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The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-05-14
FAMILY EXPENSE BANKRuPTs.
Butcher and Baker and candlestlck
Maker" Make Showing In Court.

MdkeT WAKE Surviving wv S0u'1
Lincoln, Neb., May 12.-Chester o..
Rouse. who Is now travelling sales
man. but who recently came from
Mount Pleasant, Ia, holds the record
among bankrupt applicants for q
varlegated line of credit. Rouse and
his wife have just filed applications
with the federal court to be adjudged
unable to pay their debts and made
free to accumulate new ones.
Rouse's total amounts up to $1,434,
and the claims he admits as due mum.
Der 67, divided among almost as many
different classes OF business. One
claim is for $50 for funeral expenses
of relative, owing to II. T. Bird, a
Mount Pleasant undertaken. Babb &
Babb, O firm OF Iowa attorneys, are
listed for SIS. and the debts he sched-
ules include bills for drugs, newspa-
pers, advertising, magazines, coal,
clothing, drayage on household goods
when he moved, (there are six or
seven of these) rental for telephone
for removing garbage from home, ser.
vice by gas company, doctor bills, gro
ceries, so hat, milk, liquor, livery
butcher--in fact, he seems not to havs
missed anybody. Both telephone com
panies in Lincoln were impartially
treated. He mentions no bill as hav'
ing been paid. His wife filed list OF
$1,000, being duplicates of the other
Among the items owing is gas bill
in Kansas City, and SO for the Literary
digest.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-05-14
TUESDAY TOPICS.

c. S. Myers of Butte was in Norfolk
over night on business.
Al Bley was up from Madison, visit
ing his father-in-law, William Barnes.
e. p Olmsted returned from a bust
ness trip to Plainview Tuesday even
ing.
A. Kenney of Stanton has returned
home after visit with his daughter,
Mrs. Joseph PLANT, at the Pacific.
Deputy Sheriff Walter Elley was in
Norfolk Wednesday afternoon, return
ing from Tilden. He said that the vi
entity of Tilden received fine shower
Tuesday night, which did a great deal
of good. Only trace of rain fell in
Norfolk. Mr.. Elley is much encourag-
ed in the progress of his candidacy for
sheriff.
Miss Mary Mann of South Omaha,
president of the Nebraska Baptist
Young Peoples union. will speak at
the Baptist church Tuesday evening at
8 o'clock. A cordial invitation is ex-
tended to all.
H. S. Gates, who has been attending
school of pharmacy at Des Moines,
has been in Norfolk on a brief visit
with his sister, Mrs. George H. Bur-
ton. He left today for Central City
to take the state examination before
the state board of pharmacy.
The question of breaking the Nor.
folk drought, now week and a day
old, was the principal business slated
to come before the evenings council
meeting at the city hall at s p. m. An
effort will be made to grant seven sa-
loon licenses under the present ordi
nance.
Mrs. Gala Scott Willard, state secre-
tary and organizer of the Nebraska
Christian Woman's Board of Missions,
met with the ladies of the Christian
church Monday afternoon at the home
of Mrs. Roy Lucas. A number of new
names were added to the local auxil.
liary. Mrs. Willard left for David City
this noon. While in the city she stop
ped at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Roy
Lucas.
Burt Mapes was in Neigh Tuesday
]. F. Flynn made a political trip to
Madison Monday.
w. ]. Stadelman drove to Humphrey
Tuesday in his car.
Mrs. M. Ryan and Mrs. M. Moolicb
are visiting in Omaha.
Mrs. A. N. Yost of Omaha arrived
in the city last evening to visit hel
daughter Mrs q IT Snracher
Senator w. v. Allen of Madison
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-05-14
Council Proceedings,

Council met in regular session al
S:45 p. M, Mayor Friday presiding
Present, Councilmen Brakeman, Win
ter, Coleman, Craven, Fuesler, Fischer
Dolin and Hibben
Moved by Craven, seconded by Hib
ben, that city clerk be instructed to
see if an engineer could be obtained
from Omaha, and the cost of same
Carried.
Moved by Dolin, seconded by Win
ter, that time of committee on repair
ing standpipe be extended and that
the foundation be repaired at once
Carried.
Moved by Brakeman, seconded |
Hibben, that the street and alley com
mittee have city dump ground fenced
notices posted and road cleared OF
rubbish. Carried
The bonds of city treasurer, chic
of police, night police, Junction police
and water commissioner were fount
20. X" and, on motion of Craven, sec
onded by Coleman, the bonds were
accepted.
Report of fire inspectors read and
on motion of Winter, seconded by Hib
ben, the report was accepted.
The following bills were reported OF
by the auditing committee: Nebrask,
Telephone company, 1926; E. Sasse
$3.50; National Meter company, $124
H. G. Brueggeman, $51; Norfolk Elec
trio Light and Power company
$246.50; Norfolk Light and Fuel Com
pany, $72; Ed Harter, $53.32; Georg,
Fox, 81; H. Landon, $3.50; DR.. Pilger
$50; F. THEM, $3.50; ]. C. Stitt, $50
F. Lamb, $3.50; clerk district court
$72.95; Ed Conley. so; A. Buss, So
H. j, Beemer, 81; L. Dugon, so; Hus,
Publishing company, 1920; ]. Krantz
$21; Matt Shaffer, $3.50; T. Farage
$50; George Richardson, 1895; A
Kell, $50; w. H. Livingston, $50; II
Rohwer. SIC; p. e. Kampman, $16.75
Matrau & Willie. 1925; H. G. Lee. $11
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-05-14
Arrest for Starting Prairie Fire.

b
Sioux Falls, S. D., May 11.-Special
to The News: AS an example to 9TH
ers who are inclined to be careless in
burning old straw stacks and other
debris, and thus frequently start
fierce prairie fires, some of the farm
ers living in the vicinity of Wessing-
ton, who were victims of a recent
prairie fire which swept over that part
of the state, have decided to swear
out a warrant for the arrest of the
young man to whose carelessness it
is alleged the fire was due. The morn
ing after the fire the young man took
train for Indiana, but it is proposed
to bring him back to South Dakota
and place him on trial: Upon convic-
ton, the young man, under the state
law, is liable to Imprisonment and, If
he is financially responsible, he can
also be made to pay for the damage
done by the fire in burning hay stacks,
barns and other buildings and pas
ture land
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-05-14
Cuts Out Syndicate Newspaper.

Draper. S. D., May 12.--Under the
name of the Dakota Publishing com
pany," the Sem syndicate of weekly
newspapers is now handled from the
Office of the Deadwood Telegram.
There are "23" papers in the bunch
and one of them, the Grand River
Press, has received a "skiddoo" notice
from Receiver Carpenter, of the Lem
mon land office, who fails to regard II
as bona fide newspaper as contem
plated by the postal regulations and
refuses to give it any more final proof
notices. An appeal has been taken to
the general land office.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-05-14
GOOD ROADS CASE.
viii Determine Whether Commission
ers Can Expend More.

Lead, S. D., May 12.-The case
brought by the advocates of good
roads in Lawrence county to find If
counties may not appropriate from the
general fund for road purposes, case
in which the whole state is vitality in
terested, will be carried to the SUI
preme court for final decision.
The commissioners of Lawrence
county assert that they cannot under
the law spend for road purposes more
than is collected by the special road
tax. N. T. Mason, who appeared for
the good roads people, argued from a
particular statute that the commits
sioners have authority to appropriate
in addition to the regular road tax.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-05-14
Team Tears Down Fence.

Wagner, S. d., May ia team of
horses, owned by August Loken, near
here, took part in remarkable run
away few days ago, as a result of
which neighbor lost sixty rods of
strong wire fence, he team struck the
fence and the corner post went under
the wagon, thus putting one horse on
each side of the fence. The horses
ran on for sixty rods, gathering fence
as they went, until the load attached
TO the wagon became too heavy for
them to move.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-05-14

dants In the above action have allowed
the case to go into court for the pur-
pose Of settling some legal point.
c. L. Williams, district agent for the
Midwest Life Insurance company, Of
Lincoln, who has been making his
headquarters here, has secured rooms
In the Robertson building for branch
office. j. II. Mockett of Lincoln, a
former state senator and speaker of
the house of representatives six years
ago, but now superintendent Of agents
for the Midwest company, was In
Norfolk yesterday calling at the new
quarters here. Mr.. Williams has Mad
ison, Stanton, Cunning, Pierce, Wayne,
Thurston, Dakota, Cedar, Dixon and
Knox counties in his district and Is
now engaged in establishing local
agencies.
Robert l.. Canote, Northwestern
conductor who moved from Norfolk to
Fremont last fall, died at $3.50 Wednes-
ay morning in Fremont Mr.. Canote
was prominent in local Masonic cir
cles, belonging to all the local Masonic
organizations. w. r. Hoffman, repre-.
senting the Norfolk Masons, went to
Fremont at noon to assist in the flu
neral arrangements preliminary to
bringing the body here for burial Mr..
Canote leaves a wife and little daugh-
ter He has been with the Northwest.
ern here for over fifteen years, and
had served as a conductor since 1901.
He was forty-one years old and had
held prominent places on the griev'
ance committee of the B. of r. T.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-05-14

bills be allowed as read. Carried
Moved by Craven, seconded by Win.
ter, that city clerk be instructed to
draw warrant for A. Kell's April sal.
airy in favor of Mrs. A. Kell, as per
request of A. Kell. Carried.
Moved by Coleman, seconded by
Brakeman, that council hire man and
team for a 24-hour day fire service.
Carried.
Moved by Brakeman, seconded by
Hibben, that city attorney be instruct.
ed to draft an amendment to general
sewer ordinance, regarding green
traps in residences. Carried. Moved
by Dolin, seconded by Fuesler, that
city clerk collect dog and poll tax and
also inspect closets. Carried.
A communication from the city ply.
stefan was read and, on motion OF
Craven, seconded by Winter, was
placed on file.
Treasurer's report for April show ed
following balances: General fund
$173.3S; interest, $1,2S0.3O; water
$5,243.94; road, $11907; sinking
$5G6.S5; street light, $1,O22.74; library
$1,142.47; sewer, $2,657SS; sewer ma
$1,142.47; sewer, $2,657.SS; sewer
maintenance, $225.30. Moved by Win
ter, seconded by Fuesler, that report
be placed on file. Carried.
A request for appropriations for G
A. R. for Decoration day was reat
and, on motion of Fuesler, seconded
by Fischer, $25 was appropriated fol-
the G. A. R.
Annual report of the city physician
was read and placed on file. Petition
for sidewalk on Seventh street, be
tween Norfolk and Madison avenues
was read and, on motion of Brakeman
seconded by Winter, the walk was or
dered in.
Annual report of water commission
er was read and ordered placed or
| file.
Moved by Dolin, seconded by Fisch
er, that council adjourn until Thurs
day evening, May 49, Carried.
Council adjourned at 1925 p. m.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-05-14
Atkinson Woman Stricken.

Atkinson, Neb.. May Especial to
The News: Mrs. S. d. circuit was
stricken with paralysis of the left side.
She had been sewing and felt a drow-
sy or sleepy feeling and thought she
would walk around to overcome It.
AS she went to rise she fell to the
floor, where Mr.. Circuit found her
when he came home to dinner A
doctor was called at once, but scarce
ly anything could be done. Mrs. Or
cults daughter. Edna Baluss, who
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-05-14
Man Gored bY Bull.

Wisner, Neb., May 11.-Special to
The News: Carl Spiegelberg, living
east of Wisner, was badly gored by a
vicious bull last Thursday, while try
ing to drive the animal, which be-
longed to neighbor, from his prem
Uses. Mr.. Spiegelberg, who is an old
gentleman, succeeded in making his
escape, but not until he had been
tossed and gored by the enraged an
imal. tsl
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-05-14
FALLS IN BATH TUB.
Beresford Man Has Several of His
Ribs Broken.

Beresford, S. D., May III. A. Lar
son, senior member of the drug firm
of Larson & Bruehler, of Beresford,
lies in his home in a serious condition
as the result of three or more broken
ribs, caused by a fall while leaving
the bath tub. The extent of the in
juries cannot as yet be determined
from the fact that his sufferings are
so great that he has to be kept under
the influence of opiates.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-05-14
Retain Hadar Auto Service.

Still dry.
Like our ancient friend, the king of
France, who with twice 10000 men
marched up the hill, looked around and
then marched down again, 200 citizens
of thirsty Norfolk, some "wets,' some
"drys," some friends, some foes of
the "seven saloon ordinance" thronged
the city hall, there to listen for over
two hours to the consideration of poll
taxes, city dump grounds, health rules,
new sidewalks, fire wagon team, a
sidewalk damage case, city bills, an
nual reports of city officers, standpipe
repairs.
The only time licenses were men
toned during the entire evening was
when dog licenses were discussed.
| But the crowd, keen on the scent of a
Gid lifting" and anxious to view the
fireworks, stood through it all. And
| then, like the king of France, they
marched down again And Norfolk
was still dry. And the oratorical fire.
works were still packed and cased in
the bosoms of eight councilmen.
After old business, new business,
committee reports had all been
cleaned away, the crowd all the while
thinking that the saloon question was
| just around the corner, the end of the
meeting came so quickly as to stag
ger everyone.
Pat Dolin stood up. Two hundred
citizens strained forward to catch the
move. 81 move,' said the Hon. Pat,
calmly and deliberately, but winding
up with rush, that we now adjourn
until Thursday evening. May 49,
Second it," said Fuesler. Brakeman
! Winter, Coleman, Fuesler, Fischer and
Doolin voted for the adjournment
Hibben and Craven against it.
Dry Till Thursday Night.
So Norfolk is dry until Thursday
night.
Rumors of what was back of the ad
journment were thick on the street
Wednesday. 1t was said that the move
was made to give the saloon men a
chance to get together, that it was
made to work up a compromise, that
| IL was Hlduc w SllSCl q pan W dIIdSh
the constitutionality of the present sa.
loon ordinance.
1t is now seen that the stand pat
councilmen will not bulge and this
fact is generally accepted.
1t is believed, unless something very
very new can be figured out, that the
council will grant seven saloon Ii
censes Thursday night without much
if any fight, and that some plan of at
lacking the ordinance in the courts
may then be carried out.
Still ION to Hadar."
Meanwhile automobile service con
tinues to Hadar and is we'll patronized
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-05-14
INDIAN AFFINITY.
Red Man Steals Horses to Finance
Unlawful Honeymoon"

OnIaWrul 'F1oncyInoon'
Cottonwood, S. D., May 12.-Joshua
Roam Eagle gazed upon his neighbor's
squaw and saw that she was much to
be desired. To be sure Roam Eagle
had a squaw of his own who had borne
him many papooses, but did not the
pale faces, under whose law he lived,
consider affinities much to be pre-
ferred above mere wives? So he per-
suaded his soul mate to fly with him.
But Joshua Roam Eagle had no such
bank account as is required to finance
the realization of an affinity and so
he cast about for ways and means of
adding to his resources.
He thought of the horses Of Ben
Medicine Eagle, who lived near by,
and how he could take these and sell
them and thus be able to carry away
his affinity. Consequently he stole six
of Ben Medicine Eagles best horses
and left his home near the Rosebud
and started northward One of the
horses was killed by passing train,
two were sold at Philip and the other
two to Harry Steiner, of Cottonwood.
The lovers took the train to Rapid
City, but there their dream was inter
rupted by visit from the sheriff. He
was sent not by either the deserted
wife or husband, but by Medicine
Eagle, who objected to financing his
neighbours infatuations. The runaway
squaw was forgiven and taken back
by her husband, but Joshua Roam Ea'
gle repents in Jail, where he was
placed by deputy United States mar
shall.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-05-14
WALLING STILL HEADS A. 0. U. W
Workmen REFLECT Present Grand
Master Workman.

Lincoln, Neb., May 11.-Special to
The News Under suspension of the
rules Grand Master Workman Wall
ing of David City was unanimously re-
elected by the A. o. U. w. grand lodge
today Other officers will be nomi-
mated this evening and elected to-
morrow.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-05-14
Norfolk to TRY UNIQUE Want Adj

PRACTICAL PACKER desiring to
start In small way and grow, will find
Norfolk, Nebraska, an ideal location.
In the heart of hog, cattle and sheep
country, with five railroad lines radiat-
ing into extensive, rich and growing
territory; seventy-five miles distant
from nearest city. Right man will
find this fine opportunity and will be
given hearty cooperation of 100 live
boosters in Norfolk. Write j. D. Stur-
geon, secretary Commercial club, Nor
folk, Nebraska.
The above want ad.," to be in
serted by the Commercial club in the
Sunday editions of the Chicago Tri-
bune and the Kansas City Star, repre-
sents an experiment on the part of the
directors which may develop into a
systematic advertising campaign to
push Norfolk's advantages to the
front.
The use of the want" column by
cities so far as known here is original
with Norfolk and was conceived by
the new advertising committee recent
ly named by the club
Raise Good Roads Fund.
The directors at their meeting yes
terday afternoon also received a re-
port from the chairman of their road
committee, John Krantz, stating that
some of the country roads leading
into Norfolk were in very bad condi-
ton and that the commissioners were
willing to assist in good road cam.
paign.
The directors decided to create a
separate good roads'fund to be used
in cooperation with the county com,
missioners and the farmers, in develop
ing roads leading into this city, one
road to be worked out at time.
President Killian subscribed $50
towards the good roads fund and repre-
sensatives of each of the three ma
tional banks announced that their in
situations would duplicate this sub
scription. The fund, which starts with
$120, should reach at least $1,000 to
be effective.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-05-14
Lease for Club Grounds Ready.

A five-year lease of the country club
grounds north OF the city has been
made to the Country club by the New
Haven Trust company and agreed to
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-05-14
WEDNESDAY WRINKLES.

Wayne Democrat: Miss Margaret
Jameson of Norfolk, who will COM
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-05-14

G. w. Lee, $50; Press, $20,25. Moved
by Dolin, seconded by Winter, that
bills be allowed as read. Carried.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-07-24

chased and the remainder 10 under
option. The building will be known
- The Amphitheater and will have .
seating capacity. exclusive Of the
arena. OF $4,000. Including the arena
space there will be roof for seating
more than $4,000 persons. The build
Ing can be used not only for conven'
lions. but also for large spectacular
productions and exhibitions.
The amphitheater will be 600 feet
long. $40 feet wide and 100 feet high.
It's length will be practically the same
as that OF the noted Roman amphithe.
alter. It will be of steel and cement
construction and will have an exhibit
space OF more than 100000 square feet.
Five tiers of seats will surround the
arena.
In addition to this building. plans
have been made for another across the
way, to be used for exhibits Of manu-
featured goods throughout the year.
This structure will extend from Michi'
gan avenue to Wabash avenue on Thir'
ty.ninth street. 1t will be Ave stories
$50 feet long and 80 feet wide. 1t
will contain 10000 feet of floor space
and will be connected with the amphi.
theater by n subway and also a bridge
The cost of the site and both build
ings will be 100000. the outlay for
the ground alone to be 100000.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-07-24

noyancs ID worth. window screens and wire outside
doors inexpensive fixtures and why any household
should be content to b without them passes comprshsn
son II IL mistake to delay installing these essential
agencies Of protection for health and comfort until hot
weather 10 reached The hies Of May are just % dirty
and just % dangerous those Of July Once IN the
house. their expulsion 10 dncult They md plenty To
feed upon and just much ct homo In the garbage
pail o. in the sugar bowl.
house free from flies and mosquitoes II the only
home IN which approximation to comfortable living 10
possible II ID. however, the only home In which life
and health we'll safesuarded prudence demands.
DR. ]. G. Bayles, In New York American.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-07-24
ovIatoAD1xo posT1ArTY.

HE cities Of the United States continue -
rush into debt without regard to the bur.
den Of annual interest charges and appar.
emily without understanding that some
day The principal must be paid In hard dol.
lars. An extension Of the credit Of San
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-07-24

never lost sight OF the educative side
OF these concerts. In Its contracts
with the various bands engaged It is
always stipulated that draft pro.
gram of the music to be performed
must be sent to DR.. Armbruster. the
councils musical adviser, who has
power to alter or revise It, as seems
good to him. Year by year he finds It
possible to lift the character OF the
program q little higher In every dis
trlct. and to do It without In any way
decreasing the popularity Of the en-
tertalnment or driving away those peO.
pie for whom 1t was originally intend
ed.
As a general rule no two pieces by
the same composer are allowed on
any program and dance music must
not be included In any program to be
played on Sunday. In certain speci'
Aed places Of the superior residential
class. such as Battersea park and
Chaplain common. one.half OF the con-
cert programs must be entirely free
from barn dances. cake walks, hack
neyed national fantasies and SINH
lar pieces" and only one such piece
will be allowed In any one program at
other places,
This year the county council has
started an index expurgatorius. Some
pieces are banned entirely, No longer
may any band engaged by the council
play the "Suwanee River" or Happy
Days In Dixie" and Way Down In
Tennessee" will never again earn coun
ty council money. The other piecei
put on the black list are Grown Of
Honor" (Richards), Golden Crown
(Hermann), "A Georgia Camp Meet
Ing" "Gilderoy" (Bieger), Gross o.
Jerusalem" (Bleger). Life on {
Troopship." Life on the Ocean," "A
Soldiers Life" "A Hunting Scene
(BucaiossD, Water Melon Patch.
"Darkies' Cake Walk" THE Colder
Hive" (BrepsanD. 1.-THE Diadem'
(Harmann). Coon Band Contest" III
Ole Kentucky" "A Coon's Holiday.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-07-24
HUGE HALL = PLANNED.

TArce TiAes Digger Thnn Madison
Garden, COVERING Blocks There.
The largest convention hall in the
country--three times larger than Mad.
ison Square Garden In New York and
four times the size Of the Chicago
Coliseum--has been planned for Chi.
cago. according to an announcement
made by Harlow N. Higinbotham.
The building will be elliptical In
form and. with slight notifications.
will he . reproduction Of the histor.
ical Flavian amphitheater In Rome
The site for the structure IL the full
block between Thirty.ninth and Forti.
eth streets and extending from Michi'
gan avenue to Wabash avenue. Part
Of the ground already has been pur'