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The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-03-01

"ln addition to feeding cattle, most
Of the feeders are running droves of
hogs behind their steers, thus greatly
increasing their income.
at Is more than likely that the rich
grasses of the Elkhorn valley has had
much to do with this locality having
been selected as winter feeding
ground. II Is known that here wild
grass grows in great abundance and
that the quality Is superior to many of
the varieties of tame hay grown in
Kansas, Iowa and Illinois.
Another thing that makes Stanton
county a desirable feeding ground and
its nearness to market. Here cattle or
hogs can be loaded in the afternoon,
sent out at night, and be on the South
Omaha market at the opening next
morning. The run Is so short that
there is no unloading to feed and water
and when the animals arrive at the
yards they are in the best possible con-
dition, having lost hardly anything by
shrinkage.
"As to the future of this locality as
a stock feeding point, | cannot say,
though | can see no reason why 1t
should not increase in Importance.
Nest Of the men who are in the bust.
ness in the county are enterprising and
pushing fellows. They know they have
a good thing and are going to keep
right on pushing 1t along"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-03-01
FREE FROM GASOLINE NOW
WATER" GAS PLANT is ACCEPT
ED BY COMPANY.
I'll DEMAND FOR GASOLINE
D. c. Tenny, Operator for the Amer.
lean Construction Company, Who
Leaves for Central City, Says Auto
mobiles Increase Cost of Gasoline.
Iron Tuesdays Daily.1

From Tuesdays Daily.1
The new gas plant in Norfolk has
been accepted by the Norfolk Light
Construction company shipped its ma
terial from Norfolk to Central City
during the day. ID. c. Tenny, who has
been here for more than a month OPP
Grating the new water gas" plant, has
finished his work and goes to Central
City to install another similar plant
At Ord another of the same sort is to
be built. The company here are
pleased with their new plant and have
accepted it as satisfactory from the
construction company.
Gasoline's Price Cuts Figure.
The price of gasoline, according to
Mr., Kenny, is driving out of business
many of the old style gasoline gas
plants, such as was operated here for
some years. The price has raised to
81 cents and it Is difficult to get at
that The demand for gasoline, Mr..
Tenny says, is so great that it is not
supplied at any cost in regular way
and many town has received its last
carload with the statement that no
more could be shipped.
while the trust has this in con-
troll" said Mr.. Tenny, yet | believe
that the price would be just the same
if it were handled by individuals. Sup
ply and demand regulates the price,
and with automobiles coming into use
so extensively, gasoline is becoming
more and more a rare article. The
last car here came from as far away
as Pennsylvania"
He told of number of plants that
had been put out of business by the
gasoline price or by scarcity of that
material. He said that the Norfolk
plant did we'll to survive the rise in
material and that only large bust
ness was accountable for it,
The new process renders the firm
free from the worry over gasoline.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-03-01
STANTON AS FEEDING CENTER.
That City is Pronounced One of Best
in the West.

Stanton Picket: stanton county is
the great feeding lot, not only of Ne
braska, but of the central west" Thus
spoke Amos Snyder of the Jackson,
Snyder Live Stock Commission com
pany of South Omaha, who spent sew
eral days in Stanton during the past
week
Mr.. Snyder's duties with his com
pany takes him to all parts of the
country during the cattle feeding sea,
son and when he talks of live stock
and livestock interests, he knows
whereof he speaks. In visiting the
country when cattle are fed, he goes
among the men who feed, thus getting
a correct idea of to what extent the
business is carried on.
Speaking of the feeding done in
Stanton county, Mr.. Snyder said
Here | find some of the largest
feeders in the sest. There are a doZ
EN- or more in Stanton county, who this
winter are feeding from 100 to 1000
head. Besides these, there are prob
ably 200 men in the county who are
feeding from 10 to 100 head
I'm Stanton county cattle feeding
has brought large sums of money here
The word has gone abroad that the
mild and dry winter climate of the
Elkhorn valley makes this location es
pecially adapted to feeding and as a
result, more people are bringing their
cattle into this country each year.
The cattle fed in this locality this
winter, generally have come from the
western ranges and when put onto
corn here, take flesh rapidly. The re
suit of such great numbers of cattle
being fed here has been a splendid
thing for the farmers who have corn
to sell. Instead of selling their corn
at the elevators, they sell direct to the
feeders, thus receiving fully two cents
per bushel above the market price and
a market for every bushel they raise
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-03-01
"a DAUGHTER Of Colorado"

"a Daughter of Colorado" drew a
good sized audience to the Auditorium
and it was an audience that warmed
up and gave appreciative applause to
the players, several of whom deserve
special mention. 1t was bright and
breezy little play and it was the gen
eral verdict that the audience had got
its moneys worth, and then little
bit besides. Easily the star of the
attraction was Frederick Bernard
playing the role of Ephriam Mosher
who strikes II rich in Colorado and
goes down east to put on few airs
with his wife and daughter. Mr.. Der,
nard is man sixty years of age and
he has been on the stage for forty
years. In that time he has played
with number of excellent companies
and his acting in this piece is decid
eddy clever. He resembles Jess Dan
dy, of Prince of Pilsen fame, and
brings down the house in number OF
mdicrous situations. His efforts tC
put on pair of white dress gloves
when he gets into full dress suit
are laughable to a degree. Louis X
Conaughy, as the young lover, Dial
las" was also player of ability anC
it may be said that he has a future
before him, He spoke his lines ma
turally and put into them the force Of
sincerity He's alright.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-03-01
FREMONT HILL LEFT TOWN
Yankton G. Southwestern Promoter
Went to Omaha.
From Saturdays paily.1

lFrOm saturday l)Ally.l
Fremont Hill of New York, promot-
er for the Yankton & Southwestern
railroad company, left at noon for
Omaha, together with three other men
who accompanied him here on bust
ness for his project. Those who ac-
companied him to Omaha were Edwin
II. Van Antwerp of Yankton, mem
Der of the surveying firm that is doing
the survey work; John Holman of
Yankton, and A. A. Kearney of Stan
ton, an attorney.
Mr.. Hill said while he was here that
he had come to meet the surveying
corps of twelve men and to get maps
from them. Whether or not they ar
rived has not been learned. 1t is said
by one man that they came into town
at midnight and left at daybreak for
the south. From inquiries that have
been coming to town, it is certain
that they expected to reach Norfolk,
and it may be that they will headquar-
ter here for a time
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-03-01
BROWN ELATED OVER VICTORY
Says Roads Will Have to Pay 100000
Interest, 100000 Taxes.

Lincoln, Neb, Feb. 25.-Special to
The News: Senator Norris Brown,
who as attorney general for the state
prosecuted the suit of the state of
Nebraska against the Union Pacific
and Burlington railroads, carrying the
case to the United States supreme
court, and in which 1t was sought to
compel the roads to pay taxes against
whose collection injunctions had been
issued, is elated at winning the case.
He says that the railroads will have
to pay 100000 in interest on the de-
linquent 100000 in taxes, making in
all, he says, 100000 that the state
will get as result of the decision.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-03-01
May FIGHT TWo-Cent Law.

According to a statement in the Lin
coin State Journal, the Nebraska rail-
roads will fight the two-cent rate in
the courts. The Journal contains in
terviews from various railway men in
which it is claimed that the legisla-
ton will stop construction work in the
state, that the rate will either be con-
tested in the courts or the freight
rates raised to make up for the loss,
and that branch lines are not now pay
ing.
One Norfolk railroad man said it
was his opinion the rate would not be
contested. 1t is claimed by the Union
Pacific that their passenger train be-
tween here and Columbus is not pay
ing.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-03-01
CURB SPEED BY LAW.
Illinois Legislators Plan Legislation as
Result of Pennsylvania Wreck.

HcSuIt VI TcHnSylNdIld WTCCh'
Pittsburg, Feb. 26.-"I will never
ride on railroad at night again. My
wife was so alarmed when Sam Shu-
bert was killed in the wreck at Har-
risburg in 1905 that she asked me
never to travel by night. | promised
her | would not, and the first time I
broke the promise | had wreck and
am hurt"
This is what Samuel Nixon, the vet
eran theatrical manager, said as he
lay swathed in bandages at the AL
toona general hospital after his ex-
perience in the Pennsylvania wreck.
Springfield, H., Feb. 25.-News of
the injury of Postmaster Fred A.
Busse in the Pennsylvania railroad
wreck started well-defined movement
here to bring about legislation that
will minimize disasters of this sort.
1t took the shape of a plan to pro-
hibit the running of fast trains.
Senator Logan Hay said it was
within the province of the legislature
to regulate the speed of trains, both
state and interstate, within the boun-
udiIeS VI iiilHolS' MI. busse mas many
influential friends in both branches of
the legislature, and the opinion is
freely expressed here that this acct
dent will bring home to the state So
Ions the need of legislative action on
the subject,
Lieutenant Governor L. Y. Sherman
has contended for some time this sub
ject should be taken up before the
legislature and be given serious con-
sideration. He is one of those who in
sist that fast trains are not necessary
to the existence of commercial life.
Governor Deneen declared that he
increasing number of disastrous rail-
road wrecks may call for special legis-
lation in this state.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-03-01
FAVOR TWo-cENT FARE.
Part Of Omaha Commercial Club Re.
sent Boards Action.

A petition is being circulated in
Omaha by members of the CONNER.
cial club Directing to the recent reso-
lutions by the executive board of that
organization protesting against the
two-cent passenger fare in Nebraska.
olutions to the legislature protesting
against this law and now certain men,
bers of the club are out with petit
ton denouncing the resolutions and
seeking to remove from the CONNER
cial club executive board the right to
represent the organization in matters
of this kind.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-03-01
Members Pledned-

West Point, Neb, Feb. 26.--Special
to The News: At the last session OF
the Farmers institute of Cunning coun
ty, pledges of membership for the year
1908 were received from fifty-five per
sons, comprising the best representa-
tive element of the farming commu
nifty of Cunning county.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-03-01
TO CRIPPLE SERVICE.
Railroad Men Say They viii Attempt
Revenge for LEGISLATION,

Chicago, Feb. 23.-Railroad officials
everywhere are stampeded by the 2.
cent passenger legislation. Yesterday
two conferences were held. one in Chi
cago for the discussion of the subject,
and one in st. Louis.
In Chicago Warren l.. Lynch, pas
senger traffic manager of the New
York Central lines west of Buffalo,
gave out a remarkable interview,
warning Illinois that If the people de-
mand 2-cent fare they will certainly
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-03-01
Social Pleasures,

A large family gathering was held on
Tuesday at the home of Mr.. l.. G. Nit
telstadt, the occasion being his birth
day. Dinner was served at 1 o'clock,
forty guests being seated at the table,
all of whom were relatives OF the host.
The tables were beautifully decorated
with roses and carnations. Before par
taking of the feast, short toasts were
given, first by Mrs. f.. Mittelstadt, then
by John Bruce of Laurel and A. c.
Goltz of Winside, who related some
of the experiences which happened in
early days, shortly after he and Mr..
Mittelstadt came to this country. The
festivities continued throughout the
day and in the evening a musical pro-
gram was given. The out-of-town
guests were: Mr.. and Mrs. John
Bruce and family of Laurel, Mr.. and
Mrs. Adolph Mittelstadt and family
and Gus Mittelstadt and family of Lau-
rel, and A. C. Goltz and family of Win
side. All the others live in Norfolk.
The birthday of Mrs. /. Powers was
taken as an opportune time by her
friends yesterday for a surprise visit,
and number of them arrived at her
home at noon, their dinners with them,
to spend the afternoon. Mrs. Powers
was the recipient of a floral gift from
her guests. A pleasant afternoon was
enjoyed.
Saturday was Miss Faith Johnson's
birthday and few of her friends
helped celebrate the event in the af-
ternoon. Games were played and a
pleasant afternoon enjoyed, after
which dainty luncheon was served.
Marion Johnson entertained the V. G.
club on Saturday evening.
A number of Elks enjoyed a pleas
ant informal dancing party at the club
rooms last evening. Among the out-of-
town guests were Mr.. and Mrs l.. ID.
Nicola of Foster, who will spend Sun
day in the city with friends G. |. Ber-
nard of Lincoln b. w. Johnson of
Lincoln.
Trinity Social guild met with Miss
Stella Luikart on Wednesday night
A pleasant evening was spent and
quite a lot of sewing done for the
Clarkson hospital. The next meeting
place will be announced later.
Last Sunday was the ninth birthday
of Miss Loreen Cow and a few of heI
intimate girl friends were guests at
Sunday dinner in the home of her pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Cow, in hon
or of the occasion.
The West Side Whist club enjoyed
pleasant evening Friday with Mr.
and Mrs. Sol G. Mayer.
Mrs. NJ. A. Mcmillan entertained a
few friends at dinner on Thursday
evening.
The Eagles enjoyed smoker in
their club rooms last evening.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-03-01
DEFEAT TWo.CENT FARE.
Bill In South Dakota is Lost in Favor
of 2hc

Pierre, S. d., Feb. 23.-The 2-cent
rate was knocked out and the 21h-cent
rate, when the railroad commission
gets ready to promulgate it, took its
place.
The Carroll 2-cent rate bill was
amended by striking out all after the
enacting clause, and re-enacting the
present law, with 21s cents, instead of
cents, as a maximum, which passed
the house without a dissenting vote,
after considerable discussion.
The bill forcing telephones to make
connections, with forfeiture of rights
as a penalty, was defeated.
The honest caucus law was wiped
out of existence by being repealed.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-03-01
A PIONEER CELEBRATES.

Material for House Came From Omaha
by OK Team Forty Years Ago.
West Point, Neb, Feb 26.-Special
to The News: Charles H. Wilde, ST.,
one of the oldest residents of Cum
ing county, celebrated his eighty.ffth
birthday on Sunday. Mr.. Wilde is a
veteran of the German army and in
this occasion his compatriots gath.
cred in great force to help him cele-
brate the day. He has been resi-
dent of Cunning county for forty years.
homesteading east of West Point in
The year 1867. The lumber for the
dwelling house now on the farm was
hauled by OK teams from Omaha.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-03-01
RURAL CARRIERS UNITE
MADISON COUNTY STARTS TO
WARD ORGANIZATION.
HELD MEETING IN NORFOLK


County Are TO Form an oraaniza
ton, 70 be Branch OF state and Ma
tlonal Organizations,
Rural route carriers OF Madison
county held meeting In Norfolk yes
terday for the purpose of taking pre-
lminary steps toward forming coun
" organization. There are nineteen
rural carriers In the county. and sew
eral OF them were here from other
points. This organization Is to be n
branch of the state and national orga
nizations. II was determined to hold
another meeting here In the near fu
ture, at which permanent organization
will be effected.
John E. Risk OF Battle Creek was
made temporary chairman OF the or
ganization, and J. Il. Frank temporary
secretary. Mr.. Risk and Mr.. Cronk
are to decide upon the date for the
next meeting.
The carriers held their meeting In
the federal building, where they en-
joyed lunch served for them Mt the
instance OF John r. Hays, to whom the
carriers gave q vote OF thanks.
This is the first county In this sec
ton of the state to start on organiza
ton. Other counties west Of here
will probably take up organizing later
as those in the eastern part of the
state have already done.
The national organization protects
the interests of the rural carrier. An
effort is being made to increase their
now very meagre salaries.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-03-01

get "2.cent service"
This interview was issued after
conference among the passenger Of
ficials of all the Illinois lines, during
which they determined to exert every
possible influence to defeat the 2-cent
Legislation in this state.
This decision closely follows the
lines of that reached in St Louis, as
told in yesterdays special dispatches.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-03-01
SOCIETY EVENTS OF WEEK
THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL IN.
FORMAL AFFAIRS.
BIRTHDAYS WE'RE A FEATURE
The Lenten Season Has Had It's Effect
Upon Formal Events, But There Has
Been Anything But an Empty Cal.
endar During the Week.

While the Lenten season seems to
have had It's effect upon formal affairs
In Norfolk, none having been sched-
uled for the past week or the week to
come yet the social calendar has not
been altogether lacking in pleasures,
several informal affairs having taken
place during the past few days.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-03-01
EXTENDS TIME FOR BRIDGE WORK

Yankton q Norfolk Gets TIL March,
1910, to Build Structure.
A Washington telegram says that
favorable report has been made to the
house Of representatives on the bill
extending the time of construction for
the bridge over the Missouri river, by
the Yankton, Norfolk & Southwestern
railroad company, to March 1, 1910.
1t is said that the bill probably will
pass. 1t has already passed the SEN
ate. Senator Gamble is interested in
the new railroad.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1907-03-19
CHANGE IN FINANCIAL
POLICY CONTEMPLATE
Many Gilt Edge Bonds May
ToppIe From 1t.
MORGAN'S EUROPEAN TRIP.

Washington, March 19.-That the adj
ministration has decided on strik-
ing change in it's attitude toward GER
tain financiers, is the information
cleaned today from highly authoritat-
i've sources.
The action. if taken, will reverse
Secretary Shaw's work and it is said
will eliminate certain railroad bonds
from the positions they now hold as
gilt edge securities.
1t is the impression here that j. P
Morgan, after having failed to accom-
plish anything at the white house for
the railroad presidents. has gone to
Europe to allay the fears of capital
lists there. who have large invest
ments in this country.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1907-03-19
BUCKET SHOPS WILL
Be FORCED TO QUIT
Prosecutor Jessup Says New
Law Must Be Obeyed.
BROKERS NOT affected.

'All bucket shops operating in the
city must cease business when the
bucket shop law. passed recently by
the Legislature goes into effect, which
will probably be about the middle of
April" stated Prosecutor Jessup this
morning.
Mr.. Jessup states that this law will
not affect those engaged in legiti
mate brokerage business but he adds
that he does not think there is anyone
in Richmond engaged in the brokerage
business.
Mr. Jessup stated that it was not
hard to discriminate between a bucket
shop and a brokers' office He said
that a broker acted as an agent for
the actual buying of stock A bucket
shop is conducted solely for specula-
ton on the rise and fall of stock
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1907-03-19
A KIND DEED BY BUNDY
Richmond Artist Shows Rare
Spirit of ComradeShip.
REFUSED AN ADVANTAGE.
indianapolis News }

When Frank j. Girardin. the Rich
mond artist, exhibited his collection of
oil paintings at the Herman art gal
lery. this city. a short time ago. one Of
his paintings, a scene on trout stream
near Petoskey. Mich. attracted the
coyetous eye of an indianapolis man,
who spends his summers near Petos-
key. He chanced 10 hear that MIR.
Bundy another Richmond artist, had
painted the same. scene, and went 10
the Quaker City TO see the other pic
ture and TO buy it if it should suit him
better than the work of Mr.. Girardin.
Now, it SO happens that these two art
lists are great friends and Mr. Bundy
had heard that Mr. Girardin had a
prospective customer. So when the
Indianapolis man arrived and asked to
see it. Mr.. Bundy said: .'Oh. | didn't
think much of my picture. and | paint
ed 1t out
When this rare spirit of eomradeship
was narrated TO Mr. Girardin he had
only this brief comment. given. howev-
er. with considerable emotion: "Ah,
that's just like Bundy: he's the most
unselfish man | ever knew"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1907-03-19
Hagerstown School Children Tauuhf
To Leave Building Quickly.

Hagerstown. Ind. March 19.-The
children in all departments of the Ha-
gerstown schools are given fire drill
at frequent intervals. large gong
in the hall furnishes the alarm when
sounded in certain way. and the chill
dren Immediately file out of the build
ing with the utmost order At re-
cent exercise. the entire building was
emptied in less than one minute and
there was no confusion and apparently
no hurry. The pupils are thorough
ly trained to Immediately distinguish
the fire alarm from any other signal
given on the gong. When the alarm
sounds every scholar takes his place in
line without a moments hesitation and
the lines move out of the building in
perfect order.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1907-03-19
NEW CASTLE IS SHAKEN
BY THE EVANGEL|STS
Great Revival Nearing Close
At Christian Church.
ARE COMING TO RICHMOND.

Evangelists Wilson and Limit. who
probably will begin their series of
meetings at the Christian church here
next Sunday, are shaking New Castle
to the roots, and 166 accessions have
been made up to date at the Christian
church at that place. Sunday there
were twenty-one accessions to the
church. ten being made at the women S
afternoon meeting. speaking of the
Sunday meetings the New Castle Cour-
ier says:
Sunday was a veritable evangelistic
tidal wave at the Christian church
and there were 21 additions as the re-
suit of the meetings. bringing the
grand total up to 166. The greatest
sermons and solos of the series were
given and people were turned away at
each meeting. The womens meeting
in the afternoon was largely attended
and there were ten conversions at the
close.
In the morning Evangelist Wilson
preached one of his greatest and most
powerful discourses and completely
answered the question of why are
There So Many Unsaved?" The
evangelist has the happy faculty of
enforcing and substantiating his po
sitions by the scriptures and the COM
mon sense of good logic. replete with
facts and truth. He never compro-
misses the word of God or reads it to
suit his notion.
This afternoon and evening address
es drew forth much praise from all
ho nd hn of
the day in all respects, attendance,
music and interest. were fraught
with much good. Prof. Limit sang
several solos during the day and it is
agreed by all that he has no superior
as singing evangelist. He never
fails to thrill his audience.