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New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1911-08-16
A Civic Experiment Station.

Congressman Doremus Of Michigan,
with some experience as city OFFICIAL
in Detroit, stands sponsor for law
that is said to have the backing OF the
Democratic majority OF the House.
Its aim is to make the District OF
Columbia, that is, the City cf Wash.
ington, a model for the nation in
urban government, and especially ~
control of public utilities. To this end
q special commission of five experts,
all highly paid, is to be created and
given full control Of the operation,
rating and taxation Of public utilities
such as gas, light, water, transPor-
tation and means of communication
such IS telephoning and telegraphing.
Under its guidance unit costs, JUST
rates, fair franchise terms ana
royalties are to be worked out, with
Washington investors and patrons -
representative. average Americans
who are duty bound to be experimental
upon for the edi6cation Of the country.
There are certain obvious advan'
tages which Washington has for an
experiment of this kind, not the least
of which is the fact that there is
maximum of power in any board OF
governors Congress may name. All
that is required of residents is doclle
assent to administrative DEGREES Oh
course, this simpli6es experimentation
but does it make it safe to make what
ever results accrue standard Tor
communities where the people rule OF
misrule? Are Washington condition;
normal, whether the form of govern
ment or the composition of population
is considered?
Much of the difficulty in defining
sane and just oasis OF relations De
tween urban communities and publ
utility companies arises from tn
structure OF government and tn
quality of citizenship. To say this
. not to discourage the Washingto
9 experiment. It's only to point OF
Y that its outcome must be read in tn
I light of facts that might otherwise
!. obscured. So far as the Washingto
data gathered are applicable
n ordinary urban conditions they WI
II be serviceable: and anything that ca
% be done to make the capital even mol
q of an educational center and sour'
IS of civic inspiration than it now is,
course, must be cordially welcomes
IS It is steadily rising in this respect
le Whether in time, like Paris ar
d London, it will be the intellectual
l. we'll as political capital Of the countr
is . speculation full of interest. Sig1
y that it will are more numerous thu
they we're . decade ago, not to
G farther back. If in time, as the rest
IN of this scheme of Congressman Dor
~ mus, the city comes to be model +
~ the nation, in showing how pow
from above can make capital a.
equity pull together in urban harnes
all municipal reformers will be gla
The evident advantages derived
resort to power from above cannot
inci,e emulation in cities where pow
't' t. advance must come from with
80 That is the fundamental urb
- I nrohlem
tie
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1911-08-16
Fall Term of Public School will
open August 2Sth.

The New Ulm public schools open
August 18th. Supt. Hess says the
Normal Department cannot accomo'
date more than fifteen students to ad-
vantage and that young people
wishing to enter that department will
do we'll to make entry applications
early. The following teachers will
instruct during the coming school
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-06-30
Kelsey Comes to Norfolk

Neigh, Neb., June 24.-Special to
The News: A new law firm was
formed in this city on Wednesday,
which will be known in the future as
Kelsey & Rice. Charles H. Kelsey
has been practicing law in Neigh for
the past seventeen years and has
maintained a high standard among the
legal talent in this section of the
state.
j. w. Rice, during his three years of
practice has accomplished good results
and fiattering comments have been
in evidence since his connection with
the three murder trials Of this county,
proving that in his chosen profession
he is in rank with the leading crimi.
nal lawyers in this section of the state.
In forming this partnership will
cause the removal of Mr.. Kelsey and
his estimable family to Norfolk, where
they will make their future home.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-06-30
Norfolk People Read Fiction.

or the l,400 books contained in the
Norfolk city Library, two.thirds of the
number are fiction, for which there Is
great demand here.
Miss Helen Lobdell, librarian, de.
clares the grown people OF Norfolk
| and young people over the age of IA,
have a great laundering for fiction, and
| their hunger for these books is always
appeased by the pleasing young lady
who stands behind the librarians desk
giving information Of authors and a
short synopsis, II necessary, of nearly
every book of fiction in the library
During the summer and hot days,
the demand for books is much less
than in the winter months. On an av.
erage, thirty books leave the library
daily in the summer time and in the
winter the figure reaches fifty OF
the thirty books which leave the build.
ing during the hot days, there are
very seldom any than those from the
fiction shelves, except in the school
year, when the demand is fairly brisk
FOR reference books. A new supply of
these books was recently received,
and when it became known they were
on hand, there was rush for them.
Miss Lobdell is not only posted on
fiction. Her information is highly 10
garded in technical, history and books
on travel. The demand for text books
and works on cultivation of the ground
has been heavy recently by both the
young and older people. Especially is
the demand for these books noticeable
during the gardening season.
The books on music and painting
are also asked for by many OF those
interested in these subjects In Nor.
folk.
THE busiest time have is between
and o'clock in the afternoon" says
Miss Lobdell. "The histories usually
are called for by either the grown ups
or else children under IA. There has
been no difficulty in circulating non.
fiction books among children"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-06-30
Surber-Adams.

Tuesday morning, at the home Of
the brides parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. r.
Adams, Miss Willie Adams and George
E. Surber were united in marriage.
Only relatives and near friends wit
messed the ceremony. The home was
beautifully decorated for the occasion
in roses and ferns. After the cere-
mony a delicious three.course lunch
con was served to the twenty-four
guests, Miss Adams has spent most
of her life in this city, graduated from
Norfolk high school, and has since
that time been one of Madison coun-
tvs successful teachers Mr.. Surber
is we'll known in this city, being
railway mail clerk on the Norfolk
Dallas line, The young couple left AT
noon for a three weeks honeymoon
in Denver, Colorado Springs and other
points. After July 90 they will be
at home at COS South Fourth street.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-06-30
The Athletic Club Dissolved.

Jimmie Game, who won short box
ing contest here recently from Gene
Sullivan, wants to come back to Nor
friends what he really can do. He de
clares that the game is stopped at
Sioux City and that he would assure
Norfolk a crowd of 1000 people with a
special train il arrangements could be
made.
Mike O'Hara, president OF the Nor
folk Athletic club, who received
Gaines Offer announces that in the
first place the time Is too short, and
in the second place, the Norfolk Ath
letic club is now formally dissolved
With the dissolution of the club, il
is brought out that President OHara
has sore spot which he is nursing
with the anticipation that he can heal
it when the next promoters of a box
ing contest get into working harness
The sore spot is the result of a per
petual bill which was worked on
O'Hara when he pulled off the Sulli
van-Caine contest.
MANY HuOllIuo dSO, wien Ian oulll
van and Dummy West gave Norfolk
an interesting contest, certain promot
ers are said to have left Norfolk with
out paying a bill for about $14. When
O'Hara announced that he was ready
to call time on the Sullivan-Caine
contest, the bill was presented to him
for payment with a threat that II the
bill was not paid, the contest would
be stopped. O'Hara paid the bill and
now he holds receipts which he de
clares are to be perpetual from now
on. The next promoters will have a
chance to pay the bill and If they see
fit to hold 1t out for the following pro
motors, the bill may pass through the
hands of promoters of boxing contests
in Norfolk for many years.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-06-30
Abuse a Little Baby.

Aberdeen, s. D., June 24.-The town
is aroused over a case of cruelty tC
an infant and the parents who are al
legged to have mistreated their child
will be arrested. The attractions OF
carnival now performing in Aber
deem are the cause for the neglect OF
the child in this instance, though the
parents are alleged to have been gull
ty of similar neglect before.
Shortly after o'clock in the even
ing, neighbors Of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Holder, after having their 10.months.
old child, boy, crying piteously for
about two hours, entered the house
finding the parents absent, and the
child lying in trunk containing lit.
tie bed clothing, and nearly dead from
crying and from the excessive heat
The child was found to be in an ex.
tremely filthy condition, and the con
tinement in the trunk, in a closed
house. on a day when the thermom.
eter was above 100 degrees, had al.
most killed 1t.
After waiting for two hours for the
fled the police, who took charge of the
infant and started to search for the
Holders.
About IL o'clock they returned from
the carnival. and Holder became very
indignant at the neighbors' action, and
threatened violence because they had
interfered in his domestic affairs. The
Holders will be prosecuted for their
neglect of the child, which has been
placed in proper hands.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-06-30

for the return Of the necessary equip.
ment
Although HE ten day rot u for
preliminary work on the new Union
Pacific depot is almost expired, Local
Agent c. w. Landers and Commercial
Agent w. II. Pargeter of that road
declare themselves satisfied that the
depot will be built this year with.
in the next ten days there will be some
work done" says MIR Pargeter. The
matter is now in the hands of General
Manager Moeller, say the officials.
Arrangements were completed by
Superintendent s NJ Braden OF the
Northwestern railroad Saturday to
send a second section of through
freight No. 80, carrying passenger
coaches from Norfolk to Tiideu on July
Fourth. No. 80 leaves the Madison
avenue depot at $3.50 on the morning
of the Fourth arriving at Battle
Creek at 9:20, picking up Battle Creek
people; at Meadow Grove GAS and at
Tilden at 10 o'clock No Ii6 will leave
Tilden on the night of the Fourth at
1855 p. m, arriving at Meadow Grove
at 9:l5, Battle Creek 9:40 and Norfolk
1915.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-06-30
Respectfully submitted,
Discretion tho Better Part.

Mr.. Callahan had received a long
tongue lashing from Mr.. Hennessey
and his friends were urging on him
the wisdom OF indicating his honor
with his lists.
But he's more than me equal" said
Mr.. Callahan obviously. land look at
tn size Of m
Sure an you don't want folks to
be sayu. Terry Callahan is cow
ardr" demanded reproachful friend
well, dunno" and Mr.. Callahan
gazed mournfully about him. I'D
rather that to ave EN- sayin day
after termorrow, How natural Terry
looksT "-Metropolitan Magazine.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-06-30

state bank at Newell. S. d., ended his
life by shooting at his room in a
local MOTEL
The body was not discovered until
afternoon. A deputy bank examiner
from Morrison has been going over the
books at Newell and is alleged to have
found shortage of $4,000. Hameister
had rendered his resignation and then
came here. He left several notes eX.
planning his act He was Black Hills
boy His father is believed to be in
Omaha. His wife is at Newell.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-06-30
MoREY ON THE STAND.
Successor to Havemeyer as Head of
Western Country, is Quizzed,


Washington, June "a. - Chester s.
Morey Of Denver, who succeeded H. o.
Havemeyer as president of the Great
Western Sugar company upon Mr..
Havemeyer's death, resumed the wit
ness stand today before the house
sugar trust committee of inquiry.
Dir. Morey was Intercepted as to
the details OF the organization in 1905
of the Great Western Sugar company,
which is an organization OF Colorado
beet sugar factories. The American
Sugar Refining company, he said, fin
anced many smaller factories and in
the organization Of the consolidated
company now capitalized at 100000
OOo acquired a majority of the stock.
The companies in the great western
group We're located at Greeley, Eaton,
Longmont, Loyeland, Windsor Fort
Collins, Sterling, Brush, Fort Morgan,
all in Colorado, with factories at Bill.
lings, Mont, and SCOTS Blur Neb.
The last of these, the government
claims, were erected TO forestalI cree
ton OF sugar plants by interests indie
pendent OF the Great Western Sugar
company and the Hayemeyers.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-06-30
Ad Club Feed Bio Success.

King George may have had a jolly
big time of it this week, but he missed
the Norfolk AID club banquet.
Railroad men, travelling men, bust
ness men and professional men to the
number of $40, all Norfolk boosters,
dined at Marquardt hall Friday night
as guests Of the AID club, and liberal
amount Of BODYBUILDING enthusiasm
resulted. 1t was the AID clubs first big
spread, and it was one of the biggest
successes along that line that Norfolk
ever saw. The AID club paid for the
banquet, the banqueters being guests
of the club in every sense of the term
The object of the affair was to gen.
crate Norfolk enthusiasm, and as a
booster banquet, the affair was all that
could be desired.
Northwestern railroad men living on
the south side were brought to the
Madison avenue station by special
train, who left First street shortly be.
fore 9. Then long torchlight parade
marched down Norfolk avenue-a pa.
rade composed of more than 300 Nor.
folk boosters - AID club, Commercial
club, trainmen, travelling men and all.
The procession passed the new AID
club cluster light, which was in action
for the first time and which has set an
example which Norfolk will do we'll to
adopt.
Returning to Marquardt hall, the
guests were seated at long tables
which filled the great room. Never
did banquet board look prettier The
Ladies guild of Trinity church served
the feast and cheers went up when
speakers complimented them upon the
excellence of the dinner and the at
tractive appearance of the banquet hall,
including the prettily gowned women.
Hon. John r. Hays was POSTMASTER
and put ginger into the evening in his
customary delightful manner. Pres.
ident w. H. Brakeman extended a vel.
come to the guests on behalf of the
AID club.
Building a City.
H. +. Kiester of Waterloo. Ia. presi:
dent of the Town Criers club of that
city, came to Norfolk to speak at the
banquet, Enthusiasm" was Mr.. Kies,
ter's subject and he injected big dos.
es of it into his audience. He called
Waterloo the fastest growing, most
progressive city in Iowa, and said he
had come to the Waterloo of Nebraska.
He told how Waterloo had secured a
great number of big factories, by con.
sistent boosting, and Norfolk could do
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-06-30
SATURDAY SETTINGS.

Harland PERSONS or MOnOWl was
here visiting with relatives.
Mrs. NJ. j. Sanders returned from a
months visit with relatives at Omaha
Dispatcher Waite returned from a
few days visit in South Dakota, where
he reports the weather very warm.
H. o. Kiesau returned from Phila.
delphia, where he attended the ma.
tional convention of the T. P. A. Or
ganization.
Mrs. Joseph PLANT returned from a
few days visit with relatives at Oma.
ha. Mrs. PLANT reports the weather
very hot In that city.
Chris kreuch, who has gone into
the plumbing business with Frank
Genung, has purchased the Foster
building at LOG South Seventh street,
where the plumbing shop is to be con.
Quoted.
Mrs. P. ]. Barnes, jr., and little
daughter of Oelrichs, S. D., were in
Norfolk Saturday. In company with
Mrs. ]. G. Bostrom of Bloomfield they
went to Madison on the afternoon
train to visit relatives a few days.
Ben Wiley, machinists helper EN-.
ployed by the Northwestern road, is
suffering from badly injured finger
as the result of steam chest falling
on the member. The wound is quite
deep.
A regular meeting of the A. o. U. w.
lodge will be held in the Odd Fellows
hall at 9 o'clock next Tuesday eve.
ming. Candidates are to be initiated
and Master Masten and A. B. Dillon
of Atkinson invite all members to be
present.
The city council met in the city hall
Friday evening to pass on the Norfolk
avenue assessment. The assessment
was found not entirely finished and
adjournment was taken until next
Friday night. The property owners
committee met with the council.
A new score board is being con-
structed on the driving park diamond.
Two sign boards are also under con.
struction, one will net the batter who
hits it with a ball batted from the
home plate, ton of coal, the other
gives the lucky batter box of cigars.
l., w. Frohloff and Miss Meta Tiegs
will be married at o'clock Sunday
afternoon by Rev. ]. P. Mueller, in the
Christ Lutheran church. Miss Tiegs
is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Colt.
lieb Tiegs, retired farmers. The
young couple will make Norfolk their
future home.
Among the days out-of.town visitors
In Norfolk were: L. R. Riley, Creigh.
ton; T. w, Beck, Gregory; Martin P.
Jensen, Winside; George Karr, Plain.
view; Frank Lambert, Creighton; Earl
Allen, Spencer; H. c. Klise, Pierce
Charles Schrom, Foster; William
Thompson, Foster; John A. Ehrhardt,
Stanton; C. ]. Alexander Bonesteel.
So pleased is stranger in this city
with the future prospects of Norfolk
that he has made 1t known TO one
citizen that he is about to invest
$4,000 in building houses and proba.
bly, brick business building S. H.
Grant to whom the stranger told of
his proposed investment says the man
was about TO invest his money else.
where.
Fire Chief Green headed a search.
ing party last night which included
about ten firemen and the hose
wagon. The search was made for a
brass hub which was lost some weeks
ago, when the tiremen We're called to
a fire on the south side Last night s
search was unsuccessful and Chief
Green now offers a substantial reward
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-06-30
Hurricane at VALPARAISO.

Valparaiso, Chile, June PA hur
ricane which lasted three hours and
did enormous damage in the city and
on the harbor broke over Valparaiso
The town was in total darkness and
the streets are strewn with debris
Numerous ships collided in the storm
The four-masted ship Union ran ashore
and numerous small craft are on the
rocks. Several persons were drowned
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-06-30

Washington, June 24.-The senate
committee on territories today voted
six to three to report favorably the
house resolution admitting New Mex.
leo and Arizona to statehood, with
the provision that Arizona legislation
containing the judiciary recall shall
be submitted to the people. Slight
amendments to the house resolution
was made.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-06-30
Gets Her AIimony; Takes a Husband

Madison Neb., June 24.-Special TO
The News: Judge Bates today united
in wedock Joseph Poboda of South
Omaha and FAM Potmesil, formerly
a resident of this county near Newman
Grove Mrs. Poboda was divorced
from Alois Potmesil just six months
ago and Immediately before the words
were pronounced by Judge Bates max,
ing her Mrs. Poboda the clerk of the
district court of this county paid over
to her as alimony the sum of S2,4OO.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-06-30
lngwerson to Be Elected.

Sioux City, Ia, June 24.-It is ex-
pected that f. w. Ingwerson of Chi
cago, first vice president of the Ma.
tional Live Stock exchange, will be
elected president at this afternoon :
session. The next convention will go
to Portland, Ore, according to officers
of the organization. Chicago has en-
tered a bid for the next meeting. A.
F. Stryker of Omaha, secretary of the
exchange, will not seek reelection.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-06-30
Pierce VIII Oil Street

Pierce, Neb., June 24.-Special to
The News: Pierce business men met
with the city council yesterday after
noon and decided to buy 10000 gallons
of crude oil, with which to build a per.
manent road for six or seven blocks
on main street.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-06-30
Asks $4,000, 900 DAMAGES.

Philadelphia, June 24.-Sut to re-
cover s3,5OO,0O0 damages from the
United Fruit company was instituted
in the United States court here today
by Elmer Wood. receiver of the Blue
fields Steamship company The suit
instituted under the Sherman anti
trust act.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-06-30
Freddie Welsh Wins Battle

Welsh won the decision over Matty
Baldwin in hard fought twenty-round
battle here. Although outgeneraled
and outpointed at the start, the Bos
ton fighter rallied during the closing
rounds and several times brought the
fans to their feet by an attack which
seemed to threaten seriously the
chances of the Ponty Pridd fighter.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-06-30
CONGRESS Marks Time.

Washington, June 24.-The house.
the only branch of congress in session
today, had only perfunctory program
and it was the understanding before
it convened that it would only hold a
short session and then adjourn over
until Tuesday.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-06-30

ing nitro.slycerine from the atmos.
phere, was destroyed by a terrific eN.
plosion originating from some uu.
known cause in reservoir containing
supplies today SO far as known three
lives were lost and six other persons
were dangerously injured.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-06-30
Dakota Banker Ends Life.

Deadwood, S, D., June 24.-While
the sheriff of Belle Fourche was wait,
ing for him with warrant charging
embezzlement, Odince Hameister,
aged 81, cashier of the Northwestern
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-06-30
Ardue for New Mckay Trial.

Neigh, Neb., June 24.-Special to
The News: Motion for a new trial for
Joe Mckay, serving a life term at Lin
coin for numbering A. G.. Brown at
Brunswick, was heard by the supreme
court yesterday.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-06-30

Niobrara, Neb., June 24-Special to
The News: Niobrara lost a game with
Springfield S. D. The score was -
to 3 in favor of Springfield. Niobrara
had to use several substitutes.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-06-30
Coming Events.

Miss Olive Cleveland Howard of
Ohio will give a musical at the Elk
club rooms next Thursday night.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-06-30
A Nitro.eIycerine Explosion.

Munich, Bavaria, June ga fac.
tory at Trostberg, employed in receiy-