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The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-10-25
N FAMILY OF ROOSEVELT
Or. YouNe's SISTER eovERNEss
AT WHITE HOUSE.
FAMILY GLAD OF HER RETURN

A Sister Of Or. G. A. Young, Supern.
tendent at the Norfolk Insane Hos.
ptaI, is Much Loved in Family Of
the President.
The family OF President Roosevelt
is said to be hapy over the return OF
Miss Young, their governess. Miss
Young is sister of DR.. G. A. Young
of Norfolk, superintendent of the Ne.
braska insane hospital at this place.
Reference to Miss Young is made in
special dispatch from Washington
to the st. Louis Republic, as follows:
Mrs. Roosevelt, her daughter, Miss
Ethel, and youngest son, Quentin, at
present the only members of the pres
idential family in the white house, are
thoroughly enjoying the bracing days
of autumn in taking daily excursions
and jaunts out into the suburbs and
country.
Early in the day-much earlier than
when the president is here, for he is
kept at his desk by the press of public
affairs until late in the afternoon-the
first lady of the land, and one or both
of her children, drive to the outskirts
of the city where they mount their
horses. They go far into the country,
sometimes spending the whole day
there, returning at nightfall, and are
glad, indeed, for the little rest which
the drive back to the white house
gives them before dressing for dinner.
The family is very happy over the
return of the governess, Miss Young,
who was Mrs. Longworth's governess,
and who coached all the children in
their early days in their lessons, the
languages, and music.
She was with them in their New
York home before they came to Wash,
| ington, and has been absent only a
few years, in fact only since Mrs
Longworth made her debut in society
and Miss Ethel was enrolled in the
National Cathedral school, and the
boys all in their various schools.
| Now she has returned to finish of
the second debutante in the Roosevelt
| family.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-10-25
TRUTH ABOUT POOR FARM
EXTRA WORK WAS PUT UPON
Commissioners HARDING.
BEST INTERESTS OF COUNTY
Untrue Statements Have Been Made
Regarding Supervision of Madison
County Poor Farm-Every Trsnsae.
ton Clean Cut and Business Like.

Regarding Supervision Of Madison
County Poor Farm-Every Transae.
tion Clean Cut and Business Like.
Battle Creek, Neb., Oct. 16.-Editor
News: My attention was called to an
article published last week regarding
Commissioner John II. Harding.
To the best of my knowledge, and
| ought to know, that article is not
true and is misleading in many re-
spects 1t was no seeking OF Mr.. Hard
ing's that he should have the super
vision Of the poor farm alone. | was
at the meeting Of the county commits
sioners when the two new members
held their first session and know pos
itively that Mr.. Malone moved and
Mr.. Taft seconded a motion to place
this arduous task on Mr.. Harding, and
| know that he objected to 1t at the
time but the vote carried.
MIR. Harding little realized at the
time what load had been taken of
of their shoulders and loaded onto his.
Now this accounts for all transactions
being done at the farm by Mr. Hard
ing and it is we'll known to the people
of this vicinity that the tock-buyers
are few. Mr.. Brechler, Mr.. Hogrefe
and Mr.. Preece are, or have been,
headquarters for those wishing to buy
or sell stock. Now to my knowledge
there has never been any stock sold
here that the highest cash price has
not been asked and bids have been
postponed until other parties were
seen in an honest endeavor to get and
do the best possible. Now, take that
matter of the steers mentioned.
Among others who looked at these
ing was Mr.. Frank Sobotka, Mr.. Ly,
man, Mr.. Chas. Sprout, Mr.. Preece
and Mr.. Hogrefe. They were yearling
past and we took the best offer and
Mr.. Hogrefe got them by the head
and not by the pound When they
were delivered l saw them weighed
! just as accurately as cattle are ever
weighed and had there been three or
five per cen shrink as is usual the cat
tie brought more than they would by
weight at the price offered. Mr.. Hard
ing has always insisted and labored to
have the farm earn every dollar it
possibly could and know what that
dollar was spent for.
Very Respectfully,
c. d. Johnson, Steward.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-10-25
WOMAN FOR TREASURER!
MISS RAYBURN A CANDIDATE IN
WAYNE COUNTY.
WOMEN TREAsURERs ARE RARE

While Women Are Frequently Elected
as County Superintendents, They
Are Seldom Put Into the Office of
the County Finances.
Will Wayne county smash precedent
and place in a woman in the county
treasurer's chair?
The Wayne woman who will be a
candidate for the treasurership either
on the democratic ticket or by petit
tion is Miss Zetta Rayburn. II Judge
Welch's decision, holding names writ
ten in" on primary ballots to be legal,
is sustained then Miss Rayburn's
name goes on the democratic ballot.
Women in north Nebraska are fire.
quently elected to the Office Of county
superintendent but election to the
treasureship would be an exceptional
honor. Miss Rayburn has been en-
ployed in the county treasurer's office
in Wayne for sixteen years.
In coming out in support OF Miss
Rayburn the Wayne Democrat says:
DO not believe for a moment that II
is the purpose Of the Democrat to say
ought detrimental Of the character and
business ability of Chas. Beebe, repub-
lican candidate for county treasurer,
for we all know that even suggestion
that Charley was not alright and a
yard wide would fall on stony ground.
Neither can any one point the finger
of disqualification against Miss Ray
burn, for sixteen years of hard, faith
full labor has proven the lady's true
worth. Wayne county could not put
up two more capable candidates for
this Office; we are all agreed on that
proposition, or at least should be, and
the only consideration is your personal
preference and which is the more en-
titled to your vote and support. Pol
itics and all considered the Democrat
would be a brute" not to do all it can
do decently for Miss Rayburn, and we
believe the voters of Wayne county
will do the gallant thing by the lady
and show their appreciation Of her
capabilities by electing her to this Of
flee for the next four years. No other
deduction can be made than that she
is entitled to it and worthy of the hon
or by all that is fair, equitable and
just, as between man and-woman.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-10-25

these officials OF the Chicago, St Paul,
a. Omaha; Vice.president
Clark, Traffic Manager H. NJ. Pearce,
General Superintendent Robinson OF
St Paul All these were in the orig
inal party and they we're met at Rapid
City by Engineer of Maintenance A.
A. Scheneck OF the Omaha road and
s. M. Braden, general superintendent
of the Northwestern at Norfolk, and
C. II, Reynolds, superintendent at Nor
folk. At Omaha the party was met by
II II. Ashton, general manager of the
lines east of Missouri river. The spe-
cial train, which consisted of FIVE cars,
arrived over the Northwestern at 5
a. m. and left for Chicago shortly af.
ter.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-10-25
METHODIST RECEPTION
COMPLIMENTARY TO PASTOR AND
PRESIDING ELDER.
ABOUT 200 WERE PRESENT
The Annual Reception Given by Mem.
bers Of the Methodist Church of
Norfolk, Was Held for Or. Ray and
DR.. Tindall Thursday Eveninu.

A reception in honor of DR.. G. w
Ray as pastor and DR.. d. X. Tindsll
as presiding elder of the Norfolk dis
trict, was held Thursday evening at
the Methodist church. over 200 peo-
pie attended the reception, which was
informal in character.
The reception to pastor and presid-
ing elder is an annual affair in the
First Methodist church Of Norfolk fol-
lowing the fall assignments of minis
ters at the north Nebraska conference.
AS result of having received a new
pastor this year, special interest was
attached to the greeting extended
Thursday evening.
Addresses of welcome were made
by c. e. Doughty and w. r. Hoffman,
to which the guests Of the evening
responded. c. S. Hayes presided dur
ing the reception program.
Light refreshments we're served dur.
ing the evening.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-10-25
PIERRE LINE COST.
Rapid City Rate Hearing Continued to
Sioux Falls for October 81.

Rapid City Rate Hearing Continued to
Sioux Falls for October 81.
Rapid City, S. D., Oct. 10. - The
South Dakota railroad commission af-
ter a two days session here, adjourn
ed to meet in Sioux Falls, October 81.
There were two representatives OF
the Burlington, Northwestern and
Crouch lines present, while the Mil
daukee was not represented. Com
plants were heard and the tariff
schedules discussed, but nothing def
mite was accomplished. The business
men Of the city appeared before the
commission and presented their griev-
ances.
A. c. Johnson, of the Northwestern,
stated that the road between Pierre
and Rapid City had cost 100000 per
mile and the bridge $1,2oO,oo0. This
fact was cited to show that for the
present it would be impossible to low
er the rates.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-10-25
NORFOK" At HORSE SHOW
FINE PRIZE HORSE NAMED FOR
THIS CITY.
IN HONOR OF S. F. ERsKiNE

w. n. McCord Named One Of His
Handsome Horses In Honor OF
Prominent Commercial Traveller Of
This city-Won Three Prizes.
Norfolk won honors in the Omaha
horse show. Norfolk" Is q handsome
horse owned by w. II. McCord Of Oma-
ha. The animal was named Norfolk"
by Mr.. McCord in honor Of s. F. Ers-
kline of this city Mr.. Erskine has for
years been one Of the most prominent
commercial travellers in the state, be-
ing with the McCord, Brady company.
This horse Norfolk" Is an honor to
Mr.. Erskine, who named him, and to
Norfolk, the city in whose honor he
was named. For Norfolk" has won
three prizes during the horse show
week. The last prize won by Nor
folk" was the second prize for the
runabout class The prize was s69.
On the previous day he had won two
prizes, including one first prize.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-10-25
Fish Hatchery In Cherry County.

Valentine, Neb., Oct. 21.-It devel-
opes from a recent visit of Messrs.
O'Brien and Carter of Lincoln to this
city that a state fish hatchery will be
located here, and operations will be
begun at once. A trout hatchery will
be established at the lake just outside
the city limits, north of town. The
lake is formed by a fifty-foot dam
across the Minnecudooza creek and
already abounds with fish. A bass
hatchery will be located at Red Deer
lake, one of the blackberry group.
Cherry county's famous fishing resort.
Work has already begun and Mr.. Car
ter says it will be pushed to compile
ton. The last Legislature made an
appropriation for this work,
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-10-25

fers for the week ending October 49,
1907, furnished by Madison County Alb
stract company, Office with Mapes &
Hazen:
George w. Dempsey and wife to
Mary E. Jones, w. D., consideration
$1,000, part Of Wa OF NEA OF SWA,
80, %, l.
M. c. Garrett and wife to Emil Gall,
w. d., consideration $3,40O NEA Of
II, %, 1.
Emil Gall and wife to NJ C. Garrett,
w. d., consideration, $4,000, VIZ OF
NEA, %, %, l.
w. H. Bucholz and wife, to w. A.
Emery, w. D.. consideration, $500, E1a
of lot Is and w Z feet of lot 16, block
5, Norfolk.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-10-25

Instructed That the Ordinance Was
Not the Legal Method Of Expanding
the City Limits Of Norfolk, a New
Move viii be Made.
The city council will have to take
another tack in its aneXation program.
The general annexation ordinance
introduced and passed through two
readings by the council two weeks
ago was Thursday evening declared
by Acting City Attorney Burt Mapes
to represent a wrong course OF proce-
dure. The council was informed that
the situation, instead OF calling for an
ordinance under the state statute re-
Qured resolution instructing the city
attorney to bring annexation proceed
ings in the district court under petit
ton of the council against the prop
erty in question.
A number of residents of outlying
districts registered In the annexation
ordinance were present at the meeting
OF the council Thursday evening as
demonstrators against annexation.
They were represented by Attorney
Jack Koenigstein.
After the opinion given by the act
ing city attorney on the status of the
annexation proceedings the remon-
strators did not deem it necessary
to present their case, though several
typewriter remonstrances were filed
with the city clerk.
To follow up the new course it will
be necessary for the council to pass
resolution outlining the annexation
petition which the city attorney is to
file with the district court at Madison
This action will probably be taken In
short time, possibly in time to per.
NIT action by the district court at the
coming term Of court.
There is a disposition on the part
OF the city administration to give the
demonstrators reasonable time to pre-
sent their side OF the matter and
bring individual cases up for review
1t Is thought that fuller understand
ing Of the matter will remove many
of the objections which some of the
demonstrators entertain.
One important feature connected
with the situation is the fact that the
property annexed will not have to pay
taxes or interest rates on improve
ments made and bonds voted previous
to annexation. And after annexation
they could reasonably expect to have
just percentage of city improve
ments made in the suburban districts
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-10-25
WILL GET HIS RACE.
Zimer of Stanton VIII be Accommo
dated, But Must be Patient.

Battle Greek Enterprise: VIM. I'll
mer, the Stanton sprinter, who last
week issued challenge to Ed Losey
Of Battle Creek through The Norfolk
News, has placed check for fifty
dollars with that paper as a forfeit
for his appearance the amount to con-
stitute his share of the stake in case
the race is run. Mr.. Zilmer says that
he has now done his part and that the
rest is up to Losey. He Is ready to
face the starter at any time the Battle
Creek lad may name, but stipulates
that the meeting occur not later than
October 25.
George w. Losey, who makes all Of
his sons racing engagements, says
that Mr.. Zilmer will get his race, al
though arrangements cannot be made
to pull it off as soon as October 25.
For men who know Mr.. Losey this is
sufficient. He has never yet been
known to hedge on any proposition,
and if he says that he and his son can
not be ready to race by certain date.
it means that there is good reason for
the position he takes. For the benefit
of the Stanton people, however, it may
be well to state that Mr.. Losey is the
democratic candidate for sheriff OF
Madison county and neither father nor
son can take time at present for a
sporting venture. Moreover, Ed Losey
has been suffering for week past
from a wound in his foot, caused by
stepping on a nail. obviously a man
cannot keep in condition for a race
when his training is interrupted in
| this way.
In this connection Mr.. George Losey
also makes the very pertinent sug
gestion that when it comes to the fix
ing of the place and date for the pro
posed race he will have something to
say. Among other things, he is like
| ly to insist that Battle Creek be the
place, inasmuch as the previous meet
| ing was held at Stanton.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-10-25
A HERO LOSES HIS LIFE.
Attempts to Remove Handcar Which
Was Obstructinq Track.

Watertown s. d., Oct. 21.-Attempt-
ing single handed to remove a handcar
that was obstructing the track in front
of the westbound Rock Island pass
enger, Soren Sorensen, a section lab
orer, was instantly killed. Believing
the train to be very late, the section
crew left their car on the track, and
the train came upon them unawares.
A curve shut out the engineers view.
All of the crew with the exception of
Sorensen ran, but he stuck to the car
until the engine was close upon him.
Finding that he could not remove it,
he ran, and was about ten feet from
the car when the engine struck it and
knocked it against him.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-10-25

South Eleventh street have petitioned
the city council to extend the Eleventh
street sewer lateral one block farther
south, affording them an opportunity
10 connect with sewer district No /.
If their petition is granted at the next
meeting of the council the Eleventh
street lateral will extend block and
a half instead of half a block south
of Norfolk avenue.
Chief of Police Flynn has got a
raise" At the time the anti-fee or
dinance placed his salary at $40
month there was a general feeling
that Norfolk was trying to get eff
cient police service too cheap SO the
councilmen Thursday evening amend.
ed last weeks ordinance by increasing
the chiefs salary to $75. On account
of the idea of merchants police"
not having found general favor Night
officer Kell will perform the extra
service and draw $50 instead of $50
a month.
The Wednesday fire that destroyed
two barns just south Of the Lincoln
school building is ascribed by the po-
lice to six Norfolk school boys who
attend the Lincoln building. TO the
Chief of police Thursday afternoon
the lads admitted that they had set
| fire to a celluloid collar in the alley
when returning home from school
| Wednesday noon. The police believe
that this may explain the fire Of the
early afternoon but as the boys were
thought to have been entirely inno-
cent of any intention Of wrong doing
no action was taken against them.
The bad money game, worked to the
limit in north Nebraska, has been
transferred to the green fields Of
South Dakota. The wild cat" TWEEN
ties were dropped all along the main
line of the Northwestern in this state
until the territory had been pretty
thoroughly covered. In Vermillion, S.
D., the bad money swndler posed as
minister. A dispatch from Vermil-
lion says: "a well dressed fellow rep
resenting himself to be a Methodist
minister in attendance at the annual
conference being held here attempted
to pass a counterfeit $40 bill at one
of the stores here today. Before the
police officers were notified the fellow
had made his getaway and has not
been seen since. The counterfeit was
payabye by a bank in Georgia"
The Faucett-C Carney Candy company
Of Norfolk will have it's first Christ
mas tree next December. All of the
world nibbles candy during Christmas
week and the Norfolk candy factory
Is busy preparing for the rush of its
first holiday season. Holiday orders
have been coming in to the factory for
some time and holiday shipments to
dealers will begin by the first Of next
month. The prospects Of a good holi
day business are such that the candy
company expects to increase its work
ing force for the new season. Christ
mas candy will be put away in great
variety of Christmas boxes, in suffi
cient variety to keep pace with the
present American demand for novelty
Candy manufactured in Norfolk will
be sold in boxes running from quarter
pound to ten-pound boxes Candy
dealers make their greatest demand
for holiday candy from Nov. 1 to Dec
10. Fifty-one people are said to be
on the present pay roll of the loca
candy factory
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-10-25
COACH FROM SIDE LINES?
THAT is ACCUSATION MADE IN
MINNEAPOLIS.
AGAINST THE NEBRASKA COACH
A Newspaper Photographer Who Was
Trying to Catch Snap Shot Of the
Cornhuskers' Coach, Says Cole Kept
Moving in Queer Ways.


Moving in Queer Ways.
Young King Cole was a merry young
soul,
A merry young soul was he:
Did he coach with his head?
Did he coach with his arm?
Did he coach with a crooked knee?
Minneapolis, Mimi. Oct. 21.-A STAFF
photographer on a local newspaper
wrote after the Nebraska Minnesota
football game:
One of my assignments yesterday
was to catch snap shot of King Cole,
coach of the Nebraska team, while
the game was in progress.
1t was a hard assignment.
When | identified Cole, Nebraska
had the ball and it was just the time
when expert advice was necessary. 1t
was tense moment, but Cole was so
active that good photograph was
hardly possible. He was doing sort of
turkey trot, raising one foot after
the other in rapid succession. So !
waited.
AS the game progressed | noticed
that at crucial moments Cole was pos
sessed by some odd form of activity.
Three movements, oft repeated, were
particularly noticeable - the turkey
trot, a quick knee bend which might
bring him from an erect to a crouch
ing position three or four times in as
many seconds and pose which was
remarkable for its unnaturalness.
ANY of the positions he assumed was
so unusual that it made him conspicu-
Gus from any part of the gridiron.
My films were getting scarce and so
| snapped Cole only in the freak atti-
tude which he SO often assumed.
Some of the spectators at the game
saw me making the photograph and
said they had been watching the queer
actions of the Nebraska coach. They
wondered if he was coaching from the
sidelines and were inclined to accuse
him of violating football rules and
ethics.
| wondered, too
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-10-25
MARVIN HUGH|II PLEASED
DELIGHTED WITH NEW PIERRE
RAPID CITY LINE.
IN SPECIAL OFFICERS TRAIN
President of the Chicago & Northwest
ern, With Other Officials, Passed
Through Norfolk Enroute to Chicago
From South Dakota.

From South Dakota.
For the second time within a few
months President Marvin Hughitt of
the Northwestern railroad passed
through Norfolk. With him were other
officials and directors of the road
General superintendent Braden and
Division Superintendent Reynolds of
Norfolk accompanied the party in their
special train.
President Hughitt and party had
come down from the northwest, having
made the trip over the new Northwest
ern line from Pierre to Rapid City,
S. D.. and the president was enthusi-
astic in his impressions of that coun-
try, tributary to Omaha.
I'VE found our new line a success,
said he, and we found it running
through a splendid country; a fact
which we appreciated when we run
it there. But that country is growing.
| was much impressed with the num-
Der of little settlements between Pierre
and Rapid City. They are composed
of thrifty, well,todo people; just the
sort of people any country is fortunate
TO secure as pioneers, for they will
develop the country just as rapidly as
its resources will permit. | think that
every little line has a future as an in
strument of settling up and building
that country. And all that will re
dound to the advantage of Omaha, fol
Omaha is the gateway to that section
of country"
President Hughitt and party had
gone from st. Paul over into South
Dakota. With him we're vice presi
dents f. e. Osborn of New York, H
r. Mccullough and ]. NJ. Whitman o.
Chicago; Directors Kimball of Boston
Fargo Of New York aud Byram Smitt
and D. C. Carter, chief engineer o.
Chicago; Assistant General Freight
and Dacaanpar Aua.,k xuSNtpra Of Oma
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-10-25
INJURED BOTH HIS LEGS
SLATER HAS TWELVE FOOT FALL
OFF NEW DEPOT.
BROKE ONE, sPRAINED OTHER
Slater Weighing 23o Pounds Slipped
of the New Roof at the Northwest
ern Passenger Station Which is Be-
ina Built. and Was Hurt.

When William McGinnis, an Omaha
slater, fell from the new depot roof
Saturday afternoon he paid a heavy
penalty for his weight. McGnnis reg
listers $50 pounds on the scales and
when he fell down the slippery roof
though he lit on his feet at the end
of a twelve-foot fall, his legs gave way
beneath him.
McGinnis smashed one of his legs
and sprained the other. The broken
leg represented very severe fracture
of both bones.
McGinnis was employed by the Ma
tional Roofing company and was one
of the men engaged in stating the roof
OF the uptown depot of the Northwest
ern. When he slipped on the roof
Saturday he shot over the caves to
have his fall of some twelve feet ar
rested by a cement platform.
The injured man was taken to the
Office of DIS. Bear and Pilger, where
the fracture was reduced. Sunday
McGinnis was accompanied to Omaha
by DR.. w. II. Pilger.
McGinnis is married He had been
in Norfolk the greater part Of last
week.