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The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-02-07
Real Estate Transfers,

Real estate transfers for the week
ending January 81, 1908, compiled by
Madison County Abstract and Guaran-
tee company, Office with Mapes C
HaZen.
Franz Dollerschell and wife to Aug.
ust Schulz, w. d., consideration 5000.
lot Is, Nenows addition to Norfolk.
NJ. c. Garrett and wife to John H.
Garrett, w. D., consideration $4,000.
VIZ of NEA of 22-22-1.
C. A. Smith and C. NJ. Thompson to
Jacob Thompson, w. D., consideration
$1,000, lot 6, block 10, Dorsey Place
addition to Norfolk Junction.
Ed Hide and wife to Dell D. Ants
del, w. D., consideration $1,400, block
IS, F. w. Fritz addition to Madison.
Pioneer Town Site Co. to Charles
A. Hedman, w. D., consideration $50,
lot 8, block 81, Pioneer Town Site Co. s
Second addition to Battle Creek.
A. e. Lind and wife Emelie to A. E.
Lind, w. d., consideration $4,000, one.
half interest in west 100 feet of lot 10,
the west three feet of lot and the
east % feet of lot 10, block 8, Railroad
addition to Newman Grove.
Eta H. South and husband to Gull
lick Oss, w. D., consideration $4,000
lots and s, block 10, Railroad add,
ton to Newman Grove.
Elkhorn Land and Town Lot com
pany to M. ]. Davis, @. c. D., consid-
Grafton 81, right of way across N hall
of NEA of 7-21-1.
Andrew J. Durland, Herman Pase.
walk, Leo Pasewalk, executors Of the
last will of Ferdinand Pasewalk, de,
ceased, to Alice M. Farage, w. D.,
consideration $1,000, lot 9, block T.
Pasewalk's addition to Norfolk.
Alice NJ. Farage and husband to c.
S. Smith, w. D., consideration 5000
lot 7, block SO, w. ]. Barnes addition
to Madison.
Bertha ]. Johnson and husband to
Sigurd Olson, w. d., consideration
5000, part of the SEA Of the NEK OF
1924.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-02-07
PLEADED GUILTY, BUT INNOCENT
Sequel to Rosebud Reservation Open
ina Excitement.

Sioux Falls, S. D., Feb. 3-Harry A.
Jones, an eastern newspaper man who
has just been released from the peni-
entiary here, he having been granted
a pardon by the state board of pardons.
Jones, who comes from an excellent
family at Rochester, N. Y, drifted to
Yankton, S. D., at the time thousands
of persons were gathering there for the
purpose of registering for a chance to
draw a homestead in the Rosebud res
ervation in Gregory county.
Many rough characters were at
Yankton at the time for the purpose
of fleeing the landseekers, and many
robberies were committed. One of the
victims of the pickpockets was Martin
A. Stevens of Minneapolis, travelling
salesman, who had about $50 abstract
ed from his pocket. Jones was arrest
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-02-07
Reflect Prof. Demel.

Niobrara, Neb., Feb. Especial to
The News: At a meeting of the Mo
brara board of education Prof. c. Dem
ell received an unanimous reelection
as principal of the schools for next
year. A substantial increase in salary
was made. The reason for this early
action was the fact that Mr.. Demel re-
ceived a special inducement from else.
where. Mr.. Demel began teaching at
s25 month in the country and has
now quadrupled that figure. The Mo
brara board believes in retaining good
men. He came to north Nebraska four
years ago from Jefferson county, Neb
Niobrara people are pleased over the
action.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-02-07
GROUNDING SAW SHADOW
THE LITTLE ANIMAL HAS GONE
BACK TO HIS HOLE.
SIX MORE WEEKS OF WINTER
II Was a Rather Peculiar Coincident
That Ground Day in Norfolk Should
Bring the Coolest Weather Of the
Winter-Nine Below.
The grounding saw bis.

The grounding saw his.
Six weeks more of winter; Danish
the thought of an early spring; no
premature activity in the millinery
business; no early spring suits; keep
your overcoat collar up.
All minds Sunday turned to the an.
Client fable All over north Nebraska
men, women and children arose with
the break of dawn to go shadow
searching. But there was no active
search. 1t was cloudless day.
The grounding emerged from his
hole about the time the noon edition
of The News usually comes from the
press. He wanted to read the weather
forecast. But he gave a slight gasp
when he saw a great clear-defined
shadow and returned gloomily to his
hole, there to hibernate another six
weeks.
Incidentally 1t was not until ground
hog day approached that Norfolk and
north Nebraska got the first real touch
of winter weather. In the twenty-four
hours ending at o'clock Sunday morn
ing the temperature dropped to nine
degrees below. During the same Pc
riod ending Monday morning it was as
low as three above.
The origin of grounding day is &C
counted for in the Housekeeper for
February in the following way: Feb
ruary 2, or Candlemas day, was a
favorite holiday, marked by public
gaiety and ceremonies in Europe dur
there by the closing of banks and Of
fees, but not otherwise outside of the
reading of church services.
In the church calendar it is known
as the feast of publication of the Vir-
gin, and was first instituted by Pope
Sergius, about the year GA A. d. The
popular name of the day is derived
from the early custom of lighting up
the churches with candles and carry
ing these in process on the festival.
AS to the weather superstition
that gives to Candlemas the name of
grounding day." that is a world wide
fable. In Germany it is the badger
that breaks his winter nap on this day
to essay the thankless task of weather
prophecy; in France and Switzerland
it is the marmot In England the
hedgehog.
Whatever the value of the superstl.
ton it is a general truth that in tenn
perate ATTITUDES, warm and sunny
weather in the first half Of February
is apt to be followed by a change and
cool spring, and on this fact our
grounding and badger stories are
founded.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-02-07
DON'T NEED EMPTlES.
Penalty That Causes Useless Hand
ling Of Empty Cars.

ling of Empty Cars.
Chicago, Feb. A meeting of the
American railway association has been
called for Chicago February 7, for the
purpose of adopting measures to stop
the tremendous loss Occasioned by the
present movement of empty cars on
the railroads of the country. 1t is the
first special meeting in the history of
the association and the emergency is
regarded as great. 1t is stated that
since the falling off In traffic began
several million dollars have been vast
ed by the railroads in their frantic
efforts to send the empty cars Of other
railroads home and thereby escape the
penalty of so cents a day for the use
of foreign car. This penalty was
imposed by the association less than
one year ago to accomplish the very
thing which the railroads are now
anxious to stop. Now the situation
has so materially changed that there
are at least 10000 idle freight cars
in the United States, and no road de-
sires the speedy return of its equip
ment. 1t is stated that fully one.fifth
of the entire freight car movement re-
Gently has been that of empty cars
being hurried to the owning or home
roads.
1t is proposed to suspend the opera.
ton of the per diem rules, beginning
March 1, and continuing until the sit
uation again demands a penalty.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-02-07
PIERCE COUNTY REPUBLICANS.
Will Meet in Pierce February 20 to
| Select DELEGATES.

Pierce, Neb., Feb. Especial to The
News: The republican county central
committee met here Saturday and set
February 30 as the date for holding a
county convention for the purpose OF
selecting delegates to the state and
congressional conventions. 1t was de.
cided to adopt the old system of eau.
cuses for selecting delegates to the
county convention. The state ballots
will be distributed at the township
caucuses for the purpose of allowing
the people to express their presidential
preference.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-02-07
REPORT FAVORABLY.
Measure Provides for Compulsory
Investigation of Federal Disputes.

Measure Provides for Compulsory
Investigation of Federal Disputes.
New York, Feb. A Washington
special says that congress is contem-
plating the enactment of a bill which
will play a highly important part in
preventing the development of contro-
versies between capital and labor to
a point injurious to the people.
The house committee on the inter-
state and foreign commerce has decid-
ed to report favorably the Townsend
bill, providing for compulsory investi-
cation of disputes affecting interstate
commerce transportation of mails or
United States, whether the cause of
the disputes are found in differences
concerning wages and hours of labor
or conditions of employment gener-
ally.
The bill does not contemplate COM
however, an investigation by the fed
eral government without an invitation
from the parties to disputes and it re-
lies mainly on publicity of facts to
force settlement, though a report of
the investigation must be submitted
to the president and by him trans.
mitted to congress.
The country must be keenly inter-
ested in this legislative project, be-
cause it marks another step, and a
long one, toward preventing grave
industrial disputes like the anthracite
coal strike of 1902.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-02-07

ed for the crime. 1t has since devel-
oped that he had nothing to do with
rohbing Stevens, Stevens himself stat.
ing omphatically that Jones was not
the guilty man.
Notwithstanding this, when Jones
was taken before a justice for his pre-
liminary hearing he, under a misun.
derstandng of the facts and still suf-
iering from the effects of prolonged
spree, entered a plea of guilty to com
picity in the robbery. He thought he
was in serious difficulty, and was
under the impression in his befuddled
state of mind that the best way out of
guilty as an accomplice, instead of
taking chances of being convicted as
the result of being tried on the charge
of being the person who actually COM
mtted the robbery.
After he had been lodged in the
penitentiary and the effects of liquor
had passed away he became aware
that he was innocent and had made a
serious mistake in entering the plea
of guilty. Friends of the young man
from New York to San Francisco were
informed of his predicament and
promtly rallied to his support.
They had the case taken before the
state board of pardons and were able
to present such a conclusive array of
evidence that the board granted the
DardOn and ordered the release from
prison of the young newspaper man.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-02-07
MOTHERS ANGERED.
Theatre Manager Advertising Baby to
Holder of Lucky Number.

Holder Of Lucky Number.
Minneapolis, Mimi, Feb. Il In
censed at what they term an "insult
to motherhood" certain women in
Minneapolis are banding together in
an effort to compel the manager of a
local theatre to desist from his an
nounced plan of giving chances on a
two weeks old child to all women who
attend a matinee performance at the
playhouse in the near future, and as
last resort declare they will attempt
to secure an injunction to prevent it,
The theatre management claim it
is a legitimate advertising scheme in
which many women who wish a child
will be more than willing to partici-
pate. The baby has been provided,
and if nothing happens to prevent, the
human lottery will continue as out
lined the child going to the holder of
the lucky number.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-02-07
"pRY FARMING" FOR GUMso.
State Engineer Of South Dakota En-,
thusiastic.

state Engineer OF South Dakota En-
thusiastic.
Pierre, s. D., Feb. 4.-State Engin-
eer Lea has returned from the Dry
Farming Congress" at Salt Lake City,
where he met a strong delegation
which was ready to show what could
be done with that manner of farming
in a country with light rainfall.
Mr.. Lea is an enthusiast over irriga-
ton and dry farming" and believes
that with the two systems there is no
reason why South Dakota should not
support a dense farming population,
using the irrigation plan where it is
convenient and not too expensive, and
the dry farming process where the Sc
curing of water for irrigation Is not
practicable.
A soil with a small PERCENTAGE of
gumbo naturally lends itself to the dry
farming process, as II makes a dust
blanket of itself when once broken and
will not require as much labor to pre-
serve the blanket as will be found in
loan soil.
Both the republican and democratic
county committees of Stanley county
will meet at Midland on Feb. 10 for
the purpose of arranging for county
primaries. Stanley will poll large
vote this year. In past years the dem
ocrats have been able to hold part of
the Offices, but the republicans now
say they will sweep everything, be-
cause of new population.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-02-07
MONDAY MENTION.

Herman Bechtel was in Madison
Saturday.
Miss Matrau was up from Madison
over Sunday.
Miss Clara Rudat was a Pierce Wis
itor Saturday.
President ]. M. Pile of Wayne col
iege has returned to Wayne.
County Superintendent F. S. Perdue
returned to Madison Sunday morn
ing.
]. c. Elliott, editor of the West
Point Republican, was in Norfolk
Saturday.
Mrs. T. c. Donahue and Mrs. Henry
Kennedy left Sunday noon to visit Mrs
Donahue of Creighton.
County Superintendent Pilger OF
Pierce county was the guest of rela'
tiyes in Norfolk over Sunday.
Miss Carrie Gettinger of Nebraska
City was in Norfolk over Sunday, the
guest of her brother, F. G.. Gettinger
Mr.. and Mrs. l. Ellingson of Knox
county were in Norfolk Sunday return
ing from Howard county, Iowa, where
they were called by the death of Mrs
Ellingson's father. Mr.. Ellingson lives
near Center.
Among the days out of town visit
ors in Norfolk were: S. o. Campbell
Creighton; ]. c. Gould, Spencer; H. H
Ofe, Oakdale; c. F. Cochin, Wayne;
c. S. Leslie, Hoskins; ]. Alexander
G. l.. Connany, Bonesteel, S. D.; Fred
H. Free, Plainview; Paul Carpenter
Creighton; T. d. Preece, Battle Creek
|. M. Swanson, Emerson; Mrs. H. G
Buechler, Mrs. F. H. Guenthner, Dallas
8. D.; Frank Phillips, Hoskins; c. II
Creek.
Ralph Campbell Of Lincoln was II
Norfolk yesterday.
C. s. Bridge is home from a bust
ness trip to Lincoln.
Harry Barnes was in from Battle
Creek Monday on business.
Misses Minnie Schram and Anna
Miller spent Sunday at Battle Creek
T. ID. Preece arrived in the city from
Battle Creek at noon to cry the Smith
Brothers horse sale.
Thomas Bell of Lusk, Wyo., who was
called to Norfolk by the death of his
mother, left for Omaha.
Robert Ballantyne and Charles Hal
ioway left at noon for Harrington
where they have work painting.
Charles Mathewson, cashier OF the
First National bank OF Wakefield, wa!
in Norfolk Monday, the guest of rela
tives.
Judge Briggs of Fremont was II
Norfolk Monday on his way to Madi
son and called on his friend, c. F
Eiseley.
Sheriff ]. ]. Clements came up from
Madison Monday morning for the pur
pose of notifying owners of propert!
In the territory to be annexed to Nor
folk of the suit filed by the city in thu
district court. 1t will take severa
days to serve the hundred or more
notices.
Miss Agnes Flynn of Norfolk, thu
daughter of Chief Of Police and Mrs
]. F. Flynn. was operated on for ap
pendicitis at o'clock Monday morn
ing at st. Joseph's hospital in Omaha
Frank Flynn received a message a
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-02-07
ALLEN PORTER DIES SUDDENLY
Efforts Thus Far Fail to Locate Carl
Porter, a Brother.

Word was received in Norfolk Mon.
day morning from Fairfax announcing
the sudden death there Sunday after
noon of Allen Porter. Hemorrhage of
the lungs was the cause of death.
Thus far efforts have failed to locate
Carl Porter, brother, who is COM
mercial traveller in this state for a
jewelry firm.
The Porter family at Fairfax is one
of the most prominent in the Rose
bud country. They formerly lived at
Madison.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-02-07

most conspicuous corner in the city
and the ideal location, as most people
agree, for the library site.
The federal court house and post
office in Norfolk are housed in a $780,
600 building of press brick and stone
In no state in America is there a city
of Norfolk's population with as fine
or expensive a government building.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-02-07

ney was arrested for being drunk ana
then for fighting the officers. Henry
Ahrendt was arrested for being drunk
and for kicking out the hack windows
after he was arrested. Both were
severely fined for their bad hehaNiOr
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-02-07
NORTHWESTERN ICE ALL UP.

Railroad Company Secured it's Supply
This Year From Valentine.
Valentine, Neb, Feb. Especial to
The News: The Northwestern has
finished it's annual harvest of ice.
Altogether 300 cars or nearly 5000
tons of ice were cut, Employment
during the ice season was given to
fifty men and thirty teams, the aggre-
gate payroll of the Northwestern for
this purpose being about $2,800
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-02-07
Battle Creek Mutual,

On January II, 1908, the members
of the Battle Creek Mutual Insurance
company held their annual meeting.
Delegations from Knox county, Platte
county, Newman Grove and Tilden
were in attendance. The president,
Geo. Heuerman, called the meeting to
order and the secretary, NJ. G. Doer-
ing, read his annual report, showing
condition of the company.
Following is the report condensed:
Policies in force Jan. /, 1907, SIS,
carrying an amount of $1,O17,811.
Written during year, PA policies, the
amount of which was $373.033. Elk
pired and cancelled, 107 policies, with
an amount of $173,407, leaving in
force Dec. 81, 1907, COS policies with
an amount of s1,217437. Net increase
for the year, 107 policies, amount,
$199,626.
Financial Statement.
Cash on hand Dec. 81, 1907. IS 1866
Total income. ...............1 ,444.54
$1,S91.4O
Paid out for losses. .$90770
All other expenses. 4S43S 1,392.0S
s 1892
Amounts in process of col
lection 300.49
Cash assets of company. ....$ 1881
The last assessment of two mills
was made Sept. 90, 1906.
NJ. G. Doering,
Secretary.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-02-07

The federal building was completed
about three years ago. The postofiice
occupies the first floor of the building,
the federal court house, government
Offices and federal prison the second
and third floors.
The site most favored for a public
library is the corner just south of the
federal building.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-02-07
PREDICTED MILD WINTER.

"uneIe Sam" Kent Told His Boys SO,
Two Months Ago.
The mild winter that north Nebras-
ka has enjoyed was predicted two
months ago by Uncle Sam Kent OF
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-02-07

The Norfolk federal building located
at the northeast corner of Fourth
street and Madison avenue occupies
an important place in the public mind
just now in connection with the loca-
ton of the proposed Carnegie library.
1t is the federal building that makes
the corner of Fourth and Madison the
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-02-07

Ray Kennard from Norfolk, charged
with forgery, is the only occupant Of
the county Jail at Madison.
e, County Clerk George Richardson is
sick with the grip.
The county commissioners are to
open the bridge bills Wednesday. Five
bids had been filed by Saturday.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-02-07
LONG PINE WINS TWO DEBATES
Triangular Contest is Held Between
Atkinson, Ainsworth, Long Pine.

Long Pine, Neb, Feb. Especial to
The News: A triangular debate took
place between the pupils of the Long
Pine, Atkinson and Ainsworth high
schools. Ainsworth and Long Pine
pupils debated at Ainsworth, Long
Pine winning; Atkinson and Ainsworth
pupils debated at Atkinson, Ainsworth
winning, and Atkinson and Long Pine
pupils debated at Long Pine. Long
Pine winning.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-02-07

Extra clerical help was made nee
essary by the filing of the city's an.
nexation petition in the district court
at Madison. The long list of defen.
ents made it necessary to prepare
over hundred notification papers. It
was thought that 1t would take Sher.
If Clements several days to serve the
papers on the property owners enum.
Grated,
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-02-07
PLAYS FIDDLE At DANCES
so HIS WIFE is ASKING FOR A ol
VoRcE NOW.
CASE is IN DISTRICT COURT
Mrs. Emma c. Walker Of limerick Is
Asking for Divorce From Frank
A. e. Walker, Who Picks up a Living
Playing Fiddle at Dances.

Madison, Neb, Feb. 3.-From a stan
correspondent: Is playing the fiddle
around at country dances just ground
for divorce? Mrs. Emma G.. Walker
Of limerick thinks so, or at least she
alleges her husbands musical turns as
one of the grounds on which she asks
District Judge A. A. Welch to grant
her divorce from her husband, Frank
A. 10. Walker. They were married
April 4, 1900, in Boone county. They
have four children.
Mrs. Walker says that her husband
is extremely cruel. She also says that
he is lazy and shftless." This is
what she says in her divorce petition:
"And the plaintiff AYERS that said
defendant has no regular occupation
but is now engaged part of his time
as a musician, playing at country
dances and in small towns whenever
he can secure an engagement, and thus
picking up precarious living"
w. V. Allen filed the petition.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-02-07

The following suits have been filed
in the district court at Madison: Storz
Brewing company VS.. Wilhelm Hart
wick, Louise Hartwick, Newman Grove
improvement society and G. c. John
son, to foreclose lots one and two,
block 4. Railroad addition to Newman
Grove; Anna Marquardt VS.. James
Walton, appeal from justice court;
Jennie M. Harmed VS.. Clyde A. Smith
ct al to set aside conveyance of lot
six. block thirteen, Dorsey Place ad.
dition to Norfolk Junction.