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The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-04
SNAKES IN WHITE HOUSE
QUENTIN ROOSEVELT BRINGS Pc
CULlAR PETS BACK.
PUTS VISITORS INTO FRENZY
Quentins Pets From Oyster Bay
Brighten Bonaparte and Make Hep
burn Dance-Women Are Sent Into
Mysteries at the Sight.

Mysteries at the Sight.
Washington, Sept. 2S.-A house full
of visitors at the white house yester-
day morning saw snakes-real live
ones-and Quentin Roosevelt, young
est son of the president, had more
fun, combined with disappointment
that some of those present did not
appreciate the reptiles, than he has
had all summer.
There is the highest authority in
the land for the statement that the
largest snake started to eat one OF
the smaller ones right in the inner
Office of the white house, where nature
taking is held in utter adherence.
Bonaparte Shuddered.
President Roosevelt was busy with
Attorney General Bonaparte when
Quentin, disregarding the specious ar
gument of Secretary Loeb that per-
haps the head of the department of
justice didn't like snakes, roller-skated
into the private Office and dumped
wriggling mass of reptiles from bag
upon his fathers mahogany desk.
Quentin wanted the attorney general
to take them in his lap but the buster
of trusts and smasher of octopi shud-
dered. He diesn't like snakes.
A gentle parental admonition that
some folks who really were fond Of
snakes were in the next room, sent
Master Roosevelt skating into the cab
met chamber, where Representative
Hepburn, former Representative La
cey of Iowa, and two others were wait
| ing to see the executive.
Hello" exclaimed Mr.. Hepburn,
with a smile, thinking the snakes
were the India rubber kind. But he
quickly shifted when the youngster
thrust one of the smaller wrigglers
into his outstretched palm.
Hystera Among Women.
Just then the largest snake crawled
up Quentin's arm inside his coat and
the boy couldn't pull him back because
the snakes scales caught in the
clothes. When the president looked
in to see what was the trouble Repre-
sentative Hepburn had recovered and
very carefully was helping Quentin
to remove his coat so that the snake
could be liberated
Disguised with the lack of appre-
citation of snakes in high official life,
ante room, dragging the snakes behind
and nearly driving the women sight
seeing contingent into Mysteries.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-04
NEED DAIRY INSPECTION
NORFOLK DAlRYMAN URGES &C.
TON BY COUNCIL.
CONCERNS LIVES OF PUBLIC

8. n. Anderson, Qualified by Virtue Of
Intimate knowledge With condl.
tons, Says Norfolk Does Not Real
Ize Need Of Protection.
THE Norfolk city council ought by
all means to provide against the spread
Of disease In Norfolk by establishing
for milk and dairy inspection"
This is the opinion of s. II. Ander-
son OF the Norfolk Creamery company,
a man qualified by his intimate knowl
edge of the dairy business to know
whereof he speaks. Mr.. Anderson says
that unlnspected milk Is the greatest
agency in the world for spreading dis
ease, and that every communlty's
health should be protected against
such disease by adequate dairy inspec-
ton.
Lincoln, Omaha and other cities of
the state have inspection for the pro-
lection of their citizens health" said
Mr.. Anderson, land the great need of
such protection in Norfolk can not be
put too strongly"
III ldCl MI. hHutISOl IlllHhS llliJ luG
city council of Norfolk should at once
enact an ordinance providing for n
dairy inspector whose duty it would be
to see that every dalryman should ster-
ilze all milk sold.
"Sterilizing is heating the milk to a
point where all bacteria will be de-
stroyed," said Mr.. Anderson, land the
public Is entitled to this protection.
In other cities there are inspectors
for this work. paid by the cities. The
city should require that all milk sold
should test up to certain point and
should require all dalrymen to take
out license in order to do business.
This would place the regulation en-
tirely in the hands of the city govern
ment and the public would be protect
ed absolutely"
Herds of cows from which milk Is
taken for city use should also pass n
test for health and the city should pro
vide n veterinarian inspector to look
after this in the belief of Mr. Ander
son. More tuberculosis comes from
cows than from any other source and
scientists declare that tuberculosis can
never be checked until the cows from
which comes the public's milk are rid
of the disease.
Mr.. Anderson as a creamery man
would welcome this regulation. al
would give the dairymen protection
against impure milk brought to them,
he said, land would make it possible
and necessary for them to refuse it.
Mr.. Anderson says that the import
ance of this matter to the lives of Nor
folk people can not be overestimatet
and he believes the city council SHOULD
take immediate action.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-04
LARGE GLASS IS CONFIRMED
seventy.flve Young People Taken Into
Atkinson Church.

Atkinson, Neb., Sept. 30,-Special to
The News: About seventy-hve young
people were confirmed in the St Jo-
seph Catholic church here yesterday.
Bishop Keane of Cheyenne, Wyo., was
present and was assisted by Father
Loecher, resident priest, Father Klein
ments of West Point and Father Heitt-
wer of Stuart. Moses Campbell and
Donat Segar we're the Godfathers and
Mrs NJ. Campbell and. Mrs. d. Segar
the Godmothers to the class.
The service was beautiful and i'm
pressive throughout, especially the
sermon by Bishop Keane. The class
seemed to be almost equally divided
between girls and boys. The weather
was very disagreeable but did not In
terfere in any way.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-04
THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWSJoURNA FRIDAY OCTOBER 1907

On September 20, 1899, In the days
of fusion strength, Judge Welch was
rendered a unanimous nomination by
the republican judicial convention
meeting in Norfolk. In the November
election Judge WEIGH was defeated by
his fusion opponent, William V. Allen
Of Madison. Judge Welch, however,
had the satisfaction of carrying Wayne
county.
Judge Welch as been a north Ne
braska man for twenty.four years. He
was born near Bennington, VT. In
1854. Working. reading law, teaching
school, Mr.. Welch was admitted to
practice law in Illinois in 1888. That
year he came to Wayne.
In 1885 he was elected to the super.
intendency of the Wayne county
schools. He was elected county attor-
ney in 1894 and again in 1896 in the
face of a Bryan majority in Wayne
county. Again in 1899 when Judge
Welch was defeated for district judge
by Senator Allen he still had the salts
faction of the complimentary vote Civ
en- him in his home county.
Judge WEIGH was appointed to the
district bench by Governor Sheldon
following the resignation of Congress
man Boyd.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-04
NO USE FOR ST. PATRICK.
Trained RattIers Object to Irish Air
AID Run Auav From Trainer

rdlned RattIefS OpJeCt 10 iTlsh ~
And Run Away From Trainer.
District Passenger Agent Paul S.
Millspaugh, of the Lehigh Valley rail-
road, asserts that the company for
which he works has the most wonder
full trainer of rattlesnales in its en-
ploy that there is in the United States,
says an Ithaca, N. Y, dispatch.
Last fall we got hold of happy
go lucky Irishman, who is good COM
pany for himself, and we sent him up
to be Waterman at lonely gravel pit.
After getting accustomed to his new
Job this son of Erin set to work to es-
tablish friendly relations with the
dumb denizens of the woods, and sue
ceeded admirably.
zone day while walking along a
rocky bluff, he almost stepped on a
huge rattlesnake. The RATHER was in
clined to show fight, but the Irishman
seeing a chance for another friend
managed to trap it and carry it home
with him.
"In time the snake became abso
| lutely tame. 1t would writhe about
the floor and curl itself up at its mas
ter's feet like a pet poodle. Soor
there came six little snakes, and they
too, at first were pugnacious. But
Mother Snake told them it was al
right, and in the course of time they
became as tame as the parent.
"The rattles of the snakes were o.
different sizes and the Irishman con
ceived a musical scheme. He linet
them all in a row, with their tails II
the air. Shaking one rattle after thu
other he discovered that differen
sounds and tones came forth, Easel
mated by the new instrument, III
played frequently and finally became
so proficient that different tunes were
produced.
Being a patriotic Irlshman, once HI
started on "St. Patrick's Day in thu
Morning" This was too much for tn,
snakes Mindful of st. Patrick, an
his treatment of their forebears man
years ago, the snakes rebelled an,
beat it for the woods. Now the Irish
man is without his music and his pc
snakes have left forever"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-04
NORFOLK DAY At THE FAIR
BIGGEST CROWD THAT MADISON
EVER SAW.
5000 PEOPLE WERE ON GROUNDS
Neigh Took Baseball Game From New
man Grove in First lnning-Fine
Exhibit of Pure Blooded Madison
County Live Stock-Rain Mars Fri.
days Events.
[From Fridays Daily.l

Norfolk day" at the Madison coun-
ty fair saw a crowd in the county seat
that Madison people said had not been
eQualled before in the history of the
town. 1t was conservatively estimat-
ed that between 1000 and 5000 people
we're on the fair grounds during the
day and if their experience during the
day conceded with that of the big
Norfolk delegation their visit to the
county fair grounds was well worth
while.
The white Norfolk badge, an evil
dence of good will towards Madison
and the county fair, lent a noticeable
touch of color to the fair day crowds.
And the demand for the badges on the
part of Norfolk people exceeded the
supply.
Norfolk liked the fair, but confessed
that the races were a little bit disap-
pointing. Norfolk people, however
spoke in praise of what the fair man
agement had accomplished this year
The exhibits were good, the stock
exhibit especially good, indicating the
great improvement that is being made
in Madison county live stock. jenkins
Brothers were among the exhibitors
of fine hogs.
Nowhere, Norfolk people said, has
north Nebraska seen a better program
of free attractions than was offered tC
the fair visitors at Madison. This was
one of the features of the fair.
The ball game Thursday was taker
| in by Neigh in the first inning wher
the Newman Grove pitcher was
touched up for five runs. 1t was goot
ball, though the final tally of abou
nine to two stood a little top heavy
"Queener" of Norfolk was out in the
center field for the winners.
The horse races of Thursday wer'
said to have been lacking in vim.
But the fair Thursday, when Nor
folk people and other Madison neigh
bors to the number of several thou
sands looked in at the grounds, was
decided success.
The fair grounds, though filled Wit
concessions to the point of crowdins
was we'll handled, an absence of graft
ers being commented on.
Friday rain served to mar the las
day Of the fair.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-04
COST OF SEWER EXTENSION.
Sixty-seVen and Four Tenths Cents
Per Lot Foot is Charge.

Sixty-seven and Four Tenths Cents
Per Lot Foot is Charge.
Sixty-seven and four-tenths cents
per lot foot will represent the cost of
the Norfolk sewer system to the prop
erty owners of Norfolk sewer district
No. l. This assessment against the
district was voted at the city council
meeting last evening.
The city engineers report shows
that $7,442.45 will represent the total
cost of laying the sewer pipe in dis
trict No. 1. The report showed that
the lateral pipe would pass in front
of 11,04575 feet of property entitled
to use the sewer.
Based on these figures the assess
ment against property in the district
was fixed at $674 per running foot
Under this assessment corner lots are
assessed at one-half the total footage
of the two sides.
One-fifth of the sewer assessment
must be paid within fifty days of date
a fifth within one year, third fifth
within two years, fourth fifth within
three years ana Ine laSl Hun "lluil
four years. An interest rate of sever
percent is attached to the deferred
payments which may be escaped by
making payments within ninety days
of last evenings council meeting.
Norfolk's first sewer district extends
from Seventh to Thirteenth street OF
Norfolk avenue, running a half blocl
south of Norfolk avenue and blocl
and a half north.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-04
JUDGE WEIGHS CAMPAIGN.
Will Soon Name Central Committee.
This Not His First Campaign.

Will Soon Name Central Committee.
This Not His First Campaign.
Judge A. A. Welch of Wayne, a can
didate on several tickets TO succeed
himself as district judge in this dis
trict, in Norfolk yesterday said that
the Ninth district judicial contest was
progressing in a harmonious fashion.
Judge Welch is not only the candi-
date of all the parties for district judge
but he is even twice a candidate on
the republican ticket, being nominal
ed both for the full term and the short
vacancy.
Judge Welch in a short time will an,
nounce the personnel of the republican
district judicial central committee
This committee will have a compare
lively easy berth as Judge Welch's
campaign, backed by the unanimous
support of the Ninth district, gives
promise of managing itself.
Judge Welch might announce cen
trail committees for all the Nebraska
parties but he will take no such
course. There is in fact considerable
doubt whether or not written names
on the primary ballot will afford {
nomination. Court procedure is beini
taken to ascertain this. Before Judge
Welch himself in Dakota county &C
ton was brought TO compel the count!
clerk to place on the official ballot thu
names of candidates who claimed t.
have secured the nomination through
names written on the primary ballots
The hearing was set for next Monday
Aside from the question of part!
nominations, however, there is nj
doubt of Judge Welch being the unan
imous choice of his district.
This is not Judge Welch's first cam
lpaign for district Judge.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-04
THE POLICE INVESTIGATION
WILL PROBABLY BE TURNED
OVER TO COMMITTEE.
OPEN MEETING NOT IN FAVOR
II Was Said That a Committee Would
Probably be Appointed to Look Into
Matters That Have Recently Been
Made Public.
from Mondays Daily.l

The Braasch-Flynn police investiga-
ton will take up part of the evenings
session of the city council. No charg-
es have been filed but councilmen say
that it would probably be on the pro-
gram to take some action on the mat
ter.
A committee investigation of police
affairs was the suggestion made Mon
day by some who thought that mode
of procedure preferable to an open
council meeting. In fact, it is prob
able that a committee of councilmen
will be appointed to inquire into the
matter.
1t was said Monday that il a COM
mittee was appointed it would prob
ably investigate the fee question under
former administrations in order to as
certain how far in the past it had been
the custom to depart from the straight
line.
The special purpose Of the evenings
council meeting is to make a formal
assessment of the cost of laying the
new sewer district against the resi-
dents of Norfolk's first sewer district
AS Councilmen Garvin and Spellman
will be out of the city it will require
general attendance on the part OF
the remaining councilmen to give a
quorum. These members are in the
city: Councilmen Kaufman, Haase
Degner, Craven, Buchholz and Dolan
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-04
FERGUSON TRIAL ENDS.
Minister Who Was in Norfolk, With
draws From Church Suddenly.

draws From Church Suddenly.
The trial of Rev. w. p. Ferguson
before a special court of ministers at
Lincoln came to sudden and uneX-
pected close by the accused minister
withdrawing from the church and the
Methodist ministry.
Ferguson, who was charged with
conduct unbecoming to minister,
was on trial during the week before a
court of ministers named by the Ne
braska conference in session at Lin
coin. Ferguson and his counsel claim
ed the chairman of the court was pre-
iudiced and that as a result he could
not get a fair trial The withdrawal
was occasioned when the chairman
refused to permit the admission OF
affidavits or evidence derogatory TO
the character of Mrs. Cross, the Wo'
man in the case, and evidence tending
to show the good character OF the
minister in other cities.
Ferguson came from California to
University Place, stopping off while
en- route home from the east, where
he went to bury his wife. He preach
ed at the Methodist town and was al
once employed. Just before he reach
ed the Nebraska town stories arrived
of his trouble with woman in Cali
fornia.
1t is presumed that Ferguson, who
spent the interval between his suspen
sion from the University Place church
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-04

and the present trial in Norfolk work
ing life insurance, will continue In
that field. while Ferguson was In
Norfolk during the several weeks pre-
vious to his church trial, 1t was rep.
resented that he was to be special
state agent for a Des Moines life In
srance company
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-04
ONE RUNAWAY GIRL IN COURT
John simpkins Makes Hard Fight to
Save Sister From Reformatory.

Neigh, Neb, Sept. 30.-Special to
The News: No complaint was filed
against Tressie Hawk, who was the
side partner in the runaway match
with Lulu Simpkins last week. The
hearing of the latter came up before
County Judge Wilson on the charge
of incorrigible Saturday morning, but
was continued for one week.
John Simpkins, the brother, who is
making a desperate fight to keep his
sister from being sent to the state
industrial school, put up a cash bond
of 5000 for her appearance before the
court next Saturday.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-04
RAIN SUNDAY AND MONDAY.

Two Cloudy, Gloomy Days-Thls vi.
cinity Got Drenchng,
Sunday was a day of rain, chilly air
and gloomy clouds in Norfolk, and
Monday was no better. A heavy rain
began falling Monday morning and
continued through the day, thorough.
ly drenching this vicinity.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-04
Little Runaway.

A team which George Benedict had
bought broke loose at the Benedict
farm Saturday morning and ran to
Norfolk, turning in at their former
stable. The spring wagon to which
the team was hitched was slightly
damaged in the runaway.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-04
RUNAWAY GIRLS CAUGHT
LULU SlMPkINS AND TRIESTE
HAWK OF NEIGH.
WERE APPREHENDED AT ALBION
Two Neigh Girls, Aged Fourteen and
Sixteen, Decided to See More of the
World Than is Visible at Neigh.
Nav Land at Genoa, Yet.

Neigh, Neb., Sept. 2S.-Special to
The News: Ignoring father, mother,
home and friends, Lulu Simpkins and
Tressie Hawk, fourteen and sixteen
years of age respectively, started on
Wednesday to see more of this world
than was visible in Neigh.
They were driven by girl friend
from here to Oakdale and from there
they took the train for Albion, where
the sheriff of Boone county detained
their further progress. He had pre-
viously been notified by Sheriff Miller
of this city to arrest and hold them if
they came his way. 1t was the inten-
ton of the run-aways to land at Genoa.
A brother Of Lulu SimplIins went
over to Albion on Thursday and re-
turned with both girls yesterday after
noon. They are now in the hands of
Sheriff Miller on the charge Of incor-
rigible, and will appear before County
Judge Wilson today.
Young Simpkins is making a des
perate fight to keep his sister out OF
the state industrial school. The ia
Their, J. W. Simpkins, states that he
has done all he could to keep his
daughter away from bad company, but
it seemed that it was impossible.
Nothing is obtainable as to what
course will be taken in regard to Tres
sic Hawk, but it was presumed that
the family would be present when
Judge Wilson decided from the evil
dence furnished whether the indus
trial school is the best place for her
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-04
SHE WAS ON TRAIN AT TIME
PIERCE ATTORNEY HEARD HER
MAKE REMARK.
AND HE WOULD RECOGNIZE HER
County Attorney ]. A. Van Wagenen
of Pierce Heard Young Woman
Repeat the Accordion That There
Were More Fires Coming to Verdisre

Pierce, Neb, Sept. 27.-Special to
The News: Is the mystery surround
ing fires at Verdigre partially eX-
planned by recent remark made by
a young woman from that vicinity,
predicting the disastrous blaze which
pied nine business institutions of that
town?
AT all events, young woman was
heard to remark that there would be
more fires in Verdigre, and it is be-
lieved by County Attorney j. A. Van
Wagenen of Pierce county, who over
heard the remark, that this may in
some way lead to running down the
source of flame tragedy in that peace
full and thrifty little city of Knox coun-
ty.
Forecasted the Fire.
1t was on a passenger train going
from Norfolk to Sioux City a week
ago last Saturday, Sept. IA, that this
remark of gloomy prediction was
made. The forecast issued from the
lips OF young woman on lHe Train.
She made the assertion, pregnant with
its tragic significance, not once but
several times.
The young woman leaned out of the
car window when the M. & o. train
stopped at Wakefield. A young man
on the platform began talking with
her. Suddenly County Attorney Van
Wagenen of Pierce was startled at this
utterance:
There have been a couple of fires
in Verdigre, and there are going to be
more until more of the town is burned
down."
This she repeated to the young man
and then laughed.
Could Point Out the Girl.
Mr.. Van Wagenen distinctly remem
bers the features of that young wo
man. He could point her out if he
should see her again.
If she lives at Verdigre and he
should meet her, he could point he1
out to the citizens of that town.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-04

From a member of the Atkinson
baseball club comes this box score:
r. II. +.
.ONenl 100000 90 8
Atkinson % 0 900 0 0 O-3 4 0
Batteries: Primley and Wilson for
O'Neill, Bennett and Townsend for At
kinson. Struck out by Primley 10, by
Bennett II. Time 1885. Umpire, Jack
Sullivan.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-04
ATKINSON J, O'NE|lL {
FAST ATKINSON TEAM NOW
CLAIMS CHAMP. BELT.
1T WAS AN EXCITING FINISH
Friday Was a Great and Glorious Day
in the History of Atkinson Baseball
dom, as it Marked the Finish of the
Season With O'NeiIl.

dom, as it Marked the Finish of the
Season With o'NeiI.
Atkinson, Neb., Sept. 2S.-Special to
The News: Yesterday was great
and glorious day in the history of At
knson baseball The home team won
the game that decides the champion
ship for the season now closed.
O'Neill felt bad, bad indeed, but we
had to do it. The score stood three to
nothing in favor of Atkinson.
1t was baseball from the time they
commenced to play until the finish
1t was a clean shut-out for the O'Neill'
ties The batteries were Primley and
Wilson for O'Neill with Bennett and
Hall for Atkinson, and each side got
only three safe hits. The three Atkin
son hits made scores, while the three
O'Neil hits died sad deaths. The car
nival closed with a fine attendance
and well pleased crowd. The weather
turned very cold and in a measure
hindered all of the amusements.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-04
SISTER STOLE HUSBAND
SAID TO HAVE ELoP6D WITH
BRoTHER.lN.LAW.
BUT NOW BACK AT vERDloRE
After Some Months Miss Alice klop.
fer Has Returned to Verdigre-De-
serted Wife Remained There With
Two Children All the While.

Verdigre, Ncb.. Sept. S0.-Special
to The News: Miss Alice Klopfcr
daughter of Ernest Klopfcr of this
place, returned to her home Saturday
after some months absence. She was
said to have oloped with her sister
Rachael's husband
The sister Rachael remained with
her two children at the home of her
father.