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The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-01-03

were sent down to show the good will
OF the Creighton department and these
men in the Creighton uniform marched
with the Norfolk fire department. The
city was represented in the parade
by Councilmen Haase and Degner and
Chief of Police Flynn.
In addition to the Creighton band
and the Creighton fremen Creighton
sent down n number of other visitors
for the minstrel attraction.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-01-03
DON'T SWEAR AT POLICEMAN.
It May be Expensive, as Was the Case
With Will PiIIer.

1t cost Will Piller $16,1O to use
abusive, insulting and profane Ian
guage" towards Night Officer Kell
Piller is reported to have sworn at
officer Kell Officer Kell is said to
have responded quickly. AS an ath-
letic young man he knocked Piller
down. Then as an officer he arrested
the offender.
The fine against Piller was one of
the heaviest ever as isSSsd. " Police
Judge Eiseley. The Id was paid
Piller is head cook ii a local restau
rant
Don't swear at policemen.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-01-03
DISTRICT COURT FEBRUARY 10.
The Boche Case Will be Up For Trial
at That Time,


The next term of the district court
at Madison will convene on Monday
February 10. This will be a jury term
and the Boche case will be among the
cases brought up.
The date for the next term was an
nounced at Madison Monday evening
by Judge A. A, Welch, who held a
short session in Madison during the
day.
Mrs. Bertha Endres was given de
cree of divorce from her husband
Michael Endres.
The replevin suit brought by the A.
Hospe company against Mrs. w. Sew
erns was decided by Judge Welch in
favor OF Mrs, sSverns.
Judge Welch and the Norfolk attor
neys present came back to Norfolh
on the evening train.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-01-03

Treasurer Schavland and Deputy
Peterson are still busy taking in the
taxpayers money. AS result of the
payment of taxes the county treasur-
er has notified City Treasurer Haase
of Norfolk that the Norfolk school dis
trict could draw $4,000 and the city
$4,000 from the funds accumulated.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-01-03
Just pIsorderIy Conduct.

AS result OF raid on an uptown
block last night by the local police
force, Carl Romine, employed in liv,
cry barn, and Mrs. Cora YeomaGNem,
ployed in a local restaurant, wer.
brought into police court during the
morning. They were each fined 81
and costs for disorderly conduct. a
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-01-03

J. Il. Haase, cashier of the Citizens
National bank and city treasurer of
Norfolk. was twenty.eight years old
Sunday. A birthday surprise party
was arranged for the evening, some
twenty-five friends gathering at the
Haase home. A pleasant evening was
spent at cards.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-01-03
CAUGHT A WILD CAT
A Big Beast is Trapped and Killed
Near verdel.

Verdel, Neb., Dec. 31.-Special to
The News: Robert King, living three
miles east Of Verdel, today caught
wild cat in trap and afterward killed
it with rife. 1t was one of the larg-
est caught this season, measuring
over four feet from tip to tip.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-01-03
MADISON NEWS NOTES.
Gathered by staff Correspondent Of
The News.

Ernest Gustav Otto Baller, young
German farmer of twenty-four years
living with his parents five miles south
of Norfolk, is to become a full fledged
American citizen and at the same
time is to become possessed of a home
stead in Loup county. Beller went
to Madison Saturday afternoon and
made out his declaration of intention
of becoming a citizen of the United
States before District Clerk Fields
and afterwards had the same official
draw up homestead papers. Baller's
parents brought him from Germany
when he was five years old.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-01-03

Ten marriage licenses were issued
during the fortnight holiday weddings
proving popular in Maids On county.
Saturday license was issued TO Mont
S. Bishop and Miss Cert rude Moon,
both of Valentine. Friday licenses
were issued to Benjamin f. Palmer
and Miss Martha Holy, bDth of Mead
ow Grove; to Adolph II. link of Con-
cord and Mrs. Frederick Kiesel of
Norfolk; to Frank A. r legge and Miss
Eda Smith, both Of rilder. Recent
weddings were the marriage of Fred
Miller and Miss LJtta Walter in Nor
folk, of David Varrey End Miss Eva
l.. Tannehill south ~ Norfolk, of Will
lis Decker and Miss Louise Engelbart,
both of Creston, in Madison, of Arthur
A. Higbee and Miss Audrey B. Cloyd
in Meadow Grove, of Christian Lich
and Miss Minnie Hockstosk, both of
Platte county, in Madison, and Rich
ard Kilmurry and Miss Eva Mihills in
Norfolk.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-01-03

In the ten marriage licenses just is
sued by County Judge Bates, the ages
of the contracting parties was given
as follows, the first figure indicating
the age of the groom, the second the
BRIDE % and 81, "a and IS, 81 and IS,
25 and 23, 81 and 20, 81 and 81, q
and %, So and 81, "a and %, 81 and 23.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-01-03

County Superintendent Perdue and
City Superintendent Doremus arrived
home Saturday evening from Lincoln
where they attended the meetings of
the state teachers association.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-01-03
BATES AND MATR|MOKY
HAS DONE MORE MARRYING THAN
ANYONE ELSE WHEREABOUTS
SEVERAL HUNDRED CEREMONIES
The Judge Has Started More Than
Half a Thousand Young People on
the Journey Matrimonial - Thirty
Weddings the Past Year.

Madison, Neb., Dec. 30-From a
stan correspondents: For ten years
william Bates has been county judge
Of Madison county and he comes pref
ty close to having married more young
people than any other man in north
Nebraska. 1t is something to have
officiated at several hundred ceremo-
MES, to have started more than half a
thousand young people on the journey
matrimonial.
During the year 1907 Judge Bates
had thirty weddings to his credit.
There were las weddings in the county
during the year and in thirty cases
the knot was tied by Judge Bates.
In Norfolk Rev. ]. P. Mueller, pastor
of Christ Lutheran church, has been
officiating at weddings for a score
or so of years and his lists would to-
tai close to that of Judge Bates. With
the returns that had been filed up to
Monday. Rev. Mr.. Mueller had an
even dozen of 1907 weddings to his
credit.
Father Thomas Walsh Of the Cath
Ollie church, Rev. John Witte Of st.
Paul Ev. Lutheran church, and Rev.
w. j. Turner of the First Congrega.
tional church, among the Norfolk pas
tors, come next on the 1907 Madison
county list with seven weddings apiece
listed.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-01-03

John H. Louisberg of Newman
Grove, through his attorney, James
Nichols, has brought a divorce suit
against his wife, Mrs. Augusta Louis
berg. Desertion and other charges
are made.
]. c. Andreasen by NJ. S. McDuffee,
attorney, has brought suit against
G. e. Elley to recover money on a
promissary note. Andreasen claims
$1,000 and interest at four percent
since 1894.
Mrs. Barnhart was not pleased with
the appearance of the Madison county
Jail Saturday afternoon, when her
quarters were changed from Norfolk
to Madison. 81 thought you told me
it was better over here" she said re-
proachfully to Chief Flynn as he was
leaving the county Jail.
The Madison County Farmers Tele-
phone company, which has been oper-
ated as a county system for three
years with an exchange in the country,
has installed an up-to-date exchange
| in Madison and is entering into the
Madison field as a regular competitor
of the Nebraska company.
The Independent company has been
in Madison for about a fortnight with
its new exchange in the Jensen build
ing. The company has 240 subscribers
of which fifty are in Madison, the rest
on farm lines. The construction work
is being rushed for the extension OF
! the system in Madison.
Prominent farmers have been back
of the company. The officers are
o. A. Sundermann, president; Pau
Renner, treasurer; H. c.. Haskins
secretary. Mr.. Haskins, who has lived
nine miles northwest of Madison has
moved to Madison to manage the
plant.
/ The Madison county cop&@py has
Yong distance connection tect t.
Stle Creek and NewI< ant
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-01-03

The new town hall at Enole Is near
ly finished
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-01-03
WISCONSIN JUDGE DEAD.

Chief Justice of wisconsin Supreme
Court Sucdumbs.
Madison, Wis, DECD 2O.-Chief JUS
tice ]. B, Cassidy Of pc state supreme
court of Wisconsin, died at LIZ. ,sIsuue
here today.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-01-03

through those towns reaches other In
dependent connections.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-30
AFTER HAY RIDERS
Young People of Frankfort, KY, Bonn
barded For Several Miles With
Clubs and Stones.

Frankfort KY, May pa party
of young society people while taking
a hay ride out the Versailles and Glen
Creek roads, in this county, were at
tackled by a gang of men, who follow
ed them for several miles, throwing
stones and clubs. Miss Gresham
Payne, aged II. was struck over the
right eye with stone, intlicting a ser
ious injury. She suffered consider.
ably and those in the party fear her
skull may be fractured Miss Mar.
guerite Frazier, aged II, was struck
in the back with large missile and is
badly hurt. Frank Williams was
struck on the head, Arva Ray was hit
on the hand and Dick Crutcher and
Arthur Coins were struck In the back.
all being painfully injured. There
were twenty-five or thirty members of
the attcking party The general OPP
inion of the hay riding party is that
they were mistaken for soldiers and
were attacked by night riders. The
stones were thrown at them at differ
ent places for three or four miles.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-30
GERMANS ASKED
FOR HOME RULE
OR INDEPENDENT PRESBYTERY--
RESBYTERiAN ASSEMBLY TO
DELAY ACTION ON OVERTURE
TILL NEXT YEAR.

Kansas City, May 29.-Teehnical
legal and administrative questions &C.
cupied most of the session of the gen,
eral assembly of the Presbyterian
church today, The assembly voted
almost unanimously for Denver as the
next meeting place. Denver offered a
bonus of $4,000.
An overture from the German Pres
bytefians asking for home rule or an
presbytery, embodied In
tile report of the committee on policy,
was received. While approving the
establishment OF new assembly il
was decided that final action should
be deferred until the next assembly
so that local synods could be con
suited. This Is the third assembly
which has had the subject under con
The German churches
want their own synod to be called
the German Synod of the West and TO
have three presbyteries to be called
Galena, George and Waukon.
The assembly decided that the re-
moval OF r. j. Campbell as pastor of
The church in Glasgow, N. Y, was not
legal and the case was remanded for
a new trial.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-30
PROSPERITY SIGNS
IN NEW YORK
GOOD CROP PROSPECTS AND SET
ELEMENT OF PRESIDENTIAL
NOMINATIONS TEND TO RE.
STORE CONFIDENCE.

New York, May 29.-For the first
general agreement here that the
prosperity which has been so much
discussed and SO eagerly watched
for is actually returning The error
which too many of the eager enthu-
siasts have made heretofore has been
in expecting the Wheels of industry
to resume their interrupted revolu-
tions at full speed Immediately This
of course Is impossible but ii II eyi
dent to one who goes about the city
that there is a feeling of encourage
ment in almost every line of business.
Wall street shows this influence
plainly in the upward trend of prices
and Wall street is a pretty accurate
barometer of general conditions. I'm
doubtedly there has been manipula-
ton by big financial operators TO en-
courage the rise but the very fact
that they have selected the pres mt
period for these operations shows
that they consider the time ripe for
the beginning of the upward turn.
The excellent prospects for good
crops throughout the country and the
fact that the situation in regard TO
the presidential nominations Is be-
coming more settled are regarded by
the financial experts of the down
town district as factors aiding in the
return of confidence
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-30
GRAVE CHARGE
AGAINST -FOUR
THREE NEW YORK MEN AND
FORMER GOVERNMENT
CLERK ARE INDICTED
CROP REPORTS LEAKED
To Benefit Cotton Operators and the
Statistician Was Rewarded
All But One indicted
Before.

Washington, May 29.-Almos
simultaneously, in Washington ans
New York, indictments were toda.
returned against Theodcra II. r. lc )
New York cotton operator, e. A
.'eckham and Moses Haas. both ol
New York, and Il. s. Holmes, Jr..s OF
this city, formerly assistant statfsti.
clan of the department; of agriculture,
for alleged participation in govern
.ment crop report leaks.
Price is charged with having cen.
spired with the other three men to
furnish advance Information regard
ing the crop reports of the depart
ment of agriculture, and Price. Peck
ham and Haas are charged with con
spring to bribe Holmes to shape the
official reports to suit their interests.
There We're four indictments brought
in by the federal grand jury in 10th
cities. All but Price have heretofore
been indicted on true bills returned
here in October, 1905, following the
exposure of crop report leaks. After
Il iUHS icSdl ESHl, Ttthudll anu I1d1b
prevented eXtradition from New York
but Holmes was placed on trial in
June 1907, the jury reporting a dis
agreement
Holmes has not been re tried.
According to one Indictment Price
made S750009 as a result of advance
Information regarding the report for
December 1904 and paid Haas $125,-
600 out of this srm. While not stat
ing how much Holmes received as his
share, the Indictment charges that
Haas paid Holmes $1,000 for informa-
tion on the June report of 1905.
The Indictment sets cut seven
covert acts. The ether indictments
charge the three New York men in
eight counts with bribery of Holmes
for information and with conspiracy
to shape the report as mentioned;
charge Holmes. Peckham and Haas
with conspiracy to defraud the gov
ernment by getting information in ad.
vance.
The fourth Indictment charges
Peckham and Haas only with con
spiracy to bribe Holmes to give out
advance information.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-30
GIVES LIFE TO SCIENCE
Wanderer Allows Himself to be In
oculated With tuberculosis in
Hope of Finding Cure.

New York, May 29,-In the hope of
discovering a preventative and cure
for tuberculosis, Frank Merritt. who,
about two weeks ago, volunteered to
surrender his body in the interest of
humanity and medical science, has
permitted a physician to inoculate his
system with the germs of the dread
disease. An examination made yes
terday showed that already the dis
ease has made considerable progress
since the incubation, a week ago.
Merritt, who Is a middle-aged man,
was at one time a prosperous book
binder in a western state. According
to his story his wife, and a son died,
victims of tuberculosis. Their loss
preyed on his mind to such an extent
that he finally failed in business and
became a wanderer.
"My action was voluntary" said
Merritt this afternoon, "an1 ! nope
that, as a result of the experiment, a
and cure for tuberculosis
may be found"
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-30
KENTUCKY FORESTS
Federal Survey of the State viii Be.
gin Early in June--Visit Each
Community.

Washington, May 29.-This seasons
cooperative study of Kentuckys for
est resources by the state and federal
government will be begun in two
weeks 1t is proposed to start a small
party in the south mountain counties
early in June. II is hoped that in
July more men will be added to the
force. who will take mp the study in
two other sections of the state. The
method of working will be similar to
that employed last year The forest
ers will take the region, county by
county. travelling over it on foot or on
horseback. The percentage of forest
and cleared land will be ascertained
and as accurate an estimate as pos
sible made of the available supply of
timber in each county
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-30
WINS BET ON RAIN.
Chicago Bookmaker Gets $4,000 on
Eighteen Wet Days In May
Long Chance.

Chicago, May 29.--"Jim" OLeary,
hand bookmaker and former gambling
king. turned on his downy bed at
dawn today, then sat bolt upright and
listened with his hand cusl,ed To his
ear A vague murmer from outside
stole into his hearing.
us II rain?" he calculated
Yes, it could be. and 1t was, rain,
Richer by 10000 the gambler lay
back on his pillow with 4 little smile.
Those pattering rain drops of the
early morning had won O'Leary $l0.-
600.
About the middle of April he made
a wager with downtown business
man that it would rain eighteen days
during the month of May in this city
AS the average of May, according to the
weather forecaster, is only twelve
days, the stock yards sporting man
figured he was taking chances.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-30
PREPARING FOR
OLYMPIC GAMES
ALL EYES WILL BE ON LONDON
MIDDLE OF JULY WHEN BIG
ATHLETIC MEETING OF ALL
NATIONS IS PULLED OFF.

London. May 29-It is doubtful
whether many people are aware thai
the much-discussed Olympic games
have already begun. They were usil-
cred in several weeks ago with the
racquets mpetitions-events, how
ever. which lost much of their inter
est ard Importance in consequence of
the absence of foreign talent. The
Olympic golf competitions at Deal
aud Sandwich are next on the list, but
small part of the interest which will
be evinced later in the purely athletic
portions of the prodigious program.
Monday, July l3, is the date fixed
events. and from day to day, for Il
fortnight or so, the track and field
competitions will be in progress. 1t
Is hoped that King Edward viii not
only patronize them in person, but, as
was the case with King George OF
Greece. on the occasion of the Olym-
pic games in Athens two years ago,
will take an officially active part
1t is yet early to attempt anything
like a definite forecast of the results
or of the selection of the men to repre-
sent their respective countries. Elm
ination trials are now in progress in
several continental countries. In the
United States and Canada the selec-
tions will be made fo rthe most part
during the coming week. The British
trials are to take place in the Stadium
tomorrow.
So far as concerns Great Gritain
and Ireland, It may be taken for
granted that the committee will pay
serious attention to the chances of
such runners as ]. p. George the
present furlong champion e. II. Mon
tagu, the quarter-mile champion; j.
Fairbairn- Crawford the half mile
G.. Butterfeld, the mile
champion; j, English, the two miles
steeplechase champion: 4. r. Nichoh
son, probably the best of the hammer,
throwers. and Con Leahy, a star per
former in the high jump Unfortunate
ly for England never was she so badly
off for sprinters as at the present
time, and unless ]. w, Morton can
find some of his old form, there is one
event at least which looks like be
ing a forgone conclusion in favor OF
an American.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-30
FLYING MACHINE TEST.

Paris. May 29,-Wilbur Wright. of
Dayton, O.. arrived TO demonstrate
to the French authorities the feast.
bility of Wright Brothers flying ma
chine. He will conduct experiments
similar to those In North Carolina
If the tests are successful a French
will be formed To exploit
the machine.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-30
IOWA COLLEGE WINNER
OF State intercollegiate Field Meet
Several State Records Equaled
and Others Broken.

Des Moines. May 29.-Iowa College.
Of Grinnell, easily won the Iowa In
tercollegiate field meet this afternoon,
defeating Amesiby a margin of i6
points. Yeord of Ames. established a
new state record in the half mile run.
finishing in l:57 3-5. Huff, of Grinnell,
equaled the state record in the 220
yard dash going the distance in 81
I-5 seconds. Chapman of Morning
Side College at Sioux City established
a new state record In the two mile
run with 1905 lambert of Ames.
threw the hammer the record break
ing distance of l39 feet, inches.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-30
GUINNESS GOODS
AUCT|0NEO OFF
TIMES COST PRiCE-FoUR
THOUSAND PERSONS ATTEND
-MYSTERiOUS rs. H." FOUND.

La Porte. Ind, MAY 29.-The auc
tion sale of the personal property left
by Mrs Belle Guinness today was at
tended by four thousand persons
Many articles brought fiye times the
cost price. The greatest interest CEN
tered in the sale Of the horse driven
by Mrs. Guienness before the fire.
the pony and cart driven by the
Guinness children and the shepherd
dog. All of these We're bought by
La Porte people at fancy prices, the
dog alone selling for Sl07,
rs. H." Found.
Attorneys Darrow and Worde1,
representing Roy Lamphere, stated
today that A. J. Case and c. f. Gaerte
working on the Gninness case. have
located IN Chicago the mysterious IS
H." who claims TO have seen and
talked with Mrs. Guinness in Ogden
Utah. six days after the fire here
which destroyed her home. According
to Darrow and Worden, IS. H."
showed case and Gaerte a letter pur-
porting to have been written by Mrs
Guinness in which she told of escap.
ing alfred in male clothing. that she
threw her gold teeth into the fire
and that she is well and happy
IS. H." Is represented as saying he
will turn over the letter to the au-
thorties ii properly compensated
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-30
cLINroN's BODY AT OLD HOME.

Kingston. N Y Nav 29.-Thc body
of George Clinton. vice pre5il mt Of
the United States and frst giyeruor
of New York. has arrived at mis- uld
home here for reburial after hayiqg
rested for nearly a century IN tie
Congressional cemetery at WASH z
David B. Hill is to deliver m
oration here commemorative Clin-
tons achievements. The faal inter
ment. viii. however, be deferred until
Monday, and will form part of the
exercises TO be held in celebrate OF
the two hundred and fiftieth anniver-
sary of the foundation of the city of
Kingston
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-30
KILLED INSTANTLY.
Was Italian Auto Driver When Ma
chine Turned Over and Wheels
Broke-Brother Hurt

Baltimore, May 29.-Emmanuel
Cedrino, italian auto driver was
instantly killed on Pimllco race track
this afternoon. The spectators saw
bic ear skid and turn over, and three
wheels were smashed Cedrino and
his brother, who is a mechanic and
was in the ear, were thrown violently
against the fence and while his
brother was little hurt Cedrino died
instantly Of a broken neck. Cedrino
was formerly chauffeur to Queen
Helena of Italy. He finished second
in the Briar Cliff trophy race last
month.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-30
PROGRAM DECIDED ON
Said That Congressman Benton of
Ohio Will Nominate Taft-Dolli-
YER viii Make Second.

Washington, May 29.-It was said
today that Congressman Theodore
Benton of Ohio, would nominate Sec
retary Taft for president at the Repub-
lican convention. Senator Dolliyer
will make the seconding speech on
Taft's nomination at the Chicago con-
vention.
Other seconding speeches will be de-
livered by George Knight of Caiforni: /:
Senator Borah, of Idaho, and probably
by Senator Long, of Kansas. 1t is
generally accepted that Senator Hop
kins will be chairman of the commit
tee on resolutions.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-30
TARGET SCORES GREAT
Record For Hits and Rapidly of FIR
ing Of U. S. Ships Double That
of 1905.

Washington, May 29.-The cruiser
Albany, the gunboat Wilmington and
the torpedo boat perry were the
trophy winners in their respective
classes in the annual record target
practice at a mile for 1908, according
to the results announced at the navy
department today. In standing of
fleets, the Pacific feet leads 1t is
sal dthat in percentage of hits and
rapidity of firing the records show ap
proximately double those of 1905
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-30
REFUSED TO PAY fine
And Former Congressman Was Sent
to Jaii--Sent improper Mat
ter Through Mails.

Deadwood, S. D., May 29.-Federal
Judge Garland today sentenced for
mer Congressman Feenan Knowles,
editor of a Socialist paper here, to
pay a fine of $500 for sending i'm
proper matter through the mails.
Though local socialists raised the re-
quired fund. Knowles refused to pay,
and was taken to Jail.
In today's issue of his paper
Knowles re-published the article upon
which he was convicted.