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The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-01-22
Wireless Phone?

Sioux Falls, S. D., Jan. 16-Special
to The News: The manager at Miles
vile, a small town in Stanley county,
of a sub-statiOn at that place of a
through telephone line claims that for
several days he enjoyed the unique
privilege of utilizing a wireless tele-
phone. He states tnat during a
recent heavy snow storm the wire
broke a short distance out of Miles
vile, but that he did not discover il
and knew nothing OF it until a
traveller entered the sub-statiOn and
reported that the wire was broken. At
the time the manager was talking with
TOpbar, a town eight miles beyond the
reported break and would not believe
the wire had been broken. He be-
lieved the wire had only been loosened
and sagged to the ground. An investi-
cation was made the following day
and it was discovered that the wire
in reality had been broken and that
the ends were fully forty feet apart,
each embedded in a snow drift The
manager states that he is ready to
make affidavit that during the inter
val communication was uninterrupted
with Philip and other points along
the line, the circuit being perfect as
ever one party using the long dis
lance to Rapid City. Thus, accord
ing to the claims of the telephone man.
ager, the voices passed through forty
feet of snow.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-01-22
Prairie Hens Rob Corn Field.

Clearwater. Neb., Jan 14.-Special
to The News: Otto SchnaDel, sue.
cessful farmer living southeast of
town, reports that since the recent
snow and cold weather the prairie
chickens are playing havoc with his
corn that is still standing in the field.
His south farm extends up near the
hills and since the snow has covered
the hills the chickens are fOcking TO
his cornfields and are stripping every
ear they can reach from the ground.
He estimates that he has seen as high
morning. This is probably a very
conservative estimate as The News
correspondent in driving along the
road in that neighborhood saw two
nocks of perhaps twenty-five or thirty
in flock, one of which was approach
ed within easy gunshot.
AS Mr.. Schnabel is waiting for mild
er weather in which to gather the re-
mainder of his crop there is nothing
for him to do except stand by and see
the prairie chickens help themselves
for the game-laws make no provision
for allowing a farmer to protect his
crops by shooting the marauders, and
he is as liable to a fine of So a head
if he attempts to protect his property
in this way as is the pothunter.
If the Nebraska legislature does
away with the open season on prairie
chickens they ought to incorporate in
the law clause eXempting the farmer
whose fields are located in neigh
borhood where chickens are plentiful,
from punishment, if he shoots to pro
tect his own property.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-01-22
Wisner Man Seeks Sister.

Omaha Bee: Mrs. Blanche Wolf,
supposed to be a resident of Omaha,
is being anxiously sought by her
brother, Charles nnoll of Wisner. He
has asked the police to help find her,
as their mother is seriously i'll and
may die. Officer Lahey is looking for
her today and will have her telephone
to her brother as soon as possible
Came to Life; Wanted Cigar.
Sioux Falls, S. d., Jan. 15.-Special
The News: Give me a cigar, boys;
need it worse than anything else"
These words were spoken by Michael
Landrigan, an employee of the Burlng-
ton railroad company at Edgemont, s.
d., Immediately upon regaining con
seriousness after it was believed he
had been fatally injured. Landrigan
was injured while attempting to couple
a freight car to passenger coach in
the Edgemont yards of the company
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-01-22

claim, made last September, of having
been robbed of $4,000 in cash, which
he alleged had been taken from the
safe I'm his store. j. c. Cantonwine,
formerly engaged in the general mer-
Chandise business at Armour, S. d..
together with his wife has been cited
to appear before Henry A. Muller,
referee i'm bankruptcy in Sioux Falls,
on February next, and show cause
why they should not be ordered to
produce the $4,000 The petition ask
ing for the order to show cause recites
that Cantonwine simply pretended to
have been robbed aud that this claim
was made for the purpose Of mislead-
ing and delrauding his creditors, Can.
touwine had liabilities exceeding $780,
600
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-01-22
SLEIGH BROKE IN TWO.
Charlie Groesbeck Took His Friend a
Sleigh Riding.

The only cutter riders out on Nor.
folk avenue yesterday afternoon, C. H
Groesbeck and his friend, w. C. Frye
created a little ripple of excitement as
they drove merrily down the avenue
and something of a spasm of amuse-
ment when they came back up the
avenue not quite so merrily, Groes-
beck had borrowed a cutter of Her
man Gerecke, a venerable cutter which
could not stand for the pressure and
twists to which it was subjected, but
which broke squarely in two, precip-
itating the occupants along the road
way in vigorous fashion. Groesbeck
and Frye, on their knees, drove home on
the skeleton of sleigh that remained
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-01-22
MOCK DUEL DISASTROUS.
One of Principals Forgot to Unload
Weapon-Comrad Falls Dead.


Weapon-Comrad Falls Dead.
Oakland, Cal, Jan. 4.-News was
received of tragic ending of merry
house party of Oakland young folks
at the summer home of DR.. II. p. Car
Teton at Ben Lomond, Santa Cruz
county, when Thomas N. Richie was
shot and killed in a mock duel with
his chum, Irving Cockroft.
The two youths together with DR.
Knowles, Mrs. Knowles and Miss
Knowles, and the latter's friend, Miss
Dorothy Bridges, were guests of Sid
ney Carleton, son of DR.. Carleton The
party was just coming to an end when
one of the three young men proposed
a mock duel.
Richie emptied the shells from his
weapon, young Carleton did the same,
but in the confusion of jests and
laughter Coclroft forgot to unload
his weapon.
Richie and Cockroft advanced to-.
ward each other, and Richie, who was
first to snap the trigger of his gun
banteringly said: "Why don't you
shoot?"
Cockroft pulled the trigger. There
was a loud report as the shell explod-
ed and Richie, raising his arms spas
medically, cried: Il am shot" and
fell at the feet of Miss Knowles and
Miss Bridges, with a bullet through
his heart,
The dead youth was a brother Of
Robert Richie, member of the edi.
torial staff of a New York newspaper
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-01-22
RoCkEFELLER'S OPINION.
Oil Magnate Says Negro is Right About
Salvation and Damnation.

Atlanta Ga, Jan. 13.-The Views of
John ID. Rockefeller on the theological
doctrine of election and predestination
were related to the Baptist ministers
at Atlanta yesterday as the result of a
discussion of those doctrines at their
weekly meeting. Rockefellers views
were presented because of Rev. John
White, of Atlanta while riding with
Mr.. Rockefeller in his auto" said DR..
White, Eve began to discuss election
| related the story of a Georgia Negroes
explanation of election. He was jok.
ingly asked what this election means,
and he answered: We'll, you see, the
Lord and the devil are always voting,
one for your salvation and one for
your damnation, and whichever way
you vote you get selected accordingly
Mr.. Rockefeller laughed at the story
and then declared his view on the doc
trine of election conceded with that
of the negro. Mr.. Rockefeller further
declared that the view in question
dominated the theology being taught
in the university of Chicago"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-01-22
Judqe Isn't Afraid.

Washington, Jan. 12.-Daniel Thew
Wright, who handed down the decision
sending Gompers, Mitchell and Nor
rison to Jail, is a much disguised
man Judge Wright isn't afraid Of
anything in particular being a ply
steal giant, with fist like a ham and
a jaw like a steel bear trap, But after
he had delivered his famous opinion
the police department sent some Off
GERS to guard his house. 1t made him
tired.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-01-22
Off TO TeHas.

Wisner, Neb,, Jan lG- Special to
The News: A train of fourteen cars
of emigrants left Wisner for the
Panhandle country yesterday to settle
on land bought through Ira Burnham,
A. G, Todly and l., c. Temke of this
place. General Passenger Agent
Hughes of the Missouri Pacific was
here to see that everything was all
right. The following parties went
along:
Gus Johnson, Paul Christianson,
Marcus Borkmann, j. P. Stahl, Fred
Ahrens, j. f, Brown, Carl Heidemann,
/. r. Jenkins, Aug Remnars, II. Kuhl.
mann, John OFT, Henry Meyer, Her
man Meyer, Henry Jefferson, Ernest
Albers, William Lasseberg and Gus
Lasseberg.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-01-22
NO LINCOLN STAMP.
In Centenary Year, Martyred Pres-
dent Without Postal Honor.

NCHl Without FOStdI fOnOF.
Washington, Jan. 9.-The picture
of Abraham Lincoln doesn't appear on
any postage stamp of the United
States, having been removed from the
five-cent stamp by the recent order
of the postmaster general.
When the government first went
into business, and for many years
thereafter, only the pictures of Frank
lin, founder of the postal department
and Washington were used Then var.
ious other great Americans were put
on different denominations. Now
Postmaster General Meyer is return
ing to the original arrangement of u.s.
ing only Washington and Franklin.
The immediate result is storm of
protest from admirers of Lincoln.
They want him restored to stamp
of his own, and kept there, and saved
from the discomfort of the peripatetic
existence which has been his. He
has successfully adorned, for short
spaces, the lucent the 90-cent, the 6.
cent, the Accent and the scent issues.
Representative Dawson, of Iowa, re-
Gently proposed a resolution to issue
a special series of Lincoln stamps
this year, in commemoration of the
centenary of Lincoln's birth. But this
only called the attention of philate-
lists and Lincoln admirers to the fact
that Lincoln has been dropped out,
and now letters are coming to the
postmaster general. the postoffice COM
mittees and to other statesmen, de-
manding that Lincoln be given per-
manent place in the stamp series.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-01-22
ORDER FOR cANToNWINE.
Former Northeast Nebraska Man
Must Appear for Further HEARING.

Sioux Falls, S. d., Jan. 14-Credit-
ors of J. c. Cantonwine, formerly en-
gagged in the general merchandise bust
ness at Armour, S. d., who last Sep
TENDER created a sensation by an
nouncing that some unknown person
or persons had robbed the safe in his
store of $4,000 in cash. have applied
for and been granted an order requir-
ing Cantonwine and his wife to appear
before Henry A. Muller referee in
bankruptcy in Sioux Falls, and show
cause why they should not be ordered
to produce the $4,000 which he al
legged was stolen.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-01-22

Norfolk is still in the racing game,
The Norfolk Driving club which last
night elected its officers for the com
ing year, will start to plan at once
for a successful race meet. Some of
the plans under discussion call for a
frontier show, features for which
could easily be obtained from the Rose
bud and Pine Ridge country.
The attendance at the meeting last
night was encouraging. Prospects for
a successful race meeting are favor
able.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-01-22
DR.. MACkAY EXPLAINS.
Norfolk Physician Explains What He
Means About the Load and the Lift.

Editor News; | did not even imply
that the horse lifts the load | simply
stated that it would be as pertinent to
inquire if a horse lifts the load as to
ask if he pushes or pulls it. Tests
have demonstrated that a horse will
pull greater load where a portion Of
the load is own his back. Isolated
cases of a small dray team moving
fifty towns proves nothing. Only a
series OF tests under similar conditions
Is competent proof. All this has al.
ready been worked out and settled. II
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-01-22
DANIEL CAUSES SENSATION.
Former Norfolk Soy is Making "Some
Stir" In Omaha.

Stlf IN Omana.
Herbert S Daniel, city prosecutor
of Omaha, formerly of Norfolk, caused
a sensation in Judge Sears court in
Omaha yesterday, by declaring that
j. J. Wetmore, on trial for bribery,
had told the prosecutor that Chief of
Police John j. Donahue had been re.
ceiving $3.50 and former Prosecutor
Thomas Lee had been paid 5000 a
month for protection by NJ. f. Martin,
owner of much property in the third
ward.
Wetmore is on trial for attempting
to bride Daniel not to close the CAR
cade," resort owned by Martin. He
$500 cash and 5000 a month, or $1,000
cash in one payment, if the place was
permitted to operate.
"Wetmore told me Martin had paid
Chief Donahue $3.50 a month"; Daniel
testified, land that Martin had also
paid former Prosecutor Lee 5000 a
month for not molesting the Arcade"
On cross examination Daniel said
he had not presented the matter to
the first grand jury called after the
alleged attempt to bride him because
he had hoped to get Martin himself"
Dean Beecher, of Trinity cathedral,
and several other prominent citizens
have been behind the prosecution.
Martin is now under indictment in
connection with his operation of the
Arcade" although he has disposed of
all his property in that district.
Chief Donahue denies he ever ac
cepted money for protection of vice.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-01-22
Yanktons to Get Cash.

to The News: A payment of $4,000
will be made in the near future by the
United States government to the Sioux
Indians belonging at Yankton Indian
agency. The money will be paid from
a fund to the credit of these Indians
in the United States treasury, and
will tide them over the remainder of
the winter.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-01-22
THE JENSEN FIGHT.
"kid" Jensen of Norfolk and Lee
Davis Fqht in Dallas January 22.

DAVIS Fight in Dallas January p.
Dallas News: match has been
arranged for between Kid" Jensen of
Norfolk and Lee Davis of Gregory to
be pulled off in Dallas January %.
Jensen is now in the city training
for the event and well matched fight
may be expected. A few days ago
Lee Davis put OLeary out of com
mission at Gregory in one round and
Jensen says he is confident he can do
likewise with Davis.
Jensen is a blacksmith by trade and
is well known in this section of South
Dakota as an athlete of no mean abil-
ity.
His friends expect that he will give
a good account of himself on the
22nd inst.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-01-22
OLD SETTLER DIES.
Robert Mckibben Dies on Farm Where
He Has Lived TWenty-Six Years.

Robert McKibben, a pioneer with
twenty-six years residence in Madison
county to his credit died at 5 o'clock
Friday morning at his home some
miles west of the city. He had been
seriously i'll with pneumonia for some
eight or nine days.
Mr.. McKibben was sixty-eight years
old. He served through the civil war
with an Ohio regiment, He is survived
by a wife, four sons and a daughter.
The funeral will be held at o'clock
from the home Sunday afternoon In
terment will be in a nearby cemetery.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-01-22
FREMONT FORTY STRONG.
Fremont Firemen Coming In Force
With Hundreds OF Ribbons.

Fremont Herald: Ribbon badges by
the hundreds will be given away by
the Fremont delegation to the annual
convention of the state volunteer fire
departments at Norfolk January 10,
20 and q. Each badge will bear an
appropriate design and inscription
calculated to boost for Fremont in an
effort to bring the 1910 convention to
this city.
EX-Chief NJ, NJ. Mortensen, president
of the state association, and Chief
Harry Hauser expects to go to Norfolk
a day or so early to get suitable apart
ments and establish headquarters for
tie representatives from Fremont,
who will follow, forty strong.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-01-22
VOTE FOR ANDREW LEE.

South Dakota Democrats Give Him
Complimentary Vote. The Bonds.
Pierre, S. d., Jan. 16-The Demo
cratic members of the legislature vot-
ed to indorse Ex-Governor Andrew E.
Lee Of Vermillion, for the Office Of
United States senator. The action
was a mere Formally In performance
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-01-22
ACCUSE cANToNWINE.

Now Claimed That He Was Not
Robbed. Merely Pretende to BE.
Sioux Falls, 8. D., Jan. 14.-Speciai
tn The News: Notwithstanding his
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-01-22
DRIVING Club Has New Head.

w. j. Stadelman, president,
John Friday, vice president,
p. NJ. Barrett, secretary.
j. Il. Haase, treasurer.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-07-15
A BUCKET OF WATER.
In Right Place When Needed u VIII
Prevent a Cephssrstien.

In Right Place When Needed Il VIII
Prevent a Conhsprstien.
A single bucket OF water-even n
cupful--thrown on n blaze at its start
often does more good than n reservoir
fuli ten minutes later. And yet In not
one out ora thousand American homes
IL a single bucket OF water dedicated
TO fire protection. The only excuses
for this negligence are ignorance, care
lessness. total disregard OF property
nnd life. Poverty may explain the alb.
sence OF structural protection, but no
one who has n home IL too poor to
AFFORD bucket OF water. Even 20
cents spent for fire pals Will measur.
ably Increase for years the safety OF
house and that OF It's inmates. And
the only attention this very effective
IRE apparatus VIII need is an occasion.
nj rehiling from the pump or tap.
The virtue of the bucket OF water
Kept exclusively for lre purposes IS
that 1t IL always there when you look
for II and always full OF water. There
~, to be sure. lots OF water around the
house Except when the pipe or pump
has froZen, but by the time one can
find bucket. take It TO the tap or
pump, wait for II TO iii and then take
IL back TO the fire not one bucket but
ten are needed. If, however, you can
dash Into the hall, seize ready filed
bucket and souse the blazing curtain.
all within twenty seconds, one bucket
generally Will be more than enough.
as good MS n whole fire department
and far less destructive than it's super-
nuity Of water.
The family that cares anything at
oil for It's belongings should keep mt
least one bucket OF water on n little
bracket IN the hall ON each floor and
another bucket in the garret. Down
cellar there should be barrel OF wa
ter and n bucket not far from the
furnace. The water I'm the garret or
cellar may be kept from freezing in
cold weather by adding common salt.
Exchange
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-07-15
HAYS PREDICTION.
81 Expect 60 es Comfortably Dead In
1909" Hs Wrote.

"A very Interesting letter referring
TO President Lincoln just after his first
inauguration aud written by John
Hay Is dated Washington. 1861. and
says In part:
IL there Is anything which moro
than all causes mo TO regret tho intol-
srablc press OF business about tho
presidents Office Il n the impossi-
bility OF answering tho letters of my
best friends. have positively not had
moments leisure since wo arrived I'm
this city. The throng OF Office seekers
Is absolutely fearful They como at
daybrcak and still are coming at mid
night.
"You know that In anything can do
you can command me. but you over
rate my influence. Mr.. Lincoln posi-
lively refuses 10 mako any recommen-
cations for positions IN the depart
ment; he rejects tho entreaties even OF
his most intimate friends and rcla.
tivcs."
In another letter. Washington, Dec.
II, no year. Hay says:
walter Noyes was appointed on tho
Recommendation or two Rhode Island
senator's. Burnside and Anthony. 1
did not pay Mciinlcy's debts. I never
called him William In my life, nor did
he ever call me John. Our inter.
course has always been OF tho most
formal character. have absoluteiy
no claim on him for myself or friends" !"
And In another letter Hay writes
from Washington:
Il ann old. sick and busy, and hayo
not moment at my disposition be-
sides what is occupied by my daily
tasks. DO not talk about any,
thing so ridiculous as my being n can.
didate for the presidency. shall
never hold an Office after this, and I
expect TO be comfortably dead by
1908"
As Will be recalled, Secretary Hay
disd Ioiv q. iank-- Ss--~ ~~~-.- ss.---~s,
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-07-15
What Ne Really ss,d.

gentleman calling ON an NJ. p.
one day while waiting I'm tho reception
room was attracted by the manner of
the small attendant and started n ran
dom conversation.
And how much do you earn n week,
my boy" he inquired
Ten pounds" said the youngster,
with avidity.
Being shown into the members pri.
vate ONCE just then. the visitors sur
prise found vent I'm words.
Mighty bright youth you have to
be getting fl0 a week." he remarked.
why" said the NJ. r., "he only gets
% shiliings"
But he told me just now you were
giving him f10 week." persisted the
gentleman.
"Nonsensew said the NJ. r., and he
touched the bell. BILLY" he said, did
you tell this gentleman was paying
you fl0 weekr
"No. sir
"You didn't? Well, what did you
sayf'
Il said ] earned It," was the prompt
and stout rejoinder.--London Mall.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-07-15

was reused because / had caught Mr..
Kipling mapping. Here / had found
man not made from dust, one who had
no narrow boasts OF birthplace or
country. one who. " he Dragged at all.
would brag OF his whole round globe
against the Martians and the Inhab-
ltants OF the moon.
Expression on these subjects was
precipitated from u. Rushmore Cog
Ian by the third corner 20 our table.
While Cogian was describing to me
the topography along the Siberian rail.
way the orchestra giided into a med.
icy. The concluding air was "Dixie.S %
and as the exhllaratIng notes tumbled
forth they were almost oYerpowered
BY great ciappIng Of hands frAn al
most every fable
u is worth n paragraph 10 say that
this reparkable scene can be witness.
ed every evening IN numerous cafes In
the city Of New York Tons Of brew
have been consumed over theories 70
account for u. Some have cOnjectured
hastily that all southcrners IN town
hle themselves TO cafes at nightfall.
This applause of the rebel" air IN
northern city does puzzle q little, but
u u not lnsolyable. The war with
Spain, nnny years generous mint and
watermelon crops. few long shot
winners at the New Orleans race track
and the brilliant banquets given by the
Indiana and Kansas citizens who com
pose the North Carolina society have
made the south rather "fad" IN Man.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-07-15
Revsine Her su.pieio...

The young man from the country sat
looking amazedly about him at the
splendid coiffnres OF the women and
girls about the room.
"harveiousr' he said softly to the
girl next TO him. II never saw any
thing like It. Your hair now. Wonder.
full! Wonderful The girls In the
country don't grow such hair as that.
wonder why"
She put her hand quickly up to her
hair. then rose suddenly. Pardon me
a minute" she implored and, crossing
the room. stood by a girl friend In the
light OF single candle.
Take a look at my pompadour," she
whispered. "and see II the padding
shows"
mo-" returned her friend when she
had looked. "WhyT'
Nothing" said the girl. "only that
young man from the country was 80
fawningly complimentary OF my abun-
dance OF locks II made ine suspicious" I"
New York Press.