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The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-03-13

The ideal life, still chung to as ideal
even in these days of strenuousness
has by most thinking men been charac-
terized as the life that is marked with
fruitful activity and merited honors
to be crowned later with retirement
from the more active eXertions when
one has some of the substantial marks
of success, friends and reputation
that has been left stainless.
Judge Isaac Powers of Norfolk Is a
quiet unassuming man and it is per-
haps hardly fair to any man of modest
tendencies to couple many adiectves
with his name or to hold up his life
as one well suited as an eXemplifca-
| ton of what should mean good citizen
ship. But the fact remains that Judge
Powers held an active place in north
Nebraska for over thirty years, that
he held a conspicuous place in a county
bar, conspicuous enough in it's rather
unusual strength to attract outside at.
| tention, that he was honored in a pub.
lie way as few other citizens of this
section have been, that when he came
| to retire from the more active prac.
tice of his profession he had the ma
terial marks of success and in addition
had the real respect of every one of
his north state neighbors.
Before Judge Powers withdrew from
political life he had been twice state
senator, he had been member of the
constitutional convention, he had been
member of the board of regents of
the state university, he had been at
torney general of Nebraska and he
had served with ability on the district
bench
The public service that Judge Pow
ers rendered was always closely con-
nected with his profession as a lawyer.
His record as an attorney was exem-
plary. When he was engaged more
actively in the practice of law the Mad
ison bar occupied unique position.
1t was said that for the population of
the county the Madison county bar
could compare favorably, with any
county bar in the country. Most of
these men are not in active practice
here now. B. T. White is in Omaha,
chief counsel of the Northwestern.
Harry Bronze is in Omaha d. A.
Holmes is in New York City. w. NJ.
Robertson is dead. So is Congress-
man Robinson. John r. Hays is post
master. Judge Barnes is on the SUI
preme bench. Among those still in
the active practice of law must be
mentioned Senator Allen. These men
helped make brilliant assembly of
lawyers and Judge Powers was prom
inent in the group. Madison county
still holds good deal of its asendency
for Madison county attorneys practice
widely over the north part of the
state.
Judge Powers came to Nebraska in
1870 and to Norfolk in 1884. He had
been born in Lenawee county, Michi
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-03-13
escaped, getting away Wednesday

escaped, getting away Wednesday
evening.
The Meadow Grove News has been
sold to the Nye Publishing company
from Stanton and will be edited by
Harry A. Nye. The Meadow Grove
News has always been very credit
able paper and the retiring editor and
publisher, J. o. Carter, states that the
new management will make improve
ments. Mr.. Carter retires from the
newspaper business.
Sewer contractors will be asked to
bid on three new sewer districts in
Norfolk this spring. Last night the
council sent thu ougb for final passage
ordinances creating sewer district No.
3 on Tenth, Eleventh and Twelfth
streets south OF Madison avenue, and
sewer district No IN the Heights.
At the time these districts are adver-
tised contractors will also be asked to
bid ON district No. 2, on South Fifth
street
Mrs. w. s. Forhan, daughter of j.
f. Boeck of this city, died in St Paul
at $3.50 Thursday afternoon, tele
gram to that effect having been re-
ceived by the family here last evening
Mrs. Forhan's home was in Montana.
where she was taken with appendi,
citis in the fall, submitting TO an
operation about Thanksgiving, and to
another after Christmas. Not recoy,
ering then, she was taken by her hus-
band to Rochester, Mimi, for opera
ton by the Mayos. When she reached
there they decided that she was not
able to Withstand aaother operation
and advised that she 90 home and rest
until she had more strength. On the
way back to Montana they stopped at
st. Paul, where Mrs. Forhan was
placed in a hospital under the care Of
specialist, but her strength was so
badly spent that she only lived a few
days.
Meadow Grove News: w. p. Evans
and j. o. Carter have just perfected a
new and useful invention and have
made application for patent. The
machine is a device to automatically
trim, paste and put wall paper on the
wall and cut it off with one operation.
The machine is so simple and light
anyone can handle it. The machine
complete with roll of paper and filled
With paste only weights ten pounds.
1t does away with one man to put on
the paste and enables the operator to
accomplish about five times as much
work in the same length of time. 1t
will also be a great saving of time to
bill posters, as the machine is design
ed to be made up in any size to fit a
three sheet poster to a common hand
bill. Messrs. Evans and Carter are
planning to arrange to manufacture
the machine and put it on the market.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-03-13
All For Taft.

Valentine, Neb., March Especial
to The News: The republican county
convention was held yesterday at
the court house. The attendance was
good but on account of the recent
storm many delegates from the pre-
cinctS were unable to attend. Max
E. Virtel of Crookston was elected
chairman of the convention and F. A.
Cumlow secretary. Resolutions were
unanimously adopted favoring the
candidacy of VIM. II. Taft for presi
dent and endorsing the policies of
President Roosevelt. The delegates
to the state convention were instruct
ed to endorse Taft at that convention
Congressman M. P. Kinkaid and his
policies were approved, and he was
endorsed as a candidate for re-elec
ton. The administration Of Gov. G
l.. Sheldon and the acts of the county
officials were heartily approved of
The following delegates were chosen
to attend the state convention:
F. NJ. Walcott, chairman; c.. H.
Cornell, E. c. Cole, w. d. Armstrong
d. Hanna, A. l.. Lewis, Max E. Vir
tel
These same delegates will also at
tend the congressional convention.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-03-13
Suit For SANDER,

Neigh, Neb, March Especial to
The News: Suit has been commenced
in the district court of this county by
Bertha May SaXton against her broth
er-in-law, John r. SaXtOn of Tilden
for SANDER, claiming damages in the
sum of $4,000. A suit for divorce
is now pending in the California courts
between the plaintiff and her husband.
On Monday of this week was no
doubt the biggest day in the banking
business ever witnessed in Neigh, the
Atlas bank alone reporting clearances
of upwards of $4,000, and the amount
, of cash received being in considerable
excess of that paid out. There GER
tainly is nothing looking like calamity
times in Antelope county,
o. K Newbery of Orchard was ar
rested on Wednesday of this week by
| Sheriff Miller on an information
charging him with malicious shooting
at Frank Gustin, and was lodged II
the county Jail. His preliminary hear
ing is to come up today before Judge
| Wilson.
| The prisoner was employed in thu
Dupree hotel, and Gusten is the pro
prietor of the rival house. The shoot
ing is said to be the result of the wa
that is known to have been waget
between the two hotels.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-03-13
observation-disclosures
TO DECIDE WHO SHALL REPRE-
SENT THE HIGH SCHOOL.
AUDITORIUM, FRIDAY EVENING
Three Of the Classes viii be Repre-.
scented in the Contests by Seven
Students, One Of Whom viii Go to
the North Nebraska Contest.
[From satnrday,s paIly.l

[From Saturdays Dailyl
The Norfolk high school declama.
tory contest will be held at the Audi.
forum Friday evening, February 13
The contest is in part a preliminary
for the north Nebraska high school
contest which will be held in Norfolk
during the association in April, the
winner on Friday night being Norfolk
representative at the association con.
test. Besides this a cash prize will
be given to the class whose two best
speakers win the most points. Three
of the high school classes will take
part. The class of 1909 will be repre-
sented by Dorothy Rudat and Bessie
Widaman; the class of 1910 by Helen
Friday and Dollie Pfunder; the class
of 1911 by Louise Cook, Josephine
Mullen and Theo. Sprecher.
1t promises to be a very interesting
contest, as the speakers are well
matched, while the class spirit adds
excitement. The program has been
arranged as follows
Chorus-High school girls.
Piano solo-Lowell Erskin.
Her Cuban Tea"-Dorothy Rudat.
"Sparticus to the Charlottesville
sephine Mullen.
Chorus-High school girls.
William Henry"-Dollie Pfunder.
"Mary's Night Ride"-IIelen Friday.
LAS the Moon Rose"-Louise Cook.
Violin solo-Ray Estabrook.
How the Church Was Built at
Kehoes Bar"-Theo Sprecher.
The White Cowl'-Bessie Vida
man.
Music-High school quartette.
Decision of judges.
The program will begin at $50.
Admission fifteen cents. Tickets sold
at the door.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-03-13
HOUSE FAMINE IN GREGORY.
There Is Now Genuine Rush of Peo
pie to the Rosebud Country.

Gregory, S. D., March Especial
to The News: Since March l immi-
grafton into this section has been un-
usually heavy. On one day this week
a special train containing only emf
grant cars arrived and was all UNI
loaded at Gregory.
Although the number of new build
ings erected in Gregory during the
latter part of 1907 eclipsed all rec
ords, the demand for buildings now
seems to be greater than ever before.
In fact an actual "house famine
exists. With the acute shortage of
buildings rents have gone soaring.
Many families are forced to pay $40
to SIS per month for mere one-room
shacks. There are many business lots
which could have been bought two
years ago for $40 or $50 that now with
the erection of cheap building have
monthly rental value of more than
the original purchase price. The high
rents will undoubtedly stimulate build
ing and the indications are that the
building season of 1908 will be the
greatest in the history of Gregory
The demand is acute for at least one
more large hotel, many business
blocks and innumerable new dwell
ings.
The city has recently been redis
tricted so that hereafter there will be
| a IL,
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-03-13

on our road where we could work
the operators nine hours a day only,
by using the agent for an hour or two
with train orders, but if the agent
takes a train order he is barred from
working more than nine hours a day
at anything. His work may be largely
collecting bills, seeing merchants
about freight and looking after out
side business, but if he takes train
orders he must stop work at the end
of nine hours. That works hardship
on the railroad, because perhaps in
the hours where he would watch at
the key he might not get train order
nor anything at telegraphing. But
he would be on duty as a telegrapher
just the same"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-03-13
Two Committees Announced.

Mayor Durland has announced the
personnel of the two committees au,
thorized by the city council Thursday
night, one committee to take up the
pumping station proposition of the
Norfolk Electric Light and Power
company and the other to confer with
]. C. Stitt in regard to opening up
South Sixth street to its proper width
The committee on the pumping sta
ton proposal will consist of Council
men Craven, Garvin and Buchholz.
The committee to meet Mr.. Stitt
will consist of Councilmen Haase
Kaufman and Dolan.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-03-13
BIG WRESTLING MATCH
JACK DOWNS AND OSCAR WAsEM
MAY MEET HERE.
JACK o'LEARY is ARRANGING IT.

Jack o'Leary Recently Met Downs
and Has Picked Upon Him as a
Man Able to Down the Clever Ger
man From Lincoln--Date Not Set.
A big wrestling match Is In prospect
Tor Norfolk. The prospective match
IL between Oscar Wasem and Jack
Downs and Is to be held at the Audi
forum probably at some date In the
near future.
Oscar Wasem is Lincoln wrestler,
n clean performer and man with "A
strong reputation In Nebraska. Nor
folk people have seen Wasem on the
mat and he has many friends in this
section.
The man picked to throw the sturdy
German is .;Ipck Downs, who Is just
now in Minneapolis. Jack O'Leary OF
Norfolk had u try out with Downs and
ne picked Downs as a man who could
throw Wasem. Dick Walton has seen
Downs wrestle in South Dakota and
ne puts his faith ON the man.
Both men wrestle at 1856 pounds.
Norfolk people are corresponding with
the two men to complete the details
OF the match. Wasem has written that
he Is favorable to the match provided
that 1t is arranged that the winner
takes all the proceeds.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-03-13

precinct, is announced The deceased
suffered a lingering illness, having
recently undergone two operations
without any beneficial effect. She
was the widow of the late August
Pieper, who died two years ago. She
leaves two daughters.
A mass convention of the peoples
party of the city of West Point has
been called to meet on March 16 to
nominate candidates for the various
municipal Offices and for two members
of the board of education.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-03-13
WON I RECOGNIZE DECREE
SIOUX CITY WEDDING PRECiPI-
TATES TROUBLE.
DIVORCED WIFE OF JOHN FOX, JR
Marriage Of New York clubman to
San Francisco Beauty, Starts Things
by His Former Wife, Now Divorced.
Gotham Society Aeog.

Sioux City, March Especial adj
vices from the New York Herald state
that Constance Maud Levien, of that
city, divorced wife of John Fox, jr.,
the New York clubman married in
Sioux City Sunday to Marie Teresa
Holland, the wealthy San Francisco
beauty, refuses to recognize her for
mer husbands decree and is about to
start proceedings against John Fox,
ST., his father, for alienation of affec-
tons.
New York society circles are report
ed to be agOg with gossip. Back of
Sundays marriage here is the story
of young FOX's runaway marriage with
Maud Constance Levien, actress and
daughter of Douglas A. Levien, at that
time editor of the New York Evening
World. When interviewed today at
the West hotel for The Tribune, Mr.
Fox told the story of his first marriage
Runaway Match.
Miss Levien and | were married."
he said, "in Jersey City. 1t was a
runaway match. My father was angry,
and insisted that second ceremony
be performed in one of the New York
cathedrals. That was done. Miss
Levien was playing with Rose Coghlan
at the time in "A Lady of Quality
Shortly after the birth of my daughter,
now years DID, my wife deserted me.
That was my contention in the South
Dakota divorce courts.
81 understand that my divorced
wife holds that the decree is invalid
because we were married under the
Roman Catholic ritual. Her father
and mother were English Jews and
she merely consented to have the
ceremony performed in the cathedral
because my father insisted on it. She
has twice brought action against my
father for alienation of my affections.
Both times the case was thrown out of
court.
"She let the divorce case go to me
by default She declined to file an
answer or to fight it in any way. She
has never seen her daughter since we
separated shortly after the little girl
was born. The child is now at the
home of my father where she has been
continually. | see her often. | have
had no word of any kind from my
former wife since she deserted me.
Back to Stage.
after the sensations aired in New
York following our runaway marriage
and separation, she tried again to go
on the stage. She appeared for few
performances in one act skit. 1t
failed, and, so far as | know, she has
never gone behind the footlights again
There can be no question about the
validity of my Decree" he continued
Il am a voter in Sioux Falls. | have
lived for a year in Honolulu since
leaving New York and have been in
business in San Francisco. BY per
sonal advice and bona fide domicile
unquestionably established, the South
Dakota decree is valid"
Mr.. and Mrs. Fox will leave this
afternoon for Sioux Falls. They vii
spend a short time there and ther
proceed on their trip abroad.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-03-13
THE DANE AND JACK.
Fighting Dane Anxious to Put on the
Gloves With O'Leary.

There is a good deal of interest in
Norfolk over the proposed go between
the Fighting Dane" and Jack O'Leary.
The Dane after he got a decision in
his last sparing contest with Curly
Cox issued a defy" to OLeary for
a glove contest. O'Leary is figuring
on regular battle with Pat Stephens
in Gregory and will make no local
dates until the time for the Rosebud
fight is set.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-03-13
Snow at Valentine.

Valentine, Neb, March Especial
to The News: About two inches of
snow fell Thursday night here. The
snow was preceded by a rain and
sleet which froze on the ground, max
ing sleighing very good. This is the
first time this winter that enough
snow has fallen at one time to make
that pastime possible. 1t was also
welcomed by the farmers, as the
ground was exceedingly dry.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-03-13
HORSE VALUES RECOVER
MARKET SWINGING BACK TIC
WHAT 1T WAS BEFORE PANIC.
GOOD DEMAND AND GOOD PRICES
Natural that the Price of Horses
Should be Among the First to Get
Back to Normal, as the Horse Can
not be Dispensed With.

The horse end of the live stock
market is swinging back to where it
was before the money furry sent stock
prices down last fall. 1t was probably
natural that the price of horses should
be the first to recover because horses
are a staple article used by the COM
mon citizen in his own pleasure and
work and not raised as market COM
modify to be turned into a hundred
articles at various price controlling
manufacturing centers. Anyway the
price of horses is back again.
c. A. Smith, the Norfolk horseman
states that at a sale at Hastings re.
Gently horses sold for higher prices
than obtained before the financial
| trouble.
Norfolk is fast getting to be an i'm
portant horse center and word that the
horse market has recovered from its
temporary depression is cheerful
news.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-03-13

Two weeks from next Monday even
ing DR.. George Edgar Vincent, a pro-
fessor and dean in the University
of Chicago, will speak at the Auditor
ium. DR.. Vincents lecture will be the
closing number of the high school lee
ture course and 1t will be the only
regular lecture given in Norfolk this
year.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-03-13
LIVELY CLOSE Of SEASON
sHRoVE TUESDAY WAS A MARDl
GRAs OF FESTIVITIES.
NORFOLK HAS LIVELY SEASON..
The Regular Features of Festivities
Have Given Amusement Of Diversi-
fled Variety-QNteter Now Until
After Easter.

IFrom Saturdays Dnily.l
At the close of a fairly lively social
season, Shrove Tuesday presented a
Mardi gras OF festivities in Norfolk
homes. five or six very pleasant social
functions taking place during the day
and evening. Like the merry makers
of the Catholic south, who make the
most of the day before Ash Wednesday
by continuing the festivities of the
occasion until sun up the next morn
ing, the most was made OF the tleeting
hours of the last day in Norfolk. The
Lenten season now being on, sociol
functions may be expected to take
ON a more quiet turn, though many
people do not give the same observance
Of the forty days of fasting as is given
in the old country and in some local
tiles Of the United States.
Norfolk has witnessed a rather live
ly season. The dancing parties OF the
Elks, the Owl club and the Norfolk
band, together with those the latter
part OF the season given by Trinity
Social guild, have furnished amuse-
ment galore along this line, while din
ners, luncheons and card parties have
been attractions for those who enjoy
a more quiet mode of entertainment.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-03-13
Revival Meeting.

Services at the Methodist church
next Sunday as follows: Morning
sermon, "Doorkeepers for God"
evening theme, "The Results of De
cisions."
Meetings every night next week
Evangelist Olenslayger of Cincinnati
was detained in gracious revival at
Harlon, Iowa, but will be in Norfolk
Tuesday, March 10, and preach every
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-03-13

past, becoming the bride of Everette
Towne, wealthy ranchman of Stan
ley county S ID. The marriage took
place at the home of the brides pa
rents in this city.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-03-13
Pleasures of the Week.

FItdSuFCb CI TIC WSCNs
The senior class Of the Norfolk high
school enjoyed the eighth party of
the season at the home of Claude
Ogden, one of the members OF the
graduating class, last evening. The
Ogden home in The Heights was tasti-
ly decorated in pink and green, the
class colors, and tempting refresh
ments were served The next of the
series of senior parties will be held
at the home of Miss Bessie Richey.
There will be two more of these par
ties before the class graduates.
Fifty ladies were guests at a 1
o'clock luncheon given by Mrs c. E.
Burnham Tuesday. Mrs. Burnham
was assisted in serving by Mrs. Bra
den, Mrs. Gentle and Misses Luikart,
Sharpless, Bridge and Burnham. Six
handed euchre was played during the
afternoon, the prize for high score
being won by Mrs. Napier the shout
ing prize by Miss Bridge.
The last meeting of the Chess club
for the present season was held Tues
day evening at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Philip Fuesler. The club has
been in existence for several seasons
past and will hold meetings again
next fall. The present season has
been one Of the most enjoyable in the
clubs history.
The Trinity guild followed a habit
they have got into lately, and took
along materials for supper when they
met with Mrs, Tappert Thursday after
noon. The supper feature of the
afternoon was a surprise upon the
hostess, and it added that much more
pleasure to the occasion.
A decidedly novel party was given
by Mrs. Jack Koenigstein Tuesday
North Eighth street. The Koenigstein
house was filled with matrons and
misses gowned in novel and fancy cos
tunes, the evening being turned over
to fancy dress party.
The birthday club of the Heights
| held one of it's most pleasant meet
ings of the season at the home of Mrs
J.. c. Stitt Tuesday evening, the party
being in the nature Of surprise on
Mrs. Stitt
| LN1lyc c1oca6 tboir cprinC Of dane
ing parties with a final dance Friday
evening at Marquardt hall. The ELI
dances have probably been the most
prominent feature of the social sea
son.
Mrs. Frank Davenport entertained
at a one O'Clock luncheon Friday after
noon complimentary to Miss Elizabeth
Sharpless and Miss Mae Olney.
The B. B. club met with Mrs. c. A
Wood Thursday afternoon. Refresh
ments were served and a pleasan
afternoon was enjoyed.
The Norfolk band gave a 'just be
fore Lent" dance Tuesday evening II
Marquardt hall. 1t closed a popula
series of dancing parties.
The Ladies Aid society of the Chris
tian church met with Mrs. II. Tea
Refreshments were served.
Mr.. and Mrs NJ. o. Wolcott gave
dancing party at the Junction eatin
house during the week.
3 The d. w. c. club met with Mis-
Hattie Schmiedeberg Thursday ever
3 ing.
? Miss Maude Clark entertained te
r young ladies at an informal party o
l Thursday evening.
The B. Y. P. U. held a necktie 81
cial in G. A. R. hall Friday evening.
g The Misses Brush were hostesse
y to the Trinity social guild.
: The Wednesday club met with Mr.
Dolsen.
i Hymenial.
t A South Dakota homestead romano
k eliminated in Norfolk weddin
y Wednesday evening, Miss Mabel Ca
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-03-13
Comma Events.

The Wednesday club will hold its
annual guest day at the home Of Mrs.
George ID. Butterfield next Wednesday
afternoon at 2 o'clock. A number Of
papers will be read. Each member
will be permitted to invite one guest
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-03-13
man..
Son is Sick.

Charles H. Groesbeck, jr., Charlie
Groesbeck's little boy, has been quite
sick.