Till- - : NORFOLK NEWS : FRIDAY , APRIL 1 , 1906.
PONTOON BRIDGE ON THE MILWAUKEE -
WAUKEE IS GONE.
WENT OUT DURING LAST NIGHT
Wna Constructed of Plica nml a Huge
Dent 3CO Feet Lone and Wns Dullt
Less Than a Year Ago For the Mil-
wnukec Extension.
UunnliiK Wntor , S. I ) . . April ( l.--Spo-
clnl In Til" Mown : Tln < pontoon rail
road bridge nt Chnmberlnln. H. I ) . ,
went out last night. ThlH bridge wns
built laHt Hummer for tlu Milwaukee
extension from C'lininliorlnln to I ho
ninck lllllH. Tli" bridge consisted of
piling nml a huge boat ! 100 feet In
length and WUH operated an a draw
bridge , When liullt. It WIIH considered
that It would last for nt least IIvo
years , The fact. that. It. went out In
IOHH than n your from the tlmo It WIIH
built doiuoiiHtratoH that a pllo bridge
over the MlHHourl rlvor IH not sntlsfuo-
tory and cannot bo nindo HO.
The Chaclron Election.
Chadron , Noli. , April ( ! . Special to
The News : The present mayor of
Chadron , who WIIH selected a year ago
on thu anil-gambling ticket. WIIH defeated -
foatod for ro-olootlun by a majority often
ton votOH , W. II. nonahuo being "loot-
oil , 18 , It. Erway , Dr. lllauehiird and
Daniel Wanner wore elected IIH mom-
bora of the HchMl ) board.
HANDCAR'S WILD RUN.
Droke Loose and Ran Down HIM From
Fairfax to AnoUa.
Fairfax Sun-llovlow : Monday afternoon -
noon IIH Section Foreman Stnnok wan
working about the railroad yard ul
thlH place hlH hand-car , which ho had
loft standing on the track , blocked ,
became released In HOIIIO way and
Htartod down tlio track lor Anokn.
After Informing Station Agent Ed-
oiiB , who Immodlatoly wired Anoka ,
Mr , Stanek Htarted down the track on
the run to see If ho could not Htop the
car. The accident happened about 1 !
o'clock In the afternoon and Stanok
and Mr. Kdenu were both a llttlo bit
anxlouB , for fear that the car might
bo derailed or go past Anoka and thus
delay , If not CIUIHO an accident to the
passenger train coming up. However ,
word was got to Anoka In plenty of
time and when the car. came Balling
around the bend Into the town It wan
Htoppod. Mr. Stanok , who Htarted off
shortly after the car wont , covered the
Intervening miles between hero and
Anoka In remarkably Bhort tlmo ,
reaching there In a llttlo less than un
hour after ho loft Fairfax. If unyono
ban an Idea that ho didn't , go a mighty
good stopping Htunt , just lot him got
out and try to run .eight and ono-thlrd
miles In IOSH than an hour. When Sta
nok reached Anoka ho was aH wet from
perspiration im though ho hud been
completely under water , and was al
most exhausted , but bo Immodlatoly
got onto the handcar and pumped anil
pushed It all the way back up hero
alone , reaching hero about -1:15 : o'clock
very muchly "all In , " but elated to
think that no harm bad come from his
llttlo car's escapade. The grade be
tween bore mid Anoka Is one of the
steepest on the Northwestern system ,
and had not the car been heavily load
ed It would surely have loft the track.
It must certainly have attained a great
speed on the down trip.
SATURDAY SITTINGS.
Rudy Hlnlt wont to Stanton at noon.
Mrs. Nelson of Tlldeu was hero yes
terday.
U A. Pohlmon of 1'lrco was In the
city this morning.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Teal left at
noon for a visit In Missouri Valley.
Don Cameron and Charles Qrocsbeck
returned this morning from a trip to
the Black Hills.
John Bridge Is now In Harvey , N. D. ,
where ho may decide to locate and
take a position In a bank.
Miss Nona O'Brien of Anoka , who
has been visiting at the homo of A.
H. Vlolo , returned at noon today.
Miss Iva Cross of Pierce , who visit
ed at the homo of W. A. Molilcnhauor
this week , returned at noon today.
Miss Maude Tannehlll , who has been
homo for a vacation , returns to Stanton -
ton tomorrow where she Is teaching.
H. M. Culberlson of Norfolk and Mr.
Hanson , a merchant at Tllden , are In
Omaha taking In the automobile show.
Miss Ollborta Din-laud , who had been
visiting In Norfolk this week , returned
to her homo at Plalnvlow at noon to
day.
day.Mrs.
Mrs. J. D. Elmorc and daughter Jean
of Stanton , who have been visiting nt
the homo of A. F. Tannehlll , returned
homo today.
Miss Gertrude Wade returned to
Meadow Grove at noon after a visit
nt the homo of Mr. and Mrs. W. A.
Wltzlgmnu.
Mrs. W. H. Bridge , who returned
last night from a visit In Spokane ,
says that 'this weather Is cold com
pared to that on the coast.
Mrs. Brown has returned to BiUte.
J. H. Conley drove to Tllden today.
The Misses Hughes of Battle Creek
are In the city.
Miss Hale of Battle. Creek arrived
In the city at noon.
Miss Lackey and Miss Zahn have
gone to their home nt Stanton.
Miss Elizabeth Zimmerman of Em
erson Is visiting at the homo of Mrs ,
Pllger.
B. H. Tracy went to Knox county in-
day to look after business on the Dur-
land ranch there.
Mlle Perry and sister , Miss Minnie
Perry , returned at noon today .from n
week's vlHlt at Hapld City , S , I ) .
Mr. and Mn . John KoenlgHtoln re
turned at noon today from Arkansas ,
where they Imvo been npondlng the
winter with their mm , Arthur J. Koen-
tgnloln.
Minn Mella Wlldo loft today for Tn-
coma , WiiHh. , where she will visit her
slHter for a month. She waH accom
panied an far an Fremont by her HH- !
ter , 13 run.
MlM Nan Stafford and Miss AgneH
Stafford of Scrlbnor nro In the city ,
vlHltlng their slater. MlHn Edna Staf
ford , and at the homo of their uncle ,
Peter StalTord.
Mm. R. A. Fnrrol and baby loft at
noon today , after a two months' visit
at the homo of her mother , Mm. W.
II. Dexter , for her new homo In , IIus-
lings. They were met at the Junction
by Mr. Fnrrol , who had Jiml arrived
from a trip In the Black Ulllfl.
MlHH lloHHlo Wurrlck of Meadow
drove , who had been a guest at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Wlt/.lg-
man thin week , returned at noon.
( ' . A. Wolfe , who for the hint live
months IUIH charge of the On'onhiiiiBcr
Jowolr.v store , left today for hlH homo
In Omaha , where ho exports to remain.
Mr. and Mrs. Sehmodo of Leavltt
are hoio to remain until after Kaster ,
guests of Mrs. Schmodo'H mother , Mrs.
MlttelHtadl. Mr. Sehmodo In superin
tendent of the Standard Hiigar factory.
The Misses Thompson have arrived
from Germany to visit their Hlstor ,
Mrs. O. N. Stnekey. Two young boyn
also arrived on the sumo steamer , one
of them coming to Norfolk and another
one going today to Plalnvlow.
Mr. ami Mrs. .1. 11. Maylard and chil
dren arrived In the oily at noon today.
Mrs. Maylard niched Omaha last night
at 5 o'clock from California , having
come by the way of the Santa Fo , and
was met there by Mr. Maylard.
Misses Jessie and lloxlo Sturgeon ,
who loft at. noon for California , were
accompanied to the train by a largo
niimbnr of friends. The length of their
stay In California Is Indellnlto , as they
may decide to remain there perma
nently.
An old man named Cabin , from Stanton -
ton , passed through Norfolk at noon
bound for Newcastle , Neb. Ho was so
feeble that ho could not got off the
train without assistance , and yet ho
was traveling nil alone. Ho had to
change cars here and again at Coburn
Junction.
A daughter was born at the homo
of Henry King. This makes two boys
and two girls In the family and Henry
Is delighted.
Mr. and Mrs. Howlns are enjoying
a visit from their son , Dr. Homer How-
Ins his wife , who Is also a dentist.
They live In Cincinnati and both prac
tice dentistry.
H. Ludlow , formerly of this city but
now of Oklahoma City , writes that he
Is now located at 320 West Eighth
street In that city. Ho says that ho
ban struck a great city and country
and ho Is very well pleased with his
now location.
Parctlcally all of the teachers who
attended the session of the Northern
Nebraska association , have now re
turned to their homes. The annual
mooting came to a close last night In
the Methodist church when Mrs. Fran
ces Carter of Now York gave a very
delightful program of dramatic read
ings. Yesterday afternoon there were
n number of lutoreHtlng papers nt the
school house and nt the church later.
The meeting was pronounced the most
successful In the history of the asso
ciation and all of the teachers seemed
to bo glad that they had come to Nor
folk.
folk.C.
C. 12. Burnham , president of the
Norfolk National bank , will plat out
eighty acres of real estate at Tlldon.
Ho went to that llttlo city yesterday
morning with the Intention of dispos
ing of his real estate Interests there
but when he struck the town ho says
that ho found such an almighty boom
on that ho couldn't bo persuaded to
part with his acres for love or money.
And so ho will plat out eighty acres In
town lots and make n now addition to
Tlldon. This land Is just an oven half
mile south of the Elkhorn Valley bank
corner. Mr. Burnham found that there
are many new store buildings , nil
brick , and a new brick bank building
for the Tllden State bank. The build
ing now occupied by the Tlldon State
bank has been leased to the govern
ment for a postotllco.
HANDLES MUCH FURNITURE.
Ed Harter Is Here From Napervllle ,
III. , For a Week's Visit.
Ed. Harter arrived In the city last
night from Naperville , 111. , to visit with
relatives for a week. Ho wont to Oak-
dale at noon , for a day or two. Mr.
llarter has given up telegraph operat
ing and Is now assistant to the Bur
lington station agent In Naporvlllo.
There are eleven employes under him.
having been Increased within the past
year from a force of three. This Is
duo to the Immense manufacturing of
conches and Morris chairs that is car
ried on thero.
In this town all of the Morris chairs
and couches are manufactured for two
larcje Chicago department stores. Mr.
llarter says that these articles never
got Into the Chicago stores at all. be
ing sent direct front Napervllle to the
destinations. Ho says that there are
on an average of .100 shipments a day.
going to all parts of the country. Two
pieces of this fnrnituro were hilled by
Mr. llarter to old acquaintances In
Norfolk , only lately.
If your store-windows were smaller
than they are you would worry about
It. Possibly your "greater-store-win-
dews , " your advertisements , nro not
ns big as they ought to bo and If thla
la so you have real reason to worry.
GOVERNOR MICKEY LOOKED INTO
INSTITUTION HERE.
CRUELTY HAD BEEN CHARGED
L , M. Wolfe , Farmer nt the Institution ,
Wrote a Letter to Governor Mickey
Making Allegations Governor Says
Cruelty Has Stopped.
Governor John II. Mickey arrived In
Norfolk yesterday afternoon and re
mained until noon today , having COMIO
to Investigate charges of cruelty and
other things preferred against the
NohraHka Inmmo lio.spltal located here ,
by L. M. Wolfe , tlio farmer at the In
stitution ,
Governor Mickey found that there
had boon Homo cruelly Inlllctod by at
tendants upon patients , but the attend
ants who were guilty of cruelty had
been ( ' ) Hcliarged HOIIIO time ago by Dr.
Milen , the superintendent. The gov
rnor also found that the other chargcH
which were preferred by Mr. Wolfe
were untrue and that Mr. Wolfe had
taken bis cues from hearsay.
What the Governor Said.
Just bel'oro ho look the train for Lin
coln. Governor Mickey called at The
News dlllce. Concerning his visit ho
mild :
"What llttlo cruelly there was , has
been eliminated now and there will bo
no more of It. I received a letter from
Mr. Wolfo. the farmer , In which ho
charged many things agalimt the Insti
tution , and so I decided to get on the
[ ruin and come right up hero to look
Into things. I am a great believer In
going right to the heart of things and
when there IB a report of something
wrong , I like to get at the truth of It
myself. So I came to Norfolk yester
day afternoon , stayed nt the hospital
all night , questioned everybody who
could give mo any Information , and
found that the only charge that was
Justifiable was that of cruelty , and the
parlies guilty of this offense had been
discharged by Dr. Aldcn. "
Governor Mickey took occasion to
heartily compliment Dr. Nicholson ,
physician , for his excellent work at
the Institution.
"Those charges are not unusual for
state instltnloiiB , " continued the gov
ernor. "It Is but natural that , with
so many people thrown together , there
should bo Homo things that are not
Just as they should bo , and It takes a
llttlo time , especially In a new lust'- '
tutlon like this , to weed out the bad.
But the Norfolk hospital Is getting
along splendidly. "
Mr. Wolfe , the man who made the
charges , has left the institution and
gone to Shoshonl.
MONDAY MENTION.
C. D. Simms left today foi a trip
west.
west.Miss
Miss Edith Wilson of Crelghton Is
In the city.
Ilnlph lloyd left yesterday for n visit
In Columbus.
II. II. Miller wont to Meadow Grove
Saturday and returned yesterday.
Mrs. M. B. Irvln returned Saturday
evening from a visit to Plalnvlew.
General Superintendent C. C. Hughes
of the Northwestern went cast at noon
Mrs. W. H. Bucholz Is expected to
arrive In Norfolk tonight from Los
Angeles , Cal.
J. D. Sturgeon Is making extensive
Improvements to his home on South
Eighth street.
Miss Alum Untcrklrcher of Burling
ton , Iowa , arrived Saturday for a visit
with Mrs. A. N. Anthes.
Miss Bessie Gllllspie returned to her
homo at Madison this morning after
several days' visit with friends In Nor
folk.
folk.Misses
Misses Nellie and Mnble Morris of
Onkdale have returned to their homo
after a few days' visit with Miss Hazel
Fairbanks.
F. W. Woods , cashier of the First
National bank of Spencer , passed
through the city this morning onroute
to Omaha.
Mrs. U. E. Tatman of Lincoln Is In
the city visiting her parents , Mr. and
Mrs. F. A. Blakomnn. She will remain
for n month.
Misses Knto and Mnry McGlll have
returned to their homo In WIsner after
a few days' visit with their aunt , Mrs.
Fred Holllngsworlh.
Among those who have left the busi
ness college for summer vacations are
Floyd Twlss and F. Tnlow , Meadow
Grove ; William Erdman and William
Vogt , Plaluview ; J. A. Morton , Madi
son : Lester Kurtz , Long Pine ; Floyd
Chamberlain , Norfolk.
Frank Hamilton Is acting as wire
chief at the telephone exchange tills
week.
13. II. Sncdekor has rented a house
on Philip avenue , east of the Methodist
odist church.
William Wotzol and Elmer Byerly
spent yesterday fishing , and report
excellent luck.
The now homo of W. B. Hlght on
South Ninth street , will bo completed
today or tomorrow.
Mr. and Mrs. D. Mathowson pleas
antly entertained n few friends at dinner
nor Saturday night for Mr. Bucholz.
Mr. and Mrs. Hobert Brashear , who
wore salosfolk at the Boo Hive , have
resigned and are now at the Fair store
Miss Elsie Marquardt , who formerlj
was a saleslady In the Fair store , has
resigned and is now with Anthes & .
Smith.
L. Soarles of Omaha , who visited a
the homo of C. D. Sims ovr Snndn >
was called to Atkinson yesterday o
account of Illness.
A storooptlcon entertainment will be
given nt the First Congregatlonn
church tomorrow night by Rev. J. S
Hoot under the nusplcort of the Wo
man's Christian Temperance Union.
The Woman's Homo Missionary so
ciety of the Congregational church
will meet , with Mrs. Mary Mathowson
Tuesday afternoon at ! l o'clock.
Lynch Journal : D. A. Martlndalo
ban accepted a position on the road
with Haley & Lang , wholesale fruit
(1 onion * of Norfolk , us n. traveling
salesman. They will find him a rus
tler of the right sort.
Chicken thieves bavo become op
erative In the city of late. J. H. Con-
ley was the victim of one of the
thieves last week when ho lost four
very valuable Brahma liens. Ho says
ho will pay $5 reward for Information
leading to the arrest of the party.
Pierce people have confidence In
( he building of a railroad between
Yankton and Norfolk , along the old
grade of the Yankton , Norfolk &
Southern. It Is said thai It Is known
posltlvey there that attempts have
been nmilo recently to buy this grade.
The funeral of the llttlo child of Mr.
and Mrs. II. W. Winter , which was to
have been hold ycHtorday afternoon
from the homo , was postponed until
this afternoon al 2 o'clock on account
of the rain and because , too , of the
non-arrival of Edmund Winter , 'who
Is attending college at Now TJlm ,
linn.
Confirmation services were succcss-
ully held In both the Christ Lutheran
nd the St. Paul Lutheran churches
cstordny morning. The two largo
lasses of young persons who were
onflnncd formed pretty rows as they
teed up to take part In the ceremony.
. .urge crowds of friends and rolallves
Handed both churches.
Pierce Leader : W. II. Hough do-
arted Tuesday morning for Roches-
or , Minnesota , to be examined by ono
f the most successful surgeons In the
vorld for a complaint In the side
vhlch has given him Incessant pain
Or the past four years. If the exam-
nation proves that the ailment is of
serious nature the patient will un
dergo an operation. Ills many friends
lero anxiously await results. Mr.
lough was accompanied by his little
laughter , Josephine , and his slstor-ln-
aw , Miss Bonrret.
Recent Hoods In the vicinity of Gas-
) or and Shoshonl , Wyo. , have taken
wo lives and caused damage to prop
erty. Ono of the men who lost his
Ifo was "Shorty , " a freighter and
tnge driver , who has not been founder
or ton days. It will bo remembered
hat John B. Barnes , Jr. , who was here
i few days ago , was driven across the
country from Casper to Shoshonl by
a man named "Shorty , " and It Is pre
sumed that this is the same person.
' other man drowned was a railroad
contractor on the Shoshonl extension ,
vho was trying to cross Muskrat
crook.
Long Pine Journal : Grading Is now
n process for the addition to the new
omul house and several changes have
> eon made In the Northwestern yards.
Superintendent Flnley's office has been
uoved from its former location to
unkc place for the addition' and the
mlldlng occupied by the civil engl-
leers last year while the new stool
iridge was being erected has been
moved to the east end of the yards
uul will hereafter bo used for the yard-
naster's office. A larger turn-table
will be made which will be suHlcienlly
nrgo to turn all of tlio engines coni
ng Into this division. The present
one is hardly big enough for the larg
er class of engines. It is not positive-
vl known bow much addition will bo
nade to the present roundhouse. Super-
ntendent Flnloy when asked about this
natter referred the writer to railway
leadquarters In Omaha , further stat-
ng that ho was not authorized to give
out any of the company's plans. It Is
rumored , however , that only six new
stalls will bo added to the present
building at this time on account of
; he necessity of getting ready for the
Shoshone rush this summer. The
company would not have time to build
a larger addition between now and
the reservation opening and merely
iilan to Increase the roundhouse capac
ity at this time for absolute necessity.
FORMER PUBLISHER OF "THE
GREAT WEST , " SUCCUMBS.
DIED AT CREIGHTON YESTERDAY
Remains WIN be Taken to Mlssour
Valley Tomorrow Morning for Bu
rial Leaves Widow and One Daugh
ter Masons Will Have Charge.
Crelghton , Nob. . April 10. Spccia
to The News : J. B. Lucas , a veterai
newspaper man who at one time edit
ed "Tho Great West , " In Omaha , dlei
hero at 4:150 : yesterday afternoon o
cancer of the throat and tongue. Fo
the past six months bo had been in
bed and had been unable to speak h
all.
all.Mr.
Mr. Lucas was forced to give up hi
editorial work In Omaha a year ago
and came hero to rest. Ho grnduallj
grew worse until the end. .
The remains will bo taken to Mis
sourl Valley tomorrow morning for bu
rial alongside his brother. Mason
will have charge. Ho leaves a wlf
and daughter. Ho was forty-sovei
years of ago.
On the day that you make your firs
purchase of real estate , yon becom
important to the city and the city be
comes Important to you. The real es
tate ads , should mean much moro t
you than a moro certain , number o
lines of typo.
CITY COUNCIL SENDS COMMITTEE
TO COLUMBUS.
WILL INSPECT GUTTER THERE
A Petition for a Sidewalk Along Main
Street East of the Bridge Was Pre
sented Large Grist of Bills Were
Allowed.
At their meeting last night , the city
ouncll took stops to gutter Norfolk
ivenue , heard a petition and allowed
Ills.
Council met In adjourned regular
esslon. All members present except
Spollman.
Minutes of March 23 and April 5
ead anil approved. Councllmen Gow
nd KloKnu were appointed a commit-
ee to visit Columbus , Neb. , for the
mrposo of Inspecting the gutler sys-
em In llml city.
Petition for a walk along Main
treat east of the bridge was referred
o the street anil alloy committee. The
amo commlttco were Inslructcd to cs-
ablish a legal width of not moro than
our feet for sidewalks along the north
Ide of Prospect avenue.
The petition for crossings In the
fourth ward referred to street and ni
cy committee.
The treasurer's report showed the
bllowlng balances :
General , $3.01 ; Interest , $451.00 ;
valor , $550.01) ) ; road , $828.00 ; sinking ,
4.0I15.50 ; streel lights , $200.70 ; bal-
nice with fiscal agency , $ S90.CO.
The police judge's report for March
bowed $ -1.00 collecled in lines.
Both reports were referred to audit-
ng commlttco.
The auditing committee reported
he following bills as correct , and bills
as read wore ordered paid :
Edwards & Bradford Lumber Co. ,
$100.31 ; T. Michnlson , $0.20 ; Nobrns-
m Telephone Co. , $8.50 ; L. Hecken-
lorf , $10.50 ; E. Brueggeman , $1.00 ;
M. Green , $3.50 ; S. Murphy , $4.00 ; W.
dug , $40.00 ; Hammond Printing Co. ,
$21.33 ; W. Livingstone , $40.00 ; D.
lunter , $1..fJO ; M. Schmlodeberg , $2.00 ;
Dedornmn , $2.00 ; J. Scholley , $4.00 ;
3. Hunter , $2.00 ; Anzelger , $03.50 ; J.
'rldny , $1.15 ; T. Monghen , $1.35 ; W.
Cock , $21.00 ; L. Tlpton , $1.SO ; P. F.
Sprecher , $0.20 ; Henry Miller , $0.16 ;
W. P. Dlxon , $0.00 ; O. Rlchey , $13.00 ;
' . Klcntz , $3.00 ; A. Koch , 45 cents ;
. Cook , $3.00 ; H. Hardy , $208.80 ; Na
lonal Meter Co. . $02.40 ; Norfolk
Mmnolng Co. , $8.50 ; Aug. Brumniund ,
J27.75 ; Norlolk Electric Light & Pow
er Co. , $70.00 ; Norfolk Light Fuel
Co. , $ CC.OO : Geo. Knapp , $1.25 ; Wm.
Vhlmann. $2.00 ; John Kranlz , $0.00 ;
\nton Uuchhol/ , $3.00 ; R. Peter , $4.45 ;
W. D. Uocher. $53.90 ; O. Uhle , $1.30 ;
Aug. Graul , $00.00 ; II. Boomer , $7.00 ;
election board , $00.00 ; Jim Hay ,
$00.00 ; W. N. Huse. $30.90 ; Norfolk
mercantile Co. , $3.25.
The canvass of the votes cast al the
election of April 3 gave Identically the
results ns published in Tlio News on
April 4 , except that Julius Hnlff for
city clerk received 740 Instead of 747 ,
and those receiving a majority and
the highest number of votes were de
clared elected.
TUESDAY TOPICS.
Mr. Gillian of Wayne Is here today
Frank H. Beels left today for Plain
view on business.
Roadmaster Pete Stafford went to
Long Pine at noon.
Harold Lucas came down from
Creighton this morning.
E. M. Hnntlngton went to Tlldon al
noon today to look after farm Inter
ests.
Graham Humphrey is still conflnet
to bis bed with an attack of appendl
cltis.
cltis.Mr.
Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Hansen will spem
the week in Tildon , visiting friends
and relatives.
Mrs. Hlbbs , wife of a commercial
traveler living on North Tenth street ,
Is very seriously 111.
Miss Agnes Ransch and Miss Graves
left yeslordny for Grand Island , where
they teach In the cutting school.
N. H. Johnston wenl lo Lynch al
noon on Insurance business for the
Elkhorn Life and Accident associa
tion.
tion.N.
N. W. Clover left at noon for Fre
mont and other points In the interest
of the Union Pacific freight depart
ment.
Mrs. Frank Davis , Miss Emma Muel
ler and Miss Hatlle Jonas have ac
cepted positions with the Bee Hive
and began work today.
Bishop Williams of the Episcopal
church passed through Norfolk at noon
enrouto to Madison to hold services
there Monday night. Ho will be at
Creighton Tuesday night and nt Nor
folk Wednesday night.
J. W. Godding of Wayne was here
yesterday.
Harry Miller was In the city yester
day from Stanton.
Miss Myrtle Custer very enjoyably
entertained n few friends last night.
George Davenport returned to Madi
son yesterday after a visit with friends
horo.
Six replies wore received yesterday
to the "typewriter for sale , " ad. In
the want columns.
"Tom and Jerry" have taken to the
woods for a summer vacation anoth
er indication that spring Is hero.
Edmund Winter failed to receive the
message announcing the death of his
little brother , and consequently did
not come from Now Ulm.
Miss Elizabeth Sharpless arrived In
Norfolk from Duluth last evening and
will visit for some tlmo with her sis-
ter , Mrs. Jack Koenlgsteln , and other
relnthes and friends.
Commissioner John H. Harding of
Meadow Grove was In Norfolk this
morning enroute to Madison , where n
session of the board of county com-
mlsHlonors will bo held today.
A meeting of Mosaic lodge will be
held tonight for work In the Master
Mason degree. Members and sojournIng -
Ing brethren are Invited. The call Is
Issued by order of Joseph Alberry , W.
M.
The California exhibit cars weretak- '
en north on the Bonesteol train nt
noon today. Among the Interesting
exhibits nre cornstalks ttfteen feet
long , to sny nothing of ninny different
kinds of fruits.
Graham Humphrey hns been n very
sick boy nil of this week and he Is still
suffering from his attack. Ills father ,
' '
J. W. Humphrey , arrived In the city < <
yesterday noon from the Black Hills ,
having come In response to a telegram.
The Center bnth tub was the sub
ject for a huge cnrtoon on the front
page of the Sunday Minneapolis Jour-
nnl. The picture showed pnckers and
Insurance grnfters all getting Into one
tub , the "Immunity Bath , " one at n
tlmo. "The Center , Neb. , tub Is not * i
the only one In demand just now , " it
said the paragraph underneath.
A fire which had started mysterious
ly in the barn of J. L. Lynde on Soulh '
Ninth street at C o'clock last night ,
did little damage. The nro department
was called out but did not make the
run , as the names were smothered be
fore they had fairly slarted. The nro
started In the curtain of n llttlo toy
theater , in the loft , and was discovered
by Mrs. John AVnltcrs , who rushed to
the scene and extinguished the fire.
It is said by those who saw the let
ter which was written by Mr. Wolfe ,
farmer at the insane hospital here , to
Governor Mickey , thai Iho matter will
not be dropped by Mr. Wolfe when he
lenrns of the result of the governor's
Investigntlon. Mr. Wolfe , in the letter - i
ter , declared that unless the things to I
which ho referred were publicly Investigated - ]
vestigated , bo would give a copy of |
his letter to newspapers in the state f\ \
for publication. There is no fear of
the result of this attack , even If It la
made.
LAD'S WOUND IS LONGEST DR.
BEAR EVER SOWED UP.
IT WAS THE BOY'S OWN FAULT
Little Yale Wright Probably Moved the ' I ]
Latch That Locked the Cab Door
and Fell Out as Result of His Own
Moving of This Catch.
fFrom Saturday's Dally.l
The longest wound ever sewed up
by Dr. A. Bear in all of bis years of
practice wns that ycsterdny afternoon
in the head of little Yale Wright , son
of Sheriff Wright of Ainsworth , who
had fallen out of a. cab while the ve
hicle was In motion. The little fellow
withstood the effects of the stitches in
good shape and came out from under
the Influence of chloroform soon after
the wound had been sewed up.
Twelve stitches were necessary.
Harry Sutherlln , who was driving-
the cab , says that the child could not
possibly have been run over by a
wheel without meeting Instant death.
His hack weighs no less than 1,500
pounds and this , even with a rubber
tire , would be enough to crush out the
life of the boy. Ho is sure thai the lad
fell with his head on the sharp step
and , with his own weight and the mo
tion of the carriage , was slashed across
the step as though It were a moving
knife.
Was Child's Own Fault.
To all appearances the accident was
the direct result of the child's leaning
on the cab door and It is now believed
that he unlocked the catch himself
and allowed the hinges to swing. This
Is believed both because Mr. Sutherlln
slammed the door shut tlghl before-
slarllng on Iho Irip and because Iho
door , afler the hack had reached town ,
was proven , on trial , to be perfectly
sound In all respects. When the door
was shut up It was Impossible to pull
It open without unlocking It.
And therefore It Is the present the
ory that the boy , In leaning against
the door , probably worked loose the
llltlo inside lock on the cab door and ,
when the door fell out , he tumbled
down , striking the step as he went.
Not the slightest degree of blame
Is attached to Mr. Sutherlln In any
way or to the hack- , and the parents
realized that nothing but silting still
in the cab could have saved the boy's
Injury. Mr. Sntherlln did everything
possible after the accident , to get the
boy Into the city for medical attenllon
quickly.
Wonder More Aren't Hurt.
"The wonder Is , " said a Norfolk cabman -
man , In discussing the accident , "that
more people aren't hurt , when their
carelessness Is considered. A cab
door is no safe place to lean on. as
the inside latch might easily be shifted
so as to release the lock. Sometimes
a whole famllv will get Into a hack
with two or three hanging over the
doors and ( he fortunate thing about It
Is that accidents are so rare. "
This was the Hrst accident of the
kind ever known in Norfolk.
The child wns taken homo on last
night's train.
Ine merchant who has to offer a
better bargain In a dress-fabric than
was ever before offered to the women
of this city should realize that the
"news" Is worth a big "spread-head. "