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The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-03-10
TUESDAY TOPICS.

Jacob Wade OF Winside was in the
city.
Robert Fenske Of Hoskins was Wis
itor in the city.
William Bryant of Blair Is in the
city visiting with his son, N. w. Bry-
ant.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Kuhl have gone
to Sioux Center, Ia, to attend the
funeral of a relative.
r. NJ. Peyton of Creighton was here
transacting business.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. s. Lackey returned
from Pilger and Stanton.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. f. Mason OF Mead
ow Grove were in the city.
c. s. Bridge returned last night from
trip to Florida and Cuba.
Mrs. NJ. Schmiedeberg left at noon
for O'Neill to spend a week with
friends.
Mrs. Joseph PLANT and her son Ben
are at Omaha visiting with relatives.
r. D. Robbins and d. l.. Gagan of
Danton, S. D., were visitors in the
city.
few days visit with her sister at Lin
coin.
H. F. Barnhart is at Walthill in con.
nection with the county seat fight
there.
w. A. Meredith of Chicago was in
the city visiting with his brother, DR.,
o. r. Meredith.
Mice nnrnth,, Coltp,. ha, D.,
Waterman Hall, at Sycamore, H., to
resume her studies after a short i'll
ness here. Miss Salter was accompa,
MED by Miss Rabbit, a schoolmate
who came to Norfolk with her.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. H. NJ. Wells
son.
Night Patrolman Ernest Sasse is
again on duty after few days OF i'll
ness.
Harry Alexander is reported quite
i'll.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. B. W. Cald
well, a son.
A regular meeting of Mosaic lodge
No. 55, will be held tonight.
c. F. Shaw has ordered a fifty-twc
horsepower Overland automobile.
Mrs. Ted Walter, who has beer
quite sick is reported rapidly improv
ing.
The Trinity guild of the Episcopa
church will meet with Mrs. Fred Get
finger Thursday afternoon of THU
week.
! Walter Howe was a successful hunt
er Monday, returning from Spring
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-03-10
School Bonds to Be Voted.

The board of education, at their reg
ular meeting in the high school build
ing last night decided in favor of the
plans for an addition to the Grant
school building and the reconstruction
OF the old building, which were sub
mitted by Architect J. G. Stitt. The
boards meeting was given over near
ly entirely to the careful inspection Of
these plans and it was finally decided
that the people should be- asked to
vote $14 900 bonds for the new addi-
ton and the reconstruction Of the
Grant building.
Buildings Friehtfuiiy Overcrowded.
The fact was brought out during the
consideration of the plans that the
present Grant school is so crowded
that only half day sessions can be held
in the kindergarten and the first
grade. Children living on Thirteenth
street find it necessary to walk the, en-.
tire distance to the Lincoln building
more than mile - because of this
crowded condition. At the present
time there are two full grades in the
Lincoln school which really belong in
the Grant school.
The new addition planned will take
care of all of the overflow and enough
money will be left for the entire re-
construction of the old building, pro.
viding a new modern heating system
and equipment necessary to make the
building as modern as that of the high
school building. 1t is said other
schools are crowded, but at the pres
ent time some relief must be given at
the Grant school Immediately.
1t is probable that the call for the
$4,000 bonds will be asked at the com.
ing spring election.
Spring Election Fixed.
The regular spring vacation was an.
nounced during the meeting. Begin,
ming March "a the schools will close
until April 3.
The president of the board was in,
structed TO sign the paving petition
for thirty feet paving on South Third
street
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-03-10
Was X a Suicide?

Neigh, Neb, March Especial TO
The News: Did John Mcleod, the
Lincoln real estate man who formerly
lived in Antelope county and mem
Der of the firm of Mcleod Bros. Of
Lincoln and Valentine, take his own
life in his Office at Lincoln Sunday
night, or was he murdered?
Representative f. VI. Housh of An.
telope county, who is in the state leg
islature, telephoned to Neigh last
night that the coroner had not made a
thorough investigation of the tragedy
and that circumstances were such as
to warrant suspicion OF foul play.
In consideration of this message,
the following Neigh men, some Ma
sons and some Knights Of Pythias,
went to Lincoln this morning to make
more thorough investigation into the
circumstances Of the mans death:
Ed Gieseker, c. A.. Cassidy, Frank
Woodland and John Johnson.
There were two young women re-
ceiving attention from Mcleod, one in
Lincoln and one in Neigh, it is said.
~NCli6u SIN lCSCiNcu a ltlIci yes
terday afternoon from Mcleod, dated
at Ashland March 4 and postmarked
at Omaha Sunday evening at $50.
The letter gave no hint that Mcleod
intended TO take his own life, being
merely business letter.
Had an Office at Neigh.
The many friends of Mr.. Mcleod in
this city and vicinity were shocked
when the news was given out yester.
day morning that he had committed
suicide.
No definite information was obtain
able in the many telephone queries by
friends from here to their Lincoln &C
quaintances until about o'clock in
the afternoon, when r. B. Skinner OF
this city telephOned Coroner Matthews
of Lancaster county for reliable de-
tails. The statement was made that
Mr.. Mcleod was found in his Office in
the Burr block about 7 o'clock, and
that the theory was that he had killed
himself with an automatic shotgun
two shots having been fired, the first
missing him altogether but the second
one taking effect in the head. The
statement was also made that if il
was a case of self destruction, the sup
position was that it was a clear case Of
love affair. The latter clause was
the point that the assistant in the
undertaking establishment where tbs
body was being held recited to Mr.
Skinner as no doubt the cause, but ht
also said that the investigation was
still being made, in order to clear VI
any theory of murder, and that the
inquest was being deferred on this &C
count.
1t is a fact that is unquestioned tina
Mr.. Mcleod was engaged to one of the
highly respected young ladies Of thu
vicinity Of this city, He was about 81
years of age.
The undertaken at Lincoln statet
that the body would be shipped 10 hi
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-03-10

ed to make il safe for pedestrians TO
cross the streets in cities and towns,
and also 10 enable them to pass over
country roads without fear OF being
run down. IL makes It unlawful for
any person TO drive any motor pro.
PEELED vehicle at a greater speed than
seven and one.half miles in the bust
ness portion OF any city or town, and
ten miles an hour in residence por
tions. 1t makes IL also unlawful to
drive any such vehicle at a greater
rate of speed than fifteen miles per
hour along any country road. Auto
mobile men here and in the other
cities will fight the bill, but is not be.
lieved they can defeat its passage. as
the Legislature is largely made up OF
farmers
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-03-10
pinchot is Pleased.

New York, March s.-When Clifford
Pinchot, former chief forester of the
United States, whose charges against
the Ballinger administration led to his
deposition, was seen here there was
no mistaking the satisfaction with
which he regarded the news of Sec
rotary Ballinger's resignation.
"Mr. Ballinger's resignation was in
evitable," he said, "and will be re-
ceived with general satisfaction. II is
a welcome concession to the growing
determination of the country to be
represented by public servants in
whose hands the public interests are
safe.
THE appointment of Walter Fisher
is also desirable. / speak with con.
fidence for We have been working to-
gether for years. AS vice president
and one Of the saunders of the Ma
tional Conservation association he was
a vigorous and effective supporter OF
the policies for which the association
stands"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-03-10

New York, March S.--A threat re.
Gently made by the steamship com
panies to provide their immigrant pas
sengers with first class railroad trans.
portation to western points at cost
to the immigrant only slightly more
than the fares as now charged by
the railroads for third class transporta-
tion, has broken the so.called pool of
railroads which handled the bulk Of
the immigrant traffic from Ellis is
land. The disintegration was accom-.
plished by the withdrawal of Lacka.
wanna here, with the notice that here
after II will compete for business on
an Independent basis. According to
the contention OF the steamship
agents, the railroad pool has had its
immigrant trains over unnecessarily
out of the way lines. Many foreign
ers have complained that it took four.
teen days to reach San Francisco.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-03-10

London, March 7.-Riohard Burden
haldane, secretary Of state for war, in
the house of commons declared the
supply OF American beef furnished for
the British army as excellent and
wholesome food" This was his re.
joinder to an attack renewed by Denis
kilbride, John OConnor and Rowland
Hunt. These three joined In the sug.
gestion that diseased animals were
slaughtered and shipped abroad to he
consumed by British soldiers. The
war minister characterized the anx.
iety expressed as groundless and said
representatives of this government re.
sided in Chicago where they super.
Vised all meat shipments in England.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-03-10
New Hampshire Passes oreoon Bill.

Concord n. H., March San act
framed on the oregon plan OF "in.
structing" the legislature as to sena-
torial candidates was passed by the
New Hampshire house, 26S to 20. The
house also adopted concurrent reso.
luton calling on congress to call a
legislation convention to adopt an
amendment to the federal legislation
providing for direct election OF United
States senators.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-03-10
A PRIZE FIGHT PREVENTED.

Denver, March S.-With more than
a thousand spectators waiting and the
principals ready to go into the ring,
the ten-round bout between Jack
(Twin) Sullivan of Boston and Jack
O'Keefe of Denver was abruptly stop
ped by Sheriff Armstrong of Denver
county, who served an injunction on
principals and officials issued by Dis
trict Judge Bliss at the request Of the
Christian Citizenship union of Denver.
Sheriff Armstrong also announced
that he would arrest anyone who at
tempted to pull off the fight. While
the sheriff was parleying with the
managers of the bout, the cashier. who
had the gate receipts, disappeared
When the patrons demanded their
money back, it was explained that the
money had been taken to Denver fol-
safe keeping.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-03-10
THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEwsJoURNAL FRIDAY MARCH TO- 1911

brother at Valentine for burial, but
this has been cited as coming from nm.
reliable authority and that the mother
has requested that the body be held
until word is received from her. There
is apparently no doubt but that the
body will be brought to this city for
burial.
The deceased is survived by n
brother, Don, of Valentine, mother
and two sisters, Mrs. Frank Woodland
and Mrs. w. Coutts, who reside on a
farm about twelve miles north and
east of Neigh.
Mr.. Mcleod had real estate Offices
in Neigh, Valentine, Lincoln and Ash.
land. He was a member OF Neigh
lodge |. o. o. F.. No. ~. and Encamp-
ment No. 81, Madoc lodge X. of p. No
1903, and NJ. w. A. No. 573.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-03-10
Daily News Folder Attracts Attention.


The Norfolk Daily News is attract
ing national interest among newspaper
men and advertisers generally at the
present time as the result of having
recently issued a folder concerning
the papers circulation, the field it COW
ers, etc, that is unique in literature
of this kind.
No other booklet of information so
complete in detail has ever been is
sued by any paper in the United
States, according to national advertis-
ing authorities who have written to
congratulate The News upon this fold
er. National magazines dealing with
newspaper and advertising topics have
commented on the circular and expert
authorities of national fame are eX-
pressing their surprise and apprecia-
ton of SO unique a circular coming
from town OF Norfolk's size.
The new folder is great advertise.
ment for Norfolk as we'll as for The
News. Included in it is a map of the
territory covered by The News show.
ing the wonderful expanse of rich ag-
ricultural region of which Norfolk is
the railway and commercial hub. A
statement giving Norfolk's industries
and possibilities is also included, to-
gether with list of all the towns
reached by The News, the number of
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-03-10
Horse Thief In Jail.

Valentine, Neb., March Especial
to The News: Sheriff Rosseter left
last night for Lincoln, taking Tom
Malone to the inebriate ward to be
cured OF the drink habit.
Sheriff Rosseter received wire
from Sheriff McAffee Of Greeley,
Colo, that he had one Ed Ingles there
in jail Ingles is wanted here for
horse stealing, and Sheriff Rosseter
left for Lincoln to get the requisition
papers necessary to go after him.
This same Ed Ingles has already serv-
ed one term in the Wyoming peniten-
tiary for the same thing.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-03-10
Two Bouts at Boston.

Boston, March S.-Tommy O'Keefe
of Philadelphia and George Allegro Of
Cambridge fought ten rounds here to
draw.
Eddy Murphy of South Boston got
the decision over Joe Hurst Of Phila-
delphia in ten rounds and AL belmont
of Boston was given the decision over
Jimmy Carroll of San Francisco in a
ten-round setto.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-03-10
How Body Was Found.

Lincoln, March Especial to The
News: John Mcleod, a real estate
dealer with Offices at 1874 North
Twelfth street, committed suicide by
shooting himself in the left breast
with shotgun.
The real estate mans deed was not
discovered until morning. when his
stenographer, Miss Rosa Pilford, ar
rived at the Office a few minutes after
s o'clock. She noticed the door lead
ing into the second room open. This
was unusual. Investigating little
further she found the door of the third
and rear room also open. Peering into
il from the front room she discovered
hand outstretched on the floor. A
ehsN from the shotgun lay nearby.
This was enough evidence for the
stenographer She flew to a telephone
and notified the police.
An investigation showed that the
man had been dead for several hours.
The discharge from the shotgun had
torn an ugly wound in his left breast
1t is evident that he had fired two
shots, as the glass of nearby door
was shattered.
Coroner Finds No Cause.
Coroner Matthews found nothing in
would indicate a reason for taking his
life.
Miss Pilford said that she believed
Mcleod killed himself because of
financial worries. She said that he
had been acting rather strangely for
the last few weeks.
However. a telephone message from
Neigh rather weakened the financial
theory. 1t was said that Mcleod, who
had lived in Antelope county for TWEEN
ty.five or thirty years, owned several
valuable quarter sections OF land
there.
Miss Pilford said that Mcleod was
engaged to marry young woman in
Neigh. She further stated that from
McLeod's conversation she surmised
that things were not running smooth
ly in the love affair.
Mcleod left for Omaha last Friday
afternoon. He told his stenographer
that he would be unable to return
before Saturday afternoon. He ap-
peared to be worried. Saturday after
noon he called Miss Pilford over the
telephone and said that he would not
be able to return to Lincoln that night.
At his rooming house, 1901 l. street,
it was said that Mcleod spent Satur.
day night there. He was not seen
Sunday morning.
Mcleod, who was about 40 years
old, was well known over Nebraska.
He had never married. Most of his
life was spent in Antelope county,
where he acquired a great deal of
land. II is said that ne owned ten or
twelve quarter sections Of Antelope
county land.
A brother, Don Mcleod, h,'"' ,
Valentine. He has been notified q MS
brothers death.
Mcleod moved from Neigh to Ash.
land few years ago. Last August he
| moved to Lincoln.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-03-10
Bryan Says They're His Policies.

Boston, March S.-Declaring that 1t
was a greater pleasure than being
president to sit back and see the re-
forms he had advocated for years be-
ing adopted by the west, more slowly
accepted by the east and publicly sup
ported and proclaimed by Colonel
Roosevelt and President Taft, William
Jennings Bryan addressed thousand
members of the Boston City club, in
Guiding leading business men and pro-
fessional men Of the city.
Mr. Bryan upheld the Canadian rec.
iprocity measure, the recall, initiative
and referendum and the popular cleo
ton of United States senators.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-03-10
To Nurse the Prince.

Kiel Germany. March S.-Empress
Augusta Victoria arrived here today
TO assist in nursing Prince Adalbert,
who is i'll with what is described as a
mild attack of appendicitis. Emperor
William left Bremen for Kiel today.
This evening DR.. Knoke, the naval
STAFF surgeon in charge OF the case,
said the princes Illness was progress.
ing normally.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-03-10
DENIED LOVER MONEY.
Shameful and Sordid Story OF Illicit
Love and Greed Revealed.

IONC anu SICCu nCNCdfCo'
Rome, March 6.-Lieutenant Baron
Palermo, the youthful cavalry officer
who shot himself after he had stabbed
to death the Princess Guilia Trigona
di SAINT Ella, one of the beauties of
Queen Helena's court, is improving
and probably will be restored to an
swer for his crime. Italian courts
sometimes deal leniently with the au.
thors of tragedies growing out of af.
fairs of the heart.
II was ascertained today that the
immediate cause of the murder was
the refusal of the princess to give the
baron $4,000 with which to pay his
debts. 1t had been generally accepted
that when the queens lady in waiting
met Palermo at the obscure Hotel
Rebecchenio, her visit was one of re
nunciatioD, the imperial wishes that
she have done with the lieutenant and
seek reconciliation with her hus
band, Prince Trigona di SAINT Ella
having prevailed.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-03-10
Hunters Hand Shot Oh.

Belden, Neb., March Especial to
The News: Oliver OXley lost three
fingers and half of his hand, which
were shot off, while out hunting with
Ralph Harper on Sunday. They were
creeping along in the grass when his
gun exploded, the contents striking
him on the hand. 1t Is thought the
thumb and forefinger on his hand may
be saved.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-03-10
JOHN c. FREMONT DROPS DEAD
Son Of Famous "Pathfinder" Succumbs
While Talking With Family.

"nIic dlk'n9 WIN raHli'y.
Boston, March s. Rear Admiral
Eohn Charles Fremont, commanding
the Charlestown navy yard, for thirty
six years active in the service Of the
United States navy fell dead of heart
disease in his home at the navy yards
last night
Admiral Fremont had been indis-
posed for two days but was chatting
with his wife and two daughters when
death overlook him.
Admiral Fremont was born in San
Francisco April 10, lS49, the son of
Major General John C. Fremont, U. S.
A., "The Pathfinder" He graduated
from the United States naval academy
in 1872 and in 1875 was appointed to
the command OF the Susspinta and as
sisted in the suppression of the riots
in Baltimore in 1877. In the Spanish
war he commanded the torpedo squad
ron, and at the conclusion of the war
was made commandant Of the navy
yard at Cavite, p. l., where he re-
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-03-10
Indiana LEGISLATURE Adiourns.

Indianapolis. March Amid shout
ing and singing of it's members the
siXty.seventh Indiana general assem-
bly, adjourned at 1907 this morning
after a session in which much legis-
lation important to the state was ac-
complished. A new constitution was
approved and will be presented to the
people at the next general election.
Among the new laws is one defining
the city and the township as the sa-
loon option unit instead of the county.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-03-10
FOR COMMISSION PLAN.

Commercial Club Circulating Petitions
Among Candidates to Resign.
Beatrice, Neb., March THE Be-
atrice Commercial club has taken a
stand in favor Of the commission form
OF government.
The directors are circulating reso.
luton among candidates for city Of
fees by which they are to agree to
resign if the legislature passes law
authorizing cities to adopt the com.
mission plan.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-03-10
Elliott Refuses Position.

st. Louis, March S.-Howard Elliott,
president of the Northern Pacific rail-
road, wired his refusal to accept the
presidency of the Missouri Pacific
railroad TO a committee of New York
men representing the controlling in
forests of the road.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-03-10
Little Girl is Hurt.

Neigh, Neb., March Especial to
The News: Margaret, the 12-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Mat Zim-
mems, sustained broken wrist of her
left hand Sunday afternoon, when the
team that was being driven by one of
the members of the family ran away.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-03-10

Lincoln, March THE Northen
county option bill was defeated in the
house by vote of fifty for TO forty
against. Two members we're absent.
1t requires tifty-one votes to pass the
house. The initiative and referendum
bill has not yet been able to muster
the required three.flfths. or sixty
votes, and may die in the house.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-03-10

Annoy, China, March THE drouth
in this vicinity grows more serious.
Little land except along the streams
is being cultivated. There is consid
cradle fighting over the irrigation
supply of water and at Haeting, a
village on the main land opposite
Annoy four persons were killed in such
an encounter.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-03-10
Auto Owners Aroused.

Omaha, March SOW ners of auto
mobiles are up in arras over the bill
that Senator Shoemaker has intro
duced in the Nebraska legislature and
which he says will have enough votes
to secure its passage through both
houses. The Shoemaker bill is design
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-03-10
Gotch Wins Match.

Duluth March Prank Gotch de.
feated Carl Lehto in three straight
falls in seventeen minutes The de.
feated man claims to be the champion
of Finland. The conditions of the
match were that Gotch was to gain
three falls in an hour.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-03-10

NAMED until 1902. In 1867 he was
naval attache at Paris and st. Peters
burg, and for two years was In com.
mand OF the battleship Mississippi.
He was appointed commandant of the
Charlestown navy yards January l.,
1910.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-03-10
Two Fights at Memphis.

Memphis, March Z. 49, Yankee"
Schwartz of Philadelphia and Joe
Mandot of New Orleans, fought eight
fast rounds to draw before the Ma.
tional Athletic club In a preliminary,
Ralph Galloway, a California negro
knocked Kid Happy of Boston
through the ropes and out in the first
round.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-03-10

that Norfolk was wide open" and
dropped on here on his way back to
Omaha from the Black Hills, to put or
a fight. He found the town closed.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-03-10
Rosebud Towns Vote Wet"

Witten, s. D., went wet" by vote
of so 10 8 and Winner wet by a
vote OF 1903 TO 90, az yesterdays cleo.
tions.