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The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-12-31
ACCIDENTS ON LAND
JANUARY.

JANUARY.
10. Is miners killed by gas explosion In
Letters colliery at 2iegler. III.
IL. Explosion in the Lick Branch mine,
Bluetield. w. Va, caused the death OF
100 miners.
IA Firedamp explosion in the Auka coal
mine at Ves2prim, Hungary, caused
the death of 2i0 men,
l6. Il killed and many injured in a col
lson on the Denver and Rio Grande
railroad near Dotsero, Colo.
q. BY explosion and fire in the tempo
rary crib of a tunnel under Lake Mich
igan off Chicago about 20 workmen lost
their lives.
FEBRUARY
Is. Between 200 and 300 persons burned to
death and scores injured in a fire
which destroyed the Flores theater in
Acapulco, Mexico.
IL Explosion of l. 900 pounds OF dynamite
in the stone quarres at South Bethle-
hem. near Albany, N. Y, caused loss
of % lives,
20. 16 persons killed and AZ injured In a
head-on collision of electric cars al
Chesterton. Ind.
AUGUST.
Il. killed ard so hurt in head-on col
lision on the Denver and Rio Grande
near Colorado Springs. Colo.
SEPTEMBER.
q. French dirigible military balloon Re
publique wrecked near Mouins and
officers on board killed.
OCTOBER
b. 80 deaths caused by mine explosion
at Nanaimo. B. c.
NOVEMBER.
8. l6 injured on the battleship North Da,
kota by the explosion of a boiler tube
during a speed test.
L. Explosion in the st. Paul Coal com
pany's mine near Cherry, ILL.,, result ed
in the death OF nearly 200 miners.
DECEMBER.
To- ID killed and over 90 hurt IN wreck
on the Southern railway near Reds.
VILE - c.
H. operatives killed In a factory fire -,
PhilaIel?hin
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pletely destroyed by fire and he had
a narrow escape from death. AS II
was, he was badly burned and while
feet.
Mr. Look, who lives alone on his
farm northeast of town, rose early on
that morning and started a fire, put.
ting a large quantity of soft coal In
the stove. lie then went back to bed
to wait for the room to get warm.
As the fire smouldered for some time.
Mr.. Look poured some kerosene In the
stove, when all at once the gases from
the stove exploded and the room was
soon ablaZe. Mr.. Look was knocked
down by the explosion and before he
could recover from the effects of the
smoke and gas his face was badly
burned He tried to escape by the
door, but II was locked and in trying
to open It he received severe burns on
his hand and feet.
When he got into the open air and
found that his house and contents
were doomed to destruction, he hast.
ened to the barn, mounted horse
and rode in his night clothes to Sam
Weaver's, his nearest neighbor. 1t
was a bitter cold morning the Their.
mometer registering about Is degrees
below zero, and before Mr. Look could
reach the Weaver place his feet were
badly frozen. Medical aid was sum,
moned and his condition was such that
the doctor advised taking the unfor
tunate man to Omaha, where he will
receive the best of care. He was
brought to town Monday afternoon and
Tuesday morning was taken to Omaha
Mr.. Look is one of the early home
steaders and one of the most success
| full farmers of the community, and
his many friends deeply regret tc
learn of his great misfortune and hope
! for his speedy recovery.
Gregory Times: Monday morning
John Look, who lives alone on farm
about ten miles northeast of here was
| badly burned and will have a hare
struggle to survive. He got up ant
J started the fire-or thought he did
/ but it failed to burn, so later he go
up again and poured some kerosene
into the stove. An explosion followed
throwing him to the floor and settinl
/ fire to his clothes. When he became
conscious he crawled out and wen
to the barn leaving the skin of hi
feet OBJ the snow as he walked, got
horse and rode to neighbours a mil
away with nothing on but part o
an undershirt which the fire had no
consumed. On the ride he froze bot
feet and both hands. The folks wraI
ped him in blanket and sent for Dl
Johnson, who removed the wrappin
and the skin came with it from hi
arms to the elbows. He was fixed u
as well as possible, brought to tow
and sent to hospital in Omaha on tn
= Tuesday morning train.
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Got a Tack in Windpipe.

Clyde Cherrington, 6-year-old Nor
folk boy whose parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Cherrington, live in Edge
water park, swallowed brass headed
tack and then inhaled it into his wind
pipe at 6 o'clock last night. A couple
of hours later, at the office of DR.. P.
II. Salter, the tack was removed, af.
ter a surgical operation.
The tack was located in the wind,
pipe by means of DR.. Salters x-ray
machine. The surgeon cut down into
the windpipe, opened that tube and
by means of forceps removed the
tack. The lad is now resting easily
DR.. Mackay and DR.. Tashjean as
sisted in the operation.
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WEDNESDAY WRINKLES.

E. M. Ziesche was at Hooper.
w. l.. Lehman was at Stanton.
A. e. Stubs of Tilden was here,
d. e. Lutz spent Sunday at Omaha.
James Nichols of Madison was here.
Fred H. Vonsegren of Gregory was
here.
w. H. Kingsley returned from
Omaha.
w. P. Logan went to Wynot on
business.
]. F. Dale of Omaha is in the city
on business.
Fritz Asmus has gone to Omaha for
a short visit.
A. T. Hutchinson returned from
Silver Creek.
Rev. Mr.. Aaron of Hoskins, in com
pany with his son, was in the city call
ing on friends.
j. C. Schwichtenberg of Plainview
was in the city.
Mrs. j. II. Mackay went to visit
friends at Fremont.
Mrs. Ernest Paul of Hadar was in
the city visiting friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Woerth OF
Scribner were in the city.
President Jaquith of the Gates acad
envy of Neigh was in the city.
F. B. Minor returned from Corning
Ia, where he had been spending
Christmas with relatives.
S. A. Erskine has gone to Sioux
Falls where he will attend ban
quet given by the travelling mems as
ISOLATION.
Ray Estabrook is enjoying holiday
week at the home of his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. F. l.. Estabrook. He il
studying music in Lincoln.
Phillip Fruhoff is quite i'll.
The infant son of V. A. Nenow is sc
riously i'll.
Sleighing is still at its height and
with the colder weather setting in, 4
is believed by many enthusiastic PEG
pie who are taking advantage of the
opportunity most every evening, tina
the sleighing will be good for a month
to come.
The general run of business during
this week is reported good and al
merchants are now we'll satisfied will
the outcome Of the holiday sales. Al
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DISASTERS AT SEA

JANUARY.
%. White Star liner Republic rammed by
the Italian liner Florida off Nantuck-
ct; q deaths and remarkable rescue of
over 300 passengers before the Re
public sank.
FEBRUARY.
90 The Hamburg-South America liner
Presidente Roca burned off Peninsula
Vdldes; loss Owners reporD 20 lives,
(press reports) 266 of the passengers
and crew.
IL. IA sailors of the steamer ]. b. Cowle
drowned when that vessel collided
with the Isaac M. Scott in Lake Su-
perior off Whtefish Point light.
IA. The. British submarine c IL sunk In
collision with the steamship Eddy
stone off Marlborough lightship; Is OF
the crew drowned.
AUGUST.
"a The North German Lloyd steamer
Schlesein collided with the Argentine
excursion steamer Colombia in Monte
video harbor and sank her with loss
of over $50 passengers.
OCTOBER
&c. Steamer Hesta, from Glasgow, wreck
ed off the Maine coast; 20 lives lost.
NOVEMBER.
H. 100 deaths at the sinking of the Pa
cifc liner La Seyne after collision neal
Singapore.
q. The coasting steamer Argo wrecked
off Tillamook. Ore.; IA lives lost.
DECEMBER
3. Steamer ELAN Varnin wrecked in thu
Mersey: IL passengers and Il of thu
crew lost. Steamer Thistlemor lost II
Barnstable bay; 20 sailors drowned.
10. lives lost by the laundering of ca
ferry Marquette and Bessemer No.
on Lake Erie.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-12-31
Southworth-Wiliams.

George Sheppard Southworth re-
turned to Norfolk with his bride last
night, from Columbus, o., where they
were married Tuesday, December 81.
The bride was formerly Miss Sue Will
Jams, a sister of c. l.. Williams of Nor
folk. Mr.. Southworth had already fur
nished a cottage on North Eleventh
street, near the home of Mr.. Williams,
and here the young couple will be at
home to friends. This is the third
wedding in the Williams family within
the past few months, in which Norfolk
is interested, Mr.. and Mrs. John Nor
rison and Mr.. and Mrs. c. L. Williams
having been married but recently.
Mrs. Morrison was formerly Miss
Williams. Mr.. Southworth is in the
insurance business in Norfolk
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THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS JOURNAL FRIDAY

though half of the corn crop is still In
the fields and prospects for picking 1t
this winter are poor, the farmers are
coming to the city in larger numbers
than ever. This was noticed last even.
ing when an unusually large number
of young farmers were at the Audito'
rum to witness show.
New directors of the Commercial
club will be elected at the annual meet.
ing of that body which takes place at
the city hall on Friday evening, Jan.
uary 7. The president of the club
will. as usual, be elected by the new
directors. Some of the members OF
the old board say they won't agan
serve as officers. A great deal OF hard
work has been done by them and their
efforts have been much appreciated by
the business interests at large.
At the meeting OF the Norfolk Indus
trial company at the Office OF Mapes
& Hazen In the Mast block last even.
ing, the following new officers were
elected: II. A. Pasewalk, president;
c. s. Hayes, vice president; M. G,
Hazen, secretary; A. Degner, treas.
urer. Inquiries for the old sugar fac
tory have already been received by
the Industrial company. One sheet
metal manufacturer from Missouri is
in the city looking over the PROPOSE
ton.
c. r. Elgis, agent of the Aetna In
surance company of Omaha, was In
the city and made an adjustment of
the loss of the b. T. Reid furniture
which was recently destroyed by fire
$500 being the amount upon which the
settlement was made. Adjuster A. j
Graham of the Germania Fire lnsur
ance company, is in the city making
an adjustment of the loss of the build
ing.
More complaints are being expressed
by local people against the M. Il o
and Union Pacific depot 1t Is charged
that on Monday night the waiting ant
baggage rooms were crowded to ca
pacity and that many people, in pref
,.erence to spending hours of tedious
standing in the crowd, took refuge II
nearby livery stable. UP to date
nothing has been heard by local com
mittees who were appointed sometime
ago to make an effort to secure a new
station. One out-of-town visitor de
clared the depot is worse than phi
sty."
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Brush StiIIson,

DR.. e. l.. Brush of Norfolk and Miss
Bertha Stillson of Atkinson were mar
ried at the home of the brides parents
Wednesday. Mr.. and Mrs. II. o. Kie-
sau and members of DR.. Brushs fam
lily, as we'll as Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Hawksworth of Colome, S. D., attended
the wedding. DR.. and Mrs. Brush will
reside in Norfolk. DR.. Brush is one OF
the prominent young physicians OF
Norfolk and the bride is very popu
lar Atkinson girl. The wedding was
attended only by immediate relatives
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-12-31
chadron Would Own Its Liqhts.

The mayor of Chadron is following
in the footsteps of Mayor Friday of
Norfolk in presenting the city council
proposition looking toward the city's
purchase of the electric light plant and
it's operation by the city.
The Chadron Electric Light and
Power company is asking that city for
an extension of the franchise for a
period of twenty years and in this
connection the mayor of the town has
presented plan to the city council
whereby the city shall run its own
light plant.
The plan in Norfolk is being more
and more discussed, great many
business men being in favor of Mayor
Fridays plan to put the light system
here upon a municipal ownership ba-
sis, just as is the waterworks at pres
ent. 1t is argued that the waterworks
in Norfolk has been a great success,
as operated by the city, and that the
electric light system would be fully as
great a success.
The mayor pointed out recently to
the council that for much less money
than the city is now spending for
street lights, there could be very
greatly increased number of street
lights and better service in point of
hours. He said that the street lights
could be extended to all parts of town
and that the city would be lit up not
only every night, moonlight or none,
but in the early morning hours during
th3 winter, as well.
There is a growing sentiment that
the city is at present inadequately
lighted at night and many have ex.
pressed themselves as favoring the
mayors plan for the reason that ii
would solve the problem of better city
| illumination.
Many users of light are complaining
about the continued poor service now
| rendered. One man complains that
during dinner party recently, just as
the guests sat down, the lights went
out and candles had to be dug out be-
fore the dinner could progress.
Mayor Friday says the municipal
ownership proposition will be brought
up for discussion at the next council
meeting, Monday night, together with
the preliminary plans for paving.
| Many of the mayors enthusiastic
supporters declare that his municipal
ownership plan is the most popular
proposition brought forth In recent
years.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-12-31
Notice of Constable Sale.

BY virtue of an execution issued by
William Bates, judge of the county
court of Madison county, Nebraska,
upon a judgment rendered in said
court in favor of American and West
Indies Sales company and against
Realty Advertising Cigar company, I
have levied upon the following goods
and chattels, as property of the said
Realty Advertising Cigar company, to-
wit:
10000 "Drummer's Pride" cigars.
$4,000 Uncle Josh" cigars.
5000 "Havanatoria" cigars.
1000 Harry Morris" cigars.
1860 assorted cigars.
Four pulley blocks.
Seven bundles of paper.
Fourteen balls of Irvine.
One halter.
One chain.
One piece of rope.
Six empty boxes.
One hammer.
One tent.
Three candy pals.
And / will, on the 18th day of jan
uary, at o'clock a. m, on said day,
at the store room of w. A. Robinson
and company, jewellers, in the city of
Norfolk, in said county, sell said goods
and chattels at public auction to the
highest bidder for cash, to satisfy said
execution, the amount due thereon, In
the aggregate, being $4,000, and
$1,000 costs and accruing costs.
Norfolk, Nebraska, December 80,
1909.
John F. Flynn,
Constable Of Madison County, Neb.
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Chain Prayer Bobs Up Again.

The chain prayer is back.
The chain prayer is always a let
ter without name attached. 1t con-
tains prayer, request that the
prayer be mailed to nine persons on
nine succeeding days and threat if
the request is not carried out. If
the receiver of the prayer follows the
instructions, it is not long until one
prayer has gone into the thousands.
A Threat and a Promise.
The prayer now being received is
of the usual type. 1t follows:
An Accident Prayer
o Lord Jesus, | implore Thee, bless
all mankind. Keep us from all evil
and take us to dwell in eternity with
Thee.
This prayer was mailed. Copy and
see what will happen. 1t was said in
the time of Jesus, "He who wrote the
prayer would be delivered from al
calamities and he who would not write
it and pass it on would meet with
great misfortune" Those who write
it for nine days, commencing the day
they received this, and mail it to nine
of their friends will experience some
great thing on the ninth day.
Do not break the chain.
Do not sign your name.
Gets on Ones Nerves.
"The things rather uncanny ISM
it?" one of the men who received {
letter asked last night "The more
you think about it the more it gets
on your nerves. | guess that's wha
causes so many of them to be sen
around"
Government estimates show tina
within the last ten years more thar
five million dollars has been spent il
postage stamps in the United States
by the senders of prayers of thu
Chain" variety.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-12-31
Lincoln "Wets" Try Again.

Lincoln, Dec. 29.-Lincoln will vote
again next May on the question wheth-
err or not she shall have saloons. This
has been decided upon by the men VINO
are pushing the plan for referendum.
A formidable organization of those for
formerly engaged in the business has
been made and a big fight will be put
up. Many of them still own their
equipment and control their old loca-
tions, but they say that if Lincoln
votes dry the next time, they will
never again ask for the submission of
the question, but will sell off their
stuff and quit or else go somewhere
else
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-12-31

horsestealing, and who took advantage
OF an opportunity accorded him as
trusty to make his getaway last sum
mer, was caught at Meadow Grove
last Friday, and was brought here by
sheriff Clements To serve out tho
uneXpired portion OF his sentence. It
will be recalled that Frye took u horse
from barn In the vicinity of Meadow
Grove rode IL few miles and turn
ed II loose. II appeared Mt the trial
that he was intoxicated and he claim
ed he never meant to steal the horse.
For this reason comparatively light
sentence was given him, sixty days.
He had served out little more than
half of II when he seized the oppor-
tunity to escape. Frye had been hv-
ing at or near Emerson since his
escape, and was married about six
weeks ago at Ponca. His capture re-
suited from his desire to visit hts
mother at Meadow Grove on Christ-
mas. He was quite anxious to effect
some settlement OF the case that would
not compel him to serve out the re-
mainder of his Jail sentence. Sheriff
Clements could not be swerved I'm
the least, and Frye will serve the bal
ance of his sentence Ander conditions
that will not be likely to give him an
opportunity to escape again. We have
not investigated the matter sufficient
ly to learn what penalty attaches to
person for escaping from JAIL but
presume there will be no disposition
from any source to push matters furth-
err against Frye after he has served
out the balance of his sentence.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-12-31
Do not break the chain.
Do not sign your name.
Gets on Ones Nerves.
Real Estate Transfers.

Transfers of real estate for the past
week. Compiled by Madison County
Abstract & Guarantee company. Of
flee with Mapes & Hazen, Norfolk.
Margaret Hite to j. w. Ransom, W.
d., consideration $4,000, lots / and 2
in block 6 of Koenigstein's addition
to Norfolk.
Fremont Real Estate company to
w. l.. Boyer, w. d., consideration SIS
part of lot in block II, Battle Creek
John M. Johnson to Ole Johnson
w, d., consideration $1,000, nwh OF
swA and swA nwA of 95-21-4.
George Zimmerman to Lester Schu
mate, w. ID. consideration, not given
lot 2 in block of r. w. Days add
ton to Battle Creek.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-12-31
Nernes BUNS Old Brick Yard,

Madison, Neb,, Dec. 29.-Special to
The News: The old brick-yard prem
ises at Norfolk was sold yesterday
pursuant to an order of sale from the
district court, by Sheriff Clements
to DR.. verges for $1,150 and encum
brances now existing against the same
amounting to something like $1,000
back taxes. Anton Buchholz was pres
sent at the sale as guardian for the
minor heirs and agent for all the
Verges' heirs who owned the property
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-12-31

mond. one of the Oldest and best
known Democratic members of con-
gress. at Butler. Mo-. aged Go.
DECEMBER.
l. Princess Waldemar, noted member OF
the royal family OF Denmark, at Co
penhagen.
6, George Crocker, capitalist, in New
/ YORK city; aged SO.
40. Red Cloud. once notorious as the fight
ins chief of the Sioux, at Pine Ridge
reservation: aged &c.
II. King Leopold H. of Belgium, at Brus.
sels aged "a
Is. Gen. Green b. Raum, civil war vet
eran congressman and former com
missioner of pensions. in Chicago: agec
So Grand Duke Michael Nicholaie
witch, uncle of the czar of Russia, al
Cannes. France; aged n.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-12-31


4 Albert Pulitzer, founder of the New
York Journal and brother OF Joseph
Pulitzer OF the New York World. In
Vienna: aged Is.
H. w. l.. buchanan, former American
minister to Panama, In London.
10. Cesare Lombroso, noted Italian crimi-
nologist and alienist, at Turin; aged 70.
Il. Patrick Henry McCarren, Democratic
leader In Brooklyn borough, New York,
in that city.
q. Col Theodore A. Dodge. u. 8. A.. re-
tired. hoted military writer. in Paris
aged n.
~ Rear Admiral Henry Erben. U. 8. NJ,
retired, a naval hero of the civil war
In New York city; aged II. Gen. Oliver
Otis Howard, u. 8. A, retired, at Bur-
lington, VI. aged 70. Prince Hirobum
Ito, distinguished Japanese statesman
former resident general OF Korea, as.
sassinated at Hardin, Menchuria, by Q
Korean.
4 Gen. John J. Coppinser, u. 8. A.. re-
tired. civil war and Spanish war vet.
eran, In Washington: aged rs.
Q. William Torrey Harris. noted phiios
~ opffer and former United States com
missioner of education, at Providence
r. l.; aged ~
g. Lionel Brough. once noted comedian
In London,
10. Richard Watson Glider. author ant
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-12-31
A Prize Fiohter Preacher.

Genoa Times; Fred Wedge, as he
is known in this locality where he
was reared, and later under a pugi-
listic career dubbed kid" Wedge by
his admirers, now an ordained minis
ter stationed at Monroe, Neb., preach
ed in the Congregational church last
Sunday morning to one of the largest
audiences the building ever contained,
and again in the evening he preached
at the Baptist church, when over a
hundred were turned away, there not
being standing room.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-12-31
DAKoTANS SENT TO PEN.
judge Garland Pronounces Sentence
Upon Number of Prisoners.

JUDGE Garland Pronounces Sentence
Upon Number of Prisoners.
Sioux Falls, S. D., Dec. 29.-Judge
has pronounced sentence in the cases
of several offenders who were found
guilty by juries during the term or
federal court now in session here, or
who entered pleas of guilty. James
Riley, Sioux Indian, was given
term of two years in the federal pen
itentiary at Leavenworth, Kan, for
stealing horses on the Crow Creek res
ervation. John Atana, Sioux war
rior, was given a term of one year
and one day at Leavenworth, in addl-
ton to a fine of 500 and costs, for
taking liquor to the Yankton reser-
walton. James F. Six, charged with
selling liquor to Indians at the little
town of Interior, just north of the
Pine Ridge reservation, was given a
term of one year and six months In
the federal prison at Leavenworth, and
in addition was fined 500 and costs.
AS the result of the liquor being sold
by Six a number of Indians became
involved in a fight, during which
one was killed. AS the result of
this occurrence the government pro-
poses maintaining closer watch than
ever in the town bordering the In
dian reservations, and those detect
ed selling liquor to Indians will be
shown no mercy but will be prose
cuted to the full extent of the law.
Dealers in liquor in the border towns
therefore will save themselves consid-
cradle trouble if they refuse, to sell
liquor to Indians who apply for it.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-12-31
A LONG PINE INVENTOR.
Amile J. Bejot Patents Draft Appliance
for HARVESTING Machine.

Tor Harvesting Machine.
Long Pine Journal: Amile ]. Bejot
has just had patented draft appli-
ance for harvesting machinery. The
invention is plan by which the side
draft is removed from binder and
promises to be great help in the
power of the machinery and also much
lighter work on the horses. Amile
Bejot is son of f. p. Bejot living
west of Long Pine and the idea of the
patent came to him about six years
ago, but only about a year ago he
decided to get patent on his inven-
ton. The invention will no doubt
be of great value, not only to Mr.. Bejot
but to every tiller of the soil who has
occasion to use a binding machine.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-12-31

building is heap OF ruins. AS Bruins
wick has no fire protection II was use
less to try to save the barn. and 1t
kept the citizens busy to keep the
surrounding buildings from taking
fire. The fire is supposed to have been
caused by too hot stove in the Of
fee. The building belonged to limo
thy Totten of this place and was In.
sured for 1880. The loss Is probably
So, 600.