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The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-03-08
NO INQUEST WAS HELD
Coroner Kindred Considered Further
Investigation Unnecessary Expense.

Investigation Unnecessary Expense.
No inquest was held over the body
of August Lindner found Friday noon
with bullet hole in the head, in the
little rented home on South Fifth
street. Coroner II. l.. Kindred arrived
in Norfolk from Meadow Grove Satur
day morning. A review of the evil
dence collected by County Attorney
Jack Koenigsten showed the coroner
that an inquest was unnecessary.
Coroner Kindred said; "It seems
simple case of suicide, the old story
of loneliness producing temporary in
sanity. The man was without money
foul play. An inquest would be an
unnecessary expense" DR.. Kindred
returned to Meadow Grove at 1870
o'clock Saturday afternoon.
An investigation Saturday morning
showed that August Lindner held a
certificate of deposit for $40 placed in
the Citizens National bank. This with
the few household articles used by the
old man in his simple life constitutes
the estate of the deceased. The mon
ey will be used to defray the expenses
attached to burial Owing to the small
sum involved the estate will be closed
up without recourse to the courts.
August Lindner was buried at 4
O'Clock Saturday afternoon from the
rooms of Sessions e. Bell.
Interment will be made in the new
Lutheran cemetery northwest of the
city.
The deceased, widower, is survived
by son, Otto Lindner, a former en-
ploye at the roundhouse at Norfolk
Junction, and a daughter, Mrs. Mary
Farenholz, living five miles east of
the city.
No new facts have come to light in
regard to the suicide, thought to have
taken place Wednesday night Lind.
ner was oppressed by loneliness and
brooded over his lack of financial pros
perity. A few years ago he owned a
forty acres of northeast Nebraska
farm land, which he sold for 81 900.
Poor land purchases caused this mon.
ey to fast disappear Lindner was
siXty-two years old and had lived in
Norfolk for two years, coming here
from farm near Warnerville.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-03-08
THE CROSSING SITUATION.
A Farmer Thinks at Least One Free
Street Should be Left.

Norfolk, Neb., Feb. %. Editor
News: In regard to the union depot
proposition, which is being agitated at
the present time, l wish to call atten.
ton to the condition of the crossings
over the Union Pacific and Chicago
& Northwestern lines between the
east and west sides. There is and will
be imminent danger to teams crossing
over the railroad tracks on Norfolk
avenue, by reason of the location of
sidetracks and the fact that this por-
ton of the yards is used to make up
trains, and the danger of flying cars
which are shot from the south into
the various switches terminate in or
near the street. In the new sidetracks
recently added there has been no rem
edy but the danger is more threaten
ing. In driving toward the west on
this avenue the shooting engine is
often behind the Office of C. w.
Braasch, thus imperiling the driving
public. People living south of the
Elkhorn who cross on Thirteenth
street bridge, and those living on ev-
cry IOdu anu JnOTOuSnldTe on Jne west
side and west and northwest of the
city, and from the Pierce and Hadar
roads all cross the railroad tracks on
Norfolk avenue.
Suppose we try Madison avenue:
Driving from the west on Madison av-
enue the foundry entirely excludes the
view of many of the switching or pass
ing engines. There the Union Pacific
and Northwestern tracks are probably
forty to fifty feet apart. An engine
emerging from the north may be com
ing on either track, and the driver is
up against it again.
From the brick yard to the east the
low ground is often impossible in the
spring and there is no relief there.
Practically the only safe crossing at
the present time between the east and
west sides, is Phillip avenue, and an
effort Is to be made to close that to
public use and give 1t over to the rail
road for the purpose of erecting de-
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-03-08
CLUB ROOM FOR YOUNG MEN.
Plan is Suggested as Place for Young
Men to Spend the EVENINGS.

The Mems club held a pleasant
meeting in the parlors of the Congre-
gational church Saturday evening. A
number of students from the business
college were present at the meeting
as the guests of the club. An infor-
NAL program was arranged for the
evening. AS part of this program
d. B. Huston addressed the club. Mr..
Huston spoke in favor of the estab.
lishment in Norfolk of club rooms
where young men could spend their
leisure hours. While the sentiment of
the club members has been favorable
to such plans no steps have ever been
taken looking to their practical realiza-
ton. During the meeting Saturday
evening light refreshments were
served.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-03-08
WHERE is MlLLER2
All Efforts Fail to Find Man Who
Robbed Aued Holt County Man

Robbed Aged Holt County Man.
O'Ncill Frontier: The public has
rather tlattcrcd itself that with tcle-
phones strung the country over It was
going to be next to impossible for
robbers to get away when job was
pulled off, The experience in the case
OF Fred Miller, who IL wanted for a
$1,000 robbery In Emmett township
shows that dopravcd cunning can de-
wise plans to escape apprehension even
when chances of escape are reduced
to the minimum. Miller has not been
located and doubts are entertained II
he ever will be. His disappearance
seems To be AS complete as II he had
sunk into the earth. No one has been
found who saw the man after he left
the FrCid place on tn" morning Of
February ~ with the cattle. He rode
from Emmett nearly to Stuart in broad
daylight without a person on the route
seeing him; or at least all indications
are that he did, The horse was found
grazing ON the prairie not far out from
stuart but no sign of the rider can be
discovered. His plans of escape were
evidently well laid and a hiding place
made sure.
What has become of Miller?
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-03-08
ANTI.HoRsETHIEF MEETING.
Two Men Delegated to Go West and
North, Increasing Membership.

The executive committee of the an
ti-horsethief association held a meet
ing in Norfolk and laid out cam
paign to increase the membership.
Adrian Craig was delegated TO go west
as far as Chadron to urge various
towns to organize, and Mr.. Rhodes
was delegated To 90 north TO Bone
steel, There are now coo members in
the association and after April l there
will be $1,l00 in the treasury.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-03-08
SURVEYING GREGORY.
Town Board on Rosebud is Having the
Townsite Re. SURVEYED

Gregory Advocate: The town board
has secured the services of Samuel
Chiffon, county surveyor of Burke, to
make a new survey of the town.
When the town was laid out it was
supposed to have been surveyed, but
1t seems that the entire town was new
er surveyed, only the principle streets
and this very inaccurate. Many of the
corner stakes have been lost and ex-
act location of corners is not known.
However, this will not cause any in
convenience on the residence portion
as there are no buildings on the lines.
The streets in Gregory are 100 feet
wide, but Main street is narrow by
about six inches, the buildings on Ell.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-03-08
GOULD GET FACTORIES
SMALL CITIES PREFERRED BY
MANUFACTURERS TO-DAY.
RAILROADS HELPING TOWNS
Norfolk Could, by Enlistlng co.opera-
ton Of Railroads Entering the City,
Secure Various Industries, Accord.
ing to Conve ntion Delegate.

Norfolk coulu get any number of
manufacturing industries located here
which would employ. scores of girls
the year around if the business inter.
ests of this city would take up active
ly the matter of enlisting cooperation
from the railroads entering the city,
according to G.. d. Butteriield who
attended the association of CONNER
cial clubs at Lincoln as delegate from
the small towns industrial possibl-
tiles with w. II. Manss, Industrial
commissioner for the Burlington rail-
road.
Mr.. Manss stated that during the
past year he had located 143 factories
in small towns along the Burlington
lines. There are two particular rea-
sons which are making it easy for the
small town to get manufacturing indus
tries today, and Norfolk has already
benefited in this way from these rea-
sons.
Cheaper Rent, Labor Question.
In the first place rent for buildings
in the small town is decidedly less
than rent in the city. Rent for a fac
tory building in Norfolk is decidedly
less than rent for the same building
in Omaha.
And in the second place the facto-
ries are being driven from city to
country because labor matters are so
much more peaceably and easily ad-
justed in the small town.
Mr.. Manss is locating factories only
in Burlington towns. But Norfolk has
three railroads and they are equipped
with industrial commissioners.
Could Cooperate With Them.
Mr.. Butterfield believes that Norfolk
business interests could not only af-
ford to seek cooperation with these
industrial commissions, but he be-
lieves further that the city can not
afford not to go after some of these
industries.
The Northwestern railroad company
maintains this same sort of an indus
trial commission in Chicago, which
would unquestionably be glad to CO.
operate with Norfolk if cooperation
III IilS Ildlltl WSlt ShltHucu dlSO lIOHl
this end of the line. The Union Pacific
also maintains this sort of a commits
sion and gets out pamphlets advertis-
ing the towns and their inducements
for factories. The Northwestern re-
Gently issued $4,000 pamphlets giving
fattering account of Sioux City.
This, Mr.. Butterfield considers, is
but one of the many reasons why it
would pay Norfolk business interests
to seek to cooperate with the rail
roads of this city for the upbulding
of this city, this part of the country
and the railroad business. He be-
lieves that harmonious cooperation,
instead of an antagonistic friction,
should be adopted by Norfolk if the
city's welfare is to be considered. i
Sewing Industries Available.
Mr.. Manss spoke to Mr.. Butterfield
of the possibilities of securing for
small towns various industrial indus
tries which produce garments made on
sewing machines. Sunbonnets, aprons,
gloves, ETC., were mentiond as avail |
able.
This was one of the several good |
ideas that were brought back to Nor |
folk from the state meeting of Com
mercial clubs by Mr.. Butterfield.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-03-08
Mrs. Geo. w, Myers,

Neigh, Neb., March Especial to
The News: Mrs. George w. Myers,
one of the Oldest residents of Neigh,
died at her home in this city yesterday
morning after an illness of several
months. Funeral services have been
arranged for Sunday afternoon at 8
O'Clock at the Congregational church.
The deceased leaves a husband, three
daughters and a son to mourn her loss.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-03-08
THE DEATH RECORD.
Geo. p. Moore,

Butte, Neb., March Especial to
The News: Geo. P. Moore, a prosper
GUS farmer living about three miles
west of Butte died Friday morning.
The funeral will be held in Butte Sun
day morning from the M. E. church.
He leaves a wife and several children.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-03-08
HAD BEEN DEAD TWO DAYS
SUICIDE OF AUGUST LlNDNER is
DISCOVERED.
LONELINESS WAS HIS MOTIVE
Reclining In Chair In His House, a
Bullet Hole In His Right Temple
and a Revolver Under His Chair,
Victim Is Found.

victim Is Found.
The suicide of August LIndncr. n
man who lived alone in II little house
ON South Filth street, was brought Ia
light shortly before noon The mans
dead body, with bullet hole i'm his
right temple and revolver under.
ncath his chair, was found reclining
IN chair near a front window in his
house, He was found by William
Mas, neighbour, who went to the
house to learn what had detained Mr..
l.indner from his work up town for
two mornings.
Coroner Kindred was notified by tel.
ephone and said he would arrive In
Norfolk Saturday morning to hold nm
inquest. The house was locked by
County Attorney Jack Koenigstcin,
pending the inquest
Mr. Lindner was about fifty.iiye
years of age and was employed as
janitor In the John Woldenfeller sa-
loon. He generally came to the place
each morning at an early hour to clean
up. He did not appear Thursday
morning nor Friday morning and ed
Bcnnng asked his fathcrin-law, Mr..
Mas, to so to the house and nvcsti-
gate
Probably Suicided Wednesday,
1t was apparent that the dead man
had killed himself probably Wedncs-
day night He was last seen Woducs-
day afternoon when he called at the
Mas home for milk At that time he
seemed cheerful and said he must go
home to do his washing.
Unmarked snow on the doorstep
gave signs that nobody had been in
or out since Wednesday night. The
rear door was unlocked, with the key
on the outside.
Loneliness His Motive.
Loneliness is thought to have been
the motive for the deed. Mr.. Llndner
was widower but has son, Otto
Llndner. The son, however, has not
lived with his father since last fall.
Neighbors say that Mr.. Lindner had
stated frequently that his only grief
was the fact that he had to live all
alone.
Sessions & Bell, undertakers, took
charge of the remains at 8 O'Clock.
with the consent of County Attorney
Koenigstein.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-03-08
]. ]. Clements,
Sheriff of said county.
English Spawn Eminent removes all

English SPAWN Eminent removes all
hard soft or calloused Jumps and
blemishes from horses, blood spavlns,
curbs, splints, sweeney ring bone,
STILES, sprains, all swollen threats,
coughs, etc. Save $50 by use Of one
bottle Warranted the most wonder
full blemish cure ever known. Sold by
f. +. Ware & Son, druggists.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-03-08
INVESTIGATING BRIDGES
COUNTY coMMls sloNERs LOOK
ING AFTER NEEDED REPAIRS.
.RlPRAPPlNG GONE TO PIECES
Northfork Has Been Biting OF "A Little
Bank at a Time and Approach to
Bridge viii be Re.Protected-city
Sewer Pipe Dislolnted.

The county commissioners tool,
steps Friday to investigate and make
repairs in the neighborhood of the
two Northtork river bridges near the
mill, one on North First street and the
other on East Norfolk avenue, where
water and ice have done a little dam
age which the commissioners, whose
attention has just been called to the
matter, believe needs looking after.
Riprapping in the vicinity of the
Main street bridge has gone to pieces
and it was believed that the current
might play tag with the bridge APP
proach and with the street should high
water follow thawing snow. The
North First street bridge is said by
John w. Bridge of the Sugar City
Cereal mills to be in need of atten.
ton, as ice going out of the river has
Clipped into the bridge pilings at the
water line, where they naturally de-
cay.
River Eats Up Land.
Near the Norfolk avenue bridge,
stroyed, no protection is now offered
according to Mr.. Bridge, to the APP
proach or to the street east of the
bridge. He says that the bank at the
approach has receded six feet during
the past year and that east of the
bridge the river has dug its channel
into the highway until there is said to
be river bed where a sidewalk would
be, if one were built, along the north
side of the road.
This Is due to the fact that the rip
rappng burned away and that the
out
South of the bridge, in the vicinity
of the city pumping station, it is said
that a city lot has been eaten up by
the river.
City Sewer Pipe Unjointed.
Just south of this bridge the bank
is being washed away slightly all of
the time because a city sewer pipe,
draining Braasch avenue and North
First street, has been disconnected
just at the last joint before emptying
into the river and, since it now drains
prematurely, it tends to cut away the
bank.
The immediate action ON the part of
the county commissioners in this re-
gard, the moment the matter was
called to their attention, assures peo-
pie in that section that the necessary
repairs will be made promptly.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-03-08

The City is Just Beginning to Think
Of the Coming Campaign and No
Candidates for Offices Have as Yet
Been Announced.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-12
(continued on Second Page.)
SUES CONSERYATOR
Fourth Action in Connection With Leavenworth Els
 tate Dispute.

Another suit the fourth, concern ing the inheritance of Frederick O.. Leavenworth, has been brought re- sulting in the filing yesterday in the town clerks office of the motives of an attachment against Edward B.. Munson as conservator of the young man and against Edson s. Beach as surety on Munsons bond. The att tachment is for a sum of $5,00O in this case. The action is returnable to the superior court in January
 The papers allege that Munson, as the conservator, failed to collect the sum of $1,015.60 due to Leavenworth as shown by the final account of Mrs. Leavenworth, the guardian of her son. This is the account which she filed in December, 1886. Again, the complaint states that he did not appeal from the allowance of the account, although he knew that there was a large sum of money due to Frederick o. Leaven- worth. Damages to the amount of $5,000 are asked. The complaint further reiterates other charges in connection with similar suits, which have been brought against the guar dian, Mrs. Leavenworth, and her surety.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-12
AFTER FUR THIEVES
Suspects Captured by Ser geant Dennehy After
 a Chase.
WORKEDIN NE W HAVEN
Valuable Skins Taken from Kaletzki's Orange
 Street Store.

After a long chase down Orange street and up Center to Gregson alley Sergeant Dennehy early last evening landed precious pair of fur dealers, who, from cards found in their possess sion, are believed at police headquar- ters to be associated with the leading fur crooks of the country When brought to the central station they gave their names as David Machauser and Frank Rosin both of Boston. The police, however, believe they are New Workers and to-day will investi- gate. In the meantime they are held on the charge of theft.
 The alleged theft took place at Ka- letzkis fur store yesterday afternoon, and the police are looking for a third man whom they believe was a party to it. The men who were arrested, went into the store to examine valu- able furs one took the proprietor to the other end of the store while the other looked over furs at the forward end. Finally the one with the pro- prietor decided not to buy and left. Then 1t was discovered that some of the furs were missing, and an alarm with description of the men was sent to the police station. Sergeant Dennehy landed the men in a few minutes and they will be brought to court to-day
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-12
ACCUSES HIS CLERK
,Pearlin, a Local Jeweler, Has
 Sam" Arrested in Bridgeport.

Bridgeport, Nov. 11.--Louis Pearlin, a jeweler of 792 Chapel street, New Ha- ven, invoked the aid of the police in this city this afternoon to capture Sam" a clerk in his employ, whose other name he did not know and who, according to Pearlin, disappeared while Pearlin was at dinner to-day, with two diamond rings worth s150 and lot of jewelry that had been left for repairs. Sam" was New Haven boy, but Pearlin suspected that he had come to Bridgeport and he had been watching all trains here for several hours. The police sent out an alarm and Pearlin went away.
 In about half an hour Pearlin came back to police headquarters, closely clutching Sam" whom he had captur- ed at the railroad station. The pris- oner gave his name as Sam Skorish, aged nineteen. When searched lot of jewelry valued at about sl0O was found on him and he acknowledged having taken it from Pearlin's store. The two new diamond rings, however, were not found and he stoutly denied any know ledge of them. Skorish is now held for the New Haven police.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-12
DEATH OF JUDGE WILLIAM I. ELMER Was Appointed to Superior Court Bench and Had Held Many Other
 Offices. PROMINENT CITIZEN
 OF MIDDLETOWN Since Retirement from Bench Two Years Ago He
 Had Been State
 Referee.


 Middletown, Nov. 1.-Judge William T. Elmer died at his home here late to-day in his 72nd year. He had been i'll with heart trouble for several weeks.
 Judge Elmer was a native of New York state and came from an old New England family. He was born Nov. 6, 1885, received his early education at Rome, N. r. and entering Wesleyan university was graduated with the class of 1857 During one year he studied law at the university Law school in Albany N. Y., and then en- tered the law office of Wells & Strong in Hartford, and in 1860 was admitted to the bar in that city. In the follow ing year he practiced law in suhield and then removed to Middletown. where he opened an office. He took an active part in politics as a republi- can and in 1863 was appointed states attorney, which office he held until 1875. In 1883 he was reappointed to the office and continued therein until his appointment as judge of the su- perior court in 1895. In 1s6S-4 he was clerk of the house of representatives, and in lS65-6 judge of probate and also clerk of the senate. He also served as a member of the lower branch of the legislature and was chairman of the 1 Judiciary committee He was elected senator from the old Eighteenth dis triet In 1S76-7 he served as mayor ot Middletown, ia. 1880, upon it's organi. zatlon, he became judge of the city court of Middletown, occupying that 1 position four years. Tn 1895 he was ap nointed to the superior court bench and years ago retired on account ot having reached the age limit. Since that time he had been state referee. 4 He was married on May, 1862, t, Miss Catherine L, Camp, who witt three children survives him. The chil dren are; Charlotte M, wife of Rev ]. E. Brown, rector of Trinity church Norwich; Annie A.. wife of Dr. H. H Hawxhurst of Washington, D. C., ant Avery T., a lawyer and the presen clerk of the Middetown city court.
 Judge Elmer was member of st Johns lodge, A. F. & A. M. For man, years he was a member of the boar of education and for a time it's presi dent.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-12
ELKS' FAIR OPENS WITH BIG CROWD Attractions of Midway Out shine Those Offered by
 Rural Districts of
 New England.
CHICAGO FORGOTTEN;
 PARIS OFF THE MAP
Country Store With All Its Products Attracts a Large Crowd of
 Purchasers.
When the frost is on the punkin

When the frost is on the punkin,
 And the folders in the shock"
 Sang James Whitcomb Reilly some years ago, thinking of a harvest 1ieid of the west And had that esteemed American poet been at the Elks' fair last night the same words would have passed through his mind--with the positive exception of the frDst
 The broad lower hall of the Ell1s we'll appointed club h)usa has been fitted up into one of the grandest mid ways of the age. It is in 2. class by itself. Jamestown and St, Louis are left at the post. Chicagl is forgotten in the mists of the ages. Paris coutl offer no such attractions as the simple country girls who are wande2mg about selling chances on the various handsome prizes on exposition.
 Always look out for the country girls with their simple ways Last night at the fair there WIS not n ale character who wasn't willing to part with his watch before, the girls With their little books had finished witn him. Through the side TO ms into a perfect labyrinth of delight hey led him until he all but losl his senses in the maddening pleasures of the scores of attractions.
 Back to the midway, fo; that .s tho only safe place. Special policemen, sworn in for the occasion, tramp sol emnly along making the casual pass erby keep his hands off the cnaice fancy articles in the booths. At the very head of the midway is the Japan ese ping pong booth, where the at- tendants at the fair are urged to play with cute little Japanese girls as part ners. And the girls have developed such skill that they win all the games And everybody is willing.
 A dolls bazar Is opposite this Jap anese ping pong booth, and this 1: the attraction for the children who are at the fair. Passing along the mid way luxuriously overgrown with au' tumn foliage and other decorations oi the fall time, country store is seen Everything sold in country store k there and everything except thu clerks is rustic. Apples, choicer thar any grown within ten miles of New
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