TiprNoRFOLK WEEKLY NEWS JOURNAL.
PART ONE. NOKKOI.K , NMMIJASKA , I-'HIDAV - , At'dUST 7 , lill. ( ) ! PAGES 1 TO 8
Fraternal Order Has It With
Hardly a Doubt.
MAJORITY IS LIKELY 100,000.
Counting of Coupons Can Not be F.
Ished Today Every Indlcatu e
However , Says Eagles Will Man
ipulate the Ivories.
[ From Sntimlny'n Dnlly. ]
With Hcurcoly nny doubt wlmtovor
the Fraternal Onlor of Haglos will
iniuilpniato the ivories on the llo.spo
pluno which has boon the object of
< v contostuut voting in Norfolk. It
will in all probability bo the Kuglos
who play the first tune and the last
ono on ( ho instrument. The ballots
are not all counted and cannot bo
finished today , but every indication
lints the Haglos far abend In the run
ning. They claim to have cast 250-
000 coupons while the Queen City
hotel , the next in line , claims 117fi)0. ( )
According to the schedule , the fi
nale of the contest came at noon to
day. The committee began imme
diately afterward In the counting of
coupons at the Klesan drug store ,
where the ballot box lias been kept.
The contest has been running for
several months and had , as may bo
noted from the votes cast , created no
small bit of excitement. It was
Htarted by merchants of the city.
Each line of business was allowed a
representative on the list and crt'ch
ono In the contest Issued coupons
with every twenty-five cent purchase.
Toward the end of the voting , ri
valry grow warm and every effort was
used by the various contestants to
bring the piano where they thought
it should go.
ANOTHER PIONEER BONE ,
Carl Asmus , Who Engaged In Business -
ness Here a Third of a Century
Ago , Dies in Omaha.
[ From Saturday's Dally. ]
Carl Asmus , ono of the pfoiie :
business men of Norfolk , passed A\V.I >
this morning In an Omaha hospital ,
after submitting to an operation for
the removal of gravel stones , which
had been bothering him for some
time , and the remains will bo brought
to Norfolk on the evening train by
his wife , daughter and oldest son ,
who wore with him at the end. The
funeral arrangements have not yet
boon completed but will probably bo
Alonday afternoon from the family
homo , -120 South Fifth street.
Air. Asmus was born in northern
Prussia October 22 , 1838. Ho came
to America when yet a young man
and one of his first undertakings was
the helping on the construction of
the Union Pacific railroad across the
continent. Afterward ho went to
West Point where ho started in busi
ness. Ho came to Norfolk about 35 !
years ago and first engaged in the sa
loon business in the small frame
building which was torn down and
removed from Bast Norfolk avenue
this spring. Ho remained In the
liquor business about a year , and then
opened up a stock of general
merchandise in the samp building.
This business prospered under his
careful management and ho accumu
lated money. In 1880 ho erected one
of the first brick buildings of the
. town at the corner of Norfolk avenue -
> onue and Third street , then the busi
ness center of the city , and which
is still one of the best buildings In the
city , standing as a monument lo Air.
Asmns' progressive spirit. In this
building ho continued In the general
merchandise business until December ,
1901 , when he closed out , owing to a
desire to spend his remaining days In
comfort without business matters to
worry him. Ho was at the time of
his death , and had been for years ,
a director in the Citizens National
bank , and had other business and
property interests in the city so that
Ills family Is loft in bettor than com
fortable circumstances.
Air. Asmus married at West Point
February 2 , 1871 , Loulso Koch being
the maiden name of his wife , who
survives him. To them six children
wore born , all but the youngest hav
ing seen the light of day in the rooms
over his first place of business in
Norfolk. Four of the children are liv
ing , two having died in infancy.
Those living are : Airs. Elsie Koonlg-
stcin , the only daughter , and three
sons , Alax , Hugo and Frederic , all of
whom are grown and make their homo
fn Norfolk.
Air. Asmufi was first taken sick dur
ing last October. Medical treatment
honoflttcd him nntilaboutthrce weeks
ago when ho was taken very sick and
it was decided that only an operation
would save his life. Ho went to the
Omaha hospital .Inly 15 , his wife and
daughter following last Saturday and
remaining with him until the end.
The operation was performed Tues
day morning of this week , and It
i was fora day or'two ( thought that .with .
- his splendid constitution and In splto
of his advanced ago ho would re
cover. Inflammation soon set In ,
' - . . ciwover , and ho suffered terribly until -
til the hour of his death. It was soon
recognized that the end was but a
mutoof time and on Wednesday the
oluo it t-'m , Max , went down. Hugo
and Frederic wont yesterday and
found him still Alive and conscious ,
and this'morning word was received
that he had died at 7 : in.
Air. AsiuiiB Itad no relatives In this
country that he knew of. He had a
cousin living In Chicago before the
great lire , but has not been uhlo to
locate him since. Ho was highly re
spected and honored by all having the
pleasure of bis acquaintance and out
side his family there will bo many
to sincerely mourn his death.
fy"AL OF CARL ASMUS.
c > - -
A i. stofj --ccr Laid to Rest In
Prob , * /j "his Afternoon.
IFn. ° / < ? / Hnlly. ]
The funeral . . , l Carl Asmns
was hold from tin 'ily ' home. 120
South Fifth street , nt ' 1 o'clock this
afternoon , Uov. Air. Pfelffor , pastor
of Johannes Lutlionui church at Alad-
Ison , being In charge of the funeral
coroiiionlorf. The funeral riles called
T I a large attendance of old frli'.nds
and neighbors , who mourned with the *
relatlven for one who is gone but not
forgo" to n.
Frodo'-lo ' Koch , a brother of Airs.
Asmus. came up from West Point
yesterday to nttcnd the funeral , and
the following arrived on the noon
train today : Air. nii'1 Airs , llrelllnger
Air. and Airs. Ferdinand Koch , Air.
and Airs. Herman K'tch , and Dr. and
Airs , llolllster. all f West I'olirt , the
early homo of Air mid Airs. Asmus ,
and where they were united in mar
riage.
Interment was made in < , Prqsicql. ] ,
Hill cemetery.
During the funeral this afternoon ,
the Citl/.ens National bank , of which
Air. Asmus was a director , was closed.
TO ORGANIZE A BAND ,
Meeting Will be Held Tomorrow Af
ternoon to See What Can
be Done In that Line.
FKroin Saturday's Dally. ]
A meeting of all those who play a
band instrument or desire to learn
has been called for tomorrow after
noon at 2 o'clock in the Ahlman bi
cycle shop lo asccrlain what the son-
tlinont Is toward organizing a band
in Norfolk. The situation has been
canvassed and it has been fouu.cM.hatf
there are enough men in thiTclty
who already play a band instrument
or are willing lo try to organize a
first class band.
It Is an organization that Norfolk
should support and maintain contin
uously and there Is the material ob
tainable If only the proper cnthinlasm
can bo created and the citizens de
pended on for a liberal patronage.
Norfolk should by all moans have a
band , and those who have taken hold
of the matter should bo encouraged
to go ahead and complete the organ
ization so that the next time the city
has any call for music It will not bo
necessary to canvass the country
over for a band that will furnish it.
The mooting tomorrow afternoon
should be well attended by those In
terested and the prospects for the
maintenance of a band carefully
canvassed , with a view to organizing
a band that will bo of permanent ben
efit to the city.
BATTLE GREEK BOYS WON ,
In a Foxy Game YesterdayThey Beat
Norfolk by a Score of 4 to 3.
Play Return Here.
fFrom Monday's Dully. ]
In u game that was replete with
corking good plays , featuring triple-
plays ami doubles quite promiscu
ously , "Dutch" Alarquardt's baseball
bunch from Norfolic was yesterday
handed a defeat at Battle Creek in
a score of ! to 3. The Ua'itlo Creek
Specials were as nifty a lot as the
Sugar City crowd has run up against
tills season and the nine innings wore
sharp and clean-cut.
Hilly Wctzol , behind the bat , was
all in all , and did not allow a single
stolen base at second. The whole
team played like clock work and it
was simply the superior article of the
boys of Battle Creek that sent them
to the bad.
A crowd of enthusiastic fans
watched the sport and a good sized
lo'c of spectalors from this city went
up to sec the fun. The locals are
planning now on a return game from
the warriors of Battle- Creek and also
contemplate more contests with the
South Norfolk railroad men and wi'ih
a club at Madison which Is pro
nounced good.
The Norfolk boys report right royal
treatment at the hands"of Norfolk's
neighbor yesterday and had a gooel
time oven when they weren't playing
ball.
THE EAGLES FLYING HIGH ,
For They Are the Ones Who V/ill
Play the New Piano at Their
Club Rooms.
The Uagles are flying high today ,
for vhoy are the ones who will tickle
the Ivories of the Hospo piano. The
final counting of the votes gave them
the victory by a lar o margin. The
instrument will be a prominent fea
ture of their club rooms In the Klho
building. The total vote as given
out stands :
Ragles 25(1. ( JH
Queen Cily Hotel 118.500
Gertrude Austin ; i,501 ; :
.May Johnson
rj.usu
Terrific Rainstorm Struck City
Last Night.
WAS JUST THE SAME ! OLDSTORY.
Avenues Were Transformed Into
Rivers and Lawnn Were Besmeared
With Mud Property Was Damaged
to a Considerable Extent , an usual.
[ From Meintlny's Dally. ]
After an oxeoHslvi-ly oppressive
ronditlon of the atmosphere hist eve
ning , when the barometer fell quh'.hly
and wlie-n every lire-nth of air seemi-d
to be shut off all -it once- . Norfolk
was visited by the nevere-st rainstorm
of the sason at about mbl-iilgbl. The
amount was I .nil Inches. AH a re
sult Coi-peiratlou ( iiilch. In ( lie west
nlib1. ou-rllenvod anil residence prop
erly for many blocks was c-overe-el
with a thick layer of slimy mud. The
damage Was considerable , but ( hat.
of coiinuwas to b < - expected.
Streets running down to the Iracks
as far we > sl as Thirteenth , were con
verted Into flowing rlve-rs which tore-
along with tre-mendous force for
some time during the night. The rain
fell In solid sheets , dropping like a
cloudburst.
Norfolk avenue , as usual upon such
-MCORslons , was a stream seventy foot
wide anil elee-p enough to drown any
human being In , If the human being
wore to fall. Along the side's II was
easily three feel deep. Lawns wore
e-ngulfed with ( lie coaling of muddy
water as it riishe-d along and when
the liquid had disappeared this mornIng -
Ing , a caking of the mud still stuck.
Sidewalks were put down underneath
the surface and have kept people
busy today cleaning up.
Garden truck In some locations
was washed away completely and
many of the prety patches of blue
grass were littered with debris from
farms for miles up In the hills. Some
of the harm can be re-paired within
this season and some of it never will
bo overcome.
The Same Old Story.
'It'Is ' just the same old story thai
has been told every year during the
pasl decade , with often a half doxen
repetitions during the summer. For
complete details of the trouble persons -
sons are referred to pages of The
News during 1)02 ! ) , 1)01 ! ) , 1)00 ! ) , 189 ! ) ,
1898 , 1S)7 ! ) and other yours back.
I3ach jear the chronicle has related
how the water rushed down from the
northwestern hills upon the helpless
Inhabitants of the west end ; how their
lawns worodcstroyed utterly and'ibelr
properly damaged ; how Iho streets
wore made rivers because the water
could find nowhere else to go ; and
how It could find nowhere else to go
because the natural outlet had been
dammed by people and how the out
let that does try le ) servo ouj/ht / to
bo damned , also.
Each year Iho residents of that
section have complained of Iho treat
ment , each year the city lias done
nothing because anything else would
cost moro money and each year the-
property owners , themselves , have-
paid out more , all lo'd ' , than it would
cost the city to make permanent re
pairs.
"If Ihey don't want to bo flooded ,
they ought not lo Irnvo built In mud-
holes , " some have said.
The sec'iion of Norfolk along Third
slroot also suffered wivoroly from the
storm. Gardens there wore all under
water this morning.
WANTED BIRDS FOR THE TEST ,
Holt County Sports Enlist Game
Wardens in Protecting Young
Chickens From Poachers.
I From Saturday's Dally.1
Famous and well bred bird dogs
from all parts of the country are con
gregating at O'Neill for a Held con
test which Is to take place August 18.
To make this contest interesling It
is necessary to have birds in the
country and some of Iho men at the
head of the affair hit upon the scheme
of having the game warden and his
deputies assist toward the protection
of the said birds.
Warden Carter was therefore noti
fied that tliero were violations of the
law in that , vicinity and lie dispalchcd
Dopuly Hunger to the place to make
a drag In of the poachers. When lie
reached O'Neill ho was directed to
scour the country far and near for
men who wore alleged to be Intent on
shooting prairie chickens out of sea
son. Ho took after two men In a
buggy and raced them over the prai
ries and everybody In the county was
notified that the "Flying Dutchman"
was after violators. When ho finally
overlook Iho men they proved to he
without guns and it turned out
that ho was being used as a decoy to
frighten those who might bo tempted
to move the birds before the blooded
dogs had a chance to show their abil
ity , when no birds are shol , hul Iho
dogs are tested witli guns loaded with
blank shells.
"You make monkeyiloodlcs mil me , "
said Deputy Hunger , "yon make a
fool mil mo and you pays for It. "
Ho forthwith demanded $11 to
cover the expenses of his trip and It' '
was promptly given to him. |
This Hold trial Is bo one of the
largest In the L'nlted States. There
are lilft entries. Dogs and lralne-rn
from all over the country are now on
the ground getting ready to content
for a ifl.ooi ) purni' , Iho largest nliigh-
Hrl/o he-lug JfiOO. Iowa wan to him-
held ono about ( ho mime dale , but as
cbleltenn are much moro plentiful In
Nebraska , II wan abandoned , and all
t\ie \ ee'lohrutod bird dogs will como lo
Nebraska. The dogs are worked In
pairs and kept In crates or cages and
hauled about until the lime comes lo
try ( hem. The Judge-H and Hpee-liilors
move about over the prnMe In sight
of the dogs. When a dog poliitn a
bird the judge on horse-hack din-
mniinlH , tires blank shells to le-sl the
nli-iidlnesit of the dog , and Dually
Hushes the bird himself. Points are
tcdred In accordance- with rule-n of
I be garnet. Sometimes If a net of do ) ; > i
falls lo line ) a bltd olbe-rn are nenl
over Iho name ground , ami 1C they
Hud one the- first dogn are not con
uhlorod In the game. Sleadluesn ,
sp6ed , endurance and olbi-r < | imllllcs
of the dogs are neore-d by e-xpe-rtn al
ilm hunlne-SH. Someof the animals
ani directed by the ) itmof a whlntle- ,
mid In response lo such slgiiiils i ; < > In
any glve-u direction or for Huy do-
slrod dlHtaiie-e.
REWARD FOR MURDERER ,
State Will Pay $200 for the-Appre
hension of the Man Who Shot
William Merrill.
( From 8iituii1n > 'H Dally,1
Lincoln , .luly ! ! l. Governor Mickey
yesterday proclaimed a reward ot
$ -00 for the apprehension of the miir-
doror of William C ! . Merrill , who was
Klllod at Nlobrara on the night of
July 20 > . The murderer Is til III at
Urge , and the reward was asked for
by the authorities of ( he county. In
the roepie-sl for the reward II Is stall I
that a man by the name of Isane AIc-
Coun Is suspected of doing the deed.
According to the information re
ceived at the governor's olllce. Mer
rill was supposed to have been killed
Iiy a'- man who followed him out of
a livery stable shortly before ( be
crlmf. The man tried to head bis
vlctl i oft , but falling In tbls.followed
him ( o an alley turning Into his home
and shot him three limes , one of the
bullets passing through Ilia hour !
and causing Instant death.
MeCoun , the suspected man , was
seen to leave the barn shortly after
Alorrltt. It is said that the trouble-
between the men originated over the
relations between Merrill and the di
vorced wife of AlcCoim.
Govoriiii - .Mickey yesterday issued
a requisition for Minnie Drown , who
is wanted at Omaha to answer a
charge of larceny from the person.
She Is accused of taking $108 from
the pocket of a man named II. I ) .
Jones. Immediately after the theft
she left Omaha , and was found at
Missouri Valley. The papers an-
Ihorlxed .1. T. Mitchell of Omaha to
bring her back to the state.
TILDEN FARMERS NOT IN NEED ,
Regardless of the Demolishing Hall ,
They Will Hold to Their
Live Stock.
[ From Satinilny'H Dally. ]
From -the hall stricken regions
about Tilden , I. C. Western-It and
Alvln Low , of this city , have junl
returned. They went to invest in
live slock which they thought the
farmers in thai section would bo
glad to sell , but bought not an an
imal he-cause the hushanelmcn of Iho
Tilden territory are so well-to-do thai
even an utterly demolished crop does
not induce them to transform beef
into cash , so long as there Is slill
prospect for the hoof's advance. Air.
Woslervolt reports that the crops are
utterly ruined in every respect , not
a patcli of grain nor corn of any slxe
slandlng. The farmers can sllll pro-
euro feed , however , both on the west
and on the east , and Intend to hold
their stock regardless of this year's
loss.
CAMPING CHOIR RETURNS HOME ,
After a Week's Outing , the Trinity
Choir Breaks Camp at Yellow
Banks Miss Wellls III.
[ From Tuesday'B Dally. ]
The camping party made up of the
Trinity church choir have finished
their outing at the Yellow Banks and
bring in their tonls tomorrow. Uathor
an unfortunate ending came to the
week In the illness of Allss lionise
Wollls. Her riding horse was badly
cut In a wire fence , and Iho sight of
it was enough lo make the young
woman faint. A physician was called
from Battle Crook vo care for her.
Other than this , the campers report
a pleasant week.
WRECK DELAYS TRAINS MUCH ,
Bonestcel Passenger Met With Acci
dent at West Point and
Arrived at 4:30. :
[ From Saturday's Dnlly. ]
Owing to a wreck at West Point
this morning the Honetseel passen
ger train , duo hero at 11:55 : was four
and a half hours Into into Norfolk ,
arriving at 1:30 : this afternoon. All
outgoing trains wore delayed by It ,
the Al. & O. for Sioux City and the
Northwestern for Long I'lno waiting
to make the connection
Patrick Guiltlca Fell in Creole
at Council Bluffs ,
TWO SONS LIVING IN THIS CITY.
Sad News of the Unfortunate Death
Comoti Today Dead Man Was B8
Yearn Old Made II in Home Here
Until One Year Ao. ( |
IFiniii Wi'iliioMilny'M Dully. ]
Patrick ( lulldeu , hither of .lames
and John ( iulhloa of thin city , ami
who ulll be remembered an having
made Norfolk his home uu'ill alioiil
a year ago , wait drowned In Indian
Creekat Council Illull'n yenterilny
morning. Air. Gulhli-u WIIH uinkliig
bin home In theSI. . lleriuird hospital
lie hud been nick for Home lime mid
wan ve-ryweiik. je-nlerilay morning he
wandered to the IIIIIIK of tinntream
and wan found drowned noon afle-r
II Is ' .bought he fell In.
John ( iiilldi-a Is out of the e-lly lo
day. .lumen ( iulldeii has been trying
lo locate the brother by telephone all
morning. The two sous , will likely
go to Omaha tomorrow morning for
the funeral of their fa'her. lie will
be burled In Omaha , he-nldn Ihei inm >
of Iholr mother who died about u
year ago.
Air. Gitllde-a wan eighty-eight yearn
edil and very , very feeble. Met was
Mi-lit lo ( bo honpllal a nhorl lime ago
by bin sons hereul the advice of
physicians and friends , hccaii | < o I' ,
wan thought thai bo would there re
ceive bi'tte-r treatment than wan oth
orwlso possible- . lie had become-
ciiilo | childish of late yearn.
IN-THE PROTECTION OF BIRDS ,
Friends of Ibc Feathered Family are
Making Efforts to Protect These
Useful Creatures.
( Fieim WViliioHilay'H Dally. ]
While arrests in Norfolk for the
shooting of song birds are something
rather novel , because of the fact that
only recently has a deputy game warden -
don been acting as a detective- such
cases and tracing out vho violations ,
yet the prosecution of persons who
are killing the songsters In oVher lo
calities Is becoming quito common.
I'ho iiicM'-mout to protect the birds
Is ono which Is Just now attracting
considerable attention throughout the
country. In Nebraska , especially , of-
I'orts are being made by friends of
the birds to protec't them all over the
state for the sake of agriculture ) as
much as anything else. The laws pro
viding penalties against persons who
kill them wore passed for the sake ,
largely , of the farmer. Without , the
blrd.agrieullurocaiinot thrive. There
are myriads of little Insects and bugs
which eat up and destroy vegetation
and which can bo exterminated by
birds , alono. For this reason the
farmers have become friends of the
feathered family and are anxious to
encourage the-lr proteeVlon.
Hvon ciuall , which afford so much
fun to the sportsman in season , find
warm defenders all through the ag
ricultural section of this country be
cause of their inestimable ivaluo In
destroying Injurious bugs and worms.
The prairie chicken , too , Is a gar
dener all alone and will rid a potato
tate pa'cch of obnoxious Insects bettor
than any chemical in the world.
Mill more than the game birds , the
songsters are the friends of vegota-
lion and It IH these pretty litvlo
creatures thai sll guard over the or
chards whole seasons at a time , kill
out the dostrucllve bugs and worms
and save 'die growers an unlimited
and measureless sum In practical
dollars and cents.
The grubs which have HO thor
oughly ruined lawns in Norfolk this
season are said to bo powerful sim
ply because ono or two families of
birds In Norfolk have been killed off
by shooters. As a result , whole
blocks of blue grass are curling up ,
unable to live at all , and people arc
wondering what to do to got rid of
the grubs.
In order to more completely pro-
'iecl the birds , the state game warden
has appointed deputies throughout
the commonwealth to enforce the
slalules. Some persons there maybe
bo who are shooting song birds with
out realizing tha'c they commit an of
fense and are liable to arrest. They
should take warning that they maybe
bo called upon to pay $5 for every
bird they kill. They may rest as
sured , too , 'chat so long as deputies
receive ample rewards for all catches ,
the violations will not go unpunished.
The best way yet , though , would bo
for the gunners to quit the practice
because of Iholr own natural tenden
cies nner dispositions to protect the
birds of all kinds , the saviors of ag
riculture.
A Couple of Stories.
The Aladlson Star Mail prints the
following crop story , but refuses to
vouch for Its truth , referring nil In
quirlos to Mr. Lyons : "In all prob
ability 'Toot * Lyons has about the
heaviest crop In this vicinity , If the
following Incident , which ho vouches
for , is true. Toot said that last Mon
day his dog scared up a jack rabbit
near the eclgo of his out Hold The I
dog being close upon the rabbit. It
jumped Into ( he Held , landing on lop
of theoals , Hie dog In HOMO pursuit ;
then lic/iiiu / a race for life , The eluiHi-
WIIH exciting and eneli held bin ills
lance remarkably well , Tim rabbit
and dog look two full lurim around
the Meld before Ilici latter found an
opening wheio It could drop through
to the ground and bo Miife from pur-
Hlllt. "
There IH iioiiiolhlug Ibo Milliter will )
' .lie brand of bourbon ImlSlbuil In the
Mimclum of the Fiillertcui Dully lln-
porl , when an optical di'limlon will
CMIIHI- repoile-r to wrllo IIH follows :
"YoKlenliiy afternoon IIH leo WIIH be
ing unloaded In Mm rear of Forbes'
meal market , n Himke wait dscovon ! < d
In olio of the cake-s of Ice , apparently
frozen ; dm e-uki' fell from the wagon
lo tingiound hr"/ililng / In many
pieces. Mr. Snake walks off an If
nothing unusual hud happened.Go -
iinii Times
ALLEN A RAILROAD PROMOTER ,
Former Populist Senator From Ne
braska May Become a Railroad
Magnate If Line Develops.
I From TucHilay'H Dally. )
According to ndvle-es from Spokuuo ,
WiiHh. K\ Senator Win. V. Allen of
Aliiilbioti , IIIIM become liitcioHlnd In u
rallicmd pmjecl ( bat In being devel
oped on the coast. A few days ago
ho met In Spokane- Judge Al. Al. Cod
man of Dayton , Wash. , ami Al. O.
Heed of Coll'ax , that stale , and tboy
proceeded to orgiiul/.o a railroad
company lo build a Hue from lluntliig-
lou , Ore , to Lowlntoii , Idaho ,
The proponed road when built will
lie of grejit Importance lo the Snake
Ivor valley , ninl will furiihdi com-
iiunlcatloii between a number of mln-
ug dlslrle-lM and Hie world. Among
he- latter Is the He-veil Devils district ,
n which runner Senator Allen In In-
erenled , being president of the luca
Mining company. Among the slock-
icilderH ol the- company are a miiubor
if Union Pacific- and Oregon Itiillway
t Navigation olllclal.s , but whether
hey are olllclally , or directly , Inlor-
-sled In theproposed road has not
/e-l eleveloped.
For a number of yearn efforlH have
ieen made lo build a road lo lap the
Seven Devils dlslrlct , and follow
iboiil the- name route now proposed.
I'bo Northwest Railroad company
UnrU-cl such a road from lluiilltigtoii
lown the- Snake river , but after doing
Home grading abandoned II. The now
eniupiit'v. of which former .Senator
Allen , it Is pKiJiifi'tiir. will be an olll-
clal , ban bought Iho right-of-way and
grade of ( ho Northwest road , and the
x-ople who would be served by It be-
love the road will now becompleted. .
NORFOLK IS TO HAVE A GIRCUS ,
After All , a Dig , New , Railroad Show
Is Coming to Tov/n , Two Weeks
From Saturday.
[ From WcvltK'Hclny'a Dally. ]
Norfolk Is to have a circus this sea
son , after all. A show Is comliiir lo
town Jiih'i. two weeks from next Sat-
unlay , August 22. The attraction
which has decided to hold forth in
Ihei metropolis of northeasl No-
liraska for two pe-rformaiicos , morn
ing and evening , Is no other than that
of Collmar Hros. ' IJIg Now It. II.
Shows. The pre-ss agent was In Nor
folk Mils morning contraclliig for a
lot and for bill board space , where
the glittering poster effects , Illnstrat
ing the animals ami the. acrobats , to
gether with the grand free street
parade and vbe other marvels of the
ring will be pasted.
This Is the first circus that has
ventured Into Iho city this season and
from now until the morning that it
comes rain or shlno the small boy
will bo on the qul vivo because of
it.
PREVENTIVE AGAINST GRUBS ,
Slacked Lime Has Been Found to
Preserve the Blue Grass on
Lawns.
[ From Saturday's Dnlly. ]
As a preventive against the grubs
which have boon rooting out the blue
grass of Norfolk lawns this season ,
I. 0. Westcrvolt has found that
slacked llmo will work very effect
ively. To completely cover Iho spots
affected with the damaging little
hugs with this material will put it
in such shape that another attack will
not bo forthcoming In years. The
slacked llmo Is an inexpensive article
and can bo obtained In some places
for almost nothing , after it has been
used in manufacturing processes.
FIRE DESTROYS HOME TODAY ,
Dwelling House of Mrs. Caroline Far-
Icy , West of Town , Burned
Completely.
[ From Saturday's Dally , ]
At noon today the dwelling house
of Airs. Caroline Farley , who lives
live miles west of Norfolk , was con-
plotoly destroyed by lire. The blaze
originated In the upstairs portion of
the house and all household goods on
the second floor were lost. There was
no water protection , of course- . The
amount of insurance on the residence
cannot bo learned , There was none
whatever on the household goods.