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The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-09
Promoter is Coming Here.

Yankton Press and Dakotan: ]. H.
Johnson, of the Dakota Construction
company, left for Chicago Friday af-
ternoon and will return to Norfolk,
Neb., before coming again to Yankton.
The company has several cars Of ties
on the road, but part has been held
UP until facilities can be found for
shipping to the bridge site. Seven
hundred tons of steel are also on the
way here and will arrive in short
time. OF this shipment the waybills
of $50 tons have been received. w.
w. Graham of Norwalk, O., arrived
on the noon train Friday and his pres
ence will do much to convince the
skeptics that there is really business
this time behind the big movement
at a bridge at this point. Mr.. Graham
is registered at the Portland and i'm
mediately on his arrival hunted up
the headquarters of the Yankton-Nor-
folk railroad in the Roberts block.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-09
Road Notice to Land Owners.

To All Whom it May Concern:
The commissioner appointed to To-
cate a road commencing at the north
west corner of section 10, Township
% North, of Range West, in School
craft precinct, Madison county, Ne
braska, running thence east one mile
and terminating at the northeast cor
ner of said section, has reported in
favor of the opening thereof,
Said commissioner mas also reported
in favor of the closing of the follow
ing road, to-wit: Commencing at the
southwest corner of the northwest
quarter of section 49, Township %
North, of Range West, in Madison
county, Nebraska, and running thence
east one mile and terminating at the
southeast corner of the northeast quar-
ter of said section 10, and all objec
tions to opening of said proposed new
road or to the closing or vacation OF
said old road or claims for damages
on account of either of said roads
must be filed in the county clerks Of
flee on or before noon of the 25th da
of May A. d. 1909, or said roads vii.
be opened or vacated without refer
ence thereto.
Geo. E. Richardson,
County Clerk.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-09
New Church at Atkinson.

Atkinson, Neb., April Especial to
The News: The Presbyterian people
have started the erection of new
manse southwest of their church, 1t
will be two-story square structure
and will be a great addition to the
town as we'll as the church.
E. Klatsbach is building fine new
home north of the depot and will
move to town from his farm east of
Atkinson as soon as the buildings are
completed.
The William Schultz Drug Co. have
rented the Wheeler store on Main
street and will take possession April
Is. The building is large cement
structure recently completed and when
fitted up with complete fixtures will
be credit to our city and the
the owner.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-09
Mother Divorced; Boy Stays self.

New York, April civilian Coop
er. sixteen years old. committed sui
eide at his home, sos Knickerbocker
avenue, Williamsburg, by strangling
himself with piece of clothesline.
The boys love for his mother and his
separation from her since his father
obtained a divorce are believed by
his father to have been the cause
The father, Oliver Cooper brought n
divorce suit last fall naming an
auctioneer as correspondent. 1t Is
alleged that Cooper then learned from
his son William Che has another boy,
Oliver, who is eighteen) that he had
known Of his mothers relations with
the auctioneer for several years, but
was afraid to tell for fear there would
be trouble between his father and
mother.
When the Coopers separated the
sons remained with their father On
March 10 last Cooper got divorce
and the decree gave him the custody
of the boys. He noticed the younger
boy was depressed and tried in vain
to cheer him.
While Mr.. Cooper and the elder boy
were at dinner today Willie prepared
for suicide. He tied one end of a
clothesline around bedpost and the
other around his neck and strangled
himself.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-09
Gregory County Teachers Meet.

Fairfax, S. d., April Especial to
The News: Enthusiastic meetings of
the school officers and teachers of
Gregory county were held last Thurs
day and Friday afternoon and even
ing at Herrick and Fairfax, respec-
lively, and were addressed by State
Superintendent Ustrud and others
relative to the improvement of the
various departments of the public
school system throughout the county.
The meetings were well attended not
only by teachers and officers but by
large numbers of parents as well.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-09
PALM SUNDAY OCCASION OF SPE
CIAL CHURCH CEREMONY.

Palm Sunday in Norfolk was marked
by confirmation services in two local
churches, in the Christ Lutheran
eran church. In the Christ church a
class of thirty-nine was confirmed in
the st. Johannes church a class of
twelve. The St. Paul Ev. Lutheran
church postponed it's confirmation
until next June.
Christ Lutheran church despite Its
large seating capacity was completely
packed for the service, which began
at 1920. A sermon preached by Rev.
j. P. Mueller, the pastor, was followed
by confirmation. There was special
music by the choir and by the class.
Fifteen boys and twenty-four girls
made up the class, which was as fol-
lows:
Henry Benning, Arthur Lehman,
Oscar Hoefs, Hugo Peter, Richard
Mueller, Arthur Fuesler, Frank Fischer,
Daniel Preuss, Willie Kreuch, Paul
Haase, William Mueller, Martin WEIGH,
Edward Schelly, George Berner, Rein
hold Barneche, Maria Reichow, Ida
Zastrow, Dora Palm, Minna Bergman,
Mathilde Ewald, Emma Klug, Hedwig
Draeger, Anna Horst, Emma Leu,
Minna Schmeideberg, Leona LEM
Esther Bernhard, Nina Wilde, Hulda
Fabric, Emma Voecks, Lily Hickman
Helene Korth, Adele Walter Reba
Schmiedeberg, Else Blank, Lily
Mueller, Adele Kiepke Martha
Kruger, Helene Draeger.
| st. Johannes church. with the church
prettily decorated with ported plants
presented beautiful sight at the con
firmation service, which was in the
charge of Rev. Car. Martin, the pastor
The following class was confirmed:
Max Jansen, Fritz Mas, Clara Salz.
wedel, Amanda Salzwedel, Frieda
Mas, Minnie Buss, Elsie Koch, Frieda
Schumacher, Hertha Ziesche, Frieda
Appel, Louis Bordemann, Ruth Grauel
Palm Sunday represented the begin.
ming of holy week in the church calen
dar.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-09
Notice to Creditors,

The State of Nebraska Madison Coun-
ty-Ss.
In the Matter Of the Estate of Fred
rick Schelly, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given to all persons
having claims and demands against
Friedrich Schelly late of said Madison
county, deceased, that the time fixed
for filing claims against said estate Is
six months from the 3rd day of April,
1909. All such persons are required to
to the county Judge of said county at
his office in the city of Madison, in
said Madison county, on or before the
4th day of October, 1909, and that all
claims so filed will be heard before
said Judge on the 4th day of October,
1909, at one o'clock p. m. John
Schelly Is the administrator of the
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, a weekly newspaper printed,
published and circulating in said coun-
ty, for four consecutive weeks prior to
said day of hearing.
Witness my hand and seal this 10th
day of March, A. d. 1909.
VIM Bates,
[Seall County Judge.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-09

sentative Henry and harrington voted
for the measure and Representative
Adam Pilger against 1t.
The bill introduced in the legisla-
ture at the instance of the Norfolk
school board by Representative Young
of Madison, giving either county Judge
or police Judge jurisdiction in cases
arising from violation of truant laws,
is now law in towns such as Nor
folk, removed from county seats, this
gives quicker action in such cases.
The object of the new law, as far as
Norfolk is concerned, is to give the
local school authorities control over
children who are not only disturbing
factors in school but who have also
escaped from, the control of their
parents.
After having sold the family COW
and pocketed the proceeds of the sale
despite the protests made by his sons
to the police, it was the sad fate of
George Housh, living in Edgewater
park addition in Norfolk, to fall into
evil ways in Stanton. The following
story of Housh's troubles appears in the
Stanton Picket: con Tuesday of last
week, George Housh, one legged in
dividual, who says his home is at
Norfolk, drifted into town and at
once proceeded to get drunk, assisted
by several companions he picked up in
making his round of the saloons. In
A., nf
played some money, laying 1t out on
the table before him to count it. The
money was picked up by some of those
who stood by and on waking in the
morning Housh found himself without
cash. AS County Attorney Chase was
out of the city at the time, no COM
plant was filed until Saturday, when
Hugh Stevens and Will Kenney were
arrested charged with having ap-
propriated the money. The amount
lost was a 500 bill and about SO in
silver, witnesses of the affair claiming
that Stevens got the twenty and Ken
ney the silver. Before Judge Cowan
Saturday afternoon Kenney was found
guilty and fined $40 and costs, Stevens
case being continued until Tuesday.
The trial of Stevens was held before
Judge Cowan Tuesday morning. At
torney Ehrhardt appearing for the de-
PENDANT and County Attorney Chase
for the state. The jury was COM
posed of the following men: F. S.
Prime, l.. c. Phillips, H. A. Cole,
Theodore Manner and d. G. Spangler
After being out only few minutes the
jury brought in verdict of guilty and
the defendant was fined $40 and costs.
We understand the case will be ap-
pealed to the district court"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-09
resohers Elected a, Atkinson.

Atkinson. Neb.. April Especial to
The News: The school board met
Saturday evening and elected the fol-
lowing teachers for next year: Super
intendent, Charles Norman; princi-
pal, NJ. Almeda Cockerill; assistant
principal, Minnie b. Miller; interme-
date, Genevieve McNichols; primary,
Cosima lack The vacancies will be
filed at some future time.
Miss M. Almeda Cockerill Miss
Bertha Stilson and Miss Minnie b.
Miller represented Atkinson at the
Teachers association held at Norfolk
last week.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-09

asylum, his clothing saturated with
burning gasoline, the result OF an ex-
plosion Of a timers furnace. was the
thrilling experience OF Fred ]. HUM
of Sioux City, who was saved from
horrible death by c. f. Sallada, also
OF Sioux City, who with rare presence
of mind rolled him In one OF the gut
ters of the building and literally tore
the clothing from his back
HUM, who is a timers helper, was
working with Elmer Carrigg on the
roof of the building fully forty feet
from the ground. He had just pumped
up the timers furnace when It ex-
ploded breaking the gasoline pot at
one end from which It is fed and hurl.
ing fragments of iron and burning
gasoline right and left. HUM, who
was standing almost directly over the
furnace was thoroughly drenched
with the inflammable liquid, which
instantly took fire.
Blazing from head to foot, he sprang
away from Carrigg, and ran at break
neck speed across the top of the build
ing to the east end, expecting to find
egress to the ground Sallada, who was
working there, saw the half crazed
man coming and with rare GOODNESS
prepared to receive him. AS HUM
rushed down on him, Sallada tripped
him and rolling him in the wide gut
ter, succeeded in getting most of the
burning clothing from the mans body
Had HUM eluded Sallada he prob
ably would have been so horribly
burned that he could never have re
covered. AS it is, he escaped with one
hand and an arm badly burned and
numerous small burns on his body
Sallada would also have been badly
burned if he had not had glove on
his right hand His left hand was
scorched, but not deeply burned
Carrigg was not injured at all.
All of the men were able to work
yesterday. Salada is the contractor IL
charge of putting the steel roofing or
the two new buildings which are be
ing erected at a cost Of nearly $3.50,
900. He took the men with him from
Sioux City to do the work. 1t was not
until last night when Sallada arrived
in Sioux City that the details OF
Huhn's narrow escape became known
In addition to being a contractor, Mr.
Sallada conducts hardware store Al
1927 Fourth street, Sioux City.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-09
Saloon Bill Creates Stir.

Lincoln, April Ex-Governor Shallen-
berger was besieged today from all
sides regarding the signing of the day
light saloon bill, passed in the last
gasping breath of the Democratic
will allow Nebraska saloons to open
only between a. m. and 5 p. N.
Not in years has a legislature meas
ure aroused so much furore in this
state.
A special train arrived from Omaha
this morning bearing 1000 business
men, headed by Mayor Dahlman, to
urge a veto. Hundreds of kilograms
were received along the same line. A
petition was received from Norfolk
bearing the names Of 100 business
men of that city, urging that the bill
be vetoed.
1t is claimed by opponents of the
measure that the bill was passed by
fraud. The claim is that the bill
passed by only one vote and that Rep
resentative Fogarty of Greedy county
was registered in favor of the bill
Wnen, III IcdllIy, hC NOISu oeoihoc I've
He later tried to change the record,
but was voted down. Governor Shall
lenberger announced that he will not
take into consideration the method of
passage; he will accept the legislative
record on that point. This means he
accepts the legality of the bill.
The Omaha World-Herald, a Demo
cratic paper, calls upon him to re-
consider this decision.
Among the bills not yet signed are:
H. r. No. 1879, by Pilger of Stan
ton-Appropriating 100000 for the
purchase of the Wayne normal school.
Among the bills already signed are:
S. F. No 81, by Randall-To prevent
drunkenness on trains
S. +. No. 240, by Randall-For SAM
tation of bakeries, packing houses,
creameries, groceries and places
where food is prepared.
Fl. R. No. 271, by Young Of Madison
--Appropriating $4,000 for the com
pletion and furnishing of building for
the Norfolk asylum.
New Game Laws.
The game laws passed by the re-
cent legislature provide for open sea
sons as follows Chickens and
grouse, October and November; ducks
and geese, September Is to April 8;
jacksnipe and yellow legs, September
Is to May 1: plover, July 10 to August
81; squirrels, October and November;
black bass, not less than six inches
long, June l to November Is; trout
not less than eight inches, April l to
October /; all other fish, April l to
November Is.
There is no open season for quail
doves, swan or white crane.
The legislature adjourned at 11:2t
Saturday.
Increased Appropriations.
This legislature appropriated from
the general fund of the state total OF
s3.92O,129.02 or $551,O21 more than
the legislature appropriated two years
ago. These figures do not include
the mill levy for the university. OF
these appropriations the bills carrying
the larger funds are still in the hands
of the governor and have not yet re
ceived his approval.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-09
MONDAY MENTION.

Adolph Moldenhauer was in Stanton
Sunday
Charles Richardson was in Battle
Creek over Sunday
T. Lamson and E. P. Hanger of Ne
ligh were Norfolk visitors today.
Mrs. Gath of Schuyler and Mrs Al
Lunaberg of Creighton, who were
guests at the Hall home, have re-
turned home.
Supt. o. R. Bowen of the Pierce
schools passed through Norfolk this
morning. returning from Lincoln,
where he spent the spring vacation
with his father, who was critically ill.,
w. Fisher of Atchison, Kan, is a
guest at the home Of his brother, e.
F. Fisher. Mrs. Fisher is expected
this evening.
Services will be held In Trinity
church each day this week at 4:30
p. m.
kid" Jensen has rented the room
ing house just south of the Pacific
hotel. Mr.. and Mrs. Jensen will take
active charge of the hotel.
Special efforts are being made by
the Ben Hur lodge to get out all its
candidates waiting initiation tonight
in order to take in a large class.
The C. H. Krahn building, owned by
DR.. A. Bear, now has a modern front,
in addition to being remodeled and
brought down to the sidewalk level.
Among the days out of town visi.
tors in Norfolk were: James Dover,
Madison; Misses Lucille and Geraldine
Lyle, Wisner; Mrs. P. e. Smith, Madi-
son. C. II. Cress, Wayne; H. Wienkloz,
Lynch; M. T. Click, Verdel; ]. A. Chris
Jensen, Pilger; w. w. Stofk, Madison !;
H. P. Shumway, Wakefield; F. ]. Pratt,
Humphrey; d. F. FELTON,, Gregory, S.
D.; James Hamlin, Humphrey; Will
lam Mellor, P. A. Theobald, Wayne;
H. L. Seidel, Stanton; R. Y. Wilson,
George Story, Butte; d. e. Lutz, Til
den; C. H. Reed, Madison; Millie Lul-
ly, Dallas, S. d.; o. r. Bowen, Pierce.
Among the bills signed by Cover
nor Shallenberger Saturday was one
by Senator Randall of Madison coun-
ty which provides that interested par.
ties shall designate the paper in which
probate notices. are to be published
The governor at the same time signed
bill by Representative Young OF
Newman Grove, appropriating $4,000
for the completion of new buildings
at the Norfolk hospital.
Madison county's representatives in
the legislature both voted for the day
light saloon" law which closes drink
ing places from in the evening unit
in the morning. Senator Randall was
one of the nineteen senators who sup
ported the bill and without the vote
of Representative Lew Young of New
man Grove the measure could not have
passed the house. Senators Donoho'
and Myers supported the bin ant
Senator Volpp voted against IT, Repre-
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-09
Shoots Man; EIees to Hills.

Madison, Ind, April Carl Dielen-
helm of the city street cleaning de-
partment was shot and killed by Ira
Horton. The latter escaped, and al
though officers spent the afternoon
in search they could not find him. He
is probably hiding in the hills. Dielen-
helm leaves wife but no children.
Horton is unmarried and lived with
his widowed mother. The Dielenheims
are members of an old and respected
German family. The origin Of the
tragedy is a mystery.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-09
PAYNE BILL ON FRIDAY
Discussion in the House Becomes
Warm Over Tariff.

Washington, April 6.-Many bills
resolutions were introduced in the
senate yesterday but there was no
debate. After short executive ses-
sion the senate at p. m. adjourned
till Thursday.
Three o'clock, April 8, was the
time set yesterday by the house for
vote on the Payne tariff bill. The
long expected resolution of the COM
mittee on rules closing general de-
bate, providing for certain committee
amendments and full and free oppor-
tunity to alter the lumber and hides
schedules, was repealed late in the
day and adopted with sixteen votes to
spare, Notwithstanding the desertion
of twenty Republicans. Four of the
sixteen votes came from the Louisi-
ana delegation, who likewise broke
away from the party.
Previously to the adoption of the
resolution, there was some severe
criticism of it, From the interest
which attached to this prediction was
the speech of Mr.. Clark of Florida,
who denounced Bryan and Organism,
Populists and Populism, and who de
clared that he would support the
Payne bill If it contained what his
constituents wanted-a duty on sea
island cotton and protection from cit
rus fruits, pineapples, etc. His re-
marks led him into excited coloque
with Mr.. Randell of Texas and other
Democrats, but he declared that hav-
ing been instructed by the legislature
of his state and his constituents as
to the stand he should take, on which
articles mentioned he would not vic
late his solemn obligation to Them.
His whole attitude was one of defiance
to the Democrats of the house
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-09
Close Contest in Election.

The polls opened at a. m. to re.
main open until p. m.
The Norfolk polling places are as
follows: First ward, city hall; Second
ward, West Side hose house; Third
ward, julius Degner's home; Fourth
ward, Junction hose house; outside
precinct in school district city hall
Where the Contest Centers.
The contest in Tuesdays election
centers around the offices of mayor
and city treasurer, while there is hot
fight on over councilmen in each of the
four wards. Mayor Sturgeon and City
Treasurer Anderson have the ad-
vantage of coming up for reelection
after one year Of good service.
The Democrats base their belief in
Fridays success at the polls largely on
his running qualities in past elections.
The city organization under DR.. Mac
kay, city chairman, is we'll oiled and
it Is needless to say that every Friday
vote will be registered
The Republican organization in pre-
dieting the reelection of Mayor Stur-
geon does so in the belief that Nor
folk voters will not reject one-term
administration without good grounds.
There has been no grounds for any
considerable disaffection. Sturgeon, it
is pointed out, will gain strength from
the conservative administration of the
past year, from the good order that
has been maintained and the fact that
safe middle course in the saloon
question has resulted in minimum
of agitation and dissention. 1t is
argued, too, that the administration
has been progressive and has brought
the city to a point where it takes
rank with Nebraska cities of the first
class.
City Treasurer G. L. Anderson, who
last year gained his Office over ]. e.
Haase, cashier of the Citizens Ma.
tional bank, has another hard contest
on this year with w. ]. Stafford, as
sistant cashier of the same bank
The fact that considerable dissastis-
faction existed among Democrats fol-
lowing the caucus nominations is
thought to make the situation to the
Republican nominees for the council.
For the school board E. M. Hunt
ington and r. M. Fraser are pitted
against H. c. Matrau and j. j. Welsh
1t is not thought that the vote will
equal the vote of a year ago. The law
which sets the hour for the opening
of the polls at 8 a. m. costs the votes
of many travelling men and railroad
men. Trainmen are usually busy al
this time.
There will be noted in Tuesdays
balloting in Norfolk general switch
ing about from last year. Sturgeon
will lose good deal of the support
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-09
BACK AT BRYAN.
Fitzgerald OF New York Sarcastic In
Reply.

Reply.
Washington, April 6.-Representa-
tive John j. Fitzgerald of New York,
who gained prominence by having
adopted his amendments to the house
rules and who at the same time
brought down upon himself and TWEEN
ty-one followers the wrath of the So
called regular Democrats, issued the
following reply to William j. Bryan's
criticism of his action, which recently
appeared in the Commoner:
with his usual rashness, Mr.. Bryan
rushes in where angels might well
fear to tread. His statement that am
not representative of my party would
have come with better grace IL made
when my speeches were being select
ed as Democratic campaign docu-
ments in the last two campaigns. 1t
would have been more convincing II
he had marshalled incidents In my ten
years service in the house of repre-
sentatives to justify his assertion. If
Mr.. Bryan means that | am not rep
resentative of the Democratic party
as democracy has been understood
and professed by himself, l shall not
challenge his statement. My political
convictions and beliefs were made
more in accord with the democracy
of those men who twice made possible
MIR. Cleveland's election as president
than with the later-day radicalism of
the west.
"As to the personal references In
Mr.. Bryan's statement to my sense
of propriety and respect for my party,
| have only to say that If the Demo
cratic party had given me three OPP
portunities to become president, and
had failed as dismally as Mr.. Bryan,
even If DID not have the sense to do
so, yet the obligation of gratitude to
my party would compel me to remain
silent about matters of which l was
grossly ignorant"