The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, February 02, 1906, Page 7, Image 7
TIIM NOIWllv NKWS : I'MtllMY.K ' MHUAHY 2 1)0(5 ) ( DESCRIPTION OF HOW NATIv/t R FIGHT THE BRUTES. IT IS AN INTENSE EXCITEMENT News Editor Had the Pleasure Last Week of Seeing One of the * < Mexican Bull Fights In All Its Glory. Goldfieltls nnd Trip Home. On llonid tlie Kansas Citv. Mexico smd Client Special Not Hi of Chihua hua , Mexico. .Ian. U2. Kiom a staff coi- lospondpnt : The SUllwell exclusion has made Its last stop In Mexico nnd is now headed tioilh towiud the United Slntes , which will bo entered some Kline tills evening when wo cioss the Illo Grande liver al HI Paso. Leaving Iho City of Mexico Tliurs day evening , the excursion slatted / north on the Mexican Central inllwuv. JI which travels noithwestPilv tlnougb I the conlinl pint of tlio republic. Hoio | u bettoi stieteh of counliv is found jl x tlmn when wo went down on the Mex ican National Hcic is less maguo } and moio wlio.it and corn , and the people plo aio holler looking and holler ihessed , showing Unit moio attention Is paid lo Iho making of Hour than lethe the pioduclion of pulque. A high fctalo of cultivation is maintained llnongh a splendid svstem of Irriga lion , water , being hi ought for miles > fiom Hie mountains to the thiisty Holds The litigation in Mexico Is a revelation along that line , showing what can be done liy haul work and ilolot initiation , and amid such dllllcul ties as aio not enconnteied In the Unit ed Stales except In the most barren of tlio western plains. Tlio same Mooiish style of aichltec- tuie pi ov alls thioughont tlio whole ol Mexico as was seen shortly after we ciossed tlio border the day wo came Into the lepubllc. The box like houses never cease to bo a soutco of intoiest and aina/omciit to a Yankee that there is on this continent a people whose habitations and customs are so vastl } different fiom oins We thought when wo saw the Mexican villages , the stteels of Calto and the Mooiish pnl aces at the expositions In the Unltnl States , that the pictinos were-over drawn for spectacular effect , but in fact the.v wcte tine lo life , even to the Hooded or bareheaded women and the blanketed men. Nothing hut just such life as were poitinyed at those exhibitions can lie found among the natives In Mexico Vast , Treeless Plain. All ot Ihe tepiiblic of Mexico , except on the coast slopes , which v.uy fiom 50 to 150 miles in width , is a gieal table land , a vast expanse of lieeless plains , varIng in height fiom 3,500 to 8,500 feet , and this sin mounted by ftequent ranges of mountains , called Sierra Madies , those on the east being Jt * the Siena Madte Oriental and those { * ' f on the west the Siena Madie Occident * * ' el , while the other mountains that ate scatleted about over tlio country ate just plain Sierra Madres. On account ol the elevation of the interior tlie cli mate is chilly except in the sun , when 11 is nncornfoilably waim at Hie Cit } ol Mexico , and only comfoi table at Chihuahua U Is just 1,000 miles ftom the City of Mexico to Chihuahua , and wo passed several good towns on the way. At Aguas Callentes , a town of 10,000 people ple , is one of tlie largest silver and copper smelters in tlie woild , dotiving its suppoil from Ihe Immensely ricli mines in Ihe mountains near by. Hcto is made the finest "di.iwn woik" in Mexico , the making of which is tlio solo occupation of a latge per cent , of the population. Tlio highest point reached on the journey is nt Zucatecas , over 8,000 feet above the level of the sea. The tiain climbs the tortuous windings of tlio tiack to i each tlio summit of the moun tain , when suddenly theie is spread out before the view n scene of dieanv llko sttangeness Kiom Hie car will' dow the passenger looks down upon the Hat top houses , domes and taverns 1 crowded logolher in Iho gulch below exlending up tlie hillsides and down through the valley to the plain below wheto is tlio town of Guadaloupe , am bcond this may be soon a lake of sparkling water. In the distance or the opposite side of the town on the crest of another mountain spur may lie seen tlio lltlle church of Los Hemedois founded nl 1728 , reached by n rock } palh , up which the faithful climb once a year to do penance , for but ono ser vice a year is held In this little chapel A view of this enchanted city brings back tlie Bible lessons of younger days. The long nanow lanes between fiat-topped houses , the women will vails closely drawn about their heads the men mufiled to the eyes In the ! zerapas , the little donkeys heavily lad en going toward tlio city or returning over the road that seems as hard as that which leads to Jordan. A , Among Silver Mines. P * * Zacatccas is a town of 35,000 people nnd Is capital of the state of Zacatccas , and is celebraled for the enoimous output of sllvoi fiom its mines. Silver was discovered in Ihe mountains hero as early as 15)0 ) , and It Is estimated that the value of the silver taken from tlio mines since their discovery has reached the enormous sum of $1,000- 000.000 The train was stopped hero half nn liour while the tourists inspected the mine recently purchased by Mr. Still- well , president of the Otlent railroad , which Is ono of the largest nnd most productive here. The subscription books were opened for a few minutes and considerable stock was snapped up. Sect etui v of Slate ( laluslm taking a chunk Kiom X.acatecas the train comes ihMMi the mountains rapidly until Tor i MI Is i cached six hours later. Thin < the lowest point on the toad between Mexico ( "Ity and Chihuahua , the ele \ntIon hero being I,750 ! feot. This Is the cotton gum Ing dlstilct of Mexico and Immense iiuanlltles of It aio pie ducoil In the lake legion tilhutiiry to the town. It has a nuinbei of cotton mills , a blew01 y , Ice factoiy , soap lac- loij , plo It Ins a population of If- ! (100 now , among whom aio a good ni'iiiv Amei'iima , and Is giowing lap- lill.SIKHS on the ntorcs which spell litiKllnh words , atlent tlio picseiice of \mericans Near here on the moun tain HldpR grows u Hiniill bush from which is extracted rubber , and HIPIP are a number of plants hero for that , ) iiipose The biush Ifl brought to the mills on the backs of bunos , loaded in until it looks UKo a moving hiiv stack , with the none and fore feet of the lltilp boast sticking out In flout. Tills brush In paid for at the into of $ .r ) , Me\ . per ton , and aflotds u live lihood for the peons as well ns a use lor the mountain sides. World's Richest Gold Fields. The Junction of Hie Mexican Central Itli tlio Kansas City , Mexico and ) rlent was i cached live miles out of Milhnuhau at about noon Saturday , lore tlio sleepers weio left and day oaches weie taken In a lilp o\er 7 ( ! lili-s of track east Tlio line nheady epetrates the legion of a number of loh sliver and /inc mines , with the loilucts of many moie to bo cairled s soon as the line leaches them The lie also pusses thtough the best ugil- 'illuial and cattle counlij seen In ioxlco Hetuining to Clilhauluiu that Ight. tlio tialn was taken west over lie line of that ion ! up Into I ho moun alns 200 miles The end of the lines s now within 200 miles of the Pacific east , and a piactical loute has boon ound thiough the ningo ot mountains ilhci way fiom Chiliaiihau tlio line in ow In operation for 300 miles , winle uite a slietch of tiack lias been bul't ' ml is in opoiation fiom Topolbampo mv to the noilhoasl , the connecting ink to be built through the mountaiiiB 'he trip west took the patty into the oulv timber region seen in Mex'ico , argo pine trees giowing on the moun Tin sides. On UIP coast slope are im nensp forests which tills luilroad will > pen up , besides it will roach some of he ilchest gold , silver and coal Holds n the world. llolurnlng to Chibauhau eaily Mon lav morning , a slop was made until noon to give Hie pilgrims an opportu iltv to stretch llielr legs and see the own Al 10 o'clock llio patty called ipon Ciov rcuilque C Cieel , governor > f Hie stale of Chiliualiua , who is Hist \ice piosident of the Oilent railtoad I'ho governor lecolved the paity ii lie executive apattmcnts of the mag lillcent now state house , and it was nppaient that lie is much intoiested [ n the building of the Oilont. Ho is i line Spanish gentleman 70 veais old. md is said to bo one of the richest nen in tlio republic , numbeilng his TCIes and his herds by the millions At noon todaj Hie train pulled outer or the noitli , and this afteinoon is insslng thiough 221 miles of gi axing oiinttj to Cindad . .Turtlepionounecd \Vliaie7 , which Is Hie last town in Mexico hefoie ciossing the Illo Grandee o Kl Paso , Texas. Diversion In Chihauhau. In i elating the meanderings of the Stilwell paity about Chihuahua , it lees not necessarily follow Unit all lie patty saw the railroad Unit runs i ] ) into Hie mountains to the west of lie metropolis of noitheiii Mexico Vs a mailer of fact , Hieliter Is one ) f a pat ty of eight 01 ten who quietly hopped fiom Hie tiain as it was pass- ng through the suburbs of Chihuahua it about 11 o'clock Saturday night t was the last chance to come In actual contact with real Mexican life mil believing that their picsenco in ho Stilwell pailv was not of essential mpoitance , they decided to drop off intll the return of Hie train from the west . As the train passed on , Hie lit- lie paity found themselves upon the lilatfoim of an apparent ! } deseited do lint at 11 o'clock at night , without an Intimation of which way to turn or what to do. In the distance could bo .eon Hie electric lights of tlio city , but us they seemed to string along a mile or more of territory , tlioie was a good iloal of prospective walking in the sit uation , with no end of complications witli policemen who could not under stand us and whom we qould not tin- dei.stand any bettor Finally , as we were about to see what we could do , a man hove in sight coming down the track. Tills proved to be the station agent , and ho proved a friend In need. Telephoning up town he soon had a carriage for us , driven by a Jehu who novvs no more English tlmn wo know Spanish. The agent told him In his native tongue to drive us to the Hotel Palncio , which is the leading American hotel of the city Off ho dashed , his decrepit old carriage rattling over the stones through the narrow Mexican stieets faced by the Inhospitable stone walls on cither side At last there was an open squnio beautifully parked , and on ono side of this wo drew up with a nourish In fiont of the hotel. Wo Just had sense enough not to pay the John until wo had onteicd the hotel olllco. The loom looked good to us , but alas ! The only occupant of the loom was a sleepy eyed Mexican boy , who insisted on pushing us away fiom the register when we attempted to write our names. Wo finally tum bled to the fact that the house was full and that no more guests could bo cared for Then back to the carriage wo went and In pigeon Spanish triei : to toll the Jehu to liy another hold He was a good fellow was this Mex lean , and he knew what wo wanted. Awa > WP went thiough the nanow stieelH and fiuull.v Mopped In fionl of 'he portal of a ical Mexican house After pounding HIP hnookoi awhile , a Mexican came and gave us to undci- land HIPIP was no loom thoto. Away wo wptit again and again paused In our mad nice In fiont of imoHiei pot- t 1 This time wo had bpllor luck - n ppihaps WOISP A man who could ino iK a little Ihigllsh camn to HIP loor. and he shook his head when told \\hnl wo w'luted. It began to look as dough Clilhunhna might not piovo uch a tine thing for tin aflnr nilVo tiled to tiuprcHH the UngllHh spunking uvntloman with n Spanish accent that < \o were Htrangeis In a Htrtmne land ud that we muni have a lempotnr.v homo , for which wo wore willing to be cimralpd from n llbpial number of JIPROB A Im PIO thought Hlrtick Hie iM'iiUomnn Ilnn1ly and ho dove Into the 'oir recPSHOR from which IIP omeigi'd with a lantern In bin hand and berk- oneil us to follow him. This wo did , aflor Pinptvlug a hrmdful of Hllvor Into the Jehu's outsl i etched palm , and IIP conducted us Into a cavernous loom , In which woio three makodowns on ivhnt iPHPinblPil American mivv horses Into those four of us crawled , where we lemalned shivering and thwilntc There was \erv llttli1 sleep among that crowd , but nil things , have an end , and when the sliuHIIng of feet outside , no dnvllght penetiiiied Hie loom , an nounced that it was morning , wo went out into Hie bright sunlight and were ; hid In Hie morning wo secured quar tets at the I'ahtclo for the tomalnder of our sta > , and this is a nicely kept American hotel , wllh coilaln Mexican cliaiacteilstlcs of gaillc and stiong 4inoll , with which we have now be come fiunlllai Then wo woic icady to see a Mex ican town in all Its Sunday gloiy I5ar iv Hie little alameda , or pail ; , in fioul of the hotel , begun tilling up with gaily costumed Mexicans the hand plaved dm lug tlio inoinlng hours , thoio was a great huii.ving lo and tie and Hie streol venders did a good busi ness At 11 o'clock the chimes on the old cathedral , facing the park from another side , lang out loud and long , mil the Huong all wont to church. \Ve followed the crowd. This catli dral , like all Mexican churches , dates horn ancient times , this particular building having been commenced In 1717 , but was not completed until 178 ! ) The exterior Is of great archltcclural beauty , tlio fionl being a seiles of ornamental columns , lei initialing In two lofty loweis which may be soon fiom all pails of llio city. Unlike the oalhodi.il al Mexico City , tlio inteilor is lathei bate and clieeiless. ' Most of Hie woishippeis stood or kneeled upon the llooi , what few pews tlioie are being secuiely locked with padlocks and not well occupied Mexico's American City. Then we went out lor a diive to see lie cltj Chihuahua Is a place of 10- 000 people , and Is known as the Amor can cilv of Mexico , because a good iianv Americans make their home' leie While the Mexican st > ie ol atch loci me in ov ails > et in many of tin lowoi buildings Ameiicau ideas have icon incoipointed , lelleving Hie mo lolonous box like , llatioofod stvlo of luiidlng Tlioio aie moio throo-storv niildiiigs in Chihuahua than In the whole City of Mexico , and it has many uodern impiovomcnls. In Hie course ) f Hie dilvo wo passed the ancient iqiicduct , which still brings water to ho citv fiom a mountain four miles llstant ovoi a continuous Hue of stone uclios , built moro than two hundred vears ago , for Hie town was founded n 1530 The state of Chihuahua has 1 magnificent state house , In which i.nvc been incoipoiatod enough Amor- can ideas to make It attiactlvo Neat lore is Hie govoinmont mint , whicl urns out silver dollars at the rale of sixly a minute A beautiful theater iccuplos a piomlnent place near the capllol building , which Is under gov inment contiol Tlieio Is q'lily an American colon } , and handsome Amor can homes have boon erected In Hie astein pait of llio city. Chihuahua if n the center of an immense mlnera and stock gi owing country and many of Its people are very wealthy This seemed destined to lie a day it experiences As wo returned from ho drive , wo found a crowd of police men at ound the holel door , and as wo illompted to enter wo were stopped a man In uniform. The clerk came to our rescue and after exchanging a little gibberish with his royal presence , we were permitted to enter. Then It transpired that while wo were absent , there had boon an attempted murder and suicide In the hotel , and the scene of the tragedy was In the room next mine. A Spanish company was stop ping at the hotel , giving nightly enter- talnmenls at the Iheatcr , and during the morning one of the actors had shot his sweolheart and then himself. The girl was not killed nor was the man , but both will ptobably die. After hov ering around the entrance to the hotel for a few hours , the squad of police was removed and ono oHlcer was sta tioned at the door of the man's room , waiting for him to die or got well and be anested and slartcd on his way to Hie salt mines. After the tragedy It was announced that the company would not appear at the theater for two nights , but pretty soon an order came from the governor that an enter tainment must bo given that Highl and It was. Sees a Bull Fight. When you are In Mexico do as the Mexicans do , Is a principle wo attempt ed to follow yesterday. So about 3 o'clock wo followed the crowd which wont to the cock fight After seclne iwo itainev mouldR laid out , wo quit I'M' ' 1'iiuiP , iis not coming up to our Idea of tplltipd spoil. Tlioti wo an nexed niitHohoH in the blggor eiowd Hint wan wending Its win ton building vhete a Hlgn announced "I'la/u de THICK , " In ollici wouls the bull pen Mlei placing ( low pi-son In the lumdH of the gale kppppr we WHIP ppimilted to mount a long Illglil of Htonn mlPim which iPd lo thi < ilm of an atnplilllioa tie HUiioundlng an aiptia poihaps 100 fppt In dlnnu'lei Thoie WIIH a otowd of mnoial thousand people on HIP urn I H of the iimphlthealip , all on the qul vhe for the foithcouiliu ; national Kpnil which IH IVPII | on Suiulav and no oilier ila.v The noals of the nmphl Uioatie tine In Hera to HIP lop , whole the private IIOXPH aip , anil HUMP IH no ioof except over the onlor clrclp shad ing the boxes The ring ItHelf U mir lounded bv n Rlont1 wall , with n gulp nt the father wide , throunh which Hie peiforniPrR end HIP bull enter Hack nf this ItiRlde wall IH another. HIP HPHCO between nerving as an nllov lit which llio secondary pprfonnpiH of IliPganiP Kppp theniRolvos when not engaged U liitc'rvalB on the tlngwldo of HIP li'iier wall nio stationed strong hari - i lers placed Jiml far enough from the wail lo admit the hodv of a man and not wide enough to oil in it HIP hortiH if HIP bull , where the mini rntrealH vvliPii lee dimply piPHHPd bv HIP bull Tin1 spoil IB nndpi' HIP direction of n piPHldenl , who nils In Hlalo in n box opposltp HIP entrance galp to llio ling A bugliM Hlands at HIP nlile of Ihlft functionaly and hn culls Ilm signals it the direction of Hie piPHldent A band plavs coutlnuoiiHlv dining the pet foi malice , except al HIP critical Him when llio hull Is lo IIP killed Al a call fiom the bugle HIP gale on the ir Hide of the aienn opened and in nine Ihe maladoies llio nUiloles who 10 to do llio active woik , accompli led bv Iwo men on hoiHehack , Called lie picadors , Ihen a team of homex ninesfied to an nriiingement for drug Ing out iloail hulls liPHldoR a number f atlendaulR The maladoies me lessed In highly coloied silk and nal i , and oioh cartles a highly coloiod loiik , which Is iiHod to llniinl In lha ves of tlie liill and niiRor lilm to des oration When Hie lime coition lor lie bull lo enter , tin1 ring IH clciiit-dof 11 except Ihe mnladores and the oi'-emen , and al a call of the bugle he door opens and the bull dinii"s nto the ring. AR ho passes under tlio ail a sleel barb , lo which are attached ) iig blight ribbons , Is thrust Into Ills honlder The hull comes from a daik ( all vvhoie he has been kept pievious o the fight , and he dashes Huongl ) lo vlial appeals to him an nvonuo of PS npe Slartlod by llio pricking of the tool dart In his shoulder and mad loned by Its stinging ho hounds foi , vard to the center of Hie ilng Slop Ing a moment , he espies one of the 'iglit coloiod cupos and lushes for it Ailli a finy thai causes the man Ii ush to covoi , closely puiHiiod bj Hit1 mil Turning HIP bull sees the hoise 11,111 and ch.uges Hie hoise with finy lnj ; It with his lioins. Once the 101 so and ildoi weie picked up bodily md tossed ovoi on Ihe giound by Ihe loniK o ! the bull The got Ing of the loiso Is such a senseless piece of inollj that we weie lathoi glad to nee the ilder go ovet , hut it Is said hat no bull light Is complete without ills feature. The second act of tlio hull light is ilaciug the liandciillas , a dait about wo feel long with a shaip polnled ) arb on ono end and envoied with anc } covered paper. One of llio mat- idois takes one of those in each hand , Aalks out In front of the bull , holding hem up and shaking Hie paper to call he bull's attention loward him , and is llio bull cliaiges the alhlcle sinks lie barbs in the animal's shoulders mil jumps to ono side In time to es- ape Hie horns The baibs cause the andoillhis to hang in the hull's shoul lots as If Ihoj weie for oiilaiuonls in slcad of goads lo finlhcr anger him 'I'ho bull Is kept charging about Hie ing until six of those handeiilhis have teen placed in his shoulders , and then omes Hie final acl , Ihe Killing of Ihe mil The matador to whom this lion ) i falls advances lo tlio Mont of the iiosidcnt's box and makes a speech in , .hich he sas lie will kill the bull In ho most appioved stlo , and dedicates .ho bull to something or somebody Slaving exchanged his cloak for a jloud ted Hag , Hie maladoi advances owatd the bull holding In his right land a loig perfectly straight , shaip minted , keen edged tjvvord , In his left no holds the red Hag , carrying it on ; i stick near the giound. When the mil sees this Huttering red Hag U In furlatcs him further , and ho lowers iis head and makes a dash for it. The lag , although held In the left hand , Is cairlod across to the right of the mat ador , and as tlio bull advances with head lowered to attack the red Hag tlio light hand of the matador drives the sword to the hilt in the bull's shoul- deis , or between them , cutting the spinal coid or piercing the heart. In a few moments the bull is dead and Hie team comes In and dtags him out Then another bull Is admitted to the ring and the performance repeated. Tinco bulls wore killed In this man ner } cstciday , hut the fourth refused to show light when tlio killing limu came , and as a bull must not bu struck except v , hen on u charge , the president's bugle called two house men who lassoed and throw the bull , and ho was bntclieicd as an act ol mercy. This bull fighting Is not what Amor leans would call refined spoit , and'l have no defense to make for attend ing , except for the purpose of learn Ing as much of the customs and life of a strange people as possible while among them I would not care to set ninihi i mill v < I II uiiiHl lie admllled thai II IH InliUHolv luloieming. pin lie ninth al the eilllcal polnlii which fie quotillv occur when II IH a qucMllon wlicllipi II will he man or hull thai will bo killed \V. N. II MONDAY MENTION. \V N. HIIHO i etui lied Sunday fiom Mexico l elp HlalToid , Jr. , Bpo.nl Himiliiy In Kei Minor llobeil UlliM went to Slotiv City IliN moinliiir 11 II. Nlctinla of Foster Hponi Siindiiy In Norfolk HPVVaIhnrt of Slnnton wits In Nor folk today. I It Smith of Lincoln wn In the citv vonterdnv Kdllor Nent of NellRh won In NIH folk vpHtPiilnv noon. It M Hull vlHlted ovnr Blindny with bin In other. W K Hull f II l.lndnlo of Won ! Point upciit night in Norfolk Cull Hindi of Crplnhton npont Sun ilnv with frlotuln In Norfolk. ( leort'i I ) Itultoillohl went lo Omti- Illl tlllH lllOllllUK Oil llUHllll'HH MrR l''iiniK Tinmehlll mid -.pent Hundav with Mt 0 W. W ,1 lltniHlnii of Plain view waH In Hie citv HilH moinlng onroiilo lo Homer - merO O M KIUIIHP and llorl Lint iipont undiiv with their finnllloH at Plain ew MHH | Mviilo lloypr iiMurnoil lodny " om n vlHlt ever aunday In lint I In' ' leek. I ) llolliHler and .1 W Pottpr of out ml Cll\ came up Hundav night on ' UHlllOSH lr I'eleiH of Slnnlon visited yesler in at the home of Mr and Mrn. A Taniiehlll Mr and Mrs. Atlliur Ilii7on iipt'al uudiiv In Slnnlon with Mr. and MIH lei man Xihler. Mi ami MIH C 15 Iturnhnin r lined yoHloidnv noon from a trip lo loudovv Ciiovo. Mis ThouuiH Mnlher and llttlo IH vlHilliig with her ( laugh- r. MIH C II Vail 1 MHH | Htlu'l Marty of Crolglilon In ore vlHltlng her RHDI | ( , Mrs. M. P. tyan of Hoiilli Norfolk .lohn Rlngor , a Hludenl at ilm com- loiclnl collog ( > spoiil Hiinday with is patents In Plalnvlew. lint HiAllieny inliirnod from 'oimoil HluffH Sundnv evening She HH bor > ii vlHllllig with MIH Tlnley Agues Mat i an ban returned nun Lincoln whole -ho IIIIH boon vis ing wllh hoi HlHloiH Hliifo I''ridiy ( .1 R Noedhom wont to Albion S.ilur- av to altoiid the funeral of I ] A Lud- uvv , nn old I line 11 loud and neighbor A H iOiig , tnnnager of I IIP Plalnvlew olephone exchange , was In Noiloll bin inoinlng einoute to Rl IMwaidH , \lioio lie has a sick child. .1 M Livingston was called homo Him Itapld Cll } , S. I ) . , } estiirday on ccouiit ol the lllnoHH of his HOII , .lohn , the Is Hiilfeiliig wllli pneumonia Ait Kiahn leluinod Saluiday fiom lilp to Chicago On Ills way home 10 slopped over In noilhoin Iowa foi ovoial das vlsll wllh fi lends and rel- lllVOH McKIm , stale vctcilnaiinn , Ihioiigli Norfolk Sunday oven- ng on his way to HnsKoll to InvoHll gilo a number of cases of glanders I ; , lock and Hi own counties. Miss Hatlle Hiidwell , who has been Islllny fi lends hero , will leave Wednesday for North Plalto to visit ml will then go to Denvoi , whcio nil. ' xpoets to make lier homo. W H Kiamer of liuinplnoy fiponl undi'O night in No if oik while on lihi vay to Omaha wheie lie has accepted position wllh the Hcaliicc eioameiy u Iho cioam testing depaitinont Atlihney Attliur Pancoasl of South Omaha airived in Norfolk from Ixmj ; Mno Saluiday evening lor a brief visit vlth his brother. Dr. C M. Pancoabt , otumlng } cslonlay noon Ho was nc- nmpanlf'd part way by his mother , ilis. S. 10. Pnncoast of Ashland , who mil boon hero lor several months , an. ) 10 returned homo } osteiday. Mis Chailos Kudat had a niniilier of lei old time fileiidH for lunch Satur- lav Mi and MIH. ,1 Damn will entoilain he West Side Whist club tomorrow ; v onlng MHH | Pay Wldainan entorlalned Sat- ird.iv evening In lionoi of llio Misses 3'Conuor Miss Minnie Minis enlcrtained a lumber of fi lends Sunday In honor of 101 cousin , Paul Mans of Minnesota. H II IlOiio1ds will this week com- | ) loto woik on the new hank building if W W Young at Shmtoii. Ho loft this morning for that place. Tlie little town of Magnet has a iirfew oidimnice which prohibits oiiths under twent } five } oars fiom loafing on the streets after 8 o'clock nt night William A. Wagner pin chased Sal- in da } afteinoon a quarter section of land near Hattlo Cicck fiom William Colile Tlio consldeiatlon was Jl.COO 01 $2875 per acre. The land lies about four miles east of Hattlo Clock. M. Hibbs , a comincicial travolei now living in Sioux City , expects to inovp to Not folk about UIP first ol M.uch Mr. Illbbs represents the Pair banks scale companv In this territory and spent } ostcrdny In looking over the city. Ployd Hull tins returned from Hutto and will spend tlio remainder of the winter hoio. He has been with the Warner drug store theio for a } car md. according to the Oa/ette. has tilled the position satisfactorily and will ho missed In Hutto. The public schools of Hlgln reopened this morning after having been closed on account of an epidemic of diph theria Two children died and others in directed KVI rv iffoii win Hindu iv the iinind of health to Htiitup out ho dlHoiiMo , nccoidlng to Hie MadlHon Clnoiildi" U In n Hiiv ; diiixhnid loliiiliod home finm Omaha m Mnnduv he WIIH iK'oninpimi.'d bv lihi ilHlor , MIH Mm Ilia Kimlpnii and Her limghloi , IIiiKtihlld of Mobile Ala II IIIH boon neilllv Iwoilly \ < MIM iiluci ) ? lgv and Chr have HOOII Hu n mnior. ml HIP leiinloii WIIH a IIIOHI h.ippv 0110 llio will vlHll heio nboiil a mnnili W II. Iliicholn loft Noif.illi Hi.H . miming for Oakland , Cat , mi. i Imt IIR ln'i'ii IIOIP for HPVornl w < l m lUHlni'MH. HP rotliriied bv wnx n ! Km IIIH ( 'My Mr Huchol'di.i n i n. . lounco hpfoip ( paving whin in i i 0 do , now that IIP IIIH ri < Hlin I h 1' ' iltliui wllh HIP Coiilial haul i .1 tmd , but bin mniiv frlomlH i in hope that ho will loluni i < Ho went OfilceiH 111 the Wiillian'H l ( ( I I vorn liiHlnllod Hnluiday nlii l .r ho PiiHiiliig year , OH folio \ loul , MIH. Mllln , Honlor vlci pi kirn LIvliiKHlnu , junior vice i > i. . Urn nudley. chaplain , Mis reiiHiner , MI < H Miitiini , Mm. DnvlH , eondiii lor , Mi u mind , MIH Dnvln , dele ni' d ilalo ouoiniipinont , MIH , tjuii i lit into , MIH MuHHdimin , IIIHI iiin .III PI , Mrn. Horly Plnlnvlevv NOVVH H II . i ilmoHt eiilliely locovereil limn Hi. f "oolH of llio wound he rocei\id ii n < imiiilH of LolHiier , and IH abi. t > i. . ip town evorv day lie i \ \ \ .1 in lOHiinio bin foinier dulloH IIH inn 'dull Iho HIM ! of I'obiuarj Mi I'M nor , vvlio IIIIH boon acting In ihii i i luicltv during Mr CilppoiiM Him IIIIH mil decided IIH yel wluit In nil ) In lie llllH given exiellent HatlMai IMHI and IllH erfollH while millHllIll Ii ixi l.i i n iifiprednlod hy Ilm city mum II .md . i'111/oiiH of Plnlnvlevv Al Iho liiocllni ; of Ihe WIIIHIV II" ledge ol tlio M H A Snluiiliv > xn Ing Hie olllceiH for UIP onsuiiu x-in vveio Installed. HcfioHlnui ul vv < 10 Heixed at Iho cloHD of Iho i v < innu H nleilalnmoiit. Tlumo pi nelghlioi lug lodgoH wen Carlton , Leigh , Mi. and Mi H > n Hronioi , Mi and MIH ( , i m M it IhewH , MHH | .lonnio .liml , Mi I. ! l'"ii > enuiii , .lohn MunHloiinu \v n Ministeniian , Hudy Kotth , Mi i 1.1 MuiiHlotman , Mi and Mi I ( , Id onioi ami Mi and Mrn. Im I ! < .1 daugliter of Noifolk. .IiiilKo Pollard ol .Silver ( i wont lliioiiKli a quooi Innt'l' ' i i IIv the iillioi day when , alt i n with n neighbor , lie ciiiiHid Ii n 1 < > IIP in roHtoil I Hod , convicted ii I i liidKo Pnllind loughl on n > t with H I1' . Liu ov Then In u < i ml u complaint ngaliiHl holh Un < n t .1 anlH , caused I bom both to In l.i. icM into coin I , hoard Iho evlihun ii i r bolli had pleaded mil guilt \ and inn vlcling bollt , fined each in.in $1 and costs. Allot the senloneo , IiidiM Pol laid adinlnlHleied n leclini lo Laci y mid hlniHi'll and waiiied oai h pii < oinr not lo appeal In thill coin I .mini Mis C. H Huinhain of N'mln'k ' lias a hioUici and an undo who came Infer for sliuioH ol the MaiHhali I u Id will Her undo , Millon MeLonnlum wlio had boon wllh MaiHhali l'"loldIKI ho foie the Chicago llio and WI.OM pusi lion IH llial. ol general nal < H nm In lh ( > wholesalu IIOIIHO , rociivis $ riOiiO OUt Of tlio $ HiniHIO left to lll i lupin ) OH. MJ-H. lluiniiaui's lnolln i HUIMV Ixpei , who has boon wllh M ir-h ill Plold for tliiity yeais and who -tiiitid In Ihe woilt al Iho age of llfii < n will leeeivo a [ Million , though Hu ni < > n > t has not boon leal nod hero Mr L in | r IH foieign buyer for the big i onM 'h mont and makes tilps to Lumpi t i e limes a juni to select bin limof goods. A queer fioak In the calf Inn was noni Saturday niglit at UK f , < nn i f William Wells , ten miles w < l nl \r folk The animal lias but mil In ail and In tliifi head aio Unoi ivis two moiilliH , two Rets of teeth and lip u\o tongues. Iwo noses and but t\v. . .us The little baby calf uses laib of us two mouths nt ( he same I inn n deriving riving sustenance for Its simnadi It can bile with each sot ol t. . n. and can see with each one 01 all of Us tineo oos Mr. Wells is al a 1'iss to explain the cause of so i xtinmilniat } a phenomenon , but nttilhuii" it to tlie fact that during the past vi.ii tlie mother cow has been In a vaiil with two other } oungcr momlx rs of the hold As the calf is alive and health } It Is piohahlc Unit Mi Wells will place t in some circus foi exhibition as a leak. HOG PLAGUE KILLS MANY. Half of the Hogs North and West of Norfolk Have Died. Half the hogs belonging to fan tors Ivlng ninth , noithwest and nortlicasl ) f Noifolk ha\c died of the hog plague within the past three months The Unease has spiead slovvlv fiom farm to farm and whoiever it has reached to the hogs have slowl } dwindled in numbers until two thirds and even moro of a diovo have died Tin dis ease , which is commonh Known as Hie hog plague. Is u coiua miis pmii monin The deceased annual first thows signs of Illness l > \ touching It goes off In Its feed nnd run .Irup.i slowlv nwav. net linns living a month bofoio it dies. The faun , is have found It almost impossible to cure a 'iog ' once Infected with Ihe disease or to stop Its invages when found m ; i diovo of hogs. Not n single ctise of the disease has been lepoited south of Norfolk. Tanners bring In your repair work for spring. I will save you 20 % as I have the tlmo and am prepared to tlo the work. Paul Nordvvlg.