NOKKOMv NEWS : FKlDAY/Jl'LiY fl , I'JOB '
A LETTER TO MRS , HUMPHREY
TELLS THRILLING EXPERIENCE
KILLS DOTH DR. AND MRS. KELLY
Former Norfolk Insane Hospital Su
perintendent and His Wife Wore
Crushed to Death nt St. Aflnew ln-
tensely Interesting Description.
Mrs. .1 , W. Humphrey of Norfolk haa
received a most Interesting letter from
lior mint. Mrn. Oanlo Stone , concern-
' In Iho Cal-
IHR Mrs. Stone's experience
Ifornln caithquake. Mn , Slono tolls
graphically of tlio IIIUMIHO suffering of
men these who mirvlvcil with tholr
lives , and of ( ho uncertainty Mint hung
over tlio coast for days nftorwnnl ,
wlion shocks continued evnry tworty
inlnutos , She tollH , alno , of tlio death
mid Imrlul of both Or. and Mrs. Kelly
In the St. Aguuw InHniio hospital ,
where Or. Kelly , formerly suporlnton-
dent of the Norfolk IIIHIUIO hoHpltal.
\V H iiRRlntntit. In speakliu ; of her bus-
band and BOH , Mrs. Stone. says :
They had drcsned and gone down
two , flights of stairs , mid stopped at
the olllco door to leave tliolr Uoy , when
the building began to HhaUo. Glenn
said , "What's the matter ? IH the
bouse collapsing ? " Oeorgo replied
that ho thought that they had Just
started the elevator and that It wan
caught. Hut thi ) Hhaklng became
worse and strange nolHCii rent the air.
Glenn said , "Pa. let's get out of
this . 1 believe the building IH col-
lapsing. " So down the remaining
lllght of stairs they stumbled , the
building rocking HO they could hardly
keep on tholr foot. At one stop the
stairs would heave up level with their
feet , the next recede till they had to
Jump to reach the stop. Glenn WIIH
ahead and being younger than his fa
ther and spryer , ho reached the dou
ble doors at the foot of the atalia
first. Ho tried the door but It was
twisted and fast , llo put nil his
ntrniiirtli on It and forked It onen with
such force It sprang back Into the
spring socket and remained there.
Ho gave a leap and landed In the mid
dle of the street with such force that
ho could not stop and went to the
aide walk on the opposite aide. Ho
had not landed when the whole brick
front of the building ho had just loft
fell out with u crash to the walk and
street. On turning to look for his fa
ther , the dust and llmo from the fallIng -
Ing wall was so thick that ho could not
see a thing , and a fearful thought
crossed hla mind that his father was
burled In the debt la. lie started back
to look for him and the ground heaved
under hh foot. The street sank sev
eral ftot In phices and , rose In otherc
As ho started back the building at hla
back began to fall. Heavy pHtoglaaa
llow In particles all around him , brick
and mortar fell llko hall. lie reached
the pile of debris from the Winchester
mid saw a dark object moving at his
feet. Ho stooped down and found his
father struggling in a mass of electric
wires the electrician had thoughtfully
shut off the power at the llrst warn
ing of the earthquake. Othe'-wlso ho
would have been killed there.
Glenn got him up and they got Into
the middle of the street. Hy thrt time
the streets wore alive with men , wo
men and chlldien. Horses , dogs , and
oven cattle , that had broken out of
the stock yards half a mile a\\ny.
All wore running , trying to find safety.
The most of the people wore In tholr
night clothes. Strange to say no ono
made a bit of nolso or outcry Kvory-
ono scorned dazed and could not real
ize what was happening to them.
George ran as fast as they could over
the piles of debris and amid falling
bricks to the wharf. They worked
their way around to the Third nnd
Townsend street depot and found to
tholr horror that they could not go
homo.
The tracks of the railroad were up
heaved mid broken , bridges wrecked
nnd no way out. They then turned
their stops to the mole , hoping to get
over Into Oakland.
After tramping miles around to keep
out of the flro they reached the mole
nnd found a ferry boat just leaving
They managed to get on and when In
Oakland found the trains running as
far as Nllcs. So they took the first
train and by noon got to San Joseau
hour and a half ride ordinarily. Then
they learned that they could go no
further for all the bridges were
wrecked for a hundred miles south and
the track upheaved. Hero they learned
that San Jose and Santa Cruz woie
fearfully torn up. But as nil wires
were down they could send no word
and were wild about mo. They tried
to hire a team or auto or oven a wheel
to got homo , but everything was In
demand to go to the doomed city to
look after relatives and friends.
Finally a lady saw how nearly crazy
Glenn was and let him take her pet
pony and he started on horseback over
the Santa Cruz mountains , a distance
of forty miles. Ho left his father at
a safe boarding house that had partly
escaped the wreck , but had lost all the
plastering and chimneys.
Now I must take you back to myself.
After George and Glenn left home I
took a walk to the beach to pass the
time , then went homo at about 5 , got
my tea and made ready for the night
Shaken Till Seasick.
I slept well till about a quarter to
6. I was awakened by a queer shak
ing. I began to wonder If the wind
was blowing to shako the house so ,
but it grew worse so fast that I got
Alarmed and sat up In bed. At that
itfitant the flhock came and throw mo
nit of bed onto the Moor It IhiHhed
through in > mind , "earthquake , " atid I
tried to gel up , but could not for the
house reeked so badly. 1 fell and got ,
up the third time , thinking that 1 must
U't out of doors. I crawled to the bed
room door ami got hold of the casing
tinil drew myself upon my feet. Then
ciime the second hard shock. The
IIOUHO reeked like the sea. The dishes
on the pantry shelf fell crashing to life.
Moor , the stove pipes came down , the
hooks Hew from the table , lamps over
turned , stove slid to the middle of the
room , chairs slipped one way and back
again , plastering felt , window glass
shattered , and 1 just hung to the door
casing ami was shaken back and forth
till I was seasick.
When the last hard shock was over
I managed to get out on the porch
hut could not aland up , the porch
pitched so. I could not see a living
Houl , hut houses foil and chimneys
clashed all about me.
When the worst was over I crept
Into the house and out of chaos pulled
Homo of my clothing. I then put on
my clothes. During all this tlmo I
saw no ono and I felt as If the last day
had come mid I alone of all humanity
left. What doomed hours to mo waa
In reality only a single moment , .lust
then people began to pour out In the
middle of the street. I went too , waa
only half dressed and barefooted , oth
ers weie still In their night clothes.
After a few moments they began to
go In mid dress and ( hen tun to ether
frlendn and neighbors. I having no
our to go to sat on the aide walk and
put on my shoes and atocklnga. I then
went In and got my coat and hat and ,
llko the rest started out to see the
devastation. May you ho spared the
awful sights I Such a beautiful p'pno ' ,
lovely hoines nnd < ; nuul buildings razed
to the ground , lovely yards and beau
tiful llowera and lountalns crushed
and burled In ( he debris of falling
walla mid chimneys.
All Wires Down.
I went straight to the central tele
graph olllco thinking I would tele
graph your uncle that I was safe. 1
know they would hear about It and
ho worried about me. I never dreamed
that they were fooling the shock , too
1 thought wo were the only auffoiors
It never once entered my head thai
they were oven then being shaken m
worse than wo. When I got to the
olllco and to send a message , I was
told that all the wires were down ant
that no message could be sent on an >
of the tin oo tolegrai h Hues. Thoj
said that while the worst of It was 01
on they got part of a message fron
San Francisco saying that they were
then having the worst earthquake
over known there , but before anything
further could bo learned the wlrca wen
down and they could hoar no more.
Everybody Walked , Walked.
Imagine my feelings. Not know
ing whether Geoigo mid Glenn \\vo
killed. No 0110 there I kno.v ; NJ
where to go. I was wild and I ahool
and trembled so I could hard'y stand
So did everybody else. The iiayoi Is
sued an order that no fires were to bo
built and no lamps lighted , fearing flro
as shocks kept coming every t\vont >
minutes all day. I ate nothing , jus
kept walking In the street. When on
la walking they do not feel the shock
so much aa when sitting still. All tha
dreadful dry ovoryboilv wi < s jastwalk
Ing. walking.
No ono was killed In our town , bu
many were hurt and many had mlrac
ulous escapes. Five mllps away at a
saw mill a land slide buried the mill
a million feet of lumber , and thliteon
men under a thousand tons of dirt and
rocks. They can never dig them cut.
At a lovely resort six miles away
the chimney crashed through the roof
and struck the bed of a newly married
couple from Nebraska. The man had
Just sprung out of bed , but the brldo
was crushed to death. I wandeied
about all dry feeling no hunger and
no fatigue. When night came every
one pulled beds out of doors. I was
afraid to , though thoio were extra po
lice on guard. I opened the frontdoor
ami drew a locking chair Into It and
sat down with oven my coat nn.l hrt
on. Every few minutes , when the
trembles came , fright would make mo
spilng to the middle of the street. 1
felt as though I coulfi not live through
another day In such fear and suspense.
At about midnight I heard , besides the
slow tramr of the guards , a quick al
most minting step thrt sent the blood
coursing through myelii" . I know
my dear boy was coming and I llow
to meet him.
How wo sobbed and cried In each
others' arms. My first words were ,
' Where Is your fathei ? "
"Safe and well In SPU Joso" Then
wo sat down and told each otl-ar what
wo had been through. Ho wanted
something to eat and I felt about In
the pantry among broken dishes and
crushed food until I found some dough-
ruts. Ho ate some but I could not as
1 had been sea sick all day Many
others were llko me. Wo spent the
remainder of that awful night In the
arm chair , springing up at every trout-
bio.
bio.Ho
Ho said ho had to go to San Jose
early the next morning to take the
pony hack and to got his father , but
ho made up his mind that ho should
not leave mo alone.
Mountains Shaken up.
Ho had an awful trip over the moun
tains , had to walk part of the way.
Ho found great boulders shaken down
Into the road. Most of the way It was
a grade , with deep * gulches below and
high mountains above. Sometimes ho
found the road would bo heaved up
and In others great crevices opened up
over which ho had to Jump his horse.
Ho found hundreds of men already
fixing the road. They worked all day
ml night , as they know that It was
he only way out of San Francisco
ileun waa the llrnt to bring news of
San FranclHco. The next morning wo
lotted the doors and went up town ,
got a cup of coffee ami a bun at the
estaurant , then went to the livery
table , got a team and Htarted for San
OBO. It was forty miles. Wo left at
In the morning and got to San .lotto
it C > In the afternoon. Wo found the
oiids far more passible , but the men
till working on them.
Wo left the team and pony at a llv-
try barn when wo arrived In San Jose
mil walked up to where ho had loft
its father. Ho was not there and had
lot been seen after Glenn left. Wo
vere greatly worried about him and
llonn went to hunting for him. Ho
vent to the depot and livery barns and
n'orywhoro ho thought ho would he
Ikely to go but no trace of him could
wo Ilntl. Wo were so worried wo know
lot what to do.
Agony of Refugees.
The city was full of refugees from
San Francisco , brought In by teams
ind autos and the one train that could
got thiough. Oh , what awful nights ,
houHiinds of men mid women mid lit-
lo children lying on the grass In the
laika and under the pepper trees along
ho streets. Most of them had only
liolr night clolhca on , bareheaded ,
mrufootod , cold , hungry , and many
sick from fright. The people of San
lose were doing their best for thorn ,
llvldlng their food , clothca and bed
clothes with them.
Every moment now arrivals came
who had to bo cared for. Soldiers ,
Kindreds of them , were put on guard
o watch the people , mid after G nome
mo but physicians mid nurses were
illowed In the streets. No cue was
illowed a light for feiu of flro.
It was something toe terrible to describe -
scribe while' Glenn was hunting for
ila father. I asked the landlady If aho
know any ono by the name of Cruson
> r Thump. I had not hoard of the aw
ful wieck at Agnew , but thought I
would llnd where Claud and Ada wcro
If 1 could. She said she know of no
ono by that name , but would get mo
that evening's paper , ( hat had a ' st
of the thirteen killed at San Jose. I
read the list hut found no nam3 I
know.
Uncle's Name In Dead.
On the same page my eyes caught
the news of the awful disaster at Agnew -
now asylum , and found poor Uncle
Kd'a name In the list of killed. I
called the landlord and told him that
I must go out there and find my broth
er. They were all so sorry for mo ant
did all they could to help me , but they
told mo that I could not go .till morn
ing , If I could go at all. No ono was
allowed out after C o'clock and ho
said ho would make Inquiries foi ice
Then Glenn came and wo could do
nothing but wait. \\o did not via
dress , just lali1 down on couches In
the back parlor.
The house was full to overflc wing
Some men oven lay on the bare floor
In the halls. Morning came and the
landlord told mo that Agnew was mi
dor mllltaiy rule. No one was allowei
there only the men who would hell
lotnovc the debris and care fir the
bodies , and these who were nurses
They said they could not let any ono
in because they would only bo in the
way.
Dr. and Mrs. Kelly Killed.
Ho said my brother was very llkol >
to be already burled as the paper saU
ho was with Dr. Kelly and wife am
several others In the sanitarium , a
one-story cottage and that all were
killed In there. Dr. and Mrs KcH 3
bodies were brought to San Jo o en
that morning after the shock am
burled. Ho thought It probable tha
my brother had been burled too , as
they were obliged to bury them as fas
as they were taken out , they were so
terribly mangled. They hrl alrcadj
taken out 110 bodies.
When I heard all this and know
that I could not go there I gpvo It up
and tried to find Claude and Ada.
wont to the police station and talkei
with several ofllcers. They said they
did not know them but would try to
llnd thorn for me. They had been ther
such a short time that no ono kno\
them and I did not know their stree
and number and I might have met Ad
and not known her as I had never seen
her. I also went to the postmen am
tried to find ono who had dellvore <
mall to them , but no ono know any
thing about them and their name wa
not In the directory.
Killed Instantly.
I then went to the relief commltte
nnd asked , but their name was not o
the books , but they took their names
as did the police and postmen and sah
they would try to find them and lo
mo know If they did. Aftorwauls
found out that Claude was at Agne\
digging for his father's body. Ho wa
not In the sanitarium but still In hi
own room on the fourth floor. Th
heavy boll and clock hung dlrcctl
above him and fell at the llrst shccl
The bell struck the sldo of his rooi
and smashed the floor through ant
fell Into the basement. The flee
tipped up so uncle Ed , who was slttln
in his chair , slid off into the bascmon
and the second shock sent the wall
In on top of him , which was only
few seconds later. Ho must have bee
killed Instantly as ho had not Strug
gled a bit. Poor Eddie. I feel thank
fill that ho was killed Instantly an
did not have to suffer as some pee
people did , who were caught In th
falling ruins and lived for hours , beg
glng to bo shot to end their misery.
Claude gave him a good Christian
burial , while so many wore gathore <
and piled into trenches and coverei
with not even a winding sheet to plac
between them and the earth.
Got Docly Five Days After.
Eddlu was badly mangled , both legs
rniHhcd and broken , arma broken mid
Rliouldur crushed. Claud would not
tell how Ills face looked , but It must
have looked had , as no one but those
who removed him and the undertaker
were allowed to sec him. Thcic were
two lady stenographers In a room ad
joining hla , who went down with him.
Their bodies were secured the same
day as his was. He waa the last ono
to bo taken out , just live days after the
accident , and the day Glenn and I loft
until Cruz for Oregon.
Well , after tiylng our best to find
eorge , Claude and Ada and wo came
o the conclusion that they had start-
d for homo. Wo learned that an en-
hie had left Santa Cruz for Gllroy
nil we hoped that he had gone on
Hit , and ho had.
Lost Man Is Found.
Wo reached homo at night , and as
vo diovo Into the llvoiy the propr !
tor said , "Well , your husband and fa-
her Is safe and has just been hero. "
low glad and relieved wo wero. We
laatcncd homo and found him there
11 right. It was a joyful and tearful
noctlng. Ho had hired a man to
ring him across country with a team.
Vo had to stay there four days , no
nail , no telegraph , no tialn , and dur-
ng all that tlmo these fearful trom-
) lera came every twenty minutes ,
omo hard enough to shako the broken
taster from the walls and topple
lowti the leaning , broken chimneys.
Those were fearsome days and terrl-
ilo nights. Wo never thought of tak-
ng off our clothes , but lay on the bed
eady to spring out of doors at a mo-
nent's notice. Finally an engine and
car came In at night and brought the
liT.l mall. It was given out that a
mall train would leave at 7 the next
nornlng.
Wo WOI-Q ready to go , and boarded
ho train , that Is , Glenn and I did.
Geoigo went to Lake county to settle
ip his affairs. He had to stay In
Santa Gnu two dnys after wo loft. It
vas 'errlblo to ha\e to leave him
hoie , but evcty ono said there would
lot bo any moio damaging shocks , nl-
hotith they Aci'ld feel these tremcia
or a week > et. So ; vo tiled to cplm
our foais and think It was all right
Wo were nearly all day going to San
lose , a two hours' ride , were obliged
o transfer around sunken tracks , walk
eve wrecked bridges , and by the time
wo got to San Jose wo were on the
verge of a collapse.
Wo only stopped to change cars In
San Jose and were scon on our wa >
igi 'ii , going around by Stockton ant
.henco to Sacramento , changing cars
live times to get there. Then wo took
the through train for home. Wo got
to Mary's at Roseburi , at mInlght
two drys after.
Eight Sleepless Days
We were so nervous and tired out
that wo rould hardly stand , not hov
Ing had our clothes off or had any
s-lccp of any account for eight days
George came the next Mondev and we
woio glad , Indeed.
To try to toll of the horrible sights
we saw would bo useless. No tongue
or pen can ever describe it. One can
not conceive the awialness cf thatter
rlblo calamity , that dsstroyed so man >
beautiful titles and lovely homes.
It was the most beautiful countrj
In the world nnd is now plmost desc
Into with \vrnnlr nnil ruin. Fiftv vcnrs
hard work and millions of money cai
not make things as they were before
Such beautiful homes and lovely plac
cs , that only vast wealth could make
utte.-ly d-Scrojed. Want and suffer
Ing stalking forth where a short time
before all was bounteous munificence
I hope 1 have not wearied you wltl
this long account.
Yours ,
Carry Stons.
BANK PRESIDENT MARRIED.
Robert M. Peyton and Miss Nettle
Lundstrom Join Hands.
Crolghton , Neb. , June 29. Specla
to The News : Robert M. Peyton am
Miss Nettle Lundstrom were marrlec
at this place at noon yesterday , Re\
Mr. Thorp of the M. E. church ofll
elating.
The newly married couple loft on th
afternoon train for Omaha , whenc
they will go to Boston , Now York an
Quebec. On July 25 they will sail fo
Germany and will Include Sweden another
ether foreign countries in the weddln
trip , which Is to bo an extended one
Mr. Peyton Is president of the Bank
of Crelghton.
Attendants Discharged at Hastings.
Superintendent Kearn of the Has
tings asylum has discharged four em
ployes of that Institution within th
last few days , and other employes o
other Institutions are to go In the sam
way shortly. It Is said to be the Inten
tlon of the various state superinten
dents to employ husbands and wive
as attendants , as It has been demon
strated that a woman in a ward has
good effect on the inmates. At Has
tings this Is being done , and , havln
pi oven so satisfactory , It will bo ex
tended to other Institutions.
Denies the Story.
O Ulcer Livingston denies that ho wa
called to go to the Northwestern yard
Sunday evening , when Brakema
Johnson laid out a hold-up man wh
attempted to rob him on his way from
putting away his train. Mr. Living
ston says that although ho has no ju
rlsdlctlon In the yards , which are out
sldo the city limits , he would hav
gone If ho had been notified. Tha
much of the report published In Th
News seems to have been an error o
the part of the Informant who gav
the story to a reporter.
The best heavy castor machine o
at 40c per gallon at Paul Nordwlg's.
DAD DLAZE IN HOLT COUNTY
SEAT THIS MORNING.
QOWEN LIVERY BARN BURNED
AND BAZALMAN LUMBER YARD IS
TOTALLY DESTROYED ,
TWENTY HORSES CREMATED
The Loss on the Bazalman Lumber
Yard Was $30,000 , With No Insur
ance Lightning Started the Blaze.
Whole Town Was Threatened.
O'Neill , Nob. . Juno 29 Special to
The News : Fho this morning do
strayed the Dowcn livery stable , ere-
matins twenty horses , and completely
lOutiojed the Be'.nlman lumbar yard ,
.oss on the lumber > prd is $30,000 ,
vlth no Insurance. The llvoiy barn
oss Is about $2,500 on tbo building ,
vlth $800 Insurance. The llv cry barn
mlldlng was ow ! ed by Mr. Webb of
3lgln , Neb.
Tiie nro started at siau ociocic tins
morning , presumably PS the result of
allghtnlng bolt.
Whole Town Threatened.
For a tlmo the entire city was
threatened by the flames , and there
vas grave alarm until the firemen suc
ceeded In extinguishing the flro. The
umber yard is about a block north of
the Gteat Northern depot.
Only one horse was rescued frcm
.he barn , a full score dying In the
blazo. '
SATURDAY SIFTINGS.
Dr. Pilger went to Winsldo on busi
ness today.
Dr. Langrall of Hosklns was In Nor-
fol ktoday.
J. W. Ferguson of Long Pine Is a
city visitor.
E. O. Mount came In from a west
ern trip today.
F. W. Ingersoll of Gregory , S. D. , is
here on business.
Ed Dlxon , who has been running
out of Fremont , Is here to spend Sun
day.
day.Mrs.
Mrs. W. R. Day of Battle Creek Is
in town shopping today.
J. H. Foster came down from Crelgh
ton to spend the day.
Miss Ollle Drebert has gone to
Pierce on a short visit.
Gertrude Alton and Mablo Young of
Crelghton are visiting here.
Miss Jesslo Howe returned Friday
night from a visit In Madison.
Goo. C. Stevenson came over from
Madison on business yesterday.
W. E. Garrison and John Upplat
came up from Stanton to spend the
day.
day.Mrs
Mrs ; Irvln Gerecke has returned
from Omaha , where she was visiting
relatives.
Miss Book of Council Bluffs , who
has been visiting Miss Herrmann , lef
for Osmond today.
Mrs. IM. . uattey , wno nas been vis
Itlng her sister , Mrs. E. E. Coleman
returned to Carroll today.
The Buster Brown girls enjoyed an
outing at Bocho's slough yesterday
spending the day at fishing.
Miss Blrdo Kuhl returned at noon
today from a three weeks' visit wltl
friends at Pilger and Emerlck.
A party comprising Mrs. Hardy , the
Misses Brome , Mason , Etta Durland
and Mrs. Bell are picnicking near
Pierce today.
Mrs. Walter Weber of Wayne and
Mrs. Nelson Jlmson of Seattle , Wash ,
who have been visiting Mrs. Robt. Ut
ter , returned to Wayne today.
Mr. and Mrs , W. J. Ewe , who have
been visiting for the past two weeks
at the homo of A. A. Adams , roturnet
today to their home in Lincoln.
Robert Dick of Crelghton , dlrecto
of the musical department of Doane
college , and Mr. Evans of Crete , are
guests at the home of E. P. Olmstet
on South Ninth street.
Miss Dortch will leave tomorrow fo
a trip through the west , Including Yel
lowstone park , Salt Lake and all the
coast cities. Miss Fleming will meo
her at Aurora and accompany her.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Maryott , Mr. and
Mrs. E. E. Coleman and Mrs. Battee
a sister of Mrs. Coleman from Carroll
Neb. , have been enjoying a camping
outing at Taft's grove for the pas
week.
Norton Howe has gone to Stanton
Jas. Roseborough Is in town from
Tilden.
Burt Mapes returned from Lincoln
last night.
C. A. Shoeder of Humphrey Is vis
Uing hero.
A. J. Backhaus of Pierce Is a cltj
visitor today.
H. Wilk of Platte Center came up to
visit friends.
C. H. Reynolds went to Fremon
this morning.
M. C. Hastings of Meadow Grove I
hero on business.
Dr. Chas. A. McKlnt left on the noon
train for Lincoln.
Judge J. A. Williams of Pierce wa
a city visitor today.
C. C. Morr and J. J. Clements are
in town from Madison.
Thos. Reynolds and Stanley Grim
of Crelghton are In town.
Miss Mabel Coleman left this morn
Ing for a visit In Lincoln.
J. W. Ferguson of Long Pine Is
spending the day In Norfolk.
Arthur Ward has accepted a posl
tlon In the C. & N. W. roundhouse.
Mrs. Hershlser of O'Neill is here
Isltlng Mrs. Shlvely and J. HoralilBor.
Mrs. William From of Omaha Is vis-
ting her sister , Mrs. Mary Elliott.
Douglas Cones and J. A. VanWng-
icn of Pierce are here on business.
Miss Dennlo Pugh has gone to her
ionic In Tilden to spend the Fourth.
C. C. Smlska of Wood Lake arrived
n Norfolk last night for a short visit.
Mrs. L. U. White and children of
Fremont nro hero visiting her brother-
n-law , A. White.
Mr. and Mrs. N. L , Taylor left for ft
rip through the southeastern part of
ho state yesterday.
Mrs. and Mrs. H. C. Evans pa'ssod
hrough Norfolk on their way homo to
Omaha from Nellgh.
Clarence Hartford , August Roth and
Albert Uccker have gone to Clearwater -
ter to spend the Fourth.
Miss Nina Ryan , who has been vis-
ting Miss Kathryn Shaw , leaves for
icr homo In Nollgh today.
Andrew Rosewater , who was heron
n connection with the sewer contract ,
eft for Omaha this morning.
Gustaf Machmullcr , who was taken
o Omalia and operated on for appen-
llcltls Monday , Is reported to bo re
covering fast.
Miss Custor , who has been visiting
Miss Hattlo Llnerodo , left for her
ionic In Omaha this morning. Miss
Llnerodo accompanied her.
Mrs. H. B. Brown , who has been
visiting Mrs. Joseph Schwartz , left for
Pilger today , where she will visit her
brother , II. J. Shoemaker.
Ernest Bridge has returned to
Mount Vernon , S. D. , after a visit of
two weeks at the homo of his parents ,
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Bridge.
Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Salter returned
this morning from the Rosebud where
they have been visiting tholr sons.
Commissioner J. H. Harding of
Meadow Grove remained In Norfolk
over night on his way homo from Mad
ison.
John Wilson , the cook , who has been
at Ainsworth for the last year , sur
prised all his friends here yesterday.
He will make a short visit In Norfolk.
The front of the new Macy building :
Is being put In today.
Word was received hero that a sort
was born to Mr. and Mrs. Henry E.
Johnson of Omaha on Juno 28.
Missionary services will bo held by
the St. Paul's Lutheran church at
Freythalor's park east of the city to
morrow.
Miss Ville Adams , who was one of
the graduates from the High school
this year , lias been employed to teach
the Raasch school west of the city for
the next term.
Mr. and Mrs. L. Sessions leave today
for Rollins , Ore. , where they will make
an extended visit. They Intend to go
by way of Minneapolis and then west
on the Northern Pacific.
A fine baby boy was born at the
homo of Engineer and Mrs. A. R.
Beaten , on South Fourth street , last
night. Mr. Beaten Is a locomotive en
gineer on the Northwestern.
Ed Brueggeman , Chas. and Will Ahl-
mann returned last night from n
week's camp at the mouth of the
Northfork. They had a fine outing
and reported good fishing in that vi
cinity.
Governor Mickey began his cam
paign of speechmaking against his fel
low state officials out at the Mllford
soldiers' home this week. He Is
scheduled for one of the same sort at
Oakdale week after next.
Madison Star-Mall : Dame rumor
has It that the Postal Telegraph com
pany arc seriously thinking of extend
ing their wires from Columbus to Nor
folk In which event Madison will have
an up town ofllce which will be a
great convenience to the business in
terests.
The new Methodist church at War-
nerville will be dedicated tomorrow
at 2 : GO p. m. Dr. Tyndall , presiding
elder , Rev. J. F. Poucher , Rev. J. M.
Bothwell and Rev. W.R. Peters will
preach. Trustees are : Ezeklel Row-
lett , H. A. Varner , N. L. Taylor , W. P.
Rowlett , T. W. Scrlbner.
Many of the Norfolk merchants have
expressed a desire to close their stores
during the Fourth of July so that the
clerks may have a chance to enjoy
the day and It Is said that the fire
men , who will hold a picnic , will make
an effort to get an agreement from all
stores that the doors will be closed.
Paul A. Walter and L. L. Gerry of
Genoa , together with forty-five Indian
pupils of the Genoa Indian school , re
mained all night In Norfolk on their
way home to the Omaha and Rosebud
reservations. Mr. Walter nnd twen
ty-eight left this morning for Emer
son , and Mr. Gerry with" the rest left
at noon for the Rosebud.
The lecture which was to have been
delivered at the Auditorium last night
under auspices of the Eagles of Nor I 1
folk , in behalf of the library fund , was
so poorly attended that the lecture (
was given up and not delivered. The
night was so oppressive that the pub
lic did not take kindly to an Indoor
evening. The Eagles lost money on
the affair.
A largo piece of plastering shook
loose and fell from the celling through
a show case filled with silverware In
the Burton jewelry store yesterday ,
breaking the glass of the case but not
In any way damaging the silver. Mr. '
Burton thinks ho Is having about his 'I ,
sljaro of hard luck , having his safe
locked so that It could not bo opened
for several days , and now this.
The Masonic lodge of Norfolk last
night held Installation of officers and
had work In the e. a. degree. The fol
lowing officers were Installed : A. H.
Vlele , master ; D. Rees , senior warden ;
W. R. Hoffman , Junior warden ; L. C.
Mlttelstadt , treasurer ; S. G. Dean , se
nior deacon ; L. M. Gaylord , junior
deacon ; J. B. Maylard , senior stew
ard ; H. E. Gerecke , junior steward ;
M. C. Hazen , secretary ; C. F. Elseloy ,
tyler.
