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The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-06-10
Fine Rain Has Come.

A copious rama rain that we've
all been waiting for-covered practi-
cally the entire state of Nebraska
and the Rosebud country of South
Dakota, Tuesday.
1t was raining all over the eastern
division of the Northwestern railroad,
and the downpour covered all the ter,
ritory west of Chadron and through
out the Rosebud, it was said at North
western headquarters here.
There was rain in the Black Hills
but not west of Chadron on the Cas-
per branch.
The rain was intensely welcome, as
it has been dry during the spring.
At 1890 o'clock the rain stopped
falling in Norfolk
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-06-10
Whole Family Nearly Killed.

Plaiuview News; julius Rasmus-
sens spirited team of drivers became
frightened on the street about noon
Wednesday, and ran away with the
buggy, in which were Mr.. and Mrs.
Rasmussen, two little daughters and
the baby which Mrs, Rasmussen had
in her arms. They ran east down
Locust street at a terrific pace and
turned the corner north at the Friends
church, in spite of Mr., Rasmussen's
efforts to stop them or to keep them
from turning The buggy was over
turned as they turned the corner, and
the occupants were thrown to the
ground with great force. All of them
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-06-10
ON THEIR WAY TO THE FIGHT.
A Number of People Passing Through
Norfolk to the West.


Norfolk to the West.
Making our way to San Francisco
to see the big fight" is the answer
given to the inquirer by many strang-
ers who have been making a one-night
stand in Norfolk. Many of these peo-
pie travel in pairs and are surely
making" their way selling postal
cards and other minor merchandise
which they claim nets them enough
money not only to see the Jefries-
Johnson fight, but enough to place a
bet on the result of the battle and
money for the return trip.
One couple, claiming to be man and
wife. also making" their way to the
scene of the battle, rented room at
a local rooming house and left the
room in such disorder that the lady
of the house held her hands up in hor-
the door after the departure of the
pair, the scent of Turkish tobacco al
most paralyzed her. Further investi
CATION found the ends of the cigar
cites which had been smoked during
the night, plastered all over the floor
and walls. They were so numerous
that not only the room was saturated
but the bedding had to be taken out
and aired.
1t is reported that not less thar
twenty people enroute west to see the
fight passed through the city last
weak
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-06-10
Runs Knife into His Eve.

While playing tag with his cousin
at $50 last evening, 7-year-old Fred
erick Wheeler, son of Mr. and Mrs.
George Wheeler of Twelfth and
Verges avenue, fell and accidentally
ran the blade of the knife, which he
had in his hand, an inch into his right
eye. His physician, however, says he
will not lose his sight from the injury.
The two children are about the
same age and in an exciting game of
tag Frederick was caught by his cous-
in, who threw him to the ground.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-06-10
Our Corn the Best.

George A. letters, attorney of Dali
las, was in town over night, on his
way home from Washington, where
he has been for the past few months
in the interest of an irrigation pro-
ject in Arizona. In coming from
Washington Mr.. letters passed
through seven states and he AYERS
that in not one of those states eX-
cept Indiana did he see corn in as
good condition as it is in Nebraska,
in fact the best corn on the whole trip
was seen this side of Omaha. In the
other corn states passed through
very little corn can be seen above
ground in the fields. The season has
been backward all through the east,
and Mr.. LETTERS says that if there is
failure in Nebraska this year the
whole bunch of corn states will not
produce enough corn to feed a spar
row
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-06-10

were more or less injured the little
children being 50 badly hurt that at
first it was thought some of them had
been killed. They were hurried to
Dr. Barnes Office and their wounds
dressed and at this time they are
getting along as well as could be ex-
pected The team broke away from
the buggy when 1t overturned and
ran on a short distance when they
ran into a telephone pole and were
caught. 1t was a very close call for
the family.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-06-10
Stanton Tramp Ex-Convict.

Stanton, Neb., June Especial to
The News: Charles Bode, who was
lately arrested here on charge of bur,
glarizing the residence of Dave Mil,
Ter, six miles east of town, was ar
raigned before County Judge Cowan
He pleaded guilty and waived pre-
liminary examination. He was bound
over to the district court of this
county which will convene here Mon
day next. He is an eX-convict, hav
ing served a term in the Nebraska
penitentiary.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-06-10
SIGHT is Returning.

Sight is slowly and gradually re.
turning to the left eye of J.. c. Burton,
the Norfolk printer who so suddenly
became blind in that eye week ago
last Sunday, while out in the yard at
his home.
After having been totally blind in
that member for some days, Mr.. Bur
ton is now able to distinguish a per
son with the left optic. Things are
considerably blurred before it, but he
says the sight is gaining in strength
each day. He is back at work in the
Job department of The News.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-06-10
Piercn MaY Celebrate.

Pierce Calls The celebration OF the
Fourth of July has been agitated by a
number OF our citizens this week and
last night meeting of those interest.
ed was held In the opera house. Mayor
Dun was chosen chairman and called
on different business men for their
views on the subject All were heart
lily in favor of the same and promised
to boost for 1t for all they were
worth. A committee, consisting OF +
Il. Fanske Albert Pohlmann and f
A. Schulz, was appointed to see how
much money could be raised and tC
report at meeting called for tomor
row evening.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-06-10
Junior Normal at Valentine.

Valentine, Neb., June Especial to
The News; The junior state normal
opened here with good large attend
ance of teachers, sixty-fve being en-
rolled already.
The alumni of the Valentine high
school gave a reception to the six new
graduates of this years class, and af-
ter initiating them into the alumni
the hall was cleared and a social dance
was enjoyed by all.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-06-10
Thornbera Case Proceeding.

Neigh, Neb, June special to
The News; The Thornberg murder
trial was commenced in an adjourned
session of the district court of An
telope county yesterday forenoon.
District Judge A. A, Welch presiding.
The regular jury panel became eX-
hausted during the early part of the
afternoon and were excused by the
court to report next Monday morning.
over twenty-five talesmen had been
summoned and it was expected that
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-06-10
RAILRoADERs BEAT FlREMEN.
Fast Game of Ball Gives Trainmen
Victory hv 5-2 Score

The railroaders' baseball team trim
med the firemen on the race course
diamond in the afternoon by a score or
> to . in one of the fastest games ever.
The tiremen played a strong game,
but the railrOaders had the advantage
of having better wielders of the club
and scored some juicy twObaggers,
showing that when their team is well
organized they will be one of the fast
est aggregations on the local diamond.
FOOte and Miller proved a strong bat
terry for the railroad men, and their
support was good. Their error tally
was also much lower than that of the
! fire fighters, whose battery, Kelleher
and Bacon, could have been a little
better supported. 1t was an exciting
game and seemed as if the firemen
would be the victors until the fatal
fifth inning, when the railroads smok-
ed in four runs.
The score by innings: R. II. e.
Firemen 20 1 l 0 90 % 3
Railroad % 0 0 0 0 O--5 8 8
Batteries-Firemen: Kelleher and
Bacon; Rairoaders: FoOte and Mil
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-06-10
DAKOTAN TO PRISON.

John A. Johnson to Serve a Seven
Year Term in Penitentiary.
Aberdeen, S. D., June John a.
Johnson, convicted at Ipswich, S. D.,
of shooting his wife with intent to
kill, has been sentenced by Judge j.
H. Bottum to serve seven years in
the South Dakota penitentiary. After
Johnson's conviction an attempt was
made to prove him insane, but al
though several prominent physicians
testified that the man was mentally
incompetent and should be sent to the
insane hospital instead of the peniten
tiary, the commission of insanity found
him sane and the sentence followed
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-06-10
MONDAY MENTION.

l.. Ream of Dakota City was here.
c. p. Dahl of Burke was in the city
II. j. Backes of Humphrey was here,
George Boyer of Tilden was here.
J. H. Seyerson of Wisner was here
J. A. Treganza of Mitchell was here
w. H. Lehman returned from
Rochester, Mimi, to which place he
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-06-10
MUST KILL SOMEBODY.
Farmer Named Smith, Living North OF
Valentine, Becomes Insane.

Valentine Neby June Special to
The News: crazy man by the name
of Smith was brought into town by
Sheriff Rosseter The man has been
having spells in which he says that
he must kill somebody and he Is afraid
that he will kill some of his family.
He has felt for over a year that he
was going crazy. He has a wife and
six small children on a farm north of
here
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-06-10
Make Theater Into Hotel.

Valentine, Neb., June Especial to
The News: o. Church started to re-
model his opera house into modern
hotel and the work will be rushed
through as fast as possible. F. Val
entine of this city will take charge of
the hotel as soon as it is completed.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-06-10
Niobrara Store Burelarized.

Niobrara, Neb, June Especial to
The News: A burglar, or burglars,
broke into the H. f. Bonesteel store
Saturday night and stole about $50.
He broke a rear window in an adjoin-
ing room forced the side store door
with a crowbar and took the money
from the cash register. No arrests
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-06-10

the Jury would be secured and sworn
i'm before the noon hour today. Up to
an early hour this morning the state
had exercised one prementory chal.
lenge out of six, while the defense
had used four out of their sixteen.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-06-10
MATERIAL REACHES DALLAS.
No Longer Any Doubt About Imme.
diate Construction.

Dallas, S. d., June 7.-Special to
The News: The first trainload of ma
terial for the construction of the rail
road across Trip county has arrived
and there is no longer any doubt about
construction beginning at once.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-06-10
Millers Call Experts.

Kansas City, June 6.-Further evil
dence in the bleached flour case TO
support the contention that the bleach
ing process Injuries flour was submit
ted by the government in the federal
court here today. The government
will call number of expert witnesses
this week. The millers, also, have
subpoenaed several experts.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-06-10
FoRTY.oNE AUTOS IN NORFOLK
There viii be Many More Before Sea
son Ends-Farmers to Buy.

There are forty-one automobile own
ed in Norfolk today, with prospects
for many more before the end of the
season. Farmers in this territory are
planning to become owners of cars
this year Following is "A list of the
Norfolk cars:
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-06-10
Rice-Coats.

Ponca, Neb., June Finer +. Rice,
clerk of Dixon county, and Miss Ar
minda f. Coats were married at the
Presbyterian church. The ceremony
was performed by DR.. Joseph b.
Cherry,
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-06-10
Gordon Beats Clinton.

Gordon, Neb., June Especial to
The News The Gordon baseball team
defeated Clinton on the home ground
by a score Of 10 TO s.
The Penn's Grove record., 1910-02-11
vERMoNT STATE GRANGE.
Interest In the Patrons. Growing and
Membership Increasing.

tnIcTCSI III kiC III 6ta
Membership Increasing.
Vermont state grange held its thir-
ty-eighth annual meeting in Burling-
ton. The delegates numbered over
300, the largest number present in the
history Of the grange. There were
also several hundred members in at
tendance. The financial report show
ed the permanent fund, including in
terest to July 1, 1909, to be $S23.51.
The treasurer received during the
year, including funds on hand at the
close of last years account, $~13,335.16.
He had paid out but $4,635.S1. The
report of secretary A. A. Priest show
ed that since the last meeting twenty
six oranges had been instituted. The
oranges in good standing number 1919,
with a total membership of 1S,494.
The total number of Pomona oranges
is t~wenty-four. with a membership of
GAGS. State Master G. E. Smith of
Norrisville in his annual address ad-
vised co-oreration III the matter of
buvine certain commodities in car lots.
asked for annual training in public
schools, remedial taxation measures.
state support Of paupers. reduced our
expenses. another liquor law referen-
DUN, good roads. COW testing associa-
ton, reforestation ard an effort to
prevent the repeal of the Grout bill
iii congress.
TIE committee on education reported
in favor Of a liberal policy of educa-
ton and a general improvement and
extension il the methods of agricul-
tural training by increasing the facil-
tiles for the same. The committee or
agriculture advocated scientific meth
DDS of farming and the adjustment
Of cid, primitive methods. The COM
mittee also recommended that the pro-
gram of the lecturer contain more ag-
ricultural topics.
Resolutions were passed favoring a
referendum on the liquor question, a
good roads movement, equal taxation.
a parcels post. at least one agricul-
tural high school, industrial education
in schools and opposing congressional
ship subsidy.
The Penn's Grove record., 1910-02-11
THE GRANGE
Conducted by
j. w. BARROW, Chatham. N. Y,
Press Correspondent NeiD York Stote
Grange
KEYSTONE GRANGE.
State Master Talks on Good Roads.
Law Changes Demanded.

State Master Talks on Good Roads.
Law Changes Demanded.
The Pennsylvania state grange held
its thirty-seventh annual session in the
state college. There were over 1000
delegates and visiting members pres
ent. The sessions were held in the
auditorium of the college. The public
session. program included an address
by State Master Greasy, ]. L. Holmes,
representing the college; Secretary J.
T. Altman, DR.. Edward Sparks of the
college and ]. II. McSparran of the leg
islative committee of the grange. The
tour through the institution, made the
next day, was full of interest and ben
eft to the visitors. The sixth degree
was conferred on a class of 400 candt-
dates. The executive committee in its
report vigorously denounced the high
way department as being incompetent
and demanded a reorganization of 1t.
revision of the tax laws Of the state
and an amendment to the banking law
to permit the encouragement of ma
tional banks to loan capital on real
estate and mortgages. The grange de-
nounced the Aldrich tariff bill, the CEN
trail banking scheme and ship subsidy.
The grange demanded proportional rep
resentation in the national grange. 1t
favors a representative vote for ordi-
nary questions, the state vote to be
used only when demanded. The key
note of the session was that through
legislation the farmers of P~ennsylva-
MIA will ONE into their own. State
Master Greasy in his annual address
urged Patrons to make an effort to
have men nominated for governor and
for other public Offices that would
give then a square deal" He urged
all to attend the primaries. Comment
ing on good roads and road legislation,
Mr.. Greasy said:
Il believe that the workings of this
township road law, with the full
amount of $40 or $25 per mile appro-
priation, will make more good roads in
lGu Years ludu tAS 0SpdllAACAI O.
build in thirty years. We are anxious
to have the state build as many roads
as possible, but we believe some addi-
tional knowledge is necessary before
good roads can be built with any last
ing qualities. The cost of these state
roads makes it impossible for many
sections to receive any benefit from
them. Then, again, the annual cost of
repairing these state roads is any
where from $500 to $1,000 per mile.
Some townships cannot afford this be-
cause their roads must be kept in a
passable condition. Dirt roads cost on
an average at least $40 per mile per
year. 1t is impossible to use all taxes
collected for building a piece of good
road and neglect the balance.
"The grange position on the road
question is that since all use the roads
all interests should contribute toward
their maintenance and repair. A tax
Of / mill on corporate and personal
property would make a good road fund
that Is fair, and we should stand by
this grange PLAN"
The Penn's Grove record., 1910-02-11
The Legislature,

ment, not lawyers, used to be appointed
to Judge a matter of fact point of view,
and not from alegal point, but as there
has not been enough offices for the
lawyers, in the past twelve years the
Governors have been %pursuaded to ap.
point none but lawyers.
In joint session the Legislature re-
elected Joshua E. Borton, of Mount
Holly, director of railroads. Mr. Borton
is president of the Security Trust Com
pany, of Camden.
Senator Osborne, of Essex, has intro
duced a bill providing for the election
of delegates to a convention to prepare
a new State Constitution, a matter that
has long been agitated in North Jersey,
but which the South Jersey members
will probably oppose as they have in the
past. The convention would lie com
posed of the same number of delegates
as there members of the Assembly and
three counties of North jersey have %
of the 60.
The Penn's Grove record., 1910-02-11
ereign Capital In America.

The late king of Belgium held stocks
of railways in this country. King Ed
ward recently made a good turn In
speculative stocks here. These In
stances Of royalty investing capital In
America are not exceptional. 1t is said
that about $4,000, DOC $1,000 in foreign
money has been brought to this coun-
try for investment during the last fifty
years.
The inflow of capital from abroad
began with the financing Of our new
railroads. The financing Of American
enterprises from this source will prob
ably continue for a long time, although
the relative amount may diminish.
Our national wealth is now fixed at
about s1O7, 0 100000 and will doubt
less increase. The amount Of foreign
money at work here is too small to DO
of influence except as it contributes to
greater productivity in certain fields
and adds to our own wealth. The fo
eign investor gets the dividends, but
the advantages of substantial develop
ment remain here.
The Penn's Grove record., 1910-02-11
LlNCOLN'S LOGICAL MIND

How He Learned to Prove a Case
IN studying the lives of great men the
most important purpose is to learn some
of their moral and mental traits and use
them for our own higher purpose in
life. Abraham Lincoln, notwithstand-
ing lie was mostly self-educai ed in the
backwoods, the frontiers, became Pres
ident of these United States.
The possibility of every boy becoming
president should be an inspiration for
an ambitious mind. Because lincoln
never attended a high school or college
some may think it unnecessary to pursue
the studies therein.
Lincoln was a concise, logical, forci-
BILE speaker and writer and got down to
the bottom Of those thingsh lie undertook.
He was once asked how he acquired his
wonderful logical powers and acuteness
in analysis. He replied: cit was my
terrible encouragement which did that
for me. When l WAS a young man 1
went into an office to study law. l saw
that a lawyers business was to prove
things. I said to myself, Lincoln, W! en-
is q thing proved? That was a poser.
What constitutes proof? Not evidence;
that was not the point. There may be
evidence enough, but wherein consists
the proof? / groaned over the question
and finally said to myself, 'Ah, Lincoln,
you can't tell Then | thought what
Use is it for me to be in a law office if l
cant tell when a thing is proved?
$50 / gave it up and went back home.
Soon after l returned to the old log
cabin l fell in with a copy of Euclid. l
had not the slightest notion of what
Euclid was and thought l would find
out. 1 therefore began at the beginning,
and before spring had gone through the
old Euclids geometry and could demon
strate every proposition in tie book
Then in the spring, when l had got
through with it, l said to myself n
day, 'Ah, do you know when a thing is
~proved?' and l answered, Yes, sir; l
do. Then you may go back TO the law
shop and l went"
Geometry is taught in the third and
fourth years of the high school course.
Some may think geometry of nc use.
Lincoln did find it of use, and it is M
OF the studies that helped to make him
great.
1t is best to acquire all the knowledge
and mental training II can, because
one never knows when it will be of use
in future life.
The Penn's Grove record., 1910-02-11

The testimony of Food Inspector
Dodge that ''ripe beef, ready to fall to
pieces' was served to President Roose-
welt in the White House, is not such a
relishable revelation as the dish which
the chef made of the meats. But then,
Mr.. Roosevelt has a constitution strong
enough to digest anything, either physl-
cally OF mentally.
The Penn's Grove record., 1910-02-11

We did not hear that sermon on 1.-The
greatest sin in Penn's Grove" but pre-
sumo the preacher tried to point out
that it consisted of living here.-Phil-
delphia Inquirer. The editor of the
RECORD did not heal it either, but pre-
sumo the preacher tried to point out the
sinfulness of publishing the Sunday In
auirer and spending time i'll reading it
instead of attending church.
The Penn's Grove record., 1910-02-11

Senator Reyburn, of Idaho, made the
last bloody-shirt speech in the U. s.
Senate OH Monday, and then all the
other Senators voted to use the U. 3.
Army tents for a reunion OF the Con-
federate soldiers in Alabama.
The Penn's Grove record., 1910-02-11
Took All His Money.

Often all a man earns goes 10 doctors or
for medicines, to cure a Stomach, Liver
or Kidney trouble that DIR. Kings New
Life Piles would quickly cure at slight
slight cost. Best for Dyspepsia, Indiges-
ton, Biliousness, Constipation, Jaundice,
Malaria and Debility. 25c at Johnsons.
Drug Store.
The Penn's Grove record., 1910-02-11

While some are on the trail Of the
high-priced meat demon, there are many
farmers who wish the hungry horde
would make a rush for their sweet
potatoes at forty cents a basket, which
price is too low for profit.
The Penn's Grove record., 1910-02-11
Won't Need a Crutch.

When Editor J. P. Sossman, of Cor
nelius, N. c., bruised his leg badly, 1T
started an ugly sore. Many salves and
ointments proved worthless. Then Buck
lens Arnica Salve healed it thoroughly.
Nothing is so prompt and sure for Ulcers,
Boils, Burns, Bruises, Cuts, Corns, Sores,
Pimples, Eczema or Piles. Csc at john
sono' Drug Store.
The Penn's Grove record., 1910-02-11

Undoubtedly there are lots OF families
in Penn's Grove without sweet potatoes.
WHY would it not be wise for those who
have sweet potatoes to canvass the
town? Many families could use a bas-
ketful in a short time.
The Penn's Grove record., 1910-02-11

The passing of the old king of Bel
rium adds It'll another to the list OF
amfable young kings on European
thrones. of whom Alfonso of Spain and
Manuel of Portugal are examples.
These youthful monarchs have an op-
portunity to secure their hold on their
Kingdoms by a wise and temperate ad-
ministration of their high office. But it
will be the part of prudence for them
to dwell lightly on "divine right" as
The authority for their rule.