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Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-20
MEN ADMIT THEY
ARE s. P.R0BBERS
Two Suspects Confess to HoIdup
of Train at BeniCia
in April
ESCAPED TO LOS ANGELES
Prisoner Tells Officers of Flight
by Boat and Stolen
Team
ESCAPED TO LOS ANGELES
Associated Pressl

FAIRFIELD, Cal, July 19.-Admit-
ting that he was one of the two mex
who held up and robbed the China and
Japan fast mail near Benicia on the
night of April II last, Joseph c. Brown.
who with Carl Dunbar was arrested
Saturday night by Constable Michael
Judge, made Il full confession of the
affair tonight to Sheriff j. J. Mcdonald
of this county.
District Attorney Joseph M. Raines
took the statement down in writing,
and Detective Howard of the Southern
Pacific was present at the time. Ac-
cording to Sheriff Mcdonald, Brown
stated that he and Dunbar secured
only SIG from the registered mail
pouches. and afterward drove all the
way to Los Angeles in horse and
Buggy stolen the following morning
from near Martinez.
ROBBED STORE
According to Browns statement, he
and Dunbar robbed the Riverside
hardware store in Riverside a short
time before the train robbery.
There they secured the revolvers
which led to their identification as the
men who held up the China and Japan
fast mail.
From Los Angeles where Brown said
they planned the robbery the two men
came to Martinez anu TelIldlhSu Lll0I0
two weeks before April II, spending
their time in familiarizing themselves
with the country.
After robbing the mail car Brown
said that they crossed Carquinnez
straits in a boat and went through
the mail sacks, afterward throwing
them overheard.
STOLE TEAM
Near Martinez they stole horse and
buggy and driving with this rig they
skirted Oakland and reached San Jose
late Saturday night. The robbery took
place at midnight Saturday. From San
Jose they continued driving until the
horse gave out near Los Angeles. They
then secured a fresh horse, with which
they reached Los Angeles about ten
days after the robbery, remaining there
until two weeks ago. when they start
ed back. Upon arriving at Sacra-
mento, it being their intention to con-
tinue on to Oregon, they were arrest
ed on a charge of horse stealing. Their
! identifications as the train robbers fol-
| lowed yesterday and they were brought
! to the Fairfield Jail last night.
Dunbar has so far denied everything
that Brown las stated.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-20
GAINING GROUND

she-Don't you think the British people
are losing groundf
He-No, I don't I was reading only to-
day that since 1888 the sea has washed
away 419 acres Of the British Isles but II
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-20
NoTYET

Church, see the new battleship Florida
has been launched.
ootham-They ought to man her with
suffragettes.
why, no; they don't expect fighting on
board right awayI-Yonkers Statesman.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-20
BROADWAY LEAGUE
III S72 412 3b4 at 1866
MULLEN & BLUETTS
447 456 4S2 4s9 45S 234O
MULLEN & BLUETT WINS

The Mullen & Bluetts journeyed down to
the Venice alleys and won three straight
games from the Brauer & Krohn team, also
proving their superiority over the crack
Horizons of Venice defeating the latter two
out Of the three games played. The scores
BRAUER & KROHN
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-20
UNPARDONABLE

Rude lot" declared the famous mu-
sician. Talked while l was playing"
Every rude
"Yes; they weren't even talking
about me."-Yonkers Statesman.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-20
BOWLING

ELECTRIC LEAGUE
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-20

Alfred Watkins and party have left
for the Schumacher ranch, where they
expect to bag some deer
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-20

427 403 $40 866 42S 1894
WESTINGHOUSE
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-20

The Hyperions are out after games
and would like to hear from the anna
teur organizations hereabouts. Call
1856.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-07-15
The Stina of Inaratitude.

A young physician in the east side.
New York city, spends much time in
charitable practice, says the Newark
Star In fact, he sometimes gives to
poor patient enough money to pay
for prescriptions. Pm not getting
rich" he explains, "but / simply can't
see them suffer for medicines that
may put them on their feet again"
Not many days ago the doctor had
occasion TO visit woman who occu-
pied one small tenement room with
her three children. After making out
a prescription he gave her So, telling
her to buy the medicine and to use
the change for needed food. On the
following day as he was about to en-
ter the tenement for a second call he
met the ten-year-old daughter of the
patient.
How is your mother" he inquired
OF the child.
"Oh, she's all WE'LL" was the an
swer. She took the So and got real
doctor"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-07-15
In the State OF Nebraska.

Nebraska was admitted into the
union on March /, 1867. On that date
the state contained less than 100000
inhabitants and those were confined
to comparatively narrow strip Dor.
dering on the Missouri river Then
the territory now known as Nebraska
was known as The Great American
Desert" Today Nebraska has 81 $50.
GOO inhabitants. the Great American
Desert" is a fast fading memory, and
nowhere in all the world is presented
such a spectacle of prosperity and
development as that presented by the
giant young state carved out of the
heart of the desert" In the short
space of forty.three years there has
been builded within the confines of
Nebraska an agricultural and indus.
trial empire that is at once the won.
der and the admiration of the world
one hundred and sixty thousand
farms.
Four thousand industrial plants.
Six thousand miles of railroad.
The third largest packing center in
the world.
The second largest smelter in the
world.
The largest creamery in the world
The largest permanent school fund
of any state in the union.
The seventh largest state uniyer.
sity.
These are some of the big things
possessed by Nebraska-a state less
than a half-century old, and which
less than a half-century ago was des-
ignated upon the maps of the world
as The Great American Desert"
The total agricultural, dairy and in
dustrial products of Nebraska in 1909
were worth $3.50 100000. If loaded
into standard freight cars the pro-
ducts of Nebraska in 1909 would make
freight train over 10000 miles long.
No one state or territory in the union
produced in 1909 enough gold and sill
yer to buy the butter that was made
In Nebraska the same year. No one
state or territory in the union in 1909
produced enough gold to buy the egg
crop of Nebraska in the same year.
The total gold and silver output of
the nation in 1909 would scarcely pay
for the butter, egg and poultry output
of Nebraska in the same year.
The total tobacco crop of the nation
in 1909 lacked $22,0OO,OOO of being
worth as much as Nebraskas 1909
| corn crop.
Nebraskas 1909 crop of corn wheat.
oats and hay was worth $4,000, 900
more than Pennsylvania crop of
anthracite coal.
The nations output of crude petro-
| leum in 1909 was worth $97,000,000.
Nebraska's 1909 corn crop was worth
million dollars more.-Issued by the
Nebraska Bureau of Labor and Indus.
| trial Statistics
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-07-15
Edoewater Beats Firemep.

In a fast and exciting game Of bali
last evening the Edgewater team de-
ieatcd the tiremcn's team by a score,
OF to T. The Edgewater players got
in the first seven runs In the first two,
innings and after the fremcn snapped
pitchers they were held down to that
number until the last inning, when
they got another score, breaking tho
tie.up. Max Klugs running catch was
the feature of the game llocrs fea-
tured for the tircmen ON the batting
list getting three Dagger. Hulac
and Leu both were credited with two.
baGEers.
The score by innings: II. lie.
Edgewater "A 0 0 o Is 10 z
Firemen 80 3 1901 I'll 4
Battery Waller and Miller; naup.
ill., Lucas and Bacon, Umpire, Nc
Master.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-07-15
Northwest Weddings.

DR.. r. l.. Thomas and Edith Derry
were married at Anoka.
Miss Laura Miller and Clyde f. Bull.
lock were married at Albion.
Joseph Hitchik and Miss Frances
Walla were married at Dodge.
Miss Eunice Holm and Henry F..
Raebler were married at Leigh.
Miss Grace Bearinger and John H.
Smyth were married at Orchard.
Frank j. Vreba and Miss Sophia
Dolezal were married at Howells.
Rev. c. o. Cullen and Miss Selma
Olson were married at Wakefield.
Miss Ida Mae Sharp and Irving
Presba were married at Beemer.
Wilhelm Zahl and Miss Bertha
Knoetzel were married at O'Neill.
Miss Antoinette Prelicka and Louis
Bartak were married at Verdigre.
James r. Murphy and Miss Clara
Murphy were married at Oakdale.
Miss Elizabeth knight and Wade
Pruitt were married at Humphrey.
Miss Margaret Laurie and Charles
C. Bailey were married at Carroll.
Miss Josephine Warner and Emil
Faiman were married at Clarkson.
Maurice Bossingham and Miss EN-
ma Emery were married at Gregory.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-07-15
Stanton Plans Sewer.

stanton, Neb., July Especial to
The News: The city council met and
considered the matter of the construc-
ton Of sewerage. Three propositions
are under consideration. One will in
volye the issuance of $4,000 bonds, a
second, $1,000 bonds, and a third, $12,-
600 bonds. The different propositions
vary as to the extent of the proposed
sewerage district. One of the propo-
sitions will, according to the present
intention of the members of the coun-
Gil be submitted to the voters for
their ratification in the near future.
The resignation of B. r. Hennings,
manager of the electric light plant
and also city water commissioner, was
accepted to take effect on or before
August g.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-07-15
When 70 Stop Advertising.

An English journal requested num-
Der of the largest advertisers to give
their opinions concerning the best time
to stop advertising. and the following
replies were received:
When the population ceases to multi
ply and the generation that crowded
on after you and never heard of you
stops coming on.
When you have convinced every.
body whose life will touch yours that
you have better goods and lower prices
than they can get anywhere else.
When you stop making fortunes sole
ly through the direct use Of this
mighty agent
When younger and fresher houses In
your line cease starting up.
When you would rather have your
own way and fail than take advice
and win.-Nashville American.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-07-15
BUILD With coNcRErE.

Gordon, Neb., July Especial to
The News: In the absence OF native
stone and wood, concrete Is taking
high place as building material.
During the past year so much cement
concrete has been laid in the form
of walks and floors and built into
houses, as foundations, cellar walls,
and the walls of the house itself, that
its use has become as important as
natural stone where quarry Is near.
by
There are two large concrete block
buildings that were built four or FIVE
years ago. They are the Fair large
two.story department store owned by
an Incorporated company, and n livery
stable owned by Trueblood Bros.
The amount of sidewalk laid during
the past year would be hard to esti.
mate for three different crews have
been engaged for a great part Of the
time except during the winter Part
of one crew is engaged now on a
house on the Meter ranch In the
Sand Hills.
bul one OF tne strongest anu DeSL
instances of concrete work here was
the changing of Antelope creek from
its meanderings and combining it to
certain channel. A smaller bridge
than the one in use became necessary.
The stream, swollen i'm spring, but
shallow in summer, wandered with its
uncertain flow about the confines of
bridge, sixty feet long on North
Main street A concrete arch or cul.
vert was built across the street in
the new channel. The culvert is 10S
feet long, sixteen feet wide, and a
height above the creek bed of seventy
feet. 1t is circular in form with walls
twelve inches thick reinforced lat
terally and transyersely with three
fourths inch twisted steel rods. With
it's new channel the creek can be
taken care of by this culvert at all
flows.
Cement work is firm, neat, and last.
ing and with the high price of brick
and lumber Gordon is building fast
with concrete.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-07-15
Quick Justice at Ascot.

Not only the horses, but the powers
of the law. says the London Chronicle.
are swift at Ascot. for the course has
a special tribunal for the punishment
Of evildoers. No sooner is the pick
pocket, welsher or ticket snatCher ar
rested than he is standing in little
room in the royal stand, where the
evidence is heard and the verdict and
sentence pronounced before the Offend
er fully realizes that he is caught. No
where else does punishment so swift
ly follow crime as at this court, which
is decreed by clause 81 Of the in
dictable offenses act of 1913. This
race course tribunal arose curiously
in the eighteenth century from an as
sault upon n royal parsonage. In his
Indignation at the impossibility of in
slant punt hment Of the assailant he
ordered that in future magistrate
should always attend the royal race
meeting. This has ever since been
done. and by the above mentioned act
the chief magistrate of Bow street was
constituted ex officio a justice of the
peace Of the county Of Berks in order
to enable him to hold this court at
Ascot
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-07-15
j. S. Mathewson,
Owner of Certificate.

WANTED-SuCcess MagazIr -
one with experience, nut wOulG con-
slider any applicant with good natural
qualifications: sclary $3.50 per day.
quires the services of a man in Nor
folk to lcrk after expiring subscrip-
tons and to secure new business by
means Of special methods usually ef.
fective; position permanent; prefe-
with commission option. Address.
with references, r. c. Peacock ROOM
1902, Success Magazine Bldg, New
York.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-07-15
LEGAL Notice.

To whom it may concern, and more
particularly to William r. Whitmarsh.
or his heirs-at-law and legatees:
Notice is hereby given that on the
second day of November, 1908, one T.
e. Odiorne purchased at public treas
urer's tax sale, of the then county
treasurer of Madison county, Nebras-
ka, lot 3, block % of Hillside Terrace
Second addition to Norfolk, in Madi-
son county, Nebraska. for the delin-
quent taxes levied and assessed
against said property for the year
1907. A certificate of tax sale was is
sued by the said treasurer to the said
T. f. Odiorne, number 554, sale of
1908. That the said 7. f.. Odiorne
paid the taxes for the year 1908 as
subsequent to said tax sale and on the
10Th day of June, 1910, for valuable
consideration, assigned said certifi-
cate to the undersigned. That the
time for redemption from said tax sale
will expire on November 2, 1910, at
which time the undersigned will de.
mand of the treasurer of said county
tax deed to said premises.
That said premises were assessed
for the years 1907, 1908, and 1909 in
the name of William T. Whitmarsh.
Dated at Norfolk, Nebraska, June
80, 1910.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-07-15
Order Of Hearing Of Final Account.

Order OF Hearing OF Final Account.
In the matter of the estate of Vallia
b. Ncthaway and Mary l.. Ncthaway.
deceased in the county court of Madi-
son county, Nebraska.
Now on the 25th day of June 1910.
came j. j. Clements, the administrator
of said estate, and prays for leave to
render an account rs such admins
traitor
1t is therefore ordered that the 36uh
day of July, 1910, at o'clock p. m,
at my office in Madison, Nebraska, be
fixed as the time and place for exam
ming and allowing such account And
the heirs of said deceased, and all per
sons interested in said estate, are re.
CURED to appear at the time and place
so designated, and show cause, if such
exists why said account should not be
allowed.
1t is further ordered that said j. j.
Clements, administrator, give notice
to all persons interested in said estate
by causing a copy of this order to be
published in the Norfolk Weekly
News-Journal, a newspaper printed
and in general circulation in said
county for three weeks prior to the
day set for said hearing.
In testimony whereof / have here.
unto set my hand and affixed my Of
fetal seal this End day of July, A. D.
1910. VIM. Bates.
(SeaD County Judge.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-07-15

Mrs. Lodor will leave Norfolk at 6
o'clock tonight for Kansas City.
The Kansas City Journal tells of
the shooting as follows:
Because she failed to keep an en-
gagement he had attempted to make
with her, +. NJ. Baker, AZ years old,
a building contractor, 1906 Cleveland
avenue, shot and probably fatally
wounded Ruby Hirsch, % years old, at
the home of her mother, Mrs. Lucy
Hirsch, 1903 independence avenue.
He fired five shots at the young
woman, four of which took effect, and
then ran from the house. The man is
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-07-15
Wltten Defeats Winner.

Witten. S. d.. July Especial to
The News: The Witten champions
won their fifth successive game on
Wednesday by defeating a bunch of
hired players at Winner in an eleven
inning contest, the score being to
3. The game was one of the best
ever witnessed on the Rosebud and
was attended by fully 1000 people
The game was to from the third
to the eleventh inning, when Witten
by punching their bits brought in two
scores and in the Winner half they
were unable to connect with the ball
The feature of the game was the bat.
terry work of Reed and Barrett, who
played an errorless game Batteries:
Winner, Probst and Fort; Witten
Reed and Barrett. Umpire, Jackson.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-07-15
OPEN NORMAL IN FALL.
Wayne School Start Made Possible
by Decision

by DGClSlO0
Lincoln, July 9.--The Wayne nor
nal school, purchased by the state.
will be opened September 10. This is
made possible by decision from
Attorney General Thompson just filed
with the board, in which he holds that
it is legal to use the remainder of the
100000 appropriated for the purchase
of the school to maintain it.
State Auditor Barton and Treasurer
Brian both have approved the deci
sion, so there will be no hitch. There
will be $4,000 for the maintenance of
the school, which is sufficient, Secre
tary Ludden of the normal board said.
to keep it going until the legislature
makes an appropriation for it's main
tenance.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-07-15

nouncement OF the marriage OF Ernest
l.. Bridge, formerly of Norfolk. to Miss
Elma Overmire at Mitchell, S D.. Sun.
day, July 3. They will be at home at
Mount Vernon. 5. d., after August Is.
Mr. Bridge was a menber of the grad.
uating class OF the Norfolk high school
in 1899 and a graduate of the state
university, class of 1903. He is the
son Of Mr.. and Mrs w. III. Bridge.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-07-15
School Year in Norfolk.

Measles cut big slice out OF the
normal attendance at Norfolk public
schools during the last two months of
the year thus cutting down the years
average attendance materially, accord
ing to the annual report of Superinten-
dent F. Nj. Hunter, just made to the
school board. The enrolment this
year was 1890 as against 1160 the
year before.
Not a single girl played "hooky"
during the past year, though two of
them did it the year before and six
in the year before that. There were
sixty cases of truancy among the boys
during the year just closed.
There were six colored pupils in
the Norfolk schools, four boys and
two girls.
More boys and girls were whipped
at school this past year than for three
years. There were 1873 cases of cor
poral punishment, 166 boys and 81
girls; while the year before there
were but 1913 cases and 16S the year
before that. Just what made the pu-
pills naughtier this year than last
year would perhaps be an interesting
theory to study out
Vertical Writing All Gone.
The vertical writing which had SC
much of rage some ten or a dozen
years ago, has passed into history, like
Jeffries. And it can't come back. Sup
erintendent Hunter says that deter
mined effort has been made to give
the vertical writing Knockout and
the efforts are succeeding. The bust
ness world demands the old-fashioned
slant penmanship.
In part the report was as follows:
Need More Room.
Permit me to call your attention t.
the increase in the enrolment ant
attendance as shown by the above fig
ures. The enrolment for the pas
school year is 1920. For two year!
ago it was l,l60, an increase of 100
The average daily attendance for thu
past year has not shown the same in
crease as the enrolment, due largely
to the epidemic of measles which pre-
vailed during the last two schoo
months. The average daily attendance
during the early part of the schoo
year kept easy pace with the enroll
ment-in fact during several months
ii was almost 200 greater than 70
the same months two years ago. Yol
will observe that this increase is al
in the grades below the high school
for the enrolment and average dali!
attendance of the high school has re
NAMED practically stationery. Tit
increase in the teaching corps for thu
grades below the high school has beef
two teachers in two years. These, o
course, could handle the increase
1t were evenly distributed. Unfortu
nately it is not and more or les
crowding has been the result. Severa
rooms have had an enrolment far Il
excess of fifty and an average daily al
tendance far above forty.
Every pupil above forty in rooI
adds very greatly to the burden of tn
teacher and decreases very material
the efficiency of the work. 1t is higf
ly TO be desired Therefore that our eT
rollment per teacher be kept beloN
fifty, and the average daily attendant
per teacher as nearly forty as poss
BILE
At present every available room 1
our school system is occupied, A col
tinuance of the present rate Of growt
in our school attendance will certain
ly necessitate more teachers, there
fore more room.
It will be noted also from the st;
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-07-15
Business CHANCES.

Charles NJ. Kearney has open lum.
Der yards at Morrill,.
John R. Heating of Des Moines, Ia,
has purchased the Theisen jewelry
store at Humphrey.
f. c. Sandoz has purchased Frank
Bart's interest in the Sandoz, Barta
hardware store at Verdigre
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-07-15
North Nebraska Deaths.

L. r. Elder died at Atkinson.
A. +. Botsford died at Tilden.
Marvin e. Worden died at Elgin.
Theodore Peterson died at Pierce.
Andrew Dobson died at plainview.
Mrs. ]. p. Keever died at Colome.
Martin d. Strope died at Verdigre,
w. c. Smith. ST., died at Creighton
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-07-15

There are men who sit in their of.
fees and run down Nebraska land
There are men who own farms and
ranches who ride around depreciating
the value of Nebraska land. This is
done to keep the farmers in the dark
as to the worth of their land, and dis.
courage them to SELL in order that
the land shark may get the benefit of
increased prices
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-07-15
Ruby Hlrsch Lived Here.

Kansas City, Mo-, July T. Miss
Ruby Hirsch, aged % years, who was
shot by Edward NJ, Baker, contract.
or AZ years old, last Tuesday night be-
cause she failed to keep a luncheon
engagement with him, died today
The prosecuting attorney today filed
a charge of murder in the first degree
AGAINST Baker.