Nebraska Newspapers

    THE NORFOLK NEWS : PHI DAY , MAY 25 , 1906.
HALEY & CO. WALL PAPER STORE
WAS SET LAST NIGHT.
VOICES LED TO DISCOVERY
Two Youno Men Hcnrcl Voices nt the
Rear of the Building , nnd Went to
Investigate They Fount ! Fire , Thnt
Evidently Wns Incendiary.
Voices ( lint wore clearly audible In
( ho night nlr , nnd which were heard
at the ronr of the ilaloy & Co. wall
paper store at midnight last night before -
fore the llro was discovered , led to the
finding of tlaines which were eating
up a shed at the ronr of the building
nnd wh'lch destroyed several hundred
dollars worth of moulding , some oil
nnd the shod. DntnnKO by water whlrh
wan sent Into the second floor of the
structure , and which leaked through
the celling of Iho main store room ,
was considerable. The building IB
owned by Homo Miller nnd him boon
on llro three Union. It was a cnso of
Incendiary burning without a doubt.
Joyce Ilnll nnd lloyd UlaUoman , who
chnncod to bo going homo nt the llmo
of the lire , hoard voices nt the ronr of
the building They ran around to see
what wnn going on nnd found the llro.
They rang the flro boll nnd the two
boys , together , hauled the first hose
cnrt to the scone.
Firemen arrived noon nnd wnlor
soon had the blaze under control. Mr.
Hnloy was notified by telephone nnd
cnmo down Inst night. Water stood
two Inches deep over the floors at the
time.
Ilo had $1,000 Insurance , so that the
loss will bo fully covered. The motive
for setting the llro Is not clear , but
Mr Haley thinks that It wns Hot with
out a doubt.
Tllden Notoo.
Ground wns broken this week for
the erection of the now Tlldon State
liiuilc building.
Material for the Stanley stone block
Is being placed on ( ho ground by M.
Kndrcs , the Norfo'.k lontrntcor.
Clms. Stuart , the Tlldon Imnl'or ,
yesterday shipped his automobllo to
Casper , to a party I hero to whom ho
sold It
T A lllnger has sold his half Inter
est In the IInn of llinimi & Htngor to
his partner , I'M. Hanson.
Edwards K. 11 rail ford's now addition
to their hardware store at Tlldon Is
nbout completed nnd n stock of furni
ture will bo added .Inno 1.
KEEP MONEY AT HOME.
A Nebraska Banker Tells How to Use
Local Life Insurance.
In speaking before Group No. 1 , of
the Nebraska bankers association this
afternoon , N7. / . Snell , president of the
Mid-West llfo Insurance company of
this city , pointed out the effect of the
great drain upon the stato's financial
resources through the fact that the
great bulk of the money sent for llfo
Insurance premiums wns sent cnst ,
while but a mere pittance remained at
homo , says the Lincoln News. Mr.
Snell said In part :
"Tho subject assigned to mo by your
committee , 'Reciprocal Interests of
Bunks nnd Homo Insurance Com
panies , ' Is one In which the whole people
ple of this stnto are Interested wheth
er engaged In one or the other of
these callings or otherwise. In 1901
the citizens of Nebraska paid to old
line llfo insurance companies orga
nlzed In other states In premiums on
policies the sum of $2,158,265. In 1005
they paid to these same companies
$2,020,393. In 1304 the total premiums
paid to homo old line llfo Insurance
companies amounted to only $597,207
and Inst year they amounted to $ GGS-
.
"To put these figures Into percent
ages , In 1904 the Nebraska companies
received nineteen and ono half per
cent of the total premiums paid on
this class of Insurance nnd the out
side companies eighty and one-half per
cent. In 1905 the Nebraska companies
received twenty and one-quarter per
cent of the total premiums paid and
the outside companies seventy-nine
an dthree-quarters per cent In 1905
the home companies made a gain In
per cent o rer the outside companies.
Of these premiums paid to outside
companies the three giants , as they
are often called , that Is , the Now York
Life , the Equitable nnd the Mutual ,
all of New York , received over ono
million dollars.
"Not all this money went out of Ne
braska , as there were agents' commis
sions , doctors' fees , death claims and
the like , to bo met , but the great bulk
of It did. And of all that which finally
went to these Now York companies ,
none of It ever found Its way back to
Nebraska for Investment. These com
panics do not loan their money on Ne
braska securities , nnd thp by-laws of
at least ono of them formerly provid
ed , If. they do not still , that the com
pany should not make any loana on
farms. Think of a Nebraska farmer
insuring his llfo nnd paying premiums
to a company which would not loan
him a dollar on his farm. In such
transactions there Is not much reci
procity , not much of an opportunity
for Nebraska interests and Nebraska
enterprises to bo developed ;
"Tho by-law referred to rt < a4 : 'nut
'
. tnte company shnll not purchase , hold
OF grant any mortgage loans on un
improved or non-productive property
or on farms , hotels , theaters , church
es , breweries , factories or mining en
terprises of any description whatso
ever. '
"All of the eastern companies , how-
cm , have not been so Illiberal to
ward us , Hut cnen those which hnd
ImoHlod In our securities a smnll portion
tion of the premiums they received
from the people of this Mate , what
did they do during the last period of
doproHHlon ? rrnctlcally all of them
quit loaning here. Hvory now nnd
then you read In the dally press that
Ibis eastern Insurance company , nnd
Hint ono had ceased making any now
loans In Nebraska. They usually us-
signed ns reasons that our laws In re
lation to foreclosure of mortgages
were bail , and that the practice of
some of the district Judges In not ex
pediting this class of cases was pre
judicial to their Interest. These com
panies did not slop with making us
no new loans. They Insisted upon
payment of their notes as they ma
tured. If they were not paid , fore
closure suits were brought.
Big Drain of Money ,
"Did you over stop and think of the
ImmeiiHo drain of money there was
from this slnto In the nineties In order
lo moot Interest nnd principal falling
duo lo these oulsldo companies , to
say nothing of the steady nnd con
stant drain for premiums on policies ?
The depression of business Interests
was Intensified and the values In this
slnto of nil kind of property depreciat
ed many fold by roiuion of this. I do
not know ns Iho olllcers of these com
panies tire to bo censured for the
course they took. It Is human nature ,
nud possibly sound business Judgment
In times of financial trouble for an
Institution to Invent Us money as near
homo ao It can In order that a closer
personal Inspection of the securities
may bo made nnd expenses lessened.
All Iho probabilities are that a Ne
braska Institution which had Invest
ments In other slates would do this
very thing. And the fact that It would
furnish n very strong Incentive for
our people to foster and encourage
such an enterprise. How different
would have boon the situation hero n
few yours ngo , It instead of Interest ,
principal nnd premium being sent out
of Iho state , there had boon a con
stant Inflow Into the state. How many
business men would have been saved
from ruin ; and how many banks would
now bo prosperous Institutions that
were forced to the wall.
"In llfo Insurance , strange ns It may
seem to many of you at first blush ,
the business must bo solicited. I be
lieve there Is no American company
doing business without agents. The
Kqullnhlc of London does. It charges
premiums quite as high as the leadIng -
Ing American companies : so It does
not necessarily follow that rates would
be lower If all companies operated on
the same plan. After 1 III years of
existence this company has only $ :15- :
000,000 of outstanding Insurance , or
not ns much HH each of the three lead-
Ing American companies have written
In a alnglo month. Its now business
for the year 1901 was nbout $1,000,000 ,
or only a trllle more than the dally
average business of each of the three
largo Now York companies prior to
their Investigation. Sometime ngo an
effort wns made In this city to estab
lish n company without agents.
Whether this experiment. If actually
attempted , will provo successful or
not , time alone will toll. The Insur
ing public , at this time , however , do
not seem disposed to seek their In
surance. The fnct Is when perchance
a person does of bis own volition ask
for Insurance the olllcors are apt to
think ho has had n "hunch" that Home-
thing Is wrong with him , nnd the mod
leal director Is Instructed to examine
him with great care. But seriously ,
If the question were put to each of
you men , did you voluntarily take out
Insurance and without being solicited
by nn agent , now how many would
answer , yes ? The probabilities are
that all of the Insurance carried by
persons in this room is carried be
cause some agent solicited you , and
In many Instances quite vigorously
and persistently.
"Another thing nbout the writing of
Insurance ; It is Inrgely done on n cred
it bnsls : that is , the first year's pre
mium Is not paid In cash at the time
the application Is tnken , but the appli
cant gives his note , nnd this Is pnrtlc-
alnrly of the farmer. This , too , to
some In the nudlenco may seem
strange , but ns bankers , many of you
undoubtedly can testify to the fact.
How Bankers Can Help.
"Now. as long as Insurance must bo
solicited , nnd ns long ns notes are
taken by the agent , the agent will
seek the local banker for two reasons.
First , to get his advice and assistance ,
If ho can , In the obtaining of the busi
ness , and second , to sell him the notes
ho takes for the first year's premium.
It Is natural the agent should seek the
local banker. Ho Is usually a man of
prominence In his community and his
advlco Is sought by his friends nnd
the people generally In his locality.
Ho knows more or less about the fi
nancial standing of the people , and ho
Is the natural purchaser of the paper
taken by an agent. Because the agent
In the prosecution of his business nec-
ofliarily seeks the banker , the banker
stands In a position to advance the in
terests of a company or to niako Uio
vritlns of insurance for It In that lo
cality a slOur and tedious process.
Other things being equal , there can
ho no question that In the long run
the intercuts of every community in
this state vould bo best subserved by
the development of state llfo Insur
ance companies. If a banker Is satis-
fled , first , that a local company is fi
nancially sound and well managed ,
and second , that the agent correctly
and intelligently presents the applica
tion and policy to a. prospective nppll-
cant , then no reason suggests Itself
against the banker rendering assist
ance to the agent In procuring busi
ness. Nor is there any reason why
he cannot with pro lit nnd safety to his
bank purchase notes of solvent pcr >
Hoiis who have taken Insurance.
Sometimes notes are offered for sale
by ngentH , and In Rome Instances they
are boiiKhl , before the applicant has
been examined. This Is a pernicious
practice.
"There Is a responsibility connected
with advising a man ns lo the com
pany In which he shall Insure. A llfo
Insurance contract Is ono that may
run a number of years , and when It
matures , unless It Is nn endowment
policy , the man who took It out Is
dead. After nil It Is not stnto or fed
eral laws or regulations of Insurance
departments that innko the best Insur
ance companies. It has often boon
Hiiid that men and not buildings or
largo available sums of money , make
a university. The same Is true of a
bank and equally true of llfo insur
ance companies. There must bo men
of Initiative , of character , integrity
nnd sound business Judgment back of
any Institution In order to make Itsafo
nnd trustworthy.
"Experience hns demonstrated thnt
old line llfo Insurance companies stand
the stress of financial depression hot
ter than most business enterprises.
In the last ton years , there were more
than 120,000 commercial failures with
liabilities of over $1.500.000,000 ; more
than 1.000 bank failures with liabil
ities aggregating $250.000,000. In this
same period there wns not n single
failure of nn old line llfo Insurnuco
company. AH stated by Mr. Ongo 12.
Tarbell , second vlco president of the
KqulUhlc , In a recent speech made by
him : 'It Is far better to have nn In
vesllgator ( referring to the recent In
vostlgatlons ) than It Is to hnvo a re-
culver. ' Not many other business In
terests could hnvo withstood the strain
put upon llfo Insurance companies the
last year and there not today bo ono
or more of such Institutions In the
hands of a receiver.
Bar Out Competition.
"You may hnvo sometimes wondered
dored why there were not moro old
line llfo Insurance companies orga
nlzed in the United States. Loss than
one hundred such companies were doIng -
Ing business nt the close of last year ,
The fnct Is the Influence of the old
established eastern companies was so
strong In the western states that It
wns almost Impossible to secure ado
qunto legislation to enable a new com
pnny to maintain Itself. You will re
member In the recent insurance Invos
tlgntlon that It was brought out that
the United States was divided ink
certain dlstilcts and thnt each district
wns under the supervision of some
one or more of the largo eastern com
panics. One of the objects to bo nc-
compllshed by their legislative agents
was to prevent the enacting of laws
that would promote or encourage the
establishing of new old line life In
surance companies. They were estab
lished nnd they did not want competi
tion. They even did not wish n west
ern state to enact n law similar to
one under which they themselves were
organized nnd acting. As long ns the
western states hnd no laws govern
ing the organization nnd operation of
legal reserve life companies , of course
none could bo organized under the
general corporation laws. The repre
sentatives of these same companies
who were nble to defeat nil legislation
on these matters , then raised the hue
and cry if perchance a western com
pany was organized , thnt the laws
governing It were Inadequate and that
pollcyholders were not protected as
they wore by the laws of the eastern
states. Fortunately for western people
ple the recent Investigations have
created an altogether different senti
ment. The tendency of leglslntlon un
doubtedly In the western stntes will be
toward the enactment of snfo nnd
wholesome Inws under which local
companies cnn establish themselves.
Insurance , like banking , might profit-
nbly bo moie locnllzed.
"Tiio cloud under wnlcli uie mg com
panies now rest , the feeling of patriotIsm -
Ism for a state institution , the ac
knowledged benefits arising from
keeping money In Nebraska , all com
bine to make this the day and oppor
tunity of the state companies. What-
vor keeps or brings money into a
stnto Increases bank deposits. Home
insurance companies do both. When
properly regulated nnd economically
managed there Is no greater or strong
er factor In the upbuilding of a city or
state. And I will close this short talk
with the hope that the bankers of the
state , and the officers of the homo in
surance companies may moro fully
realize that their interests are re
ciprocal ; that while in times of pros-
porlty the banker may bo of greater
service to Insurance companies than
they can bo to him , yet in times of
stress and adversity the Insurance
companies can provo a tower of finan
clal strength to him nnd possibly make
seine of bis burdens lighter. And
these of you who were bankers during
the last panic know that In that pe
riod your sorrows were doubled nnd
your Joys quartered ; and that money
coming in over the counter and not
money always going out was what
yon longtsl most to sco. "
DISEASES OF THE SKIN.
Eczemn , Tetter , Salt Rheum , Ring
Worm , Herpes , Barber's Itch ,
Itch or Scabies.
Alt of throe diseases are attend ( Hi
by Intent * itching , which is almost
Instantly rtllcrcd by applying Cham
berlain's salre and by Its continued
use a fvermanent cure may be effected.
It has , In f .et. cured many 'cases that
had resisted nil other treatment.
Price , 25 cents per box. Every box is
warranted. For sale by Leonard the
druggist
WILL COME UP IN DISTRICT
COURT NEXT WEEK.
HO3PITAL TRIAL NOT MONDAY
The Report That the Insane Hospital
Investigation Would Begin Here
Monday Is Denied by Board of Pub
lic Lands and Buildings.
The Insane hospital Investigation
will not bo held hero' Monday , as was
announced In a report from Lincoln
yesterday. Attorneys for Dr. Aldcn
called n member of the board of pub
lic lands and buildings nt Lincoln this
morning to ascertain whether or not
Iho report were true , nnd the reply
cnmo buck thnt the ref > ort wns nn er
ror nnd thnt the Investigation will not
begin hero Monday.
The allot noys hero will bo notified
ns to the ( Into set for the hearing , In
advance , KO thnt they may prepare for
It. The dnto Is not yet set.
The attorneys In Iho case here could
hardly have boon prepared for Mon
day , aa Iho Madison county session of
the district court begins nt Madison
Monday nnd a cnso of Importance In
the depot injunction matter will come
up In the next week's torm. This will
Involve the attention of the Norfolk
attorneys who are Interested In the
hospital matter.
MONDAY MENTION.
Dan C. Harrington Is up from Madi
son today.
II. II. Edens was hero from Battle
Creole yesterday.
Frank Bccls made n business trip
to Stanton today.
C. O. McDnnnel visited over Sun
day in Crclghton.
, T. D. Sturgeon went to Plaluvlow
today on business.
W. R. Locke wns In the city from
Stanton yestordny.
F. C. Marshall of Center , Neb. , was
n the city yesterday.
A. A. Chance of Wayne was a Sun-
lay visitor In Norfolk- .
E. P. Olmstead made a business trip
to Meadow Grove today.
A. A. Ahlmnnn loft this morning on
business trip to Omaha.
George D. Buttorfield made a busi
ness trip to Sioux City today.
John Freythnlor made a business
rip to Hosklns this morning.
Mr. and Mrs. Gardels of Battle Creek
are visiting in Norfolk today.
Mrs. and Miss VIcrgutz of Plcrco
hnd business in Norfolk Saturday.
Frank Onborn of Ilnrtlngton wns
a business visitor to Norfolk today.
Adrian Craig left this morning on a
business trip to Devils Lake , N. D.
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Moldonhauer
visited friends In Stanton yesterday.
Mrs. Andy Laggor went to Sioux
City this morning to spend the week.
II. Krasne loft at noon for Omaha ,
whore ho went on a short business
trip.
Misses Mnrtlndalo and Porter of
Pierce were Norfolk visitors yester
day.
day.Dr.
Dr. Matzen was called to Tllden
Saturday evening on professional busi
ness.
ness.Mrs.
Mrs. G. F. Walker nnd Miss Jane
Walker of Plnlnview nre In the city
today.
Mrs. Scofield of Youngstown , Ohio ,
Is visiting her sister , Miss Arvllla
Mason.
Miss Lottie Kuhl of Nlobrara spent
Sunday with her parents , Mr. and Mrs.
Gus Kuhl.
H. E. Glissmnn of Doon , Iowa , ar
rived in the city last night to visit old
time friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Snunders of
Center , Neb. , spent Sunday with Nor
folk friends.
Prof. J. M. Pile , president of the
Nebraska college of Wayne , wns a
Sunday visitor.
Mrs. John M. Cotlon passed through
the city Saturday noon , enroute to her
home In Ainsworth from Omaha.
W. H. Butterfleld left at noon to
day for northern Wisconsin to be ab
sent a week on business affairs.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Huso , sr. , came
over from Wayne Saturday evening
nnd spent Sunday with Norfolk rel
atives.
Tommy Hopkins of Bonesteel was
a passenger for Sioux City this morn
ing for several weeks' visit with rel-
ntlves nnd friends.
Miss Ethel Doughty expects to leave
within a few days for an extended visIt -
It In Now York City with her friend ,
Mlsa Etta Hodgetts.
C. F , Weaver of the Boone , Iowa ,
Democrat , returned to his homo today
after a few days' visit to the Rosebud ,
where ho owns a fine farm.
C. A. Johnson , vlco president of the
Nebraska National bank of this city ,
was a passenger from Fairfax , S. D. ,
cnrouto to Omaha this morning.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Brubaker and
children of Battle Creek visited Satur
day nnd Sunday with Mrs. Bnibakor's
parents , Mr. nnd Mrs. H. H. Mlll r.
Mrs. Walter Russell was a Norfolk
visitor today curoutc to her homo at
Long Pine from Crcighton , where she
has boon visiting for the past two
weeks.
Mr. and Mrs , D. Q. Nicholson of
Madison , accompanied by Mrs. Nich
olsons mother , Mrs. Wagner , and sisters -
tors Mrs. Smith and Miss Wagner of
lovra. Tsroro se ing Norfolk sights yes
terday.
Earl Blaheman , trho has been em
ployed at the Norfolk Iniane hospital
during the post nine months , hns re
signed his position and is now enjoy
ing a vacation at home.
Mr. and Mrs. E , R. Clements wore
passengers for their homo In Crelgh- [
ton after a visit to Oregon.
Frank Perry spent Sunday with rel
atives In Norfolk , returning home Mon
day noon.
II. Slovens of the Nebraska Tele
phone company returned homo yester
day from a visit to Omaha and Schuy-
lor.
Miss Thloson , who has been visiting
In Columbus , returned to her homo In
Crclghton.
Miss Thleson , who has boon visiting
In Columbus , returned to her home In
Crclghlon.
Win. Ballowcg of Crclghton visited
over Sunday with his nephew , C. A.
Bcllowcg.
Mrs. C. E. Greene accompanied her
husband on his trip west on the main
line yesterday.
Dr. Cole nnd Dr. Pnrker have re
turned from Omaha , where they at
tended the state dental association
meetings.
Dr. G. B. Ira of Lynch , Nob. , was in
Iho city today. The doctor was escort
ing his sister , Mrs. Lyn Gordon to her
homo In Chadron. Mrs. Gordon is in
very poor health and has boon under
Dr. Ira's cnro nt Lynch for the past
six weeks.
II. F. Slaughter of Napor , Nob. , an
extensive real estate dealer nnd bank
er of Boyd county , Neb. , and Gregory
county , S. D. , Is In the city today 011
business. Mr. Slaughter will visit
Wlnsldo and Wlsnor before returning
to his homo.
Mrs. Will Rokcr , who has been
quite ill , Is reported some betlcr.
Miss Gortlo Klentz , cnshicr for the
Stnr clothing store , who hns boon se
riously 111 for several weeks with ty
[ ) hold fever , Is reported some better
today.
Dr. Thomas White has bought the
lots formerly owned by L. C. Mlttol
stadt on North Tenth street , corner of
Nebraska avenue , where ho will build
n now home.
Leo Snyclor of St. Joe , Mo. , Is 111 at
the Pacific , suffering from a severe
cold and a sprained foot , the result of
an accident during the Paciflc-Oxnard
ball game yesterday.
Clarence Sailer , who arrived home
Inst week after spending ten days on
the Rosebud looking after Improve
ments on his line farm , reports the
newly settled country looking fine ,
with good prospects for a bounteous
crop.
Attorney II. F. Barnhart came home
this morning from Butte , Nob. , whore
ho hns been attending court for a
week. Mr. Bnrnhart's principal case
was that In which ho defended Jolt
Ilallott who recently shot and severe
ly Injured Wm. D. Collins. The case
wns continued.
An unusually good house greeted
the Hans Hanson performance at the
Auditorium Saturday night , and the
attraction proved well worth the sup
port it received nt the box ofllce. The
band made good music , the nctors
were universally clever and the show
afforded fun from start to finish.
C. P. Parish has purchased from Mr
Bishop the fine residence corner on
Norfolk avenue and Eleventh street
Just west of the residence of D. Baum
This Is a large corner lot , nicely cov
ered with trees , and facing south. Mr
Parish will build a handsome home
on the property , probably starting it
during the fall.
Little Margaret Bushnell , the 4-year
old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roy
Bushnell , had the misfortune to frac
ture her left forearm yesterday , the
result of falling over a kettle. She
was taken to Dr. Holden's office where
the X-ray soon revealed the Injury
The doctor reduced the fracture and
the little one Is getting along as nice
ly ns could be expected.
The marriage of Will Parker , son
of Rev. J. J. Parker of Plalnview am
brother of Dr. C. S. Parker of Norfolk
will take place nt Calais , Me. , May 29
on which day Miss Helen Newton wil
become his bride. The groom's father
who spent Sunday In Norfolk with Dr
C. S. Parker , has gone today to Maine
to be present for the ceremony.
Work on the new sewerage system
In Norfolk will not begin , in all prob
ability , before another month , ns there
Is some considerable preliminary work
yet to attend to. Andrew Rosewater ,
the Omaha engineer who has charge
of completing the contracts , hns not
quite finished the necessary blue prints
and will be in Norfolk some time this
week to complete his data.
Sheriff W. I. Sproul of Gregory
county , S. D. , Is In the city today. Mr.
Sproul will leave this evening for
Douglas , Wyo. , to bring back J. R.
Klmball , who is charged with statu
tory rape in Gregory county. The
sheriff is of the opinion that the pris
oner , who is held awaiting Mr. Sprout's
coming , will return without papers
from the state of Wyoming.
A. A. Ahlmnnn has sold his saloon
In the now Kriig building , between
Third and Fourth strets on Norfolk
avenue , to George Stokes of Omaha ,
the new proprietor taking possession
this morning. An Invoice was taken
yesterday. Mr. Ahlmann will leave
Wednesday for Shoshonl , Wyo. , the
new town at the edge of the Shoshone
reservation , where he goes to open
a new saloon for the Krug brewing
company.
The Madison county district court
convenes today at Madison , Judge
Boyd of Nellgh presiding. The most
Important case on the docket Is the
injunction case over the closing of
Philip avenue In order that the North
western railroad may bo allowed to
build a new $15.000 depot. Judge Boyd
reached town at noon and goes to
Madison on the afternoon freight.
Among the Norfolk attorneys who
went down are M. D. Tyler , Burt
Mnpes , Jack Koenlgsteln , W. M. Rob
ertson , Isaac Powers , M , C. Hazen and
E. P. Wentherby. Court Reporter
William Powers went to Mndlson to
take the proceedings of the court.
Mrs. Robert Johnson and Mrs. C. S.
'arkor were hostesses Saturday nftor- \
loon at the homo of Mrs. Johnson on
voonlgstcln avenue to a company of
n half hundred ladles , who enjoyed u
lollghtful three-course luncheon and
games of euchre nnd flinch during the
nfternoon. The homo wns beautifully
lecoratcd in flowers of the season , In
cluding bridal wreath and honey
suckle. American Beauty roses were
given as prizes to winners In score ,
Mrs. Brake receiving honors for the
ilgh record at euchre , Mrs. Vlohlo at
llnch and Mrs. C. C. Gow for the
houtlng prize In euchre. The same
adles will entertain another company
jf about fifty tomorrow afternoon.
D. E. Dlllonbeck , who left last
Thursday for Rochester , Minn. , to bo
examined by Mayo Brothers of that
ilaco , returned homo Saturday nlghtr
he fninous surgeons deciding that It
vould not bo advisable to operate. Mr.
Dlllenbeck has been suffering for some >
tlmo with n thickening of the walls
of nn Intosllno nnd Iho Mayoa said
hat nn operation for the trouble would
io a very serious ono. They said that
there Is no growth and that mcdlclno
may do away with the thickening to
some extent. His friends feel greatly
relieved at the assurance. Dr. and
Mrs. P. II. Salter nnd son , George ,
who accompanied Mr. Dlllenbeck to
Rochester , have gone on to Chicago
and will return by that route. Mr.
Dlllenbeck has been feeling better the
past ten days.
Tilden Citizen : Wolves or the four-
'ooted kind are uncommonly daring In
.ho neighborhood of Tilden , as will
bo learned from the following circumstance -
stance : On Sunday morning Jim Os-
born noticed a couple of the animals
very much engaged near the slaughter
tiouso nnd approached within forty
yards before they retreated. Ho found
they had been feasting upon n llvo
calf that wns three days old , and hnd
lorribly mutllnted the poor little beast.
One ham was eaten to the bone , several
eral ribs were laid bare and the hide
hung in strips all over the body. The
calf was still breathing when discov
ered but of course wns at once put out
of misery. A liberal solution ot
strychnine was poured over the re
mainder of the carcass , but the car
nivorous brutes are probably too wary
to commit suicide by returning to their
feast.
An early morning wedding took
place In Norfolk today when Miss
Clementine Howe and Mr. John Lelk
were married In the Catholic parson
age at C o'clock , a. m. The young
couple took the G:30 : train for Sioux.
City , from which , place they will go
to Council Bluffs for a few days , re
turning the latter part of this week.
Father Manning performed the cere
mony. They will be at homo after-
June 15 at a cottage on Philip avenue , ,
between Third and Fourth streets ,
three doors east of the corner. The
bride is a popular daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. A. D. Howe of this city and ,
the groom Is a baker In the E. B.
Knuffmann wholesale bakery. Both
have many Norfolk friends who will
welcome them on their return. An
nouncement cards were received this
morning by friends. Only a sister of
the bride and a friend , Mr. Grady , were
present.
Verdlgro Progress : Saturday fore
noon Joseph Holan and sons were
working in the field when they noticed
a cloud coming up and , fearing a storm
Mr. Holan sent ono of the boys over
to the pasture to round up the cattle.
He started on his pony but on coming
to the fence dismounted and passed
through. Ho had only gotten a short
distance from the fence when there
came a sharp flash of lightning and
the boy was seen to drop like one dead.
The father and helper rushed to his
side and carried him to the house ,
nnd at once summoned Dr. Kucera.
who found his patient alive but par
tially paralyzed in both legs. The bolt
of lightning ran down his back , burn
ing two holes on both sides of the
hack bone as large as a silver dollar ,
and blistering his hips as though they
had been emersed in boiling water.
From there it continued on down the
Inside of his left leg and the zigzag
peculiarity of lightning that is often
noticed in the clouds during a thun
der storm could be seen plainly traced
in his leg. The doctor gives It as his
opinion that the suspender buckle was
the salvation of the boy's llfo. Ho Is
now on his way to complete recovery
from his close call , and is suffering
but little from his experience , but ho
says he does not cnro for a repetition
of the same.
The first circus of the season to
strike Norfolk will bo that of Camp
bell Bros. , which comes to town on
Saturday , Juno 2 , ono week from next
Saturday. The first advertising car ,
carrying show bills of highly colored
performers and animals , arrived in
town 'ast night and this morning many
of the windows about town were filled
with red and yellow posters announc
ing the coming of the show. Campbell
Brothers have given performances in
Norfolk many times in the past , and
have always given good satisfaction.
Nebraska claims them , as they are all
Nebraska boys , and this state has
watched them grow from a small
wagon show to a good sized railroad
attraction. M. Mlhills of this city ,
who Is a cousin of the Campbells , has
put In several summers traveling with
them throughout the United States ,
as ticket seller , and ho' has many fun
ny experiences to relate over his trips.
The show insisted that ho accompany
them this year but ho has declined.
Dick Beswlck is another who formerly
traveled with this show , having done
the douhlo somersault act with them
when there were few other acrobats
in the \yorld who attempted that trick.