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The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-07-31
REVOLT AGAINST COUNCIL.
Stanley county Prisoners Can't Stand
Council Sessions.

Sioux Falls, S. D., July 2S.-Special
to The News: A protest of a decidedly
unique character has been filed with
Sheriff Huston, of Stanley county, by
prisoners in the county Jail, the pro
test being directed against the
megaphOne voices of the members of
the city council of Fort Pierre.
The city and county jointly own a
public building, which serves for
city and county purposes. In the base
ment of the building is the county
jail, while the council chamber is
situated on the second floor The
prisoners in the jail allege that the
members of the city council are accus-
toned to argue so loudly that the un-
seemly disturbance of the city fathers,
carried on late into the night, pre-
vents them sleeping and securing the
rest to which they claim they are en-
titled.
The prisoners further say they are
willing to accept any sentence that
the law and the court may impose,
but that they should not be called
upon to listen to a session of the city
council and thus be kept awake far
into the night. They declare that res
idents of the vicinity of the Jail can
make their escape when a session
of the city council is about to be held
but that prisoners in the Jail have to
submit to hearing the racket, which
they describe as being simply blood
curdling at times, when the city
fathers become excited and turn
loose" on each other while arguing
some feature of the city government.
The prisoners claim they have been
worn out by loss of sleep because Of
the angry arguments and loud voices
OF the councilmen, and make the
modest request of the sheriff that the
city council be compelled to seek quar-
tiers elsewhere and in future hold their
meetings in some other and more re.
mote portion of the town.
In the event that the sheriff re.
fuses to take the necessary action
they threaten to take an appeal to
the board of county commissioners.
They say a helpless prisoner should
not be compelled to listen to the coun-
cilmen when they are in full blast"
simply because the prisoner has com
mitted murder or larceny or other
public offense.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-07-31
Riley Hearing is Delayed.

Bonesteel, S. D., July 27.-Another
postponement of the preliminary hear
ing of w. A. Riley, charged with the
murder of j. E. Ritts, Burke, s. D.,
was made. 1t was to have been held
before Judge Biggins last week, but
on account of the inability of the i'm
portant witness for the state to be
present a continuance was granted
until today. p. ]. Donohue, states at
torney, and w. j. Hooper of this city,
will be the prosecutors, and w. B.
Bacus of this city, also will appear
for the defense.
The feeling in this county is so bit
ter against Riley that it is not at all
unlikely that the attorney for the de-
fense, in case his client is bound over
to the circuit court, will endeavor to
make a showing that fair and i'm.
partial trial cannot be secured here
and will ask that change to some
other county in this judicial circuit be
granted when the case is called.
Riley is in the custody of the sher-
iff at Fairfax.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-07-31
COUSIN OF JOHN MORGAN
FATHER OF MRS. SARAH COTTON
WAS SOUTHERN AeoLlTloNlsT
VISITING SON IN AINsWoRTH
Mrs. Sarah Morgan Cotton, the Mother
Of John M. Cotton Of the Ainsworth
Star-JournaI, Has Interesting Con-
nections With the Past.

Ainsworth. Neb., July 27.-Special
to The News: Mrs. Sarah Morgan
Cotton of Lincoln is visiting her son,
John Morgan Cotton of the Star.Jour-
nal, Mrs. Cotton will be eighty.five
years old next December, but aside
from a lame hip and tinge of rheu.
matism she would easily pass for ten
or fifteen years younger.
Mrs. Cotton is a daughter of Cap.
tain John Morgan of the war of 1912.
He commanded company in Colonel
Dick Johnsons regiment during that
war and assisted in the capture of the
noted Indian chief, Tecumseh. Her
father was something of a curiosity
in his day, or at least he developed
into one. After the close of the war
of 1872 he settled down on his plan
tatiOn in south central Kentucky and
prepared to enjoy life after the true
southern style of those days-let the
negroes do the work and the whites
play ladies and gentlemen. But after
a time he became convinced that slav-
cry was wrong, and moved with his
negroes to Indiana where he gave all
their freedom and assisted them in
getting land He lived an ardent abo-
litionist the the balance of his days.
AS he was an uncle to General John
Morgan, known to the history of the
war of the rebellion as John Morgan,
the Raider" this will seem little
odd. Mrs. Cotton remembers a visit
that her cousin John made to them
before the war and of the very violent
discussion that her father had with
him on the subject of slavery and
kindred topics.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-07-31
THE STORM IN BROWN COUNTY.
o. L. Spires Of Near Ainsworth Lost
Two Cows, Two Calves and Horse,

Ainsworth, Neb., July 27-Special
to The News: During the storm Sat
urday evening o. l.. Spires, living
some eight miles northwest of Aims.
worth, lost two cows, two calves and
one horse by lightning. Mr.. Spires
has had an unusual lot of hard sled.
ding since he came here. His neigh
bors are circulating paper to help
him get on his feet again.
A soaking rain came Saturday
night, giving Brown county the big
gest wetting 1t has had this season.
The precipitation was two and one
quarter inches at the government
station in Ainsworth. 1t came most
opportunely, as in some instances the
crops were beginning to show the
need of rain.
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for this post. He left San Francisco
last night to 80 direct to Dunsmuir.
the division headquarters, and there
take charge OF the work
superintendent Whalcn is an east.
orn importation, having been brought
out especially to take this position.
For the last six years he has been
superintendent of the Iowa division
Of the Chicago and Northwestern
railroad with which he has seen con
tinuous service in both the mechanical
and transportation departments dur.
ing the last twenty-six years. He is
about forty-five years OF age
He began as locomotive fireman,
became IA freight engineer, then n pas.
Sengcr engineer and finally Il division
superintendent He is Il married man
with a family, and has son and
daughter now at school in the east,
but soon to join the family here in
California.
The shasta divisions, the newest, OF
the newest of the Southern Pacific
divisions, comprises the two ap.
proaches to the climb over the Sis
kiyou mountains, and has the most
difficult grades of all the Southern
Pacific districts, the climb extending
three per cent To keep the way
clear, the rolling stock in condition, to
handle the business over the mount
ain, and to be prepared for the win
ter's snowslides and heavy storms
are some of the tasks that fall to the
responsibility of the Shasta division
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-07-31
D. REES IS A CANDIDATE
NEW BRYAN CLUB, STARTED
LAST NIGHT, BOOSTS HIM.
SEEKS SENATORIAL NOMINATION
Norfolk Democrats, Organizing a
Norfolk Bryan Club" Last Niaht,
Plung Into the campalen-Meet
Again Wednesday.

! again wednesday,
The presentation to the public OF d
Rces of Norfolk as democratic can
didate for the eleventh district sena
torship was the first important act OF
the hour-old Norfolk Bryan club which
was organized last evening by about
forty local democrats meeting in the
law Office of II. f. Barnhart.
The Norfolk Bryan club" is the OF.
fetal label of the new organization.
Bryan and Kern" was urged but the
club clung to the peerless leader and
would have none of Kern,
The new club elected the following
officers: John Friday, president; II.
c. Matrau, vice president; Carl Wilde,
secretary; James A. Read, treasurer.
II. f. Barnhart, d. Rees and II. C.
to draw up short bylaws.
Rees in the Race.
The ID. Rees boom is real, and fol
lowing last nights action Is not ex.
pected to encounter much opposition.
The Norfolk Democrats had assur-
ances from Pierce and Stanton coun-
ty leaders that Madison county was
expected to furnish the Democratic
nominee.
About other candidates the Norfolk
club was not so certain. Talk which
developed was very friendly to NJ. S.
MCDuffy of Madison for county at
torney. Mr.. McDuffy and L. J. Young
os Newman Grove, who is seeking the
Democratic nomination for represen.
tative, were invited to meet the Nor
folk Bryan club next Wednesday
evening at a meeting which will be
held in the Barnhart office. Mr.
Young, especially, will be sounded on
the issues of the campaign.
The club started off with an en-
rolled membership of thirty last night
A Conference.
Yesterday afternoon before the
evening meeting of the Bryan club,
hotel between a number of Democrats
representing Stanton and Pierce coun-
ties and bringing word from Wayne
county, which with Madison compose
the eleventh senatorial district. 1t
was at this conference that it was
agreed that Madison county should
have the senatorial nomination and
that the candidacy of d. Rees of Nor
folk should be viewed with favor. A
vote taken was unanimous for Mr..
Rees.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-07-31
More Foot Racino.

Chadron Journal: Considerable in
terest was aroused Tuesday in foot
race between Roy Cayler of Valentine
and Ted Duffy of this city. While.
Mr. Duffy is considered a fast sprinter
Mr. Cayler proved himself an except
lonally fast man, winning the race
Oy small margin. There were sew
eral watches held on the race and
some claim that Cayler made the 100,
yards in ten seconds fiat, but those
more conservative put the time at
ten and four-fifths. There is a move
ment afoot to get these two men to-
gether here during the fair.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-07-31
RAINFALL WAS UNEVEN.
Weeks Weather Report Shows Rain
to Have Varied Greatly.

Lincoln, July 2S-The weekly
weather bulletin for the week ending
July q, issued today, is as follows:
The week was partly cloudy, with
mean temperature little above nor
NAL and the total rainfall below nor
nal for the state as a whole.
The daily mean temperature was
between 720 and 7So. The last two
were the warmest days. The first
days of the week were moderately
cool and pleasant.
The rainfall was very unevenly dis
tributed through the state. In most
of the central counties and in some
northeastern and western sections,
the rainfall was above the normal. In
the southeastern counties, and in the
west, as far as the reports received
indicate, the rainfall was light Falls
exceeding an inch were reported from
some localities in the central portion
on Wednesday.
The sunshine averaged about 70
per cent of the possible amount
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-07-31
SPENCER SHOWS IMPROVEMENT
New Buildings Going Up-Whizzine
Autos" Tell of Prosperity.

Spencer Neb., July 2S.-From a
staff correspondent: Spencer has
shown very great Improvement in
three years-such Improvement, in
fact, that one would scarcely recog-
nize the town now. A handsome new
brick bank building, home of the First
National, adorns a prominent corner.
A new hotel has gone up. Residences
are building, automobiles whiz along
the street a handsome new brick
school house is a decided ornament.
Back of all this stands out conspic-
uously the prosperity of Boyd county
farms.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-07-31
STAGE DRIVER BREAKS LEG
Rosebud Stage Driver, Runaway Vic
tim, Found on Road by Doctor.

N''' WIN III ''Sod W q IOShOIs
Valentine, Neb., July 2S.-Special
to The News: Dave George, mail car
rier and stage driver on the stage
line between here and the Rosebud
agency, broke his leg in a runaway
while returning from Rosebud yester-
day. The accident occurred about
ten miles from the agency and was
caused by singletree breaking
which scared the horses into a run
George hung on to the lines till he
was thrown from the coach.
The fall broke his leg, one of the
bones protruding through the flesh
In this painful condition he lay out
on the prairie for a half hour. He
was found by DR.. Compton and viii
Shepard of this city, about II o'clock
while the doctor was returning from
sick call on the reservation. The
doctor Immediately set the mans
leg, put him in the buggy and carried
him to the half way house. There
he again set the fractured limb.
1t was fortunate for George that
he sustained no other injuries and
that he was found by DR.. Compton.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-07-31
WILL ORGANIZE SUNDAY
RAILROAD EMPLOYEES WILL
START NEW ORGANIZATION.
PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION

Branch Of the New State Organization
OF Railroad Employees viii Be
Started Here Next sunday-To Keep
Men Posted on Politics.
Railroad men of the Norfolk division
will hold mass meeting in railroad
hail at Norfolk Junction to organize
a local branch of the Nebraska rail.
road mems protective association, a
semipolitical organization of railroad
employees.
The purpose of the new organiza.
tion, which originated in a movement
which first appeared along the main
line of the Northwestern, Is to keep
the railroad men posted on local and
state politics and to look up the rec.
ords of various candidates. Railroad
men say that the new organization
has no relation to national politics.
We propose to keep cIose tab ON
sariOus candidates to see that they
are not hostile to the interests of the
railroad working man." said one Nor.
folk railroad man today.
The Sunday mass meeting has been
called at o'clock.
The local railroad men secured an
informal organization before the state
society was started. They will now
maintain a definite organization.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-07-31
Felt at Orchard Also.

orchard News: The Norfolk News
contained special dispatches from
Doth Verdigre and Niobrara stating
that distinct earthquake shocks were
ielt at those places on Friday after.
noon about three O'Clock. At the
latter place heavy articles on a cook
stove were moved by the siesmic
force.
A number Of residents OF Orchard
report having felt these shocks but
did not realize their nature at the
time.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-07-31
South Dakota News.

Members of the state auctioneers
association will meet at Mitchell
Tuesday.
The will of the late j. NJ. Greene
contained a provision leaving $4,000
for the benefit of widows and orphans
of Brule county.
Gov. Crawford appointed delegates
to attend the national prison congress
in Richmond.
Glenn Meeker, aged fifteen, disap-
peared suddenly from the home of his
parents in Kingsburry county.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-07-31
LYNCH IS HEALTHY
Few Towns Have Made More Substan.
tial Progress in Last Few Years.

Lynch, Neb., July 2S.-From a
staff correspondent: Few towns in
the state can show greater or more
substantial Improvement during the
past feew years than Lynch. New
brick buildings, cement walks every.
where, a new brick schoolhouse,
a new city water plant, are among the
many material changes for the better.
Lynch looks substantial and healthy.
The farmers around here are de-
cidedly prosperous, and this years
crop is a bumper.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-07-31
STRUCK BY The TRAIN
Asleep on the Cattle Guards, Tramp
Was Injured Near Norfolk.

No, he wasn't asleep at the switch,
though the results would have been
hardly less disastrous to the tramp
who was asleep on the cattle guards
at the first Northwestern crossing
east OF Norfolk when No 80 went by
about $50 a. m.
The engine struck the tramp, sleep
ing peacefully on the cattle guards,
and threw him some distance to one
side. Although no bones were broken
the man received several bad cuts
and was injured. He was brought to
Norfolk and his wounds attended to
by Dr. Frank Salter.
The man was looking for work in
the harvest fields.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-07-31
ENDS SUCCESSFUL TOUR
Valentine Defeats Crawford 8 to
In Great Game-Other Contests.

Valentine, Neb,, July 27-Special
to The News: The Valentine base
ball team returned home Saturday
morning from a weeks tour of ball
playing with the towns west of here.
They played six games, winning four
and playing draw siX-inning game
which was called on account of rain.
The following is the schedule
games and score:
July is, Crawford 10, Valentine 10.
Six innings on account of rain.
July 10, Valentine s, Alliance 8
July 10, Valentine Z, Alliance 8.
Double header was played at ALI
ance.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-07-31
Sunday School Picnic

The Methodist Sunday school will
give a picnic at Spring Branch two
miles north of the city Thursday. All
who are going will meet at the church
at $3.50 a. m. Those having buggies
and carriages are requested to take
all they can. Carriages will be pro-
vided for all, Every one should take
lunch basket and prepare for a
good time.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-07-31
ON THE ANXIOUS SEAT
Two Rosebud Men Secure Licenses
To Wed the Same Woman

Bonesteel Herald: Clerk or
courts Parish had an unusual expe-
rience last week in the line of mar
rage licenses. Two men made ap-
pIications to marry one and the same
woman. Mr. Parish being fair
minded, issued license to beth. For.
he said, 81 thought it well TO give
them an equal show"
Ihe public is anxiously awaiting
news from Carlock stating the name
of the lucky winner.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-07-31
July 81, Valentine 4, Chadron 1.

July %, Crawford 7, Valentine 4.
The last game, on July "a, was
played at Chadron between Valentine
and Crawford. A big purse was up
on this game and side bets amount
ing to nearly a $1,000 changed hands
on the result which was to l in the
tourists's favor. About fifty fans wen.
up from here and one of the largest
crowds of the season witnessed the
exhibition, all the towns along the
line being represented. 1t was the
fastest game played this season and
was declared to equal any league
game. Two umpires, Outhauk and
Metzler, umpired the game.
A big ovation was given the home
team when they returned on the pas
senger Saturday morning.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-07-31

The line of the Chicago, Milwaukee
and ST. Paul Railway company is ex-
pected to be opened from Sioux City
to Butte, Mont, this week. The Mil
waukee bridge across the Blacktai
river in Montana has been completed.
The final cost of the Pacific coast ex-
tension will be $77,OOO,OOO, or $4,000
600 more than the original estimate.
This addition is due to a change of
route which has made a considerably
lower grade.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-07-31
GETS NORTHWESTERN MAN.
Difficult Job in California Taken BY
w. n. WhaIen.

San Francisco Chronicle: The
Southern Pacific has finally selected a
new superintendent to take charge of
the Shasta division, which includes 27O
miles of mounain country lines from
Red Bluff to Ashland in Oregon, with
the new line now building from Weed,
in Shasta county, to klamath Falls
In Oregon, and already within about
twenty miles of its objective point.
w. H. Whalen is the man chosen
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-07-31
BOIL RESULTS IN DEATH.
DEATH OF FRED DEAN, FARM
HAND, CAUSED BY BOIL.
WORKED ON FARM NEAR PIERCE
Victim Was a Popular Young Man,
Only Twenty Years oId-Thoueht
Nothing OF Trouble Until Friday,
When a Doctor Was Called.

Pierce, Neb, July 27-Speclal to
The News: Fred Dean, who has been
working on farm near Pierce, is
dead as the result OF a boil
A small boil appeared on his cheek
about week ago. The young man
thought nothing of the trouble until
last Friday when he called a doctor.
1t was found that blood poisoning had
set in.
The young man was about twenty
years old, was well liked and was a
brother OF Mrs. Bert Miller and Mrs.
l.. X. Hertert of Pierce.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-07-31
RED MEN ROUTED BADLY
NORFOLK BASE BALL TEAM WINS
GAME 8 TO I.
INDIANS NEVER HAD LOOK IN

Nortolk's Fast Nine, Now Roundlno
Into Condition, Played Tag Around
the Once Feared Walthill indians.
A Winning Lineup.
Norfolk s, Walthil Indians
The Norfolk nine, now swinging
INTO u winning pace which is apt to
upset north Nebraska championships
calculations ran all around the once
feared Wathill Indians at the Nor
iolk diamond yesterday. Norfolk
rams, hundreds of them, saw tho
game and felt their hearts fiji with
JOY as the scorer chalkcd off n black
defeat for the red men.
Norfolk won the rubber" from the
Walthill Indians before probably the
largest attendance of the season Nor
folk ran in four scores in the first in
ming and from that time on the Indians
were up In the air Their pitcher
aid fairly good work but he was given
no support.
Skeet' Hoffman made the first hit
OF the game and brought in the first
run. Haak made sensational run.
hing catch in the second. The Walt.
nil right fielder knocked the BAN
over center tielder's head in the
fourth giving him two safe bases.
Wilson ran around the backstop
ana copped into a high foul during
the game, Rusk and Kirkland made
a neat double play apiece.
kirkland was injured in the eighth
inning by being struck on the head
by pitched ball, but he STAYED in
the game to the finish.
1t was walkaway and shutout
game until the last inning when the
indians lined up three men on bases
lhe man at bat was hit by pitched
baIl, allowing the man on third base
to come in home.
Score nv inuiDuc.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-07-31
The Earthquake.

Concerning the recent earthquake,
the Niobrara Tribune says: The dis.
tinct earthquake shock was felt
throughout Knox county, passing
from the southeast to the northwest.
1t shook things up considerably here
In town, but no damage was done.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-07-31
At Work in the Oat Fields.

Pierce, Neb, July 27-Special to
The News: Farmers have finished
harvesting winter wheat and now are
in the oat fields Reports are that the
winter wheat is averaging about
twenty bushels while oats are only
a trihe better than last year. This
is owing to poor seed due to the fact
that oats were light last year.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-07-31
Financial Trouble the Cause.

Dallas, S. d., July 27.-Special to
The News: Financial reverses is
thought to be the cause of the suicide
of Charles Jarchow, who in a spell of
despondency shot himself in the right
temple.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-07-31
Railroad Notes.

Gregory Advocate: j. f. Sherman,
agent for the Northwestern at this
place, received the sad word that his
son at Omaha had died Of typhoid
fever. Mr.. Sherman left for Omaha at
once.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-07-31

Struck out, by Smith II, by Kirk
landG. Two base hits, Petty. Bases
on balls, off Smith 2, off Kirkland 2.
Hit by pitched balls, by Smith 2 by
kirkland l. Double plays, Rusk- Bo-
wee; Kirkland-South Time, 1:45.
Umpire, Norton Howe. Scorekeeper
Sam Erskine.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-07-31

Daughter of Late J. c.. Morey Weds.
Pierce, Neb., July 27-Special to
The News: Miss Leona Morey of this
place and Alfred Sager of Genoa, Neb.,
were united in marriage here last
Saturday in the parlors of the Morey
hotel Rev. Mr.. Ellowood of the Con.
gregational church performed the
ceremony. The wedding was a sur
prise to the many friends of the con-
tracing parties. The bride is the
estimable daughter of the late ]. C.
Morey and lady of considerable mus
ical ability as well as being popular
in society. The groom comes from a
good family of Genoa and after spend.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-07-31

Chadron Journal: DR.. C.. G.. FL
more has been appointed district sur
geon for the c., & n. w. The dis
trict extends from Cody. Neb., to
Lusk, Wyo. The doctor was the local
surgeon and this appointment is pro.
motion for him.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-07-31
TOY CANNON COST $1,000.
Henry knudson Accepts $1,000 for
Injuries Received the Eour+L

Newman Grove Reporter: Henry
hhudson accepted $1,000 from I. w.
KING as payment in full for the in
1urles which he received the might
before the Fourth, from the discharge
OF toy canon. 1t amounts to about
$1,000 and medical expenses
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-07-31
STRUCK AT MADISON.
Lightning Tore Out Part Of Founda.
tion In George DaVenport's Home.

Lightning Saturday night struck
the residence Of George Davenport in
Madison. tearing out part OF the foun.
dation The occupants OF the house
were more or less frightened and
stunned by the shock but escaped in.
jury.