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The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-01-07
THE NORFOLK WEEKLY JOURNAL FRIDAY,

bury in the supreme court to have her
name changed to Kutter. Her petit.
ton which was granted, said;
Petitioner is young woman Of good
family, moving in the society Of young
people of both Hebrew and Gentle
faiths and she has found the name
Kotlowsky is an obstacle and handi.
cap to the enjoyment of her social
chances in that the termination SKY"
has been used in the comic papers
and is generally understood to indi.
cate a mean and sordid type of lie.
brew, of little culture and entire IL.
norance of American customs.
Petitioner has found by experience
that certain classes of people whom
she is DESTROYS of meeting are preju.
diced against her because of her name
and do not care to make her aCquaint-
ance because of her name and that
hotels and clubs and societies have
discouraged her application for &C.
comodations and membership without
meeting her, merely because OF her
name.
Miss Kotlowsky, who gives her age
as %, also declares that her mail often
goes astray because of the varying
ways in which her correspondents
spell the patronymic she is soon to
abandon
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-01-07
To RuY Anoka Church.

Boyd County News: Negotiations
are now pending for the purchase of
the Presbyterian church editice in Ano-
ka by the M. E. church. The Metho-
dists have made an offer for the pro-
perty and it is likely it will be ac-
cepted. The Methodists may not,
however, attempt to maintain an or
ganization here at the present time as
the Baptists already have an organi-
cation and are endeaVoring to main
tain regular services and the field is
not considered large enough for two
churces. Future prospects for the rap
i'd growth of the town are certainly
fiattering, and as there are number
of Methodists hereabouts, that organi-
cation has certainly made wise move
in securing this building. The school
board is now putting new floor in
the building and in all probability
the school will not be disturbed dur
ing the term. If it is the rent will be
returned to the district for the uneA'
pired part of the term.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-01-07
Ben Lindsay COMING Here.

Judge Benjamin Lindsay of Denver
the man of Juvenile court fame and
author of the series of articles, "The
Beast and the Jungle" which have
been creating a pronounced impress
sion upon America this fall, will be
the principal speaker at the forthcom-
ing meeting of the North Nebraska
Teachers association, if present plans
are carried out
The executive committee, at their
meeting, decided to hold the conven-
ton in Norfolk if the Commercial club
will contribute 800 towards the ex-
pense of the session, as has been done
in years gone by.
The declamatory contest will be held
Wednesday night, March 80. Thurs
day night, March 81, and Friday night,
April l, will be given over to addresses
by Judge Lindsay and some other
/ prominent speaker, according to the
present plans.
Rev. Frank e. Loveland of Omaha
and Chancellor Avery of the state uni.
versty will likely be among the other
speakers.
The convention will probably bring
something more than 500 teachers to
Norfolk during the three days SEES
sion.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-01-07

Gladys Eddy OF Fremont, the groom,
j Claire Bishop, attended by his
brother, Earl Bishop, and the little
ring bearer, Lawton Phinney OF Nor.
folk, who carried the ring in a lily
The ceremony was short and very
impressive.
The bride looked very beautiful in
o gown of white satin and carried a
boquet of carnations The bridesmaid
was also charmngly gowned in white
A thrcc.courso lap luncheon was
served
About forty guests were present
Those from out of town were: S. S
Bishop, wife, and three sons, Earl
Roy and Lee, all of Lincoln, Mrs
George Eddy and two daughters
Gladys and Irene, also Miss Harriet
Goodrich of Fremont, j. f. Phinney
and family of Norfolk, N. b, Haven OF
Nickerson, Neb., Miss Agnes After
bern of Lincoln, and Miss Gertrude
Otto of Malcolm.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-01-07
The Price of Bacon.

When you walked into your local
meat market and laid down a dime for
few thin slices of bacon, which al
ways shrung to nothingness in the fam
lily frying pan you suspected that some
other party must be making money on
hogs and it transpires that you made
a good guess, says the Pierce (Neb)
Call.
1t used to be figured that the farmer
who expected to break even on feed
ing 50-cent corn must get five cents
pound for hogs. This ten to one
ratio has been changing to very de-
cided advantage of the farmer. Some
one with taste for figures has found
that with alfalfa for use as feed dur
ing the growing period, pork can be
produced at a cost Of but three and one
half cents per pound, even when corn
is high in price. With hogs bringing
better than $500 per hundred on our
home markets it doesn't take much
figuring to find that the farmers Of
Nebraska are not likely to be objects
of charity right away.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-01-07
Says Wife Deserted Him.

Pierce County Call: Jake Marshall
was brought from Foster Tuesday, be.
ing charged with deserving his wife.
who has been living in Pierce for the
last two years. 1t seems that the wife
of John Marshall left her husband
about three years ago and went to
Colorado. Jake, who was living at
Foster at that time, pulled his
freight" leaving his family without
any means of support. 1t is supposed
that Mrs. John Marshall and Jake
have been living together out in Colo
RADIO. However when the chilling
blasts of an early winter came upon
them they remembered the good old
beefsteak and sowbelly they used to
have in this county and they immedi-
ately made tracks" for home. After
they arrived the arm of the law step
ped in and Jake was arrested for wife
desertion. The penalty is one year
in the penitentiary for this crime.
Jake says he did not desert his wife,
but she deserted him.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-01-07
PlalnvleM Cheese Factory.

Plainview News T.. l.. Wyman OF
Bristow the man who is putting In the
new cheese factory here, arrived in
town Monday morning from Norfolk
and put a force to work rcmodcling
and fixing up the old creamery build.
ing preparatory to installing the
cheese factory, He expects to be
ready to receive milk and cream at
the factory by January 3, after which
time they will run continuously all
through the year If they are able to
get cream enough to do SO. This new
enterprise looks as though 1t was 60.
ing to be winner and will mean much
to our little city and the farmers in
the country who will thus be AFFORD.
ed good market for their dairy pro.
duce at all seasons of the year
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-01-07

enue is expected to pass into the hands
of the trustees in a few days. J. G..
Stitt, who is to make the final plans
for the building, will take a trip to the
various cities which were visited by
j. w. Ransom and H. NJ huntington
with a view of getting an outline of
the plans that are necessary. He will
after his trip report to the building
committee and submit tentative plans
based on those which were reported
by the committee which made the trip
recently.
The sleepy night operators along the
various railroads throughout this sec.
tion of the country were aroused to
an alert position from low.backed
station chairs by the rattle of the
telegraph Instruments at 11:5 80 Fri
day night. Soon the sounder clicked
washington on here with time" The
sounder remained open and at II 55
the master clock in Washington was
connected to all the telegraph wires
in this section of the country. Soon
the pendulum of the clock was heard
as it swung backward and forward to
the tune of thousands of saunders, at
fifteen seconds to each minute the
sounder would stop and at the minute
again the clicking continued. At
so the sounder again opened
and at II, midnight, it closed. Then
Washington opened and said "A Hap.
ply New Year to you all The ope.
rator yawned, stretched himself and
commenced work billing invoices on
Q new ledger.
"While the wiseacres have made q
closed season on quails, and no shoot
ing of these birds vii be allowed al
ALL" says a well known citizen here
recently, they have allowed the quai
in this part of the state to be almost
totally frozen out. If these wlseacreE
would be as wise as they profess they
are on the subject of quail they would
in some way try to preserve these
birds. For $40 farmer, if he wished
could preserve every quail in his ter
ritory throughout the winter. All tina
is necessary is to build a small shell
ter, clear off the snow, throw in a few
sacks of small grain and save the birt
not only from freezing to death, bu
also from starving. The only thins
that has saved the total loss of all thu
: quails in this territory is the fact tina
, the farmer has been unable to picl
all his corn, and the little bird ha
been able to keep up his existence OF
that food. Shooting the quail doe
not eXterminate him, but starving hin
/, will help to freeze him to death" !
visit with a farmer near Norfolk re
Gently showed that all the quail on hi
farm or in his neighborhood had beef
, frozen to death in the recent cold snar
In the New England states where Their
are great game preserves, shelter i
built for quail. and small grain is a
E ways on hand to keep the bird in eS
: istence throughout the winter. On
owner of a large game preserve o
something over thousand acres il
! the New England states has bull
sheds all through his land, in whic
I straw is always piled, and small graf
in abundance supplied for the presel
! walton of quail alone.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-01-07
A MORAL WANING IN 1909.
The Scarlet Woman Rules over Us,
CHICAGO Rabbi Saws.

Chicago, Jan. Rich in material
accomplishment and marked by scien-
tifc and mechanical triumphs un-
equaled, the year 1909 was declared
by DR.. Emil G.. Hirsch at Sinai Temple
to be signalized, not because of its
progress in the material field, but by
"the enforcement of the scarlet wo-
man, sceptered and crowned, to rule
over u.s."
Morality" Doctor Hirsch said, has
been lowered in 1909 as never be.
fore"
His sermon was an indictment OF
Twentieth Century social and econo-
mic conditions as having bred and
fostered the white slave" traffic,
which he characterized as "a deed OF
shame more far-reaching than any of
previous years."
"Our generation" he said, "is wear.
ing a chain of slavery more CALLING
that that worn by our fathers and our
grandfathers. Amid plenty we are
starving Our souls are starving
Soulless things are our idols, and at
their shrine we worship. If ever we
are to be human again we must fight
for higher things"
Something of the white slave" was
told by Doctor Hirsch. He pictured
girls lured from their homes to be
come creatures of the under world
and the methods of men engaged in
the traffic. But the logic of the deal
ers in flesh, he said, was irrefutable
in an age where man has made
money his god, where financial sue
cess, however attained, is the creden
tial of happiness"
The standard, he said, had beer
made possible by American business
men. and he warned the men Of to
day to take heed lest "the panderers
made respectable and acceptable tc
society by their gutter gained wealth
be received into homes such as this
congregation represents, carrying theil
business with them"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-01-07

trade was exceptionally good The
year 1908 was very light, compared TO-
1909 according to one baker, who re.
ports his business increased at least
90 per cent in 1909.
Postoffce Receipts Grow.
Although the fiscal year is not up
until March 1, 1t is believed by post
Office officials here that the years sale
of stamps. stamped paper and box
rentals, which make the receipts here
far exceed those of the last fiscal year
Receipts for the last few months show
a marked increase over the same
months last year.
More Hotel Business.
, Although the Norfolk hotels reaped
good harvest during the Bonesteel
rush in 1908, the leading hotels report
19O9's receipts show greater travel
than during the rush. one hotel re.
ports receipts have increased at least
$50 day more than in 1908. This in
crease is due to the fact that a larger
amount of travelling through Norfolk
to and from Trip county and other
points north necessitate a stoppage
here.N The time tables, which have
been Nhanged, also afford more bust.
ness for hotels here than in 1908.
Many Automobiles Sold.
Automobile dealers report more
sales of automobiles this year than
last Although the increase in the
sales will not show great difference
from 1908, it is reported that 1908
would have been record breaker had
not the extremely bad weather set In
so early and brought about such bad
road conditions that automobile travel
was out of the question. During the
first part of the season, however, the
automobile business shows n large in
crease over the same season last year
Farmers are buying machines for va
rious uses. and it is shown that not
only is the automobile used in the
country, but is fast replacing the fam
lily horse in the city.
Pianos Sold Well.
Piano dealers report larger sales o
pianos and musical instruments thar
last year. There are four houses here
handling pianos and musical instru
mentS.
jewelers. Had Big Sales.
On account of the many weddings
that have taken place here this yea,
and the large amount of gifts which
have been purchased during the year
jewelers. report this years business Il
equal to and in some cases double tina
of last year
Bank Deposits Greatest Ever.
Bank deposits. a pretty good gauge
as to a community's prosperity, reach
ed the high water mark during tn,
year, the total going to nearly twt
million dollars.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-01-07
Cole is Notified.

Neigh Register: Last week w. W.
Cole received official notice of his ap-
pointment as postmaster at Neigh 1t
has been understood for several
months that Mr. Cole would receive
the appointment. Miss Willie, who has
served for several years in that capa-
city was not an applicant for reap
pointment. The change will probably
take place about the first of January
after which Miss Willie expects to join
her mother and sister in Germany.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-01-07
Spencer Commercial Club.

Spencer Advocate: At a meeting
of the Commercial club Thursday eve
ming the following officers were elect
ed: E. |. Parker, president; C. J..
Coffey vice president; Leo S. Legro,
secretary and treasurer. Nine direct
ors were elected composed of the Off
GERS of the club and the following:
f. w. Woods, Robert Lynn, J. n. Stur-
devant, w. p. Mohr, f. ]. Wiese and
Josiah Coombs.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-01-07
cIothiers, TaiIors, General Merchandise

CIOtnleTS, dHOTS, SencTdI mtTCndnuISe'
Business as a whole in the city has
been reported by the dry goods stores,
clothiers, tailors and general mer
chants, including hardware dealers, as
much better this year than last. AL
though weather conditions have been
working against them to a certain ex-
tent much satisfaction has been felt
by the many dealers here with this
years business, which they say Is
equal to and, in many cases, far ahead
of last years business. Some tailors
say the first part of their seasons bust
ness was good, but that it dropped off
the latter part. Taking the year as a
whole, the years business was much
better than it was last year.
One merchant says that, although
his receipts show that the years bust
ness was better than the preceding
year, it was not as good as 1t could
have been, owing to the fact that In
months when he expected a heavy
business weather conditions made 1t
light. In turn, however, the light
months were heavy, thus balancing
things up. Norfolk had practically no
spring in 1909. 1t rained and con-
tinued cold up till May %, when it was
necessary to keep up a fire for heat
ing purposes. The fields were flooded
and the farmer could not plant corn
until very late, after which he again
was handicapped by the muddy fields,
which held back all efforts to cultivate
in the mud.
June and July Big Months.
1t will also be remembered that June
and July were very good months.
Many consider that their spring came
in June, but, owing to the weather
conditions, farmers could not hay in
August, consequently the September
trade came in August, the haying be-
ing done in September. While the
haying was delayed, corn picking also
was delayed. In December muddy
fields held the farmer back from husk'
! ing, and instead of frost there was
an immediate freeze. Snow also
blocked the picking Of corn, which
generally is all out of the way by De-
cember /. At least half the corn is
still in the field. In some cases farm
ers report considerable corn being de-
stroyed, owing to it's softness when
placed in the crib.
Roads Cut Christmas Trade.
The extremely bad conditions OF
the roads not only surrounding Nor
folk but general all over the state, was
another handicap to farmers, who not
only could not haul small grain to
market, but dared not venture at any
length of travel with an empty wagon
consequently the merchants suffered
with the farmer.
| Bakery, confectionery and grocery
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-01-07
1909 Sees Sixty New BUILDINGS.

Not in seven years has there been
so many new houses built in Norfolk
as there have been in the last year.
New Years finds that over sixty new
Buildings, ranging in price of construc-
ton from $500 to $4,000, have been
erected. This figure includes the
twelve new homes that were built at
the Junction this year. The houses at
the Junction are among the residences
that exceed the $500 mark, and
range from that price to $4,000 and
$4,000.
New modern homes have replaced
the old style house and, in large
number of new homes the furnace,
bath, gas, electric light, etc, are
among the improvements.
Besides these beautiful homes that
have been added to Norfolk's credit
is the public library and the Beeler
Brothers store, which are now under
construction. Next year Norfolk will
have a fine Y. M. c. A. building to
boast of, and a Masonic temple is
among the years possibilities.
In the year of 1908 forty-four new
homes were erected here. Since that
time the construction of buildings has
decreased. In 1908, thirty-three houses
were built, 1905 about ten, in 1906
twelve, 1907 fifteen, and in 1908 TWEEN
ty-two, making in 1909 a gain of thir
ty-eight over the year before.
Should a new depot be built here
and other buildings which are talked
of for future construction, it is ex
pected at the end of the year 1910 a
big increase over 1909 will be shown
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-01-07
SEES AN ENGLISH CRISIS.
The Fate of the Lords Alarms the
Quarterly Reviews Editor.

New York, Jan. DIR George B.
Protherto, an English scholar of inter
national reputation, who is here at
tending the convention of the Ameri-
can Historical association, regards the
present political crisis in England as
one of the most serious through which
the country has ever passed.
Doctor Photherto, who is editor of
the Quarterly Review and formerly
was head of the department of history
at Edinburgh university, discusses the
house of lords in an interview given
out here today. He says in part:
ut seems to me that the mere cur
tailment of the powers OF the upper
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-01-07
WIDEN INQUIRY ON BALLlNGER.
Fight Will Become Government VS..
Secretary of Interior"

Washington, Jan. There were the
liveliest of developments in connec-
ton with the impending congressional
inquiry into the conduct of Secretary
of the Interior Ballinger While it
has been authoritatively stated that
the investigation would be thorough
it became certain as result of the
acute stage reached in the Ballinger-
Pinchot controversy, that it will be
much more comprehensive and sweep
ing that has been imagined.
At an extended conference between
President Taft and Representative j.
Dalzell of Pennsylvania, member of
the committee on rule and one of the
most influential republican members
of the house of representatives, it was
decided that the joint committee of
the senate and house which will in
quire into the propriety of Secretary
Ballinger's conduct while commission
err general of the land office, as well
as head of the interior department
will be created under a joint resolu'
ton.
ne SlSullcdlCe VI INC uoSioioh 10
this: While under simple resolu
ton of the senate or house the in
vestigation would be conducted only
by the body in which such resolu
ton originated, and while, under a
concurrent resolution, the inquiry
would be broadened to cover both
! branches, thus making the inquiry a
purely congressional one, under the
Joint resolution the case resolves IT.
self into one of "the federal govern
ment VS.. Secretary of the Interior Bal
| linger."
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-01-07
NeIiqh Pastor Resians.

Neigh Register Rev. V. F. Clark
has handed his resignation as pastor
of the Congregational church in this
city, to take effect February 1, 1910,
He has accepted the appointment to
the pastorage of the Congregational
church at Ashland. Nothing has yet
been done toward filling the vacancy.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-01-07
Miss perea sprains Knee.

Butte Gazette: Miss Genevieve De-
reg arrived home from Norfolk Tues.
day, where she has been finishing her
course as a nurse. Genevieve had the
misfortune to fall and sprain her knee
some time ago and has since been bed
fast nursing the injured limb. She is
still compelled to walk with crutches.
The ligaments were torn loose by the
fall, making a very painful and un-
yielding wound.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-01-07

house Will be worse than absolute
abolition. would much rather SEQ
the whole responsibility cast on n
single chamber than to have the lords
remain as a mere constitutional fg.
ment.
"Ot course, there is no doubt that
the lords must be reformed In some
way"