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MIK NOKKOUC NM\VS \ : FRIDAY , SKI'TKMNKH 1 , 1JK)3. ) Band of Gypsies Mnkc Trouble at Church Store. TRIED TO RUN WITH CLOTHING. A Wily Wizard of the Nile , After Tell ing an Uninvited Fortune to the Saleswoman , Grabbed Garments for Pay and Started to Escape. [ From Hnttinlny'H Dnlly. ] A Imntl ( if gypsies , tlio rnul , black typo of foreigners , untarnished by Amorloiui elvlllxatlon and American ways , arrlvi'd In Norfolk yesterday afternoon , told a few fortunes from door to door , made nulmineoH of them- Helves In retail houses mid Ilnully , discouraged by tbolr lac'K of patron- ngo , tossed tlit'lr tentH Into a pulr of wagons and loft for greener lloldH JiiHt before noon. "The people of Norfolk are too wise , " exclaimed ono of Ilin women , her black eyes sparkling , iisshi ) tossed a tiny bubo Into tbo wagon bed and then climbed In , ever tbo wheel , after It She spoke amid an Irrltablo shak ing of tbo bond and exclaimed otbor things , bosldoH , which would not look well In print. Those dark complected IndlvldnalH located their tontw as noon UH tboy arrlvod. Then they struck for tbo ImslnoHs patt of tbo oily , to clean up as many dollars IIH they could before the setting mm should catch thorn and pinch tboin Into tbolr canvas cover ings. Tborovoro two families of them by actual figures , although to size thorn up at an Initial Blanco , the average Aniorlcan would wager there were a half dozen separate husbands and as many mothers. It was a sight that would have brought ( oars of Joy to the O.VOH of Thooiloro HooHOVolt , president , and a living argument that race sulchlo Is nol yet. omnipotent. Through the streets the gypsies ran ono of tbo men lending and the pair of women , each with a baby at her bade , following the head of the house- bold Homo several yards In the rear. Into each business house along the way one or the other of thorn , or per haps the entire tribe , would duck , ga/e all about tbo Insldo and then insist , upon telling tbo foitnuos of every last man from the proprietor down to the errand boy. In most places they wore turned away roughly , and Indeed If they wore to bo expelled at all It must bo by means of force. This morning tboy wont Into a church rummage sale , looking for bar gains. Tboy handled every garment that looked good , to their snapping eyes and then Insisted on telling for tunes enough to buy the store. Ono of tbo women grabbed a pretty palm which the saleswoman accldontly hold out. "Soo , HOO ! " exclaimed the woneb , her llory red waist ( which hung out at the bolt line ) quivering in her in tense excitement. "See , see you are to have good luck. Much good luck. You are to got a letter with mu-uch nioueo. Mu-ucli moneo , kind lady , inn-null moneo. " So much bad been .spoken before the dainty hand could bo withdrawn and for tballnformatton , revealing the vivid future , tbo gypsy demanded a couple of suits of clothing which lay upon tbo counter. She not only demanded them but picked them up , tucked thorn into the recesses of her shirt-waist ( If tbo term could bo applied ) and darted for tbo dixr. The churebwoman leaped forward , how ever , just In time to catch the escap ing foreigner at her belt lino. With a heart courageous and a muscular arm that answered to the call , she tore the garments away and then oust ed the witch. "Now , " she said to the man who had remained against the wall , "you go , too. Go ! Go ! 1 say you got out ! " And the tall , sneaking fellow , taking the common Interpretation of tbo di rection to "go to" disappeared out of the room. Not ton minutes after this episode , the whole ontllt of gypsies crawled into their wagons and started away , out of wicked Norfolk whoso people , said the wizard of the Nile , are "too wiso. " SATURDAY SITTINGS. George H. Spear Is in the city today from Sioux City. P. H. Scott returned yesterday from an extended trip to St. Paul and Min neapolis. Judge .1. V , Boyd and Judge N. D. Jackson were in the city yesterday from Neligh. Dr. C. A. XcKlm turned yesterday morning from Kansas , where ho had driven and sold his handsome team of horses. Mrs. C. H. Reynolds delightfully en tertained a small company of ladles at 1 o'clock luncheon today , at her home in tbo Heights. Frank Dedonaan appeared In police court this aft nioon at ! i o'clock and was nsKossod tbo usual amount by Judge Hayes , for being drunk nnd dis orderly and dinurblng the peace. The maBons are today near the fin ishing up of the Uriel ; work on the 5uey building , the roof timbers have been laid and covered with sheeting and next week the work of making the root weather proof will probably bo done. Miss Lota Hlakely returned today from Verdigris , whore she has been during the past few days on her reg ular weekly trip. Miss lllakoly has n largo music class at both Crelghton and Verdigris and Is absent from Nor folk between Monday and Haturda > of a < hi'oU ' Telegraphic roportH from Fremont itrtto that all of tin' migar boot land In that Noctlon Is under water and that moNi of the crop will bo a total IONH n * a result of the heavy rnlnMorm. Them1 boola were to have fed the fac tory at l.oavltl. a few mllcH west of Fromont. and It IH not known what the effect will be on the campaign there , Marcus HoynoldH has a conveyance of hlH own In which to bitch hlH pony. It IH eoiiHtructed of tlmberH that might answer for a boimo foundation If the houwo were not too largo and for beauty It may not bo prize winner , lint It rides , and IH trained to carry double and on tbo whole IH not HO bad either for a hey of the ago and experience of Marcus. H. C. Powers mifferod a broken arm jostordny afternoon at hlH homo on North Ninth Htreot. While painting the house , Htandlng upon tbo upper round of a ladder , lie slipped and fell to the ground , lie wan badly hurt. Mr. I'oners Is to bo principal of the Norfolk high school this year and bin Injured arm wilt Inconvenience him coliHlderably. Although It Is a pretty hard prop osition to locate an r In the spoiling of August , the oyHter season IH on In earnest and the little bivalves are Hell- Ing at a good rate regardless of the fact that this IH three days In advonco of September. Prices are about tbo saino as In past years , Now York counts going at $2. IK per gallon , se lects $1.00. and canned Block from HO cents to 15 cents per can. A surprise party in celebration of his Ility-nintli birthday WIIH perpetrat ed upon I Ionium Ooreeko last night by a largo number of bin friends. They enteied the largo homo at tbo corner of Norfolk avenue and Twelfth stioet at 8:110 : , taking their victim completely unawares. With them Mr , Gcrccko'H friends brought a handsome chair IIH a token of good wlHbos. A tonthtiomo feast was Horved by MrH. Gorocko as a fitting close to the eve ning's pleasure. Last year the people of NHt'h made enough from their street fair aiiu car nival to purchase a tract of land in the outskirts of ( own which bad for merly been used as a fair ground , and they had money loft after completing the deal. This year they hope to make enough from their fall entertainment to begin Impnnlng and parking the laud and will probably keep It up until they have one of tbo largest and llnest parks in the state. It Is tbo sort of enterprise that the people like to aid , and tbo receipts this year will undoubtedly meet all expectations of the committee. A. Morrison of this city had Jn a bid for tbo erection of a new school building at Genoa , his llrst bid being for $11.8IS , and that of a Genoa llrm $12.fil77 At a recent meeting the school board rejected all of the orig inal bids and let the contract to the home llrm of contractors at $11'US , Mr. Morrison's last bid being $11,18:1. : According to tbo Genoa Times : "Tbo action of tbo board was resented by Mr. Morrison , wlio , It is reported , con templates applying to the court for an Injunction to restrain tbo board from entering into a contract with the Genoa llrm , A Norfolk lawyer , representing Mr. Morrison , appeared In Genoa Monday , and after securing a copy of the proceedings of the meet ing bold Friday evening , returned homo. Mr. Morrison contends that tbo board bad no right to award tbo contract , after rejecting all bids , with out readvertlslug. " SCHOOL NOTES. I Krnm Tuesday's Dally. ] P. E. McCoy , who taught In the high school last year and was expected to do so this year , last evening tendered bis resignation to accept a position In the Hastings schools for $800 a year. School opens next Tuesday and not much time Is given to 1111 bis place , hut Superintendent O'Connor went to Lincoln this afternoon and will at tempt to do so. Teachers of tbo city schools who do not now bold city certificates will take an examination Friday and Saturday of this week at the High school build ing. The examination of now pupils and those who failed at tbo spring examinations will bo held at the same time. A meeting of tbo city teachers has been culled for Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock. 13. A. Amarlno began laying a ce ment walk at the High school building yesterday. RELIANCE IS AHEAD , Favorable Wind for the Yacht Race This Afternoon With Same Old Result. Now York , Sept. I ! . Special to The News : The third trial at the interna tional yacht race was started today , the champions crossing the line at 1 o'clock thl afternoon , with a good wind blowing and every condition fa vorable. In all probability this will be the last race of the series , as there j seems but little doubt hut that Re- j llance will outsail Shamrock III again ' today. At 2,0,0 : this afternoon Reliance Is three-quarters of a mile ahead , and there Is every prospect that the de fender will win the raco. The Meadow Grove hotel for sale or trade. Inqlureof Mrs. M , Storey , Mea dow Grove. Gave Farewell Banquet to Dan iel J. Kocnigstcin. DRUMMUND ELECTED TRUSTEE. Meeting of the Grand Lodge Officers Was Held Six Years' Term of Mr. ! Kocnlgsteln Is Commended by Presi dent Statement of Condition. The farewell meeting of the local SOIIH of Hermann , hold at their hall last night In honor of tbo departing brother , 1) . J. KoeiilgHtoln , proved highly successful In every respect. A delightful mooting wan hold at tbo club rooms during the fore part of the evening and later a sumptuous banquet wan served for the members.- Covers were laid for a largo number and the Sons of Hermann did JiiHtlce to the feast like tbo true descendants of the old Gorman warrior that they are , ProvioiiH to tbo social session a meeting of the grand trustees washeld for the purpose of accepting Mr. Koon- Igsteln's resignation as grand trustee. August Urummund , ono of the hon ored members of the local ledge , WIIH elected to till the vacancy. Mr. Kooulgsteln has been chairman of the board of trustees practically slnco the organl/atlou of the grand ledge , six years ago. During that time thirty-nine lodges have boon organ- Ix.ed In the state and the membership has attained good proportions. The order now has a reserve fund of $9- 100 , Invested In Wayne county bonds , $ lr > i5 ! in the hcno'lt fund and $1 , 20 In In the general fund. After checking up the accounts of the trustees , Pres ident Volpp of Way tin thanked Mr. Koonlgstoln for the manner In which the affairs of the order bad been con ducted under bis jurisdiction and com plimented him upon the thorough busi ness methods that had been employed. The now board of trustees consists of A. Hrummund , Chan. Rhode nnd Aug. lloettohor. MONDAY MENTION. Norfolk schools open one week from tomorrow. Georgo. Ho.x is In Norfolk today from Sioux City. IJ. T. Sonnonscheln has returned from Plalnvlow. Roy Luikart has gone to Tilden to visit for a week. Dr. Brltt of Creighton was a city visitor tills morning. Mrs. H. J. Caullleld wont to Sioux City today for a visit. W. G. linker IH quite sick at bis homo in The Heights. Miss Gertrude Watson Is homo from her summer vacation In Denver. Mr. and Mrs. J.K. Boas returned last night from a short trip to Sioux City. Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Luikart of Til- don spent Sunday with his parents In Norfolk. . Mr. and Mrs. John R. Hays returned last night from a visit in Denver with their son , Charles R. Hays. Mr. and Mrs. C. II. Reynolds , Misses Marjorie and Louise Weills and Annie McBride went to Long Pine today. Albert Wltzlgman and family of Meadow Grove spent Sunday at the homo of G. A. Luikart in this city. Miss Fannie Partrldger of Kearney Is visiting her brother , the station agent at'the C. St. P. M. & O. depot. Dr. and Mrs. F. G. Salter enter tained a number of friends at a very pretty dinner party Saturday evening. Miss Terry of Omaha has returned to Norfolk to accept the position of trimmer In the Inskeop millinery store. Charles Verges will leave tomorrow for Wisconsin , where ho will resume bis duties. Ho will graduate next spring. Edmund Winter and Will Hollerman lott at noon today for New Ulm , Minn. , where they go to attend the Lutheran college. 11. C. Gentle , deputy postmaster , will return tonight from Creston , Iowa , where ho has been spending a part of his vacation. Miss Florence Maloney and Miss Quoenio Maloney will leave tomorrow for O'Neill , where they will attend the St. Mary's school. Assistant P. 13. McCoy has returned from bis summer vacation and will resume his duties In the high school one week from tomorrow. James R. Fain , government superin tendent of the United States court house , will return this evening from his.sad mission to Jonesboro , Tenn. Mr. and Mrs. P. F. Bell are moving into their now homo In West Koenlg- stein avenue , which was formerly the Norton house , but has been entirely remodeled and repaired. Tennis courts are dry enough for use for the first time In several weeks. Frank Beols may go to the Albion tournament this week to defend the Norfolk laurels. It Is not known whether any ono else will bo able to ncompany him or not. C. Barnhlll has the contract for painting and papering the handsome now homo that has just boon built by Robert Lucas , two miles south of Fos ter. The house contains llftcon rooms and a billiard room nnd will cost $10- 000. L. L. Rombo had done the plumb- dig for the building. About thirty of his classmates last evening gave Edmund Winter a faro- well surprise nt the homo of hlfl father H W. Winter , on Ilrnasch avenue. The young people Hpont a merry eve ning nnd nt UH closfi wished him n happy and profitable term at the New Ulm cologo , for which place ho departed - parted today. MIHH Edna Stafford and John Staf ford spent Sunday with their paronti In Scrlbnor. Yesterday was the last da > of family reunion for Homo time. Miss Julia Stafford left today forButtc' Mont. , to teach , MHH ! Nan Stafford will loich : near Scrlbnor and MHH ! Agnes Stafford will attend St. Mary's Hchnol at O'Neill. A largo nutnbor of Norfolk people are planning to attend the races of the Bottle Creek driving association on Wednesday , Thursday and Friday of this week. Battle Creek always turns out well to encourage Norfolk ontet- prlso and for this reason many people will bo Inclined to go. The racing will bo fast nnd good sport IH scheduled for each day.of the moot. The hot , dry weather which has hold Hway Hlnco yesterday afternoon Is en couraging to a degree for the corn crop and farmers about Norfolk are well pleased with their prospects. "If this weather will only continue for a couple of weeks , " said ono of them this morning , "wo will have the most magnificent crop that northeast Ne braska has over soon. It will he a bumper. " Wayne Republican : Rudolph Chris- chillis and family have located in Wayne , Mr. Chrlschlllls accepting a po- Wayne , Mr. C'hrlssillls accepting a po sition with Terwilligor Bros , in their tinning and repair department. The writer has known Mr. Chriscblllis for a number of years and can Hay that Torwilllgor Bros , luxvo engaged a workman of the first rank. Ho has been engaged In this work at Norfolk for tbo past eight years. While the south side of Norfolk avenue enuo 1 comparatively dry just at pres ent , thcio are many pools of stagnant mud and Hllmo on the north side wblcli ought to bo wiped off the face of the earth. Between Fourth and Fifth streets there arc several holes of depth and they are not only exceed ingly disagreeable to look upon but uubealthful as well. They are , be sides , poor features to strike the sight of strangers coming into the city. By many It was thought that It was cool enough for a frost , last night or early this morning , and not a few looked for signs of such a visit when they arose this morning. The mer cury , however , showed that the tem perature was several degrees to the good , > 17 being the minimum point reached. The forecast promises that the temperature will gradually rise , and It is poslble that the country has escaped n frost for another few weeks. The Chicago and Northwestern has decided to retire from service all of Its freight cars of 28,000 pounds ca pacity and a number of HO.OOO pound cars , making in all about 100 that will be consigned to the "bono yard" in the next two months. The com pany's otllcials say that it no longer pays to use cars of such small capac ity. The company is buying about 2,500 now freight cars a year ranging from -10,000 to 100,000 pounds capac ity. Before the old cars are destroyed they will bo replaced by an equal , If not a. larger , number of largo cars. WARNERVILLE. Mrs. Frank Eberloy Is on the sick list. list.J. J. C. Cuplln wont to Alnsworth Mon day to visit Ills son , Alton. Mrs. O. M. Moore of Pierce is the guest of her brother , O. D. Munson. Marsh Pettlt has purchased an In terest In \Varnorvlllo horse power threshing machine. Arthur Pettit , who has boon laid up for ten days past with an abscess , Is reported hotter. of Walter Rowlctt The S-year-old son who was kicked by a horse last week Is nearly well. The ladles of the Warnervillo church will hold a poverty Ice cream social in the hall Tuesday evening , Septem ber 1. Prizes wil be given to the poor est dressed couple present. Every body Is Invited to come and have a good time. A swarm of bees have taken posses sion of the school house In district No. 16 , and are busily engaged In storing honey. New Way of Spelling Cocktail. [ From Saturday's Daily. ] A young society physician of Now York , according to a recent news let ter , has found the following prescrip tion popular under the Sunday closing law there in force , and finds that It Is quite effective In relieving his friends from what tfiey have been suf fering : R Sp. jnnlport comp. 2 oz. Ext. cuspariae 11. 20 drops. Saccharl 20 grains. Misc. Flat potns , Sig. Pour ever cracked Ice and laugh before taking. OFFICERS ARE ACQUITTED , Street Railway Magnates are Cleared Today of the Charge of Man slaughter. Newark , N. J. , Sept. 3. Special to The News : All directors and olllclals of the street railway , who were belny tried on the charge of manslaughter , were acquitted today. This Is the case brought against cloven olllcors of tlu > street railway company charging them with manslaughter because of an accident to ono of their cars In which nine school boys were killed. Y THE QLSS RELIABLE Absolute/ ) Pure Big Jack Dalton Slugged the Foreman Sunday Morning. FRIENDS CHIPPED IN TO SEE IT. Admirers of the Stone Mason Paid the Fine of $7.10 Just to See Him Lick the Overbearing Official Alke Ran Into a Barber Shop. tFiotn Monday's Dally. ] It cost the friends of Jack Dalton , a big stone mason on the federal build ing. Just $7.10 to see Jack take a poke at tbo facial features of Foreman Alko yesterday morning. The mill took place at the corner of Fourth street and Norfolk avenue Sunday morning , when everything else was quiet , and it lasted just about a minute. Alko was knocked ever the municipal water fountain , picked himself up and ran , tripped in the street and fell again , lost his hat and llnally landed in a barber shop where ho remained until a cab came to take him home. Ho immediatcly swore out a war rant against Jack for assault and bat tery but changed It this morning to plain disorderly conduct. Judge Hayes assessed Dalton the usual $7.10 and his friends took up a collection just to show how much they were willing to pay to see the performance. Dalton Is a stone mason who has worked for some time on the govern ment uuilding. Ho has boon under under Alkc's supervision and has , as have all of the other men on tbo build ing , taken a bitter dislike to the fore man. The workmen bate Alko gen erally because of bis overbearing man ner with all of tbo laborers. There was nothing Jn particular which made Jack strike bis foreman yesterday morning. "I just took a shot at him on general principles , " he explained. It is said that a num ber of men have made threats against Alke for some time. Jack was not sure whether bo would go back to work or not. TUESDAY TOPICS. I. J. Johnson is moving into the Pen- dor bouse on South Fourth street. Martin Wagner has gone to Water- town , Wis. , to take up his college work. Ferdinand Haaso is very seriously ill at bis homo on South Thirteenth street. Miss Goldie Ralph of Noligh arrived last night for a visit with Mrs. M. J. Homig. Mrs. E. J. Hulburt of Johnstown Is the guest of Mrs. H. E. Austin In South Fourth street. Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Ellis and children of Luverno , Minn. , arc guests of Dr. and Mrs. Hoagland. Lawrence Hoffman went to Sioux City yesterday to see the fair nnd visit relatives n few days. Wlllam Xutz has gone to Water- town , Wls. , where he will take a course In the Watertown university. Miss Miller of Chicago Is a guest of her friend , Mrs. C. S. Parker , at her home on North Tenth street. W. H. Smiley is moving into the Cof ton house , Jn Philip avenue , being va cated by Mr. and Mrs. P. F. Dell. The Methodist Sunday school will again try for a picnic next Thursday , and If it rains Thursday tboy will go Friday. H. E. Austin loft on the noon train for Lincoln , having secured a position ns an employe in the insane asylum there. George Rhode loft yesterday for Fairmont , Minn. , to bo absent several days looking after his farm interests in that state. W. H. Johnson has returned from i his trip to Now York city , where ho went to select a line of fall goods for the Johnson Dry Goods company. A report from Seattle states that Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Bracket , formerly of Norfolk , are rejoicing over the arrival of a bright baby boy at their homo. There are a number of overhanging limbos of trees that are In the way of tbo hats of pedestrians of any par ticular stature , that might bo removed without damaging the trees or the property. 13. J. Culver , who has been cm- ployed nt the Fair store during the past year , is preparing to move with I Ills family to Bellowood , this state. ' Almost every business house in Norfolk is represented on the street today by n bill collector , nnd most of them report money quite readily ob tainable. Homo grown water melons are com ing In from outlying districts by the wagon load , indicating that the par asites which got away with the local crop did not.Infest the entire country. District Inspector E. J. Denny re turned last night from Sioux City , where ho has been to repair the cable across the river that had been blown down during' the wind storm of last Friday. Many of the weeds throughout the city have been cut down , but there are still a number of healthy looking patches that might stand trimming -A , up without particular damage to the landscape. Tbo new Presbyterian church at the / * f corner of Ninth street and Phillip av- * * i. ' onue is progressing rapidly and the frame of the structure is entirely done. | Services will bo held before many i more weeks have passed. j 13. B. Ovolman will leave tomorrow i for Omaha with his line of spring sam ples in shoes. From Omaha ho will [ go to Denver nnd from there jto tbo , Pacillc coast , bis territory having been I extended to take in points on the Pa- ; cltlc. Miss Winnie Hartley and Miss Lil lian Luikart left this morning for the west , where they go to accept posi tions as teachers. Miss Hartley re sumes her work in the Boise , Idaho , high school , and Miss Luikart takes a position in Everett , Wash. Much interest in the opening of the theatrical season Is apparent , and there will undoubtedly bo a good au dience at tbo Auditorium Thursday night to see "Tbo Messenger Boy , " which , it is promised , will be a first class entertainment. . The Sunday school of Trinity Epis"V copal church will picnic atTaft's grove ' tomorrow. Members of the congrega tion are cordially invited to partici pate. Arrangements have been made to leave the church for the grove to morrow morning at S'M. : It will be cheerful news to the resi dents of South Fourth street to know that the sidewalk that has been out . ' between Norfolk and Madison avenues . is being replaced , on the west side of the street , and will shortly be In con dition for the use of pedestrians. The weather has today attained all the heat that should be required to pull the corn crop out of the way of frost providing It remains long enough. The weather bureau more than in timates , however , that a change to cooler is likely within the next twenty- four hours. C. M. Conger , until recently ono of the publishers of the Tekamah Jour nal , Is In the city today. Ho has been / J on a visit to his father in Keya Paha \ f county , and with his wife's folks nt Neligh. Ho will return to Neligh to- - night. Ho has not yet decided on an other location. A. S. Kelly * , from the general office of the Nebraska Telephone company In Omaha , was In the city this mornIng - Ing , looking up preliminary matters in regard to the change of system In this city. From hero ho went to Win- side to arrange for a new circuit from that place to Wayne. W. G. Bernor yesterday purchased one of the two houses erected on South Second street some years ago by W. .A. Emo/y , the north property being the ono transferred. Mr. Her- nor expects to move In with his fam ily at once nnd make the new property his homo , renting the one from which ho moves on Madison avenue. Word from Sioux City states that Mrs. J. M. Gollmer , formerly of Nor folk , suffered n very severe accident a few woks ago , which nearly broke her back. Mrs. Gollamer was standing on a ladder about three rounds up when she lost her balance and foil ever backwards. Her back struck the edge of n box and Injured her badly. She was Internally hurt and Is only now recovering slightly.