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NORFOLK NEWS : FRIDAY , Al'lUL 6 , IMG , TO SAVE THE LIFE OF FREDERICK HOHNEKE. IS STILL IN GRAVE DANGER Dr. Tashjcan Returned From Tragedy Scene Four New Gashes Have Been Opened In Hohneke's Arm These Without Chloroform. It mny bo necessary , In order to save the life of Frederick Hohneko , the Stnuton county victim of his son- in-law , August Mueller , to muimtiito his left nrm nt the shoulder. The at tending surgeons feared that that operation - oration would ho necessary today hut there were slight symptoms of Im provement In consideration and the arm was allowed to remain for one more dny at least. Hohnoko Is still In a very serious condition from blood poisoning and It Is still feared that hu may die. Dr. Tashjcan returned from the scene of the tragedy this afternoon and said that Hohnoko was still alive. Arm is Much Slashed. "We opened Mr. HohnoUo's arm In four moro places , " unld Dr. Tnshjenn. "making ten openings In all , so that his arm Is nil cut to pieces from shoul der to wrist. "Wo had feared that wo would have to amputate the arm at the shoulder today but as there were some slight indications of Improvement , wo decid ed to try to save it and let it go till tomorrow. HohncUo , however , Is still in grave condition and may yet die. " Knifed Without Chloroform , The last four cuts that have- been made In Hohnoke's arm have boon made without the aid of chloroform , as the surgeons were afraid to subject the patient to moro shocks from this drug. Three of these openings wore made yesterday and ono moio today. The man suffered intensely from these operations , of course , but had to stand it In order not to risk his life. Mrs. Mueller , the wife of the assail ant , Is recovering nicely. Dan Cupid and the Hired Man. Kansas City Star : Our hired man had n love affair. I have been what might bo considered something of a confidant or advisory counsel in the matter , but really I believe that I have been to him a kind of convenient , safe , passive tiling to which he has been In the habit of soliloquizing. The first of this was when he said tome mo : "I'm waltin' on Miss Mattie quite frequent now and I'm thinkin' right smart of rentin" a plnco next year. Wonder if the doctor's made any 'rnngcinent yet for that eighty over on the north road ? Mo and her made It up ? No. Not exactly yet. I've just got far 'nougb long to let her know by comin' what I moan by coinln' so much. I've done took her to preachin' twicet an' a buggy ridin' of a Sunday four times. Course , whilst there ain't been no word said , It's the same as holdln' a gate open. What you holds It open for knows mighty well what you means. With wimmln you got to sorter 'cumerlato afore you can say things , but course she knows blame well what's comin' , and If she don't get unruly an' hostile the signs show you're all right. "Say , do you know her daddy , ole man Peavey ? lie's a queer actln' ole fck , cuss , now ain't he ? Ho done a thing tuther night the wherefore of which I ain't just exactly penned up Inside me yet. You see I go over to see Miss Mattie right often these nights , two three or four times a week. Mo an' her sets up in the comp'ny room an' v _ talks a few , but dern me if bein' with iL * her don't sorter get me tongue tied an' * * , I just set an' try to think up things teL * L . say , but somehow my thinker won't - , . think an' it gets late an * finally I got , ' to go. Well , tuthor night after It had got some along 'bout midnight an' me ; on' Miss Mattle was a settln' up , her on the "melojeum" stool an' me on a cheer acrost the room , hero conies in the old man in his sock feet with ono of these here little , round , shiny , dollar clocks in his hand. He never say a solitary word but puts there time-piece careful on the chimney ehelf over the fireplace , faces It plum towards me an' goes out. I been thinkin' right smart about his doln' that a way. What do yon think that ole "Sqeo-geo" ment ? I've sifted it down to maybe it was a kind of a sorter hint and denied imperlite. I'll tell him so first time I run onto him , only I'm feared what I'd say might get to Miss Mattie an' rile her. Wim min is toucheous 'bout their daddies. " Another soliloquizing came to mo a few days later. "Say , " said the hired man , "some of the boys been warnin' mo 'bout Miss Mattie but I reckon I got no cause to misdoubt. There's a wldderer with whiskers circulatln' some 'round old man Peavey's. Whlstletrriggor's his name , from over on the Blackwater an' he's got a farm an' children growed up. The boys needn't try to skeer mo with a ole ho goat like him. Sides ho ain't waltin' on Miss Mattle nohow. He's always there hut ho sets with the ole man an' I don't never nor hear of him beln1 nigh her. I reckon him on * the ole man is on some kind of a trade. The reason I feel no call to care 'bout Whistletrlgger Is from the way they treats him an' I see it myself. Tuther night when I corao it was chilly an' Miss Mattie says as how wo better have a little fire for to set by an1 she goes out to get some body to fix it up an * comes right back. Who do you suppose cornea in right lifter , totln' wood an' klndlln' an * builds that fire ? It was the wldderor. Ho built that llro hiimblo , never say- In' n word an' ho wont right out soon as over the blaze got started. Huh ! Why , they make him do the chores for real comp'ny at the PoavoyscH. A feller they UBO that a way ain't both- erln' mo none , no matter what the boys say. " It was not very long when the hired man somewhat exuberantly had moro confidences to disclose. It was on Sunday , Just before ho started to take Miss Mattie on ono of those buggy rides. Said ho : "I'm taklii' Miss Muttlo buggy rid- In' today and I'm goin' to take her right this hero time. Do you know 1 holievo I boon a plum green 'Hlmblln' with Miss Maltlo. A feller I know what goes lots with wlnunln told mo the way to do out buggy rldln" was to kiss the gal an' hug hor. Ho was 'stonlshcd when 1 told him I never donb that with Miss Mattle , an' says to mo I'm all wrong , an' that Miss Mattle expects that , an' must bo won- dorln" what sort of a feller I am. I ain't used to this waltin' on wlnunln folks and I got lots to learn. This hero ovonin * Just ns soon as we got round the bend In the outer road outer sight of the house sho'fc goln' to find > ut I've lernl. Slio's goln' to get a tlss from mo , from mo , Hennery Ap ) lowhlto Wllkorson. free , whlto , 21 an' i democrat from Slap Out. I done Hilt boln' a gourd right now. " ERRATIC POLITICIAN IN OMAHA ONCE LIVED HERE. IS MAKING WILD SPEECHES Man Who Was Converted Here , Began Preaching and Wrote a Book on "Life's Other Side , " Is Now Creating Excitement In Omaha. W. II. Hoffman , .formerly an M. & O. railway brnkcman of Norfolk , who ran between Norfolk and Sioux City with Conductor George Carter , am who later was converted to a church preached , and wrote a book entitled "Tho Other Side of Life , " is Just no\\ attracting attention In Omaha because of his erratic campaign being con ducted for himself as councilman ant for Rrontch as mayor. It is said that the speeches whlcl Hoffman has been making have injtirci the ticket for which ho has been work Ing , and Uroatch tried to call htm off lint in vain. Hoffman was a short , slender mai witli very black hair and a black mous tache. His book was perhaps as in sane a piece of writing as has beei printed. Concerning his career li Oniabn , the Boo says : With the assistance of a quintet o colored musicians W. H. Hoffman pulled off ills much advertised meeting at Myrtle hall last night. The crow ( numbered moro than fifty at the start but this number dwindled to less that half before Mr. Hoffman finished a rather long and rambling speech. He told the audience that W , f."Hroatcl had promised to be present'late ' In the evening , but Uroatch did not 'show uj and the meeting closed wlthout'him. In spite of the fact Mr. Hoffman hat advertised a souvenir to each lad who attended , none appeared and s the gifts were distributed to the mei in the crowd. The souvenir conslstei of n pamphlet life of Mr. Hoffman , con taining pictures of himself and family the church In which he was converter and the railroad train upon which h worked. "I was thrown out of the Budwelse saloon , " said Mr. Hoffman , "becaus they said I was furnishing the paper stuff that was hurting Hroatch. Th reason they call us gamblers' candl dates Is because they say Tom Dennl son is back of Broatch. If he is am glad of it , for he Is the best pollt ical general In Omaha. I would rathe have Dennison for Leader , but i Broatch is elected it will be almos the same. "I would rather speak In a saloon or over the bar than disgrace the sane tity of a church by using it for pollt ical purposes. I was a preacher fou years and studied the gospel six years and I left the church because it had so litany narrow-minded people in it. am as broad-minded In politics as am In religion. "On the saloon question I am Ilk Rev. T. J. Mackay. I believe In rats Ing the saloons up Instead of throwing them down. I don't believe In makln fish of ono and fowl of another. "I am for Hoffman for councilman first. I'm also whoopin' 'or up for W J. Broatch all the time. It is true Pv been kicked out of Broatch meetings but it wasn't Broatch's fault , and I'm for Broatch , first , last and all the time. Before Mr. Hoffman spoke "Bill" Spady , n colored polltlcan from the Twelfth ward , made a Broatch speech , painting In lurid colors a picture of a dismal Sunday In Omaha If anyone but Broatch was elected mayor. After the meeting closed Mr. Hoff man explained that he did not say much about Tom Dennison because he had a high regard for him and had worked with him , and did not want to do anything to injure him politically , especially when they were both en listed In the campaign for Broatch. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Abso lutely Harmless. Every mother should know that Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is per fectly safe for children to take , as it contains nothing harmful. For sale by all druggists. FATAL OPERATION CAUSES A SENSATION IN STATE. WAS A FORMER NORFOLK GIRL Miss Short Died In the Swedish Hos pital , Omaha , November 19 Dr. Mathews Is Now Charged With Per forming a Criminal Operation , The death of Miss Edith Short , for- norl.v of Norfolk and later of Fremont , vho was reported to have succumbed indor a Htirglrnl operation for nppon- licitIH nt Omaha last November , has 'routed something of a sensation In ho slate board of health and Dr. Mathews of Omaha linn been brought ip on the carpet , charged witli per- orinlng a criminal operation from vhlo.h. It Is alleged , Miss Khort died. Before the mooting of the state loard , Dr. B. F. Bailey of Lincoln tos- Ifieil that Miss Short had worked for ilm twenty-two months and that she uul come to him and told him Hint , she was in a delicate condition and nttmated that slid Intended to have in operation performed. Dr. Balloy old her , bo says , to go at once to her nether in Froinnnt and confess her condition. Miss Short died In the hoHiiltnl In Omaha November 10. After a sensational hearing before the stale board of health , the Dr. Mathews case was continued until some tlmo In May. SATURDAY 8IFTINQS. Thomas I'atras went to Madison to- lay. lay.A. A. O. Walton has gone to Walnut , [ own , tt > work. 0. H. Nnger/.orl of Lynch won In the elty over night. Dr. L. II. Pheasant of Pierce was In Xorfolk this morning. Win. Hutof HoHklns Is In the city visiting his son , 13 , W. Hut/ . John Hulff and daughter , Miss Grctchcn Hulff , are spending the day ( n Omaha. Miss Nell Anthen and Miss Mlnnlo Jausa of Newman Giove wore in Nor folk this morning. W. H. Buttorlleld left yesterday on a business trip to the pine lumber re gions of Wisconsin. Gilbert Durlnnd of Plainvlow IH In the city to attend the funeral of his sister , Mrs. Fannie Graham. R. B. Hall of Omaha was In the cll > today , and left this afternoon , but will return to spend Sunday here. Leonard Ilegelnnd of Lincoln nr rived at noon today for a week's visit with Ills friend , Bartlo Elueffor. .1. K. Smith of Plninvlow , father-In law of Messrs. Mclcher and Irvln , is In the city visiting his daughters. Miss Johanna Bennig left at nooi for a visit with friends In Btittlo Crook , Meadow Grove and Tllden. George Berry , the ranchman , Is a present in Grand Junction , Cole , where he has gone on business con nected with a largo herd of slieop. Miss Von Goetz , acting principal a the high school , loft yesterday aftei noon for Omaha , where she will re main until Wednesday afternoon on a visit. F. C. AKUIUB , who for two and a half years has occupied the posltloi of bookkeeper at ( lie Citizens Natlona bank , has tendered IIH ! rcsignntloi with tliut institution , to take effee April 10 , when he will go to the Nor folk National bank In the same capac Ity. There ho takes the place of Max Wilde , who goes to Crelghton tti take a position in the Security bank. John Conger , the Ewlng man who was injured by a blow In the eye , lot Norfolk on the noon train. His oy was bandaged up witli a very thlcl and very white bandage. He said h guessed he would go on to Long Pine and stay there until his eye got wol' as he didn't like to have the peopl of Ewlng see It In that condition ant didn't want them to know that ho hat got me worst of the conflict. He ad mltted that he carried a gun and salt ho guessed ho ought to have Hashed it. A baby boy has arrived at the horn of Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Hedman on rura route No. 5. The Omaha Bee Is authority for th statement that W. II. Bucholz ha bought a residence there , formerly known as the Berry homo. The regular meeting of the W. C. T U. takes place on Tuesday , April 3 , a 3 p. m. , and will bo held at the home of Mrs. Mary Wallace on Park avenue enuo. The King road machine started ou yesterday afternoon to crush down the muddy roads of Norfolk and wll probably bo continued in service dur Ing today. All members of the economic de partment are asked to bo present a the regular meeting of the Woman' club on Monday afternoon in the Con gregatlonal church parlors. Meat markets In Norfolk will clos on Sunday mornings at 9 o'clock afte tomorrow. The agreement has been signed and published by the Fal store , L. Schenzel and R. E. Thlen and goes Into effect tomorrow mon Ing. All orders taken Saturday after noon and night will bo delivered Sun day mornings. Evangelist Cantwell , who conducte a series of meetings hero , Is now a Stnnton. His meetings are announce ! to the public In n display advertise ment ono column long this week. John Freythaler has purchased flno St. Bernard pup from W. R. Hoff man. Mr. Froythalor saw the wan ad. in The News offering the anlma or sale , and the purchase followed In a runaway on South First street oHlorday afternoon a buggy belong- ng to ( ! . U. Seller watt domolltdiod. 'ho loam wan being lined by n couple f boys who went hunting. They left ho team without hitching. Neither lorso wan Hornteliod. Among the distinguished guests In he city today was ox Senator William ' . Allen of Madison , who arrlveij In Norfolk last night from Ponen , re- mined at the Pacific until today and eft at U o'clock for Madison. Sen- tor Allen has been attending to a nso In court at Ponca this week and vent homo today to spend Sunday vlth hlH family. J. H. Rouse and 13. 10. Beels , rural onto carriers on routes No. U andI , ospoetlvoly , today completed ( hell bird year's work for Uncle Ham. It VUH Just three years ago tomorrow lint these two veterans In rural mall ervlco In Norfolk started out with ho first wagons that ever carried let- ers from the Norfolk poslollleo to the oors of the farmers In this vicinity , 'ho other throe carriers , Messrs. Show , Cronk and Warren House , have omo Into the service since ( hat tlmo. On Monday morning , April 1 , with- nit blare of trumpets or sounding of ho hurdygurdy , The News printing ilnnt and business will quietly pass nlo the hands of The Huso Publishing ompany , a corporation formed for the lorpotuntlon of The News , and of vhlch W. N. HIIHO In president and rensurer and N. A. Huso Is vice presi dent and fioerotnry. Enough stock IIIH been subscribed to nicely take cnro of the business , II IH fully paid ip and non-assoRsable , none of It IB iwned by any person whoso name Is 10 ! Huso and none IH for sale. Today finished the slx-montlin cam- lalgn In Norfolk of the Work's Ijuly Tailoring school and the manager , J. , . Richardson , left at noon for Grand sland , where ho will next week In stall another school , similar to that which was conducted here , lie ox- lects to continue there all during the spring and Bummer. Mr. Richardson will take three teachers from herewith with him to Grand Island , MHH ! Agnes RaiiHcti , Miss Florence Graven and Miss Martha Price , all Norfolk young women. The scflool ban done very successful work In Norfolk and has given very excellent satisfaction to .ho many students who have taken the course. Thoie Is today a chance that Fred erick Hohneke , the wounded Stnnton county fanner , will recover. Or. Tash- jean returned from the place late last night and says that he now hopes that the man's arm and life may both be saved , though the blood poisoning has made a terrible looking limb. The arm now has twelve slashes In It for drainage purposes , and Ifi filled here and there with drainage lubes. Mr. Ilohneko's temperature last night was down to 101 , having dropped from I Oil. He Is but forty-five years of age , in stead of llftv. lion George T. Ebor- ly , a prominent attorney of Slanton , lias been retained bj AumiHt Mueller to defend hint In ill1 * cane DAUGHTER OF CREIGHTON BANK ER LEFT HOME. SHE WAS OUT ALL NIGHT LONG Little Vivian Cheney , the 14-Year-Old Daughter of Banker H. A. Cheney of Crelghton , Walked Fourteen Miles During the Night. Plnlnvlew , Nob. , April 2. Special to The News : Little Vivian Cheney , the M-year-old daughter of Banker H. A Cheney of Creighton , ran away fron homo lust night , walked fourteen miles during the night and was found a mile and a half northeast of this city lit 7:15 o'clock this morning by a searching party which had started out from Crelghton. She was taken back homo on the freight train this morning. No known reason can bo assigned to the queer act of the little schoolgirl. She was last seen at home at 7 o'clock last evening. At 7:30 : she was seen walking east along the railroad track , hurrying away from Creighton. At 11 o'clock last night a searching party from Creighton started out along the track. A handcar rode the rail road track and n team drove along each side of the track , searching for the child but she was not found until she had been away for twelve long , cold hours. Thoie had been no quarrel with the child at homo and nothing that could niako her unhappy or anxious to leave homo. A rumor In this section of the state to the effect that there was n reward of $ GOO offered , was without foundation. COACH ON FREIGHT 70 AND 71. New Service Will be Installed Between Norfolk and Creighton. Beginning with Thursday , April C , freight trains No. 71 and 72 , between Norfolk and Crelghton , will carry a passenger coach for the accommoda tion of passengers. This service will run dally except Sunday. Visitors at tending the declamatory contest to night will bo able to return homo to morrow moinlng if they desire. Farmers bring In your repair work for spring I will save you 20 % as I have the time and am prepared to do tno work. Paul Nordwlg. Boo F. Q. Corycll for Insurance , COUNTY COMMISSIONERS HAVE INSTRUCTED IT TAKEN. MA'f MEAN REGISTER OF DEEDS If There nre 10,000 People In Mndlrton County , a Register of Dcetln Will Replace the Present Deputy County Clerk Ucgln the Count. The county commissioners of Mad ison county have Instructed the as sessors , who aic now starting out on their annual \vorK , to lake a census of the county as they go. In ease there are IS.otlo people In the county , a new olllco will be created to lake cure of the business of those IK.OOO people. 'The new ollleo which will be created , In case Ihete nio that many Inhabitants In tills county , will bo reg ister of deeds. 'Tho work In this of- lice will do away with the work tif the deputy county clerk , and will niako one moio candidate lor the people It ) vole on at the polls. Fiom I ho school censim , " wild Com- mlssloneni 1 larding and Tafl , who weie In Norfolk yonlerday afternoon , "It Is saf'i to estimate ( lie population of Madison county at almost 20,000. 'There Is a general belief that there are about It.000 ) people In Madison onntv hut nohoilv knows for sure. Over ) body will bo glad to Know Just low many people wo do have. " 'The assessors , In nklng the census , vlll not write out Dm name of each lorhon In the county , but will merely ako down Iho number of persons there ire In each laiully and .ten , by adding ip the ( otalH , arrive at the correct lumber of people who live In ( tie county. The assessors' duties begin , under lie law , April I. TUESDAY TOPICS. II. F. Hough was In the city yeslor- lay. lay.J. J. G. Foster of llosklns was In Nor folk today. .1. II. Couloy was In Plorco yestor- lay on business. .Miss Kale Mourot was hem from I'leie.1 yesteiday. i'mil MoolI'M will go to Sj.vim ! In- ( ii i row on Mrs. S. I' I i n i wont to Plju-3 ton - n V to visit. ' < at VOB. Mrs Waller f'olein.'in left yesterday for a visit at Cedar Rapids , Nob. Mrs. S. .1 llurnelt has gone to Mis souri Valley for a few days' visit. Frank Graham Is sud'oring fioin a relapse of grip and Is In bed today. Mr. and Mrs. 10. E. True of I'lldt-n vere In Norfolk yesterday aftei noon. Miss Fain Burnhain expects to go to Madison Saturday for a visit with friends. W. W. Roberts loft today for Okla homa City. Ho stayed over till today to voto. L. M. Wollo leltt oday for Montana , where In * will make Ills home In the future Dr. J. C. Meyers IH able to bo out and about , but Is not , doing strenuous work as yet Mrs. N. M. Nelson and son Leonard of Pierce were In Norfolk today , en roll to to Neligli. Miss Dolly Hanson of N'oela , Iowa. Is In the city , a guest of her si-dor , Mrs. Chris Anderson. Mrs. E. P. Hummel of Sioux City Is In town , n guest at the home of her father , Aug. Ilrnmmund. Miss Anna Miller left at noon today for Pierce , where she will visit her sister , Mrs. B. ( i. Huebner. Evangelist Olmstead left today for Wnkofleld whore he will bunt , ducks with Charles M. MathowBOn. O. P. Scboff has returned from a trip In western Iowa , and will leave this week for the HI nek Hills. Miss Minnie Schrnm returned to Stuart yesterday , after spending Sun day at home with her mother. Mrs. Max Ixjnser and Miss HaiiKO , who were hero Sunday , returned to their homo in Tlidon last night. Mlhs Lvdla Dot evan , daughter of Mr , uid Mi.-- , ' 1 n Donovan of Mnili- 'Wi , will upend this weoli vvith Misn M' lei Odlor..f- . Spencer UiriC'ifiCld , who Irt uttan . - ln j U-iko r-nist. Chicago. Is il h mo f r n few d- ! " 'th his iwvnt * y. ' . .iiiil Jlr . W. M Mi'ttorflold. Mrs. J. | i I'ahkoll ' and Iniu-Mor J'i'Ith of WUH ' ( 'o'd , who hs\o hoi n M.It Ing nt tie ? MHO of Col. < 'i.tt i. to urned to ( hen * home in Walif'iel.l nt ! ioon today. Postmaster J. J. Smith of Vordigro was In the city today. Mr. Smith lost his store and the postolllco recently through fire , records , stamps , fixtures and everything. Mr. and Mrs. D. Rees and family , who will sail for England May 4 , will be accompanied on their voyage by bio cousin , John Morris , formerly of Nor folk and now of Fremont. Mr. Morris will take his family with him. Dr. J. H. Alden , superintendent of the state Insane hospital , Is attending a mooting of the state board of pur chase and supplies nt Lincoln today. The board Is buying supplies for state institutions , Including the hospital hero. Fred Wagner , Mr. and Mrs. Ed Wag ner and Julius Lehman have returned from their trip to Oklahoma , where they visited Herman Wagner. They prefer Nebraska to that country. Her man Wagner Is doing pretty well down thoro. * There will bo prayer meeting tomor row night at the First Congregational church at the usual hour. W. II. Bucholz has not , as was re ported in Omaha papers , bought a homo in Omaha. Mr. Ducbolz says that the report WUH given nut 1 an iver ambllloiiH real enlalo duab't lint Is ulleily untrue Louis /letnor hns been nppo'rvtnl ' manager of ihe HiHlihiH excbanre of the NehriiHlta 'Telephone coinpai ) 'The first April Mbowor of the m non diopped down upon Norfollt Mils tnorn- lug At first the nhowor came M way of sleet but Ihe HUH itonn turned the little whlto spheres Into water A half hour saw the finish of the shower , For Iho last ton diiyii Mrsl A. Davis of 'Tllden has been taltlng ten uous In china painting from MrM P. Wealberby of thin oily. Mrs. IiavlH , who has boon n guest of Mrs f JJ. Ininihnin , will return to her home In 'Tllden Ilibi evening. In writing In ron ' \v their tiih ttlj. Ing , which has been puliM'ilied In Pin ) News for the IMH ! month , tin Hatch Incubator company of Cbn Cen ter says : "We are getting n nlci Uuo of business up in your neck of the woods , all of which wo appreciate ! very much. " People who use Mast Norfoll nvo- line for driving complain that there are holes tin either tide nf the brldgo over the Northfork there , In the approaches preaches , which need repairing The tocoiit rains and snow have \\iHhctl out the nppioaches until Mm hole" are rather dangeious to anlinalH , Farmers In Ilm vicinity of Norfolk M'stordny began to malm prepani'toDi for their spring sowing. .Ono fanner , at least , began to sow hbi wheat This was Gim Saline , on rural route S. Many others gel out their disc barrows - rows and have begun to cu 'lo\sn the I'ornstulks while the nun shines 'The King road machine did t-oino \ory effective work yesterday on UiO stieels of Norfollt. Norfolk avenue , when the ( lout finished , looked some- i ing Hue a tennlH court , an did pinuy itber inllen of ntroet that had boon touched up. Norfolk IIOH nuroly had a demonstration of Ilio fact that the spill log lloat IH an eminent mil fOBU for making good roads. .lobn Fetter , who for ten yi > nif ban noon In the employ of II. ( ' . SaHlcH yesterday tendered bin leslgnntion , which look effect at once. Mr. Fetter has worked during the entire ten \onrs without HO much ns a day of red and be hollovcn that now ho will taltr n few days elf for n vacation HI been olfciod three different po but bus not an yet decided wbltb niio be w. . . nccepl. Ills many frit n < lh In Iho city , however , will be glad to know that he will continue to if-ido In Noifolk , all of his propertv inter- esla being hero , Commercial travelern who nnu IM en at SpaiildliiK within Iho past v\eel < bring a story of a railroad bra hi mart named Llnoborr > who got rovi n .r on Kdltor Majlleld over an nllM d < Mit ! received by Mrs. LlnHiorry. II NU'1 hat the brnkoinnii marched ( lit * ! Itor at the point of a gun up to 'bo Lint-berry homo , asl < eil bis wile il bin VIIH the man and then , when I-H- ! t-.ud be was , look Editor Muyfloi ! out in Uic yard and very badly beat bis fan It it i en ! ' ! iVnt Mnyllod didn't dar < > nt away because ol the gun thai f'l o hrnkomnn still bad , und n noun ! 1 > . .at- Ing was administered. SYSTEM WAS STARTED LABT NIGHT , WORKED FINE. PUT UP TWO NEW DUILDING3 Citizens State Bank Will Build Hnricf' Some Bank Building , and 0. & . A Jacobs Will Build .1 Fine Store Building Also. Crelghton , Neb. . March -Special to The News : Crelgliton's ne\v elec tric light plant started running last night for the llri-t time , and worked In fine shape. The Citizens Htnte. bank will begin at once the erection of a hnndpomo new brick building.2.r.xfiO and two stories high , the upper tloor for offices. O. & A. Jacobs will build with them and alongside the bank will erect a lianilKomo store building , olxty feet long. W. W. Roberts Goes to Oklahoma. W. W. Roberts left today for Okla homa City , Oklahoma , whern he ROCS to engage In the Insurance htislmeBS. Mr. Roberts Is one nf the most suc cessful Insurance men who ever worked In this country and ho will no doubt mnko his now venture win Ho came to Norfolk March 1 , 1893 , as spe cial agent for the Homo Fire insur ance company of Omaha , his territory at that time comprising all that part of the state north of the Plnlto river. IIo traveled for that company until 1900 , when ho went to the Continental of Now York and was given the same territory , and traveled for thro * years. In the meantime , In 1901 , ho started a local agency In Norfolk and plncetl It under charge of his stop BOH. By 190" this business had Increased to such an extent that ho was obliged to quit the road and give it his whole at tention. Recently ho sold the business to Mathowson & Co , nnd now goes to another field to engage in the same line of business. NEW BLACKSMITH SHOP. H. C , Clark From Stanton County Will Build It at Junction. H C. Clnrk , who hns recently moved to Norfolk from near Stnnton , haa inndo pinna nnd bought lumber for the building of a blacksmith shop at the Junction. The building will be put up at once.