THE NOKFOLK NEWS. AUGUST I ) , 1 5100.
The Norfolk Weekly News-Journal
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No. 1122.
News dispatches any Hint the oldest
woman In America IIHH Just died '
Imllnnn. Wo will wager that tlio old-
OBI woman In Amorlcn still HVUH.
Farmers arouiul Norfolk hnvo dem
onstrated that they will ralno migar
boots , during the hiHt two yeni-H. They
linvc hi-t'ii raining more bcotn for Ami'fl
than they did for Norfolk. There IH
a largo factory building , boilers and
2-10 ncn-H of line land here ready to ho
used. All that IH needed IH the ma
chinery and the man hehlnd It.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson
Bays that there la opportunity In Norfolk -
folk for a hoot sugar factory which
will jmy. Ho has Investigated the con
ditions hero and has found that the
farmers are raining hoots , regardless
of the removal of the old plant. He
has found that the factory waa removed -
moved from here for special huHlnesa
reasons and ho points out Norfolk as
one of the most available places on
the map for a now factory. Coupled
with this boost on the part of tlio
United States government , Is there not
reanon to hope that Homethlng may ho
done In Norfolk towartl re-establishing
a factory here ?
Secretary of Agriculture- Wilson
Bays that a sugar factory will prosper
where beets grow and whore the farm
ers will ralflo boots. Ho further points
to the fact that farmora around Nor
folk have already been educated In
beet culture , and therefore could start
with many years of foundation under
thorn In regard. Figures show that
farmers In this vicinity have Increased
their acreage on beets sluco the plant
hero was removed. It there Is an op
portunity to re-establish a sugar fac
tory In Norfolk on a paying basis ,
would It not bo well for the Commer
cial club to look Into the matter , or
for the Industrial company to do
something toward solving the problem
The longer the buildings stand Idle
the less they become In value , and
Norfolk could easily use an Institution
which would glvo .employment to 200
or 300 persons , again.
There has been a popular theory
since the discovery of appendicitis that
the disease Is the result In many In
stances of eating llttlo seeds. The Lin
coln Star evidently believes It has dts-
proven this theory , and It looks pretty
much as If the Star's cases In mind
are knock-out blows , That paper
says : A few days ago The Star con
tained an account of an operation for
appendicitis on an Infant S months old
In a local hospital. On Thursday an
other remarkable surgical case was
chronicled , the patient this time bolng
a baby of 22 months. This child had
n disarrangement of Its Internal organs
which called for an Incision Into the
abdomen. With such an opportunity
for exploration afforded It would not
do to neglect the appendix and , lo ,
that organ was found to bo highly in-
I flammed and was neatly and trium
6 phantly extracted. Tliebo achievements
6h
h ments are , no doubt , greatly to the
credit of the surgical profession , but
d the question that naturally arises in
a the inquisitive mind te , "What caused
rl
rla those Infants to have appendicitis ? "
It Did the S-months-old youngster possi
tl bly swallow a cherry stone that the
04 careless cook had left in the plo , or
did. the seeds In the strawberry short
la cake Irritate his llttlo appendix ? Did
111 the 22-months-old boy cat too heartily
dtH of diseased meats or drink too many
H cocktails ? If none of these tilings
ntDi against which grown-up people are
Di
of warned account for the appendicitis
kn of the two babies , then what did cro-
nte the trouble ? If the appendix Is
lie likely to get on the rnmpago when a
He drop of milk goes the wrong way or
we an ounce too much of patent baby food
Is recklessly consumed , what hope Is
Ins there for young or old , since man
Th
must eat If man would llvo ? On the
the
other hand , tlio beautiful Innocence of
em
these two babies destroys the pious
theory that appendicitis Is a punish
S. ment visited upon man for his miscel
10 laneous sins. Everything considered
10Ant
Ant It seems clear that either science or
to ; religion owes the world another chap
the ter on the vermiform appendix.
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MAKING BETTER FARMS.
bred
pie I Prof. P. G. Holden , of the State Ag
groo rlcultural College of Iowa and orlg
Di Inator of the kloa of the gospel seed
pan > corn special train for the dessomlna
Thui tlon of Information to the farmers as
tor's j0 jlow to seiect good seed corn , starts
out this month on a task of Increasing
thc yleld of corn ' " Iovva for tll ° 19 °
crop by 5,000,000. He has resignet
his position in the agronomy depart
nd jment of the state college , and takes
Irs. up the work of the extension depart
Irs. ment provided for in a $35,000 appro-
f n
ane , .
prlatlon iniuln by the legislature lant
winter. Instead of teaching the farm-
or boys In the college , ho will carry
the teaching to the farmers.
The acreage of corn In Iowa this
year IH { V133.iGO acres , and an Incroano
of 5,000,000 biinhclH to the stnto would
moan an Increase of half a bimbo ) to
the aero. Tlio yield last year , It Is
claimed , wan equivalent to a stand of
two HtalkH to the hill with a good car
on each stalk. Prof. Holden claims
that In time ho will ho able to got a
perfect stand of Unco stalks to the hill
which would mean an Increase of over
100,000,000 biiHhehi over last year's
crop. Ho believes therefore that an
Increase of 5,000,000 bushels IB not an
extravagant expectation. The gradual
Increase to a perfect stand , Prof. Hol
den bellovcH , depends entirely on the
proper selection of need corn , which
he hopes to obtain In the course of
time.
HOHSIC THIEF PROTECTION.
In yesterday'n News a suggestion
was made by a Norfolk farmer that an
organization ho effected all ever the
northern part of the state and In Greg
ory county , South Dakota , for the pur
pose of mutual aid In the capture of
liorHothlovoo and thus mutual protec
tion In the prevention of homo steal
ing. The suggestion was a good one ,
could bo easily carried out and would
work benefit to every homeowner In
this half of the commonwealth.
The plan , as proposed , waa that
there bo In every county a central of-
llco of the association , an for instance
the sheriff. Whenever a horse la stolen
on from any point , every county olllcor
of the association IH to bo notified and ,
through him , every farmer on a tele
phone line In his county. Doing thna
prepared , It would be almost Impossi
ble for a horse thief to get through
the roads and escape. Ho could
scarcely got fifty miles before every
road would he blocked to his travel.
HornoH have become so valuable that
desperate efforts are bolng made by
the rustlers to collect animals from
oven the more thickly populated sec
tions of the country. Bloodhounds
have not proven successful in tracing
the stolen animals and capturing the
thieves. But today there Is not a
county In this part of the country that
Is not netted with telephone wires , and
modern methods will cope with Mr.
Horsothlof effectually.
The News would suggest that farm
ers In each county take up the matter ,
naming a central ofllcor , and that the
plan bo tried as quickly as possible.
It Is rather a queer fact that not In
years have the horse rustlers boon so
numerous In this section as this year.
They nro rapidly passing from the
plains , and probably this last rush for
booty may bo taken as tholr dying act
In a country that Is crowding them
out.
HE MIGHT MAKUY.
The Record-Herald of Chicago
wrestles with the living question of
tipping the waiter , and arrives finally
at the starting point by confessing that
there Is thus far no solution to the
problem. You either pay your tithe
to the garcon or you lay yourself li
able to neglect and contumely.
Furthermore , a tip of 10 cents three
times a day amounts to some $110 a
ear ; and so competent an authority
is the Now York Sun has decreed that
10 cents Is about right for the ordl-
inry occasion. For the average single
nan about town , $110 a yonr is approx-
matoly 10 per cent of his Income and
s the Interest on $2,500. It would al-
uost pay his room rout or the expense
of his summer vacation.
For the tourist or the family man
of moans who occasionally eats down
own wo are not wasting any sym
lathy. The laboring man and thc
tradesman are exempt from this
special tax. It Is the unfortunate , nn
mppy , unmarried young men whoso
various occupations nro politely referred
forred to as semi-professional callings
and who for handy reference are
grouped under the comprehensive Utlo
of "clerks ; " the young men who for
purposes of future reference must
dress and look and act like gentlemen ;
who , In fact , nro gentlemen , frequent
ly , and could not bo distinguished from
the standard commercial article ex
cept on pay-day ; the prototype of the
"Hollroom boycs" those are the people
ple who suffer the hardest jolt from
the tipping system. A young man of
this class cannot go to a poor chophouse -
house , for , oven If his physical senses
are not offended to the point of de
stroying his appetite , ho Is always li
able to bo detected by some of bis ac
quaintances and his semi-professional
dignity will bo murderously stabbed.
Ho must either go and flock with the
plutocrats or bctako himself to that
earthly foretaste of purgatory , the pri
vate boarding house , whore life Is a
hollow mockery and the only society Is
the Society for the Propagation of
Slander , unlimited.
Will somebody please got out a remedy
ody right soon , something that will
save the harried semi-professional
young man his $110 per annum and a
largo amount of mental anguish.
Omaha World-Herald.
A remedy for saving the $110 to the
young man In question , Is too ensj to
fret over. What Is the answer ? Why ,
lot the soml-profosslonal young man
got married , as ho ought to , and become -
como one of the class who don't cat
at the cafe or hotel often enough that
tipping Is expensive.
As a matter of fact , the tipping bur
den i upon the young man about town
Is I only a fair tax that ho ought to pay
for I being a bachelor , and ho Isn't en
titled to much sympathy ,
AMHIUCAN NERVI5S.
until now they nro ready to Himp : "
Physical degeneration IH noticeable
now In the children of the business
and professional men , ho assorted.
"Tho strain of modern life ; the do-
Hli'o for wealth , the comfort and lux
ury IB terrible , " ho said. "It falls on
the nervous system , not on the mus
cles , for wo nro changing from a llfo
In the open a llfo of manual labor-
to a llfo In the use of the brain. This
tendency IB going to continue , and wo
can't help It.
"Americans , a hundred ycnrB ago.
lived on pork and doughnuts to a great
extent. Ueforo milng to bed they were
not satisfied unless they nto a largo
piece of mince plo. Wo say today ,
'what a barbarous bill of faro' wo
who can't stand anything stronger
than tea and crackers.
"Children a century ago wont to
Hchool on the average of twelve weeks
a year. Sixteen weeks was an extra
long term. Forty wcokn were spent
on the farm , In open llfo , Htudylng na
ture , physical needs and the world.
That Hiiroly was the grandest system
wo have yet had.
"Ten months are spent by the chil
dren today In school. And thcro are
many of us urging vacation schools
just to take the children off our bunds
for the other two months. "
A French magazine la authority for
the statement that all of this nervous
Irritability of mankind which is. ac
credited to overwork , Is duo to ever
eating. Overloading the stomach , thc
writer declares , creates a nervousness
In the person which results In bad
temper , Irritable nerves and a general
ly bad disposition. There can bo little
doubt that Americans , as a general
thing , oat both too much and too fast ,
and It is safe to say that the French
man Is more than half right In his
statement. Indeed , his theory Is more
plausible than that put forth by Prof.
John Mason Tyler , ono of the world's
leading podngoglsts , who declares that
America's climate , regarded by sci
entists na the prime factor In the coun
try's marvelous growth from colonial
days , may bo the cause of. Its degen
eracy.
"Every decade , " ho explained to stu
dents nt the University of Chicago ,
opening a series of lectures , "our ell-
mate has been drawing the strings on
our nervous system tighter and tighter
TEACH THE HOY TO PLAY.
As much of Norfolk as can arrange
I'lislness affairs so as to do It. always
takes It easy at this time of the year ,
and fully na much of the town la en
joying its annual rest nud outing this
aummer as has been the case In years
gone by. Many have gone camping
to nearby retreats where the cool wa
ters ripple by air day long and all
night , too , some have gone to the
mountains and back cither privately
or In parties , and still others have
sought laheshores for their recrea
tions.
All of those who have gone and
come back nro wearing good -thick
coats of tan as a result of their bask
ing In the sun , and all return refreshe'd
physically and in spirit , prepared to
pitch into another year's work with
added vigor.
Those who went to the mountains
were delighted with the rare air and
the cool breo7.es that greeted them at
high summits. Those who have
camped on river shores In the vicinity
have grown strong in the open air ,
have had good bathing , have had the
best luck at fishing that has been
known In years around Norfolk , and
have bad the advantage of being al
ways near homo. Recreation-seekers
who have spent a few days on shores
of pretty lakes have enjoyed good
bathing , pleasant sailing and excellent
fishing. All have gone with the same
object lu view to get out of doors
Into the open air primarily and to get
minds and nerves away from the every
day routine. Whether that purpose
has been accomplished on mountain
side or river bank or pralrlo matters
llttlo , so long ns It has been done.
In view of the fact that ono of the
chief requirements to beneficial resl
In an outing Is diversion from ordlnarj
thoughts and worries , the man who is
able to take up some sort of pastime
outsldo his own ofllco or workshop Is
In luck. For to loaf around a river
bank for a week , always thinking of
what is going on at home , is worse
thail work In that It brings increasei
worry.
It Is great to be able to enjoy shoot
Ing at a flock of prairie chickens li
season , or to love some sort of out-of
door game , or to paddle a canoe an <
sail a yacht , or Indeed to flsh. Wha
ecstacy there is in dropping one's line
down deep into the water and then
trolling along , to feel the monste
strike of a sudden and , after a battle
Innd an eight-pound pickerel , every
bit alive , Hopping and still fighting.
And so , since he who knows how to
enjoy such diversions when his outing
time does come Is In luck , it would j
seem only a fair thing toward the boy
who Is growing up to BO train his mind '
and muscles that be may , one day , be
able to enjoy tin-so things that nature
ias set out for us to enjoy. Teach the
joy to swim and to shoot well and to
Ish right and to play ball and to ban-
Ho a boat. If ho doesn't learn that ,
ic misses ono of the chief delights of
Ifo.
i
ROBERT LYNN OF SPENCER IN
RACE FOR COMMISSIONER.
> JO SENATORIAL INSTRUCTIONS
Because of thc Candidacy of Mr. Lynn ,
Who Gets Instructed Delegation ,
Resolution for Mr. Rosewater Was
Lost Judge Klnkald Endorsed ,
Anoka , Nob. , Aug. 1. Special to
The News : The Uoyd county ropub-
lean convention passed off harmonl-
usly hero yesterday. No Instructions
voro given the state convention dole-
atos on United States senator. A
low candidate for the olllco of com-
nlsslonor of public lands and build-
ngs was placed In the field In the per
son of Hobort Lynn of Spencer , and
ho state delegation was Instructed
or him. Judge M. P. Klukald of
O'Neill was given an Instructed dcle-
jatlon for the congressional convon-
lon.
lon.Tho
The eight delegates to the state con
tention are as follows : II. D. McCoy ,
M. Urandlrvlg , Lovl Dennett , Dr. Ira ,
. Anderson , W. I ) . Forbes , G. A. Me-
utcheon. R. II. Harris.
Congressional delegates : J. A. Snl-
lev , A. C. McFnrland , Albert Olson , II.
\V. Parchon , F. Morse , N. D. Beech ,
J. Coombs , J. N. Fuller.
J. K. Moore was made county con-
nil committee chairman and William
Wliltln secretary.
Judge Klnkald and Editor Rosewa-
or were present and gave good
speeches.
Convention Held In Tent.
Butte , Nob. , Aug. 1. Special to The
News : The convention was hold In
i largo tent prepared for the occa'slon.
There were 101 delegates present.
The assembly was called to order by
halrman Davis , after which the call
vas road by Secretary Whltla. Lovl
Bennett was elected temporary chair-
nan and Louis Packard secretary.
The temporary organization was made
lormanent. Hon. Edward Rosewater
was called upon for a speech but gave
ivay to Hon. M. P. Klnkald. who spoke
at some length on the Issues of the
lay , after which Mr. Rosewater deliv
ered a very eloquent and Interesting
speech. Both wore received with
enthusiasm. The following county of-
Iccrs were then nominated :
Judge McCutcheon of Spencer for
county attorney.
Dr. Keofo of Monowi for coroner.
Henry Brandvig of Gross for sur
veyor.
Delegates to the conventions were
selected by each precinct selecting a
lolegato and the convention electing
delegate nt large.
The state delegates were instructed
for Robert Lynn for commissioner of
public lands and buildings and there
fore , on account of bis candidacy , no
endorsements for United States sen
ator were made.
Endorse Roosevelt and Mickey.
Spencer , Neb. , Aug. 1. Special to
The News : Every thing passed oft
smoothly at the convention at Anoka
yesterday. There was a slight ripple
n the organization caused by a con
testing delegation from Butte. However -
over , after the credentials committee's
eport was accepted there was nothing
: nero heard from it. Strong resolu
tions endorsing Roosevelt's and Mick
ey's administrations were adopted.
The candidacy of Robert Lynn for
commissioner of public lands and
buildings was endorsed amid cheers
and great enthusiasm.
Wbilo the committee on resolutions
was preparing a report Edward Rose
water and Hon. M. P. Klnkald each
addressed the convention In tip top
style and were loudly cheered.
A resolution to Instruct the
tlon for Edward Rosewater for United
States senator was defeated and the
delegates go unlnstructed.
ORGANIZE AGAINST RUSTLERS.
Meeting of Farmers Is Called for City
Hall Saturday Afternoon.
The first steps toward the organlza
tion of nn anti-horse thief association ,
as suggested in these columns on Mon
day , will bo taken In Norfolk by farm
ers of the vicinity on Saturday after
noon. The meeting Is called by farm
ers Interested In the proposition , and
will bo held in the city hall at 3:30 :
o'clock. Following is a notice of the
meeting :
THURSDAY TIDINGS.
Frank E. Smith passed through the
city tbls morning on his way homo to
\Vakelleld from Boncsteel.
Mrs. Wnndell and daughter , Edith
went to Lincoln this morning to at
tend the Epworth assembly.
H. Walker , Jesse Falley and Jack
.lessen of Wisner made up a party that
spent the day bore yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Remender of
Plalnvlew passed through the city on
their way to Wayne this morning.
Chas. Gerecko will leave tonight for
the Yellow Banks , where he will spend
the remainder of the week with the
choir boys , who are camping there.
Mrs. Herman Stcinkraus and ( laugh-
tor and Mr. and Mrs. Albert Stein-
ikraus and daughter passed through
the city yesterday on their way home
to Pierce from Denver , where they
have been visiting for two weeks.
Mrs C. E. Burnhnm , MBS ! Fale Burn-
ham and their guest , Miss Lurce Ice )
mer of Lincoln , left this morning for
an outing nt Lake Okobojl , Iowa.
They will ho Joined there by Mrs. C.
C McNIsh and daughter of Fremont.
Mrs. J. F Jeffries of Wayne is vis
iting friends hero.
J H Couley left nt noon for a bust-
IICSH trip to Stanton.
P. M. Moodlo of West Point Is vis
iting relatives In thc city.
J. II. Bronton of Nollgh came down
this morning on business.
H C. Thomson of Tllden was In the
city on business yesterday.
J. Crosby and C. Faes of Madison
were city visitors yesterday.
Chas. Knslk of Madison was In the
city on business yesterday.
R. E. Hall of Omaha Is In the city
visiting his mother and brothers.
R. W. Glllcsplo returned from a
business trip to Omaha last night.
Miss Etta Durland leaves today for
Camp "Heinle" for a few days' visit.
Misses Richardson of Battle Creek
are visiting at the homo of Miss Car
rie Roland.
F. W. Long and daughter of Madi
son were visiting friends In the city
yesterday.
Mrs. Willis McBrldo and children of
Elgin arc guests at the homo of her
brother , W. P. Logan.
C. P. Jones of Stanton is a city vis
itor.
itor.W.
W. J. Gow Is In Plalnvlow on busi
ness.
ness.E.
E. P. Olmstead made a business trip
to Pierce today.
Wm. PIrpeltock of Wayne is in the
city on business.
C. W. Lomont has returned from his
trip to South Dakota.
Miss Matilda Fox has gone to Madi
son for a week's visit.
Mayor John Friday loft for Wiscon
sin today to visit relatives ,
Mrs. Willis McBrlde of Elgin Is In
the city visiting relatives.
W. L. Lehman has returned from
Stanton after a few days visit.
F. J. Halo came down from Atkin
son yesterday to visit with friends.
Mrs. W. R. Hoffman and son Law
rence have gone to Omaha for a week's
visit.
visit.Miss
Miss Mabel Slawter has returned
from Madison where she has been vis
iting.
Mrs. E. Phillips of Washington , D.
C. , Is visiting at the home of her sister -
tor , Mrs. M. Schmiedeberg.
Miss Harvey , who has been spend
ing the year with her sister , Mrs. J.
II. Oxnam , will return to her homo In
Boulder , Colo. , next Tuesday.
Ferdinand Shultz and George Wil
liams have traded cows.
W. P. Logan has bought a handsome
horse , formerly owned by C. J. Reed ,
and a new trap.
A large party of Heights ladles are
spending the day at the Hazeu camp
nt Taft's. They took along a large pic
nic lunch and are prepared to enjoy
the outing.
A party of Norfolk's crack tennis
players went to Pierce at noon today
to play In a local tournament there
this afternoon. Those who went are :
L. P. Pasowalk , Frank II. Beels , Sam
Ersklne and Rev. John Hinds.
Wild grapes In this section of the
country are getting ripe and those who
annually "put up" this fruit are now
scampering to get sacksful of It while
it is plentiful. It Is said that the yield
this year Is quite as good as It has
been for some seasons.
A number of Norfolk people are
planning to attend the funeral of Mrs.
George A. Brooks at Bazllle Mills to
morrow afternoon at 3 o'clock. Among
those who now plan to go are Exalted
Ruler M. D. Tyler of the Elks club ,
John R. Hays and C. E. Burnham.
The Salter Coal & Grain company
this morning shipped out of Norfolk
their first lot of new oats for the sea
son. There were 1,500 bushels In the
shipment and the grain ran fifty-one
bushels to the acre , which is a large
yield for this country. The grain was
all as bright as a new dollar.
The Norfolk Brownies will play the
Stanton ball team at the diamond north
of the city this afternoon at 2:30.
Tills game was arranged late yester
day afternoon and could not be well
advertised but it was hoped that there
would be a good attendance. The
Brownies come out today in their new
uniforms , which have Just arrived.
The Red Tops wish to say that they
will accept a game at any time with
the Brownies and are very willing to
play them. Most of the boys who
make up the Red Top team are work
lug boys and it Is generally hard for
them to get away on week days. They
know that most of the boys In the
Brownies play on Sunday and tried to
arrange n game with them , which the
Brownies would not accept. They
would like to have a game with the
Brownies If It can bo arranged.
A small fire which resulted from a
torch bolng used by scavengers at the
home of A. Degner on' South Fourth
street , causer an alarm to be turned
In at midnight last night. The fire
was not serious and was put out be
fore the fire , department arrived. The
Mast Hose company , the Queen City
Hose company and the Hook and Lad
der company made the run. Mr. Deg
ner , who ran out Into the night air
when he discovered the blaze , took a
cold and was laid up at his homo to
day.
day.Anthes
Anthes & Smith are preparing a
splendid rest room for women In the
northwest corner of their store. Mr.
Anthes Is making the furniture him
self , which Is all in the mission style ,
finished In black In the rest room
will be comfortable chairs , settees , ta
bles , etc. , with lavatory and modern
conveniences In adjoining rooms. It
Is Intended that women who come Into
the store from out of town or those
who live In the city and chance to be
tired , may make use of the new apart
ment , and those desiring to do may-
cat lunches there ,
The Union Pacific surveyors who
have been working west of Fremont
are now camped three miles southeast
of Humphrey , according to the state
ment of a member of the party who
was In Fremont yesterday. Humphrey
Is on the Norfolk-Oconeo branch of
the road In the northern part of Platte
county and It evidently la the destina
tion of the surveyors. It Is very evi
dent that the announcement that the
line contemplates a connecting link
between Fremont and this Norfolk
branch waa correct. The surveyors
were convoyed ever the route In teams
hired from a liveryman. The member
of the party who returned to Fremont
went to secure a now driver. He said
there la about six weeks' work yet to
do and that the surveys will not bo
completed till the middle of Septem
ber. The party has atartcd on thc-
return trip.
It Is Impossible to learn In Norfolk
whether or not there Is any founda
tion for the rumor at Fremont that
ono of the head officials of the North
western road , now located hero , Is to
bo transferred to that point to occupy
the offices of Assistant General Man
ager Frank Walters , who has recently
been moved to Omaha from Fremont.
Among railroad men there Is a rumor
that something is in the air , but of
course there is nothing authentic on
the matter and It is said that it would
bo possible for the official who might
bo transferred not to know anything
about the company'a plans until he
should receive orders to go. It Is
known , of course , that the office build
ing which was planned to bo built in
Norfolk some montha ago has not ma
terialized , and railroad men hero say
that Fremont la a strong competitive
point and that It la not impossible that
nn ofllco of some importance may he-
located thero. All Norfolk railroad
men , as well ns the entire city , unite ?
in tlio hope that Norfolk may lose none
of the officers located here.
Fremont Tribune : Ex-Senator W.
V. Allen does not propose to permit
the fuslonists to Invioglc him into a
race for a seat in the lower house of
congress this fall. He has written a
letter In which he expresses gratitude
but begs to be excused. He vows that
making provision against want in his
old age is the paramount issue with
him and he says he must stick to busi
ness and permit official honors to pass-
him by. It must be conceded his head
is level. In the first place , he has enJoyed -
Joyed judicial and senatorial honors
and It is scarcely possible for him to
acquire additional fame. But even If
that wore possible It would still be of
less value to him than the wherewithal
to make It certain there would be no
bitterness of poverty come to him In
the evening of life. There Is also
honor In living the life of a worthy
citizen , dealing justly with men , seeIng -
Ing to it that society Is advanced and
In commercial or professional achieve
ment. But the glamour of ofllco is
tempting to most men and few of them
are able to resist the blandishments of
public favor.
Battle Creek.
Tom Lastina and family of School-
craft , and Mrs. J. W. Risk of Valley ,
wore the guests of the P. H. Ingoldsby
home Sunday.
Dan Wlngate , who Is here or. a visit
fiom Virginia , and John A. Wright
were over In St. Clair valley the fore
part of the week looking after some
Antelope county farms. Mr. Wlngate
Intends to locate here.
Mrs. Lizzie Carrablne has bought six 1
acres Improved land one-half mile west
of Norfolk Main street , known as the
Moore place , for $11,500. She will
move there about the first of October.
She offers her Battle Creek property
on Depot stret for sale or rent.
Otto Borchers Is building two large
additions to his house east of town.
Chas. Werner Is doing the carpenter
work.
Herman Scheer and family of Mead
ow Grove were visiting relatives here
Monday.
Miss Selma Hoffman , who has been
visiting about two months at the home
of her sister , Mr. R. Uhlman , at West-
gate , Iowa , returned home Saturday.
She was accompanied by a llttlo niece ,
who will stay with her grandparents ,
Rev. and Mrs. J. Hoffman , for a long
visit.
Sheriff J. J. Clements of Madison
was hero Tuesday on official business.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Hawkins of
Meadow Grove were business vlsitois
here Tuesday.
Mr. Bohannon was here Tuesday
from Oakdale.
J. H. Hucklns , who was hero three
days from Superior , Nob. , went to * '
Oioarwntor Saturday. *
Mrs. Bernhardt Langhoop and four K
children arrived hero Saturday from Y
Hartlngton for a two weeks vlnlt with
her parents , Mr. and Mrs. Mike Wnu-
ko , and tholr relatives. Mr. Langhoop
was a Battle Crook business man six
teen years ago and is now running a
general store at Hartlngton.
Clevo Cornett , son of our marshal ,
departed Tuesday for South Dakota ,
where ho intends to work In the har
vest fields.
Miss Josephine Hanson went to Norfolk - _ >
folk Tuesday , from where she ar.il
Miss Hattle Mayhew will proceed on
r trip to Wyoming prospecting.
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Bredehoeft end
little daughter were visiting Sunday at
the home of Pete Bussey near Norfolk.
Wm. Schlecht of Clearwater , and
sister-in-law Mrs. Chas.
, . Schlecht of
Johnstown , were visiting here Sunday
with friends. Mrs. Schlecht has also
a farm hero five miles east of town.
Lambert Kerbel started out with ins
steam threshing outfit Wednobda- .
During threshing time Herman Eucker
will have charge of his saloon bUbiness ' ii
hero. * '
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