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About The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19?? | View Entire Issue (Jan. 12, 1906)
1C MlMVvj. tfljmtv lAViTint , r NKWJsj I'MMIM ! , JANUAIIY U ' NORFOLK'S PROSPERITY 3MOWN IN POSTAL1 RECEIPTS. THE EXPENSE IS $18,000 YEARLY The Increase of Business In the Nor folk Postolfice During the Past Year Has Decn Tremendous ami Reflecto Norfolk's Hrnithy Condition. The bnslm'N- tl pnHlolllcos In nil cities IH an ri i ' i i > an t > whether prosperity Is i Hulling or 111 ' " " comnmnlly fiom which Ilio report tun nnates. Being desirous ( o unto wliul liiul boon done I" Norfolk. I'oHlinnHUM John It. llnyH and IIH ! alilo and cour teous assistants wore Interviewed anil the appending InfonnuUoii IIHH been tu-ciirc'il which IH certainly a credit It tlio elt > and Postmaster HayH alike. OntHldo of Omaha , Lincoln am South Omaha. Fremont loads the otlioi cities of tlio state In poHlal receipts The census of I'.IOO ' gave that city i population of 7,211 and Norfolk laekot a few of having an oven 1,000. In tin year ending Juno 110 , I'.lOl ' ! , Fremont's total postal receipts were fUl.TIT.-l'J Norfolk had a showing of $ IO.fi77.78 The your ending Juuw ! IO , lltOR , showoi a gain to $1M:177.G7 : for Kromont , am Norfolk had figures to UH erodl nmoiiiilliig to $12,1110.71. The put cent , of Increase for Kromonl was I ! 1.1 whllo thlH ( own followed u close HOC end with 18.1 pur cent. Mr. Hays hecnmo poHlnuiHtor lion on July I , IHOI ! . It WIIH ono of ( In many jobs thai tlio government IUIH to give Honiohody every few yearH. 1 was eoimldered a fair thing to ho post nmntor at Norfolk hut u better jolt t < got something olHo. Still Ihoro were u few who could see tlio day whun tin federal building hem would add U the Importance of the position an i postal and distributing point. I'rol ably Mr. Hays' friends had that li view and wanted to show him how 111 change would feel to ho moved from the old room on Main struct to the handsome and commodious $100,000 liutliUni ; which Is the prldo of every loyal citizen In Norfolk. On October ( i. UKI ) , tlio night was spent in removing the postollleo depart - part men ! of Norfolk Into the iiuarters it now occupies. On the morning of the 7th the olh'co was opened for mml- lies ; and It has been doing a larger business than over before as the sta tistics In this story will show. Rural Route Growth. When Mr. Hays became postmaster there was ono rural route out of Nor folk. Ho was given an assistant and t\\o chirks. The force scorned ado- duale and everything jonged along with tlio regularity known to all of your Uncle Sam's Institutions. Now the rural routes have been Increased to live , which cover all Iho territory adjiicenl to Norfolk , and other addi tions niado In the olllcu will bo noted. On the Ilrst of Juno , ll)0 ) : ! , the carrier s.xMtom was Inaugurated , the receipts oi the olllco having passed the $10,000 marl. . Three carriers are now em ployed and an additional clerk lias nUo been added to the staff which means that the government leaves considerable more money In the com munity that It did before those addl Huns were made , and all business men know Unit every dollar kept In and brought to a town enriches the re st urces of the community. The ex pense of conducting the post olllcc IUTO exclusive ol the screen wagon i r vice which carries the mulls to and fn > n the several railroud stations , Is Ir nmud numbers fl.fiOO per month or $ isetm per ; . ear. In addition to this tin' gm eminent pays $900 a year by cimtraci for the screen wagon service , which Is a feature none ol the cities In the state have outside of Omaha , Lincoln and South Omaha. Much In Snlnrics. This Is also headquarters for four railway mall clerks who report at the oinl of every run to this postolllce. Tl'eir vouchers are also paid by Post- m isior Hays , which Is Included in the above figures. A janitor ts also an addition 10 tl'e force since the now building has been occupied. The to tal number of people Including the ruril caTiers and railway mall clerks , connected with Norfolk's postal affairs is eighteen. A large leature of the poslolllco busi ness is the money order business. It dues not add so much to the Income , but it makes the responsibility of the otKc.e gront. Hero are the figures of the year 1'JOC , from January 1 to De cember 31. Inclusive : Number of domestic orders Issued , C.I2C. Amount of same ? 3tl,00l.0i ! > Fees for same SJ2-I 79 Number foreign orders Is sued 403.CG Tees fo'r same C.0 Total ? ! ) a.7U7.C5 Number domestic orders imld , 5. ISO. Amount of sntno $35,027.10 Number foreign orders pair , 0. Amount of 6iuno $ 2SS.D7 Total money order business.$09.053.52 In addition to this tho' number of letters and parcels registered num bered 1.7CO. The value of these Is un known. The revenue derived from the sales of stamps , postal cards and stamped envelopes from Juno 30 to and Includ ing December 31 , 1905 , which Is the first half of the government year , are shown as follows : Stamps $4,401.40 'oslnl card * ISO.ill [ tamped envelopes l.l'.i'.i. ' 17 ' , ilal June an to Dec. Ill $ fi.78I.Sl ! In order to MIOW ! Iho biiHlnoHs of the .Hler for the ll otil year of MWfi , from lannary I to and Including December II , Mr ! Hays furnished Iho following Uures which are very encouraging : Stamps $8iM.SI ( : ) 'ostai caniH : iiua ; ; Stamped envelopes JGI. ! ! ! < ! ! ! Registry fecit 140.80 Money order feus IIIIO. ! ! ! ) N e w H p a p o r and periodical postage 412.82 Itox rent 501 RO KxroHs 20.15 Total for UlOfi $13,21)7.515 ) Nearly $1,000 Increase. This makes an Incroami over the business of 1001 of $807.5(1 ( which Is certainly u matter worthy of local pride. II IH to he hoped that , every In- slltiilon In Iho city can make an good a showing accordingly. If Norfolk Kail a few more Institu tions which dlHtrlbiited $18,000 each year Into the local chaunelH It would add much to the business InlerestH of I he city. The hanilHome Increase shown In this Htory of the poHlotlleo here was made In spite of Iho fact that the sugar company IIIIH gone , and shows that the town Is today In an ex cellent condition If the postal business N anything to gunge prosperity by , and as slated In the beginning. II Is considered such by others , why not be so considered here. MAY HOLD UNION MEETINGS Interest In Revival Increases , and Churches May Unite. The revival at the Baptist church Is Increasing In Interest. I'eopie about town lire beginning to talk about the work. Evangelist Cant well last night preiiclied one of his able stralght-from- the-shouldor sermons , on Iho subject of "Coming to Christ. " The attendance Is growing In num bers at both the night and afternoon meetings. There IH some talk i.f hav ing the meetings made more of a un ion nature , as they all begin to realize while Mr. Cantwoll Is hero they might Just as well have the bonollt of a com bined olTort and accomplish a whole lot of good , as to have to secure an evangelist Inter on who will have to start In and break the Ice of Indiffer ence which seems to prevail In every "oini'iniilly until the church people and others become amused to ( he ac tual needs of getting right with God , as the evangelist expresses It. There will not ho any. service to night , but tomorrow nlghl the subject will be , "What think yo of Christ ? " At the morning service his subject will be , "Following Christ. " The public is Invited to all the services. BELIEVES IT FOUL PLAY. Wntch Inspector of Uoncsteel Met Of ficial Here. General Watch Inspector A. M. Church of Chicago Is In the city today He has appointed Mr. G. L. Carmony > f Mmiostoel watch Inspector of the Northwestern at that place. Mr. Car nony wan In the city this morning at the Messrs. Hayes jewelr > establish incut In consultation with Mr. Chnrcl : mil getting pointers from Mr. Ilayet on the local work. Mr. Carmony said there was consld .Table . excitement on the reservation regarding what had been called tin suicide of 1'etor Kaden and that the general Impression seemed' prevail that there was foul play. SOUP OF HUMAN FLESH. Revolting Cannibal Dish Is Used as a Cure for Leprosy by a Jap. News Is received from ToKlo by the Empress of Japan , that the Japanese police have solved a strange crime when proving the murder of the eel United Japanese poet Nozol Nognehl by Ohiiluiro Nogiiehl , an adopted son JIIVK a Victoila dispatch. It was found that some years ug < Dsahuro murdered a boy and cut n piece of llesh from his victim to make soup , which ho fed to his foster pa outs , who were leprous. He did RI lecntibe he read that soup made from iiinuui llesh would cure leprosy. DOCTOR BLOCKED NEW WILL. Yerkes Had Intended Making a Dif ferent Disposition of Estate. In the hope of prolonging the life of 'harles T. Yerkes , Dr. H. 1' . U > omis Mr. Yerke * ' physician , by a word of irofesslonal advice to 'his dying ell ent's lawyer. Adrian II. Joline , pro \enied Hie signing of n new will or codicil , which would radically have upset the present disposition of the Yerkes estate , says a New York report. COMMISSIONERJOT YET NAMED At Noon the Resignation of George Smith Reached Madison. At noon today no action had been taken nt Madison regarding the elec tion of a new county commissioner to succeed George D. Smith , who has just resigned. In fact the resignation only reached Madison on the noon train to day , according to a telephone dispatch , .ind the board had not yet taken up the matter of electing a successor. Thus far no new candidates for the place have como Into the field nnd the race lies now between Burr Toft ami A. N. McGinnls. The now commis sioner will have to bo elected before next Wednesday. Ono of the sorrows of n newspaper reporter's llfo is that every night ho has to revise his list of friends. MADISON COUNTY COMMISSIONER FROM NORFOLK QUITS. HEALTH HAS BEEN FAILING George D. Smith , Elected Two Years Ago on Republican Ticket and With One Ycnr Yet to Serve , Resigns Po- oitlon Successor Not Named. County Commissioner George D. Smith has resigned his position from the county hoard. lie wrote out his resignation yesterday rind It will take effect next Wednesday , January 10. Tlio reason for this action on the part of Mr. Smith IB the fact that ho has been In 111 health for Homo tlmo pant , and ho considered the work too much of a burden , under the clrcuniHlnticos , to go on with It. Mr. Smith was elected county com mlHHloner from Norfolk on the repub lican ticket two years ago and his term would have expired next year. Dur ing his term Mr. Smith ban made a record for economical supervision of the county's business and for keen In lores ! In every detail of the work. In fact he has shown such Intense Inter est and activity In the work that his health has been broken by the con tlnnal nerve strain and hard work. Successor Not Yet Selected. The successor of Mr. Smith has not yel been chosen. This nppolntment lies with a board composed of tlu county judge , county treasurer am county chirk , lu this Instance two o those olllcers are republicans and ono a democrat , so that It Is safe to pro sumo Unit the new commissioner will also bo a republican , as Is Mr. Smith. Tin- new commissioner will bo appoint ed In lime to takeup the work next Wednesday , at the tlmo Mr. Smllh'H resignation becomes ell'ectlvo. AH candidate * lor the place , Burr Tuft and \ . N. McGinnls have been mentioned and there are probably sev eral others in the Held who svlll he considered. HURI IN JEROME CAMPAIGN Former Norfolk Man , Personal Friend of Jerome , Out of Honpital. Will 1'arkor of Now York , formerly of Norfolk , a brother of Dr. C. . S. Par ker of this city , and son of R v. .1. .1. Parker of Plalnview. has been In n New York hospital for three weeks ow ing lo an accident which crippled him while electioneering for District At torney Jerome , a personal friend. Mr. Parker ajnl Mr. Jerome were at Harvard together and there formed a lorsonal friendship which has in roasod of lute years. When Mr. Jo romo's llerce light came on last fall Mr. Parker went out on a campaign if speechmaklng for the Independent candidate. While spealsing from a handcar as n platform , Mr. Parker slipped off accidentally and sustained i strangulated hernia. Instead of going Into n hospital at : mce , he continued with his dally work as teacher In Columbia university anil then , at the beginning of the holiday vacation , placed himself under a sur geon's care , where he remained foi three weeks , just having been dis missed yesterday , according to a tel egram received here. DROPPED INTOSNOWDRIFT _ Story Teller at the Oxnard , Relates Thrilling Experience. This is a good time to toll snow stories. Every place the reporter visIts - Its they tell him "it snows.1' when ho becomes inquisitive as to "what Is the news. " Of course the Ilrst rea snow of HUM ! attracts more than ordl nary attention , In fact In Norfolk it Is the first that amounts to anything this winter. Over at the Oxnard there was a crowd of follows sitting In the lobby to keep warm , because It was more pleasant on the Inside than to hang around on the streets with the wlm blowing sixty miles an hour. . * big fat fellow was telling his ox perieuco In the great northwest on snow shoes. The substance of his story -was this. Ho had been up U Great Falls. Mont. , and hearing ol the good hunting across Urn interim tlonal boundary concluded to take a i rip over into the king's domain. Af lor making inquiries he decided to gc up into the mountains and woods In the neighborhood of where Jim I 111 ! had a surveying party running a line Into the Canadian coal Holds or Ferule It. C. Ho took the train to Gateway , a little station at the international border dor , and with three others and an eli i rapper started out for big game. In the intense cold of the northwest a thin crust freezes over the snow and snow-shoes become part of the paraphernalia of an outfit. The fat man strapped on what they call a pair of "boar paws. " They are oval shape having neither heel nor tall , as have the snowshoes you sec In Now Yorl I'.nd lower Canada. They are about , ightoen inches long and fourteei Inches wide and are strung coarsely This coarse mesh is better during the lay when the tmow becomes somewhat moist. There you have him all rigged out They started and the fat man who ha < never worn the snow-shoes before llomulorod along and of com so rollci Into the snow and said things not to be found in the Holy Writ or Sumlaj schools. Soon hear tracks bccamo visible The guide posted the men for spor vhlchns now appirent. The guide hen marled nut lo head Mr. Hrtiln In he illiecllon of the hunters , and sure noiiKli after an hour's walling Mr. Iriilu came In the direction of the Mr. Fat Man. It was a moment he tad wished for. He felt a little ner vous as the boar came forward , hut at ho proper lime as he supposed It was , he raised his rllle , and Just then the snow upon which he was standing gave away and In spite of all that ho could de ho Hank out of Might Into n ravine over which ho was walking. Mr. Hear never HO much us Haw htm. lie marched down Into Uncle Sam's country , nnd after Homo hourH the fat man WIIH extricated from his snow home where ho supposed ho was ( loomed lo remain until the spring thaw. "Now gentlemen , you may any all you please about the beautiful snow , but I just tell you since that Imprison ment In a HIIOW drift In British Colum bia , I have never had a very warm spot In my heart for poems on snow or anything In that lino. " FIRST REAL COLD WAVE OF WIN. TER STRIKES NORFOLK. FALL OF FIFTY-FIVE DEGREES Saturday's Thermometer Showed Thir ty-nine Above Zero and Today's Mercury Took a Tumble to the 16- Below Mark Calm Air. Sixteen degrees below y.ero , record- 'd by the government thermometer in Norfolk jiiHl before minrlso this morn- ng , shows the Intensity of the Ilrst old wave to strike northern Nebras- > a this winter. At 8 o'clock this morn- ng the mercury Htlll sulked down .round the lii-below mark. A drop of Ilfty-llvo degrees In two lays hurls people from summer Into vlnter with nncomfortablo haste and he shock to the blood was torrlllc. Saturday morning the thermometer showed a maximum of thirty-nine ibove.ero. . All day Saturday the wind blow steadily from the south Into the north , .howjng an approaching snow storm which oamv yesterday morning. At first thai anew siorni appeared to own stKitrd characteristics , but ns the day were on the line bits that had been driven hard In the wind , began to loaf little nnd by night the storm area liad passed to the south. This left a very high pi ensure over Norfolk , am ! > n this account the mercury kept drop ping until It reached the point of six teen degrees below /.ero today. This morning there was little wlm to drive the piercing cold tlirougl one's bones , and few realized the In tensity of the chill. The air was hazj and beautifully soft , whllo mountains of grey smoke poured iptlotly am calmly out of hundreds of chimneys about town , floated aimlessly on the still air and then disappeared into the sea of cold atmosphere above just as rivers empty Into the sea with theii middy channels , soon disappear In the limitless blue of the ocean waves. The barometer was very high this morning , recording " 0.4 I Inches. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Abso lutely Harmless. Every mother should know tha Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Is per fectly safe for children to take , as i contains nothing harmful. For sale b > ill druggists. SHE HADA POEM _ Telephone Call for Reporter in Haste Brings Peculiar Story. Last evening the rush man was push ing down the Keys on the typewrite with great thumps , when the telephone rang with violence. The receiver won up to his hearing apparatus. "Hollo. " The question came back , "Is dls d News otllce ? " "Yes , " was the answer. "Send down a reporter right quick hurry up. " The typewriter was attached to the gasoline engine and left to grind on any old thing It wanted to and the re porter with a jump landed into coa and overshoes , and hurried down the stairs to No. 114 Uraasch avenue where the message had said he shonh speedily arrive. All kinds of sight and thoughts of the exciting colnmi of tragedy , razors , poisons and fights passed through his mind as he wen Hying along the street. The place wa reached and with excitement ho rapped on the door of the "mansion. It was opened by a fat colored fe male who said : "Excuse my breff , a I'se been eatln' onions. " It was a shock. Courage , however came to his assistance and ho askc < who was hurt , dead or what was the matter ? "Nosln * is do mattah. Is you do re- potah ? " She was told ho was. "Well , I has a pnmo I has writ 'bou my mnzer and I thought it would bo a flue thing fo do papal ) , an' I sent fo you. I'se Jus got hack from do naboh whar I used do telofon. " The reporter didn't get mad. Ho just thought and told the candidate for literary fame that ho was not a literary man and that she could present her grievance to the managing editor If she would conde scend to do so. It might be said after nil that the reporter's conscience hurt him so badly that ho was unable to at tend the revival last night. MRS , ELSIE DESMOND IS TWICE CHEATED OUT OF TRIP. TWO NEPHEWS DIE SUDDENLY Twice Preparing for a Trip to Califor nia , Mrs. Elsie Desmond Is Twice Prevented From Making Journey by Deaths of Her Escorts. ( From Saturday's Dnlly.l Ity a strange coincidence Mrs. Elsie Desmond of Norfolk has twice within the past Hovoral weeks been peculiarly cheated out of trips to California by Htidden deaths of nophowH. In each nstnnco the nephew , bin wlfo and Irn. Desmond were to make the jour ney and In each case Mrs. Desmond vas prepared for the trip when the IOWH came that her nephew had died. The first case came a number of veeks ago when Mrs. Desmond thinned to journey to California with Mr. and Mrs. Casslus M. Clark of Chi- ago. Alter packing her trunk , Mrs. lesmond received word that Mr. Clark lad suddenly died of Itrlght'K disease. Then another nephew , Aloir/.o M. Cager , a prominent Mason and a man veil known in Nebraska , planned to nuke the California trip with his wlfo mil to take his aunt , Mrs. Desmond , ilong. Mrs. Desmond again had her trunk packed and was again all ready o start when a telegram came today innonnclng that ho had fallen dead vosterdny in Chicago with apoplexy. Mr. Eager was known as a capitalist In Chicago and was related to the lingers of Lincoln. Mrs. Desmond will now make a trip to Chicago to visit the two mourning widows , and she has given up plans for the California journey for the present. TUESDAY TOPICS. C. M. Diiriand went to Pierce at noon. Hurt Mipes : went to Madison nr noon. .1. A. Tiulock wont to Madison at noon. Jack Koenlgstoln wont to Madison at noon. C. E. Doughty went to Kearney on business at noon. John Harding passed through the city euroute to Mndisbn from Meadow ( irove. Mr and Mrs. Albert Itohfeld went to Plainview to visit friends. James Gulldca went to ncemor this nornlng. E. H. Loach of Humphrey was a Nor folk visitor over night. Oscar M. Low of Stanton was a vis itor In Norfolk last night. Lorin C. I.oseko of Plntto Center is visiting witli friends here. E. H. Wright of Deadwood arrived in Norfolk on the early train. A. D. Webb and Joe Daniels of Mad ison were in town this morning. Miss Ann Huhlow of Pierce was shopping in tlio city yesterday. William Krygor returned from a trip to Fairfax , S. D. , this morning. George N. Heels made a business trip to Cedar county this morning. George Harris and daughters , Mill garot and Clara , who have been visit ing at the Herman Xlrfas home , re turned to their home In Madison yes terday. Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Morley wore ear ly arrivals in the city this morning from Crcighton. Hen Ulerer of Oakdaleyho has beei visiting friends in the city , returnc-c homo yesterday. Sheriff Clements of Madison was in Norfolk over night onronto homo trom a trip to the west. Frank .1. Hamilton , who had boon visiting friends at Plainview the past few days , returned homo this morning Emil Mooller has returned from a trip to Omaha. Ho says that Omaha is losing a great deal of trade by mid night closing , as hundreds board the cars after that hour and go to Council Bluffs to spend their cash. W. C. McFnydon and H. G. McKay don were in the city over night on their way to Ronostcol. Ono of this family was killed last summer In the storm that swept over the Rosebud Ho was killed In the pnstolllce at St Elmo. The now Methodist cliurch at War- ni-rvillo is nearlng completion and Hov W. K. Peters plans now that the dedi cation will take place some time next month. Engineer D. 1) ) . Hlnes was ill yes terday and laid off of his regular run on the Union Pacillc between Colum bus and Norfolk. Engineer Dolan took his plnce. This is the day when national banks all over America hold their annual meetings and elect ofllcers. There are three national banks In Norfolk and each ono holds Its meeting today. Sherman Willoy of Hastings , suc cessor In this territory to H. Ludlow as state insurance adjuster , has ar rived in Norfolk with his family and has moved Into the house vacated by Mr. Ludlow , at 1210 Phillip avenue. Roger Jay Browne Is the name of the new son born to Mr. and Mrs. Ern est I. Brown. Browne , junior , prom ises to bo a knight of the grip nnd to follow In the footsteps of his father. Yesterday he wanted to carry his dad's grips to the railway station. He Is four days old. The mooting of the Foreign Mission- cry society of the M. B. church , In stead of the Congregational as was re ported , has been postponed until a week from next Friday , on account ol the union prayer meetings being held fills week , when the society will meet with Mrs. W. U. Hoffman. Mrs. G. B. Salter and Mrs. W. J. rurnor will entertain the Ladles Aid < oelety of the Congregational church Thursday afternoon , January 11 , at the home of Mrs. Saltor. At this meet ing there will ho the election of olll- corn and n full attendance Is desired. The ladles of the Congregation are cordially Invited to be present. W. II. Rucliol/ did not arrive last night from Oakland , Cal , as had been expected and no word has been re- celved from him. It IH not known but that he may be snowbound at some point between the coast and Norfojk. One drunk from Omaha was fined the usual fine In police court yester day morning. The coffee bean has boon Introduced In < wmo of the saloons of Norfolk aa a successor to dice. The coffee bean has two sides the round , smooth side and the cloven Hide. The game Is played just ns that with dice , thcro being three shakos nnd each bean thrown with the spill side up being held out for mates. By shaking the coffee bean In a whisky glass It la said that the law can not touch It , as It IH not In the statutes. The council of Congregational churches meets today at Bloomfleld to examine nnd install the pastor-elect , Rev. C. H. Crawford. The Congrega tional churches of Norfolk , Nollgh Plainview , Pierce , Crolghton n n d Brunswick are called. Rev. J. J. Par ser gives the charge , Rev. W. J. Tur ner preaches the Installation sermon ind other parts will bo conducted by Itov. George H. Bross of Lincoln and Itev George Taylor of Pierce. Norfolk was the center of the cold wave In America yesterday morning , the 10-below record here being the low est that was reported anywhere. The mercury only dropped to 10 below at St Paul , Minn. During the day , ns the weather man had predicted , the mercury gradually crept upward until It reached the l5-niark ! during yester day afternoon , making a change of fifty-one degrees within less than twen ty-four hours. Today , with a south wind , there Is promise of still warmer weather. Spencer Itoporter : On Friday last Dr. Skelton , assisted by Dr. Ira of Lynch , amputated the log of the two- year-old hey of Mr , and Mrs. Weber of Butle , at his private hospital here. The leg was taken off just above the knee. It was hoped for many days it would bo possible to save the young child's life without amputating the leg , ' .nt his condition became so serious Friday that an operation became nec essary In order to save his llfo. Ho Is doing finely at tjio present time , ind his recovery is practically certain. Nurse ICorab Is taking care of the case. case.Mayor Mayor C. S. Smith of Madison , now serving Ills third term , was in Nor folk last night and this morning on business. He came here to sell two lots on South First street , and dis posed of them yesterday afternoon. Mayor Smith says that plans are being completed in Madison for the erection of n city hall to cost $10,000. The city will probably issue bonds for that iir.ount nnd the county scat of this county will boast , if the bonds carry , of ono of the finest city halls In the state. During Mayor Smith's long ad ministration the city has Installed an excellent electric light plant and many other modern Improvements. "Hasonpfeffer ? What is hasenpfeffer - for ? " To the uninitiated , tlio word scorns fierce. But hasenpfeffer Is bet tor than it sounds. Frank .Tanner Is Norfolk's expert at preparing the dish -for it Is a dish of a toothsome sort and a taste creates an appetite for ! t. Hnscnpfcffor Is a preparation of jack rabbit moat with a very highly spiced sanco about it and when served hot , it is a meal in itself and has a iavor that's" all its own. Few know how to dish up hasenpfeffer as does Frank Jnrmor. He learned the art for it is an art in the old country , and he never forgot it. His recipe is his secret and couldn't be bought for love or money. Hasenpfpfrer Is one of the few ways in which a jack rabbit may lie transformed into a delicious bite. WOODMEN INSTALL. Banquet and Music Aid in Pleasant Meeting. Norfolk camp , No. UI2 , M. W. A. , In stalled their ofllcers for the ensuing year Monday evening as follows : James White. V. C. ; Robert Johnson , W. A. ; C. II. Brake , banker ; John II. Hnlff , clerk ; Theo. ' Wlllo , escort ; W. M. Rolnhardt , escort ; Alex Morrison , manager for three years term ; Dr. Hagey held over as camp physician. After installation the presiding offi cer Invited the neighbors and families to partake of the good things the ladies - dies had prepared In the dining room which , of course , were enjoyed by all. The most enjoyable part of the evenIng - Ing , however , came when pleasing graphophono selections wore rendered. It was almost midnight when the jolly crowd broke camp with the intention of repeating this gathering In the near future. Appointed Justice nnd Constable. G. C. Uimbert was appointed justice of the peace Thursday , to fill the va cancy caused by Col. S. W. Hayes re fusing to qualify for the olllco Mr. Lambert has boon a citizen of Norfolk a long time and will without doubt make a good ofllccr , and his frldnds are already addressing him ns 'Squire Lambert Ho bears the title with good natiircd dignity. G. P. Bllger was appointed as constable - stable , ns Joseph Covert did not qual ify , and ts now In the olllclal harness. Superior engraved cards. The Newo.