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The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-04-22
All Alone Babe Burns.

Albion News: The 9.month. old
baby OF Mr.. and Mrs. George Lingle
of Bonanza precinct, was burned to
death Saturday, as result of the
explosion of an incubator lamp. Mrs.
Lingle noticed that the water trough
was out of place and was running the
water on the ground, and she put the
baby down on the floor and ran out
to adjust the trough. She was gone
but few minutes, but before she
got back to the house she noticed
smoke coming through the door She
ran into the kitchen but there was
no fire there; then into the room
where the incubator was kept. The
lamp had exploded throwing the burn.
ing oil over the baby, which was dead
when the mother found it. The in
terror of the room was on fire but
this was soon eXtinguished. The lit.
tie ones funeral was held Sunday.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-04-22

the city.
The fire and police committee were
instructed to work in conjunction with
the fire department with a view OF
making some change in the fire alarm,
which the firemen believe should be
changed.
The election of Willard Green as
chief of the fire department was ap.
proved by the council. The appoint.
ments of Frank Carrick as first assist
ant and V. A, Nenow as second assist
ant chief were also approved.
Just before adjournment Councilman
Kaufman moved that the council work
with the fire department to endeavor
to get cheaper fire insurance rates
here. The fire and police committee
was instructed to work in conjunction
with the fire department with view
of getting these rates.
The meeting was adjourned until
next Monday night.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-04-22
Notice of Sheriff.s Sale.

BY virtue of an order of sale issued
and directed to me by the clerk of the
district court of Madison county, Ne
braSka upon a decree of foreclosure
rendered in the district court of Mad
ison county, Nebraska, on the 10Th
day of March, 1910. in favor of Leo
p Pasewalk, said decree being for the
following sums: $50 against lots ID
and 10, in block |, lot ,. in block 3
and lot s. in block >; for the sum of
$l0.l5 against lot in block 4; and
for the sum of $3.50 against lot in
block 4 and for the sum of $l6.65
against lot I in block 4, and lot %
in block ,; and for the sum of SOTO
against lot p in block 4 and for the
| sum of 1926 against lot % in block
4, and for the sum of $12.45 against
lot 2 in block ;, all in c. b. Durland's
Second addition to the city of Norfolk,
| in Madison county, Nebraska, with in
terest on said sums from March 10,
| 1910, at I per cent, together with
| $344O costs of suit and accruing
| costs in an action wherein Leo p.
| Pasewalk is plaintiff and Charles f.
PAUL, and others are defendants,
will offer the several premises above
described and described in said de-
cree, and taken as the property of the
several defendants for the amounts
severally found due against the same.
with costs of suit and accruing costs,
for sale at public auction to the high
est bidder or bidders for cash in
hand on the 3lst day of May, 1910 at
the hour of | O'Clock p. m, at the east
front door of the court house in Madi-
son, in said county and state, that be-
ing the building wherein the last term
of said court was held, when and
where due attendance will be given by
the undersigned
Dated this 18th day of April, 1910.
c. S. Smith,
Sheriff of said county
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-04-22

meeting of the New England WOmen's
club. of which Mrs. Howe has been
the head for many years.
Mrs. Howe says her attention was
directed to the agitation of the high
cost of living and that she decided that
women are not able to cope with finan.
cial matters and cites for example
women left with property to manage
and no knowledge OF finance or bust
ness.
Mrs. Howe believes that women
should understand credit as applied to
business methods since so much of the
trading of today is done on credit and
how far thar principle is responsible
for the increased cost of living. She
believes that If this movement is sue.
cesSful n great amount Of the reproach
laid at the door of women for being
unbusineSslike would be done away
with
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-04-22
NIaht Operator at Dallas.

Lynch Journal: Jack Slack went to
Norfolk Tuesday morning to take the
examination and from there expects
to go to Dallas and assume the posi-
ton of night operator, Jack is one
of the finest lads on the Northwestern
line. Accommodating, pleasant and
always at the front with his share of
the work. We are sorry to see him
leave Lynch, yet we are pleased to
see him take a better position in the
service of the company and expect to
see him one of their most trusted
employees in time. Emil Kolar of Yer
digre has taken his place here.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-04-22
A Church at Ainsworth.

Ainsworth Democrat: The mem
bers of the German Lutheran church
the first of the present week pur-
chased three lots on Maple street, di-
rectly east OF the viii Sawyer resi-
dence, from w. II. Baldwin where they
expect to commence work in the near
future on a fine church building. Lat
er they will erect parsonage. The
plot of ground secured will afford
them an excellent site for a church,
and is conveniently located for all.
There are several excellent families
of this faith in this city and the fact
that they can here have church
home may be the means of inducing
others to locate here
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-04-22
Not the Randolph Robbers.

Lynch Journal: Marshal Hubby ar.
rested a bunch of umbrella members
Monday who seemed to look suspi-
cious as possible connections with the
Randolph bank robbery. After sizing
up the bunch he wired to the marshal
at Randolph, who requested him to
hold them until an effort to identify
them had been made. Tuesday morn
ing f. n. Noble, a detective from Oma.
ha, and H. w. Hughes of Randolph
came in and examined the bunch and
decided that they were not the people
wanted at Randolph and they turned
them loose. The crowd were given
short time allowance to leave town
and went west.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-04-22
ense question will be voted on.

Cense question will be voted on.
The vote on the license question will
be the first test OF strength this year
between the saloon and anti.saloon ell.
ements, and doubtless will have con.
siderable bearing upon the fight for the
adoption or rejection of the proposed
county option law, which will come
before the voters of the state at the
election next November under the in.
itiative and referendum amendment to
the state constitution.
At points where the saloon license
question will be voted upon both sides
have made an aggressive campaign, at
some places the contest being of the
lurid character Columns have been
filled in the newspapers during the
past few weeks with arguments for
and against license, and neither side
has overlooked an opportunity to win
strength for its cause.
Where Saloon Is Issue.
Among the cities and towns in the
state at which the election, in addition
to electing city and town officers, will
vote upon the license question are the
following:
Sioux Falls, Groton, Britton, Gettys.
burg, Java, Bonesteel. South Shore,
Gary, Howard Alpena, Highmore Puk-
wana, Redfeld, Armour, Lesterville,
Utica Elk Point, Faulkton, Wolsey,
Milbank, LetCher, Platte, Lead, Plank
inton. Mt. Vernon, Springfield, Spear
fish, Rockham, Scotland, Canova, Eu-
reka, Henry, Chancellor, Hudson,
Avon, Deadwood. Flandreau, DeSmet,
Lennox, Oacoma, Castlewood, Web.
ster, Turton, Aberdeen, Yankton,
Chamberlain, Alexandria, Lake Pres
ton, Emery, Hecla, Washington, Ma.
rion Junction, Corsica, Bridgewater,
Sturgis, Parkston, Miller, Menno Rap.
id City, Doland, Volga, Spencer, Egan,
Mitchell Pierre, Custer, Bowdle, Tyn-
DALI Tabor, Hot Springs, Burke, Leo,
! la, Edgemont, Woonsocket, Seneca
Presho, Butler Belle Fourche and Es.
feline.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-04-22
CAR STRIKE STILL MuDpLEp.
Transit Company Refuses to Reeos.
nize Men Wearing Badges.


Philadelphia. April 1.-the return
to work of the striking motormen and
conductors of the Philadelphia Rapid
Transit company which was ordered
by the car mems executive committee
was halted by the action OF a number
OF barn superintendent in refusing to
recognize those strikers who had sur.
rendered their badges.
Leaders of the strikers declared that
IL the company wanted peace II would
have to order its superintendent to
adopt more concilliatory attitude.
The attempt of several men who had
been discharged before the strike to
return to work under the offer made to
the strikers has added confusion to
the situation.
The Remlin orchestra of Humphrey
were in the city.
Mrs. Fred Miller OF Hoskins was
here visiting with friends.
Judge A. A. Welch was in the city
enroute to Wayne from Madison.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Crooks OF
Meadow Grove were in the city visit.
ing with friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Ernson OF
Pierce are in the city visiting with the
William Buckley family.
Among the days out-of.town visit.
ors in Norfolk were: w. l.. Stanton
Meadow Grove; II. NJ. Wells, Mo
brara; w. A. Kimball, Wakefield; w
c. Burt, Creighton, Mrs. A. NJ. Henry
Lynch A. Zorba, Herrick; G. II
Stewart, Pierce; A. f. West, Lamro
Mrs. f.. NJ. Burns, Wilton; +. f
Bushnell, Butte; ID. S. Lard, Ran
dolph; Ed. Hookinson, Bonesteel
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-04-22
A Paper for Carter.

Dallas News; The promising city
of Carter in the west end of Trip
county is soon to have newspaper,
the material for the plant having been
purchased this week and has already
been shipped and will be received
here in a very few days. The Rose
bud Publishing company are the pro-
meters of the enterprise and one of
the best equipped newspaper offices
in the western part of the state will
be installed there. The newspaper
from the beginning will publish on
a power cylinder newspaper press, a
first class and up-to-date job depart.
ment has been provided for and the
latest type faces will make the Carter
News one of the typographical gems
of the state. The new newspaper will
keep pace with the development of the
new frontier city and no pains or eX-
pense will be spared to make it Trip
county's leading newspaper.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-04-22
Drunk Man Enters Meeting.
j. c. Homer Breaks up Church Party
at Niohrara. Then Absconds

Niobrara Neb, April lS.-Special to
the News: j. c. Homer of Pittsburg,
Pa, who has been employed at the
Hubbard hotel for several days, alb
seconded on the morning train going
south with a suit of clothes and an
!overcoat belonging to hotel boarder.
Mr.. Kindall, proprietor of the hotel,
telegTaphed to the train conductor
and to the Pierce county sheriff and
the Culprit was arrested at Pierce and
will remain there till Mr.. Kindall
brings him back here today for trial.
On the night before Mr.. Homer,
drunk. boldly and without knocking,
walked into l.. ID. Williams house
where a Christian Endeavor society
experience party" was being held
Many of the ladies were frightened
but the men were as brave as lions
(of course, quite sol. After consider
able brilliant CD repartee between
the intruder and the party people the
former was led without where he wept
and sang. Later in the evening he
stole some cigars from the hotel.
With speed that would make Bar
ney Oldfeld jealous he raced to the
train and boarded from the blind
side with his haul.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-04-22
Death of William Wetzel
Succumbs to Effects of Surgical Ope-
ration: Funeral Wednesday,,

The funeral of William WetZel, the
Norfolk young man who died at Hot
Springs, S. d., Sunday night follow
ing an operation, will be held at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank d. Low
cry, All South Fifth street, Wednes-
day afternoon at 2 o'clock. Paul Wet.
EEL a brother, and Miss Emma Wet.
EEL sister, arrived home from Hot
Springs Tuesday noon with the re,
mains.
Mr.. Wetzel became i'll at Chadron
and it was at first said that ptomaine
poisoning was the cause. He was
taken to a Hot Springs hospital and
liver had grown fast to the stomach
Peritonitis is thought to have caused
the death.
Mr.. Wetzel was "a years old and
was popular in Norfolk, where he was
born. Mr.. and Mrs. Ludwig WetZel
are the parents. With him at the
time of his death was his sister, Miss
Emma Wetzel, and Elmer Byerly OF
ChadrNn.
The deceased learned the bakery
trade in the shop of C. p Parish some
years ago and had been following that
work ever since.
After the services at the home OF
Mr., and Mrs. Lowery, funeral services
will be held at 2:30 in the First Con
gregational church, Rev, Mr., Martin
of the st. Johannes church assisting
Rev. Edwin Booth, jr. Burial will be
in Prospect Hill cemetery.
Besides his mother and father, Will
lam Wetzel is survived by two broth
ers and two sisters; Paul and Louis
Wetzel, Mrs Lowery and Miss Emma
Wetzel
The deceased was a member of the
Sons of Hermann.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-04-22
To Open Madison Depot.

Madison Post: In letter to Mayor
r. Wycof. Superintendent Cahill of
the Nebraska division of the Union
Pacific sends the information that he
and one or two other officials of the
road will be pleased TO be present at
the dedication of Madison's new sta
ton and meet the people at a recep-
honor by the Commercial club. Ow-
ing to some changes that were order
ed on the interior of the building at
the last moment it will now probably
be couple of weeks before the sta
| tion can be formally opened. The
| plan is to hold a general reception for
a couple of hours in the evening from
about to 10 o'clock at which time
the road officials will be present and
meet with Madison people. An in
formal program will be rendered con-
sistng of short addresses by the road
officials and Madison men, after which
light luncheon will be served Mad
| ison people are very pleased with the
ion Pacific in giving us such a hand
some little station and will take this
means of showing proper appreciation
| When it is definitely known that the
station will be completed a special
meeting of the Commercial club will
be called for the purpose of conclud
ing arrangements for the reception.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-04-22
ROOSEVELT AS PEACE LURD.
Colonel Named For Ambassador TO All
the Courts Of tho World.


Discussing the question What Shall
We Do with Colonel ROOSEVELT" the
Rev. Or. Robert Stuart Macarthur,
pastor of Calvary Baptist church, in
New York, said the other morning:
IL nominate Theodore Roosevelt for
the high office of ambassador eXtraor-
binary to all the courts OF the world
in the interest of universal and per-
petual peace"
This proposal was greeted with pro-
longed handclapping by the members
Events class.
"No more exalted mission can be
named for any man in the world to.
day" he continued The time is com.
ing when the nations shall learn war
no more. The time is coming when
spears shall be beaten into plowshares
and swords into pruning hooks. The
court of arbitration at The Hague has
already accomplished wonders. Only
those who are entirely familiar with
the facts know how many interna.
tional disputes have already been set
tied 10y arbitration. The nations are
almost ready to enter into an agree
ment to settle all disputes in this way.
Here we have noble sphere for
the varied talents, remarkable skill
and wide experience of Colonel Roose.
welt. No one will ever charge him with
being a mOllyCOddle. Il pOltrOOn or a
coward. His bravery has been proved
on fields of battle and in halls of de-
bate. He * as brave morally as he is
physically; he has the ear of the civil
lied world in places high and low as
no other man ever had. To him doors
of palaces and cabinets will readily
open. Listening ears in palaces and
novels await his slightest word.
"If Theodore Roosevelt can be a
dominant factor in the era of univer.
sal and perpetual peace his name will
be honored above that Of all warriors
on all battlefelds through all the cen.
turtles. He will prove the truth of Mil.
tons words when he said, Peace hath
her victories no less renowned than
Wnr'r
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-04-22
COOKS sAckER COMING WEST.
A Six Months Hunting Trip for Johr
n. Bradley,

New York, April 1S.-John H. Brad
ley, who financed Dr. Frederick A.
Cooks last polar expedition, is back in
New York preparing for a six months
hunting trip in the west.
1T seems strange" said Mr.. Bradley
that every time | reach New York
something hobs up in regard to Dr.
Cook. This time the failure Of the
Fairbanks expedition to find that brass
tube on Mount Mckinley is reported
have read the story of the Fairbanks
expedition and it seems to me that
it cleared the matter up pretty thor
oughly."
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-04-22
They Weren't Frozen.

Plainview Republican: j. X. Smith,
who lives in the east part of the city,
is a pretty good farmer, but he got
crowded with work last fall and a
portion of his potato patch was left
undug when winter set in. The patch
was covered with snow and Mr. Smith
decided that number of bushels of
potatoes left undug were frozen. Last
week he started to pillow the old potato
patch and, to his surprise, the pillow
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-04-22
DIVORCED AND DIDN'T KNOW 1T.
For Six Years Mr.. Schwartz Kept the
Secret from His Ex-Wife.

New York, April 1S.-For six years
after her husband obtained divorce,
Mrs. Dora Schwartz continued TO live
with him in ignorance of the fact that
she says. March 10 her former hus-
band, Louis Schwartz, left her and
her child and took the furniture with
him. Mrs. Schwartz went to the courts
TO compel him to support her. In de-
Tense to the abandonment proceedings
Schwartz produced certified copy of
the divorce decree. So she appeared
before Justice Blanchard in the SUI
preme court today with the request
that the divorce be set aside.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-04-22

chief and also approve the two APP
pointments which he made for assist.
ant chiefs today. In the place OF II.
w. Winter, who has been second as.
sistant chief, Mr.. Green has appointed
V. A. Nenow of the hook and ladder
company. For first assistant Chief
Frank Carrick of hose company No
was appointed. Not one member of
hose company No. 3. Mr.. Green's com
pany, was appointed, this meeting the
satisfaction of all the iremen.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-04-22
He Had On Three Shirts.
That Niobrara Thief Carried Two Re-
voIvers but No Money.

Pierce, Neb, April 19.-Special to
The News: Marshal Ulrich received
a telegram from Niobrara to arrest
a fellow on train No. 406 upon its ar
rival at 1875 a. M, he being charged
with stealing an overcoat from a
hotel at Niobrara. The marshal went
to the train and was cautioned by
the conductor to be careful as the fel
low wanted looked like bad man.
The marshal went into the car and
soon had the alleged thief out, though
he protested vigorously. On being
taken to the Jail he was searched. A
couple of revolvers were found in his
pockets as well as a lot of other
plumber that he had evidently picked
up at Niobrara. The missing over
coat was also found in his posses
sion.
A constable came down from Mo
brara and took the prisoner back. He
gave his name as John Town and the
officer said that he had been hanging
about Niobrara for about two weeks
While here he tried to give the i'm
preston that he was "bug-house.
All the missing property was recov
cred except three or four shirts anC
while at the depot Sunday one Of
the officers noticed that the clothing
tinued in that capacity until October
1900. He was well known in this
county, and his sudden death is {
surprise here.
l.. G. De Witt, brother of the de
ceased who is now in the employ O.
the Northwestern road on this divis
ion, was notified by telegraph a
Ewing of his brothers misfortune
Mrs. A. X. Dennis, of Orchard, is {
daughter of the deceased.
1t is reported that the body will no
be returned to this city for burial.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-04-22
Poor paY nor National Leaaue start.

New York, April 1S.-A Scotch mist
and sodden playing field gave
gloomy prospects for the opening day
of the 1910 National League in this
city, but ,Ae fans" were hoping that
the weather might clear and permit
the game between the New York
giants" and the Boston National
League club. The baseball session at
brooklyn was also scheduled to open
with game between the Philadil.
phia club
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-04-22
Box Car Depot at o'NeiIl.

O'Neill, Neb., April 1S.-Special to
The News: The Northwestern rail
road has built a temporary side track
by the site of old depot and the local
employees are using box cars to tran
sact the business of the company.
Petitions are being circulated request
ing the railroad to build a stone, brick
or cement depot.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-04-22
TO REMOVE UNDRAPED FIGURES
University of California Regents De-
clare Against Statues on a Gate.

San Francisco, April 1S.-The eight
undraped figures of the new 100000
Sather Gate at the Telegraph avenue
entrance to the University of Cali
fornia must go. SO declared the boaru
of regents.
The action comes as climax to the
agitation that has held Berkeley en-
thralled since Earl Cummings, the art
ist placed the statues there a month
ago. Since that time the women stu.
dents have avoided the Sather Gate.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-04-22
TIE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS JOURNAL. FRIDAY

al balls containing noxious com.
pound into the auditorium. causing
part OF the audience to stampede. A
pickpocket protited by the incident
and relieved Dutch merchant of his
pocketbook containing $1,000. Several
arrests were made. II was said that
the act was one of protest against
the direction OF the Opera Comique.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-04-22
OF snid citN."

of said city"
Vote upon call Of ayes and nays re-
suited as follows Ayes, Brakeman.
Winter Coleman, Kaufman. Fuesler.
koerber. Thereupon the mayor de-
clared said resolution duly carried and
adopted
The city engineer thcrcupon sub
mitted the following approximate esti-
mate:
Norfolk, Neb., April Is. lglU.-The
Honorable Mayor and city Council.
! city of Norfolk Neb - Gentlemen:
The following is the approximate estl-
mate of the cost of paving in paving
district No. |, the same being Norfolk
avenue from the bridge just east of
First street to the west line of Seventh
street:
Total Cost OF Paving intersections.
4,l92 so. yd. of vitritied brick
paving on a 5inch base.
and all joints filled with
btuminous filler, a. $2.35
per SO. yd...........,....S 1851. 20
| GA lin. II. of Art. stone curb.
ing, 6x2O inches, a SOC per
lin. Observation-Disclosures. Sl7.O0
lO5 lin. II. of Art. stone park.
ing curb, 5Xl2 inches, %
35c per lin. ft........... Pops
II cast iron gutter plates a
50 each. Observation-Disclosures. lO5.OO
$50 lin. II. of 3Xl2 oak head
ers a $25c per lin. ft...... 1900
Tearing out old cutters and
curbing at corners .... 10000
Resetting man-hOlc tops. $500
Cost of special bond election 125.OO
Advertising election. adver-
Using bonds for sale, print.
ing notices, printing bid
ding blanks and specitica-
lions, engraving bonds, and
other miscellaneous print
ing ..,................... $500
Engineering, speCtion,
plans, estimates, spccihca-
tons, assessment, tests,
etc. Observation-Disclosures. 5000
Total for intersections. ....1O.9l3.45
Would recommend that bond issue
| be made $l2,O0000