TIIH NOHKOI.K NKWS. KIHDAY.K 111UI\UY L'U , < . ) ( ) ( * >
CAPACITY OF 150 , MORE THAN 200
ARE BEINQ CARED FOR.
MORE ROOM IS BADLY NEEDED
Three Similar Hospitals In Nebraska
But It Is Said There are More Than
300 Patients In the State Who Should
Be Given Treatment.
Despite the fnct tlmt during the past
few years In Nolmislm there 1ms not
lieen a day's Intermission In the build
ing of the additions to the state In
sane asylum equipment , and In spite
of an cntlro new Institution at Norfolk
with four big cottages and a mammoth
-wing , there are still between 300 and
400 Insane men and women at large
in this commonwealth living with rel
atives and friends and In jails because
of a lack of room for them In the asy-
1(11113.
This Is the statement of Dr. Alden ,
superintendent of the Norfolk hospital ,
who has made a particular study of the
situation , and who Is won led to au
extreme degree as to what ho shall do
ach day with the several new Insane
patients from this territory who seek
admission for treatment.
There are now three Insane asylums
In Nebraska , and each one of these Is
so badly crowded that patients aio
compelled to sleep lu out of the way
buildings , engine-rooms , and In fact
nny place where they can find room to
stretch their weary forms at night.
Each Is filled far beyond Its real
and Intended capacity. The Institu
tion at Norfolk , for Instance , has a
capacity of 150 Inmates , 100 women
and fifty . . . - . And there arc today
(
crowded Into this hospital 210 patients ,
ninety-six of them men and 114 wo
men. In the one cottage which has
been allotted to the men , there are
just about two jammed Into a space
whore one Is supposed to he , there he-
ing a surplus of forty-six over the num
ber which ought to be given treatment
hero for their mental ailments.
The new addition which is now be
ing built for the institution hero , being
\ the rebuilt west wing of the asylum ,
which burned several years ago , will
. . . ' hold seventy more men , making the
jjr capacity of the entire hospital 220 , or
* ten more than are now squeezed into
it. And even then there will he left
between 300 and 400 people out In the
state who ought to bo in the asylums.
The same condition of crowdcdncss
exists at the other two Institutions.
The Lincoln hospital was ctowded be-
lore the fire at Norfolk , and after that
the congestion was indescribable. But
even now , with the Norfolk hospital
rebuilt , both the Lincoln and Hustings
as > lums are caring for more patients
than the laws of health should allow.
Not a week passes at Norfolk but
that at least a do/en new inmates from
northern Nebraska seek entrance , and
the same is said to be true at Lincoln
and Hastings. And with madmen al
ready sleeping In boiler rooms , in the
little sheds near the engine looms and
in every nook and corner available ,
the serious question as to what to do
with the increase stares the superin
tendent and phj slclans In the face and
helps turn thefr hair grey. Some ol
the inmates , natuially , die occasional-
yl , which makes room for a few , but a
very few , more. It Is possible , by
straining a point or twrf , to send a few
home each week on parole , to await a
renewed attack of their ailment. It
were likewise possible each week to
send one , perhaps , to the incurable
hospital at Hastings But the same
condition there prevents their recep
tion. And , all in all , it appears that
the state of Nebraska has arrived at
a point where increased provision must
bo made , and tlmt at once.
For several reasons the greater bulk
of the Increased room Is needed by the
state at Norfolk. In the first place It
Is pointed out by the officers at the
hospital that the population of the
northern half of the state In the juris
diction of the Norfolk hospital Is In
creasing at an astounding and much
more rapid rate than elsewhere. This
is duo to the Kinkald law , which pro
vides milesquare farms for homestead
ers , and which has already brought
thousands Into the state from all parts
of the country. There Is a certain per
centage of these settlers , the same
as there Is In any other class of people ,
who will become afflicted and need
treatment In the hospital at Norfolk.
Then again , there were moro than
300 northern Nebraskans In the old
Norfolk asylum before It burned. In
rebuilding there has only been provi
sion made for 200 , leaving still 100 of
these unfortunates who ought to be
taken from Hastings and Lincoln In
justice to those Institutions , and
placed back In their old "home. "
It Is very probable that the next
Nebraska legislature will find It nec
essary to add more cottages to the
Norfolk hospital for these reasons and
for the further reason that , with the
foundation Laid here , for a much larg
er Institution and with the expense goIng -
Ing on which would carry a larger In
stitution , it Is economy to add to It
in order to get the state's money's
worth.
There is , too , another feature which
is now Incieasing the demand for In
sane hospital space In Nebraska. This
Is the new law which provides that in
ebriates , afflicted with the liquor hab
it , may bo sent from any county to the
asylum at Lincoln and which already
has filled many beds at that Institu
tion.
In spite of the crowded condition at
the hospital , Dr. Alden Is taking most
oxcollt nt onto of the patients nnd they
uro all delighted \\lth the cottages
Thoj all cull It homo and all greet lr
Alden ohoiM ll > whenever ho 'ippeu .1
There has never boon bolter content
ment among the putlonUt In the IUH ( |
union than theiu Is today under Dr.
Aldon's suporlutoudoncy
Legal Notice.
All prisons inlciostcd In or owners
of the east half ( o'fc ) of the northeast
qunrtor ( neVi ) of the southwoHt
quarter ( svv'4 > of tuVltou Thlity-llvo
(115) , Township Twenty-four (21) ) , North
Uaugo Two (2) ( ) . West of the Sixth
Pilnclpal Moildlan In Madison Count ) ,
Nobtuskii , ot tohoin It may oouooin ,
will tuKo notleo that on the 17th day
ol l''obruarv , 11)00 ) , AlficdV. . Lluteeum ,
plaintiff hctoln , filed his petition In
the dlstilct court of Madison County ,
Nebraska , against said dcHcilhcd loal
estate , the object and ptn > or of which
are to foreclose foui ooitaln tax sale
coitlllcatos Issued b > the I lion county
tieasutei of Madison Countv. No-
brusku. to the plaintiff , dntod March
llth , 1901 , for the delinquent taxoH
for the veais 1871 ! to ISO ! ) Inclusive ,
covering said doscilbod piomlnoH dl-
\lded Into fodr 5ucte tracts , that there
Is duo to AptII ' .Mb , 11)00 ) , upon said tax
sale certificates and for subsequent
taxes paid , with Intelost , the sum of
$179.27 , for which sum with Inteiost
from Api II 9th , 1900. plaintiff pta.vs
for a docioo and the owners of said
loul o.stato bo roquiiod to pay the
sumo , 01 that said promises may bo
sold to satisfy the amount found due
and costs of this action
You are loqniiod to answer said pe
tition on or before the 2nd day of
ApiII , litOfi.
Dated Fobiuiirv 17th , 1900
Alfiod W Llntociim ,
i'lalntiff
COWPUNCHER E. C. AUDBLISS
HERE FROM ROSEBUD.
SAYS ITS TOUGH AT DALLAS
All of the Beer Bottles or Beer Glasses
Behind the Bar are Shot Down by
the Cowpunchers , He Says Called
It "McGregory" County.
"From the west ? Yes , 1 guess so , "
ho said , with a slow drawl , looking
keenly and curiously out of his sharp
eyes
The query had boon piompted by his
garb , which told undeniably that he
had como out of the land of the setting
sun Tlmt garb consisted of a very
hlgh-ci owned , light coloied soinbioio
with an Octamo shape , which clung
to his head of heavy hair with a string
back of his ears ; a pair of tiouseis
that stayed on of their own fieo will
and without the aid of either suspen
ders or belt , and which dingged down
around the bottom of bis shoes ; a
shli t whoso front laughed at the snow
and went unprotected by anything llko
a vest.
"What part of the west ? " was asked.
"Boyd county , Nebraska , and Me-
Giogory county , South Dakota , " he
answeied , slowly.
"Where you bound for ? "
"Weeping Willow or Weeping
Water , whichever It Is ; say , how far
is it , do jou know ? Got a biolher-ln-
law down there that I thought I'd look
up and if I can't find him I'll go on
down to Sioux City , looking for work.
Ain't much work to bo got here , Is
they ? "
"Not much , what's your line ? "
"Oh , I ain't been doln' nothin' but
jest trnvelln' , " he bald Hut his w.ud-
robe stamped the word "cowpuncher"
all over his form.
"Weren't you In that store this
morning , buying suspenders ? "
"N-o-o , " ho replied , wonderingly , "I
ain't bought nothin' In this town ex
cept a plug of tobaccy. "
"My name ? Why , my name's And-
bliss , 13. C. , and I hang out around
Dallas , South Dakota. "
"Well , what's new around Dallas ? "
"Oh , nothin' now. Reservation's
golllii' nettled up. And bay , It's getlln'
awful tough around there. Can't leave
beer bottles or glasses on any of them
bars any more.
"Why not ? Shoot 'em off. Come
into a saloon and see beer bottles or
glasses setting" behind the bar , they
just shoot 'em down. Can't see noth
in' around the saloons but a lot of
holes that's been shot in the bar. The
other night one feller shot right
through the side of the building and
the bullet went Into a man's foot that
was walking along outside. "
"Anybody been killed ? No , haven't
heard of anybody. One feller was
nearly killed In Dallas a month ago
In a fight. Came in asking for a fight
and struck the wrong feller. They
nearly picked him up a corpse. "
"How long have I been up there ?
Oh , seven or eight yeais I guess. Say ,
do you happen to know my brother-in-
law at Weeping Water or Weeping
Willow , whichever It Is ? Thought I'd
hunt him up and If I can find him I'll
stay a while and then go on down to
Sioux City to find work.
"Sorry I haven't got anything for
von to put In the paper , but I can't
think of an > thing. "
BOUGHT HEARSE FOR BASSETT.
A. M. BIrchard , Returning From Iowa ,
Stops at Norfolk.
A. M. BIrchard , a liveryman of Bus-
sett , was In Norfolk today on route
homo after a sad trip In Iowa , where
ho had been called to atend the funeral
of a sister. While here Mr. BIrchard
purchased a hearse from Sessions &
Bell , which will bo used at Bassett in
the future.
See F. G. Coryell for Insurance.
WISCONSIN MAN PRESENTS NO
DESIRABLE PROPOSITION.
HE WAS SHORT ON CAPITAL
Fred Hlnze , the Chlppewa Falls Man ,
Wanted to Install a Second-Hand
Plant Had Little Money to Link
With Local Capital.
The Industrial Company , which
owns the old sugar factory buildings ,
was unable to ugroo with the pioposl-
tlons of Manager Fred llln/o of the
Chlppowu Falls Boot Sugar company ,
and ho loft for Sioux City today. Mr
llln/.u was unable to fuinhdi any con-
Hldoiahlo amount of capital to woik
with local money mid wanted to put
lu a second hand plant , which Is not
modeln or up-toda < o In Its PIOCOHSOHH
For this machinery ho was unwilling
to accept anything lu payment otoopl
bonds or pieferied slock.
Friday uftonton and Saturday mom-
Ing Mr Illu/o wont OUT conditions in
detail and examined the building , aftei
which ho made his pioposltlon. 11 A.
I'asownlk , who loptcHontod the Indus
tilnl Company , could not sen any meilt
in his pioposllhm and did not give
him much encouragement and HO he
letiiined with the pioposltlon open
probably whoio It will no\or matoilal
l/o Into anything.
In making his piopositloiiH Mi
Illn/e at no time was willing to iiiuloi-
tuko any ilsks whatsoever. All risks
woio loft to the local people , who
would luuo bad to put up at least
$150,000 , guaiunteo 1,000 Ions of hoots ,
and pay for the second-hand muohlnoij
either In bonds , which would be 11101105
eventually , or In piofonod stock.
Other Prospects.
With the Tallino of this ovoituro It
Is doubtful If any fuither attempt will
bo made lo stall the factory next fall
Several persons are among the possi
bilities now occupying the attention
of the Industrial Company. Ono of
these Is fiom a St. I uls man , who has
a 150-ton plant to sell Ho offeis to
take all but $50,000 In stock or bonds
Another Is from a Now York pioniotor.
who declines that he can Interest a
largo amount of eastern capital In a
local sugar factoiy.
MONDAY MENTION.
Mis .1 W. Brown of 1'lalnvlow came
down this moinlng.
Hov 10 Pfolffer eumo up fiom Madi
son Sunday evening
Cljilo Whalen spent Sunday with
his paiculs in Stanton.
Ben CnlKoml ) of Columbus City , la ,
Is in the eitj on business.
Buit Kummor visited over Sunday
with his patents at Nellgh.
FicdItkowsky rot in nod from Lamar -
mar , Cole , Sunday evening.
M. D. Tjlei i etui nod Satin day night
from a business trip to Illinois ,
12d Flynn of Cunoll visited over
Sunday with friends In Norfolk.
Paul L Ilutrington of Wayne stop
ped o\or Sunday night In Norfolk
Chailus Vltoina of Lynch spent Mon
day morning in the city on business.
Miss Ll//io Ptness Is visiting this
week with lelatives in Missouri Val
ley.
Otto F. Schaublo , G. W. Muiigor and
C. H. Matheson of Pllgor were Sun
day visit 01.s.
Ollie Gaulels and Aithur Clark came
down fiom Battle Creek Saturday
evening to hoar "The Hajah of AI-
tiira. "
Guy Baines was In town over Sun
day fiom Tlldcn , visiting at the home
of his patents , Judge and Mrs. J. B.
Barnes.
Mrs Chailes Manwoller , who has
been suffering with an attack of pneii-
mnla , is greatly improved and out of
danger.
August Mlllnltz has resumed his
studies at the business college after
a week's absence on acount of trouble
with his eyes.
Ferdinand Schult/ received word
this morning of the serious Illness of
his daughter-in-law , Mrs. Carl K.
Schultn , at Wayno.
Dell McGinnls lias given up his po
sition with the Fair store and will
move on to his now farm during the
week. Mr. Schultz will take his place
In the Fair store.
The city council will meet tonight
in special session.
Mrs. George Kurrock entertained a
small party of friends after church
Sunday evening.
Dr. and Mrs. P. H. Salter entertained
a small company of friends at whist
Saturday evening.
Guy Cooley Is packing his house
hold goods preparatory to moving to
Lynch , where ho has accepted a posi
tion with Peter Schurtz.
Invitations have been Issued for an
at homo Thursday afternoon b > Mrs.
12. M Huntlngton. Flinch will bo the
amusement of the afternoon.
A party of about fifteen of the young
folks at the Junction have organised
a club to glvo a dance In a week or
ten dajs at the Junction Hallwiv hall
Mrs. F. A. Blakoman has Issued In
vitations for a luncheon to bo given at
1 o'clock Saturday , March 3. Kuchro
and lllnch will bo features of the after
noon.
Mrs. C. A. Weston has an enterpris
ing ( lock of hens. She has eight chicks
that are five weeks old , ten that are
two weeks old and nine of a week's
living.
Instead of the slight of hand per
former , who was at first announced
for the coming lecture course , Alton
Packard , caricaturist , has been sub
stituted.
Miss Elsie Case has resigned her
iiiHlilon IIH opciator lu the local tele
liono exchange mid will n > e\o lo
WoolfHtooK , Iowa , whole Hhc wnl ac
I'opt a Hlmllai position ulili hoi tinlo
Unwind Bo.Miicr of South Noifolk ,
will lcu\c ( onionou lor Chicago on a
llllHlllCHH tllp
Mis SI 1'Mon totuinod to her homo
in Full fax Sunday lift or alnlt with
MIH Ami K. Leonard
Itobott U Fiench , grand cimtodlaii
for NobiiiHku of the Masonic fia
'oinltv ' , Is In the city.
MIH S. M Cato of I'loico who him
been In Norfolk for HOIIIO time , to-
tin nod Momln > noon , much Imptnvcd
In health.
MIH. ChailoH Pitco In expected TIIOH-
day motiilug for a visit \\llh her pin-
ontH , Mr. nnd MIH Van Mom , on South
Fifth Hi i eel
MIHH Kotia OlniHload accompanied
her sister homo ftom WU.MIO Suluiday
evening and letuiiiod to Wayne Mon
day motnlng.
.1 L. Thoibuiti of Lincoln Hpent Sun-
da.v night In Not folk on louto to
Wa.vne , whoio ho will adjust the Ilio
IOHHOS miHtalnod In lust weok'H Ilio.
The village tumid of AtioKii have
an oidlniinco calling a special
election on Mm Hi 20 to vole on the
pioposltlon of Issuing $5iSO ( lu bonds
\\lth which to build a water woikH
"Muipb.v" Davis will move to bin
father's faiiu near Mitchell , S I ) ,
some time thin week. Piobably his
father , B II DuvlH , will nt'ocinpiinj
him and also make hln Indue homo lu
South Dakota.
Randolph has paused an oidluanco
taxing Ilio Insiiiance companion , which
do huslncHH In the town , lor the Hiip
pint ol ( ho the dopat linen ! They
chin go an occupation tax of $5 for
each company ,
Martin Wuguor , who IH attending
Noithvvo.stoiii iiulvoiHlly at Watot
town , WIs , WUH opoiutod upon Filduy
lor an almcosH ol the niUHtold coll.
Ills father , W A Wagner , lopottH that
his condition IH very HiillHl'aotoiy.
A little po < dog belonging to A
Yates was shot thioiigh the oar Sun
day ovoiling by a pasHoiby , while MIH
Vales was sitting In her homo at 120 ! )
Philip avouiie. Mr. YaloH Hays that
parlies have boon Hhootlng at the dog
every night lor HOIIIO days and that
now ho IH going lo begin Hhootlng back
II it continues.
Miss Helen DIckovor will leave
Tuesday moiiilng for Lincoln , whoio
she will join MIH. Judge l jvl McGee
and her daughter Get li tide foi an ex
tended ttlp thioiigh Ciillfoinla and
Ilio west Fiom Lincoln to Denver they
will tuivel with Oscar Dickinson , a
nephew of Judge McGee , In bin private
car. They will stop at a number of
points of Intoicsl along the way.
Wonl has boon icoolvod lieto fiom
Spokane ol the very noiloiiH HlnoHK of
Mrs Gooigo A Lattimer , daughter of
Mis Mini Davenpoit of Noifolk. II
is lea KM ! that MIH. l/Ullmoi may mil
bo able to suivlvo. Foi a number of
JOIIIH HIC ! made Noifollc her homo and
Is well lomonilioiod lieio by HCOIOH of
11 lends who will wish for her ouily 10-
covety and who will hope that the hiHl
icpoilH iccelved may piovo the worst.
The disiigiLoablo Illekui Ing of the
tleclilc HghtH at night will IK- done
away with now. A dlHtilbutor IHIH
boon installed In the lighting plant it
tjie mill , which Is to oquall/o tluj cm-
i out. Iloroloioic thoio has ) < ctn a
( oiiHtiint Illckeiing ol the Hdeiiglh of
the light given out by the Itituudos-
cents because ol the tinning on n
elf of a number of lights at oiico and
Mangos lu power at the plant. ThlH
will bo overcome completely with tie !
dlstilbulor , which equnll/oH the eur-
1011L and keeps it steady all of thu
time.
The question of niithoiity to tuko
the city fire lighting appaialus outside
the city limits IUIH been ralsoil by a
number of the 111 omen Hlnce Wu.vno
sent In its call for help HOIIIO nights
ago At that time arrangements woio
made lo take Ihe dcpailniont to Wujno
with all of the apparatus Bui tboio
was no head , who had the authority
lo send them. If a hose curt hun been
damaged or If lhe.ro had beet , any
loss or damage because of thu trip ,
the firemen are wondering who would
have slood the loss. From t legal
standpoint probably the city c'nild
have forced the firemen who -vont , to
pay the damage. One oilier ilmn a
similar situation aiose and It WUH rot
decided then so they are anxioi.s that
It be decided b of ore any other call is
made on the department to leave the
city to assist at a fire.
FARMERS FRFOM IOWA , ILLINOIS
AND INDIANA COMING.
GOOD LANDS HERE ARE CHEAPER
Former County Clerk Smith of Brown
County Leaves For Seattle and Dr.
Murphey for Green River Nebrask
ans inovlng West to Seek New Land.
| Alnsworth , Neb. Feb. 17 Special leThe
The News'the farmers of Indiana ,
Illinois and Iowa are selling out and
coming hero to setlle , where lands are
cheaper and jusl as productive. And ,
In turn , the residents of thlu section
who sell out are leaving for further
west wtioro they can grow up with
new countries again.
Among those who tiavo loft hero
Ihls week are Dr. Murphy , who locates
at Green Hlver , Utah , and former
County Clerk B. B. Smith , who goes
to Seattle. Mr. Smith had been county
clerk for ten years and refused another
nomination.
NORTIICWCSTCRN WOULD UUILD
STATION COSTING $10,000 ,
IF PHILIP AVENUE IS CLOSED
Rnllrond Company Offers Urlck Sta
tion , Modern In Every Respect , to
Replace Crelghton Station , on Con
dition of Street Vacancy.
A piopoHltlon to build a bilck mid
Hlono depot at Philip incline to COM !
ut leant $15,0110 WUH made by the
N'oithweiitoni uilltimd to the inemlieni
of mo elt > council hint ovoulng. In
ictuiu foi the election of Htich a illa
tion the cotnpaiiv atili the vacation of
that pint ol Philip uvoinio lying ho
twcou I ho oiiHt and west light of way
now owned by ( ho inllioad company ,
and amounting to IOS foot of Htiool.
'I h depot IH lo lie a one nloiv In Id ; nnd
stone Htiucluio , ubiiohitelv modem lu
over.v lOHpoct , with a lowoi , tduto uiof
and coiiimodloiiH buy window n An
ordinance to effect the vacation of the
avenue WIIH Inlioilucod boloio Ilio
council and punned Ilii Hint loading
The act Ion calling for u special
election foi cotiHldciullou of Ilio newer
bond question WUH icHclndcd and an
ntlioi oidluanco liitioiluced and panned
culling lei an election on the newer
bond question ut Iho name time utt the
tegiilai election The oidlmmeo hi
Identical with Iho oilglnal oidliiunce ,
calling foi $10,000 of four per cent
In thlily
HOW or liondH lodoomuhlo
> OUIH , except for the change lu the
date of election Majoi 1'ilday ut u
picvloim meeting hud miggoHtod thin
cltuiigc lu Iho onllnaiico bill It wan
not deemed udvlHiihlo then to bold the
two elections logothci. A number of
HpcctuloiH picHonl ut the meeting
weie ankod to Htutn tholi vlown on
Iho question of the two Hoparato elec
tions All woio ugaliml II and MO the
IliHt otdliiuiico WUH lopoalod and the
new ouo panned.
A lingo number of cltl/enn gathoiod
ut the meeting In unllciputloii of ue
lion being taken lo glvo u poillon of
Philip uvoinio to the NoilhwoHtoin
When Iho oiilluuiico wan Hint lutio
iliicod C K Iliiiiihuni explained on be
half ol the Comiiioicliil club the bin
lor ) ol II and what It mount lo Iho
inomheiH of Iho club Ho .said that ,
when the Cielgblon nlallon binned In
Decoinboi , a connnllti e luiin the club
culled on Ihe Noi lliwesloi n olllclaln
In Oinahu and outlined u Hcliemo for
u union million. This , lumovoi , did
not meet with oucoinugonioiil on Ilio
pail ol Iho Union Pucllh ; and WIIH
given up Then It WIIH iindeinlood
that the company would build Iholi
pusseiigei Htallon noilb of Philip av
enue and Iho fileght IIOIIHO south of
Ihe avenue. Owing lo Ilio dinigei , to
which IhlH would place all poiHoiiB
ciosHliig Hie liaelfH , and Iho dcHlio of
Hie club lo have u Htallon that would
bo a ( ledll lo the city , now advances
weio made to the lallioad olllclalH
Last ThuiHduy a dullnlto pioponltlon
WIIH made to the ineinboiH of the Com
iiieiclal club to build u fiuino Htallon ,
Ji\20l ; ( feel , with a waiting loom on
either nldo ol Ihe ticket olllco and a
baggage loom at one end If Philip
avenue would ho vacated This they
i ( 'fused to coiiHldor but piomiHod to
Hiippnrl the rullioud coinput < y in I In
desire for Iho vacation of Iho avenue
i. they would gituiuutcc to build u
lirlclt Htullou costing ut leant $15,000
At tno meellug of the council hint
livening IhlH icqiioH * was grained li >
the NoilhwoHloin and wan diaftod Into
Iho oidluanco. CoiiHidoruhlo discus-
nloii followed and the question of
damages resulting fiom the vacation
of Iho avenue was brought up.
Ono of the most vigorous compIalnlH
ugulust the closing of the avenue was
made on account of the school child
ren 'ittendlng the high Hchool , who
Inivo to croHH the trucks at Philip
avenue. Mr. Biirnham explained that
the station would be so built that one
could go through and HO the street
would not bo closed to pedeslrlaiiH.
Ho also brought out the fact that the
brick blatform , twenty feet wide ,
would serve as a Hide walk from Madi
son avenue to Philip avenue. The
ordinance was passed through Itn llnsl
reading before Iho council adjourned.
The following Hldewalks , which
were ordered placed at a recent meetIng -
Ing , wore , on account of nn erroneous
report , ordered from the list of side
walks to bo built :
Eiiflt side of lota 1-2-3-1-50-7 and the
south side of lut 7 , block 5 , Dorsoy
place I2ast side of lols 1-2 15 , block 7 ,
Western Town Iy > t Co.'s first addition.
A petition for a gas lamp at Ninth
and Nebraska avenue was granted
The lamp Is to bo placed on the cast
side of Ninth.
The ordinance vacating a portion of
Philip avenue for the use of the Northwestern -
western railroad In building a slallon ,
which passed Us first reading , Is as
follows :
An ordinance to vacate so much of
Philip avenue as lies wcsl of the east
line of the depot grounds of the Chica
go it Noithwoslorn Hallway company
in Norfolk ( commencing one hundred
thirty-two (1H2) ( ) feet west of the west
line of Sixth slioel ) and cast of the
west line of the right of way of the
said Chicago & Northwestern railway
company.
Whereas , the Chicago & Northwest
ern Hallway company has agreed to
and Is about to construct a brick and
stone depot to cost not less than fif
teen thousand dollars ( $15,000) ) upon
Its right of way and depot grounds In
the city of Norfolk and , whereas , in
the judgment of the mayor and city
council it Is deemed necessary and
fin ihc public liciidli to vacate no
HUH ll "f Plllllp UVellllO IIH llCH VV ( Hi Of
llu ( ml Illii of the ill pot giniilldii of
nld ralhvuv ami OIIH ! of the wont line
of the tight of way of mild nil I way
company.
Thcioforc , bu II oidalnod bv Hie
inivor and city council of Iho City of
Not folk :
I'M i nl That HO much of Philip ave
nue IIH lien west of the O/IH / ! Duo of
Iho depot grounds of Iho Chicago &
iNoilhwoHtoin Hallway company ( com
iiieucliig ouo bundled thlily-lwo ( l'12)
fool wont of Iho wont line of Sixth
Htiool ) and CIIH ) of Iho went line of
Hie light of way of mild iiillwuy com
pan.ho mid Iho name hi hciohy va
cittod.
Second Tluil tlin ordinance ahull ho
In full force and effect fiom and after
ItH piiHHiigo , nppioval mid publication
IIH pi ovhlcd by law.
MRS. ANTHES DEAD.
Teleram ( | Received Today Announces
Death of Mr. Anthcn' Mother.
A lolcgium fiom A N AnlhoM thin
moinlng umioimccH the death of bin
niolhei , MIH. Anna AnllicH , at Foil
Madlnon. Iowa She WIIH Hint nhlckeii
with paialynln on Tiieiulay morning
and bad Itnpiovoil nomewbal until
nboilh hofnio her death For u mini
her of VOIIIH MIH AnlhoH IUIH boon no-
tivo lu the iiiiniiigoiiicnl of Iho IIolol
Antbei , at Foil Mailhiou an 1 IUIH ul
wuyii been u voiy active woman With
Iho exception ol tumble with her oyoti
ulie had not nnlfeied fiom any com
plain ! and her midden IliiioHS and
dotth weie unexpected Five children
HIII vivo her , all mini led They mo :
( iooigo , Knoxvlllo , Iowa , Mm Walter
Alice , Si Maikii , Fla ; ChuiloH B ,
WliilciHol , Iowa ; Albert N , NoifolU ,
Mm Clnnles Finch , Foil MudlHon ,
low u.
Ifon want to buy Noifolk property
HOO I1' . G. Coijoll.
EXPENSIVE PENNY VALENTINE.
It Coat M. K. Pollock Fifty-five Cents
to Get One.
The Incoming mull IH Hi 111 plentifully
tilled with belated vulonlllioti and HIOIO
In ovoii a ( dlght Halo at the nloroH on
valoiillnoH , although the neaHOii hi prot-
Iv well piiHl. The highest prlco for a
POIIIIV comic valentine for Iho your ban
boon paid by M K Pollock , traveling
ropioHoiilutlvo of Iho Boulrlco Croam-
eiy company , who paid fifty flvo conlii
oxpioHH chuigoH on ouo ho rocelvod
voHloiduv Thin comic promlmm to
piovo an oxpoimlvo ouo IIH be has ul-
loinlv Hotil II on lo the man from whom
ho bellovos II ciimo , and again It. car-
i IOH u collect chin go
TELEPHONES FOR FARMERS.
G. T. Sprcchcr Returns From Conven
tion at Omaha.
G. T. Spiechei , dlHtilct manager for
Iho NchiiiHlui Telephone company at
IhlH place , ban just loliiined fiom
Omaha , whoio ho went lo attend a
Hluto convention of telephone man-
ugois ol Hiih-llceiiHod ooiiipunlos The
inoolliig VVIIH hold lor the pinpoHo of
dlHciiH-Mng an oigiinl/ulloii nhowlng
Iho lines of uiilhoilty UH they ndlulo
fiom the picHldont thioiigh Iho vice
IIK Hhlenl , which olllco bus been Illled
now by Vunoo Luno , thioiigh Iho var
ious ilepailmenlH of Iho district man
age ! H , then the who chlcfH and Iho
chief opeialorH , olc
A mot hod of got Hug moro coiicortoa
action In the loll bunlnoHH was din-
ciiHHod and u now leiiluio of tin woik
for thlH vent WIIH bioiighl up Thin
will ho oiguiil/utlou by IIIOIIIH of
which It will ho made posnlble for
every linmot out of Norfolk and other
lowtiK , In the tiailing JuiImllctlon of
this city , lo own u telephone which
will ludluto fiom iho Norfolk exchange -
change The totiiiH and conditions aio
.said lo he so broad Unit It will no
entirely Impiobuhlo thut any farmer
will ho without u telephone within H
year.
LIKES FEDERAL BUILDING.
J. K. Schmidt of Verdlgre Comments
on Norfolk's Building.
J K. Schmidt , Iho well known biiHl-
IIOHH man from Verdlgro , was In Nor
folk today en route hotno from a trip
northeast Ho Htoppcd for a visit with
bin daughter , Mrs. Charles Holman ,
and loft ut noon for home.
"I am amused at this federal build
ing , " said Mr. Smldt , after going
through Nonolk's postofllco "I re-
cenlly vlHlled Cedar Rapids and other
cltioH of Iowa much larger than this ,
and none of thorn has a fedora ) build
ing that can compare with Norfolk's "
Mr. Scnmldt says that Verdlgro Is
fast recovering from the blow of the
recent disastrous lire , nnd that before
long there will be no trace of the
burning except heller buildings Ho
has great faith In Knox county.
CHANGE IN OWEN RANCH.
H. E. Owen WIN Own and Operate
Hereafter.
The oxeculors of the estate of the
Into D. M. Owen hold a sale at the
Owen Bios , ranch Thursda > for the
purpose of closing out the personal
pioporty of the Owen brothers , H 10
Owen buying a large patt of It Hete-
after the place known by so many as
iho Owen Bros ranch will bo run by
H. 12 Owen , who will seed It all down
to tame gross and keep nothing but
thot oughhrcd stock.
Bank for Douglas , Wyo ,
Alnbvvorth , Nob. , oFb. 17. Special to
The News : U. M. Collins , a former
Alnsworth hey , has just returned from
Chicago where ho went to purchase
a safe and fixtures for a new bank at
Douglas , Wyo. , of which he is presi
dent.