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The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-01-07

rewarded in being the captor of a full
grown skunk.
Miss Bertha wilkins, who has re.
Gently returned from California, has
just lately been able to get about
without the aid of crutches. Miss Will
kins had her right ankle badly broken
in a street car wreck while at Los
Angeles, in which five persons were
killed. Her trip to Seattle and British
Columbian points was not made on
this account. An automobile occupied
by FIVE persons ran into street car
and the entire automobile party were
killed, number of passengers on the
street car, among whom was Miss vii.
kins, being injured. The plaster Of
Paris cast on Miss wilkins ankle was
removed by her physician Monday.
Joyce Hall Is reported ill.
A. l.. Stear Is on the sick list
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Weiher,
son.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Klein, a
daughter.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Seid.
schlog, q son.
Paul Wetzel who has been Ill is
now able to be at his place Of bust
ness again.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Meth
odist church will meet in the church
parlors Thursday afternoon at 2:3O.
A telegram announces that the re-
Jnains of Owen O'Neill were shipped
from Utah yesterday and they ought
to reach Battle Creek probably Thurs.
day or Friday.
Mrs. w. f. Edens of Fairfax, who
was operated on at Rochester, Mimi,
for goiter a few days ago, is reported
to be recovering rapidly. Mrs. Edens
formerly lived in Norfolk.
There will be no meeting of the
Degree of Honor lodge tonight
The Norfolk Chess club meets with
Miss Minnie Mas Thursday evening
Funeral services over the remains
of owen O'Neill will be held at the
Catholic church at Battle Creek Fri
day morning at ! o'clock. Relatives
of Mr. O'Neill have arrived at Battle
Creek from the east.
The Ladies Aid society of the First
Congregational church will meet
Thursday afternoon at 2:3O at the
home of Miss Alvira Durland, with
Mrs. H. J. Cole assisting. All the
ladies of the congregation and their
friends are invited,
At the meeting of the Norfolk Ger
man Lutheran relief association at
Winters hall Tuesday evening the fol
lowing officers were elected Presi
dent Carl Schmiedeberg; vice presi
dent c. II. Krahn; treasurer Herman
Winter; secretary. Otto Zuelow; or
ganizer. Carl Zuelow.
Installation of the new officers OF
the Eagles took place at the Eagles
hall. after which a banquet was ten
dered to the members. After partak
ing of the refreshments the members
enjoyed a smoker and the music from
the Norfolk Mandolin club was greatly
appreciated. Willard Green, the new
ly installed president, made a short
address and commented upon the fu
ture welfare of the order.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-01-07
DIVORCE FOR MRS. COOK?
Report in New York Has It That She
Wants Money Back

New York, Jan. 6.-Mrs. Frederick
A. Cook wife of the discredited arctic
explorer, is hiding near New York un-
der an assumed name, and is awaiting
an opportunity to make n financial set
Element for money advanced to Cook
since their marriage according to in
formation obtained here.
She has, 1t is said the most valuable
parts of Cooks diary, accumulated on
his last trip to the frozen north, which
she intends to retain until a satisfac-
tory arrangement shall have been
made. The two little daughters, Ruth
and Helen, were located at the Hamil-
ton institute for girls. The children
were placed in the institution few
days before Cook disappeared. They
knew nothing of the unfavorable re-
port made by the scientists at the Uni
versity of Copenhagen on their fathers
claim.
Mrs. Cook has visited the children
once, but has not been seen by any
one connected with the school for sew
eral weeks.
An effort to establish the truth of a
rumOr that Mrs. Cook intends TO seek
separation from her husband was not
successful, further than the statement
of friends that she felt keenly the hu-
initiation that followed Cooks failure
| to establish his claims to having
| reached the north pole, and running
away while under fire.
Mrs. r. o. Stebbins, wife OF a prom
inent member of the Arctic club. who
is one of Mrs. Cooks closest friends,
stated that the wife of the explorer
was thoroughly disguised with Cooks
conduct. Mrs. Cook is a woman of
great refinement and | know that she
! is completely crushed in spirit over the
outcome of this arctic matter" said
Mrs. Stebbins. IF she had been given
| her way DR.. Cook would have paid all
of his obligations before he went away
81 know DR. Cook is greatly indebted
to his wife for money advanced during
the several years of their married life
The fact is, Mrs. Cook told me her hus-
band never contributed penny to-
ward the support of his family from
the day their daughter Helen, now 5.
was born She had not only supported
the family, but had given him funds
for his hunting trips"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-01-07
MARS HAS A PANAMA, TOO.
New Canals Have Been Discovered on
the Neighborinu Planet.

Boston, Jan. 6.--Dr. Percival Lowell
made the first public announcement
of new discoveries regarding the plan
ct Mars which have convinced him it
is inhabited, which he believes will
convince other scientists. He told of
observations of a most remarkable
series of phenomena produced, he de-
Clares, by animate will"
Shorn of technical phraseology, DR..
LoWell's statement asserted that the
Martians are now engaged in digging
Il new set of canals and that he has
been able, if not actually to see the
dirt fly, to watch the canals grow.
September 80, 1909" said Doctor
Lowell, when the syrtis major came
around again to view after it's periodic
hiding of six weeks, two striking ca
nails became at once evident to the
east of the syrtis in places where no
canals had ever previously been seen.
Not only was their appearance unpre-
cedented, but the canals themselves
were most conspicuous. They con-
veyed to an oasis, itself new.
I'm form they are like all the other
canals, narrow regular lines of even
width throughout running with geomet.
ric precision from definite points to
another point where an oasis is 10.
Gated. The system exactly resembles
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-01-07
Mrs. Peyton Gets Divorce.

Madison, Neb., Jan. Especial to
The News: District court convened
here, 1t being an adjourned session of
the November, 1909, term, with Judge
A. A. WEIGH presiding and w II.
Powers reporter. Attorneys II. f.
Iarnhart, NJ. ID. Tyler, Burt Mapes, NJ.
C. Hazen. Jack Koenlgstein and J. c..
Engleman of Norfolk attended. Mrs.
Bessie ID. Peyton was granted di.
vorce from her husband, Guy M. Pey-
ton, the custody of the four children
being given to the father by stipula-
ton. Court will be In session today, II
not longer.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-01-07
He Collected the Bill,

Pierce County Leader: The Leader
collected, or, rather, Constable G. w.
Goff did, an account that we had al.
most given up. The Leader printed a
liquor notice for an individual who
wanted to run saloon at Foster a
couple years ago. He lost out In get.
ting the saloon license and we lost out
In securing our money for printing the
same. In spite Of our efforts to locate
the gentleman with letters, everything
was fruitless insofar as receiving an
answer was concerned. Our opporth.
nifty came the first of the week, how.
ever The fellow passed through Pierce
on Sunday afternoons passenger and,
learning that he would return Monday,
we had the necessary papers made out
and gave them to Constable Con to
serve on him when he passed through.
The train pulled in the officer boarded
the smoker and fortunately came face
to face with his man in short order.
The preliminary introduction was in
dulged in and then the real question
popped. After denying the bill at first,
the fellow finally admitted that he
owed the little account, and came
through with a bill of large denomina.
ton, which the constable was unable
to change. The train had started to
pull out, but the officer, being game
and seeing the coin in sight accom-.
panied the fellow to Norfolk, where
the proper change was brought across.
We print this little item to show that
printers are not all suckers and all
they want is what is coming to them.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-01-07
Nebraska Mute Ends life.

Beaver City, Neb., Jan. Edward
Brouhard, son of II. Brouhard, presl'
dent of the bank of Beaver City com
mitted suicide by shooting himself
in the breast with a target rifle. His
lifeless body was found in the hayloft
of the barn soon after s o'clock and
it was still warm. The young man
had risen at 7 o'clock, gone out and
was not missed until the family rose
some time later. He was Fl years
old, and in the evening had celebrated
the event at a party attended by
young friends. He was dear mute,
but had been well educated and mad
accumulated considerable property. He
is supposed to have brooded over his
affliction as he had no other cause
for the deed.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-01-07
Confer on School Lands.

Washington, Jan. 6.-Attorney Cen
eral Clarke and Land Commissioner
Dokken of South Dakota are here con-
ferring with the congressional delega-
ton from that state in regard TO school
lands which South Dakota claims in
the national forest reserve of the
Black Hills. Under the enabling act,
by which the state was admitted
South Dakota claims 100 sections of
lands now in the forest reserve. The
government forestry bureau contends
Dakota is entitled to only few sec
tions that were surveyed before the
forest reserve was established. The
South Dakota delegation wants to
have the interior department formally
declare it's position in regard to these
lands. and then whatever action seems
necessary to protect the rights of the
state will be taken. 1t may be neces-
sary to obtain special legislation on
the subject before the state can obtain
the lands.
Attorney General Clarke will remain
here next week and also take up in
the supreme court the cases of the
claimants to the Mcclellan estate at
Sioux Falls. General Grigsby is rep
resenting several Arkansas heirs"
who claim the $40, 900 estate belongs
to them. All the alleged heirs have
been defeated in the courts below and
the case is before the supreme court
on a writ of certiorari. If the heirs
lose now the estate will go to South
Dakota
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-01-07
FOR CHAIR OF PLAYWRITlNG,
H. 8. Harris Offers to Be One of Ten to
Give $4,000 Each to Harvard.

Henry Il. Harris, the theatrical pro
ducing manager of New York, has of
fcrCd to be one of ten men who will
put $4,000 each to found Il chair of
playwrtiug ut Harvard university.
Mr. Harris said recently that he had
already put aside that amount and was
awaiting the others. His reasons for
suggesting such Il department at Iar-
ward grew out of his recent visit to
Cambridge to witness the performance
by the University Dramatic club, when
he had Il talk with Professor Baker,
professor of dramatic literature in that
institution,
Mr.. Harris says that the lack Of good
plays is due to a lack of technical
knowledge on the part of the writers
and not to dcarth of IDEAS. He feels
that men should be as carefully train
ed for writing plays as for any other
learned profession, and until such
training can be given only n few OF
those who attempt the art can sue
coed. He thinks that the educators
will be interested in his plan and be
licvcS ii can be carried out.
Except that such a department in the
university would include Il long course
In classic and modern dramatic ltera
ture he does not suggest any method
by which the instruction might be car
ried on
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-01-07
OVERLAND LIMITED GONE.
Cross Continent Pathfinder Succumbs
to Commercial Spirit.


Omaha, Jan. 6.-The death kDell of
the famous Overland Limited" was
sounded New Years day. After trail
ing for many years over the continent
between Chicago and San Francisco
the old flyer is to go out of tradition
and in its place will be The San Fran
cisco Limited"
Orders have been issued on al the
lines of the Union Pacific. the North
western, the Southern Pacific and Mil
waukee roads that all time tables,
advertisements and literature of all
kinds is to bear the new title.
The passing of the old overland
Limited" may not mean much to the
travelling public, but to railroad men
it means the destruction of an old ira
dition. The name for many years has
been q favorite with the men of the
road and for advertising purposes it
has been invaluable. This old train
was the pathfinder between Chicago
and the Pacific coast, for it's origin
dates back to early days when through
trains were first run across the con-
tinent.
Commercialism is blamed for the
change Out by the Golden Gate the
business men of San Francisco, after
many appeals have persuaded the four
railroads, over which the train runs
to have the train bear the name of
their city. They pointed to the fact
that there was a Los Angeles Limit
ed" and a Portland Limited" and fin
ally the railroads conceded the point
Chicago made no effort to name the
eastbound train in her honor.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-01-07
Near.Fire at Atkinson.

Atkinson Graphic: A disastrous fire
was prevented at the home of X. F..
Siemsen last Wednesday by Mr.. Stem.
sen arriving at the house just in the
nick of time. 1t appears that Mrs.
Siemsen, having occasion to go home,
found the house full of smoke as he
entered, and at once investigated and
found a doll laid against the stove and
ready to blaze. The children said the
doll was cold and they wanted to warm
n
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-01-07
CHRISTMAS ON ROSEBUD.
Heaviest Postoffice Business That Sec.
ton Has Ever Seen.

ton Has Ever Seen.
Dallas News: A poplar subject for
the city dailies to write upon Christ
mas day was the phenomenal mails
and express that was handled this year
at the instance of the generous Santa
Claus. Sioux City, Norfolk, Omaha
and other cities elaborated upon the
affair by giving facts and figures from
the books of the postotfice department
which was surprising in the extreme.
Our own city postofIice had some care
and labor to care for the great holiday
rush, and from early in the morning
until late at night was the postoffice
force overtayed in the handling of the
heavy mails, not only for Dallas but
for the entire territory west in Trip
county. The mails for twelve offices
going and coming passed through the
Dallas office and the figures from the
registration books leaves no room to
question but that the postoffice was a
busy corner in this busy little city.
From December until the Goth of the
month 1000 registered letters and
packages in transit passed through the
Dallas office; 210 were received and
distributed through this Office and 215
letters and packages originating here
were dispatched to other cities, making
total of nearly 1900 handled in the
twenty-six days, which in itself makes
a pretty good showing for the city of
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-01-07
DREsSMAKER PAID $500 FINE.
Accused of Smuggling, Miss Windmill
Ter Pleaded Guilty in New York.

New York, Jan 6.-To the surprise
of the customs authorities, Augusta
Windmuller, one of the fashionable
dressmakers indicted for conspiracy
to defraud the treasury by means of
the Sleeper trunk" game, appeared
before Judge Moves in the United
States circuit court, entered a plea of
guilty, was fined $500, which she
promptly paid
Neither Collector Loeb nor any of
the official force would discuss the
disposition of the case. There was
general agreement, however, that
should the courts here adopt the policy
that has characterized the treatment
of similar cases by the federal court
at Trenton, n. j., the task of break
ing up an organized revenue frauds
here will be rendered all the harder.
Both Collector Loeb and District At
torney Wise are anxious for the full
penalties to be given to smugglers.
1t is believed that twenty-five or
more others who are under indictment
for the same offense as that of Miss
Windmuller's will be let off as light
ly as she has been by other federal
judges.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-01-07
Total

Commenting on this financial deal, II
leading New York paper In an edito-
rial says:
What j. Pierpont Morgan bought
from Thomas +. Ryan was not a ma
jority OF the stock OF the Equitable
Life Assurance society. but the privi
lege of controlling over $500, 100000 OF
other peoples money. The Equitable
stock that Mr.. Ryan originally owned
could pay only $3,5li in Legitimate div
idends under the per cent clause in
the socictys charter. Mr.. Ryan paid
James Hazen Hyde $2,50O,00O for this
opportunity to earn S3,514 Il year.
What Mr.. Morgan has paid to Mr..
Ryan is still secret. but Mr.. Ryan is
not in the habit of selling anything for
less than he paid for ii.
"Thc Morgan interests have long
dominated the New York Life. Now
with the assets of the Equitable in
their possession they WELD what is
probably the most tremendous tinan-
cial power concentrated in the hands
of any set of private individuals in the
world"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-01-07
May Cut a Rural Route.

Tilden Citizen: From apparently
reliable source the report is current
that rural mail route No. 3, running out
of Tilden, is likely to be abandoned
in the near future. The generally
poor condition of the roads which the
carrier of this route has been COM
PEELED to travel has been reported to
the department, and notice was given
some months ago in this paper that
II the farmers, who were the bene-
hciaries of this service, desired to
have the free delivery OF mail contin-
ued, the roads must be put in better
repair. This notice seems to have
been ignored and the loss of free
mail delivery is almost certain to re.
suit.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-01-07
A WOMAN DIED FROM FRIGHT.
When Her Son-n.Law Shot an AGED
Woman Sank to the Floor Dead.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, Jan. G.-Mrs Will
liam Minnigar, an aged resident of
Hatesville, near here, is dead from
fright. Her daughter is separated
from her husband, James Gordon.
The husband called at the home of his
mother-in-law and demanded an in
teryiew with his wife and being re-
fused, he drew Il revolver and fired
three shots. Mrs. Minnigar sank to
the floor dead. Gordon fled.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-01-07

n. II. King of Brldgcville, Del, owns
remarkable English hooking bird
which has established reputation as
u mouse catcher and takes the place
of several cats. The other day while
King was in the field with the bird it
caught ten mice in less than an hour
killing them all. King puts the bir.;
in his barn ut night and says it is
Keeping it frcCl from rats and mice
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-01-07
NEsRAsKANs SLAIN IN GERMANY
Thieves Murdered John Fogler and His
Wife, Formerly of Superior.

reached here of the death of John Fog
Ter and his wife, who were murdered
in their home in Germany few days
ago. The murder was committed by
thieves who were attempting to rob
the Fogler home. The Fogler family
left Superior about twelve years ago
for Germany. Mr.. Fogler was about
so years old.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-01-07

what life there would evolve under
the conditions we know exist.
THE phenomena transcend any ma.
tural law and are only explicable, so
far as can be seen, by the presence
out yonder of animate will"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-01-07
1e Below Here; 30 at peadwood.

At Norfolk, 16 below zero; at Dead
wood, 30 below zero; at Chadron, zero:
temperature over north Nebraska and
southern South Dakota, zero to 20 be.
low; warmer west of Chadron, into
Wyoming; 10 above zero at Douglas,
Wyom.; cloudy and showing there.
The cold wave from Prince Albert,
where 1t was "A below zero two days
ago, reached Norfolk on schedule time,
az forecasted by the weather man
Train service was still further Grip.
pied by the cold.
Omaha, Jan. 5.-Another low TEN.
perature record Is reported by the
weather bureau today. At o'clock
this morning the mercury registered
10 degrees below zero.
Coolest Of Winter at Lincoln.
Lincoln, Jan. 5.-The minimum TEN.
perature OF the winter, IA below zero,
was recorded att a. IN. today.
Cold Night In New York. 81
New York, Jan. 5.-New York, after
one OF the coolest nights Of the winter,
Ia confronted with "a snowstorm today.
During the night the minimum temper
ature was degrees above zero. There
was biting wind. The municipal
lodging house alone housed nearly 500
persons, over a score of them women.
A thinly clad wanderer was picked up
on the street today dead from expo
sure.
st. Louis Clothed In Ice.
st. Louis, Jan. 5.-Rain which fell
during the night froze this morning
and covered the streets and walks
with ice half an inch thick, Tele-
graph and telephone companies eX.
perienced great trouble with wires
falling to the ground. The union sta
ton bulletin board showed the gen
cral mo wires" and the arrival Of
trains was not posted.
Most of the trains arrived from one
to four hours late. Trains from the
north were reported nine hours late,
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-01-07

You can want-advertise yourself into
a, position where you can realize on
your abilities to do things-"cash in"
on your experience, and on your knack
of doing something or other bit bet
ter than the other person.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-01-07
AT J. P. MoRGAN'S COMMAND.
Vast Banking Capital and Resources
Controlled by the Great Banker.

The enormous banking capital aud
resources controlled 10y j. picrpont
Morgan, the noted fnnncicr and bank
or, who recently bought the stock of
the Equitable Life Assurance society
held by Thomas +. Ryan, who pur-
chased the Equitable's stock control
from James Hazeu Hyde in June
1905, are shown III the following table:
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-04-16
STATE GAME LAW UPHELD
Forbidding Shipment Of Wild
Game Outside OF State
is Upheld

The oklahoma law forbidding the
shipment Of slaughtered wild game
out of the state was upheld by the
United States circuit court of ap-
peals In recent decision at st. Louis
u copy Of which has Just been re-
ceiyed by the United States attorney
here The court of appeals affirme
the conviction of Paris A. Hubert,
~ four counts OF shipping
twelve thousand quail from Blaine
county, oklahoma, to Chicago, about
1906, and fined 500 on oGrh count
The case is a celebrated one, and
had much larger imnortance than
the amount Of fine involved, II being
generally understood that brokers
md commission men dealing In such
commodities Joined In the fight III
order 10 get settlement Of the uuos-
tiou of Tho right of state 70 inter
fere with Interstate commerce to the
extent Of refusing 10 allow game
oui and also Of the Lacey
act Of the national congress. maklng
II federal oiionsc for u person to
violate state law prohibiting shin
merits Of game outside The state. The
decision Of the court Of appeals,
AZ The conclusion Of tfo
opinion. Is as follows.
'yrho territory Of Oklahoma had
the authority 10 provide legislation
as 4 Gii bat wild game. such a8
quail should not be shipped out Of
the state. even though The game was
kl'ed during The open season.
"'rhc acl OF congress (thc Lacey
acD 10 valid wherein II Is declared
that ihc shipment out Of the terri.
tory IN violation OF The territorial
law, constitutes crime under the
national law.
Hftd to- aid in the detection of
such crimes, congress had the au,
thority 10 provide that ali such IN
terstale shipments should bc plainly
marked so that any person by a
casual inspection would know the
contents OF lhe package"