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The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-08-18

the mayor into my office and asked
protection from the mob of irresponsi.
Bile or TO at least allow me to arm my.
self This he refused to do, saying
| had brought It upon myself by tell
ing the priest On his refusal | de.
termined to protect myself and, get.
ting my revolver off of my case
put II in my belt and started for
home in company with the mayor.
The marshal seeing me come across
the street in menacing manner, ours
ed me and called me vile names for
having had him tell his story to the
priest The mayor seemed unable to
protect me from his anger so | de-
termined to protect myself. | drew
my revolver and forced the marshal
to back of He has since threatened
to get me" so I continue to wear my
revolver strapped to my person, and
shall continue to do so, until such
time as can receive protection from
the city officials.
My arrest for carrying concealed
weapons of several days ago which
you nav e DuDllSlltu ItSulltu rum Tue
above encounter. The village board
knew of the conditions during the
carnival and of the actions of the mar
shall but up to the present time have
taken no action.
The Humphrey people should not be
condemned for this condition for We
all knew that the village board is not
generally selected on account of their
virtues Complaint will be filed with
the governor under the Sackett law
to remove the present officials for re
fusing to perform their duty.
1t is a qualification to me to have re
ceived the number of letters of con
graduation, and personal thanks anC
ENCOURAGEMENT from hundreds of de
cent people in and around Humphrey
The fact that my office building was
covered with eggs, thrown by hood
lums at night, and that have received
two indecent letters through the mail
simply indicates better than words
can tell the character of the person!
am fighting, in order to keep Humph
rey a clean town.
Respectfully,
Hr W. NJ. Condor.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-08-18
NEIGH CHAUTAUQUA ENDS.
Mrs. Maybrick Closes Program, Tell
ina of Prison Life.

Neigh. Neb., Aug. 14.-Special to
The News: The last of the nine days
chautauqua held in this city at River
side park, closed last night Prof A.
G. Tibbetts was local manager ad
platform superintendent. These excel
lent numbers were presented by the
Midland chautauqua circuit of Des
Moines, Ia The management estimat-
ed that more than 5000 people attend
ed the programs both afternoon and
evening,
President Hinkle of the local COM
mittee, in a few remarks last night
said that the chautauqua was a sue
cess financially, and that according to
Treasurer Wattles' report there would
be a neat surplus. The talent that
was secured this year cost $2,05O.
The address given in the afternoon
by Everett Kemp on Seven Oaks
was pleasing in every respect, His
scholarly attainments and charming
personality, together with his wide eX-
perience, peculiarly fit him for his
work as an Interpreter of human emo
lions. 1t is certainly true, which has
been said of him, IT'S worth the price
just to hear Kemp laugh
Mrs. Florence f. Maybrick closed
the program last night with her ad-
dress on personal knowledge of prison
life in England, where she was con-
fined for fifteen years, Mrs. Maybrick
was tried in July, 1889, for causing the
death by poison of her husband, who
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-08-18
Husband Dances; Bride Looks On.

Springfield, Mass, Aug. IA hon
eymoon of automobile rides, sightsee-
ing and dancing in pleasure parks is
being passed in this city by Mr. and
Mrs. John Edward Paul Geraghty,
who eloped from Newport last Wed.
nesday. The romance of the young
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Tuck
French of Tuxedo and Newport and
the Newport chauffeur has attracted
much attention from the residents of
this city, and already the young cou
pie have made many friends.
Part of the time the bride spent in
buying new clothes and in riding
about the city and its suburbs in a
taXicab, sightseeing. The couple took
a trip to Mountain park, a nearby
pleasure resort. Mrs. Geraghty, who
wanted to dance, was unable to do so
because of an injured foot, but allow
ed the groom to enjoy himself, so he
danced five times.
Neither of the young people appear
to be worrying about the future.
Geraghty consulted lawyers here
and was told that there was no dan.
ger of the French family charging him
with abduction. Mrs. Geraghty ad-
mitted that she had told the minister
who married them in Central Village,
Conn, that she was 81 years old This,
| ii is asserted, relieves the groom of
the liability of arrest.
No definite plans for the future
have been formulated by the couple.
| They said that they expected TO re-
main in the home of Geraghty's cou.
sin, Mrs. Joseph Harris, for about two
weeks, and then they may return to
Newport and engage a cottage.
No word has yet been received di-
rectly from Mrs. Geraghty's family
and it was said none was expected.
The young husband is keeping in
touch through friends with affairs in
Newport Some of these friends, it
was learned from Geraghty, had adj
vised him that his frother-in-law and
another young man, friend of the
brides family, had expressed displeas-
ure with the match and had intimated
that there may be trouble.
Geraghty, who is six feet tall broad
shouldered and athletic, did not appear
worried over the prospect.
Let them start something" he said
l'I can take care of myself"
Newport, R. l., Aug. 14.-John S
lGeraghty, father of the clipping bride
groom, John Geraghty applied to the
|police for a permit to carry a revol
Yer, saying he is bounded by news
paper men asking his views, morning
noon and night. He declared he was
in danger of bodily injury, and his
wife was Frustrated. The police die
not grant the permit, but promised
Mr., Geraghty protection if it became
necessary,
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FriqhtfuIIy Cut in Barb Wire Fence.

Ewing, Neb., Aug. 14-Special to
The News: Homer Neuenschwander,
16 years of age, who was working for
Oliver Reisinger southwest of Ewing,
had a most miraculous escape Satur-
day morning. He was driving to
Clearwater when his team became
frightened and ran away, throwing the
young man out in such manner as to
frightfully cash one of his legs by
coming in contact with wire fence.
He was taken to Clearwater where
a doctor was required to take twenty
stitches to close the gaping wound,
and if blood poison does not set in it
is now thought he will eventually get
all right again.
The young man is a son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. d. Neuenschwander, residing
five miles northeast of Ewing.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-08-18
Leaps From Moving Train.

Miss Meta Wiedman, aged 20, went
to sleep on the incoming Union Pa
cific passenger train Saturday night
and walked off the moving cars to the
street. When picked up she was I'M
conscious. Both eyes are black and
she is cut severely about the face and
head Perhaps her wrist is broken.
She is at the home of her father,
Jacob Wiedman, 1918 Hayes avenue.
Miss Wiedman works in a store at
Enola. She was coming to Norfolk
to spend Sunday with her parents.
She remembers hearing the brakeman
call Norfolk" and that's the last
thing she can recall until she woke
up in her fathers house.
Must Have Gone to Sleep.
1t is presumed Miss Wiedman went
to sleep after the brakeman called the
station and that, in her sleep, she
walked through the steel passenger
coach, out on the smoking car plat
form, and then jumped off.
When the train stopped at the sta
ton her mother was there to meet
Miss Wiedman, but the daughter didn't
appear, A man on the train volun'
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Hay Coming Out.

West Point, Neb., Aug. 14.-Special
to The News: Another heavy down
pour of rain on Saturday morning
during which nearly two inches Of
water fell, has effectually removed the
last lingering doubt of the failure of
the corn crop of Cunning county. Corn
shows at this time absolutely no trace
of the trying weather it has been
through. The ears are filling rapidly
and the stalks appear to have taken a
new lease of life. Pastures are i'm
proving rapidly, the injury done by
the prolonged dry weather being only
temporary, no permanent damage be-
ing apparent. The second crop of hay
will be much larger than the first. Po-
tatoes are recovering their lost ground.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-08-18
GATES FUNERAL HELD.
A Sermon by Boyhood Friend, Whom
He Had Not Met in Later Life.

Paris, Aug. 1.-THE funeral Of John
w. Gates was held today at the inter
UNCONVENTIONAL American church in
the Rue De Berri. The service was
conducted by the Rev. James Lee, pas
tor of st. Johns Methodist Episcopal
church. south, assisted by DR.. Hyatt
pastor of the American church, who
was boyhood playmate of Mr.. Gates,
but had never met him in later years.
Abotu 200 American friends and ac-
quaintaces of the family from all parts
of the United States were present
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Caught at Meadow Grove.

Pierce, Neb., Aug. 14,-Special to
The News: A team was stolen from
farmer named Benson, living be-
tween Randolph and MacLean, Satur-
day afternoon. A farmland is alleged
to have been the thief and the farm
hand charged with the crime was cap
tured south of Meadow Grove last
night by Mr. Benson, himself.
The farmland is said to have driven
the team to OsmOnd, there trading
them for a grey horse and $175 cash.
The man is then said 10 have traded
with professional horse traders for a
second horse, with which he got away.
Searching parties were looking for
him all day yesterday.
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Bio Crowd at O'NeiIl.

O'Neill. Neb., Aug. Especial to
The News: Rain began falling early
yesterday, and for time it looked
like an all.day rain. About 1880 1t
lightened up and It was announced
that the race officials would start the
races.
The 2:13 pace was the first race,
and four horses started-Speed On,
Bonnie b, John S. wilkins and Cap
Dawson. Speed On won the pole and
after repeated scoring all got away to
good start. The first quarter of the
first heat was made at a 2:0S clip,
which, considering the condition of
the track, was remarkable. Speed On
won the first three heats and race in
2:1S, 2:16 and 2:19, without bobble.
The five.eights mile running race
had five starters - Scissors Grinder,
Topsy Blair. Vesterlne, Jack Coombs
and Minnie B.
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SATURDAY SETTINGS.

w. w. Shurtz of Kansas City has
been visiting his brother, p. A. Shurtz
and family.
Ludwig Koenigstein's studio will be
tlosed until Sept. l.
The Methodist Episcopal Sunday
school will meet at 10 o'clock Sunday
morning.
Several Norfolk golf players are
planning on going to Omaha next week
to watch the mississippi golf
matches.
Karl Stefan is suffering from illness
that developed yesterday. He has a
high fever but the nature of the all
ment has not yet been determined.
A telegram from George H. Spear
at Rochester, Mimi, says that Mrs.
Spear underwent an operation yester-
day and that, while it was successful,
she is very weak.
Alice Parker, daughter of DR.. and
Mrs. c. S. Parker, was badly hurt Sat
urday morning while swinging in a
hammock. The hammock pole broke,
falling upon her face. Three severe
sashes were CuI' lequii ING elSnt
stitches.
C. b. Cabaniss returned last night
from Boston, where he represented
Norfolk at the Associated AID club
convention. Many thousand Norfolk
booklets and Carlson speech pam
phlets were distributed.
a bricklayers' union was orgaized
in Norfolk last night with fifteen mem
bers. The officers are: R. H. Reyn
olds, president; w. NJ. Beckenhauer
sr., secretary; Otto Beckenhauer, vice
president; Will Beckenhauer, treas
urer; Marcus Reynolds, deputy of the
grand lodge. The organization was
effected by vice president of the In
ternational Bricklayers' union.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-08-18
NEIGH PLANS FOR CROWD.
Big Purses for Ball Games on Top Of
the Biplane Flights.

Neigh, Neb., Aug. 14.-Special to
The News: This city is planning to
entertain the largest crowd on next
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday that
the town has ever seen, it being the
tenth anniversary of the race meet and
baseball tournament, and in conse-
quence this event will be celebrated
in most elaborate style.
President C. L. Wattles will appoint
his subcommittee today, who will as
sist him in carrying out the program
as planned and look after all minor
details. The special train that will
leave Norfolk city Thursday and Fri
day, making connections with the
trains from Winner and the NJ. & O.
promises in itself one of the largest
excursions ever attempted in this Sec
ton of Nebraska.
Aside from the biplane fight that
will be made each afternoon there will
be fast trotting and pacing races. On
account of the disbanding OF the Elgin
baseball team, the schedule had been
slightly changed. Following is the
official announcement given out by
Manager Bert w. Wattles as to how
the games are arranged; Wednesday
afternoon, Battle Creek vs.. Neigh;
Thursday afternoon, a doubleheader,
Royal VS.. Atkinson and Creighton VS..
Neigh; Friday, Orchard VS.. Neigh.
1t goes without saying that fast games
will be played each day, as the best
baseball talent in this section of the
state will be represented on the va
rious teams. The Neigh management
has increased the purses from $3.50 to
$500 for these games.
The ball diamond has been rebuilt
and is now in excellent condition.
Work on getting the track in condition
was in progress most of yesterday.
All of the horses are now on the
ground comfortably located in private
barns and at the Riverside park sta
bles.
The piplane and Aviator William
Blakely, accompanied by the manager,
arrived in Neigh last night Work
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-08-18
SOUTH DAKOTA AT A GLANCE.

Sisseton is having mad dog scare.
A small tornado at Stratford blew
over number of farm houses.
Gymnasium work is to be included
in the Indian schools of the state.
An electrical storm at Huron did
considerable damage to farm property
Little Agnes Roufs of Clearleld died
as the result of rattlesnake bite
The odd Fellows are planning to
build a 100000 hall at Sioux Falls
The freight boat navigated by b. b.
Benham has gone aground near Fort
Sully.
Several horses afflicted with CLAN.
ders have been killed near Sully by
the state veterinarian.
Work on a pontoOn bridge across
the Missouri at Iankton is being rush
ed to completion.
A statewide organization of the
German-American club has been
launched at Aberdeen.
Teams We're stolen from Paul c.
Templeton and c. S. Granger of Aber-
deem. No clue to the identity of the
theft has been found.
Heavy rains have brought relief to
the drouth stricken country west Of
the river and many settlers who had
prepared to leave will stay.
Many Sioux Falls women have been
victimized by pair of swindlers rep
resenting themselves as agents OF q
tailoring establishment.
An attempt OF express companies
doing business in South Dakota to
evade taxation is likely to be frustrat-
ed by the adoption of an amendment
to the state constitution.
Two large animals of unknown spe-
cies, supposed to have escaped from
some circus, were seen on the farm of
Ed Schoentield near Yankton. Efforts
to kill or capture them failed.
The committee on the location Of a
new band stand at Yankton has been
asked to consider the proposition of
balcony on the city hall, which could
be used also for public addresses.
Mrs. Henry Weakley, mother of the
J-yearold boy who was exhibited in a
cage with armidillos at Rapid City,
has won in her suit to recover custody
OF the child.
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Money! In the Laundry.

Three little heaps of silver and cop
per coin lay on the Iaundryman's coun'
ter.
THAT IS money that | have just
found tied in the corners of custom
erS' handkerchiefs. he said. 1T is
strange thar with all the purses and
hand bags manufactured for the ac-
commOdation OF women so many OF
them will still tie their money UP in a
handkerchief. Sending it to the laun
dry Is funnier still. Every day we
dig out little pile Of unsupported
wealth, and many careless customer
gets her laundry back with nearly
enough money in the package to pay
the bill"-New York Sun.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-08-18
A Gun Club Shoot.

West Point Neb., Aug. 14.-The Buff
falo Gun club held their usual shoot
at the home of Joseph Peatrowsky.
The high score was captured by Gust.
Kruger, R. Raduechel and Herman
Benne, who tied with % each. They
were followed by w. Raduechel and
George Nandenberge with 81 and F.
Benne with 20. On the same day
the Willow Creek Gun club, the rival
organization, held their shoot at the
farm home of John Sass. Gerhard
Haeffelin was high man, with 20 birds
to his credit, and NJ. Sass next with
10
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No Red Stamps to Help Fate.

Dallas, S. D., Aug. Especial to
The News: Judge James w. Witten
of Washington, D. c., who will be in
personal charge Of registration for the
Rosebud and Pine Ridge reservation
lands, has made formal arrangements
for his living quarters in Dallas during
the registration series-OCtober to
81. He has arranged for daily auto
mobile service, so that he can also
supervise registration affairs at Greg
DRY, five miles east of here.
One of the new regulations for hand
ling envelopes at the coming opening
is that all must be stamped and mailed
through the postoflice, this rule apply
ing just to Dallas, Gregory, Chamber
lain and Rapid City. Three years ago,
in the Trip county opening, apphca.
lions made at Dallas and Gregory
were dropped directly into the large
cans without stamps, but at all other
points the envelopes were deposited in
the mail
bright Red" Influenced EN-.
Two reasons are assigned for the
new rule One is to overcome any
possible imputation of advantage to
stamped or unstamped envelopes.
Three years ago numbers l and hap
pened to be stamped envelopes and
the claim was heralded that the little
girls who did the drawing OF the first
100 numbers were influenced by the
bright red stamps" There will be
no chance for such a criticism this
time.
Another material reason for requlr
ing all applications to be mailed to the
supervising officer is to give an oppor-
tunity to inspect the envelopes for
outside markings. If anything of the
kind appears the envelope will be
opened and the application returned to
the person executing il, with an ex-
PLANTATION of the irregularity of this
plan, giving the person an opportunity
to try again. Two envelopes drawn
out under the 100 mark three years
ago were labeled, on the outside, with
the name of the applicant. This void
ed the application and caused these
two individuals, as we'll as others up
the list a ways, TO be burdened with
exceeding remorse.
Prepare An Exhibit.
Inquiries received by the Greater
Dallas committee and by various indi.
viduals here indicate that the registra-
ton this fall will be very large and no
surprise will be occasioned if the mark
of 10000 applications, established
three years ago, will be overreached
in this event. Arrangements have
been completed for an immense live
stock and grain exhibit here, to con
tinue during the three weeks Of regis
tration. The exhibits will cover the
entire Rosebud country - Gregory
Trip and Mellette counties.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-08-18
Norfolk g. creiahton S.

Exciting baseball was seen on the
Norfolk diamond Sunday afternoon
when the locals scalped Hutiies Colts
of Creighton, Q to g. Considerable
money changed hands on the result of
the game. Features of the game were
a dive by Shortstop Thompson of the
visitors, and a remarkable throw to
third, catching the runner, and run.
ming catch, in the crowd. by the Nor
folk third baseman of a foul ball The
game was replete with hard hitting.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-08-18
Saws Try IL.

Norfolk, Aug. ~. - Editor News:
Oiling of streets in cities may be a
nuisance, but why not give 1t trial?
The expense is small, not to exceed
eight cents per lineal foot thirty.six
feet in width. Now, in my opinion, If
oiling streets should prove to be as
bad nuisance as stated in yesterday
News, it would certainly hasten paving
more speedily than anything else that
could be done.
Respectfully,
John Koenigstein.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-08-18

in which the oiled streets were com.
planned Of 1t was in a suburb near
Eyerett-Burington Mr.. Rees thinks
that the streets were oiled He also
says that throughout oregon and Cal.
ifornia wherever streets in towns or
cities were oiled he found universal
objection to them on account OF the
grease tracked into the houses.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-08-18

teered the Information that he had
seen a young woman Jump of the
train The mother ran back along
the track and block away found her
daughter lying at the side of the rails,
unconscious
The train had slowed down for the
station and was coming at the rate
of perhaps Ave miles an hour.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-08-18

A bit Of iuttor about the size Of
large bean improves the filling Of
lemon pie, making it richer and smooth.
or, Sometimes rs much rs spoonful
Is used, \ Frenchman often adds q
tiny bit Of butter to Il cherry pie, and
an apple pie is also improved in the
same way.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-08-18

To save himself from loss Of time
caused by callers who are a long
while in coming to the point, Paris
functionary has had put OF his Office
table card hearing the words: BE
so good as to abstain from speaking
of my health or the weather or or the
bourSe quotations, three subjects
with which | am perfectly well ac-
quaintcd. Start at once On the matte
that brings you here."-LondOn Tel
graph.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-08-18

Pierre, S. D., Aug. l2.-An autOmo-
bile driven by state Senator Dalton
of this city turned turtle between here
and Oneida resulting in bad bruises
for Dalton, R. ]. Kahler of Lemars,
Ia, and A. F. Reichtman of Chicago,
the latter suffering a dislocated hip,
All escaped dangerous injuries and
were brought here for treatment.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-08-18
Found Oil Street Covered With Hay.

W. H. Brakeman, who returned last
night from an automobile trip covering
eighteen counties in southern Nebras-
ka, endorses the report of D. Rees that
oil roads for cities are not a success.
Il found in one south Nebraska town
that the streets had been oiled and
the grease was such a nuisance in be-
ing tracked into the houses that the
streets were later covered with hay"
Mr.. Brakeman says. Incidentally Mr..
Brakeman declares the crops around
Norfolk are by far the best to be found
in the state.
d. Rees wishes to correct the state
ment that 1t was not Everett, Wash,
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-08-18
ARTHUR IRWIN TELLS OF
BAD CASE OF RATTLES.

New players sometimes do
badly at the start from pure
stage fright. Arthur Irwin tells
of a ratified player who came
under his notice when he was
coaching Pennsylvania. Penn
had game on with the Phillies,
and the player booted every
thing that came his way.
whats the matterT" asked IT.
win after the game. Couldn't
you see emp Say, COACH"
. was the reply, II don't even re-
member putting on my uni
. form"