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The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-12-20

know, and things get into confusion.
OF course the party to whom you send
the gift is not going to write and ask
you II you prepaid charges. So you
had better let him know 1t.
If you are going to send gifts away
by mail or express be sure to start
them many days ahead of time or they
can't be delivered by Christmas. You
can mark on the package, Don't open
before Christmas" Remember that
there is a perfect jam of business in
the express and postofilces at Christ.
mas time.
Don't select fragile, bulky or heavy
gifts to go by express or mail. Buy
for distant friends books, or other arti-
Giles that are easily boxed or wrapped
and not easily broken.
On light articles post is cheaper than
express and also those that go long
distance for your Uncle Sam charges
alike for distances and the express
companies do not.
In sending express packages always
enquire If the company goes directly
to that point without transferring to
another company. In this way you
save time, money and wear on the
package.
Remember that the postoffice carries
packages only as heavy as four
pounds.
Don't above all things, leave the
buying of gifts to the last moment.
Buy early and avoid the rush and you
will also get a better choice.
Buy well within your means. Buy
beautiful and useful things rather than
expensive ones. 1t is very foolish to
spend more than you can afford and
painful to the recipient. A Christmas
gift should be evidence of remem-
brance and good wishes. Even
Christmas card may serve.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-12-20
LETTERS TO SANTA CLAUS.

This year there is going to be a
chance for the youngster who write
letter to Santa Claus, the ban which
has heretofore existed against the de-
livIy of letters so addressed having
been removed by Postmaster General
Meyer, who has issued the following
order:
Ordered that hereafter and until
the close of the first day of January,
1908, postmasters are directed to de-
liver all letters arriving at their re-
spective postoffices addressed plainly
and Enthusiastically to Santa Claus
without any other terms of express
sions identifying the persons for whom
such letters are intended, to any regu-
larly organized charitable society in
the city or town of address, to be used
exclusively for charitable purposes.
In the event that claim should be made
by more than one such society for
letters so addressed, such letters will
be equally divided according to num-
Der, between or among the societies
making such claim"
This more liberal attitude toward
the children on the part of the post
office department, will bring Joy to the
heart of many child, particularly in
the cities, where organized societies
of charity will be glad to receive the
letters and see that deserving little
folks are fittingly remembered.
In smaller towns where there are
no organizations of that character,
there are always enough philanthropic
women interested in the welfare of
the poor and needy to see that Christ
mas does not pass over desolate homes
without some token of recognition of
the day finding its way to the children,
at least. In Norfolk, for instance, a
committee of women from the various
churches could be profitably formed
to receive such letters as are mailed
here and with a fund raised perhaps
by popular subscription many home
could be gladdened that would other
wise remain entirely outside the realm
of Christmas cheer.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-12-20
LAFOLLETTE IN NEBRASKA.


Now that the president has declined
again to be candidate for the third
term, and this time people have about
made up their minds to take him at
his word, other candidates are falling
over each other to get in their work
on what have been known as Roose-
welt states. The telegraph yesterday
announced that LaFollette boomers
would be in Nebraska next week to
take over the Roosevelt strength in
this state. With its Roosevelt club,
and with its strong sentiment in favor
Of a third term for the president, it Is
a question whether any of the candi-
dates that are likely to spring into
the field within the next few days will
be able to shove the vote of this state
into his vest pocket. Next to Mr.
Roosevelt, 1t is probable that Secre-
tary Taft stands higher in the state
today than any one Of the probable
candidates, but just what Nebraska
will be ready to do by next June when
the field Is fully developed is a ques-
ton that no man can answer. Secre-
tary Taft and Vice President Fair
banks have been avowed candidates
for the presidency for some time, but
the positive statement of Mr.. Roose-
welt that he will not again become a
candidate gives Senator LaFollette,
Secretary Cortelyou, Governor Hughes
and others an opportunity they have
sought and speculation will be rife for
some time until the unsettled senti-
ment of the party begins to crystalize
upon something tangible. In the
meantime, LaFollette loses no time
in opening his campaign in Nebraska.
The effect upon the republican con-
vention of the presidents declaration
is difficult to forecast. 1t means, of
course, that the opening ballots will
be much mixed Taft very likely will
have the most votes, but LaFollette,
huSueS, FAN BANKS, cannon ana Otn-
ers may have enough to prevent a
choice. 1t will then be up to the con-
vention to combine on a man. 1t was
here that the lurking Roosevelt senti-
ment was expected to break out, and
1t may break out yet, though the presi-
dents steadfastness in declining
makes this unlikely. The more likely
thing is that the Roosevelt republicans
in the convention will endeavor to
unite on a man who represents the
Roosevelt brand of politics. This is
Taft's best chance. If that attempt
fails, Governor Hughes of New York
looks like the next best guess.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-12-20
CHRISTMAS POINTERS.

We want to advise our readers who
send Christmas gifts by express if they
pay the charges for carriage by the
express company, not only to mark
plainly on the package, Express
Charges Prepaid" but to mail the re-
ceipt to the party to whom the gift is
sent. If you don't the charges may be
collected at both ends and the person
receiving your gift will ever think, in
silence, that you did not pay it.
There are some delivery men among
the express companies who can't find
the record of the prepayment on their
books at Christmas time.
There is an awful lot of business you
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-12-20
THE BANKERS PANIC.

The fearful and unbelieving among
us will insist that the country is on
the brink of ruin, or at least of hard
times. Now just how long the nat
ural depression from the "bankers'
panic" will last no one can tell with
certainty, and one persons opinion is
perhaps as good as another. But there
seems no reason to fear that we are
going into such a panic and series of
hard years as we suffered in 1896,
says the Lincoln Star in an optimistic
editorial.
On this point all authorities seem
agreed. The condition of things now
and then is entirely different. Then
speculation in real estate in western
towns, for example, had gone wild
and town lots in Kansas City or Den
yer, or perhaps even such towns as
Wichita, Kans., were bought and sold
at prices only justified in Chicago or
New York. Real estate in every little
western town that had chance for
future growth was doomed and doomed
again till it was absurdly high. Farms,
however, sold at low prices. A good
story is told that will illustrate this
fact. A farmer in Kansas was infested
by the speculation fever and sold his
farm resolving to put the money in
town lots. He went to town a week
after and the enterprising real estate
man took him out to see some subur-
ban town lots, few of which he could
buy for the proceeds of his farm. He
was amazed to find the lots were a
part of the farm he had so recently
sold.
At that time every factory had ac-
cumulated large surplus of product
Overproduction, over-trading, over
valuation led to the collapse, helped on
in the west by a series of years of
drouth and bad crops.
How different the conditions now!
In most western cities and towns real
estate is little higher than it was at
the collapse of the last panic. Farm
lands have greatly advanced in value
but not to a point yet where the crops
do not pay a good interest on the in
vestment. Up to the time of the bank
ers' fright nearly every factory in the
land had orders far ahead and their
products were not allowed to accumu-
late. Year after year we have had
throughout the country abundant, if
not record-breaking crops.
In the former days everybody had
gone in debt for speculative purposes
and the settlers in the west nearly all
owed for their lands and were depend
ing on crops TO pay off the mortgage
Now, few people are much in debt, and
those who are have not lin the west at
least) borrowed for speculation. Farms
are all paid for and the average farmer
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-12-20

Before Norfolk became a railroad
center, before Norfolk learned to ex.
pect on each succeeding Saturday a
hundred or two travelling men in from
the weeks work, before Norfolk start.
ed to develop as a distributing center
in north Nebraska and to draw her
share of the retail trade, before all
these resources were realized or
dreamed of, Norfolk was founded on
the fertile promises of the rich agri-
cultural valley of the Elkhorn.
Norfolk was settled by men who
came to till the soil. These pioneer
farmers did not settle around a town,
but preceded the town which in time
was to be established near them and
grow to be the principal city of north
Nebraska. Norfolk's first and chief
resource was agriculture and as an
agricultural cenSr Norfolk has de-
veloped and prospered as the country
side round about has pushed forward
its farming and stock raising interests.
So Norfolk, which in more recent
years has increased its tributary terri
tory far beyond the relative few miles
once included regards as among its
truest pioneers those men who found
north Nebraska homesteads around
Norfolk and who like Ferdinand Schulz
developed into prosperous and con
sentative farmers and who stood as
the backbone of the country through
years which were bare and lean before
they were fat with the plenty of an
agricultural prosperity that rises above
financial fiurries.
Like most of the pioneers of this vi
cinity Ferdinand Schulz lived in Wis
consin before he came to the wide
prairies of north Nebraska. This re.
gion bears the stamp impressed on 1t
by the industrious God fearing citi-
zens whom this section of north Ne
braska drew from Wisconsin.
Lacking perhaps in dramatic ele-
ments, Mr.. Schulz's life has neverthe.
less been of purpose and his services
to the community have been the sub
stantial services of the citizen who |
does his work quietly and well and
who lives to enjoy the respect of the
men who have known him longest and
best and the good will of the commu- |
nifty among whom he spends the later
more leisurely years of his life.
Mr.. Schulz has been both a Madi- |
son county farmer and a Norfolk av-
enue business man. For seventeen
years he lived close to Norfolk on the
farm which later became the site of
the Norfolk sugar factory. For six years
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-12-20

has grain in the elevator and money
in the bank. Export trade is good and
even the great abundance of the crops
has not been able to materially lower
the prices of cattle or grain.
II is not possible under such condi.
tons as now exist to have return
of those dark days.
1t is not improbable that within a
short time the pendulum will swing
to the other extreme and the bankers
will be in no less distress from a super
of money, for II the boarded
money is returned to circulation in
addition to that which has been forced
out to supply its place we will GER
tainly be overwhelmed with currency.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-12-20
A REMARKABLE MAN.

The st. Paul Dispatch of Saturday
Ago." an article which shows that the
man who later became the leading
railway magnate of the northwest,
was already forging to the lead in a
modest way. He was even then con-
sidered remarkable young man, and
he has never for a day ceased living
that write.up OF forty years ago, which
follows:
James ]. Hills new enterprise
Navigation having closed and the
steamboat business being thus wound
up, ]. ]. Hill has, with a spirit of en-
terprise which Is commendable, con-
verted his immense warehouse into a
mammoth hay pressing establishment.
He was busy putting down some splen-
ably be able to squeeze all that will
be brought to the city. There's spirit
that cannot be daunted by difficulty
If he can't handle freight he can press
hay. And it is a noticeable fact that
Mr.. Hill, when he starts out to accom-
plish thing, he does it complete and
single-handed, asking no aid from any
one. His warehouse was built large
enough to handle every ounce of
freight coming and going by both rail
way and steamer, and of such an inge-
NOUS design as to never be in the
open air while being transferred
from one to the other. OF similar
nature is his latest venture. He says
that all hay offered will be taken and
If his present warehouse is not large
enough there is plenty of lumber to
build others and plenty of vacant land
to erect them upon. This remarkable
young man evidently intends to keep
abreast of the times"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-12-20
LESS NUMBER OF DELEGATES.


The national republican convention
which will meet in Chicago next June
will consist of fourteen less delegates
than did the republican convention of
1904 the number at that time being
1914, while the 1908 convention will
have $50 delegates.
In the 1904 convention 497 votes
were necessary for a choice; in the
1908 convention 491 votes will be the
necessary majority. In the last con-
vention the states alone had $50 votes,
or twice $50 Representatives and twice
80 senators. Oklahoma having been
admitted with two senators and five
representatives, the 46 states alone
will have 966 delegates in the 1908
convention, or twice 80 senators and
twice 391 representatives.
Seven territorial divisions will be
represented next June, with total of
fourteen votes. The same seven terri
tories had thirty votes in the last con-
vention. The 1908 convention will
have loss of sixteen votes from the
territories, but the admission of Okla.
homa as a state, with two senators
and five representatives, emitting her
to fourteen convention votes in 1908
instead of twelve, which she had in
1904, is a gain of two votes from the
Oklahoma region, or net loss for the
entire convention of fourteen votes.
These fourteen votes are enough to
seriously affect the result in a closely
drawn contest such as the one in the
next convention may be.
One effect which the call just issued
for the republican convention will
have is to render all selections of del
egates up to this time negative,
Most conspicuous of these are the
six delegates chosen from Alaska for
Taft and three delegates for Cannon
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-12-20
MUST BE A RoosEVELTIAN.
Representative Anderson Gives His
View of Presidential Situation.

View of Presidential Situation.
ANY good man whose record is such
that the people know he will push
ahead on the lines laid down by Roose-
welt will suit the republicans of Ne
braska as a candidate for president"
declared Representative r. f. Alder
son of Madison county while in Lin
coin the other day.
Mr. Anderson, who was one of the
leaders in the lower house during the
session last winter has been visiting
his daughter in Lincoln. On his way
to catch the train for Madison he had
chat with Lincoln reporter on pol
tiles and financial legislation.
81 haven't been talking much with
the politicians" continued Mr.. Alder
son, "but | have been around among
the farmers a good deal up in Madison
county and | know how they feel.
They like the president and his poll
cies, but are not demanding that he
run again as they believe there are
plenty of men who could be trusted to
take up the work that he has begun
and carry it forward. Either Taft, La
Toilette or others who might be named
would be acceptable in that regard"
Are the farmers taking much in
terest in probable legislation by con-
gress?"
yes, they are. They are keeping
tab pretty closely on the proposition
to make bank deposits safe. The old
populist idea of postal savings banks
naturally finds a good deal of favor
among the farmers. They think that
system would be absolutely safe. The
other plan of taxing banks to insure
the funds left in their possession is
regarded as good one, but congress
should see that the tax is levied on
the banks and not on depositors."
How does the proposal that banks
be authorized to issue so-called asset
or emergency currency take with the
people of your section?"
They don't like the scheme. They
look on ii as fictitious money and not
the kind this country wants. Further.
more, they believe the banks would
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-12-20
ANOTHER DEMAND FOR WOMEN


That women are not employed in
any way as nurses in connection with
the navy Is perhaps to some a greater
surprise than to learn that congress
is to be petitioned by those having
such matters in charge to make pro-
vision for women nurses in the navy.
The need, the demand, for women
nurses has been so general, and they
have given such distinguished, such
gallant service to the army, always,
and particularly in time of war; that
1t might have been supposed women
nurses in the navy were possible with
out act of congress, and were, at least
under peace conditions, already doing
their work. That the naval doctors
have had to ask for such provision
proves at least that conditions do rise
which demand woman in certain plac-
es, even in such belligerent places as
battleships, and that she has a service
to render there which cannot be given
by men and must be given by her,
that she is called to this service, in
stead of demanding that she be permit,
ted it.
The permission sought from con
gress is that not only shall women
nurses perform hospital duty for the
navy, have charge of the naval sick
on shore, but that in times of war
women nurses shall be carried on the
battleships and other ships of the fleet,
where her service is as much needed
as it is in time of land-war on the very
edge of battle. These battleship po-
sitions will not be easy to fill, nor the
duties easy to fulfill. Such service in
time of war will have about it a quail
ity of heroism, will demand such a
high type of woman, that only the
most efficient nurse in the corps could
be offered the places. But the naval
physicians know we'll that there are
women who can fill these duties, and
they know that the war of the sea
brings about emergencies which de-
mand just the service that women
alone can give.
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he was a partner of eN.County Com
missioner Herman Winter In the re.
tail harness business on Norfolk av-
enue
He came to Nebraska in 1870 and to
the vicinity of Norfolk three years
later. Today, retired from the active
work OF life and unfortunately not nj.
ways in the best Of health, he lives
In Edgewater park on North First
street. Mr.. Schulz now owns consid-
cradle city property about Norfolk.
Ferdinand Schulz has raised fam
lily of four boys and three girls. And
he has lived nearly forty years of his
life within few miles of Norfolk.
Mr.. Schulz was born in Golnow,
Pomeran, Germany, on January II,
1S4I His parents were Mr.. and Mrs.
Frederick Schulz. AS a boy he learn.
ed the carpenter trade, trade which
many OF the western pioneers knew
and which stood them all in good
stead
When twenty.one the young man
crossed the ocean for America, land
that had freed itself OF terrible war
and held out bright promises to the
energetic In its western prairies.
The voyage across the ocean lasted
fourteen days. Landing in New York
in 1853 the young German went TO
Wisconsin. During the greater part
Of two years he was in Watertown and
Milwaukee.
In 1870, following in the path OF
early Nebraska settlers, Mr.. Schulz
left Wisconsin for north Nebraska,
taking up homestead in Pierce coun-
ty. There he remained for three
years.
A little more than thirty.four years
ago, Ferdinand Schulz and Miss Louise
Lukas, the daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Lukas, prominent pioneers, were
married in Norfolk on September "a,
1873. Mr.. Schulz disposed Of his
Pierce county farm to his brother and
came to Madison county, where he
secured the land upon which the build
ngs comprising the sugar factory now
stand.
Seventeen years were spent on the
farm which, being close to Norfolk,
took on considerable value as the
years passed. In the early nineties
the beet sugar enterprise was launch
ed in Norfolk and the Schulz farm was
sold to the sugar company to become
the site of the big factory
After the sale of his farm Mr.. Schulz
moved to his present home on North
First street. Here he has built a
pleasant suburban home, still his res
idence.
On June 6, 1897, Mr.. Schulz bought
an interest in the harness business
now conducted by II. w. Winter alone.
Mr. Schulz was Mr.. Winters partner
for six years. In 1903 his interest in
the business was sold to his partner,
he having found it necessary to retire
on account of i'll health.
Twelve children were born to Mr..
and Mrs. Schulz. Seven are now Trv-
ing. They are: August Schulz, Nor
folk; Carl Schulz, Wayne Mrs. Elsie
Pofahl, Hoskins; Ernst Schulz, Mani
towoc, Wis; Miss Emma Schulz, Nor.
folk; Henry Schulz, Manitowoc, Wis;
Miss Louise Schulz, Norfolk.
Mr.. Schulz has reached the age of
sixty years. He is a member of st.
Paul Ev. Lutheran church He Is an
man and man appreciat-
ed best by his closest acquaintance
and the friends of forty years.
In late years Mr.. Schulzs health has
not been the best and he has been at
times confined to the house.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-12-20

use it for their own profit and not to
relieve public needs or to avert panics.
The weight of sentiment up my way
is that we had better stick to good,
solid money, such as we have now and
get at the evils of the financial system
in some other way"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-12-20

in Representative Fordneys district
in Michigan The call is further sig.
nifcant, to the minds of many, be-
cause of its demand that only repub.
lican electors participate in the selec-
ton Of delegates. This means the
basis is laid for numerous contests
before the credentials committee of
the national convention.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-12-20
Kniqhts Of the Macoab..,-

NortoIk Tent No. Ga, K. o. T. M,
meets the first and third Tuesday
evenings of each month.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-12-20
Norfolk Relief Association.

Meets on the second Monday even
ing of each month in the hall over H.
W. Winters harness shop.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-12-20
the second Friday evening of the
month at Odd Fellows hall.
Sons of Hermann,

Germania lodge. No. l, meets the
second and fourth Friday evenings OF
the month at G. A. r. hall.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-12-20

North Nebraska Court No. 9, T. 3.
H. meets the first and third Monday
evenings OF each month.