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The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-01-14
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The infant child of Mr., and Mrs. G..
H. Wilcox is quite i'll.
George n. Seymore went to Neigh
and Clearwater on business.
j. w. Skeen has purchased the resi-
dence property owned by w. S. Val
entine, and will occupy the same.
Elgin merchants enjoyed an eXcep-
tionally good holiday trade, notwith-
standing the almost impossible condi-
tions of the roads.
Hard coal is a scarce article in
town. Some who laid in good supply
for the winter are loaning to their less
fortunate neighbors.
E. C. Sward has bought the racket
store owned by F. NJ. Whitmore and
is selling out the stock at reduced
prices. Mr.. Whitmore is undecided as
yet what business he will engage in
]. w. Skeen is in the Big Horn ba
sin looking after some land interests
which he has there.
Mrs. Skeen is visiting with friends
at Albion during the formers absence
u. G. Robinson has sold his prop
erty in the north part Of town tC
Frank Fritz, who recently moved here
| from Oklahoma. Mr.. Robinson and
family will locate in Belgrade, Neb.
The general farm sale of Harvey
| Andrews, northeast of town, was a
success, everything selling for good
price. Mr.. Andrews and family viii
leave in a few days for Colorado
where they expect to make their fu
ture home.
Mr. and Mrs. l.. X. Johnson are the
proud parents of twin babies. They
are girls.
Antoine Setting and Miss Francis
Vanticher were married Tuesday a
| 10 a. m. at St Bonaface Catholic
church in Elgin, Father Renner off
ciating. The Setting and Vantiche1
families are we'll and favorably know
in the community The bride ant
groom are held in high esteem. They
will live on a farm in Dakota owned
by the groom.
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South Dakota Bulletins.

White Lake will have a municipal
waterworks plant with reservoir
holding $4,000 gallons.
Prof. f. C. Perisho, dean of the state
university at Vermillion, was operated
on for gallstones and is doing well.
A movement has been started in
Phillip county for a division of the
county. It is the largest in the state.
The business men of Pierre and FIT,
Pierre have filed a complaint against
the excessive coal rates from Wyo-
ming points.
Vermillion's new $4,000 theater Is
nearing completion and may be ready
by February /. 1t has been leased to
Maurice w. Jencks, of Sioux City.
WATERFOWL, the only city in South
Dakota operating under special
charter, will soon vote on the commits
sion form of city government.
Bernard Mcmahon, recluse living
an a farm near Grindstone, died in his
shanty from illness and exposure. His
feet were frozen when he was found
in his cellar by one of his neighbors.
Charles Barton, stage driver be-
tween Vale and BiXby, was so badly
frozen in a blizzard that he will lose
his hands and feet. He lost his way
and abandoned his team and tried tc
walk
The no-license campaign at FIT. Pier
re has reached the trouble breeding
stage. President Millett of the STOCK
! Growers bank who Is active against
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-01-14

terday for being drunk and charged
with drawing a knife on j. a. Munson
restaurant proprietor on South
Fourth street, was fined $3.50 in JUS
tice Eiseleys court.
Mrs. Joseph PLANT has gone to Oma.
ha to visit her husband who is con.
fined in the Clarkson hospital at that
city suffering from rheumatism. Some
weeks ago Mr.. PLANT went to Excel
sior Springs. Mo, for treatment,
A warrant is out for the arrest of
Thomas Bennett, Harry Grey and Ioyt
Schelly. The men are charged with
jumping their board bill, which
amounts to SS5. The warrant was is
sued ON request of Mrs. f. RalstOn,
who keeps IA boarding house on South
Third street The men had been in
Norfolk about three months.
The following officers were installed
at the meeting of the Damascus chap
ter, No %, Monday evening; j, w.
McClary, high priest; ID. Rces, king;
$. G. Dean, captain of host; II. J. liiN,
royal arch captain; II. II. Hartford,
master first veil; J. h. Maynard, mas.
ter second veil; w. II. Hoffman, mas.
ter third veil; A. II. Niele, " r.; G. 7.
Sprecher secretary; l.. c. Mittelstadt,
treasurer; c. f. Eiseley, tyler.
David Smith did not make his trial
airship flight in Norfolk Monday, as
scheduled by him. Neither did he put
in an appearance at the Altman gar.
age, where several parts of his ma
chine are still waiting to be fitted to
those parts which he took with him to
Deverre, Neb to exhibit to his rela
tives as a Christmas surprise some
time ago. Mr.. Smith made a state
ment before leaving that his machine
would be a success and that a flight
would take place January 10. Now
number of people who are in posi-
! ton to know say he went home to pici
several acres of corn which he still
( had in the field and which he would
endeavor to put on the market for sale
with view of raising money to pay
for the completion of his machine. Mr.
Altman has written to Smith but mp tt
this time no word has yet been re
ceived from him.
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instance succeeded in having the tie.up
occur ut good.sized town where all
the passengers could find accommoda.
ton A bigger factor, almost, than the
storms and one that the dispatchers
were called upon to cope with, was the
lack of food for stock ON ranches In
the Wyoming territory about Casper
and Lander.
Stock Dying.
Thousands of sheep are dying in
that region this winter" said MIR Col.
den this forenoon. THE rauChmCn
had made no provision for an early and
severe winter and when the storms
set In in early December they were
caught mapping. Little food they had
stored on the ranches and they could
secure none. The storms added to the
horrors, and united with the famine of
food to bring death to thousands of
sheep. Many stockmcn in Wyoming
will lose their all this winter"
Because of the storms it was nearly
impossible for the railroad to get trains
loaded with hay and grain from the
east for their relief and when, by Civ.
ing them preference to all other trains.
they were finally gotten to towns in
the stricken district their cargoes
could not be hauled ON wagons to the
ranches,
Knocked Lights OFF Coaches.
Last Tuesday occurred one of the
worst storms of the winter in that re.
gion. The Lander line was completely
showed under and not until yesterday
was il open again to the terminal In
one of the cuts the drifts on either side
of the tracks were so deep that they
knocked the rear lights off the last
coach on a train. In several places the
plows cut through drifts eight feet
deep. The snow driftcd over the fenc-
es, and stock walking on the surface
sometimes wandered onto the railroad
right. of-way and fell off the edge down
onto the tracks. Engine crews were
given strict orders to keep watchout
| for stock on the tracks.
Got Water From Drifts.
One of the most trying ordeals the
dispatchers contended with was keep.
ing water supply for the engines
The weather was so cold that the
tanks would freeze up. In some in
stances engines ran out of water mid
way between stations. There was then
nothing to do but for the crew to get
up on the drifts and shovel snow into
the tank on the tender. In this man
ner enough water could be secured tc
use in making the run to the next tank
Got Vote of Thanks.
Through the past month Mr.. Brader
has been a tireless worker in his eff
forts to clear the congestion west o
Chadron. For days at a time he Ia
bored with scarcely any sleep and hi'
great energy has been source o
much comment and admiration no
only on the part of rairoaders whit
realize best the strain under which h
worked constantly, but also on thu
part of the citizens of the snowbount
district.
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/. Our Father which art in Heaven, hal
lowed be Thy name. May Thy rule come
into my heart more and more, and Thy
will be done in my mortal body. Relying
on the assistance Of Thy promised grace
to help in every time of need, through
Jesus Christ our Lord | register this
Vow.
3 Daily will | remember at the Throne
Of Heavenly Grace the general interests
of the harvest work, and particularly the
share which | myself am privileged to
enjoy i'm that work and the dear cola
borers at the Brooklyn Tabernacle. and
everywhere.
3. | vow to stil more carefully, If pos
sible. sCrutniZe my thoughts and words
and dongs, to the intent that | may be
the better enabled to serve Thee and Thy
dear flock.
4. | vow to Thee that | will be on the
alert to resist everything akin to Spirit
ism and OCcultism. and that, remember
Ing that there are but the two masters,
! shall resist these snares in all reason.
able ways. az being OF the Adversary.
s. | further vow that, with the eXcep-
lions below. | will at all times, and in all
places conduct myself toward those OF
the opposite sex in private exactly as /
would do with them in public-in the
presence of a congregation OF the Lord 8
people.
g. And so far as reasonably possible,
will avoid being in the same room with
any of the opposite sex alone, unless the
door TO the room stand wide OPEN
7. Exceptions in the case OF Brethren
wife. children, mother, and natural sis
ters: in the case of Sisters-husbands.
children, father. and natural brothers.
Should any Of those who take this
Vow unto the Lord desire to inform
me of the fact, | shall be very pleased
TO hear from them at my Brooklyn ad,
dress
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Plan Nelinh library.

Neigh. NCb., Jan. t2.-Spccial to
The News Bids ON the proposed new
public library for this city were opcncG
last week aud contracts let for the
same. The bid of II. IT, Fellows com
pany of Auburn, Ncb, were considered
the best submitted, and the contract
awarded to them. The revised bid
was for the amount Of $i,SOO and the
original for $4,000. The latter figures
were those accepted Work on the
structure vii begin as soon as weather
permits According to the president
of the library board j. f, Boyd the
building must be completed by Aug
INST
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-01-14
Cheese Factory for Dorsey.

Dorsey, Ncb.. Jan, Especial to
The News: Dorsey is to have a cheese
factory. The Dorsey Cheese company
was organized Thursday with a CAPT
tai of So, 600 and the contract has been
let for the machinery to be installed
before April I, 1910. II. l.. Wyman.
n practical cheese manufacturer, has
been engaged to superntend the fac.
tory. Directors were elected as fol
lows: NJ Y. Elliott, f. u. Pine, Roy
Pilger John Movak and Scotia Steven
son. They elected the following us
officers: NJ. r. Elliot, president; o.
O. Newman, vice president; Fred Pill
ger, secretary, and Scotia Stevenson
treasurer.
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AinsWorth.

Ainsworth, Neb., Jan. 70 Special
to The News: The normal fight is
over Ainsworth did not win, but She
made a good hght-one that every
Answorth man and woman may be
proud of, and now extends the heart
lest congratulations to Chadron, the
winner. There are no sore spots ON
Brown county. In a contest of this
kind we put up the best fight that we
can with the best nature going. II
we win, we are happy, if we lose, we
do not crouch.
Ainsworth is enjoying the sensation
of having three brides at one time
j. O. Beatty of this place and Miss
Josephine Peters of Coleridge were.
married last week, but are at home
now. The bride was one of our popu-
lar teachers last year. The groom
is a member of the firm of BurwelI
& Beatty, furniture and hardware deal
ers and undertakers. Mr.. Beatty -
a licensed embalmer a talented mu-
stefan and is the newly elected coro-
ner of Brown county.
Oscar Worley, the night operator
at the Northwestern station here, was
married Thursday at Gordon to Miss
Essie Johnson, daughter of Rev d.
A. Johnson, former pastor of the NJ.
r. church at this place. Mr.. and Mrs.
Worley are keeping house in the rooms
over the depot formerly occupied by
Agent Troxel. They were attended
at the bridal ceremony by Evan john
son, a brother of the bride and Miss
| Cyla Moseley of this place.
Wilbur w. McAndrew and Miss
Ruth Hedrick were married Sunday
morning at the home of the brides
| mother in this city. The bride was
raised here and is one of our most
popular young ladies. She was
teacher for number of years, and is
a graduate of one of the kindergarten
schools in Chicago. For the past year
she has been deputy county clerk.
| The groom is son of w. d. Mean
drew, an old settler of this place.
| He served five years in the army,
being stationed in the Philippines
some two or three years of that time.
These young people have known each
other nearly all their lives, and it
is romance that began in short
dresses and a barefoot boy.
w. H. Remy one of the oldest OF
Brown county settlers is quite i'll at
his home north of town Two of his
daughters, Mrs. Ed TroXel of Hay
Springs, and Miss Louis Remy of In
dianapolis, are at his bedside.
Word comes from Grand Junction.
Colorado, of the birth of a fine baby
boy to Mrs. Nora Heron Blackstone
The mother was raised in Brown coun-
ty and has many friends here who are
extending the heartest congratula-
tions.
Colonel Robert Martin has been ser
iously i'll during the past week but
is better now.
A new boy at the home of William
NJ. Elys came about O'Clock Sunday
morning. The mother and child are
doing well and viii is wearing the
smile that will not come off.
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Battle Creek Woman Asks for Divorce

Madison, Neb., Jan. 11.-Special to
The News: Suit was commenced in
the district court of Madison county
Saturday by Mrs. Elise Walter against
her husband, Henry Walter of Battle
Creek, for a divorce, custody of her
six minor children and reasonable ali
mony. Mr.. and Mrs. Walter were mar
ried in 1884 at Clinton, Ia, and for
the last three years have resided on
farm near Battle Creek. Mrs. Wal
ter alleges in her petition that her
husband has been unfaithful and that
he is given to the excessive use of in-
toxicants, and that, for the last three
years, she with her children has been
compelled to support herself and fam
lily by working upon farm while her
husband passed his time away in Bat.
tie Creek
The west Point high school basket
ball team defeated the Madison high
school aggregation at the opera house
Saturday evening by a score OF "a to-
~. The visitors reached the city about
6 p, m. and left on the passenger go-
ing north the same evening, at $3.50.
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the saloon interests narrowly escaped
being hit by beer bottle which was
thrown through the window OF hts
bank
The suit which Messrs. Savage and
Pierson of Siux Falls started aEainst
Minnehaha county for fees which they
claimed to have earned M tax fcrrcts.
has been temporarily withdrawn. The
claim will first be put up to the board
of supervisors and IL refused, suit VILE
be started, These men claim fees to-
the enormous figure of $3.50 100.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-01-14
Gout Defined,

What is gout;" asks correspond
ent, Well, it is an inhiction if inner
tied, but is often source of pride
when acquired, st. Paul Pioneer Press.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-01-14
Hopeful.

Miss Oldgrl- Sow, what do you
think of the theory that Methuseah
was really not as old ms report said he
was? Mr.. Frank think it is very en-.
couraging, Miss Odgirl. Baltimore
American
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-01-14
PEOPLES PULPIT.
PRESENT YOUR BODIES.

What Shall Render Unto the Lord My
God For All His Benefits Towards Mcp
Will Take the Cup Of Salvation and Call Up
on the Name Of the Lord. Will Pay My
Vows Unto the Lord" psalm cSvi. w.
II Bescech YOU Brethren. by the Mercies
Of God. That We Present Your Bodies a Living
Sacrifice Holy and Acceptable Unto God and
Your Reasonable Service (Romans XII. y.
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Why Is n camel easily angered? Be-
cause II always has its back up.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-07-31
GEO, K. LEHMAN FOR
COUNTY TREASURER

George X. Leeman, office deputy
sheriff and jailer of Carter county
and a man who for the past twenty
four years has resided in the pres
ent confines of the county, is in the
race for county treasurer. He was
solicited 6y so many friends TO
enter the race that he did not feel
it would be treating them right for
him to remain out and he is asking
for a sufficient number of votes to
elect him. His claims are modest and
his promises are few. He merely
states that he is competent to do
the work, that he will do it, that If
elected the books will be kept right,
the funds that belong to the people
shall be taken care of and that all
visitors to mis- office shall be treated
with equal courtesy.
Mr. Leeman is a good bookkeeper,
he is on his job about sixteen hours
out of the day and all the details
OF his work is kept closely up with.
He is painstaking, careful, honest
and will make Carter county a good
officer. His candidacy has been clean,
he has no fight to make that will
do the democratic party any harm
and believes that he will receive a
sufficient number of votes to secure
his nomination. Mr.. Leeman appre-
ciates those who are working for
his success and will appreciate the
support Of all voters of the county.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-07-31
STATE UNIVERSITY.
Students at the University to Have
Good Accommodation Next Year.

Norman Okla. July 3G.-The accom-
moGationS for students at the state
university of Oklahoma will be far
better next year than they have ever
been in the past Many people have
hesita.ed TO send their daughters to
the university because of the lack OF
special dormitories where they would
he under the right kind of supervision
while they were attending the uni
versity. The unusually strong depart
ment of music and the new department
of art that was established last year
provide excellent instruction In these
subjects and many have been desli.
ours of having their daughters to take
advantage of this work but have hesi-
tated to do so ON account of the lack
of systematic arrangements for lodg.
ing and boarding students. This diff
ficulty is now about to be removed anu
the indications are that there will be a
marked growth OF the entire univer-
sity and especially Of the departments
of music. expression and art.
One of the best private residences
in the city has been leased by the
Episcopal church which is making ar
rangements 10 turn it into a home for
young ladies attending the university.
This home will be fitted up with all
modern conveniences and comforts
and careful oversight will be provided.
There will be room for only about IA
students in this home.
Accommodations for a large number
of young ladies' viii be provided by
the Rev. w. F. Gray, distinguished
minister of the Baptist church, who
has taken charge OF the large brick
hotel building on Main street in Nor
man. He is renovating this building
and expects 10 furnish it in first-class
shape and provide as ideal home life
as is possible in a dormitory. a com
petent matron will be in charge and
there will be room in this home for
about 70 young ladies. No special re-
Hgious affi'iation will be necessary to
gain admission to either of these
homes.
Besides these two special homes
number of private residences are being
erected in Norman this summer, many
of which win have rooms for rent to
students. The completion of the ex-
oel,ent sewerIsystem and the extension
of the waterworks system have
brought about a great improvement
in the accommodations for students at
the university
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-07-31

Straphangers are almost as numer-
GUS in the subways of London as
they are in New York. Americans
making their first trip in London
subways find themselves quite al
home when they see the much used.
dirty and distorted leather straps
hanging from the parallel bars on
each side of the cars The trains
are crowded in the rush hours in
London just as they are in New
York Philadelphia, Chicago, Boston
and other large American cities
Since the electrification of the me
tropolitan and district, London's
chief underground arteries, traffic
has grown by leaps and bounds
The improvement was made, by the
way, by General Manager Stanley,
a traffic expert imported from Amer
lea.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-07-31
AN OPEN LETTER CO REV. CONCER
BY BLIND PREACHER Of OKLAHOMA

friends for the league by this wretched
blunder; on the contrary. you have
driven from il many of its most loyal
aGhercnts. You have not enhanced
the probabilities of Mr.. Murray's enc,
tion; on the contrary, many demo
Gratis incensed by your audacity in
seeking to dictate their vote at the
polls, will vote for another than Mur.
ray rather than seem to be dominated
by your directions. You have weaken
ed the cause of prohibition because
your willingness to have the issue
resubmitted is a practical acknowl-
edgement that you are convinced that
the people will indicate their dissatis-
faction with the law by voting it down.
/ do not want the question reslronI..
ted any more than you; neither does
Mr.. Cruce. But If resubmission does
come, | have confidence that the law
will vindicate itself, that prohibition
Will win another great victory; and if
the Anti-Saloon League desires
share in this victory, it will do well
20 seek saner and more practical lead
ers to represent It in the fight than
those who now stand at the head OF
the movement
Respectfully yours,
iWILLMOORE KENDALL.
The Blind Preacher of the Oklahoma
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-07-31
FOR SALE

STREET RAILWAY SALE-The un-
dersigned, receiver, by order of
court, will sell at public sale to the
highest bidder, on August 10Th,
1910, all property of the Ardmore
Traction company, situated in and
near Ardmore, Oklahoma, including
Al miles track in operation, track
and equipment in good condition,
3,343 feet 75-pound steel in paved
district (paving paid for) balance
in city, and suburbs G0-pound rails
90 trolley wire, 5000 bond wire, Gre
osoted pine poles. two new uptodate
single truck, semi-convertible, two
double truck convertible, and one
summer car; $4,000 supplies on
hand, consisting of copper wire,
ties, poles, rails and other mater
ials. Contracts for lands adjoining
city, estimated at $4,000; amuse.
ment park with natatorium, baseball
diamond, grandstand, etc. Most lib
eral fifty-year franchise Said sale
shall be made at public out-cry in
front of court house door in the ciJ!
of Ardmore, Oklahoma, between the
hours of 10 o'clock a. m, and 12 m,
on Aug. 10, 1910, on the following
terms, towit' 1st, ALL Cash or 2nd,
$10,0O0.00 on Gate of sale, $15,0O0.0O
within months, and balance on or
before the 1st day of Nov. 1911.
Minimum price s5O,OOOOO. Address.
Receiver, Ardmore, Okla.
29-10 C. l.. BYRNE, Receiver.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-07-31

but England will have second place.
If the big dry dock built at Barrow
by Vicker's Sons & Maxim for tho
Brazilian government reaches Rio
Janeiro safely. The distance is
abOut $500 sea miles, approximately
one-third the distance the Dewey
towed The brazilian dock is $50
feet long and $50 broad. 1t is now
AZ sea. being towed to Brazil by
two Dutch tusboats especially built
for such service.