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The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-05-31
TALKED WITH LAIENSER
DESIGNER OF NEW HIGH SCHOOL
CAME TO TOWN.
o DISCUSS SPECIFICATIONS

owing to the High Water Level In
Norfolk, the Basement Can Not be
Dug Deep Enough to Make the Ef
fective Gymnasium Hoped For.
Architect John Latenser OF Omaha
who designed the new high school
building plans on which the school
board is advertising for bids, came up
from Omaha last evening to confer
with the board
The special session of the board of
education to meet Mr.. Latenser was
held in the new Lincoln building. The
conference with Mr.. Latenser touched
certain details of the plans and speci.
fications on which contractors have
been asked to submit bids by June 10.
1t was the desire of the school board
to embody in the specifications provi.
sions that would insure the use of as
much as possible of the salvage from
maximum saving.
AS result OF the meeting last night
several details of the high school plans
will be modified before passing into
the hands of the contractors. Before
returning to Omaha this morning Mr..
school building and personally exam
ined the salvage that has been secured
from the old building for use in the
new structure.
A representative of the Omaha hy-
draulc pressed brick company APP
peared before the board last evening,
submitting samples of pressed brick
manufactured in Omaha by the hy-
draulic process. No action along this
line was taken last night, but it Is
probable that the board will depart
from the ordinary red pressed brick
in erecting the high school building.
A medium brown brick with iron spots
was viewed with favor last night.
When the new high school building
is constructed it will contain a base
ment room that may be utilized for
gymnasium or for other uses, but
which will have too low a ceiling for
the effective gymnasium that had been
originally hoped for. The reason for
this, it is explained, lies in the fact
that the high water level in Norfolk
prevents basement being built be-
yond certain depth into the ground,
while the basement could not have
been greatly extended above ground
without practically constructing
three story building.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-05-31
MISSIONARY MEETING COM NG
Annual Convention of w. II. M. S. of
M. e. Church to be Held.

The annual convention Of the Wo-
mans Home Missionary society of the
North Nebraska conference of the
Methodist church will be held in Nor
folk next month. The convention will
be in session three days, Friday, Sat
urday and Sunday, June 21-23.
The North Nebraska conference Of
the church includes the Omaha, Grand
Island, Neigh and Norfolk presiding
elder districts. The attendance is ex-
pected to reach about seventy-five del.
egates, each local auxiliary being en-
titled to delegate in the convention.
The program for the convention has
been only partially competed. On the
evening of June 20, however, Rev. John
A. Spyker of Fremont will deliver a
sermon at the final session of the con.
vention.
Mrs. William Luce Of Fullerton is
president of the society.
Last years convention was held at
Columbus.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-05-31
MAYBEMWPHONESy
INDEPENDENT REPRESENTATIVE
TO CONFER WITH COUNCIL.
WILL BE INFORMAL MEETING

w. J. stadelman Of Sioux City, Of the
international independent Telephone
Association, Says He Can Interest
Norfolk People.
The question of second telephone
exchange in Norfolk will be brought
informally before the mayor and the
city council at conference at the city
hall tonight w. J. Stademan of
Sioux City, a travelling secretary of
the International Independent Tele-
phone association, has asked for a
personal conference with the mem.
bers OF the city government and the
meeting this evening was arranged to
comply with this request.
The conference that it Is expected
to hold tonight will not be a regular
session of the council and no action
will be taken tonight on any telephone
proposition that may come before the
council. Mr.. Stadelman was in the
city earlier in the week and asked that
he might canvass the local telephone
situation with the members of the
city council. He is expected to be
present at the conference tonight for
this purpose.
mot only will no Independent tele-
phone franchise be granted tonight"
said Mayor Durland today, "but such
a franchise will not be granted at any
time without proper public notice. AS
l understand it the meeting tonight is
just an informal conference. If an
Independent telephone franchise is
asked for in Norfolk, the granting of
the franchise would be a question for
Norfolk to decide and no action would
be taken without affording time for
public discussion"
1t is expected that after the con-
ference tonight the city council will
meet in regular session to grant a sa-
loon license to W. A. Koehn.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-05-31
z. r. d. 3.

Aug. Huebner, who Is seriously III
with cancer went to Stanton Monday
Otto Rohrke went to Fremont last
week to look over the city
Mrs. VIM Schultz OF Minnesota is
here visiting her sister, Mrs. John
Fauble.
Fred Conrad celebrated his birth.
day. Mr., Conrad was sixty years
old. Those present from out of town
were Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Conrad, Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Lehman, Mr. and Mrs.
julius Heone Mrs VIM. Lehman OF
Norfolk, Mrs. Chas. APPEL OF Meadow
Grove, Mrs. Agnes Mason of Madi.
son.
Hugo Rohrke, who was at Grand
Island going to school, returned home
Sunday.
VIM. Huebner OF Hot Springs is Wis.
iting with his brother and sisters.
Miss Bertha Rohrke is making her
home in Norfolk.
Prof Slechta of Pierce, our Union
band instructor, came down Tuesday
evening and instructed the boys, who
are doing nicely.
Eddie Rohrke purchased a new bug
gy last week.
Grandmother Hickman returned
from trip to Council Bluffs, where
she had been visiting her son, Con
ductor Hickman, for the past several
weeks.
August Hickman and crew are
erecting a new house at the home of
Aug Huebner this week.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-05-31
BURGLAR GETS ST. so
Home OF r. A. Dougherty at junction
Us Entered

rome OF " n. Doughcrty at junction
is Entered.
The residence of u A Douphcr,v
l2OS Cleveland street, was entered by
an unknown man between Z and
O'Clock last night and burplari7od 10
the extent of $3.50.
Discovery of the theft was not mado
nnlll morning when Mrs. Doughcriy
went to her purse for change She
round that the money had been taken
Then she recalled that she had loft
the house between and s O'Clock last
night, to call on ncighbor and this
could have been the only opportunity
for the burglar.
mans shoe tracks, imprinted with
mud, were found on the porch, leading
In and out Of the house. showing the
path of the burglar and proving that
he was a man.
Chlof OF Police Flynn was notified
as soon as the theft was discovered
but II was too late then to hope TO
find the burglar.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-05-31

Among the shippers were VIM. New.
lay j. L. Pope, Joseph and James
Finkral, Oscar Reeves. Tom Lcstina.
l., c. Bonner John OFT, Carl Prauener,
l., Il. Baker, John Osborne and How.
ard Miller
Deputy Sheriff Walter Ellcy of Mad.
ison Is in this vicinity this week col
lectng delinquent taxes.
Phil Lund of Norfolk was here Sun.
day with his mother Mrs. Caroline
Lund
7. ID, Preece received one carload
OF horses from the west Sunday. As
far as our horse sense goes they are
fine animals A. G, Brodehoeft is
breaking them and as soon as broken
they will be turned over to S. T. Nap.
per for Uncle Sam.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-05-31
TAFT WILL Be IN NORFOLK
SECRETARY OF WAR WILL PASS
THROUGH THIS CITY.
AT NOON ON MONDAY, JUNE II
Candidate for Republican Presidential
Nomination VIII Make Inspection of
Fort Meade and, Returning to oma-
ha, Will Eat Lunch There.
Iron Monday,s Dallyl

William II. Taft, secretary of war
and candidate for the republican pres
idential nomination, will pass through
Norfolk at noon on Monday, June II,
according to schedule reported from
Washington. The big secretary will
eat lunch at the Junction eating house.
Secretary Taft is coming west on
an inspection trip. He will go to Fort
Meade, S. D., and, returning to Oma-
ha over the Northwestern, will pass
through Norfolk and all other points
on the main line of that railroad be-
tween Fort Meade and Omaha. The
secretary will go from Sioux City to
O'Neill over the Great Northern on
June 10, passing through Plainview
and other intermediate points From
ONeill he will go west over the North
western to Fort Meade and then vii
return by way of Norfolk.
While the secretary's trip Is one f
inspection of forts, it is possible III
the value of the journey may not HI
been overlooked as a political as
Following is the proposed route.
cording TO a Washington dispatch
Secretary Taft will reach 81
Falls from St Paul at 6:2O a. m
June 10, leaving there at 11:15
for Sioux City. He will make his
speech while on this part of tn
at Sioux Falls. He will go to
City on the Milwaukee and ST
railroad, arriving at Sioux City
p. m. and leaving for O'Neill,
. o'clock. From Sioux City tn
will so to O'Neill on the Grea
ern, thence on the Northwes
Fort Meade, arriving there at
a. on June 49,, and spendingn.
until 6;57 p. m. inspecting IL.
From Fort Meade the parton
back over the Northwestern ion
thence to Fort Leavenworth In.
Gamble and Kittredge anton
Crawford have been asked
the secretary at Fort NJ,
is expected that some or
will join the party at Sio
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-05-31
Battle Creek,

Otto Fuerst, the electrician, ant
VIM. Newman went to Spaulding Tues
day to put in a new exchange for tel
ephone purposes.
o. II. Mas, w. B. Fuerst, Fred
Rooster and Henry Mleynek were at
tending the district retail merchants
meeting at Clearwater Friday. They
decided to knock out all the dead
beats and other beets. They were
well received and handled at Clear
water.
Mrs. Martha Sharp of Niobrara was
visiting here last week with her pa.
rents. Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Hedman.
Mr.. Sharp is employed on the North.
western at that place.
Honest Joe" Trulock was here Fri.
day from Norfolk visiting old friends.
Geo. Spear was here Saturday on
business from Norfolk.
VIM. Beiler, who has been here for
some time in the livery and feed barn
business with his brother Frank.
boarded the noon train Wednesday for
the west hunting for greener pastures.
Since last Sunday the morning SER
vices at the Lutheran church will
commence at $3.50 during the summer
season.
Fred Hohenstein had an addition
built to his house on his farm south
west of town.
Edward Briese came up from Oma-
ha Saturday for a visit with relatives.
A. c. Bredehoeft was a business Wis
itor to Tilden Saturday.
Geo. Schmidt, who arrived here re-
Gently from Missouri and worked here
in the butter and egg store, went to
Albion Saturday, where he has taken
position in general store.
Tuesday Rev. ]. Holman went to
Martinsburg to attend a conference of
Lutheran ministers of northeast Ne
braska.
Mrs. Rose Krivanek of Meadow
Grove was visiting here Sunday at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Lambert
Kerbel.
Ehrhardt Claus of Omaha was visit
ing here Sunday with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Herm. Claus.
A ball game was played here Sun
day afternoon between the Meadow
Grove and Battle Creek teams. The
result was IA to in favor of our boys.
Henry Just, who is an employe in
Stoebers tailor shop at Norfolk, was
visiting here Sunday with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Just.
We had nice thunder shower with
a fine rain here Thursday morning.
There was no wind. The way it looks,
we will have plenty of pluvius.
Our public school closed last Friday
for summer vacation. The closing ex.
ercises were held at the Martin opera
house on the evenings of Monday and
Tuesday, Six young ladies and one
young man, Pete Losey, graduated
from the eleventh grade, and exercises
were held Wednesday night at the
opera house, which would hold only
half of the people wishing to attend.
Mrs. Amanda Sessler went to Clear
water Wednesday for a visit with her
daughter. Mrs, John James.
Fourteen carloads of stock were
shipped from here the last three days.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-05-31
BELIEVE HE is MURDERER.
Man Arrested at Grand Island Held
For Woman Killing.

Grand Island, Neb, May 27.-Spe-
cial to The News; The police arrest
ed a man yesterday suspected of hav-
ing murdered Mrs. Laura Baldwin at
McCook The Red Willow county au.
thorities arrived in the city today and
believe they have the right man. He
answers the description quite fully.
The man gave the name of Null.
The Red Willow authorities will take
him to Holdrege tonight, fearing a
lynching at McCook.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-05-31
FRIDAY FACTS.

Fred Sprecher went to Grand Island
this morning.
Harry Zeimer of Hoskins spent the
day in Norfolk.
Miss Edith Barrett returned last
evening from Fremont,
Conductor j. c. Aid of Council Bluffs
is back on his Bonesteel run.
Mrs. G. H. Reynolds and children
are visiting with Plainview friends.
Henry Kennedy arrived in Norfolk
this morning from Sioux City to go
back to work in the Northwestern
yards.
County Surveyor A. J. Thatch and
G. Buettner of Madison were in Nor
folk today enroute to Tilden to attend
the directors meeting of the Elkhorn
Valley bank.
George Kurrock former North
western yardmaster in Norfolk, arrived
in Norfolk this morning from Living
ston, Mont, where he suffered a brok-
en- leg in wreck last February.
w. j. Stadelman of Sioux City ar
rived in Norfolk Thursday to confer
with the city officials of Norfolk on
the matter of establishing an indepen-
dent telephone exchange in the city.
William Fleetwood left Norfolk at
noon to join the Norfolk colony at
Panama, accepting a position as con-
ductor on the government railroad
across the canal zone. Mrs. Fleetwood
remains in the city for the present.
H. G. Balm, another Northwestern con-
ductor, left earlier in the year to join
the canal service.
County Superintendent Frank S.
Perdue was in Norfolk Thursday noon
on his way to Meadow Grove to pre-
sent county diplomas to the eighth
grade graduates at the evenings COM
mencement exercises. President Glenn
ents of the Fremont Normal was on
the program for the commencement
address at Meadow Grove.
Miss Florence Taylor left yesterday
for Lynch for visit with relatives.
Little Lester Alexander is quite
sick.
Mrs. Low left at noon for Alpa, Kan.
Charles Pilger went to Omaha this
morning.
]. R. Hyde was up from Madison
yesterday.
J. w. Turner of Genoa was in Nor
folk over night.
A. r. Davis of Wayne was a Norfolk
visitor yesterday.
Miss Kate Sagehorn of York spent
yesterday in Norfolk.
Mrs. E. e. Beckwith of Neigh spent
yesterday in Norfolk.
l.. G. Mittelstadt has returned from
a business trip to Laurel.
George Schiller came to Norfolk
from Central City this morning.
Henry H. Storm of Spencer was in
Norfolk yesterday between trains.
Charles Nelson and G. Chambers of
Niobrara stopped in Norfolk yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs, H. A. Noble of Ham
burg, Iowa, were Norfolk visitors yes
terday.
Mrs. Ida Ferguson of Boise, Ida, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. A. r. Arm
strong.
Mrs. D. Baum and Mrs. J. Baum
have gone to Albion to visit with Mrs.
Morris Mayer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Bridge of FIRE.
mont are visiting at the home of G.
S. Bridge in Norfolk.
County Attorney Jack Koenigstein
returned last evening from Madison,
where he was in attendance at the
district court Wednesday and Thurs
day
Editor w. H. Green of the Creighton
Liberal, was in Norfolk during the
morning enroute to Madison. D
The local chapter of the Eastern
Star held an informal banquet last
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-05-31
BARN AND CALVES BURNED
ANOTHER MISFORTUNE FOR MRS.
AUGUST HAASE.
LIGHTNING CAUSED THE FIRE

Last Year Mrs. Haase's Husband Was
Killed by Train, Few Months
Ago Her Two Little Children Died
Together and Now Lightning Strikes
Lightning during the storm yester-
day afternoon struck a barn on Mrs.
August Haase's farm a mile and a
half north of Norfolk. The barn
burned to the ground and with it five
little calves in the barn at the time.
Insurance was carried on the barn to
the amount of $500.
The lightning bolt left the barn a
mass of flames, rendering it impos-
sible to make any successful attempt
to save the building. Only the drench-
ing rain that was falling prevented
the fire from spreading to the other
farm buildings.
Misfortune seems to follow Mrs.
Haase. Last year her husband was
killed by a passenger train running
north from here on the Bonesteel line;
few months ago two of her little
children died suddenly within a few
hours Of each other; and now her
barn is struck by lightning and burned,
with five calves as victims.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-05-31
BOCHE TRIAL NEXT FALL
JURY FOR NEXT WEEK HAS BEEN
DISCHARGED.
A BAIL HEARING FOR BocHE
Judge WEIGH viii Hear Arguments
Regarding Admitting Boehe to Bail
in Norfolk Next Tuesday 49, CasseII
Gets Six Months in County Jail.

-.
lhcrc VIII be no jury session of dis
trlct court in Madison county next
week, as had been planned The Jury
has been discharged and there will
be no jury session of the court until
next fall. Herman Bochc will be tried
next fall for the murder of Frank Jar.
mer on May |. His attorney has
asked that BOche he admitted to bail
and the hearing upon this point will
take place in Norfolk next Tuesday
afternoon at | o'clock. Ray CasselI.
"A young farmland who recently ad.
mttod that he burglarized the ID. O.
Nicholson store at Madison. was sen.
fenced to six months in the county
jail by Judge Wclch.
Boche Gets Continuance.
A continuance in the case of Her.
man Bochc, charged with first degree
murder for killing Frank farmer of
Norfolk, was asked for on the ground
that the defense could not prepare its
case in so short a period. A petition
asking that Boche be admitted to bail
was filed with the court and the time
VI ING dINuIu'Hl9 III lht matter
was set for next Tuesday afternoon.
1t was decided to hold this session Of
court in Norfolk.
There was no work Of Importance
for the jury to do next week and
Judge WEIGH decided to discharge the
jury The next jury trials will come
in the fall term.
A divorce was granted yesterday to
Amy A. Hun from her husband F.
w. Hun. AS alimony Judge WEIGH
allowed Mrs. Hull $1325 and the home
on Tenth street in Norfolk.
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The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-05-31
NEWSPAPER WINS
IN LIBEL CASE
WEST POINT PAPERS EDITOR is
ACQUITTED.
CRIMINAL LIBEL WAS CHARGED
CHARLES HARDING HAD MADE
THE COMPLAINT.
CRIMINAL LIBEL WAS CHARGED
HIS CREAMERY WAS ATTACKED
E. M. Won Seggern of West Point is
Acquitted in Short Time in Libel
Case Tried There in the District
Court-Hoskins Paper Concerned.

West Point, Neb., May 24.-Special
to The News: E. NJ. Won Seggern,
editor of the Nebraska Volksblatt of
West Point, has been acquitted in the
libel case brought against him by
Charles Harding, formerly of Norfolk,
now president of the Farmers Coop
erative Creamery company of Omaha.
The case was tried in district court
yesterday and a verdict for the defen-
dant was returned by the jury in a
very few minutes.
The article upon which Mr.. Harding
based his charge of criminal libel
against Mr.. Won Seggern was one
copied from the Hoskins Headlight.
1t made charges against the Farmers
Cooperative Creamery company.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1907-09-12
SILVER BOWS RICH ORE.

A substantial proof that the Silver
Bow district, seventy miles east OF
Goldfeld, is rapidly coming to the
front, was given through the ship
ment to the reduction works of a ton
and a quarter of ore for treatment.
1t was not expected by the shipper
that any great financial returns
would be received, but rather there
was the desire to determine exactly
the value of his ore. The lot was
sent in by w. Lindroth, who has re-
Gently entered large silver ledge on
his property in the district mention
ed. The returns have not been made
as yet, but it is believed the ore will
go about $1100 to the ton.-Gold-
field Review.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1907-09-12
GREAT ORE SHOWING.
Estimated That Sawtooth Mine Has
$4,000 Tons.

In past issues some comment has
been made on the properties being
worked by Holcomb and Anderson,
lying about one and half miles
north of the Sawtooth townsite, but,
after a personal examining, made by
a representative of the News, a con-
sentative statement can be made that
an overestimate of the gigantic posi-
bilities of this immense deposit of
valuable ore by Dame Nature would
be difficult to form. For 1000 feet
the ore crops from this ground, al
most continuously, in some places at
tanning width of thirty-five feet, but
averaging at least fifteen feet N
width for the entire 1000 feet 1t
stands six feet in the air at some
points and the silver can be plainly
seen in the rock Clipped from the
groupings along the course of the
vein. 1t is believed the ore will
average from $50 to 500 per ton
along the entire course and that there
is fully $4,000 tons of it above the
surface. 1t contains both gold and
silver values, assays having given 1853
ounces in silver and two ounces in
gold. A prominent banker of Bos-
ton is interested with Messrs. Hol-
comb and Anderson and will arrive
here about the middle of this month
to inspect the property and he will
certainly be amazed at the wonderful
showing. 500 men could be put to
work on this property to good ad-
vantage, all beginning on ore.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1907-09-12
narrowing STORY
BY A TENDERFOOT

1t is a narrowing story that is told
in Denver by Stuart A. Stone, accord
ing to information received in Gold
field by his friends. He claims he
erawled 80 miles through a Nevada
desert with broken leg, living with
out food for days and enduring I'M
paralleled hardships. But he thinks
he has claims that will make him a
millionaire.
Five years ago Stone says he came
to Goldfield. He was made a deputy
sheriff in time, but what he had
learned of prospecting made an Off
GERS beat too monotonous, and one
day he struck out alone with pick
and shovel On three occasions, he
says, he laid down ON the desert ex-
pecting his time had come, but eacn
time he was rescued. His final ex-
perience, according to the young
man, drove him nearly insane. He
had discovered what he thinks is
his most valuable claim, about 30
miles outside of the Bullfrog dis
trict. To make sure, he says, it was
necessary to drill and blast. But
there was premature explosion and,
with scores of bruises and broken
leg, he realized that his only saliva
ton lay in his ability to get back to
civilization. He claims he had to
wallow along on two hands and his
left leg like wounded dog for 80
miles, or until he reached Bullfrog.
He crawled by night and by day, and
it is said that when he came within
sight of civilization his tongue was
swollen from thirst and he was SO
weak that he tainted.
Stone says nothing about return
ing to Nevada-Goldfield Tribune.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1907-09-12
OHIO STATE DAY.

NORFOLK, Va. Sept. 1.-THE
celebration today of Ohio State day
at the jamestown Exposition was one
of the greatest of the exposition's
events. There was a great crowd of
visitors. Governor Harris responded
to speeches OF welcome. Judson Har-
mon, ex-Attorney General, delivered
an address.