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The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-04-28

Washington, April 27.-Before ad
journment today the house OF repre-
sentative expects to pass the reappor-
tionment bill increasing its member
ship from 1871 to 433. Chairman I'm.
derwood of the ways and means com
mittee had planned to take up the
measure yesterday. but it was sup
planted by the free list bill, though
with the understanding that 1t would
be taken up today. Efforts to get
quick and favorable action are due to
the fact that many state legislatures
are nearing adjournment.
No state under the bill loses Its rep
r e en- tat IL on, the reapportionment
merely fixing at approximately $4,000
the number of constituents entitled to
one representative.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-04-28

Paris, April 27.-F'rance notified to-
day the sisnatories of the Algiers con-
ference agreement that prompt and
energetic Intervention in Morocco hy
France bad become Necessary to pro-
tect foreigners at Fee. and establish
order throughout the country and safe
guard the sovereignty of the sultan.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-04-28
WoDyrtxht. lsii)

through the throng. with their prison
ers dragging by shackled wrists.
But at no time was there even the
least sign of anger on the part of the
crowd, or Of a disposition to justify
the apparent fear of the officials that
an attempt might be made to rescue
the prisoners. Union buttons were
plentiful in the assemblages, but the
men wearing them were as quiet and
orderly as those who displayed no EN-.
blems of affiliation with organized la
Dor
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-04-28
INTERCOLLEGIATE TENNIS.
N ebraska University to Play in Tour
napent at Kansas City.

Lincoln, April 81. - Arrangements
have been completed whereby the first
annual Missouri Valley conference ten
mis- tournament will be held in Kansas
City under the auspices of the Kan
sas City club on May 10. The tourna-
mept is the idea of President Weaver
ling of the Nebraska University club
who has been arranging the matter
by correspondence. Kansas and Mis-
souri, have signified their intention Of
entering teams and it is thought that
the other valley schools will enter.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-04-28
CHICKENS FED BY TELEPHONE
Iowa Man Has Rugged Up an Inseci
Gus Device.

Henry Myers OF Des Moines, Ia,
keeps chickens and feeds them by tele.
phone. He has fixed up box in the
chicken house with a drop door in the
bottom OF It, In this he places feed
The catch that holds the door In place
is a sensitive affair and Is connected
to the telephone system.
When 4 p. m. arrives Mr.. Myers
sticks in a plug and presses button
the same way operators do when they
ring up your home or place of bust
ness. Then the catch on the feed box
moves back, the door drops down, the
feed falls 20 the floor, and the chickens
are fed
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-04-28

dence. documentary and otherwise
He laughed at the kidnapping charges
and said he was known as a sympa
thizer with union labor.
"All talk of frame.up is ridicu.
, GUS" said the detective. Anyone
q. o knows me, knows better am
!, p, Dor man and | am sorry the men
q. sted were connected with a lab
o. IN expect to be in Los An.
gel & within a week"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-04-28

Frankfurt today announces that an
agreement has been reached between
the independent potash interests in
the United States and the German
syndicate through which the indepen.
dents will cut loose from the Ameri-
can combined interests and negotiate
directly with the German syndicate.
The negotiations will be opened at
Hamburg on May 10.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-04-28
Martin-Shannon,

Dallas, S. D., April 27.-Special to
The News: Burl H. Martin, manager
OF the Western Telephone Co, of Dali
las, and Miss Pearl Shannon, home
steader in Trip county. we're married
at O'Neill yesterday at the home of
the groom's mother. II was a quiet
home wedding, only relatives being
present
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-04-28
Reyes Off to Mexico.

Paris, April 27.-General Bernardo
Reyes, the Mexican former minister of
war, has been recalled from his mis-
sion here by President Diaz and left
at 4:30 o'clock this afternoon for
Dieppe, and from thence will proceed
for London and sail for New York.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-04-28
RATE ON Cement
WILL NOT GO UP
INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMITS.
SION REFUSES TO PER.
NIT INCREASE.

Washington. April 27.-Refusal Of
the interstate commerce commission
TO permit the principal railways of the
west to advance their rates on the
transportation of cement, for the rea-
son that the carriers are alleged to
need additional revenue. is the feature
of decision handed down today in the
important Portland Cement case.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-04-28
SENATE FIGHT GOES OVER,
It Will Not Come up for Final Settle
ment Until Friday.

Washington, April 27.-The expect
ed fight in the senate today over com.
mittee assignments was postponed un.
til tomorrow, and after a session last
ing a quarter of an hour the senate
adjourned. When Senator Gallinger
submitted the list OF appointments
and asked its adoption. Senator Cum.
Minis moved that consideration of it go
over under the rules.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-04-28
SHOOTS up
COURT ROOM
GRANT HuRsH OF LINCOLN, is
CAUSE OF A PANIC.
WOUNDS TWO PEOPLE IN ROOM
Man Whose Sister is on Witness
Stand, Declaring That She was Vic.
tim Of Criminal Operation, Suddenly
Begins firing a Revolver.

Begins Firing a Revolver.
Lincoln. April 27.-Grant Hursh, a
iaoortng man OF Lincoln IL years old,
created ptanic In the criminal branch
OF the district court room yesterday
afternoon When, without warning, he
drew 4 revolver and fred FIVE shots at
Thomas Hawkins. distant from him
scarcely fifteen feet. One OF the shots
struck Hawkins in the hip, another
wounded woman, Mrs. Hazel Rys,
in the leg and three others went wild,
the bullets burying themselves in the
wooden railing separating the lawyers
and jurors from the spectators. AS
Hursh fred the last shot, he waived
his hand holding the revolver dra-
matically and shouted:
Gentlemen. l give myself up"
Bailiffs seized him and took the
weapon from him. The courtroom
was in an uproar, lawyers and wit
nesses dropping behind the benches
and chairs as the shooting began, and
women screaming Historically.
Judge Frost adjourned court.
The case on trial was that against
DR.. w r. Townsend, charged with
performing a criminal operation.
Miss Desc A. Hursh, sister of the
would-be slayer, the complaining wit
ness, vas giving her testimony in
course of which she named Hawkins
as the man who had wronged her and
said he had taken her to the doctor.
1t was just as she had concluded her
testimony when Hursh rose from a
seat in the spectators section and be.
gan shooting. He was taken to Jail
and his two victims to the hospital.
Their wounds, while severe. are not
dangerous.
Potash Merger is OF.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-04-28
Received by Empress.

Toxic. April 27.-Mrs. OBrien, wife
of the American ambassador who will
leave on Sunday for Berlin to visit
her daughter, was received in aud.
fence by the empress today.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-04-28
WILL ARREST
EDWARD 1ILDEN
CHICAGO PACKER AND HIS BANK
ERS TO BE ARRESTED FOR
CONTEMPT

.pA itA'f LhpiA ~
ant Governor John c. Oglesby this
morning signed the warrants for the
arrest OF Edward Tilden. W C. Cum
mings and George NJ Benedict. order
ed Yesterday by the senate. Deputy
sergeants at arms at once departed
for Chicago.
Springfield, H., April 27.-Edward
Tilden, Chicago packer, and William
c. Cummings and George NJ. Benedict,
president and cashier of the Droyers
Trust and Savings bank OF Chicago,
were ordered arrested on a contempt
charge by the Illinois senate shortly
after s o'clock last night The vote
was 40 TO Z.
This action was taken on recon-
mendation of the senate bribery inyes-
tigation committee after Tilden, Cum.
mings and Benedict, through their law.
yers, had refused TO produce Tilden's
personal bank accounts for May, June,
July and August. 1909.
The committee believes these bank
accounts will show evidence OF use of
money in the election of William Lori.
mer TO the United States senate. Til
den had submitted an affidavit before
the committee saying these accounts
show nothing directly or indirectly
bearing upon the election of Lorimer
He also had offered, in letter to
the committee, to allow one member
to come to Chicago and examine these
bank accounts. Tilden made the ex-
press stipulation that he should be
allowed to designate the member OF
the committee.
The committee took the position, in
which it was sustained by the senate,
that it refused to allow Tilden to die.
tate the conditions upon which the
bank accounts should be investigated
The committee also insisted that a
subpoena served on Tilden, asking for
the banking records, was sufficiently
| specific and was not a so-called drag
net" subpoena and was contended by
his counsel,
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-04-28
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Temperature for Twenty.four Hours.
Forecast for Nebraska.

Chicago. April 27-The bulletin Is.
sued by the Chicago station OF the
United States weather bureau gives
the forecast for Nebraska as follows:
Unsettled weather with showers to.
night or Friday; colder Friday after
noon or night.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-04-28
SENATOR FRYE is VERY ILL.
Tenders Resignation as President Pro
lem Of Senate.

Washington, April 27-On account
of i'll health Senator Frye Of Maine
today rendered to the vice president
his resignation as president protein of
the senate. The senator is confined
to his apartment and his friends. be-
cause Of his advanced age, are appre.
hensive. 1t is probably that Senator
Gallinger will succeed him as presi.
dent protein.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-04-28
NEW PLAN AT HARVARD
Graduation This Year Will Take Place
in the Open Air.

in the Open Air.
Cambridge, Mass, April 27.-Har
ward university plans an innovation in
the form of an open air commence
ment this June.
Memorial hall will be abandoned on
account Of insufficient seating capac-
ity and outdoor seats and platform
erected in the quadrangle formed by
Sever, Emerson and Robinson halls.
For number of years even alumni
of long standing have found it i'm
possible to secure seats. With the
proposed arrangement in force over
5000 can be accommodated.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-04-28

Washington, April 27.-Progressive
republican senators in conference to-
day decided to ask the senate to pass
on the question of the addition OF
Senator LaFollette to the committee
on interstate commerce and of Sen
ator Bristow to the committee on fin.
ance, contrary to the decision OF the
republican caucus.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-04-28
PARTY ROW
HAS ARRIVED
"PRooREsslvEs" WILL APPEAL
TO SENATE.
DECIDE THIS IN A CAUCUS

At Caucus Of insurgents, II Is Deter
mined to Appeal from the Gallinser
Committee as to Assisnments--Split
is to be Aired.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-04-28
Crown Prince Very III.

Toxic, April 27.-The condition of
Crown Prince Wo, who has been i'll
with typhoid fever for some weeks, is
believed now to be serious.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-03-15

Professors A. G. and G. A. Peder-
son, entertained the Sunday School
teachers of the Synod church
Wednesday evening.
E. o. Soldahl spent couple of
days last week at the home of his
uncle near Pennock.
The basket ball game Saturday
evening between the Seminary and
High School teams was we'll attend
ed. This tirne the Seminaries took
the Zig scalp by score about q to
9. The Highs had some pretty
good yells but we are sorry they
got so few chances to use them.
The play given by the Osseo So
ciety at Kandiyohi Monday evening
was, we'll attended and was financial
" a success. Freshman.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-03-15
RINGO LAKE.

Ringo Lake. Mar. l3-Carl Ross
went back to Rhame. N. D. Wednes-
day.
Gust Wester had been visiting at
Holm's a few days.
Mrs. D. Monson was visited by
few of her relatives and friends
Wednesday in honor of her birth
day.
Carl Lavender visited Hendrick-
sons at Eagle Lake the first part of
this week.
Mrs. Alfred Bengtson visited
with her mother Mrs. Johannes
Monsoon Friday.
Miss Lena Monsoon visited at the
August Moller home from Wednes-
day till Sunday.
Rubina Berg is on the sick list
this week. 49,. ....
Miss Amanda Monson visited at
Berg's Saturday.
Elmer Monson and Ernest Berg
visited at Holm's Sunday.
Fred Monson and Harry Holm of
New London visited at August
Monson S, Sunday.
Alfred Monson has been visiting
in this vicinity a couple Of days
this week.
Mrs. Nels Swenson and family
visited P. J. Ekblad's Sunday.
Gust Wester has hired out to
Knut Nelson for a month.
John Monson went to Litchfeld
Monday.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-03-15
80 RING4vALLE
- G5R!NGER5~..-.
~ ~

Rlngville, Mar. 13-Miss Clara
Quisberg returned home from Min
neapolis last Friday evening after
a short visit with relatives and
friends.
Lars Graveyard and Miss Klem-
mersen who ACCOMPANIED Mr.. Grav-
gard from Denmark few weeks
ago, were Georgeville visitors last
Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Graverson WIS.,
tied with Mrs. Lena Hess of BEL
grade last Sunday and at the same
took in the Citizens Mass meeting
at the Hall in the afternoon.
Miss Bette johnson of Colfax is
visiting with her friend Rena Hal
vorson this week.
Inge and Olaf Simonson of Irving
and Alfred Amundson visited at
Hans Amundson's over Sunday.
! Alfred Krogen from Sedan spent
Sunday with Anton johnson of
Georgeviile.
The Peter Quisberg family of
Georgeville spent Sunday at John
Quisberg's.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Halvorson OF
New London called on North Slough
Side last Sunday.
! A few friends were entertained
at the Hans Halvorson home last
Monday night.
Charlie SHE. who has been visit
ing at the Larson home by River
Side since Christmas, returned t.
Argyle last Friday.
Ella johnson. teacher in Dist
No. II. is preparing for Baske
sociable and entertainment which
will be given in the near future.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gust McClough
visited with Mr.. and Mrs. P. 0
Sonstegard last Saturday.
Syverin Christopherson enjoyed ;
pleasure trip to Willmar and Broo
ten last week.
The mass meeting given at tn
Town hall in Belgrade Sunday af
ternoon was largely attended. Thi
meeting was held for the purpos,
Of discussing and hearing both side
OF the saloon question, but howeve
the discussion turned out to be to
tally a one sided affair, as Their
was not one present who could sa,
"boo" in favor of the granting 0
license for saloon. This show
that the people in Belgrade who ar
in favor of the saloon are workin,
on a sly, as they are not me-
enough to get up and defend thei
rights in public meeting wher
should be the place to discuss thi
matter.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-03-15

State OF Minnesota,
County of Kandtyohi, 49,
We, A. E: Rice, President and F. G. Handy.
cashier OF the above named bank do solemnly
swear that the above statement is true to the
best Of our knowledge and belief.
A. E. RICE,
President
F. G. HANDY,
Cashier
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
l4th day Of Mar. 1911 .
N S. SwENsoN,
[sEAL] Notary Public
(My commission expires July Gath, 1912. }
Correct
Attest: NJ. D. MANNING.
Directors G. f. LlsH,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-03-15
f. ~ROSELAND
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Roseland, Mar. 13-Miss Bertha
De jaeger spent few days in days
in Willmar visiting with Mr.. and
Mrs. W. Phare.
Miss Christina Hort closed a
successful five months term of school
in the Pleasant Dell school last Fri
DAY ard in the evening Miss HORT
gave a farewell party to her Rose
land friends.
The Roseland delegates to Prins-
burg next Thursday are Henry Gort
ard Peter Buikema.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Van Reit
visited at VIM. Damhof's last
Wednesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nick Douma
spent last Wednesday at C. Kohrs
The meeting Of the Young Peo-
ple's Society held last Wednesday
was a big success. A very good
program was rendered and S22 were
taken in.
Last Thursday occurred the mar.
rage of John Hoekstra and Gerti@
Stob, The Young couple will go tt
housekeeping on the groom's farm
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-03-15

Norway Lake. Mar. l3-Services
were conducted in the east Norway
Lake and the Synod churches last
Sunday forenoon.
Henry Swenson was to Willmar
Sunday to see his wife who is at the
Willmar hospital.
The choir met for practice at
Mrs. M. A. Mostue's Sunday even
ing.
There will be a Y. P. S. meeting
in the Hauge's church next Sunday
evening. All are invited to attend.
A program will be rendered and re-
freshments will be served.
Miss Ida Nelson visited with
Gina Skaalerud on Saturday.
Gerhard Swenson and Markus Pc
terson are employed at the Jackson
farm for some time.
Otto Swenson left on Monday for
Buffalo,, South Dakota.
S. Hattlestad will close term of
parochial school in the Synod school
house next Friday.
Rev. j. .Johanson will preach in
the Hauges church at II a. m. Sun
day, March 10.
The Norway Lake Young people
will have a social at 7:30 p. M,
Sunday. March 49,. 1t will be the
purpose of this meeting to try to
show what instrument the woman
has been down thru the ages in pro.
noting that which is for the good,
high and noble. In line with the
object of this meeting Rev. Johan.
son will speak on 'The Career oil
Women in Church. in Mission and
in Music. Come one and all te
help advance and to be advanced.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-03-15

for Paris. He has been in CON-
munication with financial interests
in France, who have made large
investments in American enter
prises in recent years, and from
the tenor of letters received he has
excellent prospects for obtaining
there all the additional capital re-
CURED to completely finance the
properties at Copper Creek. to put
them on a large producing basis
and to provide transportation. The
capacity Of the mill at Copper
Greek is now $50 tons daily. 1t is
desired to increase it to 1000 tons
daily. The Southern Pacific has
agreed to build the branch railroad
as soon as the mine management
has obtained capital to increase the
production to 100C tons a day.
The ore developed in the district
up to date will supply a 1000. ton
plant for 8 to 10 years.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-03-15

Statement OF the Condition OF
80nk Of ~I00~Ar
at Willmar, Mimi, ut Close of Business on Mar.
z, 191i.
Date of Call by Supt. Mar Q, 1911
Date of Report by Bank, Mar II, 1911
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-03-15
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Kandiyohi, Mar. l3-Miss Emma
Carlson Of Dassel has been visiting
with her sister. Mrs. Andrew No.
rine for sometime.
l.. v. Lund made a business trip
to Minneapolis one day last week.
r. f. Burns Of Mitchell. South
Dakota, visited with relatives here
the first part Of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bush arrived here
from Iowa last Friday to make their
home with their father, c. H. Bush.
college Chums' presented by
the Osseo Literary Society Of the
WilInar Seminary at the hall last
night was attended by a full house.
The play was very good and
greatly appreciated by those who
attended. Each ore of the char
acters carried out his part very well
indeed The Seminary students are
a set Of hustlers and we hope they
will honor Kandiyohi with a visit
again.
Mrs. Anna Ha!strom and daugh-
ter Margaret went to Minneapolis
yesterday to visit with relatives fol
some time.
The coffee social given at the F.
E. Croonquist home last Wednesday
was we'll attended. About $12 was
taken in.
Rev. B. E. Walters was sick with
very bad cold last week. He was
unable to conduct services at the
Ebenezer church last Sunday.
The Young Ladies Sewing Soci'
ETY. of the Tripoli church will meet
with Misses Anna and Tilda John.
son on Thursday afternoon. March
16.
Several from Willmar attended
the play here last night.
Miss Lydia Gabrielson has beer
spending few days at the home OF
her brother Carl Gabrielson.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-03-15
in Roseland. CONGRATULATIONS.

in Roseland. Congratulations.
Death visited the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Will Stuhr last week on
Wednesday and took their baby
daughter Carol. The funeral took
place at Svea last Friday.
H. Draet, N. Dykema, H. Brug
gers and the Dykema boys hauled
some corn from Raymond last week
which they had ordered shipped
from Iowa.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Brouwer spent
Sunday evening at Mrs. S. Dyke
mas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Strootman of Prins-
burg visited at D. Nyp's last
Wednesday evening.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-03-15
PRIAM

Priam, Mar. 13-Louie Hansen
and family went for visit to
Kerkhoven.
Eden Trongard was home for a
visit last Sunday.
George Hansen made a trip to
Kerkhoven Thursday.
Isaac DeFisher had the misfor-
tune of losing one of his horses last
Sunday on his way to church.
Louis Hansen and family re-
turned home last Monday.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-03-15
4! 4@'!4!| SET '%S4E
Arthur johnson visited school

Arthur Johnson visited school
Wednesday
The lecture given by VIM. WAL
lace Gibson entitled Religious
Life Expressed in Art" was very
interesting as we'll as instructive.
Conrad Thornton took short
business trip to Eagle Lake Friday.
Theodore Berg and L. C. Hagen
of Kerkhoven visited at chapel
Tuesday.
A bunch of eight students took a
hike out to the sale at Axel Gustaf-
sons Monday.
John Hauser spent Sunday at his
home near RAYMOND.