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JHL MOUFUJL.K . NLWS : FKIDAY , MAY U ( > IJ u5 ,
NORFOLK WILL CELEBRATE JULY
THIRD AND FOURTH.
TWO OF BIGGEST DAYS EVER
A Meeting of the Commercial Club
Will be Held Next Week for the
Purpose of Determining Definite
Means of Organizing for Days.
_ ( From rrtd > 'fi Dally 1
jl Norfolk is going to celebrate the
Fourth of July this year and the
third of July as well. And It will be
more than an ordinary , old fashioned
| T > A Fourth of July celebration. The old
I ) ( fashioned guns at sunrise will be fired ,
W V. K nil riRht , and so will the fire crackers -
ors all day and all night , nnd the hills
around Norfolk will ring with the joy
ous spirit of the dny , but there will
be more to it than that. There will
be speedy horses the best horseflesh
that Northern Nebraska can produce
and they will make their feet fly over
i the new race track in this city for a
pair of days. The race meeting , which
had been contemplated by the horse
men some time ago , will be one of
the best ever seen in this section of
the state and thousands of visitors
are expected for the two days.
A meeting of the commercial club
will be held next week , when it will
be determined just what course will
be taken toward raising the funds
necessary for the celebration , nnd
whether the commercial club or the
horsemen will he given chnrge of the-
matter.
Prizes In the racing events will
amount to $850 which must be raised
among the Norfolk business men.
"Norfolk has had no celebration for
a number of years , " said D. Mathew-
son , secretary of the commercial club ,
today , "and we feel that on that ac
count this city is entitled to a royal
representation from all of the towns
surrounding Norfolk. "
'
Will Get Best Horses.
"We will have the best horses that
this section of the state affords , " con
tinued Mr. Mathewson , "for it will be
early in the season and the horses
will not yet have started out on their
circuits. The track here is in most
excellent shape and the prospects now
are that these will be a pair of the
biggest two days that Norfolk has
ver set eyes on. "
A United States Wall Map ,
well adapted for use In office , library
or school , substantially mounted , edg
es bound In cloth , printed in full col
ors , showing the United States , Alas
ka , Cuba and our Island possessions.
The original thirteen states , the Louis
iana purchase , the Oregon territory ,
etc. , are shown in outline , with dates
when territory was acquired , and oth
er valuable information.
Sent to any address on receipt of
fifteen cents to cover postage , by B.
I W. Kniskern , P. T. M. , C. & N-W. R'y. ,
Chicago.
IN HYMEITS BOND
Mr. Herman Zitkowski and Miss Anna
Verges Made One.
Mr. Herman Zitkowski and Miss
Anna Verges were united in marriage
Wednesday afternoon at 4:30 : in St.
Paul Lutheran church north of the
lty by the pastor , Rev. Mr. Witte ,
and leave tomorrow for Sugar City ,
Col. , where they will make their home
In the future.
The wedding hour had been set at
4 o'clock , but It was not until a half
hour later that the bridal party en
tered the church to the strains of the
wedding march played by Professor
Nimmer the teacher of the parochial
school. They were preceded by the
little Fisher boy and Dederman girl
who strewed flowers along the aisle.
The bride was accompanied by Misses
Nettie Nenow and Tena Buehnke ,
* while the groom's men were Gustav
Mnrtz of this city and Fritz Ellert of
Sugar City , Col. The bride , bridesmaids -
maids and the flower children were
'dressed In white , and the march was
prettily conducted.
1 After the ceremony had been said
and the newly married couple had re-
celved the congratulations of the pas
tor , the bridal party proceeded to the
Verges home on North Tenth street
with their invited guests and there
sat down to a dainty wedding dinner
Following this a reception for the
young people was held until the small
hours of the morning , every guest
thoroughly enjoying the occasion and
participating in games and other
amusement At midnight refresh
ments of ice cream and cake were
served. The house was decorated , the
trailing green of smllax lending cheer
to the occasion.
Friday at 1 o'clock Mr and Mrs.
Zitkowski will leave for their future
home In Sugar City , Col. , where the
groom is assistant superintendent of
the sugar factory.
Both of the young people are well
known here. The bride is the daughter -
ter of the late Dr. F. Verges. She
spent her childhood days at the home
of an tinclo in Germany , not coming
to Norfolk until after the death of
her father. Since arriving in Nebras
ka she has taken a course of study
of a year and a half in the state uni
versity at Lincoln. She will be sadly
missed by a large circle of friends and
acquaintances.
The groom is the son of Mr , and
Mrs. August Zitkowski of Edgowater
Park. He entered the suoar factory
at this place several years ago , taking
his preliminary steps In the Industry.
From hero ho went to Detroit , Mich , ,
holding a prominent position In the
sugar factory there. He spent ono
campaign In Germany , fitting himself
for greater responsibilities nnd after
another season at Detroit ho went to
Sugar City , Col. , where he was given
the position of assistant superinten
dent.
dent.Many
Many beautiful gifts weio present
ed the happy couple , sllverwnie nnd
cut glass predominating. Mr. and
Mrs. Fisher of Lincoln , with whom
Miss Verges lived while attending the
university , and Mr. Fritz Hllort , chem
ist nt the Sugar City factory , were
out of town guests at the wedding.
A Poem.
To Mrs. H. C. Lulovv , In memory of
her husband , who died May 1 , IflOfi :
Dearest , sister grieve thee not ,
For the one that's gone before.
Think thee of his heavenly welcome
Over on the other shore.
Though the parting causes angulRh
And the heart seems rent In twain
There will be n glad awakening
And you'll meet your loved again
God will help you , dearest sister ,
If In Him you put your trust ;
Bind > our broken heart and lend you
To a world that's pure and Just.
And the dear one who has left > ou ,
Will be surely waiting there
And again you'll be united
In that land so bright and fair.
We , your friends , my dearest sister ,
Shed our tearfi in sympathy
And we'll pray our heavenly Father
That your cross may lighter bo ;
And your patient love nnd tolling
For the dear departed one
Shall shine the brightest star in
glory
Till the race of life Is run.
A Friend.
PAUL WET2EL SERIOUSLY ILL.
Norfolk Young Man Suffers From
Acute Attack of Appendicitis.
Paul Wetel , son of Mr. and Mrs.
L. Wet/el of this city , who had been
employed for the Ames Sugar com
pany nt Ames , , Neb. has arrived in
Norfolk and is very seriously 111 with
an acute attack of appendicitis. He
came home Monday night , feeling 111.
During the night he was attacked
with acute pains nnd the case has
developed into a very sharp case of
appendicitis today.
TO AID THOSE JJROSSING RIVER
Men and Teams Will be Stationed at
Thirteenth Street.
Farmers living on the south side of
the Elkhoru river who desire to
reach Norfolk on Saturday , may dose
so by dilving to the Thirteenth street
bridge , where men and teams ha\e
been ordeied by the county commis
sioners to be present and assist all
In crossing the stream. The bridge Is
safe and the teams have been provid
ed for assisting travelers through the
high water which has covered the road
adjoining the bridge
Yesterday afternoon a farmer diiv-
ing up to the approach of the bridge
suffered a loss and a ducUing fioni
the cnpsbing of his \\agon. Groceries ,
sugar and other aitides In the wagon
were floated away. The current of
the river had completely overturned
his vehicles He was assisted out by
Burr Taft , who did not learn the
name.
Although it is possible to cross
the river at the Thirteenth street
street bridge , it Is not practicable to
attempt to cross the stream with a
heavy load.
Very Low Excursion Rates to Denver ,
Colorado Springs and Pueblo , via the
Northwestern line , will be In effect
from all stations January 7 , f and 9 ,
1905 , with favorable retuni limit * , * n
account of annual contentions , Na
tional Live Stock and Wool Growers'
associations. Two fast trains tbrangb
to Colorado dally , only one night For
full information apply to agents Chicago
cage & Northwestern R'y.
TABBARD INN SWINDLERS.
Two Men Brought Back to Fremont
Today , Locked Up.
Fremont , Neb. , May 20. Special to
The News : Two men , Morton and
Rutger , who were wanted here for a
swindle in connection with the Tab-
bard Inn library , were brought here
today from Logan , Iowa , hy Sheriff
Banman. They are now in the coun
ty jail.
TO SHOOT 2,000 TARGETS.
A Remarkable Wager to be Won Soon
at Bonesteel.
Bonesteel , S D. , May 20. In accord
ance with a challenge Issued by LeRoy -
Roy Leach , a marksman of this place ,
it Is expected that a meeting will be
held at Omaha on Saturday forenoon
of this week to determine which of a
number of claimants Is really entitled
to rank as the champion rifle shot of
the world. Leach's challenge requires
each claimant to shoot at 2,000 clay
discs , 2J/ inches in diameter , same to
be shot with 22-short solid ball car
tridges at a measured distance of 15
feet , targets to be thrown straight up
by hand , shooting to be done before
three disinterested judges , of whom
W. D. Townsend , of Omaha , shall be
one , he to choose two associate judg
es , whose decision shall be final in
all matters pertaining to the contest.
The shooting , the challenge provided ,
shall he continuous , barring accidents.
If anybody has any harness repair-
log to do , let him bring it la pefor *
the Bprlng season begins. Paul Nord-
wig.
DEFINITE STEPS ARE TAKEN TO
WARD THIS END.
CONSULT AN OMAHA ENGINEER
The City Council's Action Lust Night
In Appointing a Committee to In
vestigate the Cost of Sewerage , Will
Meet With Hearty Approval.
tKrom rrldnj'p Unlh 1
The action of the city council last
night In appointing a committee to
telephone today to Andrew HoRevsntor ,
civil engineer of Omaha , regarding
the cost of Investigating the condi
tions of Norfolk with regard to sew
erage , will meet with the hearty ap
proval of the citizens of the city , as
It IB the beginning of a new Mop to
ward advancement which Norfolk linn
long needed. The commercial club ,
icprescnted by Seciotary Mnthewson ,
made the proposition to the city coun
cil that steps be taken nnil the coun
cil readily appointed a committee
with Instructions to telephone to Mr
Rosewater today.
Norfolk IH , it Is generally conceded ,
getting too laigo for cess pools to be
stationed throughout the city. As a
matter of health , n sewerage sjHtein
is espentinl and It Is becoming moie
KO every day
Kyen today there is scarce ! } a cel
lar In the city which has not more or
less water In It , due to the surface
moisture of the past several rainy
dajs With a sewerage system this
could be dinlned off at once , without
creating disease and without the add
ed inconvenience that Is manifest.
"I would he glad to give $ r > 0 to
have seweiage inn along in front of
my house , " said a Norfolk rosldwit to
day. "Besides the inci eased health
that it would assure , I consider that
the value of my property would be In
creased $100 the moment the oewer-
oge was established. "
"I have always contended , " said
another "that we should hire a com
petent engineer and determine what
can be done , lie can map nut the
ditches needed and if we can't dig
them all one year , we can dig as many
as possible and later dig moie. "
HOW NORTH PLATTE DID IT.
Sewerage System There Has Been
Constructed , Cost $30,000.
The fact that a city of less than 5-
000 population maj , vote bonds for a
sewerage system , contiary to the foi-
iner belief In Norfolk , is of vital Im
portance to the clti/ens of the city ,
as the new Intorpielation of the law
makes It possible for Nnifolk to vote
bonds for such a much-needed svHtom
heie In former joais it was thought
that the Nobiaska statutes prohibited
the voting of scwetngp bonds In a
city of less than 5,000 population but
a recent intcipretatlon of the law by
attoineys heio proves that the former
theory was ononeous and that the
bonds could , with the vote of the poo-
pie , be used
North Platte Is a model little city of
Nebraska , with less than . " ,000 popu
lation and the fact that the sewerage
svstem has proven n vast success
there , should ho encouragement to the
people of Norfolk in contemplating
such a system for this city At North
Plattp a bond of $30 000 for sewerage
was voted , the cost to each lot with
a front of sixty-six feet being $25 to
$30.
$30.The
The plans and specifications were
made by Andrew Rosewater , of Oma
ha , and these items were included in
the cost of $30,000. The interest on
the bonds of $30,000 amounts to $1.200
at four percent per annum , so that
the cost , by taxation , is not great.
It was pointed out in North Platte
by the commitee in charge of the
work , that the sewerage meant a very
great deal toward the health of the
city at large The riddance of house
waste does much toward overcoming
such diseases as typhoid , malaria , and
many others.
The sewerage system In North
Platte Is large enough for a city of
22,000 population. Property values
have Increased on account of the in
stallation of the sewer , health haa
been benefited in general , and the ex
pense to each individual , in the long
run , has been decreased.
Many Norfolk business men , who
had not been aware before of the fact
that the state law allows the voting
of bonds in a city of this size , are
highly elated over that possibility , as
they consider it a long needed and
long looked-for opportunity in Norfolk.
Battle Creek.
Wm. Biritton was a visitor here Mon
day from Tilden.
Henry Stolle was here from Mead
ow Grove Monday.
Ralph Simmons wan a business vis
itor to Humphrey Saturday.
Henry Relf , jr. , has accepted a po
sition In a barber shop at Verdlgre.
George Boyer , who has been west
for several years , returned home Fri
day.
day.Mr.
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Probst have left
Battle Creek for Stanton to make
their home.
Shine Osborn shipped two carloads
of stock cattle tq his ranch near Wood
Lake Wednesday.
G. W. Day of Jefferson , Iowa , is vis
iting at the home of his son , Station
Agent W. C. Day.
Dr. Munson has been very Blck for
nearly two weeks but is better and
Is able to be out again.
Maas & Brechler shipped two car
loads of cattle from their ranch mmr
Ininnn to Chicago Monday
Henry FoUlNtoln vvns line on IniHl
liens Wodncmlny from Ixuig Pine
llnir > IH nn old timer of Madison
P ( litaid of Noifolk vvitu huiu ad-
voitlRlng the locomotive fliiMiu'ii's pic
nlc to ho held at Nollgh on May 27.
Mr and MIH. Leonard Brown luivo
returned to their homo near .Meadow
Grove fioni a trip to the I'nolllo count
Curl SohulIIIIH iiilt | hlH ponltlon In
J. It Gnidoln' harness shop and C
1C. Floret ) Is helping In the Hhop tem
ponully.
Battle Cieuk will celebrate the glo
rious Fouith , ulho. A mini of JIIMi
has nlieady been subset Ihud to the
nocebmuv fund
Mr. and Mrs. John McKnlght of
Meadow Giovo woio visiting heivSun
day at the home of their daughter ,
Mrs. Chucnco 1'iatt.
Ludwtg Keibol and sister , Mrs. An
nie Severn diove to Madlnoti Tuesday
and the latter VVIIH appointed admlnlu-
tintrix of her husband'a estate by
county Jmlgo Bates.
An old man Inmate of the county
poor faun , supposed to be Jacob Ho/-
man , died Saturday and as he had
no relatives or friends , the body was
Kent to the medical department of the
state university Monday
Twelve cm loads of cattle and hogH
weio shipped fiom heio to Omaha the
( list of the week. The shlppeiH weio
as follows : J. A. Moore , lleiin. Ho-
gicfe , M. J. HughoH , L B. Baker , Hen
ry Tomhngen , Heniy MnKsman , Chas
Praeuner and Charles Schroedor.
Whooping Cough.
This is n veiy dangerous disease- un
less piopetly treated Statistics show
that theie are moio deaths from It
than ftom scailet fever. All danger
may be avoided , however , by giving
Chamhei Iain's Cough Remedy. It
llilultlcR the tough mucus , making It
easier to expectorate , keeps the cough
loose , and mnkcH the paioxysmR of
coughing less frequent and IOHH FO-
veio. It has been used In many epi
demics of this disease with perfect
success. Foi sale b > l.eomml tin1
druggist
Skinner Bound Over.
Spilngvievv , Neb. , May 22. Special
to The News : In a hearing before
County Judge Hogeis , Wm. N. Skin
ner , president of the CltbeiiH State
bank of this place , was bound over
to the district couit In the RUIII of
$000 , chaiged with assault with In
tent to commit great bodily Injury on
the poison of Chns. R. Leni , a prom
inent attoiney. The penalty upon con
viction under this charge Is from one
to tlvo years impilhonmcnt In the
penitential y ,
The assault was committed nearly
two weeks ago. Mr. Lear's nose waH
broken In thico places and he vvns
othoi\\lso badly bruised about the
face and head. For sevoial days It
was feared that soilmiH injury would
icsult fioni the contusions but hlH
physician now loports danger of com
plications past.
The trouble scorns to bo the out-
giowth of the damage case of Wilson
VR. Skinner for breach of contract.
Mr. Lear was Wilson's attoiney and
secured a judgment for $2,000 against
Skinner and ho seems to have con-
sldoiod this his only remedy.
The case was stubbornly contest
ed. County Attoiney Duval and R. L
Wllhlto appeared for the state , and
W. S. Hodrick of Osceoln , lown , Sen
ator W. C. Brown and W. II. Horlon
of this place handled the defense.
DIG WAY OUT OF JAIL.
Two Robbers at Nebraska City Crawl
Out With Radiator's Aid.
Nebraska City , Neb , May 22. Guy
Applogate and William HobertH have
escaped from jail heie and no trace
can be found of them. They were
under a two > cars' sentence to be
served in the penitentiary for rob
bing a country store.
They dug a hole in the wall with
a piece of radiator.
THEIR FOURTEENTH CHILD BORN
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Richardson of
Norfolk Parents of Another.
The fourteenth child of a Roosevelt
family was born at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Richardson on
South Second street yesterday after
noon , and Is doing well. Of the four
teen children born to Mr. and Mrs ,
Richardson but four have survived ,
the other ten having died In Infancy
The mother of Mrs. Richardson was
the mother of sixteen children alto
gether , making nn even thirty for the
mother and daughter of this family.
Yesterday's arrival was a son. Mr.
Richardson was Janitor at the Bish
op block during the winter.
BARKER NOT RELIGIOUS.
Man In Nebraska Prison Sentenced to
Hang , Doesn't Want it
Lincoln , Neb. , May 23. Mother
Wheaton , the prison evangelist , called
at the penitentiary last night and had
a talk with Frank Barker , who is
sentenced to hang June 1C. She sug
gested to him that he accept religion ,
but Barker's Indifferent attitude was
unbroken.
G. A. R. CAMPFIRE.
Meeting is Brought to a Close at
Grand Island ,
Grand Island , Neb , , May 20. The
grand army meeting here closed last
night with a rousing camp fire , at
which Commander Blackmar made a
speech that was enthusiastically re
ceived by the old soldiers.
The membership is now 4,707.
OMAHA CIVIL ENGINEER WILL
COME TO NORFOLK.
IS TO SURVEY FOR SEWEHAGE
The Otter of Andrew Rosewnter , Civil
Engineer of Omnhn , to Come to Nor
folk for $100 and Mnke All Prelim-
Innry Charts , Hns Deen Accepted.
I From HiiliiiOii ) n Hath 1
Andiow HoHinvntor , civil engineer of
Omaha , IUIH hccn Hccured hy the city
council of Noifolk to come to llilH
city and tnnko a piellnilnary witvoy
with regard to the CHtnlillHhmcnt heio
of a Hcweingo HVHtcni. In accord
ance with the InHtruclloiiH of the city
council , the committee of four who
were appointed at their mooting , > OH-
( onlay telephoned to Mr. KoHowntor
asking him foi IlKiiroH OH to the COM !
of coming to Norfolk for the puipoKO
of making mirvoyH preliminary to the
ditching of the city with sewerage
At the nominal fee of $100 Mr Hose-
water amood to come to Noifolk ,
make the HUIVO > H , outline the plans ,
make hluopilnlH and do all other pie-
llmlnaiy vvoik The city council mom-
horH felt that thin wan moio than
reasonable and at a meeting held In
the otllcc of Major Friday lawt night ,
they decided to accept the offer.
It was laigely through the Hplendld
efforts of Hov Father Thomas Walsh
of this city , that the city council took
up the matter of sewerage. At the
city council meeting held Thursday
night , Father Walsh made a numt of-
fectlvo argument to the council , giv
ing the leaKOiiH why Noifolk should
have sewerage and pleading for the
appointment of a committee to IIIVOR-
tlgnto the situation at leant. C. 10.
Buinhain vvaH also picRont , with Sec
retary O MathowKon of the Com
mercial club , and II was thiough the
offorlH of these thieo men that the
matter of sewerage was brought to
the attention of the city fathoiH
The water In the collaiH of Norfolk
today Is a most convincing argu
ment In favor of the ORtahllRhmont of
a Reworngo system in the city. The
health of the city would be so much
benefited that the COM ! of maintenance
would ho nominal , once the H > Htom
was oHlnbllRhod.
"The voiy lOHpectalillltv of the
city , " Raid ono man who Is a huge
pioperly holder , "demands a Rowoingo
svHtom. If people from oven o.iHlorn
Iowa vvcic to come to Noitolk and
learn that theie weio no sowoingo
svHtom here , they would at once be
gin to lift their noses Into the air
They would fool and with a largo
foundation for the fooling that Nor
folk could not ho sweet and clean
without soweingo "
Ono landlord who has In the past
> oar gone to the expense of building
Rovcn COSH poolH , which would natur
ally bo good for tin on or four years
moio of sei vice , ovpiosHod himself to
day as being most heartily In favor
of the sewer , and much pleased that
the city has tnKoji Rtops to\vard the
establishment of It.
There Is appaiontlv no objection
in the city to the establishment of a
sewer All who are progressive anil
who hove the wolfnro of Norfolk at
heart arc delighted at the prospect of
so desirable and so everlasting an I in
piovement here. It will , as ono man
put It , be a now era for Norfolk when
sewer is f-oourod.
SATURDAY SIFTING8.
T E Schalrer was in the city from
West Point.
S H Goodwin was here yesterday
from Madison
Sheriff Clements was over from
Madison yesterday.
Tessle Hanson was in the city yes
terday from Wayne.
E. P Weatherby went to Nellgh on
a business trip today.
W. T Dlddock of Pender was a vis
itor to Norfolk yesterday.
A. H Viele IB making extensive
improvements to his residence in The
Heights.
Miss McNIsh of Fremont arrived In
the city yesterday and is the guest
of Miss Fnle Burnham
J. M. Covert wont to Ewlng today ,
for a visit over Sunday. Mrs. Covert
has been there for some time.
Mrs F. O. Arney arrived in the city
today from Seattle , Wash , for a vlt.lt
with her sister , Mrs. Claude Reed.
Mrs. E. Chesney left at noon for
her home in St. Louis. She may re
turn to again make Norfolk her home
In a short time.
Col. W. A. Strain of Crelghton and
his sister , Mrs. W. Davidson of Fos
ter , were in the city this morning on
their way to Ulysses where they will
attend the funeral of the husband of
their sister , Mrs. Lewis Darnell. Mr.
Darnell was one of the oldest settlers
of Butler county.
Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Marquardt re
turned last evening from Kansas and
are now at home in the Glissman prop
erty on Madison avenue. Mr. Mar
quardt , who has been taking treat
ment In a hospital In Kansas , is much
Improved In health and his friends
will be glad to welcome him back to
Norfoflc.
U. G. Stevenson , cashier of Uie
Fairfax State bank , at Fairfax , S. D. ,
was In the city today enroute home
after a week's trip through the north
west Including SJoux City .and Min
neapolis. "Fairfax is thriving , " said
Mr. Stevenson. "The conditions for
a bumper crop in our part of the coun
try seemed to be never better and
every prospect points to a good > ear.
The HoHchud IH flint Hotlllng , and the
HoltlorH who are moving on the laud
now will ho | ioi iiiimoiit "
The water finin the looont Hood
In Kindimlly dialnlng fiom the eel
larH and low placcH and piimw | may
noon ho woikf'd to permanent ndvnht-
MIO ;
Hov. J 1' 1'oiichor will go lo I'llgor
tomonow and In the evening will
pioiich I lie Imccaluuicnlo HMIIIIOII lethe
the giaduatlng chiKH of the high
Hcliool at that place.
Emit Moolloi IUIH iccclvcd n queer
looking little lilril fiom Germany Ho
IH at n IOHH to explain whom It came
fiom , or the nature of the hlid. hut
IH pioiid of the gin , JIIH ) the name
MIHH lone Wnllorntcdt wan nine
JCIUH old > oHtoiday and Him celebrat
ed the event hy Inviting about thirty
111(1(1 ( people lo the homo of her pa-
ronlH , whoie they had the jolllcst
kind of an afternoon.
Vincent Staffoid , the little HOII of
Mr and MrH. P. Stafford who was so
Roiloimly Injiiiod In an accident with
a delivery wagon early llilH week , IH
getting along very well and will ho
up and about before long , It la
thought.
Stioel CommlHHlonet HIIIIHO has
commenced a good vvoik at the old
( Mild Rtoingo Kite , making It possible
for the HiirpltiH water to drain from
that vicinity and filling In the streets
that have been washed hy the Hood
Another culvert or two nnd the open
ing up of the dltchoH for n block or
two will tadlcally Impiove the Hit-
nation.
The Beatrice Cioamory comimny
ycHloidny Introduced a novel feature
In the competition for ( ha cieam fiom
the farmerH Hiinoiindlng Cielghton
A banquet , with ice cream , cake and
ornngcH , VVOH nerved lo the ciiHtomorH
of that company and tholr famllloa
and It kept n force of waiters busy
fiom 12 o'clock to . ' ( to ROTVO the mul
titude In attendance. Col. W. A.
Strain , the auctioneer , gave a wel
coming addroRH that wan well re
ceived.
VIcloiiH IIOJH have boon defacing
the handsome Rtono i > lllarn In front
of Noifolk'H magnificent $100.000 fed
eral building , and steps are being
tiiken to apprehend the guilty parties
The appeal anco of ono of the plllarn
Indicates that youtliH have scratched
It with a lingo nplke. Such aclH nro
not tolerated by the United States
govoinmont , and the federal building
IH a poor place to begin Hitch work
It will go hard with the boyH If they
ate caught.
IIH ! evening the teachorH of the
two Lincoln buildings were hoHtesses
at n ineiry gathering of the entire
teaching foico of the city , with Miss
Mnmlo Matiau , an guest of honor
TahloH , hcautlfiillv decorated with cut
tlowoiH , wore laid In the ball of the
now Lincoln building. At each plato
unlquo etchings horvod to guide the
KiioHtK lo their places. In a happy
Hpooch Mr O'Connor , on behalf of
the toaehoiH , pichonlcd Mlsn Matrau
with a beautiful cut glass fruit dish ,
as a token of I heir regard.
\ \ ' . H. I'ock , assistant superinten
dent of railway mall Rorvlce. arrived
In the city > ostoiday from the Black
Hlllfl , where ho had boon to examine
the now railroad between Rapid City
and the Wvomlng coal floldn , known
afi the MlfiRouil Hlvor & Northwestern
road , as well as the Burlington The
line is not yet sufficiently finished to
permit the liiRtallatlon of a mall ser
vice Mr Peck IR from Dos Molnes
and IIIIK boon In the railway mall .ser
vice thlrtv-flvo years He had 'ieon
at Battle Creek on this trip , where
H H Hhyn , an old soldier , who has
carried mall from the postofTico tr the
station for eighteen years , is sti'l ' In
the service Mr. Pock left josterday
for Madison.
Norfolk people have recently expe
rienced the annoyance of an epidem
ic of summer colds that bear a strong
resemblance to the grip. Responsi
bility for the trouble IR charged to
the cool and wet weather that has
been experienced ever since the spring
season arrived With the accumula
tion of stagnant water In cellars ,
basements and on low giounds it Is
feared that worse epidemics may re
sult unless the water Is soon drained
off. Conditions are favorable for ty
phoid and malaria , but with a few
more days without rain It Is hoped
that the worst of it may be drained
off. Sickness Is Increasing to some
extent , but no alarming cases have '
yet been developed.
With the aid of Burr Taft's swim
ming horses , people have been en
abled all day today to cross the river
at the Thirteenth street bridge. The
water Is now subsiding. Mr. Taft's
team are very strong and would , It
has been said , walk right out Into the
Atlantic ocean and across just as
easily as though the water were solid
pavement. When they get tired , It
is explained , they get into the wagon
and rest. Yesterday proved an ex
citing day at the bridge , with people
crossing back and forth. Ed Beels.
mall carrier for the route South of
the river , went across the stream In
a boat , hired a light boy to drive his
wagon through the water and made
the trip safely. The action of the
Norfolk city council in regard to re
pairing the bridge has been appre
ciated by the farmers.
Eight Years Old.
Clare Blakenmn , little son of Mr.
and Mrs. W. H. Blakeman , was yesterday -
terday eight years old and a party of
little friends were Invited In for the
afternoon to help him celebrate the
occasion. They enjoyed games all
afternoon , nnd delightful refreshments
were served.