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8 I'HE NORFOLK NEWS : Fill DAY , AUGUST 8 , I'JOII.
DEFEATED LOCALS DY SCORE OF
FIVE TO THREE.
IT WAS A PITCHER'S DATTLE
Eetnbrook , Pitching for Norfolk , Al
lowed Only Eight Hits Throughout
the Game Plckrcll Had n Sore Fin-
gcr , Out Twirled Well.
I Prom Wcilnemlny'n IJnlly. ]
Tim Nollgh boys ( lofoutoil the localH
yesterday In n very pretty gnmo by a
Hcoro of fi to ! ) .
The gnmoVMH u pitcher's battle all
the way through , there being only two
"
two-lmKgorH. i.i.th iiitchnrs pitched a
very good g.i'uf , hut allowed a good
ninny walks. Plckroll Hcuincd to got
hottur uH thu game advanced , although
ho was laboring under the dlfllculty
of a very nero linger. Estabrook
pitched line and allowed only eight
hits.
If II had not heen for the unlucky
fourth , In which Nollgh tnado four
ruiiH ( lint won the gnmo , things might
have boon different.
Norfolk started things rolling In the
Rccond , when , after two wore out , EH-
tahrook singled , Htolo second and ciimo
lu on Humes' two-bagger. Then In
the fourth Estahrook run In another
Hcore oji a walk , a Htolen base and two
orrorH. Tlion Nollgh lit Into the gnmo
and plaukod out four runs , adding an
other In tlio llfth. Norfolk iniulo ono
other run In the seventh when , after
two were out , Krahn wnlkod and came
homo from IIrut on J'.oynolds" loni ;
drive. All the rent ol the game It was
one , , two , thrco onitir.
Hoffman wild the star of the Nor
folk team lu IIH ! catching , taking up
pickups In the mout surprising man
ner. Reynolds played very well at
second , and toolc all that came his
wny , besides hlttfng out the only long
drlvp of Uio game for a two-bagger.
Hruoggomau , Krahn and Parish are
also deserving of mention.
Nollgh'B little third baseman , Miller ,
was tholr star , never fulling to inuko
overythlng that came his way. Fletch
er played well at llrat as did Ilonuot
nt short.
The acoro :
NORFOLK.
AH. R. II. PO. A. 13.
Barnes , ss fi 0 1 0 1 1
Parish , cf 5 0 0 1 0 0
Schelly , If fi 0 1 0 1 1
Krahn , rf G 1 1 1 l l
Reynolds , 2b fi 0 2' 3 2 0
Hoffman , c ( 0 1 7 2 1
Bruoggomnn , lh. . . . -
iJirklns , 3b 4 0 0 3 0 1
Estabrook. p 4 2 2 1 5 0
Total -11 3 8 24 12 G
NELIGH.
AD. R. II. PO. A. 13.
Miller , 3b C 0 3 2 3 1
Mollck , c 4 0 1 9 1 0
Bonnet , ss 4 0 1 0 G 2
Plckroll , p 4 2 2 0 1 0
Cokor , 2b 4 1 1 3 2 0
Fletcher , Ib 4 1 1 13 0 1
Krygor , If 4 1 1 0 0 1
Ilarrlman , cf 4 0 0 0 0 0
Hyaii , rf 5 0 1 0 0 0
Total 35 G 11 27 12 G
The score by Innings :
12346C789
Nollgh 00041000 x G
Norfolk 01010010 0 a
Summary : Loft on liases. Norfolk
11 ; Nollgh , S. Two-'uiso hits. Barnes
Reynolds. Stolen bases. Barnes , Par
Ish , Schelly , Reynolds , Hoffman , Esta-
brook , Bonnet (2) ( ) . Sacrifice hits.
Barnes , Parish , Urueggoman. Struck
out. By Estnbrook , 7 ; by Plckroll. 8.
uasos on Dans. oil Estabroolc , 4 ; off
Plckroll , G. Hit by pitched. By Estn-
brook. 1 ; by Plckroll , 2. Pass ball.
Mollck. Double play. Bonnet to Co
kor to Fletcher. Umpire , Webster.
Time , 1:25 : :
if BLIND HORSE IN RIVER.
There Was Excitement at Tnft Cnmp
at 4 O'clock This Morning.
The tented villa at Tuft's grove
south of town became moro of a white
city than usual at an early hour this
morning. The camp was tilled with
white inhabitants running about as
well as by white homes In which they
dwell. A blind horse that had fallen
Into the Elkhorn river was the cause
of the commotion.
Ono of the horses hi the "Do Droj :
In" camp , where there are two faml
lies Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Hays and
Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Hall Is blind
At about 4 o'clock this morning the
animal broke loose from Its rqpo In
the grove and , wandering to the Elk
horn river bank , fell Into the water ,
flio splash of the egutne tumble
aroused the campers and there was
immediate oxclttfinont.
After all other means of trying to
coax and call and guide thu bllm
horse back to "terra flrma had failed
Mr. Hall and Mr. Hayes wore compelled
polled to swim out through the chilly
waters of the night and rescue th
boast
DANGER FROM PRAIRIE FIRES.
Great Precautions Necessary In Nev
Parts of Dakota.
Sioux Falls , S. D. , Aug. 1. Owlnf
to the rank growth of vegetation Ir
South Dakota this year the grcates
of precautions will have to bo taken
to prevent serious prairie fires in the
newer portion of the stnto between the
Missouri river and the Black Hills and
In the newer settled portions of Greg
ory county , to which thousands of now
settlers have Hocked this year.
Hundreds of these people never saw
a pralrlo flro and do not know how
cHd.v ono Is started and what hard
work It Is to stop ono when It begins
In earnest to swoop over the plain. In
vlow of this the newspapers published
In the now towns along the extension
of the Chicago , Milwaukee and St.
Paul and the Chicago & Northwestern
railroads are Issuing warnings to the
new noltlorH and advising each of thorn
to plow good llrobtonkn around tholr
property.
Already n limited nroa In Gregory
county has boon nwopt by a pralrlo
lire this sunimor , ami another flro of
the Hiuno kind Is reported from the
vicinity of Grindstone , In the Interior
of the coded Sioux lahds between the
Missouri river and the Illack Hills. It
was started by a homesteader who
permitted a hack flro to got beyond his
control.
The lire swept over two sections of
land , and It required over thrco hours
of the hardest kind of lighting for a
small army of men , who were hastily
mtmmonod to the scone , hoforo It was
extinguished.
RIDERLESS PONY FOUND ON THE
PLAINS NEAR RUSHVILLE.
THINK IT IS THAT OF COWDOV
A Pony , Carrying n Saddle From a
Stirrup of Which Dangles a Human
Leg and a Foot , Is Discovered on
Nebraska Prairies.
Kushvlllo , Nob. , Aug. 1. A horse
was discovered about thirty uiilea
southeast of hero on the prairie with
a saddle on Its back and from ono of
the stlriups was siiBjiomlod the foot
end leg of a man. Search failed to
reveal the rider , and' as none of the
range riders In this Immediate vicin
ity has boon missed , It la supposed
that the hprso has come soiuo dis
tance.
IS FOUND NOT TO BE INSANE.
Mrs. William Ahlman of Edgewater Is
Dismissed by County Board.
Mrs. William Ahlman , living in
Edgowntor , who was taken before the
Madison county Insanity commission
on complaint of W. Gobol , was found
mentally sound and has been dis
missed. It Is said that Mrs. Ahlman's
mother caused the complaint to bo
tiled.
STRAHAN'S HORSES ARE HURT
Shipping Proves Disastrous to Wayne
Man's Stable.
Frank Strahan , of Wayne , Neb. , mot
with a disastrous accident to his
horses lust week when ho shipped his
racing stable from Forest City , Iowa ,
to Mason City. The car was bumped
severely and the pacer Union Medium ,
Jr. , 2:14i/i : , by Union Medium , $2.13Vl ,
was thrown down. A shoulder was
ruined for the tlmo being and n tendon
don In his foreleg injured. Sweet
Child , which was In the car with him ,
also was mutilated. She Is by Col ,
2:11 : , and although rated as a green
one has done a mlle in 2:1714.
Mr. Strahan and his string are
known among Norfolk horsemen.
THE JOSEPHINE IS REVIVED TO
PLY MISSOURI.
WILL' RUN OUT OF NIOBRARA
During the Month of August , and Be
fore the Crops Begin to Move , the
Josephine , Claimed to be Best Beaten
on River , Will Ply Waters.
Nlobrara , Neb. , Aug. 1. Special to
The News : The steamer Josephine ,
the best steamer on the Missouri river ,
has Just been purchased by Joseph
Loach and will ho run until the crops
are ready for market as an excursion
steamer up and down the Missouri for
the month of August.
Ed. A. Fry has been given the agen
cy for working up the excursions and
will make rates for the days on which
l hey will take place. This steamer
has a history , being the ono that
brought the Reno army out of the
dlan country after the Custor
cro.
cro.After
After the excursion season the boat
will ply between Nlobrara , Running
Water. Santee , Springfield and all
points between hero and Sioux City.
The revival of the steamboat busi
ness is one In which Captain Leach
has great confidence.
Real Estate Transfers.
Madison county real estate trans
fers for the week ending July 28 , re
ported by Madison County Abstract
company , otllce with Mapes & Hazon ,
Norfolk , Nebraska :
T. K. Hanson and wife to the public
dedication of street , part of outlet D ,
Burnett , and part of NEK of NW ,
19 , 24. 4.
Robert P. Pearse to C. A. Randall ,
Q. C. D. , consideration | C,400.00 , SWVi
O1 O1 A
, , .
-I -I 1.
S. 0. Campbell and wlfo to John II.
Shunk , consideration $4,000.00. W. D. ,
N. one-third of lot 7. block 17 , F. W.
Barnes , First addition to Madison.
J. J. Clements to AdBlph Peterson ,
S. D. , consideration , $4,300.00 , NEVi ,
31 , 24 , 4.
Lena M. Cottrell and husband to
Chancy S. Snyder , president of Madl
son County B. & L. association , W. D. ,
consideration , $850.00 , part NEV4 ,
OVNWtt , 25 , 24 , 4.
RURAL DWELLING IS NOT LIKE IT
USED TO BE.
FRESH AIR RESORT YEAR ROUND
Tents That Allow Cool Breezes , Now
Act as Dining Rooms Whole Fam
ily , Garbed In Pretty Bathing Suits ,
Enjoys River Just as Seashore Fun.
Modern farm life In Nebraska Is
not IIH wild ns It used to bo. With
I ho arrival of the tent for town sleep
ers , has coino the tout for people In
the country and they are enjoying can
vas homos In the summer tlmo Just
IIH much tin tholr town cousins.
Out near the Yellow Banks Is a
sample of this now mode of living
among the rural dwellers. Out In the
farm yard Is a mammoth tent , framed
In mosquito netting , and Insldo is the
family dining lahlo , steve and the like.
In this tout the meals are served all
through the hot summer and fresh air
Instead of sultry rooms Is the result.
And I hero are other features which
are malting life moro worth living out
thoro. The whole family now enjoys
bathing In the Elkhorn river , Just as
though they were stopping nt some
favorite Hoashoro. The girls have
pretty bathing suits and the boys have
good ones , Just like bathers In n
plunge hath , , and besides that they all
have the now water wings , inflated
with air , which hold up the person
learning to swim and make It casloi
to acquire the art , of self preservation
In the water.
The rural mall carrier brings letters
every morning , the telephone serves
to net In emergency , and the farmer ,
withal , enjoys a liberty unknown to
the people of the town and at the same
tlmo many of the ndvantngOs. It Is
not the life that was known to the
pioneers of this country.
WEDNESDAY WRINKLES.
A. N. Brown of Plalnvlow Is In town.
C. L. Stein of Madison i a city vis
itor.
itor.C.
C. C. Joppeson of Plalnvlow Is in
the city.
M. D. Tyler went to Wayne today
on business.
John D. Bay of Wlnsldo Is a city
visitor today.
I Ionian Walker returned to Lincoln
this morning.
Ford Rclchmnn of Bonesteel is in
the city today.
David Gnmot of Lynch Is in the city
visiting friends ,
Mrs. W. E. Taylor of Madison Is vis
iting friends hero.
Miss Nordwlg'ls hero from Emerson
visiting her parents.
Miss Norn Dlxon has gene to Lin
coln for n short visit.
Frank Jolinok , a real estate man of
Vordlgro , Is In the city on business to
day.
day.Mrs.
Mrs. Robert Craft wont to Omaha
today.
Clyde Bullock wont to Stanton on
business this morning.
u. E. Evans wont to Tlldon on busi
ness today.
C. E. Williams .has gene to Wlaner
on business.
Frank Scholl of Alton , Iowa , Is vis
iting nt the homo of Jas. Dlgnan.
J. S. McClnry is visiting his daugh
ter , Mrs. L. M. Keene , In Fremont.
Miss Mueller has returned from Ly
ons , whore she has been visiting for
a week.
Miss Boyer has returned to her
homo in Boomer after a week's visit
with friends in the city.
Jas. Nichols came up from Madison
last evening ; on business.
C. D. Case came down from Long
Pine yesterday on business.
Miss Boomer went to Battle Creek
this morning to visit relatives.
Miss Davis of Battle.Creek was
shopping In the city yesterday.
Mrs. W. A. VIgars left this morning
for Sionx City for a short visit.
W. H. Johnson loft today for Chicago
cage and Now York on his semi-annual
trip.
Misses Ruby and Rachel Sleeper of
Wnrnorvlllo were shopping hero yes
terday.
A. J. Durland loft this morning for
Portland , Ore. , whore ho will visit for
a month.
Children of Mr. and Mrs , C. P. Par
ish will go to West Point this week
for a visit.
Judge N. D. Jackson of Nellgh was
in Norfolk for a time today on busi
ness affairs.
G. A. Jackson of Dallas , S. D. , passed
through the city this morning on his
way to Omaha.
John Trnulsen passed through the
city yesterday on his way homo to
Stanton from Wayno.
John R. Hays wont to Fremont this
morning to meet George A. Brooks on
his sad homeward Journey.
C. S. Croxdor of Bethany , III. ,
stopped oft this morning to visit
friends on his way homo from Bone-
steel.
Rev. J. F. Poucher returned this
morning from Atkinson , where he de
livered an address at the I. O. O. F.
picnic.
Miss Ida Koch , who has been visit
ing her cousin , Miss Dorothy Rudat ,
returned to her homo In West Point
this morning.
Mr. and Mrs. Wynn Rainbolt re
turned last night from Wisconsin ,
whore they had enjoyed a two weeks'
outing on the shore of a lake. They
had gone fishing.
John Taylor and three sisters , Sadie ,
Mamie and Grace , of Warnerville , left
at noon for Lincoln , where they go to
attend the Epworth league assembly.
Heman Walker. Clara Rudat and
Edna Stafford returned from camp
"Heinle , " west of Nellgh , today noon.
Miss Stafford passed on through to
Scrlbncr , whore she will visit her pa
rents.
A largo number of Wlnnehngo In-
dlans passed through the city today
on their way to Pine Ridge , where ,
they go to visit the Indians there. I
Some of the braves had some very |
valuable hcadwork bolts , vests , gama
hags , moccasins , and trappings , which
were very fine specimens ,
Sand Is holng hauled Into Norfolk
avenue rapidly for the beginning of
work on the now cement gutter.
It Is reported that overythlng Is goIng -
Ing like clock work at Camp Buster
and that everyone Is enjoying the out
ing.
Hurt Imson'B repertoire company
will hold the boards nil week at tllo
Auditorium next week. There will bo
a change of bill every night.
Miss Hazel Adams was twelve years
old on Monday and In honor of the
event she had thirty little friends Infer
for the afternoon to holn her celebrate
the occasion. They nil had a merry
afternoon , and dainty refreshments
were served.
Banker C. L. Wattles of Nellgh was
one of the visitors In Norfolk yester
day. Ho came down with the hall
team which defeated the local club , 5
to 3. This was thp first day Mr. Wat
tles has boon out of Nollgh during the
summer and ho enjoyed the outing.
Attorney and Mrs. B. T. White of
Omaha passed througji Norfolk yester
day at noon enrouto home from a few
days' outing at Hot Springs with Gen
eral Manager and Mrs. Bldwoll. Mr.
and Mrs. Bid well will remain at Hot
Springs the balance of this week. The
party mndo the trip in Mr. Bldwell's
private car.
Deputy Postmaster B. C. Gentle and
Mrs. Gentle have returned from Crcs-
ton , Iowa , his former home , where
they enjoyed a pleasant vacation. Mr.
Gentle resumed his postofflco duties
yesterday. The next man on the vaca
tion schedule at the postofflce Is Gen
eral Delivery Clerk Jonas , who will
leave on the fifteenth of the month
for a visit in the southern part of the
state.
The Platte county republican con
vention will be hold at Columbus to
morrow. It Is not known Just how
Platte county will line up on the con
gressional proposition , though It Is
said that republicans In that county
renllxo that Mr. McCarthy can not be
renomlnated. One of the matters of
importance there is the fact that Car
roll D. Evans of Columbus has just
announced hlmsolf ns a candidate for
United States senator.
Hon. Edward Rosewater , editor of
the Omaha Bee , passed through Nor
folk early this morning enroute to
Omaha from Anokn , where he attended
the Boyd county republican conven
tion yesterday afternoon. Boyd coun
ty has eight votes in the state con
vention and , although the delegation
goes unlnstructcd because of the fact
that Boyd county has a candidate be
fore the state convention , Mr. Rosewater -
water stated today that a majority of
the delegation are for him for United
States senator.
Preparations for the sewer construc
tion in NorrolK go merrily on. City
Attorney Weatherby has just sent n
petition for the appointment for ap
praisers to the proper officials , and
the contract with the O. P. Herrlck
firm Is pretty nearly completed. The
appraisers are compelled by law to
give ten days' notice to those whoso
property is to be settled up , and the
money for damages must bo in the
hands of the county Judge before ac
tive work Is begun. Mr. Weatherby
estimates that the dirt will begin to
( ly In about fifteen days.
Hay is unusually good In quality and
there Is an exceptionally largo crop of
It in this section this year , according
to Ranchman George Berry , who was
n Norfolk from his sheep farm west
of town yesterday afternoon. Corn ,
ic says , can stand another week with
out rain , since the last rain was of
; oed quantity and has been retained
in the soil by reason of the shelter
afforded from the tall stalks. The
past few weeks have been excellent
for putting up hay and the work is
pretty well completed. Pastures are
in need of rain very badly and the
grass is burning in some places.
Cities In which packing house meats
are exclusively used , are complaining
just now at a rise in meat prices , es
peclally pork. It is said that a rise
in Kansas City will bo followed up
this valley by the end of the week.
Butchers who use the packers' meats
say that the packers are to blame and
packers say that It is merely an an
nual condition , brought about by the
scarcity of hogs. It is known that live
stuff is high at present , so that the
farmers are reaping a benefit from the
advance. Norfolk markets do a great
deal of their own killing , so that the
increase is not so pronounced hero as
In the larger cities.
Mrs. George A. Brooks died last
night in Denver , and the remains wore
taken through Norfolk at noon today
to Bazllle Mills , the home , for burial.
Word of the death of Mrs. Brooks was
received lu Norfolk last night by John
R. Hays In a telegram from Mr.
Brooks , stating that ho would leave
Denver last night for Nebraska and
would pass through Norfolk at noon
today. Mr. Hays went to Fremont on
the early train this morning and ac
companied Mr. Brooks to Norfolk.
Flowers were sent by the Norfolk
lodge of Elks , in which Mr. Brooks is
a life member , and he was met at the
train hero today by Norfolk friends.
Mrs. Brooks had boon falling In health
rapidly for some time and she was
taken to Denver In the hope that the
change of climate might prove bene
ficial to her.
Word has just been received by Sec-
j CALUMET
Baking * Powder
The only high grade
Balling Powder sold at a
moderate price. Complies -
plies with the pure food
laws of all states.
Trust Baking Powders tell for 43 or
50 ccnli per pound and may bo Iden
tified by this exorbitant price.
They are a menace to public health ,
s food prepared from them con
tains large quantities of Kochclle
alts , a dangerous cathartic drug. ' >
'it
rotary Gentle of the Norfolk Elks
lodge that Thomas M. Ryan , formerly
of Humphrey , died at Los Angeles ,
Cnl. , July 22. Mr. Ryan was n mem
ber of the local lodge of Elks. , Ho was j
formerly In the banking business nt
Humphrey with his uncle , Hon. P. E.
McKllllp. It was largely the Illness
of Mr. Ryan that interfered with Mr.
McKllllp's "plans for making another
congressional race in this district.
Mr. Ryan had been In the bank long
euohgh to become thoroughly ac
quainted with all of the business de
tails of Mr. McKllllp's affairs , and the
former democratic congressional can
didate had planned to leave the bank
In charge of this nephew. Mr. Ryan ,
however , was suddenly attacked with
quick consumption and succumbed In
southern California.
Lincoln News : Because Albert Mag-
danz was committed as Insane by the
Pierce county commission some
months ago when ho should have been
sent to the state institution ns a dip
somaniac , he secured his liberty yes
terday In the court of Judge Waters.
Mngdanz Is an old man and has lived
in Pierce county for years. He is a
farmer by occupation , or rather was
till ho got too far advanced in years
to continue agricultural operations. It
was admitted by the state that Mag-
danz was not insane when ho was
committed it should have been ns a
dipsomaniac. Judge Waters promptly
hold that if the man was committed
as an insane patient when he was not
Insane , he should be discharged , and
Magdan/ walked out of the court room
free to return to Pierce county and
enjoy the sweet boon of liberty.
Fremont Tribune : Northwestern of
ficials Inspected the Fremont office
headquarters this morning. General
Superintendent Hughes of Norfolk ,
Assistant General Manager Frank
Walters of Omaha and Master Mechan
ic E. W. Pratt of Missouri Valley were
In the city together and visited the
ofllce Mr. Walters vacated when he
was transferred to Omaha yesterday
to assume his new position. The In
spection was considered significant in
view of the rumors that Mr. Hughes Is
to be transferred to Fremont within
the next few days. The three officials
started for Norfolk together in Mr.
Hughes' private car. When asked by
a Tribune reporter whether the road
was ready to give out any announce
ment concerning the rumored change ,
Mr. Hughes replied that he did not be
lieve It was. He refused to affirm the
truth of the statement or to deny It ,
saying that nothing definite had been
done concerning which he had been
notified. He intimated that such a
change would not be unpleasant to
him. It Is asserted th.it If Mr. Hughes
Is not transferred to Fremont the of
fice of assistant general superinten
dent will bo re-established. It need
not be denied that Fremont regrets to
lose Assistant General Superintendent
Frank Walters of the Northwestern as
a citizen. Mr. Walters Is a fine gentle
man and he possesses the sterling
stuff In such ample quantity as to
make it Inevitable that ho should rise
rapidly In railroad circles. Wo may
be Indulged the hope that ho will be
replaced with somebody Just ns good.
MRS. P. B. BAKER DIED AT LYNCH
LAST NIGHT.
OIL STOVE EXPLOSION CAUSED
Although She Was Doing Nicely Yes
terday Afternoon , Mrs. Baker Took
a Turn for the Worse at 4 O'clock
and Passed Away at 11.
Lynch , Neb. , Aug. 1. Special to
The News : Mrs. P. B. Baker , who
was severely burned Monday by the
explosion of an oil stove , died last
night at 11 o'clock.
She was apparently doing nicely but
nt 4 o'clock last evening she began
sinking and could not bo revived. The
cause of death was failure of the heart ,
caused by the shock of the accident
more than the severity of the burns.
PONCA IS FIFTY YEARS OLD.
Golden Anniversary Will be Celebrated
In Grand Style.
Ponca , Nob. , Aug. 1. At a mass
meeting of the citizens It was agreed
upon and steps taken to celebrate the
50th anniversary of the settlement of
Ponca and to make a two days' carni
val of the occasion , on September 27
and 28. Mayor F. P. Davey Is chair
man of the executive committee , with
Dr. Young , John Mlkesell , P. W. Bar
ker and J. R. Pomeroy asj associate
members.
The committee propose to make the
first day a "pioneer and old settlers'
day. " A large parade , consisting of
twelve or fourteen yoke of oxen
hitched to n large sod plow will be In
Mie parade to Illustrate how the early
settlers used to till the soil. Follow
ing this will probably be a steam plow
of several gangs , illustrating the most
up-to-date method of the progressive
fanner of Dixon county today.
An Indian fight , ball games , foot
races , horse races , balloon ascension ,
basketball , etc. , will be some of the
other sports that will bo arranged by
the amusement committee.
It Is proposed to get one of the best
speakers in the west and one thor
oughly familiar with the state and the
national history to deliver the princi
pal oration.
MRS , BROOKSTOOK OWN LIFE
_
Wife of Man Well Known in Norfolk ,
Drank Carbolic Acid.
The funeral of Mrs. George A.
Brooks , whose remains were t'aken
through Norfolk at noon , will be held
at Bazllle Mills on Friday afternoon at
3 o'clock from the house.
Details of the death of Mrs. Brooks
show that she took her own life at
Denver by drinking the contents of a
four-ounce bottle of carbolic acid ! Mrs.
Brooks was suffering from mental
trouble , brought on by a long siege
of cerebro spinal meningitis. She was
taken to Denver six weeks ago and
seemed to be improving. For the first
time since being taken to Denver , she
was left alone for n moment. When
Mr. Brooks returned , she was dead.
She had never had any children and
was fifty-three years of age.
"Mrs. Brooks had not been left
alone a moment , " said Mr. Brooks at
the train here. "I left her alone for
the first time and went across the
street to get shaved. When I returned
the end had come. "
MR. POUCHER SPOKE.
Norfolk Clergyman Delivered Address :4- :
at Ainsworth Picnic. -
Ainsworth , Neb. , Aug. 1. Yester
day the Odd Fellows of north Nebras
ka met here for n grand reunion and
picnic. A special train arrived from
the east with five coaches and the
regular trains brought many from both
ways. Many hundreds drove from
Long Pine , Burton , Sprlngvlew , Nor-
den , Johnstown , Woodlake , Lakeland ,
Calumet , Brewster and other places.
The farmers quite generally turned
out and at least four thousand people
were present and enjoying the enter
tainments of the day.
There was a grand parade , at 10
o'clock made up of business floats and
decorated carriages , the ladles' eques
trian club and Odd Follows on foot.
The parade was about six blocks In
length. The business houses were
handsomely decorated for the occa
sion. At 11 o'clock the plcnicers as
sembled on the court house grounds
and listened to able and entertaining
addresses from Emma L. Talbot of
South Omaha , past president of the
grand lodge of Robekahs , and Rev. Mr.
Poucher of Norfolk , grand chaplain of
the Odd Fellows.
In the afternoon there was a spirit
ed game of basket ball between teams
from Bnssett and Long Pine for a
purse of $15. Bassett won by n score
of 10 to 0. A beautiful drill by the
Ainsworth Indies equestrian club and
a hotly contested game of baseball
between Ainsworth and Bassett fin
ished the day.
Ainsworth won by a
score of 7 to 4.
Letter List.
List of letters remaining uncalled
for at the postofflce at Norfolk , Neb. ,
July 31 , 1000 :
David Brewer , A. F. LeRoy , Mr. C.
E. Lamar , Frank C. Johnson , H. B.
Fowler.
If not called for In fifteen days will i
be sent to the dead letter office.
Parties calling for any of the above
please say "advertised. "
John R. Hays , P. M.
Insane Inmate Dies.
Dan Aglnton , one of the Inmates of
the Norfolk insane hospital , died at
the hospital last evening at 9 o'clock
of softening of the brain. Mr. Agluton
came from Paxton , Kieth county , and
has only been an Inmate for a few
weeks ,