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About The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19?? | View Entire Issue (July 6, 1906)
THti NOHFOMC NKWS ; bMUDAY , JULY 0 , 11)00 ) , O'NEILL FINALLY GETS DRENCH- INQ STORM. GROUND WAS VERY , VERY DRY Almost an Inch of Water Fell In the ' County Seat of Holt County at an Early Hour This Morning , Breaking the Drouth That Hung There. O'Neill Nob. , Juno 29. Special to The News : The first rnln In flvo . wtckd foil In O'Neill at nn curly hour this morning. Although there had been moro or less rnln In both the east and the west ends of the county , this Immediate vi cinity 1ms been very , very dry and the farmers were In great need of water. The rain this morning was almost nn Inch and was drunk In greedily by the thirsty crops. Although the light ning that came with the storm caused a disastrous lire , and heavy loss , the moisture out In the country did great good. FRIDAY FACTS. Hon. W. W. Young.Is . hero from Stanton. Chas. Harris of Meadow Qrovo Is In the city. Burt Mapes went to Lincoln this morning. J. H. Booth drove In from Plerco yesterday. Elmer Trulock has gone to Pllger for a short visit. N. W. Clover went to Omaha on business today. Mrs. Hughes was hero from Battle Creek yesterday. Gco. M. Campbell of Bloomfleld Is here on business. Mrs. W. H. Baker returned from a visit to Crelghton. S. F. Ersklno was a passenger to Omaha this morning. C. F. Mewls came up from Wlsner last night on business. Miss Oliver of Battle Creek was shopping here yesterday. A. E. Kino came down from Bone- steel yesterday to visit friends. Mrs. Priestly and daughter of Battle Creek wore visiting friends here. Mrs. Staloy and Mrs. Mohr of Plerco were shopping In the city yesterday. R. B. Hall Is hero to spend the Fourth with his brother , Will Hall. Frank Bessll , who has been visiting his uncle , Joe Fox , left for his homo In Laurel this morning. Miss Veda Loomls of Minneapolis , Minn. , a niece of Mrs. J. W. Gibson , Is a guest at the Gibson home In this city. city.Mrs. Mrs. Alfred Gerecke , who has been visiting her father-in-law , Herman Ge recke , left for Hastings today to spend the Fourth there. John Friday returned from Sioux City this morning. Bruno Hanson returned from a short trip to Omaha today. Katharine and Ruth WItzigman have returned from a short visit to Meadow Grove. Mary Stevens left yesterday for a visit with relatives In Springvlew J. H. Conlcy , who has been np In South Dakota on a land 'excursion , returned this morning. Andrew Traynor , general baggage manager of the C. , St. P. M. & 0. , Is in the city on business. Misses Florence and Emma Parker passed through Norfolk on their way home to Plainvlew from Crete , Neb. , where they have been attending Doane college. Harry Alexander became overheated yesterday while working at the Junc tion and had to bo taken home. He Is around again feeling all right today , however. Mayor Clint Smith of Madison ar rived in Norfolk at noon , on business. He states that there was only a trace of rain in the Friday morning storm at Madison. John Mellon , who has been trans ferred to this division of the North western as traveling agent , was In Norfolk today. Mr. Mollen succeeds Freight Agent Benjamin , who has been transferred to Deadwood , where he goes as general agent for the road. Ralph Braasch passed a fairly com fortable night. A son was born yesterday to Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Wilbur. Col. Cotton is moving his cottage from South Fourth street to Philip avenue , between Third and Fourth streets. Mr. ntid Mrs. Wynn RaJnbolt enter tained at a family dinner last evenIng - Ing , the occasion being their first wed. ding anniversary. A special meeting of Mosaic Iqdge , No. 55 , A. F. & A. M. , will be held this evening at 8 o'clock. Installation of officers and work are on the program. A few ladles surprised Mrs. Sol G. Mnyer this afternoon In time for luncheon , taking refreshments with them , and remaining for a pleasant af ternoon. Mr. and "Mrs. Robert M. Payton of Crelghton , who were married at that place yesterday , were , in Norfolk last night , enroute to Germany on their wedding trip. Lewis Bros , have moved the stock which was recently opened In the A. D. Cole building , back to the Schor- regge building across the street and have re-opened this store. A horse belonging to Frank H. Scott broke away from her rope last nlghl and could not be found this morning The rope was weak in one spot , and this was snapped off. The tennis circle of Norfolk has been Increased by the arrival of Rev Arthur nines , the Second Congrega tional church pastor. Mr. Hlncs played tennis nt Yule and plays a good game. A largo crowd of young men went to visit Ud Urueggoman and Chas. Ahl- tnann at their camp at the mouth of the Northfork last night. The boys stayed till a late hour and In coining homo they were thoroughly soaked. W. W. Young of Stanton was In Norfolk this morning. Ho arrived last night and talked with Norfolk friends until noon , when ho returned to Stan * ton. Mr. Young Is candidate for the republican congressional nomination In this district. A letter has boon received from W. W. lluckloy of I'eurl City. 111. , want ing details of the death of Thos. Knoll , who committed suicide here n few weeks ago. It IK stated that Pearl City Is his old home and that ho lived there as a boy , and ho has many old time friends there who would llko to know the manner of his death. Another soaking rain fell over this section of country at 1 o'clock this morning. The air had been hot and sultry all afternoon and evening and the rain came as a relief to suffering Immunity. More than half an Inch of water fell .05 of an Inch , to bo exact. From appearance of the clouds , the northwest must have got a heavy rain , also. John Jay Fralnoy will give a Shakes pearean lecture-recital at the Audito rium this evening , under auspices of Sugar City lodge , No. 357 , Fraternal Order of 13aglcs. Mr. Fralncy comes highly recommended and Is unques tionably ono of the brightest platform speakers who over greeted a Norfolk audience. The proceeds of the lecture , after paying necessary expenses , will be turned over to the Woman's club by the Eagles to bo used in the public library fund. D. Rees Is homo after an absence of about a month , working on the govern ment contract secured by himself and S. T. Nappor to furnish beef cattle for Indians. Ho has just made a delivery at the Rosebud agency and while ho was away ho made qulto an extensive trip through the south after cattle. In all he has delivered under his con tract about 1,000 animals and there arc 4,000 moro to deliver yet. He says that while a government contract Is not now what It once was , yet ho be lieves he will come out fairly well on this one. John King , the colored boy who res cued Mrs. Eble from the Northfork river on Wednesday morning , has been In Omaha over since , to which city he lied Wednesday noon through fear. Ho was so overcome with his fright at tlio experience that he boarded the first train out of town. He was afraid people might think that he had at tempted to murder Mrs. Eble , and said he couldn't stay another minute In Norfolk. He will return this week , however. Ho Is a colored man of good reputation among his race hero and they claim ho is entitled to a Carnegie medal as a hero. He Is married , and ms a homo hero. Railroad trainmen report that the work of graveling the Lincoln-Fremont line of the Northwestern railroad is proceeding slowly , but the new road- lied , as far as it has been built , is a ninimer , and will Insure a fast ser vice from Lincoln into Fremont. It is said that when the new roadbed is completed , a fast train running the fifty miles will cover the distance In in oven hour. There will be , It Is said , i sleeper and a through train Into Chicago , to compete with other Lin coln-Chicago lines. Lincoln Evening News : Congress- nan Kinkald of the big Sixth district will have something to occupy his : ime during the summer vacation If the plans of Judge W. II. Westover of Rushvillo do not go awry. .In let- ; ers which the latter gentleman has icen mailing to his friends In various parts of the district and state recent- y he announces his candidacy for the fusion nomination for congress and solicits the support of those who are opposed to the principles of the repub lican party or dissatisfied with the record made by Congressman Klnkaid. Mayor Woods Cones of Plerco ar rived in Norfolk this morning and spent some time In looking over the system used In this city by Water Commissioner Drummund , In caring for the subscribers to city water. "Up nt Pierce , " said Mayor Cones , "during this dry weather , wo have been using altogether too much water for the n "I'Mint paid for it. Wo have had nothing but a flat rate , and It has been a loslnc came for the city. We Were interested in the meter system , and so I came to Norfolk to get a few pointers. " Mr. Cones Is being urged by Norfolk Elks to join the excursion oarty to .Denvo'r next month , and he may decide to go along. Come 'In my store and examine the lly nets I am offering at $3 Go. It will pay you. Paul Nordwlg. Senators by Popular Vote. Ex-Senator Allen of Madison has 'ieen appointed by Gov. Mickey as ono of the delegates to represent Nebraska at the meeting to ho held at DCS Moines September 5 for the purpose of Influencing the various state legis latures to pass resolutions for the elec tion of United States senators by di rect vote of the people. Other dele gates from Nebraska are as follows : Judge Jesse B. Strode of Lincoln , Col onel William Hayward of Nebraska City , Hon. William G. Whltmore and Hon. A. C. Shallenbergcr of Alma. Beginning Saturday , June 30 , and for the next ten days I will give seven pounds of Sunlight axle grease with every purchase of five dollars or over. Paul Nordwlg. ASSESSMENT SHOWS A DECIDED GAIN OVER LAST YEAR. ASSESSED INCREASE OF $1-10,203 , The Assessment Doing Made on the Dnsls of One-Fifth , the Actual Value of Increase Is $731,015 Moat Towns Show Prosperity. The complete figures of County As sessor Rynoarson shows the assessed valuation of Madison county for 190(1 ( to bo $ IG5,912. ( ! [ a gain over 1005 of $140,203 , when the assessed valuation was $1,510,789. The actual value of property Is Ilvo times the amount of the assessed valuation , which then may bo computed In the neighborhood of $21.000.000. The principal gain , says Mr. Rynear- Hon , was In the notes secured by mort gage , other notes , money on hand oren on deposit , Ilvo stock and Improve ments on real cstato. Norfolk , Tlldon , Newman Grove and Madison show prosperity , llattlo Crook IB about the sumo as last year , while Meadow Grove went back a llttlo , which IB ac counted for'by Swift feeding a largo lot of cattle In Meadow Grove vlllngo last year and not this , together with the loss of the McDonald Mercantile company. Very One Sided. Anoka , Nob. , July 2. Special to The News : A game of base ball was played between Hutto and Anoka on the Anoka diamond , resulting In a do- elded victory for Anoka , with a score of 15 to1. . Anoka battery Clreon and Anderson ; Butte , Ellwnngor and Ford. Ditch Notice. To the City of Norfolk , Nebraska , Union Pacific Railroad Company , a Corporation , Rasmus Nlclson , L. J. Horlon , Jacob Beehlcr , M. Morr , G. F. VnnVcchtcn , William 13. Gloason , Got tlieb Schilling , Carl Boyendorf. Mrs. M. Ixmg , August Graul , L. A. Taylor , Frank Lambert , Rome Mlllor , Ferdi nand Pasewalk , Sarah E. Smith , Norris - ris E. Ponder , Henry Haaso , Julius Haaso , Josephine Zuelow , Mrs. Emlllo Mlllor , Mrs. Anna Iluebnor , Mrs. Louise Palm , Mrs. Augusta Haaso and Augusta M. Stein. You and each of you arc hereby no- tlfiod that a petition Is pending before the board of county commissioners of Madison county , Nebraska , asking for the location and establishment of a drainage ditch , which petition IB as follows : Before the Board of County Commis sioners of Madison County , Nebraska. To the Honorable Board of Commis sioners of said County : Your peti tioner , J. E. Ilaase , respectfully states and shows to this honorable board that he Is now part owner of the fol lowing described real estate , to-wlt : WV6 SE > 4 and NEt SI3U and Pt. SEV , SE'/J , 28 , 24 , 1 , and Pt. NW'4 SWM , 27 , 24. 1. That the topography of the country of the southeast quarter of section twenty-one (21) ( ) , township twenty-four (21) ( ) , north range one west of the fith P. M. In Madison county , Nebraska , Is such that a great volume of water accumulates and flows down a natural water course leaving said district at or near the southeast cor ner of said section twenty-one (21) ( ) ' , said water course being familiarly known as "Corporation Gulch ; " then crossing the section line , known as Norfolk avenue , and artificially divert ed down the public highway known as Thirteenth street , between section twenty-eight (28) ( ) and section twenty- seven (27) ( ) in said township , from where the greater portion of it flows onto the lands of the F. Haaso estate and the rest In an easterly course just south of and adjoining the land known as 'Tho Heights" in the city of Norfolk , there remaining and forming a swamp or pond , with no natural outlet or drainage. That a drain or ditch should bo so constructed that such Improve ment will drain all the lands as well is the public highways now affected by the waters of said Corporation gulch. Not only the lands of your po- .Itlonor bnt all the lands and lots tlong said Thirteenth street , and oth er property In said vicinity , us well as ( he public highways will bo greatly benefited by the construction of a ditch or drain to carry away the wa ters from said gulch , and the construc tion of such a ditch or drain will be conducive to public health , convent- once and welfare. Your petitioner therefore aslss this lionorable board that there may bo located and constructed according to the-provisions of article ? I , chapter 89 of the compiled statute's of the state of Nebraska a ditch or drain from said Cprporatlon gulch beginning al a point about one-half block north ol Norfolk avenue and ono hundred am fifty'feet west of Thirteenth street in the , city of Norfolk , Nob. , running thence south across Norfolk avenue pissing thd property of S. T. Napper on the west , thence In a southwesterly direction following the natural water course until It reaches to a point ntor near the northwest corner of the south eflst quarter of section twonty-elgh (28) ( ) In said township on the land be longing to the F. Haaso cstato , run nlng thence south and connecting wltl a slough or pond running east ant west , thpnce south to another slougl or pond on the same premises , thence following the natural water course it an easterly direction , crossing the right of way of the Union Pacific rail way company , the land belonging to Mrs. Stein , crossing the section and public highway Known "as Thirteenth street , across the land of R. Ncllson u the southwest quiti'tor of section wcnty Rovt'ii (27) ( ) In fl.Md township , into the land belonging to \ \ Paso- valk for a distance of about 200 foot , hence crossing ( ho public highway , ho right of way of the C. * N.V. . Ry. 'o. and part-of the northwest quarter f section thirty-four In said township ud Into the Elkhoru river or a Hlough onnoetliig with the mild rlvtfr , which vlll afford a natural walor course and ml lot from mild drain or ditch. Your honorable board IH asked to ako such proceeding ! ) iia may bo uoe- unary as required by law that will cfuilt In the proper apportionment of 11 the costs and expenses of mich ralu botweou your petitioner , the oiinly ami any and all oilier porHoti ir pci'HouH ami corporation or corpo < alloiiH who will ho honclltod by mu-li rain. That ( ho following IH a tabular Hlato lout of the apportionment miido by he engineer and surveyor appointed y the board to make Btirvoy of the onto of mild ditch : OoHcrlptlon and report of survey of niluiigo ditch No. 1 of MadlHou coun y , NobraHka. noglnnlng at a point 27 feet went f the southeast corner of lot 17 of Vard'a Suburban lotH and extending n a KoutlnvoHterly direction-an nhown n a certain map now on Illo with ( ho ounty clerk of Madison county , No- > ranka. Thin ditch crosses lot No. 21 of Vanl'.s Suburban lots , belonging ( o \ugiiHt Graul ; lotH 22 and 2H of Wurd'H Suburban lots belonging to Fiank Lam- ierl ami Rome Miller ; lots 5 and 0 if C. S. HityoH" Choice addition , ho- onglng to Mrs. M Long ; the west end if the property belonging to Gottllob Schilling ; lots 2 , ! ! , 4 , 5 , (5 ( and 7 of ilook 8 Hillside Terrace , belonging o William E. Gleafion ; lots 1 , 8 , 0 , 10 , 1. 12 , 1.1 and 11 , block 9. Hillside Tor- nee , belonging to G. F. VanN'echteu ; OH ! 1 , 2 , : i , 4 , fi , C and 7 of block 15 , Illlsldo Terrace , belonging to ( J. F. VaiiVechten ; lots 7 , 8. 9 , 10 , 11 and 2 of block 18 , Hillside Terrace , be- onglng to M , Morr ; lots 1 and 2 and 0 , 10 and 11 of block 22 , Hillside Tor- ace , Second addition , belonging to Tncoh Beohler ; lots 1 , 2 , It and 4 of dock 27 of Hillside Terrace Second ad- tltlon belonging to L. H. Horton and j. A. Taylor ; the northwest quarter if the southwest quarter of section 28 , own 21 , N. range 1 west , belonging to he Hnaso estate and ending In the icad of a draw or existing water course located at approximately the center of the southeast quarter of sec tion 28 , town 21 N. , R. 1 west , which water course runs In a southeasterly llrocllon crossing that portion of the lorlhcast quarter of the southeast liinrtcr of the southeast quarter of section 28 , town 21 , N. R. 1 west , and ylng east of the right of way of the Union Pacific Railroad company , and lolonglng to Mrs. Augusta M. Stein , hence extending In an easterly course across that portion of the miuthwost liiartor of the southwest quarter of section 27 , town 21 , R. 1 west , belong' ng to Rasmus Nollson , thence cast to Tenth street , thence almost duo south Into the Elkhorn river. The apportionment of cost of con structlon of the aforesaid ditch Is as follows : to the city of Norfolk account of benefit of streets and alleys that portion of the ditch extending from station 0 to station 33 plus 50 , a dis tance of 3,350 foot and containing ap proximately 12,700 cubic yards more or less , the estimated cost of which Is 10 cents per cubic yard or a total cost of $1270.00 moro or loss ; to the Haase estate account of benefits ( o the north mlf of the southeast quarter of sec tion 28 , town 21 , R. 1 west and the lorthwost one-quarter of the southwest one-quarter of section 27 , town 24 , N. R. 1 west , that portion of the ditch from station 33 plus 50 to station 38 Dlus 50 , a distance of 500 feet , contain- ng approximately 1100 cubic yards and estimated to cost 10 cents per cu- ilc yard or a total of $110.00 moro or ess ; to the county of Madison account of benefits to the county roads between section 28 and 27 , town 24 , N. R. 1 west , which road Is commonly known is "Thirteenth street road , " that sec tion of the ditch from station 38 plus 50 to station 41 , a dlatanco Of 250 foot containing approximately 440 cubic yards and estimated to cost 10 cents per cubic yard or a total of $44.00 more or less ; In addition to this Is ap portioned to the county of Madison the lirldges necessary for crossing the above ditch ; to Rasmus Nollson for benefits to that portion of the south west quarter of the southwest quarter of section 27 , town 21 , N. R. 1 west belonging to him , n section of the ditch extending from station 41 to station 44 , a distance of 300 feet and coptaln- Ing approximately GG.O yard's and esti mated to cost 10. cents per cubic yard making a total cost of $ CC.OO more op ' ° less , o In addition to the above it is esti motetf that It will require the sum of $300.00 to clear 4he present waterwaj of existing obstructions , the said amount p bo taxed to beneficiaries li proportion of the lineal feet of dltcl apportioned to each one. You ° % .lll take notice that said petl tlon , surveyor's report and apportionment mont will ho heard by the board o county commissioners at the cour house in Madison , Madison county , Nebraska braska , on the 10th day of July A. D 1900 at the hour of 1 o'clock P. M. nm that all objections to , or application for compensation and damages on nc count of the location and construction of said ditch must be made In writing and filed with the county clerk before said day of hearing , anil that all ex coptlons to said apportionment or to claims fpr compensation or damage must be filed with said county clerk before the time set for said hearing r mild ditch will ho . . Mtcil nnd i-ini trueted , diuuiigfR allowed and appor loiimeut of the rout of milil ditch mndo vllhout reference thereto. Hated at MadlHou , NelmiHlui , this 7lh day of Juno A. I ) . HiotJ. Goo. 10. Itlchimlmm , County ( Hoik. WANTI3I ) . Gentleman or litdy with oed reference , to travel by rail or vllh a rig , for a firm of $250,000.00 apltal. Salary $1,072.00 per year ami xpeuen ; salary paid weekly and ox IOIIHCH advanced. Addroim , with tamp , JOB. A. Alexander , Norfolk Nob. June , the Month for Health , Niiliire , an If rcall/.liig llm trying ef fect the millry dnyn of July and Aug ust luivn upon Immunity , precede * them with the healthiest mouth of all the- year , In which Hie system may fortify ItHolf agnliiHl illHcium. Kvory family should follow Hie o.xnmplit set by na ture Mini ho prepmed for cholera mor him nnd illnnlioea by procuring usii | > - ply of ( 'Imiiilicrlalu'H Colie , Cholera and MliiiTlinen icineily. This medlclno IIIIH never been Known to fall In any cum' of HilH Mud , and Is almost cor- inln in hi' neciieil before Hie Hummer IH ovei lluy II now. For sale by Leonard Hie intiint. | | EARN $80 TO $150 A MONTH K S V ! fSf ( oiiilni'lor , I'oNltloimm'rtimiil immxin IIH wnnpnlmil If yoiiwi t in In wlliS uTmnMrM "Mil iiNtmim for full imrltcnlnrH.Vrllo liiiinii unil iiclilrriin 1'hAINliv , llmilritlsoKi ( ! ( > ol ( positionnowopim. Aililnmn imi'T. National Railway Training Association * tt > "Bn" CHy Mo.t or Otitnltn , Nob. 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