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The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-03-27
CLAUS YOUNG BROKE NICK
AGED CITIZEN OF MADISON FALLS
DOWN STAIRS.
WAS DEAD WHEN DISCOVERED
Death Comes Suddenly to an Old and
Respected Citizen of Madson-Was
an Old Soldier and Chairman of the
Soldiers Relief Association.

Madison, Neb,, March 23.-Special
to The News: Claus Young, an old
and respected citizen. fell down the
cellar stairs last evening and broke
his neck.
The accident occurred at about 1880
at his home in this city. He was car
rying rain water from the cistern up
from the cellar for the mornings
washing, He had carried one pail up
to the top of the stairs and handed
it to his wife, and when she came
back from emptying it she saw him
lying at the foot of the stairs with his
neck doubled under his back, dead.
1t will never be known whether he
slipped on a step or was suddenly at
tackled with heart failure. His neck
was broken in the fall.
Word was Immediately sent to the
Methodist church asking the immedi.
ate presence of Rev, Mr.. McGregor
who was conducting the evening ser
vice. A simple statement of the acct
dent was made and the congregation
dismissed, many going to the Young
home to tender assistance. Mrs.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-03-27
Ryder Inspecting Public Buildings

Lincoln, March 23.-Colonel John
j. Ryder deputy labor commissioner,
went to Fairmont to inspect the school
building there and to consult with
the members of the school board. Mr..
Ryder returned from trip to St. Paul.
and Aurora, At the latter place he
found an opera house with dressing
rooms beneath the stage, partly filed
with lumber and rubbish. Show people
used lamps to light the dressing
rooms. The opera house has only one
exit. He ordered a fire escape and
an opening made in the rear of the
house, At hotel there he found one
fire escape which opened onto a wood
en- platform. In the rooms on the
third floor, however, he found ropes
by which the guests could escape in
case of fire. At st. Paul he found
the heating plant of the school in a
very bad shape. He ordered the plant
moved, or proper escapes or exits
made.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-03-27
Thlru District Pensions.

Pensions granted persons residing
in the Third Nebraska district for the
week ending March IS:
Geo, w. Stewart Boone, SIS; VIM,
w. Cloyd. Battle Creek, SEQ Isaac
Chamberlain, Pldinview, 500; Fred
erick j. Buck Wisner, $12 John NJ
Jones NiCkerson, $12; John NJ. Whit
Cedar Rapids, SIS; William Barr, Nor
folk, 500; John c. Whitaker Silver
Creek, So Herman j. Luechen, Ores
ton, $l5; John Osterlah, Hooper SIS;
Frederick Realm, Elgin, $15; Edwin
O. Rector, Columbus, 1924; Frederick
Spintc, Columbus, 500; David Henry.
schuyler, SIS; Henry Loney, Plain.
view, $l5 Joshua G.. Wells Wakefield,
500 Sarah Losure, Creighton, IS;
Robert T, Robinson, Cedar Rapids,
$l5; Thomas Bryant, Schuyler, SIS:
Jacob Maple, Schuyler, SIS; Seth M
Hunt, Fremont, SIS.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-03-27
THE Downs. NASEN MATCH
WRESTLING BOUT TO BE PULLED
OFF AT THE AUDITORIUM.
TUESDAY EVENINGS EVENT
Jack Downs, a Broad Shouldered Ath-
lete From Canada, First to Appear
on the Scene-known to the Wrest-
ling Mat for Twenty-one Years.

Jack Downs, broad-Shouldered
athlete from Canada and known to
the wrestling mat for twenty-one
noon. Downs was the first of the
principals in the Downs-Wasem wrest-
| ling match at the Auditorium Tuesday
| night to arrive in Norfolk.
Downs appearance created very
favorable impression in Norfolk.
Broad-shouldered, we'll groomed, mus
cular, Jack Downs looked like the
man to put the sturdy German from
| Lincoln to the test. Downs in Canada
holds the championship for his class.
He will go on the mat Tuesday night
at the Auditorium at 100 pounds.
A close hard match with the issue
in doubt is what old Farmer" Burns
predicts for the meeting in Norfolk of
Downs and Wasem. Those who know
something of Downs are looking for a
big contest and are talking of Downs
victory.
Oscar Wasem is not an unknown
quality. He has been seen twice in
NOrlolk ana he delivered the goods.
Wasem has added to his reputation
during the past winter, He outweighs
! Downs.
1t was just about a year ago to-
day." said Downs in Norfolk today,
that | lost what was considered a
great match at Paramount, Mimi, los
ing to Farmer Burns. l lost the first
fall in twenty-four minutes but got
the second in thirteen minutes. Then
the farmer got the decisive fall in
nineteen minutes"
Downs fights as well as boxes. On
April 10 he will fight a black face
north Nebraska champion at Craw-
| ford
There will be a big crowd at the
Auditorium.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-03-27

evening an unknown man entered the
saloon owned by Doe Middleton, at
Ardmore, s. b., and started rough
house" by striking one Of Middleton's
boys In the face with pair Of brass
"knucs," cutting his upper lip to the
bone and dlslodging four teeth. DOC"
in attempting to stop the trouble, was
compelled to shoot the man.
Rehearsals for the band minstrel
show to be given at the Auditorium on
April 20 began Sunday when the open.
ing rehearsal was held at the Audi
forum. The minstrel will be one of
the biggest amateur affairs ever put
on In Norfolk. Sixty people, it is said,
will take part. Nor will the company
be limited entirely to young men. A
chorus of Norfolk girls is already be-
Ing drilled
Grand Custodian French of the Ma.
sonic fraternity, arrived in the city
at noon, ready to open the School OF
Instruction in Mosaic lodge, No. So,
A. r. & A. NJ, at 1880 Monday even
ing. Tuesday and Wednesday there
will be three sessions a day of the
school, at $3.50 a. m, 2:30 p. IN. and
1880 p. m. Members and visiting Ma
sons are urged to be present at these
sessions.
Colonel Il. Il. Myers OF Newport, ac-
cordng to Washington dispatch, ar
rived in Washington Saturday from
Union City, Pa where he has been
visiting his father. Governor Sheldon
has notified all his aides, Colonel My
ers being one of them, that he will ex-
pect them to be in Lincoln on or be-
fore May 1 to accompany him to San
Francisco to carry the silver service,
the gift of the state Of Nebraska, to
the battleship Nebraska.
A. j, Durland, president of the Nor
folk Commercial club, went to Lin
coin today to represent the local CLUB
at rate hearing before the state rail
way commission. The hearing comes
as result of an application that was
filed by Mr.. Caldwell, who sought the
republican nomination for railroad
commissioner last fall, to have a
OIL hlSldllNC III pun III thNNI VII
Nebraska railroads. The matter has
aroused good deal of interest over
the state and the various cities and
towns interested have been asked to
have representatives in Lincoln.
Charles Viterna, formerly of Knox
county and at one time book-keeper
in a Pierce county bank, and who
became a fugitive from justice last
fall is concerned in the following dis
patch from Los Angles, Calf:
Charles Viterna, said to be known in
every city in California of Importance
by different alias, was arrested near
Monrovia, near here, today on a
charge of having raised a draft and
collected upon it 1898. The paper pur-
ported to call for $4,000 The Pinker-
ton agency took Viterna in charge
with the assistance of regular police
detectives. He is said to be wanted
in San Francisco, San Jose. Bakertield
and other places on similar charges.
1t is said that Viterna formerly was
cashier of a bank in Verdigre, Neb.,
fact that has made him familiar with
banking methods which ahve enabled
him to practice successfully in several
places his swindling operations"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-03-27

Young is in a state of collapse over
the terrible misfortune that has come
over her.
Claus Young was II years old. He
has lived in Madison county for the
past thirty-flve years and was promi.
nent and we'll liked where he was
known. For years he has been chair.
man of the Madison County Soldiers
Relief commission and took an active
part in politics. being a staunch re.
publican. Besides his wife, he leaves
one step-daughter, Mrs. Frank Peter
son, mother of County Treasurer
Peterson.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-03-27
Deafness. Cannot be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion OF the ear.
There Is only one way to cure deafness,
and that is by constitutional remedies,
Deafness is caused by an infamed con-
dillon OF the mucous lining of the Eu-
stachian tube. When this tube is in
imperfect hearing, and when II is en-
tirely closed, deafness liz the result, and
unless the Inflammation can be taken
out and this tube restored to its normal
condition, hearing will be destroyed
orever: nine cases out of ten are caused
by catarrh. which IL nothing but an
inflamed condition OF the mucous sur
faces.
We will give one hundred dollars for
any case of deafness Caused by ca
tarrh) that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars, free.
F. J. CHENEY Co.. Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
patton.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-03-27
OFFICERS Of THE j. c. |.
ANNUAL ELECTION HELD LAST
SATURDAY EVENING
MEMBERSHIP NOW NUMBERS 115

Great Growth In the Local Council
During the Past Eight Months-An-
nuaI Memorial Day VIII be cele.
brated on April 5.
A. p. Chambers heads the Norfolk
council of the United Commercial
Travellers. The council held It's an
nual election OF officers Saturday
night. The membership was brought
up to 115 at the meeting.
The election OF officers resulted as
follows: Past senior counsellor, A.
Randklev; senior counsellor. A. Il.
Chambers; junior counsellor, ed G.
Emgle; secretary and treasurer, Geo
" Spear; conductor, d. f. Day; page,
G. II. Taylor; sentinel, Charles A.
Rickabaugh; trustees elected for two
. years, C. A. Blaltely and Frank II.
Beels; trustees for one year, f.. A.
Moore and A. L. Lager
G. d. Simms, A. Randklev and ]. D.
Sturgeon were elected as delegates to
the meeting of the grand council to be
held in this city May 1916. l.. r.
Wallerstadt. J. T. Thompson and A.
Nyland were chosen alternates.
The local council has been endeav.
oring to increase its membership to
800 the council number Saturday
night seven men were initiated, bring
ing the membership up to 1l5. This
is five short of the required number
and these five will be added at spe-
cal meeting next Saturday night for
initiation only. Eight months ago
council No. 800 had only eighty mem
bers.
The Saturday night session was
very interesting. 1t was followed by
big feed at the Calumet restaurant
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-03-27
HERR|CK GES THE COUNY
FIRST STAGE OF COUNTY SEAT
WAR is ENDED.
BURKE APPEALS FROM FINDING
A Thlrty.three Days Session Of the
Commissioners Of Gregory County
In Which the County Seat PROPOSE.
ton Was Thoroughly Canvassed.

Fairfax, S. d., March 23.-Special to
The News: After thirty.three days of
continuous session, the board of coun-
ty commissioners of Gregory county,
at 10 o'clock Saturday night, finished
their work Of considering the county
seat petitions of Herrick and Burke,
finding and awarding Herrick a place
on the ballot.
According to the findings of the
board, Herrlck had total of 1,74S
valid petitioners, while Burke present.
ed 1,705 valid names, only forty.three
less.
1t Is understood that Burke has ex-
cepted to certain rulings of the board
and will appeal to the district court.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-03-27
Lacked Something.

you Germans have no sense of hui
NOR" said an American
TRY me and See" said the German.
well" said the American, you
know America is the home of very
large things-the highest mountains,
the greatest waterfalls
"Oh, yes, yes, yes" said the German.
And our trees" continued the Amer
lean, are so tall that in order to see to
the top of them one man looks as far
up as he can, and another man begins
where the first man leaves off and
looks up to the top"
But dat vass no joke; dat vass a
lie"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-03-27
M. & 0. OFFICIALS HERE
Came on a Special Train and Re-
manned an Hour.

Came on a Special Train and Re-
manned an Hour.
party of NJ. & o. officials cameo
Norfolk in a special train Mon y,
spending the noon hour in the city.
The party consisted of General Man
ager A. W. Trenholm of st. Paul,
Mimi, General Superintendent S. G.
Strickland Of St Paul, Superinten-
dent Of Telegraph II. c. Hope of St.
Paul, General Purchasing Agent Isaac
Seldom and Superintendent f. f..
Nichols of Omaha.
The party arrived in Norfolk from
Omaha by way of Emerson and left at
| O'Clock for Wayne to inspect the
Nebraska branch lines. The whole
trip, the officials on the special said.
was just the regular spring inspection
trip.
The officials also protested to no
knowledge of the local freight rate
situation touching NoTfolll's request
for the establishment of the Duluth
Omaha rate between Duluth and this
city "All Of the officials present"
explained Mr., Nichols, ARE connected
with the operating department Such
a request would of course be in the
hands of the traffic department where
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-03-27
PRAIRIE FIRE IN SAND HILLS
Depot at Halsey is Missed by Fifty
Feet and Dunninu in DANCER.

Halsey, Neb., March 23.-For short
time this town was in danger of being
wiped out by fierce prairie fire that
which was forced forward by high
wind. By quick work on the part Of
the citizens in blowing fire guards and
slight change in the direction of
the wind, the day was saved, but not
until the flames had come within fifty
feet of the depot buildings, going on
east, where it is still burning badly
and no doubt will reach Cunning if
the wind does not subside,
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-03-27
A Boston Correction.

Bilkins had recently moved from New
York to Boston. The other morning he
went to the butchers.
Give me nice porterhouse," he Or
dered.
Extremely sorry, SIR" said the pro-
prietor of the establishment urbanely,
"but we are not giving anything away
this morning. "-Harper's Weekly.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-03-27
TUESDAY TIDINGS.

The supply of tramps in Norfolk has
Increased rapidly the last week or
two.
James Kane of Chadron, a nephew
of Martin Kane, is firing out of Nor
folk.
Conductor A. j. Ryel has moved
from Indiana and Third street to his
own home on South Second street.
A burning straw stack northwest Of
the city gave a vivid hue to the sky
in that direction Monday evening.
j. Jackson, who has been clerking
in the Hoffman & Viele furniture
store, has given up his position and
returned to his home in Creston, Iowa
Miss May Shippee won first place
in the high school declamatory con
test at Tilden and will represent the
Tilden high school in the north Ne
braska contest here.
Work has started on the J. G. Trout
man residence on Norfolk avenue be-
tween Twelfth and Thirteenth streets.
The carpenters are putting up the
framework of the house.
1t was a splendid Maxwell car
which was driven through Norfolk en-.
route from Omaha to O'Neill yester-
day by Clarence Campbell, Frank p.
Campbell and G. T. Birmingham.
Tilden Citizen: Charley Ullarich
and family have removed from Tilden
to farm just west of Norfolk. This
is the place which Charley bought
last fall, and is an ideal dairy farm.
The literal water wagon made its
first trip of the new season Monday
afternoon, the dust which was blowing
up and down the street and through
Norfolk avenue stores having become
intolerable.
Rev. j. j. Parker, pastor of the Con-
gregationdl church at Genoa, is in
Norfolk, an epidemic of scarlet fever
having resulted in the closing, of the
churches and schools in Genoa for the
time being.
Mrs. Bleakney mother of Mrs Par
ish, was siXty-eight years old Monday,
upon which occasion ten of her
Heights friends took lunch with her
at the Parish home. A very pleasant
afternoon was spent by those present.
Norfolk and this section was damn
ened by the first spring rain of the
season Monday night, a gentle rain
making way with the dust which had
been sweeping over the country the
last few days. Six one,hundredths Of
an inch of water fell.
Tilden Citizen: While hunting
ducks on Wednesday, Ray Carson
came within about forty yards OF a
wolf and opened fire on the animal
with number six shot. The wolf ran
for about 100 yards and then fell over
dead. The specimen weighed 80
pounds and has been sent to Norfolk
TO be mounted.
The bankruptcy proceedings against
the Hansen Mercantile company of
Tilden will not be contested. The
answer which the company filed with
| the federal court in this city was with
drawn Yesterday. The case was ac-
| cOrdingly referred to Referee e. p.
Weatherby, before whom the credit
ors will prove up their claims. Cred
itors it is said will be paid twenty
five or thirty cents on the dollar.
The smoke house used jointly by
G. F. Bilger and Henry Klatt has an
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-03-27
Y. NJ. c. A. camnalun.

A special campaign this week in
the interest of the Y NJ. C. A. build
ing fund was mapped out at a meet
ing of a number of Norfolk men in
Mapes & Hazens office Sunday after
noon.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-03-27
Husband and Wife Both Dead.

Logan, Ia, March 21.-Within
twenty minutes after the family had
returned from the cemetery. where II
had buried the venerable Christian
Ehrhardt, the wife Of the deceased
expired and a second grief was Wis
tied upon the household. Both were
long residents here and they leave q
family OF FIVE children.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-03-27
The Truth,

Fear is not in the habit Of speaking
truth. When perfect sincerity is ex.
pected, perfect wisdom must be allow
ed. Nor has any one who is apt to be
angry when he hears the truth any
cause to wonder that he does not hear
it,-Tacitus.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-03-27
MAYOR OF TOWN ARRESTED
DR.. M'CABE AT NORTH PLATTE Is
ACCUSED.
OF SELLING LIQUOR IN STORE

DR.. Nicholas McCabe, Mayor of North
Platte, Has Been Arrested on the
Charge of Violating the State Liquor
Law-Denies Guilt.
North Platte, Neb., March 23.-Spe-
cial to The News: DR.. Nicholas Nc
Cabe, mayor of this city, was today
arrested, accused of selling liquor in
his drug store.
Detectives watched the store a
week at the instance of the Law En-
forcement league. Dr. McCabe says
that he did not know of any violation
of the law.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-03-27

When a man is told these days that
a lady wants TO see him, he does not
imagine any very important secret or
romantic business; he knows right
away it is a girl with bill.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-03-27
NEARLY 800 DROWN
N SEA COLLISION
TWO SHIPS COLLIDE IN JAPAN.
EsE WATERS MONDAY.
PASSENGER BOAT GOES DOWN
244 PASSENGERS, CREW OF 43,
NEARLY ALL PERISH.
ONLY FEW SURVIVORS SAVED

The Coasting Steamer Matsu Maru,
Carrying Passengers and Crew of
287, Was Struck by Merchant Vessel
and Suffered Severely.
Toxic, Japan, March 23.-The coast
ing steamer Matsu Maru, coo tons,
was in collision this morning with the
merchandise vessel, Hideyoshi Maru,
near Hakodate.
The Matsu Maru carried PA passen-
gers and a crew of fortv.three nearly
all of whom were lost.
Only few survivors were picked
up by the Hideyoshi Maru.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-03-27
COZ. GUILD NOT 50 WELL
CONDITION OF MASSACHUSETTS
EXECUTIVE MORE GRAVE.
FEARED HE CAN NOT RECOVER
The Condition of Health of Governor
Guild of Massachusetts, Who Has
Been Seriously III For Some Days,
Shows Less Hopeful Signs.

Boston, March Ex-Governor Guilds
condition was less hopeful this morn
ing and it was feared that he might
not recover, after all
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-10-16
TIN YOUNG REPUBLICAN,.

TIL xOU00 6GIU0L1CAQ.
In b,sns5s.sense tie young voters
who havezcomSs f6rMafd since 1909 have
more atsstaks than my other class In
?renderinys right declsion. Their ac-
tive siivsstare ahead. They have more
years to Hive, and are now laying the
foundations of their business careers
National policies and conditions are OF
thsshighest consequence to them. Per.
haps- they are farmers. II 20, let them
ask the older generation how farmers
Jared under the last Democratic admin.
istration. Let them take tie market
reports Of to-day and compare them
with the prices that-prevaAed when Mr..
Bryan made his crusade for free silver
and hurled; defiance at President Cleve:
land because he stood by the gold
standard. At the same time Bryan de-
nounced the Republican party for its
protscttonist asaweh ~ sound money
POSITION Perhaps the first voter Is I'd
engass.in manufacturing or mining, III
wage-earner or otherwise. Does he
want his American rate Of wages and
the industry he chooses reeasonaBly pros
tsctsd aIsinst foreign T6mp&titf6hY II
he does Mr.. Bryan's leadership will
take him In the opposite direction
otsLouis G}obe-Democrat:
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-10-16
Dryan.

Bryan.
He talks in the morning and talks in
the night,
He talks when he's wrong and he
talks when he's right;
He talks in the office and talks in the
hail.,
He talks in the church and he talks at
the ball.
He talks to the Senate and talks to the
House,
He talks to the people AZ poor common
s0use;
He talks to the press and he talks to
the crowd,
He talks and he talks with voice long
and loud;
Like an old clapper mill he'll sound Ia
the end
And die disappointed for ONCE and
friend!
John A. Joyce in Baltimore Amefi.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-10-16

Anyway, Ar. Taft never tried 10
'eal Mr.. Bryaa's government owase,
p raiment.-omaAa Dea
The daily sentinel., 1908-03-17
STUDENTS
ARE in
i JAIL
(By Associated Press.)

Ann Harbor, Mich, March IL
Twenty-Five University of Michigan
students spent last night in Jail and
the Star Nickel Theatre was thor
oughly wrecked as a result of riot
by students last evening. The NOV
ing picture and theatre piano was
broken to pieces. The trouble start
ed Saturday night when a forestry
student named Kamm from Ken
lucky was ordered to leave the thea
tire. At the door he slapped Manager
Reynolds in the face and in turn was
dubbed by special policeman.
News of the affair was circulated
among the students and last night
a procession formed, which when it
reached the theatre numbered fully
two thousand. A brick was hurled
through window and from that
moment pandemonium reigned. Win
dows in adjoining buildings were
shattered by a fusilade of rocks and
the students finally attacked the
theatre in rush formation" and
tore out the front. They jeered at
policemen and stole their helmets
for souvenirs and carried away 100
feet of hose when the fire depart
ment was ordered out to drench
them. News that the militia was
preparing to turn out Gained the
rioting students and about midnight
they began to disperse.