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The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1911-09-21
Mr. Ralph Grimes had his ladder

Mr. Ralph Grimes had his ladder
blown from under him by a
whirlwind. he fell ten feet. dis
locating his right arm and bruIs-
ing hIs hip. Mr Grimes was uu-
able 90 speak for several minutes
after bis fall bat when his hurts
were dressed and his arm pulled
back into place be- was able 90
walk about as usual and wl.i re-
torn t1 bis work iu few days.
Cr1sbytun Review
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1911-09-21

Mrs John ". Young went 10
Lubbock Wednesday 90 visit her
people and attend the circus.
MIchauN Brooks of Lubbock
came Co Crosbyton Monday and
is with the telephone company
as .iueman he viii be thus en-
p.oyed for the remainder of this
month.
While working on the house 1t
Ed Williams Tuesday afternoon
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1911-09-21
TAH0KA NEWS ITEMS
Gathered And Tod by The News
Represertat.ye-keN Build
Ing Going up

Monday morning Ben King.
the house mover. began lacking
up the old ketner building on
Porterheid street and making
preparations to pull il out into
the street 70 make room for
Ketner's new 30x75 foot brick
building 10 be erected on Main
street. Wednesday evening the
building was set down on the
skids with the front OF the build
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1911-09-21

I1aTUH El,U nas Decn Qultp
do the past week. bat is much
improved 40 This writing
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1911-09-21
Cotton PiCkerS Sacks
Knee Pads

The cotton crop is now assured
and you, Mr.. Farmer, will need
sacks and knee pads when you
gather your crop. Our store is the
place to get these articles. Our
stock of pads has already arrived and
they are extra good quality. We
will have the sacks in few days and
ask that you call at our store and in
spect them. They are ready made
Of high grade material and the work
manship is the very best. Cheaper
than you can buy the goods and
make them.
Premium cotton pickers sacks l-2 #. long 75c
Premium cotton pickers sacks #. long Sl.OO
Premium cotton pckers sacks l-2 #. long Sl.l5
Premium cotton pckers sacks fl. long Sl.35
Cotton pickers knee pads, full lined 75c
| Cotton pickers knee pads half lined 65c
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-05-05
A NEW NORFOLK INDUSTRY.

A modern French dry cleaning es-
tablishment was opened for business
Friday afternoon in this city. The es.
Establishment is the property Of Mrs.
C. Rasley, proprietress Of the Norfolk
Dye works, and is to be managed in
connection with this business. The
building is made of cement blocks and
is entirely fireproof. 1t is located i'm.
mediately behind the dye works, 229
Norfolk avenue.
Three rooms compose the main
floor OF this building-the workroom,
the drying room and the boiler room.
In the latter is located the motor from
which the electric current is brought
into the main room to operate the dry
cleaning machinery.
The cleaning fluid, which is some
what Of an explosive nature, is con-
tanned in three enormous tanks which
are located several feet underground,
and from which large pipes lead to
the cleaning establishment.
The building measures but "A by 80
feet, but is so arranged that II is very
convenient and the small space is well
apportioned. The building is steam
heated and equipped with electric
lights.
Without the cost of the building, the
machinery cost. about $4,000. The
underground system alone cost about
$500.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-05-05
F0RGIvES MURDERER

Widow Of Former Governor Cshs On
His Slayer IN Prison.
Behind the walls OF the Idaho lsni
tentiary Harry Orchard, murderer OF
former Governor Frank SteunenbeFg
and confessed slayer Of fourteen other
men, stood face to face with the wo-
man he had widowed and Was forgiven
by her.
The warden told her he would not
compel Orchard to zee her. When her
message veached Orchard bis face turn
ed pale.
"Oh," he exclaimed. with = iooh q
horror. II can't see herr
Then he relented. saying. IL wevh
rather do almost anything else. hut II
Mrs. Steunenberg has asked to see me
the least ] can do Is to grant her re-
quest"
1t was a tense moment when the two
were introduced. Mrs. Steunenberg
was erst to speak. saying: "Ar. Or
chard. l have made this journey to tell
you that God has told me to forgive
you. have forgiven you the great
wrong you did me. and l think that
l could not have perfect peace until ]
tell you with my own lips"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-05-05
The Mans Mistsks.

Out OF loyalty TO his own seq the
manager Of the woman's suit depart.
ment discharged his young woman
stenographer and hired n man. The
first batch Of letters dictated to the
man were written to about hundred
old customers. whom he invited to eI-
anime privately II lot Of exclusive gar
ments before they were placed on sale.
The day after the letters were mailed
the women fOcked into the store, but
the fire that burned in their eyes was
the fire OF the avenger rather than OF
the bargain hunter. One word which
each woman had underlined in her
letter explained their wrath The gar,
ments. 20 the manager had meant to
say. had been designed for women of
stock figure. such Ms they possessed
hnt the male steuogrspher had drawn
Oh the alphabet and hsd written Il
'stocky.'
mo woman ON earth would have
been guilty Of such. mistake
growled the manager
The next week the girl stenographer
had her Job back Philadelphia Led.
Ter
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-05-05

~ don't seem to be able to say the
right thing to women" bashful
young man cOntided to us the other
day. "and that's why l don't shine in
society. III tell you an instance OF II.
Not long ago | met a woman l hadn't
seen for years. and could see that
she was trying to keep young, so
thought Id say a graceful thing to her.
"'You carry your age remarkably
well says |.
"Wcll. the moment said II ! could
see that ! was in wrong. She was
looking chilly and getting red. so
said
"'nor't mind my little Jokes. ] new
er mean what 7 say. AS matter OF
fact. You don't carry your age bit
well
"And then she killed me with a
naughty look and sailed away without
saving goodby. Say, how should
have nut IT,
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-05-05
CHlCAG0'S WOMAN BOSS.
Mrs. Kate Doyle, Who Got Vote, For
the Harrisons, Dead.

the Harrisons, Dead.
Mrs. Kate Doyle, who became known
as Chicago's foremost woman poll.
tician through her activities in behalf
OF the members OF the Harrison farni-
ly in their political campaigns since
the father OF the present mayor elect
was u candidate for congress in 1873,
is dead
Mrs. DOYLE. who was seventy six
yers old. entered the Harrison family
as nurse in 1864. In the following
nine years she became acquainted
with many OF the Irish voters OF the
city, assuming n political leadership
over them that became an important
element In the political AFFAIRS Of the
city.
When Carter H. Harrison. Sr.. he
came Il candidate for congress In 1873
Mrs. Doyle began her career MS an
active politician. BY her acquaintance
with the IRISH voters OF the city she
was enabled 10 give the Harrison
forces material assistance in the cam
paign. Election day she visited the
polls NJ the bead OF her forces. all OF
whom cast their ballots for Harrison.
When Garter II. Harrison. Jr., began
his political career Mrs. Doyle did eff
Nctive work among the voters.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-05-05
GIRLS IN CAGES.

ssuth sss Islanders Keep Ysuns We
nsn Secluded Until Marriage
= In some, parts Of New Britain the
natives have 4 custom Of placing
young women in strict seclueiop before
marriage by imprisoning them IN cages
for several years Until they reach a
manageable age.
The Rev. George Brown, who has
spent many years Of his life In tho
youth sea islands sndeav orins to stamp
out polySamy and csnnabalism among
the natives, Describes how on one &C.
casiOn he inspected number Of these
human cages. The atmosphere inside
them was hot snd sitting. He rays:
''rhe cage was quite clean and con-
tanned nothing but q few lengths Of
bamboo for holding water. Theve was
only room for girl to sit or lie down
in crouchsd position on the bamboo
platform. and when the doors were
shut It must have been nearly or quite
dark inside.
They are never allowed to come out
except once day to battle In = dish
or wooden bowl placed close to each
cage. They are placed in the cages
when quite young and must remain
there until their marriage"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-05-05

vAaeA must be eeatsHdsA with by grow
sss 81 s&ts IN Nebraska At present
oas - We decrease IN the fertility Of
Ne land and the other - the hot, dry
weather which sets h about the nrst
81 July, just nj the time whsA oats 10
developing it's berry, ana usually re-
salts IN xrrestins the growth At = crit
hal time.
Apparently, eur oats srsp 10 the hrst
sne to show the effect OF decreased
fertility and the com plant that oats
20 not pay has been heard more and
more for tho past Ave years. There
was = timo when yields OF 50 and 60
bushels Of oats in the state were com
hon. Such yields, however, can be
secured now where the land 10 rotated
with alfalfa or clover. Last year, near
MuninS, Neb., there Was yield OF
over 80 bushels per acre secured ON
Mhsrson oats on . feld that had bsel
broken UP from alfalfa, and in Clay
county, on the McKelvie farm, there
were 100 bushels. These sound like
cid time yields, don't they, but there
is nothing old time about 1t, except
the soil has been restored to the old
time fertility Some people believe
that the varieties OF oats are running
out, but this is not the case. As a
matter OF fact. the varieties OF oats We
are growing in the state today are
much better adapted to the state than
Abe varieties used twenty years ago
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-05-05

A recent investigator has attempted
10 show that I.ombr0so and his follow
CTS We're wrong in asserting that men
Of genius were OF small stature. or
$50 indiv iduals OF eminence he found
that figures we've obta ina BILE for 103:
Of these sixteen were Of middle height.
fffty.eicht above and twenty nine he.
low.
Americans particularly combined
gres mess with inches. Jefferson and
Jackson were more than six feet tall.
Sumner was six feet four iuches, and
Washington. lincoln and Beecher were
more than. six feet. Among famous
foreigners TofstOy Was a lnfge man,
and SO were Thsckersy. Bismarck and
Darwin.
On the contrary, many OF the world a
greatest geniuses were understood and
even deformed. Napoleon, Poe. Pope,
Alexander the Great. Nelson, Blake
and Caesar were small men
After all Is said, genius is no re.
spscter Of rules. New York American,
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-05-05

II will - seen here that the hrst
rcSp Of varieties, knewn ~ the early
eats, mature ON the average about
July IL and average S3S bushels per
acre. The late varieties average nine
days later in maturity and average
40.1 bushels difference Of almost
fourteen bushels per acre In favor OF
the early types. The early varieties
are not necessarily more drought re-
sistinG. but their advantage seems to
come in earlier maturity. As stated
before, our dry weather usually begins
about the FIRST week OF July, and that
10 just the time when the late oats
are in full bloom, when they need
plenty OF moisture and cool weather
in order to develop their grains PROP
srly. On the other hand, the early va
rietiss being about two weeks ahead
in their state Of maturity avoid in
some degree this dry weather, and for
this Tesstn seem to give \ better
yield. In the northern states and Can
ada, whore they have q slow ripening
season and cooler weather for mstur-
ing, the large late varieties give good
results. but we cannot expect the Can
ada varieties TO give the same results
In Nebraska that they DO In Canada,
unless We have the Canada weather.
For that reason, Nebraska farmers
should stick. ~ = general rule. to the
early varieties, such as Kherson and
TEXAS Red.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-05-05
Liohtnlno kilIs Horses.

Winside Tribune: During the storm
last Wednesday, oliver Conley, who
now lives over by Altoona. had three
horses killed by lightning. He was
out in the field blowing with four
horses, when the bolt descended and
struck him down. He was not hurt
badly, however, but when he recoy-
ere consciousness, only one horse was
left, the other three being dead, This
is very severe loss to Mr.. Conley
just as the spring work commenced.
lie has other horses but none OF the u
have been broken to work as yet
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-05-05
MAY TRY THE PLAN.
Larger Cities in Nebraska Likely to
Change Form Of Government.

Larger Cities in Nebraska Likely TO
Change Form Of Government.
Omaha, April 29.-All the towns Of
importance throughout Nebraska are
considering the adoption OF the COM
mission form of government. From
definite indications it appears that ten
cities having populations above 5000
will take advantage of the law recent.
ly passed by the legislature enabling
them to vote on the change.
The law, providing that towns OF the
above classification OF size, through a
petition from 25 percent OF their vot-
ers, may demand special election on
the question OF adopting the commits
sion plan, goes into effect July l. II
is reported from each Of the concern
ed cities that steps already are being
taken toward preparing the petition,
and that it will be filed Immediately at
the time appointed.
The cities which are in line for the
forthcoming commission plan election
are Omaha, Lincoln, South Omaha,
Beatrice, Grand Island, Nebraska City,
Fremont, Hastings, Kearney and York.
According to the system set down
by the commission plan bill, which
was introduced by State Senator Ban
ming of Cass county, the successful
petition for the special election in
each city must be followed by the cleo
ton in not less than thirty days nor
over sixty days. In all cases where
the election shall have been carried
out adopting the new form OF govern
ment the change shall be put into et'
feet In the spring OF 1912.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-05-05

O'Neill for the recovery OF $1,000 fees
paid for alleged failure to properly de-
fend the plaintiff in criminal action
originating in 1906 in the case of Ros.
tad against Biornson. was tried. Both
sides contested every inch Of the
ground.
After this case is disposed OF it is
said $4,000 case of the Lamro
Townsite company against the West.
ern Townsite company from Trip
county will come up for trial.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-05-05
lnterurban preIimlnarIes.

West Point, Neb., April 29.-Special
to The News: The building Of the
interurban railway from Oakland TO
West Point seems to be assured. A
force Of seven mon are now locating
a route between the two places. The
main line is projected to run from
Omaha to Sioux City, touching Ben.
nington, Elk City, Arlington. Tele-
basta, Craig, Bertha, Lyons, WalthilI,
Winnebago and Homer. Branches are
proposed from Elk City to Fremont,
with ultimate extensions to Howell
Stanton and Norfolk. Another branch
will run from Oakland to West Point
Promises are made by the promoters
that active construction work will
commence Immediately
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-05-05
For Riding on Sidewalk.

Neigh, Neb., April 29.--Special to
The News: Officer Ed jackson ar
rested Earl Farber for riding the slice
walks with a bicycle late yesterday
evening. This being the first case
brought before the newly appointed
police judge, Charles Cassidy, and be
ing unable to fine the ordinances coy
ering this particular case, he Was
granted his permission to appear At
8 o'clock this morning to receive the
usual fine, which will be about IS.
with the instructions that the same
will be doubled if brought before hie
honor the second time with the Same
charge
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-05-05
Mrs. George Nicholson.

Wisner, Neb., April 29.-Special TO
The News: Mrs. George e Nicholson
of Wisner died last night at $3.50 in
the Presbyterian hospital at Omaha
She was a widow and lived in Wisner
for thirty years. She was very popu'
lar. She belonged to the Eastern Star
and Royal Neighbors. She leaves
three children: Hugo, county attorney
of Cunning county; Robert, now at
tending the university, and Marian
attending the public schools Of Wis
ner. The funeral will be held Mon
day afternoon in Wisner.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-05-05
He Found Out.

Fairfax Advertiser: Claus Stoffer,
while walking along the railroad track
about two miles west of Bonesteel,
picked up a railroad torpedo, and be.
ing curious to see what was on the
inside of it, placed the torpedo on the
track and struck it blow with q
sledge hammer. He speedily found
out, for fragments of the torpedo
struck him in the face, badly cutting
it and narrowly escaping tearing his
left eye from it's socket. He will he
laid up for some time as the result OF
his injuries.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-05-05
Greatest British Warship.

Barrow in Furness, England, April
29.-The Princess Royal, the largest
cruiser-battleship ever built for the
British navy, was launched today and
christened by Princess Royal Louise,
after whom the vessel was named
The cruiser has a displacement of &C..
800 tons and turbine engines affording
10000 horse power. Her contract
calls for speed OF 2S knots an hour.
She will carry eight 13.5-inch guns
besides smaller weapons.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-05-05
HORNED LARKS
iutOcoris Alpesa Variety
SLIGHT DAMAGE THEY MORE THAN
OFFSET BY GOOD THEY ACCOMPLISH
(By JOHN T. ZInnER, Department Of Entomology,
University OF Nebrsska.)

The Horned Larks or Shore IArks
are medium sized birds, marked with
brown, black and white or yellow, rs
shown in the accompanying illustra.
tion. The possession OF two little
tnfts OF feathers on the head give TO
them the appearance Of possessing
horns, hence the name Horned Lark"
Tbeee birds are ground jewellers,
although sometimes seen psrched on
fence posts and wires. When on the
ground they do not hop, but walk or
snn, and whom alarmed rise, uttering
q simple alarm note. and ny for q
short distance or circle around and
slight near the place from which they
started. During the breeding season
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-05-05

Stanton Register George Thomas,
operator at the depot, had an acct
dent Friday that will cost him a
months layor. He was out with n
friend, and while the friend was I'm
loading a gun one. barrel was dis.
charged and the entire charge went
into the knee, tearing the flesh ter
ribly. His wound was dressed and
Saturday Mr.. Thomas went to Atksn-
son, where he will remain until he re
covers
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-05-05
TWO STEAMERS LOST.
One is Italian Boat, the Other Has Not
Been Ide ntified

London, April 29.--The Lloyds agent
at Corcubian, Spain, today reported
that two steamships have been lost on
Cape Nalino, q promintoiy OF the
northwestern extremity of the Spanish
peninsula. One OF them is the Italian
ship F.. S. Ciampa, which was bound
from Penarth, Wales, for Genoa, with
cargo OF coal. The identity Of the
other ship is not known.
Dispatches from Madrid last nignt
told briefly OF the wrecking Of "a big
English steamship" at Corcubian. No
details have as yet been received here,
nor is it known whether there was
any loss OF life.
The F. S. Ciampa was boat OF
about 1000 tons
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-05-05
CHAMPAGNE
RIOTS N FRANCE
Small Vine Dressers Are
the Chief Factors
OF the Up
rising

end Of March showed a determination
10 he stopped by nothing. They dis
cartied their moderate leaders and put
themselves under the orders OF the
United Socialists and revolutionaries.
On March - NJ Lefevre. Radical
Socialist deputy. introduced a bill In
the chamber OF deputies suppreseing
nil wine delimitatiops, but increasing
the facilities of the authorities for
proceeding against those who banded
or manufactured fraudulent wine.
A fresh outbreak of riotiDg occurred
on April g. when the committee on ag-
riculture Of the chamber OF deputies,
TO which the government had referred
the champagne question, recommend
ed that the delimita ton he arranged
80 as to include all the departments
belonging TO the old province Of Cham
payne. This proposal failed to satisfy
every party. The departments already
included In the champagne district re-
scented an extension Of the limits,
while those which were being brought
in objected to n condition which was
attached to the report Of the commit
tee making it compulsory that the
place Of origin OF the products be in
dicated on the bottles. This. they said,
would mean the creation Of FIVE kinds
Of champagne-Marne, Aise, Aube.
Seine ct Marine and Haute Marine.
Recent Outbreaks.
On April II there were fresh mani
festations in the department Of the
Aarne against the restoration Of the
department of the Aube to the delim-
tied district. The rioting was due to
the action of the senate on the previ-
Gus day in adopting a resolution ask
ing the cabinet to restore Aube as part
of the champagne district. The other
departments regard the action of the
senate as a deadly blow to their inter
ests and rs concession to their dead
~ rival.
The majority In the chamber Of dep
uties. rs in the senate. probably op-
poses the system Of delimitation. The
chamber. however. is proceeding eau
tiously. as 1t does not desire minis
terisl crisis at time when the buNnet
now four months belated, seems with
in few days of conclusion.
The administration is continuing to
oppose the suppression Of the dellm'-
tstion because It hopes to have the
| system recognized internationally. The
Madrid convention has already sssur-
ed such recognition between France
and Spain Great Britain. SwitEerla nd.
Portugal and Brazil. An international
conference on the subject will meet at
Washington on May IS, at which the
French government hopes that all
countries will reach an understa nding,
even Germany. which Is the most fear
ed rival of France rs champagne
manufacturer.