The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-09-18


John b. Barnes, No. 1882
Fred Hollingsworth, No. 1547.
Claude Smith, No. 1777.
Samuel Waller, No. 1880.
s. P. Fisher No. POOL.
w. F. Stern, No. 2464.
In the mind of nearly every Norfolk
man there looms large just now a
vision of a quarter section OF rich
Rosebud land. 1t is estimated that
about 500 Norfolk people registered
for the Rosebud drawing four years
ago. More than that number Will
register this year. The gambling ele-
ment attracts. And then though one
fails to draw there is nothing lost, for
trip into the drawing country Is well
worth the while. Yet every man who
registeres does so Just for the fun of
the thing" down in his heart that
man half feels that one of the first
names clicked over the wires will be
his own. Maybe the first. Who
knows?
Sixteen people living in Norfolk
were among the land winners in 1904,
drawing numbers below $500. There
were 106,293 names registered. This
year there will be about twice as
many farms at stake and Norfolk will
stand chance of gaining a longer
list of winners than in 1904.
Two City Officials Drew.
Robert Utter, the first Norfolk man
to draw, was in the book business in
Norfolk then and was city treasurer
AS a coincident Sam Mcfarland, now
deputy county clerk but then city
clerk of Norfolk, was the SECOND
Norfolk man in the list ]. l.. Beach
who drew third in the Norfolk list
as a Northwestern conductor handled
the crowded trains up the north line
during the rush and fairly earned hi'
right to become a South Dakota land
lord. C. B. Salter, who went up Il
Bonesteel to see the crowds and regis
tered because he was in town, drew
No. 555.
Chief Justic Barnes was among
those who drew out. He did not leav
the supreme bench for a Gregor
) farm.
, G. Feabelcorn was the only NorfolI
J farmer who drew He lived five mile
east of the city. S. P. Fisher, re
tired farmer, was, however, among tn
winners.
! Among the Norfolk railroad me
! who drew were Charles Wehrer, j. ,
.. Ossness, Charles Hoffman and Ere
: Hollingsworth.
Claude Smith, travelling man, wa
/ among the winners from Norfolk. H
2 travelled for Haley & Lang of Siou
Y City
} ]. E. Haase, cashier of the Citizen
5 National bank but then a banker
l Lynch, was one of the winners.
D Story of the First Day.
l The Rosebud drawing was held
e Chamberlain, S. d. The DRAWN
opened July 2S, 1904. The scene wa
picturesque. 1t was at $3.50 that Con
missioner Richards approached tn
n big churn and faced the crowd. II
I stantly hats came off and silence Ell
I sued. Richards removed his broa
I brimmed Panama and read the rule
n for the drawing, Eight bays wer
n selected to draw, four each da
I Lucky" Somers was the first. 4
I exactly 10 O'Clock the churn wa
I filled and given a great whirl.
O They're Off" yelled the crowd an
a cheer arose. Lucky" Somel
G reached in for the first name.
), cheer greeted him. A moment late
q he handed the envelope to Judg
. Wakely, who opened with tremblin
| fingers. He handed it to Commission
O Richards who examined the slip de
| berately.
. Hurry up" said a pale face ma
O william Mccormick. an old soldi'
0 of Pennsylvania gets No. l." said II
/ commissioner
- There was a silence of disappoin
T ment. Then a great cheer "Hurra
9 for Billie Mccormick" they yelled al
8 the drawing was on.
4. The First Hundred.
r. Among the north Nebraska poop
c who drew in the first hundred Lar