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TIIK NORFOLK WEKKL.Y . NKWS-JOt'KNAI ' , : I < MUIAY ) , AlHIt'STHO , 1)07 ! ) ,
L IS
OIL COMPANY PRESENTS ITS SIDE
OF THE STORY.
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CLAIMS TIMES OUT OF JOINT
Directors of the Standard Oil Com
pany Have Issued a Pamphlet , Some
of Which Came to Norfolk , to Show
That They Have Been Abused.
A pamphlet betting forth their aldo
of the cabo has been received In Noi-
folk fioiu dlicctois of thu Slnmlnid OH
company. The pamphlet has been Is
Btied lor dlHlilbulion among the com
pany's employes nnd stockholder nnd
a copv ol It Is being sent to newa pap
ers. The pamphlet contains a shott
Inttoductlon fiom the directors. In
which Is set foith their views of the
$29- : 10,000 line loeentiv Imposed b >
Judge .Landls of Chicago , and this Is
followed by thlity-t\so pages of edi
torial oxtincts fiom a number of news-
papcis and magu/ines which declaio
that the line was meiely a play to the
galleries and that the piesent con
ditions of the public unrest , manifest
In continued attacks upon Industries ,
Is bound to lead to disaster.
Following Is the Intioductory In the
pamphlet :
The dli colors of the Standard Oil
company , In pi luting this pamphlet ,
deslio to emphasise lor the half mill
ion ot people direct ! } Intelested in its
vvelfnie the assuiiincoot the comp.iny'B
w absolute Innocence of wrongdoing In
any of the piosucutlons latelj Institut
ed against it In the ledcinl com Is.
Paitlculiirly is this fao in the lecent
Chicago A : Alton H. 11. cube , made no
toilous by the sensational line ot
$29 , 240 , 000 Imposed on the Standard
Oil company ol Indiana.
It bhould be Known as wldelj as pos
sible that this Is no ease of lebato 01
dlbctlminatloii , but simply of the leg
ality of a iieight late. It should be
known that the \eullct was obtained
by the go\eminent upon the most hah-
splitting technicality , aided by tlioiig
oious exclusion of evidence that would
have lomoved all piebumutlou ol
guilt.
If the judgement In question be
allowed to stand the company will bo
forced to paj $20,000 ( that is , llllv
times the value of the oil ) for evei }
cm load can led over the Alton road
dining two jeais at an open 0 cent
late a into used over thiee com
peting lalhoads for from ten to foui-
teen yeais ! The tilal judges refused
to allow pi oof that the 0 cent rate had
been Hied by the Chicago & l astem
Illinois , and was , theiefoie , a "legal
rate" Ho icftibcd to allow proof that
linseed oil , lor iiibtancc , was can led
at S cents , and other bulk commodities
as low as 5 cents. Ho Insisted that
IS cents was the onb legal late foi
oil when no one had ever paid it , and
when it was antlioiltively svvotn that
It did not apply to oil.
The cabo has been taken on appeal
to the higher courts to which we must
look for that calm judgement which
will lescue the rights of the citl/sen
from the Held of public clamor and
fiom the domain of vindictive politics.
So perblbtent nnd adroit has been the
waifare waged with all the overpow
ering authoilty of the fedeial admin-
Istiation against the Standtrd OH com
pany , that jit has been manifestly
dllllcult to get a fair hearing befoie
the public or a largo portion of the
press , the latter to Its great harm ,
swaved alike by socialistic outcry from
below and political pressure from
above.
As proof of the latter It may be
noted that In the president's message
of May 4 , 1900 , attack was made on
the Standaid OH company for the pur
pose of forcing the passage of the bill
remitting the duty on denatured al
cohol a measure In which the com
pany was not Interested. On May 17 ,
190C , the issue of Commissioner Gar-
field's report on petroleum transporta
tion , a tissue of old misrepresentations
was timed to Influence the Hepburn
rate bill then before congress. On
May 20 , 1907 , while Judge Landls had
still under consideration the judge
ment In the Chicago & Alton case ,
Commissioner Smith's Illogical nnd
partlban report on pipe made public.
The commissioner's second report
on peti oleum pi Ices and pioflts
a wholly false deduction from In
complete facts was sent In ad
vance to the press for publication on
August 5 In the knowledge that Judge
Landls would pronounce judgement on
August 3. Here suiely Is evidence of
a combination Influencing all souices
of public opinion , disturbing the ord
erly dispensation of jiibtlco , sanction
ing In advance and suppoitlng when
made , the most sonoatlonal opinions
nnd judgementb hostile to the com
pany What motive underlies the campaign
of defamation need not heio bo dis
cussed , but for all. friends and foes , it
is roitoiated that the Standard Oil
companj Is cairylng on a widespread
bubinoss of great moment to the pios-
perlty of the Ameiican people in ab
solute obedience to the soundest pi In
clples of business nnd to the spirit
and letter of the law. Attacks upon It
of the Kind dcsciibcd are aimed at the
nation's Industrial and mercantile life.
It is encouiaging , timid the fury of
the hour , which absails so many cor
porations , nil organl/ed industry and
all wealth , to know that scores of edi
tors thioiiKh fho countiy , on examln
ntlon of the facts have forcibly and
clearly expressed their opinion that
the gientest wrong has been done to
the Standard Oil company. Following
their example , It Is blncorcly hoped
that edltois who have passed hasty
Judgement on the company will also
examine the facts and reach Just coiv
elusions. That our friends may know
more fully how the truly Independent
arc upholding right and honesty , a
few editorial comments ere appended ,
following Mr. Moffctt's public state
ment on the Alton case. Each ono ol
the articles and extracts will repay
reading.
As a sample of the editorial ex
tract H piIntid those reprinted in the
pamphlet fiom the New YoiK 1 lei aid
and fiom Leslie's WeeKly ore heio
given
"State Ownership of Everything"
This the Standard Oil dlrectois re-
pilnt fiom the Now Yoik Herald :
If Mr. Bonapaito. the attorney gen-
eial , has not been misquoted ho fauna
i policy big with menace for AHUM lean
ndUHtiy and commeice. After making
he annouiii'i'iiieiit that his department
would piosoculo all luwbicukorH a
somewhat uiiiiecoasaiy nnnounciMueut ,
'or If the line Imposed on the Stand
ud Oil compan.veie upheld the
Kovoinmont might "appoint a receiver
.o opeiate the convicted tins ! "
The loxlenl apt Mention of such a-
nn/.lng views would place the slate In
contiol ol all pioiluctlon anil exchange
In oilier woids , of the coiiinieu-o and
ndimti.v of the entlie countn. A
-lunge hi ought against any comp.ni >
n' coipoiatlon might le-sult In the tin-
msltloii ol a flushing line , ami , llnullv
n the appointment of an olliclul re-
jclvoi "to opcmtu the convicted" com-
.Miij . or coipoiatlon. The govern-
iiciit , In fact , would bo in a position
o tieat any eiilng Industiinl or com-
neiclal oigaiil/ntton as a ImnKiupt or
would be able to lorce bankiuptcy up-
ni It and take over Its dliectlon. Thus
n a hhoit space ol time the American
joveinment may ilnd Itself opeiatlng
allioads , dliectlng the lion and steel
'ti usts" and making shoes , peddling
ictroleum and dealing in undoi clothing
uu ! hosleiy.
The creation of a socialistic blalc
nay not be the conscious aim of the
'muck rakeis , " but their effoiLs tend
n th.it dliectlon. Hellectlvo people ,
tow ever must wonder whether the
nomeiit has not come to call a halt.
Jliciimstances aio combining to e\-
) ese the danger In the sysematlc bali
ng ol "capital , " the lulling agaiiibt
ho "tilists , " the vehement and Ig
lorant deminratlon of "monopolies"
ind the Incessant efforts of politicians
to obtain biipport by truckling to the
passions of the envious and Idle.
Such n policy can only tesult in the
lisloention of tiade and the lestilctlon
) f Industiy. It the objects of thobc
A ho aio can.vlng on the campaign
weie actually to iiiln the small Invest-
> r and flighten away foielgn capital
ihej could not succeed moio admli-
ibly than thej aie doing. The slump
in Wall sreet has been lelt pnlnfnllv
n thousands of homes , anil foreign
nvestois , in the present clicuin-
stances , aio not likelj to come foi-
ivard.
"Time of Frenzied Politics. "
And this extiact the oil people re-
pi hit fiom Leslie's Weekly :
II , as Judge Lanilis appears to hold ,
any shipper who accepts a rate lioin
the agent of a i.illioad , without taking
the piecaiitlon t'o go 01 send to Washi
ngton and abceitaln If that is the rate
legally Hied with the Interstate com-
meice commission , can be Indicted ,
found guilty , nnd sentenced to pay a
penalty of $20,000 for cveiy shipment ,
even if Innocently made then some
thing Is wrong with the law 01 with
our couits of justice. Of couise , alter
having fixed the maximum penaltv in
the case of the SUindaid Oil , Judge
Landls cannot be expected to stnltity
himself by fixing a lower penalty for
anj other offender who is hauled into
his couit , for ho hab established the
precedent and must abide by it. If
lie seeks lefuge behind the allega
tion that the Stnndaid Oil company
hould be heavily penalized because ,
since its organization in 1872 , cover
ing a peilod of thirty-five yeais , Its
profits have been more than $700,000-
000 , or at an aveiage of about $20,000-
000 per annum , what soit of a penalty
would he inflict on a corporation like
the United States Steel corporation ,
which , at Its piesent late of earnings ,
will make a profit $700,000,000 in less
than four jears , or at the rate of
nearly $200,000,000 a year !
Not long ago It was the proudest
boast of the American people that our
industiies were surpassing In magni
tude those of all other nations. The
[ irosperity of the United States has
: > een great because of the prosperity
of our Industrial interests. The steel
corporation with Its army of ono him-
died thousand employes , the Standaid
Oil with sixty thousand men on its
industrial pay-roll , exclusive of official
and clerical staff , and all the lines of
manufactures which are thriving as
they are in no other conntiy , and
which are fighting valiently for now
markets at home and abroad , are the
principal factors in securing the
wealth of the Ameiican nation. The
day will come when the sober judg
ment of those who think for them
selves , and who think in the light of
experiences both pleasant and bitter ,
who can iccnll other periods of pros-
perltj as well as periods of adversity
and the "souphouse , " will look back
upon this time of frenzied politics with
imiisement ami Indignation.
LUTHERANS RE-ELECT OFFICERS
This Was the Most Important Transaction -
action at Hoskins Meeting.
The 10 election ot the old officers ,
Uev. Theo. Biaener of Hadar , presi
dent , Uev. John Witte of Noifolk , vice-
prcbidont , H W. Xutz of Norfolk , trcas-
uier , was among the ( list Important
Itojus of ousiness to be transacted by
the meeting of the Nebtaska Lutheran
churcHes of the Wisconsin synod at
Hobklns. The olllceis elected will
seive for the coming three yeais.
Trcasuier 13. W. ZtiU was in Hoskins
Filday afternoon , piesenting his re
port to the state sjnod. About fifteen
Nebraska churches compose the Ne
braska district synod. The meeting nt
Hoskins will adjourn Tuesday. Rev.
G. Pieuss of Winsido was chosen as
a delegate to the national synod.
Advertise for n furnished room If
you want to find one In a particular
locality not represented In the ads.
today.
Money Is not as scarce as opportu
nltles. If jou can offer a good Invest
ment , a business opportunity ad. will
find investors.
SMITH BROTHERS OF NEWPORT
LIKELY TO COME.
SEE ADVANTAGES IN NORFOLK
C. A. Smith of Newport Came to Nor
folk Yesterday to Look Over the
Town He Said His Finn Had Prac
tically Decided to Locate Here ,
Noifolk will piobubly be mndo ( ho
nil so maiket of not them Nebraska
ind southern South Pnkolu l
Smith Biothois of Now pot I , known
o News loaders as the foimdom of an
oxlotiMvo hoi'HO mtiikol nt that point ,
lave piacllcally decided lo lomove
h ( > lr ostiihllHhmcnt to Not folk and will
, eiv Soon dellnltely determine. C. A.
Smith , one of the llrm members , was
n Not folk M'slonluy to look over the
situation. Ho met a number of busl-
IONS men nml locclved heaily tnvlln-
Ions fiom all KOUICCS to locate heio
Jordlal coopcintlon In making the
ilg hoi so sales a success , was prom-
sed. Mr. Smith went homo nt noon
'eellng moie than ever that Noifolk IH
.he location for his business
Norfolk's excellent ralhoad fnclll-
.los , hotel accommodations and the
Ike , appealed to Smith Biothois.
I'liey leall/o that live lines of inlltoad
vlll build for them n bigger business
than is possible on one line. Here
hey would be neaier the buyers and
shipments could be made out on the
mine night of sales.
Smith Idothois sell many carloads
if hoibcs monthly. Their buvers
'omo ' fiom as far cast as Indiana ,
leio they would be Independent of
Omaha and Sioux City , and jet would
ujoy as much advantages.
SATURDAY SIFTINGS.
Miss Iiwln of Nollgh Is In Noifolk
oday.
J. Wallace of Nellgh Is In the city
today.
Geoigo D. Buttoi field Is homo from
Omaha.
J. II. Pile of Wayne was In Norfolk
estei day.
Miss Kdith Viclo is In Lincoln on a
short visit.
Fitink Hamilton nnd Miss Margno-
He Hamilton went to Battle Creek
today.
Father Alboits anlvcd homo Satur-
lay fiom Nollgh.
M. Ulchardson of Madison was In
Norfolk over night.
Miss Clara Schram left at noon for
a short visit In Chicago.
W. J. Stadolmnn left this morning
on a buplness tilp to Omaha
Will Stafford Is liomo fiom n two
iveeks' \lslt to Grand Island.
Misses Matilda Solso and Winnie
Pike have relumed to Newman Grove
Olio Miller , a Northwestern car re
pairer , was ordered to Ciclghton yes
terday.
Miss Maude Beach and Ray Beach
of Meadow Grove were in Norfolk > es-
terday.
V. A. Nenow will leave tomorrow on
visit to Denver nnd Colorado
Springs. Ho will be away about two
iveeks.
Mrs. Henry Haase and daughter ar
rived home Friday evening from a vis-
t to Mrs. Haase's former homo at
Merrli , Wls.
Mrs. C. H. Groesbeck , who Is now
n Chicago , will return within ten days
or two weeks. Her father Is recover-
ng his health.
Richard Korth , who has been visit-
ng in Norfolk , will leave tomorrow for
Schwenk , Cole , where ho works In a
sugar factory.
E. E. Miller , a traveling salesman ,
s laid up this week with a sprained
cnee , caused by an accident while on
ils trip this week.
Miss Matilda Herrmann returned
Saturday noon from Pierce , where she
ins been attending the Pierce county
: cachers' Institute.
Rev. J. C. S. Wcllls went to Omaha
Saturday noon In connection with his
position as canon In the Episcopal
nthedral at Omaha.
Mrs. E. IStcar will leave Sunday
morning for Chicago to purchase her
fall stock.
John Duncan , construction engineer
for the Norfolk Long Distance Tele
phone company , left this morning for
Milcago to arrange for the additional
hlpmont of telephone supplies to
Norfolk.
George Dudley , sr. , arrived home
last evening from a shoit visit to Oak
land , Iowa. '
Robert Mills and ( laughter , Miss
Lena Mills , were expected home Satur
day evening from an Iowa visit.
Mrs. Shafors of Chicago and Miss
Welch of Clinton arc In Norfolk on a
visit witli their brother , Jack Welch.
Mrs W. M. Ralnbolt will leave the
middle of the coming week to join her
husband at their new homo in Omaha.
Misses Jennet and Ruth Bell of
Omaha , who have been the guests of
Norfolk relatives , returned home to
day.
day.Mr.
Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Taylor and Mrs.
S. E. Saunders returned homo last
evening frefm a visit to the races at
Nellgh.
A score of young people were the
guests of Miss Rosella Cole Friday
evening at a hayrack party. After a
moonlight drive to Hadar the party re
turned to Norfolk , where light refresh-
mcnts were served at the residence of
Dr. H. J. Cole. The guests o the
evening wore : Miss Bell of Omaha ,
Miss Gladys Jenkins of Madison ,
Misses May Johnson , Ruth Shaw , Lois
Gibson , Melllo Bridge , Nola Walker
and Georgia Blakeman , Charles Lan
M . riinn llaub , Spencer Mullet
li Id. Untold ( low , Aichlo Gow , Hey
.nlU ni Sam I'lHklnn and Loiln
doughty ,
Itinti to Mr and MIH Thomaii Wood
> T tln > Junction , a daughter.
Alb'ii Kiihn thin \\iM > k went nut on
ils Hint tun IIM a NoilhvvoHti'in ongl-
HUT. Ho IB now uinnlnt ; out of ( . 'had-
on.
Mount it A. Moo ol Lincoln IIIIH Hold
a collngn on the coiner of 1-Mflli
street and Pin I ; aveiuto to Men. J. L
tuldwln
The NebuiHlm Ti'lophnno company
inn. iK'coidliig ( o Lincoln paporH ,
iskcd the ralli end commission forpor-
sKldii to ii'diico rates at Noifolh and
it Sidling At the local olllce It was
tali'd that the oompanv VVIIM IIH | < | UK
or pcimlKKlon lo make certain lediic-
.IOIIH tu local loll rates out pf NoifolU
mil that the iciiuest had been Died
n l May.
T. M Iloidc of Central City , owner
> f a big rccdim I'stiibllHhmeiit at NeIgh
Igh , has iHuiued fiom n dip over
esliin town , noithciu Mtssouil ,
lorlhcrii Kansas and Houthcin Xolnun
it. HiHSI.SH . that coin In thu Klkhoiu
valhv | H mipeiloi to any he found
I xl ThuiHtliiy IIUH been designated
is Noi folk Commeiclal club dav at
ho I'li'ico inueH. Owing to the big
unntcui baseball game which Is to bo
) lu.vi'il he'io on Friday , It Is dealied
that everjbody who can will auange
o attend the Pleico nice.s on ThuiHiliiy
ifloiuoon.
Pat Slanton of Tllden and M. M
Son nliciger , Htaitor at the Nellgh
aces , ciented excitement on Nellgh
sdoi ts yi'Htoidny. They maiched
.hioiiKh lown with a llilileon pound
niff.ilo fish dangling fiom thdr shoul-
leib They had been towing Just
whnt iaiHUM'S line they stuick Ihej
lid not explain.
Nmlolk Democial : Gone lluse has
) oen busy the past vveeK pulling up
illlhoaidH and olherwlso pi opining for
the coming enleilaliimi-nlH at the An
lltnilum lor next vslutci. Gene Is all
light and will glvo the people of this
3ltj HOIIIO excellent shows dining the
coming season. Watch for his new
sign. 11 is a beauty
Supieino Judge J. B Bainos on next
Tuesday will deliver an addiess at
he old settlois' leunlon and picnic at
MaitiiiHbuig In Dixon counly. Fiom
1871 to 1SSS Mr. Barnes was a lesldent
if Ponca and his acquaintance In that
noitlu > iii county Is still wide. Judge
Bailies will also accept on Invitation
to a picnic at Dakota Clly on Thurs
day.
day.The
The supeilnlendont and leacheis of
the Madison county Institute deslio to
Indb thank the Noilolk comnieiclal
club for the entertainment ptovlded
tlnoiiKli their effoits Tilday afternoon.
They also deslio lo thank the hospital
nithorltles and candy mamifactuierH
of the city for their Kindness In per
mitting them to visit the asvlum and
candy factoiy.
It Is a foitunato man In Noifolk who
loesn't think that ho has the hay
fiver and It's an exceptional man in
the city who hasn't a severe cold. The
extremely cold nights of the past two
weeks has resulted in the greaterpait
of Norfolk laking cold. In many cass -
s pneumonia or other complications
mvo threatened , resulting In a boom
n the local physicians' practice along
: hcse lines.
In the race between the new high
school building and the Noithwestern
lepot , the depot has all the oest of the
race. The brick walls of the new
lepot arc rising above the cement
foundation while the stone foundation
of the new high school building Is Just
up to the surface level. The entire
basement nnd foundation of the new
depot Is constructed of cement. The
: lepot la to be finished by the first of
; ho new year , the high school two
weeks later.
The new street grader ordered by
: he city council for use on the city
strcts has been received In Norfolk.
The grader will be put In commlsson
it once by the street committee. A
Ight two wheel grader , the new road
machine can bo operated much more
economically than the old cumber
some grndeis. The new machine can
1)0 ) operated at n cost of about $5 a
lay as against a dally expense of about
$11 Incurred by the big graders. The
only objecllon to the new machine Is
that It Is a good road preserver but
not a road maker.
Save that Mndlson county school
teachers aio young and for the most
part only about three years out of the
lilgh school. It Is Impossible to give
statistical information touching the
aveiago age of the county teachers
The Information blank that the county
uperlntendents furnish provides for
this information but It Is Invariably
slighted by the teachers. And no re
liance can bo put on the answers .that
are turned In for the fancy of the
pretty school marms runs both up
and down on the ago scale Norfolk's
experience with the teachers' Instltuto
Ibis week has dispelled the "old maid"
calumny that tradition has wrapped
about the teaching profession. Most
of the teachers are not long from the
high schools nnd the school boards
complain 'that they marry with sur
prising frequency.
Forty-four people wealing badges
proclaiming "Norfolk , Commercial
Center of North Nebraska , " went to
Nellgh yesterday afternoon to attend
the races. A largo crowd had gone up
In the morning nnd another crowd had
been there all week , so that It was
estimated by President Burnham of
the Commercial club that there wore
fully 100 Norfolk people on the
grounds. Among those who went yes
terday wcro : Mr. nnd Mrs. J. C. Stltt ,
Mr. nnd Mrs. S. M. Braden , Mr. and
Mrs. 0. II. Reynolds , Mr. and Mrs. J.
B Mnvlaid , Mi mid MM ( i < nti II
t'hilsloph , Mi. and MIH. N B Dolxon.
Mr and Mis. I , A Molho.'Mt. and MIH
N A lliiHo. Mr. and MIH. (1 B Din
liiml , MIH W. N HUHO , Mrn A J. | ) ur
linid , MIH JOIIIH , Judge J. M. BariioH.
lloimau Wlntoi , A. In-Kiior , Anton
Iliiclilmly , 10 B Kimrrnmii. John I lor-
iiinnii , ( \ W. l.iimont , M f llnwi , W.
II. I'OWOIH , W. M. Hoffman. l . M Mar
it-It , K. II. BoolH.
Allhniigji Iho now law linn brought
Impiovomotil Iho prncllpn of
Norfolk IIO.VH In Jumping nil moving'
linliiH mill oonllniioH Thin hiihlt of
hoy-H In "catching on" for llltlo rldo
IK now In plain violation of a now
law and Is nllll HO wldoHpioad
that triilnmon ooiiRldor It nn nlmolulo
At the NorlhwoHtoin'H up
town dopdt the nriuHlon of nnntrlilnn
llltlo ildi-H Is ooannon nnd IIOVH nlm >
board moving ( ratlin nt thn .luiicllnii
and IMilou Pacific ilopiilH. Knglnu r
Smith of HIQ NorthwoHlorn IH ono of
the rnllinndoiH who linn hln nhaio of
Hoiiblo of Iho kind Only hint woolt
ho ciimo tioar iiinnlng over ti > OUIIK
mini who Is a filoud of bin The
vouiig man playfully cniiRhl on Iho
coal car , and ( hen foil down so thai
ho wan foici-d lo grab hold of Iho
Hldoslop to save hlmtiolf Mr Smith
Htoppod the onglno ami took occasion
to Hovoioly icpilmunil the pormm who
oniiHod the ae-cldont. "I would have
had him aiiesled had I had the boat I
to do II , " said Hngluoor Smith , "but
ho wan a fi lend of mlno and 11
was ho who came near gelling hut I ,
I could not Ilnd It In mo lo do my
duly. "
LaHl Sunday morning thoio WIIH the
imiial activity among the sports of Our-
don , Nob. , and soon buggies loaded
with guiiH , dogs and other hunting
piiinpliornnliu , wcio speeding iholr
vvnv lo Iho haiinta ol Iho eaily bird In
ipii-Hl ol Iho worm. Stiito Oamo Wai
don , Coo I , . Tailor , who mlived In
the cltv the ovenlng before , iinan
niinnccd , wan an InloioHlIng spectator
ol the niovomonlH and derided to lur-
iv In the loun imlll Iho homo coming
of the unmmpocllng vlohiloin of the
Htnlo game laws W f ! Tiaiib , a weal
thy lumber ami coal dealer of flordnn ,
WIIH Iho HiH ! victim lo full Into Iho
wily waidon's net HlH buggv was
soaiched and the HfoloHB lomnlns of
eight gioiiHo v\oie diaggod fiom beneath -
noath the neal After duo legal pie
COBS , Iho blidu wondlHlrihiilod among
Iho mliilstorH , bankoiH and olhorn of
the- needy of the community and Iho
iiiifoilunnla vlollm who was found
wltli Iho goodH In bin | > ORHPHHOII | was
nsROHHod Iho iiHiial linn of $5 per and
Irlmmlngs , which In this case mummi
ed to almost a wlnler's supply of hard
coal Ship Young , who accompanied
Mr. Ttniib as drlvoi , was lucky to OH
capo with the mild penalty of a 10-
pilmuml bv the stnto wurdon and Iho
pioinlso to bo good In Iho fuliiio n.nh-
m ss ( dining on and a severe wind and
dust Mm in i aging UKw.ii -
don fiom making nuiiu iou olhor in-
tests.
CONVOCATION OF SIOUX HELD ON
ROSEBUD.
SUNDAY WAS A MAMMOTH DAY
The Convocation of Christian Sioux
Indiana North of Valentine Drew
About 2,500 People for Sabbath Ser
vices Rain Came at 5 O'clock.
Valentine , Neb , Aug 20. Special to
The News : Sunday was the big day
at the Christian Indian convocation
now being held on the Rosebud by the
Episcopal church of the diocese of
South Dakota. It Is one that will long
be retained In the memory of both the
Indians and whites. The weather was
superb up to G o'clock , when the ser
vices weie Interrupted by a thunder
storm causing all to seek shelter. The
grand services stalled at 9:30. : Head
ed by two blbhops , the priests , native
and white , las men and catechlsts and
follovsed by the Indians , each tribe
with its own banner , making a long
procession of about 2,500 , they
marched to the pavilion where a celo
bratlon of the holy communion was
held by Bishop Coadjutor Johnson ,
ter which a sermon was delivered by
him. Taking Ills te.xt from the gospel
according lo SI. John 15:11 : , "Yo are
my ft lends It you do whatsoever I
command > oii , ' ' ho dollvoi oil a maslor-
fill and forceful address , eloquently yet
plainly , so that all the Indians might
undeistnnd. At 2 o'clock a mass meek
Ing of the baby's blanch was held In
the pavilion. At 2:30 : general asscm
bly was held by Bishops Hare and
Johnson , assisted by some of the
priests. At 3:30 : the women's meeting
was continued. A service In English
was to be held at G o'clock but Just at
that lime a sovcro rain and wind storm
came up which shut off all communi
cation and It is feared did considerable
damage.
Monow ! Booming.
The Northwestern Mercantile com
pany have put In a ? 10,000 stock of
merchandise In the OpocensKy build
ing. Hcie they have the best location
In town. ,
J. W. Newell has icnted the building
south of the Northwestern Mercantile
company's now store and Is putting In
an ? S,000 stock of furniture nnd farm
Implements. Joe Knlhawy , who re
cently resigned his place with thoNje-
Schneider-Fowler company , will manage -
ago the store.
J. W. Packard has purchased a $7-
000 stock of clothing , which ho has
moved Into the M. W. A. hall until ho
can secure a better location.
A LAROi : GATHERING OP CHRIS
TIAN RliDS.
t
ON THE ROSCUUD RESERVATION
Whnt In Onlil to be Perhaps the L.iry-
' oat Gathering of Oloux liullnita Ever
Assembled In Time of Pence , lo Now
Camped on the I'rnlrlo.
Ynli'tillno , Neb , Aug 2l8n.'dnl lo
I'ho NOWH. I'oilmpM the InigoBt pooro-
iblc coimicKatlon of Hlous Indlatm
vi r nimcmhloii nt ono tlnio ivro now
Million d In con vocal Ion at St. Mary'a
-.rlmid , an KplHcopnllun limllluto for
liiillnn chllilioii , Hltuntod on the UOsu-
bud ICHCIvnllon.
The invocation RioundH am situat
ed on Anlolopo cre-nk between the two
largo Kovoininont hoiirdhiB gchoolH
and olio half mlle from Ht. Mnry'H
Hcliniil and 'Irlnlly chnpo ! ,
BlnlmpH Haio and Johnson , nccom-
imnlod bj llov. Mr. Wells , rector of
Si JohiiH chinch , Valentino , and mnny
iithur dologiiteii and clergymen who
cnino In on the night train , loft this
clcj onilj yoHteiday mottling , arriving
nt the convocation gioiiudB at about
I o'clock. At I 110 a ginnd foant wan
glvon to Iho pooplo. WhlU-H and In
dlaiiH , about 1,800 In all , scaled about
a gioat cliclo pin look of ( ho feast.
The convocation will bo contlnue'd for
live dajH , ending August J8 A largo
pavllllon and inimoioim eating liuoilm
hava IK on elected and ovoiy nrrnnge-
tin-ill IIIIH boon made to care for the
ImmoiiHo ciovvdH About 000 lopooH
hnv been sot up and fully 2,000 Indlamt
.no encamped about St. Mary'a school
ami Ti hilly chapel Saturday mom-
Ing at ! ) : .IO the convocation will bo
orginil/od and olllcen < choHon , nfloi
vvhldi BlHhop Hare will glvo the nd-
dioss of wolromo. Then will bo hold
two Ropaiato inuotlngH of the two
gloat KplHcopnl hrolhoi hoods , Iho
Biolhoihooil of ChilHllnn Untly ami
the Biollioihood of SI. Andiow. ie-
piMtslll be load and topics discussed
Sunday will bo Lho greatest day of
the whole convocation. In the inoin-
Ing a gioat Horvlco will ho held upon
the upon pialso and aiouiid Trinity
chapel and the attendance will prob
ably be over II.ODO pe-oplo. Ifllther Bluh-
op Hiiiu or BlHhop Coadjutor Johnson
will deliver the sermon. Monday will
bo taken tip with business mcctlngii
ol the mon and wonu-n'H uocictlcH.
M.niy people liom Valentino and the
surrounding towns luivo gone to the
convocation , It being about thlrty-flvo
nllos notth of heie. This Is the nn-
iunI con vocation of the dloceso of
South Dakota.
STUCKEY GETS NEW APPOINTMENT
Popular Railway Clerk Becomes Inter
nal Revenue Collector.
O N SI lieu > , , i piomlnent and pop-
ilur iall\va > intil cloik running be-
vvoon Noifolk and 1/Jtig I'ino , and
\\lio has matlo this city his homo for
a number of venrs , has boon appointed
loputy Intoi nal revenue collector In
ho federal service with headquarters
at CoImiibtiH , and has acccpti'd the of-
'er. Mr. Stncke > 's new duties begin
VngiiRt 31 , and ho will sewn leave for
IH ! new homo In Columbus. lie may
nako ono more round trip on the mall
car , pending the securing of n man to
ako his place.
The territory to bo covered by Mr.
StucKey In his now work will Include
\orfolk and northwestern points as
'ar ' as Bone-steel. Mr. Stuckoy began
service In the postal department In
September , 1901 , and pi lor to that for
Ivo jears taught school at Plalnvlow.
Got things through want ada
Order of Hearing on Original Probate
of Will.
In the county court of Madison conn-
y , Nebraska.
The state of Ncbinska , Madison
county.
To all persons Interested In the es
tate of C W Binasch , deceased :
Whereas , there Is on illo In the coun
ty couit of said Madison county , an
nstinment pin porting to bo the last
ill and testament of C W. Braasch ,
ate of bald Madison county , deceased ,
nnd Bnrt Mapes has Hied his petition
iiereln praying to have said Instrument
admitted to probate , and for the Issu
ing of letters testamentary , which will
relates to both real and personal es
tates.
I have therefore appointed Thurs
day , the 12th day of September , 1907.
at 1 o'clock In the afternoon , nt the
county court room In Madison , In said
county , as the time end place for hear
ing and proving said will , at which
time nnd place > oti and all concerned
may appear And contest the probnto
and allowing of the same.
It Is fuither ordered that said peti
tioner glvo notice to all persons Inter
ested in said estate of the pendency
of the said petition , and the time and
place net for the hearing of the same ,
by causing a copy of this order to bo
pnbllbhed in the Norfolk Weekly
News-Journal , a newspaper printed ,
published and circulating in said coun
ty , for three weeks successively pre
vious to the day set for the hearing.
In witness whereof I hnvo hereunto
set my hand nnd olllcinl seal this 14th
day of August , 1907.
( Seal ) Win. Bates ,
County Judge.
SOUTH DAKOTA LAND FOR SALE
CO-000 acres of choice land In cen
tral South Dakota. Address Q. T. Pel-
land , Sioux Falls , S. D.