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The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-04-19

to Sioux City Saturday morning by the
news that her sister, Mrs. George Box,
was dangerously i'll.
A special coach Of Sioux City stock
men, returning from the ranchmen's
conventions in western South Dakota,
passed through Norfolk Saturday af-
ternoon bound for Sioux City.
General Manager Frank Walters of
Omaha, General Superintendent s. M.
Braden of Norfolk, Superintendent G..
H. Reynolds of Norfolk and Superin-
tendent of Telegraph Mr. Daily of Chi
cago, the party of Northwestern rail.
road officials who made special in
spection trip to Herrick, S. d., arrived
in Norfolk on the return trip. Mr..
Walters and Mr.. DAILY left for Omaha
at once.
Ed Harter is again confined to his
home with an attack of what he be-
ieves to be gallstones.
The thermometer dropped down to
seventeen degrees above zero during
the night, but fruit growers report that
no damage was done to budding fruit
trees.
The baseball game when was to
have been played yesterday afternoon
between the high school and the bust
ness college teams, was called off on
account of the severe wind.
Word from Gregory, S. d., says that
there is no plan to enjoin the North
western from building an extension
to Dallas, and that the kindliest feel
ing exists for the railroad and for the
officials of the road.
News of the death of George Beal,
brother-in-law Of Mrs. Tom Shively,
at his home in Waterloo, Iowa, has
been received in Norfolk by Mr.. Shive-
ly Mrs. Shively was in Waterloo at
the time of the death.
DR.. Norris Hitchcock after spending
day in Norfolk with friends left yes
terday for Sioux City, where he will
engage in the practice of medicine.
DR.. Hitchcock was in Norfolk return.
ing from visit with his mother at
Pierce.
One of the Nebraska Telephone COM
pany's cable gangs is to be sent to
Norfolk in short time to run several
additional lines of cable. The COM
pany already has some ten miles of
cable strung. Additional work will re-
quire the presence of the cable work
ers in Norfolk for several weeks.
Word has been received by Mrs. Gill
lette from Iowa City telling of the
death from pneumonia of her sister-in-
law, Mrs. H. Ely. Mrs. Ely will be re-
membered by many Norfolk people,
she having visited here last summer
and having left her two little sons
with Mrs. Gillette while she accompa-
MED her husband to Europe. Captain
Ely was in Texas and in trying to
reach his wifes bedside went from
Washington, Iowa, to Iowa City in an
automobile, only to arrive a half hour
after she had succumbed.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-04-19
ID RUSH NEW BUILDINGS
HOSPITAL IMPROVEMENTS WILL
BE MADE SOON.
TO FINISH COTTAGE BY WINTER

Board OF Public Lands and Buildings,
and Governor Sheldon, Are Expected
to Arrive In Norfolk soon to Look
over institution.
Work on the new cottage to be
erected at the Norfolk insane hospital
will be rushed at once and 1t Is hoped
that the cottage will be finished ready
for occupancy before next winter. The
new store house and dormitory will
also be rushed to completion A little
more time will be taken for complet.
ing the plans and specifications of the
new hospital building which is to be
erected. The board of public lands
and buildings and Governor Sheldon
himself, are expected in Norfolk short
ly to look over the institution prepar.
atory OF beginning the work of con.
struction on new buildings. Before
many weeks, therefore, 1t Is expected
that the rapping of hammers and the
slashing of saws will become features
at the institution.
DR.. G. A. Young, superintendent al
the hospital, returned from Lincoln
last night. While in Lincoln he saw
members of the board of public lands
and buildings and was assured that
work would begin without delay.
The new cottage will be modelled
much after those now standing, except
ing that tn, finishing will not be sc
elaborate.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-04-19
WORK WILL BEGIN At ONCE.
EXTENSION FROM GREGORY To
DALLAS STARTS SOON.
THE DISTANCE is ABA MILES

Northwestern Officials In Norfolk Re-
ceive Word That Construction Work
to Dallas viii Begin as Soon as Men
Can be Secured for Job.
Word has been received at Norfolk
Offices of the Northwestern railroad
company that work on the extension
from Gregory to Dallas, S. d., In the
Rosebud reservation, will begin just
ms soon as men can be secured for the
construction work. The distance is
i.Si miles.
This confirms the reports which
have been published in The News re
Gently from its Bonesteel correspon
dent. in which 1t was announced def
initely that the road would be extend
ed from Gregory to Dallas before the
opening of Trip county.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-04-19
HOSPITAL SUPPLIES.
State Board Awards Contracts for
Next Quarter.

Next Quarter.
The following firms have been
awarded contracts by the state board
OF purchase and supplies, to furnish
supplies to the Norfolk hospital for
the insane:
Coal, Whitebreast CO., ; meats
and lard, Armour & Co., $9l2,35.
Groceries, Raymond Bros, $1,17S.O4
Flour and bran, Sugar City Cereal
mills, $32l.2O,
Coffee and spices, Raymond Bros.
$259.97.
Hardware, Ridge & Guenzel Co,
$2S9.5S.
Furniture, Ridge 4 Guenzel O.,
S65S.lO
Dry goods, Miller & Paine, $1,7257O
Clothing, Star Clothing store
$lSS,5O
Clothing, Baum Bros, $212,5O,
Chinaware, Rudge & Guenzel Co,
S43s.S5.
Paints and oils, Kiesau Drug Co,
$152,75.
Engineers supplies, U, S, Supply
Co, s52627.
Electrical supplies, Northwestern
Electrical Co, $49,5S.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-04-19
Phelps M artin,

Ainsworth, Neb., April 15.-Special
to The News: The home of Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Martin was the scene of
a pretty wedding when their youngest
daughter was married to Roy e.
Phelps at high noon Sunday, the cere-
mony being solemnized by the brides
brother, Rev. C. f. Martin of Overton,
Neb. The bride, who was born and
raised here, is one of Brown county
successful school teachers while the
groom is the Ainsworth telegrapher
Both are well and favorably known
here. After two weeks they will be
at home in the eastern part of the
city.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-04-19
CATHOLIC KNIGHTS INCREASE.
Nebraska Membership Has Multiplied
400 Percent.

West Point, Neb., April 16.-Special
to The News. Very Rev, Joseph Rues
ing, state president of the Catholic
Knights of America, has just returned
from st, Libory where he organized
and installed a large new branch OF
that order The Catholic knights
have, during the last seven months OF
his presidency, increased their mem
bership in Nebraska over 400 per cent,
the state leading all others In the per
centage of increase largely due to his
personal efforts.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-04-19

The News. The class OF 1907 of the
Albion high school put on class play
ut the opera house to n capacity audi
cncc. "The valley Farm" was the IT,
tie and the parts were well taken by
the seniors. Following was the cast;
Holman Pettlbone, Dorsey Howell, WV
tor Krausc, l.. u. Day, Roy Smith, Guy
Bowman. Iva Houtz, Ada Haynes, Myr-
tn Pttinger, Ruby Durtschi, Jessie
Smith,
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-04-19
SECTION MEN IN TROUBLE.
Five of Them Between Wisner and
Beemer Were Arrested.

West Point, Neb., April 15-Special
to The News: Five section hands on
the Northwestern railway working be-
tween Beemer and Wisner were
charged with breaking into the dwell
ing house of Frank Heller, located
near the track, during the absence of
the owner and were brought before
County Judge Dewald. The evidence
disclosed the fact that but little prop
erty had been taken. The court dis
charged four of the prisoners, binding
the fifth one, Fred Putzeer, to the dis
trict court, fixing the amount of his
bond at $500 He has been in trouble
before.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-04-19
BUCKET BRIGADE WON /.
BUSINESS MEN AT PiLGER UNITE
AGAINST FIRE.
HERALD OFFICE WAS ON FIRE
Defective Flue Caused Blaze at Early
Hour and Business Men of the Town,
Leaving Warm store Rooms, Han
died Buckets Of Cold Water.

Pilger Neb,, April l6.-Special to
The News: a bucket brigade com.
posed of Pilger's business men today
fought hard against a small blaze and
high wind to prevent a disastrous
fire in the business portion of the
town, The bucket brigade won the
fight
The fire started in the printing Office
OF the Pilger Herald. A defective flue
was the cause. What might have been
serious blaze was kept down to a
loss of SIS or $40 1t was the hard
work and cooperation of Pilger bust
ness men, who left their warm stores
and offices to go out and handle buck
cts of cold water on a very chilly day
that saved the plant.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-04-19
HIGH SCHOOL TOWER DOWN
Crowd Of 100 Watched Its capitula
ton and Called IL Good Exhibition.

The high tower of the old high
school building, no longer menace to
passers-by, lies scattered in fragments
about the basement Of the building.
With it's walls undermined and one of
the corner supports pulled out, the
tower sank down to the level of the
foundation a few minutes after
o'clock Monday afternoon. Beginning
with the lower section the tower
crashed down section by section, the
south wall standing to the last and
then falling over on Phillip avenue
Over hundred people, standing by
to watch the tower fall, pronounced
the crash glorious" and their time
well spent G. w. Stalcop had imme
date charge of the work of leveline
the tower and walls of the school
building.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-04-19
PROCEED AGAINST FISHER.
Disbarment Proceedings Against the
Chadron LAWYER Are Beuun,

Lincoln, Neb., April 15,-Special to
The News Dsbarment proceedings
were this afternoon instituted against
Captain Allen G. Fisher of Chadron,
alleging misconduct in regard to filing
the complaint against the state for
the Goedde heirs. The Legislature rec,
commended the action. The claim for
81 800 was raised to $11,50O.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-04-19
TRAIN SERVICE By JUNE
GENERAL MANAGER WALTERS
GIVES STATEMENT.
OFFICIALS INSPECT THE ROUTE
Train Service From BonesteeI to Dal.
las Will be independent of Train
Service From Norfolk to Bonesteel,
Says Railroad Official.

says Railroad Onclal.
Bonesteel, s. D., April 15.-Special to
The News: While in Bonesteel F. M.
Walters of Omaha, general manager of
the Northwestern railway system west
of the Missouri river, stated in answer
to inquiries by several prominent bust
ness men of Bonesteel, that train SER
vice would be established and in reg
ular operation between Bonesteel and
Dallas by the first of June if not soon
err. This is the first definite declara,
ton on the subject by any of the rail.
road officials.
Mr.. Walters also stated that Bone.
steel will remain the division point on
this branch of road. The train service
from here to Dallas will be indepen
dent of the service from here to Nor
folk.
S. NJ. Braden, general superinten
dent, and c. II. Reynolds, division su
perintendent, of Norfolk, and +. M
Walters of Omaha, general manager OF
the c. 4 n. W., were in this county
for day looking over the work OF
railroad extension which is just get
ting well under way again after the
winter lay-off. They returned from the
western part of the county, where they
viewed the route of the extension from
| Gregory to Dallas, and reported them
selves as well satisfied with the pros
poets and progress of the work in hand
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-04-19

Home Talent Play at Albion.
Albion, Neb, April 15,-Special to
The Alaska prospector., 1907-12-05

Washington, ID. c., Dec. AT .
caucus Of the republican members Of
the house Of representatives, the fol-
loving were chosen as officers for the
Sixtieth congress: Joseph G. Cannon,
speaker; Alexander Mcdowell, Of
Pennsylvania, chief clerk; Frank
Lyons, of New York, doorkeeper:
Henry Casson, of Massachusetts, ser
geant-at-arms; Sam Langum, of Min
Icsota, postmaster.
London, Dec. 3-Burns won the
fight in the tenth round from Moir, by
q vicious blow on the jaw of the naval
man.
The Alaska prospector., 1907-12-05
Court Begins January &

Late yesterday afternoon Deputy
Clerk Henderson received telegram
from Clerk Sti.r of Fairbanks, direct
iI,g him to post notices calling for =
special term of the district court to be
held in Valdez. beginning on the sixth
lay OF January. Under the law thirty
days notice is required, In order that
jurors may be drawn, some OF whom
will come from the outlying districts.
The session II court will probably
he a long one, as both the civil and
criminal calendars are lengthy Many
i! po,taut cases will be on for hearing
The Alaska prospector., 1907-12-05

trip to the Acrt:c circle TO deliver
mail to the mounted police station at
the mouth Of the Mackenzie river and
way places. He also carries 4 special
mail for the whaling ships frozen III
| near Herschel Island.
| Washington, u. c., Dec. 2-Scna-
tor John 3. Foraker has announced
his candidacy for the presidential
nomination on the Republican ticket,
thus making two candidates from
Ohio. Taft being the other. Forakor's
boom was launched several days ago
at meeting of the Ohio state league
Of Republican clubs, at which time
the senator was Endorsed fer the pres
idency. There is bitter fight be-
tween Foraker and the administration
and it is thought the senator an
nouncei his candidatdre primarily u
defeat Taft. Rooscve,ts candidate, II
possible. That it lessons TafGs
chances can not be doubted. as it is
apt to divide the Ohio delegation to
the Republican national convention,
and thus display Taft's weakness in
his own state.
Washington, ID. c., Dee. 2-To q
court room crowded to It's utmost Gu
pacity the attorneys fer the prosecu-
ton ard defense spoke four hours
each Sa.urday in TIE Ected Bradley
trial. The Judge then delivered his
charge to the jury this morning, ano
the twelve men in whose hands the
fate Of Mrs Bradley rests retired tG
consid II the evidence in the case.
Mrs Bradley was intensely relieved
when the case went TO the jury, arc
said she thanked God the Try Ing
ordeal will soon be ended. She has
strong hopes Of acquittal, and il
seems probable that shewill be freed.
Either a verdict Of acquittal will be
rendered, or the jury VIII disagree
for while there can be no doubt that
she killed Judge Brown, she urdoubt
edly had great provcca.icn Yer the
decd.
Washington, d. c., Dec. Parry
lines are being drawn on the curTenc!
question. Roosevelt end Cortclycu
will urge legislation On the matter
before Christmas. a bitter fight with
the Democratic members Of congress
is perfected, and all is not harmony
in the Republican ranks over the
policy to be pursued.
Seattle, Dee. 2-Charles f. Pea
body, president of the Alaska Steam
ship Company, has returned from q
meeting of the directors of the North
western Steamship Company in New
The Alaska prospector., 1907-12-05
(H|[F EXECUTIVES
RECOMMENDATIONS
Notified Form OF Selt Govern
ment Urged for Alaska, and
Other Suggestions Offered
for the Northern I erritory.
y, cable 10 Tie Pros ectorl

Washington. II. -, u.s.. - / Sf'l
dent Roosevelt sent his message TO
e,ngross at its opening this morning,
,rd the strictest attention was paid
~ the reading of the document. The
message dilates on thu various sub
iec.s Of current discussion, and makes
Numerous Recommendations Oh yisal
oroslions. Alaska is treated very
nicely by the president, and comes
IN for a number Of desirabie recon-
mendations for her welfare and ad
varcemelt.
The Message
The message opens with the safe
m,nt that the United States possesses
tie greatest resources Of any country
in die world; that III such q great
county, dishonesty is apt 10 creep in,
As il does ia ali countries, ard through
the folly OF the dishonest 1he limo
cent suffer; il has been tho policy
q die administrat;o 10 eliminate
dishonesty il the conduct of public
affairs "a lar IS possible.
Alaska
Recommends some simple, mex
pensive form Of government. Says It
is impossible a. this session Of con
gras5 = devote necessary 5im@ - 1e-
tails OF Alaska Legislation. Urges lib
eral Apr pri4tion fer the action
otwagon roads 80 open up tha country;
asks ior ample appropriations for the
governor Of Alaska to organize the
territory and preserve the public
peace; says the coal land laws reed
attention Immediately t. prevent cor
porations from acquiring large tracts
Of coal lands and keeping them for
speculative purposes; recommends
additional judiciary for Alaska; re-
commenGs more lighthouses and
buGys, especially in the vicinity Of
Prime William Sound; urges H. eral
appropriation for aids to navi cation
along the coast Of southeastern
Alaska; says the fisheries Of Alaska
are being ruined and ask that the
government take charge and protect
them; calls attention to the fact that
the Al&ska-Seattle exposition has
asked fer 10 money and urges the
government to make d suitable ap-
probrlation for government build
ing and exhibit.
Interstate Commerce
Wants the government TO work in
harmony with the states; recon-
mends conservative legislation SO
mat Che government, as we'll as the
states, can have supervisory control
Charge interstate Businesses; says
= IS unWise TO completely stop bust
Ae's combinations; quotes from his
massage Of year ago III which he
'@sl1ss9d The same se1t;monts; says
'.2 government now simply reg
yates unlawful and dishonest combi-
u@Uons and businesses; recommends
'Aat thu antitrust laws be made
'A0'e efficient 50 that the gova.nm INT
I'ii supervise and control the big
'"siIiess concerns of the country.
Currency
immediate attention TO the cur
The Alaska prospector., 1907-12-05

rsncy question is urged; says create,
elasticity IS needed and provision
made for cases of emergency; says
the mortgaging OF 2 home to buy ar
automobile brings disaster.
Tariff
Tie total revenue from the tariff
should be sufficient 10 properly care
fer the public good.
Income Tax
Ihe income tax and the inheritance
tx should be 4 part CT the system O
federal taxation. 50 that the rich vii
be compelled to share with the bur
Ceas Of the poor.
Law Enforcement.
Says the department Of Justice ha
been prompt in the enforcement O
the law, aud this policy will be pur
sued, regardless of the wealth OF
poverty Of the offenders.
Railroads
Wants government supervision o
tho railroads SO that accidents ma,
be avoided; urges passage of the EN-
ployers' liability act to cover th
railroads; and recommends the ex
tension OF the eight-honr law u al
businesses.
Labor
Urges the passage of law making
the Investigation of labor dispute
compulsory; wants a revision OF tn
law giving g:cater protection to capi
tai and labor.
General Recommendations
Urges prosecution OF the work OF
inland waterways, and gives an out
line Of his recent "trip on the Missis
sippi river; recommends reclamation
Wori. il al s5a53s whore needed
wants al improvement in the publ
laDd laws; points TO the necessity O
the protection an conservation of tn
forests q the country; wants n
tariff On forest products, especial.
wood pulp says it il necessary t
revise the coal land laws II protec
the lands from combinations Q
capital; recommends changes il
the postal service, to provid
for greater .iiciency; details wor1
II the Panama canal, and say
it is progressing very favorably
asks az adequate appropriation vie
| which 10 take the thirteenth census
urges appropriations for the protec
ton of the public health asks NOR
, pay ard better Encouragement TO
the army, so that the present skele
| ton may lie kept on d war footing
recommends large appropriations t.
increase the navy ard 20 build defen
ses in some insular possessions; say
| liberal treatment Of officers and mel
Of the navy is desirable, who will
the army, are the backbone Of tn
country in the event of war; treats Oh
| foreign affairs and says the United
States is at peace and Oh friendl.
relations with the world; says grea
benefits are derived from the Hague
peace conferences; says the new
G ,rman tariff agreement is satisfac
tory; recommends participation il
the japanese exposition in 1912.
Seattle, December "A reduction
The Alaska prospector., 1907-12-05

Ecquaim, Dec. 3-Mrs. Frank Todd,
accused in company with Ralph
steele, Of numbering her husband,
has made a public statement of the
case, III which she says she is not
concerned in the murder; that Steele
aeld her in his power and she feared
or her life, until the death Of Steele
0y suicide removed the cause Of her
fear.
The Alaska prospector., 1907-12-05

for the construction of signal sta
Jion en- Hinchinbrook island, at the
entrance to Prince William Sound.
The estimated cost is $50, 900 Other
Alaskan appropriations asked for are
10 follows: lighthouse station at the
entrance ID Resurrection Bay, $780,
30; t. marx All de.ine the Alaska
CaLaCa, $4,000; vessels for inspec-
ion Of Alaska canncries, $40, GOO; sa'-
.ries Of seal fisheries agents, 81, 1000;
applies for natives, 81 600; support
Il reindeer industry, $4,000; educa-
ion Of natives, 100000; support and
ERECTION Of additional schools, $780,
90; extension of cable service, $2O2-
30; Improvement CT ST. Michael har-
Dor, $4,000.
Washington, Dee. 4-The jury in
the murder case of Mrs. Bradley re-
turned verdict OF not guilty, after
considering the case for over two days.
from the first the jury stood eleven
Tor acquittal as against one for co.
vlction. The latoer finally gave in to
us associates.
Seattle, Dec. 1.-THE correspondent
ii the Post-Intelligencer at ashing-
ION, d. c., wires his paper that bit
yer fight will be waged in Washington
against Gouernor HOggatt of Alaska
his winter. Charges are to be filed
against the governor. based on his &C
lions at Valdez in the Keystone cam
yon shooting affair.
Seattle. Dec. = Chairman J. d.
Sheldon, Ct the Alaska republican
territorial central committee, will
shortly issue call for primaries to
elect delegates TO attend a convention
TO nominate candidate for delegate
to congress to succeed Gale. The con-
vention will be held at juneau is the
spring. Nome and Fairbanks Will
probably elect delegates at this time,
but at the more accessible places no
st.ca haste is required.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1907-05-04
TRUST SEEKS CLEMENCY.
School Desk Combine Tells Story of
Hard Luck

Chicago, May 3-Tales of near
bankruptcy and corporate pauperism
were unfolded before Judge Lands in
the federal court by representatives
of the thirteen school desk and church
pew companies which recently entered
pleas 9f mol con1endere to indictments
for violating the Sherman antitrust
law. The companies sought clemency
at the hands of the court and their
stories Of the lean years may have an
effect in reducing punishment. Judge
Lands reserved his decision for sew
eral days.
According to these stories there is
little or. no money in manufacturing g
school desks or church pews. The
combination was formed a year ago,
but before the government stepped in
and killed it the giant forces of COM
petition On the one hand and the high
price of raw materials on the other
had all but cholzcd the life from this
struggling infant trust.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1907-05-04
AFLOAT IN LEAKING BOAT
Sixteen shipwrecked Men Picked up
at Sea.

Norfolk, Va, May 3.-CaDtain d2
Rochel, fourteen seamen and negro
boy stowaway, survivors Of the Span
ish bark Oriente, which stranded oE
Nags Head lifesaving station, on The
North Carolina coast, last Saturday
night, have arrived here, having been
picked up by the fishing smack lila
B. Fernaid of New York. They were
rescued thirty miles north of Cape
Hatteras after they had been afoat in
small and leaking boat for fourteen
hours.
The lives of the rescued men were
in great peril from the time the bark
stranded 500 yards off shore in dense
fog and rough sea until they were
taken on board the Forna!d.
The Fernald herself carried t crew
Of seventeen men and there were net
sufficient accommodations and food
aboard for all hands, SO her captCin
abandoned his fishing expedition and
brought his charges here and they are
being cared for by the Portuguese
consular agent.
The Oriente and her cargo of phos-
phate is a total loss. The vessel was
bound from Barbados to New York.