The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, September 04, 1903, Image 1

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PART ONE NOUI'OhK. NKI5MASKA , I'l.'IDAY , SKITKMHKK I , HUM. PAGES 1 TO 8
Sudden Disappearance ol
folk Man Gives Alarm.
HE HAD MONEY ON HIS PERSON.
Police Fall to Find any Clue as to the
Whereabouts of Stone Mason Who
Was Last Seen at Supper , 411 South
Fourth Street , Saturday.
fFrum Monday's Dally. 1
August Hurg , of 111 South Fourth
street , 1ms dropped from view. Ho
very suddenly iiud mysteriously dls-
appeared Saturday night and It Is
feared by his Intimate friends Unit
lie has met with foul play ami perhaps
a cold blooded murder. He curried a
large sum of money Saturday night
anil this intensities the alarm of his
acquaintances , who hnvo searched in
vain for the missing man. The Nor
folk police force have been working
hard on the case today hut no signs
of the lost Burg have yet been brought
to light.
August Hurg Is a stone mason forty
years old , who has been employed at
the new Northwestern yards on the
work of the _ roundhouse. Ilo has
roomed at111 South Fourth street
with'several of his fellow workmen.
Saturday night at 7 o'clock ho ate
supper at the homo of August Saul-
straff , where ho hoarded , -113 South
Fourth street , and ho has not boon
seen since. Ho at that time carried
u large sum of cash and this gives
grounds for the fears of the man's ac
quaintances.
William Sestrow Is proprietor of
the boarding house. Ho says that
Burg had several hundred dollars of
his savings in his pockets on Satur
day night.
Burg's usual bed time came but Burg
did not appear. Sunday morning
dawned and still the stone mason did
not show up. This gave cause for
considerable worry and when another
night passed and n Monday morning
came without any sign of the missing
man , who should have gone to work
nt 7 today , the facts were made known
to the police and they began an im
mediate search.
There was no reason In the world
why Burg would , of his own accord ,
leave the city without informing his
co-workmen. He has $50 in wages com
ing on Wednesday from the railroad
company , and this , alone , would have
ordinarily kept him. Besides that he
has no friends elsewhere to whom ho
might suddenly take a notion to go.
Burg Is a Swede who hardly speaks
a word of English. Ho has been In
Norfolk but eight weeks , during which
time he has been steadily at work in
the new railroad yards. He Is mar
ried but his wife is still In Europe.
He was a man of regular habits in
every way and there is no accounting
for his so suddenly and queerly drop
ping from view except the foul play
theory. This is made very much more
plausible by the fact that ho had on
his person Saturday night a large
amount of cash , and that this was
known. Just exactly how much mon
ey ho was carrying , Burg's friends
do not know but they are sure that
the sum was considerable.
When he was last seen , Burg was
dressed in his working garments. Ho
wore no vest and a straw hat rested
upon his head. He is fully six feet
tall and wears a full mustache. Ho
talks almost wholly In his native
tongue and says very few words in
English.
Charles Sandqulst , who roomed with
Burg , is the man who gave informa
tion this morning to the police. Ho
is positive that his friend has mot
with foul play , for , knowing the man
as he does , he feels perfectly confident
that a sudden departure would be the
last tiling that would enter Burg's
mind.
Any Information from surrounding
towns will be gladly received by Chief
of Police Kane. ,
[ From Tuesday's Dally. ]
August Burg , the Swedish stone
mason who so suddenly and myster
iously disappeared from Norfolk Sutur-
day night with several hundred dollars
lars on his person , and for whom the
police were looking hard all day yes
terday , has been located. Ho was
seen Monday morning on the depot
platform at Winside , and ho had just
bought a ticket for Sioux City. He
was gazing in an abstracted way at
the prairie and It is thought ho lost
his mind nnd wandered away from
homo without any definite end in view.
The discovery of the missing man
was made by H. Kauffman , who lives
In Queen City addition. Ho had
worked at the Northwestern yards for
several weeks with Durg but is now
employed near Yinsido. As ho passed
across the platform at Wiusldo yesterday -
torday morning lie recognized Burg
but did not stop to talk with him. Ho
merely supposed that the follow had
Qult.work nnd was leaving the country ,
as ho had not at that tlmo hoard of
the disappearance , " \Vhon Kauffmann
arrived homo last night , however , ho
learned of the search and recalled
X Burg's attitude at Winsido.
Took Ticket to Sioux City.
"Ho asked the agent for n ticket to
Mayor or something of that character ,
in Iowa. Ho speaks broken English
mul th'o agent was unable to under '
stand him. So ho gave llnrg a ticket
to Sioux City Instead and It Is prob
able that ho has * gouo on before this ,
said Mr. Kauffmeu in relating the In-
' tout.
-nv(1 ( lf n's ' fl'lont'H ' nnl | Ml'iw '
/
fkni "I1-1'1 ' fol < lllll'K lllHt night.
TInv S ° ck < tt. " 'very nook and corner
along the . ( irmlc , east of the Main
street bridge , thinking that possibly
ho might have drowned. The last
known of him IH the fact that on Sat
urday night , after supper , ho left his
boarding house at Hit South Fourth
street and walked hurriedly to the
postolllce. After that he was not soon.
Having been gone a day and two
nights , it is supposed that Hurg must
have walked to Wlnslde. Ho had sev
eral hundred dollars in his pockets
when hint seen anil this gave oauso
for the alarm that foul play might
have taken him In.
Had $50 Coming Tomorrow.
Hurg had ? fiU In wages coming to
him from the company tomorrow and
It was thought that he would wait for
this In any event , unless dragged
away. This makes It seem very prod-
able that ho lost his mind. Ho Is forty
years old and has a wlfo In Sweden.
It was reported on the streets at
noon that Hurg was In the Plerco coun
ty jail , being detained by the sheriff
of thai county on a charge of Insanity ,
but Inquiry develops that there Is
nothing In the story that there is no
such man in jail at Pierce. Therefore
the most definite Information obtain
able seems to fndicate thai ho has ,
gone toward Sioux City as given by
Kauffmann.
TRIP AROUNDJHE WORLD ,
A Cheap Rate Excursion With Stop
Over Privileges For the Round
Trip 25 Cents.
[ From Tuo dny's P.illv. ]
Everyone has somoLlmo desired to
circumnavigate the globe and that
privilege is to presented to the people
of Norfolk next Tuesday night , at an
exceedingly low rate , with stop over
privileges at all the principal points
of Interest onrouto.
The first train will leave the depot
( Trinity church ) at 5 o'clock , and af
ter that trains will leave every twenty
minutes , up to 9:30 : o'clock , or as long
as there are enough passengers to 1111
the train. At the principal countries ,
the delicacies peculiar there will bo
served , and the meals are included In
the fare 25 cents for the round trip.
Among the stopovers that will bo
made will be those at Japan and Ger
many. Returning to America , the
tourists will visit Washington and.call
at the white house where the presi
dent and his family will give a recep
tion for their special benefit.
All passengers will travel first class ,
and have the best accommodations af
forded on the trip.
John B. Maylard ,
General Passenger Agent.
AROUND THE FEDERAL BUILDING ,
Window Frames Arrived Last Night
but Other Materials are Badly
Delayed.
[ From Tno'uluv's Dnllv. ]
Work at the United States court
house building ih going on nicely to
day. Superintendent of Construction
Fain returned to the city yesterday
and was at his desk this morning.
Window frames for the second and
third stories of the structure arrived
last night and are ready to be put in.
Delays on account of washouts every
where have caused Superintendent
Williams much annoyance as it makes
the work drag much of the time. Several -
oral carloads of stone are now lying
at Columbus , having been for some
time delayed by high water. Mr. Wil
liams is expecting a visit from Pres
ident Gustav Ehrhardt within the next' ! '
two weeks. Mr. Ehrhardt , who Is now j I
at New Orleans , will come direct to
Norfolk from there.
DAN M'LEOD ' THREW JENKINS ,
Cousin of Dr. McKay of this City Takes
a Match From World's Cham
pion Wrestler.
[ From Monday's Dally. ]
Saturday's sporting news contains
an Item of more than ordinary inter
est to Dr. J. H. McKay of this city ,
who learns that his cousin , Dan Me-
Lcod , defeated Jenkins , the world's
champion catch-as-catch-can wrestler ,
in a handicap match at Hamilton , On- '
tarlo , Friday night.
McLeod weighs hue leO pounds and
is short in stature. Ho holds the
world's championship in the light and
middleweight classes of wrestlers and
having no competitor worthy of his
mettle in those has tackled the heavy
weights and succeeded in throwing
the champion of that class. According
to the articles of agreement for Fri
day night's match Jenkins undertook j
'
to throw McLeod twice in one hour ,
of actual wrestling time , McLeod to
win the match i he secured one fall. ,
The big Giovolander took the first
fall in 15:50 : with a half Nelson and
log hold. After that McLeod assumed '
the aggressive and succeeded in pin- '
nlng the champion's shoulders to the
mat In 10:38 : with a half Nelson and I
crotch hold. His friends are now a ; '
the opinion that ho will finally wrest !
the honors in the heavyweight class I
from Jenkins without a handicap. I
Bridge Lumber Was in a Min
nesota Wreck.
ANOTHER CAR WAS ORDERED.
Tracer Sent From Both Ends Finds
Car Dumped in Ditch in Minnesota.
Piles Will be Driven Next Week.
More Lumber Coming.
I From Sntunliiy'H tinllv.1
A tracer sent In from both ondH of
the Hue has finally located the car of
lumber that Commissioner II. W. Win
ter was looking for with which to
build the First street bridge. In a Mln
noHota ditch with thirteen other earn
This Is ono of the Important rpas6ns
for the delay In building the bridge
and getting It In passable condition ! In
the tlmo promised. j
There hnvo been numerous Inquiries
as to the delay by those lntc < rospd (
In the crossing and not n few of tlit'in
have been Impatient , hut It will be
roall/ed with this explanation that It
has been unavoidable and that the
commissioner Is urging the work for
ward as rapidly as possible.
Auothor car of lumber has been or
dored and the bridge will bo repaired
as quickly as poslolo after It roaches
Itii destination. The work of driv
ing the piles has also boon Interfered
with by the weather to some extent.
and anyway It would he of no material
benellt to have the piles all driven
and then have to wait for the lumber
With favorable weather the driving
of the piles will begin Monday , or as
soon thereafter as possible and when
the lumber Is received It will not re
quire much time to place the bridge
In condition for travel.
The farmers particularly dlsllko the
long drive around to the other bridges
In the present condition of the roads
and may have reason to become 1m-
patient at times because of the Incon-1
venlenco. but all that is possible Is
being done to complete the work.
ENGINE1WAS BUILT FOR NORFOLK ,
Most Complete Hoisting Apparatus
Ever Constructed , is at Work
on U. S. Court House.
[ From Satunliiy'H Dally. ]
What Is without doubt the llnostand
most complete hoisting engine over
operated in the state of Nebraska ,
and one which has no superior anV
where In the world today , was put at
work on the Norfolk federal building
this morning and will bo used from
now on until the completion of the
structure , for the lifting of mammoth
stones and masses of Iron.
The machine was hula especially
for the Norfolk building. Until this
morning never a wheel had turned up
on it and it is admirable in each mi
nute detail. Upon it are six spools
for separate hoisting ropes , any one
of which may bo used independently.
One of them , for the lifting of brick ,
was put in by special order for this
structure.
The derrick upon the top of the
building Is a huge one. A few of the
'heavy stones were raised this mom-
Ing and probably the big eagle will bo
lifted into place Monday or Tuesday.
One Merchant Rebelled.
I From Monday's Dally. ]
One of Tilden's business men was
recently asked to subscribe towards
the building of a new church in this
neighborhood. The solicitor is ono
of those excellent souls whose good
citizenship can not be questioned , but
who has formed the habit of making
most of Ills purchases through Mont
gomery Ward's and Sears , Roebuck -
buck & Co's. department stores.
The business man listened attentively
and spoke very encouragingly of the
prospective church and then asked
how much of a donation was expected
from him. The sum was mentioned
and the merchant considered the
amount reasonable. But , a second
I thought occurring to him , ho sug
gested that the church worker write
a letter to the heads of the depart
ment stores mentioned asking for
contributions for the laudable object
' of building a place of worship among
some of their customers in this vi
cinity. The solicitor demurred , but
the business man was firm and closed
the Interview by promising to donate
double the amount subscribed by the
two big eastern firms. Tildon Citizen.
A GENEROUS RECOGNITION.
Editor Barnum of Madison Compli
ments The News.
I From Monday's Dallvl
In speaking a recent visit to Nor
folk , In company with the sheriff , Ed
itor Barnum of the Madison Chronlclo
says :
The amiable sheriff bad n mission
sad with friend Huso of the Daily
News a sort of billet dieux that Is
some one was of the opinion that ho
had $0.000 duo from Bro. Huso , and
ho had the sheriff assist him to the
extent of serving a summons so that
Huso would not forgot his duo part of
the transaction. And speaking of Iluse
reminds us that the stroll wo took
through his print shop disclosed the
fact that ho has a mighty good Justl-
tutlon for the grinding out of all kinds
of first class printed matter. Ho has
Just added a now and up to-dulo lluo
tjpo machine for Rotting the ( MIC
which goes Into the dully , a no\\
"pnii } " proaH and a now en-column
'Campbell ' pros * for the newspaper aio
alm > Installed In the addition to which
i The NOWH has lately added to lln
I largo building. Iho press room being
j handsomely lilted up In a large , airy
and convenloutly appointed ImHomonl.
The outlro plant of The NO\\H has
'been ' lonoviited from collar to garret1
and wo doubt If there IH another print
nhop In the state of Nebraska which
IH as complete In all Its details as the
one that Urn. W. N. Huso presides
over , and wo can lint congratulate him
| upon his good HUCCOHH , and that ho hi
successful IH evidenced from the fact
( hat ho has now on | IH ! IniudH a full
Hedged libel suit In the sum of $ t'.000 ,
' and when u man can have ono of
those luxuries to place ( o bin credit
he certainly must ho coming HOIIIC.
'
, STATISTICAL CROP REPORT ,
, Durrctt Bush , Deputy Labor Commis
j sioner , Prepares Some Figures
j
' Rctjardlnn. Crop Prospects.
IFloill Mnniliiy'M Daltv. ]
( Crop report No. ; i. for the first of
( | September. Just Issued from ( ho state
department of labor and Industrial
]
statistics , presents MIIIIU Interesting
figures regarding the prospective yield
of Iho Nebraska grain Holds , based on
, the personal Inspection of props by
experienced producers. In the last
column of the table presented the per
capita value of ! hc > four principal
crops are shown. Twenty-llvo coun
ties of ( ho state Hliow n porcaplta val
ue of over $200 , of which thirteen are
In the south Platte country and twelve
In north Platte territory. Gosper
county ranks first with a per pa pi la
i \aluatlon of $ .111.01 ; Frontier second
'with ' $275.1)1 ) and Kearney county
[ j ' third with $275.58. The average per
i capita value of the crops of the entire
j j state IH 5l.T7.tO. U will ho roall/.cd
'that ' his per capita valuation Is not
I j a reliable foundation on which to base
estimates of the productIvcui'sx of the
soil from the fact that IJouglns conn-
ty'H per capita valuation Is but $ ! ) l.'t ,
and that while Stanton county's llg-
ures are $2(51.ii8. ( .Madison's arejl 10.1 I ,
the greater population of the latter re
ducing the figure , while there can be
lull slight difference In the fertility
of the soil and weather pondltlons be
tween the two.
The value of Madison county's
wheat crop Is given at $18,151 ! ) ! ; oats ,
$711,1121 ; corn , $1.110,775 ; rye , $ X- !
! t'57 , glvlni ? a total valuation of Mad
ison county's crops as $2,1170,122 , n
a value exceeded by not more than a
score of the counties of the state.
The valuations for the entire state
are as follows : Wheat , $ : ! (5iStnii ( ( ; ;
oats , $21.ill0.881 ; corn , $8(5,8i5.nil8 ( : : ;
rye. $ . ' ! .21II07 ; total valuation , $118-
010,015.
FINISH IMPROVEMENTS AT MILL ,
'
( An Excellent Foundation of Concrete
and Rock , Together With Steel
Beams.
[ From Tuesday's Dally. ]
Among other extensive improve *
ments which have taken place In Nor
folk this summer , those of the Sugar
City Cereal mills are not to bo over- i
looked. A vast amount of permanent
improvement has been added this year
to the already complete milling plant.
Underneath the mill proper a new
foundation of rock and concrete has
been laid , which will remain indefinite- ,
ly. Tills replaces a foundation of
wooden pilings which were wont to |
decay. Steel beams now support the
immense building , whore wooden cross j
bars held It before. A new job of Im
proving is undertaken every summer , I
making the plant more lasting each
season.
THE YANKTON RAILROAD.
New York Financial Review Talks of
Possibility of Northern End of
Pan-American Railway. | i
[ From Saturday's Dally. ] i
Of interest to those who are oven
indirectly concerned in the now com .
pany formed in Pierre , South Dakota ,
under the title of the Winnipeg , Yank-
ton & Gulf railroad company , is the i
personnel of the directorate , for this i
shows what the company is and how
it is regarded by prominent and ex .
perienced men of affairs. Securities i
have been contracted abroad to build [ '
a line from Winnipeg ( o Port Arthur ;
first part of the line will bo built from
Yankton , S. D. , to Superior , Nob. ,
within the next year. Mr. II. L. Mil !
ler , of Yankton , S. D. , who is ono of.
the board of directors , and president \
of the company , IH well known in this ,
portion of the state anu it will bo ,
recognized by those who know him j
well that the very fact of his being
interested in this movement 10 an in
dication of the solidity of Us charac
ter. Mr. Miller is not given to reck
lessness in anything ho undertakes
In fact , there are some who say lie is ,
over conservative , yet ho has never
been Identified witli an unfQrtunato '
venture , and this is n great deal to
say of any business man. There Is no ' '
doubt that his experience will ho of
value to his colleagues , In the meet
ings of the hoard. Now York Flnan-
clal Review.
Today is the Opening of a
Three-Days' Racing Event.
A GOOD FIELD OF HORSES.
;
Town In Gala Attire and Many Stran
gers arc Present The Races This
Afternoon and the Program ( or To
morrow.
I IFinm AVcilnoHiliiy'H Dnllv. ]
i Hattlo Creek , Hepl. 2.--Spoclal to
The NOWH : Halllo Cieok Is today In
gala attire and In one of UH ImpplcHl
tnoodH , Iho oceaRlon bi < lng the Hccoud
annual moot of the Halllo Crook Driv
ing Park Association. Nearly every
place of himlnoHH and many of the ron-
IdoiiPoH are depuratod with Hags and
i Iho national colors nnd Micro are a
i large num'ier of Htraugern In to HOO
the Hort | ) , the crowd being dwelled
( his afternoon by dolcKatloiiH from
| Norfolk , MadlHon and other nearby
' ( OWIIH. Many of the IIUHIICMH | IIOUHCH
'aro ' ' closed thin nfleinoou to permit
proprlotorH and employoit to attend
the races , but will reopen after the
program to care I'oi' the wauls of pa-
Irons. Many concetiHlonalros have
opened ' up on the HtroetH and at Iho
grounds , which me a quarter of a
mile from ( own , and are doing a lively
buHlnoHfi.
I The woalher IH windy and the track
iiomewhal dimly hut MIOHO conditions
have not materially Interforrod with
Iho excellence of Iho races. The pro
gram opened al 2 o'clock this after
noon , with a good field of horsen on-
, lorod. Judge II. Wndo Glllln of To-
kninnh , the olllclal starter , was on the
ground to fieo that everything moved
off smoothly.
It was announced before the races
commenced that the onlrlos for Fri
day's races would not clime today , and
II Is oxpoolod that ( hero will ho a
number of Important ontrUm before
night , and ( hat Friday will ho n day
of ' especial intcrust to the people who
enjoy ' good racing events.
Karly this alternooii the local band
look UH position on the nlreel and op
ened up with iniiHlc , HOOII after which
the hackn and carry-alln commenced
hauling MM * crowds to the grounds.
The first race wan In the three min
ute clans , Irottorn and pacers. ICn-
trios : Annie Hush , Silver Wing and
Albion Hoy. Annie Ituuli won , tlmo
2:12. : The winner Is a Haltlo Crook
mare and IMS beoii worked hut twont > -
two days this season. It was a very
pretty race , with Albion Hey second
and Silver Wing third.
The next race was In the 2:115 : class.
Kntrles : Minnie WilkoH , Uttlo FrIU
and Mngglo Hoed. First heat ; Mag
gie Heed won. time 25'/l : ; ! ' ; Mlnnlo
Wllko.s second. LIUlo Frit/ who
, would have been second had an acci
dent near the close of the heat. Ilo
got his foot In Iho milky wheel and
'the vehicle was ovoiturned , breaking
the shafts and throwing the driver ,
10. 'I' . Julian under Iho wreck. Julian
, ' hung to the rolns , made a pretty stop
and was unhurt.
I The judges are : C. W. Wur/.lmckor ,
Tildon ; Owen Wndo , Ilatllo Creek ;
and George W. hosfoy , Halllo Crok.
Timekeepers : John Muhonoy , Haltlo
Cruel ; ; H. h. Wattles , Nellgh. The
olllclal starter , Judge Oillln of Toka-
mah alHo acts as timekeeper.
( Jood races are promised for tomor
row and It Is anticipated that the
crowd will be greatly Increased.
WANT ALKE REMOVED ,
i-
Petition to Have the Foreman of the
Government Building Relieved
From His Position.
( From Wednesday's Dnlly. ]
A petition is being circulated ad
dressed to Superintendent Williams of
the United States court house , asking
that F. W. Alke , foreman of construc
tion , bo removed from the position he
now holds. It is alleged In the petition
that Alko speaks In abusive language
to the laborers and to people around
the building , and that his high handed
methods are not pleasing. The peti
tion asks that R. H. Reynolds bo given
the position as foreman. This action
undoubtedly is the sequence of the
trouble of Sunday when Jack Dalton
attempted to hit the foreman a few
times , because ho claimed Alko had
abused him when ho was at work.
Foreman Alko staled to a reporter
for The News this morning Unit ho
was not particular whollior tiio men ,
or In fact the people of Norfolk , liked
him or whether they didn't. Ho said
ho was employed to keep the men on
the building nt work and that Is what
he proposed to do eight hours of the
day. If ho does his duty that is all
he Is supposed to do. He says he does
not mix with the men in their drunken -
en brawls and as a consequence they
do not like him , but that does not
trouble him. lie expects to fulfill his
duty to God and the company and so
long ns ho lias God with him ho does
not care if all Norfolk is against him.
FROM THE CALLAHAN FAMILY.
T. J. Callahan Was Arrested Because
he Was brunk.
[ From Tuotilay's Dally. ]
"Yas sir , I'm one of the Callalmu
family T. J. Gallalmn by the grace
of dud. " Niild the merry old frump
who dropped Into Norfolk ( it 0:15 : from
Mndlnon last tilxhl , and \\lin , ( iftor In-
Hinting nil mnrnliiK IIUIK ho came from
( ho fdioroH of Ireland of ( ho boat
blood 11ml MM country could boant ,
WIIH finally liiUeu up In a saloon Into
thin afternoon by Chief of Police Kane
"Jack's my uom , " mild the mumbur
of the ( 'iilliilmiiHI'm T. .1. Callahun
and I'm hero on a wojjor. 1 said I'd
not In Han FranelHco where my sinter
HoHHlo IM the wife of the ohlof of po-
lleo-nnd 'oro I ham In Norfolk. Horn
In ( dd Ireland , brought up In Lnu'oti ,
a sailor bin the nrlllsh navy and cast
upon the sea of Hlrugglo to hoko hout
a roaming hoxlHtonco. That's mo.
Garbed , sir , In a toller's 'ablllltnant ,
I novorlholoHH defy your hex ray with
mo 'earl. I've come Horn the Callnhnn
family. "
DEATH RECORD ,
1 From \\Viliii < Hiln\'rt Dnlly. ]
Infnnt Child.
The funeral of I lie Infant child Of
Air. and Mrs. Frank DollorHfhnl ! i.nok
plnco this forenoon from the homo of
the paronlH In Nenow's addition , Interment -
torment helnn In ProHpoet Hill coino-
lory. llov. Father OdrlHcoll , nnnlntruit
prh'Hl of thin parish , had charge of
the funeral and burial services.
Mrs. Alice Christiansen.
Mi'H , Alice Christiansen died yes
terday alternooii at II o'clock nt the
homo of her sUler , Mrs. George Doll ,
sixteen mlloq north of Norfolk , of con
sumption , aged twenty-eight yearn.
Mrs. ChrlstlaiiHou had boon In Colorado
rado for her hoallh for some timecom
ing hero from Denver four or llvo
inontliH ago. Her husband Is in the
employ of Iho McCormick Harvester
company. Their homo Is nt Lomoiit ,
111. , where the romnliiH were taken to
day , being placed on the train at HOB-
klim. Dr. F. M. Slsson conducted brief
services at the IIOUHO this forenoon.
Mrs. Christiansen visited Norfolk
Ion years ago and at that lima re
ferred to her death and burial , intul-
llvoly believing that the former would
lake place In this section of the coun
try.
A SICK SOLDIER ,
Veteran on his Way'From Hot Springs
to Rcdflcld , S. D | , Is Cnred for by
Old Soldiers of Norfolk.
I Tram Wi'ilni'inliiy'H O.illy. ]
An old foldler namud McDonald ,
about eighty yours of ago , on his way
from Mm Soldiers' | , at Hot
Springs , y. I ) . , was Hirlckon with
heart trobulo on the train from
the west yo.Htorday and for a time It
wan thought that he would die before
bo reached Norfolk. When I ho train
arrived here old soldiers of this city
placed him on a stretcher null ten
derly carried him to the Queen City
hotel , where lie was given the closest
attention and was made as comfortable -
able as possible , Comrades remained
with him during the night and today
ho was HO much bettor that It was
considered safe for him to proceed on
his Journey to Itodflchl , S. n. Old sol
diers are pretty good pcoplo always
and especially In time of need.
Labor Day.
IFiom TuoHclny'H Dallv. ]
Next Monday the first Monday In
September Is Labor Day , a holiday
observed by nearly all the states and
territories in the union. The principal
observance is of course In the larger
cities where there are many workmen
and labor organizations to prepare pa
rades and other forms of celebration.
In Norfolk and other smaller towns
there Is no general observance of the
day. The banks will close , as will
other similar business houses , but It
will not bo a holiday such as Christ
mas of the Fourth of .Inly. The pub
lic schools will observe it to the ex
tent that school will not be called un
til Tuesday.
Manager Uundick expects to give
the sugar factory employes a holiday ,
and other business Interests employ
ing a number of men , may give a hol
iday , hut as a general public matter
it will be of small moment.
Fined for Drunkenness.
fFrom Mnmlnv'8 Dally. )
A man named McOrall was arrested
Saturday night for being drunk. Ho
put up a bond of $10 for his appear
ance In court Monday morning and
was on tno spot today.
"What Is the damage against mo ? "
asked McGrall ns ho appeared in the
door.
"Your fine Is ? 10.10 , " replied'Judge
Hayes.
"I suppose If I had deposited a bond
of $20 you would have kept the whole
thing , wouldn't you ? " ho put in.
"You can't talk to the court that
way , " said the Judge , and Me Grail was
gone. . '
Letter List.
[ Prom Tuesday's Dally. ]
List of letters remaining uncalled
for At the postofBce at Norfolk , Nob. ,
Soptnmber 1 , 1003 :
Worwnhl Chrlstensen (3) ( ) Wm.
Cook (2) ( ) , Harry Hall , John Unman ,
Grace McCoy. F. 11. McAllister , John
Mora , J. C. Rogers , Janet C. Smith.
If not called for in fifteen days will
bo sent to the dead lotor office.
Parties calling for any of the above
please say , "advertised. "
John R. Hays.
Postmaster.