Nebraska Newspapers

    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.