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About The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19?? | View Entire Issue (Nov. 23, 1906)
THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOMWAI , : Kill DAY , NOVMMBKK 28 , U)06. ) > TIME LIMIT FOR O. P. HERRICK'S CONTRACT ARRIVES. AND WORK IS NOT YET BEGUN Kansns City Pipe Firm Writes to City Clerk Stating That Herrlck Has Or- dercd Pipe No Extension of Time Has Been Asked Council to Discuss Thursday , November 15 the tiny sot In the contract for the completion of the now Norfolk sewer system by O. P. Horrlck dawned without oven so much as a beginning having boon made on the work. After today , ac cording to the contract terms , a for feit of $25 per day for every day until the sewer system Is completed , Is duo the city from Mr. Horrlck. No exten sion of tlmo has been asked for by Mr. Horrlck nor granted by the city council. Mr. Ilerrlck wrote to W. A. Wltzigman several days ago stating that ho had ordered one-Inch pipe from the Dickey Pipe company of Kansns City and that three cars would he Im mediately shipped with one car a day henceforth. No word has boon re ceived by.any of the city ofllcials from Mr. Ilerrlck In regard to this ship ment. In that letter Mr. Herrlck also asked Mr. Wltzigman how the city council would feel about extending the time of contract and stated that ho would bo In Norfolk about November 15 to begin laying the one-Inch pipe and that ho would finish the work next spring. The Ifith has arrived but Mr. llerrick has not put In an appearance. Word has boon received by the city clerk from the Dlckoy Pipe company of Kansas City confirming the story of Mr. Herrlck , as written to Mr. Wlt zigman , that pipe has been ordered by him. The pipe company stated in the letter to the city clerk that the mate rial would be shipped as soon as cars could be secured. A freight agent for the Northwestern railroad , who was In Norfolk yester- Jfiy to iearn what he could of the ship ment of the pipe to this city , states that that railroad has recehed no hint from Kansas City that several car loads of material are to be transported. FRIDAY FACTS. W. H. Butterfield is on the sick list. Burt Mapes has gone to Lincoln on business. C. S. Hayes made a business trip to Stanton Friday. A. N. Yost of Omaha is greeting old friends in Norfolk. Geo. B. Christoph returned from Lin coln last evening. Miss Nelson from Pierce was a city .visitor yesterday. W. R. Locke is in the city on busi ness from Stanton. Jf \ William Davidson and wife of Pil- ger are in the city. G. G. Warner and wife of Gregory , S. D. , are In the city. M. E. Williams is a business visitor in the city from Lynch. W. .1. McCann arrived In the city last night from Bluff City for a few days. John Booker went to Omaha Friday on a short business trip. Mrs. Pinkerton of Madison is in the city visiting between trains. Miss Henzler of Pierce was visiting In the city yesterday afternoon. Geo. .Tones of Madison was in the city Friday morning on business. Miss Nina Harper is visiting in the city between trains from Randolph. Mrs. H. Miller of Hoskins was visit ing In the city yesterday afternoon. J. .lacobson of Wayne was a busi ness visitor in Norfolk between trains. Mrs. E. O. Mount is quite ill at her home on The Heights. Harry Wlsenstlne of Columbus was a Norfolk visitor over night. Miss Anne Amundson of Hartlngton is the guest of Miss Kathryn Shaw. Mrs. J. B. Elseffer left at noon for a few days' visit In Sioux City , Iowa Miss Metta Johnson was visiting In the city yesterday afternoon from J Stanton. Rudolph Kerbel of Beemer spent the night in the city enroute to the north this morning. Edmund Fisher returned yesterday from his trip to Oklahoma and Leigl and Albion , Neb. F. King and wife drove up from Stanton last evening for a short visit with friends in the city. Mrs. H. Nelson of Pierce was visit ing friends In the city yesterday af ternoon between trains. Adolph Mlttelstadt from Laurel Is In the city and will visit over Sunday a the home of Dr. R , A. Mittelstadt. F. W. Jeneal returned to his home in Bloomfleld this morning after a fo\\ days' visit in the city with relatives. George Frederlckson , who has been visiting In the city for some time , ha returned to his home In Sioux Falls S. D. John Fetter returned from Omahn last night , where he had been attend Ing the Retail Implement Dealers as soclatlon. Dr. C. M. Pancoast and Chris Andersen son returned at noon from their hunt ing trip to Woodlake. They roper good success. D. B. Duffy returned at noon froi a short business trip to Omaha , wlier he attended the Retail Implomen Dealers' association. John Larkins and Peter Boll starte out this morning to try their luck wit the gun. When last seen five dog wore following In their trail. Miss Harriet C. Wood , formerly Norfolk teacher , was elected count superintendent of schools at Marys vllle , Idaho , by about 3,000 majority. Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Bullock returnee last night from a business and plea * sure trip In the east. M. C. Iln7.cn made a business trip to Plcrco at HOOD. William Powers returned at noon from a short visit at Stanton. Nols Morrol of llrlstow was in the city during the day on ti business trip. Miss Orplm Pinkerton of Mndlmm 'as n Norfolk visitor during the day. Mrs. C. R. Allen of Hawarden , la. , visiting her slstor , Mrs. W. N. Huso. Frank S. Perdue of Madison was an ftornoon visitor In the city between rains. Mlas Opal Coryoll will visit over unday with Miss Ada Chllvers at Morce. Mr. Jamison of Idle Grove Is in the Ity stopping at the homo of C. F. haw. Mr. Jamison has como to Nor- oik to look ntt ho farms around hero ml If ho finds one to his liking will onio hero to locate. The now temporary bridge over the Norfolk avenno gulch in the west end as been built and Is being used for rosslug the ditch. The J. N. Club spent a very pleasant veiling with Miss Bessie Hlchoy last Ight in work and reading , after which ofreshments were served. L. C. Mittelstadt and Dr. and Mrs. I. A. Mittelstadt entertained a second ompany of friends at the homo of the ormer last evening at a dinner party. The Noligh high school football team vlll clash with the Norfolk hlghschool cam on the local gridiron this after- oon. The rivalry Is intense , as a tie ; ame , with no score , was recently ilayed between the two clubs at Ne igh. igh.Roy Roy and Harry Best husked 220 ushels of corn on their farm west of s'orfolk Thursday , or 110 bushuls .piece. This now husking record was liirtcd in the morning in a friendly ontost between the two brothers , who mdurtook to see which could do the nest work. At the close of the flay t was found that each had scored 110 ushels , and both considered that they md done a big day's stunt. The av erage man will husk in the neighbor lood of 70 bushels of corn a day. A pretty wedding yesterday was that af Matt Schaffer , jr. , and Miss Anglo Wilkinson at the homo of the bride's mrents In Malvern , Iowa. They are low settled In their new homo on Third avenue , recently purchased by Mr. Schaffer. The groom Is foreman of the yard supply gang for the C. & N. W. railroad and the brldo will be emembered as a popular saleslady in he Johnson dry goods store for al most two years. The bridegroom is he only son of Mr. and Mrs. Matt Schaffer , sr. , one of the most proml- lent families of the community , and ils many friends as well as the many friends of the bride , have united In extending their very best wishes to the young couple. Milo D. Perry and Miss Frieda Diets vere married yesterday at the home > f the groom's uncle , F. D. Perry of Stanton. They returned last evening o their homo , which Mr. Perry has recently purchased and furnished al he corner of Lincoln avenue ant ] Fourth street , to find that a large crowd of friends and relatives had gathered and prepared an elaborate wedding dinner which was In waiting 'or ' them. It was a complete surprise o the young married couple to find .hat things were so nicely arranged for heir reception. Mr. Perry Is one of .he well known brakemen of the C. & N. W. railroad and Is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Perry. A wedding which took place In Nor- 'oik Junction last evening was thatol I. D. Taylor and Miss Loree Huebner of Lynch , Neb. , at the home of the groom's parents on Omaha avenue Mr. Taylor is one of the well known ) rakemen of the C. N. W. railroad and expects to make his home hero n the future. Friends of the young couple Joined In extending greetings after the ceremony. Pearl Beymer , who had his ankle quite badly sprained about two weeks ago , has again resumed his work as call boy at the C. & N. W. telegrapl office. BOYS LOSE 822 ON GAME Expenses of Nellgh Gridiron Contest Over Run the Receipts. The Norfolk high school footbal team Is about $22 In the hole as a re suit of the Nellgh game. The homo team paitl the Nellgh fares , amount Ing to about $25 , and also paid for two meals for the visitors , so that the expenses of the game were high. The attendance was not as large , owing to the drizllng rain , as It would have been under fairer skies. E. B. Kauffmani advanced the $22 necessary to mee the expenses. AH the deficit would tax each playe $2 , a number o ftho business men have urged the players to start out with a subscription and make up the funds If each business man would contrlbut a quarter , the fund could easily b raised. This will probably be done. Warnervllle. Ed. Creamer came down from Wheeler county Saturday to visit hi sister , Mrs. Geo. Wheeler. Mrs. Guy Warner and children re turned to their homo at Spauldln Wednesday after a week's visit wit Mr. and Mrs. H. Warner. E. D. Daniel , living two miles sout of town , was thrown from the hors ho was riding Saturday and sevorol Injured. Mrs. Oliver Cunningham , who ha been seriously sick for two week past with lung fever at her homo I Maple Grove , Is reported better. Geo. Wheeler is going on crutches "Know thyself ! " then know th il city , by answering want ads. OCAL HIGHSCHOOL TEAM WON , 12 TO 0 , ON GRIDIRON. AN EXCITING PIGSKIN CONTEST n n Drizzling Rnln and With the Grid iron In Bad Condition , the Two Rival Teams Which Had Plnycd Tie Game at Noligh , Fought Out Bottle. [ Krom Sntunlny'H Daily. ] Norfolk and Noligh nigh school foot all teams mot yesterday for gridiron onors at the race track grounds north f this city In a very exciting game , ho sco'ro resulting 11 ! to 0 In favor of s'orfolk. The whlstlo blow at exactly o'clock and the teams lined tip , No- \ Kt'hoo.slnk \ \ the west goal for their efoiiRo. Noligh had all odds In their aver the first half hut could not make touchdown. Although Nellgh's punts voro well carried by the wind Holt- inn was usually found gathering the all In and advancing it a few yards , 'hough Noligh held Norfolk down fair- well they were unable to keep thorn rorn scoring a touchdown Just four ilmites before the tlmo was called In ho first half. Tyndal kicked goal , naklng the score C to 0. The whlstlo blow at fifteen minutes o C for the second half , Norfolk chooa- ig the west end us tholr defense this line. Hero Norfolk s punts effectually laced with the wind In their favor took iall very near the Noligh goal several lines until Noligh weakened and the ome club carried the pigskin well cross the line again. Norfolk kicked ; oal , making the scoio 12 to 0 in fa- or of Norfolk. With eight minutes remaining to ilay nothing more was done In the vay of bcorlng. Tlmo was then called , nuking the score 12 to 0 in favor of Norfolk. The applause was deafening for a ow moments after the game. Noligh lid not even make their distance once Mid lost on nearly all of tholr trick ilays. Norfolk attempted no trick > lays on account of the bad condition of the grounds , the mud and water naklng It almost Impossible to play. Miller and Bulmer played the game for Nellgh while all of Norfolk's men hold lielr opponents well. The game was played In a drizzling aln but before a good sized crowd. [ 'ho Antelope visitors were made of he right stuff and put up a plucky ight. The rivalry was intense on ac count of a former tie game. The line-up was as follows : Nellgh Norfolk Cryger ro S. ISrakliio Thompson lo Larkins Cox rt L. Glldea Jetchel rg Tyndal loush c Illbben iViini Ig Anderson yjonard it Weaver Miller' qb Blakeman Bulmer rh Hoffman Pickerel If Ilauptll oker . 1'b Austin Substitutes : Nellgh , Cole and Ben- let ; Norfolk , J. Glldea , Durland and Stafford ; umpire , Housli ; referee , Wei- ; and ; timekeepers , Thompson and lyde ; halves , 25 and 20 minutes ; score , 12 to 0. OTHER GAMES. Nebraska Clashes With Old Time Kan sas Foe Princeton-Yale. Other games of interest on Satur- lay were the Nebraska-Kansas game nt Lincoln , a revival of an old tlmo Ivalry which had been declared off some years ago by a misunderstanding , and the Yale-Princeton game , the big- ; t'.st of the day. No Opium In Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. There Is not a particle of opium 01 ) tber narcotic In Chamberlain's Cough Homed } ' , and never has been since it was first offered to the public. It is as safe a medicine for a child as for in adult. This remedy is famous for its cures of colds and croup , and cai always be depended upon. For sale by Leonard the druggist. RAN HUGGING WILD CAT. Iowa Farmer Grips Attacking Anlma Close and Runs for Help. Lake City , Iowa , Nov. 15. Join Sleh , a middle-aged farmer of the vi cinlty of Grant City , ran four miles through heavy timber with a full grown , ferocious wildcat hugged close to his chest , and is alive to describe his remarkable experience. Sioh was hunting quail in a plum thicket , when his dog flushed game. Sich did no know what kind it was and approachet cautiously. Ho soon found out , for c wildcat leaped at Slob's throat. Tin claws of the cat did not do much harm on account of a heavy coat worn bj Sloli , who dropped his gun and hugge the cat close to keep it from clawin him. One arm was close below th animal's head , which prevented Its bit Ing him. In this death grip hunter and ca traveled four miles before asslstanc was obtained. Then two farmers procured a gu and shot the animal in the head whil clasped In Sleh's desperate embrace Sleh was nearly exhausted when re leased from the animal's clutch. II says ho never wants to look Into sue llamlng oycs again. It has boon man years since an account of a man's beIng Ing attacked by a wildcat In this par of the state has been reported. Notice of Incorporation. Notice Is hereby given that the tn derslgncd persons have associate themselves together for the purpos f forming a corporation mid have tltiptoil nrtlrloH of Incorporation pro- Idlng an follows : the 11111110 of mild orptiratlon IH Faucet t Cimio.\ linger fimpan.v , KM principal place of traim et lug biiRlnoHB Is nt Norfolk , NohniH n. The general nature of the IIIIH ! CHH to ho transacted Hliall bo the man- factoring. Jobbing and wholesaling of andy , confectionery , Irult Juleen , fan y groceries and mieh other HOOIH ! an re usually can led In mit-h InmlnoHH 'lie amount of capital mock author fed Is $2(1.0(10.0(1 ( ( ( of which amount $10- 00.00 must bo miliHorlhod and paid or before the llrnt of .Iniiuiiry 11107 ; lie balance IH to be Issued and Hold t any tlmo the ( Iliectorn may deem I iioooHsary for the extension of Hie iiHlnoss , The corporation commenced nslnosH on the llrst day of Novein- or HIOH , and the time of Its tormina- Ion IH the llrst day of November ! ) ! ( . 'bo highest amount of IndolilednesH ( i which the corporation Khali al any line subject Itself Hliall not exceed In mount two thirds of the capital .stock dually subscribed and paid for. Tim ffalrs of the corporation Hliall lie con- ucted by the Incorpouitortt until the rst annual mooting on the llrst Tuos- ay In January 11)07 ) , at which tlmo ml annually thereafter the stockhold- shall elect a board of live direct- rs who shall manage the affairs of 10 corporation. M. M. Kaucott , P. H. Carney , W. 10. Hagor , IncorporatorH. lated thlH 1st day of November 1000. Notice to Creditors. The State of Nebraska , Madison oiinty , SH. In the matter of the estate of Fried- ilch Dederniaiin , deceased. Notice Is oroby given lo all persons having lalms and demands against Krloderlch ) edormiiiin , late of said Madison conn- y , deceased , that the tlmo llxotl foi ling claims against said estate IH six lonths from the 1'Jth day of No vein- or , 1'JOCi. All such persons are re- Itilred /present their claims with the ouchors to the county judge of said ounty at his olllco In the city of Mad- Ron , In said Madison county , on or icforo the 20th day of May , 1)07 ! ) , and hat all claims HO tiled will be heard icforo said judge on the 20th day of May , 1007 , at 1 o'clock p. m. It Is further ordered that notice to ill persons Interested In said estate ) o given by publishing a copy of this order In the Norfolk Weekly News- loiirnal. n weekly newHpapor printed , nibllsbed and circulating In said coun- y , for four consecutive weeks prior lo said day of hearing. WltnoHH my hand and seal this 8th lay of November , A. I ) , litfiri. Win. Hates. [ Seal ] County .Midge. Illinois Central EXCURSION RATES Excursion tickets will bo sold by the lllnols Central , to the points , and at rates , as follows : TOURIST RATES. Tickets on sale commencing Novem ber 1 , 1906 , and dally during the win ter , with long limit , to Hot Springs , Ark. , Vlcksburg , Miss. , Gulfport , Miss. , Hammond , La. , New Orleans , La. , Ha vana , Cuba , Colon , Panama and many other points In Mississippi , Louisiana , Florida , Cuba , Porto Rico , Texas , Mex- co , Arizona , Colorado and California. Write for rates and free folders or booklets about any of these points. ONE AND ONE-THIRD FARE ON CERTIFICATE PLAN. Cedar Rapids , la. , Iowa State Dairy as sociation , Nov. 7-9. Albert Lea , Minn. , Celebration fiftieth anniversary of Dano-Norweglan Bap- 1st churches , Nov. 15-18. OPEN RATE OF ONE AND ONE- THIRD FARE. Home-vlsltors1 excursion to certain joints In Indiana , Ohio and other east ern states on sale Oct. 19 limited to thirty days. Council Bluffs , la. , reunion army of the Tennessee , Nov. 8 and 9. ONE FARE PLUS $2.00. Homeseekers' Excursion Rates to cer tain points In Iowa , Minnesota , Wls. consln , North and South Dakota , Al berta , Manitoba and Saskatchewan , on sale each Tuesday until and including December , 190C. Homeseekers' Excursion Rates South , Southeast and Southwest on sale first and third Tuesdays of each month un til and Including November 190C. LESS THAN ONE FARE One way , second class colonists' rates , to certain points in Montana , Utah , Idaho , British Columbia , Alberta , Washington , Oregon , Arizona antT Cal * ifornla. Tickets on sale dally until Oct. 31. One-way , second class colonists rates west and southwest , to certain points in the states of Nebraska , Colorado Wyoming , Kansas , Missouri , Arkansas Louisiana , Oklahoma , Indian Terrltorj and Now Mexico , on sale first am third Tuesdays November to March In elusive. Vlcksburg , Miss. , dedication of lowr monuments in National Military park Nov. 14-15. Wrlto for frco Illustrated circular giving program , rates nnt train service. Chattanooga , Tenn. , dedication of lowt monuments In National Military par ! Nov. 19-20. Shlloh , Battlefield , dedication of lowt monuments Nov. 23. For particulars as to date of sale rates , etc. , apply to any Illinois Contra ticket agent , or address the under signed. H. J. PHBLPS , Division Passenger Agent , Dubuque Iowa. ffl T CUSHION INNTR JOt 'K PftOOf' CO.VA FIIICH OUTLff &OLC Women's $3.50 Men's $3.50 to $5.00 ' / " / / ' intist CHtnforltt/i/i' shut- fur It'iiilrr feet tlial it n finis iM'I ' o innkc Our "Easy KCCM" shoe is mntlc in softest Kid and Calf Leathers in neat si\lcs , by our special process with a Mattress Insole of I'irst Quality Wool Kelt that will noi park down , hut forms itself to the shape of the foot and remains springy and eomlortahle. UMWWff MAfltofc rfft > arts TV//IA' ANY * m& [ SEEKERS' RATES ILLINOIS CENTRAL R.R. TO Points in MinnuHotit , North Dakota and the Cuimdiiin Northwent. Tickets - ots on sale every Tuesday lit ono faro phiH $ 2.00 for the round trip , good re turning twonty-ono tlttyo from ditto of snlo. Trains leave Onmhit at 8:00 : a. m. and 8yo : p. in. UatcH and full particnlnrs nt City Ticket Ofllco , 1402 Furmim St. , Omaha , or write writeSAflUEL NORTH , District passenger Agent , OHAHA , NEBR. Ask for a Ticket East ! on "The Milwaukee" j Insist that it read from Omaha to Chicago via the § Chicago , Milwaukee ( § L St. § Paul Railway J Leave Union Station , Omaha 7.55 a. in. , 5.45 p. in , or 885 p. in. Arrive Union f Station , Chicago , ' . ) . ' { ( ) p. m. , 8.85 a. m. or ' . ) 25 a. m. I Through train service to Chicago from all points on the main line of the Union § Pacific Railroad. I F. A. NASH , ! General Western Agent. I 1524 FarnaLm St. Omaha , Neb. A Feeling NaJ\ire's : Pxilse Throw aside the cares of every day life and hide yourself amid the eternal hills of the R.OCKY MOUNTAINS The Midland route "hits the bull's eye of the world's scenery. " Spe cial rates all summer. Best line to Salt Lake and Pacific coast points. Elegant dining cars , service a la carlo. Through Pullman observation cars. Send Ific In stamps and get a handsome 9 x12 % color { production of Charles H. Harmon's fa mous painting of the Seven Castles. "Fine enough for a wedding present. " All Midland agents or Colorado Midland Railway C. H. SPEERS , Q. P. A , 17th and California Sts. , Denver , Col.
