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The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-06-30

MIR. Bland declares if he cannot find a
suitable place in the city for an up-to.
date rink, he will erect a building for
the purpose
Norfolk Elks are busy today inviting
their friends to the musicale to be Civ.
en- in the Marquardt hall Thursday
evening by Miss Olive Cleaveland
Howard OF Warren, Ohio. Besides the
hours entertainment by Miss Howard,
the program includes other interesting
features. The hall is to be decorated
with small trees to represent sum
mer garden.
Funeral services over the remains
Of DR.. Bertha Altman will take place
at o'clock Wednesday afternoon
from the family home on South Fifth
street and at 2: 80 at the Christ Luth.
eran church, where Rev. j. p. Mueller
will deliver a sermon in the German
language and Rev. Mr.. Scheips of
Pierce will deliver a sermon in Eng
| lish. Interment will be made in the
Prospect Hill cemetery.
Twenty automobiles bringing about
| fifty Newman Grove boosters are eX.
pected in the city Wednesday evening.
G. J. Fleming of the Commercial club
entertainment committee has com.
pleted arrangements to give a smoker
in the Elk club rooms in honor of the
Newman Grove guests. who are here
to advertise the two days Fourth Of
July celebration at Newman Grove.
Business men are invited to attend
the smoker.
Believed to be suffering from a Sc.
rious illness, a printer who has been
in the employ Of local weekly publ.
cation for a short time, was found
Monday afternoon by Constable A. w.
Finkhouse in a livery stable. DR.. A.
B. Tashjean, the city physician, was
called to pass upon the man and de-
clared the case one Of delirium ire
mems. The man was turned over to
Chief of Police Marquardt, who gave
him q berth in the city Jail. 1t re-
quired the strength Of three men to
hold the man until the arrival Of the
city physician.
Among the days outof-town visitors
in Norfolk were: Rev. F. Hefner
Coleridge; Mr. and Mrs. ]. o. Johnson
Wakefield; Myrtle Searby, Crookston
Elva Searby, Crookston; G. T. Benter
Burke; w. b. Stark, Niobrara; Mrs
E. NJ. Vaught, Genoa; Mrs. A. w. An
derson, Genoa; l.. w. Bowman, Stan
ton; A. L. Johnson, Plainview; Nora
r. Kidder, Scribner; Alize j. Fair
banks, Scribner; Miss EN-. M. Gun
ningham, Valentine; w. J. Barker
Gregory; H. Backes, Hooper; M. Y
Greeley, Atkinson; S. ]. G. Irwin
Creighton; George L. Thompson, Win
netoon.
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To Protect Jews.

st. Petersburg, June 27.-The min
istry Of trade is negotiating with the
ministry OF inetrior with a view to the
temporary suspension of the order of
the governor of Tobolsk, Siberia, pro-
hibiting Jews attending the fur fair at
Tyumen. If the ministry of the in
terror does not grant this concession
the other ministry will take the case
before the council of ministers. Pre-
mier Stolypin holds the post of in
terror as to the present action, was
taken following a Geographic appeal
by the board of trade for the exclusion
of Jews from the business. The pre-
mier recognizes that the order of the
governor of Tobolsk is in accordance
with the letter Of the law, but the law
has never been applied vigorously.
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Awaits Arrest in Auto.

To have man for whom he had
warrant, wait for him in an automo-
bile, was the good streak of luck
which Constable John Flynn of this
city encountered at Pierce Monday
afternoon. Charles Hamilton, stepson
Of G. w. Woodruff, who Sunday Great
ed disturbance in the Union Pacific
restaurant, which resulted in the STEP
son receiving hard right on the nose,
bringing blood, was not satisfied with
the warning given to his stepfather by
Chief of Police Marquardt. He took
it upon himself to swear out war.
rant, charging that Woodruff had un.
lawfully and felOniously beaten and
struck his mother, Mrs. Sadie Wood
ruff, who has been i'll. Constable Flynn
telephoned the Pierce authorities to
locate Woodruff and upon his arrival
at Pierce be was surprised to find
Woodruff waiting for him with an au.
tomobile, and Attorney o. S. Spiliman
ready to defend him.
I'm looking for you, Mr.. Officer"
said Woodruff to Constable Flynn.
Here is my automobile. Step in and
we will drive to my attorneys office
and then to Norfolk"
The three arrived here late Monday
evening and Judge c. F. Eiseley con.
tinued the case until next Thursday.
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EIqin Likes Norfolk.

Elgin, Neb., June 27.--Editor News:
We wish to thank Norfolk and the
Norfolk baseball team for the kind
treatment they gave our boys at Sun.
days game. You certainly have a
bunch of rooters, but what good IS a
city if they can't have rooters to root?
We hope to see your ball team play
at our little city in the near future
and hope you will bring large dele,
cation of Norfolk citizens along
Elgin likes Norfolk and we hope
Norfolk will like us. Yours, Ira Wolfe
secretary Elgin baseball team.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-06-30
Runnina Team Beats Firemen.

Notwithstanding the fact that the
driving park diamond was covered
with water from Saturday nights rain,
the firemen's ball team was on the
ground waiting for the telephone men
to put in their appearance for the
scheduled game. The latter not ap-
pearing, the running team stopped
their practice and tive-inning game
was played which resulted in the de.
feat of the regular fire team by score
of s to 5. The features Of the game
were the home run by Bland, the three
Dagger by Walters and the excellent
catching by McCune on third.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-06-30
PAINTING BERTHA" CRAZY.

Lincoln, June 26-"Fainting Bertha
Liebbke is stirring up things at the
state penitentiary in a reckless man
ner her latest actions having been
the breaking out of all the window
lights in the room where she is con-
fined. Her arms are severely cut
and bruised from this rigorous exer-
else and she is in a bad physical con-
dition. Running and jumping at the
doors and furniture in the room hall
of the women's ward and chasing the
other women inmates here and there
has been daily exercise for the swoon.
ing one for the last three days.
So hard has she been to get along
with, and so much of a disturbance
she has created since her imprison.
ment that Warden Delahunty has com.
planned to Or, Sprading Of the state
insanity board and says he wants the
woman tried as to her mental condi-
ton. Heads of the various insane
asylums are inclined to fight shy OF
the woman.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-06-30
Two New Ball Teams.

Proving that the unlucky number
"l3" held no alarm for them, thirteen
members OF the Norfolk AID club held
a special meeting last night. There
are now l65 members in the club, with
prospects of 200 very soon
In the near future there is to be a
ball game and the proceeds are going
into the treasury Of the Ad club. Sec
rotary Hawkins of the Commercial
club was present at the special meet
ing Monday evening and, declaring
himself captain of the Commercial
club baseball team, he challenged the
AID club team to a game which will
take place on the driving park did
mond after the Fourth. Secretary
Cabaniss was elected captain of the
Ad club team and the challenge was
Immediately accepted. s. G. Mayer
has agreed to pitch the game for the
finger for the Commercials.
The proposition OF holding a horse
fair in connection with the race meet.
ing met with favor from members
present. The question Of this fair is
to be the feature of the next meeting
Secretary Hawkins Of the local race
committee reports that entries for the
Norfolk races are coming in very nice
ly.
The football game between the Oma
ha and Norfolk high school which is &c
be played here on October 7, was in
dorsed and the local team is to receive
the support of the club.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-06-30
MONDAY MENTIONS.

J. T. Gilmore of Chicago is in the
city transacting business.
Mrs. Frank Hume Of Omaha Is In
the city visiting with her sister-in-law,
Mrs. w. A. Kingsley.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. M. Keene, Sr., Of
Fremont are here visiting with Mr..
and Mrs. ]. S. McClary.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Hartford re-
turned from two weeks fishing and
camping at Dewey lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. c. Frohloff and their
son John FTohloff Of Rock Rapids, Ia,
are in the city visiting with their
sons H. F. and L. w. Frohloff.
Lodor & Adams opened their sa-
loon in the Storz building Saturday.
The Burns club will meet at the res
idence of Mr.. Ballantyne Tuesday,
June q.
Charles Richardson has been elect.
ed as janitor for the Grant school
building.
Miss Tessie Dixon. daughter Of w.
p Dixon of Norfolk, is just recovering
from an operation at Denver, for ap.
pendicitis.
There will be a meeting Of the AID
club at $50 this evening at the Bull,
lock Offices, All members are request
ed to be present.
The running team OF the Norfolk
fire department is now scheduled foI
practice morning and evening for the
contests at Tilden July 4.
d. Baum is still laid up with an at
tack of fever at the j, Baum home on
Madison avenue and Eleventh street
Mr.. Baum, though somewhat improv
ed, is still very weak.
F. Braasch, F. Tannehill and F
Krantz were reelected directors OF
the Farmers Elevator company, at the
annual meeting. Following the meet
ing smoker and lunch were enjoyed
Francis Jones, the little son Of DR.
and Mrs. Jones, formerly Of Norfolk
was seriously burned by the explosion
Of toy steam engine, at their home
, in McCook. MIS-. Jones was formerly
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-06-30
joseph Rlsh,

Joseph Rish died at the home Of his
daughter, Mrs. J. Smith, at Whine.
toon at o'clock last Saturday after
noon OF old age. Funeral services
were held last Sunday from the Meth.
odist Episcopal church at Winnetoon.
lnterment was made at Bazile Mills
beside his wife, who died fifteen years
ago. MIR. Rish was born in Dauphin
county, Pa. September 10, 1927. He
was married to Hannah Reed Novem.
Der is, 1851. To this union thirteen
children were born, of whom there
are six living. They are w. II. and
j. II. Rish, North Yakima, WASH: c.
H. Rish, Lynch, Neb.; NJ. c. Rish and
Mrs. j. Smith at Winnetoon, Neb., and
O. w. Rish of Norfolk. Mr.. Rish
served three years in the civil war.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-06-30
Farm House Demolished.

West Point, Neb., June 27.-Special
to The News: Sunday nights storm
was cyclonic in character. From la..
est advices from outlying districts the
devastation was greater than in town
or the immediate vicinity. In town
the wind tore big trees from their
roots, overturned small buildings and
broke innumerable branches from or
namental and forest trees and did gen.
eral damage to the gardens and lawns
Of the homes Of the city. The storm
struck West Point at 1915 and con-
tinued for one hour with undated vic
lence. South of town it appears to
have had greater destructive power,
the farm home, barns and outbuildings
of Edward Drahoe, living six miles
southeast of the city, having been
completely swept away. The second
storm struck the city about o'clock
blast had left undone. The streets are
strewed with debris, fallen trees,
boards and everything of a loose ma
ture which was in the path of the
storm. A barn 60X100 feet on the
farm of George Reeson west of town
was moved completely from its foun-
dations, carriages and buggies were
lifted up by the wind and thrown in
every direction in the neighborhood of
Crowell, nine miles south Of this place,
The dwelling house Of ex-Mayor Son
nenschein, the former executive OF
the city at West Point was badly dam
aged
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-06-30
FIGHT Fire 70 Save Auto.

Bonesteel, S. d., June 27.-Special
to The News: The old farm house
belonging to John Denker, four miles
south of Bonesteel, was struck by
lightning Sunday night and burned to
the ground. The old house was used
for a handy house. Hired men room.
ed in it and it was used also as farm
garage. The automobile was saved
after a battle with the hot flames. Mr..
Denker narrowly escaped by the as.
sistance Of his 14-year-old girl. At the
time of the accident the whole Denker
family was in the big new house about
fifteen rods away.
The loss is about $1,000, with about
1920 insurance on the furniture and
building.
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sPREckLEs ON THE STAND.
California Sugar Man Tells OF ReIa-
tions With Trust.

tions With Trust.
Washington, June 26.-The story of
the relations of the California Cane
and Beet Sugar interests with the
American Sugar Refining company,
the so-called sugar trust, was told be-
fore the house sugar committee today
by John d. Spreckles of San Francis
co. Mr.. Spreckles represented the
Western Sugar Refining company of
California, cane sugar enterprise,
and the Spreckles Sugar company,
beet sugar plant. He was formerly
connected with the Spreckles Philadel-
phia sugar plant, sold to the American
Sugar Refining company in the nine
ties.
Joseph F. Smith, president of the
Mormon church and head OF the Idaho.
Utah Sugar company, was not called
as witness this morning and 1t was
stated that he probably would not tes-
tify until tomorrow. President Smith
arrived today and went directly to
Senator Shoots house to be his guest.
Asked whether he had any particu-
lar reason for not wishing to come to
Washington, Mr.. Smith replied that
his own desire had been to avoid a
long and tiresome journey while suf-
fering from a severe rheumatic attack
when he felt that he could add little
| or nothing to enlighten the commit
| tee
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-06-30
Detectives Subpoenaed.

Washington, June 27.-Further testi-
.nony intended to show that Edward
Hines, president of the Edward Hines
Lumber company of Chicago, played
an important part in the election of
Senator Lorimer and was interested In
the senator's election, was today given
to the senate committee Investigating
the election by w. s. Cook, lumber
man Of Duluth, MINI. Mr.. Cook ack-
nowledged his bitterness toward Mr..
Hines and declared he had never felt
very friendly toward him.
I know his way Of doing business,
he explained. Hines has way OF
going about business that ! do not
think is honorable. When he wants
to buy timber he gets an option and
then goes around trying to hurt the
credit of the seller"
"Cite an instance" challenged At.
torney William J. Hynes for Mr.
| Hines.
John Mellon of the Allger Smith
company of Duluth" retorted Cook.
Three detectives who are said &c
have been employed to shadow Clar
ence S. Funk, general manager of the
International Harvester company and
star witness at the present inquiry
were "ditched" today in novel way
by Mr.. Funk. "Ditching" is the tech
nical phrase for thrown off the trail
Mr.. Funk had detectives subpoenaeG
as witnesses before the senate com
mittee investigating the Lorimer case
and left the witness stand unshadowet
for the first time in weeks, it il
claimed.
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Miss Matte McNish of Norfolk. The
lad is in a hospital at Hot Springs.
The L. c. r. ball team underwent II
workout on the driving park diamond
Saturday evening The team Is pre-.
pairing for n game with one of the
local aEgrcEations for the near future.
The announcement of the wedding
OF Prof Quandt OF the st. Paul Luth-
cran school and young lady from
Wisconsin was announced by Rev.
John witt in the St Paul church Sun
day morning.
Loren Harris has been added to the
plant department of the Nebraska Tel
ephOne company here. Mr. Harris
comes from the Omaha headquarters.
He is married and his coming here
means another family for Norfolk.
Among the days out.of.town visitors
in Norfolk were: Jerry Chulik,
Lynch; n. h. Cutler, Newcastle; Il. l..
Kempson, Elgin; Todd Hoover. Battle
Creek; f. A. Heller, West Point; ID.
ID. Brunson, Ewing; Mr.. and Mrs.
Matthiesen, Pierce; A. e. Bard, Creigh-
tom w. J. Barker, Gregory; J. T.
Glaze, Lynch.
There was some excitement in the
Union Pacific restaurant Sunday morn.
ing when G. W. Woodruff and his step
son engaged in iistiC contest which
! resulted in the stepson calling at the
police station with white apron COW
cred with blood. He asked for the
arrest of his stepfather, who he claim
ed attacked his mother who is Ill.
Chief of Police Marquardt notified
Woodruff that another complaint
! means arrest.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. II. Barry, parents of
| Mrs. =. II. Davis, have rented the
house at 504 South Ninth tsreet, and
are coming here to live. The house
| they are renting was spoken for six
weeks before it was vacated, which
| shows the great demand for homes in
| Norfolk
| The Women's Home Missionary so.
ciety OF the Methodist Episcopal
church will meet with Mrs. j. H. Ok
nam on South Tenth street Tuesday
afternoon at 3 o'clock. There is to be
annual election of officers and pic
mic supper All members are urged
to be present.
Rev. and Mrs. William Butzke OF
Shelton, Neb., are in the city visiting
with Mr.. and Mrs. Julius Degner. Rev.
Mr.. Butzke has been pastor OF the
Lutheran church at shelton for some
years and is now enroute to Polk,
Neb., where he will take charge of
the Lutheran church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Koenigstein Of
Fort Smith, Ark, have written Nor
folk relatives that they have sold their
Arkansas property and will come to
Norfolk next month to live. Mr.. koen-
igstein will practice law here. Mr..
and Mrs. Koenigstein were formerly
residents of this city and have a great
many friends here.
City Physician A. b. Tashjean re-
ports that the general health of Nor
? folk for the past week has been excel.
lent No contagious diseases have
been reported and while there is lit
tie rheumatism, there are no serious
l cases. Whooping cough has been re-
? ported. Most of the illness, he says
' is due to the extremely warm weather
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-06-30
Probe Alaska Deal.

Washington, June 27.-As a sequel
to the decision of the interior depart
ment yesterday cancelling the Gun
ningham Alaskan coal claims, Senator
Poindexter of Washington today in
troduced a resolution which was i'm
mediately passed calling upon the
president for all available information
as to the alleged effort Of the Con-
troller Railroad company to monopo-
lie the water front of Controller Bay
in Alaska.
This bay is the natural outlet OF
rich Behring river coal fields.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-06-30
Every Friday Golf Tournament Day.


Every Friday hereafter for the bal
ance of the season will be golf tourna.
ment day at the Country club, accord
ing to an announcement made by
Chairman George b. Christoph of the
sports committee.
The tournaments will be handicap
events in every instance so that the
beginners will have an equal chance
with the veterans of winning the tour
naments. Some sort Of prize will be
put up every Friday for the days win
ner.
These Friday tournaments will have
nothing to do with the tournaments
for the Burton cup, details of which
will be announced shortly. Next Fri
day afternoon will see the first Of the
weekly tournament series and all golf
ers are urged to take part.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-06-30
oiled Road Bio Success.

After two extremely heavy rains, an
inspection was made of the new oiled
road south of this city. 1T is better
than ever" says County Commissioner
Taft. You would not know it rained
on the road at all"
So great an improvement is the oil
ed road after a rain that farmers have
passed enthusiastic comment on the
new improvement. After such rains
as fell here Saturday and Sunday
night, farmers report that it has often
been impossible to drive over some
portions Of South Thirteenth street
After the recent rain, however, auto
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-06-30
The III Fated Balloon.

Paris, June 27.-The balloon which
fell into the North sea Sunday was
the Andromed. It left Santa Cloud at
$50 o'clock Saturday evening in the
elimination race for the grand prize
instituted by the Deutsche De La
Meurthe. 1t was manned by Georges
Blondel as pilot and Leon Corbin as
passenger, and is the only one of the
nine starters to meet with serious ac-
cident. The balloon was carried out
to sea.
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II. C. Matrau Will Make Clerk Race.

Representative II. c. Matrau of Nor
folk will run for county clerk on the
democratic ticket.
81 have not yet filed, but think
will rum" he said Monday. Il do not
think there will be any opposition to
my candidacy in my party and don't
think Mr.. Mcfarland has any on the
republican side"
The county democratic convention
will be held at Battle Creek on July
II. P. ]. Stafford is chairman of the
central committee and will call eau
Gus to elect delegates next week.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-06-30

Philadelphia, June 27.-Disturbances
about the plant Of the Baldwin Loco
motive works, where strike OF more
than 5000 men has been in progress
for three weeks, are becoming more
frequent. Today trolley car carry
ing Baldwin workers was attacked by
strike sympathizers with stones and
bricks. No one was seriously hurt,
but the police made number of ar
rests,
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mobiles and farmers in heavy wagons
drove over the oiled road as easily
and comfortably as If they were driy.
ing over the paved section Of the city.
one farmers wife, living some dis
lance south OF here inquiries of Coun-
~ Commissioner Taft If he cannot
have the road oiled as far as her farm.
"The oiled road is such a conveni.
ence," she says. There Is no dust
and the rain has no effect upon It,"
The rain has made the oil road 20
percent better than it was before, the
inspectors say. 1t has packed harder
than ever and the sandy spots which
were oiled look as good as the spots
which were Clayed.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-06-30
THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEwsJoURNAL FRIDAY JUNE 30

bear upon him by his friends and has
announced that he will be a candidate
for the republican nomination for dis.
trict judge for the Fifteenth district,
which comprises the counties Of Holt,
Boyd, Rock and Keya Paha. There
will probably be no other candidate
for the republican nomination. Mr..
Dickson is one of the most successful
lawyers in the section of the state and
has been engaged in the active prac.
tice of his profession in this city for
over twenty years He is well fit.
ted for the position upon the bench.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-06-30
Madison-Pierce Row.

A MadsonPierce ball game at
Pierce Sunday broke up in a row.
The score stood to 3 and a ball was
batted which, if fair, was home run;
if foul, it meant no score. One side
claimed it was fair, the other side
claimed it was foul An all around
row resulted and Pierce fans are said
to have virtually driven the Madison
players out of town.
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FOUR DAYS TO PAY UP.
You Big Corporations Want to Hurry
With Income Tax.

Washington, June 27.-Four days re.
main in which corporations may pay
their federal taxes. A heavy penalty
will be assessed against all that have
not paid when the treasury closes its
doors on June 80.
While the governments estimated
income from the year is $16,O00,O 900,
only $14,000,000 had been received
when the treasury began business to.
day. More than 10000 concerns have
made returns.
For the last week corporation tax
payments have been coming in at the
rate of about 100000 a day.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-06-30
Madison News Notes.

Madison Neb. June 27.--Special to
The News: \ marriage license was
issued to Elmer II. Stone and Miss
Bessie c. Webster both of Schuyler
County Attorney Nichols attended
to legal business in Lincoln.
L. ID. Ressigue, for several years
cabinet maker in the Jacob Henderson
furniture store of this city, has rented
the Huber pool hall and will open a
furniture store.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-06-30
New Steel Bridge Ready for Use.

The new steel bridge over the mill
dam is completed. County Commits
sioner Burr Taft reports that with the
exception of a minor change in the
sidewalk, the bridge is ready for use.
Dirt will be hauled in to fill the open
space connecting the bridge with the
street within the next few days. This
space has been kept open to keep
teams from driving over the concrete
flooring.