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The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1912-02-02

GERS of the Citizens National bank
takes places this evening.
j Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Baur.
meister, son.
MIR. and Mrs, Il. +. Serviss are here
/ In the interest of the Tribe OF Ben
! llur. There will be installation OF of.
| fcers OF the Ben Hur lodge and also
a card party at the home of Mrs. Cant.
well Tuesday night
Juicy Jonathan apples can be grown
in Nebraska. Val Keyerser, whose ap.
pies won first prize at the state apple
show. has sent the prize box to G.. l..
Carlson of Norfolk, and they're proof
! f Nebraska's favorable climate.
Herman Mas returned from Ro-
chester, Mimi, where his son Colt.
fried underwent a double operation.
Gottfried Mas will probably be laid
up at the hospital for several weeks,
but the operations were successful, it
| is said
Mayor and Mrs. John Friday have
gone back to Galveston, Tex. from
Bay City and from reports received in
Norfolk Mrs. Friday is recovering her
health. Mr. and Mrs Friday recently
visited Dr. and Mrs. J. II. Mackay at
Francitas, Tex
The prize winning corn belonging to
Ira Hepperly, with the prize ribbon.
was received in Norfolk Monday.
| Young Hepperly came within one
place Of winning a 1920 manure
spreader and won his prize over many
skilled corn raisers. His corn won
second place in its class in the state
show.
On request OF d. II. Foster. vice pres.
ident of the Greater Dallas CONNER
cial club, the organization is now asso-
ciated reciprocally with the Norfolk
Commercial club. The Dallas club is
composed of sixty-five Of the represen.
tative business men OF the city Of Dial.
las who have organized for the up.
building and progressive development
of Dallas and the Rosebud country.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1912-02-02
West Point.

West Point, Neb., Jan. 31.-Special
to The News Mr.. and Mrs. Claus
Wiese celebrated their silver wedding
anniversary on Tuesday. A large num-
Der of relatives and friends gathered
to assist in the happy event. MT.
Weise is one of the solid farmers OF
the West Point neighborhood and he
and his wife are held in high esteem.
The Girls Culture club met at the
home of Miss Mabel Brazda. The fol
lowing program was rendered: Ed.
ward A. Abbey, His Life and Art"
Miss Pauline Hall: "Abbey's Most
Widely Known Picture" Miss Daisy
Wilson; a discussion was then had on
the merits of Abbey as an artist which
was participated in by Misses Lillian
Koch, Kathryn Conlin and Miss Pearl
Woods.
The West Point Gun club held anoth'
er Of their interesting shoots at the
ball park after rest Of several weeks.
Two events were pulled of. In the
first the high score was made by Julius
Radebach with %, Karl Kerl following
with 81, Spillner 10 and McMullen II.
The second event of 25 birds showed
McMullen the winner with %, Karl
Kerl % and the redoubtable Radebach
10. These regular shoots are becom-
ing immensely popular spectators be-
ing numerous.
At the Rock Creek German Lutheran
church on Thursday occurred the mar
riage of Rev Theodore Norden of Haz-
ard, Neb., to Miss Christina Beerbohm
of this place. The groom is the pastor
OF the German Lutheran congregation
at Hazard and the bride is a Cunning
county girl born and brought up here
on the farm.
William Jig, OF Osmond has pur-
chased the pool hall of McDermott and
Stewart at West Point and has taken
possession. Mr. Jig is an old resident
OF Osmond where he owns land.
News has been received in the city
from Watertown, Wis, Of the death at
that place of Mrs. G. Better, the aged
mother of Charles Better. an old set
| tier and prominent citizen of Cunning
county. The deceased was % years OF
age and sucumbed to the complaints
incident to her years Mr., Better re
ceived the news in time TO attend the
| funeral of his mother
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1912-02-02
PACKERS DENY THE CHARGE.
Declare By-Product Charges are Mere
" Matter Of Bookkeepinq.

Chicago, Jan. 30-An effort to re-
flute the governments charge that the
margin was a material factor in fixing
the selling price Of dressed beef Attor-
ney John Barton Payne, representing
Edward Tilden, president of the Ma
tional Packing company, had witness
Steiner G.. Langher read into the rec
ord of the packers trial today entries
from the sales books OF the corpora
ton. These entries tended to show
that dressed beef on which the test
cost was indentical was sold in New
York and Boston by defendant con-
signees at different prices on the
same day. In some instances the sell.
ing price varied from to "a cents a
hundred pounds, according to the en-
tries read.
The defense contends that the by.
product allowances used in figuring
the test cost and adjusting the mar
gins is simply matter Of bookkeep-
ing and is not factor in determining
the selling price of beef.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1912-02-02
THE PRESIDENT HAS A COLD.
Doctor Sprays His Throat at Night
and in the Morninq.

anu III tHc WOIHI1Ss
Columbus, O., Jan. 30-President
Taft arrived in Columbus from Cleve.
land at 7:14 this morning. The presi.
dent will remain here until tomorrow
afternoon, make four speeches and at
tend the dedication of the new post
office.
The president remained in his pri-
vate car for breakfast, and later was
escorted to his hotel by the state and
city officials, troops from the Column
bus barracks, body of the national
guard and other organizations. A
public reception at the hotel followed.
The remainder of the days program
called for the presidents presence at
a luncheon given by the Columbus
Caucus club, the dedication Of the
postoffice this afternoon. and the Nc
Kinley day banquet tonight. Tomor.
row morning Mr.. Taft will meet Ohio
editors, and later address the Ohio
constitutional convention now in SEES
sion here. At l o'clock the president
train will leave for Akron, o., where
he closes his three days visit to his
home state by delivering an address
before the Akron board Of trade to.
morrow night.
The president is bothered with a
cold, but it is not in any way inter
fering with the program here or at
Akron. DR.. Thomas l.. Rhoades, who
accompanied the president, sprayed
his throat last night and again this
morning.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1912-02-02
Miners Yield a Point.

Indianapolis. Jan. S0.-Bituminous
coal operators Of Indiana, Illinois,
Ohio and western Pennsylvania yield
ed slightly to the demands of the min.
ers yesterday when they submitted a
statement to the joint conference
agreeing to return to the wage scale
OF 1904-1906 with the right Of operat-
ors in indiana to ship mine run or
screen lump regardless OF which basis
is used in paying the miners" The
scale of 19O4-19O6 was 10 cents a ton
lower than the present scale in Ohio
aud western Pennsylvania and 6 cents
ton lower than in Illinois and Indi-
ana, while the wages OF day laborers
was 6 per cent lower. The plan will
be rejected by the miners, it was an.
nounced.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1912-02-02
WITNESS MYsTERlousLY ILL.
Suddenly Stricken, Murder Witness
Can Not Live, Il Is Said.


Fort Worth, Tex, Jan. 31.-There
had been no improvement this morn
ing in the condition OF Edward ThroCk-
morton, principal witness in the case
of John b. Sneed, accused as the Stay
er of Capt. A. &. Boyce ThroCkmor-
ton was stricken suddenly i'll last
night 1t is declared he cannot live.
The mystery OF ThrockmOrton's i'll
ness had not been cleared away dur
ing the night There have been told
many stories to account for his condi.
ton. One OF the most widely circu
lated is that for several days he has
been in the company Of two men sup.
posed to be private detectives un-
known in Fort Worth
As the hour for the opening OF court
drew near it was announced that at
toTneys for Sneed would ask for an
other delay on the grount that the de
fense's witnesses We're absent. Whether
Throckmorton's mysterious illness will
result in delay for the trial had not
developed today. II was ThrOckmOr-
ton who sat talking to Capt. BoyCe in
the lobby of a local hotel when Sneed
stole up to the pair and began firing.
Doyce was instantly killed.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1912-02-02

his wife made their way overland TO
Nebraska, coming in a cart and locat.
ed here. The deceased was an import.
ant factor in the upbuilding of this
section of the state. He was a repre-.
sentative in the twenty.hfth and TWEEN.
ty.sixth sessions of the Nebraska leg.
islature being from the fourth district
Mr.. Blake was lifelong republican,
having cast his first vote for Lincoln.
Twelve children were born to Mr..
and Mrs. Blake, six living. They are
Mrs. +. j. Thompson OF White Pine,
Wash, Mrs. Alva Whitney OF Denver;
Mrs. Henry Livingstone OF Cook Neb. !;
Mrs. Charles Il. lnsmaster OF Long
Pine, Neb.; Joseph S. Blake and Mrs.
Cook Lamb of Tecumseh
The funeral will be held at the
Lamb home Thursday afternoon.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1912-02-02
More Bombs In China.

London, Jan. 30.-Bombs were
thrown early this morning at the resi-.
dence of the viceroy and the com.
handing general at Tein Tsin, but the
attempts to destroy the houses with
their occupants, among whom were
several officials, were not successful
According to news agency dispatch
received this morning several arrests
were made and it is believed the
wOuld.be assassins are among the pris.
oners.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1912-02-02
SAYS T. r. WOULD ACCEPT IT.
Washington Correspondent Of Chicago
Tribune Gives Opinion.


Washington, Jan. 30.--John Callan
OLaughlin, correspondent to the Chi
cago Tribune, sends this dispatch TO
his paper: col. Roosevelt absolutely
has no desire for another term as pres.
ident merely for his own personal ag-
grandi2ement.
"He has said he is not and will not
be Il candidate for the republican NOM
nation. He means it. He will not
countenance any intrigue and would
not accept the nomination II II should
come to him in any such fashion.
"If, on the other hand it should
come to him as the result OF genuine
popular demand, so evident as to dem
onstrate a realization on the part OF
the people generally that they regard
him as the one man available to settle
the huge governmental and economic
problems remaining unsolved, then it
is the personal opinion of The Tribune
correspondent that he would not be dis.
posed to reject it,"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1912-02-02
Ask CHANGE In Freiaht Rate.

Washington. Jan. 29.-In a proceed.
Ing instituted today before the inter.
state commerce committee the corpo.
ration committee Of Oklahoma at.
tackled freight rates on cotton bagging
and cotton ties shipped to Oklahoma
from st. Louis. Memphis, New Orle-
ans, Galveston and Texas City, Tex.
II Is urged that existing rates are dis.
ertmnatory and unreasonably high.
Any change the commission might
make will probably affect the entire
cotton belt.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1912-02-02
Ewing.

Henry X. Hoesli OF Johnstown.
Mimi, is head druggist now for s. w.
Green, and comes here highly recon.
mended.
Postmaster Wood has received word
from Washington that postal say.
ings bank will be instituted in Ewing
Feb. 90.
Mr. Hunt OF Lincoln was here Satur.
day buying up horses.
j. S. Burnett has traded OF his Nor
folk property for a half section OF land
twelve miles south of Ewing Mr..
Burnett expects to move on the land
in the near future.
Considerable corn is being shipped
into Ewing now. Art Snyder received
car from David City Monday and
John Berigan one car from Neigh
Tuesday.
w. J. O'Brien and Frank West of
Atkinson purchased fine team OF
geldings Saturday from Mr.. Date Sci
vers. jr., of Ewing.
]. II. Peeler of O'Neil visited n
couple OF days last week with his
daughter, Mrs. Il. L.. Davis.
Ralph Iales and wife from Tilden
Sundayed with the formers brother.
Depot Agent Hales.
p. NJ. Conger and John Berigan
each had a car OF cattle on the Omaha
market Monday
Alex Craig sold three hogs Monday
that tipped the beam at 1,040 pounds
John Berigan, sr, and his son John
Berigan, jr., returned Saturday from
n business trip in Iowa.
Mrs. P. M. Conger spent last Friday
with friends at Tilden.
The Methodist church was crowded
Sunday night to hear II. f. Carson
state superintendent of the anti-saloon
league. speak on his favorte theme
The audience was delighted and much
interest was felt in the speakers re-
marks.
Mrs. Fred May and son Carl of st
Joe. Mo, visited here few days last
week with her sister. Mrs. John May
while on her way home from Aims
worth.
James Rotterdam sold car of cat
tie Saturday to o. X. Wright, who
shipped them to Omaha.
Mrs. Durham Of Elgin is visiting
with her brother in Ewing, Mr.. J. w
Wilson.
S. II. Fisher left Thursday for &
visit with his daughter at Fremont, af
ter which he will visit a son in Iowa.
Mrs. Adam Sigler is at present quite
sick at her home in southeast Ewing
Brewer & Wright cried a sale Mon
day five miles southeast of O'Neill.
Jim Rotterdam was a Clearwater
| visitor Monday.
Dan Grady spent several days il
| Omaha last week.
Scott Bowers of Wheeler county was
visible on our streets Monday.
J. S. Burnett of Norfolk spent sew
eral days with friends in Ewing las
| week
Mrs. ]. A. Larson fell down a flight
of stairs Tuesday receiving injuries
requiring the attention of a physician
| At the time of the accident she had {
little girl in her arms, but strange tC
say, the latter was only slightly hurt
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1912-02-02
Rates Are Attacked

Washington, Jan. 30.-Class and
commodity freight rates to Denver and
other points in Colorado from Chica-
go, Peoria, Mississippi river and Mis-.
souri, river territories are attacked as
unreasonable, discriminatory and UNI
duly preferential, in a petition filed
with the interstate commerce commits.
sion today by the Colorado manufac.
turers and the Denver cacus. The
rates attacked affect transportation
from the Atlantic seaport ocean and
rail. The petitions pray for reduc.
ton of approximately % cents a hun
dred pounds on class freight rates and
such reductions on commodities as the
commission may deem proper
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1912-02-02
Dukes Death Shocks England.

London, Jan. 3O.-The tragic end of
the Duke of Flies i'll starred voyage
to attend the conservation of the
memorial to Gen. Gordon, has given a
great shock to the British public. AL
though he showed no effects OF his ex-
perience in the wreck of the steam
ship Delhi on his arrival in Egypt, the
dukes death is universally attributed
to exposure and shock resulting from
the event. He contracted chill at
Wadihalf in the Egyptian Sudan and
was unable to proceed. But not until
a physician was summoned from Lon.
don on Friday, was any alarm felt.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1912-02-02
SHOOTS ELoPiNG GROOM.
Then Angry Father, Of 6ride.to.5e 10
Arrested at Her Instance.

Mountain Grove, Mo, Jan. 80
After the father Of Miss McIvers
had pursued and shot Clarence Helton,
with whom she was clipping, and killed
his horse near here, the daughter cali
ed a constable and had the angry
father arrested. Following the shoot
ing McIvers rode away, believing that
his daughter had fled. The girl, how
ever, had stepped into a thicket, and
as her father disappeared helped Hell
ton onto her horse and rode with him
to the home of the county physician.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1912-02-02
TUESDAY TOPICS.

H. F. Barnhart went TO Pierce.
L. p. Pasewalk returned from
Wayne
o. n. Mayfield OF Plattsmouth is in
the city transacting business.
Mrs. f. p. Thoms and daughter Mer-
edith of Tiden are visiting with DR..
and Mrs. Kierstead.
Mrs. j. II. Kierstead, who has been
visiting with her son, DR.. Kierstead,
has returned to her home at Tilden.
Mrs. William Wildman and Mrs.
George Wagner who have ben visiting
several weeks with Mr., and Mrs. S.
McKiver returned to their home at
Glenhaven, Wis.
Herman Hohgrave, Henry Massman
sr., Ed Hans, NJ. C. Doehring, of Battle
Creek, Neb., were here Sunday TO at
tend the funeral OF Mrs, John Bennine
at the Lutheran church.
The election OF directors and Off
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1912-02-02
TITO O'NeiI In Lincoln,

Chicago, Jan. 3O.-"Tip" ONeil,
president OF the Western league, left
for Lincoln, Neb., and took with him
enough financial support to enable
President Despair OF the Lincoln club
70 pay off the mortgages on which
George Truman had sued for payment.
Despair attended a conference In one
Illinois Office several days ago and re.
turned to Lincoln with the assurance
that he would continue as head OF the
Lincoln club. ONeil said a represen.
tative OF the Sioux City club would
meet him in Lincoln Tuesday.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1912-02-02

Lincoln, Jan. 29-Willam j. Bryan
left Lincoln this afternoon for his
tarm at Mission, Tex, going by way Of
Kansas City. Prior to his departure
Mr.. Bryan gave out no statement in
connection with the failure OF his plan
70 compromise the Folk Clark nomina.
lions squabble in Missouri. He had
proposed the two candidates split the
Missouri delegation, but Clark's man
ayers refused to agree 10 this.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1912-02-02
Too Much Sleeping Potion.

Grafton, Mass, Jan. 30.-Miss Let
tie Sherman, daughter of Henry A.
Sherman of Ogallala, Neb., was found
dead in bed by her cousin, at whose
house she lived Medical Examiner
Knight determined death was caused
by an accidental overdose of sleeping
potion. He found an ounce bottle of
chloroform, two thirds empty, under
her pillow, and cloth saturated with
the drug in the bed. Her sister, Miss
Catherine Sherman, said she had not
been in good health for some time,
and complained that she could not
sleep, and told her that she used
|chloroform as a sleeping potion.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1912-02-02
RAILROADS HOARD COAL.
Anticipating Labor Trouble in Spring,
They're Pilinq il Up.

They're Piing it Up.
Duluth, Mimi, Jan. 30.-Northwest-
ern railroads anticipating the POSSIBLE
ity of labor trouble in the spring, are
boarding steam coal. The docks con-
trolled by the various railroads enter
ing this district are being piled high
with the commodity and more is arriv-
ing daily. Illinois supplies are being
drawn upon and it is predicted that
the supply Of railcoal at the head of
the lakes will have increased to i'm
mense proportions before April |.
1t is predicted that the commercial
supply will be greatly lessened by
spring. A vice president of coal
company is authority for the state
ment that between cold winter and
the possibility of a coal strike, it looks
as if the northwestern docks would
be swept clean before new coal arrives
from down the lakes"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1912-02-02
Want Rates Suspended.

Chicago, Jan. 30.-Railroad commits
sioners from nine states again ap-
peared today before Chief Examiner
George N. Brown, of the suspension
committee of the insterstate commerce
commission to ask that new rate
schedules of the western railways,
which is to go into effect on Feb. 10,
be delayed 120 days. 1t was said that
consider petition asking the right to
make regulation of the interstate
commerce commission on the ques-
tionS involved
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1912-02-02

testing the suit, in which his wife al.
lcgCs extreme cruelty,
The case of Choate. a middle aged
farmer, first came to the attention of
the county when Mrs. Choatc with her
two small children appeared in the
juvenile court here. She told OF being
tied to the harrow because her hus.
band was jealous of her, and of being
beaten because she could not keep
pace with the horses. Choate was sen.
fenced to thirty days in Jail
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1912-02-02
CLAIMS BREACH OF PROMISE.
Mary Mccarthy Asks $4,000 Of
Philip Sullivan.

Wayne, Neb, Jan. 30.-Miss Mary
Mccarthy, school teacher Of near
Forest City, Ia, has filed suit in
Wayne against Philip Sullivan for
$4,000 for alleged breach of prom
Use in marriage. Sullivan is a wealthy
stockman. rated as being worth $780,
o0>.
Miss Mccarthy claims Sullivan in.
duced her to come TO Wayne to marry
him. She had been here several
months in constant expectation of the
wedding. but says Sullivan now re.
fuses to keep his promise, Becoming
convinced that he had no intention Of
doing so, she filed the suit. Sullivan
is about so years old.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1912-02-02
PANAMA is ALL STIRRED UP.
Public Demonstration Against CoIom-
bia is Made by Crowd

Panama, Jan. GA public demon.
stration significant of the feeling eX-
listing in Panama against the Colombo.
ans was made last night in front OF
the residence of the confidential agent
of Colombia. The incident had its or
igin in an article written to the Star
and Herald by Antonio Zubieta. a
prominent young Panaman, in answer
to an insulting article published re-
Gently in BogOta newspaper against
Panama. In response, the confiden-
tial agent Of Colombia here issued a
fly sheet signed by himself and an
other Colombian and containing Of
fensive remarks concerning Panama.
AS a protest against his conduct hun
dreds OF citizens gathered last night
in front of the confidential agents
house where they hooted Colombia and
made a terrific demonstration. No VIC
lence occurred but Gov. Paroles as a
precaution ordered the police to dis
perse the crowd and placed a strong
guard in the Colombian agents resi-
dence.
A sentiment OF strong indignation
against the Colombian made itself evil
dent everywhere.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1912-02-02

Sydney, Australia, Jan. 3O.-A gen
eral strike OF all trades unonists has
been obtained in Brisbane, Queens
land, in support of the street car EN-
ployes. who demand that they be al
lowed to wear union buttons. The de
management Of the street railways.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1912-02-02
Not the Same Savage.

Battle Creek Enterprise: In order
to set right some of our readers who
have confused names, the Enterprise
will state that the Henry Savage
whose company presented Excuse
Me" at the Norfolk auditorium Tues
day night is not the Savage who un.
tremendously closed an engagement
in Battle Creek and flew by night 10
avoid attachment proceedings insti-
tuted by several members Of his com
pany who were left in the hole for
salaries aggregating over $3.50.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1912-02-02

scalded about the face and upper por.
ton of the body by the exploding Of
"A steam pipe, has commenced suit in
the district court of this county to re.
cover from the Chicago & Northwest.
ern railway company damages in the
sum OF $4,000. He alleges in his pc.
tition that the railroad company was
criminally negligent in keeping the
steam pipe in weak, unsound, and
shaky condition. NJ. +. Harrington of
O'Neill is Cades attorney.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1912-02-02
DROVE WIFE TO A HARROW.
So Missouri Woman Brings Action for
Divorce.

Kansas City, Mo, Jan, 3l,-Hearing
of the divorce suit brought by May
Choate against Lafayette Choate, who
was sent to jail on charge of feloni'
GUS assault because he drove his wife
about the fields hitched to a harrow,
began in the Jackson county court at
independence today. Choate is con-
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1912-02-02
KINGS FLAG AT HALF MAST.
Death Of Duke Of Fife Changes Pro
gram for Gibraltar Reception.

Gibraltar, Jan. 30.-Kins George
and Queen Mary arrived here today on
board the steamer Medina which is
bringing them back to England from
India, where the king and queen We're
crowned emperor and empress. The
Medina's flag was floating at half mast
as the vessel entered the port, on ac-
count of the death of the Duke of Fife
yesterday in Egypt The program ar
ranged for the reception of the mon
archs has been greatly curtailed ow-
ing to the royal visitors being in
mourning for the kings brother-in-law.