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The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-05-22
A J PERCENT APPLE CROP
APPLES PRACTICALLY ALL KILL.
ED AT NORFOLK.
EXPERT EXAMINES ORCHARDS.

The Nebraska State Experimental
Station Sent an Expert to Norfolk
to investigate Fruit conditions-Not
More Than Half Crop Of Cherries.
Apples would be 81 or So bushel
next winter if Nebraska orchards had
to be depended upon.
The apple crop around Norfolk is
practically a total failure, only three
percent OF normal crop having sur.
yived the frosts there will be about
half crop of cherries; plums are al
most entirely ruined; there is u small
crop of currants in prospect; straw
berries that were uncovered at the
time OF the frosts were all frozen, those
that were covered were practically UNI
hurt; grapes were frozen of at first
but are sending out new shoots so that
there will be fair grape crop unless
there should be another severe freeze.
This is the situation with regard
to fruit prospects in the territory
around Norfolk, as brought to light
yesterday by w. H. Helm, an expert
sent to this city by the Nebraska state
experimental station at Lincoln to
make a scientific investigation of the
matter.
Four Ample Orchards Examined.
The state experimental station had
recently received word from Norfolk
that apples were safe here. SO they
sent a man up to investigate. Mr..
Helm went into four orchards, in four
different parts of the vicinity. The
orchards he examined were those of
l.. NJ. Gaylord four miles west, Martin
Brubaker, north, B. Reed, south, and
the Osborn farm, now leased by the
state insane hospital, northeast.
Some Apple Orchards Total Failure.
Some of the apple orchards visited
were found to be total failures. The
situation was best at the Osborn farm,
which is up on a hill Here the apple
crop will be four to five percent of a
normal CrOp-One apple where there
ought to be twenty or twenty-five
and this fourshing condition there
has brought the percentage all around
up to three.
In other words, one apple will grow
in the vicinity Of Norfolk where
thirty-three apples ought to grow.
Currants are a good crop in the
southern part of the state, but the
polOnatiOn was not completed here
when the frost came. Most of the
fruits withstood the first two frosts,
but the last one did the damage,
Will Spray Cherries.
Dr. G. A. Young, superintendent at
the hospital, has authorized w. G.
Baker, superintendent Of the hospital
farm, to spray the cherries in order
to save as many as possible. Spray
ing is done to keep off the rot and the
insects. Half the trees will be given
over for experimental purposes.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-05-22
Business Changes in The Northwes,

Business Changes in The Northwest.
e A, Blakesley has severed his con-
nection with the state bank at Clear
water
b. e. Langworthy has retired from
the firm Of Langworthy & Sullivan,
Gregory county hardware firm.
John Weeks has bought a control
ing interest in the O'Neill National
bank, succeeding J. F. O'Donnell as
cashier.
S, f. Rust has retired from the
Bristow Lumber company.
Next month Cashier Inhelder will be-
come president of the Pierce state
bank. A. F. Magdan2, Jr,, a former
Pierce boy who is now an instructor
in the department of animal industry
at the state university, will become
cashier OF the bank.
Ed Hall Of Gregory has sold his
meat market to Joseph Kalash.
Clyde BeCkwith has disposed of his
interests at Crawford and joined F. f.
Beckwith at Neigh in the real estate
business.
w, T. Riley and Sid Riley are the
new proprietors of the Neigh house
at Neigh.
The Elgin state bank is to erect
a modern bank building.
]. II. Thomas of Omaha has opened
a general store at Burton.
]. r. Hookstra has purchased the
Creighton harness shop at Creighton.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-05-22
j. c. |. BANQUET SUCCESS
ONE OF THE FINEST EVER GIVEN
IN THE STATE.
FOLLOWED BY DELIGHTFUL BALL
More Than 200 Guests Enjoyed the
Annual Banquet Of the Nebraska
United Commercial Travellers In
Marquardt Hall Last Evening.

What was pronounced the most sue.
Ccssful and the most beautiful banquet
ever held within the history of the
United Commercial Travellers of Ne
hraska, was given in Marquardt hall,
Norfolk, at o'clock last evening by
the local council, No. 100. to visiting
members of the order. The banquet
was followed by most delightful ball
which continued into the small hours
of this morning The banquet was
served by the Ladies Guild of Trinity
Episcopal church. the appointments
for the event coming from Norfolk
homes. The ladies' were paid many IA
pretty compliment by the visitors for
the manner in which the banquet was
executed.
The tables were prettily decorated
with cut flowers, carnation being at
each plate. Preparations had been
made for 300 guests, and something
more than POO were served.
Grand Counselor Il. A. Bailey of
Lincoln presided at the beginning of
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-05-22
THE oNE-HUNpRED-TWENTY.
Directory of Live Wires" of Norfolk
Council No. 120

Council No. 1870.
A jump in membership from eighty
one to 100, the council number, is the
record of Norfolk council for the last
eleven months. Norfolk travellers set
out to do this sometime ago. Natur-
ally they did it.
The Norfolk council was started
ten years ago, in 1898. 1t had ten
charter members. They were: Thee
A. Klug, Joseph A. Wingard, C. E.
Greene, l.. E. Wallerstadt, Frank S.
Putnam, w. H. Brakeman, Harry c.
McCord, Daniel p. Owen, T. C. Dag
gett, Adrian c. Eldridge.
Three Of these charter members are
still on the rolls. Wingard is In the
hardware business at Kearney. Greene
is in the dry goods business at Plain
view. Wallerstedt is transferring his
headquarters to Mitchell, S. d.
A directory Of Norfolk council gives
the following members:
Samuel II. Anderson, city; Ira G.
Alyie, Meadow Grove; Charles Ad,
ans, city; e. X. X. Allen, Spokane,
| Wash; C. |. BenfOrd, Omaha; e. H.
Bauer, New York; George A. Brooks,
Battle Mills; c. A. Blakeley, F. II.
Beels, T. II. Brice, l. NJ Borowiak
city; T. c. Bassett, Anthem, Iowa f.
|. Brown, P. c. Bowling, st. Louis
R. E. Bryant, F. J. Caslin, f. Conklin
South Omaha F. n. Connolly, F. G.
| Coryell. S. r. Carney, Norfolk II. A.
| Carpenter, Everett, Wash; d. +. Cam,
eron, Gregory, S. D.; Charles A
Chandler, C. d. Case, A. F. Chambers,
! city; Harry Cinnamon, Sturgeon, Mo. ;
John F.. Denver, Chicago George S,
Damon, Council Bluffs; NJ. Dendinger
Wood Lake; d. S. Day, c. E. Doughty
city; w. +. Daily, Wisner; w. W.
| DeHart, F. l.. EstabrOok, S. F. Frs
kline, f. c. Engle, NJ. NJ. Faucet, city;
c. E. Greene Plainyiew; John r. Gil
more, Oskaloosa, Iowa; +. H, Gerecke
Fremont; f. G. Gettinger, o. l.. Hyde
S. F, Herber, city; b. c. Hansen,
Omaha; |. J. Johnson, Bloomington
H.; George II. jerks, Fort Pierre, S
D.; A, Nyland, city; T. j. Kimbrough
Topeka, Kan; e. B. Kaufman, A. L.
Lager, city; A. ]. Leslie, Nebraska
City; George Moeller, Omaha; j. C.
Mann, Albion; f. A. Moore, f. f
Miller, city; C. NJ. Potter, Casper
Wyo,; c, p. Parish, Tom Price, city;
c. S. Roe, Superior; Charles Rice, B.
r. Ramer, city; b. b. Root Red Wing
Mimi; A, Randkley, b. T. Reid, D. F.
Rosenborough, F. Ransom city; o.
c. Rood, Minneapolis; Charles r,
Rickabaugh Mr.. Cubbern city; II. c.
Redenbaugh, Crawford; A. B. Robin,
son, Omaha Ira ]. Shook, Columbus
j. D, Sturgeon, city; NJ. Schultz, Chi
cage; C, D. Simms, Lincoln; George
II. Spear, c. G. Sutherland, c. F.
Shaw, H, Teviss, jr., James T, Thomp
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-05-22
POTATO MACHINERY IN NORFOLK
First Machines of The Kind wiz be
Used by n. P. Gray.


An experiment with potato machin-
this summer such as has not been
known before in this part Of the state
II. P. Gray has purchased potato ma
chinery amounting to $500 with which
to work on the old Young farm. Most
farmers have about SAC worth Of
potato machinery.
Among the new machines Is potato
planter costing 800, unique potato
digger, potato sprayer-in all there
is about half carload OF potato ma
chinery.
No such machines were exhibited at
the Nebraska state fair last year as
are to be seen here. The machines
are to be found at the Klug imple
ment store, where interested farmers
may see them. Many will probably
take long trip to see the machines.
Mr.. Gray will spray the potatoes for
bugs and for the Colorado beetle,
though most farmers claim there are
no bugs in this country.
Mr.. Gray is starting several new
varieties of potatoes for Nebraska
Among them are the Snowflake" the
first of the kind to be found by an
experiment station expert west Of the
Mississippi; a large purple potato,
which went $50 bushels TO the acre
last year; and White Ohios, which
have never been much raised here but
which, in a sandy soil, ought to make
a good shaped potato.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-05-22

their ratings OF the Fairbury eXamina-
ton papers to Mr. Christoph In few
days. A class Of twenty-three took the
examination at Fairhury The results
Of the examination will be announced
by Mr. Christoph.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. o. Selling, a
daughter.
son has been born to County
Commissioner and Mrs. Sundermau.
Paul Wetzcl was able to return to
work yesterday at the Hayes jewelry
store for the first time since his re.
cent operation.
r.. +. Olmsted has purchased Leo
Pasowalk's Buick touring car. MIR.
Pasewalk is thinking of purchasing a
fourcylnder machine.
Farmers have almost finished their
complaining and the rains of the past
few days will put the ground in splen.
did condition for growing.
Ten Nights in Bar Room" is now
being played up through northern Ne
braska towns in tent. The company
presenting the old.time drama is
capable.
Members Of the senior class of the
high school after going over the funds
taken in at their recent social find
that they served about $50 people at
the high school opening" The class
cleared about $35.
Sheriff John Burns of Knox county,
81 in ~ hn
county as either sheriff or deputy
sheriff will not be a candidate this
year for reelection. He is now ser.
wing his third term as sheriff.
w. II. Green of Creighton, editor of
the Liberal, was in Norfolk this week
trying to make arrangements for a
special train up the Bonesteel line on
the day Bryan comes to Norfolk, but
the arrangements were not made.
j. r. Plat2 has opened a new bar
room at Creighton, The Stag" and
has furnished it with as handsome
bar equipment as can be found any
where in the state. The building was
erected expressly for the new bar
! room.
Madison Chronicles: C. NJ. Dodson
was brought down from Norfolk Sun
day and on Monday was brought be-
fore the board of insanity charged
with inebriety. After a careful hear
ing the board decided that he was a
fit subject for treatment and ordered
the sheriff to take him to the asylum
at Lincoln.
Madison Chronicle: We regret very
much to record this week the failure
of one of our business firms. Mrs.
Alice X. Stevenson has been forced
by adverse circumstances to file a
petition in bankruptcy. L. P. Wealth
erby, district referee, has accepted the
petition and declared the petitioner a
bankrupt A meeting of the credit
ors has been called to meet in this
city on the 25th of this month.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-05-22
OFFICERS ARE CHOSEN
THE MADISON COUNTY SUNDAY
SCHOOL ASSOCIATION.
DR.. MEREDITH is PRESIDENT
DR.. Ray is Vice President and Cleo
Lederer Secretary - An Interesting
Program at the Annual Convention
Held in Norfolk.
DR.. O. r.. Meredith, president
Rev. G. W. Ray, vice president.
Cleo Ledercr, secretary.

The above officers of the Madison
County Sunday School association
were presented for reelection by the
nominating committee late Thursday
afternoon The nominating commit
tee consisted of c. c. Cow ot Norfolk,
c. w. Lemont of Norfolk and II. c..
Steiner of Newman Grove.
The county convention, which has
been in session for two days at the
interesting program, the principal fea-
ture being a series of addresses by II.
NJ. Steidly, state Sunday school sec
rotary.
Among those who came to Norfolk
for the convention from away We're:
Mrs. w. White, Miss Maude Whitla
Battle Creek; Miss Glendoris Snider
Tilden; Rev. II. j. Callow, Miss Mar
jorie Mcconnell, Battle Creek; Mist
Cora Cloyd, Pleasant Hill; Mrs. Ia
Johnson, Miss e. Twiss, Meadow
Grove Miss Beeo Johnson, Miss Lau
ra Wright, Hllsdale; H. C. Steiner,
Miss Amy Frink, Miss Lillian Svens
sen, C. l.. Whitcher, Mrs. c. l.
Whtcher, Newman Grove; r. c.
Sleeper, Rev. w. II. Robinson, War
nerville; Mrs. C. f. Smith, Tilden
Mr.. and Mrs. G. J. Johnson, Battle
Creek II. A. Warner, Warnerville (;
Rev. NJ McClanaghan, Miss Jackson,
George Richardson, Mrs. A. NJ. Ru.
bendall, Madison.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-05-22
Hoskins Briefs.


Mr.. and Mrs. Wilcox of Battle
Creek, who have been visiting with
Miss Anna Nelson, returned home Sat.
urday.
Sam Nelson, with the telephone ex.
change in Norfolk, visited with home
folks Sunday.
w. S. Deal now has his new auto
mobile, the first in town.
F. Miller is having the cellar under
his house cemented.
Within the course of a few weeks
HosBins will have several new cement
walks.
Banker Crosby is having his prop
erty enclosed with new picket fence.
Miss Frances Leslie of Madison was
in town last week.
Banker Roerke of Meadow Grove
was in town last week.
w. Zutz is having his residence
newly papered and painted.
Mrs. Lenser will soon remove to
the Mantle building on Main street
and there conduct a boarding and
rooming house.
There is said to be a case of small
pox southeast of town.
Miss Georgie Blakeman's school
closed for the year on last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bruchner both re-
turned from Sioux City Monday They
had both been under the surgeons
knife, and mending as well as might
be expected.
An upholstered armchair was pre-
sented to the Rev. Mr.. Gruber as a
token OF esteem by his brethren in
the ministry on the evening of his
golden jubilee.
Gus Schroeder shipped last week
two carloads Of cattle and five Of
hogs; c. w. Anderson three of hogs
and three of cattle; E Kenrdick one
Of cattle; H. Dobbins two of cattle
and C. Sim one of hogs.
While making a home-run last Sun
day Mr.. Hart fell and dislocated his
knee joint, He is able to be about
on crutches at this time.
The baseball game between Win
side and Hoskins resulted in the de-
feat of the latter.
Jack Duncan has his team OF fine
grays out pasturing as result of last
Saturdays runaway.
Henry Wetzlch stored a carload Of
ice purchased from a Sioux City firm
This will insure our having a meat
market this summer.
Miss Brummund of Norfolk visited
friends and relatives in and about
Hoskins Sunday.
H. Krall of n. Point is visiting his
friend and classmate. Otto Gruber,
this week.
Mrs. Louis Zeimer returned from
visit to South Dakota this week.
Miss Fern Dewey leaves for a few
days visit to Wayne today.
Robt, Templin enjoyed a few days
visit from her friend, Mrs. H. C. Can
dor, of Carroll.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-05-22
FRIDAY FACTS.

A. ]. Durland is in Spencer on bust
ness.
Mrs. W. R. Jones left yesterday for
Boston.
Mrs. C. H. Reynolds left yesterday
for a visit at Middletown, N. Y.
Will Hayward returned yesterday
noon from Fairbury, where he took
the examination before the state board
of pharmacy.
Alfred Lentz is home from Fairbury
where he took the pharmaceutical ex,
animation.
c. d. Simms of Lincoln, one OF the
Norfolk delegates to the U. c. T.
meeting, is in the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. e. Greene OF Plain
view are in Norfolk in connection
with the grand council meeting.
Mayor A. j. Mathis and son Of Des
Moines, Iowa, are in Norfolk on a
short visit with Mr., Mathis niece,
Mrs. H. +. owen.
Col. R. ]. Woods of Sioux Falls, S.
D., president Of the South Dakota
travelling mems association and one
of the speakers at the Friday evening
banquet, arrived in Norfolk at noon.
George b. Christoph arrived home
last evening from Fairbury, where a
meeting Of the state board of pharma-
cy was held this week. The other
members Of the board will forward
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-05-22
KNOCK OUT BY DANCE
HALL is OCCUPIED BY A MERRY
CROWD LAST NIGHT.
A DANCE, NOT A PRIZE FIGHT

Dancers Beat the Pugs to the Hall
and When the PugIistic Party
Shows up Music and Merriment
Greet Them and Nothing is Doing
Norfolk lovers of the fancy were
stung last night.
The gay and festive "sport" who
sailed down to Railroad hall for the
prize fight last night found nothing
doing"
The dancers heat the fighters TO It.
A fifteen-round contest between
Harry Lewis OF Galveston and Omaha
and Young Couhig of Dunbirk N
Y, was billed for Railroad hall But
there was hitch.
About y. m. The wouldb he spec
tators began TO arrive AS they ncared
the hall there came a sound % music
Who ever heard OF music at a Norfolk.
"contest?" Up in the hall the sight
was even less cheering Along one
side of the hall was row of pretty
girls in white over in corner stood
a dozen young men who were not talk
ing prize fight. In fact the Owl dane
ing club was giving a dance
The only sparring at Railroad hair
last night was sparring for partners.
Most Of those who came for the
fight beat it" up town at once. But
w. Deslow of Chicago, manager for
Young Couhig fingered. His wrath
was overlooking. Deslow charged
that Lewis hackers had "ducked,"
that the hall had really been obtain
able.
Say, aint dis de Yellow" Mr.. Des-
low demanded. Sure, de NUTS were
yellow Lewis has de yellow. Hear
me?
Lewis wanted de kid to lay down.
to him. De kid don't lay down. told
de guy dat the only way he could get
de kid down was to punch him down
and then jump on his head
Say, de kid would have rushed Il.
Lewis had another deal. Three
rounds easy and then de knock out
in de fourth. That was de deal Lew
| is tells me he can not go fifteen
rounds. | told him he'd never see
fifteen rounds. He'd get his biff early.
Lewis was yellow. He was look
ing for local De kid is real. He's
Jimmie Britt boy.
First it was no hall, den no gloves
I says l get the gloves from some pug.
fix it up with the hall. Easy BuG
they ducked
Let's go at it with the knucks, Z
says, out in the open. We get a little
OF the blessed coin and the write.up.
But he wouldn't meet de kid. I'd like
to get my knucks on that guy
Eve fer Cheyenne But we wanted
to go in good. Wasted three days
here. Where's de coin? Where's de
write-up? Our write-ups are old, our
coin is gone. This is de dead one"
Mr. Deslow says that business in
his line is to the bad in Chicago and
the east. Lid and hard times trouble
he blames equally.
Mayor Sturgeon had insisted that
the chief Of police view the Contest"
to see that it did not wander beyond
a boxing exhibition. The services OF
the chief were not needed.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-05-22

all times be courteous and nccommo-
dating he bespoke equally fair treat.
mcnt from the travelling public to rail.
roads The man who takes the atti.
tude that railway employo is merely
on earth to help people In every little
detail along their travels, takes a
wrong position. The station agent at
the little town has his troubles Mir
Reynolds recognized the immense
work that the travelling man can do
for the railroad. There Is every rea-
son why the travelling man and the
railroad should be on the most cordial
terms. II is impossible to run a pas.
scngor train at every hour that every
individual might desire. The matter
of expense must be met But the rail
roads efforts are headed toward giving
the best service to the greatest num-
Der. That is al that can be done.
Every travelling man knows all the
details Of the railway time tables, and
many a travelling man can arrange n
time table that will double discount
a time card made up in the supcrin.
tendcnt's Office" The speaker had
just finished new timocard for this
division. The ink was scarcely dry
And he told how yesterday morning
after the timecard was all printed, one
travelling man had called his attention
to the loss OF a connection at SCribner
| by ten minutes. II was too late to
change the card, but the connection
will still be made The travelling men
| route ninety percent OF the freight
and the good will of the travelling men
is worth vastly more than any amount
of advertising railroad could do.
1--WE want your good will. May we not
have it?" he asked, in conclusion.
Miles Couldn't Come.
c. f. Miles past supreme counselor,
was booked for a toast on, "The Good
of the Order" But Mr. Miles, who
| is mayor of Hastings, was unable to
| be present, owing to the fact that "A
| local liquor license row kept him at
home. Mr.. Brooks, however of Beat
rice, generously consented to take the
| SN'J'Nl anu NtIlNtltN an duNItSS
touching upon the widows and or
phans' fund which meant much to the
members.
Toastmaster Thompson, in closing,
thanked the ladies who had served the
banquet and those who had helped. He
stated that throughout all of the pre-
parations for the convention, never a
cross word had been spoken by one
Norfolk commercial traveller to an
other.
Mr. Thompson filled the toastmast-
er's chair with great credit, livening
up the evening with an apt story here
and there in introducing the various
speakers.
| Cleared Room in SO Minutes.
After the banquet had finished the
guests retired to the Elks club rooms
below and the large hall was cleared
of banquet tables for the ball. The
work Of clearing that big room was
accomplished in just thirty nine min
utes by the clock and before 10 o'clock
the dancing began. d. S. Day was
master of ceremonies. The music-and
it was musc-was furnished by Lar.
sons orchestra of Fremont. Punch
was served during the dancing, which
continued until about / O'Clock. It
was one of the most enjoyable balls
ever given in Norfolk.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-05-22

Seeds, including snake and other
cucumber, prehistoric and other corn,
both sweet and field, pencilaria,
squash melon, mammoth sunflower,
and hundreds OF other seeds, cent
and up per packet, (also seed in bulk)
direct from grower to planter. Garden
Guide and descriptive price list free.
Address H. NJ. Gardner, seed grower,
Marengo, Nebraska.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-05-22
Chronic Consultation Cured.

One who suffers fr7m chronic consti-
patton is in danger Of many serious
ailments. Foley's Orino Laxative cures
chronic constipation as II aids diges-
tion and stimulates the liver and bow
els, restoring the natural action OF
these organs. Commence taking II to-
day and you will feet better at once.
FOley's OrinO Laxative does not nau-
seate or grippe and is pleasant to take,
Refuse substitutes.
Kiesau Drug Co.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-05-22
Humnn EIIterr.

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which is constantly passing through
them. Foley's Kidney Remedy makes
the kidneys healthy so they will strain
out all waste matter from the blood.
Take Foley's Kidney Remedy at once
and IL will make you we'll.
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