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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-08-13
Peg Wheel Rims In Place of Tires.

Senator Aldrich and the rest of the
rubber trust wouldn't realize much
on their new tariff if all the autos
were equipped with tires like those
on one of the motor trucks at Kansas
State Agricultural College. One of the
big motor trucks that is used for in
struction in farm motors has just been
equipped with a new set of tires and
the rubber trust failed to realize
cent on the transaction. The truck is
made for extra heavy work and has
hard wooden pegs driven close togeth-
er in the iron rims of the wheels for
tires. These afford good traction for
the wheels and as they wear out the
stubs are replaced by new pegs. These
can be turned out on a lathe and cost
practically nothing.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-08-13
Wichita Child is Victim.

The first death by infantile paralysis
is reported at Whichita. Evelyn
Howell, II months old, died after an
illness lasting near seven months, the
last few weeks of which developed in
TO infantile paralysis, so the attend
ing Physician, DIR. Fischer, states
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-08-13

A woman's idea of an intelligent
man is one who can tell whether or
not her hat is on straight.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-08-13

Freedom doesn't always bring hap
piness, but you'll notice that it is the
tied dog that bowls.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-08-13
RehriId MiIIina PANT al Wichita.

Work is about to commence on the
rebuilding of the Otto Weiss milling
plant, destroyed by fire early this
year at q loss of $50 1000.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-08-13

Lewis Single Binder cigar is never
doped-only tobacco in its natural state.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-08-13

ALL. UP-TO-DATE HOUSEKEEPERS
Use Red Cross Ball Blue 1t makes clothes
clean and sweet as when new. All grocerk
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-08-13

Mrs. Wfnslow-s Soothing Syrup.
For children teething. softens the gums.
alays pain cures wind collie Sc bottle.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-08-13

her marriage to Mr.. Parkhurst was
valid, and hence her second marriage
to Prince Rospigliosi is null and void.
The princess was born in New Or
leans in 1870.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-08-13

Hedging.
Prospective Bridegroom-Isn't there
any minimum sentence?
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-08-13

A nagging wife makes her husband
forget his other troubles.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-08-13
Infantiie Paralysis Death at Lawrenee

The five months old baby of Mr.
and Mrs. J. B. Burke, died of infan-
tile paralysis at Lawrence after a
weeks illness. This is the first death
from tie disease there.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-08-13
New Book Agent Graft.

Kansas people are becoming smart
er, and SO are the book agents. Sew
eral weeks ago, a fine appearing young
man canvassed Junction City and
made a number of sales. His propO-
sition was to sell a set of 25 books
for $3.50, on the installment plan
The purchasers also had the privilege
of selecting one of the many fine
pieces of furniture shown in cata-
logue he carried. The furniture was
to be given as a premium, and was to
be shipped along with the last book
In almost every case, % of the books
arrived, but there the shipments stop
ped Several wrote to the company
about the furniture they We're to re-
ceive as premiums, and received let
tiers stating that if the contracts were
carefully read, it would be noticed
that the prizes were to be shipped
along with the last book. OF course
the final volumes have not arrived and
the chances are tat they never will.
Lutheran College Will Not be Moved.
The story sent out from Topeka
that the Lutheran college at Winfield
will be moved to Topeka is contra
dicted by the college authorities there.
At the trustees meeting the need of
the college for more room was dis
cussed, when it was decided that the
business department should be moved
elsewhere and given to the town that
would make the best offer for it, The
Topeka members present thought 1t
should go to their town where a move
ment has been started to build an
academy for Lutheran students, but
that is all there Is 20 it. The business
department of st. Johns college will
remain here for another year at least
and may stay permanently if more
room can be provided to supply its
growing needs.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-09-02
Adult Bible Classes,

Norfolk. Neb. Aug. 27.-Editor
News: The Adult Bible Glass move.
ment which is becoming so prominent
feature of modern Sunday school
work, has much of promise in it for
the schools of Norfolk. Glasses we're
organized in the Methodist church re.
Gently, and already a decided inter
est has been evinced. The Mems Bi.
BILE class meets just inside the south
east entrance. J. C. Hibben has been
elected president, and M. C. Hazen,
teacher. The Ladies' Bible class elect
ed Mrs. Paine, president, and Mrs.
Bruer, teacher. A full complement of
officers and committees on deyotions.
membership and social work belong
to each class according to the recon-
mendation of the International Sun
day School association. Edgar Red
mond is teacher, and Harry Morgan
president of "The Wide Awake Class"
an organized young peoples class.
Other classes are expected to organize
in the near future. Norfolk is behind
in this movement. The Methodist and
Disciple churches of Beatrice have an
enrolment Of about 100 each in the
mems classes and the movement is
so well advanced at Fairbury that the
city was able to send a special train
carrying over 200 people, in the or
ganized work to the late state conven-
tion at Beatrice. They came with their
own brass band and filled the church
with the noise of their class yells. 1t
reminded us of old times in college
chapel. 1t is hoped that this move
ment may be given a great impetus in
this city in the near future, by an in
terdenominational adult bible class
banquet.
Owen w, Rummell
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-09-02
AMERICAN SUMMER RESORTS.
London Writer Finds Keynote to be
Enjoyment Rather Than Display.

London Times: The real summer
resorts are of two classes, among
which we may take Bar Harbor, New
port and Saratoga as typical on one
hand, and CaZenovia, on Lake Owah-
gena, and Skaneateles, on the lake Of
the same name, on the other. The
first are the haunts of the millionaires
miniature Ostends, with even more
formality of costume and entertain
ment-the glories of New York trans
ported to another environment. Wo-
men vie with each other in dress and
jewelry and in every form of display.
Yachting IL the chief amusement, but
1t is the yachting of the millionaire
and not the sport of the enthusiastic
sailor. Semi-professionals engage in
tournaments for the entertainment of
the overdressed crowd; the blases en-
deavor to extract some excitement out
of motoring and play bridge; there
is the usual amount of Irritation. At
some of these watering places bathing
and water games are INDUCED in, but
sparingly and rather as an opportuni-
ty for the display of fresh wonder
ments in the matter of costume than
for the JOY of sensation.
In the other class of summer re-
sort, however, we get quite another
atmosphere. Here we see the sum-
mer girl and the summer boy in their
element. Society here no longer sui.
fers from a lack of the masculine
leaven which is noticeably absent in
the towns, for school and college give
three months vacation in the sum-
mer and young men from IS to %
arrive in crowds to join the summer
colony" and to share in the general
enjoyment. There is a great deal of
informal entertaining, and it is at
the club that it chiefly takes place.
Dances are given by one or another
hostess nearly every night.
The keynote of the summer colony"
is enjoyment and not display. 1t is
composed for the most part of splen.
didly healthy young men and maid
ems who find their chief delight in
physical exercise, with the additional
stimulus of competition and Irritation.
The older members of the company
play bridge or golf, fish, ride or drive
or watch their strenuous families com
peting at tennis, canoeing, bathing or
some other sport.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-09-02
The Primary a Failure

Madison Post; The primary cleo.
ton OF Tuesday demonstrated again
the fact that the law under which
1t was held is an absolute fraud with
over 100000 voters in Nebraska the
nomination of the democratic Candi-
date for governor is determined by
32,4lO, of which Dahlman received
1925 and Shallenberger l4.l12. Dahl.
mans majority over Shallenberger Is
4.lS6 and his majority in Douglas
county is over 5000 II Is thus seen
that Douglas county outweighs the
entire state in the nomination OF n
candidate for governor. A law under
which such result can be produced
Is fraud, and intelligent and thought.
full men will call loudly for it's speedy
repeal. The recent democratic con.
vention at Grand Island, which was
representative of the party through
out the state, would have nominated
Governor Shallenberger by at least
400 majority. In addition to this the
primary at this place demonstrated
that republicans voted for Dahlman
who will not vote for him at the polls
in November, and thus it happens that
republican votes succeeded in defeat.
ing Shallenberger and in nominating
Dahlman.
Every vote cast In Madison county
on Tuesday last. cost the tax payers
$3.50. There was not a turn out to
the POLLS and there never will no apd
the sooner the republican and demo.
cratic parties have the courage to Sc.
cure repeal of this law and the re.
establishment of an intelligent con.
vention of method nominating candi-
dates the sooner all persons will be
properly represented and the inter.
ests of the state conserved.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-09-02
oAkorA's MERRY WIDOW WEEDS
Girl Who Papered Shack With Love
Letters Accepts t,oo1st Proposal.


Seattle, Aug. 27.-This is a story of
real merry widow ana exactly 1901
men. Each and every one of the
l,OO1 begged for a chance to marry
! her. The l,00lst man Is the lucky
one, and the wedding will occur short
ly.
The merry widow-she is also young
is Mrs. Rilla May Dixie, a phone
operator. 1t is questionable If Mrs.
Dixie ever saw single one of the
| LOCI. But that did not detract from
the ardor of their love epistles. They
wrote from the north and south, east
and the west. They were old and
young men, tall and fat All sent their
pictures-a bushel basket full. They
kept up such bombardment of the
pretty little widow that she was
forced to leave her claim in South
Dakota.
Mrs. Dixie was formerly an Iowa
girl-Ottumwa being her home. Three
years ago she married and with her
husband went to South Dakota. He
was killed i'm a wreck and Mrs. Dixie
brayely faced the world and took up a
claim.
She called her place "Ottumwa" and
it is still known by that name in
South Dakota.
At the state fair in Huron, S. D..
in 1908, Mrs. Dixie was awarded the
prize for being the prettiest young
woman in the state. Newspapers then
devoted columns to her photo and
beauty and that was the beginning of
the worst.
At first letters came by twos and
threes, but finally the rural delivery
man had to put on an extra mule to
aid in hauling the mail out to "Ottum-
wa" There were letters, fat ones,
too, photoes, pictures, boxes of candy,
dress goods, articles for the toilet, per-
fume, plumes, hatpins, ribbons and
pet animals.
Mrs. Dixie has a bungalow on her
$50 acres. There she opened and
read every one of the proposals. Did
she file them carefully away, tied with
pink ribbons? Not Mrs. Dixie.
Her house needed papering. Moth
ing would better serve for the pur-
pose than ton or two of love letters.
Mrs. Dixie plastered the walls and the
ceilings and used the photos for roof
ing and with the surplus built a chick
en- corral. Over all she pasted this
large sign:
Love letter shack. Tack new pro-
posals on vacant space"
Mrs. Dixie was literally driven off
her claim. She came to Seattle in
1909 and found employment. Here,
however, her beauty attracted other
wooers, and though she fought them
off with her rugged South Dakota ex.
perience she at last fell victim to
Cupid and a Seattle business man
won her hand.
At one time Mrs. Dixie had 1000 pro-
posals; now the number is 1,OO1. And
that one makes all the difference in
the world. Love has triumphed.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-09-02

Fifty-ninth street and Sixth avenues
one theory is that the marksmau
is mailman who lives in one of the
/ big apartment houses near by and
fires from window. The other theo.
ry Is that the reckless shooter is aim.
ing at birds and squirrels in the park
Whichever is the correct solution,
| the police are anxious to find the cul.
prit before someone Is killed Already
/ several have been wounded. Al about
4 o'clock Saturday afternoon David
Il. Peck, who lives at 1850 Simpson
! street. the Bronx, was walking west
on the sidewalk along the park wall
when, as he approached Sixth avenue.
he felt a sharp pain in his left ankle.
| Then he saw blood on his stockings
and stopped passing policeman.
An ambulance was called from the
Flower hospital and the ambulance
surgeon found bullet hole in the
ankle. Peck was taken to the hos.
pital and a 22-caliber bullet removed.
He was able to go home after the ope.
ration.
Yesterday afternoon at about the
same hour Ferdinand Petrick of 300
East Seventy-sixth street, also walk
ing west along the park wall, wiped
his forehead with his handkerchief
when he was opposite SO West Fifty
ninth street. AS he was lowering the
handkerchief he felt singing in that
hand. He, too, sought out a police
man and an ambulance surgeon came
and dressed the wound The bullet
had merely grazed Petrick's hand
After the ambulance surgeon had
fixed him up Petrick looked along the
wall and found 22-caliber bullet fiat.
tened by striking against the stones
of the way which he believes is the
one that hit him. He took the bullet
as a souvenir.
Recalling the incident of the day
before, half a dozen policemen started
an investigation. Along the park wall
they found four or five more bullets
all fiattened by striking against the
wall and all of the same caliber.
Then cabmen in the neighborhood told
the police that two more men and one
woman in about the same place had
been shot within the last three or four
days. The others had gone away with.
out calling the attention of the police.
men.
Petrick, yesterdays victim, Is con.
vinced the bullet came from the north
west corner of Fifty-ninth street and
Sixth avenue. On this corner, which
is across Sixth avenue from the New
York Athletic club, are a saloon and
dance hall. Behind the low building
accommodating these is the rear of
large apartment house. The police
are of the opinion that the shooting is
being done from a window and is di.
rected at squirrels and birds in the
park. Policemen have been stationed
in the nelghborhood to watch all the
windows and to put an end to the
sport.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-09-02
A BRIDGE JUMPER MAY DIE.
Young New Yorker Found to Have a
DisIocated Spine.

C'SioCdtcu Spine.
New York, Aug. 27.-William Cruik-
shank, the lanterjawed young Scot,
who jumped off the Brooklyn bridge
because of his misguided friends in a
swimming club up in Harlem had ban
tered him to try it, may not die, but
If he doesn't he will be in the hos
pital for several weeks. When he was
first taken to the Brooklyn hospital
the surgeons said he was uninjured,
but further examination showed a
dislocated spine and internal injuries.
When Cruikshank jumped his body
shot out in long curve toward East
river, 40 feet below. A third of the
way down he began spinning. He
turned two or three somersaults and
hit the water square In hi.
his arms outstretched.
The form of the diver disappeared
with mighty splash in a swirl of
foam. Almost instantly, though, his
head bobbed in sight again and he
began to make his strong, steady
strokes for the Brooklyn shore.
There CHANGED to be two tugs pass
ing. Both tugs ran close to the SWIM
mer and the deck hands offered him
aid in the shape of boat hooks and
lines. Cruikshank yelled back that
he was doing first rate, and only want.
ed to be left alone and continued to
make for the shore.
But his strength began to fail when
o. NO
and he gladly accepted a rope which
First Mate Michael Brown tossed to
him from the schooner Normandie.
An ambulance was called and took
Cruikshank to the hospital.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-09-02

is here visiting with her parents, Mr.
| and Mrs. C. A. Blakeley.
The fire department is planning to
| purchase a large chemical tank with
| which to equip the hose wagon. About
| 500 feet of the hose is to be taken off
to make room for the chemical tank
With this equipment and the addition
| of few ladders the firemen think
they will be able to fight fires in aay
part of the city where there is no
water supply.
Harry Lee was fined $40 and costs
and Patrick Weatherby was fined SIS
| and costs in Justice Eiseley's court for
disturbing the peace. The two men
quarreled over the question as to who
really was in charge of a local feed
| barn in the absence of it's proprietor.
| Lee admitted that he pulled a gun on
Weatherby, who took the weapon from
Lee and struggle ensued, which was
witnessed by several women. who no
titled the police.
The j. c. Engelman building one of
the modern buildings on Norfolk av-
S'uS' 10 hON IOlHpltItu Ill TIE new
building are a grocery store, a hair
dressing establishment. rooming
house and an attorneys office. Mr.
| and Mrs. Engelman and their daugh-
ter occupy half the upstairs of five
rooms, while the other rooms are
neatly fitted up for roomers. There
are electric and gas lights and both
bnt air and hnt Ga
Harry A. Cheney of Creighton, grand
master of Masons in Nebraska, is in
the city, having completed the install
lation of Masonic lodges in four cor
ners of the state. Mr.. Cheney was &C
companied on his trip by Grand Gus
todian Robert French of Kearney.
Among the towns which were visited
were Mullen, Dunbar, Crofton, Walt
bill. Broken Bow, and others Mr..
Cheney has recently returned from
Manitou Springs, Colo, where, with
his family, he spent few weeks.
Robert Pillar, prominent farmer
living four miles east of Stanton, re-
ports narrow escape of three Stan
ton automobilists near his farm a few
nay oSO "hCH lHty CIOSStu Lue TRACK
ahead of the noon Northwestern train,
just in the nick of time and the ma
chine turned turtle while going at
fast rate of speed. Who the occupants
of the car were Mr.. Pillar does not
say, but believes the men heard the
fast train approaching and took
chance by turning on full speed to get
across the crossing before it reached
there. When the automobile crossed
the track, the passenger train grazed
the rear wheels of the machine, which
was seen to turn turtle. The engineer,
believing he had hit the automobile
and probably injured some of the oc-
cupants, stopped the train and re.
turned in time to see the three men
turn the machine right side up and
drive aWay
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-09-02

recipes with which Mrs Adeline Gut
sehaw of Austin won smile from a
man who had reputation for nevet
smiling, and cured what was regard
ed as hopeless woman hater The
man, August Mittlestaedt, will marry
Mrs Gutsehaw Saturday nighs.
When Mrs. Gutsehaw Joined the
choir of the North Berwyu Congrega
jiaonal church last winter she was
told of the woman hater and warned
To beware of crossing his path. But
Mrs. Gutsehaw is nothing II not brave
and she loves the excitement of dan
ger. She Is known in the suburb as
an expert cook and she determined to
break the chronic case OF "anti.fem
Unity" of Mittlestaedt
Her celebrated "DaKe custard" and
her well known sour cream cookies"
were her allies. Mrs. Gutsehaw knew
all about the way to mans heart
is through his stomach" so she
brought some cookies to choir prac-
tice one night for Mittlestaedt more
than for any of the other singers.
The next time she tried the baked
custard," and then it was all over;
Mittlestaedt not only smiled, but ask.
ed to be allowed to accompany Mrs.
Gutsehaw to her residence. He has
been going regularly since and the
old reputation of being a woman hater
has disappeared. Mittlestaedt is go.
ing to get married instead.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-09-02
SATURDAY SETTINGS.

A. A. Altman Of Stella Is in the city
visiting with relatives.
William Zutz of Hoskins was In the
city transacting business.
F. c. Marshall, editor of the Mo
brara Tribune, is in the city.
r. F.-Schiller returned from a snort
visit with his parents at Ida Grove,
la.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Krieser have re.
turned to their home at Scotland, S.
D., after visiting with Mr. and Mrs.
A. II. Kiesau.
DR.. c. j. Verges and A. Buchholz
returned from business trip to Stan
ton.
Misses Sylvia and Adonera Nieburg
of West Point are visiting relatives in
the city
John Mellen, travelling agent of the
Chicago & Northwestern railway, was
in town from Omaha.
P. F. Stafford, jr., and Norton Howe
returned from Pierce, where they at
tended the race meet.
M. V. Avery has gone to Madison,
S. d., for visit with his parents. He
will remain in Madison for about one
week and then return home with his
wife and children. who are visiting
with friends and relatives in Mime
apolis, Lacrosse, Wis, and other
points.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Ora Living.
ston, a daughter.
The baby of Mr.. and Mrs. BRENNAN
is very ill.
Last Sunday evening the choir of
the Second Congregational church rem
dered some very nice singing. The
choir is now composed of Mesdames
Smile, Dryden, Jim Johnson, Schwartz,
Misses Rebecca Duggan and H. Math.
er, and Messrs. Taylor, Craun and
Hans Anderson. A quartet selection
was sung by Mr.. Taylor and Mr..
Craun, Mrs. Schwartz and Mrs. jim
johnson. Also a duet by Mr.. Craun
and Mrs. Smile entitled, Though
Your Sins Be as Scarlet" Some very
nice music is promised for tomorrow
evening. All are invited.
c. M. Henderson, who has been Wis
tting throughout Washington. Idaho.
Oregon and Colorado. writes Norfolk
friends that Oregons fruit crop is be.
ing bought up by dealers of fruit in
California, who ship it east labeled
California grown"
special meeting of the ElkS will
be held Monday night for initiation
William Klug's ten-room artificial
stone residence in Edgewater is near.
ing completion.
The Norfolk clerks baseball team
goes to Wisner Sunday for a game
with the Wisner ball team.
City Clerk Ed Harter has been ap-
pointed as special agent of the census
bureau to collect statistics of the Nor.
folk city jail inmates.
William Berner is having an attrac.
tive ten'room residence built on his
lot on Madison avenue between Sec.
ond and Third streets.
Captain Mapes of the Twenty.fifth
infantry, who has been fighting forest
fires in the national parks in Idaho.
was forced to abandon some of his
tents and move into a more serious
district of the Flathead country, ac.
cording TO letter TO Mrs Mapes. who