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The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-11-26
FOR FEDERAL VALUATION.
Commissioner Staples, of Minnesota
Points Out Difficulties.

Washington, Nov. 20.-That con-
gress should authorize an inventory
valuation of railroad property in the
ing a proper basis for the assessment
of taxes and the making of rates is
the substance of a recommendation
contained in report submitted to the
convention of railway commissioners
by Commissioner Staples of Minneso-
ia, in behalf of the committee on
taxes, of which he Is chairman. The
committee does not discuss the ques-
ton of a division of the values of
railway properties according to their
uses for state and interstate purposes,
leaving that for the future to deal
with, or such other disposition as the
convention may make. The report
says in part:
1--WE believe that railroad values
must be authoritatively established
before there can be such supervision
and administration both by state and
national authorities as will do the
greatest justice to both the carrier and
the public. One of the chief objects of
our organization is to promote uni
formity.
This is, it seems, impossible to &C.
complish without having a reliable
valuation of the railway properties,
and we believe that the federal gov
eminent is better equipped to con-
duct this work than are the several
states"
Present methods of valuing railroad
properties are unreliable, according to
the committee, which illustrates this
point by submitting figures given in
the case of two of the railways just
valued in Minnesota. In one case the
market value of the lands owned by
the road was fixed by it's officers at
$41,S32,000, while the states estimate
of value was $19,0O0,000. The report
says:
1T is proper to say here that the
plan of valuing the lands by the state
was the states method, while the rail-
way companies adopted the plan of
appointing land experts to appralse
the properties. This latter plan is
deemed by the state to be unreliable.
I'm state case tried in 1895, GER
tain terminal lands in st. Paul in.
volving 1926 acres were valued by ex-
perts at sl,2S1,Ss7, $2.562,744 and &c.
s77,lS5 respectively. In the same
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-11-26
PASTOR soBs AS HE QUITS.
Aged Minister in Fashionable Church
Defends His Daughter.

Butler, Pa, Nov. 19.-While tears
coursed down his cheeks and sobs
shook his voice, the Rev. William e.
Oller, the white haired minister of
the fashionable First Presbyterian
church, presented his resignation at
a congregational meeting. And while
the minister, prior to his resignation,
reviewed his pastorage of twenty-sev-
years and dwelt on his pleasant re-
lations with his flock until recently,
many members of the congregation
were in tears.
This ends one incident in a con-
troversy which threatened for a time
to disrupt the congregation and devel-
oped one of the most exciting scand-
ais in the church history of the town.
No reference was made to the pas
tors beautiful daughter, Nellie, nor
to T. M. Gillespie, the rich treasurer
of the Standard Steel Car company,
who were refused letters of transfer,
which caused Mr. Oller to declare that
he would not preach until these let
tiers were granted.
The case came to a climax when
Mrs. Gillespie, armed with an incrimi-
mating letter, appeared before the
church session. Miss Nellie Oller and
Mrs. Gillespie's husband were sum-
moned in consequence. The officers
of the session said that they had con-
fessed their guilt and had been abol-
ished according to the discipline of
IL. VI. i.
Gillespie from insisting on a letter
to another congregation. Mr.. Ollef
insisted that his daughter be given
the same and the officers of the ses-
sion refused. The minister defended
his daughter against accusations and
RESIGNED.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-11-26
Real Estate Transfers.

Transfers of real estate for the past
week, compiled by the Madison Coun.
ty Abstract and Guarantee company,
Office with Mapes & Hazen, Norfolk:
Myron Twiss to Matte A. Suffer,
w. D., $1,000, lot ~. block 2, Durland' s
First addition, Norfolk.
Ella Hopkins to Leonard l.. Frye
w. D., $3.50, lot 8, block 7, Meadow
Grove.
Eleanor Green to Edward Jig, w.
D., $1,000, s1a nwA, and nh swA
35-24-4.
]. j. Clements, sheriff, to Kate Arm.
strong, s. D., $12O, lot /. block s, c.
S. Hayes addition, Norfolk.
Kate Armstrong to Oscar A. Richey,
w. D., $120, lot l, block s, c. S. Hayes
Norfolk.
Oscar A. Richey to Minnie Richey,
w. d., $500, lot 1, block 8, c. S.
Hayes addition, Norfolk.
John f. Klug to Henry j. Drumming,
w. D., $3.50, lots and 5, block z, Dor
sey Place addition, Norfolk.
Michael Welsh to Sadie Eldridge,
O. C. D., 81, part of seA swA 1924.
Jens Jensen to John G. Ostdick w.
D., $3.50, lot 8, block II, Madison.
e. M. Ziesche to John Kruger, w.
D., $500, part of lot 6, block 3, Pase-
walks First addition Norfolk.
Louis Lederer, guardian, to j. S.
Mathewson, G. D., $1,000, lots in Hill
side Terrace addition, Norfolk.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-11-26
Gets Judgment Of $4,000 Against John
Wieuard for Assault,

Albion, Neb. Nov. 2O-Special to
The News: In the district court of
Boone county, which has been in ses-
sion this week, Judge Hanna presid-
ing, Miss Catherine Kramer of Peters
burg was allowed $4,000 damages in
the case of Kramer VS.. Wiegard In
September, 1907, Miss Kramer alleges
John A. Wiegard of Petersburg, Grim.
inally assaulted her with force, which
has ruined her fair name, character
and disgraced her forever and in the
fall of the following year she sued ].
A. Wiegard in the county court for
81, 800 for the maintenance of the child
she alleges Wiegard is the father of,
and won the case. In the case men
toned here she has sued Mr.. Wiegard
for $4,000 damages for the ruination
of her name, character, etc. The jury
returned a verdict, charging Wiegard
as she alleges. Attorney w. R. Pat
rick of Omaha and A. E. Garten, coun-
sci for Miss Kramer, and H. c. Vail
for Wiegard.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-11-26
Burn Out of Home.

Albion, Neb, Nov. 20.-Special to
the family of j. M. Wathern of Boone
was burned out of house and home
early this morning. The young son
arose and built the fire and, leaving
for few moments, returned to find
the house in flames. He Immediately
notified the parents and they were
compelled to flee in their night clothes.
Their house and entire household pos
sessions were entirely burned. Neigh
bors Immediately did their duty and
afforded shelter for the suffering fam
lily. This, coming as it did on a cold
blustery morning, is surely hardship
to endure.
1t is understood that Paul Hopper,
proprietor of the Lyric theater at
this place, will soon open theater
in Petersburg in the course of week
or so. Mr.. Hopper intends to move
his show here into a more appropriate
building and will fit the same up with
an electric piano and modern furnish
ings. The business is now requiring
more room.
The stock of groceries and queens
ware recently purchased from E. l..
Cook by Mr.. Augustin of Shelby has
again been sold to Mr.. Compton of St.
Edward. This stock of goods has
changed hands three times within the
last two months.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-11-26
LONGWoRTH DENIES 1T.
Says Story About Former Alice Roose-
veIt's Ride Too Absurd.

Cincinnati, O., Nov. 20.-Congress-
man Nicholas Longworth denounced
as a lie Fraulein Anna Kroebel's yarn
concerning the sensational horseback
ride in which his wife, then Miss Alice
Roosevelt, is alleged to have INDUCED
in during a reception in her honor
by the emperor of Corea
1t was too preposterous to be taken
seriously, he asserted. as nothing OF
the kind took place or could have taken
place. He said he never knew or
heard of the author of the story, but
complimented her upon her vivid i'm
agination and said it had afforded the
subject of it a great deal of amuse-
ment.
"The woman, whoever she is, was
either drunk or crazy when she wrote
the book credited to her." was his
style of summing up the case.
Exactly what Mrs. Longworth her
self thinks of the story is known only
to her friends, but at least one of
them bears out Mr.. Longworth's
statement that she considers it too
absurd for belief, but not without its
humorous aspect.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-11-26
THE NORFOLK WEEKLY FRIDAY NOVEMBER 6 1909

ruled. He said the case had been
thoroughly considered.
Morrison then held a whispered con.
versation with his counsel and coun.
sci asked how soon sentence would be
pronounced The Judge said he was
ready Morrison was ordered to stand
up, which he did, resting his hand on
the table.
"Have you anything to say" the
judge asked.
Nothing, only that I'm not guilty
and ask no sympathy"
The court then gave Morrison a lee.
ture. He pointed out the fact of his
previous criminal record, declaring
that he could not be reformed. He
said that the statute provided from
twenty years to life imprisonment
Twenty years would release Morrison
at As, and good behavior might make
it AZ. He would not be reformed. So.
ciety would not be protected enough
from him, with twenty years left to
live. SO the judge sentenced him to
thirty years.
Good behavior may reduce 1t to
twenty.
Morrison Does Not Finch.
Morrison took the sentence unflinch
ingly.
Forty days was allowed for filing a
bill of exceptions.
On the way back to the Jail Morri
son whispered in an undertone to De-
tective Searle, Are you going to the
penitentiary with me, you dirty cur?"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-11-26
Fremont Tale a Pipe Dream.

Fremont Tribune: While in FIRE.
mont between trains yesterday after
noon enroute back to Chadron from
Omaha, j. Leppla, assistant superin-
tendent of the Black Hills division,
put the taboo on the rumor that the
Northwestern is soon to restore the
old South Platte division and he is
to be put here as superintendent.
There's nothing in the rumor," said
Mr.. Leppla, and then he added with a
laugh, 81 only wish there were"
Officials at the Northwestern head
quarters here are also inclined to dis
credit the rumor saying that, so far
as they know, the change is not con-
templated. 1t is admitted, though
that the change will probably come
in the course of time as business along
the line is growing and shaping so
that it will ultimately necessitate the
restoration of the old order of things.
Employees of the company at the Of
fees here say that if the split is ever
made it will not occur within year,
while it may be considerably longer
in coming.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-11-26
Copper Merger Earnings.

New York, Nov. Reconsideration
of the earning power of the various
copper properties which may enter
the proposed copper combination was
given by the financeers working out
the details of the merger. 1t was
stated that the power of the Copper
Refining and other companies that will
enter the proposed merger is between
$25000,0OO and $30,000,000, based up
on 13-cent copper. Their estimates of
economies to be effected by the con-
solidation and the earnings of the
United Metals Selling company, the
International Smelling and Refining
company and other properties.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-11-26

case, 235 acres in Minneapolis were
valued at s3,036, AGA. $3,4S2,521, 49,.
21S,O62, S4,S62,610 and $5,520,25O. In
the same case, lands of another coun.
ty were valued at $4,1t3,010, $S,0i7,-
$50 and $9,096,937.
The experience of Minnesota, ae
well as that of other states, the re.
port says, shows the necessity of a
valuation of railroad properties be
made by the federal government. Ef.
fective governmental supervision Of
the carriers, it Is pointed out, will
not be possible until such a valuation
is made"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-11-26
Morrison Found Guilty; Thirty Years.

Morrison Found Guilty; thirty years.
Pierce, Neb., Nov. 2O.-Special to
The News: Guilty"
James Morrison has been convicted
of robbing the Farmers State bank of
Hadar January Is, last.
The prisoner was sentenced to thir-
ty years at hard labor in the peniten-
tiary, without any solitary confine-
ment and without work on Sundays.
After more than twenty hours Of de.
liberation, during which at times, it
is reported, the majority swayed over
toward an acquittal, the jury reported
this morning that they had reached a
verdict at 500 o'clock this forenoon
The jury had been out since before
noon yesterday and they struggled
with the evidence all afternoon and
all night long.
1t is rumored that on the second
ballot the jury stood 7 to for &C.
quittal and that at one time they
stood to for acquittal. This, how
ever, has not been confirmed.
Dennis Malone was foreman of the
jury.
At 500 this morning word was sent
to Judge Welch that verdict had
been reached. The judge went imme-
diately to the court house.
The prisoner was ordered brought
into the courtroom. For the first time
since the trial began, Morrison dis
played nervousness. He bit his finger
nails and trembled perceptibly. His
face wore a downcast expression in
sharp contrast to the hopeful front he
had put up throughout the trial.
The jury filed in and the verdict
was handed to w. B. Chilvers, clerk
of the district court, who read it. 1t
found the defendant guilty as charged.
Each juryman answered Eyes" on
roll call.
Judge Welch then remanded the
prisoner to jail until later In the after
noon wnen sentence should be pro-
nounced
Judge WEIGH seemed relieved and
eminently satisfied with the verdict.
Motion for New Trial overruied.
At 10 o'clock Judge WEIGH ordered
the prisoner brought In. Motion was
made by Barnhart of the defense for
a new trial. which Judge Welch over
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-11-26
BLACK HILLS COMBINE.
Mines viii be Merged for Development
Work on Large Scale.

Deadwood, s. D., Nov. 19.-Black
Hills men are interested in the plans
of the Black Hills Development and
Financial corporation, new mining
company Just organized by Robert
Bunce of London. The company is
capitalized for $3,500,00O
The plan of the company Is to &C.
quire twenty-five to thirty of the best
developed mines of the Hills for an
exchange of stock from the first mil.
lion shares. Thus far the company
has taken over twelve big properties
with a total Of over $500 acres. Con-
tract agreements have been made for
fifteen other properties.
The company plans to spend 81 800.
600 in development work the COM
ing year, which means that dozen
or more properties will be thoroughly
developed by deep shafts. 1t will do
the work in several camps and not
confine itself to any one formation.
Properties have been taken on the
Homestake belt, both on the north
and south extensions; in the old Car
Donate district, nine miles northwest
of Deadwood; in the Rockford dis
trict in the Central hills; at Pactola,
Galena, Bald Mountain, Bear Gulch,
Keystone, and near Custer.
The Black Hills, it is generally
believed, has other Homestakes which
can be found by systematic and deep
development work, such as the new
company proposes to carry on. The
stock of the company will be held by
Black Hills men and a few eastern
investors
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-11-26
rhs Joy That killad,

A senator was praislng the humor
of IA certain congressman.
His humor. however" he conclud-
ed, lis rather grim. | told him the
other day about Il mutual acquaint-
ance who had died. man he had new
or liked
"'And his wife is dead, too | said.
He himself died on Monday: his wife
died Two days later. The papers didn't
say what killed her
"'She WAS tirkled to death. guess.
said the congressman grimly."
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-11-26
Madison Girl to Marry.

Madison, Neb., Nov. 20.-Special to
night to Miss Roxey Wills, daughter
of VIII Wills, who is to marry Charles
Mcdonald of Omaha November 80.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-11-26

between the two telegraph and tele-
phone companies, he says, would save
much bookkeeping and be of financial
benefit to the companies.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-11-26
Attempted Suicide.

Dallas News: Last Friday morning
David Raymond, half breed Indian,
was brought to Dallas by the Rev.
Blair Roberts from the Keha Paha
country in the southern part of Trip
county, and taken to an Omaha hos
pital for treatment. The young man
on the Saturday previous had attempt
ed suicide with a shotgun. In the
attempt he shot off both jaws, and
blew out one of his eyes.
A short time ago the young man
was arrested OF charge OF horse
stealing, and II is reported that the
unsuccessful attempt to take his own
life came from fear of conviction
and a term in the penitentiary.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-11-26

How many things, both just and I'M
just. are sanctioned by custom!-Ter-
enCe
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-11-26

II it's property that somebody ought
to buy, classified ad. will find the
person.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-01-12
NO FEDERAL LAW INVOLVED

Highest Court Passes on Southern
Lynehing Case.
Washington, Jan. 12.-The case of
the United States VS.. Robert Powell.
involving the question whether the
fourteenth amendment can be invoked
in the United States courts to protect
negroes against lynching, was decided
by the supreme court of the United
States in favor of Powell on writ OF
error bringing the case from the Unit.
ed States circuit court for the North
ern district of Alabama.
Powell Is under indictment on the
charge of assisting mob in the hang
ing of negro named Horace Naples
at Huntsville, the specific charge be-
ing that as member of the lynching
party Powell had deprived Naples OF
the right to trial by due process Vi
law. The circuit court held that the
fourteenth amendment was not ap
plicable to the case and declared that
it could not be invoked unless the in
Justice complained of was inflicted by
the state or it's authorities. The SUI
preme courts decision affirmed the de
cision of the lower tribunal.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-01-12
BODIES RECOVERED
BADLY MUTILATED
TWenty-one Men PeTlshed in ILL.,
noIs Mine Explosion.

Duquoin, ILL.,, Jan. with the re-
eovery of additional bodies it is
thought that all of the victims of the
explosion at the Letter mine in Zeig-
Ter have been accounted for. Most Of
the bodies are so mutilated that iden-
LITIGATION is difficult. Four Of the vic
Tins were negroes, four were Amer
leans and thirteen were foreigners.
OF the twenty-four men at work in
the mine only three escaped.
Efforts to establish the cause Of the
disaster are being made, but thus far
few of the theorists agree. Experts
who had inspected the mine after the
recent fire in it declared it safe and
full preparations for resumption Of
mining had been made. The men
killed were cleaning up the last Of
the debris left by the fire fighters.
The most widely accepted theory re-
garding the explosion regards it as the
result Of firedamp leaking from the
sealed portion Of the mine and COM
ing in contact with spark from an
electric trolley. There was but little
damage to the workings and it Is like
~ that operations will be resumed as
planned at an early date.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-01-12
FOR sALE-Horses, harness, sleds,
at my barn in rear of postofice
block. S. P. Hayth.
MISCELLANEOUS.
PUBLIC LIBRARY-Open Tues
days, Thursdays and Saturdays
ESQ to s p. M, and Saturday
evening 1880 to 9 p. m. also.
Library in basement of Court
House. Mrs. Harriet Campbell
librarian.
MORTGAGE SALE.

Notice IS hereby given. That default has
been made in the conditions of mortgage
executed BY Jerry Twomey, mortgagor, to
=. Il. Wh1tmer; MORTGAGE. dated the 18th
gay OF April, 1907: and recorded in the Office
Minnesota, on the 18th day of A pril. 1907, at
9o'clock a. m,. in Book H. of Mortgages, on
page 461 thereof: that the amount claimed
to De due on said mortgage at this date is
Twelve Hundred Seventeen Dollars and
premises described in and covered by said
mortgage are to-wit: The east half OF the
southeast quarter eek Of SEQ; the east
halt OF the northeast quarter (EH of NE1O,
Section eighteen (Sec. 49,: the west half OF
south half OF the northwest quarter tS1k of
NV ~: the southwest quarter Of the north-
east quarter (sW1 Of NEK). and the south
west quarter (sW ~ Section seventeen Sec.
EH seq Of Section Fl 1ns Seven se
2 AZ in Township One Hundred Forty-seven
It 40 North Of Range Thirty-four ga West
Of the 9th P. NJ. Beltrami County, State of
Minnesota; that by virtue of the power of
sale contained in said mortgage and pursu-
provided said mortgage will be fore
closed by the sale Of said premises at public
yendue. to the highest bidder for cash, by
the sheriff of Beltrami County. Minnesota,
at the front door of the Court House in the
city OF Bemidji; Minnesota. on the 10Th day
OF January. 1909. at ten o'clock in the fore
noon. to satisfy the amount then due on
sa1d mortgage. including taxes, together
with the costs OF such sale and Seventy-fye
Dollars $50. attorneys fees. stipulated in
said mortgage.
Dated this 1st day of December. 1905
G.. r. WHITMER.
Attorney for Mortgage,
Bemidji. Minnesota.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-01-12
RECEIVES THE NEWS CALMLY
Mrs. Carmichael Informed of the Find
ing of Her Husband.

Adair, Mich, Jan. 12."-Really,
really, have they really found him 2"
was Mrs. Carmichael's exclamation
when told that her husband had been
found in Carthage, Ill. She took the
news calmly; in fact, seemed almost
relieved to know that the much sought
man had been located II know of no
reason why he should have gone to
Carthage" she continued. ''He had
no relatives there and no friends that
l ever knew of. I never heard of
Carthage before and knew nothing of
the place"
When told that her husband in his
letter said that he had committed the
murder OF Browning while under her
hypnotic influence Mrs. Carmichael
declared that she knew nothing of
hypnotism; that her husband, so far
as she knew, was also ignorant Of it
and that hypnotism had never been
discussed in their home. II never
saw a person hypnotized," she said,
"and know absolutely nothing about
the practice. And If my husband
made such statement in a letter I
cannot imagine the reason for it,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-01-12
ADMITS MURDER
And ENDS LIFE
q #
Rev. Carmichael Located at
Carthage, III.
TELLS OF CRIME IN LETTER

Writes Ten Page Communication Civ
ing Details of Sensational Killing Of
Gideon Browning at Rattle Run,
Mich, and Declares the Act Was
Committed While Under Hypnotic
Influence Of Wife.
Carthage, ILL.,, Jan. 12.-Rev. John
Haveland Carmichael, the clergyman
who is wanted for the murder of Gid
con Browning at Rattle Run, Mich, is
dead here of self-inflicted wounds. He
was taken into custody after an at
tempt to commit suicide by cutting
his throat. Carmichael made two seri-
Gus wounds in his neck and died sew
eral hours later.
A letter of ten pages was written
by Carmichael before he committed
suicide, admitting his identity and
confessing that he killed Browning,
out up the body and burned it in the
stove while under the hypnotic influ-
once of his wife. Carmichael had
been staying here for the last two
days at private boarding house. He
has a sister living here, Mrs. Miranda
Hughes, but he has not seen her to
any extent.
The letter left by Carmichael is
now in the sheriff's possession. In
the letter the minister confessed he
was the man who killed Browning and
gave the details of the crime.
On his arrival at the boarding house
here Carmichael stated that he in
tended to start factory and then
called on the local Catholic priest,
stating that he was a Catholic and
wanted to enlist the interest of the
members of that church in his enter
prise.