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The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-12-27

meeting of the directors OF tho Nor
folk Industrial company held Friday
evening.
The men whom the directors chose
to look after the company's affairs for
the coming year are: II. A. Pasewalk,
president; DR.. A. Bear, vice presL
dent; NJ. c. Hazen, secretary A. Deg.
ner, treasurer.
The Norfolk Industrial company IL
the corporation which controls the
of the Norfolk sugar factory.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-12-27
Real Estate Transfers.

Real estate transfers for the week
ending Dec. 90 1907, compiled by
Madison County Abstract g. Guaran.
tee Co., Office with Mapes & Hazen.
Farmers Creamery Co. to Clyde b.
Swltzer. w. d.. consideration $3.50.
lots II and IS, block Is, Railroad add.
ton to Newman Grove
John Il. Sanders and wife to Fred
Scheerger, deed, consideration $4,000,
lots and Q, Flelden ]. Hales Suburb
an lots to Battle Creek, and part of
the So of SEA SO. "a, 3. and part Of
the VIZ SWA of 81, "a, 2.
Maggie Kierstead and husband to
Anna Knight, w. d., consideration ST.
600, lot and NJ of lot 6, block 70,
Heilman's addition to Norfolk.
August Loerke and wife Mary to
August Berstrauch, w. d., considera-
ton $1,000, Ek of NEA and Eh
SEA "a, 90, 1.
Wilhelm Reikofski and wife to Act
ma Life Insurance Co., w. D., consid-
GRAFTON $4,000, Eh NWA and Sh
SWA of 16, %. 4.
Henry Reinecclus to Carl Reinecci-
us, @. c. d., consideration $1,000, SEA
II, 81, 1.
Martha Crawl to w. w. Kind, w. D.,
consideration $1,650, part of NEA Of
sen 5, Fl, l.
Frederick Alstadt and wife to Mar
tina Crawl, @. c. d., consideration 81,
part of NEA of SEA of 5, 81, 1.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-12-27
DELL AKIN POSTMASTER.
Nominated by the President for the
PIace-North Nebraska Notes,

On Saturday President Roosevelt
nominated Dell Akin to be postmaster
at Atkinson, to succeed T. B. Walker.
Congressman Kinkaid has recon-
mended the establishment of a post
office in Sioux county, Neb, to be
called Kelley and that Matte A. Kelley
be appointed postmaster. He also re-
quested the appointment of Sarah Ham
ilton for the postmastership at Adelia
to succeed NJ. D. Jordan, resigned.
Rural mail route No. 2 will be estab-
lished out of Orchard, Antelope coun-
ty, Neb., March 2. The route will be
thirty miles long and serve eighty
seven families.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-12-27

| next spring, was made as follows: the
piano to Romeo Denning, a Northwest.
ern brakeman; the leather couch to
Mr.. Anderson, a Hoskins implement
dealer; the brass bed to A. e. Spencer
Sioux City travelling man; the ALL.
gator suit case to Mrs. f. II. Upstill
OF the Upstill hotel at Long Pine. Mr..
Denning lives In South Norfolk. The
meeting of the grand council Of Ne
braska of the u. G. T. In Norfolk next
May will be one of the big state events
of the year.
o. j. Johnson, who with his family
left Norfolk little over a month ago,
has written to Norfolk friends that the
California trip Is being enjoyed very
much and that they have spent most
of their time in Orange. Calf. Theo.
dore Loescher, recently from Norfolk
lives only block and half from Mr.
Johnson. He is in pretty bad health,
Mr.. Johnson writes, but able to get
around in an invalid's chair. The
morning that Mr. Johnson wrote to II.
w. Jonas of this city he met G. G.
Miller, another Norfolk man living
near Orange. Mr.. Miller had just
brought in his Strawberries and said
that he was getting so a week for one
third acres Of vines and that he would
have berries until January. Mr.. Miller
has increased his strawberry garden
but the new plants had not begun to
bear. Mr.. johnson wrote that every
one seemed to like California, especial
ly those who had been there some
time.
Kansas City Star: Orders were
made by Judge Mcpherson this morn
ing in the federal court Diminishing the
indictment against II. S. MCGOWAN, one
of the pump men," for using the mails
to defraud and dismissing as to him
the bankruptcy proceedings against
the Western Pump and Manufacturing
company. MCGOWAN has turned his
property over to r. r. Brewster and
Arthur Miller as trustees, to reim-
burse all the investors in the pump
company who put their money in after
August Is, when MCGOWAN became a
member of the company. To REIN
burse the investors will cost MCGOWAN,
it is estimated, about $4,000 A list
of investors accompanies the deed of
trust. There are forty of them who in
vested the amounts ranging from 500
to $500, the total amount being $4,000.
Personal friends, who agree to hold
their claims unsecured invested about
$4,000. To secure the claims the trus-
tees are to take possession of Meow
ans hardware store at Snyder, Okla,
and incorporate it, the capital stock to
be divided among the creditors in pro-
portion to their claims, the trustees to
hold the stock. When the claims are
paid from the profits the property is to
be turned over to MCGOWAN, who, in
the meantime will manage the store
w. NJ. Myers and ]. F. Rudd the other
members of the company, were con-
victed and fined and sentenced to short
terms in the Bates county Jail. They
have appealed and are now out on
bond.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-12-27
TO BECOME AN ATHLETIC CLUB
o'Leary's Training Class to be So Or.
ganized.

YdnlZCus
Jack OLeary's physical training
class is to be organized into an ath-
letic club. Sometime during the COM
ing week OLeary will call a meeting
of the Norfolk men who have signed
the agreement to join the class or ath-
let!c~ club
The organization of the club, its
membership and rules will, 1t is said,
be entirely in the hands of the signers
of the agreement, who will map out
the kind of an organization they want.
O'Leary has put the plumbers to
work in the Norfolk avenue building
which has been occupied by the Nor
folk Democrat and which he has Sc.
cured for a gymnasium. OLeary will
organize his classes as soon as the
club is formed
Friday evening O'Leary wrestled a
tie match with Carl Blech, at Wisner,
the match being called of in the third
round when OLeary sprained his
right arm in an ugly fall. Bleche is a
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-12-27
Governor Pardons conditionaIIy.

Governor Sheldon has issued a con,
ditional pardon to August Schroeder,
a seventeen-year-old boy from Creigh,
ton who is serving a six months sen
tence in the Lancaster county Jail.
The boy took small amount of money
from the till in his employers store
who was paying him 81 a week. The
governor has power to impose condi-
tons in issuing pardon and in this
case he required the boy to do many
things intended to keep him out of
trouble. Shroeder's father lives on a
farm near Creighton. Miller & Co.,
general merchants at Creighton, have
promised to give the young man en-
ployment. He is to remain there till
the expiration of his sentence and to
report regularly to the governor.
Try a News want ad
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-12-27
SYSTEM NEARING COMPLETION
Gregory Water Works Plants Nearly
Ready For Operation.

Gregory, S. d., Dec. 23.-Special to
The News: The large engine for the
city waterworks arrived several days
ago and is now being installed at the
pumping station. The system will be
in operation now within the course of
a very few days, and will be second
to none in southern South Dakota.
The water will be forced into a large
concrete reservoir situated on an en-
inence overlooking the town and more
than one hundred feet above the gen.
eral level. The pressure will be suf-
ticient to carry water to the top of a
ten-story skyscraper.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-12-27
NINETY-THREE ARE KILLED
This Is Death List So Far in Powder
Explosion at Palermo. ItaIy

Palermo, Dec. 21.-The work of req.
culng the persons wounded by the ex-
plosion in the military powder maya
zine is proceeding.
Up to the present time it is known
that ninety-three persons met their
death from the explosion and subse.
quent fire, and more than one hun.
dred were injured. The lodging house
Tor emlgrants, which was destroyed
by the flames, gave the largest mum.
Der of victims.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-12-27
MONDAY MENTION.

Mrs. Nettie Hood has gone to For
est, Ill.,, on an extended visit.
Attorney ]. G. Engelman is home
from business trip to Butte.
Mrs. Malone and daughter were
Enola visitors in Norfolk Saturday.
Frank Phillips, a Hoskins business
man, was in the city on business Sat
urday.
G. A. Reimers and R. H. Brodhagen
of Pierce spent Saturday in Norfolk
on business.
F. G.. Gettinger leaves Monday for
Christmas visit to Rockport, Mo-,
and Nebraska City.
Mrs. A. l.. Killian and little son are
expected home Saturday evening from
visit with her parents at Peru.
Miss Gertrude Nelson, who is a
junior at the state university, arrived
in Norfolk last evening for the Christ
mas holidays.
Dr. A. Bear was called to Hadar Sat
urday.
o. E. Addington has gone to Gal
weston, Ill.,, to spend the holidays.
Perry Griffith of Clearwater was in
the city Saturday on business, the
guest of Ed. Conley.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Oesterling and Mr..
and Mrs. Gustav Matchmaker will
spend Christmas in Harrington.
Miss Mino McNeely will leave
Wednesday for holiday visit in Lin
coin, where she will be the guest of
Miss Elliott, formerly of Norfolk.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Duncan and little
daughter, Dorothy, left Sunday to
spend the holidays at their former
home in Sioux City. Mr.. Duncan is in
Norfolk as construction engineer in
charge of the work on the Independent
plant in Norfolk.
Frank Tannehill left Sunday morn
ing for trip that he has been plan
ming for ten years. By easy stages
he will reach Bedford, Ohio, which used
to be his old home, where he will re-
main two weeks. After that he will
make trip through Arkansas, Okla
homa and Texas, returning by way of
Missouri and Iowa, stopping enroute
at Excelsior Springs for a few days.
Among the days out of town visitors
in Norfolk were: L. Hansen, Tilden;
W. e. Hadley, Westfield; Charles A.
Thompson, Fairfax, S. D.; Floyd Ev-
ans, Gregory, S. D.; William D. Paul,
Candy; Miss Emma Kodet, Verdigre;
e. R. Dunn, Pierce; Hugh Van Bus
kirk, Pierce; A. w. Berg, A. w. Paus.
tian, d. E. Seger, Bloomfield; Miss Sa-
lima Farnsworth, Madison; Miss Alice
Tekamah; G. E. Brown,
Fairfax, S. D.; c. j. Franklin, Madrid;
Mrs. A. Neumann, Creighton; Mrs.
Keno, Winnetoon; w. c. Smith, Mo
brara; w. E. Harvey, Newman Grove;
Fred H. Won Seggern, Gregory, S. D.;
N. B. Opper, Plainview; Misses May
and Julia Bloomfield, Fairfax, S. D.;
c. j. Kortman, Madison; Charles D.
Osborn, Bloomfield; H. Marshall, Yer
del; j. e. Sweet, Wayne; w. r. Locke,
Stanton; Miss Bernice Kruse, Red
Cloud; r. e. Fisk, Bonesteel, S. O.;
George F. Boyd, Oakdale; Mrs. NJ.
Huntington, Gordon; l, H. Booth, |
Pierce.
Miss Florence Biggs of Madison
spent Saturday in the Junction visit.
ing friends.
Dut Higginbotham is in Walterville |
visiting friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Miller and four
children, formerly of the Junction but
now living at Council Bluffs, are here
to spend the holidays with Mrs. Mil
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-12-27
Rush for Europe Ends.

New York. Dec. 21.-Steamship
agents say that the great rush Of
steerage passengers bound for Europe
is practically over. The French liner
La Lorraine carried SO4 third class
passengers and the White Star liner
Arabic carried 600, in each case the
capacity of the ship. The agents say
however, that but few tickets have
been sold for the ships sailing next
week,
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-12-27
RAILROADS

Sioux City, Dec. 21.-L. F. Easterly,
heretofore trainmaster for the Chicago
and Northwestern Railway company
at Boone, has been transferred to
Sioux City to become trainmaster of
the Sioux City division, Mr.. EasterIy
formerly was chief train dispatcher
of the Sioux City division.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-12-27
Hoch Lowers Foroer,s Term

Topeka, Kan, Dec. Ex-Governor
Hoch commuted to five years the sen.
tence of j. E. MARCEL, the Highland
(Kan) banker in prison for forgery
under indeterminate sentence. This
includes the time served in Jail and
time off for good behavior, making
the actual time only four years and
one month.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-12-27
Discusses Future Possibilities.

Omaha, Dec. 23.-An official of the
Union Pacific shops, discussing the re-
port that the road may build electric
engines for use on mountain grades
or the system in the Omaha shops
says:
Most of the big railroads of the
world are now working toward the
electricity proposition and the roads
are therefore being electrified. That in
Few years most of the railroad traffic
OF the world will be handled by cleo
trio locomotives is highly probable, and
IN case the Union Pacific meets with
success on the heavy mountain grades
with its new venture it is almost GER
tain that steps will be taken to cleo
trify other divisions"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-12-27
Santa Fe Must Build Stations

Guthrie, Okla, Dec. 21.-The rail.
road commission of Oklahoma ordered
the Santa Fe to establish stations at
all points on the state line crossed by
the company. The action is taken be-
cause of decision on the part OF the
commission that the Santa Fe had
failed to sell interstate tickets at the
2-cent rate.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-12-27

heavy Bohemian wrestler from Table
Rock.
oLeary lost the first fall in thlr.
teen minutes. He captured the sec
ond In seventeen minutes. He had
wrostled several minutes before the
sprained arm put him out of the match,
which was declared draw.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-12-27

There is more catarrh in this section
of the country than all other diseases
put together, and until the last few
years was supposed to be incurable.
For a great many years doctors pro-
nounced it local disease and prescrib-
ed local remedies and by constantly
failing to cure with local treatment,
pronounced it incurable. Science has
proven catarrh to be a constitutional
disease and therefore requires consti-
tutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure, manufactured by F. j. Cheney &
Co, Toledo, Ohio, is the only constitu-
tional cure on the market. 1t is taken
internally in doses from 10 drops to a
blood and mucous surfaces of the rs
TEN. They offer one hundred dollars
for any case 1t falls to cure. Send for
circulars and testimonials.
Address: F. ]. Cheney & Co., Toledo,
Ohio.
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
patton.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-12-27

To know where the railway station
is" is not enough-you should know
when your train starts. To know
where the store is" Is not enough
you should read the ads.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-12-27

If your offer is a good one, your
classified ad. will quickly find takers.
If it's a poor one-change it to a good
one before repeating it.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-12-27
THE INDUSTRIAL COMPANY.

Old Officers Reelected at Friday Meet
ing Of Directors.
The old-offlcers were reelected at a
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-12-27

Today's ads. should find some desIr-
able tenants for some desirable prop
critics.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-30
BURIAL STOPPED.
Funeral Services at Miss Sapp's
Bier interrupted.
The Body Of the Dead Girl he
moved From Coffin.
PERFORMED.
The County Attorney Orders
the Sudden Action Taken.
Important Proof Thought to
Have Been Secured.

Moran. Kan, Sept 3o--BuriaI SER
vices in progress for Miss Caroline May
Sapp were abruptly interrupted shortly
after noon Sunday by telephone call
from c. J. Peterson, county prosecutor
at lola The prosecutor ordered that the
body be held pending his arrival
The county coroner wished to make a
more thorough examination of the body,
and in company with Sheriff c. A Boil
Hnger was then on the road. They
were Joined at La Harpe by Nj Peter
son and the trio came here in a car
riage- The examination made two hours
later by the coroner had been ordered
by Mr. Peterson on account of startling
information he had received at hrs office
in the county seat.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-30
HEAVY RAIN IN STATE.
all in Topeka Not Quite Half an
Inch-NIore Elsewhere

The rainfall in Topeka during the
past "a hours has amount to SO of
inch and the indications are that the
storm is past. though the forecast for
tonight and tomorrow indicates show
ers with but a slight change in temper
ature- Rain began falling in this city
Sunday just about the right time to af
ford an excuse for not attending SER
vices and continued at intervals
throughout the day and night and up
70 10 o'clock this morning.
The greater part Of the precipitation
occurred. however, soon after the rain
began to fall and was accompanied by
heavy thunder and lightning. The rain
was general in character and covered
the greater portion OF the state and
averaged half an inch or less The
greatest amount of precipitation was
reported from Concordia where the
measurement amounted to .6s of an
inch At Wichita the rainfall amount
ed TO almost as much and measured "a
OF an inch.
The Santa F'e reports rain all along
their lines: at MackSville the precipita-
ton amounted TO half an inch. at Usage
City IS hundreds and varied between a
fourth and half an inch at other sta
tons Cloudy and threa tening weather
prevails over the greater portion of the
state. though there has not been a great
change in the temperatures during the
past "A hours. The temperatures in this
city today are shown by the following
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-30

Veterans. Mckinley clubs of various
cities. Ohio state troops and Masonic,
Odd Fellows. Woodmen. EIks, and
other fraternaI organizations
Lunch in the Auditorium.
The section of the city immediately
roped off as was also other parts of the
downtown streets and all other routes
traverSed by the president were heav-
lily guarded At this point the soldiers
stood shoulder to shoulder and no one
was allowed near the chief executive.
He was closely guarded by secret SER
vice men who also walked by the side
of his carriage
When the parade had finally passed
the reviewing stand. President ROoSe-
velt was Immediately escorted to the
auditorium where rhe official luncheon
was served. partaken of by all the in
vited guests.
Those who rode with the president
from the reviewing stand to the audi
torium We're Vice President Fairbanks,
Secretary Loeb and Governor Harris.
Carriages following contained, among
others, Secretary Cortelyou, Secretary
Major Loeff1er, Justice McKenna, Lieut..
Colonel James, Lieut.. General Corbin,
Bishop Horstmann. James Whitcomb
Riley and John Mitchell
After luncheon the presidential
party and honored guests proceeded
directly to Monument hill two miles
west of the city.
The site of the mauSoIeum is nearly
a mile from the street car line and
while the official party lunched thou
sands of unofficial visitors boarded
street cars or walked toward Monu-
ment hill This gave them ample
time to reach the monument by fore
gong luncheon.
The crowd was messed around the
central gra 1G1tard which only ticket
holders were admitted. Both in the city
and at the monument there also were
private grandstands to which Admission
was charged at high figures. Some of
these were authorized by the memorial
committee on tie condition that a per-
Centage of proceeds be devoted to the
National Memorial association to be
used toward meeting the expense of the
day
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-30
An Immense Throng Greets the
President at Canton
On the Occasion OF the Me-
Kinley Monument Dedication.
A LIVING e. S. FLAG.
Composed of 1,7OO School
Children Sang America.
Big Parade of Troops and Pa
triOtic Societies.

Canton. O., Sept 30.-In the presence
Of an immense throng Of people at the
Pennsylvania station the train bearing
President Roosevelt and his party
reached the city at 10.15 O'Clock this
morning, on schedule time. Upon Ieav-
ing the train the reception committee
entered carriages and accompanied the
president to the Central High school
The carriages were occupied as follows:
First carrfage-President Roosevelt.
Mayor TurnbulI, Secretary Loeb and
Chairman J. Whiting, jr., of the recep-
tior committee.
Second carriage-Surgeon General
Rixey, United States navy; Assistant
Secretary to the President Latta, and
two secret service officers
Third carriages of the
Treasury COrtelyou. Justice William R.
Day, Secretary Of the Interior Garfield
and local committeeman These car
rlages were followed by several others
conveying other members or the re-
cepJion committee.
The street leading from the Penn
syIvanta station was lined by thous-
andS of spectator At the railway sta
president had some difficulty IN enter
ing the carriage, but there was no ma
terial delay owing TO the strict guard
maintained by the militiamen.
The streets were roped OF and the
crowd was forced to remain upon the
sidewalk Soldiers. one stationed every
fifty feet, stood at attention outside Of
the ropes The pavement was kept
absolutely clear for the carriages and
escort
Crested by Cheers
All along the line of march to the
Central high school building a dis
tance of about a half mile. the presi-
dent was greeted by cheers and wav-
ing of handkerchiefs and hats He
arose repeatedly and when near the
school house stood all the time, bow
ing and raising his hat in acknowI-
edgmenL
the LOO children, grouped and
dressed to represent the national flag.
arose IN a body and sang America -
The Presidential party and escort
countermarched in front Of the chill
dren- Upon return the presidents car
riage stopped a moment while PreSiden
Roosevelt saIuted the children They
returned the salute with cheers. Con-
trary to expectation the president did
not stop 10 speak but was driven d.
rectly to the reviewing stand where the
parade passed at 1903 p m. and occu-
pied about one hour and a half in pass
ing
The parade was in charge of Senator
Charles Dick. chief marshal Of The da v
Senator Dick Who is suffering from
rheumatism, was unable to precede thi:
parade on horseback as originally plan
ned but rode in a carriage
President Roosevelt. surrounded by
members of the reception committee,
other committees. distinguished guests
and others, occupied a central position
in the grandstand-
The parade included troops of the
Twelfth United States cavalry and of
various infantry regiments. Mckin-
Iey's regiment guard of honor.
Loyal Legion. Grand Army of the Re
public Spanish War Veterans. Sons of