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About The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19?? | View Entire Issue (Aug. 16, 1907)
L fllE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS.TObUNALFHIDAY. ; . ALUUJST 10. 11)07 ) , NORFOLK F1ELS LITTLE TROU- OLE FROM THE STRIKE. COMPARED WITH MANY CITIES Messages of All Sorts Are Being Re ceived at the Local Office of the Western Union Each Day , Despite the Paralysis. ( From Tuesday's Dnlly.l Norfolk IB getting along In the com munication business In vlow of the existing wlro strike just about ns comfortably - fortably ns any town In the country and another advantage of living In a small city Is being brought to the minds of local people. Not the slight est echo of the strike Is visible In the local olllco of the Western Union nor in the local railroad ofllccs , so far ns outward appearances are concerned , and the only dlfllculty experienced at A nil Is by way of reflection from Omaha , Chicago and other points. \ But for all that Manager Havlland of the Norfolk office Is handling every thing given to him In the way of tele grams , accepting them subject to In definite delay. Norfolk Is kept In touch each day with the city situation to a contain ex tent through the messages that are received for The News and other busi ness firms. Up to date the Chicago Western Union office Is managing to muster enough men to send out con siderable matter , Including each day's weather bulletin , so that people of the northwest keep right on knowing when It Is going to rain , despite the trouble In Chicago. It Is also noticeable that the leased wlro service from Chicago to Omaha for the brokers has been unbroken , to day's News containing figures from the Chicago board of trade as though nothing had happened. Fearing that the Omaha office might not bo able to handle the stuff , the South Omaha live stock company send- Ing live stock reports to this paper each day Is now using the long dis tance telephone. But many news telegrams are com ing to the paper dally through the \ Omaha office , so that the wires are not ' * completely Idle even yet , TUESDAY TOPICS. J. C. Stltt left at noon for Nellgh. W. J. Gow went to Nellgh last night. H. J. Edson of Utlca was In Norfolk yesterday. W. Z. King was up from Humphrey yesterday. John B. Maylard leaves this evening for O'Neill. D. Mathewson returned last evening from Wakefleld. I Thomas O'Sh&i was up from Madi son yesterday. B. M. Vaught of Genoa was In Nor folk yesterday. C. F. Lehr of Wakefleld spent yes terday In Norfolk. F. O. Berger of Crelghton was In the city yesterday. R. A. Schaefer of West Point was In Norfolk over night. Judge A. A. Welch of Wayne was In Norfolk over night. Miss Harriett Allbery is home from a visit at Clyde , Kan. H. O. Armour , a Spencer druggist , was In the city yesterday. H. W. Rummell was a Clearwater visitor In Norfolk yesterday. Andrew G. Johnson of Loup City stopped In Norfolk yesterday. Attorney Charles H. Kelsey of No- Hgh was in Norfolk yesterday. H. J. Mark and Barney E. Smith of Lynch are Norfolk visitors today. Mrs. II. F. Slaughter and baby of Gregory were in Norfolk yesterday. M. L. Adams of Nlobrara was in Norfolk between trains yesterday. Mrs. E. F. Stear and Mrs. Fred Sprecher went to Lincoln yesterday. Will Stafford has gone to Grand Island on a two weeks vacation trip. Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Adktns of Gregory - ory are South Dakota visitors In Nor folk today , J. W. Miller of Beaver Dam , Wls. , Is in Norfolk , a guest at the homo of Gus Kuhl. Mr. and Mrs. James F , Jeffries of Wayne were In Norfolk yesterday for a few hours. Bret McCullough arrived from Oma ha Monday evening and will remain In the city a few days. Mrs. J. F. Poucher returned to Omaha - ha yesterday after a visit In Norfolk with Mrs. H. L. Snyder. P. J. Fuesler , who was recently op erated upon for appendicitis , Is able to be up and about once more. Mrs. Dlshong has come up from Lin coln to join her husband , who Is as sistant physician at the hospital. Mrs. Lucy Hull and son , Standlford Hull of Chicago , who have been in the city on a visit with Mrs. Hull's cousins , Mr. and Mrs. George N. Bepls , have returned to Chicago. F. G. Coryell and his daughter , Miss Opal Coryell , left over the Union Pa cific at 11 o'clock for California. Miss Coryell will enter the University of California for the coming winter and Mr. Coryell will retnrn in about a month. They will make the trip by way of Denver and Salt Lake and Mr. Coryell will return by way of El Paso , Tex. , and Kansas City. A. Buchholz left at noon for Nellgh. W. L. Mote of Plaluvlow was In Norfolk yesterday. E. P. Olmstcd left at noon on a busi ness trip to Wlsner. D. Baum left at noon for a throe weeks' business trip to New York city. Rev. J. L , Vallow loft at noon for a short visit to his former homo In Ulnlr. 11. A. Howe returned at noon to Lincoln after n business visit to Nor folk. II. V. Evans and family returned to Norfolk yesterday from a ten days' visit to Lincoln. Mrs. II. M. Culhertson and mother , Mrs. M. J. Jackson , have returned from their eastern trip. Mrs. Henry Schmodo has returned to her home In Leavltt after n visit with relatives In Norfolk. II. M. CulberlBon hna returned from Tlldon whore ho purchnscd an Inter est In the general utoro of E. 13. Han- sen. sen.Mrs. . Julius II. Krnomcr ami children of Hay Springs , Neb. , arrived In Nor folk today on a visit with Rev. and Airs. F. C. F. Scherlt. * Mrs , M. A. McMillan and her grand daughters , Misses Ruth and Carrie Harding , left on the morning train fern n visit In Sioux City with Mrs. Ewlng. J. W. Gibson is enjoying a visit from his mother of Now Hampshire , his sister-in-law , Mrs. Charles Gibson , and his niece , Miss Elizabeth Bullion of Fulda , Minn. W. P. Dlxon 1ms recovered from an attack of appendicitis. Ed Hartor is moving Into his now property on Seventh street and Paso- walk avenue. The present address of Max Asmus , formerly of Norfolk , Is 190 Cleveland avenue , Portland , Ore. Mr. and Mrs. D. Baum entertained a few friends at dinner last evening for their guest , Miss Stern. Harold Rupert of University Place Is assisting In the bookkeeping worli of the Nebraska National bnnk. A tomato measuring seventeen Inch es in circumference was plucked froir a vine In his garden yesterday by Rev J. C. S. Wellls of this city. Anoka people say that they expecl to get a Northwestern roundhouse. II is claimed that surveyors svpent three days there laying out side tracks. The Queen Esther circle of the Methodist church nre planning a pic nic for Thursday afternoon on tin lawn of George Evans" residence. Harry Howe , son of Mr , and Mrs A , D. Howe of htls city , has been ap pointed one of the four butter Inspect ors for Nebraska under the pure food law. law.Tho Barnum & Bailey circus will come to Norfolk next month over the Northwestern. After showing In this city on September 10 the big circus will take the Union Pacific to Grand Island. The next date for the circus is at North Platte. A (3:30 : o'clock closing agreement is being circulated for the signatures of Norfolk avenue merchants. The clos ing agreement would not apply to Sat urday night. Anoka and Baker played a ten In ning ball game , Anoka winning 7 to 0. A big new bath house at Anoka Is finished. The bath will be fed by an artesian well. A picnic for the different classes of the Methodist Sunday school will bo held on Tuesday , August 20 , in some grove near Norfolk. This waa decided on at a meeting of the teach ers last evening at the church. The place for the picnic will be announced later. An adjourned meeting of the Nor folk Trade Promoters association will be hold at the city hall Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock sharp and a large attendance of the membership Is ear nestly desired as a number of vitally Important matters need quick atten tion. tion.A baseball tournament will be held at Brunswick Thursday , Friday and Saturday of this week. Plainvlew and Pllger will play on Thursday , Oak- dale and Brunswick on Friday and the winners of the first and second days ns well as the'losers on the last day. Purses will bo for $50. At n meeting of the directors of the Citizen's National bank Saturday oven ing Obed Raasch of west of Norfolk was elected to fill a vacancy In the board of directors. The other mem bers of the board are : James F. Toy , L. A. Rothe , J. E. Hnnse , P. J. Stafford , John Welsh , George Schwenk and L. Sessions. The Norfolk board of education has ordered the examining coinmlttde to hold examinations on Friday and Sat urday of this week for all teachers who may wish to secure city certifi cates. Examinations will begin Fri day at 8 o'clock In the morning at the Lincoln school building on South Second end street. The cucumber crop is coming to market , three tons of cucumbers hav ing been received at the local pickle factory Saturday. As fast as received the cucumbers are given an Introduc tion to a salt bath. The new factory building , completed under contract by J. A. Custer , has been accepted by the building committee of the pickle com pany. The plant will be In full opera tlon In three weeks. In sixty days their first product will bo on the mar ket. ket.A A score or more of cream men rep resenting the creameries and crean receiving stations In this part of Ne braska will come to Norfolk tomorrov for the purpose of becoming licensee cream Inspectors under the new pun food law. The new law requires tha men who purchase and test crean must hold a license from the Btat < under penalty of a fine of from $10 t $100. It-Is expected that the examlnn tlons upon which the granting of tin license depends will bo held in tin Oxnard hotel In this city tomorrow am will probably bo conducted In persoi by Pure Food Commissioner Johnsoi of Lincoln. Similar examination were slated to bo hold In Scrlbne today and In O'Nolll Thursday. NORTHWESTERN TO USE OIL ON ITS LOCOMOTIVES. NEW INVENTION IS PRACTICAL Northwestern Company Negotiating for Purchase of Large Tracts of Oil Bearing Land Near Lander and Douglas Dallas Extension Finished , In purminncc of their determination to use oil for fuel lu tlu > near future on the Omaha-Wyoming hrnnohcH , nu Omaha report says ( hat Northwestern ofllclalH are steadily noKOtlntlng for the oil fk'ldH In that state. A repre sentative of coal mines near Lost Springs and Doughm'yo. . , ban been In Omaha for HOIUO time , conferring with the Northwestern otllclalH , Messrs. Walters and McFnrland. Ever Hluco the first test of the oil burning locomotive , In which It wan demonstrated flint the new Invention Is prnctlcnl , the Northwestern bus been steadily gobbling up the oil terri tory In Wyoming , first the famous Henderson wolln In the northern part , from which n pipe line Is being run to Hudson , and now from the Douglas district. The mines about Lost Springs nro rich with coal and the geological Mir- voy of the United States assorts there IN undoubtedly an unlimited amount of oil to be found In the same territory , Consequently nn eight-mile extension Is being built to that district and noon several wells are to bo mink. A Northwestern official In Omaha Is quoted as having said : "Tho Northwestern Is after nil the oil It can get and doubtless Intends ( c operate oil burning locomotives In the future. Already it has obtained st ; many wells that n great deal of oil has had to bo burned because of a lack ol tanks. " The decision of the Wyoming am Northwestern to use oil on the lint between Casper and Lander has In creased the activity In oil develop mont In that state also , especially In the Dry Creek field. Outfits nro al ready at work In that section sinking wells and a spur will bo built to them from the main line , which Is but ten miles distant. The first oil deliveries are expected within sixty days. The representative of the Lost Springs territory now in Omaha , and who has been In conference for some time with the Northwestern people In regard to the development of the sup posed oil beds there , said Monday : "I have been told on good authority that the Northwestern Intends to push their oil burners , and for this reason I have been Instructed by my people to offer our lands to them. Wells will probably soon be sunk near Douglas. " AN HISTORICAL EVENT. Last Spike Is Driven on the Dallas Ex tension. Dallas News : The steel Is nil laid. The last spike Is driven. The railroad has reached the only gateway to that great commonwealth , Trlpp county , soon to be opened to settlement. The tie that binds a land mad multitude to the last unsettled choice land In the corn belt Is completed. It was Indeed an act of historical significance Satur day when the last spike was driven that completed the railroad to Dallas , The Northwestern permeates the great agricultural states of the union , congested , crowded , teeming with n horde of bomeseekers restlessly await ing the moment when they may en ter the fair domain of Tripp county , To the hundreds of thousands who will register and the thousands who will secure homes the completion of this line Is a matter of vital interest. In Tripp county the coyote now sings his mournful evening song nndis- urbed , the meadow lark jauntily swinging from his blue stem perch pours forth the note that emphasizes rather than breaks the silence of an unpeopled prairie. Ere long the blue stem will give place to fields of wav ing grain and growing corn and the evening song of the coyote and note of the lark will be lost in the hum of civilization. THE HEW TELEPHONE SYSTEM Material Is Arriving and Work Will Begin Next Week. WTork on Norfolk's new telephone system which , ns has already been an nounced , Is to be a "glrlless telephone , " will start some time next week. The first construction work that will be started will bo on the underground conduits that are to carry the main cables of the new company througli the downtown district. John Duncan of Sioux City , who IE to bo the engineer In charge of the construction of the now exchange , wll ! arrive In the city Monday. Ho wll como hero prepared to remain untl ! the work of Installing the automatic system in Norfolk is completed. Three carloads of telephone poles for the now company have alreadj been received In Norfolk. HINTS FOR WATER ACCIDENTS. Iowa Board of Health Has Taken No tlce of Many Drownlngs. With seventeen drownlngs as thi record In northern Nebraska am southern South Dakota during the sea son , and with six near Norfolk In leai than , a week , the following notes fron a bulletin issued by the Iowa Btati board of health as to drowning am the possible revival of the victims may ha of Interest : It IH pointed out that promptuunn In treating n poruon near death by drown * lug IH Important. The admonition In not to give up too soon. Homo of the miggcsllotm follow : Send for u phynl- clan , If possible , but don't wait for bin coming , ( lot to work at onco. Begin work ait KOOU an the body IH tnkun out of the water. Don't wnnto tlmo with thoughtH of dry ground. "Got IniHy" and endeavor to Htart the breathing. It will bo tlmo enough for hot bathu and warm clothing after breathing hat ] rommonced. llemovo nil ohntruo- tloim to breathing. Cut the clothing nt the ueek and wrlHlH If \\oiniui , open the cornel but don't remove the clothing In winter or In Hiuumor. ( llvo the putlent plenty of fresh ulr. Pre vent crowding around him. Kmlonvor to restore breathing In the following manner : Instantly turn the piitlont face downward , with n largo llrm toll of clothing under the Htomaoh and chest. Place one of hlH nrmn under hln forehead , BO nu to keep bin mouth off the ground. Press very heavily two or three times for four or live not'oiiilH each tlmo upon the pntleut'H neck , HO that the water drnlim out of the mouth , Thou quickly turn the patient faro up ward , with the roll of clothing uudor the back , just below the shoulder blndos , and make the head hang back ns low ns possible. FUNERAL OFM/V / , BRAASCH Old Time Pioneer of Norfolk Is Car ried to the Last Resting Place. [ From Tucatlnv's DnUv.1 The body of the into C. W. Urnnsch WIIH carried to Its lant resting place Tuesday afternoon In Prospect 11 III mid there burled beside the other five members of the Rrnnseh household whoso deaths have lu the past few yearn preceded that of the father. The funeral was held at the latr homo at 2 o'clock In the afternoon Both the Elks and the comrades ol the 0. A. R. attended the services in a body. The funeral WIIH conducted by Rev. J. C. S. Wellls. Music durltit the services was furnished by a malt quartet composed of J. B. Maylard Fritz Asmus , Herman Klesau and L B. Nicola. The pallbearers , selected from Nor folk veterans , were August Raasch , August Bergman , W. H. Wldaman , H. M. Roberts , E. P. Wenlherby and II. C. Matrau. Many friends and neighbors attend ed the services , held for one of Nor folk's pioneer citizens. LUTHERANS BEGIN ARRIVING. Rev. J. P. Mueller Expects a Large Delegation of Visitors. Lutheran ministers and teachers and prominent laymen of the church are arriving In Norfolk to attend the state convention of the Lutheran churches of the Missouri synod. For a week , beginning Wednesday morn ing and ending Tuesday evening , the Lutheran synod will be held in the Christ Lutheran church of Norfolk. Ministers and delegates began to ar rive in Norfolk Tuesday , the greater number coining Tuesday evening from Fremont and Omaha connections , Rev. J. P. Mueller has arranged accom modations for * about 275 Lutherans who have signified their Intention ol coming to Norfolk. Of these 135 are ministers of the state , fifty Lutheran teachers , eighty-five lay delegates , six professors from the college at Seward and forty prominent church men of the state who will bo Norfolk's guests during the , meeting. The total enroll ment of those in attendance will reach more than three hundred. The Lutheran convention in Norfolk opens Wednesday morning with Rev. P. E. Brandt of Pittsburg , president of the national synod , delivering the first sermon. The synod organizes at the afternoon session. The proceedings , sermons and dis cussions of the convention with the possible exception of Sunday afternoon will bo conducted in Gorman. The mornings during the week from 9 to 11:30 : o'clock will bo devoted to doc trinal discussions led by Rev. Mr , Cholcher of Deshler. The business sessions , which will take up home missionary problems , will be held in the afternoon. Special evening ser vices will be announced. The election of officers docs not fallen on this year but the state convention will choose delegates to the national synod. HERSHISERSJELL OUT C. Kampman Will Establish a Restau rant and Rooming House. C. Kampman , a Northwestern rail road man , has bought out the Interests of J. and L. Hershelscr at Norfolk Junction. Mr. Kampman will do awaj with the drug store and establish r restaurant and rooming house. . The Hersheiser drug store has foi many years been a feature of the June tlon , and its proprietors have pros pored. They are well known In the city. CATTLE FROM DALLAS. New Extension Is Already Bringlnc Stock Trains Off Rosebud. The first heavy shipment of rang < cattle from Dallas off the Rosebue reservation , began last night whei two big special stock trains left tha point and passed through Norfolk en route to Chicago. There will bo abou 1,000 head of cnttlo shipped from Dal las this month , making several bli trains , Passenger service to Dallas over the new Northwestern extonslor has not yet begun but will probabl ; start soon. FIRST OF THREE LARGE ELEVATORS - ORS IS COMPLETED. OTHERS WILL BE FINISHED SOON When All Ara In Operation the Ele vator System of Burke Will Have a Storage Capacity of 30,000 Bushels of Grain. llurke , S. 1) . , Aug. 11. Special to The News : The llr t of UurUu'ii tlneo now elovntont to ho completed IH the Nye- Schneider , Fowler company's plant , whoHO machinery \\tui net In motion for the IIrut tlmo yoHtonlny. Work on the Fulton Klovntor com- pnny'H plant. IH progrcHnliii ; rapidly , a crew of eleven men being nt woik on ( ho building. It Is currently reported that the Klufa Hlovator company , who recently Mulshed the foundation for their plant , are negotiating with the Wm. Kroller uompaiiy for the sale of the plant ! and HpeclllcnlloiiH to the latter llrm , who nro to tulu ) the plant , oft the Ivluln compauy'H hands. The average capacity of MIORO throe elevators will bo about 30,000 buuhelH. WEDNESDAY WRINKLES. Will Schrndor of Orchard Is in Nor folk today. W. A. Wllzlguuui went to Meadow Grove nt noon. Dr. and Mrs. J. C. Myorn hnvo re turned from Denver. Curl Martin of I'llger wan lu Norfolk yesterday on his way to LIudHay. I ) . Itaiim left today for Chicago on. route ou nu eastern hiiHluoHH trip. Tom Might will leave within n few weeks for his claim east of Rapid City MIsH .liilln Kolehor will return uexl Saturday from a visit to Anthoti , Iowa. . L. MoowlH WIIH In from Stnnlon yes tordny to attend the Brnnsch funeral MrH. Ix > lllo Huobner of Hot Springs S. D. , is the guest of MrH. Arthur Ha/ 7,011. 7,011.Mrs. . Glblm returned to Mndlsoi WednoHilay after a short visit In Nor folk. folk.C. C. B. Diirland and eon , Charles Dur- land , went to Plerco on the morning train. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Donahue of Omaha are In Norfolk ou a visit with Mrs. Donahue's mother , Mrs. Cnrbor- ry. Misses Ruth Shlvoly , Louise Shlvely , Edna liershlser and Alary WIlHon loft nt noonto visit at O'Neill during rac ing week. Miss Kittle Burnhnm of Rockwell f'lly , Iowa , will arrive In Norfolk thlH livening for n visit nt the homo of her uncle , C. 13. Burnhnm. Mr. anil Mrs. Timothy St. John of Omaha have arrived In Norfolk on a visit with Mrs. St. John's parents , Mr , and Mrs. Tlios. Mnyhow. W. I' . Slniar , county dork of Holt county , was In the city arranging with The News for the printing of election ballots to bo used at the primary elec tion to bo held September 3. Elmer 10. Brown , editor of the Ob server , published nt Lincoln , Is a city visitor. Some years ago when he was hero lie met Dr. Bear on the Htreet one day and the doctor gave him a sub' scrlptlou order , paying him ou the spot for twenty years In advance. Mr Brown says If all his subscribers were like Dr. Bear ho would ho flying high Sam Ersklno was In Stanton yestor day. day.P. . F. Boll was In Pierce yesterday afternoon. M. C. Hii7.cn was in Wlnsldo ycstcr day afternoon. W. A. Cunningham was In from Vor del yesterday. H. C. Burbaiik was in from Plain view yesterday. E. M. Vaught of Genoa stopped ir the city yesterday. Fred L. Wnusor of Plninvlcw was in Norfolk yesterday. C. F. Lehr of Wakefleld was a Nor folk visitor yesterday. Miss Margaret Hason left yesterday for Long Beach , Calif. Miss Lizzie Mueller loft at noon for a short visit In Omaha. E. L. Townsend of LeMars , Iowa , was In the city yesterday. J. L. Phillips of St. Edward was In Norfolk yesterday for a few hours. Mrs. Robert Schiller is in Toronto , Canada , on a month's visit with her mother. Miss Helen Bridge will return to Norfolk from her eastern trip tomor row noon. Mrs. R. Kayl has gone to Ponca to attend the funeral of her sister-in-law Mrs. Nick Wclllnsteln. Miss Nona O'Brien arrived home last evening from a several weeks' vaca tlon visit to Afton , Iowa. J. N. Canfleld , Henry Louchslngei and Katlo Ixnichslnger of Humphrey were In Norfolk yesterday. Hon. H. E .Teachout and son , II. II Teachout of Dos Molnes , are guests al the Waldo & Dlllonbcck home. Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Garner and Mrs. Garner's mother left yesterday over the Union Pacific for San Pedro Calif. District Judge A. A. Welch of Wayne was In Norfolk over night returning homo from a short session of the coun In chambers at Plalnvlow. W. B. Hlght and family leave todaj by way of Sioux City for a South Da kota claim. Joe Hlght preceded then yesterday with the household goods. A. J. Pasowalk , assistant cashier o the Farmers and Merchants bank o Wakefleld , who had been In Norfoll on a Bhort visit with his parents , Mi and Mm. AugiiHt PiiHewnlk , linn gene to Otunhn onrouto for a wook'n online lu WlHoniiHln. AtiKUiit lloehtio of Omnoml and John lloohno , ( Mirln Ludwlg mill Frank Kruoior ! of Winner were In the city yenlerdny to nlteiid the fiiuornl of the late C. W. BrniiHch. Mni. M. P. Suiter IH mifforlni ; from an attack of nppondlclllH. The Norfolk llrohlepartmont will meet thin evening lu the city hall. B. W. JOIIIIH In nwny from the Nor folk poiitollleo on a week'n viiuutlou , U. Hoohnko In itnlmlltnllni ; In bin phico at I ho I'onoral delivery window , ( 'Inn-Ion MullioWHOii of Wnltlilll , well known In Norfolk , In thin wouk play ing leniilH nl the Irl-slnlo touninmoitt lu Hlonx City. Houm the Unit round. Them will he n meeting of Hoiilnh chnptor , No. Id , O. K. H. , Thurnilny ovenliig , August Ifi , for conferring do- green. All meiiiherti nio urged to ho present. By order of the worthy ma tron. tron.Work Work of Improving the Flrnt Direct load way to Ilio .Junction In beliiR con tinued. With ( ho return of A. J , Our- hind from Iho wont the new roadway In again being punhed on toward Iho Washington Hchool houno. Rov. Hairy (3. Knowlen , Iho "hoy proacher" from Topelta , Knn. , In going to hold a iiionlh'H uerlen of npoclal iiieotliign In Norfolk lu the now Chrhi- linn church building- The norvlccti will lieiln ; Monday , September 2. The count rynldo around Norfolk hail experienced no mich demand for har vest luindu IIH IH felt , In KIIIIHIIH and the Dakotnn. HnrvoHllnif In thin re gion IH practically nil eoinplelud anil ( hero WIIH ill no Uino any gronl Hliorl- ago of help. An ndjonniod meeting of the Nor folk Trade I'romotorn' association will ho held nt the city hull thin evening nt promptly 8 o'clock and every biwl- IIOHH mini In urged ( o ho present an iniiltern of liiiporliincn perlnliilng to Iho approaching trade expniiHlou move ment In Norfolk nro to como before the association. KoekloHH Harry Runnell , who defied death dally by hln wild dlvo during racing week , Hpent last week trilling with denth In Kmersoii nt the Minor- non carnival. At ICinernon an lu Nor folk death winked nu Indulgent eye nt Harry and passed him by. On nc- connl of HiuorBon'H. location bin high Inclined lower could ho seen for miles around. September 15 IH niiluiun rally day for the Sunday sehooln of Madison county. In connection with Iho re cent reorganization of the county Sun day school association Dr. O. R. Mer edith , president of the association , IH corresponding with every Suuilny school superintendent In the county whoso address Is available In regard to tlie Sunday school rally. The clty'n order for n new road maker similar to the road machine pur chased by the county nt the Instnnco of the Norfolk Commercial club linn been sent lu. The now machine in a light two wheel road grader and can ho rim al an expense of $1 ! n day na against , $12 for Iho old heavy road graders. The now graders : uo intend ed , however , only tor keeping roadn In repair. One Norfolk man had the privilege of witnessing Iho Knights of Pylhins ball game at Wlnsldo yesterday be tween Wlnslde and Carroll. Victory came to the visitors by a score of 10 to 3. Dr. A. B. Cherry of Winsldo , armed with a base hall mask , a dang ling revolver and a big sword , dared to umpire the game. Afler Iho game n lawn banquet wns given In honor of. the visiting team. The steel bridge which the county Is going to place across Corporation gulch at Norfolk avenue and Four teenth street has been received In the city and Is being hauled to the silo In sections. The work of pulling up the bridge Is expected lo slarl Thursday. The present temporary wooden brldgo across the gulch nt Norfolk avenue IH to bo moved noith and do duty over the gulch at Koenlgstein avenue. J. W. Dnwson of Lincoln , one of Ne braska's Ihruo dairy Inspeclors , was In Norfolk loday holding examinations for creamery agents who under a new stale law arc required to take out stale licenses before they can test cream. The examinations were held throughout the day in the Oxnard ho tel , creamery agents and receiving stallon men coming in on diflortnt trains during the day tor the purpose of taking the required examination and securing the license. Sunday , the first day In September , is the day that has been selected for the dedication of the now Christian church building in Norfolk. The de tailed plans for the dedication services will be drawn up at a meeting Thurs day but Rev. W. A. Baldwin of Lin coln , secretary of the Nebraska Chris tian Missionary society , has already been requested to preach the dedlca- lorlal sermon. Members of the con gregation are confident that the church will bo completed before the end of the month. The Norfolk Commercial club wants to see the clly administration embark on an anti-weed crusade. This wa9 the substance of a resolution adopted at this week's meeting of the Com mercial club directors. Other Norfolk people have from tlmo to tlmo sug gested that the right of various colonies nies of weeds to grow unhampered on some of Norfolk's streets ought to bo considerably more restricted than at present. The Commercial club seems Inclined to drop a hint of this to the city government. SOUTH DAKOTA LAND FOR SALE 50-000 acres of choice land In cen tral South Dakota. Address G. T. Pel * land , Sioux Falls , S. D.