TI1H NORFOLK NEWS : FHIDAY , MAY 11 , 1906.
RELIEF COMMITTEE WILL SEND
MORE FLOUR TO 'FRISCO.
FARMERS ARE ASKED FOR GRAIN
Postal Cimln Will Go Out to All Form
ers In Territory Around Norfolk To-
rvorrow Mornlntj. Asking for Provi
sions Paid Fare of Refugee.
Tie Norfolk commlttoo who linvo
boon worldiiR toward nocurltiR fundH
to help the sufforcrfl nt Sun KnuiolHco ,
linvo todny hPKiin nctlvo effort toward
onllstliiR nnpplloB from tlio niral HOC-
tlon nronnd Norfolk. tc > iu lhor with
Norfolk'n Imlmico. with wliloli to nnml
to Snn KrnnclHco another carload of
prnvlRlnnn ,
Postal cards will ho Rout out to the
rural districts tomorrow niornliiR rip-
penlliiK to the ROiioroiiH hiishandmon
if this territory for contrllmtloiiH to
ward llila ond. The farmorfl arc hcliiR
naked to contrlhuto wheat , corn or
oats and the provisions that they send
will ho oxchaiiKO with the Stipxr City
Cereal mills for flour. All farmers are
requested to ItrliiR what contributions
they have to offer for the aid of Snn
Francisco , Into the mill as soon an
possible. .
Committee Paid His Fare.
Ono of the RonoroiiB acts of the re
lief committee wao done In Norfolk
yowterday afternoon when Mr. Cllft ,
the refiiRCe restaurant man from the
coast , was Riven a ticket to I IIR Pine ,
paid for by the funds In the handa of
the committee.
Mr. Cllft , who was for many years n
wholesale customer of 10. II. Kauff-
man , havliiR at ono tlmo operated a
bakery at LOUR Pine , came to Norfolk
penniless. Ho had boon provided with
free transportation from San FranCisco -
Cisco to this point by the Union Pa-
clllc railroad company. The relief
committee hero InvcstlRated the case
and found It to bo a perfectly worthy
one. They then consulted with the
Northwestern railroad In regard to
furnlshlnR him with transportation
from Norfolk to I OHR Pine but , bolnp
Informed that no provision had been
made by the Northwestern for Bitch
transportation and that the pass there
fore could not bo furnished , the com-
inlttco bought n ticket for Mr. Cllft and
bo was aont to IX > UR Pine , where ho
Bald that he had friends and know ho
could secure employment Immediately.
HITCH A FLOCK OF DOLLARS
To Your Idcn-Ktle And It Will Flyl
Sometimes a Rreat business Idea or
plan Is born In obscurity In poverty.
Ideas are , often , Riven to those who
utterly lack means of makliiR them
useful and valuable to the public and
to their proRonltors.
Many an "acorn , " bearing within It
the embryo oak of prosperity and suc
cess , Is allowed to dlo because the
owner Is not Riven access to the "dol
lar soil" In which It should ho planted.
The pity of this Is that In every com
munity there Is a man with money
standing ready to match It with any
good plan , or Idea , which Is properly
presented to him.
The trouble baa always boon to ef
fect a proper Introduction of the Ideate
to the dollar and to get thorn Into
harness together !
The want nils , will do this for either
party the man with the dollar or the
man with the plan and there Is hard
ly a more Important function than such
Introductions among the many pertain-
IIIR to these little wonder-workers of
publicity.
FRIDAY FACTS.
C. S. Hayes went to Pllgor at noon
on business.
Mrs. Douglas Cones of Plorco was
In the city.
George A. Brooks of Dazlllo Mills Is
in the city today.
R. Blatt made a business trip to
Battle Creek at noon.
Mrs. H. H. Mohr was In the city
from Plorco yesterday.
F. A. Bcelor returned last night from
n business trip to Omaha.
Mrs. Rotta B. Inglls and Mrs. J. B.
Elseffer went to Pierce today.
y.r. Louis Sessions has made a busi
ness trip to Omaha this week.
Fred Iluffsmlth came down on the
morning train from Crelghton todny
Fred Barnes came down from Spen
cer last night for a visit among
friends.
Mrs. Jack McGrane Is enjoying a
visit from Mrs. Morgan and her daugh
ter of Atkinson.
Mrs. Mitchell , who has been visiting
Mrs. W. B. Hlght , will return to her
homo at Osmond today.
W. H. Dexter loft at noon for Oma
ha , where ho goes to spend a few
days In the wholesale house.
H. J. Blllerbeck and daughter , Miss
Mary , were In town on their way homo
to Osmond , from Humphrey , today.
Lorrlo Brueggoman went to York
today where ho will spend some tlmo
working In a laundry at that place.
Mrs. J..H. Mllllkon , who has been
suffering from rheumatism , Is consid
erably Improved In condition today.
Mr. Potter , now traveling on this
territory for Swift & Co. , expects to lo
cate In Nellgh soon , to engage In busi
ness there.
C. F. W. Marquardt Is building a
place of business for his son at Ash-
ton , Idaho. He expects to return home
sometime during this month.
Dr. Frank Osborne , formerly of Nor
folk and now assistant superintendent
of the Institute for the Feeble Minded
at Beatrice , delivered one of the Inter
esting papers before the state medical
which nit at Lincoln Dr ,
MonlRomerj of madlmm delivered an
other ono.
MrH. Win. Iliit/ko , daughter of Julius
Di-Kiior , who lian boon visit IIIR her rol-
iillvoH In the city , returned to her
ho no nt Shollon. Rov. Win. Hutxko
IK a minister at that placo.
Mr. and MrH , Harry Luoliko of Sur
prise are vIsllliiR Mrs. Uiohko'n father ,
Albert Wlldt' , Mr. I.uobko will return
lo Surprise Saturday but Mrs. I.uoliko
will make a moro extended visit.
Irvln ( Icrorko IH now In charRo of n.
foice of men who are working near
UIIR ) Pine on Nortlnv 'stern railroad
impiovomontH. Mr. Oorecko IH I'ire-
man of the force and under mipcrvl-
Hlon of ( leneral Roadmasler C. F. KInR ,
A number of commercial travelers
of Norfolk are now In Lincoln to at
tend the mcnthiR of the Htato associa
tion of It. C. T. Mr. Potter loft nt
noon for that place and 0. 13. Oreeno
went yesterday. The convention will
continue until Saturday night.
.1. HiirrowH , who has made hid homo
In Norfolk for Hovoral years and who
has been associated In husliiPHS herewith
with S. W. Garvln , oxpoctH to leave
the city next week for Platte Center ,
his old hoiup , where ho will remain for
several months at leant.
W. J. Barnes , who ban taken the con
tract for the Kcroon wagon mall HOP
vlco between Norfolk postolllco and
the depots , havliiR begun the work
May 1 , IIIIH moved Into the Olnoy resi
dence property , corner Madison nvc-
niio and FltHt Htroot , Just vacated by
W. 11. Vail.
13. A. Bullock returned yesterday
from Ames , Iowa , where ho had boon
to attend the funeral of Mrs. Johnston.
Mr. Halnholt will not return until tonight -
night and Mrs. Bullock will not bo
homo until next week. Mrs. Bullock
returned to St. Paul after the funeral
of her mother , and Is now at the homo
of her brother there.
Conductor A. G. Hcckman , who for
merly ran trains 3 and 1 between Long
Pine and Norfolk , and who lived In
Norfolk , Is now running the now
trains , 309 and 310 , between Oakdalo
and Council Bluffs and Is looking for
a residence In Council Bluffs , to
which point ho will move as soon as
possible. Conductor Champony has
taken Mr. Heckmau's place on trains
1 and 2 , between Norfolk -and Long
Pino.
The West Side Whist club will moot
tonight with L , C. Mlttolstadt.
Bert Donnor has taken Harry Pea
cock's place at the roundhouse while
Mr. Peacock Is visiting friends at At
kinson.
John KrautIs preparing to build a
handsome new homo on the southwest
corner of Koenlgstclu avcnuo and
Tenth street.
Jack Koonlgstoln Is preparing to
erect a handsome homo on Norfolk
avouuo , at the southeast corner of the
Tenth street Intersection.
Win. Wagner has boon visiting his
daughter , Mrs. Louis Lehman at Stan-
ton. Ho was called there by the so-
rlous Illness of his grandchild.
Jesse Stonge , whoso live sisters
lived In San Francisco , has received
a telegram , saying that they all es
caped and saved everything they
owned.
Water In the basement of the Lin
coln school has put the furnaces out
of business and has made It very un
comfortable for the teachers and
school children.
A company of twenty-five Highland
Nobles surprised F. H. Gerard at his
homo on South Fourth street last
night. The evening was spent In n
very enjoyable manner and refresh
ments wore served.
The San Francisco otllco of the
Northern Pacific road was the only
railroad olHce In the business district
of the city that escaped destruction
either by earthquake or tire. Records
and furniture wore transferred so
promptly across the bay that the
Northern Pacific was enabled to bo
the first of the foreign railroads to
resume business In Oakland after the
disaster.
C. B. Burnluun of Norfolk was ap
pointed chairman of the board of
Jamestown exposition commissioners
who met In Lincoln this week. Mr.
Uuriiham , who has returned , says that
It was determined that some of the
commissioners shall make a trip to
Jamestown this summer to look over
iho proposition and learn whether it Is
purely a naval affair or a general expo
sition. If It is a general exposition It
Is said that Governor Mickey has
agreed to recommend a liberal appro
priation with which to equip a Nebras
ka exhibit.
Dr. anil Mrs. P. H. Sailer very
charmingly entertained a small com
pany of neighborhood friends at six-
thirty dinner last evening in their
homo on Koonlgstein avenue. An
elaborate dinner of seven delicious
courses was served , with "five hun
dred as a feature of the evening's
pleasure. The spirit of the decora
tions in the home was that of the May
day , with n pretty , tiny May pole
standing in the center of each of the
little tables about which the guests
were seated , ribbons from the poles
leading into dainty little May baskets
which had been prepared brimming
over with fresh cut llowers , tulips and
pansles predominating for each guest.
A novel and extremely effective feature
ture was found In attractive ribbon
butterflies , largo and effectively hand
painted , which found usefulness In
acting as place cards. Out of town
guests wore Mr. and Mrs. Blair , who
are visiting at the homo of Mrs.
Blair's sister , Mrs. W. H. Buttorflold.
Farmers bring In your repair work
for spring. I will save you 20 % , as I
have the tlmo and am prepared to do
the work. Paul Nordvrlg.
FORMER NORFOLK YOUNG MAN
WRITES FROM CALIFORNIA.
MANY DEAD OF SHEER FRIGHT
One Man Left His Family and Ran
Down the Street With a Flower Pot
Containing a Lily Dury Dead Thir
ty In n Hole Many Dead Burned ,
l3rnoHt Kllpphahn , formerly of Nor
folk , writes to his nephew , Oswald
Rolcho , living Houth of Norfolk , con
cerning the earthquake on the coast.
Mr. Kllpphahn writes from Mlnshow ,
Cal. , an follows :
"Tho earthquake' you have heard
about wa no Joke , but the Ronulne ar
ticle. Wo can hardly yet rcall/o what
an awful thing It wan , though It hap
pened a week ago. Our foreman went
down to look up some of his relatives
and has Jimt come hack. Ho says It
IH very much worse than the papers
say. Ho brought a lot of photographs
hack with him. The only way ho could
got In WUH by Rotting n "relief com
mittee" badge from an Influential rel
ative of his. Otherwise no ono Is al
lowed to enter and the soldiers shoot
anybody who scorns to bo stealing or
doing anything out of the way , with
out asking any questions at all. Ho
saw them shoot a man while ho was
there.
"Tho streets have aunk ton to fif
teen feet In many places and have
gone up proportionately In others. All
the big bulldliiRH were completely
shaken to pieces , and the streets In
other localltlcH were blocked up with
stone , brick and other stuff ton to fif
teen feet deep. The water mains were
all broken to pieces , street car tracks
tied Into bow knots , gas plpos and
electric wires mixed up. The earth
quake did not completely destroy.
The fire , which broke out all over the
city at once , did. The flro Is said to
bo under control now but Adams says
there Isn't much of anything left to
burn.
Thousands Were Killed.
The earthquake happened at (5:15 ( : In
the morning BO that there were not
many persons In the tall olllco build
ings. Out of ono rooming house nlono
they took -101 dead bodies. They take
( hem out by the wagon load and are
burying them In the city parks , twenty
or thirty In ono hole. Hundreds of
dead bodies are probably still burning
up , which they will never find. San
Francisco had about 400,000 people.
Many wont crazy from fright and ex
citement for Instance , ono man
rushed off and loft his family , and ran
down the street carrying a ( lower pot
with a lily. All the people were driv
en together Into Golden Gate park
where thousands nroj now waiting for
a chance to got out. They all have
hardly any clothes on , and have to
sleep out In the cold sea fog without
covers or anything hardly to eat or
drink , men , women and children , black ,
white and yellow , all In together. The
trains carry them free to any part of
California. Women with nothing but
night clothing and bedding around
them have got off the train clear up
In Chlco.
San Jose , Santa Rosa and several
other small cltlcR suffered about as
badly as San Francisco. At present
there Is martial law In San Francisco ,
Oakland and San Jose that I know of.
At Snlsan the railroad track went
clear out of sight.
It has boon a terrible blow to Cali
fornia and will take years to recover.
This company ( Do Sable Street Car
company ) lost about thirty to forty
million dollars by It , and they have al
ready laid oft over 1200 men. I guess
my work will go on , however. If It
doesn't , I might as well go back east.
The earthquake was felt up here by
somo. Others didn't notice It. I was
alseop but I dreamed that the house
was going Into the creek. I remem
ber It was shaking Just as If I was
riding a heavy wagon over a rough
road. It is lucky the bouse did not
slip or some big rock come down the
hillside and wipe us off the earth. It
doesn't look as though It would take
much to start some of them.
Banks will bo closed for thirty days
all over the state to allow things to get
straightened out. I am still on con
struction work on the now machine.
The weather is flno now.
Ordinance No. 288.
An ordinance to provide for the
curbing , paving , graveling , macadam-
1/lng and guttering any highway ,
street , avenue or alloy In the city of
Norfolk , Nebraska , and for levying a
special tax on the lots and parcels of
land abutting on the same to pay the
expenses of such Improvements.
Sec. 1. That whenever a majority
of the resident owners of lots or par
cels of land in any block or blocks
fronting and abutting upon any high
way , street , avenue or alloy within the
city of Norfolk shall sign and present
to the mayor and council of said city
as petition asking for the curbing , pnv-
ing , graveling , macadamizing or gut
tering of any such highway , street ,
avenue or alloy , or any portion of the
same , the city council may by resolu
tion order the same to bo done.
Sec. 2. That the city council may
by two-thirds vote of all Its members
pass and udopt and fujly enforce and
carry out the resolution provided for
in section ono (1) ( ) of this ordinance
when no petition of resident owners
has been signed and presented for said
purpose.
Sec. 3. That said resolution shall
specify the width and depth of the
curbing , paving , graveling , macadam-
I/.IIIR , or guttering ordered , the man
ner In which the same shall ho done
and the kind of material to bo used In
the construction thereof.
Sec. 4. That the city council , In ad
dition to the powers heretofore provid
ed for , may also levy n special tax on
the lots and parcels of land abutting
on fluch highway , street , avouuo or al
loy to pay the expenses of such curb
ing , paving , gravelltiR , tnacadaml/.liiR
or RiitterltiR , by assessments made by
the council at a special mooting by a
resolution flxlng > the valuation of such
lots or parcels of land assessed , tak
ing Into consideration the benefits de
rived or Injuries sustained In consequence
quence of such contemplated Improve
ments and the amounts charged
against the mime , which with the vote
thereon by "yeas" and "nays" shall
bo Hprcad at length upon the minutes.
Sec. 5. That notice of the tlmo of
holding Huch special meeting and the
purpose for which It Is to bo held
shall bo published In some newspaper
published or of general circulation In
the city of Norfolk , nt least four weeks
before the tiamo shall bo hold or In
lieu thereof personal service may bo
had upon persons owning or occupy
ing property to bo assessed.
Sec. G. That all such assessments
Hhall bo known ns "special assess
ments for Improvement , " and shall bo
levied and collected as a special tax
In addition to the taxes for general
revenue purposes to bo placed on the
tax roll for collection subject to the
same penalties and collected In like
manner as other city taxes.
Passed and approved this 3rd day
of May , 190U.
Attest : John Friday ,
Julius Hulff , Mayor.
City Clerk.
CENTER , OF BATH TUB FAME.
Newspaper Stories Have Made It a
Prominent Pin Point on Map.
Center , Neb. , May 2. Special cor
respondence : Center , a village of a
little over half a hundred Inhabitants
located In n pocket of the quasi can
yon , through which the wandering
Bazllo creek frets its tortuous path
way through Knox county to the Mis
Hourl , has a fame that Is national. As
Dickens Immortalized In story New
ICdon on Island Number 10 In the
Mississippi , a Norfolk newspaper man
Invested this little village with a halo
of fame , if perchance not as enduring ,
perhaps as comprehensive as the
place of sojourn of Mark Tapley. It
was a bath tub that brought to this
rural village Its notoriety and It ap
pears from the evidence that the vil
lage has sixty Inhabitants and but ono
bath tub and that , allowing each per
son ono hour each week for a bath ,
It occupied ten hours of each day for
six days each week for the population
to perform their ablutions. The strug
gle for precedence , the right of social
pre-eminence , the claims of wealth to
superiority , , the Jealousies , anlmoslr
ties and the entire gamut of gossip
and exhibition of human emotions
that was played around that bath tub
at Center Rave the Inspiration for the
famous bath tub story that has en
shrined this burg among the noted
pin-points on the map of the Ameri
can continent. Stranger , If you should
ever come to Center , bear In mind
that the road Is long and devious as
pilgrimages to all "noted places neces
sarily are. We came by stage from
Crelghton down the meandering Ba-
zllle , past the beautiful and pictur
esque country villa of that nobleman ,
George Brooks , down , down , dodging
the glacial canyon's wall and across
eighteen miles and never missed a rut
or boulder during the entire journey.
Center owes Its birth to a quarrel over
the county seat In which Nlobrara ,
Crelghton and Bloomfield struggled to
determine how much they could Incon
venience and spite themselves , each
other and people outside who might
have business nt the capital of the
county. Indian Charley , who was our
Jehu on the trip from Crelghton , con
fidentially informed us that for fifty
cents strangers could take a peek
through a secluded corridor at the
bath on ladles' days , but that secrecy
was strenuously enjoined for obvious
reasons by the proprietor of the bath
tub. Court comes to this sleepy vil
lage like a continuous patent medi
cine show with snake caters and ac
cessories. There are two hotels that
cater to tlie crowd during court week ,
and Interim sell groceries to the farm
ers in the vicinity. Lo , the poor In-
illun. is a feature of the landscape In
variegated raiment and statuesque
pose. As n sample of inertia around
the postolllce. saloon and street cor
ners Lo is a motionless model of the
Egyptian sphynx.
The docket of a court is n record
of human misery and misdeeds , of
greed and grime and vice and the trial
of a case Is generally a revelation of
revolting incidents. Let us draw the
veil over the transcript of evidence
and extract an atom of humor to Il
luminate the dark pictures drawn from
witnesses. This can bo found In the
examination of witnesses by attorneys
which furnishes endless sources of
amusement For example , In this
same courthouse Attorney H. F. Barn-
hart , now of Norfolk , was prosecuting
a saloon-keeper for disposing of prop
erty while under the Influence of
liquor and afterwards repudiating his
contract It seems It was necessary
to .prove the number of drinks the de
fendant had taken and the porter was
called to testify , who stated that the
defendant and others had been Indulg
ing every five minutes for several
hours. "And what did they drink , "
Inquired Mr. Barnhart. "Whisky , " was
the response. "And you drank every
time , also ? " "Yes , sir. " "What did
you drink ? " "Seltzer , " was the reply.
J. H. Mackay.
THIS IS THE WEATHER MAN'S
FORECAST TODAY.
IT WILL BE WARMER SUNDAY
Fair Weather With a Slight Nipping
by Jack Frost Is Predicted for North
Nebraska This Evening Vegetation
Ought to be Covered.
[ From Saturday's Daily. ]
Growing vegetation In this section
ought to have Its head pretty well
tucked beneath covers tonight , for a
frost Is coming. The weather man
predicts the chill In this morning's
bulletin.
"Fair tonight , with cooler south par-
tlon. Light frost tonight. Sunday'fair
and warmer. " This is his forecast ,
and the already chilly day foretells
the coming of J. F.
It Is not probable that there will be
a severe freeze , hut It will bo well
enough to prepare for n nipping of
tender stuff.
Consumption Is a Germ Disease. How
Can It Start With a Cold ?
This Is a reasonable question and
one that must arise to the mnld of al
most everyone when the claim Is made
that consumption starts with a cold.
The cold simply prepares the system
for the reception and development of
germs of that disease , that would not
otherwise have found lodgement. It
Is the same with diphtheria , scarlet
fever and measles. They are most
likely to be contracted when the child
has a cold. That Is why a cold should
never bo neglected. The longer It
hangs on the greater the danger. As
a quick cure for colds Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy can always bo rellod
upon. It's remarkable cures have won
for It a world wide reputation and an
immense sale. It Is pleasant and safe
to take. For sale by Leonard the drug
gist.
Farmers bring In your repair work
for spring. I will save you 20 % as I
have the time and 'am prepared to do
tne work. Paul Nordwlg.
BATTLE CREEK NEWS.
Death of Mrs. Elizabeth Lovelace Per
sonals About Town.
Mrs. Elizabeth Lovelace died at 10
o'clock Tuesday night at the homo of
her son , A. M. Lovelace , south of here.
She was seventy-one years old and
came here twenty-three years ago
with her family from Grayson county ,
Va. She leaves five sons and two
daughters , who are all married. The
funeral was held yesterday noon and
conducted by Rev. R. J. Callow of the
M. E. church. The remains were laid
to rest beside her husband , who died
about ten years ago , on their private
lot nt the Union cemetery.
C. C. Allberry , an old and reliable
settler , has a female cat that raised
five little rabbits Monday. The little
creatures are more rabbits than cats
with the exception of the paws.
Mr. and Mrs. Relnhold Relmers of
Pierce were visiting relatives here
Thursday.
There are a lot of Improvements on
residence property made here this
spring by putting up fine fences , paint-
lug buildings , etc. Among these were
J. A. Wright , Ralph Simmons and A.
C. Osborn.
We learned that Ludwlg Kerbel will
move to Spencer , going Into business.
Thos. Curas received a letter
Wednesday from his daughter , Mrs.
Simpson and family , at San Francisco ,
that they got out of the calamity all
safe , but she wishes to go home.
John M. Lulow was here Wednesday
from Emerlck.
Our dairy farmers have no reason
to complain , because we have five
cream stations in town now.
"Doc" Wells was here Tuesday from
Lindsay.
Contractor Chas. Werner Is building
a large corn crib and other outbuild
ings for John Praeuner on his prop
erty in Hogrefe's addition.
Fred Schereger sued John Baush for
$7.87 in justice court here Tuesday.
Attorney Mapes of Norfolk was for
the defendant and Kilburn of this
place for plaintiff. The Judge took the
case under advisement and afterwards
decided in favor of defendant.
F. K. Cornett , our new village mar
shal , was visiting the middle of the
week at Tllden. Landlord Best Is
wearing the star during his absence.
Wo are Informed that Frank Flood ,
our ex-marshal , has located at Tilden
and will work In one of the refresh
ment Institutions.
John Sanders , our miller , Informs
us that sixteen feet of their mill dam
at Ewlng washed out Monday night.
John Verplank and Wm. Brltlon
wore here Monday from Tllden.
Sunday J. A. Moore shipped three
carloads of cattle , Monday Frank Hud
dle shipped five carloads of cattle and
Tuesday Joe Kerbel and Frank Sobot-
ka shipped three carloads of cattle to
Omaha.
The "Jogo" man , Monroe Smith ,
was here Thursday on business.
Wednesday John Praeuner , sr. , and
Wm. Praeuner shipped two carloads
of cattle , and Thursday Herman Ho-
grefe shipped one , Fted EyI two and
Fred Klelder one carload of cattle to
Omaha.
H. Barnes , cashier of the Citizens
State bank , has bought the Thos.
Wade residence In the east part of
town. Mr. Wade has moved to Page ,
where he went Into the grain and coal
business.
J. H. Jackson was hero Thursday on
business from Meadow Grove.
Mrs. Lizzie Carrabiuo has opened a
private boardl ig house In her now res.
idence on Depot street.
Carl Barnecko of Norfolk has taken
employment here with Bernhardt
Stollo. *
Superintendent W. B. Fuorst of the
Battle Creek Telephone company has
n gang of ten men at work now extending -
tending the lines. They have about
200 telephones In now.
Mrs. B. Stolle , who has been sick
Hlnce the first of the year , Is quite
well again.
Carpenters are at work now talcing
down the old Lutheran parsonage.
A modern residence will he erected on
the same lot. Rev. J. Hoffman has
moved Into the dwelling east of the
German school till the new structure
Is done.
Mrs. Chas. Hanson and baby went
to Boone Friday for a visit with her
parents , Rov. and Mrs. O. Eggleston.
Theo. Phlpps , who has been living
In the rooms over the Citizens bank ,
has occupied the Baptist parsonage.
FINISH SHEARING SHEEP
v
Interesting Process of Clipping Woolen
on George Berry's Ranch.
Sheep shearing was completed at
I
the big ranch of George Berry , west
of Norfolk , last night , many thousands
of the animals having been shorn of
their wool for the markets. The pro
cess by which they are deprived of
their "all wool" coverings Is Interest-
Ing.
There are four stalls , each supplied
with n man and In each of which a
sheep Is constantly being disrobed.
There are four atuomatlc clipping ma
chines , all run by an engine , and the
clipping pens look like a regular bar
ber shop.
But the most unique feature of the
entire work Is to bo found in the meth
od by which the sheep Is grasped ,
drawn Into position for having his hair
cut , and then given a good trimming.
The man who runs the clippers reach
es Into the sheep pen with his left
hand , grasps the- sheep by his two
rear legs , quickly jerks the brute into
the stall , pinions the animal's two
fore legs between his arms and then ,
like a barber clipping the head pf an
Imaptient boy , runs the whirling ,
clicking clippers down the breast and
shoulders and the back of the little
beast who furnishes clothes for the
world.
These clipping men earn 8 cents
for every sheep sheared , and every
clipper shears 100 sheep per day , mak
ing for him a snug $ S for his ten hours
of labor.
MUELLER HEARJNG MAY 15.
Man Who Shot Wife and Her Parents ,
to be Arraigned.
The preliminary hearing" of August
Mueller , the farmer now held In the
Stanton county jail on a charge of
shooting his wife , his father-in-law
and his mother-in-law , the Hohneke's ,
with Intent to kill , has been set for
Tuesday , May 15. '
The defendant Is represented by
Hon. John A. Ehrhardt of Stanton and
the prosecution will be in charge of
County Attorney George Eberly.
The three victims of the Mueller re
volver have all recovered sufficiently
to insure their lives.
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good reference , to travel by rail or
with a rig , for a firm of $250,000.00
capital. Salary $1,072.00 per year and
expenes ; salary paid weekly and ex
penses advanced. Address , with
stamp , Jos. A. Alexander , Norfolk ,
Neb.
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