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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-19

The Jumping Frog is forty years old, and the sketch is just becoming popular and appreciated in England.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-19

Airship disasters will soon supplant automobile disasters, 1t Is freely pre- dicted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-19

If Whitelaw Reid is tired of his job, let him come home, and we will send Mark Twain to take his place.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-19

In villages along the Volga Russian wives can be bought at $25 each, but they are bargain-counter goods.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-19

Schmitz Is in jail, but the men who bribed him are not. San Francisco has begun at the wrong end.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-19

whether a proposed war Is wise or unwlse.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-19

Hartman gets his punishment when he attempts to float one of his we'll watered bond issues.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-19

MT. Hartman cannot be his own jury. He has already pronounced him self innocent, but his verdict is not final
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-19

As traffic promoters two-cent rates take the cake. They readily congest railroads.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-19

Mark Twain Is returning an un- crowned American citizen in white suit of flannel
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-19

Gov. Hoke Smith is about to win fame by signing an act that will close his own barrooms.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-19

The Lipton challenge Is chronic, and 1t will soon be in our midst again.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-19
About Persons.

William B. Phillips has returned to the city.
 Senator John H. Bankhead arrived in Birmingham yesterday and is stopping at the Metropolitan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-19

Anniston Evening Star: An Alabama legislator threatens to introduce a bill prohibiting automobiles from running on any country roads. Why not amend 1t by requiring owners of autos to change tn em into flying machines and then pro- hibit them from flying.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-19
THE AGE- HERALD

Entered at the Birmingham, Ala postoffice as second-class matter uhoer act of Congress March 8, 1879.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-19

Huntsville Baner: A bill has been in- troduced in the Alabama legislature by a member from one of the rural dis trcts hoping to pass a law prohibit ing automobiles from running on the roads. Automobiles from all over the state are wondering if he wants wings put on the machines.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-19

Gadsden Journal: Another battleship explosion. It seems that our big war ships are really only over-sized toys. Yet Captain Hobson wants us to spend d billion dollars of Uncle Sans money on a collection of these uncertainties.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-19

W. D. Lanier and John E. Stanley are the only authorized travelling represeIui'la- tives of The Age-Herald in it's eireuialion department
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-19

Washington Bureau Age-Herald. 142l c street N. W.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-11
Ainsworth Items,

Ainsworth, Neb, Oct. Especial to
The News: The w. II. G. held a regu.
lar session Saturday afternoon and in.
itiated Mrs. Will Fourier and Mrs.
w. e. Bassett. After the regular ses.
sion was over an informal reception
was held in honor Of Mrs. John DeBolt,
who leaves this week for her new
home at Blair. Word was received
of the death of a sister of Mrs. l.. w
Gould and vote of sympathy was ex.
tended to the bereaved relatives.
r. S. Rising and wife are in Chi
cago.
Sunday took big party to the lakes
hunting and fishing. Many expressed
regret at the necessity of going on
Sunday, but they didn't see just how
they could get out of it.
DR.. Meffords wife and family came
home Saturday evening from visit
with friends at Burwell.
Mr. and Mrs. Einwalter of Cedar
Rapids, Iowa, are visiting at tn,
Peck's 49, Mrs. Einwalter's parental
home.
Sunday was a hot day, the thermom
eter registering Sc.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-11
West Point News.

West Point, Neb., Oct. Especial
to The News: The West Point Wo-
mans club has entered upon its fifth
year of work. The meeting last week
was held at the home of Mrs. P. M.
Noodle. The program consisted of
quotations from Ivanhoe as responses
to roll call. Mrs. s. S. Krake read a
paper on England Under Henry
WILL" the subject of the paper of
Mrs. Louise Krause was "Crusades in
Europe" and Mrs. j. A. Stahl spoke
on organizations of Towns" The
next meeting occurs at the home of
Mrs. Louise Krause.
The caucus of the republicans of
West Point precinct resulted in the
nomination of John H. Lindale and d.
j. Crellin as justices of the peace and
John D. Neigh and AL. Wagner as
IcOnstables.
Conrad Paul, one of the oldest pion-
Ieers of this county, died at the family
home in West Point of intermittent
fever at an advanced age Mr.. Paul
was one of the earliest settlers own
ing valuable lands near West Point.
He was one OF the first county com
missioners of Cunning county and has
served his fellow citizens with honesty
and ability. He has been retired from
active business for some years. He
leaves large family of grown chill
dren. Funeral services were held Sun.
day from the German Evangelical
church.
The collision at Petersburg between
the two freight trains on that branch
resulted in the serious injury of Alva
Sass, a brakeman, whose home is in
this city. His injuries are not consid-
cred dangerous, although he received
a severe shock and is considerably
bruised.
The state fish car in charge of Su.
Iperintendent O'Brien passed through
the city a few days ago and left a
supply of bass and crappies, which
have been placed in McKirahan's and
lWortman's lake
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-11

while Johnson Tits the beam five bet.
ter. The addition of this trio to the
bacltfleld squad makes the cornhuskcr
outlook UNNECESSARILY better.
The coach, meanwhile, has sent FIVE
more players to the training table,
making eleven in all The new ones
are Frum, Collins, Burnett, Minor and
Kroger. Craig is the only one of the
eleven possible as n selection for end
and the personnel OF the roll at the
training table shows that Cole intends
to take his time in picking his men
for that position. The ends, In fact
are the only positions giving Cole any
serious concern, as the rest of the var
sity lineup seems settled.
Secret practice is to be inaugurated
early next week, although the gates to
the field are to be thrown open &C.
casionally to permit the student root
ers to file into the stands to absorb
enthusiasm for the coming conflicts
The crucial contest with Minnesota Is
only two weeks distant and Cole is
planning to drill his men in a series
of formations for special use against
the gophers, taking care that prying
eyes shall not view the proceedings.
Graduate Manager Eager is still APP
pearing in a dual role, the task of as
sistant coach also falling upon his
shoulders. The manager has hoisted
the distress signal, claiming that he
cannot aid in the coaching without in
jury to his managerial duties, and the
athletic board Is striving desperately
to secure n competent assistant to
Cole before the season is further ad-
vanced. The situation at present indi-
Gates the selection of Ted Stuart, who
held the position at Nebraska last sea
son and who played two years under
Yost.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-11
A Bank Incident.

Say, Oscar, cashier me please diss
check"
Led me &c dot check. Aha, as
expected; Id ISIS from a yeast firm"
"Gootnes, den maybe i'd ISIS raised"
"Yess. Besites, i'd bass der looks
like blacksmith forged i'd"
please cud old der anvil chorus"
MY frient, we wish to accept nod
ding bud negligible paber here"
dot makes no difference ouid.
want my money or der treason why"
do you know diss paber ISIS worth
less as der check i'd ISIS written on?"
81 hobe you vOult nod rejection id
yust for dot?"
Make me no excuses, und kindly
step asite for cash customers"
81 can proof you dot l am a expos
itor of diss bank"
i voult nod care eff you wass a COM
positor. Diss check bass expired"
"Coult you nod refife id mid a draft,
blease?"
EFF you cannod raise der Wind, we
cannod efen afford you a palm leaf
fans, und so dere ISIS nodding abouid
i'd"
II make on dot check my own en-
dorsings Notiss, blease, dot der ink
on i'd ISIS nod yet vet"
Il spik i'd again; dot piece of sta
tionery ISIS of no account"
well, I hope nod got i'd of
countess"
How much does i'd call for?"
"Fordy-two dollars, unless i'd bass
changed ids mind since / lisdened i'd"
"Vait. Can you identifrice your
seluf?"
Sure. am your vife's first hus-
bant"
you are fool"
II am nod der only Won. hat obbo-
sition"
Are you Wishing diss check paid in
currency"
why? Do you pay of in electric
ity"
"Yust wort to dose members OF
der audience vich are going ouid: All
who do nod wish to come back can ged
return check ad der door."-F. w.
Schaeffer, in Omaha Daily News.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-11
GAIN STATE INTEREST
LINCOLN STAR COMPLIMENTS
MADISON COUNTY.
FOR GOOD ROADS MOVEMENT

Statewide Interest Has Been Concern
trated Upon the Good Roads BuIle
During the Past Year or SO In This
County Of Nebraska.
The leading editorial In the Lincoln
Daily Star of Friday, Oct 4, pointed
out to the people of the state the fact
that Madison county has been unus-
ually progressive in the matter OF good
roads. The Star in this way paid n
sincere compliment to Madison county
people in general and the present
board of county commissioners In par
ticular. This Is what the Star said:
There is some inspiration in the face
that the Norfolk, Neb, News Is warm
ly supporting one of the Madison
county commissioners for reelection
because he has been n good roads en-
thusiast. 1t is too often the case that
good roads and good bridges are tho
last things that county commissioners
appear to think about. The News well
says that the board of which this man
Is a member "by insisting upon good
roads, is entering campaign which
will mean the saving of hundreds OF
thousands Of dollars to the farmers of
Madison county in hauling their pro-
ducts to market"
That assertion may well be applied
to every county in the state. The
amount of benefit that would accrue
to the farmers of Nebraska If all OF
the highways and bridges were kept
in good condition cannot be estimated.
Such work, consistently and carefully
done, would practically double the
agricultural advantages Of the state.
Some day the farmers will see 1t that
way and will elect commissioners upon
good roads platforms.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-11
AuOI|NG IS SLOW WORK
LOOK FOR TRIP OPENING NEXT
SUMMER.
MUCH VALUABLE LAND IN 1T
Up to the Present Time 500 indians
Have Been Allotted - indians Are
Slow About Changing Their Allot-
ments-Will be Big Rush.

Omaha, Neb., Oct. SIT Is slow
work, this allotting of Indians" said
Charles w. owen, who Is one of the
crew OF seven men who have been
working for the past four months I'm.
der the direction of John II. SERVER,
an allotting agent of the Indian depart
ment. Mr. Owen was speaking of the
work In Trip and Meyer counties of
South Dakota, where a tract of about
100000 acres will be subject to home
stead entry probably by the middle of
next summer. Before that time, how
ever, all of the Sioux Indians from the
Rosebud reservation who have not yet
taken their land must have made their
elections.
up to the present time" Mr.. owen
added, 1--WE have allotted 500 Indians
The work is slow for this reason: In.
lians who have made poor selections
# land in Meyer county are given the
privilege of making new selections in
Tripp county. The tribes people are
N no hurry to get their land; in many
instances they do not even go to see
the land, but send representatives to
pick 1t out for them.
after all the Indians have been al
lotted, there will be left something like
5000 claims. This land will be opened
for settlement under act of congress
AS usual, there will be drawing, and
people holding lucky numbers will be
privileged to file first claims. For nine
ty days they can buy the land at 90
an acre; during the next six months
after that, land can be bought at $45C
an acre, and after that period, home
steaders can buy the land at $3.50 ar
acre.
"At the Bonesteel opening there were
100000 acres subject to entry. At the
next opening there will BIO more thar
double that area which will be home
steaded. In Trip county there is
some very excellent land. There will
be many hundreds of claims which
people will be eager to get"
Mr.. Owen, with his real estate part
ner, Mart Coffman of Dallas, S. D..
has been at the Arcade hotel during
the carnival. They left Thursday
morning for South Dakota.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-11
Coming Events.

"Are You Crazy?" will be seen at
the Auditorium Monday night. This
is merry musical farce comedy-the
kind Of show that is most popular in
Norfolk. There are eighteen clever
people in the company, including pref
ty girls who can dance and sing. The
attraction has been playing to i'm
mense crowds in Omaha during Ak
sarben week at 75c prices, but in Nor
folk the entire lower floor will be sold
at so cents. The teddy bear chorus is
a feature that has made a hit every
where and the clever "take-offs" on
prima donna opera singers is said to
be a stunt that makes the house laugh
until is sides shake. All in all, this is
one of the highest grade attractions
that has ever been booked in Norfolk
at so cent prices.
Mrs. N. A. Rainbolt will entertain
a company of ladies at luncheon Mon
day.
The Owl dancing club has been
formed for winter series.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-11
BIG CROWD At STANTON
LARGEST ATTENDANCE IN coUN
TY FAIR HISTORY.
STANTON WON THE BALL GAME
Wisner Was Reinforced With Players
From a Number Of Fast Teams, But
at that Stanton Took the Victory.
Finest Kind Of Weather.

Stanton, Neb., Oct. Especial to
The News. The second day of the
annual Stanton county fair came with
splendid weather. The result was that
the largest crowd in the history of the
association was in attendance. The
estimates on this crowd were as high
as 100 people but definite informa-
ton is not obtainable.
The baseball game was one of the
features of the day. Wisner-assisted
by players from Lincoln, West Point,
Beemer, Pilger and Fremont-gave the
Stanton nine one of the hardest games
of the season. The game resulted in
another victory for Points colts, the
score standing, Wisner and Stanton
5. Batteries, Stanton Hartman and
Person, Wisner Zacek and Flemmings;
base hits, Stanton Z, Wisner 8. Har-
mon, Stanton's kid pitcher, pitched his
second consecutive game.
The races resulted as follows:
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-11
HANS WRITES A BOOK.
Old Railroad Detective Tells of the
Habits of Sioux Indians.

Old Railroad Detective Tells of the
Habits of Sioux Indians.
World-Herald: Anyone who is &C,
qainted with the history of Fred M
Hans, scout and Indian fighter; anyone
who is familiar with the expeditions
against the Indians in which he has
taken so prominent a part, must neces.
sarily be surprised at the deep sympa
thy which he reveals for the red man
in his book recently published, THE
Great Sioux Nation" Throughout that
instructive volume there is an under.
tone Of profound feeling for a people
which has suffered so many wrongs
which has been SO misunderstood and
which has never known fair dealings
at the hands of the white man.
1t were an easy matter for the cap
tious critic to point out technical and
even grammatical defects in that work
of Mr.. Hans, yet no one can read il
without gathering more information
about Indian customs, more illuminat
ing facts about the Sioux and deeper
insight into the character of the Sioux
than from anything else which has ever
been published.
Fred Hans knows the Indians
From actual experience among the
tribes people, he knows them. He
knows their habits, their history, theil
language, their hatreds, their cunning
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-11
GROOM 6e, BRIDE 67.
Oldest Pair to Take on Matrimonial
Yoke in Cunning County.

West Point, Neb., Oct. Especial to
The News: William Sohm of Hooper
and Mrs. Sophia Schriever of West
Point were welded, Rev. A. r. e.
Oelschlaeger, pastor of st. Pau's Ger
man Lutheran church, performing the
ceremony, The groom is &C years of
age and the bride is 67, the Oldest cou-
pie to assume the matrimonial yoke
for many years past. The couple will
reside in West Point where the bride
is the owner Of comfortable home.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-11
Great White Chief.

Washington, D. c., Oct. 2.-Amone
the thousand or more delegates to the
international convention of the Broth
erhood of st. Andrew here last week
none attracted more attention than the
delegates from the Sioux Indian reser
walton in the northwest.
Probably the strongest of these
Of Nebraska, which was represented
by Thomas H. Kits, Joseph A. Kits,
Edward Eastman and William Holmes
The Lower Brule, S. D.. Sioux were
represented by Rev. Luke C. Walker.
Thomas H. Tuttle represented the
chapter at Grow Creek agency and
Alfred G.. Smith came here from
Greenwood, S. D.
The Brotherhood of ST. Andrews
has been active in it's work among the
Indians for several years. The men,
bership Of the Santee chapter is said
to be about sixty, and the average
membership at other agencies about
thirty.
The foundation stone of the cathe.
dral Of Saints Peter and Paul at Mount
st. Alban, Wisconsin avenue, was laid
yesterday and open-air service closed
the international convention of the
Brotherhood Of st. Andrew, which has
been in session here for a week.
President Roosevelt occupied the
chair of Bishop Satterlee, who presid-
ed. This chair, the property of Bish-
OPP Satterlee, was brought to this coun-
try from England some 400 years ago.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-11
SPORT rs
NEBRASKA TEAM HARD AT WORK
Coach Cole Whipped Cornhuskers Into
Shape for South Dakota Game,

Soaen Soie whipped CornhuSkerS Into
Shape for South Dakota Game.
Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 5-Pigskin prac
tice at Nebraska university in prepare
ton for today's clash with the South
Dakota coyotes slowed down because
OF unfavorable weather. Persistent
rains have converted the gridiron into
mud-wallow, chasing Coach Coles
pupils the first day onto a 2x4 grass
plot on the university campus and the
next compelling them to hike for the
university farm, where the spacious
green permitted at least a semblance
of satisfactory practice. The weather
man, however, finally brought clear
skies and the cornhuskers are again
going through their daily classes un.
der Cole on Nebraska field.
The work Of the varsity performers
has been decidedly ragged in spots
and Coach Cole is pushing his pupils
at sitter pace than ever in order to
make sure that the South Dakotans,
who are touted as having a spunky
eleven this year, may not deity hand
him a package OF surprise. The new
Nebraska coach, who is graduate Of
the school Of Yost at Michigan, is a
firm believer in the hurry-up policy
and his cornhusker proteges are find
ing to their complete satisfaction that
such thing as loafing is not in their
new mentors program.
Special attention Is being devoted
to developing the varsity defense.
Cole soon found that the scrub squad
was lacking in its ability to make head
way against the first team and he hit
upon the plan to transfer the bulk of
his substitutes to the second team line
up, with the result that the two elev-
ems have been nearly evenly matched
in general effectiveness. Thus strength
ened, the second team has been max
ing existence fairly miserable for the
first eleven, while ginger has been
added to the proceedings by the fact
that the first team subs are pitted
against the regulars, each fighting for
place on the varsity lineup Cole
will continue this program until the
eve of the South Dakota game and by
that time he expects to be able to pick
his first team as it will likely go
through the full season.
Beekley Back in Game.
Recent additions to the squad are of
an encouraging tendency. For a week
or more Cole has been worrying over
the apparent scarcity of substitute ma
terial for the backfield The acquisi-
tons in question are Beekley and Per-
rim. Beekley was a member of the
cornhusker squad two years ago and
was slated for fullback, but a badly
wrenched shoulder compelled his re-
tirement before the season had fairly
started. The fact that Beekley is a
very fair punter gladdens Cole, as the
new man can thus substitute for cap.
tain Weller in case of the latter's in
jury and take care of the kicking
Perrin was a sub last year and looks
good this fall as substitute for Bur
nett, Coles regular at right half
Johnson, a husky line sub, has been
transferred to the backfield on the
second team and has already shown
that he can plough through the varsity
for substantial gains. Beekley and
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-11

he has reduced their speech to the
written word He has told OF their
wild life, their hunts, their raids, their
family life. their religious beliefs, their
superstitions and traditions. The work
is therefore a valuable contribution to
history.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-11

Pioneer Town Site Co.'S
Out Lots.
OF that Part OF Out Lot
D Lying Between Oak
& Madison SITS.
Desc. Lot Blk. Amt.
MOO $500
Eh d S11.20
500 Em ID 11.20
OF that Portion Of Out
Lot D lying between
Oak q Elm SITS.
Desc. Lot Blk. Amt.
MOO VIZ ID 8 4.4S
OF that Part Of Out Lot
D lying east Of Elm ST.
& Extension South.
Desc. Lot Blk. Amt.
N358 S45S ID 5 so
Out Lot Il 2.24
Pioneer Town Site Co.'s
Sub. Div. Of Out Lot r.
Desc. Lot Blk. Amt.
1 20 s SO
2 20 6.49
McComb's Suburban Lots
Desc. Lot Blk. Amt.
e 4 s1O.Os
5 4 lip
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-11
PLEASURES of the Week,

On Thursday night the West Side
Whist club began its series of winter
meetings. The initial meeting was
held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. d.
Mathewson. The club is now up near
its dozenth year Of existence and every
year proves more enjoyable than those
that have gone before. The present
season started auspiciously in the
Mathewson home.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-11
MEADOW GROVEMENUUCKY
r. G. RoHRkE DRAWS A FINE
IDAHO FARM.
EVANS AND KINDRED ALSO IN
F. E. Evans and DR.. Kindred Agreed
That if Either Drew a Farm, They
Would Divide - Evans Drew 100
Acres and Each Gets 80.

Meadow Grove, Neb., Oct. 7-Spe-
cial to The News: Mrs. r. G. Rohrke
received telegram from Mr.. Rohrke,
who is in Idaho attending the land
drawing, stating that he drew No. AZ
and got a fine lG0-acre farm two miles
from jerome and that f. e. Evans
drew No G.
Mr.. Evans and VIZ. Kindred each
registered for 100 acres and in case
either one was lucky enough to draw.
the prize was to be divided between
the two, AS result of the pool each
owns eighty acres one mile out on the
main road running through the town
east and west. Farms like these are
said to be bringing from S1nn To aonn
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-11
SOCIAL EVENTS Of WEEK
FIRST FROST OF AUTUMN PUTS
SNAP IN THE AIR.
CARDS AND DANCING STARTED
There Will be Something Doing In a
Social Way From Now on in Norfolk.
Season is Expected to be an unus-
ually Pleasant One.

The first frost of the autumn season
has had its effect in killing hay fever
and putting new life into social &C
tivity. The past week in Norfolk wit
messed the launching of number of
winter pastimes. Card clubs and dane
ing clubs are beginning to sit up and
take notice and 1t Is predicted that the
coming season will be one of the most
enjoyable that Norfolk has ever
known.