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The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-25
Norfolk Loses Low Flour Rate.

Lincoln, June 1S.-By order of the
railway commission, the Union Pacific,
Northwestern and Burlington roads
are required by July 10 either to in
crease the rates on flour from several
stations in Nebraska that now have a
lower rate on this commodity than the
rate on wheat, or the rate on wheat
must be lowered to the rate on flour
now enjoyed by the several favored
stations. The railway commission
does not say which shall be done, but
the railroads lowering the rate on
wheat. The order simply requires the
roads not to collect less on -four than
they collect on wheat. The order ap-
plies ON the Union Pacific road from
the stations of Norfolk, Schuyler, Ben
ton, Columbus and Lambert to Omaha
and relates only to car load lots. The
order was issued on complaint Of the
Updike Milling company of Omaha,
which saw that some of the milling
companies in the interior Of the state
were getting -four shipped to be
placed on the market at Omaha cheap
err than the Omaha company can get
the raw material shipped into Omaha.
The commission finds that only 10 per
cent of the milling stations on the
Union Pacific have had the benefit of
the lower -four rate. This is held by
the commission to be discrimination.
The roads said they made the low
flour rate when there were no mills
in Omaha to permit interior mills to
compete with Minneapolis flour. Now
that Omaha has flour mill it is diff.
ferent.
The rates against which the chief
complaint was made are the follow.
inc.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-25
Simple Battery Kaufman Verdict.

Flandreau, S. d., June 1S.-The jury
in the Kaufman murder case this
morning, after being out all night, re-
turned verdict finding Mrs. Emma
Kaufman, accused of the murder of
Agnes Polreis, domestic, guilty OF
simply battery.
She was, under this verdict, sentenc
ed to pay fine of 500 or serve fifty
days in the Jail. The fine was imme
diately paid, thus ending case
which for the past three years has
been the sensation of this part of the
state.
The jury in the first trial disagreed
The second trial resulted in convic
ton of Mrs. Kaufman of manslaugh
ter in the second degree.
Mrs. Kaufman is the wife of a
Sioux Falls brewer.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-25
WILLING to Please.

A large and elegant hotel furnished
on the most luxurious lines was erected
at fashionable resort. A magnificent
orchestra performed every evening in
the hotel dining room, but on one oc.
casion, out Of season, the house was
so empty that the manager dispatched
the following telegraph message to the
head offices Of the company: "Only
one guest, but orchestra of thirty.
What shall ! do?"
And the prompt reply came, "If guest
dissatisfied, engage six more must
cians!"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-25
What the Hammer Was For,

A gunner OF the British garrison ar
tlllery who had successfully passed
the blacksmiths course was at home
on furlough. wearing the hammer and
pinchers on his arm, when he was nc,
costed by n civilian who asked what
the decoration was for.
"Oh." replied Tommy facetiously
I'm an army dentist"
II see." said the civilian. "Of course
the pinchers are for extracting the
teeth. but what is the idea Of the ham
mer?'
swell, you see. some Of the chaps
are a bit nervous, 80 we use the ham
mer to chloroform them WITH" was
the reply.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-25
poa Bites Bloomfield OIL Man.

Bloomfield, Neb, June 19.-H. d
Van Camper, president and promoter
of the Bloomfield Oil and Gas company
was bitten on the leg by dog some
days ago and no attention was paid
to the bite at first, but few days lat
er the leg commenced to give him
great pain and to swell badly. and
since then he has been laid up at his
apartments at the Commercial hotel
While he is suffering great pain, his
physicians have strong hopes thai
nothing serious will result from this
very unfortunate occurrence.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-25
Allen to Fight Bank Law?

Madison, Neb., June 19.-Special tc
The News: Senator William V. Allen
was called to Omaha yesterday by
John L. Webster to confer with the
executive committee of the State
Banking association, presumably in
the interests of the action to sci
aside, as unconstitutional, the state
bank guarantee deposit law.
Monday, June Il, Senator and Mrs
Allen will attend the reunion of Mr.
Aliens regiment, the thirty-seconG
Iowa, at Eldora, Ia, where he will ad
dress the old soldiers.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-25
SEEMING LAKE ANDES.
sportsmen Are Indignant over Work
Of STRANGERS.

Sioux Falls, S. D., June 18.-Sports
men throughout Charles Mix and ad
joining counties are very indignant
because of the receipt of information
to the effect that unknown persons
are engaged in SEEMING in wholesale
manner at Lake Andes, fine body OF
water in Charles Mix county. The
SEEMING is a clear violation of the
state law, and the authorities are max
ing strenuous efforts to put stop to
the practice and bring the guilty par
ties to justice. Notice has been given
that one-half the fine imposed will be
given the person or persons who fur
nish the proof necessary to convict
the guilty parties.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-25
Ainsworth Teacher Marries.

Ainsworth, Neb., June 1S.-Special
to The News; Miss Ada Gould, who
for a number of years has been the
second primary teacher in the Aims.
worth schools, was married Wednes.
day evening at 8 o'clock to Jefferson
Johnson, a prominent young ranchman
living near Johnstown.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-25
Must Unhat in Church.

Nebraska City, Neb., June 1S.-The
official board of the Methodist church
met and issued an order that all lad
les who enter the church must re-
move their hats and have instructed
their janitors to enforce the order.
At the Presbyterian church SINH
lar order was issuel last week. The
other churches will fall in line.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-25
Laughter,

Worry stalked along the road,
trouble sneaklng after,
Then Black Care and Grief and Goad,
Enemies to Laughter
But old Laughter. with a shout.
Rose up and attacked 'em,
Put the sorry pack to rout,
Walloped 'em and whacked 'em.
Laughter frivols day and night.
Sometimes he's bubble.
But he hath a deal of might
In n bout with Trouble.
John Kendrick Bangs In Ainslee's Mag
azine,
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-25

IN. of that day. He has maintained n
continuous residence since that time.
. period of forty-three years, and II
there is any person now resident In
the state who can prove longer resi-.
dence, Mr.. Holsey would like TO hear
from him.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-25

The ORDER OF the commission wipes
out alleged low rates at Norfolk,
Schuyler, Columbus, Benton and Lam.
bert on the Union Pacific; Oakdale,
Pierce, Neigh, Albion, Humphrey and
Norfolk on the Northwestern, and
Crete, Pleasantdale, Milford, Ruby,
Seward, Tamora, Staplehurst, Ulysses,
Garrison, David City, Bellwood and
Columbus ON the c. B. & @.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-25
Business Changes in the Northwest.

The First National bank of Bristow,
Neb., has been authorized to begin
business with capital of $4,000. r.
M. Widner Is president, F. w. Woods
vice president and ]. X. Moore is
cashier.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-25
THIRD BANK At newman GROVE
The o'Sheas incorporate the Shell
Creek Valley State Bank.

NTCCN 0VdNC
Madison, Neb., June 1S.-Special to
The News A charter was granted
Tuesday of this week for the third
bank at Newman Grove, with cap
ital stock of $4,000, to be known as
the Shell Creek Valley State bank.
The incorporators are Thomas O'Shea,
John j. O'Shea, Mollie O'Shea and
Mark O'Shea. Thomas O'Shea is the
president of the Farmers National
bank of this city. A few weeks ago
the First National bank of Newman
Grove changed hands, Senator G. H.
Randall selling his stock, which was a
controlling interest, to E. H. Gerhart.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-25
Mrs. j. r. Carson Gets Divorce.

Stanton, Neb., June 1S.-Special to
The News: Judge Graves closed a
short session of the district court here
this week. The only contested case
tried was the Carson divorce case, in
which Mrs. Carson obtained decree
of divorce against her husband, John
r. Carson.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-25
Brown County Commissioner Resigns

Ainsworth, Neb., June Isl. A. Gar
row, the commissioner from Long
Pine, rendered his resignation Thurs
day and will go to Presho, S. d. w. e.
Daugherty of Long Pine will probably
be appointed as his successor.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-25

freer of hoboes than any city OF its
size In the northwest. In ten years
there has not been case OF house
robbery or holdup.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-25

tie. 33,54O; hogs, 37,S47 and horses and
mules, 10,957.
The report further shows that dur.
ing the year 1908, 1857 head of cattle
and zoos hogs died of prevailing dis
eases.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-25
COURAGE,

Courage Is virtue that the young
cannot spare; to lose It is to grow old
before the time. 1t is better to make
a thousand mistakes and suffer thou
sand reverses than run away from bat
tle.-Henry Van Dyke.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-25
WAS VICTIM FROM o'NEILL?
Stranger Killed In Omaha had Note
Written at O'Neill June 9.

Omaha, June 1S.-A note found In
the pocket Of John Brakefield, who
was fatally injured in the Missouri
Pacific yards near Fourteenth and
Nicholas streets at IL o'clock Tues
day night and died Wednesday morn
ing at the General hospital might
have taken his own life in a fit of
dependency.
The note was scrubbed on a piece
OF paper and was as follows:
ONeill. Neb., June 9.--Mr. Wads.
worth: have had a wrong deal out
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-25

Totally uninteresting ads of wholly
interesting stores would be, CONNER.
cially, a calamity-but there are not
any such things.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-25
Northwest Weddings.

Mont Shinn of Bloomfield, M. &
o. freight conductor, and Miss Francis
Leslie, Wayne county school teach
err were married last Saturday.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-25

Haven't you drop of the home.
hunting fever" in your veins? Look
at the ads.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-25
NO HANDOUTS" FOR HoBoEs.

Mibank Police Issue Meal Tickets to
Citizens.
Milbank, S. D., June 19.-Charles
Sutcliffe has solved the question of
getting rid of begging hoboes and
buns. He has had printed several
thousand meal tickets. as follows:
Good For
ONE MEAL.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-25

You can trace 1t back to q want I'D
II its a real estate deal.
Gilpin observer., 1909-08-05

hurIor That is ridiculous accident,
and it all came about when lived in
Chicago. Do you know anything about
the internal climate there? Well, in
Chicago ] used to lose my voice when.
ever l caught a cold-sometimes for
weeks together. So they began call.
ing me Whispering Smith, and I've
never been able to shake the name.
Odd, isn't It? But came out to go
into the real estate business. l was
looking for some goldbearing farm
lands where l could raise quartz, don't
-ou know, and such things-yes.
don't mind telling you this, though
wouldn't tell it to everybody"
Certainly not" assented Dicksie,
drawing her skirt around to sit in
closer confidence.
Il wanted to get rich quick" mur.
INJURED Whispering Smith, conf.
dentially.
almost criminal, wasn't it,"
'I wanted to have evening Clothes
"Yes."
"And for once in my life two pairs
of suspenders-a modest ambition, but
a gnawing one. Would you believe it?
Before left Bucks Office he had hired
me for a railroad man. When he asked
me what l could do, and l admitted a
little experience in handling real es
tate. he brought his fist down on the
table and swore l should be his right
of-way man"
How about the mining?"
Whispering Smith waved his hand
in something of the proud manner in
which Bucks could wave his presi
Dental hand. MY business, Bucks
said, need not interfere with that. not
in the least; he said that l could dc
all the mining / wanted to, and
Gilpin observer., 1909-08-05

have done all the mining l wanted to.
Tut here Is the singular thing that
happened: / opened up my office and
had nothing to do; they didn't seem to
want any right of way just then.
kept getting my check every month.
and wasn't doing hands turn but rid
ing over the country and shooting
jack-rabbits. But, Lord. l love this
country! Did you know l used to be
n cowboy in the mountains years ago?
Indeed l did. / know II almost as well
as you do. I mined more or less in
the meantime. Occasionally l would
go to Bucks-you say you don't know
him?-too bad!-and tell him. candid
ly l wasn't doing thing to earn my
salary. At such times he would only
ask me how l liked the Job" and
Whispering Smiths heavy eyebrows
rose in mild surprise at the recollec-
tion. "One day when I was talking
with him he handed me telegram
from the desert saying that a night
operator at lonely station had been
shot and switch misplaced and q
train nearly wrecked. He asked me
what l thought OF It. I discovered
that the poor fellow had shot himself.
and in the end we had to put him in
the insane asylum to save him from
the penitentiary-but that was where
my trouble began.
ut ended In my having to organize
the special service on the whole road
to look after thousand and one
things that nobody else had-well. let
us say time or inclination to look aft
er: Fraud and theft and violence and
all that sort Of disagreeable thing.
Then one day the cat crawled out Of
Gilpin observer., 1909-08-05
SYNOPSIS.

Murray Sinclair and his gang Of wreck.
srs were called sS out TO- clear cIad NE Ta,iroha
clair and his men in the act of loo'ing
the wrecked train. Sinclair pleaded in
small sum-a treat for the men. McCloud
dlscharged the whole outfit and o'dered
.eauainted ace esa With oofaeR DeHse % Danning. girl
OF the west. who came to look at the
wreck. She gave him a mess message i9r SIN, snId
President Bucks Of the railroad of Nc.
Clouds brave fight against q, gang OF
for the superintendent's appointment 70
his high Office. McCloud arranged to
board at the boarding house o. Mrs. Sin
Dicksie Dunning was the daughter of the
late Richard Dunning. who had died Of
broken heart shortly after his wife's
married life. Sinclair visited Marion Sin.
clairs shop and fight between him and
Creek bridge was myste,iously burned.
McCioud prepared to face the situation.
had work ahead. McCloud worked for
IN fairly good order. Re overheard Dick
Sinclair. A stock train was wrecked by
an open switch. Later a passenger train
Vas held up and the express car car robbed. robbed:
were killed. McCloud was notified that
Whispering Smith was to hunt the des-
proposed that Sinclair and his gang be
sent to hunt the bandits. A stranger, ap-
parently with authority. told him to go
ahead. Dancing was told the stranger
was whispering Smith" Smith ap-
preached Sinclair: He tried TO buy him
OF. but failed. He warned McCloud that
his life was in danger. McCloud was car
ried forcibly into Lance Dunning,s pres
ence. Dunning refused the railroad a
right of-way. he had already signed for
Dicksie interfered to prevent a shooting
ARRAY. Dicksie met McCloud on lonely
trail to warn him his life was in danger
On his way home q shot passed through
his hat. Whispering Smith reported that
Du Sang, one of Sinrlair's gang had been
assigned to kill McCloud. He and Smith
saw Du Sang. Whispering Smith taunt-
ed Du Sang and told him to get out OF
Medicine Bend or suffer Du Sang seemed
to succumb to the blum. McCloud's big
construction job was taken from him be-
cause of injunction issued to Lance
Dunning by the United States court: A
sudden rise of the Crawling Stone river
created CONSERVATION. Dicksie and Ma
rion appealed to McCloud for help. Whis-
pering Smith Joins the group.
Gilpin observer., 1909-08-05

the river tonight. It's sort of con-
tinuous performance. you know" Nc
Cloud looked at Dicksie. Take off
your coat, won't you, please?"
Whispering Smith was trying to
drag chest from the foot of the cot.
and Marion stood watching. What
are you trying to do?"
Get this over to the table for a
seat"
SILLY man! why don't you move the
table,"
Dicksie was taking of her coat
How inviting it all Isl" she smiled.
And this is where you stay?"
when it rains" answered McCloud.
LET me have your hat, too"
my hair is a sight, I know. We
rode over rocks and up gullies into the
brush"
And through lakes-oh, know! l
can't conceive how you ever got here
at all. Your hair is all right. This is
camp, anyway. But If you want
glass you can have one. Knisely is a
great swell; he's just from school, and
has no end of things. I'll rob his bag"
Don't disturb Mr.. Knisely's bag for
the world"
But you are not taking of your hat.
You seem to have something on your
mind"
Help me to get it of my mind, will
you. please?"
IF you will let me-"
Tell me how to thank you for your
generosity | came all the way over
here tonight to ask you for just the
help you have offered, and / could not
it stuck in my throat. But that
wasn't what was on my mind. Tell
me what you thought when l acted SO
dreadfully at Marion's"
Il didn't deserve anything better
after placing myself In such a fool
position. Why don't you ask me what
thought the day you acted so beau
tifully at Crawling Stone ranch?
thought that the finest thing l ever
saw"
You were not to blame at Mari
on's."
Il seemed to be. which is just as
bad. am going to start the phones
going. It's up to me to make good,
you know. in about four hours with a
lot OF men and material. Aren't you
going to take off your hat?-and your
gloves are soaking wet"
A voice called the superintendent's
name through the tent door. Mr.. Nc
Cloud?"
What is it. Bill?'
Twenty eight and nine-tenths on
the gauge. SIR
McCloud looked at his companions.
Il told you so. Up three-tenths. Thank
you. Bill; I'll be with you in a minute.
Tell Cherry to come and take away
the supper things will you? That is
about all the water We shall get to-
night. | think. It's all We want"
added McCloud, glancing at his watch.
I'm going to take a look at the river.
We shall be quiet now around here un-
til half-past three, and II you, Marion.
and Miss Dunning will take the tent,
you can have two hours rest before
We start. Bill Dancing will guard
you against intrusion. and il you want
ice water ring twice"
Gilpin observer., 1909-08-05

the bag. What do you think? That
lnan who is now president of this road
had somewhere seen a highly-colored
story about me in magazine, a ten
cent magazine, you know. He had
spotted me the first time l walked into
his office, and told me a long time
afterward it was just like seeing a
man walk out of a book, and that he
had hard work to keep from falling on
my neck. He knew what he wanted
me for; 1t was just this thing. l left
Chicago to get away from it, and this
Is the result. 1t is not all that kind of
thing, oh, no! When they want to
cross reservation l have winter in
Washington with our attorneys and
dine with old friends in the White
House, and the next winter 1 may be
on snowshoes chasing band of
rustlers. / swore long ago 1 would do
no more of it-that l couldn't and
wouldn't. But it is Bucks. l can't go
back on him. He is amiable and l
am soft. He says he is going to have
crown and harp for me some day,
but fancy-that is, have an intima-
soa -tudI tHeIc VIII Ue d Teu-uOI plo-
test at the bar of heaven" he lowered
his tone, from a certain unmention-
able quarter when l undertake TO put
the vestments on. By the way, I
hear you are interested in chickens.
Oh, yes, I've heard lot about you!
Bob Johnson, over at Oroville, has
some pretty bantams 1 want to tell
you about
Whether he talked railroad or chick
ems, it was all one; Dicksie sat spell
bound; and when he announced it
was half-past three o'clock and time
to rouse Marion she was amazed.
Dawn showed in the east. The men
eating breakfast in tents were to be
sent on a work-train up a piece Of Y
track that led as near as they could
be taken to where they were needed
The train had pulled out when Dick.
sic, Marion, McCloud and Whispering
Smith took horses to get across to
the hills and through to the ranch
house.
Gilpin observer., 1909-08-05
CHAPTER XIX.
A Talk with Whispering Smith.

lax WIN whispering Sfnitn.
When Whispering Smith had fol-
lowed McCloud from the tent, Dicksie
turned to Marion and caught her hand.
rs this the terrible man have heard
about?" she murmured. And
thought him ferocious But is he as
pitiless as they say. Marion?"
Marion laughed-a troubled little
laugh of surprise and sadness. Dear.
he isn't pitiless at all. He has un-
pleasant things to do, and does them.
He is the man on whom the railroad
relies to repress the lawlessness that
breaks out In the mountains at times
and interferes with the operating of
the road. 1t frightens people away.
and prevents others from coming in
to settle. Railroads want law and
order. Robbery and murders don't
make business for railroads. They de-
pend on settlers for developing a
country, don't you know; otherwise
they would have no traffic. not to
speak of wanting their trains and men
let alone. When Mr.. Bucks under
took to open up this country to set
tiers, he needed a man of patience
and endurance and with courage and
skill in dealing with lawless men. and
no man has ever succeeded so well as
this terrible man you have heard
about. He is terrible, my dear. to law
less men. not to any one else. He is
terrible in resource and In daring, but
not In anything else know OF, and /
knew him when he was boy and
wore q pink worsted scarf when he
went skating"
Il should like to have seen that
scarf" said Dicksie. refectively. She
rose and looked around the tene. In
p few minutes she made Marion lie
down on one of the cots. Then she
walked to the front of the tent. opened
the flap. and looked oft.
Whispering Smith was sitting be-
fore the fire. Rain was falling, but
Dicksie put on her close fitting black
coat, raised the door-fap, and walked
noiselessly from the tent and up be-
hind him. Alone in the rain?" she
asked.
Shs had sxpscted to see him start
at her voice. but he did not, though
he rosa and turned around. mot
Gilpin observer., 1909-08-05

ing all the teams you can at that end
Of the work."
Every man that can be spared
from the river shall go at it. Come
over here and look at our work and
judge for yourself"
They rode to where the forces as
sembled by Lance were throwing up
embankments and riprapping. There
was hurried running to and fro, vio-
lent dragging about of willows, and
good deal of shouting.
Dunning, with some excitement,
watched McCloud's face to note the
effect Of the activity on him, but Nc
Clouds expression, naturally reserved,
reflected nothing of his views on the
subject. Dunning waved his hand at
the lively scene. They've been at it
all night. How many would you take
away, sir?"
You might take them all away, as
far as the river is concerned" said
McCloud, after a moment.
What? He'll! ALP"
They are not doing anything, are
they, but running around in circle?
And those fellows over there might as
we'll be making mud pies as riprap-
ping at that point. What we need
there is a mattress and sandbags-
and plenty of them. Bill" directed
McCloud in an even tone Of business
as he turned to Dancing, "see how