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The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-03-20
Events Of the
Week in Norfolk

the northwest Dallas Is but three
years Old but II already has It's own
water works, large and commodious
hotels and lodging houses, numbers
OF first class restaurants and its people
are thrifty and lot Of pushers from
start TO finish. The townsite Is
owned by the Jackson brothers, one
of whom, Ernest, Is a son-in-law OF
Judge Munger of Omaha. and they
are the sons of former Governor
Jackson OF Iowa.
The opening up Of the reservation
will bring thousands of homeseekers
to Dallas and Gregory, the latter be-
ing the largest town in Gregory coun-
~, Ave miles from Dallas. II is under
stood that filings for homesteads will
begin in August and that drawings
will be made in September. This
oppo rtunity to secure home at a
very nominal sum will probably be
the last for years to come in this sec
tion, and 1t is expected the rush will
be the greatest ever known at a land
draw ing"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-03-20
NEW CHAIR.
Evanston People Propose a Chair of
"Cultivaton of Good Taste"

Evanston People Propose a Chair Of
"Cultivation of Good Taste"
Chicago, March 14.-In Evanston
yesterday plans were made to intro
duce into Northwestern university a
department of art appreciation"
chair of cultivation of good taste
This will aim especially to instill into
the feminine student notions of appro
pirate dressing. The movement has
back of it the leading women of the
suburb.
The project for teacher of good
taste" took form in resolutions ad-
opted by the University Guild and
soon to be presented to President
Harris of Northwestern.
The guild, which is composed of
both university and townspeople, pro
poses to support for a term of one
year as an experiment an instructor
whose duty it shall be to teach, espec
tally to women students, the decadent
art of good and appropriate dressing
All branches of art appreciation, in
cludes home building and furnishing
will be given. President Harris anC
the executive committee of the univ
ersity will consider the matter at
their meeting Monday night.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-03-20
$1,000 AWAITS AN HEIR
WAYNE BACHELOR DIES WITH
OUT A KNOWN RELATIVE
ESTATE IN HANDS OF OFFICIALS

If No One Is Found Who Can Prove
That He is a Lawful Heir to the
Estate of Alexander Beattie, II Will
Go to the State.
Wayne, Neb., March 16.-Seven
thousand dollars in cash is awaiting
anyone who can prove that they are
a lawful heir of Alexander Beattie, an
eccentric bachelor, who was found
dead in bed several years ago on his
farm in the south part of the county
No heirs appearing at the time, the
county authorities took charge of his
property and appointed J. Nj. Cherry
administrator. After settling up the
affairs of the dead man, $1,000 re
NAMED.
The administrator has made every
effort possible to find an heir, but
without success. Beatie had a sweet
heart in Ireland to whom he haC
promised to leave his property, but
| there was no will to that effect anC
she cannot get it, Parties in Canada
claimed relationship, but had no con
! elusive proof. Unless there are law
| full heirs, the estate goes to the state
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-03-20
SENSATIONAL RVNAWAYS
A Pair Of Them Took Place During
SUNDAY.


Sunday saw two sensational runa-
ways in Norfolk. James Peters mar
rowly escaped being caught in a run
away collision at the Junction depot
while an up town runaway broke a
plate glass window in Mrs. Joseph
Schwartz's millinery store.
Mr.. Peters was sittlns in his buggy
at the JNnptlen deppt sunday noon
when BE Fl: T. Eplden's horse which
had broken loose dasiked down the
street. The horse came straight at
REFERS buggy. Peters was warned
Just IN time to jump as the two We.
hicles c0llided, He kept hold Of tho
lines but his horse plunged forward
Wrecking his buggy against a tele-
phone post Dr. Holden's horse ran
against hack and was stopped.
On Norfolk avenue later In the af-
ternoon John Wise was thrown from
ms buggy as he was turning around
IN the street The horse tipped the
buggy over and dragged Wise for
about fifteen feet. The frightened
animal plunged over towards Mrs
SchWarts store dragging the I'D.
turned buggy. AS the horse turned
on the sidewalk the buggy swung
through one of the small plate glass
windows, Mr., Wise was bruised but
not hurt.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-03-20

Dinner parties, luncheons and infor.
nal afternoons for cards have sur
vived the arrival Of Lent and for the
time being at least promise TO lend
an appearance of activity to Norfolk
society.
The week was marked with several
very delightful parties and gatherings.
Prominent on the social calendar OF
the week was the season.end meeting
OF the Wednesday club, held amid
exceptionally pretty surroundings
Wednesday afternoon at the home of
the clubs president, Mrs. George ID.
Butterfield.
Among the invitations which are
out for next week include two
dinner parties, one given by Mr.. and
Mrs. N. A. Rainbolt. the other by Mr..
and Mrs. S. f. Erskine.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-03-20

w. D., consideration 5000, lots II and
49, block 3, Pasowalk's Third addi
ton to Norfolk.
Fred III. Cornell and wife TO Minnie
Il. Brown, w. D., consideration $4,000
lots 10, Ia, Is and 16. Western Town
block 7, and lots 16, IL and ~. block
8, Riverside Park addition TO Norfolk
lot 10. block l. Norfolk Junction.
Edward Kirby TO Patrick Kirby and
Raymond Kirby, w. d.. consideration
$1,000, sWh and SEh OF 4.24-3.
Solomon M. Bowling and wife &c
owen M. Wells, w. d., consideration
$4,000, part Swh OF NWh and Nwh
OF SWA OF SILL.
Oscar ]. Johnson and wife to w. s
Fox, w. d., consideration $500, lot
10. block 3, Collamer's addition to
Norfolk.
Geeske Fix TO Edward G. Melcher
w. d., consideration $4,000, ny OF
SWh and Nwh of SEh OF 3-24-2.
Fred Scheerger and wife to Andrew
j. Scheerger, W. N, consideration
$4,000, NEA of 30 and SEA of 10
1872.
August Kruger and wife to Charles
Schmiedeberg, w. d., consideration
$675, lots and s, block 2, Mach
muller's addition to Norfolk.
l. T. Cook and wife to Mary G.
Kopach, w. D., consideration $500,
lots 10, II and IL and IS, block 33
Queen City Place addition to Norfolk
United States of America to Der
nard Burke, patent, SWA 24-24-S.
United States of America to VIII
liam p. O'Neill, patent, SEA SEA OF
23.24-3
l. =. Marcellus and wife to Rowland
Segcr, G. c.. d., consideration 100
lots 10 and 20, block 4. Dorsey Place
addition to Norfolk Junction.
Nancy J. Hayden to Zera Hayden
w. D., consideration $1.00 part SEA
of NEA of 26-24-4.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-03-20
Error in Markinu.

owing to an error in adding the
hsufes turned in by the judges in the
hlsh school declamatory contest in
One Auditorium Friday evening second
pace was not properly announced at
the close of the contest. Miss Dorothy
hudat OF the class of 1909 was found
by more careful examination of the
rankings to have stood second in the
contest, Misses Helen Friday and
Dollie Pfunder of the class of 1910
tied for third place Miss Louise Cook
who won first place, will represent III.
nigh school in the north Nebraska
contest.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-03-20
JOINS NEW CONFERENCE.
Nebraska Will Enter Missouri Valley
Conference.

Nebraska Will Enter Missouri Valley
Conference.
Lincoln, March 14.-The University
of Nebraska will become member of
the Missouri valley conference. This
action has been agreed upon by the
members of the Cornhusker athletic
board.
The Missouri Valley conference is
composed of. Iowa, Kansas, Missouri,
Ames, Drake, Washington and Wash
burn. With Nebraska added it will
become another Big Eight. The new
organization was formed on February
16, 1907, at meeting of the represen-
tatives of the Universities of Iowa,
Kansas, Missouri and Washington in
Kansas City. Nebraska had been
asked TO send representative, but
did not do so, for the Cornhusker
athletic board at that time was op.
posed to the formation of the new
conference.
The significance of Nebraska's join
ing the Missouri valley conference is
very great 1t means that the new
organization, which was formed a year
ago and which has struggled along
with prospects for a short existence,
will now be sure to live and become
the controlling body of athletics in
the Missouri valley. 1t means that
the eligibility rules in the west will
become much stricter and that ath-
letics there will be purified 1t means
that Nebraska will not join the Big
Eight.
Nebraska's entrance into the Mis-
souri, valley conference will settle the
talk about her joining the Big Eight.
Since the withdrawal of Michigan
from the old conference, there have
been several rumors circulating from
Chicago to the effect that Nebraska
would be asked to fill the place left
vacant by the Wolverines and that
she would accept. thus restoring the
Big Nine.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-03-20
NloeRARA CLOSED TERRITORY
President Roosevelt Closes Military
Reservation to Hunters.


Relying on President Roosevelt's
enthusiasm for outdoor sports and his
knowledge of hunting and of game,
Game Warden Carter wrote to the
President some time ago, from Lin
coin, urging the closing of Fort Mo
brara to hunters.
AS a result he succeeded in getting
the Nfobrara military reservation IN
NEBRASKA Set aside as a game reserve,
|or mas practically obtained that end
tkfehSh All order issued by the pres
ident Of the United States prohibiting
shooting on the reservation. AS 1t Is
already well stocked with small game
II Will serve as an admirable breeding
place and the surrounding territory
will get the benefit of the increase
in game if the state game department
can protect the game after it gets of
the reservation. The reservation
comprises go sections of land. The
army post upon it has been abandon
ed but the government keeps men on
the land to care for the property.
Game Warden Carter will endeavor
to have the three forest reserves in
Nebraska made game preserves. This
may be attempted in a bill to be offer
ed in congress by Senator Burkett.
The order of the president, signed by
D. e, Mccarthy, major and quarter
master, United States army, depart
ment of the Missouri, at Omaha is as
follows:
"All persons are hereby prohibited
from shooting, trapping, catching, or
taking, dead or alive, by any device,
on the Fort Niobrara military reser-
walton in Nebraska any sharp or pin
tail grouse, prairie chicken, quail wild
ducks or geese of any variety; any
wOOdcock, snipe, Wilson snipe, jack
snipe, plover, curley Virginia rail,
king rail, sOra, doves, meadow larks,
robins, or any birds of any species;
any beaver, otter, jaclrabbits, cotton
tail rabbit, grey fox or red squirrels,
or any other game or wild animals;
or any fish of any species. The
violation of this will subject offenders
to arrest and prosecution in the Unit
ed States courts"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-03-20
v. P. TO SEATTLE.
Work on Terminals to be Started
Soon-Expenditure Of S25,oOO,ooo.

Seattle, March 14.--Work will be-
gin soon upon the Union Pacific ter
minal in Seattle. This announcement
was made by ]. D. Farrell, in charge
of the Puget sound extension in Wash.
ingtOn, and was confirmed by John P.
Hartman, the attorney who represents
the Hartman interests here.
The announcement came as the re.
suit of the signing of ordinances by
the mayor which grant the Union Pa.
cific numerous rights. These ordi-
nances provided for the vacation of
many streets to give the railroad con-
tinuOus tracts of land. The company
is required to commence work on
every feature within six months and
in some cases must be completed
within six months from the signing of
the ordinance.
The Union Pacific will build a tun-
mel 5400 feet long beneath the city
to give connection between the north
and south terminals. A passenger sta
ton to cost 100000 is to be erected.
Freight yards, sorting yards coach
yards, long piers and numerous build
ings necessary to handle the traffic
are provided for.
Mr.. Hartman says the city has
bound the railroad to spend close to
$25,O00,0O0 in Seattle alone. All this
work will not be done at once but is
the outlay within ten years. AS the
Hartman road paid nearly $4,000, 900
for its Seattle terminals, there is
every reason to believe that the rail-
road means business. Mr.. Farrell had
stated that the road will be running
trains into Seattle in time for the ex-
position in 1909.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-03-20
WATER POWER PROJECT
NORFOLK HAS POSSIBILITIES FOR
GREAT DEVELOPMENT.
PLAN BEFORE COMMERCIAL CLUB

Matter Has Been Investigated Several
Times Before, But Has Always Been
interrupted by One Reason or
Another.
For more than twenty years, In fact
almost from the birth OF Norfolk, this
city has of and on looked down on
the ElShorn river with mind to
turning the stream to some CONNER
cial use. Today one OF the most I'M
portant matters before the Norfolk
commercial club Is a proposed examiu-
alton OF the river by an expert civil
engineer with a view of determining
whether or not the stream holds the
possibility of cheap power.
Twenty years ago the same ques-
ton was before Norfolk business men.
Exactly nineteen years ago the old
Business Mems association had an
examination made of the Elkhorn
river with n view of ascertaining
what amount of power could be alb.
| tained for manufacturing purposes"
A committee consisting of A. j.
Durland, c. A. Mast and Il. G.. Mill
gan was appointed to accompany Engi-
neer Geo. A. batimCr in an eXamina-
ton and survey. The survey was
! made at a point on the main Elkhorn
| directly south of the city. 1t was
said that at any place along this por-
ton of the river dam could be
easily and cheaply built.
The engineer and the committee
| reported on March 81, 1889. They
found that "in less than three-fourths
twenty feet fall. which will afford an
excellent and cheap water power al
most in the heart of the city"
In the early nineties the question
of constructing a power canal in con
nection with a campaign for maunfac-
turing enterprises, was pushed to the
| foreground. Just before the financial
crisis the canal project had reached
a stage where it was said that a COM
pany was being formed to finance It..
f.. A. Crum who had had practical
experience in constructing irrigation
bitches went over the Elkhorn care
fully in 1898. He found a fall of about
seventy-five feet from a point just
below the Yellow Banks to Norfolk
He investigated the records of the
ElkhOrn railroad in Omaha and found
that the fall between Norfolk and
Battle Creek was about eighty-six
feet
Mr.. Crum estimated that the cost
of the excavation necessary for a
canal twelve feet wide and four and
a half feet deep to carry the water
to the highest hill overlooking the
city would be $4,000. This he
thought would furnish $1,000 horse
power. The cost of the necessary
machinery to furnish the power, flood
gates, buildings, etc, he thought
would bring the total cost up to $40,
900.
People who were enthusiastic over
the scheme declared that Norfolk
possessed the greatest water power
possibilities in Nebraska
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-03-20
TALKS OF TRIP.
sonesteeI Attorney Discusses the
Forthcoming Land Lottery.

Forthcoming Land Lottery
Omaha World-Herald: w. B. Back
us, the we'll known lawyer of Bone
steel, S. D., was in Omaha last week
on legal business and incidentally to
hear w. j. Bryan at the Auditorium.
MIR. Backus talked some about what
he calls the Land of Promise" or, as
il Is on the map, Trip county. South
Dakota, the millionaire Indian reser-
walton which will be opened up in
August, next OF the country Mr.
Backus said:
Il believe | am as well posted on
the soil. climate and possibilities of
Trip county as a man can be. | have
been over the length and breadth of
the county several times and know
just what the land can do under cul,
tivation, In the first place, the land
is black sandy loan, slightly rolling,
in the extreme northern and southern
portions. The north line is White
river and the south is Nebraska. The
county is we'll watered by numerous
running creeks, the largest being Pom
ca, Dog Ear, Cottonwood and Oak
creeks, Water can be found at a depth
of from twelve to thirty feet, Two
large lakes are Dog Ear and White
Swan lake.
"All over the reservation you find
Indians living in comfortable log
houses, cultivating small patches of
their land, but most of them rent
their lands to white men. They live
and dress just like their white neigh
bors, vote at the same elections as
the whites and are citizens of the
United States just the same as the
white settlers.
"The new town of Dallas is the
present terminus of the Northwest
ern road, which will cross Trip coun-
ty obliquely and tap the main line to
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-03-20
South Dakota News.

HamIin county farmers are PLANNING
to organize a cooperative creamery
company.
The father of Harry Frazier, the
young Indian who was drowned in
the Missouri while attempting to
cross on, the ice from Springfield, s.
d. last January, has offered a reward
for the recovery of his sons body.
Hon. G.. II, Burke spoke to 1000
at Pierre in his ownu behalf At an.
other meeting G. w Egan addressed
900 geogle IN the interests .0f-Gnu.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-03-20
Real Estate Transfers.

Real estate transfers for the week
ending March 10, 1908, compiled by
Madison County Abstract and Guaran-
tee company, Office with Mapes G.
Hazen:
John d. Hale and wife to John e.
Sanders, @. C. d., consideration $1,0O,
part of SWA SWA of 31.24-2.
Amanda E, Sesler, Thomas H. SEES
Ter, James w. Sesler, Pearl o. James
to Zedaliah Sesler, w. D., considera
ton $4,000, Ne of SWA and SIC
NWA 1928.
J. 7. More and wife to Katheraina
Hangartner, w. D., consideration
81 400, lots % and &c, c. w. Braasch
addition to Norfolk.
Fannie l.. Lee to Wilbert Barnes
w. D., consideration $4,000, NEA Of
35-23-2.
Tamzen R. Drake and husband tc
Charles w. Casselman, w. D., con
sideration $4,000, SWA and SWN
SEA of 1921.
James A. Rhea and wife to T. N
Terry, w. D., consideration $500
NEA 2S-24-4.
Dorathe scheer and husband tc
Christ P. Christensen, w. D.; con
sideration $4,000, one-fourth interest
in SEA 1913.
L. Fishback to Edwin Rowlett, w
D., consideration $6,40O, NWA of IL
22-1.
Thomas Polar and wife to Edward
F. c. Knull, w. D., consideration
$4,000, SWA 36-23.3,
Margaret l.. Webb and husband to
Rosa L. Bogue, w. D., consideration
$500, lot 8, block 67, Barnes Fourth
addition to Madison.
Wilhelm Ludwig and wife to Ernest
Zohner, w. D., consideration $3.50
part of NEH 1898.
Mary Halpin and husband to Charles
b. Deuel., w. D., consideration $4,000,
NEA of 15-24-2.
John Kite to W. c. Bockley, w. D.,
consideration 500, part of the SWA
of NWH of 19-24.i
Adam Pilger and wife to Herman
Kruger, w. D., consideration $500,
lots 8, 4, 5, 6, Z, s, 9 and 10, block 5,
Park addition to Norfolk.
Alma D. Oehring and wife to P. V.
Lewis, w. D., consideration $1,100,
part of out lot 1, Meadow Grove.
Perry V. Lewis and wife to Thomas
Evans, w. D., consideration $1,175,
part of out lot l, Meadow Grove.
R. B. Otis and wife to Betty Rosen-
berg, w. D., consideration $3.50, lots
20 and 81, block 8, Railroad addition
to Newman Grove.
=. A. w. Glenn and wife. Elizabeth, to
Albert Zessin, w. D., consideration
$1,000, We of NEA of 1921.
Cora E. Harvey and husband to
Hans ]. Jensen, w. D., consideration
$3.50, lots and 8, block "a, Railroad
addition to Newman Grove.
n. A. Rainbolt and wife, Mary R.,
to f. M. Cunningham, Q. C. D., con.
sideration s1.OO, lot 20, block 9, River
side Park addition to Norfolk.
Olga F, Graul to Minnie E. Brown,
w. D., consideration 5000, lot 2, block
16, Western Town Lot company's ad.
dition to Norfolk Junction.
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The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-03-20
The SUCCESS OF FARMING
FROM AN so.AcRE FARM TO AN
1,sooAcRE FARM.
WHAT TEN YEARS WILL DO
The Eighty Acres Which Came From
His Father to Theodore Pofahi Ten
Years Ago Has Grown into 1900
Acres and a Profit Of SIS, 900.

Acres and a Profit OF $4,000.
The success that lies just beneath
the surface OF the north Nebraska
farm was illustrated this week at the
sale OF personal property held by
Theodore Pofahl at his farm six miles
east of Norfolk. Mr.. Pofahl sold vir
tually all OF his personal effects, the
proceeds Of the sale amounting to
5000.
Ten years has seen an eighty-acre
farm which came to Mr. Pofahl from
his father grow gradually into a fine
400-acre farm, one Of the best in
Stanton county.
The Stanton county farm is to be
exchanged for a 1,800-acre ranch In
Wheeler county, the transfer going
into effect Immediately. In the trans
fer the Stanton county farm was val
ued at $50 an acre.
1t is substantial business that
starting with the value Of an eighty
acre farm can show clear profit OF
$35, 900 at the end of ten years.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-03-20

Rev. l.. Olenslayger, an evangelist
who arrived in Norfolk this week to
assist DR.. C. w. Ray in special meet
ings at the First Methodist church,
is a former Cincinnati pastor. For
the past eight years he has been work
ing as an evangelist but prior to that
time he filled the pulpits of two big
churches in Cincinnati.
He studied at Northwestern uniyer
sity at Chicago and at other Method
list schools.
Mr.. OlenSlayger is something of q
musician as well as preacher. He
came to Norfolk from Harlan, Ia, ant
after being in this city for two more
weeks will go to Yankton, S, D.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-03-20
Letter List.

List of letters remaining uncalled for
at the postoffice at Norfolk, Neb.,
March 10, 1905:
f. A, Anderson A, j, Abrecht, Mr..
A, Akofer Mr.. John J. Carney, Miss
Ida Stadler, Mrs. Bette Smith,
Parties calling for any Of the above
please say advertised.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-03-20

Montague said: "He that am
reading seems always to have the most
force" This is the potent advantage
OF the store whose advertising is con-
tinuous-is always there when the
reader looks for it!