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The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-01-29
was satisfied with

good natured and was satisfied with
ne big vote polled
Ridgell made the vote unanimous,
The Board OF Control.
Just before the selection of a con
ention place was taken up the result
the vote for the five members Jf
he board of control was announced.
The election resulted in the choice
If George Howe of Fremont Jacob
Goehring of Seward. Robert Lewis OF
Humphrey, Fred Harrison of Grand
Island and IL. l.. Boyes of Hebron.
Boyes won his place by getting six
more votes than Bert Bennett of Full
lerton, a retiring member of the board,
l.. c. Mann of Humboldt was the other
defeated candidate
The vote stood: Howe 1871, Lewis
1853. Gochring l59, Harrison 1856, Boyes
40, Bennett 1874, Mann 1902,
Committee for 1909.
President Bert Galley, just before
the convention adjourned, announced
his committees for 1909 as follows:
AuullllS tOlullllltt' Ns - DbllhNiS -
Kearney; w. p McCune, Norfolk; l..
f. Gottschalk. Columbus.
Constitution and rules: J. w. Butt,
Nebraska City; Thomas f. Jeffersy
North Platte l.. b. McClaran, North
Bend; T. NJ. Dillon, Grand Island; Bert
Bennett, Fullerton.
Legislative committee l.. w Hague,
Minden; j. c. Cleland Fremont; John
Wilson, Kearney.
Committee on officers reports: j.
b. Buckley, Stromsburg; w. j. Gard
nor, York; John r. Manners, Wahoo.
Press committee: John Mckay,
Blair; Mike Murphy, David City;
John Huck, Holdredge.
Memorial committee: Albert Pill
ger, Stanton; w. S. Ridgell, Alliance;
II. A. Graf, Seward.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-01-29
Notice to Creditors.
The State of Nebraska !
Madison County. ( So

The State of Nebraska
Madison County, SIS.
In the Matter of the Estate of Caroline
f.. Farley, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given to all persons
having claims and demands against
Caroline e. Farley, late of said Madi-
son county deceased, that the time
fixed for filing claims against said
estate is six months from the 18th day
of January, 1909. All such PERSONS are
required to present their claims with
the vouchers to the county Judge OF
said county at his office in the city OF
Madison, in said Madison county, on
or before the 10Th day of July, 1909
and that all claims so filed Will be-
heard before said judge on the 19tn
day of July, 1909, at one o'clock p. ne
Myron NJ. Farley is the executor of tha
estate.
1t is further ordered that notice to-
all persons interested in said estate
be given by publishing a copy of this.
order in the Norfolk Weekly News
Journal, weekly newspaper printed,
published and circulating in said
county, for four consecutive weeks
prior to said day of hearing.
Witness my hand and seal this stu
day of January A. d. 1909.
lSeall VIM. Bates,
County Judge.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-01-29

Gregory's rescue as suggested In some
OF the press dispatches. Friday we
had the fight won and the papers wait.
ing the presidents signature Com.
missioner bennett had favored Greg.
DRY and we had won the secretary of
the interior over. Dallas supporters
got the ear of the president The
whole matter was ordered back for
another hearing. The hearing was
hold Saturday. Monday afternoon at
o'clock the final announcement was
made
"Boncstccl and Burke were climin.
ated month ago by the land office
officials Then the South Dakota dele
cation fought it out. It's all over aud
the only thing we missed was not be.
ing in Gregory last Monday night
Jacksons on the Train.
On the train with the Gregory dele.
cation CHANGED to he Frank Jackson
and Mr. and Mrs Grayden B. Jackson
of the town of Dallas. They were re
turning from Des Moines. States At
WI my l. 81 l'buOHNN, l'lNlI lllE llbul
a conference at Pierre, joined the
Rosebud party here. George Jeffries
and c. NJ. Rose of Dallas went TO
New York after the decision was an
nounced and are still in the east.
Get Office Next Month.
The Gregory men were informed
that the office would be moved to
Gregory about the middle of February
,.e opening as already announced
has been postponed until April |. Greg
DRY will build cement land office
building 24X50 and rent 1t to the gov
ernment.
Officers to be Named.
A receiver and a register are to be
named soon for the new office. Sew
eral clerks will also be required for
the office
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-01-29
FALSE ALARM DURING BANQUET.
Fire Whistle Blows During Banquet
Causing Confusion.

Towards the close of the firemen's
banquet at Marquardt hall, the screach
of the fire whistle brought confusion
among the fire fighters gathered at
the banquet table.
The Norfolk firemen left the hall and
found that a false alarm had been
turned in. The matter will be thor
oughly sifted and suspicious against a
member of certain visiting delega-
ton will be run down if possible. Gen
eral Indignation was expressed over
the incident.
The alarm was turned in over the
telephone, the man stating that he
was Fremont fireman and that the
blaze was back of Pilger's bakery.
NJ D. Tyler was speaking at the
time. He resumed his address when
the room was quoted and held the
of the firmen over the COM
petition of the supposed fire.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-01-29
Winside News,

Lawrence Longnecker was quite ser
iously injured Thursday afternoon by
being kicked in the stomach by a
mule.
John Davis, a former resident of
Winside, became temporarily insane
in Wayne the first of the week but re-
covered in short time. He imagined
that he was in Winside and called
those about him by names of Winside
people.
Ed Ross, the Winside man who
escaped injury in the recent Colorado
wreck, was on his way to California
where he will spend the winter.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-01-29
About That Horse.

Editor News: The editor of the
Wayne Democrat thinks that discus
sing whether a horse lifts, pushes or
pulls is small occupation for an in
telligent community" He should re-
member that small occupations are
usually necessary before larger ones
are undertaken. Before beginning
work on the Panama canal Uncle Sam
had to catch all the mosquitoes in
that neighborhood by the tail and
crack their heads of. Before Ousting
the plague from San Francisco the
authorities had to catch the rats, and
disinfeCt the germ laden tleas that
they carried Small occupation in.
deed, but necessary How does the
editor of the Democrat know that our
discussion in The News may not ulti-
mately result in a solution of the veX-
ing problem of the balky horse, to
which he refers, and be of untold
value to future horse-owners.
| maintain that the question of a
horses lifting, pulling, or pushing
does not depend on whether or not
the horse is balky, by dad" But the
horse probably balks because he is
not sure whether he is required to
lift, push or pull "by dad" Wouldn't
the editor of a paper balk if his
drivers subscribers and advertisers)
should say he had a pull" when in
fact he had to push like sin for every.
thing he got? r. F. NJ.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-01-29
FRIDAY FACTS,

c. Nj. HaZen is home from Madison.
Justice Mccain of Dallas passed
through Norfolk enroute home from a
business trip to Sioux City.
C. E. Cole has been i'll with the
grip.
Otto Carson, whose arm was torn
off in a cornsheller, is resting fairly
well, though very weak
Harold Cow will leave within a
couple of weeks to accept the position
of bookkeeper in the First National
bank of Gregory.
The many friends of Mr.. and Mrs,
c. j. Linstrom will learn with regret
of the loss of a little infant daughter
born to them on Thursday. Mother
resting well.
Among the days out of town Wis
itors in Norfolk were: Mrs. Elley and
daughter, Madison; Louis Sundall
Wayne; Charles Harkey, Fairfax, S.
D.; w, Barto, Monroe; e. l.. Hilborn,
Plainview; Albert Anderson, Elmer
Hedlund, Bristow; H Barnes, Battle
Greek; Claus A. Johnson, Wausa;
Mrs II, j. Backes, Humphrey.
c. II. Groesbeck of Norfolk recently
told his friends here a fish story that
they laughed at He sends a clipping
from the Lacrosse Daily Chronicle OF
January 10 to show that his assertions
were correct. Following is the clip
ping: Lifting a net containing over
two carloads of fish weighing from
five to forty pounds each was the
unusual sight witnessed by Leo Meyer
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-01-29
Battle Greek News.

The funeral OF Robert McKibbcn
Sunday afternoon was largely at.
tended by Battle Creek people. The
G.. A. X. post OF this place, of which
he was member, sent a delegation
which had charge of the funeral and
Rev. r. j. Callow of the NJ Il. church
was the officiating minister.
Theresa Gobcr, about eighteen years
old, stepdaughtor of Herman cyl
was taken to the feeble minded insu-
tuition last Friday by Sheriff j. j..
Clements.
The wedding of Harvey Kuhrts to
Miss Lena Rinkel will take place Feb
ruary 3 in the morning, at the German
Lutheran church.
Mr.. Taylor, cashier of the Madison
State bank, and Mr. Schwartz, were
here on business from Madison Friday.
Henry Walter has rented the 400
acre Stole farm four miles east of
town and will move his family there
about the first of March. The place is
now occupied by Malon Anderson, who
is going to Idaho, where he will en-.
gage In the sheep raising business.
Mr.. Walter also Is operating the
Palace saloon here, the Oldest in
town.
Geo. w. Losey and August Volk, jr.,
were laying In their ice supply for
their private use the forepart of the
week on their farms east of town.
Matt Wagner, the Battle Creek pool
hall man, was transacting business at
Norfolk Monday.
The annual meeting of the Battle
Creek Mutual Fire Insurance company
was well attended Saturday, and dele
gates were present from all surround
ing counties The salary OF Secretary
NJ. G.. Doering was raised 500 per
year.
Rev. o. Eggleston of Ewing was Wis
iting here Saturday at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Chas. Hansen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Miller and baby
of Pierce were visiting here the fore
part of this week with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. August Schinkus.
Robert Bixby, who works on the
farm for julius Glandt near Meadow
Grove, was visiting friends here Mon
day. He is a nephew of the noted Doc
Bixby. The boys say that his work
Is more honest because he is steering
the pillow and uncle the pen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Austin, who live on
]. A. Moore's farm north of town,
were the recipients of little son Sun
day night.
Miss Jennie Ingoldsby resumed her
duty as teacher in the Deer Creek
school. west of town, Monday. The
school had been closed on account of
the measles.
Howard Miller went to Omaha Mon
day on business.
Tom Curas, an old citizen and an eX-
postmaster of our town, is very sick
at this writing.
w. c. Webb, colored, arrived here
Monday from Norfolk, Va, for visit
with his cousin, the we'll known Mig
ger Joe" Phipps. They look just
exactly alike.
Sam Hansen was here Tuesday on
business from Norfolk.
VIM. Klein, who is going to quit
farming and let his boys do the work,
will move to town in the near future
and has purchased the Mrs. Sessler
property in Highland park south Of
the railroad track.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-01-29
Wolf Bounty Should Stay.

Battle Creek, Neb,, Jan. lS.-Editor
News: When your most valuable
paper, The Norfolk Daily News, of
January 10, reached Battle Creek and
we saw the item stating that little
team work had been done by intro
ducing bills in both houses repeating
the state wolf bounty law, there was
something doing in town. BY Satur-
day noon a petition was in circulation
to our safe senator, Hon. Charles A.
Randall and another petition to rep
resentatiVe, Hon. Lew j. Young, both
of Newman Grove. Madison county,
Nebraska, reading thus:
I'VE, the undersigned residents of
Madison county, Nebraska, realizing
that the removal of the bounty on
injury to stockmen and farmers, re-
specially ask and urge that you do
all possible within your power to de-
feat any legislation tending toward
the removal or reduction of said
bounty"
Two hundred and twenty-siX voters
signed the petition and it was not
carried two blocks on Main street. A
great many in town have not had a
chance to sign. All classes are sign
ing it-bankers, merchants and far
mers-and we hope the people in
other towns and other counties in
north Nebraska will take it up and
roll in a remonstrance that will reach
from here to Lincoln.
Very truly yours,
l., b Raker
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-01-29
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The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-01-29

Ruth Bryan married Leavitt against
the wishes of her parents. Mrs.
Bryan did not even remain in the room
for the wedding ceremony. The mar
riage did not take place until after
the bride was eighteen years old, in
order that she might do as she pleased.
Leavitt had come to Lincoln as an
artist to paint Mr.. Bryan's portrait.
There are two children. For a
couple of years Mrs. Leavitt has been
living in Lincoln at her fathers home
and her husband has been in Paris.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-01-29
Banquet the Climax.

Norfolk and the volunteer fremen
of Nebraska divided compliments at
a banquet given Thursday evening at
Marquardt hall in honor of the Wis.
itors. Norfolk was praised for her
spirit of hospitality, the firemen for
the splendid nature of the services
rendered by them to the cities and
towns of the state.
The banquet, executed successfully
as to all details and rejecting no little
credit on local committees. was the
climax of the convention. The decora-
tions were elaborate and decidedly
tasteful, the banquet proper worthy
Of the compliments it received and the
orchestra music during the evening
provocative of merited applause. The
banquet was served by a score or more
young ladies of this city. The capac-
ity of Marquardt hall was taxed to
provide tables to seat all in at
tendance.
c. E. Burnham POSTMASTER.
c, r. Burnham of Norfolk presided
over the banquet as POSTMASTER, a
duty which he as usual successfully
executed. The banquet did not begin
until after the play at the Auditorium
and 1t was exactly at midnight that
Mr.. Burnham introduced the first
speaker, Hon. w. w. Young of Stan.
ton.
Story of the Hero.
Senator Young told the story of the
hero, dwelling upon the heroic age
which had its climax in Homer. After
giving the hero his place in history, he
declared that there were no greater
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-01-29
Father Ruesing to Washington.

West Point, Neb, Jan. 23.-Special
to The News: Very Rev. Joseph Rues-
ing of West Point, a member of the
state board of charities and correc-
ton left Friday evening for Washing
ton, d. c., in response to an invita-
ton from President Roosevelt, as
representing Nebraska as a delegate
to a national convention in relation to
the care of dependent children which
will be held in the New Willard hotel
at Washington on January % and 26
On Monday a reception of the visiting
members will be held at which the
president will take part, to be fol
lowed by banquet On Tuesday the
convention will be in business session.
Father Ruesing's long connection with
charitable work in this diocese and
state is recognized as eminently fitting
him to take a prominent part in the
deliberations of this body, which com
prises the best known men of the ma
ton in the line of charitable reform.
Father Ruesing also expects at this
time to visit the scenes of his early
pastorates in the state of New Jersey.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-01-29
Ruth BRYAN Sues for Divorce.

Lincoln, Neb., Jan. Especial to
The News: Mrs. Ruth Bryan Leavitt,
eldest daughter of w. j. Bryan, today
filed suit for divorce from William
Homer Leavitt, who is described as
"a painter"
Mrs. Leavitt charges desertion and
non-suppOrt
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-01-29
Corn Replaces Alfalfa Fields.

Clearwater, Neb., Jan. 23.-SpeciaI
to The News: Corn is king Alfalfa
is retreating from the Elkhorn valley
A dozen years or 50 ago King Corn
was threatened with a rival to his
throne. The air was full of talk
about alfalfa. Marvellous tales were
told of 500, $50 and even $40 per
acre made in single year from that
wonderfully productive plant known
in Europe as Lucerne, in America as
alfalfa. Even yet we hear of remark
able profits made IN Kansas or Cali
fornia, or some other state, but in the
Elkhorn valley alfalfa talk is quiet
and king corn monopolizes the stage.
Alfalfa on Huffman Ranch.
One of alfalfa's greatest strongholds,
and in fact the largest tract of land
devoted to its culture to be seen from
the Northwestern in Nebrasa, was be-
tween Neigh and Clearwater. Five
or ten years ago nearly one thousand
acres of alfalfa fields could be seen
from the car windows in riding from
of the arabic land on the Huffman
ranch, lightning just out of Neigh
and extending several miles up the
track, was in alfalfa. Fully 400 acre s
near Clearwater mostly east an |
southeast of town, were devoted to its
culture. OF this amount over $50 acres
have been plowed up and planted to
corn or other grain in the past three
years, and more of it is to be turned
under this spring.
OF the tract of land formerly known
as the Huffman ranch The News cor
respondent is reliably informed that
fully two-thirds has been plowed under
and is now devoted to other crops.
Corn More Profitable.
Does this mean that alfalfa is a
failure in the Elkhorn valley? No,
assuredly not. 1t means that condi-
tions have been such in the past few
years that the raising of corn and
oats is more profitable.
Ask a farmer why he plowed up his
alfalfa field and planted it to corn and
he will tell you it was because it pays
better, acre for acre and labor for
labor, This may be explained in part
by the following conditions:
The Reason Why
First-Corn is worth four times as
much as it was twelve years ago and
other grains in proportion. Hay of all
kinds has not shared to such an ex-
tent in this phenomenal raise.
Second-Alfalfa, after 1t has been
mOwn few years tends to kill out in
the winter along the valley. The win
ter of two years ago was especially
severe on alfalfa. Many fields have
run to blue grass with a bunch of
alfalfa here and there.
Third-This blue grass sod cannot
be successfully reseeded to alfalfa
without first cultiyating it a year or
two to kill the grass. This sod turned
under raises special crops of grain.
Fourth-The price of alfalfa seed is
so high (some $1,000 per hundred
weight last season. that many farmers
who do not intend to abandon alfalfa
raising are waiting in an apparently
vain hope for 1t to come down in price
before reseeding.
Fifth-Alfalfa has not as ready mar
ket as grain and only those raisers
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-01-29
Land Office Winners Home.

Tales of moves and counter moves,
of months polite warfare, of a vic.
tory gained and lost and gained again
make up the story of Gregorys vic
tory over Dallas in the land office
fight. W. H. Tackett and Fred Hus.
tin of the Gregory delegation passed
through Norfolk, home bound yester-
day afternoon. Windsor Doherty, the
third Gregory man in Washington at
the finish, missed a train in Omaha
and was in Norfolk over night.
"All official Washington had an eye
on the land office fight" said Mr..
Hustin in recounting the struggle be-
tween the two Rosebud towns. "One
congressman from Iowa who didn't
even know the names of the towns
called at the land office and asked to
be registered for that town at the end
of the line
Fight Made a New Record.
THE matter was argued before Sec.
rotary of the Interior Garfield for two
hours and a half. Such an extended
hearing had never been given before
by cabinet officer on a like PROPOSE
ton. Senator Gamble and Congress-
man Hall spoke for Gregory Senator
Kitredge and Congressman Martin for
Dallas. Martin was probably Dallas
strongest card during the contest.
Roosevelt Didn't Help Gregory.
President Roosevelt didn't come to
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-01-29
Cane for Mark Martensen.

The banquet closed with the pre-
sentation to Mark NJ. Martensen of
Fremont, the retiring president of the
state association, with a handsome
gold headed cane. The presentation
speech was made by Senator Young
of Stanton. Mr.. Martensen replied
with a considerable show of feeling.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-01-29
County Judge

Seeds, including snake and other
cucumber, prehistoric and other corn.
both sweet and field, pencilaria.
squash, melon, mammoth sunnower,
and hundreds of other seeds, cena
and up per packet, (also seed in bulkb
direct from grower to planter Garden
Guide and descriptive price. list free.
Address H. NJ Gardner, seed grower,
Marengo, Nebraska.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-01-29

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The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-01-29
Fremont Wins Hot Fight.

First ballot on 1909 convention:
Fremont 112; Alliance 80; York 20;
Wilbur 5.
Second ballot: Fremont 1885, AL
lance lO5.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-01-29

who feed 1t to their own stock get thee
full value from 1t.
Whether alfalfa will ever again be-
raised in this part of the Elkhorn vat-
ley as abundantly as in the past is n
question that future changing couds-
tons will have to solve.