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The Carlisle independent., 1907-08-15
CLEVELAND LABOR CONTEST.
Builders Advertise for Men; Unions
 Claim There Are Plenty.

Cleveland, Ohio-The Builders CTS Exchange and the United Trades and Labor Council are engaged in a contest of a peculiar nature.
 The builders are advertising for men to come to Cleveland, and say 9lat all classes of labor are needed in and around the city, while the union openly charges the builders with try ing to bring cheap labor to the city.
 The leaders of the unions assert that there is plenty of labor of ali classes in Cleveland seeking employ. ment, and that the builders need only to pay the prevailing rate of wages to secure all the help they want
 It is charged by builders that unions have retarded the growth of the city by their tactics, while the, union men say that the builders are responsible for the backwardness of the city by trying to make it a cheap city, and so the contest continues.
The Carlisle independent., 1907-08-15
Nearly chokes on Own Teeth.

Warsaw, Ind.-CharIes SheIler, a fourteen-year-old boy. at a bowling alley here, "coughed up his front teeth and escaped strangulation by a narrow margin. A careless player scattered the pins while the boy was still setting them up and one hit him in the mouth knocking out all his front teeth. Some went down his throat, and only violent fit of cougl' ing saved him.
The Carlisle independent., 1907-08-15
North Carolina Roads Obey Law.

Raleigh, N. Ex-Governor Glenn late gram from the authorities of the Louisville & Nashville railroad, saying that they would put the PA cent state rate into effect on August g. This is the last road to surrender to the state laws, and on August all the roads In North Carolina above sixty miles long will be using the state rate.
The Carlisle independent., 1907-08-15
Dutch Soldiers Mastered.

Amsterdam Holland-A massacre of Dutch soldiers has occurred in the Dutch East indies. ac- cording to dispatch received today from Batavia, Java. The message says AS infantrymen were killed during a sudden uprising of natives in the Mori district of the Island of CelebeZ.
The Carlisle independent., 1907-08-15
Abstinence Union Beains Session

Cleveland, Ohio-The thirty-sev- enth annual session of the Catholic Total Abstinence Union of America convened here. The opening services consisted of a solemn pontifical mass, at the cathedral This was followed by the general sessions of the conven- ii, h.
The Carlisle independent., 1907-08-15
Celebrate Coronation of Plus X.

Rome, Italy-The anniversary of the coronation of Pope Plus X was celebrated in the Sistine chapel with deep religious solemnity. great pomp and magnificence. All the cardinals. the papal court and the diplomatic corps accredited to the Vatican were present.
The Carlisle independent., 1907-08-15
Chicago Gains 65,50O.

Chicago, Ill.-The Chicago di rectory for 1907. which was published Thursday, gives the figures estimating the population of Chicago at 2,367, ,000, which, compared with the 1906 esti- mate. shows that Chicago has gained 6G,500 in the past year.
The Carlisle independent., 1907-08-15
Crops Damaged in Nebraska.

Utica, Neb.-A damaging wind, rain and hail storm swept over the farm ing country in the southern half of this county. Hail weighing six ounces fell in quantities, cutting down the corn and stripping trees. The loss in limited district is heavy
The Carlisle independent., 1907-08-15
 Broker Kills Self

New York, N. William s. AL Icy. member of the stock exchange, shot himself in the head at the Larch- mont Yachting club and. died on the way to the hospital.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-03-08

early Monday morning by r. G. Smith,
of the Antilles & Smith firm, for the
entire week of the Woodward Stock
company's appearance in Norfolk. Mr..
Smith bought three tickets for every
performance-five nights and two mat
inees. He did it because he came from
st. 10, Mo-, near Kansas City, and
because he knew what the Woodward
Stock companys arrival in town means
Electrically.
1--WE know the Woodward Stock
company too well to miss a single
performance" said Mr. Smith, speak
ing for himself and Mr. and Mrs. An
thes. 1--WE had season tickets for them
in Kansas City and we are delighted
to have an opportunity to see them
again"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-03-08
cHADRoN CAPTAINS CLAIM.
State Legislature is Looking Into Cap
tain Fishers Bill.

Lincoln, Neb., March Especial to
The News: An Inquiry on behalf of
the state was conducted last night by
Deputy Attorney General w. B. Rose
in regard to the manner in which Cap
tain Allen G. Fisher of Chadron has
been proceeding to collect claim from
the state for the value of some es-
cheated land in Sioux county. Captain
Fisher has for two previous sessions
of the legislature been trying to col
lect first $4,000 and then $12,50O. His
grounds of action are the same as
those under which Herman M. Kaup
of Monterey, Cunning county, is trying
to collect 81 800 in behalf of the heirs
of Herman Goedde who live in West
phala. An examination of the men
who made the original appraisement
is being made by the house committee
Captain Fisher is at present out OF
the state, but was represented by Hal
| leck F. Rose. Herman Kaup appeared
| before the committee, accompanied by
representative Oscar Thompson and
County Clerk Pentus, County Attorney
IO'Connell eX-Treasurer Series and eX
County Clerk Raum all of Sioux coun
ty. 1t was shown that Kaup is a sec
ond cousin by marriage of the German
heirs, and that Captain Fisher was
given power of attorney to receive
what he secured over $1,000. Mr.
Kaup declares that when he learned
that the first claim filed with the legis
lature was for $4,000 and that late
the appraisement, instead of reading
$780, appeared to read 1900 hC
determined to engage other counsel
that he had Captain Fishers power o
attorney revoked and began to try t.
do his own collecting of the origina
claim of $500 Kaup claims tina
Fisher wrote him a threatening lette
warning him to make no trouble owe
the matter
The escheated land is now wortl
about $4,000. The German heirs hav
received nothing, but are looking I,
Kaup, who holds their power Of attoI
ney, for a settlement. The COMMITTEE
has taken the matter under considers
ton.
Insurance has been thoroughly dc
bated in the Nebraska senate. Tn
rights of foreign and domestic compa
mics have been ventilated and aire
and Intercepted. There seemed +
be a well defined opinion that the fol
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-03-08
CITY Gan NOT VOTE BONDS
NORFOLK is PROHIBITED FROM
BOOSTING YANkToN LINE.
NEW LAW PASSED IN NEBRASKA
House Bill No. 81, Which Has Been
Passed by Nebraska Legislature and
sloned by Governor, Prohibits PEG.
pIe In state From Voting r. r. Bonds

Norfolk and other cities In Nebrns
kn will he unable to vote bonds for
the construction of the Yankton y
Southwestern railway even II the cit
izcns should wish to- because of house
bill No. 81 which was passed last
wecl, in the Nebraska legislature, pro
hibiting people from voting bonds to
aid in the construction of new rail
roads in the state of Nebraska Gov
crnor Sheldon has signed the bill.
by the same law, plans for the con
struction of the Omaha Newport and
Northern railway, which had been
planned from Newport to Omaha and
for which Il. l.. Myers of Newport was
working, have been killed.
Concerning the measure the Omaha
News has this to say:
While u. l.. Myers Of Newport, the
Nebraska capitalist, who, for the past
year has been interesting English cap
itnlists In the building Of n $1O,OOO,OOC
railroad, known as the Omaha, New
port a Northern railway, from Omaha
TO Keya Paha county, lay sick In his
bed at the Merchants hotel. the Ne
braska legislature this week passed
house bill No 31-a bill prohibiting
people from voting bonds to aid In
the construction OF new railroads In
the state of Nebraska.
This ends the hope of bonding the
proposed 260.mile railroad In Ne
braska
When, finally, Mr.. Myers had partly
recovered from severe attack OF
quincy and read newspaper accounts
of Governor Sheldons signing the bill
he left his bed, fastened to the state
capital and had two bills introduced
In the legislature - bills that were
backed by the people living along the
proposed route of the new railroad
In which 1t was asked that the law be
replaced upon the statute books.
He was given no encouragement ir
Lincoln and said last night at his
hotel, that the English capitalists
backing him with the new railroad
project had withdrawn their interes
In the scheme.
Mr. Myers regards the passage o
house bill No. 81 to be the elimination
of old line railroad efforts to forestal
the building of other and new rail
roads in Nebraska.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-03-08
BUY TICKETS FOR WHOLE WEEK
People Who Knew Woodward Stock
Company in X. c. Will See All.

The largest complete series of the
alter ticekts ever sold in Norfolk to
one person was purchased bright and
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-03-08
Mr.. BODNELL REELECTED
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
FOR THREE YEARS MORE.
HEATING PLANT A PROBLEM
Three Tons of Coal Day are Used in
Present System at High School
Building in Colder Weather-PIans
Burned in Depot-Teachers Pay.


Superintendent E. ]. Bodwell was
reelected to his position as the head
of the Norfolk city schools for three
year term at the meeting of the board
of education last night. Mr. Bodwell
has been in charge of the Norfolk
schools since December, 1905. The
members of the board took the stand
that good reasons existed for pushing
aside the arguments sometimes raised
against elections for extended periods.
They held that, as Mr.. Bodwell was
giving satisfactory service to the city
and was organizing the schools on
thorough basis, to place him under a
three year contract would afford a
special opportunity for him to plan
his work ahead The motion to re-
engage Superintendent Bodwell on the
three year basis was carried by &C
clamation. The salary for the super
intendent was left at the old figures,
$1,000 for the school year of nine
months.
The board met at o'clock in the
high school building with DR.. H. ].
Cole, the president, presiding and the
| following members in attendance: DR..
Cole A. H. Viele, G. ]. Hibben, H. G.
| Matrau and M. G. Hazen. The board
allowed a number of bills presented,
| including the monthly salary list OF
| 81, 7S017. g
Heating Plant Problem. ~
The greater part of the boards at
tention last evening was given over
to consideration of the heating plant
situation at the high school building.
The present Smead hot air system
has long been considered unsatisfac-
tory and unduly expensive. The men,
bers declared that under the present
system it required three tons Of coal
day to heat the high school building
in the colder weather This same
question confronted the board last
spring. At that time plans for a new
heating system were secured.
Plans Burned in Depot.
| These plans were destroyed In the
Northwestern depot fire. Sentiment
among the members at the meeting
seemed to favor the placing of hot
water heating system in the school,
1t was argued that the initial expense
would be Offset by the more satisfac.
tory service to be secured with less
running expense. On motion of Mr..
Hazen the heating question was re-
ferred to the building committee with
instructions to investigate and to re-
port at the next meeting of the board.
Jantors' Salaries.
The building committee of the board
was also asked to investigate the jan
itors' salaries with view of adjusting
any inequalities that might be found
to exist.
Teachers Want More Pay.
Although no action was taken in the
matter at this meeting of the school
board, it is understood that the board
will soon be confronted with the sal
airy question as it affects the city
school teachers and especially those
of the higher grades where the situa-
tion is said to call for an increase in
wages.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-03-08

eign life insurance companies were
dabbling in the matters of the home
concerns. AS result bill designed
to wipe out the surplus funds was de-
feated while a bill directing that the
policy holders be notified each year
bidding campaign contributions by the
companies, a bill forbidding waste of
funds and several other corrective
measures were recommended for pass
age.
Senator King has taken possession
of the bill designed to wipe out the
lumbermen's lien law and his commit
tee has recommended 1t for passage.
The bill does not lessen the protection
for material men but gives the build
ers of the state square deal. A build
er must be notified of all material de-
livered and the bills the contractors
owe If this is not done he cannot be
held responsible under the lien laws.
Lumber dealers who came to the city
to answer the suit of the state took a
hand in the matter and attempted to
kill the bill
A well organized fight by patent
medicine firms has been directed
against the anti-alcohol clause of the
pure food bill. The druggists declare
that the bill will render many stocks
valueless unless it conforms more to
the national law. Grocers, also, have
some objections. The grocers desire
an exemption clause allowing the deal
ers given time in which to dispose of
certain wares.
The child labor law, the pure food
bill, the anti pass question, the railway
commission bill and the primary bill
are yet to be considered So far about
one thousand measures are to be
scanned by the legislators. The final
limit for the introduction of bills drew
out a number of emasures. The rush
to feed bills into the hopper was head
| long and in some cases, indiscriminate.
Senator Randall has taken up the
cause of the critics of the state uni.
versity. In his own language he means
to muck rake" the institution. This
muck raking took the form of reso-
luton to compel the regents to out.
line a report giving all the facts and
figures about the institution. The re-
gents have intimated that the figures
shall be forthcoming. On the other
hand they insist that the only require
ment for success of the state univer
| sity is more cash and more facilities
to instruct the students. Since 1906
there has been an increase of 100 pei
cent. in every department, attendance
and all. The regents insists that it is
time to increase the appropriations tc
correspond with this rapid growth.
The railway commission bill has at
tracted considerable attention in the
house. The bills have been introduced
to reduce Pullman rates and tax that
corporation in proportion to the bene
fits received. So far, it is claimed thai
the Pullman representatives have sue
ceeded in eluding just taxation. The
railway commission bill places all the
corporations in the public service un
der the jurisdiction of the railway com
mission.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-03-08
MONDAY MENTION.

Henry Tregler of Fremont is In the
city.
ID. b, Huston went to Wakefield at
noon.
A. NJ. Wright of Chadron is in Nor
folk on business.
William Runge of Stuart was in
Norfolk Saturday.
S. C. Bethel of New Helena was in
Norfolk Saturday.
Frank Driscoll of Plainview was in
the city Saturday.
Miss Edna Calmer of Madison was
in the city Sunday.
E. c. Ludwig of Ainsworth spent
Sunday in Norfolk.
G. Alexander of Plainview was In
the city over Sunday.
f.. p. Moore of Laurel was Satur-
day visitor in Norfolk.
l.. l.. Edmisten of Johnson, Neb,,
was in Norfolk Sunday.
William Whitla of Anoka is bust
ness visitor to Norfolk.
Peter Thomson of Wahoo was a Wis
itor to this city Saturday.
y. m
Norfolk visitor yesterday,
II. ]. Rohrke of Meadow Grove was
a Norfolk visitor Monday.
f. Nj. Jennings of West Point
stopped in Norfolk Sunday
b. e. Smith of Lynch was in Nor
folk between trains Sunday.
Frank Shannon of Brown count!
NArfnlls NiSitnr SUNDAY
Charles Schmidt and son of Avoca
Iowa, were in Norfolk Sunday.
Ferdinand Kolterman of Pierce wa!
in Norfolk to transact business.
Banker Geo. d. Butterfield made
business trip to Omaha yesterday.
DR.. H. j. Kierstead of Tilden was II
Norfolk on business during the day.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Pangburn o
Creighton visited Norfolk yesterday
Mr.. and Mrs. Sylvester Lewis o
Meadow Grove were in Norfolk owe
Saturday.
]. c. Morey, ]. F. Kalterman an
II. Zahn of Pierce arrived in Norfol
this morning.
Members of the Runaway Tramp
company spent ouuudS III ANpli
The troupe was enroute to Scribner,
S. d. McClain of McCook was l
Norfolk Sunday, returning home wit
his niece, Ethel Wedding, who ha
been at the Norfolk hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. ]. Leik and littl
daughter of Stanton drove to Norfol
Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Leik wi
spend the remainder of the week wit
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A, ID. How,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Bucholz arrive
in the city from Omaha Saturda
night for visit at the home of Mr.
Bucholz' parents Mr.. and Mrs. N.
Rainbolt Mr. Bucholz returned
Omaha Sunday noon. Mrs, Kingsbur
mother of Mrs. Rainbolt, is slight
improved after a weeks illness.
The new federal judse, Tom Mu,
ger, called on President Roosevelt Sa
urday and started back to Nebrasl
Saturday night,
Norfolk housewives living on Pal
avenue between Eighth and Tent
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-03-08
THE ROADS AND BRIDGES
EFFORT TO TAKE THEM OUT OF
HANDS OF coMMISS loNERS.
TWO NEW COUNTY OFFICERS
Bills in the Senate to Create Highway
Commissioner and Superintendent of
Bridges, Making More Expense for
the Same Result.


Senate file No. AZ, and senate file No.
164, both introduced by Senator Pat
rick, are objected to by the legisla-
tive committee of the Nebraska Asso-
supervisors.
Senate file No. AZ seeks to repeal
the entire road and highway law of
the state; takes the control of the
highways out of the board and puts it
in the hands of new Office holder.
elected for a term of four years and
to be paid a salary of from 5000 to
81 800 a year in different counties.
Senate file No. 164 seeks to repeal
the entire existing bridge law and to
provide for a new county superinten-
dent to have charge of the building OF
county bridges. This proposed law
will assess the cost of all bridges cost
ing more than $4,000 or that are over
streams between counties, against a
bridge district adjacent to the bridge
instead of being paid for by the coun.
ty at large.
After a careful consideration of the
bills, the committee of the commits
sioners' association is convinced that
it is not for the best interests of the
tax payers of the state that they be
come law. They provide for new Off
GERS and greater expenses for the tax
payers; they deprive the boards OF
much of their present duties and pow
ers; they tend to one-man power IL
the county and will substitute favor
itism, partially and fraud in the work
to be done by the counties.
What the tax payers want and are
interested in getting, is better high
ways and not more Office holders anC
tax payers. The present laws allow
competition and bidding in the build
ing of roads and bridges and are ad
equate to meet existing conditions.
!, County commissioners are urged by
the committee to write their senators
and representatives at Lincoln to op
pose the passage of these two bills.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-03-08
DAN koENIGSTEIN ILL.
Former Mayor Critically III Following
Appendicitis Operation,

Daniel ], Koenigstein, formerly may
or of Norfolk and son of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. Koenigstein of this city, is seriously
i'll at Los Angeles, Cal, as the result
of a surgical operation performed last
week for appendicitis. A telegram
was received by Jack Koenigstein yes
terday from his father, who was Wis.
iting with his son, Arthur in Arizona,
announcing that Mr.. and Mrs Koenig-
stein left Immediately for California.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-03-08
death 70 SEAL MYSTERY
FRANK BRINK, ALLEGED SLAYER
OF SWEETHEART.
AS RESULT OF OWN WOUNDS
Man Charged With Numbering Bessie
Newton at Ponca on Night Before
Her Intended Wedding to Another
Man, May Suecumb and End Tragedy

Ponca, Neb., March 4.--Death, after
ALL will likely save Frank Brink from
trial on the charge of numbering Bes.
sic Newton, his sweetheart, who was
shot to death about twenty-four hours
before the hour for her wedding to a
rival of Brinks
Lockjaw has developed as the result
of the bullet wound in his head a re-
lapse having set in several days ago,
since which time he has had several
commissions. In his rational moments,
Brink preserves the same silence he
has since the day he was picked up
in a half conscious condition In the
street after shooting himself in the
head and body. All attempts to induce
him to discuss the tragedy which re-
suited in the death of Miss Newton
and his likely fatal wounds have been
futile.
Won't Tell His Own Story.
His relatives have secured an attor-
ney who has frequently consulted him,
but it Is stated that the wounded man
refused absolutely to discuss the shoot
ing. Even when told he might be tried
for murder he has maintained a grim
silence
A strange circumstance in connec-
ton with the affair is that were he
placed on trial there is no one who
can swear positively that he killed
Miss Newton. The man who shot her
entered the home unobserved and was
seen departing the back way by two
young women, who ran to the assist
ance of Miss Newton as she staggered
from the house and crossed the street
AS the girls bent above Miss Newton
the wounded girl gasped:
Pm shot and didn't do it myself
Then death closed her lips forever
He Did Not Respond.
One of the girls happened to look
across the street in time to see man
walking out the back yard of the New
ton home. She thought from the cloth
ing that she recognized Brink and
called:
Frank! Come help us!"
The man did not turn nor pay any
attention to the call but walked dowr
the alley. Later when Brink was
picked up in the street, his blood
coaked clothing was burned, so thai
while the girls description of the
clothing of the man who went ou
the back yard of the Newton home
tallies with the description of the
clothing burned. there is no way tC
identify it positively.
And Brink has steadfastly refused
to make any statement regarding thu
affair. If he RECEIVERS, as now seems
unlikely, his attorneys apparent!
have an excellent opportunity to clea
the client of the charge of murder
The killing may possibly remain al
ways a mystery.
Brink has not yet been placed unde
arrest, Sheriff Maskell awaiting hi
recovery,
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-10-07

Foresters met at Jones hall. After the
business meeting was over cards were
INDUCED. Beautiful hand-painted prizes
We're given to the winners.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Walsh of East Chi
cago, who were married a few weeks
ago, left yesterday to make their fu-
ture home in Denver, Colo.
Mr.. and Mrs McCleary and daughter
OF Joliet spent Saturday and Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs Thurber OF Minniciz
court
Fred Nelson. the popular and com
.petent clothes cleaner. and dyer, has
opened shop next to Brown hardware
store on Seventy sixth street,-adv
The concert to be given at Jones hall.
Thursday evening, Oct. 10th, for the
benefit of the building fund viii be a
very attractive one, as the program in
cludes the following talented artists
Nine Rogna Lime. Soprano; Mr.. Z. G.
Towne, tenor: Mr.. Silvio Scionti. pianist
and Mr. Herbert Butler, violinist.