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The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-25

Railway Age-Gazette: An officer
writes that preliminary surveys and
some Of the right-of-way has been
secured. The projected route is from
Williston, N. d., on the Great North
ern, southeast to Dickinson, on the
Northern Pacific, also from Minot, on
the Great Northern and Minneapolis,
st. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie, south
west to Dickinson, thence south, cross
ing the Chicago, Milwaukee & Puget
Sound at Reeder N. D., to Rapid City,
S. d., which is reached by the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & Puget Sound, the
Chicago & Northwestern and the
Rapid City, Black Hills & Western
Contracts are to be let in July for
grading and work started about July
10. 1t is expected to finish $40 miles
within year. Arrangements are
now being made to sell $12,5O0,000 OF
twenty-year gold bonds, to complete
construction and equip the line. The
work will not be difficult, as the line
follows rolling prairie for most of the
way, and win include four steel
bridges. Charles F. Merry, manager
Dickinson, n. d.
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NeIIoh ory, pump Gives Out.

Neigh, Neb., June 21.-Special to
The News In case OF a serious fire
in this city today there would be no
help available by the waterworks sys-
TEN. Yesterday forenoon the pump
at the city plant gave out which com.
PEELED Water Commissioner Sheldon
to cut off the water from the city at
the stand pipe and to be used only in
case of fire. Mr.. Sheldon stated last
evening that there was only about
thirty feet in the stand pipe at that
time, and in case of big fire would
only last a couple of hours at the best
If the fire department was forced to
use three nozzles.
The city council and property own
ers of Neigh are now up against the
real thing. The pumping plant that
has been in service for over fifteen
years should have been discarded long
ago, as hundreds of dollars annually
has been spent in keeping it in repair
Mayor Staple says: 1--WE have a Sc.
rious proposition to solve, one that
the citizens of Neigh are deeply in.
terested in at this time, and should
join hands with the council at once
to assist them In purchasing the re-
CURED machinery to better the condi
ton of fire protection and securing an
abundance of pure drinking water"
The council is to meet tomorrow
night. when a bond proposition and
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-25
Farm props Into Missouri.

Nebraska City. Neb., June 2l.-The
Missouri river at this point Is higher
than II has been for several years
and much OF the lowlands are under
water. Below this city the banks
are cutting away quite rapidly and al
ready one farm has been washed into
the turbulent food and considerable
other land Is threatened.
The storm of last Wednesday In the
vicinity of Julian. did more damage
than was first reported. Several
farms were stripped of their crops
by the hail and others we're ruined
by the flood of that day. No esti.
mate can be placed on the damage
done. Many of the bridges are out
and one cannot get over the district
as yet.
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Democratic Dinner at kearney.

Kearney, Neb., June 21.--The dollar
dinner of democrats here was notable
for its absentees. Richard L. Met
calfe and DR.. f. l.. Hall were not pres
ent. Governor Shallenberger and Ar.
thur Mullen were star performers.
The governor raped bankers trying
to nullify the guaranty law and said
he would continue to fight liquor inter.
ests. He said only one democrat had
ever been elected president, despite
the fact that there are more demo.
Gratis today than ever. This was in
terpreted as saying that present demo.
Gratis are not supporting Bryan.
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liuhtninu Kills Boy.

Clearwater, Neb., June 21.-Special
to The News: During thunder
storm about o'clock yesterday after.
noon Johnny Gokee, 15-year-old son of
Conard Gokee, a farmer living about
eight miles southwest of town, was
struck by lightning and instantly
killed.
His younger brother, who accompa.
MED him, was also struck and badly
burned but 1t is thought that he will
recover.
The boys were fishing in slough on
Clearwater creek in Will Hord's pas
ture at the time the storm came up.
A heavy rainstorm, accompanied by
thunder, lightning and heavy wind, Wis
tied this section last evening between
8 and 10 o'clock, coming from the west
No serious damage from wind or light
ming has been reported, and the rain
proved very welcome to farmers, as
crops were needing rain.
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Over An Inch of Welcome Rain.

A welcome rain, amounting to 1:1O
inches, visited Norfolk Sunday after.
noon, preceded by a wind and dust
storm which blew down several arc
lights and trees.
The tent in which the large horse,
Nebraska Queen" is housed, was also
blown down and for a while it was
thought it would be blown away alto.
gether, but after some lively work on
the part Of the owners of the tent, who
came out with only a drenching, the
tent was propped up again.
The lightning and wind demoralized
telegraph and telephone communica.
ton for some time and number OF
people had to go to bed in the dark
on account of some of the electric
light wires being broken.
An unknown woman, a stranger in
the city, was overcome by the heat on
Madison avenue, just before the storm
She soon recovered.
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North Nebraska Deaths.

Fred Britzke, farmer living north.
east of Stanton who died of old age,
was born in Germany, locating in
Stanton in 1870. The remains were
laid beside his wife in the Koch GENE.
terry at Stanton, who died nineteen
years ago.
The funeral of Florence Sullivan
who died at O'Neill last week, took
place Wednesday, the remains being
inferred at the Catholic cemetery at
O'Neill.
The funeral of e. G.. Durham, who
died at the home of his son e. w
Durham at Elgin, was held Tuesday
afternoon from the NJ. E. church al
Elgin. The funeral services were
conducted by Rev. Mr.. Adams of Aims
worth. Among the relatives present
were: Mrs. Lizzie Brener of Norfoli
and Mrs. Charles G. Wilson of Pierce
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THIS INDIAN BUYS FARM.
Adds Equal Amount to Improvements
and VIII Farm to a Finish.


Burke Gazette: When in Burke last
Saturday Opie Chambers told the
Gazette of an unusual deal in real
estate. He recently sold to Charles
Frazier fine quarter section of land
in Trip county. Mr.. Frazier paid
cash for the land and will Immediately
spend an equal amount in improve
ments and proceed to farm it to a
finish. The unusual thing about this
Is that Mr.. Frazier Is a full blooded
Indian. Heretofore Indians have fig
ured in the real estate deals only as
sellers, and nobody has considered
them as possible buyers. The incident
simply shows that white men have
no monopoly on progress; the red man
is progressing too. There was time
when he was an untutored savage;
later he was Poor 10, the govern
ment ward; now good many of them
are Mr.. Affluent harmer and Respect
ed Citizen.
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DIERS FAMILY REUNION.
Eleven Brothers and Their Familie,
Carry Ont Annual Custono

Eleven Brothers and Their Families
Carry Out Annual Custom.
Fullerton, Neb., June 21.-Ttc an
nual Diers family reunion vas held in
Fullerton at the home of John Diers.
The mercantile firm of Diers Bros is
we'll known in commercial circles
throughout Nebraska and Iowa, there
being many stores operated by this
firm in these states. IT is custom of
the family for the eleven brothers and
one sister to meet each year with
their children and grandchildren to
honor the aged parents now living ct
Louisville, Neb. Autos brought the
young people from Wolbach, Ulysses,
Humphrey, Gresham and Madison,
while the others of the family We're
met with autos at the station. Over
fifty members were received at the
Diers home by Mr.. and Mrs. John
Diers and their two daughters, Mrs.
Fred Fuller and Mrs. Frank Arnold.
The day was spent in visiting and the
evening given over to music and dane.
ing, the Diers boys being especially
proficient in music.
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Some One Raises Bill at Osmond


Pierce Leader; The state of Ne.
braska against Richardson was the
title of case which consumed a good
deal of time in the county court on
Wednesday and Thursday of last
week. Up at Osmond some one had
passed a bogus check on Becker &
Sons, merchants of that town. BY
means of pencil 81 bill had been
raised to represent $40. Suspicion
pointed to l.. Richardson, a member of
the Richardson quartet, who are CIV
ing singing lessons at Osmond On
complaint of County Attorney Stewart,
Richardson was arrested and brought
to Pierce, the charge against him be-
ing the passing of counterfeit money.
After listening to the testimony, Judge
Kelley decided that the evidence was
not sufficient to hold the defendant
and he was discharged. A good deal
of interest was taken in this case, a
United States marshal being in at.
tendance, as is always the case when
any of the governments property is
involved.
Attorney Leedom of Osmond ap
peared as counsel for Richardson. He
is also editor of the Republican at Os
mond and speaking in his paper OF
this case says: ut Is indeed deplor
able that this mistake was made. Mr.
Richardson announces that suit fol-
| $4,000 damages will be instituted al
once. What the outcome will be is
problematical"
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Pnnr Billiards.

"One summer In the country" said
we'll known amateur billiardist, "au-
other man and ! were overtaken by q
storm and had to go into a tavern for
shelter The rain fell steadily. We
had three or four long hours before us.
Time began to hang heavily on our
hands.
Landlord said l, do you happen
to have q billiard tableT
Sure said the landlord. Sure.
Just step this way. gents
"He proudly threw open the door of
a dark stuffy room. We saw an anti
quated table with patched cloth, and
In the corner was a rack Of crooked
cues.
"'Any ballsp said l.
"'Sure, said the landlord, and he un-
locked a closet and laid on the table
three white balls. all alike-there was
no spot, you know.
"'But, see here / demonstrated,
how do you tell these balls apartY
"'Oh, that's all right, said he. You
soon get to know 'em by their shape"
st Louis Globe Democrat.
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Captured Phone Office.

Bonesteel Herald: Interstate tele.
phone lines were tied up Friday and
no service rendered throughout the
day.
The trouble arose over a misunder-
standing between the Krotter COM
pany and Former Manager Wood
worth over salary and bills. Wood
worth took possession of the tele.
phone office and refused service to
customers of the lines. Warrants
were issued and both Woodwork and
his wife were put under arrest. The
keys were turned over to the com
pany and the prisoners were discharg.
ed. Misses Iowa Pope of Herrick and
Nina Gray of this city are now in
charge Of the office.
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PETERSON VERY ILL.
Father of Madison County Treasurer
Funeral Of Judge Meyer.

Madison, Neb., June 21.-Special to
The News: County Treasurer F. A.
Peterson was summoned to the bed.
side of his father, who is very sick and
not expected to live. Mr.. Peterson
started at once in an automobile to
Battle Creek, where his father resides.
When the board of equalization con.
venes Monday afternoon, there prom.
ises to be an interesting session. The
county clerk, by the direction of the
board has written to number of per-
sons over the county, representing
large business interests, to appear be.
fore the board Monday afternoon and
show cause why the assessment of the
interests they represent should not be
increased. County Attorney Nichols
Is also requested to be present to ad.
wise the board as to the legal status
Of questions arising in connection with
this business.
The funeral services of Judge M. J.
Meyer of this city were held from the
Methodist Episcopal church, Dew. D.
w. McGregor, his pastor, conducting
the same. The attorneys of the city,
Messrs. Allen, Nichols, McDuffie, Eos.
ter, Reed and Bowling, and w. H.
Field, clerk of the district court, were
the pallbearers. There were many
beautiful floral offerings. A large con-
course of friends and acquaintance
followed the remains to the Claussen
cemetery for interment. Burt Mapes
of Norfolk and F. M. Buckingham OF
Humphrey attended the funeral.
Judge Bates issued a marriage H.
cense to John A. Johnson of Rockford
ILL.,, and Miss Clara M. Rudat of Nor
folk. Mr.. Johnson, who is a travelling
salesman and now located at Rockford
formerly lived at Norfolk and is well
and favorably known there. Miss Ru
dat is one of Norfolk's popular young
ladies. Mr.. Johnson and his bride will
reside at Rockford. Ill.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-25
About Norfolk.

Battle Creek Enterprise: A couple
of prominent Norfolk business men
were arrested the other day for throw
ing rubbish into the street. They
claim to be victims of political perse
cution. At any rate, there seems to
be desire on the part of Norfolk Of
ficials to enforce the ordinances for a
cleaner Norfolk.
Tilden Citizen: Norfolk Is making
great preparations for a Fourth OF
July celebration. One of the major at
fractions is to be a captive balloon
ascent. The balloon will be attached
to 5000 feet of rope. The aeronaut
will make the ascent without guards
or parachute. When nearly mile in
the air he will take a 500-foot fall on 6
Topped rope. A trapeze will be at
tached and the balloonist will perform
on the trapeze as he, slides the re
naming $500 feet to the ground.
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SCHOOL CONTEST AT GREGORY.
High School Building viii Be Located
in Gregory Heights Addition.


Gregory Advocate: Tuesday oc-
CURED the annual school election and
it was the most exciting campaign
that has been waged on school affairs
for some time. Last year only about
twenty-seven votes were cast. The
question that caused the interest this
year was the location of the high
school building. There were two To-
cations to be voted upon, one being in
Gregory Heights addition and the 9TH
er being in the park, when the vote
was taken it was found that the park
location had won out by majority of
fifty-four votes. One hundred and
twenty-seven votes were cast for the
park location, seventy-two for Gregory
Heights and one for the Slaughter
block, adjoining the park on the south.
For officers. 1856 votes were cast, the
vote being as follows:
For members Of the board. one
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Wind DAMAGE at eassett.

Bassett, Neb., June 21.-Special to
The News: A severe wind and rain
storm passed over various parts OF
Rock county last evening, doing con
siderable damage, at least in Bassett
The country has not been heard
from yet, and communication with out
side points is difficult
In Bassett the large hay barn OF
Levinsky & Lipman was 4 total loss
Also the smaller barn Of Jacox Bros.
The opera house was damaged to
the extent of having its battlement
partly blown off.
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egg Them mob them" and to treat
them to various indignities.
The trouble had its origin in the
long church feud between Bishop
Bonacum and Rev. William Murphy,
for several years priest In control of
the parishes of Ulysses and Seward
Bishop Bonacum communicated
Father Murphy, was sustained at
Rome and secretly secured ruling
in the courts busting Father Murphy
from the parish property. The ma
iority of the parishioners throughout
the long controversy have stood with
the priest, the trustees at Seward at
different times refusing to permit
priests sent by the bishop to occupy
the church.
The storm broke out last night when
Bishop Bonacum, accompanied by
Fathers O'Brien and Kline, came to
install them respectively at Ulysses
and Seward.
Father O'Brien was sent out from
the hotel to reconnoiter. He found
TIE church strongly guarded and the
.spect threatening. 1t was then de.
cided to hold the formal ceremonies
OF taking possession of the church at
the hotel and this formality was be-
gun.
Father Murphy Makes Plea.
The mob on the outside of the hotel
grew threatening. Threats were made
to egg" the bishop, and at the most
critical moment when it seemed that
violence would be done, Father Muir
ply arrived and pleaded with the peo-
pie to commit no breach of the peace
and to acquit themselves as law.abid
ing citizens.
He asked the people to protect
from any violence the bishop and the
priests while Father O'Brien arranged
for rig to take them out of the
village.
Almost before the crowd knew what
was being done, the bishop and the
two priests were loaded into livery
rig and started for the country road
for David City was made.
Auto Starts In Pursuit.
The livery rig started away at a
lively pace and 1t was some time be-
fore the automobile carrying repre-.
sensatives Of Fatty Murphy's flock
was made ready to start.
The personnel of the automobile
party has been kept a secret. The
story told by the liveryman who re-
turned soon after without his passen-
gers was that he was overtaken on
the road and his passengers were or
dered to get out and walk, which they
did, and the liveryman was ordered
to turn about and drive to Ulysses
without loss Of time.
Took Refuge at Farm House.
1t was late last night that Bishop
Bonacum and the priests went to a
farm house for protection and engaged
farmer to take them to David City.
They had not arrived at the latter
place at late hour.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-25
MONDAY MENTION.

Mrs, o. w. Schaefer of Clinton, Ia,
is visiting at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Welsh, on South Third
street. She Is on her way to their
claim in Trip county.
Mrs. j. L. Baugh and Mrs. Sherman
Wiley leave tomorrow noon to visit
at Grand Island, Hastings, Beatrice
and Cedar Rapids, la. While at Bea-
trice they will attend the wedding of
Mrs. Willey's brother.
Mr. and Mrs, Leroy S. Netheway of
Wahoo came last evening to spend a
week with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
e. Netheway. Miss Sophia Netheway
of West Point came to spend Sunday
with her grandparents.
Among the out-of-town visitors in
Norfolk are: L. A. Bauman and wife,
Valentine; r. B. McFadon, Chadron
John Howard and wife, Dallas, S. d. :
f. F. Hans, Battle Creek F. Dolezal,
Fremont; F. j. Pratt, Humphrey; II.
ID. Miller, Stanton; Charles Tubb,
Ponca; John L. Howe, Creighton; l..
s. Westcott, Dallas, s. D.; Fred F,
Nye, Stanton; William Webster, Wau.
sa; Geo. Peak, Anoka; Jess Swogger
Dallas, S. D.; Mrs. George Lochman
Columbus; B. Green, Creston; H. II,
Howarth, West Point; George H. Pat
terson, Pilger.
Mrs. M. d. Wheeler and son visited
relatives at Oakdale last week.
Mrs. Sanford Taylor was at Atkin
son Thursday and Friday visiting al
the home Of A. w. Miller.
Burt Mapes and Family and DR.
Frank g. Salter and family Of Pierce
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RoNAcuM Is MoRREn

Ulysses, Neb., June l9.-Right Rev.
Bishop Bonacum, of the Catholic do
cese of Lincoln, and Father Obrien of
Eeward and Father Kline of Brainard
and Dwight were driven from this
village by an angry mob of between
200 and $50 people
The bishop and his priests had came
to Ulysses to formerly take possession
of the church here over which Father
murphy has held charge. Sympa.
thizers of Father Murphy, both Catho-
lies and non-Catholics, joined in the
mob and would have done violence to
the bishop and his party had it not
been for the strenuous efforts of Faith
er Murphy who counselled the mob to
do no violence and who requested that
the visitors be left alone.
So threatening however was the
aspect that Father O'Brien secured
a livery rig and taking Bishop
Bonacum and Father Kline left in
the direction of David City.
Forced to Get Out and Walk.
This rig was followed in an auto.
mobile by church enemies of the
bishop. The rig was overtaken three
miles from town and the bishop and
priests were forced to get out and
walk and the liveryman was made to
drive back to Ulysses without his
passengers.
When last seen the bishop and his
party were walking along tue road to
ward David City. They were not
harmed. but threats were made to
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ordinance will be presented and
passed. After its publication It will
be up to the people to vote yes" or
mo" within the next month whether
the city shall extend its water mains
and improve the pumping plant or not.
From reliable information II Is stat.
ed that the boiler now in use is of a
leaky condition and unsafe for any
man attempting to run the engine at
high pressure of steam. Owing to
the complete breakdown, Neigh was
without electric lights last night. The
lighting plant uses the city water.
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FOUR INCHES OF HAIL AT ELI.
Cherry County Storm Does Great Dam
aQe,


Eli, Neb. June PA hail and rain.
storm, the heaviest ever known in
this portion of Cherry county, passed
over here. Seven inches of rain fell
in less than two hours. For an hour
the rain was accompanied by hail
When the storm subsidized the ground
was covered with hailstones to the
depth of about four inches. Many of
them were of the size of small oranges
Chickens that were unable to find shell.
ter were all killed, as were many
calves and colts, having been pelted
to death by hailstones. On the ranch
of C. H. Walworth, a mile south OF
town the roof of a new barn was
pounded full of holes and the shingles
on the house were pelted off, split and
torn from their fastenings.
All of the crops in this portion of
Cherry county are totally destroyed
and even the prairie grass is cut SO
badly that 1t is dying.
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year: C. e. b. Oldham, SO; w. Adams,
134 c. n. Wolfe. So; f. NJ. Hurlbert,
1872.
For members of the board, two
years: A. ]. Wilcox. 1874; Tom Carey,
go; w. d. Wilson, 1874; Sam osler, Sc,
For members of the board, three
years; w. C.. Grifiths, 81; V. DINER,
90.
For treasurer: r. II. Johnson, A;
Tom Carey, 106.
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Would Be the County Copper.

A Madison county man named Pen
ny yearns to be the county copper
Winside Tribune.
And as he subscribes for, advertises
in and gets his cards printed at the
Press Office he may be safely consid'
cred on the right s)cent.-Norfolk
Press.
Beg leave to add that since he is
neither a subscriber of nor advertises
in the oldest democratic paper in the
county, it's evident he's a counterfeit
Battle Creek Enterprise.
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THIS BRAKEMAN UNI lucky.
L. L. Case Of Northwestern has Sue.
cesslon of Accidents.

Long Pine Journal; l.. L. Case, a
Northwestern passenger brakeman
was quite badly injured by the ex
ploding of a gas tank short time
ago. He was about to leave Chadron
when leak was found in the tank
which supplies gas for lighting the
coaches, when a careless bystandeI
held a lantern near the tank and ig
nited the escaping gas. AS a result
Mr.. Case was quite badly burned
about the face. with very narrow es
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cape with his sight. About week
after the accident and before these
wounds healed and the bandages had
been removed from his face, he had
the misfortune to get his left hand in
drawbar and as a result the little
niger had to be amputated, the opera
ton being performed by DR.. Nc
knight last Tuesday morning. The
young man is certainly having his
share OF bad luck.
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Northwest Weddings.

Earl E. Housh of Neigh and Miss
Audrey fedora Maben o. Elgin were
married last week and will live In
Weigh.
John S. Martfeldt and Miss Jose
phine Pruss were married at the
home of the brides parents ten miles
north of O'Neill.
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Welcome Rain at Neliah.

Neigh, Neb., June 21.-Special to
The News: A welcome rain visited
this vicinity early last night. The
clouds at one time we're of a threaten.
ing nature and indicated that cy-
clone was approaching. However, it
simmered down and the looked for
storm did not develop.