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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1909-11-20

SurroNluly they gather near as they are prru,it.
ted to the old wall OF their beloved temple Notwth-
standing hH gray hairs and bowed figure his sad face
nlcd with o." Woes OF q aorruvlu people aud ewes
which speak Of the suffering ol centuries the Hebrew
IS Knocked and 'rrred u ho Ventures too near Ca sites
which the deeds of hts ancestors made glorious and
memorable 20 all the world Tunanh De respects these
boundaries set 10y the uhdl aul roucu. ,o ,nrship
his God upon such space ra allotted ta him ne Inns
perfect freedom and religious ntur,y
The three grcatrat frasls IN which tnr Jew .-,..r
beers his rast aad ulhlls 10 an c details r,s. the cid
Mosaic law the land promised Moose. s. many CEN
lurrs ago the Passover. Tah,ruHgrs ami Hurr,~,
II rs AZ Passover that De- fr.,s MOST krnry
the fact that ne stranger In his native sul ana re-
bells and Eroaps ut the Turkish ruc-iur hg cam mo-
longer or,r the paschu sacrifice in the irunlr 81 Nlt
Yion-for upon It's site stands GORGEOUS mosque whore
only Islam bends the and bows the head alora
lion to Allah and Mohuamod Yet there ARE times
when the Jew bis ancient land ryiojcvs ana Is
glad
With thanks 10 his God Tor The existence today .,
his rare-stI set upart-and with great fcstlyty he
commentaries Gods wonderful preservation II thts
ary lie il elacd the privilege 81 being able tocelc
,rd and this is entirely possbl, the feast % Thanks
nome and there are no obstacles u the Holy land to the
tnns ct every letter ~ the Law IN regard 20 This ecle
l,r.tfop Setting care and business aside he donS his
n.asanest gown and goes the synagogue, which has
also been decorated In festive attire. and with thankful
rt he enters into a service which IS all tuyousness
ri, principal feature 81 mis- feast OF Thanksgiving
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1909-11-20

the week On the first days Of the week two scrolls OF
the law brought out from their sacred place. which
is a small closet in the wall, before which hang rich
sken curtains, glitterng with gold and silver embrod
cry The privilege of carrying the precious scrolls of
the law up to the pulpit well that of ascending
the pulpit to listen to the reading of the law,
that of taking part in the service by reading aloud is
purchased by auction and the proceeds to the sup
port of the synagogue and its "hazan"
Another interesting custom is observed this holt
day. During the morning service every who has
son born to him during the previous year has his babe
brought to him for the first time the synagogue,
dressed of in exquisite garments and accompa
MED by large candles painted in bright
colors and wreathed with paper flowers.
They carried alight before the child and present
ed to the synagogue. 1t is the childs first "freewB
Offering to the service of God.
The synagogue is brilliantly Illuminated for the Jews
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1909-11-20

others prefer to build
it on the fat roof of
the house. The first
thing to do is to pro-
cure the materials
with which to build it.
Let us imagine our
selves in Jerusalem a
few days before the
feast It is autumn,
yet the sun shines
brightly in a clear,
blue sky, shedding a
geni1l warmth, which
makes outdoor life
still very pleasant. 1t
is eight o'clock and
the men are return
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1909-11-20

arg now strangers i'm their nd admitted ON to s sacred
soil only with reluctance by the mastcrlul Turk
tinguE 70 the memory their glorious past
lo each other because their
traditions and for their "Ioah-tholr
they gather In colonies possible to sites
theirs 10y rEht through inheritance though granted them
by the OF their land through the centuries
from country to country, prosecuted for religion and
massaryd by the injustice racial prejudice they now flock
in rT own country selling all they possess the yoy
age and to look the land lived their patri
hchs ana prophets aud die and ON holy soil
When once the Turk has let them his port he IS
friend to them certain limit Hut alas, Their most
sacred sites all IN his Ta!ous care keys are held
IN his tightly closed hands that places they crave most
60 ga1e npou forbidden ground them They can only
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1909-11-20

all business ourselves mostly the Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving combined religious
though by much merrymakug during which
all The Hebrew
the this land promised to them its
fertile citcsaud alone all
being
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-04

nelghbors and friends--and being full
ly aware of your eminent fitness and
qualifications for the office, Il Is In.
deed moment OF qualification to your
fellow brothers of Norfolk council.
But that you may not enter upon
the duties OF your high Office without
some substantial token of our appre.
citation, II Is my great pleasure to
present to you this gavel--as me.
mento of our loyalty and devotion.
We know you will WELD this "em-
blem of authority" with justice and
fairness to all, and for the interests
and betterment of the U. G. T. in gen.
eral.
But we wish to add a deeper signifl.
canoe to this, our gift!
In the days and the months and the
years to come, when you have perhaps
retired from active road life, sitting
by your own fireside, surrounded by
your family and your friends, we wish
you to remember this day, this mo-
ment and the fellow brothers sur.
rounding you today; and | am sure
that at this time, out of the largeness
OF your heart silent prayer will go
out for those who are still treading
the highway of commerce.
In conclusion, allow me to wish you
Godspeed as the grand councillor of
Nebraska.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-04
A Realistic Actor.

Malcolm was three years old. He
stood stock still In the middle of the
floor, one arm extended horizontally.
His mother. looking up from her sew.
Ing. saw the door open.
shut the door. Malcolm. please" she
said.
No response. She repeated her re-
quest. Still no response.
Malcolm" she said more sternly. II
asked you to shut the door"
Still Malcolm stood In the middle of
the floor with his arm outstretched
and did not move.
Malcolm" said his mother, IF you
don't shut the door ut once | shall
have to punish you"
Malcolm burst into tears and flung
himself on his mothers knees. "Muv-
YER" he cried. II was bein wooden
sign, an wooden signs can't shut
doorsW-Woman's Home Companion.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-04
Northwest Weddings.

On the wedding anniversary of the
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Sam
Tewksberry, Norman CHM and Miss
Eretta Tewksberry were married on
the T. E. Anderson farm, southeast of
Madison.
Fred Ahrentschildt and Mrs. Anna
Lenser were married in Hoskins Sun
day.
ID. E. Coffey, cashier of the Farmers
State bank, at Fairfax, s. D., and
bride, Miss Bernice Van Gordon, a
Spencer school teacher were separat-
ed from the officiating priest, Father
Lordeman, and the bridesmaid, Miss
Mayme Coffey, by the washout on the
Bonesteel branch, but secured Father
Strattman of Butte and were married
Wednesday morning, according to
their program.
Clyde Erskine and Miss Ella Mel
son were married Wednesday evening
in T'ilden.
Roscore II. Porterfield and Miss
Mallie Martin were married at Pilger
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-04
Neigh Dam Washed Out.

Neigh, Neb., May 31.-Special to
The News For the second time with
in the past four months the mill dam
at this place went out about midnight
Saturday, entailing a loss to S. F. Gill
man estimated at $4,000.
temporary cofferdam had been
built and completed a short time ago
to protect the north side of the con-
crete wall until later in the summer.
when new concrete dam was to be
built to replace the portion of the
forty feet that went out early in the
spring. Owing to the high water and
the great amount of pressure against
this temporary structure was more
than it could stand. All the material
and paying out of labor, amounting
TO over $4,000 was washed away in
a few minutes.
The loss will not interfere with the
running of the mill or the electric,
light plant, as the large gasoline en-
CINE will furnish sufficient power for
the entire plant.
Supervisor Reutzel of the Neigh,
district says that he will have the
iron bridge roped at each end TO pre-
vent people and teams from crossing,
as the piling on the south end is con-
sidered out of line, caused by the
swift current continually washing
against them. The bridge is pro-
nounced unsafe.
Mr. Gilman is out OF the city, and
what action will now be undertaken
Is not known. However, it will be
some time before work of any kind
can be attempted, as the EIkhorn
river is now higher than it has been
anytime this season, and the rains
that generally come at this time OF
the year viii bring the river up stin
higher
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-04
Stays Home Thirty.three Years.

Fairfax, S. D., May Especial to
The News: Thirty-three years ago
Fred Stewner came to America from
Russia and settled near Tyndall in a
neighborhood settled mainly by his
own countrymen. Being of a retiring
disposition and with little means, he
bought farm and began to work out
his destiny in the country of his adop.
ton.
That he has succeeded is shown by
the fact that he now owns at least
two sections of land and is otherwise
in comfortable circumstances.
That he is of very retiring and
home loving nature is shown by the
fact that since settling on the farm
near Tyndall thirty-three years ago he
has never been away from his home
any distance or time until this week,
when he came to Gregory county on
brief business visit with a relative,
Mrs. Henry Klein, whose husband died
a few weeks ago and whose estate is
now being settled.
Besides accommodating a considerable
fortune, Mr.. Stewner has reared a
large family and, strange to say, not
the least one opposed the proposed
visit of the father on the first visit
taken in the thirty-three years.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-04
Greed Murderer viii Be Hanaed.

Omaha, May 29.-John Masouriedes,
slayer of officer Ed Lowery of South
Omaha, was found guilty of murder in
the first degree, and his punishment
will be fixed at death, the jury return.
ing this verdict today after nineteen
hours elaboration.
The murder of Officer Lowery was
the cause of the South Omaha riots
last February, during which many per.
sons were hurt, considerable property
destroyed, and all the Greeks, includ-
ing several prominent business men,
forced to leave the city. Claims for
damage aggregating about a quarter
of million dollars were asked for
this. 1t is now in the hands of the
minister at Washington, to be sub.
mitted to the state department
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-04
identified as Train Robbers.

Omaha, May 29.-Fred Tortenson
and w. D. Woods were last night
identified by Engineer Mikeljohn and
Fireman Prawl as the men who
crawled over the tender of their en-
CINE last Saturday night and forced
them to stop the Union Pacific Over
land limited.
The enginemen arrived in the city
last evening and were at once given
an opportunity to look the suspects
over. Engineer Mikeljohn was espe-
cially sure of Tortenson, because of
several peculiarities In his physical
makeup. He also declared he was
sure about Woods. Several school
children also identified all the pris-
oners as men they had seen in the vi
cinity of Brown Park school Sunday
and Monday.
A laborer living near the scene of
the holdup identified two of the sus-
poets as men he had seen examining
the ground in that vicinity a day or
two before the robbery.
The police found in the schoolhouse
attic near the mail pouches a small
souvenir mirror, on the reverse side
of which was picture of the Spo-
kane union station. This leads the
police people to believe the same men
might have held up the Great North
ern train near that city.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-04
A FIGHTING WHALE.
Made Splinters of the Small Boats and
Sank the Ship.

Made Splinters of the Small Boats and
Sank the Ship.
Among the tales of the whale fish
ely told by John Il. Spears in 1.-THE
Story of the New England Whalers''
is that of the loss of the Ann Alexan-
der of New Bedford. This ship was
on the "offshore grounds" west of
Chile and Peru, when on Aug. 20, 1850,
pod" Of whales appeared, and three
beats were lowered, Captain John 8.
! ablois going in one of them. The
pod but the monster instantly turn
ed with jaws open, and the men fed
overheard just In time to save their
lives. a moment later the whale bit
the boat to pieces.
Captain Deblois at once pulled In,
picked up the boats crew and shifted
a part of them to the second mats's
boat Then both the captain and Sec
ond mate started to attack the whale,
which had been busy meantime biting
at the pieces Of the boat it had de-
stroyed. In the usual course a whale
thus engaged would not have noticed
the approach of the boats for Sec
ond attack, but this one had it's eyes
open, and it turned to meet the enc
my more than halfway.
Rushing forward with a force and
speed that no boat could escape, it
grasped the second mates boat. as it
had that of the mate, and literally
made kindling wood of 1t.
When Captain Deblois had once more
picked his men from the sea he head
ed for the ship, and when there he
sent the mate tU gather up the oars
and such other debris as might have
escaped the fury of the whale In his
view it was his duty to fill his ship
with oil and not to whale for glory"
as persistence in fighting whale of
this kind was sometimes called.
The mate. however, was Of more
reckless disposition. He managed to
get within range Of the whale and
thrust lance into it. Unfortunately,
however. he failed to reach a vital
point. and the whale. ignoring the
small boat, made Il dash at the ship.
He struck her abreast Of the foremost
and crushed in her side. She sank so
quickly that the crew was unable to
secure anything, and they would have
persisted speedily in their open boats
but for the fact that they were picked
up by another whale ship.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-04
WANT NORFOLK AVENUE SEWER
A. J. Durland and Others Favor Inn
mediate Construction of Sewer.

A. J. Durland and Others Favor I'm.
mediate Construction of Sewer.
Immediate agitation for the con-
struction of new sewer down Nor
folk avenue is advocated by A. j.
Durland. Many business men and
members of the city administration
also favor the immediate construction
of Norfolk>avenue sewer. Some, on
the other hand, have favored two al
ley sewers. All have agreed, how
ever that the present Norfolk avenue
system should be abandoned and the
new $4,000 sewer mains utilized by
the business center of the city.
81 believe many arguments can be
shown in favor of one sewer in Main
street. as against two in the adjacent
alleys" said Mr.. Durland, discussing
the matter today. at is Norfolk av.
enue which needs the sewer. Madison
avenue has sewer and should be al
lowed to use it. Braasch avenue,
understand, does not want sewer at
this time. AS result, if two sewers
are built in alleys, Main street prop
erty will have to pay for both.
again, constructing or repairing a
sewer in an alley puts the alley out
of business. This can't be permitted,
as our stores need ingress and egress
all the time through the alleys.
1.-THE cellars are all on Main street
and are within so feet of its center,
If the average cellar is 60 feet deep,
the back end is still 124 feet from
the alley center.
"A separate drainage tile should be
used in building the sewer This
drain tile should be connected with
each cellar as a blind drain so that
once laid it is permanent and can
neither fill up nor flood the cellars
with sewage or sewer gas.
"All connections with the present
sewer can be utilized by simply ad.
justing the pipes to the new sewers
between the Seventh and First street
intersections.
1.-The drainage pipe would have TO
be carried south on First street until
it could be connected with the sewer
main at the proper level.
Under present sewer conditions,
high water in the Northfork river
floods cellars with sewage. This is a
menace to health. The flood cellars
also bring considerable property
loss every year.
1--WE must remember that alley sew
ers mould have dead ends, which a
Main street sewer would not.
"Besides-and this is important
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-04
pIatrIot Court Adlourns.

Madison, Neb., May 29.-Special to
The News: n. Il. Mason, cashier Of
the Meadow Grove State bank, trans
acted business In Judge Bates court
and filed the will of Martha A. Jen.
nlngs for probate. VIM. w. Harvey
who is nominated In the will as ex-
ecutor accompanied him.
Attorney John A. Ehrhardt OF Stan
ton attended district court In connec-
ton with the case of Mrs, Papstein VS..
Andrew j. Durland.
In the case OF Florentine Papsteln
against J. j. Clements for conversion
of property. the jury brought in a yer.
diet for the defendant. The court
taxed the costs to the plaintiff.
The jury was dismissed at noon and
permitted to go home. The afternoon
was taken up with the case of Mrs.
Papstein VS.. Andrew j. Durland, A..
II. Olson and others. This is a Pc
tltlon In equity and involves the title
to piece of real estate upon which a
mortgage was foreclosed some years
ago and the tract decided to A. j. Dur
land and A. r. Olson. Notwithstand-
ing the foreclosure and conveyance,
Mrs. Papstein has continually occu-
pied the land until the fall of 1906,
when she was elected by Sheriff Glenn
ents.
Court adjourned last night.
The High School Alumni associa-
ton will have it's annual banquet and
reunion next Tuesday evening at the
G.. A. r. hall. The guests of honor
are Superintendent Doremus, who will
officiate as POSTMASTER, and the class
of 1909. Sixty covers will be spread
and the fact that the Presbyterian
Ladies' Aid society have charge Of
the preparation and serving Of the
banquet Is sufficient guarantee that 1t
will be feast fit for the gods.
The following alumni will respond
to toasts: Richard Mallory, Nellie
Grant, Henry Belling. Mrs. Phoebe
Wills Foster Henry Jensen, Francis
Proachar and Helen Diers.
Mrs. Alois Vogt died at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. Jacob Brooch,
three miles west of Madison. The flu.
neral exercises will take place at the
German Evangelical Lutheran church
Sunday morning.
Next Tuesday evening the Madison
Royal Highlanders will entertain the
Enola and Creston orders and initiate
a large class. Exhibition team work
will be a special feature. The repre-
sentatives of the Creston lodge will
present the work to the uninitiated.
Refreshments will be served and mu-
sic and dancing will enliven the oc-
casion.
The male members of the Anniver-
sary club surprised their wives by
asking them to go with them to the
G.. A. r. hall and partake of a feast
which had been prepared without the
knowledge or assistance of the ladies',
and given in honor of Mr.. and Mrs.
J.. B. Hume and daughter, Dorotha,
who leave tomorrow for an extended
visit to England and Ireland. They
will go from Montreal by water,
touching at Quebec and Halifax, on
the Corsican, which sails some day
next week.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-04
A. RANDkLEvS SPEECH.
Presentation Address at Columbus.
NorfoIk's Showing.

Norfolk council. No. 1870, OF the u.
G. t., made splendid showing at the
grand council meeting in Columbus
among all the councils of the state
Norfolk stood second in increased
membership during the year, lacking
only one of equaling the greatest in
crease. In the amusement side of the
convention Norfolk won the baseball
honors.
The Norfolk council was especially
honored in the election of S. F. Err
skine of this city as grand councillor
of the Nebraska grand council of the
U. c. T. Following Mr.. Erskine's cleo
tion to the head of the order, he was
presented with beautiful gavel by
A. Randklev, on behalf of the Nor
folk council. Mr.. Randklev said:
Officers of the Grand Council and
Gentlemen of the Convention: 1t is
my great privilege to appear before
you at this time, not only to thank you
but also to tell you how much we of
Norfolk council appreciate the honor
you have bestowed upon one of our
fellow brothers by electing him to the
highest office within your gift. And
we assure you, fellow councillors, that
your vote of confidence has not been
misplaced.
You will find Brother Erskine fully
worthy of the honor, and in every way
capable of administering the duties
devolving upon him. We have for
years past had the benefits of his wise
and guiding counsel and we have at
all times found him ready and willing
to give of his time and his money to
any worthy cause in any way connect
ed with our organization. And in pre-
senting him to you as your and our
grand councillor. we do so with a firm
conviction that he will measure up to
all your expectations.
In looking back over the history of
this grand council and calling to mind
the many excellent gentlemen who
have occupied this high office, with
great credit to themselves and the fra
ternity at large, we realize that the
incoming grand councillor has a task
before him well worthy of any mans
best effort. They have all been men
whom we could look to with pride,
men who represented the highest and
noblest attainments in our organi-
cation.
But no matter how capable a man
may be, alone he cannot accomplish
very much. We ask you, fellow coun-
cilors, that you will give to Brother
Erskine that same devotion and 10y
atty that you expect him to give to
you. Let harmony and good will at
all times prevail in your councils and
in your deliberations, and let us all
unite in making this ensuing year the
banner year in the Nebraska grand
council.
And now, Brother Erskine, have a
special message to deliver to you from
your home council, II is with a Pc
culiar feeling of pride that we see you
elevated to this high office.
Knowing you, as We do-as your
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-04
HOTEL CELLS.
The Difference Between Thorn and
Those OF the Jails.

Those OF the Jails.
The chief difference between the av.
ernge hotel cell and the average prls.
on cell, viewed from the standpoint Of
social psychology, is that one Is locked
on the inside to keep outsiders out,
while the other Is locked on the out.
to have the name OF the Bennington
Heights church used In connection
with such things And when II be-
came necessary to hire deaconess TO
bclp DR. Osbron with his church rou.
tine and patients began to come In
from out Of town to be treated the
dissatisfied members grumbled louder
aud louder
SO many patients came after few
more weeks that Or Osbrou prudently
trained some assistants to help him
treat-"stnrtcd a school," his enemies
said Then came the mass meeting
and the reslgnation.-New York World.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-04
Railroad News.

Yankton Press and Dakotan. Less
is said In the newspapers, apparently,
about the aggressiveness of the Chi
cago and Northwestern Railway COM
pany, than about any of the other lead
ing lines of the northwest; but as
surance comes from quarters where
the Northwestern is best known, that
the reason 1t is not talked or written
about is not because it is asleep or
even an idle and Indifferent witness
of the expansion of its great rivals.
The Northwestern did considerable
preliminary work in quiet way in
1908 and has its plans pretty well per-
fected for extension work this sea-
son. While nothing authentic is given
out the excursions which have been
made by it's chief officials to the South
Dakota frontiers during the past two
or three months are not without their
significance as intimations of a for
ward movement on the part of that
company from some point on it's
Pierre-Rapid City line, across to the
North Pacific, and the present delay
is simply matter of railway strategy.
1t probably will seek to intersect it's
rival lines at the points most advan-
tageous to it's own interests. The
Northwestern does not appear to be
ambitious to penetrate much farther
north with it's main lines, but seems
to aim at securing a firm hold on the
grain garden and live stock industry
of southern South Dakota and north
ern Nebraska. 1t would seem that
the Northwestern could advantageous
ly use the Yankton-Norfolk bridge.