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The Winslow mail., 1907-09-28
Looking Back.

Thomas Hudam. after careful
studies, declares that the average man
of so looks back on 12,250 days lived
awake and 6,212 asleep. To work,
6,348 days have been devoted, but to
pleasure only 4,192 Disease has
claimed 900 days and slight indisposi-
tions the same number.
The Winslow mail., 1907-09-28
spend their winters in the south. :"
Oil Wells of Little Worth.

Shallow wells, giving out good
quality of oil, have been discovered
around Mexico City, but the flow has
been exceedingly limited and explora-
tions are not now being made in that
vicinity.
The Winslow mail., 1907-09-28
Trial Catarrh treatments are

Trial Catarrh treatments are
being mailed out free on request,
bv DIR. Shoop, Racine, Wis,
These tests are proving to the
people-without a penny's cost
the great value of this scien-
tific prescription known to
druggists everywhere as DIR.
Shoop's Catdrrh Remedy. Sold
by w. A. Keller.
The Winslow mail., 1907-09-28

ren like it. It's laxative quail
tiles recommend it to mothers.
Hoarness, coughs Group yield
quickly. Keep it on hand.
Sold by Winslow Drug Store
The Winslow mail., 1907-09-28

Rings Little Liver Pills keep
the system clean, the stomach
sweet. Prompt relief for head
ache and biliousness. Good for
all the family. Sold by Winslow
Drug Store.
The Winslow mail., 1907-09-28
The Cento.

A cento is coat made of patches.
In literature it is poem made up of
lines or passages from different au-
thors and put together so as to make
new poem with a new meaning of
Its own.
The Winslow mail., 1907-09-28

Men Call Marriage Failure.
The Cathedral club of Brooklyn
all men-voted unanimously the other
night that marriage was a failure.
The Winslow mail., 1907-09-28
Flowers Show Partisanship.

On the anniversary in England of
Parnell's death, his followers wear a
sprig of ivy. The Jacobites wear
white roses June 10.
The Winslow mail., 1907-09-28
Food Inspectors Kept Busy.

New York city claims as waste and
disposes of fifty tons of condemned
fruit of varying character each day.
The Winslow mail., 1907-09-28

Summer coughs and colds
veild at once TO Bees Laxative
Cough Syrup. contains honey
and tar but no opiates. Child
The Winslow mail., 1907-09-28
A Bad Break.

He-What's the matter?
She-It's most annoying. I've drop
ped my opera glasses and they've hit
In old gentleman on the head. I'm
lure they must be broken.
The Winslow mail., 1907-09-28

The q 9tings of iE-
seCts. cuts burns and
bruises d t once with
?inesa rboIized. Acts
like a Draws out in
hammal rrv it Price 25c.
Sold bN . ow Drug Store.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-08-16

produces the stuff that gives them a
good living. bat he don't want to come
too close lest he soil the good clothes
and offend the sense of smell. But
he "will do" In his way.
once In while some member OF
the city press who Is paid to he as fun
ny ms he can without hurting, goes
{ ough the country exchanges to find
some local item of news which he may
exploit as an example Of country Jour
nallsm. There Is such funny chap
on the World Herald.
A couple of weeks ago the StarJour-
nal came under his eagle eye II had
probably escaped that eye for many
moons but this time It caught II we
do say II ourselves, II was n good num-
Der, aud had many things in It's col
Iumns that were worthy and worth
while But the eagle eye didn't catch
any Of them. 1t glanced along the
personal or minor mention columns un.
til II found this Item:
a. w. Barr Is moving the Congre'
gational church grounds. He Is using
the lawn mower perhaps the first at
tempt of the kind ever made on these
grounds. 1t Is slow work, but to use
n slang phrase, he is getting there,
and the results are most desirable"
That was so overwhelmingly funny
that It forced him to shut his eagle
eye and put his hands to his sides tc
keep them from bursting. When he
came to he grasped his trusty shears
and clipped 1t. Then with one fell
swipe of the paste brush he landed II
in the middle of sheet of paper and
wrote u head, Something Doing in
Ainsworth," and sent 1t forth to glad
den the world - the World-Herald's
world
This Is all right. We have no objec
lions to their having all the fun they
can get out of 1t. But II the funny
chap on the World-Herald had had one
glimpse of the condition of the grounds
before Barr went at them, and hat
seen Barr while he was at work, bend
ing and sweating over 1t as he did, ant
could now see the change that he
made he might realize that this item
was of more real Importance to this
community and our constituency thar
the whole bunch of society rot tina
they serve up to their readers on Sun
days.
1t all depends on the point Of view
If we can afford any real fun or amuse
ment for our city cousins we shall no
have lived in vain.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-08-16
SPOKE ON TEMPERANCE
Mrs. Curtis of Texas Delivers Speech
on the Street.

Mrs. Curtis of Texas, speaking on
the temperance question, addressed a
crowd of people on the street in Nor
folk last night. OF rather attractive
appearance and using her native south
ern accent. Mrs. Curtis was an enter
tanning talker and one of some wit.
Her address here was much the same
as that delivered in Lincoln a few
nights ago. She told of evils of the
liquor traffic and declared prohibition
was the remedy.
There are 100000 drunkards and
100000 fallen women in the world, all
due to liquor" said Mrs. Curtis. "And
the remedy lies in the ballot"
Mrs. Curtis excused herself for APP.
pearing on public platform and at
lacking liquor on the plea that a moth
er has a right to fight for her children
in the best way possible. She said
that her husband was a drunkard un,
til thirty years ago when he reformed
and since then he has been a preacher
Mrs. Curtis said that men who de-
clared she had no place on the public
platform would never go to a theater
but for the high kicking women. She
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-08-16
Fairfax Notes.

Fairfax, S. d., Aug, 13.-Special to
The News: w. Ferguson has been ap
pointed city marshal and water com
missioner in the place of viii Lam
bert, who recently resigned to move
to his homestead north of Burke, thir
ty-five miles northwest of here. Vic
Oline, city clerk, also resigned ant
Rob Weidner was appointed. Mr.
Oline, who recently sold his hardware
store, will leave in a few days FOL
Olympia, Washington, where he has
secured a fine position.
Little Roscoe Moses, son of Mr.. ant
Mrs. Orris Moses, died Friday ant
was buried Saturday. Roscoe was sew
en- years old and had been sick foI
about year. For three or fouI
months he had been gaining and ever!
body thought he would get well. HI
was bright little fellow and all are
sympathizers with the parents.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-08-16

declared saloonkeepers always die VIC.
lent deaths, never happy deaths, and
said that therefore she was here to
help them die happily by getting them
out Of their business. Nebraska law,
she says, compels teachers to teach In
the schools the dangers Of alcohol.
She scored newspapers that accept
liquor advertising and said all influen-
tial papers are for prohibition. She
said people drink when they're wet
to dry out; drink when they're dry to
wet up" drink when they're hot, to
get cold; and when they're cold, to
get warm; when they have headaches,
to get rid of them; and when they
haven't headaches, to get them.
Mrs. Curtis said there are thirteen
saloons in Norfolk paying a license
of $4,000 per year. There are 5000
people in Norfolk That means, she
said, that Norfolk sells itself for So
per head. She said that was pretty
cheap, when good hog was worth
$25.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-08-16
ANOTHER KEROSENE BURN
GIRL NEAR ATKINSON VICTIM
THIS TIME.
SAVES SISTER FROM FLAMES

Miss Kirkland, Daughter Of Rev. Mr..
Kirkland Living In Outskirts Of At.
kinson, Was Badly Burned About the
Face and Arms.
Atkinson, Neb., Aug 10.-Special to
The News: A daughter of Rev. Mr..
Kirkland was severely burned In the
home of her parents near town by the
explosion of kerosene. She heroically
saved her sister from injury. Wheth-
er the injured girl will recover the use
of her sight or not is not known.
The young woman was filling a ker-
osene stove from four-gallon can. A
lamp was burning in the same room.
Suddenly the explosion occurred and
the heat and force of it ate through a
door and wall. The girl was badly
burned about the face and arms and
her sight is In danger, but she bravely
saved her sister from the flames.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-08-16
GETTING Ready at Neliuh.

Neigh, Neb., Aug. 13.-Special to
The News: All arrangements for the
most successful carnival and race
meet that has ever been held in Ne
ligh has practically been completed.
Secretary w. w. Cole says that the
entries for the races now exceed sixty
for the three days.
Not only does Neigh have the reg
ular schedule of races that each town
on the circuit has, but they have an
addition. John S. Kay, proprietor OF
the Riverside Park stables, has an
nounced and has been placed on the
official programs, Shade On Futurity
for foals of 1905, trotters and PAGERS
5000 each day on August % and %.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-08-16
BATHKE CASE IS IN COURT
SPECIAL POLICEMAN CHARGED
WITH ASSAULT AND BATTERY.
WILLIAM GREEN FILES CHARGE

AS the Result of Trouble Which Arose
Between the Two Men, an Echo of
Week Before Last Comes Into JUS
tice Court.
Instead of being tried Monday af-
ternoon the case of the State against
Robert Bathke went over till next
Monday morning at 9 o'clock. The
case was to have been heard this week
and preparations for the trial had
been made Monday afternoon when
the defendant asked that the hearing
be postponed on account of the alb
sence of certain witnesses. On next
Monday the same jury which had
been summoned to try the case will
meet again to try the special officer
who is charged with assault and bat.
terry. On motion of the defense VIM
Green, the complaining witness has
agreed to stand responsible for the
costs in case of failure to convict
The costs will be heavy.
The Bathke case, an echo of racing
week, was set for trial before Justice
Lambert late Monday afternoon. Rob
ert Bathke, charged with assault and
battery by VIM. NJ. Green, appeared
in court with his attorney, NJ. G. Ha
zen.
Bathke served as a special police
man under Chief of Police Flynn al
the driving park and after his episode
with VIM. Green on the Thursday Of
the races it was stated by Green's
friends, who considered Green badly
treated, that the matter would vino
up in the courts. County Attorney
Koenigstein prosecuted.
The following jury was picked t.
hear the case and to determine who
was the aggressor in the quarrel a
the race track: Warren McClary, A
b. Baldwin, George Schwenk, Joe Tru
lock, r. F. Bruce, ]. A. Porter.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-08-16
WAS ELECTED TO NORFOLK.
Teacher Figuring in Sensation Applied
For Place Here.

Miss Katherine Hudson, the Peru
normal student who had Professor
Searson Of the normal school arrested
on the charge Of attempted assault,
was elected last spring as member
of the teaching force of the Norfolk
city schools. The position was de-
clined by Miss Hudson, who had asked
for a seventh grade and had been
elected to one of the sixth grades.
The young lady, who graduated this
year from the normal school, was we'll
recommended to the Norfolk board.
Word of Professor Searson's arrest
was received with a great deal of sur.
prise in local teaching circles. Prof
Searson was we'll known over north
Nebra ska. This spring he was on the
program of the Northeast Nebraska
Teachers convention meeting in Nor
folk.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-08-16
IS DROWN|NGS NEAR HERE
FOUR IN NORTH NEBRASKA THIS
WEEK.
ELkHoRN HAS CLAIMED MANY

The Present Summer Has Been an
Unusually Disastrous One in Drown.
ines, Fifteen Occurring in This Vi
cinity Alone.
The drowning near O'Neill Friday,
the dual drowning tragedy at Cen
ter this week and the drowning of a
babe in a tub of water near Newman
Grove, marks the fifteenth death by
drowning in northern Nebraska and
southern South Dakota for the sum-
mer, to say nothing of the three men
who lost their lives in the Missouri
river near old FIT. Randall, east Of
Fairfax, last winter. But despite the
unusual number of drownings in this
part of the country, Norfolk has thus
far been particularly fortunate in re-
cording up to date not one single
case, and people of this city are now
hoping that the season will be fin
ished as fortunately as 1t has begun.
The largest number drowned at one
time in the northwest this summer
was in the lake near Page, when a
boat capsized and four of a picnic
party persisted
Two have drowned at or near Val
entine, two at Neigh, one near Oak.
dale, a boy at Clearwater, a man whose
body was found near Bonesteel, a
child near Newman Grove and Mr.
and Mrs. William Elliott at Center on
Wednesday night of the past week and
Lewis Sullivan Friday evening neal
O'Neill.
Not only has it been an unusually
disastrous season here, but all ovel
the country. One Chicago paper
which has tried to keep record anG
which probably has learned of not
more than half of the drownings, puts
the number to date at SIG.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-08-16
Take a Vacation.

Now is the time to take a vacation
get out into the woods. fields and
mountains and visit the seashore, but
do not forget to take bottle of Cham
berlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy along with you. 1t is almost
certain to be needed and cannot be
obtained on railroad trains or steam
ships. 1t is too much of a risk for any
one to leave home on journey with
out It, For sale by Leonard the drug
gist.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-08-16
Niuht of Accidents.

1t was a disastrous night on the
Nebraska & Wyoming divisionNbf the
Northwestern railroad so far as acct
dents are concerned. A brakeman was
killed, a conductor injured and the
Superior line tied up with a broken
journal on one car. At Rushville l.,
X. Butler, brakeman, was killed and
west of Long Pine Conductor c. c,
Smith was blown off a train and both
legs broken, one in two places.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-08-16
Antelope Teachers.

Neigh, Neb,, Aug. 13-Special to
The News: The Antelope county
teachers institute opened in this city
yesterday morning with an attendance
of ia for the opening day. Superin-
tendent c. e. Ward has entire charge
of the work. The instructors are f,
M. Gregg of the Peru state normal,
Prof. Hooper of the Oakdale schools
and Miss Grace Greves of the Kearney
normal.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-08-16
Kicked by a Horse.

Lindsay, Neb., Aug. 13.-Special to
The News: Little Danny Weidner
was kicked by horse yesterday, sus-
tanning a concussion of the brain and
having his face cut open, necessitat'
ing three stitches to close the wound
He will probably recover
Frank Mcdonald, who was hurt
while playing ball in Tilden, is around
again and recovering his former health
rapidly.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-08-16
THE TRAINS ARE CROWDED
RELIEVED TO BE THE RESULT OF
THE TWO CENT FARE.
WHOLE SITUATION HAS CHANGED
Il ls Believed That the New Rate OF
Fare In This state Has Much to Do
with the Largely Increased Travel
More Cars Placed In Service.

More Cars HIaCeu IN oeTNlCc'
stanton Picket: People who do not
ride ON railroad trains do not realize
To what extent the 2.cent rate has
stimulated travel in Nebraska. Take
the Northwestern ms an example.
Before the 2-ccnt per mile rate went
into effect there were two trains each
way daily between stanton and Oma-
ha. These trains were never crowded.
There was hardly trip but in any one
of the cars one could find from ten to
n dozen empty seats. Now the whole
situation has changed. More cars
have been placed in service on these
trains, but still they are crowded
crowded almost as badly as street
car at the supper hour.
Last Monday twenty.one stanton
men went to Omaha to attend the
meeting of the Knights Of Ak-Sar-Ben.
They went on train No. G and num-
Der of them had to stand almost the
entire distance, as there were no unoc-
cupied seats In any of the cars.
Crowds got on the train at almost
every station. by the time the train
reached Fremont, there were many
people standing In the aisles.
The Stantonites returned Tuesday
afternoon on Northwestern No. and
before the train left the depot, the
standing room sign should have been
hung out, as there were not seats
enough for the passengers. For the
first seventy-five miles out of Omaha,
the number getting on the train was
much greater than the number getting
off, so that the farther the train got
from Omaha, the more crowded 1t be-
came.
Conductors say that the condition
Monday and Tuesday was no excep'
ton, but was thing occurring every
day. They cannot account for 1t, but
people generally believe the travel is
due to the 2-cent rate.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-08-16

Wisner, Neb., Aug. 13.-Special to
The News: The eldest son of o. B..
Beemer of Wisner drowned in the
Elkhorn river yesterday afternoon, this
tragic death making the second drown
ing near Wisner within the past TWEEN
ty-four hours. The Beemer lad, boy
of twelve, was in swimming with two
companions, one a brother, in the
river south of Wisner.
Searching parties left at once for
the scene of the drowning. Between
200 and 800 people gathered on the
river bank during the afternoon.
Mr. Beemer, the boys father, is a
furniture dealer of Wisner.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-08-16
Our City Cousins.

Ainsworth Star.Journal: 1t is count
ed the thing in the city to patronize
the country cousin, and at the same
time have a little sport out of him on
the side-"he is such a yokel." He is
a good fellow to have about, as he
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-08-16
New Division Of Northwestern.

Pierre, S. D., Aug. ITO meet the
needs of the new extension of the
Northwestern railroad a new division
has been created to extend from this
city to Rapid City. C. T. Dixie, the
engineer in charge of construction on
the new line, has been selected as
superintendent of the new division,
with headquarters at Pierre.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-08-16
ELLIOTT BODIES ARE FOUND.
MAN AND HIS WIFE DROWNED AT
CENTER WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
THEY ARE TAKEN TO WEST POINT

Body Of Mr.. Elliott Recovered Thurs.
day Night and That OF Mrs. Elliott
Friday Evenlng-Detalls Of Tragedy
Corrected.
Creighton, Neb, Aug. 10-Special
to The News: The bodies of William
Elliott and his wife, who were drown
ed Wednesday evening as they were
driving home from Center, have been
recovered. That of Mr.. Elliott was
found Thursday evening about one
hundred rods down the stream from
where their buggy went into the wa.
ter buried under n pile OF brush. The
body of Mrs. Elliott was found last
evening at $3.50 quarter Of mile
away similarly covered up.
Two hundred people joined in the
search for the bodies the day follow
ing the drowning, but although the
stream has shrunken to mere rivu.
let neither Of the bodies could be To-
Gated until that evening, when Mr..
Elliott was found as stated under a
pile of brush and rubbish. The search
was continued through the night and
all day yesterday and as the searchers
were almost ready to give up hope
they came upon the body Of Mrs. FL
lott at point they had passed over
many times during the day. She was
buried under a mass Of sand and rub
| bsh.
The bodies were brought to Creigh-
ton during the night and this morning
were taken on the early train to West
Point, where the funeral will be held.
Some of the details of this tragedy
were not secured correctly when the
first report was sent. The daughter,
whose name Is Ina, instead of being a
child eight years old is a young
lady of eighteen and her parents were
aged forty and thirty-seven, respective
ly. A fourth person was in the car
riage with the Elliotts when 1t went
into the water, Mrs. Franse Of West
Point, a sister of Mrs. Elliott who was
visiting them. Miss Elliott and Mrs.
Franse were on the rear seat Of the
carriage, and when it went over they
had little better opportunity of say.
ing themselves. Miss Elliott, who is
a good swimmer, says that when she
was plunged into the water she swan
quite a distance under the water, the
force Of the stream keeping her down
Finally she felt her hand touch some.
thing solid and clinging to that she
climbed to the surface, when she
found that she had hold of a tree
Crawling up this out of danger she
managed to maintain her position un
til relieved.
Mrs. Franse held to the buggy box
and when it turned over she was able
to cling to the bottom until it floated
near the bank of the stream when she
made jump and reached dry land
She Immediately gave the alarm which
brought neighbors to their assistance
A number of relatives from West
Point, including Postmaster Elliott ant
} Mr.. Franse, were at the scene of the
tragedy during the search and accom-
panied the remains to West Point this
morning.
Mr.. Elliott the drowned man, haC
filed his name as a primary candidate
} for republican nomination as district
court clerk.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-08-16
Remarkable Drowning Cycles.

Drownings have come in remarkable
cycles in northern Nebraska this sea-
son. Four persons were drowned to-
gether near Page, two last week at
Center, two near Neigh within few
hours, and now two near Wisner with
in one day. Six persons have per-
ished in waters of northern Nebraska
during the past five days.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-08-16
RACES AT o'NElLL.
Track in Good Condition, Weather
Ideal For the Sport.

Ideal For the Sport.
Northern Nebraska race lovers will
turn during the next three days to
.ONeill where, this weaEs the North
Nebraska Short shipms} zsnseries at
that place will be on Nsse track is
said to be in good condition and the
weather thus far has been ideal. NJ
H, Mccartney, secretary, made many
friends in Norfolk as we'll as did the
the other hundred O'Neill visitors and
it is not at all unlikely that good
crowd of Norfolk people will attend
the races each day.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-08-16
N|SNER Drowning No. Z
SECOND LIFE LOST THERE WITH.
IN "a HOURS.
SMALL SON OF o. D. 8EEMER
Companions in the Elkhorn, Loses
His Life-Six Drownings Near Here
Within Five Days.
SON OF o. D. REEMER
prownlnas of the Season.

In this vicinity. INSTRUMENTATION. II
In the United States. ..,......... .535
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-08-16

FOR SALE-My residence property
at 312 South Fifth street must be sold
before September l. Submit bid with
terms to owner, Howard A. Rowe, Lin
coin. Neb.
FOR SALE-Ten thoroughbred Du-
roc-Jersey boar pigs, one mile west OF
Norfolk. Obed Raasch.