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The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-10-04
Moving Pictures Start.

[From Tuesdays Daily.1
The first night of moving pictures
and light vaudeville at the Auditorium
proved a genuine success in spite of
the inclement weather. A good sized
audience listened to the songs, watch
ed the buck and wing dancing and en-
joyed the moving pictures.
Vaudeville features were buck and
wing jig dancing by Ollie Uecher; the
hobo band by Ben Hull, Harold Clark,
Walter Howe and Herman Schelly;
the stage hands quartet by Howe, Hal
loway, Ballantyne and Brueggeman;
illustrated songs sung by William
Wetzel. All these features were hear
tily applauded, They were snappy.
The moving pictures were clever
and well received, The last film, in
particular, made a hit. This is en-
titled, Father Buys a Moke," and
shows a number of gymnastics through
which one real active mule can go.
The shows will continue every night
excepting when there is a theatrical
attraction booked. The admission is
ten cents to any part of the house.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-10-04
NEW CHICKEN TH|EV|NG
BoLDNESS OF THIEVES GOING VI
IN NORFOLK.
USE TRAINED DOG TO HE'LL

Three Chicken Yards Were Ransaeked
by Rustlers In Broad Daylight
Heads Are Wruns OF on the Spot
Not Caught.
Like everything else, the nerve of
chicken thieves in Norfolk's vicinity
is going up. Now they're stealing
chickens in broad daylight with the
aid of trained dog.
The chicken rustlers drive along a
roadway and hide behind a hedge.
The trained dog goes into the chicken
yard and, one by one, brings out the
specially selected fowls. The heads
are wrung off then and there, and the
dead birds tossed into the wagon
There were three victims to these
thieves Monday - Barney Edwards
Mr.. Thomas and Mrs. Robert Bathke.
Three birds were stolen from Mrs
Bathke and the deadheads found at
the roadside. The dog was a light
yellow animal with peaked nose.
The thieves were not caught Their
theft occurred in broad daylight.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-10-04
Mannener.Miller Weddina.

Omaha Bee: A home wedding
beautiful in all of its appointments,
was solemnized Wednesday evening
at 1880 o'clock when Miss Ethel May
Miller, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Rome
Miller, became the bride of DR.. Hewitt
Allen Waggener, Rev. e. Fl. jerks
officiating. The home Of the bride on
Grand avenue and Florence boulevard,
is ideally arranged for such an occa-
sion, all of the rooms being large and
spacious and arched doors made 1t
possible for all of the guests to be In
full view of the bridal party. The
bride and groom were unattended eX-
cept by little Dorothea Clarke, the
ring bearer, who made a charming
picture in a dainty frock of white
French lawn, over pink silk. She car
ried the ring in an American beauty
rose. The bride wore an exquisite
imported gown of white embroidered
chiffon which was made princess and
trimmed with real lace. She wore a
long tulle veil which was held in place
by a wreath of white lilies of the val
ley and her shower bouquet was OF
the same flowers. Her only ornament
was a pearl necklace, a gift of the
groom. The ceremony was performed
in the living room before an elevated
bank of palms, while around the rooms
were clusters of white carnations. A
reception followed the marriage SER
vice with only the wedding guests,
numbering about sixty, present. For
the reception the dining room was dec
Grated in tones of pink and green. A
low mound of pink roses adorned the
table and candle light cast an effective
subdued blow. Mr., and Mrs. Wag-
gener have gone on a wedding trip
through the east and on their return
will be at home to their friends at the
new Rome hotel. Mrs. Waggener
wore a striped Alice-blue go-away-gown
with gloves and hat to match.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-10-04
Railway Notes,

A. c. Bird has rendered his resigna-
ton as vice president in charge of
traffic of all the Gould lines.
1t is reported that the Burlington
has been making almost as good time
with it's stock trains from the north
west as its passenger trains make.
The Panhandle people have disposed
of a number of their old eight-wheel
engines used for switching purposes
and will replace them with new en-
gines.
George F. Stevens, president of the
| Chesapeake & Ohio, states that his
company has resumed operations that
scare over money matters came. He
| last week approved of an order for the
completion of twenty-eight miles of
double track that had been temper
arily abandoned.
The Chicago & Eastern Illinois is
turning over $50 carloads of coal per
| day to the Peoria & Eastern at Dan
vile Junction, to be shipped to the
northwest, avoiding delays in getting
into Chicago and out. 1t is expected
that quite a new business will be built
up over this new route to the north
west. The p & E. will get a 12S
miles haul.
Owing to the congestion of traffic
on roads east of st. Louis no consign-
ments of grain are accepted by the
Burlington road. The embargo pro-
vides that no Burlington or foreign
cars may be loaded with grain to either
st. Louis or East st. Louis. Foreign
| cars may be loaded on the lien of that
road only when destined to points on
connecting lines beyond st. Louis. 1t
is understood that other roads are
considering following the Burlington's
example.
A rumor Is current that at the an
nual meeting Of the Chicago & Alton
road. in Toledo next month, the Haw-
ley-Shonts interests will show their
ownership, George H. Ross, now vice
president of the Glover Leaf, will be
elected president of the Chicago & AL
ton. Should this be the case, it is be-
lieved that he. will be continued as
vice president of the Glover Leaf. Mr..
Ross is a product of the c. B. & Q.
road and began his railroad career in
the freight department When T. P.
Shonts secured a controlling interest
in the Indiana, Illinois & Iowa road,
he called Mr.. Ross from the c. B. &
Q. and made him traffic manager of
the Three rs" He soon got that road
on a paying basis and sold it to the
Lake Shore, and with Edwin Hawley,
purchased the Glover Leaf, and Mr..
Ross was Immediately made traffic
manager and afterward given the title
of vice president.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-10-04
DoLAN GOT HIS CROSSINGS.
City Council Changes its Mind Abous
Buildinu Them,


Councilman Pat Dolan, the repub--
lican-demOcratic representative of the
Fourth ward in the city council, has
got his two crossings.
Councilman Pat has kept faith with
his constituents and has riveted the
friendship of Fourth ward voters with
two more cement bonds.
Councilman Dolan has been engaged
this summer in the worthy work of
pulling the Fourth ward out of the
mud, There were miles and miles of
cement sidewalks mixed in Norfolk
during the summer and in no section
of the city did the merry work go on
faster than in the Junction.
In fact the city administration
thought that Dolan's sidewalk and
crossing propensities threatened
deficit in city funds. So the city ce-
ment crew were pulled away from the
Fourth ward with the result that Dolan
appealed to the council last evening.
Dolan asked for two cement cross
ings at Second street and Michigan
avenue to complete the summers work
and threatened to lay them out OF his
own pocket.
But the council relented and the adj
ministration was instructed to back
down to the Fourth ward again and
give Dolan his crossings.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-10-04

Horde of Criminals Invaded the State
With Harvest Hands and Have op-
Grated In Several Small Towns IN
Different Parts Of the State.
Sioux Falls, S. d., Sept. 30.-Chica-
go yeggmen who came to the two Dar
kotas with the influx Of harvest hands
several weeks ago have been reaping
a rich harvest in the way of bank and
postotlice robberies since their ar
rival, and before cold and stormy
weather sets in, which will be the sig
nal for the stopping of operations, and
their return to their headquarters for
the winter, probably will clean up"
anywhere from 100000 to $125,OO0
The operations of the yeggmen i'm
the two Dakotas during the fall Of 1906
Is estimated to have netted them $780,
900, and their profits on this seasons
operations promise to surpass those
of last year. Within O few weeks
yeggmen have robbed more than u
score of postoftices in North and South
Dakota, and in addition have held up
and robbed numerous banks, in nearly
every instance securing good hauls.
In few cases the hauls were excep-
tionally large.
SO numerous have been the rob-
berries of postoffices in particular that
a familiar salutation when one post
master writes to or talks over the tel
ephone with the postmaster in another
town is, HAS your safe been crack
ed?"
At convention Of North Dakota
postmasters held a few days ago there
were present a number of officials
whose safes had been robbed during
the past few weeks. How to prevent
the further spread Of the safe crack
ing mania was one of the live topics
of discussion during the convention.
Inspector Hegge, postoftice inspector
for the district, was among those pres
ent, and he stated that within a few
weeks nineteen postotlices In North
Dakota alone had been robbed. He
further reported that owing to the
shrewdness of the cracksmen, who left
absolutely no clews, not a single ar
rest had been made as yet, notwith-
standing that the federal authorities
had worked strenuously, and were still
working, to secure evidence which
warrant arrests being made.
Inspector Hegge recommended that
postmasters in the smaller towns
should keep but very small amount
of either money or stamps on hand.
Remttances, he stated, should be
made every day from the Office to the
nearest depository. Only enough
stamps should be kept on hand to sup
ply the days business. He gave 1t as
his opinion that when yeggmen cracks
safe and secure only from $25 to $50
for their pains their operations will
cease.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-10-04
West Point News,

West Point, Neb., Sept. 30.-Special
to The News: A marriage license has
been granted to Elias Anderson and
Miss Esther e. Henry Of Garfield
township and to Paul Wegner and Miss
Mollie Munderloh of Neigh township.
The subscription list now being cir
culated in Cunning county for the pur-
chase of colony of Hungarian pig
cons has met with such success that
fourteen pairs of birds will be pur-
chased and colonized.
The heavy rain which fell generally
throughout this section yesterday was
great relief to suffering humanity.
The dust had become intolerable. The
potato crop is being dug and the ma
jor part marketed. Prices are ruling
higher than an average year, the mer-
chants paying As cents per bushel for
the tubers.
Father Casimir Renner, an old time
priest of the West Point parish and
who for some years past has been sta
toned at Randolph where he has built
large church and parochial school,
has been transferred to Elgin.
n. p. Hammarlund, aged 20 years,
an old and well known pioneer settler
of Cunning county, died at the home
of his son in Cunning township Of all
ments incident to old age. Funeral
services were held Saturday at the
cemetery attached to the Oakland
Swedish Mission church.
Walter Kerl, until lately employed
as a compositor on the force of the
West Point Republican, has resigned
his position and will enter the Univer-
sity of Nebraska.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-10-04
NEWS OF WEST POINT.
Rains Help-New Bank-Report of
Pierce County Fire.

West Point, Neb., Oct. Especial
to The News: Frequent recurring
rains have put the fields in fine con-
dition for fall blowing which is becom-
ing more and more the custom in this
section of the state. Stubble fields are
now soft and mellow and in excellent
condition for blowing and fall seeding.
Pastures have been greatly benefited
by the recent rains as also late corn
which has not been damaged In the
least by the light frosts of last week
News was received from Pierce OF
the total destruction by fire of the
dwelling house of Louis Schlote, for
mer West Point citizen who now lives
three miles west of Pierce. During
the fire his daughter, Ida, was severe
ly burned.
Cunning county now boasts Of anoth
er national bank, the First Nationa,
of Bancroft having commenced bust
ness last week with a capital of $50,
600 The officers are: ]. E Turner
president; J. E. l.. Carey, vice presi
dent; A. G. Zuhlke, cashier; directors
| j, E. Turner, j. Z. l.. Carey, A. G
unlike, John Munderloh and John Her
melbrecht. This institution succeeds
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-10-04
ACROSS SOUTH DAKOTA.
Ballasting Roadbed Across ReserVa
tiop N the Black Hills Country.

Mitchell, S. D., Sept 27.-That the
Milwaukee railway is not losing any
time in ballasting its roadbed across
the reservation to the Black Hills coun-
try is shown by the fact that the COM
pany has put a day and a night force
to work in getting out the sand and
gravel from the pit near Oacoma' An
electric light plant has just been es'
tablished at the gravel pit to furnish
light for the workmen. Several hun
.dred carloads are hauled out in a day
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-10-04

the private bank of ]. Il. Turner which
was the first financial institution in
Bancroft established some twenty
years ago.
The Womans club OF West Point
have announced their first meeting for
the coming season for next Tuesday,
October 1.
Emil Won Seggern, editor Of the Ne
braska Volksblatt, has purchased the
fine residence property of Andrew
Sorenson in Neligh's addition.
Henry Hachmeier had the misfor.
tune to have his jaw broken and sus-
tain other severe injuries in a run
away a few days ago.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-10-04
"Are You crazy?" Comma.

Are You Crazy" a merry musical
farce with Frank Damsel and seven
teen other clever players, will appear
at the Auditorium next Monday night
This farce is playing in Omaha this
week to Aksarben crowds. The music,
al numbers are all new and are decid
ed hits. The new teddy bear feature
will be seen with interest. Pretty
girls who can sing and dance are said
to form a striking feature of the show
The big music fun show" it is called
This play has been drawing packed
houses in the cities at 81 prices, Ii
Norfolk the boxes will be rs cents ant
parquet seats only soc. Other seat:
will be at lower rates.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-10-04
D NELL CLAIMS THE BELT.
GIVE ARGUMENTS TO SHOW BASE
BALL SUPERIORITY.
WON TWENTY IN TWENTY-FIVE
Atkinson Was the Only Team In the
Northwest Which Twice Defeated
son is Not Champion.

O'Neill Neb., Oct. Especial to The
News: O'Neill closed the 1907 base
ball season by defeating Brunswick
on their home grounds last Saturday
afternoon by score of 5 to 1. On
last Thursday afternoon O'Neill de-
feated them upon our grounds here
by the same score, 5 to l. During the
season just closed the O'Neill team
has played twenty-five games and has
won twenty of them. The only team
that has defeated us twice this season
is Atkinson, which defeated us by a
score of to 0 last Friday, but they
had but two of their regular team on
the field and were reinforced by three
western league players: Ice Hall Of
Sioux City, Stein Of Lincoln and Town
send of Omaha O'Neill defeated Ne
ligh three straight games and Neigh
defeated Atkinson three straight. o.
Neill defeated Ainsworth three out of
four and Ainsworth defeated Atkinson
three out of five. So it would appear
that their grounds for claiming cham
pionship honors were not good.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-10-04
The FridaY eYening recention

The Friday evening reception which
Norfolk teachers who were connected
with the city schools last year had
planned to hold complimentary to the
new teachers on the force this fall
was indefinitely postponed on account
of the inclemency of the weather Fri
day. The reception was to have been
given in the parlors of the First Con
gregational church.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-10-04
Pleasures Of the Week,

On Wednesday very pleasant
luncheon for Miss Mary Odiorne of
Boston was given in the home Of Mrs.
Mrs. Davenport, Mrs. T. Il. Odiorne
and Mrs. b. G.. Gentle. The luncheon
was served In four courses. During
the afternoon six-hand euchre was en-
joyed. Mrs. l.. b. Nicola was success
full in attaining the largest number Of
punches in her score card and received
a handkerchief beautifully trimmed
with lace. Mrs. d. Mathewson was
fortunate in the all-cut contest and
also received a handkerchief. Mrs.
Holden enjoyed her usual luck at
shouting and received a teddy bear.
On Thursday afternoon Mrs. S. F.
Erskine was hostess at rather unique
s o'clock tea which proved highly en-
joyable to the forty-five guests. After
supper had been served, Mrs. w. F.
Hall sang a pretty solo and then Mrs.
McMurphy of Lincoln, state food in
spector in Nebraska, gave an interest
ing discussion of the new pure food
law in this state, going into detail as
80 the intention of the law, the evils
to be overcome, and the things about
foods that housewives ought to know.
A party complimentary to Mrs. ]. e.
Copeland was given Tuesday evening
at the home of Mrs. A. Randklev in
The Heights. Some twenty ladies of
The Heights were invited to Mrs.
Randklev's home as farewell party
to Mrs. Copeland previous to her de-
parture for her new home at Evans
ton, Wyo. The evening was informal.
Mrs. C. T.. White was hostess to a
company of ladies at Wednesday
noon luncheon.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-10-04
SOCIAL EVENTS Of WEEK
THERE HAS BEEN SOME ACTIVITY
IN NORFOLK.
ELks WILL DANCE NEXT WEEK
The Marriage Of Miss Ethel Miller. to
Or. Hewitt Allen Wagsener Of oma.
ha Was a Marriage Of Interest to
Norfolk People.
tFrom Saturdays Dally.l

The week was marked by social ac-
tivity in Norfolk, with signs OF more
the calendar were participated in
largely by femininity, the autumn's
frost being not yet far enough adj
vanced to call men into their dress
suits. A marriage of particular inter
est to Norfolk during the week was
that of Miss Ethel Miller, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Rome Miller, to DR..
Hewitt Allen Waggener of Omaha.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-10-04
TRAINS WILL MAKE RAGE
GOVERNMENT MAIL CONTRACT
is AT STAKE.
NoRTHWEsTERN IN RUNNING
Four Big Railroads Will Compete for
the Million Dollar Mail Contract Be-
tween Chicago and Omaha and Win
ner viii Know It's a Race.

Omaha, Neb., Sept. 2S.-The great
est race of century over a course 500
miles long, across rivers and prairies,
the racers being four great locomo-
tives, the largest and fastest ever op-
Grated by transcontinental railroad,
Is soon to be pulled off between Oma-
ha and Chicago. The prize is a con-
tract worth S1,000,000, the donator be-
ing the national government. and the
winner will also receive the honor and
prestige of being selected by the gov
eminent to carry the fast mail between
AS its badge of honor the winner will
have the right to inscribe on it's cars
the magic words, "the transcontinental
fast mail" and its advertising matter
may state, "the route of the overland
fast mail"
The four monster locomotives which
will enter the race will travel over as
many different railroads 49, the North
western, the Rock Island the Burling-
ton and the Illinois Central The lat
ter is a newcomer in the field of the
fast mail, and it has never before com
peted for the honor. In past years
only the Northwestern and Burlington
were considered of force enough to
haul Uncle Sans mail across the
country. But two years ago the Rock
Island decided it wanted a throw"
and announced that it would go after
the contract. The Burlington beat it
out, however, and retained the fast
mail.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-10-04
Comma Events.

The Elks will begin series of six
dancing parties with dance at their
club rooms next Friday evening.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-10-04
Are After Burlington.

All went smoothly until last spring.
Then came the new rate laws, and
among all the states which passed re-
strictive laws Nebraska headed the
list. In retaliation the Burlington has
reduced the time of the fast mail until
now it requires about three days for a
letter and an answer between Omaha
and Chicago. A general howl arose
all over the west, and as a result the
government is going to relet the con
tract, and to the road making the best
schedule and maintaining that sched-
ule for a month will be given the con
tract for the fast mail between the
Missouri and the lakes, this includes
the mails for the Pacific coast and
the orient as well as the local NebraS.
ka mail.
The Northwestern was the first road
in the field, and declared its intention
of getting the contract if possible.
Having the only double track between
Omaha and Chicago, and being shorter
than any of it's competitors, the North
western claims that none of the other
roads can make better time between
the two points.
But the Rock Island, since it's failure
to secure the contract two years ago,
has been preparing for the future, and
to that end has rebuilt many miles of
it's line through Iowa. 1t is now hav-
ing built six of the largest and fastest
locomotives in the west, and with
these greyhounds it expects to get in
ahead of the other racers.
The Burlington has had the contract
for so long it believes itself invinci0le,
and it's officers say they do not fear
the outcome.
Central a Ozark Horse"
But the Illinois Central is an I'M
known factor in the race "a dark
horse" Never before has the Illinois
Central had the nerve to get in a con-
test with the other giant lines between
Omaha and Chicago, where there is a
run known as one of the fastest in the
country.
There is yet a possibility that the
contract will have six entries instead
of only four. The Milwaukee and the
Chicago Great Western are both ca
pable of making it interesting for any
line which beats their trains from
Omaha to Chicago. Especially is this
true of the Milwaukee, which is only
one mile longer than the short line be-
tween The two points.
The mileage of the different Omaha
Chicago roads is as follows: North
western, 491; Milwaukee, 1872; Burling
ton, 1876; Rock Island, 500; Great West
ern, 504; Illinois Central, SIG.
The coming race is attracting the
greatest attention among railroad men
everywhere, and the winner will know
it has been racing.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-10-04
Braasch Resigned.
Will Regulate Fees.
[From Tuesdays Dailyi

police fees will be a matter Of con-
sideration at the next council meet
ing" said Mayor Durland, land action
will be taken by the council rather
than by the mayor" Mayor Durland
has expressed himself as satisfied that
there will be no further occasion for
charges of abuse in the matter of over
charges entered on police court dock
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-10-04
Would Excuse Fee Matter.
Braasch Had a "Hunch."

Officer Braasch said Tuesday that
he was ready to drop the fight. The
ex-officer said that Monday afternoon
he became aware Of the course that
the investigation would take and that
councilmen had said plainly enough
what would happen to him when his
row with Flynn came before the city
council
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-10-04
BIG HARVESTFOl YEGGMEN
THOUSANDS CLEANED UP IN DA-
KoTA THIS FALL.
HIT BANKS AND PosToFFIcEs

Horde of Criminals Invaded the State
With Harvest Hands and Have oP
Grated In Several Small Towns IN
Different Parts Of the State.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-10-04

Mrs. C. e. White was hostess to a
company of ladies at a Wednesday
noon luncheon.