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Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1907-11-15
D. N. FERRY DEAD.
Prominent In Michigan Business and
Political Circles.

Prominent In Michigan Business and
Political Circles.
Detroit, Mich, Nov. 11.-Dexter M.
Ferry, head of one Of the greatest
seed firms In tho United States,
which bore his name, and prominent
in local business enterprises, was
found dead In bed at his home here
He retired In apparent good health
and died from heart disease during
the night.
Mr.. Ferry was chairman Of the Re-
publican state central committee for
two years, delegate at large to the
national Republican convention in
1892 and an unsuccessful candidate
for the Republican nomination for
governor In 1900 when the campaign
was unusually warm.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1907-11-15
Affects Hundreds Of Men,

Washburn, Wis, Nov. 1.-THE
tightness Of the money market has
been the means of closing down the
large mill Of the Edward Hines Lum.
Der company located at Iron River,
this county. Not only will the lum-
Der company close down their saw
mill, but they will cease operations
in. the woods tributary to the mill,
which will throw over 1900 men out
of EMPLOYMENT,
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1907-11-15
Will Not Contest Election.

Jersey City. N. j.. Nov. 1.-THE
Democrat state committee at meet.
ing here decided not to ask for a
recount of the votes cast for gov
ernor at last Tuesdays election.
Frank 8. Katzenbach. the defeated
nominee for governor. attended the
meeting and thanked the committee
Tor it, efforts in his behalf.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1907-11-15

If you could figure up the Dollar Bills that leave town
in this secret like taking French leavewhch You
canyou would know just how much the town is stunted
by indulgence in this mail order stunt.
# these Dollar Bills really good and enterprising
citizens they would stay home and circulate around help
ing things along.
How many Of YOUR Dollar Bils take the midnight
express out Of town On the Envelope Route9
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1907-11-15
SANTA FE FINED $3.50, 600
Assessed $1,000 on Each Of slxty-slx
Counts.

Los Angeles, CAL, Nov. 7.-Judge
DIN Wellborne, in the United States
district court here, has fined the Santa
Fe Railway company 100000 for re-
batting. The company was. convicted
on sixty-six counts of granting re.
bates to the Grand Canyon Lime and
Cement company on shipments of
freight from Nelson, Ariz., to Los An
geles. The fine is $4,000 on each of
the sixty-six counts.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1907-11-15
CARRIAGE FALLS INTO CANAL
Dutch Minister OF State and Mum.
ber Of Others Drowned.

Amsterdam, Nov. 7-Minister Of
State Jonkheer van Panhuys, his son,
mayor Of Deleek, and their wives
were all drowned while out driving,
their carriage falling into the canal
at Hoogkerk during q dense fog.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1907-11-15
$50,000,000 MARK
Further Engagements Of Gold for the
United States.

New York, Nov. 9.-The total
known gold engagements passed the
$50,000,000 mark when Lazard Freres
announced that they had secured an
additional $1,ooo,ooo In gold in Europe.
This makes the total for the move
ment $50,630,000, of which Lazard
Freres have engaged $9,25o,000.
The National Bank of the Republic
Of Chicago has engaged 100000 gold
for import. This makes the total On
gagements to date $51, 10000.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-10-11
MADISON COUNTY ROADS.

1t Is no small compliment that the
Nebraska state capital people should
turn to Madison county as a county in
which the example of good roads is to
be found.
Madison county people have always
been progressive. They have always
been thrifty and industrious and they
have always had enough good hard
sense to see the advantages and bene-
fits in any proposition.
Thus it Is that the movement for
better roads has found a responsive
chord among Madison county people.
The farmers have realized that better
roads would mean less expense in haul
ing their products to market; towns
have realized that better roads would
bring towns and farms closer together.
to mutual advantage.
And so when the present board OF
commissioners in Madison county be.
gan to build better roads, the people
of the county encouraged the plan
Good roads have long been of recog'
nized value in the east; they are com
paratively new in the west. 1t Is
something to be proud of that Mad
ison county has been placed in the
lead of this movement in Nebraska
That the Lincoln Daily Star should
call attention to Madison county's good
roads is a compliment both to the peo
pie of the county and to the board Of
commissioners.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-10-11
MEMORIAL DAY.

Could anybody read the life story
OF w. A. Moldenhouer of Norfolk with
out more than ever resolving that Me
mortal day should be day of sincere
tribute to the soldiers who fell in bat
tie, and that its mission should be
perpetuated?
Little do people OF the present day
who did not go through that awful
conflict realize what terrible war 1t
was, or how great the sufferings OF
the brave soldiers who fought and fell
for the stars and stripes.
Ranks of the Grand Army OF the
Republic are not so well filled as once
they were. If Memorial day and all
that its services mean are to be per
petuated, 1t would appear that the
younger generations should be i'm
pressed with the Importance and seri
Gus Significance of the day.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-10-11

protection against purely vicious and
frenzied legislation without investiga-
ton on the other, he says, can come
only through centralizing regulation in
the federal government.
II Is rather surprising that any who
pretend to be republicans and who
have sought political power as IRE.
formers" by proclaming their past 10y
atty to President Roosevelt. should,
now that he advocates a we'll defined
republican principle, abandon him and
become rebels against him.
But 1t must be borne in mind that
the presidents plan, while one for
the benefit of the whole people would
draw the fangs of some OF the ere
formers" who have sought political
power by arousing class hatred and
who, having attained power, would
prefer to dictate all things. regardless
of the fact that the national govern
ment could accomplish much more
good for the people as a whole than
the scattered commonwealth.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-10-11
RRYAN.SuLLIYAN PEACE.

1t Is said that Mr.. Bryan has patch.
ed up peace with Roger Sullivan OF
Illinois. Illinois democrats are said
to favor the Nebraskan as a president
ial candidate in preference to Johnson
of Minnesota A number Of conference
are reported to have been held in Ill
inos last week at which the fighting
factions were brought together in har-
mony for Bryan. Governor Johnson
of Minnesota says he dosen't believe
that Sullivan has patched up peace
with Bryan, but that's the way the
story goes.
It is said that Sullivan and his fac
lions of Illinois democrats are to make
no war on Bryan for the presidential
nomination. In return Bryan demo
Gratis are not to disrupt the party in
Illinois. For the time being, tits said.
things have been smoothed over be.
tween Sullivan and the peerless leader.
But could Bryan accept this truce?
Would it be fair to the party to allow
Sullivan to remain in it? Is the Sulli-
van whom Bryan read out of the party
as corrupt and until last fall, reformed
to such an extent that his support is
now agreeable to the Nebraskan?
Could such thing come to pass?
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-10-11
THE TARIFF AND 1892.

Grover Cleveland was elected pres
ldent of the United States in 1892 be-
cause of his cry that the then existing
tariff rates were robbing the people.
The country during the late eighties
and the first year or two of the nine
ties had been enjoying splendid pros
perity. Business was brisk in every
line. farmers products were bringing
good prices and workingmen were all
employed. They were days of the full
dinner pail.
Two years after his election the mills
and factories shut down their machin.
cry. Mammoth manufacturing plants
nailed boards across their doors.
Workingmen became idle. The din.
ner pals became empty. Coxey and
Kelly led them across the continent,
The soup house became a necessity.
Mckinley was elected . bring or.
der out of chaos. The protective tariff
once more became effective, Wheels
started running in the mills and the
smile of contentment that comes from
industry and square meal lighted
up the face of Labor.
That smile has remained and is
broadcast today. There is prosperity
abroad in the land. The country is
crying for more and more laboring
men to fill the orders that prosperity
has sent in.
In some quarters there is a cry that
the present tariff rates are robbne
the people and should be revised
While conditions may have made II
possible to reduce protective tariff
here or there, it must be borne in
mind before the knife is applied that
to oommenSss tayPsEiPpS, With L. eatty ier
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-10-11

IN may mean a tumultous slashing, In
the human way OF lawmaking, that
would be nothing short OF Clevelands
ak.
It will be an extremely delicate mat.
ter to undertake and difficult one to
accomplish, to slice down those tariffs
which appear susceptible OF the shaw.
ing, without in any way disturbing the
overwhelming balance which could not
be touched without fnjuring and i'm.
periling our present prosperity.
There is prosperity in the land today
as there was before the election OF
Cleveland. Wages are good labor has
plenty Of employment. There is full
dinner pail, and everybody has the
wherewithal to satisfy his demands,
though commodities do bring good
prices. The products of the farm, live
stock and grains, are tremendously
high, just as the products OF labor
In 1892 the country voted to reduce
the tariff and Cleveland reduced It.
The whole country remembers, to It's
woe, what happened afterward. And
that experience, lest 1t be for naught
should be needed at this time.
We should look to the trusts and the
illegal combinations in restraint o.
trade, rather than the tariff, for relief
from exhorbitant prices. And If the
trusts be not effectively dissolved, the
reduction of the tariff would never bt
in any way reflected in the prices pait
by the consumer. For trust can con
troll the trade Of commodities imported
under free tariff as we'll as 1t doei
the goods made here under a protec
tive tariff. And under the tariff, it Il
American labor that does the work.
Where prices are showed up by A;
trust as high as the consumer will
stand, it Is the combination that doe
the work and the tariff plays no part
The tariff is not drop in the buckle
on those commodities which are nov
controlled by trusts and for which ex
horbitant prices are being charged
The lack of competition and the agree
ment to charge certain rates is thu
guilty cause.
1t is apparent that some effectiv'
remedy with the federal government
concentrated in its application, and b,
which competition in the various com
modities concerned could be re-estat
lished, is the relief needed by tn
country. And that the tariff reduction
would not, as President Roosevelt ha
pointed out, give.
With the conditions as prosperou
as they are today, it is well for tn
country to remember the days just fol
lowing the Cleveland election, befor
going blindly into repetition of tn
soup-house season.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-10-11
OTHER FALL FESTIVALS.

Last week marked a fall harvest
festival for not only Omaha, but for
Kansas City. While the Aksarben fes
tivities were going on in Omaha, the
Priests of Palace held sway In Kansas
City and tens and hundreds of thou
sands of visitors from Kansas City ter
ritory gathered there for the event
The national corn exhibit at Chicago
Is also similar after.harvest event.
Practically all of the large cities now
hold some such annual fall festival
and some few smaller ones, such as
Mitchell, S. d. Norfolk, while not so
large as those cities, is peculiarly To-
Gated as to territory and could, its cit
liens believe, undertake and success
fully operate some such gala week.
The cornpalace of Mitchell. which
was suggested by commercial travel
ers out of Norfolk, has been discussed
pretty generally by Norfolk business
men OF late and there seems to be a
unanimous sentiment in favor Of some
such plan.
The Mitchell cornpalace attracted
exhibits of agricultural products and
fine live stock from all over the state
OF South Dakota. Special trains car
ried thousands to the city during the
entire week. There were attractions
| No hA OF
The city put on it's holiday attire.
Norfolk business men seem to be
pretty generally agreed that Norfolk
could undertake some similar plan
with eminent success. Apparently all
that is needed is the proper organiza
ton to head the movement and bring
about a cornpalace for this section.
In connection with the cornpalace
there could be the finest agricultural
exhibits of this part of the state, fine
blooded live stock show, and high
class attractions. A cornpalace such
as that at Mitchell could be built
For a week northern Nebraska PEG
pie could come to Norfolk to shake
hands with their neighbors. To the
world could be shown the products Of
the fertile new northwest. Land val
ues would be benefited as a result
Farmers of the entire region could gel
a look at the best blooded livestock Of
the territory and as result better
blood would be introduced into the
whole northwest. ......
Norfolk is peculiarly located for suct
a fall festival. There is a vast ant
prosperous territory which would take
an interest in the exhibits, because o.
the benefit resulting for the entire sec
ton. 1t would be primarily festiva
for the whole northwest, placed a
Norfolk, the gateway.
AS it now stands northwest people
go to Omaha to see the Aksarben
With cornpalace here that was worth
while, they would make the shorter
journey and come to Norfolk.
The cornpalace is worth looking up
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-10-11
TURNING ON ROOSEVELT.

The Omaha World-Herald is making
full use of the efforts of some of the
Nebraska reform" newspapers which
chose to call themselves republicans
and which are doing their utmost to
impair the efforts of President Roose-
welt in his movement to place regula-
ton of interstate business institutions
where it will be most effective. And
1t must be admitted that such efforts
as these to hamper the president, COM
ing from elements which pretend to
ing from elements which have here
tofore pretended to be the only simon
pure Roosevelt papers, are rather sur
prising to say the least.
President Roosevelt. states clearly
that the only way in which regulation
of interstate railroads and corpora
tions can ever be made efficient on the
one hand and within the limits of con
stitutional justice on the other is
through the federal government. He
argues that such authority belongs 10
the federal government, by virtue OF
the constitution, and that such author
ity must be exercised for the good OF
the country at large. He points out
the inefficiency of regulation which
varies in different states. He appar
emily believes that one bullet, with the
country's entire shooting power behind
it, will be more effective than forty
four little scattering shot, none OF
which is effective. lie points out the
fact that this vital principle was rec
ognized even as early as the days OF
the constitutional convention. Effec
ne pet planT on fyursl Nona f N.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-10-11

Of the best women are buried in
homes, and are never heard OF.
The loafer always has time to find
fault with a hustler.
Times come to every optmist when
he has to lie a good deal to live up
to his reputation.
Talk to the average woman five
minutes and she will tell you how
she has overdone herself.
A plug girl, II she is young, can
pass anywhere as a princess II she
can keep her father and brothers out
OF sight. ....
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-10-11
FALL FESTIVALS.

Omaha thinks a fall festival is a
fine thing for pleasure and for bust
ness. Chicago thinks fall corn fest.
ival is a fine thing for pleasure and
business. Sioux City thinks an inter
state fair after harvest is fine
thing for business and sport. Lincoln
merchants think the state fair is a
fine thing for the state and for Lincoln
business. Mitchell, S. D., thinks a
corn palace after the harvest is . fine
thing for pleasure, for the territory
around and for Mitchell business.
Omaha has just finished the thirteenth
Aksarben celebration. This Is what
Omaha business men think OF the fall
festival idea:
William Hayden of Hayden Bros
Our business has been fine during the
carnival days. Rainy weather hurt
some, but the goose now hangs high
and everything is lovely. Have moth
ing to complain of about our trade"
Emil Brandeis of the Brandeis store.
THE business of the Brandeis store
during Ak-Sar-Ben has been notice
ably fine. The fall festival is a grand
thing for Omaha and Omaha trade"
Robert Cowell of Fitzpatrick & Co.
Our business during the past ten days
has been exceedingly satisfactory. |
think the Ak.Sar-Ren fall festivities
are a fine thing. The poor weather
early in the week hurt our trade some,
but the good weather later more than
made up for it."
In fact every city in the country
has come to the same opinion. Fall
festivals are good things. They bring
in the people; they give the people
entertainment; they retain the Wis.
tors for number of days; and II
helps business.
If fall festivals stimulate business
and give pleasure to other cities and
their tributary territories, why not
in Norfolk?
II Mitchell, S. D., has made spled'
ded success of the corn palace project
not only by stimulating trade but
even making the corn palace self sus
tanning, why not Norfolk?
Norfolk has a territory that can not
be equalled in the United States by
city of this size. Why should not
Norfolk establish a fall festival OF
merit that will give to the people in
this territory a pleasure week worth
while, once each fall?
Railroad experts claim that under
the new two-cent fare system, shorter
trips are the rule. 1t is reported that
attendance at the Aksarben and state
fair were better this year from towns
close in than ever, but that attendance
from distances fell off very appreci
ably. The result will be, railroad ex
perts say, that smaller cities ou
through the state must establish fal
festivals for the entertainment Of peo
7le within their territory.
This being true, was there ever bet
ter opportunity for the establishment
of fall festival in Norfolk than righI
now, for the next year?
Norfolks tributary territory extends
q 'odav 7gcrH than 15qsYiles nnrthYest
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-10-11

II they run, it ought to be a real
race.
What lot of trouble a little bad
money can stir up.
1t may help some to know that iii
mer is republican.
Whom are you betting on If this
footrace comes off-Losey or Zilmer?
Trade promoters are urged to bear
in mind the fact that they will meet
tonight.
George Losey has run a good many
political races; will he turn down this
challenge for a footrace?
Apparently Cramer thought those
confederate bills had worked all over
northern Nebraska and that they must
be still good.
Are you going to wear your sleeves
they've worn the short ones long
enough already.
People who read The News didn't
get caught with any 500 confederate
money, Sometimes a dime in time
saves 500.
II iS said that NorfOlly u,bict oluh
is in danger of being abandoned an
other season because the members
have all learned to dance.
That Pierce romance ended right
after all. The father and mother
blessed the children just as they do In
the story books, and the lawsuits were
dismissed Cupid is hard to beat in
the final wind-up.
Where Is there a finer season of the
year than this? Crisp, cool mornings
they are, with just enough frost tc
stimulate the blood and inspire meI
with energy and enthusiasm; with just
enough sunshine to food the WORLD
with cheerfuness and good spirits
and with Just enough red and brown
TO the tree leaves TO add a touch Of
sentiment to the time-a touch of pa
thOs at the dying of the summers life
touch of new life over the harvest
that is safe
81 am Verv much impressed witt
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-10-11
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The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-10-11
THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEwsouRNAL FRIDAY OCTOBER H. 1907

into South Dakota. The only rail
road entering that territory comes
straight from there to Norfolk. 1t
takes people OF that territory three
days to make a trip to Omaha and
back. or to Sioux City and back. Three
days Is too long. A market center,
a commercial center must, by the very
geography Of the territory, be estab-
lished in the northern part of Neb-
braska. Norfolk is that logical point.
Then why not meet the opportunity
half way and establish a fall festival
worth while which would allow these
people of the northwest to come to
Norfolk, shake hands with one anoth.
err and enjoy life for a few days?
Next summer the government will
throw open a million acres of land in
territory naturally tributary to Nor
folk. That will mean 5000 new farms,
Later it will mean 5000 new homes
to be supplied with not only necessi-
ties but luXuries of life For a time
that territory is going to be tributary
to Norfolk. But the day will come
when other cities will be brought
close to that region. A few more
miles of railroad on from Dallas will
connect that territory with the Rapid
City.Pierre line, which divert inter.
Some day a railroad will be built to,
ward Pierre and other points. Some
day railroad will be built from Mo
brara to Sioux City, making that a
short route.
Logically, then, it is to the inter
est of Norfolk to get acquainted with
that territory now. Today there is
the opportunity, tomorrow it may have
vanished.
Today the interests Of Norfolk and
that new country are identical. A
fall festival here would mean much
for both. And when once that terri
tory gets interested in Norfolk and
finds that things can be had here as
well as from Chicago, Norfolk's bust
ness will grow.
Norfolk has done much within the
year to expand in business. The Trade
Promoters have established fare re
funding plan. An exchange day fol-
farmers of all this section has been
practically worked out Both are
splendid plans and neither should be
allowed to die, Little or nothing has
been done since the first announce
ment of the fare refunding plan tc
keep it alive in the minds of the
people whom Norfolk merchants de
sire to impress with the idea. II
would seem that, if this plan is tc
grow, it should be constantly and per
sistently kept before the territory anC
to that end the meeting tonight should
be well attended.
But aside from the fare refundins
plan and the exchange day, both o.
which should be successful, there
seems every reason why fall festiva
of quality and dimensions should be
established in Norfolk 1t would ap
peal greatly next fall to the new home
jewellers in the reservation lands
1t would appeal to all the territory
already established-a territory which
must be shown that Norfolk wants it.
patronage. The original outlay would
not be great The investment would
pay for itself, as it has in Mitchell
1t would be to this territory what the
Arksarben is to localities near Omaha