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The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-03
ADVERTISERS GOT THE BUSINESS
How it Happens That Advertised
Stores Sell for Less Money.


After all, the proof of the pudding
is in the eating The Norfolk mer-
chants who advertised most before
Christmas did the biggest business.
Those who didn't advertise at all are
complaining because business was
dull.
You can't point out a single big bust
ness, in profit way, that has not gone
into advertising. And the more extern
sively the advertising is gone into, the
greater the profits.
The News simplifies the problem in
Norfolk because The News Is read in
practically every home both inside the
city and on all five rural routes out of
Norfolk leach route covering twenty
five miles) every day. Is it any won
der that merchants who are using The
News to place attractive bargains be-
fore the buying public in and around
Norfolk, are the business getters?
And there's another side to It, It
is perfectly reasonable that these mer-
chants who are advertising extensive
ly can give better values to the public
because, doing the greatest amount of
business, they are able to sell on small
er margins.
1t is therefore very vitality important
to the pocketbook of people in and
around Norfolk to try those merchants
who advertise before all others. 1t
means money-saving.
And by virtue of the fact that more
and more tempting bargains are being
offered every week in The News, the
subscribers of The News are enabled
more and more to save the price of
their subscription many times over in
the course of year.
Suppose housewife saved 10 cents
a day by reading The News ads. and
swapping up genuine bargains that she
needed. That would be sixty cents a
week. The paper, delivered every day,
is only 10 cents week. SO that wo-
man would save six times the price
of the paper in getting genuine bar.
gains offered in The News and offered
through no other medium. For The
News is the only advertising medium
IN Norfolk.
And here's another thing. Don't let
any merchant presume upon your in
telligence by trying to sell you an ar
ticle inferior to the one you ask for.
When you see an article advertised,
and want it, insist upon getting that
article Don't let any dealer sell YOU
an inferior article for the simple rea-
son that he can make a bigger profit
off the inferior article.
Advertised articles must stand up.
They must be of a quality to sustain
their own regulations after being ad.
vertised Otherwise the advertising
would be of no permanent effect. So
insist upon getting what you want.
Don't be cheated.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-03
TIE MODERN BROTHERHOOD
BIG DoINGS IN THE LOCAL LODGE
FRIDAY NIGHT.
MEMBERSHIP BROUGHT TO 1885

lnitiatory Work Put on by the Norfolk
Degree Team-Vsitors Present from
Outside Towns - Banquet at the
Close.
The membership of the Norfolk
lodge of the Modern Brotherhood of
America was brought up to 1856 at the
rally and initiation held in the Norfolk
lodge rooms Friday night. Outside
members of the order were present
from Hoskins, Stanton and Warner
vile but the attendance of candidates
from away was rather disappointing.
The following candidates were in.
itiated Friday evening: A. Kunitz,
Mrs. Ida Kunitz, Norfolk; A. Popstein,
Mary Popstein, Warnerville; ]. r.
Benz, Mrs. ]. NJ. Benz, Hans Rohmer,
Henry Bergman, o. l.. Hickerson, NJ.
H. Elliott and Mrs. NJ. H. Elliott, Nor
folk
The initiation work was put on by
the Norfolk degree team, whose work
was declared especially creditable.
The degree team has thirteen men,
bers: j. F. Jansen, captain; Miss
Katie Reiter, Miss Lena Munsterman,
Mrs George Mather, Mrs. Fred Har-
der, Mrs. G. A. Warner, Mrs. Ed. Null
len, c. A. Warner F. A. Krantz, r. F.
Bruce, Ed. Mullen, Will Munsterman
and James Dignan.
At the close of the exercises State
Manager S. S. Hayman of Grand Island
gave a short talk. w. J. Weatherholt
and Charles Green of Hoskins also
spoke.
At 1870 an oyster supper and ban
quet was served in G. A. r. hall About
eighty were present.
The lodge aims at membership of
200.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-03
Comma Events

The minstrel show under auspices
of the Norfolk fire department to be
given at the Auditorium Monday even
ing, will be the theatrical event of the
week. 1t promises to be largely at
tended and we'll worth the price Of
admission. While the advance an
nouncements of this attraction state
that it is the great Crescent Minstrel
show, as matter of fact every actor
is Norfolk boy and a member of the
local fire department. These young
men-fifty in all-have been drilling
in their various parts for the past five
or six weeks under direction of J.
Sylvester DeForest, who was one of
the leading actors with Walker White
side few years ago, and it is said
by those who have attended the re-
hearsals that the teaching has been
most thorough, so that when the min
strel is presented Monday evening it
will be on par with the famous
Dockstader aggregation. There will
be two and half hours of specialties,
jokes, clogs, acrobatic work and tight
rope walking. The show will open with
a standard minstrel part, which will
contain references to local affairs and
people. The second part will begin
with a band concert by the Creigh-
ton band, which will assist, acrobatic
stunts, Ten minutes with a real one
and Dan Patch" while the famous
New York" comedians Mack and
will no h;
parade at the noon hour will be given
Monday and it is planned that the pa
rade in size and quality shall give
some hint of the minstrel show of the
evening. The parade will be headed
| by w. p. McCune, manager of the
show. The Norfolk band will be fol-
lowed by the comedians, Charles Nc
Mindes, Robert Ballentyne, Lorin
Bruggeman, James Peters, Jess BEEN
er and Herbert Wichman. Then will
march the eighteen young men of the
minstrel circle" The Creighton band
will be in the line of march and
Creighton in addition will be repres-
ented by eighty-five firemen who will
come to Norfolk in a special car. The
Norfolk fire department will close the
parade.
The third of the series of Elk dane
ing parties will be given in Marquardt
hall on Friday evening. The Elks
are planning their annual anniversary
dancing party for January II.
A ball will be given by the Own
dancing club on New Years eve at
the Railroad hall in South Norfolk.
A band dance will be given New
Years eve.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-03
HOODAY WEEK SOuA[[T
FESTIVITIES OF THE YULETlDE
HAVE PREVAILED.
DANCES, THEATRE, HOME COMING

A Few Holiday Weddings Besides
Christmas Trees - Features Of the
Week That Have Had to DO With
Holidays In Norfolk.
Socially holiday week In Norfolk has
been given over to dances, to the
theater and to family dinner parties.
or course social parties there have
been few or none. Norfolk enjoyed
Christmas according to its wont. There
we're possible fewer than the usual
number OF Christmas visitors from
away but there were many home gath
erings while the college students gave
an added holiday tinge to the air
Beginning with the Elk dance a week
ago Friday, Marquardt hall has been
almost altogether given over to the
dancing of Christmas week.
Christmas eve Norfolk saw and en-
joyed the jolly musical comedy THE
Mayor of Toxic" On the same even
Ing there were Christmas trees in a
dozen Norfolk churches where the lit
tie tots carried out special programs
in the early evening.
After the lull which naturally follows
the dances and dinners OF Christmas
week Norfolk society may be expect
ed to enter into the winter activities
preceding Lent.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-03
IhIIO nut It'll 0n00[
TRAVELLING MAN EXPLAINS SHORT
ORDERS THIS WINTER.
FAULT OF WEATHER, NOT PANIC

In Fact There is No Shortage in Money
In This Section Of the Country, But
the Mild Weather Has Affected
Trade Considerably.
North Nebraska business has had
decidedly stronger enemy the last
two mouths than the financial furry,
which hasn't affected things much"
said one of the younger Norfolk trav.
cling men this week. Now my own
line of business has been unusually
good but lot Of the boys have found
slow sales. Now, anything that looks
like slow business is charged up to the
furry which | can't see has been of
much moment.
"The hard lines for business in north
Nebraska have been caused almost al
together by the weather. We have
had another winter with September
weather. Result? Why, seasonable
goods haven't sold. Next result? Ev-
erybody blames the furry.
"The merchant not having sold his
winter stock isn't in a disposition to
buy. Or, perhaps, having sold his mon
ely tied up in slow moving stock the
noisy financial furry causes him to
trim his sails.
"The splendid Christmas business
just over has proved that the country
is prosperous and that 1t is spending
the money. The only trouble is that
for three months past 1t has not had
to spend its money for lot of season
able goods that were loading down the
stock shelves.
Now that real cold weather prom.
Uses to be setting in | look for bust
ness to pick up rapidly and am conf
dent of big spring business in any
event.
Norfolk is large enough TO be af-
fected by good many different influ-
ences that make or unmake the towns
prosperity. But with all north Nebras-
ka it is different. After all is said and
done it is the prosperity of the farm
that counts and the farm is prosperous
as never before. The farmers have
money. They must spend it in the
little centers and business there must
be good for it is close to the earth.
1t can't help but be good"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-03
IVORY BALLS CATCH COLD.
Billiard Spheres Must be Handled With
Care.

Hey, close that window. There's
too much of a draft"
"Why, are you afraid of a little
breeze like that? It's no more than a
gentle zephyr"
mo, I'm not afraid of it myself, but
I'm thinking of those billiard balls.
They'll catch cold"
Then the expert on billiard balls
proceeded to expatiate upon the fatal
effects of draft on the spheres. He
said the expensive globes, which cost
from S12 to $15 each, should be looked
after with as much care as a tender
plant. The temperature of the room
should be as nearly uniform as posi-
BILE. Drafts find in them easier vic
tins than the most hopeless rheumatic
subjects.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-03
HARRINGTON IN FIGHT.
Author Pummels Two Indianapolis Pa
troImen and Lands in Station.

indianapolis, Dec. 2S.-Filled with
the fighting spirit of his hero, M. Beau
caire, Booth Harrington, in the early
hours of Christmas morning, roundly
thumped two of Indianapolis guardians
of the peace. Incideltly, he received
a few bumps himself and finally wound
up in the city prison. There desk
sergeant with literary inclinations per-
mitted him to go free after he had
promised to journey straight home.
This was not until he had been slated
to answer a charge of resisting an Of
ficer and had promised to appear in
court. Harrington failed to appear in
court this morning, and a friend OBJ
tanned a continuance until Saturday.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-03
RESOLUTION IMPORTANT.
Bill Regarding Certified Checks May
Solve Financial Problem.


Washington, Dec. 2S.-Much import
ance is attached by financial men to
the joint resolution introduced in the
house by Congressman Hill, of Con-
necticut, declaring it to be the sense
of congress that the treasury may take
certified checks in payment of public
dues and may make payments with
certified checks against the deposits
of the government in banks to such
creditors as will receive them.
The treasury department has been
in doubt whether it has authority to
do this and the passage of the resolu-
ton it is believed will remove the
doubt. 1t is favored by Comptroller
Ridgeley and other high treasury au-
thorities and is understood to have the
favor of Senator Aldrich, who is forth
with to offer the same resolution in
the senate. The resolution has been
significantly referred to the ways and
means committee. Chairman Fowler
of the currency committee cannot con-
sequently bottle it up. The resolution
is understood to have the sanction of
Cannon and Payne, and early hearings
are to be had on it. If passed 1t would
enable the government to be of imme-
date assistance to the commercial
world and would establish a precedent
in future financial troubles.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-03
FARMERS BUNcoED.
Real Estate Grafters Plying Their
Tricks in South Dakota.

TICKS IN SOutn OdkOtd.
Mitchell, S. D., Dec. 2S.--The real
estate CRATER is abroad in this state,
and he has been able to work his
scheme with great deal of profit in
the north part of the state, notably in
Brown county. Twenty-Five farmers
were caught in the smooth deal, and
their notes are now standing out, wait
ing for some bank to collect them
when due. The queer" real estate
man goes to a farmer and asks him if
he will sell his farm, to which the
farmer replies that he would not sell
him an offer, and followed it up with
several others, each time going higher
in price, until the farmer finally said
he would take $50 an acre for the
farm. The agent said he could sell
the land at this figure, and would make
the sale, provided the farmer would
pay him so cents an acre for advertis
ing purposes, payable when the farm
was sold. This the farmer agreed to,
and the agent produced a contract,
which the farmer signed. The con-
tract simply reads that the farmer
shall pay the agent so cents for adver-
Using the land, and does not mention
that the agent must sell the land be-
fore the so cents is payable. This lit
tie joker was overlooked by the farm
err, and several weeks later he received
a copy of an advertisement of his quar-
ter section for publishing his adver-
tisement. One OF the farmers of the
twenty-five paid 1920 as his share of
the swindle, but the others assert that
they are going to fight the payment of
the contract notes. Attorneys who
have been consulted on the validity of
the notes state that they are good and
can be collected through the medium
of the courts.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-03
PASTOR sPURNs COINS.
Turns Back 500 of Christmas Present
Which Congregation Gives Him.

Pittsburg, Dec. 2S.-"If the brethren
have no objections l would rather not
take these five double eagles. The
new money is very pretty, but 1t lacks
the sacred motto my mother taught
me to look for on all our country's
coins"
With this little speech Rev. w. A.
Jones, Knoxville Presbyterian church,
returned to the donors 800 of a 1920
purse his congregation had given him
as Christmas present. The purse
was made up of gold and five objec-
tionable $40 pieces did not bear the
I'm God We Trust" motto.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-03
THIRTMFIVE AND FIFTY.sEVEN
A Young Farmer of Concord and a
Norfolk Woman N dch older.

Adolph H. Fink, aged thirty-five, a
young farmer of Concord, and Mrs.
Frederick Kiesel, aged fifty-seven, a
Norfolk widow, will be wed in this city
on January 5, a week from Sunday.
Rev ]. P. Mueller will perform the
ceremony.
Fink met his bride-to-be as a result
of visits made to this vicinity. De-
spite the fact that her years are near
ly three score Fink became a sutton
and a successful one. His home Is in
Cedar county.
Mrs Kiesal lives in her own home
east Of the river where she owns
few lots.
The marriage license was issued
from the county court at Madison Fri
day.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-03
RUDE wApDELL AN OUTLAW"
Erratie Baseball Star May Lead an
Independent LEAGUE.

Mobile, Ala, Dec. 2S.-"Rube" Wad-
dell may be at the head of an indie
pendent baseball circuit in the south
ern states next season. Local officials
are talking about boiling from orga-
nized ball and forming a circuit indie
pendent of the National association.
Waddell has been wintering here
and so captivated everybody from Mo
bile's mayor down to the small chill
dren, that he is already a hero and
has expressed willingness to work for
the new league.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-03
matched with stanley Ketchel,

matched with Stanley Ketchel, Of
Montana, for the title.
Papke and Kelly will box ten rounds
to a decision, the genial Malachy Ho-
gan will refree, and the weight will
be l54 pounds at 3 o'clock The fight.
ers will receive GO per cent of the gross
house receipts, and If the articles are
adhered to strictly, their portion of the
money will be cut 75 per cent for the
winner and 25 per cent for the loser.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-03
NO SIGN OF RESlGNiNG
Secretary Taft Has 5uckled Down to
Work Of Department in Earnest.

Washington, Dec 2S.-lf Secretary
Taft has any idea of leaving the cab
met it is not apparent since his return
He has buckled down to work in good
form and by some this is taken to
mean that when the big secretary gets
several matters which are pending
cleared up he will resign and look after
his political fortunes.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-03
BURIES WIFE NO. IA.

James Nicholas Vann of Mount Hope
Says He is 11o Years Old.
Middleton, N. Y, Dec. 2S.-James
Nicholas Vann, who claims to be 40
years old and resides few miles from
this city in the town of Mount Hope,
has just been bereft of his wife, Mar
tina Maria Vann, who the aged man
declares, is the fourteenth one he has
welded during the century of his ex-
istence. Saturday afternoon her body
will be laid to rest in the family bu.
rial plot, short distance from where
she died.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-03
operatIOn Dor BLOOD PolsonIna.

Blood poisoning setting in in his
right arm necessitated an operation
on Peter Stafford, jr., Friday evening.
The operation was performed by DR..
A, b. Tashjean, the patient resting
easy afterward. The cause Of the
blood poisoning is a mystery, not a
single scratch being discernable on the
arm. 1t is hoped that the trouble has
now passed.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-03
LEAP YEAR BEGINS SOON.
Next Wednesday Brings the FatefuI
Dav-No ORGANIZATION Vet,

Next Wednesday Brings the FatetuI
Day-No Organization Yet.
Although leap year begins next
Wednesday-the first leap year in four
years-little has been done in Norfolk
to take advantage of the condition in
an organized manner. Last leap year
a club of young ladies was organized
for a leap year campaign and today
most of them are happily welded. An
opportunity for girls four years young
er is now presented.
No announcements for open house
next Wednesday have been made in
Norfolk.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-03
IN MAYOR OF TOXIC.
Brother of Prominent Norfolk Man in
Company Last Year.

1t was in the Mayor of Toxic" COM
pany last year that Albert ]. Waller
stedt, brother of L. E. Wallerstedt Of
Norfolk, played a leading role. Mr.
Wallerstedt was the brother of the
American girl. At the time of the
company's appearance in Sioux City
last year Mrs. Wallerstedt made the
trip to see the show. This year Mr..
Wallerstedt is playing in a company
which will not come west of Chicago.
1t is a company playing "take-offs" on
grand opera.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-03

disappeared. Then sheNtHYbeared In
bridal costume, while Rev. ]. c. s.
Wells OF Trinity Episcopal church
stepped into the room to perform the
ceremony Miss Mihlls is a popular
young lady Of Norfolk Mr.. Kilmurry
lived in o. Neill before coming to
Norfolk
Leaving Norfolk friends for a quiet
marriage in Fremont. Mr.. James c..
Peters and Miss Mabel II. Dick of
Norfolk were wed in the Dodge county
seat town on Christmas eve. Two
friends, MIR. David Price and Miss
Madeline Slime of Thayer met them
in Fremont by agreement Mr.. and
Mrs. Peters returned to Norfolk Christ
mas day and were the recipients Of
congratulations and best wishes from
numerous friends who we're not spec
tally surprised at the Fremont an.
nouncement. The trip to Fremont was
not especially secret and the wedding
was one that was counted on as one
of the Christmas affairs"
The marriage Of Mr.. Fred Miller
and Miss Charlotte Walter in Christ
Lutheran church on Thursday after
noon represented the elimination of
a pretty romance. Bride and groom
have grown up from playmates to-
gether, living In houses across the
street. At the church the bride was
attended by Miss Lillian Degner and
Miss Anna Brocker, the groom by
Mr.. ole Boehnke and Mr.. Carl Bluech-
er. A wedding reception at the Walter
home was attended by many friends
of the young people.
Mr. II. f. Rohrke, now of Lincoln
but of prominent family of this vic
Unity, and Miss Selma Braasch, the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Braasch
living south of Pierce, were married
Christmas evening at the Braasch
home, Rev. Mr.. Brauer OF Hadar Of
ficiating. The young people were ac-
companied by jolly party of friends
as far as Norfolk on their way to
Lincoln by way of Omaha.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-03
SPORTS
FIGHT DRAWS NEAR.

Papke-KeIly Bout in Milwaukee the
Biggest Event in the West
Chicago, Dec, 2S.-NeXt Monday night
in the ring of the Badger Athletic club
at Milwaukee, Billy Papke, formerly of
Spring Valley, but now of Kewanee, Ill.
and Hugo Kelley, the local Italian with
the Irish soubriquet will meet in what
might we'll be called the semi-fnal fight
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-03
APOLOGIES 10 BARNES
o'NElLL INDEPENDENT EDITOR
MAKES RETRAcTloN.
AND DoDGEs PROSECUTION
Editor Miles Of the o'NeII indepen-
dent m This Weeks Issue Says His
Article, He Finds on investigation,
Was False.


Article, He Finds on investigation,
Was False.
O'Neill, Neb., Dec. Especial to
The News: The criminal libel case
filed against Editor Miles of the O'Neill
Independent by Supreme Judge j. Is.
Barnes of Norfolk has been settled out
of court The Independent, in its is
sue today, makes a retraction and apol-
ogizes to Judge Barnes for the gross
injustice done him. In consideration
of the retraction and apology Judge
Barnes, having no i'll will toward Ed
itor Miles and only desiring Justice,
has dismissed the prosecution against
the newspaperman.
In his retraction Editor Miles says
that after careful investigation he
finds that the article which he pub
lished was false. He admits that he
did Judge Barnes great wrong
through his paper. He is sorry for
what he did and wants to right the
injustice as much as he can. He says
that his partisanship in politics should
not justify making false charges and
he is anxious to set Judge Barnes
right before the people.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-03
BOY GETS PRESENT.

Numerous Copies of chanceIIor's Days
"Raid on Prosperity"
Washington, Dec. 2S,-The negro ell
evator boy in one of the Office build
ings largely populated by newspaper
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-03

Supreme Judge ]. B. Barnes con
firmed the news dispatch from O'Neill
that he had dismissed prosecution
against Editor Miles, in view of the
retraction and apology. He said he
felt no i'll will toward Miles and had
consented to drop the prosecution in
view of the retraction.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-03
Hymenial

A pretty Christmas wedding with a
decidedly novel turn was the marriage
of Mr.. II. Kilmurry and Miss Eva Mi
hills, who surprised a score or so Of
friends who found themselves sudden
ly and Unexpectedly changed from
guests at a Christmas party to guests
at Christmas wedding. At just the
right moment in the party festivities
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-03

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