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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-09-18
CUSTOM OF KILLING UMPIRE
Three Valid Reasons for PePpetrat-
Ing the Noted Hot AIR
Crime.

According to bleacher law. there are three
particularly justifable motives for doing
away with umpires. An um pire may be
Killed, first, II he sees TT to adhere TO the
rules and make decision against the home
team at a close point in the game. Sec
ondly. an umpire may be killed II he sends
. member OF the home team to the bench
when the player in question has done abso-
auteiy nothing but call the umpire names
and attempt to bite his ear off-an umpire
has no business TO be touehy. Thirdly land
this Is a perfect defence against the charge
OF murder), an umpire may be killed IL he
calls any batter on the home team out on
strikes when the player has not even struck
At the balls pitched That the balls go
straight over the plate has nothing to do
With the case.
There 10 ample proof At hand 20 show
that kilhnE-the-ump Is a distinctively
American sport. Other countries have tried
bAss ball. but they have not tried killing
the-umpire That Is probably the reason
why they have not waxsd enthusiastic over
base ball. For base ball without umpire
killing is like foot ball without girls in the
Erandstand. II simply can't be done. That
foreign countries know nothing about our
King OF outdoor sports was indicated forcibly
when In the fall OF 1903, the Detroit team
made a "trip 70 Cuba undsr the management
OF ontfielder Mcintyre. In the entire
series Of twelve games with the Havana
and AlamendaTes mines. not one single OBJ
lection was made by either the Cuban
players or the silent Cuban spectators 10 a
decision OF the umpires The Americans
did not know what 10 think OF it--until they
counted up the gate receipts at the end Of
the series Then they realised that. IN
their own country. II is the delight In
killipg-the-umpire rather than the pleasure
IN watching the game that draws the tre-
mendous crowds through the turnstiles.-
Harper's Weekly.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-09-18
Quick Profit.

How many cows have you now?" In
quired the visitor.
blight" replied Farmer Corntossel. dis
contentedly; 'all comm home regular every
night TO make work for somebody"
II understand two OF your neighbors
cows got hit By railway trains last week"
Yep. An he got cash for 'em, too. I
don't see now that Teller trains his cattle
not TO shy at a locomotive Nv ashinEt0n
Star.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-09-18
A RIooar Affnir

is lung hemorrhage. Stop II and cure weak
lungs coughs and colds with Or. KING
New Discovery. SOC and t.O0 For sale by
Beat0a Drug Co.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-09-18

Persistent advertising In The Bee is the
road to Big Returns.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-07-01
BonesteeI 10 Celebrate

Bonesteel, S. d., June 27.-Special
to The News Arrangements are well
under way for the largest Fourth OF
July celebration ever held here.
The Standard Oil company are ar.
ranging for site for tanks in this
city.
John Crooks has the material on
the ground for a large modern resi-.
dence in the southwest part of town.
j. NJ. higgins will shortly begin the
erection of a modern dwelling esti.
mated at $4,000.
Last Tuesday John Absher of Wag-
ner was in Bonesteel and on being
told there was a hill north of town
that but few autos could climb, stated
he could climb it II a team and We
hicle had ever made the trip. A bunch
of auto enthusiasts went over to the
hill with him and he started up. At
the top there is about thirty feet
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-07-01
Settling a Matrimonial Dispute

Nine. SadI IaccO. the famous Japa.
nese actress. who had been friend OF
the assassinated Prince Ito from her
childhood. told the following amusing
anecdote:
"In my frequent Quarrels with my
husband we sometimes asked Prince
Ito to judge between us. One day
when we had had a more than usually
violent dispute at Chigasaki the prince
came in Unexpectedly, and asked
him to decide the question. But he
declined. while proposing the follow.
ing solution:
"'Go down into the garden. both Of
you, and fight it out like sumo tori
(wrestlersl. The one that wins will
naturally be the one who is in the
right
mo sooner said than done! In a
trice Kawakami and | were in wres-
Ting trim. BY good luck my husband
was just recovering from serious i'll.
ness, and as he was very weak | soon
threw him To the ground. This amused
the prince enormously. who. of course,
had fOreSeen the end of the unequal
match"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-07-01

will not be officially made known till
later in the summer. First the cities
over $4,000 will be announced and
later the population of states by coun-
ties, including cities of over 5000.
The population of Norfolk, it is be-
lieved, will run over 5000.
G. Y. SpreCher, manager of the Ne
braska Telephone company here, al
although not much interested in prize
fights, seems to have recently become
greatly interested in the coming big
fight between Jeffries and Johnson.
Mr. Sprecher is a great chicken fan
cier. He has several roosters among
his flock and recently he has chris
tened them with names of several of
the prominent pugilists. One large
rooster with short heavy wings is
called "Jeffries," while another is
johnson" Others, he says, answer
to the names of Fitz, Sullivan, Cor
bett and Cans.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-07-01
There Mas No Dual.

Colonel Crisp when in the Missouri
legislature was one Of the central fig
ures in scene which promised blood
she'd which ended in hearty laugh
and which was the cause Of an as.
founding remark from Hon. John W.
Farriss. the then speaker. said Champ
Clark. Crisp and another member got
into n debate which grew into quar-
rel. They shook their fists at each
other and roared like a pair Of Nu-
indian lions. Everybody expected and
many hoped to see a regular old fash
Toned knockdown and dragout fight.
which expectation and hope were frus-
trated and dashed to the ground by
Speaker Farriss remarking:
If you gentlemen do not quit fuss
ing and take your seats l will order
the chaplain to take you into custody"
which so amazed the bellicose legis-
lators that they stood in state of
lingual paralysis. while the spectators
laughed till they were red In the face.
Humor saved the day.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-07-01

high school building is progressing
rapidly. The excavation for the en-.
tire building, swimming pools and
gymnasium, have been completed and
the foundation is being constructed OF
solid concrete. The contract calls for
the completion of the building in time
for the fall session Getz Construc.
ton company of Yankton, S. d., are
the contractors.
This high school building It is said.
VIII be the finest Of its kind west of
the Missouri river in this state. In
short time a duplicate building will
have to be erected in the southern
part of the city in order to accommo.
date all of the pupils of the Gregory
high schools. The old school build.
ing erected four years ago a large
two.story structure, fifty feet square,
Is to be used for the smaller grades,
and II Is now predicted that even the
new building now being erected will
not be quite large enough to afford
ample accommodation of all the high
school pupils when school opens in
September.
A census of the Gregory school
district is now being taken and is
expected to show heavy increase in
the number of children of school age
residing within the district.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-07-01
New Gregory Bank Nearly Ready

Gregory, S. d., June 27.-Special 10
The News: The splendid new build.
ing OF the new third bank that is go.
ing into Gregory, is almost complete
ana ready for occupancy. The name
of the new institution is the Corn
Belt Bank and Trust company. The
new bank will have capital stock
of 100000.
Among its stockholders, besides sew.
eral influential farmers who were
among the early settlers of the Rose.
bud here six years ago, are County
Register OF Deeds John p. Biehn. and
VIC ii. Stevens of Iowa.
The new building Of the institution
stands upon the main corner of the
city and is OF pressed brick, 24x12O.
two stories in height. The Gregory
postotiice will be removed shortly into
the rear end of the lower floor. The
upstairs Is to be rented for Offices.
1t is the handsomest building in
this portion of the state and fore.
runner OF many others to be erected
by successful and prosperous firms in
Gregory In the near future.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-07-01
Glenn curtiss Visits Omaha,

Omaha, June 27.-Glenn Curtiss, the
famous American aviator, spent the
day in Omaha looking over sites for
the meet which will be held here July
70 to n. Mr.. Curtiss agreed that the
Creighton pasture at Forty.fifth and
Military avenue. which is favored by
the local committee, will be a good
site and the meet will undoubtedly
take place there. Krug park and
CORTLAND beach were also inspected,
but there are good reasons against
either. Mr.. Curtiss arrived in the
morning from Minneapolis in com.
pany with Clarke Powell and spent
the day in the hands of Mr.. Powell,
T. X. Kimball, j. J. Deright and other
members of the Aero club of Nebras-
ka.. He left in the evening for his
home in Hammondsport. N. Y.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-07-01

Gregory, S. d., June 27.-Special to
The News: The heaviest rain of the
year fell in Gregory. Thursday night
a storm came up from the north with
| a good shower, but not a heavy rain.
| Friday forenoon, a heavy rain began
falling at 3 o'clock and for an hour
continuously fell in binding sheets.
More than an inch of rain fell in the
afternoon. That night and Saturday
steady rain fell and it was general
all over the Rosebud country.
While the crops had not suffered
any, the farmers, nevertheless, were
growing anxious for rain. The small
grain was just at the point where
| good rain was needed to round it out
into heavy crop. This rain abso-
lutely assures one of the heaviest
crops of small grain the famous Rose
bud country has ever harvested
Since the first opening of the Rose
bud lands in 1904 the crop yields on
the Rosebud have been exceptionally
| heavy. While the yield every year
was a very heavy one the crops of
1907 and 1909 were astonishingly
heavy and were the marvel of east
ern land investors. AS a result land
prices have gone up and up. far be-
yond the dreams of the most san
guine of the early settlers Good
land well located and near Gregory,
will sell for close to SIS per acre
now, and pay big returns on the in
vestment.
What few farmers were caught in
the city by the rain storm were hap
Ply as could be, and stated that with
out exception the small grain crop for
1910 would be the heaviest the Rose
bud country has ever grown. They
were firm in the conviction that the
Rosebud farmer would soon see 500
land.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-07-01
The Stuart Penny.

A pamphlet published in 1877 emit
tied THE Worth of Penny; or, A
Caution to Keep Money, With the
Causes of the Scarcity and Misery OF
the Want Thereof In These Hard anG
Merciless Times" contains list OF
articles obtainable for a penny in the
days Of Charles ii. These include "a
dish Of coffee to quicken your stom
ach and refresh your spirits" "a fail
cucumber and portions of such com
modities as nuts, vinegar, grapes. cake
onions and oatmeal" The catalogue
of pennyworths obtainable at an
apothecary's is lengthy one and in
cludes lettuce to make you sleep
mithridate to make you sweat and ami
seed, which may save your life in a
fainting or swound."
This in the way of recreation for q
penny you may see any monster, jack.
anapes or those roaring boyes. the
lyons; you may hear a most eloquent
Grafton upon our English kings and
queens if you listen to him who keeps
monuments at Westminster; you may
have all the news in England and
other countries of murders, floods
witches, fires, tempests and what not
In the weekly newsbooks." -Londop
Scraps.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-07-01
Served Him Well.

During the early days OF the career
OF William Allen White, when he wa.
charged with the conduct of country
paper in Iowa. he one day received {
call from an indignant contributor
who bitterly complained that matter
OF his. long before submitted. had no
been published.
softly. my friend" said White II
his most soothing tone. Really | mus
offer my best thanks to you for thos,
features. they have served me well
From time to time when get to think
ing that this sheet is pretty poor one
to intiict upon long suffering public
look up your stuff and read 1t care
fully. process which enables me tc
perceive now much worse my paper
might be. whereupon l become rea
cheerful Please don't take them from
me."-Cleveland Leader.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-07-01
The Very Simple Life.


Pierre LOtl the French author. al.
ways did Ike practical joke A
French poet who had been advocating
return to the simple life decided one
day 10 make the acquaintance of Lott.
He left his village. he who never trav-
els, stick IN hand. to make the jour
ney TO Heudaye, the home of Lott. on
foot. He prayed the celebrated novel
list to receive him without ceremony
that he should be satisfied with n
bowl of milk for his repast.
But he was much astonished when
the novelist took him at his word In
the dining room ON table without
cloth or napkin there was only an i'm
menSe crock Of milk.
The visitor showed some hesitation
about beginning the feast Meanwhile
his host began to walk around the
room like bear IN n cage, only inter
rupting his walk from time to time to
take long swig OF milk from the
crock. Without saying word the host
Invited the astonished guest to initiate
him.
The man of the simple life had found
one more simple than himself. and he
left the house convinced that the great
novelist had become crazy.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-07-01
HIS SIDE OF HORSE TALE.
Fairfax Rancher Will Sue Northwest.
ern for Norfolk Action.

|
ern for Norfolk Action.
| Fairfax Advertiser: About two
months ago Leonard Butka, living
east of Fairfax, started for Montana
where he has filed on a homestead
with a carload of farming utensils,
and seven head of horses.
The car was billed out of Fairfax
and held up in Norfolk, Neb., to in.
spect the seven head of horses, and
after the inspection the veterinary at
Norfolk, who was employed by the
railroad company, tested the horses
! for CHAMBERS, and held three of them
| under quarantine, allowing the other
| four to go, which shows poor judg-
ment, for if any of the horses were
suspected of having CHAMBERS why
were not they all held under quaran-
tine? However, Mr.. Btuka went on
to Montana with the remaining four
horses and returning to Norfolk found
that the veterinary at Norfolk had
killed one of the horses-a fine mare
valued at $500 at the least, although
the veterinary's charge shows that
she stood the test.
Mr.. Butka, feeling at this time that
he had been imposed upon long
enough at the hands of the railroad
company and its veterinary at Norfolk
secured the services of States Attor-
ney p. j. Donohue of this county and
the state veterinary of South Dakota.
They went to Norfolk and tested the
two horses being held at Norfolk I'M
der quarantine for CHAMBERS and found
that they were in good health, stand
ing the test perfectly. They immedi.
ately had them released by the state
veterinary of Nebraska and shipped
back to Fairfax.
Mr.. Butka has gone to considerable
expense in this matter and lost prac.
tically his summers work and crop,
and one of his valuable horses killed
without the least cause, whatever.
Suit will be Immediately begun
against the c. & N. w. r. R. company
by Mr.. Butka, and they Will have a
chance to answer in the circuit court
of this state in Gregory county, in
regard to this matter, and Mr.. Butka
will try to ascertain if the law per.
mit's a mans horses being killed with
out any cause, whatever.
The Butka brothers, living east of
Fairfax, Immediately had all the
horses on their farm tested when the
three were held in Norfolk, and every
horse on the ranch was found to be in
perfect condition. The entire commun.
ity is in sympathy with Mr. Butka on
account of the unfair treatment re.
ceived by him from the c. & n. w. R.
r. company in Norfolk.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-07-01
Cemeteries Where Women eossip

Friday, the Sabbath Of the MoslemS,
when all true believers Of the mascu-
line gender make Il point OF going to
church. their wives. sisters and Gaugh-
tiers resort to the cemeteries and wall
for the dead. But all their time is not
spent in weeping. and sorrow is not
the only emotion they display, on these
occasions. They take with them
punches and garlands of flowers and
decorate the graves of their relatives
and pray and weep over the dead for
a time. Then when this pious duty is
performed they gather in little groups
and have good time gossiping about
the living. Thus the day OF mourning
is very popular among the Moslem wo-
men. 1t gives them almost the only
opportunity they have Of cultivating
the acquaintance Of their neighbors.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-07-01
Here's Something Worth Knowing

One of our farmer subscribers near
here tried a new wrinkle this week in
cleaning his harness. He cleaned it
with Old Dutch Cleanser and says the
result was all he could desire-that it
took off every speck of dirt and didn't
crack or stiffen the leather. Now his
wife is using Old Dutch Cleanser to
clear the cream separator, milk pans
and pals. He says it takes off all the
grease, removes all odor, polishes at
the same time and leaves no faint to
spoil the milk, as it is free from all
acids and caustics. This is quite a dis
covery and our friends will realize
that it means a great lessenng of Ia
bora great item on any farm.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-07-01
MARRIED IN A GROVE.
Wheeler County Rancher, Son of a
Former Madison man, Takes Wife,

Former Madison man, Takes Wife.
Bliss, Neb, June 27.-Special to
The News: The home of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Harkins was the scene of
a happy event Wednesday, when their
eldest daughter, Nina Maria, was mar
ried to John G. Green of Francis, a
young and enterprising rancher of
Wheeler county. The event was made
the occasion of one OF the most pleas
ant social affairs of the flowing well
belt" that has taken place in a long
time, practically the whole neighbor.
hood responding to the invitations to
witness the nuptials and enjoy the
openhanded hospitality of the Har.
kins home.
The wedding occurred at noon in
the shade Of grove, Rev. William
Sprandel, pastor of the German Luth-
eran church three miles west of Bliss,
officiating. The bride and groom, at.
tended by Seymore Harkins, brother
of the bride, as groomsman and Mrs.
Seymore Harkins as mator of honor,
walked from the house to the grove
and took their places, when the min
lister read the ritual service of his
church, in making the divine bless
ing as he asked them to join hands
and pronounced them husband and
wife.
An elaborate dinner was served
with unlimited bounty, and the guests
showed their interest in the many de-
licious dishes and generous assert
ment of good things to eat by linger-
ing long at the tables.
The young couple received not only
the hearty congratulations of their
many friends but also a large number
of presents. They go to housekeeping
at once on the groom's ranch in Wheel.
er county, he having lately prepared
neat little home for his bride. The
groom is the youngest son OF Charles
Green, a pioneer of Madison county,
but now deceased, He is a young
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-07-01
We'll Placed Generosity.

In 1885 List went on tour In the
French provinces. Hexarrived at the
little town Of l.. to give concert, as
announced. But the inhabitants ap-
peared TO take but little interest In
musical matters, for when the musi-
clan appeared on the platform he
found himself face to face with an au-
dience numbering exactly seven per-
sons. List stepped very calmly to the
front, and, bowling respectfully to the
array of empty benches, he delivered
himself as follows:
Ladies and gentlemen, | feel ex.
tremely flattered by your presence
here this evening, but this room is not
at all suitable; the air is literally st.
fling. Will you be good enough to ac-
company me to my hotel, where will
have the piano conveyed? We shall be
quite comfortable there, and ! will go
through the whole of my program"
The offer was unanimously accepted,
and List treated his guests not only
to splendid concert, but an excellent
supper into the bargain. Next day
when the illustrious virtuoso appeared
TO give his second concert the hall was
not large enough to contain the crowd
which claimed admittance.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-07-01

where the road bed is all loose sand
the sand about ten feet deep. Mr..
Absher made four trips up the hill;
first with no passengers, then with
two passengers, then with five pas.
sengers and later in the day went
out and climbed the hill with six pas.
sengers. He could not carry his pas.
sengers through the sand but on the
principal grade where there was clay
roadbed he had no difficulty in taking
his load up Mr.. Absher was driving
q two-cylinder Mason, 25.2S horsepow.
er, chain drive, PLANETARY transmits.
sion, multiple disc clutch All who
witnessed the demonstration agree 1t
was the greatest exhibition they ever
witnessed
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-07-01
Settled che Difficulty

An insurance agenr had vainly trie,
TO persuade IL man 10 insure his vHlna
bles against burglary "A safes all vrr,
well" he admitted hui look at tn,
constant trouble Of locking MP and IN
locking 10 see if your things are al
right"
I've got over that difficulty" de
clared the weary listener
Indeed" said the agent incredulous
~. How"
I've had window put in the safe.
Rrowled the other
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-07-01
How He HELPED the Blind,

"Please help a blind man." said a
fellow with green goggles as he held a
tin cup toward the line of people Issu-
ing from the Union depot. Il always
help the blind" said one Of two young
men who were passing, and he stopped
and took out a FIVE dollar bill. Can
you get n quarter out OF this" IL
guess So" said the blind man, fishing
out handful Of change and counting
out S4.75. We'll. John" said the ben
evolent young mans companion as
they walked on. you're bigger fool
than | took you 10 be" Am l?' said
John. YES. you are. That fellows no
more blind than | am. How could he
tell that was FIVE dollar bill?"
Blamed If | know" said John limo
Gently. but he must be mighty neal
sighted not to see that il was coun
terfeit "-ChicagO News.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-07-01
Murder Revealed by a Dream.

Perhaps the most amazing crime
mystery ever solved by dream was
that revealed by murder trial a cou.
pie OF generations ago. The dead body
of Mr.. Norway, an inoffensive Cornish
gentleman. had been found by the
roadside between Wadebridge and
Bodmin brutally murdered. No trace
of the murderer could be found. aud
the mystery Of the crime seemed be-
yond all solution when Mr.. Norway's
brother. n naval officer. arrived in
England and told the following story
On the very night of his brothers muir.
der, when he was on his ship in the
West Indies. he saw him in dream
walking along the Bodmin road. when
from a dark recess In the hedge two
rufiians sprang out. slew and robbed
him and then made their way to a
house In Wadebridge. which he saw
wildly in his dream. To this house
he conducted the police officers, and
there he found the very two men
whom in his vision he had seen com
NIT the murder. They confessed and
suffered the extreme penalty Of the
aw.-London Answers.