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The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-08-12
Standing of the League.

Clearwater, Neb., Aug. 10.-Special
to The News: The opening game of
the Elkhorn league series between
Clearwater and Neigh ended in row
here yesterday afternoon, Neigh leav-
ing the field as the result of objection
to an umpires decision in the eighth
inning. The game was forfeited to
Clearwater, 8 to 0.
Both teams put up a good article of
ball and it was a hard fought game.
In the last half of the eighth, with the
score to A in Neligh's favor Clear
water had one man out and runners
on third and first when Neigh object
ed to a decision of the umpire and left
the field.
Batteries: Clearwater, Forman Fos.
burg and Alberts; Neigh, Phillips and
Cole. Struck out: By Forman, l; by
Fosburg, 5; by Phillips, 5. Umpire, S.
T. Maulding. Time of game, hour 40
minutes.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-08-12
Bullock Overhauls Mill.

Fairfax Advertiser: Ellsworth A
Bullock, president of the Bullock Pub
lie Service company, arrived in Fair
fax Monday noon to personally super
intend the placing of the Fairfax roller
mill in charge of his new miller and
manager, T. M. Traughber of Butte,
Neb., who has had a large experience
in the milling industry and thoroughly
understands his business, both as a
miller and manager The mill is now
undergoing thorough renovating and
repairing. Orders have been sent in
for all new materials necessary to
place the mill in a condition second to
none in the country. A new brand of
flour will be put on the market which
will bring the Fairfax mill into prom
inence in this part of the country.
Our citizens will soon have cause to
be proud of their MILL and will be
glad TO use only the home product.
Every loyal citizen will no doubt enter
the booster" ranks when they see
what the mill can and will do in the
production of -four. In another column
will be found the company's advertise
ment for No. 2 wheat, of which they
will take all they can get. The light
and power plant will be overhauled
and placed in the hands of an expert
enced electrician, and a good service
is assured.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-08-12
Niobrara Dairylnu.

Niobrara, Neb., Aug, Especial to
The News: +. NJ. Woods who con
ducts the produce station offered sub.
stantial prizes to two farmers bring
ing the highest percentage of butter
fat to his station for ten days. Ray
mond township farmers won out
Christopher Johnson claimed 100
pounds OF granulated sugar with 1888. 2
pounds of butterfat and Charles Bart
lett sack Of high grade flour with
1856 pounds OF butter fat. other good
prizes are offered to n greater number
OF contestants in the future.
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Madison Store Chanue.

Madison, Neb., Aug. Especial to
The News; Again the Farmers Mer-
camille company of this city has
changed managers. Valentine Schmidt,
who has been in charge temporarily
for the last six months, resigned Sat
urday evening and Dell Sterner, who
has been employed in the store as a
clerk, takes his place as temporary
manager.
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Struck Out Fifteen Men.

Newport Neb., Aug. Especial to
The News: Newport took one more
game from Ainsworth.
The score was II to in favor of
Newport.
Score by inings:
Newport ....3 0 2 2 / l 2 0 XII
Ainsworth ......0 0 600 2 l 0 %
Batteries: Anderson and Curtis,
Newport; Sawyer and Robinson, Aims
worth.
Anderson struck out fifteen men.
Herb Anderson got hurt in sixth in
ming and Boyton finished in his posi-
ton.
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sociated Press dispatch TO The News
some weeks ago that he would.
Senator Cummins was to have been
here next Saturday, August l3. Owing
to campaign in Kansas, and his weak
heart, he will be unable to come. Sen.
ator Clapp Of Minnesota will take his
place. Senator Clapp is said to be a
first class lecturer.
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Found His Relatives.

Madison Chronicle: Here is an in.
teresting story of young man and
his relatives being reunited. We have
been unable to run all the particulars
down to a fine point, but the story,
as we have been able to gather it runs
as follows: At the age of 8 Jesse
Spinokle and another lad left their
Texas, where they came across a crew
of railroad builders. The boy Jesse
found employment with the gang, car
rying water at fifty cents day.
Among them was man named John
son, with whom the boy went to live
when they quit the railroad finally
landing in Potawattamie county, Ia,
where in some way he got separated
from Johnson, but went by the name
Of Johnson. He was picked up by
a Mr.. Wells, relative of the Madison
Wells, and finally for the past two
years has worked for S. d. Wells,
near this city. To him for the first
time he told his story, and a letter
of inquiry by Mr.. Wells brought the
information that his parents were still
alive and at the old home. They had
given him up for dead, after long
search, but were anxious to see him
again, and a brother arrived last week
and accompanied him home. In the
twenty years since he left home, five
of his brothers and sisters had died.
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A NIGHT SHIRT PARADE.
State University Has Nothing over
Norfolk On That Score.

Norfolk On That Score.
The state university has nothing
over Norfolk when it comes to shirt
tail marches. Five Norfolk young men
at night made the march from the
chautauqua camping grounds up Nor
folk avenue and back to their tents
ter for the friends in camp.
The young men late in the night
made their ghostly trip, passing the
mill and thence directly to a local drug
store, where the refreshments were
obtained Then they made the return
march, the same hardly being noticed
by the few people on the street at that
hour.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-08-12
Woman FaiIs 10 Annear.

Madison, Neb., Aug. Especial to
The News; Charles Cozad of Wayne
appeared in court for preliminary
hearing, but the complaining witness,
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cummlns Mnn,t Come.

United States Senator A. B. Cum
minis of Iowa, who was to have been
the principal attraction at the Norfolk
chautauqua this week, has cancelled
his date here, as it was said in an AS.
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the territory, over which our observa.
tions extended. A heavy rain fell on
Tuesday morning in the territory Of
Bradish to Lindsay, and small creeks
were running, in some cases a foot
deep.
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Chadron, Neb., Aug. 9.-Between

Chadron, Neb., Aug. 9.-Between 3
and o'clock a. m, while Night Agent
Costley, jr., and the Northwestern rail-
road at this place, was entering the
ticket Office preparatory to commenc-
ing his routine of work of checking up,
he was confronted by two unmasked
men who had gained entrance by an
outside window, evidently intending to
plunder the safe during his absence.
At the point of his own revolver
which the robbers had picked from a
shelf, Mr.. Costley was compelled to
keep quiet and open the safe. Be-
tween 5000 and $3.50 was quickly TAX
en-, as we'll as personal effects of the
ticket agent, being a diamond, his
watch and $57 in cash.
The robbers tied the agents feet,
bound his hands and gagged him. At
ter they had fed, Costley succeeded in
getting loose and giving the alarm.
One robber was a tall, slim man with
bushy black beard, and the other of
heavy, low stature.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-08-12
Eiqht Ends in Death.

Pierce, Neb., Aug. 10-Special 10
The News: Harry Ropp, a tough
hanger-on of the Yankee Robinson cir
Gus, died in jail here yesterday after
noon from the effects OF beating ad-
ninistered to him on the circus
grounds here Monday evening by Ross
Ascroft, Snowman, with tent stake.
Ropp was very drunk at the time,
suffering from delirium tremens and
was making trouble around the circus
grounds. For fifteen minutes he fought
Ascroft like madman and during this
battle Ascroft delivered blows upon
the temple, the head and in the face,
and in fact all over the body. Soon
after his beating, Ropp was taken to
jail where he lapsed into unconscious
ness never regaining his senses up to
the hour when he died yesterday af-
ternoon.
When it became known yesterday
that Ropp could not live, Sheriff Goff
and Deputy Martin owen went to West
Point, where Ascroft was arrested and
brought back to Pierce this morning.
The coroner's inquest was scheduled
| for this morning and it was thought
that the verdict would free Ascroft on
the grounds of self defense.
Ropp was making trouble around the
circus grounds all day Monday. Show
people were afraid of him. A side
show ticket seller was the victim of
Ropp's abusive tongue and finally he
seized pickaxe with which to drive
the drunken man away, asking if there
was nobody around the circus who
could take care Of the man.
Ropp Fought Like Mad.
Ascroft spoke up. 'Ill take care of
him." he said. He picked up a stake
with which to subdue Ropp and Ropp
became aggressive, fighting Ascroft
like demon. For fifteen minutes As
croft drove the fellow back with the
stake, pounding him with terrific
blows, and then he stopped. Another
Snowman said he could take care Of
Ropp but didn't want to get his clothes
bloody. Finally he took off his outer
garments and, slipping up behind the
drunken tiend, grappled with him and.
after a hard struggle, threw him to
the ground.
Ropp's legs and arms were roped
and he was taken to Jail. Shortly af-
terward he became unconscious and
yesterday he died.
The circus had left money here with
which to take care of Ropp. Frank
McCard, a show detective, returned to
Pierce with Ascroft and the sheriff
this morning. Attorney o. S. Stillman
of Pierce was retained to defend AS
croft
He lnsuIted Women.
All day Monday Ropp walked around
pointing out things" in the air to
people. He was in the habit of insult.
ing women, insulting a number of
Pierce women in a vile manner. Show.
men all feared him.
On the dead man was found a card
which said: "In case of accident, no.
tify F. o. Harris, 1927 West Washing
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daughter of Mrs. Phillips OF Nor
folk, failing to appear, Cozad was re-.
leased from custody.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-08-12

Oakdale, Neb., Aug. 10.-Tilden won
out over Oakdale in the tenth inning
of the first game of the Elkhorn Valley
series here yesterday, score to 6.
President Torpin pitched the first ball
Tilden men said they had never been
treated better or given a squarer deal
Score by innings:
Oakdale ......O 3 0 l 2 0 0 0 0 %
Tilden ........0 0 2 1 0 l 90 II
Batteries: Oakdale, Ray and Gliss-
man; Tilden, Cooper and Stuart, Um-
pire, DR., Bayzery.
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Nebraska irrigation.

Ainsworth Democrat: Kent Nc
Nance, who has ranch on Cedar
creek, five miles west of Johnstown
and about twenty miles from Aims
worth, has experimental successfully
this year in the line of irrigation. He
laid out about ten acres early in the
spring, put in his ditch and the later
ais necessary to cover this plot of
ground, and the result, so people who
have visited the place declare, is as
tonishing. Everything he planted has
produced wonderful crop, and so sue
cessful has it been that Mr.. McManee
is making arrangements to irrigate
approximately 100 acres next year.
The proposition has up to this time
increased the price of his land many
times and he refused several offers at
what before he attempted irrigation
would have been considered an excel
lent price.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-08-12

Beemer Times want to tell you
right now that for downright bold
faced gall, some of the promoters OF
the interstate fairs, airship fairs and
the great events which take place in
the cities now and then, are hard
bunch to beat. A day or so ago we
got letter from the advertising de.
partment OF the big aerial meet at
Sioux City, and enclosed in 1t was
comp" worth about seventy.five cents.
IL we had spent the price to go to
Sioux City to see 1t, and with this
comp there was a string Of matter
about column long and they wanted
us to print as much as we could for
the little seventy-five-cent ticket. Last
week we got the same dose from
Omaha, this week Sioux City comes
for us to print.
Then people stand around like q
set of mummies and want to know
why the editor don't wear decent
clothes and be little respectable to
the town that supports him. They
"phNNi why liV uoil pay Ilo ulllS
promptly and they decide that he is
an awful spendthrift or he could do
that. We have talked about this COM
plimentary business until we are black
in the face and some people think we
have turned to a niger, but it does
make us ALFRED mad to get those re.
quests and they are so utterly unvea-
sonable. Those wise guys setting in
the armed chair in the upper story
know full well how the newspaper
can be worked and | am surprised to
note through the exchanges how well
they succeed and yet, those very same
fellows are getting well paid for theii
trouble or don't you think for me-
ment they would do it. The sooner
those fellows learn that the day Of
the comp is passed and the sooner
some of those cheap guy editors come
to realize that they are only being
worked, the sooner these country pa
pers will be put on paying basis and
editors too will be riding in autos like
the fellow who is getting out copy for
the DrpSS
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-16
RING
WAS BEHIND
THE TWO PuGHS

In connection with the proposed
grand jury Investigation Of city af-
fairs the public can rest assured
that the new prosecuting attorney,
John /. Wiley, 10 In no way tied up
with Mayor Pratt or any head Of
the present city administration.
Mr.. Wiley has learned since elec-
tion that the mayor went after
him with a long, keen-edged blade,
and that the mayor moved the WI
ley vote wherever it was possible.
The mayor supported Fred C.
Pugh for prosecutor and Mac Pugh
for sheriff, in spite of the fact that
the mayor was treasurer of the
democratic county executive CON-
mittee.
Pratt knitted one of his own sub
ordinates, Mr.. Wiley, running on
his own ticket. in a campaign in
campaign in which Pratt had
elected to play a part, all for the
purpose of paying his political
debts to the organization across the
river.
Thus, the democratic city hall
machine. In the final days of the
election, tied up with the Collin
Pugh machine at the court house,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-16
APPLE SHOW IN "FULL
BLAST"---IT'S INTERESTING

in the skin of the apple in the head.
That, too, counts in this sort OF
competition. or course in carload
lots or even box lots that would
seldom be noticed, but in plate
lots 1t is different"
Color, size, uniformity, shape and
blemish are the heads under which
they are judged--15 points is q
perfect mark for each.
DEMAND FOR SOUVENIRS.
The souvenir apple counter is do
ing rushing business at the show.
Small boxes of six or dozen are
sold for 35 cents and 81 and can
be shipped by express at the coun-
ter to any part Of the world. I'VE
shipped boxes to Panama, Aus
tralia and Paris yesterday" said
the young woman at the counter.
Lots of foreigners come In and
send boxes to the old country"
In the machinery room smoke
and the coughing of gasoline en-
gines predominate. 1t is busy
and smoky scene and is usually
filled with interested fruit growers.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-16

WANTS To
RESIGN

There are things doing in the
police department these days, fol-
lowing the conviction by the city
council of Captain Of PoIice>John r.
Sullivan Of gross misconduct in Of
flee, and the recommendation of a
special grand jury to investigate
rot only the police department, but
The affairs of all city officials as
we'll.
The official order promulgated by
the council was transmitted to the
board of police commissioners yes
terday, and while they have not yet
suspended Sullivan, it is merely pe-
cause they are waiting for an opin-
ion in the matter from Corporation
Counsel Morrill,, which opinion it is
understood has already been pre-
pared but is not yet in the hands OF
the police commissioners.
DOWNEY RESIGNS.
Last night Officer Lee Downey,
of whom it was testified during the
course of the Sullivan inquiry that
eh had accepted graft money from
Mrs. Libbie Morgan, rendered his
resignation to the police commits
sioners, giving as one of the rea-
sons for resigning the fact that he
could not afford to stand the ex-
pense Of defending himself against
the charges. Commissioner Mud
Continued on Page 2.)
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By Fred Carver.

Those who have not seen the
apple show as yet can Sc it in it's
most interesting phase right now
Everything is in full blast. 1t is
extremely interesting to the novice
to witness the judging of apples.
and this morning there were sew
eral groups of judges at work. 1t
Is very difficult work at times, es-
pecially in the plate groups, where
such a thing as broken stem or
slight packing bruise will lose
prize Tor someone. Yes, you have
to get it down pretty fine on these
plate groups" said Mr.. Murphy. Il
had some apples yesterday, Hoov-
er variety, which graded hun
dred. Now see, here Is an apple
in this plate with a stem broken
off. 1t is not broken down far
enough to injure the flesh. but in
line S~mpetition that would count
ofS Leave tile stems on. Some
times the steN is curved and
works around. cutting a tiny crease
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-16
BRONSON BEATS
SULLIVAN

SYDNEY, N. S. W., Nov. 16.-
Ray Bronson. the Indianapolis
lightweight, secured the decision
over Sid Sullivan of Melbourne, In
a 20-round bout here yesterday and
incidentally cinched the third sue
cessive victory attained in the ring
of American boxers which Hugh ID.
Mcintosh, the Australian promoter
sent out here couple of months
ago in charge of Tom s. Andrews,
a Milwaukee sporting writer.
The bout between Bronson and
Sullivan was held in the stadium
at Rushcutters' bay and was a
fairly live one all through. Bron-
son, who weighed nearly a stone
"a pounds) heavier than Sullivan,
had shade the better of the scrap
all through and tried hard for a
knock out during the last few
rounds, but the elusiveness and
stalling tactics Of Sullivan enabled
him to stay the limit.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-16
BIG FIRE
BLESSING
IN DISGUISE

Writing from Newport, Idaho,
Editor Fred L. Wolf of the New
port Miner, says that the great for
est fire which swept over IS square
miles of territory in that vicinity
in seven hours last August, and
which drove IS families from their
homes, which, together with all
their earthly possessions. were de-
stroyed, Is proving to be blessing
In disguise.
Most of the burned out families
are rebuilding. Some of them had
new shacks under way almost be-
fore the ashes of their ruined
homes had cooled. and many are
seeding their burned over farms
with grasses.
The fire is said to have proved
beneficial in that 1t practically
cleared land which would have
&i,en years to clear in any other
manner. In some instances the
fire accomplished fully so per cent
of the needed work of clearing,
and it Is now seen that timber will
be removed within the next two
years which would not have been
taken off for 10 years or more had
1t not been for the coming of the
fire. Agricultural and horticultural
development of that section is said
to have been advanced at least 10
years by what seemed at the time
of its happening to be a public
calamity.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-16
May BREAK
OUT VERY SOON
(ey United Pres. Leased Wire,

(6y United Press Leased WIre.)
LONDON, Nov. 16.-
political crisis whose pros
pect startles even the con
servatives in contemplating,
faces England today, "A
monarchical revolution, IN
addition to the revolution
against the house of lords,
hangs suspended at 80 the
pleasure of King George,
and should the king, as it is
generally reported today, re-
fuse to create additional lib
eral peers to provide for cur
tailment of the privileges of
the lords, the "gravest hap
penings in centuries in the
United Kingdom are ex-
pected."
1t is reported that the kingrwill
not create the liberal peers even
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-16

(By United Press Leased Wire)
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON Seattle, Wash,
Nov, 16.-Washngton absolutely will not meet Oregon
this year the football field in out according
to final statement given out this morning by Graduate
Manager Victor Zednick.
NO GAME
Manager Zednck at the time made public the
respondence OF last winter between himself and Bill Hay
ward Oregons trainer tending to show that Washington
had exhausted every possible means of securing game
with Oregon November II. When Oregon refused to
accept 0. A. Cs offer to give up the date that Wash
ington could meet Oregon November r. Zednck closed
with Pullman and Washington will not alter it's schedule
to accommodate Hayward.
TO meet Oregon Saturday, November 49, in Portland
and return before ursday November "a and play O. A. G.
in Seattle is exorbtan demand Zenick asserts and
Washington refusal to comply will by give the
southerners the championship.
Neither will the freshmen of Oregon and Washington
meet this year.
After conference late last evening, it decided that
the trip to Eugene would be too long this late date and
Manager Mckay wired tdday refusing to play November
10, as required by Oregon
The freshmen instead will meet the Fort Worden foot
ball team.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-16
HOW DEAL
PASSED
COUNCIL

And now cometh the second
chapter Of the Cannon Hill paving
district story, the little tale Of how,
with the kindly assistance of the
board of works, the deal was put
through the city council, and the
district established regardless Of
the protest Of more than 200 prop
erty owners:
When the people of the Cannon
Hill district wSoke up to the fact
that they were going to be stuck
for an extensive improvement
without being consulted, they pre-
pared a petition OF protest and pre-
sented it to the council and the
board of works. The council,
which was at that time considering
the ordinance establishing the paw
ing district. turned the proposition
back to the board of works for re-
estimation and revision.
This was on the 18th day of June,
1910, that the board was asked to
revise and rearrange the PROPOSE
tion, this being done on resOlu-
tion by Councilman f. V. Lambert,
who had fathered the ordinance in
the council, and who had it intro
duced and passed through two read
ings under suspension OF the
rules on June Ia, 1910.
Now it Is usually supposed to re-
quire little time at least for any
proposition involving the expendi-
ture of almost half a million OF dol
lars to be arranged or worked over
or handled in any manner. but the
records of the council meeting OF
June II, 1910 show that on the
lContinued on Pace 2l
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-16

Spokane valley has a very line
exhibit this year, and Hood River
and California apples are attractive
to the sightseets. Frequent COM
ments OF comparison are heard b.
tween the Vancouver show and our
own. usually to the advantage of
the latter. Blue, red and white rih-
bons are beginning to be quite u,i-
merous on the displays and out
side refrigerator cars are lined un
in preparation for the shipping az
the exhibits to Chicago.
Dealers in nursery goods. see1.
ling trees and graftings, are doinR
a good business. 1t is intercstinS
to watch some experienced grower
come up. examine . seeding Al
then match wits with the grower r.
regard to its being . cut-baeh treds
etc. 1t Is hard to get around ~
apple grower Of today, the puhIfk.
is getting wise upon the apple QUE e
ton and Spokane's national apn1k
show Is doing q whole lot townr
calculating public ignorance On ~
question.