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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-02-12
SPECIAL SESSION OF
MICHIGAN Legislature

BY Associated Press.
LANSING, Mich, Feb. 12.-Govern-
or Chase Osborne announced today
he is preparing a call for a special
session of the legislature to convene
Monday, February rs. The govern
or's action is said to have been the
result Of urgent requests by Michi-
gan voters for a presidential primary
election.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-02-12
lANGFoRD Is WINNER.

SYDNEY, Australia, Feb. 12.-Sam
Langford, heavyweight American pu-
gilist and heavyweight champion OF
England, today defeated James Barry
of Chicago, heavyweight, on points,
in a match of twenty rounds.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-02-12
DRILL TUESDAY,.

There will be a regular drill Of
Company "A" at the armory Tuesday
evening at 8 o'clock. ; As there are
only five weeks before inspection ev-
cry members Is ordered to be present
and to bring all Of his equipment.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-02-12

q = 4 f = 4 = q q . @S>r
q coReETr FOR RECEIVER.
d WASHINGTON, Feb. 1z.-
q The nomination of Victor A. =
= Corbett, Of Kenmare, for re
q receiver of public moneys It the =
q Minot land office was sent to the
q senate. ~l. -. >,
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-02-12
WILSON FIRES FIRST GUN: , -,

CHICAGU, rev. H. WVO1v" w"
son fred the opening gun Of his cam:
paixn for the democratic presidential
nomination In the central states In
an addke0s delivered today before
the Iriauois club, reiterating his be-
lief in the initiative and referendum.
ana predicting democratic victory at
the POLLS in November.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-02-12
Up FROM STEELE.

Mrs. e. B. Miller, and Mrs. Palmer
of Steele. were the guests Of Mrs
r J. Woodmansee Saturday and Sun
day. They returned to their home
Sunday afternoon on No. 8.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-02-12
NERcNANT HERE.

J. T. Haugeberg, one OF the leading
merchants Of Washburn, spent Sunday
in this city. He left for home on the
north 500 Monday morning.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-02-12
TO Ring

Mrs. George Beatty of Sterling re-
turned to fer home this morning after
a visit with friends in this city. .,e
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-02-12
TO rEMviK.

AfteF . short visit With friends n
tn city. 81. K. Benedict Of Temvik
3eft for his home Monday morning.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-02-12

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q lished at Chaseley, Wells county. =
. Length. 33 miles. Families, Ss. .
= Service will commence May l. .
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The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-15

Lincoln Star: The state university
now has Il head without a voice,
Chancellor Samuel Avery is i'll with
al attack of laryngitis and for the
time being has entirely lost his voice.
The chancellor can whisper only with
the greatest difficulty.
However, the university has not en-.
tirely lost It's mouthpiece as the of
fetal voice can be assigned. For an
example of this assignablity, Chan
cellof Avery was to have delivered an
address In Omaha Wednesday night
at the annual banquet of the Young
Mems Christian associations night
school. Not wishing to disappoint the
Omaha people, who had desired "a
Message from the State University"
the chancellor had his assistant sec
rotary. A. r. Raymond, deliver the
address.
Mr.. Raymond Is a Norfolk student
IL the state university. His parents,
MIR. and Mrs. s. II. Raymond. live
west Of the city.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-15
O'Brien Ranch Colonized.

Atkinson. Neb., March Especial
to The News: w. =. O'Brien has
sold his 3,O00.acre ranch northeast OF
Atkinson to colony of German.Rus
slams from Lincoln.
Eleven families have already arriv
ed with several carloads OF stock
machinery, household goods, etc. and
when the colony is complete, which
will consist of about twenty families
will be the largest deal of the kind
ever made in Holt county.
Each farm will consist of 100 acres
and as they expect to enter into the
dairy business quite extensively, a
silo will be built on each farm.
Mr. O'Brien, before closing the deal
with these men, had to promise to
build them a church-Lutheran de.
nomination. schoolhouse will
soon be built for their use as there
will be about sixty children in the
colony.
Several carloads of lumber have
already arrived and barns, houses. etc
are dotting the prairies and hills
where formerly have roamed herds
Of cattle.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-15

were followed by crowd OF several
hundred persons. Just before the sta.
ton was reached the crowd surged
upon the police, and it seemed for "A
time that an attempt to rescue the
prisoner was to be made.
The police succeeded in driving back
the crowd. Six OF the leaders in the
demonstration were arrested, and four
Of them were women.
The strikers today made the big
gest demonstration of picketing since
the strike began. II was estimated
that more than 5000 persons paraded.
The committee of the strikers expect
to go to Boston today for "A confer.
ence with officials of the American
Wooden company and the executive
committee of Cancellation.
Settlement with the American Wool.
en- company was looked on as likely
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-15
5000 Troops Revolt.

Hong Kong, March 1l.-Eight thou
sand soldiers have revolted at Canton
and serious fighting has ensued. All
shops in the old and new city of Can.
ton were closed Saturday. Many per-
sons are reported killed or wounded
and thousands+of civilians are fleeing.
The soldiers have refused to disarm,
and barricades have been erected from
the admiralty as far as the Taishatow
station. Forty thousand troops are
quartered in the city, and the loyalty
of most of them cannot be relied upon,
A courier proceeded to Sha Mea
and notified the Europeans Of the re
volt the gates of the quarter were
Immediately closed and strengthened.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-15
To Whitewash Athletes.

Lincoln, March 9.-The white.
wash" method Of restoring athletic pur.
ity to college men who have infected
the amateur rules has been adopted
by the Missouri Valley conference
committee which made it's report to
the college today after two months of
deliberation. The committee proposes
that every athlete in the colleges shall
make out full statement of his his.
tory as a participant in sport, making
full disclosures Of all forms of profes.
sionalism with which he has been
tainted These will be submitted to
the conference committee for action
on each individual case according to
its merit.
The committee report removes the
rule against participation of a college
man as member of the team of any
other athletic institution, but only to
the extent of allowing him to play as
a member of his home team"
Men who have played in leagues OPP
Grating under the national baseball
greement or in OUTLAW" organizations
of strictly professional nature can
not be reinstated, and no provision is
made for the reinstatement of mem
Der who breaks rules after this spring.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-15
Thirty-eiaht Taaaers Report.

With five or six more taggers to re,
port. Supt NJ. r. Crosicr. who is com
piling the returns of the tag day cam
paign for the Y. NJ. G. A. fund. reports
that the 5000 mark has been reached.
The thirty.eight taggers who have re-
ported represent the greatest amount
OF the money collected The remain
ing reports to be received will not
reach to a very high figure
Grace Whitmore heads the list OF
the girl taggers with a record of Si2.
Euelah Hayes. Ruth Wit2igman.
Gladys Colo. Lois Hardy and Marg
uerite Tough follow Miss Witmore in
the list OF champion taggers. The
girls beat the boys by turning in more
money than the boys.
The boys highest individual sum
was $3.50. turned in by Elmer Reeler.
Lloyd Cole follows with cents less
Leo Dcgner and Walter Landers are
next in line.
The other solicitors were: Marion
Maynard, Ruth Spencer, Hazel Fent.
ress. Beatrice Cow. Shirley Engel,
Gwendolyn Hughes, Dorothy Chris
toph. Leota Rish. Margaret Stansber.
ry, Gladys Pasewalk. Florence Night
tngale, Josie Shrider, Nellie Chase,
Ruth Crosier, May Bellah, Emma Mar.
quardt, Elsie Iachert. Lilliant Glenn.
ent. Jessie Hepperly. Jean Cantwell
Gladys Hartford, Easter Currier. La.
vone Zurbrigen, Walter Steffen, Iar.
old Anderson, Earl South. Alfred Yer.
plank, George Odiorne.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-15
Hunter Fails to Keep Date.

\ large audience attending the Y.
NJ. c. A. rally in the Auditorium Sun
day night was disappointed at the
mysterious non-appearance of Fred
NJ. Hunter of Lincoln, who was SEIZED.
uled to deliver the feature address OF
the evening. The executive commit
tee could not explain Mr.. Hunters
failure to arrive and they expressed
themselves sadly disappointed. They
had several speakers who were anxf-
Gus to come 10 Norfolk for the occa :.
SiOn they declared, and these were
he'd back in favor of the eX-Norfolk
"an. Up TO the last moment the ex.
"Cutive committee waited anXiously
behind the scenes in the Auditorium
believing Hunter would arrive on the
late Omaha train. No explanation for
his non.arrival was received by the
executive committee.
State Secretary j. =. Bailey OF
Omaha, however injected much Y. M.
{. \. enthusiasm into the audience
with his illustrated lecture on asso.
citation work around the world. but
this was mostly confined to Nebraska.
Pictures of the ten important Y. NJ.
{. \. buildings of the state, including
the Norfolk building were shown ON
the curtain. Secretary Bailey was
handicapped because several slides
were discovered to be unadapted for
lantern purposes.
The girls chorus OF the high school
opened the evenings program with
several selections. The chorus was
IN charge Of Prof Reese Solomon.
Rev. j. p. Melmaker of the Baptist
church then delivered the Invocation
and was followed by Rev. Edwin
Booth, jr, who presided and later
closed the rally with a prayer.
Before delivering his lecture on as
ISOLATION work Mr.. Bailey declared
that up to the present hour Norfolk
has done as much toward the sub
scribing TO a building fund as any
other city in the state. Because OF
this good work the committee will
continue another week.
The campaign will close next Satur-
day night About $4,000 has been
collected during the SNOWFALL" cam
| paign and the committee expects to
raise about $4,000 more, said Mr..
| Bailey
Blank pledges were handed to ev-
eryone who entered the Auditorium
and Secretary Bailey asked that these
pledges be seriously considered
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-15
McGrane Funeral Tuesday.

Funeral services over the remains
OF John McGrane, the popular North.
western conductor. will take place at
10 o'clock Tuesday morning in Sacred
Heart church. Interment will be
made in Prospect Hill cemetery Fa-
Their Walsh of Battle Creek will
preach the funeral sermon and Faith.
er j. c. Buckley will have charge of
the services.
Members of the A. o. u. W., the B.
OF X. I. and the X. of c. will meet
at Railroad hall between $50 and Q
o'clock to proceed in a body to the
McGrane home at Q o'clock and to
the church at 10 o'clock. The o. r..
{. will also attend in a body.
The pallbearers will be: Henry
Kennedy, o. p. List, H. T. Brown, NJ
O. Sullivan, A. B. Mclaughlin and w.
j. Stafford.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-15
Horse Breeders Institute,

horse breeders institute will be-
held in the Commercial club rooms all
Gay Tuesday. Commencing at 10
O'Clock Tuesday morning, demonstra-
tions of the type and breeds will be
the general subjects. The balance Of
the day will be given over entirely to
the scientific breeding. A large
crowd Of out.of-town farmers are ex.
pected here to attend the institute.
c. l.. Carlson will have charge of
most of the work
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-15
WOULD BREAK HIS WILL.
Los Angeles Man Slain by Wife Left
Her Not One Penny.

Los Angeles, Cal, March 11.-Mrs.
Caroline Ford, who was acquitted of
the murder of her husband, A. P,
Ford, several months ago, and who
tried to commit suicide week ago,
will take steps to break the will left
by her husband. The will was made
a few days before Ford was killed by
his wife, and expressly states that mo
provision is to be made for my wife"
Most of the estate, valued at about
$4,000, was bequeathed to business
partners of Ford.
Lack of funds and the struggle for
existence that compelled her to seek
work as a domestic were given by
Mrs. Ford as her reasons for trying
to commit suicide
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-15
Mrs. Davis Not Guilty.

Harrington, Neb., March Especial
to The News: Mrs. Maggie Davis
was today acquitted of the murder of
Ira Churchill her former sweetheart.
The jury came in at $40 O'Clock this
morning, after having been out for
eighteen hours and forty minutes.
Mrs. Davis had been told by her at
torneys to expect acQuittal.
Mrs. Davis was acquitted on the
ground of insanity. She will be taken
to Norfolk insane asylum, but her at.
torneys believe she will remain there
only short time, contendng that
she is not insane now, but that the
abuse she suffered at the hands of
Churchill and his marrying another
woman after wronging her under a
promise of marriage, made her insane
at the time of the killing.
This was the second trial. Mrs.
Davis at the first trial had been con-
victed and sentenced to life impris.
onment.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-15

to Omaha Tor spccial treatment wed.
lcSdaN
Mrs. Silas G. Dean suffered Il stroke
OF paralysis at her home at 6OI
South Eighth street at 2:3O Sunday
afternoon, MIR and Mrs Dean return.
ed from California last Wednesday af.
ternoon and Mrs. Dean was feeling
very well. Her condition Is reported
by her physician to be serious.
Principal Thomas of the high
school. coach of the Norfolk basket.
ball team. returned to Norfolk from
Lincoln Sunday with several members
of the team. Coach Thomas believes
the Norfolk players made a fair show.
ing in Lincoln, considering the small
amount of playing done by the local
team.
Walter Barnhart was fined 81 and
costs and Miller Mather was fined 81
IN Judge Eiseley's court Monday.
Garfield Mather was dismissed. The
case was the result OF u fight on Nor.
folk avenue which resulted in Car
field Mather being slightly injured as
Barnhart
baseball club may be organized
at tonights meeting OF baseball fans
in the city hall. All those Interested
In baseball are asked to attend the
meeting and assist in making the H.
nal organization. Some of the fans
declare it possible to organize a ball
roc In, ell.
supporting.
One Norfolk patrolman reported to
Chief of Police Marquardt that he
has been informed that a character
OF this city is carrying knife and
a revolver concealed about his person
for the express purpose of getting
him. The chief is investigating the
matter and an arrest may be made.
In the meantime, the patrolman is
using his watChful eye in the direc.
ton of the would-be assailant. 1t was
declared that this man took out a
knife and opened it, waved it toward
the patrolman and made threats be-
fore number of men In public
place few days ago.
Ed j. Banker, the drayman who
was badly injured when he fell from
the top OF ladder on a beer vault
at Seventh and Norfolk avenue, is
laid up in the Atlantic house. No
bones were broken, but the cords of
his right leg were all torn loose. His
foot was badly bruised and it will be
several weeks before he can be out
of bed. Banker has a brother living
at Chadron. His wife, who is quite
i'll, was sent to Colorado for her health
some time ago. Mr.. and Mrs. Banker
have one child According to fellow
Norkmen, Banker was warned against
climbing up the ladder.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-15
It's Not Rjoht.

Madison Chronicle: Teddy has at
last come out from his solitude and
declared himself willing to be presi.
dent If the people so ordain It, We
have been quiet on the subject be.
cause we had nothing to say and will
not have much now, but it does not
look just right to us for him to come
out in that way. In the first place,
he could have had the nomination in
stead of Taft. and Taft would not
have raised finger against it. Taft
has pulled the country through a try
ing position which was confronting
it and things look smooth and very
bright and now Teddy says, yes, Mr..
Taft, since the ship of state has been
so nicely pulled through so if the
people force me to | will break the
precedent set by the noble Washing.
ton and try my hand at the third
term. We do not believe that the
people will force him to do so. There
has never been man who was able
to sway the people his way like
Roosevelt has, but he lost out a year
ago last fall in New York, and we be-
lieve that he will not be able to get
away with Taft this time when Taft's
splendid administration looms up in
front of the people.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-15
BRYAN PRAISES ALTeELo.
Former Illinois Governor Given IN
stinted Commentator,

stinted Commentator,
Chicago, March John Z. Alt.
geld, former governor of Illinois, was
pointed out by William J. Bryan in a
memorial address here, as a man who
battled for the rights of the common
people.
"Mr. Altgeld voiced their aspiration,
ambitions and their hopes" said Mr.
Bryan. There are no few people, no
aristocracy, to whom God has given
the right to make mistakes for the
rest. Altgeld had faith in govern
ment with the people as sovereisns
He knew that in democracy the PEG.
pie, and not the few who find it profit.
able, have the right to make mistakes.
How much would the worlds mil
lionaires give for the sweet assurance
that they would be honored after their
deaths as Altgeld is today? He was
rich in this worlds goods when he Ell.
tered the public office, and he left it
poor. During his term as governor he
spurned bribe of $l.000,000.'
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-15

Lincoln Journal: The reports from
the white house continue to point to
veto of any tariff legislation that is
not based upon reports OF the tariff
board. In taking this attitude the
president has his feet firmly planted
on a definite and consistent policy.
The difficulty of arriving at tariff re.
form through the log rolling method
usually employed by congress in re,
vising the customs revenues justifies
the president In sticking to his plan
for revision on scientific basis. One
of the sound reasons for urging a
second term for President Taft is the
politics by the commission method
AS the case stands the party in con
troll of the house wishes to ham
string the tariff board Immediately
while large numbers OF republicans
desirability of taking the tariff out OF
as we'll as democrats outside of con
gress seem determined to prevent the
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-15
CHOOSING THE DELEGATES.
Taft Gets a New Mexico Delegation.
A Tennessee Split.

Des Moines, Ia, March 1l.-Twenty.
four of the thirty.nine counties in
Iowa that have held republican con.
Nentions have decided upon solid Taft
delegation to the state convention at
Cedar Rapids, April "a, according to
figures compiled here. Eight coun.
ties have named solid Cummins dele
cations and one, Page county, elect.
ed delegates instructed for Roose.
welt. Two others have sprinkled
Roosevelt in their delegates, while
four counties failed to instruct their
delegates.
Knoxville, Tenn, March IA split
occurred In the Second congressional
district republican convention. Roose.
welt supporters outnumbered the Taft
adherents and took possession of the
hall In which the convention was to
be held Taft supporters withdrew
10 another hall after they had been
almost forcibly routed. Preceding the
conventions. the congressional com
mittee seated Taft delegates from
contested counties. The Roosevelt
convention elected John G. IlouCk and
Judge II. b. Lindsay as delegates to
the Chicago convention. The Taft
conventions delegates to Chicago are
=. Asbury Wright and John jennings,
jr
Santa Fe, n. NJ, March ll.-Sup-
porters of President Taft in the state
republican convention here named
eight delegates to the national con
vention in Chicago. Resolutions en-
dorsing the Taft administration were
adopted, although the delegates were
not instructed. H. O. Bursom, repub-
liCan candidate for governor at the
last election, who recently declared
for Theodore Roosevelt for president,
was given "A place on the delegation
by reclamation.
Rock Mount, Va, March 1.-THE
Fifth district convention elected A.
II. Staples and S. Floyd IIildreth dele
gates to the national convention. A
motion to instruct failed but reso.
luton endorsing President Taft's ad.
ninistration was adopted. The two
delegates Jointly telegraphed to Presi.
dent Taft they were for his renomin-
alton.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-15
South Norfolk.

Mrs. j. b. Saunders and daughter,
Mabel, of Pilger. are here on bust.
ness.
Walter the little son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles f. Ostendorf, is i'll.
Mrs. James Otis of Battle Creek
was an out-of.town Sunday visitor.
Frank House, who has been quite
seriously i'll, is slowly recovering.
Engine WIS passed through here
Sunday, enroute from the Missouri
Valley shops to Casper to be equip
ped for burning oil.
The infant daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Guy Pickerel. which was quite
Ill, Ia well on the road to recovery.
Miss Mile Stuart of Atkinson spent
Sunday in South Norfolk.
c. f. Evans left for Omaha Sunday
noon.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-15

aud seriously wounded IN his office
here today, by one Of his customers.
MIR hin is Il member of the broker
age firm OF Richardson. hin 4 Co.
and is vice president of the liewee-.
nav Central Railroad company and
the kcwccnaw Copper company.
The customer. II. LCwinskin was
oNcrpowered by clerks in the office
and handed over to the police. The
police decided that stock market
losses had unbalanced Lewinskin's
mind
The bullet struck Mr. hin In the
right breast and ranged upward to-
ward the shoulder. Mr.. IIi,l was able
To- walk to the ambulance.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-15
SHALL THEY RUN SUNDAYS?

Bloomington, H., March 1.-Wheth'
er theaters and other places OF
amusement here shall be open on
Sunday will be decided by the voters
at the regular city election next
April. Special ballots will be provid'
ed for taking the vote.
Should the balloting favor the own
ers Of places of amusement their
fight will not be finished. According
to Attorney General Stead, the coun'
eli is not compelled to follow the
wishes of the majority At the pres
ent time only cigar stores, restaur'
ants, ice cream parlors and drug
stores are permitted to run on Sun
day. Even baseball is prohibited