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The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-01-10
Letter List,

List of letters remaining uncalled for
at the postofiice at Norfolk, Neb.,
Dec. 81, 1907:
Maud Anderson, Mrs. Jane Coleman,
Miss Rose Clark, N. D. Chambers, Mr..
Jack Fox, VIM. Fisher 2, George Fer
guson, Mr.. Glider Feral, Mrs. Ella
Gettert, Mr.. Demos Horn, Albert w.
Hoffmaster Mrs. Olive B. Hunt, Laney
Harrison, S, M. Kemptren, Mr.. Neil
son Kinnecar, Frank Monroe, L. e.
O'Hara, Mr.. Nell Waikiki, Mrs. Jeane
Whealean.
If not called for In fifteen days will
be sent to the dead letter Office.
Parties calling for any of the above
please say advertised.
John r. Hays, P. M.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-01-10
JOSHUA SUMMERS DEAD.
One of the Oldest Residents of Ante
lope County.

Neigh, Neb., Jan. Especial to The
News: Joshua Summers, one of the
oldest residents of Antelope county,
died at his home in this city yester.
day afternoon of recurrence of pneu-
monia.
The deceased had been a resident
Of this vicinity since 1874, and up to
the past ten years has made his home
in this city with his wife, who is now
reported by the attending physician
as being near deaths door.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-01-10
GIRL MAY RECOVER.
Bertha Tiedje, Shot. Accidentally Has
Chance to Live.

finance 10 Live
Bertha Tiedje, the Hoskins girl ac-
cidentally shot by her brother, is still
in the hospital at Omaha. Reports re-
ceived at the Tiedje home are said to
be more favorable than the first opin-
ions expressed by the physicians.
When word was last received no OPP
Grafton had been attempted towards
removing the rifle bullet which had
injured the spinal column. A mother
and sister are still with the girl in the
hospital.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-01-10
VOLUME OF CHRISTMAS GIVING.
December Sale of Stamps Largest In
History of Postoffice.

Something of the volume of Christ.
mas giving this year is indicated by
the December sale of stamps in the
Norfolk postoffice. The sale last
month broke all the December records
in Norfolk, Here is a record of the
December stamp sales at the Norfolk
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-01-10
DEATH OF DR.. NICHOLAS Semi.
Famous Surgeon in Chicago Suceumbs
to Heart Dilation.

10 rIcdTt DlIdtiON'
The death of DR., Nicholas Sem in
Chicago, from dilation of the heart,
removes from the world of surgery
one of It's foremost factors. Many
Norfolk people, as we'll as people Of
northern Nebraska, had at one time
or another visited the famous surgeon.
1t was as a demonstrator at surgical
clinics at the College of Physicians
and Surgeons, Rush Medical college,
and other institutions that DR.. Sem
became widely known, on account OF
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-01-10
ORGANIZE LIBRARY BOARD
ARE NOW LOOKING FOR SITE FOR
NEW BUILDING.
WILL DECIDE ON THEM JAN. 10

NJ. D. Tyler is Elected President, julius
HUFF Secretary, Mrs. John r. Hays
Treasurer Of Public Library Board
In Norfolk.
NJ. ID. Tyler president
julius HUFF, secretary.
Mrs. John r. Hays, treasurer.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-01-10
SOCIETY EVENTS Of WEEK
NO "oPEN HOUSE" AFTER OLD
TIME FASHION.
THERE WE'RE INFORMAL AFFAIRS

Although II Was Holiday Week, There
Was No Extraordinary Social Actv.
ny In Norfolk-Firemen's Minstrel
Was Feature.
Although New Years day was sand
wiched In with other days of the past
week, the old fashioned custom of
Keeping "open house" for callers on
-the initial day Of the twelvemonth did
not prevail in Norfolk. A number OF
informal affairs marked the week.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-01-10
FARMERS TAKE ELEVATOR
ToRPlN ELEVATOR COMPANY AT
LINDSAY SELL.
FARMERS ELEVATOR COMPANY
The New Company Had All Arrange.
ments Made to Erect New Building
When the Opposition offers to Re-
tire From the Field.

Lindsay, Neb., Jan. Especial to
The News: During the holidays the
Farmers Elevator company, a new or.
ganization in Lindsay, has been rather
quiet but Immediately after they got
lsy and entered into negotiations
with the Northwestern road for site
They were promised one, but before
they accepted, the Torpin Elevator
company offered to sell their elevator
to them, and the agreement to buy was
drawn up and signed yesterday for a
consideration of $3.50. Possession Is
to be given on the 18th of this month
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-01-10
Matrimonial.

Adolph II. Fink and Mrs. Fredertcke
Kiesel, the former a young farmer
from Concord, the latter a resident OF
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-26
FATHER KELLEY
NOT DYING

Father ]. T. Kelley of Standpoint
Idaho, who was injured in the
Great Northern head-on collision
near Elmira. Idaho, yesterday
morning, was brought to Sacred
Heart hospital and today is rest
ing easy. His injuries at first were
thought to be internal and serious,
but today there are no indications
that his injuries will prove fatal.
He was thrown out of his seat
against another seat by the force of
impact of the engines.
The remains of Charles Mackey,
the fireman who was killed. are in
the Hillyard morgue and will not
be buried until it is known il there
are any relatives.
Officials of the Great Northern
say they have not. placed the
blame yet. The passenger train,
which was west bound, had right
of way over the freight. The
freight pulled out of Elmira when
1t should have waited to pass on
the siding.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-26
JEFF ASSA|LS
TOMMY BURNS

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 26.-Jef-
fries, the retired undefeated cham
pion heavyweight fighter of the
world, severely criticises Tommy
Burns for fighting Johnson.
Il will never re-enter the ring"
said Jeffries. "All night l received
kilograms from all parts of the
country asking me to fight again,
but never. Burns had his price
100000, and he sold his pride-the
pride of the Caucasian race. He
was money mad. The white cham
pion worshiped at the shrine of
mammon.
He declares he coveted his, but
at what price? For the first time
in the history of the prize ring a
negro holds the title of all titles.
Burns as a climax to his ring ca
reer, which was anything but brill
liant, allowed the black shadow,
Jack Johnson, to descend upon the
coveted crown and title. He will
never be forgotten by the public
for allowing the title to be taken
by a member of the African race"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-26
GOVERNMENT
TO TAKE HAND

PITTSBURG, Dec. 26.-Govern-
ment officials will hereafter give
aid in the forthcoming prosecu
tons against the bankers and city
councilmen accused of bribery, &C
cording to the statements of rep
resentatives of the Voters league.
AS the first step it is announced
that the department of justice is
preparing to investigate all ma
tional banks serving as depositor
les for city funds.
At the preliminary hearing of the
accused councilmen and the two
former bankers it developed that a
sum, approximately $4,000, had
been corruptly used to influence
councilmen to choose certain banks
as repositories for the city.
The government officials are try.
ing to learn If all the banks con.
tributed toward the bribery fund
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-26
DR.. BYRNE HAS
A HOPE LEFT

DR.. p. s. Byrne thinks that the
democrats should not place a
ticket In the field in the coming
spring election, and that the man
who goes out to oppose the
nominee of the republicans should
do SO by petition.
DR.. Byrne thinks that If the
democrats join in the spring
primary 1t will place them at the
same disadvantage that existed aft,
er the late county primary, when
It appeared that not a corporars
guard of the party was left.
BY making the opposing nomina'
ton by petition the republicans
would be permitted to fight out
their battles alone In the primary
and leave the opposition in better
shape to make a fight.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-26
SPRECKELS
IS DEAD


SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 26.-
Claus Spreckels, the sugar king
and pioneer promoter of this city,
died at his residence at 4:30
o'clock this morning of pneumonia.
He was so years old.
His sons, Rudolph, chief figure
of the graft prosecution, and John
D., the steamship owner, were at
the bedside when their father pass
ed away.
Spreckels was born at Lamstedt,
Hanover, in 1928. He came to
America in 1S46. In 1856 he cross
ed the continent to try his fortune
in the west. He settled in San
Francisco. In 1863 he established
the Bay sugar refinery, thereby
laying the foundation for the vast
fortune later accumulated in the
sugar business.
Almost to the day of his death
he was identified with the active
management of his vast estate. His
magnificent stone mansion on Van
Ness avenue, built few years ago,
was one of the last residences to
be dynamited in stopping the pro-
gress Of the great fire in 1906.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-26
OFFICER MAKES
DISCOVERY
SOLVES PROBLEM OF WHERE
TO HOUSE UNEMPLOYED BY
FINDING OUT THE UNEM-
PlOYED'S OWN SOLUTION. J.

1t wasn't an earthquake which
caused the walls of the Warwick
hotel to rumble this morning and a
good part of the night. 1t wasn't
the wind bowling outside which
caused roomers to spend restless
night 1t remained for Patrolman
Bush to discover the source of the
strange and disconcerting noises.
Bush is doing emergency duty at
headquarters. He was out brows-
ing around about Z o'clock. this
morning, when on passing the War
wick, corner of Wall and Main, he
heard the strangest combination of
sound and noises of his experience.
II you were ever out to the barn
yard on the old farm about meal
time when dad is feeding the stock
you can grasp a good notion of the
noise which the patrolman heard.
Being of an inquisitive turn of
mind, good way to be for police
man, by the way, he HE'D himself
up into the Warwick. The sounds
grew louder and more ferocious II
anything as he assembled the stairs.
Now Bush isn't a coward, but he
was seized with certain degree of
precaution which caused him to
grasp the butt OF his revolver firm.
ly. Stealthily he assembled the
stairs. He saw human foot. COW
cred with sock, protuding out the
door of the union hall. t
1t was clew, something new to
the police. He quietly showed the
door open. There was exposed the
whole foot. then a leg covered with
an overall, Two lower extremities
of the human anatomy next met his
gaze.
Discovered! Laying about upon
the floor of the large, warm HAN
we're about 30 men, Shores eman-
ated therefrom. Shores and wills
ties inlmitabls.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-26
SUNDAY
BREAKS LOOSE
All Sorts Of Singers Lined
Up in Plain View Of
Everybody.


Billy Sunday is not the greatest
orator on earth, but he can preach
to beat hell. Furthermore, that is
what he is doing. His sermons do
not look SO well In print as the
average pulpit publication product,
for he gets down to the language
and the level of plain everyday
meanness in a face to face grapple.
Nothing of his descends from a
lofty heights. On the contrary, the
SNUG self-righteous are likely to
conceive that they are looking
down on William--at first. Later.
they awaken to the realization that
something has exploded in the
neighborhood and customary foot
ing has become decidedly uncer-
tain. And all the while Sunday is
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-26
HAMS DEFENSE
COMMENCES

FLUSHING, N. Y, Dec. 26.-The
case for the prosecution in the
trial of Thornton jenkins Hams,
charged with participation in the
killing of William Annis by Cap
tain Peter Hams, defendants
brother, was completed today with
the testimony of George Bolton.
The defense opened.
Following Bottoms testimony,
Attorney Mcintyre, representing
the defendant, made a motion to
dismiss the indictment against the
prisoner.
Judge Crane denied the motion.
Attorney Shay then opened for the
defense, saying the testimony of
the state was flimsy. biased. pre-
JUDGED, contradictory and deserv-
ed suspicion.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-26
HUGE CRIMINAL
LIST ON TAP

The four superior court judges
united today in Judge Hinkle's
room to arrange the trial calendar
for the January term of court. The
growth of trial business has been
such that the need of another
judge was again apparent today,
when the demand for jury trials
piled up. The regular panel of petit
jurors for the January term con-
tains $50 names. They have been
summoned to appear January II
before Judge Hinkle.
The criminal docket arranged to-
day contains the following criminal
cases for the January term: Janu-
airy IL, G. w. Dresser, forgery;
Augustus Porter, embezzlement:
w. S. Hurry, larceny from the per-
son. January IL, H. Thompson,
robbery; Frank Carpenter, George
Clement, Tom Nolan, robbery. jan
uary 10, TIE. Smith, forgery;
Steve Halpin, larceny from the
person. January IA, William Per-
rington, burglary; William Sloan,
forgery.
January Is, George Smith, burg
larry; Carrie Barton, larceny from
the person. January IS, J. c..
Parks, embezzlement; r. e. Ca
vette, violating banking laws. Janu-
airy 10, Rob Milosch, assault and
battery with intent to commit MUIR
der; Kate Morgan, larceny; Janu-
airy 20, Mike Vlahovich, murder;
]. B. Skaagen, forgery. January
81, Bert Neal, larceny; Mrs. A. G..
Daniels. forgery. January %, Joe
Gauvette, murder.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-26
FOREMAN
AND CASH
DISAPPEAR
Trusted W. w. P. Employe Believed to Have
Absconded With 81, 400 Due
Construction Crew.

The pay checks of large con-
struction crew for the w. w. p,
aggregating about $1,400, were not
paid on December 20, and the fore
man, Archie Devers, a trusted EN-.
ploye of more than three years,
who usually delivered the checks,
cannot be found. On the theory
that he has the money the police
are searching for him. A warrant
was sworn out December 80.
About $500 worth of the checks
were cashed and the names of the
owners forged to them. 1t is be.
lieved practically the full amount
of Sl,400 was cashed. The de-
scription of the man who cashed
the checks fits Devers In every
particular. On the belief that he
has fed to some other city the
wires were kept hot yesterday con
veying his general description to
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-26
WOULD INCREASE FIRE.
CHIEFS SALARY

Councilman John Gray will intro,
duce at the next regular council
meeting an ordinance revising the
pay OF officials for the purpose of
adding to the pay now received by
Fire Chief Myers.
Theh chief. who receives $l65 a
month. Is said to be the poorest
paid fire chief OH the coast. His
salary now is the same as the POI
lice chief. Captain Gray argues
that man in private life holding
as responsible a position rs Chief
Myers would receive not less than
5000. Chief Myers has 100 men
under him.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-26
POLICE ARE SHOT
in RIOT

MOSCOW, Dec ga number
OF policemen, including Baron
Cote. chief of the secret political
police, and Colonel Muraki, were
killed today In clash with the
revolutionists at villa near here.
Troops are on the scene. The
revolutionists made stubborn
stand.
Only meager accounts have been
received, and details are unknown.
Several revolutionists are known
to have been killed.
The villa, on the island Elf, was
the center of the secret meetings
of the revolutionists, which the POI
lice tried to disrupt.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-26
INSISTS
ON VERDICT

IRVINE, KY. Dec. 26,-After
twice reporting that they could not
agree. the jury in the case of
Beach Hargis, who is charged with
the murder of his father, Judge
James Hargis, was sent back by
the court demanding an agree
ment.
The trial has been one of the
most sensational on the list of
mountain murder cases.
Judge Hargis was one Of the
most prominent figures in the ia
nous feuds of Breathitt county.
Beach killed his father because
he refused to give his son money
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-26

a man would be justified in making
a worse racket than snoring over it,
but II was the best place they had,
and any place beats the street,
especially when the ground is COW
cred with snow and slush.
However, the officer routed the
men out, tapping their toes with
his night stick in the case of
souEd sleepers.
Here is one solution of the prob
that beats anything kvs .Ac'An,t
that beats all the confab over the
question so far. Why not open the
halls to men out of work and
home? Also bar the door against
any policeman. at least until it is
time to get up and see what can
be rustled in the way of food.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-26
ROOSEVELT NOT
TO INTERFERE

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Dec. e.
Roosevelt will not interfere with
the Gompers case as long as 1t is
in the courts, according TO
authoritative information received
today.
The president believes that any
action by him is unnecessary, as
the defendants have already given
notice of appeal.
Roosevelt is preparing a state
ment in reply to the many re.
quests that he take action.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-26
HELP THE POOR
Of ENGLAND

LONDON, Dec. 26.-Stirred to
action by the prevalence Of poverty
resulting from the great numbers
of unemployed in London and other
large cities of Great Britain, the
charitable and social institutions
are planning to call upon the city
councils to provide relief.
The restitution of the unemploy-
ed was brought forcibly before the
people by the Christmas holiday.
Thousands of men paraded the
streets of London, Glasgow and the
ship building cities under the
motto: I'VE want work"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-26
SAND BACCED ON
CROWDED STREET

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal, Dec. 26.
--Beaten and robbed on the street
with hundreds of people passing
was the experience of Morris M.
Goldstein, tailor of this city, last
night.
He Is in the hospital He was
standing on a street corner when
two men attacked him. They
threw sack over his head and
ragged him into passageway
where he was beaten and robbed.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-26

hammering heavily into everything
that looks like it needed hammer
ing, whether in church or out.
Something of this was demon
strated last night at the opening
meeting of the Sunday series in
the tabernacle on Second avenue,
where the apple show was held.
After the preliminaries had been
carried out according to accepted
form, Sunday launched his initial
sermon here, taking revival topic
from the old testament. The ca
pacity of the house, which is said
to be 5000, was taxed to accommo-
date the crowd. They were expect
ing to see and hear something un-
usual in Sunday and nobody was
disappointed. Billy admitted that
he had new frame, but that his
subject was the same old time reIi-
gfon Of Jesus Christ. The new
frame is designed to draw atten-
ton to the picture and does It, Il
consists largely of words that siz.
gle. accompanied by intense physi.
cal action.
Sunday frankly says that he is
here to fight evil till hell freezes
over, and after that occurs he will
still be fighting on the ice. II you
don't like the language it's all the
same to Billy. He demonstrates
that he's scrapping in that spirit
and lets 1t go at that. He says
that If he can save a man by taxi
ing off his coat the coat comes OF,
and leaves the conviction that if
the discarding of any other gar
ment is necessary, the other gar
ment likewise comes of. The spec
tacle Of Sunday fighting in his shirt
on the aforementioned ice Is not
harmonious with the accepted no.
ton of religious instruction, but it
harmonizes with Sundays idea OF
how to combat sin. 1t would be q
fight worth going further to see
that the spectacle of comfortably
clad preacher discoursing gravely
from steam heated pulpit,
wouldn't 1t. And there would be a
definite result one way or the
other. Catch the idea?
Billy is evidently trying to drive
religion out of the churches into
the open where the people are.
Sunday is not at all partial. He
swings savagely on the saloons. but
he tries to drive the ball just as
far ON any sort Of crooked. curve
high, low, rich. poor, respectfully
wicked or low down bad. He's got
a frightfully accurate eye for the
snobberies and hypocrisy of human.
ity of whatever grade and scatters
it all over the lot. But you have
TO hear him speak to appreciate It.
There's more in the way he says iS
than what he says. He has the
faculty OF interesting the man who
doesn't believe In preaching more
than the man that does. M
The services begin every evening
at 1880. except Monday, when Sum
day takes rest. Tomorrow's seFs
vices are at 1880 a. m. 2:So and
$50 p. m.
A choir of 500 assisted the seFs
vices last evening. and this Win
be increased to 1000 voices Il pos.
sible. Mrs. Muirhead. who ON
ducts woman's campaign III cEn&
junction with the Sunday msetlAxA
is at tho Young woman's Christian
association this afternoon.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-26

the police of western cities. The
local detective force is trying to
ascertain if he left the city via any
of the railroads, but so far have
failed.
That the whole thing was care
fully planned and carried out is
plain. The cashing of the checks
was not an easy matter and it was
necessary to dispose of them from
the usual pay hour on December
20 and evening, when the men
complained. 1t was late before
any complaint was heard. Devers
was then sought for without sue.
cess.
So far as known Devers had no
family here. He Is 80, height five
feet seven inches, weight $50
pounds. brown hair, blue eyes,
smooth shaven, well shaped, regu-
lar features, well preserved, regu-
lar teeth.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-26
JOHNSON FEELING
PRETTY GOOD

SYDNEY, Dec. 26.-Jack John
son. new champion heavyweight
fighter, was up early and showed
but little effects of the battle with
Burns. Sam Fitzpatrick, the cham
pion's manager, is deluged with
kilograms from America and Eng
land making challenges and offer
ing dates.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-26
LEY AND Ills DOG TEAH At VALDEZ .ALAsKA98

Alaska travel has such a feat been
accomplished. The distance to be
covered is 1900 miles, crossing
three mountain ranges and for
hundreds of miles penetrating
country which has never seen the
face of white man.
The trip is the result of a wager,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-26
GIRLS TRIAL MUST WAIT

Attorney Riste, who represents
Winnie Meter, the alleged girl
forger, is today preparing the me-
cessary papers looking to the trans.
fer of the girl from the county
Jail to the Sacred Heart hospital
with view of undergoing surgi-
cal operation. Her case has been
set for trial for January 81. but
the time OF trial Will depend large.
~ OH the outcome Of the operation.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-26
LIBERTY REFUSED HIM

Bert Neal. a red haired, husky
section hand, appeared in Judge
lIinkle's court today and entered a
plea of not guilty to a charge Of
stealing 25 sacks OF potatoes from
his neighhor. c. 8: Harris, Of
Graves precinct.
j. II. Bowers. attorney for Neal.
tried to secure his release on the
ground that he had been In Jail
over month without any infor.
nation being filed against hiin.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-26
FALL|ERES IS
ABOUT AGAIN

PARIS, Dec. 26.-President Fail
Heres, who was attacked yesterday
by Jean Maths, presided at the
council of ministers today, appar-
emily entirely recovered from the
slight injuries.
Fallieres intimated the acquittal
of Gregory for the shooting of
Major Dreyfus led Maths to seek
notoriety by assaulting him.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-26
SEEKS FATHER WHO
LEFT 20 YEARS AGO

Police Chief Rice received a re-
quest by mail this morning from
Mrs. Jennie Seader Of Detroit.
Mich, that he assist in search
for her father, Wallace Patten, a
railroad man. There are several
Patten families here, but none of
them the right one. Mrs. Seader
says her father has been gone 20
years. and she and her brother do
not remember him.