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The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-10-02
West Point News.

West Point, Neb, Sept. 29.-Special
to The News: Otto Feyerherm and
Miss Elise Melcher were united in
matrimony at the German Lutheran
church by Rev. A. R. E. Oelschlaeger,
pastor. The groom is young bust
ness man of West Point and the bride
the daughter of Martin MelCher, a
farmer living west of the city The
couple will go to housekeeping imme-
diately on North Main street.
The Democratic county central com.
mittee have selected w. A. Smith of
Beemer, chairman; J. j. Byrne, vice
chairman; ]. A. Stahl, secretary, and
Robert Kelly, treasurer.
The West Point Bryan club, lately
organized, have commenced active op
erations. An executive committee has
been appointed as follows: Felix Civ
ems, DR.. H. l., Wells, p. F. O'Sulivan
J. c. Pinker and J. f. Kaup.
The Republican county central com
mittee will be officered by f. d. Schar
rar, chairman; A. w. Weller, secre
tary; Ed Albright, treasurer.
Elaborate arrangements have beer
made by the Republican county cen
trail committee for the reception o
Hon. William H. Taft on Wednesday
Large shipments of potatoes are be
ing made from Cunning county to east
ern and southern points. The cult
walton of potatoes is receiving mucl
more attention from the farmers o
this locality than formerly, many farm
ers planting from ten to twenty acre
with profitable results,
Fall blowing is now being energet
ically pushed, the late rains HAVING
placed the ground in splendid condi
ton. Fall blowing is becoming mucl
more a common practice in this count
than in former years, farmers reali7
ing the great benefit accruing from 1t
adoption.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-10-02

shCuters are doing much the same as
the ordinary business man would be
compelled to do were he compelled TO
hire a train to make a trip.
Regular trains could not be used
for political speaking because they
would either go too slow or too fast
for the campaigners, and the stops
would be too long or too short, with
the long ones probably at the wrong
place and the short ones where time
is wanted. Where a special is hired
its movement is dictated in advance by
the political managers"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-10-02

And sometimes things happeA. Now
and then the web OF paper breaks all
of a sudden and then the ribbon OF
paper has to be rethreaded through
the machine. The air gets blue.
Built New Pressroom
In order to make room for the new
press, The News building has been
made half again as big as it was.
A three-story addition has been
added, and in the basement, over
specially made. concrete pit and on a
concrete foundation, stands this new
press
The new machine weighs good
many thousand pounds. 1t occupied
an entire car-all in pieces. An ex-
pert from Chicago came out to set 1t
up and get it going.
The big machine runs smoothly. You
can stand lead pencil on end on any
of the level castings and going at
speed of $500 an hour, the press won't
jar enough to topple that pencil over
Two hydraulic elevators have been
installed to handle the big. heavy rolls
of paper One is just outside the build
ing and goes up as high as the dray
The other is inside the building and
goes up the full three stories to the
top floor. On this elevator the news
paper forms are now carried up and
down-they used to be dropped and
lifted one at a time in a hand elevator.
Visitors Welcome.
Perhaps you'd like to see this big
fast press grind out papers almost as
come to come and watch it go.
The press can be seen any week day
at 1850 o'clock noon or at o'clock in
the afternoon.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-10-02
TAFT HAS RIGHT OF WAY.
Handling of Presidential Special a Big
Railroad Job

Lincoln Journal: Handling a spe-
cial train, like that of the Taft party
which will invade Nebraska this week,
requires much preparation in advance
and some careful figuring while the
train is under your care" said rail
road man yesterday.
The making of the itinerary was
the first big job, and this was figured
out by some passenger department
men and later presented to the oper-
ating departments for approval. After
being approved, with the time shown
for every stop, by every railroad, the
political managers made a schedule in
Guiding a trip of the train over all
the roads, but the roads themselves,
for operating purposes, made SEIZED
ule only of the receipt of the train on
their line, and while it is on their line,
and the time it is turned over to the
connecting line. In the trip from Chi
sOta the Dakotas, Nebraska, Missouri
and back to Chicago the train will use
the Northwestern, the Burlington at
different intervals, the Missouri Pa
cifc and the Wabash. Every road lines
up independently for its part of the
duty, and when one road turns the
train over to another the connecting
road will be found ready for it, with
engines and crew in waiting with dis
patchers lined up to get the specia
over the road, and with railroad su
perintendents on hand to pilot anC
guide it over the division, assisting the
train crew.
I'm the old days of political work
trains were not hired as they are now
Some special interest got next to thu
management of the company and Sc
cured a train for the political part!
without cost. Nowadays 1t is the fash
ion to pay, and guess all the politica
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-10-02

full accord with their sentiment, Judge
Boyd declares that, If reelected, he
will not vote for Cannon for speaker
of the next house of representatives.
Following Is Judge Boyds letter:
Editor News, Norfolk Nebraska; My
Dear Sir-In answer to a question that
that has been asked me this week,
'If you are reelected, will you vote
for Joseph G. Cannon for speaker of
the next house of representatives"
| was convinced during the last SEES
sion of congress that he ought not to
be reelected speaker. From careful
observation of the sentiment Of the
Republicans of this congressional dis
trict, | believe, majority of them are
opposed to his reelection. Personally
am in full accord with their senti
ment and If reelected will not vote fol
him for speaker of the next house OF
representatives.
Very respectfully yours,
J. +. Boyd.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-10-02

bigger and faster new press was
added a few years ago which would
print four pages at a time, it became
desirable now and then to print six
pages. But the folder baked at that.
Bought Folder for Six Pages.
At last--last November-a new
folder and an expensive one-was
six pages. Two people had to feed
the thing.
But it wouldn't do it. Not satisfac.
torily. And you never say many six.
page editions of The News until
within the last month
That was another sign that the big
new press had arrived.
And now the fast new perfecting
press is here-perfecting, because it
prints and folds the paper all at once
1t does everything but address the
papers and read them. And it does
things fast-while you wait.
1t takes a ten-horse-power motor tC
run this big steel monster. And il
travels right along.
The old folder is still in the shop
ready for use in emergency on a mo
ment's notice. So is the old press. II
is used now on big poster work and
that sort of job printing
Paper Feeds Off a Roll.
The old press had to be fed by hand
A man stood up on a little platform
and fed each individual paper into its
| teeth. But the new machine feeds
| itself. It's fed from a great roll OF
| spool of paper automatically.
All that a man has to do with it now
is to stand at the lever ready to shu
the machine off on an instant's notice
| in case anything happens.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-10-02
TUESDAY TOPICS.

Miss Flora Donaldson spent Sunday
in Madison.
Roy Taylor has been in Lynch on
a visit with his mother.
Among the days out of town visi-
tors: c. H. Gardner, Dallas; Edward
Burns, Platte Center; r. b. Herman,
Tekamah; James Nichols and H. c.
Hobbs, Madison, w. S. Slaughter,
Herrick; James CARVE, Niobrara; c.
p. Scofield, Columbus; Bert Daup-
hiney, Pierce; j. j. Kennedy, Creigh-
ton; Stephen Blacksmith and w. r.
Locke, Stanton; r. T. Arnold, Wake
field; w. l.. Butler, Ewing.
Tonight so the weather man says,
will be warmer than last night cheer
full news to people who have been
made cold-tender by a summer like
September. Monday night the Their
mometer was as low as q degrees
above zero by far the coolest night
of the fall.
The football season in Norfolk Will
be opened next Saturday afternoon
when the game which was to have
been played last Saturday between
the Norfolk and Madison high school
elevens will be played off. In this
connection the high school manage
ment announces that all persons hold
ing tickets for the game originally
scheduled for last Saturday may use
the tickets at this weeks Madison
Norfolk game.
John Arcoren of Trip county
passed through Norfolk today on his
way to Omaha, where he will pur'
chase an auto for use during the Rose
bud rush. 1t will be a touring car
holding four with the driver II
the roads permit Mr.. Arcoren will
drive the car overland from Omaha
to the Rosebud. He expects to make
enough out of the landyiewers durin2
the rush and after the drawing tC
pay for the car,
A North Dakota resident, George r
Peterson, stopped over in Norfolk las
week on his way to the Rosebud
where he will register. While at thu
Northwestern depot he CHANGED to SET
the automobile sign on the Bullocl
factory opposite the depot. So h
strolled over to the factory and afte
looking around and inquiring abou
the prices he purchased a touring car
Mr.. Peterson drove the car to IN
reservation and will use it during tn
rush to show landseekers over tn
Rosebud. Incidents like this illus
trate the possibility that next months
"Trip rush opens for Norfolk bushes
men.
The city is dragging the bushes
streets, which is customary ate
rains. The drag used for this pul
pose is similar to that now being use
on country roads in Illinois and othe
eastern states, except that 1t is not
wide. The dirt roads in some section
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-10-02
JUDGE NORRIS
AT NEIGH.
Taft Club Organized With ESQ
Members.
BURKETT THERE OCTOBER 6.
Judge Norris from the Philippine
Bench Gave Neigh Voters First
Hand information About Taft's
Work in the Philippines.

Neigh, Neb., Sept. 29.-Special to
The News: The advertised meeting
of Hon. w. F.. Norris was held in the
Auditorium last evening to a large
and appreciative audience.
Before the speaker of the evening
was introduced a Taft club was or
ganized with a membership of 26O
The officers elected were: DR.. ]. w
Tegarden, chairman; Lyle Jackson,
secretary and treasurer During the
regular order of business it was
moved and carried that no tax be i'm
posed on any member of the club, am
that all contributions be of a free Wi
Offering.
Judge Norris was introduced by
Chairman c. l.. Wattles
The speaker stated in his openir
that he had a deep interest in Al
telope county, for at one time he wa
i'm politics in this section of Nebraska
and his Democratic opponent from all
indications had the long end of the
votes for a couple of days after cleo
ton, until Antelope county was hearC
from, which gave him majority Of
100,
Mr.. Norris heartily endorsed the
work of Congressman Boyd anC
vouched that the voters in this dis
trict would see that his return t.
Washington after November 8 would
be unquestioned.
His address was very able and In
structive, keeping the attention Of hi
hearers from start to finish, The mail
story Of the Judge was on the Philip
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-10-02
Chatfin ia Sioux Falls.

Sioux Falls, S. D., Sept. 2S.-Special
to The News: Local temperance peo'
pie are taking great interest in a TEN,
perance rally, which is to be held in
the city auditorium in Sioux Falls on
Tuesday evening of this week. The
principal speakers will be Hon. Eu
gene W. Chaffin, nominee of the prohi
bition party for president of the
United States, and George f. KnappeI
of Bookings, prohibition nominee fol
governor of South Dakota.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-10-02

fine one for it's day-some fourteen
years ago when The News built its
own building.
But the carriers still folded by hand
off that press,
Only two pages at a time were
printed on that machine-and the
speed didn't make so much difference,
one way or another, as the whole edi-
ton could be counted considerably
under 1000
Then Folding Machine Came.
Some years afterward the first fold
ing machine was installed in The
News plant, and the papers were fed
into it and folded up on tapes that
spun around on wheels.
That folder would fold four or eight
pages, but it wouldn't fold six.
There Was Much Folder Grief.
And the folder grief that has been
known in this Office has been "some."
If there was anything on the face of
the earth that does give distress, it
was one of those old-fashioned ma
chimes.
The hours that have been spent by
W. n. Huse down under folding ma
chimes in this plant-he came to the
rescue always when everybody else
surrendered-woul unquestionably to-
tai a solid year if counted up on an
adding machine. But it's sad even to
think of those folder days.
Almost tragic, you might say.
Folders Changed Rapidly.
Folders changed rapidly. One was
thrown out of the window and a new
one added about as fast as the changes
could be made.
None could be bought, apparently
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-10-02

tan church began in earnest yesterday
with large appreciative audiences.
State Evangelist Samuel Gregg has
charge of the meetings and members
of the church say that being a man of
experience and ability he is capable of
doing much good in the town.
The subject Sunday night was,
"The Battle over the Empty Tomb"
Services will continue during the
week with topics of interest for every
night.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-10-02
the homes.
Different Now.

the homes.
Different Now.
Now it's different. The noon edition
can be sent down to the pressroom as
late as 12:15 o'clock and still make
every train comfortably. And that
means that within half an hour a big
pile of papers are ground out More
papers, in fact, than many printing
presses will turn out all day long.
The growth of Norfolk and this new
northwest has been the cause for this
rapid increase in circulation of The
News. The circulation today is almost
5,000-the biggest circulation in the
world for a city this size. The paper
is printed in three editions-noon,
evening and morning.
Evolution in This Pressroom.
There's been mighty evolution in
the pressroom of The News within the
past twenty years.
From od-time slow presses that
printed two pages at time and at the
rate of 700 or SO an hour, without any
folding attachment, there has been a
gradual development up to the pres
ent point when $500 papers-four, six
or eight pages in size-are ground out
of a machine, printed all at once and
folded up as fast as they spin out.
For years and years every paper that
came off the press in The News press
room had to be folded by hand. The
carrier boys did the folding, and the
old press used to run so slowly that q
boy could fold each paper as it came
off the press before the next sheet
dropped to the table in front of him
That old first press was thrown ou
and new cylinder press installed
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-10-02
BOYD AGAINST
JOE CANNON.
Third District Congress De-
ClareS Himself.
WILL VOTE AGAINST SPEAKER.

Congressman j. F. Boyd Of the Third
District Of Nebraska Determined at
the Last Session That Cannon ought
Not to be Reelected
Congressman Boyd of the Third Ne.
braska district will not vote for Can.
non for speaker Of the next house of
representatives. In a letter received
from Judge Boyd today by The News
of Norfolk, the Third district congress
man declares that he was convinced
during the last session of congress
that Cannon ought not to be reelected
speaker. Judge Boyd has noted from
careful observation of the sentiment
of Republicans of this district that q
majority Of them are opposed to Can
mons reelection. Being personally In
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-10-02
|. A. ROTHE
WILL LEAVE CITY.
Goes To Spokane To Engage
In Business.
LEAVES HERE OCTOBER IS.
L. A. Rothe, Vice President of the citi-
zens National Bank and Vice Presi-
dent of the Commercial Club, is
Going West.

L. A. Rothe, vice president and act
bank of Norfolk for the past fifteen
months, and vice president of the Nor
folk Commercial club, has resigned his
position here and leaves October Is
for Spokane, to become vice president
of the Hawkeye Fuel company of that
city.
j. F. Toy of Sioux City, president of
the Citizens National bank, will retain
his stock in the institution, there be-
ing no change other than Mr. Rothe's
resignation. His successor has not
| been chosen.
Norfolk Will Miss Rothe.
Norfolk will miss l.. A. Rothe seri
ously. News of his departure from the
city will be received with universal
regret Although he has lived here but
comparatively short time, he has
come to be one of the Invest of Give
progress and advancement, and his en-
terprise and energy have come tc
mean much for Norfolk,
Mr., Rothe will engage in business il
a company incorporated at $4,000.
former Iowa acquaintance is in the
company, The company also has {
concrete and crusher proposition II
connection with the city of Spokane
The concern owns a great deal of tim
Der land from which it gets wood TO
the Spokane market.
Mr.. Rothe will ship his household
goods October l.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-10-02
No Court Durinu Rush.

In compliance with the request of
the Gregory county bar, Judge Smith
has announced that the September
term OF the circuit court in that coun.
ty will not be held on account of the
Trip rush.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-10-02

pine question and the work accom-
plished by w. II. Taft while in the
islands.
At the close of the meeting C. l..
Wattles, chairman of the central COM
mittee, announced that Senator Bur-
kett would address the people of this
place on October 6.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-10-02
Railroad Notes.

The Bonesteel train carried seventy
passengers to the Omaha carnival yes
terday. This did not include the
Omaha tickets sold at Norfolk or the
Junction, sixteen at the latter
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-10-02
M. {. CONF ERENCE
APPOINT MENTS.
Assignment Made At Stanton
Monday Noon,
TiNDALL AND RAY STAY HERE.

Salary.
Stanton, Neb.. Sept. 2S.-Special to
The News: At noon today appoint
ments were announced for the ensu-
ing year in the North Nebraska con
ference of the Methodist Episcopal
church. DR.. Tindall and DR.. Ray re-
main in Norfolk. Rev. J. f. Poucher,
formerly of Norfolk and later of
Omaha, is promoted to the Stanton
church at increased salary.
The Norfolk District.
Following are the appointments in
the Norfolk district:
d. X. Tindall, district superintend.
ent, Norfolk.
Allen-F NJ. Druliner.
Bancroft-William Gormall (supply)
Beemer and Wisner-L. V. Slocumb.
Belden and Shoes-J. w. Galloway
(supply.)
Bloomfield-H II. St. Louis.
Carrol-E. E. Carter.
General City. j. Kenper (supply)
Coleridge-E. T. Antrim
Creston and Humphrey - c. H..
| Moore.
Dakota City-G E. Won Hagen.
Decatur. H. Smith.
Dixon-E. NJ. Pendell (supply)
Harrington and Crofton-C. e. Car
roll.
Homer circuit. L. Phillips.
Laurel-Henry Trezona.
Lyons. Nj. Lerdy.
| Madison-B. w McGregor.
Newcastle circuits. S. braid (sup-
ply)
| Norfolk-Dr. C. w. Ray.
Norfolk circuit. @. Helm (sup-
ply
Fender and Thurston-W. G. Fowler
Pilger-W A. Rominger.
Ponca and Waterbury-H. G. Lang
ley.
Randolph. p. Yost.
South Sioux City. b. Roe.
Stanton. F. Poucher.
Wakefield-W. r. Warren.
Wausa-A. E. Fowler
Wayne-C. F. Sharpe.
Winside-A w. Ahrempts.
Wynott and Spring Valley-Amos
Fetzer.
ID. A. Dean and b. J. Lawson left
without appointments to attend school
Neigh District.
! E. T. George, district superintend
ent.
: Albion. E. Houlgate.
Battle Creek-R. j. Callow.
; Boone-B. H. Murten.
: Brunswick-to be supplied.
Chambers-H. Hindmarch.
Clearwater-E. b. Koontz.
Creighton-Earl Bowen.
Elgin-S. A. High.
Ewing-O. Eggleston.
Emerick-to be supplied.
Inman-J. S. Coleman.
. Loretto-to be supplied.
Lynch-F. A. C. Crown.
n Meadow Grove-G. F. Meade.
u Newman Grove-T. E. Smith
S Niobrara-to be supplied.
: Neligh-A. z. Hawkes..
l. Oakdale-R. f. Shacklock.
O'Neill-T. S. Watson.
e Osmond-W. C. Kelly.
l. Paddock-to be supplied.
Page-H. w. Rummell.
y Pierce-E. ]. T. Connolly.
S Plainview-G. l.. Goodell.
+ Plainview circuit-M. NJ. Some
e. vile.
If Royal-W. E. Green.
II Spencer-A. l.. Kellogg.
IL Tilden-J. II. Hard.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-10-02

Revival Meetings.
The revival meetings at the Chris
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-09-18
DALLAS PREPARING
FOR BIG LAND RUSH

Dallas, S. D., Sept. 12.-The advance
IN rents here and also in real estate in
the past ten days has been most phe-
nomenal. Business lots which could
have been purchased here 10 days ago
for $500 are today selling for 81 200 and
$1,000. Business properties in a desir-
able location are renting for 500 per
month and finding numerous applicants.
Residence properties are bringing all
most any rental that is asked. The
boom is on and will continue on a
high plane for many months. Dallas
being the terminus of the road and on
the reservation border and the head
quarters of the land officials in charge
of the registration and drawing it will
be the center of interest and all eyes
will be cast Dallasward
Major Kelly, of the Rosebud agency
was in Dallas Monday on official busi-
ness, inspecting the route of the pro-
posed telephone company which will
build at once from Dallas to the Rose
bud agency and which it is anticipat ted
viii! be completed and in operation be-
place here next month. The building
of this line will be along route which
will go to the two townsites now es-
tablished on the reservation and the
five government townsites which have
been set aside by the officials for town.
site purposes. 1t will be an undertake
ing covering $50 miles of line and will
prove a great convenience to the public
in many ways and will be money
maker for it's owners.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-09-18
HUBBY WON'T DYE
HAIR; SEEKS DIVORCE

Paris. Sept. 15.-It would be difficult
to conceive q more narrowing tale OF
mans callous Indifference for womans
finer susceptibilites than the one dis
closed in an application for divorce
just filed before the Paris courts.
The wife who makes the petition has
such delicate and artistic nature thar
she suffers tortures from the hideous
discord existing between the color of
her drawing room upholstery and the
color of her husbands hair. Incred-
ible though it may seem, the husband
actually refused to dye his hair to
some less discordant hue.
When they We're married the hus-
bands hair was a delicate pale golden
color, which went admirably with the
drawing room furniture and hangings,
then Of cool gray tint. Some time
ago the wife refurnished her salon in
q pale, sad green, and every time her
husband enters it his straw colored
locks set his wife's nerves on edge.
Appeals. tears and fainting fits all
failed to induce the brute of a husband
to dye his yellow hair, not necessarily
sage green, but some tint harmonic
ing with the furniture, so, in despair.
the wife finally petitioned the divorce
court to free her from a partner
whose artistic abstruseness was max
ing her life one long nightmare