THE NORFOLK NEWS ; FRIDAY , APRIL 20. 11)06 ) ,
SESSION HELD THIS WEEK AT
MADISON REPORTED.
MANY DILLS WERE ALLOWED
A Few Rend Overseers Were Appoint
ed Dili ( or Damages Was Stricken
From the Records Mntter of Dirt
From Court House , Discussed.
Madison , Ncli. , Ainll 10. I HUH. at I
| i. in The board of county eommlH-
HlnnorH mot pursuant to adjournment.
Present , Commissioners John It. Hard-
Ing , John Mnlono nttit Hnir Tuft.
The inlnutcH of .Maich 20 ami1 ,
1000 , were read anil approved with the
exception of the following entry which
\VIIH ordered HtrlcKen out IIH hiivliu ;
been orroneoimly nuiilo , lo-wlt : "Hill
of a. S. Cheat , hill for damages on
account of opening ahovo mail al
lowed , $120. "
On motion Carl llolnorclus was np-
pointed road ovornoer for load dlHtrlel
No. 25. '
On motion the hoard then ndjonrnod
to 710 : p. in.
April 10. 7:30 : p. in. Hoard mot.
I'resont , Harding , Miilonn and Tuft.
On motion the following bonds wore
approved :
W. M. Church , road overseer , ills-
trlct No.I. .
Carl RolticceliiH , road overHeor , dlR-
trlct No. 25.
Win. Rookafellow , road overseer ,
district No. IS.
John W , Towlo , bridge contractor.
John II. DoGroot IIled n potltlon and
bond for the location and construction
of n drainage dltoh to drain a pond on
Boctlon B , town 22 north , range l.wcst.
Which bond was accepted and ap
proved by the hoard.
On motion the taxo.R of P. V. I/owlR
on part of NWU section 25 , 21 , 4 , In-
nldo the village of Meadow Grove were
reduced for the year 1003 from $18.45
to $0.80 and for the your 1001 from
$31,08 to $13.00 on nccount of double
assessment.
On motion the following bills wore
allowed :
W. H. Field , salary , otc $153.15
Jack Koonlgstoln , Riilnry 200.00
Frank 8. Perdue , salary 100.00
J. J. Clements , Jailor's fees , otc. 20(1.75 (
Gus Kaul , Jiuiltor If 00
Gcgner & Tanory , pnporlng
court house ' 1010
John H. Harding , services. . . . 07 70
John Malone , services OR 55
Burr Taft , services 02 00
Ilnmo Ilobortson Wycoff Co. ,
lumber for court house.v. . . 2S)7 ) 51
llumo - Robertson Wycoft 60. ,
lumber for road district No.
17 i 30 ItS
llumo Ilobortson - Wycoft Co. ,
lumber for road district No. <
20 11 30
llumo Ilobortson - Wycoff Co. ,
lumber for bridges 1-17 92
llumo - Ilobortson Wycoff Co. ,
' lumber for bridges 1 20
Thos. Ostorgnrd Co. , lumber
for bridges -19 05
Hammond Printing Co. , sup
plies 152-10
State Journal Co. , supplies. . . . 1 St
Perkins Bros. , Co. . supples. , . . 48 25
Hammond Printing Co. , sup
plies 1 50
Jacob Henderson , disinfecting
White house C 50
Dr. M. D. Maker , drugs. White
family 10 00
llumo Ilobortson Wycoff Co. ,
coal \Vhlto family 3 25
O. H. Glllesple , groceries White
family 201
John Scbeler , moat , White fam
ily 2 85
Ilnmo - Ilobortson Wycoff Co. ,
' coal White honso 4 50
Thos. O'8hea , coal for court
house 01 20
A. U Stewart , supplies 20 75
Wm.Molssnor , damages to crop 5 00
Madison Telephone Co. , rent
and tolls 37 80
Chns. P. Dudley , hack faro. . . . 3 50
Norfolk Anzelgor , printing. . . . 21 25
Hume - Robertson Wycoff Co. ,
coal for Mrs. Cleveland 3 05
Nebraska Telephone Co. , toll. . 70
Frank Schlnkus , brush for rip-
rapping IS 00
J. R. Donovan , supplies and
printing 20 00
Oeo. E. Richardson , salary and
expenses 111.45
Dyerly Rros. , moving pauper. . 3 00
Sattlor Coal & drain Co. , coal
for pauper 18 55
If. M. Farley , board for L. H.
Jctes 3 00
Brnasch Drug Co. , wall paper ,
otc 40 00
Norfolk Lumber Co. , bridge
lumber CO S3
Wm. Denbigh , land for road. . 150 00
.Too Benish , bridge work 1C 00
Nick Dohman , taxes overpaid. . Si
Crowell Lumber and Grain Co. ,
bridge lumber 50 55
Crowell Lumber and Grain Co. ,
bridge lumber S5 70
H. L. Kindred , fees Tappert In
quest 14 to
1 F. F. Ware , juror Tnpport in
quest 1 10
| ' II. W. Winter , Juror Tappert
Inquest 1 10
E. E. Coleman , juror Tappert
Inquest 1 10
Albert Degner , juror Tnpport
inquest 1 10
H. A. Pnsownlk , jurorTappert
inquest . 1 10
E. N. Vnll , Juror Tappert In
quest 1 10
A. Bear , witness Tappert in
quest 1 10
i Jnraos Ellis , witness Tapport
Inquest i 1 10
i !
Hurt MapoH , wit noun Tnpport
ImiueHt 1 10
It II. HeynoldH , witness Tap-
perl Inquest 1 10
On motion the bill of Christ Hum-
hnmn for expenses loeovoiliiK stolen
team was rejected.
On motion the board then adjourned
to Apill 11 , IOOR , at 7:30 : p. in.
April II , ItlOO , 7:30 : p. in.
Hoard met. I'tesent , Harding , Malone -
lone iitid Tuft.
Iliiiiiil consulted with ( ho members
of the city council of Madison , Nob. ,
In regard to Iho disposal of the dirt
to ho taUen from the court honso hill
lifter which on motion the board ad
join ned to May 22 , IliOti , at 1 o'clock
p. m. ( ! eo. 10. IMchardson , ,
County Clerk.
DEATH OF JOHN F. WHITON.
Wrll Known Hotel and Business Man
at Bnssctt Missed by All ,
HnsHell , Neb. , April 13.-Hpoclal to
The News : After a short Illness , John
F. Whllou , pioprlolor of the Wlilton
hole ) , and one of the html business
men In llassotl. Is dead. About a week
ago Mr. Wlilton locolvod a slight In
jury whllo lifting , and at iho sumo
time took a severe cold. This was
followed by an attack of acute Hrlght's
disease , which did Its deadly work.
Ho was a man of great business
worth and will not only bo mlssoil by
his largo number of friends , bill also
by all the business Interests of our
county He leaves a wife mid three
children.
FIFTY SHOVELERS ON PAVING
CONTRACT QUIT THERE.
THEY ALL DEMAND $2 PER DAY
Fifty Men Threw Down Their Shovels
In Fremont This Morning and Would
Not Work for a Minute Longer Da
goes Will Take Places.
Fremont , Nob. , April 10. Special to
The News : Fifty shovoters on the
paving conduct hero struck this morn
ing. They were getting $1.75 a day
and they demand $2.
The contractor says ho will have n
force of Dagoes hero tonight to take
tholr places.
GOULD TO TRY IT ABROAD.
Will be n Contestnnffor Court Tennis
Honors In England ,
Jay Gould , second oldest son of
George J. Gould , who won the nation
al championship at court tennis on
Saturday by defeating Charles B.
Sands , will try for the English chain-
plonslUp. miyn n Laliowood , N. J. , re-
pint. With Frank Forrester , Georgian
court-maker , young Gould sailed on
the Kron Prlnz Wllhelm today to pre
pare for the championship court ten
nis tournament which Is to bo held nt
the Queen's club at West Kensington
on April 30. Ills entry was filed a
fortnight ago and a cubic message of
acceptance was received last night.
Jay Gould , left Ixikowood yesterday
afternoon accompanied by Forrester.
Ho is not over-confident as to his
chances abroad , even though bo won
the national honors so handily Satur
day. Forrester Is very conservative.
Ho said yesterday that Jay would hnvo
many things to contend against on the
other side. Forrester said :
"Jay will have to learn the court and
ho will flnd things a good deal differ
ent over there. For ono thing the ball
they use In England Is not the same
as they use hero. The ball Is not made
of cloth and cotton as Is the one ho
has been accustomed to play with.
The English ball Is made of cloth and
Is livelier. So you see ho will have to
overcome both these handicaps. But
the lad will play the very best ho
knows how and will give a good ac
count of himself. "
Gould will flnd a formidable oppon
ent In B. H. Miles , the British tttlo
holder. Miles , who had previously
bold the title , won last year from Pen-
nell.
LOSE HOUSE AND CONTENTS.
Antelope County People Suffer From
Fire.
Nellgb , Neb. , April 17. Mr. Becker ,
living about three miles south of
Brunswick. In this county , had the
misfortune to lose his dwelling and nil
the contents by lire. Mrs. Becker bad
an Incubator upstairs In the house , and
was replenishing the lamp when she
lot It fall down the stairway , and It
sot a curtain hung In front of the
clothes closet on tire , from which It
spread to other parts of the house.
She was alone at the time , and was
not able to save anything , and was
just able to escape witli the baby from
the house. The family came recently
from the South Platte country , and as
they have no Insurance have met n
great loss.
FUNERAL OF HARRY REMBE.
Was Held at 2 O'clock From the Con
gregational Church ,
The remains of Harry L. Rembo
were brought to Noifolk from Minne
apolis and the funeral held from the
Congregational church at 2 o'clock , In
terment being In Prospect Hill ceme
tery. Mr. and Mrs. llombo come with
the remains. Following were the pall
bearers : Preston Ogden. Paul YMQ-
low. Frank Flynn , Arthur Krahn , Paul
Wot/el and Ralph Garvln. Rev. W.
J. Turner had charge of the funeral
services.
OLD UNION PACIFIC HOTEL BURN
. ED THERE TODAY.
WAS DIGGEST FRAME BUILDING
Three-Story Rooming House Goes up
In Flames at Grand Island This Morn
Ing Three Sick Students In the
Structure Wind Fanned.
Grand Island , Neb. , April 11. Spe
cial to The News : The three-story
rooming IIOIIHO of William Glllls , the
largest frame building in the city , was
completely destroyed by llro early
thin morning. The origin IB a mys
lory.
Twenty-llvo loomors escaped with
only extra clothing. Tluco roomers ,
college students , were sick with measles
los and woie taken to adjoining hous
es. A Ktiong wind prevailed.
The Insurance was $1,000 on the
building and the loss was $7,000.
Nearly all the contents burned , the
Insurance on these holng $500.
The building was the old Union Piv
clllc hotel.
HARRY REMBE DIED TODAY.
Former Norfolk Young Man Succumbs
In Minneapolis.
A telegram was received by Sessions
& Hell , undertakers here , this morn
ing , announcing the death of Harry
Itomhe at North Minneapolis today.
The remains will bo brought to Nor
folk Sunday night and the funeral will
he held Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock
from the undertaking parlors of Ses
sions & Hell.
Harry llombo was the only son of
Mr. and Mrs. L. L. llembc , residents
for many years of Norfolk" . Ho suc
cumbed to tubercular tronblo In the
bones , which resulted fiom an acci
dent to bis knee several years ago.
Ho had been taken to many hospitals
and had been operated upon but all
efforts failed.
Five years ago ho was the perfect
picture of healthful young manhood.
There are a great many friends In
Norfolk who will be deeply grieved to
learn of the sad death today.
SATURDAY SIFTING8.
Sheriff Coleman of Butte was here
yesterday.
Ira Hull Is In the city from Lyons to
spend Sunday with his mother.
Miss Ilattlo Alborry and Mrs. II. L.
Snyder went to Omaha this morning.
J. G. Johnson of St. Paul , Minn. , is
hero visiting with his sister , Mrs. B.
A. Bullock.
W. C. McNeil of Chicago , represent
ing the Vlo Chemical company , was in
the city today.
uirl Llmlstnim , cashier at the un
ion station , and Mrs. Llndstrum , went
to Hlalr to spend Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Weber of
Wayne arrived In the city last night
to visit Mr. and Mrs. Robert Utter.
Sheriff Malchow of West Point was
bore yesterday , having brought Law
rence Sulfurmoser to the insane hos
pital.
pital.Mrs.
Mrs. Cora Heels has Indefinitely
postponed the recital which her kin
dergarten class was to have given yes
terday.
Mr. Johnston of St. Paul , Minn. , Is
In the city , visiting with his sister ,
Mrs. B. A. Bullock , and his uncle , N.
A. llalnbolt.
Mrs. Osborno of this city has been
appointed by Governor Mickey as del
egate to the national meeting of the
Associated Charities which will beheld
hold in Philadelphia in May.
Mr. Peterson , formerly of Platte
county , has gone into the olllco with
C. W. Lomont and will make his homo
nt Norfolk for the future.
A. F. Clark , J. N. Dougherty and J.
\ tKnhn , Norfolk firemen on the North ,
western , left today for Chicago , where
they wont to take their final examina
tions for positions as engineers. The
examining hoard meets in Chicago
April 15 and Is In session until May
15. .
Miss Katie Klein succumbed yester
day afternoon at the homo of her
parents , three miles west of Hadar ,
to an attack of appendicitis.
The Knights Templar Instead of the
Knights of Pythias , will attend Easter
services In the Methodist church to
morrow night. This order regularly
attends Easter services.
Stnnton Picket : Adam Pllger went
to Norfolk but before ho reached the
city ho got stuck In the mud and in
order to mnko his appointments he
had to walk the rest of the way.
Prof. Nlmmor , teacher of the pa
rochial school at the St. Paul Luther
an church north of the city , has ac
cepted a position with the .Citizens
National bank , succeeding Fritz As-
mus.
mus.Tho
The oyster season for this spring is
practically at an end , Norfolk retail
ers having received their last ship
ments of the deep sea delicacy this
week. April being the last month of
the season with an "r" in it , the cal
endar has declared that the end is
near.
near.Madison
Madison Chronicle : Sheriff Clem
ents went to Norfolk yesterday to
bring to this city Gertrude Lowe ,
daughter of the late Wm. Lowe of
that place , whose mental faculties
have for a long time been of a na
ture to cause alarm among her ninny
friends and relatives. Her condition
has at last become such that she will
be examined as to her sanity.
Madison Chronicle : Sheriff Clem
ent's has the papers in his possession
to bring before the county Insanity
board Arthur Conrad of Norfolk , under
the dlpBomnnlac law. Conrad Is now
serving tlmo In the Norfolk jnll as
the result of n jag , and as ho is a
"posted" Individual the strong arm of
the luw will try to save him from his
fondness for drink by sending him to
Lincoln.
A largo number of Norfolk members
of the order will go to Omaha April
10 In attend the big meeting of the
Shrlncrs which Is to bo held. A class
of 302 will bo Initiated. A big ban
quet will bo held In the evening , fol
lowing the Initiatory work In the af
ternoon. The Initiatory work will ho
In charge of Mr. West , of Ak-sar-ben
fame , Three applications have gone
In from the local chapter of the Coin-
in an dory.
Fulleron ! Journal : April 1 , whllo
the children of Orn Ball and other
families at Kent ranch were playing
hide and seek at the elevator at that
place , a most distressing accident oc
curred to the oloven-year-old daughter
of Mr. Ball. It seems that the child
was hiding In the corn hopper and
whllo standing In the very center the
hired man pulled the valve to draw
out a load of com. The child sank
rapidly to the center and was soon
drawn under and smothered to death.
Ono of the children ran to the man
and told him to shut It off , but ho
thought that they were playing an
April fool joke and paid no attention
to the child. When help was secured
at the house the child was dead and
It was with dllllculty that the body
was taken out as she was found
wedged In the bottom of the bin ,
MARKET REACHES TOP NOTCH
PRICE THIS MORNING.
IS BEST IN SEVERAL YEARS
A Special From Omaha Today Says
That the Hog Market Is Still LeapIng -
Ing Upward , the Prices Having
Struck New Record Today.
Omaha , Neb. , April 1C. Special to
The News : The hog market Is still
bounding upward. It reached $0.55
this morning , the highest known In
several years.
EXCITEMENT ON ROSEBUD.
News of Railroad Surveyors at Bone-
steel Causes Hope.
Gregory , S. 1) . , April 17. Special to
The News : Considerable excitement
was manifested In Gregory when It
was found out , from The Dally News ,
that there was a gang of railroad sur
veyors at Bonestccl. A meeting was
called In Gregory and a committee
appointed to go to Bonestccl and con
fer with the surveyors and show them
that Gregory has many advantages
th'at other districts have not and that
Gregory has a tine supply of soft wa
ter at the depth of only fifteen to
twenty foot. The committee consist
ed of business men that who are inter
ested In the welfare of the town.
MR. HUSE DOING WELL.
Passed Comfortable Night Last Night
and Ate Breakfast Today.
I From Monday's Dully. ]
A telegram received from Rochester
this morning says that Mr. Huso
passed a comfortable night last night ,
ate breakfast this morning and Is feel
ing fine.
The gall bladder was removed and
a gallstone was foir.id In ( he systle
duct , which was removed. This had
been left after the first operation.
Dr. , Salter returned last night.
Just across the hall from Mr. Huso
Is W. H. Hough of Pierce , who has
been operated on for gall stones and
for appendicitis. Ho Is doing well.
A letter written yesterday and re
ceived today says that Dr. Mayo gave
ever encouragement that the operation
would not bo very serious and pro
nounced the patient in good condition.
The hospital is crowded , there being
150 beds In It and need of many more.
The surgeons operate each day from
S a. m. to 1 in the afternoon , there be
ing about fifteen each day. Each pa
tient first goes to an assistant who
makes the preliminary examination ,
and records data concerning the case.
At thpjso assistants' offices , people are
lined up in long rows awaiting exam
ination.
There are nt present thirty-five sur
geons from all parts of the world at
Rochester to watch the Mnyo broth
ers In their work , among them being
one from Germany. Dr. P. H. Snlter
of this city yesterday morning watched
fifteen operations.
The letter states that Rochester people
ple give credit to the surgeons for the
making of the town. There arc boardIng -
Ing houses nil over the city , all filled ,
and the hotels are filled to the roofs.
There are some patients In the hospi
tal from England.
MEMORIAL DAY ADDRESS.
G. A. R. Issues Invitation to Rev. W.
J. Turner to Speak.
Mathowson Post , G. A. R. , has decid
ed upon Its Memorial day exercises
for this year. Rev. W. J. Turner has
been Invited to deliver the address of
the day , and has accepted the Invita
tion. The annual Grand Army ser
mon will bo delivered by Rev. J. C.
S. Wellls In the Episcopal church.
Further details will be announced lat
er.
Tno News , 10 cents a week.
ENGINEER O. P. MASTERS TELLS
OF WRECK OF 116.
INHALED FLAME ; WAS SCALDED
Fireman Roy Day Died an Awful Death
In the Cab of Engine No. 1318 Yesterday -
terday Morning West of Merrlman ,
And He Died at His Post.
O. P. Masters , the well known North
western locomotive engineer who loft
hero for the Chadron division a few
weeks ago , was at the throttle in the
cab of the big steam horse which
drew freight train No. 110 early yes
terday morning when she plunged into
[
a washout near Merrlman. Mr. Mas
ters , by soiiio miraculous circumstance
which ho docs not attempt to explain ,
escaped with his life , while his poor
fireman , Roy Day , mot ono of the
most horrible and one of the most tor
tuous deaths ever dealt out to a rail
road fireman. Mr. Masters arrived In
Norfolk last night from the wreck ,
badly bruised and gashed all over his
body , but not any way seriously In-
jurcd. Ho told to The News this
morning the story of the accident and
of the heart-rending sufferings of his
mate In the cab.
Washout on the Prairies.
"It was just n washout on the prai
ries , " said Mr. Masters , "and there
was no bridge In It , as was reported
hero yesterday. It was two and a
quarter miles west of the town of
Morrimaii , west of Ixiig Pine. Molting -
ing snow along the side of the track
has caused so much water that the
moisture ran over the rolls and ate
out the embankment , which was com
posed of sand and quick sand. It had
dug a hole six feet deep and fifteen
feet wide.
"Wo were running along at a rate
of twenty-five or thirty miles an hour
and had no warning whatsoever of the
hole. Suddenly the engine pitched
down Into this six-foot hole and nine
cars piled up on top of us.
Roy Day Died at His Post.
"Roy Day , my fireman , was just In
the act of putting coal into the firepot
of the locomotive when the engine
plunged down into that black hole In
the night. The poor fellow pitched
against the boiler head and was pinned
by the coal gate against It , his legs
being so fastened that It was Impossi
ble to get him out.
Inhaled Fire and Was Scalded.
"In this position , pinioned down with
his head at the month of the furnace ,
poor Day met a most awfully agoniz
ing death by breathing In the flames
from the furnace and by being scald
ed all over his head and face by the
boiling water from the water glass ,
which had broken. It was the most
awful death that I have ever known
a railroad man to moot , In all of my
twenty years of engineering.
Couldn't Find Day at First.
"It was deadly dark there In the
night , the cab lights having gone out
and I thought the fireman must be
under the wreck. I got down and
hunted tinder those cars , but there
was no sign of him and then it oc
curred to mo that he must bo In the
cab. I crawled back Into the engine
and there I found the man , pinned fast
and dying that terrible death.
Bade His Friends Goodbye.
"Day was still conscious at that
tlmo , and shook hands with me and
the head brakcman , to tell us good
bye , just about five minutes before he
closed his eyes. "
There were some strange things
about that wreck out there on the
prairie and in the dead of night For
just following this freight train No.
11G came the big mainline eastbound
Deadwood-Chicngo train , with six
coaches filled with sleeping passen
gers. Neither train had any warning
of the washout No. C was only about
thirty or forty minutes behind the
train that pitched Into the bole and ,
had that train , by chance , as it might
have , been In the lead , it would have
been dozens of passengers to lose their
lives Instead of one man. Train No.
0 stopped when flagged by the hind
brakeman of the freight , and was
blocked there. She turned around and
went back , passengers transferring to
the westbound train , which also turned
around and came back here , reaching
Norfolk at 8 o'clock last night.
Mr. Masters Hurt Some.
Mr. Masters was scratched and
brnlbcd and hurt to some extent all
over his body. His face was battered
and his nose cut.
"I look , " ho said today , "like n man
who had been up against Jim Corbett ,
and with Corbett the better man of
the two. "
The locomotive which went into the
hole was one of the now "Q" engines ,
No. 1318. And after she struck the
hole and dropped , the drive wheels on
that big steel stallion plowed for 110
feet before tliey stopped in their
ground gaining. After the wreck , it
was found that ono of the rails had
been torn up , bent like a letter "S"
and had dug its way clear through the
boiler of the locomotive.
FREMONT-ASHLAND TRAINS.
Service is Begun on the Great North
ern Railroad In South Platte.
Fremont , Neb. , April 1C. Special to
The News : Regular train service was
established today on the GVeat North
ern railroad between Fremont and
Ashland.
For the present ono mixed train will
run each way dally.
George Slmpklns Dies.
Spencer , Neb. , April 14. Special to
The News : George Slmpklns , a young
man who has been working in n livery
barn hero for some time , died of pneu
monia and was burled hero yesterday.
The Odd Fellows conducted the funer
al. He leaves a wife and young child.
An Omaha brewing company has
commenced the erection of n finobrlclt
block on the corner of ono of our
principal streets. The work of com *
plctlng It will ho pushed.
The First National bank of this place
will commence the erection of n very
flno brick block very soon.
OWNS TOWN OF FONTANELLE.
Henry Splckner , Veteran of Nebraska ,
Former Legislator , Here.
Henry Splckner , of Fontanelle , the
owner of tnnt old village and now the
only resident of the place , is In Nor
folk today , a guest of his former
friend , Judge C. F. Elseloy. These
two veterans of frontier days in Ne
braska served together in the state
legislature years ago. Both came to
this country nt about the same tlmo ,
and both helped fight the battles of
the early days.
It was the homo of Mr. Spickner at
Fontanelle that served as a rendez
vous for the white men when they
gathered there to make their cam
paign against the Pawnees in the
spring of 1059. Mr. Splckner says ho
doesn't blame the Indians as much as
the whites for that trouble.
Warnervllle.
James Sweet Is on the sick list.
Mrs. A. H. Cropper has returned
from a two weeks' visit with her pa
rents nt Cameron , Mo.
The entertainment given by the la
dles of the M. E. church was a social
and financial success.
Dave Miller and Otto Casson , who
went to Scotts Bluff to work on the
Irrigation ditch , have returned. They
report the country full of Idle men.
The Omaha Elevator company have
closed their elevator at this point for
the summer. They will resume busi
ness nt the old stand after harvest
The seats for the M. B. church have
arrived and have been placed in posi
tion. The now building Is now com
plete with the exception of painting.
"Grnmp" Powell , who went to Ash
land , Oregon , last winter to visit his
son Walter , writes that he Is very
much pleased with that country and
Is enjoying good health , although he
will be ninety-one years old In June.
The local camp of Modern Woodmen
initiated ten candidates Into the mys
teries of woodcraft Thursday evening.
They were assisted by Neighbors Wy
coff and Fox of the Madison camp , ,
and Deputy W. C. James. After the-
circus was over refreshments were
served and when the Woodmen broke
camp the cocks in the nearby coops
were crowing for breakfast. Mr.
James states that he will have anoth
er class ready to ride the goat at the
next regular meeting of the camp ,
Saturday , April 21.
CITY COUNCILMEN COUND SUC
CESSFUL SCHEME THERE.
THEY FAVOR SAME FOR NORFOLK
Norfolk Representatives Went to Columbus -
lumbus Yesterday and Found Cement
Gutters Six and Seven Feet Wide
and Six Inches Thick.
Councilmen A. H. Kiesau and C. C.
Gow , accompanied by R. H. Reynolds ,
made a trip to Columbus yesterday to
Inspect the gutter system In vogue
there , In accordance with the instruc
tions of the city council. They re
turned last night , highly pleased with
what they saw and enthusiastically la
favor of establishing a guttpr of the
same type along Norfolk avenue here.
They found two kinds of gutters , ,
one six and the other seven feet wide.
The gutters were of cement and six
Inches thick. They are laid with a
shoulder toward the street so that pav
ing may be built up to them without
disturbing the gutters.
In 1887 an ordinance was passed
there providing for the building of a
gutter , property owners agreeing to
construct and maintain them. This
was not done , however , and recently
the city again took up the matter , each
property owner building and looking
after the gutter In front of his prop
erty.
Not Uniform In Style.
For that reason the gutters there
are not as uniform in style as could
be desired. Some are grooved out In
a hollow , curved shape while others
slant straight down and meet the curb
in a nacuto angle.
The Norfolk representatives could
not have selected a more favorable
day for the observations , as rain was
falling and the gutters were filled with
water , which was carried off very
nicely but not so rapidly as could be
done in Norfolk with a steeper grade.
The councilmen were enthusiastic in
their praise of the method and thought
Norfolk ought to follow it , but that
the ordinance hero ought to provide
for uniformity in stjlo.
Homeseekers' Excursion to the North
west , west and southwest , via the
Northwestern line. Excursion tickets
at greatly reduced rates are on sale
to the territory indicated above. Stan
dard and tourist sleeping cars , free
reclining chair cars and "tho best ot
everything. " For dates of sale and
full particulars apply to agents Chicago
cage and Northwestern R'y.
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