o NORFOLK NHWS : FRIDAY , iVKIWUAIlY 10
WISCONSIN MAN WANTS TO FORM
LOCAL COMPANY.
FARMERS COULD HAVE STOCK
This Could be Paid For In Sugar Beets ,
the Runnlno Expenses Doing Dorno
Fop a Time by Mr. Hlnie Wants
to Start Next Year.
The HMRnr factory may very prob
nlily ho In oponiiton next full If the
ninny plans nr.d propoHltlons bolng
considered In connoctlon with It an
of any value whatsoever. The know !
OIR | of the ( U'ulro of the Industrial
compnny to aid In the rebuilding of the
ptnnt and Its HtartltiR up ninln ; l becoming
coming Ronorally known and Inquiries
and plans are coming from many
sources Out of all thoao It IH hoped
that within the next two inontlui HOIUO
tangible beginning may bo made HO
that the mnohlnory cnn bo Ituitallod
during the Hummer , contraclH made
for boots and actual otwratlomi begun
lu the fall.
The hint proiMwItlon up In ono from
Fred Hlnzo , manager of the Chlppowa
StiRar company of Chlppuwn Knits ,
Win Ho suggests that the fannorn
and boot misers bo Induced to sub-
crlho for Htock hi HO far aw poHHlblo
M > that a Rood crop of bootH can bo
assured. For thin ntock taken by the
fnrmorH bo would accept bootH In re
turn during the first llvo yunrH. Ho-
Mldnn ho would buy a curtain amount
of ntock hlniHolf and through frlondH.
The Indufitilal company will take the
matter tip with him and BOO If HOIUO
agreement cannot bo roachod. Ho IB
a practical boot niiRiir man , havliiR
boon IntoroHtod In the tiiiolncaa both
In this country and In Germany.
HIB proposition appeals oxceodliiRly
to the local ownom of the bulldliiR na
It follows out In part the Idon which
tboy have had Tholr plan has boon
to place but $150,000 111 stock locally
and among boot ralsora b\it they could
pn > bably bo Induced to Increase thin
iimount consldorably with the nssur-
mice of Rood manaRomont and the co-
nporatton of the rlRht claaa of ontaldo
ClttflB.
GOOD LAUNDRY WORK
Theatrical People Say Norfolk Makes
Better Showing Than Others.
Among ether good thltiRH , Norfolk
boasts of a good laundry. It In an ox-
traordlnarlly good ono and the partic
ular pahiH of members of the " .loah
Spnicoby" company , which played In
the Auditorium hero this week , maybe
bo taken by the whole city aa a com
pliment.
This theatrical company , as all oth
ers , travels till over the United States
In the course of a season , and meet
with many experiences In laundries.
As they do elsewhere , so here they
sent their clothing to the Norfolk laun
dry to bo done up. After the theater
was done at night the leading lady of
the company made It a point to hunt
up a laundry employe and to tell him
that this was the boat laundry work
she had over had done anywhere.
The loader of the band , In pay lug his
bill at the laundry s.ild , "I have never
found hotter laundry work anywhere
than lu Denver ; and I want to say that
your work equals that. "
The Institution was Incorporated foi
$10,000 some time ago and under the
same management Is now being run
an excellent laundry at York. For sev
eral years there has boon nn Increas
ing branching out for outside business
until from the whole Hold west to the
HlacU Hills , north to Honestoel , east
to I'llnor and northeast to ColorldKO.
baskets conic regularly. The commer
cial travelers , who are a great help to
any Institution , like the laundry hero
and assist very materially In boosting
the business.
FUNERAL OF JLJ , HUTCHESON
Remains Laid to Rest In Prospect Hill
Yesterday Afternoon.
Funeral services over the body of
J K Hutchoson wora held yesterday
afternoon by both tin- church and the
Masonic fraternity , of which ho had
been a member Many friends from
Oakdalo and railroad men from out
side the city were present at the sor-
TlccB. In so far as possible the sor-
rlcos wore conducted and the last
rites performed by those who had lived
and worked with Mr. Hutchoson and
who know him.
Short servcles were hold at the
homo of A. H. Vlelo. whore the body
lay. before it was taken to the church.
Escorted by the members of Mosaic
lodge. No. 55. A. F. & A. M. , the body
was then taken to the First Congrega
tional church where religious services
were hold at 2:30 : o'clock. Hov. 11. J.
McKlnzio of Onkdalo conducted the
services and preached the funeral oration
tion Hov. Mr. Turner assisted. At
tbo grave the Masonic rites were ob
served , conducted by J. J. Allbery , W.
M
The pall bearers with ono exception
were all conductors , who had known
Mr Hutchoson and had como In per
sonal contact with him. They were :
A M. Leach. S. I , . Miller. W. J. As
kins. J. C. Aid of Council Bluffs , H
\V. Wright of Chadron and Joseph Has
Ian of Scribnor.
James Hendrlo of Load , S. D. , a
brother of Mrs Hutchcson , and Hob
ort Fleming of Saundern county , a
cousin , were the only relatlvea In attendance
tondanco besides the immediate fam
ily. From Oakdalo there came Mrs
Dr. Mlnton and daughter , Mr. and Mrs
ilnii. Mr unit Mrs. UIISHOIIK. d Mr.
iind Mih. A Warner. Others from out
nf the oily were : Mr. and Mrs. .In-
. oh * . MlHMimrl Valley ; Mr. and Mrs
.1 C. Aid , Council Bluffs.
I ick Hutohosiiii , ( ho Hocond son , WIIH
runllncd to bin hod by pneumonia and
could not attend the funeral. His con
dition Is quite Horlous and Mrs. Hutch
OHOII will romnln with him at the
home of A. It. Vlolo until ho can bo
( alien homo to Oakdalo. The ether
children retuined to Oakdalo last
evening.
IT WAS A DUSY MORNINQ FOR
THE DEPARTMENT.
TOTAL DAMAGE WAS SLIGHT
Companies Made Three Runs , First to
the Lincoln School , Then to a Darn
on Fifth Street , and a Second Time
to the Darn.
Three separate alarum of flro , ono
from the Lincoln school and two from
; tll South Fifth Htreot , roused Norfolk
at 5:15 : thin morning and kept the
HtrcotH agog with oxcltotnont until
8IIO. . The aggregate damage of the
thri'o llrcH will amount to about $125 ,
all cinorod by Instirnnco.
The llrRl alarm was from the Lin
coln school , where the chimney caught
ablaze at 5:110. : Before the department
had Mme to respond the flro was ex
tinguished and everyone had gotten
back to normal llfo when th second
alarm wan turned In. This was at a
few nilnutos before 7 and was the most
sorloun blaze of the throe. The flro ,
which was In a barn belonging to W
W. Roberts at nil South Fifth , buniod
the barn to the ground and badly
Hcorchod the small barn directly In
the roar. The second barn also be
longed to W. W. Hoborts. The loss on
the two buildings IH In the neighbor
hood of $125 , fully covered by Insur
ance.
ance.Mrs. . Standout , who Hrst dlHcovorod
the blazo. waa In the shod adjoining
the barn not ton nilnutos before aim
Haw the lire. At that time she did not
anticipate the llro and noticed nothing.
MVn minutes later , when she discov
ered the fire , the barn WIIH wrapped In
Unities. When the hose carts were
able to roach It nothing but the flam
ing Hhell remained and the. Uro had
communicated to the adjoining barn.
The llro was quickly extinguished but
broke out a half hour later both In the
smoking rultiH and on the adjoining
building. Another alarm was turned
In. Hoforo the carts reached the llro
thin time Mrs. Stanllold organized a
bucket brigade and the blaze on the
scorched barn WIIH extinguished.
No horses were in either barn at the
time of the llro or the loss would have
loon much heavier. Hov. W. U. Pe
ers , Who used the destroyed barn ,
oft with his team on Saturday after-
loon and bad not returned. The oth-
\r bain IH lined by the .lohti Guild
Brewing company but no horses were
n it. No explanation can bo given for
ho origin of the llro and It IH pre
sumed that It IH the old story of the
small hey and the cigarette.
CLOUDS AT 2ION.
Many Questions of Finance are Troub
ling People in Sainted City.
Gladstone Dowio has reached Zlou
City from Now York , having loft his
father at Jamaica , whither ho wont
with him a few weeks ago.
Otllcers of SCIon City say his home
coming does not bear on Zlon'a com
plications at all. They oven declare
they do not think Gladstone brought
any particular message from the gen
eral overseer.
As to the son assuming the rule of
/Ion. a member of the triumvirate
scoffs at the Idea.
As a matter of fact , the clouds of
discontent scorn to bo gathering thick
ly over the model settlement and the
murtnurlngs have grown loujlor alnco
the arbitrary despotism , by cable , of
Overseer Spolcher.
Members of John Alexander Dowlo's
church are discussing practical ques
tions connected with the funds of the
city a subject hitherto avoided.
Among the many questions troub
ling the Xlon settlers are :
Who handles the $1,000 a day paid
into the treasury In tithes ?
Whore are the fabulous donations
sent to SClon from nil parts of the
world ?
Who has the money raised n abort
ttmo ago for the purpose of sending
missionaries to various parts of the
world ?
What about the profits from the lace
and candy factories ?
Wuero are the donations sent In for
the schools ?
Why has the temple building fund
dropped ?
Where are the thousands of dollars
collected for the proposed temple
which , when erected , was to seat 10-
000 people ?
What has become of the money gath
ered every year at the feast of taber
nacles , when 7,000 persons march past
a huge barrel and drop In their con
tributions of a dollar and upward ?
HARDWARE MEN.
More Than 300 of Them are Enjoying
Convention at Lincoln.
Lincoln , Nob. , Feb. 13. More than
300 Nebraska hardware men will bo
tendered the hospitality of the state
capital for the next three days. The
convention began today.
A. Degner of Norfolk la vice presi
dent of the association.
LEIGH PHYSICIAN MEETS DEATH
IN AN ACCIDENT.
TEAM RAN AWAY YESTERDAY
The Duggy Pole Crashed Hard Against
the Barn and the Portion of It Brok
en Off Flew at the Driver , Striking
Him In the Breast.
Ixilgh , Neb. , Fob. 10. Special to Thn
NOWH : Dr. Edward Jungbluth of this
place wiis killed yesterday at the farm
of Fred Dosenbrock , near horo.
Dr. Jungbluth WIIH driving a team
which became frightened and ran
away , striking miuaroly against the
barn. When the buggy-polo collided
with the barn It broke short off and a
large piece of It flow at Dr. Jungbluth ,
striking him squarely In the breast.
Ho died a little later.
SATURDAY 8IFTINQB.
H. K. Hardy lias gone to Humphrey.
Ouy Chntman Is In Wlsnor for a few
days.
John Slngor has gone to Meadow
Grovo.
Orr Palmer of Meadow Grove Is In
the city.
S. Beck loft for O'Neill yesterday on
business.
Mrs. N. Olldoa IH In Columbus visit
ing friends.
F. 0. Coryoll drove to Pierce and re
turned yesterday.
Mrs. Frank Horst of Elgin was a
city vlHltor yesterday.
Miss Helen Bridge has gone to Mad-
IHOU on a short vlnlt.
Lyle Nicola of Foster attended the
dancing party last night.
J. H. Farlln of Madison stopped over
Friday night in the city.
Joseph Contois and Thomas went to
Stanton Friday on business.
Miss Nan Stafford of Scribnor was
In attendance at the dancing party last
evening.
Miss Dora Priestly of Pierce was
visit Ing In the city yesterday.
Douglas Cones came down from
Pierce Friday evening on business.
Mrs. C. II. Vail returned from a
short trip to Sioux City last evening.
Kd ICnlppol of Milwaukee Is spend
ing Sunday with friends In the city.
Miss Lonnle Stewart of Lincoln was
visiting friends In the city yesterday.
MlHH Llln Hawk left for Sioux City
thlH noon on a short visit with friends.
C. A. Wolfe wont to Omaha Satur
day noon to spend Sunday with his
folks.
Douglas Cones and Dr. W. 11. Don
aldson of Pierce nro In Norfolk on
business.
Miss Dorothy Testman of Battle
Creek attended the dance given last
evening at Mnrqunrdt hall.
Mrs. Frank Klttenden of Stauton is
visiting with her parents , Mr. and
Mrs. Alex Peters at the hospital.
Miss .lesslo Mitchell and Miss Mabel
Collamer of Sioux City are visiting
with Mrs. Humphrey and Miss Fannlo
Norton.
H. C. Donny of Lincoln , with the
Nebraska Telephone company , was in
the city looking after business yester
day.
Malinger G. T. Sprecher of the local
telephone exchange will leave Sunday
for Omaha on business connected with
the company.
Miss Bessie Harding , who has been
attending the dressmaking school in
Norfolk this winter , leaves tonight for
her homo at Meadow Grovo.
A letter has been received stating
that Misses Hattlo and Muttlo Lctizcr
of this city sailed from Now York for
Europe on the Paris February 7.
George Spear has returned from a
long driving trip on the Rosebud reser
vation with C. D. Sims and is confined
to his homo with a severe cold. At
Gregory they encountered a severe
snow storm.
J. I * Richardson returned from
Kearney Friday evening. Ho has just
established a dressmaking school there
which opened Friday with fourteen
scholars. Monday ho will go to Grand
Island where he will establish another
school. Miss Martha Prouss will boone
ono of the Instructors In the school at
Grand Island.
Mrs. Van Horn Is ill at her home on
South Fifth street.
Mrs. HorlsKey la 111 at her homo on
South Fifth street.
G. F. Russell left for a trip of sev
eral days to Lincoln and Omaha this
morning.
A dancing party was given at the
Loyd homo five miles south of the
Junction last night.
The funeral of Conductor J. K.
Hutcheson will ho held from the Con
gregational church tomorrow after
noon.
Conductor M. Homer , after an ah-
sonco from homo of about two months ,
has return to Norfolk. Ho has been
running near Fremont.
Floyd Hull has taken a position as
news agent on the Sioux City train ,
making the run oui on the early morn
Ing train and returning each evening
at 7:30. :
The Trinity Social guild will meet
Monday evening with Miss Mnyme
Thill and Miss Margaret Barnes at the
homo of Mrs. W. S. Fox on South
Tenth street.
Judge Eisoley decided against the
Norfolk Lumber company In their suit
yesterday against Ixjvl Beomer to re
cover $0 on a difference In n lumber
bill and refused to allow It.
The Ice pond of Waldo & Dlllonbeck
Is now freezing over for the second
time and when It has reached a suf
ficient thickness will bo cut for the
last time this winter. The Ice la now
about six Inches thick and the we.Uhcr
of yesterday and last night helped to
iniiko It more solid.
The HoiiHohold ( economics depart-
uiotit of thn Woman'H club will hold
an nrl mooting at thn homo of Mrs
Weathorby on Monday afternoon at
2:30 : o'clock. All members are re
quested to bo present.
Miss Mary Knno celebrated her ftf-
toonth birthday Friday evening by de
lightfully entertaining a number of her
friends at the homo of her parents Mr.
and Mrs. Martin Kane , at Thirteenth
and MadlHon avenue.
W. H. Dexter , In company with his
daughter Mrs. Fnrrol and her baby , of
Hot Springs , S. I ) . , Is visiting In the
city for a few days. Mr. Farrel will
join them before they leave for Hastings -
tings , where they Intend to llvo.
Clarence Sailor arrived In Norfolk
yesterday morning after a visit to his
ranch on the HoHohud reservation. Ho
drove twenty-eight miles on Thursday
In order to reach Norfolk In ttmo for
the dancing party of last night. And
Thursday was a cold day.
The members or the Woman s Roller
Corps and the Grand Army of the Re
public nro preparing to give a fair In
the Paclflc annex on February 22 and
23. The women of the Relief Corps
will servo dinner and supper both days
of the fair. The llrst evening nn en
tertainment will bo given and the sale
of the goods exhibited at the fair will
take place the second evening.
Mrs. Robert Lynn died at lior homo
ono iiiilo east of Enola at 0:30 : Thurs
day evening of cancer of the stomach.
She had boon suffering with the ills-
ease for almost a year and during the
last HX ! months was seriously 111 with
It. The funeral services wore held at
10 o'clock this morning from the homo.
Burial was In Madison. Her husband
and a number of children , two not
grown up , survive her.
A. Degnor has received word that R.
P. Hall , formerly a traveling sales
man with ! ! ! bhnrd , Spencer , Bartlett
& Co. of Chicago and well known for
years throughout Nebraska territory ,
died In Georgia last May. Several
years ago Mr. Hall was lost sight of to
all his friends and word was hoard
occasionally that ho had gone south
or was dead but nothing authentic was
known until Mr. Degner received word
of his death. His mother is now living
In Macon , Ga.
Mrs. II. 13. Warrlck and Mrs. B. P.
Weatherby very delightfully enter
tained about thirty-four ladles at their
homo , corner Koonlgsteln avenue and
Thirteenth street , at 1 o'clock lunch
eon yesterday afternoon. The lunch
eon was served In four courses and
flinch and oucliro were played during
the afternoon. Mrs. Naper won the
first prize for high score at euchre ,
Mrs. Boar won the shouting prize and
Miss Tempol won the flinch prize. The
same hostesses are entertaining anoth
er company this afternoon.
John C. Tlgho of Stanton who , to
gether with M. Mlhills of this city is
planning to give a stock sale In Nor
folk February 17 , was in Norfolk yes
terday from Stanton. Ho has Just re
turned from Lyons , where ho attended
the sale of Manley & Co. , In which ono
animal sold for more than $1,200. The
average price paid for them was
$11.80 , and there were llfty head. 13.
/ . Russell of Blair sold thirty-nine at
an average price of $93. The Duroe-
Jersey stock to bo sold hero came from
the Manloy herd originally.
Norfolk avenue was thrown Into a
flurry at 8:30 : this morning by an
alarm of flro , which came from the
Fair store. Before the hose carts
could roach the scene , however , the
flro was extinguished without any dam
age. The flro was caused by an un
protected steam pipe running along a
partition in the basement of the store
building which set the dried plno
ablazo. Shortly before the flro was
discovered several of the clerks
smelted smoke but did not at llrst an
ticipate the cause of It. On opening
the basement door a few moments lat
er n great volume of smoke poured out
of the basement. A few buckets of
water waa all that was necessary to
put out the blaze.
A patent on a unique dovlco , de
signed to prevent the collision of rail
road trains , has just been granted to
James S. Anderson , who lives at Ames.
The patent consists of an electrical
signal that gives the engineer notice
of approaching danger , the signals be
ing intended to operate a distance of
five miles , so that the warning will bo
given while trains are that far apart.
The locomotive will have in Its cab
a signal bell. Above will extend a rod
that will strike an overhanging ap
paratus , so that when another train la
entering that particular stretch of road ,
a circuit will bo established and the
signal bells will ring. The patent will
also Include features for giving warn
ing of open switches and burned bridg
es. Mr. Anderson has been working
for two years to perfect this device
and he believes he has succeeded In
getting the result ho wanted. Ho is
not a railroad man , but has Liken con
siderable Interest in railroad work for
a number of years.
Farmers bring In your repair work
for spring. I will save you 207o as
I have the time and am prepared to do
the work. Paul Nordwig.
WILL INVESTIGATE.
President Crabtree Says Investigation
Will be Asked for.
Lncoln , Neb. , Feb. 13. President
Crabtree of the Peru Normal school
says that state educators will ask the
legislature next winter to Investigate
the educational Inslltnlons of Nebras
ka.
Wont ads powerful , rapid workers
accomplish wonden.
SENTENCED FOR CARRYING CON
CEALED WEAPONS.
THREATENED TO SHOOT WIFE
Internal Troubles In the Chinaman's
Family Land the Old Man in Jail for
Forty Days Old Row Between Fa
ther and Son.
fKrom Snturiliiy'H Dally. ]
Sam Goon , porter for Homer's sa
loon , and the only Chinaman In Nor
folk , was taken to Madison Sunday
afternoon on a thirty day Jail sentence
for carrying concealed weapons. The
sentence was administered Saturday
afternoon by JiiHtlco Elsoloy and grow
out of a feud In the Goon family. Some
time ago Bon Goon and his father Sam
got Into a fight In which the son
thrashed the father , since which time
ho has been living away from homo.
The mother , who Is a colored woman ,
and son have been meeting each ether
regularly away from homo at the homo
of friends , l-rlday evening they mot
at Al Johnson's homo. Sam Goon got
wind of the mooting and started out
with an empty revolver to put a stop
to tbo affair. When ho arrived nt the
Johnson homo he found his wife and
son there and promptly drew his gun
and flourished It about with the decla
ration that ho was going to shoot Mrs.
Goon. After a little talk ho got out
sonio cartridges and proceeded to load
the revolver , while everyone present
watched him. After the gun was load
ed ho again made his threats but final
ly went away without doing any shoot
ing. Saturday the son made complaint
against his father and ho was ar
raigned In Justice Elseley's court on
HIM charge of carrying concealed weap
ons. Ho pleaded guilty to the charge
and was sentenced to thirty days con
finement in the county Jail.
SAD MESSAGE CLICKED OFF.
Charles Wurzbacher at Tilden Recelvec
News of Brother's Death , on Wire.
Tlldon Citizen : The sad Intell *
gonco of Bert Wurzlmcher's death
reached Tilden on Tuesday morning
"Killed in a wreck , " the telegram read
and the llrst to hear of it waas the
brother of the deceased , C. M. Wurz
hnchor , who took the message fron
the wire. Hurt was well known li
Tlldon and while hero was cordlallj
liked for his cheery disposition am
his sturdy manliness. At the time o
his death Hurt was filling the position
of express messenger on the Grea
Northern railway , his run being fron
Whiteflsh to Mlnot , Montana. He hai
but recently moved to that state fron
St. Paul , and had just completed the
purchase of a homo In the Hrst namec
city , where with his young wife he
had decided to make his permanen
residence. The whole community sym
pathlzes with the afflicted parents am
brother In their bereavement.
MAIL CARRIERS REMEMBERED.
Receive Gifts From a Chicago Cata
lociue Concern.
All of the rural carriers received a
stickpin , consisting of a representation
of a rural free delivery wagon and a
team of horses , in their Monday morn
ing mall. The pins were a gift fron
Sears , Roebuck & Co. , and are enl
another Indication of the many way
the mail order houses take of pushln
their sales and advertising themselves
through the good will of the people ,
who can influence purchasers and aid
them otherwise. Last year each car
rier received a combination pen , pen
cil and rubber stamp with his name
on it.
DEATH OF DAE WILLIAMS CAUSED
BY ACONITE.
DEMONSTRATED BY ANALYSIS
How the Poison Got Into the Bottle In
Family Medicine Chest Supposed to
Contain a Simple Balsam Cannot be
Figured Out.
Lincoln , Neb. , Feb. 12. Chemical
analyeis shows that the recent death
of Dao Williams was caused by tinc
ture of aconite. How the poison got
Into the bottle supposed to be balsam
in the family medicine chest , Is a mys
tery.
HOSKINS EDITOR SKIPS.
Bruce Spears Has Abandoned Woman
and Left for Unknown Country ,
Bruce Spears , for several weeks pub-
Usher of the Hosklns Headlight , has
left the country for parts unknown.
It Is said that there was a woman In
the case , whom lie has abandoned. Ed
itor Gibson of Wayne Is now in charge
of uio paper.
Mrs. Stear to Entertain.
Mrs. 13. F. Stear will give a birthday
party this evening nt her homo on
South Tenth street for her daughter
Edith.
DOUBLE CELEBRATION.
Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Jonas Enjoy Birth
day and Wedding Anniversary.
The homo of Mr. and Mrs. B. W.
Jonas waa the scene of merriment Sun
day , the occasion being the fifty-fifth
brthday of Mr. Jonaa and the thirti
eth wedding anniversary of tno couple.
A largo number of relatives and i j
friends of the couple gathered at the 'V1 4
noiiio on South Seventh street and
pent a very pleasant afternoon and
11 enjoyed a pleasant tlmo.
During the evening Miss Hattlo Jens
ns , their only daughter , was called
pen by a AM on of her friends who
pout ( ho evening In games mil other }
musemonts and all of the guests ro-
mined until 10 o'clock. Among the
ut of town guests were Harry Sundor-
inn and Miss Anna Sunderman of
"alrvlew , Nob. , and also Miss Anna
locpor of Clarlnda , Iowa.
LETTER FROM IDA IRISH.
Wants to See Atrlcle About Her Dead
Father at Nellgh.
The News this morning received a
otter from Ida Irlsh-Macombor , the J
nsano patient who has attracted such ) t
attention In Nebraska In writing lot- /
ors for husbands. She Is not seeking
a husband this time but says :
"Editor News : Please send mo a
copy of the paper containing an arti
cle In which I heard It said my letter
was returned I wrote my father and V
ils eyes was closed In death 1 wish to
road It. I send you a two-cent stamps r
'or 1L Please cut out the article and A
send It to me at onco. Res , Ida Irish
Macombor.
In this self addressed envelope.
State Journal please copy. Please
print the article on my father's death
'rom Nellgh Loader.
Ida Irish Macombor.
Which I enoloso and return It to mo.
Also please aond mo a copy of Norfolk
News. If Nellgh sends you any moro
irtlcles about mo and my dead father
rcfuso to print them.
NORFOLK MEN ORGANIZE FOR
NEXT YEAR'S MEETING.
WILL HOLD ANOTHER MEETING
Steps Were Taken Last Night at the
City Hall to Form Permanent Orga
nization for Conducting Races Hera
This Summer. / _
Stops toward forming a permanent
organization to foster race meets In y .
'
Norfolk and to conduct the races for
this summer wore taken at a mass
mooting of horsemen hold in the city
hall last evening. Only a small num
ber of horsemen were present because
of the inclement weather.
Oillcors wore elected and instructed
to draw up a constitution and by-lawa
to be presented at the next meeting ,
which is to bo held on February 22.
The meeting will be held In the offlco
of Mathowson & Co. and It Is hoped to
have a much larger attendance of
horse lovers and business men.
The olllcers elected for the associa
tion are : L. P. Pasowalk , president ;
Pete Barrett , secretary , and Julius
f
Hanac , treasurer. The onicers are
also to servo as an executive commit
tee and to have full charge of the rac
ing meet during the week of August
12.
LIKED THE FLOWERS.
Little Colored Maid of Leading Lady ,
Looked at the Plants.
"Do we stop at this town ? "
"Yes , this is a one-night stand. "
"Heavens , look at that hotel. IB
that the best hotel there is In town ? "
They belonged to the daman Stock
company , who appear at the Auditori
um this week. They wore on the train
from Sioux City to Norfolk , and no
ticed the various towns between
Wayne and Norfolk as the train came
along.
"See those flowers , " said the little
colored maid who trailed behind the
leading lady and helped the 1. 1. with
her cloak.
The little colored girl , at the same
moment , pointed at a windowful of
blooming flowers , warmed by the sun
light. She seemed to bo delighted
with something that looked like a
home something that waa different
from the hotels and railroad trains
and depots and theaters to which she
Is accustomed. She looked all of the
while the train stopped at Hoaklns ,
and pointed merrily to the plants ,
showing thorn to the little white girl
of the troupe whom they all called ,
"Babe. "
Then the wheels began moving un
der the car and the little colored maid s
heaved a sigh. "This train racks like 4
a boat on the ocean , " she said.
WANTED Bright , honoat young / '
man from Norfolk to prepare for paying - J
ing position in Government Mail Ser
vice. Box Ono , Cedar Rapids , la.
HALL COUNTY MAN FOUND DEAD
IN HIS SHACK.
WAS A MAN OF SOME MEANS
There Was no Food Nor Fuel In the
Hut and It is Evident That He Froze
to Death Lived All Alone on His
Farm.
Grand Island , Neb. , Feb. 12. Wil
liam Hoycard , a hermit , was found
dead In his hut on hia farm In this
county. Ho waa a man of aomo
means but there waa no food nor fuel
In the shack and ho had evidently
frozen to death.