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The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-09-27
HOUSE CLEANING NEEDED
QUEER WORK BY NORFOLK NIGHT
POLICEMAN.
HIS ADVlcE: KEEP QUIET"
Officer Ed 5raasch Was Summoned TO
a Norfolk Home to Afford Police
Protection--He Made No Arrest
Came Back for Money.
LFrom Mondnv,s Dally.1


Does Norfolk need a house cleaning?
Stories that merit an investigation
by the city administration have arisen
concerning the part played by Night
officer Braasch in a Friday night cpl
sode when he was called to a private
rooming house by the landlady who
sought police protection against
transient woman roomer who had re-
tired to her room with man who had
accompanied her in from the street.
Officer Braasch obtained admission
to the room where the couple were
sleeping. Then, 1t is charged that the
night officer instead Of Immediately
placing the couple under arrest reap
peared and suggested to the landlady
that the matter was one which ought
to be kept quiet and one which she
would be paid to keep quiet. When
negotiations in this direction failed
the officer left the house with the cou-
pie, repeating a warning that it was
best that nothing be said about the
matter.
Officer Braasch released his prison
ers on leaving the house and made no
report on the matter to his chief.
But, it is further charged against
the night officer that at o'clock on
the following morning he revisited the
Norfolk home where the incident oc-
Cured. There the officer called for
return of the advance room rent that
81, 4 4 ha1 n
payment which he said would help
settle matters up. officer Braasch OBJ
tainsd 81 which he retained during
the day.
officer Braasch failed to report the
evenings happening to the chief OF
police but Saturday afternoon Chief
Flynn got wind of the affair. In few
minutes the Norfolk chief had had
both the man and woman hauled into
police court where they pleaded gull
ty" to disorderly conduct. Police
Judge Eiseley took no evidence in the
case but accepting the plea OF guilty
assessed a fine of 81 against each
party.
The action of the night officer was
brought to the attention of members
of the city council most of whom
looked with decided disfavor on the
part played by the officer Mayor Dur
land had the matter brought to his at
tention.
Chief of Police Flynn stated thai
the 81 taken would be ordered refund
cd tO the Norfolk, woman from whom
the night officer had obtained it.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-09-27
DRUMMERS' BASEBALL GAME.
They Had a Good Time Saturday
Morninq in Play.
IFrom Saturdays Daily.l


The Saturday picnic of the Norfolk
drummers, like all well regulated pic
MICS, opened with a baseball game.
After the Norfolk travellers had de-
feated the Columbus nine by a score
of nine to seven in five innings, the
first annual picnic day of the Norfolk
council of the U. c. T. was declared to
be formally "on."
1t was little chilly for the ball
game and trifle cool for the picnic
but the sun hating to disappOint as
good a bunch of fellows as the Nor
folk commercial men, smiled brightly
through the afternoon and helped
warm things up.
The ball game was a worthy feature
of the picnic. There was a delightful
profusion of errors, a beautiful amount
of energetic base sliding and enough
feature STUNTS" to reward the sun for
keeping a bright eye on the game.
The ball game as a formal feature
Of the day preceded the picnic proper
of the afternoon, when the field sports
and U. G.. r. speeches were scheduled,
and the evening meeting of the Norfolk
council when initiation was on.
The frost bitten weather kept many
north Nebraska travelling men away
from the picnic and ball game. But
the hotels by Friday evening were full
of the men who make Sunday in Nor
folk and there were other additions
Saturday Grand Councillor E. A. Bal
ley of Lincoln and Grand Secretary
Fred w. Hawken Of Fremont were
among the noon arrivals.
But those who were in during the
morning saw as jolly a ball game as
has been played on the driving park
diamond. Dressed in clown suits of
fantastic pattern the Norfolk nine pa
raded the streets before the game and
furnished more than a flash of color
on the diamond.
1t was Markitan's Clowns against
O'Brien's White Caps and the score
was tied when Frank Beels brought
in the winning score in the fifth in
ming.
4.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-09-27
VOTE ON OLSON AND GRAVES.
Cunning County Sportsmen Preparing
to import Hungarian Partridges.


West Point, Neb., Sept. 23.-Special
to The News: Delegates from Cum
ing county to the state conventions
have been selected as follows: repub-
lican, James c. Elliott; democratic,
f. d. Hunker.
Mass conventions of the voters of
the city of West Point have been called
by the committeeman for the purpose
of nominating township officers, the
republican meeting to occur Oct. l and
the democratic Oct. 2.
Mrs. ]. c. Testman of Wisner died
at the home for aged in West Point
last week at the ripe age of ninety.six
years. The remains were inferred Sat
urday at the Wisner cemetery.
Rev. ]. C. Steger, pastor of the Ger
man Evangelis church, has left for
Plymouth, Jefferson county, to attend
the German Evangelical synod, to
which he is delegate from the local
church.
The vote by counties for the Office
of judge for the Eighth judicial dis
trict of Nebraska is as follows: Re-
publican candidates, Olson, 1,125;
Pearson, 1,03S; democratic, Graves, l..
46S; Noodle, 675; Whitney, $50.
A subscription list, which is being
enthusiastically received, is being cir.
culated in Cunning county for the pur.
pose of obtaining a colony of Hunga.
rian cartridges. The local sportsmen
are pushing the matter very vigor-
ously.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-09-27
CORN IS SAFE FROM FROST
OLD JACK COULDN'T BITE INTO
THE EARS NOW.
BUT 1T WON'T FROST TONIGHT
Though No Government Forecast Has
Been Received, the Indications Were
That a Lower Barometer Would
Come and Warmer Air With it.

Tome ana warmer AIT WIN IT,
If it should frost tonight-The News
weather man does not believe that it
WILL but if it should-corn in the vi
entity of Norfolk would be benefited
and not injured
This is the declaration of a we'll
v9rsed citizen who has made a careful
study of the corn in this region. "Ev-
cry particle of corn in this vicinity is
safe from frost damage" says he, land
a frost tonight would help to mature
it,"
AS a result of the cold wave that
struck the northwest during the night,
quotations for December wheat and
corn in Chicago shop up two cents.
December wheat opened at $1.01h and
December corn at .5SA. This will
only tend to increase the prosperity
of the north Nebraska and Rosebud
farmer.
Pierce Corn Safe.
A special to The News from Pierce
says: "The News correspondent made
siXty-mile drive yesterday to ascer-
attn the condition of the Pierce coun-
ty corn crop and found ninety percent
of the corn now out of the way of kill
ing frost"
No Frost Tonight.
The News weather editor says there
will be no frost tonight. The high
pressure which followed the storm
reached its climax in Norfolk during
the day and the barometer was due
to fall. This fact was shown when
the wind slowly died down, for the
wind always blows from a high to low
pressure. The weather editor believed
that there would be no lower temper
allure tonight than last night.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-09-27
MOVING PICTURE SHOWS
WILL BE PUT ON NIGHTLY AT AU-
DlTORlUM.
BEGINNING NEXT MONDAY NIGHT

A Late Edison Moving Picture Machine
Will BE- nstaIed-WiIiam WetzeI
of Norfolk Will Sing illustrated
Songs-Ten Cent Attraction.
Moving pictures produced by one of
the very latest high grade Edison ma
chimes, with illustrated songs sung by
William Wetzel as an incidental fea-
ture, are to be presented every night
and Saturday afternoons, excepting
when there are regular attractions, at.
the Norfolk Auditorium. Arrange
ments have been made for starting the
new attraction next Monday night.
At the start there will be two chang
es each week in the program of mov-
ing pictures presented on the canvas.
William Wetzel, who is to sing the il
Illustrated songs, is a Norfolk young
man with a splendid voice. Admission
to these shows will be universally 10
cents for any seat in the theater.
The moving picture shows will run
from 8 to 8 o'clock each evening and
will begin at o'clock each Saturday
afternoon, excepting on evenings and
Saturday afternoons when regular the
atrical attractions hold the boards.
Only high quality pictures, and moth
ing but the very latest, will be pre-
scented.
These popular priced electrical at
fractions have become the rage all
over the country and it is believed the
feature will meet with success in Nor
folk.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-09-27
FARMER KILLED BY WAGON
THOMAS M'coMAs, KEYA PAHA
PIONEER, VICTIM.
FELL UNDER MOVING WHEEL
Driving to 6assett, Mr., Mecomas Was
Thrown Forward Out Of the Wagon
When the Front Wheel Struck a Rut.
He Died ir Ba-sett.

Bassctt, Neb, Sept. 23.-Special to
The News: Thomas McComas, an old
resident of Kcya Paha county living
ten miles north of here on the Mo
brara river, was fatally crushed under
wagon Saturday night and died here
from his injuries yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. McComas was coming to town
on a wagon with John Koenig, his
ncighbOr The front wheel of the
wagon struck rut and Mr.. McComas
was thrown out in front of the wagon,
Just behind the horses. The wagon
ran over him before the wheels could
be stopped. The wheel passed over
his chest, breaking several ribs and
otherwise injurlng him. He lived until
yesterday afternoon, suffering greatly
until the end His wife was sent for
and reached his bedside before he eX.
PRED He is survived by a wife and
four daughters.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-09-27
Boy Shoots Foot OFF.

Ceam Lyons, jr., fifteen-year-old son
of Ceam Lyons of Madison, shot his
foot off yesterday afternoon while
hunting.
The cartridge exploded while he was
trying to insert the shell into the gun.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-09-27
CHICKENS NEAR AINSWoRTH.
Good Fishing is Also Reported From
the Lakes Near That Place.

Ainsworth, Neb,, Sept. 2S.-Special
to The News: Our sportsmen report
plenty of chicken and good fishing at
the lakes.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-09-27

Charles Mann, Chadron; A. F. Strain,
Creighton; ID. w. Been, Creighton; A.
A. Bley, Madison; Charles Croft, Ban
croft.
l.. ]. F. Jaeger known over this
northwest as BILLY the Bear" has re-
turned from the national convention
of the Eagles at Jamestown. THAT
exposition is the biggest fraud of the
century" said Billy on his return to
Nebraska. II can see no possibility of
it's becoming a success. Many of the
buildings are still unfinished and no
effort is being made to finish them.
Yes, got knocked out as national Sec
rotary of the Eagles. Some of the Ne
braska delegation knocked on me,
claiming that l was physically unable
to do the work. That hurt me more
than the defeat for the office. 1t
comes mighty hard to bar a crippled
man from work that he could do and
guess almost every person in Ne
braska knows that l have done pretty
well with my fingerless hands and be-
ing shy pair of feet toward making
pretty good living. l am going back
to Chadron and get back into my old
work and will try for the place again
next year. 1t is pretty hard for a
westerner to get an Office in these big
national conventions that are dominat'
ed by the eastern fellows. l am not
sore on account of my defeat, but
do feel a little hurt that my condition
should be used against me by men
who thought were my friends"
Bisbee daily review., 1907-02-07
ATTY. FLEETWOOD
 INTERVIEWED / AT TUCSON
Bisbee Lawyer Says Passage of the Anti-GambIing Law Was a Good Thing For the Territory.

Hon. E. E. Ellinwood is in the city from Bisbee, en route to visit his family is Pasadena, California, says the Tucson Citizen. MT. Ellinwood Is a member of the law firm of Herring, Sorin & EIlinwood.. He was formerly district attorney of Yavapai county a public official.
 'I think that the passage of the anti-gambling bill was the best thing that has been done for the Territory in twenty years" remarked Mir. Ellin- wood today. There has been an H. fusion which has been held for many years that the abolition of gambling in a town hurts it. l think that Tue son did much to show np the real facts in the case.
 T had a lengthy talk today with one of your leading merchants. From him learn that the result of the abo- lition of gambling here has been to increase business generally, that more houses are being erected by the wage earners, that bills are being more promptly met and that business condi. tions generally are better.
 ''No, do not believe that Bisbee will be harmed at all by the closing of the games. Bisbee, like all other towns will continue to grow. The miners there will invest their earn. ings in more substantial things than roulette or faro.p
 MT. Ellinwood is one of the well known lawyers of the territory. In Bisbee, where he lives, gambling still flourishes. It will close, however, on Anril
Bisbee daily review., 1907-02-07

cHRIsTY MATHEwsoN's PITCHING POSE LMathewson, once the star twirler of the
 game, relapsed through poor health and is now regainIng some of his former
 speed.l
 CTS of to good players, but after an they suggest, and that is about all. Players are totally dependent on the man behind the money counter. A player signs a contract for life. It isn't quite nice to think about and talk about, but he virtually says when he signs a contract, T am your man Friday as long as you want me"
 It is like marrying. 4 man ties up for life, and death Is almost the only relief possible. Year after year that man has got to tie up with the same club with which he started of, pro- vided, of course, that the club wants him.
 i It is a kind of one sided compact, however. The club takes the man on trial If he makes good he Is kept un- til he becomes bad. Then he is told to transport bis belongings to other quar- ters.
 The man has no option in the matter. Each year before a certain time of the season he is rendered contract by the club. If he does not get the tender be- sign where he wants. The club which owned him has given him his liberty, has cut the ropes that tied him. 1 When he gets the offer of so much salary he has to accept or refuse If be accepts he is supposed to work the limit for what be is paid, and while he may get raise during the year the may" is entirely problematicaL ! If he decides he does not want the money offered him, thinks he Is worth more, he probably negotlates with the club, sets forth his views. The owners may agree with him, and again they may not If they don't he has to come to the clubs terms, quit the game or play independent or outlaw ball. He can't play in the really green pastures.
 Sometimes, of course, player gets club in a tight corner, and it has to have him. Then he can pretty near name his terms. But as a general rule the club gets the player in the tight corner. If the club needs good men, finds them hard to get the fans get to kicking and the town gets hot, the club nay come to the players terms-again 2robiematical.
 Some players are able to sign non reserve clause contract-that is, they don't have to play with one team but year and then are free to go where they choose. But the majority of leagues have barred nonreserve clause contracts, the Southern doing so last year.
 When a player reports for duty he does not report for pay until the open Ing of the league season As a general rule. he works for one whole month to get into shape without receiving cent Bf salary.
Bisbee daily review., 1907-02-07
NOTHING ID D0 BUT GAMBLE
 TIME AWAY
Reason Why Gambling Flour lshed In the Early Days and Was Really a Necessity Played for High Stakes.

With the passing of the gambling in the Territory many tales win be told of the old-tlme gamblers and the early days when gamblers were among the leading citizens of the town says the Citizen of Tucson.
 Times have changed. however. and it didn't take a prophet to see that the end of gambling in the Territory Of Arizona was but a matter Of time, With the coming of railroads and the consequent influx of people and the development of the country. q gradual change has been coming over Arizona
 Tn the early days the gambling houses were tho club houses of the town. There were no other attrac- tions There are many sull living in Tucson who vividly recall the time when the gambling tables in the front and the variety theater in the hear were the places of eongregating night ly of considerable portion of the town population.
 During the fiesta seasons. the wom- en and the children went Into the gambling houses. The women bet on the games and little was thought of 1t. It was the spirit of the age. The country was new and just in process of development. Later with the tn' coming of people there came a change which has been gradual until now the entire system Is changed.
 There was a time in the early days when money was free and there were few places to spend it. Then gam bling games were carried on here Tor big stakes. Thousands were won or lost in a night and the winning or losing excited but passing comment. This was the day before the tin' horn" gambler. Tho old-fashioned gamblers made their money here and here 1t was that they spent 1t. They were not Of the "tln-horn type" that wins several hun dred or thousand and then huTries away to spend it out of the Territory to return broke" 10 win some more. The old-fashioned gamblers invested their winning here and here those who still remain have property and are among the leading citizens of the town.
 There was a peculiar feature about gambling In Tucson. At no time did 1t pay to open house to the east of Congress street. It was tried time and again but the profits were a mere bagatelIe as compared with the win nings of the houses to the west of Church street.
 The bi ggambling houses in the early days were the old Fashion and Con gress hall There the cattleman, the miners and the townspeople congre- gated and there the big stakes were played for.
Bisbee daily review., 1907-02-07
Brief OitY News
PERSONAL MENTION.

D. Eastwood has gone to Goidfield. Nev.. where he will probably make
 c. A. Mcdonald arrived here last night from Tombstone for short xisit.
 E. B. Moore made a business trip to Tombstone yesterday.
 Frank Hereford. an attorney from Tucson. has returned to his home af- ter a brief business visit hers-
 W. H. Brophv made business visit to Douglas yesterday.
 w. D. Monmonier has gone to Cana nea where he will spend a few days looking over the camp.
 s. E. Hazard Is in Globe on busi' ness.
 Ross Griffith returned last night from a trip to Douglas.
 Father Meurer has returned from a yisit to Naeo.
 E. A. Toyrea returned yesterday morning from Douglas where he went on a buIness mission.
 John B. Rice, representing large coast powder concern, arrived in the city last evening from Canenea, where he has spent several days past look ing after the interests of his firm.
 F. A. Raymond. the well known El Paso salesman. arrived in the city last evening from the northern portion of the territory.
 w. B. Strait, formerly with the Brisley Drug Company of Prescott, ar rived in the city last evening, ana will today take charge of the prescrip- tion department of the Bisoee Drug Company. =,
 George l.. Dunn. the well known lo- cal mining man, arrived in the city last evening from his home in Dougias' and wili spend day or two here pre- paratory to making a trip to ms prop .erty which Is in Sonora.
Bisbee daily review., 1907-02-07
ARsoR DAY PROCLAMATION.
By tho Governor Of Arizona,

By ths Governor Of Arizona. To the people of Yuma. Maricopa, Pi. nal. Pima, Santa Cruz. Cochise. Graham and Gila counties. Arizona; It is provided by statute of this ter ritory that the Friday following the first day of February in each year shall be known as Arbor Day in the above named counties. and shall be observed as a holiday.
 Now, therefore. by virtue and in ac- cordance with the direction or that statute, I, Joseph H. Kibbey, govern or of Arizona. hereby proclaim Fri day. the Sth day of February, A. D. 1907. designated as Arbor Day, to be in the counties first above mentioned, holiday; and I recommend that this day be observed by the people of those counties by the planting Of trees, shrubs and vines, in the pro motion of forest and orchard growth and culture. by the adornment Of pub lie and private grounds, places and ways and by such other efforts and undertakings as shall be in harmony with the character of the day so es- tablished-all in accordance with the provisions of Title ", Aboriculture, Revised Statutes of Arizona, 1901.
 In witness whereof, I have here unto set my hand and caused the great seal of the territory Jo be af- fixed. Done at Phoenix the capital, this 18th day of January, 1907.
 (Seal) JOSEPH H. KIBBEY,
 Governor. By the Governor.
 W. F. NICHOLS.
 Secretary of the Territory of Arizona.
Bisbee daily review., 1907-02-07
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 tiferous Cause of Annoying Dandruff
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Bisbee daily review., 1907-02-07
Eco Roses ] In LiOes of Players The Man Hith the Dough Bag b Baseball
 King. Rhsa r. q Managsy Nof . ManSgsrS-Nsariy
 AiseeyS.

There are few people who really know of just bow little real lmpor. tance a baseball player Is unless they happen Co he put wise hy some good frlend who knows the ropes.
 Out on the field, of course, it Is tho player who does the hrilllancy stunts. and he ls the man tn the public eye, but greater than the hero Ia tho mau who counts the coin.
 When the man behind the coIn count. CT says "IIumpr' tho player humps. and whom he doesn't then he drops Into the cheap restaurant. where feed does not cost SO much. When he gets on good terms with the money king he eats in moro attractive places.
 But the man with tho coin Is the king. There Is no denying that fact. and the more that baseball becomes a business the more klngly he becomes,
 Managers have largely ccuscd to be managers. In most cases they nre merely figurehcads. on the field cap. tains, who keep the players In condl- ton. see 10 it that they don't get grouchy. watch their play and suggest tho necessary changes in batting order and in lineup. They may tip the own.
Bisbee daily review., 1907-02-07
NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING oE
Stockholders of the Fl Psso 6 south
 western Railroad CO.

Notice is hereby given that special meeting of stockholders of the El Paso & Southwestern Railroad Company will be held at the office of the com pany in Blsbee. Arizona, at two o'clock ?. m., on the eighth day of February. 1907, for the purpose of considering he increase of capital stock of said company from the sum of s7,000,000 to the sum of s10.000,0 900, and to take uch action in the premises as will be eemed necessary in relation to said increase of capital stock. and in case uch increase is determined. of amend. ng the Articles cf Incorporation or aid Company, so that the increase of said capital stock shall be duly su- koriDed.
 Resolutions will be offered amend ing Article X of the Articles of Incor- oration, with reference to the meet ngs of the Corporations: and raufying and cses<mins the sets of the corpe-
 onumsn NorlRxS. nssssessyt