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The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-03-12
WAS STRUCK WITH A SHOVEL
Ed Reese, Nineteen Years Old,
Struck Him.
CLOUCE HAD BEEN DRINKING

Ed Reese, Young Man at Long Pine
is Said to Have Been Molested by
Clouce Until Forced to Strike With
Shovel-BIow Proves Fatal.
Long Pine, Neb., March 11-Special
to the News: Tom Clouce of ONeill,
young man twenty-three or twenty
four years old, died here yesterday af-
ternoon as the result of blow from
shovel in the hands of ED Reese, a
young man about nineteen years old,
struck Monday.
Reese is the son of Pierce Anders,
who conducts a pool hall here.
Clouce Was Drunk.
1t seems that Clouce was drunk and
insisted on fight with Reese, who
went for the marshal. Clouce had
gone when Reese and the marshal re-
turned but later Clouce came back
and is said to have gone at Reese with
a pair of knuckles.
Reese was shoveling snow in the
depot yards, and hit the man, knock
ing him down. Clouce struck with
the back of his head against a rail.
He seemed to be improving Tuesday
but died very suddenly yesterday af-
ternoon.
Used Brass knuckies.
1t is said that Clouce approached
Reese and demanded that Reese give
him his shovel. Reese refused to do this
and Clouce drew from his pocket the
pair Of brass knuckles, with the re-
mark that he would have the shovel
anyway. In an effort to protect him
self, Reese hit the fellow on the head
with his shovel. The man was i'm
mediately taken up town and given the
best of medical aid, and it was at first
believed he would live. He died at
2 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
Reese did not make any attempt to
escape, as his case seems to be mere
ly one of self defense, as the same
story is told by large number of by
ISLANDERS. Clouce came to Long Pine
Der of young men from O'Neill, and
all of them had been drinking more Or
less on Monday. One of the dead
mans partners claim that Clouce was
generally ugly when under the in
fluence of liquor.
The body of the unfortunate man
was shipped to O'Neill today for in
terment.
Reese Stands Well.
Reese is a highly esteemed young
man in Long Pine and has always
borne the reputation of being a very
peaceable lad and this is his first ex-
perience of being mixed up in a case
of this kind.
The young man has not yet been
placed under arrest and perhaps will
not be, as he has no intention what
ever of leaving town.
Clouce Did Not Live With Wife.
O'Neill, Neb., March 11.-Special to
The News: Tom Clouce was twenty
three or twenty-four years old. His
mother and two sisters reside here.
He also has wife with whom he has
not been living.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-03-12
Ten Killed in Tornado.

Atlanta, March 1.-THE tail end
Of the Arkansas tornado, which swept
across Alabama and Georgia, caused
ten deaths in the latter two states.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-03-12
PREMIER sToLYPIN IN BAD WAY.
Suffering From Influenza, Condition In
spires Anxiety.

st. Petersburg, March 11.-Premier
Stolypin, suffering from influenza, pass
ed bad night last night and his con-
dition inspires anxiety.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-03-12
j. M. Pile
is DEAD
Founder Of Wayne Normal School
Passes Away.
DIES THURSDAY NOON
President Of Thriving College at
Time Of Death.
WORRIED HIMSELF TO DEATH
Issuing $4,000 Worth of Bonds Two
Years Ago, Prof. Pile Allowed the
Debt to Weigh Heavily Upon Him
Till He Expired.

Wayne, Neb., March 11.-Special to
The News: Professor j. M. Pile,
president and founder of the Wayne
normal college of this city, and one Of
the best known educators in the state,
died at II o'clock this morning after
a years illness from yellow jaundce.
The news of his death was a great
shock to the entire community and
will be to all of northern Nebraska,
where he was held in high esteem.
Professor Pile came to Wayne in
1891 and started the normal school
which grew into magnificent proper
tons. The citizens of Wayne formed
company to back his school, They
bought eighty acres of land, plated 1t
into town lots, sold the lots at $25
each and with the proceeds paid for
the land and then turned the surplus
over to Pile as fund with which to
start the college. He agreed to main
tain an educational institution and at
the end of the ten years the property
became his.
He has added more than $4,000 in
improvements since that time, so that
the institution is worth over 100000
today.
Worried Himself to Death.
Two years ago Mr.. Pile floated $4O,-
900 of ten-year per cent bonds with
which to add new building. He built
building costing $4,000. Wayne citi-
zens took these bonds. 1t is conf
IDENTITY believed that the weight of this
new debt, which worried Mr.. Pile very
greatly, ultimately caused his death.
Among the pioneer citizens who
formed the company years ago making
it possible for Mr. Pile to start his
school were A. l.. Tucker, ID. C. Main,
John T. Bressler, Dan Harrington, r.
Phileo, d. r. Theobald A. J. Ferguson,
A. A. Welch.
Recently Mr.. Pile started an agricul-
tural school at the college. He dies
leaving a splendid college, with fine
buildings, four large dormitories, a resi-
dence that cost about $1,000, thorough
bred stock and expansive grounds.
The Wayne normal college will
stand for all time as fitting monu-
ment to the constructive persevering
and untiring efforts of a man of large
mind and ability.
Mr.. Pile was feeling we'll day before
yesterday though confined to his bed.
His friends hoped against hope for his
recovery, though the physicians never
really had any hope of his recovery,
1t is believed.
School Offered to State.
The Nebraska state legislature is at
this very moment considering the pur.
chase of the Wayne normal college to
make 1t into state normal college.
Its fitness is recognized by those who
know the school,
The offer to the state was prompted
by the heavy weight of the last bond
ed Indebtedness, which proved fatal
today.
Mrs Pile and the family are here.
Mr., Pile was over fifty years of age.
Twenty years ago ]. NJ. Pile came
to Norfolk to build a normal college.
lo,.a business men<at that time de-
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-03-12
GIoden City Bank Closed.

Golden City, Mo-, March 1.-THE
doors of the Golden City Banking com
panv were closed by Bank Examiner
Hawkins
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-03-12
DEAD AT AGE OF 1902.
Mrs. Ruth Mcpherson, Oldest Person
In Iowa, Succumbs.

Des Moines, Ia, March 11.-Mrs.
Ruth Mcpherson of this city died to-
day at the age Of 1O2 years. She was
the oldest person in Iowa. She was
born in Virginia, August %, 1907.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-03-12
r. j. Armstrong.

Wayne.T z, March 11.-Special to
The News '. Armstrong, one of
the founder1 wayne, died here yes.
terday. He was big, whole-souled
man, held in high esteem by all.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-03-12
MRS. JACK MCLAUGHLIN DEAD
Aged Widow OF Noted Indian Inter.
prefer Follows Him to Grave.

Herrick, S. d.. March 11.-Special
to The News: News reaches here Of
the death of Mrs Mclaughlin, widow
of the noted Indian interpreter, Jack
Mel 'ghlin, at old Fort Randall
I II 9. She was past eighty years
on . Her husband who was well
kn' % the Rosebud country and
VINO Z lived at Fort Randall for
many died less than "a year ago.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-03-12

Chicago, March 1.-THE bulletin is.
sued by the Chicago station of the
United States weather bureau gives
the forecast for Nebraska as follows:
Snow tonight and Friday.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-03-12

Twenty years ago j, NJ. Pile came
TO Norfolk to build normal college.
.,io y" business menSat that time de-
clined to back his enterprise and he
went to Wayne, where he has erected
a lasting and permanent normal col.
lege of genuine worth.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-03-12

ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.
san Ac'' 5:dS. rises GAP: moon rises
~ y. IL; planet Mercury visible low
oct before sunrise
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-03-12
the CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Temperature for rwenty.tour Hours.
Forecast for Nebraska.

condition OF the weather as record.
ed for the twenty-four hours ending
at a m. TODAY.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-12-21

Christmas Eve in Wildwood Hollow.
In Wildwood Hollow, tother eve, they had
a Christmas tree,
And scores, of pretty presents filled the
animals with glee.
Sir Reynard smiled a foxy smile, and
scarce his joy could hush,
When presented with a fine, new comb.
to match his handsome brush"
Old Bruins wife gave him box, to hold
his many cuffs"
Miss Centipede, whose feet were cold, had
hundred warm footmuffs.
The hedgehog had bottle of ink. in which
to dip his "quilIs,"
And all the birds had wallets new. in
which to keep their bills"
Miss Wildcat an umbrella had (she's often
in "squall");
Miss Peacock, hooks for all her "eyes. I"
and the bat received ball.
The monkey had an interesting book Of
Jungle Tales"
And Mr.. Alligator had brand new set
of "scales."
The buffalo, in gladstone mood, pranced
gaiiy round and round,
When his own name upon pair of "bel-
lows" he had found;
In short. for each and every one, a useful
gift was planned,
And merry grunts and roars and growis
were heard on every hand.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-12-21

OF course she understood 1t ALL
Santa Claus had made a mistake, but
it was all her fault, her own selfish,
wicked little fault. oh, oh, oh. II
was very dreadful, but it was too late
now. She would not have any Christ
mas because she had been SO bad
And Auntie Mays lovely dolly? She
would never zee that either.
ooh, I'm so sorry" sobbed Liz
beth. II never meant to be 80
naughty. Mother, mother, do love
you. Don't look like that any more"
and Lizbeth flung herself down on
the floor by her little white bed. Sud-
denly she put her two small hands to.
gether and said: please God, make
my mothers sad eyes go away. and
please God. make me good girl, and
please God, make Santa Claus come
back"
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-12-21

slid, shaking off the ashes and SCOT as
he landed in the middle of the hearth
rug. OF course you know he said not
a word, but went straight to his work.
Into Carts stocking went first a
gold piece. then all the things he had
been wishing for. games, balls, won
derful knife with five blades, and
heaps of candy. Baby brothers. little
sock was full, too. and Santa Claus
had just stuffed in a white Teddy Cub
with blue ribbon bow, when his
eyes opened in establishment.
"Why, bless my SOUL" said he, II
thought grandma had gone to Uncle
Georges for Christmas, and here's
her stocking. Well. Ill Just pop her
things right n. Saves me going over
to Uncle Georges, too" and Santa
Claus set to work again, filed grand
mas stocking laid his finger on his
nose and whisked up the chimney.
Christmas morning woke bright
and joyous, and 'Lizbeth woke, too.
She had feeling that something was
not quite right, then she remembered
Wrong Side and mothers eyes, and
grandma's stocking. She dressed
quickly and went into mothers room
to have her hair bow tied. 'Lizbeth
glanced up into her mothers face.
oh, dear me, mother was still looking
through her sad eyes.
But it was Christmas morning and
Carl was tumbling downstairs to get
his stockings and shouting to her to
come. too. How surprised he would
be when he saw her big stocking full.
She might give him a few Of her
candies If he felt badly over any
thing; instead he was wild with joy
over his presents.
'Lizbeth went up to grandma's
stocking. How full 1t was. 'Lizbeth
felt of the toe; there was little
box there. no doubt the turquoise ring
she had asked for.
'Lizbeth drew out the first package.
wrapped in soft tissue paper, and
opened 1t. My goodness me! 1t was
a spectacle case! The next was a box
of peppermints, ('Lizbeth hated pep
permint) and the little box at the toe
held silver thimble with Grandma"
on the side and big enough for three
of 'Lizbeth's little fingers.
what did you get. 'Lizbeth." cried
Carl, but 'Lizbeth was not there. Up
in her little pink and white room she
was sobbing, sobbing, sobbing.
1t was very strange Christmas in
deed 'Lizbeth came down to dinner
with red and swollen eyes, but no one
noticed, not even Carl. When 1t be-
Jan to grow dark she went back up
stairs; oh. how miserable she was.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-12-21

DEVOTION OF MODERN MOTHERS
Reggie, where are your"
Gust here"
what are you doing there?"
Nothing"
Nov. Reggie, don't try to deceive
me. Tell me this minute what you
are doing?"
Nothing. mother. Just playing
with my blocks
We'll, be careful.
Eyes, mother, I'm being it.
Then Reggie heaves deep sigh
and goes on playing, while his de.
voted mother in the room adjoining
proceeds with her sewing or heI
reading, feeling that the chiId's tenn
poral and eternal salvation is assured
for another quarter of an hour.
1t may be sad, sad thing to be a
little orphan boy, but Reggie could
not be made to believe it. 1t may be
a great good thing for a boy to have
a devoted mother, but Reggie accepts
this just as he takes health foods and
cod-liver oil and much else that is
said to be good for him, What he
would really love is to be
neglected, and, as matter of fact
that is what he really needs.
Finally Reggie becomes very much
run down, and his mother takes him
to an eminent child specialist
"Oh yes. Doctor. I am very care
full about that" comes the prompt re-
ply, and the old Doctors eyes seem
to blink as If dazzled by the radiance
of the mothers halo.
when he is out with other boys
you sit by the window where you can
call out to him once in while?"
"Oh, yes, Doctor. never let him
get out of my sight If I can help it,
+ Well, madam. that is what is
spelling the child's health. | can't
explain the connection, but there il
some sort of psychological influence
at work on the child who is always
watched which takes the life out OF
him. have remarked this in unnum-
bered cases. Give Reggie a chance.
Do you pull growing plant up by
the roots every few minutes to see
how it is doing? The process is Just
as fatal to child. Let him alone.
Beside" the halo about Reggie
mothers head was beginning to di-
minish-"the care you take of the
child is nine parts selfish. You are
really less concerned about him than
you are about yourself. You don't
want to worry about something that
may happen to him; that is what is
frightening you"
How many other mothers dare
spread their devotion under the doc
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-12-21
"A QUEER SUPERSTITION.

Every year thousands of Calabri-
ans and Sicilians make pilgrimage
to Assist to take part in the religious
festival held on the anniversary of
the birth of st. Francis. They believe
that every time they run around thu
tomb of the saint they save the soul
of one of the family from the tor
ments of purgatory
When the iron gates in the crypt
of the church are thrown open they
rush in with cries of viva, San Fran
cesco." There is always a struggle
to get in first. The crowd is so great
that progress soon becomes impossi-
BILE, pilgrims often being crushed to
death while they are running about
the Washington Star.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-12-21
'JcaD Wilde Clark

up pairs 'Lizbeth opened one of the
rolls. My! How long they were;
longer than Carts.
'Lizbeth stole out In tile hall with
one of grandma's long stockings, and
listened. Every one seemed to be in
the dining-room; she could hear
voices. 1t took only a moment to
patter downstairs; another to change
her stockings for grandma's long one.
before the library fire, third to be
back in bed under the coyerlet with
very loud-beating heart.
And now let me tell you what hap
pened. In the middle of the night
who should come prancing over the
roofs of the houses in 'Lizbeth's town,
but-guess! To be sure, Santa Claus.
and he was in desperate hurry, for
he was late on his rounds.
Down in the library chimney he
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-12-21

She felt this last was almost too
much to ask; but just then mother
caught her in her arms and kissed her
hair. And what do you think? Santa
Claus did come back 'Lizbeth wrote
him a letter that night. sitting on
mothers lap. She told him how very
sorry she was. She said she thought
she had been too naughty to have a
whole Christmas, but il she could
Just have half her things. and little
candy that was not peppermint, she
would be satisfied. and she promised
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-12-21
SEED TRAVELLERS.

Did you ever stop to think why it
is that so many tiny maple trees grow
in your garden in the spring when
there are no large maple trees near?
Look at the bird, and then at the
maple tree. You will see that both
have wings. Such seeds as the ma
pies and elms fiutter from their pa
rent trees, and then with their little
wings fly. with the winds to faraway
homes. There they await the coming
Of spring. The nuts in the woods
are also seeds for new trees to jour
ney to their new homes by rolling
from place to place. Some seeds have
little airships to travel in. Perhaps
you have seen them, for the milk
weed babies and dandelion children
sail very high as they look down up
on hills and fields.
Many seeds which must travel yet
have no wings nor sails steal their
rides, so they are called tramps. After
a walk through the fields, when you
find your coat covered with tiny
green hooks, you may know that you
have been imposed upon to carry
these little vagabonds on their jour
neys. The birds often help the seeds,
although they do not know it. The
feathered creatures light upon the
branches of the great oak or old APP
pie tree, to feed upon the white ber-
ries of the mistletoe In getting this
food the sticky pum of the mistIetoe
gets on the birds feet. Some Of the
seeds fasten themselves to this gum,
SO are carried to another tree by a
hungry little bird that supposes he
is only getting his dinner. Wash
ington Star.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-12-21
BIRDS LEARN SPECIES NOTES.

BIRDS LEARN SPECIES NOTES.
The song of birds is thought to DE
instructive, but it is found that young
birds never have the song peculiar TO
their species if they have not heard
it, and very easily acquire the song
of almost any other bird with which
they are associated, DANES Barring
ton was OF the opinion that notes
in birds are no more innate than
language in man" He has given an
account of his experiments in phil
osophical Transactions. He says:
ST have educated nesting linnets
under the three best singing larks-
the skylarks, wood lark and the tit
lark-every one of which, instead of
the linnet's song, adhered entirely to
that of their respective instructor.
when the note Of the titlark linz
net was thoroughly fixed / hung the
bird for quarter of year in room
with two common linnets which were
full of song. the titlark linnet, how
ever, did not borrow any note from
the linnet's song, but adhered stead
lastly to that of the titlark
Birds taken from the nest at two
or three weeks old have been found
already to have learned the call
note Of their species. If it is de-
sired to prevent this the birds must
be taken from the nest when day
or two old. A certain goldfnch at
Kingston sang exactly like wren,
without any proper note Of it's spe-
cies. This bird had been taken from
the nest at two OF three days old and
had been hung at window opposite
small garden, where it had un-
doubtedly acquired the notes of the
wren without having any opportunity
or learning even the call Of the gold
finch.
still more extraordinary was the
case of a common house sparrow,
which in wild state only chirps, but
which learned the song of the linnet
and goldhnch by being brought up
near those birds. Youths Com
panion.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-12-21

never, never, never again to make
mother look through her sad eyes.
Mother hung up 'Lizbeth's own lit
tie brown stocking and pinned the
note to the toe. Then she tucked
'Lizbeth in her little white bed and
gave her the sweetest kiss that ever
grew.
What do you think was sitting at
the foot of 'Lizbeth's bed the next
morning? Yes. Auntie Mays dolly.
and when 'Lizbeth went downstairs,
with her little hand tight in mothers
there hung her stocking full to the
very brim, and little ring box way
down in the too.-American Home
Monthly.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-12-21
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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-12-21
THE CITY HUNTER

A city boy named Tommy Jones
Did once a hunting go;
For very much he wished to shoot
An elephant or two
He took his trusty wooden gun
And crossed mighty hill;
And if he hadn't soon returned
He'd been a-hunting still.
but Meath tuft Of moving grass
He saw monstrous sight:
And taking to his heels he fled
In most terrific fright
He couldn't name the horrid beast
That from the grass did peep.
Out it was just the tiny babe
Of an old mother sheep.
Washington Star.
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