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The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-12-13

noon for Omaha, where she was Join.
ed by Mr. Snlder who left Norfolk
on vacation of two weeks from the
headquarters Office of the Northwest.
orn. Mr. and Mrs. Snider leave Omaha
to visit Mrs Snider's father in Ohio.
who has been In poor health.
a number of the Norfolk ladies' are
arranging to send Christmas box to
the child saving institute In Omaha,
said to be very worthy non.secter-
ian institution. Children's cast Off
clothing, toys, picture books and any
OF the innumerable things that de.
light the heart of the child on Christ.
mas are to be placed In the box. A
general invitation to contribute has
been extended. Contributions are be-
ing received at Hoffman Il Viele's
store and at the residence OF O. II,
Meredith The box will be closed next
Tuesday.
A change takes place next week at
the Norfolk church of the Sacred
Heart, Father Alberts who has been
assistant priest for some months past
being transferred to Greedy Center,
Neb., where he will be assistant.
Father Walsh's new assistant will be
Father Tevls, recently ordained.
Father Mulligan, who was in Norfolk
until last summer as assistant priest
has been appointed pastor at st.
Edwards
Battle Creek Enterprise: Some
weeks ago the Enterprise suggested
that the business men of Battle Creek
cooperate to establish regular mar
ket or bargain day. 1t was pointed
out that a feature OF this kind would
help trade both in the specially adver-
tised lines and In a general way, would
make Battle Creek the regular trading
place of many people who divide their
patronage among different towns and
would make the village better bust
ness center. Since that suggestion
was made Norfolk has inaugurated
trading day" Beyond a doubt many
people are going there who would
come to Battle Creek If the same in
ducements were offered here. There
is no reason why the same induce
ments cannot be offered 1t Is not too
late to make a start. All that is want
ed is little initiative and the proper
spirit of cooperation. Let the bust
ness men of Battle Creek lay aside
personal feeling and get together in
a mutual effort. They will benefit
themselves and the town more than
they now realize. This is the day Of
organization and observation-disclosures in
business as well as everything else.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-12-13

lty TO secure cash TO pay for labor or
material This order emanated from
President Hartman In New York and
affected all parts Of the Hartman sys-
TEN.
For ten days rumors have been cur
rent that this order had been revoked
and that thousands of men were being
re.employed. Heretofore Union Pa
cinc officials have refused to either
confirm or deny the rumors. In maxi
ing the announcement today General
Manager Mohler said:
when work was stopped we were
having difficulty In getting both men
and material. but SO many men have
been laid off elsewhere that we find
we can get plenty of men for this class
Material, which was hard to get for
bridges and culverts, Is also coming
along, and we have decided later this
winter to go ahead When we shut
down Eve weeks ago we feared 1t
would be for a longer period"
Mr.. Mohler said further that all the
men that can be obtained will be put
to work as long as the weather per
mits. Mr. Mohler said he was unable
to speak for other lines Of the system.
but from other sources 1t is learned
5000 men have been re-employed with
in the past few days. They will work
on the northern lines while the wealth
er remains mild, later being taken to
the lines Of the Southern Pacific,
where work will continue through the
winter.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-12-13
5 PRAIRIE CHICKENS COST $50
William 5Iatt Pleads Guilty in Nor
folk to Old BonesteeI Shipment.

Pleading guilty to the charge of.fl-
legally shipping five prairie chickens
from Bonesteel to Nebraska City, vii.
liam Blatt was fined $25 and costs,
amounting in all to $50, in Justice
Lambert's court in Norfolk just before
noon. The case was the outcome CT
an old charge filed in Omaha last Sep
TENDER
1t was charged that Blatt shipped
five prairie chickens to his wife in
Nebraska City The birds were inter
cepted at OmahJ~and confiscated from
the express company. A warrant was
sworn out for Blatt in Omaha. In this
city County Attorney Jack Koenig-
stein swOre out a complaint against
Blatt and plea Of guilty was entered.
'Im not guilty" said Blatt, "but it's
cheaper to plead guilty than to fight
the case"
The birds were shipped September
IT
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-12-13
Battle Creek.

Adolph Schilling of Enola was Wis
iting here Saturday at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Herman Kurpgeweit,
F. G.. Auringer of Neigh was here
on business Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Tegeler and
your gest son, Theodore, departed
Tuesday to Concordia Mo, for an eX-
tended visit with relatives.
Dan Wingate was here Wednesday
from Tilden.
Joseph Fiala was here from Spencer
the fore part of this week visiting at
the home of her friend, Lambert Ker-
bel. .....
The old VIM. Bates store building
on Main street was treated to new
roof this week. The place is occupied
by F., Rooster, ......
John Lorenz arrived here last week
from Platte Center to work in the
Hansen blacksmith shop. He moved
into the Hans house west of the viii
lage Jail.
Joseph Mas is here from Creighton
visiting relatives.
VIM. Hale was here from Butte this
week visiting relatives and friends.
G. NJ, Wright and family arrived
here last week from Virginia with the
intention of making this place their
home.
VIM. Barnes, jr., a well-known
print" is here from Paris. ILL.,, for an
extended visit with his parents and
other relatives.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-12-13
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DISCOVERY OF GOLD?
Yellow Metal Reported to Have Been
Found in Quantities Near Fairfax.


Fairfax, S. d., Dec. 9.-Considerable
excitement has been created here over
the reported find of a considerable
quantity of gold quartz on the Whet-
stone creek, small tributary of the
Missouri running east through this
country northeast of Bonesteel. A
prospector was here few days ago
placing a mineral filing on some of the
rough lands of the section said to be
included in the new gold field"
While the extent of the discovery is
yet unknown to but privileged few
it is claimed that some years ago
small finds of the yellow metal were
picked up along the big Muddy" but
its source was then and has since re-
manned always mystery.
1t is now thought by some, at least,
that the present find may account for
the former finds and it is hoped it will
yield millions to the lucky ones.
This, coupled with the fact that con-
siderable coal of a fair quality was
recently found near the Burning
Bluff" on the Missouri in this county,
may lead to the development of the
mineral resources of a section hereto
fore presumed to be fit only for goat
grazing" purposes.
If these finds prove to be what they
are thought to be this section will
probably receive another rush" even
before the scheduled Trip county rush
begins.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-12-13
SATURDAY SETTINGS.

ID. MatheWSOn is home from Sioux
city ...
Chris Anderson spent Friday in
Madison.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. w. Brion of Ewing
spent Friday in Norfolk. ..
w. A. Witzigman is home from a
trip up the Bonesteel line. ...
p. S. South of Newman Grove was
in Norfolk on business Friday.
II. NJ Scott and e. P. Olmsted were
in Battle Creek Friday on business.
Attorney Il. P. Weatherby was in
Madison Friday in attendance at dis
t..ct court.
Rev. c. w. Mcconnell of Lincoln
will be in Norfolk Sunday, occupying
the pulpit of the Methodist church.
DR.. d. X. Trindall returned to Nor
folk Friday from Creston and Hum.
phery, leaving Saturday for Bancroft
and Fender
Miss Patricia Kenney of Schuyler,
who stopped in Norfolk for a short
visit with her cousin, Miss Edna
Loucks, left yesterday for Schuyler.
Misses Leonora Stirk and Clara
Palmer of Battle Creek were in Nor
folk Friday afternoon on their way
luth, MINI.
Among the days out of town visit
ors in Norfolk were: George Daily,
Ord; C. c. Tilford, Bonesteel, S.. D.;
S. s. Potter, Herrick, s. D Frank Jar
Wis, Fremont; Ed G. Johnson, Gregory,
S. D.; f. Malone, Columbus; A. Mer-
rift, Creighton; Thomas G. Osborne,
Wayne; Henry Schwartz, Winnetoon;
Frank Engle, Ponca; B. A. Roberts,
Albion; w. S. Crook, Meadow Grove;
j. G. Damon, Tilden.
C. A. Wolfe went to Omaha at noon
Saturday to spend Sunday with his
family.
Mrs. John Oesterling went to Omaha
Saturday morning to visit over Sunday
with her son, Will Oesterling and fam
lily.
Mrs. ]. Baum and little son returned
Friday evening from a four weeks
visit in Kansas City, where they were
the guests of Mrs. Baum's brother.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs, w. F. Jensen,
living northwest of Hoskins, a son.
Lou Cousins, who was taken from
Norfolk to his mothers home in Ban
croft, Is said to be recovering from the
severe attack of paralysis with which
he was stricken in Norfolk.
Mrs. II. L. Snider left yesterday
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-12-13
CHASED AS A HORSE THIEF
A NEW EXPERIENCE OF LEON
ToMPkINs OF NORFOLK.
WAS FOLLOWED BY OFFICERS

Captured at His Fathers Home, Where
He Had Driven Team From Nor
folk to Take Charge OF a Big Ranch
in Holt County. ...
Were you ever chased across coun.
try as a horse theft Leon Tompkins
OF Norfolk, taken for a horse grabber,
was pursued by a posse of officers
from Norfolk to Imam. At his ia
Tiers home where the trail ended he
was run to earth Wednesday night by
a deputy sheriff. The capture" was
not reported by the officers but de-
tails of the chase have just been re-
ceived from Mr.. Tompkins by Norfolk
friends.
Early in the week Mr.. Tompkins,
who has been employed as billing
clerk at the Northwestern freight de-
pot, left for Inman where he Is going
to take charge of 1,200-acre ranch
belonging to his father, a merchant at
Tnman. He was on the road two days
driving a team belonging to Carl Aus
tin, who is to join him on the ranch
next Monday.
1t was not until after he reached
Imam Wednesday night that he real
lied that he had been followed across
country as a horse thief
No sooner was Tompkins seated at
the supper table than deputy sheriff
from O'Neill, gleeful at having run
the pursued to earth, drove up to the
house the young man had entered not
long before. Then it was up to Temp
kins to prove that he hadn't stolen
the team.
The deputy sheriff told Tompkins,
after he had cleared himself of the
charge of horse grabbing, that he had
been followed by ex-Sheriff George w.
Losey Of Battle Creek, an officer from
Neigh and two or three from Ewing.
Later in the evening three anti-horse
thief men from Ewing drove up to the
Tompkins home and they too had to
be satisfied that young Tompkins was
not desperately bad character en-
gagged in unholy traffic in other peo-
pies horses.
Just now when the horse thief fight
ers are securing the country it isn't
exactly safe to drive strange team
too far in one direction.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-12-13
MAN STRUCK BY A TRAIN
EVERETT SPlCkNALL OF SPEN-
GER HAS NARROW ESCAPE.
SUSTAINED BROKEN SHOULDER
Attempted to Cross Ahead of Train
When the Engine Plowed Through
His Wagon and He is Thrown Great
DiStance-Team Ran Awav

Spencer, Neb, Dec. Especial to
The News: Everett Spicknall was
struck by train at this place Satur-
day, as he was attempting to cross the
track ahead of the engine and re-
ceived severe injuries, including a
broken shoulder and internal injuries,
but it is believed he will recover.
AS Mr.. Spicknall was crossing the
railroad track near the depot at this
place with team and wagon, with a
hay rack on, the eastbound freight
from Bonesteel struck the wagon
squarely in the center and tore it
loose from the front part, leaving the
team free but throwing the rear of the
wagon and the hay rack, with Mr..
Spicknall in it, long distance, MAX
ing kindling wood of the rack and
bruising up the man considerably. 1t
seems almost miracle that he came
out alive but he did, although he had
broken shoulder and many bruises.
The horses ran away but were not in
jured.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-12-13
FRIDAY FACTS.


Deputy United States Marshal ]. F.
Sides of Dakota City was in Norfolk
Thursday evening.
e. S. Mickey, state bank inspector,
was in Norfolk over night. Mr.. Mick
ey has his headquarters in Lincoln
and is a son of Ex-Governor Mickey.
Among the out of town visitors in
Norfolk were: f. s. Smith, Newman
Grove; County Commissioner John H.
Harding, Meadow Grove; Mr.. and
Mrs. w. G. Jones, Carroll; F. F. Towle,
Plainview; Err Sherer, Magnet; Mrs.
w. B. Carlock, Gregory, s. D.; N. B.
Witheatch, Foster; H. M. Scott, Plain
view; E. Evans, Creighton; August
Zeimer. Hoskins; Mr. and Mrs. S. M.
Brion, jr,, Ewing.
Mrs. A. Low of Stanton was in Nor
folk yesterday
DR.. H. K. Schemel of Hoskins was
in Norfolk Thursday.
Commissioner John H. Harding of
Meadow Grove was in town on bust
ness.
Mrs. G. o. Rankin of Cody, Neb.,
was expected in Norfolk on visit
with her mother, Mrs. M. Graul.
DR.. J. C. Myers returned Thursday
noon from Niobrara, where he was
sent as an assistant state veterinarian.
Miss Patricia Kenney of Schuyler,
returning home from visit at Inman
is the guest of her cousin, Miss Edna
LouckS .... ... ...r
i Division Superintendent L. NJ Cost
ley and family passed through Norfolk
Thursday on their way from Chadron
for an eastern visit in Pennsylvania.
Christmas and New Years this year
fall on Wednesday. r..- '..
The Norfolk Workmen lodge will
elect officers next Tuesday evening.
Thomas Cowger, formerly connected
with the bank at Newport, was in Nor
folk Thursday on his way to Gregory,
S. d. In Gregory he becomes connect
ed with the Gregory state bank.
Neigh Register: The Neigh ORA
matte company is an organization that
has been in existence about three
weeks. 1t consists of about twelve
members and rehearsals are held once
a week. Several plays will most likely
be presented during the winter. Ne
ligh has several people who have had
more or less experienc on the stage
and there is no reason why we should
not have some very good performances
right here at home and by home peo-
pie.
M. G. Hazen, after making a recent
trip on the new Bonesteel motor car,
predicts great future for the cars in
solving the problem of short distance
travel. "The car is cleaner and less
noisy than the steam train" he said.
ITO the railroad company more econ
omical and to the passengers 1t offers
a very pleasant way of taking a short
trip. | was surprised at the speed
possible with the new car. We made
up time from Niobrara to Verdigre,
getting over the eleven miles in thir-
teen minutes"
Bassett Leader: The wrestling
match between Allen Ellington and
Lloyd Bates was held at the opera
house Saturday evening. The crowd
in attendance was not large. Only
one fall was wrestled which was won
by Bates in 20 minutes. Bates refus-
ed to wrestle longer stating that he
was not feeling well. Ellington is
professional welterweight wrestler,
who formerly resided here but is now
known as Jack OLeary of Omaha.
John Dingman, the Northwestern
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-12-13
ENTERS PLEA Of GUILTY
ADMITS CONSPIRACY IN LAND
FRAUD TRANSACTIONS.
ANTHONY F. HATCH MAKES PLEA

Judge Munger Fines the Defendant
$500, But Allows Him Time In
Which to Sell His Cattle at a More
Remunerative Price Than Now.
Omaha, Dec. 6.-The example of II.
W. Mahaffey in pleading guilty to con.
spiracy in land fraud transactions
seems to be contagious, and as re-
suit of the epidemic Anthony +.
| Hatch, who was indicted at the same
time by the federal grand jury for
conspiracy. withdrew his plea of not
guilty made Monday afternoon and
entered plea of guilty to conspiracy
Tuesday. Judge Il. G. Munger there
upon sentenced him to pay fine Of
$500 and stand committed until the
fine Is paid. In view of the present
low price of cattle the court was not
disposed to be harsh with Mr.. Hatch
and consequently suspended the i'm.
mediate payment of the fine until the
market conditions were such as Mr..
Hatch might realize from his cattle
without any material sacrifice.
1t was at first proposed that Mr..
Hatch should be tried upon the two
charges of conspiracy and perjury, the
latter being based upon his procuring
witnesses in the anal proof proceed
ings with certain homesteaders who
had made fraudulent entries within
the Mahaffey enclosure in Hooker
county. Judge II. M. Sullivan Of
Broken Bow, attorney for defense, in
sisted upon trial on both indictments,
but the government sought to consoli-
date them, as the evidence was prac-
tically the same in both indictments.
Judge Munger, however, was disposed
to override the motion to consolidate
the indictments and after a confer
ence with counsel it was decided
Hatch should agree to withdraw his
plea of not guilty to conspiracy and
cessity of the case going to trial.
With this understanding the govern
ment nolled the indictment for perjury
and Hatch was sentenced on the con-
spiracy charge alone and the perjury
charge was dismissed.
With this conclusion the trial of the
land cases went over until Monday
when the Perry A. Yeast of Deuel.
county case will be taken up. The
petit jury was excused until $3.50 a.
N. Monday.
United States Marshal Warner does
not propose to take any more chances
regarding the Imprisonment of parties
given bastie sentences in and about
Omaha by the federal courts, in view
of the disastrous results following the
siX-hour sentence imposed ON Bartlett
Richards and w. G. Comstock a cou-
pie of years ago, whereby lenient
construction of the courts orders &C
complished the undoing of a United
States marshal and a United States
district attorney. Consequently when
r. w. Mahaffey was given a Jail SEN
tence of forty-tive days by Judge T..
G. Munger Monday afternoon, the
United States marshal could place no
other construction on the sentence of
the court, and so Mr. Mahaffey was
placed in the Doulgas county Jail,
pending his removal to Grand Island,
where the sentence will be ultimately
carried out He was taken to Grand
Island Tuesday afternoon to begin his
sentence.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-12-13
Sheriff is in Town.

Sheriff ]. ]. Clements was in Nor
folk Friday. The sheriff was not in
the city on account of Thursdays
shooting. Nethaway had done his
work too thoroughly. The sheriff's
purpose in coming up to Norfolk was
to secure witnesses wanted at the
district court where the Richey eases
were up for trial One of these cases
is divorce case, the other a civil suit
to collect a debt. A plea for alimony
tends to connect the two cases.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-12-13
THINKS He IS DEAD
Tilden Farmer Refuses to Eat in the
Madison County Jail.

Madison County JAIL
Pm dead. Who ever heard of a
dead man eating anything? No, stree,
no meal for me-"
William Holdrege, sixty-seven, a
farmer from near Tilden, languishes
in the Madison county Jail at Madison
awaiting admittance to the Norfolk in
sane hospital He thinks that he is
dead and, consistent with his theory,
steadfastly refuses to indulge in any
thing so lifelike or worldly as beef
steak and coffee. "I'm dead-can't
you understand" This is his expla-
nation.
Holdrege was declared insane yes
terday but the return of DR.. Young,
superintendent of the hospital, is
awaited before the man can be admit
ted, as the institution is thought to be
about filled up to capacity.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-12-13
TO RESUME CONSTRUCTION.
Union Pacific Road Again Employing
Workmen.

Omaha, Neb,, Dech Positive an
nouncement of the resumption of
Union Pacific construction work is
made today by General Manager Mob
Ter When the banks shut down on
cash payments five weeks ago the
Union Pacific was quick to follow with
the announcement that practically all
of the big work then under way, in
GLIDING the double tracking of its
main line, construction of culverts and
bridges in Nebraska, Kansas and Col
orado, besides the building of several
'aew branches or extensions, was to
stopped entirely because of inabil-
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-12-13
FOUR INDIANS HURT IN FIERCE
ROW NEAR vERpEL.
TWO WILL PROBABLY succuMB
MHS. WILLIAM ELK USES Ak ON
THREE OTHER REDSKINS.
HER HUSBAND ONE OF VICTIMS
At the Allotment Of James Roy, an In
dian Near verdel, Mrs. William Elk
Proceeded to Do Heavy Execution
With an Ak at Midnight.

Proceeded to Do Heavy Execution
With an Ak at Midnight.
Verdel, Neb, Dec Especial to The
News: In an AK fight at the home or
James Roy near here early Sunday
morning four Indians were hurt, two
probably fatally The injured are:
William Elk, head badly battered;
will probably die.
Mrs. James Roy, skull split open,
brains oozing out; condition critical
James Roy, slightly hurt.
Mrs. William Elk, slightly hurt
Mrs. Elk Gets Ak.
1t seems that William Elk and his
squaw were at the Roy place and about
midnight Elk's attentions to Mrs. Roy
so aggravated Mrs. Elk that Mrs. Elk
secured an ak and proceeded to chas-
tise her husband brave. She was MAX
ing great Roadway, having succeeded
in landing several times, any one of
which would have been a knockout,
when Mrs. Roy went in as peace
maker.
1ST Skull tracked.
Mrs. Roy came out with her skull
showing the landing place of well
directed blow of the ak In the hands OF
Mrs Elk.
Roy then went to the rescue of Elk
and Mrs. Roy and he got his" in
broadside blow which forced him to
take the count.
During the row someone delivered
Mrs. Elk blow on the right arm,
causing her to drop the ak.
Then Uses Her Left Wing.
She secured it again and with her
left arm put the whole bunch to flight
Roy came to town to get help. Mrs.
Roy and Elk were brought in and
physician dressed their wounds.
Mrs. Roy is in a very critical condi-
ton with her skull split open and
brains oozing out. Her recovery is
doubtful.
Elk has badly battered head and
is doubtful if he will recover.
"Financially WelI.to-do."
Elk is the Indian who owned the
Elk addition to Verdel. He is well-to-
do in real estate way.
The Roys live two miles east of town
on their allotment and have large
family of children.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-12-13
GREGORY IS ON THE BOOM
Lively Times in New HustIIns City Of
the Rosebud Country.

People arriving in Norfolk from the
Rosebud country tell of great activity
at Dallas and Gregory.
At Gregory the basement for a fine
new city hall Is now complete and
when material arrives the work will
begin. The hall is to be 36xS0.
Contract has been let for new $780,
600 Catholic church
The Ziebach & Russell Office build,
ing is now complete and is said to be
very fine. 1t is equipped with hot and
cold water and barber shop.
Gregory's new waterworks system
will be complete soon.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-12-13
Mrs. Nancy Taylor Dies.

Ninety-four years old Mrs. Nancy
Taylor, the mother of William Taylor
living north of the Benedict ranch,
died Friday of old age The funeral
services will be held Sunday in the
Methodist church at Stanton. She
was ninety-four years and five months
old. .-..l.t..h.i.!
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-12-13
Close Game of Basket Ball.

Oakdale, Neb, Dec. Especial to
The News: The Oakdale high school
basket ball five defeated the Ewing
team here Saturday afternoon in a
well played and closely contested
game, The game was either teams
until the call of time at the end OF
the second half. The score was 8 to