Nebraska Newspapers

    THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOURNAL
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NOHFOLK NEBRASKA FRIDAY MAHUII 11 1 0 < \
Stranger From Town Over 100
Miles of Here.
' ' HE CAME FOR LOGICAL REASON
"It lo a Lead Pipe Cinch , " He Puts
It , "That I Can Save Car Fare , Ho
tel Bills and Twenty-Four Hours
by Stopping In Norfolk. "
[ From Wednesday's Dally. ]
1 "I live In a town over 100 miles
. west of Norfolk , " said a stranger In
4 It the city yesterday , who had stopped
In Norfolk for the first time in his
life. "I live In a town between Long
Pine and Norfolk and this is the very
* first day that I have ever been In
your city. I can't oven attempt to
count the times that I have passed
through and eaten breakfast or din-
| i nor or supper at the Junction , but I
| l never had any Idea as to the extent
of the real city before.
"I am In Norfolk to make a few
purchases In a retail way , " continued
the western visitor , as he puffed de
liberately nt bis Havana. "And lam
hero instead of/ ' -'Onaha merely as
an experiment. } ob g . * " Into
Omaha several ' ° ' /fifor/p
the things whicirr-en. . Soc/ /
Omaha has been the nearest pm. . ? . '
you might say , for that sort of trad-
Ing. It Is a matter of business with
mo that I am In Norfolk n matter
of dollars and cents and valuable
time.
"I was just thinking It over the
other day , " ho went on , "and the Idea
that I could save a whole day's time
by stopping at Norfolk instead of
going on through ; and could , besides ,
put back into my inside pocket the
car fare between Norfolk and Omaha
and return ; and that I might , with
i
all of that , bo able to get just what
I wanted in Norfolk , after all the
Idea that I could do all of that by
buying a ticket to your city , is alone
responsible for the fact that I have
registered at this hotel Instead of one
120 miles southeast of here. "
"And now that you are here , " was
asked , "what is your Impression of
the place and how do you feel about
your scheme ? "
The bright , optimistic countenance
of the prosperous mamlrom that rich
'hay country that Is so well'known ,
-with the air , of the Individual who
'
" . , . ; . . carefully plans his moves beforehand
, " and who is on that account rarely do-
celved , brightened up In its enthusl-
asm and ho said :
Lead Pipe Cinch.
"My dear friend , It's a cinch. ' Just
a lead pipe cinch , and that Is all
there Is to It. Why think it over for
one minute. And if you are not com
pletely satisfied within sixty short
seconds that it is true , you may have
your money back and a ticket to the
next town.
"You see it's this way "and the
stranger looked nil around the hotel
corridor with the attitude of one who
knows what ho is talking about. "I
live 120 miles , say , west of Norfolk.
It costs twice thatetaolncmfwypetaol
I live 240 miles west of Omaha. Nor
folk , you understand , is just exactly
half way between. Now it costs mo
just $3.00 for a ticket to Norfolk. It
costs twice that to Omaha. There ,
you see , is a saving of $7.20 on the
-trip. But that's the least of it. I
get up in the morning and eat my
breakfast. I take my time Tor coffee
and buckwheat cakes. Then I see
that everything around the ranch is
all right and I take my time about
going to the train. Pretty soon it
comes along and the very first thing
you know , sir , I am in Norfolk.
"Suppose I stop. I como up town
here , cat a hearty dinner and visit
all of the stores and offices and what
not , that I sco fit. Then I can go up
to the Elks , if I happen to bo an Elk ,
nnd can enjoy the club rooms for an
hour or co , because that is what the
* * rooms , as I understand it , are for.
Then I cat my supper leisurely nnd
got into a cab that takes mo to the
Htation. The train comes along nnd
carries mo back homo. About the
time of night that I would bo getting
homo from down town , I step off the
car and am asleep In my own , com
fortable bed just ns quickly , sir , as
though I hadn't set foot outside of
town that day.
On the Other Hand.
"So much for that. Suppose I wcm
on through to Omaha. Along about
5 or C in the evening I get there
tired out after a day of tedious rid
ing. I don't sco anybody I know
Everything is closed where I wanttc
buy. Bo I get a ? 2 bed in a gocx
hotel a'ul pile out early the nex
inornh.g at n tirao when the follov
who went to Norfolk is eating break
fast at homo once more. I pay fo
breakfast and lunch it's lunch dovn
there and before I've had time , yet
might say , to turn around , the silly
train vhistlc3 nnd away wo com
back. Now all that afternoon I si
thcuo in the car wishing Ivcro I an
nlaco else and Incidentally and dclil
orntoly making headway to Norfoll
At half pait coven wo get hero an
they glvo us about twenty minutes t
get on the outside of a half dollar'
worth of inippor. . And on the sam
train , only exactly twenty-four bourn
behind the ono from Norfolk , . I land
back homo again , tired and cross
and out of pocket.
"And If that isn't a lead pipe cinch ,
I don't want a cent. "
"But what of the stores ? " was
questioned.
The Stores ,
"I read a few weeks ago , " ho re
plied , "that your merchants were for
the most part in Now York City buyIng -
Ing stocks for spring. My neighbor
says they wcro there last fall , too.
So I figured that a merchant from
Norfolk , knowing northern Nebraska ,
could just as well pick out the things
from a factory In the cast , as a fel
low from Omaha or any other old
place. It stands to reason , you sco.
"I will have to umko a confession
In this regard , too. For all of my cal
culation , I had no Idea of the size of
Norfolk's stores. It never dawned
upon mo that I shrould find stocks In
almost every line that would bo jmt
as nobby and up-to-date , just as rca
sonablo and nt the same time just as
complete In their variety , as In any
of the cities of the state. Dut that's
a fact , all right , Isn't It ?
Coming Again.
"Yes , my friend , I'm coming back
to Norfolk. No more long rides for
me. One day is enough to bo a < viy
from home , anyway. I feel as thoug'i
wo people out my way might as well
lip to build up a city where we can
.et nt It once In a while , as to go
basing clear across a state. Norfolk
ids about the best location in a rail-
oad way , it strikes me , of any place
tat ever came over. I didn't Know
mt you had five pairs of steel load-
ng out of hero and In every direction
lat has boon put down in the gcog-
aphy. It Is really quite a wonderful
) oint in that respect , It would seem
o mo.
Our New Northwest.
"Wo are enthusiastic over this new
orthwest. We have a good countrj
p hero In northern Nebraska and v/e
an be just as Independent as any
ther section. Every acre of land Is
vorth while and the whole territory
s fast filling up. There are more
nland towns , too , in this now north
vest , ns you call it , than you prob-
bly imagine. If you would take a
eep at your map you will find your-
clf surprised , which is the real sen-
atlon sought for in humor and theio-
ore worth the doing.
The State Institution.
"I am glad to see that the state
oard has finally got around to start-
ng things for this Insane hospital of
urs. I say ours because I feel that
. is the only state institution in
orthern Nebraska and we've got to
cCep our eye on it.
"Hello , here , there comes my hack.
So long it's been a great day. "
MADISON CHICKEN THIEVES.
Fancy and Other Fowls Contributed
by Poultrymen.
The chicken thief is evidently
broad in the city , and it is indeed
ard work to apprehend the light
fingered gentry who have been so
cry active the past week In making
way with fowls from various roosts
nd coops In different parts of the
ity. Last Thursday night some ono
iclped themselves to the full blood
trains which A. R. Fraser Is raising ,
and the following morning not less
nan 20 chickens were missing when
ceding time came. Friday evening
ho thieves made a slight raid on
Slgv. Schavland's bipeds , but only a
ow wore taken. Saturday night
hero was a raid on San Hannen's
owls , and we learn that that gentle-
nan is short some three dozen. Again
on Tuesday of this week the butter
and egg bouse coops were visited
ind as a result not less than thirty
chickens were found absent the mjxt
uo'-nlng. It is indeed hard to locate
he next pla < ! o to be visited and the
only way for those to do who have
owls which they want to keep Is to
ilacc thorn securely behind lock and
cey. The chickens taken from A. U.
Fraser wcro fancy scored birds , ami
wore valuable as breeders and worth
lot less than ? 2.50 each and as 1.1
ho others while none of them w > ro
'ancy fowls , they scorned to be good
enough to "swipe. " Madison Chrcn-
clc.
SKULL CRUSHEDBY THE GARS
_
Northwestern Brakcman Meets Fatal
Accident at Dwlcht.
Fremont , Nob. , March 10. In mak
ing an air connection between two
freight cars at Dwlght In the evening -
ing , J. J. Brohm , a Northwestern
brakeman who has been making hia
headquarter.1 } In Fremont , lost his life.
Ills head was caught between two
wooden beams and the skull waa
crushed. Death waa almost Instanta
neous. The accident occurred at 8:20 :
o'clock. Brohm v/as v/lth hla train
and crow returning to Fremont from
Superior at the time.
Up to a week ago , Brchr.i waa roomIng -
Ing on Main tarcct junt south of Second
end , but about that long ago ho re-
uiovo'l to the Baltimore hotel , where
ho haa been rooming with another
trainmen. Thla waa lite stojwor
point and ho was wen known In local
railroad circles. He waa 25 years of
ago and unmarried. Ills parents re-
sjdo at Superior , nnd the body waa
taken to that place to bo Interred.
Pierce County Town Almost
Entirely Destroyed.
INSURANCE WAS VERY SMALL
A Night of Disaster to Progres
sive Village.
BUSINESS DISTRICT 18 GUTTED
Fifty Thousand Dollar Losa In Town
of Five Hundred People on the
Short Line Nearly Every Business
House Is In Ruins.
tl"Yom Thurmliiy'n Dully. ]
Osmond , Nob. , March 10. Almost
the entire business portion of this
city Is In ruins , the loss being estl- ,
mated at about $1)0,000 , from a lire
that swept over the town last night
nt midnight , urged on by a strong
wind.
At 11:110 : p. in. flames were discov
ered In the rear room of Turner K.
Peterson's meat market , situated In
the center of a frame row of ten
largo buildings , all of which are now
In ruins. The wind carried sparks
to the livery barn of L. L. Davis , one
block east , and It wan consumed.
The losses as far as known and
the Insurance are us follows :
Farmers State bank , loss on , build
ing , $5,000 ; Insurance unknown , as
the cashier Is not at home.
Mitchell & Saunders , loss on stock
of merchandise , $ M,000 ; Insurance ,
$8COO.
E. P. Rogers , loss on two buildings ,
$2,500 ; no insurance.
J. C. Saunders , loss on building ,
$3,000 ; no Insurance.
Crystal & Wiley , loss on drugs nnd
jewelry , $4,000 ; no insurance. |
J. F. Green , loss on drug stock , $2-
000 ; no Insurance.
Turner & Peterson , loss on butcher
shop , $500 ; no Insurance.
Maine hotel , loss on furniture , $2-
000 ; insurance , $1,000.
Gus J. Marok , loss on building , $1-
000 ; Insurance , $ G25.
\V. H. Booton , loss on three build
ings , $4,000 ; Insurance unknown.
Hamor & Ctzek , saloon building
and stock , loss $4,500 ; partial Insu
rance.
William Kllndt , loss on livery'barn/ '
$1,000 ; insurance , $700.- '
Mrs. Chamberlain , restaurant and
millinery , loss , $200 ; no insurance.
Household goods of B. M. Smith ,
about $1,200 ; partial Insurance.
The blaze was distinctly visible
from Norfolk. The sky in the direc
tion of Osmond , northwest of the city ,
was clearly illuminated at midnight
by the redness reflected by. the
flames. The telephone wires wore
burned out and no means of commu
nication was possible. The Norfolk
office is toll center for Osmond and
Manager ESprccher tried all day to
get a connection. Dr. Crystal , cor
respondent for The News in Osmond ,
suffered a loss of his entire drug
stock.
Osmond was a thriving town of 501
inhabitants.
Manager Eng , of the Plainvlew exchange -
change , drove to Osmond during the
day Thursday and found that the
whole block on the west side of the
business street had been burned out.
A lineman from Norfolk was sent up
at noon to help repair the line and
to put in a new 'phono.
FOUND DEAD IN PASTURE.
Jacob Mann Was Apparently a Vic
tim of Paralysis.
Stella , Neb. , March 10. Jacob Mann
was found dead In the pasture of his
brother , John , with whom be made
his home.
Mr. Mann was of an eccentric char
acter and rarely left the farm though
living within n few mlles of Stella for
a long period had never been seen In
town. All his business affairs wcro
looked after by his brother. After
dinner Monday ho wont to an adjoin
ing pasture apparently In good health
to water the stock and as ccveral
hours elapsed without his return the
family bccamo uneasy and went to
look for him , finding him dead appa
rently having died shortly after leav
ing the house. Ills death IB supposed
to have been the result of a paralytic
stroke. He wan a widower , and since
bin wife's death had made his home
with bio brother.
JAILBIRDS ESCAPE.
Prisoners ct Plattamcuth Ucs Crow
bar With Effect.
Plattsmouth , Nob. , March li' ' . Two
prisoners confined In the county jail ,
Harry Lovelady and Gray Yatcs , pried
their way out of prison and are now
at largo. The pair secured poa. osiilon
of a crowbar of which they nwlT effec
tive iiso la Uioir plan of escape The
two were confined In the city ( .ooart-
ment of Iho jail , nn apartment in the
roar which is separated from tno open
corridor by a high partition of lion
burs nnd of rather flimsy material.
The loci ; \vao easily broken from UK
liinsos by the pressure of the crow
bar , and once In the corridor tUo pris
oners made Hhort work of the lock on
the outer door leading Into thu street.
STRUCK WITHJHE LOCATION
Il-'rom Thursday's Dnlly.l
"I WIIH 111 Oinuhii yesterday , " nald
mi tulvniico agent for iv theatrical at
traction which IH booked for Norfolk ,
"anil happened to liu In thu passenger
tloimrtmont of thu NorthwcHtorn rail
road olllcoH. While 1 wan standing
at thu desk , llirco people eamo In
and bought tickets to Jlonostcol , H.
I ) . They were going , they Hiild , up
( o thu Rosebud reservation. 1 had
never heard of the place before and
I asked what It might bo. They ex
plained to me that thin would he the
last government homi'stoadlng to bo
done and that they expected to have
It opened thin summer. They aim )
told me that the HoHebud had already
wonderfully Increased their passen
ger business und that a great many
people were going Into that now ton
rltory every day. "
The theatrical manager IH but a
typo of dozens of strangers who come
to Norfolk every day and who are In
terested In the Hosohud bill. They
Inquire as to the merits of the laud
and dlKonsH the methods by which
It Is to be thrown open to the public.
The statement of ( ho play agent
In regard to thu Increased passenger
trallle over the Northwestern rail
road Into dial section , IH readily
berne out by a view of one of the
trains which leaves at Norfolk every
noon and penetrates Into that now
northwest. The cars are crowded.
They are carrying more people every
day. They are people who are look
ing for homes and who will get
lands.
Must Help Norfolk.
And In this regard , the speaker con
tinued , striking upon a fact of the
utmost Importance. "I should think
that reservation , when It Is opened
and settled by several thousand people
ple , would mean a great deal to Nor
folk , " ho said. "I was Just looking at
a map on my way to town , and the
geographical position of this city
struck me as remarkably nnliiue. You
are the biggest community In a very ,
very largo area of prosperous conn *
try , aren't you ? "
"That's a fact , " said the reporter.
"How largo Is Norfolk ? " asked the
manager of shows , who bases the
success of his plays In a city upon
the number of people whom ho haste
to draw from.
*
And when ho was Informed that
Norfolk had barely 5,000 people , he
was quite astounded. "I'm sur
prised , " ho said. "I should have
thought , in looking at the city with
its handsome and its
buildings up-to-
date business houses , that It was at
least as big as Fremont , and perhaps
larger. Certainly there arc few cities
in the country I have been all over
this broad land from the Great Lakes
to the gulf and from the Atlantic to
the Pacific there are certainly
mighty few cities In the United
States with less than 5,000 people ,
which can put up as good a front as
Norfolk. Wo never aim to make
towns this small , but they booked us
In because they said It was a good
town and I never thought to ask
about the population.
"I've been looking at that govern
ment building on the corner. A model
of beauty , isn't It ? And to cost , they
tell me , $100,000. Now I know of
dozens of cities of 50,000 Inhabitants
that would bo mighty glad to get n
$50,000 building , and I guess you are
mighty lucky. Of course the fact
that Norfolk Is one of the four
United States court towns In Ne
braska , must have had something to
do with It.
Can Draw for Miles.
"What I was remarking , though ,
was In regard to the location which
you have In a way to draw trade from
a great many miles of territory In all
directions. With 100,000 people to
the north and west and they loll mo
that Is a rich and growing land this
must gradually and surely develop
Into a city of good proportions. 1
noted In passing the shop \\indows
that you have things about an fresh
'rom the market as they co'ild begot.
"I nuppose you have several whole
sale houses in the city , " went on the
visitor , who had Grown quite enthu
siastic. "I should think ono situated
hero could do u rattling good busi
ness , " ho concluded , when ho learned
that there is none. "If I weren't in
the nliow business , I believe I'd put
ono in myself. "
And Just tno fact which co forcibly
struck the stranger who bad como to
Norfolk to book hia theater , la goln
to bring , sooner or later , -lovcral hun
dred retail vluUors to Iho city oveiy
day , and Hovoral wholesale hoiibosin
the bargain.
The Bill.
Rccardlng the Rosebud , a dispatch
from Washington saya that Frank
Pcttlgrov , ' , former conator from
liouth Dakota , lalUod to the president
al out the poujl.15 bill for tlio open-
Into cettlo'iicnt of parta rf the Roue-
bul reservation In Sorth Dikota.
Mi PUlisrew Is oppoao'l to tlio auc-
isoi : or ocalod liM plan of opening the
reservation to ccttloment Ho do-
clurea that the ground la not agricul
tural and la worth nothing , except for
grafting He doubts whether It is
worth over ? 1.25 per acre.
FROM SUMMER TO WINTER.
Balmy Day In Converted Into a Diaz-
Inn Blizzard ,
From one of UIOHO creamy , balmy
tpen-wlndow days of the spring ( line ,
when all nature dooms to look plea-
Hunt to put on her prettiest garb ;
when the warm air that IH wafted In
from the southland brlngH inveel , fresh
touches of the good old mi minor time
mil when the lawns look almost ready
to turn their vardant green bladen
toward the heavens once more ; from
mo of those dayH , an yesterday wan ,
ho llcklo , unreliable March has
Hwlshed around during Iho night and
today what approaches the nearest ( o
i raging hll/y.ard of anything this whi
te , IH holding ( ho boardH In gooil
shape.
In place of that nofl , comforting
Itree/.e that was wafted Into town nil
ilay long and scorned to breathe the
joys of spring Into every living being
mil even the wooden Indians In front
if the cigar shops , there bun swirled
i howling blast Horn the northwest
not the new northwest and II In
lirlnglng with It shoots of Icy sleet
which 111 ! all out of doors with a groy
nnd gloomy look and which rattles al
your window pane like HOIIIO unwel
come raven trying to baiter Itn way
Into ( be place which In barred agalmit
II.
Thu thermometer's mercury , which
iiul Hlyly crept up ( o the point of 7(1 (
ilurlng ( he warmth of yusleulay , wan
suddenly snatched by ( ho frigid wave
luring the dnrknemi of the night ,
when It couldn't see what WIIH coni
ng , and drawn back lo ( he line of
! 2. The ( hermoiiielur didn't like the
sneaking way the weal her had of approaching
preaching In the night , and It has
icon giving the weather the Icy glare
over since.
The barometer , which bad dropped
to 29.28 yesterday , Indicating the com
ing storm , has 'been forced up In Us
lube to the 2l.lC ! ) dot today by the In
creasing weight of the air.
DAD BLIZZARD STRIKES ,
Terrific Storm Sweeps Alnsworth and
Northwest ,
Alnsworth , Neb. , March 10. Spo-
clal Telegram to the News : A ter
rible blizzard struck Alnsworih and
vicinity last night. It commenced
with rain nnd uloot and w'tund up
with snow which continued nil night
with a heavy wind from the north
west. This is the ilrnt.rca ! storm of
the season.
The snow IB drifting very badly.
In places It is live and rilx ( tulnap ?
Trio blizzard Is still raging" Into this
morning.
TYPHOID IN CAPITOL.
Three Young Women Sick , With the
Disease From Same Department.
Lincoln , March 10. Irear of typhoid
germs has taken possession of the
denl/.ens of the capltol building , and
an eager search Is being made to dis
cover the source of the contagion
which has prostrated three of the
young women employed there. The
cases are mystcrloiiH because the
source from which the danger comes
canont bo discovered.
The young women were taken III at
short Intervals apart , and it Is sup-
jKKscd that the source of the infection
was the same In each instance. For
a time water supply was held to bo
the cause , but that theory is regard
ed as no longer tenable.
The three young women who are
now suffering from the disease have
been employed on the llrst Jloor of the
east wing , and that portion of the
structure Is supposed to bo the source
of the Infection. The board of pub
lic lands and buildings will have the
matter fully Investigated , and the
plumbing renewed , if that will serve
to u\oll : further trouble.
MURDERER 10 RECAPTURED.
Mark Dunn , Who Gccaped Early In
Week , Is Caught.
St. Joseph , March 10. Mark Dunn ,
the murderer who escape , ! from jail
hero during the early part of the
week by holding the jailer at the
point of a revolver , hr.s been recap
tured.
He Is suffering from an attack of
pneumonia.
It Is probable that the doomed mur
derer will go to the ncaffold in rt dy
ing condition tomorrow.
DEPARTMENT MEETING.
Firemen Met and Transacted Some
Business Last Night.
The flro department met In regular
monthly session last evening. The
proposition of providing rilclc and ac
cident Im.uranco for the members waa
not takrn up. Treasurer Winter ro-
jJEjO d that the trip to the association
mo , ttog nt Fremont had cost the do
part'jicnt $220 for the delegation.
Now nozzles and couplings hn\o been
ordered. They will bo of the same
pattern as now In use by t'.io depart
ment. Only tour pair of the shoes
ueoil by tlio running team having been
returned , the trustee ? were ordered
to tnako : i personal call on the mom-
bcru cf t'io toara for the balance.
Fault \vaj also found with members
moving awuy from Uio city who neg
lect to return tliolr uniforms. Chief
Kern lectured nome of the companion
for carolcKsnosa In making runa to
flron and thus damaging the appara
tus.
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Kansas City Would Like to
Have Support of City.
APPEAL TO COMMERCIAL CLUD
In Order That the City on the Kaw
May Not Suffer Again , .in Appro
priation of $1,500,000 In Asko.l From
Congress for Improvement ,
[ Prom ThurHilay'H Dnlly.J
A letter addressed to thu Cummer *
la ! club of Norfolk , from tlio Com-
nurclnl club of Kansas City , Mo , , ban
icon lecelved In which the mi | > [ > oit
if ( bo luiHlncHH men of thin city If ,
inked toward the Improvement of the
Kaunas and Missouri rlveni In order
lint ( he Mood of I'.lOll which was HO
llHiiHlrous lo Kaunas City , may note
o repeated. The tiupporl Is request-
M ! In thu form of resolutions which
Hhall bo sent lo ( he representative of
his district In congress , urging him
o glvu bin support to an aproprlalloii
if $ lmiO,000 for the liver Inprove-
mint.
The leller roads :
Kansas C'lly , Mo. , March ! 1001
' 'ommnrclal Club , Norfolk , Nob. .
ctMillomoii : I have been Iiin'ruoted
ty Iho Commercial club of ICuniias
1'lly to send you a copy of roMolu-
HOIIH , which our organization him
idopted , asking congress fir : an np-
liroprlallou of ono and one half mil
lion dollars for Iho Improvement of
Lhe Kansas and Missouri rlverH , HO
Dial wo would not have a recuneiico
) f the disastrous Hood of lOO.'l
Wo respectfully request your orga
nization lo adopt those or similar res-
ilutlons , sending copy of the wimo to
your representative In congress , and
wo will greatly apprcclato your as
sistance In our effort to secure the
appropriation desired.
Yours truly ,
E. M. Ulendennlng ,
Secretary.
Resolutions unanimously adopted
by the Commercial club at ltd meet
ing Tuesday evening , March 1 , 1001 :
Whereas , the board of U. S. engi
neer officers , appointed to Investigate
flood conditions at Kaunas City , have
submitted a report Indicating the mea
sures to be adopted to prevent a re
currence of Hood disasters like that
of 1903 , which report Is now before
congress ;
Therefore , l > o * U' , Resolved : That
the congress'of the Drilled'States be
requested and urged to approprlatae
at Its present session , the sum of ono
and a half million dollars , to bo made
available Immediately upon the passage -
ago of the act , and to be expended
under the direction of the secretary
of war , as follows :
( a ) In removing from the Knw
river , between Argentine and the
month , all debris and obstructions
doposltod therein by the Hood of
190.- ] .
190.And
And In Improving the Kaw river
near its mouth , In accordance with
the plans sol forth In the report of
the board of engineers.
( b ) In securing such data and
further Information concerning the
proposed treatment of the Kaw river
as Hhall be needed to formulate def
inite plans and estimates of the cost
of the two proposed routes Indicated
in the report , and to determine the
iclatlvo merits of the same.
( c ) . In advancing the right bank
of the Missouri river out to the har
bor line from a point near the foot of
Brooklyn street , In Kansas City , Mo. ,
down stream , and the building of a
permanent levee of a height sufficient
to confine a flood equal to that of
1UOI ! , said levco to follow the harbor
line as close'y an practicable.
No meeting of the Comjnercial club
lirui been held for some time past and
this action will probably be loft until
business justifying n call shall bo
brought before the members and of
fice rs.
CLEVER SHOOTING EXHIBITION
Captain A. H. Hardy Docs Some Re
markable Stunts.
( From Thunulnv'H Dully 1
A remarkable exhibition in uhoofe-
ing was given in Norfolk yesterday
afternoon In Riverside park , by Cap
tain A. II. Hardy , who is said to bo
the champion quick shot of the world.
The day was a little windy but the
captain performed a number of very
clover stunts for all of that. A good
claod crowd of spectators" enjoyed the
work.
Among the efats wcro the penetrat
ing of u quarter-Inch plate of Iron by
a oO-HO soft nosed choll. The shoot
ing of a lead pencil in the air was the
most difllcult of the feats on account
of the wind. Among the others done
were tlif cutting In two of n card ,
the striking of walnuts and shooting
from the position of standing upon
his head.
, Ccptaln Hardy represents the PC-
torn Cartridge company. lie will bo
in Norfolk again on Saturday.
Advertising in a &nfo invoatmcnt
providing the money ao expended is
used to bring the best results. Some
advertising Is high at any price and
other advertising Is cheap at almost
any price. It all depends on the re
sults anil the returns.