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The Holbrook news., 1909-06-11
TROUSERS AND EMPIRE.

London's Tailors Debate on the
 Effect of Leg Covering.
 Have trousers helped or retarded the course of civilization? was the ques- tion recently debated at a meeting of the tailor and cutter senate in Gerard street, London.
 The editor of the Tailor and Cutter revealed his secret yearnings for re turn of knee brooches. ''There are millions of microbes" he remarked, "in the turn-up of every trouser. Our most eminent Senators md others wear brooches at court, and even his majesty the King-who, it should be remarked never wears crease down the front of his trousers, but at the side-as soon as it is possible, assume either the kilt or knickerbocker for sporting and other functions. All the greatest dis coveries, all the greatest tEumphs, na- val and military, have been achieved by men wearing brooches"
 'The century of trousers" declared another speaker, mas been the century of peace. health and progress" and added that the progress had. however assumed rather alarming proportions Ut seems to me-" he said, that the tendency of the age is against the wearing of clothes. There has been the rage for dispensing with boots, and now we have the hatless brigade, with many of those who possess hats car rying them in their hands along the streets. I am afraid it may be the same in regard to both brooches and trousers. Brooches are the mark of the fiunkey, the broad-arrow convict, and the taxicab chauffeur. Whatever trade may suffer, we must keep our trousers"
The Holbrook news., 1909-06-11
Trade Terms.

-How much," began the lady to BaN ter. in temporary charge of the coal yard; "how much is stove coal now?"
 That depends" said Baxter, with whom language Is often a vehicle of confusion. "A la carte, it's seven and half. Cul-de-sac it'll cost you 90 cents extry."-Youth's Companion.
The Holbrook news., 1909-06-11
Help! Help:

Wigg (relating experience with burg ar)-The fellow was an amateur all tight, for when pointed my pistol at him he stood petrified with fear.
 Wagg-He didl Then you're mis- taken about his being an amateur. If ne was petrified. it's clear that he was I hardened criminai.--Boston Tran script
The Holbrook news., 1909-06-11
Not n Competitor.

He Cat the reception) )-Don't you think that young lady standing near the piano is a beauty?
 She (coldly)-Oh, I don't know. Do you know her?
 He-Yes; she is Mrs. Merwin-a bride of a week.
 She (sweetly)-Ah. Now that I see her from another point of view, she Is beautiful.
The Holbrook news., 1909-06-11
In the Same Boat.

Boss, I'd like to go to me grand mothers funeral this afternoon"
 And I'd like to go to my mother-in- laws; now, get those envelopes stamp ed and don't bother me any more."- Houston Post.
The Holbrook news., 1909-06-11
Wouldn't Inferfere.

"As a matter of fact" said the man who was looking for an argument, every mans life is his own. Now, if took a notion to commit suicide, what right would you have to prevent neT'
 Don't you think for a minute that would" answered the cool-natured party as he meandered on his way.
The Holbrook news., 1909-06-11
Losing No opportunttx.

"Now that we're to be under civil ser vice." said the crossroads postmaster, "and may have to take an examination some day, I'd better be picking up all the information I can.''
 Thereupon he proceeded to read all the postal cards.-Chicago Tribune.
The Holbrook news., 1909-06-11
The Difference.

"Pap, what's the difference between electrocution and elocution?"
 "Electrocution Is painless, son. Houston Post
The Holbrook news., 1909-06-11

The United States ranks third among the nations in the matter of the impor tation of tea, which has ranged from $9.- 100000 to $1o.,JOO,OOO a year.
The Holbrook news., 1909-06-11

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The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-08-13
Niohrara Plans G. A. r. Reunion.

Niobrara, Neb., Aug. 11.-Special to
The News: The northeast Nebraska
G. A. r. reunion will be held in Mo
brara August "a, 25, 26 and 81. The
following notable speakers will de-
liver addresses: Former United States
Senator w. v. Allen, Department Com.
mander L. D. Richards, Congressman
Latta, United States Marshal w. P.
Warner, H. F. Barnhart, Fred H. Free
and Marcus Lindsay.
There will be baseball tournament
with Lynch (Which defeated Dallas)
Royal and another fast team which is
not secured thus far, as contestants.
There Will be four balloon ascen-
sions with parachute drops.
The Niobrara Northwestern band
will furnish plenty Of good music.
The committee is working hard to
make the reunion a success in every
way. The community at large and the
G. A. r. expect to cordially welcome a
multitude of visitors.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-08-13

II. F. Barnhart went to Sioux City
today.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. l.. Loucks went to-
Imam today
Mrs. g. II. Meyer OF stanton is i'm
Norfolk today.
+. E. Davenport tished at Lehman's
slough yesterday.
Miss Hattie Jones and Miss Jennie
Schmiedeberg went to Randolph to-
day.
Fred Hellerman leaves for Hot
Springs this evening.
Mrs. August Ruehlow OF Hosklns
was in the city today.
Miss Mabel odiorne has returned
from a visit in Sioux City,
F. II. Beels returned yesterday from
a pleasure trip In Missouri.
A. c. Mason of Meadow Grove was
here Wednesday on business.
Ernest Sasse has gone to Fairfax
to work with a threshing outfit.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-08-13

er 1920; w. s. O'Brien, $5420; G. F.
A. Marquardt, SIS; A. Brummund,
$3.50; f. s. Monroe, 1925; National
Meter Co, s62; ]. Dignan, SEAS.
Moved by Craven, seconded by Cole.
man, that the bill of DR.. Mackay for
$40 be rejected Carried.
Moved by Craven, seconded by Win
ter, that the city clerk be instructed
to certify the mill levy to the county
clerk. Carried.
Moved by Hibben, seconded by Cole
man, that balance, 5 per cent, due
Smith G. Son on sewer district No. 4
OF $19262, be paid, less bills against
Smith & Son. Carried.
Moved by Craven, seconded by Win
ter, that balance, per cent, due Smith
& Son on water main extension on
Nebraska avenue be paid. Carried.
Moved by Craven. seconded by Win
ter, that Smith be charged cents pei
thousand gallons for water used IN
slushing sewer and water bitches. Car
ried.
The treasurer's report for July
showed the following balances: Gen
eral fund, $646; interest, S991.10; wa
ter, S5,544.11; road, $3267; sinking
$4,S0707; street light, $1,152.5S; gen
eral sewer, s2,5S0.35; sewer mainten
ance, $373.S0; library, s1,316.04.
Moved by Winter, seconded by
Fuesler, that the bond Of Luke & Cor
nell for painting the standpipe be ap
proved. Carried.
Ordinance No. 339, creating seweI
district No 10, was passed under sus
pension of the rules.
| Moved by Brakeman, seconded by
Winter that No. 10 wire, three mesl
to the inch, be used for screen on thu
stand pipe. Carried.
Moved by Winter, seconded b.
Brakeman, that eight chairs be pur
chased for the use of the council. Car
ried
Moved by Hibben, seconded by Win
ter that an incandescent lamp b.
placed at the Christian church and al
arc light be placed at the foot o
Fourth street. Carried.
The council adjourned at 1890 a
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-08-13
Real Estate Transfers.

Real estate transfers for the past
week, compiled by the Madison Coun-
ty Abstract and Guarantee company,
office with Mapes & Hazen:
Adam Pilger to M. c. Bobb, warran.
ty deed, 5000, part Of swA sell 23-241.
Geo. w. Reckard to James Rosebor-
ough, warranty deed, s2,O5O, west so
feet Of the east 100 feet of the north
half of lot z, block 7, Haase's Suburban
lots.
E. r. Hayes to Mary Kidder, war.
ranty deed. $500, part of lot 8, Miller's
addition, Norfolk.
Chicago Lumber Co. to BENJAMIN
Heckendorf. warranty deed, 5000, part
Of SEX Of sell of 22-24-1.
Thomas O'Shea to Shell Creek VAL
ley bank, warranty deed, $3.50 part
of lots 10 and II, block 9, Railroad ad-
dition. Newman Grove.
j. H. Thoms to Lettie Moritz, war
ranty deed, $3.50, lot 6, block 6, KIM
ball G. Blair's addition, Tilden.
j. Lewis Packard to August Karo.
warranty deed, 81, part of lot 8, block
2, Pasewalk's addition, Norfolk.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-08-13
Ordinance No. 339.

An ordinance creating sewer dis
trict No. 49, defining the boundaries
thereof, providing for the construction
of lateral sewers and for the payment
Of the costs of construction of said
lateral by special assessment to be
levied upon the real property in said
district.
Be it ordained by the mayor and
council of the city of Norfolk, Ne
braska:
Section 1. That sewer district be
and the same hereby is created in the
city of Norfolk Nebraska. in accord
ance with the petition of the property
owners representing more than one
half of the property affected, now on
file in the office of the city clerk OF
said city, which said sewer district
shall be known and described as sew
err district No. Is, and shall include
within it's boundaries lots 1, 2, 8, 4,
and 6 of r. G. Fleming's Subdivision
lots 1, 2 and 3, c. S. Hayes Choice
Lots, lots and % of Wards Suburban
lots, all in Norfolk, Madison county
Nebraska.
Sec. 2. That said lateral sewer shall
| be constructed in said district as fol
lows: Commencing at the west side
of lot of c. s. Hayes Choice Lots, il
the center of Norfolk, and thence cas-
in the center of Norfolk avenue tt
center Of Thirteenth street, there t
connect with sewer district No. l, a
last named point, of S-inch pipe.
Section 3. All of said proposed lat
eral shall be constructed on said line:
and to such depth as may be found
necessary by the city engineer to con
form to the general plan and specifi
cations of the sewer system of sait
city and the costs Of construction o
said lateral shall be paid by specia
assessment levied upon the real estate
in said sewer district, in accordanc,
with the petition of the property own
ers filed with the city clerk of sait
city and in manner provided by law.
Sec. 4. This ordinance to take et
feet and be in force from and after it
passage, approval and publication il
manner provided by law
Passed and approved this 9th day o
August, A. D. 1909.
Attest: ]. Friday,
Ed Harter, City Clerk. Mayor.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-08-13

along right.of.ways should be swept
up by vacuum process and burned, he
declared. The association was formed
for the prevention of the spread OF
preventable disease.
Norfolk has been named by the fed.
cities in Nebraska for the holding of
civil service examinations. The FIVE
points are: Norfolk, Omaha, Lincoln,
Grand Island and North Platte. In
formation concerning the examina-
tions to be held may be had Of the
local civil service board at the Nor
folk postofilce.
A settlement has been reached be.
tween Mrs. A. c. Anderson widow of
the Northwestern brakeman recently
killed at Newport, and the railroad,
whereby Mrs. Anderson receives $4,000
from the company. The settlement
was made for Mrs. Anderson by her
counsel, D. C Chase of Pender. C,
E. Burnham, of Norfolk has been ap
pointed administrator in the case.
The first of the new one.cent pieces
which have been recently made by
Uncle Sam to be seen in Norfolk was
brought in from Omaha by II. s
Thorpe who, with number of citi
zens of Omaha, waited in line two
blocks long nearly an hour to purchase
these new coins at the U. S. Nationa
bank. Fifty thousand of these new
coins have been sent to Nebraska and
owing to the fact that the dyes have
been destroyed, they will probably be
all used as souvenirs.
| Wausa Gazette: Upon the consul
tation with doctors at Omaha las
week, J. b. Parks was informed tina
he must give up his business cares anC
retire to a more private and quiet life
in order that he may regain his health
which has been failing him for the
past year, Spencer Butterfield, the
youngest son of w. II. Buttertield
came up the last of the week and, al
we are able to learn, the intentions
are that he will take up the work here
tofore so efficiently conducted by MI
Parks. Just how soon this change will
take place we are NOT lHloTneu pu
that it will be done as soon as pos
sible. 1t is undoubtedly with reluc
lance that Mr.. Buttertield gives up tn
service of Mr.. Parks, as he has beel
manager of the Elkhorn ranch eve
since the beginning, and that he ha
filled his place we'll is an undisputabl
fact. We hope, however, that with
year or two of rest Mr.. Parks will
again be in a robust condition.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-08-13
SUTTON SHOT BY OFFICERS.
Sergeant Todd Declares He Was Muir
dered.

Boston. Aug. H. IN an interview in
the Boston Post attributed to Sergeant
Arthur Todd of the United States ma
be called In the investigation of the
death of Lieutenant James Sutton, his
testimony would be exactly opposite
to that given by Sutton's fellow Off
GERS.
Sergeant Todd, who has been on
range duty at Wakefield, left early to.
day for Annapolis. In describing the
shooting, Sergeant Todd says:
II was corporal of the guard on the
night Lieutenant Sutton was shot, and
from the place where | was standing
| saw figure about $50 feet away.
saw Lieutenants Adams and Osterman
and recognized them. They were
nearer me. The man, who was in
shirt sleeves, started to run, and
heard a voice cry: Stop running
You're under arrest
THE man ran on and once more
heard the same voice cry out loudly:
Stop running, or I'll shoot The mar
the next moment / saw flash and
heard revolver report. There were
three other shots, and the man who
was running dropped.
81 ran over to him and bent ovel
him. 1t was Lieutenant Sutton. saw
hole in the mans forehead, where
there was a ragged entrance, and {
hole back of the left ear, where the
bullet came out clean.
Lieutenant Rocker, who has beer
often mentioned in the case, came into
the guard room, where l then was, {
short time before the shooting. HI
was with a private named Richardson
and they had drink together. At thu
time of the shooting he was not any
where in sight.
THE next morning an enlisted maj
found a revolver on the ball field
which was not the regular service re
volver, but a 32-caliber affair"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-08-13
Elmer Reeds Barber Shop.

Elmer Reeds barber shop is now
the best equipped barber shop in the
city. Four fine new up-to-date chairs
have replaced the old ones and new
case with marble mop boards has been
installed The chairs alone cost 500
each, and are fitted with all the new
est sanitary parts, such as paper head
rests and glass arm rests, the body
being all white enameled. The case
cost 5000, and some fine carving in
quarter sawed oak and beveled plate
mirrors are some of the novelties.
Hand painted jardinieres and paper
bowls have replaced the old ones, and
with the new electric fans and lights
the shop has turned from an old one
into the most modern in the city. The
old fixtures have been stored. Mr.
Reed expects Immediately to build on
to his shop, to enable him to fit in two
more of these new chairs.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-08-13
Threshina Has BEGUN.

West Point, Neb., Aug. 11.-Special
to The News: Harvest throughout
this section is practically over and
threshing has begun Oats and winter
wheat show "A heavy yield, spring
wheat much lighter. Corn was never
better, to all appearance promising
much more than an average yield
The weather for the past eight days
has been highly favorable for all kinds
of farm work and farmers are taking
advantage of their opportunities. Bust
ness in town is almost suspended
every one available being in the
country.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-08-13
WILL HE DUST DAHLMAN7
Governor ShaIIenbereer is Up Against
Another Hard One.


Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 11.-Governor
Shallenberger is shortly to be up
against an embarrassing proposition.
Maybe he will arrange it so that when
the emergency comes he will be out
with his gallant staff of colonies in
Washington, and Lieutenant Governor
Hopewell will have to meet it.
The Methodists of Nebraska and
some of the temperance organizations
of Omaha have lodged complaint at
the executive office that Mayor Dahl
man, of Omaha, is not enforcing the
8 o'clock saloon closing order, and
they ask that he be tried and removed
under the state statute which says
that officers in whom Is vested the
duty of enforcing the laws may be re.
moved after trial before the COVER
nor if they do not enforce the laws.
Mayor Jim is a candidate against
Shallenberger for governor, and he is
running, he says, on the platform OF
| personal liberty and home rule" for
all Nebraska. To ask the governor to
take away the mayors job and title
will be to put him up against the real
thing The charges have not been
formally filed, but detectives have
been securing evidence for the past
three weeks, and action is threatened
shortly.
Mayor Dahlman defies Senator Pat
rick and the Epworth assembly and
dares Governor Shallenberger to in
stitute custer proceedings against
himself and the Omaha board of fire
and police commissioners. composed OF
". ]. Hoye, C. J. Karbach, w. j. Hun
ter and w. F. Wappich.
Il am ready any time they are anC
if they want to file charges my ad
vice to them is to get busy" said the
mayor.
THE trouble is they are all bunch
of four flushers, who grabbed at the
bait held out by Patrick and adopted
this resolution without knowing the
first thing about it or the conditions
in Omaha. l am mayor of this cit!
and | intend to show these four flush
ers that | am mayor. | have been here
in this chair now nearly four years
have always upheld the law and al
ways intend to. l dare the governo
to begin custer proceedings and
| dare the whole bunch"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-08-13

to favor even more radical change,
and recommend that paper money be
reduced to about the size of French
and Italian notes of smaller denomina.
tons. These notes are about three.
fifths the size OF the American kind,
and are more convenient to handle.
Would Cut Down Expense.
BY reducing the size of the notes a
considerable saving could be effected
in the expense of getting them out,
and this is a consideration with the
present administration, which has
adopted a policy of small economies
in all departments with the view Of
down to the revenues and thus wiping
out the present deficit.
In general 1t is the purpose of the
treasury officials to adopt new designs
for different denominations and
classes of paper money that are sim
pier and more artistic than the present
ones. 1t is the feeling of the officials
and Of the artists that the present de-
signs are altogether too elaborate,
with too much scroll work, etc. More
plain surface, they believe, would
greatly improve the appearance Of the
bills. Many new precautions are to
be taken against counterfeiting.
Ex.President McKinleys portrait al
ready is carried on bank notes of GER
tain denominations and therefore will
hardly be used to decorate the govern
ment issues. The portraits of other
deceased presidents and prominent
Americans, however, may be looked
for, bearing in mind that they will ap
pear upon all classes of currency OF
an equal denomination, whether treas
ury note, silver certificate, gold certifi
cate, or greenback.
Change in Size Causes Concern.
The matter of change in the size o.
the notes is giving the most concern
for it is realized that II this takes
place the issues of bank notes even
tually will have to conform. Inasmucl
as $500 100000 in bank notes have
been printed recently and stoweC
away, the change in the size is some
what of a question to consider.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-08-13
1o.Year.Old Boy Ends Life.

West Point, Neb.. Aug. l1.-Special
to The News: Joseph Wachel, the 10.
year.old son of Nicholas Wackel, a
we'll known farmer living nine miles
north of the city, committed suicide
yesterday by blowing the top Of his
head off with shotgun. The de-
ceased had been sickly for some time
and was partially crippled and it is
believed that his condition caused him
to become respondent and to take his
life. His family are greatly respected
in this community and much sym
pathy is expressed for them.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-08-13
WEDNESDAY, WRINKLES.

Among the days out-of-town visitors
in Norfolk were w. ]. Johnston,
Scotland, S. D.; T. T. Johnson, Burke,
S. D.; ]. c. Hickman, Dallas, S. D.; ].
E. Burgner, North Platte; G. e. Barr,
Creighton; w. E. Studincka, Fender;
w. T. James, Fender; e. E. Ayres
Fairfax, S. D.; Fred Woodner, Spen'
GER; H. H. Hull, Clearwater; e. Crook
Foster; r. Douglau, Colome, S. D.; r.
E. Flemeslere, Wisner; A. r. Dillon
Oakdale; Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Gillham
and Mrs. j. w. Mccain, Dallas, S. D.;
H. ]. Barkes, Humphrey; w. A. West
rope, Dallas, S. D.; Karl Frost, Dallas
S. D.; Ernest Lambert, Dallas, S. D.
II. S. Thorpe, who came from the
Bennett Cos. Omaha store to open
their local branch last May, has beer
made permanent manager of the Nor
folk store. Mr.. Thorpe took care OF
the Bennett company's wholesale
piano business prior to coming here
but the Norfolk store has made such
a splendid showing under his manage
ment that the company has decided
that their best interests would be
served by placing Mr.. Thorpe il
charge permanently.
j. B. Donovan of Madison, deputy
game warden, today freely censure!
County Attorney Chase Of Stanton
county. Yesterday he went to Stan
ton and arrested Gus. Wagner, who ad
mitted seining but says he did no
catch any fish. County Attorney Chas,
told Donovan that II Wagner did no
catch any fish he was not guilty of an!
crime, so Wagner was released. Blu
he still retains his seine, which Don
ovan says he will confiscate. Dono
van referred the matter to Chief Gam,
Warden Dan Gilus. who said Wayne
should be prosecuted and also in turl
referred the matter to the attorne,
general.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-08-13
NOW The BUTTONLESS GOWN
The Long Suffering Husband May Find
Surcease in an Invention.

New York, Aug. 11.-More than
nineteen thousand applications for
tickets from all over the country have
been received for the clothes show,
which Will open in Madison Square
Garden next Saturday. All known
and some unknown kinds of mems
and women's clothes will be shown.
Every long-suffering husband should
go to the show, for there will be pres.
ent a great benefactor of the tribe,
Some genius-name unknown as yet
has contrived an arrangement which
will do away with buttons and hooks
and eyes in the back Of women's
dresses. All the husband has to do is
to pull string and, behold! madame s
directoire is form-fitting.
Another invention which will be dis
played is a collar button that can't
roll after it hits the floor, a patent
crease that won't come out and won't
let trousers bag; a waistcoat that can
be worn inside out; skirt that can be
pulled up and made into raincoat.
AS if the fair sex needed an induce
ment to buy clothes, some Of the
pretty models from Fifth avenue estab
lishments have been requisitioned; al
so number of young men whose
Apollo-like forms grace the "ads' II
the newspapers will face the public
in flesh to show how ready-made
clothing can be worn. And all those
beautous young women who make the
back parts of the magazines look like
series of one alarm fires in the earl!
morning will be fully dressed.
Delegations from every manufac
turing city in the United States have
signified their intention of being pres
ent with their star living models" t
demonstrate" women's gowns, hos
iery and all the rest. A prize will b.
awarded for the best dressed woman
and for the one using a gown in thu
most distinguished manner, and on
for the prettiest model in the exhibit
ton.
The judges of the contest will wee
masks and be escorted by a bod
guard of police.