Tllti NOKFOIjK NEWS : FiUDAY. MAY 25. 1800 ,
The Norfolk Weekly News-Journal
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No , 1122.
The accusations ( lint nro Hying buck
nnd forth In the Bonnto , between Halley -
loy nutl others , look n good deal Illto
llttlo boys' piny. It doesn't olovnto
the senate In the minds of the ncoplo
of this country.
President Marvin Ilughltt saya that
Norfolk IB nil right nnd that the northern -
orn pnrt of the Btato la nil right. All
of which la accepted an truth nnd nil
of which IB fully appreciated by Nor
folk nnd northern Nobrnnkn.
The loss of Fort Nlobrnrn , by aban
donment , will bo Hovoioly felt near
Vnlonllno nnd all effort to retain It
should bo put forth. The large iiron
nt Fort Nlobrnrn la a niOHt excellent
drilling ground and nffordH inoroHpnco
for maneuvers than any other military
reservation In the country.
The stnto board of public lands nnd
buildings will bo In Norfolk on Mon
day to look Into the hoHpltal affairs
here , nnd wo ahull soon know whether
the charges filed have truth behind
thorn or whether they will prove Unit
rumors , allowed to food on people's
Imagination , nro a dangerous thing.
America doesn't object BO much to
the Russian mode of doing things , by
assassinating all of the oiMctnls In
eight , If they will confine their mur
ders to the boundnrlea of Russia , lint
when they begin to kill American con
suls , this country linn a right to do-
mnnd nn explanation nnd the punish
ment of the offender.
The oloctlon of Editor W. II. flroon
of Crelghton to the presidency of the
Democratic Editorial association of
the stnto , In nn honor to northern Ne
braska. Mr. Green Is running nn ex
cellent newspaper , writes good edi
torials nnd Is doing work for his parjy
tlmt entitles him to this honor that
hns been given to him by his brother
Journalists.
The city council ot Norfolk Is Just
now considering an Increase In the sal
ary of the water commissioner from
? 2fi per month to either flO or $50.
The increase Is a worthy ono , and the
man who puts In every hour of his
tlmo looking nftor the meters of the
city and collecting what Is duo to the
city for the water service , Is entitled
to more than $ Ufi per month. There
is no real good reason why a city
should not pay Its employes Just I\B
well na any other business Institution
and the city council Is certainly Inking
a Justifiable step In passing the amend
ment.
The beheading of twenty-two brakemen -
men and switchmen by the Northwest
ern railroad nt Fremont for various
offenses , Including frequenting of sa
loons , drunkenness , Insubordination
nnd lack of ability , shows the Increas
ing necessity for sober workmanship ,
nnd n regard for the proper authority ,
If positions nro to bo hold. There nro
GO many applicants for these positions
that It Is no trouble to find now men
to replace those who have been dis
charged , nnd the employing corpora
tions , as well as the public , arc de
manding a constantly Improving ser
vice , especially whore llfo is concerned
as it Is on railroads of today.
A Good Record.
A. Galnsha has made an excellent
record as secretary of statp. Ho hns ,
'
without prejudice to nnyb'ody , prob
nbly been the most efficient official In
that office the state has over had there.
Mr. Gnlusha is n business man. Ho
has looked after the affairs of the
state without fear or favor Just as n
good business man looks nftor his
own business interests. The fnct Is
wo never had a bettor set of stnto offi
cers than now If ns good , nnd it looks
like they are entitled to consideration
nt the hands of Uio stnto convention
on the principle thnt good service ono
term deserves recognition by another
term. Fnlrflold Herald.
The Nation Is not n republican pa
per , but cnn recognize the Justness
of the nbovc ns far as our townsman
A. Galushn , is concerned , Ho hns
been true to his convictions and his
friends ; will stand no monkey bust
ness in his office. His honesty ant
ability Is recognized all over the state
ns well as among his business asso
ciates. Red Cloud Nation.
The rule thnt the students who arc
about to graduate should pass exam
irmtlons in common branches of study
before receiving their diplomas , Is a
good ono and ono that ought to bo
strlcUy enforced. After n student has
Spent twelve- years In the public
Schools , ho ought to have a founda
tlon in the common branches ot least ,
which will enable hlnj to have a work
Ing knowledge of the various subjects
after school dajrs nav passed. Fo
the good of the students , li IB a good
rule , and surely It Is a necessary rule
or the nnUe of the standing of the
school which IB turning out the grnd-
lateH , It la quite a renmrkablo thing
hat children are able to grasp heavy
irobloniB In arithmetic nnd grammari
nt the ngeB required by present dny
nothods , nnd ns a tout of their retaili
ng powers , examination ) * In these low
er branches como In pretty handily
at the end of their high school ca
reers.
The overflowing of Corporation Gulch
list night , resulting In the greatest
lamago that IIBB over been known In
in overflow , regardless of the deep
lltch that had been constructed down
Thirteenth street for carrying off the
surplus water , han demonstrated thnt
hero IB but one way In which to over
inndlo the wntor proposition In the
vestorn part of the town. And thnt
vny Is to carry the wntor down the
intural ehnnnel on Fourteenth street ,
o I ho Elhhoni river. No sin nil ditch
vlll over take care of the water sur-
dim that floods down from those lilllH
lorthwoflt of town during n heavy nnd
Hitddon downpour of rain. That wns
Inmonatrntod InHt night. The ditch
hnt the city council had dug down
Thirteenth street was ( loop enough ,
t had been believed , to carry off any
vutor thnt might come from the vnllcy
ibovo the towh It wns the most ml-
equate provision thnt over IUIH boon
undo by any city ndmlnlstrntlon In
Norfolk. And It wns through no fault
> f the ditch or of the council thnt 11
lid not cnrry nwny the wntorfnll. In-
Iced , wo may well thnnk the city
council for thus carrying nwny a largo
inrt of the water , for If there had
icon no ditch there Is no tolling what
ho flood that rushed down Norfolk
ivenuo with such fury might have tic-
, 'Oinpllshod ' In the way of damage.
IS IT POSSIBLE ?
The now mall route which will bo
tnrted out of Pierce on Juno 15 , will
tin south and southwest of Plorco.
3 , S. Glaze , n pnlnter of this place ,
ccolvod word from Washington , D. C. ,
he latter pnrt of Inst week that ho
tad been appointed carrier on this
onto , and ho will take up his now tin-
Ics on the above mentioned date ,
[ 'ho patntni on this now route hnvo
icon working for this route for the
nst live or six years and the Lender
s pleased to learn thnt their object
ins llnnlly been accomplished. They
sept right nt It nnd their efforts wore
ownrdcd by the department. This
icw route will bo No. 1. Pierce Lend-
jr.
Is It possible that Rural Route Me-
inrthy hns allowed five or six ycnrs
o olnpso before granting the prnyor
f a community so thickly populated
ind so deserving of modern service
n a postal way , ns a section ot Pierce
county ? The Loader says that the
armors on the now route "kept right
it It , " nnd "their efforts were llnnlly
ownrded by the department. " As wo
mderstnnd it , about nil the good Mr.
McCarthy can lay claim to having
lone In his four yenrs of service nt
Washington , Is to establish rural
outes In the Third district. And
yet here is a spot which has had to
( cop hammering nwny at him over
since they helped send him to Wash-
nglon , nnd only now , on the verge of
ils coming stand for renomlnntlon ,
ins lie boon able to get the route
isked for. There have been 13,000
rural routes established within the
> nst dozen years , yet Mr. McCarthy
can show but ISO that ho has secured.
Shall wo send him back ?
Will Norfolk celebrate the Fourth or
July this year ? This Is the question
which has Just boon launched and
which It Is now up to the business
men of the city to answer. If the
business Interests cnn see it to their
interest to go Into n good big celebra
tion , such nn event will tnko place ,
and it is not at all Improbable , with
someone energetically promoting the
Idea , that the scheme will go through
successfully. From n business stand
point , n FourUi of July celebration
nitty1 be looked upon ns giving the people
ple who nro trlbutnry to this city at
least ono day in the yenr when they
may como to town for pleasure , and
pleasure alone. It will keep allvo the
Interest in the city which is felt nil
of the tlmo to n greater or loss extent
by people living within n certain ra
dins of the community , and It will let
those people know that Norfolk wants
to do something now nnd then to
ford them plensuro nnd to net as a
token of appreciation for the trade
that , In turn , comes to Norfolk month
In nnd month out. All of the Amer
ican people celebrate the Fourth of
July somewhere. It is n big underbill
Ing to do It and do it right , but It Is
worth the while , it seems , to do It
Just the same. Norfolk hns never yd
made a failure of a Fourth of July ccl
ebratlon. It would bring a largo crowd
of people to town , would adrcrUso the
town and would keep things moving
nt an otherwise dull tlmo of the year
Why not celebrate and do It with o
will ?
THE RATE
The railroad rate bill thnt lias Just
passed the senate in Washington 1
ono of the most far-rfcaclirns and In *
portant bits of legislation that has
taken place In the national capital for
many n yenr , and the result of the
new law In a commercial way will bo
anxiously awaited by the whole coun
try. The bill gives power to the Inter-
1 Btato commerce commission to rogu-
ate railroad freight nnd passenger
rates which nro considered IIB dis
criminating , nnd It mny bo anticipated
that within the next couple of years
the Interstate commerce commission
will hnvo Its bands full In trying to
nko care of the complaints that will
sweep In from nil parts of the coun
try. How the questions will bo solved
and settled , finally , nnd to what de
gree the commercial conditions of the
country will bo turned over , will bo a
natter Interesting to watch.
If the now rate law , In the form thnt
t shall aHsiimo upon going Into effect ,
could be maintained Just as fairly and
IB Impartially nnd Indiscriminately aa
t Is Intended to bo by the founders
> f It , ( hen the results would probably
10 genuinely satisfactory. The test
> f It will como In the men who nro to
IHO thin new power thnt hns been
grunted. Mammoth questions are to
10 Involved In the now law's nppllcn-
Ion , and enormous Hums of money
vlll come info the problems in ono
vny and another. And the Interstate
commerce commlHslon , sitting ns n
court , will hnvo to decide questions
vhlch are put up to It by the masses
of the people , iinorgniil/.cd but dctor-
nlned , and against which will bo
velghted the keen lighting qualities of
noii who hnvo put In their lives In
n'orcomlng mammoth obstacles and
vho have won.
On the one side , the pcoplo will kcop
nt their complaints In n sort of In-
errupted fashion , whllo against thorn
vlll bo pitted clever minds that nro
Iniwlng high salaries for nothing else
ban lighting legal battles of perplex-
ng typo.
And It must bo homo in mind , too ,
hnt , while the courts of this country
ire bulldod on n high plnno , yet those
commissioners , who nro to bo appoint
ed , shall be but human beings after
ill , named by presidential victors now
ind then , nnd for this renson their ox-
'cutlon of the now law will bo doubly
ntorestlng.
If Mr. Roosevelt were to always con-
Iniio In olllce ns president , or men
if his typo , wo could probably safely
isBume thnt the commissioner to bo
intrusted with the working of the new
nw would always bo nbovo thoughts
if other things than the law , but Mr.
loosovolt will not , in the course of
lumnn events , nlwnys remain In ofllco.
THE LINCOLN ASYLUM.
The fnct that Dr. Grcono , superln-
endont of the Lincoln asylum , has
ust naked for nn Investigation of a
leath which occurred in his institution
nst winter , Is significant. Dr. Greeuo
says that the opposition papers have
undo it n point to mention this death ,
vhlch Is said to have been the murder
of ono patient by another , whenever
opportunity offers , nnd ho now insists
hat , ns ho wns In no manner respon
sible for the death and since the two
patients were locked together con-
rary to his orders , the matter bo
ooked Into , n record made of the find-
ng , nnd his reputntlon clcnred. Ho
snys thnt ho hns been nil of his llfo
xilldlng n reputation for himself nnd
.lint his reputation Is worth moro to
ilm than the $2,500 Job which is given
, o him by the stnto of Nebraska.
Mny wo not draw n parallel In this
natter to that of our own hospital
scandal that Is now nwnltlng Investi
gation in Norfolk ? It Is snld that
there Is a deliberate plan among mem-
jcrs of the opposition press nnd party
to stir up scandals in every state Insti
tution in the stnto , to use the stories
ns campaign thunder next fall. It Is
known thnt Mr. Wolfe , the farmer who
wrote his letter to Governor Mlckoy
tolling what ho had heard of the scan-
dnls nt the Norfolk Institution , sent a
copy of It to the Omaha World-Herald ,
so thnt the letter might get Into print.
The attitude of Dr. Greene In regnrd
to the Insinuations that nro being mnde
against him for that death nt Lincoln ,
Is practically Identical with the atti
tude of Dr. Alden nnd Dr. Nicholson
In Norfolk. Their positions , for the
snlnrles , amount to llttlo. It Is
their reputations thnt they cling to
nnd for the sake of these that an In
vestigation hns been demanded.
CONGRESSIONAL NOTES.
Mndlsou Chronicle : Wo have been
waiting patiently for Congressman Me
Carthy to do something that would
entitle him to a renomlnntlon. The
policy of switching congressmen every
other term is hardly fair to the ofll-
clnl and Is certninly detrimental to
the best interests of the district. The
first term is merely preparatory to the
real work of n national legislator ; but
by the close of the second term the
Incumbent fchould have at least shown
some signs of aptitude for the bus !
ness ho desires to follow. Llfo Is too
short and history is being made too
rapidly to allow a generation to be
consumed in a preparatory course
Unless McCarthy has something more
substantial to commend hrm than the
claim that ho hns Ue n lustrumentn
in instituting a largo number of rura
mall routes in this district , we believe
that It Is high time to select sonic one
who has the brains and ability to a
least Identify himself with some kind
) f leglslntlon , either good or bad , so
hat the pcoplo will know where to
Ind him. It seems to us that condl-
Ions are now rlpo for McCarthy to
step down nnd out. Give the people n
chance to elect a man who has the
capacity to grow Into nn nctlve , useful
congressman ,
Madison Chronicle : The ropub-
IcaiiB of this Judicial district who have
the advantage of a personal acquaint *
mice with Judge J. F. Hoyrt know him
o bo truly worthy of the congrcsBlon-
il nomination which ho seeks. They
also know that ho possesses the Intel-
octunl qualifications and thnt bin
BtcadfiiBtnc&B of purpose nnd Integ
rity of character are essentials which
the people need In the halls of con
gress , From present Indications It
sconiB that McCarthy will not have
votes enough to win out in the con
vention , but will hold the balance of
> o\vor and this strength thrown to
cither lloyd or Young will bo suffi
cient to nominate. The Third con
gressional district would bo ably rcn-
cscnted In either ovont.
Plnlnvlow News : J. F. Boyd , the of-
ficlcnt Judge of this district , wns In
town Monday afternoon , visiting with
lumerous friends. Mr. Doyd hns giv
en such general satisfaction ns Judge
n this district that his ninny friends
mvo urged him to run for congress.
\ bettor man to stop Into Congress-
nan McCarthy's shoos would bo a dlf-
Icult tnak to find. Ho has every need
ed qualification nnd would not hold
ils scat simply to draw his salary , but
would make a record not to bo
ishamcd of. Ho Is a bright and onor-
gotlc lawyer nnd Is the right mnn for
ho place this time.
ATCHISON GLOBE SIGHTS.
No man Is as dangerous as his
.brents.
When the groom Is shorter than the
.irldo , pcoplo talk.
Experience is n great teacher ; so is
i real estate boom.
Apples nro so scarce these days
hat they look old fashioned.
Don't attempt to kiss a woman nu
ll you arc reasonably sure she wants
you to.
A dandelion field covered with the
vollow blooms looks pretty , but It Is
i sign of shlftlcssness to sny so.
After nil , flowery eloquence never
nttnlned n compliment ns pleasing ns
.his ono of three words : "You suit
no. "
If you mo going to give both bar
rels , do It like a man ; give them to
the victim's face nnd not behind his
mck.
Wns there over n mnn who had not
nt some tlmo been accused of attempt-
ng to kiss a woman who did not want
o bo kissed ?
When a girl who mnrries and goes
away to llvo comes home on n visit
ind wears silk underskirts , people Just
natunlly think she is prosperous.
About nil the disinterested public
demands of n widower , is that ho pay
Ills first wife's funeral bills before
tie begins to take notice again.
If fifty are Invited to a party , ten
go because they want to go , nnd forty
through fear that If they don't go they
will not bo invited to the next ono.
When n mnn takes a girl out riding
on n country road , and puts his arm
around her , some ono passes nnd tolls ,
though they nro riding In the wilder
ness.
If n'Welsh rarebit is made Just right ,
the pain next day Is nt the base of the
brain. If the pain Is anywhere else ,
something In the rarebit wns mea
sured wrong.
How people "take notice ! " Don't
forget that they will take n fall out
of you when you give them occasion.
And much in your conduct that you
think all right will not suit the people.
Complaint is heard everywhere of
the bores. Are you a bore ? Posslbly
you are tiresome and do not know it.
Look yourself over carefully. Surely
you want to nvoid the reputation of
being n bore.
There seems to bo nn impression
thnt the American people nre always
looking for fun. When a farmer an
nounces a picnic at his pasture he
has a poster printed saying there will
bo "fun for everybody. " although there
mny not bo the slightest prospect of
fun.
During the summer season , when
doors nnd windows nre open people
living in town , should bo cnroful not
to disturb their neighbors. Every genteel
tool mnn or woman will avoid disturb
ing the neighbors whenever possible.
Those who nppnrently delight In dls
turblng their neighbors , nro never po
lite people , and seldom pcoplo of in
telllgonco.
It Is safe to say that the girls of
190G are sweeter and more beautiful
than the girls of war times. The up-
to-date girls all take Holllster's Rocky
Mountain Tea. 35 cents , tea or tablets -
lots , The Klesau Drug Co.
A eoarso , leathery complexion made
unbcautlful by eruptions , calls for a
general reform In llrlnff. The diet
should bo plenty of Hollister's Itocky
Mountain Tea. 35 cents , tea or tab
lets. The Klesau Drug Co.
PETITION MADE TO COUNTY TO
ALTER WATER COURSE ,
WILL DIG BIG , DEEP CANAL
Following the Original Direction of the
Water Way , Southwest of Town , Into
Haase's Pasture , Thence to the Elkhorn -
horn River on the South.
The first step hns been taken toward
changing the channel of Corporation
Gulch in the west part of town , nnd
sending its flood wnters down the na
tural water course , unused for twenty
years or more , Into the Elkhorn rlvor.
A petition wns todny presented to the
county commissioners of Madison
county asking that a huge ditch bo dug
through the Tashjenn lots on Norfolk
avenue , between Thirteenth and Four
teenth , Just west of the S. T. Nappor
home , and thcnco down through a
southwesterly direction , Into Hnaso's
pasture , underneath the Union Pacific
tracks , through property owned by
Rasmus Nellson , Mrs. Stoln , II. A.
Pasownlk and the Northwestern rail-
rend company. Running through the
Northwestern yards , the water would
finally dump into the Elkhorn rlvor nt
about the spot whore formerly stood
the Gllssman slaughter house , near
the present Northwestern roundhouse.
The petition wns signed by J. E.
Ilnnso , administrator In the Hnaao estate -
tate , F. A. Blakoman , who owns the
residence property formerly known ns
the Rome Miller home , nnd J. H. Con-
ley , who owns n homo on South Thir
teenth street which hns been In the
path of the latest ditch.
City and County Pay.
It Is said that these property holders
liavo been given assurance by the
county commissioners that the matter
will bo acted upon today , and that they
will grant the petition and order the
new canal to bo dug , the county to
pay half the expense and the city the
other half. It Is understood that the
city council and Mayor Friday would
bo willing to pay at least $1,000 as
the city's share toward the work , but
the entire job is estimated ns worth
about $3,000 to $4,000. Ono of the
county commissioners , who was In
town todny , snld that the work will
probably bo executed and that the city
will bo naked to pay half of the ex
pense , under the provisions of the
swamp law , which provides that ditch
es shall bo drained through swamp
land and the expense nssessed against
property holders benefited. It Is said
thnt It will be reasoned that the city
will be benefited and therefore will
bo asked to pay a shnre of the expense
equal to that paid by the county.
Law Suits Pending.
It is understood that , In cnso provi
sion for the flood waters were not
made by means of this new canal , dam
age suits that have been pending for
several weeks would bo pushed against
the city by property-holders living on
South Thirteenth street.
The petition which asks that the big
canal bo dug provides that the old na
tural waterway , which wends its
course southwest through the Tash-
jean lots on Norfolk avenue , through
lots belonging to the Citizens National
bank , across South Fourteenth street ,
and off Into a southwesterly direction
from Fourteenth street , zigzagging
back and forth until it strikes the de
pression in the Hasse pasture be fol
lowed.
AN OLD , OLD PROBLEM.
For Many Years This Gulch Has Been
Constant Source of Damage.
The Corporation Gulch proposition
in the west end of town is nn old , old
problem among the property owners
in that residence section of the city ,
nnd the fact that a move has at last ,
after many years , been taken to ac
tually handle tho'bulk of flood waters
that swirl down from the hills north
west of the city , will bring relief to
scores of persons in that part of the
town , and will cause an end to con
stant havoc and damage that has re
sulted many times every year during
the past decade or more , from over
flows. Every overflow has been the
cause of several hundred dollars of
damage.
Off up in the northwest from the city
of Norfolk lie many miles of rolling
hills , which all drain down into a single -
glo ditch or ravine. Those hills run
back for seven miles to the northwest
Into the country , and the area drained
Into this ditch from them is nbout two
miles in width , making In all about
fourteen square miles or about 9,000
acres of land that all drains Its sur
plus water into this ono little ditch.
This ditch twists and turns in and out
among the depressions of Uio hills
until It meanders down into the north
western corner of the city limits of
Norfolk , and right nt that spot the
trouble begins.
Years ago this ditch , after It struck
the city limits , turned In and out nnd
then pursued the southwesterly course ,
finally ending In Hnaso's pasture and
passing from there to the Elkhorn
river.
river.Whenever
Whenever there came a heavy rain ,
this ditch filled pretty well up to Us
top but , ns it was wide and unobstruct
ed , the water ran through the channel
all right enough and emptied Into the
rlvor just as any well behaved ditch
ought.
But the city sprang up. Houses
moved further and further toward the
west end of the main street and addi
tion boomeis platted out town lots.
Some of these lots happened to be in
the ditch. And so they wera filled up ,
to get rid of tno water. The ditch
turned Its course , like a crawling ser
pent thnt had been blocked In Us pntli ,
nnd wriggled down toward the south
east , ending In n basin southwest of
The Heights. For n tlmo this ditch V (
pretty well cared for the surplus , bo- i v
cause It wns deep and unobstructed.
But It passed through peoples' prop
erty , and these pcoplo began to fill up
the ditch where It passed through their
back yards.
And then the ditch , at the points
whore It met dams in Us channel ,
began to spread out and submerge n
larger and over growing area. It
sought Its old channel to the south
west , swept ncross Norfolk nvenuo nnd
Inundated every Inwn on the street between -
tween Thirteenth nnd Fourteenth sev
eral times a yenr. With cnch heavy
rain or melting of snow In these seven
miles of hills , the gulch swooped down
across that block , covered the lawns
with cornstalks , plastered them with '
thick coatings of mud , dug up the gardens -
dons , floated away the sidewalks , tore
porches to pieces and made the resi
dents swear. But swearing did no
good. And the floods kept coming.
At ono time ono farmer's grindstone ,
weighing heavily as it did , was swept
down the flood into ono of the front
yards on the avenue. At another time
n whole chicken coop came floating
down , bobbing up nnd down in the
torrent of the current , nnd landed flnt
against somebody's parlor window.
The people who lived in thnt terri
tory kept cussing , and kept trying to
point out to the city council that the
only way to do business with that
gulch was to dig a canal in the orfgr-
Innl nnturnl wnterwny , just ns hns
boon petitioned for todny. But the
council nlwnys had too much else to
do , asked the people up there why they
built in a swamp , nnd forgot the Inci
dent. Kninn of tlio rnslilnnts flnnllv
got disgusted , sold their property ,
moved nwny from the ditch's angry
course , nnd located further down the
avenue , where they thought they would
bo high nnd dry forever.
But not yet. The worst wns yet to
come. The people who remained In
that water-swept block of the town
llnnlly got tired of floods. And so
they dnmmcd the thing. Damming It
with dikes proved moro effective than
damning It with words , and the water ,
when next it tried to sweep ncross
lawns , found embankments that It
could not go ngnlnst , nnd turned east
on Norfolk avenue , crawled over the
Thirteenth street crossing and then
dug Its way toward the railroad tracks
on Seventh street where they cross
Norfolk avenue. At this point a lake
piled up until the surplus could drain ,
through pipes , off to the north and
east Into the Northfork river many
miles away from the point In the Elkhorn -
horn where the water was originally-
intended to drain.
And then to cut awny this Norfolk
avenue flood , the city council last year
spent several hundred dollars building
a new ditch down Thirteenth street ,
south , doing damage to that street , and
dumping the water into a hollow de
pression near the Union Pacific tracks ,
a hnlf mlle south of Norfolk avenue.
Each flood there put water on other
people's lawns.
But people kept on elevating their
lawns so that there was no place but
this ditch for the water to go. And
so in this Inst attempt , the water , swol
len by a three-inch rain , overflowed the
banks of the new ditch and , checked
by high lawns , threw Us surplus down
Norfolk avenue toward the east end
of the town. And , although many
three-Inch rains have hnppened before ,
this proved the most disastrous flood
ever east of Thirteenth street on the
avenue. It also succeeded in wetting
the feet of the people on South Thir
teenth street , where It had never gone
In such a quantity before.
The result this time now that the
town got its boots wet In any direc
tion It walked , and for miles in several
directions was that more people sat
up and noticed the gulch than had
ever done before and a demand was
made that something bo done.
And so , at last , the gulch has both
ered enough people In the town to give
Itself a wide notoriety nnd to force
the city and county , together , to go
out and cage it up , like a dangerous
animal that has been allowed to run
wild and bite people wherever It chose
before. And the people of the west
side , now that there is a prospect of
muzzling the beast , are feeling better
today than they have in a long , long
time.
COURT ADJOURNS TILL MONDAY
About to Try Depot Matter , Senator
Allen Is Called Away.
District Court was opened by Judge
J. F. Boyd nt the city hall in Norfolk
shortly after 1 o'clock for the pur
pose of beginning trial of the injunc
tion case in which a number of citi
zens seek to enjoin the city from clos
ing Philip nvenuo in order to satisfy
the Northwestern railroad company ,
which proposed to build a $15,000 de
pot providing this were done. Imme
diately after court had convened a tel
egram wns received by Senator W. V.
Allen , ono of the attorneys for the
romonstrntors , calling him to Colum
bus on important business , nnd con-
sequenUy court was adjourned until
next Monday afternoon at the same
place.
When a dry goods clerk puts on his
best clothes and goes west , they call
him an eastern capitalist.
Men and women who eat fat meats
and drink * trong coffee usually have
coarse , florid skins. Holllster's Rocky
Mountain Tea makes your skin soft
and fair. 35 cents , ten or tablets.
The Kiesau Drug Co.