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The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-04-22
Conservation Bill Passes.

Washington, April 2l.-The Pickett
conservation bill authorizing the presi-
dent to make Withdrawals of public
lands for the purpose of conservation
was passed by the house after a ses.
sion devoted exclusively to its con-
sideration. No record vote was taken,
the final passage of the bill being
almost unanimous.
Under the terms of the measure, the
president is authorized to withdraw
public lands in the United States and
Alaska for public uses and for ex
animation and classification to deter
mine their character and value
These Withdrawals, the bill provides
would remain in force until revoked
by the president or by congress.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-04-22
CONFER WITH ERIE FIREMEN.
Road Makes Counter Proposition
Which Is Being Considered.

New York, April 21.-Conferences
are on here between Erie officials and
the grievance committee of the roads
tiremen who are members of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
and Enginemen. The road, in COM
mon with other eastern lines, has re-
ceived demands from the firemen for
increases in wages of from Is to %
percent. At last nights conference a
counter proposition was made by the
railroad and another conference was
called for today to consider the new
proposal.
Eighteen hundred fremen on the
Erie lines from New York to Chicago
are affected by the demands. The
Erie trainmen and conductors sub
mitted demands some time ago, but
conferences have been delayed, pre-
sumably because of the New York
Central arbitration still pending, The
Erie officials recently made an agree
ment with their engineers.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-04-22
s. TO 40 MINERS
DIE IN ACCIDENT
LITTLE HOPE THAT ANY OF THE
MEN WILL BE SAVED.
THE MINE SHAFT is SEALED

Explosion of Gas in Mulea Mine Near
Birmingham, Ala, Costs the Lives
of Fifteen White Men and Twenty
or More Negroes.
Birmingham. Ala, April 2l.-Little
hope was expected this morning that
any of the thirty-fve or forty miners
entombed in the Mulga mine of the
Birmingham Coal and Iron company
as the result of an explosion about 8
o'clock last night will be rescued alive
When it was learned that it was
impossible to gain entrance to the
mine through the shaft, because the
cages were sprung in the passage, the
entrance was sealed to prevent if pos
sible the spreading of the fire. Short
ly after midnight the hospital car of
the Tennessee company was rushed to
the scene equipped with helmets and
all other necessary appliances for en-
tering a gaseous mine. Ambulances
also were sent from Ensley and Bir
mingham to the scene, which is about
Twelve uOTIll"tSJ VI bll
ham.
The only list of names of the min
ers at work at the time of the eX-
plosion was held by the foreman of
the gang at work, who is among the
entombed. 1t is believed, however.
there are about fifteen white men and
twenty to twenty-five negroes. The
mine has been in operation about two
years.
The shaft is $50 feet deep and the
fact that the flames shot to a height
of 100 feet leads to the belief that
the explosion occurred near the bot
tom of the main shaft,
When the first crew of rescuers
reached the bottom of the shaft this
morning the bodies of two miners
were found. The rescuers upon re-
turning to the surface expressed the
opinion that all the imprisoned men
were dead.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-04-22
sOmbsheII in Gregory County Politics

Fairfax, 5. d., April 2l.-SpeCial to
The News: The circulation of a nom
mating petition for Fred Hertz of this
place for the Office of sheriff has had
the effect in a sense of throwing a
bombshell into a crowd. Numerous
harmony" meetings have been held
looking to the elimination" of all but
one set of candidates on each of the
old line political parties, with the ap
parent result of success until this
week, when numerous STRAY" petit
lions begun to show up. Mr.. Hertz is
a prosperous merchant here, is a Ger
man of wide acquaintance and will
make strong race. His opponents
for the nomination are County Com
missioner H. |. Pierce and S. H. dix
lei Williams. Hertz is a progressive
republican.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-04-22
Loses Mental Balance.

Fairfax, S. d., April 2l.-Special to
The News: r. l.. Hutzel, a former
prosperous and popular business man
of this place, was committed to the
asylum for insane by the county board
of insanity. He and his wife were di.
vorced about year ago and it is
thought this preyed upon his mind un.
til 1t gave way. Hutzel and Allen Rob
inson, who was recently committed
will be taken to Yankton at once.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-04-22
INDIFFERENT TO
AWFUL STORY
ALBERT WoLTER PAYS LlTTLs
HEED TO CRIME TESTIMONY.
HE BURNED LITTLE GIRL ALIVE
A Sister Of Ruth Wheeler Identifies
the charred Remains as Those Of
the Murdered Girl-A Seal Ring 10
Produced in Evidence.


Produced in Evidence.
New York, April 21.-No prisoner
on trial for his life in the New York
courts is ever remembered to have
faced such an array of hostile facts
and heart.rending testimony with
such stolid Indifference as did Albert
Wolter when confronted with the
charred fragments of the body that
charged with burning to her death in
his fiat not month ago.
Fought for Honor, was Burned Alive.
Phillip O'Hanlon, coroner's physi-
clan, testified that Ruth Wheeler had
been attacked before she was MUIR
dered and that there was still life in
her body when it had been soaked
with kerosene, damned up the Chin
ney of VOTERS fiat and set afire. He
found human hair, not her own, ad-
herring to the burned fingers. There
fore he knew she had fought for her
honor. There was SCOT in the lungs
A corpse does not breathe. There
fore he knew living and still breath
ing body had inhaled smoke and
flames.
It Makes the Jurors Fight.
During his testimony, which made
the jurors fight in their chairs, Wolter
sat listlessly scanning the jurors the
grewsome exhibits themselves and his
lawyer He gave no sign of emotion
when Adelaide Wheeler, 10 years old,
and said to be an extraordinary re-
semblance to her dead sister, took
the stand.
Sister Identifies charred Body.
With perfect poise the girl identi-
fled braid of artificial hair that had
been her sisters, bits of undercloth-
ing that she knew by their texture,
iewelry Ruth had worn, and lastly,
which came as a surprise to the de-
Tense, a seal ring engraved with Ruth
Wheeler's initials which was found
on the body. The prosecution will
contend that this clinches beyond
doubt the previous identification,
which it had been thought the de-
Tense would attempt to overthrow.
Nor did Adelaide Wheeler falter
when she. told how she had recognize
ed the dismembered body as her sis
ter even though the arms and legs
bust, the contour of the skull and the
perfect teeth. There was no indiCa-
ton of what the defense will be.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-04-22
Wrestler Bites His Opponent.

Sioux City, April 2l,-In a rough
and tumble wrestling match here be-
tween Con O'Kelley, Irish champion,
and Hammid Kala Pasha, the Turk,
O'Kelley won two straight falls in
minutes 40 seconds and 6 minutes 80
seconds. The Turk did scarcely any
wrestling, spending his time on the
mat biting and kicking his opponent.
At one time he became so furious the
police were called in to stop him.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-04-22
A Baptist Church for Fairfax.

Fairfax, S. D., April 21.-Rev. T. H
Hagan of Huron, S. d., Baptist state
Sunday school missionary, and Rev
Mr.. Duholm of Anoka, Neb. are inter.
esting themselves in an effort to or
ganize an English speaking Baptist
church here and are receiving much
encouragement along that line Mr.
Hagan has been preaching each even
ing during the week in the German
Baptist church.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-04-22
BAG A DAKOTA BANK ROB0tR
Cracksmen at Kayler Awake Citizens
One Jailed, Two Wounded.

Mitchell, S. d., April 21.-By an at
tempt to blow the safe in the bank of
Kayler today the robbers awakened
the citizens, who armed themselves
and went after the cracksmen. One
of the robbers was captured and
placed in jail at Scotland.
Two others were wounded, but es-
capped, Sheriff Plotner and deputies
are in pursuit.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-04-22
CHANGES THINGS
IN BONESTEEL
MAYOR LlNTECUM AND HIS AP.
PolNTEEs LOSE FIGHT.
HARDEST CAMPAIGN EVER THERE
Old Political Sores Left over From
the General Election Of Two Years
Ago, and Personal Quarrels Entered
Into the Ballot Battle.

Bonesteel, S. d., April 21.-Special
to The News: In the hardest fought
campaign ever fought in Bonesteel
the citizens ticket was elected over
the reform or peoples ticket by good
majorities. The party supporting
Mayor Lintecum or peoples party"
placed in nomination d. w. Forbes
in the First ward, M. M. Hendrix in
the Second ward, c. j. Alexander in
the Third ward. Opposed to these
men were; John Dearinger in the
First, T. ]. Thompson in the Second,
and S. A. Pease in the Third, which
constituted the Citizens ticket" The
majorities were 20 in the First ward,
ward.
Both sides fought desperately and
up to the night before election were
confident of success. Political sores
from the general election of two years
ago and personal quarrels between
men on both sides entered largely into
the general result.
AS it stands now, Mayor Lintecum' s
opponents have control of the board
and can do as they please the coming
year. High license carried by the
same majority as the citizens ticket.
1t will mean the changing of all the
appointive offices - chief of police,
auditor, assessor and city attorney.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-04-22
LEPER LOOSE IN NEW YORK
Woman in Advanced Stages Of Dis.
ease, With Babe at Her Breast.


New York April 2l.-Suffering from
what is believed to be leprosy in an
advanced stage, a woman VITA an g.
months.old baby at her breast was
found by DR.. Trask of Bellevue hos.
pital early today. The woman was liv.
ing in squalid east side tenement
house which fairly swarmed with
dodgers.
In the threeroom tenement were
five persons besides the victims baby,
young woman, two men and their
wives. Ten days ago a woman with
leprosy came to this city from Balti-
more. She was lost track OF.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-04-22
CONDITION OF TIT WEATHER
Temperature for Twenty-four Hours.
Forecast for Nebraska.

Chicago, April 2l.-The bulletin is
sued by the Chicago station of the
United States weather bureau gives
the forecast for Nebraska as follows:
Partly cloudy and colder tonight
with rain southeast, south, west and
north portion; Friday fair.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-04-22
GERMANY HAS HIGH PRICES, TOO
A Certain Increase in Wages Is Made
in Strike There.

Berlin, April 21.-The lockout in
the building trades in Berlin will prob
ably be settled in consequence of a
decision taken by the trade arbitra-
ton court granting the men small
increase in wages, beginning August
13, with further increase on October
!.
The representatives of both sides
have accepted this decision and the
final acceptance is now in the hands
of general meetings of masters and
mems unions whose opinion is regard
ed as favorable to the proposition.
The arbitrator regarded the de-
mands of the workers as fully justi-
fled owing to the enormously increas-
ed cost of living in recent years.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-04-22
Herrick Wet by 18 Votes.

Herrick, Neb., April 21.-Special to
The News: Herrick went wet by a
majority of IS votes, after an exciting
election. The following trustees were
elected: w. j. Bishop, Carl Reichel
and Ira d. Hughes
HerriCk's new water system is now
completed with eleven blocks of water
mains and 60,00O-gallon steel tank.
The quality of the water at Herrick
is some of the best found in the whole
state.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-04-22
Court at Fairfax.

Fairfax, S. d., April 21.-The semi
annual term of district court will con-
vene at Fairfax April 26. A large num-
Der of cases are on the calendar, but
it is thought the term will not last
more than a week.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-04-22
Blacksmith cashes Worthless Checks.

Pierce, Neb., April 2l,-Special to
The News A. r. Smith, a Hadar
blacksmith, cashed $50 of worthless
checks here yesterday and left town
He is now at Fremont, it is said
Smith drew all his money-$14-out
of the Farmers State bank of Hadar
and came to Pierce, cashing six
checks for IS each. They were made
out to Huber's saloon, the Pierce
pharmacy, Rastede's store, the Pierce
State bank. Durfee's clothing store
the Lysle saloon.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-04-22
Issues a Denial.
Little Hope for Coal Mine Peace.

Kansas City, April 2l.-When the
representatives of the coal miners
and mine owners of the southwest
resumed their joint conference here
today it was admitted by both sides
that little progress had been made
towards a settlement of the miners
strike.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-04-22
MARK TWAIN WRITES A BIT
Feels Refreshed and Calls for Pad
and Pen, Writing in Bed.

Redding, Conn, April 21.-Samuel
l.. Clemmens Mark Twain) passed
one of the most comfortable nights
last night that he has had since his
illness began and it was stated at
Stormfield that he awoke after re-
freshing sleep, feeling much better
and brighter, although still very
weak
Mr.. Clemmens said himself that he
felt much better and called for his
pen and a pad of paper. Half sitting
and half reclining in bed, he spent
short time in writing.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-04-22
TETRAzzINI LEAVES SECRETLY
Detectives Were After Her to Serve
an Attachment Suit.

New York, April 2O.-Mme. Luisa
Tetrazzini of Hammerstein's Manhat.
tan Opera House company sailed to-
day for Europe on the Mauretania.
Her departure was in secret. She
went aboard by the freight gangplank.
Several detectives guarded her state.
room and the approaches of it to serve
summons in a $4,000 attachment in.
stituted by Isadore Lerner. a manager
for breach of contract.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-04-22
GREAT OIL TANKS BURNING
Heavy Loss Already EntaiIed and
Flames Still Unchecked.

Point Richmond, Calf, April 21.-
dard Oil pipe lines from the Bakers
field oil district are burning. Heavy
loss has been entailed and the fire is
as yet unchecked.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-04-22
5 PEOPLE FLY IN AtROPLtNE
Roger Sommer Carries Four Passen.
GERS Five Minutes in Air.

Gainesville, France April 2l.-The
French aviator, Roger Sommer, ac-
complished remarkable feat which
establishes new worlds record for
aeroplanes He made a flight of five
minutes across country with four pas.
sengers.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-04-22
WANTED SEPARATE CARS.
Women Strikers in Tobacco Wage War
Would Ride Apart from "Scabs."

Louisville, KY, April 21.-A petition
of an unusual nature was presented
yesterday to the Louisville Street
Railway company by the women to-
bacco strikers asking for special cars
for the strike breakers separate from
those used by other patrons.
The company declined the request.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-04-22
Whole Rosebud STAYS "Wet."

Fairfax, S. d., April 2l,-Special to
The News: The annual town cleo
lions were held in nearly all South
Dakota towns and villages Tuesday.
The saloon question was the para
mount issue in most places. Bonesteel
and Fairfax, Burke, Herrick, Gregory
and Dallas all remain in the wet" col
umn
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-04-22

resentatives i'm the local Garments
union to report for work at the barns
of the Philadelphia Rapid Transit
company.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-04-22
Order Strikers to Work.

Philadelphia, April 2l.-All the mo-
tormen and conductors who have been
on strike were ordered by their rep
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-09-29
ABOUT TOWN

H. C. Schneider and family of Wag-
ncr visited relatives at this place this
week.
Joseph Kappel of Milwaukee is Wis
iting at the home of Jos. w. Wagner
this week.
House for rent, on the old Basrta
farm. 2h miles west of Utica. J. F.
Behensky.
T. w. Ptak of Tyndall, was here
Tuesday in the interest of his lumber
yard.
The proceed ngs Of the Coun-
ny commissioners appear on page
six of thi. issue in full.
Mound City paints may. cost a
trifle more, but--! Jos. Skor pix &
Company
The proceedings of the county
commissioners appear on p lge six
of this issue in full.
Mrs. Vac Nedved and her daughter
Mrs Will Pisek, visited reli ltives in
Charles Mix county this we Elk.
Victor and Columbia pho nographs
and records for sale; also hive a fine
selection of Bohemian recor Is. V. l.
AirviE. Lakeport.
Taken up, one black and two red
calves, and years old. Ov ner car
have them after paying all expenses
John Horacek, Yankton,. Itoute l. :.
Mrs Bsrtsk of Deloit. Neb, i:
visiting here this week at the
home OF her mother. Mes, Noval
and other relatives.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-09-29

Phillip Zelenka aged 2o,- the
son OF Joseph ZcIenka died last
Saturday suddenly Of heart failure
at the home of M d. Garner near
Bon Homme for whom he had
been working The young man
had been apparently in good
health but complained of Sigh;
'uneasi- ess about the heart that
day. The remains were buried in
the Tyndall cemetery Monday.
The saloon keepers and clerks
of Tyndall accused of selling liz
uors to a blood Indian some
weeks ago passed thru here Tues
day to Yankton where hearing
was had with no definite result as
to their punishment. They say
the Indian used as decoy by the
agent of the government could
not, ordinarily, be distinguished
from white man. If that is the
case the agent WHO got down to
such methods in making record
for himself and trouble for Others
ought to be kicked Of the perch.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-09-29

Thomas hostel, Peter Petrik, James
hostel and Frank hostel and his wife
took in the fair at Sioux City last
week.
F. W. Kocourek brought to our of
fee sample ears of corn raised on his
farm south of town. One ear is liz
inches long and has 20 rows of kerr
nels and weighs IL pounds.
Jos. v. Wagner, Jos. Hruska and J..
M. Petrik attended a convention of
the z. c. X. j. held in Silver Lake,
Mimi, this week. j. A. Wagner took
them to Utica Sunday where they
boarded train.
v. j. Obr, his wife and his sister
Emma, arrived here from Belvidere
Tuesday. V. J. has claim there
but has rented the farm OF Joseph
Stepanek near Bon Homme for next
year. He said the country in Stanley
county is pretty dry. His sister is
now we'll and is totally recovered
from the lightning stroke which rem
dered her unconscious for two days.
William Dyemier. a drayman OF
Avon, was run over by the morning
passenger going east at that place
Tuesday and lost his left leg above
the ankle, the fingers on his left hand
and received terrible scalp wounds
The unfortunate man was preparing
to go to Tyndall and was little late
He made a swift run for the leaving
train. which proved disastrous. He
slipped as he was about to grab the
handles and fell. He was taken I'M
mediately to a Doctors Office.
| The sale OF keepers and clerk!
Of Tyndall accused of selling IL
quor to an Indian some weeks age
pissed thru here Tuesday to Yanl
ION where a hearing was had will
no definite result as 40 their hniSf
ment. They say the Indian usec
as a decoy by the agent OF thu
government could not be disting
uished from a white man. /
that is the case the agent that viii
get down to such low methods il
making trouble fov others and
record for himself ought to b.
kicked OF the perch.
! DIR. Matthews, the veterinar!
| Surgeon and dentist of Yanktol
Will be here Monday, Oct.
Bring in your sick horses and ami
FINALS on that day and have then
treated by :. man who has provel
himself to be the most able of We
terinsTians in this part OF tn
state.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-09-29
KILLED UNDER TRAIN
Young Man Loses His Life on Rail.
Rad Train Near IlfiHa


Coroner III. F. Livingston was call
ed to Utica this morning by the news
from Mr.. Myers, whose farm is just
this side of Utica, that farm hand OF
his, Lon Early by name, had been
found dead on the Milwaukee right-of-
way a mile this side of Utica. The
presumption is that the man had fall
en- off the train on his way back to
Utica from a visit in Yankton,
had been struck by train some time
during the night. The body had been
thrown about twenty feet; the skull
was crushed and the brains scattered
| over the track.
| The dead man has worked for Mr..
| Myers for some time past and was
quite we'll known in Yankton from
| frequent visits. He was in town yes
terday and called on a friend employ
ed at Lee Wyman's, stopping only
few minutes as his friend was not In.
He stayed around town and was seen
| to get on last nights Milwaukee pass
enger that passed through Yankton at
| 10 O'Clock. 1t is supposed that he at
tempted to swing off the train when
near the Myers farm as by doing
this he could save himself walk 1t
was a risky thing to do and in the
dark he dropped from the train TO
| instant DEATH or was struck by an
other train while walking on the
track. The young mans folks are
Thought to live near Peoria. ILL.,
Yankton Daily Press and Dakotan.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-09-29

TOWN OFFICERS.
Jas. q. Bouska. trustee lst ward.
Jos. ". Wagner, trustee End ward.
J.sF. HOSTEL. trustee 3rd ward.
Jas A Wagner. clerk.
Robert Vauk, treasurer.
F. 0. Petrik assessor.
ia. Dvorak. Justice of the Peace.
Harry Roos. marshal.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-09-29
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-05-07

Total estimated cost ....$15O,OOO
The system is so arranged that
every block is reached and every lot
In every block ran reach the mains
without going farther than the alley
through the block.
The engineer is at work on the
plans for North Salem and will prob
ably have them completed within a
month The committee has had a
thankless and laborious task but it
has done its work well, which will
be better understood and much bet
ter appreciated when the system is
completed, and the outside toilets
and cess-pools are done away with
entirely,
When completed, Salem win have
the best planned and most perfect
sewer system in the Northwest, and
one that will last indefinitely
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-05-07

d. A. KINGSLEY,
OF Fond du Lac, Wisconsin.