I I Mi' Ml\ttti'l\l \ it MIM ; O.
MIR NOHKOLK NISNVS : KU1DAY , DlCl'KMHUlt ' IS , Wl. ) ;
PicrccPrlzc Winners Delighted
With Norfolk.
STANDING ROOM AT A PREMIUM ,
An Enthusiastic Audience Attended
the Presentation of "Lost River" nt
the Auditorium , to Which the Cotv
test Added Interest.
[ Kroin Tiimilnv'R Dnlly.l
MHH | Mary PoworH of 1'lorco , to-
Kcthor with lior party cif four frlonilH ,
occupied box "H" nt the Auditorium
liiHt night mill the biggest hoimuful ol
playgoers that has filled tlio pit thin
Reason occuploil the rent of the thea
ter to watch the proHOiitntlon of "Loot
lUvor. "
The Heat Halo ran strong nil < lny
long and early In thu evening the
"Standing Hooni Only" sign hud to
lie hung up nt the door. Every single
neat was taken and many stood In the
nlHlofl to watch the play which hnil
lieon Riven unununl InteruHt by the
contest for thu box party that win
awarded to thu most popular yoiini ;
lady of north Nebraska.
The theater patty were driven from
the Oxnard nt 8:10 : o'clock and a few
inlnutcH later , MHH ! I'oworH leading ,
took tholr places In the box. The in-
terlor wall wan handHoinely draped
with an American Hag and a number
of inainmoth palms and beautiful
plantH added much to the pretty effect ,
In thu party were : MHH ! Powers , Mm
W. 10. I'oworH , MTU. Berg , MrH. Cute
and Miss Cross. The live ladles ) wort
prottlly gowned for tlio theater ami
were ioil cat nations. As they entered
their box a round of applause from thvJ
nndlonco greeted the prize winners.
After the theater they returned ( r
the Oxnard hotel where they remained
until I o'clock today when llu-v 10
turned to their homes at 1'lorco ovi-i
the Noithwesteni.
" \Vo nro all delighted with our plea.
HIUO trip to Norfolk , " said Miss Pow
ers enthusiastically this morning
"Wo have all enjoyed every mlnut'
of our visit and are coming again ,
Every part of the two days has been
made Interesting by the cordiality ol
the Norfolk peoplu universally and we
owe not a little of our enjoyment It ;
the OMinitl hotel where every detail
Is no nicely attended to and whore
one's moments are made so poifceUj
pleasant by the management. "
"Lost HIvor" Is ono of the rcnllitic
types of theatrical art resembling Isi
many ways the sort that " \Vny Down
East , " and "Shore Acres" nro nm-i !
of. Homely , old fashioned and quaint
In various Instances , It afford1 ! a > npk
opportunity to the actors who put II
on for clover work and thrlllin. ? mo
ments. It was an audience ontliuMns
tic which turned out to watch It last
u vetting and they were all ready tc
greet every stirring episode wl'h n
lieatty hand. A little love story inns
through the play , In which tlio yotinj !
man of city breeding loses his hnnrl
to the simple country girl , and In
which , after every trick has been resorted
sorted to by the lady of fashion u
break the match , the simple conntr >
girl wins out. There Is , of course , the
usual country lover of the conntiv
girl nnd ho Is very jealous. Mo lilet
to do n few killings hut finally gi > tv
cold feet nnd takes to the ral ! , iincul
timber.
The company which presented thr
production are all possessed of : i
pretty good type of dramatic nro. 131
wood F. Bostwlck made good with tin :
lioiibo as "Robert messing. " Harry
McRao Webster was n popular man
In the part of "Buster , " from star ; tn
llnlsh. As a villain , Frank Tremor was
nbout ns good as they niuUo them
and ho succeeded in getting the cordial
hatred of his auditors at once. Thut
Is always n mark of clover work in n
villain. Pauline Dulllold nmdo n hit
ns "Grandma Gates" right in the be
ginning and she owned the house
thenceforth. Marguerite Stnrr played
the part of n stnr roll In the "Toll Gate
Girl , ' " and her sensational rldo along
the river bank on n real , live horse ,
followed closely by the villain on another -
other actual animal , nmdo n picture
that was highly exciting and which
sent the cold shivers through yon lest
she might get caught. The horses
wore both beautiful bensts nnd nt the
end of the scene they were cheered to
the echo by the house , which wns not
satisfied until the curtain had go-io
up three times In recognition. The bl-
cycle scene wns another bit of rcnllsm
which took well.
The company arrived in Noifulk
from Omaha and left early this morn
ing for Sioux City where they appear
tonight
A very largo number of people cnmo
from outside towns for the piny ami
all were well pleased with the produc
tion. Many were here from . -srai'ton ,
Pierce , Bnttlo Creole , Tildcn , Onkdnlc
and other points. A largo number ot
seats were reserved In advance for
these people. "Wo nro always glad , "
said ono of the visitors , "to como when
there is something good. TUJ only
drawback is that wo can't nlwayi toll
just what Is good nnd what is ordi
nary , but wo are glad wo cniuo for
"Lost River. "
FRIDAY FACTS.
P. Lambert was down from Foster
this morning.
Leo Hall was a city visitor yester
day from Plalnviow.
Mrs. W. H. Anderson and Miss Paul
ino Anderson of Belgrade were Nor
folk vlnltora yesterday.
ThtiH. Wn.ht was n city visitor to
day from Sclmyler.
II. Peters of Plorco trammeled biml-
iiPHB In Norfolk today.
1) . I ) . BrtinHon left nt noon for St.
Ixiulu , to be gene a wcok.
13. M. Flynn of Planking-ton , S. D , ,
Is visiting his friend , Peter Darrott.
The West Side whist club wnn de
lightfully entertained last evening by
Mr. and Mrs , F. 13. Davenport.
II. C. Matrau left for Chicago nt
noon to see his brother , Rov. B , F.
Mntraii , who Is supposed to bo dying.
W. 13. Powers of Pierce , real cstnto
hustler nnd ox-newspaper man , Is
transacting business In the city to
day.
day.Tho
The patrons' meeting that had been
planned by thu Woman's club , lirn
been postponed until after Now
Year'H.
Owen Dugan , foreman of the tele
phone line gnng , In again making his
lieailtiuarters nt the Pacific , nfter n
trip out through thu state.
At the meeting of the Sons of Her
man to bo hold this ovenlng there will
bo initiation of candidates , election
of olllcors and election of delegates
to thu grand lodge.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Taylor have returned -
turned from a three weeks' trip in
KniiHns. They enjoyed line weather
during their visit nnd had n very
pleasnnt tlmo nil around.
A car labeled "powder , handle with
care , " attincted some attention In the
Union Pacific yards today. It was
going or had been to Hock Springs ,
Wyo. , and whether It was loaded or
not Is was treated with considerable
respect by the train crowH , and the
ordinary pedestrians were Inclined to
give It n wide berth for fear It might
go off by spontaneous combustion.
As ho was turning the corner nt
Norfolk avenue and Fouith street In
bin buggy soon after noon today Dr.
II. T. Holden was thrown out on the
Icy street and bis knee was qulto se
verely bruised. lie wns carried up
stairs to bis olllce nnd his hints given
attention , but It was found that no
Injury had been sustained nnd ho was
soon able to bo about again. It was
reported soon alter the accident that
bis log had been broken , but this re
port was erroneous.
Piotectlon lodge , No. 101 , Degree
of Honor , elected olllcors nt the meetIng -
Ing last evening as follows : Mrs.
\t \ , A. Miller , past chief of honor ; Mrs.
.lohn Quick , chlof of honor ; Mrs. II.
G. Bain , lady of honor ; Mrs. 11. W.
Barrett , chlof of ceremonies ; Mrs.
Hobb , recorder ; Mrs. Hosoborry , tin-
nuclei" Mrs. F. W. Koerbor , receiver ;
II. P. Freelnnd , outside watch ; L. A.
Miller , Inside watch ; Mrs. Fred Lino-
rode , guldo ; Mrs. Fred Ifolllngsworth ,
trustee for two years. For the past
year or so the lodge has boon meet
ing at the Hallway hall , South Nor
folk , but It was decided last ovenlng
to again hold the meetings In ono of
the uptown hnllu.
The Norfolk otllco of the Nebraska
Telephone company today received
one of the largo cables that will bo
used In Improving and extending the
service here. It weighs 1,800 pounds
nnd the draymen were somewhat fear
ful of making n delivery to the olllce ,
fearing that the weight would break
almost of any of the wagons avail
able. The work of rearranging the
system nnd preparing for the removal
of the olllco Is proceeding apace. Man
ager Sprechor has boon notified of
the shipment of the now switchboard
nnd Is having n lookout for It as It
must bo cared for as soon ns it ar
rives. Superintendent H. C. Denny
was hero from Omaha yesterday to
look nfter the progress of the work.
11. C. Truman has just secured pos
session of the property recently pur
chased by him next door of the Ox
nard hotel and Is now engaged In get
ting It ready for occupancy. The walls
are being replastercd , now floors laid ,
nnd the building will bo generally
overhauled and fixed up properly.
When the repairs nnd decorations are
completed Mr. Truman will move his
wnll pnpor nnd paint establishment
from North Fourth street to the now
location. The repairs will require
some considerable tlmo before they
nro nmdo to the satisfaction of the
now owner who will meantime con
tinue in business on North Fourth
street. The stock and tools of the
marble cutting works have been tem
porarily stored in the Korth building.
SCHOOL APPORTIONMENT.
Amount State Superintendent Fowler
' Has to Give Out Is $255,483.
Lincoln , Dec. IS. Stnto Superinten
dent Fowler has completed his appor
tionment of school monies for the va
rious counties in the state. The mon
ey to bo distributed amounts to $255.-
483. IS. Based on 376,303 pupils , there
is an allowance of slightly loss than
OS cents per pupil.
Douglas county , with over 42,000
pupils , receives the largest apportion
ment , which Is $28,510.42.
Lancaster county's apportionment Is
second , $14,985.34 , for 22,072 pupils.
Antelope gets $3,205.90 , for 4,722
pupils ; Boyd , with 3,350 pupils , gets
$2,274.42 ; Brown gets $850.70 with 1-
253 children to divide it among. Cedar
children , 5,058 , $3,434.08 ; Holt chil
dren , 4,797 , $3,250.83. Knox children
5,802 , $3,979.89. Madison children G-
290 , $4,270.47. Plorco 3,444 , $2,338 24
Platte 0,538 , $4,438.85. nock 1,140 ,
$778.05. Stanton 2,734 , $1,850.19
Wayne 3,772 , J2.5C0.92 ,
Northwestern Road Will Move
Another Office Here.
CHIEF ENGINEER THIS TIME.
It Is Rumored Among Those Who
Ought to Know that Another of the
Main Offices Will be Soon Moved
From Omaha to North Nebraska.
[ From Wednesday's Dully. ]
It Is rumored among those men who
ought to know best , that the North
western railroad will very soon move
the head olllco of another department
Into Norfolk from Omaha. This IB
the olllco of chief engineer , which
place Is now held by A. A. Schcnck.
Mr. Schonclc Is chief engineer for
the Nebraska & Wyoming division of
thu road. Under him nro the superin
tendents of bridges and buildings of
thu various divisions. In bis moving
about , ho IB compelled to go over all
of the lines of the rend from time to
tlmo nnd thin , of course , cnn bo done
much more conveniently from Nor
folk than from Omaha.
Those who are posted have , they
say , n tip as to the plans for moving
this branch of the main ofllces of the
Northwestern system to this city. The
chnngo Is to como noon and Is but an
other Indication of what the North
western Is .to do with Norfolk.
The HIUIIO reasoning piompts this
change from Omaha to Norfolk IIH that
which brought General Superintendent
0. C. Hughes Into the city. This Is
practically the center of the entire
Nebraska & Wyoming division and
from this point an olllcor who Is called
to various spots on the several dis
tricts , can got out and In much more
advantageously.
Mr. Hughes Likes Norfolk.
Perhaps the move Is suggested for
Mr. Schenck's department because
Mr. Hughes , who has been here for n
week , Is very much pleased with his
new location nnd llnds many advan
tages In the Norfolk olllco over these
of Omaha. Ho hns found that he Is
so nicely situated in the center of the
system tlmt ho can strike for any ter
minus within n few hours where n
day longer , almost , wns required out
of Omaha.
The chance of bringing the chief en
gineer's department into north No-
brnskn nnd the well bused rumor to
that effect , Is merely another indica
tion that the Northwestern will grad
ually bring their entire center for Ne
braska and Wyoming to this plnco and
Is a very good sign that there will bo
something moro doing in this direc
tion.
SATURDAY SIFTINGS.
.T. F. Znjlcck was up from West
Point yesterday.
W. Collnrd was a visitor yesterday
from Winner.
Paul Nicholas of Stanton was in the
city yesterday.
J. Prntlvlnsy wns n city visitor yes
terday from Stanton.
John II. Harding wns down from
Mondow Grove yesterday.
Miss Edith Borryman of Croighton
was n city visitor yesterday.
Miss Nels Pohlmnn of Wlnsldo wns
shopping in Norfolk todny.
Mrs. Sutherland of Madison was
shopping In Norfolk yesterday
Miss Lonlso Collandor wn 'n ' the
city yesterday from Stanton.
T. J. Morrow returned yesterday
from his extended trip west.
Sheriff J. .T. Clements came over
from Madison on the noon train.
Mr. and Mrs. Win , Molcher of WIs-
nor viblted Norfolk friends yrsUn'nv. '
Mr. and Mrs. .1. S. McCallum were
in Norfolk yesterday from Gibbon.
II. M. Klddor of Scrlbnor was In the
city yesterday meeting Norfolk
friends.
Mrs. A. P..DOO of Davenport , Iowa ,
arrived yesterday to visit her daugh
ter. Mrs. G. D. Butterfield.
Arthur Pettltt of Wnrnervlllo wns
In the city ycstordny , and announces
his Intention of leaving Tuesday of
next week for South Dakota.
Judge J. P. Boyd and Court Reporter
W. R. Powers came in from Plerco on
their way homo to Nollgh nfter hav
ing attended , the district court session.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm.Proatz and daugh
ter of Stanton were In the city yes1 or-
day doing some trading , Mr. Proatz
Is street commissioner of his home
town.
The Epworth league social , given
at the M. E. church last night was a
very successful venture and quito a
number attended ( o enjoy the musical
program and the rofrcshmants that
had been prepared.
Friends of Miss Ella Bland gave
her a surprise party last night at
her homo on South Sixth street. With
games , refreshments , and other pre
requisites to a good tlmo , the evening
wns enjoynbly spent.
It wns so cold this forenoon that
it seemed unlikely that there would
bo anyone In from the country to do
trading , but there were n Inrgo num
ber of tennis lined up along the streets
this afternoon and the merchants enJoyed -
Joyed a very fair patronage.
Michael Moollck left on the noon
train todny for Sioux City to represent
Norfolk lodge No. 97 , A. O. U. W. ,
at the funeral of the late C. J. Howe ,
who was a member of the lodge , which
is to bo held from the family homo in j
Sloilx City tomorrow afternoon.
Rev. S. F. ShnrploHH hns Just re
turned from Lynch , where ho has been
holding evnngcllBtlc services. Sever
al pernniH were received into the
Presbyterian church of that place.
The church contemplates putting up
a building In the spring.
Tlio ( lower cantata , given by the pu-
pllH of the Grant school In the high
school room last evening entertained
all that could find scats , and more.
The llttlo performers were will drilled
In their pnrts nnd the singing nnd
drills were exceptionally well ex
ecuted. The receipts were very sat
isfactory to the teachers who had
charge of the entertainment and a
neat llttlo sum was added to the pic
ture fund of the school ,
N. A. Ralnbolt had n birthday yes
terday and In celebration of that an
niversary Mrs. Halnbolt served nn el
egant 7 o'clock dinner last evening to
thirty-nix guests , at their handsome
homo on Koenlgstcln avenue. Later
in the evening six-handed euchre eii-
gaged the attention of the guests un
til qulto a late hour. Dr. F. G. Salter
won the "shouting" prize , Mrs. C. E.
Green won the prize for ladles nnd
Dr. Bear thnt for gentlemen.
Rev. W. T. Flndlny , a well known
Presbyterian minister , died at his
homo nt Wlnncbngo Wednesday night
and his funeral Is being hold this af
ternoon. For a number of years ho
has been missionary to the Winnebngo
Indians , and has served for some tlmo
an stnted clerk of the Nlobrnrn pres
bytery. Ills wife Is n prominent work
er In the woman's missionary societies
of the presbytery , and they have a
number of children to mourn the loss
of a father. Rov. Mr. Findlay was
very highly esteemed by his follow
ministers of the presbytery and by
all other people who had the pleasure
of his acquaintance.
.1. A. Bnllnntync of this city is cer
tainly having more than n full share
of allllctlon In his family , and the
heartfelt sympathies of all Norfolit
people are with him. Ho went to To-
knmnh Saturday to attend the funeral
of his wife's brother , the circum
stances of whoso death nro already
well Known. On Monday he attended
the funeral of his mother at Bloom-
Held , she having died Friday , nt the
ago of seventy-five years. His broth
er , Walter , Is also very low nt his
homo in Bloom field. Mrs. Paddock ,
mother of his wife Is very seriously
111 nt her homo In Teknmnh , and Mr.
Paddock , who has heart trouble , is
prostrate with grief nnd remorse , nnd
is said to bo falling. It Is a series
of calamities that would try the
strength of anyone , nnd It can but bo
hoped that the aflllctlon to Mr. Bal-
lantyne's family has seen nn end.
Writing from Los Angeles , Gal. , to
Norfolk friends. Geo. L. Whltham
gives some interesting items regard
ing former Norfolk people nnd the
weather thnt is being experienced in
that section of the country. Ho states
that the family of D. J. Koonlgsteln
Is well nnd Dnn Is busy nt work. Con
tinuing ho says : "Wo have had no
rain since wo came bore , which will
now soon bo eight months , but It Is
sprinkling this morning. I see Al
Bigolow nt times but hnvo not as yet
seen J. E. Horr. E. B. Kenyan Is
building a home , which is now about
completed. I have only seen S. L.
Gardner once since ho camo. W. O.
Tolllvor hns bought n homo near nt
hand. Wo live on the hillside and do
not fool the cold as those who reside
on the level. Wo have seen no frost
as yet , but these who live lower down
toll mo thnt there hns been no frost
nor Ico. Wo have tomatoes going to
wnsto on our vines nnd peas In blos
som. Wo always have roses In bloom.
CHILDREN ANNOY TOY DEALERS
Handle The Stock With Grimy Hands
and Frequently Break and Mar
Fragile Articles.
[ From Wednesday's Dally. ]
"It is not only expensive , but posi
tively annoying and senseless for chil
dren with hands none too clean to be
continually mauling over the toys in
the toy department , " said a Norfolk
merchant. "Thoy not only give them
n second hand appearance by getting
them grimy and shelf worn , but fre
quently their manipulations result In
n break or a chipping off of a portion
of the toys that make them dead stock
and a dead loss on the hands of'the
" H '
merchant"
If parents realized what a nuisance
It is to have the children bothering
about the toy counters many of them
would forbid the children to go into
a store during the holiday season , un
less they had business there or were
accompanied by someone to look nf
ter them. There Is n largo loss to
the merchants every year from this
cnuso. Children with clean hands
are not as much of a nuisance as these
that go in with all the mlro and dirt
their fingers have accumulated durlmj
the day and maul over the toys. The
majority of them have no intention
of buying , and no money to buy with
If they had , but handle the toys over
for the mere pleasure of the thing ,
nnd with the probable expectntlon of
anticipating n Santa Glaus that may
never visit their homes. The mer
chants and clerks cannot spend the
lime to look after them , nnd must hnvo
the goods accessible to the children
In order to make a display , and it
would bo a grent favor to all the mer-
2hants who handle toys if the parents
would look after their children nnd
forbid this sort of action.
Mrs. John Bnllantyne Again
Summoned by Trage'dy.
FATHER'S DEATH COMES HARD.
Mr. Dallantyne Has Just Returned
From Funeral of His Mother , His
Brother and Brother-in-law , Mak
ing the Affair Doubly Hard.
[ From Wednesday's Dally. ]
Mr. and Mrs. John Ballantyno of
this city left at noon for Tckamah
where they were called by the an
nouncement of the tragic death of
Mrs. Ballantyno's father , Solomon
Paddock. Word was received by tel
ephone nt the Ballantyno homo short
ly after the fact had been learned nt
Teknmnh nnd Mrs. BaUintyno made
ready at once to leave on the first
train. Mr. Ballantyno arrived at 11
o'clock from Wayne and returned nt
1 to Tunmah. . Ho had heard nothing
of the affair until ho reached homo.
In this connection rather a remark
able Incident was noted. It was clear
ly a case of mental telepathy , which
produced a strong effect. Mr. Ballan
tyno had como from Bloomflold to
Wnyno on the morning train and was
bound for Sioux City , together with
his son. Ho had given the conductor
mileage as fnr ns Wayne and started
Into the station there to purchase a
ticket for the rest of the trip. Sud
denly ho hesitated , stopped and turned
to the son. "I have a notion , " he said ,
"to go bnck to Norfolk. I feel ns
though something there needed mo
and I shall go back. " At once the two
entered the Norfolk train and reached
the city nt 11 o'clock. When they did
arrive , they learned of the terrible
disaster which had befallen the fam
ily but a I'ow hours before.
Series of Disasters.
That troubles never como singly is
certainly true In the case of Mr. and
Mrs. Ballantyno. On Thanksgiving
W. S. Paddock , the brother of Mrs.
Bnllantyne , was shot by his father
during n visit of the mother in Nor
folk ; only last week Mr. Ballantyno
was called to attend the funeral of
his mother ; on Monday of this week
he nmdo n long trip to reach the fun
eral of his brother at Bloomfleld , only
arriving in time to see the casket low
ered Into the earth , nnd now the elder -
dor Paddock hns nddcd to his tragedy
by taking his own life and ending the
work of the courts.
Mrs. Ballantyno has suffered ter
ribly since the first shock nnd the
news of her father's death wns very
hard for her to boar. Her mother ,
'
iura. i'liuuocif , is in an exceeuingiy
serious condition from the strain of
the past few weeks and the sympathy
of all north Nebraska goes to them
now.
Was Kindhearted.
These who know Solomon Paddock
sny thnt he was , when ho was him
self , kindness Itself. No moro gener
ous or considerate man was known In
the community. A veteran of the civil
war where ho fought for his country ,
ho had contracted a taste for liquor
which ho could not thoroughly over
come and it was the clutch of this
alone , by which ho was subordininat-
ed on thnt Thanksgiving day , which
allowed him to lose all self control
and in ono rash and terrible moment
to shoot down his own son. The
younger Paddock was outspoken nnd
when his father cnmo homo with a
jug , ho broke the jug into bits with
nn nxo and an instant later gave up
his life.
The deed was done during a visit
of-Mrs. Paddock with her dnnghter in
Norfolk a visit which she had been
waiting three years to make. As a
result of the momentary passion , Solomon
omen Paddock was given a room in
the jail at Tekama , and here , after
considering the matter evidently with
deliberation for more than half a month
ho finally took the case Into his own
hands and relieved his neighbors and
the courts of determining the question
of his guilt and its degree.
MONDAY MENTION.
F. A. Huston was down from Nollgh.
J. N. Bundlck is in Omaha on bus !
ness.
F. L. Stephens was In the city from
Loretto.
' o
W. H. Reynolds spent yesterday In
Fremont.
A , W. Lucko of Madison was In the
city yesterday.
R. A. Stewart of Omaha was in the
city over night.
M. L. Kilo was a Norfolk visitor
from Creighton.
Mr. nnd Mrs. J. W. Johnson are hero
from Long Pine.
W. V. Jansnn of Chadron was in the
city on business.
II. W. Anderson was down from Bat
tle Creek yesterday.
Mere Johnson was a Norfolk visitor
from Newman Grovo.
E. Fnes nnd M. J. Mayor of Madison
were here yesterday.
U. J. Karroll of South Omaha ls ih
the city attending to business.
Miss May Durland spent Sunday
with her parents in Plalnvlow.
Mrs. Peterson of Newman Grove
was a Sunday guest In Norfolk.
J. Q. Fey was registered at the Ox
nard from Battle Creek this morning.
Miss Mattlo McNish has returned
from n two weeks' visit with friends
at CCtlnr Rapids , this state.
H. C. Porshlng of Plerco passed1
through the city on his way to West
Point.
A. J. Dunlevy , manager of the Audi
torium , Is in the city from Tllden on
business.
Judge J. B. Barnes went to Lincoln
this morning to attend a session of
the supreme court.
Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Caulton of Silver
Creek are guests of Mr. and Mrs. N.
B. Dolsen , North Twelfth street.
Wm. Whltla , manngor of the Ed-
wnrds & Bradford lumber ynrd nt
Anokn , wns a city visitor yesterday.
J. Allbory and family will soon bo
at homo in their beautiful now house
that has Just been completed In The
Heights.
Grant S. Mcars , sheriff of Wayne
county , arrived in Norfolk over the
Union Pacific last night and wont to
Wayne this morning.
Mrs. May Wright and children , who
has been visiting her mother , Mrs.
A. B. Burnett , during the past three
months , hns returned to her home in t
Knoxvlllo , Iowa. f
The election of officers of the Nor
folk castle of Royal Highlanders will
take place at the regular meeting to
bo hold tonight , and all members are
urged to bo present.
The now cottage which Is being
built by C. II. Krahn on his Madison
avenue property is rapidly approach
ing completion and will bo ready for
occupancy before many days.
Mrs. Kimball and nlcco Miss Kimball -
ball , and Miss Turner , all of Pierce ,
came down this morning to attend .the
"Lost River" entertainment at the
Auditorium this evening. They are
guests nt the homo of Mrs. II. E. Aus
tin on South Fourth street.
Warren Sisson nnd bride are guests
at the homo of Dr. and Mrs. F. M. Sis-
son. After n visit hero they will go
to Elk City , Oklahoma , where ho is
manager of n lumber ynrd.
E. C. Howe , general manager , nnd
J. N. BnndicK , local manager of the
American Beet Sugar company , went
to Omaha this morning. From Omaha
Mr. Howe will go to his homo in Den
ver.
ver.R.
R. J. S. McCallum of Gibbon , this
state , hns arrived to take charge of
the clothing department of the Fair
store. His wife accompanied him and
they are preparing to keep house In
the P. A. Shurtz residence on Park
avenue. <
Jessie M. Garvin , impersonator ,
singer , and lecturer , addressed a large
audience at the M. E. church last
night , on the temperance question and
in addition sang several songs , that
received favorable comment. She
handled the Hqnor traffic relentlessly
and her talk wns well received. Miss
Garvin is hero under the auspices of
the W. C. T. U. and will lecture at the
First Congregational church again to
night.
James Speed , who is to lecture at
the M. E. church tonight on "Red
head , " an Illustrated story of a wood
pecker , being the second In the en
tertainment series being given this
winter under the auspices of the sev
eral young peoples' societies of the
city churches , talked entertainingly
this morning to the pupils of the high
school , on natural history subjects.
Mr. Speed has evidently been very ob
serving of nature's wonders nnd gives
Interesting descriptions of bird nnd
insect llfo that escape the ordinary
person. Mr. Speed could evidently
give a whole lecture on n wasp's nest ,
an ant hill or a Inst year's bird's nest ,
and those who attend this evening will
undoubtedly bo well entertained.
Michael Moollck returned on the
noon train from Sioux City where he
attended the funeral of the late C. J.
Howe , of whom ho was an old tlmo
iriend , as representative of Norfolk
lodge No. 97 , A. O. U. W. , of which
the decensed wns n member. The
A. O. U. W. lodges , Nos. 181 and 190 ,
of Sioux City , had charge of the funer
al , which took place at 3 o'clock Sun
day afternoon and was largely attend
ed , both by the Workmen of the city
nnd the friends of the family A largo
number of beautiful flowers were con
tributed by friends , relatives and
memebrs of the order. Mrs. Howe
announces that she will continue to t >
make her homo In Sioux City , for the
present at lenst.
Optics
By tlio use of the now
Geneva Retuescopo and
Opthnlmobcope combined
with n thorough scientific
knowledge of tlio subject ,
I nm prepared to give my
pntrous the benefit of the
Intcst nnd most approved
methods of fitting glnsses
correctly.
Glasses Fitted
After the tests wo mnko
\vill give perfect satisfac
tion to the wearer.
Consultation and
Examination Free.
Dr. W. B.
. . . Vail.