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The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-01-24
LABOR SAVING HAY PRESS
THAT AUTOMATICALLY
TIES BALES OF HAY.
INVENTED BY W p EVANS

Commercial Club investigating tho
Merits Of the Machine with Purpose
Of Promoting Plant TO Manufacture
Them Here.
A new hay press invented by Walter
p. Evans of Meadow Grove and which
is expected by its inventor to revolu
tionize the hay press business will be
one of the first things to be investigat-
ed by the Norfolk Commercial club
in its 1908 program.
Evans first conceived the idea of the
new press about fourteen years ago
His invention was perfected within the
past year. One machine has already
been constructed and Is said TO be
working satisfactorily. c, w. Carr OF
Meadow Grove helped build this first
machine and will share in the patent
rights. 3D.. '''
The feature OF the new press Is an
automatic tier. IL Is claimed to be the
only press in the country which ties
its own bales. q, ,,t-
Not cheapness but economy OF OPP
Grafton is the advantage claimed for
Evans new hay press. 1t Is claimed
that the press does away with three
men, with a feeder and two tiers. 1t
is said by the inventor that where
seven men with an old style press bale
from twenty-five to thirty tons of hay
in ten-hour day, four men with the
new press can bale fifty tons. The
price of baling hay, it is said, would
drop from $l.20 to 75c ton. BY at
taching the press to threshing ma
chine, straw, it is said could be put
up for so cents a ton, price that
would open new field for the hay
press.
The Evans hay press is expected to
sell at the price of the best presses,
about $1,000. 1t was estimated by
Evans that a capital OF about 500, 900
would be required by the manufactur-
| ing company.
Mr.. Evans has taken the matter up
with directors of the Commercial club,
who at present view the new press
with favor. The sugar factory build
ing has been suggested as a possible
location for the industry if brought to
Norfolk.
During the next few weeks the Com
mercial club directors may be expected
to try to turn themselves into hay
press authorities.
Mr.. Evans is thirty-three years old
He was in the newspaper business at
Meadow Grove until the last year or
50, since which he has biven his time
to his hay press. He is a son Of c.
S. Evans, editor of the Norfolk Times
Tribune, who has a reputation as an
inventor and who has practical in
vention on the market in a new paper
folder.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-01-24
STAR ON TWO CONTINENTS
Miss Grace Cameron Has Delighted
.. Europe as WeIl as America.

The dainty little comic opera star,
Grace Cameron, who is to appear with
her big musical company at the Audi
forum in Norfolk Saturday night, has
not only captured the hearts of the
American people but has almost as
large following in London, Berlin,
Paris, Cape Town, johannesburg, and
in fact all the larger cities of the
world, as she has had in America.
During her famous career with such
celebrated organizations as THE Bos-
tonians," Foxy CUTLER" Henry W.
Savage's grand opera company, "The
Telephone Girl, "The French Maid"
"The Girl From Paris" Nancy
Brown" when Johnnie Comes March
ing Home" "The Tenderfoot," "Piff
Paff Pouff," etc, etc, Miss Cameron
has never played a part that she did
not make a pronounced hit in, and has
never had or given bad performance
in all her life. This is attributed as a
good and sufficient reason for her
present popularity, for as Edwin Booth
often said: "The success or failure
of actors depends upon their ability
and willingness to keep faith with their
public"
The life of conscientious actress
is a most difficult one. Miss Cameron
devotes her entire life to the public
and her daily habits and routine of
living is made to coincide with her
views to keeping faith with her public
so that she will never have to disap
point her audiences.
First is the delicate care Of the
throat next the vigilance in keeping
the tones of the voice properly placed;
then there is the morning plunge, the
regular massage and the usual care OF
the health, the French, Italian and Ger
man lesson and in fact the whole life
of conscientious prima donna is ex
pended in the interests of the public
and in the effort to keep faith with
the public.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-01-24
GO AFTER The CONVENTION
Delegation Hope to Bring Firemen to
Norfolk in 1909,

Norfolk, 1909" was the banner that
the Norfolk firemen carried to Ne
braska City Tuesday, when the dele
cation composed Of twenty-five Nor
folk firemen left over the Northwest
ern in a special car for Nebraska City,
the 1908 convention city.
Norfolk sent big delegation to the
state convention instructed to use ev-
cry effort to bring the 1909 convention
of Nebraska volunteer firemen to this
city next winter.
The special coach provided for the
Norfolk firemen was decorated with
bunting and banners.
The Norfolk delegation which left
Tuesday morning for Nebraska City
was composed of J. H. Haase, II. w
Winter, M. r. Green, Bun Dixon, Ed
Dixon, P. ]. Fuesler, Fred Hellerman
w. p. McCune, James Lindsay, Henry
Klug, William Klug, l.. Bruce, H
Paul, l.. HENDERSON, Robert Reynolds
NJ Schmiedeberg, Ed Brueggeman, w
Rouse, Ed Mullen, c. e. Hartford Johr
Napier and V. A. Nenow.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-01-24
IMPLICATED IN HOLD Up.
BURT SHOEMAKER is TAKEN TO
WEST POINT.
SHERIFF MALcHoW GOT HIM

Shoemaker is Charged With Being I'm
plicated With kennard In the Rob-
berry Of Charles Miller Of Oakland
In West Point.
Burt Shoemaker, arrested on a
Northwestern train in Norfolk Monday
afternoon when in the company OF Ray
Kennard, was taken to West Point
Tuesday noon by Sheriff Malchow of
Cunning county.
The Cunning county sheriff was In
Norfolk but few minutes to get
Shoemaker, who with Kennard is ac-
cused Of being implicated with hold.
up or robbery committed on Charles
Miller of Oakland, who, was visiting in
West Point when he got touched,
so the officers say, for IS.
Shoemaker claimed that Miller was
touched" by Kennard but admitted
using part OF the "haul' to purchase
railroad tickets to Plainview, his home
Sheriff Malchow intimated in Nor.
folk that he could have additional com.
plants filed. against both Shoemaker
and Kennard. ..yr w.. .s..a-,. -
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-01-24
For a Cleaner City.

The following resolution was sub
mitted to the Norfolk Woman's club
Monday afternoon by Mrs. NJ. A. Nc
MILAN and unanimously adopted by
the members OF the club present:
"Whereas all mothers are DESTROYS
that their children become good citt
zens and welcome everything in the
way OF reform that will help promote
high ideals, and ..'
Whereas, our mayor is trying to
create a better sentiment by ehforc-
ing the Slocum law and by introducing
other reforms, therefore, be it I.
"Resolved, That the Norfolk Wo-
mans club extend its hearty sympathy
to him in his work and that each
member so far as possible will coop
crate with him in his efforts for the
enforcement of law and hence a clean
er city," ..
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-01-24
Hoskins Briefs.

Rumors are ahoat that new butch
err shop is about to be started here.
Mr.. Schroeder, ST., has been i'll for
the last week and is slowly improving
The sale of Aug. Deck occurred at
his farm six miles east of Hoskins and
one of the best and largest sales this
year was reported.
A wrestling match has been sched-
uled at the local opera house, to oc-
cur on the 23rd of this month Halli.
dan of Sioux Falls and Walton of Nor
folk are to be the main attraction,
with few preliminaries. The partici-
pants for the preliminaries have not
been made known. This is the first
match that has been held at Hoskins
for long time, and a good crowd Is
expected. s.
Mr.. Lundberg of Wayne is about to
start a new newspaper at this place
in the old Headlight Office.
Miss Minnie Koehn and Arthur
Weatherholt, both of Hoskins were
united in marriage at the home of the
groom's parents in Norfolk the latter
part of last week.
Verne Zeimer was seriously i'll the
latter part of last week. but is slowly
recovering.
Frank Phillips and John Kaulen
were Norfolk visitors Monday.
Quite few young people from Hos
kins attended the play at Norfolk last
Saturday evening.
Frank Phillips and Will Barge were
Sioux City visitors Sunday.
Mrs. Roehrke of Meadow Grove is
visiting her mother, Mrs. VIM. Zutz.
A great many sales are scheduled
for the latter part of January and fore
part of February. Almost all the own
ers are intending to go to South Da
kOta,
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-01-24
LACK 0F INDIANS TO HUNT.
TWO DlME.NoVEL BOYS COME TO
NORFOLK TO KILL INDIANS.
THE LADS ARE FROM LAUREL

Disappointed in the Scarcity Of Big
Game Here the Boys Travel on to
the Wilds OF Sioux City to Try Their
Luck There.
Nothing doing in the Indian line in
Norfolk.
Hunting Indians, two Laurel lads,
Carl Goltz, age thirteen, and VIII Stu.
kas, age sixteen, came TO Norfolk,
where, disappointed at the scarcity Of
Indians TO hunt, they expressed their
shot gun and rifle back to Laurel, CIV
ing up the Indian end of their chase.
Monday afternoon j. ID. West city
marshal OF Laurel, arrived in Norfolk
looking for the runaway boys. He
traced the boys from Beldon to O'Neill
and then to Norfolk While here he
received word that the lads had gone
to Sioux City. .... -...|
Little Carl Goltz, who Is the only
son in a, prominent Laurel family, was
the flnanoier OF the party, leaving
home last Saturday with $4S and a
gold watch which cost sG5 and which
had been present to the boy.
Both boys had been reading htera-
ture Of the wild west variety.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-01-24
TEMPLE QUARTET CONCERT
Auditorium Comfortably Filled With
Well Pleased Audience.

The Auditorium was comfortably
filled Monday evening on the occasion
of the appearance of the Temple quar-
tet concert company, the third num-
Der of the high school lecture course.
Norfolk people who appreciate good
voices were delighted with the quartet
and with the soloists.
Miss Lucy Lee, the reader, while
hardly the attraction of the evening,
gave some pleasing readings.
President Pile of Wayne college,
County Superintendent Pilger OF
Pierce, County Superintendent Perdue
of Madison and e. o. Garrett OF Ere
mont, the latter a prospective candi-
date for lieutenant governor on the
democratic ticket, occupied a box at
the concert.
Financially the management of the
lecture course find that they have
about $240 to raise by single admis-
sions to the next two numbers.
Up to date the work of securing sup
port for the lecture course has fallen
pretty largely on City Superintendent
Bodwell.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-01-24

seat will remain at Fairfax" said a
man from Gregory. The fight that
has developed will, 1t appears, leave
the county seat where 1t now is for
some time"
II am anxious to see every Norfolk
industry succeed | realize that every
industrial success in Norfolk will make
my farm that much more valuable.
am proud of Norfolk" This was the
sentiment expressed yesterday by n
we'll known farmer who lives near
here The increase in land values
with the success of the town Is a
point that is being given more and
more consideration.
Butte Gazette: While they are talk.
ing of suitable material for vice presi.
dent, the Gazettee would suggest the
name of Congressman NJ. p. Kinkaid
for that position. He Is recognized
from ocean to ocean as one of the
most able men in that august body
and has received many honors at the
hands of President Roosevelt, which
goes to show that our popular Presi-
dent appreciates his work.
Chief Justice j. b. Barnes left for
Lincoln where the supreme court met
Tuesday. The weeks session will be
important, Among the opinions long
since due are the following: The. suit
against the alleged Lumber , trust,
which was in the hands of the court
before the summer adjournment. This
case is on the decision Of Refree Post,
both sides objecting to his decision.
The suit against the express compan-
les ana the mandamus suit against
the State Board of Assessment to
compel the board to show just how it
arrived at the valuation of the proper
ty OF the Union Pacific railroad.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-01-24
SNOW PURIFIED The AIR
Welcome Moisture in the Atmosphere
Removes Dust and Germs.

A light coating of snow was spread
over the earth Tuesday night, a well
coined gift from the weather man to
'dust-ridden north Nebraska.
Despite the mild temperature, few
days were more disagreeable than
Tuesday. The wind had disagreeable
strength and the air was saturated
with dust.
But Tuesday was not only disagree
able but positively unhealthy, so Nor
folk physicians said. The air was
filled with dust, lively skirmishing
germs, and all kinds Of impurities, the
result of the long winter dry spell
when neither snow, rain nor the
sprinkling wagon quiets the dust of
the city streets.
So the snow was welcome when it
came Tuesday night. Physicians say.
too, that mild weather in the winter
months is most productive of colds
and grip.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-01-24
NEBRASKA CDuEC|ORSH|P
STATE DELEGATION IN CONGRESS
ASKED TO DECIDE.
HAMMOND AND ROSE CANDIDATES
The "Iowa Idea" is Adopted by Ne
braska Senators and congressman
and the Collectorship viii Come to
a Vote Next Saturday.

Saturday President Roosevelt asked
Senators Burkett and Brown to call
together the Nebraska delegation and
decide the collectorship appointment.
The delegation immediately met in
Congressman Boyd's room on the third
floor of the new Office building and
decided that the Iowa idea" should
govern the action of the representa-
tives from Nebraska in the national
halls OF legislation on statewide posi-
tions. This reserves to the individual
members of the delegation all post
masterships in their several districts,
postmasters in home towns of sena-
tors and land Offices in cities where
senators reside. On all other matters
of patronage, however, in which the
state is interested the delegation will
have the right of selection, each mem.
Der being entitled to one vote. The
vote on the collectorship was set for
Saturday, January %.
Senator Gamble introduced to the
president Joy NJ. Hacker and Winslow
D. Dougherty of Gregory, S. D., who
are east upon a pleasure trip and sight
seeing in Washington enroute to New
York.
Senators Burkett and Brown have
with Judge Boyd, Endorsed P. E
Taylor of Tecumseh for examination
for a consular position.
Among the pension bills passed Fri
day by the house were two introduced
by Judge Boyd for Alfred G. Anderson
of Palmer and Edwin T. Farmer OF
Albion, each for $50.
The National bank Of Ainsworth
Neb., has been authorized to begin
business with $4,000 capital. R. S
Rising is president, j. NJ. Hanna, vice
president, and c. A. Barnes, cashier.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-01-24
CHERRY COUNTY ASSESSORS.
List Of Deputies Named for the Va
rious Precincts.

Valentine, Neb., Jan. 22-Special to-
The News: P. H. Young, county as
SCISSOR, has appointed the following
deputy assessors: VIM. E. Haley, Val
entine precinct; c. w. Bennett, Cleve-
land and Dewey Lake; c. w. Cramer,
Table; T. F. Kelley, Minnechaduza;
Chas. Hudson, Kewanee and Sparks;
VIM. Kennedy, Kennedy; Barney Nc
Nit, Loup; j. NJ. Uehling, Pleasant
Hill and Goose Greek; j. W. Grooves,
Wood Lake; Dan Barnes, Gillispie and
Barley; VIM. Ricketts,, Eli; e. B. Quib-
BILE, Merriman; Ira Johnson, Irving
and Lavaka; Alex Burr, Mother and
Buffalo Lake; Capt. Osborne, Steen;
NJ. None. Cody; Alois Shaefer, Mcneil
and Sharp's Ranch; Wray, Georgia;
Sweeney, Enlow; VIM. Heelan, Schle-
gel; Earnest Heth, River; w. d. Spen-
ser, German;
A little excitement was stirred up
yesterday afternoon when a team be-
longing to Albert Haley of Sparks took
fright and ran away pell nell down
| Main street. He was loading freight
at the depot when they started and
was not in the wagon. Fortunately
there was clear space down the
street and no damage resulted beyond
the spillng of some of the load.
| The building recently occupied by H.
Hoening as piano store has been
rented by Elmer Bristol, who is going
to stock it with groceries and open
grocery store. Mr.. Hoening is now
managing the Fair store.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-01-24
MISSOURI RIVER CONGRESS
Norfolk Delegation Attends Big Meet
ing in Sioux City.

G. D. Butterfield, j. B. Maynard, c.
E. Burnham and Henry Haase, mem
bers of Norfolk's delegation to the
Missouri River Navigation congress at
Sioux City Wednesday and Thursday,
left Norfolk Wednesday morning to
attend the big meeting which is to pull
for the opening Of the Missouri river
TO navigation.
l., A. Rothe, the fifth member of the
city delegation, was threatened with
an attack of the grip and was unable
to leave on the morning train, although
he expected to attend at least one ses-
sion of the convention.
w. P. Logan, appointed a delegate
by Governor Sheldon, left at noon for
Sioux City.
Interest in the future Of the Mis-
souri, river is strong all over the west,
where river navigation is expected to
help freight rates.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-01-24

deman, is making her home with her
brother.
A new land Office for South Dakota
Is provided in bill introduced in the
senate by Senator Gamble OF South
Dakota providing for the establishment
of a new land district in South Dakota
with the office at Lennon, S. ID. The
new district is to be composed of the
northern parts of Butte and Shannon
counties, embracing a tract of about
100000 acres not now accessible to
AT the present land Offices.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-01-24
WINTER HORSE SALES
Initial Sale Monday Afternoon lndi-
Gates Bio Future.

Smith Brothers winter sales OF ma
tive horses, which opened with the in
itlal sale Monday afternoon, brought
a big enough crowd OF buyers to Nor
folk to make the prospects for the
winter series very bright. The Nor.
folk horse market Is believed to have
big future.
The market was topped by a bay
mare at 1905. Most Of the horses sold
from Sos and SIS up to $50.
The next sale OF native stuff will be
held on Monday, February 8.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-01-24
FREIGHT RATES ARE UP.
COMMERCIAL CLUB INACCURACIES
THE CAMPAIGN.
WILL PUSH MATTER VIGOROUSLY

A. J. Durland Concludes to Accept
Presidency Of the Club, and a sys-
tematie Campaign for Equitable
Rates is Started.
A. j. Durland will accept the presi-
dency OF the Norfolk Commercial club
and a systematic campaign looking to
an adjustment Of the Norfolk freight
rates will be entered on.
This was announced at the conclu.
sion OF the Tuesday meeting OF the
Commercial club directors. sd. ...u..
At the meeting the matter OF freight
rates was discussed. 1t was said that
the campaign for freight rate adjust
ment, once initiated, would probably
last two or three years, requiring more
or less expert information besides the
employment Of good attorney, the
very best that could be obtained, and
involving altogether a probable ex-
pense of at least $4,000 in addition to
the regular annual expenses OF the
club. .,~ 49,. ,' rn:,,.,.l G',W /,
-, After thorough consideration and
discussion blythe club, the following
resolution was adopted: r-. .N.a1
Resolved, That in view OF the ex-
isting discrimination in freight rates
against the city of Norfolk and in view
OF the instructions Of the club at its
annual meeting passed by unanimous
vote, we, the directors OF the CONNER
cial club, believe that the following
procedure should be carried out:
THAT we should employ an efficient
secretary and an attorney to investi-
gate and inform us what these discrim'
nations are, after which we should
make a submittal in friendly man
ner to the railroad company of our
request for a discontnuance OF such
determinations, and If such redress
as we deem necessary Is not made
then action should be begun in the
proper tribunal and the controversy
carried through to final adjudication
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-01-24
TAKE THE EXAMINATIONS
SIX YOUNG MEN ANSWER CIVIL
SERVICE QUESTIONS.
NORFOLK CARRIER OR CLERK
Applicants for Position in the Norfolk
Postal Service Are Examined by
Val Light, Secretary of the Local
Examining Board.

Six young men, five living in Norfolk
and one in Madison, took civil service
examinations at the Norfolk federal
building Wednesday on the chance of
gaining the position of carrier or clerk
in the Norfolk postoffice. The exam
nations were conducted by Val Light,
secretary of the local examining board
Those who took the examinations
were: Ernest A. Arnett, Madison;
Lorin F. Brueggeman, Herman F.
Haase, Harrison G. Peters, James E.
Thomas and Herbert L. w. Wichman
of Norfolk.
The examination lasted four hours
and half and consisted of tests in
spelling, arithmetic, letter writing,
copying, penmanship and geography.
The papers will be forwarded to Wash
ington, D. c., where the successful con-
testants will be accorded a place on
the eligible list for a period of one
year.
AS soon as the necessary papers are
received in Norfolk an examination
will be given for the position of store
keeper and gauger in the revenue de-
partment. Frank R. BARLEY of Neigh
will take this examination.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-01-24
A Prophetic Soma.

Nebraska is Going Dry" At least
that's what the members of the Nor
folk w. c. T. U. sing.
Tuesday afternoon the w. C. T. U.
met at the Brewer home and they
closed the meeting by all singing me.
braska is Going Dry"
Twenty-Five women were present at
the meeting, The afternoons program
was arranged by Mrs. Kidder. Lunch
was served.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-01-24
GRIEF IN THE PHONE.
The Mix Up That a Person Gets Into
at Norfolk Junction.

When you are at the Junction tick
etoffice of the Northwestern don't ask
to use the telephone. 1t holds only
grief.
A local telephone system connects
the ticket office, the round house and
the dispatcher's Office. The busy
traveller breaks into the ticket office
grabs the telephone and begins to
ring. If the traveller is man of slow
comprehension the conversation over
the wires is apt to be vigorous and
interesting.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-01-24

adorned with his photograph, and the
succeeding pages telling of his work.
That II pays TO advertise Is n truth
recognized by the Rev. Mr.. Sayidge,
for he shows that he has buried 1900
people and married over LOO couples.
lie claims the record Of the west for
leading people in, or escortng them
out OF misery
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-01-24
EXECUTIVE BOARD REORGANIzED
North Nebraska Live Stock Protective
Association.

The executive board of the North
Nebraska Live Stock Protective asso-
citation was recognized in Norfolk
yesterday at the first meeting held
since the general meeting.
President Rhodes of Creighton, Vice
President Krantz of Norfolk, Score
tary Mason of Meadow Grove, Treas
urer Craig of Norfolk and Chief Cap
tain Losey of Battle Creek were at the
meeting.
The board is to start in on an imme
date campaign to extend the organi
Zation.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-01-24
MINISTERIAL ADVERTISING.
Rev. c. w. savdee OF Omaha AdVer
tises Record.

Omaha, Jan. 20.-The latest in ad-
vertising, that of a minister, the Rev,
Charles w. Savidge, who advertises
that he is ready to bury the dead
wherever called on, and will go to the
cemetery when necessary" and that
he bTill marry couples at any hour of
the Day or night" has just come off
thei Dress.
Che minister's advertisement is in
Nh shape of pamphlet, the first page
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-01-24

What has become of the old fash
Toned boy who believed that hair
from a horses tail, kept six weeks,
would turn into a snake? And of
the old-fashioned boy who believed
that the bug known as money bug"
if kept long enough, would turn into
money?
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-01-24
CHARGED WITH STEALING WHEAT
Frank Sims, Farm Hand, Taken to
"'.. Neiioh ..... 81

NeliSn.
Frank Sims, young farmland OF
nineteen, was taken back to Neigh
Tuesday noon to answer to the charge
Of stealing a wagon load Of wheat from
his erstwhile employer, farmer
named Clark who lives near Neigh.
Sims marketed the load of wheat
and came to Norfolk, having brother
living some seven miles east of the
city. He was arrested in Norfolk and
held until Marshal l. E. Atkins of Ne
ligh arrived for his man.