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The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-10-27
A Game at NeIioh.

Neigh, Neb Oct. 2l.-Spccial to
The News: The second high school
football teams of this city and O'Nein
met at the Riverside park field ycster.
day afternoon, where an interesting
game was played to fair crowd of
spectators. The home boys had no
trouble in winning from the visitors
by a score of % to 0.
The first eleven of the Wayne nor.
nal play here this afternoon with the
Gates academy, which promises to be
Of more than usual interest by foot
ball enthusiasts.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-10-27
PoPGUN DESTROYS SIGHT.
Max Wood, Mere Child, May Lose
Use of Both Eyes.

Sioux City Journal: With one eye
torn from the socket, and the sight
of the other eye hanging in the bal
ance, little Max Wood, 513 Perry
street, is deploring the carelessness
of boys with toy guns as he awaits
the doctors verdict in his darkened
bedroom.
Young Wood, who is the 14-year-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. G. M. Wood, was
shot in the right eye at 6 o'clock
Tuesday evening by one of a group
of his comrades who were discharg-
ing popguns at a post in front Of the
Ford grocery store, in Water street.
Corks proving uninteresting, shingle
nails had been adopted as ammuni-
ton, and it was one of these nails
that was driven into the little lads
eye. Young Wood does not know
which one of the boys shot him. 1t
was wholly accidental, he says.
The little fellow is brave as he
faces possible blindness, and talks
with emotion of the accident. Young
Wood is kept swathed in bandages so
that not ray of light can reach the
tender left eye, which has been af-
fected sympathetically by the injury
to it's mate.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-10-27
THEoBALDI AT NEIGH.
Wonderful Norwegian violinist Pieases
Big Audience at Nelluh.


Neigh, Neb., oct. 2O-Special to
The News: Ole Theobaldi, the won.
derful Norwegian violinist, accom-.
panied by Madame Dorothea North,
soprano, and Miss Helen Keller, ac.
companist, appeared at the Auditorium
in this city last evening to highly ap-
preciative audience. Every selection
on the program was given hearty
encore, and with very few exceptions
was cheerfully responded to.
The most pleasing to the audience
of the Theobaldl selections was The
Soldiers March Across the Vera
Bridge" This represented roll of
drums, with imitation of n whole brass
band, quartet accompaniment for one
violin. This piece was played with
overwhelming success by ole Bull in
the years 1SG0-70. His last selection
was played on the G string only, and
was in Grand Concert in ID minor.
Madame Dorothea North has So
prano voice that is far superior to any
person ever appearing in this city. Her
selections were beautiful and as an
encore to "Bocro' she sang "Silver
Threads Among the Gold" that
brought forth continued applause.
Both the management of the Audi
torum and Mr.. Carroll of Ole Theo-
baldi, received many congratulations
at the close of the concert for the eX-
ceedingly high-class entertainment
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-10-27
FRIDAY FACTS.

C. A. Nelson, of Pierce, was in the
city.
Albert Kenney went to Omaha on
business.
Ex-senator w. V. Allen, of Madison,
was here.
w. F. Perdue, of Wayne, was here
on business.
S. c. Blackman, Of Madison, was
here on business.
Edward Plass, of Madison, was a
visitor in the city.
DR.. Long, of Madison, was here
visiting with friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Kelsey returned
from Neigh, where they spent a days
visit with friends.
Sheriffs C. S. Smith, of Madison,
and George w. Goff, of Pierce, were
visitors in the city.
V. V. Stockton returned from Oma-
the past few months.
Louis Buckendorf returned from a
two weeks vacation, which he spent
with his brother at Bassett
Mr.. and Mrs. r. C. Simmons have
returned from Wood Lake, near
which place they have spent a weeks
camping.
Karl Brettz, of Beloit, Wis, has ac-
cepted permanent position as watch
maker In the Scofield & Weitzel jew
elry store.
A. r. McGrath, special agent of the
Western Union for the entire west
ern division, was in the city enroute
to Dallas.
Cleo Lederer is back from a two
weeks inspection of the Mellette
county land. Mr.. Lederer believes
this new land which is to be thrown
open by Uncle Sam is as good as
that in Trip county.
Misses Anna and Alice Ryan, Miss
Katie Dyer and Miss Vera Hayes, of
Elk Point, S. D., were in Norfolk be-
tween trains today enroute to Gre.
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Death of an Aged Pioneer.

West Point, Neb., Oct. 20.-Special
to The News: Louis Schroeder, one
of the oldest and best known citizens
of West Point, departed this life on
Tuesday afternoon at the ripe age of
70 years and months. The cause of
death was the ailments incidental to
old age. Mr.. Schroeder was a native
of Germany, and settled in Dodge
county forty years ago, retiring from
the farm to West Point, where he has
since resided. He leaves one daugh-
ter, Mrs. Albert Neimann, of this
county, and an aged widow. The fu-
neral services were held at the Evan
gelical St. Johns Lutheran church,
Rev. E. Steger, the former pastor, Of
ficiating. The deceased was highly re-
spected in the community.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-10-27
Norfolk Feels the Rush.

Only two more days remain in
which landseekers can register for
land in Meliette and Bennett counties.
midnight next Saturday. The draw
ing will begin next Tuesday morn
ing at Gregory.
Every train to and from Gregory
and Dallas are filled to their utmost
capacity and every train going and
coming from these registration points
last night and today have been fol-
lowed by two and three extra Sec
tions. The last four days of the reg
istration are proving to be the days
of the real land rush and the esti-
mate of 10000 registrations, it is said
by those who have registered, will
be far surpassed.
Thursday over 1000 landseekers
passed through Norfolk and the same
number went through here today. The
M. & o. brought about 200 landseek-
ers Thursday and the same number
are expected over this road to be
transferred to the Northwestern road
today.
Three young women from O'Neill
were among todays passengers for
the registration points and all three
declared their intention to live out at
least fourteen months on their claims,
should they be among the lucky ones.
The lunch stands are doing the best
business since the beginning of the
rush and during the short stops in
Norfolk the landseekers make their
headquarters around these stands.
The same old story is told over and
over again. The price of the land
is argued; the soil and the conditions
under which the lucky owner of
claim is secured. Among these land
seekers today was George Edwards of
Mullen, Neb., who was so pleased
with his visit to Mellette and Bennett
counties that he gave his name and
address to a number of the registra-
tion passengers returning from Gre.
CORY. In each case Edwards offered
500 to any man for a claim under
the 1000 mark.
There are many humorous incidents
during the closing days of the regis
tration, both at the registration points
and in Norfolk. Two landseekers
waiting for an early morning train sat
in front of the electric light plant and
wondered why the depot was kept
closed Misjudging the light plant
for the depot, caused them a longer
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-10-27
State Politics and Registration

Gregory, S. D., Oct. 20.-Probably
not many people could be induced to
believe that state politics and a
cient influence on each other to ef-
feet both, or that they might possibly
rush to a clinch and go to the mat.
Such things are, however, possible
and thus the story begins. And at the
other end of the story looms the fact
that during the past few days of the
registration the town of Dallas has
been gaining largely in the number of
registrations over Gregory, her rival
who formerly seemed to have every
thing her own way-and thereby
hangs the tale.
A few days ago in the daily papers
appeared an article announcing the
candidacy of Joy Hacker of Gregory
for the office of state treasurer Mr..
Hacker is a banker of Gregory and
leading citizen in every respect.
He is also a good politician, as are
many of his close friends and per-
sonal boosters-who, of course, are
also leading citizens. In fact, Gre
CORY is full of leading citizens, and
they all favor Mr.. Hacker for state
treasurer However, from the vehem-
ence of Mr. Hackers announcements,
no one can doubt his statement that
he had no knowledge that his candi-
dacy was to be brought out at this
time. In fact, it is easy to believe that
he wishes it hadn't happened. How
ever the announcement has been
made, and whether or not it is vio-
lation of the political Monroe doctrine
remains to be seen. The present sta
tus of affairs political and homestead
ical can be summed up in a few terse
sentences. AS above intimated, Mr..
Hacker and his friends are good poll
ticians. AS good politicians they real
ize that Mr. Hackers first problem
will be to appear in the arena with
the undivided support of his home
county. The vituperative rivalry
which has been in existence between
Gregory and Dallas up to the present
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-10-27
THE MONETARY COMMISSION.
New Interest Shown in the Meeting al
Chicago.

Chicago.
Chicago, Oct. 20-New interest was
expected to be shown in today's ses-
sion of the National Monetary commits
sion subcommittee meeting here, fol
lowing the publication of the revised
plan for currency reform suggested by
Senator Aldrich, chairman Of the com
mission.
Some of the alleged defects pointed
out yesterday by Chicago bankers were
covered in the revision plan of Sen
ator AldriCh, and publication of his
views was said by members of the
commission here to promise renewed
interest in the subcommittee sit,
tingS.
Washington, Oct. 20.-Former Sen.
ator Nelson w. Aldrich, of Rhode Is
land, today submitted to the national
monetary commission, of which he is
chairman, a revision of his plan for
monetary legislation. The commits
sion may use it as the basis of its
recommendation to congress. The
basic principles Of the revised plan
are substantially the same as those
in Mr.. Aldrich's first proposal sent
to the commission last January, which
he said he expected would serve as Q
basis for national discussion.
Important phases which were ther
unsettled and those which have since
then evolved are treated In the rec
concentrations now sent to the com
mission. Most of the questions are
re-handled with great detail as the
result of discussions and conferences
which have been going on since the
plan was first suggested.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-10-27
5000 Fish for Northeast Nebraska.

o,ooo T'Sl lOT INOTtncdSI TNCDTdSkd.
Fish Commissioner O'Brien was in
Norfolk in his fish car Thursday af-
ternoon enroute to Long Pine and
Chadron, where he will deposit bass,
croppies and catfish. The commits
soner is putting in the various
streams and lakes in northeast Ne
braska 5000 black bass, croppies and
catfish. There were about 1000 bass
given to Harry Hartford, who met
the commissioner at South Norfolk by
appointment Thursday afternoon.
Besides these bass there were sew
eral hundred large catfish which were
large enough to eat, being IS months
old. The bass and croppies were only
2 or 3 months old. Mr.. Hartford de-
posted the fish a mile north of town,
in the Northfork river.
Gov. G. H. Aldrich was on the fish
car with Commissioner O'Brien and
stopped off in Norfolk only long
enough to have dinner. The governor
was enroute to Valentine, where he
will spend few days hunting.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-10-27

FLIES A MILE A MINUTE.
Aviator Robinson is Making Great
Time in New Orleans Flight.

La Crosse, Wis, Oct. 19.-Aviator
Hugh Robinson in his dyro-aeroplane
arrived here at SAB a. IN. He left
Winona at S:17, according to his rec
ord, making the twenty-eight miles
in 26 minutes. Robinson stopped
here for thorough overhauling of
his machine, attention it had not re-
ceived since he left Minneapolis He
left for Dubuque at 10 o'clock, flying
mile-a-minute.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-10-27

wait, the train having left while they
were pondering over the question
All Norfolk hotels are filled to their
utmost capacity and ut one of the lead.
ing hotels over twenty people were
turned away, among whom were five
women. Cots are being put into use
and these were also all taken up
Thursday night.
Three sections of train No. 4, east.
bound; two sections No. s, one section
of No. and one extra section of No.
| today. This was the official lineup
of train service on the Northwestern
road in the superintendent office
Friday morning.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-10-27

in the matter OF the homestead regis.
tration, does not tend to solidarity,
political or otherwise. Therefore, so
far as the interests of Mr.. Hacker
are concerned, It is highly desirable
that the said rivalry be abated. As
evidence bearing directly upon this
point 1t may be conservatively stated
that there are very many astute politi.
clans of much puissanCe and note
resident in Dallas. That town is fam.
Gus as the bone of boosters, and they
have in use Il revised dictionary in
which booster and politician are made
to appear as synonyms The largest
and most influential weekly newspa.
paper in South Dakota is published
there. To conserve language, the
blunt fact Is that Dallas is the poiti-
cal headquarters of the Rosebud coun-
try. Being boosters, the citizens of
Dallas are all for that town as the
only real gold mounted and silk trim
med registration point for the present
homestead opening. Being politicians
they view Mr.. Hackers candidacy
with passive indulgence and will take
! it under advisement until the pres.
ent registration excitement is over
/ with. Now, passive indulgence never
yet landed nomination. Possibly if
the Dallasites are in good humor at
the close of the homestead registration
they may do some of their famous
boosting in behalf of Mr.. Hackers
candidacy. The trend of the registra.
I tion crowds Dallasward during the
past few days ought to put the boos.
ter-politiCians of that town in good
humor, in which event Mr.. .Hackler
will have reason to rejoice. Previous
to the announcement of Mr.. Hack,
ler's candidacy the trend of the crowd
was such as to put the Dallas people
i'll anything but good humOr. From
all of which it may be seen that il
is more or less unfortunate for Mr.
Hacker and his friends, and likewise
somewhat embarrassing to their III
terests other than political, that the
announcement of his candidacy was
made at this time
| And the sequel of the situation is
that since Mr.. Hackers announce
/ ment appeared in print numerous citi
zens of Gregory testify that during
the early part of the homestead reg
istratiOn, when Gregory was getting
all the best of it, Dallas friends laugh
ingly told them that before the reg
! istration ended Dallas would pull off
stunt that would reverse the condi
! tions. When this statement was made
! to them they were greatly mystified
as to it's meaning, but they now think
! they understand what was meant
And no confidence is betrayed in stat
! ing that they admit the stunt" to be
| a peach.
! Mr.. Hacker is a member of the
! Gregory publicity committee, the duty
of which is to see that no fair means
of inducing the registration crowds tc
come to Gregory are neglected. Since
| the development of the conditions
above tearfully set forth, the other
| members of the committee confess
that Mr.. Hacker seems to be the only
one who is not "up in the air." He is
! still pushing into the collar for Gre
| CORY against the world, and treats
with extreme lightness the political
| honors sought to be thrust upon him
| by his friends, who on the contrary
have eased up bit and are seriously
| hobnobbing over what seems to them
! a delicate situation.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-10-27
Lieut.. HohI Promoted.

Albion. Neb, Oct. 2O.-special to
Ihe News: Lieut.. Laurence Il. Hohl
son OF Agent Hohl OF the Union Pa.
cific, who Is now in the Philippines,
has been recently promoted to first
lieutenant, and takes rank from
April l3, 1911. lie has been trans.
ferred from tho 10Th infantry to the
10Th infantry, which has just lately
been sent to Panama. MIR. Hohl has
been granted Il leave of absence and
1t Is expected he will be home the first
of the year
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-10-27
TAFT'S SUPPLEMENTAL TOUR.
Date of His Return to Washington
Fixed at Nov 12,

Date of His Return to Washington
Fixed at Nov. IL.
Billings, Mont, Oct. 20.-The itin-
erary of President Taft's supplement
tai tour" was completed and the date
of his return to Washington was fixed
for Nov. ~. The original trip will
end at Pittsburg, Oct. 81. Mr.. Taft
will spend Nov. l at Morgantown,
w. Va, and from there will go to
Hot Springs, Va, for five days. He
will spend only one day at Cincinnati,
Nov. Z, when he will vote at the local
elections in the city. From Cincinnati
the president will go to Louisville,
Ky, to spend Nov. s. He will be at
Frankfort, Ky, Nov. 9 and at Hod-
gensville, Ky, to attend the Lincoln
farm celebration Nov. 10. On Nov.
IL Mr.. Taft will pay hurried visits to
Nashville, Tenn, Sewanee, Tenn, to
visit the university of the south where
Mai Archie Butt once went to school,
and to Chattanooga. From the latter
city Mr.. Taft will go direct to Wash
ington.
Today the president travelled over
the state of Montana, his train running
through fields of snow.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-10-27

CORY, where they will register for the
land drawing. The Misses Ryan are
daughters of j. Ryan, editor Of the
Elk Point Leader.
Work on the new $4,000 depot at
Neigh was begun Thursday.
A regular meeting of Damascus
Commandry will be held Friday eve
ming at 1880 sharp.
Five Hurley, Wis, citizens passed
through Norfolk Thursday, enroute
to Gregory to register.
c. j. Fleming and W. =. Logan to-
day purchased the lIagey building at
124 South Fourth street The build
ing is to be remodeled into a modern
store building.
Samuel Evans of Pender, was taken
in by the Norfolk police Thursday for
beating his board bill and was taken
back to Pender by Deputy Sheriff II.
G.. Marks, who was notified of the ar
rest.
Ice about an eighth of an inch
thick covered the public drinking
fountains in Norfolk Friday morning.
The horse troughs were covered with
a thin coating of ice for the first
time.
The progress of constructing the
new Union Pacific passenger depot
continues very fast. The brick work
has started and already the frames
of the lower windows are being put
in place.
The Commercial club directors held
their meeting in the club rooms at
noon Friday. At each directors meet
ings, ten business men are being in.
vited and a luncheon is served at ev-
cry meeting.
G. A. Huffman, of Brown county,
with consignment of two cars of po-
tatoes to the Evans Fruit company in
Mr.. Huffman reports that the land
being opened in Mellette and Bennett
counties is very good.
Workmen commenced today in the
preliminary work of constructing a
fourteen-foOt concrete wall on the
east side of the East Norfolk avenue
bridge. This wall will hold back the
llOOu lIOll lnt SlIeeI uulluS lle ulSH
water time and the city expects, in
the near future, to construct a side
walk on the north side of Norfolk
avenue, east of this bridge.
Eli Hutchinson, of Leon, Ia, was
arrested Thursday by two railroad de.
tectives. Hutchinson was displaying
a large calibre revolver and the de
tectives claim he was displaying this
weapon to passengers on an evening
train. He also was charged with dis
turbing the peace. Three of his
friends came to his financial rescue
and he was turned loose after paying
an $11 fine. Hutchinson was on his
way to Gregory to register.
Louis C. Arnold, telegraph operator
at the Union Pacific passenger depot
went to Gregory today to register. Mr..
Arnold declared before leaving that
half the telegraphers on the M. & o.
road, in this division, had registered
and are determined to live on their
claims if they are lucky at the draw
ing. He declared he had lost interest
in the registration, but that the large
number of telegraphers passing
through the city to the registration
points have influenced him to try for
claim.
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he goes MIR. Elliott finds republican
sentiment Overwhelmingly in his fav.
or, much more than was at first anti
cipated by him. The repblicans in
Cedar county, especially, predict a
large majority for him at the elec.
ton, prediction based on a personal
canvass of the county by party work.
ers.
The republicans of the city of West
Point have placed the following town
ship ticket in the field:
For Justices of the Peace-John II
Lindale and Daniel j. Creblin.
For Constables-W. NJ Clausen and
Fred Jacobs.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-10-27
BOONE COUNTY is SUED.
Attorney Lonenecker is Not Satisfied
With Amount Paid Him.

Albion, Neb., Oct 2O-Special to
The News: l.. w. Longnecker has
brought suit against the County of
Boone for $625, which he alleges is
the balance due him for his work in
assisting the county attorney and
sheriff in running down numerous vio-
lators of the law. He was allowed
$3.50 by the commissioners and claims
that there is balance of 1925 still
due. The bill for the balance was
rejected by the board of commission
ers and he has now appealed to the
district court.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-10-27
Albion Weddings.

Albion, Neb., Oct. 2O.-Special to
The News: Miss Andra Browder and
Mr.. Glen Maxwell were married at
the residence of the bride Wednesday
evening, Rev. H. H. Miller officiating.
The young couple started on their
honeymoon trip Thursday morning.
Mr.. Peter Mundschenk and Miss
Marie Paulson wer married at the
home of the bride east of Albion on
Wednesday afternoon.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-10-27

Constantnoplc, oct 21.-Thc decla-
ration of Said Fasha, the grand visicr
in the chamber of deputies, that he
would devote himself to effectively
guaranteeing the honor and integrity
of the Ottoman empire, is considered
in diplomatic cilcles to Justify the idea
that it is impossible to find a basis of
understanding between Turkey in her
present state of mind and Italy, whose
views are diamctrically opposed, and
that Said Pasha will be forced to a
poIi1r Of res .tanCe or resign.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-10-27
The Land Rush Is About Over.

Gregory, S. d. Oct. 20.-Special to
The News: The real rush of the land
drawing is about over, although big
crowds are expected at both Gregory
and Dallas today and tomorrow. Most
of those who come now will remain
over for the drawing, which begins on
Tuesday. The total registrations to
date are as follows: Gregory, 20,35S;
Dallas, 1900; Chamberlain, S,792;
Rapid City, 4,163; total 46,022.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-10-27
THREE YEARS SHOWS CHANGE
Norfolk Boy Believes More Paving
Would Make Town Boom,

Beryl Beeler returned from Chicago
Wednesday to spend a few weeks
visit with his father, F. A. Beeler.
There is a great change for the
better in Norfolk" says Mr.. Beeler.
at has been three years since l have
been here and the change is notice
ably plain for the better. The paved
street looks good and if Norfolk had
more paving it would commence
booming Immediately"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-10-27
Taft in Wvominq.

Sheridan, Wyo., Oct. 2O.-President
Taft and party re-entered Wyoming
today. He was met here by United
States Senator Warren and Congress-
man Mondell who will escort him
through the remainder of the state.
The local program included an inspec-
tion of Fort Mckenzie and a speech
at the city hall.