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The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-08-30
TEACHERS AT STANTON.
More Than a Half Hundred Peda.
eoeues Assembled There.

Stanton, Neb., Aug. 29.-Special to
The News: The Stanton county insti-
tute began its session August &c and
win continue until August 80. 1t is
under the direction CT County Super
intendent Charles S. Coney, assisted
by the following instructors and lee
turers: j. H. Welch, principal of the
Stanton high school, Prof. f. e. Nor
row of Fullerton, DR.. A. b. Riker,
Mount Union college, Alliance, Ohio;
Miss Edith Martin, Omaha; Mrs. e.
NJ. Hawkins, Stanton; Mrs. l.. NJ. Gut
terry, Pilger; and w. II. Clemmons of
the Fremont normal. Fifty-seven
teachers have registered, of whom all
but two are women. Work commenC.
es at $50 a. IN.
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work for one year During his course
at the London university in 1900, for
nine months he was medical officer
for nervous diseases. He spent two
years in the national hospital for the
paralyzed and epileptics where he
studied with DR.. Hugh II. Patrick OF
Chicago, DR.. +. Il. Coulter of Omaha
tanned national reputation as neurolo-
gists. DR.. William Osler was fire.
quent caller at the hospital during DR..
Singers stay. In 1902 he returned to
ST. Thomas hospital as resident assist
ant physician where he had charge of
all the medical cases and post-mortem
work. He came to the United States
in 1904 and after brief visit with DR..
Patrick in Chicago he went to Omaha
to visit DR.. Coulter with whom he be
came associated in the practice Of his
profession. He Immediately accepted
a position as teacher of nervous dis
eases in the medical department of the
Creighton university of Omaha. SUI
perintendent j. l.. Greene of the hos
pital for the insane, Norfolk, Neb.,
offered him the position of first assist
ant at Norfolk, While the .offer was
ill pending, Superintendent Greene
'e6 transferred to Lincoln but DR..
'tate 7epted the position and went
- hls1 Since that time he has
been ooHca, "hiatry in the med
S neal asS R 'hS TpE G MSor Of
who now occupies the chaiS Of psychi.
airy at the University of Nebraska has
been instrumental in endeavoring to
make DR.. Singer his successor.
DR.. Singer was married in England
and has two children. He possesses
the confidence of the Nebraska physi-
clans. He was recommended for the
position of director of the psychopath.
ic institute of Illinois by Drs. j. Hugh
lings Jackson, of London; William r
Covers, London, j. A. Ormerod, Lon
don; David Ferlier London; II. Charl
ton Dastian, London; Victor Horsley
London; Richard G. Moore of Omaha
who occupies the chair of phychiatry
at the University of Nebraska; d. c.
Bryant, dean of the Creighton med
ical college, Omaha, and the Rev. M
d. Bowling, S. j., president Creighton
university, Omaha.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-08-30
LIMA MURDER MYSTERY SOLVED
John Prowane slain by Firebugs on
Advice of ClairVoyant.

Lima, o., Aug. 29.-It is believed
that the mysterious death of young
John Prowane, found with a bullet
hole in his head and his body
weighted with stones in the Anglais
river. near Dupont, has been solved
in this city. Prowane was murdered
1t is alleged, on the advice of a Lima
clairvoyant. who informed frebugs
that young man stood in their way,
HE must be done away with" is said
to have been the advice given by the
clairvoyant. according to Mamie Pow
ell, sweetheart of Thomas Eliza who
was arrested here for alleged connec,
ton with an arson case. Detectives
are searching for another member of
the gang Of frebugs, who, it is said
assisted in the murder of Prowane
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-08-30
FUGITIVE GAVE SELF AWAY
Awakened by Policeman. His First
Cry Gave Clue to His Identity.

Chicago, Aug. 29.-The old saying
that murder will out came true in
an unusual way last night, when Pc
Iceman Frank Walsh awakened a
man who was asleep in a doorway OF
the Illinois hospital. The man, long
fugitive from justice, opened his
eyes, saw the policeman's star, and
!eaped to his feet with a Shrek
you want ME for the murder You
are policeman" he cried as he stood
dazed before Walsh. A moment after
ward, EG collected his wits and ran
but the policeman, drawing his revol
yer, forced the man to stop and led
him to the station. Al the station the
prisoner at first denied being a muir.
derer, but later broke down and con
fessed that he is Charles F. Burbage
wanted in Greenl2af. S c., with man
named w. p. T. Rawley for the muir.
der of Gus Tanner, a negro two years
ago He said he was arrested after
the murder. which occurred during a
saloon brawl, but escaped. Rawey,
he said escaped arrest at the time,
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-08-30
GREGORY BECOMES CITY
THRIVING ROSEBUD TOWN NOW
HAS LOO PEOPLE.
TOWN MARSHAL is REMOVED

James Randall is Elected by Town
Board to Wear the Star Taken From
Blakey-Bullding Boom Is In Prog
ress There.
Gregory, S. D., Aug. 29.-Special to
The News: GREG Dry now has about
LOO inhabitants and under the state
law can be chartered and Incorporated
as a city of the third class. This will
be done in short time. A special
election will be held at which a mayor,
six councilmen and full quota of city
officers will be chosen.
The Gregory roller mills will be com.
pleted about october l. The founda-
ton work is done and grading for the
sidetrack is in progress. The mills
here will consist of five large build.
ings and will cost more than $4,000.
The capacity will be 100 barrels per
day. VIM. Nollkamper of Turner,
Neb., is the miller.
Gregory is having substantial
building boom at present. More than
twenty large and permanent structures
are under way. The big office building
of iZebach & Russell, the only one in
the county, is going up. 1t will be
steam heated and electric lighted.
Town marshal Blakey was removed
Monday night by the board of trustees
and James Randall elected to fill the
vacancy.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-08-30
EFFECT OF RATE LEGISLATION
More Agitation, Less Traffic Conges
ton, Says Southern official.

Washington. Aug. 29.-The probable
adverse eheC! of state legislation on
the property CT the railroads and the
people OF tue country was the feature
Of the testimony Of Comptroller Plant
of the Southern railway in the North
Carolina rate hearing case. He point
ed out that if a panic should result
from the lowering OF pass eLSer rates
the state of North Carolina would
have to share the burden of respon
sibiity.
Discussion of this phase OF the con
troversy was brought about by a
question asked Mr.. Plant by Mr.. Jus
tice, speaker of the North Carolina
legislature, as to whether there was
congestion on the Southern railway
lines in North Carolina. Mr.. Plant
replied that the congestion had been
relieved to some extent during the
last six months by means of improve.
ments TO the Southern system. Asked
If he attributed the congestion to the
recent act OF the North Carolina legis'
lature reducing passenger rates, Mr.,
Plant replied that the more rate legis.
lation the less congestion there would
he, because legislation would have a
tendency to decrease business in the
country as a whole.
IL mean to say" added Mr.. Plant,
that the greater the agitation against
the railroads of the country, the
greater the probability of a decrease
in general trade"
The reason why the Southern rail.
way does not increase its facilities
for moving traffic faster than now, Mr.
Plant explained, was that the South
ern has not the cash to pay for such
additional facilities. To get the
money for these improvements, il
must go into the money market and
sell its securities. 1T cannot" he
said, find market for securities in
| the face of state legislation toiling to
reduce its rates below the point where
it can earn the money to pay for the
| necessary improvements"
Asked II he thought the railroads
and not the North Carolina legislature
ought to fix the rate, Mr.. Plant replied
that personally he believed there
should be a mutual understanding be
tween the railroads and the public. as
| he felt that the railroads and the pub
| lie were co-partners. when one pros
| pers," he said the other should pros
| per-" and there should be a mutua
understanding and an equitable ar
rangement as to rates.
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IIE-W LIKING BEARS FRUIT
Railway Commissioners Enter order
Against Missouri Pacific.

Lincoln, Aug. 29-Tho Nebraska
railway commissioners announced
they would enter an order to compel
the Missouri pACiic railroad to fix up
the rightufway and put 1t In ilr5t
class condition, or In such a shape
that the tianC over 1t may be carried
ON without danger. They Will also
enter speed limit order similar to
that which was In effect In Missouri
Members ol the board recently spent
several days inspecting the road in
Nebraska, each commissioner taking a
different portion, ana in many in.
stances walking the ties to maze u
personal inspection Of the line. This
was done on complaint of tho track
layers organization, whose officers
made showing In the way Of photo
graphs and descriptions of the condi.
ton Of the track. The members OF
the board say the track layers did not
tell hair Of the real condition of the
road as they found 1t on their trip.
Sovcnty.hVe days at least must ex.
pro before anything will be doing in
the oil rate case, IA hearing on which
has occupied the attention of the com.
mission for several days. An order
was made that fifteen days be given
for the preparation of a transcript
OF the evidence and that following
this thirty days be given for the brief
Of the oil companies and then thirty
days for the filing of the brief of the
TAllrnAhS In AnRMnr
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-08-30
COMPLAINS OF GAMBLERS
Carroll Man Says He lost His Money
and Cannot Get 1t Back.

Des Moincs, Aug. 29.-Attorncy Gen.
Gral Byers received a letter from
Carroll county man complaining that
he had lost $500 in a gambling joint
IN Council Bluffs and asking the attOr-
ney general to take some legal action
to assist him to recover the money.
He states in a letter that he has en-
deavorcd to get the county authorities
at Council Bluffs TO take some action,
but without success. General Byers
has forwarded copy of the letter to
the county attorney at Council Bluffs
with ths recommendation that the mat.
ter be laid before the grand jury.
In the same mail Mr.. Byers received
a letter from minister in an Iowa
town complaining that gambling and
liquor selling in his town was notori-
Gus ana fagrantly illegal and asking
the attorney general to take some ac-
ton there. He complained that the
local authorities would take no action
and that public sentiment was not
strong enough TO compel action on the
part of the local authorities.
The attorney general stated that the
law Of Iowa does not give his Office
the authority to interfere with the
enforcement of the law in a commu-
nifty. He could only recommend to the
county attorney and district court
judges that they act. Recourse Of
citizens who desire enforcement OF
the law is in filing informations ii
the officers do not act
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-08-30
CLEVELAND is SICK AGAIN
Attacks of Indigestion Recurrent.
Each More Severe Than One Before.

New York, Aug. 29.-Attention has
again been attracted to eX-President
Grover Cleveland by the announce
nent from Princeton that he had
given up all hope of leaving his home
there for his customary summer vaca.
ton in New Hampshire, because Of
the state of his health.
Mr.. Cleveland has been troubled
with attacks of acute indigestion tor a
number of years and each attack has
been more severe than the previous
one. The present attack came as he
was about to leave for his summer
home. His physicians have pre-
scribed rest and quiet. Mr.. Cleveland
therefore, denies himself to visitors
but it is said at his home that his
condition shows improvement.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-08-30
CANNON AND NEXT CONGRESS
Speaker Declares Nothing Must Be
Done to Upset Business.

New York, Aug. 29.-Congressman
Joseph G.. Cannon of Illinois, who is
the guest OF Congressman Sibley OF
Pennsylvania on a cruise through the
Thousand islands on Mr.. Sibley's
yacht, is quoted as saying in an inter
view, in reply to questions regarding
his possible candidacy for the presl'
dency: Am | q candidate for the
Republican nomination for president?
Would | accept the nomination? No
citizen has ever declined it, or ever
will. | would rather contribute to
making the next session OF congress a
success so that my party will deserve
and win success in 1908, than have
the presidency rendered TO me on a
golden salver. Now, ! want to make
this point. If congress does not act
wisely at the next session, if it is not
nCtuated by Calmness and patriotism,
ii il makes great mistakes and fails
to meet the approval of the reason
ing American public there will not be
much need for the election of dele
gates to the next national convention
of the Republican party. In the great
masses they are not talking politics
low. They are busy. Their ambition
Is to see that nothing is done to make
them idle. This country is very pros
porous. It would be a crime If con
gress should do anything at this time
TO upset business and 1t might make
mistakes in a half dozen ways"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-08-30
STANTON BUSINESS CHANGE.
kittermar Sells to Peters-srideemar
Has Purchased a Farm.

Stanton, Neb., Aug. 29.-Special 7
The News: r. T. Kitterman, who h~.
been in the real estate business in
Stanton, has sold his interest to his
partner, James Peters, and about the
first of the month will go to western
Nebraska and take up the same kind
of work. Mr.. Kitterman also resigned
as secretary of the fair association and
W. II. Hyland was elected to fill the
vacancy. The fair will be held Octo-
Der to 4.
NJ. L. Scott of the Standard Bridge
company purchased the Joseph Her
rick farm half way between Stanton
and Norfolk yesterday.
George Pfifer is here from Plainview
on a short visit.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-08-30
SOCIETY OF EQUITY CONVENTION
officers Chosen and Delegates Named
to National Body.

Hastings, Ncb., Aug. 29.-At the an
nual convention of the American So
ciety OF Equity of Nebraska, which
was attended by delegates from six
counties, the following state officers
were elected for the ensuing lively,
months: President, o. h. Shafor OF
Adams; vice president s. A. Smith
OF Gage; secretary, =, l.. Boyd OF
Adams; treasurer, A. G. Bloomfield OF
Kearney; directors, ID. II, Bigelow, A
Vreeland and T. l.. Gibson, all OF
Adams county.
Delegates were elected TO the ma
tional convention, which will be held
in indianapolis, oct % to &c.
The counties represented in the
convention were Hall, Kcarnoy, Clay
Gage, Harlan and Adams.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-08-30
TROLLEY GAR HITS An AUTO
FOUR PERSONS MEET INSTANT
DEATH NEAR ROCHESTER.
MACHINE STOPPED ON TRACKS

Or George Waldron and Three Aged
Women Victims In the Crash-AI,
Members Of the Party FriehttuIly
Crushed.
Rochester. N. V, Aug. 29.-An auto.
mobile, run by DR.. George Wuidrun OF
Rochester, was struck by II Rochester
and Eastern trolley car at CROSSING
near Cannhdaigua and four persons. In
Waldron. Mrs. William Scanning ana
Mrs. Jane Hobbs of hopCwCll and Mrs.
katherine Farnswoilh OF Rochester,
were Instantly killed.
DR.. MnldrOn went to llOpowell with
his daughter 10 visit at the home of
William scanning ana mad taken the
three w2mIn, ali OF whom We're more
than sixty years years Old, 'or an au
tomobilo rice. They were ON their
way TO the l'rcsLour crossing to meet
another uCnd OF tle Scanning family.
Witnesses OF the accident say that as
the machine approached the trolley
tracks it was seen by the mOtorman.
According to them, the mUtormau
made IA signal and Dr. Waldrun SLOWED
up. Then, apparently thinking that he
could cross before the car reached
him, he started on again. 1t Is thought
that the automobile did not respond
readily to the levers. 1t was caught
en- the tracks and the occupants
thrown with great force. The ladies
were frlghtiully crushed.
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NAB CROOK IN sLEUTH's ROOM.
While Chicago Detective Makes Toilet
Thief Enters Room and Is Caught.

Des Moines, Aug. 29.-John Ken
nedy, a hotel crook, was arrested as
he was in the act of proving in the
room of James Mccarthy, a Chicago
detective. The detective was chang
ing his trousers in the closet of his
room at the Kirkwood hotel, when the
hotel thief entered and calmly began
making an inventory of the goods in
the room. Mccarthy made a dive for
the thief, who t"okc away, but was
caught in the hall.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-08-30
BAR ASSOCIATION ELECTS
J. M. DICKINSON OF CHICAGO
CHOSEN PRESIDENT.
BRYCE TALKS TO LAWYERS

Common Law Is Theme OF British Am
bassador at PortIand-ResoIutor
Criticsine President Roosevelt IL
Laid on Table.
Portland, Me, Aug, ga rosolu
ton Critlcising President Roosevelt
for commenting upon the trial in Chi
CagO year ago of the beef trust case
and adversely CritlCising the presiding
Judge and his rulings. was introduced
at the final session Of the American
Bar association by George WhiteloCk
OF Baltimore. 1t met with instant dis
approval from all parts of the house
and President Parker repeatedly asked
Mr. Whitelock TO withdraw it, but Mr.
WhltelOCk insisted that it be acted
upon A motion to lay it on the table
was carried During the attempts &c
dispose OF it, gentleman IN the audi
enCe from Chicago, VINO failed to Sc
cure recognition, shouted: Some
one has sad the American Bar asscCl
alton has no right to critlCiSC the pres
ideut of the United states. hold
that when the president Of the United
States violates his trust it is the duty
of the American Bar association tc
critiCise him.
The event of the convention was the
annual address Of the British ambas
sador, James G. Bryce, on THE lntlu
ence Of National Character and Hlsto
rical Environment ON the Develop
ment of the Common Laws"
The nominating committee reported
the list OF officers and the report was
adopted, as follows: President, j, M
Dickinson of Chicago; secretary. John
Hinkley of Baltimore; treasurer Fred
erick L. Wadhams of New York; exec
utive committee, Alton b. Parker OF
New York, Charles Monroe of Los An
geles, Ralph w. Breckenridge Of Oma
ha, Charles f. Libby of Portland, Wal
ter George Smith of Philadelphia anC
Rome G.. Brown of Minneapolis,
The convention then adjourned.
The selection of the place OF the
next convention is left with the ex
ecutive committee Ambassador Bryce
was made an honorary member Of the
association.
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sinaer Company Defrauded.

Chicago, Aug. 29.-David Kahn, a
collector for the Singer Sewing Ma.
chine company, has been arrested on
thee barge OF defrauding the com
pany out of a large sum of money.
The officials of the company refused
to say how much money they accused
Kahn of taking, but admitted that It
was large. Kahn was arrested on a
warrant taken out by surety com
pany which had gone on his bond.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-08-30
BASEBALL RESULTS

American League-Detroit, A. ST.
Louis, 3. Cleveland, 5; Chicago, o..
New York, 81; Boston, so,
National League-Philadelphia, l:
Pi,tsburg. I Boston. ); Cincinnati.
:. New York, S; St, Louis, 2, Brook.
Ign d. Chicago, 6.
American Observation-Disclosures,
4; Kansas City, /. Indianapolis, 7;
Tole1o. 6. Minneapolis, 2; st, Paul, s.
Western League-Omaha, 8; Lin.
coin. J. Pueblo, 80; Denver, 0-5. Des
Moines "a Sioux City, 10.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-08-30
LIONS BITE KILLS WOMAN.
Escapes from Cage at Luna Park and
Attacks one Of Spectators.

Pittsburg, Aug. 29.-Mrs. Anna
A. Houcke who was attacked at Luna
park, an amusement resort, by large
Numidan lion, which escaped from
one of the side shows, succumOed to
her injuries. Mrs. Houcke's lung was
penetrated by tooth of the lion and
several of her ribs were broken.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-08-30
Prince Wilhelm in New York.

New York, Aug. ga luncheon
with President oosevelt, an informal
elmer at the Hotel Aston and view
of Broadway under its white lights
were the vents of the first days visit
TO New York OF Prince Wilhelm OF
Sweden. Incidental to almost all OF
these events was hearty greeting
from hundreds OF Swedes.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-08-30
e. ii. MeGuiaan ls III.

New York, Aug. pa dispatch
from Portland. Me-, states that f. NJ,
McGuigan. who recently resigned his
position as first vice president OF the
Great Northern railroad because OF
differences with j. ]. Hill, is seri'
ously Ill there with intestinal trouble,
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Notorious Criminal Taken.

Leavenworth, Kan, aug. "a
man under arrest at Osceola. Neb.,
was positively identified as Benjamin
Cravens, a notorious criminal who es'
capped from the Kansas penitenuary
at Lansing on Nov. 16, 1900, during q
mutiny OF the prisoners.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-08-30
Girls Arrested for Fishlna.

Beaver Dam, Wis. Aug. 29,-Two
girls. Josie and Mary Rechek. have
been arrested on the charge of illegal
fishing. Game Warden Rowell &C.
cuses them of having fished with set
lines and they were held in 500 bonds
for their appearance Tor trial on Aug,
80.
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Larned is Tennis Champion.

Newport, r. l.. Aug. 29,-William A,
Larned OF Annapolis won the finals in
the allcomers tennis tournament. de.
feating Robert Leroy of New York in
straight sets, Larned also won the
championship title and possession OF
the association trophy through the de-
fault of W. j. Clothier Of Philadelphia
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-08-30
Marion Boy WINS.

Des Moines, Aug. 29.-Howard
Vaughan OF Marion, Ia, won the 5000
scholarship to the state agricultural
college at Ames in the corn and stock
Judging contest at the state fair, Out
of possible SIS points, he got 579la,
Carl n. Kennedy of Ankeny won the
second scholarship.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-08-30
Death Of Judge A. L. Williams.

Colorado Springs, Colo, Aug, 20
Judge A. L. Williams of Topeka died
here in his summer home on Pixies
peak. He was former general counsel
for the Union Pacific and was one of
the personal attorneys OF George
Gould.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-08-30
Calder Relieved from His Post,

London, Aug. 29,-The Standard
says Captain Calder who led the de.
has been relieved from his present
post
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Scratch on the Hand Fatal.

Lyons, Neb,, Aug, 29.-Blood poison
ing. following a mere scratch on the
hand. caused the death of William II
Carson
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The CONDITION or THE WEATHE R

Temperature for Twentyfour Hours.
Forecast For Nebraska.
Conditions of the weather as record
cd for the twentyfour hours ending
at 8 n. IN. today:
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THIS RAIN HELPS ALFALFA
MORE OF 1T soWN IN STANTON
COUNTY THAN EVER,
ALSO SOW MORE WINTER WHEAT

The Stanton County Winter Wheat
Acreage viii be one-Third Greater
This Year Than It Was Last-Half
Inch Of Rain Helped Some.
Stanton, Neb., Aug. 29.-Special to
The News: The late rains have been
of great benefit and the half-inch that
fell yesterday morning will start the
fall seeded alfalfa. More alfalfa has
been sown this year than ever before.
The winter wheat acreage will be
one.third larger than last year.