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The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-10-04

follow along after the train and pick
up the loot, taking It to some place
where 1t may be planted" until an
comes for disposing of 1t.
In recent instances market has
been found for stolen goods among
bangs of foreign laborers in the EN-.
ploy of the railroads. The thieves
take the goods out to the camps of the
laborers and sell the stuff. Twenty
painrs of shoes will be sold to laborers
for twenty dollars Like prices will
be made on other goods that the rob.
berry of the cars affords. In this way
ready sales are made to people who
are not at all talkative. Because of
the manner of selling the goods 1t
has been difficult to trace the thieves.
Sometimes the thieves do not find
all of the goods thrown out by the
man on the train, and the section men
going over the road the next morning
locate boxes and crates by the track
side and report the find. In this way
robberies have been discovered before
the check of the robbed cars has beer
made.
For several months railroads operat
ing in Nebraska have been reporting
heavy losses to freight in transit. II
is said that the summer and fal
months are the times of greatest ac
tivity of the car robbers. When the
weather gets cold the robberies are
not so frequent and do not cause sucI
heavy loss to the railroads.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-10-04
ROBBERS HAVE BEEN BUSY.
Freight Cars Opened in Transit and
Goods Taken Therefrom.


Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 2S.-Robbing
valuable merchandise cars while in
fast freight trains has now ceased on
the Burlington since the arrests OF
three men were made at Ashland lit
tie more than a week ago. 1t Is
claimed by Special Agent Malone OF
the Burlington that two of these men
have confessed to robbing Burlington
fast freight train No. II of valuable
freight, and that they will be taken to
Iowa for trial, where the cars were
entered.
The systematic robbing of this train
offered a problem for the special
agents of the railroads that has been
serious one. The train would start
from Chicago sealed, and many of the
cars destined for Denver and beyond
would arrive at the terminals with the
seals apparently intact, but with
freight inside disturbed and short
many of the articles shown on the
billing. The cars had been robbed in
transit. A closer inspection of the
seals, however, would show that they
had been broken and placed together
in a manner that, with rough inspec-
ton, would escape detection.
The method of car burglars is fa-
miiar to most railroad men, and at
this time when burglaries are frequent
on every road all of the trainmen and
special agents are on the lookout for
these men. Cars are opened while the
train is standing in the yards and one
man secretes himself in the car and
closes the door. At a certain place
along the line he opens the door and
throws freight out along the line while
| the train Is In notion COnfederates
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-10-04
TEAM HAS BEEF.
Nebraska University Football Boys
Take on Weight.

Lincoln, Neb,, Sept. 2S.-Coach Cole
has been sorting over the Nebraska
candidates and has hit upon a varsity
lineup which gives every promise of
presenting a formidable front. 1t is
now fairly well settled that the Ne
braska eleven will be well balanced as
to weight and speed. AS the varsity
began the practice this week, 1t was
almost an ideal aggregation. It's per-
sonnel and the weights were as fol
lows
Harvey (1S5) and Betzler Q7O),
ends.
Matters u95) and Hart 1S5),
tackles.
Frohm C95) and Chaloupka Q9O),
guards.
Collins GS5), center.
Minor Q50), quarter.
Weller 190) and Burnette Q70),
halfbacks.
Kroger Q75), fullback.
This aggregation averages nearly
1S5 pounds in the line and over $50
for the full eleven men. Nebraska, in
former years, has presented heavier
team, but 1t has never possessed one
so evenly balanced as to avoirdupois
Sommerhalter, the giant guard OF
four years experience at Lincoln high
school, whose coming has been anX
iously awaited by Cole for the past
| two weeks, has finally donned a Ne
braska suit and the coach finds the big
| fellow is even more than advertised
Sommerhalter is a veritable Colossus
compared with the other football can
didates. His weight is the modest fig
ure of 240. He carries no surplus fa
and every ounce of his avoirdupois Is
bone and muscle. Across the ches
he is broad as a barn door and his
short stature serves to emphasize hi:
unusual bulk. Sommerhalter, being
freshman, will not be eligible for the
Minnesota and Kansas games, played
under the western conference rulei
concerning residence. He may ge
into some of the minor games whilt
the regulars are being rested, as Coll
intends to give Sommerhalter a stiff
workout this season in preparation TO
his active participation in 1908.
Captain Wellers Improvement il
punting also furnishes encouragement
for Cole. Some of the captains spiral
are sailing a full sixty yards, whil
few of them are less than forty. We
ler is practicing daily on drop KICKING
and is getting fine results. Minor
snappy play at quarter likewise glat
dens the coach, who is now confiden
that the cornhuskers are in possession
of a thoroughly dependable quarter
back, most valuable asset.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-10-04
STANTON READY FOR FAIR
is TWENTIETH ANNUAL EVENT
IN THAT COUNTY.
FUN BEGINS THERE TUESDAY

Among the Features Of the Week viii
be Balloon Ascension, Baseball
Games, Free Street Attractions and
Races.
stanton Picket: The twentieth an
nual fair of the stanton County Agri-
cultural society opens next Tuesday
and continues four days. with good
weather It will be the best exhibition
of its kind ever held In the state.
This year the premium list of the
Stanton county fair Is larger than
usual liberal provisions being made
for exhibitors. This Is going to bring
all parts of the county.
Secretary Hyland has been busy for
many days booking exhibits and now
announces that the stock pens will be
better filled than during previous
years. The same will be true in ali
other departments.
On the grounds there will be some.
thing doing every hour of the day.
There will be a big string of fast
horses, the same ones that have been
At Creighton and Albion and were at
Madison last week. Besides, there
will he many other fast horses on the
Stanton track
In the way of amuscmcnts, there
will be dozens, some of the principal
ones being a balloon ascension and
parachute drop. Weather permitting
the balloon will go up once daily be-
tween / and o'clock, and not later
than 6 o'clock
There will be a ball game on the
grounds each afternoon with two
played Friday.
On the grounds there will be an
electric theater with continuous
show Besides this there will be the
Genet Sisters, who will give free per-
formancos in the flying aerial combi-
nation acts.
Up town each evening the Freese
Brothers, bOXcar artists, will give free
shows. In this show Happy Holligan
and the Gloomy Gus crowd will APP
pear
Prof. II. p. Smith, the expert from
the state university farm, has been
secured to judge the livestock
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-10-04
FOOTBALLS BEST YEAR.
stass Says it Will Reach the Highest
Point Ever Known.

Chicago, Sept 27-"The 1907 foot
ball season will mark the highest
point yet reached by the gridiron game,
Everything points to a banner year,
and popular interest in the game was
never so great Foot ball in the west
will surpass anything ever seen be-
fore"
This was Coach A. A. Stages foot
ball prediction yesterday on his re-
turn from Battle Creek, Mich, where
he has been preparing for the fall
grind. According to the midway dt-
rector, the maroon team will be at
least as good as last years, while all
the western teams will be exception
ally classy.
"The whole country is waiting for
the foot ball season with more interest
than ever vas shown before" he said
In discusSiak. the foot ball outlook.
'There W, -. decided change from
..ssn.. s.saS kRpY people believed
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-10-04
Train Passenger Hurt.

Madison Star-Mail While return
ing home on the Northwestern pas
senger train Sunday Emil Weinberger
had a cash cut clear to the bone under
his right eye by shot from a revolver
or what is commonly known as a mig
ger shooter, one mile west of Cornlea
while the train was running at full
speed. The shot came so unexpected
that Mr.. Weinberger is at a loss to
explain it. The railroad officials are
making an investigation and it has
been learned that crowd of boys was
seen on the company's right of way
about the time the accident occurred.
Had the shot been a half inch higher
he would undoubtedly have lost his
eye. While the accident is eyry pain
full, DR.. Smart, the attending physi-
clan, informs us it is not necessarily
dangerous.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-10-04
SPORTS
GOTCH TO FIGHT.
Wrestler Known in Norfolk, Will En-
ter the Ring.

Wrestler Known in Norfolk, Will En-
ter the Ring.
Chicago, Sept. 2S,-Frank Gotch, the
champion heavyweight catch-as-catch-
can wrestler of America, bumped into
Tommy Ryan at the Coliseum Monday
night and before they had been in con-
yersation thirty minutes Gotch con-
cluded he could cut as wide a swath
I'm pugilism as he has in wrestling. He
convinced Ryan that he had quite a
smattering of the hit-and-get-aWay
game and thought it would not take
up much of his time to become prof.
cient enough to beat some of the pres
ent-day heavyweights.
Ryan thought we'll of it and said he
would take Frank in hand and turn
him out champion. Tommy does not
consider he will have much trouble in
placing the big wrestler in the cham
pionship ranks and if Frank does not
change his mind he will have him bat
Ting second-raters before the snow
flies.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-10-04
LOST TRUNK IS FOUND
Baggage of Mrs. Charles Rice Went
to HARRISBURG, Pa.

The trunk of Mrs. Charles Rice was
lost, but the lost is found At Harris
burg, Pa, the trunk has been located.
The trunk was lost in peculiar
manner. On her return from Europe
Mrs. Rice was met by her husband
Mr. Rice re-checked the baggage and,
pointing to the trunk, instructed the
baggageman to send the trunk to Nor
folk. 1t was no lemon that was hand
ed them, but it was a sure enough
basket of bananas. And the Italian
who owned the bananas and found the
trunk of Mrs. Rice to correspond with
his baggage check at Harrisburg,
Pa.
After several weeks of tracing, the
trunk was located.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-10-04
LOCAL BASEBALL IS OVER.
NELIGH COMEDIES CHAMPION
SHIP TO o'NElLL.
RAIN SPOILED FRIDAYS GAME

Neigh and Stanton Were to Have
played on the Rubber at Madison
But the Rain lnterfered - Neigh
Won Twenty Out Of Twenty.three.
The Neigh baseball team practic-
ally drew its season To a close at the
Madison county fair this week, though
Manager Conwcll Is willing to make
arrangements for any games next
week. Neigh and Stanton were to
have played the rubber at the fair yes
terday afternoon but owing to the
rain the game was called off Stanton
had won from Crcston on "Wednesday
and Neigh beat Newman Grove Thurs
day. In the Thursday game Prevo
and Ely were Newman Groves battery
and Allstott and Stringfellow Neligh's
battery. Prevo struck out seven, ALI
stott eleven, and there were three hits
off Allstott eight off Prevo.
DIR. Conwell, Neligh's manager, who
was in Norfolk yesterday afternoon,
conceded that O'Neill is entitled to
The northern Nebraska championship
for this summer, though he said Ne
ligh has won twenty out Of twenty
three games. Last year they won
twenty-four out of twenty-eight.
Been Fast Ball Year.
The past season in northern Ne
braska and southern South Dakota
has been marked by fast baseball al
along the line and the games have
been good because Of the even play
ing.
ONeill has had number OF paic
players, some of whom will go into
leagues. Bradley, pitcher, is said tC
have signed up with the Western
league and Reichle, it is said, will try
out for league company
There have been fast teams at Stan
ton, Pilger, Pierce, Plainview, Creigh
ton, Spencer, Butte, Fairfax, Bone
steel, Burke, Gregory, Dallas, Bruins
wick. Meadow Grove, Tilden, Oakdale
Neigh, ONeill, Atkinson, Bassett
Ainsworth, Johnstown, Valentine
Newman Grove, Albion, Petersburg
Carroll and other points.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-10-04
INVESTIGATE THE FIRE
VERDiGRE BLAZE WILL BE LOOK
ED INTO.
FOLLOW UP GIRLS FORECAST
County Attorney J. n. Bergman OF
Creighton Called up County Attor-
ney Van Wagenen Of Pierce to Ask
For a Detailed Description.

ney van Wagenen OF PIERCE 10 ASK
For a Detailed Description.
Pierce, Neb., Sept. 3o.-Special to
The News: County Attorney j. II.
Bergman of Knox county has begun
a campaign to run down the clue re-
Gently furnished by County Attorney
j. A. Van Wagenen of Pierce county
as to the origin of the fire which last
week crippled or destroyed nine Yer
digre business institutions.
County Attorney Bergman tele-
phoned Van Wagenen as soon as The
News containing the story of the fire
prediction which the latter heard
made on train by a young woman
two weeks ago. He has asked Van
Wagenen to give a detailed descrip
tion of the young woman and the clue
will be followed out as far as possi
BILE with the hope of ascertaining what
| the young woman knew when she sale
that more of Verdigre was to burn.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-10-04
THIRTY-TWO CHURCH ADDITIONS
Series Of Revival Meetings in Norfolk
Has Come to Close.

The September revival meetings
conducted by Evangelist II. w.
Knowles, "the boy preacher" in the
Christian church, closed with the Sun
day evening service. Thirty-two addi-
tions were obtained to the new church
during the month, bringing the mem
bership in the Park Avenue Christian
church up to eighty-siX.
Evangelist Knowles left Norfolk at
noon for Wakefield, where he will hold
special meetings during October. Mrs.
Knowles, who has been in Norfolk
with her husband, returned to Lincoln.
During the progress of the Wake
field MEETINGS Rev John L. Stine will
occupy the pulpit of the Norfolk
church each Sunday At the close Of
the meetings he will return to the
practice of spending every other Sun
day in Norfolk.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-10-04
Neliah Boys Play Ball.

Neigh, Neb., Sept. 30.-Special to
The News: Conwel's Sluggers, a ball
team of this city composed of boys in
the neighborhood of sixteen years of
age, met a team from Battle Creek Of
their own age Saturday afternoon at
the Riverside park diamond and de
feated the visitors in an interesting
game by a score of to 5.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-10-04
MOVE LEAV|II FACTORY
SUGAR FACTORY THERE is TO BE
TAKEN AWAY.
BUILDING TOO WILL BE MOVED
The Sugar Factory at Leavitt, Near
Fremont, is to Go the Same Route
That Was Travelled by the Norfolk
Sugar Factory.

Fremont, Neb., Sept. est is re-
ported here that the machinery of the
beet sugar factory at Leavitt is to be
taken out and moved to Scott's Bluff.
If the litigation now pending concern
ing the plant results in favor of the
bondholders, it is thought that the
building itself will also be moved to
that point. This week a quantity of
syrup, left over from last season, was
worked up. The removal of the fac
tory probably will leave Leavitt with
out any inhabitants. There are only
about ten families living there now.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-10-04
NEW NORTHWESTERN BRIDGE.
Big Steel Structure to Gross Ponca
Creek at Spencer.

1t is reported that the Northwestern
is to construct new steel bridge at
Spencer, Neb., over Ponca creek. The
main span is to be 200 feet long. The
Northwestern crosses the Ponca six
times in less than thirty miles with
its Bonesteel line of road.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-10-04

One consolation-you cannot pre-
vent unpleasant features of life in
your neighborhood, but you can move
away. Look at the tenant-hunting ads.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-10-04

Probably one of todays classified
ads. will bring you a new neighbor.
Look and see which one.
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Bible Presented by Edward VII.

The Bruton church edifce is one of
the oldest in the United States, 1t is
said to be actually the oldest in contin-
uous use for worship, 1t is link in the
historical chain connecting this tercen~
tennial year 1907 with colonial times
and the mother country, Williamsburg
is but few miles from the jamestown
Tercentennal exposition near Nor
folk. No doubt many exposition Wis.,
itors Will make the trip to the ancient
town in October to attend the consecra-
ton services. 1t is understood that
President Roosevelt, Ambassador James
Bryce of England and the bishop of
London will be present to make ad-
dresses.
Williamsburg was established in
1882 1t is now merely the county seat
of James City county. but for many
years II was the most important town
in America, officially speaking. 1t was
the capital of Virginia colony from
1888 until the adoption of the Deolara-
ton of Independence in 1T76. Then it
was the state capital until 1779. The
very soil of Williamsburg reeks with
history. The site of the town is on the
peninsula between the James and York
rivers. Around this region was fought
the famous peninsular campaign OF the
civil war, the first battle taking place
at Williamsburg on May 5. 1862 Dur
ing colonial times much history was
made at Williamsburg, and a few miles
distant lies Yorktown, where Cornwall
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lis surrendered his army to Washing
ton
Williamsburg was called the Middle
Plantation until 1899. the settlement ly
ing about midway between the two riv-
ers, The jamestown exposition is cele-
bra ting the fact that the English in
1907 succeeded in planting a colony at
jamestown, up the James river, which
was able TO stay put. although not per-
manently, at jamestown. That town Is
now and has been for about 209 years
but memory. Our ancient enemy, the
malarial mosquito. wrought James
towns doom.
"On account of the prevalence of ma
laria and mosquitoes" at Jamestown
so runs the chronicle-the seat of gov
eminent was removed in 1893 to Middle
Plantation the name being changed to
Williamsburg in honor of William ILL.,.
fact until within the past decade hui
manity was unaware of the highly Inn
portant fact that mosquitoes propagate
malaria. Our forefathers who men
toned the prevalence of malaria and
mosquitoes" therefore were innocent of
the fact that when the mosquito was
mentioned it was superfuous to include
malaria. Perhaps If they had known
what latter day science has demon
strated they would have tried to extir-
pate the mosquito so that jamestown
could remain the capital. But Captain
John Smith by that time was gathered
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churchyard along with many others OF
sacred memory.
The first church on the present site
was built in 1888 On the foundations
of the old building the present edifice
was raised in l7l5. II is therefore
nearly 200 years old, and services have
been held there continuously. Many
notable men and women have worshiped
there George Washington, Thomas
Jefferson, Patrick Henry. Pendleton,
Randolph, Marshall. Madison. Tyler,
Monroe, the Custises and other distin-
gushed individuals and families have
sat within the brick walls of old Bru-
ton. In the churchyard surrounding
the edlfice are some of the Oldest tombs
In America, not a few of them bearing
historic names.
Bruton church Is situated on Duke OF
thoroughfare of the three laid out at
the time the town was founded. The
others were Prince Francis street and
Duke OF York street. The streets were
named in honor of the princes OF the
royal house of England at that time.
Prince Francis street Is now known To-
cally as Jail street The old Bruton
church is built of brick in the form of
a Roman cross with a Norman spire.
1t has been restored faithfully to its
original form. In the church are sew
eral precious historical relics. Thera
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are three sets OF silver for communion
service, one of which came from the
jamestown church. the first English
church in North America. The other
two sets were presented respectively by
Queen Anne and George III
Adjoining Bruton church is the house
which was the headquarters of Gen
eral Washington for time during the
latter part of the Revolutionary war.
Near by is the home of Peyton Ran
dolph, frst president of the Continental
congress and also speaker of the Vir-
ginia house of burgesses. The Associa-
ton For the Preservation of Virginia
Antiquities has marked these and sew
eral other historic houses with tablets.
The ancient College of William and
Mary at Williamsburg still fiourishes.
though sedately and quietly, in keep
ing with its history and location. 1t
is said that williamsburg looks very
much now as II did during the Revolu-
tionary war. The residents, many of
them descendants OF the celebrated
early citizens, are unit in striving to
preserve the ancient aspect of the place.
Williamsburg, by the way, is the oldest
Incorporated city in America, its char
ter having been granted in 1882
The site of the Virginia house of bur
gesses famed in our history, is near
the old church. George Washington
was elected member of this house aft
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England $ Lead in Choral Music.

there is a wealth of feeling back of it.
We also enjoyed the singing of
number of schools. Much is done mu-
sically in the public schools of England
and Wales. Special stress is at pres
ent laid upon the proper use of the
child voice, which should still farther
perfect the voices in the near future.
Reading is also quite common. (espec-
tally in the Taric Sol Ira system), but
the greatest source of good is that
boys are especially trained here for
good musical work. Would that we
could take the hint, and make more
effort to train our boys, even more
than our girls; 1t is the one thing
we need above all else musically, and
even religlously 1t Is one of our bless
ings most neglected.
Five thousand children's voices at the
Crystal palace. selected from the var
lous churches and schools around Lon
don--very interesting, indeed: 1900
adult vocal students--in the same place,
something similar TO what we might
have connected with our NJ. I. a. IL we
had time for the training. We imag-
inc we do great deal to advance
our young people musically. but Great
Britain is miles ahead of us In reaching
the masses. Singing there with the de-
cent classes of people takes the place
of dancing, roller skating and theaters.
and is the chief social element In the
community, hence its high standard.
When people praise what ! have done
for our community with my singing
classes I think with sorrow of what
l might have done and might be doing,
did not their comparative Indifference
in the matter prevent me, What I
have been able to do is a mere weak
pointer to what could he done, if the
people would but wake up to 1t in real
earnest.
Another cottage ix>aetng. n concert
on the S. S. Republic" and we hasten
home Just in time to hear the dying
echoes of the Wandamere Chautaqua--
not all concordnnt-I regret to note.
The lesson has been that at least In
Great Britain the music of the people
the choral music is at the head-even
grand opera is hardly n close second,
Solo concerts and the orchestra. artis-
tically may be even with II. but their
influence for the public good Is far
In the rear. These constitute the mu-
sic that sinks into the soul, life ms II
were. then the mere amusement fea-
ture starts In with band music In
every park, smaller orchestras. comic
oper and vaudeville.
EVAN STEPHENS.