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The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-09-15
NeIiah Sees Mishap in Air.

Neigh, Neb., Sept. 11.-Special to
The News: The many people who
assembled at Riverside park Saturday
flight by Aviator c. F. Walsh of the
Curtiss Exhibition Co. Walsh and his
biplane travelled in about the same di-
rection as on Friday afternoon and
maintained the same height. At ex-
actly o'clock the machine went into
the air, and fifteen minutes later the
left wing was smashed, the propeller
badly broken and numerous connec-
tons loosened, but the aviator and
engine were only slightly injured.
According to the story of Mr.. Walsh
at the Atlantic hotel yesterday, stated
that it was his plan to alight against
the wind as near as possible, thus get
ting the machine stopped in shorter
distance. He came into Riverside
park from the northeast at sixty miles
an hour, and on account of the height
Of the telegraph wires could not drop
as fast as he wished, compelling him
to turn east still going at a high rate
of speed and only a few feet from the
ground. At this time the machine
tipped, and in his effort to right it
tipped again, when the left wing
struck the ground, smashing it badly,
and twisting the framework out of
shape. After the engine had been
shut off the jar caused the operator
to open up the throttle, which in It.
self caused the large damage. Many
screams were heard by women and
girles in the grand stand fearing the
aviator had been killed.
Mr.. Walsh was assisted from his
machine by the helpers and apparent
ly was not injured in the least. He
was taken to his room and DR.. d. w.
Beattie called to make an examination.
No bones were broken, but he sus-
tanned a bruise on the right temple
and also the right shoulder.
Mrs. Walsh of Omaha, wife Of the
aviator, hearing Of the accident, ar
rived in Neigh yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. Walsh leaves tomorrow for Chad.
ron, where he will make several flights
during the fair this week.
The broken parts of the biplane
were manufactured in this city and it
is expected that the machine will be
| ready for shipment today.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-09-15
Snrecher's Hat Stolen.

The mystery as to why G. T. SPEECH
er, local manager of the Nebraska Tel
ephone company, goes about around
the business portion of the city minus
hat, has been solved.
"My hairs are beginning to get Il
glossy and lifelike look again." said
the hatless telephone manager to an
interviewer, as he rubbed his hands
over his head. 1.-TWO months ago my
hair was dying and then discontinued
carrying my hat altogether. A person
takes too much care of his head any
way. A hat is only a covering and
people cover their heads just to hide
them sometimes. l believe it would
do anyone good to go without hat
once in a while"
Many Norfolk people have been Won
dering for the past month why the
telephone manager has discontinued
the hat wearing habit, but Mr.. SPEECH
er has persisted in making answers to
inquiries into the mystery joke. To
day, however, he deliberately threw
all mystery aside and gave the benefits
of his plans away.
Il have always gone hatless as much
as possible" he said "but then l car
ried my hat in my hand. Two months
ago thought | would just stop carry
ing the hat at all. l never wear my
hat in the office"
While Mr.. Sprecher has benefited by
his experience of Kidding himself OF
the hat habit, he does not altogether
advise everyone to do likewise. Sat
urday the telephone manager for the
first time missed his hat. Some mis-
chief makers in the telephone head
quarters stole the hat and have been
keeping it in hiding for three days
While the stealing of his headpiece
has come to his rescue in answering
questions about the hat, he was Wis
IDLY worried as to the whereabouts Of
his personal property,
"Of course | don't need the hat" he
said, "but the joke is getting Ions
drawn out, l know who has the ha
all right"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-09-15
Fourteen and Half Feet Hjuh.

Miss Bertha Sewall, 14-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. George Sew
all, prominent Norfolk farmers, is be-
ing picked as winner of many prizes
at corn growing contests this season.
Saturday afternoon Miss Sewall
brought to the city two stalks Of her
sample corn, raised by herself under
the auspices of the Norfolk Corn Grow
ing club, which is composed of high
school students and assisted by the
Norfolk Commercial club, which fur
nished the young lady with the seed
for this corn. The two stalks, which
have been put on exhibition in front Of
the Parish store, measure trife over
fourteen and half feet in height. The
distance from the foot of the stalks to
the first ear of corn is six and half
feet. The ears are very large and
look like prize winners. The two
stalks of corn look more like trees
than cornstalks.
"a field of corn made up of samples
like that is very rare" says one Mis-
souri, farmer visiting here, who in.
spected Miss Sewall's samples. 81
suppose it would be impossible to husk
the ears without the aid of ladders"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-09-15

ment was In the decade from 1880 to
1860, when 1t moved eighty-one miles.
The total western movement since
1890 is 55S miles.
In 1910 the median point was located
at latitude 40 degrees minutes "a
seconds north and longitude 81 degrees
SO minutes so seconds west, practical
ly the eighty-fifth meridian. Its loca-
ton, therefore, was three and one quar-
ter miles south Of Winchester. Ran
dolph county, Ind, and its west move
ment during the decade was rs miles,
while It's north movement was 2.3
miles. Comparing its movement since
1900 with that Of the center Of popu-
lation, 1t will be noted that the north
movement of the medlan point was
one and sixteenth miles more than
that Of the center, while the center of
population moved west 31.5 miles
more than the median point, showing
that the increase in the population of
the Pacific coast had much greater
influence on the movement of the CEN
ter of population than upon the me-
dian point.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-09-15

Bloomington. Citizens Of Brown coun-
ty celebrated the announcement and
erected monument marking the spot
The error referred to occurred in
multiplying 319.19S population by its
distance from the assumed meridian
Of 1870 miles. This work Is done In
duplicate, and two clerks made the
same error, giving the result of this
multiplication as 59,OS3, 549.S instead
OF 59O,S35,49S difference Of nearly
$50 100000 in the product, and as the
error affected the western movement
1t changed the position of the center
OF population as noted.
In ten years the center of population
has moved west 40 minutes &c seconds,
or about thirty-nine miles. and north
SO seconds, or about seven-tenths of a
mile.
The great increase in the population
of New York, Pennsylvania and GER
tain other states north of the thirty
ninth parallel has balanced the in
crease in Texas, Oklahoma, the In
dian Territory and southern Caltfor-
mia. The greater advance toward the
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-09-15
Scouts Get Wet.

Twenty-Five of the Norfolk scouts
who made the hike" to and from Stan,
ton Saturday returned in the rain to
their homes at Z o'clock Saturday
evening after spending one OF the most
strenuous days march since the or.
ganization OF the scouts in this city
Wet to the skin, the boys marched
through the busy section OF the city
singing and making merry over their
soaking khaki uniforms.
I'VE had a great time" said the
boys. stanton received us very well
and treated us great. We are getting
used to the marching and not one OF
the scouts Jagged behind today"
Much scouting was practiced en-
route to Stanton and after a short rest
at the destination, the Stanton boy
team challenged the scouts to game
of ball. The score stood IL to IL in
the sixth inning, when the game was
called off in order to start from Stan
ton on schedule time. The Lynde
brothers were batteries for the scouts
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-09-15

day. At the end of the first nine holes
the players were even and at the end
Of the thirteenth Utter was up, Huse
taking the next four holes straight.
and the match. On the first nine holes
Huse made score OF ~. Utter 81; on
the last eight holes Huse stood A,
Utter 46.
This ends the first tournament ever
played on the Norfolk Country club
grounds for trophy. There were
sixty.four players in the first round,
Utter and Huse having each defeated
Ave men before they met in the finals
The cup becomes the permanent
property of the winner, MIR. Burton
having announced that he would put
up another next summer.
There are still two cups being play.
ed for, the Mayer cup and the direct.
ors' cup. The presidents cup, put up
by s. NJ. Braden, was for the first DO.
gey score.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-09-15
Murdered and Robbed.

Omaha, Sept. 11.-Murdered and
robbed of $4,000 a month ago and his
body hidden in secluded patch of
weeds on E. A. Colley's farm, three
miles from Omaha on the West Dodge
road, is believed to have been the
fate of w. S. Overton, a bachelor
farmer, aged 60 years, who for the
last forty years has lived on a farm
five miles southwest OF Springfield.
Having read in newspaper of the
finding of the body with papers identi-
flying it as that of w S. Overton, B..
j. Overton and Ed Sack, nephews of
the man, hurried to Omaha yesterday
from Springfield. After a conference
with Coroner Willis Crosby they de-
clared positively that the body was
that of their uncle, who was last
seen alive at Willard on August Il,
with $4,000 in his pockets, the re.
ceipts from the sale of his farm. The
nephews declared their belief that
Overton had met with foul play, but
refused to state whether they thought
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-09-15
Rev, John lackev,

Ewing, Neb, Sept. 11.-Special to
The News Rev. John Lackey died
at the home of his son. Rev. R. E. Lack
ey, yesterday afternoon at o'clock
from the infirmities of old age Mr..
Lackey was born in Crawford county,
Pa, eighty-six years ago, and was a
minister of the gospel forty-seven
years, his special field of labor being
in Wisconsin and Iowa. Besides his
regular ministerial work he was Of
ten called upon to do mission work,
work from which he was never known
to falter. Mr.. Lackey was the father
of seven children, two boys and five
girls, one boy and three girls, together
with his wife having preceded him to
the better world. One son, Rev. r. Z.
Lackey of the L. p. church of Ewing,
and two daughters, Mrs. John NJ. Ly-
tie of Washington, Ia, and Mrs. w. NJ.
HOWE of Spearfish, S. D., are left to
mourn his loss. Funeral services will
take place in the United Presbyterian
church tomorrow morning at $3.50, con-
Quoted by Rev. Robert Hood of the
Orchard L. p. church, after which the
remains will be taken to Washington
Ia, for interment. The sympathes Of
the people of Ewing are most sincere
ly rendered the bereaved.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-09-15
A DaXlloht Steal.


Valentine. Neb, Sept. ll-Speclal
to The News A fellow by the name
of Shafer tried to make steal at
one of the city stores here. He went
into Mrs. Gassan's place when nc
one but she and her daughters we're
there and bought suitcase and also
lot Of other goods which he put in
the case. Then he picked the suitcase
up and ran out OF the store. Mrs
Gassan followed him and did some
yelling for help. The fellow had got
away, however. before any one got
there, but some Of the deputies caught
him at 2 o'clock In the morning al
the coal chutes where he was trying
to get on the train. He is lodged in
Jail and as the stun he stole amounts
to about $50 he will probably go over
the road.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-09-15
Two Mail Clerks Injured.

Omaha, Sept 1.-Two men were
injured and two coaches We're knocked
from the railroad tracks at Thirteenth
and Mason streets late yesterday af
ternoon when a Chicago and North
western passenger train, hurrying in
to Omaha to make up lost time, miss
ed its block signal and collided with
a Union Pacific switch engine. F. NJ
Schoop and w. F. Mathews, railway
mail clerks, sustained bad bruises and
scratches, when the mail car in which
they were working was struck by the
engine.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-09-15
Yankton Line May be Built.

Mr. Graham of Norwalk, O., who
has been active in the YanktonNor-
folk railroad project, was in the city
Monday enroute from Pierce to Oma-
ha, where he is to meet with Thomas
H. Mates, prominent attorney, and
the Sunderland Brothers, who he says
are active in the further progress of
the proposed road. Mr.. Graham de-
clared he has put about 100000 into
the road and that he is confident the
road will be built. Mr. Graham once
owned most of the Yankton-Norfolk
right-of-way, but the matter has been
in litigation for some time.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-09-15
Norfolk 7, Battle Creek 8.
rfolk, Z; Battle Creek, 3.

Norfolk, Z Battle Creek, 3.
Feature playing on the part of every
Norfolk man kept a large crowd of
Norfolk ball fans yelling hoarsely at
Battle Creek Sunday afternoon when
team by to score. There were
no earned runs checked up for Battle
Creek.
Fox was struck on the arm with a
ball in the third inning and became so
i'll that it was found necessary to put
him in an automobile. He retired,
however, with much glory, having
struck out six of nine men up in those
three innings. The other three did
not reach first base. Roy Bovee, a
Pierce county candidate for sheriff
took Foxs place from first and played
fast ball with great support behind
him. Glissman came in from center
Dudgeon, with Krahn and the remain
ing field played expert baseball. Gliss-
mans overthrow netted score for
Battle Creek and a probable double
out for Norfolk. Jones, with two
strikes and two balls, was being boot
ed by the Battle Greek fans, who look
ed for strike.out, but he lined a pref.
ty three-bagger, which was followed
with a single by Glissman. Browns
three.bagger and 'Hoffmans two-bag-
ger were other features.
Score by innings: R. H. E.
Norfolk .......1020 OO2O2-7 10
Battle Creek o 2OO10-3 A
Batteries: Fox, Bovee and Hoffman;
Simons and Tiff. Umpire, Ryan.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-09-15
Of POPULATION
COUNTY, indiana
Citizens Of Brown County
Had Already Erected
O Monument

west h to large extent due 20 the tn
crease in population Of the Pacific
coast states, their distance from the
center giving them much greater
weight than the populous states east Of
the center. For instance. San Francis
CO, Seattle. Portland and Sacramento,
with q population Of 9OaOl6, have as
great an influence on the center as
Philadelphia. Boston and Baltimore,
with a population of 27T8.o7s. The
west movement Of the center. In the
past decade Il the same as its move
ment from 1920 to 1890
The closeness with which the center
Of population through its western
movement has chung 10 the parallel
30 degrees OF latitude b remarkable.
The most northern point was reached
In 1790 and the Most southern point
in 1880. The greatest western move
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-09-15

robbery or vengeance to have been
the motive.
Oyerton had sold his farm quite I'M
expectedly and 1t was said that he
was led to this move by the fear Of
arrest at the instance OF a nelghbor
over some tritling matter 1t is said
Overton heard that the nolghbor had
gone to swear out a warrant and, be-
ing anxious anyway to move from a
neighborhood which had been the
scene of a long standing fcud, decid-
ed on short notice to leave.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-09-15
Bulldog Bites Child on Nose.

Three-year.old Arthur Schwertfeger,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Schwert-
feger, 410 South Fourth street, Is suf-
fering for a severe wound on his nose
as the result Of large bull dog at.
lacking and biting him. The little fel.
low was playing on the lawn OF his
parents home when the dog suddenly
jumped on him and. probably playful
ly, snapped at his nose, inflicting a
severe wound. the wound was dress
ed and stitched together by physi-
clan.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-09-15
Dr. t-tol~es' wiz

one OF the best repartees ever credit
ed TO nabitual maker Of happy
phrases was that made by the beloved
"Autocrat Of the Breakfast TABLE, on
a certain social occasion.
Going to dine with Boston neighbor
DR.. Holmes was met by her with an
apology:
II could not get another man. We
are four women. and you will have to
take Us all In"
"Forewarned II fourarmsd," he said
with bow.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-09-15
Dr.. Thomas Ward Dies.

Omaha, Neb., Sept. 11.-Suddenly
complaining that he felt a gripping pain
near his heart, Dr. Thomas r. Ward,
one of the best known practicing ply
sicians and surgeons in Omaha, top
pied over out of his chair to the floor
while sitting at breakfast with his
wife and daughter about o'clock. He
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-09-15
USES CONCRETE GUN.
GosthaIe' Economical Way Of Solidify-
ing CuIebra Channel.

Colonel Cocktails latest device to aid
in the difficult work on the Panama
canal is a concrete gun" 1t shoots a
continuous charge of cement against
the rock sides of Culebra cut, thereby
changing a soft stone subject. to great
erosion in the tropical climate to one
that is as hard and free from erosion
as granite.
Ever since work started the rock
sides of Culebra cut have been crum-
bling. 1t is Colonel Cocktails idea to
save them from further deterioration
by coating them with cement, but to
do the work by hand would have cos,
a tremendous sum. The gun is
mounted on a fiat car. 1t has a capac'
ity OF 200 square yards of surface a
day and requires only FIVE men ia
operate it.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-09-15
Clam 70 Sneak.

Lincoln, Sept. 12.-Senator Clapp Of
Minnesota is announced as the prin.
cipal speaker at the La Toilette ban.
quet which will be held here Thursday
evening Of this week as the prelim.
mary step in the formation of state
La Toilette organization.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-09-15
CORRECT CENTER
IS IN MONROE
Discovery Of Error Puts
Il 10 Western Part
of Bloomington

"NHB director OF the census in
presenting the anal statement
OF the location Of the center of
population announced that an
error wan made in the preliminary
statement Of July IT last, in which the
longitude was given az 80 degrees q
minutes "a seconds west
The correct statement OF the longi-
tude Of the center u 80 degrees 80
minutes 20 seconds west, changing the
position OF the point nine minutes, ap-
prox1mately eight miles fagther west,
and locating the center OF population
IN southern Indiana. at q point In the
western part Of the city Of Blooming
ton, Monroe county.
In the statement Of last July the
population center was placed in Brown
county. Ind. eight miles daa east OF
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-09-15
Dakota TRAGEDY Causes Accident

Sturgis, s. D., Sept. II. = While
searching in a we'll for Hanford Beals
a wealthy ranchman, who disappeared
week ago, lantern ignited gas and
fearful explosion occurred, seriously
injuring Sheriff Collins, Robert Cruick,
shank, Charles Hunt and ]. F. Henry
1t Is feared Beals was murdered.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-09-15

The finder OF your lost article will
expect you to advertise it at once. He
will look in this newspaper for your ad
so it ought to be there.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-09-15
Miss Iona Teaches in Omaha.

West Point, Neb., Sept. 11.-Special
to The News: Miss Elizabeth Long,
a former Cunning county teacher, has
accepted position as teacher in the
public schools of Omaha. Miss Long
was very successful in her work in
this county.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-09-15
TO PROLONG LIFE.
sauerkraut Adopted as Experiment al
Ohio State Hospital.

SauerkraUt ACCEPTED as Experiment al
Ohio State Hospital.
Sauerkraut is to become not only the
staff but an agency for prolonging life
1T the Massillon CO., State hospital
provided the theory Of a Cincinnati
physician proves correct after q thor
ough test
The claim OF the Cincinnati doctor is
that eating the dainty will add to the
years Of the consumer.
The physicians at the institution will
make observations as to the mental
and physical condition Of the patients
after following the diet.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-09-15

To look after" your business inter
ests means answering a good many
want ads in the years course. 1t may
mean some of that work today
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-09-15
A Bio Mushroom.

A mushroom measuring fifty-nine
inches in circumference and weighing
twenty-one and one-half pounds was
found near Swanville, MINI. The mush-
room was Of the edible variety.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-09-15
Gene Huse Wins the Burton Gun.

E. F. Huse won the handicap golf
tournament for the George H. Burton
cup defeating Oliver Utter 2 up and
to play in an 1S.hole match yester.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-09-15

was assisted to sofa nearby. bat
within half an hour after he collapsed
and passed away.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-09-15

any river in the country with the ex.
ception of the Columbia In Oregon.
The Washington times., 1911-05-18
BELASCO'S STOCK
SEASON WILL OPEN
WITH PETER PAM
Former Violet Vivian Will
Be Seen in the Title
Role.

Peter Pan," Maude Adams great
success, has been selected by The Vag-
abonds," the stock company which
opens at the Belasco Theater next Mon
day night for, it's first attraction. The
play is a prime favorite here and in
England and is the most characteristic
work of James Matthew Barrie. the
Scotch playwright.
Peter Pan, the boy who wouldn't
grow up" is the captain of the little
lost boys, and the play tells Of his ad-
ventures in search of a mother for his
band and his capture of the pirate ship
commanded by the grisly Captain Hook
Mrs. Hopkins, formerly Violet Vivian,
well known in Washington as a member
of the Ben Greet Company which was
at the Belasco last summer. will appear
as Peter Pan. Florence Huntington,
last season a member OF the Columbia
Players, will be Mrs. Darling; Ger
trude Augarde will play Wendy, Charles
Hopkins Captain Hook. and Fuller Mel
fish the pirate Since. Margaret and
Julia Shelby and a number of local chill
dren have been engaged for the many
childrens roles.
The Washington times., 1911-05-18
ABORNS TO OFFER
THAT'S" IN ENGLISH
AT THE NATIONAL
Edith Helena and Lois Ewell
Alternate in Title
Role.

Milton and Sargent Aborn announce
their coming production IF ''Thais" at
the New National Theater for the eight
performances starting Nor day night as
the most important venture they have
ever entered upon in this and other
cities, for this famous opera has never
been presented in English before.
The Aborn company at the Boston
Opera House, a counterpart of the or
ganization at the National produced this
Massenet masterpiece in English for the
first time four weeks ago, the same cast
and production appeared a week later
in this work with the other Aoorn ag-
gregation at the Brooklyn Academy of
Music, and at the Chestnut Street Opera
House in Philadelphia, and last week
at Ford's Opera House in Baltimore.
The same cast and elaborate equipment
of scenery and costumes will be brought
TO the National intact, and the chorus
and orchestra have been under the in
struction Of Carlo Nicosia.
The cast will include Edith Helena
and Lois Ewcll, who will each appear
at alternate performances during the
week in the central role of That's, the
Courtesan who becomes a saint; Louis
KreidIer and Giuseppe Picco to appear
in turn in the highly dramatic baritone
role of Athanael, the monk. who re-
Ferenzo, tenor, who will have the role
of Nicias at all performances; Ella
Wiseman, contralto, cast for Aihine;
Morton Horodas, basso, for Palemon
Venise Morris for Crohyle and Vanclefc
Cooper for the manservant. Charles II.
Caesar Sodero will conduct at all per-
formanceS.