk man that it would be good
plan to arrest the fellows, If possible,
and give them the limit for this Of
fense, in order to teach the "profesh"
that Norfolk is a bad place to work in.
The telegram came from a special
officer of the Union Pacific,
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-07-06
A CASH NINE INCHES LONG
The Neigh Boy, Wounded by Prema-
ture Explosion of Fourth of July
PoMder

Neigh, Neb., July Especial to The
News: DR.. Conery, the attending ply
sician of Joe Dewitt, who was injured
last Saturday in firing quantity of
powder under a can, reports that his
patient is getting along as we'll as
could be expected, although he has a
cut nine inches long on his right arm
from the shoulder down and a cut on
his first finger on the left hand. How
the latter could have been obtained
is a mystery, not only to the patient
but to the doctor in attendance, as
the full charge had taken place on
his right side.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-07-06
Personals.

Miss Edith Barrett and Miss Erna
evening party at the home Of Miss
Wilde, 602 Park avenue, July 5. The
invitations were unique, with fire.
crackers daintily drawn on the cards.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Pilger returned
to their home in Madison yesterday,
after a visit to Camp Davenport.
Mrs. C. f, Burnham and daughter,
Miss Burnham, returned last night
from an extended visit in Iowa.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-07-06
SAY MICKEY is CANDIDATE.
State Journal Believes This Paper Was
Right in Its Statement.

Commenting on an editorial that ap-
peared in these columns some time
ago, in which it was ventured that
Governor Mickey has hopes of becom-
ing a senatorial candidate and that
this is one of the real reasons why he
will make a speech-making tour, the
State Journal says:
Is Governor Mickey in training for
the senatorial race? Despite his oft
repeated statements to the contrary
for several weeks this question has
been in the minds of politicians, but
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-07-06
Wants a Building.

Wayne Herald: Wayne is in line
for a government building, and those
who know Judge Boyd, candidate to
succeed Congressman Mccarthy, be-
lieve he is a man capable of going af-
ter and winning such prizes.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-07-06
Pleasures of the Week.

Miss Kathryn Shaw and Miss Eva
Carpenter entertained a company of
twenty-four young ladies at 1880 break
fast Tuesday morning in honor of their
guests, Miss Ryan of Neigh and Miss
Scace of Wayne. The breakfast,
which was a delightful treat, was
served daintily in three courses. Dec
orations were in pink and white. Az
ter the breakfast the guests enjoyed
an informal program of music and a
jolly social time such as girls alone
know how to enjoy. Among the guests
were two Norfolk June brides-Mrs
Nicola and Mrs. Hall.
NIro ID II Co1tar aptartoipad IN
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-07-06
Cleared of Charues.

Spencer Advocate: DR.. Alden of
the Norfolk asylum for the insane was
cleared of his charges of cruelty to
inmates by the state board of public
lands and buildings. His assistant,
however, was proven guilty of causing
dissension and trouble. Other en-
ployes who were in the mixup were
fired and now peace and proper con-
duct of affairs will reign, we trust.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-07-06
More Hail in Knox.

A special from Creighton says that
another hailstorm struck Knox county,
ten miles north of Creighton, doing
doing some damage, though not so
much as the one last week
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-07-06
oakdaIe Wins Over NeIiah.

Oakdale, Neb., July Especial to
The News: The Neigh base ball team
was down yesterday afternoon and
was defeated by score Of 15 to in
favor Of Oakdale.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-07-06
Blaze in Kaufman Bakery Was Dis
covered at Noon.

covered at Noon.
A fire that might have resulted dis
astrously started at midnight in the
roof above the oven Of the Kaufman
bakery. 1t was discovered in time to
give the alarm to Chief Kern and 9th
er Eagles who were fortuntely in the
Eagle club rooms, near the fire. They
got a hose cart from the city fire
house, connected with the fire hydrant
at the Fourth street corner and put
out the fire. No alarm was turned in.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-07-06
Making improvements.

Making improvements.
c. F. w. Marquardt is repapering his
optical rooms.
w. A. Emery is placing fresh coat
of paint on his office and otherwise
improving it.
EAGLES PUT OUT A FIRE.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-07-06
Weddings
LuncheonS
InformalS
Visitors in Town
Social Events
eseS of Norfolk

'N'H uOH'O INUlCS nv DflugC WhiStS on
Monday afternoon In honor of Mrs. ].
s., lIuttorHcld Of Chicago Light re.
treatments were served at the close
.of the gamos. Mrs A. j. Durland
m1dc the high score ana was present
ed with pretty bunch of sweet peas.
Miss Kathleen lBuns very pleasantly
entertained u few Of her friends
"Wednesday evening In honor of Miss
Ruth Norris Of Sioux city Those in
NIlod were Ruth Norris, Lois Gibson,
Nellie bridge Lucille Tracy. Mary
Odiornc and Ncda Loomis of Mime.
npolis, and Harlan Johnson. Archie
Cow Boyd Blahcman, Spencer But.
torIlcld, Ralph Luikart and Sam Frs
kline
Mrs, =. f, Bell very pleasantly en-.
lortainCd few friends ut dinner
Onrty in honor of the Misses Bronze
Of Butte. Mont, on Wednesday even
ing. 4 delicious 1--WE course dinner
was served and the evening was
thoroughly enjoyed by all present.
Those present were the Misses Bronze,
Misses Eta and Josephine Durland,
Miss DortCh ana Miss Lizzie Rccs.
Mrs j, B, Maynard entertained last
night in honor of the birthday of Miss
May Durand, A delicious dinner was
served. Those present were Misses
May Durland, Edna Stafford, Laura
Durland Fannie Norton, Nina Walker,
Kathryn Shaw, and Nina Ryan of Ne
ligh; and Mcssrs. l.. u. Pascwalk.
Fritz Asmus, j. Earle Harper, l.. Scho-
field, julius HUFF and Ernest Bridge
of Mt Vernon, S. -.
Miss Eva Carpenter entertained a
small company of friends Wednesday
evening in honor of Miss Scace Of
Wayne The evening was spent In
lifIcrcnt amuscmCnts, after which de-
liCiOus refreshments were served.
On the occasion of their first we'd
ding anniversary, which came on
Thursday of this week, Mr. and Mrs.
Wynn Rainbolt very delightfully."- en-
tcrtancd at n family dinner in their
homo on KOonigstcn avenue. Those
present were Mr.. and Mrs N. A. Rain
bolt Mr. and Mrs j. G. S. Wells Mrs.
Deuel. Miss Louise Wells, Mr. and
Mrs c. II. Reynolds, Miss Helen Rey-
nOlds.
One Of the pleasant informal affairs
90
which was pcrpotratcd by few ladies'
upon Mrs. Sol G. Mayer at her bcauti-
ful home ON Norfolk avenue yesterday.
The guests brought dainty things to
eat, and the afternoon was spent at
cards Mrs. A. Bear won at five hun
drcd. The all-cut prize was a novel
thing in the way Of prizes, II was won
first by Mrs. Wells, who had no place
in the house to put IT, Next it was
won by Miss Helen Bridge, who like
wise turned 1t back. Mrs. w. N. Huse
won the third cut and kept the prize.
A pleasant surprise party was per-
petrated upon Mrs. j. Baum yesterday
afternoon by few friends Those
who were invited to the afternoon,
which was entirely informal, were
Mrs. II. f. Warrick, Mrs. f. p. Wealth
erby, Mrs. II. r. Holden, Mrs. W. II.
Bridge, Mrs. ID. Baum, Mrs. G. c. Cow,
Mrs. E. Il. Gillette, Mrs J. X Boas
and Mrs. Il. A. Bullock. The ladies
took suppers with them. Euchre was
the pleasure-feature Mrs. Cow win
ming the high score.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-07-06

"The owner has one house - the
renter a thousand" If you are a rent
er are ycI living in the best of your
Thousand houses?" Some of the 9th.
ers may be ready for you Look at
the ads.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-07-06
A Fine Bow,

A fine boy was born at the home OF
Mr. and Mrs. e. w. Stansbury this
morning.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-07-06

Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock the
wedding of Miss Ethelwyn Wiley to
John H. Baugh of Blair, Neb, was Gel
ebrated at the home of the brides pa
rents at 214 North Tenth street, Rev.
d. X. Tyndall officiating, assisted by
Rev. d. b. Mclaughlin Miss Daisy
Chambers of Hastings presided at the
piano. About twenty of the immed-
ate friends Of the family were present
to witness the ceremony.
A bounteous supper was served to
the guests Immediately after congrat-
ulations were over. The wedding GER
emony was beautifully and impress
sively performed by DR.. Tyndall.
The bride recently moved to this
city with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Sherman Wiley, from Hastings, Neb.
where she has many warm friends
The parlors of the family home were
beautifully decorated with roses, peo-
MES and ferns.
The bride was tastefully gowned in
white net over white silk and trimmed
y
roses. The bridesmaid. Miss Cora
Baugh Of Hastings, was dressed in
pink silk and carried bouquet of car
nations.
The groom and best man, Lloyd Fink
Of Hastings, were dressed in conven.
tional black.
The bride was member OF the
class Of 1905, Hastings high school,
The groom is a graduate Of the High
school Of Juniata, Neb., and the Iii.
nois College of Photography at Ef
fingham, H., and is now located at
Blair, where they will make their new
home.
Friends wish for the happy pair a
future OF unclouded welded bliss and
abundant business success in their new
home
The bride was substantially remem-
bered by her friends in the many
beautiful and useful presents received.
Those present were Mrs. S. ]. Cham
bers, Miss Daisy Chambers, Lloyd
Fink and Cora Baugh of Hastings;
Miss Elsie Pittinger of York: Mr.. and
Mrs. d. B. Mclaughlin, Mr.. and Mrs.
c. S. Hayes, Beulah Hayes, Mr.. and
Mrs. S. F. Erskine, Sam Erskine, Mrs.
C. S. A. Bargelt, Or. and Mrs. Tyn-
King of Vinton, Iowa, grandmother of
the bride, and Miss Grace Krasne OF
Fullerton, Neb.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-07-06
Weddlnus.

On Wednesday morning mt st. Paul's
Lutheran church, was celebrated one
of the most largely attended and i'm
pOrtant weddings of the season among
the young people of that congregation,
when Miss Minnie Ransch. daughter
of Henry Raasch, became the bride Of
Robert Leu. The wedding took place
at II o'clock In the church. the pastor,
Rev. Mr.. witt, performing the cero-
mony. Among the young people who
stood up with the bride and groom
were Ernest and Emma Raasch, Louis
Hille, Otto Kaun, Clara Raasch and
Miss Leu.
After the wedding very large and
happy hochzeit celebration took place
at the home of the brides parents, two
miles west of the city. There were
ffty-four families invited for the affair,
all of them being guests for dinner
Wednesday noon, supper that night,
lunch at midnight and breakfast next
morning. The young couple will live
on farm two miles west Of Hadar.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-07-06

A number of Norfolk friends were
present at the marriage of Gustavc
Deck to Miss Laura Wilson, in the
home of the brides parents near Hos
kins, on Wednesday Of this week. The
bride and groom are well known young
people in that community, and will re-
side on a farm near there. A pleasant
wedding celebration followed the cere-
mony Among the Norfolk people
present were Mr.. and Mrs ID. Baum
and Mr. and Mrs. j. Baum and son,
Edwin
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-07-06

Miss Eva Carpenter entertained
small company of friends Wednesday
evening in honor of Miss Scace OF
Wayne. The evening was spent In
lii'crcnt amusemcnts, after which de-
IiCious refreshments were served.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-07-06

Mrs. P. H. salter entertained an
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1906-04-07
AWAITING THE ANSWER
To Their Offer to Arbitrate, the Strik-
ing Miners Will Make no Move
Until Monday

New York, April Pending the
consideration by the anthracite opera
tors Of the offer of the mine workers
Of the East Pennsylvania district to
arbitrate, the coal workers will make
no move and will simply wait until
Monday for the mine owners reply.
The operators are busily engaged on
the miners proposition. While they
have practically agreed as to how
they shall meet the offer, they will not
draw up a formal answer until the
members of the subcommittee have
consulted all the interests involved.
The sentiment Of the subcommittee Of
the operators is distinctly against the
acceptance of the miners offer, at
least in its present shape.
The scale committee of miners held a
brief session yesterday and took up
the situation in the anthracite fields
After the meeting most of the mem
beTs returned to their homes, where
they will meet the presidents of the
local unions in their respective dis
tricts to receive the reports of the 10
cal conditions.
Mitchell will remain here while the
operators are considering the miners
offer. The meeting of the
executive board of the
Miners union, set for next Tuesday at
Indianapolis, has been postponed for
week because Of MitchelIs inability to
be present.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1906-04-07
BRILLIANT EVENT
At BELIEVER
Closing Exercises of the School Wit
messed by Large and Highly
AppreeiatiVe Audience

The closing school exercises at
Belleview last night was a trump of
interest. The town hall, the only one
OF its kind that we know of in Ma
rion county suitable for such exercises,
with stage, wings. communicating
doors and passageways, curtains, etc,
was filed TO repletion, all eager to see
and hear the little ones and larger
youths step their PAGES on the stage
and speak their pieces, which, in every
instance, was we'll done. Prof. P. Will
son Green, who for seven continuous
years has welded the rod and straight
ened the child. stood at the head and
was master Of ceremonies. ably assist
ed by his accomplished co-worker,
Miss Rinvohl, Of Starke.
The exercises began sharply at and
closed at II o'clock, and not a dull mo-
ment in those hours. for fun, frOlic
rhyme and reason sOlaced the passing
minutes. and be it said to the credit
Of the little ones in arms. they enjoy
ed ii all, and at times clapped their
little hands and laughed their gleeful
mirth at the appropriate and correct
period.
Rev. Dean invoked the divine bless
ing in a most touching and eloquent
prayer. Then followed the program
after Professor Wilson made the an
nOuncement that at today's picnic the
ladies at the head of the aid societies
Of the respective churches, Mrs. Wash
burn for the MethOdists and Mrs.
Frank Pelot for the Baptists, would
serve ice cream and cake, the proceeds
to go 10 the relief of Mr.. Robert Fore.
now in the Ocala hospital with a bullet
hole in his left leg and a bullet in his
knee joint. This was received with
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1906-04-07
BUILDINGS Will BE READY
For the State University of Florida al
Gainesville

W. T. Hadlow. president Of the w. T.
Hadlow Company. contractors, of
Jacksonville, who is in Gainesville
temporarily experimenting the work
Of erecting the university buildings,
states that progress on the buildings
is very encouraging, and that the two
buildings specified in the contract
could be completed in ample time for
the opening of the university.
The contract specifies that both
buildings must be completed on or be-
fore September 1st of the present year.
Mr. Hadlow states that the contract
will be carried out if it becomes neces-
sary TO put on a force both night and
day