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About The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19?? | View Entire Issue (March 9, 1906)
NORFOLK NKVVS : FRIDAY , MARCH 0 , 11)06 ) AGAINST COUNCIL AND MAYOK ON DEPOT ORDINANCE. TO PREVENT PASSING LAW An Injunction Has Been Granted Upon a Petition Signed by Norfolk People , Rentrnlnlng Mnyor and Coun cil From Vacating Avenue. An Injunction against ( ho inoinborn of the city nnnnrll ninl Mnyor Friday restraining them from panning tliu or- ( llnnnro to vacate I'lilllp nvuiuio wan granted liy County Judge Dates at MndlHon yesterday afternoon. The In junction was granted upon u petition ki'c.iu'il liy Mike Endora , Herman Rol- l.ofshl. F. I , . Estabrook.V. . W. Rob erts anil Peter Barium , all citizens liv ing In the vicinity of I ho Philip av enue crowing of the NorlhwoHlorn. A $2,000 bond Riguod by llontmn A. ranowalk. rotor P. Roll and William It Hoffman wan given lo Iho Judge to cover any possible damagcH that mlghl l u Incurred liy the working of the in junction. The attorneys for the ob jectors were Judge IHUIIO Poworfl and Allen Rood of MadlHon. Tlu > arguments , which have liuon brought to hoar against the closing of Philip avenue nro nil Included In the pi'llliou for ( ho Injiiucllon , which cov- . It takes ( rs nlno typewritten pages. up each detail In complaint and dwolln principally on the amount of UNO. which IH made of the street , und de nies thai the council him any right , to rioao the street for the purpo.so of erecting a depot on It. The principal arguments In the CIIHC ni-o an follows : "Philip nvonno In nu oxluiiHlvo and main thoroughfare of Iho city and IH constantly used liy the clll/.oiiH and people of the city , and thuro IH Hltuat- cil on It four of the prlc.lpnl chnrcheH of the city and u high Hchool building , which are nttondcd and visited hy several hundred people living In the city "My vacating and closing that part of Philip avonne It would greatly and | u > rmanently Injiiro and depreciate the \aluo of real estate on Philip aveuuo to the full extent of twenty per cent of HH pronont valno. The council have made no provision for the pay ment of damage * that would ho HUH- ( lined hy the closing of Iho avenue and do not prepare ( o do HO. "There IH no necessity for the va cation of ( ho Htroot. The Chicago & Northwestern IH not In need of the part proposed to he vacated UH It al- rondy owns a ( racl adjacent to the HI root that Is Hulllclently largo for a di'pnt The object iund purpose of the couuucll In passing the ordinance Is to oualilo ( he railroad company to avoid the necessity of cutting the trains In two at the avenue and to abandon the maintenance of a flag man or watchman at the crossing , "If the avenue IH closed the school children will bo deprived of a direct nud easy way to reach school and their In OH will ho greatly endangered In crossing the tracks at Philip avenue \\lth the depot at that point. "A large number of property own ers have urgently remonstrated with the council against the passage of the ordinance and. If permitted to express - press tholr wlshoH u majority of the cltl/.eus would oppose It. "The mayor and council Intend to pass the ordinance without HH being read on three separate days as re- onlred hy law ami without giving ( ho citizens any opportunity to appear and oppose It. " Notice to Land Seekers. A large tract of valuable agricul tural laud Is to he thrown open for Holtlomeul on March 20. 1110(5. ( Thin land has been In litigation for twelve years and on the twentieth of January the t'nlted States land office handed down an opinion which will open this land for settlement on the 20th of March. The tract consists of about 6(5,000 ( ncres of ( Ine agricultural land In North Dakota , or about -100 homo- steads. This is a very Hue tract of In ml and is worth , at the present time , from $3.000 to $4.000 pur homestead. It Is valuable wheat land with an immense deposit of lignite coal un derlying It. A special excursion for March 20 Is being arranged to take a party of people up to see this land and will bo In charge of an agent of the Illinois Central railroad company. It Is a chance of n life time to got a coed ouartor section of farm land and n coal mine for the asking. In order to avoid a rush the facts are not made public at this time hut full Information can be had by apply ing nt the Illinois Central city ticket otllce , 1102 Farnnm St. , or addressing Samuel North. District Passenger Agent , Omaha , Neb. CONDUCTOR ATTACKS EDITOR. C. H. Lyman of Long Pine Journal Refuses to Retract Story. Refusing to apologize In his publi cation last week for the account of an alleged wife-beating case , which ap peared In the Long Pine Journal the week previous , C. H. Lymnn , the ed itor , was Saturday assaulted In his olllco by A. G. Bronson , a conductor on the Northwestern railway , who also resides there. Week before last the Journal pub lished a story about the disappear ance of Mrs. .Bronson , who loft homo while her husband was put ou his run , telling some friends before her de parture that her husband had formed the dlnagroonblo habit of boating her , mil Hho consequently decided to leave Mm and reside with relntlvoH In Chi- ago. The Journal further suggested 'hat ' HrotiHon should ho ridden out of own on a rail for lilii mlHlreatmontof 'IH ' ! newly-wedded hrldo , hut dialed Hint If It had been mlHlnformcd , which ! i did not think It had been , the editor A-iuild gladly tnalu ) public apology to Mr. RiotiHon. HroiiHon , after the appearance of the irllelo. did demand an apology , nlut ing that It wan all untrue. The editor , however , InventIgatud further and de cided that he had Hot forth the facts In the CMHO and that no npologyvnn due Mr. HroiiHon. Saturday , after the paper had been printed , Ilroimon , find- lug no apology In UH columiiH , pro ceeded to the Journal olllco and IH al leged ( o have fearfully beaten Mr. Ly- man , although no ( bird party wit- ucHHod the engagement. IxmntwlHO , Iho latter ban a fearfully cut eye and a badly bitten linger IIH a reiitilt of the encounter. CharguH wore Immediately preferred agaliiHl UroiiHon for nnHiiult with In- lent ( o kill. The caHo WIIH tried Sat urday In JiiHtlco Doljimil'H court , who hound the defendant over to the din- trlct court In the mini of $500. See P. 0. Corycll for liiHuranco. CITIZENS OF NIODRARA WANT ANOTHER RAILROAD IN. CITIZENS' MEETING IS HELD Mnyor George Dnyha of Nlobrara Has Appointed n Committee of Citizens In the Knox County Town to Ac tively Urge That Road be Dullt. Nlobrara , Nob. , March 5. Mayor Itaylia IIIIH taken actlvo IntoroHl In the movement to urge the oxtetiHlon of the NewcaHllo branch of the Chicago , St. Paul , MlnneapollH and Omaha line to Nlobrara. A meeting of hiiHlncsH men and properly ownernVIIH held upon the call of the mayor for the purpose of arriving at u proper orgunl/nllon to co-oporato with the Knox County FariuorH' Produce organl/atlon and the towns of liloomflold and Hnrtlng- ton. Petitions have been circulated and generally signed all along the proposed route. 10. A. Fry , who ban Interests at Nlobrara but for the pant two years him been running u news paper at Lake Andes , S. D. , read a letter from 10. H. Moulder , who had barge of the construction of the Bone- stool line for Mlnston Bros. Co. , In which ho said : "Don't advocate nioro rallrondn to go through your city. Try to work up a scheme ( hat will make the name 'Nlobrara Junction. ' Sioux City does not llko to have the territory north- woHl of you on a direct line to Oma ha. " Mr. Fry also road a letter from Goo. 1) . Perkins , In which ho said In con nection with the foregoing : "If the project of which you have had Intimation should come Into the open H might bo well to give special attention to the Elkhorn Huntlment , in connection , possibly , with some plan that might meet the approval of business interests represented hero. " These letters created considerable enthusiasm among ( he business men and gave more confidence to the ef fort on the part of the Farmers' Pro duce organl/atlon. which Is a corpo ration of farmers at Crofton who ship by boat al llerrlck lauding during nav igation. Capt. Joseph Leach has been over hauling the steamer F. Y. Matchelor at Hnnning Water this winter for the trade along the Missouri river Isolated from railroad connections. These shipments are made In connection with the Chicago , Milwaukee and St. Paul. A largo elevator has just been erected at Hunnlng Water , and anoth er Is to follow at once for this trade. The extension of the Newcastle branch would pass through a rich country , over a route long contem plated by Sioux City. A grade was made aa far as the Bow valley by a Sioux City enterprise as early as 1875 for the old Covlngton , Columbus and Black Hills line , now owned by the Newcastle lino. The profiles of the Sioux City-Northwestern nro also owned by the Northwestern , which passed through the town of Crofton , and were used In the construction of the Bonestoel line from Nlobrnra. The distance from Sioux City to Nlobrara , whore the junction with the North western would bo made , Is 105 miles. In three years more the Snnteo In dians will have earned patents to their lands , and a reservation will no longer be a barrier to railroad construction. A large portion of ( his land has al ready been disposed of as hclrshlp land Is settled upon by a thrifty class of farmers , most of which Is along the route that would be taken by the ex tension of the Newcastle branch. Farmers bring In your repair work for spring. I will save you 2070 , as I have the time and am prepared to do the work. Paul Nordwlg. If you want to buy Innd In South Dakota It will pay yon to call on F. G. Coryoll. Norfolk. Nob. Fifteenth Birthday. Yesterday was the fifteenth birth day of Earl Llndo and fourteen young boy friends were Invited In to help celebrate the occasion and to enjoy his birthday dinner. HIGHEST PRICES YET REACHED THIS WINTER. THE BULK RULES $6.20 TO $6.30 Hlgehst Prices of the Year Were At- talned This Morning on the South Omaha Markets Higher Than Oth er Tops by Ten Cents , South Omahn , Nob. , March 5. Spe cial to The NOWH : The pork market took Its weekly leap upward thin morn ing and Htriick n point higher , by ten cunts .tlinn the highest imlnt yet reached thlH winter. The bent hogH went today nt $ (5.iO ( : , while the lowest of the nvornge miles was $ (5.20 ( , the hulk ranging from $ (5.20 ( to $0.25. There were 11,000 hogH on the mnr- ket. At Chicago there were 112,000 on the market and the prices ranged ten centH higher than Saturday. TUESDAY TOPICS. fleorgo 1C. Taylor of Pierce spent last night In the city. .T. H. Fnrlln of Madison wns In the city last evening ou business. ThomiiH Knwllngs of Wakelleld stopped over night In the city. Minn Irene Juuomnn of Madison was Hhopplng In the city yoHtorday. W. T. P. Mohr came down from Spencer on buHlnesH thin morning. .1. ,1. Vensok and ThomiiH , T. Veasok of Prague are In the city on business. Mrn. Von Hahden of Crelghton came down thin morning to do Homo shopping. William Krottor and George C. Krot- tor came down from Stuart this mornIng - Ing on biiHlness , MIsH Sorle Small of Omaha Is vlHlt- lug with her mother and will remain for several weckH. Mlns Clarice Hindman came down from Nlobrara thin morning lo visit with MlHs Mlno McNooly. Mrs. .1. Ilarvoy Footo and children arrived from Mlnlr yesterday and will make their homo with Mr. Footo nt Iho Paclllc hotel. John Ohm returned to work this morning as his Injured knee has so far recovered as to permit of his mov ing freely about. Arthur Golsnn of Osmond stopped over Sunday night , with H. B. Sovorns while onrouto to Atlantic , Iowa , where he will visit with his father who Is seriously 111. G. F. Durland stopped over In Nor folk Saturday night and Sunday ou his way home to Plnlnvlow froth Newport - port , where ho was stalled by the storm for over n day. MHH | ICII/aheth Worden went to Sioux City today to spend n few days before returning to her homo In Rockford - ford , 111. She has been visiting herewith with Miss Kathorlno Shaw. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Tlnsloy and Miss lloerger came down from Spencer Monday morning to make tholr per manent homo In Norfolk. They will make tholr homo at the corner of Eighth and Philip nvonue. Miss Eva Carpenler Is at homo vis iting her parents. She Is enjoying a month's vacation from -her school at Plainview1. Miss Carpenter teaches the largest school In the country around Plnlnvlow and enjoys the worl < . The Wednesday club will meet with Mrs. Greene tomorrow afternoon nt 2:110 : sharp. IClkborn Encampment , I. O. O. F. , No. 27 will meet Tuesday evening for work In the Royal Purple. C. 11. Vail and Mr. ami Mrs. O. P. Schoff have gone to Omaha to pur chase now furniture and furnlshtnirs for the Oxnard hotel. The condition of Mrs. Ueckerman , who wns operated upon several days ago. Is quite serious although no great fears are felt for her recovery. Mrs. George D. Butterfleld was host ess today at a 1 o'clock luncheon , giv en In honor of Mrs. Swnrthout and Mrs. Grey , who nro guests of Mrs. W. H. Butterflcld. Mrs. S. M. Roscnthnl underwent a surgical operation yesterday and Is very critically 111 today. Every at tention possible Is being given to the patient , and every effort to bring about her speedy recovery. Glen Emery , the 8-yenr-old son of W. A. Emery , Is confined to his home with n badly bruised head , which he received In a fall while climbing on n high chair at homo Saturday noon. The bruises are not considered serious although they nre cnuslng him severe headaches. Because of the serious Illness of her mother at Ironwood , Mich. , Mrs. J. H. Brown left at noon for that place. She received a telegram last night advising her of the serious con dition of her mother. She wns nc- compnnlod to Mlchlgnn at noon todny by her son. Frank. Mrs. C. R. Hnggnrd of Sioux City arrives todny for n few dnys' visit In Norfolk. During her stay In the city , Mrs. Hnggnrd will be n guest nt the homo of Mrs. D. Mnthewson Instend of Mrs. .1. S. Mnthewson , ns wns an nounced. Mrs. Haggard Is on the Wednesday club program for tomor row with n paper. On Thursday noon he will bo the guest of honor nt n luncheon which Is to be given by Mrs. J. S. Mnthowson. Skntlng came Into fnvor again with the young folks last evening and King's pond was well filled with a crowd of skaters all evening. Several parties for the evening wore made up , the largest of which was that of Miss Toomoy , who had the children In the Seventh grade nt n skating party. The little snow , which fell during the even Ing , did not hinder the nkatcnt any , uid the Ice was comparatively smooth except In a few places. The snow fall todny , however , has put a stop to the Hkntlng unless the Ice Is cleared. Gregory News : The Initial meet ing of Iho Interstate Retail Merchants' iiHHocInllon WIIH held In Boncstcel nt the city hall hist Thursday evening and a largo representation of bust- IOHR men from Lynch , Spencer , Bittto , Fairfax , linker , Grosn , Napor , Bone- steel and other towns were present. The object of the association Is for protection In the buying and selling of merchandise and with a view of simplifying their work nnd an exchange change of experiences. The following olllcors were elected : President , G. S. Graves of Butte ; vice president , John Harms of Bonostoel ; secretary , J. H. Wilson of Butte ; treasurer , A. Mason of Fairfax. At this meeting It was determined to hold regular month ly meetings at BoncHteel and oxlond the membership to all merchants on Iho reservation. Wayne Herald : During the past two or three years several homes hnve boon stolen In the neighborhood of Wakuflold , nnd up to dntu Iho horses have not been recovered or the thieves apprehended. The horses disappear from ImniH or pnsluroH In n miracu lous nmnnor and the thieves leave no trace behind them ( hat has enabled those who would recover the property to gel any Irack that will lead to any arruHtH. At present some pretty ugly rumors nro nllont ns to who are the pardon respoiiHlblo for the Htnto of affairs In existence. It Is hinted by many that local talent , men thorough ly acquainted with nil the surround- IngH nro either In the horse stealing hiiHlneHH , or nro nldlng the porsonn who take the animals. Some have gone so far as to nnmo persons against whom tholr suspicions are directed nnd some pretty severe threals are being made against the suspects. Newman Grove Herald : The Nor folk sugar factory Is to bo turned Into a shoo fnctory. Another company Is to take over the sugar fnctory , put In now machinery nnd again the wheels will turn nnd Hiigar will again be made al Norfolk. Norfolk Is lo have a beef and pork packing plant , using the va cant sugar factory. A button factory is to bo started at Norfolk In the old sugar fnctory. An alfalfa meal mill company Is talking of taking over the Norfolk sugar fnctory In the near fu ture. A creamery company would have plenty of room In the Norfolk sugar factory. The very latest use for the Norfolk sugar factory , which has been dismantled nnd standing Idle for a year , Is a condensed milk- ery something that will spoil all the plans of the big creamery companies In the great west. Maybe Norfolk will donate the factory to Iho state as an annex ( o the Insane asylum. Dr. W. II. Brill of Cieighton , Neb. , has Instituted In the county court in Sioux Falls proceedings by which he seeks to set aside the will of his fa ther , Thomas M. Brltt , a Sioux Falls pioneer who died n few weeks ago. The will gives to the widow outright the homestead and the Income from the remainder of the estate during her lifetime , when the estate exclusive of the homestead goes to the Crolgh- ton physician. The widow Is the stepmother - mother of Dr. Brltt. The stepson Is dissatisfied with that portion of the will which gives to his stepmother the Income from the cstnto during her llfelime. Dr. Brllt nllogos In his com plaint that the widow used undue in fluence In having Iho will executed In her favor , and also alleges that his fnther wns not In sound mind nnd capable of making a will nt the time the Instrument wns executed. During n hearing In the case before County .Indue Bailey attorneys renresentlnc Dr. Brltt gave notice of an appeal to the slate circuit court , where the cnso will bo tried during the month of April. About seventy-five policy holders in the Farmers Mutual Insurance com pany of Madison , Pierce , Wayne and Slanton counties hold their annual meeting In Mnrqunrdt hall yesterday afternoon. The report of the business for the past year wns presented to the members and showed a gratifying In crease over the preceding year. At the beginning of the year there were GSS policies In force amounting to $1,064,514 and at the close of the year 757 policies amounting to $1,305,957. The receipts for the year were $2- 822.43 , which with $459.15 cash on hand , constituted the assets out of which were paid losses amounting to $1,734.70 and expenses of $844.95 , leaving a cnsh balance of $701.93. The company decided to allow policy holders to insure registered live stock for two-thirds of its nctual value , which is something that was not done before. The executive officers for the ensuing year will bo the same as last year but there was a slight change made In the directorate. The ofllcors elected are : Herman Bnettow , pres ident ; Fritz Grimm , secretary ; C. F. Winter , treasurer. The new board of directors is composed of C. P. Haaso , Herman Buettow and C. F. Winter , Madison county ; Herman Koch and Fritz Grimm , Stanton county ; C. H. Buchendahl and Frank Peter , Pierce county ; Charles Green and Arthur Kun , Wayne county. Farmers bring In your repair work for spring. I will save you 20 % as 1 have the time nnd am prepared to do the work. Paul Nordwig. Thanks for Bell. In behalf of the Warnerville people I want to thank the kind friends who so liberally contributed to the fund for purchasing a bell for Warnervllle's now church. Mrs. H. Warner. TRAVELING MEN TELL HOW THEY WERE SNOWBOUND. WERE IN ONE SPOT 36 HOURS The Snow Drifts In Cuts Were so Deep That Bruno Hanson Mashed His Hat Against Semaphore Signal. Lived on Pork and Raw Potatoes. The effects of the snowstorm which cnmo over the northwest Innt week , have all been overcome and train ser vice has been restored to normal run ning. The greatest difficulty experi enced was with wires that went down , making It difficult to send trains out Into the storm for fear of accidents. The Blorm Is said at Northweslcrn headqiiarlers to have been not an ex- trnordlnnry one for this time of the year. Drifts were about six foot deep. PnssongorH on the trains which were snowbound were nil within easy roach of farms or towns , and they were all well provided for In the wny of food llllllll LIIU 31UI 111. iliWOl VJ1 IIIU | JIIO * Hengors remained In the coaches un til the trains moved again. The train from the Black Hills duo here Friday cnmo Saturday , nH did nlso Iho Sntur- dny trnln. This , however , was hold till yesterday and two big trains went east Sunday. Olhor trains nro now on llmo. From Passengers' Viewpoint. According to a commerclnl Irnvelor , the Blnck Hills train that wns stalled nenr Johnstown In Iho snow drifts had a party of live Norfolk men on It , who subsisted entirely on pickled pork for thirty-six hours. They were Bruno Hanson , Ed Ingnlls , Herman Snider , Hans Dnhlen and Mr. Brown. They were eight miles from Johns town and there wns little on the train for the nnsHcnccrs to ent. so they floundered out through the snowdrifts to the few farm houses In Ihe vicinity and secured what they could. All they could find where they went wns pickled pork nnd raw potatoes but the latter proved of no avail ns there was no way of cooking thorn on the trnln. The snow was so deep that they had to struggle 'through snow above their waists to get to the farmhouse. Whore Iho semaphore signal stood beside the Irack the snow was so deep that Bru no Hanson broke his hat on the arm of the signal , as ho passed under It. The train was held at this point for thirty-six hours before It wns possible to release it. Another Black Hills trnln was held up near Rapid City but managed to get out of the snow in less lime than the one nl Johnstown. All nlnnir Ilin linn tlipro wns .1 liiwivv snow and in the cuts great holes hnd lo bo made through Iho snow. In some of the cuts Iho snow wns so deep that it brushed along the tops of the cars ns they passed through. North of Nlobrnra conditions were a great deal the same ns they were on the main line and many of the cuts were filled to the top with snow , through which ( he engines wore forced to cut their way. MONDAY MENTION. R. E. Dulcher of Plainview was In Iho city Sunday. Charles Herschoff of Hadar is In the city on business. F. C. Marshall of Center was In the city on business Saturday. A. II. Corbett of Madison stopped over Sunday night In the city. Orion Porter came down from Fair fax this morning on business. Mrs. I. M. Mncy spent Sunday In Tildon with Mrs. S. Klerstcad. Miss Josephine Durland has gone to St. Joseph , Missouri , to buy her spring slock. Jake Penhollow of Newman Grove and a cousin from Iowa are visiting friends and relatives In the city. Mrs. C. E. Stilt returned home Sat urday evening from Burllnglon , Iowa , where she has been visiting for the past five weeks. Will Hahn spent Sunday with friends in Stanton. Emil Schnltz of Hadar was in Ihn city on business today. Burt Hummer went to Omaha Sun day to visit with friends. Mr. and Mrs. John Luders of HOB- kins are in the city on business. Eugene E. Harper has taken a posi tion as attendant at the hospital. Miss Mamie Morgan of Humphrey Is visiting wllh the family of H. E. Hardy. H. E. Owen visited over Sunday wllh his family and relumed to Oma- na touay. Chris Soverln of Woodlako visited the latler parl of the week with his aunt , Mrs. John Hulff. Mrs. C. R. Hnggnrd of Sioux City Is expecled Ihls week for n visit at the homo of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Mathew- son. son.Dr. Dr. C. A. McKlm Is expected in the city Wednesday on state veterinarian business. Mrs. E. F. Stoar returned Saturday evening from a trip lo Omaha and Des Molnes. Mrs. H. E. Hardy went to Omaha Sunday to visit with her daughter , Mrs. J. A. Shoemaker. Herman Brlssow of Hadar was in the city today onrouto to Wayne where ho will enter the normal. Miss Jennie McCormlck , of the Fre mont Tribune force , Is spending a two weeks' vacation In Norfolk. F. A. Beeler has returned from New York , where he was doing his spring buying. His son Rex joined him at Chicago on his way home. J. G. Collins has been suffering with a severe cold at Albion but is not BO- rloiiHly 111 ns has been generally ro- ported. The W. C. T. U. will meet with Mrs. D. Hoes tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock In her homo at the corner of Thirteenth street nnd Norfolk nvonue. Manager N. B. Dotation sustained the loss of two carriages , harnesses , robes and all equipment for them , in the fire Ihnl rnged Frldny night In the Chicago lumber yards. Ho cnrrlcd no Insurance on the vehicles , HO that they were a total loss. Nlobrara Is planning a big celebra tion of the fiftieth anniversary of Iho founding of Iho town , on Juno 7. The Into Judge Ilubbnrd was one of the founders of the place and his son , Congressman Hiibbnrd , will be one of Iho principal speakers on the oc casion. . A restaurant Is to bo opened up In the vacant store room In tho'Kriig block by Ihe Ahlmnnn brothers within the next two or throe weeks. They Intend to put In n Inrge lunch counter nnd tables enough to accommodate a largo number of persons. The kitch en will be placed In the rcnr. L Rov. J. P. 1'oucher of the "iMetlToiI- 1st church went to Blair today to om- < clnto nt the funeral of Mrs. Peter \ .TnliiiHfin into nP tlio flrnf rnnlilottt.q nf ' V Blair. Mr. Poticher hns conducted funeral services over three of this one family , all over eighty years of ago. nnd there nro but two loft today. The business of the Norfolk post- olllco continues to show a comfortable Increase over last year , which moans more prosperity nnd more business In the city. For February the receipts of the ofllce are about ten per cent greater thnn that of 1905 nnd larger limn Ihoso of any previous year. The stnmp snloB for February wore $948.08 nH com pared wllh $807.20 In 1905. The lolal receipts for February 190C were $989.52 nnd for 1905 , $900.31. Mrs. P. A. Blnkeman entertained Saturday afternoon at 1 o'clock lunch eon nnd cnrds. The house was dnlnt- the luncheon tables were arranged for the afternoon nnd preltlly decorated place cnrds distributed. Euchre nnd flinch wore played. The flinch prize wns won by Mrs. Bradley of Bololt , Wisconsin , the euchre prize by Mrs. T. 13. Odlorno ami the shouting prize by Mrs. Emilic Mlttelstndt. At the Pacific hotel Sunday noon the new landlord , J. Harvey Foote , served the first of the Sunday dinners , which he intends shall bo one of the features of his management. In a number of ways there were Innova tions that are new to Norfolk. Ho had the Norfolk orchestra to furnish music during the dinner , nnd one of the traveling men , I. W. Johnson of Lincoln , sang several solos between the orchestral numbers. The tables were uoconueii wiiu poucu nyacinins and cut carnations and at each guest's plate was placed a carnation. There wore n number of smnll parties of town people who took advantage of the dinner to entertain friends nt a Sunday dinner away from liome. Pierce Lender : About twenty cou ples of Norfolk and Pierce people ns- somblcd nt the home of Mr , and Mrs. Henry Miller , 4 miles east of town last evening and completely surprised them. They met to remind them Ihnt twenty years had passed since they stood nt the marital altar and were joined togelhcr for life. When Mr. and Mrs. Miller had recovered from the surprise they welcomed all their guests and the evening passed away quickly nnd merrily. Refreshments were served nt 12 o'clock and after wards Mr. C. A. Relmers , who had been selected by the company as spokesman , in a few pleasing remarks presented to the host nnd hostess a beautiful china dinner sel , a bureau ami uuiT iH'jbuiiLb. mi a. luiuui iuui- ingly and henrllly thanked them for their kind remembrance and after a short lime deparled for their homes. The Madison horsethlef was in Norfolk - folk the day nfter he sold his outfit at Nollgh. Concerning the man the Leader says : "Tuesday he bought a ticket for Norfolk , nnd Sheriff Miller , who was there the following day , says that a hackmnn slated that the thief had again gone west on the evening train , although the policeman at the depot thought the contrary. The man agers of the Clearwater bank , while not feeling that they could perhaps legally be bound to accept the loss In the matter , nevertheless concluded to stand good for the checks and money paid and hunted up the parties and repaid them. On Wednesday the owner - er proved his ownership to the prop erty and took it back home. The thief Is described as a young man of medium stalure , wllh nolhlng in his t 10 uiiruci auunuon or icau lo the belief that he Is a tough char acter. " Prom an unofficial railroad source comes the Information thrft the sched ule of the train on the Scrlbner-Oak- dale branch Is to be changed so that persons on the branch can leave homo In the morning , do business In Omaha and rotiirn home nil In the same day. To do this the train will run Into Oma ha Instend of Scrlbner ns at present. It will leave Onkdnle at 5 o'clock In the morning , arriving In Omaha at noon. Going west It will leave Omaha at G p. m. and reach Oakdale at 1 o'clock the next morning. Some now rolling stock will be added to the equipment on the branch when the change Is made and a finer train will ho operated thnn now. The present train will be discontinued when the new trnln service Is Installed. This will also give the towns east of West Point on the main line one more train a day and give them three hours more In Omaha than they have at present To the towns west of Scrlbner it will make little difference.