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About The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19?? | View Entire Issue (Oct. 13, 1905)
TIIIC NOHKOliK NKWS : I'MUHA ' Y , 0TOHKIt ( 1 . 15105. HARRY WRIGHT OF NORFOLK IS VERY SERIOUSLY INJURED. ONE DEAD IN THE ACCIDENT The Breaking of a Rope Which Held Their Platform High In the Air to n Telephone Cable , Dropped Wright and Williams. llnny Wilght of tills city , a trie phone lliu'iiinn with the Nebraska Tol- ophotio company , was seriously in- Jiu od In n loirllilo fnll nt Bontileo > os- torday aftoinoon. Doth his arm nnd hlH log woio broken nnd his body was badly crushed A tolophnno message received lust night , requesting that his mother come nt once , stated that while bis Injuries mav not tesult seriously , yet they aie very severe. In the accident , Wright and a helper or , Letter Williams , weio precipitated thlity-flvo feet to the stone pavement below. Williams died an hour after the fall. Wright nnd Williams were working on a platfoim which was suspended from cables aeross the stieet. The platfoim hung by ropes Of a sudden one of the lopes broke , the platform dropped and the two men were hurled down through space. Williams Turned Somersault. In his descent downward , Williams turned a somoisanlt nnd struck on the top of his head. The fall on the pave ment crushed his skull nnd ho suc cumbed an hour later Wright was crushed nnd bruised from head to foot. Harry Wilght Is well known In Nor folk , whoio ho lived many years nnd whcto ho slatted at the telephone vvoik. lie Is the son of Mr. find Mis John Wright Ills mother Is In Oma ha nnd could not bo readied by tele phone last night Ills father Issoik - ing near Floienco , Neb. , where he has charge of n railroad fence gnng The injuicd mail has a brother , C C. Wiight , nt Ixmg Pine , Nob. WEDNESDAY SIFTINGS. II. M. Ilaitman of Pilger was In the cltv over night. Mrs. II R Owen Is visiting friends In Omnha this week. George Yenmnn of Sioux City is in the city on legal business. S. M. Roscntlml ami II. Krasno have been at Fremont this week James Rush and 13. G. Davis of Crelghton were In the city tills morn ing cnrouto to Broken Bow , whore they went to look at land. Mrs. S. Stollo , formerly of Norfolk but who later \\ont to Portland and made her homo there for some time , has letumed to Norfolk and will re main for some time. Mrs. P. S. Nicholson left yesterday noon for St. Paul , Neb , to attend the wedding tonight of Mr. George Pyno and Miss Adnelle Cady. Miss Gaily is remembered as having visited in Noi- folk. II. D. nnrnham , F. P. Wcgner and R. Witte leturned this morning from a hunting trip near Newport. Judge Bo > d of Neligh and M C. Ha- 7011 of this city returned last night fiom Center , Neb , \\hoio they had boon during the session of distiict couit. Mr. Ilav.on acted as court ie- poi tor. Alien IIopKins , formorlv of Ncllgh , has moved to a faun near Clearwator. Ho now resides on mral lontc No 1 Seats for the show tonight and for the Piinco of Pilsen , which comes a week fiom tonight , aie on sale at Waie'b ding store instead of at Leon ard's. The Noi folk fire department will hold a meeting at the city hall tonight at 8 o'clock. Important business is to come before the meeting and it is urged that all members be piesent. Elaboiato preparations are being made in Norfolk for the convention of the Northeastern Nebraska dent ists which Is to bo held hero during the latter part of the month. Dr. C. S. Paikor of Norfolk is secretary. S. L. Gardner , formerly In the real estate business in Norfolk , and who later moved to Pasadena , Cal. , Is now engaged In the wholesale and retail paint business at that place. Ho is one of two partners in the firm. Last night was the coldest yet re- cordered for this fall. The mercury ran down to thirty degrees during the early morning hours , and the frost sank well Into the ground. The warm est spot reached yesterday was fifty' four. The weather man promises fair weather and warmer for tomorrow. Mrs. Offenhauser , who left yester day on her sad mission to Shenandoah - doah , Iowa , for the burial of her hus band , Is expected to return to Norfolk next week In order to close up the business affairs of her late husband His jewelry stock will In all probabil ity bo disposed of , as Mrs Offenhaus er does not feel that she cares to con tinue in Its operation II. A. Howe , for many years a resi dent of Ibis city and postal clerk on the Omaha road between Norfolk and Emerson , has received orders to trans fer from hoio to the Lincoln-Hillings line and will Iea\o the city bomo time next month. Mr ami Mrs Rowe ha\o a largo circle ot friends In Norfolk who will \oiy deeply i egret their de parture. Mi. Ro\\o Is very popular among the postal clerks. Mr. Howe's father Is pobtmastot at Oakdale. Woul was lecelved at the homo of C. F. Shaw this moinlng that John Whltford. a lad who foundly lived In Norfolk , died at tl-o fninlly homo In Omaha last night at 5-10 o'clock from typhoid fever Ho will bo romom- hoiod as the younger of two lioyH , Prod Whit foul being the elder lli > In now on n valhoad 11111 between Onmlm and Sioux City. The family resided at the corner of Kighth street and Madison IIUMIIIO In Norfolk and llu'd hoio foi > eai's. Tito prlntds1 stilko In Omaha has taken a number cif country t.vposottoiH and job ptlntoiH Into the city to fill the places of the sti Iking union men. 'Three ' have alicady gem > fiom Noi , folk. One of The No\\s pilnteis has joined the "mitt" and two other ptlnt- ciH , who had pievlously been dls charged fiom another olllct1 , have also gone. The No\\s Is the only ollleo I that has , as , vol , lost a man. The atandaul of the paper , ho\\e\or , IH maintained and no apologies or picas on the H > inpathy lacKot aio mndo bo- ' rauso of the lno\ liable .1 Ilo.vnolds , ropiesontlng the Omaha omplovlng pilnlois , WIIH In the city > estoida.\ looking for Idle pi IntelH He states that the omplovots Intend to bieak the union tills time. GRAND ISLAND FACTORY HAS STARTED ANNUAL CAMPAIGN. NORFOLK MISSES THE FACTORY For the First Time In Fourteen Years There are no Wheels Grinding Beets Into Sugar nt Norfolk Nothing Has Been Done With Factory. . r The sugar campaign In the Giand Inland factory , owned by the American Hoot Sugar company , has btnrtod foi the season and \\ill contlnt : until after the holldajs , with but cleaning up foi an intertuUon. | ) A weigh station for the Amos far tory has been established at Not folk for beets fiom this tonitoiv Tills Is the ( list season that sugar has not boon made at Noi folk fo : fem teen > oars and I ho cairyalls tunning back nnd fortli fiom town to factm > moinlng and night are misbcd A number of Noi folk men have gene to Lamar , Col , to hold their old places with the machinery which was moved out there fiom here. As jet nothing definite has boon done with the piopeity here which was left by the sugar company , for use by the former donors In holding it out as a. premium for a new Industry. Battle Creek. Robert Bojor left again Fiiday foi his homo at Mullen. Cherry county. Willie Kllndt , who has been visitIng - Ing here about two months with the , T. H. Gardels family , went to his homo at Council Bluffs , Iowa , Fiiday. Jack Barnes of Cody , this state , was visiting hero the latter pait of last week with relatives John Ilinck of Broach ille , 111. , was visiting bore at the home of bis uncles Henry Aldag and Otto Bouhers. .T W Russell of Tildcn is plastering Chas. Niles' new residence on his farm west of town. James ClaiK's new bnrn was ( Indi cated last Friday by the young folkb with a social hop Gco Biochier Is here from St Paul , Minn , visiting relatives. Andy Tomhagen is at the Fremont hospital taking ticatment for appen dicitis The last report states that he stood the opeiation nicely and is getting along lino. Mr. and Mrs. Sam McAllister of Tildcn were visiting friends here Sat urday. Mrs. 13 F. Hans has been very sick the past two weeks , but Is reported Impiovlng slowly. The new river bridge north of town will bo ready for travel this week. Commissioner Harding was here sev eral times to hurry the work along Mr. and Mrs Albert Roeweit and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Stoltcnberg of Buffalo Creek were visiting here Sun day at the M. Warnko home. Mr. and Mrs. C. II. Barneko and Mrs. Stoeber of Norfolk were visiting hero Sunday with August Steffen and family. Miss Mary Ru/lek returned Satur day from an extended visit with friends at Humphrey. Otto Fuerst went to Evvlng Sunday to work at the telephone at that place. Next Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock Rev. F. Koester of Tllden will occupy the pulpit In the German Lutheran church. After the service the mem bers will hold their quarterly business meeting. All the saloons were "tied" here last Sunday. Earl Cnrtney was a business visitor to Norfolk Monday. August Rudat of Kalamazoo precinct Is visiting hero at the homo of Mr and Mrs Robert Preuss , who wore married hero last week by Rov. J Hoffman , Mrs. Preuss Is a daughter of Mr. Rudat. F. II. Pratt was hero on business from Oakdalo Monday. John Risk , Jr , returned Sunday from Hot Springt , S. D. The first helrchs , a little daughter was bom to Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Piatt Sunday. Alvln , the joungost son of Mr. nm Mis. O H. Mnas , Is seriously ill. Hcngstlor Bros , are building a now barn on their residence property on North Fouith street Mrs Ll.vlo Carrablno will dispose of her propmtv here nnd move to Nor folk the last of this month. Mr. and Mis Gottfried Schultz o Falrvlow returned Wednesday fron Beaver Dam , Wis , their old home. ONLY ONE NEW CASE OF THE DIS EASE AT LINCOLN. ONE NURSE AT POINT OF DEATH t Is Now Hoped to Get the Better of the Disease nt the Nebraska Insane Hospital at Lincoln There me Twenty Crises Today. Lincoln , Neb , OH 11 Special to 'ho NO\\H : Only one now CIIHO of .vphold fever IIMH developed nt the .Incoln hospital for the Inmino hou > v II lint the past t\vonty-fmir horns nnd t IK now hood | ) ( hat I ho Hptond ol the 'pldonilo may bo checked. MHH | Mabel McGiaw , n nut no , Is at he point of death with ( ho dlsoiiHo PLAINVIEW NEWS. L. C. Friend Has Sold Stock to Frost Brothci s. Plalnvlovv , Nob. , OH 11 Special to I'ho NOWH : L. C. Ft lend IIIIH sold his stock of goods to FiotU Bum. and will onvo no\t Fildn.v lor I ho count. The stock IH bolng Invoiced todav. H J JohiiKon. M Kaioy , J W Gould mil Hairy Dutmwio lotmod a camp ng paity which have gene to Pngo , Nob. , for a week of camping. GREER , MILLS & CO. Views of Live Stock Markets nt South Omnhn , C. A. Mnllory , Mgr. nvoijthlng In this niaiket Is mov ng along In the ovni tenor of Its vny. The supply of caltlo continues Ibeial but the receipts aio well dl vldod and under a good demand on mill packing nnd foodlng accounts , ho 11 ado continues acllvo and pilros no about the host of the season SI i Idly choice corn fed cat tin aio scaico and stocis that mo well ma- urod would M'll lendlly fiom $ .r > fie to ! ( ! 00 , whllo the good to choice coin 'od stoois aio soiling Iiom $501) ) to ifi HO Fair to good native cattle aio soiling at a coiiHidoiablo discount as isual at this season of the > oni as they come In competition witli the ango cattle nnd wo advlso all of our cadois who have this class of caltlo it good quality to make them fat ho ' 01 o shipping The lecolpts of lange are larger and i laigor poicentago Is going as "kill 01 s" than usual The supply of feed ng cattle continues modoiato and tin lor a good demand , pi ices aio hold ip to about the best pi lens of the fall season. Wo do not look for any low irlcos this year and whllo thcro may )0 times during the "cleaning up" pe- iod which occtiis generally through November , when pi Ices mav show a empoinry decline , we still advise Mir rcadois who have not placed their ordois to do so as soon as possible. Good to choice feeders are Felling it $ .T ( injPl 00 , choice to extra selected cattle $ 1 OO'TN ' 2fi ; fair to good stoeis T2rf/Gr : : ) Light cattle are selling loltoi and the range in piicos thoro- "OIP Is nanowor. Good to choice spilng calves selling from $100 to flr.O fair to good $3 50(7 ( ? 1 00. font- non to fair stockers and feeders can 10 bought at the usual discount. We have boon bujing a good many good feeding bulls this week from $200 to ? 2 10 and an we believe this clnss of cattle pioperlv handled will tnal.c good monowo advise mon of our loadris to give this class moio attention Hogs Nothing now or startling has occiinod in the hog maikol Receipts no showing somr reduction and wo still believe the supply of maiketablo liogs for tlio next CO days , at least , is lighter than usual. The demand on froMi moat account continues good ind the few strictly choice hogs of all weights are selling at a good preml urn , whllo the brood BOWS and other common hogs are slow sale , as a iiile , at the usual discount. The provision market is showing more strength and as wo look for moderate supplies In the near future , we think the prospects aio more fn- vorablo for a steady or stronger mar ket , although wo do not fool at all bullish for the winter. Wo advise op erating with as much margin as pos sible and shipping as fast as a ship ment can be gotten ready. The bulk of the hogs Is selling at $5 00 ( < Z 5.25 nnd with the exception of the very best hogs , prices hero are well In line with other markets at the present time. Sheep and lambs The receipts of sheep and lambs are moderate for this season of the year and with a strong demand from all quarters , the trade ruled active and prices arc 150 35 higher than last week. Packers are free buyers of fat stuff at the best prices and feeders are still hungry for everything that the packers will not take. Shipments are rearing the end from many sections of the western ranges , although of course wo look for liberal receipts dining this month and next from the west. A largo per centage of the supply to como this season Is In the hands of speculators , therefore easily controlled and while piesent prices still look high wo can sco no good reason for any material permanent decline. Wo therefore ad vlso all who liavo not nmdo purchases for feeding Block to place their or ders as ciily as possible. Wo ( mete good to choice fat lambs $ G7n(8 ( > 71 ! ) ; good to choice feeding lambs ? t325 < fC.nO ; fair to good feed ing lambs $5.73 0.23 ; good to choice feeding owns $ | 0f > fn 25 ; fair to good J376 < 7T100. blooding owes scarce at ? ino500. > carling w others $3 00 < ii > fifiO. good to choice fill wothoiH , $170 ( jpfiOO. good to choice fat ovvon $125 ftp I 75 Wo would not ho mnptliied to nee nt 111 higher pilcos liefdie the iieamin IH over , although , of coin HO , loaclloiifl nu llablo to occur inoHt anv tlmo. THUR8DAY TIDNQ9. | The diinco ut Mai quill dt hall Tneii du.v night WIIH vvoll allondod and the ciowd had a good tlmo. Mall Cm i lor Tied Hpiochor IH tak ing a vacation thin wcok and Gooigo MolHtor IH mihslHullug for him. John Kovnlok of Hallln Clock has completed his liudo for laud llo guvo IH ! blnckHinllli nhop foi the hind. J W. lluinphiov ban a tiavollng saloHtnan , hoHldoH himself , on ( ho mail his .vein In the InloioHl of hid Not- folk oslabllHhmonl , "Yon Yonson" VMIH gioolod hint light at the Audlloilum bv a piollv ; oid ( hoiiHO and the IIOIIHO Hoonioil to invo It'n IUOIIOV'H woith ftoin Hie Hhovv. Some of the pla.voiH woio voiy clover , and Hie audience VMIH Uopl In a laughing mood ffom Htait to llnlnh. I'ho Hho\v IH clean nnd blight and vvoll woith the pi leu of admlMHlon nnkod I'ho next iittiacllon at the AmllloiInni will bo the homo talent pioductlon tote to given tomoi IOVN night. W. H. Spear , who had been iiurfoi ng fiom a ne\eie attack of the rilp , H able to bo up and about again Tor a tlmo ho WIIH at his desk bill a Kilo whllo each day but he IIIIH 10 coveted this vveok 'I'ho Boo Hlvo utoro will hereafter nivo the IIHO of two H(01 ( leu In the ISuditt building Instead of one. ( Moth- Ing will ho kept on the upper Hour A Htaliwny has boon placed at the i ear of the building , lending Into tlio ( ocond sloiy. Geoigo II. Spear , a pionilnont Nor folk conimciclal ttavoler , came homo jestoiday moinlng fiom ! IH ! tonltoiy , sufleilng fiom an attack of thioal lion bio. Ills thioat was badly swollen josloiday but had bocoino no moio soiloiiH this moinlng and It In Imped Hint ho may soon be nblo to bo about igaln. Geoigo Rohde will leave tonionow , bv way of Columbus , for Chicago , whoio ho goes to make hln now homo. Mr. Rohdo has been In hutdncHR lieio for some .veais and has the respect of ils business associates. Ho has many ft lends who will wish him well In his now homo. His sons , piomlnont at- toinojs , icsido thoio Stioet CommlHsloner Kleliey began \OHloidny a complete giadlng of Noi folk avenue , from Tliliteenth si i col east ( o the tracltH. For a couple of yoaiH this street has been In bad con dition from the icopated nnd dlHaw 11 ous ovoillovvH of Corporation Gulch on the west side , and in some places the uvontio was cut all to pieces with deep ditches slashing across from one side to another Culverts in some [ ilaces have been clogged , thus Ilium Ing the stionm all to one side of the stioot and tlio resultant Hoods have boon damaging. Now the stieot com missioner pioposes to repair it ns II should bo. When Miss Metta KoenlgHtein , who i" soon to booomo the bible of Ilr. H A Mfttelstadt , responded to a ring of the doorbell at her homo hist night , nho was at once bovvildoied and bo Hiuotheied with a thousand or HO of big bundles anil little ones which wore allow01 od In upon bei bv twonly-five members of the Tiinlly social guild , of which nlio Is a popular ineinboi The voting ladles had cmiKicgatod nt fie home of Miss riara Hudat and wont In a crowd to the Koonli ? foln homo Miss Koenlgstoin opened the packages with delight , and discovered many useful and attractive gifts Among the niombprH was Mrs Chailis H. Johnson , who recently became a bildo at Columbus and for whom , therefore , tlio guild had no chance to oxpiess Its esteem in the way of a shower. Mrs. Johnson last night wont homo early and the young ladles after thov had remained for a social evening , proceeded to the Johnson homo where they tendered to Mrs Johnson a handkerchief shower AI together the two showers made a do Hghlful evening. R. F. D. 3. Beet harvest Is on. Mrs. C. M. Lederor Is on the slcl list. list.Mrs. Mrs. William Retlaiif's home , whlcl has been under quarantine for dlpb therla , has been freed of the tag. C A Weston and his son , Bon have gene to Middle Branch , near Ver dlgre , to look after a farm for Ben and to visit with D. Durham. H .1. Rohdo Is building a new barn Charles Esslngton Is doing the work Robert Bttchert , a son-in-law of John Faubel , Is building a new barn am also a now double corn crib. His oh barn burned not long ago ns the re suit of bolng struck by lightning Nearly all of his Implements wore do stroyod. Fred Lehman has purchased a house In Norfolkon South Eighth street am has moved Into town Ho bought the house from Mr. Langonburg for $2 100. Oscar Lehman Is doing the farm ing now. Letter List. Llsr of letters remaining uncalloi for at the postofflco at Noi folk , Neb October 10 , 1005. Mr. J. Euckor , Rev J. J. Klopp Emma Lass , Maitha Lovelnco , Mr. C P. Sutphcn , R. M. Stewart , Mr. F Wheeler. If not called for In fifteen days wll bo sent to the dead letter office. Partloa calling for any of the above uleaso say "advertised " John R. Hays , P. M. Cuba Florida New Orleans Tonrisl hchH.H mm on .sale In | | u > rc.sorl.s of I ho louth uml soulIKMIS ! nl nival Ij loihiccd ralc.s 'N allotted. The Will ) Us liaiidsninrlv ( MIIIMM | | | | I i.iins nll'crs exceptional facilities for reachnif , ' I lie SminSniilh. . Kor parlicnhns and copy of illustrated hooldels , gi\in detailed inl'oi in , it ion about ( ' > a , I'loiida and i\eu ( ) i leans , \ \ rite W. II , 1) ) T \ III ( ' ( Mit. It K. Omaha , Nob. HAS TERPITORY ALONG ITS LINES WHICH OFFER r'ri un 1C FOR THE INVESTOR ARD HGMESEEKER. THE RAILflOAD THAT CAnmCS YOU THROUGH THE HEART OF ARKANSAS AND LOUISIANA , TDK TWO GREAT AGRICULTURAL ANO TIMDEH ' 1ATEC , WHfRT THE SOIL IS RICH , DEEP AND PRODUC II WE. PHJCES REASONABLE. LOW SETTLERS' RATES. ron FULL INFOHVIATION NO nrscniPTivc LiTtn/uunF. ADDRESS II. C. TOWNSEND , Genera ! I'assenijcr and TicVst Anenl , - ST. LOUIS , MO TO HICAGO AND THE Without Change of Cars ( iii r iiii MiiaiMii ) tma ranTTiK-wiaiii niii iiiTiaBtaiiiaii niiaiiii n - " - " VIA UNION PACIFIC R. R , AND Chicago , Milwaukee & St , PauE 1 For Turn Tallies and S | icial Hates sec 1 ui'Hi Pacific Agent , < > into F. A. INASH. Omaha , Neb. 1524 Farnham St. FOLLOW THE FLAG" EXCURSIONS SOUTH " DAIL > If you arc thinking of a trip SOUTH SOUTHEAST EAST write and let us tell you best rates , tiino , route and send marked time tables. This saves you worry , annoyance and makes you feel at home all the way. Call Wabush City Oilice , 1(501 ( Farnam St. , or ad dress HARRY E. MOORES , tJ. A. I' . D. Wabash U. 11. Omaha , Kobi. . .TRY THE. . Daily News Job Department FOR FINE COMMERCIAL PRINTING.