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The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-11-22
ELECTIO1 BET WAS SETTLED
Smithberger Carried a Flag and Wore
Smile and Plug Hat.

Stanton, Neb., Nov. 1S.-Special to
The News: The conditions of the
election bet between Louis Smithberg-
er and Herman Schlussel were carried
out in this city Saturday afternoon,
when Smithberger rode the wheelbar-
row pushed by Schlussel from the
court house to a point opposite the
Masonic hall. The parade was formed
promptly at 3 o'clock. First came the
Stanton military band, then followed
numerous transparencies. Then came
the wheelbarrow in which was seated
Louis Smithberger, carrying an Amer
lean flag and wearing a smile and
plug hat of uncertain vintage. The
wheelbarrow was emblaZOned with the
motto, Down with the Trusts" and
as Schlussel CALAMITY trundled it along
he sang as per agreement A detach-
ment of Company B, First regiment
N. n. G., with fixed bayOnets acted as
guard of honor and as a necessary
adjunct in getting a passage way
through the crowd that thronged the
street. About a thousand people con-
gregated on Pacific avenue awaiting
the coming of the procession.
This wheelbarrow ride with trim
mings was to settle an election bet in
which Smithberger bet Schlussel that
Feyerherm would have majority of
over 400 for county treasurer, the
stake being $40 and a wheelbarrow
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-11-22

DOCK, humphrey; Is. M. Younger, Mon
owl; John Elholm, Newman Grove; T.
c. Auringer, Neligh G. j. Hixson, s.
M. Switzer Meadow Grove; f. Nc
Whorter, Pierce.
Sunday afternoon the wind blew an
awning rod through one of the big
plate glass windows in the Antilles &
Smith department store. The cost of
the glass was about $50, but the loss
was covered by plate glass insurance
Carl Rice, whose parents live south
OF the city, has been transferred from
the Northwestern Office at Missouri
Valley to Chadron.
Mrs. b. w. Barrett was operated
upon by the Mayo surgeons at Roches-
ter, Mimi, Friday morning and, at last
reports, was getting along nicely with
every hope for her recovery.
E. P. Weatherby of Norfolk has been
notified by Thomas A. Creigh of Oma-
ha, department commander of the G.
A. r. in Nebraska, that the latter has
appointed him as an aide-de-camp for
the coming year. The appointment is
an honorary one and quite highly
priced by G. A. X. men.
A reception for DR.. and Mrs. C. W.
Ray will be given Tuesday evening at
the residence of G. E. Doughty by mem
bers of DR.. Rays congregation. The
reception is especially given to afford
Mrs. Ray an opportunity to meet mem
bers of the congregation as well as
friends of the First Methodist church
Fred o. THEM, brother of r. E.
THEM of this city, has purchased and
taken charge of the restaurant in the
Rees building, between Third and
Fourth streets on Norfolk avenue, and
has changed the name to the New
Merchants Cafe. Mr.. THEM will con-
duct a short order cafe, and will also
serve regular meals.
Lou Cousins, the Norfolk butcher
who is suffering from an attack of
paralysis on his right side, was taken
Sunday to his former home at Ban
croft. Mr.. Cousins was accompanied
by his wife. The attack of paralysis
at present shows no fatal symptoms
but the Norfolk physicians who have
been attending him could not say
when recovery could be expected. A
mother lives at Bancroft.
Lincoln News: Predictions are be-
ing made by politicians that State SUI
perintendent j. L. McBrien will be a
candidate next year for a third term
in the Office which he is now filling.
If Mr.. McBrien decides to run for his
own succession, it will be a novelty
in Nebraska politics, as there has been
no case in recent years when state
official asked for third term. Old
timers say they do not recall any one
ever having done so in this state.
The business meeting and the even
ing banquet of the proposed North
Nebraska School Folks club" will, &C
cording to present plans, be held at
the Pacific hotel. The afternoon meet
ing will be for the purpose of outlining
the new organization and giving the
club a set of bylaws. The evening
banquet will be given over to short
addresses by prominent school men
of the state. Friday, November 20, is
the date when the new club is to be
launched in Norfolk.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-11-22
MONDAY MENTION.

II. L. OlmSted went 10 wayne sun
day.
]. D. Sturgeon went to Creighton
at noon.
Chief of Police John F. Flynn is
home from Omaha.
Miss Olga Hoehn of Wisner is visit
ing relatives in Norfolk.
d. Mathewson is home from a bust
ness trip to Gregory, S. d.
NJ. D. Tyler is in Falls City on legal
business. He will return Wednesday.
Herman Gerecke will leave in a
week or two to join his wife who is
spending the winter in Pennsylvania
Attorney M. f. Harrington of O'Neill
came to Norfolk Tuesday morning for
a conference with w. c. Saul, a Car
roll, Iowa, attorney, who came in from
the east.
Burt Mapes was in Chadron Satur-
day and left at noon to attend to some
business before the district court of
Boyd county. Court in Boyd county
is opened Tuesday morning with Judge
]. j. Harrington on the bench.
train for Pekin, H., to visit his father
for a few days. His going is as sur
prise to his father and to help him
celebrate his ninetieth birthday, which
comes on the 22nd of November.
Mrs. Johnson visited friends in Stan
ton Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Hahn were in
Stanton Sunday.
F. G. Coryell was in Madison Satur-
day on business.
Leon Tompkins spent Sunday visit
ing relatives at Inman.
C. A. HOLSTER of Missouri Valley
spent Sunday in the city.
Mrs. A. D. Howe returned last even
ing from a visit at Stanton.
George w. Hutton of Orchard was
in Norfolk Saturday on business.
Miss Grace Matrau is up from Mad
ison for few days visit at home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Schula and Miss
Ruth Mcclure were in Stanton Sunday.
Miss Matte Dewey was the guest of
Miss Helen Irwin in Madison Sunday.
Misses Ethel Doughty and Ethel Bv-
ans spent Sunday with friends in Stan
ton.
Mrs. John Duncan left Sunday noon
to visit in Sioux City over Thanks
giving.
Perry Law is in the city visiting at
the home of his father, who is serious
ly sick.
Miss Bess Elmore of Stanton was
the guest of Miss Jennie Mills over
Sunday.
Lawrence Hoffman, who is studying
medicine at the state university, has
come up from Lincoln to visit at home
until after Thanksgiving.
Senator w. V. Allen was in Nor
folk over night on his way to Sioux
City where he is interested as attor-
ney in the trial of an Iowa law case
in the state courts.
Chris Kreuch is suffering from a
severely sprained ankle.
A special convocation of Damascus
Chapter, No. %, r. A. NJ, will be held
in Masonic hall Monday evening.
Mrs. l.. A. Sims has been engaged
as trimmer for Mrs. Waddell's mil
linery store for the remainder of the
season.
Among the days out of town visit
ors in Norfolk were: Senator w. V.
Allen, Madison; G.. A. Brooks, Bazile
Mills; E. F. Adkins, Gregory, S. D.;
Charles Schram, Pierce; w. E. Bal
lard, T. A. McCeight, G. w. McCeight,
A. H. Blair, Gross; F. j. Keene, Stan
ton; Roy Harvey, Verdigre; p. H.
Pope, Wayne; John Mundy, Winside;
C. A. Johnson, Fairfax, s. D.; W. r.
Locke, F. Wordsworth, Stanton; A. b.
Robinson, Newman Grove; e. 7. Nc
Gehee, Madison; j. o. Kane, Beemer;
b. ]. Overton, Gretna; Alfred Berry,
William Berry, Plainview; Ed. Maui
han, O'Neill; H. A. Olerich, A. s. War
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-11-22
ALLEN ADVISES CAUTION
"SAFE AND SANE" ELEMENTS
LACKING IN MANY PROPOSALS.
PoPuLIsT is BEING OUTCOME

The Ex-senator sees Many Movements
In National Politics and Legislativ,
Fields That He, as PopuIist, Can
not Endorse.
Madison, Neb., Nov. 1S.-From a
stan correspondent: "The world dc
move"
The Parker democracy should have
copyrighted the conservative phrase
safe and sane" for former United
States Senator William V. Allen TAX
ing advantage of this negligence has
added the phrase to his own vocabu.
larry.
In these days when the swift swing
of current events and politics is put
ting new drinks in party views Sen
ator Allen finds that he can use the
words safe and sane" just as effec-
lively as those who once used the
phrase to decry ideas populistic.
1t is a peculiar commentary on the
times that Senator Allen, the ranking
leader in the days of the peoples in
dependent party, can now find apt
use for the shop-worn phrase of the
conservative, safe and sane"
There are several movements in ma
tional politics and legislative fields
just now that Senator Allen does not
think are exactly safe and sane"
And when the senator says that GER
tain current courses of action lack in
sanity and safety it makes his audit
ors take notice and maybe think lit
tie for the cry for safety and sanity is
a cry of conservatism and apparently
just now the advice of western popu-
lsm is advice for safety and sanity"
After all many men now dispute the
old theory that all men are either con-
servatives or radicals and align them
selves accordingly.
Senator Allen, who still holds many
of the ideas once widely decried by
conservatives, says that he sees in
many current proposals in the east
and even in the course of the admins
tration many lines of action and sug-
gested action that closely parallel pop
ulist plans but which are lacking in
many elements of safety and sanity"
which the populistic ideas contained.
And many of the wilder suggestions
never regularly adopted by the popu-
list party the senator finds are
equaled and even exceeded by sug-
gestions seriously made today.
At least that is the senator's idea.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-11-22
WAREHOUSE IS THREATENED
BIG MACHINERY sToREHouse OF
e. A. BULLOCK.
NARROW ESCAPE FROM FIRE
In the Building is Stored 100000 Worth
Of Threshins Machinery-Fire De-
partment Does Quick Work and Pre-
vents Conflagratlon.
tFrom Mondays Daily.l

lFrom Mondays Daiy1
Flames and dense black smoke
shooting high into the air were the
cause Of a firm alarm at noon, which
quickly brought the fire department to
the warehouse Of e. A. Bullock, be
tween Madison and Philip avenues on
Seventh. The firemen responded with
remarkable promptness and 1t only
took them few minutes to nip in the
trous conflagration.
The trouble arose from an open
kettle Of pitch and tar which was be-
ing heated over a wood fire about six
teen feet to the rear of the warehouse,
preparatory to covering the roof of
the new addition. In melting the mix
ture the fire under it was allowed to
become too hot and 1t boiled over, the
intlammable stuff ignitng from the
fire below, and in an instant a sheet
of flame and smoke was mounting
skyward. Before the arrival of the
fire companies it seemed impossible
that the woodwork of the building
could be prevented from catching fire,
meaning the loss of the warehouse and
contents, some 100000 worth of
threshing machinery. But the firemen
soon had a stream of water playing on
the fire and the excitement was over
nearly as quickly as it started.
Mr.. Bullock is now in the east and
will not be back for week. Those
left to take charge of the business are
particularly thankful that they are not
obliged to report heavy fire loss in
stead of simply severe fright, when
he returns.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-11-22
Frauen verein Surprise.

The Frauen Verein of Christ Luther
an church INDUCED in surprise party
upon the wife of the pastor, Rev. ].
p. Mueller, Friday evening, which was
a success in every particular. Every
one who attended pronounced 1t an
exceptionally pleasant evening. Re-
freshments were served during the
eyaninR
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-11-22
Hymenial.

Invitations to the marriage OF Mr..
Arthur Overton and Miss Grace Lar
son, both of st. Paul, Mimi, have
been received by Norfolk friends of
the prospective groom. The ceremony
will take place on Monday, November
25. Since leaving Norfolk few years
ago following his graduation from the
Norfolk high school Mr. Overton has
been employed by grain commission
house in st. Paul and has recently
been admitted to membership in the
firm
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-11-22
Tell Them You Knowl
You may tell your friends,
ON our "say-so," that when
they buy a package of the
genuine Arbuck1es' Ariosa
Coffee they get the best of the
coffee trade.

No coffee of equal quality can be
sold in this town for the same price.
whether it be sold out of bag or bin.
or under some romantic trademark.
You may tell them you know and that
Arbuckle Brothers, the greatest coffee
dealers in the world, will stand for it,
New orkCn
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-11-22

At o'clock Sunday afternoon Miss
Louise Reiche will become Mrs. Chas.
Braasch, the ceremony that will make
them man and wife being performed
by Rev. II. Wolpert at st. Johannes
church in this city. In the evening a
reception will be given at the home
of the brides father, Carl Reiche,
three miles south of town.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-11-22

Editor ]. B. Donovan Of the Star
Mail is in Fremont today attending
meeting of the executive committee
of the Nebraska press association, pre-
paratory to the annual meeting at Lin
coin
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-11-22

Madison football is making a noise
like the champion.
With their goal line still to be
crossed and with the Gates academy
brought into camp by the score of IT
to 0 the Madison high school is MAX
ing a good claim to the high school
football championship of north Ne
braska. The Norfolk high school has
been twice defeated this year by the
Madison boys, who during the present
season have not been scored against
by any of their opponents.
But Madison may not be content
with the championship of north Ne
braska. If on Thanksgiving day Madi-
son defeats Columbus at the Platte
river town supporters of the Madison
team will not be backward in laying
claim to the interscholastic champion
ship of the state.
The York high school, since defeat
ing Omaha, has been credited with
the high school championship. But
Madison men say that If Madison wins
from Columbus York will have to do
something to Madison to have a clear
title to the state championship.
Madison business and professional
men are taking a lively interest in
football this fall.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-11-22

Friends of County Superintendent
Perdue have been congratulating him
on the fact that, though his name APP
peared near the foot of this years bal
lot, he received a bigger total vote in
the county than any other candidate,
including those who like Mr.. Perdue
had no opposition at the election. Mr..
Perdue's vote was 2,1S9, the total vote
cast at the election, 3,247.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-11-22

day evening for Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Pilger.
VIII Darlington gave party for the
j. s. G. boys on Tuesday evening.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-11-22
Queen Esther circle met Thursday
evening with Miss Ella Bland.

The Wednesday club met this week
with Mrs. A. Bear.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-11-22

How much does it cost to run for a
county Officer.
Not more than 500, the law says.
Madison county candidates at the
recent election have filed sworn ex-
pense statements with County Clerk
Richardson. Otto Zuelow. the defeat
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-11-22

Thursday, the fourteenth, was spent
by Cupid in the county judges office.
Four marriage licenses were issued
by Judge Bates during the day. Ii
censes were granted to Johann H.
Locht and Miss Caroline Dresser of
Norfolk, to Rev. Henry Hindmarch of
Imam and Miss Lizzie Stuart who
came from Ireland for her wedding, to
Carl Fred Braasch and Miss Louise
Sunday and to Samuel Ray Benish
and Miss Annie Matilda Skiff. Earlier
in the week a license was issued to
Henry ]. FEELING and Miss Annie Broz
of near Madison.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-11-22

treasurer, heads the list with $40 ex-
pended. DR.. II l.. Kindred, who made
the race for coroner unopposed, was
put to no campaign expense.
For treasurer Mr.. Zuelow spent SIC,
Frank A. Peterson, $5005.
John II. Harding's expenses in the
commissioner fight were $45. Henry
Sunderman, the new commissioner,
was put to $3.50 expense.
George Richardson, who won the
clerkship again, spent $3.50. Matt
Schaffer, jr., $3.50.
George Losey, who lost In his fight
for sheriff, spent $40, while Sheriff J.
]. Clements got along with $3.50.
Judge Bates spent $40 to secure his
reelection. Chris Schavland spent
$34.50 for campaign purposes.
p. w. Ruth's expenses in the asses
sorship contest were $24.
County Superintendent f. s. Perdue
and District Clerk w. II. Field, who
had no opposition, spent $2S and $2750
respectively.
A. J. Thatch, who was elected sur
veyor by the voters without the for
mality of party nomination, never
theless contributed S. to the republican
committee.
J. F. Flynn annexed the Norfolk
constableship to the Office of chief Of
police and spent $3.50 in the effort.
Most of the expenses represent cen
trail committee assessments and cleo
ton cards and other forms of adver-
Using.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-11-22

A strenuous runaway was the only
fatality or accident recorded from the
Madison-Neligh football game Satur-
day. The runaway did not result in a
"scrimmage" nor from mass play"
or anything of the kind. 1t was the
roofing" after Madison victory, that
sent heavy farm team plunging up
the street. Football playing has been
reformed" by the new rules but foot
ball roofing" is just as brutal and
every bit as noisy as ever. Football
can never be made quiet parlor game
until the "rooter" is suppressed.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-11-22

William Rockofellow of Grove, the
last of his tribe, still survives.
Populism is not yet stamped from
the face of the earth for luck and the
Goddess of Fortune have smiled on
the populistic countenance of William
Rockofellow.
William Rockofellow, still clinging
to the once powerful peoples indepen-
dent party, is to be the only populist
office-holder in Madison county.
At the November election Rockofel-
low was the only Madison county man
who appeared on the ballot as popu-
list candidate. He sought to be road
commissioner in district No. 5 and
spurned all party labels but the popu-
listic. At the election he tied with
David Larson for the place, both men
receiving twentysiX votes.
Friday the tie was decided in Coun-
ty Clerk Richardson's Office by lot.
Rockofellow stood well with fortune
and populism still fingers in the coun-
ty.
At the same time the tie vote for
commissioner of road district No. Is
was decided, the Green Garden COM
missionership going to G. o. Schmitt
over Fred Dierks.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-11-22

BROS, New York CIT,
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-11-22

Miss Lydia Brueggeman Friday
evenig was hostess to the senior class
of the Norfolk high school at the first
of a series of class parties to be given.
Members of the class spent pleasant
evening at the initial party. Light re-
freshments were served.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-11-22

In the parlors of the Methodist
church Friday evening the Epworth
league gave a reception in honor of
the thirty new members added to the
society during the last month. Re-
freshments were served.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-05-22
Officer Kunz and Compan-
ion Would Trail Slayer
to His Lair,
FIND SEVERAL BODIES
Which Prove, However, To Be Forms
of Dead" Drunks-Noth-
ing Doing.

On the trail of a mysterious murder.
plunging through underbrush and wad-
ing through the sand plains near the
plant of the Standard Steel Car COM
pany, officer Kunz and Walter frost,
amatuer detective, had an exciting time
yesterday afternoon.
a tip was given the police that
frightful murder had been committed
during a fight amongst the foreigners
at the camps Sunday night. The muir
dered man had been dragged to a sand
dune outside the city, where he had
been buried. and the murderer was hid
ing in a cave while his friends brought
him food and water.
officer Kunz was dispatched to the
scene with frost, who assumed the role
of DR.. Watson to Kunz's Sherlock
Holmes. The men followed the trail
over the sand and through the under
brush. examining every spot for blood
stains and soon the trail grew warmer
frost discovered several dark forms
lying near the entrance of the cave and
for few moments it was thought that
several murders had been committed.
The men were apparently unconscious
and visions of a bloody fight filled the
minus O1 the lNO Il4tlls 50 IlQCA SO LIldL
frost was for turning back for re-en-
forcements and an ambulance.
The officer was determined to press
ahead and as he approached the un-
conscious forms, one of them opened an
eye, saw the blue coat and lit out for
the prairie in q manner which showed
that he was not dead man. The
others never moved and as the two
men crept upon them. they discovered
that they were simply drunks. instead
of murdered men. They We're soon
aroused and speeded on their way and
the search for the cave was continued.
Finally, q hole in the sand, evidently
caused by q dog burrowing for a rab-
bit. was found but it was not large
enough TO contain the form Of a des-
perate murderer. The sleuths then re-
turned, sadder and travel-stained.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-05-22
His Discharge Of Miss Nun
70 Has Not Sanction
of Board.
WHITING IS EXERCISED
School Trustees to Meet Soon and De-
eide Whether to Stand By De-
posed Teacher.

It appears now that Miss Munro, the
Whiting school teacher. was not asked
to resign upon authority of the school
board, but simply on the authority of
Superintendent Hall.
1t is also said that Miss Munro was
not given a hearing and permitted to
give her side of the case. This the
board will grant her in a few days,
according to good authority and then
the matter will be put squarely before
the board members stripped of every
thing but facts.
According to those who are in SYM
pathy with Miss Munro there Will be
some interesting things brought TO
light regarding Mr. Halls administra-
ton.
There is no question but that there
is a great deal of feeling about the
matter in Whiting. 1t is the principal
topic of conversation and from what is
being said the matter may go deeper
than the present disturbance indi-
Gates.
Miss Munros friends point to the
fact that Mr.. Schaaf, Miss Fancher. Miss
Giles and several others who were
ousted by Superintendent Hall have
gono to large cities and proved their
competence by holding good positions.
This they say is just what is going
to happen to all of the good teachers in
the Whiting schools if Miss Munro's
discharge is to stand as precedent
There will be a meeting of the school
board in the near future and the ques-
tion as to whether the board will stand
by Mr. Hall or insist upon the rein
statement OF Miss Munro will be de-
cided
In the meanwhile the whole popu-
lation or Whiting is waiting to hear
what the final decision will be.