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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-07-30

was next introduced and made
one Of his characteristic excel
Lent speeches. 1t was evident
that Mr. Stoll had the crowd with
him. 1t may not be amiss to
state here that when Mr. Stoll
was called upon to speak his
opponents were not present and
ne had no reason to expect their
later arrival, otherwiss he
would have spoken wheA they
did. Both of them, Messrs } b
Mclaughlin of Bishopville and
A B Stuckey of Sumter came in
on the II O'Clock train and
made their speeches in the at
teruoon. These gentlemen pre-
sented their claims eloquently
and received courteous atten-
ton.
Ell Hirsch, Esq, of the Kings.
tree bar, was introduced and
made a very graceful speech
appropriate to the occasion.
Hon P A Hodges, a candidate
for congress from the 9th dis
trict, was then presented and
made a good impression judg.
ing by the close attention given,
punctuated with applause.
Mr. Murchison, another con-
gressional aspirant, followed
and made a really good speech,
but unfortunately spoke in so
low a tone that many failed to
catch his remarks.
Following Mr. Murchison came
a Mr. Alexander, a vinegar sales
man. who, it was announced,
FURNISHED the vinegar for the
barbecue. His happy little talk
pleased the audience, who SEEM
ed very friendly toward him.
Hon ] w Ragsdale was next
announced as a candidate for
congress and while he did not
touch on politics his speech was
very we'll suited to the occasion
and elected liberal applause.
Hon ] E Ellerbe, the present
representative in congress from
the 9th district, was called upon
Just before dinner and his jokes
put the crowd in a good humor,
while the points he scored we're
impressed upon his hearers. Mr.
Ellerbe's remarks were entirely
non-political and were enjoyed
by his audience.
After dinner the last con>
gresslonal candidate, Hon j R
Coggeshall, presented his claims
for the honor of representing the
people of this district. His speech
was earnest, forceful and impres.
sive. Mr. Coggeshall has already
a good following in this county
and his quiet, unassuming de-
meanor gains him friends wher>
ever he goes.
As previously stated Messrs
j B Mclaughlin and A B Stuckey
spoke in the afternoon; which
concluded the programme. The
meeting was iheld in a pine
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-10
NORFOLK EXCHANGE DAY.

1t is gratifying to note that the sec
ond exchange day" for the farmers
around Norfolk was even better than
the first-that more visitors were at
tracted to the city than the month be-
fore.
1t is only fair to suppose that each
succeeding exchange day will become
better than those that have gone be-
fore. 1t is said that this sort of fea-
ture must go through certain expert.
mental stage before it gets down to
the established order that will be the
rule In time to come.
The exchange day has been made a
success in Wisconsin towns and ap-
parently the farmers around Norfolk,
whose enterprise and thrift is well
known, are not going to take back
seat.
AS the experimental period in this
event passes away and the established
foundation begins to be built, so that
everybody may know how to go about
1t to make the best of the day, various
phases will be taken advantage Of.
The principal of the day is that all
of the farmers for miles around shall
congregate here on the first Tuesday
of every month for trade day. Every
one who has anything to get rid of
brings in the articles on that day,
Those who want to buy or to secure
other articles, come prepared to snap
up any offers which present them
selves. OF course, to make the day a
success, there must be numerous
trades without cash transactions
There must also be some buyers in
the crowd.
These things will come in time. The
main thing is that the exchange day
has come to stay and that Norfolk and
the farmers around Norfolk are going
to make it bigger and better each
month.
There is some cause for congratula'
ton in the fact that Norfolk is the
first city in Nebraska-perhaps the
first in the middle west-to adopt this
progressive plan.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-10
library SITE,

The selection OF a site for the new
Carnegie public library which is to
be built in Norfolk, is one OF the
most important matters that has come
up for determination in the city for
some time.
The library itself is to cost $4,000.
The city Of Norfolk, by a tax, will pay
$1,000 per year toward the mainten-
ance of the library. 1t is consequent
ly highly essential that the city get
the most possible for that $1,000 each
year. In fifty years the citizens OF
Norfolk will have paid $4,000 toward
the maintenance of the library. In
order to derive benefit to the greatest
degree, 1t is important that the lib
rary be so located as to afford the
greatest good to the greatest number.
The library should first of all be
centrally located. 1t should be so To-
Gated that 1t will be accessible equally
to the residents of all corners of the
town. 1t should be so located that 1t
may be accessible easily to strangers
In town with an hour or day to spend.
The nearer the public library is
placed in the heart of the city, the
greater will be the benefit derived
from 1t as public institution.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-10

prominent in Nebraska AS early as
1872 he was elected as a delegate to
the republican state convention and
has attended every republican state
convention in Nebraska since that
time until the convention system
passed away with the new primary
law.
In 1875 and again in 1877 he was
elected prosecuting attorney for the
Sixth judicial district. In 1879 he
was appointed to the district Judge.
ship of the district, succeeding Edward
*. Valentine, who had been elected to
congress. In 1880 he was elected to
the district bench for the full term.
In 1884 he declined a denomination
and retired from the bench to resume
his law practice.
At the time that Judge Barnes was
judge of the Sixth judicial district it
comprised sixteen counties and all the
unorganized territory west of them.
Madison county was in the district.
In 1883 Judge Barnes changed his res.
idence from Ponca to Norfolk.
Until the early part of 1902 he paid
close attention to the practice of law,
being associated during the greater
part of his Norfolk residence with NJ.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-10

bill provides that grazing districts
may be leased for periods not exceed.
Ing ten years. II is also provided in
the bill that the governor of the state
or territory may appoint committee
chosen from among grazing lease own.
ers, and this committee may determine
whether the grazing shall be charged
for on a percapita basis or by acreage,
shall make such distribution Of the
range as is necessary for different
kinds of stock and shall decide wheth.
err the range shall be distributed by
individual or community.
These are only few of the provi.
sions, The bill apparently seeks to
keep the range land occupied with live
stock rather than to allow 1t to lie
idle. And at the same time the home.
steader is protected.
This western country needs some
provision which will allow stockmen
to make use of the range without be.
coming thieves and grafters. 1t is to
be hoped that such law has been
drafted by Senator Burkett. Concern
ing the law he has this to say:
In enclose a copy of a grazing bill
that / have introduced. You will no.
tice the changes from last years bill
they are intended to protect the home
steader and to promote homestead en-
try. Homesteaders and small cattle
men we always want to protect; and
then we want all the land put to use
The government land is certainly not
being used as we'll as 1t should be. II
Is not being utilized for the best inter
ests OF the federal government or the
state or the people Of the community.
believe these great tracts of govern
ment land should be made a source of
income to the states, rather than be
permitted to remain source of ex-
pense forever. The state makes its
own lands produce an income-why
should the government lands remain
idle and unproductive? Authority
should be lodged somewhere to devise
plan to make them a source of in
come and also for their more economic
use. There is no reason why a thing
should be wasted simply because the
government owns 1t. Privately owned
lands in the same community are sus-
tanning more cattle than public lands
on the average. l was told the other
day of the officials of a cattle company
opposing the bill because they owned
all the water front of a certain COM
munity, and nobody else would want
the adjacent government land without
water. But reverse the proposition
and perhaps nobody would need all the
water front without the unlimited
range behind it free. My position is
that if the government had someone
looking after its grazing land as it has
after its forests, the water front own
ers will have to make terms instead of
debating them.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-10
VALUE OF GOOD ROADS

Secretary Cow of the Commercial
club, at the meeting Tuesday night,
mentioned good roads as one of the
principal things that has been done
during the past year for Norfolk.
There can be no question as to the
value of good roads to the community.
And much credit for the good roads
now leading into Norfolk should be
given to Burr Taft.
Good roads mean dollars in the
pockets of the farmers Hauling grain
over good roads Is more economical
than hauling grain over rough and
muddy roads. Every load hauled over
good road costs less than over a poor
one. The result means profit for the
farmer. That's why the farmers want
good roads-and are cooperating to-
ward getting them.
Good roads also mean much to the
business community. Secretary Han
sen of the Fremont Commercial club,
in Norfolk a couple of years ago, told
how that town was regaining trade
which it had lost thirty years ago.
One splendid road is being built out
in each direction. Along this main
artery the farmers come in to trade.
The merchants of the town, he said,
were using whole page advertisements
to tell the farmers why they could
better come to Fremont. Advertising
and good roads seemed to mean much
to Fremont. And they will mean much
to Norfolk. The better the roads lead
ing into Norfolk, and the further out
the goodness goes, the better for Nor
folk. Good roads are a matter that
can we'll be kept in mind.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-10

father John B. Barnes, was captain
in the war of 1912.
AS lad good common school edu-
cation was secured by Judge Barnes
and was later supplemented by a
course in the Grand River institute at
Austinburg, Ohio.
Seventeen years old in 1868, he en-
listed in Company "E" of the First
Ohio Light Artillery and served until
the end of the war.
The civil war a matter of history,
the young soldier returned to Ohio,
where he continued his studies and
fitted himself as public school teach
er. Judge Barnes taught school and
studied law until 1871, when he re-
moved to Ponca in Dixon county, Ne
braska.
For thirty-six years Judge Barnes
has been a resident of Nebraska and
for nineteen years he has been a cit.
izen of Norfolk.
He entered the practice of the law
in 1872, when he was admitted to the
Nebraska bar. In the profession of
the law he won recognition both as a
lawyer and as Judge.
Politically Judge Barnes has been
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-10

Judge John Beaumont Barnes of
Norfolk will on next Thursday become
chief justice of the supreme court of
Nebraska. The supreme court, of
which Judge Barnes has been an as
sociate justice for four years past,
will convene on next Tuesday for its
final session under it's present organi-
cation. 1t will be in session until
Thursday, when Judge Barnes will
step to the head Of Nebraska's high
est state court, presided over at this
time by Chief Justice S. H. Sedgwick.
Judge Barnes was elected to the
supreme court bench in 1903. He has
accordingly been a Judge of the su-
preme court for four years past and
still has two years more of his term
to serve. On next Thursday Judge
Sedgwick gives way as a member of
the supreme court to Judge M. B.
Reese, while the chief justiceship goes
to Judge Barnes, the senior judge.
Judge Barnes was born on a farm
in Ashtabula county, Ohio, on August
&c, 1916. His father was Alfred j. s..
Barnes. His ancestors came original
ly from England, settling first in New
England and later moving to New
York and thence to Ohio. A grand
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-10

folk.
Fifty years from today Norfolk will
be just what it is today, with a few
changes wrought, unless Norfolk takes
advantage of its splendid geographical
location and converts that advantage
into material development.
Communities are, after all, merely
assembled individuals. And a COM
munity will take on a disposition, a
general attitude, policy-just as does
the individual.
Some individuals are born with ma
tural advantages in this world. Some
are born without advantages. But the
fortunate ones gain nothing by their
natural advantages unless they profit
by their opportunities.
Norfolk was born with a splendid
geographical location. In some ways
that advantage has been made to
count. But Norfolk has about reached
the limit of its development unless its
location is made to count.
There's no use sitting down and
waiting for that location to bring re-
suits. So long as the favorable oppor-
tunity here is unknown to the world
that might be induced to locate here,
we might as well be a city without any
location at all.
Norfolk needs development in many
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-10
1907 A BIG CROP.

The year of 1907 will go down as
one of the years of material progress
in the city of Norfolk. About 100000
was expended in this city on new
buildings-and it must readily be seen
that the addition of 100000 to the
city's property in creditable buildings
is significant of healthy growth.
Norfolk is steadily and indeed rapid
ly attaining that position to which,
by virtue Of it's most extraordinarily
favorable location, it is entitled. Ev-
cry year sees long strides towards this
goal.
Particularly was the past year a
splendid one in view of the new indus
tries brought to the community. A
number of manufacturing Industries
were installed in the city, new bust
ness firms have been induced to locate
here and all in all the business of the
entire town has immensely grown.
That there is still room for develop
ment no one will deny. Indeed there
Is perhaps more need today Of an ag-
gressive campaign for the develop
ment of Norfolk than ever before in
the towns career.
Norfolk is just on the verge of be-
coming a city. Manufacturing indus
tries are springing up and prospecting.
Tho eaStarp financial ctripoapoy will
tend to drive more and more manu-
facturers, when they resume opera
tons, from the cities and into the
smaller towns.
That Norfolk as whole could adopt
a plan for aggressively advertising the
city's possibilities, just as other cities
with something to offer are doing, is
reasonable. Many cities are advertis-
ing their advantages in the magazines.
And to present the advantages of a
city to the country must be to induce
new industries to the town.
Excelsior Springs, Mo-, has health
to offer visitors and homeseekers.
Norfolk has wealth to offer them
wealth in location and potential bust
ness, And all that need be done to
induce many new enterprises to Nor
folk would be to prove to possible in
vestors the advantage of Norfolk's To-
cation.
One of the important features of the
past year in a retail way was the or
ganization of trade promoters asso-
citation whose plan has very great pos
sibilities if only aggressively adhered
to and followed up. 1t is the poten-
tial means of building up the retail
business of Norfolk.
The organization of an exchange
day by the farmers is another import.
ant feature.
Norfolk business interests should
unite this year more than ever to push
Norfolk ahead. To stand still is to
go backward and Norfolk can't afford
to stand still, New energy should be
exerted for the city's upbuilding.
There are tremendous possibilities
that have never been taken advantage
of. And it is to be hoped that the COM
ing year may mean more of progress
than did even the year of 1907.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-10

ways. There is room for growth. To
stand still is retrogression. To move
we must get together in an organized,
effective, aggressive campaign.
1t is up to Norfolk as to whether the
city is to grow as it can or stay in
rut
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-10
BURKETT's GRAZING BILL.

Senator Burkett has recently intro
duced and had read twice bill provid-
ing for the control of grazing on the
range In western prairie country. The
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-10

Sioux City Tribune: Because her
husband wouldn't go home, Norfolk
woman shot him in the leg. Many
wife is anxiously waiting to see wheth-
er it has the desired effect or not.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-10

"a colored gemmen blew in from
Norfolk Monday, but blew out again
Tuesday" says the Wayne Democrat.
Wayne has little use for negroes.
Some of the pooh white trash" is bad
enough.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-10

Every day that goes by sees the old
Norfolk sugar factory buildings de-
teriorate just so much. The quicker
something is done to get a new indus
try started in those hollow walls, the
better it will be for Norfolk.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-10

d. Tyler in the firm of Barnes G. Tyler.
In 1901 he was a prominent candi-
date before the republican state con-
vention for the nomination as Judge
OF the supreme court, but withdrew In
favor of S. H. Sedgwick of York,
whom he now succeeds as chief JUS
tice. In January, 1902, Judge Barnes
was appointed member of the SUI
preme court commission, serving until
his election as supreme Judge in 1903.
In the republican state convention OF
that year he was nominated by accla.
nation, not an opposing candidate be.
ing named on the floor of the conven.
ton.
He was married on November 20,
1874, to Miss Ida F.. Hannant. They
have three sons, John B. Barnes, IT.,
young lawyer who is said to be max
ing good record at Casper, Wyo., and
whose wedding to young lady of Cas-
per took place during the past month.
Guy w. Barnes, in the division Offices
OF the Northwestern in Norfolk, and
A. kimball Barnes, who has been
studying law under Judge Good at
Wahoo
Judge Barnes is a member of the
Masonic order and the Elks.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-10

Well, it can't be much worse to have
your wife shoot your leg than be con.
tinually pulling it, remarks the Wayne
Democrat.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-10
ATcHlsoN GLOBE SIGHTS

With the possible exception of get
ting married there is nothing so easy
as lying.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-10

encouragement but give me a man
who can make good in spite of h"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-10
AROUND TOWN.

What a perfect spring this has been!
Which is worse-the grip or the
bill collector?
It's some time before the ground
hog is even due.
Norfolk wouldn't trade off exchange
day for anything.
Who could have asked for a more
perfect exchange day?
Can Evelyn thaw twelve mems
hearts? It's the chair for Harry II
she doesn't.
How lonesome a person must feel
who hasn't touch of the grip.
A Norfolk woman is said to be so
contrary that she'd float up stream.
Here's a new going around: Most
any man can attain results with proper
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-10

The devil probably believes the right
is all on his side and that he has a
hard time fighting the wicked Lord.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-10

According to real estate agent, the
average renter expects that all the
money he pays for rent to be used in
improvements to the buildings he &C.
cupies.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-10

If we could bury people by putting
their collins on a platform in the open
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-10

air. and then see the collins float up
ward out of sight more people would
believe in religion.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-10

When church is out, the small, rest.
less boys are always the first to shoot
out OF the door. Then follow the
men, and three hours after, when they
have completed their incessant talk.
ing the women emerge.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-10

An Atchison man with a large mum.
Der of children has named them all
with word Of four letters. Recently
new baby arrived. A nama was
wanted whereupon friend sug.
gested that the new baby be nailed
Quit"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-10

Here's new going around: Most
any man can attain results with proper
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-10

shoddy people are not always rich
people The fellow who talks q great
deal about being poor because he is
honest is the worst sort Of shoddy.
Honesty does not make poor people,
although honest people are often moor
as honest people are often rich.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-10

NEEDS DEVELOPMENT.
One of the biggest public problems
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-10

A Norfolk woman is said to be so
contrary that she'd float up stream.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-10

How lonesome a person must feel
who hasn't touch of the grip
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-10

10000 people right today.
Over at South Sioux City, Neb, a
little bit of town right under the
nose of Sioux City, distillery is being
built today. Upon its completion a
small army of people will find employ
ment. The federal government is 60
ing to hold civil service examination
In Norfolk this month for internal rev.
enue men to be stationed there.
Out in Alliance, Neb, they've a pack
ing house.
Down at Beatrice, Neb, there's a
new packing house.
Nebraska City has established late
ly a shirt factory and an overall fac
tory. That town has a packing house
which kills about 1000 hogs a day.
And Nebraska City, all shut in on one
side by the Missouri river and under
the shadow of Lincoln and Omaha and
st. 10 and Kansas City, has nothing
at all in the way of location, as COM
pared with Norfolk.
over in Iowa there is, in one little
town, a great big shoe factory doing
an immense business.
Down at Fremont they have a big
incubator plant that is employing peo-
Pile. They have wholesale houses and
other factories And yet they cant
compare, in natural location, to Nor
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