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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-20

See ]. THOMAS LUMBER co. fol
lumber and DEWEY PORTLAND CE-
MENT. Guaranteed the best manu-.
featured.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-20

Jap hairpins, fans, dolls, etc. Topeka
Spice Mills, 1o9 East Eighth.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-20

Buy your friend a box of union made
cigars for Christmas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-20
Cigar Caused His Death.

Media, Pa, Dec. 20.-Thomas valen-
tine Cooper. a member of the Pennsyl-
vania legislature from Delaware county
and formerly collector of the port of
Philadelphia, was burned to death at
his home here Sunday. While smoking
cigar in the sitting room of his home
he either fell asleep or suffered a
paralytic stroke. His bathrobe caught
fire and he was dead before the flames
were discovered by members of his
family.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-20

The rest of this week we will give
nice cup and saucer free with each $500
purchase of china or art ware Topeka
Spice Mills, 109 East Eighth
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-10-08

Sioux Falls, S. d., Oct. 5.-Marcus
Olson, an employe of the Milwaukee
railway company, with headquarters
at Platte, in fit of dependency occa-
stoned by his gambling all night and
losing all the available cash belonging
to himself as well as the wages of his
sons, attempted to end his own life.
He sent an acquaintance to a Platte
drug store for a quantity of strych-
nine, instructing the acquaintance to
inform the druggist that he wanted
the poison for killing rats. Entering
coal shed, he swallowed the poison.
Fortunately for him, he was soon dis
covered and physicians summoned
who, after strenuous efforts, succeeded
in saving his life. Olson now is sorry
for his rash attempt, and states that
he has learned good lesson.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-10-08
Fail On Artesian Wall

Sioux Falls, S. d., Oct. 5.-The au-
thorities of Woonsocket are sorely dis
appointed because efforts to secure
another mammoth artesian we'll at
that place have resulted unsuccess-
fully, the drillers having found it i'm
possible to strike the great artesian
flow which made other artesian wells
drilled in that part of the state among
the greatest spouters of the kind i'm
the United States. The old artesians
well which for many years furnishedl
the water for the Woonsocket water,
works system, when first struck was
the greatest well of the kind in the
west, the flow and pressure beng
something enormous. The flow of the
well has gradually decreased until it,
became necessary to seek an addition
al flow elsewhere. The new wen.
when the water from it is turned into,
the mains, will increase the pressure.
to some extent, but the pressure wilf
still be far below what the city author
tiles desired
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-10-08
West Point News.

West Point, Neb., Oct. Especial
to The News: The repairs, decora-
tions and new additions to st. Mary's
Catholic church at West Point, made
necessary by the devastation wrought
by the tornado of June "a, are now
completed and the edifice is in much
better condition that ever before. The
mural decorations have been placed
on the walls in oil instead of water
colors. and the effect is much better.
Over $1,000 has been expended in nee.
essary repairs, $4,000 of which sum
was contributed by the congregation.
James Johnson, well known for
mer business man of West Point, sue
cumbed to heart disease. and was in
tered on Friday The deceased was
in business here for many years prior
to his removal to Michigan, from
which state he returned some months
ago much broken in health. He was
40 years Of age, a native of Denmark
and member of the Danish Brother.
hood and the Sons of Herman. He
leaves a widow. formerly Miss Amelia
Miller of this city.
The st, Paul's German Lutheran
church of West Point held it's annual
missionfest on Sunday. The local pas
tor. Rev. A. r. T.. Oelschlaeger, was
assisted by Rev. Mr.. Tegeler OF Bee
mer. Lang Of Hooper and Hilfert OF
Wisner. A large attendance was
present.
The very warm weather Of the past
two weeks has ripened the corn very
fast. No frost of any moment has oc
CURED so far. and the corn is ripen
ing naturally and perfectly. The yield
in spite of prophecies to the contrary
will be fully up to the average. Farm
ers are offering corn huskers Ave
cents per bushel for husking, and can
not find many men willing to work
even at that price.
News has reached the city of the
death at Washington, d. c., of Mrs
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-10-08
"Mr. Dooley" on MAGAZINES.

F. p. Dunno in the October Aneri-
can magazine: "'Well, sir said Mr..
Dooley, 4 wonder how much it costs
to have pome or story printed in
wan iv these poplar magazines along
with all tn good advertisin'? sup
pose it comes high. TIL fellows that
runs thin magazines must be CROWN
rich out iv tn potes an novelists. But
| think they're goin' too far in their
greed FIR goold. There must be limit
to their avarice. | don't object, mind
we, to their maxim fair profit out iv
their business iv "idjacatin' people
where to get tn best breakfast food or
tn most sparklin' hair dye or what
kind iv revolver to shoot themselves
with. That's all right. But what OBJ
ject to is whin | pay ten or fifteen
cents FIR magazine expectin' to spind
me avenin' improvin' me mind with tn
latest thoughts in advertiser to find
more thin quarther iv tn whole book
devoted to lithrachoor."
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-10-08

air from a ship in the Pacific ocean,
near Alaska, and was then transmitted
to Norfolk from the coast by the reg,
ular commercial wires.
The dispatch Is from Lieutenant
Mapes, the son.in.law of Mr.. and Mrs.
Blakely, and announces the return to
America of their daughter. Lieuten.
ant and Mrs. Mapes have been in the
orient for over two years, but are now
being transported to America. The
message said:
Transport Sheridan, At Sea, Oct. g.
Via San Francisco, Oct. Mrs
Blakely, Norfolk, Neb.: Passing Aleu-
tian islands. Seattle Oct. 5.
(Signed) Lieutenant Mapes."
These islands are near Alaska
The last letter Mrs. Blakely had was
dated August 81 and stated that Lieu
tenant and Mrs. Mapes would prob
ably sail for America soon. They will
be stationed in the state of Washing
ton. They will not come to Norfolk
at this time.
Last year Mr.. and Mrs. Mapes tour
ed through Japan and China. For six
months they were stationed at Fam
boanta, Mindanao. Previous to that
time they were at Parang island.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-10-08
NORTHWESTERN JOINS FIGHT.
Goes In With Other Nebraska Roads
Against 2-cent Fare.


Fremont Tribune: After holding
back for long time the Northwest.
ern has entered the rate.law bucking
game and has filed II petition I'm fedcr-
nj court at Lincoln asking that Il be
protected by injunction running against
the state of Nebraska from penalties
under the law, should Il restore it's
freight and passenger rates to the fig
ures In force before January |, 1907
The application for injunction run
ming against Attorney General Thomp-
son, the state railway commission and
the three individual members OF that
body to prevent them from enforcing
penalties provided for violation of the
2-cent passenger rate law and commod-
ity freight rate bill, by which freight
rates on live stock, grain, lumber ana
coal were reduced 10 per cent, was
filed there
In the petition the road alleges that
the penalties attached to violations
of these laws are so harsh and unrea-
sonable that the company is forced tor
submit to them, because the penalties
might overreach the value of the prop
critics before court decision could bc
secured on their validity. 1t is set up
that the Northwestern has lost rev
enue by the enforcement of the 2-cent
rate law and that its revenues have
been cut 100000 per year by the
freight rate law. This is proved, II is
claimed, after the laws have been Civ
en- full two years trial. 1t is charged
that the enforcement of the laws
amount to confiscation Of property.
The Northwestern did not join with
the other Nebraska roads when they
moved against these laws and 1t was
said at that time the reason was that
the earnings of the Northwestern
showed it had prospered under the
new laws and had actually made
money by the rate reductions. These
statements are now denied to the
court in this petition.
While the other roads attacked the
| anti-pass laws, the Northwestern does
not, and it is inferred from its failure
to do so that it has no quarrel with
this piece of legislation.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-10-08

ing the reservation, while comforting
with members OF the newly created
competency commission, composed Of
Messrs. McConihe, Pollock and Mar.
BILE. The meeting lasted all the after
noon and took place on the lawn at
this agency, the Indians being seated
on the grass In a circle at the center
of which were Mr.. Abbott and his co.
workers. The services OF three inter
prefers were required, and talks were
made by the assistant commissioner
members of the commission and ex.
Congressman Boyd, who came down
from Neigh. These were responded
to by White Horse. Little Horse, Silas
Wood, Solomon Woodruff and Alfred
Hallowell, also other members of the
tribal council as well as Indian citi
zens. The assistant commissioner an.
swered a number of questions for the
Indians, told of the purpose Of the de-
partment with reference to their lands
and interests, also gave them some
good advice with reference to their
financial dealings and agricultural
methods. He also discussed plans for
improvement along educational and
industrial lines, including a model
farm project, all Of which were freely
discussed and generally favorably
commented upon by the Omahas.
Mr.. Abbott and the members of the
competency commission will meet and
listen to every one interested in their
work at Walthill today.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-10-08
Diseontinuance Of
Hot Springs Summer ServiC

HOT Springs Summer Service.
The summer train service between
Hot Springs and Rapid City via the
Northwestern line. leaving Hot Springs
5:25 p. m, arriving Buffalo Gap, Sis
p. m, leaving Buffalo Gap at $50 p.
M, arriving Rapid City at 1905 p. m,
and leaving Rapid City at $3.50 a. m,
arriving Buffalo Gap at 1O:45 a. m,
leaving Buffalo Gap 1O:45 a. m. arrlv-
ing Hot Springs 1875 a. m, will be
discontinued after Saturday, October
8, 1909.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-10-08
Eranz.Euhrman.

At the home of the brides parents,
Tuesday at 8 o'clock, six miles east
of Norfolk, Miss Lizzie Thurman and
Rev. Emil Franz were united in wed.
lock.
Rev. Mr. Clifford OF Yutan, Neb., per.
formed the ceremony in the presence
of few friends and the immediate
family, after which the newly married
couple left for an extended trip to
Huntington, Ind, attending the synod
meeting of the church, and later to
Sheboygan, Wis. The bride is the old
est daughter of Rev. C. j. Thurman
of the Reformed church and an old
resident of this vicinity.
Rev. Mr., Franz came to this coun
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-10-08
RuhloW and Bussey's Adj
difion-
Wards Sub. Div. of Lots
10 and II of Wards
Sub. Lots.
Rather Personal.

They were casting for trout In the
mountain rapids. and he was awk-
ward
Don't you know" he drawled. try
ing to dislodge a snagged hook. there
are some wonderfully queer fish In the
Atlantic ocean. Did you ever see q
goosefshT'
And the pretty girl smiled.
"Yes, indeed. Freddy" she chirped.
Il am watching a goose fish now
Chicago News.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-10-08
Stanton Beats Omaha League.

Stanton, Neb., Oct. Especial to
The News: Stanton defeated the
Omaha Western league team here yes
terday afternoon by score of to l.
Here is the score by innings:
Omaha .....0 0 0 0 o 0 0 / 0--1
Stanton .....0 0 % 0 0 5 0 *-5
The feature of the game was Sinde-
lars mastery pitching. He held the
hard hitting Omaha team down to two
least eighteen inches, though called
fair" by the umpire. He struck out
ten men and fielded his position with
out an error.
With the exception of one inning
the field work of the Omaha league
what appeared to be safe hits were
caught. They had the best of it in
base running, but they could not hit
Sindelar, their sole run being the re.
suit of errors.
In the seventh inning Hopper, for
first base, Atkinson beat out a bunt,
advancing Hopper to second. Whalen
lined out a beautiful drive over sec.
ond base for hit, filling the bases
Omaha punched two errors and an
overthrow. and the result tailed up
five runs for Stanton.
Summary-Scores: Omaha, /; Stan
ton, 5. Base hits: Omaha, 2; Stan
ton 3. Errors: Omaha, 4; Stanton
3. Earned runs: Stanton 0; Omaha
0. Batteries: Omaha, Kelley and
Gonding; Stanton, Sindelar and Hop
per. Umpire. Rev. John F. Poucher.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-10-08

Nellie NJ. Freeze, a former resident OF
West Point and the wife Of DR.. II. II.
Freeze of Washington. The deceased
was formerly Miss Nellie Selah OF
West Point, and was a member OF one
of the leading pioneer families OF the
city.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-10-08
coNFERs WITH RED SKINS.
Government Officials Make Talks a
Omaha Agency.

Macy, Neb.. Oct. 5.-A most inter
esting scene was presented at the
Omaha agency here when about 800
members OF the Omaha tribe of In
dians met in conference with Assis-
tant Commissioner Fred II. Abbott,
who is here from Washington inspect
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-10-08
The Cause.

"Why do suffragettes continually re-
fer 10 our causeY"
Possibly" answered the superficial
cynic. lit is because cause is essen
TALLY woman's eason."-Washing
ton Star.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-10-08

try about one year ago from Indiana
and has been assisting In the Re-
formed church northeast Of Norfolk
Rev and Mrs Franz will return TO
Norfolk about the last of this month
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-10-08

There are nearly $4,000 persons en-
rolled in the Sunday schools OF Massa-
ehusetts, including some $4,000 officers
and teachers.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-10-08
A Wireless Received Here.

Mrs. c. A. Blakely has Just received
the first wireless message ever sent
10 Norfolk.
The message whizzed through the
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-10-08
SCHOOL FOR FLIERS.
Would Be Aviators viii Learn How
In New, York,

A school or aeronautics will be open
ed soon Ia New York by the Young
Mems Christian association. The course
Of study. lectures and demonstrations
will be under the direction Of Wilbur
r. Kimball. an aeronartic expert.
The aim Of the school is to train men
for the coming industry OF airship
building and aviation.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-10-08
Aoed Woman Hanas Herself.

While her husband lay in bed suf-
fering with severe attack of rheu-
matism, Mrs. Ferdinand Pofahl, aged
Edgewater park during the forenoon,
by hanging herself with a shoe string
tied to the kitchen door knob. Mrs.
Pofahl had tied her mouth shut with
a string so that she would be unable
to scream while strangling.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pofahl some time ago
had bought house and lot adjoining
their home. The Indebtedness on this
property worried her extremely. Yes
terday they soid the property, releas.
ing themselves from all obligation and
all worry. 1t is thought that the ner'
vous reaction, due to the breaking of
her period of worry, brought about
the state of mind which led Mrs. Pc
fail to take her own life.
Sick Husband Calls Neiehbors.
Mr.. Pofahl, who lay suffering with
rheumatism in bed, and who is heavily
bandaged, missed his wife and became
perplexed at her long absence. Fin
ally he left his bed to find her and
discovered that his wife had strangled
to death in the adjoining room. She
had pitched forward on her knees tC
accomplish the strangling.
Mr.. Pofahl was unable to cut the
shoe string, and called to neighbors
who rushed in and gave assistance
Life had been extinct, however, fol
some time. The woman's throat hat
been badly cut by the sharp string.
During her husbands illness, Mrs
Pofahl has been doing all of the
chores about the home, and she tolt
him that she was going into the yart
to milk the COW and dig potatoes. Sht
remained away so long that he became
anxious and got out of bed, despite hi
inflammatory rheumatism, to giv'
search.
CrawIs to Kitchen.
| He was compelled to crawl on hi
hands and knees to get to the kitchen
Neighbors saw Mrs. Pofahl workin,
! in the yard about 8 o'clock, and i
was about 10 when she was found, 81
it is thought likely the suicide wa
committed about $50.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pofahl were old set
tiers in Norfolk having formerly live,
on farm east of the city Recent.
they moved to town.
Mrs. Pofahl was the mother of
large family. Besides her husband
she is survived by four sons and fiv
daughters. Among them are: Ed
ward Pofahl, driver of an ice wagol
here; Mrs. John Walters, Norfolk
John Pofahl, Hoskins; Emil Pofahl
Pierce; Theodore Pofahl, Ewing; Mrs
Peter Stear, Chamberlain, S. D.; Mrs
J. Bishop, Seattle; Miss Hattie Pc
fahl. Miss Meta Pofahl.
Coroner Kindred was summone
from Meadow Grove and arrived il
the city on the next train, to hold al
! inquest.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-10-08

The News reaches every home in
Norfolk and in the country around
Norfolk.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-10-08

Instead OF worrying about storage
room for that unused furniture. why
not make quick and quiet sale of 10
through classified ad?
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-10-08

osborne's Sub. Div. Of
Lot I Blk IL Of Haase's
Sub. Lots.
Desc. Lot. Blk. Amt.
! ',s.''
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-10-08
Park Addition.

Out Lots to Park Add.
Desc. Lot. Blk. Amt.
G 5 81
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-03-13
More Ore Teams
on Shipping List

THE Broken Hills company added
another team to its shipping list yes
terday," stated ]. w. Goodwin, of
that camp, last evening, land later
in the week the fourth team will
leave Goldfeld for the same purpose.
They are sacking 100 sacks daily
from the two surface trenches. In
one trench they have fourteen feet of
ore that will go 1922 to the ton and
in the other trench are sacking from
a ledge that is from seven to nine
feet in width that will go better than
$500.
Shortly before leaving the camI
| had a talk with Tom Murphy, who
is managing the property, and he in
formed me that the present force o
men was the largest that had beef
employed at the mine since the pres
ent company took hold of it."
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-03-13
Awful Mistake
of James Haley
POPULAR STATE OFFICIALS MIS-
TAKE NEARLY CAUSES
HIS DEATH.

James f. Haley, state bullion and
tax collector, last evening had what
might be called a narrow escape from
death. James has been working real
hard of late and on many nights has
labored until dawn. AS a consequence
he has been troubled with insomnia.
just before retiring last night to his
apartments in the Mizpah hotel,
James consulted a doctor who pre-
scribed some kind OF a white powder
which was guaranteed TO make the
state official snore in the sleep Of
the innocent.
When James was ready to retire he
took a dose from what he thought
was the bottle of powder recently
purchased. And then a horrible
light dawned upon him. In his grip
were two bottles exactly like the one
containing the sleeping draught.
One contained strychnine and the
other salts. And Haley thought he
had taken the strychnine. With a
yell that woke every guest in the ho-
tel, he fell to the floor in a semi
fainting condition. A doctor was
summoned but by the time of his ar
rival Haley discovered that he had
made a mistake for instead of taking
either the sleep dope or the strych-
nine, he had swallowed the salts,
James leaves this morning fol
Goldfeld, minus one bottle.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-03-13
Payday at the
TOnOpdh Mines

Yesterday was pay day in Tono-
pah and the Tonopah Mining com
pany, Montana. Belmont. Tonopah
Extension, Jim Butler, MacNamara
and West End mines, the Tonopah
and Goldfeld railway, Montana mill
and the mills at Millers paid out a
sum over 100000 to the various
employees. The majority Of the
checks issued in this city we're cash
ed at the Tonopah Banking corpora
ton, the Nevada First National bank,
the Tonopah Club, the Liquor com
pany and at the Casino, where thou
sands of dollars were on hand to be
paid in exchange for the gilt-edged
checks of the various companies.
The Midway was the only mine in
Tonopah that did not pay off yester-
day as the pay day for that company
falls on the fifth of the month. five
days earlier than that of the other
companies.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-03-13
Nye County Division Again
Before the Senate
White Pine, Lander and Clark are After a Portion of the Greatest County
in the State--PoEce Bill Still Causing Much Discussion

Rhyolite, Brooks of Esmeralda and
Brandon of Humboldt complete the
committee. Kane stated today that
no matter who will be incriminated
he will not be a party to any white
wash proceedings and as one of the
committee he will insist upon a full
public investigation. 1t is more than
possible that ne will be supported in
this stand by both Brooks and Bran
don. But little time remains for the
committee to complete its work this
session and unless special means are
placed at the disposal of the commit
tee to carry on its work it is prob
able that the investigation will end
without result with the arrival or ad-
journment time for the legislature.
1t is probable that the bill reduc-
ing the salaries of Nye county of
ficials will pass this session, but that
it will be amended to go into effect
two years hence.
Nye county division will come W
in the senate probably tomorrow
Tallman has agreed to allow the
measure to be amended to give the
people a chance to vote On it two
years hence. However, Nye has III
laurels in danger, for White Pine
the new county of Clark and Lande-
county are now making efforts to ge
a slice of the disputed territory. l
Nye is too large, they argue, Civ
small sections of it to it's neighbor
and thus IL out any possibility o
bitter sectional feeling. How TIL
matter will end is problematical a
this time.
: There is still a mountain of worl
t before the legislature and only b
hard work can the present bills b
acted upon before the day of ad
jcurnment. Gallagher of Rawhid
| threatens further delay by Stain
2 that he is going to introduce a res
luton asking both houses to adjour
d over for one day on March II. II
believed that this resolution. t.
gether with Smaill's bachelor bi
5 win be promptly tabled when thu
appear for final action.