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The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-10-11
.AG|N BUILDINGS BURN
PHOTO GALLERY AND FEED
STORE DESTROYED.
OPERA HOUSE ALSO DAMAGED

Elgin Is Without Waterworks or Fire
Protection But the Fire occasioned
a Meet to be Called for THURSDAY
Nigh "o1 SIS Plan.
Elgin, n, 'F'te % Special to
The News: Els ~fsh Wig fire yes.
terday, which destl> '&oo,eV build.
ings, endangered others, eLr d caused
the loss of some property.
The fire started in the photo gallery
building belonging to l.. Bennett, but
occupied once a week by Photogra.
pher McGill Of Albion. His regular
day Is Tuesday, but he had stayed
over by special request to take the
picture Of a wedding group. In the
morning at about $3.50 he built a fire
OF light pine wood In the gallery stove.
When he went to dinner few sparks
OF fire remained in the stove, but be-
fore he returned the building was In
flames. The theory is that the chin
ney was defective, as the fire seemed
TO catch between the ceiling and roof,
and had probably been smoldering for
some time before 1t broke out. The
building was total loss, and the fire
was soon communicated to a small
building few feet to the south be-
longing to Col. Colby, thence in short
order to the -four and feed store and
implement warehouse of Ludwick &
Wilcox on the next lot to the south.
This was on the corner, which pre-
vented further progress of the fire in
that direction, although several houses
across the street were in some danger
from flying sparks carried by the ra-
Their high northwest wind. The brick
opera house block few feet to the
north of the photo building where the
fire started, was in great danger and
Its south wall was greatly heated and
somewhat damaged. The glass in the
south windows burst from the heat,
and the window castings were soon in
tiames. Photographer McGill's loss
was about $50, the damage to the
opera house, which was probably in
sured, may reach several hundred dol
lars. The gallery building was a COM
plete loss, but was insured. Bennett
& Son had flour stored in the back
part Of the building. Most of the
flour was saved, but corn meal, a
cream separator and other articles
were burned, causing a probable loss
of $500. The Colby building was not
a valuable one, loss perhaps $100. The
Ludwick building and stock were in.
sured but most of the stock was saved,
including -four Irvine, implements, etc.
to the value of $4,000 or more.
Elgin has no system of waterworks
or fire protection. but meeting has
been called for Thursday evening to
discuss the waterworks question, and
something will likely be done. It is
high time.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-10-11
ALL READY FOR FRIDAY GAME
Large Crowd is Desired, for the Sake
Of the Crowd


Of the Crowd.
While the rest of the world is on a
nerve strain over the world champion
ship series OF the league pennant win
ners Norfolk is going to take an after.
noon off Friday and settle once for all
the seasons championship dispute be.
tween the Sturgeon-Beels trade shov.
ers and Mapes' Gown"
Norfolk's amateur championship
contest will be called at 2:3O O'Clock
Friday afternoon at the driving park
diamond. Each team has taken one
game and the rubber will be sensation
al in many ways whatever direction
the game takes.
The special weather forecast for
Friday afternoon is fair" In fact a
warm, delightful autumn day is prom
ised when everyone can sit in the sun
shine and enjoy positively the last
game of the season"
The men who will fight for final hon.
ors Friday afternoon will be the same
business and professional men who
have already graced the local diamond
twice this season. But the game will
be more strenuous than previous con-
tests for the amateur honors of the
season are at stake.
1t is said that the baseball manage
ment desires large attendance be-
cause they are kind hearted and don't
want Norfolk people to miss the joys
of the game. The library committee
of the Woman's club is also anxious
for big attendance because they ex-
pect the Mapes Mathewson club to run
away with the trade promoters again
and in that case the proceeds go to
the public library.
The admission to game and grand
stand has been fixed at one charge,
fifteen cents.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-10-11
PRIESTS HELP AT FIRE PANIC
Calm the Crowds While Flremen Sub
due New York Blaze.

Now York. Oct. lO.-Hundreds OF
lives were endangered, thousands OF
persons were thrown into panic, 1875
electric cars used On several GROSS
town lines were destroyed and a prop.
erty loss OF 100000 was caused by
q fire in the Fourteenth street car
barns.
The fire had gained great Roadway
before 1t was discovered, and when
the firemen arrived the walls sepa.
rating the big structure from adjoin.
Ing tenement houses were smoking
hot. Instantly the word was given to
clear the tenements, and the occu,
pants poured into the streets in a
panic. From that time on the police
were as busy attempting to control
the frenzied hundreds, most of whom
were foreigners, as the fremep were
in tignting the fire.
1t was not until several priests. at
tired in their robes, appeared on the
scene and walked through the surging
crowd imploring the people to calm
themselves, that anything like order
was restored.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-10-11
ALLOWED TO REDUCE RATES
Nebraska Railway Commission Grants
Two Applications.

Lincoln, Oct. l0.-Two applications
for permission to reduce charges were
received and granted by the state rail
way commission. The Nebraska Tele,
phone company has been allowed to
reduce rates at Red Cloud about 20
per cent. The Burlington railroad
asked and received another granting
1t the right to make new classifca-
ton on vegetable shipments. This
puts potato shipments on a lower
bssis than other vegetables. w. W..
Broughton, general traffic manager OF
the Great Northern, confessed that on
account of an oversight his road has
failed to apply the Is per cent re-
duction provided by the commission
on coal shipments. He says the Great
Northern will correct Its delinquency
by refunding any overcharge 1t has
made since July Is, whenever its at.
tent!cn Ia called to such cases.
To justify its demand for q reduc.
tlon OF 20 per cent in express charges
IN Nebraska, the state railway com.
mission announced the result OF its
investigation into the business done
by the different companies. This in
Quiry was conducted at Omaha, Lin,
coin. Hastings, Grand Island and Au.
rora and according TO the figures OF
the commission SO per cent OF the
business is purely state shipments,
while Al percent is interstate. The con,
tontion of the companies was that
four-nfths Of the shipments were in
terstate and that the reduction or
dered on the state business was I'm.
warranted and amounted to conhsca
ton. The matter is now in the SUI
preme court on motion of the attorney
general to compel obedience to the
law by the express companies.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-10-11
CUBS TC'|M TIC Rs, J % |
CHICAGO DOWNS DETROIT IN 4
HARD FOUGHT GAME.
PFiE3TER AND MULLlN PlTch
Eossman's Batting 10 Feature Of Sec
ond Contest for Worlds Champ on
shIp-chieaso's Winning Runs Com
In the Fourth Inning.

Chicago, Oct. 10.-The Chicago Ma
tionals defeated the Detroit pennsn
winners Of the American league In the
second of the series for the world,
championship. The score was to |
Slow pitching and several slight &C
cidents caused the contest to drag
out over two hours. the delays trying
the patience of the big crowd which
again filled almost every inch of seat
Ing room. After the first four and q
half innings had dragged through an
hour and thirty.hve nJnures some
sparkling fielding and sharp hitting
and base running fastened the contest
to an end.
Mullin and Pfiester were the pitch.
ers, and Payne went behind the bat
In place OF Schmidt. Schmidt's re.
tirsment was due to his inaccurate
throwing, but In this respect the
change brought no improvement, as
five stolen bases credited to the local
team testify.
Playing conditions were improved.
.hs crowd numbering only 2l,191.
BOSNIAN, whose hitting was the
real feature Of the contest, scored the
nrst run Of the contest in the second
inninS. He hit grounder toward
Tinker which bounded away from the
shortstop and rolled far out to left
neld, the batsman making three bases
% the hit. Coughlin struck out. but
Payne lifted a short fly to left field,
which Tinker might have caught, but
left TO Sheckard. The ball fell safe
and Rossman scored. Payne stole sec.
ond. but O'Leary and Mullh could not
bring him home and let Chicago tie
the score in their half. Mullin was
given quite an ovation on his pitching.
King, Evers and Shuttle singled In
filling the bases with none
out. Then Tinker drew a base on
halls. forcing Killing home. Right there
Mullin suddenly regained control of
mis- arm and no one else reached
home. In the next three innings De.
trolt batsmen reached first base with
none out, but poor base running and
inability OF following batsmen to find
openings in the Chicago defense
stopped them.
chicago missed a similar chance in
the third when double play and
left runners on first and
third. The winning runs came in
he fourth, Tinker's hit bouncing off
Mullins glove. He went to second
IN sacrifice and stole third. OLeary
umbled Slagles grounder, Tinker
scoring. Slagle stole second and came
he rest OF the way on Sheckard's two.
'ase hit past first. After Chance had
popped out sheckard was caught try.
ng to steal third. After that fast
.eldlng prevented either side scoring,
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-10-11
THUGS ENTER HONE
GIRL, ALONE, FA|NIS
BOLD DAYLIGHT ROBBERY AT
FARM OF JOHN kosT.
THE ROBBERS GOT ABOUT 500
REVOLVER WAS POINTED AT MISS
MARY kosT.
SHE TAINTED, THEY GOT CASH

The Countryside Southwest Of Nor
folk Was Aroused Thursday by ar
Unusually Bold Daylight Hold.up In
Prominent Farm Home.
Miss Mary Kost, the sixteen-year-old
daughter OF John Kost living four
miles southwest of Norfolk, looked
into a revolver in the hands of two
house-breakers and tainted. When
she gained consciousness the house
had been ransacked and robbed. The
girl was alone at the time. About 800
In money was missed.
The countryside southwest OF Nor.
folk was aroused Thursday by news
OF bold daylight robbery at the home
OF John Kost near the noon hour.
Suddenly Open Door.
Mary Kost was alone when the door
was suddenly damned open by two
men. One covered her with a revolt
yer. Frightened by the alarming as
pect OF the visitors the girl fell in a
faint. She was afterwards unable to
furnish the slightest description of
the men. SO great was her alarm that
she said she could recall nothing be.
yond the briefest outline of the occur
renee.
The father, John Kost, was absent
with the hired help and other men,
bers of the family in potato field a
half mile from the house. Here the
girl went as soon as she had recov-
cred from the fainting spell and had
found that the house had been ran.
sacked
An examination Of the house dis
closed $21.50 to be missing. A $40
gold certificate was taken from
trunk upstairs while $3.50 had been
found in a bureau downstairs. This
was all that the search disclosed to be
missing. In the country about there
seemed to be no trace Of the men.
A 500 Gold Certificate.
The $40 gold certificate taken may
possibly lead to the discovery of the
robbers The certificate was an old
bill, much worn. There is a tear in
the center of the certificate where it
was folded.
Word of the robbery was sent into
Norfolk. Constable ]. H. Conley left
at once for the Kost farm and made
an examination of the premises. The
robbery, Mr.. Conley thought, might
have been the work of two tramps
passing through the country.
Thursday afternoon Miss Kost was
still very nervous from the shock Of
the morning. AS near as the girl
could tell she lay unconscious for
many minutes.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-10-11
CHURCHMEN WANT HANGING
New Jersey Members Protest Against
Further Reprieve for Schuyler.

New Jersey Members Protest Against
Further Reprieve for Schuyler.
Trenton, N. j.. Oct. 1O.-A delega
ton of church members. headed by
the Rev. G. S. Woodruff of Fleming
ton, has visited Governor Stokes to
protest against further executive in
reference in the hanging OF John E
Schuyler, convicted of murder In
Hunterdon county, where the delega
ton came from. Such action is unpre.
cedonted in the history of the state
Schuyler has been reprieved three
times. A number Of other Hunterdon
people do not want their county
smirched with what may be the last
hanging in the state. Schuyler is one
Of two men likely to be hanged for
murder. All other capital punishment
must be inflicted by electrocuton at
the state prison, this city, according
to the new law.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-10-11
Students Burned seats In Park.

Des Moines. Ia, Oct. 10-Thirty
four girls and boys Of the
sophomore class at Drake uni
versity were arrested for de
stroying public property. They
used the seats in Grand View park
for bonfire material, When they EN-
parked on homebound car the park
officer called for the assistance of the
motovman and conductor and when
the car stopped 1t was at the police
station door. After a reprimand by
the night captain they were given
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-10-11
FORD HELD FOR THIRD TIME
Jury Finds Him Guilty on One Count
Of SecretIna, Intending to EmhezzIe.

Chadron. o.. Oct. 1O.-R. N. Ford
was found guilty on one count in the
Indictment which charged him with
wrecking the bank at Burton, o. The
jurors found the banker guilty on the
fourth count of the indictment, which
charges him with "secreting with in.
tent to embezzle," Ford was
once before convicted but released by
the circuit court The Burton bank
failed four years ago for $3.50, 900.
The Jury was cut nearly twenty.four
hours. This was Ford's third trial.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-10-11
spenoer School Accredited

Spencer, Neb.. oct. 1O.-Special to
The News: State Inspector OF High
Schools A. A. Reed was in Spencer
yesterday inspecting the high school.
He finds It worthy of being placed on
the list OF schools accredited by the
state university. The normal training
department. supported and directed
by the state, has been added. Not
many towns In the state can boast
greater school advantages.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-10-11
DIVORCE SUIT CAUSES MURDER
ohoan Shoots Wife and Takes Acid
Because Case Was Pushed,

Columbus, o., Oct. 1O.-Before the
eyes of his two children, Fred Butt
shot his wife to death at her home.
Then he turned the smoking revolver
against himself and pulled the trigger
and slightly wounded himself. Pull.
ing an ounce bottle OF carbol!c acid
from his pocket he swallowed the con.
tents. In an unconscious condition he
was rushed TO the hospital. His death
Is but the matter of a short time.
The man was hard drinker and beat
his wife and she had separated from
him and applied for divorce.
Wont you live with me any more?"
he asked, when he had forced himself
Into the room. NO" she replied. and
he shot her and swallowed the acid.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-10-11
GIRLS DEATH NOT SUICIDE
Physicians Assert Miss sspp Did Nc.
Cut Her own Throat.

Moran, Kan. Oct 1O.--Miss May
sapp, whose dead body was found In
her fathers yard here on the night OF
Sept n with her throat cut, did not
commit suicide, according to the opin.
ion OF two physicians who testified
before the coroner's jury In Moran.
Samuel F Whitlow, the married man
now being held at lola for investiga.
Ton, has told the jury in that city
that the gill killed herself because he
refused TO elope with her, The doctor
testified that the cuts were too deem
TO Indicate self.destruction, and tn.
two cuts indicated murder.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-10-11
University Recent Reslnns.

Iowa City, Oct, l0,-Attorney w. E.
Lamb of Cedar Rapids. regent Of the
University of Iowa, is about to re.
sign his post and leave Iowa. He has
been offered and has accepted the DO.
sition Of special counsel for the inter.
state commerce commission, and will
remove to Washington to fulfill his
new duties.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-10-11
CHASED BY STEER, HURT
JOHN LINkE, PROMINENT STOCK
MAN. BREAKS ANKLE.
FRACTURE is SERIOUS ONE
Well Known Stockman Living Twenty
Miles South Of Bassett Was Trying
to Clear Fence to Get Out Of the
Path Of Enraqed steer.

Bassett, Neb. Oct. 10.-Special to
The News: John Linke, a prominent
stockman living twenty miles south of
here, sustained a broken ankle last
night trying to clear a fence in fleeing
from an enraged steer.
Bassett physicians were summoned
and they pronounce it a very bad
break.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-10-11
REVEALS OIL POOL SECRETS
KELLOGG THROWS MORE LIGHT
ON TRUST LIQUIDATION.
JuGGLE AFTER THE OHIO SUIT
Trustees Liquidated Only Enough
Certificates to Give Them a Major.
ity Of Stocks OF Twenty Companies
-Tilford on Witness Stand.

-lIIoTd on WItnesb Stdnu.
New York, Oct. 10.-The method
through which the trustees Of the
Standard OIL trust liquidated the com
pany in compliance with che order Of
the Ohio courts was further unfolded
when Wesley II. Tilford, treasurer
OF the Standard OIL company of New
Jersey, was recalled to the witness
stand in the suit against the stand
ard Oil trust. Statements compiled
from stock books Of the various sub
sidiary companies duffng the period
Of the trust liquidation were placed
on the record and from these and
from Mr.. 11lf0rd the government
counsel. Frank B. Kellogg, says that
the governments charge that only a
psuedo liquidation was effected
and that the trust continued its other
operations as an entity and under the
same control as at the time Of its in
ception in 1882. has been proved.
Mr.. Kellogg was able to develop that
the liquidation trustees and their as
sociales liQuidated only enough trust
certificates to give them a majority
OF the stocks of the twenty subsid-
larry companies and that they voted
these stocks as individuals and main
tanned a constant control over the in.
tegrsl companies. The dividends de-
clared on the stocks of these compan-
les were paid to these holders who
had liquidated the trust certificates
and TO the trustees who held the
stocks against the unliqudated certifl.
Gates of the trust. Mr.. Kellogg showed
that the trustees and one or two asso.
c!ates were the only certificate hold,
ers who liquidated their shares in the
cid Standard OIL trust
Oil Trust Lender Of Millions.
Mr.. Tilford denied that the cross
town pipe line under Central park,
whose ownership has caused consid-
cradle perplexity to the federal coun.
sci when it did not appear on the
books of the Standard Oil company
OF New York after 1906, was still
owned by the New York company
Mr.. Kellogg again tried to find out the
reasons for the large tolls, amount.
ing to several millions, for the use
Of the pipe line. Efforts to ascertain
the nature of these tolls by tie fed.
eral counsel at previous hearing
developed nothing of moment. That
the Standard Oil company of New
York was lender Of millions of its
surplus funds was testified by Mr.. Til.
ford. From statement of the com
pany 1t was developed that over $685.
100000 was loaned last year to Inter.
csts other than the Standard" What
these interests were. or the nature Of
the loans, Mr.. Tilford was unable to
say. Mr.. Kellogg said he would call
William G. Rockefeller, the treasurer
Of the company, to throw light on
.hese loans.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-10-11
FIREMAN KILLED IN HIS CAB
Head Out of Window Is Struck and
His Neck Broken by Freight Cars.

Omaha, Oct. 1O-Leaning far out of
the window Of the cab on his engine
to see the signals ahead, Fireman
Charles Schick of Shenandoah, Ia,
was instantly killed as the Burling.
ton freight from the south approached
Gibson.
Engineer Hawker saw his fireman
fall from his seat to the floor He sup.
posed the man had tainted, but found
his neck broken and life gone.
II is supposed string of cars on a
side track had been left too close to
the main line and Schick struck one
when he leaned from the window.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-10-11
new SPENCER HOTEL
$1,000 Structure is Being Built in Tha,
Thriving City.

Spencer, Neb., Oct. 1O-Special to
The News: A new $1,000 hotel is be.
ing built and equipped with all mod
ern conveniences by John F. Klug who
thinks steam heat, water and sewer
connections and gas light none too
good for the town. Spencer is all the
time making some valuable improve
ments, growth being the watchword.
Fred Sedlacek is erecting a pop fac
tory from cement blocks.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-10-11
Bassett Revival,

Bassett, Neb, Oct. 1O.-Special to
The News: A series of meetings is
being held in the NJ. e. church by Rev.
Clark of Lincoln. He is a very inter
esting and instructive speaker and
considerable interest is manifested.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-10-11
President Locates Game.

Stamboul. La, Oct. 1O.-Not since
early this morning have any tidngs
been received from the presidents
party and that was confined to a mere
statement that the president and
party had located game nearby.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-10-11
REV. GALLAGHER FATALLY HURT
Thrown From Buggy In Runaway
While on Way to His Wedding.

Marshalltown, Ia, Oct. 10.-Driving
from this city to the home Of his
bride-elect, Miss Ida Reese. to whom
he was to have been married last
night, Rev. Leroy L, Gallagher was
thrown from his buggy In u runaway
and received injuries which may
prove fatal.
HIS brother, Rev. E. ID. Gallagher,
OF Wahpeton. n. d., escaped unin.
Jured. The injured man, who was
brought to a hotel here. has not re.
gained consciousness. Miss Reese was
summoned and is at his side.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-10-11
Body Believed to Be Jack slmpkln,

Spokane, Oct. l0.-A body said to
DO that OF Jack Simpkins, the missing
member of the Western Federation of
Miners, has been found near Pierce
City, Shoshone county, Idaho, badly
escomposed, the only means OF iden.
tlnestion beng a gun bearing a silver
mama plate and Simpkins' name.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-10-11
Dlscontlnu. Raids on Jews.

Odessa, Get, 1.-THE Unionists vol,
unfairly dis -ontinued their raids upon
the Jewish people which have been
going on for the past few days. In
the course of these disorders nearl,
nifty persons were wounded and many
seriously. Six persons were hanged
here by court martial.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-10-11
LusitsnIa is Trying Aqaln.

New York, oct lJ.-Wireless re.
port places the Lusitan Is position
800 miles east Of Sandy Hook bar.
Should this speed be maintained she
would be OFF the bar at | O'Clock TO,
night, This would make her time
four days, sixteen hours and thirty
minutes. At all events she can hardly
fail to beat all transatlantic records.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-10-11
Held for counterfeitin,

ST. Louis, Oct. Johannes Kelly.
poetedventurer, who was arrested
here two months ago by Eva Hern.
don, feminine detective who had fol,
lowed him from Chicago, was indicted
by the federal grand jury on a charge
oil having In his room molds for coun.
terfsiting and also for having a coun.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-10-11
COMMERCIAL WIRELESS SOON
Marconi Has Perfected Arrange ments
for Service with Old Country.

for Service with Old Country.
North Sydney, N. s., Oct. TO-
With the arrangements for wireless
service between Europe and America
80 far progressed that the transatlan.
tic service may be taken for an as.
sured fact, William Marconi. the Ital.
Ian inventor, will within a fortnight,
leave for the station at Clifden, Ire
land, the European terminal, where
he intends to conduct further expert
ments looking to the transmission of
aerial messages direct from Europe to
the Pacific coast. A station will be
erected at Vancouver, B. c., as e. part
OF this plan, which is intended as one
OF the preliminary stages of wireless
communication around the world.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-10-11
New Method Of HandIIno cot,or

Atlanta. Ga, Oct, lO.-When the
plan adopted by the international con.
ference OF cotton growers and spin.
ners goes into effect the cotton indus.
try Of the world from the time of the
planting OF the seed to the time of