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The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-07-22

The News: The republicans of Stan.
ton county met in mass convention
here. W. ". Young was elected chair.
The following delegates were chosen
to attend the state convention to be
held at Lincoln, July lG viz: Andrew
Spence, Louis Smithberger, W. w.
Young, Erwin Nye, G. A. Mayneld.
The following resolutions were
adopted
We, the republicans of Stanton
county, in convention assembled
pledge anew our allegiance to those
fundamental and historical doctrines
of republicanism, which spread our
country's statute books and carried
into effect by wise administrators
have promoted the welfare of our
common country and conserved the
true interests of our common citizen
ship.
We further endorse and commend
the WISE patient, vigorous and vigi.
liant administration of the president
of the United States William Howard
Taft and re.assert our confidence in
his courage, his craftsmanship, and
his fidelity to the true interest of the
common people.
We point with pride to the record
of wise, just, and equitable laws, en-.
acted by the present congress OF the
United States; to the platform pledges
of our party which have been so
largely redeemed and kept, and es-
pecially do we commend and en-
dorse the work of our senators from
Nebraska, Hon. Norris Brown and
Hon. Elmer j. Burkett, both in the
field of general legislation and in
their efficient and faithful representa-
tion of the interest of Nebraska.
The county option question came
up and was decided without debate
A motion was made that the delegates
be instructed to support the incorpora-
ton of a county option plank in the
state platform. A motion was prompt.
ly made and seconded that this mo-
tion be tabled" This motion pre-
vailed.
The following resolution was then
placed before the convention:
Resolved, That the delegates from
Stanton county to the state conven
ton in Lincoln, July 90, be instructed
to use their best efforts to prevent
the incorporation of county option
plank in the republican state plat
form
With commendable promptness a
county optionist moved that this reso-
luton be tabled" This motion, how
ever, was defeated The principal mo-
ton was then adopted by a large ma
jority. Stanton county will thus be
unit against the county option
plank.
The county convention then select
ed the county central committee and
elected the following officers of the
same: Chairman, Louis Smithberger;
secretary, James h. Peters, and treas
urer. George A. Eberly.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-07-22
Woman's Ewes PuIverized

Hot Springs, S. d., July 1S.-Presi.
dent Edward A. Setter of the Fifth
National bank of Cincinnati. whose
wife was injured in wreck on tho
Rapid City, Black Hills and Western
railroad, has chartered a special car
and will have his wife taken to a hos
pital in Omaha. The party left over
the Northwestern last evening, pass
ing through Norfolk at noon today.
Mrs. Setter may lose the sight of both
eyes.
When the accident occurred she was
thrown ten feet against the foremost
portion of the car, her eyeglasses be-
ing literally buried in her face, the
lenses cutting the muscles holding tho
eyelids and decorating the nerves.
Her nose is almost severed from her
face and she will be horribly dsfig-
hred for life.
Mrs. K. NJ. Fulweiler. her sister-in-
law, although scalded from head to
foot and her BACKBONE sticking in the
flesh at the nape OF the neck, assisted
in rescuing the injured, and only
swooned when the victims had been
made comfortable. She and the other
injured are resting comfortably at the
hospital.
Suits aggregating $l5O,OOO are
threatened against the railroad. If
prosecuted, it is feared that it will be-
necessary to appoint receivers.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-07-22
FAVOR REDIsTRiUTING STATE.
Pierce County Republicans Don't
Touch County Option.

Pierce, Neb., July 1S.-Special to
The News: At the Pierce county re-
publican convention, held in this city
Saturday, the following delegates were
selected to the state convention at
Lincoln: Thomas Chilvers, o. S.
Spillman, August Schwichtenberg, ID.
L. Crellin, A. G. Cole, Elmer Record
and Rev. Mr.. Kelley. County Attor-
ney Charles Stewart was selected as
chairman of the convention and A. G.
Cole as secretary.
The resolutions as read by Chair
man Brande of the resolutions COM
mittee endorsed the administration of
President Taft as being able and wise
and expressed a belief that his admin
istration would 90 down in history as
one that was strong and courageous
as those of his illustrious predeces-
sors, William Mckinley and Theodore
Roosevelt.
The record of the late republican
congress was heartily endorsed in that
it enacted more progressive and con-
structive legislation than any previous
congress.
Referring to the services of our SEN
ators the resolutions said 1--WE hear
tily endorse the records made in con-
gress by our United States senators,
Elmer j. Burkett and Norris Brown,
and heartily commend and express our
thorough appreciation of their work
and official conduct in UNFOLDING the
hands of our president in securing the
passage of the pledges made in the ma
tional republican platform at Chi
cago."
The following slap was directed at
Congressman "Check-Book" Latta:
I'VE denounce the action of Congress-
man Latta of this congressional dis
trict in voting against the postal saw
ings bank bill. And in voting against
his own party's substitute for the bill,
which was offered by the democrats
in congress, thereby repudiating the
national democratic platform on which
he was elected in 1908 ana proving
traitor thereto
The redistricting of the state for
legislative purposes by the next legis-
lature was demanded. The resolu.
tons were adopted without dissent
ing vote.
The local option question was not
mentioned in the convention at any
period of the session, though some of
the delegates from the precincts of
Plum Grove and Dry Creek, it was
said, had come down with the inten-
ton of forcing a county option plank
in the resolutions. The majority of
republicans of Pierce county do not
believe in being made a catspaw to
the whims and vagaries of Mr. Bryan.
In the scrap he has started in his own
party they believe it good politics to
climb a good high tree and from a
safe position enjoy the fight of the
democratic Kilkenny cats in the ranks
of the enemy
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-07-22

mord passed along through Norfolk all
day yesterday. a large band of gyp.
sizes arrived In the city and were busy
all day making their rounds BY the
sizes Of the bundles they carried with
them during the evening their haul
was good one.
Reports from the Triday.Frascr
camp ON the Krantz farm state that
Mrs. Friday has almost entirely re-
covered from her discomfort after be.
ing laid up for nearly four DAYS with
al attack of poison ivy The mayor
and MIR. Fraser succeeded in landing a
lU-pouud cat FISH Last evening.
Norfolk travelling men and their la.
dies have received an invitation from
the Sioux City travelling men TO at
tend the large travelling mems picnic
at Sioux City Saturday, July 80. The
Sioux city travellers are planning to
make the event big success, every.
thing being free TO the visitors.
There was a vacant chair I'm the
workshop of =. j. Fuesler Saturday.
Friday night w. II. Cough and Miss
Elizabeth Manske, accompanied by H.
G. Wiles, went to Omaha where on
Saturday Miss Manske and Mr.. Cough
we're bound in wedlock. Mr. Coughs
sister of Atlantic, Ia, met the party
at Omaha and acted as bridesmaid at
the wedding. Mr.. Wiles was grooms-
man Mr.. and Mrs. Cough will make
Norfolk their home, returning from
Omaha Monday
Norfolk will get a large list of race
horses for the coming races, according
to reports received from Madison
where long list of inquiries from
horsemen have been received. p. NJ
Barrett who will have charge of the
Norfolk races, has also received sew
eral inquiries and says there is no
doubt but Norfolk's list of horses will
be big. The inquiries have come
mostly from Nebraska points, with
some from Kansas, Iowa, and South
Dakota. The Norfolk race track is in
good condition and workmen are kept
busy at the driving park to make the
track a perfect one.
ExMarshal S. II. Creppen of Plain.
view was in the city Friday calling on
friends. Mr.. Creppen is still suffering
from the wound he received at the
hands of Leasner who is now an in
mate of the state hospital for insane.
1t was five years ago when Leasner
who was intoxicated, got into dis
pute over religion with a minister at
Plainview. Mr.. Creppen was the vic
tim of the quarrel, Leasner running a
sabre through the marshals body. Mr.
Creppen says he will not visit his as.
sailant on this trip to Norfolk, but on
former journey he visited the man
who he says told a Plainview citizen
sometime ago that he Leasner) would
kill Creppen when he was given his
liberty. Mr.. Creppen, however, does
not worry over the threat.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-07-22
home at night by lantern light.

home at night by lantern light.
Where four months ago was nothing
but prairie and one little building, to.
day stand two-story buildings and
plate glass fronts that would credit a
city OF 10000 and are wonder, as
Carter is ahead Of the railroad"
Permanently Of construction is notice.
able from the first, for the people ap.
preciate that with two or more rail.
roads and undoubtedly the terminus
OF both for some time, combined with
the throwing open of Mellette and
Bennett counties to homestead right,
Carter is the key city to the whole of
the northwest.
Chicago and Northwestern railway
graders are throwing dirt as fast as
possible between Dallas and Carter
and at the rate they are moving, the
grade will be into Jordan and Carter
early this fall. Five outfits are at
work and are hiring all the local
teams possible. From the south
crew of surveyors, followed by an Ell.
gineering outfit which is cross.section.
ing, and these followed by a right-of.
way agent who is paying real money
for right.of-way, is making rapid prog.
ress. 1t is assumed that these railroad
men represent the b. & NJ. The sur.
vey and Cross.sectioning which they
have done runs across the southwest
corner of Carter and about 800 feet
east of the site chosen by the Chicago
G. hni
grounds.
Rumor is prevalent, and based upon
good authority, that the survey which
was run last year across the north
half of Trip county through the town
site of Carter and headed southwest
to Alliance. Neb., was conducted by
the Great Northern, which corpora.
ton is endeavoring to secure a
through line from Duluth, Minneapolis
and st. Paul to the coast and by fol.
lowing the survey as their engineers
mapped out last year, this can easily
be accomplished. The first two in.
stances are realities and the Great
Northern's survey is more than prob.
able.
With such conditions existing, no
wonder Carter is on the jump to pre-.
pare itself to care for the thousands
of people who are contemplating a
move to Trip county and the west.
Dallas experienced the trials of car.
ing for over a hundred thousand peo-
pie in the three weeks during the
opening of Trip county. Mellette and
Bennett counties comprise a much
greater area and Carter, being the
gateway to this gardenspot of home
stead land, will experience a rush of
three times as many people, inasmuch
as from Carter the people can, with
greater ease and less expense, go to
the land in question. Carter is the
most accessible railroad point for the
farmers and residents of all that ter.
ritory and it's growth will be very
rapid and much more marvellous than
the development of its sister city,
Dallas.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-07-22
A Satisfactory Cleaner.

How would you like to do all of the
housework in half the time and with
half the effort? You can do it, and in
a way that is much better and more
generally satisfactory. An easy way
that gets right down and takes off the
dirt better than the ordinary and old.
fashioned cleanser. Old Dutch Cleans.
er is the modern cleanser. Use it and
see. 1t cleans quickly, scrubs thor.
oughly, scours and polishes brightly
Use it in all your cleaning for wood
work, all kinds of floors and painted
walls, cutlery and glassware, pots,
pans and kettles, in the bathroom and
throughout the house. Contains nei
Their caustics, acids, alkali nor grit
and its uses are unlimited.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-07-22
Doctor Pinned Under an Auto.

Lindsay, Neb., July 10 Special to
The News: Dr. ID. G. Walker sustain.
ed compound Potts fracture of the
right leg in an automobile accident
early yesterday morning while return
ing from the firemen's tournament at
Newman's Grove. 1t seems that Laue-
sen and Walker started from the
Grove and in the heavy fog, lost
sense of direction and were going
south instead of east. At point
about a mile before the accident oc-
Cured Lauesen stepped out to crank
the machine and after cranking it,
Or. Walker in spirit of mischief,
started without him-and Lauesen
said he was clearing the fog some by
his remarks, but when about mile
further on he run across Walker pin.
toned under his car which had up
set, with his leg splintered and badly
bleeding and the hot water from the
leaking radiator scalding him.
He thought later he was very fortu-
nate. He reused some of the farm
ers after walking about two miles in
a fog and summoned a physician from
Newman's Grove. After about three
hours under the car he was taken to
Newmans Grove where he is now
resting.
The machine sustained but very lit
tie damage, tipping over on the side
after trying to climb a bank about
four feet high along side of the road.
The car acted like a runaway horse.
No damage to speak of to it.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-07-22
HOW ABOUT BRYAN?
Will His Present Attitude Lead Him
to Defeat?-Splits His Party.

Lincoln, July 16.-William j. Bry.
an has entered upon the most mo-
mentous fight of his career in so far
as Nebraska politics is concerned, and
its result will determine to a great
extent his standing in the party at
large. He has started to place a
county option plank in the democratic
state platform over the objections of
his most ardent supporters, and adj.
visers and closest friends. At the
Lancaster county democratic conven-
ton he drew the line For county or
ton; Against county option" Those
who will follow me come on" he
said. I'VE are going. Those who
will not follow me stay at home"
Immediately after he had made this
dramatic statement the convention
adopted the platform he wrote in.
structing the fifty-seven delegates TO
the state convention to vote for the
endorsement of county option in the
party platform. Among those who op-
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-07-22
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY.
Tariff Critics Weak Case.

Sioux City Journal: When the last
insurgent republican convention has
been held-and there probably will
not be very many of them-it will be
found that not a single fiat-footed de-
mand has been made for the immedi,
ate revision of the Payne tariff law
1t will be found, however that there
tariff commission. The situation will
illustrate the intrinsic weakness of
the case against the present law.
The present schedules can be criti.
cised, of course. 1t can be said with
some positiveness that certain SEIZED
ules ought to be lower. But no critic
will undertake to say just what the
duties ought to be. If the critics
should undertake to suggest new du,
ties no two of them would agree. In
fact, most of the critics are willing to
admit that if President Taft should
call a special session of congress in
September to revise the tariff it could
not accomplish more accurately
scientific revision than was made at
the late extra session. Some of the
most distinguished insurgents in the
late tariff fight are already on record
to this effect. This explains why the
demand for permanent" tariff com,
mission takes the place of a demand
for immediate further revision. 1t is
admitted there no good can come
from further monkeying with the
schedules until after a commission has
provided foundation of fact upon
which scientific revision can be built.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-07-22
Tells of Tripp County.

Sioux City Journal: Frank Butts
was in Sioux City from Winner, S. d.,
new town in Trip county, which
he says has grown up like a mush.
room in the night. Mr.. Butts says it
is common occurrence to see a build
ing hauled into town on wheels, being
moved from some other town to Win
ner, which has bright prospects for
getting the Northwestern railroad ex-
tended from Carter. S. d., a thriving
town thirty miles distant. Mr.. Butts
was suffering two broken ribs sus-
tanned on July 4, when he made an at
tempt to ride western broncho He
said he no more than hit the saddle
than he went up in the air like a sky
rocket, and came down horseless, with
disastrous results.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-07-22
TO BUILD SUMMER RESORT.
Crystal Lake to Have An Amusement
Park,

Sioux City, Ia July 1S.-Special to
The News: Assurance of the compile
ton of elaborate plans for a summer
resort at Crystal lake, Neb., which
will rival any amusement place in the
cities of the middle west was given
out by Riley Howard of Orchard, Neb.,
who recently obtained the controlling
interest in the Sioux City, Crystal
Lake and Homer railroad. The build
ing of the amusement park and resort
will constitute an outlay of 100000.
The promoters assert that it will be
completed by next June. A contract
with the Combination Bridge com
pany, which was closed yesterday,
gives the railroad company the use of
that structure for thirty years and as
sures good transportation facilities be-
tween Sioux City and the park.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-07-22
Beware of OIntments for Catarrh that
Contain Mercury,

as mercury will surely destroy the
sense of smell ana completely derange
the whole system when entering 1t
through the mucous surfaces. Such
articles should never be used except
on prescriptions from reputable physi-
clans, as the damage they will do is
ten fold to the good you can possibly
manufactured by F.. ]. Cheney & Co,
Toledo, Ohio, contains no mercury, and
Is taken internally, acting directly up
on the blood and mucous surfaces of
the system. In buying Halls Catarrh
Cure be sure you get the genuine. It
is taken internally and made in To-
ledo, Ohio, by f. j. Cheney & Co. Tes-
timonials free.
Sold bF Druggists. Price, 76c per
bottle.
Take Halls Family Pills for cons 4 =
patton.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-07-22

county superintendency through in
crease of salary and provision by law
for adequate Office help.
8. Better country schools in all
parts of the state, with necessary state
aid to accomplish the same.
g. A graded reading circle course
with adequate recognition for teachers
who complete the work.
10. At least one agricultural high
school in every county.
IL. A uniform and definite system
of certification of teachers by normal
schools and colleges.
-. A square deal for all the school
interests of the state.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-07-22

Pierre, S. D., July 1S.-Congressman
Burke, chairman of the house commit
tee appointed at the last session of
congress to investigate charges of
fraud in sale of Indian land, made by
United States Senator Gore against
William McMurray, attorney of Nc
Allister, has notified members of the
committee TO assemble at Muskogee,
on August 4.
The investigation will begin on that
date.
Senator Gore has agreed to be pres
ent at the meeting of the committee
according to Congressman Burke, who
has returned from Mankota, MINI,
where he had conference with the
senator.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-07-22
Five Bows Bound Over.

With the exception of Wallace Dor
say. five Of the boy bandits were
packed into carriages Friday evening
and taken to the Madison Jail to await
their trial in the district court. Dor
sey's case was continued thirty days
and he was released on a 5000 bond.
Dorsey, it is said, is the only boy of
the six who has not practically ad.
mitted his guilt. Those taken to Mad
ison Friday evening by Constable
Flynn and Special Officer Wheeler
were: Emery Bonney, Stanley ANNE
don. William Shoregge, Kenneth Rich
ardson and Chester Housh, the latter
TO be placed in safe keeping to await
word from the Dawes county officials.
Bonney, Ammedon and Schoregge
pleaded guilty Thursday evening, but
Richardson and Housh did not get
their hearing until Thursday evening,
when they were bound over to the dis
trict court by Justice Eiseley. These
two boys did not plead guilty at the
hearing Friday, but the officers say
they admitted their guilt.
Before taking their prisoners to
Madison, the officers took the youths
to a barber shop, where they were
given bath.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-07-22
PRESUMPTION In Nebraska.

st. Louis Globe-Democrat: "An ali
garchy based on beer" is what Bryan
calls the democratic state of Nebras-
ka. What do his friends, Governor
Shallenberger and Congressman
Hitchcock, say about this? Or has
Bryan cast them out, too, as he did
the democratic state senators several
days ago?
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-07-22
He Inspected Cement Streets.

City Engineer H. II. Tracy returned
Friday evening from tour of concrete
paving inspection at Sioux City, Ma
son City, Fort Dodge and LeMars, Ia;
Omaha, Chicago and Gary, Ind. AL
though the engineer made a flying
trip, his report to the council Monday
night will be as complete as was re-
quired of that body. Mr.. Tracy, al
though in favor of brick, has not let
his personal ideas as to paving influ-
ence him on his inspection trip, and
says he saw some very good samples
of concrete paving.
At Sioux City he says there are no
streets paved with concrete, but many
alleys were paved with this material.
Sioux City's concrete paving is the
worst sample of cement paving he saw
on his trip. Fort Dodge is now put
ting in 10000 square yards of concrete
paving, he says. The price they pay
for it is S1,G2 per square yard. At
Gary, Ind, many streets, including the
main street, is paved with concrete
and looks very good, he says. In Chi
cago he also saw some good concrete
paving.
Mr.. Tracy is now hard at work pre-.
pairing an estimate for the paving of
Norfolk avenue with concrete. This
estimate will be handed to the council
at their meeting Monday night. The
advertising for bids can be started i'm
mediately after Monday nights meet,
ing, says the city engineer, if the
council desires.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-07-22
CARTER GROWING RAPIDLY.
Looks as If II Would Be Terminus for
Two Railroads Soon,

Carter, S. D., July 1S.-Special to
The News From daylight until dark
you can hear the ring of hammers in
Carter, for building is going on that
keeps every carpenter busy. One en-.
ergetic fellow is even building his own
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-07-22
STANTON AGAINST OPTION.

Republicans OF That County Turn
Down Mr. Bryan's Pet Issue.
Stanton, Neb., July Especial to
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-07-22
AUTO WRECK AT WALTHILL.
Pender, Neb., People Injured in Spill
at Race Course.

Walthill, Neb, July 1S.-The race
track here was the scene of a serious
automobile accident. A large crowd
had gathered for the horse races.
Teams and automobiles were lining
up along the course when G. p.
Meyers, driving REQ machine, and
T. L. Sloan, Of Pender, driving a Ford