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The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-04-24
DEATH OF CHARLES A. MADSEN
Popular Young Man Succumbs to
Tuberculosis at Mothers Home.

Charles Madsen, a young man
raised in Norfolk and beloved by ev.
eryone who knew him, died few min
utes before IL o'clock Monday night
at the home of his mother, Mrs. Anna
Madsen, 410 Madison avenue. Brought
home that his last days might be
spent at his mothers home, among
the town where nearly all of his life
was spent, he reached here but five
days before the summons of death
came.
Charles Madsen died of tuberculo-
sis, growing out Of an attack Of pneu.
winter the firm for which he travelled,
Parke, Davis & Company, sent him
south on a special assignment TO give
him chance to regain his health.
He worked until eight weeks ago
when he went up to a ranch high in
the mountains of New Mexico. He
became rapidly worse. Friends finally
wrote to Norfolk advising his rela-
tives OF his exact condition. A sister
Mrs. ]. G. Troutman, TOOK the first
train south. She moved her brother
to another part of New Mexico at
finally when everything seemed of no
benefit came with him to Norfolk.
Charles Albert Madsen was born in
Norfolk on December IS, 1879. In
1898 he graduated from the Norfolk
high school. One of his classmates
was Carroll Powers, whose tragic
drowning occurred in the Northfork
two years ago. Among his other
classmates were A. Kimball Barnes,
Corl jenkins Of Madison, DR.. w. H.
Pilger of this city and Herbert Dan
lei, now city attorney of Omaha.
When nineteen Mr. Madsen became
a registered pharmacist under the Ne
braska law. He was the youngest
pharmacist in the state at that time.
In Norfolk he worked in the drug
store first conducted by c. NJ. For
ney and later by George B. Christoph.
road for Parke, Davis G. company.
He won advancement as commercial
traveller. The company made him
field director for Illinois and placed
five statesmen under him. His head
quarters were in Peoria, III.
Charles Madsen was in the Iriquois
theater on the afternoon of the terri
BILE theater fire. He was on the first
floor of the theater and was swept
out with the rush of humanity. In
the jam at the theater door he was
rendered unconscious and did not
come to for some little time. He was
carried to a nearby restaurant
Mr.. Madsen is survived by his
mother and by the following brothers
and sisters: Mrs. Hanna Troutman,
Mrs. Rose Collins, st. Louis;
Fred Madsen, Norfolk; Chris Madsen,
Chicago; Edward Madsen, Missouri
Valley; George Madsen, Norfolk; AL
Norfolk; Miss Opal Madsen,
Charles Madsen was a Mason, a
of the local lodge of Elks,
the Knights of Pythias and the ILL
nois travelling mems association. He
belonged to the Episcopal church.
During his. school days, as a boy, |
Charles Madsen was one of the car
'ier boys for The News, carrying first |
n The Heights and later north of |
Norfolk avenue, west of Seventh |
street. And he was one of the most |
efficient, most reliable carriers The
News ever had.
The funeral will be held under Ma
sonic auspices at 2 O'Clock Thursday
afternoon, from Trinity Episcopal |
church. 90
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-04-24

The United Mine Workers of Amer
lea at Indianapolis last week decided
to put off a strike for another year.
Under present conditions that seems
like a very sensible decision.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-04-24
A Chinese dignitary remarked In col

A Chinese dignitary remarked In con-
nection with American intervention In
the far east that THE United States
Is the only nation on earth that has n
conscience" Yes, and even the Amer
lean conscience has not reached the
highest ste of development as yet
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-04-24

Alfred Austin objects to the erection
of memorial to Shakespeare in Lon
don. Evidently he thinks that honor
should be reserved for poet laureates
to the kind.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-04-24

than useless for they are the breeding
place OF malaria and mosquitoes.
Think OF the families that area would
support in health and comfort II 1t
were properly drained!
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-04-24

mot get ready, but be ready" is
the maxim of a prominent statesman,
who attributes much of his success in
life to his effort to be ready for every
opportunity which came his way.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-04-24

In the cotton belt weather condi
tons have been quite favorable so
far and the disposition has been to
plant good acreage. Rice and sugar
cane crops are also started in good
season and abundant rains have Civ.
en- them fine start. The beginning
OF the agricultural season is a time
of great anxiety to all business inter.
ests and indeed. that anxiety contin.
ues until the produce of the soil IL
safely harvested, for after all it is the
products of the soil which form the
foundation of our prosperity.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-04-24

T. p. Shonts says in a newspaper
interview that all his titled son.in
law asks is an opportunity The duke
is very modest. Most of the high born
foreigners who wed the daughters OF
American multi,millionaires want a
great deal more than that.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-04-24

One of the ads. in The News has
been announcing the death of an Eas-
ter egg for week back. Cor can an
events, it's apparent that eggs, like
humans, are long time dead, once
they get started.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-04-24

Thirty-seven men, who are not West
Point graduates, were recently ap
pointed lieutenants, in the army. Old
er officials regard this as a serious
blow to the social standing of army
officers, but if they make good in time
of need, that is all the people ask.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-04-24

Panama reports that there has not
been a single case of bubonic plague
or yellow fever on the isthmus during
the year and only one death from
small pox The death rate has de-
creased thirty.one per cent since 1908.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-04-24

The Buffalo Courier suggests that
there is growing need OF an inter.
national society for the suppression of
rumors OF wars"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-04-24

Iowa is facing a coal famine. On
April 1 every mine in Iowa will be
closed down. The condition promises
to be serious for factories and large
consumers of coal.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-04-24

II was kind Of mean Of those col.
lege boys at Ann Arbor to make their
outbreak when so large portion Of
the regular army Is in the Philippines.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-04-24

Old age pensions are a good thing
Tor the aged, but. 1t would be far
better scheme to encourage people to
stay young.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-04-24

When you want to find real heroines
seek out the, mothers Of the poor chill
dren of the land who are anxious to
give them every advantage.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-04-24

Guy Fake Is going to run for con.
gress in New Jersey. Yet he is said
to be neither guy nor fake. Some
mems names belle them.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-04-24

plain nurses" are being advertis.
ed for by the government for service
In Panama The good looking ones
are being gobbled up for wives.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-04-24

Thomas Nelson Page and his wife
have given $4,000 to the University OF
Virginia, The pen with Thomas Mel.
son behind it is evidently a success
at declaring dividends
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-04-24

Now II is advocated by some lead
ers Of fortune that the clothes should
match the hair This Is joke on
the bald-headed men.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-04-24

It's all right to turn the light on
public affairs and corporate interests,
but turn 1t on good and bad alike. OF
late it has shone on the evil much more
than on the good.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-04-24

Who could blame the hens If they
should go on a strike, after the manner
of man in painting up and discoloring
all their nature-white eggs?
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-04-24

1t doesn't take much of an excuse
to give holiday to Wall street and
the board Of trade. They're worse
than the bankers.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-04-24

Doc Mackay will probably be be-
lever in the value of "pre-shrunk"
clothes, after that experience.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-04-24

The chickens would have a perfect
right to run down all the rabbits at
this time of year and scratch their pink
eyes out. 1t isn't fair to give credit
to the rabbits for what the chickens
do.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-04-24

A man could beat the women's rec.
ord in the number of surgical op-
erations, If having his '1eg pulled
counted. -. ~. =.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-04-24

Don't pat young man on the back
too much; admiration does more than
criticism to kill ambition and ability.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-04-24
AROUND TOWN.

Don't lose track of that old saying
about rain on Easter Sunday and the
seven Sundays afterward!
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-04-24
ATcHisoN GLOBE SIGHTS.

The man who is always contemplat,
ing never gets any work done.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-04-24

The principal addresses at bank
ers' convention, as well as most of the
other discussions, are always Of in
terest.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-04-24

A London medical authority de-
clares that early rising is Injurious.
Some men are born popular.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-04-24

Last Sunday saw the formal end Of
Lent. A good banks currency, how
ever, observes a season Of lent all the
year round.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-04-24

Considering the cleverness and the
attractiveness Of the young fellows at
Dallas. it seems surprising that they
should find 1t necessary to look to
Wisconsin and to spinsters' society,
to find prospective wives. Nobody
would ever think Frank Jackson would
have to go that far away from home
to find girl who would have him.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-04-24

Louisiana has seven million acres
~ e~ar,n land hitch 49, non, xvorsa
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-04-24

There were a number Of CONNER
cial travellers coming into Norfolk
Thursday evening" said a man who
rode in on the same train, and they
were downhearted and blue. 1t hadn't
rained and it wouldn't rain. and a
drouth was coming and they couldn't
sell goods. They got into hotel bus
and started up town. OF a sudden
there came the gentle patter Of rain
drops on the roof of the hack. Then
the rain grew heavier. Within five
minutes these drummers were differ
ent men. Their faces lost the worried
look and their eyes took on a new
look. Good cheer drove away their
blues. You can't tell me that it
wasn't million dollar rain-and then
some"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-04-24

1t is said that Emil Pribenow, who
was dumped out of boat into sixty
feet of water below the dam, and
who can't swim, managed to save his
pipe as well as his life. He went
under the water two distinctive times
but he remembered through 1t all that
the pipe had cost So and he deter
mined to keep it. His hands were
busy clinging to the boat, once he got
hold the canoe, so he clinched the
pipestem firmly in his teeth and
brought it safely, though damply,
ashore.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-11-11
HAVE TRUNK MYSTERY
Owner Has Been Missing for
Long Time-Belongings
Are in Gary.

Gary has a trunk mystery and a call
will probably be made upon the local
sleuths TO take a hand in fathomng it.
Last February a man who was en-
ployed by the Green Construction com
pany appeared at the Green camp fol-
board and lodging. He was told that
he could secure lodging and the next
day the man arrived with a fine can
vass leather strapped trunk. He
boarded at the camp several weeks anc
then disappeared, leaving the trunk be-
hind Nothing has been seen or heard
of him since, although an effort has
been made to locate him.
In April the Green camp was sold tc
Mrs. A. A. Dolan, who has been in pos
session of the trunk ever since. The
contents of the trunk are unknown t.
her as Ii was thought that the man
would return at any time and claim his
property. The weight of the trunk in
dictates that it is we'll filled. Mrs Dolan
has notified Chief Martin of the trunk
and was told that she might keep the
trunk until the owner came to claim it
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-11-11
ARRESTED FOR
HORSE STEALING
Young Man Trapped by
Police While Driving
Into Gary Livery.

Chester Noorifh. 81 years old, was
arrested in Gary early this morning on
suspicion of having stolen a horse and
buggy.
Noorifh appeared at Tom Gormely's
livery barn this morning, driving a fine
black horse. hitched to a stanhope bug
gy. which he at first offered to sell for
$3.50 and finally for $40.
Suspicious of such a bargain, Gorme-
ly summoned the police and Chief Mar
tin and Officer Newman arrived on the
scene and placed the man under arrest.
With Noorifh were two other men,
Jesse Morris and his brother, John
Morris, who told the police that they
met Noorifh in South Chicago where
he offered to give them a ride, since
they were walking from Chicago to
Michigan City in quest Of work
The trio rode all night, having lost
this morning.
Chief Martin conferred with Captain
p. d. O'Brien of the Chicago police force
and learned that such an outfit as he
had in Gary. missing from the
Skeeles livery at 5723 State street, ir
Chicago; that the horse and buggy hac
been rented to man by the name OF
s. B. Dolly and that he had left i
standing in front of a place on STATE
street
Noorifh protests his innocence say
ing that he is the ~rightful owner of tn,
| horse.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-11-11
ROBBED Of TEAM
Of HORSES YESTERDAY
Whiting Lady Sees Horses
Taken But Didn't Know
They Were Stolen.
Especial to THE TrMEs).

whiting. Ind, Nov. 11.-Mrs. X.
Frankowskf, who with her husband,
moved to whiting today. last night
about Ii o'clock saw two horse thieves
take their horses away without know
ing that they were being stolen. She
did not realize until this morning. when
they went to their barn at Forsyth,
from where they were moving, and
found the stalls empty.
Part of the moving was done yester-
day and the Frankowskis intended to
spend the night in their old place and
finish the moving today. Joseph Ry
bicki put the horses in the barn at For
syth about o'clock last evening and
at the same time noticed that two ne
groes were lounging near the gate.
Nobody paid any attention to the two,
however Last night about II o'clock
Mrs. Frankowski heard the dog barking
in the yard and, thinking that some
thing was wrong. opened the window
and looked into the yard. Everything
was quiet there. but further down the
road she saw two men riding on horse
back, headed toward South Chicago.
She is sure that they drove away her
own horses.
Chief Lawler was notified and he and
Frankowski have gone to Chicago to-
thieves and horses there.
Mr. Frankowski had made arrange
ments yesterday with John Furtyo, a
Whiting grocer, to sell one of the
horses to him.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-11-11
AIRLINE FRANCHISE
IS STILL PENDING
Gary Town Board Held
Regular Meeting
Yesterday.
RESOLUTION ARE ADOPTED
Washington Street Sewer Assessment
Is acknowledgements
Made for Auditing Books.

The Gary town board met for its
but nothing of real Importance tran
spired.
j. c. Keator Of Aurora. Ill, one Of
the promoters of the proposed Valpa-
raiso- Gary electric line. was present
at the meeting of the board. and said
that the company had been delayed on
account of some explanable reason in
securing the papers necessary for the
Incorporation of the company, bat
would have them ready for the meeting
Of the board next Tuesday
While the board was in session a tele-
phone message was received from At
torney Chase of Chicago, representing
the Gary and Interurban company, ask
ing the board to defer the matter OF
granting the franchise to the new
company until next Tuesday, which
would give the two companies time in
which to talk over a certain clause in
the franchise of the Gary and Interur-
ban company. over which there is some
dispute. This is in regard to interpre-
tation of the clause whether it gives
other companies the right to run their
cars through Gary for two cents per
passenger or where they must to let off
at some terminal points.
Resolutions were adopted confirming
the assessment of the Washington street
sewer.
The report of the city treasurer and
city clerk We're read and accepted by
the board An auditing committee will
be appointed later on in the year to
audit the records of the treasurer and
clerk
There was some talk of changing
the meeting day of the board but on
account of there being no agreement
reached. the matter was dropped for
the time being.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-11-11
VOTE HERE STILL
MOOT QUESTION
CONTINUED from Page one,

democrats will use it as one of the
grounds for their contest before the
legislature.
Stokes Jackson said today that he
had also learned that in another coun-
ty a crowd of Italian working on a
railroad were voted. He says he is in
formed that they were not entitled to
vote at the election, and this is an
other matter that will receive special
attention during the investigations
Vote Counting Ends Today.
The tedious work of making an Of
fetal count of the vote for state of
ficers was expected to end last night,
when the canvassers at the office of
the secretary of state began counting
the last three-State Statistician. Judge
of the Superior court and Judge of the
Appellate court. These three were all
ready known to be in the republican
list. unofficial totals having shown
this The last democrat shown to be
elected was Robert J. Alley, for state
superintendent of public instruction
who defeated McTurnan by a plurality
of 1852. This gives the democrats only
three offices. governor and lieutenan MT
governor and superintendent unless the
intention to contest every office before
the legislature bears fruit.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-11-11
PROBE DEATH OF
YOUNG ELECTRICIAN
Coroner and Assistant Work
Three Days on Inquest
of Metz Schneider.
TRYING TO FIX THE BLAME
It is Established That 5000 Volts
Passed Through Victims
Body.

The inquest on the case of Metz
Schneider, the Gary electrician. who had
5000 vlots of electricity pass through
his body causing his death instantly.
was finished yesterday afternoon after
a long and tedious probe of the case
bart. assisted by DR.. T. B. Templin of
Gary. There were nearly twenty wit
nesses who testified in the case for the
purpose of trying to establish the re-
sponsibility of the mans death.
The only point of Importance which
was brought out, and which was not
generally known heretofore, is. that
there was no ,watchinan placed at the
switch to watch for cars, so that when
the paragraph hit the main wire and
the switch wire, the current was etab-
lished in the latter. 1t was only for
an instant that the current shot
through the wire, but during that time
I 1t happened that the man was grasping
/ the wire and he received the full effect
of the shock. The responsibility for
the accident seems to rest. according to
the evidence, not with the carelessness
of Waterman who was placed on the
| job. but to the fact that there was no
watchman placed there at all.
The taking of evidence in the case
has consumed three days and during
that time the coroner has probed the
matter to the bottom. The finding Of
the coroner has not yet been announced
The body of Schneider was shipped last
night to Maumee, o., accompanied by
the young mans uncle, John Irwin.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-11-11
CROSSING IS A
GOOD DEATH-TRAP
Madison Crossing of Mich
gan Central Railroad
Is Gary's Peril.
THOMAS DEANE IS INJURED
Condition o. Accidents Victim
Thought To Be Serious
For Some Time.

One of the worst death traps in the
city of Gary, the Madison street cross
ing of the Michigan Central tracks
again proved a dangerous pitfall on
Monday afternoon when one of the
wagons of the Gary Lumber company
was partially demolished and the
driver. Thomas Deane. narrowly es-
capped with his life
This is the fifth accident that has
occurred at the crossing during the
last few weeks including the death of
one man.
Owing to the fact that there are only
two viaducts under the Gary & West
ern railroad on Broadway and Madi-
son street. thes two thoroughfares are
handled more than any others in Gary
by the south bound traffic.
Trains Make 1t PerilOus.
The distance of the Michigan Central
tracks from the Gary & Western rail-
road elevation is only forty feet and
teams passing under the viaduct are
upon the tracks just as they emerge
from the grade. This is the reason
that makes the crossing so dangerous.
The accident Monday night which
nearly resulted in the death of Thomas
Dedne, a Or1NeT LOT Ine ddTy hulnOSi
company occurred about o'clock, just
! as 1T was getting dark
| Deane was returning to the yards af-
ter delivering a load of lumber in the
north part of town. He had just
emerged from under the Madison
street viaduct when a short distance
down the track he saw the approach
of the fast east-b bound Michigan Cen
trail passenger train. Deane just turned
his horses heads towards the east, and
they becoming frightened. started dowr
the tracks. The rear end of the wager
was thrown against the passenger
coaches and Deane was thrown to the
ground where the heavy wagon passed
over his body. He was picked up
short time afterwards bruised anC
bleeding and was taken to the home o
Charles Allen, the yard master of tn,
Gary Lumber company, who lives near
by.
! Deane's condition for time wa:
thought to be critical but report from
there today says that he is much i'm
proved and will recover. Laborers from
the yards, who stood near while tht
accident took place, look upon Deane'!
escape miraculous
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-11-11
VOORHEES, CASE IS UP
Former Crown Point School
Principal and Wife in
Divorce Court.
Special to THE TIMES. !.

Crown Point Ind. Nov. 10.-Much
interest is evinced in the trial of the
Voorhees, divorce suit in Chicago.
George Voorhees,, now principal of
the Samuel B. Morse school, formerly
principal of the Crown Point high
school. and Mrs Ella Culver Voorhees,
must appear in person before Judge
Mack in Chicago next Tuesday morn
ing, when the petition of the defend
ant for alimony and solicitors fees in
their divorce suit is heard
Miss Geraltha Farrar, alleged "af-
finity" of the school principal and
named by Mrs. VOORHEES, in her cross
bill. was not mentioned in court today.
Following the charge made against her
by Mrs. Voorhees, the latter's husband
is said to have declared a Willingness
to marry Miss Farrar if she felt SINH
larly inclined.
Mrs. voorhees, lives on a farm at Up
per Alton. ILL.,, and is the mother OF
seven children. Mr.. Voorhees, left the
farm several years ago when he came
to Chicago to teach in the public
schools. Last spring he fled a suit fol
divorce. alleging desertion.