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The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-08-28
NORFOLK WILL SEE
MANY BEAUTIFUL GOWNS
MISS MALATEsTA, WHO COMES
SEPTEMBER I, WEARS EN-.

when the curtain goes up at the
Auditorium on the presentation Of the
"Royal Chef" Tuesday evening Sep
tember I, Norfolk will be treated to
some of the handsomest creations in
fashions and styles that have been
seen in many a day. Miss Mary Nal
atesta, the prima dOna of the organi
ZatiOn, will wear what is said to be
some of the handsomest gowns ever
worn on the stage. The models of
Miss Malatesta's gowns came direct
from Paris where they were secured
by Harry II. FraZee while over there
one of Miss Malatesta's creations Is
a beautiful gown of orange pompadour
silk The sleeves are made Of white
chiffon plcatod, and around the top
OF the bodice are two mftles of white
chiffon, trimmed with narrow rows
of orange velvet All around the top
of the bodice are folds of orange vel
vet The skirt is ornamcntcd with
handmade yellow chiffon roses A
large white chiffon muff and shoulder
boa, made Of several rows of the
.crffon accordean plated, are carried.
A crushed girde of orange chiffon
velvet is worn on the dress and the
waist is trimmed with pearl orna-
ments The hat is of orange velvet
and cream lace.
Il am proud of the fact that my
gowns in this production are absolute
models and not copies of anything
that has been seen before" says Miss
Malatesta. There is something in
originality when it is shown in dresses
which is bound to be attractive to the
public eye. OF course everyone likes
to see a well dressed woman, and
when one goes to see as handsome a
production as The Royal Chef one
naturally expects to see the very fin
est creations of the modiste's art"
The entire company, which is con
spicuous sfor merit, is the only and
original organization that appeared
for four months at the Lyric theater,
New York, and will be seen here COM
plete in every detail.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-08-28
deuel. Farmer Suffers.

Sioux Falls, S. d., Aug. 21.-Special
to The News: The fates certainly are
unkind to John McCaskie, a prominent
farmer residing in Deuel. county.
Himself and a number of employees
worked unusually hard to get his crop
out of danger from hail storms and
rust. His threshing had been pushed
as rapidly as possible and completed,
and all of his grain stored in his barn
when the structure was set on fire by
lightning and completely destroyed.
Every bushel of his newly threshed
grain was destroyed, and in addition
much other valuable property, includ.
ing several head of horses and cattle,
was consumed by the flames.
McCasllie estimates that the fire
caused him damage to the amount of
about $4,000. AS an offset to this he
had insurance in the sum of only
$1,000, making his net loss a heavy
one.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-08-28
Brakeman Paws Under Protest.

Fremont Tribune: Although he
made a settlement by paying the
claim Thomas b. Downey does not in,
tend to drop the case which was
brought against him by the National
Accident Insurance company. Downey
was charged with embezzling SIS
which he had collected for policy
He says he never collected the money
and there is no foundation for the
claim against him, but that rather
than be prosecuted under the com
plant, he concluded to pay it under
protest. Downey is a brakeman or
the Northwestern and has been run
ming out of Fremont He was former
~ an insurance agent.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-08-28
40 YEARS A HERMIT
UNCLE JOHNNIE DIES
QUAINT OLD CHARACTER OF VEL.
Low BANKS succUMes.
LIVED ALL ALONE IN WOODS
John Mckirahan, Who Settled All
Alone in the yellow Banks Many
Years Ago, Dies at Foster-Funeral
viii be Held Under the Sig Elm.

Foster Nob., Aug. 21.-Spocial TO
The News John McKlrahan, for
forty years known as Uncle Jonnie.
hermit Of the yellow Banks" died here
today at the home Of Eugene Crook.
the Foster banker, at whose home he
had been for a year. He was an uncle
to Mrs. Crook.
Uncle Johnnie" owned the land on
which the Yellow Banks are located,
thirteen miles northwest of Norfolk.
He settled there in the woods, on the
bank of the Elkhorn, almost half
century ago and lived alone until set
tiers invaded.
Mr. McKirahan would have been
eighty years of age next March. He
had been feeble for some time and
was tenderly cared for in the Crook
home.
Pathetic Funeral Under Old Elm.
There will be a touch of pathos in
the funeral of John McKirahan, which
will be held Saturday morning at 10
o'clock beneath the big Elm" at the
yellow Banks-the monster old tree
near which this man settled in the
days of the Indians and under whose
protecting branches he lived in his
own peculiar way, all alone, for more
than two score summers and winters.
There beneath the old elm the funeral
services will be held. Burial will be
in Jackson's cemetery, near by.
First Treasurer of Cunning County.
John McKirahan was the first treas
urer of Cunning county, Neb. He came
to Omaha in 1857 and to West Point
In 1858. In 1862 he settled all alone
in the Yellow Banks to live the life of
the hermit in the woods and wilder
ness. He was born in Ohio.
In an early Indian raid he lost every
thing he had, the redmen taking every.
thing they could get their hands on.
Romance" Was Pure Fiction.
There used to be tale that Nc
Kirahan had been disappointed in love
and that that was why he chose a her
mit's existence. Relatives say this
was pure fiction.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-08-28
AUTOS SPEED ON THE ROSEBUD
Fighting for Dallas.Lamro Reeord-A
Buick Holds Il at Present.

Lamro, S. d.. Aug. 2l-Special to
The News Lamro is mecca for
automobiles and the drivers vie in
making new record from Dallas a
distance Of twentyfour miles.
Dallas is the railroad terminal The
landseekers, who fill the autos, all de.
sire to be taken into Trip county and
the run from Dallas to Lamro is the
beaten path into the heart of Trip
county.
The record is now held by Buick
machine in an hour and ten minutes
II carried five passengers.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-08-28
NORFOLK PLAYS AT NEIGH
Two Important Games Are Before
Norfolk at Neigh Races.


The Norfolk base ball team has an
important place on the schedule Of
the tournament held in connection
with the race meet at Neigh this
week on Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday,
The base ball tournament before the
Neigh races had been postponed a
day, had Oakdale and Brunswick
scheduled for a game Tuesday, Nor
folk and O'Neill for Wednesday and
Norfolk and the winner of the Bruins
wick-Oakdale game for Thursday The
Norfolk-O'Neill game will be played
Wednesday but it was not known to.
day just how the rest of the ball
schedule would be rearranged.
The purses will be for $50, winners
to take sixty per cent.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-08-28
Rides THROUGH earbwire Fence.

Winside, Neb., Aug. 2l.-Andrew
Anderson, farmer, met with very
painful and peculiar accident. He
was riding a horse which became
frightened and ran away. The animal
dashed through a barbwire fence and
the wire got Anderson's leg in such
a way that before the horse was stop
ped Anderson's leg was sawed to the
bone.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-08-28
FRIDAY FACTS.

Miss Erna Wilde went to Pirce Fri
day.
Mrs. e. f. Stear has gone to Chi
cago.
Ray Munsterman went to Omaha at
noon.
Miss Lulu Cronk went to Gregory
at noon.
Peter Stafford will go to Tilden this
evening.
DIR. G. A. Young went to Omaha Fri
day noon.
Mrs. J. S. Smith went to Dallas Fri
day noon.
MD. Tyler was in Wayne yesterday
afternoon.
Mrs. Brown of Stanton was in the
city Friday.
Mrs. Cyphers, son and daughter, of
Valentine arrived at noon to be the
guest of Mrs. ]. F. Pfunder for several
days.
Miss Harriet Mather returned from
Madison Friday.
]. C. Larkin went to Winnetoon
Friday morning.
r. C. Cantwell returned from Lin
coin last evening.
Miss Lee Hale of Atkinson was in
the city yesterday.
L. w. Alternately of Lynch was In
the city yesterday.
Mrs. Joseph Schwartz returned from
Omaha last evening.
Fred Remember of near Bayard was
in the city yesterday.
Judge Eiseley left yesterday for
short visit at Anoka
Miss Margaret Hamilton went tc
Pierce this morning.
Mrs. William Degner of Hadar was
in the city yesterday.
Mrs. William Eckers of Hoskins was
in the city yesterday.
Miss Mary Mason of Wayne is visit
fg Mrs. L. NJ. Beeler
Miss Belle Duphey of Battle Crei
was in the city Friday.
Miss Stella Stirk of Battle Creek Is
visiting friends in the city.
Mrs. \. o. Hazen is visiting friends
in Madison for a few days.
Mrs. A. w, Barge is visiting at the
home of w. J. Weatherholt
Presiding Elder Thomas Bithel
went to Plainview yesterday.
Mrs. Rose Sheets of Meadow Grov,
is visiting Mrs, e. II, Brewer,
Mrs. John Krantz and son, Earl, wen
to Osmond Thursday to visit relatives
John Bohm of Sioux City is VISITING
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs, SchoI
egge.
Miss Nell Evans Of Columbus
visiting Mrs. w. f Hall for a fey
days.
Misses Madeline Stein and Clar
Anderson went to Thayer Frida
noon.
w. f. Reed of Madison was in No
folk yesterday afternoon on his wa
TO Spencer
Mr. and Mrs, Emil Pofahl and daugl
ter of Albany, N. Y, are visiting reli
tives in the city.
Mrs. Napier of Clearwater, who ha
been visiting her son, John Napier, r.
turned home Friday noon.
Miss Nora Kutzler, who has bee
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-08-28
SCHOOLS Days ARE
AROUND THE CORNER
ASSIGNMENT OF GRADES TO
BUILDINGS ANNOUNCED.
EXAMINATIONS NEXT WEEK
School Bells in Norfolk viii Ring the
First Day of cptember-Grade
Rooms Have Been Picked for Com.
ing Year-Teachers Come Next.

Johnnie tossed in his sleep last
night He cuffed his little sister in
the morning Towards noon he
heaved a brick at a neighbours dog.
But in all this there was no pleasure
for Johnny, In his sleep he had
heard a school bell ringing But that
was not all Johnny was realst
and he knew well enough that that
school bell was going to ring "for
sure" in nine swift passing days.
Next week is the last of the glad
some vacation time A week from
Monday school starts. The first day
of September is the first day OF
school,
Two dire warnings of the prospec
tive opening have been issued. One is
simple statement of the assignment
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-08-28
RINGING CIRCUS
HERE NEXT MONTH
GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH COM.
ING TO NORFOLK.
BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 1s AND 25
The First Advance Man for Rinelines'
Circus Was in Norfolk Friday Morn.
ing, Making Preliminary Arrange
ments for the Bio Show.

Ringing Bros circus-greatest on
earth-will be in Norfolk between Sep,
TENDER IS and %.
The first advance man was in the
city Friday morning, making arrange
ments for the show, which will come
from Sioux City.
This will be the first visit of Ring
lings to Norfolk in a long period OF
years. Barnum's was here last year
in September.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-08-28
Presho is Part of Trip County.

Lamro, 5. d., Aug. 21.-Special to
The News The booklet of informa,
ton recently published by the North,
western railroad contains a may show
ing the old Presho county lying north
of Trip county and south of the White
river, when in fact, it is now a part
of Trip county and will be open for
settlement. The map was taken from
an old government plat instead of the
later one.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-08-28

You never spent too much for a
thing after having read the ads care,
fully.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-08-28

Is a buyer for your property the
most elusive man in the city? Want
ads. find Elusive People"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-08-28

Of grades to the various buildings.
The other is a brief announcement of
the hours for the preliminary eXamin-
atiOns.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-08-28

Stores that Hide their Lights
soon hide themselves altogether.
The Havre herald., 1908-03-13
The DEMOCRATS OF HAvRE WILL UNITE
The Opening Gun Of Coming Campaign
is Fired BY The Faithful of Havre,
Who Start Plans For Active Cam
paigns---To Form Bryan Club.
I'm The Near Future.

The Democrats Of Havre held an en-
thusiastic meeting in the old i-y hall
Wednesday evening 1t was a c4ll to
arms and the faithful responded with
alaerity.
Il has long been recognized that the
tine fnr factional division h Is passed
end gone and that old animosi~es
should be buried and the party thereby
unified and strengthened Harmony e.
vailed with big H.. 1t was not pro-
Newman or pro-Meili meeting nor was it
an anti-NeWman or ant.-Meili meeting.
It was a gathering together Of Hav. e's
clans Of Democrcy-undefiled, simon pure,
rock-ribbed Jeffersonian Democracy be-
ing on tap all evening.
The brethren wee all enthusiastic
and the foundation for a m gnificent
B1san club was laid A general feel ng
prevadel the meeting that this is going
to be- L democratic year and that Dem
The Havre herald., 1908-03-13
NOTES OF MONTANA STATE NEWS

The county printing Of Valley county
prise.
Hamilton has been chosen as the
meeting place Of the next annu i sess-
ion of the State horticultural society.
OF the Wesleyan university at Heena,
wants the Commercial club to cough
up $4,000 for new building on conii-
ton that he raises 10000. With Bish-
op Carroll trying to ra.se a million for
a Catholic cathedral, peop In Helena
will have to get in and Dig.
The Indian appropriation bill as re-
ported to the senate makes the follow
Ing charges in the house bill, affect ng
Montana reservations: Pay Of Flat
ad agent is increased to $50; $1o.-
0H is appropriated for rebuilding flour
and sawmill at Roman, Flathe4d reser-
va,lon: sc5 tv> approl ri. ted FOR pur-
chase of machinery, tools and anima
for Fort Belknap Indians for sugar beet
culture; $3.50 for emp. .oyn.ent Of Inc
riders on Cheyenne reserv ltion; 100
for settling Chief Rocky Boys band Of
Chippewa Indians upon some reserva-
ton In Montana
The Havre herald., 1908-03-13
The BUoU AND star ARE COMBINED

4 deal was consYmrnated the latter
part Of last week by which Messrs
Shook and Waltz, the prop ietors Of the
BiJou. became the proprietors of the
Star theatre. The two theatres have
been combined, the Bijou NOV ng to the
building formerly occupied by the Star.
next door to the post office. Mr.. o.
Dale, of the Star retires from the show
business.
'In union there is str myth" as In
evidenced by the p1c6ed houses the
Bstou has been having since Il ere Ia
one less theatre In the field For tho
present time they VIII run the moving
pictures and illustrated songs and In the
nearf uture will put on the best vaude-
willie teams that can be procured in the
market.
Miss Pearl Bowlin Is the new iluatrat-
ed song singer and lis captivating the
audience each evening.
Mrs Elizabeth Leng viii ab-y fiji. the
position OF piano aecempanlst..
hesarH. Shoe n confsn-
plating some important improvements In
the way OF ventilation ri ne new build
The Havre herald., 1908-03-13
Mor1tano> Delegation At Washington Con-
fer With Secretary Taft And Gen.
Bell, Fort keough To BE Abandoned
And Assinniboine Retained. Gen.
McCaskey Recommends Fort Assini-
boine To War Department.

come to the national Republican conven-
ton ut Chicago this summer sotidIy for
Taft II Charlie Pray and Senate $ Car
ter and Dixon buffaloed Taft into re-
sArrisonns Assinnibolnc in exchange for
Taft presidential support, then bu ly
foe Fray, Carter and Dixon. "'You
scratch my back and I'll scratch yours"
is the law of modern politics a 4ir
exchange is no robbery. .:
Carter and Dixon did not throw off
their c1ats and sWA A.0. Z Ii a.s.s
position as did Charlie Pray, hut, III s.
much as they got into the ark befose
the flood came, their shortcomings win
be overlooked by this paper.
las long as the lamp holds out to burn
The vilest sinner may return"
The Great Falls Tribune has fought
hammer and tongs, day and night. in
season and out Of season for Havre. T 9
Tribune is the only daily paper In the
state that came to our rescue. Editor
Boles unlimbered his thunderbolts in such
a way as to put the fear Of God into
Messrs Carter and Dixon, plainly inform
ing them that If they did not pursue
q different course the doors Of pol ,al
paradise would be eternally and ever
lastingly nailed and barred to them as
far as the friends Of Fort Assinn boine
were concerned.
Great credit Is due to the Havre In
dustrial association and to Secretary
P5per who carried on the voluminous ten
months correspondence that was necess-
ary to keep the irons hot
Havre ought certainly to feel proud Of
her public spirited business M she is
fortunate enough to have in her midst.
Every man and woman in Havre inter-
The Havre herald., 1908-03-13
FORT ASSnVhIBONE FIGHT Won and POST WILL Be RETAINED

many Of them. that is all, Soldiers like
20 be near q town where there is a
theatre every night irf~,tle year.
Politicians all took crack at US.
Hayre's voting population cSn't be COM
pared with the votes In He.ela. ana Mis-
souIa, the homes of Messrs Carter ana
Dixon, tas we'll as the location cf the two
military posts sef pr servation is a
politicians first laws. With these condi
tions is it any wonder people could not
figure where Havre was going to come
in. Well she came almost not coming
in at all, but on the contrary it looked
for q while as if she wou be pr.vig-
esed to stand out in the cold while the
northwest wind took an invento Y of
every bone in her body.
But for gallant Charlie Pray that is
probably where she would be today de-
spite all efforts of Montanans. For all
we of the common hard herd know
there We're probably wires pulled and
trades made that will never be made
public. r ever Secr,t .ry Taft wnu d
feel inclined to do something elegant
for Montana it would be at this me
when self-interest was at stake. Sec e.
tary Taft would doubtless Ike to h Ave
the republican delegation from Mont na
The Havre herald., 1908-03-13
SCHOOL bOARDPREPARES FOR ELECTION

The Havre school board held a m ct
ing at the office of Ed. NJ Allen, Gle k,
last Monday night. President l.. K. Dev-
lin in the chair and Trustees Aud Nc
kenzie, Bentztn and Pyper present.
The matter of submitting he D opo j.
tlon Of bonding the dis.r ct for $50 0
for the purpose Of securing ground nd
erecting and furnishing a new ooi
building was discussed and ssed
The voters will be privileged o vote
for or against the propos ton at the
coming election of trustees April 4th
The plea Is made that the present ac-
commodations. are inadequate, one room
having III pupils.
The memberships of Messrs Auld and
Pyper expire In the near future and the
clerk vas authorized to give the nj G.
cessarv notices for the elecson of two
trustees At this same election.
D. ". Mckenzie. Thomas McKenz and
r. e. Hammond were appo nted aH
Judges OF election.
Trustee Bentzin. az chassrnan OF the
committee on buildings and grounds.
made . report es 90 tho condition Of
The Havre herald., 1908-03-13

ocracy in Chouteau county, in Montana
and throughout the nat on is gong TO
come into its long delayed own.
Mr.. James Holland was chosen chair
man Of the meeting and W.. C. fKester
elected secretary. .@-
A cor mittee of five We're elected, one
from each ward and two at large, as
central committee, nancy: First ward:
W. C. Kes er; Second ward, Ed Burke;
Third ward George Gillum: at large, Jas.
Holland and VIM. j. swanton.
A motion was then passed that the com
mittee canvass the situation and If con-
ditions warrant, to call either mass
meeting or primaries for the purpose Of
putting candidates in the fl Id for the
different city offices to be filled at the
election April 9Th. The central commi--
tee was also instructed to prepare con-
stitution for a Bryan club and call
mass meeting within a reasonable time.
The Havre herald., 1908-03-13

the depressed condition in Buttc ami
Anaconda
1t means THOUSANDS of dolllrs annu /
" brought into the c.ty by visit MS
ervation.
But it is not only from a fin oncial
point OF view but moral one tn 1t we
do rejoice with exceeding gre4t Y.
Tie friends of the post fought for
being '.jobbed" and demonstrated hat
when men stand together, m king q
long pull and strong pull, and eve y
ody-puIl--togeth' r-pull, for a .ght-
eous cause, wonders can be accompli he 4
Intrigues, poi ical, mi it ry nd cal
had been p.o ted against Ass n iiboine.
Everybody knocked it. M4ny of ic rs
and their wives are soci ty rpet
knights and the surroundings of ASSN
niboine scratched consider BILE Of the
varnish off of their ecu CHI h" Sta
toned at a post like Fort Fl lrrison,
two miles from Hell ma, the advant sc
socially presented to the officers ere
attracted our officers and their f-.mi es
and made them sore at our fort. Hav e
has just as good and up-to-date social
circles as Helena, but we have not so
The Havre herald., 1908-03-13

A state organization of b .et sugar
growers was affected at Billings last
week. W. B. George, mayor OF Billings
vas elected president.
About 5000 acres of the famous Mar
Gus DAILY ranch in the Bitter Root val
ley are being devided into small tracts
and will be placed ON the market this
spring. -.s "
State Senator J. NJ Kenn dy has re-
tired from the Boulder Age-Sentinel and
Fred Barker taken up the nlana agement.
During Kennedy's short editorship of
feet encyclopedia of Montana's political
history. Senator Kennedy has been sit
ting in Montana's political game for q
quarter of a century and wisdom emf
rom his pen as it would from
tree full of owls. Senator Kennedy has
doubtless too many interests at this
time to be fooling away his time ed
iting u paper in Boulder. the deadest
hole in all Montana but In resurrecting
tbs Age-Senunel for the Bou der Pub
fishing Co and putting it on its feet so
that others can carry on the work,
he has done grand work for the DEM
ocracy OF Jefferson county.
The Havre herald., 1908-03-13
Long Struggle Ends I'm Victory For Mil
itary Reservation At Our Doors.
Havre Industrial Association Sends
kilograms Of Thanks 10 Garter. Dix
on And Pray Also To r. Z, McCul-

Spread the glad tidlngs! Herr, oh
heavens and let the earth be still !!
The re-garrisoning Of, Fort Assinniboine
is to Havre what the re-opening Of the
Of the mines was to Butte and Anacon-
da. #.."
On the 27th of last May when Fort
Assinniboine was ordered abandoned
it was {, blow that hit Havre be.ow the
h-ts a4I4 Ss-le. QUE ! &41 -
+ the ropes gasping Tor breath. LIVER since
that date the problem OF re-garrisDni s
the post has looked darker and more
hopeless, but the friends of the post
never wavered in their efforts leaving no
stone unturned to overcome the lemon
handed us by the war department.
To Charlie Pray. the editor Of the
Great Falls Tribune, r. L. McCulloh,
Gen. McCaskey, and the Havre Indus
trial association, is large.y due the
credit for Havre coming into her own.
It has been a long arduous fight and
the victory is certainly great one.
Last Monday moi ming a con -erence
was held in Washington, D. c., part. c.
.paueu in between Secretary Taft, Gen.
Baal, Senators Carter, Dixon and Con-
gressman Pray and the who situa-
ton was gone over
Congressman Pray called the atten-
tion Of the delegation to the ct th t
it was the largest military reservation
in Uncle Sans possession, cont lining
343 square miles and having cost Uncle
Sam over two millions OF dollars should
not only not be abandoned but should Q
used as brigade post VIII ch would
mean 36 companies Of IS to the COM