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The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-01-31
MAY SAVE FROM PRISON.
Story in The News Reaches Indiana
TELLING Of Deserter

Telling OF Deserter.
Will the story of the arrest of the
young Meacham, the Fort Robinson
deserter, printed in The News last
week, save the young man from term
in an army prison?
Mrs. Dora e. Budenz, once connect
ed with The News, has written this
letter to The News from her home in
Martinsville Ind;
Martinsville, Ind, Jan. 17.-Imagine
my surprise when the Wednesday
edition of The Norfolk News was open
ed al noon today and | read the story
of Hugh Meacham, the deserving sol
der.
His home is in Terre Haute and
from June to October of 1907 he and
his brother We're prisoners in the
county Jail here. They were arrested
for breaking into a railroad car and
stealing goods from it. They pleaded
guilty, as it was their first offense,
and Judge Joseph Williams, of the cir
cult court paroled them. Placing them
under the care Of the chief of police
of Terre Haute.
Hugh is not of sound mind but per
fectly harmless. He has a fair edu-
cation and is a close observer. His
manners are as cultured as many col
lege men and the daintiness with
which he uses needle in embroidery
hem-stitching and drawn work of the
most intricate patterns is marvellous.
The sheriff's wife told me about
him and | went to see him several
times taking him material for fancy
work floss and linen thread. He
hem.stitched me some handkerchiefs
and sold the doilies he made from the
linen that was left. He could dress
dolls to perfection and made child
ren"s clothing beautifully | told his
story to Judge Williams and he went
to the Jail and talked to him being con-
WINGED that the boy needed special
care and not the drudgery of prison
life. | know that he will be sorry to
hear of his sad plight and will, | think
use his influence to have him muster
ed out and put in some industrial in
stitution.
| will write to him at his home in
Spencer and urge him to write to the
commanding officer at Fort Crook.
1ow strange IL Is tnat the boy
should wander into Norfolk and that
l should know something that will pos
sibly prevent him from being sent to
Fort Alcatraz, San Francisco, or some
other of those dreadful army prisons.
The world is very small after all
and am continually having surprises
like this one.
We are having a touch of winter
but the mercury has not been lower
than eighteen above zero. If it should
fall to that we would actually freeze
to death
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-01-31
A RAID AT GORDON
A Sheridan County Man Caught With
the Goods.

For some time things have been
mysteriously disappearing from wag
ons, buggies and buildings in the north
part of Gordon relates the Gordon
Journal.
Suspicion rested on a family by the
name of Towny who reside just north
of Anderson's blacksmith shop. On
last Saturday evening Mike Tausen
purchased some articles and placed
them in his buggy in front of F
Coates store and then with Marshall
Ranck concealed with him in the store
awaited developments. And shortly
after, Mr.. Letter, the clerk, pretended
to lock the store and started for home
form appeared at the buggy and the
articles disappeared with it into the
building occupied by Mr.. Towny. Last
Monday a search warrant was procur.
ed and the Marshall and some others
who had lost property, proceeded to
search the building and there in a
basement of the building a promis
cusous lot of goods We're found, enough
to start a good second hand store.
Mr., Towney put up 800 cash bond
to appear before Justice Letter and
try to show reason why he should not
be allowed to get his living off his
neighbors.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-01-31
SHAW WOULD
Former Secretary of the Treasury has
Ambitions.

Former Secretary OF the Treasury has
Ambitions.
Leslie NJ. Shaw who is to retire from
his $4,000 position as president OF
the Carnegie Trust company on March
|, next, will devote his entire energies
toward capturing the republican nom
nation for the presidency of the Unit
ed States.
Coincident with the news of his re-
tirement from the trust company II
became known today that the former
secretary of the treasury had estab
lished political headquarters at III
Broadway and was devoting a great
part of his time TO his political am
billions and plans.
1t was, in fact, his untiring zeal in
the last few months toward obtaining
delegates that brought about crisis
in his relations with the Carnegie
Trust company. His fellow directors
intimated to him that they believed
his chances of obtaining the nominal
ton were slim.
He replied that he expected to OBJ
tain the delegates of two states, in
Guiding Iowa, and that in his iudg
ment Mr.. Taft would never obtain the
nomination.
Mr.. Shaw argued with his directors
that when convention time arrived sen
timent in the country would be dead
against an outgoing president naming
his successor Such policy, he held
would be more dangerous than the
third term possibilities. The directors
were also informed that Gov. Hughes
would never win, in Mr. Shaw's judg
ment because in a campaign for the
presidency one has to go out and work
hard to obtain delegates. Mr.. Shaw
also believed he had fewer enemies
than Cannon, Fairbanks and Foraker
Mr.. Shaw is writing book, which
is to be published soon, to further his
presidential ambition. Incidentally il
discusses reform in currency and the
treasury.
Mr.. Shaw said today that he hat
not yet resigned the presidency o.
the Carnegie Trust company, although
he is likely to do so on March l.
Mr.. Shaw" said Mr.. Dickinson las
night, wanted to be president of the
United States. 1t was either a CASE
of being president of the Carnegi,
Trust company or president of The
United States. He thinks that he car
win the nomination. His politica
theory is this: that Roosevelt nomi
nees can carry but a comparatively
few states in the republican conven
ton; that no man like Hughes, who
is inactive can carry the convention
because of his inactivity, so that vii
leave the field open to him. He Is
sure he can carry two states at leas
now"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-01-31
Hoskins Notes.

A dance was given at the Wollsch
leger farm some four miles east OF
Hoskins.
Editor Lundburg was in Wayne
over Sunday.
U. S. Deal is visiting at Ponca this
week.
Edgar Swanson had a Sioux City
specialist examine his ears last week
John Thompson is on the sick list
this week.
The wrestling match billed In Hos
kins for the twenty-third did not mat
erialize as one of the principals had
a sprained shoulder
The four year old daughter Of Mr.
Leslie is sick with bronchitis.
Mrs. August Ruehlow is slowly re-
covering from a recent illness.
Quite a number of young folks at
tended the theater at Norfolk last
Saturday night and reported a fine
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-01-31
TOOK IN 4 WILD CAT FINE
MORE GEORGIA CURRENCY PASS
Es IN NORFOLK.
POLICE MAKE FUTILE HUNT
A Stranger Turned a Merchants &
Planters Bank Note in the Dark at
the. Winter Harness Shop - other
Attempts TO Pass the Money.

the. Winter Harness Shop - Other
Attempts to Pass the Money.
Herman Winter counted as one of
the shrewdest business men on Nor.
folk avenue, has a 81 wild cat bank
note of the issue of the MERCHANTS &
Planters bank of Georgia. Mr.. Winter
got the bill Saturday night. He gave
$i.70 and at hirty.cent hitching strap
for it. Then he called the police.
1t was SEAS o'clock Saturday even
ing when a young man entered the
Winter harness shop. He was a young
man of about twenty-five, weighing
possibly 1G5 pounds. He had a smooth
face and dark complexion. A black
hat was on his head and a long black
overcoat covered his body.
"My father sent me in to get hitch
ing strap" said the young man ia.
Their always trades here and he is 60
ing to buy set of harness from you"
1t was dark back by the safe when
Mr.. Winter got the bad five. The
young man staggered a little as he
went towards the door
Fifteen minutes later the receipts
were brought in from Mr. Winters
other harness store. Then he spotted
the wild cat note
Chief Flynn was called in and de-
voted the night to trying to locate the
young man with the bogus five. Mr..
Winter stated Monday morning that
the chief worked on the case until 4
a. m. Sunday morning and that he
wanted to express his thanks.
About $3.50 Mr.. Winter was called
to the police station to identify a man
who had been arrested. 1t was not his
man.
1t later developed that at least two
efforts had been made to get rid of
the wild cat money. Mr. Winters call
er had been turned down at the Schen-
eel meat market while an older man
with full beard had failed to pass
the money at the William Berner sa-
loon.
Chief Flynn thinks that it was this
latter man who was in his custody.
The two other attempts were not
known at the time of the arrest.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-01-31
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ILLINOIS ASYLUM SCANDALS.
Several institutions May be Looked
Into by Officials.

Two former Norfolk insane hospital
officials now hold positions in one of
the many Illinois public institutions
over which a storm of Scandal has
been raised. Or. James L. Greene is
superintendent Of the eastern hospital
for the insane at Kankakee, ILL.,, and
DR.. II. Douglas Singer is in charge of
a scientific research department of
that institution.
Terrible tales of cruelty and murder
have been repeated back and forth
concerning many of the Illinois insti-
buttons and it now appears that a COM
plete investigation of them all may be
made. The Chicago Tribune, citing
other institutions whose affairs would
be aired by a general investigation, -
speaks of the Kankakee institution,
with DR.. Greene as superintendent.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-01-31
THURSDAY TlDlNGS.


G. w. Landers has been quite sick.
Damascus commandery has been
called to meet Friday evening for
work The meeting is called for s
o'clock and a general attendance is de-
sired.
Rev. Joseph REFUSING of West Point
was elected vice president of the Ne
braska Conference of Charities and
Corrections at the Omaha meeting.
He is vice-president for the third dis
trict.
The Modern Woodmen gave the
first of series of dances at Marquardt
hall Wednesday evening. A number
of young people attended. The dances
are to be given for the purpose OF
raising funds for the drill team para.
phernalia
In mandamus proceedings before
Judge Smith in the Gregory county
seat fight the judge held for Herrick
and issued a writ of mandamus com.
polling the county commissioners to
act on the petition. He also held that
two-thirds vote is necessary, and
limits the towns in the contest to two
Fairfax and Herrick.
Miss Shonka, teacher in the Nor.
folk schools, has been chosen presi
dent of the Sunday school teachers
training course. The course outlined
by the general committee has been
about half completed. An examina
ton will be taken soon by the bible
students and Sunday school teachers
who are in the class.
Miss May Grimes, who teaches the
second preliminary class in the Grant
school, has been very i'll with the grip
Miss Mills was called on to substitute
Other Norfolk teachers have been
threatened with the grip during the
recent epidemic of that disease but
the situation has not been as serious
in Norfolk as in some western cities
where rooms have been closed for lack
of substitutes.
Under an enactment of the last leg.
islature permitting the governor to
punish town, city and county officials
for shortcomings, three councilmen of
the town of Wayne have been cited to
appear before the governor February
8, and show cause why they should
not be ousted from office. Their al
legged misdemeanor is permitting vio-
lations of the liquor law of the state,
and the Civic Federation of Omaha is
backing the complaint
The Robinson directory canvassers
are having trouble in their second can
vass of Norfolk. The second canvass
is made for the purpose of charging
the lists, correcting errors and for the
general purpose of rendering the direc.
tory correct and complete. But sever.
al Norfolk people who have failed to
catch the idea of the directory man
have viewed the second visit with sus-
picion. This work is, however, essen
tial. Some twenty or thirty names
have already been added to the first
list. The second canvass will take the
next week.
Seats for the musical Wizard of
Wall Street" in which Phyllis Daye,
a former Norfolk girl will be seen at
the Auditorium Friday night, are now
on sale. The prices for seats have
been put at the popular price-25c,
35c, and soc, so that this pretty for
mer Norfolk girl may be greeted by
a full house on the occasion of her
visit. "The Wizard of Wall Street.
is truly clever musical comedy, In
which attractive girls, clever songs
and an interesting plot abound. From
- for seats, it is evident
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-01-31
MAKE THIS YOURSELF
SAYS MANY PERSONS HERE CAN
BE MADE HAPPY AGAIN.
ADVICE BY EMINENT AUTHORITY
Tells How Any One Can Prepare Sim
pie Home Made Mixture, Said to
Overcome rheumatism - May Save
You From Much Misery.

You From Much Misery.
There is SO much rheumatism here
in our neighborhood now that the Col-
lowing advice by an eminent author
ty who writes for readers of largo
eastern daily paper, will be highly APP
preciated by those who suffer.
Get from any good pharmacy one.
half ounce fluid extract daudelion.
one ounce compound kargou, three
ounces of compound syrup sarsapariL
la. Shake these well in Il bottle ana
take in tcaspoonful doses after each
meal and at bedtime; also drink plcu.
" of good water.
II Is claimed that there are few via.
Tins of this dred and torturous dis
ease who will fail to find ready relief
In this simple homemade mixture.
and in most cases Il permanent cure
is the result.
This simple recipe Is said to
strengthen and cleanse the climinativo
tissues of the kidneys so that they
can filter and strain from the blooG
and system the poisons, acids and
waste matter, which cause not only
rheumatism, but numerous other dis
eases. Every man or woman here who
reels that their kidneys are not heal
thy and active, or who suffers irons
any urinary trouble whatever, should
not hesitate to make up this mixture
us 1t is certain to do much good. and
may save You from much misery and
suffering after while.
Our home druggists say they wiz
either supply the ingredients or mix
the prescription ready to take if our
readers ask them.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-01-31
800 Reward, 800.

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there Is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all It's stages, and
that is catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure
is the only positive cure now known
to the medical fraternity. Catarrh be-
ing a constitutional disease. requires a
constitutional treatment. Halls Ca
tarrh Cure is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous
stroying the foundation OF the disease
and giving the patient strength by
building up the constitution and as
sisting nature in doing it's work. The
proprietors have so much faith In It's
curative powers that they ofrer one
hundred dollars for any case that II
falls to cure. Send for list Of testimo-
malls.
Address: F. J, CHENEY & CO.. To-
ledo, o.
Sold by druggists, 76c.
patton.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-01-31
AT THE THEATRE
1.-The Moonshiner's Daughter"


Shooting in the moonshne regions
amt much what it use to be-" said a
man regretfully as the smoke of bat.
tie cleared away at the Auditorium
and nobody in particular appeared to
have been killed.
Tuesday night the moonshiner, his
daughter and Teddy" the acting
bear, supported by fair sized com
pany, were at the Auditorium in "The
Moonshiner's Daughter" melodrama
of the mountains.
A fair sized audience braved the
chill OF the cold wave to see the
drama and the Teddy bear. The bear
was an amiable animal of the CHINA
mon variety and the melodrama not
bad.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-01-31
PAIR ()F SILVER WEDDINGS
HAVE TWO CELEBRATION IN
ONE CHESS CLUB.
DEGNERs AND BelERsDoRFs
Twenty-Five Years Ago Tuesday A.
Desner and Miss Pllger Were Mar
ried In Stanton, C. 8eiersdorf and
Miss Lichtenberg In Norfolk.
tFron Wednesdays Daily.l


Two silver wedding anniversaries
were celebrated at the Tuesday even
ing meeting of the Chess club at the
Degner home, the silver wedding an
niversary of Mr.. and Mrs. A. Degner
and the silver wedding anniversary OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Beiersdorf.
Twenty-Five years ago Mr.. and Mrs
Degner were married at the home OF
the brides parents at Stanton, Rev
Mr.. Brandt performing the ceremony
twenty-five years ago Mr. and Mrs
Belersdorf were married in Norfolk
by Herman Gerecke, justice of the
peace.
Mrs. Degner was formerly Miss Pill
ger; Mrs. Beiersdorf formerly Miss
Lichtenberg.
A jolly evening was spent at the
Degner home. Presents were received
from the club members.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-01-31
Owen Bros. Public Sale.

One of the largest public sales of
the season in Stanton county will be
held at Owen Bros. ranch, nine miles
east of Norfolk, on Monday, February
3, 1908.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-01-31
Dallas Masons Elect oHoers

Dalals' S. d., Jan, SO.-The first reg
ular convocation of Gateway lodge.
NO. u, d., A. F. and A. NJ. was held
at their hall in Dallas last week with
the Following officers presiding: IL.
NJ carroll worshipful master; C. nj
Rose senior warden; ]. w. Mccain
Junior warden; L. Saar, senior deacon:
G. Slaughter junior deacon; Don Fos-
ter, secretary; John Stewart, treasur-
err Regular meetings will be held every
two weeks, and all visiting brothers
are cordially invited to attend.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-01-31
PRESIDENTIAL CANVASS.
Chicago Tribune is Again Feeling the
Country's Pulse

The Chicago Tribune is again feel
ing the country's pulse in regard to
the presidential satuauon A tele.
gram received Monday addressed to
w. N. Huse, editor of The News,
asked for return message indicating
a choice in the presidential race. Sec
rotary Taft was given as the first
choice.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-01-31

thought to possibly forecast the de-
feat of Ross Hammond. The decision
will be made by the entire republican
delegation from the state.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-01-31

walking around finds few Jobs
persistent want advertising fails but
once in a blue moon"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-01-31
POSTPONED A WEEK.

Nebraska Delegation Did Not Vote on
Collectorshlp.
A weeks postponement of the deci
sion in the internal revenue collector.
ship contests between Hammond and
AnnuEas secured by s nator Brown
fREuasthe Nebraska delega
kaasty - as
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-01-31
HOOPER HIGH SCHOOL BURNS.

Big School Building on the Hill is a
Mass Of Ashes Now.
Hooper, Neb., Jan. 29.-Fire yester.
day noon burned the big school house
on the hill here. The loss is estimat-
ed at $4,000, covered by $4,000 insur-
ance. The fire started in the roof, but
its cause Is a mystery.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-01-31

Save money by reading the store
ads. an The News every day.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-01-31
A Son.

Son.
A son arrived Saturday at the home
of Mr., and Mrs. w. G. Berner.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-02-21
WHY EDITOR 10 SUN
LEFT THE SCHOOL

1t has been reported: "a well known
Chinaman declared yesterday that the
reason that Lo Sun was dismissed as
teacher of the Mission school was be-
cause he would not go to the church.
Mr.. Thwing hasn't any use for Chi
nese if they don't belong to his church,
he said. 'The>Chinese believe that, and
can't believe that he did not intend to
complain about Lo Sum-
There is no truth in that superstition.
The reason Mr.. Lo left the school was
largely because his pronunciation of
Chinese was different from that used
by many of the pupils in the school,
and so his teaching was not acceptable
to his classes. The head of the school
told the Immigration Office that fact,
when speaking of his leaving the
school. saying, 1.-The trouble is he
speaks a different dialect This was
before Mr.. Thwings letter was sent.
giving the information requested by
the immigration Office Another rea-
son is that his health was poor.
His poor pronunciation and his poor
health, are largely what untitled 40
Sun as a teacher in Mills school. There
is nothing against his educational abil-
ity. or his good character. If the above
reasons had not made his work in the
school unsuccessful, he would be teach
ing there today. In another school.
conditions may be quite different. He
may certainly be a teacher, although
IN different school. Mr. Thwing's
responsibility, given or withdrawn, was
only IN connection with this one school,
where he first taught.
Z. w. IT
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-02-21
NEWS NOTES FROM
LAHAINA-BY-T HE-SEA

L.AHAINA, Feb. 20.-The Rev. Father
Thomas arrived at Lahaina on We'd
nesday the 18th by the steamer Iva
lani from Molokai. On Thursday he
went from I.ahaina to Wailuku and
returned on Saturday the 18th to Pu-
koo on Molokai.
Rev. Father Joseph, on his inspection
tour left Kahuluf by the Glaudine on
Saturday the 18th for Hama
Rev. Mr.. Buchanan, Mrs. Buchanan
and daughter have been visiting Mr..
and Mrs. Macdonald of Lahainaluna,
for a week or SO. Mr.. Buchanan has
resigned his pastorate in Kohala and is
on his way TO the mainland. Mrs.
Buchanan is a daughter of DR.. Thor,
principal of a college in eastern Tur~
key. Mrs. Buchanan expects to meet
her father and mother, whom she has
not seen for thirteen years, they being
home to the United States on furlough.
Mrs. Molony, artist, whose husband
constructed the big ditch for the
Pioneer plantation has been heard
from. She is painting pictures in the
south of France. Mr.. Molony has
started from Paris on his way home
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-02-21
SOME PAGES FROM
EVERYDAY LIFE

1.-THE Arabian Nights" as presented
by the company of amateurs now re-
hearsing at the Opera House, is a coll
lection of bits from everyday life in
London among the people of the bet
ter class. There is lot of fun in it,
just as one finds fun in watching ones
neighbors even during moments when
master and missis are at outs. The
characters in the play are such as are
met all of the time. Even in Honolulu
it is not hard to find an original such
as the chap Will Warren portrays.
Watch the arrival of a mail boat from
the Colonies and you will find Dob
son; such characters come from there
and within the city," in the shadow
of St. Paurs, "Blyme" comes as nat
time for meals.
The stage setting for the play will
be quite as good as at the original
production in New York, and the cos
tunes are to be proper. There is no
opportunity for over-dressing, for the
costumes are the same as are seen
every day. What will appeal to the
audience in this little comedy will be
the sangfroid of the players at every
stage. Professionals never did better,
and it is a source of pleasure to see
a friend do we'll in any part to be
presented. The fact that there has
been a flood of dramas and comedies
at the Orpheum for weeks should not
deter people from attending the per-
formances when this great double bill
is presented.
Seats are on sale at Wall, Nichols
CO., Ltd, and reservations should be
made. Everyone who has an idea
about home institutions is DESTROYS of
helping the Kilohana Art League, and
one of the best ways of doing so is
by attending this performance, for
while you are lending aid to the
league, the league is paying you back
in some very good coin.