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The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-02-07
WANT AID" WIFE.
Viola choan Claims Her Randolph Hus-
band ~ Treated Her

Omaha, Neb., Feb mo more
want ad wedding for me-" declared
Amanda F.. Choan today. when Judge
Redick issued decree of divorce to
Viola NJ. Choan, his wife on her petit
ton in which she charged extreme
cruelty.
Choan for many years has lived on
farm near Randolph, Neb., and two
years ago felt the necessity for help
mate. He placed a want ad in a Sioux
City paper telling Of his wealth and
telling of his sterling qualities and abil-
ity to provide for wife. Viola an
swered that advertisement with the
result that Choan, dressed in his finest
visited Sioux City and, as he says, 1T
was the proudest moment of my life
when led that woman to the altar at
Randolph"
Life on the farm proved not to Mrs.
Choan's liking, and after Is months as
a ruralite she declares her husbands
treatment became unbearable. Manual
labor she declares was assigned as her
portion of making Choan's life a happy
one. Her failure to perform all OF
his tasks, the petition stated brought
out the uncomfortable wrath of her
husband, who i'll treated her daily.
One evening Choan returned from
blowing corn to find his wife departed
for Omaha. He heard nothing more
of her until he was informed Of her
suit for divorce. He retained counsel
and fought the petition with vigor.
Choan was well known in Randolph
and brought witnesses from there
to testify in his behalf, but the wife
was able to produce an equal num-
Der, who swore to the truth Of her
allegations.
In granting the decree Judge Redick
said that in his opinion Mrs Choan
had not materially aided in filing the
family Golfers and for that reason he
clipped the alimony to $1,000 which
Choan may pay either in a lump sum
or quarterly installments.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-02-07
SUGGESTS TWO REFORMS.
Norfolk Business Man Says Charity
Board and Chimney Inspector.

Two things that Norfolk Is said to
need-a chimney inspector and a
branch of the organized charities.
"A city of Norfolk's size, widely
strung out are and varied conditions
has real need Of a charity organlza.
tion," said Norfolk avenue business
man yesterday. ~ do not mean so
much that there are people in Norfolk
in actual want of food so much as that
there are people living in this city as
no human being ought to live.
Il have had occasion to go to some
places within few blocks of my store
and know of two or three actual In.
stances where human beings are liy.
ing right here in Norfolk in dirt and
filth. These conditions are not only
wrong from humanitarian point of
view but they are absolutely dangerous
to the health of the town
Charity Unfortunately bestowed
is OF course great evil. We ought
to have some kind of a charity orga-
rization, however, that could 90 after
these things and in their work keep the
public interests constantly In mind
There are many surprising condi.
tons that could be unearthed even in
a city of Norfolk's size.
But have another reform-a chin.
ney Inspector We can't have a man
go out cunning for the ever present
defective fiue,' of course, but we could
have some one designated who could
Keep an eye on chimneys that are
liable to topple over to the damage of
anyone the falling bricks chance to
strike.
"Of course too many reforms lead
nowhere but | want to suggest these
two things
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-02-07
/ WAS EIGHT BELOW ZERO
COOLEST NIGHT OF PRESENT WIN
TER HERE.
CAME NEAR BEING A BLIZZARD

The Weather Man Made Good His
Forecast and the Mercury Took .
Fall Out Of Itself in Norfolk--Cleared
Up Saturday.
Well, Mr.. Weather Man made good
with his cold wave, all right, all right.
1t struck Norfolk square in the face
with an eight-below-zero splash
And there was wind with t. Yes.
II was almost-almost but not quite
an old fashioned rip-roaring blizzard
II made people stick to their fire
sidcs--if they had firesides-as It was.
The wind whistled just like the wind
whistles on the stage In a thrilling
melodrama. Except that If they'd
make the stage wind whistle like the
wind really did whistle in Norfolk Fri
day night, people would say twas over
done.
Saturday morning brought clear
sky, just as The News said 1t would.
The center of the area of high pres
sure had arrived, and so the wind went
down.
Twenty degrees above was the
warmest point in the day Friday. Mer-
curry in the barometer in Norfolk Sat
urday morning stood thirty inches
Highland that's some high 1t showed
that the air was unusually heavy and
that's why it was cold.
1t was the coolest night of the win
ter.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-02-07
NORTH NEBRASKA SCHOOL PAPER
New Journalistic Project is Launched
In Norfolk,

A new school journal, the "North
Nebraska Schools" was launched at
a meeting of number of north state
school men in Norfolk Saturday. The
publication will be a new Nebraska
school journal a monty school paper
That will aim to thoroughly cover the
north Platte country. 1t will be pub
ilshed In north Nebraska and edited by
north Nebraska school men.
The project Is far enough advanced
that it has been definitely decided tn
publish a monthly Nebraska school
paper working organization has
peen formed to that end. The initial
issue of the new paper will probably
be out the first of April
The North Nebraska Schools" will
be backed by a corporation with can
ital stock of $4,000 A majority of
this stock has already been pledged
The paper has also been guaranteed
a subscription list of 700. up.to-date
This list will, it is said, increase rapid
ly, The subscription price of the paper
1t Is announced, will be a dollar d
year
Ihe need of publication of this
Kind in north Nebraska has been felt
FOR long time. School men have
commented on it at conventions and
as a sort of a substitute have at diff
iereht times conducted county school
papers.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-02-07

prise that needs the backing of $780,
900 was in Norfolk this week.
They told me in Omaha that |
could raise 100000 in that many min.
utes," the young man told a CONNER.
cial club member.
We'll" remarked the Norfolk bust
ness man, chose Omaha fellows are
foxy with their figures"
Then they figured out that 100000
minutes meant about two months and
ten days.
1--WE might hit that gait in Norfolk"
said the local man.
1t happens that this promoter has
an article with real merit and 1t is
equally probable that he will find his
100000. But he has dropped the min
ute basis.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-02-07
LIKE THE CAT, HE CAME BACK.
The Man With Bad Foot is Back In
the Norfolk Jail Again.

Like the traditional cat, he came
back. Back in the city Jail Friday
night was the mysterious stranger
the man with the bad foot.
The man took up his habitation In
the city Jail more than a week ago
Nor could he be persuaded to leave
the cheerful confines of the Gagged
rooms OF the city bastile. He was an
invalid with a bad foot, he said.
Arrest had no terrors for the man
He welcomed it with open arms. II
was apparently his only want.
1t was only when Chief Flynn an
nounced that the troublesome foot
would be amputated with the coming
of the morn that the strange prisoner
was willing to pry himself away from
his prison home. Then he opined that
the climate at Beatrice would be bet
ter for his foot and started south.
But Friday night he was bacll-in
Jail. Not since he left Norfolk had
he had pleasant day, was the mans
complaint. He said he went south
till he struck barb wire fence. Then
he lay down. Then back to Norfolk.
Saturday the police arranged to send
the stranger south to Columbus, pry-
ing him loose from his dear Norfolk
jail
The man gave his name as Ed Will
son. Nothing else was known about
him
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-02-07

lof Norfolk performing the ceremony.
The house had pretty decoration
throughout of pink and green. In the
parlOr. where the ceremony was per.
formed was an elaborate trimming
with palms, ferns and blossoms. The
deep bay window where the marriage
lines were read was bower OF green.
Both sides were lined with the palms
and ferns and in the center of this
was a tall screen of green on a back.
ground of white.
To the music Of the Iohengren we'd
ding march played by Miss Cora Evans
the first of the wedding party to enter
were little Isabel Rankin and Master
Ward Kelley, who stretched ropes of
smilax from the newell posts to the
dow, forming an aisle through which
the wedding party passed.
The first to enter was DR.. Tindall
and after him the groom and DR.. John
Kelley, best man. Then came Miss
Mable Kelley. gowned In pink and car
rying the ring in a basket of ferns
She was followed by Miss Louise Car
son, sister of the bride who was maid
OF honor. She wore a gown of pale
green null. and carried shower OF
pink roses. Last came the bride,
gowned in girlish costume of white
opera batiste and yoke of fine French
embroidery, medallions and trimming
of valenciennes lace. The gown was
dancing length and the tulle veil, which
was short was held In place by
wreath of narcissus. The wedding
bouquet was shower of bride roses
and hyacinths.
The ceremony was followed by re-
ception. Assisting through the rooms
were Mrs. +. A. Parmelee, Mrs. Frank
Foster and Miss Beulah Evans. AS
sisting in the dining room were Miss
Blanche Whitlock, Miss Elizabeth
Stewart, Miss Ona Troxell, Miss Lila
Bowen, Miss Emma Rood and Mrs.
Frederick Wilmoth.
DR.. and Mrs. Kelley left the same
evening for a western trip and later
will go to Norfolk to reside, where DR..
Kelley is assistant physician at the
Norfolk hospital
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-02-07
SCHOOL MEN IN TOWN.
Three Well Known Nebraska lnstruc.
ors Here over NIGHT.


ors Here over Night.
T.. o. Garrett of Fremont, probably
the democratic candidate for lieuten.
ant governor next fall, E. A. Murphey
of Center, county superintendent OF
Knox county, and e. ID. Lundak, SUI,
perintendent of the Verdigre schools
were among those who were won by
the clever acting and singing of Phyllis
Daye at the Auditorium Friday even,
ing. The three school men CHANGED
to be in Norfolk and dropped over to
the Auditorium.
Mr.. Garrett, who was POSTMASTER at
the recent banquet of the North Ne.
braska School Folks club in Norfolk
and who cut quite a figure in the re,
cent Missouri river navigation con.
gress at Sioux City, came down from
the Rosebud on the evening train, ar
irving in Norfolk on the crest of the
cold wave.
Mr.. Murphey and Mr.. Lundak were
opponents for the Office of county SUI
perintendent of Knox county at last
falls election. The former won by a
narrow margin, succeeding Fred Mar,
shall, who is well known in Norfolk
Mr.. Lundak was on his way to Win
side, while the Knox county superin:
tendent was in town to confer with
some other school men.
Governor" Garrett, as the Fremont
man is now known over north Ne,
braska, is more or less an avowed
candidate for the democratic nomina,
ton for second place on the state tick,
ct. So far he is the only candidate in
the field.
"You know" observed Garrett last
night, "it is an Office for which am
peculiarly qualified. The feature of
the office is, as you know, that it re.
quires no time and pays no salary"
Garrett is good mixer" in the
political sense and made quite a show
ing for Fremont at Sioux City. 1t was
he who got the convention out of the
tangle that followed the election of
Mayor Jim Dahlman of Omaha from
the convention floor
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-02-07
GREGORY COUNTY FIGHT.
Yankton Paper Advises That They
Get Together in Harmony.

Get o9ether in Harmony.
Yankton Press and Dakotan: The
county seat war of Gregory county,
which is so agitating the citizens of
that county, like it has other citizens
ed, was transferred to Yankton in the
hopes that Judge E. G.. Smith could
assist in unravelling the big tangle
The contestants, having great faith in
the noted jurist. had agreed to abide
by Judge Smiths decision and the
hearing brought down quite an attend
ance, so much depending on the result
of the suit.
The case depended largely on the
mandamus proceedings, brought by
the town of Herrick petitioners, to
compel the county commissioners of
Gregory county to act on their big
petition, which had considerably over
thousand names on it, but which Pc
tition the county board had seen fit to
turn down, without action, for the rea-
son that they happened to be loyal to
Fairfax. There were side issues too,
was given the results at 8 o'clock yes
terday but had unfortunately just gone
to press, so that the outcome had to
wait for publication until this issue.
Shorn of legal technicalities the re.
suit was the unfolding of the petition
ers and the complete discontinue of
the county board. Judge Smith held
the petition was necessary, as was a
twothirds vote in support of it, as
against a majority vote, as claimed by
some. He will now issue a mandamus
compelling the county commissioners
to act on the petition. He also held
that only two towns could legally run
for county seat honors, which will
limit the impending struggle to the
two towns of Fairfax, the present
county seat, and Herrick. The last
named town claims the geographical
center of the county, while as is we'll
known, Fairfax is only two miles from
the county line of very large county.
1t is hard to refrain from advice in
a matter of this kind and no doubt
Gregory county will now try and settle
its affairs quietly and orderly for the
good of all her citizens, as the county
can find plenty of evidence in this
state where county seat wars have re-
tarded development most seriously for
many years. Gregory is one of the
finest counties In the state and her
sister counties will all hope her trou-
bles are practically over. Incidentally,
Yankton county will feel glad of her
share in helping to throw oil on the
troubled waters. This is not the first
county seat war that Judge Smith
has assisted in settling, either.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-02-07
SOCIAL EVENTS OF WEEK
WHAT NORFOLK HAS BEEN DOING
IN A PLEASURE WAY.
LEAP YEAR DANCE NEXT WEEK

On the Coming Friday Night Number
OF Norfolk Young Women viii Give
the First Leap Year Party OF the
Season.
Cold waves have joined forces with
the grip epidemic In waging battle on
the social calendar. As result the
week has been rather light In regard
70 the usual list of small parties.
The luncheon given by Mrs. A.
Randklev on Thursday served, how
ever to give touch of social activity
to the week. The one on'clock lunch
con and the afternoon at the Randklev
home was enjoyed by about seventy.
five guests.
II Is predicted that the period Of
social gayetles is not far distant and
that on account of Easter sliding back
on the 1908 calendar Norfolk society
will be afforded an opportunity for
many pleasures before the advent Of
Lent. Next week holds the Trinity
guilds leap year dance.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-02-07
GOVERNOR HANLEY WILL COME
He Will Be One of the Speakers at
Teachers Association,

ieaCHcVS ASSoCldtlon.
A western executive of note, Gov
ernor Hanley of Indiana, will be the
principal speaker at the annual meet
ing Of the North Nebraska Teachers
association in Norfolk next April. The
committee last year secured Senator
Dolliver of Iowa to give the leading
evening address before the teachers.
Plans for the big gathering of teach
ers in Norfolk are maturing. The pro-
fessional spirit among teachers was
never better, 1t is said, and it Is thought
that the convention attendance will
pass the 500 mark which was nearly
reached last year.
In the opinion of members of the
executive committee who have been In
Norfolk the new high school building
will not be completed in time to be of
any use to the teachers convention,
which assemblies the first week in
April. The general sessions of the
convention will be held at the Audi
-,
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-02-07

horses announced by Smith Brothers
for the new season The next native
sale Is Monday.
Mrs NJ. u. Wheeler left on the early
train Saturday morning for Crete to
be with her daughter, Miss Jennie
Wheeler, who is quite i'll. Miss Wheel.
er Is a student at Doanc college.
Bert c, WoolevCr, the Duluth switch.
man who lost hand under the Bone.
steel train Thursday, is now resting
nicely at the home of his sister. Mrs.
W. NJ, Breakbill, and his condition
shows Improvement
Grip still keeps its hold on a fair
percentage of the local population
while number of cases OF pneumonia
exist about the city. Norfolk doctors
have been forced to more or less dis.
regard Office hours in keeping up with
the calls on the sick.
The republican county central com.
mittee at their meeting in Norfolk Fri
day afternoon decided that ballots to
indicate the choice of the voters of
president should be furnished TO such
precinct caucuses as might desire to
take straw vote on the presidential
preferences of the men at the caucus.
The new safety deposit boxes OF the
Nebraska National bank were received
yesterday. There are an even hun
dred of the new steel boxes. The de-
post boxes were ordered when the
bank moved into its present location
In the Cotton block. The delay seems
to indicate that in the steel business
at least there Is no evidence of slack
business.
The Madison band gave a minstrel
show this week. 1t was a good show.
The songs were clever and the Jokes
local. The audience laughed-they
laughed too much. Complaint was reg
istered on behalf of some of the joke
victims. The minstrel boys retaliated
by saying that no offense was intend
ed and that the whole discussion is
the work of gossips.
Stanton Picket: Messrs. Kingsley
& PLANT, proprietors of the New Elk
horn hotel at this place, have closed a
deal whereby they also become pro-
prietors of the Pacific hotel at Norfolk
taking possession February Is. The
Pacific hotel is one of the leading
hotels of north Nebraska and was at
one time owned and managed by
Knox Triple, of this place. This trans
action will in no way affect the hotel
at this place, as the firm will continue
to conduct it as well as the one at
Norfolk Mr. Kingsley will manage
the Norfolk hotel and Mr.. PLANT will
conduct the one at this place.
Postmaster John r. Hays desires
to call attention to the practice of
some patrons of rural delivery of plac-
ing loose coins in their boxes each time
they desire to dispatch letters instead
of supplying themselves with postage
in advance of their needs. This prac-
tice imposes undue hardship on rural
carriers in removing loose coins from
boxes and delays them on the service
of their routes. The postmaster, there. |
fore, urgently requests that patrons OF
rural delivery provide themselves and
keep on hand supply of stamps con.
sistent with and in advance of their |
needs. 1t is also very desirable that
rural patrons place in their mail boxes
small detachable cups of wood or tin
in which to place coins, when necess'
airy, in purchasing supplies of stamps.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-02-07
J. X. eoAs RESIGNS POSITION.
Succeeded by j. w. BaIlantyne as Ed
wards & Bradford Mananer

j. X. Boas has resigned his position
as resident manager in Norfolk of the
Edwards e Bradford Lumber com.
pany's yards. Beginning with today
j. W. Ballantyne becomes resident
manager
Mr.. Boas, who has served as man.
ager for some years, has not definitely
determined upon his future location.
He will remain in Norfolk for a time
in the employ of the Edwards G. Brad
ford company.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-02-07
MADISON TAKES ANOTHER.
Defeats Basket Ball Team of West
Point hiqh School

The Madison high school BOYS
packed up another basket ball victory
Saturday evening, winning from the
strong West Point team 81 to 2S. The
game was played in the Madison opera
house For a time in the second half
the game was tied
Madison has lost but one game this
season The game lost was one of a
series OF three games played with
Stanton
A return game will be played at
West Point the latter mart 90 ~
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-02-07
Coming Events.

The week at hand holds the posi-
bility of several pleasant visits to the
Auditorium to Norfolk theater-goers
who have always liked good stock COM
panies and who are promised cred
liable stock organization in the Sped
Idin-Paige stock company. This company
opens a weeks engagement at the
Auditorium Monday evening with
For Honor's Sake" a civil war play.
Many nice things have been said about
the company.
The leap year dance of the Trinity
social guild at Marquardt hall on Fri
day evening promises to be the social
event Of the coming week.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-02-07
TWENTY YEARS AGO.
Had Teeth Then But Laughs at Dent.
list Now

One of the prominent pioneer citi.
zens of Norfolk stepped into a local
dentists office this week. He had a
bill from the dentist for pulling teeth.
why he said, 81 haven't had a
tooth in my head for twenty years"
And the Norfolk dentist who hadn't
been out OF college that long admitted
that something was wrong.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-02-07
PERouE is BEING DOOMED.
Madison County Superintendent Urged
to Enter State Race,

County Superintendent F. S. Perdue
of Madison county is being vigorously
pressed by his friends to enter the
race for the republican nomination as
state superintendent
Mr.. Perdue has not yet stated wheth-
er or not he is a candidate. He is
regarded by school men as one of the
strongest executive and instructive
forces in Nebraska schooldom.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-02-07
TEACHERS SAY DANDY"
Norfolk Teachers Have One Pet sIano
Word

Few teaching forces in the country
are superior to the Norfolk corps of
teachers and few are more precise in
their language, but Norfolk teachers
have one pet slang word. Everything
that is very much so" is dandy"
If she says dandy" she's a teacher
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-02-07
FOXY IN OMAHA.

Minutes Are Deceptive, Norfolk Bust.
ness Man Finds.
Don't gamble on minutes. They are
deceptive. If you could raise dollar
a minute how long would 1t take to
float library site?
A promoter, who has q new enter.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-02-07

Or. Ernest Kelley. assistant physl-
clan at the Norfolk hospital, and Miss
Bernice Carson Of Omaha were mar
ried in Omaha on Wednesday evening.
OF the wedding the Omaha WorldHer-
aid says:
The wedding of Miss Laura Bernice
Carson daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Whit
ney Carson, TO DR., Ernest Kelley, took
place on Wednesday evening at the
home Of the brides parents at 2024
Miami street, the Rev. d. X. Tindall
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-02-07

Mrs. NJ. A. McMillen on last Satur-
day afternoon was made an unexpected
hostess by a party of friends who
gathered at the McMillen home on the
occasion of her birthday.
The Detroit times., 1908-05-06
BOTTLED GAS NEWEST
PLAN FOR HEADLIGHT

NEW YORK. May 5.--Gas In bottles
Will soon ascend the dumb waiter
shafts OF New York houses. together
with milk and groceries. IL the plans
Iof a syndicate which recently has
been formed are put into execution.
Arrangements have been made to
place on the American market the in
vention Of Herman Blau. OF Augsburg,
Germany, a chemist, who has been
supplying German patrons with this
gas.
IL Will be the rival OF the slot gas
meter. as well as OF electricity, when
It is introduced in this city. for II has
the brilliancy OF all incandescent lamp
and on account OF its purity can be
conducted through tubes no larger
than telegraph wires.
Another quality of the Blau gas Is
that II Is useless as a means for sui
eide
For the small consumer Blau gas
has it's charms. for plans are being
discussed for placing IL within reach
OF an. Instead OF buying Kerosene,
the householder. either in city or coun-
try. can go 10 the store and ask for
Blau cartridge The cartridge Is
FIVE inches long and an inch thick.
Il can be inserted in a lamp and for
12 hours will burn steadily.