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The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-10-22
Wayne Normal Notes

Misses Pauline and Emile Grunwald
of Pierce were made happy this week
by visit from their father and moth
err
Miss Carroll went to Carroll Tues
day evening to meet her brother, Char
lie, who is home from Geddes, S. D.,
for few days.
Among new students to enroll this
week are Misses Lillian Gatzemeyer
of Bancroft and Bertha Skalberg of
Wausa.
Miss Margaret Carroll will give the
Saturday l o'clock lecture this week
She will, discuss different writer's and
give selections from each.
Prof. Henry Raubach and wife visit
ed with friends on the hill last Satur
day and Sunday. They like their new
location at Sioux, where Mr.. Raubach
is superintendent of the schools.
Miss Edna Baluss of Atkinson Wis
tied college friends the first of the
week. She was on her way to Flor
ida, where she will spend the winter
Mrs. Pile is in Lincoln this week
where she is attending the State Fed
GRAFTON of Women's clubs. Mrs. Pile
delivered the response to the address
of welcome given by Mrs. Shallenber
ger.
On account of the cold weather thii
week, 1t was found necessary to star
the heating plant However, every
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-10-22
THE NORFOLK WEEKLY FRIDAY OCTOBER % 1909

when he was In your class" Then the
young player Wits and feels thankful
for whatever they toss him.
The New York club bought Matty's
services from Norfolk, and here he
has been ever since-and will be as
long as he cares to play ball.
It's safe guess that Matty will be
a star for ten years more. He has
brains. He doesn't try to be the whole
are eight other players on the team
thing that can't be impressed upon
the intelligence of many good twirlers.
AS long as there are no men on the
bases he takes chance of having the
batter land on something. He Is a
mathematician, and he figures the
chances are four to one that the aver
age batter won't hit safe if he does
land on the ball. He has a theory,
too, that the chance is ten to one that
batter won't hit safe after two
strikes are called on him.
But no pitcher in the game can
tighten up harder than Matty does
he really extends himself. BY re-
serving his energies in this manner
he can do wonders in pinch. More
over, he will last much longer than
he would if he plugged all the time.
He's only 20 this month.
A keen analytical mind has Matty.
He plays great game of poker or
bridge whist. He can figure the
chances of any game of skill or luck
in moment and then play it scienti
fically. He carries the same calcu
lating mind into business, and his in
vestments in stocks, bonds, mortgages
etc, are making him rich man.
A little while ago Matty took flier
in the insurance business. He made
money. If he left baseball today he'd
make good at anything else, for he has
brains.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-10-22
DOUBLE TRACKING.
Contract Let for Additional Stretch
on Union Pacific,

Contract Let for Additional Stretch
on Union Pacific.
Through the headquarters Of the
company at Omaha the Union Pacific
has just let contract for the con.
struction of double track in Wyoming
from Green River to Rock Springs.
This stretch Is sixteen miles long and
will be heavy and expensive work. 1t
will connect with thirty miles of
double track on the wes- and twenty
miles on the east, making a stretch of
siXty-siX miles.
This new work which will be COM
menced at once will make a total
of LOG miles of double track con-
struction now under way and there
is more remaining to be done. The
company expects to keep at the work
of double tracking as fast as possible
until the whole line is double
tracked.
The company's roadbed for the
double track through Nebraska is now
in almost perfect condition. Numer.
Gus applications of crude OIL have
water drains off within a brief time
after a rain.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-10-22

thing was in good working order, and
all the rooms were soon heated
No school was held at the college
last Saturday MS most of the mem.
bers of the faculty desired to attend
the Northeast Nebraska Teachers as
sociation at Emerson on that day.
However, the morning classes recited
on Monday, so no work was lost
Miss Nellie Whalcy called one day
last week and made arrangements to
spend the month of November In
school. She will have four weeks va
cation at that time, and is going to
improve 1t in this way.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-10-22
Battle Creek News.

Alien CaSSel came up from Fremont
Monday for a visit with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs Andrew Cassel.
The republicans held caucuses in
Highland and Battle Creek precincts
Tuesday. The following nominations
were made: Battle Creek precinct
Justices of the peace, Chas. T. Rich
ardson and w. A. Barnes; con-
stables, A. II. Gardels and ID. l.. Best !;
assessor, Fred Volk; road overseer-
north-A. w. Tillotson; no nomination
made for the south part. Highland
precinct-For justices of the peace,
Henry Neuwerk and A. B. Meiksel
constables, j. c. Burch and John
Schacher; assessor Conrad Werner;
for road overseers, Frank G.. Tegeler
and j. c. Austin.
John Erbst and family of Bloomfield
were visiting here several days with
the Mantey families and other rela-
tives. They returned Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Pratt arrived
here Saturday from Butte, Mont, for
months visit with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Geo. Pratt. Jesse is a Battle
Creek boy and went to Montana six
teen years ago.
Bernard L. Risk, Battle Creeks ex
goods at auction Tuesday and intends
to move with his family to Oakland
Calf, soon, where he formerly lived
Mrs. Peter Boes returned Saturday
from months visit with relatives and
friends at Coldwater, Mich.
Mrs. Dollie Endres and two little
daughters, of Norfolk, were visiting
here Sunday at the home of her pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Pratt.
Fred cyl is building large double
corncrib with driveway on his farm
southwest of town. Almost every
farmer in this community has to make
preparations to get the big corn croT
under shelter.
Mrs. Sophia Kuhrts returned Friday
from a three weeks visit with rela
tives at Clinton, Ia.
Miss Gale Avery visited Sunday a
the home of her sister Mrs. VIM. Cos
sairt, at Norfolk.
Holy communion services will be
held at the Lutheran church Sunday
morning.
VIM. Pratt was here Sunday from
Meadow Grove visiting relatives.
VIM. Biermann, jr., was in Battl,
Creek from Saturday until Monda!
from Wayne visiting his parents ant
other relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Phil Lund, who wer'
married recently, are here from Ere
mont for a visit with his mother, Mrs
Caroline Lund, and her parents, MI
and Mrs. c, "A. Hedman.
Wednesday and Thursday specia
services were held in the Catholi
church here, Several priests from GU
of town were in attendance and SCI
mons were delivered by Rev. Fathe
Schiller of Sioux City The attendanc
was large.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-10-22
TiIden Sore On Street Carnival.

Tilden Citizen: After the lapse of
five weeks, the bad taste left by the
carnival has had time to become decd
orized and people ought to be in con-
dition to think and talk without bias
or prejudice concerning this and sim.
liar events which, largely for the pur.
pose of being considered enterprising
and up-to-date, most of the small towns
of the state deem desirable to have in
their midst once a year.
Ignoring, for the moment, the enter
tanning features which are the essen
tials of a carnival company, and con
sidering the direct and indirect results
of turning the town over to such q
ment to justify harboring such an ag
gregation. The personnel Is uncouth
tough is perhaps better descriptive
term, and in the business to make
money by fair means or foul. Among
such a troupe are many who are posi-
lively vicious, men who would stop a
no crime If money could be made by
committing it. This is bad enough
but when one realizes that lot o
young girls who ought to be the prid,
and comfort of mother" and the 10,
of fathers" home, instead of appear
ing with painted cheeks and aban
doned carriage before a public VIII,
! cannot respect them, form a necessar,
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-10-22
dition
A Problem In Mathematics.

The town OF Sturgis, In Mississippi,
Is the only round square town In ex'
stence. By legal enactment the circle
has been squared. and the mathemat-
elan may now proceed to calculate the
area of a square circle. In the laws Of
Mississippi for the year 1886, on page
$50, Is found the following:
AN act to incorporate the town Of
sturgis, in oktibbeha county, Missis-
sippi
section !. Be II enacted by the
legislature of the state OF Mississippi
that the town Of Sturgis, In the county
Of Oktibbeha. is hereby Incorporated
and that the corporate limits of said
town shall be as follows: Beginning
II the quarter stake In front Of Caleb
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-10-22
TROUBLE AMONG "DRYs."
President Refuses to "Go Down" and
Makes Attack on Anti-Saloon League.

President Refuses to go Down" and
Makes Attack on Anti-Saloon League.
Lincoln, Oct. 16.-The traditional
mans hand size cloud of trouble has
appeared on the county option hori.
zon. The Anti-Saloon league which Is
close corporation, has assumed the
task of making the fight for county OPP
tion in Nebraska next year and an
nounced yesterday that it had alb
sorbed the Nebraska Temperance I'M
ion and would have full control.
Whereupon rises T. M. Wimberly,
president of the said union, declares
that it has not been swallowed and
that it isn't going to be either. He in
ssts that the league is trying to make
the fight entirely church affair, and
that this method will wreck the move
others.
1.-THE league Is making it's fight
through the churches where everybody
is for county option. We want to do
a broader work and make converts
outside the churches. There are many
willing temperance workers who are
not church members, and their SER
vices will not be available if the
church insists on running the cam
paign."
| Other officers of the union declare
that the league makes a pretense of
being an effective political factor but
that as matter of fact the officers
have been claiming credit for things
they never heard about until they
were accomplished; that it has had
/ headquarters in Lincoln for nine years,
yet hasn't a single precinct organiza-
ton in the county nor list of voters
in any one precinct.
Which will call for some sharp re-
torts from the league, and means more
! trouble.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-10-22
. AS THEY SPELL IN COLLEGE.
Northwestern University Tries orthog.
raphy Of its Freshman.

raphy Of it's Freshman.
Chicago, Oct. l6.-Freshman at
Northwestern University were called
upon. after having been divided into
eleven sections, to spell words in
common use, each section having one
hundred words. Here are some of
the words propounded, with the spell.
ings given:
Irregular aregular, iregeler, ireg.
ealer.
cessible-Excesable, assessable,
eXcseble.
nterfeit-Counterflt, Conterfite,
counterpheet
Observation-Disclosures, aprentis.
Chivalry-Shivalry shivelry, chifal-
cry.
Observation-Disclosures magazean, ma.
gi2ene.
Plumage Plumnage, plumeage
plumeag.
Observation-Disclosures anthrisight
Adage-Addage addige.
Municipal-Muni municiple.
Glacier-GlasSear glashier.
characterization in t g e,
gence.
Prof. ]. Scott Clark, head of the de
partment of English, said after the
test that the present mode of educa
ton in grammar and high schools was
responsible for the large number OF
poor spoilers.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-10-22
RuhIow and sussey's Ad-
Wards Sub. Div. of Lots
10 and II of Wards
Sub. Lots.

Hannah's residence and running GOO
yards In every direction. making said
corporate limits 1000 yards square"
Thus the circle Is squared by the sol.
emn declaration Of the law.-Youth's
Companion.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-10-22
The Nav IL SAannen

"The longest days Of the year are IL
June, pa, but when are the shortest?"
sometimes In July and sometimes IN
August, depending upon when your
mother takes her vacation. New
York Press.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-10-22

Foresight is very wise, but foresor.
row is very foolish, ard castles are at
any rate better than dungeons 10 the
air.-Sir John Lubbock.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-10-22

part of the company, one feels called
upon to take himself to task for hav-
ing been even the most unimportant
factor in bringing n carnival to
peaceful town of home lovers.
One Girls Fate
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-10-22

Osborne's Sub. Div. OF
Lot | Blk IL Of Haase's
Sub. Lots.
Desc. Lot. Blk. Amt.
2 $l2.98
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-10-22
Park Addition.

Out Lots to Park Add.
Desc. Lot. Blk. Amt,
G 5 81
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-10-22
Favors Clean Annual Festival.

While strongly opposed to holding
another carnival, the paper is as
strongly in favor of having an annual
celebration of some kind which will be
the means of bringing the town and
surrounding country together for fun.
amusement and recreation. BY all
means have three days or week de-
voted to baseball horse racing and all
kinds OF sports. Hire brass band,
trapeze performers and aeronauts: let
the young people dance to their hearts
content, and let the older people show
an interest In all these proceedings.
even II age has taken off the keen
enjoyment OF such harmless frivolity
but let us stop at bringing in the
vicious and outcasts of depravity to
mingle with and make merriment for
the community.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-10-22
q. C. RtoraX,a Addition,

Desc. Lot. Blk. Amt.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-06-16
TURNS OUT GRISr OF TEACHERS
Twenty-uine Young People Graduate from
County Normal

The Vernon county training school
brought its second year to a beautiful
close with most pleasant commence
ment held in the high school assembly
room last Friday evening. the stage
was gorgeously but tastefuily draped
and decked with flowers and streamers
of bunting and crepe paper in the class
colors. With its additional decoration
of twenty-nine beautiful young teach
ers, all but twenty-seven of them being
young men it presented a beautiful ap-
pearance. fully in keeping with com
mencement season. After an earnest
plea in the invocation by Rev. c. f.
Buffers, that these young teachers
might do their part well in giving the
young Americans of the country bet
ter chance and better fitting for their
places in the world, the training school
chorus sang in excellent style, Away
TO the Fields. The music of the even
ing was all prepared and presented un.
der the direction of Miss Eleanor
Thomas.
Principal NJ. II. jackson of the Wood
county training school at Grand Rapids,
gave a splendid talk on the Value of
Traii ing This address, while re-
plete with humorous anec1ote and rem
iniscence, contained many sound bits of
advice, and much that was most in
tSresting and appropriate to the sub
ject, That part of the address devoted
TO the relations between parents and
teachers was especially good.
After another beautiful song, "Wieg-
enlied, " very well rendered by girls
semi-chorus, Mr.. r. M. McAuley of
the training school board was called
upon to present the diplomas. Mr.. Nc
Auley expressed himself as being proud
of the school and highly gratiiied at
the character of the work done in il
and by its graduates. Ii Q congratulated
the county on the possession of so good
a school and upon its excellent faculty,
whose every effort had been for the
schools success He again spoke of
the hope we all have of seeing this
school more adequately housed and
equipped, that it may more efficiently
carry out the work it is doing so well
in spite of its cramped quarters.
The audience were again delighted
with song, STARS of the Summer
Night, charmingly rendered by the
semi chorus of young ladies.
After a few moments OF hand shaking
and congratulation and few more OF
farewells, it was all over and the class
of naughty nine, had sailed out to work
out the answer to their own motto,
1--WE sail, where shall we anchor?"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-06-16
COURT ADJOuRSs 70 SExr TUESDAY
Criminal Calendar Disposed of-Some
Civil Actions Yet to Adjudicate

Circuit court was adjourned on Friday
last, until next Tuesday, June %, at
which time several important actions
will be tried Judge Higbee distin-
guished himself by dispatching business
very rapidly. The entire criminal cal
endar was disposed eff. On change of
plea Of not guilty to guilty, Wes Nc
Daniels, charged with rape, was SEN
fenced to seven years in states prison
William Allen and Minnie Campbell,
charged with adultery, were tried by
jury, found guilty and sentenced to two
years each il. states prison. These
three parties Were taken, last Friday,
to Waupun by Messrs. c. o.. Helgeson
and W. E. Garrett, sheriff and deputy
sheriff, respectively.
Disposal of cases, not noted in last
weeks issue, is as follows:
CRIMINAL ISSUES
State Of Wisconsin vs. William Kelley. bastardy.
AdJuiged guilty and required to pay complainant
S4O0. Same paid and defendant discharged.
State of Wisconsin vs. Roy Rumses,. assault to
murder. Found guilty and sentenced to pay fine
Of 500 and $50 costs, or six months in Jail.
State Of Wisconsin VS.. Thomas Deaver illegal
voting Continued to June p.
State of Wisconsin VS.. Peter Dahl, killing dog.
Court directed verdict for defendant
ISSUES OF FACT FOR COURT
State Bank Of Wonewoc VS. f. b. Harkin and
Jasper Parish. Settled.
Ethel Brown VS.. Alfred Brown. Divorce. Not
moved.
The following issues were continued
to June %:
Westby State Bank vs. Bert W. Wood. ct al.
Foreclosure.
Melissa Elliott vs.. Marx Revela. Action to set
aside deed.
In the matter of the estate of N. II. Neprud de-
ceased Appeal from county court.
Mary A. Whitesell rs. r. NJ. Newlun. ct al
Foreclosure.
W. II. Hahn vs.. Adelaide Forbes Fred Shsr-
man, Charles D. Fowler, William Allen Floyd Al
len. Florence Allen.
J. W Shreye vs.. Jas. s. Shreye ct al Partition
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-06-16
LAID FOREST

The great bereavement that has be-
fallen the family of Mr.. Chas. II. Mn
shall, who was by sad accident. chron-
icled in last week S issue, in a moment s
time taken from earth to eternity, has
fallen like pail upon the hundreds of
friends who since boyhood days have
known him. Born in this city and rails
ed in this vicinity, attaining graduation
honors, leaving US for short periods
while he studied law, he had ever been
a very son of this community. His sue
cesses always brought joy to the home
folks, his sterling, honest, manly quail
ties always endeared him to early play
mates and later to neighbors and
friends. His life was so antagonistic
to all hypocrisy, to sham, to vain show
that now with his demise we begin to
partially understand his worth to US,
for it is these qualities that mean sta
bility TO a community.
Charles Henry Minshan was born in yiroaua.
January ,. 1868. At the age of eight years he en-
tered the public schools of our city, graduating
from our high school in 1887. Following gradua-
ton he taught school for time and tnen began
the study of law. He was graduated from the
law school at Madison in the summer of 1894 after
which he returned to his home town to practice
his profession. On January g. 1897 he was mar
ried 10 Susan !. McLees of this city Three BOYS
nave been born to 70 TINS union: Ethan, Neal and
Lawrence Two sietars Na. Fs,t IL, s.. y f,.-
qua and Miss Lydia Minshal of CarbondaIe. Kan
sas; also four brothers. Frank NJ. DR.. A. p and
Stephen of this city, and William +. Of Chicago.
survive him. These together with the wife and
three boys sincerely mourn the loss of a husband
father and brother.
Funeral services were held at 2
o'clock, last Friday, at the Congrega-
tional church, conducted by Rev. A. Z.
Hartwell, assisted by Rev. c. Z. But.
ters. The local lodge of Odd Fellows
took part in the services both at the
church and the grave, interment occur
ing in the city cemetery. An unusual
ly large gathering was present at the
last sad rites, the church being filled to
oyerflowing. Business places generally
closed their doors between the hours of
200 and 300 as a mark of respect to
our departed friend and neighbor.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-06-16
OWNERSHIP IN HIGHWAYS
An Interesting Writeup Of the egal
pect of Public Roads

There are three ways by which a
public road may be established: First
by proceedings under the statute law
for condemnation of right of way for
a road over the lands of private owners.
This is the usual and regular way and
is generally commenced by petition by
persons who desire to have the road
established. Second, road may also
be legally established by dedication of
the land for such purpose by the owner,
and acceptance thereof by the proper
public officials. Third, a road NAV be
established by possession and use on
part of the public, without either con-
demnation or dedication, if the possess
sion and use of the ground be continued
uninterruptedly for the period of time
fixed by the statute of limitations, which
in some states is ten years, in others
fifteen and in others twenty years.
The public cannot, by passing over
tract of land in a general way here and
there in haphazard fashion, acquire
by user the right to road; the travel
must be confined to we'll defined line
and course, and then the road so ac-
quired is only as wide as the public
have used it.
However a road may be established,
whether by condemnation, dedication
user, the public acquires only the right
of way over the land for road purpose,
and the actual ownership or fee in the
ground remains in the owner of the
land over which the road is established.
The right or interest which the public
acquires is called an easement. The
public may use timber, stone, gravel
and other materials which are found
within the limits of the roadway. for
the purpose of constructing or repair
ing the road, but for no other purpose.
The land owner retains the fee in the
land; he may sell il subject TO the ease
ment which the public has. Subject to
this easement the land owner is entitled
TO the timber, stone, gravel and other
materials and the grass and herbage
growing upon the surface; he may mine
under the road and put pipes and drains
beneath the surface of it, provided il
does not impair or interfere with the
public use If the public officials whose
duty it is to repair a public road, un-
necessarily take away from it timber,
stone or other materials for their own
use, or Tor any purpose not necessary
for the road, they are trespassers and
liable to the owner of the land for dam
ages; and likewise private persons do
ing similar acts are liable for damages.
Persons who do not own contiguous land
have no right to camp on the highway
or erect any structure on il, or over
hanging it, or Craze their cattle or
other stock upon it, and if they do SO,
they are liable as trespassers to the
owner of the land over which the road
is located. 1t is not for any of these
things that the road is established, but
for the purpose Of travel-passing and
repassing by the public. The unwritten
law OF the road is movement. The
WISCONSIN Farmer