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The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-03-13
NO DIVISION YET.
Battle Creek School District Fight
Brinqs No Results.

Battle Creek Enterprise: The petit
ton for and remonstrance against the
division of Battle Creek school dis
trict were presented to Superintendent
Perdue at Madison last Thursday.
The superintendent found that Of
the original petitioners for the division,
numbering about 150 over eighty of
these had signed petition asking
their names to be withdrawn 1t Is
estimated that 800 votes can be mus
tered in the district, so after deducting
names withdrawn, the petition did not
carry the number necessary to give
the superintendent authority to act
upon the matter.
1t is hoped an amicable settlement
may be made later and plans to that
end are now under consideration.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-03-13

a certain minute He started from
Columbus on the Union Pacific freight,
which was an hour late. Mr. Adkins
was anxious to he here on schedule.
SO he offered the train crew $3.50 for
each ten minutes ahead of time that
they would land him In Norfolk.
The train pulled into the Norfolk
station twenty minutes before schedule
time. Mr. Adkins paid the crew 50.
And the way freight was tossed of
the train on the way up, he said, was
a sight to see.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-03-13
COMING TEACHERS CONVENTION
Superintendent Perdue Urges Teachers
to Attend,

Touching the north Nebraska teach
ers' convention which is to meet in
Norfolk the first of April, County
Superintendent f. S. Perdue has is
sued the following communication to
Madison county teachers: 1t is not
necessary to urge your attendance at
this meeting Madison county teach
ers know the good to be derived from
attendance at former meetings.
Practically all of our teachers We're
in attendance last year. The meeting
will be held at Norfolk again this
year April 2, 3 and 4. The first SEES
sion will be held Thursday morning
and the closing session Saturday
forenoon. This will enable teachers
who can leave their schools for only
one day to dismiss Thursday evening
and be in Norfolk for the Thursday
evening session, attend all day Friday
and Friday evening and Saturday
morning sessions. We expect every
teacher in this county to attend this
meeting.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-03-13
South Dakota News,

Alex. Chris, who was cashing checks
of railroad laborers at Deadwood for
per cent is missing and it is believ.
ed that three Macedonian laborers put
an end to him. The men are being
held until search can be made for the
body.
A. G.. Hyde, a demented barber of
Aberdeen, jumped out of bed, grab
bed razor and ran into a restaurant
calling for protection from two neg
roes. They were in his mind.
Mrs. A. E. Smith of Garretson, is
dead as the result of a prolonged
drinking debauch.
Meade county elected Kittredge
delegates to the state convention.
Senator Kittredge spoke at Spring
field.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-03-13
CONVENTIONS IN NORFOLK
IA NUMBER OF IMPORTANT MEET.
INGs SCHEDULED.
FIRST COMES ON TUESDAY.
The Third Congressional District
Convention, Which viii be Followed
by Others During the Year, is Next
Tuesday Evening.

ny O'neTs OuTlnS NHe Year, 10 NeN'
Tuesday Evening.
Next Tuesday evening the congress
ional convention of the Third con
pressional district will be held In
Norfolk. The convention will meet
at the Auditorium at 8 p. m. There
will be 1879 delegates In the convent
ion.
The convention will be open to the
public and as political conventions
are going to be something of cur
iosity hereafter 1t is expected that a
good many Norfolk people will turn
out to see big convention in working
order
The business of the convention will
be to elect two delegates to the Chic
ago national convention and to choose
two alternates. The convention will
be Taft convention.
The congressional convention Tues
day will be one of a dozen or so inn
portant conventions which will meet
in Norfolk this spring and summer
Three or four important gatherings
such as the winter meeting of the
Elkhorn Valley Medical association
the annual meeting of north Nebraska
horsemen and the state convention OF
the Y. M. C. A. have been held here
since the first of the year.
The calendar of conventions al
ready arranged for Norfolk is as fol
lows:
Third district republican congress
ional convention, March 10.
North Nebraska high school declam-
atory contest April 1.
North Nebraska Teachers associ
alton, April 2, 3, a.
North Nebraska bankers convent.
ion, April %.
U. C. T. state convention, April go
May /, 2.
District convention of Christian
church in June.
Firemens carnival week, June 20
to July A.
Elkhorn Valley Medical association
in July.
Norfolk race meet, August IL, 10,
IA.
Northeast Nebraska dental associa-
ton, September Is.
North Nebraska Live Stock Pro
tective association, Christmas week.
Firemens state convention, January
10, 90, 81, 1909.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-03-13
RAILWAY BUSINESS BETTER.
Men Who Were Away on Vacations
Are BEING Returned to Service.

Are Beng Returned 10 SERVICE
Fremont Tribune: The opening Of
spring has brought a marked revival
OF business for Nebraska railroads
This has resulted in an order for
the unemployment of about forty men
st Fremont and Norfolk who were laid
off because of the dull season. The
men, many of whom had gone off on
vacation trips to different parts of the
country, have been asked to come
hack and as fast as they arrive will
be pressed into service.
1t is the usual spring movement,
heavier than was expected in view OF
the recent dull times" that has set
the railroad wheels to moving full
speed again Farmers are making their
usual spring moves from one place to
another, taking their household goods
with them. Grain shipments ate reviv
ing. A good many carloads of hay
are finding places in most freight
trains. March deliveries of nursery
goods are being made, and it appears
that tree men have secured as many
orders as ever. Merchandise ship
ments are showing a marked increase
This was bound to come" said g
railroad official this morning, had we
Just stopped to think of it. While
merchants hesitated about replenish
ing their stocks in view of the tinan
cial situation, the farmers and tow
people kept right on buying. o
course the time came when the mer
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-03-13
DEAD IN STORM
Of THURSDAY NIGHT
CURT EMMoNS OF ELGlN FOUND
DEAD IN HAYsTAck.
HE SUccuMBED TO EXPOSURE
HE AND COMPANION, BOTH
DRUNK, LOST THEIR PATH.
HE succuMeeo TO EXPOSURE
TOOK REFUGE IN THE HAY
Emmons and Another Man Started
Home, Both Heavily in Liquor, and
Lay Down In Haystack-companion
Left Emmons There All Night.

Blgin, Neb., March Especial to
The News: Burt Emmons, a man
about thirty-two years of age, was
found dead in haystack last night,
six and a half miles west of town.
He had died from exposure during the
snow and sleet storm of Thursday
night.
Emmons had been staying at the
Oscar Moritz farm. He and Moritz
had been at the 10 Harbottle farm
during the afternoon. Both started
home at o'clock, under the influence
of liquor.
Lost Path, Lay Down in Hay.
They lost their road and drove up
to a haystack. Both lay down and
went to sleep. During the night Nor
ltz got up and drove away, leaving
Emmons without knowing what he
was doing.
At noon the next day Moritz turned
up. He drove to the farm of Ed Webb.
Mrs. Webb Is his mother. Not until
afternoon did Moritz recall his COM
panion. Then he remembered and
told Webb that Emmons was some
where in a haystack. Webb investi-
gated and found the dead body.
Death Due to Exposure.
Coroner Conwell and Sheriff Miller
were notified and brought the body to
Elgin early this morning. The cor
oner's jury returned a verdict that
Emmons came to his death from ex-
posure.
The body is in charge Of Under
taker Brooks, who is holding it until
he can receive word from the dead
mans mother, at Shenandoah, Iowa.
He has sister at Cherokee, Iowa, and
an uncle at Newman Grove.
A COW belonging to 10 Kent was
killed by lightning during the storm.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-03-13
ACTS IN WAYNE MATTER
Governor Sheldon Finds Way Out OF
Wayne Saloon Fight.

Lincoln, March because of doubt
concerning the duty of Wayne coun-
cilmen to revoke a saloon license
Governor Sheldon will not at present
use the drastic remedy of trying to
remove the councilmen from office.
He has directed Attorney General
Thompson to file an application in
the supreme court to compel the coun-
cilmen to revoke the license. Permis-
sion has been granted by the court
and an effort will be made by the
attorney general to make voluntary
appearance and settle the matter
speedily. The suit for mandamus
will determine whether or not it is
the duty of the councilmen to revoke
the license. After that is determined
the governor can take whatever course
he sees best. Under the Sackett law
an officer may be removed from Office
on quo warranto proceedings insti-
tuted by direction of the governor, Il
such officer has wilfully failed or
refused to enforce law that it is hi:
duty to enforce. Three of the sil
councilmen of Wayne were complained
against by the anti-saloon league
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-03-13
OLSEN GOES BACK HOME
NOTHING NEW is UNCOVERED IN
DISAPPEARANCE MYSTERY.
WAS ALL A WILD GOOSE CHASE

The Sheriff Believed What That Sioux
City clairvoyant Said and That's
One Reason For Kicking up This
Connection.
Fender, Neb., March Especial to
The News. Sheriff Dorsey, Olaf OF.
sen and the Sioux City female clair
yoyant who yesterday revisited the
old Olsen farm here in search Of some
clue in connection with the disappear
ance OF little Lille Olsen, returned to
town last night with nothing new.
Olsen climbed onto the train and has
gone back to his home in Knox county.
The sheriff, who acted so mysteri.
Ously and with such dramatic effect,
has little to say other than that the
calrvoyant had promised that il she
could get Olsen on the ground, she
could solve the mystery. More than
that, the sheriff gives as his excuse
for the fast drive the statement that
Olsen had expressed a desire to pros.
ecute the hired man, II the hired man
were ever found, and that the hired
man was found this week and Sheriff
Dorsey wanted to get Olsen before the
hired man could escape.
Olsen Gets Cold Feet.
But when Olsen came to Fender he
got cold feet on the hired man prose-
cution. Olsen had gone to Indiana
some time ago. A woman there had
told him that his hired man, with
whom he had had trouble, had had
something to do with the disappear
ance of Lille Olsen. So Olsen told
Sheriff Dorsey that If he could find the
hired man, he'd like to prosecute. The
hired man was found this week and
Dorcey says he rushed up to Bloom
Geld to tell Olsen and bring him back
so that the hired man might be prose-
cuted, If Olsen desired
Had Faith In Clairvoyant.
And the sheriff had faith in the
clairvoyant of Sioux City who claimed
she could find Lille Olsen. SO he got
the woman and took her along to Rosa
lie. But she failed to make good.
Anu olStH has SOuS DdCh uOmS, Will
absolutely nothing new having been
brought out in the mystery.
Hole Dug Near House.
Sheriff Dorcey says that there has
been found near the house-between
the house and the summer kitchen
fresh turned earth, showing where a
hole had been dug. The sheriff has
probed this hole and found nothing.
The sheriff also says that whenever
this hole is referred to, Olsen lodges
the question. He doesn't want to
talk about it. Whenever that hole is
mentioned Olsen wants the sheriff to
go to Meade, S. d., from which place
he says gypsies have little girl who
is claimed to be Lille Olsen.
"Olsen doesn't act right about that
hole" says the sheriff.
But that's as much as anybody has
found out. The melo-dramatic drive
and chase of the officer bore little
fruit.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-03-13
HON. F. J. HALE AS DELEGATE
Will Go to the Democratic National
Convention.

Norfolk delegates to the democratic
state convention who came back from
Omaha Friday night were greatly
elated over the selection of Senator
f. j. Hale of Atkinson as one of the
four delegates-at-larg to the national
convention. Senator Hale was a
dark horse" but north Nebraska got
behind him and he defeated w. II.
Thompson of Grand Island.
Madison county claimed Senator
Hale as a former citizen and worked
enthusiastically for his selection. John
F. Flynn of this city acted as chair
man of the Madison county delegation.
DR.. A. Bear, C. S. Bridge, j. F.
Flynn, E. b. Kaufman, S. G. Dean,
w. f. F. Winter and Alex Morrison,
the Norfolk delegates, arrived home
Friday night. Senator Hale came from
Omaha with them and stopped In
Norfolk until Saturday noon.
This will not be Senator Hale's first
national convention. He was a dis
trict delegate at the last Cleveland
convention. In 1896 Senator Hale
was a democratic candidate for presi
Dental elector, standing second only
to NJ. F. Harrington in the vote polled
NJ. F.. Harrington was recommended
| by the state convention as one OF the
candidates for elector this fall. He
was nominated by the whole conven
ton. Douglas Shawvan of Albion was
the choice of the Third district, DR.
A. B. Cameron of Greeley county o.
the Sixth district.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-03-13
PENSIONS FOR THIRD DISTRICT
Names of Two Norfolk Men Appear
in the List.


Pensions were granted as follows
to persons residing in the Third dis
trict for the week beginning February
&c, 1908:
Joseph Rish, Winnetoon, SIS;
Chauncey II. Sheldon, Columbus, $12;
William Hayer, Craig $12; Patrick
Melvin, Martinsburg, SIS; Edward
Esaw, Decatur, $12; George Ellison,
st. Edwards, $12: William La Rue,
Columbus, So; William Karger, Sny-
der, 1924; Benton o. Lewis, Tekamah,
S12 John H. Rockwell, Homer, $12;
Nathaniel C. Niles, Fullerton, $12;
NorviI Jones, Central City, SIP; Henry
C. Matrau, Norfolk, $12; Andrew j.
McKelvey, ST. Edwards, S12; B. F.
Stetson, Center, $40; Levi S. Beemer,
Norfolk, $50; John A. Griffith, Ran
dolph, SIS.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-03-13
ANNUAL CANDIDATE HUNT
DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS
LOOKING FOR OFFICERS.
OFFICERS ARE SEEKING THE MEN
Mayor Durland Does Not Care to
Serve Another Term, and II Is Hard
to Find Anyone Who Ooes-some
Official Possibilities.

10 flnu anyone WHO Ooes-ooHe
official Possibilities.
With the city conventions only the
matter Of a week or so in the future
Norfolk democrats and republicans
are just beginning to enter on their
annual candidate hunt.
AS usual there Is no man actively
seeking the privilege of heading his
party ticket. Mayor Durland does not
want the office again. Most Of the
preliminary talk as to the mayors sue
cessor has conferred about Jack Koen-
igstein. j. d. Sturgeon, who made the
race last year, and II. A. Pasewalk
have also been discussed in regard to
the republican nominations.
Here are some of the mayorality
possibilities among the democrats:
Former Mayor H. c. Matrau, ex-County
man Henry Haase and Councilman e.
b. Kaufman. H. C. Matrau was twice
mayor of Norfolk. Now that he has
resigned as Northwestern agent 1t Is
urged that he might find 1t possible
to serve as city mayor for a year. Mr..
Matrau, however, is secretary of the
school board and will probably inter
pose objections. Councilman Kauff-
man may very possibly be the demo-
cratic nominee.
w. p. Logan has been talked of as
the republican candidate for city treas
urer. For city clerk George H. Bur-
ton has been talked of and c. C. Cow
also suggested in the same connection.
The four members of the city coun-
Gil who retire this year are inclined
to shy away from a denomination.
Councilmen Craven in the Second and
Spellman in the Fourth have seen so
many years of continuous service that
they may find it difficult to persuade
their constituents to drop them for
other candidates. Mr.. Buchholz, who
was appointed by Mayor Durland to
fill vacancy, has said that he will
not run this spring. Mr.. Haase Is
also inclined to withdraw from the
council.
Pressure will probably have to be
brought to keep the retiring members
of the school board, DR.. P. H, Salter
and President Viele, on the board
The city election comes on April Z.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-03-13

chant had to order and perhaps
heavier than ever"
There has been an Increase In pas
senger business, too, though 1t has
not been so noticeable. II has Just
been year now since the two-cent
rate went into effect in Nebraska. In
point of movement of passengers the
year Is said undoubtedly to have been
much the heaviest in the history OF
Nebraska railroads.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-03-13

rest
There are good many varied opin'
ions about the new nine hour law for
telegraphcrs. The law was modified
greatly in regard to the "brokentimo
Offices" whore the Northwestern sys-
tenn itself fixes shorter working hour
than that interposcd by the new law
for stations OF that class, which by the
way comprise about l20 stations out
of the 100 stations on the lines west
of the river
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-03-13
A DIFFERENCE IN ENGINES
TO A LAYMAN THEY LOOK ALIKE,
BUT THERE'S A DISTINCTION.
HAVE JUST BEEN RE-cLAsslFlED
western System About one.Tenth
are in Use West of the River in
Territory of Superintendent Braden.

There are 1,452 engines on the
Northwestern system. A new class
ification of these engines has just
been received in Norfolk, a classified,
ton that fills book of $50 pages. All
presence or absence of Cow
catcher" look alike to the average
man but the technical railroad mar
may be able to find enough difference
to fill ten pages of fine type.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-03-13

A second federal law also went into
effect this week limiting the hours of
duty of train and engine crews to six
teen hours. The Northwestern road
has been working under the provisions
of this new law relative to the hours
of duty for train and engine crews
since last August, and the men have
been given thorough instructions and
training in what the law demands,
According to the provisions of the
statute a crew after being out sixteen
hours must stop and take ten hours
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-03-13

About a tenth of the engines belong
ing to the Northwestern are doing ser.
vice in the territory west Of the river
under General Superintendent Braden's
jurisdiction. Just now there are
about $50 engines in service on these
lines but in the busy season the mum
Der has gone as high as 1876
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-03-13

The last week has seen something
rather out of keeping with the general
drift of railroad affairs just now. The
new federal law making nine-hour
day for telegraphers resulted in an
increase in the key and sounder''
force in a number of the continuous
service stations. Seven new operators
were added on the Northwestern in
the territory of Superintendent c. II
Reynolds while ten new men have been
added in the Black Hills division OF
the road. Considerably over that
number of men are employed ordinar
lily under normal traffic conditions
but the force had been cut with the
Introduction of a general policy OF
retrenchment on the part Of the rail
roads.
The Omaha road has made a small
increase in telegraphers on the Ne
braska division,
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-03-13

II is said that the 1908 expenditures
for improvements and bctterments by
the roads of this vicinity Will be less
than half of what they were In 1907
This will be, too, in face of the fact
that labor promises to be abundant
and probably at reduced price.
1t is not generally recognized that
expenditures for bettGrmonts do not
come from the earnings of railroad.
In fact have no connection with the
earnings. To improve the track, to
lay double track. to increase ter
minal facilities or to build branch
line is just as much initial railroad
construction as the original construc.
ton of the road and consequently has
to be financed by new capital secur-
ed by the sale of bonds. All the
earnings OF n road can be expected to
do is to keep up repairs and pay inter
est on investment.
Just now of course the stock market
is in no condition for new bond issues
and without bond issues there can
hardly be expected any move in the
direction of extensive improvements.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-03-13
PAID THE CREW FOR FAST RUN
r. j. Adkins of Red Oak, la, Handed
S. to Freight Men.

[From Fridays Dailyl
r. j. Adkins of Red Oak, Iowa, want
ed to be in Norfolk yesterday noon at
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-03-13

The new steel coach on the Union
Pacific between Norfolk and Columbus
continues popular. There is no deny
ing the convenience and easy riding
qualities of the new car. There is a
general fear, however, that the car will
on account of the ease with which
steel conducts heat. Against this it
has been pointed out that steel cools
rapidly in motion. An air space is
also provided in the top of the car by
a double roof. An attempt at some
thing like systematic ventilation has
been made by the Union Pacific in the
design of these cars which are made
at the shops in Omaha.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-03-13

Passenger traffic through Norfolk
has been heavy the last few days.
Political conventions have helped and
as the politicians line up before the
ticket windows nowadays they count
just like anybody else
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-03-13

A slight increase in the stock move.
ment is one of the noticeable features
of north Nebraska railroading just
now. The emigration movement has
also been on for about two weeks. The
freight traffic movement as whole is
said to be below normal.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-03-13

The Columbus branch OF the Union
Pacific did a big business out Of Mad
ison during the seven or eight days
as sixty people went down from Nor
folk some days-and there were no
mileage books in evidence.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-03-13

Northwestern, died at $50 Tuesday
night at Grand Junction, Colo, where
he went three months after his we'd
ding. Mr.. Herman lived the forty
years of his life in Fremont, where he
was born, and attended the public
schools. He was prominent in the
Travellers Protective association. He
was a man of robust health until last
fall. During the preceding summer
he was married and settled with his
bride in a new cottage, In November
he went to Grand Junction, where he
continued to fail rapidly.
Norfolk which is already a district
point for the Nebraska Telephone com
pany has also been made a district
point for the Independent companies
Following out something the organic
alton of the Nebraska company the
Independent telephone interests have
divided the state into twenty-four toll
line testing districts Norfolk will be
the center of district composed of al
of Antelope, Pierce and Madison coun
ties, the west part of Wayne and Stan
ton counties and the north part o.
Boone county. Arthur w. Sar, wire
chief of the Norfolk Long Distance
Telephone company, will be dstric
wire chief. Under the new system {
state wire chief is TO be installed il
Lincoln on April /, Lincoln becoming
the headquarters for the Independent
toll service.