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THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWSJOURNAL
PART ONE. NORFOLK , NEHRASTCA , FRIDAY , JULY 10 , JD03 , PAGES 1 TO 8 ,
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What the People Who Were
Left at Home Did.
THEY HAD SOME CELEBRATION.
People Thronged the Streets all Day
Long and a Good Portion of the
Night Threw Confetti and Shot
Firecrackers.
[ From Monday's Dally. ]
Despite the announcement that there
was iiothiug to be done lu Norfolk oil
the Fourth of July , there was something
doing every minute. It was not n pre
arranged sort of celebration with 100
guus at sunrise and n patriotic oration
in a big tent , with the reading of the
Declaration of Independence and a base
ball game in the afternoon and a public
display of fireworks upon which the
town had spent $1,000 ( one thousand
dollars at night. )
It was just a warm time all the while
which several thousand people who
were loft in tbo town , made for thorn-
solves. They thronged the streets just
as though it had been a real celebration
for fair , and they shot off firecrackers
and threw confetti until they were
black in tbo face. They drank lemon
ade and pop and ginger ale and when
the night time came along they crowded
into Norfolk avenue and exploded dyna
mite.
People from the country around Norfolk -
folk came in to spend the day and make
merry. They wanted to como to Nor
folk whether there was an advertised
celebration or not. And at night they
sent up fireworks until the heavens
were filled with bursting rockets and
/ fiery sprays. "We sold ten times as
many fireworks , " said one dealer , "as
we would have done with n celebration.
Everybody celebrated individually and
n otherwise they would all have watched
the public display. "
Among the folk who stayed at home
picnics were n feature. Lawns all over
the city were converted into out-of-door
dining apartments , where several fami
lies would come together to do their
shore toward making the eagle scream.
Besides those , too , many went to the
river banks and lounged about in the
shade of great trees or tossed sizzing
explosives into the water.
There were few accidents for a Fourth
and the physicians were given the min
imum of work to do in plastering hands
back to the arms from which they came.
Company L , N. N. G. , spent the
holiday in Stanton , whore they lived
like real soldiers and mixed in a skir
mish drill and sham .battle which were
quite superior.
One Boy Hurt.
The young Americans , and older ones ,
who celebrated the Fourth in Norfolk ,
were fortunate In getting through the
day with a minimum of accidents , but
one of nt all a serious nature being re
ported. The victim of this was Dewey ,
the 0-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. H.
L , McCormiok , 200 South Ninth street.
The little fellow picked up a cannon
cracker , which was lit and thrown out ,
but failed to explode at once and he ran
and got it again , holding it quite close
to his face as it went off. Innumerable
grains of powder entered his face and
eyes , thrown in quite deep by the force
of the explosion. A physician was sum
moned and tediously removed the specs
of powder. The lad's face is healing
rapidly and one eye appears to bo all
right , but the other gives cause for
some worry , as a scum has formed over
it and the sight seems affected. He
may be taken to n specialist in Omaha
or Chicago if immediate improvement
is not noted.
Mr. McCormick had desired to avert
just such an accident and naturally
decided that the best way was not to
provide his boys with crackers until be
1 could bo there to show them how to fire
the squibs , but In his absence down
town Dewey picked up the big one and
started a celebration of his own , with
h the above consequences
What it Means.
"What it all wont to show , " said a
business man , "is that the people
around Norfolk the formers who do
their trading here from one mouth's
end to another want a celebration , and
it is about time for Norfolk to make up
its mind to have some kind of a cele
bration every single year , regardless of
the outside. "
The children of the Christ Lutheran
church parochial school spent the
Fourth at a picnio in Rbuolow's grove.
They had a good time.
The Methodist Sunday school children
enjoyed a picnic celebration.
Smash Plato Glass Window.
A plate glass window in the restaur
ant of J. Frey thaler , 511 Norfolk avenue ,
was smashed in by a crowd of colebrat-
ors. It seems that there was too much
confetti In the air for one fellow who
came along. Ho didn't take it as was
intended and the next minute there
wore more fists flying promiscuously
about than there was confetti. No ar
rests were made.
Costly Break.
During the night before the Fourth a
large plate glass window in the saloon
of William Berner , corner Third and
Norfolk avenue , was broken. A small
round hole gives the appearance of a
sky rocket break or a bullet. The cause
is unknown. The damage amounts to
$70.
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A Dollar for a Wife.
This is n story of a man who married
3\ \ „ . rcdy more than half hie
. * V/j/ " n miflor , with n sordid
did , . . " 'tfof.f 4 ns nlways lu
sordid uniu.c ° l So . lorsdunl
appearance. Ho _ 6jotp but ono
suit of clothes , his wo. < mlt. Ho
know no Sunday except ns a uay of rest
from toll. Pleasure , recreation , n bath
were unknown If not unheard of in bis
experience in lifo. Love I Ho loved his
wife as the animal loves the person
who feeds It. Never during the sovornl
years of their married life had she been
farther from homo than to n neigh
bors , nud not a cent , except for the
most urgent necessities of life could she
over wring from his miserly grip. Ono
day a woman stole her away and paid
her way to n festival and she mot other
men and they were nice to her nnd she
went back to the old drudgery nnd got
n beating from her husband. Then she
loft him and in a short time ho coaxed
her back but fiho again left him and but
yesterday ho wait in Norfolk trying to
induce her to return with tholr child.
Ho offered a mutual friend n whole big
dollar to got her back. Will she go ?
She probably will.
HOW TRAMPS USE OLD PAPERS ,
"Some Uses 'Em For Some Tings
and Some For Others. "
[ From Monday's Dally. ]
"There ore more ways of using n news
paper than there are of cooking eggs , "
explained a rough looking tramp who
came into TUB NEWS office this morn
ing to ask , "Gould yees please spare a
few old ixohanges ? " A dozen times a
week during the summer , tramps of
just thin type will drop into the ex
change room of a newspaper ofllce and
want old papers. They always take
several along and they never say what ,
the things are good for. It gets to bo a
matter of curiosity after a while , so the
Weary Willie wlio came this morning
was asked about it.
"What under haven do you do with
thopo exchanges ? " asked the editor.
"Well , we're not above pretty nearly
anything under heaven , " replied the
tired traveler. He folded them up and
then wont on , "Some uses 'em fer some
tings and some uses 'oin for others. "
Thou he stopped and put on his toughest
look.
"In do foist place , " ho said , "wo read
'em. Oifter we get two or tree days
behind de waiter wagon , we road up de
poipers and como along-side again.
Oifter we've read 'em tree , we takes
'cm fer different tings. We makes beds
wid 'em at noight by spreadin' 'em out ,
nnd besides dat we uses 'em to wrap up
lots of tings de nox' day. We wraps up
lots of different tings in 'em. An' it
looks better to a copper , too dis is on
do q. t. to see a feller busy readin1
when he comes along.
"Oh some people uses'em for some
tings an' some uses 'em fer others , but I
use 'em to wrap up different articles ,
mostly , " said his trnmpdom , as ho
chucked the papers in a pocket , and
went away.
A HEAVY RAIN STORM.
Norfolk and Vicinity Thouroughly
Soaked Just Before the Fourth.
[ From Monday's Dally. ]
The rain that commenced falling
Thursday night and continued all
through Friday was one of the heaviest
of the year , the government gauge at
Dr. Salter'B showing a fall of three and
18-hmidrodths inches on the morning of
the Fourth. The total fall for the first
week of the month has been three and
37-hundredths inches.
The ground was thoroughly soaked
for the Fourth , and the cellars and
ponds held a large surplus of moisture ,
which has not yet drained away. Mud
of a paatioularly deep and sticky variety
fell to the lot of the patriots who wished
to celebrate , but it dried considerably
during the day and towards evening the
roads had again become quite passsble ,
and the air dry enough to permit the
burning of fireworks.
The cellars held more water after the
storm than at any previous time this
season. A scam pump was set to work
this morning taking the moisture from
the cellar of the cold storage.
DRAGON FROM MANCHURIA.
Want to Exhibit at Norfolk Matter
Referred to Tiger Club.
[ From Monday's Dally. ]
The following message has been re
ceived by 0. E. Hartford , president of
the State Firemen's association , and by
him it has been referred to the Tiger
club for action. What the club will do
about it will probably be announced
later :
Seattle , July 4. Q. E. Hartford , pres
ident Nebraska Firemen's association :
Have just arrived with famous Dragon ,
captured in wilds of Manchuria for ex
hibition in the United States. Do you
want it for attraction at tournament ?
Answer. E. L. T. TAES.
PARTY AT NIAGARA FALLS.
Norfolk People Enroute to Boston
Arrive at the Famous Spot.
Niagara Falls , July 3. To The News :
The Norfolk party reached Niagara
Falls at 12 in. today. We had a splen
did run from Chicago over the Wobaah.
All have spent the afternoon visiting
interesting places about the Falls.- The
party divides here. Some will go by
way of Toronto and Montreal to Boston ;
others will go by way of Albany and
New York. The former leave at 5
o'clock this evening , the latter at 0. All
are well. 0'Cojinou.
Condition of School Treasury
is Shown.
DEBT IS BEING REDUCED.
Estimate of Expenses for Ensuing
Year Is Publlshed-Board Will Buy
No Moro Pencils , Pens or Paper.
Resignation of Miss Morrow.
[ From Tuesday's Dally. ]
The regular mooting of the board of
education v n ) hold last night with all
members probont except Mr. Koorbor.
After rending and approving minutes
of preceding meetings the treasurer's
report for the month of Juno , showing
balance cash in the general fund of
f 1,128.81 , with unpaid outstanding war
rants amounting to $0,2211.58 , was read
and ordered filed.
The secretary's annual report for the
fiscal year , July 1 , 1003 , to Juno ! )0 ) ,
1003 , was read , ordered filed and a copy
furnished the local newspapers.
President Boor verbally reported the
resignation of Miss Edith Morrow as
teacher to accept a position elsewhere ,
and same was accepted. Miss Nolle
Morrow was elected to fill the vacancy.
The following bills wore road and al
lowed :
S. O. Dean , glass and repairs , $0 75.
Dodd , Mead & Co. , books , $1.
Norfolk Brick Works , sidewalk brick ,
$8.
$8.S.
S. F. Dunn , screen door , 75 cents ,
August Hollermau , labor , repairs ,
$20.
$20.H.
H. G. Bruggomann , census enumerator
rater , ? 00.
S. F. Adams , labor , repairs , $20.
On motion it was ordered that for the
ensuing year the pupils bo required to
furnish their own pencils , paper , tab
lets , pens and pen-holders.
Communication from Messrs. Gorton ,
Schroder and Lay requesting the use of
the Lincoln school grounds for religious
meetings , with permission to erect
touts for said meetings and for use of
their families until September 1 , was
read and on motion it was ordered that
request could not bo granted.
The board adjourned.H. .
H. 0. MA.TRAU ,
Secretary.
Estimate of Expenses.
Estimate of expenses for the Fchool
district of Norfolk , Neb. , for the fis
cal year :
Superintendent and teachers sal
aries $12,500
Officers and Janitors 2,500
Books 050
Supplies 700
Repairs 500
Fuel 1,200 ,
Furniture ! ! 00
Miscellaneous 800
INTEREST ON BONDS.
1885 issue of $ 4,000 ? 240
188 ! ) issue of 825,000 1,600
1808 issue of ? 11,000 550
SINKING 1'UNU.
1885 issue of $ 4,000 $ 400
1880 ibsue of $25,000 2,500
Total $24,340 ,
The above was made nt a special
mooting of the board of education hold
on June 15 , 1003.
H. O. MATRAU , Secretary.
Financial Statement.
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Report of Receipts and Disbursements
of the School District of Norfolk City ,
Neb. , for the fiscal year beginning July
1 , 1002 , and ending June 80 , 1003 :
RECEIPTS.
Balance cash on hand July 1 ,
1002 $ 1,758.15
Rec'd from county Treasurer ,
Taxes | 10,850 00
Reo'd from county Treasurer ,
State Apportionment 2,201 fiO
Reo'd from Police Judge , fines 121 05
Reo'd from Saloon Licenses. . 5,000 00
Reo'd from non-resident tuit-
tion 20 00
Reo'd from School Entertain
ment 25 00
Reo'd from Insurance 80172
Reo'd from House Rent 40 00
Total Receipts $20,414 51
DISBURSEMENTS.
Superintendent and Teachers'
Salaries $10,058 26
Officers' and Janltors's sal
aries 1,804 00
Books 021500
Supplies 708 70
Repairs 700 73
Fuel 1,170 43
Insurance 1GO 00
Census Enumerator 6000
Premium Treasurer's Bond. . . 28 00
Electric Lighting 03 70
Telephone 20 85
Miscellaneous 33 00
Interest on Warrants 580 18
Total Disbursements.$17,074 71
Outstanding unpaid warrants "
June 80 , 1003 . $0,223 58
Leas cash on hand to pay same 4,128 81
Interest bearing warrants now
outstanding 5,091 77
Respectfully submitted ,
H. 0. MATRAU ,
Secretary.
Resolutions of Sympathy.
[ From Monday's Dally. ]
The following resolution of their
sympathy has boon Inscribed upon
parchment and presented to Mr. and
Mrs. George H. Spear by the Sugar City
Aerlo of Eagles :
"Although to remember bo but to
lament and sympathy increases sorrow ,
yet who could wish to forget their be
loved dead ?
Therefore wo , the members of Sugar
City Aerie F. O. E. of Norfolk , Neb. ,
sharing the grief of our esteemed
brother , Guorgo II. Sponr , nnd his wife ,
in the death of tholr daughter , Urnco
Emily , dcslro herewith to express our
deopodt Homnv and toudur to thum our
heartfelt nympiithy in their sad horonv *
mi'iit.
Adopted by the Aerie in regular
NORsion July 1 , 1003.
J. H. MAOKAY ,
JUUUS Al.ThOUUI.UIt ,
E. A. BULLOCK ,
Committee.
HIS DAUGHTER LAID HIM OUT.
Norfolk Father Was Sent to the Floor
by a Clothes Wringer.
[ From Tucsdny'H Dully. ]
DuoauHO ho oouldn't stand for the man
who wanted to bo hln Ron-in-lnw , n
Norfolk man , who lives in n downtown
nvonue , took n half hour off yuRtordny
to uhastiRO his daughter. And beomiHO
Bho didn't like the remarks that lie made
the muoh-in-lovo daughter laid her
daddy out upon the door , stilt and SOUBO-
loss , with a blow from a heavy , old
fashioned clothes wringer. This morn
ing the man , who came to before very
long , has boon asking his attorney what
could bo douo to the young woman
whoso "blow almost killed father. "
It soouiB that the girl wont to a picnic
and spent the afternoon Sunday with
the man who had asked her for her
hand. Fearing the worst , her lover
came homo with her and made matters
worse far worse by broaching the
subject to his mnybo father-in-law. The
young gallant was thrown out of the
house for an answer.
Yesterday , as a sequel , the objecting
parent called his daughter in to call her
down. There was something doing
from the tap of the gong and the min
ute papa got out his little hammer to
knock on her intended , the independent
daughter grabbed the clothes wringer ,
sparred a minute for an opening , and
then sent in a corking rap that drove the
old man sprawling to the mat. When
the mill was over and the masculine
victim had been counted out for fair ,
the wife and mother came upon the
ficono but took immediately to the tall
grass. The matter was not reported to
the police , as the legal question is being
investigated. The girl thinks she de
serves her ohoico for a husband.
RUNNING TEAM AT STANTON.
Norfolk Boys Received Fine Treat
ment and Got Purse of $26.
[ From Monday's Dally. ]
The running team of the Norfolk fire
department entered the race at Stautou ,
for the prizes offered , in competition
with the running team of that town.
They came out second beet in the race ,
and received as their reward $25 in
cash. It is said by a by-stauder that
they made equal or bettor tiuio in run-
ring but lost to the Stautou team in
coupling , the work being uudortiujon by
one of the boys who had never before
tried it , while that for the Stautou
team was done by Al. Marks , who not
only gives promise of taking the state
championship nt the coming tourna
ment but of lauding the world's cham
pionship.
Marks gave some exhibition coup
lings , after the race that were simply
Astonishing. Ho would pick up the
nozzle and literally throw it nt the
coupling , the force of the throw and the
twist given putting it on so tight that a
spanner is required to loosen it. He in
remarkably adept at the trick and his
friends think ho cannot bo beaten by
anyone.
The Norfolk boys report that they
were treated most courteously at Stanton -
ton and enjoyed their visit very much.
Manager Reynolds expects to give
them some severe training during the
two weeks preceding the tournament
and wants to see them take a bunch of
the prizes offered at that time.
PIERCE COUNTY FOR BARNES.
Republicans Yesterday Afternoon
Held Entnusiastic Convention.
Pierce , Neb. , July 7. The republic
ans of Pierce county hold an enthus
iastic convention in the opera house
yesterday. O. J. Frost of Plainview
was elected permanent chairman and
Schuyler Dnrfoe of Pierce permanent
secretary. The following delegates were
elected to the state convention : Thomas
Ohllvers , Dr. J. M. Alden , H. H. Mohr ,
B. M. Smith , Chess M. Leodom , W. L.
Mote , N. M. Nelson , Charles H. Stew
art and D. L. Orellin. The following
delegates wore elected to the judicial
convention : B. S. Leedom , G. W.
Mitchell , H. J. Billerbeok , O. J. Frost ,
L. Button , T. H. Webster , Benjamin
Lindsay , Judge J. A. Williams , W. W.
Quivoy. Resolutions were read and
adopted endorsing the administration of
President Roosevelt , also Judge Barnes
of Norfolk for supreme judge and Judge
J. F. Boyd of Neligh for reuomination
as district judgo. The convention placed
the following county ticket in nomina
tion : County clerk , W. G. Hirons ;
clerk of district court , William B. Ohil-
vers ; treasurer , H. M. Nelson ; county
judge , J. A. Williams ; sheriff , George
W. Littel j superintendent , L. P. Tin
der ; surveyor , L. K. Springstern ; cor
oner , Dr. John Mayer ; assessor , Charles
Worker ; commissioner , First district ,
Nls Nissou ; Third district , August
Sohwltohtenbcrg.
EDITORS IN OMAHA.
Royal Reception Tendered to the
Visitors During Today.
Omaha , July 8. Special to The News :
Right royal has boon the reception ac
corded by local newspaper-men to the
National Editorial association , who
numbered more than 1,000.
Held TMieir Semi-Annual Meet
ing in Norfolk Yesterday.
SESSIONS IN ELK CLUD ROOMS.
A Largo Number of Physicians Wore
Present They Road Pnpors on
Timely Topics Closed With Ex-
porlonco Mooting ,
[ From Wcdnowliiy'rt ' Dally. ]
The Klkhora Valley Mudlunl asso-
elation hold one of their Homi-numwl
meeting ! ) in Norfolk yiwterday. The
Hloim were held in the I0llcn' olub
rooms and took up the afternoon nnd
night.
A largo number of physicians were
present from the entire northeastern
part of the state nnd n gront deal of
good wax accomplished. Papers nnd
OUSHionB on timely topics among the
modlcnl folk took up the gront portion
of their atny in the Sugar City. An In
vitation to meet in Fremont during
their next Reunion , which COUIOH in
January , was accepted by the asso
ciation ,
The mooting wns called to order at ! i
o'clock by the president , Dr. Summers
of West Point. Among the papers
road wore the following : "Abscess of
the Brain , " Dr. P. II. Salter , of this
city ; "Tho Registration of Deaths and
Blrthn by the State , " Dr. Towno , city
physician of Omaha ; "Gunshot
Wounds and tholr Treatment aH Com
pared With That nt the Time of Garfield -
field , " Dr. Oonwull , of Nollgh ;
"ParoaiH , " Dr. Aikon , of Omaha.
The paper road by Dr. Salter was il
lustrated by a model in the person of
the Lan lad of thin city. Dr. Towno'fl
paper WIIH very intoroHtlng , treating as
it did of the runHoiiH why the Htnto , lilco
other elder Btntnn , should keep n careful
tnblnlated report of the deaths and
births in the commonwealth.
The papers were nil finished nt the
afternoon BORHiou and during the even
ing nn "Experience Mooting" waH hold ,
during which the clootora related n
number of peculiar caHos they had
treated. Following this a social session
was hold for an hour or more , with ro-
froshmentH of ice cream , cake , lemon-
npo and cigars.
A number of Norfolk people mot the
medical men in the evening nud a short
address wan delivered by Hon. W. M.
Robertson.
The following wore proHont :
Drs. Summers , West Point ; Williams ,
vioo president , Wayne ; Aiken , secre
tary , Omaha ; J. E. Summers , and
Towuo , Oninlm ; Wior , Ohadron ; Con-
well and Batey of Noligh ; Hobbs , Oak-
dale ; Tanner , Battle Greek ; Pheasant
and Oabomo , Pierce ; Bates , Noligh ;
Burroll , Oroighton ; Hildroth , Tokn-
muh ; McDonald , Fremont ; Boar , V. G
Salter , P. II. Salter , Walters , Hagoy ,
Muuson and Bryant , Norfolk.
COW HOOKS GOW.
Spaulding's Dairy Herd Depicted by
Walter's Armimal.
[ From Tuesjday'B Dally. ]
H. L. Spauldiug is short one cow and
John Walter is attempting to figure out
if ho is in any way responsible for the
loss of his neighbor , as it was his prop
erty that put his neighbor's animal out
of the way. Walter's cow Boomed to
have taken n violent dislike to the Spnul-
ding animal and on two previous oc
casions had attacked her , but without
doing damage. Last evening the Spani
eling animal was lariated out as usual
on a vacant lot near the homo of the
family on South Ninth street. The
Walter cow was being driven in from
pasture with a bunch of other town
COWH when her eye lit on the staked out
bovine. She at once butted in with her
sharp horns , having the Spauldiug cow
nt a disadvantage owing to her being
tied with a rope , and soon made short
work of herkilling her almost instantly.
Naturally there are regrets In both
homes. The Spnulditig animal was a
faithful beast and valuable , and the
family hates very much to lose her.
The Walter family also has regrets that
their cow likewise a good one should
have done as she did.
WAITING FOR IRON COLUMNS.
Work is at a Standstill on Govern
ment Building Today.
[ From Tuesday's Dally. ]
"Work around here Is practically at
a standstill , " said Snporintoudout Fain
of the federal building , today. "Wo
are held up by the delay in our iron
columns and wo are now hoping that
they may come today. "
The iron columns that have been so
long waited for nt the structure extend
to the third story of the building. Throe
layers of granite now cover the fonn
datlon to the new postofllce nnd the
main entrance in Madison nvenuo begins
gins to loom up In nice shape.
What One Advertiser May Do.
Referring to what this paper ( Beatrice
Sun ) had to say of Sam Goldberg's style
of advertising , the Nebraska City
Tribune adds that "twenty-five mor
ohauta in this city advertising their
lines of goods as Sam Goldberg does
is , would make Nebraska City known
for fifty miles in every direction as the
leading and best market in southeastern
Nebraska for anything needed in the
Household , the shop or on the farm , ant
would bring thousands of dollars ol
trade to this city from people who now
never give the town a thought. Bnsl
broods hiiHlnuHi , and n few llvo
inoralmiitH can do muoli to attract trade
and tralllo to n town. "
You nro eminently correct. Bant
Goldberg linn done more for Nobrnska
City than fifty inorohnntH who ndvor-
tiflohy circular , on fence cornero or
HidewallcH. Ho linn drawn trade to the
town that tins benefited those who nro
too stingy to draw it thoniHolvoB. But
one man cannot do it all. It requires a
concerted action on the part of all who
nro Interested in the attraction of trade ,
nud the man who Is not nulllolontly in
terested to oRHlHt in drawing trndo to
the town in which ho wants to do lumi
nous In a detriment to the bnolnonfl in
terests of that town. Hentrloo Sun.
ADVANCE GUARDS HERE.
Men Looking Over Tournament Ac
commodations for Racing Teams.
[ From Wt'iliioaduy'fl Dully. ]
The indlontioiiH are that there will bean
an nnuHual number of entries in the
racing events to tnko place in Norfolk
during the approaching state firemen's
tournament.
Toanm and racers and fast men in
various sporting events are preparing to
como from all parts of the Htnto , and a
number of roproioutntlvcs have already
boon hero to look over the grouuds and
tracks and provide quarters and accom
modations for the men.
Among thoHo wn L. B. Carry of
York , who represents one of the font
teams of the state that took a number
of pri/.os during the loot meet at Grand
Island. Mr. Cnrry secured accommoda
tion for the men of his team at the
boarding house of Mrs. Austin , South
Fourth street.
Another tonm representative who him
boon hero la A. C. Hull of Fromont.
Ho is in the city todny looking over the
grounds and looking up accommoda
tions for the representatives of that de
partment who will visit in Norfolk.
Mr. Hull Is ono of the oldest starters of
tournament races in the state nud bin
record would not be complete should ho
not iimko every endeavor to nttond the
Norfolk meet.
ENUMERATORS STARTED TODAY ,
Began Counting the People of Nor
folk This Morning.
[ From Tuesday's Dally. ]
OouHUB enumerators started opt in
Norfolk today to count the , * tie.
They are four in number and they vill
likely bo at work for six day . Mho ?
takers nro : August Brumnmnd , first.
ward ; B. ' . Adnuio , second wnitl , J. M.
Covert , third ward ; N. A. Wilkinson ,
fourth wnrd.
The purpose of the census IB to os-
abllBh the fact that Norfolk has 5,000 ,
icoplo , in order that bonds may bo
voted for paving the intersections of
Norfolk nvonno. For that reason it if )
lesired that everyone who lives in Nor-
'olk nud everyone who can bo legitim
ately counted , get into the onumonu-
tion.
tion.Thoro
There is some difference of opinion as
o the total that the count will roll up.
Some place the estimate as high as
1,000 , many call it a few hundred be
yond the 5,000 mark and a few are
ikoptical.
According to the ratio of children ,
Norfolk ought to have more than 5,000
people. There are about 1,500 children
of school age and ! ! is not too high a
rate to figure on. This would give the
ity 5,250 people.
STRANGE CAREER OR MAN.
Having Amounted to Little in Norfolk ,
for Years , He Braces up.
[ From Wednesday's Dally. ]
It reads like a story from a book of
fairy tales , and yet it is an authentic
narrative. A man not yet old , once
fairly wealthy , with a prospering busi
ness , a pleasant homo and devoted wife
and family. Later bankrupt in fortune ,
a drunkard nnd vagabond , ragged and
haggard , abandoned by wife and fam
ily , filling his stomach with the
precarious lunches from saloons , irre
sponsible because of his habits , but
uover vicious or malicious ; sleeping in
barns and out-buildings nnd on several
cold nights in the city jail. He leaves
Norfolk after a residence of thirty-seven
years to pick up junk and bones on the
prairie in Holt county , gets acquainted
with a widow owning a cattle ranch
and marries her , and , best of all , ho has
gone to work , is bracing up and trying
to be a man again. Who shall say
what caused his downfall ? The world
oftimos judges too superficially. Was
it drink that caused his bankruptcy or
bankruptcy his drinking' ? Who shall
say ?
LAWN HOSE STOLEN.
Taken From Water Commissioner
Simpson and Frank Davenport.
[ From Tuesday's Dally. ]
Several residents of the west side are
short some lawn hose this morning ,
having had a visitation during last
night that was not to their liking.
Water Commissioner J. E. Simpson IB
short forty feet of his line and a brass
nozzle. The balance was nicely celled
near the hydrant , he having left It after
sprinkling , stretched out over the lawn.
Frank Davenport is also short thirty
foot , and it is probable that others have
sustained similar losses.
It is believed that the hose was taken
to be sold for old rubber and that the It I
brass nozzles may find lodgment in some i
junk dealer's scrap pile. The losers are
investigating , and if they can locate the
missing pipes nnd find out who took
them there maybe trouble on in the
police court.