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About The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19?? | View Entire Issue (Feb. 16, 1906)
TIIK NOKKOIiIC NKWS : KUIDAY. KKMHUAUY ! ( ' . HOfi. MflS. W. H. THOMPSON FILES HA BEAS CORPUS PROCEEDINGS. HEARING IN GRAND ISLAND The Case Will be up for Trial Monday Afternoon The Child Was Surrcp. tltlously Taken From Its Home by Its Father and the Sheriff. Grand Island , Neb. , Fob. 10. Spe cial to The News : Mrs. W H. Thomp son has filed habeas corpus proceed ings for the recovery of her grand . child , taken surreptitiously from Its A * homo by Its father and Sheriff Dunkel. \ ( Hon. W. H. Thompson secured posses sion of tlio child In Omaha yesterday. The caao conies up for hearing Mon day afternoon. CHARGED WITH BIGAMY Fremont Railroader Has Two Fami lies , It Is Alleged. Fremont , Neb. , Feb. 10. Special to J The News : Mabel Tragard today filed complaint against hei husband , Frank Tragard , on the charge of bigamy. , ' The couple were married last August I nnd now It develops that Tragard has a wlfo and three children living at Oskaloosa , Iowa. Tragard Is a rail road man who left hero January 23. MONDAY MENTION. Howard Holmes Is back from Pierce. .T. Larkln IR In Dodge to visit friends. Mr. Griffon of Plalnvlew Is In the olty. olty.Aug. Aug. Mlllnlt/ went home to Plain- yiow. Charles Rico made a trip to Plorco today. Ed Dlckson Is going to the business ollogc. W. M. Robertson wont to Madlsou < m business O. M. Krause has gone to Plalnvlow for a few days. Charles Tyndle Is In Plalnvlew vis iting his parents. L. Cousins has gone to Bancroft for a few days visit. W. H. Wllklns of Foster Is In the city on business. L. M. Eastman of Crawford spent Sunday In the city. Otto F. Schaublo or rilgor vlsltod over Sunday with friends. S. R. McFarland , deputy county clerk , Is over from Madison. D. B. Hlnes , the Union Pacific engi neer , Is In Omaha on business. Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Edwards came down from Fairfax Sunday. E. O. Forgelto of Wayne stopped over Sunday night In Norfolk. C. H. Holmes of Foster Is visiting with his brother at the Junction. F. C. Marshall of Center spent Sun day in Norfolk and left for home Mon- day. day.Max Max , the small son of Mr. nnd Mrs B. L. Moses , Is seriously 111 with pneu monia. Emil Kltkowskt left for Fremont this morning to attend the normal school there. Ernest S. Schofleld , editor of the No- ligh Register , was a city visitor yes terday. F. R. Lundball of Neligh arrived Monday for a day's visit with Hurt Kummor. Ralph Garvin returned Sunday evenIng - Ing from a visit with friends in west ern Iowa , R. B. McFaden came down from Chadron Sunday and remained over until Monday. "Bun" Dlckson returned from Ames last night where he has been working in the sugar factory. Mrs. Schram and D. C. Griffin of the dressmaking school spent Sunday with relatives In Madison. Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Cleveland of Crelghton are visiting with Mr. and Mrs. George D. Butterfleld. Jacob Pllger Is visiting with rel atives while on his way home from a trip through southern Kansas. Mr. and Mrs. N. A. Huso returned nt noon from Carroll , where they were rlsltlng relatives since Saturday morn ing. ing.Mr. Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Vlgars of Movllle , Iowa , are guests at the home of their son , W. A. Vigars , on South Eleventh treet. Miss Helen Maylard went to Mad ison Saturday afternoon to spend Sun day with her aunt , Mrs. George Dav enport. John Breed , who has been visiting with the family of W. C. Rowland at the Junction , returned to his home In Iowa today. Talcott OIney of Minneapolis ar rived Sunday noon for a visit of a day with his sister , Miss May Olney , at the residence of Col. Cotton. Miss Mabel Collamer and Miss Jes sie Mitchell returned to Sioux City today after a few days visit with Mrs. Humphrey and Miss Fannlo Norton. Robert Larned of Council Bluffs vis ited over Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Tarpenlng while on his way to St. Edwards to see his llttlo child Mr. nnd Mrs. E. A. Allen returned yesterday from a visit with relatives In Burt county. Miss Annlo Kcnnoy , a sister of Mrs. Allen , returned with thorn. \ Rev. and Mrs. J. F. Pouchor left Monday morning for Herman , Neb. , where they were called by the death of the grandfather of Mrs. Pouchor , Lors Anderson. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Pllger of Plaln vlow , who had been visiting In Kansas , stopped off hero on their way homo and vlsltod at the homes of Mrs. Pll- gor and of Mr. and Mrs. Al Dognor. / Vf Miss Mamlo Thill , who has been a clerk In the Johnson Dry Clouds store for HOMIO time , has given up her powl tlon to assume a similar one In Dell Rapids. S. D She leaves for her now position on Thursday. Mrs .1. C. KiiHlburn left for Elgin today where she will make her future homo. Mr. Eastburn will remain for several , days to finish packing his household goods. Ho has recently purchased a farm near Elgin and after thl.i year will farm It himself. Mrs William H. Bridge left today for a visit with her daughter , Mrs Jessie McCormlck , In Spokane , Wash. On her way to Spokane she will stop over for a day In Sioux City , and for several days In Mount Vernon , S. D. , where she will visit with her son , Ern est. Ira Hamilton Is moving to his now homo north of the brick yard. The West Side whist club will moot Tuesday evening with Mr. and Mrs , N. A. Raliibolt , Tlio Sturgeon Music company have purchased from C. F. W. Marquardt two largo handsome show cases. The Ladles missionary society of the Congregational church will moot \\lth Mrs. O. R. Meredith on Tuesday after noon at It o'clock. The Claman Stock company opens i throe nights' engagement at the An- lltorlum this evening with the popular iloco , Her False Life. A number of young ladles will give a valentine dance tonight at Mar quardt hall for the young men who icloiig to the Tues'day evening danc- ng club. The marriage of Mr. Albert Mach- nuillor and Miss Emma Klcntz Is an nounced to take place at Christ Luth eran cnurch next Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock. P. A. Shurt/ lost a valuable horse .his morning. Early in the day his oam was turned out into the lot for exorcise and shortly after one of .ho horses kicked the olhor and broke its leg , necessitating shoollng. Tlio meellng of the Commercial club .his evening should attract all mom- ) ors who can possibly attend. Dele gates to the state meeting of commer cial clubs In Omaha next week are to bo selected , and an organization of those Interested In a race moot this sea-son Is to bo effected. Rov. Mr. Pfeiffer of Madison preached in Johannes Lutheran church yesterday afternoon , filling the pulpit n the absence of Rev. II. Wolport , who was married at Leigh last Tuesday and is now In DCS Moincs , Iowa , on lis wedding trip. Mr. Wolpert and irldo are expected homo next week. Ethel Beckwlth , the hired girl who stole from a number of Norfolk fain- lies recently , created a llttlo furore n O'Neill several weeks ago accord- ng to a report just received. She worked for a few days in a restaurant Lbero and left hurriedly , taking with ! ier several pieces of clothing belong ing to another girl also working there. Miss Evalino Bargelt of Lowmore , Iowa , and the three young ladles trav eling with her on a lyceum circuit , spent Sunday with her aunt , Mrs. C. S. Hayes. The quartet , which Is known as "The Oriole Girls , " sang Saturday evening in Tilden and loft today for Oakdalo where they appear this evening. Special exercises were held today in all the grade schools and In the high school In honor of the birthday of Abraham Lincoln. The exercises were comparatively simple and consisted ol the singing of patriotic songs ou which the pupils have been drilling for sev eral weeks and , In some Instances , ol recitations and short essays about Lin coln. Chris Anderson , ono of the loca ! mall carriers , left for Herman today to attend the funeral of his grandfa ther , who died Sunday. The last word Mr. Anderson had received , of his grandfather , previous to that of his death , was very encouraging. He had been ailing for some time of Ills Inci dent to old age but his condition hac not been considered serious. At the homo of Mrs. E. P. Weather a largo party of ladles was enter talned at 1 o'clock luncheon Saturday afternoon by Mrs. Weatherby ant Mrs. S. K. Warrlck. Following the luncheon six handed euchre and flinch were played. The first prize at euchre was won by Mrs. Jacob Baura and at flinch by Mrs. Emillo Mlttelstadt. Mrs E. Wallerstodt won the shouting prize Some forty members of the loca lodge of the M. B. A. made up a party that drove out to the homo of Fred Krantz , two and a half miles south west of town , to give him a surprise on the occasion of his fifty-fourth birth day. The surprise also took ou the aspect of a house-warming , as It was the first time that most of the party had been In the new Krantz home which has Just been completed. A judgment for $02.50 against Mike Endres was granted Uawrenco Heck endorf by Justice Lambert Saturday afternoon. The suit was for the re covery of $125 which Heckondor claimed was due him for hauling sant and gravel for Endres. As the evl donee showed that a certain amount o work had been done a judgment was given for that amount. The costs o the suit were charged against Endres who will appeal the case. A moro perfect day In mid wlnto would bo dlfllcult to locate in any cli mate than was yesterday. With the sun shining a genial warmth , with the mercury hovering around 50 all during the day , the atmosphere was a decldei Inducement for people to bo out o doors , and practically everyone li town Improved the opportunity. lu stead of going south to find a moro salubrious winter climate , all people of Nebraska had to do this year waa to stay at homo and enjoy what was sent. MRS. SAR FAILED TO MAKE COM PLAINT STICK IN COURT. MR. SAR WAS THE ONLY WITNESS Testified That He Bought Whisky of James Walton on Sunday , But This Is Denied by Other Witness and the Case Is Dismissed. The complaint against James Wai- on for Sunday Helling was dismissed n Justice Uunhert's court Saturday ifternoon because of Inmilllclcnt evl- lence. Andrew Sar , the husband of ho woman making tlio complaint , wan he only witness to testify that Walton ind Hold liquor on Sunday. Ho declared clared that ho with four others bought Ivo whiskeys nnd boor from Walton in January C In the hallway above the saloon. A. W. Goldsworthy declared that ne was not In the hallway or any mrt of the building occupied by Wn1 on on that day , IIH stated by Sar , and refuted the other testimony of Bar. Walton In hln own defense entered a otter written to him by Mrs. Sar as evidence. The letter contained a threat against him ami declared that mo would cease prosecution If he would settle with her. This he said 10 had refused to do and that bo had ibwlutoly Ignored the letter. CUPID BEAT THE LAW. Emit Heckman and Mrs. Anna-Beam- hardt , Though Cousins , Wed. The laws In Nebraska regarding marriage forced Emll Heckman and Mrs. Anna Bcarnhardt to go to Sioux City to bo married Wednesday. As they are cousins the law forbade their marriage In Nebraska and they were narrled under the Iowa law. They re- .urned In the evening and will make tholr home In Norfolk , RABBI BRONSON HERE. .arge Number of Friends and Relatives at S. M. Rosenthal Home. A number of friends and relatives of Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Rosenthal gath ered at their homo Wednesday accordIng - Ing to the Jewish custom on the ad ministration of the rlto of circumci sion to their 8-day-old son. Rabbi Uronson of Omaha was present. Those present wore : II. Krnsnc and Miss Sadie Krasne of Fullerton ; Max Krnsnc of Oakland ; Dr. Bear and wife , H. Krasno , M. Saffron , David Baum , Jacob Baum and Mr. and Mrs Charles Rico of Norfolk ; Frank Kras- no of Aurora. BOY IS SHOT Fay Nightingale , 1G-Year-Old Boy , Gets Slight Wound. Fay Nightingale , the IC-year-old son of I. N. Nightingale , was accidentally shot In the wrist Saturday afternoon by a boy by the name of Smiley. The two In company with a Clark boy were playing with a 22-callber rifle In the Nightingale yard when the gun was accidentally discharged. The bullet passed partially through the wrist at the joint but fortunately only grazed the bone so that the wrist will not stiffen as a result of Ihc wound. The boy was hurried to a physician's olTlce and the bullet extracted and the wound dressed. CHURCHES TALK UNION. Baptist and Christian Members Discuss Consolidation Movement. Another step toward the prospective union of the Christian chinch and Bap tists was taken yesterday when the former held their communion services in the Baptist church. A talk was also given to those attending on the stand of the Christian church on the Holy Ghost and on baptism. The members of the Baptist church , while willing to consider the proposition ol joining In the movement of consolida tion , dcclaro that they will not take any definite stcy until they have a pastor. AD. BROUGHT RESULTS. As a result of ono Insertion of an advertisement In The News , Saturday the Norfolk Tea & Coffee house In a half day have sold fifteen cans of bak Ing powder. The firm attributes the entlro sales to The News ad. directly The baking powder carries premiums which were featured In the ad. HIGH SCHOOLFOOT BALL _ Boyd Blakeman Elected Captain and Preparations Made for Season. Boyd Blakeman was elected captain of the Norfolk high school footbal team for next fall at a meeting of the team members Saturday afternoon Superintendent Bodwoll will act as manager. The outlook for a strong team for 190G are very good and the team should retain the champlonshii of northeastern Nebraska , which the ; won last fall. Nine veterans will be with the team next fall and tholr plac es will bo ably filled , judging fron the material now In sight. Lulkar and Gow nt the guard and loft hal back positions will bo lost to the team und their places will probably bo tlllei by Tyndal. and Hauptll. Will Build a Home. Robert Bathko has purchased the five-acre tract of land north of the First street bridge from the Braascl estate and will build a homo on It nox fall. SKATING ON NORTHFORK Many Small Boys , Without Parents' Knowledge. lUni Life Risks. In Hplte ( if ( lie dnngcroUHb trench roim lee \\hloh pnvoni the NorthforK Ivor hero , Into which victims nlnioNt iiiiiuully full , there nrc tuns 11 large minder of mnnll IIO.VH iwlng the Htroam or Hkatltig every day , ninny of thorn 10 doiilit without tlio knowledge or niiHonl of Iht'lr imrcntH. The Ice on thi' rlvor III\H lioon cut liy eomon In spots iinil It would not lie n llllleult matter to slide onto ono of IIOHO Ililn HpotH , liarcly rofnm'ii , und Irop In. Thou Micro nro always 11 urge number of airholes In the North- brh , liccaimo of the Hprlngn nt tlio iiittoin that hoop bubbling ii ) ) n dlf- oront totniioraturcd lliiuld , and there- Hull IH that much rink In taken In go- UK on the Ice there at all. Ono boy dropped Into tlio Ice yoH- onlay and wan nmdo thoroughly wet NORFOLK COMMERCIAL CLUD DELEGATES ARE CHOSEN. LARGE NUMDER WILL ATTEND Eight Delegates Were Appointed Last Night to Attend the Meeting of Com mercial Clubs to be Held Next Week In Omaha Robertson to Speak. A largo delegation of inomborn of tlio Norfolk Commercial club will go o tlio Btato mooting of commercial clnbH In Omalm next week , according o the arrangements perfected at tlio iicotlng of tlio club laHt evening. Eight delegates were appointed , nil ) f whom signified their Intention of lUcndlng. Besides tlio eight appoint- d tlio chair was given authority to appoint ns many moro an cared to go and It waa suggested that a Hpcclul > ffort ho mndo to Hccuro additional del- ogaten so as to make tlio entlro dele gation n dozen or moro. Tlioso appointed an delegates were : W. M. HobortHon , C. E. Uurnham , W. N. HUHO , Hurt Mapes , I ) . MathowHon , I. C. Stltt , N. W. Clover and A. H. ( losau. 1'roHldont Robertson baa consented to deliver an address on "The Country Commercial Club , " at the Tuesday evening session of the convention. If yon want to buy Norfolk property see ic. Ci. Coryoll. KELL HAS SERIOUS FALL. Drops From Wagon , Lights on His Back and Is in Bad Way. Charles August Koll fell off a wagon - on at the corner of First Rtroot and Norfolk nvcnuo and was seriously In jured. Ho Htruck on his back and wan lilt later by tlio falling wagon aeat. His horses then ran away. It Is said today that the man Is In a bad way. Ho lives on South First street. BRIDGE PLANS. They May be Seen at Norfolk National Bank by Anyone. The plans and specification for the steel bridges that arc to bo built In Madison county , have been placed In the Norfolk National bank by county Commissioner Burr Taft , and they may be seen there by anyone who Is at all Interested. WAKEFIELD COUPLE PLACED IN INSANE HOSPITAL HERE. WERE ARRESTED IN CHICAGO Joseph Holdobler and Wife , Both In sane , Who Created Something of a Sensation Several Months Ago , are Brought Back to Nebraska. Among the arrivals at the Norfolk Insane hospital within the past few days are an Insane man and his Insane wlfo , Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Holdoblor from Wayne county , the pair who for merly owned a farm near Wakeflold and who , having suddenly disappeared from their farm , were picked up by the police In Chicago. The couple have been In an Insane asylum In Chicago for several months but the authorities there finally decid ed that the two Inmates ought to bo cared for at Nebraska's expense , and they were brought back to Wayne last week In charge of a nurse. Sheriff Mears of Wayne brought them bore and brought with them their two little children , a babe In arms and another little girl , whoso coming aided In In ducing the mother and father to make the trip. The two children were then taken back to Wayne by the sheriff , where they will bo given away to some family that can bo found. At the time the couple were caught In Chicago It was reported that the woman was heiress to an estate In India and that she was a princess. It was stated that she carried embedded In her Ilcsh a diamond necklace which had grown there and could not bo tak en out. This story proved to bo with out foundation. The Insane man and his wlfo occupy different buildings at the hospital here and will probably seldom see each other. Their children shrank from thorn as though the children had been abused. THE WORLD HERALD SAYS THE PRESS IS TO BE ONE. MR. 8PRECHER DENIES REPORT Rumor Hna Uccn Rife on the Streets for Some Time That the Proprietor of the Press Una Been Trying to Sell to a Democratic Sydnlcntc. The following report , which was printed In Holiday's World-1lorald , IH absolutely denied by I' F. Hproohor , proprietor of ( ho 1'roim : Norfolk IH to have a democratic dally ncwHpiipor. II will bo published mill edited by llurhetl and Pool and backed by a HCOTO of roproHonlallvo denioeralH of tliln city , Including Dr. Koenlgsteln , John Friday , A. .1. Dur- land , Herman Winter , Dr. Hoar , Mr. Weatherby and othcni. For this pur pose a contract of purchann ban been made \\llli Ilu1 Dally ProHH. now run an a republican paper. The change will occur February 15. Mr. Kproehor declares that I lurk nil mid Pool have made overtures to him for the putchtiHo of the paper but that no deal has been made. When they left the city Home leu dayii ago they promised to return nljoul February 15 at which time they might make further negotiations Ileyoiul this there IH no ground for the utory , hi' declares. The rumor bait been current about the Nti eels for Home lime that a dem ocratic paper would be started In Nor folk on February ir > and that It would be operated by Iliirkett and Pool. Pro- vIoiiH to IhlH , there \VIIH a rumor that Mr Hprecher WHH attempting to nego tiate a sale of his paper to a demo cratic syndicate. Burkott and Pool were In the city about ten days ago and called upon a number of dcmocrnlH seeking mipport for a democratic paper , lluikett Is a fob printer from Omaha and Pool an editor In HonthcnHtorn Nebraska , TUESDAY TOPICQ. Otto Sottoff In down from Plalnvlow. Mind Graves returned to Tlldon this morning. Henry Haaso Is confined to his homo with tonsllltlH. M H. UiiRHol of Gregory came down Monday evening. ( ! . M. Kraiisc of Plalnvlow Is In the city on business. Kay I. , . ICdeiiH came down from Fair fax Monday evening. M. D Tyler will leave for Morrison , 111. , today on hiislnehs. MIKH Tomhngcn made a ( lying trip to Itattlo Creek Monday. Judge .1. F , Moyd of Nellgh spent Monday night In the city. Norton Howe came down from Randolph - dolph Monday for I bo dance. Miss Alma Mori/ spent Sunday and Monday with her parents In Imltlo Creek. .1. II. Karl in of Madison stoppci ! over Monday night In Norfolk. C. A. .lobntion came down from Fair fax Monday evening on business. Miss Scbiil/ visited Sunday with MlHH Lena Illcrman at Hattle Crook. S. Heel ; returned from a Severn dayH business trip to O'Neill on Mon day. Miss Mia Hawk returned from Sioux City Monday where she had beer visiting her sister. Itndolph Marquarilt , In company with his family , drove up to Battle Creek Sunday to spend tlio day will his aunt , Mrs. Leonard Solp. A. Degnor and Mayor Friday went to Uncoln this morning to attend the stnto meeting of hardware men. Mr Degnor Is vice president of the osso elation. Mrs. .1 K. Ilutchcson returned homo to Oakdalo Monday noon with her mm Jack , who has been suffering wit ) pneumonia. Ills condition was slight ly Improved although ho Is far from out of danger as yet. Mr. and Mrs. A. .1. Durland am daughter Jane loft for California today to spend several months. They wll go llrst to Ixs Angeles. After Urn1 they Imvo nmdo no definite plans be yond the hope of occupying the Whlto cottage at Now Venice. They have sought to rent this cottage but have received no definite word as to the dlsi > osltlon of It as yet. L. Schenr.ol has purchased n now span of mules to put on his mea wagon. The West Side Whist club will bo entertained tonight by Mr. and Mrs N. A. Ralnbolt. An epidemic of colds , due no doub to the sudden changes of air fron summer to winter , Is complained o In Norfolk and surrounding torrltor > Just now. The West Side Hose company wll meet this evening at the city hall a 8 o'clock. All members are retiestci | to bo present. The call Is issued b > President Jonas. After eighteen years Oscar Uhlc has had his whiskers shaved off and Is now being Introduced to his oldes friends. Mr. Uhlo did not feel that ho could part with everything and so re talned bis moustache and a goatco. Ono year ago tomorrow there was a heavy snow storm , trains were al blocked , a strong north wind blow am tlio mercury registered four degrees above zero Ono year ago today the sky was clear and the mercury rai down to the 20-bolow point fieorgo H. Chrlstoph left this morn Ing for Omaha whore ho went to at tend n meeting of the state board o pharmacy. A number of examination will bo given to applicants for state certificates. It Is possible that an effort fort will bo made to hold the nox male meeting in Norfolk A pniM of > oini | ; pi > opii | drove out o Hie Icii place , live miles Hiiiitheaiit if town , IIIKI evening to attend nblrlh- ay pmly given by MHH | Kiln I/en II A. HiiHkliiH , fnrmerlj of Hpencor ml later of the Auoha Herald , ban mile arraiigemeniH lo Html a now veekly newHpaper In Hltmrl , Neb Mr ItiHklmi HU.VH ho will call bin paper bo "Advocate , " The llrHt IHHIIO will oiuii off the press next week Htuart ovv IIIIH one weekly nowHpupor , HIM .odijor. The Northonnliirn Nebraska Bunk- rs' iiHtfoeliillon will hold ltd annual leellng In Oakland on April 2:1 : , ac ordlng ( o II. A. Cheney , a Crelghton tanker. Ho Htoppcd over In Norfolk \loinlii.\ \ evening on his way home from OmerKim whoio the board of dlreclorn f the iiHHoclatlon met ycHtorday to rrango for the meeting. An effort vlll bo made by both the local hankorn ml tlumo of neighboring IOWIIH to ring the mooting to Norfolk ( mother ear. Tomorrow will bo HI. Valontlne'n ay , ami there pioiiiliies to be joy g > ro In the bearlii of the little folk of Norfolk. Many of them are going to ecelve dainty little Houvonlrii itwdo bjr Iny little llngerH. Home of them will 10 red and Home of them green , and ho fact that this hi true In realized specially becaiiHo of the run that wan mile all of IIIH ) week on colored card- ionril. The Hhop windows have been lied with attractive dltmlnyii all of he punt few weekH , mid It IH thought hat the holiday will bo one to bo long emeiiihered. Mrn. H. F. lleeln suffered a partial troke of paralysis early thin morning it the home of her mm , I'M Iteelii. Hhu van drcimlng al the lime of the ntmko Suddenly her llinlm scorned to RTO ! vay hcnoalh her and idio Hank to the leer , where idic remained for fifteen iiluuloH hofoio her condition wan din- covered. Mrs lleelH IIHH been In poor icalth for the punt two years and ban mil a foicHlindowIng of the stroke for Home time In a gradually growing weaknoHH of her lower llmlm. ITcr ondltlon had Improved much Inter In ho day. With great and little heurtu of finni ng rod uproad above them on count- CHH HtrlngH ami garlands of hoartn Hproad along the walls a largo party > f young people enjoyed a valentine lance at Mariiiardt | ball hint evening , t was a dance given by a largo num- lor of young ladles to the boyH , who Mostly make up the Tuesday evening bib. From the nolnl of uoveltv Mar- imirdl ball IIIIH Hcldom witnessed mich i strange array of decoratlotiH. Ilrll- hint red heailH alone formed the dec- iralloim of the hall. They were Iraped In long chaliiH from the llgbls , the poIoH inn'the ] corners of the room , and along the wallH they wore HO din- posed UH to bo HOOII at every glance. The dance cards even were hearts These were the suggestion of SI Val entino. About fifty couples were pros- ill. The weather man's prediction of rain and snow came true for fair dur ing last night and the curly morning today , and what appeared to bo the beginning of one largo snow storm greeted people of Norfolk when they awoke al dawn , or later. Ualn began falling hiHt night just IIH It patters down on the roofs In an April shower , and the out of doorK WIH : just about warm and wet and Invigorating The night was HO warm that overcoatH were entirely unnecessary In getting about. Toward midnight the rain turned to snow and white srystals were plastered down. This morning the snow was being driven In blinding gusts about town , sldowalkH were drifted to some extent and getting about was both dllllcult and Inconve nient. The temperature has been fair ly high all day and It IK not thought that there Is much suffering among stock. Trains have been slightly In convenienced by the storm. NEW LIFE TO THE WORK. Father Walsh Expected to Accomplish Much in Omaha. Omaha Hoc , 10 : Now life will be given to the work of raising money for St. Cecilia's cathedral , Fortieth and Hurt streets , next Monday morning , when Hov Thomas Walsh of Norfolk , chosen by Bishop Scannell , will outer a campaign of soliciting funds for the completion of the largo cathedral , the foundation of which already has boon laid. Father Walsh , who has an ex tensive acquaintance In Omaha and South Omaha , having been at onetime pastor of St. Peter's church , will be given practically carlo blanch In his work. In all the Catholic churches next Sunday In Omaha and South Omaha , a letter from the bishop will be rend , setting forth the work already accomplished on the cathedral , the place the building will occupy In Ibis sertlon ns a place of worship as well as an Imposing place of Interest The cathedral will bo of the Spanish ronalt-haiice style of architecture and will cost from $2.0.000 to $350.000 T K. Klmball Is now completing the plans for the superstructure. WANTED By manufacturing cor poration , energetic , honest man to manage branch office. Salary $185.00 monthly and commission minimum In vestment of $500 In stock of company required. Secretary , Box 401 , Madi son , Wls Fanners bring In your repair work for spring I will save you 20 % as I have the time and am prepared to do the work. Paul Nordwlg. If you want to buy land In South Dakota it will pay you to call ou P. 0. Coryell , Norfolk , Nob.