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The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-16
Looking Up Rieht-ofWay.

Title to the old right-of-way of the
Yankton-Norfolk between Yankton and
this city is being examined by repre-
sentatives of the interests which are
now pushing the project. Yesterday
two of the promoters of the road, arm
ed with the plats and maps of sixteen
years ago, called at the county clerk s
office in Pierce. The records were
examined and careful note was made
as to the owners of the land through
which the old survey passed and as
to whether or not the original owners
still held the land.
The two railroad men left Pierce
yesterday afternoon, driving overland
to ,Wausa. 1t was stated that they
would visit Madison today to examine
the county seat records of this county.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-16
STAGE FAILURES.
Thirteen Failures in Theatrical New
York Since Washneton's Birthday.

Thirteen Failures in Theatrical New
York Since Washineton's Birthday.
New York, April 10,-The theatrical
ravens that croak failure" under the
bright lights of Broadway, record thir.
teen failures in New York since Feb
ruary 90. The fatality roll, brought
UP to date, reads:
First-"This Woman and This Man
was produced in the Maxine Elliott
theater on February % and was with.
drawn on March 49,.
Second-"The Richest Girl" was pro.
duced in the Criterion theater on Feb.
ruary 20 and was withdrawn on March
20.
Third-"Meyer and Son" was pro.
duced in the Garden theater on Feb.
ruary 20 and was withdrawn on March
10.
Fourth-"A Woman of Impulse" was
produced in the Herald Square theater
on February 30 and was withdrawn on
March 10.
Fifth-"King John" was produced in
the New Amsterdam theater on March
s and was withdrawn on March 10.
Sixth-"Votes for Women" was pro-
duced in Wallack's theater on March
Is and was withdrawn March 20.
Seventh-"The Bachelor" was pro
duced in the Maxine Elliott theater on
March Is and has survived It's third
week.
Eighth-"The Return of Eve" was
produced in the Herald Square theater
on March II and has survived its Sec
ond week.
Ninth-"An Englishman's Home"
was produced in the Criterion theater
on March % and has survived two
weeks.
Tenth-"The Newlyweds and Their
Baby" was produced in the Majestic
theater on March % and is with us
yet.
Eleventh-"A Fool There Was" was
produced in the Liberty theater on
March "a and has run all of ten nights.
Twelfth-"Sham" was produced in
Wallack's theater on March 81 and
remains.
Authenticated Conflict" was pro-
duced in the Garden theater on March
30 and has run up record of six
DAYS
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-16

for the rest: never drove a hack In
Kansas, or any other place. and | was
at this place in September so could
not be in Kansas at the same time,
so the fellow who was driving hack in
Kansas must be the fellow who was
killed
| have not been going under an as.
sumed name Nor was | ever impll.
Gated In a robbery and jumped by
bond. The only bond | remember be.
ing under was at time when | was
village clerk of Pilger Now as to my
killing anyone or being in the peni.
Tertiary under sentence of twenty.
five years Is another pipe dream as
have never been in the penitentiary
or any other kind of a Jail or even
under arrest: nor have | had trouble
of any kind while in Texas even of
the smallest nature; neither are my
parents worrying about me as | write
home regularly and receive letters
under my own name.
Now | wish the Times would print
denial of all my supposed troubles
and death, mailing one to my father
j. G. Matheson at Pilger and one to
me at this place. will mail you a
copy of the Temple, Texas, Tribune
which prints a denial of my demise
also an account of my supposed shoot.
ing scrape as copied from the Beemer
Times.
Thanking you in advance for the
favors asked.
| remain much alive.
c. II. Matheson.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-16
Cal. Matheson Denies Rumors.

"Cal" Matheson, formerly of Pilger,
and concerning whom the Beemer
Times recently printed a lot of rumors
based upon hearsay. writes to the editor
of that paper to deny the story that
he is dead or in trouble. This is what
he says:
Temple, Tex, March 24.-EditoF
Beemer Times, Beemer, Neb.: Does
the dead come to life? Well they
did this trip, and | am feeling quite
we'll thank you.
l received a clipping from my folks
at Pilger stating among other things
that my body would pass through
Besmer on the way to the home OF
my parents at Pilger! Now, my dear
sir, would respectfully ask you to deny
the charges you have preferred against
me on hearsay | am not dead. Now
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-16
Subway Ignores Women Car Hint.

New York, April 10.-According to
a statement by an official o fthe Inter-
borough Rapid Transit company today
hat corporation will not respond to
the suggestion of the public service
commission that it install separate
cars for women on its express trains
in the subway. The PETERBOROUGH in
tends apparently to wait for definite
order from the public service COM
mission if the commission sees fit to
make one after hearings which it di-
rected shall be held on the subject.
Meantime good reports have come
from the operation of separate cars
for women on the McAdoo Hudson tun-
nels. McAdoo said of this today:
"The result of our experience with
the women's car is altogether encour-
aging Sufficient time has not elapsed
to make the test conclusive, but we
are going to continue It at least for a
month before coming to a final con-
cluslon."
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-16

cigarette, ] advise all singers, particu.
larry young singers, against this prac-
tice, which can certainly not fail to
have n bad effect on the delicate lin
Ing OF the throat, the vocal chords and
the lungs.
You will see by all the foregoing that
even the gift of good breath Is not
to be abused or treated lightly and
that the goose with the golden egg
must be most carefully nurtured
Outside of this, however, one OF the
great temptations that beset any sing
er Of considerable fame is the many
social demands that crowd upon him,
usually unsought and largely unde-
sired. Many of the invitations to re-
ceptions, teas and dinners are from
comparative strangers and cannot be
considered, but of those from ones
friends which 1t would be pleasure
to attend very few indeed can be ac-
cepted, for the singers first care, even
II selfish one, must be fox his health
and consequently his voice, and the
attraction OF social intercourse must,
alas, be largely foregone.
The continual effort Of loud talking
in throng would be extremely bad
for the sensitive musical instrument
that the vocalist carries in his throat
and the various beverages offered at
one of your afternoon teas It would be
too difficult to refuse. SO l confine
myself to an occasional quiet dinner
with few friends on an off night at
the opera or any evening at the play,
where can at least be silent during
the progress of the acts
In common with most of the foreign
singers who come to America, I have
suffered somewhat from the effects of
your barbarous climate, with its sud
den changes Of temperature, but per-
haps have become more accustomed
to it In the years of my operate work
here, What has affected me most,
however. Is the overheating of the
houses and hotels with that dry steam
heat which is so trying to the throat.
Even when ! took house for the sea-
son had difficulty in keeping the air
moist Now, however, in the very
modern and excellent hotel where l
am quartered they have new system
OF ventilation by which the air is au-
Dramatically rendered pure and the heat
controlled-a great blessing to the over
sensitive vocalist
After reading the above the casual
person will perhaps believe that sim
gers life is really not bit of sine
cure, evel when he has attained the
measure of this worlds approval and
applause afforded by the great horse
shoe"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-16
FIGHT LIVE STOCK DRAWBACK
Senator Dolliver Declares Cattle Grow
err Is in Danger Under Payne Bill.


Washington, April 10.-Western
members of the senate are keeping a
close eye on the drawback provisions
of the tariff bill as they are 70 be
brought to the senate from the finance
committee Possibilities exist for a
big fight over these provisions.
II is charged that the drawback
provisions of the Payne bill are such
as to make the tariff of almost no use
to the farmer. A great clamor arose
when the bill was first reported to
the house, and it was said by North
western members that the drawback
provision would allow Canadian wheat
to be imported in great quantities for
export free of duty-that, in short, 1t
would mean free trade with Canada
on wheat.
The ways and means committee
remedied this by adopting the amend
ment prepared by Representatives
stevens, Volstead and Gronna.
Now. the question has arisen
whether the farmer and grower OF
live stock is not in danger from the
house drawback provision. Senator
Dolliver is convinced he is. AS the
drawback provision now stands, Sena-
tor Deliver says, the big packers can
take shelter under it, bring In cheap
cattle from Mexico, slaughtering them
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-16
Letter List.

List OF letters remaining uncalled
for at postoffice at Norfolk, Neb.
April 8, 1909.
Stella Armstrong, Golde Burke,
w. f. Burns. Ed Bohe, Charles Brant,
Mrs. Chas Cooper, Allen H. Crekinger,
7, j. Dagget, Arthur Davis, Mrs. G..
w. Davis, Mrs. Jane Eddy, F. l..
Green, John Feully, r. NJ. Hilton, Miss
Joe Harvard, Miss Alice Jewett, Leon
Jeffryes, Anna Johnson, Pan Pan Jan
Kratochvil, Rev. f. Kosanke, c. w.
Nicholas, Miss Mary Ross, Mrs. C. d.
Ransdell. Joseph Suche, James L. Sas
saman, DR.. s. A. Tutgen.
II not called for in fifteen days will
be sent to the dead letter ONCE. Par
ties calling for any of the above,
please say Advertised"
John II. Hays, p. NJ.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-16

the bleaching of flour by chemical or
electrical process, AS in the United
States, some millers in all the coun-
tries named oppose bleaching, or find
no need for it, while others employ it..
Recently the Alsop company (elec,
trical process) was sued by the An.
rews company chemical process) be-
fore the Lille France) tribunal. The
case went to the court of appeals,
which has rendered it's decision Incl
dentally affirming that the bleaching
Of flour was an Improvement, and that
it was not injurious to public health
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-16
The Interview.

AS used nowadays by the newspa.
pers the word interview is said to have
been the invention of Joseph McCul
lagh of ST.. Louis, and, according to the
Encyclopaedia Britannica. II became
popular in England In the early nine
ties But 1t was known before that.
A writer on the subject in the Nation
OF 1860 was possibly the first TO use
the word in its present sense OF a talk
with representative OF the press
Chicago News.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-16
" "-@9@-----7-7--7
School Strike on at O'Neill.

O'Neill Frontier: A little difficulty
at the public schools was the occas-
ion of meeting of the school board
Wednesday, The graduating class of
the high school, composed of fourteen
boys and girls, organized a strike"
and threatened to abandon school 1t
happened because Miss Gorby, the SUI
perintendent, declined to concede their
somewhat unreasonable demands The
difficulty started when 1t was dis
covered by the superintendent that
some of the class had copied the
work of others in the examinations.
They were informed that they could
not be graduated that way and would
have to write the examinations.
Then the class got together and drew
up a resolution, which was mailed to
the superintendent, to the effect that
If those who had copied in the ex-
aminations were not graduated with
out rewriting the examination the
class would quit school, The super
intendent wisely declined such a pro-
position and was promptly supported
by the board. The pupils are begin
ming to see the matter in the right
nght now and some of them had re-
turned to their studies yesterday.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-16

that this means that the Northwestern
is to find an outlet to the Pacific coast
via the Western Pacific, while others
think it is an alliance with the Gould
interest that will help finance the
Gould concerns. The Northwest
ern has been pocketed by the
Gould and st. Paul roads and
the st. Paul road is the most fear
ed competitor. Therefore the experts
have concluded that financial consid-
erations may yet result in the North
western becoming a part owner of
some of the Gould properties in the
west. Hartman is said to deny all
knowledge of the deal.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-16
Railroad News.

Ainsworth Democrat: The North
western did rather unusual stunt
with a train of cattle destined for
the eastern market. The train con-
sisted of eighteen cars and 1t made
the distance between Chadron and
Long Pine in seven hours and thirty
five minutes, having been laid out at
Thatcher for thirty-five minutes on
account Of the passenger train he
ing late. -. 81, . Sc ,.,..
: .,Lineeln nJpurnalt The Northwest
ern has purchased block of 10000
shares of Rio Grande stock. and the
Wall street experts are trying to find
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-16
One Law That Wasn't Vetoed

Battle Creek Enterprise. "Gramp'
Carrico, the only man in Battle Creek
who will fish for profit if allowed to
do so, is very much pleased, as are
also his former patrons, over the new
game law which permits the sale of
catfish, buffalo and carp in the open
season. If there is a catfish in the
Elkhorn river to be caught, Gramp
says he will shore get i'm" He has
already commenced to rig up his old
tackle and predicts that Battle Creek
will no longer go fresh-fishless.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-16
Revenge Upon Next of Kin.

st. Louis, April 10-Unable to find
Louis Macaluso, against whom he cher.
ished bitter hatred, Salvatore Fer
lossa wreaked his vengeance upon the
next of kin in true Sicilian style last
night, way-laying and shooting Sam
Macaluso in the hallway of their home
at 5O4S Daggett avenue. The victim
received three bullet wounds and
died.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-16
TO FIGHT SPOKANE RATES.
Hartman Lines Petition Commission
to be Relieved From Obeying Order.


Chicago, April 10.-The breach be-
tween the interstate commerce COM
mission and the railroads over the
western rate situation has been widen
ed by two things. The Hartman lines
have petitioned the commission to be
relieved from the operation of the
order in the Spokane rate case, and
the executive officials of western lines
decided to contest the commission
order in the Denver rate case.
The decision of the Hartman lines
to contest the Spokane case, irrespec-
tive of any action the Hill lines may
take. came as a surprise. The petition,
it is presumed, will be denied by the
commission and then an appeal will
be taken to the courts.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-16
South Dakota News.

o. S. Swenson of Sioux Falls has
been appointed warden of the Sioux
Falls penitentiary.
cleaning out of gamblers and
screens is on at YanktOn.
Cyrus A. Squirting has instituted suit
for $4,000 against the Dempster Mill
Manufacturing Co. of Sioux Falls for
injuries from falling down an elevator
shaft.
The annual Lutheran church synod
to meet at Eureka May will select
town in which to locate a new col
lege.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-16
Electric Co. Spends sao. 600

The Norfolk Electric Light and
Power company is engaged in making
extensive improvements, and in some
cases complete changes of machinery,
in the Seventh street plant. These i'm
provements, which 1t is hoped to have
completed by the end of the present
month, represent an outlay of some
thing like $4,000. 1t was announced
some months ago that extensive i'm
provements would be made and it is
the fact that the alterations to be
made were more extensive than indi-
Gated in the announcement which has
led to the delay.
To the company the most important
feature of the new machinery is
economy of operation. A second i'm
portant feature is the fact that ca
doubled.
Was Strained to the Limit.
The Norfolk Electric Light company
las attracted at least state wide atten-
ton through it's development of the
motive power business The company
mas aimed to keep pace with the
growth and business development of
the town in the extension of its bust
ness with the result that for some
months the capacity of the plant has
been severely taxed. The new power
making machinery, it is announced
will completely relieve the strain and
even provide an excess of power for
fri will
suit in more satisfactory service. For
the company it is expected to bring
the economy in operation which is
needed to make an occasional dividend
blossom forth.
A Powerful Turbine Engine.
The most important improvement is
the installation of a new $50 horse
power turbine engine The old en-
CINE will be left in the power house
for auxiliary service in case of break
downs.
To Condense all Steam.
A condenser, which will condense
all the steam which comes from the
new engine, is another important
part of the new machinery. The OBJ
ject of the condenser is to relieve the
fifteen air pounds pressure against
which steam is discharged into the
air under the old way. A vacuum is
used to eliminate this pressure, the
air in the steam being exhausted by
an air pump. Instead of being dis
charged into the air, the steam is con-
densed into water, part of which is
consigned to the pure fee plant and
part of which is returned to the steam
boiler, the saving in coal resulting is
very great
Biggest Well in Town.
To condense the steam and reduce
the temperature. from 212 to 12O de-
grees a huge quantity of water is
needed. The condenser will use about
300 gallons of water a minute. This
water will be obtained from a new
well which is going down just south
of the ice plant Inside the curbine
the well is eight feet in diameter.
This we'll will be the biggest well in
Norfolk.
viii Flush Sewer.
AS the water from the condenser
will empty into the sewer at Madison
avenue there will never be any ques-
! ton of that part of the Norfolk sewer
system from Madison avenue and
Seventh street to the river being
properly flushed.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-16
Business Changes in the Northwest

BusIness Changes IN the Northwest.
Dwight FELTON, and Edgar NJ. Hood
have formed a partnership and will
operate a bank and real estate office
in the new Trip county town of Red
hill.
C. I. Day has taken charge of the
Upstill hotel at Long Pine.
Thomas Loeffer OF Chicago has
bought the John Scheler meat market
at Madison.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-16
MISSOURI MAY GO DRY IN 1918.
Statewide Prohibition Amendment
Engrossed by House.

Jefferson City, Mo-, April I0.-The
statewide prohibition constitutional
amendment was engrossed by the low
er branch of the Missouri legislature
yesterday, after it had been amended
to become effective January l, 1913,
The vote on engrossment was Sc to
As. Several members who voted for
engrossment said they would vote
against the measure of final passage.
All taxriders were defeated and in
dications point to the passage of the
amendment through the house next
Wednesday afternoon when it will be
considered under special order. Its
chances for being passed in the senate
are considered good.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-16
Nebraskan Gets Appointment.

Washington, April 1O.-Robert Elton
Guthrie of Nebraska was nominated
for civil life to be second lieutenant
in the coast artillery.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-16
Theatrical War Predicted.

New York, April 10.-The announce
ment by the Messrs. Shubert that they
have withdrawn from the Theatrical
Managers association is the first gun,
according to the Tribune, of what will
undoubtedly be big theatrical war
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-16
New Booth companv Ready

Chicago, April -0-Unless some
thing unforeseen springs up, the new
Booth Fish company will be launched
May l.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-16
BLEACHING IN VOGUE.
European Countries Place no Ban on
Either Process.

washington, April 1O.-In conn
plance with instructions from the
bureau of manufacturers, Special
Agent Davis made inquiries in. regard
to. the process of bleaching -four IN
Europe and reports as follows;
II am now in position to state that
there is no law in France, Germany or
Great Britain prohibiting or regulating
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-16
North Nebraska Deaths.

Mrs. ]. J. Thomas died last week in
O'NeiIl.
A. P. Johnson, living west of New
man Grove, died this week after two
days Illness.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-16

people gave Rev. Hammond and wife a
farewell reception in the Ladies' Aid
rooms Tuesday evening before their
departure for Norfolk where his work
begins for the coming year. The
Hammonds leave here with the good
will and best wishes of all people.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-16
lawyer charees 81 loco a Minute.

Chicago, April 10.-Who is the high.
est-priced lawyer in Chicago?
Seth f. Crews. He charges 81 900
minute.
This came out when he sued Mrs,
James II. Smith for $4,000 balance
on his bill of $4,000 for: engineering
deathbed marriage that gave her
sS59.O0O foi.,r :,
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-16
SOCIETY

Easter Sunday, bringing holy week
to a close in the religious world, in
the society world forecasts a renewal
of social activity for the period inter-
vening between lent and the arrival
of summer weather. Easter through
the late spring is to be given rather
chilly reception despite promises of
fair weather from the weather man.
Special music will as usual be a
feature of the Easter services in most
of the Norfolk churches. The lenten
season in Norfolk this year has APP
parently been accorded more careful
observance than in many years past,
Miss Ellen Mullen was hostess to
the young ladies of the Trinity social
guild on Wednesday evening. 1t was
the last opportunity Miss Mullen will
have of entertaining the guild as fol
lowing her marriage on next Wednes-
day she will become a resident of
Fairfax, S. ID. The evening was
pleasantly spent at the Mullen home.
The rousseau of the bride.to-be came
in for a good share of attention.
Mrs. A. Randkev entertained a
small company of young ladies on
Monday evening, the party being given
for Miss Ruth Shaw who was home
from Doane college at Crete for the
spring vacation. The evening was
largely devoted to six-handed euchre.
An Eastern Star initiation Thursday
night was witnessed by a delegation
of a score or so of Winside people. A
banquet was served in commandery
hall afterwards. A number of toasts
were responded to. DR.. II. G. Simmons
acted as postmaster
Miss Matte O'Brien entertained a
number of friends at her home on
South Second street in honor of Miss
Martha Fricke of Madison, who had
been her guest for several days.
Dainty refreshments were served.
Mrs Hugh Dick entertained the
p B. T. club this week at her home on
South Fourth street. Refreshments
were served.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-16

Mrs. A. J. Durland was expected to
return today from visit in Plain
view during the past week.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-04-16
Calks on Singing
From Personal Viewpoint
BY ENRICO CARUSO
COPYRIGHT AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION
From a Personal Viewpoint
By ENRICO CARUSO

COPYRIGHT. 1902 ny AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION